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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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