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Nine children were born to Jacob and Sarah Rhone: (1) John W., born in 1832, died May 15, 1894; he graduated in 1863 from the Penn- sylvania College of Dental Surgery, and became the leading dentist at Bellefonte; in 1856 he married Miss Caroline E. Keller, of Boalsburg, who survives him with one son and one daugh- ter. (2) Leonard is the second in order of birth. (3) Mary Magdalene, born in 1834, is the wife of
William J. Dale, of Pleasant Gap, Penn. (4) Sarah Ann, born in 1836, married John Hess, of Pine Grove Mills, Penn. (5) Elizabeth Emily, born in 1841, married H. P. Sankey, a farmer near Potters Mills. (6) Margaret J., born in 1845, is the wife of Lewis F. Mason, of Grinnell, Iowa. (7) Lydia A., born in 1845, died in in- fancy. (8) Alice, born in 1849, married John W. Hixon, of Newton, Iowa. (9) Franklin died at the homestead at the age of nineteen.
On June 13, 1894, the family held a centen- nial celebration at the old home, and a throng of relatives, neighbors and friends met to rejoice with them. An elaborate program preceded a bountiful dinner, which was spread under an im- mense tent in the handsome grounds. Some well-trained singers rendered appropriate selec- tions, and a number of speeches were made, Mr. Rhone welcoming the guests in a felicitous man- ner. H. H. Harshberger responded, and Col. J. F. Weaver, of Milesburg, delivered an inter- esting historical address, which was followed by an anniversary poem by Miss Emma Brewer, superintendent of public schools of Crum Lynne, Penn. At the dinner table a number of witty speeches were made, and the remainder of the day was given to social diversions and impromptu musical selections, Grandmother Sarah Rhone, despite her eighty-four years, sang in a strong sweet voice two stanzas of a Gerinan song. One of the happiest features of this delightful reunion was the presence among her descendants of this honored lady, who conversed among the guests all day without apparent fatigue, and all joined in the wish that she might live long to enjoy the prosperity to which her own wisdomn and energy so largely contributed.
OHN O. TODD (deceased), in his lifetime a prominent citizen of Philipsburg, was for many years connected with the mining in- terests of Centre county, and through diligence and economy secured a competency which en- abled him to spend his declining years in ease and retirement. He was born in Durham, Eng- land, November 24, 1823, a son of John and Mary J. (Waistle) Todd, who were natives of that country, where the father died November 3, 1823. Later the mother wedded Joseph Boothe, and in the fall of 1848 they came to America, locating at Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., Penn., where they remained for three years. They then took took up their residence in Philipsburg, Centre county, where the mother died in No- vember, 1868, and her husband on February 23, 1870.
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On April 12, 1847, Mr. Todd sailed for America, landing in New York May 22 follow- ing. Proceeding at once to Schuylkill county. Penn., he there worked in the coal mines for three years, and then came to Philipsburg, where he was employed in the lumber woods and in a sawmill, while during the spring he rafted lumber on the Susquehanna river. In 1860 he began mining for his father-in-law, and served as min- ing boss until 1893, when he laid aside business cares, and sought the enjoyment of a well-earned rest. A practical and skillful miner, he was well fitted for the responsible position which he filled.
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On September 14, 1862, Mr. Todd married Miss Susannah Nuttall, and ten children graced their union, namely: Martha J., now the wife of Andrew Allport, a farmer in Virginia; John T., who is a stockholder and superintendent of mines near Philipsburg; Frederick C., who is also inter- ested in mines at the same place; Charles (de- ceased); Mary W. and Harry W., both at home; Herbert, Albert and Edna (all three deceased); and Ethel N., at home. Mrs. Todd was born July 19, 1847, in England, whence when two years of age she was brought to the United States by her parents, John and Betty Nuttall, natives of Lancaster, England, who located in New York for a few years, later in Centre county.
Mr. Todd died June 8, 1897. Socially he affiliated with the Knights of Pythias; politically he was identified with the Democratic party, whose principles he strongly advocated and whose candidates he always supported by his ballot. A public-spirited, progressive citizen, he manifested a deep interest in all that per- tained to the welfare of the community, where he found a pleasant home for so many years, while throughout the county he made many warm friends, and his departure from their midst was deeply mourned.
J E. WARD, D. D. S., one of Bellefonte's leading dentists, has shown a rare degree of foresight and prudence in the choice of a career. It is an excellent thing for a young man to take account of his circumstances, abil- ities and inclinations, and make judicious choice of an occupation early in life, when he may bend his best energies to his self-imposed task, and Dr. Ward's example is worthy of emulation.
Our subject is a native of Centre county, born October 27. 1858, at Pine Grove Mills, Fergu- son township, where he was given good educa- tional advantages in the district schools and in the Pine Grove Academy. 'At an early age he began
to display his characteristic energy and business acumen, and while still in his "teens" began teaching school, which occupation he followed six years, then became a traveling salesman for an art firm, his duties taking him all over the United States and familiarizing him incidentally with the various phases of human life. His prac- tical mind gleaned many lessons from his expe- riences and observations, and seeing the value of a settled location and profession, he returned to his native county and continued his studies for a time. He then took a course in the Baltimore Dental College, at Baltimore, Md., graduating in 1888, and after a few months located at Belle- fonte, where he has built up an extensive and lu- crative practice. Although devoted to his pro- fession, he is too public-spirited to fail in any of the duties of a true citizen, and he is highly es- teemed among all classes. In his political views he is a Democrat. He is a member of the school board, elected in 1895; also one of the stewards in the Methodist Episcopal Church; and a mem- ber of the State Dental Society. On March 5. 1890, he was united in marriage with Miss Belle M. Stiver, who was born in Penn's Valley, near Tusseyville, in 1865. Three children have brightened their home, of whom two; Thomas A. and Harold Stiver, are living. The third in order of birth passed away in infancy.
The Doctor's ancestors were early settlers in Pennsylvania. His grandfather, Simon Ward. was a native of Lebanon county, born in 1802. and died in Centre county in 1877. By occupa- tion he was a merchant tailor. He married Miss Sellers, and they had ten children: Lusetta. Joseph Simon, John, Uriah, William, James K. Polk, Albert. Washington and Jacob. Seven sons served gallantly in the Union cause in the Civil war. Two, Washington and Jacob, lost their lives, and John was wounded at Gettysburg and had a leg amputated. Jacob died at Crab Orchard. and Washington, although young, had been pro- moted from private to corporal, and was killed at Chancellorsville.
Joseph Ward, our subject's father, was born in Lebanon county, Penn., May 2, 1825, and was brought to Centre county in his childhood by his parents. He learned the carpenter's trade and became a house builder and cabinet maker. every carpenter's shop being, in those days, a little factory. His wife, Mary Gill, was born in Centre county, May 26, 1827. Her father, Will- iam Gill, was a native of Bucks county, Penn .. whence he came to this section in early man- hood, and died at Bellefonte, November 21. 1876. at the age of ninety years; he was a soldier of the war of 1812. Our subject's parents made
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their home at Pine Grove Mills, and the father breathed his last there August 27, 1895; the mother is yet living at the homestead. They had the following children: (1) William Bigler, a carpenter at Pine Grove Mills; (2) Augusta, widow of Rev. Joseph King, a Methodist min- ister; (3) Clara, who is at home; (4) James A., who has for sixteen years been a successful teacher at Salina, Kans; (5) Lusetta, who is at home; (6) Joseph Edward, our subject; (7) John H., a resident of Centre county; (8) George W., a well-known teacher at Pittsburg, Penn .; (9) Ira C., a dentist in Chicago, Ill., at No. 1123 N. Clark street; (10) Mary E., with her brother Ira C., in Chicago.
Mrs. Belle M. Ward is the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Bike) Stiver, whose children were as follows: Samuel L. is the principal of the Mili- tary Academy at Bunker Hill, Ill .; William B. is a physician of Freeport, Ill .; Perry O. con- ducts a newspaper at Freeport, Ill .; Roland J. is a physician at Lena, Ill .; Thomas J. is a phy- sician at Denver, Colo .; David A. is a dentist at Chicago: and Margaret is at home with her mother at Centre, Hall, Centre Co., Penn. The father died about 1871.
J G. IRVIN. Among the foremost families of Centre county the Irvin family ranks high, both in the business and social world. John and Anne (Watson) Irvin, the grandparents of our subject, were of Scotch-Irish extraction, and from Scotland came to America in the early 1790's. They took up their abode at what is now Linden Hall, Harris township, Centre coun- ty, where the grandfather owned and operated a mill and distillery until his death in 1825.
To this worthy couple were born nine chil- dren, as follows: Susan, wife of Gen. James Potter, of Potters Mills, Centre county; Gen. James Irvin, who was a member of Congress and at one time was a candidate for the office of gov- ernor of Pennsylvania; John, the father of our subject; William, who made his home in Centre county, but died in China while serving as United States embassador; Lot W., who was engaged in the iron business in Mercer county, Penn. ; Mar- yaret, wife of Andrew Gregg, who was engaged in the same business in Hecla, Centre county; Nancy, wife of Benjamin J. Berry, of Lemont, Penn .; Eliza, widow of Roland Curtin, brother of Gov. Curtin, and proprietor of the Eagle Iron Works, of Centre county; and Sarah, wife of Capt. W. W. Potter. . The last two are still liv- ing in Bellefonte.
John Irvin, Jr., the father of our subject, was
born in Linden Hall, Harris township, and in the country schools near his home secured his educa- tion. Leaving school at an early age, he went to Oak Hall, College township, where he became proprietor of the Oak Hall grist and saw mills and a store at the same place. He built the Monroe furnace in Huntingdon county, Penn., where he lived for several years, but finally re- turned to Oak Hall. Subsequently, however, he removed to Iowa, where his death occurred, sur- viving his last wife three years.
John Irvin, Jr., married Miss Hannah Greene, a daughter of Joseph Greene (owner of the Cen- tre Furnace of College township), who lived and died in Milesburg. The only child born of this union was our subject, and his mother died in 1832, when he was but two years old. Later his father wedded Miss Isabella Rankin, a daugh- ter of John Rankin, of Bellefonte, and to them were born five children, namely: Mary, who died in Iowa; William, a commission merchant of Chicago, Ill .; Sarah, wife of D. H .. Annabel, a dry-goods merchant, of Keokuk, Iowa; John, a farmer of the Hawkeye State; and Isabella, wife of C. C. Cox, a broker of Chicago.
J. Greene Irvin, of this review, was born in Linden Hall, January 23, 1830, and there ob- tained his early education, which was supple- mented by a course of study in both Harrisburg and Lawrenceville, Penn. On the completion of his literary education, he entered the woolen business in Oak Hall, becoming the owner and manager of the large woolen-mill at that place. For many years he continued its operation, but has now laid aside active business cares, though he still owns the factory. He was a prominent representative of the industrial interests of the county, and the product which the mills turned out was of such superior quality that it com- manded the highest market price. He has the strictest regard for the ethics of commercial life. and his business methods commended him to the confidence and regard of all.
On November S. 1854, Mr. Irvin was married to Miss Jane Riley, who was born February 19, 1836, and is a daughter of Daniel Riley, of Boalsburg, Harris township, Centre county. They have become the parents of three children, namely: (1) Annie, born February 22, 1856, is the wife of William F. Mitchell, manager of a general store at Williamsburg, Blair Co .. Penn., and they have two children-Mary Mar- garet, born December 17, ISS4. who died in 1889; and Joseph Irvin, born June 8, 1891. (2) Sarah Letitia, born December 26. 1857, was married June 15. 1881, to Thomas F. Johnson, secretary of the Hollidaysburg Iron & Nail Works, at Hol-
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lidaysburg, Penn., and they have two children- Joseph Irvin, born May 9, 1882; and Mary Jane, born July 19, 1890. (3) Hannah Mary, born July 12, 1860, died February 10, 1863.
Mr. Irvin has a pleasant home in College township, surrounded by beautiful grounds com- prising ten acres, and there he is spending his declining years surrounded by many warm friends. For thirty-five years he has been a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. He cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Scott, and is now an ardent Republican in politics, but no politician in the sense of office seeking, though he has creditably filled the offices of overseer of the poor, election inspector, township treasurer and township clerk. He lends his aid and influ- ence to all matters calculated to advance the ed- ucational, moral or material welfare of the com- munity, and is ranked among the valued citizens and leading business men of the township.
W ILLIAM U. IRWIN, M. D., who is en- gaged in the practice of medicine at Ju- lian, Centre county, has attained an enviable position in the ranks of the medical fraternity of central Pennsylvania. Earnest study, broad re- search, and the thoughtful application of the knowledge that he has acquired, have given him a skill as a practitioner which makes him a most worthy representative of the profession.
Born on the 9th of July, 1863, in West Un- ion, Iowa, our subject was two years of age when brought to Centre county by his parents, Daniel and Eliza G. Irwin. The father is now a prominent merchant in Julian. The literary education of our subject was obtained in the dis- trict schools and at Bellefonte Academy, where he prepared himself for the study of medicine, desiring to make its practice his life work. Dur- ing his youth he often assisted his father in the store, and while there began reading medicine, after which he entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, where he graduated in 1890 on the completion of the three-years' course. He has since successfully engaged in practice at Julian, and throughout his professional career has been a close student of the science of medicine, keep- ing fully abreast with the progress which char- acterizes this nineteenth-century development. His worth is acknowledged by his professional brethren, and is attested by a large and lucrative practice.
On May 14, 1894, Dr. Irwin was married to Miss Susie Williams, and they have a son, John Boyd, born July 3, 1896. Mrs. Irwin was born in Huston township, Centre county, August
6, 1871, is a cultured and refined lady, and suc- cessfully engaged in teaching previous to her marriage. Her father, Abednego Williams, a general farmer of Huston township, was born there August 4, 1848, and is a son of Samuel S. and Eleanor (Peters) Williams, who spent their entire lives in Centre county. Since twenty- three years of age he has resided upon the pres- ent farm, and is one of the most successful agri- culturists of the locality. On January 4, 1871. he was united in marriage with Miss Catherine M. Hartsock, whose birth occurred January 4. 1850, in Huston township. Her parents, Hays and Susan (Williams) Hartsock, were also natives of Centre county, where they always made their home. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are active mem- bers of the Baptist Church, and highly re- spected and valued members of society, their true worth being fully recognized by their many friends and acquaintances. He is connected with the Grange in Unionville, and in politics is a Republican, favoring the gold standard.
Mrs. Irwin is the eldest in- a family of seven children, the others being as follows: Martha J., born October 25, 1872; John R., born Janu- ary 26, 1875, and Harry S., born February 14. 1877, are all at home with their parents; Theo- dore L., born February 3, 1879, died July 30. 1892; Roger G., born February 24, 1881, is at home; and Chester M., born June 25, 1883, died August 29, 1892.
Politically, Dr. Irwin affiliates with the Dem- ocratic party, in the success of which he takes a deep interest. He is a member of Huston town- ship school board, and takes active part in the cause of education. A prominent member of the medical fraternity, he is now serving as pres- ident of the Centre County Medical Society, and is also a leading member of the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Socially, he is affiliated with the I. O. O. F., holding membership in the lodge at Unionville. Financially as well as profession- ally, the Doctor has met with success in his chosen calling, and owns a pleasant home in Julian, where he and his amiable wife delight to entertain their many friends.
J H. REIFSNYDER, county surveyor of Cen- tre county, with residence at Millheim, 1: one of the leading business men of Penn - Valley, being connected with some of the most important enterprises in that section.
Mr. Reifsnyder was born near Annville . Lebanon Co., Penn., July 18. 1837, and his fam- ily, which is of German origin, has been repre.
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sented in this State for several centuries. His father, the late William Reifsnyder, a native of Berks county, Penn., born in 1805, came to Centre county in 1841, locating first at Aarons- burg. He started in life a poor boy, and for a time followed the weaver's trade; but after his removal to Aaronsburg he engaged in butchering, selling the meat about the vicinity, while in the fall of the year he would go into the country and assist the farmers in butchering. In 1848 he moved into Penn township, Centre county, a short distance to the northwest of Millheim, and in 1850 he removed to another part of the town- ship, which is now a part of the village site. He worked by the day at whatever employment pre- sented itself. In 1857 he resumed the business of butchering, with our subject as an assistant, and in the winter season did some huckstering also. He was an industrious man. and as a citi- zen was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a Democrat, but though a regular voter he was not a politician. From an early age he was an active member of the Reformed Church, and an earnest advocate of the Temperance cause.
William Reifsnyder was married in 1830, in Lebanon county, to Miss Rachel Gass, a native of Lancaster county, born July 27, 1808. She was a daughter of John Gass, and one of a nu- merous family of children. William Reifsnyder died at Millheim, May 7, 1883, but our subject's mother is still living now, in her ninetieth year, and makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Armbruster. The children of this estimable couple were: Uriah, a carpenter of Millheim, who died in the fall of 1895; Mina, the wife of Davis Evans, of Potters Mills, Penn .; Malinda B., now Mrs. George Armbruster, of Farmers Mills; Leah A., who resides at Millheim; Will- iam H., a resident of Millheim; and J. H., whose name opens this sketch.
As our subject came to Centre county in child- hood, his elementary education was chiefly ac- quired in the schools of Aaronsburg and vicinity, his first teacher being James Aikens. The meth- ods and apparatus of the schools of that day were not of the best, and Mr. Reifsnyder views the improvements in the present system with en- tire approbation. Owing to the poverty of his parents, he went to work at the age of ten years at such employment among the farmers as his strength would permit, and until the age of twenty his time was spent in different places and at various kinds of labor. From 1857 until 1867 he was associated with his father in the butcher business, and for two years afterward he traveled through southeastern Pennsylvania sell-
ing patent rights. He had fitted himself for teaching through home study, and at different times taught in Haines and Penn townships, Centre county-five terms in all, and having ac- quired also a knowledge of surveying he in 1868 purchased the instruments belonging to Jacob Bol- linger, former surveyor, and began. his successful career as a worker in that line. Other business enterprises in which he has engaged are the pur- chasing of the Duncan farm, south of Millheim, part of which was laid out in building lots, and forms part of the town, and is also known as the "Southern Addition." He was also an appli- cant to a charter for the Millheim Building & Loan Association and held the position as treas- urer and solicitor for a number of years. He was also one of the incorporators of the Millheim Turnpike road, extending from said place to Co- burn, and as contractor constructed part of the road; he was the first secretary and treasurer of that company; and at one time was a stock- holder in the Millheim Banking Company. He is the owner and operator of the Keystone Ce- ment and Lime quarries. which were opened in 1872. He has been dealing extensively in im- proved and timber lands.
In January, 1861, Mr. Reifsnyder was mar- ried to Miss Mary L. Kreamer, who was born in Miles township, Centre county, August 16, 1837. the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Reitzell) Kreamer. They established their residence at Millheim, and their home has been brightened by seven children, of whom one son and one daugh- ter are the only survivors-Jennie K. and Joseph W., both students at Bucknell University. Lew- isburg, Penn. Mrs. Reifsnyder died July 23. 1892, leaving a large circle of friends to grieve with the stricken family. She was a devout Christian and a member of the Lutheran Church. In his political affiliations, Mr. Reifsnyder is a Democrat, and he is regarded as a leader in his locality. From 1862 to 1866 he served as con- stable of Penn township, and during that time he was also tax collector. In the fall of 1869 he was elected justice of the peace, and served con- tinuously until May, 1896, giving entire satisfac- tion to the public. He is now serving his seventh year as county surveyor. Since 1889 his activi- ties in all lines have been somewhat curtailed on account of an attack of " La Grippe," which left him less robust than before.
His real-estate buildings are valuable. His comfortable home in Millheim was remodeled in 1876, and he owns a number of other residences there, and twenty-two acres of improved land within the corporation limits; also several large farms west of Millheim. He has always been
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ready to encourage any local improvement. Self-made in the fullest sense, his intellect and his attainments are remarkable, and his sound, clear judgment of inen and affairs make his opin- ions valued, and his advice eagerly sought.
H ON. JAMES SCHOFIELD, Representative of the Bellefonte District in the General Assembly of the State. An honorable ambition, sustained by practical ability and unyielding en- ergy, is a passport to success, and the biographies of our distinguished men furnish interesting illus- trations of the rule. It is a pleasure to present to our readers such a forceful example as the fol- lowing sketch conveys.
Mr. Schofield has become so thoroughly and prominently identified with the leading interests of this section that it is not difficult to imagine him making his way against heavy odds to his present position in the community, yet his brave and successful struggle is doubtless one factor in his popularity. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, March 20, 1848, the first child of William Scho- field and his second wife Ellen (Allen). The father was a native of County Monaghan, Ire- land, born in 1809, and in early life was a farmer, but later had charge of the shipyards of McClel- lan & Co., at Belfast, where his death occurred in 1896. Our subject's mother is still living in Belfast at the age of sixty-seven years. Both parents were connected with the Presbyterian Church from early years.
Our subject, James Schofield, received a good elementary education in the schools of his native city, and learned the harness-maker's trade. When thus prepared for the practical work of life, he failed to find contentment in the pros- pects which lay before him. For one thing the idea of being a subject in a monarchy was dis- tasteful to him, and the thought that by crossing the Atlantic he could become a citizen in a Re- public, and be himself a recognized factor in the goverment, filled his soul with longing. He did not hesitate long. With characteristic prompt- ness and decision he made his choice, and at the age of eighteen sailed for America, where he soon found a suitable location at Bellefonte, the cli- mate and the people both proving congenial. A livelihood was, of course, his first consideration, and he applied himself diligently to his trade, working as a journeyman until 1871, when he went into business on his own account. Thor- oughly competent in all branches of harness and saddle making, his masterly workmanship, coupled with upright and honorable business methods, attracted an increasing custom until lie became
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