Samuel J. TRITT

   Other names for Samuel were Samuel TRITT and Samuel John TRITT.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography: BIO: SAMUEL J. TRITT, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1905, Cumberland County, PA. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/cumberland/bios/zeamer/tritt-samuel-j.txt

BIO: SAMUEL J. TRITT, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

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>From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, pages 431-432
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SAMUEL J. TRITT has, in his long service as county surveyor of Cumberland
county, become well known all over that section of Pennsylvania. His family
has been settled in the county since 1775, and its members have ever
maintained a high standard of citizenship.

Peter Tritt, his great-grandfather, was born March 5, 1755, and was, it is
thought, from Spain. About 1775 he came from Lancaster county, Pa., to
Cumberland county, and, settling in West Pennsboro township, carried on the
business of wagonmaking. He served for a time in the Revolutionary war. He
married Elizabeth Le Fevre, who was born Dec. 8, 1751, and died Feb. 7, 1835.
Her grandparents, who were French, landed in Boston in 1710, went to Newburgh,
N. Y., and thence to Lancaster county, Pa., coming to Cumberland county in
1775. Peter Tritt passed away Feb. 24, 1839. He and his wife were the parents
of thirteen children, namely: Barbara, born May 10, 1778, died young; Jacob,
born Jan. 18, 1780, died Dec. 17, 1856; Peter, born Jan. 28, 1782, died Jan.
24, 1860; Elizabeth, born Jan. 18, 1784, died Oct. 17, 1831; Joseph, born
Jan. 16, 1787, died May 30, 1873; Barbara, born March 19, 1789, died young;
George, born Nov. 3, 1791, died Oct. 4, 1882; Catherine, born July 5, 1794,
died Jan. 9, 1871; Christian, born July 25, 1796, died Jan. 10, 1871; Anna,
born Nov. 21, 1798, died Jan. 1, 1837; John, born Jan. 18, 1801, died in
September, 1884; Samuel, born Sept. 14, 1803, died Feb. 22, 1873; William,
born May 26, 1807, died Feb. 7, 1855.

Christian Tritt, son of Peter, and grandfather of Samuel J., was born July
25, 1796, in West Pennsboro township, and married Lydia Stough, who died June
9, 1849. A large family was born to this union, namely: Peter, Catherine,
Elizabeth, Jacob Miller, Barbara Ann, David P., John Stough, Samuel A.,
Tabitha, Christian, Martha Jane and Sarah A. In 1853 the father married, for
his second wife, Mrs. Frances Charlotte McCullough, and to this union was
born one child, Lydia Bell. Christian Tritt died Jan. 10, 1871, and is buried
at Centerville, as is also his first wife. He followed farming in Penn
township.

Peter Tritt, father of Samuel J., was born Jan. 24, 1821, in Penn (then
Dickinson) township and received a common-school education. On June 10, 1845,
he married Nancy Nickey, a native of Perry county, Pa., daughter of Samuel
Nickey, and

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to their union were born seven children, viz.: Christian, who died in
infancy; John A., born Sept. 23, 1847, who married Jane E. Tobias, of
Carlisle, and is living at that place; Samuel J.; Lydia J., who married James
M. Shaefer, and died in 1900; Elizabeth, who married Thomas Feree and is
living at Harrisburg; Maggie, who died young; and Peter Stough, deceased, who
married Annie Ott, who is now living in Huntsdale. For nine years after his
marriage Peter Tritt followed farming, and in 1855 bought the old Cumberland
Furnace and farm at Huntsdale, the property comprising twenty-one acres. In
March of that year he put up a sawmill on this place, on Yellow Breeches
creek, below Milltown, and he subsequently extended his operations in this
line until he had a shingle-mill, planing-mill and sash, door and blind
factory. He prospered in this business, which he continued successfully until
his death, March 11, 1887. He is buried at Huntsdale, and his wife, who passed
away in 1893, is also interred at Huntsdale. They were members of the Lutheran
Church, and in political sentiment Mr. Tritt was a Democrat. He was a man held
in the highest respect wherever known, both for personal integrity and
business methods of a high standard; and was a credit to the honored name be
bore.

Samuel J. Tritt was born Sept. 27, 1849, in Penn township, and attended
school there until sixteen years old. He then took up work in the sawmill
with his father, in the summer of 1865, and in time became interested in
surveying, which business he has followed to the present time, and which has
practically been his life work. In 1881 he was elected county surveyor, which
office he has filled continuously to the present, and he has also done
considerable work in his line in York and Adams counties. He has surveyed
about four thousand acres for the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. In
the spring of 1882 he commenced farming in Penn township, in connection with
his work as surveyor, remaining there for twenty years, and in 1900 he put up
the fine home in Cummingstown to which he moved in 1902.

On Feb. 15, 1869, Mr. Tritt was united in marriage with Miss Mary C. Leicy,
daughter of John and Sarah (Coover) Leicy, of Dickinson township, and they
lived at Huntsdale until they removed to the farm in Penn township before
mentioned. Mrs. Tritt passed away in 1901, and is buried at Huntsdale. She
was the mother of the following named children: Carrie E., wife of Thomas B.
Peffer, of Harrisburg, where he is a mail clerk; William P.; Elverda A.,
married to George Eckert, and living at Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Charles, who died
when eight years old; Mary S., wife of Tobias Hertzler, and living at
Cummingstown; and John C., who is at home. Mr. Tritt is a member of the
Dunkard Church at Huntsdale. In politics he is a Democrat, but he is not
active in party affairs, and cares little for public life.

• Cemetery: Huntsdale Dunker Cemetery, 1917, Penn Twp, Cumberland County, PA. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/cumberland/cemeteries/pennhuntsdaledunker.txt

Tritt, S.J., 1849-1917; wife, Mary G., 12 June 1852, 10 Oct 1901 son, Charles Z., 1876-1884, [Zeamer: Charles Zigler, d. 30 April 1884, age 7-5-8]

• See also. http://www.genealogy.com/users/s/m/o/Michael-A-Smoke/GENE21-0427.html

Samuel married Mary Catharine LEICY, daughter of John LEICY and Sarah COOVER, on 15 Feb 1869 in PA. (Mary Catharine LEICY was born on 12 Jun 1852 in PA, died on 10 Oct 1901 and was buried in Penn Twp, Cumberland County, PA.)

Samuel next married Dollie MARTIN on 16 Dec 1906 in Cummingstown, Cumberland County, PA.¹ (Dollie MARTIN was born about 1875.)