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HOMAS F. CASTLE, whose valuable and finely kept homestead is situated about a mile south of the city of Frederick, has been very successful in his life work and may well be proud of the high place which he occupies in the esteem of all who know him. Without exception one and all of his old friends, neighbors and ac- quaintances unite in according to him words of praise and admiration for the manly, straightfor- ward course he has pursued from boyhood.
Mr. Castle is now in his sixty-fourth year, as he was born in October, 1835. He was reared on his father's farm in Middletown District, Frederick County, and attended the schools of his home neighborhood. When he was twenty years old he started out upon an independent career, and, having learned the trade of shoe- making, he worked at this calling for fifteen years. or so in Middletown Valley, at the same time operating a farm. In 1875 he purchased his present home, located between the Buckeystown and Georgetown pikes. Many improvements have been made by him from time to time, the residence remodeled and made more comfortable, a new tenant house erected, trees set out, fences and hedges set as boundaries of the fertile fields and gardens, and everything about the premises bespeaks the constant care and attention that is given by the thrifty proprietor. He is worth between $20,000 and $30,000 in landed property, and has several thousand dollars out at interest
and invested. In political matters he has done his duty as a citizen and voter, but has never souglit for public position. Since the formation of the Republican party he has been a loyal ad- herent to its principles.
In all his joys and sorrows for thirty-six years Mr. Castle had a beloved helpmate whose girl- hood name had been Georgiana M. Smith. After these long years of happy companionship death entered the peaceful home, in 1897, and the de- voted wife went to dwell in her heavenly mansion. Mr. and Mrs. Castle had but one child, a little girl, who died when she was young, and thus Mr. Castle is left alone in his beautiful home, with only the memories of the past to comfort him other than the assured faith which he bears in his heart that when his time comes to go hie will meet his loved ones on the other shore of the Jordan. Mrs. Castle was a daughter of An- drew Smith, who was a farmer in the vicinity of Braddock Heights. She is now sleeping her last sleep in the quiet and beautiful Mount Olivet Cemetery, near Frederick. With her husband she had been for long years a faithful member of the Reformed Church of Frederick, and he has officiated as an elder in the congregation during several years.
Rasin Castle, father of our subject, was born in Middletown District and always followed agri- culture as a means of obtaining a livelihood for himself and family. He was a devoted member of the Lutheran Church, as was also his wife, formerly Amelia Weir, who lived to be eighty- five years of age. She was a daughter of Dr. John Weir, who was a practicing physician in Scotland, but who after coming to this country engaged in teaching a select school, owing to the fact that his health would not permit of his keep- ing in the more exacting profession. The father of Rasin Castle was a native of Boonsboro, where he carried on a farm during his whole life. To Rasin and Amelia Castle nine children were born, viz .: Joli W., now retired, but whose life work has been that of teaching; Joseph, also re- tired, and a resident of Middle Valley, but for- merly an energetic farmer; Lewis O., a farmer of Washington County, Md .; Marklin, a prominent
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minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, now dition to superintending its management, he also in Ohio; Thomas F., of whom this sketch is . has the oversight of the property, three hundred penned; Ann Rebecca, widow of John C. Dutro, and fifty acres, owned by his sister. and a resident of Middletown; Mary Jane, u11- married, and also living in Middletown; Cloantha O., unmarried; and Martha, who died at the age of twenty years.
1 DWIN DEVILBISS, a resident of Liberty- town, Frederick County, and by occupation an agriculturist, was born in Liberty Dis- trict March 28, 1862, being a son of Abner C. and Lydia A. (Sweadner) Devilbiss. His fa- ther, who was born in Frederick County, grew to manhood upon the farm upon which his father had settled, and which is now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Ada Devrus. By the marriage of Abner Devilbiss to the daughter of Daniel Sweadner, four children were born, but two of these died when young, and the only survivors are Edwin and Ada, whose husband, Rev. B. F. Devrus, is a member of the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and now resides at Pikesville, Baltimore County. The father, who followed agricultural pursuits throughout his entire life, passed away Septem- ber 19, 1892, at the age of sixty-six. Identified with the Methodist Protestant Church, he was one of the active workers in that denomination, and contributed regularly and generously to its support. His wife, who was also a member of this church, died in July, 1895, when sixty-nine years of age.
The subject of this sketch was reared on the homestead where he and his father were born. He received a fair education in Liberty Academy and Western Maryland College, but at the age of sixteen ill health forced him to discontinue his studies. He returned to the farm and as- sisted his father in its cultivation, becoming in time a capable and successful fariner. He is now the owner of two hundred and sixty acres of well-improved land which he rents, and, in ad-
In politics Mr. Devilbiss affiliates with the Democratic party, and upon that ticket he was candidate for the state senate in 1895, receiving an excellent vote and the support of the mem- bers of his party, but suffering defeat with the remainder of the Democratic candidates. In 1896 he was elected assessor of Liberty District, and in that responsible position rendered efficient service. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and has served as a steward and class-leader, also as superintendent of the Sunday-school, taking an active interest in every measure for the benefit of his church and the advancement of the kingdom of Christ in this neighborhood. The poor and unfortunate have ever found in him a friend, and no one has ever appealed in vain to him for aid. Possessing many excellent traits of character, he has won a high position in the regard of his fellow-citizens.
ON. HARRY EUGENE CHAPLINE, member of the Maryland state legislature, and for several years one of the most highly esteemed citizens of Frederick, is a worthy repre- sentative of two of the oldest and most distin- guished families in this state. His personal popularity is very marked wherever he has re- sided for any length of time and his friends are certainly legion. He is a young man of un- doubted talent and natural gifts, to which he has added ninch by study, research and experience in the business world. Politically he has been de- voted to the interests of the Republican party since becoming a voter, and has been the secre- tary of the central committee of Frederick County for some time. In the fall of 1897 he was elected on the Republican ticket to represent this district in the state assembly. He received a majority of about eight hundred votes above the
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Democratic candidates, his vote in this portion of over twelve years he had been a leading member the county being particularly large and gratify- . of the Episcopal Church and one of the vestry- ing to his constituents.
Isaac Thomas Chapline, father of our subject, was a descendant of William Chapline, who was born in 1700. The . latter had two brothers, Moses, born in 1702 (from whom Mrs. Cora Rogers is descended), and Joseph, born in 1707 (ancestor of the Sharpsburg Chaplines). The three brothers were first cousins of Cecil Calvert, one of the Lords Baltimore, and their father was William Chapline, a member of the king's coun- cil in Maryland. He, in turn, was a son of William Chapline, who died in Maryland in 1682, and was the only son of John Chapline, of Virginia. This John Chapline's father, Isaac Chapline, was of the royal navy of England, came to America with Lord Delaware, as king's council to the colony of Virginia, in 1610, and settled upon a tract of fine land called Hundred Chapline's Choice. William, father of Moses Chapline, was one of the passengers on the May- flower; in 1620 Moses removed from Boston, Mass., to the eastern shore of Maryland and there married Miss Jeanette Caton, a cousin of the celebrated Richard Caton, who married a daughter of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. Moses Chapline died in 1762 and is buried in the family cemetery.
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In his early life Isaac Thomas Chiapline was a farmer of Jefferson County, W. Va. He was highly respected and honored among his fellow-citizens, who in 1864 chose him to serve them as county sheriff, in which office and in that of tax collector he spent twelve years. The year that saw President Lincoln elected Mr. Chapline was a member of the electoral college. That was a time when the influence of every man in such a responsible position counted for a great deal, and perhaps turned the tide in one direction or the other. He was a strong friend to the Union, and being a man of the courage of his convictions he dared to proclaim liis opinions, though a resident of a section where few sym- pathizers with the north chose to let it be known. Death claimed him when he was yet in his prime, in 1876, at the age of thirty-eight years. For
men. His father, James Augustus Chapline, was a native of Jefferson County, where he was called upon to fill numerous public offices of trust and responsibility. Financially he was very well-to-do, as he owned several valuable farnis and had money invested in various enterprises. He, too, was a pillar in the Episcopal Church, as was his father before him, also, the latter having been a vestryman for half a century. Isaac Thomas Chapline was a wealthy planter and suc- cessful business man, and possessed the esteem of his associates and neighbors. James Augustus Chapline married Miss Elizabeth Swan Latimer, of Prince George County, Md., she being a de- scendant of the celebrated Bishop Latimer, of England. One of their children, Ann Elizabeth, was the wife of the late Judge Joseph Chapline, the law partner of Senator Allison, and a rich and influential member of the bench and bar. All- other daughter, Margaret, became the wife of Lieut. John T. McKevitt, who won his title while fighting for the Union cause, and whose death occurred about two years ago.
In 1867 the marriage of Isaac Thomas Chap- line and Miss Laura Schley was solenmized. She is a daughter of Col. Edward and Margaret (Brengle) Schley, and granddaughter of John Thomas Schley, a pioneer of Frederick County, Md., and the builder of the first house on the site of the now large and flourishing city of Fred- erick. Col. Edward Schley was the owner of large and valuable property, chiefly real estate, and his name and that of his family is closely in- terwoven with the history of Frederick County. His wife's brother, the late Lawrence J. Brengle, was for years connected with the fortunes of the First National Bank of Frederick, and his deatlı occurred in 1858. Three children were born to Isaac Thomas and Laura Chapline. Thomas A. is a member of a prominent dry-goods firm at Frederick, Md. Harry E., and the only daugh- ter, Miss Rosa, a beautiful and accomplished young lady, whose education was completed in the Woman's College of Frederick, live in this city. The mother was likewise a graduate of
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that institution of learning and is a most charht- ing conversationalist and hostess.
Harry E. Chapline was born in Shepherdstown, W. Va., September 10, 1869. After finishing his higher education in Shepherd College in his native place he learned the printer's trade, and has since devoted himself to journalismi, for which he is specially adapted by nature and ex- perience. In 1886 he came to Frederick and be- came a member of the reportorial staff of the Frederick News, the leading paper of this sec- tion. After a few years had elapsed he went to Philadelphia, where he was similarly occupied for two years. Since his return he has been as- sociated with the News, as formerly, and has won an enviable reputation for general efficiency and genuine talent in his chosen vocation. So- cially he stands very high, and among the fraternities he is identified with the Royal Ar- canum. Following the example of a long line of God-fearing ancestors, he holds membership with the Episcopal Churchi.
LIVER F. YOUNG comes from one of the truly pioneer families of Frederick, his an- cestor on the paternal side having located here about 1750. That worthty man cleared the timber on a small tract of land which he had bought on West Second street, and from the hick- ory logs thus gained constructed a cabin in which he and his family dwelt for years. He was a native of the northern part of Scotland and was a Catholic in religious faitli. By trade he was a plasterer, and it is a notable fact that not one of his posterity among the male members of the line have ever followed any other business or trade than this, even though there are now those of the fifth generation practicing the calling. The degree of skill which those of the last gene- ration or two liave attained in comparison with the rude manner in which their founder plied the craft is much like that of the humble stone-
carver in comparison with the sculptor and artist, but the rudiments of the trade are the same in both cases, and serve as practical uses per- haps. Our great-grandfathers had a stern fight with the wilderness, and all they expected to reach was a degree of comfort, let alone luxury of the artistic; these blessings are the heritage of their more fortunate posterity.
Andrew Young, for such was the name borne by the pioneer above mentioned, had two daugh- ters and four sons, who, without exception, re- mained in this city. Andrew Young, Jr., grand- father of our subject, was born in Frederick in 1778 and died at his home on West Second street in 1828. Like his father he was a Catholic, but his wife, Margaret Ann, daughter of a Mr. Myers, a wealthy farmer of this county, was reared in the German Reformed Church, and their two sons and one daughter were influenced by their mother in her gentle goodness to es- pouse her faith, and from that time to the pres- ent the family have been Protestant.
The father of our subject was Henry Young, who was born in Frederick in 1805; was a suc- cessful business man and prominent in political circles and was a pillar in the German Reformed Church. He was a Democrat, and for seven consecutive terms was a member of the city council. Of the Odd Fellows' society here he was a charter member, and actively connected with them up to the time of his death. His de- mise took place when he was sixty-nine years of age. He had married Susan, daughter of Clem- ent Hilton, a native of England, and a shoe- · maker by trade. Coming here when young he had established himself in business, then married and remained a citizen of Frederick until his death. Henry Young and wife had seven children: Perry died at the age of forty years; and Annie M. when twenty; Maria, who never married. is still living in this city; Adeline became the wife of a Mr. Fraley, and died leaving a son and two daughters, all now married and residents of Frederick; Susan became the wife of Augustus McBride, who served in the Union army during the war and is now in the government printing office in Washington, D. C .; Winnie is the wife
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of Augustus Wickham, foreman of the boot and shoe department of the Frederick Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
The birth of Oliver F. Young occurred in this city in 1833. He attended the public schools and completed his education in the old Frederick College. When he had reached his majority he started out for himself in business, having learned the plasterer's trade. He has since been the fore- most one in this line in Frederick, has had charge of the plastering of nearly all of the best public and private buildings in the place and in the ad- jacent country, including the various churches, banks, etc. He gives employment to several hands, and his name is always a surety of excel- lent work.
Formerly Mr. Young voted the Democratic ticket, but became convinced that no issue be- fore the American public was comparable to that of temperance, and he accordingly cast his ballot for Neal Dow four years prior to the organization of the Prohibition party, which he has since en- dorsed. He has stood by the party ever since, and in 1886 was a candidate for the legislature and ran ahead of his ticket. Again in 1896 he was a candidate for the same position, and once more his personal popularity was manifested by the good vote polled for him. For the past forty- seven years he has been a pillar in the Methodist Episcopal Church and for thirty years of this time he has been a class-leader. He has held various offices in the congregation, and has been liberal in his contributions to its work and main- tenance.
In 1856 Mr. Young married Harriet Grove, daughter of Reuben Grove, who came from Pennsylvania when a young man. He served in the War of 1812, and assisted in raising a con- pany at the time when the British threatened to burn the capital. His father was a Revolution- ary soldier. To Mr. and Mrs. Young five chil- dren were born, viz .: Thomas G., Oliver Henry; Annie M., who is at home and who is a fine musician and an excellent teacher of the art and is the organist in the Methodist Episcopal Church here; Harriet DeBrille, wife of M. Shirader, agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Oakland,
Md .; and Mary High, who is well educated and talented, and who lives with her parents. The two sons who learned their father's trade stand at the head of this branch of business in Wash- ington, D. C., and were formerly in partnership, but at present have independent establishments. They both had contracts for some of the finest work in the new library in the capital city, and have a justly-won reputation for skill. In the beautiful home of our subject on East Second street the fine fresco work was done by the eldest son of Mr. Young, Thomas G., who married a Miss Craig, of Frederick. They have two sons and four daughters. The other son, Oliver Henry, married a Miss Starr, also of this city.
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ILSON A. LONG, M. D., is an honored member of the medical profession of Fred- erick, and stands high in all circles as a citizen. He has never cared to occupy a public position that would in any manner interfere with his practice, but lie is a zealous supporter of the Republican party. During the administration of President Cleveland he was appointed a member of the United States pension board and by Presi- dent Mckinley he was made a majority member of the same board.
The doctor was born in Rebesburg, Kent County, Pa., January 30, 1859, being the only son of Jonathan Long. The latter was a native of Pennsylvania and has been engaged in run- ning the hotel in Rebesburg during his whole mature life, and has amassed a snug little fortune. In politics he is a Democrat and in religion a Lutheran. For his wife he chose Susan Boyer, daughter of Samuel Boyer, a thrifty and well-to- do farmer of the Keystone state.
In his boyhood W. A. Long attended the pub- lic schools of his native town and later was a student in the academy of Glen Rock, Pa. After graduating from this institution he taught school successfully for three years, beginning when but sixteen years old to conduct a school. Before
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he . was twenty he began the study of medicine and in March, 1882, he graduated with high lionors from the College of Physicians and Sur- geons, in Baltimore. His initial work in his profession was in New Salem, Pa., where he practiced for two years. On account of poor health he abandoned work for a twelvemonth, but in 1885 came to Frederick, which has since been his place of abode. He has built up a large and lucrative clientage, his patients coming from the surrounding country, as well as from points in the city. Fraternally he is connected with the Junior Order of American Mechanics, be- longing to Council No. 118. He enjoys the es- teem and high regard of all who have the pleas- ure of his acquaintance and is a most worthy citizen, friend and neighbor.
The office of Dr. Long is in his residence on South Market street. The lady who gracefully presides over its hospitalities was formerly Miss Annie Grothey, of York, Pa. Her father, Charles Grothey, was a machinist, and is still living in the town of York. Dr. and Mrs. Long celebrated their fifteenth marriage anniversary March 25, 1898. They have a bright little son and daugh- ter, Blanche E. and Ralph A.
HOMAS EDWARDS HARDEY, M. D. Over forty-five years have rolled away since this worthy member of the Frederick County medical profession settled in the town of Burkittsville, where he has since been actively and uninterruptedly occupied in the duties of the healing art. He is a gentleman of extended ex- perience in his chosen work and possesses that genuine sympathy and understanding of the needs of his patients that mark the skilled prac- titioner. He is called far and wide in the sur- rounding country, and numbers among his pa- tients many of the leading families of the south- western part of Frederick County.
The doctor's parents are Dr. George Jefferson and Elizabeth P. (Edwards) Hardey, natives of
St. Mary's County and Washington County, Md., respectively. The father was a graduate of the University of Maryland and met with suc- cess in his life work. In early manhood he lo- cated in Ohio, for a few years being engaged in practice in the vicinity of Hillsboro, Highland County. Returning then to Maryland he took up his residence in Abingdon, Harford County. He died in 1840, aged about forty years. He has an ardent advocate of the principles of the Whig party, and was a great admirer of Henry Clay. His father was a native of St. Mary's County, Md., and his ancestors came from Eng- land in the early days of Maryland's colonial his- tory, with Lord Baltimore. The wife of the doc- tor was a daughter of John Edwards, who owned large tracts of land and was a man of prominence in Boonsboro, Washington County, Md. Of the six children born to Dr. George J. Hardey and wife only three survived to maturity. Ann Priscilla married Warren Garrett, of Washington County; and John T. is living in Ohio.
Dr. Thomas E. Hardey was born near Hills- boro, Ohio, in 1829, and, his father having died ten years later, the boy became an imnate of his uncle's home. This worthy man, Dr. Thomas Edwards, for whom he had been named, was a representative physician in Lancaster, Ohio. He was a scholarly man, well posted in his profes- sion, and was cqually high in standing as a states- mau. For several terms he was a member of congress, and was associated with the foremost men of his day. His home was situated next that of the mother of Gen. W. T. Sherman, and our subject grew up under the influence of asso- ciations which left a deep impress upon his mind and character. It was his privilege to study in the best schools and academies of Lancaster, and later he took up medical work under the instruc- tion of Dr. Orr, of Cumberland. He graduated from the Baltimore Medical College in 1849 and subsequently took post-graduate work with Dr. D. A. O'Donald, of Baltimore.
Soon after he had finished his medical educa- tion Dr. Hardey went to Honolulu, Hawaii (one of the Sandwich Islands), in company with a Mr. Gibson, whose health was poor, and who had
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been ordered to recruit his strength in an equable climate. Several months were passed very pleas- antly and profitably by Dr. Hardey in the far- away islands, but at last lie set sail for his be- loved native land. For some time he lived in California, and in 1852 settled in Burkittsville, where he determined to make his permanent home. He has adhered to the resolution then made, and has never seen occasion to regret his choice of a home. He has been appointed vac- cine physician several times and has built up a practice that keeps him very busy and leaves him little leisure time. Politically he sides with the Democratic party.
In 1852 the doctor married Catherine, daugh- ter of Michael Weimer, who was a well-to-do farmer of Frederick County. To the union of our subject and wife seven children were born, namely: George, engaged in railroading in Cali- fornia; William S., a telegraph operator in Cali- fornia; Thomas, a farmer of Washington County, Md .; Edward, who is still at hiome; May, who married William Grove, son of Hon. M. J. Grove, elsewhere represented in this volume; Nora, wife of C. A. Rogers, a farmer of this county; and Katie, living at home. The children were all educated in the local school and in the Burkittsville Seminary. The wife and children are members of the Catholic Church.
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