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in Smithfield township. (5) Aaron Q., born April 9, 1855. He went West when about twenty years of age and has not been heard from since. (6) Susanna C., born Sept. 1, 1857 and married Thos. Blatehler of Monroe county. They had a family of ten children. She died April 20, 1898. (7) Arminda, born April 10, 1859 and married Mr. Courtright, the head of this sketch. She died August 17, 1909. (8) George W., born April 1, 1861 and died March 28, 1902. He never married. (9) William H., born Sept. 14, 1865. He is a mechanic, living in Middle Smithfield town- ship. (10) Margaret E., born April S, 1867 and died July 26, 1894.
1877 and married Oct. 25, 1905 to John Schul- theis and are living in Taylor, and have one daughter, Luella; Virgie R., born Dec. 4, 1879 and married Dec. 26, 1906 to Harry Dymond and are living in Blairstown, N. J .; Harry A., born May 14, 1886 and married Oct. 20, 1909 to Miss Margaret Bedell and are living in Mil- waukie where he has a blacksmith shop; Sadie M., born Feb. 26, 1888 and married Walter Klipple April 22, 1909 and are living in Mil- waukie; Pearl L., born Ang. 6, 1893 and is living with her mother.
JOHN MICHAELS was born Jan. 16, 1818 in Monroe county and died Nov. 29. 1854 in Ran- som township. Mrs. Michaels was born March
N.COUNTRIGNY & SONS
MILK
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HOME OF HORACE COURTRIGHT. Showing the old log-house, concrete milk house, barn and residence.
MRS. PHIEBE COURTRIGHT
Mrs. Courtright is the youngest daughter of John and Sarah (Drake) Michaels. She was born Aug. 20, 1856 in Ransom township.
Mrs. Courtright was married Nov. 13, 1872 to John Courtright, son of Benjamin and Saralı (Ace) Courtright. He was born Nov. 11, 1845 in Monroe county and died in Milwaukie Sept. 16, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Courtright were the parents of six children, namely : Lewis D., born March 22. 1875 and was married Sept. 6. 1893 to Miss Sarah Keilbach and are living in West Pittston, and have four children : Ella, Anna, Mamie and Harry; Mary E., born Jan. 17,
18. 1817 in New Jersey and died Feb. 4, 1894.
They had seven children, namely: Dennis, who is living on a farm in Newton township; Elias, who died when young: Mary, married M. H. Trible and is living in Scranton : Sarah, married Andrew Hopkins and died in 1877; Phoebe, the subject of this sketch; and Jacob, who is living in Michigan.
HARRY A. COURTRIGHT
Mr. Courtright is a son of John and Phebe Courtright. He was born May 14, 1886 in Kizer Valley and came to Milwaukie with his parents when about nine years of age. His
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father died when Harry was only twelve years old. Harry attended No. 17 School, at Kizer Valley, three years and at Milwaukie four years. When sixteen years of age he began learning the blacksmith's trade with John C. Kunsman at Milwaukie, where he worked over four years. March 1, 1907, he rented the blacksmith shop of Christopher Van Buskirk at Bald Mount, which he ran for three years. the first year be- ing in partnership with his brother-in-law, Harry Dymond, and the last two years alone. On April 1, 1910 he commenced clerking for O. W. Petty, where he worked until Sept. 1, 1910 when he rented the blacksmith shop of
working in the Mount Pleasant Breaker as slate picker, and when twelve he entered the mines. He advanced to the different stages of the work until about 1889 he was employed as track layer, which has since been his occupation.
Our subject was married Sept. 13, 1894 to Miss Sarah J .. daughter of John and Eliza (Parry) Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Coslett have five chil- dren living (See Directory ) . Four died in infancy, namely: Vera, born Oct. 17. 1897 and died July 15, the following year; Lydia, born Dec. 19, 1901 and died Aug. 23, 1903; James, born April 22, 1908 and died May 2, 1909:
BLACKSMITH SHOP. MILWAUKIE.
Jolin C. Kunsman which he is conducting at this writing.
Mr. Courtright was married Oct. 20, 1909 to Miss Margaret, daughter of Peter and Emma (Rader) Bedell.
Mrs. Courtright was born Jan. 20, 1887 in Milwaukie. Her father was born in Milwau- kie, Dec. 7, 1854 and her mother was born June 10, 1855 at Ransom and died May 13, 1901. She (Mrs. Bedell) was a daughter of John and Catherine ( Walters) Rader. (See Mrs. Phoebe Courtright.)
LEWIS W. COSLETT.
Mr. Coslett is a son of William and Martha (Todd) Coslett. He was born Sept. 24, 1871 in Taylor. When eight years of age he began
John, born July 21, 1911 and died Jan. 28. 1912.
Mr. Coslett attended school only three short terms, but later in life realizing the need of an education, purchased several books. These he read and studied during his spare moments, thereby obtaining a fair business education.
WILLIAM COSLETT, our subject's father, was born about 1833 in South Wales and died in West Scranton in July, 1887. His wife was born about 1843 in Mertha Tydvil, South Wales and died in April, 1901 in West Scran- ton. She was a daughter of James Todd. Mr. Coslett was a miner by trade. Mr. and Mrs. Coslett came to this country in 1865.
JOHN F. DAVIS was born in South Wales
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and died in April, 1885 in West Scranton, aged about 53 years. His wife was born in Her- fordshire, England, Oct. 1. 1843 and died May 4, 1896 in West Seranton. They were married in England about 1850, and came to this coun- try about 1866, Mr. Davis coming about a year before his wife and children.
IRA E. DAVIS
The up-to-date wagon maker of Milwaukie was born Oct. 7. 1857 in Columbia county. He is a son of Robert D. Davis.
When about sixteen years of age he began learning the blacksmith trade with E. M. Win- ter at Milwaukic. He worked here about eigh-
Davis, May 24, 1898, Ira E. conducted the busi- ness alone until Jan. 1, 1911, when he entered into partnership with his two sons, Robert and Clarence.
Ira E. Davis was married March 20, 1880 to Miss Hattie E., daughter of Ebeneezer (b. Oct. 25, 1819 -d. Jan. 8, 1903) and Julia M. ( Rose) Rozelle. Mrs. Rozelle was born March 1, 1829 and died Feb. 11, 1908.
Mrs. Davis was born Nov. 6, 1854 in New- ton, opposite from where the Hillside Home is now built. She is a dress-maker by trade, which she followed seven years before marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis are the parents of six children, namely: (1) Edith M., born Dec. 29,
RESIDENCE OF LEWIS W. COSLETT
teen months. Then he went to Scranton, working four years with his uncle, William Blume. Here he finished learning his trade. after which he worked in Wilkes-Barre and Pittston until March 1, 1883. Then he re- turned to Milwaukie, where he and his brother, Daniel W .. under the firm name of Davis Bros., purchased the William Moyer wagon shop. The building and contents were destroyed by fire Sept. 24, 1890. The same year they purchased the site and water privilege of the pioneer saw- mill in Ransom township, from the William Tompkins' estate. Part of the old mill-dam Imilt in 1824 by Horace Twitchel was then standing. In 1891 they erected a two-story amd basement building, size 40x51 feet, with an one-story addition. size 26x28 feet, for a blacksmith shop.
The building is equipped with first-class wood working machinery, driven by a turbine water-wheel. After the death of Daniel W.
1882 and married Nov. 29, 1906 to Fred G. Hinckley, and has one son, Clyde V., born July 21, 1909. Mr. Hinckley was born April 7, 1881 and died Oct. 26, 1911. (2) Robert J., born April 11, 1884. (3) Mary 1., born Oct .. 10, 1886. (4) Grace R., born May 27, 1888 and married Oct. 23, 1909 to Thomas Looms. They have one daughter, Hazel I., born Jan. 20, 1911. Mr. Looms is depot agent for the Lehigh Valley R. R. Co. at Spring- ville. (5) Clarence I .. born June 9, 1892. (6) Frances W., born June 18, 1898.
ROBERT D. DAVIS, born March 27, 1820 in Goshen, Orange county, N. Y. He came to Pennsylvania about 1846; married in Newton township to Miss Mary, daughter of Adam and Lydia (Ace) Michaels. She was born Oct. 29, 1829 and died Jan. 23, 1903 in Ransom township. Mr. Davis died Jan. 18, 1890 on the homestead farm in Ransom. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Davis were the parents of nine chil-
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dren : George M; Daniel W., who died May 24, 1898; Ira E .; Lydia, who married James Wal- ter ; John C .; James R. ; William H. : Benjamin S. and Arthur Z.
ALBERT R. DAVIES
Mr. Davies was born near Russell Hill, Wy- oming county, July 29, 1872. He attended school at Russell Hill and one term at Key- stone Academy. He was married Dec. 22, 1896 to Miss Arminda E. Sweet, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Ace) Sweet. She was born Aug. 26, 1874. Her father died when she was less than two months old.
and Sarah (Lott) Vosburg. Mr. and Mrs. George Davies were the parents of nine chil- dren : Frank, Albert, Jessie, John, May, Ray, AArthur, Clarence and George V. Jessie died when about two years of age.
GEORGE HENRY DAVIES, our subject's grand- father, was born in London, England, Jan. 23. 1811 and came to this country in 1848. Hle was a local Methodist preacher and a tailor by trade. He died Aug. 13, 1867. His wife, Maria Harris Davies, was born in Wales, Oct. 4, 1814 and died Jan. 6, 1885, on the old home- stead farm near Russell Hill.
RESIDENCE OF ALBERT R. DAVIES.
JACOB SWEET, born March 17, 1840 and died Oct. 21, 1874. His wife, Mary Ace, born July 18, 1846 and is living in Montana. They were married June 8, 1867, and to this union four children were born : Adam, Edgar F., Mary E., and Arminda E.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Davies are the parents of two children, namely : Horace H., born Aug. 30, 1897 in Tunkhannock and Albert F., born May 22, 1902 on the farm near Milwaukie. ·
GEORGE DAVIES, our subject's father, was born May 29, 1844 in Neath and his wife, Or- celia, was born Feb. 14, 1849 in Vosburg. She is a daughter of Riley B. (b. 1818-d. 1880),
LOUIS ENGLEMAN
Mr. Engleman has been a steady employce of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company since June 12, 1889, when he was first employed as car oiler, and three years later was promoted to car inspector, which position he has since held, working in the company's yard at Coxton.
Mr. Engleman was born March 12, 1868 in Pittston, where he lived until March 1890. Then he came to Ransom with his mother and stepfather, Charles Rock, and moved on the George Sax farm, below where the Coal Storage Plant now stands.
Louis Engleman was married Nov. 15, 1890
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to Miss Charlotte A., daughter of John and Ly- dia J. (Harris) Stout. She was born in Ran- som, Oct. 23, 1870.
Mr. and Mrs. Engleman are the parents of two children, namely: Louis H., born July 8. 1893 and was killed by a passenger train in front of the Ransom depot, Nov. 17. 1907; Bertha M .. born Feb. 1, 1899 and died of scar- let fever Aug. 26, 1905. They have one adopt- ed daughter, Matilda May, born Aug. 6. 1902.
JOHN ENGLEMAN (Mr. Engleman's father) , was born in Germany about 1818 and died in Pittston in 1870, of consumption, which he contracted in the Army. Ile enlisted three different times and served to the close of the rebellion, where he was taken sick with typhoid
Palmer, who died when Stella was a small girl. Mr. Gardner is employed in the Coxton yard as boss coal loader.
To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner four sons were born, namely: George M., born Dec. 10, 1892 and died Mar. 20, 1898; Vivian, born Dec. 25, 1894; J. Otto, born Dec. 28, 1896 and died April 25, 1897: Luzon O., born Sept. 29, 1894. They have one adopted daughter, Viva Faith, born March 31, 1907.
GEORGE GARDNER was born March 28, 1832 and died Aug. 20, 1907. In November, 1862 le enlisted in Company D, 143d Regiment, Pa. Vol. and served until the close of the war. He learned the blacksmith trade when a boy, which he followed until the war broke out. He mar-
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fever and spent several months in a hospital in Rhode Island. Hi- wife was Miss Catherine Sten, daughter of John Stem. She was thrice married. IIer second husband was George Gardner who died about 1880, and about five years later she married Charles Rock. She had five children by her first husband, namely : Catherine, Lena, Sophia and Louis and John, the twins. Four children were born by her second husband: Michael, Charles, Bridget and Jennie. She died May 28, 1897, aged 49 years.
JAMES GARDNER
Mr. Gardner is a son of George W. and Rose- lia (Smith) Gardner and a grandson of Samuel and Sarah (Lafey) Gardner and a great grand- son of Richard.
James S. Gardner was married Dec. 14, 1891 to Miss Stella Palmer of Kingston. Her pa- rents were David and Caroline ( Hollenback )
ried Miss Roselia, daughter of Peter A. Smith of Ransom. They had two children: Harriet. born Oct. 13, 1862 and married John Sharp and living near Eatonville, Pa .; and James S., the subject of this sketch, born Nov. 5, 1866.
ELIAS A. GARDNER
Elias A. Gardner is a son of Samuel and Mar- garet (Smith) Gardner. He was born April 18, 1847 on the farm now owned by Henry Burgess. He married Miss Martha Cooper, oldest daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth (Wil- son ) Cooper.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner own and are living on the farm settled by Mrs. Gardner's grandfather, Charles Wilson. Mr. Wilson walked from his place to Harrisburg to get a deed of the farm after he had it paid for.
To Mr. and Mrs. Gardner six children were born, namely : (1) Maggie, born May 8, 1871
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and married Edgar Dadey. They are living in Scranton, and have a family of ten children : Leah and Lena (twins), born Jan. 19, 1891 ( Leah married Wilson Shoemaker, July 25, 1910. They have one son, born May 9, 1911. Lena married William Kreinburg of Scranton. Aug. 17. 1911), Harold, Ruth, Inez. Lewis, Elmer, Robert, Norman and Arthur. (2) EI- nora, born Oct. 12, 1873, and married Oliver Wood. She has six children living: Lester, Martha, Maud, Elisha, Arnold and Stanley. She is living in Scranton. (3) Grace, born June 17, 1876 and was married April 20, 1884 to Lloyd A. Singer, son of George W. and Julia (Smith) Singer. They have two chil- dren : Bessie A., born November 3, 1894 and David D., born January 1, 1899. Mr. Singer is
from Ransom to Pittston. Here he was em- ployed at the Barnum Breaker for about three years. June 1. 1911 he went to Indiana and Ilinois for the summer. He is now employed as fireman at the Pine Brook Colliery in Seran- ton. Ile is living with his mother. (2) Mar- thia B., born Sept. 2, 1893. She is employed at Wickham, Ilughes & Co. ent glass factory. (3) Maud S., born Jan. 11, 1895. (4) Elisha II., born Sept. 27, 1896. He is employed at the Scranton Nut and Bolt Works. (5) Leou- ard L., born March 8, 1900 and died Nov. 3. the same year. (6) Walter A .. born Sept. 11. 1903. (7) Stanley E., born Feb. 19. 1906.
Mrz. Wood and her family moved from Pitts- ton to Scranton Aug. 20, 1911, where she is now living.
MR. AND MRS. ELIAS A. GARDNER
employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com- pany at the Coxton round-house. (4) George. W., born Sept. 23, 1884 and died Aug. 22, 1887. (5) William Roy, born March 27, 1888 and died the following day. (6) Reuben S., born April 6, 1889 and married March 23. 1911 to Miss Ethel Posten. They reside in West Pitts- ton. They have had one child, Daniel Elias. born Oct. 31, 1912 and died Nov. 12, the same year.
MRS. ELNORA WOOD is a daughter of Elias and Martha (Cooper) Gardner. She was married July 14. 1890 to Oliver Wood, son of George and Lucinda ( Ayers) Wood of Newton. Oliver Wood was born in 1865. They are the parents of seven children. namely: (1) Lester E., born March 18, 1892. When fourteen years of age he began working at the Coal Storage Plant at Ransom. Here he worked about a year. Later he was employed by Peter Finkler and Ira Drake in Newton township at farm work. On the 9th of October, 1907 his mother moved
SAMUEL GARDNER was born Oct. 12, 1797 in Ransom, near the Coal Storage Plant; a son of Richard and Lydia (Chapman ) Gardner. Sam- nel Gardner was twice married. His second wife was Margaret Smith, daughter of Elias and Catherine (Adams) Smith, who were among the pioneer settlers of Newton township. Mrs. Gardner was born April 22, 1822 and died in February, 1892. She was the mother of nine children : Elias A., Jeanie (died when 5 years old). Samuel, James, Catherine (died when 17 years of age), Benjamin, Matilda, Eva and Wil- liam (died when 5 years of age). Mr. Gardner had six children by his first wife. namely : Nancy, Mary, Jane, Sarah Ann, George and David. None of the six are living.
Samuel Gardner died Dec. 1. 1890, aged 93 years.
WILLIAM GAUL
Mr. Gaul is a first-class carpenter and cabinet maker, living in what is known as Little Rau- som or Mount Dewey. He was born June 14,
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1854 in Dunmore, and a son of William and Catherine (Shafer Fern) Gaul. He attended school only about two terms, and before eight years of age he began picking slate in the Seran- ton Coal Drifts Breaker, where the coal was screened in the old-fashioned way, with a gin and a mule. Hle advanced to mule driver. working until about fourteen. Then he began learning the woodworking trade in Joseph Ans- ley's Planing Mill in Scranton. When about eleven years of age he entered a private night school in Scranton, attending about two years. Mr. Gaul was twice married. He was first mar- ried Oct. 10, 1874 to Miss Kate D. Wolcott of Moosic. She was born Jan. 10, 1856 in Seran- ton and died Sept. 4, 1882. She was a daughter ter of Squires and Hannah ( Hines) Wolcott.
father's house. (2) Charles, born May 16, 1886, is a traveling salesman for the Rumford Baking Powder Company. (3) Leland S., born April 1, 1888, is a car inspector for the Lehigh Valley R. R. Company at Sayre. (4) Ray W., born Jan. 24, 1890 and died Aug. 23, 1894.
WM. GAUL. SR., the father of our subject, was born in Frankfort-on-the-Meine, France. Ile came to this country about 1850. When the war broke out between the North and the South. he enlisted as a private in Co. E 1st. Pa. Artillery in the spring of 1861 and was killed May 31. 1862 in the battle of Fair Oaks. He was mar- ried soon after coming to this country to Mrs. Catherine Fern, to whom four children were born, namely: (1) William A .. our subject. (2) Charles H., born July 15, 1855 and married
RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM A. GAUL
Mr. and Mrs. Gaul were the parents of three children, namely: Jessie May, born Jan. 12, 1875 and died Jan. 10, 1882; William J., born Jan. 21, 1875 and married Anna Giles, and living in Scranton. They have six children living and two buried; John T., born June 14, 1879 and died May 21, 1883.
Mr. Gaul married his second wife Oct. 10, 1883 (nine years to the day from his first mar- riage) to Miss Sophia Annemans. She was born May 15, 1858 in Hazleton, and a daughter of John and Elizabeth C. (Stine) Annemans.
Mr. Gaul had four sons born to his second wife: (1) Frank W., born July 31, 1884. and married Sept. 22, 1908 to Miss Emma, daughter of John and Annie ( Tannler) Moore of Seran- ton. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gaul have one son. Howard Frank, born Oct. 13, 1909. Frank Gaul is a carpenter. Ile is living in part of his
Miss Lizzie James, having four children, Ezra R., Pearl, Mabel and Archie. They are living in Taylor. (3) Lizzie A., born March 5, 1859 and married George Stevens of Madisonville. They have four sons, Eugene, Leroy, Harold and Donald. They are living in Pittsburg. (4) Tracy, who died in infancy.
MRS. CATHERINE FERN was born Feb. 9, 1818 in Hesson, Germany, and came to this country about 1841. Her maiden name was Catherine Shafer. She married Peter Fern about 1840. To this union three children were born : Julius. John and Elizabeth. Peter Fern went to Cali- fornia in 1849 to search for gold, and about one vear later sent for his wife. Upon arriving there she found that her husband was dead and buried. She was in a strange, and at that time a wild country, over three thousand miles
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from her friends. She made the trip in a sail- ing vessel from New York to the Isthmus of Panama, crossing the Isthmus with pack mules. and from there, by water to San Francisco She was several months making the trip. After returning to Pennsylvania she soon married William Gaul, Sr. by whom she had four chil- dren, namely : William A., born June 14, 1854: Charles H., born Aug. 15. 1855, and died in August, 1907: Elizabeth A .. born March 5. 1859 and married Geo. W. Stevens. She is living in Pittsburg. The fourth child died iu infancy.
JOHN ANNEMANS was born Sept. 21, 1827 in Belgium, France. His parents died when he was only thirteen years of age. Then he began working on a sailing vessel as a sailor boy. Here
1865, at Richmond, Va. He died Jan. 29, 1900. Ilis wife was born July 7. 1828 and died March 19, 1880. Mr. Annemans was a charter member of Ezra S. Griffin Post, No. 139. Seranton. Mr. and Mrs. Anuemans had a family of ten children.
JOHN HOFFMAN
Mr. Hoffman was born in Germany, Oct. 28. 1851. and when eight years of age came to this country with his parents arriving in Scranton May 28, 1860. They were sixty-eight days on the water, landing in Baltimore. At that time no railroads were built between Baltimore and Philadelphia, and they came in a stage, and from Philadelphia to Serauton by railroad. Mr. Hoffman purchased the farm in Ransom town-
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he was employed for thirteen years, and during this time met with many thrilling experiences. barely escaping death many times. He made his last trip in 1852, meeting Miss Elizabeth C. Stine on the vessel, where they became ac- quainted.
After reaching New York City the ship was condemmed and never returned to the old coun- try. A few weeks later he walked from New York to Hazleton, Pa .. where Miss Stine was living. She became his wife in July, the same year. He lived in Hazleton until the beginning of the Civil War, when he was one of the first to enlist for nine months' service. After the ex- piration of nine months he returned to his family in Hazleton, and a few months later moved his family to Hyde Park.
He re-enlisted March 15, 1864 for three years in Co. A, 11th Reg. Pa. Cavalry, but was dis- charged after the close of the war, on Aug. 13,
ship, where he is now living, from Thomas Huthmaker in 1873. where they moved Sept. 28, 1874.
Jobn Hoffman was married Feb. 28, 1876 to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Jolm (b. Oct. 4. 1826-d. Nov. 29, 1891) and Catherine (Barth) Maas of Ransom. Mrs. Maas was born Nov. 3. 1825 in Germany and died Sept. 22, 1909. John Maas came to this country about 1846. Mrs. Hoffman was born in Ransom Feb. 12. 1858.
John Hoffman is the only son of Martin and Catherine (Getz) Hoffman. When a boy ho decided to make farming his occupation which he has always followed. He and his father cleared the farm, which was a wilderness when they came, and erected the buildings, built the fences, pulled the stumps and set out fruit trees.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman are the parents of
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eight children, namely: Frederick, born Dec 24, 1876 and married in March, 1901 to Mis- Margaret, daughter of Joseph and Sarah ( Black- well) Breeze, and have one son, Joseph; Cath- erine, born July 9, 1880, and married in Nov., 1903 to Lewis Evans and have three children : Walter, Leland and Louise: Charles, born May 9, 1882 and married April 25. 1905 to Mis- Irene. daughter of Stephen and Georgia Anu Lake, and have one son. Norman: John J .. born July 30, 1884; Elmora, born May 26, 1886. Mildred, born Aug. 11, 1888: William, born Dec. 13. 1890: Ruth M .. born March 29. 1904
first husband was James V. Townsend, son of Obadiah and Susan (Van Auken) Townsend, who died July 28, 1878. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. James V. Townsend one daughter was born: Elizabeth C., born Aug. 16, 1878. She married June 27, 1896 to William F. Misson. who was born Feb. 6, 1872, and a son of Peter and Helena (Newhart) Mission. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Mission have one danghter, Helen E .. born June 26. 1911. Their home is in Scranton, at 519 Harrison Avenue.
Thomas J. Huthmaker has four children born to his second wife, namely: Idella, born
THOMAS J. HUTHMAKER'S RESIDENCE
THOMAS J. HUTHMAKER
Mr. Huthmaker is the only son of Jacob and Dolly (Siglin ) Huthmaker, and was born near Ransom, Ang. 1, 1847.
Thomas J. Huthmaker has been twice mar- ried. His first marriage was April 19. 1874 to Miss Julia, daughter of Philip and Catherine (Soricks) Shellenburger, (Peter Bedell and Miss Emma Rader were married at the same time and place, by the same minister, Rev. Compton. )
Mr. Huthmaker has one daughter by his first wife, Catherine, born Sept. 18, 1875' and mar- ried Feb. 1, 1894 to Warren Dornblazer. They have three children : Ray, born Sept. 14, 1896 . Blanche, born Aug. 7. 1899 and Russell.
Mrs. Julia Huthmaker died Dee. 6, 1881. Mr. Huthmaker was again married April 26. 1882 to Mrs Eliza (Courtright) Townsend.
Mrs. Eliza Huthmaker was born in Monroe county, May 17. 1857. She is a danghter of Oliver and Caroline (Treible) Courtright. Her
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