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He married, September 20, 1886, in St. Mary's Cathedral. Trenton, New Jersey, Rebecca M. Sweeney, one of the public school teachers of the city. Three children have been born to them : Margaret M., in 1887. Teresa A., in
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1889, and John M., in 1892. All were born in Trenton and on Mill Hill, within a stone's throw of the birthplace of their father.
FREDERICK SHANGLE, who is a pros- perous farmer of West Windsor township, Mer- cer county, New Jersey, and in addition devotes much time to the cultivation of his musical tal- ents, imparting a knowledge of this art to oth- ers, represents one of the old families of the state of New Jersey.
Frederick H. Shangle, grandfather of Fred- erick Shangle, was born in Morris county, New Jersey, but a considerable portion of his life was spent in West Windsor township, Mercer county, where he was extensively engaged in farming. His death occurred September 6, 1852. He married Elizabeth Crater, who died Septem- ber 2, 1868. They had children: I. Sering, born March II, 1827, deceased. 2. Philip, born September 26, 1828. 3. Mary, born Septem- ber 20, 1830, married John Hunt, and they are both deceased. 4. Susannah, born April 20, 1832, deccased ; married Gideon Hutchinson. 5. Amanda, born December 20, 1833, married John Rue. 6. Frederick, see forward.
Frederick Shangle, third son and sixth and youngest child of Frederick H. and Elizabeth (Crater) Shangle, was born in Morris county, New Jersey, March 15, 1836, and died Septem- ber 1, 1889. He was but ten years of age when lie removed with his parents to West Windsor township, Mercer county, New Jersey, and his education was acquired in both counties. From the time of his arrival in West Windsor town- ship he was a continuous resident in it until his death. He, like his father, followed the occupa- ton of farming with great success, and he was honored and respected throughout the commun- ity. He married (first), December 17, 1857, Catherine Amanda Updyke, daughter of William and Sarah (Hunt) Updyke, and they had chil- dren: 1. Sarah E., born August 16, 1859, mar- ried, December 14, 1881, David D. Bergen, and has one child. 2. Carrie, born October 6, 1864, married, October 18, 1882, Hiram Cook, and has seven children now living. Frederick Shangle married (second), in East Windsor township, New Jersey, January 2, 1873, Elizabeth Hulse, and had one child, Frederick, the particular sub- ject of this sketch. Elizabeth (Hulse) Shangle was born January 12, 1838, and was a daughter of Anthony and Hannah A. (Shephard) Hulse.
The former was born October 5, 1806, and died December 23, 1881; the latter was born Decem- ber 14, 1809, and died April 21, 1889. They were married November 12, 1834, and had chil- dren : Anna, born January 28, 1836, married Theodore A. Mount; she died November 12, 1856. 2. Elizabeth, mentioned above. 3. Ly- dia, born October 23, 1840, married Levi Up- dyke, December. 10, 1857; she died April 25, 1859. 4. William H., born August 17, 1844, married (first) Margaret Updyke, (second) Em- ma Miller, also deceased. 5. Samuel V., born December 31, 1846, is now an attorney in New- ark, New Jersey; he married Carrie White. 6. Catherine Ann, born February 4, 1849, married, December 27, 1867, Amos Hutchinson.
Frederick Shangle, only child of Frederick and Elizabeth (Hulse) Shangle, was born on the homestead farm, in West Windsor township, Mercer county, New Jersey, where he is still re- siding, July 14, 1881. He enjoyed the advan- tages of a good education in the public schools of his native township, and later became a stu- dent at the Trenton Model School, from which he was graduated with honor in the class of 1901. He then studied at the Philadelphia Acad- emy of Music for about one and one-half years, under the special tuition of Professor Richard Zecker, and became an expert in this art, being one of the finest pianists of the county. In ad- dition to attending to the cultivation and man- agement of his fine farm, he spends considerable time in pianoforte instruction, for which he has a decided natural talent. He takes a practical and beneficial interest in the public affairs of the township, is a member of the board of elec- tion, and was census taker for West Windsor township in 1905. He served as president of the Young Men's Christian Association at Dutch Neck in 1905, and is at present a member of the board of directors and music committee of that body. He and his wife and mother are consist- ent members of the Baptist church.
Mr. Shangle married, in Philadelphia, Septem- ber 7, 1904, Ada D. Andrews, daughter of John and Catherine (Lee) Andrews.
WILLIAM EVERETT, deceased, was a resident of West Windsor township, Mercer county, New Jersey, for many years, and was a well known and highly esteemed farmer in that locality. He was a member of a family, several generations of which had lived in the state. He
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was the son of James and Rachel (Coombs) Everett, and was born in West Windsor town- ship, July 25, 1843.
From his early years he assisted his father in the cultivation of the home farm, and later en- gaged in agricultural pursuits on his own ac- count, being one of the practical and progressive farmers of that section of the state, and keeping his farm in such an excellent state of cultiva- tion that it was considered a model of its size. His death, which occurred March 27, 1900, was deeply regretted by a large circle of friends.
He married, May 3, 1865, Rebecca E. Lee, born in Hamilton township, near Trenton, New Jer- sey, February 13, 1848, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Coombs) Lee. Andrew Lee was a son of William and Mary (Wright) Lee; was born in Hamilton township, and died March 27, 1900. He was a practical and prosperous farm- er, and his entire life was spent in this field of labor. He married (first) Elizabeth Coombs, and had children: Joshua W., Mary Ann, de- ceased ; William T., deceased ; Rebecca E., men- tioned above; Isaac, who was drowned in child- hood. He married (second) Hettie Hutchison, who is still living on their farm one mile from Trenton, and had children: Beverly, and Sarah Louise, deceased. William and Rebecca E. (Lee) Everett had children :
I. Andrew, born ยท March 12, 1866, married Harriet Hendrick, and has four children. 2. Elizabeth Lee, born March 2. 1867, married Grant Rogers. 3. Walter L., born December 4, 1868, married Annie Berriam, and has two children. 4. Rachael, born Aug- ust 15, 1871, died January 3. 1875. 5. Bever- lev, born November 12, 1873, married Emma Coleman ; has three children. 6. Elmer B., born April 30, 1876. died November 13, 1878. 7. William H., born November 16, 1878, resid- ing with his mother. 8. Irvin H., born Sep- tember 12. 1881, married Laura B. Sprague, and has one child. 9. Franklin G., born August I, 1884, married Mabel Applegate, and has one child. 10. James H., born January 17, 1887, resides with his mother. II. Lamonte, born September 10, 1889, resides with his mother.
PETER ELLIS DE COU, of Hamilton town- ship, belongs to one of the oldest families in Mercer county, living now in the homestead of Samuel and Lucy Abhott with the date 1797 cut in the brick wall, being one of the county's his- toric places.
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Joseph De Cou, grandfather of Peter Ellis De Cou, lived near Chesterfield. He married Sarah Ellis, and among their children was a son, Peter, of whom later.
Peter De Cou, son of Joseph and Sarah (El- lis) De Cou, married Mary De Cou, came in possession of the Pearson homestead in Not- tingham township, and their children were: I. Elizabeth, wife of William C. Ivins ; children : Alexander, Hannah, Peter Ellis, William Penn, Caroline Derbyshire, Sarah, Mary, Susan D., and Howard, married Eliza Foskit, one child, Will- iam Clifford. 2. Charles, married Rachel Bar- ton ; both deceased. 3. Miriam, unmarried. 4. Margaret, deceased. 5. Peter Ellis, of whom later. 6. Susan, wife of Joseph E. Barton ; children : Charles, married Emily Witticre, one child, Louis Witticre; Joseph, married Elizabeth Yarnel; and Mary, unmarried. 7. Sarah, de- ceased. 8. Barclay, deceased, married Cornelia Miller ; children : Emma, Mary Helen and Lil- lie Blanche.
Peter Ellis De Cou, son of Peter and Mary (De Cou), De Cou, came, in 1888, into posses- sion of the homestead of Samuel and Lucy Ab- bott. The estate consists of one hundred and ninety-six acres, which he cultivates with a view to general farming. He has prospered in his calling and has one of the finest farms in the township. In the sphere of politics he is iden- tified with the Republicans, supporting without partisanship the candidates and measures advo- cated by the organization. He is a member of the Society of Friends.
Peter Ellis De Cou married Martha Taylor, a great-great-granddaughter of Samuel Taylor, who came from England in a sailing vessel named "Martha" in the early part of the eighteenth century. He settled at Bordentown, where he engaged in farming, owning and cultivating one of the largest farms in New Jersey at that pe- riod.
Samuel Taylor married Hannah Henpin, and their son John married Sarah Quicksel. They were the parents of a son, Daniel, who married Hannah Steward, by whom he was the father of a son, Daniel, of whom later.
Daniel Tavlor, son of Daniel and Hannah (Steward) Taylor, was born in Burlington coun- tv. New Jersey, and moved to Auburn, Salem county, New Jersey, where he began life with a farm of fifty-four acres, which he subsequently in- creased by two hundred. He married Eliza-
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beth Allen, and their children were: Anna. Hannah, wife of John P. Brown; children : Eliz- abeth, married Edwin Holmes, one child, Laura E .; David T. B., married Sarah Tompkins, one child, J. Herbert. Joseph, married Ella Driver; one child, Mabel H. William H., married Re- becca Batten; children: Wilmer and Mabel. Margaret W., wife of Benjamin Lawrence; chil- dren : Henry Cooper, J. Raymond and Marion H. After the death of the mother of this fam- ily Daniel Taylor married Sidney Owen, who bore him five children: Elizabeth, died unmar- ried at the age of seventy-seven. David, mar- ried Hannah Sommers; children : Anna F., married Edward Gaunt, one child, Hannah T. Gaunt ; Franklin S., married Hannah Borton, one child, Alice B. Daniel H., married Ellen B. Lippincott; children: Mary L., wife of Will- iam B. Griscon, one child, William, Jr., and Martha B., unmarried. Sarah, physician at Woodstown, New Jersey. Martha, wife of Pe- ter Ellis De Cou. Hannah A. Brown died aged eighty-seven.
JOHN HODGSON MCCULLOUGH, M. D., president of the medical staff and chief surgeon of the Mckinley Memorial Hospital, Trenton, New Jersey, was born in Philadelphia, October 28, 1871, and is a representative of well known Pennsylvania families dating back to the early days of the commonwealth. His parents were William G. and Frances D. (Hodgson) McCul- lough, and his paternal grandfather was the Rev. John B. Mccullough, D. D., who was in his day a prominent educator and divine.
William G. Mccullough was born in Miners- ville, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, Septem- ber 30, 1851. He received his literary education in the excellent Pennsylvania Military Academy in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He then matric- ulated in the Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, from which he was graduated in 1878. He cared for a country practice for a period of three years, and in the autumn of 1881 located in Trenton, New Jersey, where he has since been actively engaged in his profession. He is a inember of the faculty of the City Hos- pital Training School, and a lecturer before its classes. He holds membership in the New Jer- sey State Medical Society, the West Jersey Med- ical Society, and the Trenton Homeopathic Soci- ety. On January 2, 1871, he married Frances Day, and of this marriage were born seven chil-
dren, of whom two survive: Florence, married Enrique De Velliverde ; and John Hodgson. Mrs. McCullough is a daughter of the late John Hodgson. well known in the newspaper world as a journalist of distinguished ability. Mr. Hodg- son was a native of England, and came to the United States with his parents when he was five years old. He learned the printer's trade in the office of the Village Record. in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and subsequently worked as a compositor on the Intelligencer, at Doylestown, Bucks county. There he married Elizabeth Hall. Shortly afterward he located in Norristown, Montgomery county, where he purchased the Herald, which he conducted for a few years. Disposing of this paper, he engaged in mercan- tile pursuits in Philadelphia, and there his wife died. In 1842 he returned to West Chester, where he established the Jeffersonian. This jour- nal he soon brought to a place of acknowledged and broad influence, and lie conducted it with marked ability until 1865, when his son, Will- iam H. Hodgson, became its sole proprietor, as he is to the present day. John Hodgson subse- quently established the Times, in Chester, Penn- sylvania, where he died in 1877. In 1857 he was elected as a Democrat to the state legisla- ture. He was a man of strict integrity and lofty personal character.
John Hodgson Mccullough, only son of Dr. William G. and Frances Day (Hodgson) Mc- Cullough, inherited the paternal tastes and abil- ities. He completed his literary education in the high school of Trenton, New Jersey, and after graduation became a matriculant in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. After a two years' course of study in this institution he entered his father's alma mater, the Halinemann Medical College, in the same city, where he completed his professional studies under the deanship of the distinguished Amos Russell Thomas, and under whose benef- icent influence and training he immediately came. Graduating from this college in 1892, Dr. Mccullough served an interneship in the Cumberland Street Hospital. Brooklyn, New York, where his opportunities for observation and examination were practically unbounded. In 1892 he entered upon practice in Trenton, New Jersey, where he has since been bus-
ily and successfully engaged to the present time, maintaining offices at 213 Perry street. His standing in his profession is
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amply evidenced by the high position he occu- pies in the Mckinley Memorial Hospital in Trenton-that of president of the medical staff and chief surgeon. He is a member of the New Jersey State Medical Society, the National Med- ical Society, the Hahnemann Alumni Associa- tion, and is local examiner for the State Life Insurance Company. He is active in National Guard affairs, and is captain of Company A, Second Regiment.
Dr. Mccullough married, October 6, 1897, Mariana E. Ely, a daughter of Holmes D. and Mathilda (Parker) Ely, and of this union were born two children: Lillian E., August 15, 1899; and John H., Jr .. March 13. 1904.
WILLIAM SYKES, a successful market gar- dener of Trenton, was born in Hamilton town- ship, near the city of Trenton, January 2, 1847, and is a son of John Sykes, who was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1820, and came to Amer- ica in 1842. John Sykes was one of a family of two sons and five daughters, whose father died when John was a small boy, and being obliged to assist in the support of the family, he received very little school education. At an early age he learned the trade of a weaver and worked in the mills of his native town, assisting his mother in the support of the family until 1842, when he came to America. Landing at New York, and failing to find work there, he walked to Tren- ton, a distance of sixty-four miles, having heard of a woolen mill located there operated by a Mr. Fisher. He found employment in the mill and remained there some time, and a little later went with the same party to Fisherville, Pennsylvania, where he was employed for a time, and then returned to Trenton. He now decided to en- gage in market gardening, and purchasing five acres of land of Samuel Simonds, he began rais- ing vegetables, small fruits and berries for the Trenton market. He later purchased an addi- tional tract of nine and a half acres of George Anderson and devoted his attention to this branch of agriculture during the remainder of his life, assisted materially during the later years by his son William. John Sykes died in 1886.
He married, soon after his arrival in New Jer- sev. Achsah Johnson, who died February, 1861, leaving six children, as follows: I. Mary, mar- ried Furmen Everingham, and removed to Glen- wood, Iowa, where she has two children, Phany and Furman. 2. William, a further account of
whom follows. 3. George, married Mary Gol- die and has one son, John, who married Julia Howard. 4. Sarah, married Henry Wharton and has two children, Mary and William, the latter married to a Miss Hughes. 5. Annie, married Alexis Cook, and has two sons, John and Elmer. 6. John, married Emma West, and had three children: Alvin, Arthur, who died at the age of twelve years, and Clifford.
William Sykes. eldest son of John and Ach- sah (Johnson) Sykes, was born in Hamilton township. January 2, 1847. He assisted his fa- ther in the conduct of the truck farm, and ac- quired his education at the public schools. He remained at home until his marriage, and then took charge of the Mellick farm of sixty acres, which he conducted for two years, and then re- moved to the William Anderson farm, where he lived for two years. He then removed to Hen- derson county. New Jersey. where he operated a fine farm of one hundred and forty acres for several years. Returning to Trenton he took charge of the Thomas Allen farm of nineteen acres, and devoted his attention to market gar- dening for the next eight years. In 1884 he re- turned to his father's truck farm and assisted his now aged parent in its conduct until the death of the latter in 1886, and has since operated it for himself, producing all kinds of vegetables and small fruits, which are disposed of at whole- sale in the Trenton and other mnarkets.
Mr. Sykes has always taken an interest in lo- cal politics, giving his allegiance to the Repub- lican party. He has filled the following local offices : School director or trustee two years, district clerk three years, commissioner of ap- peals six years, and has served for three years on the township committee. He and his family are members of the Baptist church.
Mr. Sykes has been twice married. By his first wife, Lydia Mellick. daughter of John and Elizabeth Mellick, of Hamilton township, he had two children, William J., a sketch of whom ap- pears elsewhere in this work, and Mary Eliza- beth. wife of William Hughes. He married (second) Jessie Wilkinson, daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth Wilkinson, of Hamilton township, by whom he has one child. Florence, born in 1889.
WILLIAM J. SYKES. a leading produce merchant of Trenton, New Jersey, was born in that city, a son of William and Lydia ( Mellick)
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Sykes, and a grandson of John and Achsah (Johnson) Sykes, mentioned in the preceding sketch.
Mr. Sykes was educated in the school of Tren- ton, and being the only son in the family was called upon to assist his father in the farming operations and the conduct of his extensive mar- ket garden. He continued with his father until 1895, when he started out for himself in market- ing his father's products to the retail trade. Se- curing a stall in Washington Market he offered to the consumer home grown vegetables and small fruits fresh from his father's market gar- den, and gradually established the reputation of furnishing goods of a superior quality and built up a fine trade, so that today he stands at the head in his line of business and the name of Sykes is a guarantee that the goods sold are the best obtainable. He is one of the successful young business men of the city, and has recent- ly purchased a modest home in a desirable loca- tion in the city. In politics he is a Republican, but has never aspired to office or public position. In religion he is a member of the Baptist church.
He married Dorothy Hughes, of an old New Jersey family, and two children were born to them: Ira and Russell. Mrs. Sykes died Feb- ruary 21, 1905.
IGNATZ HOFF, who has been closely iden- tified with the business interests of Princeton, New Jersey, for many years, and is at present (1907) manager of the Princeton Gas Light Company, is descended from an honored family of Alsace-Lorraine, France, now part of the German Empire.
Frederick Hoff, father of Ignatz Hoff, was born in Strassburg, Alsace-Lorraine, which was at that time a province of France, 1764, and died in the same town in 1848. He was a hoop man- ufacturer, and was the owner of much landed property. He married Margaret
Ignatz Hoff, only son and only child of Fred- erick and Margaret Hoff, was also born in Strassburg, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, Febru- ary II, 1837. He enjoyed the advantages of an excellent education in private schools in his na- tive town, and came to the United States at the age of fifteen years. He came to Princeton, Mercer county, New Jersey, in 1853, and his first business venture was in the manufacture of carriages. This he abandoned after a time and became associated with the Princeton Gas Light
Company, in which corporation he now holds the position of general superintendent. His con- nection with the company has existed for the long period of forty-six years. During the Civil war he was among the first to volunteer in de- fense of the country of his adoption, and en- listed in Company D, Princeton Volunteers, a home regiment. He is a consistent member of the Princeton Roman Catholic Church, and takes a deep interest in its welfare. He has always been actively concerned with the political affairs of the county, and was a member of the borough council from 1872 until 1876.
Mr. Hoff married, April 9, 1863, Delia B. Dowd, daughter of Patrick and Mary ( Mc- Grath) Dowd, of Lawrenceville, the former a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Hoff have been blessed with the following named children : Catherine, married Richard Sullivan, now deceased. Mary, married James McCormick, a detective in the city of New York; has two children, Anna and John. Elizabeth, married William H. Cottrell, assistant postmaster of Princeton. Anna. Jo- seph. John Ignatz, Jr.
PHILIP HENDRICKSON JOHNSON, a successful and well known farmer of Prince- ton, Mercer county. New Jersey, is a descend- ant of one of the old families of the state. He resides on his farm, "Brookside," on the Rose- dale road, which property has been in the John- son family for the past two hundred years and is one of the finest farms in that section of the state.
(I) Ruttger Johnson, or Janse, as the name was originally spelled, was the emigrant ances- tor of this family. He settled on Long Island during the early colonial days.
(II) John Johnson, son of Rutger Johnson (I), married, and among his children was a son, David.
(III) David Johnson, son of John Johnson (2). married Mary Opdyke, and among their children was a son, also named David.
(IV) David Johnson, son of David (3) and Mary (Opdyke) Johnson, was born on the fam- ily homestead at Princeton, New Jersey, and spent his life in agricultural pursuits. He mar- ried Ann Stockton, daughter of James Stock- ton, of Princeton, New Jersey, and had children : I. Maria, married Ezekiel Harden. 2. Helen, died unmarried at the age of seventy-eight years. 3. William, see forward.
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(V) William Johnson, only son and third and youngest child of David (4) and Ann (Stockton ) Johnson, was born on the family homestead, January 17, 1817. He followed in the footsteps of his forefathers and became a tiller of the soil, an occupation in which he was engaged throughout his life. He married Joan- na Harden, born April 9, 1826, daughter of Abel and Mary (Fisher) Harden, and their children were: 1. Helen, born December 2, 1849, un- married. 2. Mary Jane, born August 16, 1851, married Thomas B. Reed, has children : Francis J., William L., Joanna, married Henry Fagans ; Richard L., and Edward. 3. Philip Hendrick- son, see forward William Johnson died Janu- ary 6, 1858, and his widow is still living.
(VI) Philip Hendrickson Johnson, only son and third and youngest child of William (5) and Joanna (Harden) Johnson, was born on the homestead farm on the Rosedale road, June 23, 1856. His education was an excellent one and acquired at a private school in Princeton. Upon taking up the practical duties of life he engaged in farming and at present manages the home farm, which consists of one hundred and eighty- two acres of well cultivated land. Some time after the death of his father Mr. Johnson pur- chased another farm on the Rosedale road, in Lawrence township, this consisting of one hun- dred and forty-two acres. He personally attends to the management of the two farms. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Princeton, and an esteemed member of the official board of that institution. He is also a member of the Society of American Mechanics.
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