Portrait and biographical record of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Part 46

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

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June 30, 1885, Mr. Waller married Margaret C., daughter of John and Catherine Williams, and they have a nice little family of two sons and two daughters. One died in infancy, and those left in the happy home circle are named as fol- lows: Myra, James A., Jr., Margaret C. and George W.

D HARLES R. WALLS, judge of the orphans' court, is living on the farm in the sixth dis- trict of Queen Anne's County, where his birth occurred March 30, 1860. It is the ances- tral home of the family, having been purchased by his grandfather, Samuel Walls, in 1831, at which time he became the owner of the two hun- dred acres known as the "Tilghman's Chance." Later it came into possession of Samuel C. Walls, father of our subject, and is now the property of his widow. The Walls family came originally from Scotland, but for many generations has been represented in America. The father was born on the homestead and throughout his entire life followed the occupa- tion of farming, prosecuting his business inter- ests with energy and persistence, so that he won thereby a comfortable competence. His political support was given the Democracy and he was true and faithful to liis duties of citizenship. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church South, served as its trustee and

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steward for a number of years and was active in its work. Death came to him in 1886 and liis remains were laid by the side of other members of the family in the old burying ground on the farm. His estimable wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary C. Rigby, is still living in Queen Anne's County at the age of sixty years. They had a family of eight children, of whom the fol- lowing survive: Charles R., Florence, Fanny and Estelle.

Judge Walls pursued his education in the dis- trict schools until eighteen years of age, when he started out in life for himself, following the pur- suit to which he had been reared. He rented a farm, but shortly after his father's death assumed the management of the old homestead, which he has since operated. The place is neat and thrifty in appearance, the fields well tilled, buildings kept in good repair and the various accessories and conveniences of the model farm added from time to time until the place is accounted one of the best farms of the neighborhood.

Judge Walls was married November 16, 1881, to Miss Elizabeth Barcus, a daughter of William Barcus, of Queen Anne's County, and they have nine children: Charles Oscar, Samuel C., Mary E., William L., Mildred, Edna, Ruth, Frank and Edgar. The judge gives his political support to the Democracy and is deeply interested in the growth and success of his party. In 1895 he was elected judge of the orphans' court of Queen Anne's County and has since filled that position, discharging his duties with marked fairness and promptness, which makes him one of the miost efficient incumbents that the office has ever known.

G EORGE C. MOORE has been engaged in the cultivation of the desirable homestead called Moorley for the past twenty years, and also deals extensively in lime, coal, phos- phate fertilizer, etc. He operates the mill near by, and has speculated somewhat in peaches with financial success. For a period of four years

he was school commissioner for Talbot County, his appointment being made by Governor Brown in 1892, and his term expiring in August, 1896. He is a stalwart Democrat, and is greatly inter- ested in the prosperity of his party. His residence is in the fourth district of Talbot County, liis post- office address being Queen Anne Village.

This branch of the Moore family is numbered among the oldest families of Delaware. Luther Moore, grandfather of our subject, was born in Laurel, Del., and in the same town George H., the latter's father, was also born. He was a very active and successful business man and retired in 1885, to enjoy the fruits of his former years of toil. He was a ship-builder and merchant at Greensborough, Md., and accumulated a large es- tate, at present owning several farms besides the three-hundred-acre homestead occupied by his son George C. From 1860 to 1866 he was register of wills and was soon afterwards elected to serve as judge of the orphans' court of his county, which office he has held at intervals ever since, and is now chief judge of the court. He has been county auditor ever since the establish- ment of that office in his county, and is altogether a very distinguished man in the Democratic ranks. In earlier years he was a great worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which de- nomination he yet belongs. Though now about seventy-one years old, he is remarkably well pre- served and his mind is as clear and active as when in his prime. He married Annie M., daughter of Capt. John Allen, of Greensborough, Md., and she is now in her sixty-ninth year. Their three children were named, respectively, George C., John Allen and F. Howard. John A. is a res- ident of Baltimore.

The birth of George C. Moore occurred in Greensborough, Caroline County, Md., January 15, 1856, and after he had completed his common- school education he went to Wilmington Confer- ence Academy, where he pursued the higher branches of study for three years. When about twenty-one years of age he came to take charge of the farm he has since operated, Moorley, and has turned out to be a practical and energetic agriculturist. He is a member of the official

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board of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a thoroughly upright and trustworthy citizen.

October 17, 1878, Mr. Moore married Miss Mary A. Brindle, daughter of Rev. James A. Brindle, of the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference. Eight children were born to this estimable couple, but four of the number have been called from earth. Those living are: Ethel B., who is a student in the Northfield (Mass.) Seminary; Harry A., James A. and George C., Jr.

C AMES S. BRADLEY. The store of which Mr. Bradley is the owner and proprietor is situated on High street, Chestertown, and is stocked with a full line of staple and fancy gro- ceries. The establishment is one of the best known in the town, and deservedly so, for Mr. Bradley has spared no pains in making a success of the enterprise. Those who have had dealings with him during the long period of his business career have found him genial in manner, upright in conduct and honest in every transaction; hence he has built up a reputation as a business man that few gain.

The Bradleys are numbered among the old families of Delaware, and, by intermarriage, are closely connected with the Dyatts and the Moores, also of good old Revolutionary stock. The grand- father of our subject, Thomas C. Bradley, was born in Newark, Newcastle County, Del., in 1801, and on arriving at man's estate became a farmer, which occupation he continued to follow as long as he lived. In the work of the Baptist Church he took a warm interest, and identified himself closely with religious enterprises.

John F. Bradley, our subject's father, was born in Newark, Del., and was a farmer by occupation, which he followed until his death, in January, 1893. He married Elizabeth Jane Moore, who was born in Newcastle, Del., in 1829, and died in 1861. She was a daughter of Jesse and Eliza (Wiley) Moore, also natives of Newcastle, where the father for years engaged in the trade

of a wheelwright. Her grandfather, John Wiley, was for many years clerk of the courts of New- castle and during the Revolution both he and his brother were active participants in defense of lib- erty and independence. He had a son, Rev. John Wiley, who was long rector of the Episco- pal Church in Cockeysville, and died in Balti- more; a daughter, Olivia, married John Cannon, who served in the United States navy. Two brothers of John F. Bradley served in a Delaware regiment during the Civil war, one of whom, William, now resides in Newark, and the other, Taylor, in Middletown, Del. Our subject's mother had an only brother, John W. Moore, a farmer, now residing in Wilmington. In her family there were two sons and one daughter. Thomas, who was born in 1858, resides on a farm at Still Pond, Kent County; Elyda is the wife of Andrew J. Calley, a large manufacturer of cloth- ing, residing in Philadelphia.

At the family residence, near St. Georges, New- castle County, Del., the subject of this article was born September 1, 1851. He spent his boyhood upon the farm and in attendance upon the local schools. At the age of fifteen he came to Kent County, and entered the store of his uncle, James M. Van Dyke, who had married his moth- er's sister, Olivia. One year was spent there, after which he came to Chestertown and secured employment with others. Ten years later, how- ever, he embarked in business for himself, and since April, 1877, he has carried on a store of his own. His previous experience as a clerk had made him familiar with the business and prepared him for the successful management of a similar enterprise of his own. While he gives his atten- tion principally to his business affairs, he also keeps posted concerning matters of public impor- tance and affairs bearing upon the welfare of the people. In religious belief he is an Episcopalian, while politically he is a Republican.

December 10, 1878, Mr. Bradley married Miss Josepha Davis, daughter of James Davis, late of Queen Anne's County, now deceased. She died September 13, 1880, leaving an only son, Joseph Arthur, who is now a student in Washington College. The second wife of Mr. Bradley was

JOSEPH H. BERNARD.

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Mrs. Kate Gill. June 5, 1894, he was united in marriage with Miss Anna T. Gill, a sister-in- law of his former wife, and a daughter of Benja- min and Mary B. Gill, of Delaware.

9 OSEPH H. BERNARD is one of the most successful agriculturists and business men of Caroline County. When a youth he fol- lowed the carpenter's trade and assisted in the erection of many of the buildings in this locality. At the age of thirty, however, he turned his at- tention to agriculture, and so well has he pros- pered in this occupation that he is now the owner of nearly eight hundred acres of valuable land, all in one body, and adjacent to Greensborough. In addition to the management of his farm, to which he gives personal attention, he is the owner of the largest canning establishment for miles around, and is successfully carrying on this important industry.

In the county where he still resides, our sub- ject was born August 31, 1838, the son of Joseph M. and Mary (Cannon) Bernard. His father, who was born in this county, was a mechanic by trade, but during the greater part of his life he held the position of magistrate of Greensborough. Our subject grew to manhood on the home place, and in October, 1871, married Miss Josephine Jarrell, by whom he has three children, Mary, J. Oscar and Fanny E. In the family of which he is a member there are three others, they being Mary E., widow of William Brindle; Catherine M .; and Rebecca, wife of the late Andrew B. Roe. Mr. Bernard is of French descent, his pa- ternal grandfather having emigrated from France to Baltimore, where he spent his remaining years and reared his family.

The home which Mr. Bernard owns and occu- pies is the most beautiful in the vicinity of Greensborough and proves that he is a man of refined and excellent taste, it having been built under his personal supervision. He is a practical architect, and his drawings, when faithfully carried out in every detail, are found to combine

beauty of design with convenience of arrange- ment. The court house at Denton was planned by him, and he was superintendent of its con- struction as well as a member of the building committee, being chairman of the latter. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church and contribute liberally to the sup- port of worthy enterprises for the benefit of the community. From boyhood he has been an adherent of Republican principles and has never voted any other ticket than this. Fraternally he is identified with the Ancient Order of United Workmen.

ON. DEMETRIUS W. NEWBURY, a very active and interested member of the Democracy, is a merchant and farmer of Woolford, Dorchester County. He was sent to the state legislature in 1888 and served upon a number of important committees, among others that on expenditures, public instruction, etc. In 1896 he acted in the capacity of district assessor in this neighborhood. He endeavors to promote the general welfare and holds the public good as of prime importance. He has conducted a gen- eral store here for the past twenty years, in ad- dition to which he has superintended the cultiva- tion of his farm, which is a tract of about one hundred acres, well improved and very desirable.

Born near Plymouth, N. C., in 1844, our sub- ject is a son of Joseph D. Newbury, who was also a native of that place, and passed all of his life in that locality. He was a very successful business manager, and owned large estates and many slaves before the war. He loaned money also in large amounts and left a goodly fortune at his death. He was a man of high character and upright principles, and was for many years a devoted member of the Episcopal Church. He died in 1892, aged eighty-seven years. His fa- ther, Stephen Newbury, was a native of New Jersey, born near Little Egg Harbor. He fol- lowed agricultural pursuits and in later life re- moved to North Carolina. His family was of English descent. The wife of Joseph D. New-

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bury was Eliza Elder prior to their marriage, and was a native of New York City. They had nine children, of whom five yet survive. Edward E. S. is a resident of the city of Elizabeth, N. J. George is located in Seattle, Wash. Dr. Arthur makes his home in Hallettsville, Tex. Sarah is the wife of Levi Blunt, of Plymouth, N. C. The mother, whose death occurred in 1882, at the age of sixty-five years, was a member of the Episcopal Church.

marine ventures in Baltimore; Nora, wife of W. H. Neal; Eliza E .; Edith; Guy and Maud, who are at home. . The family are regular attendants upon the services of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, the older ones being members of the same. For several years Mr. Newbury was superintendent of the Sunday-school.

The early years of D. W. Newbury were spent in his native state, and such education as he re- AMES BENJAMIN BROWN, the leading contractor and builder and dealer in lumber in Cambridge, is a prominent citizen whose influence in commercial and political circles has been strongly and beneficially felt. With a pa- triotic devotion to the city's interests he has ceived was that obtained in the public school. When he was but seventeen the war broke out and with youthful enthusiasm he enlistsd among the first, in Company C, Light Artillery, under the command of Capt. William Badham and served during nearly all of the conflict, in the . labored for its advancement and progress, and Confederate army. He was in the artillery branch his efforts have resulted to the good of the mu- nicipality. until 1864, when he was commanded to raise a new company, and was commissioned its captain. Mr. Brown was born in Matthews County, Va., March 20, 1849, and is a son of Warner Brown, who was engaged in the lumber business in the Old Dominion. He came to Dorchester County in 1853 as a lumberman in charge of a gang of men, and the following year removed his family to Cambridge. His wife bore the maiden name of Mary A. C. Newcomb and was a native of King and Queen County, Va. Mr. Brown died in 1875, at the age of sixty-two years, and his wife passed away in February, 1897, at the age of seventy-two. They had a family of five children, four of whom reached years of maturity. George R. married Miss Catharine W. Mowbray, of Cambridge, and was engaged with our subject in the building and lumber business until 1882, when he turned his attention to the hardware and painting business. He died August 16, 1897, leaving four children. Drusilla A. is the wife of John Truett, a blacksmith of Cambridge. James Benjamin of this sketch is the next younger; and Marion is the widow of William O. Moore and resides in Cambridge. He was soon afterwards captured by the Union forces and was kept a prisoner for two weeks. He was wounded in the knee at Fort Anderson February 18, 1865, and was never in active service after that, but his past service had been of great bravery and distinction and he was very popular with his superior officers as well as those who were beneath him in rank. Returning home he taught in a private school for about twelve months, and then entered the Baltimore Commercial College, in order to gain knowledge of the requirements of business life. He grad- uated from the college in 1867 and came to this county, where he taught very successfully dur- ing a period of ten years. Since coming here he has been thoroughly identified with our prosperity and progress. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, which order he joined in 1869, and be- longs to Cambridge Lodge. He was formerly an Odd Fellow, but is not connected with the fra- ternity at present, though he is an officer in Madi- son Lodge, of the Shield of Honor.

In 1868 Mr. Newbury married Henrietta P. Linthicum, daughter of Zachariah Linthicum, of Woolford, Dorchester County. They have had six children, viz .: Elmer L., who is interested in

The subject of this review came to Cambridge when a lad of only five summers, attended its public schools and began working at the shoe- maker's trade when thirteen years of age, serv-

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ing a regular apprenticeship, but he did not like that business and when a youth of fifteen he se- cured a clerkship in the store of H. Page Ray. After two years his employer discontinued busi- ness and he was then apprenticed to Vernon C. Drain, a carpenter, for whom he worked two years, He was afterward employed as a jour- neyman in Kansas City; Chicago; Wyandotte, Neb .; Baltimore and Annapolis. At the age of nineteen he entered into partnership with his older brother under the name of George R. Brown & Brother, and from that time forward his career has been crowned with success. He became a leading builder, secured the best pat- ronage of the people and was soon at the head of an extensive business, which necessitated the em- ployment of a number of workmen. About 1870 the brothers purchased what was then known as the Austin mill and began the manufacture of timber and rough lumber from the native pine and oak. They also dealt in the fine grades of finishing lumber, which they purchased from other dealers. The lumber trade is now an im- portant branch of Mr. Brown's business. The character of his patronage may be indicated by the statement that he erected and designed the Masonic building, the Cambridge Academy, the residences of Judge Henry Lloyd, P. L. Golds- borough, M. Worthington Goldsborough, Alonzo L. Miles, John R. Pattison, C. N. Creighton, William T. Johnson, Dr. J. L. Bryan, the sum- mer residence of Joseph S. Mundy, of Newark, at Clinton Place; the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church, the Brown buildings on Race street, and many others.'

Mr. Brown was married, June 17, 1875, to Miss Laura M. Hopkins, a daughter of William Hopkins, and their home is noted for its hospi- tality. They enjoy the friendship of many of the best people in this part of the county and are esteemed by all. In 1887 Mr. Brown enlisted in the Lloyd Guard of the Maryland National Guard. Upon the consolidation of the four Eastern Shore companies into a battalion, he was promoted to be quartermaster of the battal- ion, serving eighteen months. Mr. Brown is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel-

lows, and attends the Episcopal Church. In his political views he is a Democrat and is very prominent in political circles. He served two successive terms as town commissioner, being elected the first mayor of Cambridge in 1882, under the new charter and served for two terms with distinction, his able administration of affairs winning him the highest commendation of all. In 1895 he served as a member of the city coun- cil. He also was elected a delegate to the Demo- cratic state convention in 1896, voting with the minority for the silver plank in the platform then adopted. His strong individuality has left its impress upon the public life of the city, the ma- terial prosperity of which is largely due to his progressive efforts.

OSEPH A. F. NEAL has been actively en- gaged in various enterprises in the vicinity of Skipton, Talbot County, since the early years of the late Civil war. His chief business for the past quarter of a century has been in lime and fertilizer, but he also operates a granary at the landing and manages a small farm besides. In political matters he is independent, using his right of franchise as he deems best, and the only official positions he has held are those of trustee of schools and road supervisor. These places he accepted because it was desired by the com- munity, and it is well known that the only reward accruing to the person holding such offices must be the commendation of his own conscience, for it is a thankless task.

J. A. F. Neal was born in Sussex County, Del., September 8, 1832, and was a little lad of but seven years when his father, Joseph W., died suddenly. The latter was a successful merchant and a surveyor in his home district near Concord, Del., and was quite prominent in Whig politics. He had been elected to the state legislature in 1839, and was on his way to take his place among the law-makers when he was stricken with illness and death soon followed. He was born in 1799, and was in the prime of his manhood when called

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upon to lay aside his labors. His wife was a Miss Ann D. Powell, of the same state, and to them were born eiglit children. Louis W. resides in Skipton. Martha is the wife of Joseph E. George, of Queen Anne's County. William H. lives in Syracuse, N. Y. Four of the family are deceased. The mother survived her husband many years, dying in 1873. The Neals settled in Dela- ware in the last century, and representatives of the family have always lived there.

After finishing his preliminary studies in the district school J. A. F. Neal was sent by his good mother to a Pennsylvania school, and later to St. Timothy Hall, in Catonsville, Baltimore County, Md., in order that he might have better advantages in pursuing the higher branches of learning. Still, lie was scarcely seventeen when he started out to make his own livelihood, by ob- taining a position in a store at Wye Mills. After- wards he worked at Wye Landing, and finally, in 1862, opened a store for himself at Skipton Land- ing, and this he managed successfully some six years. Having sold out his interest in the con- cern, he next turned his attention to the sale of lime and fertilizer and has gained a fair com- petence. At one time he was interested in the sale of real estate. Religiously he is connected with the Episcopal Church, and is generous in his gifts to the cause.

December 21, 1860, Mr. Neal married Sally A. Hopkins, daughter of Thomas Hopkins, of this place. Nine children came to bless their hearts and home, but three have crossed the river. Those who remain are: Thomas H., of Syracuse, N. Y .; Henrietta G., who is unmarried and is a trained nurse in Baltimore; James L., a traveling salesman; J. A. F., of Oneida, N. Y .; Lucy B., unmarried; and Jolin R. H., at home.

ICHOLAS WRIGHT is a revered and honored old resident of Hurlock, Dorchester County, and has lived within its boundaries during his entire life, which almost spans the century. For nearly three-score years he has

been a faithful worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for half that time has been connected with the Zion Methodist Protestant Church, which he assisted in organizing and building. He has surely accomplished a noble work in life, as he has fully done his duty to the community in which he has dwelt, as a good citizen; he has earnestly striven to live up to his ideal as a church member, and in the home circle his virtues have slione forth in the best light of all. Aided by his loving wife, he reared his children to be what they are to-day, useful members of society, and assisted them financially at the time when they were just starting out in the battle of life, or when they most needed it. How much wiser it would be if people generally followed this sensible plan, for a hundred dollars means a great deal more to the novice in the world's hard struggles, ofttimes, than ten times the sum ten or twenty years later, willed to him. The real reason that people will not adopt this method seems to be from a spirit of selfishness, for they cannot bear to allow any of their wealth to slip through their fingers ere they are obliged to do so by relentless deatlı.

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Portrait and biographical record of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Part 46

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