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lected as one of the eight delegates of the association. The railways of all the coun- tries of the world were represented at the meeting. In addition to the other business connections of Mr. Allen already men- tioned, he is manager of the National Rail- way Publication Company, president of the Knickerbocker Guide Company, treasurer of the American Railway Supply Company, and a director in numerous other com- panies.
Mr. Allen's connection with the Oranges began in 1880. He purchased a house and lot on Ralston avenue, which he afterwards sold, and in 1886 bought a plot of ground on Scotland street, where he erected a pretty villa which, in exterior design and interior finish, combines many of the best features of what is now known as American architecture, under the general term of "American Domestic." During his resi- dence in South Orange many changes and improvements have been made, in all of which Mr. Allen has borne a conspicuous part. Probably the most important im- provement connected with the village of South Orange was the organization of the Meadow Land Society, of which he was the chief promoter and is still one of its largest stockholders. It has not only maintained and enhanced the value of all surrounding property by its restrictive features, but has done more to bring together the best ele- ments of the village through its member- ship and that of the club which occupies a large part of the grounds, than any move- ment of the kind heretofore attempted.
The father of Mr. Allen, whose ances- tors for more than six generations had been connected with the Society of Friends, was the first to sever his connection with that society. He united with the Protestant
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Episcopal church shortly after his marriage. William, the subject of this sketch, was brought up in and has been for many years a communicant of that church, and on com- ing to South Orange united with the Church of the Holy Communion and, with the exception of one term, has served con- tinuously as a member of the vestry of that ·church. Mr. Allen served one term as a member of the village board of trustees, two terms as a member of the governing board of the South Orange Field Club; he is one of the board of managers of the South Orange Free Library, a member of the New England Society, of Orange, and has served as one of its board of counsellors, as a member of the committee on public welfare, and as an officer and member of other local organizations. Through his business and professional associations he is identified with many of the leading scien- tific and other societies of national repute. He is a member of the American Metrolog- ical Society, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, American Statistical Association, American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science, and the American Economic Association. He is also an honorary member of Die K. K. Geographische Gesellschaft, of Vienna, Austria.
Mr. Allen married, in 1871, Caroline Perry Yorke, daughter of Judge Thomas Jones Yorke, of Salem, New Jersey, at one time president of the West Jersey Railroad Company. The children of this marriage are Yorke, Frederick Warner, Eugene Yorke and John Sinnickson.
Edwin Stevens Allen, youngest son of Joseph Warren and Sarah Burns (Nor- cross) Allen, was born in Bordentown, New Jersey, January 5, 1860. He was graduated
at Princeton University in 1880. He is as- sistant editor of the Official Railway Guide and secretary and treasurer of the Knicker- bocker Guide Company. He is a veteran of the Seventh Regiment, National Guard, state of New York, having served with honor his full term in that regiment. He moved to South Orange in 1890 and bought a house and lot on Scotland street, adjoining the property of G. B. Turrell. He married Julia Hawks Oakley, daughter of Richard Oakley and granddaughter of Rev. Francis Hawks, D. D., of New York. The children of this marriage are Sara Burns, Marjorie Hawks and Doris Har- wood. Mr. Allen is secretary of the Meadow Land Society, secretary of the Vil- lage Improvement Society, and a member of various local and other organizations.
LEVI PAYSON STONE
was a native of Wendell, Massachusetts, born May I, 1802, son of Levi and Betsy (Kidder) Stone. Originally of Welsh de- scent on his father's side, his immediate an- cestor settled in Framingham, Connecticut. The ancestor of the Kidder family, to which his mother belonged, was James, of Bil- lerica, Massachusetts, born at East Grin- stead, England, 1626, died at Billerica, April 16, 1676. He was sergeant and en- sign in the military company of Billerica, and commander of the Billerica garrison. Mr. Stone was educated at the public school and Amherst Academy. His first business experience was with a firm at Cole- raine, Massachusetts, of which he subse- quently became a member. Later he re- moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts, where he did a successful business for several years. He came to New York city in 1836,
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where he formed a copartnership in the dry- goods business under the firm name of Stone, Wood & Starr. It became one of the largest and best known dry-goods houses in the city, and continued, with the subsequent admission of junior partners, for more than a quarter of a century with Mr. Stone at the head. He retired from active duties in 1866, but retained an in- terest in the business for several years after.
Mr. Stone was among the earliest of the settlers in Llewellyn Park. He entered heartily into the plans of Mr. Haskell to make the park a little paradise where New York business men, after the labors of the day, might find needed rest and happiness in contemplating the beauties of nature. An ardent lover of nature himself, Mr. Stone tried to awaken a corresponding love in the hearts of others, that in thus admiring its beauties they might learn to worship nature's God.
He was a man of deep religious convic- tions and during his residence in New York he was connected with what was known as the Brick church, in which he served for a long time as deacon and later as elder. He was also engaged in Sunday-school and mission work, making frequent personal visits among the tenement houses, assisting and relieving the poor, ministering alike to their temporal and spiritual wants. At a later period he removed to Brooklyn and was there connected with the Second Pres- byterian church. On his removal to Or- ange, in 1857, he united with the First Presbyterian church, of which Rev. Dr. Hoyt was pastor. Ten years later he as- sisted in organizing the Central Presbyte- rian church and was a member of the origi- nal session. He contributed materially to the success of this new enterprise, not only
by his active participation in the work of the church, but in his liberal financial sup- port. He was beloved alike by the pastor and people and never forgot the stranger, who received a hearty welcome at his hands. He was always found in his place, both on the Sabbath and week-day services, and en- deavored faithfully to "redeem the time." He was one of those rare spirits that would never forsake his seat in his own church to attend a service elsewhere; others following his example, gave strength and encourage- ment to the heart of their pastor.
Mr. Stone's benefactions were not con- fined to his own church nor to the com- munity where he resided. Among the in- stitutions of learning in which he became interested was that of Princeton Theolog- ical Seminary. He established for that in- stitution a lecture course which, by consent rather than by direction of the founder, bears his name-"the L. P. Stone lecture- ship." He was a member of the board of trustees and always manifested the most lively interest in the welfare of the seminary. He was held in high esteem by the profes- sors in that institution and exercised an im- portant influence in its management. Pub- lic-spirited and liberal as a citizen, his hand was ever open for the furtherance of any enterprise that promised good to his neigh- bors, and it was said of him that not a char- itable institution in the whole region of the Oranges or a struggling church or mission that did not profit by his beneficence. Mr. Stone was married in Sudbury, Massachu- setts, June 13, 1854, to Caroline Elizabeth, daughter of Roland and Martha Cutler. The former was a descendant of Thomas Cutler, born at Cambridge Farms, Massa- chusetts, June 19, 1678, died at Sudbury, Massachusetts, March 26, 1718; grandson
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of James Cutler, born in England, 1606, one of the original settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1634. The children of this marriage were: Mary Elizabeth, married ' Benjamin Douglass, Jr., of Orange; Au- gusta, married Dr. Fred Webster Whitte- more, a descendant of Thomas Whitte- more, one of the earliest settlers of Charles- town, Massachusetts.
HENRY FOLSOM,
third child of Hon. John and Mehitabel (Melvin) Folsom, was born in Derry, New Hampshire, October 27, 1829. He re- ceived a good academic education and was for some years clerk in a mercantile house. He went to St. Louis, Missouri, about 1859, and engaged in the firearms business. This proved a most fortunate venture, for at the end of two years the civil war broke out, and there was not only a demand for firearms but for every kind of military equipments. He established a branch in Chicago, which proved equally successful and was carried on until its destruction by the great fire of 1871. After the capture of Memphis by the federal army, in 1862, he opened another branch in Memphis which he placed in charge of his brother David. Some months later, after the cap- ture of New Orleans, he opened another branch in that city. Mr. Folsom came east in 1867 and established his headquarters in New York city, the firm then being H. & D. Folsom. He continued in active busi- ness life until shortly before his death. Few men possess the business capacity to carry on such an extensive trade with all its rami- fications as did Mr. Folsom. He weathered the various financial crises and met promptly all his obligations. He was a
man of inflexible purpose and strong deter- mination of character, and in all his deal- ings held to that high standard of morality and business integrity which characterized the old merchants of New York. He made the most of his environment, and yet his success in life is clearly traceable to the ster- ling traits inherited from his worthy ances- tors.
Mr. Folsom came to Orange in about 1867, and from that time until his death never ceased to labor for the benefit of his fellow men and for the educational and moral advancement of the town. He was one of the founders of the Mendelssohn Society, was its first president, and did much to contribute to its success. He was not a mere figure-head, for he was exces- sively fond of music and had a well trained voice, having in his younger days received a good musical education. He conducted the music in Grace Episcopal church and was of great assistance in the benevolent and other undertakings connected with the parish. He was much interested in the New England Society and active in pro- moting its objects. He was one of the original subscribers to the building fund of the Music Hall Association. When Mr. Folsom first came to Orange he built him- self a house on Centre street, where he re- sided for several years, and in 1878 he pur- chased the beautiful home in Llewellyn Park where he spent his latter days in peace and quietness until his death, which took place October 10, 1887. He married Phœbe B. F. Titus, daughter of Jonah Titus and Nancy Colwell. He was the son of Jonah, son of Jonah, a descendant of Robert Titus, born in Hertfordshire, near London, in 1600; came to this country in 1635. The children of Henry and Phoebe
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B. F. (Titus) Folsom were Henry, born No- vember 4, 1859, and Eleanor Titus.
Henry Titus Folsom, eldest child and only son of Henry and Phœbe B. F. (Titus) Folsom, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, November 4, 1859. He was prepared for college at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated at Yale in 1883. He entered his father's store in New York and subsequently acquired an interest in the business, taking the place of his father after the latter's death. He purchased of the estate the home in Llewellyn Park which he greatly improved by additions and in- terior decorations, the lower rooms being fitted up in hardwood. He also purchased adjoining lands, the estate now covering about eleven acres. He is fond of out-door sports and is a member of the Country Club, Orange Field Club and other Orange societies.
He married Carolyn Saltus, daughter of Nicholas, son of Francis, son of Solomon Saltus, who came to this country from Ber- muda, in the latter part of the last century. Mrs. Folsom was born June 12, 1861, died July 16, 1890, leaving one son, Henry Lloyd Folsom.
EDWARD M. COLIE,
eldest child of Daniel F. and Elizabeth S. (Dayton) Colie, was born at Millburn, New Jersey, October 27, 1852. He came with his parents to East Orange when he was but three years of age. He attended the public school and later entered the College of the City of New York, where he was graduated in 1873. He entered the law office of Stone & Jackson, Newark, and a part of the time, while pursuing his legal studies, held the position of vice-principal of the Ash-
land school, in East Orange. He passed a satisfactory examination and was admitted as attorney in 1876, and. as counsellor in 1878. He practiced for a time under his own name and in 1888 entered the firm of Colie & Titsworth, succeeding to the prac- tice of the old firm of C. S. & C. G. Tits- worth, dissolved by the death of the senior member, Ex-Judge Caleb S. Titsworth. Upon the retirement of Charles G. Tits- worth from the firm of Colie & Titsworth, the firm of Colie & Swayze was formed, in 1892. Mr. Colie's general practice is large and lucrative, and he is considered an ex- ceptionally good lawyer. Of late years he has given special attention to insurance law, and his successful trials of difficult and com- plicated cases have given him a wide repu- tation, and he is recognized as one of the best insurance lawyers in the state. He is counsel for the Merchants' Insurance Com- pany, of Newark, for the Fidelity & Casu- alty Company, of New York, and at the same time represents several large compa- nies in other states. As a lawyer he is care- ful, painstaking and thorough in his prepa- ration and trial of cases. His clients trust him implicitly, knowing that every means in his power will be conscientiously em- ployed to bring to a successful issue mat- ters placed in his hands. He is a man of quick perceptions, strong nervous force and vital energy.
As a pastime, Mr. Colie has done consid- erable literary work. He has frequently contributed to Appleton's Journal, the Christian Union, the Bookman and other periodicals. He has one of the largest and best assorted libraries in the state. He is especially interested in sociology and has a large collection of works bearing on this subject. Ruskin is his favorite author, and
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a paper read by him before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of the College of the City of New York, December 18, 1894, on "John Ruskin as an Ethical Teacher," has since been published in pamphlet form and re- ceived the favorable criticisms of students of Ruskin.
Mr. Colie was one of the originators of the independent movement in politics, which for a time threatened to disrupt the old political parties and which has since held the balance of power. He was asso- ciated in this movement with Dr. William Hayes Ward, Wendell Phillips Garrison and other well known reformers. Mr. Colie took the stump himself during the campaign of that year and did most effec- tive work. In what might almost be called his native town of East Orange, Mr. Colie has been especially active in public and benevolent affairs. He has been long a director and is now vice-president of the Orange Bureau of Charities. He is con- nected with the Township Improvement Society, and other societies of this charac- ter. His religious associations are with the Munn Avenue or First Presbyterian church, of East Orange, in which he has served as deacon. He is interested in phys- ical culture. He helped to organize the Riding and Driving Club of the Oranges and is a member of its board of directors. He is a member of the board of directors of the Orange Athletic Club. He is a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Club; City
College Club, and Reform Club, of New York city, and of the Essex County Coun- try Club, and of the Essex Club, of Newark. He is also a member of the American Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of Charities and Cor- rections, and the Bar Association of the United States.
Mr. Colie married Carrie M. Runyon, daughter .of Simeon M. Runyon, son of Clarkson Runyon, who was for many years a merchant in New Brunswick and subse- quently a manufacturer of rubber goods, both in New Brunswick and Newark. Clarkson was the son of John, born 1767, married Christian Stelle, daughter of Abel and Sarah Stelle. John was the son of Ephraim, born 1737, whose wife was Ruth Molleson. He was the son of Reune and Rachel (Drake) Runyon. Reune, born 17II, was the son of Vincent Runyon, the ancestor of the Runyon family of this coun- try. Vincent Runyon is first mentioned in the New Jersey records in 1663. He came to this country with the Stelles and other Huguenot families. He settled in Piscat- away in 1677, and had allotted to him, in March of the same year, on the Raritan river, one hundred fifty-four and one-half acres. He died November 19, 1713, his wife, Martha, surviving him.
The children of the marriage of Edward M. Colie and Carrie R. (Runyon) Colie are: Edward M., Jr., Dayton, Runyon, Marga- ret and Frederick Runyon.
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