Biographical review : this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, Maine, Part 31

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Mrs. Marston, of North Yarmouth. By her previous union with Hatherly Barstow, who died September 11, 1872, Mrs. True had five children, namely : Emma Estelle, wife of Ed- ward W. Knight, of Deering; Arabelle Gray, wife of Henry F. Dowst, of Bangor; Flor- ence, who died November 11, 1862; Hattie Loring, wife of James F. Hamilton, of Ban- gor ; and Charles H., who was born March 20, 1866, and is also a resident of Bangor.

Mr. True has had six children, as follows : Alice J., who is now the wife of William H. Mitchell, of Saco, Me .; Carrie E., wife of Eugene Pratt, of Yarmouth ; Lois P., born No- vember 5, 1847, and died November 30, 1866; Mary B., born March 27, 1851, and died April I, 1876; Abbie Florence, born December 15, 1863, and died November 27, 1864; and one who died in infancy.

Mr. True is a member of the Baptist church, of which he has been a Deacon for many years.

DWIN MANSON JILLSON, a well- known blacksmith of Otisfield, who follows his trade in connection with farming, was born at the Jillson homestead, in this Cumberland County town, on Febru- ary 12, 1852, son of David C. and Ellis B. (Scribner) Jillson. Mr. Jillson's great-grand- father emigrated from England; and his son Stephen, Mr. Jillson's grandfather, settled in what was formerly the town of Randolph. He later moved to Casco, where he engaged in trade, and also carried on agricultural pursuits on what is known as the Mayberry farm.

David C. Jillson, son of Stephen, was born in Casco, and was reared to farm life. He re- mained at home with his parents until reach- ing the age of eighteen, when he took up his residence in Otisfield; and in 1835 he settled upon the farm where he still resides. He has always followed farming and stock-raising with energy and success, and is known as a good neighbor and a worthy citizen. He has never aspired to political prominence, but has always maintained a lively interest in the general welfare of the community; and he acted as Justice of the Peace for many years. His wife, Ellis B. Scribner, became the mother of five children, as follows: Lester L.,

who married Thirza Smith, and is now con- ducting a prosperous mercantile business in South Otisfield; David C., Jr., who married for his first wife Sally Morse, and for his second Flora Chaplin, of Naples, Me., and lives in Otisfield; Elsie Jane, wife of James Mains, a farmer of Otisfield; Edwin M., the subject of this sketch; and Electa M., wife of Atwood Holden, a blacksmith of Portland. Mrs. Ellis B. Jillson died in August, 1888.

Edwin Manson Jillson received his educa- tion in the common schools of Otisfield, and resided with his parents until after his mar- riage. When a young man he engaged in sell- ing sewing machines, travelling about the country for that purpose; but, having learned the blacksmith's trade, he has since made that his principal occupation. He likewise culti- vates the homestead farm of one hundred and fifty acres, raising good crops of potatoes and other vegetables, grain, and fruit ; but his own time is mostly spent in his blacksmith shop, where he is conducting a profitable business. In politics he is a Democrat, though not in any way a partisan, preferring to support the candidate he most approves ; and he has served with ability as a member of the Board of Selectmen for two terms.

On February 16, 1875, Mr. Jillson was married to Amanda M. Walls, of Biddeford, Me., daughter of Thomas and Susan J. Walls, the former of whom was employed in a factory and died from the result of wounds received in the Civil War. His wife, who still sur- vives, is now living with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Jillson have two children, namely: Edwin P., who was born July 25, 1880; and Alice W., who was born April 18, 1885. Mr. Jillson is connected with the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, the Order of American Mechanics, and the Good Tem- plars, with which his wife is also associated ; and both are members of the Union Church.

ERTRAND F. MARSHALL, M.D., a rising young physician of Gorham, this county, son of the late Dr. Al- bert Q. Marshall, was born October 31, 1866, in the town of Oxford, Oxford County, Me. His grandfather, Moses Mar-

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shall, was born, lived, and died in Hebron, Oxford County, where he was numbered among the leading citizens of the town, being prominent in business and in publie life. He was the owner of a saw-mill, and carried on an extensive business in lumber. To him and his wife, whose maiden name was Ruth Whittemore, eight children were born, five of whom are yet living ; namely, Isaac, Miranda, Joseph, Moses, and Frank.

Isaac Marshall has been twice married. His first wife, Mahitable Carr, died, leaving one child, Carr; and he subsequently married Lydia Keene, who bore him four children, of whom two are living -- Dr. N. M. Marshall and Mrs. Lizzie Scribner. Miranda, wife of Robert Glover, has six children - Anne, Ed- ward, Albert, Frank, Carrie, and Nellie. Jo- seph Marshall married Vilona Jones, and has one child, Abby. Moses Mason Marshall married Caroline Newton, and has three chil- dren - Sylvester, Marion, and Elba. Frank Marshall married Anna Stowe, of Marlboro, Mass., and has two children - Edith and Fanny.

Albert Q. Marshall was born in Hebron, August 12, 1837, and there received his ele- mentary education. After teaching school a number of terms, he attended Colby Univer- sity in Waterville four years, receiving his diploma in August, 1862. He was then em- ployed as a clerk in the Ordnance Office of the War Department in Washington, D.C .; and, after leaving Washington, he entered the medical department of Bowdoin College, tak- ing two courses there and one at Harvard, graduating from Bowdoin in 1867. He at once began the practice of his profession at New Gloucester, Me., and met with such good success that he there continued his labors until his death, May 3, 1880. He was married to Miss Helen L. Dunn, daughter of James Dunn, of Poland, in 1862, and of their four children - Louis A., Harry F., Bertrand F., and Gertrude - two are now living - Dr. Ber- trand F. ; and his sister, Gertrude A. The latter was born March 13, 1869, and is now the wife of the Rev. C. D. Boothby, of Thom- aston, Me. The father was a Republican in politics, and, religiously, a member of the Congregational church. His wife, however,

was a Methodist in belief, belonging to the church of that denomination in Poland, this State.

Bertrand F. Marshall learned his early lessons in the New Gloucester sehools, after- ward pursuing his higher studies at Hebron Academy. Going then to Marlboro, Mass., he was there employed as a book-keeper about four years, but utilized his spare moments in studying medicine, for which he had a predi- lection. He took his first course at the Port- land Medical College, afterward spending two years at Bowdoin College, going thence to Dartmouth, from which he was graduated in 1887. Dr. Marshall began his professional career at Moultonboro, N. H., where he re- mained a year. In 1888 he came to Gorham, where he has built up a good practice, at the same time winning the confidence and esteem of the community. Socially, he is a member of Oriental Lodge, No. 17, Knights of Pythias, of Windham, and of the Improved Order of Red Men, Nagwaumkeag Tribe, No. 36, of Gorham.

Dr. Marshall has been twice married. His first wife, with whom he was united on Janu- ary 1, 1888, was Minnie D., daughter of John Smith, of West Gray, Me. She died Decem- ber 23, 1892, leaving two children - Gladys V., born April 17, 1891 ; and Orland S., born November 30, 1892. On June 4, 1894, the Doctor was married to Miss Eva A. Smith, a sister of his former wife. She is a member of the Free Will Baptist Church of Auburn, Me., as was her sister, the first wife of Dr. Marshall.

DWIN L. POOR, attorney -at-law and one of the leading citizens of Sebago, Me., is a native of this town. He was born August 9, 1839, son of Tyler P. and Almira (Barker) Poor, who reared a family of eight children, four sons and four daughters.

Edwin L. Poor spent his early boyhood on his father's farm, acquiring during that time a rudimentary education in the distriet school near by, after which he attended the North Bridgton Academy. When sixteen years of age he started out in life for himself, going to Lynn, Mass., where he worked for two years.

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At the end of that time he returned to Sebago, and engaged in lumbering and such other work as he was able to secure. Soon after he was nineteen years old he engaged in school teaching, which he followed at intervals until he had taught thirty-one terms all together. About 1865 he began the study of law in the office of the Hon. N. S. Littlefield, of Bridg- ton, with whom he remained about three years ; and in March, 1870, he was admitted to the bar. He then opened his office in Sebago Centre, and he has since been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession. In addition to this, during the past fifteen years Mr. Poor has conducted a thriving mercantile business here, and for twenty-five years has done quite a fine insurance business.

In 1864 he was joined in marriage with Miss Amanda M. Whitney, of Bethel. A son and two daughters have been born of their union, namely: Leland H., a practising physician of Casco, Me .; Lillian and Lenette (twins), ac- complished young ladies still living at home, who are engaged in school teaching

In politics Mr. Poor is a Democrat. He was a representative from this district in 1879 and 1889, and during both terms was on the Committee of State Education, and the first term also on legal affairs. Since he was twenty-one years of age, he has held the office of Justice of the Peace. He is the present Postmaster of Sebago, and also held this office during President Cleveland's first Presidential term. The other official capacities in which Mr. Poor has served are: Selectman of Sebago one term, Supervisor of Schools about twenty years, Collector of Taxes about six years, and Town Clerk for five years. He is a member of Denmark Lodge, No. 50, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

ILLIAM DAVIS, superintendent of the Portland Steamship Company, with which he has been connected nearly a quarter of a century, was born at Durham, Me., January 5, 1827, son of Joseph and Sally (Vining) Davis. His paternal grandfather, Isaac Davis, was a prominent member of the farming community of Durham. He held many offices within the gift of the

town, and at the breaking out of the Revolu- tionary War he joined the Continental army and fought in his country's defence. He died in Durham at an advanced age.

Joseph Davis, son of Isaac, was also a native of Durham ; and, like his father, he tilled the soil for a livelihood. He died in March, I 872. His wife was a daughter of B. Vining, of Durham, a well-to-do farmer. She lived twenty years longer than her husband, dying in her eighty-fifth year, in 1892. She was a member of the Methodist church, of which her husband was Steward and class leader for many years. They reared five children - William, Wesley, Willard, Wendell, and Wiley.

William Davis received a fair education in the common schools of Durham. In 1846 he began to learn the carpenter's trade in Port- land, serving as an apprentice under John Swett, who was then the carpenter for the Portland Steam Packet Company, which was organized in 1844. Mr. Davis was eighteen years of age when he entered the employ of Mr. Swett ; and three years later he established a business of his own, taking contracts for joiner work on vessels. He finished the steamer "City of Portland " in 1866, and after she was wrecked it was Mr. Davis who re- paired and refitted her. In 1866 also he took the contracts of the International Steamship Company, doing the work on their vessels. In 1872 he entered the employ of the Portland Steamship Company; and up to the present time he has had supervision of all that com- pany's carpenter work, making extensive re- pairs, and building the "Bay State," the finest steamer running east of Portland. In the con- struction of this vessel he took a keen interest, superintending the work from the time the keel was laid till the steamer was put in com- mission. Mr. Davis is a first-class workman, and takes pleasure in seeing that every detail is finished with perfection.

He has been twice married. His first wife was Ann Doughty, of Windham, who became Mrs. Davis in 1856. She died in 1881, leav- ing three children - Effie J., wife of James Skilton, of Bowdoinham; Herbert W., an apothecary in Boston; and Velzora, wife of Edward Doughty, also of Boston. In 1892

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Mr. Davis was united to his second wife, Lu- cretia (Rook) Robinson, daughter of William Rook, of Durham, Me.

In political matters Mr. Davis favors the Republican party. He attends the Congrega- tional church and contributes to its support. He has a comfortable home on Munjoy Hill, which he erected in 1864, and which has be- come dear to him through the associations of over thirty years.

APTAIN LEMUEL H. STOVER, Cashier of the Pejapscot National Bank of Brunswick, Me., formerly a master of merchant vessels, was born in Harpswell, Me., March 6, 1825, son of Simeon and Lois (Hinckley) Stover.

Elisha Stover, the father of Simeon, was born, it is thought, in Harpswell. He was a son of Alcott Stover, who was probably a native of old York, York County, Me., but spent the greater part of his life in Harpswell. Grandfather Stover followed farming in Harps- well, attaining the age of eighty years. His son, Simeon Stover, also engaged in agricult- ure on the old homestead in Harpswell, where he died at sixty-six years of age. His wife, whose maiden name was Lois Hinckley, was a daughter of Lemuel Hinckley, a prosperous farmer of Lisbon, Me. They were the parents of seven children, five of whom are now living. Mrs. Lois H. Stover died in Harpswell at the advanced age of eighty years. Both she and her husband were communicants of the Baptist church.

Lemuel Hinckley Stover spent his early boyhood with his parents. At fourteen years of age he left home to follow the sea, and at first secured a place on a coaster. By his faithful performance of the duties intrusted to him he won the attention of his employers, and he was promoted from time to time until he became master of a vessel running between Portland and the West Indies. He held this position for a number of years, after which he was placed in charge of a merchantman, mak- ing trips from New York to Europe, Antwerp being one of the points of destination on some of these trips. After twenty years' service as Captain, in 1859 he retired from the sea and

took up his residence in Harpswell. In 1871 he was elected Cashier of the Pejapscot Na- tional Bank in Brunswick, a position that he has since continued to fill with credit and honor.

On June 1, 1851, Captain Stover was mar- ried to Miss Jane J. Sinnett, who was born in Harpswell, and is a daughter of Captain J. Sinnett, a ship-master. By this union Captain Stover has two daughters, namely: Mary L., who married J. L. Orr, Captain of a fishing- vessel, and has one child - Ethel; and Lizzie M., the wife of Captain S. S. Dunning, who runs regularly to the East Indies, but has recently completed a tour of the globe. They have two sons - Herbert S. and Willis. After his first wife's death Captain Stover formed a second union with Miss Mary A. Stover, a lady of the same name, but not of the same family. This union has been blessed by the birth of two sons, namely : George H., sixteen years of age, a student in the high school; and Herman L., also a pupil of the high school, in the class of 1900.

In political affiliation Mr. Stover is a Demo- crat. He was Town Clerk of Harpswell for ten years, and he served four terms as a Rep- resentative in the State legislature. He re- moved to Brunswick in 1871, and has lived here ever since. He is a Trustee of the Pub- lic Library and a member of the Historical Society. Captain Stover is Secretary of United Lodge, No. 8, A. F. & A. M., which was chartered in 1801, and of which he has been a member since 1872; is also a member of St. Paul's Chapter, No. 14, Royal Arch Masons; and of Dunlap Commandery, Knights Templars, of Bath. He is a communicant of the Congregational church.

ILAS M. RIDEOUT, a retired car- riage-maker, one of the oldest resi- dents of Cumberland, Me., was born in this town, February 7, 1807. His parents were Reuben and Priscilla (Mer- rill) Rideout. Mr. Rideout is a descendant of Abraham Rideout, who emigrated from England at an early date in Colonial history. His son, Nicholas Rideout, was father to Will- iam Rideout, who was Mr. Rideout's grand-

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father, who was born in Falmouth, Me., August 24, 1733, was the first ancestor of the family to settle in Cumberland, which was then a part of North Yarmouth. He was a farmer, and passed the rest of his life in Cum- berland, where he died May 26, 1799. His wife, Mary Blackstone, whom he married De- cember 15, 1756, was a native of Falmouth.

Reuben Rideout, Mr. Rideout's father, was born in Falmouth, October 10, 1775. He en- gaged in agricultural pursuits, and, inheriting the homestead farm in Cumberland, resided there until his death, which took place Sep- tember 8, 1838. He was an industrious and practical farmer and a worthy citizen. In his latter years he supported the Whig party in politics. His wife, Priscilla Merrill, whom he married January 8, 1801, was a native of Falmouth. She became the mother of nine children, three of whom are living, namely : Silas M., the subject of this sketch; Luther, who was born December 5, 1808, and now re- sides in Garland, Me. ; and Hannah M., born January 22, 1811, who is now the widow of Franklin Taylor and resides in Garland. The others were : Joshua M., Reuben, Dolly, Mary A., John M., and Nathaniel. Mr. Rideout's parents attended the Congregational church. Silas M. Rideout received his education in his native town, considering himself fortunate in being able to attend school six weeks out of the year. He lived for a time with his uncle, and at the age of sixteen commenced work as a wagon-maker and a joiner; and, though never serving an apprenticeship at these trades, his natural genius for mechanical pursuits enabled him to become a proficient workman. In 1830 he settled in Cumberland, where he engaged in the manufacturing of wagons and carriages, making every part in his shops from the raw material ; and, in company with his sons, he conducted that business successfully for many years. During his long period of activity he industriously applied himself to his calling, and has worked hard for the prosperity he now enjoys. In politics he supports the Republi- can party, and he is a member of the Congre- gational church.

Mr. Rideout has been three times married. Abigail S. Merrill, his first wife, with whom he was united on November 4, 1832, died in

1850. By this union he had four children, namely : Joseph M., a private in Company E, Seventeenth Regiment, Maine Volunteers, who died in the service from wounds received at the battle of the Wilderness; Silas W., who died in infancy; Edward H., who was born August 27, 1833, and is now a carpenter re- siding in Herndon, Va. ; and Mary Matilda, who was born November 17, 1836, and married Charles A. Merrill, a prosperous farmer of Cumberland.

Mr. Rideout is now, March, 1896, in his ninetieth year, and is remarkably active and capable for this advanced age. Skilful in fine cabinet work, he made his last table when he was eighty-seven years old, and still employs himself to some extent in making fancy boxes. A unique specimen of his ingenuity and taste in this direction is a table whose inlaid top of different kinds of wood is a map of the United States.

DELBERT C. CHUTE, who was for several years engaged in the paper manufacturing industry at Cumber- land Mills, later serving as Deputy Sheriff of Cumberland County, was born in the town of Naples, Me., north of Sebago Lake, February 4, 1848, son of Captain James and Mary (Hoyt) Chute.

Ancestors of the family were early settlers in this county; and Mr. Chute's grandfather, Thomas Chute, was born in Windham, Febru- ary 19, 1762. He was a farmer by occupation during the active period of his life. He died September 4, 1816, aged fifty-four years. He married Mary Mayberry, January 2, 1782, and reared a family of eleven children, of whom there are no survivors. They were named as follows: Francis; Sally; William C .; James; Fanny; Margaret ; Daniel; Mary; James, sec- ond; Thomas; and Curtis.

Captain James Chute, Mr. Chute's father, was a native of Windham ; and in his early life he followed the trade of a cooper in Naples, Me. He later engaged in farming, an occupa- tion which he continued successfully until his death ; and he was highly esteemed as a worthy and useful citizen. He served as a Captain in the State militia, and at one time was a

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member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he was a Republican, and he attended the Congregational church. He died July 30, 1884, aged eighty-two years. His wife, Mary Hoyt, who was a native of Salem, Mass., became the mother of nine children, of whom six are living, namely : Catherine, wife of Roscoe Mayo, of Naples; Charles A., who resides in Lowell, Mass. ; Andrew, Deputy Sheriff at Naples; Adelbert C., the subject of this sketch; Warren B. and Mary A., both residing in Naples.

Adelbert C. Chute obtained his education in the public schools of Naples, finishing his studies at the age of eighteen years. He then went to the Alleghany Mountain region in Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in the lumbering business for two years, at the end of which time he returned to Naples. He next became employed in the S. D. Warren paper manufactory at Cumberland Mills, there rapidly familiarizing himself with the different departments of the industry, and for twenty years was connected with that enterprise in positions of responsibility, being engineer at the time of his retirement. He was appointed Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff True, was reap- pointed under the administration of Sheriffs

Webb and Cram, and spent the last four years of his service in Portland, where he was sta- tioned especially to enforce the prohibitory liquor law. He was the officer who arrested James L. Welch, the Gorham homicide, in 1894, and was the principal one employed to work up the case for the government.

On January 11, 1873, Mr. Chute was united in marriage with Lizzie M. Jordan, daughter of Barzillai Jordan, of Cape Elizabeth, now South Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Chute have been bereft of one child, and now have one son Herbert E., who resides at home.

In social and fraternal circles Mr. Chute is very popular. He was a member of Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of which he was Master for two years; is a charter member of Warren Phillip's Lodge at Cumberland Mills, of which he served as Treasurer; and he is connected with Eagle Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He was formerly Noble Grand of Saccarappa Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Westbrook, but withdrew from

that body to become a member of the Lodge at Cumberland Mills, being elected to the prin- cipal chair during the first year; and he has been its Treasurer for the past thirteen years. He is also a member of Presumscott Valley Lodge, No. 4, of Cumberland Mills. Politi- cally, he acts with the Republican party.

ARWIN INGALLS, for many years an esteemed and influential citizen of Bridgton, Me., his native place, owner of the Ingalls homestead, which lies about five miles south-west of Bridgton Centre, was born on July 11, 1822. He was a son of Asa and Phœbe Ingalls, both natives of Bridgton.

His paternal grandfather, Phineas Ingalls, who was born in Massachusetts, in the town of Middleton, Essex County, November 14, 1758, was the first of the family to locate in Cumberland County. While residing in Massachusetts, he joined the Continental army ; and after the close of the Revolution, about 1783, he removed to the State of Maine, purchasing some five hundred acres of wild land in Bridgton. He devoted the rest of his life to clearing and improving this land, and established a fine homestead, which is yet in the family, having been handed down from father to son. Grandfather Ingalls was mar- ried in Bridgton, in 1783, to Elizabeth Stevens. They reared nine children, four sons and five daughters.

Asa Ingalls, son of Phineas, was born on the Ingalls homestead, January 14, 1787. He, too, devoted his life to agriculture, the broad acres of his heritage affording him an ample income. He regularly visited the polls on election days, depositing his ballot in the interest of the Democratic party, but was not an aspirant for public office. He died in 1852. In 1816 he was married to Phobe Berry, daughter of Elias and Jane Berry. She died in 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Ingalls attended the Congregational church. They were the parents of the following children: Clarissa, who married Colonel John P. Perley ; Henry, a practising attorney-at-law, residing in Wis- casset, Me. ; Edwin P. (deceased) ; Darwin, the subject of this sketch; Mary, wife of

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Biographical review : this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, Maine, Part 31

Author: Publication date: 1896 Publisher: Boston : Biographical Review Publishing Company Number of Pages: 722

Author:
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Boston : Biographical Review Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 722