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many generations. Mark was also a local preacher in the Methodist Wesleyan Church. At present the only other known relative is an engi- neer connected with the Zuyder Zee works in Holland. Mark Kemp married Anne, of Corn- wall, England.
Matthew Kemp, son of Mark and Anne Kemp, of Cornwall, England, was engaged in farming for a number of years in Cornwall, Eng- "land, and in 1869 came to America, where he set- tled at Tamaqua. He began mining coal and then went to Michigan, where he worked in the cop- per mines. From there he went to Colorado and worked in the silver mines ; he then came east to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, where shortly afterward he died. Before leaving England he married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Anne An- drew, of Cornwall, and it was through her that the Huguenot descent is traced. They had five children : Richard, born in Cornwall, resides now in Hazleton, married Kate Hadley and had two children : Richard and Edward. Elizabeth, deceased, married James Owen, of Freeland, Pennsylvania, and had six children : John, Mar- garet, Bessie, Lloyd, Nelson and Norman. Caro- line, a music teacher, who now resides in Hazle- ton, studied at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. John, born July 20, 1869, in Beaver Meadow, and now re- sides in Hazleton. He spent his early days in Beaver Meadow, Tamaqua, Mahanoy, and Ha- zleton. He was educated at the public school, high school, Georgetown (District of Columbia ) Law School, and Dixon Law School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated at Carlisle in 1901, and was admitted to the Luzerne county bar Jan- mary, 1902. He began the practice of law in Haz- leton and has been there ever since. He has held the office of school controller. He is a Republi- can, and a member of the Lutheran church in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Matthew Stanley, born February 23, 1873, see forward.
Matthew Stanley Kemp, son of Matthew and Elizabeth (Andrew) Kemp, was born February 23, 1873, and has lived all his life in Luzerne county. At present he resides in Pittsburg. He spent his early days in Hazleton and its vicinity, and was educated in the public schools of Hazle- ton, Gettysburg College and Theological Semi- nary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he grad- uated in 1807. He entered the Lutheran ministry at Weisport, Pennsylvania, and was stationed at Smicksburg. Avonmore and Turtle Creek. Penn- sylvania. He was president of the East Confer-
ence of Pittsburg Synod, and engaged in literary work as well. He is the author of two books, "Boss Tom" and "Andre Trembat.i," both of which were very successful. "Boss Tom" in particular was reviewed by forty-four newspa- pers, and there were but two whose criticisms were adverse. The book portrays mining life with great fidelity. Mr. Kemp, as the son of a miner, being well acquainted with the true facts of the subject. Mr. Kemp has also been a Bible missionary in Adams county, Pennsylvania, sell- ing . Bibles when he could and giving them away when the people were unable to pay for them. He is a member of the Maccabees and of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows.
KUNKEL FAMILY. About the time the families of eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey began to separate and extend settlements into the regions of western and southern Pennsylva- nia, the surnames Kunkel and Kunkle were num- erous in the localities first mentioned. Doubtless they descended from the same ancestral head in Germany, and they came to America as early settlers, some before and others after the Revolu- tionary war. In both New Jersey and Pennsyl- vania there were representatives of these sur- names, and the records indicate that there were among them several who bore arms during that contest and proved their loyalty to the cause for which the American colonies were contend- ing. Whether any of the Kunkels of the particu- lar family whose line is here traced were among the patriots of the revolution is not definitely known, yet Peter Kunkel probably was within the borders of Pennsylvania at that time. Like others of his surname and its several varieties, this Peter was of German ancestry, and himself possibly of German birth, yet even this is not definitely known. He had five sons, whose names were Joseph, Samuel, David, Benjamin, Andrew and Daniel Kunkel, and they in Peter's time were . a numerous family in Berks county, Pennsyl- vania.
Daniel Kunkel, son of Peter, was a farmer in Berks county, and he had a family of children, among whom were his sons, Benjamin, Jacob, Daniel and John. This John was born in Berks county, in 1821, and was a farmer there. His wife was Mary Long, and they had children, as follows: Sarah, married Samuel Polich, of Berks county; Jonas, married a Miss Trexler. and settled in Schuylkill county, where he was a farmer ; William, whose wife's name was Mary :
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Amanda, who married, her husband's name being unknown; and John, Louis, Henry, Emma and Daniel Kunkel.
Henry Kunkel, above noted, is Dr. Henry Kunkel, of Kingston, who is known profession- ally throughout the region about Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, where the scene of his active life is laid. He was educated in the public schools, the State Normal school, and also at Lafayette College, graduating in the class of '87. His med- ical education was acquired chiefly in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Mary- land, whence came his diploma, 1889, M. D. His professional career was begun in Brooklyn, and in the course of about six months he removed to Kingston, where he now lives, enjoying an excel- lent practice and the respect of the people of that borough. He is a member of the Luzerne Coun- ty, the Lehigh Valley, and the Pennsylvania State Medical societies, and of the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Med- icine. Dr. Kunkel is a Republican, but not spe- cially active in politics, and both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dr. Henry Kunkel married, December 29, 1898, Eleanor E. Dundor, daughter of Adam Dundor, of Berks county, Pennsylvania. They have one child, Henry Kunkel, born May 20, 1903.
GRIER BERNARD SNYDER, a lawyer, of Wilkes-Barre, was born in Shickshinny, Penn- sylvania, September 3, 1871, son of Milton J. and Sallie E. (Heller) Snyder. His grandfather's family consisted of ten children, among whom were the following: Milton, mentioned herein- after. Bernice, deceased, was the wife of Frank Griffith, resided in Philadelphia. Edith, who re- sided in Philadelphia. Ida, married (second) Harry Danth, resides in Philadelphia. Lillian, married Lewis S. Baxter, issue: Rita and one son, deceased. They reside in Philadelphia. How- ard, married Ella Purcell, of Wilkes-Barre, issue : Lee. Darrell and Rolland. They reside in Phila- delphia. William, father of two children: War- ren and Ray. Lida, widow of Grimm Tyreman, of Town Hill, Pennsylvania, issue: Lee, Min- nie, and one child, deceased. The family reside in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Milton Snyder (father), was born in Shick- shinny, Pennsylvania. After completing a com- mon school education he served an apprenticeship at the trade of sadler in his native town, and upon the completion of the same went to Owego, Tioga county, New York. where he located and took
charge of the King Harness Manufacturing Company at that point, remaining in charge until November. 1903, the date of his death, he being then fifty-one years of age. During the Civil war he enlisted in Company K. One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served throughout the entire period of the conflict. Mr. Snyder was an Episcopalian in re- ligion, a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, of Shickshinny, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Snyder married Sallie E. Heller, born at Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania, daughter of Absa- lom and Katherine (Weiss) Heller, natives of Wapwallopen. Three children were the issue of this union : May E., born 1869, died at the age of fourteen years, and was buried at Wapwallo- pen, Pennsylvania. Grier Bernard, mentioned hereinafter. Laura, born February 19, 1873, married Scott E. Fenstermacher, of Wapwallo- pen, issue : Le Roy S. and Lolita E. They reside at Berwick, Pennsylvania. The mother of these children died at her home in Shickshinny, Sep- tember 5, 1879, and was buried at Wapwallopen. Mr. Snyder was buried at Owego, New York.
Grier Bernard Snyder, only son of Milton J. and Sallie E. (Heller) Snyder, spent his early days in his native town and acquired his literary education at the public schools and at Bloomsburg Normal school, graduating from the latter insti- tution in the class of 1891. He then attended La- fayette College, graduating therefrom with the class of 1895, after which he entered Dickinson Law School, from which he was graduated with the class of 1897. He was admitted to the Lu- zerne county bar November 27, 1897, and has since been engaged in the active practice of his profession in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In national affairs Mr. Snyder casts his vote for the candidates of the Republican party, but in local matters is ruled by choice and not by party affiliation. He attends the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Snyder is an earnest and public-spirited citi- zen, and can always be depended upon to support any worthy public enterprise.
CONRAD W. LOTZ. One of the self-made men of Scranton is Conrad W. Lotz, a son of Conrad Lotz, who for more than thirty years has been employed as a blacksmith by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Coal Company. Conrad and Mary Lotz are the parents of the following children : Conrad W., mentioned hereinafter : Louise, Kate, George, Jacob, Mamie, Annie, Emma, Frank and Matilda.
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Conrad W. Lotz, son of Conrad and Mary Lotz, was born March 21, 1873, in Scranton, at- tended the public schools of his native city, and early in life worked on the coal breaker for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Coal Com- ยท pany, picking slate. He next took up the trade of bookbinding with his uncle, Jacob Lotz. and in 1893 went into business for himself in Scran- ton, where he now has a flourishing establish- ment. Mr. Lotz is one of the owners of the Cor- respondence Institute of America, in which he holds the office of treasurer. He is an active member of the Welsh Baptist Church.
Mr. Lotz married, June 4. 1902, Emily L. Evans, and two children have been born to them ; Conrad, died in infancy ; and Conrad, junior, born January 22, 1905. Mrs. Lotz is a daughter of Joseph J. Evans, who for fifty years worked in the mines and then opened a grocery store, where he now carries on a large business. His wife, Mary Evans, who like himself is of Welsh extraction, bore him two daughters: Emily L., who became the wife of Conrad W. Lotz, as men- tioned above, and Maria, who resides at home. The death of Mrs. Evans occurred about ten years ago. Mr. Evans is competent to give an accurate and interesting history of the coal in- dustry of the county.
WILLIAM H. BERGE, M. D. The medical profession of the county finds in Dr. William H. Berge, of Avoca, a worthy representative. Dr. Berge is the son of Frederick W. Berge, who was born in Germany, in 1838, and in 1855 emi- grated with his brother John to the United States. Frederick W. Berge was a shoemaker, and for a number of years labored successfully at his trade. He was one of those citizens of foreign birth whose devotion to their adopted country was sufficiently strong to lead them to take up arms in defense of the government. In 1861 he enlisted in Company M, Fourth Regi- ment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, and served faith- fully under the command of General Seigel until 1865, when he was honorably discharged. On his return to Scranton, which had hitherto been his home, he became the popular and obliging landlord of the Keiser Valley Hotel, which he successfully conducted for a number of years. The high esteem in which he is held as a citizen is indicated by the number of offices to which he has been elected by his neighbors. For a num- ber of years he was tax collector of his ward, has served two terms as poor director, and is now assessor of the same ward. In politics he
is a Democrat. Mr. Berge married Catherine Langen, who was born in 1843, in Ireland, and emigrated to this country in 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Berge were the parents of the following chil- dren : Frederick; William H., mentioned at length hereinafter; John, Agnes, who is the wife of Louis Andres; Josephine; and Anastasia. Mrs. Berge, the exemplary mother of these chil- dren, passed away in 1897, at the age of fifty- four years.
William H. Berge, son of Frederick W. and Catherine (Langen) Berge, was born September. 20, 1868, in Scranton, where he was educated in the common schools. He subsequently entered the Baltimore College of Physicians and Sur- geons, from which institution he received in 1893 the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He im- mediately began practice at Avoca, where he has since remained, the constantly widening circle of his patronage including several of the adjacent boroughs. Notwithstanding his devotion to his profession Dr. Berge finds time for the duties of citizenship. and, since 1902, has held the office of coroner of Luzerne county. He served three years as chairman of the board of health, and from 1899 to 1902 was chief burgess of Avoca. He is a member of the Luzerne Medical Society, the State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He also belongs to the Protective Order of Elks and Knights of Column- bus. Dr. Berge married in 1888, Anna E., who was born at Lake Winola, Pennsylvania, and is the daughter of Reuben and Mary Kirkhuff, res- idents of Wyoming County. Dr. and Mrs. Berge are the parents of four children : Flossy, Fran- ces, Frederick and Helen.
FRED W. STARK. There are and for the last century have been representatives of the sur- name Stark closely identified with the history of Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. The surname itself is English, and among the early settlers in New England were Starks, some of whom won fame on battle fields of the Revolution. (See Stark Family.) Of the Stark family intended to be treated in this place, at least four generations have lived in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, and they are descended from the Vermont and New Hampshire Starks, of whom mention is made ' elsewhere.
Cornelius Stark, one of the best types of the old New England Starks, was born in Luzerne county (now Susquehanna), and his wife was Louisa Wagner. Sometime about 1840, perhaps earlier, this Cornelius removed to the vicinity,
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set up a livery business there, and in time became the owner of a considerable part of the land where now is West Pittston; but then the lands in that locality were valued chiefly from a farm- er's standpoint, and when opportunity offered Mr. Stark gladly exchanged them for a farm in Susquehanna county, and removed there. He eventually removed to Wilkes-Barre, and died in that city in 1878. Cornelius and Louisa (Wag- ner ) Stark had nine children.
Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Franklin Stark, son of Cornelius Stark, was born in Montrose, Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, 1845, died in Wilkes-Barre, 1893. He was lieutenant-colonel of the Ninth Regiment, National Guard of Penn- sylvania, prominent alike in business, military and Masonic circles. Colonel Stark spent his young life in Susquehanna county, and was educated in the old Montrose Academy, and also in the Lowell Business College, in Binghampton, New York. His first practical knowledge of mercan- tile business was acquired as clerk in a Montrose store, and in 1871 he came down into the coal fields of the Wyoming Valley and established a "company store." In 1878 he started a cab and transfer business in Wilkes-Barre, was its pio- neer there, and upon his death it was sold to the Posten Transfer Company, as since known. Mr. Stark was made a member of Lodge No. 61, Free and Accepted Masons, February 27, 1882, and al- ways manifested a deep interest in the work and welfare of the craft. In politics he was a Repub- lican, and once was the candidate of his party in Wilkes-Barre for the mayoralty. He was a mem- ber of the Ninth Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, from its organization until just after his return from service at Homestead, Pennsylvania, during the serious labor riots there. He then resigned his lieutenant-colonelcy on ac- count of ill health. He was captain of Company F six years, major of the regiment three weeks, and lieutenant-colonel seven years. Colonel Stark married, October 10, 1868, Mary Frances War- ner, born in Montrose, Pennsylvania, daughter of General Dimmock D. Warner and his wife Mary A. Ravnsford. The children of this marriage were : Fred Wagner, Helen W., Jared W., M. Louise and Harold R. Stark.
Fred Wagner Stark, son of Colonel Franklin Stark, was born in Montrose, Pennsylvania, April 30. 1870, and educated at the Harry Hillman and Wilkes-Barre Academies in Wilkes-Barre. From 1888 to 1893 he was associated in business with his father, and afterward, until 1894, was em- ployed! by the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. In
May, 1895, he was agent in the anthracite coal regions for the Forcite Powder Company, and March I, 1904, engaged in a similar capacity with the Dupont Powder Company. Mr. Stark mar- ried, October 27, 1897, Claire Louise Walbrick, of Jersey City, New Jersey, daughter of William Walbrick, now of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Stark have two children: Robert Walbrick and Claire Elizabeth Stark.
CHARLES E. JONES. Success in life de- pends not on chance or accident, but on a clear understanding of business principles and a close application of them to every-day life. Add to this an honest, upright and consciemicus treat- ment of patrons, giving them the best goods they can find in the market at the lowest possible price, and success is sure to follow. These prin- ciples have been carried out and this fact clearly demonstrated by Charles E. Jones, who is one of the leading and foremost business inen of Nan- ticoke.
Edward Jones, father of Charles E. Jones, was a native of Nova Scotia. In 1859, subse- quent to his marriage to Annie M. Ross, who was a native of Kent, England, he came to the United States, locating in New York city. In 1875 he moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, resided there until 1883, then moved to Nanti- coke, where he died March 17, 1889: his wife passed away May 3, 1886. Their family con- sisted of six children, among whom were: Mrs. Annie E. Puckey, of Nanticoke: Mrs. William Ritter, died August 23, 1905 : Walter B. Jones, of Larch, Texas; and Charles E. Jones, of Nanti- coke, Pennsylvania, whose name heads this sketch.
Charles E. Jones was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, December 23, 1849. He accompanied his parents upon their removal to the United States. and his education was obtained in the schools of New York city. In 1872 he came to Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, and there entered the em- ploy of Wurzberger Brothers as manager of their extensive establishment. This connection con- tinued until 1876, when he engaged in business on his own account in Wilkes-Barre, his store being well stocked with a full line of dry goods, notions, carpets, oil cloths, etc., and this he con- ducted successfully up to 1882, a period of six years, when he moved to his present place of business in Nanticoke, continuing his business on a larger scale. During his residence in Nanti- coke, Mr. Jones has served three years as bor- ough auditor. He is a member of the Masonic
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fraternity, being connected with all the bodies, including the Consistory ; also Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows, Knights of Malta, Knights of the Golden Eagle, and the Sons of St. George. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Mr. Jones married, April 11, 1894, Miss Lucy Webster, of Circleville, Ohio. No chidren have been born of this marriage.
THOMAS FRANCIS FITZSIMMONS. No citizen of Avoca was better known and none was held in higher esteem than Thomas Francis Fitzsimmons, whose name is now one of those which belong to the past. Mr. Fitzsimmons was a son of Walter Fitzsimmons, a native of Ireland, as was his wife, Mary Coleman. Their family consisted of nine children, five of whom are now living. The mother of these children died in 1886, and is still survived by her husband.
Thomas Francis Fitzsimmons, son of Walter and Mary (Coleman) Fitzsimmons, was born April 4, 1863, near Smithville, Luzerne county, and was educated in the schools of his birthplace. The popularity as a citizen which Mr. Fitzsim- mons enjoyed, remarkable as it was, was fully merited. In 1888 he became a resident of Avoca, and from that time until his death was elected to the highest offices of the borough which the suf- frages of his fellow-citizens could confer upon him. He was chosen a member of the council, of which he was for three years president, and after having been appointed to complete an unex- pired term as chief burgess was elected to the same office. August 19, 1893, he was appointed postmaster, filling the office in a manner most creditable to himself and satisfactory to the gov- ernment until October, 1897. He was then elected justice of the peace, an office which he filled with dignity and ability. What further honors would have been conferred upon him, had his life been prolonged, it is impossible to say, for he was a man who commanded the re- spect and confidence of all. He was president of a labor union at the time of his death. He be- longed to the Independent Order of Red Men, of Avoca, and the C. M. B. A. Society. Mr. Fitzsimmons married, January 2, 1888, Anna M .. daughter of John and Nora Barry, all natives of Luzerne county. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzsimmons are the parents of the following children: Wal- ter, born October 6, 1888; Noralie, born January 29, 1890: Mary Grace, born August 1, 1891; Alice Frances, born February 4, 1894: Rose Thomas, born August 9, 1895 : and Helen Barry, born October 9, 1899. The
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death of Mr. Fitzsimmons, which occurred De- cember 29, 1901, was sincerely lamented by all who knew him as that of a good man and a conscientious, public-spirited citizen, a man ad- mirable alike in domestic and social relations and in the broader field of communty affairs.
EDGAR R. CABLE. The Cable family, worthily represented in the present generation by Edgar R. Cable, a member of the firm of Bergin & Company, millers, of Nanticoke, also actively identified with other business enterprises, is of Scotch origin, the pioneer ancestors having left their native hills to make a home for themselves in the new world, settling in Connecticut prior to the Revolutionary war. Hannah Ball, great- grandmother of Edgar R. Cable, was closely re- lated to Ann Ball, the mother of George Wash- ington. The members of the Cable family re- siding in Owego, New York, at the present time (1905) are quite prominent. Two of the uncles of Edgar R. Cable are representatives of the peo- ple in the legislature-Hon. F. O. and Hon. G. WV. Cable, of Owego-the latter named having been a member of the Connecticut state legis- lature.
Agur Cable, father of Edgar R. Cable, was a native of Connecticut. He represented the Erie Railroad and for a period of fifteen years was in charge of their dining rooms at Owego and Susquehanna. He was a hatter by trade, which he followed during the early years of his active career. In 1848 he took up his residence in Owego, New York, and the following year went to California where he spent one year in successful prospecting, returning at the expira- tion of this period of time to his home in Owego. He married Sarah Kimbell, who was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, a daughter of Joseph Kimbell, who was a hatter by trade. Mr. Kim- bell was for a time a resident of Elizabethport, New Jersey, where he owned considerable prop- erty, which after his death was divided among his heirs. From Elizabethport he moved to Owego, New York, where his death occurred. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cable, as follows: Edwin, Mrs. J. M. Suffrins, Mrs. Charles R. Dean, and Edgar R., mentioned at length hereinafter. Agur Cable died at his home in Owego, New York, 1866. He was survived by his wife, who passed away in 1878.
Edgar R. Cable was born in Owego, Tioga county, New York, in 1861. He attended the common schools of the town, thereby acquiring an excellent English education. He gained his
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first practical business experience with the Cham- pion Wagon Company, of Owego, was one of their most faithful and trusted employes, and finally became their general agent. His territory covered Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and part of Maryland. He remained with this company up to 1903, in which year he became a member of the Bergin Company, of Nanticoke, Pennsyl- vania, which is one of the well known and pros- perous enterprises of that borough. They deal extensively in all kinds of grain, feed, hay, straw, flour (their buckwheat flour being in great de- mand throughout the various western states ), and potatoes. Their mill, which is located on Harvey's creek, is the only one in Plymouth township, and is one of the old landmarks of that vicinity. It was built about 1832, passed through various hands, and in 1895 became the property of Michael and James E. Bergin, the other mem- bers of the company. Aside from this Mr. Cable is interested in the manufacture and repairing of all kinds of machinery, being in partnership with E. S. Millard, of Kingston, Pennsylvania. Their shop, which was established in 1895, is situated at Nanticoke, gives employment to three men, and is run by a six horse-power engine. Mr. Cable is one of those industrious men who give character to a community and promote the best interests of the people. He is a member of Awaga Lodge, No. 587, Free and Accepted Ma- sons. In 1887 Mr. Cable was united in marriage to Isabella Bergin, daughter of Michael and Catherine Bergin, who are mentioned at length in the sketch of James E. Bergin, which appears elsewhere in this work. They are the parents of one daughter, Kathleen, born December 15, 1892.
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