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Mr. Miller is one of Ransom's most progres- sive agriculturists, owning a productive farm
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in Mountain Valley. He is one of the largest dairymen in the township, keeping a dairy of forty cows. Ile has a retail milk route in Moosic and Avoca, where he has run a wagon every day since May, 1905.
Mr. Miller sold the first milk from Ransom township in Scranton, in May, 1890. llis barn is well equipped, and his milk house is supplied with running water, from a cool, pure and never-failing spring.
In connection with the milk business. Mr. Miller produces about 4,500 quarts of blackber- ries, 15.000 heads of cabbage, 500 to 600 bush- als of potatoes, and a quantity of hay and corn each year.
Our subject is a son of Peter B. and Ellen- (Miller) Miller of Monroe county.
moved to Ransom on the John Patterson farm, where part of the Coal Storage Plant is now lo- cated, and the house is now used by the Com- pany for an office. In 1889 they moved to Newton township on the Kern Farm (now owned by Peter Corselius), where they lived until 1905. Then they returned to Ransom township and purchased the farm where they now live near Milwaukie.
Joseph B. Munson was married May 25, 1904 to Miss Blanch M., the only daughter of Samuel J. and Catherine (Barrier) Winters. (See Samuel J. Winters. )
Mr. and Mrs. Munson purchased and moved to their present home in November, 1905. Their family consists of three children, namely : Kathryn C., born July 21, 1907 : Helen J., born
RESIDENCE OF CHARLES MUSSELMAN.
ADAM B. MILLER
Mr. Miller is a son of Edwin S. and Sarah ( Michaels) Miller of Mountain Valley. Adam B. was born Sept. 21, 1884. Hle has a common school education. lle was married Nov. 28, 1906 to Miss Edna Grace. daughter of Thomas J. and Eliza Huthmaker of Milwaukie. (See Thomas J. Huthmaker).
Mrs. Miller was born July 2. 1886 on the homestead farm. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have two children: Edwin S., born Nov. 5, 1907. and Norman Earl, born Aug. 29, 1910.
Mr. Miller is working for his father on the home farm.
JOSEPH B. MUNSON
Mr. Munson was born Dec. 6, 1881 in West Pittston. Here he lived until five years of age. when his parents. John and Pernilla Munson.
born June 17, 1909, and Mildred, born May 23, 1912.
CHARLES MUSSELMAN
Mr. Musselman is the only son of Charles, Sr. and Hannah ( Musselman ) Musselman. He was born in Hamilton, Monroe county, Dee. 13, 1857. Ilis father was born in Germany, and was one of the best shoemakers in Monroe county. He died in 1858, and his wife was married twice again. Her second husband was Edward Setzer, and her third marriage was to Henry Able. She died in Monroe county, March 12. 1909. She was the mother of two children, one by her first husband, who is the subject of this sketch, and Edward Setzer, Jr .. who is living in Bangor.
Our subject received a common school educa- tion in Monroe county. His father died when Charles was only six months old. Ile was
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brought up by his maternal grandparents, who like many others of their day, had a large fami- ly of fourteen children, and Charles began working out when only ten years of age. When nineteen years of age, he left Monroe county and came to Exeter township, Luzerne county. Here he worked for E. A. Corey (across the river from Ransom) about four years. He was married May 12, 1879 to Miss Matilda Gard- ner, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Smith) Gardner of Ransom. (See. Elias A. Gard- ner).
Mrs. Matilda Musselman was born in Ran- som, Sept. 7, 1862. She received her educa- tion in the district schools.
moved to Pittston, where he rented a large farm. About 1843 he moved to South Wilkes-Barre and purchased a grist mill which he ran until about four years before his death, when he returned to Wilkes-Barre. Here he died about 1866. aged 82 years. While he was living in Monroe county, he was married to Miss Lydia Stroh. She died in 1883, aged 86 years. Her parents came from Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Petty had four children: Peter. born April 1, 1816 and died Nov. 16, 1874: Levi, born 1818 and died in Colorado; Naomi Wagner, born in - 1821 and died 1904; Mathias, born in Wilkes- Barre in 1830 and died at Berwick in February, 1908.
RESIDENCE OF MILTON W. PETTY.
Mr. and Mrs. Musselman are the parents of seven children, namely: Edgar, born Sept. 26, 1877 and married Miss Laura Ewing, and have one daughter, Grace. They are living in Phil- adelphia; Eva, born Dec. 22, 1880 and married Peter Bedell and have four children, and living in Ransom; James, born May 22. 1883 and married Agnes Bloser and living in Wilkes- Barre; Florence B., born March 20, 1890 and died July 26. 1890; Viola and Jola, the twins, born July 28, 1892. Jola died Aug. 2, 1892 and Viola died Aug. 3, 1893; Victor Dewey, born Ang. 16, 1897, is living at home.
Mr. Musselman has been employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. for over twenty years.
THE PETTY FAMILY
The Petty's are of French ancestry. William Petty came from Connecticut about 1804 and settled in Monroe county, Pennsylvania. Sev- eral years later he moved to Luzerne county and lived on a farm near Wilkes-Barre. Later he
PETER PETTY was born in Monroe county, April 1, 1816 and came to Luzerne county when a boy with his parents. He was married in 1837 to Miss Sarah, daughter of Christian and Sarah (Stoekel) Nagle of Northampton county. Mrs. Petty was born March 7, 1819 in Hanover township and died Nov. 19, 1896 in Milwaukie.
Mr. and Mrs. Petty moved from Pittston to Milwaukie in 1852, where they purchased the farm now owned by their son, Milton. They were the parents of eight children, namely : Jennie, born Sept. 17, 1838 and died Nov. 1, 1882: Sarah Ann, born Dec. 29, 1839 and mar- ried N. G. Reed and lives in Milwaukie; Wil- liam J., born Feb. 20, 1841 and died in August, 1845 at four years of age ; Leander, born March 8, 1843 and died in August, 1845, only two or three days after the death of William: Amy A .. born Feb. 3, 1846 and married Samuel Decker, and is living in Nicholson with her son, Dr. V. C. Decker: Lydia E., born Marchi 11, 1849 and married Samuel Rose and is liv- ing in Worthington, Minn .; Mildred N. and
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Milton W., (twins), were born June 29, 1859. Mildred married William Klipple and is living in Milwaukic. Milton is living on the old homestead in Milwaukic.
MILTON WAGNER PETTY
Mr. Petty is one of the largest truck and fruit growers in Ransom and Newton townships, and about the first to produce berries this side of the mountain. About 1880 he started with raspberries, and a few years later produced over four hundred bushels of strawberries in a sea- son. He has a vineyard of about three hun- dred fine grape vines and over one hundred and fifty pear and plum trees.
Mr. Petty was born Jime 29, 1859 on the farm where he now lives, which has always been his home. Ile is a son of Peter and Sarah ( Nagle) Petty. (See Peter Petty). He was married Sept. 20, 1880 to Miss Mary, daughter of William A. and Sybil (Ash) Lacoe of New- ton township. (See Newton History).
Mr. and Mrs. Petty have a family of six chil- dren living, namely : Oswald W., William C., Frank, Mildred N., Sybil R. and George E. Two sons and one daughter died in infancy. namely : Ray, Homer and Minic.
OSWALD WARD PETTY
O. W. Petty is a popular merchant in the vil- lage of Milwaukie, keeping a full line of gro- ceries and general merchandise for a small town. In May, 1905. he was employed as clerk by J. C. Biesecker, and in March, 1906 purchased a half interest and the business was conducted for about a year under the firm name of Biesecker & Petty. In April, 1907, Mr. Biesecker sold his interest to William Petty. and for three years the store was run by Petty Brothers. On April 1, 1910 the partnership was dissolved and since that time. O. W. Petty has been the sole owner.
Mr. Petty is a son of Milton W. and Mary (Lacoe) Petty. and was born Feb. 7. 1883. He attended school at Milwankie until about seven- teen years of age: and in September, 1904 he entered the East Stroudsburg Normal School. Here he attended one terin. Ile was married March 3, 1909 to Miss Mary, daughter of Chas. V. and Margaret ( Klipple) Decker of Newton township.
Mrs. Petty was born in Flatbrook, Sussex county. N. J .. Jan. 26, 1881, and came to Mil- waukie with her parents when less than two years of age. She attended school at Milwan- kie until ten years of age, when her parents moved to Newton township on the farm where they now live, where she attended the Lacoc school until about sixteen. In September, 1898 she entered East Stroudsburg Normal School.
where she attended one year. In September, 1899 she commenced teaching at the Con- ner School, and after teaching one year she re- turned to the Normal School where she gradu- ated in June, 1901. She then taught seven terms in Newton and Ransom. Mr. and Mrs. Petty have one son, Charles M., born March 8, 1909. A daughter was born Dce. 10, 1911.
O. W. PETTY
WILLIAM C. PETTY
Mr. Petty was born Nov. 5, 1884 on the home- stead farm. He attended school at Milwaukie until about seventeen years of age. In Sep- tember, 1906 he commenced a commercial course at the Scranton Business College, where he remained for three months. In January. 1907 he engaged in the mercantile business in partnership with his brother, Oswald. Here he remained for three years. He was married June 25, 1908 to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of George Rader. They have two children, Ruth, born Sept. 12, 1909 and William M., born June 29, 1911.
LEWIS E. POWELL.
Lewis E. Powell was born May 22, 1867 in Oxford, N. J., and when six months old his parents moved to Scranton. When eight years of age he began working in the Hampton coal breaker (one of the oldest breakers in Seran- ton ), picking slate. When ten years of age his parents moved to Taylor, where he worked in the Taylor breaker for two years. When only twelve years of age he began working in the mines as door boy. Two years later he ad- vanced to mule driver, and gradually worked his way up to the different stations of the work in the mines, until 1889, when twenty-two years of age he began mining eoal. Twenty-
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five years of his life were spent working in and around the mines. He moved to his present home April 5, 1898, where he is a prominent truck grower. He was elected tax collector in February, 1893 and reelected in 1896.
Mr. Powell attended day school only one term. when seven years old. When seventeen years of age he entered Woods Business Col- lege in Scranton, where he attended nights for nearly five years, where he finished his educa- tion. He was married to Miss Gertrude Chan- bers, daughter of James and Martha ( Williams) Chambers of Scranton. Mrs. Powell was born February 9. 1869 in Pittston. Her parents moved to Scranton when she was about two years of age, where she attended school until sixteen.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Powell were the parents of thirteen children. seven sons and six daugh- ters, namely: (1) Lewis E., our subject; (2) William H., born August 14. 1868 and mar- ried Miss Anna May Bennett, and have one child. Walter. They are living in Taylor: (3) David D., born May 2. 1870 and married Miss Hattie Fraley, daughter of William and Caroline (Baker) Fraley. They have three children : Hazel. William and Norman. They also live in Taylor: (4) Ida, born June 2, 1872, and is living in Hyde Park: (5) John. born October 30. 1874. and married Miss Anna White. and have two children living and re- side in Taylor. She is a daughter of James White of Moosie: (6) Lizzie. born December 18. 1876, and is living in Michigan; (7)
RESIDENCE OF LEWIS E. POWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Powell have one son and a daughter, namely: Eugene C .. born December 30, 1889; Myrtle J., born July 4, 1897.
WATKIN J. POWELL, our subject's father, was born in Wales, February 22, 1844, and came to this country when about eight years of age. with his parents. He was married September 1, 1866 to Miss Margaret, daughter of David D. and Rachel (Davis) Evans of Wales. Mrs. Watkin Powell was born August 17, 1848 in Scranton, and died as stated above. October 31,
1890. Her father, David D. Evans, was born in 1822 and died in Michigan in 1909. and his wife, Miss Rachel Davis, was born in 1825 and died in 1910. Mr. and Mrs. David D. Evans' family consisted of five daughters and three sons, namely : Margaret, John, Jemmima. Evan, Mamie, Sarah, Priscilla and William, all being born in Scranton.
Fanny. born April 30, 1879. and married Thomas Robinson and have three children : Edward, Elmer and Helen. They also live in Ilyde Park. Thomas is a son of Isaac Robin- son: (8) Arthur, born in September, 1881. and died in October, 1882. The five young- est. (9) Walter, (10) Rachel. (11) Martha, (12) Mamie and (13) Margaret, and the mother died within five months, from June 5 to October 31, 1890. The mother died of a broken heart after the death of her five chil- dren, and the father and husband was nearly driven frantic with grief.
Martha died June 5th of black diptheria, aged eight years. Rachel. aged ten, after the death of her sister, pined away. and died two weeks later. June 21st. Margaret, aged four- teen months, died in July of membraneous croup, and three weeks later Mamie, aged six years, died with the same disease. The first
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of September. Walter. aged eloven, jumped from a load of hay, causing heomorrhage of the lungs, dying two weeks later. Mrs. Pow- ell. the mother, died October 31st. No sadder picture could be painted.
JAMES CHAMBERS, father of Mrs. Lewis Pow- ell. was born February 27. 1846 in Ireland, and came to this country with his parents, when a small child, and settled on a farm where Seranton is now located. Although born in Ireland, he and his parents were not Irish, and were staunch Methodists. He was barn boss at the Archibald mine for several years before his death. He was a man with many friends, and was honest and upright in all his dealings.
gust 28, the following year. Mr. Chambers died October 25, 1900. Mrs. Chambers is liv- ing with her daughter. Mrs. Powell.
GEORGE W. RADER
Mr. Rader was born on German Hill in Rau- som, October 26, 1859. He is a son of John Rader, who was born in Germany April 2, 1818 and sailed across the ocean about 1836 and came to Luzerne county. He worked in Exeter township, near Ilarding, about three years. Ile then came to Ransom and bought a farm on German Hill, where he built a log house in the wilderness. Later he was married to Miss C'atherine Walters, daughter of Henry and Catherine ( Kress) Walters. She (Mrs .. Rader)
RESIDENCE OF GEORGE W. RADER.
Mr. Chambers enlisted March 15, 1864. in Irwin Bacon's Company M, HIth Pa. Cavalry, and participated in the following battles: Jar- rett's Station, Va .. May 7, 1864: City Point. Va .. May 17. 1864: Petersburg, Va .. June 9 and June 15, 1864: Staunton Bridge, Va., June 27. 1864: Fair Oaks, Va .. September 29, 1864: Reams Station, Va .. August 25. 1864; James River, Va .. October 3, 1864; Darbytown Road. Octo- ber 7, 1864; Richmond, Va., October 30, 1864: New Market Heights. Va .. December 10. 1864: Five Forks, Va., April 1. 1865: Deep Creek. Va .. April 3, 1865. Discharged July 16 1865. lle was never wounded in battle. He was mar- ried July 3, 1866. to Miss Martha Williams. She was born in Milwaukie, September 15. 1848. and a daughter of Peter and Mary (Ace) Williams of Seranton. Mr. and Mrs. James Chambers were the parents of two children : Gertrude. the wife of our subject. Mr. Powell. and Jennie. born August 6, 1871. and died Au-
was born Oct. 21, 1818 in New Jersey and died April 17. 1892 on German ITill. Mr. Rader died April 9. 1899. They had a family of eight children. namely: Phillip, born Nov. 3. 1849 and died Jan. 27, 1902: Mary,, born July 27. 1851 and married Horace Holcomb May 10. 1893: Henry, born May 23, 1853; Emma, born June 10, 1855 and married Peter Bedell, April 19. 1874 and died May 31, 1901; Rosanna, born Nov. 12, 1856; John, born March 7, 1858 and died April 2, 1865: George W., born Oct. 26, 1859: William, born Dec. 18, 1862 and died Dec. 30, 1906.
George W. Rader received a common school education. He has always followed farming. HIe was married Sept. 23. 1885 to Miss Cath- erine, daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth (Klipple) Zeiss of Milwaukie. Mr. and Mrs. Zeiss were born in Germany and were married April 30, 1848 and July 6th the same year, they sailed for this country.
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Mr. and Mrs. Rader have three daughters: Elizabeth, born Aug. 16, 1886 and was married June 25, 1908 to William C. Petty of Milwau- kie; Catherine M., born Ang. 29, 1887 and Marion R., born may 20, 1896. One Son, Christopher, born April 11, 1891 and died May 11, 1893. Two daughters died in infancy.
JEPTHA C. RICHARDS
Mr. Richards is one of the leading agricul- turalists of Ransom township, owning one of the best producing farms in this section. His main crops are hay, potatoes and cabbage; cut- ting over fifty tons of hay, and producing from 900 to 1,200 bushels of potatoes a year. Thi-
Business College, is working on the farm with his father. James L., a student at Wyoming Seminary, preparing for a physician ; and Wil- liam N.
PETER K. RICHARDS was born September 13. 1832. He was the first steward of the Ransom Home. His wife was born March 10, 1838. She was a daughter of Peter Corselins, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richards' family consists of four sons and two daughters, namely: Floyd P .: Jeptha C., the subject of this sketch; Jessie ( Mrs. Na- than Sutton ), Dorcas (Mrs. Earl Decker) ; Charles G., a Presbyterian minister in Auburn, N. Y .; Parke K., also a Presbyterian minister. is located in Waverly, N. Y.
HOME OF JEPTHA C. RICHARDS.
year he raised about 16,000 heads of cabbage, and former years from 10.000 to 12,000 heads. Ile also raises about 200 bushels of rye and from 300 to 400 bushels of oats a year. His farm is in first-class state of cultivation, and is increasing in fertility by the addition of about 200 loads of manure, which he buys in Pittston each year.
Our subject is a son of Peter K. and Rosina (Corzelius) Richards, who are now living in West Pittston, but for many years lived in Ran- som on the farm now owned by Amos Learn.
Jeptha C. Richards was born March 30, 1861 in Ransom, and has always lived on a farm. He was married Oct. 16, 1889 to Miss Eleanor M., daughter of Charles and Mary ( Lanter- man) Newman of Newton township. Mrs. Richards was born Oct. 11, 1863 and died Feb. 15, 1911.
Mr. Richards' family consists of three sons, namely: Russell C., a graduate of Wyoming
LESLIE FRANK RICHARDS
Mr. Richards is a progressive truck and fruit grower of Mountain Valley. He has a vine- yard which produced nearly 300 half-bushel ba-kets of grapes this season, the three leading varieties being the Niagara, Wardon and Con- cord. He is the largest grower of grapes and currants in Ransom township, producing over 300 quarts of currents in 1911, and setting 350 more plants. He is an extensive grower of strawberries, picking 1,300 quarts, and setting over 4,000 plants this year. He has 100 plum trees, which are beginning to bear. He has 150 prune trees, set in 1906. He produces from 600 to 900 bushels of potatoes, and from 150 to 200 bushels of onions a year. He also raises a quantity of tomatoes, cabbage, sweet corn, etc.
Mr. Richards was born Ang. 22. 1881. and is a son of Ostrander and Amelia M. (Lacoe) Richards. He attended school at Mountain
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Valley until sixteen years of age. Since then he has been working his father's farm.
OSTRANDER RICHARDS, born March 20, 1836 in Newton township, on the farm now owned by B. F. Reed. He is a son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Ostrander) Richards, He was married Dec. 31. 1861 to Miss Amelia M., daughter of William A. and Sybil (AAsh) Lacoe. (See Joseph A. Lacoe of Newton).
Mr. and Mrs. Ostrander Richards had a fami- ly of seven children, namely: (1) Ella S., born Dec. 13. 1862, and married Charles Williams. July 28, 1882, and are living on a farm near Dalton .. They have five children, namely : Pearl, Isabell, Walter, Myrtle and James .. (2) Mary A., born Sept. 1, 1867 and died Oct. 14.
Lizzie, daughter of John and Catherine (Kurtz) Herman of West Scranton.
Mr. Richter, our subject, began picking slate in the coal breakers when only eight years of age. Ile worked in the mines for several years, until 1909, when he moved to the John Koster farm at Mountain Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Richter have five children. ( Nee Directory ) .
FREDERICK RICHTER was born in Germany March 22, 1853. After coming to this country he worked in the mines in Scranton and vicin- ity for over twenty years, and the last ten years he has been employed in Klutz Silk Mill in Green Ridge. His wife, (Miss Sophie Becker) was born March 7, 1858. They have
RESIDENCE OF OSTRANDER RICHARDS.
1878. (3) William O., born July 9, 1870 and died Jan. 30, 1883. (4) Addie L., born Nov. 30, 1873 and married Dec. 31. 1891 to Engene Miller, son of Peter Miller. They are living on a farm near Falls and have three children living: Willard P., Raymond M. and Eugene. (5) Ora N., born Aug. 26. 1876 and died Aug. 2, 1893. (6) Leslie F., born Aug. 22. 1881 and living with his parents, working the home farm. (7) Jennie A., born January 15, 1884 and married Sept. 21, 1910 to John Poston and living in Pittston. They have one son. Leslie J. Mr. Poston is a carpenter.
CHARLES F. RICHTER
Mr. Richter was born Nov. 17, 1878 in Ger- many, where he lived until about one year of age. when his parents sailed for this country. He is a son of Frederick and Sophie (Becker) Richter. He was married Dec. 8, 1896 to Miss
a family of eight children, namely: Charles, Anna, Fred, Lizzie, Minnie, William, Emma and John.
JOHN HERMAN was born in 1831 in France and died Oct. 18, 1896 in Scranton. His wife, Miss Catherine Kurtz, was born in 1845 in Germany and died in July, 1886. They had a family of eight children, namely : Baltz, Lena. Mary, George, Margaret, Lizzie, Louis and Emma.
GEORGE H. RIFENBARY
Mr. Rifenbary has been superintendent of the Ransom Home since April 1, 1897. He was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, and is a son of Benjamin and Seanea (Hough) Rifen- bary. He was married June 22. 1876 to Miss Eva, daughter of Isaac O. and Marilla (Place) Buunell of Meshoppen.
Mr. and Mrs. Rifenbary have a family of two
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daughters, namely : Zida E., married Sept. 24, 1908 to Edward Kircher of Newton ; Oelo, mar. ried May 18, 1911 to Truman K. Biesecker of Newton.
Mr. Rifenbary owned and lived on a farm at Lake Winola several years, which he sold about 1895.
JOHNSON ROSENKRANS
Johnson Rosenkrans was born March 22. 1855 in Newton township, on the farm now owned by his brother, Amos. He obtained a fair education at the Lacoe school. After he be- came of age, until thirty-two years old he work- ed by the month for several farmers. Then he
grandson of Levi Rosenkrans. (See Amzi Rosenkrans of Newton).
CHARLEY SAMES
Mr. Sames is a son of Henry C. and Frances (Lewert ) Sames. He was born Feb. 14, 1876 at 1005 Cedar Ave., Scranton. He was married June 22, 1904 to Miss Catherine A., daughter of Andrew and Margaret ( Roeszler) Landsie- del of Ransom township.
Mr. Sames lived in Scranton until March 29, 1910 when he moved to his mother's farm on German Hill, where he is now living.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Sames are the parents of three children. (See Directory) .
RESIDENCE OF JOHNSON ROSENKRANS
was married, March 1, 1887 to Miss Ennna Taylor, daughter of James and Martha (French ) Taylor. After his marriage, Mr. Rosenkrans worked out seven years. April 1, 1894, he purchased the farm where he now re- sides of Mrs. Eliza Williams, widow of Andrew Williams.
Mrs. Rosenkrans was born in England, Feb. 13. 1866. She came to this country with her parents when about two years of age. She at- tended school at Scranton, Old Forge and the Pine school-house. She learned dressmaking, which she followed before her marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosenkrans have had a family of seven children, namely: Harriet and Mar- tha (twins), born July 15, 1889; Agar James, born April 26, 1895; Norvison Johnson, born Dec. 1. 1897; Jennie, born April 24, 1900 and lied Jan. 1, 1901 ; William Taylor, born June 1, 1902 and died Feb. 15, 1903; Jennie Corin- nie, born March 5, 1904.
Mr. Rozenkrans is a son of Brittiant and a
HENRY C. SAMES, father of our subject, was born April 30, 1842 in Wardorf, Germany and died April 16, 1907 in Scranton. He came to this country when about twenty-five years of age and married two years later to Miss Frances, daughter of Godfred Lewert of Scranton. She was born May 10, 1849 in Germany, and came to this country about 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Sames were the parents of seven children, name- ly : Elizabeth and Lena died in infancy : Henry, born July 26, 1873; Charley, our subject ; Cath- erine (Mrs. David Morris), born Feb. 24, 1880; Frances, died when fifteen months old; John, born Dec. 10, 1887. In 1870 Henry Sames purchased a lot and erected a residence at 1005 Cedar Ave., Scranton. In 1882 he remodeled the first floor of his residence for a store where he kept groceries and provisions, and June 8. 1889 he added the milk business. In 1901 he enlarged this building to make room for the increasing milk business, having three wagons for delivering the milk, It was then named
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