In 1851 he married Nancy SCOTT, a daughter of James SCOTT, of Fairview township, and in 1854 he purchased the REEP farm, consisting of ninety-seven acres, which he sold in 1861 and purchased the William BARNHART farm.

He resided in Fairview township until 1884, and then removed to Butler, where he had purchased a house and a lot of twelve acres of land within the limits of the borough.

He has since devoted his principal attention to dealing in real estate.

Mr. DAUBENSPECK is a deacon in the Reformed church, and was the largest contributor towards the erection of the new church building in Springdale.

[Politically, he is a Prohibitionist.]

He is one of the wealthy, substantial citizens of his native county.

The first officers were:

Elders: Henry Nicholas and J. C. Tinaman.

Deacons: Edward Mackey and Henry Biehl.

The English Lutheran Church on West North St. was purchased. Here the congregation worshipped for years.

The corner stone of the present edifice was laid in the fall of 1888. The church on Walker Avenue was errected at a cost of $11,000. The dedication services was held June 22d 1889. The ministers present at the service were Revs. C. U. Heilman H. S. Garner Rev. D. N. Harnish.

In 1898 a parsonage was erected beside the church at a cost of $3,500. The lots for the church and parsonage were donated by Mrs Sarah Mackey.

Pastors:

Rev. T. F. Stauffer 1882-1884

Rev. P. C. Prugh. D. D. Supply Pastor

Rev. D. N. Harnish 1884-1916

Rev. F. E. Stamon 1916-1918

Rev. H. S. Herber 1918-

For some years until 1901, the St John's congregation in Butler Township was part of this charge.

Through the generosity of Mr. Philip Daubenspeck, for many years an elder in the congregation, "the sum of $7,000 was given as a fund for the inprovement and enlargement of the church edifice.

At a missionary service held in the church during a meeting of Syod, Dr. W. E. Hoy made a stirring appeal to the congregation.

He challenged them to give $5000.00 for the cause of Foreign Missions. The result was that in an half an hour the sum of $1100 was given.

A few years ago a parsonage and lot for a new church was purchased for $20.000. The present membership is 512. The members of the consistory in 1920 are:

Elders:

J. G. Runkle

V. K. Irvine

B. F. Shannon

Wm. A. Armstrong

S. H. Shakely

Deacons:

Thos Lyons

J. A. Perry

Joseph Standacher

C. P. Eberie

O. H. Nicholas

James Duffield

Abram Gillis

N. E. Perrin

F. H.Davy