Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, Part 43

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

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Among the children of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Brower) McClow was Joseph MeClow, Mrs. Rock-

On Aug. 15, 1874, Mr. Brady married Sarah efeller's great-grandfather, who was born Feb. 6, Lints, daughter of Daniel Lints, of Northumber- 1289, and died March 21, 1828. He followed land county, and she still resides at their Shamokin farming near Elysburg. His wife, Mary (Camp- home. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. bell), long survived hin, dying Dec. 28, 1865, and Brady : Samuel, who is employed as a fireman at they were the parents of eight children : John, the Henry Clay colliery, married Miranda Dilla- Benjamin, William, Daniel, Sarah, Margaret, Jes- plain, and they have had six children, Jennie, Eva, sie and Levi. Beatrice, Bertha, Gladys and Florence ; Oliver died Benjamin McClow, son of Joseph, was born in infancy; Minnie died aged two years; Jennie June 25, 1812, near Elysburg, and was brought is the wife of Irvin Kissler, of Shamokin,' in up in that vicinity. He was a carpenter by trade. Northumberland county, and they have one child, Going to Shamokin in 1835 when the borough Mildred. was in its infancy, he followed his trade there for a year, later running a sawmill near that place,

LEMUEL C. ROCKEFELLER was born Nov. on Coal run. In the spring of 1838 he built the 8, 1848, son of Lewis and Catherine (Campbell) fourth house in Shamokin, at what is now the Rockefeller. His boyhood was spent upon his corner of Pearl and Commerce streets, bringing father's farm and his first venture for himself was his family hither in June of that year. He died in the bottling business at Sunbury, Pa., where he Dec. 22, 1897, at the advanced age of eighty-five. remained for some time. He removed in 1890 to Mr. MeClow married Rebecca Taylor. daughter Gallitzin, twelve miles west of Altoona, Pa., where of Daniel Taylor, of Shamokin township, and they he engaged in the wholesale liquor business. He became the parents of six children: Oliver, the remained there about twelve years and was most father of Mrs. Lemmel C. Rockefeller, now living successful in this undertaking. While located at Frederick, Md. ; David, who died in Shamokin ; there, in May, 1901, he was elected justice of the Harriet, Mrs. John Lake, of Shamokin: Joseph. peace of the borough of Gallitzin, on the Republi- of Shamokin: Robert, of Shamokin; and Adelia, ean ticket, in spite of the fact that the town was Mrs. John Cooney.

business and ice manufacturing. following this strongly Democratic. He later moved to Wilmer- ding, near Pittsburgh, Pa., where he engaged in

DRUMM. There are many representatives of the wholesale liquor trade, also the electric light the Drumm family in Lower Augusta township, Northumberland county, the posterity of Charles business for eight years. In 1909 he moved to and Christiana Drumm, whose three surviving Sunbury, and started the erection of a home at the sons are all interested in farming in that- section. corner of Amy and Front streets, but his death, A number of the family have been successful school Oct. 18, 1909, occurred before it was completed. teachers, notably John Drumm, one of the three He was an able and honorable business man, and brothers mentioned, who has taught there since was successful in all his enterprises. He was an 1880.

Llo. Rockefeller

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Charles Drumm was born in Dauphin county, a tract of thirty-eight acres in Lower Augusta Pa., and from the age of eleven years lived with township. It was formerly the homestead of Hen- ry Conrad, who took up the land by warrant from the Commonwealth, and it later came into the possession of his son Peter, from whom Henry Drunm, his son-in-law, acquired it. The latter. however, owned only part of the original Conrad tract. He bought this place in 1868. On Oct. 6, 1868, Mr. Drumm married Matilda Conrad, daughter of Peter Conrad, and to them were born five children : Sarah died in infancy ; William Har- vey is a resident of Sunbury; Henry C. is men- tioned below ; Katie E. married Edgar D. Wag- ner, of Sunbury; Tillie married Grant Witmyre and they live at Herndon. Mr. Drumm died Feb. 14, 1911, and is buried at St. Elias Lutheran his family also adhere to that faith. He was a Republican in politics. the family of the late Dr. Peter Tryon, in Wash- ington township, Northumberland county, remain- ing with them until some years after his marriage. He then moved to Uniontown, where he followed his trade of shoemaker for some years, after which he removed across the Mahantango mountains into Lykens Valley, in Dauphin county, where he lived until he entered the army during the Civil war. He served nine inonths, in Company I, 127th Regiment, Pennsylvania Drafted Militia, and in 1866 he returned to Northumberland county, set- tling at Mile Run, in Lower Augusta township, where he occupied the property now owned by his son Jacob, remaining there until eight years be- fore his death. He then purchased a house and Church, Hollowing Run. He was a Lutheran, and lot at Asherton, this county, where he died April 25, 1897, aged seventy-three years, two months, seventeen days. After the war he devoted all his time and energies to farming. He was an es- teemed citizen of the locality, and active in the life of the Hollowing Run Lutheran Church, in Lower Augusta township, which he served for many years in the capacity of deacon, and also held the office of elder. He married Christiana Beck, daughter of John Beck, a substantial citi- zen of Dauphin county, who also owned property in Uniontown : his wife was from Northampton county, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Drumm are

HENRY C. DRUMM, son of Henry Drumm, was born Sept. 27, 1872, in Lower Augusta township, where he is now engaged in farming. He was reared there, and obtained his primary education in the local common schools, later attending Ber- rysburg Academy; Prof. R. D. Renn's summer normal school. at Patricksburg; the high school at Middleburg; and the State normal school at Bloomsburg. When only seventeen years old he was licensed to teach, and during his first and second terms was engaged in Washington township. For

buried at the Hollowing Run Lutheran Church. six terms he taught in his native township, com-

She died Nov. 27, 1906, aged eighty-one years, four days. They were the parents of the follow- ing named children : Henry is mentioned below : a daughter, twin of Henry, died in infancy; Mary married Levi Conrad and (second) David Conrad, half-brothers : a son, twin of Mary, died in infancy ; Charles died June 9, 1910, aged fifty-six years, nine months, one day (he was a blacksmith in Augustaville and had a farm in Plum Creek) : Louise married Emanuel Fox and (second) Jacob · Knouse, of Kratzerville; John is mentioned below ; Jacob E. is mentioned below: Annie married Charles Bucher and they live in Sunbury:

pleting eight years of successful work as an educator. For the next two years he was em- ployed as clerk and bookkeeper in the warp de- partment of the Susquehanna Silk Mill, being obliged to relinquish the position just a few days before the completion of the second year because of failing health. His next work was as travel- ing salesman for C. C. Seebold, dealer in musical instruments, his territory being in central Penn- sylvania, for one full year having charge of thir- teen counties of the State. Besides selling instru- ments he did collecting and helped to look after all the office work of the concern. In the spring of 1901 Mr. Drumm came to his present home, one mile east of Asherton. where he has forty- five acres of fertile land which was formerly part

Through his mother, who was a Diehl, Charles Drummi was related to that early Pennsylvania family of the Mennonite faith, identified with Le- high and Berks counties from Colonial days. In of the Henry Conrad and Jacob Renn properties. Northumberland county they lived south of Line It is nicely and advantageously located, and Mr. Mountain.

Drumm has made the most of its possibilities in its development. He is particularly interested in the growing of choice fruits, in which line he has gained a high reputation by his success. His pres- ent set of buildings are among the improvements he has made on his property, he having erected the house in 1896 and the barn in 1900. He is an enterprising. intelligent. wide-awake citizen, and has been called upon to use his ability in the public service as well as in his private affairs,

HENRY DRUMM, son of Charles and Christiana (Beck) Drumm, was born June 8, 1848, in Wash- ington township, Northumberland county. When nineteen years old he commenced to learn shoe- making with Isaac Clements, at Bull Run. this county, but after completing his trade he took to railroad work, being ear inspector at Sunbury for the Northern Central Railroad Company for three years. In the spring of 1870 he commenced farm- ing, which he followed the rest of his life, having having been tax collector of his district since

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1902 and being also township treasurer under the family it had been owned for several generations. new road law. In 1909 he took an active part The present house and barn thereon were built by the Shipes. in the organization of the Asherton and Augusta- ville Telephone Company, of which he has been Mr. Drumm served ten years as justice of the an officer from the beginning, and he is serving peace, refusing a renomination in the spring of' the company as secretary at present. In politics 1910. He is prominent and well known in the councils of the Republican party, in which he has been an efficient worker for many years, and has traveled all over the county in its interest, his services being highly valued. he is a Democrat. He and his family are Luth- erans, members of St. Elias Church in Hollowing Run, of which he has been deacon and trustee, holding office for six years. He has been particu- larly active in Sunday school work in his com- munity, having served as superintendent or teach- er for the past fifteen years. In 1910 he was elected secretary for the district Sunday school convention.

On March 25, 1894, Mr. Drumm married Re- becca Geise, daughter of Daniel and Froena (Trautman ) Geise, of Jordan township. and they have one daughter, Grace E., who has completed the course in the graded schools of Lower Augusta township.

JOHN DRUMIM, son of Charles and Christiana .(Beck) Drumm, is one of the oldest school teach- ers, in point of length of service, in Northum- berland county. He was born Feb. 24, 1860, in Lykens township, Dauphin county, where he lived ' until six years old. His parents then returned to Northumberland county, settling in Lower Au- gusta township, where he was reared on the farm and obtained his early training in the common schools. Later he attended the summer normal school held by Prof. Saul Shipman, at Augusta- ville, for several terms, and another summer nor- mal, at Elysburg, conducted by Prof. W. W. Woly- erton and his wife Chidistor and a Professor , Boyer, where he was likewise a student for sey- eral terms: he also studied at the normal school at Milton, conducted by Prof. W. W. Wolverton and a Professor Geho, and has taken several courses by mail. He has a State teacher's perina- nent certificate, granted by State Superintendent N. C. Schaeffer in 1899. Mr. Drumm began teaching in the fall of 1880 in Lower Augusta township, where he has been engaged for seven- teen years in all: he was at one school in Upper Augusta for five years, and for seven years in Rockefeller township. His long continuance in the profession. and his long service in each of the localities named, would be sufficient evidence of his ability and of the confidence he has inspired in his methods and results. Thoroughly prepared for his work, progressive, conscientious, and hav- ing the true love for teaching which is one of the best elements in a born educator's make-up, he has followed his profession with an earnestness which would insure success in any line. As a farmer he is well known in his community, own- ing and cultivating a large tract of 190 acres situated four miles south of Sunbury, what was formerly the homestead of Henry Shipe, in whose

In 1883 Mr. Drumm married Lydia Trego, who died April 13, 1896, aged thirty-two years, two months, fourteen davs. Five children were born to this union, as follows: William, Josephine, Mary Alice, George and Daniel E. Mr. Drumni and his family worship at the Lutheran Church, which he has served as deacon. For two years he was president of the Luther League, and he has also served as secretary of the church council.

JACOB E. DRUMM, son of Charles and Christi- ana (Beek) Drumm, was born July 1, 1865, on the farm at Mile Run, in Lower Augusta town- ship, where he now lives. There he grew to man- hood, meantime receiving a practical training to farm life as well as a good foundation for his education in the local public schools. Later he - attended the State normal school at Bloomsburg, where he perfeeted himself in the elementary branches, and at the age of twenty-two he was licensed to teach, entering the profession in which so many of his family have won sueeess and repu- tation. In the fall of 1887 he began his first term, in Washington township, and with the ex- ception of one term, 1900-01, he has been engaged in teaching continuously since, being now ranked among the veteran teachers of the county, in point of service. By hard work and unselfish devotion to his profession he has gained and maintained high standing, as the demand for his services in- dicates, and he deserves the enviable reputation he enjoys. Since 1900 Mr. Drumm has been sole owner of the homestead, which he had previously owned in partnership with his brother John. Be- fore his father acquired it it belonged to Joseph Trego. It contains seventy-five acres of excellent land, well cultivated and improved, though Mr. Drumm had a severe setback in October, 1894, when his barn, containing the full year's erops, three horses and three head of cattle, was totally destroyed by fire. It was only partially covered by insurance. Mr. Drumin is a substantial and valuable citizen. though he has not been active in the public affairs of his locality directly. In political matters he is independent.

On Aug. 7, 1895, Mr. Drumm married Aliee Gertrude Culp, daughter of Peter F. and Anna (Heilman) Culp, of Rockefeller township, and granddaughter of Danic! Heilman, of Lower Au- gusta. Mrs. Drumm has been well educated. and though she has never taught school received a

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license when nineteen years old ; she obtained three South America, but people along the Rhine river, certificates. An accomplished musician, she has to which place they came in their journey, ad- played the organ for church and Sunday school since she was fifteen years old, and since 1904 has been organist for the Hollowing Run Luth- eran Church ; she also plays for the United Breth- ren Sunday school, and gives lessons on the or- gan. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Drumm, namely : Edna, Dora (who has com- pleted the course in the graded schools of Lower Augusta township), Clyde, Arthur (who died when two and a half years old), a daughter that died in infancy, Franklin and Elizabeth. Mr. Drumm and his family are members of the Luth- eran Church at Hollowing Run.

GEORGE F. WISE has been engaged in tailor- county, gives the name as "Dietrich" Leiby, which probably was an error. The names Friederich and Dietrich might sound nearly alike to the untrained ear. Rupp in his 30,000 names records the fol- lowing: Palatines imported in the ship "Samuel," of London, Hugh Percy, master, from Rotterdam, last from Deal, males, eighty-nine above sixteen; females, eighty-six; males under sixteen, fifty- four : females, sixty-two: in all 291.

ing in the borough of Sunbury since 1872, and he is one of the substantial and respected residents of that place. Mr. Wise was born April 28, 1855, in Juniata county, Pa., son of Willian Wise, who was also a tailor by occupation, and was but a youth when he came to Sunbury, in 1872. Here he has since made his home, and his industrious life and upright character have gained him the esteem of all who know him. He is at present serving as a member of the school board of Sun- bury.

On Oct. 2, 1879, Mr. Wise was married to Mary A. Weiser, daughter of Jacob and Martha (Potts) Weiser, and a direct descendant of Conrad Weiser, the famous pioneer and Indian interpreter. Mr. and Mrs. Wise have had the following named children : William J., Sarah L., Rachel L. and Ida Leah (twins) and Myrtle S. The son, who has taken up his father's calling, married Adda Heff- ner, and they live in Sunbury; they have two children, Charles J. and William M. Rachel L. and Ida Leah Wise, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Wise, are singers of considerable local reputation, and they sang at the exercises in connection with the unveiling of the monument at Fort Augusta, Sunbury, in 1907. As they were direct descendants of Conrad Weiser, the principal figure in the erection of this historie old fort, in 1756, their participation in the cere- monies was particularly appropriate. The Wise family are Lutherans in religious connection.

WILLARD D. LEIBY, proprietor of Leiby's Rest, which is situated near the Pennsylvania rail- road station in Sunbury, has been a resident of the borough since 1898 and established himself in business at his present location in 1904. He is a' native of Union county, Pa., born Dec. 6, 1878, son of William A. Leiby.

The Leiby family is of good old Berks county stock and of Swiss origin. Early in the eighteenthi century the progenitors of the family in America left their native country, Switzerland, to go to

vised the wife not to go there. One night, while they were at the Rhine, she entreated her hus- band so earnestly not to go, because people had told her they would forever be sorry, that he abandoned the trip, and so they remained for twenty years in the Rhine country, in Germany. In 1733 they came to America on the good ship "Samuel," qualifying at Philadelphia Aug. 17. 1733. Rupp in his 30,000 names of immigrants gives the pioneer's name as Friederich Leiby, and the second series of Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. XVII, also gives the name Frederick Leiby; but the tax list of Greenwich township (Berks Co., Pa.) for 1754, published in Rupp's history of the

It appears that Frederick Leiby died about 1754, as the tax list has this item: "Frederick Leiby's Widow," and also the names of their chil- dren : George Michael Leiby and Jacob Leiby. The latter was assessed six pounds tax, and his younger brother and widowed mother each five pounds in 1754. The descendants of Frederick Leiby are quite numerous and are scattered all over Pennsylvania as well as in other States. In central Pennsylvania are settled several branches of this family. The pioneers are buried at Dun- kel's church, in Greenwich township. Berks county, and were members of the German Reformed con- gregation. Willard D. Leiby is a grandson of David Leiby, both of whose grandfathers served as soldiers in the Revolutionary war. The pa- ternal grandparents of David Leiby lived in Al- bany township, Berks county, where their son John J. Leiby, father of David, was born and reared. On April 1, 1800. John J. Leiby was married there to Christiana Neifert, a native of the same township, daughter of Jacob and Eliza (Stumnin) Neifert. In 1811 Mr. and Mrs. Leiby moved to Union county, Pa., settling in Limestone (then Union) township. He was drafted during the war of 1812, but furnished a substitute. By occupation he was a dyer. A man of strong and decided character, he acquired great influence in the community, was chosen to various local offices, and was also prominent in religious eireles, for twenty-five years serving as elder in the Reformed Church. In early life he was a Democrat. later joining the anti-Mason faction and eventually be- coming a Whig. He died March 22. 1856, aged eighty-one years, nine months, and his wife died

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July 8, 1852, in her seventy-eighth year. They bury. He married Otillia Pollender, daughter of were the parents of six children: George, born Frederick Pollender, and she died Dec. 11, 1909. They had four children, Maynard, Willard D., Sarah (married Harry Shuek) and Jennie May (married John M. Steffen) .

Nov. 11, 1802, died in 1872 in Union county ; John, born Jan. 4, 1805, died in Mifflinburg in 1872, eleven weeks from the time of his brother's death ; Mary, born Jan. 12, 1809, married John Benner, and died in Buffalo township, Union county, in 1865; Jaeob, born May 16, 1812, died in Limestone township, Union county, at the age of seventy-one: Catharine, born Dec. 5, 1814, married John Norman, and died in Snyder county, Pa., at the age of seventy-three; David was the youngest of the family.

David Leiby was born Jan. 14, 1819, in Union eounty, and there spent his entire life. At the time of his birth his parents were residing in Union (now Limestone) township, and there he lived until 1857, when he settled at the home in Kelly township, near Lewisburg, where he passed the remainder of his life, living to a venerable age. He was the last survivor of his parents' family. Mr. Leiby's fine farm was first settled in 1769, by William Patterson, and he purchased it from Thomas Comley. Mr. Leiby was consid- ered a good manager, and was one of the best farmers in his section, and he was also one of the useful citizens of his day, serving as overseer of the poor and as supervisor. He took a prominent part in loeal politics as a member of the Demo- cratie party, in religious faith was a Lutheran, and for many years of his active life held offiee as deaeon and elder in the church.

On Feb. 15, 1844, Mr. Leiby married Elizabeth Moyer, who was born in 1820 in East Buffalo town- ship, Union county, daughter of Jaeob and Sarah (Gemberling) Mover. Her father was born in Un- ion county, where he beeame an extensive farmer and landowner and a prominent citizen ; her moth- er was a native of Snyder county; both died in Union county. Mrs. Leiby died Aug. 29, 1892, the mother of six children, namely : William A., born Jan. 5, 1845, conducted a grocery and meat market at Lewisburg, Union county, and later had a restaurant at Sunbury, Northumberland coun- ty; Sarah J., born March 30, 1846, married George Noll, a farmer of Kelly township, Union made her home with her father. for whom she cared faithfully in his deelining years; Harriet C., born July 4, 1853, married Charles A. Moll; Jolin F., born Sept. 14, 1857, died March 21. 1858 ; Mary C., born March 15, 1860, died Marel 16, 1861.

Willard D. Leiby received his education in the publie schools of Lewisburg, attending the high school, from which he was graduated in 1896. He assisted his father in his butcher business there, and coming to Sunbury in 1898 was associated with his father in the conduet of a restaurant at the present location of the "Aldine Hotel." In 1904 he established his present place of business at No. 42 North Third street, near the Pennsyl- vania railroad station. It has become one of the leading restaurants of the borough, being conduct- ed along strietly modern lines, and Mr. Leiby has gained a-profitable patronage. He is obliging and accommodating, and has been successful because of his efforts to please liis customers, who are steadily increasing in numbers.

Socially Mr. Leiby holds membership in Lodge No. 267, B. P. O. E., of Sunbury; the Order of Moose at Sunbury ; Aerie No. 503, Fraternal Order of Eagles, of Sunbury; the Order of Owls, Home Nest, Indiana; B. P. O. of Beavers, and No. 7 Fire Company. He is a member of the Intheran Chureh, and in political matters a Democrat.

Jacob Leiby, grandson of the ancestor Frieder- ich, was a farmer near Dunkel's church and owned the farm now the property of Wilson Heffner. This was one of the original Leiby homesteads. His wife was Margaretha Dunkel, and they had issue: Daniel settled in Schuylkill county ; Jaeob settled in Windsor (now Perry) township, Berks county; George had a grandson Oscar J., who died in 1907, at Reading; Benjamin settled in Ohio: Catharine married George Heinly: Polly married Heinrich Moyer; Peggy married John Kohler ; Luzena married Isaae Wagonhorst : Hettie married Adam Bachman; Salome married Hein- rielı Lenhart.

Jacob Leiby, son of Jacob, was born Dec. 14, 1798, in Windsor township, Berks county, and died April 5, 1884. He was a popular man in county; Margaret Matilda, born Dec. 29, 1850, his day, and being possessed to a high degree of psychical powers, was known to relieve many ail- ments of the flesh by the laying on of the hands, for which he gained wide repute. He was known in the Pennsylvania German as "der ward ful- braucher nnd Heckoa Doctor." He was regarded as a useful man in his community. . In 1825 he William A. Leiby was born in . Limestone town- ship, Union Co., Pa., Jan. 5, 1845, and received a publie school education. He followed farming and the eattle business in Union county, and com- ing to Sunbury in 1898 engaged in the restaurant business, where the "Akline Hotel" now stands, for five and a half years. He still resides in Sun- bought the homestead farm, on which he built the present stone house in 1829. Isaac U. Leiby was the first person born therein. his birth occur- ring Aug. 14. 1830. Jacob Leiby also built four houses in Reading, Pa. He was a blacksmith, stoneniason and stone dresser and farmer, an all- around good mechanic. He played the flute in

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Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, Part 43

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