Portrait and biographical record of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Part 37

Author: Chapman Publishing Company
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: New York, Chapman pub. co.
Number of Pages: 906

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The family occupies a beautiful home at Ameri- can Corners, Caroline County, and Mr. Patton owns several hundred acres, the most of which he has accumulated by his own exertions, though a portion fell to him by inheritance. In politics he is a Democrat, stanch in his allegiance to the party. He has served as supervisor of elections and in other local positions. In religious con- nections he is identified with the Methodist Protestant Church, and contributes liberally to the support of the same.

D HRISTOPHER C. LLOYD, senior member of the firm of Lloyd, Blaine & Co., of Poco- moke City, Worcester County, has been in the drug business for the past forty-one years, being the first to establish a drug store in what was then known as Newtown, in the year 1856. He was postmaster from 1857 to 1861. In the year 1880 he was elected sheriff of the county and was also collector of state and county taxes for 1880 and 1881. He was a member of the first board of commissioners when the name of New- town was changed and incorporated under the name of Pocomoke City.

Mr. Lloyd is a son of Robert G. and Mary Lloyd and was born at Lloyd Landing, Talbot County, Md., March 10, 1832. His father dying soon thereafter, his mother removed to the vil- lage of Trappe, where the subject of this sketch grew to young manhood. He attended the pub- lic school until his fifteenth year, when he entered the general store of Mullikin & Dickinson, re- maining with them two years, then spent three years with Goldsborough & Dawson in Easton. Returning to his native village, he entered the drug and general store of Kemp & Lloyd and after three years with them removed, as above stated, in 1856 to Newtown. He has been en- gaged continuously in the drug business (with the exception of two years) forty-three years, as clerk and principal. Three years of this period were spent on a farm near town. He was inter- ested in the fertilizer business for several years

with Messrs. E. B. Freeman and F. H. Dryden. He and Mr. Dryden were also partners for three years in the drug business, the present firm of Lloyd, Blaine & Co. being organized about 1890, and is composed of Mr. Lloyd, F. J. Lloyd, his son, and E. I. Blaine.

He is one of the organizers of the Pocomoke City National Bank, one of its directors and a member of the discount committee. He is a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Heptasophs and Ancient Order of United Workmen, is a commu- nicant of the Protestant Episcopal Church and has been a vestryman and warden for thirty years, also superintendent of its Sunday-school.

In 1859 Mr. Lloyd married Miss Annie G. Mc- Master, daughter of the Hon. S. S. McMaster, and they have had eight children, who in order of birth are as follows: Annie, wife of William S. Dickinson; Mollie, wife of E. B. Freeman; Sam- uel, who is engaged in the fertilizer and lumber business with Mr. Freeman in Norfolk; Bertha J .; Francis J., and Edgar L., teller in the Poco- moke National Bank; and two who died in in- fancy.

AMES T. SYLVESTER is a successful farmer of the third district and enjoys the high es- teem and regard of all who know him or have ever had any dealings with him, whether in a social or business way. He bears the repu- tation of being a man of his word, upright and just toward his neighbors and friends and strictly honorable under all circumstances. He owns and carries on a valuable homestead of some ninety acres, which is improved with comfortable farm buildings and a pretty residence. He is not much of a politician, but votes at elections, his favorite party being the Democratic organization.

The paternal grandfather of our subject, David Sylvester by name, was a native of Caroline County and followed farming as a means of ob- taining a livelihood. John W., father of J. T. Sylvester, was also born and reared in this county, and became a well-to-do farmer and land owner. He died when only fifty- eight years of

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age, just as he had reached a period when he might begin to take life more easily, as lie had a competence for his declining years. He had married in early manhood Sarah E. Williams, who bore him four children, three sons and a daughter, named respectively, John T., James T., Charles H. and Sallie C. The mother, who was also a native of this county, died when about forty-five years of age.

James T. Sylvester was born October 1, 1849, upon his father's old farm, and from his early years has been accustomed to the labor and pleas- ures of rural life. He attended the district school, and there mastered the three "R's", and after- wards, by private reading and observation, ac- quired ample learning for the practical realities of his business life. October 2, 1875, he married Sarah M. Pippin, of this county, who died, leav- ing one child, Bettie C. In October, 1882, the marriage of Mr. Sylvester and Clementine Noble was solemnized. They became the parents of four children, two of whom are deceased, while those living are Charles W. and Martin B. The mother was called to her final rest December 6, 1895. She was a devoted Christian, and a faith- ful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

D HRISTIAN B. KRUSEN. The deserved reward of a well-spent life is an honored re- tirement from business, in which to enjoy the fruits of former toil. To-day, after a useful and beneficial career, Mr. Krusen is quietly living at his pleasant home in Still Pond, Kent County, surrounded by the comforts which earnest labor has brought to him. He is one of its prominent citizens, winning this place by superior ingenuity, mechanical skill and business ability, through which he was able to build up a large and profit- able business. The story of the founders of this nation and of the Revolutionary forefathers is interesting, not only from a historical standpoint, but also as a source of inspiration and encourage- ment to others. Yet we need not look to the past; the present furnishes many examples worthy

of emulation in the men who have risen through their own efforts to positions of prominence in professional, political, mercantile and industrial circles. To this class belongs Mr. Krusen.

He was born in Montgomery County, Pa., in 1834, and belongs to a family of German origin, which was founded there as early as 1728, its members having principally followed the occupa- tion of farming. The paternal grandfather of our subject aided the colonies in their struggle for independence in the war of the Revolution, and his brother, Garrett Krusen, was a soldier in the war of 1812. John Krusen, our subject's father, also a native of Montgomery County, Pa., fol- lowed the mason's and plasterer's trade the greater part of his life. He wedded Miss Mary E. Bosbyshell, by whom he had nine children, but only three sons are now living, namely: Christian B .; Gustavus B., a resident of California; and Henry, of Kent County, Md. The father died at the home of our subject in 1888, at the age of eighty-six years.

In the county of his nativity Christian B. Krusen was reared and educated, and at the age of eighteen began learning the wheelwright's and carriagemaker's trade, which he successfully fol- lowed throughout his business career. In 1857 he removed to Kennedyville, Md., where he con- ducted a shop until 1861, spent the following two years in Urieville, and 1864 and 1865 he spent in Chestertown. In 1866 he came to Still Pond, and in connection with work at his trade he also added the undertaking business in 1871, success- fully carrying on both until 1895, when his son William H. took charge of the shops and business.

In 1859 Mr. Krusen was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Conner, a native of Kent County, Del., and to them were born seven children: Emma, wife of Joseph Wilson, of Oxford, Pa .; Mary E., wife of Henry S. Lawton; Gustavus B., an undertaker of Vineland, N. J .; Nellie; Virma- della, and Benjamin and William, twins, the former now a resident of Philadelphia.

Being a strong temperance man, Mr. Krusen gives his unwavering support to the Prohibition party, has been a delegate to various county con-

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ventions, and has been the candidate of his party for county commissioner and member of the house of delegates. He and his family are active and prominent .members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, in which he has served as trustee and steward for several years. The success of his life is due to no inherited fortune, or to any happy succession of advantageous circumstances, but to his own sturdy will, steady application, tireless industry and sterling integrity. He is a pleasant, genial gentleman of high social qualities and is very popular, having an extensive circle of friends and acquaintances, who esteem him highly for his genuine worth.

H. C. LEGG is an able representative of the bar of Queen Anne's County. He has attained to a prominent place among his professional brethren by reason of firm devotion to his clients' interests, his careful preparation of his cases, his thorough knowledge of the law and his ability to apply its principles to the points in litigation.

Mr. Legg was born on Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, June 2, 1868, and is a son of William Henry Legg, who. was born on Kent Island in 1832. His father, John C. Legg, was an Englishman by birth and received a grant of land of two hundred and twenty-five acres from the crown. He became a very prominent and influential citizen of this county, was the owner of a line of steamboats and also engaged in mer- chandising, conducting his affairs so as to win a high degree of success. William H. Legg fol- lowed farming throughout the greater part of his life and was also editor of the Denton Journal, of Denton, Caroline County, for four years, from 1872 to 1876. He then returned to Kent Island, where he engaged in merchandising and farming. His active interest in the political situation of the state and his ability to efficiently perform any service entrusted to him led to his election to various positions of honor. When only twenty- six years of age he was elected to represent his

district in the state legislature and served in that capacity for seven terms, his last term being in 1894. He was the author of the oyster law which has done so much to protect the owners of oyster beds, and was one of the first to develop and encourage that industry, which is now a very important one in the business life of the county. He has also served as deputy surveyor of the port of Baltimore, and in June, 1894, he was appointed to a position in the internal revenue office in Bal- timore, where he served with marked fidelity to the interests entrusted to his care until October 1, 1897. He still retains his residence in Centre- ville, and throughout this part of the state he is widely and favorably known. He married Marietta Cook, a daughter of Clinton Cook, a prominent attorney and old-line Whig, who served both in the house and senate of the general as- sembly. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and died at the age of thirty- eight years. To Mr. and Mrs. Legg have been born four children, Etta C., Maggie S., Clintonia and the subject of this review.

J. H. C. Legg spent his early life on Kent Island, and acquired his early education in the graded schools on Kent Island. He was after- ward a student in Charlotte Hall, in St. Mary's County, Md., and was graduated from the Balti- more City College on the completion of a law course in 1889. He began the practice of his chosen profession in Baltimore, where he re- mained for two years associated with David Stewart. On the expiration of that period he came to Centreville, where he opened an office and has since engaged in business. He has been connected with much of the important litigation heard in the courts of the county since that time and his clientage is extensive. His legal learn- ing is comprehensive and accurate, his arguments are logical, his oratory persuasive, forceful and convincing.

On the 15th of April, 1896, Mr. Legg was united in marriage with Miss Caroline Eliason, a daughter of G. W. Eliason, and in Centreville they have a wide acquaintance among the best people, who delight to share the hospitality for which their home is justly celebrated. In his

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political affiliations Mr. Legg is a Democrat. He has served as counsel to the board of county com- missioners for three years and lias been counsel for the village corporation since locating here. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, is a member of Centreville Lodge No. 180, A. F. & A. M., and the Knights of Pythias fraternity, and is a prominent and influential citi- zen, deeply interested in all that pertains to the welfare and improvement of the county.

AMUEL L. TULL, who served as justice of the peace for the unusually long period of thirty-three years in Tull's Corner, Somerset County, comes from one of the pioneer families of this place, and owns a tract of land which has been cultivated by several generations of Tulls. On this old homestead the birth of our subject took place in the year 1826, here his youth and prime of manhood have been passed, and here he hopes to spend the declining days of his life.

Samuel Tull, father of our subject, was born on a farm, adjoining that occupied by our sub- ject. He was a farmer and merchant and was also engaged to a considerable extent in the transportation of cargoes by ship from point to point. He owned several vessels which car- ried freight to and from the West Indies, and, in fact, he was one of the pioneers of the West Indian trade from these shores. He died in the city of Baltimore when there on a business trip, and was then but fifty-three years of age. His fatlier, Thomas Tull, was a life-long farmer of Brinkley's district. The wife of Samuel Tull was a Miss Caroline Miles before their marriage. They had a family comprising eight children, of whom S. L. is the only survivor. Mrs. Tull died when only forty-seven years of age. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal denomina- tion, while her husband was identified with the Episcopal Church.

Samuel L. Tull has always been interested in agricultural pursuits, and has had the responsi- bility of operating his farmi since he arrived at

man's estate. His father died when the son was an infant and the mother died about 1835. At that time he was but nine years of age, and the homestead came to him by inheritance. He has been connected with merchandising to some ex- tent and was also concerned in the oyster fisheries for a few years, during which time he was master of the vessel which he sailed. His farm com- prises two hundred and seven acres, in the origi- nal tract. He has always used his right of fran- chise in favor of the Democratic party candidates. Socially he is a member of the Heptasophs. He is a member of the Episcopal Church and his family are also identified with the congregation.

The marriage of Mr. Tull and Miss Catherine Gunby, sister of Dr. Gunby, was celebrated No- vember 25, 1853. They became the parents of fifteen children, three of whom are deceased. Those living are as follows: Alonzo E .; S. Ash- ton; Edward W .; Stella K., wife of W. A. Tull; Fannie B., wife of A. Davis; Minnie, Mrs. Sam- uel S. Horsey; Rowland; Frank H .; Gordon, a state's attorney and rising young lawyer of Princess Anne; Olive M., Mrs. R. Whittington ; Carrie L., Mrs. Aden Davis, and Clifford.

ATTHEW PATTON. The years that have elapsed since the death of Mr. Patton have not dimmed his memory in the hearts of those to whom he was dear. His was an in- dustrious, useful life, and his energy was re- warded by the accumulation of a valuable prop- erty. He was the owner of a farm lying in the fourth district of Caroline County, upon which he spent the period of his life between his marriage and his death, giving his attention to the culti- vation of the land.

Born in Dorchester County, Md., in 1806, Mr. Patton was a son of Matthew and Lydia (Barrett) Patton, natives of Delaware. He was one of three sons, his brothers being Robert, who died unmarried, and Barrett, who left a large family at his death. Matthew was reared in Dorchester County, whence in early manhood he came to

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Caroline County, and learned the trade of a cabinet-maker in Denton. In 1832 he married Martha, daughter of John Rumbold, who died in Caroline County in 1859, at the age of eighty-four. She was one of five children, the others being as follows: James B., who died in Talbot County, leaving a daughter, Elizabeth, now the wife of Perry G. Stevens; Elizabeth, Leah and Mary, the latter now ninety years of age. The Rum- bold family is of English descent.

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Patton consisted of four children, namely: Robert, Emily, James B. and Lydia. Emily is the widow of Dr. H. F. Willis, of Preston, and has two children: Mary, widow of J. B. Clark, of Delaware; and Harry M., who is a physician of Pocomoke City, Md. Lydia is the wife of J. W. Todd, of the fourth district. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Patton was solemnized in Federalsburg, after which they settled upon a farm in the fourth district. Here his death occurred in 1883, and upon the same place his widow lived until her death, which occurred October 14, 1897, at the home of her son, James B. Mr. Patton was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as was also his wife. He was a sincere Christian gentleman, who stood well in his community and had a host of warm personal friends. Not many of those of his own age, or but little his junior, are still living. The most of the number, once so active on the Eastern Shore, have passed to the shore of that great unknown. But those still surviving re- member him as a man of energy, industry and a high sense of honor.

F EORGE PERRY JONES, M. D., is well known not only in the vicinity of East New Market, where he resides, but throughout the entire Eastern Shore, and his reputation as a physician is so high that he is often called in con- sultation with physicians at points many miles from his home. For the practice of his pro- fession he equipped himself by a thorough course of training, and in the years of his active practice

lie has, by study and observation, as well as by experience, kept pace with the constant advance made in the science of medicine. He graduated in 1865, and four years later opened an office in East New Market, where he has since made his home.

A native of the neighboring county of Wicom- ico, born October 19, 1838, Dr. Jones is a son of Hon. Samuel B. D. and Maria S. (Jones) Jones, the former a member of the state legisla- ture of 1846 and a man of prominence in his day. His maternal grandfather was Levin D. Jones. His paternal grandfather, Benjamin I. Jones, was born in Wicomico County, where he learned the carpenter's trade, and followed the occupation of a contractor and builder. He erected all the public buildings in Princess Anne, Somerset County. During the war of 1812 he was a com- missioned officer, holding the same rank as Zachary Taylor. In his family there were two sons and two daughters. Isaac D., perhaps the most noted of these, was an influential public man, and for a time held office as attorney-general of Maryland. The daughters were Sarah B. and Susan, Mrs. Algernon Dashiell, of Wicomico County. His ancestors were of Welsh origin.

The subject of this sketch, who was the only child of his parents, was given the finest educa- tional advantages the state afforded. He studied for a time in Washington Academy. Later he entered the medical department of the Univer- sity of Maryland, where he took the complete course of lectures, graduating in 1865. His first location was in Dorchester County, and here he has since remained, having been a resi- dent of East New Market since 1869. He has a large practice, covering much of the country around the village. The success which has at- tended his treatment of difficult and intricate diseases has gained for him the confidence of the people among whom he has dwelt for so many years. He is a member of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, and takes an interest in every project for the advance of his profession, as well as in those more general measures advocated for the benefit of the people. Fraternally he is connected with the Improved

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Order of Heptasophis and the Masonic order, having become a Knight Templar Mason.

The marriage of Dr. Jones, which took place November 27, 1867, united him with Miss Willianana, daughter of Col. George E. Austin, of Dorchester County. The children born of their union are named as follows: Samuel, who holds the office of postmaster at East New Market; Bruce, Edward, Maria, Georgia and Mary.

APT. CHARLES S. CARMINE is the owner of a beautiful homestead, lying along the banks of the Choptank River, on the Caroline County side, near Preston, in the fourth district. His residence stands upon an elevation and commands a fine view of the river, a pretty and well-kept lawn running down to the water's edge. Some thirty-three years ago the captain purchased this property, which comprises over three hundred acres, and he personally superin- tends and assists in the cultivation of the place. He has made a great many substantial improve- ments here during the time it has been in his possession, and it bears little resemblance to its former condition.

The birth of Captain Carmine occurred soon after the death of his father, Charles Carmine, in 1831. His mother, Sarah, was a daughter of William Waddell, and her family consisted of two sons, the other being George, who grew to manhood here and married, but went to the Island of St. Thomas, in the West Indies, and died there of a malady contracted in that un- healthful place. He had no children.

The boyhood of the captain passed pleasantly enough in the usual pursuits of farmer lads, his home being upon the very property which he now owns here. When he was fifteen he tried no longer to resist the fascinations of "'life on the ocean wave," and shipped on board a vessel ply- ing the waters of Chesapeake Bay. He followed this local sailing for about fifteen years, when, becoming more ambitious, he purchased a vessel and was his own master and navigator during the

eight years succeeding, on frequent trips to the West Indies and to South American ports. He was very fortunate in his ventures, and bought and sold large cargoes of tropical fruit, returning south with various merchandise. In 1864 he de- termined to settle down and wander no longer, and invested some of his funds in the beautiful farm which he has since devoted his attention to. He has not given much thought to political affairs, preferring to be quite independent of party lines. He is a Mason, and in former years was connected with the Odd Fellows' society and with the Improved Order of Red Men.

A strong factor in determining the gallant captain to relinquish his life on the high seas was doubtless a certain Miss Mary E. Farqua- harson, to whom he was married in 1864. They became the parents of three children, of whom the eldest, George C., is now a lieutenant in the revenue service, and has traveled to all parts of the world in pursuance of his duties. He was married in California. Fred, the second son, died, leaving a widow and two daughters, Amelia and Hilda, to mourn his loss. Emiline, the only daughter of the captain, is the wife of Edward Benson, of Pocomoke City, Md.

OBERT H. JONES has spent his entire life in Somerset County and is a leading resi- dent of Fairmount district, where he was born in 1819, being one of the six children of Thomas and Martha (Handy) Jones. He was but a child when his father died, and therefore from an early age he has been dependent on his own exertions for a livelihood. Instead of being a misfortune, however, this developed within him traits of energy, industry and perseverance, to which qualities his success may be attributed.

In 1842 Mr. Jones was united in marriage with Miss Harriet Evans, an estimable lady, who died in July, 1874. The second wife of Mr. Jones, whom he married in 1875, was Mrs. Elizabeth L. Tull, widow of Dr. J. Emory Tull. One child has been born to bless this union, a son, Robert

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H., Jr., who is being given excellent educational advantages, and is now a student in the Johns Hopkins University.

Though beginning for himself without capital, Mr. Jones has by industry worked his way forward to a position among the successful men of his coun- ty. He is the owner of about one hundred and sixty acres of land and also has a beautiful resi- dence in the village of Upper Fairmount, where he makes his home. The property he has accu- mulated represents his unaided efforts and proves that he is a man of good business judgment and sagacity. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and contribute regu- larly to its maintenance, as well as to other chari- table projects.

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Portrait and biographical record of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Part 37

Author: Chapman Publishing Company Publication date: 1898 Publisher: New York, Chapman pub. co. Number of Pages: 906

Author: Chapman Publishing Company
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: New York, Chapman pub. co.
Number of Pages: 906