buried in "God's Acre"∼Tobias's will was made on 28 Aug 1812, and sworn and subscribed in Centre County on 22 Jan 1816, indicating he'd died recently. Some recollections (documented in the 1880s) place his date of the death in 1813 or 14, but no extant records provide clarity. Based on his approximate death year (provided by the filing date)he would have only been about 62.
He was the son of Tobias Bickel and Catherine Mosser and was born in Berks County. The name change to Pickle was most likely based on the pronunciation of the name by the Germans of the area - the "B" would have sounded like a "P". Records may be recorded under either spelling.
Tobias married Anna Catherine Aumiller in ca. 1770/71. They had at least 8 known children together (there may be more based on the gaps and people have attached others that are not yet proven :
Catherine b. ca 1772 - aft.1816; m. Daniel Miller
Christian b. 22 Mar 1774 - 1831; m. Magdelene Rishell
Maria Christina b 10 Feb 1775 - 1882 m James Miles*
John Jacob b. 22 Jun 1778 - 1847; m. Margaret Rishell.
Andrew b. 5 Sep 1779 - aft 1816
Tobias b. ca 1783 - aft 1816
John b. 1781 d. Feb 1817; m. Susannah Rishell
Unkn Dau. b. ca 1783 - bef 1812 **
Simon b. ca 1786 ?; m. ?
Barbara b. 1789; m. Christian Miess
* She is not named in her father's will, but appears by number in the 1790 census and is named in the bio sketch transcribed below.
**This daughter appears by number on 1790 and 1810, but then disappears. She's too old to be a granddaughter, but is not named in Tobias's 1812 will.
I have included here a biographical sketch from The History of Centre and Clinton Counties, published in 1883.
"Tobias Pickle was an early settler, but not among the first. There were three Pickle brothers who came about the same time, — Thomas, who owned what is now the Scholl farm near Wolf's Store; John, who owned the tract which is now known as the Smeltzer farm, west of Madisonburg ; and Tobias, the subject of this sketch, who purchased a tract containing nearly a thousand acres excellent soil then called Proprietors' Manor, and including the land which now constitutes the following farms: William Forster's, Emanuel Harter's, Samuel Loose's, H. W. Kreamer's, Jared Kreamer's, and Rishel's. Harter's school-house. Centre Mills, and Spring Bank are on this tract. There was a small log grist-mill on the property when Mr. Pickle bought, but in 1802 or 1803 he put up the present mill (see grist-mills). [a large section about the sons has been edited for space here - the full text is available online.] Mr. Pickle and his wife remained on the property, however, until their death, which occurred in 1813 or 1814, according to recollection of Col. Henry Royer. They lived in a small log house which stood back a few paces of the place where now stands the storeroom, Centre Mills. Mr. Pickle bought back from Mr. Wolf, in 1812, a small plot for a burial-ground. This lies directly south — across the first field — of Samuel Loose's residence, and there are buried the old folks. A stone wall used to enclose the spot, but it has disappeared; thorns and heaps of stones mark the last resting-place of a man and wife who one time were the wealthiest couple in the valley. One of the daughters was married to James Miles, a nephew of Col. Samuel Miles; they lived at the western end of Brush valley. The sons all left soon after the sale of the Pickle property, and at present there is not a citizen in the valley of the name."
It is believed that Tobias Pickle served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the company of Captain John Adam Shaffer. Tobias was documented in the DAR Magazine, Vol 33, July 1908, pg 997, in a list compiled by Sara Burnside Valentine of the names as they appeared on the Soldier's Monument, in Public Square, Belefonte, PA, as a soldier of the Revolution who was buried In Centre County. However, some confusion exists about his service at this time as there is a note on a muster roster for Captain Benjamin Weiser's Company of Northumberland County Militia, at Philidelphia, for 30 Jan 1777 with a note at the foot of the roll "George Herald and Tobias Pickle deserted this morning." There is also a record of a John Pickle serving as a substitute for a Tobias Pickle. It is important to note that there were several Johns and Tobiases in this region at this time.
He was the son of Tobias Bickel and Catherine Mosser and was born in Berks County. The name change to Pickle was most likely based on the pronunciation of the name by the Germans of the area - the "B" would have sounded like a "P". Records may be recorded under either spelling.
Tobias married Anna Catherine Aumiller in ca. 1770/71. They had at least 8 known children together (there may be more based on the gaps and people have attached others that are not yet proven :
Catherine b. ca 1772 - aft.1816; m. Daniel Miller
Christian b. 22 Mar 1774 - 1831; m. Magdelene Rishell
Maria Christina b 10 Feb 1775 - 1882 m James Miles*
John Jacob b. 22 Jun 1778 - 1847; m. Margaret Rishell.
Andrew b. 5 Sep 1779 - aft 1816
Tobias b. ca 1783 - aft 1816
John b. 1781 d. Feb 1817; m. Susannah Rishell
Unkn Dau. b. ca 1783 - bef 1812 **
Simon b. ca 1786 ?; m. ?
Barbara b. 1789; m. Christian Miess
* She is not named in her father's will, but appears by number in the 1790 census and is named in the bio sketch transcribed below.
**This daughter appears by number on 1790 and 1810, but then disappears. She's too old to be a granddaughter, but is not named in Tobias's 1812 will.
I have included here a biographical sketch from The History of Centre and Clinton Counties, published in 1883.
"Tobias Pickle was an early settler, but not among the first. There were three Pickle brothers who came about the same time, — Thomas, who owned what is now the Scholl farm near Wolf's Store; John, who owned the tract which is now known as the Smeltzer farm, west of Madisonburg ; and Tobias, the subject of this sketch, who purchased a tract containing nearly a thousand acres excellent soil then called Proprietors' Manor, and including the land which now constitutes the following farms: William Forster's, Emanuel Harter's, Samuel Loose's, H. W. Kreamer's, Jared Kreamer's, and Rishel's. Harter's school-house. Centre Mills, and Spring Bank are on this tract. There was a small log grist-mill on the property when Mr. Pickle bought, but in 1802 or 1803 he put up the present mill (see grist-mills). [a large section about the sons has been edited for space here - the full text is available online.] Mr. Pickle and his wife remained on the property, however, until their death, which occurred in 1813 or 1814, according to recollection of Col. Henry Royer. They lived in a small log house which stood back a few paces of the place where now stands the storeroom, Centre Mills. Mr. Pickle bought back from Mr. Wolf, in 1812, a small plot for a burial-ground. This lies directly south — across the first field — of Samuel Loose's residence, and there are buried the old folks. A stone wall used to enclose the spot, but it has disappeared; thorns and heaps of stones mark the last resting-place of a man and wife who one time were the wealthiest couple in the valley. One of the daughters was married to James Miles, a nephew of Col. Samuel Miles; they lived at the western end of Brush valley. The sons all left soon after the sale of the Pickle property, and at present there is not a citizen in the valley of the name."
It is believed that Tobias Pickle served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the company of Captain John Adam Shaffer. Tobias was documented in the DAR Magazine, Vol 33, July 1908, pg 997, in a list compiled by Sara Burnside Valentine of the names as they appeared on the Soldier's Monument, in Public Square, Belefonte, PA, as a soldier of the Revolution who was buried In Centre County. However, some confusion exists about his service at this time as there is a note on a muster roster for Captain Benjamin Weiser's Company of Northumberland County Militia, at Philidelphia, for 30 Jan 1777 with a note at the foot of the roll "George Herald and Tobias Pickle deserted this morning." There is also a record of a John Pickle serving as a substitute for a Tobias Pickle. It is important to note that there were several Johns and Tobiases in this region at this time.
buried in "God's Acre"∼Tobias's will was made on 28 Aug 1812, and sworn and subscribed in Centre County on 22 Jan 1816, indicating he'd died recently. Some recollections (documented in the 1880s) place his date of the death in 1813 or 14, but no extant records provide clarity. Based on his approximate death year (provided by the filing date)he would have only been about 62.
He was the son of Tobias Bickel and Catherine Mosser and was born in Berks County. The name change to Pickle was most likely based on the pronunciation of the name by the Germans of the area - the "B" would have sounded like a "P". Records may be recorded under either spelling.
Tobias married Anna Catherine Aumiller in ca. 1770/71. They had at least 8 known children together (there may be more based on the gaps and people have attached others that are not yet proven :
Catherine b. ca 1772 - aft.1816; m. Daniel Miller
Christian b. 22 Mar 1774 - 1831; m. Magdelene Rishell
Maria Christina b 10 Feb 1775 - 1882 m James Miles*
John Jacob b. 22 Jun 1778 - 1847; m. Margaret Rishell.
Andrew b. 5 Sep 1779 - aft 1816
Tobias b. ca 1783 - aft 1816
John b. 1781 d. Feb 1817; m. Susannah Rishell
Unkn Dau. b. ca 1783 - bef 1812 **
Simon b. ca 1786 ?; m. ?
Barbara b. 1789; m. Christian Miess
* She is not named in her father's will, but appears by number in the 1790 census and is named in the bio sketch transcribed below.
**This daughter appears by number on 1790 and 1810, but then disappears. She's too old to be a granddaughter, but is not named in Tobias's 1812 will.
I have included here a biographical sketch from The History of Centre and Clinton Counties, published in 1883.
"Tobias Pickle was an early settler, but not among the first. There were three Pickle brothers who came about the same time, — Thomas, who owned what is now the Scholl farm near Wolf's Store; John, who owned the tract which is now known as the Smeltzer farm, west of Madisonburg ; and Tobias, the subject of this sketch, who purchased a tract containing nearly a thousand acres excellent soil then called Proprietors' Manor, and including the land which now constitutes the following farms: William Forster's, Emanuel Harter's, Samuel Loose's, H. W. Kreamer's, Jared Kreamer's, and Rishel's. Harter's school-house. Centre Mills, and Spring Bank are on this tract. There was a small log grist-mill on the property when Mr. Pickle bought, but in 1802 or 1803 he put up the present mill (see grist-mills). [a large section about the sons has been edited for space here - the full text is available online.] Mr. Pickle and his wife remained on the property, however, until their death, which occurred in 1813 or 1814, according to recollection of Col. Henry Royer. They lived in a small log house which stood back a few paces of the place where now stands the storeroom, Centre Mills. Mr. Pickle bought back from Mr. Wolf, in 1812, a small plot for a burial-ground. This lies directly south — across the first field — of Samuel Loose's residence, and there are buried the old folks. A stone wall used to enclose the spot, but it has disappeared; thorns and heaps of stones mark the last resting-place of a man and wife who one time were the wealthiest couple in the valley. One of the daughters was married to James Miles, a nephew of Col. Samuel Miles; they lived at the western end of Brush valley. The sons all left soon after the sale of the Pickle property, and at present there is not a citizen in the valley of the name."
It is believed that Tobias Pickle served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the company of Captain John Adam Shaffer. Tobias was documented in the DAR Magazine, Vol 33, July 1908, pg 997, in a list compiled by Sara Burnside Valentine of the names as they appeared on the Soldier's Monument, in Public Square, Belefonte, PA, as a soldier of the Revolution who was buried In Centre County. However, some confusion exists about his service at this time as there is a note on a muster roster for Captain Benjamin Weiser's Company of Northumberland County Militia, at Philidelphia, for 30 Jan 1777 with a note at the foot of the roll "George Herald and Tobias Pickle deserted this morning." There is also a record of a John Pickle serving as a substitute for a Tobias Pickle. It is important to note that there were several Johns and Tobiases in this region at this time.
He was the son of Tobias Bickel and Catherine Mosser and was born in Berks County. The name change to Pickle was most likely based on the pronunciation of the name by the Germans of the area - the "B" would have sounded like a "P". Records may be recorded under either spelling.
Tobias married Anna Catherine Aumiller in ca. 1770/71. They had at least 8 known children together (there may be more based on the gaps and people have attached others that are not yet proven :
Catherine b. ca 1772 - aft.1816; m. Daniel Miller
Christian b. 22 Mar 1774 - 1831; m. Magdelene Rishell
Maria Christina b 10 Feb 1775 - 1882 m James Miles*
John Jacob b. 22 Jun 1778 - 1847; m. Margaret Rishell.
Andrew b. 5 Sep 1779 - aft 1816
Tobias b. ca 1783 - aft 1816
John b. 1781 d. Feb 1817; m. Susannah Rishell
Unkn Dau. b. ca 1783 - bef 1812 **
Simon b. ca 1786 ?; m. ?
Barbara b. 1789; m. Christian Miess
* She is not named in her father's will, but appears by number in the 1790 census and is named in the bio sketch transcribed below.
**This daughter appears by number on 1790 and 1810, but then disappears. She's too old to be a granddaughter, but is not named in Tobias's 1812 will.
I have included here a biographical sketch from The History of Centre and Clinton Counties, published in 1883.
"Tobias Pickle was an early settler, but not among the first. There were three Pickle brothers who came about the same time, — Thomas, who owned what is now the Scholl farm near Wolf's Store; John, who owned the tract which is now known as the Smeltzer farm, west of Madisonburg ; and Tobias, the subject of this sketch, who purchased a tract containing nearly a thousand acres excellent soil then called Proprietors' Manor, and including the land which now constitutes the following farms: William Forster's, Emanuel Harter's, Samuel Loose's, H. W. Kreamer's, Jared Kreamer's, and Rishel's. Harter's school-house. Centre Mills, and Spring Bank are on this tract. There was a small log grist-mill on the property when Mr. Pickle bought, but in 1802 or 1803 he put up the present mill (see grist-mills). [a large section about the sons has been edited for space here - the full text is available online.] Mr. Pickle and his wife remained on the property, however, until their death, which occurred in 1813 or 1814, according to recollection of Col. Henry Royer. They lived in a small log house which stood back a few paces of the place where now stands the storeroom, Centre Mills. Mr. Pickle bought back from Mr. Wolf, in 1812, a small plot for a burial-ground. This lies directly south — across the first field — of Samuel Loose's residence, and there are buried the old folks. A stone wall used to enclose the spot, but it has disappeared; thorns and heaps of stones mark the last resting-place of a man and wife who one time were the wealthiest couple in the valley. One of the daughters was married to James Miles, a nephew of Col. Samuel Miles; they lived at the western end of Brush valley. The sons all left soon after the sale of the Pickle property, and at present there is not a citizen in the valley of the name."
It is believed that Tobias Pickle served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the company of Captain John Adam Shaffer. Tobias was documented in the DAR Magazine, Vol 33, July 1908, pg 997, in a list compiled by Sara Burnside Valentine of the names as they appeared on the Soldier's Monument, in Public Square, Belefonte, PA, as a soldier of the Revolution who was buried In Centre County. However, some confusion exists about his service at this time as there is a note on a muster roster for Captain Benjamin Weiser's Company of Northumberland County Militia, at Philidelphia, for 30 Jan 1777 with a note at the foot of the roll "George Herald and Tobias Pickle deserted this morning." There is also a record of a John Pickle serving as a substitute for a Tobias Pickle. It is important to note that there were several Johns and Tobiases in this region at this time.
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