BIO: C. R. Hargleroad, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA.

                               CHAPTER XL.

                        BOROUGH OF SHIPPENSBURG. 

444  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

  C. R. HARGLEROAD, butcher, Shippensburg, was born in Franklin County, 
Penn., November 14, 1847, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Retter) 
Hargleroad, natives of Franklin County, Penn., former of German and 
latter of English descent.  Our subject's grandfather, John Hargleroad, 
a cooper by trade, was also born in Franklin County, Penn.  Jacob 
Hargleroad, father of our subject, in early life followed milling; at 
present he is the proprietor of the National Hotel at Shippensburg.  Of 
his ten children C. R. is the third.  Our subject was reared on the 
farm, and attended the common school, and also academy.  He assisted in 
his father's mill, learning the milling trade, and operated the mill 
for eight years.  In 1875 he purchased the Clifton Flouring Mill in 
Franklin County, Penn., and after running it for three years, sold it 
and came to Shippensburg, and here dealt in horses.  In 1880 he 
imported horses from Canada (it is said that these were the first 
horses ever brought from Canada to the Cumberland Valley), and 
continued in this business for two years; was also engaged in importing 
sheep, which branch of business he still continues.  His plan of 
operating is to import sheep and allow the farmers here to raise them 
on shares, and in this way he has done much to improve the stock of 
sheep in this vicinity.  Since 1883 he has also done an extensive 
butchering business.  Mr. Hargleroad has been successful, financially, 
ever since starting in business for himself.  He was married, in 1865, 
to Julia, daughter of Benjamin Kyle, and of German descent.  Their 
children are John A., Bernice, Nellie, Bruce and Clara.  Mrs. 
Hargleroad and the eldest child are members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church.  In politics Mr. Hargleroad is a Republican.  He is a member of 
the town council of Shippensburg.