Jacob Kersteter and Harriet Fiedler

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Husband Jacob Kersteter ¹

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           Born: 2 May 1838 - Penn Twp, Centre Co, PA 2
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         Father: John Kersteter (1813-1896) 3
         Mother: Anna "Annie" Musser (1813-1891) 1

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       Marriage: Nov 1861 - Aaronsburg, Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA 2

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Wife Harriet Fiedler ²

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           Born: 3 Aug 1840 - Penn Twp, Centre Co, PA 2
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         Father: Henry Fiedler (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Susan Stover (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M James W. Kersteter ⁴

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           Born: 1 Aug 1864 4
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         Spouse: Annie Alexander (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Kersteter

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As a boy he obtained an education in the subscription schools of the neighborhood, but after the age of fourteen he attended but little. Realizing to the full the value of a thorough preparation for life's duties, he gave his hearty endorsement to the later improvements in our educational system. At fourteen he began to learn the millwright's trade under Thomas Strayhorn, of Hartleton, Union County, Pennsylvania, serving an apprenticeship of three summers, and receiving during the first year only $5 per month. The first mill that he worked on was the one known as the Pine Creek mill. After becoming a full-fledged workman, he followed the business fourteen years, most of the time as a master mill-wright, and was employed at various points in Centre County and the region adjacent.
Some years after his marriage Mr. Kersteter turned his attention to agriculture, settling on a farm called the "old Jacob Fiedler farm." In 1882 he built a comfortable home in Coburn, and March 20, 1894, he took up his residence there, turning over the active work of his estate to other hands. He owns 265 acres of land aside from his place in Coburn, and was one of the substantial citizens of the locality.
In political affiliations, Mr. Kersteter was always been a Democrat, and his advice carried much weight in the local councils of the party. He served in various township offices, such as assessor, auditor, supervisor, overseer of the poor, school director and tax collector. He was also a member of the Grange, and he and his wife were both actively interested in the work of the Lutheran Church, to which they were liberal contributors.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 412, 451.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 412.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 450.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 413.