Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 4, Part 98

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On leaving the liome farm at the age of fif- teen years, Andrew J. Rutledge worked in the woods and upon neighboring farms until he attained his majority. At the beginning of the Civil war he responded to the country's call for aid, enlisting in the Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery under Capt. Ed- ward S. Rowand, for three years, and when his term of service had expired he re-enlisted in the same company, under Capt. B. Mercer. For several months he was unable to engage in active service owing to illness, but was never wounded. although he participated in many hotly-contested engage- ments, including the battles of the Wilderness and Cold Harbor. On January 29, 1866, he was hon- orably discharged and returned home. For the following three years he worked in an iron foundry in Scranton, Penn., but in the spring of 1869 lo- cated upon his present farm, which he has con- verted into one of the best and most desirable places in South Canaan township.

At Honesdale, March 10, 1864, Mr. Rutledge wedded Miss Mary Carey, Rev. J. J. Dougherty officiating, and to them were born eight children. namely : Catherine, now the wife of George Switli- inger, superintendent of the Prudential Life Insur- ance Co., at Honesdale, Penn .; Margaret, at home with her parents; Henry, an engineer at Johnson- burg, Penn .; Paul F., a corporal in the regular army now stationed at Fort Porter, N. Y. ; Eliza- beth, a resident of Honesdale; and Theressa, Jolin and Sadie, all at home.

Mrs. Rutledge was born in South Canaan township, and died October 27, 1896, aged fifty- four years, being laid to rest in Canaan cemetery. Her parents, Michael and Catherine ( Kiley) Carey. canie from Ireland to the United States in 1845. and took up their residence in Wayne county, where they continued to reside throughout life. They had seven children: Patrick, who died in Pennsyl-

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vania; John, a farmer of South Canaan township; Ellen, who died in childhood; Mary, the deceased wife of our subject; Michael, deceased; Bridget, wife of John Gallagher, a retired driller of Brad- ford, Penn .; and William, a farmer of Canaan town- "ship, Wayne county.

For many years Mr. Rutledge has been unable to engage in the arduous labors of farming, but having accumulated a comfortable property in early life, he can now enjoy a well-earned rest. Politically he adheres to the principles of the Re- publican party, and he has acceptably served as school director for three years. Socially he is an honored member of the Grand Army Post at Way- mart, Wayne county.

JOHN W. BEYER. Among the more prom- inent and enterprising agriculturists of Shohola township, Pike county, whose early home was on the other side of the Atlantic, is this gentleman. Like others of his countrymen he has brought to the New World the habits of economy and fru- gality which are inherent characteristics of the Fatherland, and the exercise of which, accompanied by industry and good management, have made him one of the prosperous farmers of his community.

Casper Beyer, his grandfather, spent his entire life in Saxony, Germany, where he was engaged in the carting of freight. The father, Adam Ernest Beyer, was also a native of Saxony, and was the eldest of five sons. When a young man he followed the occupation of freighting, but after his marriage engaged in farming. He wedded Barbara Smyth, a native of Hessen, Germany, and in 1866 they came to America, their sons having located in this country some years before. Landing in New York. they came almost immediately to Shohola township, Pike Co., Penn., where their children owned prop- erty. Here the father died a few years later and the mother only survived him two years, the re- mains of both being interred in the old Shohola cemetery. Their children were as follows: Adam E., a farmer of Shohola township, who died in Middletown, Penn .; Gustav, a station agent, who remained in Germany; Ann Elizabeth, twin sister of Gustav and widow of Henry C. Knealing, who was a prosperous farmer and prominent citizen of Shohola township, having served for thir ---- five years as a justice of the peace; John W., the sub- ject of this sketch; Eve Elizabeth, widow of Jacob Engelhart, and a resident of Shohola township : and Anna Christina, widow of Gotlieb Smith.

John W. Beyer was born in Germany, August 8, 1835, and in his native land learned the trade of a wagonmaker and wheelwright, which. he there followed for three years. With the hope of bet- tering his financial condition he came to the United States, at the age of twenty-two, and located in Shohola township, Pike Co., Penn., where he was employed as a farm hand for one year, but the fol- lowing fifteen years he worked in a wagon shop in the village of Shohola. In 1865 he bought prop-

erty in Shohola township, consisting of forty acres of wooded land, to which he shortly after added twenty acres, and in course of time by subsequent purchase he became the owner of 124 more acres of valuable timber land. This wild tract has seen a marked change, for now seventy acres are cleared and have been converted into one of the finest farms of the township, on which our subject is now suc- cessfully engaged in general farming and dairying. As his father before him was, he is a stanch Demo- crat in politics and has several times refused to accept political favors, preferring to give his un- divided attention to his business interests. Relig- iously he is a Protestant, believing in the doctrines laid down by Martin Luther.

At Shohola Mr. Beyer was united in marriage with Miss Mary Hess, a daughter of George and Anna Marie Hess, and to them have been born the following children: George, who married Annie Bartlemas, and is working in Scranton, Penn .; Catherine, wife of Robert Freeland, of Hackensack, Dutchess Co., N. Y .; John, who married Anna Focht, and is engaged in blacksmithing in Buffalo, N. Y .; Annie, wife of Charles Eckert, a farmer of Shohola township; Peter, who is living at home and assists his father on the farm and in the stone quarries ; and three, who died in infancy.

RALPH V. FETHERMAN, junior member of the enterprising mercantile firm of Decker & Fetherman, of Analomink, Monroe county, is a young man of marked ability and energy in busi- ness affairs. He comes of pioneer stock, and his first American ancestor came to America at an early day, settling in Pennsylvania. Abraham Fetherman, the grandfather of our subject, became a farmer in Monroe county, and his wife. Rachel Miller, was a native of that locality, which was then included in Northampton county. This worthy couple had ten children: Jacob A., Absalom, Sophia, Simpson, Abraham, Joseph, Masias, Charles, Manasseh and A. J.

Simpson Fetherman, our subject's father. of whom a more complete account appears elsewhere, was born in Hamilton township, Monroe county, and is now a leading citizen of Stroudsburg, hav- in held numerous official positions, including that of county treasurer. His wife, whose maiden name was Ella Andrews. was born in Pittston, Penn., and they had six children: William ( deceased ), Ralph Van Allen (our subject ), Flora M., Clyde, Nettie and Randall.

Our subject's early educational advantages were not of the best, but he made up by private study what circumstances prevented him from gaining through instruction, and in the end was the gainer by his deprivations, as his innate ability developed within him the power to think for him- self, a trait which is worth much more than mere book-learning. He attended a school at Gilberts for one term, and he then taught two terms suc- cessfully. Business life seemed to promise more

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than a career as an educator, however, and having once decided upon a definite path in life he entered upon it with characteristic determination. Begin- ning as he could, he drove a delivery wagon 111 Stroudsburg for two years, and spent one year as a clerk in a general store, but in June, 1897, he was able to engage in business on his own account, forming a partnership with G. B. Decker and pur- chasing the present store at Anaiomink. This is the leading store of the place, and from the pres- ent indications it is safe to predict a bright future for the enterprise. Mr. Fetherman married Miss Jennie Hanna, who was born in 1876. They are popular socially, and are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while he also belongs to the P. O. S. of A., the Junior Order of American Mechanics, and the Royal Arcanum. Politically he is a stanch Democrat.

C. W. HATHAWAY. The subject of this sketch is certainly entitled to be considered not only one of the enterprising farmers of Ararat township, Susquehanna county, but one of its respected and honored citizens, and a man of more than ordinary ability.

Mr. Hathaway was born in 1850, in the town- ship where he still resides, and is a representative of one of its honored pioneer families. His father, Walter F. Hathaway, was born in 1819, in New York State, and in 1834 came to Susquehanna county with his parents, Horace and -( Brooks) Hathaway, who located in the woods of Ararat township and built a log house. Both died on the farm where our subject now resides. In their family were the following children: Walter F., father of our subject ; H. Philander, a preacher and salesman, who lived in Thompson, Susquehanna county, and died in 1898; William, a resident of Binghamton, N. Y .; Josiah, who died in Ararat township; and Morris, Caroline and Mary Ann, all deceased.

On reaching man's estate Walter F. Hathaway was married in Mt. Pleasant, Wayne Co., Penn., to Miss Harriet Hall, who was born in New York, but was rcared in that county. The father, in com- pany with his brother, William E. Hathaway, of Binghamton, N. Y., opened up a farm in Ararat township, and continued to engage in agricultural pursuits there until called from this life, in 1866. His widow still survives him and finds a pleasant home with our subject, who is now the only repre- sentative of the Hathaway family left in Susque- hanna county.

C. W. Hathaway was rcared and educated in much the usual manner of farmer boys, and since starting out in life for himself has followed the occupation with which he had already become quite familiar. He is a skillful and systematic farmer, and successfully operates his finc farm of 115 acres of highly cultivated land. In 1884 he was mar- lied, in Ararat township, to Miss Antoinette Hoel, a native of Wayne county, Penn., and a daughter of

David and Susan E. (Tiel) Hoel, now of Elk county, this State. Six children have been born to our subject and his wife, namely: William, Arthur, Laura, Susie, Raymond and Merrill. Mr. Hathaway has filled the office of supervisor of Ararat township, and has been an efficient member of the school board for nine years. Politically he is a stanch Prohibitionist, and religiously is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is now one of the trustees.

H. N. KELLOGG, who is practically living retired upon his fine farm in Dimock township, Susquehanna county, is a native of Pennsylvania. born in Wyoming county, January 4, 1826. and was throughout his active business life identified with the agricultural and industrial interests of this region.

On the paternal side his ancestors were origi- nally from New York, his grandfather, Jonathan Kellogg, being a native of Cooperstown, that State. When a young inan, however, he came to Pennsyi- vania, and in Kingston married Miss Elizabeth Smith, who was a resident of the Wyoming Valley during the massacre and with the other children and old people was sent to the mountains. Both died in Auburn township, Susquehanna county.

Treadway Kellogg, our subject's father, was born and reared in Chenango county, N. Y., and when a young man became a resident of Wyoming county, Penn. He married Miss Nancy Floyd. a daughter of Thomas and Clarissa ( Hopkins ) Floyd, natives of Long Island, and shortly after their marriage the young couple removed from Chenango county, N. Y., to Wyoming county, Penn., where Mr. Kellogg followed farming 111 Washington township. He sold his place there when our subject was a lad of eight years and came to Susquehanna county, purchasing a farnr in Au- burn township, on which he continued to reside until his death, May 13, 1887, when aged eighty-five years, eight months and fourteen days. His wife died in the same township in 1868. Five children were born to them, namely: Thomas Floyd (de- ceased ), who lived throughout life in Wyoming and Susquehanna counties ; Zoroaster, who died at tie age of twelve years; H. N., our subject; Horatio Porter, who died when young; and Casandana. wife of N. P. Loomis, of Springville township, Sus- quehanna county.

H. N. Kellogg spent the first eight years of his life in Washington township, Wyoming county. and then accompanied his parents on their removal to Auburn township, Susquehanna county, where he grew to manhood, obtaining a good practical knowledge of agriculture by assisting his father in the work of the farm. On attaining his majority he began working out by the month and later bought property in Auburn township. He also learned the stonemason's trade in early life and successfuls followed the same for some years.

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volunteers during the Rebellion, young Kellogg en- listed in March, 1864, in Company H, 141st P. V. I., under Capt. J. L. Gile, and remained in the service until the war was over, participating in the battles of the Wilderness and the siege of Petersburg. During the Weldon railroad raid he was wounded at Poplar Grove Church, and was in the hospital when discharged. As he was unable to resume work at his trade, after his return home he purchased a farm in Dimock township, on which he made his home for fourteen years. In 1894 he traded that place for his present farm in the same township, coming into possession of 140 acres, nearly all of which is cleared and under excellent cultivation. He oversees its operation, but leaves the arduous duties of the farm to his son.

Mr. Kellogg was united in marriage, in Wyom- ing county, with Miss Rebecca Gregory, a daughter of John Gregory, and to them were born the fol- lowing children: Levi, deceased; Alma, wife of Max Davidson, of Wyoming county; Arlitta, wife of William Youngs, of Wilkes Barre; Leslie, who married Katie Dohearty, and carries on the home farm; and Anderson, a resident of Wyoming coun- ty. The wife and mother passed away in 1893. and her death was deeply mourned by the entire community.

In his political affiliations Mr. Kellogg is an ardent Republican, and he has served his fellow citizens on the election board and as constable of Auburn township. Socially he is a member of the Grand Army Post at Auburn Four Corners, and is one of the most highly respected and honored citizens of the township.

DR. WILLIAM J. STORM, a well-known resident of East Stroudsburg, Monroe county, is a leading veterinary surgeon of that locality, his ability and thorough professional training having won him a reputation in an unusually short time.

Our subject is a representative of an old, highly-esteemed family of this section, of which a more extended account is given elsewhere. The first of the line in America, John Storm, came from Germany about 1750, and located in Northampton county, Penn., later settling on a farm at the pres- ent site of South Stroudsburg. This worthy pio- neer left three sons, John, Andrew and Frederick. Andrew Storm, the great-great-grandfather of our subject, had three children, among whom was a son, John Teel, our subject's great-grandfather. John Teel Storin married Rachel Learn, and they had the following named children: Jacob, An- drew, Peter, Samuel, Charles, John and Elizabeth. Andrew Storm, our subject's grandfather, lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years. He had a large family of children, as follows: Sallie, who married Burnett Nisson, of Scranton, and now re- sides in Binghamton, N. Y. ; William, our subject's father ; Peter ; one whose name is not given ; Maria, wife of Charles Rowe, of Paradise township, Mon- roe county ; John, who died in Paradise township;

Rachel, Mrs. William Biesecker ; Andrew ; Amanda, wife of Augustus Biesecker; Katie, who married J. N. Hilgert; Jacob, now a resident of Jackson township, Monroe county; Joshua, a merchant of Pocono township, Monroe county; Mahlon; and Ellen, wife of Melchoir Busch, of Pocono town- ship.

William Storm was born August 13, 1829. and was educated in the public schools. By occupation he was a farmer, butcher and drover. He married Lizzie McCordy, who was born June 24, 1844, in New York City, and is still living; Mr. Storm passed away in 1891. They had seven children : Anna, deceased; William J., our subject ; Walter, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, who is now practicing medieine at St. Augustine, Fla .; Edward, a resident of Mt. Pocono, Monroe county ; Frank, who resides in Scranton; Daniel, a farmer at the old homestead; and Mabel, at home.

Dr. Storm was born October 28, 1867, in Para- dise township, Monroe county, and his education was begun in the district schools of that section. Later he attended a polytechnic institution and the Normal School at Kutztown, on leaving which he taught five terms in Monroe county. In the fall of 1893 he entered the University of Penn- sylvania, graduating from the veterinary depart- ment in 1897, since when he has been in active prac- tice at East Stroudsburg, meeting with success from the start. He is popular among his circle of friends and acquaintances. Politically he affiliates with the Democratic party, and although not an office-seeker he takes an active interest in all the issues of the day, He is unmarried.

A. D. WHITING. Industrial advancement implies hard work. It is the common experience that the sturdy and successful men in the various manufacturing trades have won their way upward by the hard and persistent blows of labor. The well-known wagonmaker and blacksmith of West Lenox, Susquehanna county, whose name appears above, is no exception to this rule. He is an indus- trious and skillful artisan, and by his application and ability has built up a most flourishing trade in general repair work. His busy shop is the center of industrial activity in the village where it is now located.

John T. Whiting, the grandfather of our sub- ject, was a native of Massachusetts. He there married Eliza H-, and with his wife and family migrated to Harford township. Susquehanna county, where until his death he followed farming in connection with his trade as a rake-maker. His family consisted of nine children.

Josiah Whiting, the father of our subject, was born in 1824, in Massachusetts, and when a small boy was brought by his parents to Susquehanna county. He married Malinda Walker, who was born in Gibson township, daughter of Willard Walker. Josiah Whiting first bought the property in Herrick township, where for some years he fol-

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lowed farming. He then purchased twenty-four acres of improved land in Lenox township, and fol- lowed farming until he died, in April, 1898, when aged seventy-four years. His wife died at the age of fifty-two years. In politics Josiah Whiting was a Re- publican ; both he and his wife were members of the Free Will Baptist Church. Their children were as follows: A. D., subject of this sketch ; John T., employed in the car shops at Scranton ; William E., a farmer on the old homestead in Lenox township; Nancy Jane, who married Lewis Decker, of Car- bondale, Penn., and is now deceased; and Eugene, who died in infancy.

A. D. Whiting, our subject, was born in Lenox township, October 30, 1852. He grew up on the farm and his educational advantages were slight. He early in life became intimately acquainted with hard work and has ever since maintained that friendship. At the age of twenty-two years he went to Kirkwood, N. Y., and there worked in the repair shops, receiving the foundation for his trade,

wagonmaking and blacksmithing. At Kirkwood he remained two years, then went to Lenoxville,. where for a year and a half he was engaged in shoe- making and wagon work. He then came to West Lenox, purchased three and one-half acres of land, and in 1892 built his house and shops, and now conducts a very successful business as wagonmaker and blacksmith.

Mr. Whiting was married (first), in Auburn township, to Florence Welch. After her death he married, in Lenox township, Lorinda Decker," daughter of John C. Decker. His third and pres- ent wife was formerly Miss Louisa Tanner, daugh- ter of M. Tanner, of Harford township. He has three children: Glenn, born in 1886; Luther; and Stella. In politics Mr. Whiting is a Republican. He is an attendant and supporter of the Church and is interested in all matters of public improve- ment. He ranks as a progressive, earnest and suc- cessful citizen, and possesses the esteem and respect of a wide circle of acquaintances.

GEORGE SHAEFF, at this writing the able and popular postmaster at Susquehanna, is a suc- cessful business man and an influential citizen, his sound judgment in political affairs making him a valued worker in the local Republican organiza- tion.

Mr. Shaeff was born December 14, 1854, at Philadelphia, and belongs to a highly respected family. His father, the late M. F. Shaeff, was born in 1821, in Philadelphia, where he grew to man- hood, and for some years followed the machinist's trade. In 1856 he removed to Susquehanna to take a position as foreman of a gang of workmen in the Erie railroad shops, a position he held many years. In 1863 he entered the U. S. Navy, being assigned to service on the "Dictator," where he remained one year, but on his return home resumed his work with the Erie company and continued with it until his retirement. Politically he was a Republican,

and he was active in fraternal society work as a member of the I. O. O. F. and the Masonic order. His death occurred in 1894, and his wife, Eliza H. Harvey, who was born in 1823, died in 1890. They had three children, naniely: Hiram, Elizabeth (wife of Oscar Thompson ) and George.

Our subject was educated in the public schools of Susquehanna, and as a young man he learned the machinist's trade, which he followed from 1875 to 1879. He then engaged in the manufacturing busi- ness, and later he carried on a bakery in addition to the other enterprise. On April 1, 1898, he was appointed postmaster, and he has since devoted his attention to the duties of that position, relinquish- ing his private business. His wife, formerly Miss Kate O'Connell, is a native of Susquehanna, born in 1868, and they are prominent in social life in the city, Mr. Shaeff being identified with various fra- ternal orders, including the Knights Templar.

JOHN SMITH. There is probably no man in Jessup township, Susquehanna county, wider or more favorably known than Mr. Smith, who has spent almost his entire life there, and is recognized as one of the important factors in its progress and development.

A native of Sussex county, N. J., our subject was born April 16, 1827, a son of William and Leona (Kittle) Smith. The father was born in Germany, and in 1803, when a lad of six years. was brought to the New World by his parents, Jonas and Mary Smith, who first located in Bethel, Penn., but later removed to Sussex county, N. J., where they-continued to make their home throughout the remainder of their lives. By occupation the grand- father was a farmer. The mother of our subject was a native of Sussex county, and died there in 1833. The same year the father left that State, coming to Susquehanna county, Penn., and taking up 280 acres of wild land in Jessup township. to the improvement and cultivation of which he de- voted his time and attention until he laid aside busi- ness cares. There he died October 4, 1867, at the age of eighty years, honored and respected by all who knew him. With the exception of our subject. all his children are now deceased. They were as follows: Sarah, wife of Richard Harris: Rachel, wife of Harmon Harris; Jonas, who laid down his life on the altar of his country during the Civil war; Mary, wife of Andrew Canfield : Barbara. who never married; John, our subject ; and Daniel, who married and reared a family.

John Smith, of this review, was six years old when the family located upon his present farmi. and during his boyhood and youth he aided in the ardu- ous task of clearing the wild land and transforming it into highly cultivated fields. With the exception of two years, when working for neighboring farm- ers, he continued to aid in the work of the old homestead until his marriage. For many years thereafter he was actively engaged in its operation, but is now practically living retired, leaving the

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more arduous labors to younger hands. He has always been a supporter of the men and measures of the Democratic party, but has never aspired to office, though he served for two terms as school director, and has been a member of the election board. His duties of citizenship, however, have always been most faithfully performed, and he is justly regarded as one of the most useful and valuable citizens of the township.

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Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, Pt. 4, Part 98

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