USA > New Jersey > Monmouth County > History of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1664-1920, Volume II > Part 47
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54
In the political affairs of the community, Mr. Love has long been kept in a prominent position. Always a staunch Republican, he has served as justice of the peace for the past twenty years. He is a member of C. K. Hall Post, No. 41, Grand Army of the Republic, of Asbury Park; and is a member of the Avon Methodist Episcopal Church.
On May 18, 1874, Mr. Love married, in Gar- diner, Maine, Esther Rogers, daughter of Moses and Mary Rogers, of that place. They have one daughter, Grace Mildred, who was born in Gar- diner, and is now the wife of William H. Sandlan, their two children being Natalie and William Love Sandlan.
JAMES SEXTON FARRY-In the spring of 1920 James Sexton Farry established himself in the automobile business at the corner of Main street and Corlies avenue, Asbury Park, and since that time the enterprise has consistently grown, his efforts in business circles having already brought him substantial returns.
James Sexton Farry was born at Farmingdale, New Jersey, August 16, 1889, the son of Charles Edward and Irene (Morris) Farry, mentioned else- where in this work. He received his education in the schools of his native place, and after grad-
R. l. for
189
BIOGRAPHICAL
uating from the Farmingdale grammar schools entered upon business life, his first employment being with Robert C. Love, real estate agent, at Avon, New Jersey. Later he became associated with Harold L. Flanderin, and still later with Ar- chie' Height, after which he returned to Farming- dale, where for one year he engaged in farming, also doing general trucking. During the winter months for the following four years, Mr. Farry worked for John Leonard, the plumber, at Brad- ley Beach, and it was during this time that the former learned the trade. During the summer months he made his home in Farmingdale, and continued agricultural pursuits, and later opened a produce market in Asbury Park, which he con- ducted until September, 1918, when he was sent to Camp Dix and did construction work for the United States Government. Still later he was sent to Camp Morgan for the Gillespie Construc- tion Company. He was again transferred to Camp Johnson, Jacksonville, Florida, and here he re- mained until March, 1920, when he returned to Asbury Park and opened an automobile show-room on Main street at Corlies avenue. Success at- tended his efforts almost immediately, and in Jan- uary, 1921, he removed to No. 1209 Main street, his present location, where he has a large sales- room and handles the Cleveland and Chandler cars.
Mr. Farry is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 128, and holds membership in the Auto Dealers' Association of Monmouth County, and the Kiwanis Club, of Asbury Park. In religion he is a Methodist, at- tending the First Church of this denomination at Bradley Beach.
On October 8, 1913, at West Grove, New Jersey, James Sexton Farry was united in marriage with Laura Belle Moore, daughter of Hugh and Re- becca (Matthews) Moore, the former a retail vegetable dealer of West Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Farry have no children. His hobby is hunting.
CHARLES R. ZACHARIAS is a great-grandson of Daniel and Elizabeth (Herbein) Zacharias. His great-grandmother came to America from Witgen- stein, Westphalia, Germany, as a redemptioner, landing in Philadelphia on September 22, 1753, aged nineteen years. Daniel Zacharias, grand- father of Charles R. Zacharias, the second child of the above, married Elizabeth Reiff, of Alsace township, Berks county, Pennsylvania. They had a large family of children, of which Samuel Za- charias, the father of Charles R. Zacharias, was the tenth in number. Samuel Zacharias was born August 26, 1811. He married Marie C. Milleisen, May 2, 1833, at Harrisburg, Dauphin county, Penn- sylvania. Miss Milleisen was the third child of George Adams and Mary (Fritchey) Muhleisen, who came from Paxton township, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. She was born September 24, 1815, and died June 3, 1872. Her husband survived her, and died September 12, 1882, at the age of sev- enty-one years.
Charles R. Zacharias was born at Mechanics- burg,, Pennsylvania, September 17, 1856. He re- ceived a good education in the public schools of his native town, and then entered the service of the Western Union Telegraph Company, a con- nection which has remained unbroken for over forty years. The greater part of Mr. Zacharias' business career has been spent at Asbury Park, to which he came in the year 1877, beginning as a telegraph operator at the Coleman House. Al- though he spent a year and a half in the com- pany's office at Birmingham, Alabama, he eventu- ally returned to Asbury Park and has been there ever since. He is the local manager of the West- ern Union office there at the present time. In 1900 Mr. Zacharias decided to enlarge his business interests, and he established a garage and automo- bile station. This enterprise proved very success- ful, and his place is now one of the largest and best equipped service stations on the Jersey coast.
In politics he is an Independent Republican, that is, he is a Republican in theory but reserves the right to vote for the best man. He is a com- missioner of the borough of Allenhurst, and in charge of the Beach Water Sewer Department. He is a member of the Board of Trade, and serves on the Tree and Arbor Planting Committee. He also belongs to the Asbury Park Chamber of Com- merce. Mr. Zacharias is well known in Masonic circles, being an active member of Blue Lodge, No. 142. He is an honorary member of Asbury Park Wheelmen, and also ex-president and a life mem- ber of the board of directors of the New Jersey Automobile Trade Association.
Mr. Zacharias married Adelaide Marsh, June 10, 1885, at Newark, New Jersey, and has one daugh- ter, Marguerite, born at Asbury Park, married Thomas Robb, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Robb is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Uni- versity, having taken a course in law, and a vet- eran of the Spanish-American War.
JAY EARL McCREARY, who has become well known in the vicinity of Keansburg, New Jersey, as one of the leading young men in the automo- bile business, comes of old Pennsylvania families, and is a son of William J. and Estella (Delay) McCreary. Mr. McCreary's father, who was a stationary engineer, was born in Avondale, Penn- sylvania, and died in June, 1906. His mother was born at Pike's Creek, Pennsylvania, and is still living.
Jay Earl McCreary was born in Luzerne, Penn- sylvania, March 25, 1886, and received his educa- tion in the public and high schools of his native town. After leaving school he took up the mach- inist's trade, and has since followed that line of endeavor exclusively, until coming to Keansburg, in the year 1915. Entering the automobile busi- ness at that time, he has become very successful, doing a general line of repair work.
Politically, Mr. McCreary supports the Repub- lican party. He was formerly a member of the
140
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Sons of Veterans, and he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
On October 19, 1906, Mr. McCreary married, in Binghamton, New York, Beatrice Kent, who was born in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, and is a daugh- ter of Hugh and Mary (Kemp) Kent, both born in England. Mr. and Mrs. McCreary have four children: Hugh, born in Fortyfort, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1907; Bill, born in Luzerne, in 1908; Bob, born in Luzerne, May 21, 1910; and Alice, born in Luzerne,September 9, 1912.
GEORGE A. HUGG-Taking an active part in the automobile business as a distributor of stor- age batteries, George A. Hugg, of Freehold, is widely known throughout this section, and is one of the popular men in automobile circles. He is a son of John K. Hugg and Katherine (Hanson) Hugg, of Long Branch, New Jersey, and has two brothers and one sister.
George A. Hugg was born in Newcastle, Dela- ware, September 21,1876, but the family removing to Long Branch when he was still a child, it was in the public grammar and high schools of this city that he received his education. Entering the world of industry as a young man, Mr. Hugg was active for a few years in various lines of effort, later becoming identified with a garage in Long Branch, where he worked for two years, there- after being connected with the McFadden garage for five years. His next change was to enter the employ of the Dorbeck storage battery service as a battery repair man, and during the period of his activity there gained a breadth of experience which he has found invaluable since. In 1919 Mr. Hugg entered the storage battery business inde- pendently, in Freehold, his service station being located at No. 4 Lafayette Place, and has already become widely known as a distributor of the Phila- delphia Diamond Grid storage batteries, for Free- hold and vicinity. In the public life of the com- munity Mr. Hugg is broadly interested, but has little leisure outside his business. He supports the Republican party and is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, and a group leader in that organization. He is a member of the First Street Baptist Church, and teaches a class of boys in the Sunday school.
Mr. Hugg married Alice White, of Long Branch, daughter of Gilbert and Alice (Harvey) White, and they have three daughters: Gertrude A., Gil- berta, and Helen B.
ALLAN FROST-Prominent in Red Bank, New Jersey, as proprietor of the Empire Garage, Mr. Frost is achieving success, and bearing a part in the general prosperity of the community. Mr. Frost is a son of John and Elizabeth (Hart) Frost. His father, who was a plumber and builder, was born in England, in 1857, and his mother was also born in England in 1859, and both are living (1922).
Allan Frost was born in London, England, June 18, 1885, and received his education in the public
schools of his native land. He came to the United States in the year 1908, and was first employed for a time in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then went to New York City, where he was employed for about five years in the automobile repair business. In 1914 he came to Red Bank, where he located per- manently. He worked for a time for P. A. Proal, in the automobile repair business, then struck out for himself, establishing the garage on East Front street, which is known as the Empire Garage, where he also handles a very complete line of auto- mobile accessories. He has been very successful in this venture, and is doing an extensive business.
Mr. Frost married Dora Lemon, who was born in Nottingham, England, in October, 1887, and is a daughter of John and Harriet (Baxter) Lemon. Mrs. Frost's father was a farmer, and her parents are both natives of England. Mr. and Mrs. Frost have two children: Margaret J., born April 14 1912; and Robert William, born December 21, 1914
WILLIAM CUSAK SNYDER-As postmaster of Avon, Mr. Snyder requires no introduction to his neighbors and fellow-citizens, but even were he not the incumbent of an official position, a residence of nearly a quarter of a century would render him as widely known if not as conspicuous. For years Mr. Snyder has taken an active part in the political life of his community.
William Cusak Snyder was born February 25, 1860, in Marlboro township, and is a son of Will- iam and Louisa Snyder, the former a farmer of that township. His education was received in the old Wooley schoolhouse and until his twenty-second year he assisted his father in the care of the home stead. He then went to Englishtown, New Jersey, and there, for two years, was interested in a gen- eral store. For a number of years thereafter be invested in stores of various characters in different parts of the county and State, disposing of them later on advantageous terms.
Mr. Snyder located in Asbury Park and estab- lished a meat market on Cookman avenue. After conducting this for one year, he moved the busi- ness to Bradley Beach where he carried it on two years. Then, after a short time spent in the neigh- borhood of Freehold, he came, in 1896, to Avon, and engaged in business with F. D. Clayton, dealing in a general line of groceries and meats. Eighteen years he erected the building in which the post- office is now situated. In 1914 he was appointed postmaster by President Wilson, and has since con- tinuously filled the office to the complete satisfaction of his fellow-citizens.
The vote and influence of Mr. Snyder are given to the support of the men and measures endorsed and upheld by the Democratic party. For eight years he served as councilman of Avon. He was a charter member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
Mr. Snyder married, September, 1891, at South Amboy, Fannie Brown, daughter of Obadiah and
G .M. Hugg
141
BIOGRAPHICAL
Phoebe Brown, and they are the parents of one son: Harold D., born at Asbury Park.
The standing of Mr. Snyder, both as business man and citizen, is entirely of his own making and rests upon the sure foundation of intelligence, fair- mindedness and fidelity to duty.
HARRY FREEMAN SODEN was born at Free- hold, New Jersey, on May 24, 1877, and is a son of William H. and Catherine (Curley) Soden. Mr. Soden's parents were both born at Freehold. His father was a mill worker and contractor.
Mr. Soden received his early education in the public schools of Freehold. After his school days were over he associated himself with his father, assisting him in the mill work, this connection re- maining unbroken for twenty-six years. At the end of that period, however, the elder Mr. Soden re- tired and Mr. Soden assumed control of the busi- ness, which is known by the firm name of H. F. Soden & Brother.
In politics Mr. Soden is a Republican. He served for six years as a member of the National Guard, Company E, Seventh New Jersey Infantry. He is a member of the Fire Department and was fire chief for the two years, 1909 to 1910. He is a member of the Freehold Golf and Country Club.
Mr. Soden married Elva A. Wright, at New Brunswick, New Jersey, on July 19, 1902. Mrs. So- den was born at Imlaystown, New Jersey, on Octo- ber 29, 1877, and is a daughter of J. Brognard and Emma (Duncan) Wright. Her father was engaged in the real estate and insurance business. Mr. and Mrs. Soden have two children: J. Wright, who was born at Freehold, New Jersey, on April 21, 1903, and who is a graduate of the Freehold public schools, is now (1922) a student in the University of Pennsylvania, taking a dental course; and Dor- othy Elizabeth, who was born at Freehold, on De- cember 6, 1911.
WALTER E. WALSH-One of the prominent young men who are finding success in the univer- sal popularity of the automobile is Mr. Walsh, of Red Bank, New Jersey, who, under the name of the Walter E. Walsh Company, is carrying on a thriv- ing business in the sale of automobile accessories, and meeting the constant demand for expert vul- canizing, at No. 172 Monmouth street.
Mr. Walsh comes of a prominent family in Mon- mouth county, his grandfather, Samuel Walsh, be- ing still alive, and at the age of nearly eighty years, a leading socialist of Red Bank. His father, James Walsh, is a successful blacksmith, in the village of Tinton Falls, in this county.
Walter E. Walsh is a son of James and Annie (Singleton) Walsh, and was born in Holmdel, Mon- mouth county, July 10, 1893. As a boy he received a practical education in the public schools of his native town, and after completing his course, en- tered the employ of Childs' Bakery, where he re- mained for a time, then followed various occupa- tions until 1918. At that time he started in busi-
ness for himself in Red Bank, founding the vul- canizing plant which he still conducts, and putting in a well-assorted stock of accessories. He has since developed the business broadly, and is a leader in his field in this vicinity. He specializes in tires, and handles several grades and brands.
In public life Mr. Walsh is always interested, but takes no leading part in public affairs. Fra- ternally he holds membership in the Woodmen of the World, and Red Bank Lodge, No. 233, Benev- olent and Protective Order Elks.
On May 10, 1914, Mr. Walsh married Lillian So- den, daughter of Edward Soden, and they have one son, Paul E. The family resides on Tilton avenue, in Red Bank.
WILLIAM JOHNSON PAYNTER-A record of twenty-eight years of success in business, renders this name familiar to two generations of the in- habitants of Bradley Beach. Mr. Paynter is also well known in the fraternal, social and church circles of his home community.
Samuel D. Paynter, father of William Johnson Paynter, was the grandson of Samuel Paynter, who was governor of Delaware from 1824 to 1827. Samuel D. Paynter was born in Lewiston, Delaware, in 1808, and married Elizabeth Batts of Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania. During the War of 1812, his home in Lewiston, Delaware, was hit by a cannon ball, which went through the house and into the small grocery store connected with it. Mrs. Payn- ter died in 1876, and the death of Mr. Paynter oc- curred in 1883 when he had reached the age of seventy-six years. Both were of old agricultural families. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Paynter were as follows: Elizabeth, wife of Lafayette Cornog, was born in 1828, and is now living in Philadelphia; Mary, deceased, was born in 1831, and married John Elmore; David, deceased, was born in 1834; Susan- nah, born in 1837, married Cameron Miles of Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Samuel, deceased, was born in 1840; Washington, deceased, was born in 1842; John, born in 1844 is now a resident of California; and William Johnson, of further mention. It is in- teresting to note here that the average age of the above mentioned persons, is eighty years.
William Johnson Paynter, son of Samuel D. and Elizabeth (Batts) Paynter, was born June 10, 1851, in Philadelphia and received his education in the public schools of that city. After terminating his studies, he learned the mason's trade which he followed until 1876, when he moved to Asbury Park being one of the early settlers of that place. Here he established a grocery business with a cap- ital of forty-eight dollars, the original store being one room, twelve by eighteen feet. In 1893 he sold out his business, and removed to Bradley Beach, where he opened a grocery store. Six years later in 1899 he opened a branch store in Avon, and in 1908 he opened still another store at Fourth and Main streets, Bradley Beach. Starting in a small way with but three people, the enterprise con- sistently grew and at the main store which is located
142
MONMOUTH COUNTY
at No. 900 Main street, he opened a bakery business in connection with the grocery department. He owns several delivery trucks, and employs thirty- two people, and this store which is one of the largest of its kind on the coast, does a business which has been gauged by the necessary expansion of its quarters, illustrating an increase truly mar- velous. Now, 1921, Mr. Paynter is getting ready to retire from active business life, the American Food Company having taken over the main store, which they occupied in March, 1922.
William Johnson Paynter is vice-president of the First National Bank at Bradley Beach. He is a Re- publican in political principles, and never loses an opportunity of manifesting his public-spirited inter- est in community affairs. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias of Asbury Park, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
On July 5, 1877, Mr. Paynter was united in mar- riage with Elmira Mooney, born September 30, 1858, at Hamilton, New Jersey, daughter of Charles and Rachel Mooney. Mr. Mooney is now deceased, but his widow is still living at the advanced age of ninety-two years. Mr. and Mrs. Paynter were the parents of one child, Charles, who died in in- fancy. They legally adopted Margaret Coffman, of Newark, New Jersey, born September, 1879. She married Joseph Yarnall, of Forked River, New Jer- sey, and they are the parents of one daughter, Mar- garet, who is a student of Montclair Normal School, class of 1928. In founding and building up a large and flourishing business, Mr. Paynter proved him- self possessed of initiative, perseverance, and mark- ed executive ability. He is a true representative of the self-made American business man.
TOM DuMONT-For many years identified with the harbor transportation in New York City, and with steamship companies operating short lines in the vicinity of the metropolis, Tom DuMont is a figure widely recognized in shipping circles all along the New Jersey coast. He is a son of Van Groes- beck and Henrietta (Mosier) DuMont, and his father, who was born in West Park, Ulster county, New York, lived for a time not far from the shores of Lake Ontario, but spent the greater part of his life in Kingston, where for many years he was a member of the Home Guard. Throughout his life- time he was prominent in the steamship business. The mother was a native of Wappingers Falls, Dut- chess county, New York, and both are now deceased.
Tom DuMont was born in Meridian, Cayuga county, New York, February 8, 1856. His early school attendance was in Coles Corners and Bloom- ing Grove, New York, near Troy. Later he attend- ed French's Village school, and completed his edu- cation at the Pearl Street Institute, at Albany, New York. Always keenly interested in the business in which his father was engaged, Mr. DuMont began life as cook on his father's own boat, plying the Hudson river between Troy and New York City. At the age of twenty-one years he bought a tug boat in New York harbor and started in the towing
business there. Later he sold the tug and bought a Hudson river boat, still later disposing of that interest, and accepting a position as pilot on the "Albertina." Then for a number of years he was captain of the "Edwin Terry," (Cornell Steamship Company.) Eventually, Mr. DuMont became in- terested in the New Jersey coast-wise service, be- coming identified with the Keansburg Steamship Company. He was soon made manager of the com- pany, but he takes pride in the distinction of having served as the captain of the first boat to run to Keansburg-the "Accomack." Under his manage- ment the Keansburg line thrived and grew, its bus- ness developing largely, and he was instrumental in adding four boats to the regular service of the line within three years. He retired from all actin business in 1915, and has since resided in Nave- sink, in this county.
In the public life of the county Mr. DuMont hus never taken an active part, although he is always a Republican in convictions and in the conscies- tious practice of his political faith, and is a med- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. DuMont married, in Navesink, on January 8, 1889, Oscella Williams, who was born in Locut Point, New Jersey, and is a daughter of A. J. and Anna (Layton) Williams, both now deceased. The father was born in Navesink, and was a commissies merchant by occupation, and the mother was a native of Lakewood, New Jersey. Mr. and Ma. DuMont are the parents of four children: Herbert Jackson, who was born September 28, 1889, was : steamboat captain when only nineteen years of age, and is now captain of the "Edwin Terry," and active in harbor towing; Louisa H., the wife of W. Mount; Mary O .; and Virginia G., wife of L. Baker. Mr. DuMont's grandfather, John DuMont, was a prominent attorney of Kingston, New York.
MICHAEL A. VIRACOLA, born at Long Branch, New Jersey, May 25, 1888, is a son of Joseph and Filomena Viracola. He received his early educa- tion in the public schools of New Jersey. After graduating from the Chattle High School at Long Branch in 1909, he went to the University of Penn- sylvania and studied certified public accounting. In 1911 he graduated, and in 1912 he received the de gree of Bachelor of Science in economics. For the next two years Mr. Viracola was an instructor in banking, corporation finance and investments, in the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to hu scholastic work, he did private accounting and at- tended the graduate school of the University. In 1914 he completed his post-graduate work and r+ ceived the degree of Master of Arts.
He returned to Long Branch in 1914 and resumed his work in accounting. In 1915 he organized the Community Supply Company and bought land on south Seventh avenue, near the railroad as a site for the company's buildings. On August 23, 1917, however, Mr. Viracola enlisted in the United States army, and his plans for the business were post- poned until the end of the World War. Mr. Vira-
143
BIOGRAPHICAL
cola was sent to Fort Myer, Virginia, and assigned to the Officers' Training School. On November 27, 1917, he received a commission as second lieuten- ant in the infantry, and was assigned to the Eigh- tieth Division at Camp Lee, Virginia. After spend- ing some time at Camp Lee, Mr. Viracola was or- dered to General Staff Headquarters at Washington. On July 18, 1918, he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant, and sent to Camp Meade, and later to Camp Dix. He received his discharge on Feb- ruary 4, 1919.
Mr. Viracola returned to Long Branch after leav- ing the army, and was engaged in the work of ac- counting until June, 1919, when the Community Supply Company was incorporated. He became the president of the company, and his brother-in-law, M. A. Ennis, who is associated with him in it, be- came its secretary and treasurer. The company carries on both a wholesale and retail business, buying and selling coal and mason's materials. It also executes all kinds of cement work, re-enforced concrete construction, grading of land, and ex- cavating. The company has modern equipment of the finest sort and has already acquired an enviable reputation, both for the high quality of its com- modities and the excellence of its work. It has a spur railroad track with pockets for coal and sand and gravel, a large warehouse, and a fleet of powerful trucks for its distribution system. Mr. Viracola and Mr. Ennis have just been awarded the contract with the City of Long Branch for the col- lection and disposal of offal, garbage, waste and all refuse matter that may accumulate within the limits of the city of Long Branch.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.