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Isaac Marsh, son of Isaac, was born in New Jer- WILSON H. REMLY, a resident of the bor- ough of Watsontown, formerly engaged in farm- ing in this portion of Northumberland county, was born Nov. 24, 1854, in Columbia county, Pa., and is a son of Michael Remly and grandson of John Remly. sey, and married Sarah Gulick, a native of North- umberland county, Pa., daughter of Charles Gu- liek. She was of German extraction, her ancestors coming from Gulick, Wurtemberg. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh had the following children: Minner G .; Mary, who was married June 9, 1864, to Reuben John Remly came to Columbia county, Pa., Klapp, and died Jan. 26, 1886, leaving no chil- from one of the lower counties of the State, and dren ; Daniel G. ; Williamson ; and Ellen, who mar- ried Emanuel Haus. The mother of this family died May 28, 1867, the father Jan. 31, 1874.
Minner G. Marsh, born in Rush township April 9, 1824, married Margaret Follmer, and they be- came the parents of two children, Charles N. and Harriet, the latter the widow of Charles Moll (she resides at Pottsgrove, Pa.). Mr. Marsh en- Adamı Hill; Amanda married Stephen Hill, a gaged in farmning during his active years, and died cousin of Adam Hill. Jan. 8, 1911. He was buried at Milton.
Michael Remly lived in Center township, Co- Charles N. Marsh was born June 25, 1858, lumbia county, where he followed farming. He in Turbut township, Northumberland county, and also ran a coal yard at McEwensville, Northum- berland county, and he died on his birthday, Jan. 11, 1899, at the age of seventy-two years. He
received his education in the schools of his native township. He taught school for ten terms, mean- time also following farming, and in 1897 he took a married Mary Hart, who now makes her home at Watsontown. They became the parents of six which he was connected until his resignation, in children, namely: Wilson H .; Margaret, Mrs. Charles Beek, deceased ; Sarah, Mrs. Albert Alle- bach; Grant, of Berwick, Pa .; Oscar, deceased ; and Sanderson, deccased.
position in the First National Bank of Milton, with 1908, when he was elected a director of this bank. During this time he had become interested in the insurance business, to which his attention is now principally given. He has by his success in the management of his own affairs so won the confi- dence of his fellow citizens that they honored him with election to the office of borough treasurer, which he filled two terms. Before his removal to the borough of Milton, in 1897, Mr. Marsh made his home for sixteen years in Chillisquaque town- ship, upon his own farm, and there he followed surveying, which he still continues. He still owns this farm. In 1890 he was elected a justice of the peace in that district, holding the office until he
engaged in farming. He married Mary Kelchner, and to them were born the following children: William died out West; Henry died in Columbia county, Pa .; John lives in Columbia county, Pa. ; Michael was the father of Wilson H. Remly; Sal- lie married George Muffley, of Columbia county, Pa. ; Julia married a Mr. Bower; Kate married
Wilson H. Remly passed all his early life in his native county, making his home there until his removal to Northumberland county, in 1883. Settling near Turbutville, in Lewis township, he engaged in farming there for two years, and then inoved to Warrior Run, in Lewis township, where he remained for eleven years, following farming. Moving across the Susquehanna river into Union county, he farmed there for the next six years, aft- er which he spent two years in Washington, Ly- coming county, engaged in agricultural pursuits.
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In 1901 Mr. Remly returned to Northumberland Hetty (who married William G. Follmer) lives county and settled at Watsontown, where he has in Milton; Frank moved to Kansas and is still liv- since resided, occupying a nice home built by ing in the West; John, born Dec. 2, 1840, died Enoch Everitt, father of Mrs. Remly.
Sept. 30, 1894; Maria, born Nov. 8, 1842, married On Jan. 7, 1875, Mr. Remly married Effie J. William B. Wagner, and has three children, Wil- Everitt, daughter of Enoch and Martha (Vance) Everitt, and they have a family of three children, namely: Martha married Jacob Wertman and re- sides in Delaware township; they have one son, liam II., Anna M. and Emily E .; Amanda (who married Jacob Fries), born Dec. 17, 1844, died March 12, 1900; Sammel was born Sept. 9, 1846; Elizabeth (who married John Noriconk) was born Stewart. Hurley R. is mentioned below. Pleszie Sept. 9, 1848; David N., born Nov. 28, 1850, mar- S. married Lloyd Everitt, and they reside with ried Maggie Harman and is living on the old her parents; they have one child, Donald. Mr. homestead in Turbut township; William died and Mrs. Remly are members of the Lutheran young. Church, in whose welfare he has taken an active interest, having served at one time as deacon.
Edward Hoy, father of Charles E., owned a farm east of Milton, now included in that borough,
Hurley R. Remly, only son of Wilson H. and and there made his home and followed farming Effie J. (Everitt) Remly, was born July 7, 1879, and trucking to the end of his days. His death and received his education in the public schools of occurred in 1892. He married Rachel Houtz, and Lewis township. He is engaged in farming, cul- they became the parents of five children : Charles tivating his father's eighty-two-acre property at E., Emma (who married Joshua Kelly), John, Springtown, in Delaware township, where he Gertrude (married John Mast) and Lulu (de- makes his home. He married Letitia Clark, ceased). daughter of Jacob and Charlotte (Baker) Clark,
Charles E. Hoy first learned the trade of ma- and they have had three children : Mildred, Flor- chinist and steamfitter, beginning work in that ence and Effie.
line as an employee of Charles H. Godcharles (predecessor of the F. A. Godcharles Company).
CHARLES E. HOY, a merchant of Milton, He next worked for S. J. Shimer's Sous and then Northumberland county, is a native of this county, for the American Car & Foundry Company at Mil- born in that part of Turbut township now included ton, from which he changed to the Philadelphia in Milton. The Hoy family is an old one in Penn- & Reading Railway Company and finally to the government employ, being engaged as steamfitter for the war and navy departments. In 1894 he engaged in the mercantile business at Milton, sylvania, identified with Berks and Schuylkill counties. The first member of the family nien- tioned in Berks county is one Ulrich Hoy, who paid two pounds tax in 1759. From Berks the which he has since conducted. He is a thrifty and Hoys moved to Orwigsburg, Schuylkill county, substantial citizen, has represented his ward one where lived Philip Hoy, who reared a large fam- term in the borough council, and is a creditable ily, viz. : Joseph. Henry, Abram, William. John, member of the community in every way. He is a Maria (Mrs. Wiltrout), Susanna ( Mrs. Izull) and member of St. John's Reformed Church of Mil- Sallie (Mrs. Gehret).
ton and a Democrat in political affiliation.
John Hoy, the grandfather of Charles E., was On Jan. 16, 1889, Mr. Hoy married Katie L. born Dec. 20, 1805, in Schuylkill county, and in Hause, daughter of John R. and Mary A. Hause, 1828 married Sarah Kimmel. For some time they and they have had two children, Frank Edward lived near Orwigsburg. In 1848 he purchased a and Marie Ruth, twins. The comfortable family farm in Turbut township, Northumberland county, home in Milton was built by Mr. Hoy in 1893. to which he moved that year, and where he lived until his death, May 3, 1894. He followed farm- ing and brickmaking. Mr. Hoy filled a number
ROBERT M. CUMMINGS, of Montandon, Northumberland county, is an attorney of high of township offices, and in political connection was reputation and standing in the locality where he a Democrat. In religion lie was a consistent mem- has been engaged in practice for half a century ber of the Reformed Church. His first wife died and more, since 1859, and his son, Herbert W. Sept. 22, 1862, and he subsequently married (sec- Cummings, who has served two terms as district ond) Mrs. Sarah ( Miller) Frailie, widow of George attorney, is adding distinction to a name which Frailie. Fourteen children were born to the first has been well and favorably known to the legal union : Sarah (who married Nathan Fehr), born fraternity in this region for an unusually long June 22, 1828, died Dec. 13, 1897: Charles, born period. The father was born Nov. 21, 1833. in Jan. 16, 1831, died Ang. 31, 1881: Hannah (who Chillisquaque township, where he has passed all married Michael Farley), born April 5, 1833, died his life. The son is located in Sunbury. Jan. 21, 1909 ; Edward, born March 10, 1834, died The Cummings family is of Scotch-Irish stock. July 18, 1892; Lavina (who married Thomas John Cummings, the first ancestor of this branch Karchner), born Jan. 9, 1836, died Dec. 12, 1891; in America, was born in Londonderry, Ireland,
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and came to this country with fifteen brothers widow of Thomas T. Baker who died at the age about 1760, when about six years old. They of sixty-one years, resides it Montandon, where first settled in Chester county, where he lived for she is now postmistress. They had children : a number of years, serving in the Revolutionary Clara A., Elmer E., Ella J., Carrie M. and Han- war as captain in a Chester county regiment; he nah Mary. Mr. Baker was born in Huntingdon county, Pa., son of Jacob Baker, and was one of ten sons who served in the Civil war; they later
was at Valley Forge. He was married in that county to Elizabeth Church, and in 1794 they came to Northumberland county, where Mr. Cummings moved to Roanoke, Va. He was a member of purchased between 350 and 400 acres of land Company I, 192d P. V. I. He was a foreman when the first college building of what is now which had been taken up originally by Peter Boor, in 1769. This tract lies along the Chillis- Bucknell University, at Lewisburg, Pa., was erect- quaque creek. about two miles east of Montandon. ed. (4) Sarah Jane, a resident of Montandon, is Here Mr. Cummings remained to the end of his the widow of David Kingsbury, of Luzerne county. days, reaching the advanced age of eighty. He (5) Anna C., now a resident of Baltimore, mar- followed farming, built and conducted a distillery, and being a man of judgment and acknowledged ability was chosen justice of the peace after he set- tled in Chillisquaque township, serving many years in that office. He and his wife are buried in the Northumberland cemetery. They were the parents of the following children: (1) Ann, born Sept. 29, 1782, married Mr. Foresman and died Nov.
ricd Wesley Auten, who was prothonotary of Northumberland county from 1879 to 1885. They had one son, John, who is assistant engineer on the West Jersey division of the Pennsylvania rail- road. (6) Harriet J. married J. W. Taylor, moved to Kansas, and died at Meriden, that State. (7) Margaret Agnes married Amandus Freize, and re- sides on the old homestead. (8) Eliza T. died 29, 1821. (2) Thomas, born July 7, 1784, lived when seventeen years old. William Cummings, near Jersey Shore. For many years he farmed the father of this family, was a member of the one of the Hall farms near Montoursville, Pa. Mr. Presbyterian Church and in politics a stanch Robert M. Cummings visited him in June, 1843, Democrat. when a severe frost killed the corn and all fruit. Robert M. Cummings, second son of William Cummings, received his early education in his na- (3) James, born Dec. 7, 1:86, lived on the Fair- child farm in Chillisquaque township. (4) Eliz- tive township, attending the public school at abeth and (5) Polly, born Jan. 10, 1790, both died in infancy. (6) William, born Nov. 19, 1791, is mentioned below. (7) John was born Oct. 5, 1793. (8) Polly (?) was born Jan. 11, 1799. Sodom. Later he went to the Lewisburg Academy, which was then taught by John Randolph, be- fore the university was established. He studied law with George F. Miller, of Lewisburg, was ad- mitted to the Northumberland county bar in 1859, and has been engaged in practice continuously
James Cummings, a brother of John Cummings (father of the above family), lived in Northuni- berland county and was engaged in the mercantile since. His clientele has been a large one, though business.
his work has been confined principally to Orphans'
William Cummings, father of Robert M. Cum- court cases and real estate proceedings. In the mings, was born Nov. 19, 1791, and died in 1865. latter field he is regarded as an authority of high He .settled on a part of the homestead and there value, particularly in his home neighborhood. where his judgment is highly regarded, his ad- vice being sought in many important cases. His knowledge of local conditions as an owner of and dealer in real estate has brought him into touch with both sides of this question. In 1865 he and his brother. John A. J. Cummings, purchased land and laid out what is now Montandon. At that time there were only two buildings on what is now the site of the thriving town, and Mr. Cummings followed farming all his life, improving the prop- erty as prosperity rewarded his efforts. He re- modeled and enlarged the original house, part of the old house remaining as it was in the early days-made of logs with weatherboard covering. He married Hannah R. Erwin, daughter of Wil- lianı and Mary ( Emery) Erwin, and she survived him, dying at Sunbury in 1883. They were the parents of the following children: (1) John An- drew Jackson, born Feb. 15, 1832, was born with- showed his faith in its future by erecting the large out hands, but nevertheless he became a skilled brick residence and office which he has ever since penman, and having received a good education occupied. He has been interested in various other movements materially benefiting the village and his fellow citizens generally, having an intelligent outlook upon public affairs which makes him a most valuable citizen. He has served ten years as school director, throughont that period acting as secretary of the board, and for one term was justice of the peace. In politics he is a Dem- taught school, and for two terms-1861-67- served as register and recorder of Northumber- land county. In 1877 he made a map of Northum- berland county, and he also published maps of Montour and Columbia counties. He married Helen M. Sisty, daughter of Mahlou Sisty, and they had two children, William and Annie. (2) Robert M. is mentioned below. (3) Mary Ann, ocrat and interested in the success of the party,
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taking an active part in its workings in the locality. section who are doing good work in modern farm- He is a member of the Methodist Church, which he ing. He has a pleasant home in Hollowing Run has served in an official capacity, and helped ina- Valley, where he has resided since 1907. terially in the construction of the present church edifice. As an Odd Fellow of long standing he originally joined Mutual Lodge, No. 74, at Mil- ton, Pa., in 1868, and when Montandon Lodge, No. 704, was established, became a eharter mem- ber of that organization. He was the first officer of that lodge, and he has served as district deputy grand master of Northumberland county. Few eitizens of his locality have been more closely iden- tified with the various phases of life in the com- munity.
: On Nov. 14, 1865, Mr. Cummings married Mary E. Albright, daughter of John Albright, late of. Turbut township, Northumberland connty, and children as follows were born to them : Helen Alton died at the age of four years ; Clara Eliza- beth married Franklin B. Irvin, of Brooklyn, N. Y., where they reside, he being engaged as clerk in the rate department (they have had children, Miriam, Kathryn E., Beulah E. Cummings and Edna) ; John William, who was formerly a teach- er, is now freight agent for the Pennsylvania Rail- way Company at Ozone Park, Brooklyn ; Herbert W. is mentioned below ; Mary A. is at home : Har- riet J. married Edward Reitz, and has children, Herbert. W., Lena M., Robert C., Elizabeth C. and -Wilson. Mrs. Cummings died April 11, 1908, and is buried in Harmony cemetery, at Milton, North- umberland county.
HERBERT W. CUMMINGS was born at Montan- don. After graduating from the Lewisburg high school he read law with his father, and on enter- ing upon legal .practiee he settled at Sunbury, where he formed a partnership with Lewis Dewart. He has risen rapidly in the profession, and in No- vember, 1901, was honored with election to. the office of district attorney, the duties of which he assumed Jan. 1, 1902. The term is for three years, and he was reelected at the November, 1904, contest. serving two successive terms with dis- tinguished ability. He enjoys a wide general practice, receiving the patronage of a clientele whose' custom is a distinct acknowledgment of his talents and judgment in handling important legal work. He has a large library, and is considered one of the best informed attorneys at the North- Mover, living at Selinsgrove. umberland county bar.
Socially Mr. Cummings is a member in high standing of the Masonic fraternity and the B. P. O. Elks. In the former connection he unites with old Lodge No. 22, at Sunbury, with Northumber- half a century. The island at present contains land Chapter, R. A. M., and with Bloomsburg Consistory, thirty-second degree. As an Elk he
holds membership in Lodge No. 267. of Sunbury, fully engaged in farming, and has a valnable farm which he is at present serving as exalted ruler.
This Hoover family came into the vicinity of Northumberland county from Berks county, Pa., where George Hoover. the great-grandfather of Mason I. Hoover, was born. He was a farmer by. occupation. About 1835 he moved to Snyder county, Pa., where he died some time before 1850, at the age of fifty-six years. His wife Hannah, daughter of Benjamin Rishel, died about 1868, aged eighty-four years, and they are buried at Witmer's Evangelical Church in Snyder county. They had eight children, as follows: Hannah mar- ried John Kantner : Sarah, Leah and Rachel died unmarried ; Charles is mentioned later; George was drowned in the Susquehanna when forty-five Years old, while engaged in catching logs ; Morgan died at Rockville, Pa .; Mary married Martin Rishel and they lived at Milton, Pennsylvania.
Charles Hoover was born in 1819 in Berks county,. and was sixteeen years old when he moved with his parents to Snyder county, where he passed most of his life. He worked on the farm, which was situated on the banks of the Snsque- hanna, and followed milling as well as farming, being the owner and proprietor of the Yost Mill, the largest gristmill in Snyder county, which was built by John Richter at an expenditure of $26,- 000. Mr. Hoover operated this mill for twelve years, when he retired, and thereafter he occupied one of the three houses which he owned at that point until his death, July 5, 1892, when he was seventy-two years, nine months of age. In poli- ties he was a Republican, in religion a member of the United Evangelical Association, belonging to. the Middle Creek Church, which he served offi- cially. He was an upright, conscientious man. a good citizen from every point of view. His wife. Molly ( Gougler ), died Dec. 18, 1907, aged eighty- three years, seven months, three days, and they are buried at Witmer's Church. They had the fol- lowing children: Zacharias, who lives at Allen- town, Pa .; John. of Snyder county; Henry, of Lycoming eounty; George, of Lower Augusta township. Northumberland county : Jeremiah ; Da- vid, of Snyder county; Ira, who farms on Red Hoover Island : and Agnes, widow of Capt. John
George Hoover, son of Charles Hoover, was horn Oct. 20, 1854, in Snyder county, and in 1856 moved with his parents to Hoover island, in the Susquehanna, where he has now resided for over
three hundred acres of land, and was originally much larger. Mr. Hoover has been very success- stock. He married Annie Witmyre, daughter of Daniel and Caroline ( Krebs) Witmyre, and they have had a family of nine children. viz. : Mason
MASON I. HOOVER, of Lower Angusta town- ship, is one of the younger agricultorists of his I .: Mary, wife of Harry Ney; Raymond, who died
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in infancy ; . Osborne, who married Agnes Con- He died in the year 415. His wife, Isseboda. was drum ; Eugene, who married Jennie Ziegler ; Hall; a daughter of a Westphalian count. In 500 Al- Marguerite; George, Jr .; and a daughter that fred, a grandson of Count Reidbold, was the only died in infancy. Mr. Hoover and his family are living representative of the family, and he was members of the United Evangelical Church and worship at what is known as the Hoover Church in Snyder county; the ground upon which this church is erected and the cemetery land adjoining were donated for the purpose by Charles Hoover, father of George Hoover, Sr.
Mason I. Hoover was born Nov. 5, 1879, on Hoover island, and there spent all his youth and early manhood, making his home there until he was twenty-seven years old. His early education was received in the common schools, and later he attended a summer term at the Herndon normal school, preparing to teachı. He was licensed dur- ing Prof. Benjamin Apple's term as county super- intendent, and taught his first term on Hoover's island (which is a part of Lower Augusta town- ship), where all of his eleven pupils were Hoovers like himself, and all related. The island has also been known as "Red Hoover Island," because of the ruddy complexion possessed by the Hoovers generally. Mr. Hoover taught nine terms in all, all in Lower Augusta township, and in the spring of 1907 commenced farming upon his present place in Lower Augusta township, which he had purchased the year previously, moving there April 3, 1907. It is a tract of seventy aeres in the Hol- lowing Run Valley, formerly the homestead of Washington Brosius, who erected the present build- ings on the property. The land is very fertile, and Mr. Hoover is doing all that can be done with modern implements and ideas to improve it to .Jacob Hottenstein settled about 1727 in Oley township, Berks Co., Pa., in 1729 moving to Max- atawny township, that county, where Nov. 18, 1729, he purchased from Caspar Wistar 116 aeres the extent of its possibilities. He is an intelli- gent citizen, and is respeeted by all who know him. Though he has not held any publie offices he has been active in the Republican party, and has for forty pounds, twelve shillings (owned in 1890 helped to hold the elections in his distriet.
On Feb. 20, 1907, Mr. Hoover was married to Bessie Brosius, daughter of Washington Brosius, late of Lower Augusta township. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles H. Broeious, a eousin of Mrs. Hoover, who is now a missionary in Africa .. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover have two. ehil- dren, Tamsie Marguerite and Mary Agnes.
WILLIAM P. HOTTENSTEIN, owner of the old Hottenstein homestead in Turbut township, Northumberland county, and present tax receiver of that township, was born there May 11, 1863, son of Charles Hottenstein.
killed in a battle with the Frisian warriors in 538. His wife, Anna von Herboldseche, was fromn Alsace. He had two sons, Sueno and Pereival, the latter dying in the monastery at Fulda. Sueno was a warrior. Upon a hill where his ancestors had resided he erected a strong castle, which he called Hottenstein. He married Hirlanda von Bremhorst. Later two brothers, Theobald and Ausgar von Hottenstein, resided in the castle. Aus- gar married Waldine von Elnfurt and died in 887, leaving a son, Filbert von Hottenstein, who at his death left an only representative of the family. Giselbert, who lived in the castle of his ancestors and married Kunnigunde von Velleres, of the French province of Poitou, died in 1317, leaving three sons. Two brothers dying, the other be- came sole heir of the family possessions, and mar- ried Lea von Dannenburg. In 1524 the castle was. burned by the peasants. Only Kuno von Hotten- stein, who was in the German army, survived. He married Louisa von Berg, and died in 1563. His two sons were Nicholas and Ernst. The latter, who was mayor of Esslingen, married and left three sons who came to America, one dying in Phil- adelphia, another settling in Lancaster county, Pa., where some of his descendants still live, and the third, Jacob, was the aneestor of the Hottenstein family of Northumberland county. In the early days the von Hottensteins belonged to the Frank- ish knighthood.
by Dr. Edward Hottenstein). Later he purchased 327 acres more. He married Dorothea Reber, by whom he had these sons and daughters: Jacob, William, David, Henry, Dorothea and Maria. He died March 23, 1753, aged fifty-six years.
David Hottenstein, son of Jacob, had three sons and two daughters: Jacob, David, Daniel, Cath- arine (married Jaeob Grim) and Dorothea (died young).
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