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THOMAS HERBERT SHRIVER
TUST over the line marking man's allotted years, Thomas Herbert Shriver, for many years a prominent figure in the religious, political and business life of Maryland, "lay down to pleasant dreams." For one hundred and fifty years his family has been identified with Carroll county, Maryland, his great-grandparents, David and Rebecca (Ferree) Shriver, being among the first settlers of the county. In the Rhine Pala- tinate the family traces to the year 1206, the original name, Screiber. The Maryland family traces in unbroken line from Lorenz and Margaret Screiber, born in Alsenborn, Rhine Palatinate, Germany, where both died in 1681. They were the parents of Joseph Schreiber, and grandparents of Andreas Schreiber, the founders of the family in Maryland in 1721. One hundred years after Lorenz Schreiber flourished the American descendants anglicised the name and it assumed its present form, Shriver, as it will be written from the first generation in Pennsylvania.
Andreas Schreiber, son of Joseph and Anna Schreiber, was born in Alsenborn, the Rhine Palatinate, was baptized September 7, 1673, and died in the Province of Pennsylvania, America, about 1723, having arrived in that province with his family in 1721, making settlement near Philadelphia. He married, August 3, 1706, Anna Margaretta (Hess) Young, baptized October 22, 1674, daughter of Hans Theobald and Margaretta Hess, of Frankelbach, and widow of John Young. Children: Ludwig, baptized October 17, 1709; Andreas (2), of further mention ; Anna Margaretta, baptized July 25, 1715.
Andreas (2) Shriver, son of Andreas (1) and Anna Margaretta (Hess-Young) Schreiber, was baptized in the Re- formed church at Alsenborn, Rhine Palatinate, September 6, 1712. He came to Pennsylvania with his parents in 1721, set-
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tled with them near Philadelphia, and in 1733 married Ann Maria Keiser, born near Heidelberg, Germany, daughter of Ulrich and Veronica Keiser, who came to this country in 1731. Children : David, of further mention; Veronica, born 1737, married Henry Kountz; a daughter, married George Kountz; Anna Maria, married John Kitzmiller; Elizabeth, born 1748; Andrew, born 1749, married, 1773, Magdalena Mares; Jacob, born 1752.
David Shriver, eldest son of Andreas (2) Shriver, the first of the American born Shrivers, and founder of the family in Maryland, was born in Pennsylvania, March 30, 1735, and died at his farm, "Avondale," on Little Pipe creek, Carroll County, Maryland, January 30, 1826. About 1760 David Shriver moved from Conewago, Pennsylvania, to the State of Maryland and took up land in Little Pipe creek about seven miles from Westminster. There he became a man of im- portance, serving actively in the winning of our independence from Great Britain, sitting as a member of the convention which formed a declaration of right and a State constitution, and served Carroll county as delegate to the General Assem- bly for more than thirty consecutive years, and then served in the State Senate. He was the owner of thirty slaves, but by a clause in his will they were all given their freedom. He mar- ried, May 8, 1761, Rebecca Ferree, born January 21, 1742, died November 24, 1810, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Eltinge) Ferree, of Pequa, Pennsylvania. Children : An- drew, of further mention; Rachael, born in 1767, married, 1784, Adam Forney; David (2), born April 14, 1769, mar- ried, 1803, Eva Sherman.
Andrew Shriver, eldest son of David and Rebecca (Fer- ree) Shriver, was born at the homestead on Little Pipe creek, Maryland, November 7, 1762, and died September 20, 1847. About the year 1800 he bought an estate in Frederick, now
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Carroll county, Maryland, to which he removed and gave the name Union Mills. That estate is yet in the possession of the family and there his son, William Shriver, and his grand- son, Thomas Herbert Shriver, lived. Andrew Shriver was active and interested in public affairs, was a magistrate the greater part of his life in Carroll county, but held no political office. He married, December 31, 1786, Elizabeth Shultz, born August 15, 1767, died September 27, 1839, daughter of John Shultz, of Maryland. The wedding ceremony was per- formed by Rev. William Osterhein, a distinguished clergyman of his day. Children : John, born 1788, married, 1816, Hen- rietta Meyer; Thomas, born 1789, married, 1814, Anna E. Sharp; Rebecca, born 1790, married, 1815, John Renshaw; Matilda, born 1792, married, 1814, M. H. Shangler; James, born April 4, 1794, died August 8, 1832, married (first), Feb- ruary 10, 1819, Elizabeth Beason Miller, (second) Eliza Mil- ler (sisters-in-law) ; William, of further mention; Elizabeth, born 1799, married, 1835, L. I. Brengle; Andrew Keiser, born 1802, married, 1837, Catherine West; Anna Maria, born 1804, married, 1841, William T. Steiger; Joseph, born 1806, mar- ried, 1834, Henrietta J. Causten; Catherine Clemem, born 1808, married, 1828, S. J. Brengle.
William Shriver, sixth child of Andrew and Elizabeth (Shultz) Shriver, was born at Littlestown, Pennsylvania, De- cember 23, 1796, and died at Union Mills, Carroll county, Maryland, June 11, 1897. He established a milling business at Union Mills, which he continued until his death. He mar- ried, November 21, 1824, Margaret Josephine Owings, born August 29, 1808, daughter of John and Margaret (McAllis- ter) Owings, of Conewago, Pennsylvania. The mother of Margaret McAllister was Margaret Herbert, direct descend- ant of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. Lieutenant Thomas Herbert, who came in warfare to this country in
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1812, was Margaret Herbert's first cousin. He afterwards became Admiral Lord Herbert. Closely related is Michael Herbert, who about fifteen years ago was English Ambassador to Washington. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Shriver: James, born November 27, 1825; Eliza Jane, born February 24, 1827. died January 31, 1887; Elizabeth, born May 3, 1828; Thomas J., born November 23, 1829, died September 29, 1887; Sarah Clementine, born December 17, 1830; William Tell, born Au- gust 4, 1832, married, May 15, 1860, Roberta Lyon; John Law- rence, born October 4, 1834, died September 15, 1873, mar- ried, October 19, 1865, Roberta Allen Cassin; Andrew Keyser, born March 21, 1836, married, November 21, 1865, Emma Jabel Saunders; Albert, born June 2, 1838; Christopher C., born March 31, 1840, married, February 12, 1889, Cora Ber- nard Payne, of Warrenton, Virginia, born November 2, 1853 ; Mark Owings, born March 3, 1842, married, 1882, Christina Agnes Deitrick; Benjamin Franklin, born December 25, 1843, married, 1878, Helen Nicholson McSherry; Thomas Her- bert, of further mention; Mary Owings, born July 9, 1848; Emma, born April 25, 1850.
Thomas Herbert Shriver, of the sixth American genera- tion of his family, of the fourth Maryland generation, and of the third to live at Union Mills, Carroll county, was the thir- teenth child of William and Margaret Josephine (Owings) Shriver. From the fact that he served on the staffs of both Governors Lloyd and Jackson, he gained a military title and was invariably addressed as "General." Like his great-grand- father, David Shriver, he attained eminence in public life and was a prominent man of affairs. He was also a devout churchman, and when the last rites were said in St. John's Church, Westminster, on January 3, 1917, the eulogy was de- livered by his intimate friend, Cardinal Gibbons, who said in part:
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In the death of T. Herbert Shriver I have lost a cherished friend of fifty years duration. About the time of my consecration as bishop, nearly half a century ago, I began my visits to his edifying Christian family at Union Mills. Herbert and I formed a strong attachment which continued uninterrupted till his death. In the ardor of his youth he conceived a desire to study for the ministry and to labor with me in North Carolina, which was then the most unpromising mission in the United States. But in the source of his studies his health failed and he was obliged to give up the cher- ished wishes of heart. But if the church lost a zealous apostle the state gained an upright citizen, and commerce, a leading, honorable representative. He served in both houses of the Legislature with intelligence, diligence and with honor to the State. The same noble ideals which ruled his private life and business operations guided him honorably within the political arena.
Farewell, my cherished friend, I will no longer greet you in my accus- tomed visits. I will never look upon your face again, or listen to your warm words of welcome. But your spirit will hover over your sacred home and over the sweet little chapel, where we often knelt and prayed togetiler, and where I imparted to you the Bread of Life. I cherish the belief and hope that I will meet you again in the land of the living, in that city not made with hands, where there will be neither sorrow nor mourning, nor death nor separation, but eternal union and peace and rest in the besom of our Father.
Thomas Herbert Shriver was born at Union Mills, Car- roll county, Maryland, February 19. 1846, and died there De- cember 31, 1916. He was preparing for college when the War between the States began in 1861, and on June 28, 1863. when General Stuart's cavalry passed through to join General Lee in Pennsylvania, he rode away with the cavalrymen. fought at Gettysburg, and in a number of cavalry engagements in Northern Virginia. Being so young, he was taken from the ranks and sent to Virginia Military Academy, and there was one of the company of cadets who marched out of the academy and joined the Confederate forces fighting the battle of Newmarket, Virginia. One of his treasured possessions of after life was the diploma received from Virginia Military
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Academy, conferred in 1882 upon all of the cadets living who had taken part in that battle. He continued a soldier of the Confederacy until the surrender, May 15, 1865. He was en- gaged for several years as a traveling salesman and later con- ducted the milling business at Union Mills established by his father, had large farming and banking interests, and with his brother, Benjamin F. Shriver, principal owner of the B. F. Shriver Company, owning and operating a chain of factories devoted to the canning of fruits and vegetables. From 1904 he was president of that company; president of the Union Bank; president of the Westminster Hardware Company; vice-president of the Westminster Deposit & Trust Company ; director of the Democrat Advocate Publishing Company, of Westminster, and had other interests, scarcely less important.
An ardent Democrat, he took an active part in county and State politics, and was frequently spoken of as a candidate for governor. He was a member of the Maryland House of Dele- gates in 1878 and again in 1880, and elected State Senator in 1884. In 1888 he was Deputy Collector of the Port of Balti- more. He served on the military staff of Governor Lloyd with the rank of General and in similar rank on the staff of Governor Jackson. In 1894 he was appointed by Governor Crothers a member of the Atlantic Deep Water Commission. He was a devoted Christian and member of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, of Westminster; member of the Knights of Columbus, and Grand Knight of Westminster Com- mandery. His home at Union Mills, seven miles from West- minster, was a favorite resting place for Cardinal Gibbons, and but two weeks before Mr. Shriver's death he had spent several days in much-needed rest.
Mr. Shriver married, February 16, 1881, Elizabeth Rosa- lie Lawson, born September 7, 1854, died March 21, 1887, daughter of Robert and Margaret (Quinn) Lawson. Chil-
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dren: Hilda, born November 2, 1883, married Robert Sar- gent Shriver; Joseph Nicholas, born September 10, 1885; William Herbert, born February 25, 1887; Robert Thomas, twin with William Herbert.
General Shriver's funeral was marked with every solem- nity of the church and by the presence of Cardinal Gibbons and many high dignitaries and priests. He was laid at eternal rest in St. John's Cemetery and borne to his last resting place by his three sons, son-in-law and two nephews, all named Shriver.
CUMBERLAND DUGAN
NOT only was Cumberland Dugan an early prominent merchant of Baltimore, but at the time of his death he was the oldest active business man in the city, one of the most widely-known and most-popular. His career as a merchant began in 1852, and continued without interruption until his death in 1914. He was a warm friend of W. W. Spence, an older man than Mr. Dugan, and survived him a few months, but Mr. Spence had given up actual participation in business some time before, leaving Mr. Dugan the oldest active busi- ness man in the city. He was eighty-four years of age at his death, and until his last illness, which lasted two weeks, took an active interest in the affairs of the firm which he founded, Cumberland Dugan & Company, machinists, although natur- ally the heavier burdens were borne by his son, and partner, Joseph Dugan. His long life began in Baltimore, his educa- tion was obtained in her schools, his trade was learned in her shops, his entire business life was spent within the borders of his native city, and he was laid at eternal rest in one of her beautiful "Cities of the Dead."
Mr. Dugan was a man of energy, an able financier and business manager, most regular in his habits, a fact to which he attributed his long life. Of a genial, kindly disposition, he made friends on every side, and was loved by all with whom he came in contact. He was of a home-loving nature and one of his greatest joys was to have his large family about him. The celebrations of the various family events, especially his own birthday anniversary, were always occasions of quiet but intense happiness and cheer. He kept in touch with modern progressive ideas, and when old in years was able to discuss latter-day problems and plans with the younger generation. He was a great believer in outdoor life, and whenever pos-
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sible took long walks along the shady lanes of "Ilchester," his country home. During the winter months, as a rule, he came to the city, but was still at his country home at the time of his death and would probably have remained there for the winter. Very observant, and with a keen sense of humor, Mr. Dugan was a most delightful companion, and had a fund of stories that made his company much sought by both young and old. He had many interesting tales of old Baltimore, and was always one of its strongest supporters, particularly in times when the city's financial and commercial aspect was not of the brightest. He was a grandson of Cumberland Dugan, who came to Baltimore in the early years of that city's business development, shortly after the opening of the nineteenth cen- tury, established a rope walk, and founded a family. His son, Frederick Dugan, a lawyer of Baltimore, married Emily Chatard. It is their son, Cumberland (2) Dugan, to whom this tribute of respect is dedicated.
Cumberland (2) Dugan was born in Baltimore, July 29, 1830, his birthplace, the old family residence on Exchange place. He died at his country residence, "Ilchester," near Baltimore, December 12, 1914. He was educated in private schools, and at St. Mary's College, at Emmetsburg. In early youth he entered business life, and in 1852 began his long and honorable career as a merchant, dealing in hardware and machinists' supplies. The outgrowth of his business was the firm of Cumberland Dugan & Company, machinists, Howard and Barre streets, his son, Cumberland Dugan, Jr., becoming his father's partner, and later his son, Joseph, was taken into the concern. The firm became leaders in their line, and one of Baltimore's solid business enterprises, but after the death of his son, Joseph Dugan, was dissolved.
Mr. Dugan was a devout member of the Roman Catholic church, and was ever an enthusiastic worker. He was one
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of the incorporators of St. Mary's Industrial School, gave much of his time and business ability to its affairs for half a century, the institution losing with his passing one of its most earnest supporters and advisers. He was also a director of St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, and of the Metropolitan Sav- ings Bank. In political faith he was a Democrat of the old school, loyal to his party, but not an aspirant for public honors. Mr. Dugan married Harriet Buchanan, daughter of Dr. James A. Buchanan, and granddaughter of Judge Thomas Buchanan, and niece of Judge John Buchanan. Children: (1) General Thomas Buchanan; (2) Cumberland, Jr .; (3) Ferdinand C .; (4) Hammond J .; (5) Joseph M., deceased; (6) Charles Nelson; (7) Emily C .; (8) Mary Cole; (9) Harriet; (10) Nancy, married Carlton Coulter, and (11) Jen- nie, married Captain John K. Robinson, of the United States Navy.
THOMAS McCOSKER
ON N the day Thomas McCosker was buried the flags on all school buildings of Baltimore were at half mast in honor of the man who for fourteen years had been a member and president of the Board of School Commissioners. "Honest Tom McCosker," people called him, and although he was in the thick of many political fights and his years of service cov- ered a most turbulent period in the history of the School Board, he was scrupulously fair, always ready to hear every side of a question, and even his opponents admitted his hon- esty of purpose and that he acted from a conviction of right. He had attained octogenarian honors ere he yielded to the "Arch Enemy," and belonged to that class of shipbuilders who made Baltimore famous and carried the American flag in triumph in every contest in which shipbuilding superiority was at stake. From the ways in his own shipyard at the foot of Chesapeake street, yachts, clippers, tugboats and lighters were sent out, and on launching days he took great pride in escorting special guests about the yards. He made it a rule never to commend his own work, but shipping men knew that he built his reputation into the craft that left his yards. He introduced a new maxim into Baltimore politics when, in 1872, his party wanted a candidate from East Baltimore who would make a winning fight: "play fair, be square, and if you're wrong say so." He was not a "talking man," but a good listener and a hard worker. Men respected him, and when the flags floated at half mast, it was not an empty honor. but expressed a city's grief.
Early in the nineteenth century, Daniel McCosker fled from his native Ireland for political reasons, first landing in Newfoundland, later coming to Baltimore, where his son. Thomas McCosker, was born at the Columbia avenue home
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of the family, in 1834, died at his home in East Baltimore, November 27, 1916. He was educated in St. Patrick's Paro- chial School, Broadway and Bank streets, and in private schools, becoming quite early in life a ship carpenter's appren- tice. He became an expert workman and in five years a master mechanic. Those were the days of clipper ships hewn from white oak, and he helped to construct a number of the ves- sels that won maritime fame for the United States. In 1874 he started his own yard on the north side of the harbor near the foot of Chesapeake street and there built many hulls. For many years he built every tugboat for the P. Dougherty Company, and of twenty-two tugboats built in Baltimore within a certain period seventeen were constructed in the McCosker yards. Patrick Dougherty, who died a year earlier than his friend, would have his tugs built by no one else, feel- ing that a McCosker boat could go anywhere and weather any storm. He built his vessels sound and straight, and it was a common saying that his opinions were built the same way. The last hull built by Mr. McCosker was the tug "Albatross," launched in 1908. Soon after her launching he announced his retirement from business and the yard was closed. Many of his closest friends had moved from East Baltimore to the suburbs, but Mr. McCosker said that East Baltimore suited him and that he saw no reason to change his residence, nor did he. When St. Elizabeth's Church was organized, in 1895, he was one of the first members of the new parish and always continued a communicant. In 1872 Mr. McCosker was elected a member of the Maryland Legislature, serving under five elections continuously, until 1882, with the exception of the session of 1876. As a member of the House of Delegates he was loyal to the Democratic party, but he was an inde- pendent thinker, quietly protesting when measures were pre- sented of which he did not approve. In 1885 he was the
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reform candidate for sheriff of Baltimore, supported by the progressive element, but was defeated. He continued his fight for reform within the party, fought hard, but was "fair and square," and when wrong said so.
Mr. McCosker's great interest was in the public schools, and when, after fourteen years' service, he was retired from the school board he keenly felt it. He was originally ap- pointed a member of the Board of School Commissioners by Mayor Hayes, who declared him to be "one of the best citi- zens of Baltimore." He completed his fourteenth year of service November 24, 1915, the board at that time unani- mously adopting a resolution of congratulation and esteem which expressed the sincere and heart-felt conviction of each of his colleagues. He had long been president of the board and he was regarded with warm affection by each commis- sioner, and was thoroughly respected. When his term ended he was the last link binding the school board with a turbulent past. All who had been members during the sensational Van Sickle fight, the Semmes-Hooper fight, and the tension fol- lowing the resignation of General Laurason Riggs, Robert M. Rother and Dr. Hans Froelicher from the board in 1911 had gone. In the fall of 1911 he succeeded General Riggs as president of the board, and from that time his opinions be- came more conservative and he never grew to be an advocate of modern innovations, which he denounced as "fads." His theory, firmly believed in, was that the public schools should confine their courses to the English branches, and should teach them thoroughly, but when, in 1913, Adjutant General Machlin suggested the introduction of military training, President McCosker expressed himself in favor of the plan. He favored other modern features, and when in the spring of 1916 it began to be whispered that the Mayor would re- tire him, the Public School Teachers' Association appointed MD .- 43
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a committee to call upon the Mayor and ask that President McCosker be retained. Even after his retirement he retained a keen interest in school affairs and through his former col- leagues kept in touch with board action. He was a most skilled presiding officer, and expert parliamentarian, and had an intimate knowledge not only of the rules of the board, but the history of their enactment and the underlying causes. He was not a large man but was of robust constitution and bore his years well. A year prior to his death he suffered an attack of heart trouble, and after his retirement from the board he was again stricken. Although weakened physically, there was no faltering of the mental faculties, and he met death with a clear mind, as courageously as he had lived.
MENDES COHEN
AS S one of the foremost civil engineers of this country, a distinguished scholar, a man of breadth of mind, cul- tured tastes, and public spirit, Mendes Cohen will long be remembered in his native city, Baltimore, and in the State of Maryland, whose history his family had borne important part in making and he in preserving. While closely associated with the engineering enterprises of his native city, and par- ticularly related to its early railroad history, it was perhaps his thirty years' valuable connection with the Maryland His- torical Society as one of its moving spirits, secretary and presi- dent, that was most highly appreciated. How valuable that service was is best expressed in the words of ex-Governor Edwin Warfield, who succeeded Mr. Cohen in the presi- . dency of the society when the latter resigned about a year prior to his death, feeling that a younger man should assume the burden. Said Governor Warfield :
The passing of Mr. Cohen is extremely regretted by all who have learned to know him and know what he has done for the city and State. Mr. Cohen was a man with pride in his State, and probably had more pride in it than any other citizen. His constant, diligent and faithful work in looking out for its interests, and for the preservation of its history, was shown in his activity in the Maryland Historical Society. He never ceased to labor for the organization and during the past year has done some of his best work. His loss will be keenly felt by all of us and his faithful work will be much missed.
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