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Peter Androvette
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the Kreischer Brick Manufacturing Company, in which he has served as president up to the present time. He was for five years a director of the Perth Amboy Dry Doek Company, his incumbency of office being noted for integrity and reliability. In addition to his numerous and varied interests, Captain An- drovette has at all times given freely of his time and substance to church and charitable enterprises. He is a member of the board of trustees of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church of Tottenville. and an active member of Huguenot Lodge, No. 381, F. and A. M., of Tottenville. Energy, enterprise, and a fearless and indomitable will are the chief characteristics of Captain Androvette, and to these qualities are attributed the success which has crowned his business career.
Captain Androvette married, December 22, 1859, Ann Maria Marshall, born November 20, 1842, daughter of Thomas and Susan (Woglom) Marshall, both of whom are descendants of old and honored Staten Island families. Their children are: 1. Elizabeth Etta, born April 10, 1861, married Henry Scott, and their children are: Mabel born September 20, 1886. Susie Ethel, May 6, 1889; Peter A., November 28, 1892; Viola Eliz- abeth, June 4, 1894. 2. Clarissa, born November 16, 1863, mar- ried William Toland, issue, one daughter, Maud Toland, born July 10, 1893; William Toland died December 28, 1896. 3. James Murray, born February 17, 1866, married Mary Delaney, two daughters, Mary Androvette, born December 21, 1903, and Margaret. born February 13, 1906. 4. Susan Esther, born Feb- ruary 12, 1868, married Albert Kilmeyer, October 23, 1889, and has children: Hazel, born March 20, 1892; Edna May, Decem- ber 19, 1894; Albert, October 23, 1898; Chester, February 12, 1902. 5. Jesse Alfred, born October 11, 1878.
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NICHOLAS KILLMEYER.
Nicholas Killmeyer, for many years an enterprising and representative German-American citizen of Kreischerville, borough of Richmond, was born in the village of Boll, district of Hechingen, kingdom of Prussia, Germany, April 28, 1822.
He was educated and reared to manhood in the Fatherland, where he spent some years at various occupations. In 1849 he came with his wife to the United States and upon his arrival here took up his residence at Woodbridge, New Jersey. In 1850 he removed to Kreischerville and entered the employ of B. Kreischer & Company, continuing thus employed until 1859. In that year he built the hotel and grocery store on the ground now occupied by the Union Hotel, and fifteen years later erected the store building which he occupied up to the time of his death. In 1860 the first postoffice was established at Kreischerville, and Mr. Killmeyer was appointed postmaster and held the position for a period of thirteen years, when the office was discontinued. In 1886 the office was re-established and Mr. Killmeyer's son Albert was appointed postmaster, which position he filled dur- ing President Cleveland's first and second terms.
Nicholas Killmeyer was married in the Fatherland to Minnie Krebs, born October 14, 1818, a native of Wurtemburg, Ger- many. Of this marriage were born the following children: 1. William, born May 10, 1851, married Lucinda Winant, and has children -- Henry, and Katie Killmeyer. The father of these children died November 3, 1895. 2. Lena, born October 24, 1852, married William G. Underhill, and has children-Minna L., married Edward Leonard, and has one child Dorothy Leon- ard; Menemon S. and Lester Jay Underhill. 3. Henry, born April 12, 1854. 4. August, born February 26, 1856, married Loretto Storrer, and has children-William, Everett and Louisa
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Killmeyer. The father of these children died April 18, 1888. 5. Catherine, born April 19, 1858, married Jeremiah Dailey. No issue. The mother of these children, Minna (Krebs) Killmeyer, died March 28, 1860, and Mr. Killmeyer married (second), June 14, 1861, Dorothea Haner, a native of the town of Freisa, pro- vince of Hesse, Germany, where she was born October 8, 1829, daughter of George and Gertrude (Kauffmann) Haner. Of this marriage were born children: 1. Albert, born July 29, 1862, married Susan E. Androvette, for whose children see Androvette sketch. 2. Theodore, born April 11, 1866. Nicholas Killmeyer, father of the aforementioned children, died August 2, 1899.
JOHN M. ANDROVETTE.
John M. Androvette, eldest son of Captain Peter and Clara C. (Van Schoick) Androvette, was born in Kreischerville, bor- ough of Richmond, November 23, 1831.
He attended the schools of his native town, thereby acquir- ing a practical education, and upon attaining manhood engaged in navigating in the waters of New York harbor and the coast- wise trade. By paying careful attention to every detail and by close application to each duty, in due course of time he became thoroughly proficient in this line, and was appointed to the posi- tion of master of a vessel, in which capacity he served for a number of years. Later he engaged in the shipping and trans- portation business, which proved a lucrative source of income, and throughout the port of New York is well known as a reli- able and skillful navigator. He possesses many admirable characteristics which endears him not only to his immediate family, but also to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. He takes an active interest in all that concerns the immediate neighborhood in which he has spent the years of his long and useful life, and is ready and willing to contribute both of time
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and money to the advancement of the same. He is an active and honored member of Huguenot Lodge No. 381, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, of Tottenville. He is a consistent member of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, and for many years served as a member of the board of trustees.
Captain Androvette married (first), December 5, 1852, Elizabeth Worth, born at Plainfield, New Jersey, January 30, 1833, daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth (Edwards) Worth, died March 1, 1876. Mrs. Androvette was a most estimable woman, possessed of many excellencies of character, and her demise was sincerely mourned by those who knew her best in life. The children of this union were: Reuben Worth, born May 23, 1854, a sketch of whom appears in this work. Peter, born December 6, 1855, died February 13, 1858. Anderson, born April 10, 1858, died November 23, 1878. Laura, born Au- gust 10, 1861, married Alfred Mersereau, of Tottenville, bor- ongh of Richmond, and has two children: Milton and Estelle Mersereau. Edward, born April 1, 1863, died November 1, 1863. Clara Sutton, born March 21, 1873, married George Brightman, of Rutherford, New Jersey, no issue. Captain An- drovette married (second), January 21, 1878, H. Elizabeth Hazelton, widow of Charles M. Hazelton, and daughter of Will- iam and Ann (Totten) Joline, descendants of old Staten Island families. One daughter was the issue of this marriage, Bessie Hazelton Androvette, born Angust 6, 1884, a graduate of the high school and a post-graduate of the high school of Stapleton, borough of Richmond.
REUBEN W. ANDROVETTE.
Reuben W. Androvette. eldest child of Captain John M. and Elizabeth (Worth) Androvette, was born at the family home- stead at Kreischerville, borough of Richmond, May 23, 1854.
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He was educated in the schools of his native town, and remained an inmate of his parents' home until attaining the age of sixteen years, when he took up the practical duties of life on his own account. He turned his attention to seafaring and navigating, this being the vocation followed by the greater number of his paternal ancestors, and at the early age of twenty years, as a result of his fidelity to duty, industry and persever- ance, he was advanced to the responsible position of captain of a sailing vessel. He continued thus engaged, navigating in the coastwise trade, until 1895, in which year he was granted a license and entered the employ of the Staten Island Rapid Tran- sit Company, in the capacity of pilot, operating the ferry be- tween Tottenville, Staten Island, and Perth Amboy, New Jer- sey. During his ten years incumbency of this office Captain Androvette has not met with any serious accidents, and accord- ingly is regarded by his employers as a skillful and reliable navigator. Since taking up his residence in Tottenville he has taken an active interest in the social and material welfare of the neighborhood, and has been an active factor in the promul- gation of plans for its growth and development. He is a mem- ber in good standing in Harbour No. 1, of New York City, and an active member of Bentley Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Tottenville.
Captain Androvette married, at Tottenville, May 11, 1879, Mary A. Grant, born March 17, 1858, daughter of Alexander and Theresa (Sharrot) Grant, and their children are: Arthur, born October 27, 1880, died July 6, 1881; Reuben Worth, Jr., born December 12, 1881; Grace, born July 6, 1886. Captain Androvette and his wife are active and consistent members of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church at Tottenville.
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CORNELIUS L. ANDROVETTE.
Cornelius L. Androvette, a venerable and highly respected citizen of Huguenot Park, borough of Richmond, is a lineal descendant of Jolin Androvette, the first representative of the family to come to this country, who, upon his arrival here, took up his abode in Richmond county and there purchased a large tract of land, comprising about five hundred acres, bordering on Raritan Bay, and there erected the house which became the family homestead, wherein he spent the remaining years of his life. John Androvette married (first), Zippora, who bore him one child, John Androvette, who married and had two children, John and Ann, and their descendants now reside on part of the old homestead which is now occupied by the Excelsior Fishing Club, on the shores of the Raritan Bay. John Androvette married (second). who bore him two children: Louis, of whom later, and Susan, married Cornelius Lake and had two children : Cornelius and Sarah Lake.
Louis Androvette, eldest child of the second marriage of John Androvette, was born at the family homestead, August 26, 1779. He was educated in the common schools and reared to manhood under the parental roof, and upon taking up the active duties of life followed in the footsteps of his father, who was a tiller of the soil, which occupation he pursued throughout the active years of his life. He was well and favorably known in the community wherein he resided, and was regarded by all who knew him as a sincere and straightforward man in all his transactions. He married Jane Mersereau, daughter of Jacob Mersereau, and their children were: Rebecca, died at the age of seventy-six years, unmarried. Jane, died in childhood. Cornelius L., of whom later. Louis Androvette (father) passed
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away at the family homestead, April 1, 1841, leaving behind him the record of an honorable career.
Cornelius L. Androvette was born at the family home- stead, May 2, 1819. He acquired a practical education in the common schools of the neighborhood. and during the active years of his life engaged in the tilling of the soil. By follow- ing in the footsteps of his forefathers, he has worthily upheld the family traditions and in every way has proven himself a good and useful citizen, one of whom the community may well be proud. He has at all times taken an active interest in public as well as social and church affairs, and his advice and counsel are often sought and carefully followed, being in the main for progress and development. He is a stanch adherent of the principles of Republicanism, casting his first presidential ballot upon attaining his majority for William H. Harrison.
Mr. Androvette married, November 20, 1850, Maria Cole, born February 26, 1826, daughter of Abraham and Ann (Cole) Cole, and their children. all of whom are unmarried, are as follows: Jane, Annie Maria. Louisa, Harriet, Abraham, Charles Louis. Mrs. Androvette is a consistent member of the Dutch Reformed church at Huguenot Park.
CORNELIUS C. ANDROVETTE.
Cornelius C. Androvette, of Pleasant Plains, borough of Richmond, New York, was born on Staten Island. His paternal grandfather, Charles Androvette, was also born there, and there reared. He was a farmer by occupation, and owned a large tract of land in the town of Westfield. He married, and had the following children: 1. Mary, Mrs. James Thompson. 2. Rachel, Mrs. Alfred Bower. 3. Margaret, Mrs. William Tyrius. 4. Catherine, Mrs. James Weir. 5. Louis, married Lydia Manee. 6. Peter, married Clara Van Schaick. 7. John. married Adaline
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Arnot. The parents of this family were buried in the Woodrow church cemetery.
Charles Androvette, son of Charles Androvette, was born on the family homestead, in the town of Westfield, in 1806. He was educated in the village schools, and entered upon a seafaring life in the coastwise trade. He subsequently engaged in oyster planting in the waters around Staten Island, and was profit- ably occupied in that avocation for a period of forty years. He died May 15, 1887. He married Susan Manee, born in 1811, a daughter of William and Mary (Pryor) Manee, and to them were born the following children: 1. Rebecca, Mrs. William Winant. 2. Cornelius Cole, see forward. 3. James A., married Christina Ward, and resides in Tottenville. 4. Serena, Mrs. Shriner Smith, resides in Tottenville. 5. Hetty Ann, Mrs. John Marshall, resides in Tottenville. 6. Frances, Mrs. Robert Simon- son of Kreischerville. The mother of this family died August 4, 1883, preceding the father, who died May 15, 1887. Both are buried in the family burying plot at Woodrow. They were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church of that place.
Cornelius Cole Androvette, son of Charles and Susan (Manee) Androvette, was born at the family homestead at Kreischerville, April 26, 1839, and was educated in the Wood- row schools. When he attained to manhood he engaged in the oyster planting and shipping business, in which he has achieved a large decree of success. He married, January 24, 1864, Melissa Decker, born October 17, 1844, a daughter of Henry and Mary (Wood) Decker. To them have been born the following children : 1. Abram, born June 21, 1866, married Emma Knight, and they have one daughter, Edith, born April 23, 1895. 2. Mamie L., born December 10, 1874, married John Knoeble; no
Charles Sell
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children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Androvette are members of St. Mark's Church, of Pleasant Plains, in which Mr. Androvette has served as stewart and trustee.
WILLIAM W. STOLL.
The American family of Stoll traces its origin to Germany, where men of the name were conspicuous in affairs of state. George Stoll, the first of the name of whom we have authentic record, was a reigning duke prior to the time of Napoleon's conquest of the German and Prussian provinces. He was born in the old castle Emrich in the Amt Runkel, near the river Lahn, in the province of Nassau, Germany. His estate was extensive, his income princely, and during the reign of Louis XIV he loaned large sums of money to the French government. At the time of Napoleon's invasion of Germany the Duke took up arms in defense of the fatherland, and, notwithstanding this fact, after his conquest of the Germans, Napoleon offered the duke the honorable position of the treasurer of the city of Paris, but his loyalty to Germany forbade his allegiance to Napoleon, and he politely declined the position. Later he went to Paris where he remained for some time, endeavoring to recover from the French government the principal and interest of the loans which he had previously made to the king. The French authorities re- fused to pay but finally refunded an amount equal to the interest, while the amount of the principal was lost to the duke and his family.
During his residence in Paris the Duke married the French baroness, Anna Maria Josephine De Malliot, and their family included three sons and a daughter. The eldest son and child lost his life in military service and the daughter was accidentally drowned. The other two sons were Louis and Joseph, the former the father of William W. Stoll. The duke returned with
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his family to Germany, where he spent the remaining years of his life. Louis Stoll, the father of William W. Stoll acquired his primary education in France and completed his studies in Germany, where he became known as a man of broad scholastic attainments. He married Mary Anna Class, a member of an old German family, and they became the parents of four sons and two daughters, who reached years of maturity. Louise became the wife of Charles Swartz. Conrad, became, under the direction of his father, a miller and mechanical engineer, and emigrating to America took up his residence in Mokena, Illinois, where he was widely known as a prominent citizen. He married and reared a number of children. William W., the subject of this review, was the next of the family. Elizabeth married George Betz. Henry, the third son, settled at Beatrice, Nebraska. Charles is represented on another page of this volume.
Louis Stoll became an expert miller and mechanical engineer in his native land and devoted himself to milling and engineer- ing interests there until 1846, when he embarked with his fam- ily on a sailing vessel at one of the ports of Holland and came to the United States, landing at New York City on the 12th of August, after an uneventful voyage of fifty-six days. One of his first undertakings in this country was the designing and erecting of the old Hecker mill at Cherry and Pike streets, New York. This he equipped with the best improved machinery obtainable at that time, much of it being of his own design and invention. Not long afterward Mr. Stoll perfected and put in operation the first machine for the manufacture of farina in the United States, introducing this in the George V. Hecker mills in New York city. In 1855 Mr. Stoll removed with his family to Illinois, where he spent the remaining years of his life as a farmer. Under his personal supervision each of his sons had thorough training in and acquired an excellent knowledge of mechanical
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engineering and designing, with special instructions in regard to the construction of flour mills and grain elevators. He died at his home in Illinois, December 12, 1861, after which his widow went to Brooklyn, where she died May 23, 1865. Both were con- sistent christian people, honored and respected by all who knew them.
William W. Stoll, whose name stands at the head of this memoir, was born at Maehienberg, in the province of Nassau, Prussia, Angust 5, 1825, and was there educated and instructed in mechanical engineering under his father's direction. For some time he followed his chosen vocation at Frankfort-on-the- Main, and after the emigration of the family to America assisted his father in similar work here, and in 1855 accompanied his parents to Illinois, where he was engaged in designing and con- structing flour mills and milling and grain elevator machinery. In 1861 he returned to the east and became a resident of Brook- lyn, believing that the seaboard cities would afford him better opportunities for the introduction of special machinery for flour mills and grain elevators which he had perfected and pat- ented. He designed and erected in New York harbor the first portable or floating grain elevator ever constructed. He also designed and built several of the large grain elevators and warehouses of Brooklyn and New York City and gave special attention to designing and constructing malt houses and flour- ing mills.
Mr. Stoll perfected and secured letters patent on numerous important devices in milling and grain elevator machinery, and his services as well as his machinery for portable and station- ary grain elevators were sought abroad as well as at home. He originated the plans and specifications for a portable grain elevator at Liverpool, England, and in 1879, after urgent solici- tation, he went to London, England, where he designed and
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built the first grain elevator of its type in that country. His services were urgently sought in Russia and other European countries, but he preferred to live in America with his family and left the work he might have done abroad to other hands. A most abstemious man, Mr. Stoll was strongly opposed to intemperance, and because of his temperance principles fre- quently declined to be connected even remotely with the design- ing and construction of breweries.
William W. Stoll was twice married. He first wedded Catharine Diehl, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who died in Janu- ary, 1858, leaving a son, Louis Charles. For his second wife he chose Miss Caroline C. Ernst, born March 23, 1841, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Marten) Ernst. By this marriage three children were born: Emma C .; Edward T., who married Florence Roper and has a daughter, Grace F .; and Martha A., the wife of Dr. E. J. Carroll, A. B., and has one daughter, Vir- ginia Carroll. Mrs. Stoll, a most estimable lady, who has many friends, resides at the old family home in the nineteenth ward of Brooklyn. In 1897 she was called upon to mourn the loss of her husband, who died on the 22d of August of that year. His integrity of character and his business reputation were above question and his domestic traits were the admirable ones of a devoted husband and loving father. As a mechanical gen- ius he took high rank, and from a business and financial point of view his career was one of much success. In 1887, when he retired from active business life, he was the possessor of an ample fortune, and thus he was enabled to leave his family in very comfortable circumstances. But more than this, he left to them the priceless heritage of an untarnished name.
Charles Stoll, now deceased, was well and widely known in business circles, and his success came as the reward of strong purpose, energy and capable management. He was born in
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Maehienberg, province of Nassau, kingdom of Prussia, Germany, April 9, 1835, and died in Brooklyn, May 5, 1893, respected by all who knew him. He was only about twelve years of age when, with his parents, he came to the new world. He was a grandson of Duke George Stoll and a son of Louis Stoll. The family history is given in connection with the life record of William Stoll, brother of Charles Stoll, which precedes this.
In the schools of his native land Charles Stoll began his education, which was continued in the Brooklyn schools. At the age of fourteen, however, he began to learn the millwright's trade and followed that pursuit for a number of years. In 1866 he went to the west, remaining, however, for only a brief period. Subsequently he had charge of a floating elevator for seven years and then became a brewery architect. He had some very valuable patents on brewing and ice machines, and continued in that line of business until his demise. During that time he erected many breweries, including structures of that class in New York City, Jersey City, Syracuse and other points in the state. His business reputation was nnassailable and his patronage constantly increased, bringing to him a very desirable measure of prosperity.
Mr. Stoll was a man of domestic tastes whose interests cen- tered in his home and his family. He married Lonise Earley, daughter of John and Louisa (Brandmaier) Earley, of Wur- temberg, Germany, the wedding being celebrated in 1856. For many years she was to him a faithful companion and helpmate on the journey of life, and their mutual love and confidence in- creased as the years went by. They had four children: 1. Emma, married Charles Luger and has children: Lulu, who married Frank Wasel and has one child, Dorothy, and Charles Inger, Jr. 2. Lonisa, married Charles Zipp and has children : Charles, Jr., married Mary Cross, and Clarence Zipp. 3.
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Charles, Jr., born October 6, 1862, married Elizabeth Markert and had children: Carl, Florence and Louisa Stoll. 4. Annie E., born January 30, 1873, died April 17, 1904; she married Robert F. Boyd, who died September 11, 1905; they had no issue.
The death of Mr. Stoll, which occurred May 5, 1893, was widely and deeply felt, for he had the respect and regard of many business associates and friends as well as the deep love of his wife and children. He was indeed a self-made man and his business prominence and prosperity were due to his own efforts. It was his delight to provide bountifully for his fam- ily and he left to them a very desirable competence as the result of his busy and useful career.
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