Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 12

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1090


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lature for four years, from 1904 to 1908. On Mav 17, 1908, he entered upon the duties of his present


JOHN JACOB KELLER, M. D., has been lo- charge, at Sunbury, Pa., where he has an im- cated in medical practice at Seven Points. Rock- portant pastorate, the congregation of Zion's efeller township, since 1890 and during that period


. Church numbering fourteen hundred members. has built up a large practice, his patients being He is a devoted and efficient worker and his serv- scattered over a wide territory, some of them in ices have proved highly acceptable. Fraternally Sunbury and Trevorton. He was born Oct. 5, he is a Mason, belonging to Maclay Lodge, No. 1861, one mile south of Elysourg, Northumber- 632, of Sunbury, and to the consistory at Blooms- land county, son of Jacob Keller, and was named burg.


Dr. Francis married Eliazbeth M. Toot. daugh- ter of H. S. and Harriet S. (Deardorf) Toot, of aged seventy-three years, six months, six days. Gettysburg, Pa. They have three children : Ray- mond T., who graduated from Sunbury high school in 1910 and is now a student at Bucknell ied at the historic Blne church, at Dark Corner. University ; Reginald K., and Robert M.


for his great-grandfather John Jacob, who was born Nov. 22, 1773, and died April 28, 1847. He came to Northumberland county in his later years and settled in Ralpho township. He is bur-


His wife, Mary Magdalina, born Aug. 5. 1727. died Aug. 26, 1857, aged eighty years. twenty-one


William Francis, son of Jacob, was born Aug. days. His children were: Philip. the Doctor's 6, 1820, in Amity township. Berks county, where grandfather ; Henry, who lived at Bear Gap, Pa. : his son Jacob S. now resides. He passed all his Samuel, who lived in Snyder county, Pa. : an- life on that farm dying there April 4, 1901, when other son, who lived in Venango county, Pa. : Dan- over eighty years old. He owned the place and iel, who lived and died in Ralpho township, North- cultivated it, also following shoemaking, and out- umberland connty, at Dark Corner Valley (he side of his own affairs he was principally inter- was a farmer) : and George, who married Rebecca. ested in church work, in which he was very active. Hoover, and died in Ralpho township.


He and his wife were devout Lutherans, and he Philip Keller, grandfather of Dr. John J. was deacon and elder in the church, chorister for Keller, was born Oet. ?. 1803. in Shamokin towii- many years, and one of the trustees of the cem- ship, Northumberland Co., Pa., and there ob- etery board, which he helped to organize. On May tained his education. He married Catherine Roth. 14, 1843, he married Julian Steinmetz, daughter who was born. July 15, 1806, in Limerick town- of Michael and Mary Ann Steinmetz, and their ship, Montgomery Co., Pa. She died Dee. 15, children were as follows: Mary A., born Aug. 1870, aged sixty-four years. five months. They 15, 1844, married Augustus Redeay and they had these children: Jacob, born Sept. 26, lived in Birdsboro, Berks county: Emeline, born 1826; Daniel, born Jan. 17, 1828: Louisa, Sept. 3, 1846, married Samuel McLean : Amanda, born Feb. 22, 1830, who married Jacob Kersch- born Feb. 3. 1849, died aged fourteen years ; Jacob ner: Isaiah, born July 22, 1833, who died S. is mentioned below : Ellen, born April 1, 1853, young: Mary, born Sept. 29, 1838, who died Feb. died Oct. 19, 1871; David, born May 10, 1855, 1. 1868. wife of William Kreigbanm : and Anna. born JJuly 17, 1841. who died Dec. 3, 1867, wife


died in infancy.


Jacob S. Francis was born Sept. 3, 1850, on of Thomas Smith.


the Franeis homestead in Amity township where he was reared and where he has spent all his life, followed farming, owning a farm at Elysburg. now


Philip Keller settled in Shamokin township and


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On Feb. 23, 1882, Dr. Keller married Cath-


the property of Valentine Swank. By trade he was a weaver, of both plain and fancy articles, arine Barron, danghter of Daniel and Margaret turning out bedspreads, cloth, linen, etc. He was (Slaughterback) Barron, who lived at Elysburg ; a devout member of the German Reformed Church, the Slaughterback family came from Juniata deeply interested in religion and a devoted Bible student, taking great pleasure in the pernsal of the Scriptures. He died about 1884, at the age of at Williamsport, Pa., and later studied at Buck- seventy-eight, and is buried at the Blue church.


county, Pa. Five children have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Keller, namely: Myrtle attended school nell University, at Lewisburg, Pa .: Verna grad- uated from the State normal school at Blooms- burg, Pa., in 1908, and is now engaged in teaching


· Jacob Keller, son of Philip, was born on his father's farm at Elysburg, and died in 1896, aged sixty-nine years, seven months. He is buried at public school, this being her second term: Russell the Bhie church, of which he was a member, be- died in infancy: Grace died in 1907, when ninc longing to the Reformed congregation. Having years old ; Gladys is the youngest. Dr. Keller and learned the trade of carpenter, he was engaged his family worship at the Methodist Church.


on the construction of many coal breakers, and later in life he took up farming, owning a farmi


EDWARD B. VOUGHT, proprietor of the Pax- which is now the property of Percy Swank, ad- inos Roller Mills, is one of the leading business joining the homestead place. He married Rosetta men of his section of Northumberland county, Conrad, who survived him dying in 1905, aged where he has resided from young manhood. He seventy years, and they became the parents of thir- is a native of Montour county, this State, teen children : Uriah R., who is deceased : Ma- lissa, wife of James Kramer, of Shamokin : Amos, who died in Wisconsin: Tillie (deceased), who der of this branch of the family in Pennsylvania. married Luke Bird and lived in Shamokin ; Frank, The Vonghts are of German origin, and the first


who died of typhoid fever when nine years old : John Jacob; Viana, who married Leonard Pensyl and lives at Shamokin : Hannah, who married dren were the three brothers, Jolin, Daniel and Harry Kline and lives at Shamokin ; Elias Wesley, a carpenter, who lives on Dewart street in Shamn- okin ; and four who died young.


John Jacob Keller received his early education settled, and most of the dates in this article have in the public schools, and after leaving the Elys- burg high school took private instruction and a Mr. Jerry Vonght, of Danville: many of the fam- Chautauqua correspondence course.


He then ily, however, had no markers, and some are buried taught school for six years, in what is now Ralpho at Catawissa. Berwick, and other places, but the township, and began reading medicine with the records have been mnade as complete as possible under the circumstances.


late Dr. S. F. Gilbert, of Elysburg. He completed his professional preparation at Jefferson Medical


John Vought, one of the sons of the emigrant College, Philadelphia, from which institution he ancestor who came to Pennsylvania, was born July was graduated in 1890 with the degree of M. D. 3, 1785. Abont 1817 he came from New Jersey to what is now Mayberry township, Montour Co., Pa., making the journey with teams, and he was among the early settlers in that district. He took up abont twelve hundred acres of land, followed farming, and built the first sawmill along the Big Roaring creek. He married Hannah Metz, who was born Feb. 9, 1787, and died June 18, 1875, upon their farm, where Mr. Vonght died Sept. 30, 1869. They are buried at St. John's Intheran church, also known as Vonght's Brick church, in .Mayberry township. They had children as follows : (1) John, Jr., born June 1, 1807, died Oct. ? , 1885. He was a boy when he came with his parents


From that time he has been located at Seven Points, where he has not only established an ex- cellent practice but gained a high reputation for skill and conscientious devotion to his duties, and a personal standing that is beyond reproach. He has been a valuable citizen, and has interested him- self in matters of business as well as of professional concern. Though conservative he is progressive, and his judgment is regarded as reliable among those who have been associated with him in bus- iness transactions. He is a large owner of real estate in Sunbury, and was one of the organizers and a member of the first board of directors of the Sunbury National Bank. He has served his to Montour county, where he followed farming. township as school director and is a Democrat in He married Esther Knittle, who was born Oet. 11. 1813, and died Dec. 20. 1898, and they had tice of the peace of Ralpho township since 1825 (an infant daughter of himself and wife Clara. politics. Fraternally he is a Mason, holding mem- bership in Elysburg Lodge, No. 414, F. & A. M .. children : Peter H. : Caroline, who married San- Northumberland Chapter, No. 174, R. A. M., nel Matchler : Hannah, who married John Martz: of Sunbury, Mount Hermon Commandery, No. 85. Simon, a resident of Elvsburg, who has been a jus- K. T., of Sunbury, and Bloomsburg Consistory, thirty-second degree.


born July 30, 1857, son of Esick Howell Vought, and is a grandson of John Vought, Sr., the foun- of the family to come to America settled in New Jersey, near what is now Trenton. Among his chil- Isaac, who came to Pennsylvania and settled in this region in pioneer times. A large number of . Voughts are buried in the section where they been taken from tombstone records gathered by


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born Oct. 2, 1875, died Oct. 4, 18:5) ; Mary, who They have children, May, Clark, Ray and Wilbur. married James Broffel ; Julia, born in 1845, who (7) Alfred Chester, born May 31, 1855, died July died in 1902, wife of Samuel Pensyl, who was born 15, 1879. (8) Edward B. is mentioned below. in 1837 and died in 1897 (their son Elwood, born (9) Joseph H. is living in Sunbury. (10) Alonzo in 1867, died in 1871, and their son John, born C. is living in Sunbury. Clara E., his wife, died; in 1873, died in 1874) ; Jane, who married Jo- July 25, 1896. aged thirty years, six months, six seph Campbell; and Serenda, wife of S. S. Hel- days; daughter Daisy A. died Feb. 16, 1891, when' wich. (2) Daniel. (3) Esick Howell is men- two months old; son Frankie E. died July 16,


tioned below. (4) Valentine, born March 21, 1889, when nine months old : Nora, twin of F. E., 1814, died Feb. 14, 1901. His wife Maria, born is living; an infant son died Ang. 29, 1896.


Dec. 9, 1821, died May 9, 1881. Their son J. M. Edward B. Vought was born in Mayberry town- and his wife Elizabeth had a son born Jan. 1, ship, Montour county, and was reared upon the 1881, who died the same day; and another grand- farm, remaining with his father until he reached child of Valentine and Maria was Mary Gertrude the age of twenty-two years. At that time he be- Unger, born March 27, 1882, who died Feb. 14, came engaged in business as a general merchant at . 1907, leaving twin sons who were cared for and Union Corners, in Rush township, Northumber. reared by their grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Vought. land county, where he was located for a period of (5) James, born Dec. 30, 1826, died May 9, 1894. His wife, Emaline, died April ?? , 1868. Their ten years, removing thence to the borongh of Shamokin. There he remained another ten years daughter. Emaline, died May 2, 1868: their son, conducting a shoe store at Independence and Lib- erty streets, after which he spent a year in the lumber business. In 1900 he bought the old mil property of J. W. Reed, near Paxinos, Northumn. berland county, and has since conducted the mill This mill was built in 1840, and a milling bus- iness has been done at this site for the last hundred


Archibald Luther, died June 30, 1867; their daughter, Amelia Elizabeth, died May 10, 1866; their danghter, Naoma Ann, died March 20, 1866; their son, Esick Calvin, died Oct. 23, 1863-all dying in infancy or early childhood. Alice Au- miller, daughter of James and Jane Vought, and her young child are also buried with the Voughts, years. In 1909 Mr. Vought equipped his plan but their graves are not marked. (6) Anna. (?) with the most improved roller process, and he car- ries on a general milling business, in flour, feed White Satin and Gilt Edge. He has become one . Elizabeth. (8) Leanah, born April 28, 1819, died Nov. 25, 1889. She married Thomas P. etc., his leading brands of flour being White Loaf Vastine, born Jan. 20. 1822, who died Dec. 3, 1885. Of their children: Hannah died May 26, 1867, of the foremost business men of his section, and aged fifteen years, eight months, eleven days ; Sarah Catharine died April 15, 1867, aged eighteen years, three months, twelve days ; and their son J. W. and his wife Emma had a son born March 6, 1893, who died the same day. is quite prominent in public affairs, being at pres- ent road commissioner. He was school director for six years, during which time he acted as pres -. ident and treasurer of the board, one year in each capacity. He is a past master of Eiysburg Lodge, No. 414, F. & A. M.


Esick Howell Vought, son of John Vought and his wife Hannah (Metz), died July 29, 1894, Mr. Vought's first marriage was to Mary E. Pensyl, danghter of Solomon and Caroline ( Epler) Pensyl. She died in 1884 and is buried at Reed's church. Three children were born to this union: Caroline L., Jesse R. and Ambrose J. For his second wife Mr. Vought married Catharine Wil- hour, daughter of Peter Wilhour, and they have three children : Marion L., Grant S. and Violet E. aged seventy-two years, twenty-one days. He was born in Columbia county, and spent practically all his life in Mayberry township, Montonr county, where he followed farming. He married Lonisa Crowl, who was born in June, 1819, daughter of Harry Crowl, and died in January, 1902. They are buried at St. John's Lutheran church in Co- lumbia county. Their children were as follows : (1) Annie E., born April 6. 1814, died Oct. 28. Daniel Vought, one of the three brothers who came from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, was born Dec. 23, 1788, and died Dec. 13, 1870. He set- tled in Mayberry township, Montour county, and followed farming. His wife. Mary, born Oct. 22. 1791, died July 12, 1859. Their children were: (1) Jacob. (2) Peter. (3) Daniel, whose son- in-law, William Mutchler, born in 1842, died in 1909. Two sons ( Mutehlers) are buried with him. 1889. (?) Mary J. is deceased. (3) Henrietta married Adam Pensyl and they live at Elvsburg, Northnniberland county. Their son. Edward Har- ris, born. June 6, 1871, died March 23, 1873: their daughter Linnie, born July 6. 1875. died Sept. 4, 1880, (4) Christian M., who is deceased, married Araminta Campbell, who was born March 10, 1855, and died May 16, 1877. Their daughter Araminta, born May 4, 1877, died July . John and Oscar, but no age is given. (4) John 25, 1877. (5) Sallie E. married A. W. Long, and M. died April 7, 1882, aged fifty-three years. ten months, eighteen days. His wife, Elizabeth. born April 26. 1827, d. June 2. 1900, aged seventy-three is deceased. (6) Margaret married H. W. Hart- man and they are living in Ralpho township.


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years, one month, eleven days. (5) Sammel died Mr. Shearer was born in 1858 in Limestone township, Montour Co., Pa., and is of Irish de- scent, a member of the fourth generation of his family in this country. His great-grandfather, Michael, who spelled the name Sherred, was a native of Ireland and lived and died in that coun- try. He married Esther Dutton, and they had three children, Robert, Janc, and another daugh- March 5, 1889, aged fifty-eight years, one month, twenty days; his wife Catharine died Sept. 20, 1887, aged thirty-eight years, seven months, twenty-three days. Their son, Lorenzo E. A., born in 1873, died in 1902. (6) Mary died after reaching maturity. but her grave is not marked. (7) Catharine died Jan. 2, 1868, aged forty years, twenty-six days. (S) Sarah A. Dimick, the ter who died at sea while the family were en route other daughter. also died after reaching maturity, for America. but her grave is not marked, and age is not known to the present writer.


Concerning the posterity of Isaac Vought, the third brother who came from New Jersey to Penn- sylvania, Z. O. Vought, his son, born July 26, 1831, died April 12, 1906: the latter's wife, Ma- rialı, born Nov. 5, 1835, died Feb. 17, 1900. Their daughter, Mary Gertrude, born Dec. 29, 1855, died Feb. 18, 1860; their son, Charles, born Dec. 17, 1860, died Nov. 7, 1877.


A grandson of Daniel Vought. Sr., Henry Vought (whose wife's name was Hattie), had in- fant twins that died May 13, 1878: an infant son that died March 20, 1875, when one month, sev- enteen days old ; and another infant son that died Dec. 5, 1882, aged twelve days.


JESSE R. VOUGHT, who is engaged in the flour and feed business at Shamokin. Pa., was born at Union Corners, Rush township. Northumber- land conntv. June 13, 1881, son of Edward B. and Mary E. (Pensyl) Vought. He received his education in the local public schools and at the Elvsburg Academy, and then entered Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster. Pa .. where he re- mained one and a half years. He then entered the shoe business with his father in Shamokin, working with him during the year 1900 in this business, and next engaged in the milling business with his father at Paxinos, where he remained until 1909. At that time he embarked in his pres- ent business at Shamokin. dealing in flour, feed, hay, grain and straw. His place of business is situated at the corner of Commerce and Ninth streets, and he has a flourishing trade.


Mr. Vought married Leona Linderman, daugh- ter of William Linderman, of Shamokin, Pa. So- cially he is a member of the local lodge of Elks.


JAMES O. SHEARER, present chief burgess of Milton, Northumberland county. is engaged in the insurance business in that borough and has long been associated with its civil administration, having held office -- local or county-continuonsly for a number of years. His high standing in the . borough is attested by the many marks of confi- dence which have been shown him by his fellow citizens.


The mother was remarried, to Thomas Wallace. by whom she had six children : Susan, who married John Russell; Esther, wife of Samuel DeArmand (she died in 1851, and he in 1818) ; Nancy, Mrs. McKinney ; Mary, Mrs. More- head ; Mrs McKee; and John, who died young. About 1780 this entire family came to America, settling in Dauphin county, Pa. In 1793 they re- moved to Delaware township, Northumberland county, where Mr. and Mrs. Wallace lived and died. Jane Shearer, daughter of Michael, mar- ried William Hunter and settled near Washington- ville, Pennsylvania.


Robert Shearer, son of Michael, was born in Ireland, and was fifteen years old when he came to America with the family. He also accompanied them on their removal to near Warrior Run in Northumberland county, and one of his grand- daughters, a Miss Shearer of Milton. has his church certificate for transfer of membership from the Derry Church in Dauphin county, dated March 26, 1793. He married Margaret Hutch- inson, who was born Oct. 30, 1782, and upon his marriage purchased a farin of 160 acres in what was then Turbut township, Northumberland county (now Limestone township, Montour county): Here he and his beloved wife spent their entire married life, his death occurring March 31, 1839, hers Sept. 15, 1856. They were the parents of the following children: Esther, El- eonore, Margaret, John, Jane and Mary, all bat John dying unmarried.


Joseph Hutchinson, Mrs. Margaret (Hutch- inson) Shearer's father, was born in 1240. and in 1762 married Margaret Hutchinson, who was born in 1741. Their children were born as fol- lows: Mary, Jan. 16, 1763; Joseph, July 10, 1765; Jean, June 15, 1767; John, July 23. 1770: Elder, Feb. 7, 1773: Margaret, Jan. 23. 1775 (died young) : Sarah, Nov. 23, 1177: Andrew, April 16, 1780: Margaret (2), Oct. 30. 1782; Florence. April 5, 1785. The father of this family (lied Sept. 21, 1804, the mother Jan. 12. 1813. He gave the land for the burving ground at Warrior Run church, entering in the deed a provision that any of his descendants forever who so desired shoukl be buried there free.


John Shearer, son of Robert. was born Ang. 23. 1811, and died April 12, 1802. at Milton. He purchased his father's farm and lived on that prop- erty until 1885, when he soll the place to Gideon


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Shoop and moved to Milton, passing the remainder 1902 that Mr. Shearer began the insurance bus- of his days in that borongh. Before his removal iness, which he has since continued, having his to Milton he had served thirty-five years as justice office at No. 11 Front street, Milton. He has es- of the peace and there were few better known tablished a profitable patronage in this line, which men in his locality. He married Catharine Frick he is constantly widening by his diligent efforts Oakes, who was born in White Deer Valley, Union and enterprising methods.


Co., Pa., Nov. 21, 1834, and died Nov. 8, 1908, Mr. Shearer has been a well known worker in and they are buried in the upper cemetery at the Democratic organization in this county, and was county chairman for his party from 1903 to


Milton. They had a family of five children : Rob- ert, now of Duluth, Minn. : Samuel, of Okla- 1905. Socially he is a Mason, holding member- homa ; Margaret H. : James O .: and Wallace, who ship in Lodge No. 256, F. & A. M .. of Milton : died in 1890 (he was serving at the time as sec- retary of Milton Lodge, No. 256, F. & A. M.).


Warrior Run Chapter, R. A. M., of Watsontown : Williamsport Consistory: and Iram Temple, 1. A. O. N. M. S. He is a member of the Presby-


Judge Samuel Oakes. father of Mrs. John Shearer, was born Dec. 30, 1796, and died Dec. terian Church, to which his ancestors for gener- 21, 1867. On March 14. 1822. he married Sarah ations, before the emigration to America, have be- Montgomery, who was born Sept. 20, 1803. daugh- longed. ter of Robert (born 1762) and Catharine ( Frick) On Sept. 7, 1910, Mr. Shearer married Algie D. Montgomery (born 1767, died 1805). grand- Lamberson, of Sunbury. daughter of John Montgomery (born 1738, died 1792) and Christiana ( Foster) (born 1741, died


WILLIAM T. GRANT, late of Sunbury, was izens of Northumberland connty. His strong char- acter and business ability were demonstrated in a life of energetic and successful effort, but he is probably best remembered as he would have chosen to be. for his gentle and kindly nature. his unas- suming but effective labors in the interest of the the general welfare-a career of quiet usefulness continued long beyond the ordinary span. He was one of the oldest residents of Sunbury at the time of his death, and one of the most re- spected.


1821), and great-granddaughter of Robert and during his active years one of the prominent cit- Saralı Montgomery, who came to this country from County Armagh, Ireland, in 1737 and set- tled in Dauphin county, Pa. : this Robert Mont- gomery died Oct. 15, 1776, aged seventy-one vears, and is buried at Paxton Church, near Ham- burg, Pa. To Samuel and Sarah (Montgomery) Oakes was born a large family, viz. : Catherine F. was born Feb. 14. 1823: Gen. James, born April 4, 1826, who married Maria Beehn, of Philadel- phia, was a captain in the Mexican war, served on the Western frontier. and was a member of the Union Veteran Legion (he died in 1910) : Mr. . Grant was born Oct. 9, 1828. on the old Saralı J., born Feb. 7, 1829. married John V. family homestead farm now within the upper part Goodlander, of Milton, and died May 5, 1898: Mar- of the borough of Sunbury, and was a descendant of a family which in the early days bore its share State. His great-grandparents, Alexander and Anna (Gordon) Grant, came from Scotland and settled in what is now the northwestern part of the borough of Sunbury, and there they passed the re- mainder of their lives. "They are buried in the up- per graveyard: Mrs. Anna Grant lived to be 104 years old. They brought with them two children. Thomas and George, both of whom had been bap- tized in the cathedral at Edinburgh. Both served in the Revolutionary war, and George was killed at Stony Point.


garet, born Aug. 30, 1832, married Peter Hughs - (associate judge), of Danville, Pa .: Catharine F. in the making of history in this section of the was the wife of John Shearer : Lucretia, born Sept. 6, 1836, died Sept: 21. 1842 : Christiana, born Jan. 5, 1839, married Dr. C. H. Dongal and died March 25, 1813; Caroline, born Feb. 6, 1841, married James D. McGinnes, of Limestoneville, Pa. : Eliza- beth, born Sept. ? 4. 1843, married B. Lyons, of Columbia county, Pennsylvania.


James O. Shearer spent his boyhood days on his father's farin. In 1885 he went West, remaining until 1887, when he returned East and located in Milton, finding employment in the Milton Car Works. In 1896, with his election as overseer of the poor in Milton. he began his connection with the official life of the town. and he continued to fill that position for ten years, until 1906, in which year he was appointed chief elerk in the county commissioners' office, which is located at Sun- bury. There he remained until 1909, when he .




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