Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 244

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In Sterling township, Wayne county, Mr. Mit- chell was married, February 13, 1831, to Miss Elizabeth Long, who was born in Philadelphia, December 31, 1811, a daughter of Jacob and Bar- bara Long, of Pennsylvania. By this union Mr. Mitchell had the following children: Lucy A., born

August 26, 1832, married Hugh Lancaster, who engaged in farming and conducted a stick factory in Sterling, Wayne county, and she died Septem- ber 18, 1892; Sarahett, born November 10, 1834, is the wife of John McFarland, of this sketch; Angeline, born March 20, 1837, is the wife of San- ford Williams, a carpenter of Hamilton, Wayne county ; Eugene B., born June 27, 1839, is unmar- ried and resides in Scranton, Penn .; Salmon P., born March 29, 1841, married first Miranda Davis- and after her death Jerusha Waite, and is engaged in carpentering in Olyphant, Penn. The mother of these children died May 9, 1841, and was laid to rest in the Hollisterville cemetery.

On April 11, 1842, Mr. Mitchell was again married, his second union being with Miss France's Williams, who died August 8, 1862, at the age of forty-one years and nine months. Seven children. were born to them, namely: Mary E., born De- cember 23, 1843, married Dr. H. B. Stevens, and both are now deceased ; George, born July 24, 1845, is unmarried, and is now serving as postmaster of Hollisterville; Uriah W., born August 30, 1849, married Emma Kootzer, and is a sawyer of Ricketts, Penn .; Nancy, born June 29, 1852, died January 27, 1857; Charles D., born September 7, 1856, married Nellie Turner, and is a farmer and lumberman, residing upon the old homestead in Sa- lem township; Hewett, born April, 2, 1860, mar- ried Anna Walters, and is a merchant of Forest City, Penn .; Washington, born June 12, 1862, died July 31, 1862.

On September 8, 1863, Mr. Mitchell married Mrs. Lucy A. Englert, who died September 18, 1892, aged seventy-one years, seven months and eighteen days. He died March 5, 1896, honored and respected by all who knew him, and both were buried in the Hollisterville cemetery.

PROF. FRANKLIN KÖHLER, principal of the Polytechnic Institute, at Gilberts, Penn., is one of the bright young men of whom Monroe county is proud. As an educator he ranks among the best of the State, as a citizen he is progressive and most highly respected. Though young in years, he has accumulated a large fund of practical knowledge. and wisdom, and in his chosen occupation as teach- er he is giving to the public the benefit of a finished education.

Six generations back the original ancestor of the Köhler family came to America and settled in Bethlehem, Penn. The family increased in numbers and became prominent in the affairs of Bethlehem, gradually spreading to other counties.

Charles Köhler, the father of our subject, was born in Allen township, Northampton Co., Penn., August 27, 1827, and remained on his father's farm until eighteen years of age, when he began an ap- prenticeship as shoemaker with Solomon. Crock. He worked at his trade with Mr. Crock until his marriage, April 8, 1848, to Miss Anna Elizabeth Werkheiser, who was born May 8, 1828, daughter

4. Köhler,

PRINCIPAL OF POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

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of Charles Werkheiser, of Plainfield township, Northampton Co., Penn. Their marriage was blessed with the following children: James, born April 15, 1849; Diana, December 26, 1850 (died 1898) ; Louisa, August 16, 1852; Peter, May 8, 1854; Harrison, July 13, 1856; John, January 6, 1859; Sarah, January 3, 1861 ; Eliza Jane, August 26, 1863 (died 1877) ; Emma Augusta, September 3, 1865 (died 1877) ; Charles, July 19. 1867; George, August 3, 1869 (died 1875) ; and Franklin (subject of this sketch), December 26, 1871.

In the autumn of 1849 Charles Köhler moved to Brodheadsville. Here he followed his trade, and also cleared a tract of new land, which he had pur- chased. In 1862 he bought a farm in Ross town- ship, Monroe county, and the same year took pos- session. He has since devoted much of his time to farming. In physique he is robust, and his health has always been excellent. He has held various offices in the township, including those of con- stable and tax collector, has always been a promoter of education, and possesses some rare historical lore. He has also devoted much of his time to Biblical study.

Franklin Köhler, the youngest son, our sub- ject, remained on the home farm, assisting in the farm work and attending the public schools, until the age of fifteen years. He then attended one term at the Polytechnic Institute. For four years he taught school in winter and attended the insti- tute in summer, and at the early age of nineteen he was elected Principal of the Institute, a fine tribute to his scholarship and to his ability as a teacher. Two years later he was elected principal of the Hudsondale Schools, Carbon county, Penn., and after a successful career of three years there re- turned, in 1804, to the principalship of the Poly- technic Institute, the affairs of which he has since very ably conducted.

Prof. Köhler was married, September 29, 1893, at Gilberts, Penn., to Miss Ida M. Beer, a native of Chestnut Hill township, Monroe county, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Green) Beer, grand- daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth (Shook) Beer, and great-granddaughter of Isaac Beer, one of the earliest settlers of Carbon county, and by occupa- tion a cooper and manufacturer of shingles. Solo- mon Beer, the latter's son, was born in 1814, and engaged in farming and the manufacture of shingles in Carbon county. He died in 1890. His wife, Eliz- abeth (Shook), died in 1849, aged thirty-five years, and was buried at Jerusalem Church, Car- bon county. The children of Solomon and Eliza- beth Beer were as follows: Mary A., who married William Mover, and is now deceased; Joel, who married Catherine Kiber, and is now deceased; Philip, the father of Mrs. Köhler ; Linfer, who mar- ried Julia Ann Smith; Peter, who married E. Moyer ; Christiana, who married Simon Reimmer, of Perrysville, Penn .; Jacob, who married Amelia Jones, and resides at Kresgeville; Susannah, who died young : Hiram, a resident of Lehigh county ; 66

and Elizabeth, wife of James Moyer, of Perrysville, Pennsylvania.

Philip Beer was born in Carbon county, Penn., December 26, 1836. At the age of nine years he was put out among the farmers, and at the age of fourteen he began to work in the woods. Three years later he began a two-years' apprenticeship as a blacksmith, with James Seigenfuse, of Millport, Penn. He worked at his trade for six months at Cherryville, Penn., for three years at Little Gap, and for eighteen months at Pine Swamp. The country in the spring of 1861 was calling for volun- teers to suppress the Rebellion, and the sturdy young blacksmith enlisted in the First Rifle Company, P. V. I., under Capt. Dennis McGee. His career was thrilling and glorious. The company in 1862 be- came Company F, 190th P. V. I. At the battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862, Mr. Beer was shot in the left forearm. The bone was shat- tered, and for fourteen months he lay in the hospital at Fort Schuyler, N. Y. He rejoined his company in front of Petersburg, and was there wounded through the left shoulder, being again laid up for four months. Joining his regiment at City Point, he remained in the service until the close of the war. During the last winter with his company he was stricken with blindness, an affliction from which he still suffers. He was discharged at Ogden Heights, and mustered out at Harrisburg, Penn. Mr. Beer is a member of the Reformed Church, and in politics he is a Republican. He married Elizabeth Green, at Whitehaven, Penn., and they became the parents of two children: Ida M., the wife of our subject ; and Ada M., who died young. Mr. Beer has been engaged in general farming at Pleasant Valley, Monroe county. He is a member of Sciota Post, G. A. R., and a prominent citizen of Monroe county.

Two children have been born to Prof. Köhler and wife: Raymond A. and LeRoy J. The family are members of the Reformed Church, and in poli- tics Prof. Köhler is a Democrat. He is a member "of the P. O. S. of A., and is highly interested in educational matters. He is self-made, and his car- eer at Polytechnic Institute has been eminently successful. In 1897 Mr. Köhler very successfully passed the examination of the State Board for a Practical Teacher's State Certificate, at the Key- stone State Normal School, Kutztown, Pennsyl- vania.

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE was founded at Gil- berts ( sometimes called Pleasant Valley), Monroe Co., Penn., in the spring of the year 1886. In point of sublime and enchanting surroundings, healthful- ness, general good morality, and quietness for pur- pose of study, its location is equalled by few insti- tutions in this State, and surpassed by none; and although it does not possess all the superior ad- vantages, it is easily reached from all directions by stage and telephone.

The Institution has created a widespread influ- ence in the line of education ; it has set to thinking

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and studying both young and old, so that all are striving to develop in the arts that embellish life, thus making a sojourn in their midst profitable and delightful. But the school rests its claim mainly on the superior internal advantages it presents, such as extensive campus, excellent furniture, and thorough training on limited means. The Course of Study is especially adapted; (I) to teachers who desire to become thoroughly fitted and equipped in the science and arts of teaching ; (2) to young men and women who desire to prepare for actual business vocations ; and (3) to those desiring to prepare for college. A constant effort is earnestly made to de- velop a good moral and Christian character, which may safely be regarded as the most important and essential qualification for success in any sphere of labor. During the first few years, many students from our surrounding towns and cities have been attending this Institution ; some of them have at- tended it during three consecutive years, and have again made application to enter the spring and summer terms. By their testimonials of the Insti- tution we can readily foresee the advantages this Institution presents over those situated in large cities and towns, offering similar courses.

The Academic Course is as follows :

Junior Year .- Reading, Theory of Penmanship, Orthography, English Grammar, Composition, Drawing, Arithmetic, Methods of Teaching, Morals and Manners, Political Geography, Book-keeping, Vocal Music, Algebra (begun), Physical Geog- raphy, Latin (begun).

Middle Year .- Elocution, Etymology, English Grammar, Rhetoric, Physical Geography, Algebra (completed ), Civics, Latin Grammar and Reader (completed), Cæsar, Natural Philosophy ( optional ), Geometry (begun), Drawing, Physical Culture, · Natural History, Pedagogics, Botany (optional ).

Senior Year .- Elocution, Rhetoric (complet- ed), Logic, General History, Geometry (complet- ed ), Botany, Virgil's ÆEseid, Cicero's Orations (five), Elements of Chemistry, Anabasis, German, Literature, Psychology, Geology, Mythology.

Course in English Literature .- In addition to the prescribed branches for the different academic years, a course in English Literature is necessary for entrance in college or for completing the acadamic course. The following books were read during 1898-99: "The Sir Roger de Coverly Papers," in the "Spectator ;" Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield ;" Coleridge's "Ancient Mariner ;" Carlyle's "Essay on Burns ;" Lowell's "Vision of Sir Launfal;" Haw- thorne's "House of the Seven Gables;" Shakes- peare's "Macbeth ;" Tennyson's "The Princess ; Burke's "Speech on Conciliation with America ;" Longfellow's "Evangeline.'

The Faculty now consists of four professors and one musical instructor. When Prof. K hler assumed charge there were but thirteen students, and the attendance is now 115. The school year is divided into four terms, and the tuition is $8 per term.

FRANK MANG is well known in Texas township, Wayne county, as a prosperous farmer and popular hotel-keeper, and he is one of the thriftiest and most energetic men in this locality. He was born August 26, 1854, in New York City, and comes of good German parentage, his father and mother, John and Christina (Dilger ) Mang, having been born in the Fatherland, whence they came to this country before their marriage.

John Mang was given a good education in the country of his birth, and in 1845 he came to the United States, landing in New York City, where he was subsequently married. Mr. Mang worked at his trade, that of blacksmith, while in New York, and he first came to Wayne county, Penn., in 1851, in which year he made a purchase of farm land in Texas township, near the town of Honesdale. He put up a house on the property, and made several other improvements, after which he rented the place to a Mr. Frank, and returned to New York City, where he continued to follow his trade until 1854, when he decided to settle on his land. He bought more land adjoining his first investment, and tak- ing up the work of clearing and cultivation suc- ceeded in converting the place into a valuable, arable tract, putting the greater part of it under the plow during the twenty-four years of his residence there. His health having failed, however, he returned in 1874 to his native land, where he passed away in March, that year. Mrs. Mang continued to make her home on the old farm with her only child, our subject, until her death, which occurred in Novem- ber, 1895. She was the daughter of Joseph and ' Barbara Dilger, the latter of whom died in Ger- many, and in 1847 the father came to America, for the first three years after his arrival living in New York City. He then removed to Texas township, Wayne Co., Penn., and after Mr. and Mrs. Mang settled there made his home with them until his de- cease. He was the father of ten children, namely : Philip, Kate, Elizabeth, Frank, Mary, Adam, Christina, Barbara, Joseph and Katie, of whom the three first mentioned died in Germany. Frank died in New York City. Mary became the wife of Fred- erick A. Edle, who went to California in 1858, dur- ing the gold fever, grew rich, and finally returned to his native home in Germany, thence removing to Switzerland, where they now reside. Adam mar- ried and died in New York City. Barbara mar- ried Fred Trinks, of New York City, and has a family of seven children-Fred, John, Christian, Joseph, Barbara, Katie and Philip. Joseph Dilger came from Germany to New York City in 1847, and there remained until 1851, when he located in Wayne county, Penn. He subsequently went West to Wisconsin, and in 1861, at the first call for volun- teers, he enlisted as a member of Company E, 3rd Wis. V. I., and served under Gen. Joseph Hooker in the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the Cumberland. He continued in the service until the close of the Civil war, receiving his final dis- charge in 1865, after Lee's surrender, and was

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twice wounded during the struggle, but recovered and returned to his command each time. He was in a number of important engagements, and took an active part in the battle of Winchester, under Gen. Banks, where he was taken prisoner, being sent to Belle Isle for three and one-half months, after which he was paroled and finally exchanged. He joined the Second Corps, and was thence trans- ferred to the Western Army, with which he took part in the battle of Lookout Mountain. He was with Sherman on his famous "march to the sea," and was wounded on the fifteenth day in a raid in Georgia, was taken to Chattanooga, where his wounds were dressed, and from there sent to the hospital at Madison, Ind., where he remained for for some time. Later he was in the Wisconsin hos- pital until returned to his regiment at Chattanooga, where he remained until the close of the war, cut off from the regular forces by the Rebels. At the end of his service he came back to his old home in Wayne county, where in 1871 he married Miss Frances Klein, and they settled in Carbondale. Mrs. Dilger died in 1875. leaving one daughter, Katie, who died after reaching womanhood, and Mr. Dilger, again alone in the world, now makes his home with his nephew, Mr. Mang. Katie Dil- ger, the youngest child of Joseph and Barbara Dil- ger, is the wife of Henry Rosler, of Carbondale. They have had seven children-Henry, Frank, Ja- cob, Joseph, Katie ( Mrs. Charles Dullam, of Car- bondale), Christina (Mrs. John Fulton, of Carbon- dale ) and Francis (who died in childhood).

Frank Mang was reared on the parental farm in Texas township, receiving a thorough training to agricultural pursuits, which he has continued to follow all his life, the farm having come to him bv inheritance after his father's decease. In 1895 he made various improvements and changes in the homestead, adapting it for hotel purposes, and he has since had accommodations for the traveling public which are considered among the most desirable in Texas township. He is genial and sociable in his manners, making his guests at home immediately by his hearty and cheerful welcome, and his capable helpmeet has proved a good assistant to him in this enterprise, looking after their table and the comfort of their patrons in many ways. Mr. Mang has been quite active in local public affairs, and held the office of supervisor for five years, being first elected in 1883. He also filled the position of auditor in the township. for one year, giving general satisfac- tion. His political sympathies are with the Dem- ocratic party.

In August, 1879, Mr. Mang was united in mar- riage with Miss Mary Wiest of Honesdale, who died in 1887, leaving no children. In August, 1889, he wedded Miss Katie Crockenburg, of Wayne county, whose parents, Henry and Augusta Crock- enburg, were natives of Germany, and after their arrival in America settled in Cherry Ridge town- ship, Wayne county, where the father engaged in farming. Mr. Crockenburg died in October, 1897,

leaving nine children-Mary, Katie, Francis, Au- gusta, Peter, Ferdinand, John, Lizzie and Annie. The mother still make her home on the old farm. Since their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Mang have always resided on the Mang homestead, and here two children have been born to them-John, on June 6, 1890, and Frank, on December 25, 1893. Both are attending the public schools. The fam- ily hold membership in the Catholic Church in Honesdale. Socially Mr. Mang is a member of the Grange of Beech Grove. He is one of the well- to-do agriculturists and landowners of Texas town- ship, where he has farmed successfully for so many years, and where, since 1875, he has also operated a large cider mill, which he erected on the prop- erty. He is a worthy representative of the pro- verbially thrifty German citizen, and he and his wife are highly esteemed by their neighbors and friends throughout the township.

MARTIN HATTON, of Delaware township, Pike county, is a progressive and enterprising ag- riculturist, and the appearance of his farm proves his scientific knowledge and skill.

Mr. Hatton was born December 27, 1854, in the vicinity of the Cole school house, in Delaware town- ship, Pike county, and belongs to one of the leading families of that locality. Joseph Hatton, his great- grandfather, came to America from the North of England in early manhood, locating in Philadelphia, where his son Robert was born October 20, 1781. The latter was married, at the age of twenty-four years, to Katrinka Hood, who resided at or near Martin's Creek, Warren Co., N. J., and there they located, Mr. Hatton engaging in farming. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812. In 1816 he removed with his family to Dingman's Ferry, Pike Co., Penn., where he died at the age of sixty- eight years.

James Hatton, our subject's father, was born September 20, 1806, at Martin's Creek, Warren Co., N. J., and became a farmer in Delaware township, Pike county, dying at Dingman's Ferry, in October, 1884, at the age of seventy-eight years. He was an excellent citizen, and while not a politician he took an interest in the questions of the day and was a firm supporter of the Republican party. His wife, Sarah (Van Auken), a native of Milford, Pike county, died in 1886, aged seventy-six. They had ten children: Albert, who married Sarah Mul- ford, is engaged in business at Binghamton, N. Y., as a tinner and plumber (he served throughout the Civil war) ; Charles served in the Union army all through the Civil war, and afterward settled in Vicksburg, but has not been heard from for many years, and is supposed to be dead ; Mary, widow of Alexander Boyd, resides in Binghamton, N. Y .; Elizabeth married E. R. Hazen, a farmer in Bloom- ing Grove township, Pike county; James, unmar- ried, is a land agent in Washington (he also served . through the Civil war) ; Henry went west to the Pacific Coast and has not since been heard from

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(he enlisted in the Union army at the age of eight- een years, and served one year) ; Silas, deceased, settled in the South; Miriam married Howard Crawford, of Port Jervis, a conductor on the Erie railroad; Martin, our subject, is mentioned more fully below ; Frank, who married Mary Wentworth, is a miner at Butte City, Montana.

Our subject remained at home until he reached the age of eighteen, when he went to Hawley, Penn., and entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Coal Co. as operator, and later he took a position in the weigh office. In 1882, his health having failed, he went to Binghamton, N. Y., and engaged in business with a brother as a tinner and plumber. A year later he went to Washington and Montana to spend a year, and then, after a year in Atlanta, Ga., he de- cided to settle down in his native place. He accord- ingly purchased his present farm of sixty-three acres, formerly belonging to the Kitchell estate, and this he has improved in a substantial manner, all the buildings being new and of modern style. Politi- cally he is a Republican and at times he has served in official positions, having been county auditor in 1893, '94 and '95.

On June 14, 1886, Mr. Hatton was married, at Boonton, N. J., to Miss Sarah Gaines, and two children brighten their home, Stanley G. and Frank. Mrs. Hatton, who has proved herself an able helpmeet to her husband, was born February 2, 1851, at Boonton, and is a descendant of a pioneer family of that region, her great-grandfather, Jona- than Gaines, having come from England at an early period. He was accompanied by two brothers, one of whom settled in Vermont and the other in the South, but he made his permanent home in Morris county, N. J. Nathaniel Gaines, Mrs. Hatton's grandfather, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Morris county, and he and his wife Sarah Bald- win, resided there at the old homestead. Marcus D. L. Gaines, father of Mrs. Hatton, was a native of Morris county, and his later years were spent in farming there, but for some years of his early manhood he was in mercantile business in New York City and held a prominent official position in the city hall. He died January 27, 1894, aged eighty- seven, and his remains were interred at Mottville, N. J., beside those of his wife, Sarah (Ewen), who died February 24, 1851, aged forty. She was born in New York City, the daughter of John and Sarah (Tuttle) Ewen, her father being a well-known merchant and at one time city surveyor. Mrs. Hat- ton is the youngest of a family of four children, the others being: Frances, who married J. H. Kitchell, and resides on the old homestead near Boonton, N. J .; Miss Mary, a resident of Worcester, Mass .; and Stanley, deceased, who married Margaret B. Judd, and resided at Hawley, Penn., where he had charge of the Pennsylvania Co.'s coal works.

JAMES WHITE, the well known mine fore- man for the Hillside Coal & Iron Co., and a promi- nent citizen of Forest City, Susquehanna county,

was born in Glamorganshire, Wales, September 15, 1849, a son of James and Bridget ( Mckinney ) White, natives of County Cork, Ireland, where their marriage was celebrated. At the age of fourteen years the father went to South America, and after traveling through that country for some years re- turned to his native land, where he was married to Miss Bridget McKinney, a daughter of John Mc- Kinney. In April, 1865, they emigrated to the United States, and settled in Scranton, Penn., where the father worked in a rolling mill until his removal to Schuylkill county, in 1866. There, and later in Scranton, he followed mining. He died July 7, 1892, aged eighty years, his wife in March, 1890, aged seventy-five years, and both were buried at Scranton. They were communicants of the Catholic Church, and in politics the father was a Democrat. The children born to them were as follows: Mar- garet, wife of Michael Shay, a miller of Scranton ; John, who died in Wales ; Richard, who has traveled over the world as a sailor, but is now living retired at Scranton; Mary, widow of Daniel Hays, a mer- chant of Scranton ; William, a mine prospector who died in New Mexico; James, our subject; Ellen, who died in Wales at the age of seven years; and Catherine, wife of Philip McCue, a miner of Scran- ton.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 244

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