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in 1843, married Miss Irene Brown, of Canadensis, a daughter of Joseph Brown, an old settler of Bar- rett township; he owns a fine farm in Barrett town- ship adjoining that of his brother, our subject, and has a family of eight children, as follows-Dora, Maggie (wife of William Tuffts, of Long Island, N. Y.), Annie, Sophia, Edward, Frederick, Mamie and Irene.
William Krummell, the youngest of the family, and its only member born in America, attended school in New York City until he reached the age of fourteen years. His uncle, John Bornhoeft, then sent him and his brother John to take charge of the farm in Greene township, Pike county. Here our subject remained until twenty-two years of age. In 1872 he married Miss Margaret E. Dandt, of Stroudsburg, daughter of John C. and Rachel Dandt. John C. Dandt was a native of Germany, and his wife of Monroe county, Penn. They now reside in Philadelphia, where he conducts a tailor- ing business. Their children are as follows : Mar- garet E. is the wife of our subject; George; Mary A. is the wife of John Hufford, of Stroudsburg ; Irene is the wife of William Stephenson, of Phila- delphia; Douglas S. is a resident of South Beth- lehem; one daughter died unmarried; and Emma died when a young lady.
After his marriage our subject settled at South Bethlehem, where he learned the trade of brick- layer and plasterer. Five years later he removed to his present home in Barrett, which property he pur- chased from Charles J. Price. Settling in the woods, Mr. Krummell cleared the entire farm. Erecting at first a small house, he later enlarged it and has made various improvements, and it is now one of the finest residences in Barrett township. The barn and other buildings are in keeping with the taste- ful and commodious modern house. To Mr. and Mrs. Krummell have been born three children: Harry, born in Northampton county in 1873, re- ceived a good education and still resides at home ; Martin L., born in 1875, is unmarried and at home ; Minnie E., born in 1877, is now a student at the home schools. Politically Mr. Krummell is a Re- publican. He was reared in the Protestant faith and has always been a liberal supporter of the home schools. He is one of the most highly respected citizens of Barrett, and has attained his present enviable position in life through his own efforts.
THOMAS S. RANSOM owns and success- fully operates the old Ransom homestead in Scott township, Wayne county, where he was born March 22, 1844, a son of Abraham W. Ransom, a native of England, who came to the United States with his parents when eight years old. The grandfather, Thomas Ransom, on his arrival in New York, pro- ceeded up the Hudson river to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he purchased an emigrant wagon and an ox-team, with which he conveyed his family across the State to Lanesboro, Penn., on the Susquehanna river. From that point he assisted in the construc-
tion of the road (known as the State road) to Stockport, on the Delaware river, and took, in part payment for his services, the tract of land upon which he afterward located. He died in Starrucca, Wayne county, at the ripe old age of eighty-one years ; his wife, who survived him many years, died at Deposit, N. Y., and both were interred in the cemetery at Starrucca. Their children were Mrs. Doolittle, at present a resident of Iowa; Mrs. Rob- inson, of Deposit, N. Y .; Mrs. Benjamin Samson, of Starrucca, Penn .; Mrs. Andrews (deceased) ; and Abraham W., the father of our subject.
On reaching manhood Abraham W. Ransom married Miss Elvira Ingerlert, a daughter of Simeon and Polly (Early) Ingerlert, the former a native of Monroe county, Penn., the latter of Scott township, Wayne county. To Mr. and Mrs. Ran- som were born seven children: Mrs. Harriet Croft, a resident of Hornellsville, N. Y .; Mrs. Julia Mil- ler, now of Oregon; Thomas S. and George, of Scott township, Wayne county; Hiram, who died at the age of fourteen years; Amanda, who died at the age of twelve; and Sarah, who died at the age of three. The father was born in 1816, and died at the old home in Scott township, May 20, 1888, and his wife passed away in 1892. Both were active and consistent members of the Methodist Church, and had the respect of all who knew them.
The subject of this sketch has spent his entire life upon the old home farm, and is justly regarded as one of the most skillful and systematic 'agricultur- ists of Scott township. In 1866 he united with Miss Minnie Triber, who was born near the city of Berlin, Germany, a daughter of Charles and Dora (Springborn) Triber, now residents of Filer City, Mich. On coming to the New World Mr. Triber first located in New York, and from there came to Sherman, Wayne Co., Penn., where he made his home until the tannery at that place was closed. In his family are the following children: Minnie, wife of our subject; Charles, a resident of Albany, N. Y .; Mary, wife of Charles Lincoln, of Sherman, Penn .; Carrie, wife of H. Hilden; Anna, wife of Adam Hilden; August; and Henry (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Ransom have four children: Phœbe, now the wife of Ira Thomas, of Rotterdam, N. Y .; James E., a resident of Mechanicsville, N. Y. ; Clar- ence C., aged thirteen years ; and Flossie Bell, aged eight years.
Like his father, Mr. Ransom is an ardent Democrat in politics, and takes a deep and com- mendable interest in public affairs, giving his sup- port to measures which he believes calculated to prove of public benefit. His wife is a faithful member of the Methodist Church, and both are highly esteemed by the entire community.
WILLIAM SHEEHEY. Among those agri- culturists of Canaan township, Wayne county, whose places manifest to the most casual observer the energy and ability of their owner in his chosen calling, is the subject of this personal history.
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Mr. Sheehey was born July 4, 1852, on the old Sheehey homestead where he still continues to re- side, and is the son of Michael and Ellen ( Burke) Sheehey, natives of Ireland, who on coming to the New World first located in New York, but in 1841 took up their residence in Canaan township, Wayne Co., Penn., on the present farm of our subject. There the father died in 1875, aged seventy-three years, the mother in 1889, aged eighty-three, and their remains were interred in Canaan township. Of their children Mary is the wife of Patrick Schully, a farmer of Canaan township; Eliza is the widow of Thomas McCormick, of Boston, Mass .; Roger was killed on the Gravity railroad; Cather- ine lives in Canaan township with her brother Will- iam, of this sketch, who is next in order of birth; Edward is deceased ; Maggie is the wife of Thomas Burns, a farmer of South Canaan township; Han- nah is the wife of James Ryan, a farmer of Canaan township; and Ellen is the wife of James Nagle, of Canaan township.
Like most farmers' sons, William Sheehey spent his boyhood and youth, and after reaching man's estate he continued upon the old home farm, to the cultivation and improvement of which he has always devoted his attention with the exception of three months when in the employ of the D. L. & W. R. R. He has 130 acres of rich and arable land under a high state of cultivation, and is successfully engaged in general farming during the summer sea- son, while the winter months are devoted to lum- bering.
On February 4, 1876, Mr. Sheehey was mar- ried, in Honesdale, Wayne county, to Miss Anna Grimes, Father Byron officiating. She was born in that place May 25, 1860, a daughter of Mathew and Ann (Coar) Grimes, who were born, reared and married in Wismay, a few miles from Dublin, Ire- land. About 1848 they emigrated to America, and after a short time spent in Boston, Mass., they came to Honesdale, Penn., where the father conducted a tavern until his death, which occurred July 7, 1863, when he was comparatively a young man. The mother died September 28, 1888, aged sixty- four years, and was laid by his side in the Catholic cemetery of Honesdale. Both were devout mem- bers of the Catholic Church, and he was a Demo- crat in politics. Their children were Ellen, now the wife of Patrick Lynatt, an engineer living in Honesdale ; Patrick, who died in Boston ; Mary, who died at the age of eight years, and was buried at Honesdale; and Anna, wife of our subject. Mrs. Sheehey's paternal grandparents never came to the New World, but her maternal grandfather, Patrick Coar, became a resident of the United States at an early day.
Socially Mr. Sheehey affiliates with the A. O. H. and the P. F. M .; religiously he is a member of the Catholic Church ; and politically he is identified with the Democratic party. Although he served for one term as supervisor of his township, he cares nothing for the honors or emoluments of public
office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his business interests. He has met with excellent success in his undertakings and is now numbered among the substantial and reliable, as well as the highly respected citizens of his community.
JOHN EDWARD MYERS, a popular con- ductor on the Erie railroad and a highly-respected citizen of Matamoras, Pike county, was born in New Jersey, July 19, 1866, a son of Samuel C. and Hes- ter A. (Edwards) Myers. His paternal grand- father, Benjamin Myers, a farmer by occupation, was born in Orange county, N. Y., and died at Waterloo, that State. His children were: An drew, Daniel, Samuel C., Libby (wife of Daniel House), Charles and Moses. The maternal grand- parents, Edward and (Clark) Edwards, were both natives of Orange county. The grand-
father, who was a painter and chairmaker by occu- pation, made his home in Port Jervis, N. Y., and there died. His widow afterward married a Mr. Conklin, of Matamoras, Penn. By her first union she had the following children: Sarah; William; Hester A., mother of our subject; Carrie, wife of John Corey; Isaac; George; Frank; and Amelia, wife of John Kale.
The parents of our subject were also natives of Orange county, N. Y., and in 1871 took up their residence in Port Jervis, where the father opened a livery stable and is still engaged in business at the age of fifty-eight. There the mother died in Decem- ber, 1883, aged forty-three years. John Edward is the eldest of their children, the others being Hattie, deceased wife of Levi Thorne; Charles (deceased), who married Hattie Bellwheat; William, who died when young; Van, a resident of New Jersey ; Ben- jamin, a railroad employe, who married Anna Buch- anan, and lives in Port Jervis; Grace, at home ; and Raymond, a New York Volunteer in the Spanish- American war. For his second wife the father married Charlotte Thorne.
John Edward Myers remained with his par- ents until he attained the age of fourteen years, when he began braking on the Erie railroad, with which he has since been identified, having been pro- moted to the position of conductor September 24, 1890. He was married at Matamoras, Penn., Sep- tember 19, 1887, to Miss Georgiana A., daughter of Thomas J. Ketcham, who is represented else- where. Of the four children born of this union, Samuel and Blanche are both deceased, while those living are Anna and Wallace F. Fraternally Mr. Myers belongs to the O. R. C. and to the I. O. O. F. at Port Jervis, N. Y .; politically he is identified with the Republican party. He and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are widely and favorably known throughout the community in which they make their home.
JOHN LEE, a well-known and prominent farmer of Clifford township, Susquehanna county, has achieved success by his own unaided exertions,
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and is, in fact, a self-made man, starting out in life with nothing but youth in his favor, and his endow- ments of fine health, a vigorous muscle, and a clear, cool brain. After all, a man possessing these need fear nothing; with a determination to succeed, suc- cess is his almost from the start, although it may be that years of patient waiting and hard toil are neces- sary before his endeavors are crowned with the full measure of success. Thus endowed, and gaining experience and business ability as the years have passed, John Lee has become very prosperous.
He was born December 22, 1823, in what is now Lackawanna county, but at that time formed a part of Luzerne county, Penn., and is a son of John and Catherine ( Rivenburg) Lee, natives of Dutchess county, N. Y., where their marriage was celebrated. About 1820 they came to Susquehanna county, Penn., but after residing here for a few years moved to Luzerne county, where both died, the father in May, 1851, aged seventy-five years, the mother in 1867, aged seventy-four, and their remains were interred in Sandbank cemetery, Greenfield township, Lackawanna county. They were earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and highly respected by all who knew them. By occupation the father was a shoemaker and farmer. In the family were ten children, seven sons and three daughters, namely: Jacob; William; Philo; Jos- eph; Catherine, wife of Nicholas Dennis; Eliza- beth, wife of Jewell Dam; Martin; Charity, wife of Jonathan Dawhouse, first, and later of John Turner ; Luther, a farmer of Greenfield, Penn .; and John, our subject. With the exception of Luther and John, all are now deceased. Our subject's pater- nal grandfather was Benjamin Lee, and the maternal grandparents were Jacob and Catherine Rivenburg, who were born in New York and died in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania.
John Lee was reared on the home farm. At the age of fifteen he was given his time, and started out in life for himself, working as a farm hand until he attained his majority, when he purchased fifty acres of land, but was seven years in paying for the same. Six years later he sold that place and pur- chased another tract of wild land, which he cleared and improved with substantial buildings. He made his home there from 1850 until 1865, when he came to Susquehanna county and bought a farm near Dundaff, for which he paid $7,000. Three years later he removed to Lenoxville and invested $7,000 in a grist and sawmill, which he operated for three years and then sold for $11,000. His next purchase was his present farm in Clifford township, which he has transformed into one of the most desirable places of that locality.
In 1850 Mr. Lee married Miss Hannah C. Mills, of Carbondale, Penn., a daughter of Theo- dore Mills. She died in 1867, at the age of thirty- seven years. Seven children were born of that union, namely : Delmore K., a clothing merchant of Carbondale; Theodore, a carpenter of Seattle, Wash .; T. Jefferson, who died at the age of two
years ; Evaline A., who died at the age of five years ; Nettie, who died at the age of seventeen years ; John E., who died at the age of fifteen; and San- ders L., who died December 28, 1898, at the age of thirty-three. For his second wife Mr. Lee married Miss Hulda Gardner, a daughter of William R. Gardner. She died in November, 1887, aged forty years. There were two children by this union : Edwin N., a school teacher of White Haven, Penn .; and Frederick W., a traveling salesman, of Scran- ton, Penn. In 1889 Mr. Lee was united in mar- riage with Mrs. Sarah Wedman, of Luzerne coun- ty, a daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Krotzer) Potter, the former a native of Gibson township, Susquehanna county, the latter of Abington, Penn. Both died in Moscow, this State, the father in No- vember, 1869, at the age of fifty-eight years, the mother in 1883, at the age of sixty-three. He was engaged in the butcher business and served as jus- tice of the peace for many years. The children of the Potter family were Mary S., wife of Isaac Bie- secker, of Moscow ; George W., a butcher of Dun- more, Penn .; Electa E., wife of Reuben Noark, of Madinsonville, Penn .; Sarah A., Mrs. Lee; Charles W., deceased; Hettie L., wife of Hiram Wilmarth, of Melbourne, N. Y .; William B., a resident of McKean county, Penn .; Ella F., wife of Wesley Biesecker, of Scranton ; Gertrude M., deceased ; and Carrie E., wife of William Walters, a farmer of Madisonville. Mrs. Lee's paternal grandfather was John Potter, a farmer and lifelong resident of Gib- son township, Susquehanna county. Her maternal grandparents, David and Elizabeth Krotzer, also made their home in this State. Mrs. Lee first mar- ried Calvin Wedman, of Providence, Penn., a son of Samuel and Susannah (Hornbacher) Wedman. He was a farmer by occupation. He died near Jubilee, Penn., August 13, 1884, at the age of forty- nine years, leaving one child, Emma F., who is with her mother.
The Republican party finds in Mr. Lee a stanch supporter of its principles, and he takes an active and commendable interest in public affairs. He has been honored with several local offices, having served as township supervisor, school director, poormaster and tax collector in Lackawanna coun- ty. He also filled the office of justice of the peace in that county for three years, resigning that posi- tion on his removal to Susquehanna county. He is numbered among the most valued and useful citizens of his community, and is very popular in business and social circles.
GEORGE M. SMITH, who for the past twenty-five years has been engaged by Dr. Hurd, of the Water Gap Sanitarium, near Stroudsburg, Monroe county, is one of the well-known residents of Smithfield township, and during his earlier years he was engaged in agricultural pursuits here.
Mr. Smith is a native of Smithfield township, born in January, 1833, son of Daniel, and grand- son of Isaac Smith, who settled in Smithfield
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township as early as 1786. He passed the re- mainder of his life here, dying on the home which he cleared out and improved by his own industry, for the region was then in its primitive condition. He left four children: Jacob, Charles, John and Daniel. Daniel Smith married Sarah Metzgar, daughter of Jonas and Mary Metzgar, and the young couple settled on Mr. Metzgar's place, Mr. Smith following farming there until his wife's death, some few years after their marriage. She left two children-Mary and George M., who were reared by their maternal grandparents. Mary was born in 1835, in Smithfield, and received her edu- cation in the public schools of the township; on reaching womanhood she became the wife of Michael Detrick, of Smithfield, and they now reside in Russell Hill, Wyoming Co., Penn .; they had a family of seven children -- Marshall, Sarah (who is married and lives in Russell Hill), Elmer, Nannie (Mrs. John Clark, of Pittston, Penn.), Ella ( Mrs. Reynolds, of Wyoming county), Judson (who is married and lives in Kingston, Penn.) and Otis (married and living in Pittston).
George M. Smith passed his youth in the usual manner of farmer boys, assisting on the farm in the summer and attending the district schools in the winter. He was thoroughly trained to agri- cultural pursuits, which he followed for the most part until his enlistment, in 1862, in the service of his country during the Civil war. He became a member of Company C, 176th P. V. I., was sworn into service at Philadelphia and was sent to Nor- folk, Va., where his actual army life commenced. The command marched from there to Beaufort, where they were held as reserve by Gens. Foster and Hunter, thence moving to St. Helena Island, where Mr. Smith was taken sick. He was sent to Hilton Head hospital, where, in May, 1863, he was honorably discharged on account of physical disability, and he returned to Monroe county.
In 1856 Mr. Smith was married to Miss Mar- garet McEwing, of Smithfield, daughter of George and Mary A. ( Miller) McEwing, who were natives of New York State and Northampton county, Penn., respectively. Mr. and Mrs. McEwing first settled in Northampton county, finally removing to Monroe county and locating in Smithfield, near Minsi, where he purchased a farm. He was a tanner by trade and followed that calling for the greater part of his life. He and his wife both died on the home in Smithfield, leaving six children, of whom Jane, the eldest, is unmarried; Sarah is the wife of John Hartman, of Smithfield; John is mar- ried and lives at Water Gap, where he is employed as watchman on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western road; Margaret is the wife of Mr. Smith ; Miller is a resident of Easton, Penn .; Savannah is the wife of George McKinsey, of Newark, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. George McEwing were, in religious connection, members of the Presbyterian Church at Shawnee.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Smith remained at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Metzgar, until after Jonas Metzgar's death, in 1861, and upon Mr. Smith's return from the army he took his wife and two children to Buttermilk Falls, in Smithfield township, where he bought the place known as the Lewis Williams property and there made a permanent home. He has made general improvements about the house and grounds, and his home is now one of the neat- est and best-kept places in the village, the owner's watchful care and interest in its appearance being apparent to all. As above stated, Mr. Smith has for the past twenty-five years been in the employ of Dr. Hurd, of the Water Gap Sanitarium, engaged in various duties about that institution, which he has discharged faithfully and capably. He has taken an active interest in local affairs. generally, especially anything pertaining to Church and Sab- bath-school work, and he and his wife are regarded by all who know them as worthy Christian citizens, deserving of the highest respect from all with whom they come in contact. Mr. Smith began life without especially bright prospects, but he has suc- ceeded, by dint of industry and careful manage- ment, in accumulating a comfortable competence and providing his family with a most comfortable home, his worthy wife taking her share in the work with becomng faithfulness and proving a competent helpmeet to her persevering husband. They are de- vout members of the M. E. Church of Minsi, and in his political sentiments Mr. Smith is a stanch Republican.
To Mr. and Mrs. Smith were born three chil- dren, of whom we give a brief record: Anna M. was born in 1857, receiving a good education in the pub- lic schools, and in 1883 married Lewis Overfield, of Middle Smithfield, by whom she has one child liv- ing-Margaret Hope ; they live on a farm in Smith- field township. Edward Smith, born in 1860, in Smithfield, learned the trade of painter, which he now follows, living in East Stroudsburg; he was first married to Miss Lizzie Place, of Middle Smith- field, who died a few years after marriage, leaving no children, and he subsequently wedded Miss Amanda Metz, of Middle Smithfield, by whom he has two children-Barnard and Russell. Amilla Smith was born in 1870, and died at the early age of fifteen years, a bright, promising girl, deeply mourned by her bereaved parents and many friends in the town.
W. S. ROBINSON, the well-known and pop- ular proprietor of "Hotel Clifford," at Clifford Cor- ners, Susquehanna county, is a native of that coun- ty, born at Lenoxville, September II, 1867, and is a son of Daniel H. and Sarah (Lott) Robinson, who are now living retired at Lenoxville.
The family was founded in America by Rev. John Robinson, who came to this country in the Mayflower. The paternal great-great-grandfather of our subject was killed by the Indians in New York State. At an early day the great-grandparents,
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Bryant and Elizabeth (Scott) Robinson, removed from Lackawanna county, Penn., to Susquehanna county, and took up their residence in Lenox town- ship, where the former cleared and developed a farm. There he and his wife spent their last days, and their remains were interred upon the farm. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Daniel and Clarissa (Sweet) Robinson, the former a native of Lenox township, Susquehanna county, the latter of Nicholson, Penn. The grandfather was a farmer and also an inventor, having patented a self-acting brake for wagons, sleighs, water wheels, etc. He held several township offices. Both he and his wife died on the farm where the father of our subject now resides, the former in January, 1878, at the age of seventy-six years, the latter in 1884, at the age of seventy-six, and they were laid to rest in Clifford cemetery. Religiously they were mem- bers of the Universalist Church. Their children were Elias, who died in infancy; Elmira, deceased wife of Isaac M. Doud ; Daniel S., father of our sub- ject ; Mary A., deceased wife of Eli Decker ; John, a farmer of Lenox township; William B., deceased ; James, a resident of Scranton, Penn .; Ambrose I., a farmer of Lenox township; Margaret, wife of A. P. Doud, a farmer of the same township; and Em- ory, an attorney of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
Daniel S. Robinson was born on his present farm at Lenoxville, February 3, 1828, and through- out his active business life engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was married, at Carbondale, Penn., September 1, 1863, to Miss Sarah Lott, and to them were born four children, namely: Daniel J., clerk in the Anthracite Hotel at Carbondale; W. S., our subject ; George E., who conducts a boarding house at Dundaff, Penn .; and Leona M., who died young. The wife and mother was born in Clifford township, Susquehanna county, February 17, 1840, and is a daughter of Solomon and Phœbe A. ( Brun- dage) Lott, the former a native of Orange county, N. J., the latter of Harford township, Susquehanna Co., Penn. Solomon Lott, who was a carpenter and farmer by occupation, came to Clifford town- ship, Susquehanna county, at the age of fourteen years, and died in Harford township, in 1878, at the age of sixty-five years. His wife departed this life in August, 1876, at the age of sixty-one. In their family were the following children: Ange- line, widow of L. Elsworth and a resident of Har- ford township; Catherine, widow of George Miller, and a resident of Lenox township; Sarah, mother of our subject; Collins, a carpenter of Forest City, Penn .; Sherman, a farmer of Harford township; Jerome, a carpenter of Franklin township; Mary, wife of D. P. Little, of Brooklyn township; Mar- tha, deceased wife of Haven Lewis; Alice, wife of Ernest Elsworth, of Harford township; Irban, a merchant of Harford township; and Melvin, who died in infancy. The parents of Solomon Lott were Ichabod and Sarah A. (Roberts) Lott.
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