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Thomas Cook never attended school. The nearest schoolhouse was situated full five miles from his home, and when he was old enough to walk that distance, he was con- sidered old enough to work, and was there- fore employed on the farm. When he was sixteen, Mr. Cook hired as a farm laborer, re- ceiving at first four and afterwards eight and a half dollars per month. On attaining his majority, he found himself the possessor of one hundred dollars, and with this capital he decided to begin business for himself. Pur- chasing a horse, a cow, and a few necessary farming implements, he rented a tract of land from John Gooden. After cultivating this land for fourteen years, he removed to the Bostie farm, where he remained for seven- teen years. The industrious, frugal habits by means of which the boy had saved one hundred dollars out of his meagre wages, en- abled the man to save larger sums, and after renting for thirty-one years, he bought his present home, a farm of 190 acres, situated in North Murderkill hundred, Kent county, Del. At the time of the purchase the greater part of the land was covered with timber. Mr. Cook began clearing the land at the rate of twenty acres each year, and has now only thirty acres of woodland. Mr. Cook's farm is fertile and well cultivated; he has also erected a comfortable home, and a convenient barn and out-buildings. He is a Democrat, av- tively interested in all the affairs of his na- tive county, where he is highly esteemed and respected. A poor boy, without education or influential friends, he has become through industry, frugality, and honesty, one of the successful land owners of North Murderkill hundred.
Thomas Cook was married by Eller Peter Meredith, at Vernon, Del., January 22, 1852, to Hester, daughter of Noah Moore, who was born near I'nion church, North Murderkill hundred, Kent county, Del., May 11, 1532. Their children are: 1. Sarah E., born Oc- tober 23, 1852, died in childhood; II. Susan E., born January 11, 1855, died in childhood; III. Elmira ( Mas. James 1. Stevenson), born February 23, 1857; IV. Mary ( Mrs. John Wesley Smith), born June 1, 1859: V. Tam- zie ( Mrs. Albert W. Gooden), born October 3. 1861; VI. Annie (Mrs. Thomas W. Gooden), born September 17, 1563; VII. Margaret ( Mrs. Charle- Clark), barn August
20, 1865; VIII. Sarah II. (Mrs. Martin D. Cooper), born February 15, 1867; IX. Su-an L. (Mrs. William B. Cooper), born March 14, 1869; X. Thomas M., born March 10, 1872, died young; NI. Lala, born August 19, 1878. The family attend the M. E. church, of which most of them are mem- bers.
HON. SAMUEL RICHARD MERE- DITHI, P. O. Willow Grove, Kent county, Del., son of Peter and Sarah (Cooper) Mere- dith, was born at Petersburg, North Murder- kill hundred, Kent county, Del., March 28, 1840.
The Meredith family is of Welsh origin. Job Meredith, grandfather of Samuel Richard Meredith, came from Wales in the latter part of the eighteenth century, and settled on a farm two and one-half miles from Peters- burg, Kent county, Del., which remained in possession of the family for many years. Job Meredith married Elizabeth Betts, and had
one child, Peter. Mrs. Elizabeth Meredith died on the farm near Petersburg, and Mr. Meredith was married to Elizabeth Hatfield. Their children were: I. Whitely, married Eliza Brown; II. William, married Sarah A. Knott; III. Rebecca (Mrs. Thomas Frazier); IV. Mary (Mrs. Samuel Meredith). Mr. Mere- dith was a deacon in the Old School Baptist church.
Peter Meredith, father of Samuel Richard Meredith, was born on the homestead in 1789. In early life he began farming, and purchased a tract of land near Petersburg, which was at one time in the possession of his mother. He was engaged in farming until his death. He was a Whig, and afterward a Democrat, and took an active part in politie -. Peter Meredith in 1817 married Sarah Cooper, born in 1800. They had children: I. Thomas, died young; II. Peter, 2; III. Sarah A. (Mrs. Jesse Sherwood); IV. White- ly William, of near Princeton, N. J., married Emily Broadway, and after her death, Sarah A. Golden: V. Ezekiel C., bachelor, lives with the widow of his brother, Peter: VI. Sammel Richard, merchant of Willow Grove. Mr. Meredith died in 1863. Ile was a mem- her of the Old School Baptist church, and an older and preacher in that denomination.
Hon. Samuel Richard Meredith revived a good education in his youth. He attended
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the common schools of his neighborhood and the classical school, at Dover, of which Pro- fessor William 1. Reynolds was principal, completing his studies in the latter institu- tion when he was twenty years old. His va- vations were spent on the farm. He taught school for a term in 1860 and a year later, in connection with William W. Meredith, a cousin, purchased the store of John L. Cohee, at Sandstown, and conducted it for three years. Then he sold his interest, and was employed for a year as clerk for William Longfellow in a store at Willow Grove. In 1865-66 he was a shipping agent at Wyom- ing, and in the year following was clerk for John T. Jacques in that place. For the next year he acted as elerk for his brother, White- ly William, at Wyoming, and at the expira- tion of twelve months purchased the store, associating with him as his partner James George. In 1871, Mr. Meredith sold his in- terest to William Broadway, and removed to Philadelphia, Pa., where he was engaged in the commission business until 1874; then returning to Kent county, he taught school for a short time. In 1876 he established a store for general merchandise at Willow Grove, which he conducted for three years, after which he sold his goods at public ane- tion. In 1879-'80 Mr. Meredith was in the commission business in Wilmington, and in December of the latter year went into the store of Thomas Conner, at Felton, as a clerk. Ile remained there for three years. During the summers of 1883 and 1884, he was an assistant to Walter Burton in his store at Rehoboth. In 1885 he purchased the store of Martin B. Kingsbury at Willow Grove, and has conducted it for the past thirteen years, Mr. Meredith has been an active man, and stands very high in the estimation of all who know him. He has been a worker in polities since his youth, and although he comes of a Whig family. has always been a stanch Democrat. In 1896 he was prevailed upon to accept the Democratie nomination for State Senator, his party believing that his ability and popularity would make him an exceptionally strong candidate and an useful legislator. He was elected, and served his constituents with fidelity. Mr. Meredith's family were members of the Old School Bap- tist church.
Peter Meredith, 2, deceased, brother of
Samuel Richard Meredith was born at Peters- burg, Kent county, June 29, 1823. He re- ceived a common school education, and grew up as a farmer's boy. Being ambitions to acquire knowledge, he prepared himself for teaching, in which he was engaged for a mun- ber of years. Hle saved much of his salary, and after a time married and for seventeen years cultivated leased farms, near Smyrna. On the death of his father, Peter Meredith, he purchased the interest of the other heirs in the old homestead, which he occupied until his death. Mr. Meredith was a man of fine character, and was universally respected. He was a loving father and devoted husband. He was a Whig, and cast his first vote for William Henry Harrison for president, but was afterwards a consistent Democrat. Ile served as a Levy Court commissioner and as a trustee of the Kent county almshouse.
On February 24, 1846, Peter Meredith, 2, was married to Sarah Cooper Frasher, of the neighborhood of Petersburg, born Oeto- ber 20, 1820. Their children are: I. Alex- ander F., married Anna G. Frasher; II. Elizabeth (Mrs. Thomas MeGinnis), of Kent county; III. Thomas, married Elizabeth Frasher; IV. Anna, at home; V. Catharine, wife of Sheriff Bedford Roc, died in Kent county, Md .; VI. Sarah (Mrs. Charles W. Greene), deceased. Mr. Meredith died July 14, 1894. Ile was buried in the Mount Moriah Baptist churchyard. Mr. Meredith was a member of the Baptist church, and an earnest worker in the cause of religion. Since his death, his widow leases the farm on which he made his home for so many years.
THOMAS D. CUBBAGE, P. O. Peters- burg, Del., son of William and Elizabeth B. ( Dehorty) Cubbage, was born in North Mur- derkill hundred, Kent county, Del., January 24, 1821.
His paternal grandfather was Thomas Cub- bage, whose ancestors resided in the vicinity of Wilmington, Del. Thomas Cubbage was born in Kent county, and was twice married. Hle died near Mount Moriah, North Murder- kill hundred, Kent county. The maternal ancestors of Thomas D. Cabbage were of Irish nationality. Thomas Dehorty, born September 15, 1771, was his grandfather; h . married, January 19, 1792, Margaret Reed,
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born January 7, 1771; their home was in then secured employment on the farm of Kent county, Del.
William Cubbage, father of Thomas D. C'ubbage, was born in the vicinity of Mount Moriah, Kent county. He engaged in farm- ing in his earlier years, and then established himself in business as a butcher in Milford. Ile was, in politics, a follower of Thomas Jefferson. William Cubbage was married to Elizabeth B., daughter of Thomas and Marga- ret (Reed) Dehorty, of Kent county, Del. They had children: I. Mary (Mrs. William Lord); II. Amy (Mrs. Jonathan Longfellow); III. Thomas D .; IV. John T .; V. William V. W .; all except Thomas D. died in Kent county, Del. William Cubbage died in Mil- ford in October, 1826, while still a young man. He was a member of the Old School Baptist church. Mrs. Cubbage married a second time, her husband being James M. Griffith, of Kent county, Del. Their chil- dren were: I. Andrew J., of Indianapolis, Ind .; II. Catharine, died young; III. George Reed, deceased; IV. Martin Van Buren; V. Alexine; all except Catharine reside in the west. Mr. Griffith died in the west. Mrs. Griffith died at Mount Moriah, Kent county.
Thomas D. Cubbage was born in the build- ing in which he now conducts a store. When he was three years old, his father removed to Milford, where he died a short time after. The family then removed to the house of Mrs. C'ubbage's father, Thomas Dehorty, at Mount Moriah. There Thomas D. Cubbage resided for a number of years. He was educated in his grandfather's kitchen. Public schools were unknown in Delaware in his youth and the opportunities for obtaining instruction were few. His grandfather believed in edu- cated men; he knew the additional power which mental culture gives to the farmer and the mechanic, and he established a school of his own. The sessions were held during the winter evenings in his kitchen, and were pre- sided over by a teacher paid by him. To this school boys of the neighborhood were invited, and received a good rudimentary training in the most essential branches of knowledge. The kitchen furnished nourish- ment for the body and mind. Many of the pupils who sat about its walls of evenings be- came well-known and successful business men. Thomas D. Cubbage attended this school until he was fourteen years old, and
Samuel Price, where he was paid $4.00 per month and his board. He remained with Mr. Price one year, then was clerk in a store in Greensboro, Md., for a short time, and then returned to his grandfather's farm. A year later he engaged in farming on his own ac- count. His mother lived with him during this time. Finally he leased his grandfather's farm, paying for it $75 per year. For a year he conducted a store at Sandtown, Kent coun- ty, near the Maryland line. While he was at Sandtown, his grandfather died. Mr. C'uh- bage was appointed executor of his estate, and went to live on the farm of the deceased while occupied with the settlement of his affairs. This work concluded, he removed to a farm deeded to him by Mr. Dehorty and remained there several years, during which his family grew to manhood. In 1868 Mr. Cubbage es- tablished himself in business in Mount Moriah, and still conducts the store he found- ed thirty years ago. In 1873 his place of business was destroyed by fire. He has been successful in his undertakings as farmer and merchant. He owns the farm he inherited from his grandfather and the one on which he now lives. Hle is very generous, and has extended financial assistance to many people, in some instances to his own loss. Mr. C'ub- bage is well preserved physically, and despite his years reads without the aid of spectacles. Ile is a Democrat, and for several years held the office of justice of the peace.
On December 17, 1843, Thomas D. Cub- bage was married to Sarah Ann, daughter of James G. and Hester (Cohee) Longfellow, of Kent county, Del. One of their children died in infancy; the others are: Elizabeth (Mrs. John W. Cooper), of Kent county; William Banks Washington, farmer of Kent county, married Elizabeth Clark; James G., married Rebecca Clark, died in Kent county: Hester, died young; Mary, died young; Mary Susan (Mrs. John Irwin), died in Phila- delphia; Sarah, died young; John, died young; Louisa (Mrs. William Thomas), ro- sides near Hartley, Del .; Thomas R., of Washington, D. C., telegraph operator, mar- ried May Somers. Mrs. Cubbage died at her home in 1880. She was a member of the M. P. church and a devout Christian. Mr. Cub- bage is a free thinker, but is liberal in his gifts to various denominations.
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ALEXANDER C. DILL, P. O. Peters- burg, Kent county, Del., son of Philemon and Susan (Cubbage) Dill, was born near Petersburg, Kent county, Del., January 20, 1825.
His grandfather, John Dill, spent his whole life in the cultivation of the soil. He was married to Miss Edwards. Their children are: I. Warner, married Rachel Greenly, died in Kent county, Del .; II. Philemon; III. Major, married Mary Cubbage, died in C'aroline county, Md .; IV. Henry, married Margaret A. Smith, died in Caroline county, Md .; V. Skimmer, died in Caroline county, Md. Mr. Dill died near Greensboro, Md., in 1840, aged seventy-five. Philemon Dill, second son of John Dill, was born in Kent county, Md., near the state line. He grew up on a farm near Greensboro, Md., and hav- ing no educational advantages, was unable either to read or write. In early manhood he removed to Kent county, Del., and set- tled on a farm adjoining the Cubbage home- stead; this farm was the property of his wife, and had belonged to her father, Thomas Cub- bage. Philemon Dill was married to Susan C'ubbage. Their children are: I. Alexan- der C .; II. Whitely H., a farmer, of Mor- row county, Ohio, served during the war of the Rebellion, for one year in the
Ohio Volunteers, was married first to Miss Throckmorton, afterwards to Mary E. Gil- bert; III. Cubbage C., married first to Sarah M. Harris, afterwards to Emma Needles, died in Fairfield county, Ohio; IV. Mary Jane, died in youth; V. Susan, died in youth. Mr. Dill's second wife was Rebecca IIurd. Their children are: I. Andrew, deceased; II. Thomas II., of Fairfield county, Ohio; HIT. Philemon John, of Ohio; IV. Eliza Ann (Mrs. John II. Bullock), of Kent county, Del .; V. James K., of Ohio; VI. Mary Ethel (Mrs. Luther M. Dill), of Kent county, Del .; VII. Mary E. (Mrs. Cornelius Saxon), died in Kent county, Del .; VIII. Rebecca (Mrs. James Stubbs), of Kent county, Del. Mr. Philemon Dill died at the homestead, in 1852, aged fifty. His widow died August 11, 1898, in her eighty-fourth year.
Alexander (. Dill received his education in the district schools of Kent county, Del. Ile remained at home, working with his father on the farm, until he attained his majority.
During this time he occasionally found time to work for strangers and thus earned a little money, which he laid aside to stock a farm of his own. After renting land from his father for three years, Mr. Dill bought a farm near Vernon, Kent county, Del .. which he culti- vated for three years. At his father's death, ho accepted the homestead at its valuation, and made it his home, spending twenty-five years in its cultivation and improvement. In 1876 Mr. Dill purchased Cowgill place, sit- uated near Willow Grove, Kent county, Del .; after tilling this farm for fifteen years, he removed to a farm adjoining the homestead on which he now resides. Mr. Dill is a suc- cessful husbandman, industrious, prudent and thrifty; he and his wife now enjoy the rest and the comforts which are the reward of their years of toil and self-denial. They own large tracts of land, and besides the property which will be sold and divided, will leave to each of their six children a fine farm of 151 acres. Mr. Dill is a Democrat, actively in- ferested in local affairs.
Alexander C. HTill was married, February 11, 1817, to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary (Truitt) Clark, who was born near Sandtown, in North Murderkill hun- dred, Kent county, Del., February 27, 1827. Of their thirteen children seven died in youth: T. Sarah Ellen; IT. Margaret Jane; III. Whitely: IV. Gulielma; V. Thomas HI .; SI. Cabbage Walter; VII. died unnamed. Those surviving are: I. Mary Susan (Mrs. D. Evans), of Columbus, Ohio; II. William ("., a farmer of Talbot county, Md., married first to Miss Needles, afterwards to Eliza- beth Green; III. Lucinda, married to the Rev. John D. McFadden, of Nebraska; IN. Ida Florence (Mrs. Lewis Smith), of Willow Grove, Del .; V. John C., farmer, resides near Willow Grove, married Mary S. Cooper; VI. Philemon Franklin, farmer, married Eliza- beth Ann Cooper. Mr. Dill is a member of the M. P. church, in which he holds the office of deacon. He is an active worker in his congregation, and contributed liberally to the fund for the erection of its house of worship.
Mrs. Dill's paternal grandfather, Samuel Clark, son of John Clark, owned and manag- ed a tannery at Whitleysburg, Del. He after- wards purchased a farm situated on the road to Felton, one mile from Sandtown, Kent
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county, Del. Samuel Clark was married to Nancy Edwards, a native of Kent county, Del. Their children are: I. John; 11. Mary, married first to William Thomas, afterwards to Burton Conner, died in Kent county, Md .; III. Elizabeth, married Andrew Green, a local preacher of the M. E. church, died in Kent county, Del .; IV. Chaney, married first to Dennis Conner, and afterwards to Nimrod Stadley, died at Galena, Ohio; V. Nancy (Mrs. John Dill), died in Kent coun- tv, Del .; VI. Samuel, married Cynthia Grigg, died at Frederica, Del .; VII. Lemuel, married Margaret Anders, died in Kent coun- ty, Del. Mr. Clark and his wife were devout members of the M. E. church. Mr. Clark died on the homestead in Kent county, Del.
Mrs. Dill's maternal grandfather, Samuel Truitt, resided near Milford, Kent county, Del. Her father, John Clark, was born at Whitleysburg, Del., in 1787. He remained at home, working with his father on the home- stead. At that time the eldest heir had the right of acceptance, and at his father's death, Mr. Clark took the home farm and paid the shares to the other heirs. Mr. Clark was a man of fine physique, and of good judgment on financial questions. His educational ad- vantages were very limited, as he could attend the subscription schools only during part of the winter terms; he was, however, taught to read, write and calculate. Mr. Clark was a Democrat, interested in publie questions, and prominent in local political circles. John Clark's first wife was Amy Dehorty, an aunt of Thomas D. Cubbage. Their only surviv- ing child, Margaret Ann, married her second cousin, Nathaniel Clark. Mr. Clark's second wife was Mary Truitt. Their children are: I. Ann (Mrs. Thomas Hurd), of New Castle county, Del .; II. Maria ( Mrs. Uriah Sipple), of North Murderkill hundred, Kent county, Del .; III. William, who died in Indiana, married first to Mary Dill, afterwards to Eliza- beth Hurd; IV. John Wesley, a wealthy farmer of Caroline county, Md., married Mary E. Smith; V. Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. Alexander C. Dill); VI. Andrew, retired, resides at Marydel, Del., married first to Sarah Ann Roten, afterwards to Sarah Jane Thomas; VIT. Sarah (Mrs. John Walters), of Philadelphia, Pa .; VIII. George, of Queen Anne's county, Md .; IX. Ellen ( Mrs. Michael Smith), died in Caroline county, Md .;
X. Samuel, resides near South Bend, Ind., married Hester Cooper; XI. Peter, resides on the homestead, married Emily Cooper; XII. Enoch, of Dover, Del., married Ellen Hughes; XIII. Ignatius, died aged four years. In his seventy-fifth year Mr. Clark became a member of the M. P. church. Ile died on the homestead, March 10, 1870; his widow died in 1888, while on a visit to her granddaughter, Sarah Ann Whitby, in Tal- bot county, Md.
JOIIN GRUWELL, Sandtown, Kent county, Del., son of Isaac and Mary (Dawson) Gruwell, was born on the farm on which he now resides, in North Murderkill hundred, Kent county, Del., August 8, 1833.
The Hon. Isaac Gruwell, father of John Gruwell, was born near Petersburg, Kent county, Del. He was educated in the public schools of the district, and romained at home, working for his father and learning practi- cal farming. In early manhood he began farming on his own account on rented land near Canterbury, Kent county, Del. For some years Mr. Gruwell leased land, making several changes, and finally purchased the Gruwell homestead, a fertile farm of 160 acres on which his son, John, now resides. Ile was a successful farmer, and spent the re- mainder of his life on this place, cultivating and greatly improving his property. Mr. Gruwell was an old line Whig, actively in- terested in politics. Ile represented his dis- trict in the state legislature, and served in various county offices. He was captain of a company of militia, was respected and highly esteemed by his friends and neighbors, and popular in all circles. Isaac Gruwell was mar- ried to Mary, daughter of Joseph Dawson. Their children are: I. Elizabeth, died in in- fancy; II. Joseph D., born March 19, 1828, married Caroline Lewis, died on his farm near Sandtown, Del .; III. Eliza Ann (Mrs. William Meredith), born October 7, 1831, died in Felton, Del .; IV. John: V. Isaac, born May 8, 1836, married Mary Ann -, died near Henderson, Caroline conn- ty, Md .; VI. William, born September 25, 1839, died in boyhood, from the effects of an accident. Mr. Gruwell attended the Baptist church. He died at his home in Kent conn- ty, Del., April 8, 1849, aged fifty-six years, nine months, and twenty-six days. Mrs. Gru-
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well was a devout member of the M. E. church. She died May 17, 1877, aged seven- ty-five years, eight months, and twenty-eight days.
John Gruwell was fifteen years old when his father died. Until he was twenty-one he attended the winter terms of the district school. After his father's death, he and his brother, Isaac Gruwell, remained on the farm working for their mother. For one term Mr. Gruwell taught school No. 23, of the Sand- town district. Ile and his brother still remain together, John Gruwell taking charge of the farm. The land is in fine condition, well cultivated and improved, and amply repays his toil and care. Mr. Gruwell is a Democrat, actively interested in local affairs, and an en- ergetic worker for the success of the party. He has served as assessor, and has held various minor offices.
John Gruwell was married, December 25, 1855, to Elizabeth A., daughter of John and Susan (Cooper) Lewis, born near Whiteleys- burg, Kent county, Del. Their children are: I. William W., born February 11, 1857, re- moved to Indiana, where he died in early manhood; II. Mary E. (Mrs. Edward Dill), born December 23, 1858, resides near Fel- ton, Del .; III. Joseph E., farmer, born Feb- ruary 17, 1861, married Lena Draper, re- sides near Felton, Del .; IV. Alda, born Feb- ruary 17, 1863, died in infancy; V. Thomas, born July 8, 1864, died in infancy; VI Lu- ther, born July 10, 1865, died in infancy; VII. Peter, born August 9, 1866, died in youth; VIII. John W., is a carriage dealer of Greensboro, Md., born August 9, 1867; IX. L. -, born August 3, 1868, died in infancy; X. Henry, farmer, born August 10, 1869, married Martha Williams, resides near Hazlettville, Del .; XI. Jacob, born Au- gust 30, 1870, died in infancy; XII. Cooper, born February 10, 1873, educated in the pub- lie schools of the district, works on the home farm; XIII. Jasper, born January 29, 1874, enlisted for the Spanish-American war, as a private in Company B, Volunteers; XIV. Howard, born March 29, 1875, educat- ed in the district schools, now working on the home farm; XV. -- , born Jannary 31. 1877.
JOIIN IT. HUGHES, P. O. Sandtown, Kent county, Del., son of Alexander N. and
Lydia (Harrington) Hughes, was born near Hollandsville, Del., March 12, 1857.
Mr. Hughes' youth was one of quiet in- dustry. Reared on a farm, and educated in the rural schools of his neighborhood, his long vacations were profitably employed in becoming practically acquainted with the operations of husbandry, to which he devot- ed his attention after leaving school, remain- ing on the homestead up to the time of his marriage. After that event, he continued farming for seven years longer, and then abandoned it for mercantile pursuits. For one year, he kept a store at Hollandsville, after which he purchased his present place of business at Sandtown, and built the store in which he still conducts his business. Here he is in the enjoyment of well-merited sue- cess. Mr. Hughes is not only a merchant, but has charge of the post-office, first established in his store. He gives his support to the Democratic party.
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