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The children of Mr. and Mrs. John N. Hood are: I. Hannah Mary, reside, with her father; II. John D., engineer, of Columbia, Pa., has been an extensive traveler, is en- dowed with much ingenuity, and ha- patented various inventions, is married to Kate, danghi- ter of Christopher Hershey, a wealthy specu- lator of Columbia; II. Thomas W., of Sea- ford, Del., is a dealer in fertilizers and sup- plies, married Carrie B. Skidmore, of Roches- ter, N. Y., daughter of T. H. Skidmore, and nicee of Lewis Allyn, Esq., a wealthy lawyer, both of Rochester: IV. Amanda B., married T. W. Hudson, of Lewes, Del., son of James (. Hudson, cousin of R. C. White, Esq., and otherwise very well connected throughout the state; Mr. and Mrs. Hudson reside on the Hood homestead. The beloved mother of the family died in 1885.
EDWARD D. HEARNE, Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., son of George W. C. and Julia HI. (Dingle) Hearne, was born at Hearne's Mills, near Millsborough, Sussex county, Del., January 22, 1859.
Thomas Hearne, son of William and Mary Hearne, great-great-great-grandfather of Ed- ward D. Hearne, was a lineal descendant of the Norman Knight named Hearne, who came to England in the train of Duke William of Normandy, and fought for his lord in the bat- tle of Hastings, October 14, 1066. The HIcarne coat of arms is Sable, a chevron be- tween three herous argent; their erest, a heron's head dueally gorged proper; their motto, Leges juraque serrat. Thomas Hearn . emigrated to America in the spring of 1688, and settled on land then included in the pro- vince of Maryland, but now forming part of the state of Delaware. Thomas Hearne was married to Sarah Wingate. Their son, Ebe- nezer Hearne, great-great-grandfather of Ed- ward D. Hearne, was born May 6, 1717. Ebe- nezer Hearne was married to Priscilla Fooks. Their son, Lowder Hearne, great-grandfather of Edward D. Hearne, was born in Little Cre.k hundred, Sussex county, Del., April 8, 1753. Ebenezer Hearne died on the homestead in April, 1785. Lowder Hearne was married to Lavinia Cannon. Their son George, grand- father of Edward D. Hcarne, was born in Little Creek hundred, July 3, 1783. Lowder Hearne died at his home in Sussex county, November 9, 1809. Georg: Hearne wa- mar.
ried to Pattie Cathell. Their son George W. C. was born near Whitesville, Little Creek hundred, Sussex county, December 11, 1523. George Hearne died at the homestead, Devem- ber 6, 1845.
Mr. Hearne's father, George W. C. Hearne, remained on the home farm until December, 1854, when he removed to a farm which he had purchased near Millsborough, Sussex county. George W. C. Hearne was mar- ried to Julia Hill, daughter of the late Dr. Edward Dingle, of Baltimore hundred, Sus- sex county. Mr. Dingle was a member of the State Constitutional Convention of 1831. The children of George W. C. and Julia II. (Dingle) Hearne are: I. Edward Dingle: 11. Mary Ann ( Mrs. Edward B. C. McCol- ley), of Georgetown, Del., born November 20, 1860, has two children, i. Mary Edna, born November 22, 1883, ii. Julian Hill, born April 15, 1886; III. Lavinia Ennna, born September 30, 1862, died April 5, 1864; IV. George Lowder, born September 18, 1864, died October 20, 1865; V. Elizabeth Les ( Mrs. Albert Bacon), resides near Laurel, Del., born December 1, 1866, has three chil- dred, i. George II., born January 28, 1890, ii. Emma G., born March 2, 1892, iii. Walter 1., born March 26, 1894; VI. Clara Washing- ton, born October 25, 1870, died January 26, 1877. George W. C. Hcarne died at his farm near Millsborough, Del., January 5, 1871.
Edward D. Hearne attended the public schools of Millsborough and Laurel Academy, and assisted his father on the home farm. When he was twelve years old his father died, and at fifteen he became a student at the academy at Georgetown, whither his mother had removed. In April, 1874, Mr. Hearne en- tered Delaware College, graduating in 1880; and in January, 1881, he began reading law in the office of Hon. Charles M. Cullen, of Georgetown. In September, 1881, Mr. Hearne entered the law department of the University of Michigan, graduating March 28, 1883. He was admitted to the bar in Sussex county, Del., April 14, 1884, and im- mediately began the practice of his profes- sion in Georgetown, Del., where he now re- sides. Mr: Hearne is a stanch Democrat, and is always ready to serve the party. He was elected clerk of the Delaware Senate at the session of 1891, and was nominated by the Democratic party for state senator from Sus-
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sex county at the county convention held at Georgetown September 11, 1894, but was defeated at the election in November follow- ing, with the rest of the Democratie ticket, by 222 votes in a total vote of 9,090. Mr. Hearne claimes that this defeat was effected by a lavish use of money by the Republican party before and at the election.
In November, 1896, he was nominated and elected as a Democrat as a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention by a ma- jority of 1,266 in a total vote of 8,306 in Sus- sex county, and was made chairman of the standing committee on the governor and other executive officers, at the meeting of the con- vention, December 1, 1896.
On February 17, 1897, Edward D. Hearne was married to Miss Annie Laurie Wilson, youngest daughter of the late Manlove D. Wilson, a retired farmer of Middletown, Del., a most estimable lady. They soon after began housekeeping in Georgetown, Del., in a hou-e previously built by Mr. Hearne. On Devem- ber 13, 1897. a son was born to them named George Wilson Hearne. It is remarkable that this child is the only male descendant of the name of Hearne, of his generation, descended from the very large family of his great- grandfather, George Hearne.
On October 3, 1895, Mr. Hearne formed a co-partnership for the practice of law with William Il. Boyce, in Georgetown, which continued until June 21, 1897, when Mr. Boyce was appointed a judge of the several state courts of Delaware; since that time Mr. Ucarne has preferred to practice alone, and is doing a good and lucrative business.
At the Democratic state convention of 1898, Tie was appointed a member of the Democratie State Central Committee, and subsequently, on the organization of said com- mittee, he was unanimously chosen secretary of the same, which position he now holds.
EDWIN ROWLAND PAYNTER, P. O. Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., son of Sam- uel Rowland and Sarah A. (Ross) Paynter, was born in New York City, N. Y., AAugust 27. 1839.
Samuel Paynter, great-great-grandfather of Edwin Rowland Paynter, was a native of England who emigrated to America in carly colonial days, and settled at Lewes, Del., where he spent the remainder of his life. His
son, Samuel Paynter, great-grandfather of Edwin R. Paynter, was born in 1786, near Lowes, Del., where he was engaged in hus- bandry. His whole life was spent in his na- tive state. Mr. Paynter was married three times, the wife from whom this branch of the family descended being Stockley. He died at his home near Lewes, Del., about 1814. The Hon. Samuel Paynter, 8, son of Sammuel Paynter, 2, and grandfather of Ed- win R. Paynter, was born in 1768, near Lewes, Del. Mr. Paynter was a successful merchant at Draw Bridge, Del. He was a man of talent and influence, and in 1823, was elected governor of the state. Samuel Payu- ter, 3, was married to Elizabeth Rowland, who was born near Lewes, Del. Their chil- dred are: I. Eliza, born in 1798, married John Wiltbank, M. D., died in 1857; II. Samuel Rowland; III. John Parker, mer- chant, Draw Bridge, Del., born in 1808, died in August, 1845; IV. Alfred, died in boy- hood. Samuel Paynter, 3, died at Draw Bridge, Del., in October, 1845.
Mr. Paynter's maternal grandfather, Caleb Ross, was Scotch-Trish by descent. He was married to Letitia Lofland, sister of John Lofland, "the Milford Bard." Their children were: I. Mary, married William Rider, of Salisbury, Md., both deceased; II. Sarah 1. ( Mrs. S. R. Paynter); III. William II., of Seaford, Del., ex-governor of Delaware, de- ceased; IV. Maria E., married William L. Hearn, both deceased.
The Hon. Sammel Rowland Paynter, father of Edwin R. Paynter, was born at Draw Bridge, Sussex county, Del., October 16, 1801. His early life was spent in his native county, and in 1835 he went to New York City, N. Y., where he was a commission mer- chant, dealing in produce. In 1842, Mr. Paynter returned to Delaware, and after spending two years at Laurel, settled in his native town, Draw Bridge, where he passed the remainder of his life. Mr. Paynter was interested in politics; he was an active worker in the ranks of the Democracy, and served one term in the senate of Delaware. Samuel R. Paynter was married in 1830, at Laurel, Del., to Sarah A., daughter of Caleb and Le- titia (Lotland) Ross, who was born in Laurel, Del., in March, 1812. Their children are: I. Caleb Ross, born February 13, 1832, died in February, 1864: H. Samuel Stockley, born
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in 1834, died in 1851; III. John Henry; IV. Edwin Rowland; V. Emna Rowlaud. Mr. Samuel R. Paynter was a member of the Prot- estant Episcopal church. He died at his home at Draw Bridge, Sussex county, Del., Feb- ruary 20, 1851; his widow died January 3, 1866, in Georgetown, Del., where she then lived.
The Hon. John Henry Paynter, third son of Samuel R. and Sarah A. (Ross) Paynter, was born February 26, 1838. Mr. Paynter occupied a seat in the senate of Delaware; he served as attorney general and as secretary of state, and at the time of his death was a judge of the superior court. John H. Paynter was married to Sarah Custis, daughter of Col. Gardiner II. and Cassandra (Waples) Wright, of Georgetown, Del., who died leaving one son, Rowland Gardiner, M. D., of George- town, Del., born June 18, 1874, a graduate of Yale College and the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Paynter's second wife was Hannah E., dangh- ter of ex-Governor Charles C. Stockley and Ellen (Anderson) Stockley. Mr. John H. Paynter died June 18, 1890; his widow re- sides at Georgetown, Del.
Emma Rowland, only daughter of Samuel R. and Sarah A. (Ross) Paynter was born August 29, 1843. She was married to Custis W. Wright, a prominent member of the Dela- ware bar. Mr. Wright was a partner with Senator William Saulsbury, and served as see- retary of state. He was the Democratic can- didate for congress in 1872. The children of Custis W. and Emma Rowland Wright are: I. Mand Paynter, died aged fifteen; II. Mary Gardiner, died aged twenty-three. Mr. Wright died in 1874; his widow resides in Georgetown, Del.
Edwin Rowland Paynter, youngest son of Samuel R. and Sarah A. (Ross) Paynter, at- tended the public schools of Milton and of Georgetown, Del. Having completed his preparatory course at Newark academy, in 1854 Mr. Paynter entered Delaware College, where he passed the freshman year and was for three years at Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., where he graduated in 1858, with the degree of A. B. In the same year he began reading law in the office of Judge Wootten, at Georgetown, Del., was admitted to the Delaware bar in April, 1861, and since then has been practicing continuously in George-
town, Del. In 1ss2 Mr. Paynter became the business manager of the Democrat, and on the death of his brother, the Hon. John Henry Paynter, assumed the entire manage- ment of the paper. He is well known to the public as a writer of verses, which have been published in his own and other publications, and the Delaware Democrat, of which he is the editor, takes high rank among the news- papers of the state. Mr. Paynter is actively interested in local affairs, and served for one terin as deputy attorney general. He is one of the directors of the Farmers' Bank, of Georgetown, Del., a trustee of Delaware Col- lege, at Newark, Del., and president of the Georgetown Building and Loan Association. Mr. Paynter is a member of the P. E. church, and is senior warden of the St. Paul's P. E. church, Georgetown, Del.
CALEB RODNEY LAYTON, M. D., Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., son of Sam- uel II. and Sarah Elizabeth (Long) Layton, of Frankford, Del., was born at Frankford, September 8, 1851.
For seven generations, since the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Layton family has been among the noted and influential cit- izens of the state of Delaware. The earliest representative of the family, Tilghman Lar- ton, came from Virginia about 1700. The family had been for an indefinite time a part of the English element of the colony of Vir- ginia. Tilghman Layton settled in Sussex county. Hlis sons were William Lowder and James Layton. William Lowder died in 1745, leaving sons: 1. Hewitt; II. Lowder; III. Robert. The second of these, Lowder, had a son of the same name, born August 21, 1770; he married, April 27, 1797, Sarah, daughter of Caleb Sipple of Kent county, Del. They had a family of nine children, the old- est of whom was Caleb Sipple Layton, who became associate judge of the Superior Court of Delaware about 1836, having before that time served the state for many years in both branches of the legislature, and for two terms as Secretary of State. He was widely and justly renowned as an able lawyer and states- man, a political leader of a dignitied and be- neficient type. He was the chief promoter of the free school system of Delaware, and of the legislation for the abolition of slavery from the state. Hon. Caleb S. Layton married
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Penelope, daughter of Caleb and Elizabeth ( West) Rodney, of Lewes, Del., who was a cousin of Caesar Rodney, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Their children were: I. Dr. Joseph R .; II. Wil- liam L .; III. Samuel H .; IV. Caleb R., colonel in the U. S. Army, died August 20, 1887; V. Sarah E., deceased; VI. Hester .A., deceased; VII. Daniel J., of Georgetown; VIll. Penelope, wife of Rev. John Linn Me- Kim; IX. Lavinia J., wife of Rev. George F. Plummer.
The third son of this family, Samuel HI. Layton, was for one term sheriff of Sussex county, and hekl the office of justice of the peace for many years. During the greater part of his life he was engaged in pursuits re- quiring clerical ability, which he possessed in a very great degree. His political views were Democratie. Samuel H. Layton was married in 1844 to Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Grey) Long, of Frankford, Del., and granddaughter of Col. Armwell Long. The Long family is one of the oldest and most numerous in southern Delaware, and is closely identified with the settlement and development of the state. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Layton are: I. Elizabeth, born in 1848, burned to death by the explosion of a lamp in 1854; II. Caleb Rodney, M. D .; III. Lillie (Mrs. George Harrington,) of Farmington, Del., born in 1854, has one child, Marian; IN. John Henry, born in 1857, married Irene Stagg, has five children; V. Landreth Lee, born in 1860, married Anna Patterson, of Phila- delphia, has four children, i. Margaret, ii. Lee, iii. Halstead, iv. Lawrence. Samuel HI. Lay- ton died in 1892.
Caleb Rodney Layton received his early education in the public schools of George- town. He became while still very young an inmate of his grandfather's house. In 1869, he entered Amherst College, Mass., class of 1873. After his graduation, he studied medicine, attending lectures at the University of Pennsylvania, and receiving his diploma in 1876, immediately after which time he he- came a resident of Georgetown, where he is still in active practice. Besides attending to the regular duties of his arduous profession, Dr. Layton is now a member of the Pension Examining Board of Sussex county. He has been for many years active and influential in
the Republican party in Delaware, and has served its interests in various capacities. Ile has been a member of the state Republican Committee, and for a minber of years chair- man of the Republican county committee of Sussex county. Ile is one of that branch of the party known in Delaware as the Union Republicans.
Dr. Caleb Rodney Layton was married in Georgetown, December 28, 1876, to Anna E., daughter of Thomas B., deceased, and Mary (Rench) Sipple. Their children are: I. Rachel Sipple, born December 11, 1877; II. Daniel John, born August 1, 1879; III. Caleb Sipple, born AApril 1, 1886. Dr. Layton is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church, and has served the parish as vestryman, and in other offices.
ALFRED B. ROBINSON, Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., son of Thomas and Amelia (Hazzard) Robinson, was born in Broadkiln hundred, Sussex county, Del., Au- gust 29, 1847.
Mr. Robinson's grandfather, John Robin- son, was born in Cedar Creek hundred, Sussex county, Del. He spent his whole life on his farm; but was also interested in politics, and from 1814 to 1817, was sheriff of Sussex county. His son, Thomas Robinson, was born in C'edar Creek hundred, in 1793, and wasmar- ried in 1825, to Amelia, daughter of John Hazzard, of Milton, Del. Their children are: I. Lydia, died in infancy; H. George, died in early childhood; III. John S., married Sarah II. Robbins, has three children, i. Clara (Mrs. James Cunnell), of Milton, ii. Laura, iii. John; IV. Margaret (Mrs. Harry C. Draper), deceased, has two children, i. Annie, ii. Stan- ton; V. Mary E. (Mrs. John W. Bennett), of Cedar Creek hundred, has four children, i. Thomas R., ii. Raymond, iii. Alfred, iv. James R .; VI. George, deceased; VII. Thomas E., of Broadkiln hundred, Sussex county, married Charlotte M. Reynolds, who died in 1891; VIII. Alfred B.
Alfred B. Robinson attended the public schools of the district, and graduated from Crittenden Commercial College, Philadel- phia, Pa. He remained at home, assisting in the cultivation of the home farm, until he at- tained his majority. After leaving home he secured the position of manager in a steam grist mill and saw mill, at Robbins Station,
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Sussex county, where he remained for more than two years. Mr. Robinson went to the West in 1875, and spent four years in Wyom- ing Territory. Returning to Delaware, he settled at Draw Bridge, Sussex county, and began buying and selling live stock. In 1889 Mr. Robinson removed to Milford, Del., and continued to deal in live stock. In 1890 he was elected sheriff of Sussex county for a term of two years, and removed to his present home in Georgetown. Mr. Robinson is a Democrat of the old school, and has always been true to the principles and traditions of the party. He is at present an insurance agent, and is also engaged in the business of canning fruit.
Alfred B. Robinson was married in Broad- kiln hundred, Sussex county, January 2, 1889, to Lydia E., daughter of Henry II. and Mary A. White. Their children are: I. John D., born February 6, 1891; II. Mar- garet 1., born January 29, 1895. Mr. Rob- inson is a member of the M. E. church.
GEORGE W. BENNUM, Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., son of Henry O. and Ellen ( Walls) Benmum, was born near Ben- mum Station, Sussex county, Del., October 9, 1844.
Mr. Bennum's grandfather, also Henry O. Benmum, married Miss - Murray. His father, Henry O. Bennum, 2, married Ellen, daughter of Nehemiah and (('lark ) Walls. Their children are: I. Nehemiah W., of Bemum Station, born in 1825, was married three times, had by his first wife, Abby Good, six children, as follows, i. Annie ( Mrs. Ebenezer Stewart), of Bemmmmm Sta- tion, ii. Nehemiah W., contractor, resides in Philadelphia, Pa., iii. Amy ( Mrs. James At- kins), living near Milton, Del., iv. Harry, re- sides with his father near Bennum Station, v. Nora ( Mrs. Henry Prettyman) of Holley- ville, Del., vi. died in infancy; II. Amy, wife of William Prettyman, died leaving four children, i. Eunice, married Capt. Henry Burton, of Milton, Del., has one child, Jen- nie, ii. William H., living at home, iii. Mar- garet E., widow of Silas M. Warrington, re- sides near Harbeson, Del., iv. Nehemiah W. B., married a daughter of Burton C. Pretty- man, of Holleyville, Del .; HIT. Ellen ( Mrs. John Sherman) resides near Harbeson, has one child; IV. Elizabeth C. (Mrs. Alfred Macklin), resides near Keithsburg: V. Harry
O., married Hester Dodd, resides near Cool Spring, Del., has five children; VI. Harriet W., married William Prettyman of S .; VII. George W.
George W. Bennum remained at home working with his father on the farm until he was eighteen. He enlisted September 15, 1862, in Company B, Sixth Delaware In- fantry, and served until August 23, 1863, when the company was mustered out at Wil- mington, Del. After his return from the army, he obtained a position with John Knox, watchmaker and jeweler, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1864, when the Confederate troops were making raids into Pennsylvania, Mr. Bennum assisted in raising a company for the defence of the state against the threatened invasion. The company went to Wilmington, but find- ing that the Confederate troops were retreat- ing, the men returned to their homes. In the spring of 1865 Mr. Benum began business for himself in Sussex county, Del, as an itin- erant jeweler and watchmaker, and in An- gust, 1866, opened a jewelry store at his pres- ent stand in Georgetown, Del. He is a mem- ber of Franklin Lodge No. 12, F. and A. M., of Georgetown; of Union Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. F., of Delaware, into which he was initia- ted July 19, 1869; and of the Brotherhood of the Union, Circle No. 15, Georgetown, Del. He was a charter member of the first Lodge of O. U. A. M., instituted in Georgetown, and held his membership until the lodge was dis- banded; also of the Good Templars, retaining his membership until the lodge was disbanded. Mr. Benmun is a pension attorney, practicing before the United States Pension Bureau. He is a Republican, and has filled various local offices. His fellow citizens have manifested their appreciation of his services by retaining him on the board of school commissioners for fourteen years.
George W. Benmuun was married by the Rev. David Dodd, at Georgetown, Del., Jan- mary 8, 1867, to Sarah J. Purnell. Their children are: I. Charles H., M. D., born Oc- tober 24, 1867, married Ida Hancock, Or- tober 7, 1893, practicing physician at Girdle- tree, Md .: II. Ellie ( Mrs. William T. A. Townsend), of Girdletree, born January 28, 1570, has one child, Mand Ellis; III. Edward C., born May 29, 1872, killed on the mail- road, August 31, 1880; IV. James, born May 16, 1875, died in a few hours; V. Jennie, born
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October 24, 1876; VI. Mary, born June 5, is a member of the Brotherhood of the Union, 1879, died February 22, 1880; VII. George and of Lodge No. 21, I. O. R. M. W., born June 22, 1880. Mr. Bennum and his family are members of the M. E. church.
GEORGE FRANKLIN JONES, M. D., Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., son of George W. and Nancy Hitch (West) Jones, was born near Gumborough, Sussex county, Del., March 12, 1865.
George W. Jones, son of Jacob and Lovey Jones, and father of Dr. George F. Jones, was born in Sussex county, Del., December 11, 1829. Mr. Jones resides on the farm on which he was born, near Gumborough, Sus- sex county, where his whole life has been de- voted to the cultivation of the soil. He is a Democrat, and is actively interested in all the affairs of the county. George W. Jones was married to Nancy Ilitch, daughter of Peter D. West, Mrs. Jones was born in Sussex county, Del., March 1, 1834. Besides George Franklin, his parents had the following children: I. Eliza J., deceased; II. Rebecca A., married W. J. Pennel, farmer and mill man; III. Benjamin M., married Lydia Lewis; IV. J. Emma, married the Rev. C. S. Baker, now presiding elder of the Dover district; V. Charles D., deceased; VI. Wil- liam T., M. D., Gumborough, Del .; VII. Amelia II., married W. I. Messick, M. D., Baltimore, Md. Mr. Jones and his wife are active and loval members of the M. E. church.
George Franklin Jones attended the public schools of Sussex county, spent some time at the academy at Laurel and at Newark, Del., and in his seventeenth year began teaching in the public schools of Sussex county. After teaching for four consecutive years, Mr. Jones Charles Tunnell, son of Isaac Tunnell, and for many years the leading merchant of Georgetown, was born in Dagsborough, Del., in 1804. He was a Democrat, and was re- corder of deeds of Sussex county from 1854 to 1862. Charles Tunnell was married to Sallie Short in December, 1831. Their chil- dren are: I. Isaac, born in December, 1832, died in the West Indies of yellow fever in 1863; II. Hannah E., widow of J. J. Turtle, residing in Denver, Col., born in 1834, has three children, i. Charles, deccased, ii. Fred- erick, married and living in Denver, Col., iii. Lolita (Mrs. P. A. Balcom), of Denver, has entered the medical department of the Uni- versity of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., from which institution he graduated with honor, April 9, 1889. Dr. Jones began the practice of his profession at Gumborough, Del., where he remained for seven years. During this time he built up a large practice and acquired an enviable reputation. In 1896, Dr. Jones removed to his present home in Georgetown, Del. He has here also an extensive practice, and is highly esteemed in social and profes- sional circles. Dr. Jones is an active Pro- hibitionist, and is chairman of the county committee of his party in Sussex county. He one daughter; III. Amanda A., widow of
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