Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 411

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W., of Lathrop; Simon, of Carbondale; Benjamin, of Chicago, Ill .; Ziba, of Scranton, Penn .; Lydia (Mrs. Vincent White), of Lackawanna county. After his marriage to Sarah Fike in Luzerne county, David N. Phillips settled in Lathrop township, Sus- quehanna county, where he purchased a farm of sixty-two and one-half acres and engaged in farm- ing until his enlistment, in August, 1862, in the army. His five children were: Isaac, now of Lackawanna county; Mary, wife of Alva Johnson, of Lenoxville; Peter, of Lathrop; Henry, a farmer of Susquehanna county ; and Francis D., deceased.

Jeremiah Gray, our subject, lived in Bradford county for six years, then moved to Hop Bottom. He enlisted, in 1864, in the 50th New York Engi- neers, serving to the close of the war. He has lived in Lathrop township twenty-seven years, and during that time has been engaged in general and dairy farming, and he owns a well-improved farm of fifty acres. He is also a stockholder in the La- throp Creamery. In politics Mr. Gray is a Repub- lican. He is a Good Templar, and a member of the G. A. R.

HENRY F. KRAUTER; P. O., Tobyhanna Mills; residence, Coolbaugh township, Monroe county.

CHARLES L. HALLET, a military veteran, is one of the progressive and enterprising agri- culturists of Stroud township, Monroe county, who are making that charming picturesque region a verit- able garden spot.

Mr. Hallet belongs to an old family of Orange county, N. Y., his grandparents, Isaac and Patience Hallet, having settled there early in their married life. This estimable couple had the following chil- dren: Daniel and Isaac, who lived and died in Orange county; Abigail, who married Thomas Jacovus, of New York City, who came to Monroe county, and bought a farm in Stroud township, but afterwards sold out and made his home in Slate- ford, Northampton county ; James, our subject's fa- ther, and Susan, who married David Earle, of Orange county.

James Hallet was born in Orange county, N. Y., in 1791, and in early manhood removed to North- ampton county. In May, 1818, he was married there to Miss Rachel LaBar, a native of the county, born in 1796. After his marriage he settled in Stroud township, Monroe county, where he purchased 160 acres of wild land from Daniel Stroud. This he cleared for a homestead, building a cabin of round logs for his first dwelling. As time passed he made many improvements, building in 1850 a handsome two-and-a-half story frame residence, and in 1851 a large bank-barn. In 1863 he sold the farm and bought a house and lot in Northampton county where he resided until his death in 1872, and his wife died there about ten years later. Our subject is the youngest in a family of eight children, the others being (1) William, born in February, 1819,

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in Stroud township, became a farmer in Pocono township, Monroe county, where his death occurred. He married Miss Sarah Lee, of Stroud township, who with seven children survived him. (2) Mar- garet, born October 19, 1820, married the late John Williams, of Slateford, a man of wealth and in- fluence who owned large interests in the slate quarries of that locality. He died at Slateford in 1890. Himself and wife had seven children-Will- iam, Jennie, Benjamin, Augustus, Frank, Anna (Mrs. McKinsey, of New York City), and Emma, who died in early womanhood. (3) Ellen, born in January, 1822, married the late Thomas Rousland, of LaBar, Lehigh county, Penn., and since his death she has resided at her father's old homestead. She has five children-James, Thomas, Mary E., Lizzie (Mrs. Roscoe) and William. (4) Mary J., born in April, 1826, married Hugh Williams, a wealthy retired resident of Portland, Northampton county, and they have four children-John, Sophia (Mrs. Robert Ingals, of Portland), Harris, and Alice, who married Irvin Workeiser, a merchant of Portland. (5) Abigail, born in December, 1827, married Henry Mattison. (6) Joseph, born in De- cember, 1830, is living in retirement in Warren county, N. J. He married Miss T. Brands, of Northampton county, and has had five children- John, Ulyses G., who was accidentally killed on the railroad, Maggie, William, and James. (7) An- drew, of Orange county, N. Y., is now a resident of East Stroudsburg.

Our subject was born October 4, 1833, at the old homestead in Stroud township, Monroe county, where he has always resided, his early education be- ing obtained in the local schools. Since taking charge of the farm he has made many improvements, erecting new outbuildings and a large addition to the residence. He has also arranged for piping water to the house and barn, and in every department his farm shows the influence of modern methods. Po- litically he is a Republican of the old time Whig stock, and he has always taken an active interest in partisian work in his locality. He has served three terms as supervisor and at present is overseer of the poor. His military service during the Civil war lasted ten months, and as a member of Company C, 176th P. V. I., he was on duty in South Carolina under Gen. Gilmore. In his religious views he in- clines to Methodism, he and his wife both having been reared in that faith. Socially he and his fam- ily are much esteemed, and he is a member of Post No. 150, G. A. R.

Mr. Hallet married Miss Mary E. Mosteller, of Stroud township, daughter of William and Eliza- beth (Frederick) Mosteller, well-known residents of Hamilton township, Monroe county. Mrs. Hallet has proved herself a most capable helpmate and her husband also takes manly pride in acknowledging the value of her advice and assistance. Their ten children all are living and are as follows: (I) Al- bert, born in July, 1862, is an engineer on the Chica- go & Northwestern R. R., and resides in Milwaukee,

Wis. In July, 1896, he married Miss Lillie Stine, of that city, and they have one daughter, Myrtle. (2) William, born in April, 1865, is a carpenter in Stroudsburg. He married Miss Mary Banturn and has two children-Adele and Elsie. (3) Emma, born January 20, 1867, married Harry Dreher, a farmer of Stroud township, and has three children -Mary, Ruth and Anna. (4) Greeley H., born in February, 1869, was graduated from the Strouds- burg high school and in 1889 went to Chicago where he is now employed as manager of a large retail store of Browning, King & Co. He married Miss Grace Ayers, of that city, and has one daughter, Florence. (5) Bertha, born in September, 1871, married B. Sheller, a clerk in Wallace & Sons' dry goods store in Stroudsburg, and they have one child, Florence. (6) Lizzie M., born August 14, 1873, married George Walters, who owns and operates a fine farm near Greeley, Colorado. They have two children-Clara M. and Earnest. (7) Howard, born December 14, 1875, received a public-school education and now assists his father on the home- stead. (8) Clarence, born in January, 1878, is with his brother-in-law, a Mr. Walters of Colorado. (9) Garfield, born February 25, 1880, is a student in the high school at Stroudsburg. (10) Paul, born July 10, 1891, is the youngest of the family.

HENRY COIL, a veteran of the Civil war, has been for many years a respected resident of Gib- son township, Susquehanna county, and previous to his retirement from business cares was prominently identified with the agricultural interests of that lo- cality.

Mr. Coil comes of good pioneer stock, his pater- nal grandparents, James and Polly Coil, who were both natives of Ireland, being the first settlers at Dundaff, Susquehanna county. Their log cabin became a noted tavern as it afforded the only shel- ter for travelers in the vicinity for a number of years. John Coil, our subject's father, was born in Rhode Island, but spent the greater portion of his life at Dundaff, where he engaged in farming. He married Clarissa Brownell, also natives of Rhode Island. Of the nine children of John and Clarissa Coil, James, the eldest, is a farmer at Dundaff ; John is a farmer of Wisconsin; Henry is men- tioned more fully farther on; Rachel married Jonas Reindenburg, a carpenter and farmer, at Deposit, N. Y .; Mary, widow of John Rivenburg, resides at Dundaff; Benjamin is deceased; Clarissa married Eugene Spencer in New York State; Thomas is a farmer at Dundaff ; and Erastus died some years ago at the same place.

Our subject was born May 23, 1828, at Dun- daff, and when twenty years old he left home, find- ing employment among neighboring farmers. After his marriage he worked in a blacksmith shop, in Dundaff, for a year, acquiring such a knowledge of the business that he decided to undertake it on his own account For three years he conducted a shop at Greenfield, Penn., and spent sixteen years at Smi-

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ley Hollow, Susquehanna county, but he then turned his attention to farming. In 1895 he retired, but with the exception of frequent attacks of rheuma- tism he enjoys good health. His weight is 175 pounds and his eyesight is so well preserved that he seldom uses glasses. In 1861 he was drafted, becoming a member of Company E, 177th P. V. I., and served nine months, being mustered into the ser- vice at Harrisburg. He was detailed for duty during the service, as guard and cook, and the hardships and privations of camp life brought on an attack of rheumatism, and after two weeks of suf- fering in a tent he was sent home.

On April 24, 1851, Mr. Coil was married, in Lenox township, Susquehanna county, to Miss Ma- randa A. Kelley, who was born in Gibson township, May 18, 1829, daughter of James and Easter ( Den- ny) Kelley, of whom further mention is made else- where. Six children were born of this union, namely: Walter, born July 5, 1852, is now de- ceased; H. Franklin, born February 6, 1854, mar- ried Laura Bennett, and settled upon a farm in Gib- son township; Angeline A., born January 21, 1856, married John Howell (deceased), and resides in Herrick township; Gertrude M., born August 23, 1858, married Harmon Howard, a clerk in Scran- ton, Penn .; Clara M., born April 26, 1862, married George F. Holmes, a farmer in Gibson township; and Lottie J., born November 16, 1870, married Charles Day, a farmer at Clifford, Pennsylvania.

WILLIAM HART, a representative and pro- gressive farmer of Jessup township, Susquehanna county, was born in that county, December 27, 1844, and is a son of Philemon and Rachel (Smith) Hart, natives of Vermont and New Jersey, respect- ively.

The father was a farmer and lumberman and operated sawmills at various points in Susquehanna county, also the gristmill on Wyalusing creek, Jes- sup township, now conducted by John Snow. Both he and his wife died in that township, the former in 1878, at the age of sixty-nine years, the latter in December, 1865, at the age of forty-nine, and both were buried in Fairdale cemetery. The children born to them were as follows: Philander is a shoe- maker of Jessup township; Mary is the deceased wife of Benjamin Marshall; Isaac is a farmer of Jessup township ; Jemima (deceased) married John- son Lee; William is next in the order of birth; Ju- liette and Julianna are twins, the former now the widow of Davis Burris, of Lestershire, the latter being the wife of Richard Angel, of New York City; Jane is the deceased wife of Frank Estus; Leonard is a farmer of Jessup township; and Em- ma is married and lives in Binghamton, N. Y. Our subject's grandfather, Isaac Hart, was a native of Vermont and pioneer of Jessup township, Susque- hanna Co., Penn., where he spent his last days. In his family were three sons : Philander, Phlarman and Philemon. The maternal grandparents, William and - (Kittle) Smith, were born in New Jer-

sey, and were also early settlers of Jessup township. The subject of this review was reared in much the usual manner of farmer boys of his day, and re- mained with his parents until he entered the service of his country during the dark days of the Rebell- ion. He enlisted at Scranton, in Company B, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, under Capt. Donahue, and participated in the engagements at Gardensville and Staunton, Va., and in various skirmishes. At Louisville, Ky., he was thrown from his horse and had his left leg broken below the knee. After five weeks spent in the post hospital, he was honora- bly discharged and returned home, remaining with his parents until the mother's death, when the father broke up housekeeping. He was then employed as a farm hand until March, 1876, when he purchased a farm in Jessup township, to the improvement and cultivation of which he devoted his energies until the spring of 1898, when he removed to his present place in the same township, leaving the former to be operated by his son-in-law. He owns both farms, having met with excellent success in his chosen call- ing. In politics he is a thorough Republican, be- lieving that within that party lie the principles which are the safest guides for our national government. Socially he is a member of the Grand Army Post.

On August 31, 1871, in Forest Lake township, Susquehanna county, Mr. Hart was united in mar- riage with Miss Catherine Otis, and to them have been born three children: Richard, at home; Me- lissa T., wife of Irvin Very, a farmer of Jessup township; and Isaac, at home. Mrs. Hart was born in Jessup township, July 10, 1844, a daughter of Richard and Eliza ( Walbridge) Otis, who were lifelong residents of Susquehanna county, where the father carried on operations as a farmer. He died March, 1886, aged seventy-five years, his wife in October, 1883, aged seventy-three, and both were laid to rest in Fairdale cemetery. She was an earn- est member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Four children constituted their family, namely : Harriet, wife of Henry Lester, a farmer of Forest Lake township; Almira, wife of Isaac Hart, a farm- er of Jessup township; Mary, a resident of the same township; and Catherine, wife of our subject. Mrs. Hart's paternal grandparents, Israel and Sabre ( Bills) Otis, were natives of Connecticut and early settlers of Susquehanna county, where they continued to live until death. The maternal grandparents, Henry and Nancy (Shelp) Walbridge, were natives of Connecticut and New York, respectively, and died in Jessup township, Susquehanna county, where their remains were interred.

SAMUEL R. COOLY, an honored veteran of the Civil war, and a representative citizen of Buck- ingham township, Wayne county, is a native of that county, born in Manchester township, a son of Shel- don Cooly, who was born in Connecticut, and was a representative of an old family of that State. The father, who was of English, Scotch and Irish de- scent, married Miss Elizabeth Morgridde, a native

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of England. To them were born five children : James C., Samuel R., Maria, Ann, and Paul, who died in infancy. The parents became early settlers of Manchester township, Wayne Co., Penn., where the mother died at the age of thirty-eight years ; the father, who was a farmer by occupation, spent his last days in the West, dying there at a ripe old age.

The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood and youth in Wayne county, and was early inured to the arduous labors of the farm and lumber camps. At the age of twenty-two he married Miss Sarah Gibson, by whom he had seven children, only two of whom are now living : James M., a resi- dent of St. Paul, Minn .; and Mrs. Mary Pike, also of that State. After the death of his first wife he married Miss Emily Simpson, and to them were born two children, namely: Ulysses Grant, of For- est City, Penn. ; and Alice, of Susquehanna, Penn. In 1888 he wedded Zelpha M. Cadington, widow of Anson Tyler, by whom she had one daughter, Maude Tyler.

During the dark days of the Rebellion, Mr. Cooly enlisted for nine months in Company B, 137th P. V. I., and after receiving his discharge he re- enlisted, this time in the 25th N. Y. V. I., with which he served for a year and a half. He partici- pated in important battles and skirmishes, and also took part in the grand review at Washington, D. C. Having never recovered from the effects of his arduous service, he now receives a pension from the government. He owns a good home in Buck- ingham township, surrounded by good barns and outbuildings and a fine orchard. In his political affil- iations Mr. Cooly is a Republican. In times of peace as well as war he is faithful to every duty of citi- zenship, and is recognized as a valued and useful citizen of his community.

THOMAS H. HOAR, who died November 23, 1897, at Hawley, Wayne county, was one of the most respected of the early settlers of that town, where he had resided since 1849.

Mr. Hoar was a native of Ireland, born Novem- ber 17, 1829, in Roscommon, County Roscommon, where his parents, James and Della (Kennedy) Hoar, were farming people and passed all their lives. They died in 1831 and 1844, respectively. Of their six children, Mary, Mrs. Patrick Lyons, died in Ireland ; John died at Scranton, Penn. ; Patrick died at Hawley ; James is a farmer at Ledgedale, Penn. ; Catherine married Patrick McNamara, and both are deceased ; Thomas H. was the youngest. Mr. Hoar's paternal grandparents were James and Julia (Fallard) Hoar, of Ireland, the latter of whom lived to be over ninety years of age, active and well preserved to the last. His maternal grandfather, John Kennedy, followed farming in Ireland all his days.

Thomas H. Hoar was fourteen years of age when he came to America with his brothers John, Patrick and James, and for the first six months after their arrival they lived at Richmond, on Staten

Island. Removing to New York City, Thomas re- mained there fifteen months, with Chatfield Smith, and then came to Carbondale, Penn., where he worked at house carpentering until August, 1849, the date of his settlement in Hawley. Here he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., as car builder, and continued with them in that capacity until, in 1886, they removed their shops to Scranton, Penn. For the next five years Mr. Hoar gave his attention to the cultivation of a piece of land which he owned, and in 1891 he accepted the position of night watchman for the Erie & Wyoming Railway Co., which he continued to hold until his death. He enjoyed good health up to within a short time before his decease, and he was known everywhere as a most active, industrious man, one who made his success by steady work and careful manage- ment, for he advanced himself from comparatively humble circumstances to a comfortable position in life, and had a beautiful home in Hawley, which his widow now occupies. Mr. Hoar was a member of the Catholic Church. In his political preferences he was a Democrat.

On November 1, 1850, Mr. Hoar was united in marriage, at Honesdale, Wayne county, by Rev. Father Maloney, with Miss Catherine Brady, and they reared a family whose members are all use- ful and respected residents of the communities in which they make their home and a credit to their par- ents. There were ten children, of whom the first- born, Julia, died young. Mary died at the age of five years. Julia (2) died young. Bridget is the wife of M. J. McAndrew, the station agent at Hawley, and has nine children; they occupy a fine home just across the street from the Hoar residence. Jane, unmarried, lives with her mother. Anna mar- ried Richard Halligan, and has three children ; Mr. Halligan is foreman of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western car shops at Scranton. William J. is also in the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna & West- ern Co. at Scranton ; he married Miss Jennie Ken- nedy, and they have two children. Thomas B. is car inspector for the same company at Scranton. Lydia is the wife of Eugene Leonard, who conducts a restaurant in Brooklyn, N. Y .; they have one child. Nellie lives with her mother.

Mrs. Catherine ( Brady ) Hoar was born March 6, 1831, in County Sligo, Ireland, and was one of the ten children of John and Julia ( McHugh) Brady, who lived and died in Ireland. The father ran an express, using several cars in his business. He died in March, 1878, at the advanced age of eighty years, the mother in 1849. Of the children, William, Michael, John, Andrew and Frank died in Ireland. James came to this country and served in the Civil war, went West after leaving the serv- ice, and has not been heard from since. Patrick died in Ireland. Mary married Patrick Hoar, brother of Thomas H. Hoar, and after his death, which oc- curred in Hawley, became the wife of Michael Tage ; they both died in Hawley. Catherine is the widow of Thomas H. Hoar. Jane married Peter Carr, and

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she and her husband both died in California. Mrs. Hoar's paternal grandparents, John and Ann (Knoughton) Brady, were farming people of County Sligo. On her mother's side she is a granddaughter of Frank and Nora McHugh, the former of whom was a freeholder in County Sligo, owning about 700 acres of land.

NICHOLAS HESS, SR., a prominent citizen of Shohola township, Pike county. now retired from active business cares, is one of the men who make old age seem the better portion of life. For many years he was actively identified with the agricult- ural and industrial interests of this region and is now enjoying the fruits of his former toil, while he makes his home with his children.

Mr. Hess was born July 22, 1820, in Hessen, Germany, of which province his parents, Conrad and Ellen (Adolph) Hess, were also natives. In their family were five children, four sons and one daugh- ter, and with the exception of Jacob, who was drowned in Germany, all came to the New World. Our subject served for seven years in the German army, but at the age of twenty-six he bade good-by to home and native land and sailed for America. Locating near Albany, N. Y., he secured employ- ment on the Boston railroad, with which he was con- nected for a year or two, and then came to Pike county, Penn., and accepted a position as foreman on the Erie road, remaining with it nearly two years. At the end of that time he enlisted in Company B, I5Ist P. V. I., and for II months valiantly fought for his adopted country, participating in two severe engagements, those of Chancellorsville and Gettys- burg. On receiving an honorable discharge he re- turned to Shohola township, Pike county, and pur- chased land, dividing his time between farm work and railroad employment for many years. For sev- eral years, however, he has now lived retired, and now spends a part of his time in Peckville, Penn., and the remainder with his children in Shohola township.

On November 8, 1847, in Albany, N. Y., Mr. Hess was united in marriage with Miss Mary Spawn, daughter of Henry Spawn. After a happy married life of almost half a century, she was called to her final rest November 28, 1896. The children born to them were as follows: (I) Mary, born July I, 1848, is now the wife of Charles Wallack, general coal inspector living at Peckville, Penn. (2) Ellen, born August 8, 1850, is the wife of Edward Shadler, blacksmith, of Peckville. (3) Eve, born June 4, 1853, was married March 1, 1874, to George C. Mc- Kean, and has had ten children, namely-Francis, who was born May 20, 1875, and is now the wife of Jacob Greening, of Peckville; Jessie, who died in infancy; Lafayette, born May 7, 1878; Katie Flor- ence, born March 27, 1880; George N., who died in infancy ; Gusta, born May 20, 1883 ; Cleveland, born July 30, 1885; Warren, born June 14, 1887; Eliza, born April 5. 1889; and Everett N., born April 3, 1893. (4) John married Annie Keller, and is a

farmer of Shohola township. (5) Nicholas, Jr., married Annie Mckean and is a farmer of the same township. (6) Christana is the wife of Philip Coon, also an agriculturist of Shohola township. The family is highly respected wherever known, and Mr. Hess' many friends appreciate his sterling worth and many excellencies of character. In po- litical sentiment he is a strong Republican, and he has always given his support to all enterprises cal- culated to prove of public benefit. He affiliates with the Grand Army of the Republic, and is a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church.

ISAAC PETERS (deceased) was a well-known farmer and honored citizen of Price township, Mon- roe county. He was born at Newton, N. J., in 1830, the only son of Henry and Mary Peters, of that place, in whose family were also three daughters, namely : Elizabeth, Mrs. Aukeman, of New York State; Sarah, wife of Samuel Bland, of Paterson, N. J. ; and Susan.

In his native place Mr. Peters was reared to manhood, and received a common-school education. On November 30, 1865, he married Miss Anna Bates, daughter of Aaron and Emily (Quakenbush) Bates, of an old and prominent family of Camden county, N. J. In 1863 her father removed to a farm in Price township, Monroe Co., Penn., for which he had traded some real eastate in Philadelphia in 1854. His wife died in early life, leaving him with three small children, whom he reared to habits of usefulness, and with whom he made his home dur- ing his declining years, dying on the old homestead in Price township in 1885. The sons, Joseph and William, live together on a farm in that township, and the latter is married. Mrs. Peters, the only daughter, was born in July, 1840, and was reared in Haddonfield, N. J., her education being completed in the high school at that place.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 411

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