Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 327

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HON. JAMES MILLHAM one of the most distinguished and honored citizens and representa- tive business men of Hawley, Wayne county, was born August 1, 1832, in Sussex county, N. J., of which his parents, John and Charity (Roof) Millham, were also natives.

In 1836 the family removed to Pike county, Penn., locating on a farm about a mile and a half from Hawley, where the father en- gaged in agricultural pursuits and blacksmithing. Although quiet and unassuming in manner he made many friends and was was often called upon to serve in local offices of honor and trust. He died in 1889, aged eighty-two years his wife in the fall of 1880, aged seventy-eight. They were earnest and consistent members of the Baptist Church, and were laid to rest in the Baptist cemetery at Hawley. Their children were as follows: Sarah married John B. Shipt, a carpenter (both are now deceased ) ; Caroline is the deceased wife of Daniel Tuttle, who is living retired in Hawley; George is a carpenter living near Rosendale, N. Y .; James is next in order of birth; Eliza Jane married William Krummell, a tanner (both are now deceased) ; Mary and Allen S. both live in Hawley; Johanna is the wife of S. T. Wells, a turner in Hawley. The paternal grandparents of our subject, Morris and Margaret Millham, also removed from Sussex coun- ty, N. J., to Pike county, Penn., in 1836, and there spent their remaining days upon a farm. The ma-

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ternal grandfather, James Roof, and his wife always made their home in Sussex county, New Jersey.

On leaving the home farm where he was reared, James Millham came to Hawley, Wayne county, at the age of twenty years, and for three years clerked in the store of William C. Conklin, after which he was similarly employed for two years by Joseph Hollidsday at the place where he now carries on business on his own account. In connection with J. T. & W. Cromwell, he bought out his employer, and under the name of Cromwell & Co., business was carried on for three years. Mr. Millham then sold his interest to Mr. Soliday, for whom he clerked for three years. In 1862, during the Civil war, he was appointed revenue collector for Wayne county, and served in that capacity until 1865, when he again embarked in merchandising near his present site, carrying on business there until 1888, in which year he removed to his present store building. For a few years he operated a sawmill in Hawley, and is now president of the Hawley Water Co. He possesses untiring energy, is quick of perception, and his close application to business and excellent management have brought to him the high degree of prosperity which is to-day his.

On May 30, 1862, in Hawley, Mr. Millham was married to Miss Mary Dunlap, Rev. Van Holton, a Presbyterian minister, officiating. To them have been born three daughters, namely: Eva J., now the wife of Wilson D. Decker, clerk for the Pennsyl- vania Coal Co., at Dunmore, Penn .; Sarah E., wife of E. L. Slagher. a merchant of Hawley ; and Lucy, wife of James D. Ames, also a merchant of that place.

Mr. Millham has never let his private interests interfere with his duties of citizenship, and he has always taken a prominent and active part in public affairs. He has held a number of local offices, was five years justice of the peace in Hawley, and in the fall of 1880 was elected to the State Legislature from Wayne county, which he most ably represent- ed. The Republican party always finds in him a stanch supporter of its principles, and he has done much to insure its success in his locality. He is a third-degree Freemason, belonging to the Blue lodge at Hawley, and for twenty years he has held membership in the Presbyterian Church. His pub- lic and private life are alike above reproach, and his career has ever been such as to commend him to the confidence and respect of all with whom he comes in contact. Courteous, genial, well informed, alert and enterprising, he stands to-day one of the leading representative men of Wayne county.

PETER W. SHAFER (deceased) was one of the worthy and honored citizens of Hamilton town- ship, Monroe county, and also a Union soldier dur- ing the war of the Rebellion.

Mr. Shafer was born in Hamilton township, June 10, 1843, a son of Jacob and Christiana (Say- lor) Shafer, the former also a native of that town- ship, the latter of Northampton county, Penn. His

paternal grandfather, James Shafer, was one of the early settlers of Hamilton township, in 1820, how- ever, removing to Cattaraugus county, N. Y., where he spent his remaining days. The father remained a resident of Monroe county, and throughout his active business life carried on operations as a farm- er, drover and butcher. He was living retired in Stroudsburg at the time of his death, in 1878, when he was seventy years of age. His wife, who was born in 1809, departed this life in 1868. In their family were the following children: Leah, who is living with her brother Samuel on a farm in Ham- ilton township; Joseph and a daughter, who died when young; Samuel, who married a lady named Gower, and is engaged in farming in Hamilton township; Charles, deceased, who married Sarah Heller ; Jacob, who married, and is engaged in farm- ing in Iowa; Sarah, wife of Addison Shafer, of Pennsylvania; Joseph, a resident of Rock Island, Ill .; Rachel, deceased wife of George Backman; Thomas, who married Florence Learn, and lives in Cuba, N. Y .; and Peter W., our subject.

In 1861 Peter W. Shafer laid aside all per- sonal interests to aid his country in her struggle to preserve the Union, enlisting in Company F, 4th P. V. I. He was never wounded, but contracted a disease while in the service. In 1876 he removed to the farm in Hamilton township now occupied by his family and operated by his son. From 1882 until 1890 he drove a stage between Stroudsburg and Wind Gap, Penn., and also between Saylors- burg and Lehigh Gap, and from that time until his death followed various occupations. He passed away September 8, 1895, at his home in Hamilton township, and his remains were interred in the Bossardsville cemetery. He was widely and favor- ably known throughout his section of the State, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of all with whom he came in contact, in either business or so- cial life.

At Stroudsburg, in June, 1863, Mr. Shafer was united in marriage with Miss Lizzie Featherman, and to them were born the following children : Anna and Oliver, who died when young; Sally, wife of George Fable, a hotel proprietor of Mt. Minsi (now Tannersville), Penn .; Stewart, who married Mary Shafer, and lives at Mt. Minsi ; Clar- ence, a resident of Springtown, N. J. ; Rogers, now at home ; and Howard, of Hamilton township, Mon- roe county.

Mrs. Shafer was born on the old Featherman homestead in Hamilton township, a daughter of Charles and Sally Ann ( Pifer) Featherman, the for- mer a native of the same township, the latter of Northampton county, Penn. The father, who was one of the most prominent and wealthy citizens of this section of the county, purchased the old home- stead in 1828, and was extensively engaged in ag- ricultural pursuits. He served as county commis- sioner for one term, and was an active and influ- ential member of the Lutheran Church. He died January II, 1892, aged seventy-six years, his wife

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March 14, 1854, aged fifty-four years, and the re- mains of both were interred in Mt. Zion Church cemetery. Mrs. Shafer is the eldest of their eight children ; Peter, deceased, (first) married Rachel Haney and (second) a Mrs. Hallick; Aaron mar- ried Mary Poncelar, and is now living retired in Stroudsburg; Jeremiah married Marietta Mostella, and lives on the old homestead in Hamilton town- ship; Stewart married Rose Shafer, and is engaged in farming in the same township; and Anna is the wife of W. L. Andrews, a merchant of Rossland, Penn. Mrs. Shafer's paternal grandfather, Balser Featherman, was born in Lehigh county, Penn., son of John P. and Sarah (Danahower ) Featherman, natives of Lehigh and Montgomery counties, re- spectively. In 1806 Balser Featherman came with his parents to Monroe county, where his father had purchased a farm in 1800, but did not locate thereon until six years later. Balser Featherman operated a mill in his younger days, but later in life devoted his time to farming. He was an active worker in the Lutheran Church, with which he was con- nected, and was a stanch supporter of the Dem- ocratic party. He married Margaret Houser, who was born in Northampton county, daughter of Cas- per Houser, and both died in Hamilton township- the former in 1867, at the age of eighty-one years, the latter in 1852, at the age of sixty-nine-and were laid to rest in Mt. Zion cemetery. Mrs. Featherman was drowned in a mill-race in front of her home, walking into the same while in her sleep. To Balser Featherman and wife were born the following chil- dren : John, deceased, married Ann Storm; Sally, deceased, married Amos Labar ; Philip went to New Orleans, La., where he obtained a position on a steamboat, and was never again heard from; Eliza- beth, deceased, married Samuel Pifer ; Charles and Abram were twins, the former being Mrs. Shafer's father, and the latter died unmarried in Chili, South America, in 1875; Lydia is the widow of Charles Butts, of Lime Spring, Iowa; Jonathan, deceased, married Sally Butts ; and Jacob H. is a farmer of Hamilton township, Monroe county.

D. R. DE LONG, M. D., a prominent physi- cian of Stroudsburg, Monroe county, is a man of ripe experience in his profession, in which he has won an enviable reputation. He and his estimable wife have apparently learned the art of growing old gracefully and upon them the dignity of years rests like a crown of blessing, suggesting the wis- dom garnered in life's long discipline.

The De Long family, which is of French origin, has been identified with this Commonwealth for several generations. The Doctor's grandfather De Long was born December 25, 1787, and the greater portion of his life was spent at Allentown and Sunbury, Penn., but he finally removed to In- diana, and his death occurred near Indianapolis, when he was in his eighty-eighth year. By occu- pation he was a teamster, and for many years he drove a six-horse team between Philadelphia and

Sunbury. During the war of 1812 he served as an ensign in the 16th Regiment of the United States regular army, and his commission, which is dated July 23, 1812, is now in the possession of our subject. His wife, Elizabeth (Black), was born October 16, 1785, and died at Orangeville, Co- lumbia Co., Penn. They had six children, of whom our subject's father, Edward De Long, was the eldest. Pollie married Henry Faus, of Buck Horn, Columbia county, and after his death she accom- panied her daughter to Florida, where she died some years ago; Henry and William died at Orangeville ; Jesse, born August 2, 1814, resided near Hazelton, Schuylkill Co., Penn .; and Catherine, born January 16, 1816, never married.

Edward De Long, the father of our subject, was born in 1808, in Fishing Creek township, Co- lumbia county, and was christened April 3, 1809. He was an industrious man, making his livelihood by his own labor, and attained a good old age, dying in 1882, one month previous to the seventy-fourth anniversary of his birth. His wife, Isabelle (Rishel), died in 1836, and he never married again. Of their two children, the older died in infancy, and the other is the subject of this sketch.

Dr. De Long was born November 3, 1834, in Bloomsburg, Columbia county, and during his youth he attended the academy there and a school in Orangeville. He also received instruction in theo- retical and practical surveying from a private tutor, a graduate of Yale College, and when eighteen years old he himself began teaching school, con- tinuing successfully for four winters. In the mean- time he entered upon the study of medicine, and in due time cook a course in the Pennsylvania Med- ical College, from which he was graduated in 1857. On April 6, 1865, he was appointed assistant surgeon of the Ist Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, with the rank of first lieutenant. He served a year, lack- ing a few days, and was in the Shenandoah Valley until the regiment was ordered to Washington. Later he was assigned to service with the 214th P. V. I., at Camp Roe, Annapolis, Md. On leaving the army he located at Phillipsburg, N. J., and after two years removed to Centerville, Northampton Co., Penn., where he practiced with marked suc- cess for twenty-four years. In 1894 he settled at Stroudsburg, and his reputation for knowledge and skill speedily brought him an extensive practice there. On December 28, 1897, he was appointed a member of the board of pension examiner sur- geons at Stroudsburg. His interest in military af- fairs remains as keen as ever, and for many years he has been a member of Armstrong Post No. 386, G. A. R., at Portland, Penn., a member of the Im- proved Order of Red Men, the Knights of Pythias and the Knights of Honor. He married Miss Eliza- beth E. Eilenberger, and six children have blessed the union. (1) William E., a druggist, is mar- ried and resides in Philadelphia. (2) One whose name is not given, died in infancy. (3) Isabella died in childhood. (4) G. W. died at the age of

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four years. (5) Eugene, a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, is now practicing medicine at Giger's Mills, Berks Co., Penn. He mar- ried a Miss Zetter, and has three children-David, Esther and Eugene. (6) Charles is engaged in the drug business with his brother in Philadelphia. The family is connected with the Reformed Church, and the Doctor and his wife take an interest in all that concerns the welfare of the community in which they make their home.

Mrs. Elizabeth De Long is of German descent on the paternal side, her great-grandfather Eilen- berger having been the first of the family to come to America. Her grandfather Eilenberger was born in Northampton county, Penn., and passed his life there, attaining the age of seventy-five years. His wife, Susan (Harts), died at an advanced age. They had eight children: Sarah (Mrs. Smith), Jonas, Jacob, William, David, Catherine, one whose name is not given, and Frederick. William Eilen- berger, the father of Mrs. De Long, was born in Northampton county, and he and his wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Frutchey, both lived to the age of seventy. Mrs. De Long's maternal grand- father Frutchey in early life resided in Easton, Penn. She died at Mt. Bethel, when aged seventy-nine years, seven months and some days. His son, Will- iam Frutchey, is now over ninety years of age and has buried all his children. Of the eleven children of William and Sarah Eilenberger four died in child- hood. The others are: Paulina married Philip Short; Susannah married Levi Rasily; Hannah married Peter Miller; Elizabeth, Mrs. De Long, is the next in order of birth ; Matilda married Henry Schoch; Sarah married Jesse Hilliard; and Peter. With the exception of Mrs. De Long all reside in Northampton county.

CHRISTIAN NAUMAN. This honored and venerable gentleman has for almost half a century been prominently identified with the agricultural and business interests of Paradise township, Monroe county, carrying on operations there as a mason, cooper and farmer, and in his undertakings he has been fairly successful. Mr. Nauman was born July 28, 1815, in Northampton county, Penn., a son of Michael and Maria (Stricker) Nauman, who after their marriage settled in Newburg, that county, but in 1821 removed to Monroe county. In Paradise township the father took up a tract of government land and upon that homestead resided for twenty- one years, his death occurring at that place. All of the twelve children of his family were born in Northampton county, and with the exception of our subject, the youngest, all are now deceased, among whom were: (I) Michael married and made his home in Paradise township, Monroe county. (2) George moved to New York State, where he married and spent his last days. (3) Jo- seph married and followed the mason's trade in Hamilton township, Monroe county. (4) Sam- uel died unmarried in Monroe county. (5) Polly

married (first) Peter Eckert, who died in Easton, Penn., and she later married (second) Dr. James Cross, who removed to Monroe county, where her death occurred. She left one son, William Eckert, who was killed in the army during the Civil war. (6) Elizabeth was the wife of John Boorem, of Paradise township, where both died leaving a fam- ily. (7) Catherine married Michael Long and resided in Northampton county, where they died leaving a family. (8) Hannah married William Bush and located in Wilkes Barre, Penn., but later returned to Pocono township, Monroe county, where they died leaving two daughters. (9) Susanna married Michael Beavers, of Easton, Penn., a sol- dier of the Civil war, and they lived first in Strouds- burg and later in Scranton, Penn., where he followed brick making. They died there leaving six children, namely-Joseph (a soldier of the Civil war), John, Christopher, James, Louise (Mrs. George Rangle, of Scranton), and. Philip ( who married and moved West).

Christian Nauman, our subject, obtained a limited education in the subscription schools near his boyhood home, and when a young man learned the cooper's trade, which he followed for some years. In 1851 he was united in marriage with Miss Rosan Wagoner, a daughter of Joseph and Barbara Wagoner, early settlers of Monroe county. After his marriage he purchased his present farm in Paradise township, where he has since made his home. He has converted the wild land into a well- cultivated farm, has erected thereon good and sub- stantial buildings, cleared much of the land, planted fruit trees and made many other improvements which add to the beauty and value of the place. His wife, who was an earnest and devoted Chris- tian woman, a member of the Evangelical Church, departed this life November 1I, 1896.

To them were born thirteen children, as fol- lows: (I) Edward, born in March, 1853, never married, and was killed on the Delaware, Lack- awanna & Western railroad in August, 1887. (2) Caroline, born in March, 1855, is the wife of George Moolbaugh, of Scranton, an engineer on the Del- aware, Lackawanna & Western railroad, and they have six children-Jennie, Gertrude, Orie, Esther, Ruth and Edward. (3) Frank L., born in June, 1856, is a conductor on the same road and resides at Clark's Summit, Lackawanna Co., Penn. He mar- ried Annie Transue, of Pocono township, Monroe county, and to them were born four children-Net- tie, Rena, one whose name is not given, and Mertie, who died at the age of four years. (4) Sarah J., born in October, 1857, is the wife of William Row, a farmer of Paradise township, and they have four children-Laura, Vernie, Edith and Lulu. (5) Joel, born in May, 1859, married Sarah Everett, of Hamilton township, Monroe county, and they re- side at Gouldsboro, Wayne Co., Penn., where he is superintendent of Mr. Hooker's peach basket fac- tory. They have one daughter, Helen. 6) MICHAEL B., born in January, 1861, received a public-school

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education and was reared on the home farm. In 1882 he entered the employ of the Delaware, Lack- awanna & Western railroad as brakeman, in which capacity he served until 1893, and has since been conductor on the same road. In 1892 he married Mina Woolbaugh, of Monroe county, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Woolbaugh, of Smithfield township. They made their home in Scranton until April, 1898, when they located on his father's old homestead, which he is now carrying on in connec- tion with railroading. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. His only child, Christian, was born in November, 1895. (7) Laura, born in July, 1862, is the widow of Grant Cordin, of Scranton, where she now resides. She has one daughter, Helen. (8) David, born in February, 1864, follows railroading and resides at Mt. Pocono,

Monroe county. He married Minnie Warner, of Paradise township, and has one son, Clair. (9) Allen, born in September, 1865, married Minnie Nauman, of Paradise township, and they live at Mt. Pocono. They have one daughter, Flossie. (10) Ellen, born in January, 1868, married Sam- uel G. Coffman, of Monroe county, a railroad man, and they make their home in Scranton. They have four children-Robert, Rossie, Mildred and Etta. (II) Emmett, born in March, 1870, is a brakeman on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad, and resides in Scranton. He married Nora Coff- man, of Paradise township, and they have one daughter, Nellie. (12) Gertrude, born in March, 1872, is with her father. (13) Lizzie, born in March, 1874, is the wife of Orrin Hildreth, a farmer of Paradise Valley, and they have one son, Earl.

Mr. Nauman is an ardent supporter of the Re- publican party, but has never aspired to office. For many years he has been an active and prominent member and liberal supporter of the Evangelical Church, with which his family is also connected, and for twelve years he served as class-leader. Dur- ing his long and useful career he has gained the con- fidence and respect of all with whom he has come in contact either in business or social life.

PHILIP F. FULMER, M. D., who is well known as an able physician and public-spirited cit- izen, is the proprietor of the "High Falls Hotel," a popular hostelry near Dingman's Ferry, Pike county. The attractions of that locality were rec- ognized in early days, and in 1784 a hotel ("The Wayside Inn") was opened on the site by Martin W. Dingman, which was afterward called Ding- man's choice, being the only one in the neighbor- hood.

Tradition says that others had preceded him and that the site had been occupied by a tavern for one hundred and three years, when purchased by Dr. Fulmer, in 1866. The building contained only sev- enteen bedrooms, and was far from meeting mod- ern requirements, but the Doctor at once enlarged and remodeled it and made many improvements in the grounds, adding to the natural beauties of the

place. With admirable business judgment he brought the charms of the locality to the notice of city people, and during the summer season the house is filled with guests. Ninety-three rooms furnish accommodations for two hundred people, and the farm of two hundred acres supplies all the choicest delicacies of the season for the table. The place is easily reached by railroad and stage, being nine miles from the Sussex branch of the Delaware & Lackawanna railroad, twenty-five miles from Stroudsburg and sixteen miles from Port Jervis. The house faces the Delaware river, only one- eighth of a mile away, and is on the Milford and Dingman "river road." The scenery is remarkable for beauty, and visitors find many points of interest within walking distance, the High Falls, Lower Falls, Soap Trough, Suspension Cave, Lookout Rock, Fossil Hill, Echo Glen, Fathomless Cave, Fairy Glen, Emerald Cascade, the Vestibule, Maple Grove and the High Knob having more than local reputation. For a drive there are many objective points, the most celebrated being the Conashaugh Valley, Raymondskill Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Saw- kill Falls, Utter's Peak, Indian Ladder, Iris Grotto, the Wild Gorge, Silver Lake, Fern Bank, Hanging Rock, and Laughing Waters. Silver Lake is a fine sheet of water about a mile and a half in length and affording excellent fishing, while the numerous streams in the vicinity are supplied with an abundant stock of gamey and appetizing members of the finny tribe. During the hunting season game is plentiful, and it is not strange that the "High Falls Hotel" has become a favorite resort.

Dr. Fulmer and his wife are people of culture and refinement, and both are descended from honor- able ancestry. The Doctor's paternal grandfather, John Fulmer, came from Germany and located in Richmond, Penn., where he engaged in business as a tanner and farmer.

Judge John Fulmer, the Doctor's father, was born in 1793, in Richmond, Northampton Co., Penn., and soon after his marriage to Barbara Ann Brakely he settled at Stewartsville, N. J., where he carried on a store and tannery until 1858. From that time until 1866 he was engaged in similar enterprises at Fulmersville, and for fifteen years he was a director of the old Philipsburg Bank, which he helped to organize. He was a man of influence, holding numerous offices, and from 1822 to 1861 was postmaster at Stewartsville, while for twenty-five years he was an associate judge of the courts of Warren county, N. J. Always a friend of progress, he gave aid to educational and religious movements, being one of the founders of the Lu- theran Church and the Academy in Stewartsville. He retired about 1872, and died in 1890, aged ninety- seven, being buried in the Lutheran cemetery at Stewartsville. His estimable wife, who was born in 1799, and died in 1882, was of German descent and a daughter of Mathias Brakely, a farmer of War- ren county, N. J., and his wife, Barbara (Fine). To Judge Fulmer and his wife the following chil-

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 327

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