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On August 20, 1910, Mr. Banta married Margaret Hewitt, of Luzerne, daughter of Newman and Louise Hewitt. Mr. and Mrs. Banta are the parents of one child, a girl, Kathryn, born November 1, 1915.
JOIIN F. CONNOLE, M. D .- After having practiced successfully for fifteen years in Plymouth, Luzerne County, as a physician and surgeon, Dr. Connole removed to Wilkes- Barre and since then has continued his pro- fessional work in that city. He is especially well known as a surgeon, in which branch of
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the medical science he has been very success- ful. He enjoys a large private practice and is also connected with one of the leading hospitals. Though a comparative newcomer in Wilkes-Barre, he is widely known there and is very popular.
Dr. John F. Connole was born in Plymouth, Luzerne County, November 25, 1882, the sec- ond son and third child of the late John F. and Mary Elizabeth (Keating) Connole, of Plymouth, both now deceased. His father was a well-known business man of Plym- outh and was the head of a family of six children: Mary, wife of John F. McGroarty of Wilkes-Barre; Thomas, who died at the age of twenty-three years; Dr. John F., of whom further; Althea B .; Dr. Joseph Vincent, a well-known eye, ear, nose and throat specialist of Wilkes-Barre; and Anna M. Connole.
Dr Connole was educated in the public grammar schools of Plymouth and in the Edwardsville High School, from which latter he graduated in 1900. After then spending two years as a student at the Wyoming Seminary, he entered the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, graduating with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1906. The next year he served as an interne at the Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, after which he established himself in the practice of his profession in Plymouth. There he continued for fifteen years, until, in 1923, he moved to Wilkes-Barre, where he has practiced and made his home since then. He specializes in surgery and is a member of the consult- ing staff of Mercy Hospital. Dr. Connole nas always made it a point of keep himself fully informed of the latest discoveries and developments in medicine and especially in surgery. He is a member of the Luzerne County and of the Pennsylvania State Med- ical societies and of the American Medical Association. In politics he is a supporter of the Democratic party, while his religious affil- iations are with the Roman Catholic Church.
Dr. Connole married, in June, 1911, Rene B. Buckley of Wilkes-Barre, a daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Gallagher) Buckley. Dr. and Mrs. Connole are the parents of three children, J. Francis, Mary Clare and Thomas Connole. The family home is located at No. 408 Carey Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.
JOSEPH P. FLANAGAN-Resident all his life of Wilkes-Barre, Joseph P. Flanagan's numerous friends and acquaintances began, many of them, to respect his judgment and seek his counsel in his boyhood days before he had made it his profession to give legal advice. He is held in high esteem through- out the town for his ability as a barrister, both by the general public and also his fel- low-lawyers who know him through con- tacts in the day's work and through his membership in the Bar Association. of Luzerne County and the American Bar Association.
Mr. Flanagan was born March 12, 1879 in Wilkes-Barre, the son of John Flanagan, brick layer, born in Ireland in 1846, died September 21, 1893, and Mary (Milton) Flana- gan, born in Ireland in 1847, died in Septem- ber, 1884. After preliminary education in the Wilkes-Barre public schools the subject of this sketch attended Wyoming Seminary for one year, then was graduated from the Harry Hillman Academy with the class of 1903. He commenced to read law in the office of Troutman and Llewellyn and passed his examinations for admission to the bar in September, 1906. He commenced his legal practice in association with Thomas H.
Atherton and Judge B. R. Jones and in this office he has since continued. A communicant of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Mr. Flanagan is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is Democratic in his polit- ical affiliations.
Mr. Flanagan married, in 1922, Grace M. Blewitt of Pittston, Pennsylvania, daughter of John and Margaret (Langan) Blewitt. They have one son, Joseph P. Flanagan, Jr., born September 18, 1924.
AUSTIN L. HAUSLOHNER, M. D .- A Penn- sylvania physician who has won a prominent place in his profession, Dr. Austin L. Haus- lohner is one of Wilkes-Barre's best known medical men. Dr. Hauslohner is one of this county's native sons and he has ever held the confidence and esteem of his fellow- citizens, having built up a large, general practice during the years that he has been engaged in medical work here. He is active in all affairs of civic importance and has always lent his full cooperation and support to every project involving the protection of the public health or the betterment of local conditions.
Dr. Hauslohner was born in Hazleton, No- vember 15, 1881, son of Rudolph Hauslohner, who was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1845, and died in 1905, and Mary (von Pieler) Hauslohner, who was born in Leipsic, Ger- many, in 1864 and is still living. Rudolph Hauslohner was prominent as a chemist for many years.
Austin L. Hauslohner was educated in the public schools of Hazleton and after high school, entered the Medico-Chirurgical Col- lege in Philadelphia, from which he was graduated with the class of 1903, receiv -. ing his degree of Doctor of Medicine. He served his interneship at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and in 1904 began the prac- tice of his profession in Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Hauslohner was thus occupied in this city for two years, after which he went to Europe for post-graduate study and spent a total of fourteen months at the universities of Vienna, Paris and Berlin. Returning to Wilkes-Barre in 1908, he again opened hls office for medical practice and since that time has been one of the most popular physi- cians of this city. He is a member of the county and State Medical societies and of the American Medical Association. His fra- ternal affiliation is with the American Legion and he is an active member of the Wyo- ming Valley Country Club. He and his fam- ily attend the Roman Catholic Church. Dur- ing the recent World War, Dr. Hauslohner enlisted in the United States Army and was assigned to the Medical Corps, 86th Division, and stationed in this country. He was later detached from this unit and became attached to the American Expeditionary Forces in the field hospital service in France. He worked in the midst of the fighting at the front in connection with Field Hospital, No. 343, and was honored with the rank of captain. He served overseas for fourteen months, and then returned to this country, where he was discharged August 13, 1919, after which he returned to his home and resumed his med- ical activities.
Dr. Austin L. Hauslohner married, April 20, 1921, Betty Becker, of Wilkes-Barre, daughter of Charles and Rose Becker, and they have one son, Robert Austin, born June 15, 1922.
DR. B. J. FORD, D. D. S .- At No. 181 South Market Street, Nanticoke, Dr. B. J. Ford is taking care of a large dental prac-
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tice. He came to Nanticoke a few weeks after his graduation from the Dental Col- lege of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and has remained here to the present time (1928). More than eight years of active practice have made him well known in this section of Luzerne County, and he is familiar also to the profession, holding membership in county, State and national dental organizations. He also maintains an office in Wilkes-Barre.
Dr. B. J. Ford was born in Nanticoke, February 4, 1897, son of Lawrence Ford, who is engaged in business as a merchant at No. 169 Market Street, Nanticoke, and of Mary (Friel) Ford, both of whom are living at No. 249 East Greene Street, Nanticoke. As a boy Dr. Ford attended the parochial schools of his birthplace, and later he became a student in Bloomsburg State Normal School, from which he was graduated with the class of 1916. Three years later he was graduated from the Dental College of the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, and on October 6, following his graduation he opened his office in Nanticoke. Since that time he has been engaged in general dental prac- tice here, and has built up a very satisfactory list of patrons. He is a member of Luzerne County Dental Association, Pennsylvania State Dental Association, and the American Dental Society, and has established a repu- tation for skill and for sound business meth-
ods. Able and progressive, Dr. Ford was anxious to "do his bit" in the service of his country during the World War and enlisted in the United States Naval Reserves, May 31, 1918, continuing in service until Decem- ber 21, 1918, when he was discharged with the rank of first class hospital apprentice. He graduated from the University of Penn- sylvania Dental College the following year, and has since been practicing in Nanticoke. He is a member of the Knights of Colum- bus and of the American Legion, and his religious affiliation is with St. Francis' Roman Catholic Church.
Dr. B. J. Ford was married, October 29, 1924, to Kathryn Beckley, of Nanticoke. Mrs. Ford is a graduate of Nanticoke High School, class of 1915 and of Bloomsburg State Normal School, class of 1917, and before her mar- riage was engaged in teaching in the public schools of Nanticoke. Dr. and Mrs. Ford have one child, Bernard. The family home is at No. 120 East Greene Street, Nanticoke. Both Dr. Ford and his wife have a very large number of friends and are very highly esteemed in the community.
ANDRE A. BEAUMONT-The Beaumont family is descended from William Beaumont (1607-08) (or Beamont as he spelled it) of Carlisle, England, who with his younger brother John, sailed from the Port of London in April, 1635, landing presumably in the Massachusetts Colony. At any rate he mar- ried, December 9, 1643, Lydia Danforth, daughter of Nicholas Danforth of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He had settled at Saybrook, Connecticut, in 1640. He was made a Free- man of Connecticut in 1652. He died Feb- ruary 4, 1699, and his wife, Lydia, died August 26, 1686, They had seven children, Samuel being the only son. Samuel (1657-1748) mar- ried Hester Buckingham (1668-1709), dangh- ter of the Rev. Thomas Buckingham and Hester (Hosmer) Buckingham. Thomas Buck- ingham was one of the seven men who founded the Collegiate School of Connecticut at Saybrook in 1701, which later was named Yale College. Samuel and Hester (Bucking- ham) Beaumont had four children of whom Samuel was the only son. He married, June
20, 1716, Abigail Denison of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and they had four children, two sons and two daughters. The second son. William (1725-1812), married, December 29. 1747, Sarah Everett of Windham, Connect icut. They had nine children. William moved from Saybrook to Lebanon about 1746.
Isaiah Beaumont (1757-1837), son of Wil- liam and Sarah (Everett) Beaumont, together with his four brothers, served in the Revolu- tionary War, was wounded at the Battle of Princeton and was discharged at Morristown, New Jersey, soon after. About 1780 he mar- ried Fear Alden (1755-1836), great-grand- daughter of John Alden and Priscilla (Mul- lins) Alden, whose love affair Longfellow beautifully describes in the poem, "The Court- ship of Miles Standish." Isaiah moved his fam- ily from Lebanon to the Wyoming Valley about 1798 or 1800, and about 1808 moved on to Ohio.
Andrew Beaumont, the fifth child and elder son (1790-1853), apparently elected to stay and settled in Wilkes-Barre in 1808, thus becoming the immediate head of the Pennsyl- vania Beaumonts. He was appointed col- lector of direct taxes and internal duties December 24, 1813, by President Madison, for the section which includes Luzerne County. He was appointed by President Polk Commis- sioner of Public Buildings and Grounds at Washington, and accepted, but his appoint- ment was held up by Senator Thomas H. Ben- ton of Missouri on personal considerations. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives (1833 to 1837). Prior to that he had served in the State Leg- islature and had held various county offices. In 1813 he married Julia Colt, daughter of Arnold Colt (1760-1832) and Lucinda (Yar- rington) Colt (1767-1830). Andrew and Julia (Colt) Beaumont had ten children, their ninth being Lieutenant-Colonel Eugene B. Beau- mont.
Eugene B. Beaumont was born at Wilkes- Barre August 2, 1837, graduated at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, May 6, 1861, and served valiantly through the Civil War, receiving the Con- gressional Medal of Honor for "gallant and meritorious services" at the Harpeth River, Tennessee, and the Battle of Selma, Alabama. At Macon, Georgia, he received Jefferson Davis as a prisoner of war after his capture. On September 18, 1861, Colonel Beaumont married Margaret Rutter (1837-1879), daugh- ter of Nathaniel Rutter (1806-1899) and Mary Ann (Cist) Rutter, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Hollenback) Cist. Colonel Eugene B. and Margaret (Rutter) Beaumont had four children, of whom André A. Beaumont is the youngest.
André Alden Beaumont was born August 4, 1870, at San Antonio, Texas, while his father, Colonel Beaumont, was stationed there with his troop (A-4th Cavalry). He received his early scholastic training in public and private schools and in September, 1890, matriculated at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, and was graduated in the class of 1894, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In February, 1896, he was employed by the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company and has re- mained in its service ever since. Mr. Beau- mont is Scout Commissioner of the Wyoming Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America and is also Scoutmaster of Troop 26, sponsored by St. Stephen's Church of Wilkes-Barre. He is a member of the Concordia Society of Wilkes-Barre, of the American Geographical Society of New York City, of the National Geographic Society of Washington, District of Columbia, and honorary member of the Beau- mont Medical Club of New Haven, Connect-
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icut, founded by members of the medical pro- fession to honor the memory of Dr. William Beaumont (1785-1853), of Lebanon, Connect- icut, an army surgeon whose fame in the history of medicine is worldwide. Dr. Beau- mont was a first cousin of Andrew Beau- mont, the grandfather of Andre.
Mr. Beaumont was married, April 20, 1899, to Elsie Peironnet Butler, eldest daughter of Edmund G. Butler (1845-1926) and Clara Cox Butler (1849-1916). Mrs. Beaumont was a great-great-granddaughter of Colonel Zebu- lon Butler and of Judge Jesse Fell, who was the first man in Pennsylvania to use anthra- cite coal in an open grate. Mrs. Beaumont died March 10, 1920. She had three children: 1. André Alden, Jr., born in 1900; received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1921; obtained the degree of Master of Arts at Princeton University in 1922; also received the Ph. D. degree from Princeton University in 1925; now assistant professor of History at New York Univer- sity. He married June 25, 1929, at Santa Barbara, California, Cecily Mary Casserly, daughter of John B. and Cecelia (Cudahy) Casserly, of San Mateo, California. 2. Ed- mund Butler, born in 1907; received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Yale Univer- sity in 1928, now teaching at the Englewood School for Boys, Englewood, New Jersey. 3. Elsie Peironnet, born in 1909; a student at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York.
JOSEPH HIRSCH-HARRY HIRSCHI-Co- proprietor with his brother Harry in manage- ment of the business founded in 1869 by their father, Samuel Hirsch, Joseph Hirsch is one of Wilkes-Barre's leading business men, and Hirsch's, located at No. 44 South Main Street, is recognized as an outstanding establishment of the town. Having grown into the business and the civic life of Wilkes-Barre from boy- hood, Mr. Hirsch takes his community obliga- tions seriously and can always be depended upon to further a cause looking toward the benefaction of Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, April 3, 1888, Mr. Hirsch is the son of Samuel and Bertha (Lowenstein) Hirsch, the latter born in Ger- many in 1845, died in November, 1919. Sam- uel Hirsch was born in Germany in 1844 and came to the United States in 1869, imme- diately locating in Wilkes-Barre and estab- lishing his store. First located on Hazle Avenue, then one of the main business thor- oughfares, the shop carried a general line of merchandise at the outset. Here it flourished until 1900 when the business was moved to the corner of East Market and Washington streets where it continued until 1915 when the Hirsches erected the present store build- ing at Nos. 44-46 South Main Street. In the new establishment only misses', women's and children's ready-to-wear clothing is carried and the restricted lines have proven so prof- itable that operations in the store now require the services of thirty employees. When his business commenced to yield him profits Samuel Hirsch invested in real estate and accumulated large holdings in and about Wilkes-Barre. Joseph Hirsch became asso- ciated with his father immediately after his graduation from the Wilkes-Barre High School in 1906 and rapidly rose to a position of responsibility in the store. He is a mem- ber of Fidelity Chapter, No. 655, Free and Accepted Masons; Keystone Consistory, and Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the South Washington Street Jewish Synagogue. The junior member of the Hirsch Brothers'
firm, Harry Hirsch, was born in Wilkes-Barre December 12, 1893, and formally entered business with his father and hrother in 1912, following his completion of the grade and high school courses. His fraternal affiliations are with Landmark Lodge, No. 442, Free and Accepted Masons; Keystone Consistory; Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. To his initiative, enthusiasm, and ability as an advertising expert a gen- erous share of credit for the store's accom- plishments is due, and to the tireless efforts and never-failing loyalty of the father and two sons their store, which ranks among the best business edifices of Wilkes-Barre, stands as a monument.
HARRY ANDREW SCOTT-After several years of experience as telegraph operator and station agent in the employ of the Phila- delphia & Reading Railroad Company and as telegraph operator for the Western Union, Harry Andrew Scott engaged in the insur- ance and real estate business in Plymouth. He has been active and successful in that field of activity here for a quarter of a cen- tury now (1928) and has for many years been known as one of the able and skillful men of this particular line. He is located at No. 25 Gaylord Avenue, where both his home and his office are housed, and during the twenty-five years of his buying and sell- ing of real estate he has handled a very large number of private homes and public struc- tures. He has always taken a deep interest in the development of the place, and has contributed substantially to its growth.
Harry Andrew Scott was born in Scran- ton, Pennsylvania, May 9, 1869, son of Jeremiah Shindle Scott, who was born in Locust Township, Columbia County, Penn- sylvania, in 1846, and who in addition to his activities as a farmer, was a carpenter and millwright to the time of his death, which occurred in August, 1911, and of Emma L. Quick, a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, born in 1843, and she died in July, 1909. Emma L. Quick was a granddaughter of the late Henry Sively, born near Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1789, and died in 1868, his father was a Hessian soldier in the Revolu- tionary Army, who never returned to his native land, but settled in Monroe County and married a native Indian woman. Henry Sively was the youngest child of seven chil- dren born of this marriage. Mr. Scott's early education was received in the country schools of Locust Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, and later he was a student in the Bloomsburg State Normal School for one year. After completing his education he was engaged in farming until he was twenty-one years of age, when he entered the employ of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company as telegraph operator and station agent, in which capacity he served for four years. At the end of that time he became telegraph operator for the West- ern Union Telegraph Company and express agent, in Plymouth, and he continued in this connection until 1903. In that year he de- cided to engage in business for himself as a real estate and insurance man, and since that time he has been continuously engaged in developing a very satisfactory business in this field. He handles a general line of insur- ance, and during the quarter of a century in which he has been thus engaged he has built up a very large acquaintance in this section. In both departments of his busi- ness he is known for his thorough knowl- edge and skill and he stands among the first in his line in this part of the county. In his political faith Mr. Scott is a Democrat.
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He is a member of Lodge No. 332, Free and Accepted Masons; Dien Ie Veut Commandery, Knights Templar, No. 45; and Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. His club is the Crafts- men's Club, and his religious affiliation is with the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Plymouth, which he has served as treas- urer for sixteen years and previous to that as chairman of the finance committee for eight years. Mr. Scott is one of the familiar figures upon the streets of Plymouth, and there are few who can equal him in accu- racy when it comes to the matter of forecast- ing the possibilities of increase of values in real estate. He has seen much of the pres- ent town of Plymouth come into existence, has watched its growth and development, and has carefully noted the peculiarities of cer- tain districts as they grew. No man can mislead him in the matter of relative values in this section, and his patrons find in him an able and efficient representative when they wish to buy, sell, or exchange real property.
Harry Andrew Scott was married, June 27, 1896, to S. Clara Leighner, of Butler County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Joseph S. and Sarah Jane Leighner.
LAWRENCE BULLARD JONES-Yale grad- uates usually make a success in the busi- ness world, and Lawrence Bullard Jones, identified with the Luzerne County Bar and financial interests of Wilkes-Barre, is no exception to the rule. Mr. Jones has done much to advance the ethics of his profes- sion, and as a director and first vice-president of the Union Savings Bank & Trust Com- pany, and a quiet influence in collateral enter- prises, he has won high place among his associates.
The ancestors of Mr. Jones were members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and came from Great Britain to Maine early in the eighteenth century. Lemuel Jones, the ear- liest paternal American ancestor, who settled at Brunswick, was termed "a highly approved and accepted minister" among the Friends. The descent from him is through the follow- ing: his son, Thomas Jones, also a minister at Brunswick, married Esther Hacker; their son, Rev. Lot Jones (1797-1865), who married (first) in Augusta, Georgia, in 1825, Priscilla McMillan, daughter of Alexander McMillan, a native of Scotland, and (second), May 19, 1831, Lucy Ann Bullard, daughter of Dr. Artemus Bullard, of West Sutton, Massachu- setts; their son, Rev. Henry Lawrence Jones, son of Rev. Lot Jones and Lucy Ann (Bullard) Jones, born at New York City, New York, May 30, 1839; married October 6, 1869, Sarah Eastman Coffin, daughter of Samuel Coffin, of Concord, New Hampshire, and his wife, Har- riet Fox (Ayers) Coffin.
Rev. Henry Lawrence Jones graduated from Columbia University, New York City, in the class of 1858, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in 1861 with the degree of Master of Arts; in 1892 he received from his alma mater the honorary degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology. After his graduation he entered the Theological Seminary of Virginia and graduated with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He was ordained to the diaconate May 24, 1861, and to the priesthood by Right Rev. Horatio Potter, D. D., LL. D., in 1862. After serving his diaconate under his father at New York City, he accepted a call to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he organ- ized Christ Church Parish in October, 1863,
and served as rector of the church for eleven years, resigning in 1874 to become rector of St. Stephen's Church at Wilkes-Barre, where he continued for many years. He held the highest ecclesiastical offices in the diocese of Central Pennsylvania-examining chap- lain, 1876-80; president of the Northwestern Convocation (now the Archdeaconry of Scran- ton), and member of the Board of Missions, 1876-87, when he refused reelection; deputy to the General Convention of the Church, 1886-1905; member of the Standing Commit- tee continuously since 1876. He also served for years as a member of the Executive Com- mittee of the American Church Missionary Society; president of the Board of Trustees of the Osterhout Free Library, and vice- president of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society. For nearly half a century he was Past Master, Past Patriarch and Past Commander of the Free and Accepted Masons at Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He was a mem- ber of the Pennsylvania Branch of the Sons of the Revolution, having qualified through the fact that his ancestor, Asa Bullard, served in the American Army during the struggle to free the Colonies. Mrs. Henry L. Jones was descended from Tristram Coffin, of But- lers, Parish of Brixton, County Devon, Eng- land, and his descendants. They had six children: 1. Harriet Louise, well-known teacher. 2. Lawrence Bullard, of whom fur- ther. 3. Helen Crocker, who died in infancy. 4. Carleton Coffin, a graduate of Yale Uni- versity in 1898 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, former adjutant of the 9th Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, and now in the insurance business. 5. Gertrude Fox, a graduate of Johns Hopkins Hospital School for Nurses at Baltimore, Maryland. 6. Paul, a graduate of Yale University with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1902 and later student at the Protestant Episcopal Theological Semi- nary, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and now a Bishop.
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