Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 414

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William H. Pope, our subject's father, was born at Butternuts, Otsego county, N. Y., and came to Susquehanna county in 1835. For several years he taught school and later he engaged in the manufac- ture of cloth and woolens. He was an ardent sup- porter of the anti-slavery movement, assisting in the work of the "Underground Railroad," and was iden- tified with the Know Nothings and later with the Republican party. He was frequently chosen to township office and served several terms as school director. At fourteen he united with the Baptist Church, in which he took a prominent part, serving many years as deacon. He died April 5, 1895, aged eighty-three years. On August 21, 1837, he was married, in Gibson township, to his first wife, Sarah Holmes, daughter of Deacon William Holmes, a leading citizen of Gibson township, of whom men- tion is made elsewhere. She was born June 29, 1813, and died April 27, 1849, her remains being buried in the cemetery at Gelatt. Deacon Pope's second wife, Mary N. (Witter), was a daughter of Dr. Witter, a noted physician, and for many years . a deacon in the Baptist Church, which he assisted in founding. She died in 1875 and was buried at Gelatt. In 1877, Deacon Pope married Mrs. Emily (Tower) Moore, who was buried in W. Lenox. There were four children by the first union, viz. : Edward P., ex-sheriff, who is now the express agent

at Montrose, and is extensively engaged in a team- ing business; Manning H., clerk for the Erie Rail- road Co., at Susquehanna; William W., our sub- ject ; and Alice, wife of John B. Barnes, who is en- gaged in the express business at Susquehanna. By the second marriage there was one daughter, Miss. Mary A., a resident of Montrose.

As a boy our subject became familiar with the details of the work of manufacturing woolens by as- sisting his father in the mill, and at the age of twen- ty-one he went to Monroe county, where he operated a mill two years. On returning to Gibson town- ship he purchased Frederick Elton's woolen mill at Smiley, which he conducted ten years, at the end of which period he began selling sewing machines, wagons and agricultural implements. In 1886 he again turned his attention to manufacturing and bought a half interest in his present business from T. C. Manzer. For a year he was in partnership with H. D. Pickering, whose interest he then pur- chased, and has since carried on the business alone. In politics he is a Republican, and he has served three years as a school director, six years as poor- master, and was deputy sheriff under his brother. Socially he and his family are prominent, and he is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, third degree, the K. of H., and the I. O. O. F., Huron Lodge No. 483, with which he united at the age of twenty- one.

On May 8, 1866, Mr. Pope was married, in Gibson township, to Miss Elizabeth R. Pickering, who was born March 22, 1849, the daughter of George Pickering, one of the leading residents of the township, of whom an account appears else- where. Two attractive daughters have brightened our subject's home-Bertha E. and Grace A. Miss Bertha took a course in stenography in a business college at Binghamton, N. Y., at the age of nine- teen, and three years after graduating was em- ployed as a teacher in the college. She then spent three years at Tunkhannock, as a stenographer, and in April, 1898, she went to Philadelphia to take a similar position with the civil service commission.

JOHN F. JAYCOX, proprietor of the Lake Como Apiary, of Preston township, Wayne coun- ty, was born July 3, 1854, in Sullivan county, N. Y., and is of German descent.

Andrew Jaycox, father of our subject, was also a native of Sullivan county, and was a son of John Jaycox. During the Civil war Andrew Jaycox was a member of the Union army. He married Maria Lakin, a native of New York, and a daughter of John Lakin, and they now make their home in Buck- ingham township, Wayne county, where he follows carpentering. Of their children, three are still liv- ing : John F., Minnie Maud and Robert L .; three died in childhood; and two died after reaching years of maturity-James, who was killed on the railroad; and Sarah, Mrs. Lakin. The parents are both earnest members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, while socially the father is identified

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with the Grand Army of the Republic, and polit- ically he affiliates with the Republican party.

During his childhood John F. Jaycox was brought by his parents to Wayne county, where he grew to manhood, obtaining his education in the local schools. Early in life he became familiar with the occupations of farming and lumbering, and was also an expert hunter. Since 1886 he has resided upon his present farm in Preston township, and in 1894, upon a natural building site, he erected his present elegant residence, which is neat, and taste- fully furnished in modern style. For the past ten years he has given his attention to bee culture, and in 1897, produced nearly 4,000 pounds of honey, of a superior quality, put up in one and two pound packages. No better apiary can be found in Wayne county, and it comprises IIO stands of bees, both native and Italian, and a cross of the two kinds. The place is well adapted to the business, being situated at Lake Como, on the south side of a beautiful sunny hill. In his business Mr. Jaycox has met with good success, his honey always com- manding the highest market price on account of the superior quality.

On November 29, 1883, Mr. Jaycox was united in marriage with Miss Anna C. Barrager, a daugh- ter of George W. and Louisa (Cleveland) Barra- ger, the latter a relative of ex-President Cleveland. Her father was twice married, and by the first union had four children, while by the second he had seven, namely : Adelbert, Clara, Frank, Alice, Ralph, Anna C. and Hattie. Socially Mr. Jaycox is a member of Lake Como Lodge No. 965, I. O. O. F., in which he has passed all the chairs. His political support is given to the Republican party, and he has acceptably served his fellow citizens in the capacity of constable for four years.

EDWIN P. MACK is one of the most promi- nent and successful business men of Brooklyn town- ship, Susquehanna county. It is true that he be- came interested in a business already established, but in controlling and enlarging such an enterprise many a man of even considerable resolute purpose, courage and industry would have failed; and he has demonstrated the truth of the saying that suc- cess is not the result of genius, but the outcome of a clear judgment and experience.

Mr. Mack was born June 23, 1829, in the township which is still his home, a son of Marvin L. and Emaline P. (Palmer) Mack, both natives of Groton, Conn., the former born May 20, 1803, the latter November 24, 1805. At an early day they became residents of Susquehanna county, Penn., and for many years the father was prominently identified with the business interests of Brooklyn township, but at the time of his death was living retired at Mack's Corners. He died November 9, 1884, and his wife also died at Mack's Corners, November 15, 1866, the remains of both being in- terred in the old Methodist Episcopal cemetery of Brooklyn. They were members of the Uni- 112

versalist Church, and were held in high regard by all who knew them. For many years the father served as justice of the peace. Of their children, Edwin P., our subject, is the eldest, the others being as follows: James W., born May 2, 1831, mar- ried Carrie Sill, and died in Orleans county, N. Y., October 25, 1899; George C., born October 16, 1833, married Frances Quick, and owns and oper- ates a farm and sawmill in Lathrop township, Sus- quehanna county ; Ledgard P., born December 9, 1838, married Jessie Avery and died in Kansas, June 22, 1890; Charles M., born January 24, 1845, married Lou Jeffers, and is a gardener and painter of Nicholson, Penn .; Horace G., born December 7, 1846, married Mary Jimeson, and is a stonemason of Nicholson; and Ellen G., born May 17, 1849, died in Brooklyn township, October 1, 1864.

Elisha Mack, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was born in Lyme, Conn., May 5, 1768, and was of Scotch descent, his ancestors having come to this country from the Highlands of Scot- land. In 1810 he with his family removed from Connecticut to Brooklyn township, Susquehanna Co., Penn., but it is presumed that he came to this county eight years previously, and then returned to his native State. On locating permanently here, he purchased an improved farm of Joshua Saun- ders, and his first home was a log house near Mack's Corners, which was later replaced by a frame dwelling which stood near the present resi- dence of our subject. He was a ship carpenter by trade, and soon after his arrival here he built a sawmill on Horton Creek, which he operated for some years. He married (first) Lydia Lord, and to them were born four children: Lydia, who died December 24, 1825; Matilda, who married Elisha Lord and died August 20, 1829; Eliza, who was born May 3, 1796, and married Preston Tiffany ; and Fanny, who was born April II, 1798, and mar- ried Alfred Tiffany. For his second wife he mar- ried, September 9, 1802, Tryphena Lord, who, how- ever, was no relative of his first wife. Their chil- dren were:' Marvin L., Enoch, Alfred W., Horace R., Roscoe, John B., Mary E. (Mrs. Loren L. Bag- ley), Ursula (Mrs. George Mack), Charles N. (who died in Beloit, Wis., December 27, 1860), William G. (a farmer of Albion, N. Y., and the only survivor of the family), Ansel F. (who died in Binghamton, N. Y.), and Adaline L. (who died at the home of her brother William). The father of these children died October 19, 1839, and the mother, who was born March 17, 1782, died August 31, 1861, the remains of both being interred in the old cemetery of Brooklyn township.

During his boyhood and youth Edwin P. Mack, of this sketch, worked for his father, and on attain- ing his majority took charge of his father's factory. Later they built a saw and feed mill at Mack's Cor- ners, which is now operated by steam. Our sub- ject is a pattern-maker, millwright and undertaker, and is engaged in the manufacture of furniture and shingles in partnership with his son, Andrew G.,

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who was made a member of the firm in April, 1899. Mr. Mack is a man of more than ordinary business ability, is enterprising and energetic, and in his undertakings has met with well-deserved success. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and affiliates with the Republican party, and has filled the office of school director for two years, assessor for the past two years and president of the election board for two years. His official duties have always been most capably discharged, and as a business man and citizen he is held in high esteem.

On October 3, 1854, at Great Bend, Penn., Mr. Mack was married to Miss Sarah Quick, and they have two sons, namely : Arthur L., born April 5, 1862, is a merchant and postmaster at Mack's Corners. He was married, December 1, 1886, to Mary E. Perry, and has one child, Charles W., born April 20, 1899. Andrew G., born October 13, 1868, is in business with his father. He was married, November 10, 1892, to Stella E. Kinne, and has two children: Edwin L., born January 11, 1894; and Samuel H., born September 17, 1897.

Mrs. Sarah (Quick) Mack was born Septem- ber 14, 1836, in Sussex county, N. J., a daughter of Andrew C. and Lydia A. (Knapp) Quick, of the same county, who came to Brooklyn township, Susquehanna Co., Penn., in 1857. The father, who followed blacksmithing in connection with farming throughout life, died January 5, 1879, aged sixty- two years, and the mother died May 27, 1895, aged eighty years, the remains of both being interred in the old Brooklyn cemetery. They were members of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Quick was elder for many years, and their lives were ever in harmony with their professions. Their children were: Sarah is the wife of our subject; Frances A., born in October, 1839, married George C. Mack, a brother of our subject; Horace D., born October 2, 1845, married Sarah Carman, and died January 24, 1891 ; and Hannah M., born in 1853, died at the age of five years. Mrs. Mack's paternal grand- parents, Joseph and Sarah (Compton) Quick, were also natives of Sussex county, N. J., and about 1847 came to Brooklyn township, Susquehanna county, where they continued to make their home through- out life, the grandfather being a blacksmith by trade. The maternal grandparents, Samuel and Hannah (Smith) Knapp, were natives of Orange county, N. Y .; the former, a farmer by occupation, died in Sussex county, N. J., the latter in Brooklyn township, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.

PETER ANGLEMEYER. Among the sturdy, energetic and successful farmers of Pocono town- ship, Monroe county, who thoroughly understand the vocation which they . follow, and are conse- quently enabled to carry on their calling with profit to themselves, is the subject of this sketch. He is actively engaged in agricultural pursuits upon the old homestead where he was born September 20, 1843.

John Anglemeyer, his grandfather, was also a native of Monroe county, born in Hamilton town- ship when it still formed a part of Northampton county, and there grew to manhood. He married Miss Sally -, also a native of Monroe county, and to them were born seven children-four sons and three daughters-all now deceased. By occu- pation the grandfather was a farmer.

Adam Anglemeyer, our subject's father, was born in October, 1800, in Hamilton township, but when a young man removed to Pocono township, where he was united in marriage with Miss Sally Kresge, who was born in 1812, a daughter of J. Kresge. With other members of the family Mr. Anglemeyer owned 200 acres of land, and through- out life remained upon the old homestead engaged in farming and coopering. He died in 1880, hav- ing survived his wife several years, her death occur- ring in 1868. Their children were Susanna, de- ceased wife of George Heller, of Hamilton town- ship; Margaret, deceased wife of Jerry Woodling, of Hamilton township; Aaron, who married Caro- line Beer, and is engaged in farming in Pocono township; Anna Maria, wife of William Brown, a farmer of Tioga county, Penn .; Peter, our sub- ject; Sarah, deceased wife of William Decker, of Chestnut Hill township, Monroe county ; and Mary, wife of Simon Miller, a farmer of Paradise town- ship, Monroe county.

During his boyhood and youth Peter Angle- meyer pursued his studies in the common schools, and aided in the work of the farm. On attaining his majority he began operating the old homestead on his own account, and has purchased the place, which consists of 116 acres under excellent cultiva- tion, besides thirty-five acres in woodland. The improvements are all first class, including a fine stone house, which his father erected, also a large barn and other outbuildings. Mr. Anglemeyer owns a steam thresher and saw mill and does cus- tom work in connection with general farming, and in all his undertakings has met with a well-merited success.

In 1874, in Chestnut Hill township, Monroe county, Mr. Anglemeyer was married to Miss Emma Woodling, a daughter of John and Lydia (Learn) Woodling. To them were born three children : Harvey, a resident of Pocono township; Charles, who assists his father on the farm; and Jennie, at home. They also had an adopted child, Orie, who was born in North Carolina and taken by them in infancy. The wife and mother was called to her final rest March 1, 1881. Mr. Anglemeyer was again married in Pocono township, in January, 1884, to Miss Emma Marsteller, a native of Chest- nut Hill township, by whom he has four children, namely : Clinton, Clayton, Mabel and Walter Dawson, all at home.

Since casting his first vote Mr. Anglemeyer has been a supporter of the Democratic party, and he has served as a member of the election board. He holds membership in the German Reformed

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Church, and has filled the office of treasurer for eighteen years, and has also served as deacon, while his wife is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Both are earnest, consistent Christians, and have the respect and esteem of all who know them.

IRA B. ROSENCRANS may properly be classified among the many residents within the bounds of Pike county who started out in life with naught but an abundance of determination and in- defatigable industry, and who have succeeded, through their own diligence, energy and economy, in acquiring a handsome property. He is now actively engaged in agricultural pursuits in Lack- awaxen township, where he owns a fine farm of 400 acres.

Mr. Rosencrans is a representative of one of the pioneer families of the county. His grand- father, Jeremiah Rosencrans, a native of Holland, emigrated to America when a young man, and first settled in Massachusetts. He was married in Con- necticut, and afterward came to Dingman township, Pike Co., Penn., where he purchased land and en- gaged in lumbering and farming for some years. Later, however, he removed to Springville, Susque- hanna county, where he died about 1828.

Jonathan Rosencrans, our subject's father, was born in Dingman township in 1775, and died in Lackawaxen township, Pike county, at the ripe old age of eighty-four years. He grew to manhood, however, in his native township, and there married a Miss Van Gorden, by whom he had nine children, namely: Sarah, Abram and Betsy, all deceased ; Phœbe, a resident of Barryville, N. Y .; Maria, de- ceased ; James, a resident of Hawley, Penn. ; Oliver, of Lackawaxen township, Pike county; Silas, of Barryville, Sullivan Co., N. Y .; and Ellen. After the death of his first wife Jonathan Rosencrans was again married, in Pike county, his second union being with Miss Betsey Rodney, a native of New Jersey, who died in 1838, leaving three children : Mary Jane, now the wife of William Bush, of East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., Penn .; Ira B., subject of this sketch; and Tryphena, wife of Milton Rol- lison, a farmer and lumberman of Blooming Grove township, Pike county.

Ira B. Rosencrans was born March 31, 1836, in Blooming Grove township, where he grew to manhood, his education being limited to one year's attendance at the public schools. From the age of seventeen years he has been dependent upon his own resources for a livelihood, but prosperity has at length crowned his efforts, and he is now the owner of a valuable farm of 400 acres in Lackawaxen township, about forty of which are under a high state of cultivation and well improved. Here he is engaged in general farming, and for the past thirty years has lumbered upon land of his own, still hav- ing a large tract of valuable timber left ; he is agent for the sale of 1,200 acres of land in Pike county. Like his father, he always supports the Democratic

party by his ballot, and he has most capably and satisfactorily filled the offices of county commis- sioner (for three years), supervisor, tax collector, and overseer of the poor (for the past twenty years ).

In Blooming Grove, Pike county, Mr. Rosen- crans was married, January 18, 1870, to Priscilla McKean, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Hatton, a Methodist Episcopal minister. Six chil- dren blessed this union, their names and dates of. birth being as follows: Jonathan, November 26, 1870 (a resident of South Dakota) ; Gilbert, Octo- ber 26, 1872 (who is employed in Pike county) ; William L., May 28, 1874; Ross C., March 4, 1876; Harry M., July 25, 1881; and Ella P., March 4, 1886, all four at home.

Gibson Mckean, Mrs. Rosecrans father, was born in Dingman township, Pike county, Au- gust 5, 1822, a son of Jesse and Zuba (Pravice) McKean, natives of the same township, the former of whom died at the age of eighty-four years. When a young man Gibson Mckean lived with his parents in Shohola township, Pike county. He was married, in Blooming Grove township, March 9, 1848, to Miss Rachel Hoover, a daughter of Gilbert Hoover, a native of Holland, who on coming to America located in Delaware township, Pike coun- ty. Mrs. McKean died November 19, 1871, and her husband April 25, 1894. Mrs. Rosencrans was the eldest of their children, the others being Gib- son, who married Mary Vogt, and is a farmer and lumberman of Shohola township; George C., a farmer of the same township, who married Eva Hess, daughter of Nicholas Hess ; Marion, who died at the age of sixteen years; Gilbert, who died in in- fancy; Hugh, who married Mary J. Greening, daughter of John and Christina (Blow) Greening; Rachel Ann, wife of Nicholas Hess, Jr., a farmer of Shohola township; and Maud Alice, wife of Bert Bartleson, of Palmyra township, Pike county.

OMAR OLIN. Of the diversified interests of agriculture none, perhaps, is more im- portant than stock raising, especially at this time, when Europe is looking to this country more than ever for all manner of products, and when our country's live stock has been appreciably decreased by half a dozen years of unfavorable business con- ditions. Live stock appeals to the farmer him- self-not chiefly as in most other products of the farm, to the urban resident. The subject of this sketch is a successful and well-known breeder of fancy horses and cattle stock, and has been a lifelong resident of Jackson township, Susquehanna county.

Mr. Olin's paternal grandparents, Reuben and Hannah Olin, emigrated from Wales to America, settling in Guilford, Vermont. They reared a fam- ily of seven children, of whom John, the eldest, and the father of our subject, was born in October, 1802, at Guilford, Vt. He was married in that State, in June, 1826, by Rev. Joseph Boyden, to Ruth Culver, who was born in January, 1804, in

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Vermont. After marriage John Olin moved to New York State, and in 1840 came with his family to Susquehanna county, settling on the farm in Jackson township where his son, our subject, now lives. There he cleared up a farm and remained until his death, in January, 1882, his good wife preceding him to the grave, in August, 1876. They were active members of the Baptist Church, and Mr. Olin was for many years an official in the Church. To John and Ruth Olin were born five children, namely :

(I) Jane Olin, born in 1830 in New York State, died in Jackson township, Susquehanna county, when a young woman. (2) Hyde Olin, born in 1833, married Miss Maria Nicholas. He en- listed during the Civil war in Company A, 14Ist P. V. I., and died in 1864, while in the service, at Old Point Comfort, leaving a widow and two daughters, Hattie, now the wife of E. J. Mocket, of Binghamton, N. Y., and Delia, wife of Charles Lewis, of Lestershire, Broome Co., N. Y. (3) Earl Olin, born in 1838, married Miss Abbie Car- penter, of Ararat, and settled on a farm in Jackson township, where he died in June, 1875, leaving a widow and two children-Orva L. Olin, a resident of Jackson, and Edna J., deceased wife of Lewis Burdick, of Jackson. (4) Irene Olin, born in July, 1842, married A. A. Lowe, of Jackson, and to them have been born five children, namely-J. F., of Jackson; Edward, of the State of New Jersey ; Charles, of Jackson; Rosie, deceased wife of John Stockwell, of Thomson township; and Leon, of Jackson. (5) Omar Olin is our subject.

Omar Olin was born in November, 1845, in Jackson township. He was reared on the home- stead and in his youth attended the neighboring schools. He remained with his father until his marriage, in 1869, to Miss Althea S. Bloxham, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Bloxham, na- tives of England, who emigrated to America and settled in Ararat township, Susquehanna county. After his marriage our subject began housekeeping on the old Olin homestead, which he purchased in 1870, his parents remaining with him through the remainder of their lives.

To the marriage of our subject and Miss Blox- ham were born four children: Lizzie V., born in October, 1873, died in June, 1876; Carrie May, born in September, 1875; Daisy A., born in June, 1878; and M- , born in January, 1884. The estimable and faithful wife of our subject died Au- gust 4, 1897. In politics Mr. Olin is a Republican. He has served as school director, and is one of Jackson township's wide-awake and public-spirited citizens. For many years he has been interested in the breeding of good stock and has been success- ful in raising a high grade standard in horses and cattle.

JOHN B. SMILEY. Among the most at- tractive rural homes in Monroe county is the "Ridge Dell House," four miles north of Strouds-

burg near the line of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R., and the large number of recrea- tion seekers who apply each summer for a place under its hospitable roof show that its merits have become well known. Its genial host is a man of excellent mental gifts and attainments, having been successfully engaged in educational work for more than thirty years, and he and his family hold a prominent position in the social life of the com- munity.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 414

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