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Finding little leisure for outside interests, Mr. Woolley is nevertheless always in touch with every advance movement, and politically is an independent Democrat. Fraternally he holds membership in the Free and Accepted Masons, being a member of all the Masonic bodies except the Consistory. He is a member of Long Branch Lodge, No. 742, Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks, of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, of the Knights of Pythias, and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He attends the Methodist Epis- copal church.
Mr. Woolley married Ida Van Brunt, of Manas- quan, daughter of Charles and Catherine (Elmer) Van Brunt, and they are the parents of two chil- dren: Jessie Ella, now a teacher in the Long Branch High School; and George Robert.
NELSON SMITH SNEDECOR, a progressive business man of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, was born September 14, 1893, son of Smith Ireland and Maria Louise (Raynor) Snedecor, the former being a native of Babylon, Long Island, and the latter of Brooklyn, New York, both now living in the latter city.
Nelson S. Snedecor attended the public schools of his native city, Brooklyn, and in 1911 graduated from the Commercial High School. Subsequently he worked for a year as stock clerk in New York City, and was also employed by the Telephone Com- pany of that city in their engineering department, remaining four years. Following this, Mr. Snedecor was employed for two years in Arbuckle Brothers coffee house. He then secured employment in Sandy Hook as chronograph operator, Ordnance Depart- ment, United States army, for two and one-half years. In 1920 he came to Atlantic Highlands and engaged in business, opening a tire vulcanizing shop on First avenue, and now has one of the best equip- ped places there. In politics Mr. Snedecor is a Democrat, and served eight months as borough clerk. He was a member of Company B, Troop C, New York National Guard, and was commissioned sergeant; was discharged, May 10, 1919. At the present time he is a member of the Atlantic High- lands Fire Company, Hose No. 2, and is a mem- ber of the American Legion. His church affiliation is Baptist.
MRS. DELIA (KEILTY-COMER) THOMPSON, since 1886, has been a resident of Red Bank, New Jersey, coming in her youth, and five years later becoming a bride. She is yet a resident of Red Bank, twice widowed and the successful proprietor of a store business which she has conducted since 1901. Mrs. Thompson is well known in Red Bank, and highly esteemed by all who know her.
Delia Keilty was born in Ireland, the daughter of Patrick Keilty, born at Kelouges, Ireland, and there died in 1881. He was a farmer all his life. He married - Quinn, born in Airdale, Ireland; she died in 1890. Delia is a sister of Michael Keilty, who for thirty years has been in the employ of
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the United States Government as a machinist and is now a resident of Aberdeen, Maryland. Three daughters of Patrick Keilty married, one remaining single.
Delia Keilty spent the first eighteen years of her life in Ireland and then came to the United States, finding a home in Red Bank, and employment at the Newman Springs Hotel. For five years she con- tinued there, then, on September 18, 1891, she be- came the wife of Michael Comer, of Red Bank, a railroad employee. They erected a house at No. 164 River street, and there lived happily until Mr. Comer's death, March 5, 1901. They were the par- ents of three children: 1. John Joseph, born May 1, 1895, died October 13, 1914; he was a student at Coleman's Business College, in Newark, New Jer- sey, at the time of his untimely death. 2. Paul Ed- ward, born March 28, 1899, and died in 1906. 3. Michael Christopher, twin with Paul E. Michael Comer was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and a man of quiet, industrious life, and highly esteemed.
After being left a widow with three small chil- dren, Mrs. Comer bravely took up her burden and proved herself a woman of both energy and abil- ity. She built a store adjoining her home, and for the past twenty-one years has operated it very suc- cessfully, and yet continues, winning many warm friends through her energy and devotion. Ten years after her widowhood, Delia (Keilty) Comer married Peter Thompson, born in Ireland, son of Peter and Margaret (McGuire) Thompson, both parents born in Ireland, his mother dying in Red Bank. Five years after her second marriage Mrs. Thompson was again a widow, her husband drop- ping dead at his work, May 22, 1916. She con- tinues her business and home in Red Bank, residing at No. 158 Pine street, her only child, Michael C. Comer, now a man in years.
CHARLES REUBEN ADDISON-In the town- ship in which he was born, Mr. Addison now owns and cultivates his own acres, and is one of the sub- stantial men of the extreme western part of Howell township, his farm lying not far from the Ocean county line. He is a son of James W. and Eliz- abeth (Reynolds) Addison, his father also a farmer of Monmouth county in which five generations of Addisons have contributed to its greatness among New Jersey's agricultural counties.
Charles R. Addison was born in Bethel (now Southard) Howell township, Monmouth county, New Jersey. He was educated in the district schools, finishing his studies in Freehold. He grew to manhood on the homestead farm, and after arriv- ing at manhood managed the home farm for five years. He then moved to the Jack Matthews farm in the western part of Howell township, near the Ocean county line, and there he has ever since re- sided, having owned that farm since 1907. He has always made farming his business, and his farm is a good index to the careful, thorough and per-
severing character of its owner. In politics, Mr. Addison is an Independent Republican, and for seven years served his township as road supervisor. He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Knights of the Golden Eagle, of Lakewood; Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and of Har- mony Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Addison married, in Southard, New Jersey, in June, 1897, Bertha Matthews, daughter of John H. and Sarah Elizabeth Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. Addison are the parents of two children: John H., and Emma E., both born in Howell township.
CORRELL HOWLAND WOOLLEY-As one of the most aggressive of the younger generation of Howell township business men, Mr. Woolley, of Farmingdale, is rapidly becoming a "man of mark" in his community. He is active and well known in church work, and also in fraternal circles.
Herbert Woolley, grandfather of Correll How- land Woolley, was a representative of one of the old families of Monmouth county. The Woolleys were prominent as Whigs during the Revolutionary period of our history, and members of the family served in the Continental army. Herbert Woolley was a native of Howell township, and led the life of a farmer. The name of his wife was Hannah.
Edward Durell Woolley, son of Herbert and Hannah Woolley, was born at West Farms, and was a farmer and merchant. He was a Republican and a trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Ella Howland, daughter of Correll L. and Sarah Howland, the former an ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and one of its early circuit riders.
Correll Howland Woolley, son of Edward Durell and Ella (Howland) Woolley, was born January 22, 1880, at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, and received his education in the schools of Howell township and at the Neptune Academy, Ocean Grove. For sev- eral years after completing his course of study he assisted in the cultivation of his father's farm at Asbury Park, and later became his father's associ- ate in the general store at West Farms. For four- teen years, in connection with his father, he con- ducted the business, succeeding to its ownership in April, 1920, since which time he has developed it with marked success.
Faithfully supporting with his vote and influence the principles of the Republican party, Mr. Wool- ley has never been active in the political life of his community, his time and attention being engrossed by his business obligations. He affiliates with Olive Branch Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Freehold; Farmingdale Lodge, Knights of the Gol- den Eagle; and the Improved Order of Red Men, Sitting Bull Tribe. He is a trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Woolley married, at Freehold, New Jersey, Anna Johnson, daughter of John and Margaret (Law) Johnson, the former a merchant of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Woolley are the parents of
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the following children: Margaret Johnson, born February 23, 1904; Edith Marian, born November 19, 1906, at Asbury Park; and Ruth and Helen Gould (twins), born May 15, 1913, at West Farms. Mr. Woolley has done much for the development of the business interests of his community, and every- thing indicates that in the years to come he will be- come a still more potent factor in its commercial life.
FREDERICK WALLER HOPE-Admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in November, 1882, and as a counsellor-at-law, and in the United States courts in November, 1896, Frederick W. Hope now reviews a career of four decades of suc- cessful practice at that bar, during which he has reaped the honors and rewards of a profession which generously compensates her worthy sons. Red Bank, New Jersey, has long been the seat of his practice, residing part of the time at Shrews- bury on the homestead which was the home of his parents and of his mother's ancestors for six generations, and part of the time in the town of Red Bank.
On paternal lines Mr. Hope's ancestors were English, Scotch and French Huguenots. The Hopes came from England in the person of three brothers: Reuben, Cornelius and Thomas, who with James Malcolm and others arrived in New York City short- ly before the opening year of the nineteenth cen- tury. Reuben Hope married Catherine Taylor, and in 1824, when General Lafayette visited the United States, Reuben Hope, a shipping merchant and an official of the city, was a member of one of the re- ception committees to welcome the distinguished Frenchman. This event occurring about the time of the birth of the youngest son of Reuben and Catherine (Taylor) Hope, that son was named Washington Lafayette Hope, the father of Freder- ick Waller Hope, whose career furnishes the in- spiration for this review.
Catherine (Taylor) Hope was a daughter of Abner and Catherine Taylor, who were of Holland Dutch ancestry, early settlers in New York State. Abner Taylor was a patriot soldier of the Ameri- can Revolutionary War. Nine of the eleven chil- dren of Reuben and Catherine (Taylor) Hope lived to years of maturity. Washington L. Hope, the youngest, born in New York City, August 4, 1824, died at his home in Shrewsbury, Monmouth county, New Jersey, February 13, 1899. One of the nine children lived to be over ninety-six years of age, two others over ninety years, three over eighty-five years and three were between seventy- four and eighty years old when they died.
Washington L. Hope was a man of sterling in- tegrity, with a strong sense of duty as to right and wrong, and of high principles and ideals, and worked earnestly to help make this world a better place in which to live, and that each person might have an equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits and blessings of "a Government of the people, by the people and for the people," in this country, to
which he was earnestly devoted. He was thor- oughly educated, and by his thoughtful habits of reading and study through most of his life he kept abreast of the times, and was an intelligent, progressive leader in all that was best for the people and for our nation.
He served in the Mexican War with a New York regiment in which he was a major. During his early business career he was a merchant of New York City, afterwards a contractor for railroad construction and operating supplies, and later an extensive fruit and hay farmer in Rockland coun- ty, New York. While living there he was a leader in organizing the Rockland County Agricultural Society and vice-president of it until he moved to New Jersey:
In March, 1865, Mr. Hope and his family moved from Rockland county to Shrewsbury, Monmouth county, New Jersey, to the homestead on Syca- more avenue, which was his home until his su- preme promotion to the better life thirty-four years later. While living in New Jersey he was an officer and State lecturer for the State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and prior to that office was State lecturer for the Independent Order of Good Templars, grand worthy chief templar of the State of New Jersey, and a right grand worthy officer of the National order, the Good Templars being at that time a very strong secret temperance or- ganization. He was a Republican when that party was formed, was an Abolitionist, a strong Union man, and by his force of character and his patriotic public addresses he won many to the Union cause.
By his zeal and earnest efforts for the election and re-election of President Lincoln and General Grant he was a power in their behalf in- the field . of his operations during their respective presiden- tial campaigns. He continued his allegiance to the Republican party until long after the Civil War, but becoming convinced that the liquor traffic would not be successfully fought from the "inside" of either Republican or Democratic party he left this party and became an "outspoken third party" Prohibitionist and a power in that party. He was a candidate for Congress when General Clinton B. Fisk was the head of the ticket, and prior and subsequent thereto he fought with all his might for elimination of the saloon and sup- pression of the traffic in liquor, through local op- tion and constitutional prohibition. Does the old pioneer hero know that the cause he loved has triumphed?
Washington L. Hope married, September 26, 1848, at the bride's home in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, Rev. Harry Finch officiating, Helen Cobb Allen, daughter of George L. and Anna (Cock) Allen. The Allen home in which they were mar- ried had been owned by Mrs. Hope's father and his direct ancestors since 1665, and is now owned by her estate, it having become the property and home of Mr. and Mrs. Washington L. Hope upon their removal from Rockland county, New York,
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in 1865. There they celebrated their "golden wed- ding day," September 26, 1898, and there about five months later Mr. Hope died in his seventy- fifth year.
Both were members of Baptist churches from 1855 and active in churches and Sunday schools, Mr. Hope serving as trustee, deacon, and superin- tendent of the Sunday school for thirty years. Mrs. Hope was a very efficient Sunday school teacher and officer, and was also deeply interested and active with her husband in church, Sunday school and temperance work, and at "Allendale," their home in the village of Shrewsbury, they en- tertained many of the devoted men and women who were their co-workers for church and tem- perance. Mrs. Helen Cobb (Allen) Hope died December 6, 1902, at the age of seventy-six years.
Helen Cobb (Allen) Hope was a daughter of George L. and Anna (Cock) Allen, who were mar- ried November 26, 1814, in New York City at the home of her parents, George and Mary (Wright) Cock, and the Allen homestead, "Allendale," at Shrewsbury, was their home from the time of their marriage until their decease at advanced ages.
Mrs. Hope's mother was a descendant of and related to the families of Wright, Townsend, Dickinson, Underhill, and other Long Island fam- ilies. She was a member of the Society of Friends, and Mrs. Hope, after her childhood study at home and the schools of Shrewsbury, attended Friends school and an academy, and being fond of study she acquired an excellent education, includ- ing higher mathematics, some languages, astrono- my and drawing and painting, continuing the lat- ter until her sons needed her instruction in their primary study, which she and they greatly en- joyed together.
Mrs. Hope had a kind heart and willing hand and enjoyed doing good works; she had a lovely character, attractive and pleasing personality, and was a loving mother and wife, and her husband and all of her sons were devoted to her, and she was greatly beloved by all who were acquainted with her. Several children of her husband's brothers and sisters, and also of the children of her sisters, were made her namesakes by their parents because of their love for this noble, Christian woman.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hope were the parents of four sons: 1. George Allen, who was a clerk in the old First National Bank of Red Bank until he found his health required him to engage in out-door occupation, and he then engaged in fruit farming in Shrewsbury township with ex- cellent skill and success until a slight stroke of paralysis, and illness following, caused him to retire from business; he died May 19, 1919, at the Allen homestead; he had been a member of Eatontown Baptist Church from his boyhood, and superintendent of the Sunday school and an officer of the church for sixteen years. 2. Frederick W.,
whose career is hereinafter reviewed. 8. Charles Vernon, who conducted the business of breeding and training horses at the homestead, Shrews- bury, to which he gave the name of "Allendale Stock Farm," where he bred and trained horses, some of which became much noted for their speed, including " Bonanza," which made the fastest pacing record in the Grand Circuit Races for two seasons; he was active in his business until he died suddenly from a stroke of paralysis, September 3, 1906, at his home, Allen home- stead, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, in his fiftieth year; he was a member of the Baptist church at Eatontown from his boyhood, and was earnest and faithful in his church service and in all his duties of life; he was a loving, faithful son, brother and friend, and was a true patriotic American citizen; Charles Vernon Hope was a man of fine personality, upright in character, of genial, bright and happy disposition, and loved and respected by all who knew him, and they mourned their loss by his death. He always looked on the bright side, and cheered many who came to him for aid and advice. 4. Rev. Ben- jamin Pike Hope, who after several years pre- liminary study at the public and private schools at Shrewsbury, and his graduation from Phillips Exeter Academy, Pennsylvania University, and at Crozier Theological Seminary, Upland, Pennsyl- vania, engaged in preaching the Gospel, for which he was well adapted and prepared; he was pastor of Baptist churches at the following places: Jen- kintown, Pennsylvania, five years; Salem, New Jersey, fourteen years; Augusta, Maine, sixteen years; and is now pastor of the First Baptist Church, Media, Pennsylvania, which he has served for five years. He and his brother, Charles V. Hope, was baptized, and united with the Baptist church at Eatontown, New Jersey, March 25, 1871, that being the church of which their par- ents and two older brothers, George A. and Frederick W., were members.
Frederick Waller Hope was born at the home farm at Nanuet, Clarkstown, Rockland county, New York, January 17, 1853, second son of Wash- ington Lafayette and Helen Cobb (Allen) Hope. For twelve years thereafter his parents resided in different localities in New York State and City, until in March, 1865, they moved to "Allen- dale" in the village of Shrewsbury, Monmouth county, New Jersey, the Allen homestead ac- quired by the Allens who came from New Eng- land to Shrewsbury about 1665, and which home- stead had been continuously in the Allen family since that year. Mrs. Helen Cobb Hope was born in that house, and there she and her father and mother, George L. and Anna (Cock) Allen, died, as did her husband.
The lad, Frederick W. Hope, was educated in the public and private schools of Rockland coun- ty, New York City, at "Spauldings," a private school of Shrewsbury, and Shrewsbury Classical
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Institute (graduate class of 1870), and he con- tinued his study under the guidance of his father and mother, who were highly educated people. He remained at home during his minority, and during his father's frequent absences on lecturing tours for grange and temperance, assumed the .management of the homestead farm. After reaching his majority he established in Elizabeth, New Jersey, as a real estate and insurance agent, and very successfully conducted that business; but he had decided to engage in the profession of law, and while in Elizabeth he began the study of law in the office of Judge P. H. Gilhooly, of that city, and for two years he remained under the preceptorship of that able jurist. He then registered as a law student under his friend from boyhood, John S. Applegate, Esquire, an eminent member of the Monmouth bar, located in Red Bank, and for two years more he con- tinued his studies in his office. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1882. He was made a master in chancery, and later a special master and examiner in chancery, the first appointment coming through Chancellor Runyon, the last through Chancellor McGill. Later Mr. Hope was commissioned a New Jersey Supreme Court Com- missioner.
With the fruition of his hopes, his admission to the bar, came choice of a location. Red Bank offered the best inducements, and on January 1, 1884, Mr. Hope was invited by his old preceptor and friend, Hon. John S. Applegate, who knew his ability and his devotion to the interest of clients, to unite with him in forming the law partnership of Applegate & Hope, which was done, and for seventeen years, January 1, 1884, to July, 1901, they were bound by those close ties of mutual professional interest as well as by the ties of friendship. In 1901, by mutual consent, the partnership was dissolved and each partner continued practice in Red Bank, Mr. Ap- plegate and his son, John S. Applegate, Jr., forming a new partnership.
Since 1901 Mr. Hope has practiced alone, speci- alizing in corporation law, in the law of real estate in its varied forms, and is an efficient ad- vocate. He has served as an official and counsel for many local corporations, including the Rum- son Improvement Company, Rumson Land and Development Company, J. W. Fiske Iron Works, Consolidated Gas Company of New Jersey, Red Bank Gas Light Company, Sea Bright Golf Club, all of these and many others being organized by Mr. Hope as counsel, and incorporated under New Jersey laws. He was appointed in March, 1902, counsel for the township of Shrewsbury,-the historic seal which that township uses being dated 1667. Mr. Hope ranks with the leaders of the Monmouth bar and has fairly won the high esteem in which he is held. He is a member of the Monmouth County Bar Association and of the New Jersey Bar Association. He holds the re-
gard and esteem of his brethren of these i and has won public confidence and regard degree most unusual.
Too young to be considered as a volunt the War between the States, Mr. Hope yet an attempt, but even as a drummer boy i last year of the war he could not antist age limit. His father, rejected for army # raised a company of Home Guards, to whie lad was admitted, he standing gaard, acth messenger and performing bis soldierly . with great pride. At one time, ta 1864, the spirit of secession was ablase in Bxx county, New York, a confederate flag was at night on a church, and when discovere next morning this company of Home Guards ed out, marched to that church, and tore dow Rebel flag and raised a Union flag in its pli
In 1894 be aided in organizing the S Troop, New Jersey National Guard, which mustered into active service, April 24, 1895 with that command he enlisted for service i Spanish-American War. In 1900 he was missioned first lieutenant of the troop, and it through his efforts that a cavalry "armory provided for the troop in Red Bank." there was no prospect of any war or militar, tivity, he resigned his commission, in April, and was retired with the rank of captain. is an expert rifle and revolver shot, and for years has been selected to teach marksmanshij supervise rifle and revolver practice. In h manship he is equally expert and there is no to be added to his soldierly qualities. In 19. was active in the organization of the Ca Veteran Association at Red Bank, of whic is secretary and vice-president. In 1918 he requested to be the "coach" to the New J State Rifle Team to shoot in the Nat matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, but his bus engagements prevented him from accepting important duty, and to him pleasure.
During his term of law study in the law of Judge Gilhooly at Elizabeth, he did som tective work-mostly in the Shenandoah V and the mountain districts on both sides of border line of Virginia and West Virginia, i covering stolen horses and capturing some o horse thieves and their confederates who . as a go-between in trying to prevent dete and helping sell stolen horses, by which could obtain money as a result of their cr He had desperate men to capture or defeat, succeeded well and broke up much of their : tice, and became noted in those sections fo: bravery and skill and for the good result accomplished for protection of property. man captured was a member of an old Vir family who was in the Virginia militia wher celebrated John Brown (Ossawattomie) was tured, and he was one of the soldiers on & over John Brown at Charlestown, Virginia.
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