Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 41

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


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Throughout these many years Mr. Scheller has been a diligent worker and an untiring seeker after improvement in his trade. Dur- ing his first years in America, he devoted much time to experiments in wood-filling, and is the inventor of that now important branch of the painter's trade. His methods for this work were patented in 1853. Among other branches of his study was serape-filling or plastering, the advancement in which owes much to his research and experiments. Mr. Scheller has reached his seventieth year, but is still active, and gives personal attention to the duties of his position. He is the veteran car- painter of the P., W. & B., and is held in high esteem by the officials of the railroad and likewise sincerely respected as an honorable and upright citizen by all who know him. He has never taken part in political matters ex- cept to cast his ballot, and that has always been done on principle-the best qualified candidate has received his vote.


In 1852, in Wilmington, Del., Jacob Schel- ler was married to Henrietta, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Jordan. Mrs. Scheller was born in Hesse Cassel, Germany. She died in Wilmington, August 7, 1893. Mr. Scheller is a member of the Lutheran church, and learned its catechism in his Swiss canton.


GEORGE L. WATSON, Wilmington, Del., son of David B. and Abigail B. (Chal- fant) Watson, was born in Baltimore, Md., November 27, 1856.


His ancestry was Irish on the paternal and English on the maternal side. His grand- father, Alexander Watson, was born in Bel- fast, Ireland, and came to America about 1820. Ile was the first of his family to emi- grate from his native country. He was a cop- per refiner, and was engaged in that occupa- tion until his death in Baltimore, where he lived for about thirty years. Alexander Wat- son married Miss Biddle, and had children: I. David B .; II. William A., of Washington, D. C .; III. Jane (Mrs. John Magill) of. Washing- ton, D. C .; has children, i. Dora, ii. Mary, iii. Charles; IV. Benjamin F., died in Balti- more in 1850; Mrs. Watson died in Wilming- ton, in 1879.


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in Chester county, l'a., where he was a well- known carpenter and builder. William Chal- fant married Elizabeth Edwards, of Chester county, Pa. They had children: 1. John, of Cloverdale, Cal .; II. Aaron, of Mendocino, Cal .; 111. Mary A. (Mrs. Jesse Spencer), de- ceased, formerly of Jennersville, Chester county, Pa .; IV. Abigail B. (Mrs. David B.


. Watson); V. Maria ( Mrs David Spencer), of Fulton county, Pa .; VI. William J., of Ever- ett, Pa .; VII. Jesse, deceased; VIII. Han- nah, died when young; IX. Elizabeth, died when young. William Chalfant died in Franklin township, Chester county, Pa., in 1887. His remains were buried in New Lon- don cemetery. Mrs. Chalfant died in Penn township, Chester county, Pa., and was buried beside her husband.


David B. Watson, father of George L. Wat- son, was born in Baltimore, Md., about the year 1827. He was a student in the public schools of that city, and afterwards learned the business of iron-rolling. In June, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Second Regiment, Maryland Volunteer Infantry, and served throughout the civil war. He was wounded at the battle of South Mountain. After the close of the great struggle for the preserva- tion of the Union, he returned to Baltimore and worked at his trade there until about 1870, when he came to Wilmington and con- tinued in his occupation as iron-roller for about ten years. David B. Watson married Abigail B., daughter of William and Elizabeth (Edwards) Chalfant, of Baltimore. They had children: I. Elizabeth A., died in Wilming- ton at age of forty-two years; II. Mary L. (Mrs. Chauncey W. Getzleman), of Wilming- ' ton, has two children, i. Luella, ii. Warren; III. William W., of New York City; IV. George L .; V. Laura G., of Wilmington. Mr. Watson died in Wilmington, August 13, 1881; his wife died September 9, 1879. Their remains are interred in Riverview cemetery, Wilmington.


George L. Watson removed from Baltimore to Pennsylvania in early life, and lived with his grandfather, William Chalfant, in Chester county. He attended the public schools of Franklin township until he was fifteen years old and, in 1870, he went to Wilmington and learned carriage-making with the firm of Ro- binson & Bro. After completing his appren- ticeship he worked as a journeyman for about


three years and in 1880 entered the upholstery department of the P. W. & B. R. R. Com- pany's shops and has since been employed there. In 1893 he was made foreman of the department. He is a Republican but does not take an active part in political affairs.


In 1881, in Philadelphia, George L. Wat- son married Mary E., daughter of John and Hannah (Dudley) Willis, of Wilmington. They have children: I. Gertrude L., born Au- gust 12, 1882; II. William II., born May 13, 1884; III. Jessie S., born March 31, 1886; IV. Susan N., born December 19, 1888; V. Ethel M., born November 9, 1890; VI. George L. 2, born October 14, 1892. VII. Regina J., born May 23, 1898. Mr. Watson and family attend Trinity P. E. church.


John Willis, father of Mrs. George L. Wat- son, was born in Wilmington. He is still a resident of New Castle county, and is engaged in farming near Hazeldale. He married Han- nah Dudley, who was born in Duncannon, Perry county, Pa. Their children are: I. Mary E. (Mrs. George L. Wason); II. Leon- ard; III. Henry.


WILMER S. ARMSTRONG, Wilming- ton, Del., son of Henry and Eleanor (Fulton) Armstrong, was born in Cecil county, Md., February 10, 1842.


John Armstrong, his grandfather, was a farmer of Cecil county, Md., for many years. It is thought he was born in America. He was a useful and honored citizen. The chil- dren of Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong were: T. Henry; II. William; III. Lewis; IV. Re- becca; V. Harriet. Of this family, only Henry and William are now living. John Armstrong died in Cecil county, Md.


Henry Armstrong, the eldest son, was born in Cecil county in 1813, and was engaged in farming there until 1870, when he removed to Philadelphia, of which city he is still a resident. He married Eleanor Fulton, and had children: T. Wilmer S .; IT. IFannah ( Mrs. Andrew B. Bennett); III. Walter E .; IV. James TI .; V. Adelaide M., deceased; VI. John B.


Wilmer S. Armstrong, until he was twenty years of age, remained on the home farm in Cecil county He received a good education in select schools and helped to cultivate the acres that surrounded his birthplace. In Au- gust, 1862, he enlisted in the Eighth Regi-


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ment, Maryland Volunteer Infantry, and serv- ed his country as a soldier for nearly three years, participating during this time in several important engagements. In June, 1865, he was mustered out in Baltimore, Md., and re- turned to the paternal home in Cecil county. Soon afterward, in July, 1865, he removed to Philadelphia and acquired the art of sheet metal working, in which he was employed un- til 1878. In 1879 Mr. Armstrong entered the employ of the P., W. & B. R. R. Co., as a sheet metal worker, and in May, 1895, was appointed to his present position, that of fore- man of the tin shops of the company in Wil- mington. He is a Republican, but not an ac- tive partisan.


In July, 1868, in Philadelphia, Wilmer S. Armstrong married Emma Ryno. They had one child, Wilhelmina. Mrs. Armstrong died, and on December 18, 1889, Mr. Armstrong married again, his wife being Rebecca D., daughter of Chalkley and Rebecca Ambler of Philadelphia. Mr. Armstrong and family at- tend the Baptist church.


AUGUSTUS NORTHROP SOUTHARD, Wilmington, New Castle county, Del., young- est son of Stephen S. and Sarah (Shields) Southard, was born at the home of his parents, No. 1021 Market street, Wilmington, Del., November 10, 1848.


Mr. Southard's father, Stephen S. Southard, was born at Rexford Flats, near Schenectady, N. Y., in August, 1806. He learned printing and worked at his trade in Schenectady until 1844, when he removed to Wilmington, Del., and opened an office where his special work was the printing of lottery tickets and circu- lars. Mt. Southard afterwards opened a hard- ware store at the corner of Third and Shipley streets, dealing principally in iron and carriage hardware. He was a successful merchant, and in 1868 was able to retire from active business life and for twenty-five years to enjoy the rest and comfort which he had won by his industry and economy. Stephen S. Sonthard was mar- ried in Jersey City, in 1829, to Sarah Shields, a native of Jersey City, N. J. Their children are: T. Letitia S., widow of Rush Sheps, resides in Wilmington, Del .; II. Stephen S., married Clementine Clay who died leaving three chil- dren, i. Stephen, ii. Samuel, iii. Isabella; IIT. Isaac Eugene, of Lincoln, Sussex county, Del. : IV. Augustus N. Mrs. Southard died at her


home in Wilmington, Del., May 30, 1888; Mr. Southard died in Wilmington, May 30, 1893, aged eighty-seven.


Augustus N. Southard attended Hyatt's Military Academy, Taylor's Academy and Galey's Academy. After completing his school course, Mr. Southard served a five year's apprenticeship as a machinist in the establishment of Pusey, Jones & Co., Wil- mington, Del. In 1870 he shipped as ma- chinist on the steamer Bache, for the United States Coast Survey service. Mr. Southard served on the Bache until 1876, when he was ordered to New York, and thence to the sur- vey of the Delaware river. In 1878 he was sent to the Mississippi river as engineer, and was stationed at Baton Rouge, La., where he remained until 1880, when he retired from the United States service. Returning to Wil- inington Del., Mr. Southard was appointed engineer of the City Water Works. He took charge of the works, July 5, 1882, and has always discharged the duties of his office to the entire satisfaction of the company and its patrons. Mr. Southard is a Republican, ac- tively interested in all that concerns the wel- fare of the community. He is a member of Eureka Lodge, No. 23, F. & A. M.


Augustus N. Southard was married in Wil- mington, Del., March 27, 1884, to Ella H., daughter of Philip and Anna Eliza (Brad- ford) Coombs. Their children are: I. Philip Coombs, born July 12, 1888; II. Letitia, born June 30, 1891; III. a child who died in in- fancy. Mrs. Southard is a member of the Baptist church. Mr. Southard and his family attend the M. E. church.


JOHN GILBERT CHRISTFIELD, Wil- mington, New Castle county, Del., son of Jolm Gilbert and Mary A. (Blest) Christ- field, was born at Wilmington, Del., June 12, 1863.


Three brothers of the name of Christfield emigrated from Germany, and settled in Maryland. One of these brothers was the father of John W. Christfield and the founder of the town of Christfield, Md. Mr. Christ- field's paternal grandfather, Gilbert Franklin Christfield, was a native of Cecil county, Md. His maternal grandfather, James Blest, a na- tive of England, emigrated to America and settled in Philadelphia, Pa., but afterwards re- moved to Wilmington, Del. He was married


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to Mary Matilda Newson, who was of French descent, and was born in Maryland. Of their eight children, two died in childhood. Those living are: I. George W .; II. William H .; III. Mary A., (Mrs. Christfield); IV. John Thomas; V. Josephine, ( Mrs. Charles Smith). Mr. Blest died at Wilmington, Del., in 1853. His wife died in 1886.


Mr. Christfield's father, John Gilbert Christfield, was born at Chesapeake City, Cecil county, Md., in 1839. Ile was educated in the schools of his native state, and at the age of sixteen removed to Wilmington, Del., where he learned ship carpentry. He was a skilful mechanic and was always able to find employ- ment at his trade. During the war of the Rebellion, Mr. Christfield fought in defence of his country, serving in Company C, Fifth Delaware Volunteers. John Gilbert Christ- field, Sr., married in Wilmington, Del., June 12, 1862, Mary A., daughter of James and Mary M. (Newson) Blest. They have one child, John Gilbert. Mr. Christfield lost his life by an accident at Perryville, Md., June 29, 1863.


John Gilbert Christfield was educated. in the public schools of Wilmington, Del., and after completing his course was apprenticed to the Harlan & Hollingsworth Company, ship and car builders of Wilmington. After serv- ing his apprenticeship, he was employed by the firm as a journeyman. Mr. Christfield was a skilful workman; and the firm appreciating his diligence and efficiency, appointed him as- sistant foreman in the car department of their works. In 1887, he was again promoted, and as traveling constructor of railway cars for the firm, visited many countries of Europe and South America. From 1891 until September 15, 1897, Mr. Christfield was connected with the offices of the firm in Wilmington, Phila- delphia, Washington and New York City. He resigned his position, September 15, 1897, to become the proprietor of the Eureka Steam Laundry, Wilmington, Del. Mr. Christfield is a successful business man, energetic and reliable, and has won the respect and confi- denec of the community. He is a member of Lafayette Lodge, No. 14, A. F. & A. M .; of Fidelity Lodge, A. O. U. W .; and of St. George's Castle, K. G. E. Mr. Christfield is a Republican, actively interested in local af- fairs, and belongs to the Young Men's Repub- lican Club.


John Gilbert Christfield was married in Wilmington, Del., March 21, 1893, to Eliza- beth, daughter of John Spencer. They have one child, John Gilbert, born March 4, 1898.


WILLIAM E. MORROW, Wilmington, New Castle county, Del., son of James and Bertha (Eves) Morrow, was born in the build- ing now occupied by the firm of James Morrow & Sons, grocers, No. 211 Market St., Wil- ington, Del.


William E. Morrow attended the public schools of Wilmington and completed his course at Taylor's Academy. While still only a boy he took his place in his father's grocery store, where he learned all the details of the business under his father's careful supervi- sion. He became his father's partner, July 1, 1873, and since his father's death, he has con- tinued the business at the old stand under the old name. Mr. Morrow is a Democrat, ac- tively interested in local affairs. He is a mem- ber of Wilmington Lodge, A. O. U. W.


William E. Morrow was married, in Wil- mington, Del., April 28, 1874, to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Lavinia (Armstrong) Justis. Their children are: I. Bertha E .; II. John Brynberg; III. Elizabeth Armstrong. Mr. Morrow and his family attend the West Presbyterian church.


Robert D. Morrow, Wilmington, Del., son of James and Bertha (Eves) Morrow, was born at No. 21 Market street, Wilmington, Del., May 5, 1853.


RICHARD L. POYNTER, Wilmington, Del., son of Thomas and Comfort (West) Poynter, was born in Lewes, Sussex county, Del., March 31, 1830.


The Poynter family is of Welsh descent on the paternal, and of German on the maternal side. Some of the members were among the earliest settlers in Delaware. Thomas Poyn- ter was a shoemaker and a resident of Lewes. Ile died in 1833, leaving but slight records of his ancestors, so that the family history is only imperfectly known. He married Com- fort West, and had children: I. Alfred, of Philadelphia; II. Adeline, deceased; III. Elizabeth, deceased; IV. Richard L.


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Ile was then only three years old. As soon as he was of the required age he began at- tending the only public school then in Wil- mington. This school was at the southeast corner of Sixth and French Streets. When he had completed his studies there, he went to Camden, N. J., and spent six years in ac- quiring the art of silver plating. Then he returned to Wilmington and established himself in business, and has continued in it successfully to the present time. His occu- pation is one that requires unusual delicacy of touch and much skill and both of these re- quirements Mr. Poynter possesses in an emi- nent degree, enabling him to build up and hold a large and profitable trade. Though he has nearly reached his three score and ten years, he is still active and gives his personal attention to the management of the estab- lishment. He is one of the oldest business men in Wilmington, and is esteemed by everybody for his integrity and his honorable dealings. He is a member of Hope Lodge, No. 21, I. O. O. F., and of Reynolds Encamp- ment, No. 3, I. O. O. F., of Wilmington. He is an adherent of the Republican party.


On June 6, 1854, Richard L. Poynter married Mary Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary Mackay, of Wilmington. They had eight children, all of whom died when young. Mr. Poynter is a member of the M. E. church.


CLAYTON B. REYBOLD, Wilmington, Del., son of John and Mary (Uhler) Rey- bold, was born about a mile south of Dela- ware City, in Red Lion hundred, New Castle county, Del., March 3, 1847.


Ile is a member of one of the oldest fami- lies of New Castle county. His ancestors were of German origin. Major Philip Rey- bold, his grandfather, was the first of the name to settle in Delaware. He remained in the state as a farmer until his death. For a time he was connected with the steamboat lines on the Delaware river, and to-day the , steamer, Major Reybold, named for and owned by him, is plying between Philadelphia and Salem, N. J. For many years the name of Reybold was closely associated with passen- ger and freight transportation on the. Dela- ware. Major Reybold married and had chil- dren: I. Elizabeth (Mrs. John C. Clark); IT. Anna (Mrs. Thomas Clark), both she and her husband deceased; III. William, deceased,


married Beulah Compton; IV. Philip, mar- ried Caroline Kohler, both deceased; V. John; VI. Margaret (Mrs. Robert Pope), both Mr. and Mrs. Pope deceased; VII. Susan, deceased; VIII. Barney, deceased, married Sophronia Hyde, of Connecticut; after her death married Elizabeth (Platt) Reybold, widow of John Reybold; IX. An- tony, married Ann Stewart, resides in Wil- mington; X. Mary; XI. Matilda; XII. Clayton, married Kate Barron, of Philadel- phia.


John Reybold was born in Red Lion hun- dred, New Castle county, Del., in 1811. He attended the public schools in his boyhood and spent the rest of his life in the management of his farm and his interests in Delaware river steamboats. Ile never removed from New Castle county. John Reybold was twice married. His first wife was Mary Uhler. They had eight children: I. George U., of Philadelphia, married Agnes Brown, has been blind since he was two years old; II. Clayton B .; III. John, 2, died 1869, aged 24; IV. Elizabeth, died when a young woman ; and four others who are deceased. John Reybold married, the second time, Eliza- beth Platt. Their children are: I. Mary (Mrs. Ashton R. Tatnall), of Wilmington; II. William P., married Lulu Benson, of Wil- mington; III. Joseph, vice-president of Ca- pelle Bros.' Hardware Company, of Wilming- ton, married Anna Armstrong. John Rey- bold died August 31, 1862.


Clayton B. Reybold obtained his education in the public schools of Philadelphia, finish- ing his course in the Boys' High School. Af- terward he removed to Cecil county, Md., and engaged in farming until 1876. In that year he became purser on the steamer Thomas Clyde, a position which he has filled to the entire satisfaction of his employers and the travelers who use his boat. There is, per- haps, no officer aboard a Delaware boat to- day who is more widely known or more popu- lar. His power to hold his popularity has been abundantly demonstrated during the many years he has been connected with one of the favorite and exclusively excursion boats on the Delaware. It is well-known that ex- cursion crowds of pleasure-seekers are exact- ing and thoughtless, yet Mr. Reyboldl has al- ways succeeded in so performing his trying duties as to give little or no cause for com-


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plaint. Politically, he is classed with the Be- publicans.


On April 27, 1870, in Delaware City, Clay- ton B. Reybold married Sophronia R., daugh- ter of Charles and Rachel ( Reed) Forbes, of Delaware City. They have one child, Grace J., born April 28, 1871, died in January, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Reybold attend the Presbyterian church.


VICTOR R. PYLE, Wilmington, Del., son of Isaac and Anna M. ( Mills) Pyle, was born in Wilmington, Del., April 9, 1865.


He was educated in the public schools of Wilmington and early in life engaged in mer- cantile pursuits. For some years he was :: salesman but on January 1, 1890, entered into partnership with George W. McKee in the lumber business in Wilmington. This partnership continued until July 18, 1891, . when Mr. Pyle purchased the interest of his associate and has since conducted alone the affairs of the large establishment, which is de- voted to the sale of lumber, coal, lime, cement and mill work. He is, in addition, proprietor of the Pyle Cycle Co., which he organ- ized December 10, 1891. He is a member of the Board of Trade, of Eden Lodge, No. 34, I. O. O. F., and of Wilmington lodge, No. 1, A. O. U. W. Ilis political views are those of the Republican party.


On September 16, 1890, Victor R. Pyle was married to Lillian, daughter of Benjamin F. and Emma Jackson, of Wilmington. They have children: I. Victor R., Jr .; IT. Del- phia; III. Elizabeth; IV. Albert HI .; V. Daniel. One child died in infancy. Mr. I'yle is a member of the M. E. church.


Isaac Pyle, father of Victor R. Pyle, re- sides in Wilmington. Mrs. Isaac Pyle is do- ceased.


WILLIAM T. STACKHOUSE, Wil- mington, Del., son of William K. and Rebecca (Crouse) Stackhouse, was born in New Hope, Bucks county, Pa., April 18, 1847.


Ilis grandfather, Amos Stackhouse, was born in Bristol, Pa. When a young man he became engaged in the general merchan- dise business at New Hope, Pa., where he resided until his death, which did not occur until long beyond the time usually allotted to man. He was the oldest citizen of New Hope, having seen the snows of one hundred


and two winters. In early manhood Amos Stackhouse married Ama Hlunt. They had twelve children, only two of whom survive, Charles and Mary, both residents of Philadel- phia.


William K. Stackhouse, a son of Amos Stackhouse, was born in New Hope, Pa., and there passed his lifetime, engaged in the drug and general merchandise business. He mar- ried Rebecca Crouse, and had children: I. Amanda ( Mrs John C. Holcome), of Lambert- ville, N. J., deceased; II. William T. Mr. Stackhouse died in 1852; his wife died April 18, 1847.


William T. Stackhouse, deprived of a mother's care, became an immate of the home of his maternal grandparents as an infant, and remained there until he was sixteen years old. He received a public school education, and then learned iron-moulding. In the spring of 1863 he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-first Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Captain Watson P. Magill, of New Hope, and participated in the battle of Gettysburg. Soon after, his term of enlistment expired, and he was honorably discharged. He went to Wilmington, Del., and there joined the Seventh Regiment, Delaware Volunteers, thirty day men. At the end of this time the young soldier, desirous of aiding his country to the full extent of his power, re-enlisted in the Eighth Regiment, Delaware Volunteers, and served for eleven more months of the Civil War. At the close of the struggle he was mustered out at Wihnington. After leav- ing the army Mr. Stackhouse settled in Phil- lip-burg, N. J., and about a year later re- moved to Three Rivers, Mich., where he had the superintendence of agricultural works for four years. He then went to Chicago, Ill., and created a large foundry for the Boomer Bridge Works Co. Two years later he made his way to Elkhart, Ind., and worked for twon- ty-four months as an iron-moulder in the shops of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chi- cago Railroad Co. Being obliged by the fail- ure of his health to abandon the foundry busi- ness, he removed to Danville, Pa., where for two years he was in business as a plumber and as a constructor of buildings for the National Iron Co. After being employed for a num- ber of years in various places, he returned to Wilmington. April 10, 1885, and has since resided there. He has been engaged for


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thirteen years, as a member of the firm' of Stackhouse & Bro., in the manufacture and bottling of Taylor's root beer, of which he is sole proprietor. His firm has a branch of the establishment at Atlantic City, N. J. Mr. Stackhouse is a charter member of Lafayette post, No. 217, G. A. R., of Easton, Pa., and a member of Mingua tribe, No. 8, I. O. R. M., of Wilmington. He votes the Republican ticket.




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