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E., whose name appears at the head of this sketch; Fred O., who lives in Warren, Me .; Alice V., wife of Ernest F. Welch, of Westboro, Mass .: Angie B., wife of Fred Monk, of Port- land, Me.
Elmer E. Jameson was reared to man's es- tate in Warren, where he attended both the grammar school and high school. At the age of seventeen he went to North Dakota, where he spent about two years engaged in agricult- ural pursuits, subsequently returning to War- ren. In 1891 he entered into the hardware business in Warren, in which he has since con- tinued. He carries a good line of stoves, ranges, tinware, wind-mills, gasoline engines, sewing- machines, and other like merchandise. He also conducts a thriving plumbing business. In September, 1899, he was elected County Commissioner of Knox County, being installed in that office on the first of the following Jan- uary. He is now chairman of the Board of Commissioners. He is also superintendent of the Warren Water Company and president of the Friendship Water Company.
Mr. Jameson was married December 16, 1891, to Nettie A. Norwood, daughter of Ly- sander Norwood, of Union, Me. He has one child, Ruth, who was born October 26, 1900. Mr. Jameson is a Democrat, politically. He is a member of White Oak Grange, P. of H., at Warren; of Warren Lodge, I. O. O. F., and of St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M., at War- ren. He belongs to the Congregational church at Warren, which for several years he has served as treasurer.
HARLES H. GREELEY,* apiarist, of Clinton, Kennebec County, was born in this town, October 16, 1849, son of Daniel E. and Mary (Winn) Greeley. His mother, a native of Clinton, died in 1900. His father, Daniel E. Greeley, who was born in Palermo, Me., is still living, being now (1903) in his eighty-sixth year. He is a resident of Clinton, to which town he came when a young man with his parents. Daniel Greeley, father of Daniel E., was a pioncer in this locality, settling in the woods at an early day and be- coming well known among the scattered popu-
lation of the town as a fearless and enterpris- ing citizen. Daniel E. and Mary (Winn) Greeley were the parents of three . children, as follows: Charles H. and Daniel C., who re- side in Clinton, Me .; and Elwin, whose home is in Minneapolis, Minn. The father, Daniel E. Greeley, is among the venerable and promi- nont citizens of Clinton. He is one of the pillars of the Methodist Episcopal church in Benton, and for many years he has taken a prominent and active part in church work.
Charles H. Greeley was reared to man's es- tate in Clinton. He was educated in the com- mon schools of the neighborhood, and began industrial life betimes as a tiller of the soil. He owns a good farm of sixty-six acres. In. 1SS1 he became interested in bee culture, and has since followed it quite extensively and with great success. He keeps from one hundred to one hundred and thirty colonies of bees. find- ing a ready market for his honey, which is of superior quality. He is widely recognized as an expert in this branch of industry, being among the leading apiarists of the State of Maine.
He married in 1870 Miss Evelyn Nason, daughter of Nicholas Nason, of Clinton, Me. Of this union there have been four children, of whom the two now living are Albert A. and Roy K. Those deceased are Ora and George. Mr. Greeley is a member of Sebasti- cook Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Clinton; of Clin- ton Grange, P. of H .; and of the Methodist church of Clinton, which he is now serving as trustee and chorister. A self-made man, honest and circumspect, and an important member of the industrial ranks of Clinton, he enjoys the respeet and esteem of all who know him well.
TIS C. BROWN,* present chairman (1903) of the board of selectmen of Benton, Kennebec County, was born in this town, September 11, 1853. His parents, Beriah and Charlotte (Gray) Brown, were both born in Benton, at a time when the town was a part of the old town of Clinton. The Brown family of Benton was founded three generations ago by Ezekiel Brown, Mr. Otis C. Brown's grandfather, who came from Sheffield, England.
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Settling in the woods, Ezekiel Brown applied himself to the arduous labors of the pioneer, and in course of time succeeded in establishing a comfortable homestead, which has since re- mained in possession of the family. A man of marked force of character, he was highly respected, and at one time represented the dis- trict in the Massachusetts Legislature, Maine being then included within the political boun- daries of Massachusetts.
Beriah Brown, who was born in Benton, fol- lowed agriculture on the homestead, where he resided all his life. He died February 1, 1902, in his eighty-eighth year. His widow, now (1903) in her eighty-seventh year, resides on the homestead with her son Fred M. Wesley Brown, another of the three surviving children of Beriah and Charlotte (Gray) Brown, is also a resident of Benton.
Otis C. Brown, the direct subject of this sketch, was educated in the publie schools of his native town of Benton. Much of his life, like the lives of his ancestors, has been devoted to farming. He has taken an active part in town affairs, serving acceptably in various offices of trust and responsibility. For a num- ber of years he was a member of the school committee of Benton. He has been Select- man for several years, a part of the time as chairman of the board, and is now serving also as an Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. For the last four years he has been a member of the Democratic County Central Committee of Kennebec County. His home farm con- tains one hundred and fifteen acres. As a typical Maine farmer and publie official Mr. Brown is active, enterprising, and up-to-date. His genial disposition, personal probity, and usefulness as a citizen have gained for him many friends, and he fills an important place in the life of the town.
He was married October 27, 1S78, to Ger- trude MeNally, a native of Benton, and daugh- ter of Henry and Susan (Libby) McNally. Her father was born in Benton, and her mother in Hollis, Me. William McNally, father of Henry and grandfather of Mrs. Brown, was an early settler in Benton. Mrs. Brown's mother, Mrs. Susan L. MeNally, died July 2S, 1899. Her father, Henry MeNally, is still living, and
resides in Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of Clinton Grange, P. of H. They have three children-Nettie E., Everett E., and Verna P.
AVID CARR, a native resident of Oldtown, Penobscot County, was born April 18, 1845, son of David and Abigail (Clark) Carr. His par- ents, natives of the province of New Bruns- wick, settled in Houlton, Me., some time in the thirties of the nineteenth century. About 1840 David Carr, the elder, came to Oldtown and engaged in the lumber business. He died in 1854. His wife survived him until 1SS0. They had eight children, of whom five attained maturity, namely-James, Gould, David, Lou- isa, and Eliza. Louisa married George Camp- bell. Eliza is the wife of Nathaniel Smith.
The subject of this sketch, after obtaining a fair amount of schooling, began industrial life, at first being in the employ of others and afterward working on his own account. In 1861, obeying a patriotic impulse, he enlisted in Company D, Thirteenth Maine Infantry, with which he served subsequently for three years and ten months, having re-enlisted at the end of his three years' terin. He served under Generals Butler, Banks, and Canby. In the ill-advised Red River expedition of 1864, under Banks, he fought at Sabine Cross Roads (April S), when the Union forces, fifteen hun- dred strong, were compelled to retreat by an army of twenty thousand Confederates. under Generals Kirby Smith and Dick . Taylor; and at Pleasant Hill on the afternoon of the fol- lowing day, when the Federals, being re-en- forced by A. J. Smith's corps of ten thousand, repulsed the Confederate attack. These two battles resulted in the loss of about four thou- sand men on the Federal side. Under Gen- eral Canby Mr. Carr took part in the siege and capture of Mobile, which was evacuated April 11-12, 1865. This was the last campaign of the Civil War. At Augusta, Me., in August, 1865, Mr. Carr received an honorable discharge from the army, and at once resumed the duties and occupations of civil life. In politics a Republican, he has taken active part in public
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affairs. He served formerly for several terms as an Alderman of Okltown, and he was in the Legislature during the sessions of 1898-99 and 1900-1901. He has taken a prominent part in all movements for the advancement of the community, and his course in public matters has been regulated by a strict regard for his duty to his constituents. Mr. Carr is a member of S. J. Oaks Post, G. A. R., of Okltown Star of the East Lodge. F. & A. M .. of Okltown, and the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, as well as the Encampment of that order.
He married in 1873 Mary, daughter of Rich- ard M. Woodman. of Oldtown, Me. He has two children now living, Richard D. and Clara M.
of LFRED H. LANG,* of Skowhegan, Sheriff Somerset County, installed into office January 1, 1903, for the term of two years, is a native of this county, having been born in the town of Pal- myra, December 11, 1849. His parents were Alfred H., senior, and Mary (Lancey) Lang. His grandfather Lang, a native of New Hamp- shire, was an early settler in Palmyra, Me. He lived to the unusual age of ninety-eight years.
The family is said to be of English origin. Probably the earliest bearer of this surname in New England was John Lang, who appears to have been in Portsmouth, N.H., before 1692. Lowell Lang, of a later generation born in 1754, who settled in Sanbornton, N.H., had ore brother who settled on the old homestead at Hampton Falls, another who lived in Concord, and a third who settled in Greenland, N.H. In 1851 the elder Alfred H. Lang followed the gold hunters of '49 to California, where he died not many months later, his son Alfred being then in his third year.
Sheriff Lang in his boyhood and youth at- tended the public schools of Palmyra and the Hartland Academy at St. Albans, Me., not far distant. Practically thrown on his own resources when he was twelve years okl, he acquired habits of industry, and learned many valuable lessons from experience in his early efforts to make his own way in the world. He
lived in Palmyra till 1870, when he removed to Skowhegan, where he remains a resident at this day. For a short time he was employed in C. M. Bailey's oil-cloth factory, after that for ten years he gave his attention to farming. and for the succeeding eighteen years he con- dueted a meat market.
In September last, 1902, he was elected on the Democratic ticket Sheriff of Somerset County. a gratifying mark of confidence in his integris; and efficiency, as well as an acknowled lement of his services to his party. He is a La - of the Democratie Town Committee of SSON- hegan, and has been a member of the Somerset County Democratic Central Committee. H- was an alternate delegate from his district to the National Democratie Convention in Kansas City in 1900, which nominated William J. Bryan for President.
Sheriff Lang is a director of the Second Na- tional Bank of Skowhegan, of the 'Skowhecan Loan and Building Association, and of the Aqueduet Company of Skowhegan. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. H- married July 3, 1872, Miss Alice J. Potter. daughter of the late Stephen Potter, of SKOT- hegan.
HARLES ALBION ATKINSON .* a vet- eran of the Civil War, now engage: in general farming and stock-r:isiz in the town of Norridgewock. was born in Mercer, Somerset County, Me .. Ja :- ary 9, 1837, son of Thomas Metcalf and Exis- B. (Gallison) Atkinson. His father was be in Wayne, Me., in 1794. Ilis paternal graz. .- father, William Atkinson, son of Janas tort Naney (Metealf) Atkinson, was born in Lanca- shire, England, about the year 1765. Coming to America with three young children. James Atkinson and his wife Nancy settled first on Mount Desert, and in 1774 removed to Wayne or Winthrop. In 17SS William Atkinson mar- ried Mary Blunt, daughter of Major John Blunt, who had served as an officer in the Continental army in the Revolutionary War. About the year 1807 William Atkinson removed to Industry, Me., where he died in March. 1514. Ihis wife, who was of Scottish descent, attained
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the age of one hundred years, seven months, and eleven days, her death occurring Decem- ber 10, 1869.
Thomas Metcalf Atkinson was a soldier in the War of 1812. He settled in Mercer in 1834, and remained a resident of that town for many years. He died in New Sharon, Me., in 1874. By his first wife, Eunice, who died in 1847, he had two children, Charles Albion and Henry Thacher. By his second wife, a Mrs. Tobey, he had a son Thomas W. and a daughter Millie, now deceased.
In his boyhood Charles A. Atkinson, besides attending school, took part in the lighter labors of the home farm, thus serving, as it were, during his minority, an apprenticeship to the oldest of industrial arts, that of agriculture. On April 22, 1861, only nine days after the fall of Fort Sumter, he enlisted in Company F, First Maine Volunteer Infantry, for the de- fence of the Union. The regiment became a part of the Fifth Corps in the Army of the Potomac, under General Banks. and operated chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley, fighting dur- ing Banks's retreat from the valley and in several minor engagements. Taken by the Confederates at Bunker Hill, Va., May 25, 1862, Mr. Atkinson was held in captivity for three months and twenty days, being confined successively in the prison at Lynchburg, Libby Prison in Richmond, and Belle Isle. Honor- ably discharged from the army in May, 1863, he returned to Maine. With the exception of a short time spent in Massachusetts, he re- mained a resident of Mercer, engaged as a farmer and dealer in cattle until 1879, when he settled on the farm in Norridgewock which he still owns and occupies, being an energetic, enterprising, and well-to-do farmer. A Demo- crat in politics, he is a member of Maine Lodge, No. 20, A. F. & A. M., and a conrade of Bates Post, G. A. R., of Norridgewock.
He was married April 13, 1SS0, to Adelaide B. Robbins, of Norridgewock, a daughter of Simeon and Roxanna (Allen) Robbins. Her father was born in Norridgewock, being a son of Levi Robbins, an early settler here. Mr. Simeon Robbins was one of the leading citi- zens of Norridgewock in his day, serving for nine consecutive years as Selectman, and in
1849 as a Representative in the State Legislat- ure. He died in 1885. Three of his children survive, namely: Levi, of Myrtle Point, Ore .; Mrs. Atkinson; and Ann, wife of Bradford B. Wells, of Norridgewock.
Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson have one son, Everett C. Atkinson, who resides at home with his parents.
ILBERT W. EMERSON* is a well- known and influential citizen of Hamp- den, his birthplace, a flourishing town in the southern part of Penobscot County, where he has held many offices of publie trust, both civil and military. His father, Nathaniel Emerson, was born in Hampden in 1819, his grandfather, who bore the same name, having been an early settler in the town. Nathaniel Emerson, Sr., married Hannah La Salles, of Sedgwick, Me., and had eight children, the son Nathaniel being the third-born. The only survivor of the family is a daughter, Lizzie Ann, wife of Thomas Lufkin.
Nathaniel Emerson, the younger, was a sailor in youth and early manhood, making both coasting and foreign voyages, and in the latter part of his seafaring was mate of a vessel. After his marriage, which occurred December 7, 1843. he settled in his native town and followed farming. He died in April, ISSO, at the age of sixty-one.
His wife, Ruby Ann Lufkin, was born in Sedgwick, Me., in 1825. She was the daughter of Benjamin, Jr., and Betsey (Bridges) Lufkin, her mother being a daughter of Jonathan and Betsey (Carter) Bridges, of Sedgwick (now Brooklin), Me. Her paternal grandfather, Ben- jamin Lufkin, Sr., came from Cape Ann, Mass., and was an early settler of Sedgwick, Me. He was a farmer and shoemaker. His wife was Mary Brown. Nathaniel and Ruby A. (Lufkin) Emerson had eight children. Of these only four are now living, namely-Nellie, Wilbert W., Florence, and Melvin L.
Nellie Emerson married Samuel Williamson, of Bangor, and has three children-Ruell, Hugh, and Rebea. Ruell Williamson married Ada Annis, and has two children, Guy and Roland.
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Florence Emerson married Hugh Andrews, of Holyoke, Mass., and has four children- Ruby, Hugh, Robert, and Amelia.
Melvin L. Emerson married Josie Garland, of Great Works village, Oldtown, Me., and has two children, William Garland and Esther L.
Born in Hampden, March 29. 1858, Wilbert W. Emerson was educated in the public schools and the Hampden Academy. For nine years of his early manhood he was employed in the paper-mills in Hampden, Since leaving the mills he has been engaged in the retail grocery trade. During the first four and one-half years he kept a store in Hampden, and for the- ten years ensuing he conducted one in Bangor. Returning then to Hampden, lie resunied busi- ness at the old stand, his present establishment. A Republican in politics, he has taken an active · part in town affairs for many years, has been a Selectman for six years, and for two years chairman of the board. He is a Past Master of Mystic Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Hampden; and Past Noble Grand of Hampden Lodge, No. 138, I. O. O. F., having been the first to hold that rank in the lodge. For five years he was the Captain of the military company of Hampden belonging to the National Guards of the State of Maine, and for three years he held the rank of Major. He had entered the . militia as a private, and by his zeal and effi- ciency earned his various promotions. He married in 1876 Annie M. Tibbetts, of Han- over, Me., daughter of John R. and Abbie (Fletcher) Tibbetts. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson have four children, all born in Hampden, namely: Genevieve, in 1SS0; Cora L., in 18S2; Merritt W., ISS4; and Victor F., in 1SS7.
ENRY L. STUBBS,* of Bangor, present County Treasurer of Penobscot County, was born February 9, 1853, in Hamp- den, Me., son of Ephraim and Rhoda B. (Ames) Stubbs. He comes of Massachu- setts stock, his great-grandfather Stubbs, whose name was Joseph, having been born and reared on Cape Cod. Leaving the Cape when he was a young man, Josephi Stubbs became one of the pioneer settlers of Hampden, Me., where he resided until his death, August 25, 1791.
He and his wife Ruth were the parents of five children, namely-Richard, Ruth, Ebenezer. Eldad, and Joseph.
Eldad Stubbs, the grandfather of Henry L .. was born in Hampden, Me., February 15. 17% ;. and died April 9, 1873. He married Hullah Stubbs, a cousin two or three times removel. and they became the parents of eleven chil- dren, namely-Eunice, Thomas, Betsey. Jo- seph, Abigail, Hepsibah, Rachel, George. Polis. Ephraim, and Frances. Of these the two st- vivors are Rachel, wife of William Desz. ci Winterport, Me., and George, who married! Lucinda E. Lawry, daughter of John Lawry.
Ephraim Stubbs was born in Hampden. Me .. in 1822, and died in that town, June 25. 1920. aged seventy-seven years, six months, and twenty-five days. Until about sixty year- old he followed the trade of a ship-carpenter in his native town, but was subsequently en- gaged in agriculture. He was a man of in- tegrity, and was held in high regard through- out the community in which he resided. Or November 15, 1846, he married Rhoda B. Ames, who was born in Orland, Me .. ant die ! December 16, 1891, in Hampden, aged severts- six years. They reared three children-Casa Ames, Russell S., and Henry L. Calista Artes Stubbs was born in Hampden, Me .. August 21, 1848. On September 15, 1869. she mzar- ried Henry L. Severance, who died May s. 1877, leaving no children. Russell S. t:55. born November 15, 1850, in Hampden. mar- ried Margaret Nevens, of Providence. R.I. They have no children. Rhoda B. Ames. the mother, was a daughter of William Ames az grand-daughter of John Ames. William Amzes married Bathsheba Gross, a daughter of Joseph Gross.
Henry L. Stubbs, after acquiring his early education in the public schools of Hamplen. worked for a time as clerk in a store in that town. Subsequently going to Philadelphia. he was employed for twelve years on the Penn- sylvania Railway, first as fireman and later as engineer. At the end of that period. re- moving to Bangor, Me., he entered as assistant the office of his father-in-law, who was County Treasurer of Penobscot County ; and on the death of the Treasurer, in 1892, he took his place.
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completing the unfinished term. Mr. Stubbs was appointed County Treasurer in 1893, and has since held the office, faithfully performing the responsible duties connected therewith. Politically, Mr. Stubbs is a Republican. Fra- ternally, he belongs to Mystic Lodge, No. 65, F. & A. M., in which he has held minor offices; and he is likewise a member of Penobscot Lodge, No. 7, I. O. O. F., of Bangor.
Mr. Stubbs married, first, September 5, 1877, Evelyn N. Thomas, of West Oldtown, Me. She died, leaving no children. Mr. Stubbs married, secondly, November 22, 1897, Gertrude Sarah Whitton, who was born in West Oldtown, Me., a daughter of Osha W. and Catherine (Einerson) Whitton. Her paternal grand-par- ents were Osha and Sarah (Grant) Whitton. Catherine Emerson, wife of Osha W. Whitton, was a daughter of John Emerson, who was a graduate of Harvard College, and is said to have belonged to that branch of the Emerson family that produced Ralph . Waldo Emerson, the poet and philosopher. The maiden name of John Emerson's wife was Sarah Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs have two children, namely: Clarence H., born January 5, 1901; and Randall. born July 18, 1902.
ICHARD C. PLAISTED,* of Gardiner, was born in that city, August 24, 1843, son of John and Nancy (Clay) Plaisted. His parents were lifelong residents of Gardiner. He is a descendant in the seventh generation of Lieutenant Roger Plaisted, an English immigrant, who came over at an carly date in the colonial period, and who was killed, as were also three of his sons, in an encounter with the Indians at Salmon Falls, N.H. Richard C. Plaisted's grandfather, Ichabod Plaisted, who was the first of his an- cestors to reside in Maine, settled at Gardiner in 1780, and for many years carried on a tan- nery. John Plaisted was a well-known leather manufacturer of Gardiner in his day, following that business throughout the active period of his life, which terminated in 1879.
Educated in the Gardiner public schools, including the high school, Richard C. Plaisted turned his attention to agriculture, and, with
the exception of a few years spent in one of the Western States, has devoted his time and energy to that occupation in his native place. For the past thirty years he has given his par- ticular attention to the raising of apples, spe- cializing in the favorite . Baldwin variety. He is one of the best known pomologists in Kenne- bec County. As a citizen he takes a lively in- terest in public affairs, and has served with ability upon the Board of Aldermen. In poli- ties he generally acts with the Republican party, reserving the privilege, however, of voting independently when desirous of so doing.
Mr. Plaisted married Miss Sarah M. Lancaster. a native of Farmingdale, Me., and a daughter of Daniel Lancaster, formerly one of the lead- ing agriculturists in the State.
TWOOD F. CRESSEY, of Mount Ver- non, Kennebec County, is a native of this town, having been born August 15, 1837, son of Caleb and Joann (Alaska) Cressey. He owns and occupies the farm on which his father settled when he came to Mount Vernon from another part of Maine at the age of twenty-one. It was then will land, surrounded by the forest, of which it was a part. Caleb Cressey cleared off the timber and developed a good farm, on which he re- sided until his death in 1846. His wife Joanna, who was born in Lee, N.H., survived him until 1861. Seven of their children are now living. namely: Marabeth, who is the wife of M. H. Littlefield, of Malden, Mass .; Joseph H. Cressey. who resides in Mount Vernon; Joanna. now Mrs. Waite. of Vienna, Me .; Mary, wife of Enoch Berry, of San Francisco, Cal .; Julia M .. wife of Ephraim Hinkley, of Rangeley, Me .: Atwood F., whose name begins this article: and Charles N., who resides in Mount Vernon. Those deceased are Sarah R. Brown, William L. Cressey, and Priscilla Jane Hinkley.
Atwood F. Cressey was educated in the pub- lie schools, including the high school, of Mount Vernon, and from his youth up has been suc- cessfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. His farm, consisting of four hundred acres, well managed, is one of the best pieces of agricult- ural property in the town of Mount Vernon.
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