Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 187

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ty, thence removing to Treslarville, in Lake town- ship, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Their children were: Dianna died unmar- ried ; Henry is living retired at Tonawanda, N. Y .; Allen is the father of Mrs. Brooks; Caroline mar- ried John Bigart, a farmer of Lake township; Jere- miah is deceased ; Catherine married William Hand, a lumberman at Dunmore ; and Oliver, William and Mary all reside at Treslarville. The maternal grand- parents, Joseph and Ann ( Apple) Hafler, of Bucks county, Penn., came to Wayne county in an early day. Their children were: Mary was the mother of Mrs. Brooks; Catherine married Samuel Kizer, an engineer on the railroad, living at Dunmore ; William was a mason by trade, and resided at Hol- listerville, Penn .; Dianna married Harvey Swingle, also a railroad engineer at Dunmore; Sarah J. mar- ried Peter Cass, a fireman on the railroad at Dun- more ; and Oliver is a farmer of Lake township.

R. W. PENWARDEN, assistant manager of the Penwarden Manufacturing Company, of Tracy- ville, Wayne county, is an able and enterprising business man, whose example is worthy of emula- tion by any youth who desires to achieve an honor- able success in life. While Mr. Penwarden's abil- ity and force of character have been proven in many ways it is not for these alone that he is esteemed by his fellow citizens, their confidence being based as well upon his integrity and honesty.

The Penwarden family is of English origin, and William Penwarden, the father of our sub- ject, was a native of Cornwall, coming in early man- hood to Wayne county, where he became promi- nently identified with the lumber business. He married Miss Olive Depew, of Madisonville, and they had six children: (I) Leroy D., born in Bunnelltown, November 24, 1854, was educated in Wyoming Seminary, at Kingston, Luzerne Co., Penn., and is now engaged in business in Chicago. He married Miss Belle Stephens, of Berlin, Wayne county, and they have two living children, Nellie and Raymond. (2) Charles L., born January 18, 1857, attended Wyoming Seminary, obtaining a good education, and when a young man went to Kansas, where he engaged in farming. In 1895 he removed to Los Angeles, Cal., and he is now in busi- ness there. During his residence in Kansas he was married to Miss Zade B. Williams, of Cloud county, that State, and they have three children, Euretta, Mabel and Lewis. (3) Levi W. was born on the old homestead at Carley Brook, Wayne county, No- · vember 22, 1859, and was educated in the schools of that locality and Honesdale high school. At present he resides in Honesdale, where he is engaged in business. He married Miss Lizzie Rogers, of that city, and they have two bright daughters, Grace and May, both students in the Honesdale high school. (4) Eva A., born September 15, 1863, was educated in the common schools of Carley Brook, her native place, and is now the wife of Fred J. Bryant, of Honesdale, formerly a resident of Gird-

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land, Wayne county. They have three daughters, Pearl, Ollie and Flossie. (5) R. W., our subject, is mentioned more fully below. (6) E. Darwin, born at Carley Brook, in 1869, was educated at Wyoming Seminary, graduating from the business department. He now resides at Carley Brook, on a portion of the old homestead, and is in partnership with John Riefler in the manufacture of wood alcohol, etc. He married Miss Lottie Riefler, of that place, whose parents have since removed to Honesdale, and they have one daughter, Katherine Olive.

Our subject was born March 25, 1867, at the homestead in Carley Brook, and after receiving an elementary education in the local schools was sent to Wyoming Seminary to pursue a higher course of study, his instruction including a thorough business training. In 1888 he married Miss Katie G. Mills, daughter of Jonas and Sarah Mills, who were prom- inent among the early settlers of Oregon township, Wayne county, and for one year afterward made his home in Honesdale. He then removed to his present residence at Tracyville, becoming associated with the Penwarden Manufacturnig Company, which owns one of the largest manufacturing plants in Wayne county. For the last five years he has held the responsible position of assistant manager, and his ability has been a potent factor in the success of the work, which includes the making of cot and bed frames, wheelbarrows, newel posts, piazza columns, moldings, shingles and other building material. He is now running a gristmill which he built near Tra- cyville. In politics Mr. Penwarden is a Republican, and as a good citizen he takes an active part in all local movements which promise to benefit the people. In religious faith he and his wife are Methodists, and they are prominent in the work of the Church at Honesdale. Their only child, William M., who was born in May, 1891, passed to the better world when but nine months old.

HENRY IMBT. Among the brave men who responded to the call of the government during the dark days of the Rebellion was this well-known citi- zen of Stroud township, Monroe county, who, though a German by birth, has proved himself a true Amer- ican at heart. Not less worthy of mention is his devoted wife, whose industry and thrifty manage- ment of the farm insured the comfort of their three little children during his absence, and whose cour- age sustained him in the hardships of camp life. With her own hands she plowed, planted and reaped, gaining results worthy of an experienced farmer, while at the same time she neglected no duty within the home. Surely we need not fear for the future of our country while such citizens as Mr. and Mrs. Imbt are to be found, and it is a pleasure to present in this volume a history so suggestive of patriotism.

Mr. Imbt was born September 19, 1834, in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. His parents, Adam and Catherine ( Miller) Imbt, were natives and life- long residents of Bavaria, and of their six children our subject was the only one to come to America.

(I) Caroline married Abraham Snyder, and has had four children. (2) Louisa died in childhood. (3) Adam, a farmer in the old country, married Elizabeth Wyngot, and has four children, Henry, Jacob, Adam and Catherine. (4) Henry, our sub- ject, is mentioned more fully below. (5) Eliza- beth married Daniel Lillie, of Bavaria. (6) Jacob died at the age of six years.

Our subject spent his boyhood upon his father's farm, his education being obtained in Bavaria pub- lic schools. In 1852, at the age of eighteen, he came alone to the United States, landing in New York with but little money, and no friends to rely upon. He soon found work, however, and a year later he came to Monroe county, where he worked eleven years grinding plaster for Mr. DeWitt. By close economy he managed to save sufficient money to make a payment on his present farm, located one mile west of Spragueville, a fine estate of one hun- dred acres, formerly belonging to Jacob Brish. It was partially improved at the time of purchase in 1864, but he has added greatly to its value and at- tractiveness, building a good house and barn and making other changes, and it is now one of the best farms of its size in that vicinity. Politically Mr. Imbt is a strong Republican, but he has never aspired to office. In religious faith he is a Method- ist, and he and his wife are prominent members of Church. In March, 1864, Mr. Imbt enlisted in Company H, 214th P. V. I., the 8th Union League regiment organized at Philadelphia. From that city the regiment went to Baltimore, then to Ste- phen's Station, and on to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, where they were on picket duty four weeks. They then spent four weeks on similar duty in Win- chester, and later they were sent to Washington, D. C., where they were assigned to service on the provost guard until March, 1866, when . they re- turned to Philadelphia and were honorably dis- charged.

In 1855 Mr. Imbt married Miss Jane Brish, who was born in June, 1837, a daughter of Peter and Luconda (LaBar) Brish, natives of Monroe county, and highly esteemed citizens. Ten children have blessed this union: (I) Einma, born in February, 1856, married Jesse Cramer, a farmer of Monroe county. (2) James P., born December 20, 1857, married Miss Hattie Brish, of Stroud township, where they now reside; they have five children, George, Charles, Wilbur, Julia and Walter. (3)

Lavina, born in March, 1861, married John B. Cra- mer, of Pocono township, and has five children, Louis, Viola, Jennie, Ledith and Willie. (4) Mil- ton B., born in June, 1864, married Miss Katie Cra- mer, of Stroud, and they reside in East Strouds- burg, where he follows the plumbing trade. They have two sons, Herbert and Verne. (5) Oscar D., born December 28, 1866, married Miss Annie Arn- old, of East Stroudsburg, where he is employed in a tannery ; they have two children, Myrtle and Elva. (6) William, born February 13, 1869, married Miss Amy Henry, of East Stroudsburg, where he is em-

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ployed in the woolen mill ; he has two sons, Russell and Floyd. (7) Charlton, born November 28, 1871, is single and now engaged in farming in Mad- ison, N. J. ; he is a graduate of the normal school of Stroudsburg. (8) Lizzie, born April 2, 1875, mar- ried George Bisbee, a farmer of Pocono township, Monroe county, and has two children, Walter and Martha. (9) Blanche L., born January 20, 1877, is the wife of Jacob Henry, a farmer of East Stroudsburg ; they have three children, Willie, Earl and Effie. (10) Cora May, born September 30, 1879, married George P. Busch, of Crisco, who was born in March, 1875, a son of Peter and Annie Busch, well-known residents of Smithfield town- ship, Monroe county, and at present they reside with her parents at their homestead, of which Mr. Busch takes charge.

ALBERT GALATIN HOLLISTER. The Hollister family is one of the most prominent in this section, and the town of Hollisterville, Wayne county, may be said to be a monument to their en- terprise. ability and public spirit. Coming of good old English stock, tempered by a residence for sev- eral generations in New England, its members have always displayed a high quality of citizenship, mak- ing their way to the front in different lines of effort, and meeting every duty, public and private, with faithfulness and fidelity. The family coat of arms, a copy of which is a cherished possession of the sub- ject of this sketch, gives the following motto: Fuimus, et sub Deo Erimus ("We have been, and by God's help we shall be."). In the mysterious phraseology of Heraldry the description of the emblem is as follows: "Sable between a greyhound courant bendwise and a Dolphin haurient in base, argent three roses gules, on a chief of the second, two slips of strawberries fructed proper. Crest : An arm in armor embowed between two sprigs of strawberries, as in arms, and holding a branch of holly, proper." The name is supposed to be de- rived from the holly tree.

The first ancestor of whom we have a definite account was Lieut. John Hollister, who was born in 1612 in Bristol, England, and came to America in 1642. That he was of a good family and well educated is almost certain, as he immediately became one of the most prominent and influential men of Wethersfield, Conn. He married Joanna Treat, daughter of Hon. Richard Treat, Sr., and his first wife, Joanna. His death occurred in Wethersfield in April, 1665, and his widow died in October. 1694. Of their children, the eldest, Elizabeth, mar- ried Samuel Wells, in 1659. John is mentioned be- low. Thomas married ( first) Elizabeth Lattimer. and (second) Elizabeth Williams; Joseph died in 1673-74: Lazarus died in 1709; Mary married John Wells in 1669; Sarah married (first) Rev. Hope Atherton, and (second) Lieut. Timothy Baker ; and Stephen married (first) Abigail Treat, and (second) widow Elizabeth Reynolds, daugh- ter of John Coleman.

II. John Hollister, Jr., son of Lieut. John Hol- lister, was one of the principal citizens of Glas- tonbury, Conn., and his death occurred there No- vember 24, 17II. He married Sarah Goodrich November 20, 1667, and their children were: John married (first) Abiah Hollister, and ( second) Su- sannalı -; Thomas is mentioned more fully below; Joseph married (first) Ann, and ( second ) Sarah Ellery; Sarah married Benjamin Talcott, 1698-99; Elizabeth died in infancy ; David married Charity -; Ephraim married Elizabeth Green ; Charles died in 1711, unmarried ; Elizabeth married Dr. Joseph Steel ; Mary married Capt. Robert Wells.

III. Thomas Hollister, son of John Hollister, Jr., and Sarah Goodrich, was born in Wethers- field, Conn., in 1672. He married Dorothy, daugh- ter of Joseph Hills, of Glastonbury, Conn., and they had the following children: Josiah married Martha Miller; Dorothy married Abram Fox; Gideon, born September 16, 1699, married Rachel Talcott; Charles, born 1701, married Prudence Francis, of Wethersfield ; Elizabeth, born December, 1703, married William Miller, Jr. ; Hannah, born De- cember, 1705, died young ; Thomas, born Janu- ary, 1707, married Abigail Talcott ; Ruth, born 1710, married Nehemiah Smith ; Rachel, born 1712, mar- ried Joshua Talcott; Hannah (2), born 1714, married William House; Eunice married Thomas Loveland ; Susannah married Benoni House ; Elisha, born 1722, married (first) Experience Robbins, and (second) Penelope Graves.

IV. Gideon Hollister, son of Thomas Hollister and Dorothy Hills, born in Glastonbury, Conn., in September, 1699, married Rachel Talcott in 1723, died February 15, 1785, and is buried in the old Eastbury grave yard; his wife died June 13, 1790. Their children were: Gideon, born in 1728, married (first) a daughter of Stephen Hollister, and ( sec- ond) Esther Case; Mary, born 1730, married Ben- jamin Strickland; Nathaniel, born 1731, married Mehitable Mattison ; Jemima, born 1734 married a Mr. Brainard ; Rachel, born 1738, married (first) Jonathan Holden, and (second) a Mr. Holmes ; Israel, born 1741, married Sarah Skinner ; Eliza- beth, born 1743, married John Howe ; Hannah, born March, 1745, married Ralph Smith; and Ann, twin of Hannah, married Elisha Howe.

V. Nathaniel Hollister, born in Glastonbury, Conn., in 1731, died in 1810. In 1754 he married Mehitable Mattison, and they have sixteen chil- dren : Patience married Joseph Hollister ; Nathaniel died young ; David married Hope Clark ; Ruth mar- ried Daniel House; Chloe married Abner House ; John and Jonathan, twins, died young; Isaac mar- ried Betsy Lucas; Amasa is mentioned below ; Edith married Asa Cook; Nathaniel married Pru- dence Strickland; Phœbe married William Case ; Gideon married Mary Olmstead; Giles married Rhoda May; Rachel (I) died young, and Rachel (2) married Allen Hollister.

VI. Amasa Hollister, son of Nathaniel Hol- lister and Mehitable Mattison, and grandfather of

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our subject, was born in Glastonbury, Conn., May 30, 1768. In 1790 he married Mehitable Everts, and in 1817 they removed from Glastonbury to Wayne county, Penn., locating where the village of Hollister now stands. The fine water power there is still in the possession of the family, A. G. Hollis- ter, our subject, being the present owner. Amasa Hollister died March 30, 1847, his wife on June 26, 1843. They had eight children: Alpheus, our subject's father, is mentioned more fully below ; Mary, born March 29, 1795, married Leonard Kenney ; Amasa, born April 26, 1797, married Eliza Goodrich ; Alanson, born February 28, 1799, married Sally Goodrich; Ursula, born May 16, 1801, mar- ried Marcus Steward; Wesley, born August 16, 1805, married Mary Clark; Daphne, born June 26, 1808, married Hiram Brown ; and John F., born September 3, 1811, married Sharley E. Carver.

VII. Alpheus Hollister, the father of our sub- ject, was born March II, 1793, in Eastbury parish, Glastonbury, Conn., in 1817 accompanied his par- ents to Wayne county, and his death occurred in Hollisterville November 8, 1870. He married (first) Mary Palmer, who was born July 20, 1796, and died July 21, 1828, and (second) Mrs. Pamela (Palmer) Page, who died in 1862. He was a man of ability, holding a prominent place in the com- munity. He was the father of six children, all by his first marriage: Joshua Palmer, born June 8, 1821, died February 18, 1842; John and Jonathan, twins, born February 26, 1823, died in childhood ; Clarissa, born March 21, 1824, married A. L. Greg- ory, and died August 20, 1874; Albert Galatin, our subject, will be mentioned again more fully : William Alpheus, born May 20, 1828, now a farm- er at Hollisterville, was married, in 1851, to Nancy Mitchell, who died in 1896.

VIII. Albert Galatin Hollister, the subject proper of this sketch, was born May 9, 1826, at the old homestead in Hollisterville, where he now re- sides. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade under the direction of his father, with whom he continued to work until the age of twenty-four. He then worked at his trade on his own account for one year, and for five years he was engaged in the manufacture of rakes. In 1868 he engaged in the lumber business near Moscow, Penn., and oper- ated a sawmill on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad for several years, when he sold the plant to his son-in-law, Hon. W. K. Beck, who still owns it. Mr. Hollister then removed to Plano, Ill., and spent eight months in the manufacture of harvester teeth, in April, 1876, removing to the old home and taking charge of the flour and feed mill, which has long been famous for making a superior brand of buckwheat flour. The mill was erected, in 1813, by Ebenezer Cobb, who started it with but one run of stone, and it is now a noted landmark. Mr. Hollister is a man of sterling qual- ities of character, firm in his convictions and strong in his likes and dislikes, yet of a quiet and unassum- ing manner, and his unfailing kindness has won for

him the name of "the poor man's friend." In poli- tics he is a Democrat, and fraternally he is con- nected with the Masonic order, having taken his first degree many years ago. On March 7, 1847, he was married, in Salem township, Wayne county, by Rev. Edwin Mendenhall, an Episcopal minister, to Miss Mary Eliza Ellting, who was born Febru- ary 13, 1825, at Bethany, Wayne county, and died January 13, 1887, her remains being interred at Hollisterville. She possessed a bright, sunny dis- position, and was beloved by all who came within her influence. Her father, Addison Ellting, a na- tive of Connecticut, came to Wayne county at an early day, and her mother, whose maiden name was Hannah Starr Raymond, was a sister of John Ray- mond, of Scranton, familiarly known throughout a large circle of friends as "Uncle John." Six chil- dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hollister : Charles A., born July 12, 1848, died June 26, 1851 ; Hannah Mide married, May 23, 1870, Hon. W. K. Beck, then of Lockport, now of Moscow, Lackawanna county ; Frances E. is the wife of Benjamin Killam, a lawyer, who is practicing in Scranton ; Nellie M., a talented musician, resides with her father, and is successfully engaged in teaching music; Mary E. died in infancy ; and Carrie A. married Isaac W. Cobb, who died June 1, 1892, and she now makes her home with her father.

Hannah Mide Hollister married William K. Beck May 23, 1870, and children as follows were born to this union: Mary Ellting, who married Bion A. Miller, of Scranton, Penn., in September, 1893, and has one child, Marjorie, born in February, 1898; Alberta Mai, who married Dr. Frank Budd, of Worcester, Mass .; Daisy Mildred; Nellie May, who married Frank Rafferty; Thomas Albert, who married May Fisher ; Karl Herbert ; Kathryn Fran- ces, and Grace Margaret. Frances E. Hollister mar- ried Benjamin F. Killam in September, 1871, and their children are: Emalene Beaver, who mar- ried Dr. Edson M. Green, of Scranton; Yolande ; and Frances Marie.

HENRY HILL, a prosperous lumberman and farmer of Scott township, Wayne county, is one of the most influential and popular citizens of his community. In looking back through the vista of the past we see a friendless boy who came to the New World in search of home and fortune; at present we see his ambitious dreams realized, and could the veil of the future be lifted we would doubtless see an honored old age, crowned with the respect and veneration which is accorded a well-spent life.

Mr. Hill was born in Belfast, Ireland, in June, 1847, a son of John and Christina Hill, who spent their entire lives in that country, the father being a farmer. Of their eight children, Mary, Agnes, Martha, John and James are still residents of Ire- land, while Robert, Thomas and our subject came to this country. Robert located in Harford, Penn., where he married Miss Mary Alexander. He was

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burned to death when his home was destroyed by fire, leaving a wife and four children: Mary, Mar- tha, Agnes and James, still residents of Harford, Susquehanna county. Thomas came to America with our subject in 1862, at the age of twenty-two years, and for some years engaged in farming in Susquehanna county, Penn. In 1865 he was mar- ried to Miss Mary E. Alexander, of Harford, where they lived on a farm for about twelve years, and on selling out removed to Scranton, Penn., where he engaged in the stone business and still continues to make his home. He has two children: Mary, Mrs. Tiffany, of Susquehanna county; and Will- iam, who is with his father in Scranton.

On coming to the United States, in 1862, Hen- ry Hill also located in Harford, Susquehanna county, where he worked on a farm for nine years, and in 1871 came to Wayne county, where he en- gaged in lumbering as a contractor for W. G. Underwood, of Lake Como, for a number of years. After his marriage, in 1874, he located in Preston township, where he continued lumbering, and near Preston Park Station, in that township, he pur- chased a partially improved farm in 1879, making it his home for two years. He then sold, and bought 156 acres of land in Scott township, near Island Pond, from which heavily wooded tract he has developed a fine place, which he has improved with a good residence and substantial outbuildings, making it one of the best farms in the township. In 1890 the borough of Starrucca adopted the cash system of road making, and Mr. Hill was employed as superintendent and roadmaster for a term of two years, during which time he faithfully dis- charged his duties. He was then elected road- master for Scott township, and most efficiently served in that capacity until March, 1897, construct- ing a number of county bridges and. keeping the roads in first-class condition. He now devotes his time and attention principally to his lumbering and farming.

In 1874 Mr. Hill was united in marriage with Miss Ellen A. King, of Starrucca, a daughter of R. K. and Minerva King, well-to-do agriculturists. Four children bless this union, one son and three daughters. Leone D., born in Preston township, was educated in the public schools of Wayne coun- ty, and for several years successfully engaged in teaching ; she married E. L. Stanton, of Wayne county, who is now engaged in farming in Wind- sor, N. Y. Henry Lione, born in Preston town- ship, was educated in the local schools and is still at home with his parents. Anna Pearl and Glennie C., both born in Wayne county, are still attending school.

As a Republican, Mr. Hill has taken a very prominent part in political affairs, has been a dele- gate to a number of county conventions, was a member of the county committee seven or eight years, and has done much to advance the interests of his party and insure its success in his locality. He has capably filled several township offices, and

during the senatorial contest in 1896 was elected one of the conferees to Montrose, where he took an act- ive part in advancing the interests of his party. In religious connection he and his wife are earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. En- dowed by nature with more than ordinary intellect- ual ability, and having received a fair education, Mr. Hill has succeeded in attaining a position of prominence, and has accumulated a handsome property, all through his own individual efforts.

JOSEPH F. OLLDORF, proprietor of the "Burnett House" at Stroudsburg, is an able and efficient manager, and he and his estimable wife have won the appreciation of the traveling public by the careful attention which they give to the com- fort and welfare of all guests. The atmosphere of good cheer which prevails in the establishment seems reflected from the genial disposition of the host, and it is by no means the least of the attrac- tions of the place.

Mr. Olldorf is of German descent. His father, Frederick. Olldorf, was the first of the family to come to America, and he settled at Honesdale soon after his arrival in this country, and for many years he was superintendent of the woolen mills at See- leyville, Wayne county, resigning the position a short time previous to his death at the age of fifty- one. His wife, Mary (Nichols), of Middletown, Orange Co., N. Y., was over sixty years old at the time of her death, and her father, Joseph Nichols, lived to be over eighty years of age. Our subject was the eldest of five children, the others being : Frederick, who died in childhood; John, foreman of a silkmill at Stroudsburg; Fanelta B., deceased ; and Elizabeth, wife of Elmer Ferguson, who re- sides near Honesdale, Wayne county.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 187

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