Levi Fenstermacher Bachman ⁹²⁶

  General Notes:

Per Morton Montgomery

Levi Bachman, farmer and dairyman of Spring township, residing near Shillington, Berks county, is a son of Joseph Bachman and a member of an old pioneer family. Frederick Bachman , the ancestor of the family, was a pioneer of Ruscombmanor township, Berks county. He settled there sometimes prior to 1759, and reared a large family. One of his sons, Henry, located in Rockland township, another settled in Lynn township. Lehigh county.

Levi Bachman was born August 15, 1855, at Lenhartsville, Berks county, and he attended the common schools in that section for a few years. He was brought up on the farm, and during his young manhood hired out to various farmers, being thus engaged until he was nearly twenty years old. After the Civil much ore was mined in this section, and for nine years Mr. Bachman drove an ore team in Oley township, where he was similarly engaged in the employ of John K. and James Rothermel, continuing with them for five years. In 1892 he commenced farming on his own account in Richmond township, on Widow Debbie Rothermel's farm, where he remained for two years. Then for four years he farmed a piece of property near "Six Mile House," in Maidencreek township, in 1900, moving to Cumru township, where he was a tenant on Benneville Yost's farm for two years. The following three years he was the tenant on the Bittner farm, in Spring township. It was formerly the Catharine Huyette farm, and consists of ninety-two acres of the best land in Lower Berks county, supplied with the best water in this section. Mr. Bachman purchased the farm in the fall of 1904. He is a thrifty farmer, and indications of his industry and good management are seen everywhere on his land and about his home. He has substantial buildings, all the most improved implements for carrying on his work, and keeps excellent live stock, including good horses and mules and from fourteen to twenty cows. He has made somewhat of a specialty of the dairy business, running a daily wagon to Reading, where he markets all his milk. His prosperity is well deserved, and he is highly respected in his community as a worthy man. Considerable iron ore has been found on his farm, adding to his revenue.
Mr. Bachman was married Feb. 13, 1873, to Miss Kate Schitz, daughter of John and Susanna (Welder) Schitz, of Rockland township, and six children have blessed this union: Lillie, wife of Mahlon Weider, of Spring township; William, who married and lives in Shillington; Glenson, married and lives at Oakbrook; Annie who is married to Frank White, of No. 232 West Elm street, Reading; John, of Shillington; and Clarence, at home. Mr. Bachman and his family are Lutheran members of St. John's Church at Sinking Spring. He is a Democrat in political sentiment. ⁹²⁷

  Noted events in his life were:

• Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery, Jun 16, 1913, Shillington, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁹²⁶

• Obituary, Jun 13, 1913, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁹²⁶

Levi married Catherine Sheetz on Feb 13, 1873.⁹²⁶ (Catherine Sheetz was born on Dec 9, 1848 in Rockland Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA,⁹²⁶ died on Feb 19, 1918 ⁹²⁶ and was buried after Feb 19, 1918 in Shillington, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA ⁹²⁶.)