Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 82

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

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William Withington; Polly, who married Robert popular man personally as well as in official cir- Smith, and lived in Lower Augusta township; cles. Mr. Smith has been a member of No. 1 and Mrs. Benjamin Williams.

James Smith, son of James, was born in Sun- since 1878 has been president, so far as known the

bury in January, 1805, and there grew to man- hood. He learned the tanner's trade in his native State still in office.

place, whence when a young man he moved to Berks county, this State, settling near Reading, at Tuckerton, in Muhlenberg township. At that loca- tion he remained about sixteen years, during which time he married and all his children were born. Returning to Northumberland county in 1846, he settled in Upper Augusta township, where he fol- lowed tanning and farming some years, until he bought and removed to a farm in Point township. He cultivated that place until 1871, in which year he came to Sunbury to make his home with his son John J. Smith. He died at the home of this son Jan. 1, 1880, his wife, Catharine (Medler), passing away at the same place May 31, 1875, at the age of seventy-five. They were the parents of six children : George W., formerly a merchant at Sunbury, moved west in 1882 and died at Salina,

Steam Fire Company since its organization, and oldest president of a volunteer fire company in the

In 1871 Mr. Smith married Lydia S. Diehl, daughter of William Diehl, a farmer and black- smith of Point township, this county : Mrs. Diehl's maiden name was Fry. Four children have been born to this union : William J., who is a sergeant in the United States army; Jessie J., at home ; Anna E., wife of M. D. Grove and living at West Milton, Pa .; and Mary M., at home. The family residence is at No. 214 South Fourth street, Sun- bury. Mr. Smith and his family are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Sunbury. He is a Republican in political faith, and socially a prominent member of Lieut. W. A. Bruner Post, No. 335, G. A. R., of which he has been com- mander since 1905.

WILLIAM BRUCE CLINGER, treasurer of Kans .; Catharine died in infancy : Mary J., who the Milton Manufacturing Company, in the bor- is unmarried, makes her home with her brother ough of Milton, is one of the native young men of John J .; Calvin died in infancy; James D. is a that place who have risen to position and sub- resident of Sunbury; John J. is a resident of Sun- stance through their own exertions. He entered bury.

John J. Smith was born April 13, 1842, near Reading, Berks Co., Pa., but was practically reared in Northumberland county, the family having set- him as the reward of diligence and well directed tled here when he was very young. During the Civil war he enlisted at Philadelphia in Company ton, having been born there Sept. 15, 1874.

the service of the Shimers, who control that com- pany, in the capacity of typewriter, and the im- portant work now intrusted to him has come to effort. Mr. Clinger has spent all his life in Mil-

H, 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and served twenty Mr. Clinger is of the sixth generation of his family in America. John Clinger, the emigrant ancestor of his family, was born in Germany, whence he emigrated to this country about 1745, settling at what was then known as Chester months, entering the service as private and being discharged as a corporal. He was wounded April 11, 1863, in the second battle fought near Wil- liamsburg, Va., being shot in the left leg, which was amputated, and he was discharged June 3, Springs, in Chester county, Pa. He took up land 1863. Coming to Sunbury, he took a six months' in that vicinity and followed farming there the course in a private school and then learned the rest of his days. His wife's maiden name was tinsmith's trade, at which he worked until the end Slover, and it is supposed she belonged to the of the year 1869, when he went to Virginia for a family of that name who came from Germany to short time. Returning to Sunbury, he was hon- America with John Clinger. Both are buried in

Chester county.

ored with appointment to the office of postmaster in 1871, during Grant's administration, and filled John Clinger (2), son of John, was born at Chester Springs, and died in Chester county, where he is buried, at Homeville. He was a miller as well as fariner. He and his wife reared a large family, as follows: Jacob, who died at Homeville. Pa .; Henry ; Samuel, who died at Camden, N. J. : Dr. Peter, who died at Conestoga Center, Lan- caster Co., Pa .; Edgar, who died in Chester county: Margaret, Mrs. Rhoads: Ann, who mar- ried Thomas Pennington; and Hannah, Mrs. Booth. the position for a period of ten years, his efficient services giving general satisfaction. Mr. Smith was then elected justice of the peace of the old West Ward, serving as such for five years. In 1884 he was elected street commissioner, which office he held for ten successive years, after which he was engaged as inspector of paved streets and followed contracting on his own account until . 1909, when the town council appointed him street commissioner. His long experience in that office, and his consequent familiarity with the streets Henry Clinger, son of John and grandson of of the borongh, make him a most efficient and re- the emigrant, was the father of Daniel Clinger, liable man for this work, in which he has shown of Milton. He was born Sept. 29, 1796, in Lime- excellent judgment and trustworthiness. He is a stone township, Lycoming Co., Pa., and died

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March 3, 1854, aged fifty-seven years, five months, four days; he is buried at Collomsville, in Lime- stone township. When a young man he learned them were born the following children : John Ben- tanning 'in Berks county from one Peter Clinger. ton, William Bruce, Sarah Nagle, Mary and Re- He was married there, and in 1828 moved to becca. Mr. and Mrs. Clinger were members of the Limestone township, Lyeoming county, where he German Reformed Church of Milton. He was a bought about four hundred acres of land, his Democrat in politics, and in social connection a property including a mill site. He ereetcd a tan- member of the Royal Arcanum, belonging to the nery and a grist and saw mill along one of the lodge at Lewisburg.

small streams in that township, and he became one of the best known men in all that section, his various business interests bringing him into contact, in some relation or other, with almost all of the residents of the neighborhood. Hc con- tinued to do business for many years, and mean- time served also as county commissioner (1850), several years as justice of the peace, and as land surveyor and conveyancer. He was a Democrat in politics. In his early years he served as col- onel of a military organization, and he was long an active member of the Reformed Church, in which he was an elder for many years. Fra- ternally he was a Mason.

25, 1803, in Berks county, daughter of Abraham and Catharine (Greenwalt) Wagner, and died

In 1871 Mr. Clinger married Sarah Jane Nagle, daughter of William Nagle, of Milton, and to

William Bruce Clinger received his education in the schools of Milton. In 1899 he became con- nected with the Milton Mfg. Co., as typewriter. Later he became bookkeeper, which position he filled for a period of eight years, in 1907 being elected treasurer of the Milton Manufacturing Company. IIe is considered one of the rising young business men of Milton.

On Oet. 12,.1901, Mr. Clinger married Minnic Angstadt, daughter of Joseph Angstadt, and to them has been born one son, Melchior. Mr. Cling- er is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and of Milton Lodge, No. 256, F. & A. M .; Williams- port Lodge of Perfection, fourteenth degrec; Wil- liamsport Consistory, thirty-second degree; and

On May 18, 1823, Mr. Clinger was married, at Reading, Pa., to Susan Wagner, who was born Dec. Lodge No. 80, I. O. O. F., of Milton.

WILLIAM HENRY SYPHER, now residing

Oct. 25, 1896. Nine children were born to this near Milton, until recently a prominent young union, namely : Mary, who married Michael Sy- farmer and business man of Turbut township,

phen, of Antes Fort, Lycoming county, and manager and treasurer of the Turbut Telephone Company, is the eldest son of Henry Jacob Sy- who is now living at Jersey Shore, Pa., with her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Bubb; Catharine, who mar- pher, now a resident of Union county, and a mem- ried Adam Baker, formerly of Winchester, Va., ber of a family which has long been established and now residing at Newberry, Pa .; Susan A., in Pennsylvania.

The family is of German origin, and the first

who married John Knauff, and resides at Milton, Pa .; John W., who died at Winchester, Va .; of the name in this country came from the Rhine Abraham, who died at Williamsport, Pa .; Henry S., who died in Limestone township, Lycoming county ; Jacob, who died in Limestone township; Daniel ; and Edgar, who died aged five years. valley during the early part of the seventeen hun- dreds, and settled upon the Delaware river near what is now Chester, Pa. Abraham Sypher (great-great-grandfather of William Henry) and ing in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandy- wine, Germantown and Monmouth, and were at Valley Forge with Washington. One of his de- scendants, Gen. J. Hale Sypher, rose from private to the rank of general in the Civil war, after which

John W. Clinger, son of Henry, was born in Ly- five brothers served in the Revolution, partieipat- coming county, Pa., but later became a resident of Winchester, Va., where he died. He was quite an active citizen of his native locality, serving as justice of the peace for many years before his re- moval to Virginia. In politics he was a staneh Democrat. He married Rebecca Meixell, a native he settled in the State of Louisiana, from which of Union county, Pa.

he was sent for four. terms as representative to

L. O. Clinger, son of John W., was born Jan. Congress.

31, 1852, in Lycoming county, Pa., and was nine years old when he went to Union county. He re- in Perry county, Pa., but in early manhood lo- ceived his education in the public schools and at cated in White Deer township, Union county, the Bloomsburg State Normal School He first where he conducted a farm and built and operated came to Milton in 1865, but a few years later a sawmill. He earned his title by service in the went to Virginia, where he remained four years, war of 1812. He married Salome Steece, a native returning to Milton, where he was engaged as a of Union county and member of a well known bookkeeper until 1883. That year he was ap- pioneer family. pointed agent for the Adams Express Company, which position he continued to hold until his in November, 1821, in White Deer township, and death.

Capt. Jacob Sypher, son of Abraham, was born

Abraham Sypher, son of Capt. Jacob, was born in 1849 moved to Northumberland . county, Pa.,

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where he spent nine years engaged in farming. has been identified. While in Turbut township he Returning to the old homestead, he operated the sawmill for ten years, and in 1869 bought the es- tate in Gregg township, Union county, where his time of its organization. He is now a member of son Henry J. Sypher now resides, there passing the remainder of his life. He remodeled the grist-

served as school director, and he was a prominent meinber of the Turbut Grange, P. of H., from the Spring Garden Grange, No. 32. In political mat- ters he is independent, giving his support to the mill which stood upon the place, and operated it best candidate, regardless of party.

until 1892, when he retired. He died Oct. 9, 1895. He was a Republican in politics. Mr. Sypher married Anna Follmer, who was born March 28, 1824, in Turbut township, Northum- berland county, granddaughter of Michacl Foll- mer and daughter of Henry and Eve (Follmer) Follmer, her parents being second cousins; both passed their lives in Turbut township, where Mr. Follmer was extensively engaged in farming and had other business interests, including gristmill- ing and the manufacture of lumber. Mrs. Sypher died Jan. 30, 1892, a devout member of the Luth- eran Church. She and her husband had two chil- dren, Henry Jacob and Leah Ann, the latter mar- rying John W. Bricker, a merchant at Spring Garden, Union county, where he has also been postmaster ; Mr. and Mrs. Bricker have had three children, Nathan, Anna and Laura.

On Jan. 14, 1869, Mr. Sypher married, at New Columbia, Pa., Julia Ann Berkheimer, who was born Feb. 24, 1849, in Chillisquaque township, Northumberland county, and they have reared a family of five children: Anna M., who mar- ried Harvey J. Sones, of Turbut township, North- umberland county, a teacher by occupation (he has held the office of township assessor) ; William Henry; George Abraham, a merchant at Spring Garden, who married Ida Kurtz (born in Marclı, 1874, near the old home of the Sypher family in Northumberland county, daughter of Josiah W. and Sarah Kurtz) and has a daughter, Clara M .; Veronica Idilla, who married Bert Casper and lives in Williamsport; and Bessie Leah, wife of Leroy Hunter, whom she married Dec. 23, 1897, at Spring Garden. Mrs. Sypher and her family are members of the Lutheran Church.

William and Mary Berkheimer, grandparents of Mrs. Sypher, were born in Germany, and coming to America settled on a farm in Northumberland county, Pa. Their son, George Berkheimer, was born there. In 1854 he removed to White Deer township, Union county, where he followed farm-

Henry Jacob Sypher was born May 19, 1848, at the old home in White Deer township, Union county, where he remained until he reached the age of twenty years. He assisted his father mean- time on the farm and in the mill, and spent sev- eral winters at work in the woods, receiving only such educational advantages as the country schools ing and the trade of stonemason. He died in June, 1893, aged seventy-four years. His wife, Mercy (Stanart), daughter of Jonathan and Su- sannah Stanart, formerly of Northumberland

of the time afforded. After his marriage he set- tled in White Deer township. where he operated a sawmill for a year. In 1870 he moved to Turbut township, Northumberland county, where he county but later of Lewisburg, Pa. (where he en- rented a farm near Follmer's Church for twenty- gaged in the manufacture of brooms), died Feb. ", 1887. aged sixty-four years, four days. They had children as follows: William F. and Susannah three years, during which time he became one of the best known and most respected citizens of that locality. . During the greater part of this time his died in childhood: George became a farmer in agricultural operations were carried on by hired White Deer township: Mary died young; Julia Ann married Henry J. Sypher; Jacob became a resident of Turbut township, Northumberland Co., Pa. : Sarah E. married Dennie Hibler, of Wil- help, under his supervision. his time being taken up principally by his practice as a veterinary sur- geon, in which work he is still principally en- gaged. In 1881, in accordance with a new law, he liamsport, Pa. ; Andrew, Caroline and Lehr died registered, and between that time and 1892, when in childhood; Samuel became a farmer in North- he gave up the business temporarily, he averaged umberland county : Lavina married John Baker, of Limestoneville : Rebecca married William Hoff- man, of Northumberland county. one sick animal a day, and sometimes had as many as thirteen under his eare at one time. During one year he spent $350 for remedies. In 1892 he

William Henry Sypher was born May 19. 1871, returned to Spring Garden to take charge of the in Turbut township, and there received his edu- mill, which had been left him by his father, the cation in the local public schools. He spent one year as an employee in the car shops at Milton, and in 1901 bought the place in Turbut township which he still owns, a tract of sixty-five acres of very valuable land. He resided there until

Spring Garden Grist Mill, in Gregg township, which is kept, running night and day, so steady is the demand for the product. He has ground as much as 155 bushels of grain in one day. He has purchased his sister's interest in his father's farm, Mareh, 1911. when he moved with his family to being now the sole owner of the property. Mr: the fine residence near Milton which he has pur- Sypher has always interested himself in the af- chased, renting his farm. He is now engaged in fairs of the various communities with which he the implement business. Mr. Sypher was one of

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the organizers of the Turbnt Telephone Company, He is buried at the Blue Church. To him and his of which he is a director, treasurer and manager; wife Elizabeth ( Adamis), daughter of John and John A. Leinbach is president. He is a mnost en- Mary (Boyer) Adams, were born two children : Frederick, who died in 1864, and Nathan. terprising citizen, one of the rising business men of his section, and an official who has demon-

Nathan Kaseman, son of David, was reared by strated his public spirit in more than one posi- his paternal grandfather. On Sept. 10, 1861, he tion of trust, having served as constable of his enlisted for service in the Union army, becoming township continuonsly since 1902, and as member of the school board since 1907. He is now sery- ing.as treasurer of that body. He is a Democrat in politics. He is one of the influential and en- thusiastic members of the local grange, which has its hall built upon his farm. In religion Mr. Sypher is a Lutheran, and has served his church as trustee and deacon. a member of Company F, 50th Regiment, Penn- sylvania -Volunteers, and he served in the West- ern Army and the Army of the Potomae, partici- pating in a number of engagements; he was wounded five times in the lower limbs .. He was " honorably discharged April 23, 1865. After his return to Shamokin Mr. Kaseman was employed at the collieries and then followed railroading for five years, subsequently clerking for about twenty

Mr. Sypher married Maggie G. Lahr, daughter of William and Sarah E. Lahr, and they have years, in the hardware stores of W. R. Kutzner, had three children : Morris Henry, born Sept. 17, Boughner & Goodwill and Peter Buck. For two 1895; Annie M., born Feb. 25, 1898; and Estella M., who died young.

NATHAN KASEMAN, retired, of the borough . of Shamokin, was born Aug. 11. 1844, in Rush ,township, this county, son of . David Kaseman and grandson of William Frederick Kaseman.

years he served as United States ganger for the Fourteenth district, after which he was watch- man at the Cameron colliery four years, retiring in 1906. He was one of the first members of Post No. 140, G. A. R., of Shamokin, and is a member of the Union Veterans' Union. His religious con- nection is with the Blue Church.

Mr. Kaseman inarried Sarah Schmuck, daugh-

William Frederick Kaseman was born June 8, 1760, in Nassau-Dilburn, Germany, and when ter of Samuel, and she died in 1879, the mother of twelve years old came with a brother and sister the following children : Bella ( Mrs. Nicholas Mul- to this country, landing at Philadelphia. Little len), Clara M. (unmarried), Anthony W .. Hattie is known of his early life except that he was a res- (Mrs. John Shipe), William F. (deceased). Laura ident of Berks county from 1722 up to the time of M. (deccased ), and two that died in infancy. Mr. his coming to Northumberland county, about Kaseman's second marriage was to Catharine 1815. He purchased a tract of land containing Hoch, daughter of Thomas Hoch, who was killed fifty acres in what is now Ralpho township, and while serving in the Civil war. By this union was one of the early settlers in that section of the there were the following children: Nora ( Mrs. county. He cleared his original purchase. and Calvin Maclure), Nathan, Freeman, Walter, afterward added to it by further purchases, being Ether, Hobart, and twins that died in infancy. a successful farmer and excellent business man. In Berks county he married Elizabeth Huntzner, HARRY W. CHAMBERLIN. of Milton, who was born Ang. 20, 1771. and died June 9, Northumberland county, president of the Milton 1862. They were the parents of the following National Bank, lawyer and present borough solic- itor, is a member of the third generation of his family to reside in that place and most worthilv bears a name which in every generation within memory has had notable representatives. In both his professional association and his relation to the bank he is practically the successor of his grandfather, W. C. Lawson, with whom he studied law and who was president of the Milton National Bank for many years from its organization. Thus, though he had inany advantages of position and education, instead of the usnal difficulties which confront the young man who cares to make a name for himself, he had to take up the burden children : Jacob, who died in Ohio : John : Joseph; Daniel ; David; Lydia A., who married John Pen- syl; Catharine, who was twice married, the scc- ond time to Gotleib Fogle: and Elizabeth. who married Leonard Pensyl. William Frederick Kase- man lived to the remarkable age of 107 years, dy- ing Aug. 1, 1867. Up to within four years of his death he continued to do his share of the farm work. In fact, his great physical endurance was proverbial in the region in which he lived. When he first settled there the nearest store was at Sun- bury, where he had to make all his purchases, and he would make the trip barefooted. He was

one of the. original members of St. Peter's Re- of maintaining a standard already set. That he formed Church, served as elder, and was buried in the old graveyard of that church.

David Kaseman, son of William Frederick, was born in Shamokin township, was a shoemaker by shows. trade, and died at the early age of twenty-six years.

has proved himself able to do that and more his standing in professional and financial circles in Milton to-day, which is second to none, clearly

Mr. Chamberlin was born Aug. 29, 1872, in

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Milton, son of William B. Chamberlin. His Sept. 29, 1804, who died April 3, 1865: Joseph grandfather, Moses Chamberlin, was born in Un- P., born Sept. 18, 1806, who died Feb. 13, 1873; ion county, Pa., and his great-grandfather, Wil- James D., born Oct. 29, 1809, who died Oct. 11, lianı Chamberlin, was a native of New Jersey, 1886; and Moses, born Nov. 12, 1812. born Sept. 25, 1736, in Hunterdon county. He William Chamberlin, eldest son of William by his second wife. married Nellie Sutphen, who was born Nov. 11, 1771, and they had children born as follows : Anna, July 15, 1793; Mary, March 19, 1795 : John, Sept. 1, 1796; Nelly, March 23, 1198; John, Dec. 31, 1799; Sarah, Feb. 12. 1802; Lil- len, Jan. 22, 1804; William, May 3, 1808: Lu- cretia, June 15, 1810; Aaron, Sept. 12. 1812. was a lieutenant colonel in the New Jersey mili- ta, and served as sueh in the Revolutionary war. Having a soldier's warrant, about 1792 he removed to Buffalo valley and purchased six hundred acres of land at what is Hoffa's Mill, in what is now .Kelly township, Union county, where he lived in prosperity until his death. The original mill there was erected by his son William. He was a prominent member of the Baptist Church, and died Aug. 21, 1817.

Moses Chamberlin, son of Colonel Chamberlin, was born Nov. 12, 1812, in Union county, Pa., the youngest of his father's twenty-three children. He was reared on the paternal homestead and re- ceived his education in the typical schools of the period. When twenty years old he went to Lewis- burg, where he served a three years' apprentice- ship at the tanner's trade, which, however, was never his principal business. In 1833 lie removed to Milton, where he had a long and prosperous business eareer. He was a merehant, and also en- gaged in milling, lumbering and farming, con- tinuing his active life unti! 1874, after which he lived retired. Besides conducting these various enterprises he purchased land and laid out what is known as the Chamberlin addition to Milton, and also laid out and sold the land upon which Watsontown is situated. His long and useful life ended July 29, 1902. Though busy with his per- sonal affairs he found time to serve in several bor- onghi offices and also to be an active member of

William Chamberlin was four times married. On June 8, 1:58, he married Elizabeth Tinbrook, who was born Aug. 23, 1740, and died April 29, 1770. This union was blessed with the following children: Lewis, born April 16, 1659, who was killed by a cannon-ball at the battle of German- town, while on a visit to his father (his knee was shot away, and in that day of primitive surgery the injury necessarily proved fatal) ; Nellie, born Sept. 13, 1761, who died July 3, 1817; Ann, born April 18, 1763; a daughter, born Nov. 12, 1764, who died Dee. 19, 1764: Lucretia, born Dec. 20, 1765, who died Jan. 19, 1841; John, born April 10, 1768, who died May 5, 1770; and William, born April 20, 1770, who died May 5, 1770. On Marclı 3, 1771, Colonel Chamberlin married (see- ond) Ann Park, born May 20, 1754. who died Nov. 12, 1779. They had four children: Wil- liam, born July 17, 1722: Enoch, born Oct. 30, the Methodist Episcopal Church, which he served in many official capacities. being trustee, record- ing steward, class-leader, Sunday school super-

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Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 82

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

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