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Mr. Ford married, December 20, 1881, Rachel M., daughter of George C. and Matilda Ber- gen, of Princeton Junction, and they are the parents of two sons. The elder, George Ber- gen Ford, was born February 20, 1883, and re- ceived his preparatory education in the schools of Allentown, from which he graduated, then entering Rutgers College, from which he also graduated, and with high honors. He is now living in South Amboy, New Jersey. He mar- ried Mae V. Kuthau. William Dve Jewell Ford, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Ford, was born
July 2, 1886, and is now a student at the Drexel Institute, Philadelphia.
Henry A. Ford, eldest son of John Dye and Elizabeth A. (Applegate) Ford, was born near Dutch Neck, West Windsor township, Mercer county, New Jersey, December 7, 1852. He was educated in the public schools of East Windsor township, whither he removed with has parents while in his fourth year. His early years were spent on the farm and he was trained to follow agricultural pursuits. He was thus occupied un- til 1889, when he abandoned farming and re- moved to Allentown, and lived retired from bus- iness occupations for a period of six years. He then, in 1895, purchased the mill formerly owned by Abel Cafferty, and was successful in placing this upon a substantial financial basis, The mill is now fitted up with all modern im- provements and furnishes all the finest and most desirable grades of flour, meal and general mill products. Mr. Ford has very practical ideas in the management of the mill and has raised it to a high standard. He is a director in the Farm- ers' National Bank of Allentown. He is a Re- publican in politics.
He married, December 17, 1873, Elizabeth Hulse, daughter of William C. and Lydia (Rob- bins) Hulse, and they have one son : Evans Hul- se, born March 26, 1875. He was educated in the public schools of Allentown, and at the Peddie Institute at Hightstown, and for three years following his graduation from the latter institution he served in the capacity of clerk in the Farmers' National Bank of Allentown, and since that date has been connected with the bus- iness of his father. He married, November 4, 1897, Eliza R. Savage, daughter of Daniel L. and Abbie Savage, and they have one child, Eliz- abeth H., born November 28, 1902. Mr. Ford and his family attend the Methodist Episcopal church.
MELVILLE PERRINE CHAMBERLAIN, prominently identified with the business inter- ests of Hightstown, Mercer county, New Jer- sey, and one of the foremost and best known citizens of that town, is a descendant of the old Chamberlain family of the state of New Jersey.
Joseph D. Chamberlain, father of Melville Per- rine Chamberlain, was born 1839, son of Ran- dolph and Mary (Duncan) Chamberlain, and he died November 23, 1896. He was successfully engaged in the lumber and general merchandise
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business for many years. He married Margaret Miller, daughter of Thomas Miller, and they had children : 1. and 2. Charles C. and Addie, who died in early childhood. 3. Henrietta, now ( 1907) in Montgomery, Alabama, at the head of a la- dies' seminary. 4. Melville Perrine, see for- ward. 5. Joseph D., lives in Dayton, Ohio. He is a lawyer by profession, and a member of the assembly. He married Lcota Bowman, and has one child, Dorothy. 6. Isabelle, married Dr. Tracy H. Dawes and has children : Kenneth, Janie and Josephine. 7. Luella, deceased, mar- ried James R. Potter, assistant engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad. 8. James Garfield, mar- ried Adelaide Burke, and has one child, Luella.
Melville Perrine Chamberlain, second son and fourth child of Joseph D. and Margaret ( Mill- er) Chamberlain, was born in Hightstown, Mer- cer county, New Jersey, August 7, 1869. He was a regular attendant at the public schools of the township, then at the Brainard Institute, from whence he went to the Peddie Insitute to complete liis education. For a time he held a position as clerk in a general store in order to obtain a practical working knowledge of bus- iness methods ; then, after some time spent un- dler the personal tuition of his father, he pur- chased the lumber business of Dey & J. V. D. Beekman. Later he became interested in a lum- ber concern in Bordentown, New Jersey, which he subsequently sold to his brother, James Gar- field. For many years he has been one of the leading merchants of the county, and has been uniformly successful in his business enterprises. He is the owner of a handsome residence in the most desirable portion of the town, and enjoys the esteem of all who know him, in social as well as business circles. He gives his political sup- port to the Republican party, but has never sought nor held public office. He is a member of the Baptist church, and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Mr. Chamberlain married, January 1, 1897, Amma H. Harden, daughter of William H. and Hannah (Voorhees) Harden, who were the par- ents of children as follows: Sarah, unmarried. Cora, married Howard I. Burtis, and has one child, Hester. Margaret. Anna H., mentioned above. Ezekiel, unmarried. William H., mar- ried May Bins ; has no children. Melville Per- rine and Anna A. (Harden) Chamberlain have children : Harold Duncan, Philip Miller and Margaret Miller.
JACOB R. CLAYTON, a well known cit- izen of Edinburg, Mercer county, New Jersey, and engaged for some years in the harness mak- ing and ·other mercantile lines of business in that town, represents a family which has been domiciled in the state for many years.
David C. Clayton, father of Jacob R. Clay- ton, was a son of Edward and Lucy (Tindall) Clayton. He was born July 19, 1813, and died September 6, 1898. He was a shoemaker by trade, and followed this occupation throughout all his life at New Sharon, New Jersey. He was an honest, upright citizen, and esteemed by all in the community in which he resided. He mar- ried, at Hamilton Square, March 29, 1850, Phoebe Stanhope, born November 23, 1822, died December 29. 1899, daughter of John and Kezi- al Stanhope. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton were: I. Lucy Ann, born May 18, 1851, died July 15, 1853. 2. Sarah Elizabeth, born November 1, 1852, married Samuel Mit- chell, deceased. 3. Mary Jane, born March 22, 1854, died January 14, 1862. 4. Lucy Ann, born October 3, 1855. deceased. 5. Miller A., born March 27, 1857, died January 19, 1862. 6. Jacob R., see forward. 7. Lydia Jane, born March 3, 1862, died August 20, 1863. 8. Will- iam S., born August 30, 1863, died November 30, 1866.
Jacob R. Clayton, second son and sixth child of David C. and Phoebe (Stanhope) Clayton, was born in New Sharon, Washington town- ship, Mercer county, New Jersey, September 7, 1859. He acquired his education in the public schools of his native township, and his boyhood days were spent on the home farm. He was engaged very successfully in agricultural pur- suits until 1900, when he abandoned this occu- pation in favor of a mercantile line of business. He established himself as a harness maker and general merchant in Edinburg, Mercer county, New Jersey, and is considered one of the most enterprising and progressive men in his particu- lar field of work. He takes an active and intel- ligent interest in public affairs, affiliating with the Republican party, and he and his wife are regular attendants at the Presbyterian church. Mr. Clayton is a member of Hamilton Lodge, No. 97, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Mr. Clayton married, in Trenton, September 19, 1900, Amanda N. Bottles, born in Hamilton Square. New Jersey, November 14, 1868, daugh- ter of William and Melvina (Soden) Bottles, an
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old family of the state. William Bottles was a soldier during the Civil war and died when Mrs. Clayton was an infant. She was then adopted by Vincent Mount and his wife, and resided with them until 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton have had children : Russell Melvin, born April 4. 1903, and Leslie, born July 4, 1904, died in in- fancy. Mrs. Clayton was married under the name of Amanda B. Mount, the name of her fos- ter parents.
ENOCH R. POST, a prosperous and well known farmer of Dutch Neck, Mercer county, New Jersey, who has held with honor to himself and credit to the community a number of pub- lic positions, is a member of one of the pioneer families of the state of New Jersey.
William Post, grandfather of Enoch R. Post, was born in the state of New Jersey, March I, 1777, and was one of the earliest settlers of Mer- cer, then Middlesex county. The farm he owned comprised two hundred acres and became the homestead of the Post family. Since that time it has been divided, and the homestead at pres- ent consists of sixty acres of well cultivated farm and woodland. William Post was engaged in farming throughout all the active years of his life, and located in West Windsor township, where he built the house in which his grandson now (1907) resides, and where his death oc- curred September 2, 1860. He married (first) Maria Conover, a member of a family which was also among the first settlers of Mercer coun- tv. She was born August 31, 1780, daughter of Garrett and Lamatie (Bergen) Conover. The children of Mr. and Mrs. William Post were: I. Mary Ann, born June 13, 1800, died Decem- ber 10, 1800. 2. Garrett C., born October 31, 1801. 3. Jacob, born July 25, 1803, died Jan- mary 21, 1831. 4. George, born June 1, 1806, died December 28, 1845. 5. Luke C., born March 18, 1810, died August 31, 1831. 6. Mar- garet, born March 23, 1808, died September II, 1813. 7. Maria, born March 13, 1812, died September 9, 1813. 8. William, born Septem- ber 19, 1814, died August 25, 1817. 9. Bergen S., born October 19, 1816, died June 8, 1849. IO. Lamatie Ann, born Julv 18, 1819, died De- cember 21, 1906. II. Israel, see forward. 12. David C., born March 10, 1823, died October 24, 1852. William Post married (second) Sa- rahı Conover, born in 1767, died February 19, 1859.
Israel Post, seventh son and eleventh child of William and Maria (Conover ) Post, was born in West Windsor township, Mercer county, New Jersey, February 1, 1821, and spent his entire life on the homestead farm, which he cultivated very successfully. He married, January 30, 1848, Elizabeth Dey, born in the same town- ship, July 4, 1831, daughter of Randall and Hannah (Bergen) Dey. Mrs. Post died May 10, 1902. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Post were: I. Mary Ann, born December II, 1849, died December 1I, 1851. 2. Sarah, born July 27, 1851. 3. Mary, born March 4, 1853. 4. David C., born November 30, 1854, resides in Dutch Neck; married Mary Bergen, and has one child, Russell. 5. Hannah, born January 1 1857, married Charles M. Woolsey and has children : George F., William P. and Charles R. 0). Enoch R., see forward.
Enoch R. Post, second son and sixth and youngest child of Israel and Elizabeth (Dey) Post, was born on the homestead farm in West Windsor township, August 26, 1859, and still resides there. He received a good education in the public schools of his native township, and then devoted his time and attention to agricult- ural pursuits, in which he has been eminently successful. He is progressive and enterprising. and ready to adopt any new idea as soon as con- vinced of its efficacy. He has taken an active part in the public matters of the township, and served in a number of public offices with benefit to the community and credit to himself. He has been a member of the board of freeholders, township collector for a period of six years, over- seer of the poor for six years, member of the election board for two years, and is a director and agent of the West Windsor Fire Insurance Com- pany. He is a regular attendant at the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church, of which his grand- father was one of the first elders. He has the confidence and esteem of all in the community, and his counsel is frequently sought and fol- lowed.
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JOHN M. HOPPOCK, a wealthy and retired farmer of Titusville, Hopewell township, Mer- cer county, New Jersey, who for many years took an active and prominent part in the pub- lic affairs of the township, and held a number of offices of public trust and responsibility, is a representative of an old family.
Charles Hoppock, father of John M. Hop-
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pock, and son of Joseph and Annie (Moore) Hoppock, was born in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and for many years was a prosperous farmer in that section of the country. He then removed to Titusville, where he followed the same pursuits. He married Jersey Moore, daughter of Jona- than and Sarah ( Moore) Moore, and they were the parents of seven children, two dying in in- fancy, and those who attained maturity were: 1. Sarah, married Smith Ent; had seven chil- dren: Charles M., who married Mary John- son, and also had one child: John, deceased, who married and had one child. Charles. Eme- line, married Albert Hann, had children: Jennie, who married John Beag, and Oscar, Newton and Florence, unmarried. Mary, married George Hockenbury and has one child, Lavinia. John, married Jane Ganow ; has nine children : Joseph, Lizzie, George, Nellie, Charles, Anna, John, Jennie and Lavinia. Melinda, married Calvin Snyder; has children : Annie, Fannie and Lina. David, unmarried. Jerusha, married William Bodine ; has children : Frank and Ethel. 2. Annie, married Alexander German. 3. John MI., see forward. 4. Joseph, married Elizabeth Furman : no issue. 5. Lemuel, unmarried.
John M. Hoppock, eldest son and third child of Charles and Jersey ( Moore) Hoppock, was born in Delaware township, Hunterdon county, New Jersey, September 28. 1834. He was edu- cated in the public schools, and at a suitable age commenced to assist his father in the cultivation of the home farm, following this occupation for a number of years. He then purchased the Ti- tusville Tavern, which he managed very success- fully for a number of years (about thirteen), his father during that time making his home with him. He then sold out his interests in this un- dertaking and purchased a farm of ninety-six acres at Washington's Crossing, which he culti- vated a number of years for himself; he dis- posed of this farm in June, 1907, and is now re- tired from active life. His home is beautifully located in the main street of the village and on the east bank of the Delaware river, and he is there enjoying the fruits of his strenuous exer- tions in his youth. Since residing in Titusville he has taken an active interest in furthering the welfare of the township, and has served as road supervisor, member of the board of election, school trustee, member of the township commit- tee and commissioner of appeals. His political support has always been given to the Democratic
party. He is a member of the Methodist church, and has been a trustee of that institution for the past twenty-five years.
Mr. Hoppock married, February 6, 1862, Mary Sutton, born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1838, daughter of Samuel and Beulah ( Watson) Sutton, and granddaughter of John and Mary (Shaffer) Sutton, and of Henry and Hannah (Davis) Watson. Samuel and Beulah (Watson) Sutton had children : I. Mary, mentioned above. 2. Henry, married Susan Gerton ; liad children : Della, married Sherman South, and Harry E., married Anna L. Houck. 3. Anna, married George Moore ; had children : Amos, Charles, Hart and Lambert. 4. Emily, married Barclay Stradling ; his children : Olive, Beulah and Wilmer. 5. Hannah, married George DeCoursey. 6. John, married Elizabeth Fenton ; has children : Warren, Lillie and Ern- est. 7. Charles, married Addie Randall; has children : William ; Zoa, married John Burrell, lias one child, Addie ; and Chester.
CHARLES H. BRADY, the genial and pop- ular proprietor of the hotel at Clarksville, Mer- cer county, New Jersey, has been a resident of the state of New Jersey all his life.
Jacob Brady, father of Charles H. Brady, and son of William Brady, married Elmira Long, and had children: I. Sarah, married Charles Titus, and had children : William, Harry and Susan. 2. Charles H., see forward. 3. Fanny, married Frederick Miller, and has children : Marv, Alfred and Viola. 4. Emma, married William Huggins, and has one child, Vira. 5. John, married Bella Rue, and has children : Earnest, Horace, LeRoy and Vernon.
Charles H. Brady, second child and eldest son of Jacob and Elmira (Long) Brady, was born in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, July 13, 1855. He was educated in the public schools of his district and at a suitable age was appren- ticed to learn the trade of rubber making in the rubber mill in the vicinity. He followed this oc- cupation for a period of thirty-two years, rising step by step, and for twenty-one years of this time was the general superintendent and man- ager for the United and Globe Company, whose owners were Messrs. Sickle, Linburg and Broughton. Here his services were fully appre- ciated, but he resigned his position in order to enter upon a new line of business. He removed to Clarksville in July, 1904, and purchased the
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hotel which is at present in his possession, and seven acres of land surrounding it. Here he established himself and the vim with which he threw himself into his new undertaking has not been without the desired results. The hotel is managed upon the most modern and approved methods, is well and comfortably furnished throughout, the offices are neat and attractive, and the cuisine is unexceptionable. It is one of the most widely patronized hotels of its size in the county, and its popularity is constantly in- creasing. Mr. Brady is independent in his polit- ical opinions, is an attendant at the Methodist church, and is a member of the National Union and of Trenton Council, No. 346.
Mr. Brady married ( first ), January 22, 1874, Mary Develing, and had one child. Albertus, married Mary Ellen Feeley, daughter of Pat- rick and Ellen (Hayden) Feeley, and has chil- dren: Patrick, married Gertrude Wheeler, and has one child, Helen ; and Annie, married Alfred Longmore. Charles H. Brady married (sec- ond), December 27, 1886, Amanda Bennett, born February 22, 1864, daughter of Alburtis and Sa- rah Ann (Van Arsdale) Bennett, of Middlesex county, New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Brady have one child, Raymond, born January 6, 1891.
EDWARD BLAIS WOODWARD, M. D., of Yardville, New Jersey, was born at Smyrna, Delaware. May 2, 1871, son of James E. and Delima (Blais) Woodward. His paternal grand- parents were James S. and Rebecca Ann (De La Montaigne ) Woodward. The great-grandpar- ents were George and Margaret ( Mount) Wood- ward. They were born in Ellisdale and buried in the Quaker cemetery. James S. Woodward, grandfather, had the following nine children: Margaret Mount, Anthony, Isaac Field, Joseph O., Howard M., E. Morrison, James S., James E., William Brinkley. The maternal grandpar- ents of Dr. Woodward were Edward and Mar- garet (Fearer) Blais. The original Woodwards coming to this country were two, one of whom went to Long Island and the other. Anthony, coming to New Jersey, and from him descended the family of Dr. Woodward. James E. and Delima (Blais) Woodward, parents, had two children : I. Edward Blais, see forward. 2. Beatrice, married William M. Selwyn, and their children are: Delima, Marie and Yarl.
Edward B. Woodward, of this notice, attend- ed private schools and the West Philadelphia
Academy; later the biological department of the University of Pennsylvania, and subsequently took a complete course in medicine and surgery. After graduating, in 1896, he became connected with the Presbyterian Hospital, remaining for a period of two years. He then established a practice in Philadelphia, where he continued un- til 1901, when he came to Yardville, New Jer- sey. He was a member of the Philadelphia Coun- ty Medical Society, the Pathological Pediatric Association, and also a member of the American Medical Association, but upon coming into an- other state he severed his connection with all.
He was united in marriage, October 12, 1904, to Florence Parkc, daughter of Fleming and Annie D. ( Miller) Parke. Her paternal grand- parents were John Fleming and Elizabeth (Si- ter) Parke. Her maternal grandparents were Charles P. and Anna Maria Miller. Fleming Parke and wife had two children: Florence ( Mrs. Dr. Woodward), and Eliza Siter, mar- ried Francis S. Laws, whose two children are Florence Parke, Francis S. Laws, Jr.
ALBERT CLAYTON, well and favorably known in the financial and commercial circles of Trenton, and who has held a number of posi- tions of trust and responsibility in his county. is a descendant of one of the old and honored families of the state of New Jersey.
Zebulon Clayton, grandfather of Albert Clay- ton, was for many years a resident of Point Pleasant and its vicinity, Monmouth county, New Jersey. He was the owner of extensive and val- uable farm lands, and before the Civil war pos- sessed many slaves. He married Eliza and their children, all of whom attained matur- ity, were: John E., see forward; Eugene, Isa- bella, and Elizabeth.
John E. Clayton, eldest child of Zebulon and Eliza Clayton, was born on the Clayton home- stead, Point Pleasant, Monmouth county, New Jersey, March, 1819. His education was ac- quired in the district schools of his neighbor- hood. He was then apprenticed to the trade of ship building, which he followed for some years, setting up a ship yard at Toms River, New Jer- sey. Later he removed his business to Point Pleasant, and continued it there until forced to abandon such active labors by reason of an acci- dent in which he suffered injuries. He then es- tablished himself in the mercantile business in his native town and was very successful. He
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was a practical man of business and his affairs were always conducted in a most systematic manner. In politics he gave his active support to the Republican party, and served it for a num- ber of years in county offices. He was county assessor for about ten years, and later became county collector. He was a devout member of the Point Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church, and an active worker in church affairs. His home was always the abiding place of any of the visiting clergy. Mr. Clayton was a member of the Toms River Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma- sons. He married Lydia A. Van Note, born 1819, at Point Pleasant, of Dutch descent and a schoolmate of his youth. She died in 1894. Their children were: Isabell Lokerson, of Point Pleasant ; Oscar and Edward, who died in in- fancy ; George W., resides in Philadelphia ; Hen- rietta ; Albert, see forward; Major Louis N., lives in Trenton; Julia, married Dr. J. H. Pier- pont, of Trenton; Clara, resides in Point Pleas- ant; Martha W., married John S. Neary, of Trenton ; Edmund, of Point Pleasant.
Albert Clayton, son of John E. and Lydia A. (Van Note) Clayton, was born at Point Pleas- ant, Monmouth county, New Jersey, July 24, 1850. His carly school days were spent in the district school at Point Pleasant, and he then at- tended the Freehold Institute at Freehold, New Jersey. Upon being graduated from this he en- tered the State Model School at Trenton, and completed his studies at the age of eighteen years. He immediately entered upon his business career, his first venture being as clerk in a gro- cery store in Trenton. He was a faithful work- er and paid strict attention to the conduct of the business in all its details, so that he was well equipped to embark in the same line, which he proceeded to do about four years later. He opened a store on South Broad street, a few doors below State street, and at the end of five suc- cessful years purchased the building situated at No. 16 North Broad street, where he has since conducted a very flourishing business. He is the proprietor of one of the finest concerns of its kind in the county, the business being a strict- lv retail one, and supplied with every article us- ually carried by a grocery house. Mr. Clayton is an enterprising man of business, and his in- terests are not limited to his retail transactions. He is a director of the Trenton Trust and Safe Deposit Company. In politics he is a Repub- lican, and during the administration of Mayor
Skinn was a member of the Trenton Board of Health. He is a member of the State Street Methodist Episcopal Church, is secretary of the board of trustees of that institution, and a mem- ber of the official board. He is a member of the board of managers of the Mckinley Memorial Hospital, and of the Trenton Merchants' Asso- ciation. He is also a member of the following organizations : Loyal Lodge, No. 181, Free and Accepted Masons; Trenton Council, No. 392, Royal Arcanum; and National Union, No. 346.
Mr. Clayton married, October, 1872, Margaret A. Scobey, daughter of Charles and Nancy (Roberts) Scobey, of Monmouth county, both descendants of pioneer families of the county, and they have.one child, Jessie V.
WILLIAM HARRISON HUGHES, de- ceased, was one of the prosperous and influen- tial farmers of Hamilton Square, Mercer county, New Jersey.
Charles Hughes, father of William H. Hughes, was for many years a resident of Mercer coun- ty, and married Sarah Schooley, a member of one of the oldest families of the state of New Jersey. The Schooley family were among the English Quakers who came to Burlington, New Jersey, about 1678. Land was owned in this township in 1695 by Sarah Schooley, who was presumably a widow of one of the emigrants of that name. During the eighteenth century Sam- uel Schooley purchased the Schooley's mount- ain tract in Morris county, and a brother, Jo- seph, who lived in Burlington county, bought the tract of land lying to the north and west of Ham- ilton Square, adjoining the Appleton, Mount, Eldridge and other estates. He had several chil- dren, among them being a son, James, who had a large family, and whose children intermarried' with the Hughes, Ivens and Wainwright fami- lies. The children of Charles and Sarah (Schooley) Hughes were: 1. James, married Catherine Hutchinson ; had children: Amy, Ja- cob, Sarah and Charles. 2. Caroline, married Samuel Smith: had children : Martha, Mary
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