Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 335

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The subject of this sketch remained under the parental roof until twenty-five years of age, assist- ing his father in the operation of the home farm. He then purchased a small home in Sterling, where he lived for a few years while working in the woods, and in 1874 removed to his present fine farm. Here he has since followed agricultural pursuits, with good success, and in October, 1893, also embarked in merchandising, which now claims part of his attention.

In Sterling township, Wayne county, July 18, 1868, Charles M. Carlton married Miss Sarah J. Mole, who was born in that township, February 20, 1850, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Tul- ledge) Mole, natives of London, England, where their marriage was celebrated. In 1849 they crossed the ocean, and took up their residence in Sterling

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township, Wayne county, Penn., where the father engaged in shoemaking and farming. He died December 25, 1883, aged seventy-six years, his wife in 1876, aged fifty-eight. Of their children, Sarah died when young ; Julia H., deceased, was the wife of E. Price; Emma is the wife of James L. Carr, a carpenter of Butte City, Mont .; Sarah J. is the wife of our subject; William T. is a farmer of Sterling township, Wayne county; Charles died when young ; Mary A. is the wife of Abram Price, a farmer of Canadensis, Penn .; and Alice is the wife of Elmer Bates, of Dreher township.

Mr. and Mrs. Carlton have become the parents of five children : Thomas, born August 25, 1869, died at the age of seven years ; Mary E., born No- vember 2, 1872, died at the age of four years ; Luther B., born December 10, 1877; Nellie, born May 10, 1886; and Margaret, born July 28, 1887, are all at home. Mrs. Carlton's maternal grand- parents were William and Sarah Tulledge, of Lon- don, England, where the former died. Subse- quently her grandmother came to America, and made her home in Wayne county. Her children were Elizabeth and William.

For the past twenty-two years Mr. Carlton has been a consistent member of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, and his life has ever been such as to win for him the confidence and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. He is a Democrat in politics, and has capably served as collector of his township for nine years.

DARIUS S. WALKER, a successful agricul- turist of Harmony township, Susquehanna county, is one of the enterprising men whose industry has transformed the forest lands of this section into fertile farms, and the pleasant homestead near Star- rucca is a tangible evidence of his thrift. He was born October 21, 1827, at Deposit, Delaware coun- ty, New York, and is of good New England stock, his ancestors in both paternal and maternal lines having taken part in the Revolutionary war. Abram Walker, his grandfather, resided for some time at East Haven, Conn., but later removed to Delaware county, N. Y. He and his wife, Theresa Webb, had three sons, one of whom settled in Michigan and the others in New York State.

John Walker, the father of our subject, was born at East Haven, Conn., but made his home in later life on a farm in the town of Thomp- kins, on the Delaware river, near Deposit, Delaware county, N. Y. In connection with farming he was extensively engaged in lumbering, be- ing noted as an expert raftsman on the river. His wife (Betsy Stiles) was a native of Delaware county, and a daughter of Aaron Stiles, who was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill. This worthy couple had a large family of children, all of whom were born in Delaware county, N. Y .: (1) Betsy married Nathaniel Cook, and settled on a farm in Delaware county, where she died, leaving one son -Ruggles. (2) Eunice married Dayton Kelsey,

and settled in Delaware county, where she died, leaving a family of two sons-John, now a resident of Delaware county, and Ruggles, who settled in Michigan. (3) Aaron married Elizabeth Hamlet, and settled at Jamestown, N. Y. His wife died, leaving five children-Aaron, Estella, Silas, Nellie and Elisha. (4) Lafayette married Mrs. Ed- wards, of Deposit, where he resided some time be- fore moving to his present home in Waverly, Black Hawk county, Iowa. He has two children-Ever- ton and Emma. (5) Sallie married James Turner, of Deposit, where they both died, leaving no family. (6) Phœbe married Charles Seamer, of Delaware county, where they died, leaving a family of chil- dren who are still residents of that county. (7) Catherine is the widow of John Smith, an English- man, who resided at Deposit. They had one son, John, who resides with his mother in Lexington, Kentucky. (8) Esther is now the wife of Edgar Webb, of Deposit. They have three sons-Fred, Clinton and Lloyd. (9) Leonard married Miss Sophronia Burrows, and settled in Deposit, where he died, leaving one daughter, Carrie Burrows.

Darius S. Walker, who completes the family, spent his youth at the old homestead in New York State, receiving an education in the local schools, and for some years during his early manhood he followed lumbering and farming in his native coun- ty, where he owned land. In 1865 he removed to Susquehanna, purchasing a tract of wooded land, which he has cleared and improved with substantial buildings. In politics he has always been a Demo- crat, but he has not sought official rewards. Al- though not a church member, he was reared in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he and his wife, who was reared in the Baptist faith, are both inter- ested in religious work, and in all that concerns the welfare of the community.

He married (first) Miss Nancy Smith, daughter of John Smith, of Deposit, N. Y., who was an Englishman by birth. She died in 1859, leaving two sons. (1) Ervin, born in Delaware county, in September, 1854, made his home in boyhood with his aunt, Jane Smith, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He married Miss Mary Brock, of that city, and now re- sides at Grand Rapids, Mich., where he holds a position as foreman in the boiler shops. He has two children, Gladys and Roy. (2) George S., born in Delaware county, May, 1857, went to Green Bay, Wis., in early manhood, and

was married there to Miss Weed, daughter of Lewis Weed. She was burned to death, and later he moved to Wash- ington Territory. On June 8, 1861, our subject married Mrs. Abigail (Hess) Hall, daughter of Henry and Parmelia Hess, of Delaware county, N. Y. Her father was a native of Herkimer, Schoharie county, N. Y., but became a well- known citizen of Delaware county, and both he and his wife were active workers in the Baptist Church at Deposit. Mrs. Walker was born and reared in Delaware county. She was married (first) in No- vember, 1845, to Aaron J. Hall, of Delaware coun-

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ty, who died some years later, leaving three chil- dren : (1) Luman, married Miss Emma Cook, and died on August 26, 1886, leaving three children -- Archie, Jessie and Hattie. (2) Sterling, employed in a bakery in Binghamton, N. Y., married Miss Frances Sherman, and has had three children -Flora, Homer and Clarence (who was killed by electricity). (3) Herbert Lovell, born in Delaware county, 1856, is single and makes his home with our subject. By his second marriage Mr. Walker has had three children: (1) Betsy Permela, died March 4, 1869. (2) John Henry, born March 5, 1865, married Miss Carrie Ospislager, of Scranton, where he is now employed in a machine shop. They have one son-George. (3) Francis A., born Sep- tember, 1870, is single, and is employed in the Mumford chemical works at Starrucca, Pennsyl- vania.

ELIHU L. HAYNES, proprietor of the Fair View farm, in Scott township, Wayne county, is one of the leading representative citizens of his community. He is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Luzerne county, June 25, 1848, and is of German descent. His grandfather, Benjamin Haynes (familiarly known as Canope Haynes) was a noted Indian fighter, and killed the last hostile Delaware Indian in battle. He was a friend and comrade of Thomas Quick, who also made a reputation in battle with the red men. Benjamin Haynes took up arms against the mother country during the Revolutionary war, and was with Gen. Wash- ington when he crossed the Delaware near Trenton.

The father of our subject, Abram Haynes, first married Elizabeth Cook, and they had two children : Benjamin F., of Cooks Falls, N. Y., and a daughter, deceased. His second wife was Louisa Stanton, a daughter of John W. Stanton, a Con- necticut Yankee, and his wife, Rhoda (Tallman), who was of Irish extraction. They were among the first settlers of this section of Wayne county. To Abram and Louisa Haynes were born seven children, of whom are mentioned : F. C., a resident of Preston township, Wayne county ; Calista, deceased ; Elihu L., our subject ; L. A., deceased ; Eugene ; and Will- iam Bunson. In 1856, while the family were en route to Wisconsin, with the intention of making that State their home, the mother and daughter were killed in a railroad accident at Grand Crossing, Ill., and, with the exception of our subject, the others were all injured, several of the father's ribs being broken ; his health was ruined. He returned to Wayne county to bury his wife and child, and after remaining here for two years moved to Ber- lin, Wis., on the Fox river, but two years later again returned to his old home in Pennsyl- vania, where he died, at the age of seventy-five years. He usually supported the Democratic party by his ballot, but in 1856 voted for Fremont. Both he and his wife were active and consistent mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

With the exception of two years, spent in the

wilds of Wisconsin, Elihu L. Haynes has always lived in Wayne county, where he was early taught lessons of industry and honesty, which have been of great practical benefit to him in his later years. His literary education was obtained in the public schools of the community. In 1877 he located upon his present fine farm of 216 acres, known as Fair View, which is one of the most beautiful places in the community. The buildings upon the place are models of convenience, the fields are well tilled, and the orchard and meadows are in first-class condi- tion, testifying to the skill and ability of the owner in his chosen calling. In politics he is independent, voting for the man whom he considers best quali- fied for the position, regardless of party ties, and he himself has efficiently served on the school board. He is numbered among the valued and useful citizens of Scott township, and gives his sup- port to all enterprises which he believes calculated to promote the public welfare.

In 1869 Mr. Haynes married Miss Matilda Campbell, a native of Preston township, who was reared and educated in Wayne county, a daughter of Thadeus Campbell, now deceased. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Eliza Grilett, was of French parentage, her father being a well educated Frenchman, who spoke several languages, and was a successful teacher. Later in life he returned to Paris, France, where he spent his last days. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were born twelve children: Cyrenus, A. D., Charles Edgar, Maria (deceased), Delia (Mrs. Stanton), Matilda (Mrs. Haynes), Will- iam T., Lula, Viola, Priscilla, Jeanette Elizabeth (deceased) and Alinda P.

DANIEL WILLIAM RICE, of New Milford township, Susquehanna county, is one of the lead- ing agriculturists of that locality, and by his thrift and industry he has reflected credit upon his sturdy New England ancestry. In both paternal and ma- ternal lines he is of English descent, though the families have for generations resided in this country. Tradition says the Ropers (his mother's family) took part in the early wars with the Indians in Massachusetts, the family all being descended from a child carried in the arms of the last adult male, at the time the latter was killed by the Indians in attempting to cross a brook in Sterling township, Worcester county, Massachusetts.

Daniel W. Rice was born December 26, 1829, at Hubbardston, Worcester county, Massachusetts, a son of Daniel Woods and Candace (Roper) Rice. Abel Rice, our subject's grandfather, was born June 26, 1760, in Worcester county, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1830. He then retired from business and came to Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, to spend his last days, his death oc- curring in Harford, October 6, 1837. His wife, Anna Jones, was born July 12, 1770, and died March 7, 1862. They were the parents of four sons and three daughters: (1) Ralph, the eldest, lived and died in Massachusetts, and was the father

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of several children. (2) Amos Jones, born in 1792, and died April 15, 1874, married and had a family of six children, as follows-Harriet, who married Frank Sanford, and lived in Wayne county, Penn- sylvania ; but both are now deceased; Sarah, who married the Hon. Nelson F. Underwood, of Lake Como, Wayne county, and raised a family of chil- dren (Mr. Underwood has served several terms in the Legislature); Ellen, who wedded Simeon Hardy, deceased, of Natick, Massachusetts, and has two children (Mr. Hardy was a soldier in the Civil war, and was for some time confined in the noted Libby Prison, and since the war has served as a member of the Massachusetts Legislature) ; Caro- line, who married Willard Underwood (a brother of Nelson F. Underwood, above mentioned), and has several children (Mr. Willard Underwood is heavily engaged in quarrying at Hancock, New York, where they reside); Daniel died young; and Har- vey, who was a member of the Seventeenth P. V. C., in the Union army, and was killed in a charge at Trevilians Station, Virginia. (3) Betsey, born 1797, died May 10, 1840, married James Green- wood, and had nine children-Asa Willard, Stephen, Williston K., Isaac B., Hervey, Warren, Lee, Sarah (who married Phylander Hall, and lives at North Galveston, Texas), and Lucy Ann, all now deceased except Hervey and Sarah. (4) Daniel, our sub- ject's father, is mentioned more fully below. (5) Damaris, born July 30, 1806, died February 28, 1824. (6) Abel, Jr., born in 1808, died December 9, 1855, married (first) Roxy Green, who died Oc- tober 28, 1846, aged forty-three years. They had three children-Betsey Ann (deceased), who mar- ried and had three daughters; Hannah (deceased), who married and had two children ; and George W., who died in the army, leaving two children. For his second wife, Abel Rice, Jr., married Betsey Thatcher, and had two children-Stephen and Alice, both living in Scranton, Pennsylvania. (7) Hannah, born about 1815, married Orton P. Jack- son, a farmer of Harford, and both are now de- ceased. Their son, Edward S., is, and has been for years, paying teller in the First National Bank, at Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Daniel Rice was born October 29, 1799, in Barre, Worcester county, Massachusetts, and be- came a wheelwright by occupation. On June 2, 1824, he was married at Sterling, Massachusetts, to Miss Candace Roper, a native of Sterling, Massa- chusetts, and in April, 1830, they removed to Gib- son township, Susquehanna county, where Mr. Rice died suddenly February 22, 1831. Of their three children, Daniel W., our subject, was the youngest; Edwin is a chair maker and car- penter in Worcester county, Massachusetts; and Joseph is a retired farmer, residing in Binghamton, New York.

Mrs. Candace (Roper) Rice was born March 4, 1806, a daughter of Joseph and Ruth (Gerry) Roper, of Sterling, Massachusetts, the former of whom was born December 29, 1764, and was tenth

in a family of eleven children, his brothers and sis- ters in order of birth being: Benjamin, Ephraim, Nathaniel, Asa, Mannasah, Enoch, Silas, John, Syl- vester and Lucy. Joseph Roper accompanied Daniel Rice to Susquehanna county in 1830, and settled in Gibson township, where he engaged in business as a cooper for many years, his death oc- curring March 15, 1837, at the age of 73 years, 10 months. His wife, Ruth (Gerry) Roper, was born May 1, 1776, and died July 25, 1860, aged 84 years, 3 months, and the remains of both were interred in Gibson township. They had two daughters, Can- dace (Mrs. Daniel Rice) and Lucia, and the latter (now deceased) married John J. Roper, a second cousin. After the death of Daniel Rice, his widow remained in Gibson township for some time, but in 1854 removed to North Jackson, where she mar- ried George T. Perry. On the death of her second husband sixteen years later, she return to New Mil- ford, and made her home in a house adjoining that of our subject. She died September 26, 1889, aged eighty-three years, and was buried in Harford cem- etery beside her first husband.

Daniel W. Rice was but fourteen months old when his father died, and at the age of five he went to Cortland, New York, to reside with a cousin. Six years later he returned to his mother, with whom he remained until his marriage, although he was often employed for considerable periods by farmers in the neighborhood. At the age of twenty- four he bought a small farm in Harford township, where he spent three years, and for six years fol- lowing he conducted a chair factory at East New Milford, but he then purchased his present home- stead, where he has continued to reside. Politically he has given his support to the Republican party, and his fellow citizens have frequently called him to fill local offices, as he has served three years as tax collector, three years as constable, three years as school director and several terms as auditor.

On December 20, 1849, he was married at Gibson, to Miss Emeline Perry, and four children have blessed the union: (1) Henry W., born Jan- uary 2, 1851, is a farmer in Buffalo county, Ne- braska. He was married October 2, 1888, to Miss Mattie Colvin, and they have had four children- Walter W., born February 21, 1890; Leon, born October 29, 1892; and Ira and Ida (twins), born June 6, 1897. (2) Ida G., born December 4, 1853, was married October 2, 1872, to John E. Dix, by whom she has one child, William J., born Decem- ber 25, 1876. Mr. Dix died January 3, 1879, and in 1886, his widow wedded Ira L. Blakeslee, a farmer of New Milford township, and they have one son, Frank C., born October 12, 1889. (3) Ulrich Bird, born May 10, 1857, is engaged in farming in New Milford township. He was married Novem- ber 25, 1879, to Miss Ada Foot, and has one child, George P. (4) Frank E., born September 6, 1863, resides on a part of our subject's homestead. He was married October 2, 1885, to Miss Luella Brown, of Kirkwood, New York.

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Mrs. Emeline (Perry) Rice, who has shared her husband's joys and sorrows through half a century of wedded life, was born October 27, 1829, in Jack- son township, Susquehanna county, and comes of old Massachusetts stock in the paternal line. Con- stantine Perry, her grandfather, was a Revolution- ary soldier, and he and his wife Lydia, always re- sided in Massachusetts. Henry Perry, the father of Mrs. Rice, was born in Massachusetts, near Provi- dence, Rhode Island, and as a young man came to Susquehanna county with his brother George, both locating on farms in Jackson township. He died in December, 1876, aged eighty-one. His wife, Bet- sey Chandler, was born in Gibson township in 1803, daughter of Dr. Robert Chandler, a well-known phy- sician of the early days. She died in August, 1861, aged fifty-eight years, and her remains now rest beside those of her husband in Lake View ceme- tery. They had the following children: Alonzo and Oliver, who are engaged in farming in Jackson township, Susquehanna county ; Lucy A., widow of Emory Barrett, of Lakeside, Pennsylvania; Eme- line, Mrs. Rice ; Francis O., deceased, and Commo- dore C., a farmer at Thompson, Pennsylvania.

POSTEN FAMILY. This family is one of the oldest in this section, and its members have been noted in every generation for their thrift, enter- prise and public spirit. Among the representatives of this generation are Reeder and Grant Posten, well known agriculturists of Smithfield township, Monroe county, who fully maintain the high reputa- tion of the family, being regarded with esteem and confidence by all who know them. They now own and operate their father's old homestead, which has been held in the family name since 1818.

They are of the fourth generation in descent from Captain Jacob Posten, of Revolutionary fame, who served five years as a soldier under General Washington, being promoted to the rank of captain for his ability and courage. In 1785 he came to what is now Stroud township, Monroe county, and located in the woods near East Stroudsburg. There he cleared and improved a homestead, and his death occurred there in 1829. The place is now owned by Jabez G. Angle. Captain Posten and his wife, Annie Burson, had six children: Sarah, born in Monmouth county, New Jersey, married Arthur Henry, of Pocono township, Monroe county ; James lived and died at the old homestead ; Charles is mentioned more fully below; Edward, born in 1783 in Monroe county, died in Stroudsburg, where he conducted the "Washington Hotel" about forty years ; William, born in 1786 at the old homestead, made his home for some years in Sussex county, New Jersey, but afterwards removed to Strouds- burg, where he died in 1859, leaving several chil- dren ; and Jane, who was born at the old homestead, married John Brown, of Smithfield township, Mon- roe county.

Charles Posten, the next in the line of descent, was born in Monmouth county, New Jersey, in

1785, and in early manhood he settled upon the present homestead, which was then covered with the primitive forests. He cleared the tract for cul- tivation and erected a log house, which is still used by the family. His death occurred there in 1868, and his wife, Ellen Sacket, died a few years later. Four of their children lived to adult age, as follows: (1) Sarah, born in 1823 at the present homestead, married William Transue, of East Stroudsburg, who died in 1890, and her death oc- curred in 1885. Of their four children, the eldest, James, is married and is engaged in the drug busi- ness at Ransom, Illinois ; Annie married S. Matson, of Nebraska, and has four children; Eugene is not married, and resides in East Stroudsburg; and Edgar, who married Miss A. Melledy, of Scranton, is a conductor on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R., and makes his home in East Stroudsburg. (2) James S., the second in the fam- ily, became the father of Reeder and Grant Posten. (3) Ellen, born in 1829, married Lewis Price, of Price township, Monroe county, and they now re- side in Nebraska. (4) William, born in 1839, is engaged in the insurance business at Sterling, Wayne county. He married Miss Susan Gilpin, of that county, and they were the parents of the fol- lowing children : Annie, who married a Mr. Gilpin, of Wayne county; Francis, who is not married ; Luther, a student in the Normal school at East Stroudsburg ; and Ellen and Sarah.

James S. Posten was born December 1, 1825, at the present homestead, and grew to manhood there, receiving a common school education. In August, 1855, he married Miss Elizabeth Kintner, who was born August 17, 1827, in Smithfield town- ship, Monroe county, daughter of George and Annie Kintner, well known pioneers of that locality. Soon after his marriage James Posten built a resi- dence upon a part of his father's homestead, where he has ever since resided. In 1881 his estimable wife, who was a devout member of the Baptist church, passed to the unseen world, leaving a mem- ory of a beautiful Christian life. They had six children, all of whom are living. (I) Dimmick, born in 1856, at the present homestead, received a public school education, and is now employed by the Stroudsburg Coal and Ice Company. He re- sides in East Stroudsburg, where he has built him- self a residence. His wife was Miss Annetta Morgan, daughter of Bennett Morgan, of Smith- field township, Monroe county, and they have one daughter-Blanche. (2) Miss Amanda Posten, born in 1858, was educated in Stroudsburg, and now resides at home. (3) Reeder Posten is men- tioned more fully below. (4) Emma, born in 1862, married Charles Kaul, a farmer of Smithfield town- ship, Monroe county, and has two children-Leon- ard, a clever and well educated youth; and Fannie. (5) Grant is mentioned more fully below. (6) Je- rome, born March 15, 1870, remained with his brother Reeder after his mother's death, and is now employed as a fireman on the Wilkesbarre & East-

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ern R. R. He is an active and intelligent young man, and has gained the confidence of his employ- ers. On December 4, 1898, he met with a painful accident at Swartswood station. The engine on which he was fireman dashed into a mass of rock and dirt, which had fallen on the track at a curve from a side bank. The engine went down a fifty foot embankment and was demolished. Fireman Posten was thrown a few feet below the engine and struck on his feet, breaking his right leg below the knee, which accident necessitated his being idle for nine months. As soon as able he again took his place.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 335

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