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his attention to various enterprises of a less strenuous nature. He is a Repub- lican in political matters, and a devout member of the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Murphy married, in 1880, Julia A., born in West Point, New York, a daughter of Anton Osborn, and they have had children: Joseph J., a resident of Plainfield, New Jersey, is in the employ of Stirling Silk Mills, married Mamie Borer, has children : Frank M., Ralph J. and Lillian ; Lil- lian I., is private secretary to a real estate promoter of New York City ; Fran- cis M., of further mention ; Grace A., is engaged in the silk industry.
Francis M. Murphy, son of Michael J., was born in the city of New York, June 24, 1884. He was educated in the public schools of New York City, and upon the completion of his education found employment with the New York Telephone Company, a connection which he continued for a period of seven years. He then held a position for a time in the Stirling post office, and having prepared himself by assiduous study to pass the civil service examination, he was found duly qualified, and was appointed postmaster of Stirling, September 9, 1913. Mr. Murphy is an ambitious, energetic young man, of systematic habits, and his conduct of the responsible duties he is called upon to discharge, has won commendation from his superiors in office. He is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church, and his political affilia- tions are with the Democratic party. Mr. Murphy is unmarried.
VICTOR A. SARRAILH
The finer institutions, larger educational facilities and the superior advantages of, making a living, have attracted many foreigners to the shores of the United States. Prominent among those who have come to us from France to identify their interests with those of the American Republic, and to adapt their lives to the new and altered conditions, is Victor A. Sarrailh, a son of Louis and Bertha Sarrailh, the genial proprietor of the Stirling Hotei, in Stirling, Morris county, New Jersey.
Victor A. Sarrailh was born in the Pyrenees, Province of Bearn, France, January 2, 1873, and there attended the parochial schools. Subsequently he took a college course, remaining a student until the age of seventeen years. Thus thoroughly and practically equipped for the battle of life, he established himself in the grocery business in his native land, and was thus engaged until 1893, in which year he emigrated to America and arrived at the Port of New York. He spent four years in that city, in order to become well acquainted with business and social customs here before he established himself inde- pendently in business, a wise proceeding, which the success of his subsequent operations has fully justified. He then removed to Stirling, Morris county, New Jersey, where he purchased a hotel, and has been identified with that line of enterprise since that time. This Stirling Hotel, as it is conducted at the present time, would scarcely be recognized by its earlier patrons, for since it has come into the possession of Mr. Sarrailh so many improvements have been made as to change it entirely. Mr. Sarrailh has had hot water supply, steam heat and electric lighting installed, and manages the enter- prise in the most up-to-date manner. Meals are served at all hours, in American or European style, as the guests prefer, and the cuisine and service are unexceptionable. Mr. Sarrailh looks after the comfort of his guests per- sonally, and his genial manner and charming personality are not the least attraction of this hotel. He is a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Vincent de Paul, and a member of Valley Lodge, No. 257, I. O. O. F. Mr. Sarrailh married, in 1906, Mary Escallier, and of their three children the following named are living at the present time: Victor L., and Emile J.
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RAYMOND A. ALLAND
There are many men in Morris county, New Jersey, leaders in business circles, who have acquired a wide reputation as business men, but their ener- gies have been devoted exclusively to the acquisition of wealth. In Raymond A. Alland, engaged in the general contracting business in Stirling, we find a man of well rounded character who, in spite of the manifold demands made upon him by business cares and responsibilities, finds time to devote to the cause of humanity.
Augustus Francis Alland, his grandfather, was born in France and emi- grated to America many years ago. He opened a hotel in Stirling, New Jer- sey, and died in that town in 1905, at the age of seventy-four years. He married Marie Madaline Robert, also born in France, and they moved to Stirling in 1885. They had children: Gabriel, of further mention; Mrs. Gabrielle Simons, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, who is the mother of Mar- guerite, Jean, Madaline, and Annie.
Gabriel, son of Augustus Francis and Marie Madaline (Robert) Alland, was born in Conway, Franklin county, Massachusetts, in 1858, and died in 1890. They removed from Conway, but returned to Massachusetts in 1887. He married Selina Rollet, born in Conway in 1860, died in 1890, a daughter of Xavier and Theresa (Rollet) Rollet, both natives of France. Mrs. Rol- let is still living, at Stirling, at the age of seventy-six years. Mr. and Mrs. Alland had children : Raymond A. and Cora, both of whom received excel- lent educations.
Raymond A. Alland was born at Conway, Franklin county, Massachu- setts, March 25, 1884, and became a student at St. John's School, Clinton, Massachusetts, and St. Mary's College, Dunkirk, New York. He has resided in Stirling, New Jersey, since 1890, and has been a very active and prominent member of that community. He gives his political support to the Republican party, and has served as postmaster of the town for three years. He is a member of the Passaic Republican township executive committee. He is in office as justice of the peace since May, 1910, and recorder since July, 1912. For two years he worked for and finally secured the electric light franchise for Passaic township, known as Lighting District No. I. He was also active in securing the grading and sidewalk lines in Stirling. He was at one time the owner of the Stirling Hotel, and is at the present time an extensive real estate holder of the town. He is now engaged in a general contracting busi- ness, and is president of the Stirling Construction Company, of Stirling, and has charge of the district office of the Commonwealth Water and Light Com- pany. He is a member of Valley Lodge, No. 257, I. O. O. F. of Stirling, and is a charter member of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association of the town. Mr. Alland has won the esteem and confi- dence of the entire community for his upright business dealings and for the numerous efforts he has made for the improvement and development of the town.
JAMES B. DELL
James B. Dell is most successfully engaged in business at Netcong, New Jersey, as a contractor and builder, having followed that line of enterprise continuously for the past twenty-four years. He has served his home com- munity in various official positions of trust and responsibility. In 1902-3 he was mayor of Netcong, for one term was a member of the town coun- cil, and he has also been incumbent of the office of township assessor.
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A native son of Morris county, New Jersey, James B. Dell was born at Landing, February 7, 1857. He is a son of Charles S. Dell, who was like- wise born in Morris county, where he grew to maturity and where he learned the trade of blacksmith. In 1862 the father removed to Stanhope, in Sussex county, this state, and there passed to eternal rest in 1873, in the fifty-third year of his life. The mother of James B. Dell was Mary Hathaway Dell, who, was born at Dover, and who passed away in January, 1902, aged seventy- six years. There were five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Dell, namely : Caroline, is deceased; Sarah Elizabeth, was wife of James Claw- son at the time of her demise ; George, died at the age of twenty-two years ; Susan, is wife of Sylvester Bartram, and for several years they lived in the city of Detroit, Michigan ; Caroline, died at the age of eighteen months ; and James B., whose name inaugurates this article.
James B. Dell was a child of but five years of age at the time of his parents' removal from Morris county to Stanhope, New Jersey. To the pub- lic schools of Stanhope he is indebted for his preliminary educational train- ing. In that city he learned the trade of carpenter, and in 1883 he established his home in Netcong, where he has since been engaged in business as a con- tractor and builder. In 1880 he went to Topeka, Kansas, with the expecta- tion of taking up a land claim ; he remained there for nine months but did not enter a claim. He has erected some of the finest buildings in Netcong and has also been contractor for structures in other sections of Morris county. In his political proclivities Mr. Dell is a stalwart Progressive, although form- erly a Republican. He has always manifested an active interest in local politics. For two terms he served with the utmost efficiency as township assessor, for three years was a member of the town council, and in 1902 was honored by his fellow citizens with election to the office of mayor of Netcong, serving in that capacity for two years, during which time he accomplished much in the way of public improvements. In fraternal circles he is affiliated with Lodge No. 151, F. and A. M .; and with the Royal Arcanum.
January 7, 1881, Mr. Dell married Miss Ida Drake, a daughter of Wil- liam Drake, of Netcong. Mr. and Mrs. Dell have two children: Charles Milton, born April 26, 1883, is a carpenter by trade, and associated with his father in business, he is unmarried; and Lillian, born March 11, 1881, the wife of Phillip Hopler, of Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Dell owns considerable property in Netcong, and has a beautiful residence on Drakeville avenue. He is held in high esteem by his fellow citizens, and his long and useful life has been exemplary in all respects.
EDWARD K. MILLS
Edward K. Mills is the son of Alfred Mills, a distinguished member of the New Jersey bar, his mother having been Katherine Elmer, daughter of Judge Aaron Coe, of Westfield, New Jersey. Hs is able to trace on both sides of his family a lineage which contains the names of those who have stood high in public service both to the state and to the colony. His mater- nal grandfather was Captain Moses Este, who was a patriot soldier in the Revolutionary War. Sarah Este, his daughter, married Lewis Mills, a prominent merchant for many years in the northern part of New Jersey, and they became the parents of Alfred Mills, the father of Edward K. Mills.
Alfred Mills, his father, was born at Morristown, New Jersey, in 1827, and was graduated from Yale in the class of 1847, entering thereupon his legal studies in the office of Edward D. Whelpley, afterwards chief justice. Admitted to the bar in 1851, he entered upon practice in his native town, and
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throughout a long life has occupied a position of the highest rank among the legal fraternity of the State of New Jersey. He is a patriotic and public- spirited citizen, and has served the community in a number of offices, and during his entire lifetime has been greatly sought for fiduciary position as executor, trustee and guardian.
Edward K. Mills was born in Morristown, New Jersey, July 25, 1874, and his early education was gained in Morris Academy. He subsequently graduated from Princeton University, and the Law School of Columbia University. After his admission to the bar of New Jersey he entered upon practice and from the outset has been in charge of an important clientele. He is a member of the New York as well as of the New Jersey bar. In his political views Mr. Mills is a Republican. In 1910 he was elected state senator on the Republican ticket. He held the office of counsel for the town of Morristown for many years. He is a member of Zeta Psi and of Phi Delta Phi fraternities, and belongs to St. Peter's Church, Morristown. He married, in Morristown, January 21, 1905, Laura Emott Slade, daughter of Jarvis Morgan and Laura E. Slade. Her father was a native of New York City, and is now dead, but her mother is living in Morristown. Senator and Mrs. Mills have two children: Edward K. Jr., born March 19, 1906, and Alfred Slade, born August 12, 1909.
WILLIAM FREDERICK BARKMAN
Business ability, energy and enterprise have been the chief character- istics in the career of William F. Barkman, a leading business man of Mor- ristown, who has gained an enviable reputation in commercial circles, and whose opinion in business affairs is eagerly sought after and highly appre- ciated. He was born in Mendham, New Jersey, July 21, 1867, son of Wil- liam P. and Sarah (LaTourette) Barkman, natives of Somerset county, New Jersey, where they led lives of honor and usefulness, wielding an influence for good in the community.
The common schools of his native place afforded William F. Barkman the opportunity of obtaining a practical education, and he remained at home until 1887 when he engaged at the trade of carpenter, being constantly employed in that line of work until 1893, when he engaged in business on his own account as contractor and builder, his present occupation, achiev- ing a large degree of success. He has confined his operations largely to Morris county, and many of the substantial and beautiful edifices of the county stand as monuments to his ability, gained during his many years of apprenticeship and working as journeyman, together with a natural ability, he having a taste and inclination for that special line of work from early life. He has developed a number of properties, making of them attractive sites for dwellings, a number of which he erected for the sole purpose of selling and renting, and from this source he derives a goodly revenue, mak- ing of it a successful enterprise. His business methods are conducted in a straightforward and honorable manner, his policy throughout being to give full value for money received, and thus he has won and retained the con- fidence and esteem of all with whom he has had business dealings, they giv- ing him their steady patronage and recommending his work to others over whom they exert influence. He is progressive in his ideas, is in sympathy with all that is good and pure in the community, is genial and affable in dis- position, and therefore is known far and wide, possessing a large circle of friends, who estimate him at his true worth. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown, a Republican in political prefer-
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ence, voting for the candidates of that great party since attaining his major- ity, and holds membership in the Royal Arcanum.
Mr. Barkman married, May 12, 1893, Elizabeth A. Moody, daughter of Joseph Moody, of near Toronto, Canada. Children : Ethel A., Ruth M., Helen E., William Frederick Jr.
JOHN HALSEY BONSALL
John Halsey Bonsall was born at Morristown, New Jersey, June 12, 1880, son of James M. and Alida (Beach) Bonsall. He attended St. George's Hall, Summit, New Jersey, and Lehigh University, class of 1903. Deciding upon a professional life, he matriculated at the New York Law School, from which he graduated in 1905, and at the same time he studied law in the office of his uncle, the late Frederick H. Beach, of Morristown. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in February, 1906. He was associated with his uncle until Mr. Beach's death in November, 1913, and since that time has been practicing by himself.
Mr. Bonsall is a member and a trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown. He is a manager of the Morris County Savings Bank and a director of the National Iron Bank of Morristown and the National Union Bank of Dover, New Jersey. He is a member of the New Jersey Historical Society, Washington Association of New Jersey, of which he is treasurer and a trustee; Sons of the American Revolution, the Kappa Alpha Society, a director of the Morristown Memorial Hospital, of which he was treasurer from 1908 to June, 19II, and a manager of the Morris County Children's Home. In politics he is a Republican.
On June 16, 1914, Mr. Bonsall married Katharine Bayard, daughter of Nicholas Bayard and Sarah G. (Chapman) Neilson, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
WILLIAM CLINTON PARKER
William Clinton Parker, of Morristown, New Jersey, a leading photog- rapher of Morristown, the State of New Jersey, and the United States, has made for himself an enviable name in his chosen line of life work in the establishment with his brother, L. C. Parker, of the unique photographic studio in Morristown.
Charles Nelson Parker, father of the brothers constituting the Parker firm, was born in Auburn, New York, in 1846, and died in Saranac Lake, New York, in 1898. He was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting in the 72d New York Regiment when seventeen years old, and served continuously three years, being honorably mustered out in 1865. He returned to his native state and lived some years on his father's estate at Perry, New York, and in the meantime studied the photographic profession in Rochester. He mar- ried Miss Julia King, of Auburn, New York, who is now living in Morris- town; and her mother, Mrs. Maria King, is also living at Perry, New York, at the age of ninety. Three children were born to Charles Nelson Parker and his wife: William Clinton, Lewis Charles, and Alice M.
William Clinton Parker was born in Perry, New York, January 8, 1872. He received his education in the schools of the town, and graduated from the Perry High School in 1888. His father moved from Perry to Morris- town, New Jersey, in 1889, and established on a small scale the present pho- tographic business. He had with him his two sons, and together the three bent all their energies and brains toward making it one of the finest concerns
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in New Jersey. Since the death of Mr. Parker Sr., the business has been conducted with signal success by the brothers. They have made it one of the finest in the United States, and ranks as one of the best equipped, in every department, in the world. The construction of the studio is absolutely unique and is original with the Messrs. Parker. It is handsomely furnished and has all the latest appliances that are to be found in the studios abroad and in this country. It now occupies the old Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation Building, purchased by the brothers in 1911 and remodeled to suit their needs and is now known as the Parker Studio Building. While both own much property in and around Perry, their greatest interests lie in Mor- ristown. William Clinton Parker is a Mason in high standing. He is a member of the New England, the New York, the New Jersey, the Penn- sylvania and the National Association of Photographers. He married in Chatham, June 1, 1898, Miss Harriet Budd, the daughter of Marsena A. Budd, retired and prominent farmer of Chatham, who lives there with his wife. The living children of Mr. Parker are: Courtland Budd, born July 10, 1901; and William Herbert, born February 22, 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Parker are members of the Methodist church. Both brothers are stockhold- ers in the Citizens' Bank of Perry, and both are Republicans.
Lewis Charles Parker, junior member of the Parker Brothers Photo- graphic Studio Company, was born in Perry, New York, January 30, 1873. Like his brother he was educated in the schools of Perry, and accompanied his father to Morristown in 1889, and assisted in the building up of the mag- nificent business now managed and owned by them. Also, like his brother, he is interested in all of the latest scientific appliances and inventions in photography. He married Miss Augusta Johnson, November 1, 1899, of Littleton, New Jersey. She was born at Littleton, New Jersey, March 13, 1875, and comes from an old and honored New England family, which has long been allied with the best interests of the state. They have two children : Ralph Johnson and Eliot Vail.
LEWIS D. KAY
For almost a quarter of a century Lewis D. Kay has been a resident of Morristown, during which period of time he has enjoyed the hospitality of the best homes of that well known town and the friendship of many of the best people residing there, he taking an active interest in all that concerns the public welfare, and he and his wife occupying an enviable position in social circles.
Alexander B. Kay, father of Lewis D. Kay, was born March 29, 1823, died June 7, 1902. He came to this country from Edinburgh, Scotland, locating in Morristown, Morris county, New Jersey, in 1847, where in com- pany with his brother he engaged in the manufacturing of paper, but later removed to Rising Sun, Cecil county, Maryland, where he continued the same line of work until his decease. He was a Presbyterian in religion, a Democrat in politics, and an active and influential man in the affairs of the community. He married Elizabeth H. Talmadge, and they were the parents of the following named children : John A., Lewis D., Robert H., Howard B., Charlotte F., Stewart W., Bradford R., Helen B.
Lewis D. Kay was born in Rising Sun, Maryland, August 17, 1873. His preliminary education was obtained in the public schools of his native place, and this was supplemented by attendance at Nottingham Academy and East- man's Business College. His first occupation was that of bookkeeper at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in which capacity he served for about two years,
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gaining an experience in business affairs which proved of great benefit to him. In 1890 he removed to Morristown, New Jersey, and for the follow- ing seven years was bookkeeper for Arnold Brothers, engaged in the butch- ering business, after which he accepted a clerkship in the National Iron Bank of Morristown, and in 1900 was promoted to the position of cashier, an office he has since filled to the entire satisfaction of his superior officers and the many depositors of the institution, which is one of the leading monied concerns of that thriving town. He is a Presbyterian in religion, indepen- dent in politics, and holds membership in Cincinnati Lodge, No. 3, F. and A. M., of Morristown, Madison Chapter, No. 21, Royal Arch Masons, Odde St. Amand Commandery, No. 12, Knights Templar ; Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Newark, the Tapkaow Club and the Maryland Club of New York.
Mr. Kay married, January 1, 1902, Phoebe M. Moore, born in East Orange, New Jersey, November 9, 1879, daughter of John H. and Emily (Smalley) Moore. Children: John D., born June 30, 1904; Lewis D., born November 29, 1909.
WILBUR FISK DAY
Wilbur F. Day, owner of the flourishing confectionery business which was established in Morristown and is known all over that part of New Jersey, was born in Morristown, March 24, 1869. His parents were another Wilbur Fisk and Elizabeth (Kinsey) Day. The older Mr. Day was born January 6, 1839, at New Providence, New Jersey, and came to Morristown, May 20, 1862, and entered into business there. He bought out a small confectionery store, and from that as a beginning the present establishment started. It is now known throughout the state for the excellence of the cakes and other confections that are furnished. Elizabeth (Kinsey) Day was the daughter of Dr. Phineas Kinsey, a native of Morristown, and she died January 6, 1905. Wilbur Fisk and Elizabeth (Kinsey) Day had ten children, two of whom died in infancy; Waters B .; Wilbur F., with whom the pres- ent biographical sketch is concerned; Nettie Badgley, married J. Kel- sey Burr, and lives in East Orange, New. Jersey: Oliver; Frederick Mor- gan ; Charles Maynard, born April 3, 1879; Harvey Pierson; John Crane, born in August, 1887, at present practicing dentistry in Elizabeth, New Jer- sey. Of these Charles M. and Frederick M. Kinsey are now associated with their brother, Wilbur F. Day, in the confectionery business.
The grandparents of Mr. Day on the paternal side were Thomas and Elizabeth (Crane) Day, born near New Providence, and both of them living to an advanced age, the former to that of eighty-nine and the latter to that of ninety-four years. On his mother's side his grandfather was the famous Dr. Phineas Kinsey, who married a Miss Badgley, a native of Mor- ris county, and was a physician with a reputation all over the State of New Jersey. He was considered eccentric because of his belief in a vegetarian diet. He lived to the age of ninety-one, and his wife to the age of eighty-nine years. In the generation preceding these people, a great-grandmother had also reached the age of ninety-eight years. A remarkable thing about the children of the elder Wilbur Fisk Day was that they all attended the Centenary Institute at Hackettstown, and Evelyn, daughter of the present Wilbur F. Day, is there now. There has not been a year since 1885 when there has been no Day in attendance at the school.
The early education of Wilbur F. Day was acquired at the school of Morristown, a course in the grammar schools being followed by one in 28
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