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of three years. Mr. Lindsley was president of the Rosedale Cemetery Association for many years and spent much of his time in bringing the cemetery to that state of de- velopment which has since characterized it. Under the old militia system he took an active interest in military affairs and was adjutant of the Fifth Regiment, Essex Brigade. There were few men who occu- pied a more important position or exer- cised greater influence in the community. He was a devoted husband and a model father. He married Ann Harrison, daugh- ter of Caleb Harrison (son of Caleb, of George, of George, of Sergeant Richard), and had issue, Charlotte; Edward; Anna, married, first, Farrand Dodd, second, Orrin S. Wood; John N .; Walter. Mr. Lindsley died Sunday, July 1, 1888.
THE MANDEVILLE FAMILY.
The Mandevilles of America all have a common origin and are descended from one of the oldest and most distinguished fam- ilies of France. An inscription on a plate over the gate at the entrance of Rouen, in Normandy, France, whence the family came originally, shows that they had achieved great distinction in the early history of that ancient city. When William, duke of Nor- mandy, "the Conqueror," passed over into England, A. D. 1066, he was accompanied by one Godfridus de Mannavilla, who. on the distributory lands and lordships which afterwards took place, was very liberally re- warded for his services. A grandson of the latter was the first earl of Essex.
Giles Jansen De Mandeville, the Ameri- can ancestor of this family, fled from the city of Rouen, Normandy, France, to Hol- land, and in the province of Guilderland he
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married Elsje Hendricks, about 1640. He received from the Dutch government a grant of land at Flatbush, Long Island, and came to this country in 1647, on the ship Faith, in company with Peter Stuyve- sant, afterwards governor of the colony, who was a great friend of the family and who, later, gave his friend Mandeville a grant of land on the Hudson river, extend- ing from Ganzevoort street upwards and including the present Abington Square, which was then the family burying-ground. The locality was Greenwich village.
Hendrick Mandeville. the eldest child of Giles Jansen De Mandeville, came into pos- session of the Flatbush property, which he sold and then removed to Pompton Plains, New Jersey. He was twice married and had six children, viz .: David, Peter, Antje, . Johannis, Hendrick and Giles. Giles Man- deville, youngest child of Hendrick, was born at Pompton Plains, New Jersey, Jan- uary 25, 1708; died August 8, 1776. His first residence was in a log house, which was destroyed by fire in 1742. He built a stone house on the same site, which is still standing. He married Leah Bruen or Brown and had eight children, viz .: Hen- drick (3), born 1732; Elizabeth, born 1736; William, born 1739; Johannis, born 1740; Anthony, born March 7, 1742; Grietje, Giles, Abraham.
Abraham Mandeville, youngest child of Giles and Leah (Brown) Mandeville, was born at Pompton Plains, New Jersey, Oc- tober 25, 1750. He was a man of consider- able means and influence in the community. He married Antje Van Wagoner. Their children were: Catherine, born August 7, 1775, died in infancy; Gellis, or Giles, born November 29, 1777; Cornelius, born No- vember 20, 1779; William, born May 20.
1782; Helmah, born August 18, 1785; Abram, born May 14, 1788; Catherine, again, born July 24, 1789; Leah, born June 8, 1795.
Giles Mandeville, eldest living child of Abraham and Antje (Van Wagoner) Man- deville, was born at Pompton Plains, New Jersey, November 29, 1777; died in Orange, June 14, 1863. He was a pros- perous farmer and a man of more than or- dinary intelligence, possessed of a retentive memory and fond of books, of which he had a large and varied collection. He was well informed on the leading topics of the day and was a man of much ability and influ- ence. He was the founder of the Orange branch of the family, having settled here in 1800, being then a young man of twenty- two. He was interested in educational mat- ters and founded the first public library ever established in the Oranges, his own collection of books forming the nucleus. It was well patronized by the young men of the day, who derived great benefit from it, and Mr. Mandeville was recognized as a public benefactor. He died June 14, 1863, and was buried in the old Orange burying- ground, but afterward was removed to Rosedale cemetery. He was a man of hon- est convictions, but simple and unaffected in his manner. In appearance and personal characteristics he showed the hereditary traits of the family. He married Sally, daughter of Henry Wick, of Morristown, New Jersey, and had issue: Abraham; James Camp; Elizabeth, married Cyrus Baldwin; Henry Sears, and Preston. Giles Mandeville married, second, Abigail Crane, a descendant of Jasper Crane, who married the daughter of Governor Treat, of Con- necticut, and one of the original settlers of Newark.
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Abraham Mandeville, eldest child of Giles and Sally (Wick) Mandeville, was born in Orange, August 27, 1805. He was edu- cated at Colonel Chester Robinson's school and later engaged in mercantile affairs and held many offices of trust and honor. He was coroner and was for fifteen years justice of the peace. He was one of the incorpor- ators of the Orange Savings Bank and con- tinued on the board of management up to the time of his death. His early connection with the Masonic fraternity was a notable event in his life, having been raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, February 20, 1827, in Union Lodge, No. II, only a few weeks before the corner-stone of Ma- sonic hall was laid. Stephen D. Day, one of the founders of the lodge, was grand junior warden of the state at the time, and took an active part in the ceremonies. Dr. Dan- iel Babbitt, who afterwards became grand master of the state, was worshipful mas- ter of Union Lodge at the time, and from him Mr. Mandeville received his first les- sons in speculative Masonry, and exem- plified its teachings during the remainder of his life. During the anti-Masonic ex- citement, from 1836 to 1846, he remained firm and loyal to the order, and at the time of his death was the oldest living Master Mason in Orange, having been a member of Union Lodge for over half a century. When work was resumed by the lodge, after a lapse of many years, he was among the first to take his place among his brother mem- bers. He died in May, 1887, age eighty- one years and nine months. He married Lydia L. Kilburn, daughter of Daniel Kil- burn, of Orange, a descendant of "Ser- geant John" Kilburn, of Wethersfield, Con- necticut, whose ancestry dates back to that of William de Kilbourne, lord of the manor
of Kilbourne, in Yorkshire, born A. D. 1173. The children of Abraham and Lydia L. (Kilburn) Mandeville were: Lewis A., Sarah E., Giles P., Phebe A., and Mary K., who married Joseph A. Minott.
James Camp Mandeville, second child of Giles and Sally (Wick) Mandeville, was born in the house, on Main street (still standing), opposite the Methodist church, about 1807. He received a good common- school education, and learned the trade of coach-making with Hedenburg, Pickett, Cooper & Company, and was associated with them in business. He made consider- able money, but through the failure of his old employers, in 1841, he lost it, and was obliged to go to work as a journeyman. He removed to Newark and lived there during the remainder of his life. He mar- ried Caroline Van Vilsor, of Hempstead, Long Island, and had issue Dr. Frederic B. and Anna M., who married Edwin Scud- der.
It is not surprising to find a physician in this branch of the family, as there have been several members of the different branches who have attained distinction in this pro- fession. Sir John Maundeville, born in St. Albans, England, about 1300, was a man of scholastic learning and also acquainted with medicine and natural science, as understood in that day. Bernard Mande- ville, M. D., born at Dordrecht about 1665, was settled as a physician in London, where he died January 21, 1733. Several mem- bers of the American branch have been prominent as physicians.
Frederick B. Mandeville. eldest son of James Camp and Caroline (Van Vilsor) Mandeville, was born at 291 Washington street, Newark, August 17, 1840. He evinced early in life a thirst for knowledge
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and a determination to adopt a professional life. With bright hopes for the future, the father gave him every encouragement, and his preliminary studies were pursued under the direction of Nathan Hedges, Rev. Will- iam Bradley, and the distinguished classical teacher, Rev. Dr. Weeks. He completed his preparatory course at the Newark Academy, and soon after entered Rutgers College. At the end of his sophomore year he decided to give up his studies and pursue a mercantile career. He began as clerk in the mercantile establishment of S. R. W. Heath & Company, and soon won the confidence of his employers and was duly promoted. The desire to enter the medical profession returned and he applied himself diligently, during his leisure hours, to the study of such works on medicine as would enable him to enter a medical col- lege. He became interested in the theories of the new school of practice and, at the age of nineteen, entered the New York Homeopathic Medical College, in which he was graduated in 1861. While pleased with the new school of practice, he determined to obtain a knowledge of the old as well, and after completing his course in the first, he entered the New York Medical College from which he received his degree of M. D. in 1863. While pursuing his studies in the latter college he availed himself of the op- portunity occasioned by the civil war and obtained an appointment as medical cadet in the United States service, and was as- signed duty at the Ward United States Hospital, in Newark. After a brief experi- ence he was promoted to acting assistant surgeon. His experience in this hospital proved of great advantage to him in his subsequent practice. He was associated for a year with Dr. Charles R. Fish, a
homeopathic physician, in Newark, New Jersey. On the latter's removal from New- ark, Dr. Mandeville succeeded to his prac- tice. During this period he continued his studies and his mind broadened and ex- panded and he was led to take a more lib- eral view of the old and new schools and adopt such methods as seemed best adapted to circumstances. The wisdom of this course was soon manifest, and his clientele increased from year to year and the "God bless you" fell from the lips of many who had experienced the benefit of his independ- ent methods. During his long and success- ful practice, Dr. Mandeville has kept apace with the times, ready at all times to adopt the best methods of others, even where it conflicted with his pre-conceived theories. He enjoys a high reputation among those of his professional brethren who are not wedded to iron-clad theories, and is ad- mired for his bold, independent, manly course. In 1869 he was appointed to the chair of diseases of children and hygiene, in the New York Homeopathic Medical College; his professional duties, however, compelled him to decline the honor.
The cause of education has always been one of deepest interest to Dr. Mandeville, and he has never neglected any opportun- ity to place the best means and facilities within the reach of the masses. He was elected a member of the board of education of Newark, in 1872, continuing for nine years, until his removal from the ward, in 1881, necessitated his retirement. For seven years of this period he was chairman of the teachers' committee. He was for some years a member of the Newark board of health, having succeeded Dr. J. D. Brumley to that position in 1882. He was twice president of the health board and was
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chief officer of health for five years under the old regime, and during this period he recommended many changes and improve- ments which were of great benefit to his native city. He served as president of the new board of health for one year. Dr. Mandeville was one of the founders of the New Jersey State Homeopathic Society and served two terms as its president. He is a member of the New Jersey Medical Club and American Institute, and an hon- orary member of the New York and Penn- sylvania State Homeopathic Societies. He has been for many years a contributor to the medical journals, his articles evincing originality and independence of thought as well as careful study and thorough investi- gation. He is a member of the New Jersey Club, composed of physicians residing in Union, Hudson, Essex and Passaic coun- ties, New Jersey.
Dr. Mandeville has been identified with various business enterprises, which have profited by the results of his early business experience. His reputation for business sa- gacity and foresight shows that the time spent during his early days in acquiring this knowledge was not in vain. He was one of the organizers of the Schuyler Electric Light Company; was its first vice-president, and was its president until its consolidation. He was one of the organizers of the United States Industrial Insurance Company, of Newark, which enabled the poorest men to avail themselves of its benefits, relieving want and misery in thousands of cases which the old plan of life insurance, under its costly methods, would have failed to meet. He was its medical director and vice-president, and was elected president in 1892.
In his religious connections Dr. Mande-
ville was first with the Reformed Dutch church, afterward elder of the Park Presby- terian church, and when that was removed to the north end of the city he united with the old First Presbyterian church. He is also a member of St. John's Lodge, F. & A. M., of Newark. Socially, Dr. Mandeville is one of the most genial and entertaining of men. Kind-hearted and charitable, he has always been foremost in performing good deeds, and relieving those in trouble and distress. He is still in the prime of life; his physical manhood strong, vigorous and pure. He is beloved by his associates, as well as by those under him, over whom he exerts a kind and fatherly influence. He married, October 7, 1863, Sarah Teel, daughter of George Tucker Teel, of New York. They had issue, Frederick Allen, born August 17, 1864; Henry C., deceased; Mary, married E. W. S. Johnson, of New York; James Arthur.
Frederick Allen Mandeville, M. D., eld- est child of Frederick B. and Sarah (Teel) Mandeville, was born at the home of his father, on Washington street, Newark, Au- gust 17, 1864. His early instruction was received at the public schools of Newark, his father being at that time greatly inter- ested in the cause of public education, and a member of the Newark board of educa- tion. Frederick A. was prepared for col- lege at the Newark Academy, and entered Rutgers College in the class of '85, graduat- ing with honor. He was graduated and re- ceived his degree of M. D. from the New York Homeopathic College in 1890. He established himself at 224 Belleville avenue, Newark, depending wholly upon his own exertions, and at the end of two years had a lucrative practice among the best people of the eighth ward. In 1892 he made a trip to
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Europe and took a post-graduate course at the University of Vienna, his preceptors be- ing the eminent Drs. Albert and Bilroth. In 1893, soon after his return home, he combined his own with his father's practice and formed a co-partnership, which still ex- ists, although Frederick A. has now almost the entire control of it. Like his father, he is not tied down by any iron-clad rules or system, but adapts his methods of treat- ment to suit each particular case. He loves his profession, and is ready to make any personal sacrifice to achieve success, re- gardless of the criticisms of those who are wedded to stereotyped methods of either the old or new school. He has original ideas and has invented and devised appa- ratus and improved methods which have been of great benefit to the profession.
His inventions have been favorably no- ticed by the press, and had he chosen to avail himself of the commercial advantages to be derived therefrom he might have add- ed materially to his exchequer, but in all his inventions he has strictly observed the un- written code, which debars the profession from reaping any pecuniary benefit from their inventions. Even had there been no barrier, Dr. Mandeville could never be in- duced to restrict the use of any discoveries of his own that would help to relieve the sufferings of his fellowmen. He inherits from his father those strong sympathies for suffering humanity that would lead to great personal sacrifices for the accomplishment of the ends sought. Like one of his dis- tinguished ancestors, his mind runs more in the line of scientific than medical research, yet his researches all tend to increase his medical knowledge. He is a member of the New York Microscopical Society, the Academy of Sciences, the Torrey Botanical
Club, the MacKeon Club, and the several Columbia College societies.
JOHN L. JOHNSON
is numbered among the legal practitioners of the bar of Newark and has attained con- siderable distinction by reason of his com- prehensive and accurate knowledge of the law, his painstaking preparation of cases and his absolute fidelity to the interests en- trusted to his care.
Born in St. Lawrence county, New York, on the 16th of May, 1847, he is of Scotch- Irish descent. The family was founded in Vermont at a very early day in the history of the colonies and among the first of the name of whom we have record is Obadiah Johnson. William Pitt Johnson, the father of our subject, was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, and after attaining his majority married Abigail Adaline Bell, who was born near York, Scotland. This worthy couple became the parents of five children who reached adult age, John L. being the youngest of the family. He gained a liberal education in the public schools and supplemented the same by at- tending the Albany Normal School, of Al- bany, New York. He then ceased to be a pupil and became an instructor, follow- ing the profession of teaching for a num- ber of years. In 1871 he came to New Jersey and engaged to teach in Hoboken. From 1872 to 1882 he was employed as professor of mathematics in the high school of the city of Newark, and was recognized as one of the ablest educators that has been connected with the educational department of the city.
In the meantime Mr. Johnson took up the study of law and was admitted to the
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bar. In 1883 he was appointed by Govern- or Ludlow to the office of associate judge of the court of common pleas, serving in that capacity for a term of five years, with strict impartiality and fairness. His su- perior knowledge of the elemental princi- ples of jurisprudence, as well as his accu- rate comprehension of the finer shades of meaning which are aften found in the law, eminently qualified him for judgeship. On his retirement from the bench he estab- lished an office in Newark, and his eminent abilities soon won him a distinctive clien- tele, which he has since retained.
In 1872 Judge Johnson was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Alice, daughter of Stephen Personette, of French Huguenot descent. Two children were born to them, but one is now deceased. The mother of this family passed away in 1879, and in November, 1880, the Judge was again mar- ried, his second union being with Miss Alice L. Thornton, by whom he has one child, Maria J. Judge Johnson is a Knight Templar Mason and Past Master of St. John's Lodge, No. I, of Newark. He has a wide acquaintance in this city and in pro- fessional and social circles his many excel- lencies of character command high regard.
ยท HON. MARCUS L. WARD.
Hon. Marcus L. Ward, ex-governor of New Jersey, was born November 9, 1812, in the city of Newark, where his paternal ancestors have resided since 1666. The Wards are of English stock, and their home was in Northamptonshire, where the rec- ords of the family may be found. Stephen Warde married Joice Traford, and after his death his widow, with some of their chil- dren, including John Ward, came to New
England in 1630, and in 1635 settled at Wethersfield, Connecticut. John Ward came to Newark in 1666, in company with about thirty families, and these formed the first settlers on the shore of the Passaic, laying out the present city of Newark. A son of John Ward, of the same name, was shortly after married to Abigail Kitchell, the granddaughter of the Rev. Abraham Pierson, the pious and eloquent pastor of the settlers, in honor of whose birthplace in England the name of Newark was con- ferred upon this, his new home. From such a stock one might well expect an hon- ored progeny, and it is not too much to say that during seven generations this family have been distinguished by the highest qualities of integrity and personal honor.
In early life Governor Ward entered into trade, in connection with his father, and soon became connected with the financial institutions and public enterprises of the city. His wise counsel, his prudent judg- ment, his unswerving integrity have been felt in their management and success; and thus he gained that confidence which he re- tained to the close of his life, through the passage of years, the virulence of party warfare, and through the strongest test,- that of public position and administrative responsibility. Governor Ward's political associations were with the Whig party, but he was among the earliest to recog- nize the necessity of a stronger organiza- tion to curb the growing domination of the south. He supported Fremont and Dayton in the presidential campaign of 1856, but his attention was not seriously drawn to political subjects until the sum- mer of 1858. In that year the exciting con- test between slavery and freedom called him to Kansas, and while there he fully saw
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and appreciated the importance of the struggle going on in that territory. He gave, while there, his prudent counsels and generous contributions to the Free State party, and on his return to New Jersey he engaged warmly in the work of rousing public attention to the pending issue. At a time when party spirit was thoroughly aroused, and when constant misrepresenta- tions sought to confuse the public mind, his clear and unanswerable statements of fact were received with the confidence which his character always inspired. He was deep- ly interested in the political contest of the ensuing autumn, and none rejoiced more sincerely over the result in New Jersey, which secured a United States senator and an unbroken delegation in the house of representatives against the Lecompton fraud.
In 1860 the growing political influence of Governor Ward began to be felt and ac- knowledged, and he was unanimously chos- en a delegate to the Republican national convention, the proceedings of which cul- minated in the nomination of Abraham Lincoln. In the contest which ensued he bore his full part, and when the result was reached he felt amply repaid for all his exertions. He neither challenged nor sought to avoid the consequences of that success. When the signal was given for that revolt which had long been prepar- ing in the southern states, it found him ready for any services or sacrifices which were necessary to defend the right. He was neither discouraged by defeats nor unduly elated with transient successes, but his ef- forts were devoted to the suppression of the Rebellion and the preservation of the Union. At the outbreak of hostilities he led in a call for a public meeting to sustain
the government. As the struggle in- creased in importance and drew into the ranks of the patriot army regiment after regiment of New Jersey troops, Governor Ward saw the necessity of sustaining the families of the volunteers during their ab- sence. Alone and unaided, he devised and carried out that system of relief the advan- tages of which were felt in every county of the state. The pay of the volunteer was collected at the camp and passed over to the wife and children at home; if killed or wounded, the pension was secured; and this continued until after the close of the war, without a charge of any nature upon these sacred funds. Hundreds and thou- sands of families were preserved from want and suffering by this wise and considerate scheme, and of all the means devised to sustain the state in its patriotic efforts none were more potent than this.
But his active efforts did not terminate here. It was through his efforts and in- fluence with the general government that a hospital for sick and wounded soldiers was established in Newark, and in view of his loyal action his name was bestowed upon it. Ward's Hospital became known as one of the best controlled institutions of the kind in the country. His sanitary ar- rangements were fully appreciated by those most competent to judge of them.
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