Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 296

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Publication date: 1900
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To Mr. and Mrs. Perry have been born the fol- lowing children: Josephine L., born September 17, 1851, resides with her parents. Millard F., born December 10, 1854, married Margaret Hoffman, and is a passenger conductor living in Lincoln, Neb .; James Emerson, born July 10, 1857, is in the employ of the Gravity railroad and lives at home ; David Milton, born January 6, 1860, was killed while at work on that road April 23, 1896; William M., born July 21, 1863, married Carrie Cole and is night watchman on the Gravity railroad at Promp- ton ; George B., born March 19, 1867, was killed February 9, 1890, at Honesdale, by being crushed between a building and a locomotive; Cora Elsie, born April 7, 1871, is with her parents; Galen N., born December 27, 1878, is a bright, active young man who is learning telegraphy at Waymart station. The family are all intelligent and enterprising, and oc- cupy honorable positions in life. By all who know them they are held in high regard, and they have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances throughout Wayne county.

GEORGE E. BAKER, a leading agriculturist of Dyberry township, Wayne county, evidences by the manner in which he carries on his business that he thoroughly understands the vocation in which-he is engaged, and success is attending his efforts to- ward securing a competency. Neatness and order prevail upon his place, which is managed, with re- gard to its cultivation, in a manner which reflects great credit on the owner.

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His grandfather, George Baker, was a native of Connecticut, and when a young man removed to. Rhode Island, where he married Phœbe Taylor, also a native of Connecticut. He died in 1846, at the age of sixty-eight years. Their children were Ezra, Owen, Lydia, Roxana, Clara and Sarah, all now deceased. The oldest, Ezra Baker (our subject's father), was born in Rhode Island, February 23, 1798, where he grew to manhood and engaged in business for some years. He married Miss Eliza- beth, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth Bennett, also natives of Rhode Island. Three children blessed this union : Elmyra, born March, 1820, died at the age of thirteen years; and George E. and Stephen are twins, the latter now a resident of Oregon township, Wayne county. Our subject was born in Rhode Island, May 22, 1822, and was nine years of age when the family came to Lebanon, Wayne county. The father purchased a farm near Rileyville, upon which he lived for almost forty years, and he died March 14, 1884, at the advanced age of ninety-two years; his wife departed this life the previous August, at the age of eighty-eight. They were honored and respected by all who knew them.

George E. Baker obtained his education in the district schools of Lebanon township, which he at- tended during the winter months, while through the summer season he assisted his father in the farm work, remaining on the old homestead until forty years of age. He then began farming for him- self, and now owns a fine property in Dyberry town- ship.

At Rileyville, January 1, 1846, Mr. Baker was united in marriage with Miss Emily Eliza Lincoln, daughter of John and Millany (Huntington) Lin- coln, and to them were born five daughters, namely : Sarah E., now the wife of Mark Van Deusen, of Oregon township, Wayne county ; Harriette A. (de- ceased), wife of G. W. Kimble; Lydia J., wife of George A. Kimble ; Marcia M. and Lucy E. (twins), the former the wife of Nicholas Hamley, of Hones- dale; the latter the wife of Frank Kimble: The mother of these children was called to her final rest September 21, 1873. For his second wife, Mr. Baker married Miss Caroline E. Van Deusen, whose father, Henry Van Deusen, was born in Berkshire county, Mass., January 28, 1795, and was there married to Lovisa Doble. His father, Isaac Van Deusen, was born in the same State, April 5, 1767, and died May 16, 1831. He married Christiana Spoor, who was born in Sheffield, Mass., March II, 1765, and died September 2, 1830. At an early day Henry Van Deusen came to Wayne county, Penn., and bought a hotel in Honesdale, and on selling out he engaged in farming in Dyberry, Wayne county, where he purchased 118 acres of land and there continued to make his home until his death, which occurred August 18, 1868. His wife died December 22, 1879. They had but three children : Mark, born May 4, 1823; George, born

April 3, 1829; and Caroline E. (wife of our sub- ject ), born June 20, 1834.

Politically Mr. Baker has always been identified with the Democratic party, but at local elections votes for the best man regardless of party ties. He has been honored with several offices, being school director twelve years, township clerk, auditor and overseer of the poor. In the estimation of his fel- low citizens he is one of the representative men of Dyberry township.

ORSON CASE is one of the most prosperous and influential citizens of Clinton township, Wayne county. Greater fortunes have been accumulated, but few lives furnish so striking an example of the wise application of sound principles and safe conser- vatism as does his. The story of his success is short and simple, containing no exciting chapters, but in it lies one of the most valuable secrets of the great prosperity which it records, and his business and private life are pregnant with interest and incen- tive, no matter how lacking in dramatic action- the record of a noble life, consistent with itself and its possibilities.

Mr. Case was born March II, 1836, in Hop- bottom, Susquehanna county, and is a grandson of Bela Case, a native of Lyme, Conn., where his an- cestors located on coming from their old home in England. Orson Case, Sr. (the father of our subject), was also born in Connecticut, and when a child accompanied his parents on their removal to Susquehanna county. Learning the millwright's trade, he built many of the mills now in operation in northeastern Pennsylvania, and adjoining coun- ties in New York and New Jersey. On October 6, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, 107th P. V. I., and was honorably discharged January 26, 1863. His death occurred March 31, 1876. He married Ann Eliza Smith, also a native of Connecticut, and they became the parents of the following children : James G., who died in 1889 ; Marcus, a Union soldier, who died in 1885; Jane E., who died in Scranton, Penn., February II, 1892 ; George W., who was also a soldier of the Civil war, and received an honorable discharge; Orson J., the subject of this sketch ; Malvina, widow of Philip A. Street, who was killed in a railroad accident on the New Jersey Central while emploved as chief engineer; Louisa; Sarah A .; Jerome, a Union soldier, who died in January, 1892 ; and Henry, who died in 1890.

The public schools of his native township af- forded Orson Case his educational privileges, but at the age of fourteen he left the school room and started out in life to make his own way in the world. Like his father he learned the millwright's trade, and for forty-five years he has engaged in the milling business both in New York and Pennsyl- vania. At the age of sixteen he purchased a farm in Hopbottom, Susquehanna county, which he oper- ated for one year, and since then has devoted a part of his time to agriculture, in connection with his lumber interests. He is now one of the most sub-

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stantial farmers and business men of Clinton town- ship, Wayne county.

On July 13, 1864, Mr. Case was married to Miss Orphia A. Alden, a daughter of Barnabus and Margaret (Snyder) Alden. Her grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Alden, was a native of Connecti- cut, whence he removed to Windsor, N. Y., where his death occurred. Her father was born in Berk- shire, Mass., her mother in New York State. They were the parents of the following children: Eliza J., now the widow of James Chafee, and a resident of Kansas; Timothy P., of Binghamton, N. Y .; Philip H., of Kirkwood, N. Y. ; Mary A., widow of Sher- man Chase, of Stella, N. Y. ; John C., of Lestershire, N. Y .; Julia S., wife of Lorian Dyer, of Portland, Ore .; Slous, who died in infancy ; Hannah O., who died in 1882, aged forty-five years ; Lydia A., widow of John L. Reynolds, of Windsor, N. Y .; and Or- phia A., who was born January 14, 1842, and is now the wife of our subject. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Case, namely: (I) Effie E., born March 30, 1867, is now the wife of Joseph B. Van Nan, an employe of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co., and they have two sons-Orson C., born De- cember 25, 1890; and Robert A., born July 17, 1895. (2) Sherman A., born November 13, 1869, died March 30, 1873. (3) Bessie O., born Septem- ber 30, 1873, died October 30, of the same year. As a Democrat Mr. Case takes an active and prominent part in local political affairs, served as postmaster during President Cleveland's second administration, was justice of the peace three terms, and has been a member of the board of election several times. So- cially he belongs to the Masonic Order, the Eastern Star and Knight Templars, and religiously he and his family are prominent members of the Baptist Church, in which he is serving as deacon. His ambition has been to acquit himself of life's duties honorably before all men, to improve his capabilities and oppor- tunities and to become of use in the world, and it is this spirit that has made him one of the most emi- nent business men of Wayne county.

DAVID D. NEWMAN (deceased), who in his lifetime was a prominent agriculturist of Ding- man township, Pike county, was a citizen whose ability and worth won the confidence of the people of his community. At times he was chosen to offices of responsibility, and from 1892 to 1895 he served as sheriff of Pike county, discharging the duties of the position with satisfaction to all concerned.

Mr. Newman came of good pioneer stock, and his ancestors in the paternal line were early settlers in Warren county, N. J. Joseph Newman, the grand- father of our subject, was born in New Jersey, whence he removed to this section in 1842, locating in Pike county, where he died in 1850. His first wife, whose maiden name was Mary Howell, died in New Jersey, and he afterward married a Miss Pyers. By the first marriage he had six children : Levi, who married a Miss Hoyt ; David R., who mar- ried Mary Winters; Zuba, Mrs. John Albert ; John

H., our subject's father ; Phoebe, wife of Aaron Seibring ; and George H., deceased, who never mar- ried. by the second marriage there were four chil- dren : Susan, who died in childhood; Mary, who married J. J. Smith, a farmer at Bushkill, Pike coun- ty; Beckie (deceased), who married Joseph Bos- ler ; and Eliza.

The late John H. Newman, father of our sub- ject, was born November 7, 1826, at Hope, War- ren Co., N. J., and came to Pike county in 1847 with his brother Levi. They settled upon our sub- ject's present homestead, then a wilderness, and a. few years later John H. purchased Levi's interest. He was a man of ability, and became prominent in. the local affairs of Pike county, serving as com- missioner in 1881, 1882, and 1883. He died Octo- ber 17, 1887, and his remains were interred at Mil- ford. In 1852 he was married in Dingman township, Pike county, to Miss Lorena Doty, a native of Sus- sex county, N. J., who died at the present home- stead May 11, 1882, aged forty-six years. She was a daughter of David C. Doty, and a sister of Mrs. Wallace Newman, of Milford. Our subject was the eldest in a family of six children; the next three died in infancy, as did the youngest, Mar- jorie; Mary J., fifth in the order of birth, is now the wife of Walter F. Warner, a well-known agri- culturist of Milford township, Pike county.

David D. Newman was born July 31, 1853, on the farm whereon he had resided all his life with the exception of six years, from the fall of 1881 to 1887, which he spent in New York City as fore- man for the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. The farm referred to is a fine estate, and his judicious man- agement marked him as a progressive and scientific farmer. Politically he was a Democrat, and in ad- dition to the office of sheriff he served in other po- sitions, having been chosen township assessor in 1880 and judge of elections in 1897. For years he was an active member of the M. E. Church, while, socially, he was identified with the K. of H., and. the Blue Lodge, F. & A. M. Mr. Newman died March 25, 1899.

On August 24, 1881, Mr. Newman was mar- ried, in Dingman township, Pike county, to Miss. Louise Fisher, daughter of Andrew and Sophia Fisher, prominent residents of that township. She died January 3, 1890, aged thirty years, and her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Mil- ford. Two children were born of this union: John A., who died in infancy ; and Laura, who is at home. On January 28, 1891, Mr. Newman was married at Milford to Miss Clara M. Winkler, by whom he had three children : Minnie H., Kittie M. and Louisa. A., all living at home. Mrs. Clara M. Newman was born in Guttesburg, Germany, a daughter of Freder- ick Winkler. Her father, who is a carpenter by trade, was born in Germany in 1843, and came to America in 1881 with his wife, Wilhelmina C. (Foster), a. native of Germany, born in 1847, settling at Elm- hurst, Long Island. They had the following chil- dren : Adolph P .; Max W., a carpenter ; Theodore:

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O .; Helen L., who married Samuel Parks, a mail carrier at Laredo, Texas; and Clara M., wife of our subject ; and Frederick B., a painter by trade, who resides on Long Island.

THEODORE SAYLOR, postmaster and gen- eral merchant at Saylorsburg, in Hamilton township, Monroe county, is one of the substantial citizens of that place, where he has passed all of his busy and successful career. He was born there February 22, 1842, son of Charles and Sarah A. ( Overpeck ) Saylor, who in their day were prominent and high- ly-respected residents of this part of the county, and it was in honor of the father that Saylorsburg was so called.

Mr. Saylor's grandfather was a native of Ger- many, and after coming to America settled in North- ampton county, Penn., where he was killed when his son Charles was a mere child. He left a family of four children, two sons and two daughters, of ·whom: Samuel, the eldest, was born and reared in Northampton county, where after reaching man- hood he embarked in a mercantile business, which he conducted very successfully for thirty-five years. He then moved to Allentown, where he passed the remainder of his life in retirement. He left two children, since deceased, David O. and Eliza (who was the wife of lawyer Wolliver, of Allentown). The eldest daughter married Jacob Shaffer, a farm- er of Brodheadsville, Hamilton township, Monroe county, where they both died, leaving seven children -Samuel, Charles, Peter, Edward, Thomas, Lehr (who never married), and Sarah (wife of Addison Shaffer, of Williamsport). The other daughter lived in New York State, where she married, and left de- scendants.

Charles Saylor was born January 29, 1807, in Hellertown, Northampton Co., Penn., where he grew to manhood, after the death of his father mak- ing his home with Peter Heller. When about fif- teen years old he came to live in Hamilton town- ship, Monroe county, and from about 1827-28 until 1863 (when his son David took the business) was engaged in merchandising. In 1847 he erected a large hotel in the village of Saylorsburg, which, as above stated, had been named for him. He con- tinued in the hotel business for nineteen years, meet- ing with the same success which attended him in all his business undertakings, and then retired to enjoy the fruits of a long and active life, honored and es- teemed by all who knew him. Soon after coming to this place Mr. Saylor was elected justice of the peace, and he discharged the duties of that office with satisfaction to all concerned, for a period of thirty years, a record which speaks louder than words for his trustworthiness and the confidence which was reposed in him by his fellow citizens in general. He was one of the most progressive men in the community, in both business and public mat- ters, was instrumental in locating the first post office in his section of the county, and by his energy and influence did much toward the general advance-

ment and improvement of his village and town- ship. He was widely known and equally popular with all classes, and personally he was a man of sterling character, one who merited the honors his fellow men delighted to bestow upon him. In po- litical sentiment he was first a Whig and later a stanch Republican.

Mr. Saylor was married, in 1830, to Miss Sarah A. Overpeck, of Hamilton township, who was born in 1812, in Northampton county, and came of Eng- lish ancestry. Her parents, John and Sarah Over- peck, were born in 1781 and 1774, respectively, the father near Philadelphia, and they had two daugh- ters : Sarah A., Mrs. Saylor ; and Anne, Mrs. Elijah Bush, who resides in Stroud township, Monroe county. Mr. Saylor departed this life June 24, 1873, and Mrs. Saylor remained on the home farm for a few years longer, subsequently living with a daugh- ter at Allentown, Penn., until her death, in Sep- tember, 1896. Their remains were interred in Mt. Zion cemtery. She was a woman of high Christian character, sincerely loved by her family and a wide circle of friends, and she was a devoted wife and mother and a competent helpmeet to her husband in all his affairs. They were members of the Reformed Church. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Saylor, three now living, namely: (I) Sallie A., born in 1831, became the wife of Nicholas Altemus, and they moved West, settling in Janesville, Wis., where he died in 1895. Mr. Altemus was engaged in stock dealing, and became very wealthy. They had seven children-Charles, Edwin, Oscar, Theodore, Emma, Mona and Ida. (2) David, born in 1834, was one of the most successful and influential citizens of Saylorsburg, where for many years prior to his death, in 1896, he was extensively engaged in mer- cantile business. When the First National Bank of Stroudsburg was organized, he was elected a director, and he continued to serve as such during his lifetime. For thirty-six years he held the office of postmaster in his village, and there was no more popular or beloved man in the place. (3) John O., born in 1840, married Miss Sarah Walton, daughter of Dr. Walton, one of the leading physicians of Stroudsburg, and they have seven children living- Walter, Theodore, Hannah, Hattie, Mattie, Ella and Nettie. They make their home in Stroudsburg, where Mr. Saylor is engaged as a saddler. (4) Theo- dore is next in the order of birth. (5) Edward A., born December 18, 1844, died young. (6) Catherine born in 1847, died in 1862. (7) Rachel, who died in 1878, was the wife of M. J. Meixell, and they had one child, Edwin, who is a minister of the Reformed Church, at present located in Scottdale, Penn. (8) Edward A., born October 13, 1851, is mentioned below.

Theodore Saylor received the advantages af- forded by the public schools of his native village. When a youth he was placed in the store as clerk for his father, later working in the same capacity for his brother David, and finally became owner of the es- tablishment, in 1866 forming a partnership with

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his brother David, which lasted until the latter's death, in December, 1896. They erected a fine home in the village, and always lived together, and our subject has since bought his interest in the firm of Saylor & Bro. He has also been appointed his successor to the office of postmaster, and as direc- tor in the First National Bank of Stroudsburg. Mr. Saylor and his brother have proved worthy descendants of their father, for they have taken the place which he occupied as one of the leading mer- chants of Saylorsburg, and our subject possesses unusual tact and ability in commercial affairs, in which he has met with the success which seems characteristic of the family. However, it is only the just reward of years of application and energetic effort on his part, and he has a reputation for in- tegrity and honorable dealing unsullied by question- able or underhanded methods. He has won a fore- most place among the progressive business men of the town and county, and he commands the respect of his associates in all the relations of life.

In August, 1867, Mr. Saylor was united in marriage with Miss Lucinda Stocker, of Stocker- town, Northampton county, whose parents, Rudolph and Mary Stocker, were highly-respected resi- dents of that county. The young couple took up their home in Saylorsburg, where they still reside, and here two children have been born to them : Mary H., in 1868; and Charles E., in 1870. The daughter completed her education in the Allentown Seminary, and she is now the wife of Charles A. Meyers, of Wind Gap, Northampton county, who carries on à general mercantile business ; they have no family. Charles E. received his education in the schools of Brodheadsville and Allentown, and he is at present engaged as agent at Saylorsburg for the Lehigh & Lackawanna road, running a coal yard in addition to attending to the duties of that po- sition.

Mr. Savlor is too much absorbed in business to give much attention to politics, though he takes a loyal interest in local affairs. In religious connec- tion he and his family are members of the Lutheran Church of Hamilton, taking a deep interest in Church affairs, and they occupy a high position among the intelligent people of the community, socially as well as commercially.

EDWARD A. SAYLOR. Monroe county has a full quota of live, energetic and perseverng busi- ness men, among whom is the subject of this sketch a well-known general farmer and dealer in railroad ties at Saylorsburg. Hamilton township. He was born at that place. October 12. 1851, in what is now the "Lake House."

Mr. Saylor grew to manhood at his father's hotel in Saylorsburg, and on June 3, 1876, at Nazar- eth, Penn., he married Miss Anna Weaver, by whom he has four children: Emma M., Mabel G., Mamie E. and Helen W. Mrs. Savlor was born at Wind Gap, Northampton Co., Penn., February I, 1860, a daughter of John and Matilda ( Mills ) Wea-

ver, also natives of that county, where the father died in June, 1873, at the age of fifty-six years, be- ing laid to rest at Plainfield, Penn. He was a Demo- crat in politics, and a member of the Lutheran Church. His wife, who holds membership in the Reformed Church, was born in 1835, and now re- sides at Penn Argyl, Penn. Their children were Mary, who died unmarried ; Sarah, deceased wife of Linford Raph ; Horace, who died young ; Anna, wife of our subject ; Emma, deceased wife of John Simp- son ; and Amanda, wife of Horace Wolf, a school teacher of Penn Argyl. Mrs. Saylor's paternal grandparents, John and Elizabeth (Levers) Weaver, died in Northampton county, where he had engaged in the tanning business for several years.

At the age of twenty years Mr. Saylor went to Stroudsburg, and there served an apprenticeship of two and a half years to the saddler's trade, which he later followed at Allentown, Penn., for a year and three months. Returning to Saylorsburg, he engaged in the saddlery business until locating on his present farm in Hamilton township, Monroe county, where in connection with farming he has bought and sold railroad ties, the business proving quite profitable under his able management. At the polls he gives his support to the men and measures of the Democratic party, and in religious faith he is a Lutheran. He enjoys the esteem and confidence of his neighbors, and is regarded in all respects as an honest man and a good citizen.

A. V. McCARTY, a prominent agriculturist of Dingman township, Pike county, is the owner of a fine farm of 260 acres, and his energetic and scien- tific management has made the place a model of neatness.

Our subject belongs to one of the oldest fam- ilies of his section, and his great-grandfather, Philip McCarty, a native of Ireland, was a wealthy land owner in Pike county in the early davs. Philip Mc- Carty (2), grandfather of our subject, became a lead- ing farmer in Pike county. He was a corporal in the Revolutionary army, and was shot through the shoulder at the battle of Conasaugh, or Death Eddy. He married Marie Vandermart, and they had seven children, among whom was a son, Jacob, our sub- ject's father.

Jacob McCarty, of whom a more complete ac- count is given elsewhere, was born in Dingman township, Pike county, in 1804. and his death oc- curred there in 1867. He married Miss Catherine Van Auken, and had eight children: sons-Uriah, Aaron, John H., William C. and Abram V .; daugh- ters-Caroline, Sarah and Amanda.

Our subject was born August 7, 1845, at his. present homestead, where he has resided all his life with the exception of ten years. During that period he rented the place on shares, and engaged in busi- ness elsewhere. For about eight months in 1880 he was employed on a construction train by the Chica- go & Northwestern Railroad Co., and in 1882 he spent six months in New York City in the real-

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 296

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