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JAMES F. LEONARD, for many years engaged in business as a decorator, has for upwards of two decades been a resident of Monmouth county, and interested in various activities in this section. Mr. Leonard is a son of John and Pauline (Fuller) Leonard, both natives of Buffalo, New York. His father died in New York City, but his mother died in her native city.
James F. Leonard was born in Buffalo, New York, August 8, 1860. The family removed to New York City while he was still a child, and he enjoyed the school advantages of the Metropolis. Graduated from the grammar school in 1874, he entered Cooper Union Institute, where he covered a practical two years' course. His first employment was along the line of railroad construction work, which he follow- ed for about three years, but naturally possessed of artistic tastes, and with training in that direction, he took up interior decorating, in which business he was very active and prominent for about twenty years in New York. He specialized in the decora-
tion of public buildings, churches and theatres. l 1908 Mr. Leonard came to New Jersey and became one of the first settlers of the little summer colon known as Water Witch. He has been constantly identified with its progress and growth, and now owns and conducts a large summer camp there, which has become one of the popular resorts of the New Jersey coast, among those who like to spend their outings close to Nature.
Mr. Leonard is broadly interested in the general advance, and politically he is an Independent, fol- lowing the dictates of his own judgment. Frater- nally he holds membership in Copestone Lodge, No 147, Free and Accepted Masons, of Kearney, New Jersey. He is unmarried.
CHARLES AUGUSTUS McCLASKEY, promi- nent business man of Red Bank, New Jersey, wu born in Shrewsbury township, April 11, 1887, son of Charles and Maria (Clay) McClaskey. His father, a native of Nutswamp, New Jersey, was engaged in the dairy business. The early education of the son was obtained in the public schools of Red Bank, and he graduated from the high school there is 1903. When he was but a lad of eleven years he was accustomed to help his father in the dairy business and after completing school devoted his ce- tire time to this occupation. In all he was aseo- ciated with his father for twenty-two years, and upon the death of the latter he formed a partner- ship with the Shrewsbury Dairy Company, Incor- porated. For many years he was active in the management of this business, and at the presset time is a stockholder of the corporation. In Jana- ary of the present year, Mr. McClaskey opened a garage and auto repair business on Broad street in Shrewsbury and is meeting with deserved suc- cess.
Mr. McClaskey is a Republican in politics and has been active in public matters for many years, though not a seeker for public office. He was a member of the National Guard for four years and fraternally is a member of Benevolent and Protec- tive Order of Elks and of the high school alumni of Red Bank; he is also a member of the Shrewsbury Hose Company No. 1.
Mr. McClaskey married, November 25, 1912, at Red Bank, Margaret F. Mason, born December 31, 1890, daughter of Edwin A. and Rachel (McIntosh) Mason, and they are the parents of two children: Marjorie M., born August 15, 1913; and Edwina, born January 7, 1915.
JAMES J. QUIGLEY, superintendent of the Red Bank district of the Prudential Insurance Company of America, was born at Red Bank, September 23, 1874. He is the son of Timothy Quigley and his wife, Ellen (Healy) Quigley, both natives of Ire- land. Mr. Quigley was born in County Tipperary in 1838, and Mrs. Quigley, in County Sligo. Both are now deceased. Timothy Quigley was a farmer in the old country, in that rich agricultural county of Tipperary, where the Golden Vale is found. He
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continued a tiller of the soil, a sower and a reaper in the New World, having arrived here in 1861, settling in Monmouth county. The Quigley farm is about a mile out of Red Bank. Timothy Quigley and his family were faithful members of the Cath- olic church in their new home as they had been in their native land, St. James' Church, Red Bank, claiming their allegiance. From this church, they were buried with the full Catholic rites which the church bestows upon its members. Mr. Quigley died in June, 1904, aged sixty-six years. His wife followed him seven years later, having reached the allotted span, three score years and ten.
Timothy Quigley and his wife were the parents of four children, of whom James Quigley is the sole survivor. His brothers were Dennis, a con- structive foreman on the New York & Long Branch railroad, and John Quigley, who followed in the footsteps of his father, as a farmer. The one sis- ter, Margaret, became the wife of Patrick Dren- nan.
James J. Quigley attended the schools of his native town as a boy, later taking a course at Coleman's Business College, Newark. His first en- trance into life as a wage earner, was as cashier in the hardware and furniture store of James H. Peters, where he remained four years. His next work was in the store of R. Hance & Sons. In 1900, Mr. Quigley began, what is proving his life work, a most successful career in the insurance busi- ness, acting as agent for the Prudential Insurance Company. The following year, he was promoted, his faithful work entitling him to the advanced posi- tion of assistant superintendent. Promotion came again five years later, when he became superin- tendent of the Red Bank district of the Prudential Insurance Company, which position he still retains, as already stated. His supervision is over all of Monmouth and Ocean counties, New Jersey, which gives him an extensive field, with offices at Long Branch, Asbury Park, Manasquan, Freehold, Key- port and Lakewood. In a comparatively short time, as time goes in the advancement of business, or from 1900 to the present day, he has built up this field from a 3,000 industrial debit to a 10,000 debit, and in the ordinary department, from 1,800,- 000 to 7,500,000. Mr. Quigley's activities are not wholly confined to his business. He takes a keen interest in civic and national problems, and during the World War, was active in all local drives and in Red Cross work. At the present time, he is civilian relief chairman of the Monmouth county branch of the American Red Cross. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a parishioner of St. James' Church, where his parents worshipped.
April 29, 1901, is an auspicious date in the domes- tic calendar, for it was Mr. Quigley's marriage day, when he espoused Miss Isabella F. Bennett, daugh- ter of the late James C. and Mary C. Bennett, of Red Bank. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Quig- ley is at No. 116 Broad street, Red Bank, New Jersey.
MILLARD FILLMORE TETLEY, one of the prominent business men of Red Bank, is also a leader in various progressive activities. He is a son of John T. and Ephina (Maby) Tetley, both his parents having been born in New York City, and both now deceased. John T. Tetley served in defense of the Union in the Civil War, as a mem- ber of the Fortieth Mozart Infantry, of New York, and participated in the battle of Gettysburg and the second battle of Bull Run. He has served on the council in Red Bank, and was coroner of Mon- mouth county for three terms. His brother, Louis J. Tetley, also served on the council in Red Bank, for three years. Later in life John T. Tetley be- came foreman on the Second avenue elevated rail- road, in New York City, then was a stationer at Red Bank.
Millard F. Tetley was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, October 23, 1873, and received his education in the public schools of New York City and of Red Bank, New Jersey. He began business life in part- nership with his father, in the stationery store then located where Weller's store now is seen, on Broad street. Since the death of his father, August 29, 1911, Mr. Tetley has conducted the business alone, removing to his present location, at No. 17 Broad street, in 1916. In connection with his other inter- ests, Mr. Tetley is a notary public.
Always a Republican, Mr. Tetley has served the people as councilman since 1917. During the World War he bore an active part in all loan drives and other movements of a patriotic nature.
Mr. Tetley is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the Independent Order of For- esters, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of the Sons of Veterans, and of the Monmouth Boat Club. His religious convictions place his membership with the Episcopal church.
On October 28, 1899, at Long Branch, New Jer- sey, Mr. Tetley married Eva Irons, daughter of Aaron and Rebecca (Truex) Irons, formerly of Ses Bright, and now of Long Branch, New Jersey. They are the parents of three children: Millard J., born July 18, 1900; Elsie A., born March 31, 1902; and Harold, born May 11, 1904. Millard J. and Elsie A. are graduates of Red Bank High School.
CHARLES MELVIN JOHNSON, & prominent Boniface, of Highlands, New Jersey, is a son of Charles Pitman and Gertrude (Graves) Johnson, and grandson of William and Sarah (Lufburrow) John- son. For several generations the Johnson family have been prominent citizens of this section of New Jersey, and there they owned farms and were among the worthwhile citizens of their communities.
For many years William Johnson and his son, Charles P. Johnson, were engaged in bringing oyster seeds from the southern waters, which they planted in the Shrewsbury river, and after leaving school Charles M. Johnson became associated with his father in this industry. In 1897 it became neces- sary to discontinue this work on account of the inlet breaking through from the ses at Highland
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Beach. At the same time Charles M. Johnson con- ceived the idea of planting small seed clams in the former oyster beds, and for six years successfully followed this occupation. Mr. Johnson then pur- chased the Sea Side Hotel in Highlands from L. F. Parker, which establishment he has since main- tained. Many improvements have been made in the hotel by Mr. Johnson, and he has made a special room for the use of the Board of Trade and similar organizations. One of the finest dining-rooms in Monmouth county is to be found in this hotel, with a seating capacity of 200, and it is also interesting to note that the crockery used is all imported.
Mr. Johnson is a member of the Democratic party, and gives staunch support to that party's interest. For eleven years he served as member and was president seven years of the Board of Coun- cilmen, and was treasurer of the Board of Trade. He is president of the Building and Loan Associa- tion of Highlands, and member of the Highland Realty Company. Fraternally Mr. Johnson has been a member of the Mystic Brotherhood, Free and Accepted Masons, of Red Bank, New Jersey, for a period of thirty-three years.
Mr. Johnson married, in New York City, Ella Posten, born at Holmdel, New Jersey, daughter of John and Sarah F. Posten, and they are the par- ents of four children: Charles P., Ethel M., Har- old L. ,and John Melvin, who served in the World War.
WALTER ERVING-By a majority of the cit- izens of Belmar this name will be recognized as that of one of the town's most enterprising young business men. Mr. Erving takes a helpful interest in community affairs, and is active and well liked in fraternal and social circles.
Walter Erving was born February 9, 1891, at Englishtown, New Jersey, and is a son of William and Fannie (Quackenbush) Erving, who are the parents also of another son, Howard, and a daugh- ter, Helen. The education of Walter Erving was received at his native place, and for two years after leaving school he assisted his father on the farm.
Later he learned the trade of a machinist at Westfield, New Jersey. In 1918 Mr. Erving came to Belmar, and in 1920 organized the Erving & Freer Welding Company, which under good management is steadily increasing its volume of business and adding to the number of its patrons. During the World War Mr. Erving served in the United States navy. In the sphere of politics he adheres to the principles of the Republican party. He affiliates with Tecumseh Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, of Asbury Park.
Mr. Erving married, September 7, 1914, at Bel- mar, Helina Frances Patten, daughter of Howard and Levina Patten.
The business career of Walter Erving has opened under favorable auspices, and there seems no rea- son to doubt that the ability, of which he has al- ready given evidence, will enable him in the years
to come to achieve continued and substantial pros- perity.
ROBERT WRIGHT SEARBY-For thirty yean Mr. Searby held an important position in the com- mercial world; then he withdrew and chose a home in Monmouth county, farming, and since 1918 has owned and cultivated a tract of forty-two acres. at Clarksburg.
Robert W. Searby was born at Nyack, New York. March 26, 1852, and there began his education in the public schools. Later the family moved to New York, and later to Brooklyn, Robert attending high school in both those cities. He entered boxi- ness life after school years were over, and in course of time became traffic manager for the manufacturers of Humphrey's homoeopathic reme- dies, and for thirty years continued with that firm He then resigned and retired to the quiet of fara life, locating at Clarksburg in Monmouth county, New Jersey, purchasing a farm of forty-two acres. and there he yet resides.
Mr. Searby is a Democrat in politics, a member of the Masonic order, and of the Knights of Pythias, joining the latter order forty-nine years ago, upon arriving at the age of twenty-one. He is Episcopal in religious faith, and a man highly- regarded for his manliness, his integrity and his social qualities.
He married (first), in Brooklyn, New York, Sep- tember 3, 1871, Mary A. McBride, born February 27, 1852, died July 18, 1907. She was a former resident of Sag Harbor, Long Island, daughter of Owen and Elizabeth (Bracker) McBride, her father a cooper by trade. Mr. Searby married (second), October 20, 1909, Alice Wainwright Thonger, bom in Brooklyn, New York, July 10, 1857, daughter of Thurland and Hannah (Parks) Thurland, her father an artist. Mr. Searby by his first wife, had children:
1. Estella J., born June 3, 1872; married George L. Vogel, and has three children: George L. (2), Mary and Charlotte M. 2. Robert F., born December 26, 1876. 3. Mary Gertrude, born September 23, 1878; married Anthony J. Kett- ner, and has three daughters, Ethel, Gertrude and Dorothy. 4. Thomas Steele, born September 19, 1880, married Minerva Planson and has two chil- dren, Clinton and Audrey. 5. George Eugene, born July 12, 1882, married Catherine Kamman and has two children, William and Madeline. 6. William, born July 3, 1884, married Hedwig Schroeder, and they have four children: Harold, Evelyn, John R., and Alice Marie. 7. Lionel Benjamin, born July 22, 1886. 8. Vanhouten, born December 11, 1890, married Ellen Krapp, and has four children: Robert Wright, Frederick B., George F., and Lillian E. 9. Elmer Cornelius, born August 2, 1896. He was a member of the Artillery, Fourth Corps, Twenty- eighth Division, National army. He was sent to Spartanburg, South Carolina; to Camp Wads- worth; to Camp Merritt, New Jersey, and from there over-seas. He remained in France eleven months, including some time spent at Coblenz,
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Germany, with the Army of Occupation. He was in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and was rated as private, first class. He was discharged July, 1919, from Camp Dix, New Jersey.
HOWARD WILLARD HAVENS-That Asbury Park has no more aggressive business man than the one whose name we have just written, Mr. Havens' fellow-citizens are fully aware. In fra- ternal and club affairs Mr. Havens is active, and he is also well known in the social life of his com- munity.
David E. Havens, father of Howard Willard Havens, was born at Herbertsville, Ocean county, New Jersey. His occupation is that of a sea-food merchant. He married Sarah Elizabeth Johnson.
Howard Willard Havens, son of David E. and Sarah Elizabeth (Johnson) Havens, was born Octo- ber 9, 1891, at Asbury Park, New Jersey. He re- ceived his education in the local high school, and on completing his course of study was apprenticed for five years to a firm of local contractors to learn the business of heating and plumbing. In Decem- ber, 1913, he established a business of his own on Asbury avenue, which he has ever since conducted, his close application, combined with thorough knowledge of all details and skillful and enterprising management, having insured his success. During the World War, Mr. Havens, while not among those who fought in France, rendered valuable service at home, being engaged in reorganizing National Guard Unit, Company D, Third Regiment. In politics Mr. Havens is a Republican. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, affiliating with the lodge at Asbury Park, and also with Tecumseh Tribe, No. 68, Im- proved Order of Red Men, of Asbury Park. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Asbury Park Wheelmen. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, Asbury Park.
Mr. Havens married, May 25, 1912, Mary Kane Van Doren, daughter of Isaac and Julia (Van Brunt) Van Doren, of Asbury Park, and two chil- dren have been born to them: David E., died in childhood; Philip Karney, born October 31, 1919.
The business career of Mr. Havens has opened most auspiciously, and there seems no reason to doubt that the years to come will fulfill the promise given by those already past and by the present time.
THOMAS RUSSELL HARDY-When it came to the choosing of his business career, Thomas Russell Hardy decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, and that he made no mistake in his choice may be readily proven by the success which has attended his efforts along this line.
Thomas Russell Hardy was born in Manasquan, New Jersey, July 20, 1892, the son of Thomas E. and Evelina (Burdge) Hardy, the former the oldest established undertaker in the county. Thomas R. Hardy attended the public schools of his native place, and after graduating from the Manasquan High School entered Eckers College of Embalming,
graduating from this institution with the class of 1910. He then took a post-graduate course for one year at Hahnemann Medical College, and then re- turned to Manasquan, New Jersey, where until 1919 he was associated with his father in business, dur- ing which time he gained a thorough practical knowledge of the profession and this, together with his theoretical training, fitted him for his next move, which was the establishing of funeral parlors on his own account at his present location, No. 8081% F street, Belmar, New Jersey. Since coming to this community, Mr. Hardy has built up a large patron- age by conducting his business in a quiet and dig- nified manner. He follows the most honorable methods, and is esteemed by all with whom he comes in contact, both in business and social circles, being well worthy of the confidence and respect which he enjoys.
On June 17, 1917, he enlisted in the New Jersey State National Guard, and was ordered to Sea Girt, where he was mustered into the United States army on July 18, 1917, being subsequently sent to Ander- son, Alabama, where he was attached to Company E, One Hundred and Fourteenth Infantry. He was at this location from August until January, 1918, when he received his honorable discharge on Janu- ary 17. He is a member of the National Association of Undertakers of New Jersey; the Monmouth and Ocean counties associations; and is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 199; Improved Order of Red Men, Animosa Tribe, No. 202; Knights of the Golden Eagle, Spring Lake War Castle, No. 57; Union Fire Company of Bel- mar, No. 1; and is also a member of the official board of the First Methodist Church, of Belmar.
Mr. Hardy married Grace D. Hopkins. daughter of the late Elmer and Anna Hopkins, the former chief of police at Belmar, when his death occurred.
PROF. JOHN THOMAS BAILEY-In musical circles in Monmouth county and also in New York City, the name of Prof. John Thomas Bailey is familiar, his long connection with concert, church and orchestral productions placing him in a lead- ing position as a professor of this art. He is a son of Richard W. and Mary Ann (Paris) Bailey, and his father was by occupation a calcimine painter. Richard W. Bailey served under Admiral Farragut, in the Civil War, and in one battle was wounded in the thigh. He was born in February, 1824, and died December 28, 1891.
Prof. Bailey was born in Baltimore, Maryland, May 1, 1856, and received his early education in that city and also in Fort Deposit. Meanwhile from an early age he devoted a large part of his time to the study of music, and after the completion of his classical studies, he finished his musical education at the National Conservatory of Music in New York City. He then entered upon his professional career, teaching music in New York City, and forming the J. Thomas Bailey Orchestra, which was for many years one of the most popular organizations of its kind in the city, and furnished music for all
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occasions. Prof. Bailey went to New York City in took part in the Red River campaign. This com- 1874 to begin his professional work, and resided mand lost heavily in the course of the campaign, and was withdrawn into Virginia, where it was merged into the 19th Army Corps, under General Sheridan. Taking part in all the campaigns in which this corps figured, Mr. Love was wounded in the ankle, but only slightly. He served as a private throughout the period of the war, and was discharged August 20, 1865, at Savannah, Georgia. there until 1901, when he removed to Long Branch, although he commuted to New York for seven years thereafter, to attend to his interests there. Since 1908 he has devoted his time exclusively to his Long Branch studio, furnishing music for churches, dramas, cantatas, and for social occasions, accept- ing few pupils, and taking more leisure than for- merly. He is widely sought in his field, and stands high in the profession.
Fraternally, Prof. Bailey holds membership in the Knights of Pythias, in which he is grand master of the exchequer, and has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, for twenty-one years. He is a member of Trinity Meth- odist Episcopal Church of Long Branch, and for eighteen years has been general musical director of the church.
Prof. Bailey married, July 11, 1899, Hettie C. Groves, daughter of James E. and Anna Groves, and they reside at No. 176 Belmont avenue, where they own their own home. Prof. Bailey had ten sisters and brothers, all of whom are now de- ceased.
ROBERT CARLSON LOVE-Born of sturdy old Irish stock, trained in the bitter school of experience, but conqueror of all untoward circum- stances, Robert Carlson Love can look back upon a long life of usefulness, and although now ap- proaching four-score years, is still actively en- gaged along his chosen line of endeavor.
Mr. Love is a son of John and Esther (Neemo) Love, who were both born in Ireland and emi- grated to the United States in the early part of the nineteenth century. They settled in Somerset county, Maine, on a tributary of Moose Head Lake, in a region then a wilderness. There they lived in a log cabin and endured the hardships and dangers of pioneer life, later removing to Waterville, Maine. They were the parents of the following children: William, who served in the Civil War and met his death in the battle of the Wilderness; Charles, who was severely wounded at Gettysburg, in the charge at Round-Top; John; James; and Robert Carlson, of whom further.
Robert Carlson Love was born in Somerset county, Maine, in the log cabin mentioned above, September 22, 1845. The removal of the family to Waterville when he was four years of age brought him within reach of the schools of the day, but the early death of his parents left him an orphan, and while still only a child he was bound out to a farmer. He was compelled to labor from dawn to dark, receiving nothing in re- turn except his board and coarse clothing. Run- ning away at the age of fourteen years, he made his way to Boston, Massachusetts, where he ap- prenticed himself to a carpenter, and learned the trade. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Love enlisted under the Union flag, in Company E, 30th Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, and
Returning to his native State after the close of the war, Mr. Love located in Augusta. Shortly afterwards, desiring to better himself, he began the study of civil engineering, and accomplished a thorough preparation for that field of endeavor through spare time study alone. He has now followed this profession successfully for a period of forty years, and during that time has been identified with many celebrated and interesting pieces of work. In 1875 he assisted in the con- struction of the beautiful Maine building at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, held in 1876. He was eventually in Philadelphia for four years, and in 1879 came to the community now known as Avon-by-the-Sea. At that time this location was still a wilderness, and Mr. Love was largely instrumental in its transformation into the present attractive borough. He was general man- ager and engineer of the Avon Land Company for twenty years. This corporation laid out and developed the present borough, and upon its or- ganization as a borough, sold to it all his interests in the property. At that time he became borough engineer, which position he still fills. He is also still active in the real estate business, and his is the oldest established business of this nature in Avon-by-the-Sea.
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