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Mr. Holmes married, February 1, 1893, Isabella, born in Scotland, daughter of Matthew and Eliza Hamilton, and they have had children: Walter H. and Isabella Catherine. Mr. Holmes has a most thorough under- standing of his business and this combined with his love for his calling, have made him very successful in his career. His good management and honorable dealing have also contributed not a little toward securing him excellent financial returns for his labors. His energy, perseverance and ambition have enabled him to triumph over all obstacles in his path and work his way steadily upward.
ANDREW EMERY VOORHEES
Among the prominent business men of Morristown none commands a higher reputation for all the qualities that make a good citizen than Andrew E. Voorhees. In himself a man of great ability and force of character, he comes of a distinguished family. The Voorhees line belongs to that old Holland stock which in colonial days furnished so virile a race to New Jersey and New York. The qualities of that indomitable race are still to be seen in their descendants, and pluck is one of the commonest character- istics. Identified by descent with the State which gave him birth Mr. Voor- hees has shown himself keenly alive to the responsibilities of his traditions. He is a man whose influence is always on the side of the development and improvement of the community, and he can always be counted on for any project that has for its object the advantage of his adopted town.
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Andrew E. Voorhees was born in Lamington, New Jersey, November 4, 1850. He is the son of Andrew Jackson and Esther Eliza (Low) Voor- hees, his father having been born in Lamington, New Jersey, February 4, 1826, and dying in November, 1864, when his son was fourteen years of age. His mother was born September 5, 1825, was married October 18, 1849, and died January 10, 1876. Their children were: Andrew E., with whom the present biographical account is concerned; Charles Low, born November 9, 1852, at Lamington, New Jersey; Maggie, born November 24, 1854. Andrew Jackson Voorhees followed the occupation of farming the early part of his life, but in 1860 he became interested in the hotel business at North Branch, New Jersey, in which he was engaged during the remainder of his life. In his religious views he subscribed to the Presbyterian creed, and in politics he was a Democrat.
Esther Eliza (Low) Voorhees, the mother of Andrew E. Voorhees, was the daughter of Cornelius and Margaret ( Bunn) Low, her father hav- ing been born January 27, 1797, and her mother August 27, 1797, and . their marriage having taken place February 7, 1822. Cornelius Low was the son of Guisbert and Margaret (Emery) Low, the former born August 13, 1756, and the latter March 2, 1761, and their marriage having taken place in 1784. Guisbert Low was the son of Abraham and Arrentjie (Kierstead) Low, who were married in 1755. Arrentjie Kierstead was the daughter of Hans Kierstead (4), born in 1704, and who had in 1725 married Arrentjie Taphan. Hans Kierstead (4) was the son of Hans Kierstead (3), born in 1668, and who had married Nianna Vanschaic or Vankirk, October 1, 1696. Hans Kierstead (3) was the son of Hans Kierstead (2), born October 21, 1647, and who had married Janette Lockerman, February 12, 1667. Hans Kierstead (2) was the son of Dr. Hans Kierstead (I), and married, June 29, 1646, Sarah Roeloffson, born December 3, 1630. Sarah Roeloffson was the daughter of John and An- neke Jans ( Webber ) Roeloffson, who were born in Holland in 1605, were married in 1628, and emigrated to America in 1630.
The paternal grandfather of Andrew E. Voorhees was Jeremiah C. Voorhees, born in Bedminster township, Somerset county, New Jersey, April 21, 1782, died January 15, 1852. He married Margaret Hunt Van Dorren, born August 19, 1794, died 1852. Their children were: Andrew Jackson, of previous mention ; Ruth, born October II, 1816. Jeremiah C. Voorhees was the son of Ralph Van Voorhees, born February 18, 1747, mar- ried, September 25, 1774, Catherine Clarkson, born December 13, 1757. Ralph Van Voorhees was the son of Johannis Van Voorhees, born August II, 1731, who married Antjie Schenck, and resided at Six Mile Run. Johannis Van Voorhees was the son of Albert Lucasse Van Voorhees, born May 10, 1698, died October 28, 1734; married, 1722, Catryntje Cornell, born September 4, 1703, died November 8, 1755. Albert Lucasse Van Voorhees was the son of Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, born 1650, died 1713, married, January 26, 1689, Jeannetje Minnes. Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees was the son of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, born 1600, died February 16, 1684, and who emigrated from Holland in April, 1660, and settled at Flatlands, Long Island.
Andrew E. Voorhees received his education in the public schools of North Branch, New Jersey, where his parents had previously taken up their residence. The circumstance of his father's death when he was still a young boy engaged him in the hotel business which he has pursued ever since. He early became the mainstay of his mother in the hotel which upon the death of her husband she began to manage. This early training
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was of invaluable service to the youth, and brought out those traits of character which have laid the foundation of his later success. He was with his mother in the management of the hotel at North Branch until 1874, going from home at that time to assume a position in a Somerville hotel which kept him until April, 1879. He moved at that time to Morristown and became clerk at the Mansion House. March 28, 1881, Mr. Voorhees bought the United States Hotel business from Mr. Henry H. Tiger, and has since then devoted himself to the keeping of that excellent house.
Mr. Voorhees is a member of Cincinnati Lodge, No. 3, F. and A. M., and of Madison Chapter, No. 27, R. A. M. He belongs also to Ode de St. Amand Commandery, No. 12, K. T., Morristown, New Jersey. He holds membership in the Tapkaow Club, and in the Resolute Hook and Ladder Company, No. I. His family attend the First Presbyterian Church of Mor- ristown.
Mr. Voorhees married at High Bridge, New Jersey, March 25, 1874, Frances Ann Bennett, born August 7, 1855, at High Bridge, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Nelson and Ann (Hummer ) Bennett, the former of whom was a farmer by occupation. He had served as captain in the Union army during the Civil War. Besides Frances A. their children were : Johnson Hummer, born May 3, 1838; Sarah Elizabeth, January 23, 1840; John Yauger, June 4, 1843; Isaac Nelson, July 4, 1850. Frances Ann who married Mr. Voorhees was the youngest child of her parents. The daughter of Andrew E. and Frances Ann ( Bennett) Voorhees is : Minnie Alleana, born at Somerville, New Jersey, February 16. 1876, edu- cated in Morristown and a graduate of the high school, married, April 25. 1905, Joseph Henry Cook, born May 29. 1876, at Lympshire, England. Their children are: Arnold Voorhees, born at Elizabeth, New Jersey, January 30, 1906; Margaret Frances, born at Elizabeth, March 9, 1908.
ANDERSON MARTELL GUERIN
Anderson Martell Guerin, whose livery business is the leading one of the kind in Morris county, was born in Morristown, New Jersey, September 28, 1865. He is the son of Roderick and Caroline (Norris) Guerin. Roderick Guerin was born in Somerset county, New Jersey, and was in the butcher business. He died in Kansas. His mother, Caroline ( Norris) Guerin, was also born in Somerset county, New Jersey, and died when her son Anderson M. was a child of five years of age. There were three chil- dren born to them but one, Mary. is dead, the other son, Charles H., living now in East Orange. A grandmother, Caroline ( Norris) Mitchell, is still living in Morristown at the age of eighty-two years.
Mr. Guerin was first sent to the public schools of Bernardsville, later going to those of Morristown. He began in business at the age of fifteen years obtaining then a position in a crockery store with J. B. Stevens, and remaining with him for two years. He then saw an opening in the drug business, and in this he was interested for ten years until, in 1890, he established the present livery business which goes under the name of A. M. Guerin and is probably the most important in Morris county. Mr. Guerin is also engaged in the automibile business conducting a garage, and sales agent for the Franklin, Brockway and the International Harvester, light trucks. He also conducts a high-class harness establishment with a full stock of horse equipment. He is a man who enjoys a good piece of horse- flesh, keeping in his stables always several good track horses. He organ- ized the Morris County Road Drivers' Association. He has also been
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director for many years of the Road Horse Association of New Jersey the largest association of the kind in the world. Mr. Guerin is a Republican in his political convictions, and has taken an active part in the affairs of the party. He was for a time a member of the Republican county committee. He is an Elk, and is a thirty-second degree Mason, and a member of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church.
He married, in Morristown, July 13, 1890, Josephine, daughter 01 Edward W. and Kate (Van Gilder ) Pruden, the former a pioneer in the coal business in Morristown, and both representatives of the old stock of the region. Mr. and Mrs. Guerin have two children: Edward Pruden, born December 5, 1891, a student at Stevens Institute, Hoboken; and Helen, born May 13, 1896, died June 11, 1913.
WILLIAM P. JONES
This family is native to New Jersey, Caspar Jones having been born at Schooleys Mountain, Morris county, and being now a resident of Sussex street, Dover, having attained his three score years and ten. His wife was Mary E. Seal prior to her marriage, and died in May, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were the parents of two children: John S., who died in childhood; William P., mentioned below.
William Peter Jones, younger son of Caspar and Mary E. (Seal) Jones, was born near Hackettstown, Warren county, New Jersey, August 6, 1874, and has been a resident of Dover ever since he was eight years of age. He was educated at the public schools in his locality, and at the conclusion of his studies began his business career as a carpenter in the employ of Searing & Sharp, of Dover. He continued at this trade for a period of twenty-two years, doing his last work in this line for the firm of Pierce & Minez, and having been employed at various times in the cities of New York, Newark, Hoboken, Elmira, Buffalo, and other great commercial centres. His experience has covered practical shop work and turning, and he has done good work at the Edison plant in the capacity of mill wright ; at Summit, New Jersey, he was foreman of the concern for a period of five years.
After this he became a member of the firm of Drake Brothers & Jones, continuing in the partnership for three months. He then decided upon going into business on his own account ; and in 1908, with a capital of only fifty dollars, established himself in Dover in the line of contractor and builder, and has become one of the most successful men in the city. He has handled some very large contracts, and in the last year has covered some $52,000 worth of business; among these was the $20,000 contract for Paul Guenther, and many others of importance. For the past three years Mr. Jones has averaged a working force of eight men, having had as many as twenty at one time in his employ. Among these are men who have been in business with him from the time that he first opened his establishment, and who are loyal and contented in his service. The business has continued to prosper and its growth in the last year or two has been so steady and in every way satisfactory that Mr. Jones commands at the present time a very comfortable income, owning his home and keeping an auto. He has considerable influence in the public affairs of the community, and though a member of the Independent party in politics, has been held in such high esteem generally that he was elected a member of the council on the Dem- ocratic ticket. He is influential in fraternal as well as in political circles, and
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is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Dover Lodge, No. 782; Randolph Lodge, No. 130, I. O. O. F .; Morris Lodge, No. 127, K. of P .: Morris Lodge, No. 86, J. O. A. M. ; and the Royal Arcanum. In his religious faith Mr. Jones is a member of the Methodist church, of which his wife is also an attendant. She was Addie C. Kitchen. of Hainesburg, Warren county, and they have one son, Albert R. Jones.
JOSEPH H. CONKLIN
The branch of the Conklin family of which this review treats is one which has been identified with the life of the State of New Jersey in various ways for many years. The earlier members of the family settled in the State in the early part of the nineteenth century, and have borne their share faithfully in the upbuilding of the communities in which the various branches have lived. Joseph H. Conklin, a well known painter and business man of Chatham, Morris county, New Jersey, is the son of John J. and Sarah E. (Day) Conklin, the former engaged in agriculture throughout the active years of his life.
Joseph H. Conklin was born at Balderalt Hills, Summit, New Jersey, January 7, 1858. At the age of five years he removed with his parents to Chatham, Morris county, New Jersey, and, until the age of ten years at- tended the public schools of Chatham and East Madison. He was then obliged to assist in the cultivation of the home farm, and could only attend the schools during a few of the winter months for the next five years. However, he was an earnest and industrious student during the time he was able to devote to the acquisition of knowledge, and he has acquired a sound, practical education in spite of the obstacles he was obliged to con- tend with. At the age of nineteen years he was apprenticed to learn the trade of painting, under John Tyson, of Chatham, and worked for him two years after his apprenticeship had expired. He then decided to establish himself in the same line of business with which he has been successfully identified for the past twenty-five years. He has earned a reputation for careful and reliable work, and his patrons take pleasure in recommending him as a man whose work is of the highest standard.
Mr. Conklin married, in Morristown, New Jersey, March 31, 1882, Lydia A., daughter of Edward and Anna (Tyson) Day, of that city. They have had no children. Recognizing the advantages to be derived from a good education, Mr. Conklin has always been especially interested in this field, and has served continuously as a member of the board of education in Chatham for a period of seventeen years. He is in office at the present time, and his term has still two years to run. He is a member of the three branches of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He keeps well abreast of the times on all matters of public interest, and is considered a man of intelligence and intellectual ability. He is a member of Chatham volunteer fire department and has been active in that organization for fifteen years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and has served as trustee for twenty years.
HAROLD OLIE BUDD
Among the men of enterprise and energy in the town of Chatham, New Jersey, is Harold Olie Budd, manager and superintendent of the Chatham Hay and Feed Company, with which he has been closely connected for a
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period extending over several years. Prior to forming this connection he was identified with various other lines of business in all of which he achieved a satisfactory amount of success.
His father, Marcena A. Budd, was the son of Israel and Harriet (Davi- son) Budd, and was born in Chatham, New Jersey, 1845. He attended the public schools of Chatham for some years, then became a pupil at a private school in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, from which he was graduated. Seven years were spent in the employ of Charles Hedges, who conducted a grocery, flour and feed business in Brooklyn, New York, and he then re- turned to Chatham. Here he engaged in farming operations, and in addi- tion to this devoted much attention to the breeding of fine horses. He has been making a specialty of this latter enterprise for a number of years. Mr. Budd married Emma, daughter of Nelson and Linda (Courter ) Smith, of Livingston, New Jersey, where the former was a carpenter and builder. They have had children: I. Harriet, married William C. Parker, of Morris- town, who is a photographer in that place, and they have had children: Herbert, at home; Cortland, who is a pupil in the public schools of Morris- town. 2. Harold Olie, whose name heads this sketch.
Harold Olie Budd was born in Chatham, Morris county, New Jersey, May 5, 1883. The public grammar and high schools of his native town gave him his educational training, and upon the completion of his educa- tion he found employment with a shoe company in the city of New York where he remained two years. Having obtained a suitable position with the Prudential Life Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, he was associated with that company for a period of almost twelve years, and then returned to Chatham. His reputation as an energetic business man had preceded him, and he found no difficulty upon making his home there in finding a suitable business connection. This was with the firm with which he is connected at the present time, and the relations on both sides have been of the most satisfactory nature.
Mr. Budd married, June 23, 1908, Grace, a daughter of Calvin and Margaret (Sanderson) Wheeler. the former engaged in the dry goods busi- ness in New York City. His favorite form of recreation is driving, and he is a leading spirit in the Morris County Road Drivers' Association, of which he is one of the most popular members; he is also a member of Chatham Fish and Game Club. The family attends the Presbyterian church.
ROBERT J. PHILIPS
The town of Dover, Morris county, New Jersey, is a center of busi- ness activity, and among the energetic and ambitious business men of the city. who are deserving of especial mention because of executive ability and business acumen of an exceptionally high order, the name of Robert J. Philips must take a prominent place. He is a representative of a fine old English family, and combines with the progressive American methods those more conservative habits of his ancestors, the possession of which has often been demonstrated to be an inestimable benefit.
William S. Philips, father of Robert J. Philips, was born in London, England, in February, 1812, died in Dover, Morris county, New Jersey, in 1900. Robert E. Philips, a brother, and a famous London architect, came to Dover in 1869, and died there in 1871 his remains being in- terred in St. Mary's Cemetery ; he was sixty-three years of age at the time of his death. William S. Philips came to America about 1837, and
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made his home in the city of New York. At the expiration of five years he removed to Dover, Morris county, New Jersey, and there pur- chased eighty-four acres of land, this including the old homestead of Josiah Hurd, from South Blackwell street back to and including a part of the mountain. For some time he was very profitably engaged in farm- ing. In 1846 Mr. Philips and his wife donated ground on their farm for the erection of the first Catholic church and graveyard. Mr. Philips married in London, England, about 1834. Agnes Hagan, born March 20, 1814, died in Dover, in 1890. They had children: I. William A., born in England in 1836, died in the month of May, 1885; he married Maria McQuade, also now deceased, and they were the parents of eight children, of whom five are now living. 2. Richard, born in the old Hurd House, in 1844, still resides on a part of that farm; he married (first) Kate Turner, now deceased, and (second) Margaret Burns by whom he had one son, Stephen J. 3. Robert J., of whom further.
Robert J. Philips was born on what is still spoken of as the Hurd estate, January 23, 1851. The house in which Mr. Philips was born was erected about 150 years ago, and was torn down in the fall of 1913, a portion of the material of the old house being used in the construction of the house in which Mr. Philips is now living. The old house was built by the Hurds, and the nails in it were made by hand. Three Hurd brothers came to Morris county about the year 1725, and the property now in the possession of the Philips family is a part of their estate. The room now occupied by the wife of Mr. Philips in their present residence was in the old house used by the parish of St. Mary when religious services were conducted by the late Bishop McQuade and Father Senus, and it was also used for the parish school. The present residence is a fine double house on West Blackwell street, with all modern conveniences and improvements. It is arranged for the use of two families.
Mr. Philips received an excellent and practical education in the parochial schools of the town, and at a suitable age was apprenticed to learn the carpenter's trade. He has followed this very successfully for many years, and is a highly esteemed member of the Carpenter's Union. Mr. Philips married, May 29, 1884, Jane, daughter of John and Sarah (Reynolds) Quinn, the former of whom died, and his widow married (second) John Malloy, also a native of Ireland. Mrs. Philips was born in Ireland, in a house which had been in the possession of her family for 400 years, and was five years of age when she came to America with her mother and stepfather, who removed to Lafayette, Indiana, in 1858. Two years later the mother died. Mrs. Philips and a sister, Mrs. Bernard O'Connell, came to Dover, New Jersey, after their respective marriages. Mr. and Mrs. Philips have been residents of a number of towns in the State of New Jersey, these being: Morristown, Chatham, Millburn and Summit. They are communicants of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, of Dover. Mr. Philips is the owner of a quantity of valuable real estate in Dover, and he owns a clock made by the famous James Howe, of Bromley, Kent, England.
ALEXANDER KANOUSE
For a long period of years Alexander Kanouse has been a resident of Morris county, is well known as proprietor of the Dover House, and a citizen whose material prosperity is also represented in the ownership of considerable local real estate. He started out as a young man, entirely
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dependent upon his own resources, worked at any honorable employment, and when he first came to Dover was engaged in the bottling and livery business.
Alexander Kanouse was born at Meridon, New Jersey, September II, 1840, son of Abraham and Mary Ann (Hyler) Kanouse. Both parents were natives of this State, and the father was a substantial farmer. The children were: William; Sarah, married Aaron Van Buster; Aaron; Alexander and Nancy, twins, Nancy being the wife of Charles Hall; Hes- ter, wife of Artilian Winster ; Helen, wife of Thomas Gray; Rachael, wife of David Tinney ; Orland; Florence, wife of a Mr. Dobbins.
Alexander Kanouse as a boy had the advantages of only the common schools, and when very young started out to do practical labor, contribut- ing to his own livelihood. His first venture in business was domestic work, farming, then mining and later boating on the Morris canal, at which he worked for two years. Seven years was then spent as a teamster, until 1865. After that for seven years he was in the grocery trade at Rockaway and also kept a hotel there, moving from Rockaway to Dover, where he established a bottling plant and had a livery stable. For a number of years he has made the Dover House a popular place of entertainment to the traveling public and by wise investments and shrewd management has accumulated a large amount of city real estate. In politics Mr. Kanouse usually votes the Republican ticket, although he exercises his own judgment in matters of political interest. For three years he was honored with the office of town treasurer. His affiliation with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows has continued for more than forty years, and he was a charter member of the lodge at Rockaway.
In 1864 Mr. Kanouse married Amy J. Zindle, born at Brooklyn, and was reared at Mount Hope in New Jersey. Her parents were Leopold and Nancy (Merritt) Zindle. Besides Mrs. Kanouse the other children in the Zindle family were: William; Adeline, wife of Isaac Weeks; David; George; Louise, wife of Thomas Hicks. Mr. and Mrs. Kanouse have two children, George and Addie.
ADOLPH FOERSTER
One of the most popular business men of Denville, Morris county, New Jersey, is Adolph Foerster, the genial host of the Wayside Inn, whose many sterling qualities have won him a large circle of friends in the town in which he resides and its vicinity. He is one of the five children of Adolph and Wilhelmina (Goebel) Foerster, both of whom were natives of Germany, and died there, the first mentioned in 1874. He was also a successful hotel proprietor.
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