William Sheibley was born on 27-Apr-1800 in Perry County, PA and died 30-Nov-1892 in Perry County, PA. He was the son of Peter Sheibley and Christiana Linn. (For more information on Peter Sheibley see the Shively blog article written on 23-Sep-2018). William Sheibley was married on 28-Nov-1822 to Catharine Fosselman, daughter of Daniel Fosselman. She was born on 18-Sep-1803 and died 19-Mar-1885.
Listed on the 1850 Spring Township, Perry County, PA census is the household of William Sheibley age 50, wife Catharine age 48, son Absalom age 18, son Edmund age 15, daughter Mary age 12 and Catharine Heckendorn age 5. Located on the 1860 Spring Township, Perry County, PA census is the family of William Sheibley age 60, wife Catharine age 58 and son Emanuel age 29. The household listed prior to William is his daughter Eliza J. Heckendorn and the household listed after William is daughter Mary A. Kell. Listed on the 1870 Spring Township, Perry County, PA census is the household of William Sheibley age 70, wife Catharine age 67, Eliza A. Sheibley age 10, Jane E. Heckendorn age 45, Emanuel Kell age 11, Daniel P. Sheibley age 12 and Kate Heckendorn age 24. On the 1880 Spring Township, Perry County, PA census is the household of William Sheibley age 80, wife Catherine age 77, granddaughter Lizzie age 20 and servant E. Heckendron age 55.
Located in The Perry County Democrat, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, December 7, 1892, Page 3, Column 2:
Death Of The Oldest Person On Our Subscription List
William Sheibley, of Elliottsburg, died at his residence in that village on last Wednesday morning. He was probably the oldest person in the county, having been born April 27, 1800 - the year of Thomas Jefferson's first election to the presidency of the United States. He was a farmer and led a peaceful life; a citizen of irreproachable character; a neighbor who was always kind to hose who needed his assistance; a Democrat who understood the principles of his party and voted for its candidates; a consistent member of the Reformed church and lived the life of a Christian. He had been a subscriber to The Democrat since June, 1856, and although he could not see to read the paper for a year or two before his death, continued to receive it to the day of his demise, having others to tell hime all the important news it contained. Having lived through all the administrations of the government except those of George Washington and John Adams, he had the almost exceptional opportunity of seeing his country grow from sixteen sparsely settled commonwealths to a great Republic, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, embracing forty-four States, with a population of more than sixty-two millions. The funeral took place on Saturday. Services were held at the late residence of the deceased and then the remains were taken to the Reformed church, where Rev. Mr. House, of Landisburg, delivered an eloquent and impressive sermon. His text was the 1st verse of the 38th chapter of Isaih: "Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live". The interment was in the Union burial ground and the procession to the grave was composed of a large number of relatives, friends and acquaintances of the deceased, a number of whom were from this borough. Mr. Sheibley was aged 92 years, 7 months and 3 days. He was an uncle of Hon. D. H. Sheibley, of this borough, and of Dr. Sheibley, of Landisburg.
Extracted from the Duncannon Record, Duncannon, Pennsylvania, Friday, May 6, 1892, Page 1, Column 2:
William Sheibley, of Elliottsburg, on the 27th ult. completed his 92d year. He is the only surviving child of the late Peter Sheibley, the ancestor of the Sheibleys in this and many other states of the Union. -- Advocate & Press
Found in The Perry County Democrat, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, March 25, 1885, Page 3, Column 1:
Mrs. Catharine Sheibley, the good wife of our old friend William Sheibley, of Elliottsburg, died on the 19th inst., aged 81 years, 5 months and 29 days. She was a daughter of Daniel Fosselman and was married on the 28th of November, 1822. She was the mother of a large family of children and was much esteemed by all who knew her. Mr. Sheibley survives her and will soon be 85 years old.
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