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A native of the old Empire State, John Mulligan was born in Ulster county, New York, January 10, 1871. He is a son of Cadwallader Roberts and Sarah M. (Fuller) Mulligan, the latter of whom died in 1898 and the former of whom is now living in retirement at Dover. Mr. and Mrs. Mulligan were both born and reared in New York. He was an iron manu- facturer during practically the entire period of his active career and he was an important factor in the founding and promotion of the Ulster Iron Works in Morris county, New Jersey. He is a man of broad mind and keen intellect and although now seventy-five years of age he is still hale and hearty and retains in much of their pristine vigor the splendid mental and physical qualities of his prime. He and his wife became the parents of three children: John, the immediate subject of this review; Cadwallader R. Jr., a resident of Dover ; Emily, who died at the age of three years.
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After completing the curriculum of a private school of New York City, John Mulligan was matriculated as a student in St. Paul's School at Con- cord, New Hampshire, which institution he attended for six years, being graduated therein in 1888. After leaving school he began to work for his father in the iron business at Dover, New Jersey. He has continued in that line of enterprise during the long intervening years to the present time, in 1913, and he is now vice-president of the Ulster Iron Works, of which his father is president, and J. D. B. Vreeland, secretary and treasurer. This big iron manufacturing concern, formerly the Dover Iron Company of New Jersey, was incorporated under the laws of this State in July, 1903, under the name of the Ulster Iron Works. The company employs about 310 men the entire year around. Mr. Mulligan has considerable money invested in the National Union Bank of Dover and is a member of the board of directors of that substantial financial institution.
In politics John Mulligan is aligned as a supporter of the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor and since 1909 he has served as mayor of Dover, this being the last year of his second term. He had been a member of city council of Dover, two terms, of two years each, thus being in continuous official connection with the city for eight years. He is affiliated with the B. P. O. E. at Dover and is connected with the following clubs: Morristown Club, Metropolitan Club, New York Yacht Club, Southside Sportsmen's Club of Long Island, and the Pontiac Game Club of Quebec, Canada. He is unmarried and resides at home with his father.
JAMES N. GOODALE
The flourishing drug business, known under the style of the W. H. Goodale Company, was founded in Dover in 1851 by the father of him whose name forms the caption for this review. James N. Goodale has been sole proprietor of this enterprising concern since the demise of his father, in 1900. He was born in this building, September 29, 1863, son of William H. and Sarah E. (Millen) Goodale, the former of whom was a native of Middletown, New York, and the latter of whom was born and reared at Mine Hill, Morris county, New Jersey. The father grew up in the Empire State and there gained distinctive prestige as a skilled and reliable druggist and dentist. He established his home in Dover about the middle of the nineteenth century and here founded the W. H. Goodale Company, a drug concern, in 1851. He was a progressive business man and kept abreast with all the improvements made in the line of his professional work. He died in 1900, aged sixty-eight years, and his remains lie in the Dover cemetery. His cherished and devoted wife survives him as did also the following children: William B., deceased; James N., Louise, Robert, deceased; Lillian, is the wife of Herman Kittridge, of Washington, D. C. The Goodale family are active and zealous members of the Presbyterian church.
After completing the curriculum of the common schools of Dover, James N. Goodale pursued a commercial course in Coleman's Business College at Newark, New Jersey. He then entered his father's store and under the latter's able tutelage learned the profession of pharmacy. For several years prior to the death of the father James N. was his partner in the drug business, and since that time has been sole proprietor of the W. H. Goodale Company. Under his able administration the business is gradually
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expanding in the scope of its operations and it is now known as one of the finest and most up-to-date drug stores in Morris county.
In 1886 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Goodale to Ida J. Wilson, a native of Dover, daughter of Joel and Emma (Tompkins) Wilson, the former of whom was an iron worker and for many years had charge of mills in the vicinity of Rockaway and Dover. Mrs. Goodale has one brother, Elbert, a resident of Newark. One daughter, Ethel, came to bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Goodale ; she is the wife of Warren Wanamaker and they have a son, Arthur. Mr. Goodale is independent in his political convictions and he and his wife attend the First Methodist Episcopal ' Church at Dover. He is a man of sound judgment and fine mentality. He is fond of home life and takes great pleasure in the society of his family and friends. He is courteous, kindly and affable and those who know him intimately accord him unqualified esteem.
AUGUSTUS MUNSON
There are turning points in every man's life called opportunity. Taken advantage of they mean ultimate success. The career of Augustus Mun- son is a striking illustration of the latter statement. Diligent and ever alert for his chance of advancement, he has progressed steadily until he is recognized to-day as one of the foremost business men of Dover, New Jersey. Here he is held in high esteem by his fellow men, who honor him for his native ability and for his fair and straightforward career. Mr. Munson is vice-president of the Hygeia Ice Company of Dover ; president of the McKinnon Company, of Morristown; vice-president of the Highland Lakes Realty Company, of Dover. He was born at Franklin Furnace, Sussex county, New Jersey, June 3, 1852, son of John and Sarah (Lewis) Munson, both natives of Sussex county. In early days the father was a butcher, but later became a carpenter and builder of note in Sussex county, where both he and his wife died and are buried. They were the parents of the following children: Adelaide, Augustus, Eugene, John, Sarah, wife of Jacob Thompson.
As a boy Augustus Munson attended the common schools of Sussex county, and at the age of nineteen years he began to learn the trade of mill- wright under the apprenticeship of Frank M. Ward. In 1873 he became interested in the mining industry and during the long intervening years to the present time has devoted much of his time and energy to that business. He has been a resident of Morris county since 1875, residing at Hibernia until 1908, then removed to Rockaway. While a resident of Hibernia he was for a period of thirty years superintendent of iron mines of Hibernia and Wharton, also had charge of extensive mining operations in St. Lawrence county, New York, and for a good portion of this time had under his supervision close to 3,000 men. He retired from active associa- tion with the iron industry in October, 1912. He, however, continues to be consulted on mining matters. He is an unswerving Republican in politics and for twenty-three years was a member of the school board of Rockaway. For five years-from 1890 to 1895-he was commissioner of Rockaway township, Morris county. Fraternally, he is a member of Dover Lodge, No. 20, F. and A. M .; Madison Chapter, No. 20, R. A. M .; Salaam Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He is likewise a prominent member of B. P. O. E. at Dover, New Jersey. He and his family are devout communicants of the Protestant Episcopal church at Dover.
December 25, 1873, Mr. Munson married Justina M. Dow, a native of
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Morris county, daughter of John and Ruth (Search) Dow, the former of whom was one of the old-time forge men in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Dow had three children: Justina M., wife of Mr. Munson; Joseph, de- ceased ; Susan, wife of Isaac Baldwin. To Mr. and Mrs. Munson have been born the following children: Elizabeth, wife of Milton J. Black, and they have two children, Augustus and Kenneth; May, at the parental home; Adelaide Ruth, married Clinton F. McKinnon, and they have a daughter, Helen.
AXEL ALLGRUNN
Another enterprising and energetic citizen of Dover, New Jersey, is Axel Allgrunn, who has owned and conducted the Allgrunn Garage since 1909. He is a native of Dover, his birth having occurred here August 22, 1883. He is a son of Christopher G. and Anna (Schon) Allgrunn, the former born and reared in Germany, the latter in Denmark, they immigrating to America in the year 1882. The parents located in Dover, where the father devoted his time to his trade of carpenter. He died in 1912, and his wife passed away in 1911. To them were born eight children, all of whom, with the exception of the subject of this review, were natives of Denmark. Following are their names: Christina, Carl, Albert E., Mary, Frederick, Ella, wife of Frank Davenport; Anna, deceased; Axel. A sketch of the career of Albert E. Allgrunn appears on other pages of this work: he is the owner of a harness factory and trunk store in Dover, where he figures prominently in local politics.
Axel Allgrunn was educated in the public schools of Dover and completed a commercial course under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. at Indianapolis, Indiana, of which city he was a resident for two years. Subsequently he learned the trade of machinist in the shops of the McKiernan Drill Company, at Dover, and he has continued to be in- terested in work of that nature up to the present time. In 1909 he opened the Allgrunn Garage at Dover and in his shop employs three men con- stantly. He is agent for the Buick cars and keeps a man busy demonstrat- ing these machines. Although not an active participant in local politics Mr. Allgrunn exercises his right of franchise in favor of the Republican party, and in religious matters he and his wife are fervent members of the First Methodist Church of this city. In fraternal connections he is affiliated with the B. P. O. E. and the F. O. E.
June 28, 1913, Mr. Allgrunn was united in marriage to Alberta May Kayhart, born in Morris county, New Jersey, daughter of Albert W. Kayhart, a prominent wine agent in Dover. Mr. and Mrs. Allgrunn are popular among the young people of Dover and they are hospitable enter- tainers in their charming home.
JOHN H. GRIMM
For nearly a quarter of a century John H. Grimm has been most suc- cessfully engaged in the dry goods business at Dover, where his birth occur- red May 5, 1864. He is a son of Joseph and Anna (Hannaka) Grimm, both of whom came to America from Germany in early youth. The father was a gardener by occupation and he spent the inajor portion of his active career in Morris county, New Jersey, where he met and married his wife. He was called from the scene of his mortal endeavors when about sixty years of age, and his devoted wife passed away ten years later ; they are
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buried in the cemetery at Dover. They were the parents of one son and three daughters, namely : John H .; Mary, wife of Thomas H. Maloney ; Louise, wife of John Brooks; Anna, wife of James Grogan.
In his youth John H. Grimm was afforded the educational advantages of both the common and parochial schools of his native place. At the age of fourteen years he began to work as a clerk for Henry Heimans at Dover, and remained in the latter's store for a period of three and a half years, at the end of which time he entered the employ of M. H. Dickerson, who conducted a large dry goods establishment in Dover. He continued as a clerk for Mr. Dickerson for the ensuing seven years, and in May, 1889, having an aptitude for general merchandising, he opened a dry goods store of his own on Sussex street in this city. With the passage of time his business has grown to one of extensive proportions and while he has in many ways enlarged and improved his original store, his headquarters are still in the same building in which he first located. He carries a large line of commodities and also handles fancy dry goods. As a result of his long and varied experience in this line of enterprise, Mr. Grimm is rec- ognized as one of the foremost merchants of Dover. He is a capable business man and as such commands a large patronage. His political al- legiance is given to the Democratic party and for a number of years he was a member of the local board of health. In religious matters he up- holds the tenets of the Catholic church, and fraternally he is affiliated with the K. of C. and with the C. B. L.
In 1888 Mr. Grimm married Mary O'Grady, a native of Morris county, New Jersey, daughter of Michael and Bridget (Costelo) O'Grady, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. O'Grady worked in the Morris county mines during many years of his life but prior to his demise he lived in retirement. He and his wife had the following children: John A .; Dr. Thomas F .; James, a miner by occupation; Hannah, wife of Bernard Johnson; Mar- garet, wife of Samuel Groves. Mr. and Mrs. Grimm have one daughter, Loretta, who is a popular and successful teacher in the public schools formerly of Naughright, now of Denville. The Grimm family have an attractive home in Dover and it may be said concerning them that the list of their personal friends is coincident with that of their acquaintances.
SIMEON DICKERSON ROSE
Simeon Dickerson Rose was for many years an honored citizen and representative business man of Dover. At the time of his demise in Jan- uary, 1896, he left an indelible impress upon the civic and industrial annals of the city and upon his record there rests no shadow nor blemish. His strength was as the number of his days and not only did he accomplish much in connection with the practical affairs of life, but his nature, strong and kindly in tolerance, was everywhere a potent influence for good.
Mr. Rose was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, in the village of Roseville, the date of his nativity being January 4, 1824. He was a son of Jacob and Electa (Dickerson) Rose, both members of pioneer families of Sussex county. They were the parents of the following children : Mary, wife of William Groff; Simeon Dickerson, of this notice; Susan, wife of George Herrick ; John, a resident of Stanhope. Simeon D. Rose was educated in the private and public schools of Sussex county and his first employment was at carpentering and later assistant supervisor on the old Morris canal, this forming the major portion of his active career up to 1880, when he was elected one of the street commissioners of Dover and he
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served with the utmost efficiency in that capacity for the ensuing sixteen years. He was much interested in all that affected the welfare of his home city, giving freely of his aid and influence in support of all measures and enterprises projected for progress and improvement. His innate kind- liness of spirit won to him the lasting friendship of all with whom he came in contact.
In 1852 Mr. Rose was united in marriage to Cornelia Canda Hurd, born in Dover, Morris county, New Jersey, 1830, daughter of Ezekial Munson and Phoebe (Hoagland) Hurd. The Hurd family consisted of the follow- ing children : Mary, wife of Edward Benjamin : Cornelia Canda, married Simeon D. Rose, as already noted; Edwin R .; Andrew B .; William ; Stephen, who died in infancy. To Mr. and Mrs. Rose was born one daugh- ter: Mary Freeman, who is now living on Mountain avenue, where she has erected a handsome residence. This residence is beautifully located and affords a fine view of the city of Dover. Mrs. Rose died in the year 1908; she was a devout member of the Presbyterian church, in whose faith they reared their daughter. Miss Rose is a young woman of most pleasing personality.
THOMAS O'NEILL
In April, 1906, Thomas O'Neill, in company with his son John Francis, opened a shoe store in Dover, the same being known under the firm name of T. O'Neill & Son. During the seven years of its existence this establish- ment has increased in its proportions and patronage until it is now known as one of the finest shoe stores in Morris county. A line of strictly high-class goods is carried and the store caters to a very select trade.
Thomas O'Neill, senior member of the firm, was born in Ireland, in 1843, and in that country he obtained his preliminary educational training and learned the trade of shoemaker. He continued to live on the Emerald Isle until he had reached his twenty-fifth year, and in 1868 immigrated to the United States, settling first in New York City and subsequently re- moving thence to Dover, New Jersey. He has been a resident of this enterprising little city for the past forty-five years and until January, 1906, was proprietor of a shoe shop where he made and repaired shoes. On the latter date he opened the modern shoe store referred to above and he is now gradually retiring from active participation in business. He is a son of John and Honora ( Begley) O'Neill, the latter of whom died in Ireland. The O'Neill family consisted of the following children: Thomas; Mar- garet, wife of Thomas Cronan; Mary, wife of Michael O'Rourke; Cath- erine, wife of John Myers; Anna, wife of John Green.
In 1874 Thomas O'Neill married Julia Stack, a native of Ireland, whence she came to America with her parents in early youth. She is a daughter of Michael Stack and she had two sisters and one brother, namely : Johannah, Mary, John. Four children came to bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill: Catherine, wife of William McCarthy, and they have three children: Thomas, William Jr., John; Anna, deceased ; John F., mentioned below ; Thomas, deceased. Mr. O'Neill deserves credit for his success in life as he is strictly a self-made man. He and his wife are communicants of the Catholic church.
John Francis O'Neill, junior member of the firm of T. O'Neill & Son, was born in Dover, New Jersey, January 17, 1875, and he is the third in order of birth of his parents' four children. He was educated in St. Mary's Parochial School and initiated his active career in the employ of the Union
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News Company, for which concern he worked for six months. In 1893 he entered his father's shoe shop and there served an apprenticeship of a year and a half. He then accepted a position as clerk in the shoe depart- ment of the George Richards Company, in Dover, continuing to be employed there for the ensuing thirteen years. In January, 1906, in company with his father, he opened the shoe store now well known as that of T. O'Neill & Son. This business has been a success from the start and is constantly growing larger. Mr. O'Neill is independent in local politics but in national affairs votes the Democratic ticket. He was reared in the faith of the Catholic church and is a valued and appreciative member of the K. of C. at Dover.
JACOB J. VREELAND JR.
The ancestors of the Vreeland family came from Holland in 1636. Michael Jensen Vreeland, accompanied by three sons, settled in Green- ville, New Jersey, now a part of Jersey City. He received the first com- mission from the crown to brew beer in New Jersey. Richard, son of Michael J. Vreeland, settled at or near Pompton Plains, New Jersey. He was the progenitor of the family of which Jacob J. Vreeland Jr. is a member.
Enoch Vreeland, great-great-grandfather of Jacob J. Vreeland Jr., was a resident of Bergen county, New Jersey. His son, Jacob, a carpenter by trade, was the first of this branch of the family to settle in Morris county, New Jersey. His son, Richard J., was born in Stonybrook, Morris county, New Jersey, June 15, 1810, died 1894. He was a shoemaker by trade, which occupation he followed during the greater part of his active career. During the Civil War he enlisted as a member of Company E, Fifteenth New Jersey Volunteers. He married Catherine Dey, born at Green Pond, December 12, 1812, died at Newfoundland, Passaic county, New Jersey, 1881, daughter of John Dey, a native of Scotland. Their son, Jacob J. Vreeland Sr., was born at Stonybrook, New Jersey, November 2, 1839, died April 2, 1910. He located in Dover in 1866. He was a contractor and builder, and spent thirty-eight years in the active work of his trade and industry, until he retired, and during all that time a majority of all the more important contracts were awarded him, and he enjoyed the reputa- tion of being a thoroughly reliable man, carrying out every promise faith- fully, and possessing the executive energy and capacity for handling men which are fundamental in the building trade. He is also remembered for his good citizenship ; he was a member of the city council, of the fire depart- ment, being the organizer of the same and filling all offices up to chief, of the board of freeholders, and was vice-president of Dover Board of Trade. He was active in the affairs of the Republican party and often served as delegate to county and other conventions. He married Martha Cooper, born in Sparta, New Jersey, December 7, 1841, died April 1, 1902. He and his wife had the following children: Frances M., wife of John B. Pellett ; Charles E .; John Edward; Robert C., deceased ; Jacob J. Jr.
Jacob J. Vreeland Jr. was born at Dover, March 9, 1875. He received his first schooling from Dr. Halloway, and then from the Miss Lucy Magie private school, and altogether his attendance at public school only amounted to a year and a half. On leaving the private schools he took a prepara- tory course at the Stevens Preparatory School at Hoboken, where he spent two years, and took a special course of two years in the University of Pennsylvania in architecture. After working about one year at Newark, he
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opened an office for himself at Dover, in 1897, and has drawn the plans and supervised the construction of a large number of residences, business houses and public or semi-public buildings in Dover and vicinity. From 1898 to 1901 he spent at Jersey City, and since then has been steadily a resident and business man at Dover. He is the owner of considerable real estate.
In 1898 Mr. Vreeland married Ella Abbie Tucker, a native of Rock- ville, Connecticut. She was the only child of Mathew and Anna ( Blish) Tucker. She is a great-grandniece of Daniel Webster, the statesman. Her father was in the silk business in Connecticut. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Vreeland comprises the following children: Francis M .; Florence Elizabeth, who died at the age of ten years; Jacob Willard; Henry Wright- ner ; Kenneth Merwin; Mathew Tucker.
Mr. Vreeland's public spirited activities should be mentioned, since he has been foremost among that group of men who are doing most for the community of Dover, manifesting a willingness to assist in local enterprises, which are among the most vital factors in community growth and progress. He is in politics a Republican, is a member of the school committee of Dover schools ; is chairman of the central committee, chairman of the fourth ward committee and a member of the county committee. He got up the charter list for the lodge of the B. P. O. E. at Dover, and is a past exalted ruler of the lodge. He is also affiliated with the I. O. O. F., the R. A., the G. F., and he and his family attend the St. John's Episcopal Church. Mr. Vreeland is one of the men who did most to make the "old home week" in Dover a success in 191I.
THOMAS K. EDWARDS
An enterprising citizen of the younger generation in Dover is Thomas K. Edwards, who is proprietor and manager of the drug store, known under the name of Edwards Drug Store, at 1712 West Blackwell street. He was born in Dover, Morris county, New Jersey, June 4, 1883, son of William and Ellen (Courtney) Edwards, the former of whom died in 1890 and the latter of whom is now a resident of Dover.
William Edwards was born in county Wexford, Ireland, 1842, and he was educated in the place of his nativity. He was the youngest in order of birth of the children born to Thomas and Lucy (Murphy) Edwards, who lived and died in Ireland. Following are the names of their children: Thomas, Patrick, James, Lawrence, John, Anna, Stacia, William. William Edwards was a contracting mason by occupation and he spent many years of his business life in the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. He was a sober, industrious workman and at the time when death called him was the owner of a beautiful residence in Dover. He never took an active part in politics and found his greatest pleasure in home life, in the society of his family and friends. He was a devout communicant of the Catholic church and was generous in his con- tributions to its welfare. February 19, 1876, William Edwards married Ellen Courtney, who was likewise born in county Wexford, Ireland, and who came to America with her parents at the age of twenty-one years. She is a daughter of Henry and Mary (Rositer) Courtney, both natives of Ireland and the former of English descent. Mr. Courtney was a gardener by occupation. To him and his wife were born nine children: Catherine, Margaret, Marjorie, John, Peter, Henry, Mary, David, Ellen. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards became the parents of four children: Lucy S., 8
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