Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 140

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Alvin Slutter was reared to habits of industry upon the old home farm and received his literary education in the public schools of Hamilton town-

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ship. When a young man he learned the trade of painter, which he followed for some years before his marriage. In March, 1894, he wedded Miss Sarah Ellen Johnson, the accomplished daughter of Amos and Lizzie Johnson, of Pocono township, Monroe county, the former a native of Northamp- ton county, the latter of Carbon county, Penn. Mrs. Slutter was born in Plainfield, Northampton county, in October, 1866, and was reared and educated in Tannersville, Monroe county. She is third in the order of birth in a family of seven children, the others being as follows: Joseph, who is single and resides in Northampton county; Eugene, who is married and makes his home in Scranton, Penn .; Augusta, wife of Edward Babp, of Northampton county ; Lillie, Peter S., and Edwin, who are still with their parents.

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Slutter be- gan domestic life in Paradise township, near the famous Wiscasset. In 1896 Mr. Slutter erected 'one of the fine boarding houses for which this region is justly noted. It is supplied with every modern im- provement, including hot and cold water, bath rooms, and in fact every comfort and convenience found in a first-class boarding house. Being heated throughout by furnace, it is comfortable in winter as well as summer. It is pleasantly situated on Main street, near Mt. Pocono, in the midst of all the beauties for which the Pocono mountains are noted. "The Elvin" is a model of neatness in every respect and possesses many attractions for its boarders. Politically Mr. Slutter is an ardent supporter of the Democratic party, and socially is a member of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 827, of Neola. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and his wife holds mem- bership in the German Reformed Church of Tan- nersville; their kindly influence is felt among their many associates, while their generous hospitality is appreciated by the many guests who linger at their beautiful home until the chilly winds of winter drive them back to the city.

JACOB S. MICK, a well-known cigar manu- facturer at Stroudsburg, Monroe county, is one of the most popular citizens of that place, and in 1897 was elected to the office of county jury commis- soner, in which he is serving with credit to himself and satisfaction to the public.

Mr. Mick was born November 30, 1850, in New York City, a son of Jacob Mick, a native of Ger- many, who came to the country in early manhood, and followed the carriage maker's trade in New York for some years prior to his death. After his arrival in New York he married Miss Frederica Sommers, who survived him with five children : Charles, Catherine, Frederica, Emma and Jacob S. His widow married David Bender, and removed to Monroe county, and by this union there were four children : Rose, Ida, Walter and Frances.

Our subject was educated in the district schools of Monroe county, and later served an apprentice- ship to the cigar trade with his brother, Charles P.,

in Stroudsburg. He remained with this brother until fourteen years ago, when he engaged in busi- ness on his own account, meeting with success from the start. He now has a large trade, his cigars being disposed of in his own and adjacent counties. Polit- ically he is a stanch Democrat, being an active worker in the local organization, and in addition to his duties as jury commissioner he is serving at pres- ent as a member of the Stroudsburg board of health. In 1876 Mr. Mick married Miss Catherine Miller, who was born in 1856, in Middle Smith- field township, Monroe county, and they have two children : Rose Ella, a student in the State Normal School at East Stroudsburg, and Frank. Socially Mr. Mick is identified with various organizations, and he is an active member of the Improved Order of Red Men.

WILLIAM H. STUBBS, one of the honored veterans of the Civil war, and a highly esteemed citi- zen of Tobyhanna township, Monroe county, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., August 17, 1838, and is of English ancestry. His grandfather, Joseph Stubbs, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1794, and there married Martha Wilshire, who was born in Cheshire, England, by whom he had two children : William, the father of our subject; and Alice, who married Elijah Blowers, and lived in Tobyhanna township, where they reared their family, and both spent their last days in Colorado. Some years after his marriage the grandfather brought his family to the New World and located at Philadelphia, where he made his home for several years. From there he removed to Monroe county, and in Tobyhanna township purchased four hundred acres of wild land at Locust Ridge, on which he engaged in lumbering and farming. He was a cotton manufacturer in England, and during his residence in Philadelphia also followed that occupation. He died in Toby- hanna township in 1871, his wife on August 8, 1862, at the age of seventy-three years.

William Stubbs, our subject's father, was born in Yorkshire, England, March 1, 1815, and was a mere boy when brought by his parents to America. His first work was in Tobyhanna township, but he afterward returned to Philadelphia, where he worked in a cotton factory for some years. He was married in that city to Miss Mary Ann Geary, a daughter of William and Mary Ann ( Fitzplace) Geary. Her father was born in Lancashire, England, and came to America, but afterward returned to his native land, where his death occurred. Her mother was a native of Portsmouth, England, and daughter of a custom house officer. Mrs. Stubbs was born in Lancashire, England, and died in Monroe county, March 14, 1882, aged sixty-seven years. Soon after his marriage the father returned to Toby- hanna township, but subsequently he again went to Philadelphia, where he remained until our sub- ject was ten years old. He then took up his resi- dence on Parkenson's clearing in Tobyhanna town- ship, Monroe county, where he engaged in lumber-

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ing and farming until his death, which occurred five years later. He was a Republican in politics and an earnest and consistent member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church.

William Henry Stubbs, our subject, is the eld- est in the family of five children ; Joseph Aaron was a member of Company D, 67th P. V. I., during the Civil war, and was killed. at the battle of Cedar Creek, June 21, 1864; John Mangar served in the same company and is now living in Clearfield county, Penn. ; Martha Jane ( deceased) was the wife of Edwin Everett, lived in Chestnut Hill town- ship, Monroe county, and died August 23, 1868; George Washington is a farmer and lumberman living in Clearfield county.

As previously stated, William H. Stubbs was ten years of age when he came to Tobyhanna town- ship. Monroe county, and his education was oh- tained prior to that time in the schools of Philadel- phia. After the death of his father he remained upon the home farm, and assisted his mother in car- ing for the younger members of the family. Throughout his business career his energies have been devoted to lumbering and farming.

On June 1, 1867, in Carbon county, Penn., Mr. Stubbs was united in marriage with Miss Mary Ann Buck, who was born there, October 6, 1847, a daughter of George and Polly ( Boyer) Buck, also natives of Carbon county. The children born to our subject and his wife are as follows: Joseph Ambrose, a laborer, is living in Luzerne county, Penn. : he is married and has three children Almeda is now the widow of Chillis Felker and has one child, William Harry. William Harry, son of our subject, is a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of America and resides at home. George W. is a member of the Sons of Veterans and is engaged in office work in Mauch Chunk, Penn. Theodore F. resides at home, and is the mail carrier between Stoddardsville and Pocono Summit. Susana Matilda is the wife of Francis Serfass, of Toby- hanna township, and has two children-Varnes Raymond and Clarence. Florence Nightingale resides in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

On September 21, 1861, Mr. Stubbs responded to his country's call for aid, enlisting in Company D, 67th P. V. I., and when his term expired was mustered cut. but in January, 1864, he re-enlisted, serving until July, 1865. He was a brave and fear- less soldier, always found at his post of duty, and participated in many important engagements, in- cluding the battles of Occoquan Creek and Win- chester, also skirmishing around Berryville. He was taken prisoner at Winchester, and was confined in Libby prison for thirty-five days. After rejoin- ing his regiment he took part in the battles of Mine Run. Locust Grove, Charles City Cross Roads, all of the engagements around Richmond and Peters- burg, the Wilderness, the second battle of Win- chester, and the battles of Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, besides many minor engagements. He was also present at the surrender of General Lee.

Soon after the war Mr. Stubbs went to Mis- souri, but did not remain there long, and on his return to Monroe county, resumed farming and lumbering in Tobyhanna township. Here he owns a good farm of forty acres, all cleared and under cultivation, and is also interested in stock raising. The Republican party has always found in him a stanch supporter of its principles, and he has filled the positions of inspector on the election board, while at present he is serving his second term as justice of the peace. He holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, while his wife is a Lutheran in religious faith.

JACOB R. STORM, one of the most reliable and enterprising farmers and stock raisers of Jackson township, Monroe county, was born in Paradise township, that county, December 31, 1844, and is a grandson of John Storm, of whom mention is made in the sketch of John B. Storm elsewhere.

Andrew L. Storm, father of our subject, was also a native of Monroe county, born in Hamilton township, April 29, 1804, and there he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Rhodes, who was born in Dry Land, Northampton Co., Penn., April 18, 1808, a daughter of John Rhodes. After their marriage they located in Paradise township, where Mr. Storm purchased a tract of unimproved land, which he cleared and converted into a good farm. In connection with general farming he also specu- lated in cattle, and he remained on the original pur- chase until his death, which occurred in September, 1887. His wife survived him one year, dying in Sep- tember, 1888. Both were earnest and faithful mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he was identified with the Democratic party. To them were born the following children: Sally Ann, wife of B. Neison, of Hyde Park, Penn .; William, who died in 1892 in Paradise township, where his chil- dren now reside; Peter, a resident of Lestershire ; Maria, widow of Charles Row, who lives on the old farm in Paradise township; Katie, deceased wife of J. Hillard, of Monroe county; Rachel, widow of William Beisheker, and a resident of Barrett town- ship, Monroe county ; Amanda, wife of Augustus Beisheker ; Ellen, wife of M. E. Bush, a speculator living in Paradise township; John, who died in Paradise township, leaving a family of seven chil- dren; Andrew, who died in the same township, leaving a family of ten children : Jacob R., our sub- ject ; Joshua, an employe of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western railroad, residing in Mt. Pocono, Monroe county; Mahlon, a farmer of Paradise township ; and Lydia, who died in infancy.

In his native township Jacob R. Storm spent his boyhood and youth in much the usual manner of farmer boys of his day, and early acquired an excellent knowledge of every department of farm work. There he was united in marriage with Miss Sallie Doll, who was born December 2, 1854, a daughter of Frederick and Mary ( Miller) Doll, who are mentioned in connection with Harrison

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Miller, elsewhere. Her mother is still living in Jackson township. Mr. and Mrs. Storm have become the parents of ten children, namely: Ella, born January 18, 1875, is now the wife of James Frailey, of Appenzell, Jackson township; Charles, born Feb- ruary 5, 1877, died in infancy ; Arthur, born Sep- tember 19, 1878, and Harry, born July 14, 1881, are both employed at Mt. Pocono, Monroe county ; Libby, born November 25, 1883; Andrew Roscoe, born May 18, 1888, and Walter, born June 8, 1890, are all at home; Lula, born June 19, 1892, died February 10, 1893; Wilmer, born December 24, 1894, died April 14, 1896; and Stanley Elington, born April 21, 1896, completes the family.

After his marriage Mr. Storm continued to live in Paradise township until 1885, and owned land there, on which he was engaged in general farming. During the winter months he also worked in the lumber woods. In 1885 he moved to Jackson township and purchased a farm of sev- enty-two acres, about fifty acres of which are tilla- ble, and here he has successfully carried on opera- tions as a farmer and stock raiser. At National elections he always supports the men and measures of the Democratic party, but at local elections, where no issue is involved, votes independently. He las served as inspector of elections, but his time is occu- pied for the most part with his business interests, leaving little opportunity to participate in public .affairs. Both he and his wife are worthy mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is now serving as trustee.

DEWITT C. YOTHERS, a leading citizen of Tobyhanna Mills, Monroe county, and the popular station agent for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad at that place, is a native of Mon- roe county, born in Coolbaugh township, in 1852, a son of John W. and Catherine (Deetz) Yothers, the former a native of Montgomery county, Penn., the latter of Phildelphia. The father was reared in his birthplace, and when a young man came to Cool- baugh township, Monroe county, where he followed lumbering for a number of years. From 1850 until 1859 he was one of the leading lumbermen in his section of the county, and in partnership with Na- than Houck was an extensive dealer in manufac- tured lumber. In 1867 he removed to Barrett township, Monroe county, and erected a hotel at Cresco, which he successfully conducted for some years ; but his last years were devoted to agricult- ural pursuits. He died in 1886, and his widow still lives on the old homestead in Barrett township.

In the family of this worthy couple were four sons, our subject being the eldest. The others are

as follows : (2) William D., born in Coolbaugh township, in 1854, received a public-school educa- tion and now resides in Cresco, where he is serving as station agent for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad ; he married Amelia A. Shafer, of Mountain Home, and they have an adopted daugh- ter, Emma. (3) Charles D., born in Coolbaugh

township, in 1856, is assistant cashier of the First National Bank, of Owego, N. Y .; he married Min- nie Drake, of Stroudsburg, Penn., and they have two daughters, Nellie and Florence. (4) Horace, born in Coolbaugh township, in 1860, received a good common-school education, and when a young man also learned telegraphy, holding the position of operator for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad at Gouldsboro; at present, however, he is manager of an electric light plant at Owego, N. Y., where he makes his home; he married Miss Fannie Lamont, of that city.

Dewitt C. Yothers is indebted to the public schools of Monroe county for his literary education. In 1869 he commenced learning telegraphy at Cres- co, and his first position was as operator in charge of the telegraph office for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company at Stroudsburg. From 1872 until 1876, he was general agent at their office in Mt. Pocono, and for the following four years was with the New Jersey Central railroad at Ocean Beach, N. J. He was assistant agent at El- mira, N. Y., on the Buffalo division of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, and from there was trans- ferred to Bath, N. Y. He was next in the dis- patcher's office at Scranton, Penn., until July, 1884, when he came to Tobyhanna Mills to accept his present position, that of general agent. He is now one of the most trusted employes of the company, and has full charge of their extensive business at that place. He is a man of good business ability, is genial, courteous and obliging, and has made many friends in the various places where he has been lo- cated. Since attaining his majority he has been identified with the Democratic party, and while a resident of Mt. Pocono served as postmaster for three years. He has also filled the offices of tax col- lector and township auditor for several terms, and is at present a school director and treasurer of the board.

On October 9, 1889, Mr. Yothers was united in marriage with Miss Jessie Black, who was educated in the schools of New York, and for a year was one of the successful teachers of Tobyhanna Mills. They have a pleasant home in that village, where they have passed their entire married life. Mr. Yothers is a member of Stroudsburg Lodge No. 325, F. & A. M., and Katahdin Tribe No. 353, I. O. R. M., of Tobyhanna Mills, and his wife holds mem- bership in the Episcopal Church.

Edward Black, the father of Mrs. Yothers, was born in 1830, in Allegany county, N. Y., a son of William D. and Julia Black, who spent their entire lives in the Empire State. The father, who was a lumberman by occupation, died in 1887 ; the mother is also deceased. Edward was the eldest in their family of five children, the others being as follows : (2) Jane was educated in the district schools, and married Levi Longcore, of New York, who removed to Michigan, where he died leaving a widow with four children; she has since married and lives in Cattaraugus county, N. Y. (3) Adaline is the

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wife of John Henry Black, of Scio, N. Y., and they have two daughters: Frances and Teressa. (4) Solomon, a resident of New York, wedded Mary Tucker, of that State, and they have five children : Eugene, Garfield, Alice, Eva and Ora. (5) Will- iam enlisted in a New York regiment during the Civil war, and died in one of the hospitals at Wash- ington, D. C.

Reared in his native State, Edward Black was educated in its district schools, and when a young man followed lumbering there. Coming to Cool- baugh township, Monroe Co., Penn., in 1862, he en- tered the service of William E. Dodge & Co., as foreman of their planing mill, which position he held until 1896, being also manager of their large mills at Williamsport for three years. He was mar- ried, in 1862, to Miss Sarah Dowling, daughter of John P. and Jane Dowling, representatives of one of the prominent pioneer families of Coolbaugh town- ship. She received a good classical education in the schools of Monroe county and New York. After his marriage Mr. Black located at Tobyhanna Mills, where he has since made his home, with the excep- tion of three years spent at Williamsport. In 1892 he purchased real estate in the village, has erected thereon a fine home, known as Prospect Cottage, and during the summer months entertains city board- ers. Both he and his wife are earnest and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Tobyhanna Mills, while he is also a member in good standing of Stroudsburg Lodge No. 325, F. & A. M. In his political affiliations he is a Democrat, and he has most creditably filled the offices of auditor, school director and judge of election.

Mrs. Yothers, who was born in Tobyhanna Mills in 1864, is the eldest in a family of four chil- dren. (2) Joza E., born in the same place, in 1875, obtained her literary education in the home schools and at Scranton, Penn .; she is a young lady of culture and refinement, possessing more than ordi- nary musical ability, and has been given superior advantages along that line; she was for some time a pupil in Prof. Southworth's Musical College at Scranton, in 1897 attended the New York Musical College, has been a student in the Philadelphia Mu- sical Academy, and is now instructor of music at Tobyhanna Mills. (3) Allen S., born 1882, is a young man of scholarly attainments, and is now attending school in Philadelphia. (4) W. Fleming, born in 1885, is pursuing his studies in the New York schools. Socially the family is one of prominence.

JOSEPH F. FOULKE is the proprietor of the "Highland Dell House," near Stroudsburg, Monroe county, a beautiful country residence which is much visited by summer tourists, and the attractions of the place have done much to advertise the merits of the picturesque region around Stroudsburg as a resort for seekers after health and recreation. Year after vear there is gathered there a large cir- cle of cultured guests, and the host and his family by their own refinement command the respect and

friendship of the most exclusive. Mr. Foulke ' comes of honorable ancestry, his family being of old Colonial stock, and in his sterling qualities of character he does credit to his name.

I. The first ancestor of whom we have definite record was Edward Foulke, who was born at Gwy- nedd, Wales, in 1651, and came to America in 1698, locating in Gwynedd township, Montgomery Co., Penn. ( then a part of Philadelphia), where he died in 1741. He bought a large tract of land there, and the station of Penllyn, on the Northern Pennsylva- nia railroad, named after an ancestral home in Wales, is now located on a portion of this purchase.

II. Hugh Foulke, the second son of Edward, was born in Wales in 1685, and accompanied his parents to America. He married Ann Williams, and afterward moved from Montgomery county to Bucks county, his death occurring in the latter locality in 1760. Like all of his family he was iden- tified with the Society of Friends, and for many years he was a minister in that body. He left a large family and the line of descent in which we are now interested was continued through his sec- ond son, John.

III. John Foulke was born in 1722 and died in 1787. He was a prominent citizen of his com- munity in his day, and from 1769 to 1775 served as a member of the Provincial Assembly. His wife, Mary, was a daughter of Edward Roberts, and they had seven children.

IV. Evan Foulke, the third son of John, was born at Quakertown, Bucks county, in 1771, and became the owner of large tracts of land there. Later in life he removed to Doylestown, Penn., and in 1817 he located at Cherry Valley, Stroud town- ship, Monroe county (then Northampton), where he purchased real estate, but his last days were spent in Zanesville, Ohio. He married Miss Sarah Nixon, daughter of William Nixon, a descendant of Morris Morris (an early settler of Abingdon and Richland), and his wife Susannah, who was a beloved minister in the Society of Friends. To Evan and Sarah Foulke the following children were born : Olivia ; Samuel ; Charles M .; Margaret, wife of James Michener; Susan, wife of George Linton; Tacy; Morris, who married Mary Edkin ; Edward, who married Miss Vicker; and Asenath, who married Samuel Foulke.

V. Charles M. Foulke, our subject's father, was born February 26, 1801, at Quakertown, where his education was begun in the Friends School, and during boyhood he removed with his parents to Doylestown. At the age of sixteen he became a resident of Cherry Valley, and for some years he assisted his father in the clearing and cultivation of his extensive tracts of land. On his father's removal to Ohio, Charles M. Foulke purchased the Cherry Valley property, and continued in agricult- ural pursuits. About 1840 he wished to dispose of a portion of his land, which lay partly on the mountain and partly in the valley, and as he found no purchaser for the former tract he sold the latter,

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building himself a new home on the mountains. The boarding of summer tourists was then an entirely new enterprise, but the salubrious air and charming scenery made the project seem feasible, and Mr. Foulke began with two young ladies, the venture meeting with such success that before his house was completed he had all the guests he could make room for. As time passed the demand for accommodations increased, many wealthy guests engaging quarters a year ahead, and he found the business more lucrative as well as more congenial than farming. . To members of the Society of Friends his place has always been a favored retreat, and the warm friendships formed with visitors froni a distance was one of the chief pleasures of his life. His wife, Mary Caroline P. Edkins, was a talented woman of much strength of character, and while she never neglected her domestic duties she was for many years a minister in the Society of Friends. At various times she traveled about, visiting congregations at different places, espe- cially in the Southern and Middle States, going as far west as Indiana, and she was a regular attend- ant at meetings in New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. She was born March 9, 1809, and died December 17, 1890, while her husband passed away March 1, 1883. They had four children : Frances A., deceased ; Sarah Jane, who died at the age of fifteen; Miss Susan L., who resides in Stroudsburg; and Joseph F., our subject.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 140

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