George W. Hansel, Esq.    

GEORGE W. HANSEL, ESQ. George W. Hansel, a prosperous farmer and stockraiser, and since 1877 the principal trying justice of the peace in this section of Fayette County, is a highly-esteemed citizen of Farmington, Wharton township, where he resides. He was born in Allegany County, Md., of German stock. His father, George, came with his family, among whom was George W., in 1833 to Farmington, when the latter was about seven years old, he having been born July 4, 1826. George Hansel, the father, died in 1844, at the age of forty-two, leaving six children, and was buried on the old farm, where George W. has resided since his father’s death, and which about 1850 he bought,—a valuable farm of about four hundred acres, lying along the line of the old National road. Mr. Hansel has since made considerable additions to the old homestead.

Mr. Hansel is in religion a Presbyterian, an elder of Mount Washington Presbyterian Church of Farmington, and though not ardent in politics, belongs to the Republican party, and was formerly an old-line Whig. He has always taken deep and intelligent interest in the common schools of his town, having belonged to the board of school directors since he arrived at his majority.

Mr. Hansel married in 1852 Miss Mary Romesburgh, daughter of Mr. John Romesburgh, of Farmington, by whom he has had thirteen children, all living,—eight boys and five girls.

History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1882, page 840. View the image of this page online - Free Trial  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com

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