SAMUEL J. KISTLER, son of Jonas J., and farmer on the homestead in the Kistler Valley, was born there Nov. 26, 1861, educated in the local schools and farmed all his life. He obtained title to the place in 1907, having been his father's from 1857 until that time. Before 1857 it was owned by Jacob Brobst.

In 1909 he built the large barn on the place, 40x90 feet, and an addition, L-shaped, 26x28 feet, for a straw shed.

Mr. Kistler is a Republican and served as a supervisor of the township for six years. He is a member of the Lutheran congregation at the New Jerusalem church, having filled the offices of deacon and elder. He was married, Oct. 2, 1886, to Louisa Krause, daughter of Phaon and Mary (Smith) Krause.
and they had eleven children.