Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 3, Part 95

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Asa Carlin was born in New Jersey, June 28. 1817, and was one year old when brought by his parents to Dimock township, Susquehanna county, his life being passed upon the old homestead there. This he purchased and successfully operated, being a systematic and energetic farmer. He married Miss Mary Ann Gilson, who was born in Orange county, N. Y., August 13, 1819, daughter of Jesse Gilson, and died February 7, 1895, and he passed away on May 23, following. Both were devout men- bers of the Baptist Church, with which they united in 1841, and in politics the father was a stanch Democrat. Our subject is the eldest of their chil- dren, the others being as follows: Martha, born

July 29, 1842, died August 21, 1862; Emma, born June 29, 1844, is the wife of C. M. Youngs, of Dimock township; Mary Ellen, born February 18, 1846, married Henry Tyler, and died June 16, 1884: Pauline, born September 25, 1848, is the wife of P. C. Bushnell, a merchant of Auburn Four Cor- ners, Susquehanna county ; Samuel, born October 28, 1850, died October 13, 1862; Theron Wilford, born September 6, 1853, died July 19, 1855; and Arminda, born January 1, 1859, is the wife of H. S. Kellogg, of Tunkhannock borough, Wyoming county.

A. E. Carlin was born in Springville town- ship, Susquehanna county, May 14, 1841, and here grew to manhood, receiving a common-school edu- cation. He remained with his father until he at- tained the age of twenty-five years, and then came into possession of one-half of the old homestead. In 1885 he bought the entire place, and now has 230 acres, the greater part of which is cleared and under a high state of cultivation ; forty acres are tiniberland. Mr. Carlin has always followed gen- enal farming, and has made, a specialty of stock raising and dairying, which have proved quite profitable. He raises both cattle and sheep.

On September 21, 1865, Mr. Carlin was united in marriage with Miss Jennie A. Bailey, who was born in Luzerne county, Penn., December 23. 18.12. was educated at Kingston Academy, and followed school teaching in early life for teu terms. At the age of twenty she came to Susquehanna county, and died January 5, 1897. To Mr. and Mrs. Carlin came two children: Martha, born June 10, 1868, is now the wife of E. W. Lott, of Dimock town- ship, and they have one daughter, Alma Marian, born October 18, 1895. Mary A., born June 27, 1870, has successfully engaged in teaching for eight years, and now has charge of one of the graded schools of Montrose. Both daughters grad- uated from the State Normal School in Mansfield, Tioga Co., Penn., the elder in 1890, the younger in 1892.

For the past thirty-eight years Mr. Carlin has kept a diary of events, which if printed would prove of great interest. He is a prominent and active meniber of the Grange, in which he has served as master, and which he has represented in the State Grange at Harrisburg. He is a member of the Baptist Church, of which he has been a trus- tee for a number of years, and takes an active in- terest in all enterprises which are calculated to ad- vance the moral, intellectual or material welfare of his township or county. His political support is ever given to the men and measures of the Repub- lican party, and he has been called upon to serve in some of the township offices.

EUGENE HELLER, liveryman and proprie- tor of the "North Gap House," in Smithfield town- ship, Monroe county, is one of the well-known resi- dents of this section. having made a wide acquain- tance in the vicinity of Minsi during the years he

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has carried on his present business, and while en- gaged with the Susquehanna & Western railroad as general agent at Minsi station.

Mr. Heller is a native of Stroud township, Monroe county, born in July, 1857, a son of Philip Heller, and a grandson of Anthony Heller, who was one of the pioneer settlers of that part of the county. Philip Heller was born in Stroud town- ship, and passed his entire life there, settling on a farm in Poplar Valley, where he commenced life for himself, and clearing out a good-sized farm, on which he and his family had a most comfortable home. In addition to the necessary work involved in clearing and putting the land under a profitable state of cultivation he expended much labor on it in making general improvements, and he erected a large stone dwelling and commodious and substan- tial outbuildings. He married Sallie A. Miller, and they both died on the old home farm, he in 1868, she in 1874. Their family consisted of eight chil- dren, four sons and four daughters, viz .: An- thony married Miss Sallie Miller, of Monroe coun- ty, and followed farming until his death, on his farm in Cherry Valley, Stroud township, where his wife and only child, Lizzie, still make their home. Lydia A. became the wife of Jonathan Hartman, of Monroe county, and they settled in Lackawanna county, this State, where he died leaving seven children, Marion, Frank; Edna, Agnes, Bessie, Amelia and Rose; Mrs. Hartman and her family reside in Lackawanna county. George was a car- penter by occupation ; he died some years ago, un- married. Rosanna is the wife of Wilson Felker, of Bangor, Penn., and they have a family of five children, Florence, Alice, Clarence, Eugene and Amy. Peter died at the age of twenty-two years, unmarried. Eugene is sixth in the family. Alice is the wife of John Philips, of Titusville, N. J., and has two children, Melchoir and Alonzo. Agnes married George Ganger, of Bangor, Penn .; they have no family.

Eugene Heller received his education in the district schools of Poplar Valley, and was trained to farm work from his earliest years, after his father's death working out among neighboring farmers by the day to assist in the support of the family. His wages at first were only twenty-five cents per day, but they increased. though somewhat slowly, as he grew older, and in time, by economy and careful management, he succeeded in saving enough to buy a house and lot in Cherry Valley, where he and his mother made their home for a number of years. He finally sold this place, and came to his present location in Smithfield town- ship, ncar Buttermilk Falls, where he invested in real estate and erected a fine home and substantial outbuildings, his residence, which is one of thic most commodious in the neighborhood, being fur- nished with all modern improvements for comfort and convenience, and delightfully located. For some thirteen years Mr. Heller was general agent at Minsi station for the Susquehanna & Western rail-

road, becoming well known throughout the surround- ing country, in this connection, but since his marriage he has been engaged in the livery business and opened a summicr boarding-house at his residence, where he and his wife entertain a large number of city guests each year. They have spared no pains to provide their patrons with all material comforts, and a more enjoyable retreat for summer months can scarcely be found east of the Rockies. Mr. Heller furnishes carriages for his guests between the depot and his home, which is only a short dis- tance from Minsi station, giving them an oppor- tunity to see a few of the many attractions afforded by this picturesque locality, which is noted for the sublime beauty of its scenery and the purity of the wir. The "North Gap House" is one mile from the Delaware river, and two miles from the famous Delaware Water Gap, and among the many other beautiful sights to be found here we mention But- termilk falls, Marshall's Creek falls, Water Cap and Wind Gap, while a fine view of the Blue Ridge and many points of interest in the Delaware Valley may be had from the house. There are interesting walks and drives in every direction, and all in au the region is deservedly popular, especially during the warm weather, among those who are seeking a delightful resting-place and appreciate the beauties of Nature.

In 1886 Mr. Heller was united in marriage with Miss Maggie Bush, daughter of Emil and Mary A. Bush, prominent people of Shawnee, Mon- roe county, and two children have blessed their union : Maud, born in July, 1889; and Ralph B., born April 13, 1897. The daughter is attending the State Normal School at East Stroudsburg. In religious connection Mr. and Mrs. Heller are mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church of Shawnee. Po- litically Mr. Heller has been identified with the Democratic party, but only as a voter, for he has no aspirations for public preferment. However, he takes a loyal interest in the welfare and advance- ment of his town, where he is regarded with respect by all who know him.

CHARLES A. CRONK, a progressive and enterprising farmer residing in Jessup township. Susquehanna county, is a native of Susquehanna county, Penn., having been born in Rush township. October 25, 1859. His father, Samuel E. Cronk. was a native ot Dutchess county, N. Y., and a son of William and Sallie ( Myers) Cronk. who were born in the same county, and in 1839 came to Sus- quehanna county, Penn., spending their remaining days upon a farm in Rush township. William Cronk was one of the defenders of the country during the war of 1812.

The son, Samuel E., was seven years old when hie accompanied his parents on their removal to Susquehanna county, and in Rush township he grew to manhood and ever afterward made it his home. He was a Democrat in politics, by occupa- tion was a farmer, speculator and butclicr, and was

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quite a prominent citizen of his community. In carly life he married Miss Julia Risley, a daughter of Charles and Jane M. (Shelp) Risley, and to them were born two children: Hattie R., now the wife of E. D. Bertholf, a hardware merchant of New Milford, Penn .; and Charles A., our subject. The wife and mother, who was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, departed this life in 1867, at the early age of twenty-seven years, and was laid to rest in Prospect Hill cemetery. Later the father married Loanna Lung, by whom he had three children: William J., who is living on the old homestead in Rush township; Mattie MI., wife of Prof. Henry Merritt, principal of the schools at Wilkes Barre, Penn. ; and Thomas, who enlisted in Company G, 13th Regiment P. V. I., during the Spanish-American war and was sent to Mckenzie, Ga. The father, who also held me.n- bership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, died November 18, 1890, aged fifty-eight years, and was buried in Prospect Hill cemetery.

Until his marriage Charles A. Cronk remained under the parental roof, but after he attained his majority he worked on a salary. On May 25, 1882, in Jessup township, he wedded Miss Stella Bertholf, and to them have been born two children : Bertie E. and Glen A. Mrs. Cronk was born in that town- ship, May 25, 1862, and is a daughter of Henry C. and Elizabeth (Shay) Bertholf, natives of Sussex county, N. J., who, when young, came with their respective parents to Susquehanna county, and both died in Jessup township, the former June 6, 1891, the latter July 13, 1886, when she was aged fifty- eight years, five months and five days. They were buried in Prospect Hill cemetery. The father was quite a prominent agriculturist and most capably served as justice of the peace for many years. In politics he was a Republican. The children of the family were as follows: Shay B., who operates the oldl homestead; Josephine, who died at the age of fourteen years ; Samuel, a farmer of Vestal Center, N. Y .: Jerome, a farmer of Jessup township ; Ed- ward D., who married our subject's sister, Hattie R. Cronk, and is engaged in the hardware business in New Milford, Penn. ; David, who died at the age of fourteen ; Stella and Mary Ella, twins, the former the wife of our subject. the latter the wife of Edward F. Green, a farmer and carpenter of Jessup township; Eva, wife of Edward Jones, a iarmer of Rush township: Emma, wife of Denton Roe, a farmer of Jessup township ; and Lewis, Libby and Minnie, all deceased. Mrs. Cronk's paternal grandparents were Samuel and Martha (Couse) Bertholf, natives of New Jersey and early settlers of Jessup township, Susquehanna county, where the former followed farming. The maternal grand- parents, Benjamin and Jane Shay, were also natives of New Jersey and pioneers of Jessup township.

Mr. and Mrs. Cronk began their domestic life upon a farm which he purchased in Auburn town- ship. Susquehanna county, but after operating it for three years he sold the place and purchased his

present farm in Jessup township, which he has con- verted into one of the best of the neighborhood. At the age of eighteen he engaged in teaching school for one year, but the greater part of his life has been devoted to agricultural pursuits. His political support is always given the Democracy, and he hojas membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

CHARLES DARROW. Unusual interest attaches to the biographies of the brave men who served as soldiers in the Union army during the Civil war, and the subject of this sketch, a promi- nent resident of New Milford township, Susque- hanna county, deserves especial mention tor his gal- lant service, and the wounds and hardships which have unfortunately undermined his health. He enlisted at Montrose, Penn., in August, 1862, as a private in Company E, 15th P. V. 1., then com- manded by Capt. John Leung, and later by Capt. George Crandall. Mr. Darrow's term of enlist- ment was nine monti.s only, but he served eleven months, and in 1804 re-enlisted, serving until the close of the war, with the Army of the Potomac. He saw some severe fighting, and during an en- gagement at Chapin farm the tube of his gun blew out, nearly blinding him. In a cavalry charge in the same battle he was shot in the limb by a minie ball. While thus handicapped he was taken pris- oner, and for ten days he endured the horrors of Libby prison, being then transferred to Belle Isle, where he also spent ten days. On being released he returned to his regiment, but the injury to his eyes has proved to be permanent, and of late years he has almost entirely lost his sight.

Mr. Darrow was born February 18, 1826, in Bridgewater township, Susquehanna county, and comes of good pioneer stock, his paternal grand- father, William Darrow, having settled in the coun- ty at an early period. William Darrow. our sub- ject's father, was born in Brooklyn township, Sus- quehanna county, and resided in the county all his life, his last days being spent in New Milford town- ship. By occupation he was a farmer and mason. Although he was not active in local affairs he took much interest in public questions, and was a strong supporter of the Democratic party. He died in 1874, aged seventy-five years, and his remains were interred in the East Bridgewater cemetery. His wife, Polly ( Reynolds), who died in 1871, was also a native of Brooklyn township, Susquehanna coun- ty, and was for many years before her death a devout member of the Methodist Church. They had a large family of children, as follows: Lo- retta (deceased ) married Lathrop Benjamin : Or- lando ( deceased ) ; Esther ( deceased ) married Will- ianı Baldwin ; Malinda is the widow of Lyman Her- kermer, of Bridgewater township; Charles is our subject : Russell ( deceased ) ; Arfenna (deceased ) ; Joseph is a retired farmer in New Milford town- ship; Jane and Louisa died in childhood; Mary married (first ) Clark D. Williams, and ( second )

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a Mr. Brown; Stanley Stone; and Henry is a farmer in New Milford township.

Our subject resided at home until he reached the age of twenty-one, but as his parents were in limited circumstances he worked occasionally for neighboring farmers from the time he was eleven years old. At seventeen he began working at the mason's trade with his father, and this wa's his occupation until failing eyesight compelled him to abandon it in 1885. For some years he resided upon a farm one and one-half miles from his pres- ent homestead, to which he removed on June 13, 1893, a fire having destroyed his former dwelling house. In politics he was a strong Republican, but he was not an office seeker. On May 3, 1857, he was married at Jackson Center, Susquehanna coun- ty, to. Miss Leona Smith, and three children have been born of the union: (1) >Frankie E. died at the age of six years. (2) Nicholas P., a farmer in New Milford township, married Miss Nettie Hall, and has four children. (3) Augusta P. is married, resides in Susquehanna county, and has three children.

Mrs. Leona (Smith) Darrow was born July 8, 1836, in Jessup township, Susquehanna county, where her family has long been prominent. Her paternal grandfather, William Smith, was a resident of New Jersey. Her father, William Smith (2), was born in Sussex county, N. J., and was married there to Rachel Smith; daughter of another Will- iam Smith. They came to Susquehanna county in 18-, locating in Jessup township upon a farm now occupied by John Smith, an uncle of Mrs. Darrow, and the father was killed there in June, 1836, by a falling tree. The mother died in October, 1867, aged sixty-five years, and the remains of both were interred in Fairdale cemetery. Mrs. Darrow was the only child of this marriage. but her mother married a second husband, Philarmon Hart, and had a large family of children, as follows: Phi- lander, a shoemaker, at Binghamton, N. Y. ; Mary (deceased), who married Benjamin Marshall ; Isaac, a farmer in Jessup township; Jemima (deceased), who married Thompson Lee; William, a farmer in Jessup township; Juliette, widow of David Bur- rows, of Binghamton. N. Y .; Julia (a twin of Juliette), now the wife of Richard Angel, of New York City; Jane (deceased), who married Frank- lin Esthes; Leonard, a farmer in Jessup township, and Emma, who is married.

ARCHIBALD CRAWFORD JANSEN, in his lifetime a prominent business man of Strouds- burg, Monroe county, held the responsible position as agent for the United States Express Co. in that city, and his efficient discharge of duty won the confidence of the people at large as well as that of the head of the great corporation which he repre- sented.

Born October 12, 1843, in Ulster county, N. Y., Mr. Jansen was a son of Henry and Jeannette (Crawford) Jansen, and his ancestors in both lines

were residents of that State, his mother's family being of old colonial stock. Henry Jansen. our . subject's father, was born December 24, 1796, and was reared in New York State, where he learned the tanner's trade, and for a time conducted a tan- nery of his own. Later he removed to this section with the well-known tanner, Singmaster, locating first at Tannersville, and although he returned to Ulster county for a few years, he settled perma- nently in Stroudsburg in 1848, his death occurring there on March 17, 1885. His first wife, Miss Fannie Niver, was born July 9, 1799, and died No- vember 21, 1834, and in 1836 he married Miss Jean- nette Crawford, who survives him and as long as he lived resided with our subject at the old Craw- ford homestead on South Main street, Stroudsburg. By the first marriage he had two children: Will- iam L., born July 9, 1821, who was captain of a freight barge at the time of his death on June 23. 1886; and Fannie, born October 31, 1834, now the widow of John A. Hornbeck. By the second union there were three children: Sarah C., born Septent- ber 18, 1840, now the wife of D. R. Brown, a jeweler at Stroudsburg ; Archibald C., our subject ; and George H., born September 8, 1846, who en- listed early in the Civil war in Company H, 30th P. V. I., but contracted typhoid fever, and in 1863 returned home only to die.

The Crawford family is of Irish origin. and Mrs. Jeannette Jansen traces her descent from two distinct branches, the ancestral home of both having been in County Fermanagh, Ireland. Whether they were recognized there as belonging to the same stock or not, history does not state, but at the time of their emigration to America the relationship was not close. James Crawford, Sr., and his wife. Mary Wilkin, the progenitors of one branch, came to America in 1719, settling first at Peekskill, West- chester Co., N. Y., and afterward removing to Montgomery county, N. Y. They brought with them from the Presbyterian Church at Golan, Ire- land, a certificate of good standing bearing date of August 9. 1718, entitling them to membership in the organization wherever they might locate. They had six children: John, born December 15, 1719: James, January 21, 1722: Jane, March 3. 1724: David, August 11, 1729; Samuel, June 9, 1732: and Joseph, February 21, 1734. But little is known concerning these children with the exception of Jane, who married James Crawford, Jr., and from whom Mrs. Jansen is descended.

James Crawford, Jr., was born in 1719, near the town of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Ire- land, and in 1731 he started with his parents f. r the New World. The voyage was long and tediou- and the father and mother died while at sea for want of water, while a son, Moses, died soon after reaching New York City, his remains being in- terred in the cemetery belonging to the Presby- terian Church, on Wall street. Three children survived: James, Jr., and his two elder sisters. Mary and Sarah. They were taken to Ulster

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county, N. Y. (now Orange county), by John Mc- Neal, who assumed the guardianship of Jamies, with the understanding that he would give him two new suits of clothes and a horse, saddle and bridle at the end of a term of years. The two girls engaged in neighboring families at domestic service until their marriage, when both settled in other localities. Mary married a Mr. Springsted, and Sarah married Nathan Jones, but nothing further is known of them. James was most unfortunate in his guardian, as Mr. McNeal, though a rich farmer, was covetous, and as the end of the term drew near he made things so unpleasant that the poor boy was forced to leave, and not only lost the articles promised in the agreement, but was com- pelled to pay $15 for the unexpired time. The neighbors sympathized with his woes and he readily ionnd work among them, and finally secured a position in a foundry where he made good wages, enabling him to save considerable money. He then purchased a large tract of wild land, upon which some Indians were still living in their wigwams, and soon afterward he married Jane Crawford and settled upon his new homestead. They passed through the hardships incident to pioneer life, but as their land was brought under cultivation they became wealthy and prosperous. During the French and Indian war they were often in fear of attack, and on one occasion . the little settlement which had grown up around them was only saved from massacre through a warning given by a squaw whom Mrs. Crawford had befriended. This pio- Icer couple were earnest Christians and both were . members of the Presbyterian Church. James Craw- iord died February 23, 1802, and his wife on Au- gust 14, 1795. They had ten children, each of whom received 200 acres of land from the estate. ¡ 1) Samuel I. is mentioned below. (2) Mary, born May 6, 1752, married John Berkley. (3) Elizabeth, born November 27, 1753, married James Berkley. (4) Nathan was born July 22, 1755. (5) Jonathan was born April 27, 1757. (6) David, born February 6, 1759, died November 3. 1822. (7) Jane, born February 26, 1761, married John Martin and died January 7. 1827. (8) Sarah, born February 11, 1763, died September 19, 1826. She married Thomas Berkley and had eleven chil- dren: James, Mary, David, John, Jonathan, Jane, 1-aiah, Margaret, Thomas, William MI. and Eliza- Iatlı. (9) Moses, born March 1. 1765. died Au- Kust 14, 1770. (10) Joshua, born May 17, 1767. In those days slavery was allowed in all parts of the country and James Crawford once purchased a slave by weight ( paying twenty shillings a pound). who remained with the family forty years, being instructed in religion and fed from the same table and clothed in the same homespun material used by the family.

Sanmel I. Crawford, the next in the line of descent in which we are now interested, was born December 18, 1750, and died October 17, 1828. On February 29, 1776, he married Jane McCurdy, who

was born February 14, 1757, and died January 12, 1837. His father presented him with a farm and all necessary stock and implements, and at his death he bequeathed the estate to his children. He always had colored servants, according to the cus- tom of the time. Like his parents, lie adhered to the Presbyterian faith, and his children were reared in that Church. He and his wife reared a large family of children, and for a period of fifty-one years there was no death in their home circle. The eldest son, Col. Moses, was born December 7, 1776, and died September 18, 1835. During the war of 1812 he served as colonel of a regiment of cavalry. and in 1813 he was on duty at Brooklyn Heights, L. I. For several years he held office as magistrate and commissioner of deeds for the town of Craw- ford, N. Y., where he settled on 200 acres of land, the town being afterward named in his honor. At one time he served as a member of the New York Legislature. He and his wife, Eleanor Thompson, had seven children: Matilda, Alexander, Cecelia, Jane, Samuel, Mary and Jonathan. (2) Mary, the eldest daughter of Samuel I. Crawford, was born May 12, 1778, and died November 27, 1857. She married John Durgea, who was of German descent and spent his early life on Long Island, removing later to Orange county, N. Y. They were men- bers of the Dutch Reformed Church and both at- tained an avanced age, their married life covering a period of sixty years. Their children were Nancy, Jeanette, Hannah, John H., Samuel, Mary A. and Jonathan. (3) Archibald is mentioned below. (4) Jonathan S. was born September 12, 1782. (5) Sarah, born May 10, 1784, died May 23, 1832. (6) Robert S., born April 8, 1786, died June 10, 1838. . (7) Nancy was born July 22, 1788. (8) Jane, born April 2, 1791, died in 1827.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 3, Part 95

Author: Publication date: 1900 Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1000

Author:
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1000