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Mr. Rehor and Anna J. Dancik, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dancik, of New York City, were
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married in that city on September 20, 1942. They are the parents of one child-Milanne, born in New York City on December 15, 1944. Mr. and Mrs. Rehor make their home in West Islip.
DR. JOSEPH HERBERT WERK has practiced medicine at Port Jefferson since 1943, demonstrating the intense preparation he has made for his profes- sion at home and abroad.
Dr. Werk was born in New York City on March 29, 1909, the son of Sigmund and Rose (Gesund) Werk. His father was a prominent contractor in Bronx County, New York. Finishing at DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City, Dr. Werk entered the College of the City of New York, where he re- ceived his Bachelor of Science degree in 1930. He played freshman and varsity baseball and conducted a column for the college paper. He earned his degree in medicine at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1935, and he also was columnist for the university paper there. Dr. Werk was intern at the Bronx Hospital and the Physicians Hospital in New York City, and from 1940 to 1943, he practiced in the village of Bohemia, Suffolk County, New York. Since then he has practiced at Port Jefferson, where he is a member of the staff at the John T. Mather Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Werk married January I, 1938, Miss Ruth Suer, daughter of Sarah and the late Mr. Suer of New York City. They are the parents of two children: I. Stephen Michael, born in 1941. 2. Kathleen Beth, born in 1946.
THE DOXSEE FAMILY-For generations one of the prominent families of Islip, the Doxsee family has contributed much toward the progress of the shell- fish industry of the region. Members of this family, represented in the present generation by Charles O. Doxsee, have exhibited rare qualities of leadership in business and integrity in dealings with their fellow men, gaining sturdy reputations throughout Long Island.
Thomas Doxsee, an early member of the Doxsee family, was born in England, June 2, 1722. He came to this country as a young man and became one of the first settlers of Huntington. On January I. 1743, he married Elizabeth Raynor, member of an old Hempstead family, who was born October 10, 1723. They became the parents of the following children: I. Hannah, who was born November 16, 1744, and was married three times. She married (first) James Seaman, and they became the parents of three chil- dren, Betsey Seaman, Willet Seaman, and Thomas Seaman. After the death of her first husband, she was married (second) to James Parker. To them were born two children, Polly Parker, and Naven Parker. Hannah Doxsee also survived her second husband, and was married a third time, this time to Hermon Trump. She passed away about June I, 1836, near Rockaway.
2. Archelaus, who was born September 8, 1746, and married Patty Raynor. They became the parents of ten children. 3. Amos, of further mention. 4. Samuel, who was born June 9, 1754, and married Peggy Mott. They became the parents of four children. 5. Thomas. who was born in 1757, married Lenche Hagaman, of Cedar Swamp, and became the father of two sons, Jacobus Doxsee, and Peter Doxsee.
Amos Doxsee, third child of Thomas and Elizabeth (Raynor) Doxsee, was born October 20, 1750, and died October 16, 1808. He married Mary Underhill, who was born June 29, 1746, and passed away May
14, 1818. She was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Underhill. Amos and Mary (Underhill) Doxsee be- came the parents of the following children: I. Eliza- beth N., who was born January 10, 1777, and died September 13, 1822; she became the wife of Jarvis Dennis, and they had seven children. 2. Archelaus, of further mention. 3. Mable. 4. John T., who was born October 10, 1780, and died February 27, 1833; he married Elizabeth Thurber, and they had nine children. 5. Polly, who was born August 28, 1783, and died July 13, 1814; she became the wife of John Lamberson, and five children were born to them. 6. John. 7. Phebe, who was born February 12, 1788, and died December 31, 1829; she married Smith Sea- man, and they became the parents of six children. Archelaus Doxsee, son of Amos and Mary (Under- hill) Doxsee, was born August 31, 1778, on Long Island, and came to Islip in early youth. He became an extensive landowner and agriculturist. In religious affiliation he adhered to the Presbyterian Church and took an active part in its work. Politically, he was a Democrat. He died February 27, 1848, one of the prominent and respected members of his community. He married (first) Phebe Ruland, who died in 1814, and they became the parents of five children, Moses Doxsee, Henry Doxsee, Mary Doxsee, Charlotte Dox- see, and Phebe Doxsee. He married (second) Sarah Smith, and they became the parents of the following children: I. Phoebe R., who was married to Ebenezer Smith. 2. Scudder P., who died in early childhood. 3. James Harvey, of further mention. 4. Elsie Char- lotte, who became the wife of John C. Cook, of Green- port.
James Harvey Doxsee, son of Archelaus and Sarah (Smith) Doxsee, was born July 31, 1825, at Islip. He received his education in the local schools, and attended a year at Huntington. After the death of his father he managed the family's four-hundred-acre farm, and after his mother's passing he inherited the farm.
Near the end of the Civil War, James Doxsee realized the profitableness of making clams fit for the consumer market, and, in 1865, he began business on a small scale. Gradually his enterprise grew until the name of Doxsee Pure Little Neck Clams became well known in markets throughout the country. In addition to clams, he canned clamjuice, chowder, and other allied products in his factory. His Long Island factory had a capacity of over four hundred bushels of clams per day. In 1897 he established a branch at Ocracoke, North Carolina, which was conducted by his son under the name of J. H. Doxsee and Sons. In 1901 the entire plant was moved to Ocracoke, North Carolina, but the commercial part of the busi- ness still was conducted at Islip. He continued his work in the canning industry and became prosperous and successful due to excellent traits of tireless energy, attention to details, careful study of business methods, and steady application. In addition to his other busi- ness interests, he was vice president of the South Side Bank at Bay Shore. Politically, he was a Demo- crat and vigorously supported the party. In religious belief he held membership in the Presbyterian Church, and served as trustee, treasurer, and elder of the Pres- byterian Church at Islip.
In 1849. James Harvey Doxsee married (first) Al- mira Smith, daughter of Josiah Smith. She passed away in 1866. They became the parents of one son, Henry S. Doxsee, of further mention. James Doxsee married (second). in 1868, Almira Jennings, daughter of Henry and Eliza A. (Cook) Jennings, and grand- daughter of Hezekiah Jennings, of Sag Harbor. Her
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early life was passed in Brooklyn, New York, and Plainfield, Illinois. James Harvey and Almira (Jen- nings) Doxsee became the parents of nine children. Among them was John Cook Doxsee, who married Mable Blair; they became the parents of the follow- ing children: I. Spencer Cook. 2. Robert Lennox Maitland, who married Susie Peipenbrink; to them was born one child, Roberta Maitland Doxsee. 3. James Blair. 4. John Harvey. 5. Alden Jennings.
Henry S. Doxsee, son of James Harvey and Almira (Smith) Doxsee, resided in North Carolina, where he carried on his father's canning business. In 1873 he married Carrie Peters, of Poughkeepsie, and they became the parents of the following children: I. Charles O., of further mention. 2. James H. 3. Wil- liam H. 4. Mabel. 5. Helen.
Charles O. Doxsee, son of Henry S. and Carrie (Peters) Doxsee, is a resident of Islip, and he is prominent in the shellfish industry there.
Down through the years its members have upheld the fine traditions of the Doxsee family.
CHARLES A. ROGERS-Among those who for many years have had a hand in shaping the destinies of a large portion of Suffolk County is Charles A. Rogers, manager of the Babylon branch of the Long Island Lighting Company.
Mr. Rogers was born at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, on February 13, 1898, the son of Charles D. and the late Grace A. (Haight) Rogers. His father, formerly a farmer at Fishkill, now resides in retirement at Largo, Florida, where he owns a citrus grove. Mrs. Rogers was a native of Putnam County. She lies buried at Fishkill.
Charles A. Rogers was educated in the public schools of his native community, being graduated from the Fishkill High School in 1916, and at Syra- cuse University. He was at the university when the United States was plunged into World War I. A month after the declaration of war-on May 17, 1917 -Mr. Rogers enlisted in the United States Navy. During the greater part of his period of service, he was aboard the U.S.S. "Leviathan," the great troop transport that had once been a part of the German merchant marine. When he was discharged in Oc- tober, 1920, Mr. Rogers was holding the rating of electrician, first class. Electricity, in which he be- came proficient in the navy, was, as later experience proved, to be the determining factor in his career.
In the winter of 1920, Mr. Rogers went to Florida, where he worked for the Jacksonville Terminal Com- pany, at Jacksonville, as an electrician. In 1923 he returned to the North and for the next three years was in the employ of various concerns, also as electrician or in related types of work. It was in 1926 that he became a member of the staff of his present employers, the Long Island Lighting Company. His first posi- tion was that of appliance salesman. Subsequently, he became assistant manager of the Bay Shore branch. In 1946, the anniversary of his twentieth year with the company, he was promoted to manager at Baby- lon, where he quickly was assimilated into the major activities of the community.
Mr. Rogers is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, in which he is a past master; the American Legion and the Rotary Club of Babylon, and he holds membership in the Babylon Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers share an enthusiasm for garden- ing.
At Jacksonville, Florida, December, 1922, Mr. Rogers married Gertrude E. Benedict, daughter of
Ardie and Mary (Church) Benedict, natives of Es- sex County, New York. They are the parents of two children: I. Anita, born in January, 1924, gradu- ated from the Babylon High School and from State Teachers College at Potsdam, New York. She is now teaching at Cazenovia, New York, being director of music in the Cazenovia Central High School. 2. Phyllis A., born in Babylon April, 1927, and a gradu- ate of the Babylon High School and Drake's Business College, New York. She married November 10, 1946, Robert Faschnet, veteran of World War II.
JOHN R. RULAND-C. W. Ruland Sons, Incor- porated, morticians of Patchogue, owned and operated by John R. Ruland, was established by his late father many years ago.
Born in Patchogue, September 19, 1881, he is the son of the late Charles Wallace and Phebe (Davis) Ruland. After graduation from the public schools of his native town, John Ruland attended business col- lege in Brooklyn, and then graduated from the Ren- ouard School of Embalming in New York City. In 1901 he became associated with his father in the busi- ness established by the latter, who passed away in 1919, at which time the organization was carried on by John and Clarence W. Ruland, a brother, who died in 1941. From that time the business had been con- tinued by John Ruland and his brother's estate, until in 1945, he purchased the remaining interests. Mr. Ruland is also vice president and director of the People's National Bank of Patchogue, and his civic spirit is manifested by his life membership in the Euclid Hose Company of the Patchogue Fire De- partment, and of the Exempt Fireman's Association of that town. Fraternally he is a Free and Accepted Mason, South Side Lodge No. 493, Suwasset Chapter No. 195, of the Royal Arch Masons, Patchogue Com- mandery No. 65, of the Knights Templar, and a mem- ber of the Kismet Temple Shrine of Brooklyn.
John R. Ruland married Florence Howey, of Os- wego, New York, daughter of George and Henrietta Nixon Howey, August 25, 1909, and their children are: I. George N., born in Patchogue, December 27, 1910, a graduate of the public schools of his town, who received his Bachelor of Science degree from Hamil- ton College in 1933, and graduated from the Renouard School of Embalming. He is a member of the South Side Lodge No. 493, Free and Accepted Masons; Suwasset Chapter No. 195, Royal Arch Masons, and the Patchogue Commandery, and is a member of the Domino Yacht Club of his community. He is asso- ciated with his father in C. W. Ruland Sons, morti- cians. He married Dorothy de Forest Russell, daugh- ter of Louis and Irene (Burkart) Russell, at Patch- ogue, July 29, 1940, and they are the parents of Elisa Russell, born August 1, 1942. 2. John H., born No- vember 2, 1913, a graduate of Patchogue High School, and of South Shore Secretarial School, now a mem- ber of his father's corporation.
CHARLES WOOLLEY-If there is any man liv- ing who knows all the facts about the life, growth, health and illness, cultivation and harvesting of the oyster, that man should be Charles Woolley, of Greenport in Suffolk County, for he has been for more than forty years engaged in the cultivation, gathering and sale of that succulent article of diet and favorite of the gourmet.
Of notable ancestry, Mr. Woolley was a son of the late William R. Woolley, a native of Morganville, New Jersey, who was associated with the J. & J. W.
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Elsworth Company, producers and shippers of oys- ters, for more than sixty years before his death at the age of ninety-two, and of Mary (Wedgwood) Woolley, a native of New York City and a direct des- cendant of the noted Joshua Wedgwood, the founder of the world-famous Wedgwood porcelain and china- ware factory in England. Mrs. Mary (Wedgwood) Woolley is still living, at Keyport, New Jersey, at the age of ninety-three.
Charles Woolley was born at Keyport on May 24, 1884, and educated in the public schools of his native place, graduating from the Keyport High School in the year 1902. In that same year he took his first employment, as a foreman with the American Glue Company of New York City. With this concern he remained until 1906, when he also, like his father, entered the employment of the J. & J. W. Elsworth Company for what was to prove a lifelong associa- tion.
At that time Mr. Woolley came to the Greenport plant of the Elsworth concern and was made a cap- tain of one of their oyster boats operating out of that old maritime Long Island community. This remained his occupation until 1923, when he was appointed the manager of the Elsworth Greenport plant, the position he has continued to hold in that organization to the present time, contributing greatly by his in- dustry and his thorough mastery of oyster-lore, to the continued success of this company which was founded in 1839, and is known far and wide by its motto, "Producers and Shippers of The Famous Fireplace Oysters." Boasting that their products are "the finest deep sea salt water oysters" and that they are always fresh when shipped, the company employs all the skill and resources of more than a century of experience and all the aids of science to live up to its promises and its reputation.
In local affairs Charles Woolley serves as a trustee of the village of Greenport, as a member of the Greenport Volunteer Fire Department and as a mem- ber of the Suffolk County Police Association. His fraternal affiliation is with the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. In his leisure moments he takes great satisfaction in the cultivation of his flower garden.
In June, 1908, Charles Woolley married at Belford, New Jersey, Maud Lohsen, a native of that place and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lohsen.
LESTER G. CONCKLIN-Member of several generations of a family that bears the same surname, citizens of Riverhead and vicinity in Suffolk County, Lester G. Concklin has found opportunities that have kept him throughout his life in this part of Long Island. He was born in Riverhead on July 2, 1902, son of Elmer G. and Laura (Dickerson) Concklin, on the paternal side a descendant from the Concklins (Conklin) who were pioneers of this section of eastern Long Island.
After attending the grade and high schools of River- head, Lester G. Concklin entered the employ of Paul Dettner, a Riverhead electrician, and served a hard and long apprenticeship of three years learning the fundamentals of electricity and electrical equipment. From before he had arrived at his majority to 1926 he was employed by various companies as an elec- trician before joining the forces of the Long Island Lighting Company, with which he has since been as- sociated. Starting in the Riverhead territory in 1926, as assistant district manager, he subsequently was named, in 1938, district manager of Riverhead, a post he has since filled most capably. He is a member
of the Riverhead Rotary Club, member and treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce, and attends the Protes- tant Episcopal Church. Swimming and fishing are among his recreations and he co-operates heartily with many local community projects.
On May 26, 1925, Lester G. Concklin married Al- mira Babbidge, of Greenport, daughter of C. E. and Magdeline (Rackett) Babbidge.
ALLAN C. HAUSRATH-One of the substantial businessmen of the Amityville area of Suffolk County is Allan C. Hausrath, whose retail establishment in that village has grown with the recent growth of that county as a select and populous area of suburban and country homes.
A son of Charles and Katherine (Loughrin) Haus- rath, Allan C. was born at Smithtown, on February 2, 1895. He graduated from the high school at Cen- tral Islip in Suffolk County, and subsequently at- tended Columbia University in the City of New York, where he took a number of special courses. During World War I he was a member of the Seventh Regi- ment of the National Guard of New York, with the rank of private.
Since 1925 Mr. Hausrath has been in the retail de- partment store and specialty shop business, and is at present the proprietor of the Park Avenue Shop at Amityville, which he established in 1939, where he deals in junior wearing apparel and other lines of mer- chandise. This thoroughly modern and stylish estab- lishment continues to be highly successful, and is one of the most popular stores of its kind in that part of Long Island.
Mr. Hausrath is an active booster of the business interests and prosperity of his community, being a member of the Amityville Chamber of Commerce and of the Amityville Lions Club, of which he served as president in the 1946-1947 term. He is fond of out- door sports, his favorite recreations being golf and fishing.
In March, 1916, Allan C. Hausrath married at Amityville, Ethel M. Austin, who was born in Copi- ague, New York, and is a daughter of Stephen and Sarah (Turner) Austin. The children of this mar- riage are: I. Ralph Allan, who was born in Copiague on June 9, 1918. He graduated from the Amityville High School and subsequently from the Washington and Lee University in Virginia, where he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He is now a newspaper- man, editing the Suffolk "Newsday." During World War II, Ralph Allan Hausrath served in the United States Naval Reserve, and saw service in the Pacific Theater of Operations, holding the rank of lieutenant, junior grade. He married Matilda Prince, of Hemp- stead, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Prince, and they have one child, Richard William. 2. Gordon Lewis, who after graduating from the Amityville High School, entered Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. During World War II he was in the United States Naval Reserve, connected with naval aviation.
HERBERT L. MULFORD, JR .- Since 1932 Her- bert L. Mulford, Jr., has been a public official of the town of East Hampton or Suffolk County at large. He is now a member of the Suffolk County Board of Supervisors, representing East Hampton.
Mr. Mulford was born in Amagansett on June 8, 1908, the son of Herbert L. and Bertha (Finch) Mul- ford, both also natives of Suffolk County. His father, born in Amagansett, was a painting contractor. He
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was a trustee of the town of East Hampton and a member of the Star of the East Lodge. No. 843, Free and Accepted Masons, in that community. Bertha Finch Mulford was born in Orient.
The junior Mr. Mulford was educated in the ele- mentary schools of Amagansett and was graduated from the East Hampton High School in 1928. In 1932 he became a supervisor's clerk at East Hampton, a post he held until 1934, when he was appointed clerk in the town's highway department. From 1936 to 1938, he was clerk in the town's welfare office and from 1939 to 1940 he was the welfare officer. The next five years he held the office of town clerk. In 1945 he was elected a member of the county board of supervisors and he has since held that office. He is chairman of the board's committee on salt water fisheries and is a member of three other committees- on equalization and assessments, law and on welfare.
Mr. Mulford is a member of the board of trustees of the Sag Harbor Savings Bank, and, like his father, of the Star of the East Lodge No. 843, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, in East Hampton. He is active in the Republican party in Suffolk County. His recrea- tion is fishing.
Mr. Mulford married Evelyn Ervine, of Maine, in Amagansett on April 26, 1936. Mrs. Mulford is the daughter of William and Laura (Bryant) Ervine. One son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Mulford-Herbert L. III, on March 20, 1940.
CYRIL C. RYAN-It might be said that Cyril C. Ryan was born to the cotton business, for his father, Matthew W. Ryan, has been a successful cotton con- verter for many years.
Matthew W. Ryan and his wife, the former Rose A. Cunningham, are both natives of New York City. Of their marriage, Cyril C. Ryan was born in the Bor- ough of Brooklyn on January 28, 1901. While he was a boy, the family moved to the pleasant suburb of Freeport on the South Shore of Nassau County, and there the young Cyril C. Ryan attended public grade and high schools. His intermediate education was completed at Phillips Andover Academy in Massachusetts, from which he graduated in 1920; and his collegiate days were spent at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts upon graduation with the class of 1924.
Upon leaving college, Cyril C. Ryan took employ- ment with William H. Brown Son & Company, cotton converters, in New York City. This association lasted for several years, and in 1937 Mr. Ryan joined the Lonsdale Company, cotton converters, also in New York, as a department manager.
Mr. Ryan has taken a very active and useful part in the civic life and political affairs of Freeport, and in 1943 was chosen by the voters as one of the trustees of that village. This office he held until 1945, when the electorate, impressed by his administrative abilities and faithful discharge of public duties, elected him mayor of Freeport. This responsible position he still holds. Mayor Ryan is a Republican in politics and a member of the Republican Club. A communicant of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Redeemer, he is a member of the Catholic fraternal order, the Knights of Columbus. He also belongs to the Ben- evolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 1253, and to the South Shore Yacht Club. One of his great interests is the South Nassau Communities Hospital, and he serves on the board of directors of this institution.
In 1936 Cyril C. Ryan married Claire E. Fox of
Freeport, a daughter of Frank and Mary (Hennessy) Fox. Five children have been born of this marriage: I. Rosemary. 2. Claire. 3. Patricia. 4. John. 5. Kathleen.
WILLIAM J. DALTON-An outstanding member of the Nassau County bar is William J. Dalton, a native of New York City but a resident of Long Island since childhood, and long identified particularly with the life and affairs of the villages of Hempstead, Port Washington and Manhasset.
Born in New York on March 4, 1902, Mr. Dalton was a son of the late William Dalton, who was a native of Ireland and became a citizen of the United States, and of his wife Mary E. (Colbert) Dalton, who was born in New York City and is still living. Brought to Long Island in boyhood, William J. Dal- ton began his schooling in Port Washington and later attended Flushing High School before entering Ford- ham University in New York City, from which he graduated with the class of 1930.
Admitted to the bar in 1932, in the month of May, Mr. Dalton began his practice in association with the Hon. Thomas J. Cuff, who is now a justice of the Supreme Court of the state of New York in the second department. With this law firm, located in the Hempstead Bank Building in Hempstead, Mr. Dalton remained associated until 1932. In that year he became associated with Milton Pinkus, of Hemp- stead, thus continuing for a short time. In 1934 Mr. Dalton opened his own office and has continued to practice in Hempstead under his own name since that time. He is a member of the Democratic party and active in political life.
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