Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 4, Part 60

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Adam Rhodes, the second son of Jacob, was born on the homestead ncar Bethlehem, and re- mained there until his marriage to Catherine Bea- secker, a native of the same locality. Later he removed to what is now Hamilton township, Mon- roe (then Northampton) county, and purchased the place afterward known as the Williams farm. At that time it was only partially cleared, but Mr. Rhodes improved it, making a pleasant homestead. Late in life he sold the place and bought a smaller home, retiring from active business. His death occurred in 1846 at the home of his son, Jacob, in Stroud township, Monroe county, and his wife died in February, 1864, aged eighty-six years. They had nine children: Adam, Nancy, Abraham, John, Leah, Thomas W., Rachel, Jacob and Eliza.

Thomas WV. Rhodes, our subject's grandfather, was born August 10, 1811, in Hamilton township, Monroe county, and his carly educational advan- tages were limited to a few months of study each winter in the local schools. At the age of seven- teen he was apprenticed to George Keller, a car- penter, who lived on a farm afterward owned by Mr. Rhodes. On the expiration of his term of three years he began to work at the millwright's trade, and for nine years he was employed by Mr. Linton, being foreman for three years. He then engaged in business on his own account, keeping several companies of men busy building mills in Pennsyl- vania and New Jersey, and in 1849 he took charge of the lumber business of Williams Brothers and John Comfort, with whom he remained six years. In 1855 he retired from both branches of business. but the habit of action was strong upon him and at times he would take contracts for the crection of important buildings or assist in corporate enter- prises. He built the Stroudsburg Bank building in 1858, the Stroudsburg woolen mills in 1865, and in 1869 he built the Lutheran Church at Strouds- burg. In 1856 he helped to reorganize the Strouds-

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burg Bank, of which he remained a director for many years, and in 1865 he became a director in the Stroudsburg Woolen Mill Company, being elected president three years later. In 1845 he became identified with the Monroe Mutual Fire Insurance Co., in which he served many years as director, manager and surveyor. In religious work he was active as a member of the Lutheran Church, holding office as elder, deacon and trustee, and politically he was a stanch Republican and at different times held official positions in his township. During the Civil war he was appointed three times on a committee to fill the quota of men for his township, and on one occasion he accepted this difficult task reluctantly after others had tried and failed in the work, but in every instance he was successful, his skill and energy overcoming every difficulty. His death oe- curred January 25, 1891, at the home which he had purchased in 1833 and beautified by years of care. On January 14, 1836, he married Miss Mary Am Heller, who was born March 5, 1818, daughter of Solomon and Mary ( Beninger ) Heller. She died January 4, 1853, and on July 5, 1853, he married Miss Catherine Keller, who was born December 24. 1822, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth ( Heller ) Keller, and granddaughter of Josephi and Mary (Andrews) Keller. By his first marriage he had eight children : Sydenham H., born April 18, 1837; Charles L., our subject's father ; Merion W., born April 1, 1841 ; Ellen A., born January 6, 1843, died April 4, 1845; Edward H., born January 23, 1845; George H., born January 13, 18.47, died April 4, 1881; Martha S., born July 9, 1849; and Johnson G., born October 7, 1851. By the second union there were six children, born as follows: Steward T., June 3, 1854; Erwin J., August 29, 1856; Mary M. and Jennie L., April 9, 1860; Anna C., January 10, 1863 ; Mildred F., May 5, 1866.

Charles L. Rhodes was born May 23, 1839, in Cherry Vallcy, Monroe county, where he grew to manhood, learning the trade of carpenter and builder. He engaged in the lumber business, and for many years was identified with the Strouds- burg Lumber Co., but he retired some time ago. He is an active worker in the M. E. Church in his locality, and in politics he is a firm supporter of the principles of the Republican party. He married Miss Mary Staples, and they had two children : Oreon Staples, our subject, and Clare, wife of W. B. Eilenberger, an attorney.

Oreon S. Rhodes was born in Stroudsburg, January 31, 1863. After completing a course of study in Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Penn., he went West and spent three years in travel. chiefly in the Rocky Mountain region. On his return he began the study of medicine with a Stroudsburg physician as his preceptor, and later he pursued a course in the Medical Department of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1889. He located first in Wilkesbarre, and after eighteen months removed to Harrisburg, Penn., where hc acquired a large practice and remained two and a

half years. At this period his wife's health de- manded a change of climate, and at the solicitation of friends he came to East Stroudsburg to practice among the acquaintances of his early days. Here he has won an excellent reputation in his profession, and his now lucrative practice is constantly growing as the years pass by. Doctor Rhodes is a man of fine personal appearance, and his mental gifts are of a high order. In 1887 he married Miss Ellen Kings, and both are popular in the social life of their city. The Doctor is a member of the Episcopal Church, and of various fraternal orders, including the P. O. S. A., the B. P. O. E., and the Alumni Association of the University of Pennsylvania, while professionally he is connected with the Lehigh Val- ley Medical Association.

JOSHUA BOYD, a well-known merchant and the popular postmaster of Franklin Forks, Sus- quehanna county, has been prominently identified with the commercial interests of that place for al- most thirty years. As a business man he has been enterprising, energetic and always abreast of the times, and due success has not been denied him.

Mr. Boyd was born at Mt. Hope, Orange Co., N. Y., January 19, 1833, a son of Frcegift and Lucretia (Tompkins) Boyd, also natives of that county, who came to Susquehanna county, Penn., in 1845, and located near Montrose in Bridgewater township. The father, who was a prominent farmer of his community, died in 1881, aged eighty years, the mother in 1882, aged seventy-eight years, and the remains of both were interred in Franklin Forks cemetery. Religiously they were sincere and faith- ful members of the Presbyterian Church. The chil- dren born to them were as follows: Adelaidc, who died unmarried ; Joshua ; Mary, wife of L. O. Smith, a carpenter of Binghamton, N. Y. : John, a grocer of Brooklyn, N. Y .; Caroline, widow of William Burrow, of Franklin township; and Frances, a resident of Newburg, N. Y.

Until he attained the age of twenty-seven years, Joshua Boyd remained upon the home farm with his parents, and for the following three years he engaged in clerking in the mercantile establishment of Z. Cobb, at Montrose. For one year he was en- gaged in business on his own account at that place, and for three years in Camptown, Bradford Co., Penn., and in 1870 opened his present store at Franklin Forks, Susquehanna county, where he was not long in building up the large trade which he now enjoys, it being secured by fair dealing, courteous treatment of customers, and a well selected stock of goods. Since his residence here he has continuously served as postmaster with the exception of a year and a half under President Cleveland's administra- tion. He has also filled the office of township treas- urer for three years to the entire satisfaction of all concerned, and is unwavering in his support of the principles of the Republican party. In religious faith he is a Presbyterian.

On February 21, 1866, in Middletown, N. Y.,

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Mr. Boyd was united in marriage with Miss Sarah J. Kirby, and to them have been born two children, namely : Bell, now the wife of William A. Tets- worth, commissioner's clerk, residing at Montrose; and Augusta, wife of Prof. W. B. Wilson, of Wood's Business College, New York. Mrs. Boyd, a most estimable lady, honored and respected by all who know her, was born in Montrose, June 13, 1844, a daughter of Silas H. and Julia A. (Crane) Kirby, natives of Middletown, Orange Co., N. Y., who in 1844 came to Susquehanna county, Penn., but soon returned to the Empire State. The father was a pattern maker by occupation, and held a number of city offices in New York. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian, always took an active part in church work, and was one of the eleven who founded the second church at Middletown, N. Y. He died December 2, 1895, at the age of sev- enty-seven years, his wife January 13, 1896, at the age of seventy-eight years, and both were buried in Pine Hill cemetery, Orange county, N. Y. To them were born six children, namely: Sarah, wife of our subject ; George H., a retired hatter, of Mid- dletown, N. Y .; and Anna, Abby, Emmett and Everitt, who all died young. Mrs. Boyd's paternal grandparents were John and Jerusha (Hulse) Kirby, of Wayne county, Penn., and the maternal were John and Sarah (Ayers) Crane, of Orange county, New York.

ALONZO MILES PARKER, a representa- tive well-to-do farmer of Auburn township, Sus- quehanna county, was born October 28, 1848, on the place he now owns, and with the exception of one year has passed his entire life in the township.

Alonzo H. Parker, father of our subject, was born in New York State, January 21, 1813, and on December 30, 1834, was married there to Angeline Howard, a native of the same State, whence they removed not long afterward to Susquehanna county, Penn. They located first at Auburn Four Corners, later residing for a time at Auburn Center, and in about 1836 settled on the farm now owned by their son Alonzo M., but which at that time was nothing more than a wilderness. In 1880 they removed to Bradford county, where they remained twelve years, but they eventually returned to the old farm, where they ended their days, Mr. Parker dying February 12, 1890. at the age of seventy-seven years, and his wife on March 9, of the same year, at the age of seventy-five. They sleep their last sleep in Bolles : cemetery. Mr. Parker followed several trades dur- ing his earlier life, but he devoted himself to farm- ing during his later years, clearing and cultivating his place in Auburn township. He and his wife had a family of six children, namely : Horace, who died February 8, 1843 ; Zoroaster, who died April 22, 1846: Willard, who is a farmer in Kalkaska, Mich. : Mary E., who died August 22, 1857, at the age of thirteen years ; Alonzo M .; and Charles MI., who is a farmer and carpenter and resides in Bradford county.

Alonzo Miles Parker was given the advantages afforded by the common schools of the neighborhood and was trained to farming on the home place, a vocation which differed somewhat from that of the modern agriculturist, for his father's farm had to be converted from a dreary waste into a productive condition, and there was no improved machinery to help him over the hardest part of the work. However, our subject has kept thoroughly abreast of the times, adopting new methods and ideas wherever practicable, with the result that he has a home and property of which he may well be proud, and which is an improvement to the township as well as a means of income to the owner. He carries on dairying in addition to general farming, and has made a complete success of both, occupying a solid place among the substantial and prosperous farmers of the vicinity. He is highly respected, and his fellow-citizens have given proof of their confidence in his ability and trustworthiness by electing him to various local positions, which he has filled with universal satisfaction. He served for six years as school director, and in February, 1897, was elected supervisor for a term of three years.

On July 4, 1870, at Tunkhannock, Penn., Mr. Parker was married to Miss Mary E. Carter, who was born February 1, 1853, at South Auburn, and six children have come to this union, namely : Sollie B., a farmer of Auburn township, who mar- ried Carrie Roberts ; Isaac C., living at home; Etta M., wife of Olin Tewksbury, a farmer of Auburn township; George C., a resident of Bradford coun- ty, who married Julia Fish ; and Angie B. and Ben- jamin G., living at home. Mr. and Mrs. Parker occupied another farm near their home for one year after their marriage. They attend the M. E. Church, and politically Mr. Parker affiliates with the Republican party.

Mrs. Mary E. (Carter ) Parker is the daughter of Isaac and Aurelia ( Bunnell) Carter, the former of whom was born in Auburn township, son of Samuel and grandson of Hiram and Hannah ( Daly) Carter, who came to Susquehanna county from New Jersey in an early day. Samuel Carter was born in Susquehanna county and carried on farming in Auburn township all his life. He married Dorcas Benscoter. a native of Luzerne county, Penn., who died in 1867, when fifty-eight years of age. He passed away March 29, 1863, aged fifty-five years, and their remains rest in South Auburn. Isaac, the eldest of their family of eight children, was also a lifelong farmer of Auburn township, in 1853 set- tling on the farm which the family have since occu- pied. He married for his first wife Aurelia Bunnell, by whom he had four children, namely: Ziba, who is a farmer of Bradford county : Mary E .. Mrs. Parker: and Scott and Frank. both of whom died young. The mother of these died in October. 1866, at the age of forty-four years, and was buried in the cemetery at South Auburn. She was a daughter of Solomon and Eleanor ( Place) Bunnell, of Connecticut, who settled in an early day in

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Wyoming county, Penn., where they died. On No- vember 7, 1870, at Clark Summit, Penn., Isaac Carter married Ellen Benscoter, daughter of John and Jane (Coates) Benscoter, and by this union he had three children: John B., who now carries on the old farm in Auburn township; Samuel C., who died when two and a half years old; and Eva L., living at home. Mr. Carter passed away August I, 1894, aged sixty-six years, and was laid to rest in the South Auburn cemetery. Hc was not a mem- ber of any church, but he was a constant attendant at the services of the M. E. Society, and he was an honorable, upright man, highly esteemed wherever he was known. His widow still lives on the old farm.

D. P. HINE, a leading agriculturist of Preston township, is one of Wayne county's native sons and a representative of one of her most prominent and honored families, whose identification with her his- tory dates from an early period in the development of the county. He was born September 30, 1849, a son of Royal and Sarah (Johnson) Hine.

The founder of the family in Pennsylvania was his paternal grandfather, Merritt Hine, who was born December 26, 1792, a son of David and Jane Hine, natives of Connecticut, who died at the age of eighty-six years. As a Continental soldier, David Hine aided the colonies in the Revolutionary war. In 1810, at the age of eighteen years, Merritt Hine emigrated to Ararat, Susquehanna Co., Penn., where he married Catherine Belcher, and in 1840 they located at what is now known as Hine's Corners, Wayne county, only three acres of their farm being cleared at that time. In their family were twelve children, namely: Mrs. Julia Knapp; Ira; Mrs. Marinda Benedict ; John ; Royal ; Philander ; Alema ; Lorenzo; Mrs. Sarah J. Thurston; Mrs. Elizabeth B. Tuthill: Mrs. Mary E. Tallman; and David Jackson. Twelve children were born to Royal and Sarah (Jolinson) Hine, all but one of whom are yet living, all residing within a half mile of the old home. Six of the boys are successful farmers, and one a well-known merchant. They are as follows : Stanley ; D. P., our subject; Mrs. Adelaide Cham- berlain ; Lafaycttc ; Julia, deceased; Willie; Edwin ; Alba, a merchant and postmaster at Orson, Penn .; Eva ; Belle ; Ella ; and Clayton. The father of these children, who was a farmer by occupation, died at the age of seventy-two years, his wife at the age of sixty-four. Both were active and zealous work- ers in the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which they belonged, and in which for several years pre- vious to his death he was a class leader. Politically he was identified with the Republican party.

, The literary cducation of D. P. . Hinc was ob- tained in the common schools near liis boyhood home, and upon his father's farm he learned lessons of industry and lionesty. He is now the owner of one of the best farms in Preston township, com- prising 175 acres of rich and arable land, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation and

improved with a fine residence, large barn and sub- stantial outbuildings. His home is conveniently located about eighty rods from the depot at Orson, Penn. In addition to general farming, lic is inter- ested in the dairy business, and in all his under- takings has met with a well deserved success.

On February 19, 1873, Mr. Hine was married to Miss Mary Palmer, a daughter of Comfort and Jane Palmer, early settlers of Wayne county, who were born in Connecticut, and by birthright were Quakers. In the Palmer family were seven chil- dren, as follows: Abner, who was a soldier of the Civil war, and died in Susquehanna county, Penn., leaving a widow and three children-Eliza, Adda and Zirah ; Daniel and George, who laid down their lives on the altar of their country during the Re- bellion; Alexander, who died April 25, 1859, in Westchester Co., N. Y .; Halson, who is a resident of Preston township, and has two children-How- ard and Hattie; Franklin, who died when young; and Mary E., the wife of our subject. The father died upon the old home farm in 1867, and the mother passed away in 1893, at the ripe old age of eighty years. Politically he was a Republican. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hine, namely: Clinton M. is at home; Clarence (twin brother of Clinton) died at the age of four years ; and Edith is also at home. Politically, Mr. Hine is an uncompromising Republican, taking an active and commendable interest in public affairs. He is always courteous, kindly and affable, and those who know him have for him personally a warm regard.

ELIAS R. BARRETT, a leading meat mer- chant and popular citizen of Susquehanna, was born in Jackson township, Susquehanna county, Sep- tcmber 28, 1843, and is a son of Alvin \V. and Mary J. ( Hazen) Barrett, natives of Vermont, the former born in 1817, the latter in 1818. They were married in Jackson township, Susquehanna county, where they still continue to reside. For twenty-four years the father was engaged in the butcher business, but throughout the greater part of his life has followed farming. He is well and favorably known and has been called upon to serve in township offices. Religiously both he and his wife are members of the Frecwill Baptist Church. Their children are Alvin C., Julia, Elias R., Polly, Edson A., Alice and Frank.

During his boyhood and youth our subject as- sisted in the work of the home farm, carrying on that occupation until after the Civil war broke out. At the age of twenty, he enlisted in August, 1864. for one ycar in Battery H, Ist Penn. Light Arti !- lery, and was mustered in at Scranton, Penn. He was in no engagements, but was on garrison duty, as the company was dismounted. It was under the command of Capt. Fagan, and was mustcred out at Washington, D. C., in June. 1865. After his return home he was employed for two years as a traveling salesman for his brother, Alvin C., and later en-

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gaged in farming in Jackson and New Milford townships until March, 1875, when he embarked in the meat business. From Jackson township, he removed to Susquehanna and opened his present market in June, 1895. He has built up a large and profitable trade, has prospered in his undertakings, and besides his town property he owns a fine farm of 100 acres.

In April, 1867, in Lanesboro, Susquehanna county, Mr. Barrett was married to Miss Julia L. French, a native of Jackson township, and a daugh- ter of Nelson and Mary ( Kendel) French, natives of Vermont. To Mr. and Mrs. Barrett were born three children: Frederick R., who died at the age of three months; Agnes, wife of Harry M. Page, a farmer of Jackson township; and Herbert, at home. The Republican party finds in Mr. Barrett a stanch supporter, and while a resident of Jackson township, he most creditably filled the offices of school director two terms, township clerk one term, and treasurer of the school board one year. Fra- ternally he is a Knight Templar Mason, and stands high in social as well as in business circles.

CHARLES MCARDLE, the genial landlord of the "National Hotel," at Honesdale, Wayne county, is widely and favorably known among the traveling public and he and his estimable wife have succeeded in making their hostelry one of the best in this section. The building is commodious and well arranged, and is fitted up with gas, electric light, bath rooms, and every modern convenience, while a large brick stable supplies accommodations for one hundred and fifty horses. As Mr. and Mrs. McArdle are popular among the old-time residents of the locality, the farmers of the vicinity make a point of patronizing the house when in town and every Sunday the stable is filled to its utmost ca- pacity with the teams of church-goers from the country. The table is always supplied with the best that the market affords, while one can obtain the choicest wines and liquors at the well-kept bar.

Mr. McArdle is a native of Prattsville, Greene Co., N. Y., and his parents, James and Naomi (Beardsley) McArdle, were residents of Schoharie county, in the same State. He was one of a family of five children and was but a child at the time of the death of his parents. The eldest brother, James, is not married and resides in New York City; and of the three sisters, Lela died in childhood; Ella married Otto Boss, a hotelkeeper in Florida; and Flora, who was born in Greenc county, N. Y., mar- ried Vanus Ballard, of Catskill, New York.

After the death of his parents our subject was taken into the home of a Mr. Ballard, of New York , State, where his youth was spent, and where he received a good practical education in the public schools before entering upon his business career. He learned the shocmaker's trade, and for three years was engaged in that business on his own ac- count in Prattsville, Greene county, N. Y. In 1875 he engaged in an omnibus business which he con-

tinucd until 1885, when he went to Florida. For about a year he followed the butcher's trade there, but he afterward returned to his native county and remained until 1888. Since that date lie has been a resident of Honesdale, where he was first em- ployed in the shoe factory of Durland, Thompson & Co., for about seven years. In 1895 he took charge of the "National Hotel" as manager for Mrs. Maggie Weaver, widow of its former proprie- tor, the late Otto Weaver. This business arrange- ment had a romantic ending, he manying, in 1896. Mrs. Weaver, the union proving a most happy one, and the hotel continues to prosper under their united care. In politics Mr. McArdle is a stanch Repub- lican, having always been identified with that party, and as a good citizen he takes great interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the country at large and the community where he has made his home.

Mrs. Charles McArdle was born in. Wayne county, the daughter of George and Fannie Smith, who were both natives of Oregon township, Wayne county, and were married there in 1861. For some years her father was interested in a sawmill in that township, but later he removed to Indian Orchard, where he died in 1879 of consumption. His widow was married in 1882 to Abram Knapp, of Hones- dale, who was born in Orange county, N. Y., of good Colonial stock, members of his family having served in the Revolutionary army. During the Civil war he showed his patriotism by service in Com- pany D, 179th P. V. I. Mrs. McArdle has an only sister, Emma, who was a native of Wayne county and married William Brectel, of Honesdale, who died in 1897, leaving no children. The late Otto Weaver, formerly a prominent resident of Hones- dale, was successfully engaged in the hotel busi- ness at the time of his death in 1895. His marriage to the present Mrs. McArdle occurred in 1888, and they had two sons, William, who died at the age of eight years, and Otto, who died in infancy.

THOMAS CADEN. Ireland has furnished to the United States many bright, enterprising young men who have left their native land to enter the business circles of this country with its more progressive methods, livelier competition and ad- vancement more quickly secured. Among this num- ber is Mr. Caden, who has for over twenty years successfully conducted one of the leading hotels of Starrucca, Wayne county.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 4, Part 60

Author: Publication date: 1900 Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1058

Author:
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1058