Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. II, Part 60

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1500

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ert and Ann ( Dreaden) MeGonigal, and father of Samuel Lambert MeGonigal, was a native of Dover, Del. He was educated at Dover, and was a successful commission merchant in that city. He was a Republican. Samuel D. MeGonigal was married to Amelia Jane, daugh- ter of Henry and Elizabeth Courtney ( Lam- bert) Lotland; she was born in 1832, in Phila- delphia, Pa. Their children are: I. Elizabeth Ida ( Mrs. Victor Emanuel Kugler); II. Mary Rebecca, married first to Judge Judson Creen, and afterwards to George Parris; III. Anna Dreaden; IV. Sammel Lambert. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. MeGonigal were members of the M. E. church. He died at his home in Dover, Del., March 12, 1889; his wife died in November, 1867.

Samuel Lambert MeGonigal, younge-t child of Samuel D. and Amelia Jane (LoHand) MeGonigal, spent " his boyhood in his native city. Ile attended the public schools of his district, and com- pleted his scholastic course at Wilming- ton Conference Academy, at. Dover, Del. At the age of seventeen, Mr. MeGonigal be- gan business as salesman in a gentleman's furnishing store, in Philadelphia, Pa. IIe afterwards went to North Carolina, where he spent five years as a general merchant. Dur- ing a part of this time he was postmaster at Oriental, N. C., receiving his appointment from John Wanamaker, postmaster general. In 1890 Mr. MeGonigal removed to New York City, N. Y., and began manufacturing shirts. Hle now manufactures high grade custom shirts, underwear, collars, cuffs, etc. His es- tablishment is one of the best known in the city, and his extensive business interests make him an important factor in industrial circles. His financial success is due to systematic ef- fort, enterprise, industry and honorable busi- ness dealing. Mr. MeGonigal is a Republican. Ile is a member of St. Nicholas Lodge, No. 321, F. and A. M .; Triune Chapter, No. 241, R. A. M .; Union Council, No. 2, Royal and So- lect Masters; Palestine Commandery, No. 18, Knights Templar; Mecca Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S .: the Knickerbocker Athletic Club; and secretary of the Delaware Society of New York City. Mr. Samuel Lambert MeGonigal attends the Fifth Avenue Baptist church.

EDWARD D. CAHOON, New York Samuel Dreaden MeGonigal, son of Rob- City, N. Y., son of William R. and Sarah E.

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(Hoffecker) Cahoon, was born at Smyrna, Del., September 15, 1859.

Edward D. Cahoon attended the public schools of Dover, Del., and completed his scholastic course at Wihnington Conference Academy, in the same place. In 1878 he be- came a clerk in the pharmacy of James Cow- gill & Son, at Dover, where he studied for three years. In 1882 he entered the Pharma- centical College, in Philadelphia, Pa., and in 1885, immediately after graduating from that college, secured a position as stock clerk in the establishment of William B. Riker & Son, one of the leading drug stores of New York City. He worked his way up in this business, and was made manager in 1889. In 1892 Mr. Cahoon succeeded Riker & Son, re- taining the firm name, and afterwards organ- ized a corporation under the name of the William B. Riker & Son Company, of which Mr. Cahoon is now the treasurer and secre- tary. Mr. Cahoon is a Republican. He is a member of the Sons of Delaware, of New York City, and was secretary of the order at the time of its organization.

On June 10, 1885, Edward D. Cahoon was married, at Dover, Del., to Georgie, daughter of Daniel L. and Phebe A. Rockwell, of Dover. Mr. Cahoon and his wife are devout members of the Lewis Avenue Congregation- al church of Brooklyn. Mr. Cahoon is one of the trustees of the congregation; he is also chairman of one of the district organizations.

PATRICK J. CAHILL, P. O. Winning- ton, Del., son of the late Andrew and Mar- garet (Ryan) Cahill, was born in County Gal- way, Ireland, January 1, 1841.

Ilis ancestors for many years dwelt in Ire- land. His maternal grandfather, John Ryan, a house carpenter, was a native of County Galway, and spent his whole life in the Emer- ald Isle. Andrew Cahill, father of Patrick J., was born in the parish of Kileardine, County Galway, in 1803. Ile was a blacksmith and worked there at his trade until 1847, when he came to America and passed the remainder of his life in Wilmington, Del. He died in Sep- tember, 1881. To him and his wife, Mar- garet, were born eleven children. Four died in childhood and one after reaching woman- hood; six survive, and are residents of New Castle county.

Patrick J. Cahill was six years old when his parents emigrated to this country. For thirty- six years he has been a respected citizen of Wilmington. His early education was ob- tained in St. Peter's parochial school and in private schools of Wilmington. He learned carriage blacksmithing with Albert Flager, and for more than twenty years has been en- gaged in carriage building. He also conducts a grocery store, and has been an extensive operator in real estate, having erected more that fifty buildings in the city. His varied business ventures, all of which have proved successful, demonstrate his progressiveness, his taet and good judgment. He is highly es- teemed.

In 1858 Patrick J. Cahill was married to Catharine Carney, daughter of Patrick and Ellen Carney, natives of County Galway, Ire- land. Their children are: I. Margaret; II. Mary; III. Nellie (Mrs. Albert Croughan); IV. Andrew; V. John; VI. James; VII. Es- tella. Mr. Cahill is a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic church.

MEDFORD II. CAHOON, Wilmington, New Castle county, Del., son of William R. and Sarah E. (Hoffecker) Cahoon, was born near Smyrna, Kent county, Del., November 30, 1857.

From the year 1728, until after the middle of the present century, all the members of the Cahoon family were natives of Delaware and Maryland, where their descendants re- mained until the close of the war of the Re- bellion. They are now living in all parts of the country. The first members of this fam- ily who settled in Kent county, Del., were three brothers, who, according to the records of Kent county, purchased farms in that coun- ty. The first, William Cahoon, purchased 214 arres, August 14, 1728, (records of Kent county, I, Vol. I. 134); Samuel Cahoon pur- chased 94 acres, September 15, 1735 (Kent county records, L, Vol. I. 147); John Cahoon purchased land, February 10, 1741 (Kent county records, N, Vol. 1, 143). One family tradition says that these three brothers were natives of Scotland, mem- bers of the Clan Colquhoun, who emi- grated to America in carly colonial day -: another states that they were natives of Kent county, Del., and were the sons of an

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older William Cahoon, who emigrated from Scotland. Medford II. Cahoon is descended from the youngest of the three brothers, John Cahoon, who was an ensign in Washington's Pennsylvania troops and was with the army at the time of Braddock's defeat. This fact is established by the records of Pennsylvania. Mr. Cahoon's paternal grandfather, Samuel Cahoon, farmer, was born, lived and died in Kent county, Del. He was married to Rachel Ricketts, of Cecil county. Md.

Joseph Hoffecker, maternal grandfather of Medford II. Cahoon, was a miller and farmer. He also was a native of Kent county, Del., where his whole life was spent. Mr. Hoff- veker's family is prominent and influential in Kent and New Castle counties. Joseph Hoffeeker was married to Sabrah Denny, of Kent county, Del. The Denny family, which was large and influential, has now few repre- sentatives in Kent county. Mr. Hoffecker and his wife died at their home in Kent county, Del.

Mr. Cahoon's father, William R. Cahoon, farmer and carriage builder, was born in 1813, in Kent county, Del. He was a Whig and af- terwards a Republican. William R. Cahoon was married first to Louisa Benson, who died leaving twelve children, and afterwards to Sarah E., daughter of Joseph and Sabrah (Denny) Hoffecker. Mrs. Sarah Cahoon was born near Smyrna, Del., in 1827. They had eight children. Of Mr. Cahoon's twenty chil- dren, sixteen lived to maturity, and thirteen still survive. William R. Cahoon and his second wife were members of the M. E. church. His wife died near Dover, Del., in Angust, 1878; he died at his home in Kent county, Del., in August, 1888.

Medford H. Cahoon, second child of Wil- liam R. and Sarah E. (Hoffeeker) Cahoon, attended the public schools of Dover, Del., and completed his scholastic course, in 1876, at Wilmington Conference Academy. Mr. Cahoon began business as an errand boy in a general store. In 1876, at nineteen years of age, he went to Missouri, where in 1877 he became an employee in the Department of Internal Revenue, in which position he re- mained until 1884. During this time he was also reading law, and in 1884 he resigned his position, and was admitted to the Missouri bar. From 1889 to 1894, Mr. Cahoon was as-

sistant United States attorney of the Eastern District of Missouri; removed to Wilmington, Del., in 1894, is now practicing law, and is assistant city solicitor there. He is a mem- ber of the Republican party.

On April 21, 1878, Medford H1. Cahoon was married, at Fredericktown, Mo., to Mary I. E., daughter of Frederick and Barbara (Wilch) Herzinger; she was born at Freder- icktown. The children of Medford HI. and Mary L. E. (Herzinger) Cahoon are: I. Clar- ence Medford, aged twenty; IL. Clara Bell, aged eighteen; III. Earle Lloyd, aged fifteen; IV. Enid E., aged eleven; V. Barbara Eliza- beth, aged three. Medford H. Cahoon and his wife are members of the M. E. church.

Mrs. Cahoon's father, Frederick Herzinger, who was born in Germany, in 1815, was a merchant at Fredericktown, Mo. He was married to Barbara Wilch, who was born in Germany in 1819. Of their seven children, five survive. Mr. Herzinger and his wife are members of the Lutheran church. He died in 1866, at his home in Fredericktown, Mo.

JOIIN NICHOLSON KATES, Wilming- ton, son of Jacob and Catharine (Derrickson) Kates, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Febru- ary 11, 1844.

George Kates, farmer, grandfather of John N. Kates, was born March 13, 1784. ITis wife, Rachel Kates, was born February 2, 1768. Mrs. Kates died March 6, 1829; Mr. Kates died about 1855. They and their fait- ily were of the Protestant faith.

Their son, Jacob Kates, shoemaker, was born in New Jersey, July 10, 1803. He was a member of the Republican party. Jacob Kates was married to Catherine, daughter of Capt. William and Rebecca Derrickson, who was born in 1810, in Brandywine hundred, New Castle county, Del. Their children are: I. George, died in infancy : IT. Maria J. (Mrs. R. Ennet Robinson); III. Mary B., married first to Charles Hamnit, and afterwards to George Turvin: IV. Annie E .: V. Joseph W., married Hannah Remsen; VI. John Nichol- son. Mrs. Jacob Kates died October 8, 1882: her husband died January 6, 1890.

From 1850 until 1856, John Nicholson Kates attended the publie schools of Wilming- ton, Del. After spending part of a year at the Delaware Military Academy, he became a

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messenger in the office of the Magnetic Tele- graph Company at Wilmington, Del. His ability and fidelity won for him rapid promo- tion. In July, 1861, he was made telegraph operator for the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R. He was assistant train des- patcher from 1863 until 1875; manager of the Company's telegraph office at Wilming- ton, from 1875 until 1883; and since that time, division operator for the Company at Wilmington, Del. Like his father, Mr. Kates is a Republican.

On March 29, 1866, John Nicholson Kates was married, at Chester, Pa., to Mary E. M., daughter of James B. and Angerett (Glasby) Dutton. Their children are: I. Harry ( .; II. William T., married Mary Kerr; III. John A .; IN. Elizabeth D .; V. Helen R .; VI. Paul D .; VII. James E .; VIII. Joseph K .; IX. Clarence W .; X. Mary E.

Mrs. Kates' great-grandfather, Jacob Dut- ton, died August 31, 1791. His son, James Dutton, grandfather of Mrs. Kates, died Jan- uary 9, 1837. Her father, James B. Dutton, was married to Angerett Glasby. Their chil- dren are: I. Joseph A., married Melissa Hin- ton; II. Emma J. (Mrs. Walter Craig); III. Mary E. M. (Mrs. John N. Kates), born at Wilmington, Del., September 16, 1848. The Dutton family also are of the Protestant faith.

THOMAS A. BROWN, M. D., Wilming- ton, Del., son of Thomas and Mary (Lock- wood ) Brown, was born in Frederic, Kent county, Del., November 15, 1848.

He passed his early life on the farm, as- sisting, when necessary, in its cultivation, and attending first public and afterwards private schools. At the age of seventeen years he en- tered the Quaker City Business College, of Philadelphia, and after completing the com- mercial course there, spent two years at Fort Edwards Collegiate Institute, Fort Edwards, N. Y. He then taught school for a year in Clinton county, N. Y., after which he re- turned to Delaware. He had charge of schools in and near Frederica for eighteen months, and then began the study of medicine with Dr. Thomas Cahill, of that place. In Septem- her, 1870, Mr. Brown matriculated at Jeffer- son Medical College, Philadelphia, and re- ceived his diploma as a doctor of medicine, March 12, 1873. In the same year he began

the practice of his profession in Wilmington and has since resided there, a busy and success- ful physician. Dr. Brown is a member of the Delaware State Medical Society. He is a De- mocrat whose sympathies now are with the "sound money" advocates of his party.

In September, 1875, at Dover, Dr. Thomas 1. Brown was married to Blanche, daughter of Peter Lowber and Emma (Closes) Virden. Mrs. Brown was born in Peoria, Ill. Their children are: I. Clarence, died in childhood; Il. Ethel Ponewill; III. Blanche Virden. Mrs. Brown died in Richmond county. Va., in October, 1883. Mr. Brown married again in 1890, his bride being Laura, daughter of Henry and Mary A. Eckel, of Wihnington. Dr. Brown and family attend the P. E. church.

WILLIAM PAUL MIFFLIN, Philadel- phia, Pa., son of Jacob Biddle and Rachel (Barnett) MitHin, was born in Philadelphia, April 2, 1855.

His grandfather, William MitHin, was a resident of Delaware City, Del., and a mem- ber of a well-known family. He married Sabina Biddle, and died when a comparatively young man. His widow married Thomas J. Foard, of New Castle county, Del., and had children; I. Eli J .; IT. Charles T .: III. George II., of Delaware City; IV. Richard II .; V. Robert, deceased. Mr. Foard was a prominent political leader, and a member of the legislature.

Jacob Biddle Mifflin was born in Delaware City in 1821. His early boyhood was spent in Delaware City. After the death of his father and the subsequent marriage of his mother he made his home at Mt. Jones, now known as "Saxford," in New Castle county, the home of Mr. Foard. There he was educa- ted in the public schools, and there he grew to manhood. When he attained his majority he removed to Philadelphia and became a salesman in a hardware store. Afterwards he formed a partnership with William Price, and the firm of MitHin & Price condneted a whole- sale dry goods establishment, at No. 1 Bank street, until 1866. In that year Mr. MitHin retired from business and returned to New Castle county, Del., where he purchased the George H. Smith farm, known as "Button-

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wood," two miles from St. George's, and there he engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Jacob Biddle MitHin was married to Rachel, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Barnett. Their children are: I. Sarah, died in childhood; 11. AAnna, died in childhood; III. William Paul; IV. Josephine Barnett ( Mrs. Dr. Walter V. Woods), of Philadelphia; V. J. Biddle, mar- ried Susan E. Higgins, deceased, has three children; VI. Edward Laurie, of Ridley Park, Pa., married Helen Morton, of Middle- town, Del., has four children; VIL. Henry T., of Chicago. Mr. MitHin died September 1, 1898, at Bedford Springs, Bedford county, Pa., where he had gone for the benefit of his health. Mrs. Mittlin resides with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Woods, in Philadelphia.

William Paul Mitfin was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia, the West Chester Academy, West Chester, Pa., and La- fayette College, at Easton, Pa. From 1874 to 1879 he was engaged in farming.

He afterwards studied law in the University of Pennsylvania and in the office of George W. Biddle, Esq., Philadelphia. In February, 1882, he was admitted to practice in the Court of Common Pleas, of Philadelphia county; in October of the same year was admitted to prac- tice in the courts of the state of Colorado, and soon after before the Supreme Court of Penn- sylvania. After practicing law for two years in Philadelphia and Colorado, Mr. MitHin was for some years in the insurance business in Middletown, Del. From July, 1887, to De- cember 1888, he was editor and proprietor of the Middletown Transcript, and since April, 1592, he has been connected with the Fidelity and Casualty Co., of Philadelphia, and is now assistant to the manager of the corporation. In polities Mr. MitHin is a Democrat.

On December 19, 1877, in St. George's, New Castle county, Del., William Paul Mifflin was married to Margaret P., daugh- ter of James M. and Adeline (Cochran) Van- degrift; their children are: I. Adeline Coch- rau, born September 29, 1878; II. William Paul, died in infancy.

THOMAS O. CLEMENTS, M. D., Dover, Del., son of Thomas and Rebecca ( Day) Clements, was born in Kent county, Del., September 29, 1852.

Ilis grandfather, Thomas Clements, was born in Kent county, Md., and was one of nine brothers. Two of them, Thomas and Joel Clements, became residents of Delaware. Joel settled on the Choptank river, between Camden and the Maryland line. His son, Joel, 2, afterward removed to Smyrna; he was a prominent politician, first as a Whig and later as a Republican. Thomas Clem- ents resided near Camden in the latter part of the eighteenth century. He was a sol- dier in the Revolutionary War, and an active participant in public affairs, in time of peace; held office for very many years by the suf- frages of his neighbor-, was a powerful ora- tor on the hustings and a man of splendid physique. Ile was six feet two and one-half inches in height, and weighed two hundred and twenty-five pounds. We cannot say with certainty which side he espoused in carly po- litical contests, but he became afterward a Democrat. He was a candidate for sheriff. Thomas Clements married Ann Bullock, and had children as follows: I. Ezekiel, settled near Camden, afterward lived in Camden and died on his farm; 1I. Thomas, 2; IH. Caleb, lived first in Kent county, then in Maryland and last in Virginia; IV. Aun, married first Thomas Dum, and afterward William Grif- fin; all deceased. Mrs. Ann Clements died, and Mr. Clements married again, his wife be- ing Mrs. - Chambers, a widow. Thomas Clements died in 1877. He was a member of the M. E. church, and a devout man.

Thomas Clements, 2, father of Thomas O. Clements, was born on the homestead farm near Camden in 1818, was reared there, and carefully educated. After his marriage he removed to a farm west of Dover, taught school, studied surveying, which was for a time his occupation, and invested his earnings in the ship timber trade. He made money rapidly, gave his children liberal educations and purchased two large farms, which are now owned by Thomas O. Clements. He was of a retiring nature, and devoted to his home and family. Mr. Clements was a persevering stu- dent, and had a wide range of knowledge. He read law with Hon. Willard Saulsbury, and was admitted to the bar of Kent county, but never practiced his profession. Like his fa- ther, he was of striking personal appearance, standing six feet one inch high and weighing

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one hundred and eighty-tive pounds. He was a Democrat and was twice elected to the Del- aware Assembly. He was an carne-t party worker, but never sought prominence.

In 1816, Thomas Clements married Re- becca Day. They had seven sous: I. Eugene, of New Haven, Conn .; II. Thomas O .; 111. Matthew, went to British Columbia and in 1876 to Leadville, Col., as a mine speculator, and thence to Mexico; he is now again in British Columbia as a speculator and export miner; IN. James B., farmer of Kent county; V. Edgar, farmer of Kent county; VI. Stites K., merchant of Forest Hill, Cal .; VII. Frank, tea-merchant, of Philadelphia; and three daughters: I. Mary Elizabeth ( Mrs. George T. Mills), of Philadelphia; II. Irene (Mrs. Charles Clark), died in Los Angeles in 1882; III. Leonora, married Edward Hardes- ty, broker, of Philadelphia. Thomas Clem- ents, 2, died in February, 1884. Hle was a God-fearing man and a regular attendant upon church services. Mrs. Clements still re- sides in Dover, having reached the age of sixty-eight years.

Thomas O. Clements remained on the farm with his parents until he was eighteen years old, and attended the public schools of the neighborhood. He completed his education by a course in Felton Academy, under Pro- fessor Robert II. Skinner, and in Wyoming Academy, under Professor Heath. For a number of years he taught school in Delaware and Maryland. During this time he read medi- cine, and afterward spent nearly a year in gynaecologieal studies in the office of Dr. Mitchell, in Philadelphia. In 1876 le matriculated at Hahnemann College and was graduated in medicine in 1880. Dr. Clements innnediately began practice in Centreville, Queen Anne's county, Md., and soon became popular and successful. Ilis health failing, he came to Dover to settle up his business matters with the intention of going to Baltimore. Having regained his strength, Dr. Clements has since made this place his home, devoting all his time to his profession.

On June 14, 1883, Dr. Thomas O. Clements was married to Mary Hubbard, of Kent conn- ty. They have children: I. Stite- O., aged fourteen years; II. Thomas II., aged two years.

W. A. MeCOWEN, Wilmington, Del., son of William and An E. (Sanders) MeCowen, was born in Philadelphia county, Pa., Devem- ber 5, 1841.

His ancestors on his father's side were Scotch; on the maternal side as far back as re - orded, they inhabited the state of New York. James MeCowen, grandfather of W. . 1. MeCowen, lived and died near Chester, Del- aware county, Pa. He had children: 1. James: 11. John; 111. William; IV. and V. names unknown.

William MeCowen, third son of James MeCowen, was born in Delaware county, Pa., but resided during the greater part of his life in Philadelphia county, Pa. William Me- Cowen married Ann E. Sanders. They had children: I. Rufus, died in infancy; II. Eliz- abeth, died in infancy; III. George T., mar- ried Kate Brown, died in 1891; IV. W. A .: V. Simcon, died at the age of twenty-seven. Mr. MeCowen died in Philadelphia county in 1849.

W. A. MeCowen's school days were spent in Germantown, Pa. He then learned the trade of machinist, in Wilmington, and has since followed that calling. After completing his apprenticeship, he went to Felton, Del., where he remained for eighteen months, and then secured employment in Philadelphia. For eighteen years he worked in leading - tablishments there, his skill and ingenuity ob- taining for him most desirable positions. In 1877 Mr. MeCowen came to Wilmington and engaged in business on his own account. His plant grew, and the demands for its products continually increased, so that in 1894 the Novelty Machine Company was organized with Mr. MeCowen as president. The com- pany manufactures pharmaceutical and eler- trical apparatus and light machinery. Mr. MeCowen is a member of Lodge, No. 432, F. and A. M., of Philadelphia, and Harmony Chapter, No. 52, R. A. M. He is a Repub- lican.

W. A. MeCowen was married, December 24, 1863, in Wilmington, to Eunna, daughter of William MeCall. They had one child, which died in infancy. Mr. MeCowen was married a second time, in Newton. N. I., to Emma, daughter of Charles and Clari-a Stickles. Their children are: 1. Charles S .: II. Clara E. Mr. MeCowen was married the

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third time in Wilmington to Annie, daughter of William and Margaret Mendenhall, of Wilmington. Mr. MeCowen and his family attend the Presbyterian church.

JOHN G. FEHRENBACH, No. 820 Adams street, Wilmington, New Castle county, Del., son of John and Margaret (Becker) Fchrenbach, was born in Wilming- ton, Del., May 9, 1860.

Mr. Fehrenbach's father, John Fehren- bach, a well-known citizen of Wilmington, Del., and a member of the firm of Hartman & Fehrenbach, was born, in 1831, in Ettenheim, Baden, Germany, where he received his edu- vation. In 1849 John Fehrenbach emigrated to the United States, settled in Philadelphia, Pa., and learned brewing with Lewis Raub. Ile afterward removed to Wilmington, Del., and with his brother-in-law, the late Jolin Hartman, established the firm of Hartman & Fehrenbach, brewers. Mr. Fohrenbach was progressive and liberal, honorable in business, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. Generous to a fault, his many good deeds were done so unostentatiously that the world never heard of them. He was one of the best-known Germans of Wilmington, and was, in his ac- tions and in his opinions, a thorough Ameri- can citizen. Mr. Fehrenbach was a social favorite, and was one of the organizers of the Delaware Saengerbund. He was also a meni- her of the German Library Association; of Lafayette Lodge, No. 14, F. and A. M .; of Hermann Lodge No. 29, I. O. O. F. ; of Dela- ware Tribe, No. 1, I. O. R. M .; of Delaware Lodge No. 349, 1). O. II .; of the Royal Arch Masons; and of the Knights of Birmingham. John Fehrenbach's first wife was Margaret Becker, who died leaving three children: T.

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Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. II, Part 60

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa. Number of Pages: 1500

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1500