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Mr. White is an honored member of the Junior O. U. A. M., and also of the Knights of the Order of the Eagle. He has been for a number of years a member of the school board, of which he has been since 1898 president. Last year the board erected a school house at a cost of twelve thousand dollars; this was a unanimous movement on the part of its members, there not being one opposing vote.
In 1901 Mr. White took a trip to California; this will live in his memory as one of the most delightful experiences of his life, as his artistic nature fully and heartily appreciated the beautiful scenes through which he passed, and nature's God seemed more clearly revealed to his spiritual vision than ever before; and this, to a man of his temperament means pleasure immeasurable.
GRANDIN JOHNSON.
Grandin Johnson, a representative of a family that were among the earliest set- tlers of Farmingdale, New Jersey, was born at Howell, Monmouth county, New Jersey, September 20, 1877, a son of Austin P. and Mary E. (Chapman) Johnson. John K. Johnson, paternal grandfather of Grandin Johnson, was a resident of Farmingdale, and by occupation he was a farmer. He was united in marriage to Charity A. Taylor. He died in August, 1866, aged forty-five years, and he left a widow, at the present time (1902) aged seventy-six years, and the following named children: William L., Austin P., Grandin V., Elizabeth, and J. N. Johnson. John H. Chapman, maternal grandfather, resided at Howell, Monmouth county, New Jersey; he followed farm- ing as an occupation, and was also at different times by election in positions of trust in the township, all of which he filled most acceptably. He was a member of the New Jersey state militia. His wife was Eleanor L. Throckmorton, by whom he had three children, namely : Mary E., Anna. T. and Frank M. Chapman.
Austin P. Johnson, father of Grandin Johnson, was born at Farmingdale, Mon-
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mouth county, New Jersey, and learned the carpenter trade, but never pursued it to any extent. He is acting in the capacity of marshal of the town of Freehold, ap- pointed in 1885, and is also at the present time (1902) sergeant-at-arms of Mon- mouth county, New Jersey. He also served as first lieutenant of Company E in the Seventh Regiment, National Guard, New Jersey. He is a member in high standing in the following lodges: Freehold Free and Accepted Masons, Knights of Pythias, Adelphia Lodge. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Chapman, and the following named children were born to them: Grandin V., Harry N., Ella C. (de- ceased) and Howard A. Johnson.
Grandin Johnson acquired his education in the high school of Freehold, from which he was graduated with the class of '93. He then engaged as a clerk with Duryee & Conover, druggists, conducting business at Frcehold. While he was in their employ he entered the New York College of Pharmacy, from which he was graduated in 1899; in the spring of the same year he passed the state pharmacy board. He continued in the service of his old employers until he accepted his pres- ent position as pharmacist with C. A. Pittenger at Ergl'shtown, New Jersey. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Alumni Association of the New York College of Pharmacy. He belongs to the Dutch Reformed church of F. eshold.
JAMES E. WORTMAN.
James Edward Wortman is numbered among the most useful and influential residents of Asbury Park, and is recognized as one pre-eminently worthy of honor for the important part he has taken in promoting the development and improve- ment of that charming little city, known to tourists from all countries upon the earth.
Mr. Wortman was born at East Millstone, Somerset county, New Jersey, Octo- ber 7, 1857, son of Peter P. and Margaret A. (De Mott) Wortman. His educa- tion was begun in the public schools at his home, and was completed at Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, New York, from which he was graduated in 1873, at the early age of sixteen years. His record in the latter named institution was phe- nomenally creditable. He was one of but three graduates out of a class of forty- nine, and he was one of the two who graded the full one hundred of perfection in his class standing, and in each of his individual studies. To achieve this commend- able success, not only did he apply himself closely to his books, but he passed the vacations of his college years as errand boy in a clothing store in New Brunswick, which he entcred when thirteen years of age, in order to defray the expenses of his schooling.
In 1879 Mr. Wortman opened a real estate and insurance office at Asbury Park. He was diligent and careful in business from the beginning and his conduct won such regard from those with whom he came in contact that he 'soon had substantial foundation laid for the important part he has long taken in commercial and finan- cial affairs. His judgment as to real estate values is regarded in the community as all but infallible, and he has been the factor in many of the largest real estate dealings in that place for a number of years. Energetic and public spirited, he has constantly exerted himself to advance public interests, aiding in the establishment of all that could conduce to the development and added attractiveness of the place and its surroundings, and his leadership in all such efforts has received general recognition. Attestation of this is found in important public positons to which he
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has been called and in which he has rendered useful and creditable service. For two terms he represented the city of Asbury Park on the board of chosen freeholders for Monmouth county, and he was for two terms commissioner of appeals for the city.
Mr. Wortman affiliates with the Republican party, and he has ever maintained its principles and policies with intelligent enthusiasm. He is a member of the Republican Club of Asbury Park, which he joined in 1876 at its formation with but fifteen members, and he was its first secretary; for fifteen years past he has been a member of the executive committee.
WILLIAM A. BELL.
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William A. Bell, who during a long and active career has given diligent and suc- cessful effort to advancing the material interests of Atlantic City, was born in Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, December 3, 1859. Upon the completion of a general course in the public schools he set about learning intimately the carpet business. His first employment was in a prominent carpet house in Philadelphia, where he worked dili- gently for several years, and succeeded in mastering all the details of the trade. He came to Atlantic City in 1875, and became associated with his father in the carpet business under the firm name of E. S. Bell & Son. Prosperity attended the two, father and son, from the beginning, and in 1890 the senior member of the firm, well content with the competence he had been able to accumulate, retired, leaving the son to continue the business. The junior Bell then associated with himself Mr. L. P. Scott, under the style of Bell & Scott. By mutual agreement this partnership was discontinued in 1896, and the business was conducted under the present name of Bell & Gorman.
From the first, Mr. Bell took a keen delight in matters of public interest. Appre- ciation of his public spirit was manifested in 1896, when he was made a member of the board of education, in which position he rendered most useful service. He was one of the first members of the board of directors of the Real Estate and Investment Company. From the outset his career has been one of progress, and he has long been identified with every important movement of local interest, and, in association with others, his zeal for the expansion of the city has proved most successful and advantageous. No more fervent testimonial is needed by a man than that tribute which is paid his business thrift and integrity by a people who have recognized his worth and made him one of the custodians of their advancing interests.
CHARLES HANKINS.
Charles Hankins, a well known resident of Elberon, New Jersey, was born in Freehold, New Jersey, the son of James and Sarah (Anderson) Hankins. James Han- kins, the father of our subject, was one of eight children, and was born near Free- hold in the year 1801. He carried on farming as an occupation, spending a quiet, uneventful life until the time of his death, which occurred in 1881. His wife bore him eight children, namely : David, Zachariah, Eliza, Elmira, Elias, Charles (our subject), Joseph W. and Sarah Jane.
The father of James, the grandfather of our subject, Zachariah Hankins, took an active part in the Revolutionary war, displaying intrepid heroism and dauntless cour-
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age in defense of his country during the dark and trying days of the struggle for independence. He participated in the battles of Valley Forge and Princeton, being severely wounded in the latter battle. At the battle of Monmouth he had a very nar- row escape, his gun being cut in two by a bullet, shattering it in his very grasp. Nothing daunted by the occurrence, he stooped and picking up a gun lying beside a fallen comrade continued in the thickest of the fight. This gun was his constant 'companion during the rest of the war, and is now in the possession of his grandson, our subject, Charles Hankins. It is in perfect condition, and is as capable in the hands of its present owner as it was in the days of that bitter conte t, when it per- formed its deadly mission. For his patriotic devotion to the cause of liberty Zacha- riah Hankins received a pension of twelve dollars per month during his life time. He lived to the advanced age of ninety-six years.
Our subject, Charles Hankins, received his early education in Freehold, New Jersey, where he also served his time learning the trade of carpenter. Here he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Pettie, of Hightstown, on January II, 1863. To them were born: George G., June 2, 1864, now occupying the position of inspector of electrical supplies, his headquarters being in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Ben- nington H., born November 26, 1866, now a resident of Elberon, New Jersey, who is also an electrician.
In 1863, shortly after his marriage, Mr. Hankins removed from Freehold to New York City, where for twenty-five years he successfully followed his vocation as a contractor. 'In 1889 he returned to New Jersey, this time locating at Elberon. He purchased a delightfully located plot of ground upon which he erected an attractive and commodious cottage, where he now resides. Mrs. Hankins departed this life November 3, 1899.
CHARLES A. SMITH.
Among the prosperous fariners of Monmouth county, New Jersey, is Charles A. Smith, who has proved that a small farm well cultivated can be much more productive than one of much larger area, if neglected or farmed in a careless man- ner. Mr. Smith owns fifty acres of fertile land, located just north of Port Mon- mouth, and here are raised many of the succulent vegetables and flourishing plants which finally reach and delight the patrons of the city market. He understands his business thoroughly and has every appliance and modern invention to assist in the successful conduct of it, his hot houses covering about three thousand square feet ; he has one-half acre of frames covered with glass, which are filled with plants that supply the farming community.
The birth of our subject, Charles A. Smith, occurred in Middletown town- ship, Monmouth county, New Jersey, on September 17, 1843, and he is a son of Henry and Phebe A. Smith. the former of whom was a native of Morristown, New Jersey, although he resided in Monmouth county from early youth and lived to the age of eighty-two years. A family of eight children were born to Henry and Phebe Smith, but only two still survive, our subject and his brother, James M.
Charles A. Smith was reared and educated in his native township, and selected agricultural pursuits as his business in life, a choice which has proved to be a wise one. The outbreak of the Civil war determined our subject's career for a con- siderable period, as he entered Company D, Twenty-ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, in time to take an active part in the great battle of Fredericks- burg, under General Hooker, and he lived through the dreadful slaughter at Chan-
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cellorsville. In 1863 he was honorably discharged and returned once more to peace- ful pursuits. He remained for some time on his father's farm, but later purchased his present desirable property.
The marriage of Mr. Smith occurred on August 9, 1868, to Miss Mary Wood, who was born at Keansburg, New Jersey, and is a daughter of Charles and Joanna Wood. The father was a native of England, and for a number of years after locat- ing in America he was a merchant in New York City, carrying on a ship chandlery store. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Joanna Pew, was a native of Mon- mouth county, New Jersey. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, namely : Steven W., Adelaide D., Joanna W., Lydia A. and Charles L.
Mr. Smith is well and favorably known both in Port Monmouth and Keans- burg, being actively connected with the Methodist church in the latter town, in which he has served as superintendent of the Sunday-school for thirty-seven con- secutive years. This flourishing school is the result of his zealous and conscientious effort. When he took charge, the assembly room was an old school house, and the attendants numbered only fifteen pupils, but the interest he was able to arouse has resulted in the erection of a commodious new edifice and the gathering together of two hundred children. This surely reflects great credit upon Mr. Smith as a Chris- tian leader. He has long had the best interests of the church at heart and has served both as trustee and as steward. In public affairs he has also been prominent in his locality, holding the office of judge of elections for ten years; he is equally valued in the various fraternal orders, being a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and belonging to the grand lodge of the state, and also to the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and to the Grand Army of the Re- public. Throughout his neighborhood he is valued as a man of integrity and high principle. He has been successful in his business because he has given time and attention to it, thoroughly studying every phase and giving his patrons the benefit of his experiments and successes.
WILLIAM H. CASE.
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William H. Case, a veteran soldier in the service of his country, was born near Medford, Burlington county, New Jersey, March 22, 1828, son of Lewis and Susan Case, both natives of New Jersey. His father, Lewis Case, a chair-maker by trade, was born in 1787 and died in 1865. His mother died during the manhood of Willianı H.
William H. received an ordinary education in the common schools of his day, and at sixteen years of age was apprenticed to learn the carpenter's trade in Trenton, New Jersey. His apprenticeship lasted five years, and having become a master work- nian, in 1855 he came to Freehold, where he afterwards followed his vocation as a carpenter and builder.
Mr. Case's war record is connected with the record of Company E, Twenty-ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, in which he enlisted September 3, 1862. He was with his regiment in the mid-summer campaign of Fredericksburg, Virginia. For three days and nights he was in the trenches and sustained such injuries therefrom as to wholly disable him from work. Chronic deafness and rheumatism resulted. He took part in the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 2 and 3, 1863, and was mustered out of service in June, 1863.
Mr. Case is a member of the Conover Post, G. A. R., of Freehold, and was one
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of its organizers ; and is a communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church of Freehold. In May, 1858, he was married to Sarah Roberts, who died in 1894. They had four children, Eleanor, Margaret F., William H. and Emma C. Emma C. was mar- ried in Freehold, in 1888, to John F. Sickles, a carpenter and contractor, and son of David H. Sickles, a substantial farmer of Monmouth county.
HARRIET ARROWSMITH THORNE.
The subject of this sketch, who lives in Raritan township, near Keyport, Mon- mouth county, New Jersey, is the widow of the late Garrett Thorne, who was born November 5, 1828, and died May 24, 1897, aged sixty-nine years. Mrs. Thorne, who was born June 17, 1831, was married to Mr. Thorne January 26, 1852.
Mr. Thorne's ancestors were among the early settlers of Monmouth county. He was a successful business man of the most sterling integrity, and politically he was a Democrat, but he was personally so popular that his advice was sought in township matters by the leading men of all parties.
Mrs. Thorne was a daughter of George and Catharine (Flynn) Walling. The ancestors of the Wallings of Monmouth county were Dutch and settled there at a very early period; the family has been prominent in New Jersey and New York for successive generations. One of Mrs. Thorne's cousins long held the office of chief of police of the city of New York. George Walling, popularly known as Captain Walling, was for several years commander of a vessel in the coasting trade between New York and Virginia and the Carolinas. He was associated with his relative, Captain Thomas M. Walling, whose home was on the shore of Raritan bay, and spent his declining years on the farm on which Mrs. Thorne now lives and where she was born.
Garrett and Harriet A. (Walling) Thorne had three children. Their son George married Harriet Clark, by whom he had six childen, three of whom reside with their grandmother and three are married. Their son Theodore R., who is a farmer in Holmdel township, maried Emma Van Brakle, daughter of James M. Van Brakle, who is represented in a biographical sketch in this work. Their son, Holmes, died March 15, 1897, leaving one child.
JOHN H. TUZENEW.
John Tuzenew, farmer of Freehold, was born in Wall township, Monmouth county, New Jersey, May 31, 1841, son of Stephen and Amie Tuzenew. His grand- parents were natives of Quebec, Canada, and his father, Stephen Tuzenew, was the first of the family to settle in the United States. He was born in Quebec, December 25, 1812, and when twenty-one years of age, came to Monmouth county and engaged in farming, which he followed throughout his life. He died May 12, 1901; his wife died in 1884.
John Tuzenew was educated in the district schools of Wall township, Monmouth county, and followed farming from the time he was a boy. At the outbreak of the Civil war, responding to the call to enter into the service of his country, he enlisted in Company K, Twenty-ninth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers. The military record of this regiment dates from September, 1862, until the spring of 1863. On September
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28, 1862, they left Camp Vredenburg, on the old Monmouth battle field, and being attached to Casey's division in defense of Washington, they did duty along the Potomac, in Virginia, opposite Washington, until November of that year. Being next sent to Aqua Creek, Virginia, they did provost and guard duty along the railway until December, and during that month were attached to the Third Brigade, First Division, First Corps. They were subsequently engaged in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, the latter occurring on May 2 and 3, 1863. Mr. Tuzenew was mustered out with his regiment on June 30, 1863. Since the war he has been a resident of Freehold. He is a member of Conover Post, No. 68, G. A. R., of Free- hold.
In September, 1867, he was married at Eatontown, Monmouth county, to Louisa Sater. They have had nine children: Louis E., born January 29, 1868; Franklin H., July 6, 1870; Kinnoth F., born March 19, 1872; Ennis A., born February 23, 1874; Asher B., born January 17, 1879; Caroline M., born October 4, 1876; Sarah J., born February 24, 1880; Hannah E., born August 29, 1882; and Bertha M., born June 24, 1888. Of these Ennis died October 13, 1875; Caroline died September 10, 1877; Asher died September 19, 1880; and Sarah J., March 24, 1881.
MRS. GEORGE W. EVANS.
The lady whose name opens this sketch belongs to one of the oldest and most substantial families of Monmouth county, New Jersey, one which has become well known in both social and business circles and especially conspicuous in military life. In all of the wars for the preservation of freedom and human rights this family has taken a part, ever since its founder came from Holland and established a home on these shores.
An early ancestor named John Hendrickson was born about 1700 and his son, Daniel Hendrickson, was one of those who took a prominent part in aiding the Colonies to attain independence in the dark days of the American Revolution. Daniel was born in 1735 and married Nellie Van Mater, who was born on August 4, 1735, and the children of this union were: Anna, born on February 14, 1761; Cyrenius, born on May 3, 1766; and John, born on June 13, 1773.
Daniel D. Hendrickson, born in 1786, was the grandfather of our subject and figured conspicuously in the war of 1812, holding the commission of a captain, and he raised the largest company of any in the county for service during that time of peril. By trade he was a cabinetmaker, and he was also a successful farmer. He married Catherine, a daughter of Thomas Bedle, and they reared a family of thirteen children, one of the number becoming the mother of our subject.
Mrs. Elma B. (Hilyer) Evans, the subject of this sketch, was born at Middle- town, New Jersey, on August 11, 1861, and she was a daughter of John and Emma (Hendrickson) Hilyer. On December 27, 1882, she was united in marriage to George W. Evans, and to this union have been born children as follows: Percival H., born on June 24, 1885; Emma H., born on January 17, 1894; and George W., Jr., born on October II, 1895.
George W. Evans is one of the substantial and well-known farmers of Mon- mouth county. His birth was at Nut Swamp, November 16, 1858, and his parents were Thomas and Ann (Prothero) Evans, who emigrated from England in 1851 and located at Nut Swamp, where Mr. Evans purchased a farm which was his home until the time of his death on November 26, 1896, his widow still surviving. Mr.
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Evans received an excellent cominon-school education at Lincroft and his inclinations have always been in the direction of agriculture. At the age of nineteen years he commenced his business career, and in 1884 he bought his present productive farm.
Mr. Evans belongs to a family of eight children, who are among the most highly esteemed residents of the county. They are: Ella, born on June 4, 1850; Will- iam H., deceased, born on November 9, 1852; Margaret A., born on September 27, 1854; John P., born on October 29, 1856; George W., born on November 16, 1858; Sarah E., born on May 8, 1863; Joseph B., born November 13, 1866; and Edwin T., born December 18, 1860.
Mr. Evans is well known through the country as a very successful farmer and his tract of fifty-two acres, located near Chapel Hill, shows in its improvements and cultivation that he takes a great interest in the raising of fine fruits and vegetables. He is one of the highly esteemed citizens of this locality, both he and wife number- ing friends among all with whom they become acquainted.
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Thomas H. Grant, a prominent civil engineer of Middletown township, is de- scended from an old English family. He traces his ancestry back to Edward B. T. Grant, his great-grandfather, who, in 1793, emigrated to the United States with his family, locating on Long Island, where he remained for two years. He then re- turned on a visit to France, spending three years in that country, after which he again came to the United States and purchased a tract of land on Rumson Neck, making his home thereon until his death. He married a Miss Butler, and they had four children,-Lucy, Elizabeth, Martha W. and John. John Grant was born in England, January 31, 1781. He was united in marriage with Ann Hance, who was born on the 10th of October, 1786, and their family consisted of the following named children : Thomas, born in 1809; Martha, born in 1810; John, born in 1813; Edward, born in 1815; Caroline, born in 1818; and William H., born December 24, 1820. John Grant was engaged in various pursuits during his active business career, being first a teacher, afterward a merchant and finally a farmer.
William H. Grant, the father of the subject of this review, took an active interest in the affairs of his township, which led to his nomination to many responsible offices. In 1884 he was elected to the state legislature, where he was instrumental in securing the appropriation for the Monmouth battle monument, and while a member of that body served on several important committees. In his social relations he was a mem- ber of the State Horticultural Society, and in his religious views was a member of the Christ Protestant Episcopal church of Middletown, in which he served as a vestryman and business manager for many years. His death occurred on the 3rd of November, 1897. In 1854 he was united in marriage with Anna Morford, and they had two children,-Laura, deceased, and Thomas H., the subject of this review. The wife and mother was called to the home beyond on the 5th of March, 1868, and on the 22d of April, 1875, Mr. Grant married Mrs. Eliza J. Watson, of New York City.
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