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In personal appearance James Shriver was at- tractive and commanding; was noted in society in which he moved for his social qualities, which endeared him to his friends, especially to those of the home circles at Uniontown and Union Mills. He died, as he lived, in the faith of the Gospel.
Elizabeth B. Shriver, his estimable wife, was was a prominent citizen of the place. Her mother was a daughter of Jacob Brason, one of the first settlers of the region. She was the eldest daughter. Her sister Anna married Hon. Judge Hampton, of Pittsburgh, and her sister Jane married Judge James Todd, of Philadelphia. John H. Hampton, a nephew, is a prominent lawyer at the Pittsburgh bar, and attorney for the Pennsylvania and other railroads. Moses Hampton Todd, another nephew, of Philadelphia, married Alice E. Ferree, and John H. Miller. son of her brother, the late Major Miller, U. S. A., married Barbara Pebles, whose mother was Mary Ferree, lineal descendants in each case of the Pequea Ferrees, thus reuniting these several branches and connections of the Shriver family.
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Elizabeth B. Shriver was distinguished for her personal charms and social and domestic virtues. Her death occurred during her husband's absence at Washington on public duty. They had two children: Eliza Jane and Samuel Smith. After their mother's death they were taken to the home of their grandparents, Union Mills. James Shriver was married a short time previous to his death to Eliza Miller, a sister of his first wife. Eliza Jane Shriver, daughter of James Shriver, married George W. McLean, of Baltimore. At the time of their marriage Mr. McLean was with the Baltimore & Philadelphia Transportation Com- pany, Philadelphia. He subsequently resigned the office and removed to Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Md., where he was engaged in business for some time and thence removed to Baltimore, where he now resides.
The McLean family and their connections have been for a long time identified with the business and social circles of Baltimore and Washington, D. C., and are recognized among the first in respectability. Mrs. George W. McLean was a member of the Reformed Church, but at her marriage united with her husband in the com- munion of the Episcopal Church, in the benevo- lent and charitable work of which she is warmly interested.
Samuel S. Shriver, son of James Shriver, was born at Uniontown, Pa. He attained his majority at the home, Union Mills, where he also received an academic education, with special reference to the profession of civil engineering, the only practical use made of which was the survey of the plot of Myersville, now a village annex of Union Mills.
In early life he was for some time principal of the academy at Union Mills; he also took an active part in the organization and maintenance of the first Sunday-school and temperance asso- ciation in the neighborhood. At the time of his marriage (1850) he was engaged in the mer- cantile business in Philadelphia. In 1860 he relinquished business, having in view Gospel ministry, and entered the theological seminary, Allegany City, Pa. In 1862 he was installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Hights- town, N. J .; also served as financial agent for the
VanRensselaer Institute, located at that place, and secured the erection of the building at an expenditure of $30,000. In 1869 he resigned the charge at Hightstown and removed to Pitts- burgh, where he was appointed financial secretary to aid in founding an educational institution, the Pennsylvania Female College, East End, Pittsburgh. There he continued in service until the fall of 1876, when, owing to impaired health, he resigned and removed to Baltimore, where he had charge as pastor for five years of the Mount Alto Mission Church, near the city.
Caroline H. Shriver, his wife, was born at West Alexander, Pa. Her father, Dr. McClusky, was a Presbyterian clergyman, the pastor for twenty years of the church at West Alexander; also the principal at the same time of a noted academy which he founded and successfully conducted. Lydia Hall, her mother, a lady distinguished for her many virtues, was a daughter of Adam and Elizabeth Wiltbank Hall, of Lewes, Del. Her sister Mary Elizabeth married James Bateman, of Philadelphia, and her sister Julia Rev. Jonah Lupton, D. D., of Clarksville, Tenn. Her brother, Henry McClusky, resides in Bucks County, Pa. She has been an efficient co-worker with her husband in the church, a devoted wife and judicious guide and instructor of her children. The children of Samuel S. Shriver and Caro- line, his wife, were: Mary Jane, John McClusky, Anna Hampton, Samuel Henry, Caroline Hew- lings, James, George McLean and William Payne. Anna Hampton Shriver was a graduate from the Pennsylvania Female College. She was married to Dr. John Hawkins, of Baltimore County, Md. Her death within a brief time thereafter was noticed as follows: "She whose death is here chronicled came from western Pennsylvania but five weeks ago a bride-young, gentle and guileless, only, as it were, to die. Highly accomplished and agreeable, those who knew her well fondly looked forward to the pleasure she would contribute to the social circle she was about to enter. She died, as she had lived, in the simple faith of a little child."
Samuel H. Shriver is with the Cochran-Oler Ice Company. He is an active member of the Brown
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Memorial (Presbyterian) Church and of the Young Men's Christian Association, Baltimore. James Shriver is with the American Fish Guano Company; office, Hoffman's wharf, Virginia. George McLean Shriver is with Charles F. Mayer. William Payne Shriver is a student in the Manual Training School.
OSEPH SHRIVER, the sixth and youngest son of Andrew Shriver, was born at Union Mills, Carroll County, Md., January 1I, 1806, and died at Cumberland, Md., January I, 1886. He was educated in Baltimore, choosing for his profession civil engineering. Having finished preparation, he, at the age of eighteen, entered upon duty as assistant to his brother James on the surveys of the projected division of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Afterward, in 1826, he was appointed, by the famous engineer, Jonathan Knight, one of his corps of assistants in locating the National road west of Wheeling, Va., and, upon the retiring of Mr. Knight (1829), he was commissioned by the government to succeed him, completing, within four years, the surveys of the road from Indianapolis, Ind., to Jefferson City, Mo. Subsequently he was associated with Mr. Knight in the surveys for the location of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad near Sykesville, Md. He was also engaged, about this time, with his brother Thomas, in prospecting the route for the projected Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad south of the Susquehanna.
In the year 1833 his uncle, David Shriver, Jr., enlisted his services in the re-establishment of the old Cumberland Bank of Allegany, which had failed. He was made cashier of the resusci- tated bank and served in that capacity until the year 1852, when, at the death of David Shriver, he succeeded him as president of the bank. In 1864 the bank was merged into the First National Bank of Cumberland, with the same officers, at
which time Joseph Shriver subscribed for nearly one-half of the capital stock. The institution, by his conservative and judicious management, passed with credit through the financial crises of 1837, 1857 and 1873, and has always had the con- fidence of the public. In addition to his duties of bank officer, he was president, from its organ- ization (1354), of the Cumberland Gas Light Company; also for some time was an efficient di- rector of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com- pany. In all these relations his course was that of a straightforward, honorable man of business; discharging the duties incumbent upon him with strict integrity of purpose, without fear or favor.
Politically Joseph Shriver affiliated with the Whig and Republican parties; he never aspired to public office, taking interest in politics only as a citizen concerned for the weal of the common- wealth. During the Civil war he was an ardent supporter of the Union and Government. The Eleventh Indiana Regiment (Col. Lew Wallace) while stationed at Cumberland, was indebted to him for substantial service. At a critical period he advanced $10,000, needed to pay the men of the regiment, relying simply upon the good faith of the government to reimburse him. The whole sum was repaid by the officers of the regiment. The regiment, ever after, held him in grateful remembrance, and made him an honorary mem- ber in recognition of their obligation and esteem. By many acts of timely generosity, he was re- garded as one of the most charitable men in the community. He was instrumental in the erec- tion of the present Allegany County Academy, in the years 1849-50, and furnished the design for the building. His death, though occurring at the ripe age of fourscore years, was deeply lamented by the citizens of Cumberland among whom he had resided the greater part of his life. The directors of the First National Bank, at the time of his decease, placed on record, in a series of resolutions, the sense of high regard they had for him as an officer of the bank, citizen, friend and public benefactor.
Mr. Shriver married Henrietta Jane, daughter of James H. Causten, of Washington, D. C. She was noted for her refinement, intelligence and
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gentleness of demeanor. Her love and devotion to her husband and children was a marked feature of her life; and she was much beloved by all her. relatives and acquaintances. She was a member of the Episcopal Church, in which faith she trained her children, of whom there were ten, viz .: Charles Causten, Robert, Eliza, Henry, Josephine, Mary Carvallo, Henrietta, Alice, James H. C. and Josie.
OBERT SHRIVER, president of the First National Bank of Cumberland, is the second son of Joseph and Henrietta J. (Causten) Shriver, and was born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., May 7, 1837. The Shriver family is of German extraction. The first to settle in America was Andreas Shriver, who was born in Alsenborn, Germany, in 1673, and emigrated to this country in 1721, settling in the vicinity of Goshenhoppen, on the Schuylkill River in Penn- sylvania. The line of descent to our subject is as follows: Andrew, son of Andreas; David, son of Andrew, who married Rebecca Ferree; An- drew, son of David, who married Elizabeth Schultz; Joseph, son of Andrew, who married Henrietta J. Causten. To the couple last-named were born the following children: Charles C., Robert, Eliza, Henry, Josephine, Mary C., Henrietta, Alice, James, H. C. and Josie. Of these but three survive, Robert; Eliza, the widow of Dr. Stanley H. Fundenberg, who resides near Deerpark, Md .; and Henrietta, a resident of Cumberland.
Robert Shriver acquired his early education in the public schools of Cumberland and Allegany County Academy. Subsequently he entered the employ of the First National Bank of this city, of which his father was president, and served in various capacities until 1886. On the death of his father he succeeded to the presidency of the institution. The bank is one of the leading financial institutions of Maryland, and obtained
its charter in 1811, under the title of the Cum- berland Bank of Allegany. In 1833 it was reorganized and in 1864 was succeeded by the First National Bank of Cumberland.
AMES H. CRUM. After having efficiently filled the position of deputy sheriff for some time, Mr. Crum turned his attention to agri- cultural pursuits and removed to the farm where he now resides. The place is situated in Liberty- town District and comprises one hundred and twenty-five acres of land, the cultivation of which he personally superintends. He is one of the well-known residents of Frederick County, where, during the long period of his residence, he has won many friends and gained the regard of every acquaintance by his fearless bravery and unflinching integrity.
Near Union Bridge, Carroll County, Md., the subject of this sketch was born September 25, 1867, a son of William T. and Ellen S. Crum, both natives of Frederick County. He is the only survivor of two children, his brother, Fred- erick R., having died in childhood. When our subject was one year old his parents moved to Libertytown District, Frederick County, and here he grew to manhood, receiving a fair education in the local schools. At the age of seventeen he began to teach school, which occupation he fol- lowed for two years. He then engaged in car- pentering for four years, assisting in the building of houses in the county. The work, however, was not very profitable, nor was it entirely con- genial, so at the end of four years he turned his attention to farming, which he followed for four years. He was first appointed deputy sheriff under his father-in-law, Daniel P. Zimmerman, whose term lasted two years. He was retained as deputy by Sheriff McBride for two years, re- tiring from the position in December, 1897, and settling on the farm where he now resides.
January 3, 1889, Mr. Crum married Miss Zoie Zimmerman, by whom he has two children,
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Mamie Blanche and Reno Sheridan. In politics he gives his allegiance to the Republican party, with whose principles he is heartily in sympathy. Fraternally he is connected with the Senior Order United American Mechanics and the Iin- proved Order of Red Men; also the Sons of Veterans. He is known for his sound judgment in business matters, for his fearless nature and for the enterprise that impels him to undertake any venture that promises to bring success. What he has is the result of his energy, per- severance and shrewd business qualities.
ACHARIAH A. BRIGGS has been very successful in his work as a farmer. He started seventeen years ago entirely without capital, but through his energy and perseverance he has become the owner of seven hundred acres, the most of which is very valuable land. Of this large place, which is situated in Gaithersburg District, Montgomery County, he maintains per- sonal supervision. Upon it he raises large crops of the various cereals, and in addition he is en- gaged in the dairy business, having about one hundred cows and shipping two hundred gallons of milk every day. He furnishes employment to seven hands the entire year, and during the busy season has ten or twelve men working on his place.
Near his present place of residence Mr. Briggs was born, March io, 1848. He is a descendant of Scotch ancestry, but the family has been rep- resented in America for several generations. His grandfather, Robert Briggs, was born in Mont- gomery County and was a large raiser of tobacco and a slave owner. Twice married, by his first wife, Miss Simmons, he had three sons and three daughters. His second marriage was childless. Upon his death, by his will all of his slaves were freed. He was the owner of large tracts of land, but his youngest son, Samuel, our subject's father, was despoiled of his share of the estate through the mismanagement of his guardian.
Obliged, therefore, to begin without capital, he rented a farm, but later acquired ownership of land and became a successful farmer. Politically he was first a Whig and later a Democrat. In the Methodist Church he served as a steward during the greater part of his life, and also held office as a trustee.
The marriage of Samuel Briggs united him with Eleanor S., daughter of Benjamin Higgins, a farmer of this county. They were the parents of nine sons and one daughter, the latter, Sarah Matilda, being deceased, as is also one son, George. The survivors are: Robert, a farmer, living near Gaithersburg; Samuel Thomas, who resides in Darnestown District; William Henry, of Gaithersburg; James Washington, a farmer, living south of Gaithersburg; John Wesley, who occupies a farm adjoining that of our subject on the east; Zachariah A .; Gideon, a farmer, living east of our subject; and Alonzo M., who went to Ohio and has followed the trade of machinist.
Remaining with his father until he was twenty- two years of age, our subject at that time started out in the world for himself. He first worked some land belonging to his father, receiving half of what he raised. He had only one horse, so the work of plowing was slow, and he was hin- dered in getting a start. But perseverance and industry won the day, and, having been blessed with uniformly good health, he has succeeded far beyond his expectations. His father in his will left to each son a piece of land, but when our sub- ject found that his land was willed to him only during life, he determined to strike out on his own account. He bought ninety acres, later (in 1881) added one hundred and twenty-five acres, and from time to time made other additions until now he has four hundred and fifty acres in the home farm and two hundred and fifty acres near Darnestown. He has the reputation of being one of the most practical farmers in the locality, and the results of his labor bear out this tribute to his ability. Taking the results of last year (1897) as an example, it may be said that he averaged one hundred bushels of corn per acre and thirty-eight bushels of wheat per acre, which, however, was about two bushels less than he has
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before averaged. The land, at the-time of its purchase, was partly cleared; but the remainder he cleared himself, and some of his best fields comprise land that he cleared. He has never had any difficulty in securing help, for he pays fair wages and treats his men kindly. Politically he has always been a Democrat, and fraternally is connected with the Knights of Pythias.
December 10, 1870, Mr. Briggs married Mary J., daughter of James Cleggett. They have one son, Herman C. The family are connected with the Methodist Church and Mrs. Briggs is a teacher in the Sunday-school. When the house of worship was built in 1865, Mr. Briggs assisted in getting out the timber for the edifice, and has been a regular attendant at services held in this church ever since it was built.
0 AKER JOHNSON, an attorney-at-law, is one of the representative young business men of Frederick. He is also one of her native sons, his birth having taken place here in 1858. He is a son of Dr. George Johnson, a wealthy and leading citizen here, now living re- tired. The gentleman whose name heads this review is active and energetic in the advance- ment of whatever he deems will accrue to the benefit of his fellow-townsmen, and is progressive in all his ideas. A member of the Business Men's Association of Frederick, he seeks earnestly, as do they all, to encourage local enterprises and industries, to advocate needed improvements and reforms in the city government, etc., and is thoroughly in touch with the spirit of the age, which admits of no retrograde steps.
In his youth Mr. Johnson was a student in Frederick College, subsequently taking a higher course in Princeton. From that institution of learning he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in 1877, and three years later that of Master of Arts. Having determined to enter the legal profession he went into the office of his uncle, George L. Crawford, of Philadelphia, and in
1880 was deemed worthy of admittance to the bar, the degree of Bachelor of Laws being con- ferred upon him by Pennsylvania College. In December, 1883, he married Miss Fannie C. Elder, of Westmoreland County, Pa. She died in 1887, as did also their infant child. After his graduation he had located in Baltimore, and was there engaged in practice about five years, but after the death of his wife he spent several years in New York and Chicago. Then returning to his old home here he settled down in earnest to a regular practice, and was soon on the high road to success in his chosen field of labor.
For one year Mr. Johnson served as president of the Alumni Association of Frederick College, he having been granted this honor in February, 1897. He is also one of the vice-presidents of the Association of Maryland Alumni of Princeton College. He was a delegate to the annual con- ventions of the Brothers of St. Andrew, which assembled in Detroit, in 1893; Washington, D. C., in 1894; Louisville, in 1895, and Buffalo, in 1897. In February, 1897, he was elected secretary of the Frederick County Historical Society, to succeed Dr. Charles W. Hoffman, late librarian of the supreme court of the United States. May 14, 1896, Mr. Johnson read a paper before the Historical society upon Judge Richard Pitts, deceased, who graduated from the law department of Princeton College in 1805, and whose public record was a most brilliant one. He was a senator in Washington, from this state, and was appointed to represent the sixth judicial circuit in the committee on judicial administra- tion.
The subject of this article stands high in Masonry, being connected with Columbia Lodge No. 58, A. F. & A. M., and Enoch Chapter No. 23, R. A. M. In politics he has always been a Democrat of liberal views, and though he has not been an aspirant for official distinction, he takes great interest in local and national party issues. Upon numerous occasions he has been appointed by the circuit court in will cases, and he is now the attorney for the National Building Association of Baltimore.
April 17, 1895, occurred the marriage of Baker
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Johnson and Miss Helen Young, who is a daugh- ter of Mcclintock Young, of Frederick. Their home is the old residence of our subject's parents, who lived under its hospitable roof for thirty years. The young people are cordially welcomed in the very best society of the city, and have the best wishes of a host of friends. They are mem- bers of All Saints' Episcopal Church.
ILLIAM WINTER, whose home is located at No. 312 South Potomac street, Hagers- town, is a native of this place, his birth having occurred here July 30, 1842. He is an honorable, industrious and upright citizen, re- spected by everyone, and is considered one of the representative business men of this thrifty and flourishing town. He is actively concerned in all public movements tending to develop the local industries and to aid our welfare in any manner and to this end devotes much of his time, means and influence. He has never aspired to political positions, but is a worker in the ranks of the Dem- ocratic party, and was chosen to act as a delegate to the last county convention of the body. The only office of a political character that he has ever held was that of judge of elections, and this was merely as a matter of accommodation to his friends.
The parents of our subject were Henry and Eliz- abeth (Burns) Winter, natives of Germany. The father crossed the Atlantic when a lad of about seventeen, accompanying his uncle and family. On the way they were shipwrecked, the uncle and six of his children perishing, but young Winter was rescued and taken back to Europe. He was not to be discouraged in his effort to reach America, however, and soon sailed again to the land of promise. He was quite a musician, but seeing there was small chance for him to make a livelihood in that direction, he learned the trade of brick-making and followed this occupation for years in Hagerstown. He conducted a business of his own, and within a few years it had as-
sumed large proportions. His original brick yard was situated where the Antietam school house now stands, and later he owned kilns in various parts of this county. His trade was not merely local, for he constantly supplied farmers and others in the adjoining states with material for building substantial structures.
Thus from a poor boy, a stranger in an un- known land, with everything against him at first, Mr. Winter rose to be a man of position and honor in the community, one who was universally respected for his sterling character. He was very greatly interested in religious work and was of much assistance, financially and otherwise, in the erection of the new Reformed Church. His contributions to church and benevolent organiza- tions were generous and frequent, and no one ever appealed to him for help in time of need and met with refusal, if it was in his power to do a good turn. Prior to the war he was affiliated with the Whigs, but subsequently sided with the Democratic party. Death put an end to his busy and useful career when he was in his fifty-ninth year. His wife, who had come to America with her sister, Mrs. Burk, when a girl of fourteen years, lived to be threescore and ten. She held membership with the Lutheran Church, in whose faith she was reared. By her marriage with Mr. Winter she had five children, four of whom sur- vive. Henry, a resident of Hagerstown, has his home on South Jonathan street, and George L. lives on South Potomac street, while Lizzie, the only daughter, is the wife of Jacob Stockslager, who owns a farm about a mile, and a-half south- west of Hagerstown ..... Emma Jane, who died in 1891, was the wife of E. C. Bell, who operates a photograph gallery near the Baldwin hotel, in Hagerstown. She left one child, Emma.
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