WARFEL, John, son of Jacob and Mary Warfel, grandson of Henry and Margaret Warfel, and great-grandson of George Warfel, one of the earliest settlers in Martic township, and from whom, it is believed, all of the name in Lancaster county have descended, was born in Strasburg (now Paradise) township, March 22d, 1788. His father died in 1810, and his mother afterwards married Henry Gara, from which connection n. S. Gara, esq., of Lancaster city, and the Hon. Isaac B. Gara, of Erie, Pennsylvania, were offspring. John Warfel married Maria Eshleman, daughter of Jacob Eshleman, of Paradise township. He was appointed recorder of deeds for Lancaster county in 1836, by Governor Joseph Ritner, and held that position for three years. He died May 25th, 1846.
