History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections, Part 66

Author: Bradsby, H. C. (Henry C.)
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Chicago, S. B. Nelson
Number of Pages: 1340

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CHARLES H. BALLARD, farmer, of Columbia township, P. O. Sylvania, was born in Burlington township, this county, a son of Myron and Thankful (Calkins) Ballard ; his paternal grandfather, Nathaniel Ballard, a native of Vermont, born December 27, 1778, was a son of John Ballard, and both were pioneers of Burlington township. Nathaniel and John Ballard made the first clearing in Columbia townshipon what is now known as the Card farm, also cleared the Nash place in Sylva- nia; they cut the timber off of three acres, but, getting tired of their bargain, traded their claim for a dog, and returned to Burlington where they had originally settled in 1796 Nathaniel returned to Columbia township in 1833, where he resided until his death, Novem- ber 1, 1861; his wife was Susannah, a daughter of William and Mary (McLain) Dobbins, of Burlington township, and by her he had three children : Myron, Celestia (Mrs. Joel Stevens) and Betsey (Mrs. Addison McDole). of whom Myron was born in Burlington township, this county, residing there until 1836, and cleared the east part of what is now the County Poor-Farm; he removed to Columbia town-

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ship in 1836 and died there January 16, 1878. His wife, Thankful (Calkins) Ballard, was a daughter of Deacon Moses and Thankful (Stevens) Calkins, of Burlington township, and he had by her eleven children, seven of whom grew to maturity: Charles H., Mary A., Horace A., Benjamin McK., Jane E. (Mrs. Hezekiah Peck), Addison McD., Susannah C. (Mrs. John H. Watkins). Charles H. Ballard was reared in Burlington township, and has always followed farming ; has cleared and improved a part of the farm he now occupies. He married, June 27, 1844, Lucy J., daughter of Charles and Miranda (Canfield) Taylor, and granddaughter of Moses Taylor, one of the first settlers of Columbia township. Mr. and Mrs. Ballard have one daughter, Mary A .; he is a member of the Universalist Church, and in politics is a Republican.

LERT J. BALLARD, of DeWitt & Ballard, dealers in general merchandise, Troy, was born in Troy township, this county, May 24, 1841, and is a son of John V. and Maria (Smith) Ballard. His pater- nal grandparents, Thomas and Kate (Provin) Ballard, natives of Massa- chusetts, were pioneers of Burlington township, this county, and his maternal grandfather, Enos Smith, was a pioneer of Smithfield town- ship. John V. Ballard, father of our subject, was born in Bradford county, and has been a resident of Troy township many years; he cleared and improved the farm he now occupies; his children were five in number : Shepard H., Scevelon A., Guy S., Lert J. and Job. Our subject was reared on the old homestead in Troy township, and received a common-school education. He was in the Civil War, enlisting August 8, 1862, in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty- second P. V. I., and was in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, South Mountain and in other minor engagements, and was honorably discharged after nine months' service. He then engaged in farming until 1876, when be embarked in a general merchandise business, and has been a member of the firm of DeWitt & Ballard since. In 1862 he married Martha, daughter of Guernsey and Jane (Brizzee) Blakeslee, of West Burlington, and has four children : Jennie (Mrs. H. A. Stiles), Oscar B., Katherine and Mahlon. Mr. Ballard is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of the F. & A. M. and G. A. R., and in politics is a Republican.

SHEPARD H. BALLARD, farmer, Troy township, P. O. Troy, was born in Burlington township, this county, June 11, 1833, a son of John V. and Maria (Smith) Ballard. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Kate Provin) Ballard, natives of Massachusetts, and pio- neers of Burlington township. and his maternal grandfather was Enos Smith, a pioneer of Smithfield township. The subject of this sketch was reared in Troy township, educated in common schools, and on attaining his majority engaged in the mercantile business in Troy for one year. He then settled in Burlington township, and engaged and partially cleared and improved a farm which he still owns, and lived there until 1883, when he removed to Troy, where he has since resided. In 1858 he married Lucena E., daughter of Capt. Alvin and Julia (Smith) Bailey, of Connecticut, and has three children : Dix, Dell (Mrs. A. T. Parks) and Ray. Mr. Ballard is a descendant of the old- est families of Bradford county; politically he is a Republican.

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REV. GEORGE BALLENTINE, clergyman and farmer, Smith- field township, P. O. Floss, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, May 26, 1839. In early life he was a linen weaver in the winter, and in the summer was employed on the farm; he was second in a family of seven children ; and acquired a fair education in his native country. He and his brother, John, came to this country in the month of July, 1863, and landed in New York on the day of the great riot, and saw the two men-of-war come up to the city, to put down the disturbance. He worked first at the iron works near Allentown, and in the fall of 1864 entered Bucknell University, where he was graduated in 1871, and entered the ministry of the Baptist Church at North Moreland, Wyoming county. On October 3, 1873, he was married to Jennie R. Gerould, who was graduated from the same college as her husband ; she was the danghter of James L. and Sabrina B. Gerould, born November 28, 1848, on the farm where they now reside. There have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ballentine eight children, seven of whom are now living, as follows: Bernie H., James Gerould, Mary F., Carrie M., John H., Harriet L. and George F. Mr. Ballentine was pastor at North Moreland four years, and then eight years in Mont- gomery county, where be built two churches ; on account of nervous disa- bility he was obliged to discontinue active work for a time, and conse- quently came to this township where he owns a fine farm. He has continued to preach at Smithfield, South Creek, Ridgebury, and for the last two years at Terrytown and Camptown, when without a regu- lar pastor; his brother, John, who was graduated at the college above named, is the professor of Greek and Latin in the State Normal School at Clarion, and was formerly a professor in Madison (now Col- gate) University, at Hamilton, N. Y.

JAMES D. BARBOUR, farmer and dairyman, Ulster, one of the prominent farmers of the county, was born in Scotland July 20, 1829, the son of Hugh and Margaret (Hunter) Barbour. His school term ended when he was twelve years old, yet he has a fair education. In his father's family were seven children, of whom James D. is the eld- est ; two died in infancy ; three boys and two girls live in this county : Elizabeth, at Moore's Hill; Janet, married to James McQueen, of Horseheads, N. Y .; Hugh, at Blyn City, Washington; Alexander, of Newman, Cal. The family came to this county in 1849, locating at Moore's Hill, and cleared the old woods away. James D. Barbour now owns a beautiful farm of 220 acres, having recovered the entire tract from brush, and has made the improvements, which are all modern and among the best of the county. On September 28, 1864, he enlisted in Company H, Fifty-third Regiment, P. V. I., and served until the close of the war. participating in the battle of Hatcher's Run. His health was greatly impaired during his service, and for several years after his return from the army he was unable to perform farm labor, but is now fairly restored to health. His parents died on the farm he now owns, the father March 26, 1864, and the mother July 11, 1873. Our subject was married March 13, 1867, to Agnes, daughter of Walter and Mar- garet (Mather) Pollock, natives of Scotland (she was born in Ulster, and her father's family consisted of six children, she being next to the

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youngest and the only daughter; her brothers all live in this county). The fruits of this marriage are two children, Walter and Margaret Estella. Mr. Barbour keeps a dairy, also grows wool and breeds draft horses , he has over 100 acres of land under cultivation. He is a mem- ber of Gilmour Post, G. A. R., at Ulster, a leading member of the Presbyterian Church at Ulster, and one of its organizers ; in his politi- cal views he is a Republican.

PERLEY N. BARKER, M. D., Troy, was born in Belpre, Wash- ington Co., Ohio, August 31, 1856, a son of Edmund and Rhoda A. (Lathrop) Barker, of English descent, and on the paternal side coming of Puritan stock. Until the age of fourteen he attended the public schools of Illinois, and then three years were spent in the schools of western New York ; he then took a course of study in the Wellsboro (Pa.) graded school, and commenced the study of dentistry in that place. In 1878 he located in Troy, and was an assistant in the office of Dr. R. C. Kendall ; in 1880 he was examined by the Pennsylvania State Dental Examining Board, was given a certificate of proficiency, and passed the best examination up to that time of any who had come before the board. Being possessed of a fine intellect, he decided that a higher profession was more congenial to his tastes, and in 1887 he was graduated from the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia, Pa., receiving the special prize in surgery ; soon after he engaged in part- nership with Dr. E. G. Tracy, of Troy, with whom he has since been associated ; he has a large surgical practice in the place in addition to his regular work, and has devoted a great deal of special study to this branch of his profession. Though young in years, Dr. Barker stands well in the estimation of the community, and has an excellent practice. He has been twice married, first to Cora, daughter of Benjamin F. and Lydia (Slade) Knapp, of Troy, and by her had one son : Frank S .; his second marriage was with Lillian, daughter of Joseph and Melissa (Hall) Joralemon, Troy. The Doctor is a member of the Baptist Church, of the F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F .; also of the Bradford County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania State Medical Society, and Alumni of the Medico-Chirurgical College, of Philadelphia. Politically he is a Republican.

GEORGE BARNES, farmer and horse trainer, of Granville town- ship, P. O. Granville Centre, was born November 15, 1845, in Hart- ford, Conn., a son of Albert and Sarah E. (Andrews) Barnes, who settled in Granville in 1846, and cleared and improved the farmn now owned by Luman Putnam, Jr., where they died. Albert Barnes was one of the leading citizens of his day, and, besides carrying on his farm, was extensively engaged in lumbering and in the sale of musical instru- ments and patent rights. He took an active part in local politics, and held many of the minor offices of the township. Until the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he was in politics a Democrat, but since then a stanch Republican. His children were Celestia (Mrs. P. S. Bailey), Julia (Mrs. H. W. McCraney), Roderick, Horace, George, Mellville and Charlotte (Mrs. George Bunyan). George Barnes was reared in Granville township, educated in the common schools, and began life as a farmer ; he has done an extensive business in lumbering,

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and from boyhood has been widely known for his skill as a breaker and trainer of horses. He married in December, 1864, Grace, daughter of C. J. and Rebecca (Becker) Martin, of Granville, and has four children : Fordyce M., Floyd M., Albert and Donald. Mr. Barnes is a member of the I. O. O. F., Granville Centre Lodge. In politics he is a Repub- lican, and is now serving his second term as constable and collector of the township.

ULYSSUS BARNES, hotel proprietor, Herrickville, was born on his father's farm in Herrick township, this county, July 26, 1841. His father, Jeremiah Barnes, was born in Orwell township, in 1811; his grandfather, Jesse Barnes, was born near Blandford, Mass., in 1784 ; his great-grandfather, Jerre Barnes, also born near Blandford, Mass., was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, Philetus now having the musket he carried, a Queen Ann piece, in a fair state of preservation. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Jerre Barnes were Jesse, Anson, Joel and Jeremiah. Jesse Barnes received the usual public-school educa- tion, after which he worked at home on the farm with his father. He married Roxanna Warfel, also a native of Massachusetts, and came to this county in 1805, settling in Orwell township, where he improved 150 acres, on which he lived until his forty-fourth year, when he was killed in the Horton sawmill, Wysox. They had eight children, viz .: Lucretia (wife of Alvin Goodnough), Jeremiah, Dr. Jesse, Ollie (wife of Louis Martin), Nelson, Philander, Alonzo and Francis Sylves- ter. Mrs. Jesse Barnes died in 1839. Jeremiah, the second eldest child in this family, received the usual public-school education, and worked on the farm until his twentieth year; then purchased a farm adjoining his father's, which he sold about 1834, and moved to Her- rickville, where he bought from Louis Martin 100 acres, on which his son, Philetus Barnes, now resides; he died November 26, 1880. He had married Sally Aurilla, the younger of two children of Sypron Grant, and they had seven children : Sylvester (who died in infancy), Polly (wife of George Coe), Melissa (deceased), Ulyssus, Roxanna (deceased), Philetus and Loran (of Omaha, Neb). Jeremiah Barnes was tax collector in 1846. Ulyssus Barnes was educated in Herrick- ville, attending school until his nineteenth year, and learned the shoe- making trade. He was drafted and assigned to Company D, One Hundred and Seventy-first Regiment P. V. I .. in October, 1862, and they were ordered to Harrisburg, Baltimore, Washington and Suffolk, Va., where they remained five weeks acting as reserves ; then proceeded to Harris' Landing, and on a transport to New Berne, N. C., where they remained until April 1, 1863 ; thence were sent to Little Washington, N. C., until June; thence to Fortress Monroe, and received orders to cut off the Confederates, who were retreating from Gettysburg ; thence up York river fifty' miles, disembarked, and then were on march six days, when they returned to Fortress Monroe. Thence they pro- ceeded to Baltimore and Harrisburg, where the command was mus- tered out August 8, 1863. Mr. Barnes returned home, remained two months. and then went to Nashville, Tenn., where he was employed by the Government until the close of the war, when he again returned home and took up his trade, which he has since followed. He is a

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member of Union Lodge, No. 95, F. & A. M. Mr. Barnes married, June 7, 1871, Sarah M., daughter of Thomas and Sallie (Brewster) Everson, natives of Monroe, Orange Co., N. Y .; she was born August 28, 1848; her father and mother died in 1849 ; she had one brother, George T., and one sister, Julia, wife of Charles Walden. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have one daughter, Jennie Melissa, who was born February 29, 1872.

WILLIAM BARNES, farmer, P. O. Towanda, was born October 26, 1815, in the town of Nichols, Tioga Co., N. Y., a son of Hezekiah and Polly (Brewster) Barnes ; his father was a native of New York, and a pioneer lumberman and farmer. William Barnes was united in marriage, November 5, 1842, with Sarah Stropes, daughter of Henry and Wealthy (Rutty) Stropes, natives of Pennsylvania, whose ancestry was of German extraction. To Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have been born ten children, seven of whom grew to their majority : One son, Burton, was in the War of the Rebellion and lost his life in the service of his country; those living are Louisa, Charlotte, Anna J., William, Sidney and Edward, all of whom are married and prosperous. William Barnes was a poor boy, but by honesty and perseverance has accumulated an independence, and is now the owner of three farms of over two hundred acres ; he settled on his present homestead in North Towanda township when first married, nearly fifty years ago; has always lived an exemplary and contented life, and is beloved by his family, neigh- bors and an extensive circle of friends. It is said of Mr. Barnes that in the course of his business life of over sixty years he has never had a lawsuit. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes are a genial and amiable couple and bid fair to celebrate their golden wedding.

HENRY BARRETT, proprietor of the "Barrett House," To- wanda, was born in 1829, and is a son of John and Mary (McNamara) Barrett, who came to America in 1847, and settled in Sheshequin township, this county. They were the parents of the following chil- dren : Richard, Cornelius, Mary (Mrs. Daniel Barrett), Margaret (Mrs. Thomas Sheahen), Susan (Mrs. Patrick McNamara), John Daniel and Henry. Henry Barrett was reared in Ireland, and came to America with his parents in 1847. After attaining his majority he engaged in farming at Standing Stone, this county, until 1878, when he removed to Towanda and embarked in the hotel business, in which he has since successfully continued, and has occupied his present stand, No. 612 South Main street, since 1882. In 1856 he married Mary, daughter of Patrick and Mary (McGuane) Lynch, of County Clare, Ireland. Mr. Barrett is a well-known and popular citizen ; he is a member of the Catholic Church, and in politics is a Democrat.

WASHINGTON I. BARROWCLIFF, farmer, of Tuscarora town- ship, P. O. Laceyville, Wyoming county, was born in Camptown, this county, June 27. 1848, and was educated in the common schools and at Wyoming Seminary ; he is a son of Wellington and Lucy (Shumway) Barrowcliff, the former a native of Mehoopany. Pa., of English descent, the latter of Tuscarora, of New England parentage. Mr. Barrowcliff began life for himself at twenty-two, farming in Tuscarora; he was also engaged in teaching school, having taught over nine terms in Carbon, Wyoming and Bradford counties; then removed to Susque-

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hanna county, where he was engaged in farming two years, when he came to his present place, where he has since remained. He was married September 18, 1876, to Lalla, born February 22, 1857, a daughter of David and Sally (Learn) Edinger, of Monroe county, Pa., and they have four children, viz .: Kent, born September 14, 1877; Fidae, born May 26, 1880 ; Altie, born September 7, 1882; and Winifred, born August 4, 1884. Mr. Barrowcliff is an independent voter and a strong advocate of the principles of Prohibition. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Skinner's Eddy.

JACOB J. BARTCH, farmer, Wilmot township, P. O. Wilmot, was born in Sullivan county, Pa., September 12, 1846, and is a son of Godlip and Sarah (Suber) Bartch, the former a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and the latter of Berks county, Pa., and of German lineage. Mr. Bartch began life for himself, farming, at twenty-nine, when he purchased his present home of one hundred and forty-two acres where he has since resided. He was married May 5, 1873, to Miss Frances, daughter of John and Lucretia (Lephfrum) Saxe, and they have two children, viz. : Howard L., born January 26, 1877, and Florence . O., born September 11, 1878. Mr. Bartch is a member of the Lutheran Church at Dushore, and his political principles are pronounced Republican.

HENRY ARTHUR BARTLETT, physician and surgeon, Sugar Run, was born January 8, 1846, at Towanda, this county, and is a son of O. D. and Mary (Weston) Bartlett, the former a native of Otis, Mass., and the latter of Towanda. In his father's family there were the following named children : Frank W., professor of Hebrew and Oriental languages in Williams College, and pastor of Grace Church, Williams- town, Mass .; Mary F. (Mrs. E. (). Macfarland), of Towanda; Harriet (Mrs. Walter G. Tracy), also of Towanda; Charles G. (deceased) ; Cora (Mrs. Norman Eichelberger), of Mansfield, Ohio; John N., and Orrin D., who died in infancy. Dr. Bartlett was educated at the Susque- hanna Collegiate Institute, Ann Arbor Medical College and Penn- sylvania Medical College ; he also read medicine with Drs. Mason and Madill. In 1869 he located at Sugar Run, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession. On June 30, 1863, the Doctor enlisted at Towanda, in Company A, Thirty-fifth P. V. I .; was first detailed as hospital warden, and later as surgeon of the Third Division of U. S. Military Carpenters. Dr. Bartlett was married July 6, 1869, to Miss Delphine, daughter of George H. and Fannie (Brown) Hill, of Burlington, and they have nine children : Orrin Daniel, born June 18, 1871; Mary Weston, born October 5, 1873; Franklin Walter, born October 31, 1875; Henry Arthur, Jr., born October 6, 1877; Jane Scott, born August 19, 1880; Bessie, born September 19, 1882; Edward Macfarland, born March 14, 1885; Norman Eichelberger, born April 15, 1887, and Cora Eliza, born March 2, 1890, all of whom were baptized in the Protestant Episcopal Church by their uncle, Rev. F. W. Bartlett. Dr. and Mrs. Bartlett are also members of the Protest- ant Episcopal Church. He is a member of Jackson Post, G. A. R., at Wyalusing, of which he is surgeon; is a Freemason of the third degree, and in politics is a Republican. Ebenezer Bartlett, the ances-

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tor of the family in Bradford county, was a Revolutionary patriot, and was among the freemen who struck the first blow for liberty at Lexington ; he was the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. Josiah Bartlett, who signed the Declaration of Independence, was of the same family blood.

URIAH D. BAXTER, farmer, and agent for agricultural machinery, Granville Centre, was born in Granville township, this county, August 19, 1828, a son of Oliver and Ruth (Ross) Baxter. His paternal grandparents, Uriah and Kate (Bailey) Baxter, formerly of Connecticut, settled in Granville township in 1808, and cleared and improved the farm where William Baldwin now lives, and died there; their children were Chauncey, Ezra, Betsey (Mrs. Simeon West), (Mrs. Parkhurst), Roxie (Mrs. John Vroman), and Oliver, the father of our subject, who was born in Schoharie county, N. Y., March 14, 1804. When four years of age, Oliver removed with his parents to Granville, where he was reared, and cleared and improved the farm now owned by Edward Selleck and James McKeen, and had a family of four children: Uriah D., Jane (Mrs. N. W. Clark), Amanda (Mrs. John Mott), and Sarah (Mrs. N. W. Clark). The subject of these lines was reared in Granville, where he has always resided, and cleared and improved the farm he now occupies; his wife was Mary, a daughter of Silas Packard, of Canton township, and by her he has five children, as follows: Orselus, Ira, Odessa (Mrs. David Pepper), Fred and Emma. Mr. Baxter was a member of Company I, Fifteenth New York Engineers, in the Civil War, enlisting August 29, 1864, and after serving eleven months was honorably discharged. He is a well-known citizen of Granville, and in politics is a Republican.

JOHN W. BEAMAN, liveryman and undertaker, Troy, was born in Columbia township, this county, November 3, 1848, and is a son of Joseph and Almira (Burrell) Beaman. His father was a native of Bennington, Vt., born January 27, 1785, and was a son of Joseph Beaman who served as a soldier throughout the War of the Revolu- tion. The father of our subject settled in Columbia township, this county, in 1806, and cleared and improved the farm on which he resided until his death which occurred August 12, 1872; by his wife, who was a daughter of Silas and Lucy Burrell, of Tioga county, Pa., he had ten children : Mary (Mrs. D. B. Knapp), Martha (Mrs. L. E. Haven), Joseph, Sarah (Mrs. Austin Edsall), David, Ruth, William, Lydia, John W., and Lucy (Mrs. C. E. Colony). The subject of these lines is the owner of the old homestead where he was born and reared. He received an academical education, and after attaining his majority engaged in farming for several years ; in 1880 he embarked in general merchandising at Wells, this county, in which he was engaged until 1887. In 1889 he was engaged in the furniture and undertaking business at Williamsport, and in the fall of same year he located in Troy, where he has since been successfully engaged in the livery and undertaking business. He was twice married, first to Effie D., daughter of Capt. William R. and Abigail (Mosher) Wilson, of Wells, by whom he had two children : Joseph W. and Effie D .; and his second wife was Fannie R. Wilson, sister of his first wife, by whom he has four

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children : Susan E., William and Humphrey (twins) and Francis. Mr. Beaman is an enterprising citizen, and politically he his a Democrat.

CHARLES I. BEARDSLEY, farmer, Smithfield township, P. O. Hoblet, was born in Schuyler county, N. Y., June 24, 1856, son of S. C. and Caroline M. (Coots) Beardsley, natives of that county and of English ancestry. His great-grandfather, Coots, was a Hessian soldier, and was in the War of the Revolution ; after the war he became an Amer- ican citizen and reared a large family. Mr. Beardsley was the eldest in a family of four children, all boys ; he was married, March 7, 1877, to Emma R, daughter of T. D. and Clarinda (Crandall) Beardsley, old settlers in Springfield ; she was born February 15, 1850, and was

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History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections, Part 66

Author: Bradsby, H. C. (Henry C.) Publication date: 1891 Publisher: Chicago, S. B. Nelson Number of Pages: 1340

Author: Bradsby, H. C. (Henry C.)
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Chicago, S. B. Nelson
Number of Pages: 1340