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To our subject and wife have been born the following named children : Charles R., a farmer of Lathrop township, married Susie Parmatier, and they have three children, Claude, Maude and Blanche; Leo V. died in infancy, while his father was in the army ; Fanny R. died January 27, 1899; Joseph S., of Lathrop township, married Mary Wade, and lives on part of the old home ; Benjamin, of Nicholson, married Eva Penny, and has one child. Melvin: Jay is at home; Alvia E. is attending the State Normal School at Ada, Ohio; Mark, formerly a student at the State Normal School, Ada, Ohio, is now studying law.
For three years in his early life Mr. Rockwell served on a merchant ship, visiting the West Indies and coast cities. He was engaged in lumbering at intervals during the twelve years he spent at Waymart, Wayne county. On September 6. 1861, he enlisted in Company D, 50th P. V. V., Captain Dimock, and served to the close of tlre war. The command was in about thirty-six' regular engage- ments, besides skirmishes, etc., and Mr. Rockwell was on duty all the time with the exception of the. two months he spent in hospital after he was wound- ed at Hatcher's Run. During his service he marched over sixteen thousand miles, and was present at Port Royal. November 7, 1861 ; Beaufort, S. C., December 6, 1861 ; Second Bull Run. August 27, 1862: Chantilly, September 1, 1862; South Mount- ain, September 14. 1862: Antietam, September 17, 1862: Fredericksburg, December 11-12, 1862; siege of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863; Jackson, Miss , July IO-II. 1863; the Wilderness, May 6. 1864; Spott- sylvania ; Hatcher's Run; the engagements around Petersburg ; and many others. On April 3, 1865, he captured sixty-five Rebels in the round-house and handed them over to Sergeant Brundage. He took part in the Grand Review at Washington, and was mustered out August 5. 1865.
After the war Mr. Rockwell returned to his farmi of fifty acres in Lathrop and resumed his agricultural life. He has since added largely to his possessions, and now owns a fine home place of 320 acres, about 200 of which are under cultivation, and our subject has himself cleared much of the land, which is adorned with fine buildings and im- proved in many ways. He also owns land in other parts of the county, and ranks among the most sub- stantial citizens of his locality. In addition to gen- eral farming he lias engaged largely in dairying and stock raising. In politics he is a stanchi Repub- lican. Socially he is a member of Billings Post No. 392, G. A. R., of Nicholson, and is deeply in- terested in Grand Army matters, attending all the encampments : in 1807, at Buffalo, he was on the commander's staff. He also belongs to the Patrons
of Husbandry, holding membership in Union Grange, of which he is the present treasurer.
Mr. Rockwell was shipwrecked on four dif- fcrent occasions, among which we have mention of the following: Wreck of the "Joseph P. Case," of New York; wreck of the "William S. Brown" packet, of New York, which was dashed to pieces, and our subject had to remain on Long Island, West Indies, twenty-one days; wreck of the English schooner "Rover," after which, after many other adventures, Mr. Rockwell reached South Carolina ; threatened foundering near Cape Hatteras of the "Winfield Scott" with 1,500 souls on board ( she sprung a leak, and everything that was loose about the vessel was thrown overboard in order to save her).
RALPH G. ABBEY, a representative and prominent farmer of Salem township, Wayne coun- ty, has spent his entire life there, his birth occurring January 11. 1837, on the old Abbey homestead.
Mr. Abbey's parents, Anson and Clarissa ( Tay- lor) Abbey, were born, reared and married in Con- necticut, the father being a native of Portland, the mother of South Glastonbury, just across the line. They continued to reside in their native State until 1833, which year witnessed their arrival in Salem township, Wayne Co., Penn. Here the father, who was a farmer, purchased a tract of eighty acres, to the cultivation and improvement of which he de- voted his energies throughout the remainder of his life. dying there in December, 1865, at the age of sixty-five years. While in Connecticut he was drum major of a private company. His wife. who was born in 1802. passed away in December, 1894. and was laid to rest by his side in the Salem township cemetery: she held membership in the Episcopal Church. Their children were Henry, who is mentioned more fully in the sketch of his son Frederick A. Abbev. elsewhere: Harriet. who mar- ried Edwin Bell. and both are now deceased : Hancy, who married James R. Dayton. and both are de- ceased : Julia. deceased wife of Andrew Spangen- berg. a retired shoemaker and farmer of Hollister- ville, Wayne county: David, now deceased. who married Lucina Andrews, now a resident of Salem township : Russel P., a merchant of Grand Junction, Colo., who first married Jennie Sheppard. and after her death Elizabeth Burns: Ralph G., the subject of this sketch : Victoria V .. deceased : Anna M .. who first married Wiliam James, and is now the wife of a Mr. Allen, of La Crosse. Wis. : and Lucy. who first married George W. Walker. and after his death wedded Jerome T. Stocker. a farmer and mer- chant of Salem township.
The paternal grandparents of our subject. Asaph and Ruth ( Hollister) Abbey, were natives of Connecticut.where he died. but her death occurred in Ohio. They had thirteen children. of whom Anson was the eldest. Mr. and Mrs. Asaph Abbey lived and kept betel in Portland, where he was a prom- inent citizen, and he was a deacon in the Presbyterian
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Church. He was the thirteenth in a family of twen- ty-five children,his parents having both been married twice. Our subject's maternal grandparents were David and Rachel ( Andrews ) Taylor. The families were near neighbors.
Ralph G. Abbey spent his boyhood and youth on the home farm, and after reaching man's estate con- tinued to reside there, caring for his mother until her death. In addition to proving for hier. he paid her each year $125. He operated the old home farm until June, 1891, when he removed to the Osgood homestead, in the same township, comprising 130 acres of rich and productive land. He is a pro- gressive and energetic farmer, who thoroughly un- derstands his chosen calling, and has met with well- merited success financially.
At Madisonville, Luzerne ( now Lackawanna ) Co., Penn., November 30, 1862, Mr. Abbey was mar- ried, by Rev. Milton Clark, a Christian minister. to Miss Ruey A. Wilcox. The children born of this union are as follows: ( 1) Maud is the wife of S. R. Raymond, a farmer of Salem township, and has three children, Carl, Albert and Helen. (2) Merritt O., a cabinet maker of Carbondale. Penn., married Alberta Miller, and has two children, Iris and Vera A. (3) Mabel is at home. (4) Meigs M., a farmer of Salem township, married Bessie Har- wood, and has one child. Otis H. (5) Manton R., (6) Morgan H. and (7) Monica are all with their parents.
Mrs. Abbey was born in Salem township. Feb- ruary 7. 1842. a daughter of John H. and Ruth (Os- good) Wilcox, also natives of Wayne county. Her father was born February 11, 1816, and was a son of Hazard and Ann ( Hocksey) Wilcox. natives of Rhode Island who settled in Susquehanna coun- ty, Penn., at an early dav. The grandfather was a farmer by occupation. He married for his second wife a Miss Lowery. By trade John H. Wilcox was a carpenter, but his last days were spent in retire- ment at the home of his son in Elmhurst, Penn., where he died August 27, 1807. His wife, who was born February 1, 1819, now finds a pleasant home with our subject. She is a faithful member of the Methodist Protestant Church, to which her husband also belonged. Mrs. Abbey is the eldest of their children, the others being as follows: Jeremiah H., a resident of Elmhurst, Penn., first married Dinali Swingle, and after her death wedded Hannah Mc- Gargle ; Delzene A. and Alden are both deceased : Angelo E., deceased. married Harriet Nash, who now lives in Elmhurst.
Mrs. Abbey's great-great-grandfather. Josiah Osgood, of Connecticut, was killed in the Revolu- tionary war, and hier great-grandfather, Jeremiah Osgood, Sr., resolved to avenge his father's death, enlisted in the Continental army at the age of four- teen years. For three months he was held a prisoner by the British. and before his death he drew a $3.000 pension in recognition of his service. He also se- cured the present homestead of our subject, ob- taining about 400 acres of land in Wayne county on
a Revolutionary claim. He was born in Connecti- cut. September 1, 1761, and in 1801 came to Wayne county, Penn., settling upon the farm now occupied by Mr. Abbey, where he died October 26, 1857 ; his wife, who bore the maiden name of Ruth Hewitt, also died at that place. She was twice married, her first husband being William Swan, by whom she had one child. By her union with Mr. Osgood she had four children, of whom Jeremiah. Jr., the eldest son, was the grandfather of Mrs. Abbey. He was born March 6, 1796, and on May 23, 1819, married Diantha Lutz, by whom he had three children : Ruth, the mother of Mrs. Abbey, was.the eldest. Jeremiah Osgood. Jr., died September 12, 1870. his wife Sep- tember 5. 1876. at the age of seventy-four.
During the Civil war Mr. Abbey was drafted, but afterward released. In his political affiliations he is a pronounced Republican, and for seven years he most acceptably served as supervisor of Salem township, at the end of that time declining to be- come a candidate for re-election. He is a man of broad and liberal views, and very progressive and public-spirited, giving his support to all worthy en- terprises for the public good. He is accordingly numbered among the valued and useful citizens of the county.
W. A. ROCKWELL, one of the leading lum- bermen and farmers of Scott township. Wayne county, was born in 1852, in Great Bend township, Susquehanna Co., Penn .. a son of William and Lois A. (Myrick) Rockwell. representatives of honored pioneer families of this section from New York State.
Our subject's father was born in 1818. near Montrose, Susquehanna county, where he grew to manhood. and at Great Bend he followed shoe- making and butchering for a number of years. While engaged in the latter occupation he became widely and favorably known all over the county as a stock buyer and dcaler. In 1865 he removed to Red Rock, where he worked at the trade of shoe- making for four years, and then came to Scott town- ship. Wayne county, where he purchased a partially- improved farm of seventy-two acres ncar the village of Sherman: he was not long permitted to enjoy his new home, as he died on the 29th of October, of that year. His widow afterward married Hiram Englert, of Wayne county, but still continued to re- side on the old homestead with our subject until the latter's marriage. She is now a resident of Sher- man. Our subject is one of a family of three children. Mary, the eldest, was born in Chenango county. N. Y .. and married Edgar Hitchcock, of that State; they lived on her father's farm until her death. Elizabeth, born at Great Bend, Susquehanna Co .. Penn., married Chauncey Baker, of that county. and afterward lived in Port Jervis, N. Y., where she died, leaving one daughter. Minnie, now the wife of William Kirchhoff, of Sherman, Pennsylvania.
In the graded schools of Susquehanna county, W. A. Rockwell acquired a good practical education,
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and upon the home farm he became thoroughly fa- miliar with agricultural pursuits. After his father's death he assumed the management of the old home- stead, and has made many valuable improvements upon the place, including the erection of a com- fortable two-story residence and two barns. He has also added twenty-five acres to the original tract, and owns an adjoining farm on the west, which he rents. In connection with general farming he has success- fully engaged in the dairy business and lumbering, and his efforts have been crowned with prosperity.
In 1877 Mr. Rockwell was married to Miss Harriet C. Bergmuller, of Sherman, who was born in 1856 in Harmony (now Brandt ), Susquehanna county, daughter of William Henry and Doretta (Wefferling) Bergmuller. They were natives of Germany, came to America in 1840, and were mar- ried in 1843. Their first home in the United States was in Greene county, N. Y., near Catskill, where they resided until 1852, the year of their removal to Harmony, Susquehanna Co., Penn., and they sub- sequently settled in Sherman, Wayne county. Mr. and Mrs. Bergmuller had three children, Henry William, Louis Carl, and Harriet C., the sons born at their old home in Greene county. The parents both died in 1880, the father May -2. the mother August 8. He was at one time one of the leading business men of Sherman, where he owned and op- erated a tannery.
Having no children of their own, Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell adopted a boy, William Bergmi ller, whom they have reared to manhood. They are prominent members of the Presbyterian Church of Sherman, to which his mother also belongs, while socially Mr. Rockwell is a member and Past Sachem of Tribe No. 136, I. O. R. M., of that place. Politically he is identified with the Democratic party and has for twelve years most acceptably served as supervisor of his township, being re-elected every three years .. He is a man of recognized ability, and, with his amiable wife, stands high in the community where they have so long made their home. Those who know them best are numbered among their warmest friends.
CHARLES WOLBERT. Among the enter- prising and progressive agriculturists of Monroe county, who have attained success through their own well-directed efforts, is the subject of this sketch. He is one of the most active and energetic farmers and stock raisers in Jackson township, and is a com- plete master of the calling which he is following. His sterling integrity and honorable, upright man- hood, fully entitle him to the postion which he holds in the estimation of the people of the community.
John Wolbert, grandfather of our subject, was born and reared near Philadelphia .. and when a . young man came with his parents to Monroe coun- ty, locating in Hamilton township, where his fa- ther purchased land and engaged in farming. In that township John Wolbert married Polly Meizner. a native of the township, and soon after his marriage came to Jackson township, where he took up a tract
of 500 acres of wild land which he commenced to prepare for farming purposes. He was a Democrat in politics, and both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church. She died in 1842, aged sixty years, and he departed this life in 1863, at the extreme old age of ninety-three. To them were born eleven children, six sons and five daughters. Of these, Joseph Wolbert, father of our subject, was the youngest. He was born in Jackson township, December 30, 1818, and on reaching manhood en- gaged in farming there for many years. In the sanie township he married Elizabeth Setzer, who was born in Hamilton township, Monroe county. October 16, 1820, a daughter of Henry and Catherine ( Kerr ) Setzer, also natives of Hamilton township. where they spent their entire lives as farming people. To Mr. and Mrs. Wolbert were born two children : Mrs. Mary E. Miller, whose sketch appears elsewhere ; and Charles. our subject. The parents now make their home with their son.
Charles Wolbert was born in Jackson township, September 9. 1841, and during his youth received a common-school education. At the age of twenty- one he began operating the old home farm on his own account, and some years later purchased the place. It comprises 176 acres, and elsewhere he owns twenty acres, making a valuable estate, of which sixty acres have been cleared and placed under excellent cultivation. In addition to general farm- ing he is considerably interested in stock raising. Politically he is a stalwart Democrat, and has served on the election board.
In Jackson township, Mr. Wolbert was united in marriage with Miss Amelia A. Bover, who was born December 25. 1843, a daughter of Jacob and Sally ( Kerr) Boyer, natives of Jackson township. To our subject and his wife have been born the following children: Joseph F., born June 28, 1864, died October 20. 1864: Mary Elizabeth, born Janu- ary 13, 1866, is now the wife of Peter Gorman, of Stroud township, Monroe county : Eugene. born No- vember 6, 1868, is foreman for a bridge bu lding company at Seattle, Wash. : John, born August 17. 1870, is a resident of Jackson township : Charles B., born February 12, 1871. was married, but his wife died leaving two children, Jennie May and Eugene H., who live with our subject : Simon, born October 29. 1872, is a resident of Jackson township: Daniel, born March 9. 1874. is at home; Jacob. born De- cember 7. 1875. is now in Seattle, Wash .: and William II .. born April 25. 1877. Emeline. born March 20. 1870, and Milton, born October 2. 1882, are all at home.
JOHN D. IRWIN. a well-known lumberman. farmer and contractor in stone masonry, residing in Lebanon township, Wayne county, is a man of more than ordinary business ability, enterprise and sagac- ity. Although he is comparatively voung. his popu- larity is established on a firm basis-that of his own well-tested merit.
Born in Western Ontario, Canada, in July. 1860,
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Mr. Irwin is a son of John and Mary ( McEwen) Irwin. His father is a native of Ireland, born in 1819, and in 1831 emigrated to Canada with his par- ents, John and Debora Irwin, the family locating in Western Ontario, where Jolin Irwin, Sr., purchased a large tract of land which he and his sons converted into a good farm. Upon that place he and his wife both died. By occupation he was a tailor. In their family were six sons and three daughters, the former being Frank, James, William, Thomas, Henry and John, all of whom remained in Canada with the exception of the father of our subject.
John Irwin, Jr., grew to manhood in Canada, and received a fair common-school education. In 1857 he wedded Mary McEwen, and in 1865, after residing for a few years in that country, they came to Honesdale, Wayne Co., Penn. For ten years thereafter Mr. Irwin was employed as foreman by Richard Henwood, and then removed to the Wise farm in Lebanon township, where the following nine years were passed. He then purchased an improved farm in Oregon township, Wayne county, where he and his wife still continue to reside. In their family were seven children. ( 1) Frank, the eldest, died in Canada, during childhood. (2) John D. is next in order of birth. (3) Margaret, born in Canada, in 1862, was educated in the schools of Honesdale, and is now the wife of A. T. Searle, a prominent at- torney of that place, by whom she has had three sons, Jewett ( who died at the age of twelve years). Charles P. and Thurston. (4) Elizabeth, born in Canada, died in Honesdale at the age of twenty-two years. She had received a fine classical education, and was a young lady of great promise. (5) Charles H., born in Honesdale. in 1866, married Carrie Williams, daughter of William H. Williams, a pioneer settler of Wayne county, and they now re- side in Honesdale, where he is engaged in business. (6) James H., born in Honesdale, in 1868, grew to manhood upon the home farm, receiving a fair edu- cation in the public schools. He married Myra Kimble, of Oregon township, who belongs to an old and prominent family, her father being one of the largest lumbermen in Wayne county. They now reside on the A. T. Searle farm in Lebanon township. with their family of two children, Bea- trice and Hazel. (7) Bismarck, born in Honesdale, in 1870, is still with his parents upon the old home- stead in Oregon township.
John D. Irwin obtained a good common-school education, which has well fitted him for the respon- sible duties of business life. He was about five years of age when brought by his parents to Wayne county, and after the removal of the family to Le- banon township he turned his attention to farming and lumbering, which occupations still claim a por- tion of his time. Ile was married. in December, 1885, to Miss Rosie Hiller, of Oregon township, a daughi- ter of John and Catharine Hiller, natives of Germany, who became residents of Wayne county in 1857. Five children bless this union, their names and dates of birth being as follows: Blanch, July, 1886;
Charles, October. 1888; Alonzo W., December. 1891 ; Catharine, October, 1893 ; and Mary, January 9, 1895.
For three years after his marriage Mr. Irwin resided on the Jenkins & Weiss farm, in Lebanon township. in 1881, purchasing ninety acres of land of that firm, to which he has added a sixty-acre tract ad- joining, bought of Mr. Greidlein. Clearing the land of its timber, he has successfully engaged in farming and lumbering, and now has one of the best farms in the locality. The large residence he erected was unfortunately destroyed by fire in 1892, but on the same foundation he has since built a commodious and beautiful home, with all modern conveniences. He has also erected a large barn. and made many: other. improvements which add to the attractive ap- pearance of the place. Having learned the mason's trade during his youth, he has, in connection with his other business, carried on operations as a con- tractor and builder, constructing the stone arches for a number of bridges in Wayne county and also in the State of New York. As a business man, he is prompt, energetic and reliable, always fulfilling his part of every contract. In his efforts to secure a home and competence he has met with success, and is to-day one of the well-to-do and prosperous citi- zens of the community. He affiliates with the Re- publican party, and has held the office of school director for one term. Religiously his parents are members of the Presbyterian Church. while his wife holds connection with the Lutheran Church.
SETH R. WRIGHT, a well-known farmer and manufacturer residing in Forest Lake town- ship, Susquehanna county, is a descendant of an old New England family.
In the early history of the Colonies the Wrights settled in Connecticut. Seth Wright. the first of whom we have any definite knowledge. lived in Connecticut, where he was born, and he died there in 1775. His wife, Lydia, died July, 1816. Their son, Seth (2). was born in 1755. and died in Au- gust. 1822. He married Miriam Wright, who died in 1803. and he subsequently wedded Polly
In 1800 he left his native State and sought a new home in New York, where he died. leaving a large family. There were eleven children by the first marriage and three by the second. (1) Erastus was born in 1778. (2) Sally, born in 1779. mar- ried a Mr. Williams, and died in 1828. (3) Lu- cina, born in June. 1782, and died in 1842. became the wife of Joshua Skiff, and settled in Alleghany county, N. Y. (4) Marilla, born in 1784. died in 1785. (5) Chester, born in 1786, died in 1861. (6) Marilla (2), born in 1788. married Marcus Willard, of New York, and died in 1861. (7) Chauncey, father of our subject. is mentioned be- low. (8) Meses, born in 1793. settled in Ashita- butla county. Chio, and there died in 1876. (9) Milton, born in 1705. died in May, 1824. (10) Henry C., born in 1707. became a Presbyterian mini- ister. and was located for a number of years in Philadelphia. He died in Pawtucket. R. I .. in
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1870. (II) Miles, born in 1800 in Otsego county, N. Y., settled in Allegany county, N. Y., and died in 1866. (12) Mirianı, born in 1806, became the wife of a Mr. Gardner, and died in 180g. (13) Lydia, born in 1809, became the wife of Samuel Button, of Broome county, N. Y., where she still lives. (14) Polly, born in 1811, became Mrs. Na- thaniel Wells, and went to Allegany county, N. Y., where she died in 1861.
Chauncey Wrighit was born in Litchfield county, Conn., in 1791, and when quite young accompanied his parents to Otsego county, N. Y., where he was educated in the district schools. He became a cloth dresser by trade, although he had learned carpentry. On coming to Pennsylvania in 1815, he purchased land in Choconut Valley, and there erected a home in which he continued to live until 1842, when he purchased land of Brown & Knapp, in Forest Lake, and in 1846 erected a grist mill which he ran until 1868, when he turned the mill work over to his sons. Chester and Seth R. He continued to look after his farm until 1871, when he gave up his farm to his children, Chester. Seth R., Matilda and Sarah M .. and he with his wife continued to live on the home- stead with his daughters, Matilda and Sarah M., until his death. He died in 1883 at the age of ninety- two years. In June, 1816, Mr. Wright wedded Jerusha Rockwell, native of Otsego county, N. Y., born in 1798, daughter of Timothy Rockwell, of New England. To their union came children as f. lows: (1) Chester, born in Choconut township ir 1818, was educated in the district schools, and taught one term of school at Little Meadows. He engaged in business with his father as cloth dresser. In 1843 he wedded Julia A. Nickerson, of Forest Lake. Penn., and they settled near the old homestead. In 1868 he entered into partnership with Mr. South- well and his brother Seth R .. and they erected a plant for the manufacture of cloth which they conducted until the mill burned. Chester Wright passed awa i11 1896. His son Charles Fred is now cashier of the First National Bank of Susquehanna, and member of Congress from his district. (2) Lydia, born 1820, married Philip Peckens, of Susquehanna county. He became a soldier in the Union army and was killed at the battle of Gettysburg. leaving a widow with three children, Chauncey W., now a railroad engineer located at Rochester, N. Y. : Cyn- thia M., wife of Edgar Sprout, of Muncy, Penn. : and Frederick G., of Rochester, N. Y. (3) Lucina. born in 1823. married Thomas D. Wright, of Otsego county. N. Y., where she died in 1850 leaving one daugliter. the deceased wife of Charles A. Browr (4) Matilda. born in 1827. died unmarried in 1884. (5) Helen M .. born in 1820. died in 1861. (6) Seth R. is sixth in the order of birth. (7) Sarah M., born . in 1837, died in 1802. (8) Miriam J., born in 1841, married George A. Guernsey, who first started a bank in Snsquchama and then moved to Port Jervis, N. Y .. where he followed banking. later removing to New York, and thence to Canton, Bradford Co., Penn. There he followed banking until 1898, wher
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