Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 4, Part 87

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In 1871 Mr. Stone was united in marriage. in Monroe county, with Miss Emma Mosstetter, daughter of William and Betsey Mosstetter. of Stroud. Monroe county, who belong to one of the prominent families of that section. Since his mar- riage our subject has lived in Marshall's Creek, where he bought real estate and erected a comfort- able two-store frame dwelling and the blacksmith shop where he has carried on his trade. By indus- try and integrity he has succeeded in acquiring a comfortable competence, and in addition to the prop- erty above mentioned he owns a nice farm near his home, which he purchased in 1894. He follows farming at his leisure, devoting the greater part of his time to his blacksmithing, in which he has built up a large trade. his customers coming from all over the surrounding country. Mr. Stone is one of the substantial, valuable citizens of the community in which he resides, and he has always taken an active part in the welfare of his village and in all affairs of local interest, favoring progress in any direction. In 1808 he was elected chief magistrate, and he is now filling that office with his customary faithfulness and ability in everything that he un- dertakes. Politically he affiliates with the Repub- lican party.

Mr. and Mrs. Stone have had two sons, How- ard, born in 1872, and Clarence, born in September, 1873. Howard learned the trade of bricklayer and was working at same in Philadelphia when he re- ceived a sun stroke which proved fatal: he was twenty years old at the time of his decease, and gave every promise of becoming an industrious, use- ful man. Clarence Stone attended the public schools during his boyhood and later became a student at the Stroudsburg Normal, where he took his college preparatory course. In 1895 lic entered the Penn- sylvania State University, where. at this writing, he is studying mechanical engineering, and is to graduate with the class of '99: he has displayed un- usual ability in his line, and he has a bright future before him. Religiously our subject is connected

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with the Presbyterian Church, his wife with the Lutheran denomination. Socially he is a member of Wadsworth Post No. 150, G. A. R., of Strouds- burg.

. D. S. WEDEMAN, a leading and representa- tive business man of Uniondale, Susquehanna coun- ty, was born in Carbondale, this State, November 12, 1844, a son of Martin P. and Elizabeth (Jones) Wedeman, the former also a native of Carbondale, the latter of Wales.

On coming to America at the age of ten years the mother located in Carbondale, where the family continued to make their home until their removal to Susquehanna county, in 1865. The father, who was a farmer by occupation, died in Dundaff, in 1890, aged seventy-six years, and the mother de- parted this life in 1892, at the age of seventy-six, the remains of both being interred in the family burying-ground on the old homestead in Fell town- ship. Both were earnest, consistent Christians, members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics the father was a Republican, and he held several township offices of trust. The children of the family were John, who died in 1866, from the effects of his service in the army during the Civil war; D. S., our subject ; Lewis P., an attorney of Scranton, Penn .; William H., who conducted a bakery in Green Ridge, Penn .; George E., who is clerking at the same place : Ella E., wife of Prof. William D. Bryden, principal of the Carbondale graded school ; and Freddie, who died at the age of_ nine years. Our subject's paternal grandfather was Peter Wedeman, who was a native of Germany, and during the Revolutionary war was kidnapped and brought to America. He married a Miss Mann, and settled in Rhode Island and followed farming throughout life. The maternal grandparents were Lewis and Elizabeth Jones, natives of Wales, who came to the New World in 1826 and located in Car- bondale, Penn., where they spent some years, but passed their last days with the parents of our sub- ject in Susquehanna county.

During his minority D. S. Wedeman made his home with his parents, but when his services were not needed on the farm he worked for neighboring agriculturists, carpenters and engineerings corps. On November 12, 4865, at Mt. Pleasant, Wayne Co., Penn., he married Miss Jennie L. Curtis, who was born on the present site of Uniondale, December 17, 1844, a daughter of James Curtis. By this union one daughter was born, Emma E .. now the wife of Elmer E. Rounds, a clerk of Forest City.

About the time of liis marriage Mr. Wedeman commenced working for Morris, Nichols & Pat- terson, tanners of Herrick Center, with whom he remained for three years, and then worked at car- pentering and painting in Providence, Penn., for six years, after which lie returned to Uniondale. He was engaged in contracting until 1893, when he purchased a furniture and undertaking business, which he conducted for one year. The following

year he engaged in merchandising at Uniondale, and then purchased his present business from An- son A. Tingley. As a dealer in buggies, wagons, farm implements, etc., he has built up an excellent trade, his patronage coming from a territory many miles in extent. He is one of the most prominent and influential business men of the place, and has been offered several borough offices, but would not accept the same. He is a Republican in politics, and is now serving as school director and secretary of the board. Socially he is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Uniondale, and religiously is con- nected with the Methodist Episcopal Church.

C. I. BARTLESON, a general farmer and lumberman of Dreher township, is one of the in- telligent and progressive citizens of Wayne county who thoroughly understand their chosen calling, and are meeting with a fair degree of success. He was born upon his present farm, a son of Bartle and Clarissa ( Kethcart) Bartleson, natives of Bar- tonville, Northampton Co., Penn. The father was born in 1802, and during childhood was brought by his parents to Wayne county, locating in what was then Sterling township, but is now Dreher. He made his home upon the present farm of our sub- ject throughout the remainder of his life, dying there February 25, 1889. In political sentiment he was a Democrat, and for forty years he held mem- bership in Wallenpaupack Lodge, I. O. O. F. His wife. who was a consistent member of the Method- ist Episcopal Church, was born January 20, 1808, and died January 20, 1884, both being buried in Pine Grove cemetery.

The children of this worthy couple were as fol- lows: Herman, born February 28, 1825, first mar- ried Martha Matson and after her death wedded Mary Phillips; Margaret N. born June 19, 1827, is the deceased wife of James Banks, a retired pat- tern maker of Phoenixville, Penn .: Anna h., born June 28, 1829. is a widow living in Dreher town- ship, having been three times married, first to Robert Smith, second to John Sharp, and third to a Mr. Watson; Ruth A., born March 2, 1833. is the widow of John Burke, and a resident of Dun- more, Penn. ; Emily C., born June 18, 1837, is the wife of H. A. Lancaster, a lumberman of Dreher township ; C. I. is the next of the family ; Elmira. born March 2. 1845, is the deceased wife of T. .. Dunning, a butcher of Drelier township; Hester M., born December 24, 1848, died when young : and Mary A., born May 19, 1854, is the wife of William Frev, a retired blacksmith of Dreher town- ship.

C. I. Bartleson has spent his entire life on the old homestead, and in connection with its operation has successfully engaged in lumbering and rim- ning a sawmill. Like his father, he is an Odd Fel- low, belonging to Wallenpaupack Lodge, and he is a stanch Democrat in politics. Three times he has been a delegate to the county conventions of his party, and for three terms he has served as in-

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spector of elections. He is an industrious, enter- prising man of known reliability, and has the con- fidence and respect of all who know him.

In 1866 Mr. Bartleson married Miss Abby R. Hines, who was born February 12, 1844, and died in September, 1876, being laid to rest in the Albright cemetery. One daughter graced this union : Laura, born November 3, 1868. At Mt. Pocono, Penn., Mr. Bartleson subsequently wedded Miss Izella Carlton, by whom he has had ten children. Their names and dates of birth are follows: Fanny M., February 12, 1878; Hattie, October 6, 1879, died in March, 1898; Winfield S., August 2, 1881; Mertie, July 26, 1885; Charles I .; Bessie; Ethel ; Lillie ; and Leah and Lula, twins, the latter of whom is now deceased.

Mrs. Bartleson was born in Dreher town- ship, Wayne county, October 7, 1858, a daughter of Thomas D. and Rebecca ( Thorpe) Carlton, natives of Pike county and Philadelphia, Penn., respectively. The father, who was a carpenter and undertaker by occupation, died February 22, 1866, aged forty-five years and was buried in Dreher township. The mother still resides in that township at the age of 'seventy-six years. Their children were Carlton, a carpenter of Dreher township, who married Augus- ta Akers; Nelson, a farmer of the same township, who married Harriet Carter; Sylvenius, a lumber- man of Dreher township : Izella, wife of our subject ; Elmer, a painter of Dreher township, who married Ella Dunning ; and Merton, a resident of the same township. Mrs. Bartleson's paternal grandparents were Hartson and Nancy Carlton, of Connecticut.

WILLIAM SUTTON is a typical representa- tive of the thrifty, prosperous farming population of Texas township, Wayne county, a man who has placed himself in comfortable circumstances by the labor of his hands, and occupies an honorable posi- tion among the respected members of his community by reason of his genuine worth.

Mr. Sutton is a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1837, in Paupack, Pike county, and comes originally of Connecticut stock, his grandfather, Nathan Sut- ton, having been born in Connecticut, whence he mi- grated to Pennsylvania in an early day. He was one of the first settlers of Beechwoods, Pike county, where he cleared a- farm and made a comfortable home for himself and his family of five children. two sons and three daughters. They all lived and died in Pike county except Joseph R., the father of our subject, who resided on the old home place. where he was born, until the time of the Civil war, and then moved to Equinunk. Wayne county, where he died not long afterward. He married Anna Purdy, who passed away in 1851, in. Pike county, leaving two sons, Colburn and William. The eldest was born in 1835, on the old homestead in Pike county, where he was rcared to manhood and received his education in the neighboring public schools. He married Miss Susan Beers, of South Canaan, Wayne county, and they resided in Lake

township, where he followed farming and lum- bering up to the time of his death, on February 9, 1888. His wife survives him. They had no chil- dren.

William Sutton spent his early life on his fa- ther's farm in Pike county, where he was early initiated into the mysteries of agriculture, and he received a practical common-school education. He was engaged in lumbering on the Delaware river in addition to farming until his enlistment, in Septem- ber, 1862, in Company B, 151st P. V. I., under Capt. O. H. Mott, of Milford, Penn., which regiment was sent to Bull Run, where they did picket duty the following winter. In the spring of 1863 they were transferred to Alexandria, and thence to Belle Plaine, where they remained two weeks. Their next move was to Fredericksburg, where they took an act- ive part in the engagement victorious to the Union forces, and from there they marched to Chancel- lorsville, where they held the left wing of Hooker's army for five days. Driven across the Rappahan- nock, at Kelly's Ford, they were into camp there for two weeks, after which Hooker's entire army moved on to Gettysburg, and they marched for twenty-two days in succession, reaching the battle- ground on July 1, when the conflict opened with Gen. Mead in command. The term of service of the I5Ist had expired, but they remained until after the engagement, when they were ordered to Har- risburg to be mustered out. History tells of the terrible loss of life in that hard-fought battle, and Company B (to which Mr. Sutton belonged) went in with seventy-nine men, of whom only seventeen answered at the next roll call. Mr. Sutton was hon- orably discharged July 27, 1863, and returned to his home in Pike county, remaining there until the fol- lowing May, when he came to Wayne county. Until 1875 he was engaged in sawmill work here, and he has since lived on the Chauncey C. Dem- ming farm, which he purchased, paying $6,000 for the tract, which comprises 109 acres of fine land. During his residence the place has been constantly undergoing improvements and changes, and it is now one of the most fertile and profitable farms in the township, made so by Mr. Sutton's persevering energy and good management. His home and sur- roundings are comfortable and pleasant in every way, and he is highly respected for the success he has made in life, all the more deserved as he began with 110 capital but his own industry and determina- tion. In addition to general farming he has engaged to some extent in stock raising and dealing.

On November 4. 1875, Mr. Sutton was united in marriage with Miss Cemira D. Glcason, the daugliter of Lyman Gleason, who came from Chenango county to Dyberry, Wayne county, in an carly day, being one of the first settlers of that place. He scttled on new land. and by his own labor carved out a valuable farm from the primitive con- ditions then existing here, making a comfortable home for himself and family. He married Lepha Brooks, and they reared a family of five children,

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two sons and three daughters, namely: Ezra, who married Mamie Johns, of Dyberry, where he still resides, on the old homestead ( they had a family of four children) ; E. W., who married Adda Young, and has four children (they live in Warren, Penn., where he is engaged in the oil business) ; Martha, who married George W. Faatz, of Dyberry, and had one son, Harvey V., who is married, and has two children, Helen and Marion (they reside in Texas) ; Cemira D., Mrs. Sutton ; and Freelove O., who is the wife of Richard Arthur, of Lebanon, and has four children.

Mr. and Mrs. Sutton have had one son, Oran C., who was born in February, 1880, and is now one of the advanced pupils in the Seelyville school. Mr. Sutton is a solid Republican in political faith, but he takes no particular part in political or public affairs, though he has served a term as member of the school school board. In religious connection he be- longs to the Episcopal Church, his wife to the M. E. denomination. He is a member of Capt. James Ham Post No. 198, Grand Army of the Republic.

MRS. CAROLINE E. BEACH was in her life- time one of the most esteemed residents of Smith- field, Monroe county, where she had her home for several years, living in quiet retirement in this peaceful and beautiful section of the Blue Ridge mountain region.

Mrs. Beach passed her early life in Albany · county, N. Y., where she was born in 1831, and where her father, Thomas W. Gibbons, was for many years prominent as a successful architect and builder. The family removed thence to Hunterdon county, N. J., where Mr. Gibbons spent the remain- der of his life, extensively engaged as a contractor and builder. He was always active in the social and religious circles of his community and a leader in public affairs, being a zealous worker in Church' and charitable enterprises and popular among all his associates. His political sympathies were with the Democratic party, in whose welfare he took a deep interest, supporting its men and measures with his means and influence, and for fifteen years prior to his death, which occurred in 1881, he served ably as justice of the peace in his town. Thomas W. Gibbons married Miss Ruth Smith, who was the daughter of Capt. Smith. a Revolutionary soldier, and a member of one of the prominent old families of Newport, R. I., and two children were born to them-David S. and Caroline E. Mrs. Gibbons passed from earth in 1884.

David S. Gibbons was born in 1827, in Albany county, N. Y., and there grew to manhood. He was educated for the ministry, completing his literary training in the higher institutions of 'learning in New York, but he adopted his father's business as his life vocation and follows it to the present day, making his home in Roselle, N. J. From the time of his marriage until his enlistment in the Civil war he was engaged in business in partnership with his father, and they were contractors for the fort build-

ing on Governor's Island, N. Y. After entering thie service of his country he was ship carpenter's mate on board the old "Potomac," where he remained un- til the close of the conflict, receiving an honorable discharge. David S. Gibbons married Miss Emma Garret, of Brooklyn, N. Y., a lady of English birth, and to them was born one son, Thomas, who served as a drummer boy in one of the New Jersey regi- ments during the Civil war, and is now a well-to-do business man of New York City.

During her early life Caroline E. Gibbons re- ceived a thorough classical and musical education, finishing her studies in the Schoharie (N. Y.) Sem- inary, and in 1853 she was united in marriage with Mr. John W. Beach. He was a native of New Haven, Conn., born in 1823, and came of honored New England ancestry, being a great-nephew of Roger Sherman, one of the five signers of the orig- inal Declaration of Independence, and he was a highly intelligent man, successful in business and greatly esteemed by all who came in contact with him. After his marriage he made his home in Brooklyn, where he owned a handsome residence, and he carried on the men's furnishing business in New York City until his death, in November. 1887. Mr. Beach was an active worker in the political af- fairs of his district, always identified with the Re- publican party, to the advancement of whose inter- ests he devoted considerable time and attention. For a number of years he was one of the ablest contrib- utors to the New York Sun under Charles A. Dana's inanagement, and he was widely and favorably known in New York and Brooklyn as a thoroughly progressive, enterprising and energetic man, a pub- lie-spirited citizen and a prosperous merchant. His widow, who survived him until January, 1900, lived retired in Smithfield, Monroe Co., Penn., where she was known as a devoted Christian worker and a refined gentlewoman, one who was ever ready to help others and make life happier for those around her, and greatly beloved by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. She proved a competent help- meet to her busy husband during his lifetime, and afterward, though she led a very quiet life, she took a hearty interest in the social and religious life of her neighborhood, and her hospitable home was always open to her many friends.

To Mr. and Mrs. Beach were born three chil- dren : Caroline G., in 1867; Mary P., in IS71 ; and John Edward, in 1873. The eldest daughter re- ceived her education in the Packer Institute, a select seminary for young ladies, where she completed the classical course, and she is at present engaged in literary work, writing for many of the leading mag- azines under the nom de plume of "Hollyberry." She is a young lady. of thorough culture, broad- minded on all subjects, and is a great favorite among her wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Miss Beach is at present acting as president of the Hu- mane Society of New York and Brooklyn. Mary P. Beach was also educated in the Packer Institute, and is now the wife of Dr. Arthur W. Brewster,

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an eye and ear specialist of Brooklyn, N. Y. John E. Beach graduated from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and for some time held a position in the Hanover National Bank, of that city ; he is now chief clerk in the Standard Union of Brooklyn, and gives every evidence of becoming a successful busi- ness man. He is a leader in the ranks of the Repub- lican party in his section of the city, where he has taken a conspicuous part in political affairs. The . family are all identified with the Presbyterian Church and take an active part in Church work. -

FRANCIS WOLCOTT, who is successfully engaged in general farming in Canaan township, Wayne county, just on the line between that county and Lackawanna county, Penn., was born February 9, 1824, near Mt. Washington, Copake Flats, Co- lumbia Co., N. Y., of which locality his parents, Adam and Catherine (Race) Wolcott, were also natives. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject, Francis Wolcott, was a native of England, but at a very early day in the history of this country emigrated to the New World, and located on a farm in Columbia county, N. Y. He was a soldier in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war, as was also his son Francis, the grandfather of our subject. The latter was also born in England, was a farmer by occupation, and died at the Flats in Columbia county, N. Y. The maternal grand- father, Col. Tunis Race, a native of New York, won his title as commander of a regiment in the war of 1812, and he participated in the battle of North River. He was a large, well-built man, weighing 250 pounds and was very active. He died at the Flats in Columbia county, New York.

At an early day the parents of our subject emi- grated to Lackawanna county, Penn., where the father was engaged in farming until his death in 1853, when aged sixty-three years, and was buried at Danville, Penn. His wife died ten years later, aged seventy-three years, and was buried at Forty Fort, Penn. They were worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics he was a Jacksonian Democrat. Francis is the eldest of their children ; David, the second, died in childhood : Emeline is the widow of William Smith and resides in Scranton, Penn .; Squires, who was for eighteen years a breaker boss, is now living retired in Lack- awanna county ; Judson is a prominent detective in the employ of the United States government : Peter is a retired railroad engineer living in Luzerne county, Penn .; Alexander died in Chicago, Ill .; Martin dicd in childhood ; John was drowned dur- ing boyhood while living in Lackawanna county; and Maggie is the deceased wife of William Smith, who lives in the West.

Francis Wolcott, at the age of twenty, pur- chased his time until twenty-one of his father, and left the home farm, and began driving a stage be- tween Honesdale and Wilkes Barre, Penn., which was his occupation for four years. In the year fol- lowing this period he worked in a hardware store in

Carbondale, Penn., and then for three years en- gaged in farming at Genesee, N. Y., after which he returned to Carbondale for a short time. He next purchased twenty-five acres of his present farm in Canaan township, Wayne county, and upon this wild unimproved tract he erected a cheap but neat house, which in 1847 he replaced by his present comfortable and substantial residence. From time to time he has added to his land until he now has 160 acres under a high state of cultivation and well improved. In 1857 he also took charge of Engine House No. 7, on the Gravity railroad, and remained in the employ of that company for ten years, since which time he has given his entire attention to agricultural pursuits.

Mr. Wolcott was married at Dundaff, Susque- hanna Co., Penn., in March, 1847, to Miss Sarah M. Baker, Rev. Ward a Presbyterian minister, officiat- ing. She was born in Clifford township, Lacka- wanna county, April 22, 1824, a daughter of Wil- son and Anna (Lott ) Baker, natives of Massachu- setts, and Orange county, N. Y., respectively. Both were earnest and consistent members of the Baptist Church, and the father was a farmer by occupa- tion. He died in 1867, in middle life, and his widow ten years later. Their children were Ann, who mar- ried Rev. Moses Caldwell, a Mthodist Episcopal minister, and both are now deceased; Sarah M., the wife of our subject; Louisa, who married Gil- bert Crocker, and both are now deceased ; Julia, who married William Mills and both are deceased : Mar- garet, wife of Woodbury Coil, a retired farmer of Forest City, Penn .; Elizabeth, a resident of Felt City, Penn .; Jackson, an extensive farmer of Or- egon; William, who was killed by an explosion in a powder mill at Spring Brook, Penn. ; and Susan, a resident of Williamsport, Penn. Mrs. Wolcott's paternal grandfather was killed by being thrown from his horse while returning home after his serv- ice in the war of 1812, the horse having been frightened by an Indian, running away. Her ma- ternal grandfather was a soldier of the Revolu- tionary war.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 4, Part 87

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