History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and representative citizens, Part 116

Author: Hazlett, Charles A
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago : Richmond-Arnold
Number of Pages: 1390

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Mr. Rollins was married January 1, 1857, to Miss Rosina Haywood, of Vermont. Their only son, George F. Rollins, died at the age of twenty-two years, April 18, 1890.

DONALD A. RANDALL, who is engaged in business in Portsmouth, N. H., as a contracting painter, paper hanger and decorator, was born in this city, December 21, 1878, a son of William M. and Annie (McDonald) Ran- dall. The father, a native of Star Island, Isles of Shoals, was a fisherman and was also for 20 years employed as a government life saver at Wallis Sands. His wife came from Nova Scotia. They were the parents of two children: Cora, wife of Chester Marshall (now deceased), and Donald A., the subject of this sketch.

Donald A. Randall acquired his education in the common and high schools. He then learned the trade of painter and decorator, subsequently establishing his present business, in which he has been very successful, em- ploying on an average about twelve men. He is a member of the Portsmouth Board of Trade and takes a keen interest in everything calculated to promote the moral and material development of the city. He is a member of the Republican committee of his ward.

Mr. Randall was married in 1898 to L. May Worthen, who was born in Lowell, Mass., a daughter of George E. and Lizzie W. (Nutter) Worthen, her father being a native of Lowell, Mass., and her mother of Portsmouth. The children of the Worthen family are George E., Jr., Walter E., Julia, wife of Amasa Brown, of Lowell, Mass., Florence, wife of Carl Young, of this city, and L. May ( Mrs. Randall). Mr. and Mrs. Randall have three children : Dorothy Worthen, George William and Anna Grace. His fraternal affiliations are with the Masons, Elks, Odd Fellows and Royal Arcanum.

GEORGE W. DIXON

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The family attend the North Congregational church. They have a pleasant residence at No. 56 Marston Avenue.

D. WILLIS ELA, the owner and operator of a good 200-acre farm, situated partly in the town of Derry and partly in Londonderry, was born on this farm, which is the old Ela homestead, in 1849, a son of Edward P. and Isabella (Gregg) Ela. The father of our subject was also born here and followed farming all his life, being one of the prominent citizens of this community. This land was settled on by the Ela family about 1778 and has always remained in their possession.

D. Willis Ela was reared and educated in this locality and has always resided on his present farm. He is a prosperous citizen who takes an active and intelligent interest in local affairs, and has served two years on the board of selectmen. He belongs to the Odd Fellows Lodge at Derry. He was mar- ried Feb. 7, 1883, to Miss Martha E. Lovejoy, of Belgrade, Me., of which union there have been born three children, Anna Belle, Edward Chester, and Dollie Mildred. The last mentioned was educated at Pinkerton Academy, graduating in the class of 1913. On June 29th of the present year (1914) she graduated from a business college in Manchester. Mr. Ela and his family are representative New England people, energetic, industrious, law-abiding and progressive. His mother, Mrs. Isabella G. Ela, who was a native of Windham, N. H., helped to start the first loom operated in Manchester, N. H., and the younger generation bid fair to reflect credit on the family name.

GEORGE W. DIXON is a well known resident of the town of Stratham, Rockingham County, N. H. He is engaged in farming and dairying, owning two farms, one of one hundred acres and the other of twenty-two acres. In addition he is engaged in the wood and lumber business, and also represents three insurance companies. Mr. Dixon was born on Seavey's Island in the State of Maine, Feb. 23, 1860, and is a son of Samuel C. and Lucy M. (Prior) Dixon.

Samuel C. Dixon was a native of Maine, the year of his birth being 1820. He was a ship carpenter and sawyer by trade, and followed that line for a period of twenty years. He then moved to Rockingham County, N. H., and took up farming operations in the town of Stratham, at which he continued until his death. His marriage with Lucy M. Prior resulted in the following issue : George W .; Ellen, who was twice married, first to Daniel W. Hodg- don and later to Samuel L. Rand; Clifford S .; and Fannie, wife of William L. Moss.

George W. Dixon attended the public schools of Stratham and from his boyhood days worked on the home farm with his father, with whom he con- tinued until the latter's death. They followed farming and lumbering, and after his father's death George W. Dixon bought out the other heirs. He does considerable in the line of dairying and ships milk to Lynn, Mass. He has built up quite an insurance business, representing three very strong com- panies.

September 4, 1888, Mr. Dixon married Miss Emma F. Adams of Massa- chusetts, who died in 1899. She was a daughter of Nathan J. and Fannie ( Minard) Adams. In May, 1901, he formed a second union with Miss Car- ried L. Pearson of Boston, Mass., a daughter of Joseph Hiram and Adeline (Marston) Pearson. Mr. Dixon is a democrat in politics and has filled numerous local offices. He was selectman three years, was auditor a number 58

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of terms, and also served as road agent. Religiously, he and his wife attend the Congregational Church.

CHARLES J. BREWSTER, road commissioner for the town of Strat- ham, who is also engaged in general farming on a tract of thirty acres, was born in this town, July 3, 1859, son of Charles E. and Phoebe P. (Stock- bridge) Brewster. The father was a native of Salmon Falls, N. H., and the mother of Stratham. The former is now deceased but his widow still resides here. Their children were: John, Charles J., George, Lilla, who is the wife of John S. Scammon, and Frank H. Charles J. Brewster acquired his educa- tion in the common schools, after which he took up farming, partly on the home farm and partly as hired hand, also at times doing carpenter work. He subsequently leased his present farm, which he has since carried on success- fully. He has served efficiently in public office on several occasions. At present he is serving alone as road commissioner, but for six years previously was one of the three commissioners. In ,1913-14 he represented this town in the general court, and he also served as selectman for seven years. In politics he is a Democrat.

Mr. Brewster married Hattie L. Warsaw, who was born in Portsmouth, N. H., daughter of Capt. Edward R. Warsaw and Anna ( Weeks) Warsaw. He and his wife are the parents of two children: Lester R., of Portsmouth, and Myrtle H., residing at home, who graduated from the Dover Business College. The family attend the Congregational church.

GRANVILLE F. PLUMMER, who is now living retired on the old Hardy farm near Derry, N. H., was born and reared in Londonderry, Rock- ingham county, N. H., his birth taking place September 11, 1843. His par- ents were John A. and Eliza ( Coffin) Plummer.

Granville F. Plummer was educated in the schools of Londonderry. In February, 1865, he enlisted in Company H, Eighteenth N. H. Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, being mustered into the service February 14, 1865, at Concord, N. H. Embarking on transports at Boston, the regiment went to Old Point Comfort and Ft. Monroe, where they were disembarked and pro- ceded to the trenches in front of Petersburg, Va., where they lay seven days, forming a part of the line on the north side of Ft. Steadman. After the capture of Petersburg they went on towards Appomattox, marching day and night, until, when they were within seven miles of that place, they heard that Lee had surrendered. After a short time in camp the regiment proceded to Washington, where they took part in the Grand Review and were in camp and on guard duty for a time. Here Mr. Plummer was taken to Mt. Pleasant Hospital, where he remained sick for five weeks, being discharged June 25, 1865. Five days later he arrived at his home in Londonderry, and took up his residence on a farm, on which he lived until three years ago, when his wife died, at which time he came to reside with his niece, Mrs. Frank A. Hardy, on the old Hardy Homestead, above referred to. For two years after returning home after the war Mr. Plummer was under the doctor's care, being treated for muscular rheumatism contracted in the service.

Mr. Plummer was married in 1874, Thanksgiving Day, to Miss Kate E. Hughes, of Windham Junction, N. H. She died February 28, 1911. Mr. Plummer is a member of The Pilgrim Fathers and Wesley B. Knight Post, G. A. R., of Derry, N. H., of which he is Past Commander. He attends the Presbyterian church of Londonderry. In 1890 he was one of the committee

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of three to remodel the old church, they raising about $5,000 for that pur- pose.

ADAMS E. DRAKE, who owns a thirty-two acre farm in the town of Rye, and is engaged in light and heavy teaming, was born in this town No- vember 4, 1849, son of Joseph J. and Clarissa D. (Knowles) Drake, both parents being natives of this town, where the father, a son of Abraham Drake, was a farmer. Their children were as follows: Anna, wife of Joseph Gar- land ; Mary J., now deceased, who was the first wife of Alfred Seavey; Abram J .; John O .; Clara, who after the death of her sister Mary, became the second wife of Alfred Seavey; James B., and Leona, wife of Blake Rand.

Adams E. Drake was educated in the common schools and at Hampton Academy. He then assisted his father on the farm until his marriage, after which event he took up his residence on his present place. He also conducted a livery and boarding stable at Rye North Beach from 1882 to 1914 during the summer season, with a stage line from the Beach to Portsmouth Station six miles up to the time the electric road was built, and never lost a day from being at his stable during the thirty-two seasons.

Mr. Drake married Laura E. Marden, daughter of Samuel and Cecilia (Foye) Marden of Rye, N. H., her father being a farmer. There were three children in the Marden family: Amanda, wife of John O. Foss; Martha Abbie, wife of J. Jenness Rand, and Laura E., who is now Mrs. Drake. Mr. and Mrs. Drake have had children as follows: Chester Dwight, who mar- ried Ruth Brown and lives in Rye, where he follows the occupations of painter and carpenter; Grace Emma, wife of Forest Carpenter; Marcia Leonia, wife of Julius Frasier and the mother of three daughters-Laura Ella, Anna Leonia and Jean Cecilia : Annie Louise, a graduate of Portsmouth high school, who married Arthur Fritz, they having one son, Keith Adams; and Merton Adams, a graduate of Portsmouth high school. The three elder children graduated from Smith Academy, Portsmouth. The family attend the Congregational church, Mr. Drake being a Republican in politics.

ROBERT S. ELKINS, proprietor of the Fenton House, at Derry, N. H., who has been a resident in this vicinity for the last eighteen years, was born in Hampton, Rockingham County, N. H., in 1859, a son of Jonathan and Eliza (Lamprey) Elkins. The father, also a native of Hampton, was a farmer all his life. The Elkins family has been settled in this locality for a number of generations.

R. S. Elkins when a lad attended the schools of Hampton, and later those of Exeter, after his parents moved to that town. When a little older he went west and was engaged in farming and cattle herding for some time in Harrison County, Iowa. Returning east, he settled for awhile in Pepperill, Mass., working in the paper mills for a year, and later engaging in business for himself as meat dealer, later liquor business. Subsequent to this, he went to Nashua, N. H., and entered into the hotel business, being proprietor of the Elkins House for five or six years. From there he came to Derry eight- een years ago, entering into business here for himself as wholesale liquor dealer, and so continuing until eight years ago, when he became proprietor of the Fenton House, which he has since conducted successfully.

Mr. Elkins was first married to Alida Cleveland, of which union there was a daughter, Carrie B., who is now the wife of George Pitman of Pep- perill. Mass. Mr. Elkins married for his second wife Carrie Guilbauelt, who

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died August 11, 1911. He is a member of the Catholic Church at Derry, and is a substantial and reliable citizen, who, since coming to Derry, has won the respect and goodwill of his neighbors in a high degree.

HON. EDWARD HAVEN ADAMS, a prominent citizen of Ports- mouth, N. H., was born in the town of South Eliot, Maine, a son of Levi Woodbury and Elizabeth (Staples) Adams. He was educated at the public schools of that town, at the academy at South Berwick, Maine, at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Woman's College, Kents Hill, Maine, graduating in 1890, and at the University of Maine Law School, at Bangor, Maine. He was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1897 and has practiced his pro- fession in Portsmouth, N. H., since that time. Mr. Adams has filled all the important offices in his adopted city, being always elected to them by a very large vote. He was clerk of the council in 1895, alderman in 1902, member, of the board of instruction from 1895 to 1902, city solicitor in 1895, mayor in 1909 and 1910, justice of the District Court from 1895 until the present, a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1902, a councilman in 1913. He is a member of the Warwick Club, a Knight Templar, a 32º Scottish Rite Mason, and a member of Bektash Temple at Concord, N. H. Mr. Adams was married in 1898 to Florence E. Sanderson. They have three children, one son and two daughters, namely: Woodbury Sanderson, Mar- garet and Helen Francis. Mr. Adams' mother and four sisters are now liv- ing, namely: Mrs. Elizabeth Adams at Portsmouth, N. H., Mrs. George W. Shapleigh at Portsmouth, N. H., Mrs. Samuel H. Chauncey at Springfield, Mass., Miss Fannie D. Adams at Portsmouth, N. H., and Mrs. Irving Davis at South Eliot, Maine.

CLINTON C. HENDRY, a general farmer and dairyman, operating forty-eight acres of land in the town of North Hampton, was born in Peacham, Vt., October 19, 1851, a son of John and Rachel ( Moore) Hendry. The father, a blacksmith, was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and the mother of Bedford, N. H. In addition to blacksmithing John Hendry was a carriage builder, forger, and maker of edge tools. He and his wife had four children : John. Jane, Frank and Clinton C.

Clinton C. Hendry in his boyhood attended the common schools of Peacham, Vt., and afterwards continued his studies at an academy. He then engaged in railroad work, on- the Boston & Maine Railroad, finally becoming conductor, which position he held from 1872 to February, 1910. He then took up farming on his present place and is doing a successful business, keep- ing eight head of cattle and shipping his milk to Salem. He has been a resi- dent of this town for the last 19 years. His present farm, which he has owned for the last four years, is the old Shaw farm and is a good piece of agricultural property. Mr. Hendry is a Republican in politics and is frater- nally connected with the Odd Fellows, the Red Men and the Knights of Pythias.

Mr. Hendry has been three times married; first to Cora A. Nary. who died leaving a son, Frank W. The latter married Bertha Tuttle, and has a son, Clinton Eugene. Mr. Hendry subsequently married Carrie B. Marston, who also died, leaving a daughter, Carrie M., who is now the wife of Chester Sellers. Mr. Hendry's third marriage was to Martha E. Elkins, of which union there is one son, Guy Clinton, who is now a student at Middlebury College, where he is studying for the Congregational ministry. The family belong to the Congregational church.

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BENJAMIN T. BARTLETT, attorney and business man of Derry, N. H., was born in Haverhill, Mass., a son of Thomas Bradbury Bartlett. His father, a well known business man, is now deceased. The subject of this sketch was educated at Dean Academy, Franklin, Mass., and at Williams College, where he received the degree of A. B. In 1898 he was graduated from the law department of Boston University Law School and immediately after located at Derry, N. H., for the practice of his profession. Mr. Bart- lett is a member of the State Bar Association and practices in all the courts of the state and in the United States Court. He is a member of the Derry Board of Trade, is clerk and director of the Derry Electric Company and a director of the Derry Building Company. In the Masonic order he has advanced as far as the Commandery and also belongs to the Shrine. He also belongs to the Eagles. His religious affiliations are with the Universalist church of Nottingham.

Mr. Bartlett was married in 1907 to Miss Lillian Nelson, a daughter of Prince Nelson of Maine. He and his wife are the parents of two children, Benjamin Thomas, Jr., and Geneva. Mr. Bartlett served as Justice of the Derry Police Court for a number of years, retiring in July, 1913. He stands high in his profession and as a business man is able and far-sighted.

WARREN B. MOULTON, an enterprising contractor and builder of North Hampton, is one of the best known men in his line in this part of the county. He was born in North Hampton, N. H., November 1, 1861, son of John L. and Sally (Bachelder) Moulton. Both his parents were natives of this town, the father being a fisherman, carpenter and builder. In politics he was a Democrat and he and his wife were affiliated with the Congregational church. Both are now deceased and are buried in North Hampton. They had two children, Fremont P. and Warren B. John L. Moulton was a son of Daniel Moulton, and his wife a daughter of Mark Bachelder.

Warren B. Moulton was educated in the common schools only, which he attended during the winter months until reaching the age of seventeen years. After leaving school he worked at the carpenter's trade for one year, after which he followed the sea for a similar length of time. He then became a traveling salesman for the Eclipse Windmill Company of L. H. Wheeler, being thus occupied for seven years, covering territory from Maine to Florida. Subsequently giving up that line of industry, he returned to his home town and engaged in business as contracting carpenter and builder. He has been highly successful in this line of work and now keeps from ten to twenty men employed. He has erected fine residences, with stables and garages, and also built the library at North Hampton, regarded by all as an excellent piece of work. He is a Democrat in politics and is fraternally connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Mr. Moulton married Elvira B. Briggs of Marion, Mass., daughter of William and Elvira Briggs, her father being also a carpenter. Her parents had three children : William ; Matilda, wife of Arthur Thompson, and Elvira. Mr. and Mrs. Moulton have three children, also: Shirley, a fireman on the Boston & Maine Railroad; Eunice, and John William. Mr. Moulton and family attend the Congregational church, he being a member of the standing committee. In politics he is a Democrat.

GEORGE HENRY TOWLE, Jr., M. D., has been engaged in the practice of his profession at New Market, N. H., continuously since 1902,

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and in this time has firmly established himself as one of the leading men of the community. His friends are legion and his practice has been more than liberal.

Dr. Towle was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, August 7, 1872, and he is a son of Dr. George H. and Panthea (Tucker) Towle. The mother is now deceased and the father still is engaged in the practice of medicine in Deerfield. George Henry Towle, Jr., obtained a thorough schooling, attend- ing successively the public schools, Northwood Academy, and the seminary at Tilton, N. H., being a graduate of the last named. He also attended the academic department of Dartmouth College and pursued a medical course in Bowdoin College and the University of Vermont, receiving his M. D. degree from the latter institution in 1900. Immediately thereafter he started prac- tice and in October, 1902, located in New Market, N. H., where he met with success from the start. He has always aligned himself with the best interests of the place, taking a deep interest in its improvements and advancement. With a thorough professional training as a basis and constant study of the advancement being made in medical science, he has been able to bring to bear more than ordinary skill in the treatment of his cases, and with what results his success attests. In 1903 Dr. Towle was joined in marriage with Miss Kate Varney of New Market. He is a member of the county and state med- ical organizations.

JAMES CUSHING LYDSTON, a respected citizen of Portsmouth, N. H., is a boat builder and a shipwright identified with the navy yard at Kittery, Maine. He was born in Eliot, Maine, December 7, 1841, and is a son of Daniel and Almira (Freeman) Lydston.

Daniel Lydston was born in Eliot, Maine, and was also a shipbuilder by occupation. He was buried at South Eliot, as was his wife, who was a native of York, Maine. They were parents of the following children: William A .; Laurence K .; James C. : and Almira, wife of Albert A. Fernald, of Newbury- port. Religiously, they were Methodists. Mr. Lydston was a Democrat in politics.

James C. Lydston attended the public schools until he was seventeen years old, and then served an apprenticeship as ship builder, his father binding him out to the government for a period of four years. With the exception of four years spent in the employ of the Boston and Maine Railroad, he has always been employed at the navy yard.

In January, 1872, Mr. Lydston was united in marriage with Miss Harriet Josephine Remick, who was born in South Eliot, Maine, and is a daughter of Washington and Sarah ( Chase) Dorr Remick. Her mother was twice mar- ried, her first union being with Charles Dorr by whom she had a son, Charles C. Dorr. Washington Remick was a large land holder. A part of his farm consisted of the grants of land taken up by Christian Remick, who emi- grated from Remick in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourge in 1651. Mr. W. Remick being a direct descendant of C. Remick, these grants became his by inheritance, and have been in the Remick name and are now owned by his grandson. Mr. Remick gave much money and time for the uplift of religious interests. He was three times married. The children of his first union were : Mary Ann, wife of Samuel Warren, and Augusta. The following were born of the second union : Samuel, Joseph B. and John Wesley. The third union resulted in the following offspring: Frances Adelaide, Harriet Josephine (Lydston), Sarah Augusta, and Carrie Bell.

SIDNEY S. TRUEMAN

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Mr. and Mrs. Lydston have one daughter, May Ella, who married Dr. Fred P. Webster of Portland, Maine, and has two children, Eleanor Cushing and Eliot Webster. Mr. Lydston is a Republican in politics. Fraternally, he is a member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. M .; New Hampshire Lodge, No. 17, I. O. O. F .; and Strawberry Bank Encampment, No. 6, I. O. O. F. In religious attachment, they are members of the North Congregational Church.

SIDNEY S. TRUEMAN, architect and general contractor of Ports- mouth, N. H., is a prominent business citizen and has been active in all that pertains to the welfare of the community. He is a member of the Board of Trade, and is serving on the board of trustees of the local Y. M. C. A. Mr. Trueman was born in Nova Scotia, Oct. 1, 1869, and is a son of Albert and Caroline (Jollymore) Trueman, native of Nova Scotia, and now residents of Portsmouth. Sidney S. is the second of a family of six children, the others being: Stanton M .; Edward A .; Jessie, wife of William St. Onge; Frank W .; and Dora, wife of Clarence Smith.

Sidney S. Trueman was primarily educated in the public schools of Hali- fax, Nova Scotia, and after leaving school learned the trade of carpenter at Portsmouth. Imbued with a desire to progress in the world, his ambition led him to pursue the study of architecture. He has an established prestige throughout this section of the state as an architect and general contractor, but his work has been chiefly in Rockingham County. He maintains an average force of twenty men.

Mr. Trueman was in 1893 married to Miss Selia Hubley, a native of Nova Scotia and a daughter of Alexander and Ellen Hubley, and the fol- lowing children have blessed their union: Fay, Nina, Norma, Albert and Dora. Religiously the family attends the Episcopal Church. Mr. Trueman is a thirty-second degree Mason, and is a member also of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and the Royal Arcanum.

FRED W. LYDSTON, head of the firm of F. W. Lydston & Co., men's and boys' outfitters, whose large and well equipped store is located at the corner of Congress and Vaughn streets, Portsmouth, N. H., has been engaged in his present business since 1904, and has been very successful, his establish- ment being now one of the largest in the city. He carries a large and fine stock of goods and gives employment to some six people. He has gained a high standing among Portsmouth business men and is esteemed as a useful and enterprising citizen.

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History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and representative citizens, Part 116

Author: Hazlett, Charles A Publication date: 1915 Publisher: Chicago : Richmond-Arnold Number of Pages: 1390

Author: Hazlett, Charles A
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago : Richmond-Arnold
Number of Pages: 1390