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CHARLES E. APPLEBAUGH, who has been a resident of Blair County, Pa., since
1865, is now collector of the borough of Juniata, and was previous to that
identified with the P.R.R. Company from 1872 until 1907. He was born May 15,
1837, in Mifflin County, Pa., and is a son of James E. and Maria (Baker)
Applebaugh. The Applebaugh family originally came from Prussia, the first of
the family being John Rennsalaer Applebach, grandfather of our subject. He
spelled his name differently from the present family of Applebaugh. John R.
Applebach located in Bucks County, Pa., and died in Lewistown. He built the
Springfield Furnace, in Blair County, and the Paradise Furnace, in Huntingdon
County.
     James E. Applebaugh was born July 8, 1810, in Northampton County, and at
the time of his death, October 6, 1841, was engaged in running a stove and
tinware store.  He married Maria Baker, a native of Woodcock Valley.
Huntingdon County, Pa., and a daughter of John and Rebecca (Royer) Baker, and
they had three children: Rebecca Elizabeth, widow of Henry Brumbaugh, who
lives in Trout Creek Valley; Charles Edwin, and John Ealor, who lives at
Wooster, O. He served in the same cavalry regiment with our subject, in the
Civil War, and also in the 110th and 184th Regiments. It is said that John
Baker, maternal grandfather of subject, was captain of a company of men in
Huntingdon County, who fought the Indians. He had a big hunting knife, a
tomahawk, and also a belt, which had been given him by an Indian, whose life
he had saved. Mr. Baker received a land warrant from the government for
services rendered.
     Charles E. Applebaugh was past four years of age when his father died
and in 1842 he came with his mother to Huntingdon County, where he was reared
and attended school. After teaching four terms in Huntingdon County, he took a
course of study at Cassville Seminary, and on April 26, 1861, enlisted as a
member of Criswell Battalion, but was not at that time called into service.
On August 26, 1861, he enlisted for three years' service, in Co. B., 110th
Pa. Vol. Inf., and at the end of fourteen months was transferred to Troop D.,
6th U. S. Cavalry. He spent twenty-two months with this company, completing
his enlistment of three years. After his return home he braked during the
summer and taught school at Springfield Furnace during the winter. Then on
February 22, 1865, he enlisted in Co. C., 76th Pa. Vol. Inf., which was known
as the Keystone Zouaves, and was mustered out July 18, 1865, at Raleigh, N.
C.  Mr. Applebaugh was slightly wounded June 9, 1863, at Beverly Ford, Va.,
and although still bearing the scar, it did not incapacitate him from
service. His brother, John E., who fought by his side, was taken prisoner at
that battle, but was only imprisoned eleven days, when paroled. Mr.
Applebaugh returned to Huntingdon County after the war and in November, 1865,
came to Blair County and located at Clappertown, now known as Morrell. He
taught school there for three winters and farmed during the summer months and
in May, 1867, began as a clerk at the Springfield Furnace, where he continued
four years. He moved to Martinsburg in June, 1871, and shortly afterward
located at Altoona, where he was employed four years in the freight shops.
During that period he obtained leave of absence from the Railroad Company and
taught school during the winter of 1874, in the Third Ward at Altoona, being
the only male teacher in the school that year. In December, 1875, he left the
freight office and went into the yards as car inspector, continuing in that
capacity until August 17, 1876, when he lost his arm in an accident. He was
subsequently messenger in the yards for more than three years, then was
employed in the blacksmith shop of the car department some time, and in
March, 1879, became watchman at Gate No. 1, where he continued three years.
In October, 1890, he was appointed mail messenger of the Juniata Shops and
served continuously in that position until his retirement from railroad
service on June 1, 1907, having been identified with the railroad company
continuously from 1872 until 1907. Since his retirement from the railroad
service, he has been employed as collector of the borough of Juniata, having
been first appointed to fill out E. N. Bulick's unexpired term of two years,
and at the expiration of these two years, was elected for a term of three years.
     Mr. Applebaugh was first married January 23, 1866, to Miss Nancy R.
Brumbaugh, a native of Clappertown, and a daughter of Jacob Brumbaugh. who
was a miller by trade. Eight children were born of this union: Clara (Mrs.
Whitfield), a resident of Logantown; James Lincoln, living at Cape Charles.
Va., Mrs. Mary Jones, of Altoona; Irene, deceased; John Ealor, deceased;
Charles Meade, married Nellie McElroy, of Altoona: Ida May (Hunt), of
Juniata, and Daisy Viola, living with our subject, is the widow of Leroy J.
Elliott, who died January 5, 1909, from an injury received at Mill Hall. Mr.
Applebaugh formed a second union on February 2, 1893, with Mrs. Rebecca L.
(Chilcoat) Barnett, who was born near Shellsburg, Bedford County, Pa., a
daughter of John Chilcoat, who lived and died in Huntingdon County.
     Mr. Applebaugh was the first Republican assessor of the city of Altoona,
serving as such three years, and was also assessor of the Eighth Ward for
three years. He was a member of the borough council six and a half years,
serving as president of same two years, and was burgess eight months, when he
filled the unexpired term of Burgess Rogers. He is identified with the
Republican party in politics, and is fraternally a member of the G.A.R. No.
62 of Altoona. He is a member of the Methodist Church, of which he is
president of the board of trustees, and a member of the board of stewards.