Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, Part 42

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1024

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On Aug. 23, 1878, Mr. Clayberger married Alice S. Pressler, daughter of Cyrus and Annie S. (Heiser) Pressler, of Snyder county, where Mr. Pressler still lives. Mr. and Mrs. Clayberger have had children as follows: Harry W., now of Oak- land, Cal., who is married to Alice Garbet; John F., of Philadelphia, who married Marie Straley; Florence M., who married Francis MI. Ney and lives in Shamokin, Pa .: Ralphi II .; Howard G .; Maud R .; Edward D .; Chester E., and Cyrus F. Mr. Clayberger and his family attend the United Brethren Church.

RICHARD GLASS, late of Shamokin, was en- gaged in the hotel business at No. 72: East Com- merce street, in that borough, for several years be- fore his death. He was formerly a successful mine contractor. having followed mining for about then bought a farm at Roaring Creek, in Columbia thirty years. He served as councilman from the county, where he passed the remainder of his days. Seventh ward and at the time of his death held the By trade he was a butcher, and he followed the office of jury commissioner of Northumberland business for some years in his later life. His county.

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Mr. Glass was born in 1866 in Coal township, ing in Northumberland county, owned and lived this county, son of Samuel Glass. His father was upon a farm in Jordan township, near Uniontown, a native of County Meath, Ireland, born in 1838, the property now owned by Phoebe Troutman, one and eame to America when nineteen years old, of his granddaughters: the place now comprises eighty acres. He is interred in the Uniontown cemetery, the burial place of many Troutmans. He and his wife Magdalena ( Brosius) were the parents of the following children: John; Polly, Mrs. John Lesher ; Moses : Mrs. Nathan Brower; Peter : Samuel : and Eve, Mrs. Isaac Wolf. settling in Shamokin, Pa., where he made a per- manent home. He worked as a miner, in the em- ploy of the late Thomas Baumgardner, being thus engaged for thirty years, and was known to all as an industrious, upright citizen. He died April 4, 1902, and is buried at Shamokin. Samuel Glass married Maria Richards. a native of Wales, who canie to America in girlhood. She now makes her home with her grandson. Samuel, in Shamokin. To Mr. and Mrs. Glass were born children as fol- lows : John (deceased ), Richard, Samuel, Reese, William, John H. (county detective of Northum- berland eounty) and George.

Richard Glass received all his education in the public schools of Coal township. He was only a boy when he began work, picking slate at the Baumgardner breaker, and in time he became a full-fledged miner and eventually a contractor, son of his daughter Mary. Mr. Troutman was employing from six to eight men. In June, 1906, active in church work, the founder and leading member - of Troutman's United Evangelical Church, so named in his honor. He built the meeting house of that congregation at Uniontown, was always a liberal contributor to the church and one of its pillars to the end of his life. Mr. Troutman served some years as treasurer of his township. He died upon his farm about 1900. and he is buried with his wife in the family plot in Uniontown cemetery. he engaged in the hotel business, to which he gave all his attention, finding the new line both con- genial and profitable. In his death. which oc- curred April 2, 1911, Shamokin lost a valuable and worthy eitizen. He was buried in the Sham- okin cemetery. Mr. Glass had many friends in Shamokin, both in business circles and in public life, and he was a well known member of the I. 0. O. F. (belonging to Lodge No. 664), the F. O. E. (Aerie No. 534) and the Liberty Hose Com- pany. He was an active worker in the local Re- publican ranks, and in 1906 was elected couneil- man from the Seventh ward, for a term of four years. In June, 1909, he was elected jury com- missioner of the county, winning in the contest by a majority of one over his opponent, J. C. Moore, who formerly held the office.

Mr. Glass married Martha J. MeKelvey, daugh- ter of William MeKelvey, and they had one son, Samuel. The family are Episeopalians.

SAMUEL GLASS, son of Richard, born in Sham- okin Nov. 15, 1888, is a machinist by trade, but since the death of his father has taken the hotel business. He was appointed jury commissioner by Judge C. R. Savidge, to succeed his father. Mr. Glass married Mary Durkin, daughter of Bryan Durkin, and they have one son, Richard.

HARVEY ALBERT TROUTMAN, who has recently removed to Sunbury, was a farmer before taking up his residence there. He was born Nov. 9, 1872, at Seven Points. Northumberland county, son of Isaac Trontman and grandson of John Troutman.

Jacob Troutman, his great-grandfather, the known progenitor of many of the name now resid-

John Troutman, son of Jacob, was born June 10, 1812, in Jordan township, near Uniontown, and was a lifelong farmer and one of the most prosperous men in his section, of which he was a leading citizen for many years of his long life. Besides his home place of 132 acres he owned six farms: The one now owned by his son George L., another which his son Simon obtained, one given to his daughter Mrs. Jeremiah Peifer, an- other owned by his son Adam L., another owned by his son Henry, and another by Joel Kreitzer,

Mr. Troutman was twice married, his first union being with Sarah Lesher, who was born Dec. 16. 1824. After the death of his first wife he sub- sequently married her sister, Harriet Lesher. They were daughters of Samuel Lesher, who was from Berks county; Mr. Lesher was a large property owner. Mr. Troutman was the father of a large family, Engeline and Simon by his first wife, and the following by his second: Isaae, Magdalena (who died unmarried), Elmira (wife of Jeremiah Peifer), Henry John, Moses, Mary (wife of Joel Kreitzer), Amos, Adam L., George L., Johannes, Phoebe, one that died in infancy, Cornelius and another that died in infanev.

Isaac Troutman, son of John, was born Sept. 4, 1849. in Jordan township, and was reared on the paternal farm, working for his parents through- out his youth. When about twenty-one years old he began farming for himself in Rockefeller town- ship, at Seven Points, where he loeated about 1869, from that time for many years living with and working for his father-in-law, Daniel Klinger. Mr. Troutman remained with Mr. Klinger until the latter's death, and he still continues to live on the old place in Rockefeller township. He and his family are Lutheran members of the Cross Road Church, in which he has been aetive, hav-

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ing held the offices of trustee, deacon and elder, America with the other mercenaries in 1275. Re- in which latter he is still serving. Politically he maining in this country after the close of the war. is a Republican.

Mr. Troutman married Mary Ann Klinger, daughter of Daniel and Caroline (Schadel) Klinger, and they have had children as follows: Lizzie married Theodore McKinney and they live at Gratz, Pa. ; Harvey Albert married Edna Long ; Elmer F. married Adella Bloom; Lillie married Elmer Zimmerman and they live in Rockefeller township ; and William died young:

Daniel Klinger, father of Mrs. Troutman, was born Nov. 2, 1824, and died Aug. 21, 1898. He married Caroline Schadel, who was born May 22, 1827, and after their marriage they eame to Rocke- feller township from the vicinity of Klingerstown, Schuylkill eounty, settling on the farm where they passed the remainder of their lives. They are buried in that township, at Emanuel Lutheran Church. Mrs. Klinger died Oct. 22, 1907.

Harvey Albert Troutman .attended publie school at Seven Points, and in his youth assisted 'his father and maternal grandfather on the home place, where he remained until his marriage, when he was twenty years old. At that time he located upon a farm in Shamokin township belonging to his father, near Seven Points, living there about seventeen years. until his removal to Sunbury, April 1, 1910. Meantime he aequired a farm of his own, a plaee of seventy-two aeres located near Stonington, in Shamokin township, which he rents out. Since settling in Sunbury he has been in the ried Israel Klinger; Jacob, who lived in Hubley employ of C. H. Brosious & Co., contractors. His . home is at No. 133 Catawissa avenue. While a resident of Shamokin township Mr. Troutman peace in Upper Mahantango many years ( he served served that community as school director. He and his family are members of the Cross Road Church, belonging to the Lutheran congregation, which Mr. postmaster at Hegins, Schuylkill county ; Samuel, Troutman has served as deaeon. He is a Repub- lican in politics.

On Nov. 24, 1892, Mr. Troutman married Edna Long, daughter of Benjamin C. and Rosanna (Kelly) Long, and they have a family of three children : Benjamin E., Arville J. and Clara Edith.

ANDREW J. SCHWALM, a farmer in the southern district of Jordan township. Northmi- berland county, is well known as one of the most successful agriculturists of his region, as a prom- inent worker in the local ranks of the Democratic party and as an enthusiastic member of the Odd Fellows fraternity. He is a man of substanee and good standing, both of which have been won by 'his own efforts and a life of consistent integrity.

he settled in Hubley (originally Mahantango) township, Schuylkill Co., Pa., where he took up a large amount of land and devoted himself to farming. He died there Dec. 24, 1834, aged eighty-two years. His wife Odilla ( Bobb) was born in Germany Feb. 16, 1765, came to America with her. parents, and died Feb. 24. 1836. She and her husband are buried side by side at Cole- man's Church, in Dauphin county, near the Schuylkill county line. They were the parents of one son and two daughters: Catharine mar- ried Jacob Hoffa and they are buried at Dushore. Sullivan Co., Pa .: Elizabeth married Alexander Klinger; Frederick was the great-grandfather of Andrew J. Sehwahn.

Frederiek Sehwalm, son of John, was born in Schuylkill county May 12, 1796, and died Jan. 6, 1872. The old homestead in Hubley township became his property and he carried on farming there all his life, putting up the original set of log buildings on that plaee. He is buried at Cole- man's Church. He was three times married, hav- ing twelve children by his first wife, Catharine (Stein), daughter of Johannes Stein : no children by his second wife, whose maiden name was Zer- fink ; and three children by his third wife, Harriet (Deiter), Jackson, Lillie and Elizabeth. The children of the first union were: John ; Hannah, who married Samnel Sehade: Caroline, who mar-

township, where he was supervisor for more than twenty years; Frederiek, who was justice of the in the Union army during the Civil war) : Dan- iel S., who still survives : Emanuel, who served as who was a soldier during the Civil war in Com- pany A, 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry : William : Peter: Louisa, who married Mr. Fagner (they live in Hoopston, Ill.) ; and Kate, of South Bend, Ind., who married John D. Willard and for her seeond husband a Mr. Martin.

John Schwalm, son of Frederick, was born Dec. 25, 1818, in Mahantango township, was a farmer in Hubley township for some years, and was a prominent man in his day in Schuylkill county. serving two years, 1857 and 1858, as steward of the county almshouse. He was also sehool di- rector for many years. In religions faith he ad- hered to the Reformed Chureli and he is buried in the cemetery of the Church of God in Hegins township. He married Elizabeth Shade, who was born March 12, 1827. in Hubley township. Schuyl- kill county, daughter of John Shade, and is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Schwalm were the parents of the following named children: Hannah mar-

The Schwalm family is an old one in this sec- tion, founded here by John Schwalmn, one of the Hessian soldiers hired by the British government to fight in the Colonies during the Revolutionary ried John Schmeltz; Edward (deceased) married war. He was born May 31, 1:52, and came to a Miss Lucus: Lydia married ( first) Josso Heint-

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zinger and (second) John Ressler; Kate married section. has been township constable since 1905, John F. Barr; Daniel E. is mentioned below; and has long been interested in local political Polly married Elias Artz; Lonisa married Har- vey Clauser. activities as an ardent member of the Democratic party. During his residence in Schuylkill county he was delegate to county convention, served as delegate to the county convention of 1906, in 1907 was a delegate to the State convention, and was a delegate to the last convention held in Northumberland county.

Daniel E. Schwalm, son of John, was born and reared in Hubley township, Schuylkill county, and is still engaged in farming there, having his fa- ther's homestead, a fine farm of 120 acres. He built the dwelling-house on the property, but the barn was built by his father in 1847. Mr. Schwalm has been a useful and active citizen of his town- ship, where he has held various offices, having been tax collector for a number of years and also supervisor. He is a Democrat in politics and has been committeeman of his township. His home is on the line of Sehnylkill and Dauphin coun- ties and he is a Reformed member of Coleman's Church in the latter county, his wife belonging to the Reformed congregation of that church, to which the family also belong. Mr. Schwalmn has served as deacon and elder.

Andrew J. Schwalm was born Oct. 13, 1871, in Hubley township, Schuylkill county, was reared to farm life, and worked on the home place until eighteen years old. For the next five years he worked in coal mines in Dauphin county, at the Williamstown colliery, in Bear Valley, after which he commenced huckstering, at which he was en- gaged about five years, attending the Pottsville and Minersville markets. On the evening of Sept. 26, 1899, while returning home from market, Mr. Schwalm was held up by three highwaymen on the Shermans mountain road and relieved of $140. He was huckster about two years for F. L. Kehres, of Rebuck, Northumberland county, was later at Girardville and Shenandoah, and in the spring of 1901 came to his present place in Jordan town- ship, Northumberland county, settling there March 20th. He has 136 acres of fine land lo- cated on the road leading from Klingerstown to Urban, Hebe and Pillow. This farin was formerly the William Shartle homestead and was for many years a hotel stand. "Shartle's Hotel" being well known: Mr. Shartle built the large brick house, which is 40 by 40 feet in dimensions, in 1867.

Mr. Schwahn is a well known citizen of his

Mr. Schwalm holds membership in Lodge No. 637, I. O. O. F., at Klingerstown, was representa- tive to the meeting of the Grand Lodge held at Reading in May, 1907, and again served in that capacity in 1908, when the grand lodge convened at Philadelphia. He and his family are members of the Himmel Church at Rebuck, Mr. Schwalm belonging to the Lutheran congregation, his wife to the Reformed congregation. He served as dea- con of the Coleman Church.

On July 16, 1898, Mr. Schwalm married Rosa Kehres, daughter of N. E. and Catharine (Hoff- man) Kehres, of Rebuck, and four children have been born to this union: Katie A., born Aug. 25," 1899, in Washington township; Florence May, born Sept. 2, 1901, in Washington township; Liz- zie F., born April 4, 1903, in Jordan township;

Mr. Schwalm married Fietta Schlegel, daugh- ter of Peter Schlegel (whose wife was a Snyder), and granddaughter of Peter Schlegel, who was born Oct. 12, 1786, came from Berks county, and died Oct. 1, 1864 ; he is buried at the Herb Church. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. and Nathan D., born July 16, 1906, in Jordan. Schwalm: Andrew J. lives at Klingerstown ; Reily On July 30, 1910, the first reunion of the Schwalm family was held at Valley View, Schuyl- died young; Lizzie married J. L. Reitz and is living at Mount Carmel : Charles, who lives at Val- kill Co., Pa., and it was a great success, about ley View, married Mattie Stiely; Katie died five hundred attending. Mr. Andrew J. Schwalm. young ; Rufus, who married Flora Adams, is liv- who was present with his family, was elected one of the historians of the association. The second gathering was held the second Saturday in Au- gust, 1911, at Valley View Park. ing on the old homestead, at Artz; Harry mar- . ried Florence Schaffer, and they live at Spring- ville, Schuylkill county.

Andrew J. Swalm, who lives at Sunbury, this county, was born Sept. 22, 1850, at Schuylkill Haven, Pa., son of Joseph M. Swalm and grand- son of Andrew Swalm.

Joseph M. Swalm was born at Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co., Pa., and died at Philadelphia at the age of seventy-three years. For about twenty years he was engaged in business as a retail grocer in Philadelphia. In earlier life he was a wheel- wright and carriage builder and lived in Schuyl- kill county. He was buried at Orwigsburg. In religion he was a Methodist. His wife, Angeline (Allebach), daughter of Jacob Allebach, of Mid- dleport, Schuylkill county, still lives in Philadel- phia, now (1910) eighty-four years old. They had children as follows: One son that died in infancy; Andrew J .: Charles, of Philadelphia; Hannah, who married M. Plish and lives at Hol- ley, N. Y .: Sallie, who died in Wyoming, wife of Robert Harper: Mary, married to Thomas J. Andress, and living in Philadelphia : Ella, who died aged thirty years : and Mabel, who died aged twenty-five years.

Andrew J. Swalm was educated in the public

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schools of his native town. When twelve years Womelsdorf, in Berks county, and who died about old he began clerking in the store and has ever 1847. They had children as follows: John, Jon- since been in the groeery business. He was in as, Jacob, Henry, Mrs. Samuel Savage and Mrs. business at Hazleton, Pa., for fifteen years. In Silas Wolverton. 1887 he first associated himself with the Hooven Jacob Fry, son of Jacob, was born in 1817 in Northumberland county and was a farmer by oc- cupation. In 1854 he moved to the borough of Sunbury, settling along the Susquehanna river, where in those days considerable fishing was done, the sport being then at its best in this region. He served as tax collector of Upper Augusta town- ship. Mr. Fry died in 1859, below Shamokin Dam, at the age of forty-two years. He married Lonisa Bowen, daughter of Jonathan and Cath- arine (Ermentrout) Bowen, who came from near Womelsdorf, Berks county, and they had the fol- lowing family: Samuel, who died in childhood; William, who entered the Union service in the Civil war and died of starvation in the spring Mercantile Company (which has stores in nine cities of eastern Pennsylvania), at Hazleton, re- maining there about two years in that associa- tion. He then left them for three years, and since 1892 has been their manager at Sunbury, Pa., where they have a large wholesale trade. He has supervision of ten people. Mr. Swalm is owner and manager of the Sunbury Peanut Com- pany, which does an extensive business in this part of the State, the peanut butter manufactured by this concern being known for its rich quality. Mr. Swalni is a member of the Methodist Church of Sunbury, of which he has been a trustee for a number of years. He was married Sept. 16, 1876, to Martha A. Garrett, daughter of William and of 1865 at Salisbury, S. C., where lie was a pris- Mary Garrett. of Pottsville. She died April 1, oner: David, who died in 1894; Landis; Harriet, who married Daniel Ulman and lived out West (both are deeeased) ; Mary C., born in 1852, who

were born these children: Gertrude L., who is died in 1866.

1906, aged fifty-three years, and is buried in Pom- fret Manor cemetery. To Mr. and Mrs. Swalm now engaged as a stenographer and resides at home ; Florence M., a publie school teacher, who has taught ten terms in the public schools of Sunbury; and Marrion K., wife of E. K. Burlew, a government employee, residing at Washington, D. C. Mr. Swalm resides at No. 1113 Market street, Sunbury.

LANDIS FRY, of Sunbury, was the pioneer in the bakery business at that place, and is still en- gaged in that line, being now the oldest dealer in bakery goods there. He also eonduets a groeery and notion store, and for over thirty years has been one. of the thriving merchants of the bor- ough, one who has taken his part in the public administration and done his duty in every ca- pacity. He was born in Sunbury Sept. 11, 1843, and has passed all his life there.

The Fry family came to Northumberland coun- ty from Berks county, this State, Jaeob Fry, the grandfather of Landis Fry, hailing from the viein- ity of Womelsdorf, where he was born about 1785. He came to Northumberland county before his marriage, and owned a farm on the Shamokin road, in Upper Augusta township, his old home- stead being now the property of Lot Bartholo- mew. His grandson Landis Fry has a set of horns taken from a deer Jacob Fry shot on this farm. He was a earpenter as well as farmer. His death, which occurred in 1856, when he was about seventy years old, was the result of an accident: he was in a boat which went over the breast of the Shamokin dam and he struck his head on a

Landis Fry attended school in Sunbury. In 1865 he began driving a bakery wagon, and in 1844 entered into partnership with his brother David in the bakery business, this association last- ing four and a half years, sinee when Landis Fry has done business on his own account. He put up his present store building in 1879, and has the oldest bakery in the borough, as well as a well established grocery and notion business. He has three employees. Mr. Fry has gained and re- tained the patronage of a large number of his neighbors and fellow citizens by honest dealing, satisfactory goods and upright business methods, aud he deserves the substantial rewards whichi have been his portion. He has the confidence of all who know him, as was shown by his election as member of the town couneil, in which he served three years, during which time he was instrument- al in having Market street paved. He is a Repub- lican in politieal affiliation.

In 1866 Mr. Fry married Anna Statia Hayes, daughter of James and Sarah Ann ( Harmon) Hayes, of Lewis township, Northumberland coun- ty, and they have had a family of eight children : William J., who lives in Sunbury; Edward, de- eeased ; Joseph, at home; Howard. , of Sunbury ; Landis, of Sunbury; Chester, a baker, who lives at home: Walter H., who assists his father; and Morris, deceased. Walter H. Fry, who was born in Sunbury March 16, 1879. is a member of Maclay Lodge, No. 632, F. & A. M., of Sunbury.

SAMUEL BRADY (deceased) passed his latter rock. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the years in retirement at Shamokin, where his widow old Sunbury cemetery. Jacob Fry married a now makes her home. He was a lifelong resident Miss Camp, who was also from the vicinity of of Northumberland county, and followed farming

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near Elysburg, in Ralpho township, the principal active member of the board of trade while residing part of his active life. at Wilmerding.

On Dee. 22, 1886, Mr. Rockefeller married Har-

Mr. Brady was born near Elysburg in 1847, son of Abraham Brady, who was a farmer and riet R., daughter of Oliver and Elizabeth ( Gibson ) McClow, of Sunbury, Pa. They had three chil-

well known citizen of that locality. He died upon his farm in 1889. His children were: Katie, wife dren: Catherine, who graduated from the Bing. of George Leibig : Clara, Mrs. Yoder: Josephine, living at Bloomsburg, Pa. ; Frain, living at Tharp- town, Pa .; Samuel, deceased ; Oliver, living near Elysburg ; and George, of Tharptown.

ham School for Girls, in the class of 1906; Mary E., who graduated from the same school in 1910; and Margaret M., who graduated from the same in 1911. Mrs. Rockefeller and her daughters are members of the Episcopal Church of Sunbury. Mr. Rockefeller was a stanch Republican. Fra- ternally he was a member of the I. O. O. F. and

Samuel Brady attended the public schools, but he was a mere boy when he began work at the breaker. Later he followed railroading for several years. He began farming in Ralpho township, con- the Order of Moose. tinuing that occupation throughout his active years, but always had his residence in Shamo- kin. By thrift and industry he made a suceess of his work, in which he acquired a competence. Some time before his death he lived in retire- ment, dying at Shamokin June 8, 1907. He is buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Shamokin. Mr. Brady was a Lutheran in religious connec- tion, and a man who deserved. the respect in which he was held by all who knew him.

Mrs. Rockefeller is descended from Cornelius MeClow, who came to America before the Revo- Intionary war and settled in Northumberland County, Pa., in the district now embraced in Ralpho township, near Elysburg. He died March 20, 1812, and he and his wife Elizabeth ( Brower) are buried at the Quaker cemetery in Ralpho town- ship. Cornelius MeClow was Scotch-Irish.

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Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, Part 42

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co. Number of Pages: 1024

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1024