History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania;, Part 1

Author: Stephens, J. Benjamin, 1872- [from old catalog] comp
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Montrose, Pa., J. B. Stephens
Number of Pages: 258


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HISTORY AND DIRECTORY


-OF-


NEWTON AND RANSOM TOWNSHIPS,


LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA


Including a History of the Wyoming Valley, and a Brief History of Pennsylvania and Lackawanna County. A & Also many Biographical Sketches.


COMPILED BY


J. B. STEPHENS


PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED


1754-1912


MONTROSE, PA. J. B. STEPHENS, PUBLISHER,


1912


1.5258


Copyright, 1912, by J. B. Stephens


$300 CCIA328974


INTRODUCTION


One custom of the Indians is worthy of perpetuation by all civilized people. Each tribe, through their chiefs and aged sachems, care- fully related to the children all the history and achievements of their deceased ancestors. Every brave and warrior knew that his deeds of skill, endurance and valor would be carefully relat- ed to his children and descendants as long as the tribe existed. The eustom fostered a spirit of patriotism and loyalty which has been the marvel of civilized man.


The printed page now takes the place of tra- dition and camp fire lore of tribal geneology. This book is designed to present in accurate de- tail and connected order the story of the fami- lies and citizens of these townships from pioneer days to the present time. The hardships, self- denials, ideals, ambitions and achievements of these people are worthy of the pages of a book to be owned and frequently perused by their descendants.


Surely and rapidly the sons and daughters of the great and brave pioneers, who entered the wilderness and cleared the unbroken forest, are passing to their graves. Only a few remain who can relate the incidents of the early days of settlement, so that an actual necessity exists for the collection and preservation of events without delay, before all the early settlers are ealled to their reward.


In gathering the material for this book in- formation has been sought from every available source. Many of the facts herein recorded have been saved from oblivion by being rescued from the memories of those who will soon pass away. Several old histories, with pages yellow with age, have been consulted. These have long been out of print and only a few copies ean now be found, which are carefully preserved in the reference rooms of the libraries in the differ- ent cities of this locality.


Owing to the failing memory of some, and the fact that others were but partially informed on matters I wished to record, their statements were often contradictory. In such cases a third version, and sometimes a fourth, were needed to furnish a solution, and, when this was not obtainable, the disputed points have been omit- ted. I have been very careful to publish no statement that was not founded on facts and came from a reliable source, and believe that the common saying, "history abounds with false faets," will not prove true in this case.


First of all, the compiler and publisher de-


sires to acknowledge his appreciation to all who have aided financially by subscribing to this work and placing generous orders for space and cuts several months in advance of publica- tion, thus making it a grand success. Also to acknowledge the kindness and courtesy with which his efforts to obtain the information re- corded herein have been almost unanimously met. Every home in each township has been visited for information, which in nearly every instance, was cheerfully given.


I desire to acknowledge with thanks my in- debtedness to James F. Day, editor of the Wyoming Democrat, published at Tunkhan- nock, and other publishers for free access to the files of their papers; to Rev. Horace E. Hayden, Librarian and Corresponding Secre- tary of the Wyoming Historeal Society, Wilkes- Barre, for the use of several cuts of the early forts and historical places and buildings of Wyoming Valley, and for much useful knowl- edge and data furnished from the large and valuable store of historical matter that has been collected by the Society; to Edson W. Saf- ford, Esq., of Montrose, for the artiele, "Upper Susquehanna Valley ;" to the Prothonotary and Recorder of both, Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, for assistance in examining their records.


Among other persons visited and to whom I am indebted for information are D. W. Rich- ards for articles furnished and valuable infor- mation pertaining to the early church history of Newton ; to P. K. Richards of West Pittston, for the article, "Milwaukie Sixty Years Ago;" to L. B. Ayers, Mrs. Elizabeth Roloson. A. S. Collum, George W. Beemer, Adam Thompson, Alvy Krouse and many others for valuable in- formation pertaining to the early settlement of the two townships.


More than two years have been spent compil- ing and publishing this work. The publisher has not spared any effort to make the book worthy of the people. Able and experienced writers and historians have contributed to the work.


The labor of writing and compiling this volume has been greater than I expected, but of this I have no regret, believing the people of these townships will appreciate the effort.


The work is much larger and better than first. planned, but this I know will meet the approval of a generous and progressive community.


J. B. STEPHENS.


INDEX


Note-Chapter headings printed First Newspaper in Wyoming . 62 Map of Wyoming Valley in boldface type. First Pennamite War . 29


8


Massacre, First Indian .. 21


First Settlers in Pennsylvania 9 Massacre, The Wyoming. 16


First Settlement in Wyoming. 24 Matches 67


Agreement, Capitulation 52


Animals, Wild 37


Ark, Susquehanna River 61


Asserughney, Indian Village of 18


Battle Begins 51


Block-house, Stewart's 45


26


Wintermoot's 41


9 Wyoming 39


Burying the Slain


Business, How Conducted. .


Butler and His Indians Leave the Valley


Campaign, Sullivan's 23 61


Canal, North Branch


11


Capitulation Agreement


Capouse Meadows


18


Furniture, The Pioneer's 34


Ontfit, Pioneer's Rude 32


Gardners of Gardner's Ferry. . 69


Peace Restored 30


Pennamites Fired Upon 28


Glimpse of an Indian Village. . 20


Good Grazing Land 71


Government, The First Civil. . 28


Governors of Pennsylvania ... . 14


Penn, William 11


Penn's Arrival 10


Penn's Charter 9


Church Privileges


74 After Fifty Years 53


Penn's father and mother


12


Civil Government


28 73


Grist-mill, The Chapman. 59


Penn's Treaty


10


Climate Clothing, The Pioneer's.


Pennsylvania, Early History of Pennsylvania, First Settlers in 9 9


Commercial Orcharding


Historical Facts 15


Pennsylvanians Expelled


Philadelphia


12


Court-house, Luzerne County


How the Pioneers Came 31


Pioneer's Clothing


34


Crops


Crops Yielded Abundantly. 36


Dairying


72 13


Defenders, First of the Union


Delaware Company 24


Lenni Lenape 17


Delaware Indians 17,18


Mohican 18


Monsey 18,74


Nanticoke 17,18


Shawanese 17,21


Six Nations 17


Wanamese 18


Indian Amusements


19


Pittston Fort 14


Population of Pennsylvania Since 1790 14


Portion of Remarks Made by Rev. Murray 55


Postal Service, United States. . 15


Postoffice and Mail Facilities in Wyoming 60


Preparing For Battle. 51 Proprietary Government Ends 29 Prosperity of the Pioneers. . . 33


Quakers or Friends


12


Queen Esther's Rock 53


First Bloodshed 26


First Civil Government 28 Lancaster Turnpike 13


Lehigh Valley Railroad. 62


Log Cabin, The Pioneer's. 34


Luzerne, Chevalier De la. 64


21


Luzerne County 64


First Mills in Wyoming. 58 Luzerne County Court-houses 65


Maughwauwame 20


38 Meeting of July 3. 1832. 54


Mill Creek Fort . 39


Jenkins'


43


Mills, First in Wyoming. 58


Mill Creek 39 Mohican Indians 1S


Pittston 44 Monsey Indians 18,74


Wilkes-Barre 40


55


Monument, The Wyoming.


..


Moravian Missionaries 17,18


Names of Those Slain in Wy- oming Massacre 57


Nanticoke Indians 17,18


53 Forty Pioneers


Frances Slocum 22


Friday, July 3, 1778


48 12


Number Occupying the Forts 46


Friends, Society of


37


Ogden's Bold Escape 27


Captain Ogden's Bold Escape. 27 Capt. Ogden Returns to Valley 27 Chapman's Grist-mill 59 18


Character, Indian's True.


Chevalier De la Luzerne 64


Children Gathered to Places of Safety


Cheap Fuel Cheap Land


72


Grave, Finding and Opening


Grist-mill, Sutton's 60


34 72 10 Hominy Block or Corn Pounder 58


How Business Was Conducted 36


Pioneers' Crops Yielded


Abundantly 36


Pioneer Factories 36


Pioneer Farming 35


34


Pioneers, How Prepared Food 35


Pioneer's Log Cabin 34


Dreadful Hour 51


Durkee. Fort 38


Early History of Pennsylvania 9


Early Improvements in Wy- oming


58


Early Settlers along Susque- hanna 69


Indians Have no Schools 19 17


Indian History of Wyoming.


Indians' Mode of Life 19


Indian Occupations


19


Indians Plunder the Fort. 52


Indian and Tory Hostilities. Indian Troubles


47 25 18


Famous Elm


10


Indian Village, Glimpse of an . 20


Farming, Pioneer


35


Jenkins' Fort 43


Fell, Jesse


63


Jesse Fell 63


Finding and Opening Grave After Fifty Years. 53


First Defenders of the Union. . 13


First Houses Built in Wyoming 20


First Massacre of Whites in Wyoming


73


Elm, The Famous 10


Factories, Pioneer


36 15


Facts, Historical


Indians' True Character


Pioneer's Rude Outfit 32


Pioneers Return to Connecti- cut for Winter 32


Pioneer Settlers 31


Pioneer's Ways of Living 33


Educational and Social Ad-


vantages


Frontier Forts


52 Fruit Culture


71


Ogden Returns to Valley


27


Pennamites Surprised 27 Pennamite War, The First. 29 Pennamite War, The Second . 29


48 73 Grasshopper War


21


Constitution of Pennsylvania . . 65 73


Improvements Made Later. 33


Indians, Delaware . . 17, 18, 20, 21 Five Nations 17 Pioneer's Furniture


Gardner, John 69,70


42 25


Newspaper, First in Wyoming 62 North Branch Canal . 61


Capitol, The State


53 Fort, Indians Plunder the. 52


36 Forts, Number Occupying the 46 Forty Fort


Bloodshed, The First . Brief History of Pennsylvania


Food, How Pioneers Prepared 35 Fort Durkee 42 Forty Fort


Address, Rev. James May's 54


John Sergeant 21


Railroad, Lehigh Valley . 62


Redoubt, The 45 Rev. James May's Address. 54 Rev. Nicholas Murray's Re- marks 55


HISTORY OF THE WYOMING VALLEY


Rock, Queen Esther's 53 Jefferson Township 76


Rural Free Delivery 15 Lackawanna Township 77


Scenery and History of Wy- oming 67


Settlers, The Pioneer 31


Shawanese Indians


17


Slain in Wyoming Massacre. 57


Social Advantages


73


Society of Friends


12


Soil Fertility State Capitol 73 11 45


Stewart's Block-house


Sullivan's Campaign 23


Susquehanna Company 24


Susquehanna, Settlers Along. . 69


Susquehanna River Ark


61


Survivors of Wyoming Massa-


cre 57


Sutton's Mill 60


Teedyuscung


18


Treaty Elm 10


Turnpike, The Lancaster.


13


United States Postal Service ..


15


Upper Susquehanna Valley.


70


Change of Style


.164


Wanamese Indians 18


War, The Grasshopper 21


WVar, The First Pennamite. 29


War, The Second Pennamite .. 29


Wild Animals


37


Wilkes-Barre 64


Wilkes-Barre Fort 40


William Penn 11


Wintermoot's Fort


41


Women Gathered to Places of Safety 48


Wyomng Fort


39


Wyoming Massacre 46


Wyoming Massacre, Slain in .. 57


Wyoming Massacre, Survivors of 57


Wyoming Monument


55


Wyoming Valley


23


Yankees Again Imprisoned ... 27


Yankees Forced to Return to


Connecticut


26


Yankees Imprisoned


25,27


Zinzendorf


17,18


Lackawanna County, A Brief History of


74


First Settlement 74


Monsey Indians


74


Pioneer's Experience, A.


75


Pioneer Industries of the County 75


Population of Lackawanna


County


by Townships


and Boroughs Since 1890 80


Value of Agricultural Pro-


Reminiscences of


an


Old


perty


80


Brief History of Each Town- ship 75


Benton Township


75


Carbondale Township 76 Saw-mills 88


Clifton Township 76


Covington Township


76


Fell Township


76


School, Lacoe


Greenfield Township


76


School, Newton


School, Port Royal


96


School, Schultzville 95


Lehigh Township 77 School, Shook 97


Madison Township


77


Schultzville


94


Newton Township 77


North Abington Township. 77


Roaring Brook Township. 78 Seventy-fifth Anniversary


of Presbyterian Church. . 92


South Abington Township.


78


State Militia


89


Subsequent Settlers


82


Villages,


Churches


and


Schools of Newton


89


. 78 Map of Newton Townsihp


. 165


79 Directory of Newton Township 229


RANSOM TOWNSHIP


Ransom Township, History of 167


Agriculture


169


Benny Gardner,the Pioneer


Grocer


167


Blacksmith Shop


.170


Blacksmith Shops, Milwau-


kie


173


Boundaries and Surface .... 168 Burning of the Schmidt Residence .179


Cemeteries in Ransom .... .164


Church, Lutheran 170 Church, Milwaukie M. E ... 174 Church, Mountain Valley


Evangelical 177


Church, Ransom Evangel .. . 170 Early History of Ransom. . 167 Foundry, Milwaukie 173


Homes and People of Ran- som .179


Hotel, Mountain Valley .... 176 I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 267 .. 175 John Gardner, The Pioneer Settler 167,69


Live Stock and Dairying ... 169 Mail Routes, Ransom 101


Milwaukie


172


Milwaukie Sixty Years Ago 175


Mountain Valley 176 Mountain Valley Hotel . .. ... 176 Mountain Valley Postoffice. 176 Mount Dewey . 177


Pioneer Mills at Milwaukie 173 Pioneer Taverns 168 Officers of RansomTownship 228 Old Houses of Ransom. . . . 228 Oldest Inhabitants of Ran-


som 169


Population of Ransom. .101


Ransom Coal Storage Plant 172 Ransom Home 171


Ransom Valley Turnpike Co 168


Ransom Village


169


River and Creeks


168


Saw-mill 170


School, Milwaukie 175


School, Mountain Valley 177


School, Mount Dewey 178


School, Ransom


171


School, Ransom Valley


171


Stores, The Early


169


Sunday School, Milwaukie. . 175 Villages, Churches and


Schools


. . 169


West Mountain Sanatorium. 178 96 Map of Ransom Townshi. . . .. 165 89 'Directory of Ransom Township 238


NEWTON TOWNSHIP


Newton Township, History of 81


Academy, Newton Hall. ... 88


Bald Mount 101


Bald Mount Lodge No. 731,


I. O. of G. T. 94


Blacksmith Shops


88


Cemeteries in Newton. . 164


Church, Bald Mount M. E .. 90 Church, Newton Baptist ... 91 Church, Presbyterian ... 91, 228 Church, Schultzville M. E ... 95 Cloud Burst and Flood of 1909 99


Deputy U. S. Marshal Shot 100 Early History of Newton. . . 81


Extracts From Old Minute


Book


97


Early Settlers of Newton. 86


Farming and Dairying.


103


First Sunday School 87


Good People


104


Hillside Home


102


Homes and People of New- ton 104


Indian Gold Spring


102


Keystone Tannery


95


Lake View Poor Farm 100


McClusky Apple


85


· Mail Routes, Newton and


Ransom


101


Nathaniel and Peter Rich- ards 85


Newton Centre


89


Officers of Newton


228


Oldest Inhabitants of New- ton 103


Old Houses of Newton 228 Postoffices, Ransom 101


Physicians of Newton 94


Pioneer Saw-mill 88


Pioneer School -- house


88


Pioneer Store


88


Population of Newton Since 1850 101


Postoffices,


Newton


and


Ransom 101


P. O. S. of A. Camp No. 528 93


Teacher


98


Richard Gardner, the Pion- eer Settler 81


School, Cosner 96


School, Fire Proof 96


Spring Brook Township 78


West Abington Township .. 78


Townships Which Have Be- come Extinct


Sulky Plow 72 Blakely Township


Old Forge Township


79


Providence Township.


78


Scranton and Newton Turn- pike Company .99,247*


Scott Township 78


HISTORY OF THE WYOMING VALLEY


BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES


Collum, William


Comstock, Giles N. 117


Comstock, Judson C.


117 Hoffman, John 199


Comstock, Peleg 167 Hollenback, Arthur R. 126


Comstock, Zebulon


83


Comstock, Zebulon, Jr. 117


Coolbaugh, Johnson B. 190


190


Coon, Everett Grant


118


Hough, Thomas


146


Huthmaker, David M. 201


Huthmaker, Jacob 200


Huthmaker, Roy H.


201


Huthmaker, Thomas J.


.200


Ace, George


181 Coon, John


Ace, Jacob


180 Coon, Joseph


83


Ace, Moses


179 Coon, Levi


Alger, Abner . 122


Alger, Perserved 123


Annemans, John 199


Cornell, Charles F.


118 Jacoby, Arthur


127


Avery, Solomon


161


Corselius, Harry


Ayers, Jacob


106


Ayers, Lewis B


104


Ayers, Peter


105


Ayers, William D.


106


Bardwell, Miss Vivian 109


Baumgardner, John 167


Bedell, Abram H. 181


Bedell, David H.


Bedell, Peter


Beemer, Elias


Beemer, George W.


Beemer, Henry


82


Courtright, Oliver


201


Kresge, Charles H.


132


Krege, David


131


Kresge, Thomas M.


131


Krouse, Alvy


.203


Krouse, Joseph


204


Lacoe, Anthony


84, 135


Lacoe, Charles E.


135


Lacoe, Clarence D. 204


Lacoe, James M. . . 204


Lacoe, John Francis 132


Lacoe, Joseph Allen 135


Lacce, William Anthony .. 135, 204


Landsiedel, Henry 205


Landsiedel, Lewis A.


205


*LaRue, Mrs. Abigail. 136


LaRue, Daniel W. 136


LaRue, Joseph 136


*LaRue, William 123


LaRne, Willie E. 135


Lasher, Arnold 137


Lasher, Samuel


136


Lewis, Thomas H.


205


Litts Henry


84


Lutz, Mr.


84


Butterfield, Benjamin 113


Butterfield, Benjamin S. 113


Butterfield, Charles 113


Gardner, George


196


Butterfield, Charles


113


Gardner, James S.


196


Gardner, John 69, 167


.81


Maas, John


207,219


Mayer, Charles


206


Mayer, Mrs. Maria


206


MeCabe, James 207


114 Garrison, William 124 McCabe, James, Sr. 208


Cahoon, Judson J.


Canterbury, George W. 189 Gaul, William


197


Canterbury, William F. 188 Gaul, William, Sr. 198


Carpenter, Porter 115


Carpenter, William L. 114


Chambers, James 214


Clark, John 191


Collum, Andrew S. 115


Collum, Henry R. 116


Collum, Horace 83


Collum, Jesse 116


Gardner, Benny 167


Gardner, Elias A. 196


Maas, Conrad .167


Maas, Conrad, Jr.


205


Maas, Jobn P. 207


Butterfield, Charles, Jr .. 113


Butterfield Family


113 Gardner, Richard


Butterfield, John S.


114 Gardner, Samuel


197


McDonald, Thomas 163


McMillan, John 167


MeNay, Mrs. Catherine


163


Metzgar, Barnett D.


209


Metzgar, Mrs. Elizabeth


137


Metzgar, Peter S.


209


Michaels, Dennis


.137


Herman, John


216


Michaels, John


192,137


Jacoby, Jacob


84,128


Corselius, Peter Sr.


189


Coslett, Lewis W. 193


Coslett, William


193


Kern, Edward A. 128


'120 Kern, Henry 128


119 Kern, Jacob


131


83 Kircher, Edward 131


120 Kircher, Joseph N. 131


Knapp, Truman 112


Knapp, Zephaniah


.112


Krauss, Michael G. .203


Beemer, Jesse and Adam


Behlke, Frederick


182


Behlke, Theodore G ..


181 Davies, Albert R.


195


Davies, George


Davies, George Henry


195


Biesecker Family 110


Davis, Ira E.


Davis, John F.


Davis, Robert D.


194


Biesecker, Jacob H.


Biesecker, John


110


Biesecker, William J.


112


Blackwell, Charles W.


185


Blackwell, Elmer W.


187


Blackwell, John M.


186


Blackwell, Mathias 121, 186


Blackwell, William 209


Dunlap, A. Perrington


122


Blewitt, William 132


Bowen, William 187 Engleman, Lonis 195


Bowman, Francis Edward


109 Engleman, John


196


Bowman, George


110 Fern, Mrs. Catherine 198


Bowman Gershom 110 Finkler, Michael 185


Brezee, Joseph


179 Finkler, Peter


182


Lesh, Jacob C.


84


Brink, William 83


Britton, Osear O. 112


110 Decker, Charles V. 121


Drake, Benjamin


105


Drake, Elizabeth 106


Drake, Ira 121


Drake, Jacob L. 121


Drake, Timothy 84


Dımlap, Edgar B.


122


Butterfields in War, The 114 Garrison, Eder 123


Garrison, Lewis D. 123


Gilbert, William 189


Green, Capt. John .159


*Green, John Sims 159


Grose, Charles 207


Harlos, Philip 124


Harlos, Philip, Sr.


125


I16 Hice, John


125


Hice, William A. 125


Note-All titles to sketches indi- cated by boldface, and subhead- ings by lightface type. An aster- isk (*) preceding a name indicates . that same is neither a title nor a subheading, but is mentioned in Coolbaugh, Nelson some article on page indicated.


Ace, Edward E.


179 Coon, George C.


Ace, George W.


180 Coon, George Levi


117


118


118


Ives, Francis Marion


.201


Cooper, Friend Hollister


118 Ives, William L.


202


Cooper, John 119


Cosner, David


Cosner, Lewis


Cosner, Lewis


Cosner, S. Howard


181 Cosner, Seldon Seranton


119


Kline, Peter


182


164 Courtright, Benjamin


180


106 Courtright, Harry A. 192


106 Courtright, Horace


191


195


Beyrent, John


182


Biesecker, Charles H.


112


194


193


Biesecker, George W 110


Biesecker, Jacob 110


83 Courtright, Mrs. Phebe 192


* Kern, Charles C.


144


Coon, Frank H. 187


188


Holmes, John G.


126


Holmes, Lewis 127


Hopkins, Mrs. Ruth M. 128


Hopkins, Solomon 128


McClusky. Charles 85


McClusky, Timothy 85


Fulkerson, Mortimer 162


189 Jacoby, Benjamin


128


Corselius, Peter, Jr. 189


HISTORY OF THE WYOMING VALLEY


Miller, Adam B.


210 Ross, John Wesley


144 Stine, Charles A. 222


Miller, Edwin S. .209


Roth, Thad


144 Stine Family .222


Morton, Samuel A.


Rozelle, Amzi


147


Rozelle, Giles B.


145


Rozelle, Israel


145


Rozelle, Joshua


145


Rozelle, Lewis R.


146


Thompson, Andrew 152


Thompson, Andrew


157


Thompson, Frank C.


223


Thompson, F. L. 157


Thompson, Isaac 162


Taft, William J. 223


Petty, Milton Wagner .212


Schener Brothers 218


Petty, Oswald Ward


.212 Schmidt, John


.220


Petty, Peter


. 211


Petty, William C.


212


Powell, Lewis E. .212


Powell, Watkin ... .213


Saxe, Mrs. Elizabeth 147


Seese, William S. 148


Rader, George W. 214


Shellenberger, Philip 167


.148


Walter, Henry 160


Reed, B. F. 112 Shook, John


Reed, James 139


Shotwell, William 114


Resler, Charles 167


Richards, Daniel W.


140 Slate, Adam


Richards, Elmer E.


139 Slate, Frank A.


148


Richards, Jacob B.


139 Smith, Mrs. Catherine .220


Richards, Jeptha C.


215 Smith, Curtis P.


148


Richards, Leslie Frank 215 Smith, Elias


85


White, James M.


161


Richards, Nathaniel 85


Smith, Elias A.


148


Williams, Horace


161


Richards, Ostrander 216


Smith, Elias J.


151


Williams, John C.


225


Richards, Peter


85 Smith, Marcus J.


151


Richards, Peter K.


215 Smith, Richard


223


Richter, Charles F.


216 Smith, William H.


151


Winter, Peter C.


162


Richter, Frederick


. 216 Smith, William N.


151


Winters, Bainbridge


161


Rifenbary, Benjamin F.


146 Snover, Edwin


152


Winters, Daniel


161


Rodney, Barronet


82 Stevens, Arthur C.


152


Winters, Sammel J. 225


Witzal, Andrew 225


* Roloson, Johnson.


144 Swartwood, Martin


204


Wolcott, Rev. Wallace C.


163


Rosenkrans, Amzi


143 Sweet, Jacob


195


Wood, Mrs. Elnora


197


Rosenkrans, Brittian


. 143 Sweet, William


152


Rosenkrans, Johnson


.217 Sweet, William, Sr.


152


Zeiss, Roy 226


Rosenkrans, Laten


. 144 Stine, Abraham


. 222 Zilk, Henry 227


Rosenkrans, Levi 143, 144 Stine, Abraham


. 222 Zilk, John


228


Thompson, Adam 152


Thompson, Adam 85,157


Newman, Charles H. 138


Newman, John C. 138


Newman, Dr. William H. 138


Nett, Andrew 167


Sames, Charley 217


Petty Family .211


Sandway, Fred .167


VanCampen, Anson Henry 158


Vanghn, Benjamin R. 159


Vaughn, Horton B. 158


Vosburg, Joseph B.


159


Vosburg, Peter P. 159


Rader, John 167


Shook, David


148


Walter, Hiram 224


Walter, James B. 223


Walter, Samuel


160


Singer, Bert W. .220




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