Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 188

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Our subject was born November 22, 1848, at Honesdale, and while his education was par- tially secured in the schools of Seeleyville he also attended a German school at Honesdale for some time. From an early age he displayed rare talent as a musician, and at different times he took lessons on the violin under two men who were considered the best teachers obtainable in that locality. He became an expert, and for a long time his services were in demand by the traveling shows and dra- matic troops which visited Honesdale. At the same time he was employed in a woolen mill, at carding and spinning, but in 1884 he went to Scran- ton, Penn., to take a position as foreman in Albert Harvey's silk-mill. After five years there he re- moved to Stroudsburg to superintend the new silk- mill then being started in that city, and for six years he served as its foreman. He then went to Lees- ville, Conn., and started a silk-mill for Theodore Teels, which he superintended for a year, and later he held a similar position at Petersburg, Va. Since leaving the latter place he has resided in Strouds- burg, and in June, 1894, he assumed the manage- ment of the "Burnett House," which he has suc- cessfully conducted. In politics he is a Republi-

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can ; fraternally he is identified with the Benevolent and Patriotic Order of Elks.

In 1872 Mr. Olldorf married Miss Mary Hard- wick, a native of Prompton, Wayne county, and six children have blessed the union. (I) Frederick D., head bookkeeper for the S. S. Beef Co., of Scran- ton, married Miss Hettie Morgan, and has two children, Joseph and Margaret. (2) Willie died at the age of two years. (3) Harry, a popular young man, is a clerk in his father's hotel. (4) Edward and (5) Alice are at home, and (6) Elsie, twin of Alice, is deceased.

JOHN G. CHAMBERLIN is a representa- tive and prominent citizen of Polk township, Mon- roe county, who, through the winter, is engaged in the manufacture of cigars, while during the summer months his time and attention are devoted to agri- cultural pursuits. He is enterprising and progress- ive, and carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes.

Mr. Chamberlin was born in Lower Saucon townhip, Northampton Co., Penn., July 21, 1848, a son of Levi W. and Mary (Groop) Chamberlin, natives of Montgomery and Northampton coun- ties, respectively. The father, who was a farmer by occupation, laid aside all personal interests dur- ing the Civil war, and enlisted for nine months in Company F, 153rd P. V. I., under Capt. Stouds, but ten months of faithful service had expired be- fore he was mustered out. He was injured in the woods by the limb of a tree falling upon him, mak- ing him humpbacked, but he never applied for a pension. He participated in the battles of Chan- cellorsville and Gettysburg, and was always found at his post of duty, valiantly defending the old flag and the cause it represented. He was a supporter of the Republican party and a faithful member of the Reformed Church. He died in Hellertown, North- ampton county, in 1888, at the age of sixty-eight years, and was buried in the cemetery at that place, while his wife, who held membership in the Luther- an Church, died in Hellertown, in June, 1876, at the age of fifty-two, and was laid to rest in the old Williams township cemetery, Northampton county. They were widely and favorably known, and had a host of warm friends in the community where they made their home. Their children were: Catherine, now the wife of John Flick, of Northampton coun- ty ; John G., our subject ; and James S., a cigar man- ufacturer of Alton, Illinois.

John G. Chamberlin remained on the home farm, assisting his father in its operation until eighteen years of age. He was married at Bethle- hem, Penn., December 31, 1875, to Miss Anna Krome, and to them have been born three children: William C., a barber and cigar maker of Philadel- phia; Robert R., who taught school three years, graduated from the Polytechnic Institute at Gil- berts, Penn., June 30, 1899, and entered Lafayette College, at Easton, September 18, 1899; and John S., an expert cigar maker, who resides at home.

The parents take great pride in educating their chil- dren and have provided them with good school privileges. The eldest son also holds a teacher's certificate.

Mrs. Chamberlin was born in Penn Forest township, Carbon Co., Penn., March 2, 1853, a daughter of William and Mary ( Dellinger) Krome, who were natives of Germany, but became ac- quainted and were married at Albrightsville, Car- bon Co., Penn., where they continued to make their home until 1866. That year they removed to Effort, Monroe county, where Mr. Krome followed farming until called from this life in July, 1893, at the age of seventy-four years. He was quite prominent and highly esteemed. His widow, who was born in 1834, is still living on the home place in Effort, with her son. The children of the fam- ily are as follows: Anna, wife of our subject; Jennie, deceased wife of John Tidd; George, a farmer of Polk township; Charles, a cigar manu- facturer of Effort; Emily, wife of Charles Werley, of Easton; James, a farmer of Effort; Gustave, a carpenter of Monroe county; William, a plumber of Philadelphia; and John, a clerk of Wilkes Barre.

On leaving home Mr. Chamberlin went to Lower Saucon township, Northampton county, where he served a seven-months' apprenticeship to the cigarmaker's trade with John Emory, and then worked as a journeyman at different places. For two years he engaged in the manufacture of cigars at Lehighton, Penn., on his own account, and in 1881 located upon his present farm in Polk town- ship, Monroe county. He is fond of reading, and is well posted on general literature, and the lead- ing questions and topics of the day. He is not identified with any political organization, but sup- ports the man whom he believes best qualified to fill the office, regardless of party ties. He has al- ways taken a deep and commendable interest in educational affairs, and for four years was a most efficient member of the school board. In religious belief he and his wife are Lutherans, and in the social circles of the community they occupy an enviable position.

EUGENE SWINGLE. The homestead of the Swingle family in South Canaan township, Wayne county, a fine estate now occupied by the subject of this biography, is one of the oldest in that locality, being a portion of a 400-acre tract purchased in 1783 by Hans Ulrich Swingle, a native of Switzerland, who is mentioned more fully in the Swingle family history, elsewhere. Our subject is of the fifth gen- eration in direct descent from the old pioneer, the line being traced through Squire Paul Swingle, his father, who is now a leading resident of South Canaan Corners; Moses Swingle, who married Elizabeth Cobb; and Conrad Swingle, a son of Hans.

Eugene Swingle was born December 3, 1858, at the old homestead, where his youth was spent.

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At the age of twenty he engaged in the manufacture of lumber, which he has ever since continued suc- cessfully. He resided at different places in his na- tive township until 1885, when he purchased from E. C. Swingle the homestead on which he now re- sides, and which has been much improved under his judicious management, and as it has never been alienated from the family name it possesses many interesting associations with the past. His present attractive residence, which was built by him in 1885, is worthy of its surroundings. Mr. Swingle is act- i've and influential in local affairs, being one of the leading Republicans of his township, and in June, 1897, he was appointed postmaster at South Canaan. In religious work he is also prominent as a member of the Protestant Methodist Church, in which he has for some time held the office of trustee, and is now serving as secretary of the board of trustees. So- cially he and his family are popular, and he is identi- fied with various organizations.

On March 19, 1879, Mr. Swingle was married, in South Canaan township, by Rev. M. Berriman, to Miss Jeannette Hetzel, and their home has been brightened by the following children : Frances, born May 5, 1880; Blanche, born July 31, 1883; Mead, born March 1, 1887, died May 3, 1897 ; and Hazel, born June 12, 1891. Mrs. Swingle was born in South Canaan township, March 12, 1858, daugh- ter of Samuel Hetzel, and granddaughter of Peter Hetzel. Her grandfather, who was a clock-maker by trade, removed in 1842 from Lehman, Pike coun- ty, to South Canaan township, Wayne county, where he engaged in farming. He died there October I, 1845, at the age of fifty-two, and his wife, Eliza- beth (Gunn), died in 1877, aged eighty-six, the re- mains of both being interred in that township. Of their children, the eldest, Jacob, is a farmer in Kan- sas; John, deccased, was a farmer at Fallston, Penn. ; Eliza A. married Jacob Hornbeck, of Pike county (both are now deceased) ; Samuel, Mrs. Swingle's father, is mentioned more fully below ; and Peter (2) is a farmer in South Canaan town- ship.

Samuel Hetzel was born May 15, 1825, in Sus- sex county, N. J., and in 1842 accompanied his par- ents to Wayne county. He remained at home until he attained his majority, when he began working on the gravity railroad for the Delaware & Hudson Co., and after four years he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., continuing on the road for them for ten years. During this time he was conductor on trains of various kinds. On June 28, 1860, his train, which consisted of forty cars, went through a trestle at Kizertown, Lackawanna coun- ty, killing his brother-in-law, George Shaffer, and crippling John Haffer. After this occurrence Mr. Hetzel continued on the road only a few months, and then retired to his present farm, which he had pur- chased in 1858 and upon which his family was already settled. While his father was a stanch Democrat, Mr. Hetzel is an Independent in politics, voting for the men and measures that he considers

best, irrespective of party lines, and although he is not an office-seeker he has served as poormaster for a time. Ile was married, in January, 1852, at Bethany, Wayne county, to Miss Mary Ann Shaffer, by whom he had the following children : Albert, un- married, who is engaged in farming in Wayne coun- ty ; Warren, who died in Montana, unmarried ; Jean- nette, wife of our subject ; Elizabeth, wife of Squire Paul Swingle, of South Canaan township; and Charles, who married Amanda Curtis, and resides at the homestead with his parents. Mrs. Mary Ann (Shaffer) Hetzel was a member of a well-known family of this section, and was born in South Canaan township, about 1830. She died November 3, 1893, and was buried in the cemetery near her home. Her great-grandfather, John Shaffer, settled in Wayne county in 1783, and her grandfather, Moses Shaffer, was the first white child born in that local- ity. Moses Shaffer was twice married, his sec- ond wife being Elizabeth Gunn. Jacob Shaffer, the father of Mrs. Mary Ann Hetzel, was a lifelong resi- dent of South Canaan township, where he was en- gaged in farming. His death occurred in 1880, at the home of Samuel Hetzel, and his wife, Susan Ens- lin, died in 1872, their remains being interred in a cemetery upon the farm of Samuel Hetzel. Mrs. Hetzel was the eldest in a family of six children, the others being: George, who was killed while working on a railroad ; Leonard, a farmer in South Canaan township; Matilda, Mrs. John Haffer, a widow, residing at Dunmore, Penn .; Jacob E., a farmer in South Canaan township ; and Sophia, who died in childhood.

CHARLES W. ANGLE, a wealthy and influ- ential citizen of Stroudsburg, Monroe county, was identified for many years with the agricultural in- terests of that locality, but is now passing the after- noon of life in well-earned leisure. He is an able financier, and his investments receive his personal attention, while he is also a valued adviser in several business enterprises in which he is a stockholder.

According to tradition, the Angle family in the United States is descended from three brothers of that name who came from Germany prior to the Revolutionary war. When the struggle for inde- pendence culminated in open strife, two of the broth- ers supported the British claim, while the other joined the forces under Washington. Unfortunately a full genealogical record has not been preserved, and the successive generations cannot now be traced ; but it is definitely known that our subject is a de- scendant of the brother who fought on the side of freedom. Jacob J. Angle, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Warren county, N. J., where he followed farming for many years. He lived to the age seventy-two years and ten months, and was twice married. By his first wife, Elizabeth ( Bellis), he had five children: Margaret, who married Abraham Cool, and died in the West; John J., our subject's father; Johanna, who married Phillip Butz, of Belvidere, N. J .; Samuel, a farmer, who married

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Mary Cool, and died in Monroe county ; and Charles W., who married Eliza, daughter of Dr. Jabez Guin- nip. By his second wife, Mary (Kirkeff), Jacob J. Angle had twochildren : Jay J., who removed to West- ern Pennsylvania and engaged in business as a tan- ner ; and Charlotte, who married (first) a Mr. Quig, of Philadelphia, and ( second) David Silverthorne.

John J. Angle, the father of our subject, was born June 30, 1798, in Warren county, N. J., and in April, 1845, removed to this section, purchasing land in Middlesmithfield township, Monroe county. The tract was partially improved, and he continued to cultivate it until 1862, when he retired from the active management, our subject taking charge of the place. He died there August 15, 1887, aged 89 years. He was an excellent citizen, possessing a strong character and positive convictions, and for nearly half a century he was a deacon in the Baptist Church, holding that office at the time of his death ; in politics he was a Democrat. He married (first) a Miss Roan, who died a few years later, leaving one daugh- ter, Anna Maria, born in 1820, who did not live to womanhood. On May 25, 1822, he married Miss Margaret Cool, a native of Warren county, N. J., who was born October 23, 1799, and died April 14, 1888, aged 88 years and 5 months, and they had six children, each of whom attained the age of sixty years or more: (1) Jacob J., born December 19, 1822, accompanied his parents to Middlesmithfield township, Monroe county, and for some time he al- ternated farming with teaching, in which he was re- markably successful. After his marriage to Cather- ine Eilenberger, of that township, he purchased a farm in Stroud township, Monroe county ; later he sold that place and bought another in the suburbs of Stroudsburg, where he died October 15, 1887, aged sixty-four years and ten months. (2) Susannah, born November 24, 1824, died June 5, 1890, and her husband, Henry Alberton, of Warren county, N. J., died June 9, 1888. (3) Elizabeth, born December 17, 1826, married Samuel Diltrick, and resided near East Stroud township, Monroe county ; she died January 29, 1890, in Stroudsburg. ' (4) Sarah K., born March 22, 1829, married Henry D. Bush, and resides in Stroudsburg. (5) Charles W. is men- tioned more fully below. (6) Maria C., born Febru- ary II, 1833, married James W. Overfield, and now resides in Hamilton township, Monroe county.

Charles W. Angle was born October 9, 1831, near Delaware Station, Warren Co., N. J., and was educated in the country schools of his day, making such good use of his limited opportunities that he became qualified to teach, and spent six winters in that work. He became familiar with all the details of farm work while assisting his father on the home- stead, and after the retirement of the latter he con- ducted the place for eleven years. He then pur- chased a farm near Marshall's creek, where he re- mained until 1893 : but since that time has resided in Stroudsburg in a comfortable and attractive home. At present he is a director in the First Na- tional Bank of Stroudsburg and in the Stroudsburg 51

Water Co., while for a number of years he served as manager of and surveyor for the Farmers Fire In- surance Co., of Monroe county. Politically he is a Democrat, and for some time he held the office of auditor of Middlesmithfield township, being clerk of the board. On January 22, 1861, he married Miss Mary E. Posten, and they have one daughter, Emma Clara. She possesses much talent, and after com- pleting the course of study offered in the local schools she attended a seminary in Hacketstown, N. J., and a school at Nyack, on the Hudson, later going to Claverack, N. Y., to pursue a higher course in French and music ; on October 30, 1895, she married Edwin Coolbaugh, of Philadelphia, who is conected with the Electric & Gas Co. The family is identified with the Baptist Church, of which Mr. Angle and his wife are both members. He was at one time a prominent member of the Grange.

Mrs. Angle was born April 20, 1840, in Stroud township, Monroe county, and received a good com- mon-school education. On the paternal side she is of good old Bucks county stock, and her grandparents, Jacob and Anna (Burson) Posten, removed from that county about 1789, settling in what is now Stroud township, Monroe county, where they died at an advanced age. James Posten, the fa- ther of Mrs. Angle, was born in 1784, in Bucks county, but the greater portion of his life was spent in farming in Stroud township, Monroe county, where he died March 1, 1862, at the age of seventy-seven years, seven months and twenty-seven days. In his youth he clerked in a store for a short time, and previous to settling down upon his farm he traveled over the Western States on horseback. He was a Quaker, having been reared in that faith, but his wife, Mary Dean, who died April 5, 1881, aged seventy years and seven months, was a mem- ber of the Methodist Church. This worthy couple had the following children: Jacob, a railroad man, who married Malvina Bush and resides in East Stroudsburg; Anna M., deceased wife of Jabez Angle ; Emily, who married Reuben Detrick, and resides in Cedar Falls, Iowa; Mary E. (Mrs. Angle) ; Esther, who married ( first) Sylvester Van- vliet, and (second) John Austin, of Clark's Green, Penn. ; James, a machinist in Stroudsburg, who mar- ried Anna L. Huntsman ; Martha, wife of David S. Lee, an attorney at Stroudsburg; Sarah B., who married (first) Jerome Storm, and after his death wedded Adam Dichel, of New York City, who su- perintends the construction of large buildings under contract ; and Willis, a painter in Stroudsburg, who married Mary Erdman.

GEORGE W. SIGLIN. The subject of this sketch is one of those active human forces whose progressive spirit and enterprise count for so much in the life of a community. . Mr. Siglin has within him the genius for hard work, for cheerfully and man- fully grappling with the problems and labors of life as they appear. His industry, patience and intelli- gence have won for him an enviable reputation, and

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established for him a character that is vitalizing in its influence upon the community.

Mr. Siglin was born in Chestnut Hill township, Monroe county, April 20, 1850, a son of Frederick and Susannah (Zeigenfus) Siglin, also natives of Monroe county. The grandfather, Fredrich Sig- lin, who had married Miss Susannah Nult, migrated to Chestnut Hill township about 1825, and there remained through life, following the vocation of a farmer. His son Frederick, father of our subject, was born in 1807. Ile married Susannah Zeigenfus, daughter of George Zeigenfus, a prominent farmer of Carbon county, and in Monroe county became a prominent citizen. For a period of twenty years he was supervisor, so well were his capable services appreciated. Himself and family were leading members of the Reformed Church of Brodheadsville. In 1865 he removed to the farm now owned and operated by his son George W., the subject of this sketch, and here he died in 1890 aged eighty-two years. His widow, who was born in November, 1815, died October 9, 1899. The family of Fred- erick and Susannah Siglin were as follows: Simon, who enlisted in the 67th Regiment, P. V. I., and was killed in the battle of Winchester June 15, 1863; Jesse, now in the oil business in St. Mary's, Ohio ; William, a member of the same company with his brother Simon, was also killed in the battle of Win- chester ; Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Sebring, of Tannersville, Penn .; Susannah, wife of Benjamin Ashton, of Shelton, Neb .; Ferd, late of Canadensis, Penn., died March 2, 1899; George W., subject of this sketch; and Mary, Hannah, and Charles, who all died in childhood within a period of three months.

George W. was reared on the farm of his par- ents, and remained at home until the age of twenty years. He was then engaged in the lumber woods in Coolbaugh township, until his marriage, May 23, 1880, at Cherry Valley, Monroe county, to Miss Emma Sandt. She was born in Hamilton town- ship, Monroe county, in May, 1862, daughter of William and Elizabeth ( Bowman) Sandt, farmers of that township. William Sandt was a son of Joseph and Susannah (Kickline) Sandt, of North- hampton county, who removed to Hamilton town- ship, Monroe county, in an early day. William Sandt served during the Civil war as a member of Company G, 67th P. V. I., and is now a promi- nent resident of Hamilton township. Himself and family are members of the Reformed Church. The children of William and Elizabeth Sandt are as fol- lows: Emma, wife of our subject; Montgomery, a resident of Saylorsburg, Monroe county ; Isaac, a farmer of Hamilton township; George, living with his parents ; Maggie, wife of John E. Heller, a resi- dent of Bossardsville : and John, with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Siglin have one child, Ida.

After his marriage Mr. Siglin lived for three years in the woods at Bear Creek, Luzerne county. He then removed to his present farm in Chestnut Hill township, where he has continued lumbering in con- nection with farming. He is a member of the Re-

formed Church, and in politics he is a Democrat. In 1896 he was elected school director, and has served as secretary of the board; he is prominently identified with the K. of P., I. O. O. F., and the P. O. S. of A., and is most highly respected by his ever- widening circle of friends.

SIDNEY G. WEBSTER, one of the enterpris- ing and energetic young farmers of Sterling town- ship, Wayne county, still resides on the old home- stead where he was born January 26, 1869.

Our subject's parents, Gustavus A. and Ar- menia (Bidwell) Webster, were also natives of Wayne county, the former born in Sterling town- ship, the latter in Salem township. The father car- ried on operations in his native township through- out life, and transformed his place into a well-cul- tivated and productive farm. He held several local offices, such as supervisor, assessor and school di- rector, and was numbered among the most useful and honored citizens of his community. Politically he was identified with the Republican party, and religiously he was an earnest member of the Chris- tian Church. He died June 25, 1892, at the age of seventy-one years, nine months and five days, and was buried at Salem. His widow, who was born May 30, 1826, is an intelligent woman, and now makes her home with her sons Elmer E. and Sidney G., who live on adjoining farms. In order of birth their children were as follows : Marion J., born Feb- ruary 20, 1848, married Jennie Martz; he is an agent, living in Scranton, Penn. Frances D., born August 2, 1851, is the wife of Nelson C. Benjamin, a farmer of Brooklyn, Penn. Leonora F., born February 14, 1855, is the widow of G. A. Catterson, of Chinchilla, Penn. Helen B., born February 5, 1858, is the wife of John Swartz, a farmer of Ster- ling township. Elmer E., born March 14, 1863, married Albertie L. Ferguson ; he is a farmer of the same township. Sidney G. completes the family.

Our subject's paternal. grandparents were Levi A. and Martha (Munn) Webster, of Connecti- cut, of which State his maternal grandparents, Oren and Betsy (Daniels) Bidwell, were also natives. In 1801, when a child of five years, Oren Bidwell came to Salem township, Wayne Co., Penn., with his parents, Ephraim and Dorcus (Andrews) Bidwell, who spent their remaining years here. On reach- ing manhood he turned his attention to farming, and continued to follow that pursuit throughout life. He died March 27, 1851, aged fifty-five years, his wife in 1861, aged sixty years, and both were buried in Salem. Their children were as follows: Ira married Eliza Wright; Lavisa married Archi- bald Smith ; Hiram married Dolla Nicholson ; Mary J. married Abram Simons; Armenia is the mother of our subject; Amanda married Reuben Ingel ; Gilbert died when young; Stephen died in the army during the Civil war; William H. married Polly Jones : George married Marian Leonard ; and Frank- lin died in the army. Ira, William H. and Armenia are now the only survivors.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 188

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