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At Ocean Grove, New Jersey, on December 1, 1915, Mr. Garrabrandt was united in marriage with Viola Bills, daughter of the Rev. James D. and . De- borah L. (Tilton) Bills, the former, superintendent of the New Brunswick District of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a member of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. Mr. and Mrs. Garrabrandt are the parents of two children: John Neafie, born February 15, 1917; and Jean Eloise, born December 5, 1919. The family home is at No. 406 Fifth avenue, Belmar, New Jersey.
WILLIAM ARTHUR ROBINSON, M. D., located in Ocean Grove, in 1906, and began private practice at his present location, No. 62 Main avenue.
William Arthur Robinson was born in New York City, July 16, 1881, the son of William and Isabelle (Crawford) Robinson, both residents of Ocean Grove at the present time (1921), the former also born in New York City. William and Isabelle (Crawford) Robinson are the parents of the follow- ing children: William Arthur, of whom further; Edna Isabell, wife of Martin V. Brink, a resident of Schenectady, New York; and Francis Finley, a graduate of Drew Theological Seminary, at Madi- son, New Jersey, and now located at Wall Lake, Iowa.
Dr. Robinson matriculated at Jefferson Medical College and in 1905 received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from this institution. After gradua- tion he went to Newark, where he served an interne- ship at St. Michael's Hospital, and at the end of that time came to Ocean Grove and established himself in private practice. He is a member of the staff of Asbury Park Hospital, was school physi- cian for seven years, and township physician of Nep- tune township for eleven years. A Republican in politics, he has always taken an active part in the affairs of the local organization, and in August, 1920, was elected councilman for a term of three years. During the World War Dr. Robinson served as assistant on draft board No. 4 of Monmouth county. He is a member of the American Medi- cal Association, New Jersey State Medical Society, Asbury Park Medical Association, Monmouth County Medical Society, and treasurer of the latter since 1912, and the Practitioners' Society of Eastern Monmouth County. He is also affiliated with many of the leading fraternal organizations of the com- munity: Asbury Park Lodge, No. 142, Free and Ac- cepted Masons; Goodwin Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Corson Commandery, No. 53, Knights Templar; Salaam Temple, Newark; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Asbury Park Lodge No. 128; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Asbury Park Lodge, No. 258, of which he is past noble grand; Improved Order of Red Men; and the Asbury Park Wheelmen. He also holds member- ship in the Asbury Park Fishing Club. He attends
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St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church at Ocean Grove.
On January 1, 1907, Dr. Robinson was united in marriage with Helen A. White, daughter of William P. and Adelia White, both deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Robinson are the parents of one child, Elizabeth Davidson Robinson, born August 12, 1908. The family home is at No. 62 Main avenue, Ocean Grove.
CARL J. AND FRED DIETZ-The firm of G. Dietz & Son of Red Bank, New Jersey, was founded by Gottlieb Dietz, who conducted a meat market and grocery store until 1915, then turned the business over to his sons, Carl J. and Fred, who had helped him establish and build it up to a condition of pros- perity.
Gottlieb and Ricka Dietz came from Ger- many in 1883, accompanied by their children: Gott- lieb, Christian, Caroline, Carl J., born Decem- ber 24, 1880, and Fred, born April 16, 1882. They located in Phalanx, New Jersey, where the father was employed for eight years in the Bucklyn canning factory. Then he engaged in farming at Middle- town for eight years, until 1899, when he moved to Red Bank, where he bought the meat market of Theodore Gautchet. As his sons grew to manhood they became interested in the business, which is now one of the old business houses of the city. The busi- ness grew so rapidly that larger quarters were needed, so Mr. Dietz bought a lot next to his shop and built a modern market. He installed all the latest equipment, including a complete Brunswick refrigerating plant, the first of that class in Red Bank. In 1915 Gottlieb Dietz retired, the sons, Carl J. and F'red Dietz, continuing the business under the same firm name, G. Dietz & Son, and in 1909, added a complete line of groceries and vege- tables to their business. Both brothers are prac- tical butchers and grocers, having grown up in the business, and are rated among Red Bank's success- ful business men. Their mother, Ricka Dietz, died August 20, 1919.
Both Carl J. and Fred Dietz are independent in politics, and members of the Reformed church of Middletown. They are also members of the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department and the New Era Monumental Society of Red Bank. Fred Dietz is a member of the Royal Arcanum, Lodge No. 984, and of Lodge No. 233, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, both of Red Bank, and of the Oriole Ath- letic Association.
Carl J. Dietz married, October 9, 1904, in Red Bank, Mabel Earling, of Red Bank, New Jersey, daughter of Elias and Anna Earling, and they are the parents of a daughter, Dorothy E. Dietz, born in Red Bank, January 28, 1908. Carl J. Dietz owns a beautiful home on Riverside avenue, Red Bank. His wife, Mabel (Earling) Dietz, died February 4, 1920.
Fred Dietz married, in South Amboy, New Jer- sey, April 30, 1905, Caroline Walling, of Keyport, New Jersey, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Wal- ling. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dietz are the parents of
three children: Kenneth, born February 17, 1906; Marion, born February 12, 1910; Monroe, born August 20, 1918. The family reside in their own home on West Front street, Red Bank.
ELMER ELLSWORTH MORRIS-Long promi- nent in the business and public life of Monmouth county, Mr. Morris comes of an old family in the State of New Jersey. He is a son of Abram Morris, who was born in Harmony, New Jersey, and was a butcher by occupation. Abram Morris enlisted in the Civil War in 1861, becoming a member of Com- pany G, Twenty-ninth Regiment, New Jersey Volun- teer Infantry, enlisting at Freehold. Later he be- came a leading citizen of Keyport, was elected tax collector, and for a number of years served as over- seer of the poor. He married Emma Julia Roberts, who was born in New York City.
Elmer E. Morris was born in Keyport, October 31, 1869, and received his early education in the public schools of this borough, completing his stud- ies at the George W. Holmes School, of Keyport. He became associated with his father in the butcher business, then started for himself in the same line of activity in 1889. Three years later he bought out his brother Abram's mineral water business, and this he conducted until 1910, when he sold the in- terest, and has since been practically retired from all active business, although he is still prominent in the public affairs of the community.
Mr. Morris has always been a leader in the Re- publican party, was a free-holder of Monmouth county from 1904 until 1907, inclusive, and was thereafter appointed county road supervisor, serving from 1908 until 1911, inclusive. He is a charter member of the Volunteer Fire Department of Key- port, his membership having now extended over 3 period of thirty-four years. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Red Bank, this county, and is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church of Keyport.
On January 27, 1892, at Keyport, Mr. Morris married Elizabeth Walling, daughter of Captain James S. and Eleanor (Aumack) Walling. Her father was born in Keyport, March 20, 1846, and died in 1915. Her mother, also born in Keyport, June 8, 1849, survives her husband, and makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Morris.
PATRICK JAMES DEVLIN-Since 1889 Patrick James Devlin has been engaged in business in Mat- awan under the firm name of Cartan & Devlin, and. together with this enterprise, Mr. Devlin, in 1914, was appointed postmaster. But, in spite of his varied duties, he is never too busy to give his time and aid to the furtherance of the public welfare and therefore is numbered among the foremost cit- izens of this community.
Patrick James Devlin was born in South Amboy, New Jersey, January 25, 1865, the son of Patrick and Honora (Driscoll) Devlin. The family removei to Matawan, New Jersey, in 1875, at which place the father was employed for many years by the New
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York & Long Branch railroad. Until ten years of age the boy Patrick attended the parochial schools of his native place, then until fourteen years of age, attended the parochial and public schools of Matawan, New Jersey. In 1889 he formed a part- nership with Lawrence Cartan, continuing the four, feed, grain, lime, cement and building supplies busi- ness of Cartan & Company. This enterprise con- sistently grew, and its continued prosperity during the many years testifies to the sound judgment and untiring devotion which Mr. Devlin has brought to the discharge of his duties.
In 1914 Mr. Devlin was appointed postmaster of Matawan and still holds this responsible position. He is a staunch Democrat in politics, giving to his chosen party the interest demanded of every good citizen, and is director of the Farmers' and Mer- chants' Bank of Matawan. He affiliates with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Improved Order of Red Men, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. In religion, he is a Roman Catholic.
At Matawan, New Jersey, February 6, 1893, Patrick James Devlin was united in marriage with Mary McGonigal, daughter of Michael and Mar- garet (Coates) McGonigal. Mr. and Mrs. Devlin are the parents of five children: Raphael C., Ger- ard A., Frank C., Henry S. and Margaret J., all residents of Matawan.
By long identification with the life of Matawan, which has been his home for so many years, and by his fair-mindedness and goodwill as a public ser- vant and business man, Mr. Devlin has won for him- self a permanent place in the hearts of the people of this community.
CHARLES GROVER LEONARD-As one of the successful market gardeners specializing in aspar- agus, Charles Grover Leonard is continuing a busi- ness with which the Leonards of Leonardsville, New Jersey, have long been connected. The old Leonard farms join the present site of Atlantic Highlands and the towns north lie along the bay shore. Charles Grover Leonard is a son of Charles T. and Annie (Grover) Leonard, grandson of Richard A. and Sarah (Roberts) Leonard, the former the son of Thomas (2), son of Captain William Leonard, a sea captain, son of Thomas and Alice (Laurence) Leonard. Thomas was the original owner of the Leonard lands, part of which are now owned by his great-great-grandson, Charles T. Leonard, father of Charles Grover Leonard. Captain William Leon- ard was a mariner until after his marriage, when he became both farmer and merchant. His son Thomas (2) resided on the original Leonard farm owned by his grandfather, and that property came to his son Richard A. Leonard, father of Charles T., and grandfather of Charles Grover Leonard.
Richard A. Leonard was born in Middletown township, Monmouth county, New Jersey, February 17, 1812, died May 5, 1877. He was a successful farmer all his life and an influential citizen. He was one of the founders of the Monmouth County
Agricultural Society, an incorporator of the First National Bank of Red Bank, and one of the pro- moters of the New Jersey Southern railroad which originally ran from Port Monmouth on New York bay to Bay Side on the Delaware river, a road now operated by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. He was also one of the founders of Peddie Insti- tute at Hightstown, New Jersey. He held the offices of deacon, Sunday school superintendent and trustee of the First Middletown Baptist Church for fifteen years, and when the church at Navesink was organized in August, 1853, he was chosen one of its deacons, an office he filled with rare fidelity until his death nearly a quarter of a century later.
He was particularly distinguished as an uncom- promising foe of the liquor traffic. Was their a temperance meeting to be held, a petition or re- monstrance to be circulated, the granting of a li- cense to be defeated or money to be raised, it was to Richard A. Leonard that the workers turned for the needed help.
The news of his death was received with pro- found sorrow. At his funeral four ministers offici- ated and a large concourse of people gathered to attest their appreciation of his character and worth.
Deacon Leonard married (first), March 14, 1833, Elizabeth Roberts, who died February 8, 1848, daughter of Reverend Thomas Roberts. Their children were: Mary, Richard, Sarah, Emma. Dea- con Leonard married (second), February 28, 1849, Sarah, daughter of Reverend Thomas Roberts, and they were the parents of three children: Charles T., of further mention; William J. and Ella S.
Charles T. Leonard, son of Deacon Richard A. Leonard and his second wife, Sarah (Roberts) Leon- ard, was born at the homestead farm. He spent his life engaged as a merchant and farmer and was one of the influential men of his community. He succeeded in having a post office at Leonardo, lo- cated in his store and received the appointment of postmaster, which position he held nineteen years. He was one of the founders of Bay View Cemetery. In politics he is a Republican; and is a member of the First Baptist Church of Atlantic Highlands, of which he is a deacon. Charles T. Leonard mar- ried (first), October 5, 1876, Annie Grover, who died November 27, 1891, daughter of James Clark and Rachel Grover. They were the parents of Charles Grover, of further mention, and two daugh- ters: Mrs. Alice G. Loux, who died December 8, 1918, and Mrs. Berta Brown. Charles T. Leonard married (second), October 24, 1893, Martha W., daughter of David H. and Sara J. Tompkins. They have one son, David C. Leonard.
Charles Grover Leonard, son of Charles T. and Annie (Grover) Leonard, was born at Leonards- ville, (now Leonardo), Monmouth county, New Jer- sey, April 16, 1887.
He was educated in the public schools of Atlantic Highlands. When his school days were over, he became a clerk in a store owned by his father, but after five years of clerical work, he decided that
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he preferred outdoor life and became a farmer. After working on his father's farm, he took charge of his mother's farm, an eighty-four acre tract which he now owns, and began the intensive culti- . vation of asparagus for the New York market. He has been very successful in the business and is one of the substantial farms of his district; progres- sive and public-spirited, he aids all forward move- ments and worthily bears his honored name. Mr. Leonard is a member of the Baptist church, the Farmers' Cooperative Exchange, and in politics is a Republican.
He married, February 17, 1909, Annie Bowne Johnson and they are the parents of four children: Russell Grover, born March 7, 1912; Elsie May, born March 11, 1916; Charles Thomas, born July 8, 1917; Millard Allen, born March 10, 1919.
JOEL ALBERT WALLING-For many years active in manufacturing lines in Monmouth county, Joel Albert Walling holds a position of security in the confidence and esteem of the people. Mr. Wal- ling is a son of Holmes V. and Mary (Aumack) Walling, and his father was a shoemaker by trade.
Joel A. Walling was born in Matawan, New Jer- wy, March 81, 1851, and received a thoroughly practical education in the public schools of his native town. . While still a young man he started in the manufacture of sash and blinds. This was in 1868, and with the development and growth of the entire section, which is now a matter of his- tory, he achieved remarkable success. Following this line of business exclusively for a period of thirty-seven years, he branched out, in 1905, and started an ice cream, confectionery and variety store, which is called The Variety Shop, and is lo- cated in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows' building at No. 192-194 Main street.
The people of the community long since brought Mr. Walling forward in the public service. Always a staunch Republican, he has been a member of the Board of Education for a period of twenty-three years, for a part of that time serving in the office of president, and for the remainder as clerk. He is a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and is a member of the Methodist Epis- copal church, of Matawan.
On April 17, 1872, Mr. Walling married, in Mat- awan, Sarah Stout, who was born in Hopewell, New Jersey, December 27, 1856. They are the parents of three children: Harry, born February 8, 1873, now engaged as a railway mail clerk on the Penn- sylvania railroad, and residing at Matawan, New Jersey; Alonzo, born May 15, 1875, now in the insurance business in New York City; and Albert, born September 6, 1879, now a railroad conductor on the New Jersey Central railroad, and a resident of Roselle Park, New Jersey.
FREDERICK MEINZER BURLEW, Ph.B., LL. B .- Among the younger group of legal practitioners of Monmouth county, Mr. Burlew is taking a sig- nificant place and going forward with the general
advance. Mr. Burlew is a son of Herbert and Louise (Meinzer) Burlew. His father, engaged in business in New York City, and politically an Inde- pendent, was born in Madison township, Middlesex county, New Jersey, March 16, 1896, and his mother was born in Cliffwood, Monmouth county, October 1, 1875.
Frederick M. Burlew was born in Cliffwood, New Jersey, March 12, 1895, and his education was be- gun in the public schools of Madison township. He later attended the Matawan grammar school, from which he was graduated in 1907, then still later was graduated from the Matawan high school, in the class of 1911. Entering Bucknell University on January 1, 1912, after a short course at Peddie In- stitute, Mr. Burlew was graduated from Bucknell in the class of 1915, with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. He then entered Harvard University Law School, and was graduated from that institu- tion in 1918, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Mr. Burlew entered the service of the United States Army on May 18, 1918, and served with the 312th Cavalry and the 60th Field Artillery until February 1, 1919. After discharge from the service he re- turned to the law office of Fort, Hunt & Shipman in Newark, New Jersey. Here he took post gradu- ate work in the form of a quiz course under Charles F. Mason, dean of the New Jersey Law School, this work covering the period from March 15 until June 1, three nights a week. During this time he served & clerkship with the above mentioned firm, the se- nior member of which J. F. Fort, was one time goy- ermor of the State of New Jersey. Remaining with this firm for one year, Mr. Burlew then became associated with Jacob R. Lefferts, of Matawan, in the practice of law, being with him from November 1, 1919, until January 1, 1921. On the latter date Mr. Burlew opened his own office in Matawan, and has made a most promising beginning in his chosen profession.
Politically Mr. Burlew reserves the right to inde- pendent thought and action. Fraternally he is iden- tified with the Matawan Lodge, No. 192, Free and Accepted Masons, and Delta Chapter, No. 14, Royal Arch Masons. He is a member of the Matawan Presbyterian Church.
EDMUND FELIX De MONSEIGLE, D. D. S .- Representative in American life of an ancient and distinguished French family, Dr. de Monseigle is widely known in professional circles in North Jer- sey, Asbury Park, the scene of his practice since 1911. He was born in Paris, France, January 19, 1885, son of Edmund de Monseigle.
Edmund de Monseigle was born in Paris in 1844, died in 1899. He became a noted international lawyer, entered the French diplomatic corps and for many years was ambassador to Spain. He fought in the Franco-Prussian War, gaining the rank of brigadier-general and being decorated for his ser- vices, and was an ardent royalist. Edmund de Mon- seigle married Pilar Baroda, of Barcelona, Spain. She embarked upon a stage career in 1889, was
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graduated from a Paris dramatic school, and played before European royalty. In 1894 she came to America, having adopted Pilar Morin as her stage name, and at the old Wallach's Theatre produced "L'Enfant Prodigue," also dramatizing "Madame Butterfly." Madame Morin has aided David Belasco in several productions and has made an enviable record in the realm of dramatic art. During the World War she was commissioned by the Secre- tary of War to produce entertainments in the mili- tary camps, and worked zealously in this cause.
Edmund Felix de Monseigle was educated in the Ecole Militaire, of Paris, the New York public schools, and the Perth Amboy High School, being graduated from the last named in the class of 1904. For four years he was employed in clerical capacity by the American Smelting and Refining Company. of Perth Amboy, then began dental study in the University of Pennsylvania, receiving the degree of D.D.S. from the university, in 1910. His first active professional work was in association with Dr. Donoghue, of Passaic, and he subsequently became identified with the J. C. Warren Dental Parlors of Asbury Park. In 1911 he purchased this practice, moving the offices to Cookman and Main avenues, and, in 1915, occupied the present location on Cook- man and Mattison avenues. Here Dr. de Monseigle has splendid and modernly equipped dental parlors, his suite of offices including an X-ray room, oper- ating room, laboratory and waiting room, supplied with all of the aids science has provided for the dental surgeon. Dr. de Monseigle has specialized in extraction and X-ray work, and in these lines has built up a large following and high reputation. He is a member of the national, state, and county den- tal associations, serving as vice-president of the Monmouth County Medical Society. He belongs to the younger group of dental practitioners of the district, and his devotion to his profession and a record of wide usefulness have made his place secure.
For two years Dr. de Monseigle was a member of Company D, New Jersey National Guard. Dur- ing his college years he was active in athletics, es- pecially wrestling, and was a member of the uni- versity track team. While at college he also sang tenor in the Glee Club and his interest in music has continued strong. His chief recreation is now found in golf and tennis, and he is a member of the Asbury Park Golf Club and the Ocean Grove Ten- nis Club. Dr. de Monseigle is a dependable sup- porter of civic progress and is a member of one of the leading organizations of business and profes- sional men, the Kiwanis Club. He is also a mem- ber of the Asbury Park Wheelmen's Club. His fra- ternal affiliations are with the Masonic order, and he holds membership in Lodge No. 142, Free and Accepted Masons, of Asbury Park; Goodwin Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons; Corson Commandery, Knights Templar; and Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Dr. de- Monseigle's relations to the life of his city are in
varied fields of interest and he numbers his friends in large figures.
He married, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in De- cember, 1913, Anna Holm, daughter of John and Mary Holm, her father a native of Denmark and the developer of large tracts of land in South Caro- lina. She is a graduate of Barnard College, class of 1909, and is an active worker socially and in club life. Dr. and Mrs. de Monseigle have one daughter, Anita Pilar, born April 12, 1915.
FORMAN REID THOMPSON-In the business world of Monmouth county, Forman R. Thompson has for years been active, and for the past seven years has been broadly identified with the physical growth of Matawan through the real estate and insurance business, in which he is finding individual success as well as contributing to the general ad- vance.
Mr. Thompson comes of old and honored New Jersey families, and is a son of George Thompson, who was born in Hightstown, Mercer county, New Jersey, December 25, 1841. George Thompson, as a young man, enlisted in the Civil War as a mem- ber of Company G, Twenty-ninth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted at Hights- town, and served throughout the entire period of the war, first being a drummer boy. He saw ser- vice in the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Lookout Mountain, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, and wit- nessed the surrender of the Confederate forces at Appomattox Court House. He was a painter by occupation, and at one time served the town of Matawan as constable. He married Emma Jane Van Clief, who was born in Hightstown, New Jer- sey, in 1847.
Forman Reid Thompson, son of George and Emma Jane (Van Clief) Thompson, was born in Freehold, New Jersey, August 27, 1874. He received his early education in the public schools of Matawan, then later attended Glenwood Collegiate Institute of Mat- awan. In 1898 he entered the employ of Benjamin Griggs, a grocer of this place, and remained with him for six years. Then at the age of twenty-one years Mr. Thompson went to New York City, where he was employed by Austin Nichols & Company, the well known wholesale grocers, for one year. He then returned to Matawan, and accepted the position of manager of the Matawan store, then owned by D. E. Mahoney, this association continuing for about fifteen years, or until 1914. Finally strik- ing out for himself, Mr. Thompson entered the field of real estate and insurance, in which he has be- come widely known and very successful.
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