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In political faith he owes allegiance to no organized party, but is classed as an Independent. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church and his only fraternal affiliation is with the Masonic Order, George W. Bar- tram Lodge, of Media.
Alson H. Strong
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He married, October 27, 1886, Alice W. Bishop, born in Upper Provi- dence township, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Pratt Bishop, a farmer, who died in Media, March 1, 1888, and Matilda (Yarnall) Bishop, of Delaware county, Pennsylvania. Children of Pratt and Matilda Bishop: I. Margaret, married Edwin E. Worrell. 2. Priscilla, deceased ; married Charles Moore. 3. Deborah, deceased ; married Passmore Howard. 4. Emma, mar- ried John Dunwoody. 5. Ellen, married Frank Yarnall. 6. Matilda, deceased. 7. Ida, married Edgar Peirce. 8. Hannah, married Arthur Adams. 9. Alice W., of previous mention, married Nelson Hooker Strong. Children of Nelson Hooker and Alice W. (Bishop) Strong: 1. Helen Bishop, born March 2, 1888; was graduated from Media High School, and has taken courses of study at both Swarthmore College and Mount Holyoke, and was graduated from Mount Holyoke College, June, 1912; now teaching in the Haverford Primary School, Haverford, Pennsylvania. 2. Henry Loomis, born November 4, 1892, grad- uated from DeLancey School of Philadelphia, June, 1913, and is planning to enter Yale University. The family home of the Strongs is at Media, Penn- sylvania.
· For many years the branch of the Smith family treated in this SMITH review has been identified with the industrial life of Delaware county, Pennsylvania, greatly to the advantage of the state, for the real prosperity of a state or country is due mainly to the individual efforts for good of its inhabitants.
(I) Chandler Smith was a farmer by occupation, and his children were: Caleb, see forward; Albert, an old soldier, resides in Chester, Pennsylvania ; George, also an ex-soldier, is in the Soldiers' Home, Leavenworth, Kansas ; Esther, resides near Emporia, Kansas; Anna, deceased. The mother of these children died near Levis Mills, above Clifton, and she and her husband were Methodists.
(II) Caleb, son of Chandler Smith, was born above Clifton, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, where his early years were spent. He attended the common schools, which were under the supervision of Squire Ballard. He was occupied as a carder for the Samuel Levis Mills, later finding employment in Halls' Mills. In politics he was a Republican. His death occurred in Kansas in 1891, at the age of sixty-one years. He married Anne, born in England, a daughter of John and Alice Wilde, the former a manufacturer. She had one brother and one sister : Joseph, deceased; Sarah, married Robert Clegg and lives in Frankford. Following is an extract from a well known publication, which appeared at the time of the death of Mr. Smith: "Sep- tember, 1891. The church suffered a serious loss in the death of Caleb Smith, who was at the time president and trustee. Brother Smith was loved and respected by all who knew him, and the entire church mourns his loss. The board of trustees passed resolutions commending his piety and consistent living, and as a further tribute of respect elected his son, Joseph Smith, to fill his place on the board." Children of Caleb and Anne (Wilde) Smith: John William; Henry ; Mary ; Alice, married Warfield H. Yocum and resides in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania; Emma, unmarried: Sarah, married Charles D. Verlenden, a manufacturer, and lives in Darby, Delaware county, Pennsyl- vania ; Joseph, twin of Sarah, see forward; Della, married William Y. Drewes, a travelling salesman, lives in Darby, Delaware county, Pennsylvania. The first three died within three months of each other, the remains of the first having been resting in a vault. they were all interred on the same day.
(III) Joseph, son of Caleb and Anne ( Wilde) Smith, was born in Oak
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Hill, near Garrettford, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, January 16, 1866. His early years were spent above Clifton Heights, where he attended the public schools for some years, but at the early age of twelve years he commenced to assist in the support of the family. Between fourteen and fifteen years of age he was able to obtain another year's schooling, of which he eagerly availed himself. He was apprenticed to learn the machinists' trade at the age of sixteen years, and this was acquired in the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and he has been associated with that concern since his first connection with it. At the expiration of thirty years of service the firm presented him with a gold button as a token of their appreciation of the faithful manner in which he had discharged the duties which fell to his share. Mr. Smith is independent in his political views and has the courage of his convictions. He has been a director on the school board for a long time, and has also served as a member of the common council of Darby.
Mr. Smith married, September 14, 1899, Mary G., born in Darby, Dela- ware county, a daughter of Edward D. and Sarah ( Dailey ) Sipler. Mr. Sip- ler is in the harness business, conducting the same shop which his father had before him. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have children: Miriam, born August 28, 1900; Ruth, born November 26, 1903.
The family of which I. Carroll Weaver, of Folcroft, is a rep-
WEAVER resentative has long been identified with American history. The founder of the family came from Holland in 1689, locating in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, whence his descendants drifted to various parts of the country, doing well their part in the development and improvement of the communities in which they settled.
(I) Isaac Weaver, the first member of the branch herein given of whom we have definite information, was born near Shoemakerville, Pennsylvania. He was a miller by trade, his father following the same occupation, and by industry and thrift he was enabled to support his family, bringing them up in the way they should go. His son, Reese, was of a patriotic disposition, offer- ing his service in defense of the country to which his forefathers came, and was an active participant in the civil war. Isaac Weaver married Ann Doerty, born near Chester. Pennsylvania: her parents died when she was young and she was reared by the Worrall family in Upper Providence township. Among their children was John E., of whom further.
(II) John E. Weaver, son of Isaac and Ann (Doerty) Weaver. was born near Chester. Pennsylvania. September 25. 1836. He attended the schools at Norristown, and upon arriving at a suitable age learned the trade of miller, which had been followed by four generations of his family, and was success- fully engaged along this line until about the year 1872, at Chester, and also at the Inskip Mills in Glen Olden. He then turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, conducting his operations near Philadelphia, following the trade of butcher during the winter seasons, and since April, 1903. has been a resident of Darby township. He is well known through this locality and is regarded with esteem as a genial, persevering and industrious man. He married. Feb- ruary 20, 1862. Harriette, daughter of John and Sarah Ann ( Minshall) Eves, the former of whom was born in Ashton, 1807, was a contractor, building the first station at Media. also Charter House, also various bridges, and the lat- ter was born in Middletown, Delaware county, Pennsylvania. January 31. 1808. John Eves was a son of William and Elizabeth (Stimel) Eves, the former born in London, in 1768. the latter born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, 1770, of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors. William Eves was an English gentleman,
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coming as a young man to this country : he displeased his father in some way, and as a punishment for his behavior was sent to school for eight years. John Minshall, father of Sarah Ann (Minshall) Eves, was born in Middletown, Pennsylvania, and there was a successful agriculturist. He married Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth ( Wilkinson) Sharpless. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Weaver: John Henry, a resident of Darby township; Horace Minshall, deceased; Laura Henderson; I. Carroll, of whom further; Sadie £ves, deceased.
(III) I. Carroll Weaver, son of John E. and Harriette (Eves) Weaver, was born August 1, 1871, in Ridley township. He acquired a good education in the public schools of Darby township. He is a carpenter by trade, also en- gaged in the real estate business, and is the owner of property in Folcroft, ac- quired by means of thrift and energy. He is a Republican in politics and has always taken an active interest in local affairs, filling various offices in the gift of the people. He was first minority election inspector, then majority election inspector, after which he was a candidate for office of supervisor, but was defeated at the polls, but in 1893 was elected by a large majority for the same position, being the incumbent of that office for three years. He then served as tax collector for a similar period of time, and was then elected under the new law for two more years, at the expiration of which time ( 1908) he resigned, accepting the office of road master, and in this capacity he did con- siderable for the improvement of the roads in his township, and Red Bridge is now under course of construction. His leisure time is devoted to gunning, a favorite pastime of his. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a man of more than ordinary ability, as is evidenced by the number of public positions he has been called upon to fill. As a citizen he is honorable, industrious and public-spirited, and the greater part of his success in life has come as the reward of his own efforts. He is a member of several lodges, and treasurer of the Darby Township Fire Company, No. I.
YARNALL Came in 1683 from Cloynes, Worcestershire, England, two brothers, Francis and Philip Yarnall, from whom spring the Chester and Delaware county families of Yarnall. Franci- Yarnall settled in Springfield township, Chester county, married in 1686 Han- nah Baker, who bore him nine children, all sons except one; all married except one, Daniel, and all reared families. The family were members of the Society of Friends, a faith that yet prevails among the descendants of the emigrant, some of them having been ministers.
Philip Yarnall, younger of the two emigrant brothers from England, resided for several years with his brother, Francis, in Springfield township, but later moved to Edgemont township, where he also became a large land owner. He married Dorothy Baker, supposed to have been a relative of Hannah Baker, wife of Francis Yarnall. Seven of their ten children were sons, who also married and reared families, as did the three daughters. This branch were also Friends and furnished that faith with several ministers. The family is still an important one in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, as well as in Chester county, and other parts of the state.
This record particularly deals with the life of Holton Hallowell Yar- nall, now deceased, son of Holton Clayton Yarnall, the latter a native of Chester county, where his early life was passed. He was a soldier of the civil war, married Lydia Hallowell and later in life settled in the state of Iowa where he died.
Holton Hallowell Yarnall was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, June
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10, 1862, died in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, November 25, 1906. He was edu- cated in the public school, finishing in high school, and began business life as an electrical worker. He became an expert in his chosen field, and for a long time held an important position with the Haverford Electric Light and Power Company. In 1893 he moved to Ardmore where in 1898 he pur- chased the Saint Mary's Laundry, a profitable concern that he successfully conducted until his death. He was an enthusiastic horseman, particularly fond of the light harness horse, of which he always owned a string of good speedy ones. He was a well known exhibitor at Belmont and local fairs, his stock being often named in the winning classes. He was a member of the Society of Friends; a Democrat in politics, and prominent in the Masonic order, holding the thirty-second degree, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. His manly qualities won him many friends, among whom he was held in high esteem.
Mr. Yarnall married, September 7, 1886, Mary Bradford Miller, born in 1864, at Cape May, New Jersey, daughter of Aaron and Mary ( Marcy ) Miller. Aaron Miller was a native and farmer of Cape May county, owning transportation lines carrying produce to Philadelphia market by water route. He was also a merchant and twice elected sheriff of his county. He became very prominent and prosperous, but lost heavily by the United States Hotel in Cape May, of which he was sole owner. This hotel, then the largest in the city, was entirely uninsured, an oversight that caused such severe loss that he died soon afterward in 1869. He was a man of great public spirit, straight- forward and upright. a man greatly admired and justly popular. His wife, Mary (Marcy) Miller, who died in 1895. was a descendant of the prominent New England family of that name. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Miller : George Wells, William C., Lemuel E., Frank W .. Aaron E., Alfred B., Enoch E., Mary Bradford, married Holton H. Yarnall, whom she survives, a resident of Ardmore, where she continues the business left by her husband ; Annette Marcy, died, aged nineteen years; the others all living. Children of Holton H. and Mary B. Yarnall: Vernon Miller, born October 1. 1887, now manager of Saint Mary's Laundry at Ardmore; Mary, residing at home ; Emma, married A. O. Vorse and resides in Ardmore: James H., associated with his brother in the laundry business.
DOUGHERTY The grandfather of James F. Dougherty, of Chester. Pennsylvania, was John Dougherty, a farmer of county Donegal, Ireland, a lifelong resident of that county. He married Mary Houghton, who bore him four children: I. Owen, of whom further. 2. Michael, married Bridget Houghton and died in Donegal, Ire- land, leaving eight children, four now living in Ireland, four in the United States. 3. Patrick, died in Darby, Pennsylvania, in 1895 : was a contractor and canal boat owner : his wife is also deceased. 4. Sarah, married a Mr. Mclaughlin ; both died on their farm in Donegal.
Owen, eldest son of John and Mary (Houghton) Dougherty, was born in county Donegal, Ireland, in 1824. died in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1906. He was educated in Ireland, there remaining until 1841, at the age of seventeen years, when he came to the United States, locating in Delaware county, Penn- sylvania. at Kerry Bank, near Leipers Quarries in which he found his first employment. Later he became foreman for John Deshong and for a Mr. Powell, continuing in the quarries until the premature explosion of a blast de- prived him of his eyesight. a most serious disaster but one that did not disheart- en him. He came to Philadelphia and learned the art of making brooms at
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Twentieth and Race streets, and followed that trade until his death. He was a member of the Roman Catholic church; first was affiliated with the Demo- cratic party, later became a Republican. He was a good man and fought well the battle of life under a most serious handicap.
He married Ann Mclaughlin, from county Donegal, Ireland, where the families had been friends and neighbors, both claiming descent from the Danes of long ago who invaded Ireland, many settling on the Irish Coast near the present Mollinghead Light House, which stands on land once owned in this family. Ann (McLaughlin) Dougherty died in Chester in 1902. She bore him eleven children, three only surviving childhood: 1. Dennis, died aged twenty-two years. 2. Joseph, died at age of sixteen years. 3. James F., of whom further.
James F., the only living child of Owen and Ann (McLaughlin) Dough- erty, was born at what is now Twentieth and Chestnut streets, borough of Chester, December 22, 1869. He attended the public school at Eighteenth and Chestnut streets and the Oak Grove School, but ended his school days at the age of twelve years. For the next nine years he worked in the Chester mills during the winter months and in the brick yards during the summer time. In 1890 he became a clerk at Leiperville, continuing as such until 1890, when he was elected supervisor and tax collector of Ridley township. He served until 1904 when the township adopted the commission form of government. From 1904 until 1906 he was at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, appointed by the state as an electrician. He next purchased the old hotel property at Leiper- ville on the Chester Pike and there on the site of the old stone house, built the present "Colonial Hotel" on the old foundation laid in early Colonial days. The property was owned and a building erected in 1846 by Judge Leiper and was owned in turn by Michael Bagley, Daniel Lee, and Smith Longbotham, who failed. The Chester National Bank then came into possession of the property and was sold by them to Mr. Dougherty. On this same tract the Continental army encamped when retreating from Chadds Ford. Here also stood the old McIlvaine House where Lafayette stopped, a hostelry that dated far back to the early Colonial days. The present house has been greatly en- larged by Mr. Dougherty, has twenty-eight rooms and is a well kept modern house. Mr. Dougherty is a Republican, and in addition to the office already referred to he served as justice of the peace. He is a Catholic in religion ; a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Knights of Pythias, and the Order of Owls, all of Chester.
He married, at the Church of St. Rose de Lima in Eddystone, in 1893, Mary, daughter of William Bryan, then of Baltimore, now living retired in Chester. Children of James F. and Mary Dougherty, all born in Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania : Ann, William, deceased ; James, Matthew, Dorothy, Joseph H., Elizabeth, Mary.
LODGE George Lodge, of Morton, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, is of pure English extraction on both the paternal and distaff side. The founder of the American branch came over from England in the early part of the seventeenth century, and landed at Boston, Massa- chusetts, and there lived for many years. He married, probably before he sailed from England, and was the father of a large family, and his descendants are to-day among the best known citizens of the United States. The family was always known for its patriotism, and there are many of the name on the rosters of the different companies in the Continental army, also in companies that enlisted in 1812, as well as in the civil war. In 1760 a member of the-
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family settled in New Jersey, owned a farm of one hundred and twenty acres, and also had a shad fishery. Among his children was Isaac, of whom further. (II) Isaac Lodge, son of George Lodge, was born in Camden county, New Jersey, in 1776 or 1777. He was a wheelwright by vocation and passed the first twenty-three years of his life in New Jersey. He then moved to Darby township, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, where he pursued wheel- wrighting until his death, at the age of fifty-six years, at his home. He was a Whig in politics, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was a Friend. She died at the age of eighty at Radnor, Pennsylvania. Children: I. George, of whom further. 2. Allen, married Mrs. Palmer. 3. Joseph, died young. 4. Isaac, married a Miss Malin. 5. Rebecca, married William Coburn. 6. Elizabeth, married Randolph Fields. 7. Saralı, married Charles Free. 8. Jane, married Virgil Eachus. 9. Anna, married George Free.
(III) George (2) Lodge, son of Isaac Lodge, was born December, 1802, in Darby township, Delaware county, Pennsylvania. He was reared in the township. He was first sent to the township common school, from there he went to the Swede school, and then to the Friends or Quaker school at Darby, Pennsylvania. Under the tutelage of his father he became a fine wheelwright, and remained at home with his father, working as wheelwright and cultivating the parental farm. About 1835 he located in Ridley township, Delaware county, where he passed the remainder of his life plying his voca- tion. He died in Ridley township in 1875, at the advanced age of seventy- three. He was a Democrat in politics, and was an influential man politically and socially. He married Catherine Price, born in Delaware county, Penn- sylvania, in 1812, daughter of John Price, a farmer living in that sec- tion, who died in 1858, in Rutledge township, Delaware county. Besides Mrs. Lodge his other children were: James, married a Miss Vernon; Sarah, mar- ried John Seitz; all of whom are now deceased. Children of George and Catherine (Price) Lodge: 1. Mary, born in 1832; married Benjamin Kibby. 2. Sarah, married Enoch Dennis. 3. Anna, married William Jones. 4. George, of whom further. 5. Catherine, born in 1838, died young. 6. James, mar- ried Harriet Harper. 7. Martha, married a Mr. Morris. 8. John, died unmar- ried. 9. William, married a Miss Long. 10. Frank, married Mary Levitt.
(IV) George (3) Lodge, son of George (2) Lodge, was born in Ridley, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1840. He was reared at Rid- ley, about three miles from his present residence. He attended the Ridley public school, and on completing his education he learned wheelwrighting under his father. Until he was thirty-one years old he remained with his father, at which time he went to Morton, in 1871, where he has since lived, and has pursued his trade for forty-two years. He is one of the esteemed citizens of the community, and is known for his integrity and patriotism. By conviction he is a Socialist, and has been a member of the town council. He married, November 24, 1864, Sarah Johnson, born in Ridley, Pennsylvania, in 1844, daughter of Amos and Margaret (Stewart) Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a farmer in Delaware county; was born in the county and died at Tinicum, Pennsylvania, aged sixty-five. Besides Mrs. Lodge their other child was Elizabeth, married Charles Horne. Children of George and Sarah ( John- son ) Lodge: I. Walter, born in 1865; married Lizzie Lovett, deceased; one child, Edith. 2. Amos, born in 1867; married Lizzie Smedley; one child, Florence. 3. Maggie, died in childhood. 4. Lizzie, married a Mr. Hanby, deceased; one child, Constance. 5. Florence, married a Mr. Knapp; chil- dren: Francis and Baptist.
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CALDWELL The Caldwell family of Springfield township, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, worthily represented in the present generation by David L. Caldwell, a man honored and es- teemed in his community, public-spirited and enterprising, an active factor in every project that has for its object the development and material welfare of the section of the state wherein he resides, trace their ancestry to William Caldwell, a resident of Springfield township, who served in the capacity of constable in the year 1745. He married and among his children was John, of whom further.
(II) John Caldwell, son of William Caldwell, was born in Springfield township, Delaware county, Pennsylvania. In early life he learned the trade of blacksmith, which line of work he followed throughout his active years, de- riving therefrom a comfortable livelihood. He was active in the affairs of the township, and in 1757 served as overseer of the poor. He married, in 1755, Mary, daughter of Richard Crozier, who bore him five children, namely : I. Elizabeth, born 9 mo. 24. 1756, died, unmarried, in 1844. 2. William, born 5 mo. 19, 1759, died in 1814; married, about 1799, a Miss Bird, who survived him, as did also their son, Edmund Caldwell. 3. David, of whom further. 4. John, born about 1773, died in 1848; was a shoemaker and farmer; married Rebecca Hopkins, of Philadelphia, who died in 1870: their children were: Charles, Mary, Catharine, William, all of whom died in early life, un- married; the parents of Rebecca Caldwell were among the first victims of the yellow fever scourge in 1792. 5. Sarah, born in 1780, died in May, 1864, un- married.
(III) David Caldwell, son of John Caldwell, was born in Springfield township, about 1765, died about the year 1814. He was reared on a farm, and chose that occupation for his life work, his well directed efforts meeting with success. He served as overseer of the poor for three years, 1804-05-06. He married Hannah, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Neacock) Pyle, who was a member of the Springfield Meeting of Orthodox Friends. She died 2 mo. 27, 1848. Children: I. Rachel, born I mo. 20, 1801, died 3 mo. 18, 1873 : married, in 1837, John Hill, of Nether Providence, a farmer. 2. James, of whom further. 3. George W., born 12 mo. 2, 1803, died in Ridley, 5 mo. 6, 1884; married Martha Carey. 4. Benjamin P., born 12 mo. 2, 1803, twin of George W., died in 1890, unmarried. 5. Sarah Ann, born II mo. 17, 1808, died II mo. 27, 1876; married Charles Shillingford, of Springfield.
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