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Benaiah L. Lewis, sixth son of Jacob and Rachel (Laws) Lewis, attended the public schools of Kent county, Del., and the private school of James M. Williams, afterwards prin- cipal of Conference Academy, at Dover, Del. After his graduation, Mr. Lewis taught for three years, and at the same time read medi- cine, Dr. Walter Melvin, of Kennedyville, Md., being his preceptor. Mr. Lewis matricu- lated at the University of Pennsylvania, Phil-
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adelphia, Pa., graduating in the class of 1873. AAfter practicing medicine for three years at Laurel, Del., Dr. Lewis removed to Harring- ton, Del., where he formed a partnership with II. C. Wolcott, druggist. Dr. Lewis was af- terwards a partner in the firm of J. O. Flem- ing & Lewis. He is a skilful physician and surgeon, and has a large and Merative prac- tice in Harrington and in the surrounding country. Ile also owns a valuable property there and devotes much of his time to agricul- ure. From his youth Dr. Lewis has been prom- inent in political circles. He was at first a Re- publican, but in 1882, he identified himself with the Democratic party. In 1886, Dr. Lewis was elected to a seat in the Senate of Delaware: he was re-elected at the expira- tion of his term in 1889, was speaker of that body. Dr. Lewis, with his colleagues, the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard and John II. Hoff- reder, represented Delaware as members of the commission on the boundary lines be- tween that state and Maryland. In 1896, Dr. Lewis was elected state auditor, a position which he still holds. His political record is clean and honorable; both as a physician, and as a public servant he commands the conti- dence and respect of his fellow-citizens. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., of Harring- ton; of the A. O. U. W .; and of the Hepta- sophs.
Benaiah L. Lewis, M. D., was married, Sep- tember 1, 1875, to Georgiana, daughter of C'ol. A. P. Sardon, of Caroline county, Md. Mrs. Lewis died in 1880. On May 8, 1884, Dr. Lewis was married to Annie S., daughter of Caleb S. Pennewill, of Dover, Del. Dr. Lewis and his wife are members of the M. E. church.
THEODORE W. RICHARDS, P. O. Draw Bridge. Sussex county, Del., son of Ja- cob Heury and Rachel Caroline ( Moore) Richards, was born November 17, 1864, on the farm upon which he now resides in Broad- kiln hundred, Sussex county county, Del.
Mr. Richard's great-grandfather,
Richards, emigrated from Scotland to Amer- ica and settled in what is now Sussex county, Del., where he cleared and improved land on which his great-grandson, Theodore W. Rich- ards, 2, now resides. His son, Theodore W. Richards, 1. was born on this farm, which he afterwards inherited. He was a tiller of the
soil, and greatly improved the homestead. He was married three times, and died in his fifty- fourth year, at his home in Sussex county, leaving the property to his son, Jacob Henry Richards.
Jacob Heury Richards, father of Theodore W. Richards, was born on the homestead in Broadkiln hundred. He received his educa- tion in the subscription and public schools of his native county, and spent his whole life on the farm. He was a Democrat, and was highly esteemed by his friends and neigh- bors. Jacob Richards was married to Rachel Caroline Moore, of Kent county, Del. They have one son, Theodore W. Richards. By a former marriage Mr. Richards had one son, John B. Dorman Richards. Mr. Richards died at the homestead in 1866, aged thirty- one.
With the exception of three years spent at school in Milton, Del., Theodore W. Richards has never left the homestead. His education was begun in the public schools of Milton, but his health failing, was obliged to give up study for a time, and therefore returned to work on the farm. At the end of three years he resumed his studies, and completed his course at the age of nineteen, in School No. 10. Mr. Richards was only seventeen months old when his father died: his mother, however, remained on the home farm, where, as soon as he was old enough to work, he began to learn the principles of agriculture. Mr. Richards is a successful farmer, and has made many improvements on the homestead. He is a Democrat, interest in public affairs, and is highly esteemed in the hundred. Mr. Rich- ards belongs to the M. E. church and holds his membership at White's Chapel. His mother is living with him on the homestead.
WILLIAM F. ELLIOTT, Laurel, Sussex county, Del., son of Joseph and Lee (Collins) Elliott, was born in Laurel, Del., September 19, 1866.
Mr. Elliott's parents are natives of Sussex county; they reside on the home farm in New Castle county, Del.
William F. Elliott was six years old when his parents removed to New Castle county. Ile attended the public schools of the district in winter, and worked with his father on the farm during the summer. In 1896 Mr. Elliott returned to Laurel, and in October, 1897. he
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and his brothers began milling in that place. The firm of Elliott Brothers is doing a large and increasing business. Mr. Elliott is a capa- ble business man, and is interested in all the affairs of the county. He is a member of the Rosakatum Tribe, I. O. R. M.
William F. Elliott was married at Kon- nett's Bridge, New Castle county, Del., March 6, 1894, to lda, daughter of Henry and An- nie Staats. Mr. Elliott and his wife attend the M. E. church.
JOHN II. ELLIOTT, Laurel, Del., son of William F. and Nancy A. (Carey) Elliott, was born in Little Creek hundred, Sussex county, Del., September 16, 1854.
The Elliott family is of English origin; the Carey family of Scotch-Irish. Members of these two families were early settlers in Sus- sex county and in other parts of Delaware. Jacob W. Elliott, grandfather of John II. Elliott, was a farmer in Little Creek hundred and died in that division of the county. It is supposed he was born there, but there is no record of his birthplace. He married Mary Ward, of Little Creek hundred. Their chil- dren were: I. William F .; II. Lavinia ( Mrs. Joshua Hastings), of Little Creek hundred, widow; III. Nancy (Mrs. Henry A. James), of Laurel. Jacob W. Elliott died in April, 1885, and his wife in February, 1881; both were buried in the family graveyard on the Elliott homestead farm.
William F. Elliott was born in Little Creek hundred, February 11, 1824. He attended the district schools and after completing his studies there devoted himself to farming for a number of years. He afterwards engaged in the mercantile business in Laurel and has continued in the same up to the present time. William F. Elliott married Nancy A. Carey, and has children: I. John II .; IT. Catharine (Mrs. Humphrey G. Carmine), deceased; III. Mary.
Jolm II. Elliott was born on the homestead farm, and there passed his early years. Ile received his education in the district schools and when he had completed his course, en- gaged in teaching. For several years he fol- lowed that vocation and then relinquished it for a trade. Learning the art of brick- masonry, he worked at that business for a mminher of years. On April 30, 1884, John II. Elliott was appointed justice of the peace
and notary public, and in 1891 was re-ap- pointed to both these offices. Hle has dis- charged the duties devolving upon him as a public servant with efficiency, and to the sat- isfaction of these for whom he has transacted legal business. Mr. Elliott is a member of Charity Lodge, No. 27, I. O. O. F., of Laurel; Sussex Encampment, I. O. O. F .; Rosakatum Tribe, 1. O. R. M .; Laurel Lodge, 1. O. U. W .; and the Conclave of the I. O. Il., at Laurel. In polities he is a Democrat.
On December 17, 1878, at Laurel, John H. Elliott married Annie M., daughter of Sam- uel Ralph. They have children: I. Lolo M., born October 21, 1879; HI. Jennie M., born February 25, 1882; John R., born Sep- tember 2, 1886; IV. Adda K., born April 8, 1892. Mr. Elliott is a member of the M. P. church.
ELI RICHARD SILARP, Lewes, Del., son of Bayard and Matilda (Coverdale) Sharp, was born in Nanticoke hundred, Sussex county, Del., January 3, 1834.
The ancestors of Mr. Sharp probably came from Great Britain. Two brothers landed in America together and settled in Hollidays- burg, Pa. One of them remained there but a short time and then removed to Delaware and took up a large tract of land near George- town, Sussex county. He married and had a number of children, one of whom was Job.
Job Sharp was born in Sussex county, Del. In those early days opportunities for obtain- ing an education were few, and the lot of Job Sharp was not different from that of other boys of the time. He ploughed the ground, sowed the seed and out the grain and contin- ned these recurring duties until his death. Job Sharp married Annie -, and had chil- dron: I. Bayard; II. James; III. Elizabeth; IV. Ann; V. Benton; VI. -. Job Sharp and his wife are deceased.
Their eldest son, Bavard Sharp, was born in Sussex county, Del., attended the public schools and spent his life on a farm. He mar- ried Matilda, daughter of Eli Coverdale. They had children: 1. Ann E. (Mrs. W. IT. Richards), widow, of Milford, Del .; II. Eli Richard; III. Mary M., died at the age of fourteen. Bayard Sharp is deceased, and his wife also.
Eli Richard Sharp was educated at the pub- lie schools of Nanticoke hundred, and worked
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on his father's farm until he was twenty years old, when he began teaching school and con- tinued in the profession about six years. Then he leased the homestead farm and tilled it for two years, at the expiration of which time he went to Milford, Del., and established marble vards there. Three years later, he removed his business to Seaford, where he lived until 1872; in that year he was elected sheriff of Sussex county. Mr. Sharp was a resident of Georgetown, the county seat, dur- ing his term as sheriff, but returned to Sea- ford and his marble business when his suc- cessor entered upon his duties. In 1892 he wasappointed deputy collector of customs, and removed his marble vards to Lowes, where he has since resided. Mr. Sharp is a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W. He is a Republican.
Eli Richard Sharp was married to J. Maria, daughter of Purnell and Sarah Tateman, of Middletown, Del. They had one daughter, Laura J. (Mrs. William Wilson), deceased. Mrs. J. Maria Sharp died, and Mr. Sharp was again married, to Sarah A., daughter of Hugh and Eliza Brown, of Seaford, Del. Their chil- dred are: I. William S., died at the age of fifteen months: II. May, at home; III. Sarah ( Mrs. S. M. Truitt), of Seaford; IV. Hugh R., of Delaware College. Mr. Sharp and fam- ily are members of the M. E. church.
HIRAM RODNEY BURTON, M. D., Lewes, Del., son of Joshua S. and Ruth IT. (Rodney) Burton, was born in Lewes, No- vember 13, 1841.
The Burton family has resided in Delaware for nearly two centuries, and has long been prominent in business and professional life. Robert Burton is the first of whom there is record. He lived in Indian River hundred, Sussex county. His children were: I. Rob- ert J .; II. Joshua; III. Mary. The oldest, Robert J. Burton, entered the British navy as a cabin boy, and rose through the various grades of the service until, at the time of the Revolutionary War, he was captain of a ves- sel. After the war had ended, he came with his ship to Delaware to carry his parents to Nova Scotia to make their home in that Brit- ish province. On their way north the vessel was lost in a storm, and all ou board were drowned.
Joshua, second son of Robert Burton, was
born in Indian River hundred in 1764, date of death unknown; he became a farmer. He married Hannah Wolf, and had children: I. Pemberton, merchant, of Baltimore hundred, Sussex county, married Miss Derrickson, who died, and he married Miss Walter, by the sec- ond marriage had one child, John P., after the death of his second wife was married to Eleanor Miller, and had by her one daughter, Matilda B. ( Mrs. George HI. West), of Phila- delphia; II. Matilda ( Mrs. Robert Waple=); IHI. Charlotte W., born in 1804, resides in Wilmington, Del .; IV. Mary A., wife of Cap- tain James Parker, of Milton, Del., had chil- dren, i. Hannah E. (Mrs. Robert William-), of Philadelphia, has one daughter, Emma, ii. Caroline ( Mrs. George H. West), iii. Char- lotte W., married John C. Hazzard, a noted surveyor of Milton, Del., had two children, Virginia C. (Mrs. Dr. Peter W. Tomlinson), of Wilmington, and Ira H., of Milton, iv. James P., drowned when six years old; V. Joshua Sheppard; VI. Hannah S. (Mrs. Wil- liam S. Mellvaine), of Kent county, Del .; VII. Louisa (Mrs. Thomas W. Burton), of Long Neck, Del .; VIII. Erasmus D., of Dover, Del.
Joshua Sheppard Burton was born in In- dian River hundred, November 21, 1806. He engaged in surveying early in life, and fol- lowed that vocation with success for many years. In 1839 he married Ruth H., daugh- ter of Captain Thomas M. Rodney, born July 7, 1818. Their children are: I. Sarah L., born in February, 1840, resides with Dr. ITiram R. Burton, Lewes; IT. Hiram Rodney; III. Walter, born November 18, 1844, manager of a hotel in Washington, D. C., married Mary C. Hargadine, had one son, Walter Rod- ney, born May 6, 1872, an actor by profes- sion; on the death of Mrs. Mary C. Burton, Walter Burton married Mary A. Johnson, of Washintogn, D. C., has children, i. Hiram R., ii. Clarence F .; IV. Frank, of Lewes, born December 7, 1846, married Catharine R. West, of Lewes, has one daughter, Victoria D., born December 4, 1887; V. Rodney K., who died in December, 1857; VI. Mary C., born in 1851, died April 22, 1855; VII. Eme- line, resides with Dr. Hiram R. Burton. Joshua S. Burton died May 10, 1880; Mrs. Ruth II. Burton died May 12, 1896.
Hiram Rodney Burton attended the pub- lie schools of Lowes, and afterward studied
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medicine under Dr. J. B. Lyons, of that place. Entering the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia he pursued the medical course in that institution, and was graduated in' 1868. Ile established an office in Lewes and has for a long time had a large and lucrative practice. Dr. Burton is a member of the F. and A. M., the I. O. O. F., the Junior O. U. A. M., and of the I O. II.
On June 19, 1877, Dr. Hiram Rodney Bur- ton was married to Mary V., daughter of John M. and Leah (Anderson) Rawlins, of George- town, Del., born February 4, 1847. Their children are: I. Leah A., born April 3, 1878; II. Mary, deceased. Mrs. Burton died May 14, 1897. Dr. Burton and his family are members of the P. E. church.
ALFRED LEE BURTON, Lewes, Del., son of JJohn Robert and Elizabeth (Burton) Burton, was born in Indian River hundred, Sussex county, Del., December 6, 1543.
(-1 sketch of the ancestors of the Burton family appears elsewhere.)
John Robert Burton was born at Long Neck, Indian River hundred, December 17, 1814. Ile received a connon school educa- tion and was engaged throughout his life in farming. In his political views he was first a Whig and afterwards a Republican. John Robert Burton married Elizabeth, daughter of Woolsey Burton and widow of John C. Burton, born November 12, 1814. They had children: I. Mary C. (Mrs. John M. Hous- ton), born January 13, 1842, widow; II. Alfred Lee; III. John E. M., born Septem- ber 1, 1847, farmer, of Indian River hundred; IV. Joseph W., deceased, born in 1849; V. Serena V. C. (Mrs. Charles HI. Lingo), of In- dian River hundred, born in September, 1854. John Robert Burton died July 17, 1874. He was a member of the P. E. church. Mrs. Eliazbeth Burton died December 12, 1879.
Alfred Lce Burton attended the common schools of Indian River hundred and after- ward Berlin Academy, from which he was graduated early in the sixties. In 1866 he formed a partnership with J. H. Dodd, and for six years the firm of J. H. Dodd & Co. conducted a general merchandise business in Lowes. Then Mr. Burton disposed of his in- terest to Mr. Dodd. In 1874 he re engaged in the general mercantile business in Lewes, and continued in the same with success for a
munker of years. Then he relinquished the store, and devoted all his energy to dealing in lumber and to the management of his real estate. Mr. Burton is the owner of two farms in Indian River hundred, and two in Lewes and Rehoboth hundred. He is one of the most progressiste and respected men in the community. Mr. Burton was a corporal in Company C, Delaware Home Guards, during the Civil War. He was the first mayor of Lewes, and is now president of the town coun- cil. Ile is a member of the I. O. O. F., and of the A. O. U. W., at Lewes. In politics he is a Republican.
On October 19, 1870, Alfred Lee Burton was married to Catharine M., daughter of Jo- seph Walker, of Lewes. They have one child, Mary Q., born February 6, 1872. Mr. Bur- ton and family are members of the Presby- terian church.
LOUIS BERTRAND, Lewes, Del., son of Louis and Henrietta (Marshall) Bertrand, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 20, 1861.
The elder Louis Bertrand was a native of Paris, France, and there learned civil en- gineering. While still a young man, he came to America and secured employment with the Pennsylvania R. R. Co. and the Union and Northern R. R. Co. Later, he went to South America, and obtained a posi- tion as civil engineer on the Panama Canal. Ile was never heard of after his arrival there, and it is supposed he was among the thousands stricken down by disease on the isthmus. Louis Bertrand was married to Henrietta Marshall, of Lewes, Del. They had two sons: I. Louis, 2; 11. Marshall. Mrs. Bertrand died in St. Louis, Mo., in 1867, from cholera. Her two boys were taken to Lewes and reared by their grandfather Marshall.
Lomis Bertrand, 2, was sent to the public schools of Lewes until he reached the age of fifteen, when he began training for his chosen vocation, that of a Delaware Bay pilot. After six years he was granted a commission as a pilot, and has ever since been in active sor- vive. In 1898 Mr. Bertrand erected his pre- out home. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., 1. O. C. W. and I. O. H. His political affilia- tions are with the Democratie party.
On December 22, 1855, Louis Bertrand, 2, married Hester, daughter of Roland and Lydia (Roach ) Tindall, of Sussex county, D ....
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They have children: I. William, born Decem- ber 14, 1886; II. Henrietta, born August 22, 1889; III. Louis, 3, born December 20, 1891; IV. Elmer, born January 9, 1896. The fam- ily attends and contributes to both the P. E. and M. E. churches.
Marshall Bertrand was born in Baltimore, Md., January 14, 1863. Hle was nearly five years old when his mother died, and he came to Lewes to live with his grandparents. Here he attended the public schools, and when tif- teen years of age was apprenticed to a Dela- ware Bay pilot. Ile mastered the intricacies of his profession, and on the day when he at- tained his majority, January 14, 1884, re- ceived his commission as pilot. He is a mem- ber of the F. and A. M., and in politics is an independent voter.
Marshall Bertrand married Lydia, daugh- ter of Captain Edward R. and Mary (Con- well) Messick, of Lewes. They had one son, Marshall, 2. Mrs. Lydia Bertrand died, and Mr. Bertrand married Anna J., daughter of Thomas A. Rowland, of Lewes. This mar- riage occurred June 26, 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand are members of the P. E. church.
FREDERICK BURTON, Lewes, Del., son of the late Cornelius T. and Hannah W. (Clifton) Burton, was born in Lewes, Febru- ary 27, 1863.
Ilis father was a native of Lewes and Re- hoboth hundred, Sussex county, Del. He re- ceived a limited school education, and after- ward learned carpentry, and followed that trade throughout life. At one time he was an oarsman in the custom house service at Lewes. HIe was a member of the I. O. O. F., and an ac- tive worker in the Republican party. Corne- lius T. Burton married Hannah W. Clifton. They had children : 1. Clara W. ( Mrs. William S. Edwards, Jr. ), deceased; II. Mary M. ( Mr -. Joseph W. Ncal), of Lewes; III. Virginia ( Mrs. E. B. Kerbin), deceased, formerly of Dover; IV. Clifton, died in infancy; V. John A., of Lewes, carpenter; VI. Frederick : VHI. Anna E. (Mrs. Ehner Halloway), of New London, Conn .; VIII. Cecilia K. (Mrs. Charles Hillier), of New London, Conn .; IX. Katherine R. (Mrs. Charles E. Martin), of New London, Conn .; X. Elizabeth (Mrs. Ed- ward Quillen), of Lewes; XI. William E., died in infancy. Cornelius T. Burton attend- ed upon the services of the P. E. church.
Mrs. Burton resides with her son, Frederick Burton.
After receiving his education in the public schools of Lewes, Frederick Burton, at the age of fifteen, went upon a pilot boat as appren- tice. Six years later he was granted his com- mission as a pilot, and since 1884 has been among the most constantly employed men who direct the courses of vessels through the Dela- ware Bay and River. In 1893 Mr. Burton erected the handsome residence which he oc- cupies. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in his political views is independent.
On January 30, 1888, Frederick Burton was married to Mary M., daughter of David and Hannah C. Murray, of Baltimore hun- dred, Sussex county, born April 5, 1865. They have one child, Edith M., born Novem- ber 5, 1889. Mr. Burton and family are mem- bers of the M. E. church.
LOUIS PASTORFIELD EVANS, Lewes, Del., son of William and Henrietta B. (Cul- len ) Evans, was born in Lewes, June 21, 1856.
IIe is a member of one of the oldest fami- lies in Lewes. As a youth he was educated in the public schools of Lewes and in the Lyndland Military Academy of Kentucky. At eighteen years of age he became a pilot's apprentice, and after six years of training was granted a license from Pennsylvania as pilot for twelve-feet vessels on the Delaware waters, and soon afterward received a like commis- sion from his own state. Hle was one of the first to obtain a license from the Delaware authorities. Mr. Evans followed the occupa- tion of pilot on the Delaware River and Bay until May, 1889, when he went west to Okla-
homa, and entered the employ of his two brothers, who were engaged in business there as post traders. In October, 1890, he re- turned to Lewes and resumed his original oe- eupation. He is regarded as one of the most skilful of the many seamen who direct the course of vessels over the Delaware waters. Mr. Evans is a member of the I. O. II. In polities he is an independent thinker and voter.
On February 20, 1885, Louis Pastorfield Evans was married to Mary Rodney, daughter of Nathaniel W. and Hannah ( Rodney) Hick- man, born in Lowes, June 1, 1860. They have children: 1. Mary Rodney; HI. Lewis
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Leroy; III. Donald Rodney; IV. Nathaniel W. Mrs. Evans is a member of the P. E. a member of Midway Presbyterian church. church.
JAMES C. HUDSON, P. O. Midway, Sussex county, Del., son of Theodore and Hudson, was born near Milton, Broad- kiln hundred, Sussex county, Del., February 20, 1830.
Mr. Hudson's father, Theodore Hudson, was born at Cool Spring, Broadkiln hundred, Sussex county, Del. In his thirty-second year he was thrown from a vicious horse and died from the effects of the fall. His children are: I. Maria, died in youth; II. Elinor, died in youth; III. James C.
At the time of his father's death, James C. Hudson was still an infant. When he was three years old, his mother was married to Holland, and removed to Lowes and Rehoboth hundred. He grew up on his step- father's farm, and received his education in the public schools of the district, attending school two months each winter until he at- tained his majority. He soon began to take a share of the farm work, and spent his sum- mers in learning the principles of husbandry. Mr. Hudson remained with his step-father until the time of his marriage, when he rent- ed the farm on which he now resides. This place, containing 160 acres, was the property of his step-father, from whom Mr. Hudson purchased it in 1859. He is engaged in gen- eral farming, and his well-tilled acres richly repay his care and labor. Mr. Hudson is a Democrat, liberal in his political opinions, and does not desire public office.
In 1859, Mr. Hudson was married to Mary Ann, daughter of William and Comfort (Waples) White. Their children are: I. Theodore W., of Lewes and Rehoboth hun- dred, married Amanda Hood; II. William W., of Broadkiln hundred, Sussex county, married Julia Burton; III. Comfort Ellen (Mrs. Philip Carman). Mrs. Hudson died at her home in Sussex county, in 1865. Mr. Ifudson was married, January 5, 1870, to Mary 1., daughter of John and Margaret (Steele) Simpler. Their children are: I. Ilannah (Mrs. James E. Marsh), of Angola, Del .; II. James, of Norfolk, Va., married Mary Waples; III. John Waltman; IV. Margaret (Mrs. Warrington); V. Joseph Frederick; VI. Mary A .; VII. Clara;
VIII. Edward; IX. Lilian. Mr. Hudson is
LEMUEL MARSH BURTON, P. O. Mid- way, Sussex county, Del., son of Benjamin and Catherine ( Marsh) Burton, was born on the homestead in Lewes and Rehoboth hun- dred, Sussex county, Del., December 14, 1542.
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