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William H. Geanslen, Confectioner of Minersville

| June 10, 2012

William H. Geanslen was born in August 1846 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of George L. Genslin (1810-1850) and Mary [Lehr] Genslin (1812-1889).  His father, George, was born in Germany and was a baker and confectioner, who had come to America before 1838 and settled in the Pottville area.  The mother, Mary, was […]