Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 2, Part 25

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Mr. Frink is one of the prominent and influen- . tial leaders of the Republican party in his commu- nity, and does all in his power to promote its in- terests. In February, 1897, he was elected burgess of New Milford. to succeed F. G. Inderlied, and was sworn into office during the following March. All that pertains to the public welfare receives his hearty endorsement. Socially he is a member of Cana- wacto Lodge No. 207, I. O. O. F.

AUGUSTUS DARROW is a prominent and influential citizen of Bridgewater township, Sus- quehanna county, residing on the farm where he was born Deceniber 16, 1840, a son of Daniel Dar- row, who was born in the same township, in 1805. The grandfather, Jolin Darrow, was a native of

Connecticut, and was of English descent. He aided the Colonies in their successful struggle for inde- pendence during the war of the Revolution, and was present at the Wyoming massacre. He was one of the first settlers of Susquehanna county, and in common with other pioneers endured all the hard- ships and trials incident to life on the frontier. He married Miss Martha Herrick, and to them were born fourteen children, some of whom died young, the others being William, Mrs. Electa Griffin, Mrs. Polly Dowd, Mrs. Phoebe Green, Amos, Royal, Herrick, Daniel, John and Dennison.

Amidst pioneer scenes Daniel Darrow, our sub- ject's father, grew to manhood on the home farm, and during his early life he assisted in the arduous task of clearing the wild land and transforming it into productive fields. He married Miss Angeline Beebe, who proved to him a good wife and help- meet. Slie is a native of Susquehanna county, and a daughter of Joseph Beebe. Five children blessed this union: Ellen (Mrs. Backus), Coleman T., Oscar B., Augustus, and Horace (deceased). The father died at Montrose, Susquehanna county, at the age of eighty-seven years, honored and respect- ed by all who knew him; the mother is still living, at the age of eighty-two.

Augustus Darrow was reared to habits of in- dustry and honesty upon the old homestead, where he is now living, and was provided with good school privileges. He is a progressive farmer, and has met with excellent success in the management of his place, which comprises 164 acres, under good culti- vation and well improved. Politically he is a sup- porter of the Democratic party, and his aid is never withheld from any object which he believes calculat- ed to prove of public benefit. Fraternally he is a member of the Grange and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and socially he is quite pop- . ular with a host of friends and acquaintances.

On November 8, 1870, Mr. Darrow was united in marriage with Miss Martha Cole, a native of Forest Lake township, Susquehanna county, and a daughter of Ebenezer Cole, one of the early settlers of that township, who was born in Connecticut. and died February 12, 1854, at the age of seventy-eight years. By his first wife, Nancy Sullard, Mr. Cole had the folowing children: Nelson, Nancy, Ruby, Olive, Sallie, Lydia, Erastis, Lurisis and Joseph. For his second wife he married Elizabeth Rosekranz and to theni were born six children: Elanson (a soldier of the Civil war ), Eliza, Mary, John, Martha, and Phæbe. The mother of these, who was an carnest and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died March 17. 1894, at the age of eiglity-six years. Mr. and Mrs. Darrow have an interesting family of three children, namely : Leroy HI. (also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows ), Lizzie W. and Bruce Cleveland.

WOOSTER B. CHURCHILL, an energetic and progressive agriculturist of Herrick township, Susquehanna county, was born October 11, 1849,

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in Greenfield township, Luzerne ( now Lackawanna) county, a son of Abraham and Margaret ( Clark- son ) Churchill, residents of Lenoxville, Susque- hanna county. The father was born in Herrick township, January 16, 1821, a son of William and Basheba ( Williams ) Churchill, early settlers of that township, where they continued to make their home until death. The latter was a native of Rhode Isl- and and a descendant of Roger Williams. Our subject's mother was born in England, February 2, 1825, and in 1833 was brought to America by her parents, James C. and Isabella ( Bigland ) Clark- son, who located first in Greenfield township, Lu- zerne Co., Penn., but later removed to Lenox town- ship, Susquehanna county, where they died. Abra- ham Churchill is a farmer and fruit grower by occu- pation, is a Prohibitionist in politics, and has most efficiently served as constable, auditor, school di- rector, and collector in his township. Religiously both he and his wife are imembers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of their children, Carvasso is manager for a medicine company in Philadelphia ; Abraham W. died young; Wooster B. is our sub- ject ; Isabella is the wife of D. K. Lee, a merchant and carpenter of Carbondale, Penn .; Abraham W. is a farmer of Briscoe, Texas; and Melvina E. died at the age of eight years.

On leaving home, at the age of twenty-one years, Wooster B. Churchill worked as a farm hand for two and a half years, and then worked for his father one year. On January 29, 1873, in Clifford township, Susquehanna county, he married Miss Hulda Bennett, who was born in Lenoxville, same county, February 23, 1852, a daughter of Benjamin Bennett. To this union four children were born, namely : William F. ;. George R., who died young ; Grace, a school teacher, residing at home; and Frederick L., at home. After his marriage Mr. Churchill operated three different farms in Lenox township, Susquehanna county, which he rented, and also lived for a time in Clifford township, in the spring of 1892 purchasing his present farm in Herrick township from G. E. Burdick, and he has since devoted his time and attention to its further improvement and cultivation. It comprises 108 acres of valuable land, and the well-tilled fields plainly indicate his careful supervision and good business ability. The farm is pleasantly located on Elk Mountain, and is one of the highest, in point of elevation, in the State. Politically Mr. Churchill is a supporter of the Prohibition party, and while a resident of Lenox township he filled the offices of school director and auditor. He is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is now serv- ing as steward of same.

ELIJAH L. ADAMS, justice of the peace and retired agriculturist of Auburn township, Susque- hanna county, has been prominent in the affairs of liis locality, both as a prosperous business man and an able public official, and his repeated election to positions of trust is sufficient evidence of the esteem

in which he is held by his fellow citizens. He is a native of the township, born August 4, 1824. on the farm where he still. makes his home, son of Chester and Susan ( Sherwood) Adams, who came hither from Litchfield. Connecticut.

Chester Adams was born in 1779, and came to Pennsylvania in 1802, taking up land in what was then a wilderness. He made a clearing for a log cabin, and other preparations for settling on the farm in Auburn township, though he did not make a permanent home thereon until 1805, meanwhile living in Tunkhannock, where he worked at the car- penter's trade. He was one of the three first free- holders in Auburn township, was active in local public affairs, was the second postmaster at Auburn Four Corners, and also held various township of- fices, serving as school director, supervisor and col- lector with credit to himself and satisfaction to all concerned. He was first a Jacksonian Democrat, but afterward a Republican in sentiment. Chester Adams passed away in 1861, at the age of eighty- two years, his wife, who survived until 1867, dying at the same age. Their remains rest in the Frink burying-ground. Mr. Adams was a Universalist in religious connection, but his wife was not a member of Church. They were the parents of the follow- ing named children : Cyrus, deceased : Chester. de- ceased ; Mahala, Mrs. William Cunningham, who died in 1898; Betsey, Mrs. William Way, deceased ; Thomas, deceased; Julia, Mrs. Isaac Bissewell, de- ceased ; Lydia, Mrs. David Roberts, deceased : Elijah L .; and Susan, wife of John Millgrove, a retired farmer of Jackson county, Iowa.

Elijah L. Adams has passed his entire life in the place of his birth. Being the youngest son. he remained on the home farni. In 1851 he began ag- ricultural pursuits on his own account, purchasing, from G. W. Bushnell, thirty-three acres of land at Auburn Four Corners, the same year building thereon a hotel which he carried on successfully for a period of eleven years. For the next eleven years he turned his attention to merchandising, and he afterward devoted himself exclusively to farm- ing, though he has lived retired since 1898. Mr. Adams prospered in all his business undertakings, by dint of perseverance and good management, and he has been progressive as well as enterprising, keeping abreast of the times in his chosen vocation and matters of general interest. As above stated, he has been frequently honored with election to of- fices of responsibility, and he has served creditably as postmaster ( for fifteen years), supervisor, poor director, auditor, member of the school committee, and justice of the peace, being first chosen to the last-named incumbency in 1881. since when he lias acted continuously with the exception of one teri11. He was one of the poor commissioners who established the Auburn and Rush township poor- house, located in Rush township. In 1863 he enlist- ed in the 36th P. V. I. as emergency man. and helped to clear the battlefield and guard prisoners

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at Gettysburg. Mr. Adams' record in both public and private life is above reproach, and he is re- garded as one of the substantial, worthy citizens of the town in which he resides, meriting the respect which has ever been accorded him, and the success which has attended him in a business way. His political support has been given to the Republican party. In religious faith he is a Universalist, as was his father before him. He is a member of the G. A. R.

On December 24, 1851,'Squire Adams was mar- ried, at Auburn Four Corners, to Miss Phoebe Ann Bushnell, and to this union have been born children as follows: Arthur E., a salesman, of Baltimore, Md., who married Miss Sarah James, of Rush town- ship, and has six children ; Jessic B., who is married to Prof. B. E. James, of Montrose, Penn., and has two children ; and John Q., living with his parents, who married Charlotte F. Fargo, and has one child. Mrs. Adams was born May 6, 1833, in Bridgewater township. Susquehanna county ..: daughter of Capt. David and Thirza ( Hitchcock) Bushnell, who were natives of Saybrook, Conn., and Greene county, N. Y., respectively. Capt. Bushnell was captain of sea craft during his earlier years, and after settling in Susquehanna county followed farming. He died April 5. 1872, at the advanced age of eighty-six years, his wife in September, 1890, at the age of ninety-five; their remains rest in Bunnell's cemetery. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he held the office of deacon for many years. Of their children. John M. is a retired farmer of Auburn township; Rowena, Mrs. Floyd Kellogg. died at the age of twenty-three; David L. died at Auburn; George W. is a retired leather merchant of Scranton, Penn .; Lemuel H. is a re- tired farmer of Springville township; Perry C. is a merchant at Auburn Four Corners : Phoebe A. is the wife of our subject; Harriet became the wife of Henry Ross, a farmer of Auburn township; Julia G. married Abel Arnold, a farmier of Brad- ford county, Penn. Mrs. Adams' paternal grand- parents were Ezra and I'atience (Lord) Bushnell, of Connecticut, where he dicd, and she subsequently came to Susquehanna county to pass the remainder of her days with her son. Her maternal grand- father, Lemuel Hitchcock, a Revolutionary soldier, was originally a resident of Connecticut, removing thence to Greene county, New York.

DAVID S. MICHAEL, an honored and highly esteemed citizen of Clifford township, Susquehanna county, who is engaged in general farming and also acts as pension agent, was born in the same town- ship, about two miles from his present home. Feb- ruary 6, 1841, a son of John M. and Margarct (Rcece ) Michacl, who were born, reared and mar- ricd in Wales. His paternal grandfather, Morgan Michael, was a farmer in that country, and there spent his entire life. The maternal grandfather, Reece Reece, was also a lifelong resident of Wales,

wherc. as superintendent, he had charge of a gen- tlcman's estate.

In 1832 the parents of our subject emigrated to America, and first located in Carbondale, Penn., two years later coming to Clifford township, Susque- hanna county, and making their home in the Welsh settlement, on the farm where our subject now re- sides. In 1853 they removed to Pittston, Penn., where the father served as superintendent of a large farm for the Pennsylvania Coal Co. At Carbondale he had worked in the coal mines. He died at Pitts- ton, in August, 1856, at the age of forty-nine years, and was buried in the Odd Fellows' cemetery at that place. His wife survived him many years, dy- ing on the home farm in Clifford township, August 16, 1882, at the age of seventy-five, and her remains were interred in the Manzer cemetery, in South Gib- son. Both were earnest and faithful members of the Welsh Congregational Church, and the father was a teacher in the Sunday-school for many years. In their family were children as follows: Mar- garet, wife of William Owen, a farmer of Gibson township; Ann, deceased wife of Jeremiah Davis; Morgan, who was killed in the coal mines in 1851; Mary, deceased wife of Alamander Felton; Ellen, deceased wife of Judson Chamberlin ; David S., our subject ; William, a farmer of Clifford township; and Joseph, deceased.

David S. Michael was reared upon the home farm, where he remained until eighteen years of age. At the opening of the Civil war he served as deputy in the recruiting office for three months, and on November 13, 1861, enlisted at Scranton, Penn., in Company G, 77th P. V. I., under Captain Alex- ander Phillips. After being mustered in at Pitts- burg, he went to the front, and participated in the battles of Shiloh and Perryville, Ky. During the latter engagement he was wounded in the hip by a piece of shell and sent to the hospital in Louisville, Ky. Being unfit for active service in the field, he was made orderly sergeant at the barracks, then at the corner of Seventh and Main strects, Louisville, in the fall of 1862, and held different offices there for some time. While acting as chief clerk, in 1863, he was attacked by a deserter, who plunged a dag- ger into him three times, as he was calling the roll, having 1,000 men in line at the time. His would-be assassin was finally overpowered, but it required four men to do it. Our subject was left in a dan- gerous condition, and was not expected to live for some time. He was finally discharged, at Pitts- burg, Penn., December 7. 1864, and returned to his home, a cripple. The following year he took con- tracts for delivering coal at Pittston, and was then superintendent of the rolling stock for the same length of time, after which, in 1869, hc located upon hiis present farm in Clifford township. Since then he has devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits with the exception of five years. from 1872 to 1877, when he again had charge of the rolling stock at Pittston and superintended the carpenter work for the coal company.

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On March 9, 1865. in Gibson township, Susque- hanna county, Mr. Michael was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Ann Pickering, and to them have been born the following children: Mary E., wife of C. W. Lewis, a blacksmith and wagonmaker of South Gibson ; Jennie B., wife of Lyman Bell, a farmer of Clifford township; David A., who mar- ried E. Maud Manzer, and is engaged in farming; Benjamin F., a school teacher, residing at home; William W., who married Grace Brundage, and is engaged in farming in Gibson township; Charles W., who wedded Mary E. Maxey, and follows school teaching in South Gibson; Howard G. and Harry B., both at home. Mrs. Michael was born in Gibson township, October 20, 1842, a daughter of William and Mary (Tiffany) Pickering, natives of Gibson township, Susquehanna county, and MIt. Pleasant township, Wayne county, respectively. Her parents both died in the former place, the father in September, 1883, aged sixty-four years, the mother in February, 1889, aged seventy-five years, and were buried in Manzer cemetery, that township. They were active members of the Baptist Church, and in politics the father was a Republican. He often acted as deputy for sheriffs, and filled the offices of con- stable and collector of his township for many years. By occupation he was a farmer. Mrs. Michael is the eldest in a family of three children, the others being Auldin S., who died in Herrick township, Sus- quehanna county, in 1898; and William F., a farmer of that township. Her paternal grandparents, Pre- served and Nancy (Whitney) Pickering, came to Susquehanna county from Rhode Island, and settled in Gibson township, where they spent their remain- ing days. The grandfather was a farmer, carpenter and joiner. The maternal grandparents, Jolin and Sarah ( Bigelow) Tiffany, natives of Connecticut, were early settlers of Wayne county, Penn., where both died.

Socially Mr. Michael is an honored member of the Grand Army Post of South Gibson, serving as post commander or adjutant since the date of its organization in 1885, and for the past fifteen years he has most acceptably filled the position of pension agent. He is a stanch supporter of the Republican party and its principles, and is a recognized leader in local politics. Ile has served as school director six years; township treasurer and road master for one year each ; held a position, by appointment, in the House of Representatives at Harrisburg, during 1889-90; and in 1890 was appointed census enumer- ator for Clifford township and the borough of Dun- daff. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and justly merits the high regard in which he is uniformly hekl.

GEORGE W. NOBLE is a leading citizen of Springville township, Susquehanna county, with whose agricultural interests he has been identified throughout his active business life. The family was originally from Vermont, in which State Enoch |

Noble, the grandfather of our subject, was born. On first coming to Pennsylvania, he located in Ster- ling township. Wayne county, but later became a resident of Springville township, Susquehanna coun- ty, where he died when our subject was several years old.

Daniel Noble, son of Enoch Noble, was born in January, 1811, and came with his father to Sterling township, Wayne county, where he married Fanny Wheeler. She died about one year after, and he sub- sequently married Marv Forbes, of Canaan, Wayne county, soon after coming to Susquehanna coun- ty and locating in Springville township, where he purchased a farm, and became a successful agri- culturist. Five years later he removed to Bradford county, Penn., where he engaged in agricultural pursuits for some time, on his return to Susque- hanna county buying the farm in Springville town- ship where our subject now resides. He was an ardent Republican in politics, and was an active and prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he served as super- intendent of the Sunday school. He and his wife reared a family of six children, namely: (I) Theresa, born November 13, 1839, was married December 7, 1875, to John Coy, of Forest Lake township, Susquehanna county, and died Sep- tember 7, 1899. . One daughter was born to them. (2) Emily, born February 28, 1841, was married March 11, 1860, to F. B. Coy, of Forest Lake town- ship, and has had seven children, William H., Eva L., Alice E., Frank D., Edgar L., Addie M. and Homer M. (3) Adeline H., born September 22, 1843, died June 5, 1858. (4) George W., our sub- ject, is mentioned more fully below. (5) Henry H., born January 31, 1847, was a farmer in Spring- ville township; he died June 19, 1895. He married Emma McEachin, who died three years later, the mother of two daughters, and he subsequently wed- ded Annette Emmons, by whom he had four Kil- dren, Jesse, Jennie, Seldon and Viva. (6) Edwin, born November 20, 1851, is a resident of Dim- ock township, Susquehanna county. He married Esther Button, and their children are Frank, Thom- as and Grace Theda.

George W. Noble was born in Springville township, December 28. 1845, and was reared in much the usual manner of farmer boys of his day, assisting in the labors of the home farm and attend- ing the common schools of the neighborhood. He never left the parental roof, and is now the owner of the old homestead, comprising sixty-three acres of valuable land, all cleared and under excellent cultivation, and besides this he operates another farm of eighty-one acres. His chief products are corn and oats, and he is quite extensively engaged in raising hogs, and in dairying, keeping fifteen cows for the latter purpose.

On November 6, 1875, in Springville township, Mr. Noble was united in marriage with Miss Julia Oakley. a daughter of John and Amanda ( Rey- nolds i Oakley, and one son blessed this union. They

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have an adopted daughter, Myrtle. In his political views Mr. Noble is a stalwart Republiean, and lie has served on the election board. He is a man of recognized ability, and stands high in the commu- nity where he has so long made his home.

NELSON PHILLIPS, an energetic and sue- eessful farmer who follows his chosen calling on Elk Hill, Clifford township, Susquehanna county, was born in that township, October 7, 1851. His fa- ther, Nelson Phillips, Sr., was a native of Orange county, N. Y., born August 21, 1805, and first eame to Susquehanna county, Penn., when a young man of nineteen years. As a life work he followed the shoemaker's trade, in Luzerne and Susquehanna counties, Penn. He was married, January 12, 1832, to Miss Sally A. Farnum, who was born January 14, 1812, a daughter of Eliab Farnum, a native of Orange county, N. Y., and an early settler of Luzerne eounty. They made their home in Clif- ford township, Susquehanna county, where both died, the father January 21, 1881, the mother August 17, 1897, their remains being interred in the old Clifford cemetery. The mother held membership - in the Baptist Church. In their family were the following children: Celestia, born November 10, 1832, married Hiram Dolph, and died July 18, 1860; Owen, born July 26, 1834, married Emma Rouland, and was killed in the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864; Stephen, born March 13, 1836. married · (first ) Loretta Vail and (seeond) Sarah Fritz, and is engaged in farming in Lyeoming eounty, Penn .; George, born July 31, 1838, was killed May 4, 1864, on the railroad, while returning to his company in the army: Mary A., born August 18, 1840, is the wife of Joshua Vail, of Scranton, Penn. ; Hannah MI .. born October 14, 1842, is the widow of Truman Whipple, and a resident of Carbondale, Penn .; Ada M., born March 28, 1845, died young; Alzada, born "Dec ;aber 8, 1846, is the wife of F. A. Osborne, a resident of Harford township, Susquehanna county ; Julliette, born February 16, 1849, is the wife of Charles Gifford, a farmer of Lenoxville, Penn. ; Nelson, our subject, is next in the order of birth ; and Elisha P., born October 20, 1854. has not been heard from since going West. in 1889. Our sub- jeet's paternal grandfather, Thomas Phillips, was a native of England, and on his emigration to this country settled first in Orange county, N. Y .. and later in Benton, l'enn., where his death occurred. His first wife died in England: his second wife was the grandmother of our subject.

At the age of eleven years Nelson Phillips, Jr., began earning his own livelihood by working as a farm hand, but he continued to reside with his parents until sixteen, after which he worked at farming and teaming until his marriage. At the home of the bride in Clifford township, March 5, 1884, he wedded Miss Sadie B. Miller, a daughter of G. P. Miller, whose sketch appears elsewhere, and five children blessed this union: Nellie A., born

August 29, 1885, who died September 4, 1888; Maud E., born January 6, 1888; Dennis, born De- eeniber 19, 1890, who died January 9, 1891 ; Claud W., born May 26, 1892; and Pearl W., born April 1, 1897.

Mr. and Mrs. Phillips began housekeeping with his parents, and remained there until 1893, when he purchased the farm of seventy acres in Clifford township which he now successfully operates. He is enterprising and progressive, and quite popular with his associates and many friends. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 2, Part 25

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