Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 373

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CONRAD THOMAS, boot and shoe maker of Tracyville, Wayne county, is a typical repre- sentative of the thrifty German tradesman. Com- ing to this country a poor boy, with no capital but a thorough knowledge of his trade, he has, by honest industry, worked his way up steadily, and is now in comfortable circumstances, respected in the community where he makes his home and re- garded by all as a deservedly prosperous man.

Mr. Thomas was born in December, 1836, in Germany, and in the Fatherland his parents con- tinued to live until their deaths. Our subject re- ceived a good education in the schools of his native country, and there learned his trade, coming in 1853 to the New World in the hope of bettering his for- tunes. For a time he worked diligently at his trade in New York City, and then engaged in the grocery business there for several years, finally, in 1871, coming to Wayne county, Penn., and locating in Honesdale, where he resumed his trade. He pur- chased property on Second street, near the "Na- tional Hotel," and carried on business there until his removal, in 1893, to his present home in Tracy- ville, which he bought, selling the Honesdale place. Mr. Thomas has, by persevering energy and good management, accumulated enough to enable him to live in comfortable independence for the re- mainder of his days, and his neighbors and friends in Tracyville and Honesdale hope that he will enjoy his snug competence for many years to come. He is regarded by all as a substantial citizen, worthy the esteem in which he is held, and he holds an untarnished reputation for honorable dealing and strict integrity.

In 1862, Mr. Thomas was married, in New York, to Miss Margie Bower, who was born in Germany in 1843, daughter of John and Mary Bower, who died in that country. One daughter, Annie, was born to them in New York, and died there in 1867. Religiously Mr. Thomas leans to- ward the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church. He is independent in politics. He is the only one of his family in America.

C. PRESTON LINABERRY, an energetic and successful agriculturist of Rush township, Sus- quehanna county, was born November 10, 1867, in that township, on the farm where his father still resides, and is a son of Alford B. and Sarah C. L. (Lott) Linaberry, who located upon that place in 1865, and are represented elsewhere. Our subject is the eldest of their three children, the others being : Lelia, wife of Augustus Crissman, a farmer of

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Auburn township, Susquehanna county; and Lovina, wife of Charles Roberts, a farmer of Brook- lyn township, same county.

During his boyhood and youth, Preston Lina- berry assisted in the labors of the home farm and attended the local schools. On leaving the paternal roof at the age of twenty, he went to Binghamton, N. Y., where he spent one year in learning the cigar packer's trade. He then followed farming in Broome county, N. Y., for two years, and for six months was a student in the Rilley Commercial College. After his graduation he remained at home for a year, and later for two years followed the car- penter's trade in Wilkesbarre, Penn. At the end of that time he located upon his present farm in Rush township, which he purchased from Edgar A. Ter- rill, and which comprises 100 acres of valuable land. He is a thorough and systematic agriculturist, an upright and reliable business man, and due success has not been denied him. Religiously he is con- nected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and politically is identified with the Democratic party.

On August 30, 1892, in Dimock township, Sus- quehanna county, Mr. Linaberry married Miss E. Agnes Lehman, by whom he has one son, Clark E. Mrs. Linaberry was born in Weatherly, Carbon Co., Penn., November 1, 1867, a daughter of Henry and Amanda (Young) Lehman, natives of Allen- town and Weatherly, Penn., respectively. The father, who was a mason by trade, and one of the valiant defenders of the Union during the Civil war, died in Wyalusing, Penn., in 1885, aged forty- one years, and was buried at that place. There the mother still resides at the age of fifty-three years. The children born to them were as follows: Ed- ward, a farmer of Wyalusing; E. Agnes, wife of our subject ; Dora, wife of Burton Fenner, a ma- chinist of Ithaca, Penn .; Bertha, wife of Isaac Hoag, an artist of Wyalusing ; Lotta and Cora, both at home; Robert, deceased ; and Fanny, at home.

HARRY JOSEPH is one of the important factors in the business circles of Forest City, Sus- quehanna county, and his life is an exemplification of the term "the dignity of labor." The possibili- ties that America offers to her citizens he has util- ized, and though he came to this country in limited circumstances he has steadily and perseveringly worked his way upward, leaving the ranks of the many to stand among the successful few. He now conducts in Forest City a store which would be a credit to a place of greater size, dealing in clothing and gents' furnishing goods.

Mr. Joseph was born in Paris, France, Octo- ber 23, 1865, and is a son of Abraham and Mary (Dreyfus) Joseph, both natives of Russia, the for- mer born in St. Petersburg, the latter in Cowna. The father has been a prominent importer and ex- porter of stock and grain, but now, at the age of sixty-five years, is living retired in Cowna. The mother, who is of the same age, came to America in 1894, and has since lived with her children, who

are as follows: Moses, a rabbi of New York City ; Josiah, a wealthy real estate dealer, who is now living retired in New Jersey; Solomon, a furniture dealer of Philadelphia; Dr. Johova, a prominent rabbi of Manchester, England, who has some twelve rabbis under him; Adolph, a wholesale manufac- turer of clothing in Philadelphia; Harry, our sub- ject; and Fanny, wife of Max Hourwitch, a con- tractor and builder of Forest City. Our subject's paternal grandparents, Harry and Fanny Joseph, were lifelong residents of Russia, and the former was an importer and exporter of stock and grain. The maternal grandparents, Josiah and Mary (Des- sar) Dreyfus, also made their home in Russia, where the former was engaged in business as a distiller.

On leaving home at the age of fifteen years Harry Joseph came to America and located first in New York City, where he worked for nine months on the docks, loading and unloading vessels for $1.25 per day. During the following two years he peddled goods on the road through Delaware and Sullivan counties, N. Y., and Wayne county, Penn., and subsequently was a traveling salesman for a New York house for eight months. At the end of that time he purchased a team of horses and sold goods on his own account for nine months, after which he opened a general store in Uniondale, Sus- quehanna county. After conducting it for two years he came to Forest City, in 1886, where he has suc- ceeded in building up a large and flourishing trade, which is constantly increasing. He is an enterpris- ing, energetic business man, and the success that has come to him is well deserved. Politically he is a Republican, and socially is a member of the Ma- sonic Lodge of Forest City, and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

In New York City Mr. Joseph was married, May 31, 1892, to Miss Ruth A. Lowrie, and to them were born three children: Harold, now deceased ; Beatrice Geraldine; and Rudolph Gerald. Mrs. Jo- seph was born in Tompkinsville, Lackawanna Co., Penn., July 9, 1873, a daughter of Elias and Sarah (Barney) Lowrie, of Scranton, Penn. The father was a farmer by occupation, but spent his last days in retirement from active labor. He died in Tomp- kinsville, in 1879, at the age of fifty-eight years, and his wife in the same place, in 1895, at the age of fifty-seven. . Both were earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and highly respected by all who knew them. Their children were Reuben E., a school teacher of Justus, Penn .; George, a grocer of Scranton ; Grace, wife of George Taylor, a hotelman of Forest City; Ruth, wife of our sub- ject ; and Albert, a railroad man of Port Jervis, N. Y. Mrs. Joseph's paternal grandparents were John and Sally (Cobb) Lowrie. The former was a native of Scotland and a son of Lord Lowrie. At the age of eighteen years he ran away from home and came to America, landing here with 100 silver dollars with which to begin life among strangers. He became quite a wealthy farmer of Lackawanna county, and spent his last days in retirement. He died August 18, 1885,

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at the extreme old age of one hundred years and three weeks. His children were Tamar F., wife of Ziphon Ferris; John; Henry; Charles, and Elias. Mrs. Joseph's maternal grandparents were farming people of Lackawanna county.

T. H. HAYES. The traveling public have rea- son to remember with appreciation the men whose alert, untiring and conscientious watchfulness in- sure the safety of many trains which rush to and fro along the great railway system. The subject of this sketch, a well-known resident of Hallstead, Susquehanna county, is one of these faithful work- ers, having held for a number of years the re- sponsible post of engine dispatcher on the D., L. & W. railroad, and the confidence reposed in him by his employers and the public is a convincing evi- dence of his ability and trustworthiness.

Mr. Hayes is descended in the paternal line from Scotch-Irish ancestry, and in his career has shown the admirable characteristics of that sturdy race. Robert Hayes, his grandfather, a resident of Schoharie county, N. Y., married Catherine Dietz, and both lived to an advanced age, while the greater number of their thirteen children are still living.

Thomas D. Hayes, our subject's father, was born in 1826, and for many years resided in the vicinity of Great Bend, Susquehanna county, his attention being given to the cultivation of his three farms there. In early life he was a fuel agent for the U. S. military roads, furnishing ties and fuel chiefly in the Southern district, and for some time he was engaged in business as a railroad contrac- tor, being the builder of the first section of the Susquehanna division of the Erie railroad. Polit- ically he was a Democrat, and he and his wife were devout members of the Episcopal Church. His death occurred at Great Bend in 1894, his remains being interred in Rose Hill cemetery, and his wife, Betsy (Newman), who was born at Great Bend of good old Yankee stock, is still living. Our subject is one of three sons of this worthy couple, the others being: (I) James was for a time interested in the hop business and in banking at Utica, N. Y., but is now a resident of Pasadena, Cal., where he is connected with a bank and with an electric light and gas company. He married Miss Ella Barnum and has two children-William and Alice. (2) Sidney, a clerk in a coal office in Scranton, married Miss Fannie Searle, niece of Judge Searle, of Montrose, Susquehanna county.

Our subject was born January 22, 1849, at Great Bend, and was educated in Kingston, Penn., Franklin, N. Y., West Meriden, Conn., and the Delaware Literary Institute, where he was gradu- ated in July, 1868, the theme of his oration being "The Nature and Results of Progress." On leaving school he worked on the farm for a time, and on June 1, 1871, he took a position as fireman on the Erie railroad, which he held about a year. Later he was on the police force in Philadelphia, and from 1879 to August, 1884, he ran an engine on the D.,

L. & W. road. Since that time he has filled his present position of engine dispatcher, his duties in- volving the oversight of about 200 men. In 1871 he married Miss Eva A. Loomis, a native of Chen- ango county, N. Y., and they have two sons, Mail- land, who is employed in the D., L. & W. shops, and Harold, who is at home. Mr. Hayes and his wife are much esteemed socially, and he belongs to the I. O. O. F. and the Methodist Church at Hall- stead. In politics he is affiliated with the Demo- cratic party.

ANDREW KOEHLER. Young men of the past have often been deterred from devoting them- selves to business life because of the wide-spread impression that such a life yields no opportunity for the display of genius. The time, however, has gone by when, other things being equal, the busi- ness man must take a secondary place to the lawyer, the doctor, the minister or the editor. In fact, as a rule, let the business man be equally equipped by education and natural endowment, and you will find him today in every community exerting a wider influence and wielding a larger power than a man of equal capacity treading other walks of life. The "men of affairs" have come to be in a large degree the men upon whom the country leans. The subject of this sketch-a popular hardware merchant of Starrucca, Wayne county-is pre-eminently a man of affairs, and is now serving as burgess.

Mr. Koehler was born in Indiana, March II, 1852, a son of Dr. Philip Koehler, a prominent physician now residing in Colorado City, Colo., who has been very successful in the treatment of cancers, of which he makes a specialty. He was born on the River Rhine, in Germany, and is a member of a prominent family of that country, many of the representatives of which have been distinguished soldiers and professional men. He married Miss Magdelena Hilman, of the same place, and in 1848 they came to the United States, first locating in Cincinnati, Ohio, whence they removed to Indiana. In religious faith they are Presbyterians, and in politics the Doctor is a Republican. Their children are Ollie, Andrew, Kate, Emil, Anna, Philip, Gus- taf (deceased), and Jacob.

Mr. Koehler, the subject of this sketch, spent the greater part of his boyhood and youth in or near Leavenworth, Kans., acquiring his education in the public schools of that locality, and in his younger years he saw much of the West. At the age of thirteen he began learning the tinner's trade, at which he has since worked. He came to Star- rucca, Wayne Co., Penn., in 1873, and since 1885 has carried on his present business here. His store, which is one of the best in the town, is 28x80 feet, two stories in height, and is divided into two rooms, the front one being the general storeroom, while in the rear room are kept the reserve stock and stoves. He carries both shelf and heavy hardware of the best grades, and from the public receives a liberal patronage.

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In 1873, Mr. Koehler married Miss Elizabeth Utter, a daughter of Dr. Utter (now deceased), who for years was a well-known citizen of Starrucca, where Mrs. Koehler was reared and educated. They have three children: Magdelena, now the wife of John Woodmansee, of Starrucca; Emil, who is en- gaged in the livery business in that borough; and Andrew, Jr. Mr. Koehler is a prominent and in- fluential member of the Republican party in his community, and has served on the school board for five years and as auditor for eight years. In 1897 he was elected burgess, and is now acceptably fill- ing that responsible position. He manifests a deep interest in the welfare of Starrucca, and his influ -. ence and support are given to all measures beneficial to the municipality. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Honor. Loyal to all public duties, honorable in all business relations, faithful to all the obligations of social life, he stands as one of the leading men of Wayne county.

ARTHUR W. BROWN, one of the leading citizens of Starrucca, Wayne county, was born February 22, 1859, in Jackson, Susquehanna Co., Penn., and is a representative of one of the old and prominent families of that county. His father, Elisha Brown, was born in Otsego county, N. Y., and at an early day took up his residence in Sus- quehanna county, Penn. The grandfather, Elisha Brown, Sr., was also an early settler of this section of the State. The father was married in Jackson, Penn., to Miss Maria Benson, a native of Vermont, and to them were born ten children-four sons and six daughters. The father, who was a farmer by occupation, died at the age of sixty-eight years. His political support was always given the Democ- racy, and religiously he was identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, being one of its active and consistent members.

On the home farm at Jackson, Susquehanna Co., Penn., Arthur W. Brown grew to manhood, learning lessons of industry and perseverance, and in the common schools of the locality he acquired a good practical literary education. Throughout his active business career he has successfully engaged in gen- eral farming and dairying, and prosperity has crowned his efforts. Since 1889 he has been a resi- dent of Starrucca, where in 1893 he erected an elegant residence at a cost of $4,000, and furnished it in a modern and tasteful style.

In Jackson township, Susquehanna county, Mr. Brown married Miss Kate Shew, a native of that county and a daughter of George Shew, who came to this section of the State from Port Jervis, N. Y. They have four children : Bernice May, Allen Ward, Wanieta Louise and Tracy Wellington. So- cially Mr. Brown affiliates with Jackson Lodge, F. & A. M., and politically is identified with the Demo- cratic party, in which he is an active worker. He is now serving as justice of the peace in Star- rucca, a position he fills with credit to himself and satisfaction of his constituents. He is thoroughly

impartial in meting out justice, his opinions being unbiased by either fear or favor, and his fidelity to the trust reposed in him is above question. He is regarded as one of the leading and most highly re- spected citizens of Starrucca, and it is, therefore, consistent that he be represented in a work whose province is the portrayal of the lives of the promi- nent men of this section of the State.

ANDREW J. ALBERT has throughout life been identified with the industrial and agricultural interests of Monroe county, having been for a num- ber of years a prominent contractor and builder, first of Stroudsburg and later of Delaware Water Gap, while he now devotes his time and attention principally to farming in Middle Smithfield town- ship. He was born in that township, May 16, 1839, a son of Philip and Sarah (Gower) Albert. On the paternal side he is of German extraction, his great-grandfather, Andrew Albert, having been a native of the Fatherland, whence he emigrated to America prior to the Revolutionary war and took an active part in that struggle. At its close he located in Northampton county, Penn., and later made his home at what is now Minsi, Monroe county, rear- ing his family there. He had several children, in- cluding Joseph ; Peggy, wife of Albert Gordon ; and Peter, grandfather of our subject.

Peter Albert lived and died in Middle Smithfield township, Monroe county. Hemarried Margaret - and they became the parents of the following chil- dren : Henry ; John ; Peter ; William ; Philip, father of our subject ; Catherine, wife of Samuel Detrick, of Smithfield township, Monroe county ; Sarah, who married Samuel Walter, of Middle Smithfield town- ship, where she is still living; Mary, wife of Philip De Witt, of Bradford county, Penn .; and Betsy, wife of John X. Jaroldmer, of Bradford county.

Philip Albert passed his boyhood and youth in Middle Smithfield township, where he learned the shoemaker's trade in early life. He married Sarah Gower, and they began housekeeping upon property he purchased near Shawnee in Smithfield township, where he followed his trade the greater part of his life. Both he and his wife died at the ripe old age of eighty-seven years. In their family were three children: (1) Hettie, born in Middle Smith- field township, married John Brewer, of Hamilton, Monroe county, where she died leaving three chil- dren : Sarah, now the wife of Eugene Henry, of Henryville, Monroe county ; Minerva, married, and residing in Dalton, Penn .; one whose name is not given, who married and died in the West. (2) Al- fred, born in 1835, was educated in the public schools and grew to manhood on his father's farm. When a young man he learned the carpenter's trade, which he still follows in Middle Smithfield town- ship, where he makes his home. He married Sarah Overfield, a daughter of Henry Overfield, of that township. (3) Andrew J.

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schools, and in early life learned the carpenter's trade in Stroudsburg. In 1862 he was united in marriage with Miss Emma S. Ruth, of Hamilton township, Monroe county, a daughter of George and Sarah Ruth, representatives of old and prominent families of that township. Mr. Albert brought his bride to a home in Middle Smithfield township, where they lived for about two years, and then moved to Stroudsburg; here he purchased real es- tate and erected a home. There he carried on business as a contractor and builder for four years, and on selling out at the end of that time he re- moved to Delaware Water Gap, where he was simi- larly employed until 1895. That year he sold his residence and bought a farm in Middle Smithfield township, to the cultivation and improvement of which he has since devoted his energies.

In 1893 Mr. Albert was called upon to mourn the loss of his worthy wife, who died at Delaware Water Gap. Two children had been born to them, the younger of whom, Frank, died when a young man of twenty-two years. Minnie (the elder of the two), born in Smithfield township, married Lewis Freer, of Northampton county, and they lived at the Water Gap on the New Jersey side of the Delaware river, where he died leaving two children, Lulu and Stella. Subsequently she married George Drake, and they now make their home in Smith- field township, Monroe county. Mr. Albert was again married, in 1895, his second union being with Mrs. Susanna Van Horn, of Middle Smithfield township, a daughter of Daniel Smith, of Flat Brook, New Jersey.

In his political affiliations, Mr. Albert has al- ways been a pronounced Democrat, but he has never cared for the honors or emoluments of public office, though he served as constable while a resident of Delaware Water Gap, and also as school director for one term. Religiously he and his wife are both connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church at that time, and while living there he served as one of its trustees. He has always been a liberal sup- porter of the Church, and has taken an active and prominent part in its work. He has also been found faithful to every trust reposed in him in either public or private life, and is recognized as one of the valued citizens of his community.

JOSEPH A. BUCKLEY, a well-to-do farmer of Delaware township, Pike county, is one of her native-born sons of whom she has reason to be proud, a typical representative of the class of thrifty, progressive and intelligent agriculturists to be found within her borders. He was born June 24, 1842, on the farm which is still his home, and is de- scended from sturdy English stock, his parents, Daniel and Martha (Robuck) Buckley, and his grandparents on both sides of the house being all natives of England.

Daniel Buckley was born January 18, 1808, in Yorkshire, England, and in 1813 came with his parents, James and Sarah Buckley, to the United

States, the family settling in New Jersey, where the father followed his occupation of woolen manu- facturer, passing the remainder of his life in that place. The mother died at Horsehead, N. J. Daniel Buckley also became a manufacturer of woolen clothing, and he remained in New Jersey until 1830, though he traveled considerably during his early manhood. In the year just mentioned he came to Pike county, Penn., settling in Delaware township, and here he passed the rest of his life, dying November I, 1868, on the farm now owned by his son Joseph. On February 6, 1833, he was married to Miss Mar- tha Robuck, who was born January 20, 1813, daugh- ter of Benjamin Robuck, of Leeds, England, who came with his family to America in 1820, locating first in Maryland, thence, in 1823, migrating to Pike county, Penn., where he purchased the farm now owned by Joseph Buckley, and spent his remaining days here. To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Buckley were born seven children: Sarah A., who married Cyrus R. Purdy, a farmer, and lives in the State of Wash- ington ; Harriet, wife of James H. Henry, a farmer of Delaware township; Matilda R., wife of Henry Genung, a farmer of Rock Island, Ill .; Joseph A., whose name introduces these lines; Hon. Daniel R., who has served as probate judge in Washington county, Ill., where he is also engaged in farming ; John W., who died unmarried; and James D., who is a manufacturer of building supplies in Gainesville, Texas. The mother passed away in March, 1893, and her remains rest beside those of her husband in the Delaware cemetery.

Joseph A. Buckley has spent the greater part of his life on the farm which he now conducts, and here he received his instruction in farm labor under the able direction of his father. On Septem- ber 15, 1862, he enlisted at Dingman's Ferry in the Union service, becoming a member of Company B, 15Ist P. V. I., Capt. Lafayette Westbrook, Col. George F. McFarland commanding. The regi- ment, which was assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division, Third Corps, Army of the Potomac, took part in the engagements at Chancellorsville, on May 14, 1863, and Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, and Mr. Buckley was wounded in the latter struggle, a shell striking his gun and breaking his left arm .. He was captured the same day, paroled on the field, and on July 27, his nine months' term of enlistment hav- ing expired, he was honorably discharged with the rest of his regiment. On July 29 he re-enlisted at Tioga, N. Y., this time in Company A, 16Ist N. Y. V. I., Capt. B. F. Van Tyles, Col. Kinsley com- manding. This command belonged to the Third Brigade, First Division, Thirteenth Corps, under Gen. Gordon Granger, and among other battles they participated in that at Spanish Fort, Ala., which surrendered the same day on which Lee surrendered at Appomattox, April 9, 1865. Mr. Buckley was honorably discharged from the service August 28, 1865, at Tallahassee, Fla., and returned to his home in Delaware township, where he has since been en- gaged in farming. He has a fine property, well

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 373

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