The Many Names of Huntsdale and Mt. Holly Springs
Doing research into the history of a place can be a confusing exercise because county and township boundaries changed over the decades as well as the names of towns and villages.
Isaac S. Haas (1808-1881): Tailor of Centerville
Top: The first page of Haas’ Day Book. Cumberland County Historical Society BR H1122d;
Bottom: Entries from Haas’ Day Book show that in 1847 he charged Isral Kurtz $2.00 for making a coat. “Dickinson,” written at the top of the page, was the post office name for Centerville.
The Cumberland County Historical Society houses the Day Book of tailor Isaac Haas and covers the years 1840-1848. The 161 pages of entries record the names of local residents, the items of clothing Haas made for them, and the cost of each item. Several pages at the end of the book record the names of the people who worked for Haas as well as those who boarded with him.
Isaac S. Haas, the son of Isaac and Margaret Mohr Haas, was born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania on July 31, 1808.1 By 1840, he had married and settled in the village of Centerville, located half way between Carlisle and Shippensburg on the Walnut Bottom Road. Because the road was toll free, it was the main drove and stage road through western Cumberland County,
The 1850 U. S. Census records Haas as a 41-year-old tailor with a wife Susan and six children. The Haas family was still living in Cumberland County in 1860, but by 1870 they had moved to Monmouth, Illinois. Isaac’s wife, Susan Alspaugh,2 died in Monmouth on June 2, 1875, and Isaac on July 18, 1881.
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References (Sources Available at CCHS in bold)
[1] Records of the United Church of Christ, Allentown, PA. Birth and baptism record for Isaac Haas, son of Isaac.
[2] Susan's maiden name is recorded on the death certificate of her daughter, Mary E. Haas Meredeth, who died January 1, 1923 in North Aurora, Illinois. Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.