Frank P. Mickley, a son of Peter and Annie (Butz) Mickley, and a prominent resident of Ballietsville, was born in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, near Mickleys, March 1. 1832, which had been the birthplace of his father and grandfather. He received his primary education in the schools of his native town, afterward attending Easton Academy. After leaving school he returned home and engaged in the mining of iron ore, which he found in considerable quantities, embedded in the soil of his ancestral farm. He continued this for some years, finding it a fruitful source of pecuniary profit, and then turned his attention to agriculture, which he made the business of his life, and in which he proved as successful as his forefathers, until he retired from the active labors of the farm In his earlier years he was actively identified in the development of the iron ore fields and was also a member of the Balliet Oil Co., with possessions in Western PA.

Mr. Mickley was one of the founders of the union Mutual Fire Insurance Company of PA, and for more than forty years was one of its directors. In banks and corporations he held the same office. He took an active interest for years in educational work and served for many years as a schoolteacher. He was a staunch member of the Reformed Church and in politics was a Republican.

In 1854, Mr. Mickley married Miss Sarah A. Butz. They had five children, two sons and three daughters.