Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 125

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1482

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Besides attending school during the winter, Alfred Hopkins assisted during the summer months in the cultivation of the home farm, thus becoming an experienced practical farmer. In 1880, he went to Illinois, where he worked on farms for Nathan Harrington for about six months. After his father's death, Mr. Hopkins bought the homestead, and occupied it until 1895, when he sold it to Collison Pritchett; he then, partly by pur- chase and partly by exchange, acquired his present farm of about 100 acres. Mr. Hop- kins is a thorough and successful general farmer, and is respected in the community. Ilis politics are Democratie; he has served in several offices. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., at Harrington.

Alfred Hopkins was first married in Feb- ruary, 1883, to Mary J. Smith, who died in August, 1895, leaving one child, Myra. Mr. Hopkins afterward married Laura B., daugh- ter of Reuben and Rebecca (Hopkins) Ross. The children of this marriage are: I. Sarah Rebecca; II. Allie Belle; III. Elias P.

CHARLES A. SMITH, Brownsville, Md., son of Nathan and Nancy (Wyatt) Smith, was born on the homestead in Kent county, Del., between Brownsville and Whitleysburg, October 7, 1841.

Mr. Smith's grandparents, James Henry and Araminta (Russell) Smith, lived and died on their farm near Vernon, Del. Their son, Nathan Smith, father of Charles A. Smith, was born in Mispillion hundred, in 1802. ITe received a limited education, and devoted

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his life to agriculture. Nathan Smith was married to Nancy Wyatt. Their children are: I. James W .; II. Lydia (Mrs. Robert Raughley), of Dover, Del .; III. Mary Etta (Mrs. Richard II. Lockerman), 'of Crisfield, Somerset county, Md .; IV. Nathan, Queens- town, Md .; V. Alexander, resides in Queen Anne county, Md .; VI. Charles A .; VII. Annie E. (Mrs. Hezekiah Sapp), resides near Hollandsville, Del .; VIII. William W., Denton, Md. Mr. Smith and his wife were members of the M. P. church. Mr. Smith belonged to the congregation organized in 1828, and not only helped to build the old church, but assisted in erecting the present edifice at Burrsville, Md. He was an active worker and held various church offices. Mr. Smith was a man of sound judgment, es- teemed and beloved in the district. He died in 1889, his widow in 1895. Both are buried in the cemetery of the M. P. church at Burrs- ville.

Charles A. Smith grew up on the home- stead. Ile attended the public schools of the district during the winter months, and worked with his father in summer, thus acquiring a practical knowledge of farming. In 1865 Mr. Smith began farming for himself on the land upon which he now resides, renting and afterwards purchasing the property from his father, Nathan Smith. Mr. Smith is inter- ested in public affairs, and has always voted the Democratic ticket.

Charles A. Smith was married, January 18, 1865, to Adeline, daughter of Joshua and Cecilia (Andrew) Obier. Their children are: I. Orab, farmer; II. Nathan E .; III. Joshua; IV. Ada, widow of Walter Hopkins; V. Lu- ella, widow of James L. Paris; VI. Martha. Mr. Smith and his family are members of the M. P. church at Burrsville, Md. He has been a trustee and class-leader and is now a licensed exhorter and an active worker in the Sunday school. Mrs. Smith died at the homestead in 1897; she is buried in the cemetery at Har- rington, Del.

JOHN TRAVIS, Harrington, Kent coun- ty, Del., son of John and Elizabeth (Ander- son) Travis was born near White's church, Mispillion hundred, Kent county, Del., in 1831.

Mr. Travis' father, John Travis, was, it is supposed, a native of Talbot county, Md.

He was a farmer, and settled in Mispillion hundred, Kent county, Del., where he be- came the owner of several properties, all of which he lost through business reverses. John Travis was married to Elizabeth Ander- son. Their children are: I. John; IL. Mary Ann, deceased; III. Whiteley, joined a party to prospect for gold in California, where he married, became wealthy, and died; IV. Al- bert, a miller, now a merchant in Caroline. county, Md. Mr. Travis was highly esteemed in the community, where his early death was deeply mourned. IIe died in 1837, aged forty; his widow survived only a few years.

John Travis, Jr., was only six years old when his father died, leaving the family, des- titute. His mother was therefore obliged to return to her parents, and to permit the chil- dren to be put out. John found a home with a relative, Whiteley Graham, with whom he remained until he was twenty-two years old. He attended school at Thomas' schoolhouse during the winter months, learned masonry, and worked on the farm with Mr. Graham until he attained his majority, receiving his board and clothing, and for the year after at- taining his majority, seventy dollars in cash. With this small capital Mr. Travis began business for himself. He rented a house and a few acres of land, paying fifty dollars per year, and for three or four years farmed this land, also working at his trade. He purchased one horse and a cow for which he gave his note. When this was paid Mr. Travis bought his present home, a farm of 150 acres of arable land. To do this he was again obliged to incur a debt, which he paid in three years. Having secured his homestead, Mr. Travis began improving his property, rebuilding and remodeling the old house, and making for himself a comfortable and beautiful home. For twenty-five years he worked at his trade, and even now occasionally resumes the mason's trowel. During the war of the Re- bellion Mr. Travis enlisted as a private in Company II, Sixth Delaware Volunteers, and served for nine months. He is an active member of the Republican party, always vot- ing the party ticket. He is interested in pub- lie affairs, and has served on the grand jury.

John Travis was married, in his twenty- first year, to Mary Wrotten. Their children are: I. Elizabeth Ann, married first to John Wix, and afterwards to Philemon Porter; IT.

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Whiteley, married to Lula Harrington; III. John W., married to Roxana Wyatt; IV. Mary (Mrs. John Sipple); V. Martha (Mrs. Benjamin McKnatt); VI. Margaret (Mrs. Linwood Hammond), deceased; VII. Charles D., married Olive Ross. Mrs. Travis was a member of White's M. E. church; she died in 1885, and is buried at Wesley's chapel. Since 1855, Mr. Travis has been an active member of White's M. E. church, in which he was for many years, a class-leader. IIe in an efficient teacher in the Sunday school, and was for a long time its superintendent.

NICHOLAS BANKS PRICE, Whiteleys- burg, Kent county, Del., son of Samuel W. and Lydia (Benney) Price, was born near Whiteleysburg, March 11, 1864.

John Price, grandfather of Nicholas B. Price, had children as follows: I. John, died in New Castle county, Del .; II. Foster, removed to the west, where he died; III. Frank, died in Wilmington, Del .; IV. Sam- muel W .; V. Joseph, died in early manhood; VI. Elizabeth, removed to Iowa, where she married and died. John Price was an active member of the Baptist denomination, and a - sisted in building the first Baptist church at Baptist Branch. He died near Hollands- ville, Kent county, Del.

Mr. Price's father, Samuel W. Price, was born in South Murderkill hundred, Kent county, Del., in May, 1802. His educational advantages were limited, as he could not often be spared to attend school. He remained at home, assisting his father with the farm work, until he was twenty-one. Mr. Price devoted himself to the cultivation of the soil and be- came one of the successful farmers of the dis- triet. Samuel W. Price was married in the home now occupied by his son, Nicholas B. Price, to Mary, daughter of Peter Wilson, of Mispillion hundred, Kent county, Del. They had one child, Susan Ann (Mrs Levin Ilirons). Mr. Price's second wife, Lydia Benney, was a native of Talbot county, Md. Their children are: I. Nicholas Banks; II. James Henry, resides near Greensboro, Md .; III. Wilhelmina ( Mrs. Thomas H. Welch ) ; IV. Alfred J., of Mispillion hundred; V. Albert, a farmer of Bureau county, Ill .; VI. Amy (Mrs. William Hughes); VII. Bartimeus, of Chester county, Pa. Mr. Price died at the home of his son, Nicholas B. Price, in 1879;

his widow died in 1884, in South Murderkill hundred, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Thomas II. Welch.

Nicholas B. Price attended school at Thomas' schoolhouse during the winter months, and remained at home, working with his father and learning the principles of agri- culture, until he was twenty-one. Ilis father's health failing, Mr. Price assumed his support and for two years hired as a farm laborer to James Clendaniel, of Little Creek Neck, receiving his board and fourteen dol- lars per month. At the end of the two years, he began farming for himself in Mispillion hundred, renting his land from Nathan Smith. Mr. Price purchased his farm in Mispillion hundred in 1887. Mr. Price was at first a Democrat, but conviction led him to identify himself with the Prohibition party; he, how- ever, cast his vote for W. J. Bryan and free silver.

Nicholas Banks Price was married to Georgiana, daughter of Richard John and Margaret (Richardson) Draper, of Mispil- lion hundred. Their children are: I. Myrtle; II. Lawrence, died aged four years; III. Blanche; IV. Arlington; V. Noble, died aged two years; VI. Annie; VII. Rashie; VIII. Gladys; IX. Hartley; X. Fletcher; XI. Minnie. Mr. Price attends the M. P. church at Union Corner, and contributes liberally to all benevolent objects.

JOHN HENRY BULLOCK, P. O. Whiteleysburg, Kent county, Del., son of Thomas B. and Ann (Holland) Bullock, was born at Marsh Hope Bridge, on the southern boundary of Kent county, July 12, 1842.

Ilis grandfather, John Bullock, was an ex- tensive land-owner in Sussex county, Del. Hle married Mary Harper and had the follow- ing children: I. Zipporah (Mrs. Joshua Hart), deceased; II. Catherine (Mrs. Thomas Brady), deceased; III. Nancy, died unmar- ried; IV. Thomas B. Although an only son, Thomas Bullock began life under unfortu- nate conditions. Ile was born at Marsh Hope Bridge, and notwithstanding the fact that his father owned all the land lying in that neigh- borhood, received scarcely an education, and was deprived of his share in the paternal es- tate. In early boyhood, he applied himself with diligence to farm labor, and after some roars, was enabled by his industry and fru-

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gality to buy a farm near Todd's Chapel, in Sussex county. He was twice married; his first wife was Ann, daughter of James and Lydia Holland, and sister of Richard Hol- land, teacher and surveyor, for whom Ilol- landsville was named. The children of this marriage are: I. John Henry; II. David; III. Charles, resides near Bethel church; IV. Martha, died young; V. Richard, died young; VI. Thomas Jefferson, of Mispillion hundred; VII. Moses, died in infancy. After the death of his first wife, Thomas Bullock mar- ried Sarah Ann Anderson. They had nine- teen children, including three pairs of twins. Those living are: I. Mary (Mrs. Thomas Kelley); II. Thomas; III. George; IV. Daniel; V. William; VI. James; VII. Lydia; VIII. Angelina; IX. Percie.

Five days at the age of six, and twenty days at the age of nineteen, were all the op- portunities for school education that John Henry Bullock enjoyed; the latter time was passed in a subscription school. For this lack of scholastic training, he has had to compen- sate as best he could by observation and at- tention to current affairs. From boyhood, he was engaged in farm work, and resided at home until he was twenty-three years old. He then hired out at a trifling compensation, but managed to save from even this small pit- tance. At the age of twenty-five, he turned his attention to carpentry, and persevered in this handicraft for two years; then, finding that to learn the finer and more remunerative branches of the business, more education than he possessed was requisite, he abandoned the trade, and going to Philadelphia, obtained a position as street-car driver and extra con- ductor. In this position he continued for about seventeen months, still frugally laying aside every cent not absolutely needed to sup- ply his daily wants. By the time that Mr. Bullock left the city, his savings amounted to $400, placed on interest. About this time he was married, and after his marriage, he rented a farm in Nanticoke hundred for four years; then for one year, one in Mispillion hundred; and lastly a farm in Caroline coun- ty, Md., for two years. After this, he bought 130 acres of the Smith property, on which ho lived eleven years, building a home in 1895. Finally, in 1888, Mr. Bullock bought the farm of 128 acres on which he still resides. By means of manly self-denial, diligence and

perseverence, he has placed himself and his family in a position of comfort and respect; his has been a very laudable victory over un- promising circumstances. Mr. Bullock is in- dependent in his political and religious opinions, casting his vote for the man and measures he esteems the best, rather than ac- cording to the tenets of a party.

John Henry Bullock was married in Phila- delphia to Eliza Ann, daughter of Philemon and Rebecca Dill, on January 18, 1869. Their children are: I. Elmer L., farmer, at home; II. Willard T., farmer, resides in Illi- nois; III. John Herman; IV. Elizabeth E .; V. Simeon V .; the youngest three all reside at home.

ALEXANDER W. HUGHES, P. O. Hol- landsville, Kent county, Del., son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Reed) Hughes, was born July 18, 1826, on the Reed homstead.

The Reed family is of Irish descent. Mr. Hughes' great-grandfather, John Reed, was stolen from his home by two men whom he met on his way to school, and by whom he was drugged with whiskey. When he recov- ered his consciousness, he was board a ship, at sea. IIe sold himself for his passage-money, and was landed at Lewes, Del. Coming later to what is now Hollandsville, the young man took up 1,000 acres of land. John Reed mar- ried Miss Polk, whose father was a man of influence in England, but had been compelled to leave his country on account of his religious opinions. Mr. Polk had two daughters and seven sons, one of whom was the ancestor of President James K. Polk, and of Governor Charles Polk, of Delaware.

The Hughes family originally settled in Queen Anne county, Md., and there James Hughes, grandfather of Alexander W. Hughes, was born. He removed to the vi- cinity of Greensborough, in Caroline county, Md., after his marriage, and lived there dur- ing the rest of his life. James Hughes mar- ried Miss Willoughby; their children were: J. Sanmel; II. James, who married Rachel Reed, and died near Sandtown, Del .; III. William, deceased; IV. Nancy; V. Eliza- beth (Mrs. William Irvin); VI. Mary ( Mrs. Owen Greenley). The second wife of James Hughes was Margaret -----; they had one son, Henry, now deceased, who married Anne Spencer.

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Samuel Hughes, eldest son of James and - (Willoughby) Hughes, was born near Bridgetown, Caroline county, Md., and spent his youth on a farm. He attended the sub- seription schools of the district, and was later farm manager for William Hlulitt, of Talbot county, for four years. Mr. Hughes then purchased a farm near Whiteleysburg, Md. For several years he was justice of the peace. In his earlier years, he supported the Whig party, but afterwards became a Democrat. Four years before his death, he retired from active business. Samuel Hughes married Elizabeth Reed; their children are: I. Alex- ander W .; II. Ann (Mrs. Joshua Phister), of South Murderkill hundred; III. James, farm- er, Greensborough, Md., married Mary Har- rington, deceased; IV. Ebenezer, has a son in public life; V. Samuel, farmer, of Mispillion hundred, married Deborah Ann Cooper; VI. Elizabeth (Mrs. Elijah Sapp), of Whiteleys- burg, Md .; VII. Rachel, first married to John Harrington, afterwards to John Brown, is now a widow, resides in Wilmington; VIII. Ellen (Mrs. Enoch Clark), of Dover, Del. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hughes were members of the Baptist church. Mr. Hughes died near Hollandsville in 1881, aged eighty-four years; Mrs. Hughes' death occurred in 1884, at the same age.

Alexander W. Hughes received his educa-

tion in the subscription schools near Hollands- ville, which he attended from his seventh to his twenty-first year, spending his summers in farm labor. At the age of twenty-one, Mr. Hughes rented a farm, and cultivated it in his own interest for three years. He then rented his present home for three years, after which time he bought it from John Reed. Mr. Hughes has given special attention to grass farming. His political views are Demo- cratic.

On February 12, 1853, Alexander W. Hughes was married to Mrs. Lydia (Harring- ton) Carter, daughter of John and Rhoda ( Masters) Harrington, and widow of Henry Carter. Their children are: I. Elmina (Mrs. Theodore Harrington), of New Har- rington; II. Henry W., of Denton, Md., mar- ried to Mrs. Ida B. Longfellow; III. John II., of Sandtown, Del., married to Mary L. Brown; IV. Jennie (Mrs. John Moore), of South Murderkill hundred; V. George N., of New Harrington, married Sarah Smith; VI. Jacob R., of Greensborough, Md .; III. Anne (Mrs. Daniel M. Gooden), of Hender- son, Md .; VIII. William M .; IX. Walter; and an infant, deceased. By her first mar- riage, Mrs. Hughes had two children: I. Rhoda Jane (Mrs. Samuel Smith); II. Mary Susan ( Mrs. B. L. Hurd), of New Hollands- ville.

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Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 125

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa. Number of Pages: 1482

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1482