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the "Maple Dairy," which name it now bears. Since Mr. Sames death in 1907, Mrs. Sames and her three sons have conducted the business. They now have tive milk wagons to deliver milk and an extra wagon for delivering grocer- ies.
SCHEUER BROTHERS
"SUNNY SIDE FARM," MOUNT DEWEY
Jolm Scheuer, Sr., the father of the owners of the above farm, was one of the pioneers of Scranton. Hle came from Germany in 1849 with his father, Conrad Scheuer. They settled in Slocum Hollow. John procured employ- ment with Scranton & Co., later the Lackawan- na Tron & Coal Co. Later he rented the Slocum
drive to and from their place of business in Scranton, night and morning, it only taking forty five minutes to drive to the farm. This is the finest summer residence section so near Scranton. All parts of the city and valley can be seen from the farm.
ANTHONY SCHULTHEIS
Mr. Schultheis is a son of Conrad and Dor- othy (Engel) Schultheis. Ile was born Nov. 22, 1853, in Pittston, and when two years of age his parents moved to a farm near Taylor, where he obtained his education. In 1873 he came with his parents to Milwankie to the farm where he is now living, where he has since lived. He was married January 30.
' SUNNY SIDE FARM." SCHEUER BROS., THE BAKERS, SUMMER HOME, MOUNT DEWEY.
Farm. on the banks of the Stafford Meadow Brook, where he conducted a dairy and milk business. Mr. Scheuer has the distinction of be- ing the first milkman in Scranton, and was the first man to receive milk shipments over the D .. L. & W. R. R. This milk was shipped about. 1860 by a Mr. Morrow from Humphreysville. now Glenburn, Pa.
Mr. Scheuer always had a desire for farming. which was the reason for the purchase of "Sun- ny Side Farm" by his sons. After Mr. Scheuer retired from the Baking business, which he ex- tablished in 1874, being succeeded by his sons, he took charge of and developed the farm to its present high state of cultivation.
Mr. Scheuer died in April. 1911, aged 82 years. Since then, his son, Henry, is manag- ing the farm, and the other brothers, George and John. have their summer residence there. each occupying cottages on the farm. They
1875. to Miss Julia Maas, a daughter of John Maas of Mountain Valley. She was born Oc- tober 20, 1854. in Wilkes-Barre and died May 7, 1906.
Anthony Schultheis was elected school di- rector about 1893. holding the office for nine years, and assistant assessor one term.
To Mr. and Mrs. Schulthies were born ten children, namely: (1) Rose, born Febru- ary 12. 1876 and was married August 1, 1899 to Arthur Snover, and living in Scranton ; (2) Lewis A .. born February 19. 1877 and is a carpenter, working at Taylor; (3) John C., born August 7, 1878 and was married October 25. 1905. to Miss Mary E. Courtright of Mil- waukie. They have one daughter, Luella. born in October, 1906. They are living in Taylor: (4) Dorothy E., born April 10, 1880 and mar- ried September 29, 1909 to Wesley J. Lewis and living in Exeter: (5) Henry, born Novem-
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Germany, November 3. 1825 and died Septem- ber 22. 1909.
CONRAD SCHULTINIES, our subject's father, was born in Germany March 25, 1819 and was married in 1843 to Miss Dorothy Engel. daughter of Anthony and Maggie (Ott) En- gel. Mr. and Mrs. Schultheis came to this country in 1851. being sixty-nine days on the water. They were the parents of six children, four being born in Germany. Mary, the old- est. married Casper Oberdofer: Lewis, living in Pittston : Catherine, married Adam Rein- hardt, and died in June, 1907: Eliza, married Henry Schultheis and died June 30, 1907: Anthony, our subject: John, who died when nine years of age. Conrad Schultheis died May 3. 1890. His wife was born December 16, 1822, and is living on the old homestead, with her son. Anthony. She is the oldest resi- dent of Ransom township, aged 90 years.
RESIDENCE OF ANTHONY SCHULTHEIS AND HIS MOTHER. MRS. CONRAD SCHULTHEIS.
ber 19, 1881 and married September 18, 1907 to Miss Martha Whitlock of Newton; (6) Au- gusta, born August 19, 1883 and married Jan. 23, 1907 to Charles Stine of Milwaukie. They have two children, Mamie E. and Rose M .: (7) Elizabeth, born January 12, 1887 and is living at home: (8) Frank, born January 6. 1889, and is working on the farm for his fa- ther; (9) Catherine, born July 11. 1891, and is a stenographer and bookkeeper in Scranton : (10) Charles A., born August 21. 1894.
JOHN MAAS was born in Germany October 4, 1826, and died in Mountain Valley, October 13. 1892. He came to this country with his parents about 1846, and later settled on a farm in Mountain Valley, now owned by his son, John Maas, Jr. He was married about 1853 to Miss Catherine Barth, who was also born in
STEPHEN SCHMIDT
Mr. Schmidt is a mine surveyor for the D .. L. & W. Coal Company, where he has been em- ployed for over twenty-seven years. Ile was born in Austria on Christmas, Dec. 25, 1860, and came to this country with his parents in October, 1882, living in Taylor two years, mov- ing from there to Duryea. where his father lived until death.
Stephen Schmidt was married Jan. 7, 1888 to Mrs. Julia (Gardener) Friedman, widow of Frank Friedman, who died Sept. 3, 1886. She was a daughter of Goerge and Mollie ( Ross) Gardener, who were born in Tyrol, Austria. She (Mrs. Schmidt) came to this country June 1. 1884 and married to her first husband, March 7. 1885. She has two sisters and one brother living, namely: Sophia (Mrs. Julius Fabri) ,
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Matilda (Mrs. Chas. Bartosch) and August. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Friedman were the parents of one daughter, Emily M., born Dec. 6, 1886 and married June 29, 1904 to Henry Leuthold a veterinary surgeon, living at Taylor. They have three children, namely: Helen, Henry and Clifford.
Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt are the parents of nine children: Hedwig S., born Sept. 30, 1888, and married Sept. 11, 1907 to William A. Albrecht, a bookkeeper in Scranton. The other eight children are living at home , and their names may be found in the Directory. Hedwig and Frank are twins. Frank is a bricklayer and August, a carpenter. Ernestine, Pauline and
13, 1841 on the farm now owned by Mrs. Smith,, where he died June 4, 1900. He was a son of Peter A. and Sarah (Compton ) Smith.
PETER A. SMITH was born Feb. 5, 1816 and died in January, 1892, and a son of Elias and Harriet (Ayers) Smith, who were among the pioneer settlers of Newton township. Mr. Smith married Miss Sarah Compton, who was born March 11, 1808 and died Oct. 27, 1887.
Mrs. Catherine Smith is the mother of eight children, namely: (1) Mary E., born Feb. 17, 1867, and married David Shook and living in Newton township. (2) Clara, born May 31, 1869 and married Patrick Lowler, and living in Pittston. (3) Elmora, born Oct. 20, 1871.
RESIDENCE OF STEPHEN SCHMIDT.
Mary are working for Theo. A. White Mfg. Co., an overall factory in Linden street, Seran- ton.
Mr. Schmidt is a son of John and Dorothy (Sipple) Schmidt.
JOHN SCHMIDT was born May 15, 1831 in Austria and died July 5, 1902. He was a miner. His wife was born in February, 1837 in Austria, and is living at the old home in Duryea. Their family consisted of four sons and two daughters, namely: Andrew, John, Stephen, Ferdinand, Mary and Elizabeth. Only Elizabeth and Stephen are living.
MRS. CATHERINE SMITIT
Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 19. 1845 in New- ton township, and is a daughter of Jacob and Salinda (Walters) Jacoby. (See Arthur Ja- coby of Newton). She was married March 13, 1866 to Noah P. Smith, who was born March
and died Sept. 25, 1883. (4) William T., born April 15, 1874 and married Miss Anna Stevenson and living in Pittston. (5) Sarah, born Nov. 3, 1876 and died Aug. 22, 1877. (6) Peter A., born July 4, 1878. (7) Jennie. bom July 22, 1881 and died Sept. 21, 1884. (8) Jacob, born Dec. 7, 1885. Peter and Jacob are living with their mother, working the farm.
BERT W. SINGER
Mr. Singer was born Jan. 31, 1874 in New- ton township. He is a son of George and Julia (Smith) Singer. George Singer died in Sep- tember, 1909.
Bert W. Singer attended school at Newton Centre until about nineteen years of age. Then he entered Scranton Business College, attend- ing two winter terms. He was married Dec. 15, 1897 to Miss Mamie E., daughter of Abra- ham and Mary (IIuthmaker) Stine of Milwau- kie. (See Stine Family).
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Mr. Singer is a truck farmer, selling his pro- Mrs. Stewart have two children living, Willard duce at retail in Scranton.
Mr. and Mrs. Singer have two children. namely: Mary J., born October 24, 1901 and Charles S .. born Oct. 25. 1904.
L., born Jan. 9, 1909, and Letitia, born March 22, 1912. Another son, William, was born Jan. 20. 1911 and died Feb. S. the same year. (See William Bowen ).
HOME OF HILEY W. STEWART Owned by Mrs. Stewart's mother, Mrs. William Bowen.
HILEY WENZEL STEWART
Mr. Stewart was born April 25, 1883 in Hyde Park. Ile is a son of Willard L. and Laura L. (Snow) Stewart.
Our subject was married Sept. 30. 1907 to Miss Martha G., daughter of William and Le- titia (Gilbert) Bowen of Mt. Dewey. Mr. and
WILLARD L. STEWART was born in Hobart, N. Y., July 4, 1865. His wife was Miss Laura L., daughter of Johiel Snow of Great Bend. She was born June 6, 1865 and died Jan. 25, 1911 near Jermyn. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart six children were born, namely : Frank, Nettie, Harry, Charlie. Hiley and Nel-
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lie. Only the three youngest are living: Char- lie, born in 1881 and married Miss Bertha Wal- lace of Seranton. Hiley, our subject. Nellie. born Jan. 1, 1891.
THE STINE FAMILY
The Stines were among the early settlers of Ransom township. They are of German de- scent.
ABRAHAM STINE was born in New Jersey. Ang. 4, 1777 and a son of John and Phebe Stine. He came to Ransom township about 1825 and settled on the farm where Charles 1. Stine is now living, which he purchased from William Brink, who settled the farm about
daughter of William and Eleanor Brezee. She was born Dee. 15, 1815 and died Nov. 1, 1887. To the union of Frederick and Mary A. Stine eight children were born, namely: Tobias, Eli- zabeth. Abraham, Martha, Frederick. Ellen. Sarah and Harriet.
ABRAHAM STEIN, a son of Frederick and Mary A. Stein, was born on the old homestead farm near Milwankie, April 11, 1842, where he lived until his death. Jan. 12, 1907. He was married Nov. 7, 1865 to Miss Mary, daughter of Jacob and Dorothy (Siglin ) Huthmaker. Mr. Stein was a prominent Odd Fellow. and attended lodge every Saturday night, not miss- ing a meeting for thirteen years. He was a kind father and husband, and a man with
CHARLES STINE'S RESIDENCE
1820. and built a log-house. Abraham Stine was married Jan. 29, 1804 to Elizabeth Pickel. She was born Aug. 18, 1773 in Roxbeary, Mor- ris county, N. J .. and a daughter of Frederick ( died April 6, 1820) and Elizabeth (died Dec. 9, 1821) Pickel. To the union of Abraham and Elizabeth Stine seven children were born. namely: Phebe, born Jan. 4, 1805 and married Joseph LaTier: Charity, born June 1, 1806 and married Chas. Wilson; Mary, bom March 21. 1808 and married Ethan Scott; Susanna, born March 8, 1810 and died Oct. 9, 1820; Freder- iek. born Jan. 6, 1812 and married Mary Ann Brezce: John. born Oct. 23. 1813 and died Feb. 8, 1814; Elizabeth, born Jan. 2, 1815 and died Feb. 4, 1817.
FREDERICK STINE was born in New Jersey Jan. 6. 1812 and died Nov. 16, 1896 in Ran- som township. near Milwaukie on the homestead farm. He was a son of Abraham Stine. He was married Aug. 5, 1837 to Miss Mary A.,
many friends in the community where he was born, reared and died. He was born in a log house across the road from where his son. Charles, is now living. He was very fond of his home. The longest he was ever away at a time, was one week, when attending court at Seranton. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Stine four children were born: Katie S., born July 8, 1869 and died Nov. 24, 1876: Jacob Il .. born Dec. 23, 1871 and died Nov. 9. 1876: Ma- mie E., born Nov. 16, 1877 and married Bert W. Singer; Charles A .. born Sept. 17, 1880 and married Augusta Schultheis.
CHARLES A. STINE
Mr. Stine is a son of Abraham and Mary Stine. He was born Sept. 17, 1880 on the homestead farm. He attended school at Mil- waukie until about fifteen years of age. He was married Jan. 23, 1907 to Miss Augusta, daughter of Anthony and Julia ( Maas) Schul-
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theis of Ransom township. Mr. and Mrs. Stine are the parents of two daughters: Mamie, born Feb. 29, 1903 and Rosa, born March 7, 1910.
WILLIAM J. TAFT
Mr. Taft was born in South Gibson, Pa., June 20, 1876, and came to Ransom in 1898. He is a car inspector for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. at the Coxton yard.
Mr. Taft was married Nov. 21, 1900 to Miss Sarah Stout, daughter of John and Lydia J. ( Harris) Stout of Ransom. Mrs. Taft was born Ang. 28, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Taft are the pa- rents of four children, namely : Martha M., born Oct. 13. 1901 ; Mildred M., born June 30, 1903 : Freddie J., born Nov. 14, 1905 and William R .. born July 7, 1908.
Mrs. Thompson was born in Pittston and is one of seven children of Richard and Maria ( Bates) Smith.
Mrs. Thompson taught five successive terms of school in Newton township before her mar- riage and one term after. Mr. and Mrs. Thomp- son have two children, one son, William E., born March 22. 1902, and one daughter, Alta F., born October 19, 1909. Both were born in Newton.
RICHARD SMITHI was born in England Oct. 26, 1846. and came to this country when about ten years old. Ile is a jeweler by trade, but for over twenty years has been a C. S. B. in the Christian Science Church, and is now located at Lancaster, Pa. Mrs. Smith was a daughter of Solomon G. and Angeline (Ward) Bates,
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FRANK C. THOMPSON
Mr. Thompson is a son of William E. and Elizabeth (Klipple) Thompson, and a grandson of John and Harriet (Smith) Thompson. Frank C. was born in Newton township Sept. 3, 1872. He attended school at Newton until about sixteen years of age. He then entered Keystone Academy, where he attended two win- ter terms. He helped his father on the farm until twenty-six years of age. He was married May 31, 1899 to Miss Minnie W. Smith.
In April, 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson moved to Clarks Summit where he secured a position as foreman of the Newton, Ransom and Lake Winola Telephone Company (now the Merchants). On March 27, 1906 he was em- ployed by the Lehigh Valley Coal Company at their Storage Plant at Ransom, working first as helper, and later was promoted to engineer. and for over a year has been electrician.
and was born in Tunkhannock, Feb. 12, 1857 and died in Scranton Ang. 22, 1887. Mr. Smith was again married in April, 1902 to Miss Mira Hockaday of Decatur, III.
JAMES B. WALTER
Mr. Walter is a prominent carpenter living in Mountain Valley. Tle was born Oct. 8, 1857 in Smithfield township, Monroe county, and came to Ransom March 17, 1880. He worked for Jacob Bedell on the farm two years. In 1882 he began learning the carpenter's trade with George Davis, which occupation he has since followed.
Mr. Walter is a son of Hiram and Sarah (Lee) Walter.
Our subject, James B. Walter, was married Oct. 7, 1882 to Miss Lydia A .. daughter of Robert and Mary ( Michaels) Davis. (See Ira E. Davis) .
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Mrs. James B. Walter was born June 10, 1860 in Milwaukie on the farm now owned by Wil- liam Reed.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter are the parents of four children : (1) Robert D., born Dec. 1, 1886 and married June 22. 1909 to Miss Florence Denithorne of Old Forge, who was born in October, 1889. Hle is a carpenter by trade. They have one daughter, Mildred Aun, born Nov. 5, 1911. (2) Earl H., born Ang. 9, 1893. (3) Benjamin F .. born Aug. 31. 1895. (4) Leah A., born July 22. 1897. Earl and Benja- min are both learning the carpenter's trade.
HIRAM WALTER was born in April, 1829 in Smithfield township, and since 1908 has lived in Pike county. His wife was born in April.
she moved to Wilkes-Barre with her parents. In 1857 they moved to Newton township and three years later to Milwaukie.
Mrs. Wilson was married Feb. 20, 1864 to David Williams, son of Pennington and Adah (Stage) Williams, and a grandson of John C. Williams. David Williams was born Feb. 25, 1838 and died December 5, 1875.
Mrs. Wilson had five children by her first husband, namely: (1) Adah E., born Sept. 12, 1865. She was married June 11, 1884 to Royal 11. ITolbert. They have a family of seven chil- dren : Archie E., born Jan. 21, 1886, and mar- ried Miss Bessie Wheeler of Scranton: Mattie E., born July 15, 1889 : Ethel E., born June 28. 1895; Robert C., born Feb. 2. 1900; Royal H .. born July 17, 1901; Melba C .. born April 20.
RESIDENCE OF JAMES B. WALTER
1828 and died in July, 1898. Their family consists of ten children : Susan, John. Ellen, Michael, James, Abraham, Josephine, Henry, Eliza and Edward. Only five are living, name- ly: James B., our subject; Abraham, born in 1859 and married Miss Emma Miller and liv- ing in Wilkes-Barre: Henry, born in 1861 and married Mrs. Mary Waldron for his last wife. They are living in Hyde Park. Eliza, married Fred Hudfecker, and living in Pike county: Edward, married Miss Sarah Plattenburg. and living in Wilkes-Barre.
MRS. CATHERINE WILSON
Mrs. Wilson is a daughter of David F. and Ilelen (Kivler) Thatcher. She was born Mar. 3. 1845 in Newport township. Luzerne county, where she lived until seven years of age, when
1904 and Joseph David, born May 3, 1907. Royal H. Holbert was born in Mast Hopt, Pike county, Sept. 25, 1861. Ile is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stoutenburgh ) Holbert. Royal 11. Holbert is a painter by trade. Mr. and Mrs. Holbert have lived in Scranton, at 515 North Garfield avenue, since 1890. (2) John L., born July 25, 1867 and died Aug. 9, 1875. (3) Daniel L., born in February. 1869 and died in January. 1870. (4) Martha M., born Oct. 21. 1872. and married John T. Evans of Pittston. Ile is a graduate from Chaltingham Military Academy. She died Mar. 22, 1907. (5) Bertha E .. born Jan. 11, 1875 and married Thos. Jen- kins. She died March 21, 1902.
Mrs. Wilson was married the second time. June 5. 1884 to Jacob Wilson, son of Charles and Susan Wilson of Ransom. He was born June 15, 1848 and died Jan. 9, 1905.
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JOHN C. WILLIAMS was born in Philadelphia. Ile took ont a patent for Breeches Pond (now Lake Winola ) and the surrounding land. Here he built a log-house, and then returned to Phil- adelphia, where he married Miss Martha M. Pennington. After their marriage they loaded their household goods on a cart, drawn by a voke of oxen, and came to their new home. Thus, they made their wedding trip from Phil- adelphia to Lake Winola. He died in 1869. The Williams formerly came from Holland.
in April 1870 came to Ransom and later pur- chased the farm where they now live.
Mr. and Mrs. Winters are the parents of five children, namely: Willard M., born AApril 12. 1868 and married Miss Elsie Bennett and liv- ing in Pittston ; Philip B., born Ang. 26, 1871 and married Miss Bessie Drake and living in Newton township. They have three daughters, Alma, Zida and Helen ; Frank A., born June 5, 1873 and married Miss Margaret Hopkins and died Aug. 20, 1900; Harry B., born April
LOG-HOUSE BUILT BY JOSEPH KROUSE ABOUT 1840 Now owned by Horace Courtright.
SAMUEL J. WINTERS
Mr. Winters was born Dec. 23. 1843 in New- ton township, near the Ransom line, where Frank Petty is now living. Ile is a son of Bainbridge and Eliza (Brink) Winters to whom four children were born : Terrisa, born Feb. 12, 1840 and married Enos Beemer and living in Kansas; Harriet, born March 6, 1842; and married Alva Thompson and died Feb. 24, 1890. Samuel J., the subject of our sketch and Mary E., born Jan. 17, 1850 and died Oct. 18, 1865.
BAINBRIDGE WINTERS was born Oct. 13, 1817 in Orange county, N. Y., and died March 21. 1900. His wife, Eliza Brink, was born Dec. 11. 1817 in New Jersey and died Dec. 4. 1897 in Newton. Bainbridge Winters was a son of Jacob Winters.
Our subject. Samuel J. Winters, was born and reared on a farm. He was married July 6. 1867 to Miss Catherine, daughter of Philip and Susan (Dersheimer) Barrier. After their marriage they lived three years on the farm where Ed. Ward now lives in Newton township,
12, 1881, married Miss Nellie Fabs and living on his father's farm. They have two sons, Frank L. and Ralph; Blanche M., born July 19, 1884, married Joseph B. Munson and living in Ransom. They have two daughters, Kath- erine and Ilelen.
Mr. Winters enlisted in Co. B, 143 Regi. Pa. Vol. and served until the close of the war.
He was twice elected assessor in Ransom, and was elected supervisor for one term.
JOHN WITZAL
Mr. Witzal was born April 8, 1855, near Stroudsburg. He lived at home, helping his father on the farin, until twenty-four years of age. When ten years of age his parents moved to Scranton (Providence) and in May, 1877 they purchased the farm in Mount Dewey, now owned by George Kellou. Mr. Witzal is a son of Andrew and Margaret ( Knauser) Witzal.
ANDREW WITZAL was born in Germany, and came to this country when twenty-seven years of age. He was a stone mason by trade. He was twice married, the first time soon after he came to this country. to Miss Margaret Knauser.
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She was born in Germany, where she became acquainted with Mr. Witzal. They were married in Hawley. Wayne county, and were the parents of five children : Elizabeth, Mary, John, Min- nie and Polly. Mrs. Witzal died in 1862 in ('resco. Mr. Witzal was married again, raising a family of six children by his second wife. namely: Louise. Nora, George, Andrew. Jr .. William and Belle. George died in June. 1908. Mr. Witzal died a few years ago. Mrs. Witzal is living with her daughter. Belle, in New Jersey.
John Witzal our subject, was married May 21. 1879 to Miss Margaret Getz. She was born
31. 1893 and died Nov. 28, 1899. (5) Mar- garee G .. born Aug. 30, 1895 and died a year later. (6) Elmer A., born July 25, 1897 and died when nine months of age.
ROY W. ZEISS
Mr. Zeiss is a son of William and Catherine (Freuhan ) Zeiss, and born Dec. 18, 1880 in Milwaukie on the farm where his father lives. He attended school at Milwaukie until about eighteen years of age. He remained at home with his parents until twenty-two years of age, when he was married April 30, 1903 to Miss
RESIDENCE OF JOHN WITZAL.
in Germany. Dec. 11, 1851, and came to this country when nine years of age. Her father died about 1852. Her mother, Mrs. Barbara Getz, was born Oct. 1. 1832 and died Nov. 1. 1898. Her second husband was Wandel Klotz. who died about 1903.
To Mr. and Mrs. Witzal a family of six chil- dren were born, namely: (1) Frank. born Feb. 27. 1880 and died July 6, the same year. (2) Emma S .. born June 3, 1882 and married Feb. 22. 1906 to Burton Hartman of Scranton. They have one son. John E .. born May 9. 1911. (3) William M., born March 5, 1884 and mar- ried Miss Emma Boswater. They have one daughter, Lillian. (4) Karl A., born March
Grace A., daughter of Charles HI. and Jennie (Vandeburg) Biesecker of Bald Mount. (See Newton History) .
Mr. and Mrs. Zeiss lived in Bald Mount the first year after their marriage. In April, 1904 they moved to Milwaukie. He worked nearly a year for John Holmes in the lumber woods. In April, 1905 he began working for his father on the farm, by whom he was employed for two years.
April 1, 1907, Mr. Zeiss rented his father's farm on shares, in partnership with his brother. Christopher J., which they have continued to work until the present time. They are exten-
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sive truck and hay growers, and the largest pro- ducers of sweet corn in Ransom and Newton townships. their crop in 1911 amounting to over 70.000 cars, which were grown on seven acres of land. The sune year they produced over
HENRY ZILK
Mr. Zilk was born near Cumberland. Md .. Oct. 18. 1860. When twenty-two years of age he came to Duryea, where he lived for thirteen years. In 1894 he purchased the farm where
RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM ZEISS.
2.000 baskets of tomatoes, 26.000 heads of cab- bage and 65 tons of hay. also a quantity of cu- cumbers and potatoes.
In 1907 Mr. Zeiss purchased an acre of land from his father and erected a nine-room resi- dence, which they occupied Sept. 2, 1907.
Mr. and Mrs. Zeiss have one daughter, Mary L., born May 23, 1904.
he is now living. In June. 1905 he sold his farm and moved his family to California, liv- ing in Oakland at the time of the earthquake. April 18. 1906. Nine days after the earth- quake he and his family returned to Pennsyl- vania, and in Angust repurchased the farm which he owned before going West.
While in the West, Mr. Zilk traveled through
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