Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 2, Part 17

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In his younger days Jasper J. Savory was a student in the district schools, and after reaching manhood he followed farming throughout his active business life. He first married Miss Permelia Lar- rabee, of Jackson township, and they began their domestic life on the old homestead, where she died April 21, 1850. Two children were born to them, both of whom died in infancy. For his second wife Mr. Savory married Miss Antoinette Burdick, by whom he had five daughters, namely : Ella. deceased wife of O. E. Barrett, of Jackson : Emma, wife of James Walters, of Iowa : Mary, wife of O. C. Whit- ney. of Binghamton, N. Y .: Jennie, deceased wife of E. H. Estabrock, of Jackson: and Flora A .. a resident of Binghamton. The mother of these chil- (ren died September 14, 1867, and on August 15, 1868, Mr. Savory married Mrs. Sophia D. Tyler, nec Case, a daughter of Elam and Melita ( Dow) Case. representatives of prominent pioneer fami- lies of Preston, Wayne Co., Penn. Mrs. Savory was born December 19, 1836. and was educated in the schools of that county. where she afterward taught for several terms. When a young lady she married Ellis J. Tyler, of Jackson township, Sus- quehanna county, where he died June 30. 1865. leaving a wife and one daughter, Flora A .. who was well educated in the schools of Jackson and was one of the successful teachers of the county for a num-

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ber of years. She is now the wife of Frank Holmes, of Jackson, and has three children, Ralph, Ruth and Stewart. By his third union Mr. Savory had two sons, both born on the old homestead in Jackson township: (1) Judson J., the elder, was educated in the local schools, and is living on a place adjoin- ing the home farm. He married Miss Allie Larra- bee, of Jackson, a daughter of George V. and Viola Larrabee, and to them have been born two daugh- ters, Marie V. and Louise S. (2) Allison G. was also educated in the district schools, and is a very worthy young man, still at home.

Mr. Savory died on the old homestead Febru- ary 1, 1895. He was a man of the highest respecta- bility, and those who were most intimately associat- ed with him speak in unqualified terms of his sterl- ing integrity, his honor in business, and his fidelity to all the duties of public and private life. He was a self-made man in the highest sense of the term. Both he and his wife held membership in the Baptist Church, of which he was an officer for many years, and he took a leading part in the erection of the house of worship and the support of the Church. Politically he was identified with the Republican party, of which his sons are also supporters, and he held the offices of collector, overseer of the poor, school director, and other local positions. Mrs. Savory is an estimable lady, noted for her many sterling qualities and high Christian character, and has a large circle of friends in the community.

SAMUEL R. DE PUE (deceased) was a leading representative agriculturist of Franklin township, Susquehanna county. He was born in Sussex county, N. J., September 11, 1836, a son of Samuel and Jemima ( Righter) De Pue, who spent their entire life in that county, engaged in farming. The father was born February 15, 1789, and died May 25. 1845, while the mother was born October 20, 1802, and died September 12, 1847. In their family were four children, namely: Eliza- beth, deceased wife of Jackson Dennis ; Keron, wife of David Shay, of Jessup township, Susquehanna county ; Samuel R., our subject : and Jane, wife of Robert Pettitt, of Seranton, Pennsylvania.

Samuel R. De Pue came to Susquehanna coun- ty about 1856, and first located in Jessup township, where he worked at the carpenter's trade, but after his marriage he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, locating upon the present homestead of the family in 1865. To the further improvement and cultivation of his farm he devoted his energies until called from this life, March 3. 1874, his re- mains being interred in Fairdale cemetery. In po- litical sentiment he was first a Democrat. and later a Republican. He was an earnest and faithful mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his in- fluence was great, and always for good. His sym- pathy, his benevolence and kindly greeting will long he remembered. His duties were performed with the greatest care, and throughout his life his per- sonal honor and integrity were without blemish.

On October 2, 1858, in Jessup township, Mr. De Pue married Miss Phoebe Gunn, and of the children born to them, Ada and Melvina both died young; Priscilla is now the wife of Calvin Peck, of Frank- lin township; Minerva is the wife of Charles Palm- er, of Franklin township; and Ogden is mentioned below. MIrs. De Pue is also a native of Sussex county, N. J., and a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Ogden) Gunn. of Sussex county, who came to Susquehanna county, Penn., in 1840, and settled in Jessup township, where her father followed farm- ing throughout the remainder of his life. He died in 1856, at the age of sixty-two years, the mother in 1854, at the age of sixty-three, both being laid to rest in Jessup township. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and most esti- mable people. To them were born the following children: Experience, wife of Joseph Frud, of Franklin township; Elizabeth, wife of Ephraim Farot, of Colorado : William and Jacob E., both resi- dents of New Milford township, Susquehanna coun- ty ; Isaac, a resident of Michigan : Sarah, deceased ; Ephraim, who died in New Jersey ; Susan, deceased ; Samuel, a resident of Michigan : Hannah. deceased ; Theodore, who also make his home in Michigan; Mary A., wife of Isaac Krane, of Nicholson, Penn .; Joshua, a resident of Michigan ; and Phoebe, widow of our subject.

OGDEN DE PUE, one of the most enterprising and energetic farmers of Franklin township, was born December 7, 1867, on the old homestead, and he now resides about two miles distant, on a farm he has purchased. He has always remained with his mother, with the exception of two years spent in the West, being in Michigan and Iowa for nine imonths each. and the remainder of the time in Montana. There his time was devoted to travel- ing. cooking, farming, etc., and since his return home in 1888 he has followed agricultural pursuits uninterruptedly, with most gratifying success. He placed the farm under a high state of cultivation, and made many improvements which add to its value and attractive appearance.

Ogden De Pue was married. in October, 1890, to Miss Hattie Peirson, and to them was born one daughter. Mabel, who died in infancy. Mrs. De Pue was born in Franklin township, August 6, 1860, the only child of Nathaniel H. and Margaret J. ( Beebe ) Peirson. Her father came from New Jersey during childhood to Franklin township, Sus- quehanna Co .. Penn., where he engaged in farming and shoemaking throughout his active business life. He was born August 3. 1824, and died August 11, 1860, being laid to rest in Liberty township. The mother was born January 2, 1827. in Pennsyl- vania. and died February 12, 1875, her remains be- ing interred in Franklin township. Both were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics Mr. Peirson was a Republi- can, His parents, Jolin and Betsey ( Talmage ) Peirson, were natives of New Jersey, and came to Susquehanna county at an early day. Mirs. De

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Pue's maternal grandparents, Harry and Oril ( Waller) Beebe, were natives of Windsor and Wilkes Barre, Penn., respectively, and took up their residence in Franklin township, Susquehanna county, in 1833, there spending the remainder of their lives on a farm.

ONEY ROUNDS (deceased) was prominently identified with the early development and upbuild- ing of Clifford township, Susquehanna county, and always bore his part in advancing any enterprise for the public good. He was public-spirited and pro- gressive, and in his death the community realied that it had lost one of its valued and useful citizens.

Mr. Rounds was born in Foster, R. I., February 10, 1828, and in 1831 was brought to Susquehanna county by his parents, Jeremiah and Phoebe ( Salis- bury ) Rounds, who located on the farm in Clifford township where the widow of our subject now re- sides. Here they 'continued to make their home throughout the remainder of their lives. and here the father died in December, 1871, at the age of seventy- one years. The mother departed this life in Septem- ber, 1878, at the age of seventy-five, while on a visit to Benton Center, Lackawanna county, and was laid to rest by his side in the Rounds cemetery. Their children were Lucy, deceased wife of Henry Whit- man; Henry, deceased, who married Mary Bran- nard; Sarah, widow of John Higgs, and a resident of Denver, Colo .; Oney, our subject ; Elmira, de- ceased, who was married three times : Phoebe, de- ceased wife of Andrew Young : and Alphonso, who married Matilda Holford, and lives in Denver.

Oney Rounds remained on the old homestead, aiding in its operation, until 1835, when he removed to another farm in Clifford township, one and a half miles from his old home, and lived there until 1871. He then returned to the old homestead, where he spent the remainder of hus life. In connection with farming he operated a sawmill, and manufactured the lumber for and helped build the first house in Forest City. His farm comprised 150 acres of val- uable land, fifteen acres of which have since been sold. He was a worthy representative of the hardy pioneers who did so much toward transforming Clifford township into a productive farming dis- trict. With his parents and family he made the journey from Connecticut to this State with an ox- team, and in the midst of an almost unbroken wil- derness they built their log cabin, and began to clear and improve a farmi. Mr. Rounds was an industri- ous, hard-working man, and became a citizen of considerable prominence, one whose word was con- sidered as good as his bond. In his political views he was a Republican. He died July 25. 1899. hon- ored and respected by all who knew him, and was laid to rest in the Rounds burying-ground.

and early settlers of Lackawanna county. She died April 20, 1861, and was buried in the Rounds cem- etery. The children born of this union were Frank, who married Alice Crandall, and follows farming in Elkdale, Clifford township; Elnora, wife of Charles A. Davis, a farmer of Clifford township; Stephen, who died of scarlet fever February 24, 1800; William, who died of that disease at the same time ; and Mamie, wife of M. D. Daniel, a clerk and farmer of Richmond Dale, Susquehanna county.

On December 13, 1865, Mr. Rounds was united in marriage with Mrs. Ann R. (Davis) Youngs, by whom he had five children: (1) Oney T., born July 18, 1868, is a young man of good business abil- ity, and now successfully operates the home farm. He married Mattie J. Breece, and they have had four children, Edna A., Letson, Rexford E., and Gaylord (deceased). (2) Walter D., born Octo- ber 29, 1870, married Kate Carpenter, by whom he has one child, Anna, and they live in Carbondale, Penn. He is a brakeman for the D. & H. Co. (3) Jesse J., born July 5, 1873, is a telegraph operator in Carbondale. He married Stella Sherman, and has three children, Ruby L., Sherman P. and Gladdys. (4) Jason D., born June 25, 1876, married Minnie Bass, and follows farming in Clifford town- ship. (5) Bessie E., born October 6, 1878. is the wife of H. WV. Robinson, a traveling salesman, who lives with Mrs. Rounds on the home farm, and they ·have two children, Thomas O. and Walter W.

Mrs. Rounds was born in Sterling Hill, Conn., February 5, 1836, and first married Stephen Youngs. Her parents, Barney and Betsv ( Thomas) Davis, spent all but five years of their lives in Rhode Island. The father, who . was a farmer by occupation. died December 13, 1887, aged seventy-five years, and the mother September 5, 1892, aged ninety years. To them were born the following children: Almira, deceased wife of William Baker ; William, a farmer of Rhode Island; Sarah, wife of Jeremiah Fiske, of that State; Phoebe, deceased wife of George Woodmansee; Elizabeth, who died at the age of sixteen years ; George, deceased ; Ann R., now Mrs. Rounds ; Joseph, a carpenter of Rhode Island ; John, a miner of California; and Charles, a farmer of Clifford township.

WATKIN W. WATKINS ( deceased ) was throughout his active business life prominently identificd with the agricultural interests of Clifford township, Susquehanna county, and was one of the leading citizens of his community. He was born November 20, 1834, on the farm where his entire life was passed. and where his widow still resides, being the first child of Welsh parents born in Clif- ford township or the Welsh settlement therc.

Mr. Watkins' parents, Thomas and Hannah (Edmonds ) Watkins, were both natives of Wales, and in that country were married. in 1828. Four Years later they came to the New World. and for

Mr. Rounds was married, in Greenfield town- ship, Lackawanna Co., Penn .. January 9. 1851, to Miss Emaline J. Youngs, who was born in that county, May 5. 1832. a daughter of James and Re- | one year the father was employed on the Delaware becca ( Simons ) Youngs, natives of Rhode Island i river. They then removed to Carbondale, Penn.,

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where he worked in the mines from 1833 to 1849, though his family came to Clifford township, Sus- quehanna county, and his farm was operated by hired labor. For four months he was engaged in mining in Schuylkill county, and having had the mis- fortune to lose a leg in the mines was obliged to re- tire from that occupation, turning his attention to agricultural pursuits upon the home farm. His first purchase consisted of fifty acres, of which only one acre had been cleared, and a log cabin erected thereon, but he increased his landed possessions un- til he had seventy acres of fine farming land. He was not only the founder of the Welsh settlement in Clifford township, but was also one of the origin- al promoters of the Welsh Congregational Church, was elected deacon on its organization, and served as such for many years. He was an upright, hon- orable man, who had the confidence of all who knew him, and he was elected to the office of tax collector. While working in the mines in Wales he was quite badly burned in an explosion. He was born March 3, 1803, and died May 26, 1870, and his wife was born January 1, 1800, and died August 9, 1887, the remains of both being interred in the Welsh cemetery. Their children were Catherine C., now the widow of Thomas H. Eynon, of Bangor, Wis .; Ann, who died young; Watkin W., our sub- ject ; Mary, who was born in 1837, and died unmar- ried in 1865; Evan, who, like his sister, died of typhoid fever in 1865; and John, a farmer of Clif- ford township. Our subject's paternal grandpar- ents, Watkin and Mary Watkins, and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Edmonds, were all lifelong residents of Wales.

Upon the old homestead in Clifford township Watkin W. Watkins grew to manhood, and in Uniondale, Penn., he was married, May 22, 1889. to Miss Marietta Craft, a native of Harpersfield, Delaware Co., N. Y., of which county her parents, Rebuen and Jane (Conrow) Craft, were also na- tives. Her father was born in Roxbury, in March, 1823, and in January, 1855, removed to Jefferson, Schoharie Co., N. Y., where he still resides. By occupation he is a farmer. He is a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is a Republican in politics, and has filled several township offices of honor and trust. His wife died in Jefferson, Jan- tiary 19, 1899, aged sixty-eight years and seven months. The children born to them were Marictta, now Mrs. Watkins : Lafayette, a physician of Her- nick Center. Penn .: Lcroy, a farmer of Worcester, N. Y. ; Wesley, who has not been heard from since nineteen years of age ; and Fenton, a hardware mer- chant of Jefferson. N. Y. Mrs. Watkins' paternal grandfather. William Craft, was a native of Co- iunibia county. N. Y., and a son of Jacob Craft, who was born in Connecticut and took an active part in the Revolutionary war.

.After attaining to man's estate Mr. Watkins successfully operated thic home farm, being a skill- ful and thorough agriculturist, possessed of good business ability, and he became one of the well-to-

do citizens, as well as one of the representative nien, of his community. He held several township offices, and always gave his political support to the men and measures of the Republican party. He died Feb- ruary II, 1898, and was laid to rest in Welsh Hill cemetery. His wife, who is a capable business woman and excellent financier, has since success- fully managed the farm, and has gained the respect and esteem of all who know her.

JAMES S. GALE, for several years prior to his death, on May 2, 1899, the able and popular postmaster at Milford, Pike county, was one of the leading Democrats of his section, and for years his influence was a recognized factor in local political movements.

Mr. Gale was born May 5, 1852, in Dublin, Ireland. son of Michael and Jane (Aunger ) Gale. The father, who held a government office at Lambay Island, Ireland, and was a prominent citizen of that locality, died in 1853, in early manhood. The widowed mother came to America in 1854, accom- panied by her mother and our subject, and after spending some years in New York City removed to Hoboken, N. J., where she died in 1882, aged eighty vears. After coming to America she married Thomas Foster, a native of London, England, who was then engaged in the lithographic business in New York City, and also owned coal mines in Cen- tre county, Penn., being for many years prominent in business life. His last days were spent in retire- ment, his death occurring in 1895, when he was aged eighty. By this union there were five chil- dren: Thomas and Jennie (twins), who died in childhood; Lucy, who did not live to maturity; Susan, wife of A. H. Wolff, a graduate of Steven's College, at Hoboken, N. J .; and Dorothy, wife of Charles L. Griffin, a resident of Brooklyn, who is engaged in business in Wall street, New York.

Our subject, who was the only child of his mother's first marriage, was but little over one vear old when he crossed the ocean. He remained in New York City about nine years, and then went to Syra- cuse, N. Y., in 1870 coming to this section to make his home with an uncle, Peter Dunn, a farmer of Dingman township, Pike county. He had already enjoyed good educational advantages, and for six termis taught successfully in the schools of the lo- cality, his fine talents and aptitude for public lite soo11 leading him into prominence in local politics. In 1884 he was elected commissioner of Pike county, and at the expiration of his teri was re-clested. He then accepted an appointment as commissioner's clerk, but on December 1, 1803, resigned to take charge of the post office at Milford, a third-class office. Mr. Gale was popular socially as well as in political circles, and was an active member of Milford Lodge, 1. O. O. F. He was unmarried.

WILLIAM BURROWS (deceased) was one of the honored and highly-esteemed citizens of Franklin Forks, Susquehanna county, where he suc-

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cessfully carried on operations as a farmer for many years. He was a native of England, born in Lov- ington, Somersetshire, in July, 1812.

In his native land our subject married Miss Elizabeth Long, who died at Franklin Forks, Penn., in June, 1879. at the age of seventy years, and was laid to rest in Lawsville cemetery. Of the five chil- dren born to this union, the only survivor is Alvin, who married Fanny Eastman, and now lives at . Grand Forks, N. Dak., where he is engaged in busi- ness as a loan agent ; he is a veteran of the Civil war. Elizabeth and Susan both died young, and Emma and Henrietta are also deceased.

In 1840 Mr. Burrows, accompanied by his wife and two children, emigrated to the New World, lo- cating in Susquehanna county, Penn., and engaging in the cultivation of berries for some time. He then removed to Franklin Forks and turned his attention to general farming, in which he met with well-de- served success. He was one of the prominent and influential citizens of the community, and was an active worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he belonged, and of which he was a trus- tec for many years. He voted the Republican ticket, and gave a liberal support to all measures which hc believed calculated to advance the moral or social welfare of his community or the general public. He passed away at the present home of the family, at Franklin Forks. December 21, 1892, and his remains were interred in Lawsville cemetery.

On May 1, 1883. at Binghamton, N. Y., Mr. Burrows married, for his second wife, Miss Caro- line Boyd, a native of Orange county. N. Y., and a most estimable lady, who still resides at the old homestead left her by her husband, but rents the farm. Her parents, Freegift and Lucretia ( Tompkins ) Boyd, also natives of Orange county, N. Y., came to Susquehanna county, Penn., in 1845, and located near Montrose, in Bridgewater township. The father, who was a prominent farmer of his com- munity, died in 1881, aged eighty years, the mother in 1882, aged seventy-eight years, and both werc buried in Franklin Forks cemetery. Religiously they were sincere and faithful members of the Pres- byterian Church. The children born to them were as follows: Adelaide, who died unmarried : Joshua, a merchant and postmaster at Franklin Forks ; Mary, wife of L. O. Smith, a carpenter of Bingham- ton. N. Y. : John, a grocer of Brooklyn. N. Y. : Caro- linc. widow of our subject : and Frances, a resident of Newburg. New York.

ROBERT TINKER, a well-known extensive farmer of Clifford township, Susquehanna county, was born September 19. 1842. in the same township. on the farm where his sisters now reside, a son of Jolin and Agnes ( Stevenson ) Tinker, who are repre- sented elsewhere in this volume.

Mr. Tinker remained at home with his parents until two years after his marriage, and then located on what was known as the old Simeon Burdick. farm, in the same township. After residing there

for nineteen years he removed, in January, 1895, to his grandfather's farm, making that his home at the present time. On September 16, 1874. in Car- bondale, Penn., Mr. Tinker was united in marriage with Miss Mary A. Tralles, and to them have been born eight children, namely: John R., who died December 28, 1892, while attending college ; Agnes. who is a graduate of the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute. and has taught school for the past five years ; and Anna H. ( who also attended the Susque- hanna Collegiate Institute), James, Janet S., Rose L., William E. and Irving B., all at home. Mrs. Tinker was born in Breslau, Germany, March 25, 1848. a daughter of John R. and Rosalie (Cleinot ) Tralles. who were born, reared and married in that place, and came to the United States in 1851. They spent the first winter in New York, and from there moved to Honesdale, Penn., and later to Carbon- dale, where the father died in 1890, aged seventy- four years, and where his remains were interred. He was a gentleman of considerable prominence in Germany, and quite an extensive farmer; in this country he was engaged as a bookkeeper and later as a gardener, having lost his property before leaving his native land. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, as is also his widow, who still resides in Carbondale at the age of eighty-six years. Of their children, three died in infancy : Paul served as a soldier and musician throughout the Civil war, and is now a photographer in Washington, D. C .; Rob- ert. who was also a soldier in the Civil war, is now a merchant in Carbondale: Mary A. is the wife of our subject : Rosa ( first ) married William Rosser and ( second) George Herbert. of Carbondale: Ella is the wife of Thomas Smith, general freight agent for the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Co., at Car- bondale ; and Annie and Jennie died when young ladies.

Mr. Tinker has ever taken quite an active and prominent part in public affairs, and has most creditably filled the offices of school director. super- visor and poor master for three years each. His political support is always given to the men and measures of the Republican party, and he and his wife are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church.

HENRY W. BRANDT ( deceased) was for many years a leading resident of Susquehanna coun- ty, and a number of prosperous business enterprises of that locality owe their success to his foresight and energy. He accumulated a large fortune, of which he gave liberally to many worthy projects, and he was the founder and one of the chief supporters of two Presbyterian Churches, one at Brandt and the other at Susquehanna city. His death, which oc- curred July 8. 1886, was sincerely mourned in the community where his sterling qualities of mind and heart were best known.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 2, Part 17

Author: Publication date: 1900 Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1098

Author:
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1098