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Giles B. Rozelle learned the painter's trade, which he followed until 1881. In March, 1888 he moved to the farm where he now lives. He was married to Miss Lizzie Rifenbary Dec. 31, 1881. She is the second daughter of Benja-
in Scott township, Lackawanna county and died May 14, 1900 in Schultzville. Her mo- ther's name before marriage was Lippincott. Mr. Rozelle came from Sussex county, New Jersey with his parents in 1820, locating on the farm now owned by Charles Lacoe. After Mr. Rozelle was married he purchased and cleared the farm now owned by Charles Kresge, moving in a log-house which was erected a few years before. In 1863 he built the house and barn.
Israel Rozelle was a son of Samuel Rozelle, and a brother of Joshua.
JOSHUA ROZELLE was born in Newton, New Jersey, April 9, 1811 and died in Wyoming,
GILES B. ROZELLE'S RESIDENCE
min and Seanea ( Hough) Rifenbary. who were the parents of nine children. six of whom are living: Oelo (Mrs. Everett Ford), George, who is superintendent of the Pittston Poor Farm in Ransom; Lizzie (Mrs. Rozelle), Leslie, Frank and Lewis. Thomas, Kate and Cora have been dead several years.
To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Rozelle five children were born, namely: (1) Clifford J., boru Aug. 23, 1883 and died Sept. 3, 1884. (2) Faye R., born March 23, 1886 and died April 20, 1893. (3) Halbert N., born Feb. 11, 1889 and died Aug. 5, 1889. (4 and 5) Cecil H. and Celia S. (twins). born April 18, 1892. Cecil died April 27, 1893. Celia is liv- ing with her parents.
ISRAEL ROZELLE was born April 18, 1815. in Newton, New Jersey and died Dec. 23, 1892 in Milwaukie. He was maried in 1842 to Miss Esther Britton. She was born June 17, 1825
October 10, 1911, at the home of his son, Ebe- nezer Rozelle, aged 100 years, 6 months and 1 day. In 1820 he came to Pennsylvania with his parents and brothers and sisters, and settled on a farın in Newton township (now owned by Charles Lacoe). He was proud of telling how his father and the boys entered the unbroken wilderness for the purpose of finding a home, how they found it, and how the younger mein- bers of the family had to dodge the trees felled by the axes of the head of the house and his older brothers. His father's name was Samuel.
Mr. Rozelle's history goes back to the time when fires were lighted by means of flint-and- steel, and pine knots and tallow candles were used for illuminating the homes. There were no sewing machines, no postage stamps, no matches and only the rudest agricultural im- plements in the days of his youth.
In Mr. Rozelle's father's family there were fifteen children; eiglit own brothers and two
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half brothers, three own sisters and two hall' sisters. Mr. Rozelle was married Feb. 14. 1839 to Clarissa Covey, taking her as "his valentine," as he would say. Mrs. Rozelle died in 1887. Six sous and one daughter were born to the union, namely: Perry, Mollie, Martin, Ebene- zer, Wilbur, Edward and William. Martin died about 1906.
Mr. Rozelle boasted that he had always lived on a farm, and the one regret of his long life, he said, was that he had not filled out his whole life on a farm, he moving from the farm about two years before his death.
Mr. Rozelle had perfect control of all his senses, except being a little deaf, up to within a few days of his death. For over forty years he had been a member and a regular attendant at the services of the Methodist Episcopal church. He moved to Columbia county about 1852, where he lived for several years.
BENJAMIN FAULKNER RIFENBARY was born March 4, 1822 in Hackettstown, Warren coun- ty, New Jersey, and died Sept. 26, 1882 at West Nicholson. He was a son of Richard and Sarah (Faulkener) Rifenbary. Hle came from New Jersey, Sept. 5, 1855. He was married Jan. 31, 1846 in Sussex county, New Jersey, to Miss Seanea, daughter of Thomas and Christian (Bedell) Hough of New Jersey. Mrs. Rifen- bary was born February 13, 1825, and died April 22, 1910 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rozelle. She was one of eighteen chil- dren. Mr. and Mrs. Rifenbary were the pa- rents of niue children, namely : Olen born March 16, 1847; George, born July 23, 1848: Elizabeth, born Oct. 5, 1850: Thomas, born April 6. 1853 and died Aug. 6. 1900: Cathern, born March 24, 1856 and died June 30, 1872: Leslie, born Sept. 3, 1862; Frank, born April 2, 1865: Cora, born April 14. 1867 and died June 4, 1893: Lewis, born Sept. 15. 1872.
Mr. Rifenbary was a soldier in the Civil War, serving in Company B. 177th Regiment.
THOMAS HOUGH, grandfather of Mrs. Ro- zelle, was born Oct. 4. 1784 in New Jersey and died Sept. 5, 1859 at Lake Winola. He married Miss Christian Bedell. She was born Dec. 14, 1787 and died Sept. 11. 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Hough came from New Jersey to visit their children in Newton and Falls townships. Both were taken siek and died within a week at the home of their daughter. Mrs. B. F. Rifenbary at Lake Winola (then Breeches Pond).
Mr. and Mrs. Hough were the parents of eighteen children, namely: (1) Deborah. born July 29. 1808 and died March 16, 1843. She married Jonas Courtright. Their children were Isaac, Peter, Crocker, Stephen, Elizabeth and Christian. £ She married (2) Anna Maria, born Oct. 26. 1809 and died Aug. 2, 1871.
Timothy Drake. Their children were Francis, Stephen, Shay, John, Esther, Mary, Ruth, Phe- be aud Susan. (3) John, born Dec. 26. 1810 and died Dec. 26, 1863. He never married. (4) Esther, born Jan. 24, 1812 and died Feb. 15, 1877. She married Michael Walter. Their children were Peter, Elnora, William, Clara, Timothy, Melvin, Melissa and Adelia. (5) Stephen B., born Feb. 15, 1813 and died Oet. 24, 1850. Tle married Miss Clara Lance. Their children were Peter HI., Manley, Alice, Carissa, Osenia and Leslie. In March, 1896, Peter II. Ilough composed the words and music to the hymm, "Beautiful City." He died March 4.
1907. aged 71 years. (6) Francis, born April 18. 1814 and died Feb. 4, 1894. He married Miss Catherine Clark. Their children were
Frank. Eliza and Lester. (7) Catherine, born July 19, 1815 and died March 14, 1861. She married Richard Hinkle. Their children were Seanea, Maria, Phebe, Mary J .. Isaac, John and Stephen. (8) Elizabeth, born Jan: 8, 1817 and died Sept. 12, 1817. (9) Isaac, born Feb. 21, 1818 and died Sept. 24. 1819. (10) Phebe, born April 12, 1819 and died Dec. 28, 1898. She married Daniel Winfield. Their children were Deborah, James, Rebecca, Benjamin, David and Edward. (11) Rebecca, born May 20, 1820 and died Jume 27, 1900. She mar- ried Anthony Peters. Their children were
Clarissa and Emma. (12) Thomas, born Feb. 11, 1822 and died Jan. 3. 1899. He married Miss Maria Miller. Their children were Aus- tin, Watson. Ella, Frank, Jason, Addie and Esther. (13) Jacob, born Sept. 23, 1823 and died April 4, 1824. (14) Seanea, born Feb. 13, 1825 and died April 22. 1910. She married Benjamin F. Rifenbary (father of Mrs. Ro- zelle). Their children appear above. (15) Mary, born July 6, 1826 and died March 10. 1872. She never married. (16) Samuel, born June 31. 1828 and died Aug. 9, 1895. TTe mar- ried Miss Jane De Witt. Their children were Laura. Ella, Gussie, Carrie, Maggie, Austin and . Ernest. (17) Henry, born April 23, 1829 and died Jau. 16, 1890. He married Miss Adelia Heller. They had one daughter. Florence. (18) Jacob B., born April 9, 1831 and died Jan. 2. 1907. Te married Miss Elizabeth Roloson. Their children were Edward, Charles, Lizzie and Alice.
Mr. and Mrs. Hough have had seventy-five grandchildren.
LEWIS R. ROZELLE
Mr. Rozelle was born March 23, 1878 on the farm now owned by Giles B. Rozelle. near Schultzville. He is a son of Amzi and Sarah ( Leonard) Rozelle.
Lewis Rozelle attended the Schultzville
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school until nineteen years of age. He lived with his father until twenty-four years old. Then he hired out by the month. He was mar- ried Dec. 6, 1911 to Miss Eva M., daughter of 11. J. and Elizabeth ( Huntsman) Clancey of Seranton. She was born Dec. 30, 1890. He moved to his father's farm, Jan. 6, 1912, where he has lived since his father's death.
bert S. Lewis, who came to Newton in March, 1855. Washington Ruger lived in Bingham- ton, N. Y., and was a first-class artist, his pic- tures adorning many homes in Newton. He had three children, Emma, who died when about three years old; Robert L. and May E. (b. April 14, 1868) wife of Hayden Hoover of Clark's Summit.
AMZI ROZELLE was born July 26, 1842 in Robert L. Ruger was married May 19, 1879 to Schultzville on the farm now owned by Charles . Miss Elizabeth M., daughter of James E. Beebe Kresge, and died March 11, 1912. He was married June 24, 1866 to Miss Sarah, daughter of John and Caroline ( Ostrander) Leonard of of Binghamton, N. Y. Nine children were born to this union, but the five oldest died in early life: Albert, born March 2, 1881 and died
RESIDENCE OF LEWIS R. ROZELLE
West Abington township. She was born April 3, 1846 and died July 21, 1895.
Mr. and Mrs. Rozelle were the parents of five children, namely: (1) Gertie, died several years ago. (2) Alice, married Alonzo L. Newhart. She died Jan 30. 1910. (3) Carrie, married Oscar Britton of Newton. (4) Eflie, married Charles Fahs. He died October 4, 1908. (5) Lewis, the subject of this sketch.
Amzi Rozelle wa- a son of Israel and Esther ( Britton ) Rozelle. He was honest and in- dustrious. His entire life was devoted to farm- ing, and always lived in Schultzville.
ROBERT L. RUGER.
Robert L. Ruger is a son of Washington and Lydia A. (Lewis) Ruger, and grandson of Ro-
Aug. 7, 1888: Bennie, born Feb. 26, 1883 and died July 20, 1888; Amy F. born Sept. 23. 1884 and died Jan. 21. 1886; Jay, born Oct. 23, 1888 and died Oct. 11. 1902: Ruth B., born Oct. 22, 1890 and died April 8, 1904. The four living are Lydia AA, Holen M., Eleanor M. and Alice.
MRS. ELIZABETHI SAXE
Mrs. Saxe is the third of five children of John and Mary ( Raeder ) Beck. John Beck was born in Saxony, Germany. May 10, 1815. and came to this country when about fifteen years old. He devoted much of his time in traveling over a large portion of the United States until abont thirty years old, when he came to Ran- som, Pa., where he soon married. Here he
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conducted a wagon shop for about fifteen years. About 1860, he bought a farm in Newton town- ship, from Daniel W. Richards (now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Saxe), where he lived until a short time before his death. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Saxe, in Ransom, Feb. 19, 1895. Ilis wife died on the farm in Newton township, July 24, 1888.
WILLIAM S. SEESE
Mr. Seese was born in Monroe county and is a son of William P. and Emiline (Price) Seese, who were the parents of thirteen chil- dren. Eight are living at this writing: Albert, William, George, Charles, Peter, Anna (Mrs. Chas. Dubler), Edward and Clinton.
William S. Seese worked several years in the lumber woods in West Virginia and Pennsylva- nia, and later worked in a stone quarry for two or three years. Since April, 1906 he has been working on a farm in Newton for Anson Van Campen. He was married on Christmas, Dec. 25, 1890 to Miss Margaret A., daughter of Ferd- inand and Sarah (Sebring) Teel of Monroe county, who have eight children: Clarence, Samuel, Margaret (Mrs. Win. S. Seese), Ida (Mrs. Andrew Betcheloff) Edward, George, Martha (Mrs. Wm. Tripp) and Emmet.
Mr. and Mrs. Seese have seven children liv- ing. One son, Elias, died Oct. 17, 1898, aged six years (See Directory).
JOHN SHOOK
The Shook s formerly came from Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Shook have three chil- dren, namely :
David A., born Aug. 30, 1866, and was mar- ried Oct. 4, 1887 to Miss Mary E. Smith, a daughter of Noah P. and Catherine (Jacoby) Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Shook have one daugh- ter, Leota E., born Dec. 9, 1900.
Catherine Elizabeth, born Oct. 14, 1871, and was married Oct. 31, 1893 to Edwin Snover, son of George and Mary (Kresge) Snover. Ed- win Snover and wife are working Mr. Shook's farm. They have one daughter, Beatrice M .. born Sept. 20, 1907.
Emma, was born May 4, 1878 and was mar- ried May 3, 1902 to William Harder of Ran- som.
John Shook is a dealer in farm implements.
DAVID SHOOK, the father of John, born in Monroe county. Oct. 23, 1809 and died in Newton township April 23, 1899. He was married Nov. 29, 1835, to Miss Catherine Kintz, who was born Feb. 14, 1816 and died Aug. 25, 1893. She was a daughter of Milton Kintz. David Shook came to Newton in 1837 and pur- chased the farm now owned by his son, John Shook. The winter of 1837 will be remember-
ed for years, as the long winter; the ground freezing up on the 8th of November and not thawing out until the next spring.
Mr. and Mrs. David Shook were the parents of three children : Lucy, born Nov. 8, 1837 and married Christian Kunsmann, and are living in Tunkhannock. They have two children liv- ing: Matilda ant Ida. One son died in in- fancy. Henry, born May 10, 1840 and died in Danville in Sept., 1909. He was never married. John, born Dec. 27, 1841, and was married Aug. 22, 1863 to Miss Maria Swartwood, daugh- ter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Sickler) Swart- wood of Wyoming county.
FRANK A. SLATE
Mr. Slate is the only son of Alfred T. (b. Aug. 29, 1830-d. June 6, 1903) and Susanna (Kunsman) (b. Aug. 6, 1839-d. March 23, 1910) Slate. One daughter died in infancy.
Frank A., like his father, has always lived on the old homestead. He received a common school education. He has been a successful farmer, and keeps a dairy of about twenty cows, selling the milk to a Scranton dealer. He also hauls milk for his neighbors.
Mr. Slate was married Dec. 7, 1895 to Miss Ida M., daughter of Ilarrington and Amanda (Hunter) Dunlap. They have one daughter, Naomi A., born Oct. 12, 1901.
ADAM SLATE, the grandfather of Frank A., was one of early settlers of Newton, moving here from Northampton county in 1837 with his wife and two sons, Levi and Alfred T., and one daughter, Ellen. Another daughter, Cath- erine, was born soon after they came to Newton. He built a log house, which is standing at this writing, and cleared the farm, where he en- dured the hardships of pioneer life and died about eight years later. After his death the two boys remained on the farm, and finished clearing the land, and in 1892 built a large frame house to replace the old log cabin. Al- fred T. was married Oct. 20, 1859 to Susanna C. Kunsman.
CURTIS P. SMITH
is a son of Elias A. and Ann J. (McGeever) Smith, and a grandson of Elias, the first settler of the Smith family in Newton township.
Mr. Smith was married Nov. 20, 1894 to Miss Margaret (Johns) Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one son, Ralph M., born Sept. 2. 1898. Three other children died in infancy.
ELIAS A. SMITH, a son of Elias, born March 27. 1827, on the farm settled by his father. His wife, Ann J. McGeever, born in August, 1842 in Liverpool, England. To this union six chil- dren were born, viz .: (1) George F., residing near Mill City, was born July 20, 1857, and
RESIDENCE OF CURTIS P. SMITH.
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married Miss Clara Course. She died Aug. 30, 1907. (2) Melvin, born Oct. 9, 1859 and died Nov. 7, 1862. (3) Curtis P., born July 23, 1863. (4) Bertha E., born March 22, 1866 and married Horace B. Ross. They are living at 1918 Price Street, Scranton. (5) William II., born Aug. 9, 1869. (6) Elias J., born Sept. 17, 1875. William and Elias are living in Newton.
Elias A. Smith remained home with his father: he was a man of great energy and in- dustry. He took a contract to deliver 100,- 000 feet of hemlock lumber in Wilkes-Barre at $4.00 per thousand feet. This lumber was sawed in the first mill (the slow-up-and-down type) erected by his father, and was hauled to Ransom, a distance of six miles, thenee rafted on the river from Ransom to Wilkes-Barre. The $400 received for the lumber was applied on the debt against his father's farm, which was about to be sold.
. He was sober, honest and upright: always ready to help a friend in need. He accumulat- ed a large property, and at the time of his death owned about 470 acres of land. a store property on West Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton, val- ued at $9,000, and a double house on Price Street, Scranton. and about $3,000 worth of lumber and personal property. Mr. Smith in- herited 206 acres of land from his father. This same traet is now owned by his heirs, 102 acres being owned by his son, Curtis P. Smith.
ELIAS J. SMITH
Mr. Smith was born in Newton township, Sept. 17, 1875, being the youngest son of Elias . and Ann ( McGeever) Smith. He was mar- ried Nov. 24, 1893 to Miss Carrie Roeszler, daughter of John and Margaret (Lore) Roesz- ler of Ransom township.
Mr. Smith worked for his father in the lum- ber woods during the winter months for several years, and after his father's death in 1900, he came in possession of the farm where he now lives. Nov. 6, 1907 he moved to Scranton, and worked for Fred Post. the drayman, for one year, and for J. D. Williams & Bros. for six months. In June, 1909 he returned to his farm.
Mrs. Smith has two brothers and three sis- ters living, namely : Andrew, John, Lizzie (Mrs. Jacob Naugle), Rose (Mrs. Wm. Kiever). and Dora (Mrs. Emerson Rosenkrans). Hattie and Charles are not living.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have five children.
WILLIAM H. SMITH
Mr. Smith is a son of Elias A. Smith, and was born in Newton township Aug. 9. 1869. Mr. Smith attended school at the Cosner school
house until about nineteen years old. He re- mained home working for his father until 1900, when he was thirty-one years of age. He was married April 3, 1901 to Miss Eva, oldest daughter of James and Eliza (Brown) Cooper of Newton.
Mr. Smith has a farm of 123 acres, being a part of his father's tract. In 1904 he set out 250 apple trees, 40 peach and 25 pear trees. One year later he set out 600 plum trees, which are beginning to bear at this writing, 1911. Mr. Smith had about 60 acres of fine timber (hemlock, pine, chestnut and oak), and for nearly ten years has been in the lumber busi- ness; has also cut and sold several hundred thousand mine props. .
Mrs. Smith has one brother, Edward Cooper and two sisters, Anna and Laura. Anna mar- ried La Verne Johnson of Clark's Green, Laura . married Lance Luvender of Factoryville
MARCUS J. SMITH
Marens J. Smith was born in Newion town- ship, and a son of William N. and Maggie Smith.
Marcus J. Smith received a common school education. He was married Dec. 6, 1896 to Miss Rebecca M., daughter of Frederick M. and Alverda ( Birth) Westcott. Mrs. Smith was only five years old when her mother died (Jan. 1, 1887) and Mr. Smith's mother died when he was nine years old. They were both mar- ried in their "teens," Mrs. Smith being only fifteen and Mr. Smith eighteen years of age. They have two children. After Mr. and Mrs. Smith were married they came to his father's farm which they worked for nine years. On Dec. 6, 1905 (their ninth wedding annivers- ary), they moved to Pittston, and work being scarce, they moved to Scranton three months later, March 1, 1906, when Mr. Smith learned the carpenter's trade. which he has followed since. He returned to the old homestead in Newton Jan. 29, 1910. Mrs. Smith's . father was a soldier, enlisting in 1864, serving nine months until the close of the war.
WILLIAM N. SMITH enlisted in the fall of 1861 and served in the Civil War with Co. H. 52nd Reg. Pa. Vol. for three years, until he lost his leg near Charleston, S. C. August 24, 1864. He was a faithful soldier, and is now drawing a pension of $40.00 a month. In 1867 he married Maggie Neary, who died May 7, 1887. They had two children, Blanche, born May 24, 1876. and married in December, 1893 to Chas. Searles, and resides in Scranton ; Mar- cus J., born Aug. 22, 1878.
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EDWIN SNOVER
Mr. Snover was born May 15, 1869 in New- ton township. He is a son of George S. and Mary (Kresge) Snover of Mill City. He mar- ried Oct. 31, 1893 to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Maria (Swartwood) Shook of New- ton (See John Shook).
Mr. and Mrs. Snover have one daughter, Bea- trice M., born Sept. 20, 1907.
GEORGE S. SNOVER, a son of James Snover; born April 18, 1838 in Blairstown, New Jersey. He came to Newton where he was married about 1857 to Miss Mary, daughter of Thomas and Lydia (Gregory) Kresge. (See Thomas M. Kresge). She was born Dec. 24, 1841 and died Jan. 28, 1909.
To Mr. and Mrs. George S. Snover were born eight children, namely : (1) Mahala, born May 3, 1859. She married H. F. Bender, and they are living at Falls. (2) Jane, born August 9, 1861, who married C. S. Richards of Newton. (3) William H., born July 23, 1865, and mar- ried Thirzah Wrigley. (4). Edwin, our sub- ject. (5) John S., born May 4, 1871, who married Jennie Weir. (6) Jesse, born May 12, 1874, and married Cora Raif. (7) Clarence, born May 27, 1876, and married Ada Bedell. (8) Eugene, born July 19, 1881, and married Tempie Bedell.
George S. Snover enlisted March 9, 1863, in Company B, 143d Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was discharged June 20, 1865. He was a farmer in Newton for several years, and was elected school director about 1879. He married Mrs. Sarah Rought for his second wife. He is now living in Mill City.
ARTHUR C. STEVENS
Mr. Stevens was born in Jenningsville, Wy- oming county, Pa., March 18, 1884. He is a son of Benjamin and Lucy (Pewterbaugh) Stevens, to whom nine children were born : Nettie was the oldest and died about 1892. The following are living: Cynthia, married William Peters and is living in Allenhurst, Ga. Nora, married George Myers and is living in Mehoopany. Flora, married Jonah Farr and is also living in Allenhurst, Ga. Lucy, married Otis Mace and is living in Medix Run. Pa. Benjamin. married Marion Vanderburg and is living in Edgewood. N. Y. Arthur, the sub- ject of this sketch. Howard, married Emma Parker and lives at Eldred, N. Y. Cora, the youngest, married Chas. Wandall who are liv- ing in Jenningsville, Pa.
Arthur C. Stevens was married Sept. 24. 1903 to Miss Esther P. Mead of Newton, daughter of William (b. June 30. 1861-d. Aug. 30. 1906) and Abbie (Moran ) Mead. Mrs. Stevens has one sister (Elvira) and one brother (William) liv-
ing. Two sisters (Myrtle and Leachen) and one brother (John ) are dead.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens have one son, Clarence A., born March 10, 1908.
WILLIAM SWEET
Mr. Sweet was born in Somersetshire, Eng- land, April 23, 1877. He is a son of William and Elizabeth (Fear) Sweet, and a grandson of Sandy Sweet.
William Sweet. our subject, was married April 27, 1896 to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Albert and Ann ( Norton ) Rice of Somerset- shire, England. Mrs. Sweet was born June 5, 1875. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Sweet three children were born, namely : Hubert, born Sept. 15, 1897: Gertrude M., born Feb. 10, 1902; Margaret A., born July 29, 1906.
Mr. Sweet and family came to this country Feb. 26, 1909, sailing from England February 17th. He is working for Wm. J. Biesecker of Newton Centre.
Mrs. Sweet is a sister of Mrs. Jesse Ware of Newton township.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rice, the parents of Mrs. Sweet, are the parents of twelve children, all of whom are living, namely : Mary, Alice, Lilly, George. Elizabeth, Frank, Fanny, Robert, Wil- liam, Jane, Bessie and Kate.
WILLIAM SWEET, SR. was born Dec. 23, 1847 in Somersetshire, England, where he died Jan. 26, 1889. His wife was born Dec. 21, 1847 in Somersetshire, England, where she is now liv- ing. She was a daughter of John and Ann (Hembry) Fear. Mr. and Mrs. Sweet were the parents of nine children : Sandy, Edwin, Ar- thur, Emma, William, Mary, Albert, Gilbert and Mabel. Sandy and Edwin died in child- hood.
ADAM THOMPSON
Our subject is a son of Andrew and Jane (Litts) Thompson. He was born Jan. 14, 1840, and was married Nov. 14, 1861, to Miss Cather- ine E. Smith, daughter of D. Madison and Sus- anna Smith. She was born Dec. 7, 1841 and died Dec. 30, 1895.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were the parents of four children. namely: (1) Estella M., born April 20, 1863 and died March 12, 1880. (2) Frank Leslie, born March 31. 1866, is living near Schultzville. (3) Elmer. born Feb. 1, 1871, is married and living near Philadelphia. (4) Edith Gertrude, born Oct. 20, 1881, mar- ried Henry Freeman and they are living in Benton township. They have one daughter, Ruth Mildred, born in November, 1902.
ANDREW THOMPSON, a son of Adam and Sarah (Cosner) Thompson, born Feb. 11, 1811, in New Jersey, and died October 19, 1850
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Built in 1856 by his mother, Mrs. Jane Thompson, who is standing near his side in the picture, which was taken a few years before her death.
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in Newton. He married Feb. 22, 1834, to Miss Jane, daughter of Henry and Catherine ( Hoyt) Litts of Newton. Mrs. Thompson was born June 16, 1817 in New Jersey and died July 15, 1904. (See Henry Litts.)
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were the parents of three children, all sons: Alva, born Nov. 8. 1834, and married Miss Harriet Winters. He died March 19, 1890; Adam, born Jan. 14, 1840, the subject of this sketch; Henry, born Dec. 16, 1841, married Miss Elizabeth Swartz and they are living in Peckville.
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