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JOSEPH C. MATTHEWS.
Joseph C. Matthews is a farmer and dairyman, residing in Howell township, Monmouth county, and the industry which always leads to success, when directed by sound judgment, is manifest in his business career. He was born in the township which is still his home, his birth oceurring in 1859. He is a son of William C. and Phoebe A. (Burdge) Matthews, both of whom are still living, their home being upon a farm of about one hundred acres of land in Howell township. The father has always earried on agricultural pursuits and has a well improved property, the richly cultivated fields bringing to him a good ineome. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Matthews were born twelve children: Lizzie; Hannah; Ellen; Cornelius, deeeased; Julia; David, who has also passed away; Phoebe J .; Amanda; Emma; Joseph C .; William ; and John L. The grandparents of our subject also were residents of Monmouth county. They bore the names of David C. and Estell Matthews, and the former was extensively engaged in farming, owning over a hundred aeres of land. He was
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practical and progressive in his work, met success in his undertakings and was a man of considerable influence in the community. Still farther back the ancestry of our subject can be traced, for the family history records that his great-grandfather was a captain in the Revolutionary war and did valiant service in the cause of liberty when the colonies attempted to throw off the yoke of British oppression in the war which resulted in the establishment of the greatest republic on the face of the globe. The Matthews were among the first settlers in this section of the country and down through the years have been valued citizens, ever found on the side of law and order, of progress and improvement.
In the township where he was born Joseph C. Matthews was reared and cducated and chose the independent life of the farmer, in which line of work he has been emi- nently successful. He has fifty acres of land, and in connection with the work of producing cereals and vegetables, hc is engaged in dairying, having every facility for carrying on this work according to the most improved methods of the times. He has a fine herd of Jersey and Alderneys, keeping altogether twenty-eight fine cows, and cach day he cares for three hundred quarts of milk, which finds a ready sale among a large patronage. Neatness characterizes the place and contributes to his success as well as does his reliable business methods.
In 1885 Mr. Matthews was united in marriage to Miss Jane Cook, a daughter of Edward and Saralı Cook, and a granddaughter of Dr. Cock, a noted specialist. She was born in 1862 and is a most estimable lady. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews have no children of their own but have reared an adopted daughter, Nettie, who is now sixteen years of age and receives affectionate care from her foster parents.
REV. P. W. BILDERBACK.
One of the strongest members of the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church in the New Jersey conference is Rev. P. W. Bilderback, who is now serving as pastor at Whitesville, New Jersey. He is a native of Salem county this state, born in 1851, his parents being Edward M. and Elizabeth (Heirhon) Bilderback. He was reared amid the refining influences of a good Christian home and after acquiring his preliminary education in the common schools he continued his education under the direction of G. K. Morris and subsequently studied theology with Dr. Westwood as preceptor. In 1885 he was admitted to the New Jersey conference and in 1887 was ordained deacon by Bishop Joice, while in 1889 he was ordained elder by Bishop Warren. His first charge was in Palmyra, New Jersey, and that he filled very accepta- bly. He was afterward located successively as pastor of the Methodist churches in New Gretna, Eldora, Aloia, Monroeville, Turkey, Blueball, the Clinton avenue church in Trenton, the churches in Columbus, Hamilton and Wall, and then was as- signed to Whitesville, where he is now located.
Rev. Bilderback is a very earnest and zealous pastor, a strong, practical preacher and a fearless advocate of all that is good, true and righteous. He has been very largely instrumental in erecting houses of worship and improving church property, yet his greatest strength is now in strengthening the walls of the spiritual Zion. No man in the New Jersey conference has been more instrumental in bringing souls into the kingdom than he. In his present appointment he has charge of seven churches, with a membership of four hundred and fifty and a Sunday-school of two hundred and seventy-five. The valuation of the church property is about fourteen thousand dollars. Rev. Bilderback preaches three times each Sunday and his earnest words, ringing with the utterances of truth. have been a powerful factor in turning people from the error of their ways to walk in the straight and narrow path.
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In IS75 Rev. Bilderback was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Marietta Ware, of Rumersville, New Jersey, and through the succeeding twenty-five years he has been greatly assisted in his work by her encouragement and aid. ¡ Their home has been blessed with three children: Willis E., a graduate of the State Normal School; Horace H., a graduate of Rider's Business College; and Marion W., who is still in school. Rev. Bilderback is a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and as a citizen he takes a deep and abiding interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community and its advancement and progress. He is a man of strong individuality, and having turned his powers into the channels of greatest good, he is accomplishing a wonderful work for his fellow- men and for the cause of Christianity.
GEORGE E. HAGERMAN.
George E. Hagerman, one of the first settlers of Asbury Park, New Jersey, where he located over thirty years ago, was born at Hamilton, Monmouth county, New Jersey, February 12, 1858, the son of James and Catherine Hagerman. His education was derived at the public schools, which he attended near his home. In those days it was thought that a boy was not properly equipped to begin his life work without having the details of some mechanical trade at his finger ends; so it was that at the age of sixteen years he began to learn the carpenter's trade. For many years after acquir- ing this knowledge he followed his line of work as a journeyman. It was not until 1898 that Mr. Hagerman decided to enter business on his own account, which he did as a contractor and builder with his office and residence located at No. 903 Monroe avenue, West Asbury Park.
In politics his views are in full sympathy with the Democratic party, yet being of a retiring disposition he has never sought public office. In religious matters he fol- lows the tenets of the Baptist church, being a member of the First Baptist church of Asbury Park.
His wife, formerly Miss Elizabeth Ferry, daughter of Michael and Catherine Ferry, of Wayside, Monmouth county, to whom he was married on November 30, 1879, has borne to him the following children: Benjamin F., born October 13, 1880, also a carpenter by trade, is associated with his father in business, and like his father, is a Democrat ; James M., born May 12, 1883; Vernis E., born July II, 1887; Raymond, born August 31, 1889; Edna Marie, born June 26, 1892; Allen Kirby, born March 6, 1895, died July 22, 1895; George Dewey, born April 28, 1898.
WHITTLE & GIBSON.
Two of Asbury Park's brightest and most successful young business men bear the names heading this sketch. William Whittle was born at Wrightstown, Burlington county, New Jersey, January 28, 1868. Upon completing his education, which was acquired in the public schools of his native town, he engaged in farming until his twentieth year, when he went to Asbury Park and entered the employ of Mr. M. M. Crosbie to learn the trade of slate roofing. By his industry and perseverance he soon acquired a complete knowledge of the business, and being of an ambitious tem- perament he determined to launch out for himself. Hc therefore entered into part-
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nership with another of Mr. Crosbie's employes, Conover Gibson, succeeding to the business established by their old employer, which they have most successfully con- ducted. Their office is located at 901 Summerfield avenue, their business extending along the coast from Asbury Park both north and south, where they are well known as practical, up-to-date roofers. In politics Mr. Whittle is a Republican. He is a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics, and of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. His marriage occurred on February 2, 1896, to Miss Lillie West, daughter of Joseph and Matilda West, of Asbury Park; their only child, Herrold, was born April 12, 1897.
Conover Gibson, of whom this sketch also treats, was born in Hultztown, Mon- mouth county, New Jersey, September 22, 1871. He received a thorough public school education in the schools of both Freehold, New Jersey, and Asbury Park. His first experience of life in the commercial field was at the age of fifteen years, when he entered Mr. Clark's confectionery store at Asbury Park; here he remained for four years. When he reached his twentieth year he entered the employ of Mr. M. M. Crosbie, of Asbury Park, to master the roofing trade; he only left Mr. Crosbie's employ in 1897 to associate himself with William Whittle in carrying on Mr. Cros- bie's business, to which they succeeded. The firm of Whittle & Gibson is well known along the Atlantic coast as competent roofers. Both young men are hustlers, and understand every detail of their business, which they give the utmost care and attention. Politically Mr. Gibson gives his support to the Republican party. His wife was Miss Anna Walk, daughter of Benjamin Walk, of Little Washington, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, whom he married on September 22, 1892. Already on the fair road to success, there is every indication that the future of these young men will develop greater things than have yet been thought of.
WILLIAM M. BERGEN.
William M. Bergen, a young and energetic business man of Belmar, New Jersey, was born near Freehold, Monmouth county, New Jersey, on February 20, 1862, the' son of James and Amy (Potts) Bergen. He attended the public schools of the town of his birth until his twelfth year, when his parents removed to Belmar, which was in the year 1874. Mr. Bergen, Sr., there engaged in the livery business, and the services of young William M. were enlisted to perform such duties as his years would permit. In 1879, when he was but seventeen years old, through his particular aptitude and liking for the business in which he was engaged, his father had grown so confident of his ability that he was given entire charge of its management, and has most suc- cessfully conducted same from that time up to the present.
Mr. Bergen politically is identified with the Republican party and while never having particularly sought public favor, still he was duly elected as a member of the borough council of Belmar in 1897, and was re-elected to the same position, which at the present time he still occupies. Fraternally Mr. Bergen is connected with Ocean Lodge, No. 89, F. & A. M., at Belmar. His marriage took place on June 17, 1890, to Miss Eliza H. Pierce, daughter of James and Rebecca Pierce, of Como, Monmouth county. Their two children are boys, namely: Raymond J., born March 17, 1892, and George W., born October 23, 1897.
The Bergen family is highly respected, not only in their own community, but throughout the county. A man displaying the business ability that Mr. Bergen has manifested since his youth, when that ability is accompanied by upright and hon- orable dealings, cannot help but command the respect of all thrown in contact with
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him. The growing popularity of Belmar as a summer resort makes Mr. Bergen's future promise even greater successes than have marked his past career, which is saying considerable.
FERDINAND BROWN.
Ferdinand Brown, plumber, gas and steam fitter at Asbury Park, Monmouth county, New Jersey, was born July 3, 1863, at Hamilton, Somerset county, New Jersey, son of Bartine and Deborah (Schibley) Brown. His grandfather, Cornelius Brown, was a resident of Long Branch, in politics a Democrat and an active member and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church. He died leaving six surviving chil- dren : Louisa, Mrs. Robert Bennett, Long Branch; Alfred, Bartine, Abraham, Jennie and Jackson. Bartine Brown, Mr. Brown's father, after farming at various places, made Asbury Park his permanent home, first carrying on an express business and later returning to farming pursuits. He was prosperous and is a considerable holder of real estate. He is a Democrat and like his father, a Methodist. Of eleven children Ferdin- and is the fourth child and second son.
Ferdinand Brown was educated in the public schools of Asbury Park and for a number of years was variously prospecting before entering upon an independent business career. In 1890 he opened a plumbing, gas and steam fitting establishment on his own account, having previously become a thorough master of the business. He at once made successful headway against the older houses in the line and soon was established on a solid foundation. His business has continued to grow, and Mr. Brown has long been recognized as one of the prosperous and substantial business men of Abury Park. In politics and religion he follows the family antecedents, being both a. Democrat and a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member and treasurer of A. R. Cook Hose Company, No. 3, of Asbury Park, and a member of the Grand Fraternity. In February, 1884, he was married to Hettie Applegate. They have had six children : Frederick, Ethel, Florence, Lillian, Helen, deceased, and Hazel.
WILLIAM GIFFARD.
William Giffard, son of William H., and Ella F. (Gregory) Giffard, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1869. He is of English ancestors, but his family have resided in New Jersey for several generations. His grandfather was born in Tuckerton, New Jersey. Mr. Giffard's father moved to Asbury Park in 1883, where he has since pursued his vocation of druggist and chemist. The subject of this memoir attended the public schools of Philadelphia and the high school of Asbury Park. In 1886 he went to work in the private office of Mr. James A. Bradley. In 1891 he became a traveling salesman for the firm of Bradley & Smith, and for three years represented that firm in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. In the latter year he became an employe of T. Frank Applegate, with whom he remained for two years. The following year was spent in the real estate office of Washington White. Upon his death, which occurred at the end of the year, Mr. Giffard succeeded to the business, which has been conducted profitably ever since. Being connected with a large insurance company as the financial agent, he has been enabled to place some large loans in Asbury Park and vicinity. He has been a zealous advocate of the principles of the Republican party and he actively participated in its campaigns. He
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was elected township clerk in 1895, and served two years; when Asbury Park became a city he succeeded former Collector Hubbard, and filled the position for four years. He is chairman of the township Republican executive committee and member of the county committee.
He is actively interested in various secret societies and is a member of the fol- lowing orders: Tecumseh Tribe, Order of Red Men ; past counselor, Jr. O. U. A. M., of which body he is the national representative; Knights of Pythias; past chief of the Knights of the Golden Eagle; member of the Tribe of Ben Hur; of the Maccabees; and of the Oriols. He is a stockholder in the new Allenhurst Inn and is interested in various financial institutions, among which are the First National Bank of Belmar, Asbury Park Building and Loan Association, and Camden Building and Loan Asso- ciation. Outside of his business affairs Mr. Giffard takes a deep interest in politics and in association with Mr. William A. Berry organized the Giffard-Berry Republican Club of Ocean township, which has three hundred members.
JOHN ROCKAFELLER.
John Rockafeller, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Campbell) Rockafeller, was born near Northumberland, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1835, and died in Asbury Park, New Jersey, April 14, 1897. His ancestors for several generations were residents of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He attended school at Danville, Pennsylvania. He learned the. machinist's trade, and while pursuing the occupation at Ashland, Pennsylvania, was accidentally injured and incapacitated. He then learned the photographer's art, but about 1864 began business. as a merchant by opening a retail notion store in Philadelphia ; in this he was successful and accumulated the foundation of a moderate fortune. In 1878 he became proprietor of Sunset Hall, one of the largest hotels in Asbury Park, and during the summers conducted that establishment until the time of his death. . In 1880 he disposed of his mercantile business in Philadelphia and there- after made Asbury Park his place of residence.
He was enterprising and progressive and became interested in some important enterprises. He was the originator of the first electric light plant erected on the Jersey coast, and retained during his life an active controlling interest in the Electric Light Company of Asbury Park. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and had advanced to the thirty-second degree, Scottish Rite. He was a Knight Templar, a member of the American Legion of Honor and of the Odd Fellows. He was a Republican in politics, one of the town commissioners, and a member of the board of health He was married July 4, 1865, to Susan McQuade, at Philadelphia; they were the parents of three sons, Harry J. and John W., who survived, and Eugene, who died in infancy.
WILLIAM YETMAN.
William Yetman, prominent farmer and builder of Howell township, and veteran of the Civil war, was born on his father's farm near Englishtown, Monmouth county, New Jersey, June 9, 1841. The founders of the Yetman family in America came from England in the seventeenth century and settled in Monmouth county, near the present village of Englishtown. The Yetmans were prominent in the county prior . to the Revolution, and one, the great-grandfather of William Yetman, fought in the
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battle of Monmouth under Washington. A Walter Yetman was in Captain Robert Conover's Company from Monmouth county during the war of 1812-15.
Mr. Yetman's father, also Walter Yetman, born in 1804, was a farmer in Freehold township and died at his old home in 1849. Mr. Yetman's mother, Sarah, a native of Monmouth county, died in 1856. The children of these parents were: Easter, Elizabeth, Sarah Catharine, Lydia, Walter John and William.
William Yetman received an ordinary common school education, was reared to farm life and at twenty years of age left his father's farm and enlisted in Company A, Fourteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, August 26, 1862, and was mustered into the United States service at Camp Vredenburg, on the old Mon- mouth battle ground. Going to the front he served as corporal in his company until wounded at the battle of Monocacy, Maryland, June 9, 1864, in the same engagement in which the captain of his company was killed. He was sent to St. John's hospital but the wound in his hip proved to be so serious that he was disabled to do further active service, and was discharged from the hospital June 13, 1865. Mr. Yetman's brother in the same company was taken prisoner at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 2, 1864, and underwent the horrors of confinement in various southern prisons. Upon his return from the war Mr. Yetman settled down as a farmer and builder in Manal- apan township, Monmouth county, remaining there until 1877, when he removed to Howell township. He is a successful farmer and business man, a member of Con- over Post, No. 68, G. A. R., of Freehold, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Blue Ball.
In 1865 he was married to Rosia Hulse. Their children are: Delia, who mar- ried George Hall, a merchant of Blue Ball; Jennie, who married a wheelwright of Blue Ball; George, a blacksmith at Long Branch; and Ira, a clerk in Sayreville, New Jersey.
1 CORNELIUS V. CLARK.
Cornelius V. Clark, a prominent farmer of Raritan. Hazlet Post Office, Ncw Jersey, was born April 7, 1847. in the town in which he now lives. He is a son of Thomas and Susan ( Walling) Clark. His father was a native of Holmdel, New Jersey where he was born in the year 1810. His death occurred in 1861. He was a son of Joseph Clark, and he in turn a son of Abraham Clark, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The mother of our subject is still living at the advanced age of eighty years. Our subject is one of a family of eight children, the others being as follows: Ezra, a farmer of Holmdel; Mary Ann, wife of Thomas Cawles, a farmer of Raritan township; Susan, wife of John H. Curtis, also a farmer in Raritan township; John, engaged in farming on the old homestead property; Har- riet, widow of George Thorne; Charles, also carrying on farming in Raritan; Cor- nelia, wife of Emile Pimper, a strcet inspector of Keyport.
Our subject devotes his fine farm of one hundred acres to the cultivation of garden truck and fruit, making the raising of asparagus one of his specialties. His farming is conducted on scientific principles, and the results are eminently satisfactory. Mr. Clark is well equipped with several pieces of up-to-date machinery such as steam power engines, threshers, etc., and makes it a business, in season, of threshing and reaping the grain crops of the surrounding farms, and also of mowing their crops of hay.
Our subject was married on May 20, 1876, to Mary Aumack, who was born on September 1, 1847, daughter of Thomas W. Aumack. (Sketches of the Aumack and
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Walling families will be found in another part of this work). They have had six children, namely : M. Emma, born July 15, 1877, wife of John D. Stultz, of Brook- lyn, New York; James V. R., born November 19, 1882; Suella, born April 17, 1884; T. Russel, born November 1, 1886; Daniel A., born March 20, 1888; H. Leroy, born June 17, 1892. Mr. Clark is a Democrat in politics, although he takes no active part in the affairs of his party. He is a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics.
ANDREW R. COLEMAN.
Andrew R. Coleman, one of the board of commissioners of Red Bank, was born at Red Bank, December 5, 1858. His father, the late Andrew Coleman, was a native of Massachusetts, who came to New Jersey in the early 'forties in the interests of the North American Phalanx, with which he continued to be identified throughout the existence of that remarkable community. He subsequently removed to Red Bank, where he had a jewelry store and where he died in 1883. His wife survives and resides with her son, the immediate subject of this sketch. A. R. Coleman re- ceived his education at Red Bank, learned the jewelry business with his father, in which he continued to be engaged until 1888, when he became interested in photog- raphy. In 1894 he established his present studio on Broad street, at Red Bank, making a specialty of views. He married, December 17, 1883, Lizzie A., daughter of Milo R. and Kate A. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman have one child, Helen Louise Coleman. Mr. Coleman is a member of Mystic Brotherhood Lodge, No. 21, F. & A. M., and Hiram Chapter, No. I, R. A. M.
HALSTED H. WAINWRIGHT.
Halsted H. Wainwright, a prominent member of the Monmouth county bar, and resident of Manasquan, was born in Farmingdale, Howell township, son of Halsted and Elizabeth (Bedle) Wainwright. The family is of English extraction and was founded at Shrewsbury, East Jersey, as early as 1668, and its representatives were active patriots during the Revolutionary war. The given name of his great-grand- father was Halsted, who was one of the earliest settlers of Farmingdale. The grand- father, Halsted H., spent his boyhood on the paternal farm near Farmingdale, but later became a merchant and established the "Wainwright Store," now the property of Halsted Wainwright the third, the father of Halsted H. Wainwright, the subject. Halsted Wainwright, the father, born January 7, 1831, at Farmingdale, is at present the leading undertaker of that borough, having founded the business in 1858, after having conducted a general mercantile business for six or seven years previous. He is a stanch Republican, a devout member of the Methodist church of Farmingdale, has held various local offices and is one of the most popular and respected citizens of Farmingdale. Mr. Wainwright's mother, who was Elizabeth Bedle, is a cousin of the late ex-governor, Joseph D. Bedle.
Halsted H. Wainwright was educated at district schools and at Freehold Insti- tute. He read law with W. H. Vredenburgh at Freehold, and upon admission to the bar, in 1878, located at Manasquan. He came into a steadily growing and lucrative practice, was later admitted as counselor and as a specialty gives attention to chancery suits and supreme court cases. He gives studied preparation to his cases and is eloquent and convincing before a jury.
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Mr. Wainwright is a director of the Central National Bank of Freehold, of the Manasquan Building and Loan Association, has been a mayor of the borough and is solicitor for the boroughs of Manasquan and Belmar. He is a stanch Republican, an ardent Methodist, is a trustee and at one time was superintendent of the Sunday- school of that church. He is a member and past officer of Excelsior Lodge, I. O. O. F .; a member and national representative of the J. O. U. A. M .; and also of the K. G. E. In early life Mr. Wainwright was married to Isabella, daughter of William H. Nesbitt, a prominent miller of Newmarket, Middlesex county, New Jersey. They have the following children: Arthur, Clara, Walter, Francis, Lucinda and Halsted.
CHARLES E. COOK.
Charles E. Cook, an active and highly capable member of the Monmouth county bar, with offices at Asbury Park, is a native of New York City, where he was born March 16, 1869. His early life was passed in that city and at Montclair, New Jersey. His education was acquired in the public schools, from which he was grad- uated in 1885. Through his own efforts he acquired a thorough practical knowledge of stenography and typewriting, and found profitable employment with the firm of I. G. Johnson, 23 Murray street, New York, from 1880 to 1890, with whom he remained for ten years. During a brief stay in Washington City he attended law lectures at the Georgetown University, and in the summer of 1890 he entered the office of Samuel Patterson, Esquire, counselor-at-law, under whose preceptorship he read law for three years, and was then admitted to the New Jersey bar. Locating at Asbury Park, he at once entered upon the general practice of his profession, and soon was entrusted with the legal business of a large and influential clientele.
An earnest Democrat, Mr. Cook has labored zealously in behalf of the interests of his party, and his usefulness has been recognized by his frequent election as delegate to district and county conventions. He is a member of Monmouth Lodge, No. 107, Knights of Pythias, and has served as keeper of records and seal and treasurer of his lodge. In July, 1892, Mr. Cook was married to Miss Anna E. Chadwick, daugh- ter of Captain George Chadwick, a ship owner and master, of Point Pleasant, Ocean county, and a granddaughter of William L. Chadwick, a prominent citizen of Ocean county and for many years employed in the government life saving service.
JOSEPH L. CLIVER.
Joseph Cliver, coroner of Monmouth county, New Jersey, and successful tobacco merchant of Asbury Park, was born July 16, 1853, in Hanover township, Burlington county, New Jersey, son of Joseph K. and Hannah (Asay) Cliver, and is of English- Irish extraction. His grandfather, Joseph Cliver, was a large landowner near Wrightstown, New Jersey, a Democrat and a Methodist, dying in 1890 and leaving a large legacy, not least of which was a good name, to his three sons, Joseph K., Elsie and Richard.
Joseph K., the father of our subject, was born on the homestead farm, received a common school education and learned the trade of a butcher. He subsequently abandoned his trade, returned to the farm life, and followed it until retirement. He served in the Union army from 1864 until the close of the war as a member of
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Company C, Twenty-third Regiment, New Jersey Infantry, under General Torps. He has been a life-long Democrat, and in religious persuasion a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Seven of his eight children are still living. Mr. Cliver's grandfather on the mother's side is a successful farmer in Hanover township, a Re- publican, a Methodist and highly respected citizen.
Joseph Cliver, educated at Pointville, New Jersey, and at Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York, was employed during the four years after leaving school in a store at Yardville, New Jersey. In 1889 he established his present tobacco and cigar business at Asbury Park. He has built up a wide patronage and is still from year to year increasing the volume of his business. He is a pronounced Demo- crat, an astute politician and, withal, so popular that though put forward as a candi- date on the regular party ticket, he came within twenty-five votes of being elected to the assembly of New Jersey in his district, which is a Republican stronghold. In 1893 he was elected coroner of Monmouth county.
He is a member of many fraternal societies, of Asbury Lodge, No. 142, F. & A. M., of Asbury Park; Standard Chapter, R. A. M., of Long Branch; Corson Com- mandery, No. 15, K. T., of Asbury Park; Scottish Rite, of Camden; Lulu Temple, of Philadelphia ; Monmouth Lodge, No. 107, K. of P., Asbury Park; Asbury Council, No! 23, J. O. U. A. M .; Neptune Lodge, No. 84, I. O. O. F .; the Royal Arcanum, and Asbury Park Lodge, No. 128, B. P. O. E., all of Asbury Park. He is also a charter member of the Monmouth Club of Asbury Park. In May, 1879, Mr. Cliver was married to Carrie E. Cole. They have three children: Howard, a graduate of Trenton Business College; Alvin; and Sarah Alma.
FRANK L. TUTTLE.
Frank L. Tuttle, manager of the Asbury Park branch of the house of W. R. & J. E. Tuttle, was born in Bethel, Fairfield county, Connecticut, March 10, 1870, son of William R. and Jennie (Birch) Tuttle. His father was born at South Norwalk, Connecticut, where he was educated in the common schools. In early life he entered upon business life as a commission dealer, and in 1878 he established the present house of W. R. & J. E. Tuttle, house furnishing supplies, at Danbury, Connecticut, its present headquarters.
Frank L. Tuttle was educated in his native town, and was graduated from the high school in 1885, when fifteen years of age. He entered his father's establishment, and when he had attained his majority he had become proficient as a hat-finisher. In 1892 he came to Asbury Park and assumed the management of the business there, which has greatly increased under his direction, and is recognized as one of the most important mercantile establishments on the coast.
Politically Mr. Tuttle is an independent, holding public and local interests as more important than party. He is a member of Company A, Third Regiment, New Jersey Infantry ; of Corinthian Castle, No. 47, Knights of the Golden Eagle; of the Junior Order United American Mechanics; of Wesley Engine Company, No. 1; and he has displayed a special talent in the conduct of amateur enterprises for the benefit of these and other local organizations. In October, 1893, Mr. Tuttle was married to Miss Frances Brant, daughter of Edward M. Brant, of Asbury Park. Two children, Frank Raymond and Edwin Brant, have been born of this marriage.
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