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William H. Howells began life at the mines when a boy in the humblest position, picking slate. By diligence and satisfactory work he advanced until he became fire boss, holding such responsible position and others of trust for many years before
ler colliery, later going to the Cameron colliery. where he was assistant boss for about eighteen years, until he retired to spend his days in leisure. He is well known in the coal region, among em- plovers and employees, and is a man respected for industry and high character wherever he has been placed.
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at Danville, Montour county, where he conducted the "Mansion House." His wife was Abbie Hulli- gan, and their children were: Mary E., Thomas HI., William D., Clarence F. and Horaee C. (elerk in the county commissioner's office at Danville).
Thomas H. Blue, son of Samuel, was born Jan. 28, 1847, at Washingtonville, Montour county, and in the fall of 1865 came to Sunbury, where he eominenced to learn the machinist's trade. In the
though he has had interests which have taken him to various places. He continued to follow the ma- chinist's trade for thirty-five years, being engaged at such work in the navy yard at Washington, D. C., for eight years, after which he found employ- ment in that line at Danville and Northumberland. For two years he was located in Shelbyville, Tenn., where he had charge of an iee manufacturing plant, and in the spring of 1910 he took charge of the plant of the Sunbury Iee Manufacturing Company, which has a capacity of twenty-five tons per day of twenty-four hours. He continues to reside at Northumberland. In 1868 Mr. Blue married Adda Eckert, daughter of George and Elsie (Ulp) Eck- ert, of that place, and they have had six children : Charles S., of Shelbyville, Tenn .; Hope F., of Winchester, Tenn. ; Horace C., of Sunbury ; Robert E., of Northumberland; Mary S., deceased, and Walter, deecased. Mr. Blue and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church.
Horace C. Blue was born Mareh 9, 1877, at Northumberland, and received his early education in the publie schools there. Later he was a student at Danville, and in the State Normal school at Bloomsburg, Pa. For about a year afterward he filled a position as traveling salesman in the west- ern part of the State. Returning to Northum- berland, he became connected with the Pennsyl- vania railroad serviee in 1895 as messenger, later becoming clerk, and in 1906 special agent, in which capacity he is now engaged. He is engaged in the general claim department at Williamsport, his work taking him all over the Sunbury, Lewistown and Shamokin division. Since 1901 he has made his home in the borough of Sunbury. where he is interested in the ice business. he having been one . of the organizers, in January, 1909, of the Sun- bury Iee Manufacturing Company, which manu- factures ice from distilled water, the purest sold in Sunbury. The establishment is conducted along hygienic lines, and the business has been a snecess from the start, seven two-horse teams being kept constantly on the road, serving the large trade which . has been built up, Mr. Blue is president and manager of this company, and he also has in- terests in ice plants in Tennessee. He is an enter- prising young business man and thoroughly. re- spected in his community.
On Aug. 27, 1900, Mr. Blue was married to Mary
Cameron Packer, daughter of Cameron Packer, late of Sunbury. Mr. and Mrs. Blue are connected with the Episcopal Church, where he sang in the choir for some years.
DAVID P. RUSSELL, engineer at the Latsha pumping station for the National Transit Com- pany, is a native of Canada, born Oct. 30, 1871, at Port Hope, Ontario. The Russell family hails from spring of 1866 he moved to the borough of North- Strathaven, Seotland, and its members are people umberland, where he has since made his home, of rank, tracing their linc baek in Seotland to Lord Patterson.
David Russell, grandfather of David P. Russell, was born in Strathaven, and eame to Ameriea in 1851, landing at New York. For a few years he lived in New York State, thenec moving to Cold Springs, Ontario, and later to Port Hope, seven miles west of Cold Springs. By trade he was a carpet weaver, and he was a prosperous and thrifty man, acquiring considerable real estate. He was interested in public affairs, the leader of a band of Liberals located in a Conservative stronghold. A Scoteli Presbyterian in religious faith, he was a worker in the church and choir leader for many years, a man of the highest repute and character. He died in 1887, at the age of sixty-seven, and is buried at Port Hope. His wife, Anne (Coehran). daughter of John Coeliran, died Jan. 7, 1907, at the advaneed age of eighty-seven. Their children were Joseph and Robert G., the former, now de- ceased, having lived in Lancaster county, Pa .; he was superintendent of all the Standard Oil sub- sidiaries in Pennsylvania.
Robert G. Russell, son of David, was born Mareh 12. 1836 or 1837, lived for a number of years at Millway, Laneaster Co., Pa., being foreman for the Standard Oil Company in that region. He held a most responsible position, having at times as few as 125 men under his supervision and again as many as several thousands. On April 1, 1908, he retired and removed to Port Hope. Ontario, where he has since made his home. He married Lena Chislett, whose parents, Robert and Char- lotte (Manley) Chislett, of England, came to America before hier birth, settling in Port Hope, Canada. Robert G. and Lena (Chislett) Russell had three sons and three daughters: David P. : William C., who is foreman for the Bell Telephone Company, of Newark, N. J. : Robert F., of Mill- way, Laneaster Co., Pa. ; Mertie M .; Anne C .; and Lena C.
David P. Russell received his education in the. public schools of his native province, about the equal of a high school course in the Pennsylvania schools. When a youth of seventeen he commenced to learn telegraphy, on Nov. 21. 1888, beeoming an employe of the Standard Oil Company, in whose employ he has remained continuously since. Since 1894 he has been an engineer. On Nov. 21. 1889. he came to the Latsha pumping station. in
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Jackson township, Northumberland Co., Pa., which a fact of land now the property of Hiram Reed. is a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Company. Here he met his future wife, Lydia M. Otto, daughter of Washington and Harriet. Otto, and they were married Sept. 18, 1893. They have four children, Jesse M., Edith M., Robert Fred and Lena H.
Politically Mr. Russell is a Republican, and though living in a Democratic stronghold was elected a member of the school board of Jackson township. Fraternally he is a member of Lafay- ette Lodge, No. 194, F. & A. M., of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
JOSEPH D. WAGNER, of Sunbury, has been in the postal service there since 1897, and at pres- ent holds a clerkship in the office. In his early years he was engaged in school teaching for a num- ber of terms in the lower end of Northumberland county and for five years followed that profession in Sunbury.
Mr. Wagner was born Aug. 24, 1864, in Little Mahanoy township, this county, and is a great- grandson of Jacob Wagner, a native of Berks coun- ty, Pa., who was born and reared in the Tulpe- hecken valley. He was there married to Anna Maria Rentschler, a member of an old Berks county family, and this couple came to Northumberland county, settling on a farm in Little Mahanoy town- ship now owned by Daniel Reitz. On this old farm is a graveyard where Mrs. Wagner is buried, the spot being marked by a marble tombstone. Jacob Wagner is buried at Little Mahanoy Church. They were Lutherans in religious faith. They had a family of eight children (several of the older ones born in Berks county), namely: Michael. Jacob, George, Samuel. Catharinc (married William Baker and moved to Michigan), Magdalena (mar- ried Frederick Latsha and lived at Swabian Creek), Rosina (married Adam Daniel, of Jackson town- ship) and Betzy (married Jacob Reitz and lived at Red Bank, Pa. ). Of the sons,
Michael Wagner married Susanna Holshue and they lived and died at Lewisburg, Pa. He was a blacksmith by occupation. Their children were : Adam. Daniel, Jesse, Leonard, Isaac, Polly. Het- tie and Betzy.
Jacob Wagner married Sally Seiler, of Jackson township, and they had children : Salinda, Elias, Carolina, Harriet, Amanda, Emanuel and Stephen. About 1845 they moved out to Illinois, making the journey by wagon, and there lived and died. Ser- eral of their younger children were born in that State.
George Wagner was a shoemaker. He married Betzy Seitz, of the Swabian Creek section. and they are buried at Little Mahanoy Church. They had children : Samuel, Peter, John, David. Rosina and Bevvy.
He was a tailor by trade. He was a member of the Intheran Church, and he and his wife, Catharine (Ferster), are buried at the Little Mahanoy Church. . They had children as follows: Henry died young ; Levi is a resident of Washington town- ship, this county; Durrell lives at Geneva, Fla. : George is a resident of Polo, Ill .; Augustus died at Shamokin, Pa. : Isaac F. was the father of Joseph D. Wagner : Moses (deceased) lived in Washing- ton township; Julia (deceased ) married Jacob Gass; Rebecca (deceased) married Samuel Feese : Polly is the wife of Henry Derrick: Anna (de- ceased) married Benjamin Zartman.
Isaac F. Wagner, son of Samuel, was born Nov. 21, 1843, in Little Mahanoy township, where he died Nov. 22, 1905. He was a shoemaker, follow- ing his trade among the farmers of his section for many years, and was a well known man. He was assessor of his township for many years and also served as school director. In politics he was a stanch Democrat, in religion a Lutheran, he and his family being members of the Little Mahanoy Church, where he is buried. He married Esther Derr, daughter of William and Hannah ( Reed) Derr, of Little Mahanoy township, and fifteen chil- dren were born to this union: Joseph D .: Wil- liam, who died aged thirteen years, eight months and twenty-seven days; Cassa Miah, wife of Levi G. Knouse, living at Sunbury; Samuel, who died when aged one year, seventeen days : Wilson D .. of Shamokin, Pa. ; Hannah J., wife of David Fur- man, of Rockefeller township, this county: Mary Ida, an invalid, who died at the age of twenty- eight years, eight months and twenty-seven days : Edgar D. of Sunbury ; Charles I., of Hern- don. this county ; Tama Cora, who is a sister in the Mary J. Drexel home at Philadelphia: Stephen D .. of Sunbury: Francis D., of Pennbrook, Pa. : Isaac I., of Chester, Pa. : Robert D., of Philadel- phia ; and Esther Gertrude, who died when eighteen years old, at The Training School for Fceblemind- ed, of Western Pennsylvania, Polk, Pennsylvania.
Joseph D. Wagner received the greater part of his education in the public schools of his native township, and for twenty-eight weeks was a student at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa. When twenty years oldl he began teaching. a profession he followed for a number of years. being engaged in Little Mahanoy township three years; in Cam- eron township, two years : at Dalmatia, in the nor- mal school and public school one year : at Snyder- town, two years: and at Sunbury, five years -- thirteen years in all. On Nov. 1. 1897, Mr. Wag- ner was appointed carrier No. 1 in Sunbury. after passing the civil service examination with the sec- ond best average (89.2) in a class of forty. He was thus engaged for eleven years and one month.
Samuel Wagner passed the greater part of his on Dec. 15. 1908. being transferred to a elerk- life in Little Mahanoy township, where he owned ship, which he now hokls. He is an employee of
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the highest efficiency and highly esteemed as a cit- members who by their untiring efforts have brought izen throughout the borough.
the parish to its present prosperous condition and
On March 17. 1888. Mr. Wagner married Phoebe inade possible the erection of the magnificent J. Long, daughter of Samuel C. and Lydia (Dun- church now approaching completion. He has also kelberger) Long, of Little Mahanoy township, and been active in the various societies connected with they had one child, William D., born May 14, 1889, the church. He is a member of the Russian Un- who died when six days okl. Mr. and Mrs. Wag- ion of the United States and Canada.
ner reside in their own home at No. 1030 Chest-
Mr. Talpash's wife, Anastaize, is also a native nut street, Sunbury. They are members of Zion's of Austria. They have a family of five children : Lutheran Church, and Mr. Wagner belongs to Ulger, Jennie, Helen, Annie and John. Camp No. 194, P. O. S. of A .; to the Modern Woodmen of America: to the Clerks' and Letter
DANIEL C. BLANK, who has been ,a resident Carriers' Association, and to the Friendship Hose of Sunbury since 1872, has been a railroad man
Company of Sunbury.
P. H. TYE, of Mount Carmel, Northumberland employ of the Pennsylvania Company for the long county, is engaged in a general blacksmithing bus- period of thirty-eight years.
iness at the corner of Second and Maple streets. He deals in carriages, wagons and sleighs, builds and repairs wagons, does horseshoeing, carriage painting, etc.
Mr. Blank is a son of Samuel Blank and grand- son of Joseph Blank, who lived in Berwiek, Colum- bia Co., Pa., whither he came at an early period in the history of the settlement . of Columbia and Montour counties. He owned a farm, but was THEODORE TALPASH, proprietor of the obliged to retire at a comparatively early age, be- Talpash Cafe and Hotel, located at No. 318 East cause of rheumatism, which so affected him in his Sunbury street, Shamokin, has been in business there since 1899 and is a very well known citizen of the borough. He has been quite a prominent worker among those of his own nationality and is very popular.
closing years that he could not walk without using two canes. He died at Berwick about 1870, at a very advanced age, and is buried near that place. Mr. Blank was a Methodist in his earlier years, later uniting with the Evangelical Association. He was twice married, and survived both wives. His family consisted of three children, all bom to the first union, namely: Samuel. and Joseph and Polly, twins. Joseph lived near Berwick. Polly married Jacob Kissner.
Mr. Talpash was born Oct. 28, 1859, in Galicia, Austria, son of Lneus Talpash, who followed farm- ing in that country and died there. Theodore Tal- pash received his education in the public schools of his native land and was reared to farming, which he followed until he entered the army, at the age of twenty years. He served four years and two months as a soldier, taking part in the local war of the. revolution between the Turks and the Aus- trians, and at the expiration of this period returned in Columbia county. By occupation he was a farm- to his home. But his father came to the conclu- er. He married Maria Klinetob, daughter of Christopher and Catharine Klinetob. of Salem township, Luzerne Co., Pa., and she died in 186 ;. sion that army life had spoiled the young man for farming, and after three months he determined to try his fortune in America, Leaving his home at the age of forty-eight years, the mother of the March 13, 1884, he landed at New York City April 3d, and came on at onee to Shamokin, North- umberland Co., Pa., where a number of his fel- low countrymen were settled. For about five years after settling here Mr. Talpash followed mining. being engaged by Baumgardner & Douty, at the Enterprise colliery. He then began keeping store Jennie, widow of Samuel Poet, who was an en- on North Shamokin street, but after seven months gineer on the Pennsylvania railroad and was killed in' that line changed to his present business. His at Duneannon, Pa. (she lives at Harrisburg) : cafe and hotel are well managed, and he has a Sarah, widow of Wilson Stoudt, living at Sun- profitable patronage, built up by excellent busi- bury : Louisa (deceased), who married Webster ยท ness methods and successful catering to the wants of his customers. His reputation as eilizen and business man has always been above reproach.
Samuel Blank, son of Joseph, was born in 1814 and died in 1868, aged fifty-four years. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and is buried in the old Lutheran cemetery back of Briar Creek, following named children : One daughter that died in infancy ; Katie Ann, who died young : Rolandus, of West Pittston, Pa .; Elmira, wife of Benjamin Eveland, living at Jonestown, Pa. : Dan- iel C. ; Malinda (deceased), who married Samuel M. Smith and lived in Forty Fort, Luzerne county ; Gensel, now a resident of Berwick, Pa. ; and Annie (deceased), wife of Thomas Poet (brother of Sam- uel, who married her sister Jennie), who lives in Altoona. Pennsylvania.
Mr. Talpash was one of the organizers of the Ruthenian Catholic Church in Shamokin, of which Daniel C. Blank was born July 5, 1848, in Sugar he is still a trustee, and he is one of those devoted Loaf township, Luzerne Co., Pa., and was only a
since 1866 and an engineer since 1886, running on the Pennsylvania railroad. He has been in the
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youth of sixteen when he enlisted, Sept. 2, 1864, locality in which it has been represented. The from Colinbia county, for one year, to serve as following account is mostly from family and a musician. He became a member of Company I, church records. 110th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which was assigned to the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomae. He was present at Lee's surrender and received an honor- able discharge May 30, 1865, at Arlington Heights, Va., by reason of the close of the war. In 1866 Mr. Blank began work as a railroad man, and has been thus engaged ever since. He first worked for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Com- pany, later for the Northern Central and then for the Philadelphia & Erie, both the latter being now under the control of the Pennsylvania, for which he has been working thirty-eight years. Sinee 1886 he lias been engaged as an engineer. His efficiency and trustworthiness may be best judged by the length of his service, which of itself would eonsti- tute a remarkable record. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
On Aug. 25, 1812, Mr. Blank married Emma C. Sensenbach, daughter of Charles and Oradio (Gold-now Gould) Sensenbach, who died at Sun- bury, but were earlier of Nazareth, Pa. Mrs. Blank had the following brothers and sisters : Sar- ah, who died aged twelve years; Cloyde, of Beth- lehem, Pa .; Mary E., who is the widow of Daniel Paden ; James, of Louisville, Ky. (he was drowned at that place, in 1910) ; Angus, of St. Louis, Mo .; Charles A., of Sunbury; Elmer, of Lewisville, Pa .; aud David G., of Sunbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Blank have had four children : Harry N., of Pittsburg, Pa. : George W., of Pitts- burg; Bessie A., married to Samnel D. Best. a merchant of Sunbury; and Charles W., at home.
GEORGE W. RUPP, of Marion Heights, North- umberland county, is foreman at the Greenough colliery, where he has been engaged since 1900, and is very well known at the mines, where he has been employed for about fifty years, sinee early boyhood. His home was in Shamokin until his reeent removal to Marion Heights.
Mr. Rupp was born Jan. 1, 1849, in Catawissa township, Columbia Co., Pa., and is a representa- tive of the fifth generation of his family in Amer- ica, being descended from George Rupp, who came to America from Alsace Lorraine, Germany, in 1750. There is quite a romanee in connection with his emigration from his native land and set- tlement in America. In his native land he had inet Countess Ursila von Petersholtz, daughter of John Heinrich von Petersholtz, and her family, be- ing of the nobility, objected to their union, in spite of the fact that young Rupp was a most su- perior young man. The young couple thereupon married and eloped to America, where they found- ed a family which has become honored in every fred. Carrie Jane Owens. Charles, Clark and El-
(I) George Rupp was born Aug. 11, 1:21, at Wimmern. Lower Alsace, son of Ulrich and Mar- garette (Holtz) Rupp. On Jan. 27, 1750, he mar- ried Ursila von Petersholtz, and came to America, at once locating in Lehigh county, Pa., settling first at Trexlertown, where he took up a large section of land on a grant received from the Penns. Some of the descendants of this couple still live on a por- tion of the original grant. George Rupp died in Northampton (now Lehigh) county Sept. 13, 180}, aged eighty-six years. Rev. Heinrich Helfrish, the minister who preached at Trexlertown from 1784. baptized and married George Rupp's children, who were nine in number, four sons and five daugh- ters. We have the following record of this fam- ily: (1) Maria Clara was born Dee. 4, 1750. (2) Margarette was born Aug. 25, 1752. (3) Anna Margarette was born Sept. 10, 1754. (4) Adam Harmanus, born Nov. 2, 1756, married Barbara Berer, who was of Swiss deseent, and they had one son named Jacob, who married Mary Vogel. Jacob Rupp died in 1860. (5) Joliann George was born Feb. 28. 1758. (6) Andreas, born March 26, 1760, had a family. (7) Johannes, born July 2. 1762, is mentioned below. (8) Maria was born Jan. 2, 1764. (9) Anna was born in 1766.
(II) Johannes Rupp, son of George, was born July 2, 1762, at Trexlertown, Lehigh county. and died in Philadelphia. He was a blacksmith by trade. His children were: William, Jacob, George and Mary (married Jacob Stein).
(III) George Rupp, son of Johannes, was born May 30, 1790, at Trexlertown, Lehigh county, and died Feb. 8, 1870. He learned weaving and fol- lowed that trade for some time. But he was still a young man when he moved to Columbia connty, Pa .. and settled in what is now Catawissa town- ship. taking up farming, in which work he pros- pered. He acquired three large farms. He was a Lutheran in religious faith. George Rupp mar- ried Elizabeth Moyer, and they had four ehil- dren, namely : (1) Mary (Polly) married Michael Stein, and their children were: Jacob, George, David, Michael, Jonas, Amanda and Elizabeth. (2) Reuben, who died in Mount Carmel. had a large family. viz. : George, Sally Porger. Jonas (who had children Cora Rorich. Sarah Peipher. Kate Meneh, Herman. William. Franklin. Albert. Lnzetta Cooper and Elizabeth Fahringer). Mary Hirshfield. Harriet Lentz. Harmon, Andrew (who had a son Warren) and Elizabeth Duddinger (who had children William, Lorenzo, Sarah English. Harriett Martin, Clara Klein, Daniel, Flora Con- rad, Edward and Irvin). (3) John is mentioned below. (4) Jonathan, who died in Mount Carmel. Pa., had children: Frank, Elizabeth Henry. Al-
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sie Eisenhart, wife of J. H. Eisenhart, of Sha- Company at Milton, and one of the faithful eni- mokil.
(IV) John Rupp, son of George, was born Oct. 17, 1819, in Catawissa township, Columbia county, and followed farming in that county, becoming well-to-do and acquiring land there. Retiring, he removed to Shamokin, but his death occurred while he was in Illinois, on a visit to his daughter, July 12, 1890. He married Mary Bachman, of St. Clair, Pa., daughter of Daniel Bachman, and to them were born the following children. (1) Eliza- beth married Lemuel Fisher and John Mcisber- ger, and her children are: John H .; George; Mar- garett, Barbara Ella Zuerns, who has had two children, John and Ella, and Mary Etta Hen- ning, who had Lizzie, Kate and Raymond. (?) Anna married David Eveland and lives at Hagers- town, Md. (3) Daniel, who died in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., had children : Ella Thomas, Mrs. Donlan and Elizabeth. (4) John is a resident of Shamokin. (5) George W. is mentioned below. (6) David lives in Johnson City, near Shamokin. (7) Kath- ryn married Richard' Henley, of Indiana. (8) Ellen married William Cute. (9) Rebecca married William O'Brien.
(V) George W. Rupp received his education in the public schools of Shamokin, but he was a mere boy when he began picking slate at the Cold Run Colliery. He had only worked at that for three weeks, however, when he was made door- tender, and later he drove team. He next com- menced mining, at the Brady colliery, and later was at the Enterprise, run. by Baumgardner & Douty, where he was employed for some time. In 1900 he came to the Greenoughi colliery, as as- sistant inside foreman. and there he has since re- mained. He is an industrious, reliable and in- telligent worker, and has a respected name among his fellow employees and among his employers.
ployees of that company, was born in Lewis town- ship Jan. 23, 1847, son of Daniel and Abby (Kint) Redcay.
The name Redcay (Redche, Retge) has been . common in Lancaster and Berks counties in Penn- sylvania for one hundred and fifty years. (I) Elias Rattge (or Redche), the first of the name here, came to Pennsylvania Sept. 26, 1737, from Germany, and was accompanied by Nicholas Rattge, a relative. Both names were written by a clerk and that of Elias was spelled Ratgen. Tra- dition says he was related to John Jacob Radge, who arrived in Philadelphia Dec. 3, 1740, on the ship "Robert and Alice," Capt. Goodman. com- mander. Elias Rattge settled at once in Robeson township, Lancaster county, and Nicholas in Al- bany township, Berks (then Philadelphia) county, and on Nov. 28, 1750, the latter received a war- rant for fifty acres in Philadelphia county. He was a farmer, but little is known of him. He died in 1760, leaving a widow, Maria Ann Ursula, and children Elias (died in Greenwich township, Berks county, in 1773) and Anna Margarete.
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