Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 97

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


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and there was no more faithful attendant or sincere worshipper than he. As a member of the Young Men's club, he sought by this means to promote the welfare of the church and to build up an interest among the members of the congregation. He gave liberally of his time and money for the support of the church, and no matter how busy he might have been, was always ready to take up any task in the at Ashland, Schuylkill Co., Pa., for a year and a service of the church that might fall to his lot. The following "appreciation" gives some idea of the high esteem in which liis services were held :


We, the Rector and Vestry, of St. Matthew's Church, desire to give an expression of our gratitude to Almighty God for the many blessings to this Parish through the life and service of Jacob Harris Swenk, and also of our grief at the great personal loss we have each sustained in the death of our very dear friend.


For more than forty years Mr. Swenk has been actively identified with the life and work of St. Mat- thew's Church; as a member of the choir, as vestry- man and vestry's warden, but above all as a constant, unfailing attendant at the services of the church, he has been both a precept and example to the whole con- gregation. Eminently wise and conservative in counsel, of unfailing courtesv, most even tempered, he has largely assisted in tiding us through many dark hours in the years that are past.


He had the unusual honor of being elected account- ing warden of the parish in the saine year in which he was called to the vestry, so that for twenty-nine years he has had oversight of the property and finances of the church. An example of generous and faithful giving, he led us on to doing more than ever before for the Master's cause, and by his unremitting care of the prorerty of the church during times of prosperity and stress, he aided materially in bringing the Parish to its present condition.


We have resolved to spread this expression of our appreciation upon the minutes, to furnish a copy to his family, with the assurance of our warmest personal sympathy, and to request its publication in the local papers.


CHARLES HAAS SWENK, M. D., a physician of Sunbury, who has been located in practice there


half, being physician in the Miners' State Hospital there for nine months, and was subsequently in Luzerne county for a year, returning to his native place in 1899. He has fine offices at No. 243 Market Square. Dr. Swenk's practice has grown steadily, and he deserves the success which has at- tended his work, for he is faithful to the best ideals of his profession and an earnest, conscien- tious physician in all that the name implies. He is surgeon for the Mary M. Packer hospital, and president of the Sunbury board of health. His worth has been recognized by his fellow practi- tioners, among whom he has excellent standing, as is demonstrated by his official connection with the Northumberland County Medical Society and the Medical Society of Sunbury, both of which he is serving as treasurer; lie has held that position in the county society since 1902. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and of the American Medical Association. Socially he holds membership in Maclay Lodge, No. 632, F. & A. M., in the Alumni Association of his alma mater, the Americus Club and the Temple Club. He is a vestryman of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, in the work of which he takes an active part.


Dr. Swenk married Catharine Grant, daughter of the late William T. and Rachel A. ( Yoxtheimer) Grant, of Sunbury.


C. M. CLEMENT W. L. DEWARD H. S. KNIGHT, Committee. . RAYMOND SWENK, younger son of Jacob H. Swenk, graduated from the Sunbury high school in 1903, and later took a course at State College, Mr. Swenk was active in local politics to the ex- graduating therefrom in 1907. He has taken up .


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civil engineering, and is at present engaged as April ?? , 1843, who married Dr. William Truck- rodman for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company enmiller ; and Priscilla, born Sept. 1, 1845.


. at Pittsburg. He is a member of Maclay Lodge, No. 632, F. & A. M.


CAPT. JAMES BRYSON, who died in the prime of life, just at the age of forty, he was one prime of life while serving his country as a cavalry captain in the Civil war, was a descendant of one of the prominent old families of Northumberland county. The Brysons are of Scotch-Irish descent fever at Louisville, Ky., in April, 1862, while on and Presbyterians in religious faith.


Robert Bryson, the Captain's great-grandfather, born in 1727, died Sept. 29, 1769, aged forty-two years. He lived in Delaware township, Northum- berland county. His wife, whose maiden name marks his grave. was Esther Quigly, was born in 1228, and died in


On Jan. 1, 1852, Captain Bryson married Mar- September, 1809, at the age of eighty-one years. garet Montgomery, daughter of William S. and They had children as follows: James, Rev. John, William and Samuel. Of these. Rev. John Bry- son, born in January, 1758, in Cumberland county, Pa., died Aug. 3, 1855, in his ninety-eighth year ; he married Jane Montgomery, and they had five children, Christian, Jane, John, Robert and Hetty. Jane (Caldwell) Montgomery, the former born Dec. 17, 1808. the latter Aug. 13, 1808. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery had a family of five children : David C., Robert (of McEwensville, Pa.), Oliver (deceased), Edward L. (of Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Margaret.


James Bryson, son of Robert, was born Jan. 29,


Four children were born to Capt. James and 1757, and was a large landowner and farmer in Mrs. Bryson: Agnes M., born in 1854, died in Delaware township, where he died April 5, 1847, 1901; Clara J., born in 1856, died in 1902; Re- becca, born May 1, 1858, is the wife of William L. Wilson, a hardware merchant of Jersey Shore, Pa .; and William J., born in 1861, died in 1864. Mrs. Margaret Bryson makes her home in Milton. Northumberland county, residing on Front street.


in his ninety-first year. He is buried at Warrior Run Church. He married Esther Graham, daughter of John Graham, on June 22, 1780, and the following children were born to them : Rob- ert, William B., Mrs. Reineansin, Mrs. Nickson and a daughter, also married, whose name is not Rev. Robert C. Bryson, son of William B., born known. The mother of this family, born in 1751, Dec. 3, 1828, died April 13, 1873. aged forty-four died April 21, 1820, aged sixty-nine years. vears, four months, ten days. He was a Presby-


William B. Bryson was born Nov. 30,- 1794, in terian minister, and was located at Ashland. Pa., for some years as pastor. On Aug. 25, 1859, he married Ruth E. Arnold, daughter of John and Hannah P. ( Yeager) Arnold, and she still sur- vives, now making her home at Reading, Berks Co., Four children were born to this union : Fifteen Charles H., who is deceased; Myra, married to


Delaware township, where he died. He was a farmer and blacksmith, following those occupa- tions for many years. On Feb. 3, 1820, he married Rebecca Caldwell, who was born May 12, 1801, and died in Watsontown. They are buried at Mc- Pa. Ewensville, Northumberland county.


children were born to Mr. and Mrs. William B. Gilbert Voris Russel; Robert C., who married Bryson, namely : Margaret, born Nov. 10, 1820; Lydia A. Moore, and died in 1910; and Ruth, at Capt. James, born Jan. 1, 1822: Esther G., born home.


Aug. 22, 1823, who married Andrew Russel ( a son,


Capt. Samuel Bryson, the eleventh child of Wil- William, resides at Watsontown, Northumberland liam B. Bryson, born Jan. 31, 1837, died Dec. 24, county ) ; Mary E., born Feb. 20, 1825, who mar- 1879. He was a farmer by occupation. Early in ried John Easton, of Union county, Pa. : Ella R., the Civil war he entered the Union service as a private, becoming a member of Company D, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and after the death of his brother, Capt. James Bryson, of that company, was promoted to its command to fill his place. He served nearly four years in the war. On Dec. 23, 1868, he married Martha W. Dean, daughter of Judge Joseph Dean, who served two terms as as- sociate judge of Montour county, Pa. The Judge was twice married, having three children by his


born Feb. 25, 1827, who married Samuel McCarty ; Rev. Robert C., born Dec. 3, 1828; John C., born Nov. 9, 1830; Hannah, born Aug. 16, 1832, who died in 1846, aged fourteen years: William, born Oct. 2, 1833, who married Mary Eisley (she still resides at Watsontown, Northumberland county ) ; Jane, born May 22, 1835, who married Samuel Russel; Capt. Samuel, born Jan. 31, 1837: Re- becca, born Jan. 13, 1839, who married William Wagner, of Winehester, Va .; Sarah, born Sept. first wife, whose maiden name was Pollock, and 3, 1841, who married William Klopp; Martha, born eight by his second, Adaline Coal. To Captain


Capt. James Bryson was born Jan. 1, 1822, on the old homestead in Delaware township, North- umberland county, and though he died in the of the most prominent young men in the county. He had entered the Union service as captain of Company D, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and died of duty at that place. His death was a shock to all who knew him and was widely mourned in the vi- cinity of his home. His remains rest in the upper cemetery at Milton, Pa., where a fine monument


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Bryson and his wife were born five children: Daniel Acker and lives, near Pottsgrove, Penn- James, Howard, Janet, and Fannie and Ada (both sylvania. of whom are deceased).


JARED D. MAYES, of Milton, Pa., manufac- turer and importer of monumental work, was born Feb. 5, 1876, at Lemont, Centre county, Pa., son of Jones B. and Mary Brown. Jones B. Mayes was also engaged in the above business at Lemont, Cen- tre county, Pa., where he is now living retired.


Jared D. Mayes, one of six sons, learned the busi- ness under his father, and became a partner of his father under the name of J. B. Mayes & Son, at Leniont. This firm continued for a period of two years, and in March, 1904, our subject located at Watsontown, where he establislied a business in March, 1908, buying out the business establishment of W. H. Wetzel, formerly known as the H. N. Swartz Steam Marble Works. In 1909 Mr. Mayes removed to Milton, where he built and equipped a fine plant located at No. 66 Bound avenue. This plant is fitted up with electric power and pneumat- ic appliances of various kinds, his equipment being adapted for the production of the best work known to the trade.


Mr. Mayes married Sophronia Segner, daughter of Michael and Christina (Gault) Segner. They have these children : Mary Agnes, Anna Louisa and Jared D., Jr.


EDWIN M. CAMPBELL, of Milton, Northum- berland county, was born Dee. 7, 1867, in Shamo- kin township, and eomes of an old family of that seetion, the Campbells having been settled in Rush township for several generations.


Joseph . Campbell, his great-grandfather, was born in Rush township, where he lived and died, and is buried at the Rushi Presbyterian church. He was a farmer by occupation. His wife, Lovina, is buried in the graveyard of the same church, of which they were early members. Their children were the following: Richard, who was drowned in the Susquehanna river, at Danville: William; Christopher, who died in Rush township; Martha, Sallie and Chartic, all of whom died unmarried.


William Campbell, son of Joseph, was born Oet. V. Dreisbach, and they have had two children, 10, 1810, and died in 1884. He spent all his life Pearl Elizabeth and Emma Mae. Mr. Campbell and his family . are nicmbers of Christ Lutheran church at Milton. In political faith he is a Demo- crat. in Rush township, engaged in farming. In Mareh, 1837, he married Catherine Johnson, who was born Dee. 15, 1814, daughter of William and Elizabeth Johnson, and died in 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Camp- bell are buried at the Rusli Presbyterian ehureh. They had a family of six children : . Elizabeth, born Nov. 3, 1838, is the widow of Samuel Moore and inakes her home at Snydertown : Joseph A., born April 10, 1840, lives at South Danville, Pa. ; John P. is mentioned below : Matilda. born Feb. 15, 1845, married Philip Miller and is deceased ; Martha A., born Dec. 11, 1847, married John Hen- dricks; Margaret, born April 11, 1852, married


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John P. Campbell, son of William, born Oct. 13, 1842, attended the schools of Rush township and there passed his early life. He remained at home with his father until he reached the age of twenty-one years, when he bought the old Mahlon Boughner farm in Shamokin township, upon which he made his home for almost a quarter of a cen- tury. It comprises 132 acres of excellent land, and there he carried on general farming, with continu- ous success, until his removal in 1887 to tlie bor- ough of Snydertown. He built a fine residence at Snydertown, where he has since lived in retire- inent. He is a Demoerat in polities, and since settling in Snydertown has served four years as roadmaster. In religion he is a Lutheran, hold- ing membership in Reed's church, of which he has been deacon.


Mr. Campbell married Mary Sholl, who was born Mareh 18, 1843, and died in 1879. To this mar- riage was born one son, Edwin M. Mr. Campbell married for his second wife Emma Hile, daughter of . William Hile, of Rush township. There have been no children by this union.


Edwin M. Campbell received his education in the sehools of his native township and worked with his father until he attained his majority. At that . time he eommenced farming for himself, loeating on his father's farm at Snydertown, which con- tains 160 aeres. After cultivating that place for five years he moved to his wife's farm at McEwens- ville, Northumberland county, on which he was lo- cated for two years, at the end of that time settling in Milton, where he has lived since March 17, 1896. He bought a fine residence on Walnut street which he and his family still oceupy, and sinee taking up his residenee in the borough has been employed in the car shops, where he has an exeellent reputa- tion as an intelligent, industrious worker. He is considered a substantial citizen, but he has never taken any part in public affairs. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World, belonging to the lodge at Milton.


On Dec. 20, 1888, Mr. Campbell married Ella


Daniel Dreisbach, ancestor of the Dreisbael family of Northumberland county to which Mrs. Campbell belongs, married Catharine Grodurbel, and they came to this county from Northamp- ton county, where his father kept a hotel and farmed, at Dry Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dreisbach had the following children: (1) George Washington. (?) Daniel. (3) Susan married Charles Leon, son of Jonathan Leon and grandson of Dr. Leon, and they had two sons who died young.


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Elizabeth (who died young), Anna Maria, Cathar- Evangelical Association. He was a member of ine (married Levi Buch ) and Fyetta ( Mrs. Hag- Henry Wilson Post, No. 129, G. A. R., and was nour). (4) Elizabeth married Nicholas Hower a Mason for over forty years, having joined Milton and had five children, George, Alfred, William, Lodge, No. 256, F. & A. M., in 1870. Aaron and Caroline. (5) Kate married Daniel Mr. Satteson married Jane McDaniel, daughter Balliet and they had three children, Kate, George of Samuel and Tamer ( Harris) McDaniel, and and Caroline. (6) Mary married David Stahl- necker and had five children. George, Daniel, Mary (Mrs. Moye), Julia ( Mrs. James Frederick) and Sarah C. (Mrs. Murray).


George Washington Dreisbach, son of Daniel, married Sarah E. Acor. a descendant of Andrew Acor, who came to Pennsylvania from New Jersey and settled in Montour county: he was between forty and fifty years of age at the time.


they had the following children : William married Susan Snyder and has two children. Jennie and Homer ; Elizabeth married Edwin Balliet ( they have no children ) ; Louisa A. is the wife of William E. Steiger and has two children, Ruth and Harry; Harry married Sallie Baumgardner, and their children are Grace, Ralph, Susan, Thomas, Bud and Bruce; Ella J. married Calvin Steiger and has children, Robert, Thomas, Albert, Mary and Margaret ; James F. married Elizabeth Derr, and Charles L. married Annie Fetzer, and their chil- dren are Ethel and Franklin : Sarah and Annie are unmarried and living at home.


THOMAS SATTESON was at the time of his their children are Elizabeth, Paul and Mary; death one of the oldest residents of West Chillis- quaque township, living upon what is known as the Mount Zion farm. He was born Oct. 10, 1833, in Lebanon county, Pa., son of Jacob F. Satteson. His grandfather, who was of German extraction, lived and died in Lebanon county.


Mr. Satteson died Nov. 22, 1910, and in the spring of 1911 Mrs. Satteson removed to Milton, where she makes her home at No. 454 Cherry street.


Jacob F. Satteson removed to Northumberland county when his family was young, and settled in what was then Turbut township, now part of the


MAJ. FREDERICK A. REEN, a well known


borough of Milton. He did day's work until his citizen of Watsontown borough, has lived there death, which occurred March 23, 1885, when he sinee the close of his service in the Civil war, in was seventy-three years, five months, fifteen days which he had a distinguished record. He is a na- old. He is buried in Harmony cemetery, at Mil- tive of Liverpool, Perry Co., Pa., born May 13, 1839, son of George Reen.


ton. His wife, Elizabeth (Kohr), died Nov. 8, 1896, aged eighty-three years, one month, twenty- eiglit davs. They had the following children : John, who died at Milton, Pa., served two years and eleven months during the Civil war, being a member of the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves, took part in the battle of Gettysburg, and was wounded


Mr. Reen's grandfather came from Germany,-his native land, and settled in Philadelphia, where he spent all the rest of his life. He had three sons, of whom George Reen was born in Philadelphia in 1803. When a young man George Reen moved to Perry county, Pa., near Liverpool, where he owned in the right wrist at the battle of the Wilderness; a farm and followed agricultural pursuits through- Sarah married Adam Freymeyer and (seeond) David Knauer: James L., born in 1838, died in 1902 : Jacob F. is living in Milton, Pa. ; Thomas is mentioned below ; one daughter died young. out his active years. He died in 1896, at the un- usual age of ninety-three years. Mr. Reen married Clarentine Johnson, who was born in Perry county Feb. 19, 1806, and died there April 29, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Reen are buried in that county. They had children as follows: Samuel, born Jan. 31, 1831, who is living at Newport, Perry county ; Harriet, born June 2, 1834, who married Abraham Grubb and lives near her old home in Perry county; Christopher, born June 23, 1836, who served in the Civil war, and died in Michigan ; Frederick A. ; Anna Maria, born Dec. 5, 1842; and Gilbert, born July 21, 1845,


Thomas Satteson attended school at Milton, and when a young man followed boating upon the canal. He was thus engaged until 1868, except during the time he was in the Union service, having enlisted in Company E, 74th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volun- teers, with which he served six months. In 1868 he bought the old Fidler farm of ninety-five acres. known as the Mount Zion farm, in Chillisquaque (now West Chillisquaque) township, and ever att- erward gave his attention to its cultivation. He who is living in Sacramento, California.


was a substantial and intelligent citizen, well in- Frederick A. Reen received his education in the pay schools in vogne in Perry county during his boyhood. He assisted his father with the farm work until his enlistment, May 4, 1861, for three years' service in the Civil war, at which time he beeame serves, which comunand was organized at Liverpool. forined upon the topics of the day, and interested in the progress of local events. At one time he voted the Republican ticket, but he was snbse- quently identified with the Prohibitionists. In re- ligious connection he was formerly a Methodist, a member of Company B, 7th Pennsylvania Re- but there being no church of that denomination in his neighborhood he was long a member of the He was in active service as a private until the see-


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ond battle of Bull Run, at which he was wounded, and he was discharged on surgeon's certificate April 30, 1863. Mr. Reen's second enlistment, Feb. 20, 1864, was in the 3d Pennsylvania Heavy Ar- Knight, the former of whom kept hotel at Liver- tillery. In April, 1864, the 188th Regiment was organized from the surplus members of the 3d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. It took the field


On July 12, 1866, Major Reen married Sarah E. Knight, who was born Mary 10, 1846, at Liverpool, Pa., daughter of Richard and Sarah (Berry)


pool for many years, during the time the canal was building ; he died there. Mrs. Knight's father was a drummer boy in the Revolutionary war, onc at once, with about 900 men, a large proportion of of the youngest soldiers enlisted from his district. Major Reen and his wife had no children. Not


whom were veterans who had served in other regi- ments. After the war had ended its enrollment long after settling in Watsontown. he bought was increased by an aceession of men from the ground on Elm street upon which in 1869 he 199th Pennsylvania which had been mustered out, erected the pleasant home which he has since oc- its recruits being turned over to the 188th. This cupied. was one of the three hundred famous fighting regiments of the Civil war, and lost 124 in killed REYNOLDS. The name Reynolds has long and 456 in wounded. It was attached to Durn- been a respected one in the borough of Turbut- ham's Brigade, Brooks' Division, 18th Army Corps, ville, well and favorably known in business and and its colonels were, successively, George K. public circles, and two ,of its worthy representa- Bowen, John G. Gregg, J. C. Briscoe and Samuel tives there at the present time are Henry Abram I. Given. The fatalities of this famous command Reynolds, justice of the peace, and William N. occurred as follows: At Proctor's Creek, Va., May 11, 1862, 2; Proctor's Creek, Va., May 13, 1; Fort John and Hester ( Foster) Reynolds, who were Darling, May 14, 2; Fort Darling, May 15, 18;


Reynolds, merchant. They are descendants of married in October, 1797, at which time he was in Drury's Bluff, May 16, 25; Cold Harbor, June 1, his "twenty-first year of age" and she was in her 13, June 2, 6, June 3, 33, trenches, 3; Petersburg, "eighteenth ycar of age." Their children were assault, 3, mine, 2, trenches,. 16; Fort Harris, born as follows: William, Jan. 20, 1799, at 10 a. Sept. 29, 14; Chapin's Farm, Sept. 30, 3. The m .; Grace, Dec. 30, 1801, at 5:30 a. m .; George regiment was also at Fair Oaks. Mr. Reen became June 12, 1803, at 10 p. m. ; Philip, June 20, 1806, a second lieutenant March 31, 1864 ; was promoted at 6 p. m. ; Eliza, Dee. 27, 1808, at 7 p. m. ; Henry, to first lieutenant July 22, 1864; to captain Dec. Dec. 16, 1810, at 11 a. m .; Hiram, Oct. 3, 1812, at 14, 1864; and to major Nov. 26, 1865, being mus- 4 p. m. Of this family, Grace died June 26, 1805. tered out with that rank Dec. 14, 1865. At Fort Harrison, Sept. 29, 1864, he was wounded. .


William Reynolds, son of Jolin, born Jan. 20,- 1799, in Montgomery county, Pa., lived for some


When he returned to civil life Major Reen set- time at Willow Grove, in that county, was at one tled at Watsontown, Northumberland Co., Pa., time a resident of Schuylkill Haven, and later caine


where he has since made his home. Later lie be-


came a teacher, following that profession for five was a pioneer innkeeper. In his earlier manhood years, and for a number of years was engaged in he had followed farming and shoemaking. Some


various lines of business, in 1896 taking the posi- tion of tax receiver of the borough, which he con-


to Turbutville, Northumberland county, where he


time before his death he moved to a farm in An- thony township, Montour county, where he passed tinues to fill. He has always been active socially, the remainder of his days. He is buried at the being well known in the Masonic fraternity. He Warrior Run church. He married Hester Barrel, was made a Mason Feb. 21, 1866, in Adams Lodge, and they had the following children: Ella mar- No. 319, F. & A. M., of New Bloomfield, Pa., ried Dr. Cotner ; Mary married Isaac Reader, (sec- and on March 22, 1871, transferred his membership ond) George Christian and (third) D. H. Dreis- to Watsontown Lodge. No. 401, of which he be- bach ; John lived and died at Turbntville ; Himan came secretary in 1873, serving also in 1874; he lived for the most part in Turbutville, where he was again elected to that office in 1904 and is still kept a hotel, later lived on a farm in Delaware serving. He is a member of Warrior Run Chap- township, and then moved to the Sulphur Springs hotel, in Lycoming county, Pa., where he died ; ter, No. 264, R. A. M., and also serves as secre- tary of that body. As a member of the G. A. R. George is inentioned below ; William was a hotel- he belongs to Bryson Post, No. 225, of Watson- keeper in Pennsylvania, later moving out to Ill- town, and became its first commander Sept. 30, inois, where he engaged in farming, and he died 1881. Major Reen has long been a prominent at Kingston, that state; Catharine married Jacob member of the Methodist church, in which he has Smith and they lived and died at Schuvier, Pa. : filled all the offices, being at present president of Louise is the wife of D. P. Dreisbach and they live the board of trustees, in which position he has at Turbutville; Eliza married James Leech, a served many years. He is an intelligent and well farmer, and they moved from Montgomery county informed man, and his counsel is much esteemed to Northumberland county. in all the circles in which he is known.




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