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and is survived by one daughter, Laura, who married Rev. Percy Perinchief, de- ceased, a former superintendent of the Trenton district of the Methodist Epis- copal church.
LANE, Isaac, Active Business Man.
The history of a State as well as that of a nation is chiefly the chronicles of the lives and deeds of those who have con- ferred honor and dignity upon society, whether in the broad sphere of public labors or in the more circumscribed, yet not less worthy and valuable, of indi- vidual activity, through which the general good is ever promoted. Isaac Lane was one of the successful business men of the past generation, of Franklin, Essex county, New Jersey, and his time and means were ever freely given to the public weal. His native ability was very great, and he was possessed of a keen business sense, and a shrewd perception of char- acter which undoubtedly contributed largely to his business success. Thor- cughness, devotion to work, and an un- shakable integrity, furnished the key- notes to his business character, the other side of which showed the broadminded Christian gentleman. It is the example of such men as this which raises the standard of the community in every direction.
Isaac Lane was born in Franklin, New Jersey, March 5, 1830, and died in the same town, March 9, 1906. He was a son of William Lane, a carpenter, who mar- ried Jane Pier, and had other children : George, a resident of Newark, New Jer- sey ; Maria, who survived her husband, W. R. Congar; Esther; Sarah; Caroline. His parents, not being richly blessed with worldly wealth, were unable to give their children a liberal education, and Isaac Lane owes his rise to prosperity to his
own unaided efforts. He attended school but a very limited period of time, and supplemented the small stock of knowl- edge he gained there by assiduous study in his spare moments at home. At an age when the majority of boys still have their thoughts centered on play, Mr. Lane had already commenced the active battle of life, and this fact probably assisted in de- veloping those admirable characteristics of energy and progressiveness which ever distinguished him. He obtained employ- ment with the firm of Bush & Campbell, tobacconists, starting with the position of stripper, at which he earned twenty-five cents per hundred pounds. Here his faithful performance of the work assigned him, the zeal he displayed, and the per- sonal interest he displayed in whatever was connected with the welfare of the enterprise with which he was connected, earned him advancement from one grade to another, until he had thoroughly mastered all the details of this business. In 1866 he was admitted to a partnership in the firm, which, from that time became known as Lane & Lockward, and has been in continuous operation for more than a century. The executive ability of Mr. Lane assisted greatly in increasing the scope of the business, and it has always held a foremost place in the list of its competitors. The business respon- sibilities of Mr. Lane left him little time for social affiliation, and his only connec- tion of this kind was with the Masonic fraternity, in which he held the rank of past master. The political support of Mr. Lane was given to the Democratic party, and he gave careful consideration to all matters of public moment. He was en- dowed with those qualities of intellect, courage and good nature, which made of him a companionable man, and he had friends throughout the community.
Mr. Lane married, January 28, 1851, Emma, a daughter of Cornelius Gould;
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she died in 1869. Mr. Lane married (second) in 1871, Susan, a daughter of Moses Kinsey. There were no children by either marriage.
CALLEAR, Moses, Prominent Manufacturer.
There is always an element of interest attaching to the history of a man who has shown his ability to cope with others in the exciting race toward the goal of suc- cess. Of the men who enjoyed in a great degree the esteem and admiration of their fellow citizens for the excellent work they accomplished in their especial field of endeavor, the name of Moses Callear, late of Trenton, New Jersey, takes a promi- nent place. The phenomenal growth of many American cities is due, in large measure, to the enterprise and intense energy of a comparatively small number of men. To them is due the inception of work that employs thousands, and in their imagination those movements first take place which are the steps of progress. The parents of Moses Callear were John and Ann Statia (Lawton) Callear, whose three sons died within six weeks of each other.
Moses Callear, the youngest of these brothers, was born in Birmingham, Staf- fordshire, England, January 16, 1849, and died at his home in Trenton, New Jersey, April 6, 1914. Having obtained an excel- lent and practical education in his native land, he remained there until he was about twenty-three years of age. At that time he decided that there were better opportunities to be met with in America, and accordingly emigrated to this coun- try in 1872. He soon became interested in the art of pottery making, and his interest enabled him to acquire the rudi- ments of this manufacture in a compara- tively short period of time, after which he entered the employ of the Glasgow
Pottery Company, in Trenton, this being at that time known as the John Moses Pottery. The vitrification of sanitary goods was considered impossible in the United States, until Moses Callear ex- perimented and produced a "vitreous china" closet at the Maryland Pottery Company in Baltimore, Maryland, in April, 1891. It was conceded by many leading potters to he the finest produc- tion that had ever been made in sanitary ware. The Maryland Pottery Company turned their whole plant into a vitreous sanitary pottery, which proved so suc- cessful that every manufacturer of note was compelled to make a vitreous body, but none came up to the productions of the Maryland Pottery Company-which was perfectly vitrified and translucent. Great credit was given to Mr. Callear, who alone was responsible for the vitri- fication of sanitary goods in America. as his work and experiments proved that it could be done. Mr. Callear resigned from the Maryland Pottery Company to go in business for himself with the Maddock Pottery Company of Trenton, New Jer- sey, where he introduced the well known Lamberton china. This also was his own production, and is very successful. True worth and efficiency will sooner or later win recognition, and it was not long be- fore Mr. Callear was advanced to the position of foreman in the clay shops, and after proving his ability in this office, became general manager of the entire plant. Some years later he took up his residence in East Liverpool, Ohio, be- came the head of the Wallace & Chetwin Pottery, and continued in this position for some years, resigning it in favor of that of general manager of the Knowles, Taylor & Knowles Pottery, of East Liver- pool, and remained with them a long time. Being naturally of an enquiring turn of mind, it was self-evident that Mr. Callear should turn his attention to mak-
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ing experiments in his chosen field of industry. Among these was a series of experiments for the purpose of vitrifying sanitary goods, and in order to promote his idea in this direction, he removed to Baltimore, Maryland, and there carried out his work at the Brown Pottery. Pot- ters considered this method an impossi- bility until that time, and Mr. Callear was looked upon as a pioneer in this line. This Mr. Callear considered the greatest achievement of his life's work. Mr. Mad- dock, of the Maddock Pottery Company, in Trenton, recognized the worth of this innovation and the ability which had originated so valuable bit of progress, and offered very favorable inducements to Mr. Callear to move to that city and be- come a partner in the Lamberton Works and later vice-president. After due con- sideration, Mr. Callear accepted this offer, and returned to Trenton, with which city he was from that time identified until his death. While there he continued his ex- periments, which resulted in the manu- facture of china of a very high standard, and the annual output of the plant was greatly increased under his able manage- ment. He was universally recognized as an authority of undisputed reliability in the pottery trade. The religious affili- ation of Mr. Callear was with the Epis- copalian denomination, and his political support was given to the Republican party, although he never desired to hold public office. Fraternally he was a Mason.
Mr. Callear married (first) Mary Man- ser, of Trenton, and (second) in 1885, Kate, a daughter of Jason and Catherine Brookes, of East Liverpool, Ohio. They had one daughter, Elizabeth. A man of serious aims, broad views on all ques- tions, generous ideals and shrewd busi- ness opinions, Mr. Callear was well liked in the business and social world. He was genial and courteous on all occasions, and
his accurate estimate of men enabled hin to fill the many responsible branches of his plant with assistants who thoroughly understood the work they were called upon to perform. As a citizen he was esteemed by all, and in every relation of life proved himself a man of high prin- ciple.
JONES, Henry,
Honored Citizen.
Living close to nature all his life and drawing from so pure a source his inspira- tion, Henry Jones could not but be sound to the core, as just and as fair as the measure he gave and his life as whole- some as the products he caused to spring forth from Mother Earth. He was a type of the hardworking, persevering farmer, those who forin the backbone of the State, and while the public hears little from them it is their conscientious labor, up- right lives, and thoughtful political action that constitute a nation's bulwarks. He caused "two blades of grass to grow where but one grew before," lived a life of constant endeavor, and, dying, left a precious memory to his family and friends.
He was a grandson of Merbeth Jones and a son of William V. Jones, both agri- culturists of Gloucester county, New Jersey. William V. was a farmer and land owner of Logan township, Glouces- ter county. He married Mary Sack, who, like himself, was a native of Gloucester county. She bore him six children : Ruth, married Richard Batten ; Abram, a farmer of Cumberland county; Levi, a worker in the lumber trade at Camden, now de -. ceased; Henry, of further mention ; Charles, a farmer of Berkley, New Jersey. and William, who died in childhood.
Henry, son of William V. and Mary (Sack) Jones, was born at the home-
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stead in Logan township, Gloucester county, New Jersey, June 24, 1852, and died at Swedesboro, New Jersey, Janu- ary 10, 1913. He attended public schools, and grew to manhood his father's farm assistant. In 1878 he became the owner of the homestead, bought by his father in 1830. There he was the prosperous farmer until January 31, 1908, when he moved to Swedesboro, and henceforth lived retired from all business cares. He built a home on East avenue, and there resided until death, selling his farm prior to his death to his son Clark. A feature of Mr. Jones' farming was the excellence of his methods and the great pride he took in his being one of the "neatest and best kept" farms in Logan township. He made his fields to produce abundantly and ever prospered. He was progressive and utilized all aids to good farming that were brought to his attention, and on his own initiative inaugurated advanced methods of seed selection and cultivation. lle was an authority among his neigh- bors. Liberally giving of his means to the needy, he was held in respect by those who knew him, and lived a life free from reproach. He died in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church, was a mem- ber of the Ancient Order of United Work- men and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, joining the latter order in 1873, and was a Democrat in politics, but inde- pendent in political action. His progres- siveness, combined with great industry and perseverance, brought him a com- petence, and this he enjoyed to the full after his retirement to Swedesboro. He believed in the gospel of work, but asked of no man he employed greater effort than he himself put forth. His entire life until the removal to Swedesboro was spent in Logan township, and farming was his life work.
Mr. Jones married Julia A., daughter
of William P., Zane, of Woolwich town- ship, Gloucester county, who survives him, a resident of Swedesboro. Children : Levi S., born December 23, 1874, married Anna A. Lamson and has Ethel, Lillian M., Herbert, Julia A., Raymond, and Flor- ence E .; Mila Zane, born July 19, 1876, married William H. Brown and has Ruth H. and Amanda M .; Mary, born July 22, 1878, married Charles Lamson and has Ellen H., Elsie B., William H., Howard C., Mary Emma, Bertha B., and Oscar L .; Elizabeth P .; born July 23, 1880, mar- ried Franklin Bennett, and has Howard H., Myrtle V., Clarence F., and Dorothy E .; Walter, born March 30, 1883, married Elsie Schwible; Clark, born May 12, 1885, married Eva Leap, and has a son, Henry ; Emma S., born August 14, 1887, married Reuben Eves, and has a daughter, Alice M .; Clinton V., born February 14, 1895, now a student at Drexel Institute, Phil- adelphia.
William P. Zane, father of Mrs. Henry Jones, was born at Repaupa, New Jersey, August 5, 1824, died at Pitman, New Jer- sey, January 29, 1909, after a life spent entirely in agricultural pursuits. His early life was passed in Paulsboro and after a few years spent in farming for others he purchased a small place and married. Later he sold and bought sixty acres near Bridgeport. This he profitably cultivated for years, then sold and bought a smaller place of ten acres, residing there until his retirement to Pitman, where he lived until his death.
HOPPER, Abraham, Henry A. and John Ward,
Skillful and Eminent Physicians.
Very seldom is the biographer permit- ted to sketch the salient features in the life histories of three men linked as these were in ties of relationship, of professional
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service, and of public approbation, and the fragrance of whose lives survives like that of perfume when the earthen vases that held the treasures have been broken by the hand of the Angel of Death.
Of Dutch ancestors, located in Bergen county, New Jersey, and New Amster- dam, New York, as early as 1653, the Hopper family in each generation boasts of men of eminence in public life, at the bar, on the bench, in the medical profes- sion, in business, and in social life. The medical profession has perhaps attracted them. more than any other, this record dealing with three generations who have added to the sum of human happiness through their skill and learning, Dr. Abra- ham Hopper, born in 1797; his son. Dr. Henry A. Hopper, born in 1824; and his grandson, Dr. John Ward Hopper, born in 1856, all graduates of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, all eminent in their common profession, and all located in Hackensack, New Jer- sey, where for many years Dr. Abraham and Dr. Henry A. Hopper were contem- poraries. Their practice was general and in the early days extended over a wide territory. All were skilled in surgery as well as in medicine, the youngest, Dr. John W. Hopper, being especially de- voted to that branch of his profession ; he gave to it careful preparation, it being his expressed intention, after spending a few years in general practice, to devote him- self entirely to surgical work. But this was not to be, for after three years of practice death ended his most promising earthly career.
Dr. Abraham Hopper was born at Ho- hokus, Bergen county, New Jersey, April 26, 1797, died at Hackensack, in the county of his birth, December 14, 1872, aged nearly seventy-six years. His early life was spent at the paternal farm and his early education was secured in local schools. He completed his academic
study in New York City, then returned home and in due course of time began the study of medicine under the guidance of Dr. John Rosencrantz, of Hohokus. He studied under that competent authority for one year, then entered the office of Dr. Valentine Mott, of New York City, study- ing under him and attending lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons until graduated Doctor of Medicine in 1818 at the age of twenty-one years. The following year he located in the then small village of Hackensack and 'there practiced his profession with but little interruption until his death, a period of fifty-three years, giving to his native county his best, and indeed the whole, energy of an active and laborious pro- fessional life. The country surrounding Hackensack was sparsely settled and the town itself was small. Under such cir- cumstances his large practice involved much driving and his life was one of "spending and being spent" in the relief of human suffering. He kept himself familiar with current medical literature and scientific events, and was ever fully abreast of his times. Always an advocate of progressive science and an earnest sup- porter of every effort for its maintenance, it is no surprise to find his name among the six physicians who in 1854 applied for and obtained a charter for organizing the District Medical Society of Bergen Coun- ty. Under his leadership, with the other five physicians, including his son, Dr. Henry A. Hopper, the society was organ- ized in February, 1854, and Dr. Abraham Hopper was elected its first president. At the annual meeting following he was re- elected to preside over the deliberations of the society and again the following year the honors of the presidential office were conferred upon him. During the active years of his connection with the society, he cheerfully contributed to its interest and usefulness by both written
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articles and oral discussion. Among his contributions to the literature of the soci- ety are two which were particularly well received, one of them a paper entitled "The Duties of Medical Men in Their Intercourse with Patients," the other "Hydrops Uteri." Dr. Hopper continued his active membership in the society until October, 1871, when, in consideration of the increasing infirmities of his age, he was, by a unanimous vote of the organiza- tion, relieved from the discharge of his ordinary duties and his name placed upon the roll of honorary membership. While Dr. Hopper was skilled in all forms of medical practice he was particularly fond of surgery, and was rated as an operator in that branch of his profession. He was a man of strict private and professional integrity and won his way into the very hearts of his people by his direct honesty of purpose, his sympathy, and his willing- ness to serve them in their hours of need. He was of the best type of the old-time country doctor, who, in sickness or health, birth or death, joy or sorrow, was the friend of all; the depository for all their sorrows, joys and hopes; whose kindly advice guided the young, warned the mid- dle aged, and comforted the old. He mar- ried Euphemia De Wolf and they had ten children, several of whom died young. He was an active member of the old Dutch "Seceder" Church.
Dr. Henry A. Hopper, son of and for several years contemporary with Dr. Abraham Hopper, was born in Hacken- sack, New Jersey, August 8, 1824, and in 1882, after a useful life of fifty-eight years, passed to a higher and nobler sphere. He was a lifelong resident of Hackensack, and from the date of his graduation from the College of Physicians and Surgeons was identified with everything pertaining to the prosperity of the town in which his life's interests were centered. He was but twenty-three years of age when he
began the practice of medicine, but he very soon rose to a position of promi- nence and won a secure place in the affec- tions of his townsmen. After he com- pleted his classical studies he began a course of medical training under his hon- ored father, then entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, whence he was graduated Doctor of Medi- cine in the spring of 1847. During the earlier years of his practice he rode and drove a great deal, answering calls from far and near, but with the rapid growth of Hackensack the town made larger and larger demands upon his time, and in his later years his practice was almost exclu- sively confined to its limits and suburbs. He possessed rare skill as a surgeon was particularly sure in diagnosis, and very successful in practice. Upon the same strong foundation of character and hon- esty that his father built he erected his own professional edifice, and with his greater opportunities advanced the family name and fame, handing down to his son the same high inheritance he received from his father. Professional honors were accord- ed him by his brethren of the district and State, and he was the recognized organ- izer of the Hackensack Board of Health, of which he was the honored and efficient president. He was one of the six physi- cians who joined in a call for a medical society in Bergen county, and was chosen secretary of the first meeting. He was president of the District Medical Society in 1878 and 1881, its secretary in 1879, and was ever active in its affairs. He was president of the New Jersey State Sani- tary Association, vice-president of the New Jersey State Medical Society, mem- ber of the American Medical Association, and president of the Bergen County Med- ical Society. He contributed many papers to all these societies. He built a stately residence on North Main street and was hearty in his support of every enterprise
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tending to the advancement of Hacken- sack's prosperity or to add to the public good. He was a man of high character, genial and sympathetic, loved by his many friends in all parts of the State and in New York City, where he was frequently called in consultation in important cases. As a member and officer of the Second Reformed Church he was most highly esteemed, and wlien, at the age of fifty- eight years, in the full prime of his man- hood and professional achievement, he was summoned by the Great Physician, he was mourned as an honored citizen, a devoted Christian, a faithful husband, a kind father, and a true friend. He was survived by his wife, Maria Colfax (Ward) Hopper, a son, Dr. John W. Hop- per, and two daughters, to whom fell the privilege of cherishing his memory and honoring his name.
Dr. John Ward Hopper, only son of Dr. Henry A. and Maria Colfax (Ward) Hopper, and the third and last in this noted family of physicians, was born in Hackensack, November 7, 1856, and died there June 13, 1890. He was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1876, then entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine, class of 1879. While a medical student he took a special course in microscopy and acquired such skill that for some time he made many of the microscopic tests in Dr. Alonzo Clark's office. He was a diligent, earnest student, giving thorough atten- tion to every branch of the profession he intended to follow, but was especially de- voted to surgery. After his graduation at the head of his class he was for eighteen months on the surgical staff of Roosevelt Hospital. He then received a high honor from Dr. Henry Sands, who asked him to take charge of his "Quiz" class, that being the first time he had given it to another. He kept the class during the winter and
the following year he spent in Vienna at the hospitals of Vienna and Prague, work- ing under eminent specialists, Doctors Virchow, Schroeder and others. Con- cluding his studies abroad, in 1882 he re- turned home, beginning practice in Hack- ensack, his birthplace, hallowed by memo- ries of his honored sires. Three years there permitted him, to exercise his talents and skill for the relief of suffering, then his promising career was cut short by death. All who knew him held him in- the highest esteem and to the entire com- munity, as well as to the profession in which he had already attained distinction, his early death came as a severe loss. He was president of the Bergen County Med- ical Society and a member of other learned societies ; a communicant of the Second Reformed Church; and a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. His ideals were lofty, and in his brief life he upheld the best traditions of a family that for two and a half centuries has been con- spicuous in the history of Bergen county and of the State of New Jersey.
PARRY, Samuel, Rev., Clergyman, Antiquarian.
The Rev. Samuel Parry was born at Lambertville, New Jersey, March 29, 1845, and died at his home on East Main street, Somerville, New Jersey, September 9, 1915, son of Samuel and Selinda (Van Syckel) Parry. His paternal ancestors were members of the Society of Friends and to this fact may be traced some of the more prominent traits of his personality. and some of his more distinct preferences in things religious. His ancestors came from Wales to this country near the close of the seventeenth century and settled in the Penn Colony near Philadelphia, where many of his relatives yet reside. His ma- ternal ancestors, Van Syckel, came from Holland in 1658, settled on Long Island,
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