Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 221

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the close of the war, when he was mustered out with the rank of corporal. Mr. Smith participated in a number of sharp engagements. This regiment was attached to the Army of the James under Butler, doing scouting duty in Virginia and North Carolina, and after being stationed some six or eight months at Suffolk, Va., moved thence to Whitehouse Land- ing. They were in the Virginia campaign before Richmond and Petersburg, in the spring of 1865 joining Sheridan in his pursuit of Lee. He was pres- ent at the surrender at Appomattox C. H. Mr. Smith was fortunate enough never to receive a wound, and he was always able to present himself for duty throughout his term of service.

Returning home, our subject learned the trade of a carpenter and millwight, which he followed in Luzerne county for some years. In 1879 he went to Norfolk, Va., and for five years was engaged in lumbering, at the end of that time receiving the ap- pointment of superintendent of the Greenleaf John- son Lumber Co., which he successfully held in Bertie county, N. C., for fifteen years. Returning to Penn- sylvania, Mr. Smith purchased ninety-seven acres of land in Lenox, township, Susquehanna county, where he has since resided, and he has erected a commodious dwelling, and made other extensive im- provements to the property.

Mr. Smith was married, January 1, 1869, to Della L. Titus, who was born in Susquehanna coun- ty, daughter of Otis B. and Mary (Jeffers) Titus. Mrs. Smith died October 29, 1871, and for his sec- ond wife our subject married, on June 22, 1874, Miss Levina Conrad, who was born April 22, 1852, a daughter of Martin and Eliza (Clark) Conrad. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Episcopal Church. For more than thirty years Mr. Smith has been a member of the Masonic Fraternity, having united in 1868 with Warren Lodge, at Montrose, Penn. He is a business man of more than ordinary ability, possesses executive force to a marked degree, and contributes in generous measure to the social and civic life of the community in which he lives. He deserves to be called a self-made man in the best sense of the term. Mr. Smith is independent in politics, and never votes at a National election.

WILLIAM COLWILL, a successful and well- to-do citizen of Berlin township, Wayne county, as well as one of its most honest and reliable busi- ness men, was born May 16, 1839, in the parish of Weeks, St. Mary, Cornwall, England, of which par- ish his parents, William and Phillippi ( Jose ) Colwill. were also natives, and where they spent their entire lives. The father was a carpenter by trade, was a good workman, and an honest and industrious man. In the family were six children, namely : Mary Ann, Elizabeth. Ann Jose (deceased), Thomas, John and William.

Reared on a farm, our subject early became fa- miliar with the care of cattle, sheep and horses, and at an early age was considered an excellent farm hand, being industrious, energetic and relia-

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ble. At the age of twenty-three he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Collins, who was born, reared and educated in Cornwall, and to her he attributes much of his financial success, as she has ably assisted him in many ways. In 1863 they sailed from England for the United States, and after a voyage of two weeks landed safely on the shores of this country. Since then their home has always been in Wayne county, Penn. Mrs. Colwill's par- ents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Ashton) Collins, also came to the New World, and both died in this State, the father in Carbondale, the mother in Wayne county. They had a family of seven children : Ann, John, Mary Jane, Elizabeth, William, Maria and Samuel. Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Colwill three are still living: (1) William Henry, of Oregon township, Wayne county, married Aman- da Ham, and has four children, Florence Elizabeth, Edna Mary, Lester John, and Clarence William. (2) Lillie Maria is the wife of Nevel Arthur, a Union soldier of the Civil war, who now lives at Forest City, Penn., and they have four children, Mabel Freelove, George Ellsworth, Nellie Maud and Salona Elizabeth. (3) Nellie Maud is at home. Lizzie May, who was the third in order of birth, died at the age of four years.

For some years after his arrival in this coun- try Mr. Colwill lived near Seelyville, Wayne coun- ty, where he worked for the Delaware & Hudson Co., receiving good wages, as his work was excellent and was appreciated by his employers. In 1866 he purchased what was known as the Walter Spry farm, in Berlin township, comprising eighty-six acres of excellent land, which he has converted into highly-cultivated fields, good meadows and rich pastures. A good dwelling and barns are upon the place, and Mr. Colwill has made many excellent improvements. In connection with general farming he is interested in stock raising, having a fine grade of horses, cows and sheep upon his place. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the Republican party, and in religious connection both he and his wife are active and leading members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church of Beach Lake, to which they contrib- ute liberally.

PATRICK GIBBONS, an honored and high- ly-respected citizen of Hawley, Wayne county, was called from earth in the midst of his usefulness, dying November 8, 1895, at the age of forty-seven years. He was a native of County Mayo, Ireland, and a son of Patrick and Bridget (Cassey) Gib- bons. After the death of the father, the mother with five sons left the Emerald Isle, crossed the Atlantic and became a resident of Hawley, Penn. Her children were John, who is employed as "walk- ing boss" on the canal at Hawley; Michael, who died at that place ; James, who was killed by being crushed between two boats on the canal; Patrick, the subject of this sketch; and William, who died of diphtheria.

Patrick Gibbons boated on the canal from early

boyhood until 1862, and was then employed as brake- man on the New York & Lake Erie railroad. At Port Jervis, N. Y., November 6, 1895, he had just received orders to proceed to Hawley, and was in the act of stepping on his engine, when he was struck by another engine, which passed over him, cutting off both legs. He died at the Port Jervis hospital two days later. He was a man of exem- plary habits, never using intoxicants of any kind, and he had the respect and confidence of all with whom he came in contact. Politically he was iden- tified with the Democratic party, in religious faith was a member of the Catholic Church, and socially affiliated with the C. M. B. A. and the N. P. L.

At Hawley Mr. Gibbons was married to Miss Bridget Golden, Father O'Malley officiating, and they became the parents of six children, namely : Catherine is now engaged in teaching school and re- sides at home ; she is a leading member of the C. W. B. L., holding a responsible office in same since its organization, and is also connected with Church and literary associations ; William, living at home, holds a position in the Hawley Glass Works, and is a young man of exemplary habits ; he is a mem- ber of the A. O. H .; Joseph died at the age of three years ; James lives at home, and is employed as clerk in the M. R. Barretts grocery store in the town. Ambrose died at the age of three years ; and Thomas is at home. The family is one of the highest respect- ability, and is the center of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Socially Mrs. Gibbons affiliates with the L. C. B. A.

Mrs. Gibbons was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 22, 1858, a daughter of John and Cather- ine (Cunningham) Golden, natives of County Mayo, Ireland, the former born in 1820, the latter in 1808. In 1852 they emigrated to the New World, and spent the first seven years after their arrival in Cincin- nati. They then removed to Hawley, Penn., and from 1895 found a pleasant home with Mrs. Gib- bons, where the father died September 13, 1898; his faithful wife followed him to the grave two months later, her death occurring November 12, of the same year. Both were communicants of the Catholic Church, and in politics the father was a Democrat. He served as supervisor of his town- ship for one term, and for many years was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Coal Co. In the Golden family were four children, namely : Mary, who died in Syracuse, N. Y., in early womanhood ; Patrick, who died in Hawley ; John, who entered the Union army during the Civil yar, and has never been heard from since; and Bridget, widow of our subject.

GEORGE E. QUICK, a representative go- ahead and wide-awake citizen of Lake township, Wayne county, is a practical general farmer, at the same time carryng on a prosperous butchering business.

Mr. Quick is a native of Pike county, Penn., born February 28, 1858, a son of John T. and Cath- erine (Vanetten) Quick, natives, respectively, of

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Sullivan county, N. Y., and Milford, Pike Co., Penn., in which latter place they were married. The father was born August 14, 1835, and is sup- posed to be dead, as he has never been heard from since leaving home, ostensibly in search of work, when our subject was a child. The mother, who was born June 12, 1837, now resides at Salem Cor- ners, Wayne Co., Penn. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. John T. Quick, George E. being the younger and the only one living, the elder, also a son, having died in infancy.

Our subject up to the age of ten years re- mained for the most part with his mother, who then gave him to Squire T. J. Dickson, a farmer of Greene township, Pike Co., Penn., to bring up and educate until he should be twenty-one years old. At the age of fifteen, however, the ambitious and independent lad thought that he was old enough to care for himself and so "ran away', to use his own expression, and returning to Pike county worked in the woods, peeling bark, etc., in which line of labor he continued until 1878. In that year he moved to Salem township, Wayne county, where he re- mained a few months, in the meantime taking unto himself a life partner, after which we find him in Scranton, Penn., where he worked in a foundry some five years. On account of impaired health, however, he once more moved to Salem township, for three years farming on shares at Salem Corners, and connected with different farms until 1890, when he came to his present place, which he subsequently, January 15, 1894, purchased. In 1889 he embarked in the butchering business, buying, selling, etc., and in all his undertakings he has met with uni- form and well-merited success.

On September 8, 1878, at Newfoundland, Wayne Co., Penn., George E. Quick was married, by Rev. E. F. Rommel, a minister of the Moravian Church, to Miss Ruey E. Glosenger, and eight children have been born to them, their names and dates of birth being as follows: Walter E., April 2, 1880; Maude, June 18, 1882 ; Alva, May 1, 1886; Mabel, November 19, 1887; Alice, May 7, 1890; George W., October 15, 1894; Charles V., October 10, 1896; and Frank L., January 13, 1900.

Mrs. George E. Quick was born in Salem township, Wayne county, Penn., February 22, 1858, a daughter of William and Mary A. (Fowler) Glosenger, natives of Salem township and Con- necticut, respectively, who were married in the lo- cality ; there the father followed farming. He was born October 8, 1828, and died January 30, 1894; the mother, born May 12, 1836, died in July, 1886, and tliey sleep their last sleep in the Salem burying- ground. They were members of the M. E. Church. To this honored couple came children as follows : George B., born in February, 1856, is deceased ; Ruey A., our subject's wife, comes next ; Alice A., born in February, 1860, married Emerson D. Conk- lin, a railroad fireman, with residence at Scranton ; Angelo, born December 29, 1862, is a farmer at Gravity, Penn .; and Florence, born September 23,

1878, is living with our subject and his wife. The father was thrice married, first time to Miss Lavira Sampson, who died childless about one year later ; his second wife was Miss Mary A. Fowler, as above recorded; and for his third wife Mr. Glosenger, three years after the death of his second, wedded Miss Florence Barclay, who now resides in Wayne county ; she became the mother of two children, one of whom resides with her; Belma died April 17, 1893. Mrs. Quick's paternal grandparents were John and Mary ( Brown) Glosenger. Her maternal grandparents, Harmon and Mary Fowler, were na- tives of England, whence they emigrated to this country in 1830, settling in Connecticut.

Mr. Quick is a self-made man in the literal sense of the term, one whose advancement has come through his own efforts, and who by industry and honest toil has won for himself an enviable place among the representative agriculturists and busi- ness men of Wayne county.

JOHN WESLEY CHAPMAN. More than sixty-six years have passed since this gentleman arrived in Wayne county, and he is justly num- bered among the honored pioneers and leading cit- izens. He has been prominently identified with her lumbering and farming interests, and is still actively engaged in agricultural pursuits in Buck- ingham township, where for thirty years he has owned and operated his present farm of 159 acres. The well-tilled fields and neat and thrifty appear- ance of the place indicate the industrious habits and progressive spirit of the owner.

Mr. Chapman was born in Andes, Delaware Co., N. Y., February 9, 1828, a son of Israel Chap- man, who was born in Connecticut, of English an- cestry, and was reared in that State. When a young man the father removed to Delaware coun- ty, N. Y., where he subsequently married Parthena Pettibone, a native of Vermont, and to them were born the following children: Dinah, Lucy, Amaza (who died at the age of four years), Olive, Israel, Annis (who died at the age of eighteen years), Parthena, one who died in infancy, Abner, David (a resident of Liberty, Sullivan Co., N. Y.), and John Wesley. The two last are the only ones now living. In 1832 the father brought his family to Equinunk, Wayne Co., Penn., at which time the village contained but two or three log cabins. He began the erection of a tannery, but never com- pleted it, his time and attention being given to the operation of a sawmill and to the lumber business for many years on Equinunk creek. He died at the ripe old age of seventy-five years, honored and respected by all who knew him. Politically he was a Whig, and in religious connection was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he served as local preacher, being an active and zealous worker in' the Master's cause. His wife, who was a member of the same Church, and was a true Christian woman, died at the age of sev- enty years.

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Being but four years old on his arrival in Wayne county, John W. Chapman was reared amid pioneer scenes, and early became familiar with the arduous task of clearing and developing a new farm. Throughout the greater part of his busi- ness career he has engaged in lumbering in connec- tion with farming, and has met with well-deserved success in his undertakings, being to-day one of the substantial citizens of Buckingham township. His farm, which is pleasantly located on Fall creek, is under a high state of cultivation.

On January 1, 1860, Mr. Chapman was uni- ted in marriage with Miss Rosetta Abbie Sher- wood, a representative of a prominent family of Wayne county, though born in Liberty township, Sullivan Co., N. Y. Her father, Nathan Sher- wood, was a native of Connecticut, but was reared in Wayne county, Penn., and was a son of Amos and Betsy ( Burr) Sherwood, the latter a relative of Aaron Burr. Nathan Sherwood married Miss Sybil Stone, also a native of Connecticut, and a daughter of Abner and Anna ( Kelsey) Stone, and Mrs. Chapman is the eldest in a family of four children, the others being Charles, a resident of Equinunk, Wayne county: A. Osborn; and Anna, wife of Joshua Pine, of Equinunk. The father, who was widely and favorably known throughout this section of the State, died at the early age of twenty-six years, and the mother later became the wife of Thomas Tyner, by whom she had the fol- lowing children: Elizabeth, wife of Silas Lord : Abner; Oakley; Julia, wife of Clark Spencer, of Preston township, Wayne county ; Clara, now de- ceased, who was a teacher in early life, and later married Walter Ensign; Eddy, who died at the age of ten years ; and William, a resident of Montana. The mother, who was a faithful member of the Methodist Epscopal Church, died at the age of seventy-two years.

The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are Elmer W., who resides with his parents and is a member of Lake Como Lodge, I. O. O. F. ; Henry Kelsey, who married Elizabeth Vandemark, and has three children, Ruby, Agnes and Homer ; Olive, wife of Ed Egler, of Buckingham township ; Oakley, at home; Nathan, who died at the age of eight months ; and Otis, who died at the age of four months. Politically Mr. Chapman affiliates with the Republican party, and he gives his support to all measures which he believes calculated to prove of public benefit. His is the honorable career of a

conscientious man, who by his upright life has won the confidence of all with whom he has come in contact. 'He has rounded the Psalmist's span of three score years and ten, yet has the vigor of a much younger man, and seems still in his prime. His wife holds membership in the Methodist Epis- copal Church.

LEVI TEEPLE has always made his home in Manchester township, Wayne county, and his name is inseparably connected with its agricultural inter-

ests. The architect of his own fortune, he has attained an honorable position and marked prestige among the representative farmers of the county.

Mr. Teeple was born in Manchester township, December 18, 1843, a son of Robert and Sarah (Snyder ) Teeple. The father was born in Equi- nunk, his parents, Christopher and Louise Teeple, having come from Pike county, Penn., to Wayne county at an early day, making the trip in canoes up the Delaware river. For a number of years they resided in Equinunk, and, on selling their prop- erty there, purchased land on the Union road three miles from the village. In the midst of the forest the grandfather built a log cabin, and at once turned his attention to clearing and improving his farm. Upon that place he reared his family and spent his remaining days. Among his children were: Will- iam F., one of the famous hunters of Wayne county ; Christopher Abraham John Elison Depew ; Eliza- beth, who married William Layton, and lives in Manchester, where she died some years ago; and Robert, mentioned below.

Robert Teeple, our subject's father, settled on a farm in Manchester township after his marriage, and there followed agricultural pursuits until the Civil war broke out, when he accepted a position as clerk in the War Department at Washington, D. C., remaining there until May, 1865, when he start- ed for home, but died on his way there. His wife and children, however, never left the farm. Our subject was the eldest of the family, the others being as follows: (2) Harriet is the wife of Charles Lay- ' ton, of Manchester township, and has two children. (3) Mary A. is the wife of Charles Graham, of Wisconsin, and has five children. (4) Peter E. mar- ried Beulah Smith, by whom he has five children, and they reside at Binghamton, N. Y. (5) Elizabeth is the wife of Frank Sherwood, a farmer of Man- chester township, and they have two children. Gracie and Edwin. (6) Emaline is the wife of Daniel Bishop, of Buckingham township, Wayne county, and has five children. (7) Dora is the wife of Ira Travis, of New Jersey, who is engaged in the cream- ery business.

The subject of this sketch grew to manhood upon the home farm, and at the age of seventeen years responded to his country's call for aid in put- ting down the rebellion, enlisting in September, 1861, in Company F, 45th P. V. I., under Capt. Charles Parker, of Equinunk, Wayne county. After being sworn in at Harrisburg, Penn., and assigned to the Army of the Potomac, the regiment proceeded to South Carolina, under command of Gen. Burn- sides, and was stationed on the island of Hilton Head and different parts of the country for one year. After McClellan's defeat at Richmond, they were called to Washington, and later participated in the battles of Antietam and South Mountain, re- maining in that locality until Lee's army was driven out of Maryland in the fall of 1862. After the vic- tory of Antietam, the regiment followed the re-

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treating Rebel army back into Virginia, proceeding as far as Fredericksburg. After the siege of Fredericksburg Mr. Teeple was taken ill and sent to the hospital at Washington, D. C., where he re- mained for one year, being discharged in May, 1863, on account of physical disability. He returned to recuperate, and in March, 1864, re-enlisted in his old company. He took part in the hard-fought battle of the Wilderness under Gen. Grant, the seven- days' fight, and the engagements at Cold Harbor and Spottsylvania. The regiment then crossed the North Ann river and proceeded to Petersburg, where they were surrounded and taken prisoners, all being sent to Libby prison in Richmond, where they were incarcerated for a time and then trans- fered to Salisbury prison. After Lee's surrender they were paroled in April, 1865, and sent to An- napolis. They were finally discharged at Balti- more, May 19, 1865, and Mr. Teeple returned home to resume the more quiet pursuits of civil life, de- voting his energies to lumbering and farming.

In 1868 our subject married Miss Amy Chase, of Manchester township, a daughter of G. B. and Jane Chase, honored pioneers of that place. Mr. Teeple then purchased a farm which he cleared and continued to cultivate until 1882, when he sold it and bought the George Modridge farm of one hun- dred acres on the Union road in Manchester town- ship. He has made many excellent improvements upon the place, and is still successfully engaged in its operation. He has been called upon to mourn the loss of his estimable wife, who died of appen- clicitis in December, 1896, at the age of forty-eight years. She was an earnest Christian woman, a faithful member of and active worker in the Union Methodist Episcopal Church. She was beloved and respected by all who knew her, and is greatly missed especially by her fellow workers in the Church, where she was organist for a number of years. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Teeple is Ira E., born in Manchester township, November 19, 1869. He began his education in the common schools, and later attended the high school at Hancock, N. Y., where he graduated. He then engaged in teaching school in Wayne county, for three years, and in 1892 took up the study of telegraphy, becoming an efficient operator. For three years he held a position at Campbell Hall, Orange county, N. Y., and at present is station agent and operator on the New York, Ontario & Western railroad at Fairdale, New York.

Politically, Mr. Teeple is a pronounced Repub- lican, being descended from good old Whig stock, and at present he is one of the township auditors. For twenty years he has also been a member of the Union Methodist Episcopal Church, now serving as trustee and treasurer, and contributes liberally to its support. He is a member of Post No. 340, G. A. R., of Equinunk. Over his life record there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil, and he merits and receives the warmest regard of all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. 60

HALSEY MORGAN, a veteran of the Civil war, a substantial citizen and prosperous farmer of Lake township, Wayne county, has descended from an old New England family who came from Scot- land and settled in Connecticut more than two hun- dred years ago.

Samuel and Mary (Homes) Morgan, his grandparents, resided in Boston, Mass. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Samuel and Rebecca ( Stratton) Morgan, Connecticut people, he from New London county, and she from Hart- ford county, came in 1812 to what is now Lake township, Wayne county, and settled on the farm now occupied by our subject. Jesse Morgan, the latter's granduncle, bought a large tract of land in Wayne county in the latter part of the 17th century, of which tract Samuel Morgan (2) purchased 160 acres. Samuel Morgan (2) was a farmer through- out his lifetime. He was a man of intelligence, and played well his part among those to whom it was left to settle and develop a new country. His good wife, too, was a sensible woman, who proved a good helpmeet and wise companion, and reared her children to become useful men and women. He died in 1861, when seventy years of age, and she lived to be seventy-seven, dying in 1870; both are buried in the Salem township cemetery. To their marriage were born: Samuel, a farmer living in Tioga county, Penn., married Maria Spencer ; Ros- well, a farmer residing at Washington, Iowa, mar- ried Sarah A. Beers; Mary M. is at home; Jane, deceased, was the wife of John Headley, of Dakota ; Halsey is our subject; Ellen, deceased, was the wife of Louis Moore, of Wayne county; Hannah is the second wife of John Headley; and David is deceased.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 221

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