Sullivan County PA Biographies
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HYMAN P. HALL
HYMAN P. HALL, the popular station-agent and operator at the village of Sonestown, on the Eagles Mere Division of the W. & N. B. R. R., in which capacity he has served since 1890, and a much respected citizen of that village, is a representative of one of the prominent and industrious families which has long been connected with the growth and development of Sullivan County. Our subject was born at Fairfield Center, Lycoming County, Pa., May 14, 1853, and is a son of Richard and Hannah (Johnson) Hall.
Richard Hall, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a native of England and immigrated to the American Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War; little is known of him, but he located in the state of New Jersey and carried on farming, and Richard Hall, the grandfather of our subject, was born in that state. Our subject's grandfather located in Lycoming County at an early date and purchased from the government a large tract of land which extended from Montoursville to Hall's. He sold many farms from his purchase and made a settlement at Hall's, which was named in honor of him. His farm is now known as the Stover farm. His vocation was always that of an agriculturist and he was very successful, being the possessor of a handsome fortune at his death, which occurred at the age of seventy-five years. He was buried in Montoursville Cemetery. He was the father of ten children, six of whom were named as follows: James; Louis, who was killed at the battle of Lundy's Lane in the War of 1812: Jonathan; Samuel; Hannah (Rogers); and Richard, Jr.
Richard Hall, the father of our subject, was born and reared on his father's farm in the village of Hall's and although he was reared to agricultural pursuits early in life he engaged in the lumbering industry, which he followed for a number of years. Later he purchased a farm in Shrewsbury township, Lycoming County, and there carried on general farming until death claimed him at the age of seventy years. His farm is now owned and operated by his son, William C. Hall. Mr. Hall was joined in matrimonial bonds with Hannah Johnson, a daughter of Robert Johnson, who immigrated to this country from County Cork, Ireland. Our subject's mother was born in 1818 and died in 1883. The following children were born to this union: Egbert, a retired merchant of Muncy, Pa.; Francis, who lives at Montoursville, Pa.; John, who resides at Glen Mawr, Pa.; Pier-son, deceased; Hyman P., the subject of this sketch; William C., who is farming on the homestead; Sylvester, a resident of Shrewsbury, Lycoming County, Pa.; and Nancy, deceased.
Hyman P. Hall received a good education, passed the necessary examination for a schoolteacher, and taught one term in Penn township, Lycoming County, Pa. He then turned his attention toward masonry and later followed contracting. Entering the employ of the W. & N. B. R. R. he was made station-agent at Chamouni, Pa., from which place he 'was later transferred to Nordmont, and in 1890 assumed the duties of his present position, which he has filled to the entire satisfaction of his superior officers and to the traveling public. Mr. Hall purchased the Lion Lumber Company property, upon which site was a handsome residence. Mr. Hall chose for his life-companion Mary E. Boatman, a daughter of Claudius Boatman of Shrewsbury, Lycoming County, Pa., and they are the happy parents of the following children, as follows: Leslie, who married H. D. Lockwood of Sonestown and they have one child, Abbie; Damon, a woodworker in Sonestown; Ada, residing at home; Orville, also a woodworker by trade; and Mildred, Ward, Lettie, Paul La Rue, and Iva, who reside at home. Fraternally our subject is a member and has passed through all the chairs of the P. O. S. of A. Politically he is a Democrat and served as postmaster of the village during 1896-97. Mr. Hall's portrait is shown on another page of this work.
(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY 1899 Page 679 Transcribed by Tammy Clark)
FRANK HANNAN
FRANK HANNAN, one of the most enterprising and influential business men of Forksville, Sullivan County, Pa., has efficiently served as postmaster of the borough since July 7, 1897. He is a son of Francis and Abigail (Ely) Hannan, and was born in Bath, Steuben County, N. Y., August 29, 1838. Francis Hannan, father of our subject, was born in 1798 and was forty-two years of age when he met with a sad accident, in 1839, being killed by a falling tree. But little is known concerning his life. His union with Abigail Ely resulted in the following issue: Lucretia; Harriet; Mary; Jane; Louisa; Helen; and Frank, the subject of this biographical record. Mrs. Hannan attained the advanced age of seventy-nine years.
Frank Hannan was reared in Bradford County, Pa., and obtained his mental training in the Collegiate Institute at Towanda, after which he engaged as a teacher for four years, three years in the schools of Forksville. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 he enlisted in Company I, 6th Pa. Reserves, on April 22, just ten days after the declaration of war. He served gallantly for three years and was promoted from private to the rank of sergeant, which rank he held at the time of his discharge in 1864, at Harrisburg, Pa. In all he participated in seventeen important engagements, and established a good record as a true and brave soldier. At the close of the war he returned to Asylum, Bradford County, Pa., where he remained a year. He then located in Millview where he engaged in lumbering with much success for twenty years. He then engaged in the insurance business which he continued until he received his appointment as postmaster of the borough of Forksville. Since his occupancy of that office he has erected a fine post office on Bridge street, and the manner in which he has discharged his official duties has won for him the highest esteem and good will of the citizens throughout that section. Mr. Hannan owns considerable property, including a handsome residence on Main street and a farm of two hundred and forty acres which is partly timber land. Upon the latter he has made many improvements, built new barns, remodeled the other buildings, and erected a sawmill, which he conducted during the period he was engaged in lumbering.
Mr. Hannan was united in marriage to Victoria Wood, daughter of George Wood of Bradford County, Pa., and they are the proud parents of two children, namely: Richard G., a conductor on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, who married Anna Mahaffey and has one child, Murrell; and Dora, who is a dressmaker by occupation. Politically Mr. Hannan is an ardent Republican. He served as auditor for fourteen years. Socially he is past grand master of the Odd Fellows Lodge; and past commander of the G. A. R. Post of Forksville.
(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY 1899 Page 185 Transcribed by Tammy Clark)
JAMES J. HARDING
JAMES J. HARDING is a tiller of the soil, having commenced that occupation in 1883, since which time he has occupied a fine farm in Shrewsbury township, Sullivan County, Pa. He is of sturdy English extraction and was born in London, England, December 24, 1850. He is a son of James and Elizabeth (Fremont) Harding. James Harding, the father of our subject, was also born in England, but in 1853 he bade farewell to his native country and with his family of two children immigrated to the United States and settled in Montoursville, Lycoming County, Pa., where he still resides. He was in the army during the Civil War. He has accumulated a fine estate and has retired from active work. Mrs. Harding was also born in England and is the mother of the following children: James J., whose name appears at the head of these lines; Elizabeth, who is the wife of George Evenden, who is a florist at Williamsport, Pa.; William, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Williamsport, Pa., Mary Bell, who was joined in the bonds of wedlock with Robert E. Dietrich, a prominent merchant of Montoursville, Pa.; and Charles, a prosperous gardener of Montoursville, Pa. Mr. Harding gave all his children a good education and all are well-to-do members in the various communities in which they reside.
James J. Harding started out in the sawmill business and continued the same until 1883, when he left Montoursville, Pa., and moved to Sullivan County, where he purchased the Edkins farm in Shrewsbury township. Our subject is an energetic and industrious farmer, and has made many fine improvements on his homestead, which consists of 112 acres of highly cultivated land. He is prominently known throughout the county, is a good neighbor and citizen, and possesses a multitude of friends. Mr. Harding was wedded in 1876 to Annie J. Feister of Shrewsbury township, a daughter of John and Margaret (Edkins) Feister, both now deceased; upon the death of our subject's wife, which occurred in September, 1894, she left a family of three children, namely: Clyde, a bookkeeper residing at Montoursville, Pa.; Harry Chester; and John Paxton. On December 26, 1895, Mr. Harding formed a second marriage with Alda Edkins, a datighter of Warren and Rosalia Edkins; her mother and father still reside in Shrewsbury township. One child has been born to this union, Sarah Rita. Mr. and Mrs. Harding are members of the Methodist Church. Politically Mr. Harding is a. Republican and has served as school director several years.
(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY 1899 Page 440 Transcribed by Tammy Clark)
CHARLES E. HAZEN
CHARLES E. HAZEN is section foreman on the Eagles Mere Railroad and performs his work in such manner as to win the respect and confidence of his superior officers. Our subject is truly one of the self-made men of the village of Sonestown, and his worldly possessions are the result of his own perseverance and untiring energy. He was born near his present home in Sullivan County, January 25, 1868, and is a son of William C. and Lydia (Whitaker) Hazen, a grandson of John F. Hazen, and a great-grandson of Thomas Hazen. John F. Hazen was a millwright by trade in Davidson township, Sullivan County, and was the founder of this well-known family in the county. He was the father of the following children: Jacob A.; George; William C., the father of our subject; Charles; Hannah; Lucinda; and Mary Ann.
John F. Hazen learned the trade of a mill-wright and carpenter of his father and he erected nearly all the mills in the vicinity at that time, and many of them are still in operation. He spent his latter days at Hughesville, Pa., and died there at an advanced age. He was the progenitor of nine children, namely: Elizabeth; Catherine; Leah; Sally; Jane Ann; William C.; John N.; and George and James, deceased. William C. Hazen is a retired and much respected citizen of Sonestown and has pursued various vocations throughout his active days, and was born at Hughesville, March 16, 1838. He was united in marriage with Sarah Whitaker, a daughter of William and Lydia (Little) Whitaker; her father was a large land-owner of Sullivan County and was a farmer; his farm is now the property of A. T. Armstrong. A family of eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hazen, namely: George B., who married Minnie Weed by whom he reared a family of five children: Stella Belle, who is the wife of Thomas Houseknecht, and five children blessed their home, Pearl, Blanche, Cressie, Amy, and Emmens; Charles and Thomas, deceased; John Franklin; William B.; Walter; and Harry.
Charles E. Hazen attended the public schools of his native town and his remaining boyhood days were spent in assisting his father about the homestead thus acquiring a good education in the art of farming. Leaving home after attaining manhood he entered the employ of the W. & N. B. R. R. as foreman of this section of the railroad and occupied that position some three months, but was in the road's employ eight years, when in July, 1898, he accepted a like position on the Eagles Mere Railroad. Our subject commands the respect both of the men of whom he has charge and of the citizens of the community who recognize him as a man of sterling worth. He purchased the Robert Whitaker property, which consists of a good house and one acre of land, and has remodeled the house into a handsome home. Mr. Hazen was joined in hymeneal bonds to Carrie B. Phillips, a daughter of Griffin Phillips, a prominent farmer of Davidson township, and to this happy union one son has been born, Kenneth George, born March 28, 1898. Fraternally Mr. Hazen is a member and past president of the P. O. S. of A.; religiously he and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist Church. Politically our subject is an unwavering Democrat and although he takes an active part in local politics he has never sought a public office, but in 1897 he served as supervisor.
(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY 1899 Page 218 Transcribed by Tammy Clark)
JOHN HILL.
JOHN HILL. This early pioneer was the first permanent settler on the Loyalsock Creek, in Hillsgrove township, Sullivan County, Pa. He bought his land, with the improvements on it that had been already made, of a man by the name of Ogden, who took his family in a canoe and went farther down the creek. John Hill was a native of Upton, Leicester County, England. He left Liverpool November 15, 1793, and after a thirteen weeks' passage landed at New York February 18, 1794. He was a man of fine education, as his books and writings testify. On March 15, 1796, he was married to Mary Robb, daughter of Robert and Susanna Robb of Muncy, Pa. He died July 1, 1834, aged eighty-two years; his wife Mary's age and death are not recorded, but it is known that she lived to a good old age, respected by all who knew her. Their home was a house of entertainment for travelers during their married lives. The old Hill property has been a home for travelers for one hundred years, and still is; at the present date (1899) it is conducted as a licensed hotel. To John and Mary Hill were born four children, as follows: Susanna, born October 14, 1797, married Joseph Sadler, an account of whose life follows in this sketch; Mary, born April 14, 1799, married David Rogers, and reared a family of three daughters and two sons, dying in 1858; John Cheatle, born March 31, 1801, died a bachelor October 4, 1841, at the age of forty; and Martha Jane, born January 15, 1805, and married to Isaac Craven,-she reared a family of three sons and two daughters, and lived to a good old age.
.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY 1899 Page 634 Transcribed by Tammy Clark)
MARCUS D. HORN
MARCUS D. HORN. This prominent and enterprising young farmer is successfully engaged in the cultivation of the soil in Davidson township, Sullivan County, Pa., where he owns a handsome farm, which ranks among the foremost in the township. He was born in Laporte township, July 27, 1861, and is a son of Daniel Horn and grandson of Andrew Horn. Andrew Horn, the grandfather of our subject, was one of the pioneer settlers of Laporte and was the owner of the Rogers property; shortly after purchasing the property he set about clearing a portion of the farm, and engaged in tilling the soil. Later in life he moved to Waller, Columbia County, Pa., and died there at the age of eighty-two years. He was joined in the bonds of matrimony with Eve Rorach, and a family of nine children was born to them, namely: John; Daniel; Freeman; Benjamin; William; Betsy; Angeline; and Sarah.
Daniel Horn, the father of our subject, was born in Columbia County, and lived in that county until sixteen years of age, when his parents removed to Laporte township. His younger days were spent in assisting his father in clearing the homestead and in attending the common school. He was educated in agricultural pursuits and carried on that vocation all his active career. He bought a farm in Laporte township, which consisted mostly of timber land, and cleared the same, making it one of the best farms in his neighborhood. He was well-known throughout his township and possessed the confidence and esteem of a host of acquaintances. He entered the world of rest at the age of thirty-four years. He was the father of a family of five children, as follows: Malinda; Alveretta; Keturah; Jeannette; and Marcus D., the subject of this personal history.
The mother of our subject formed a second matrimonial alliance with Levi Hess, and they became the parents of four children: Ella; Harvey; Hugh; and Clarence. Marcus D. Horn was intellectually trained for the battles of life in the public schools of his native township, and spent his leisure hours aiding his father in the work about the farm, thus acquiring a good education in farming. Upon attaining his manhood he purchased a tract of land in the wilderness of Davidson township and began lumbering and farming, in which occupations he has been very successful. He has cleared a part of his purchase and made many other improvements upon it, such as erecting a new house, outbuildings, and putting the land under a high state of cultivation. When our subject's time is not occupied in clearing the farm or harvesting he is engaged in selling nursery products, being a salesman for the C. W. Stewart & Company and the Perry & Company nurseries; he is also engaged in the insurance business, representing the New York Life Insurance Company.
Mr. Horn is widely known throughout Sullivan County as an enterprising and progressive citizen and enjoys the respect and good will of his many friends. Mr. Horn formed a matrimonial alliance with Eunice Foust, a daughter of Amos Foust of Davidson township, Sullivan County. Two sons blessed the happy home of our subject and wife, namely: Roland, and Herbert. In political views our subject firmly supports the Democratic party, and has served as school director and in minor township offices. Religiously he and his family are devoted members of the Evangelical Church. Socially he is a member of the local lodge of the I. O. O. F., and the Encampment of Laporte.
(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY 1899 Page 510 Transcribed by Tammy Clark)
REV. DANIEL THOMAS HUCKELL
REV. DANIEL THOMAS HUCKELL, deceased, who throughout his entire life resided on the old Huckell homestead near the town of Forksville, in Sullivan County, was a minister of the Gospel and held charges in Forksville and vicinity for many years. He was a true Christian in every respect and his life was an exemplary one. He lived for others and his many kind acts and charitable deeds will long be recalled by those who knew and loved him. Rev. Mr. Huckell was born on the home farm in Forks township, Sullivan County, Pa., June 25, 1833, and was a son of John and Ellen (Little) Huckell, and a grandson of Thomas Huckell.
The latter was a native of England, who came to America, where we first find him located in Northumberland County, Pa. He there became acquainted with Dr. Priestly, a land agent, and also a native of England, and of him he purchased for one dollar per acre a tract of 300 acres of land in Forks township, Sullivan County. Prior to coming to this country his vocation was that of a merchant and he intended following that line of business here, bringing with him many things which he found to be utterly useless in the wilderness in which he made his home. In that section there were no roads and only the Indian trails along the creeks afforded passage to civilization. He chose a tract of well covered timberland and also flatland, on which he built his first house, a rude affair of logs and in the rear of where the beautiful home now stands. Ably assisted by his wife and children, he cleared a good farm, and there they lived happily, although they had few neighbors within a radius of many miles. This hardy pioneer lived to reach the age of seventy years before passing into the realms of the unknown.
He married Sarah Ann Lambert, a native of England, who died at the age of seventy-seven years, and their children were: Benjamin, who died in England; Sarah, the wife of G. Lyon; William; Ann, the wife of J. Ball; Catherine, the wife of Thomas Raper; John; Mary, wife of J. Rogers; and Harriet, who married William Bowen. John Huckell, the father of our subject, was born in England and came to this country with his parents. He assisted his father on the farm and upon his father's death succeeded to the ownership thereof, residing upon it until his death. He was past seventy years of age when he died and his wife was near eighty. His wife's maiden name was Ellen Little, and four children blessed their union: Benjamin, who died young; Sarah Ann, the wife of J. L. Snyder; Daniel T., the subject of this biographical record; and Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Molyneux.
Daniel Thomas Huckell was reared on the family homestead and obtained a good education in the district schools, as he was a boy of more than ordinary diligence and always displayed great fondness for reading and study. He determined to enter the ministry and teach his fellowmen the word of God and thereby aid them in their various walks of life, and as a result of this resolve he directed his studies toward that end. His father, however, persuaded him to remain at home and assist him for a time and this he did, but in 1882 he entered upon his first charge and officiated in the pulpit until his demise. His pastoral work was principally in Forksville and vicinity, and he worked faithfully in the interest of the church and for the cause of Christianity. He continued as proprietor of the homestead and sold fifty acres which were laid out in town lots, on which many fine buildings now stand. In 1885 he erected one of the handsomest residences in Forks township and improved the grounds, setting out fine shrubs and trees, and doing what he could to a3d to the general appearance of the place.
Rev. Mr. Huckell was fond of good horses and always drove spirited animals. At one time he was drawing wood with a fine span of blacks and upon unloading he stood at the front end of the wagon. The horses, taking fright at something, started up, and he became tangled in the whiffle-tree and was thrown into the air. alighting on his back and side. Upon examination it was found that three ribs had been broken and his death finally resulted, November 7, 1896. His death was greatly mourned, not only by his loving wife and children, but by a large circle of acquaintances throughout Sullivan County. September 23, 1870, Rev. Mr. Huckell was united in marriage with Mrs. Catherine M. Fleming, nee Osler, and they had one child, Sarah Ann, a teacher and student of Lock-haven State Normal School. For more than thirty years he served in an official capacity as justice of the peace and was also a member of the State Board of Agricultural Commissioners. Mrs. Huckell is a daughter of John H. and Jane (Myers) Osier, and was born in Sullivan County. John H. Osler was reared in Sullivan County, where his mother settled after forming a second union with a Mr. Bryan, her first husband having been killed in the War of 1812. After reaching manhood he engaged in the woolen manufacturing business for a period of thirty-five years in Elkland township. There he died at the age of eighty-four years and his wife at the age of seventy-nine. Their children were as follows: Jeremiah of Elkland township; Sarah Jane, deceased; Catherine M., the widow of our subject; John S. of Elkland township; Clay M. of Forks township; Lydia; David W. of Lycoming County; Henry W., who died young; and Edwin R. of Galestown, Md.
Catherine M. Osier formed matrimonial alliance with Daniel Fleming, who was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Elkland township. In the Civil War he enlisted in Co. D of the heavy artillery, and was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, June 17, 1864, and his death resulted on June 2Oth, three days later. This union resulted in the birth of one son, John R. Fleming, a prosperous woolen manufacturer of Forksville, a record of whose life appears elsewhere in this Book of Biographies. Mrs. Huckell is now living in the home built by her husband and is surrounded by scores of friends, in whose midst she has lived these many years, who hold her in high esteem for her many excellent traits of character. She was a worthy helpmeet in the good works accomplished by her husband, being of a sympathetic and charitable nature, and she can never stand by and see others in distress without doing her utmost to relieve them.
(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY 1899 Page 40 Transcribed by Tammy Clark)
MRS. ROSALIE (BOWERS) HUGO
MRS. ROSALIE HUGO, a descendant of one of the pioneer families of Sullivan County and the widow of the late Charles Hugo, is a daughter of Frederick and Fredericka (Vitus) Bowers, both of whom were natives of Berlin, Germany, immigrating to America in 1855. Mr. Bowers met with many difficulties in trying to immigrate with his family to America. As they started in a small boat to board the sailing vessel they were stranded on a sand-bar, and, during a severe storm, the vessel in which they were to sail went down. Nothing daunted, and with the determination to make this country their home, they made another effort to fulfil their desires and set sail in another ship for America, landing at Baltimore after a tedious voyage of eight weeks. One small child died while they were at sea. Mr. Bowers, being a shoemaker by trade and having friends in Germantown, Pa., settled there and worked at his trade. Being very desirous of owning a home for himself and family, he readily consented to purchase with his little savings, through some land agents, a small farm in a supposedly German settlement near Elkland, Merritt's Lake, in Elkland township. Taking his small belongings, in company with his family, he moved northward, and reached the destination, only to find that he had been swindled by rascals and left destitute in a wild land, far from home and with the winter season fast approaching, Sheltering his family in one small room, the only one to be obtained.
Mr. Bowers looked about to see how he could better himself. Many of our readers will doubtless recall the murder of Vitencruber and the subsequent conviction and execution of the murderer, Kamb. The room that these emigrants had they were obliged to share with this murderer and his wife. Using the remainder of his almost exhausted funds he bought a small piece of woodland and began to build a little log-cabin near the lake. But the severe winter, with its heavy falls of snow and keen frosts setting in, prevented him from finishing this structure, which was located not far from where Mrs. Hugo, the subject of this biography, now lives. Taking our subject, then a child of ten years, with him through the deep snow, he built a fire in the half-finished cabin, dug up the earth floor, and with his hands filled the cracks between the logs with earth to keep out the snow and cold. Then taking the others of his family to the cabin he began in this inauspicious way his struggle for existence in the New World. He lived on this place the remainder of his days, with the exception of the second winter, which was spent in Forksville, where, by economy, he was able to purchase a cow, and with this and his family he returned to the log cabin, working at his trade and doing odd jobs for his neighbors or any work which enabled him to keep the wolf from the door. Mr. Bowers died at the age of forty-five, and left six children, as follows: Rosalie, the subject of this sketch; A. Conrad; Veronica; Emma; Louisa; and Francis. His widow married Fred Smith and they have one child, who lives on the old homestead.
Charles Hugo immigrated in 1850 to Philadelphia at the age of thirteen years, and later moved to what is now known as Merritt's Lake, where he bought a small farm. His title to the property proved to be worthless and he was left destitute, without a friend and in a strange country. Charles Hugo was born in Gilson, Germany, December 13, 1837. Mr. and Mrs. Hugo began married life under adverse circumstances, and their final outcome proves that untiring energy and diligence brings success to those who labor for it. Shortly after their marriage they settled on the North Street road, buying 100 acres of the Eldred tract, Mr. Hugo working at farming for hire and in the mines. In the latter place he severely injured one hand, which incapacitated him from labor for some time. He accumulated a small capital and opened a small country store, but did not meet with the success he anticipated; thereupon, leaving his wife in charge of the store, he began to peddle, exchanging merchandise for produce. In this business he won for himself the reputation of an honest, reliable merchant, and found many willing friends to assist him. As his capital grew larger Mr. Hugo added farm after farm to his possessions; notwithstanding the fact that he and his wife endured more than their share of life's hardships, it is not strange that they, possessed of ambition and untiring energy and perseverance, succeeded in the end. At Mr. Hugo's death, in 1897, he left all of his children well provided for, and to his wife bequeathed a fine estate. His children were: Henry J., who married Christiana Banmunk, and is the father of three children, Fanny, Envoy, deceased, and Grace; Augustus, who married Annie Knupper, and has two children, Blanche and Pearl; Addie, the wife of Anthony Glockler, by whom she has two children, Mamie and Julia; Victor C., who married Bertha Crossley, and has two children, Beulah and Maud; George; Charles, deceased; Emma, deceased; William; Mary; Albert; Robert; and Frankie. Socially our subject's husband was a Mason and an Odd Fellow.
(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY 1899 Page 600 Transcribed by Tammy Clark)