Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 110

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Our subject's youth was spent in Wayne.coun- ty. When his parents removed to Susquehanna he accompanied them, being employed by his father in the hotel for some years. He was always keenly interested in political affairs, and during the Civil war served as deputy provost marshal for the Dis- trict of Susquehanna. In 1875 he married Mrs. Isabelle (Rogers) Simons, a native of Delaware county, Penn. Her parents, Alexander and Isabelle Rogers, were born in Scotland, and spent their last years at their home in Delaware county. After his marriage Mr. Carr bought an attractive home in Lanesboro, and a fine farm adjoining the village,

and he has since been engaged in farming and in general business. He is a strong Republican, and has held various local offices in his township, in- cluding those of assessor and school director. He belongs to the Masonic Lodge in Susquehanna, and he and his family are prominent in social life, his wife and daughter being active workers in the Methodist Church. Of his two children : ( I) Adda H., born in November, 1875, attended the schools of Lanesboro, and the Wyoming Seminary, where she graduated. She married Rev. M. H. Reid, a native of Albany, New York, who is now a Y. M. C. A. missionary on the East coast of Africa. They have one son, Lawson C., born in February, 1898. (2) Thomas A., born in February, 1877, in Susquehanna, was educated at Lanesboro and in the Wyoming Seminary, and is now at home.

HENRY J. TYLER (deceased), who was born in Harford township, Susquehanna county, in 1835, was a son of Jared and Sally ( Hartt ) Ty- ler, a grandson of Job and Sally ( Thatcher ) Tyler, and a great-grandson of John and Mercy ( Thatch- er) Tyler.

John Tyler, who was one of the earliest settlers of Harford township, was born in Attleboro, Mass., in 1746, and as the agent for Henry Drinker sold many farms on the Tunkhannock river. He died in 1822, his wife Mercy in 1835. She was noted for her ministrations to the sick and afflicted in the pioneer settlement. Their four . sons were John, Job, Joab and Jabez, and their five daughters were Mercy, Mary, Polly, Nannie and Achsah. Jared Tyler, who was a farmer in New Milford township, died in 1877, aged seventy-two, and his wife Sally passing away in 1874. To them were born five children : Henry J., John, Mary E., Edward J. and Jared H., all now deceased except Edward J., a farmer of New Milford township, Susquehanna county. On September 9, 1857, Henry J. Tyler married Miss Julia A. Coughlan, daughter of Obed G. and Hannah B. (Guile) Coughlan. Of this union came one child, Mary E., born August 5, 1862, who is married to Dr. William W. Fletcher, a physician of Carbondale, Penn., and has one son, Walter Tyler Fletcher. Henry J. Tyler died De- cember 9, 1878, and on June 14, 1882, his widow married Henry Esterbrook, now also deceased.

MRS. JULIA A. ESTERBROOK was born in Har- ford township, Susquehanna county, June 30. 1838. Her father, Obed G. Coughlan, was a native of Vermont, and a son of Joseph and Eunice ( Gra- ham) Coughlan, whose five children were Lemuel G., a farmer of Delaware county, Iowa; Charles, deceased ; Obed G., the father of Mrs. Esterbrook ; Julia, who died unmarried; and Mary, who also clied unmarried. Obed G. Coughlan came to Sus- quehanna county when a young man, and settled in Harford township. For some years he worked on a carding machine in the woolen-mill, but later in life he devoted his attention to farming. He mar- ried Hannah B. Guile, daughter of Samuel B. and

HENRY J. TYLER

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Hannah B. (Coleman) Guile, natives of Connecti- cut, who became early settlers of Harford town- ship, Susquehanna county. Samuel B. Guile was a farmer, and in addition operated a woolen-mill and other early industries in Harford township. He was born in Columbia, Tolland Co., Conn., in 1781, and was of the sixth generation in descent from John Guile, who in 1630 migrated from Scotland, first settling at Watertown, Mass., and six years later at Dedham. Samuel B. Guile married Han- nah B. Coleman, a native of Coventry, Conn., and in 1820 moved with his family to Harford, where he became a very prominent citizen. He died in 1847, aged sixty-six years, leaving a large family of children. To Obed G. and Hannah B. Cough- lan were born children named as follows: Julia A. ( Mrs. Esterbrook) ; Merritt, of Chicago, Ill. ; Evans P., who lived at Syracuse, N. Y., and is now de- ceased ; Samuel M., formerly of Harford, deceased ; and Charles W., deceased, who had been clerk in a drug store at Williamsport, Penn. Obed G. Coughlan died in Harford township, in 1892, aged eighty years ; his widow is yet living, at the age of seventy-eight years. Mrs. Esterbrook now lives in Harford township. She is an active member of the Congregational Church, and one of the most intelligent and highly-respected women of the town- ship. She is progressive, cultured, and interested in all the social affairs of the community, and all public matters which influence the general wel- fare.

MRS. ABBIE MATTISON, widow of the late Henry Mattison, is a highly-esteemed resident of Stroud township, Monroe county. As the wife of a pioneer agriculturist she had an honorable part in the progressive movements which have reclaimed this section from the wilderness, and her influence has been none the less valuable because exercised within the sphere of home. "Her children rise up and call her blessed," and she may well take pride in them, and in the high standing they have taken in the community.

Mrs. Mattison was born in 1828, in Stroud township, daughter of James and Rachel Hallet. Her ancestry on the paternal side is traced to France, and the family, of which a more complete account appears elsewhere, is one of the most respected in this section.

During girlhood Mrs. Mattison attended the public schools of Stroud township, and in August, 1849, she married Henry Mattison, a native of New Jersey. Soon afterward they settled at the present homestead, which was cleared and improved by Mr. Mattison. The buildings, which were erected by him, are tasteful and substantial, and the farm is now considered one of the best in the locality. Mr. Mattison was an excellent citizen, and his death, in 1884, caused sincere grief among a wide circle of friends, whose esteem he had won by his sterling qualities of character. For many years he was a leading member of the Methodist Church at

Spragueville. While he was not especially active in political affairs, he took much interest in the ques- tions of the day, and he was an Old-time Democrat.

Mrs. Mattison is still an active worker in the Church at Spragueville, of which her husband was long a supporter. After many years of efficient labor she is now enjoying the afternoon of life, and patiently awaiting the summons to "come higher," and join the loved companion gone before. Of her children : (1) Ellen, born in 1850, is the widow of George Bartholomew, of Moscow, Penn., and has one daughter, Lizzie. (2) Phœbe, born in 1852, married Benjamin Rice, of Spragueville, and has three children, Jennis, Albert and George. (3) Mary, born in December, 1853, married Hiram Mann, of Stroudsburg, and has five children, Clara ( wife of James Krestler, a merchant at the Water Gap), Elmer, Rena, Hazel and Ernest. (4) James, born in 1855, resides in East Stroudsburg. He mar- ried Miss Amanda Pencil, and has three children. (5) Joseph, born in July, 1858, died in early man- hood. (6) Rachel, born in January, 1860, married Abram Bachman, of Scranton, and died, leaving two children, Laura and George. (7) William, born in July, 1861, died in childhood. (8) Jennie, born in January, 1863, married Irving Bachman, of Stroudsburg, and has three sons, Albert, Arthur and Floyd. (9) Margaret, born in 1865, married Jus- tin Segrist, of Scranton. (10) Victor, born in 1866, died at the age of twelve. (II) Johnson, born in 1869, is a young man of excellent abilities and high character. He is not married, and resides with his mother upon the old homestead.

ROBERT ENSLIN, a prosperous agricult- urist and lumberman of Wayne county, his fine farm being located on the line which divides South Canaan township from Lake, is a native of the coun- ty, born September 3, 1831. He is a son of George and Sarah (Swingle) Enslin, whose sister Susan married Jacob Shaffer, of Lake township, both of whom are now deceased.

Up to the age of twenty-one years our subject worked for his father, and then after a brief inter- val purchased, from the latter, part of his (our subject's) present farm of 137 acres, paying there- for $8 per acre, the remaining acres being given to him by his father. Here he has since successfully carried on general farming, also lumbering. On June 16, 1860, in South Canaan township, Wayne county, by Rev. G. W. Steriger, he was married to Miss Sarah J. Buckland, and a brief record of the children born to this union is as follows: Martha A., born June 17, 1861, married Walter Curtis, a farmer in Canaan township, Wayne county, and they have three children-Herbert, Rena and Beat- rice ; Elizabeth, born December 3, 1863, married Elbert Swingle, a farmer of South Canaan town- ship, and has three children-Leona, Lena and Ruth ; William H., born July 29, 1867, married Emma Enslin, and is on the farm along with his father ; Williard D. (twin of William H.), a farmer by oc-

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cupation, married Anna Burleigh, of Canaan, Penn., and they have two children-Blanche M. and Ade- laide; and Edward, born April 19, 1870, also a farmer, married Lettie Bell.

Mrs. Sarah J. ( Buckland) Enslin was born May 15, 1843, a daughter of Charles D. and Eunice ( Jag- gers) Buckland, natives of Connecticut and South Canaan township, Wayne Co., Penn., respectively, the former born January 29, 1816, and died August 28, 1848, the latter born May 5, 1821, and died April 17, 1860; their remains were interred respect- ively near and in Keens Pond burying grounds, in Wayne county. The children born to this hon- ored couple were Sarah J. (wife of our subject), born May 15, 1843; and Susan, born July 4, 1845, died August 8, 1847. After the death of the father of these, the mother married George Beech, who died in April, 1895. Three children came of this union : Adelbert and Adeline, both deceased, and Electa, who married Charles Hilgert, proprietor of a meat market in Dunmore, Penn. Chester and Sarah Buckland, grandparents of Mrs. Sarah J. Ens- lin, came from Connecticut to Wayne county, and set- tled in South Canaan township. In 1889 Mrs. Enslin unfortunately received a stroke of paralysis in the right arm, and has thereby lost the use of it. In politics Mr. Enslin is a stanch Democrat, and for four years he served as supervisor. He is, pos- sessed of the essential qualifications of the success- ful man, and his indefatigable labor, his sound judgment and well-directed efforts have brought to him the prosperity which he now enjoys.

LUCAS W. HANKINS, owner and proprie- tor of a beautiful summer resort in Manchester township, Wayne county, was born October 31, 1831, in Tusten township, Sullivan Co., N. Y., a son of John and Susan (Thomas) Hankins. His paternal grandparents, Ralph and Mary Hankins, were of Holland descent, and were early settlers and highly respected citizens of Pike county, Penn. His great-grandfather Hankins served under Gen. Washington in the Revolutionary war, and was with the Continental army when they crossed the Delaware. Our subject's maternal grandparents, Judge and Rebecca Thomas, of Damascus township, Wayne county, were prominent settlers along the Delaware river. The great-great-grandfather and great-grandfather were early pioneers along the Dela- ware. One was killed at the battle of Lackawaxen by the Tories and Indians; the other was shot by the Indians at the mouth of Skinner's creek, in sight of Mr. Hankins' grandfather's farm, on which stood the block fort in Revolutionary times.

John Hankins, our subject's father, was born and reared in Pike county, and throughout life en- gaged in lumbering and in the mercantile trade. Moving to Liberty township, Sullivan Co., N. Y., he purchased a large tract of land, on which he erected two sawmills, which he successfully oper- ated, and did an extensive business on the site of the present village of Hankins, which was named

in his honor. He rafted a large amount of lum- ber down the Delaware river to southern markets, and continued to engage in this business until his death, in 1847. John and Susan Hankins had a family of eight children, as follows: (I) Lucas W. is our subject. (2) Mary, born in Sullivan county, N. Y., in October, 1833, married Col. Zal- man Main, of Sullivan county, N. Y., who during the Civil war raised a company in Indiana, and for bravery and valor on the field was promoted to the rank of colonel, having command of an Indiana regiment. He died in 1866, leaving a wife and one child, Florence E., who now resides in Binghamton, N. Y. (3) Rebecca T., born in Sullivan county, N. Y., is a well-educated woman, was for a num- ber of years a successful teacher in the public schools, and is now a resident of Binghamton. (4) Angie E., born in Damascus township, Wayne county, married Capt. C. A. Johnson, of the regu- lar army, who died in 1894, at Washington, D. C., and she now makes her home at Binghamton. (5) Susan A., born in Hankins, N. Y., in 1841, married David Bush, of California, born in Sullivan coun- ty, and they located in Susquehanna, Penn., where he was connected with the Adams Express Com- pany for a number of years, or until his health failed. He died at his home in that place in 1889, leaving a wife, now a resident of Binghamton ; one son, Edward, a civil engineer residing in Rome, N. Y., and one daughter, Jessie, who died at the age of sixteen years. (6) John R., born in Han- kins, was educated in the New York schools, and when a young man engaged in mercantile business at Little Equinunk, Wayne county. Subsequently he carried on business near Owego, N. Y., for a number of years, but now has charge of his broth- er's wholesale tobacco trade, in Binghamton, where he makes his home. He married Emma Buckley, of Fremont Center, Sullivan county, N. Y., and had two daughters-Susan, now the wife of Dr. W. Leonard, of Tully, N. Y .; and Bertha, who died in childhood. (7) Willie died when a child. (8) Samuel H., born in Hankins, has a large whole- sale tobacco establishment in Binghamton, and is one of the leading business men of that place. He married Lillian Wait, of Hollisterville, Wayne Co., Penn., and has two children, Walter and Winifred.

Lucas W. Hankins grew to manhood in the village of Hankins, receiving a good public-school education, which has well fitted him for the respon- sible duties of business life. Being the eldest son, he assisted his mother in the management of the estate after his father's death. In August, 1857, he wedded Miss Mary E. Ross, of Wayne county, the only child born to John and Sally Ross. She received a good education, and prior to her mar- riage successfully engaged in teaching in the pub- lic schools for a number of years.

In 1858 Mr. Hankins purchased a partially- improved farm of 127 acres in Manchester town- ship, which is owned jointly by himself and wife, and later bought fifty acres of woodland adjoin-

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ing his farm, and also some real estate in Hankins. Since 1888 they have entertained summer board- ers, having as many as twenty-eight continually during the summer months. The beautiful scen- ery and surroundings make their home an attractive resort, it being situated only one mile from Lord's Lake and two miles from the Delaware river, and it is supplied with all modern comforts and conven- iences for the entertainment of city people.

To Mr. and Mrs. Hankins were born three children : (I) Laura A., born in Wayne county, in 1858, died in March, 1859. (2) Howard Ross, born in Manchester township, August 4, 1863, re- ceived a good academic education in Newark Val- ley, and when a young man was employed as book- keeper and general manager by Barker Brothers, of Cameron county, Penn. He is now with the Osborn agricultural firm, of Auburn N. Y., filling the position of head bookkeeper. In 1887 he mar- ried Emma Chappious, of Berkshire, N. Y., who died in October, 1889, and their only daughter, Mabel, died at the age of one year. (3) William L., born in Manchester township, in October, 1872, received a good business education in the Luzerne County Academy, and followed the profession of teaching for some years. Later he was employed as assistant agent for the Lehigh Valley Co. for sev- eral years, and is now cashier and time-keeper with the Osborn Manufacturing Co., at Auburn, N. Y., where he makes his home. In 1896 he married Mary J. Kellam, of Hankins, a lady of culture and refinement, who at one time was a teacher in the public schools of New York State. They have one son, Francis W.

Politically Mr. Hankins is a Jacksonian Demo- crat, and has most efficiently served his fellow citi- zens as township auditor for several terms, a mem- ber of the school board, and in other local offices. He and his wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are numbered among the highly-respected and valued citizens of Manchester township.

JOSEPH WARD has from early manhood been prominent in the affairs of Silver Lake town- ship, Susquehanna county, as a prosperous farmer and public-spirited citizen, and he enjoys the es- teem of his neighbors and friends everywhere, being well known throughout the township and county. His parents, Michael and Catherine ( Malady) Ward, were both natives of County Longford, Ire- land, where they passed their early years, and were married. They came to America in 1824, locating first along the Delaware river, where the father was employed three or four years at government work, after which he removed to Susquehanna county, Penn., and bought a tract of wild land in Silver Lake township-the farm now owned by our sub- ject. Here he passed the remainder of his indus- trious life, and succeeded by well-directed energy in clearing and putting under cultivation a large part of his purchase, upon which he erected good

buildings as he was able, making a comfortable home for himself and family. He was a hard- working man, sober and persevering, and though he necessarily devoted the greater part of his time and attention to his farm he became quite well known in this section, and by his upright life gained the respect and confidence of all who knew him. He was an active Democrat, and was elected to various local offices in the gift of his fellow citi- zens, the duties of which he discharged with the same care and faithfulness which characterized all he undertook. He passed away in 1845, at his home in Silver Lake township, where his widow continued to reside until her death, in 1862. Both were devout members of the Catholic Church. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom were born in Ireland prior to their emigration, viz. : (I) John learned the trade of cabinet maker in New York, and was working in that city at the time of the cholera scare, when he left for New Orleans, and he was never again heard from. (2) Thomas drove stage for some years from Bing- hamton to Greene, N. Y., and in 1860 moved to Michigan, where he spent the remainder of his life ; he left one son. (3) James was a soldier in the regular army, and was killed in battle during the Civil war ; he was unmarried. (4) Michael married Miss Elmira Gilbert, and they settled in Millers- burg, Penn., where he died leaving a wife and three children-Ellen, Maggie and Mary; Ellen and Mary live in Millersburg. Michael Ward served three years during the Civil war in a Pennsylvania cavalry regiment. (5) Christopher, who was born on the ocean while his parents were en route for America, shipped on a trading vessel bound for for- eign ports and was never again heard from. (6) Maria, who was born near the Delaware river, is the widow of Michael Ward, and resides in Phila- delphia ; she has five children-Joseph (who is an engineer and lives in Williamsport, Penn .; for two years he was a member of the Collins Brothers Engineer Corps, in Brazil), Mary, Ellen, Annie ( who lives with her mother ), and Frank (now serv- ing on board a man-of-war). (7) Joseph is the subject proper of our sketch. (8) Anna, born in Silver Lake township, received a good education and taught school for a number of years, after which she entered St. Joseph's College, at Choconut, as a sister ; she finally became Mother Superior of the convent at Reading, Penn., where she died.

Joseph Ward was born March 19, 1830, 011 the farm in Silver Lake township where his entire life has been passed, received his education in the district schools, and was trained to farm work from early boyhood. He conducted the place for his mother until her decease, after which he purchased it, and has he been constantly improving the prop- erty all these years. having now one of the best cultivated farms in the section. A commodious residence, barn and other outbuildings have been erected by him, all adding materially to the appear- ance and value of the farm, which has, under his

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effective and systematic management, become highly productive. In addition to general agriculture, he pays special attention to dairying, which adds con- siderably to the income his land yields. Mr. Ward is a capable business man, and has always looked carefully after every detail connected mith the man- agement of his farm, but he has nevertheless found time to interest himself in the general welfare and advancement of the township, and he has been hon- ored repeatedly with election to local positions of trust. For thirty years he has served as justice of the peace, and he has been school director and town- ship auditor for a number of terms, displaying in every capacity an integrity unassailable, and a re- gard for his duty to his fellow men which could not fail to win him approval on all sides. His in- fluence and support have always been given to the Democratic party. He is a member of the Farmers Alliance of Silver Lake township.

In 1856 Mr. Ward was married to Miss Mary A. McCormick, daughter of James and Mary Mc- Cormick, respected residents of Silver Lake, and they have had thirteen children, viz .: (1) John J., born in 1857, learned the trade of bridge builder, at which he is engaged as foreman in the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad. He married Miss Maria McCarthy, and they have two children-Mary and Edna. They reside at Elmira, N. Y. (2) Mary, born in 1858, received a thorough education and became a very accom- plished woman. She taught school for a number of years, and died in 1882, unmarried. (3) Annie, born in 1860, also taught public school for a num- ber of years. She married Timothy Murphy, a farmer of Broome county, N. Y., where they still reside, and they have had eight children-Joseph, Katie, Daniel, William, Augusta, Ward, Marie and Walter. (4) Ellen, born in 1864, taught school for a few years before her marriage to Tames Cad- den. They have three sons-Thomas. Joseph and James. The family reside in Broome county, N. Y. (5) Michael, born in 1866, lives on Long Island, and is a mason by occupation. He married Miss Mary Reardon, of Binghamton, N. Y., and they have had two sons-Joseph and Francis. (6) Katie, born in 1865, died in 1889. (7) Joseph died in childhood. (8) Thomas, born in December, 1868, was educated in the district schools of Silver Lake township. In 1892 he embarked in the mer- cantile business, which he carried on until June, 1897, when he purchased the "Brackney Hotel," and he has since conducted that establishment suc- cessfully, becoming one of the most popular land- lords in Susquehanna county. In September, 1897, he married Miss Veronica O'Day, daughter of Den- nis and Hattie ( Morrow) O'Day, well-known pio- neers of this township, and they have one son, Serenius, who was born in July, 1898. (9) Frank was born in September, 1870. (10) James died in childhood. (II) Lizzie is successfully engaged in teaching in Silver Lake. (12) Genevieve and (13) Leo are still at home. The entire family be-

long to the Catholic Church, to the support of which they have always been liberal contributors. They rank among the respected, well-to-do residents of the township, and take a leading part in everything that concerns the welfare of the locality.

ZENAS ROUNDS, a highly-respected farmer citizen of Clifford township, is a native of Susque- hanna county, born on the present site of Union- dale, October 15, 1829.

Our subject's parents, Arby and Sally ( Cur- tis) Rounds, were natives of Rhode Island. They were married in Jackson township, Susquehanna county, and both died in Uniondale, the father in 1866, at the age of eighty-three years, the mother in 1845, at the age of fifty. Their remains were interred in the Uniondale cemetery. They were consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, and were held in high regard by all who knew them. The children born to them were Lydia, de- ceased wife of Lucius Curtis; Eliza, deceased wife of Mortimer Williams; Polly, deceased wife of Fitz Stanton, of Waymart, Penn .; Israel, a resi- dent of Uniondale; Zenas, our subject; Hubble, a resident of Waymart; Martha, wife of Wilmot Carr, of Prompton, Wayne county ; and Hannah, who died at the age of seventeen years. The father was thrice married, and by his first wife had four children: Nathan, Alvah, Laura and Levi. For his second wife he married the widow of Hub- bell Curtis, three children being born of this union : Isaac, Sally and Maria. The father was a farmer by occupation, and he cleared a farm in Jackson township, which he lost on account of a defective title. He taught the first school in the neighbor- hood. In politics he was first a Whig and later a Republican.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 110

Author: Publication date: 1900 Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 2390

Author:
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 2390