The birth . . . occurred near the old fort in Potter township, Centre county, April 17, 1810, . . . After the death of his father, Daniel Ulrich went to Dauphin county, Penn., where he had numerous relatives living, and there made his home until eighteen years of age [1828], when he returned to Centre county. In Aaronsburg he served an apprenticeship with Henry Whitmer, a saddler and harness maker, and after learning the trade established himself in business in Millheim in 1832. In that same year he wedded Sarah Yeakley, who was born in Penn's Valley, Penn township, in 1809, a daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Haine) Yeakley, farming people who lived on Penn creek. For many years Mr. Ulrich continued to follow his trade in Millheim, where he later engaged in the butchering and tanning business. There his death occurred December 18, 1888, and when his wife departed this life in 1891, she was buried by his side in the cemetery at Millheim. Formerly he was a Whig in politics, later a strong Abolitionist, not afraid to express his views on the slavery questions, and when the Republican party was formed to prevent the further extension of slavery, he joined its ranks. He was a worthy member of the Evangelical Church, and from her early girlhood his wife held membership in the Lutheran Church. After the death of her husband she made her home with her
children who tenderly cared for her until she, too, passed away. The father was industrious and energetic, and through his own unaided efforts succeeded in accumulating considerable property, but nearly the entire amount was appropriated by unscrupulous parties, so that his heirs received but little. During the dark days of the Civil war he was one of the most patriotic and loyal citizens, and in every respect was a reliable, trustworthy man, universally esteemed.

In the family were the following children: Maria, now the wife of George Gramley, of Miles township, Centre county; Michael, a saddler and harness maker of Millheim; Harriet, widow of Daniel Luse, and a resident of Johnstown, Penn.; David, a tanner living in Mississippi; George, a harness maker of Millheim, who, during the Civil war, was a member of the three months' service, and later re-enlisted in Anderson's Cavalry, serving until the close of the war; Sarah, widow of Benjamin Orndorf, of Haines township, Centre county; A. W., . . . ; Lydia, who married Jacob Beame, and died in Penn township; Daniel, a harness maker of Millheim; Catharine, wife of John Auman, of Juniata county, Penn.; and Hettie. wife of Jacob Catherman, of Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, J. H. Beer (1898).