Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 82

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In 1876 Homer H. Frazier, editor and proprie- tor of the Independent Republican, published at Montrose, Penn., died, and the paper was offered for sale. Mr. Taylor became the purchaser, and on August 1, 1876, he relinquished his editorial con- nections at Wilkesbarre, to assume the editorial management and control of the Independent Repub- lican, a paper which, under the able and judicious direction of his predecessor, was recognized as one of the best weekly newspapers in the State, and en- joying a circulation not surpassed by any weekly publication in Pennsylvania outside of the larger cities.

During the quarter of a century since Mr. Tay- lor first assumed control, he has given to his paper his undivided personal attention. Not only has the Independent Republican maintained its previous high standing and influence, but very marked im- provements have been effected. He has twice en- larged the paper, and from a nine-column folio it has been transformed into a quarto of seven columns to the page. Steam power, improved presses, and other modern appliances have been introduced from time to time, keeping pace with the advanced ideas of its progressive editorial management.

Being published in the centre of an enterprising agricultural section, a large percentage of the pa- trons of the Independent Republican are interested in agriculture, and Mr. Taylor devotes many col- umns of his paper to farm topics and other matters of special interest to the agriculturist. To encour- age and stimulate this important industry he has, for many years, gratuitously distributed among his subscribers new and superior varieties of seeds, in- cluding twenty-five new varieties of potatoes, many of which have proven of great value to the farmers of Susquehanna and adjacent counties. In 1885, as a stimulus to farmers' sons, Mr. Taylor offered pre- mitims to boys under a certain age, for the largest amount of corn produced on a specified plat of ground. While the results demonstrated that the soil of Susquehanna county is astonishingly product- ive under careful cultivation, yet the practical lesson in agriculture, which a large number of the boys re- ceived, was the real object sought by Editor Taylor.

On April 16, 1873, Mr. Taylor was married to Miss Maggie D. Ayars, daughter of Addis M. and Debbie R. Ayars, of Wilkesbarre. Mrs. Taylor, like her husband, is a native of Chester county, where

both her parents were also born. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor: Mary S., April 5, 1875; Jeanette A., November 28, 1877; and Em- ily, April 16, 1887. The two elder daughters were both married in 1897-Mary S. to Norman Stewart, a native of Clarksville, Tenn .; and Jeanette A. to Harry W. Beach, of Montrose, Penn., manager and part owner of the Beach Machine Works. Both re- side in Montrose-Mr. and Mrs. Beach on Lake av- enue, and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart on South Main street, near the present home of Mr. and Mrs. Tay- lor, on the same street.

While Mr. Taylor has devoted himself energet- ically to the affairs of his business, he has not neg- lected his duties to the community. The welfare of the beautiful town in which he resides has re- ceived careful consideration in the columns of his paper and also in his individual capacity. He is now serving a second term as member of the mu- nicipal council, and has been largely instrumental in promoting and bringing to a successful issue the enterprises that have modernized the town and brought it in closer business relations with other towns and cities.

His connection with the social side of life is extensive and varied, as might be expected of one possessed of his genial temperament, companionable qualities and generous disposition. He became a mem- ber of West Chester Lodge, F. & A. M., in 1866; of Howell Chapter, R. A. M., 1866; Demolay Com- mandery, K. T., of Bloomington, Ill., 1870. He has also been an Odd Fellow since 1866, and is an ex- Noble Grand of Pocohontas Lodge of West Ches- ter. In Grand Army circles he has been prominent for many years, first as a member of a West Chester Post, and later of Four Brothers Post of Montrose, Penn. Of the latter Post he served as Quarter Master for fifteen years, until January, 1900, when he was elected Post Commander. He has served twice as aide-de-camp on the staff of the Depart- ment Commander, and at the inauguration of Presi- den Mckinley participated in the ceremonies as aide- de-camp on the staff of the Marshal of the Second Grand Division.

But the social and most genial side of Mr. Tay- lor is best known to those who come in contact with him in his "Sanctum Sanctorum," where he is more "at home" than elsewhere. From his boyhood days the printing office has been his business home; forty years of his life have been devoted to printing, pub- lishing and editing newspapers, and his one ambi- tion appears to be to crown the future with even more marked success than has attended his labors in the past.

MRS. ELIZABETH S. HARRIS, of Liberty township, Susquehanna county, belongs to one of the leading and prominent families of that section. Her parents, Memnon and Purlina (Smith) Hath- away, were both natives of Connecticut, the former born in 1796, the latter in 1801. When a young man the father came to Pennsylvania with his two

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brothers, Joab and Samuel, the former of whom later located in Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y., where he died ; the latter also took up his residence in Broome county, where he reared a large family, all now de- ceased.

After spending a short time at Corbettsville, N. Y., Memnon Hathaway came up the valley and purchased 200 acres of land in Liberty township, Susquehanna Co., Penn., which he cleared and con- verted into well-tilled fields, improving the property with good buildings. This place is now owned by Daniel English. There Mr. Hathaway continued to make his home throughout life. He died in June, 1878, at the ripe old age of eighty-two years, and his wife, who had patiently shared all the hardships of their early married life, passed away in 1858, at the age of fifty-seven years. To this worthy couple were born eight children who reached man and womanhood. (1) Esther, the eldest, was born in Corbettsville, N. Y., in 1822, and married Henry D. Snadaker, who owned and operated a farm at that place. She died leaving seven children: Jane, William, Charles, Ellen, Elizabeth, Ida and Ernest. (2) Amanda, born on the old homestead in Liberty township, Susquehanna Co., Penn., in 1824, married George Dodge, and died leaving no children. (3) Paulina Emily, born April 29, 1826, became the sec- ond wife of George Dodge, and to them were born five children, of whom two are still living, namely : Amanda, wife of Overd Mack, of Binghamton, N. Y. ; and Emma P., wife of George Keator, a wealthy citizen of Belvidere, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge both died while living with their daughter in Belvidere, Ill. (4) Elizabeth S., born in August, 1828, was educated in the district schools of Brookdale, and in February, 1851, was united in marriage with Elijah Harris, of Bridgewater township, Susque- hanna county, a son of Elias and Rachel Harris, of this county. They began their domestic life in Liberty township, and he followed farming there until the Civil war broke out, when he donned the blue and went to the defense of his country as a member of Company C, 203rd P. V. I. He partici- pated in a number of battles, but was finally taken ill with fever and died at Hampton hospital, being laid to rest in the National cemetery at Hampton Roads, Va. Mrs. Harris has displayed most excellent busi- ness ability in the management of her affairs since her husband's death, and through her own well-di- rected efforts has been able to purchase the farm near Brookdale, Liberty township, where she now resides. She is a true Christian woman, and is loved and respected by all who know her. She was left with two children, whom she most carefully reared : (a) Adelia P., born in 1852, obtained a good classi- cal education in the Harford schools, and was for several years one of Susquehanna county's most suc- cessful teachers. She married Andrew Wademan, of Carbondale, Penn., by whom she had one daugh- ter, Kathrine E., and they now reside in Brook- dale. (b) Raynsford E., born in December, 1853, received a good practical education in the Soldiers

Orphans School at Harford, Penn. He worked for a number of years in the acid factory at Brookdale, but now owns and operates a farm in Liberty township. He married Hannah Johnson, of New York State, and they have four children, G. Earle, William, Bessie May and Eva Belle. (5) Adelia, born in 1832, died when eighteen years of age. (6) Raynsford, born in 1835, was educated in the home schools, and is now living with his sister, Mrs. Harris. He was also a soldier in the Civil war, be- longing to Company E, 177th P. V. I., and took part in a number of battles. (7) Samuel, born in 1838, was one of the first to respond to his country's call for aid during the Rebellion, joining Company H, 33rd P. V. I., but after a year of arduous service he was taken ill and died. (8) Ellen, born in No- vember, 1840, died at the age of thirty years, es- teemed and loved by her many friends and associates.

The father of this family was originally an Old-line Whig in politics, but later supported the Republican party, with which his sons and his son- in-law, Mr. Harris, were also identified. Religious- ly the members of this family have been connected with either the Presbyterian or Methodist Episco- pal Churches, and all have lived honorable, upright lives. The father held a number of local offices of honor and trust, and most faithfully performed any duty which fell to his lot.

JOHN O. JACKSON. There is probably not a farm in Wayne county better in all its ap- pointments than the one now owned and operated by John O. Jackson. Here he has made his home since 1872, at which time it was known as the Dan- iel Lukens farm. It comprises 108 acres of fertile land under cultivation, in all respects admirably adapted to farming and stock raising, Mr. Jackson being especially interested in the latter occupation. He is one of the most enterprising and progressive citizens of Damascus township, Wayne county, thor- oughly up-to-date in all things. When he came into possession of this farm it was almost fenceless, the buildings were old and dilapidated, and the entire place would keep no more than one team and five cows. Mr. Jackson has now one of the most conven- ient and comfortable basement barns (with shed at- tached ) in the county, one that will stable forty" head of cattle and a flock of sheep. He believes in raising his own cows, and has as fine a herd of butter cows as is to be found in the county.

John O. Jackson was born at Pine Flat, Man- chester township, Wayne Co., Penn., March 21, 1845, a son of John and Abbie Jackson, whose sketch is given in connection with H. C. Jackson, else- where. In April, 1845, John Jackson moved to Damascus, Wayne county, and here John O. Jack- son has always resided, his education being received at the public schools and Damascus Academy. He is fourth in the order of birth in a family of six children, and was early reared to habits of industry. In 1866 he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy U. Mitchell, whose father, Amos T. Mitchell, was a

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native of Cochecton, Sullivan Co., N. Y., and a son of James and Martha ( Drake) Mitchell. In the county of his nativity he was reared, and on reach- ing manhood married Miss Sallie E. Conklin, who was born in Damascus township, Wayne Co., Penn., a daughter of Benjamin Conklin, one of the first set- tlers of Damascus. After their marriage they lived for a short time at Cochecton, N. Y., and passed the remainder of their lives in the townships of Lebanon and Damascus, Wayne Co., Penn. Mr. Mitchell died in Damascus township at the age of seventy-four years, and his wife in 1896, at the age of eighty-four. In their family were eight children : Benjamin C., a resident of Chester county, Penin .; Analiva, wife of Virgil Mitchell, of Stevens Point, Wis .; Eliza, wife of Joseph L. Brush, of Damascus township, Wayne county ; Amos, who was a soldier in the Civil war, and now resides in Damascus township; Ransom, of Findlay, Ohio; Lauretta V., wife of T. Lukens, of Verndale, Minn .; Nancy, wife of our subject; and Mary Alice, wife of Samuel Vail, of Howells, New York.

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have a family of five children : John C., who married Willian Nearing, and resides in Hurd, Sullivan Co., N. Y .; Hattie, wife of M. N. Bingham, of Damascus township, Wayne county ; Benjamin M., who married Lydia Baker, and lives at Tanner's Falls, Penn. ; Eula L., wife of I. N. Lovelass, of Damascus, Penn .; and Mary A. There was another child, who died at the age of four months. The residence of the family is in keeping with the taste and means of the pro- prietor, and Mr. Jackson has named his place "Ma- ple Shade Farm," one of the most attractive fea- tures of the farm being the beautiful maple trees. As a stock raiser he makes a specialty of Guernsey and Jersey cattle; was the first man in the county to make and use silo feed for his stock; was also the first to dehorn cattle, and has lived to see both come into general favor. Socially he is a Freemason in high standing, being past master of Delaware Lodge No. 561, F. & A. M., at Callicoon, N. Y. : politically he is an ardent supporter of the Repub- lican party, but votes independently at local elec- tions. He has served as juror in the United States Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, and has been called by the citizens to fill numerous offices of his township. He is one of the stockholders of the Damascus & Cochecton Bridge Co., which erected the first bridges across the Dela- ware river at that point, and for the past five years has been elected a director and president of the board. Mr. Jackson bears the reputation of being one of the most generous and public-spirited men in the community in which he lives. In the Meth- odist Church he and his wife hold membership, as do also all of their children, Mr. Jackson being one of the board of trustees, and also president and treasurer of same for a long time. In the social cir- cles of the community the family occupy an enviable position, their friends being among the best people.

The Jackson family is of English descent, and

the first of the name to come to this country was Thomas Jackson, a clockmaker of no little fame. He served in the Continental army, and lived to see the new government beyond its formative period. He died November 23, 1806, in Griswold, Conn. Thomas Jackson, only son of the emigrant, was born in 1774, and, marrying Esther Phillips, became the father of twelve children, two of whom are yet living : Abbie, widow of Albert Avery, of Norwich, Conn., and Mrs. Louise Gardner, of Council Grove, Kansas.

John Jackson, second son of Thomas (2), was born September 10, 1812, and married Abbie Ap- pley, the young couple in 1835 moving to Sullivan county, N. Y., and in 1837 to Wayne county, Penn. Mr. Jackson had followed lumbering in New York, but purchased land in Damascus township, Wayne county, and there made his permanent home. He was faithful in the discharge of every duty, kind- hearted and liberal as a neighbor and as a citizen. He died January II, 1892, a few days after the death of his wife. They were the parents of six children : Charles R., Sarah L., Chester Thomas, John O., H. Clark, and William L.

HORACE V. TOWNSEND, a successful and enterprising agriculturist of Franklin township, has spent his entire life in Susquehanna county, his birth occurring in Great Bend township February 14, 1854. His parents, David B. and Nancy C. (Turner) Townsend, were natives of Dutchess county, N. Y., and on coming to Susquehanna coun- ty, in 1853, first located in Great Bend township, but a year later removed to Franklin township, where the mother died in 1894, at the age of sixty- seven years, and was buried in Upsonville cem- etery. Throughout his business life the father followed farming. Horace V. is the elder of their two children, the other being Walter L., who mar- ried Etta L. Ives and is engaged in farming in Franklin township. The paternal grandparents, Horace D. and Angeline (Bennett) Townsend, were natives of Susquehanna county, Penn., and Dutchess county, N. Y., respectively, and both died in Franklin township, on the present farm of our subject. The maternal grandparents, Lewis and Electa (Ludington) Turner, spent their entire lives as farming people in Dutchess county, New York.

Horace V. Townsend was reared and educated in much the usual manner of farmer boys of his day, and on October 17, 1877, he married Miss Rose E. Marsh, by whom he has one daughter, Flora A. Mrs. Townsend is a native of Liberty township, Susquehanna county, and a daughter of Kirby and Olive (Baker) Marsh. On leaving home, at the age of twenty-four years, our subject purchased a farm adjoining his present place, and lived thereon until 1893, when he removed to the farm he now occupies. He still owns both places, and has been very successful in his farming opera- tions, as he thoroughly understands his chosen calling and is a business man of more than ordinary

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ability and sound judgment. The Republican par- ty has always found in him a stanch supporter of its principles, and he has most ably and acceptably served his fellow citizens in the capacity of town- ship clerk (for three terms) and auditor (for six years). In 1890 he was elected county auditor, and for three years filled that office with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents.

TINGLEY FAMILY. In every county there are a few names which are tacitly known as "old families." The term includes more than mere age. Prominence, achievement, endurance, and other ster- ling qualities contribute to the meaning of the name. In Susquehanna county Tingley is a name widely associated with the small coterie of families that have deeply impressed their personality upon the fortune and progress of the county. Before its im- plantation upon the soil of Pennsylvania the family for many years flourished in New England.

Elkanah Tingley was the pioneer of the name who settled in Susquehanna county. He was born March 26, 1760, at Attleboro, Mass., son of Thomas and Martha (Day) Tingley, and grandson of Sam- uel Tingley. The last named was born at Attleboro, Mass., in August, 1667, and had four children, name- ly : Elizabeth, who died January 5, 1768; Timothy, born October 3, 1697, died September 21, 1779; and Ephraim and Thomas, born April 6, 1703. Thomas Tingley married Martha Day, November 28, 1754, and their children were as follows: Rhoda, born August 17, 1755; Anson, born October 10, 1756; Lucy, born May 1, 1758; Elkanah, born March 26, 1760; Melatiah, born October 5, 1762; Ruth, born January 7, 1765; Patty, born March II, 1767; Thomas, born February 13, 1769.

In early manhood Elkanah Tingley moved from Attleboro, Mass., to Nanticoke, N. Y., and in 1795 he removed thence with his family to Susque- hanna county, Penn. The journey was made with oxen and sleigh, and the hardy pioneer located upon a tract of 200 acres, adjoining the Nine Partners settlement, in what was then Nicholson (now Har- ford) township. Upon his wood land he erected a log house, and with the assistance of his sons grad- ually cleared up the fertile acres and brought the soil to a high state of cultivation. The log cabin was superseded in 1808 by a frame structure, which has stood for about ninety years. The property is still in the possession of the family. Elkanah Tingley re- mained a farmer through life. He was married three times, his first wife being a Miss Aldridge, who died in 1790, leaving five children: Darius, Patty, Dolly, Benjamin and Chloe. His second wife, Keziah Mason, was born in 1767, and died in 1805. By this union he had five children : Daniel, Anna, Milton, Charles, and Mason, the two last be- ing born in Susquehanna county. For his third wife he married a Miss Hall, who died without issue. Elkanah Tingley was an industrious, suc- cessful and prominent farmer. He was one of the earliest members of the Baptist Church of Harford,

and died in 1836, aged seventy-six years. His ten children lived to become useful and prominent mem- bers of society, and many of their descendants were numbered among the most substantial residents of the county.

(I) Darius Tingley, the eldest child, was born in 1779. He married Sabra Yoemans (a daughter of Samuel Yoemans, who settled in Brooklyn about 1804), a woman noted for her knowledge of dairy- ing and cheese-making. She was a member of the early Methodist class at Brooklyn. Darius Tingley settled on fifty acres of the homestead, and gradu- ally extended his possessions until he became an ex- tensive farmer ; he was also a dairyman and cheese- maker. He was drafted in the war of 1812, and went with the troops as far as Danville, but peace was declared before he saw active service. He was for many years a member of the Baptist Church. He died in 1839, his wife surviving him until 1858. Their children were as follows: Calista, born in 1807, married Luke Bennett, of Lenox; Namaan, born in 1808, settled in Harford township, a farmer ; Philena, born in 1810, married Hazard Powers, of Gibson; Freeman, born June 20, 1811, settled in Harford township; Freeman, born in 1813, also lo- cated in Harford township; Almon, born in 1814, was also a farmer of Harford township; Amelia, born in 1817, was the wife of Rufus Russell; Sa- bra C., born in 1819, was the wife of Timothy Car- penter, of South Gibson; Sally Charlotte, born in 1823, was the wife of Joseph Oakley, of Brooklyn.

(2) Patty Tingley was born in 1782. She in 1800 married Warren Follett, who was born in 1775 and in 1795 moved from Attleboro, Mass., to Sus- quehanna county, becoming a prominent farmer in Harford township. They had ten children : Cyrus, Hiram, Sylvia P. (Mrs. Leonard Corse), Elkanah T., Ovid, Robert, Chloe T. (Mrs. Wisner Belknap), Warren, Charles, and Patty P. (Mrs. Jacob Sebel).

(3) Dolly Tingley, born in 1784, married Dan- iel Chalker, of Choconut, Penn., and died in Ohio.

(4) Benjamin Tingley, born in 1785, died in Dundaff in 1849.

(5) Chloe Tingley, born in 1788, married Thom- as Tiffany, Jr., of Harford, and died in 1810.

(6) Daniel Tingley, born in 1791, was a Bap- tist deacon, and died in Jackson.

(7) Anna Tingley, born in 1792, became the wife of Joseph Yoemans, of Brooklyn.

(8) Milton Tingley, born in 1794, resided in Jackson.

(9) CHARLES TINGLEY was the first child of the family born in Susquehanna county, the date of his birth being November 16, 1796. He remained on the home farm until his marriage, in 1818, to Miss Sally Wilmarth, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Perry) Wilmarth, who in 1801 migrated from At- tleboro, Mass., to Susquehanna county, Penn., and in Harford township remained through life. Sarah Perry was a cousin of Commodore Perry, hero of the battle of Lake Erie, and a descendant of Capt. Perry, who came to America in the "Mayflower."

ABAGAIL TINGLEY.

NORMAN TINGLEY.

ORLEN C. TINGLEY.

CHARLES T. WAGNER.

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Thomas Wilmarth was a farmer by occupation. He died in 1834, his wife surviving until 1851. To them were born children as follows: Sally, Perry, Thom- as, David, Peddy (who married Milton l'ingley ), Sewell, and Candace (widow of Isaac Newton, of Hop Bottom, Penn.). To Charles and Sally Ting- ley were born children as follows: Warren, for many years a prominent farmer, surveyor and jus- tice of the peace at Hop Bottom, died August 15, 1892 ; Jackson P., a farmer of Harford, is deceased ; Norman is a prominent farmer of New Milford; Jane L. died in 1850 in early womanhood, unmar- ried ; Urbane, a farmer of Harford township, is de- ceased ; and Homer, also deceased, was a farmer of New Milford township. After his marriage Charles Tingley bought a farm in New Milford township, later occupied by his son Urbane, and there he re- mained to the close of his life.

Charles Tingley was a man of unusual prom- inence. He possessed a judicial mind, and fre- quently acted as arbitrator in the settlement of dis- putes, settling many estates. He filled most of the township offices, and for three years-from 1835 to 1838-served as county commissioner. In 1848 he was appointed by Gov. Francis R. Shunk associate judge, and he occupied the bench with Judge Will- iam Jessup and Moses C. Tyler until 1852. While not a member he attended services at the Univer- salist Church, and contributed liberally to religious and educational causes. In earlier life he was a Democrat, but in later years he became a Republi- can, and he helped to organize that party in Sus- quehanna county.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 1, Part 82

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