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iam Overholt; John H., who is living in New Britain and married Kate Rufe; Jo- seph, of Philadelphia, who married Ammie Clymer; and Susan, wife of Eli Nice, of Doylestown township, Bucks cotinty. 3. Elizabeth, married David Rickert, of Hilltown, and had three chil- dren, and she and her husband are now deceased. 4. Abraham, now deceased, lived for a time on the old homestead, and afterward in Hilltown. He married Christiana Godshalk, and they had two children: Tobias deceased; and Sarah Ann, the wife of Joseph L. Kulp, of Bed- minster. After the death of his first wife, Abraham Lapp married Annie Moyer. 5. Samuel, lived and died in New Britain. 6. Jacob is the father of Henry B. Lapp, whose name introduces this review. 7. Henry, married Barbara Wis- ler, resided for a time in New Britain. afterward removed to Bedminster and died in Doylestown township in Au- gust, 1889, while his wife died in Sep- tember, 1894. They had two children: Joseph Lapp, Jr., who was born in Bed- minster township in 1855 and is now liv- ing in Doylestown township. He mar- ried Sally Godshalk. Samuel married Sallie Swartley, and resides in Warring- ton.
Jacob Lapp (4) son of Abraham Lapp. was born in Hilltown township October 13, 1813, and in his youth learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed throughout his entire business career. He purchased a property in Blooming Glen, where he lived for many years, and afterward bought a home in Fricks, Bucks county, where he spent his re- maining days, his death occurring Jan- uary 17, 1895. He married Esther Bergy, who was born April 8, 1817, and died in New Britain township, January 4, 1899.
Henry B. Lapp (5) was born in Hill- town township, February 20, 1853, in the house in which he is now living, and was educated in the public schools of this part of the county. When but nine years of age he was bound out to a farmer in New Britain township, with whom he remained until sixteen years of age. being allowed the privilege of at- tending school for five months during the winter, while throughout the re- mainder of the year he was employed at farm labor. He worked on the farm until he went to learn the harness-mak- ing trade under the direction of Henry Gross, at Danboro, Pennsylvania. When he had completed his apprenticeship he worked as a journeyman in Philadelphia, but during the great financial depression of 1873, when so many business houses throughout the country were closed, he lost his position and he spent all his savings while looking for work. Unable to secure employment at his trade, he began husking corn and thus worked until he had saved thirty dollars, when he began business on his own account in a
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room of his house at Fricks. This was in the fall of 1873. In 1879 he built a small shop where his factory now stands, and he has added to this building four times in order to meet the increased de- mands of his trade. His business has steadily grown, both in volume and im- portance, and his sales now amount to about fifty thousand dollars a year. There are orders which now come to him that he cannot fill, and his business has long since reached profitable propor- tions, making him one of the prosperous citizens and representative manufactur- ers of Fricks. His life history illus- trates what can be accomplished through earnest purpose and the utilization and mastery of opportunity. Mr. Lapp gives his political support to the Republican party, and, while deeply interested in its success, is without political aspiration for hinself. He belongs to the Mennon- ite church.
Mr. Lapp was married September 18, 1879, to Miss Susan Louise Swartz, a daughter of Abraham F. Swartz, who is of German descent, and a descendant of Andrew Swartz, a native of the father- land who came to America and settled in Pennsylvania early in the eighteenth century. His son, Andrew Swartz, Jr., was born in Germany and emigrated to America in 1727. He located in Fran- conia township, Montgomery county, where he purchased one hundred and fifty-five acres of land, then a part of Salford township. He married Cath- arine Kline and they became the parents of ten children.
Abraham Swartz, son of Andrew and Catharine (Kline) Swartz, was born on the old family homestead in Montgom- ery county, and made farming his life work.
Abram Swartz, grandfather of Mrs. Lapp, was born in Franconia township, Montgomery county. April 16, 1790. He was a clockmaker, following that trade when every part of the clock was made by hand, even to the castings for the wheels. Later, however, he turned his- attention to farming in Lower Salford township, Montgomery county. He mar- ried Susanna B. Fry, who was born Jan- uary 28, 1796, and his death occurred in 1832, while his wife died September 26, 1861. They were the parents of seven children.
Abram F. Swartz, their seventh child, and the father of Mrs. Lapp, was born in Lower Salford township, Montgomery county, March 12, 1832, and was reared by his uncle upon a farm at Silverdale, Bucks county, going to his home when six years of age. He was educated in the subscription schools and in Wash- ington Hall boarding school at Trappe, Montgomery county, and afterward learned the trade of cabinet-making. He largely followed carpentering. however, in the summer months, and in the win-
ter seasons engaged in teaching school, being thus identified with the educational interests of his county for many years. Following his uncle's death he purchased the farm upon which he was reared, and made it his home until 1897, when he re- moved to Blooming Glen, where he has since lived retired from business cares. Abram F. Swartz was married to Catharine A. Siegfried, a daughter of John H. Siegfried. Her death occurred in 1873. There were six children by that marriage, the eldest being Mrs. Lapp. The others are: Mary S., born Septem- ber 23, 1857, is the wife of Isaac B. Beideman and has nine children, Frank, Estella, Harry, Alice, Abram, Raymond, Edna, Bertha and Harvey. Isaac Frank- lin, born April 27, 1860, married Amansa Elizabeth Bishop, a daughter of Jacob Bishop. John S., born April 27, 1864, died June 2, 1866. Abraham Lincoln, born June 22, 1866, married Elemanda J. Crouthammel and they have two chil- dren-Mamie, who was born and died in 1894, and Abram Warren, born October 20. 1896. William Henry, born May 31, 1868, died April 15, 1878.
Abram F. Swartz was married again, December 23, 1882, his second union be- ing with Mary C. Swartz, a daughter of Andrew S. and Catharine B. (Cassel) Swartz. They have two children: Nor- man S., born October 12, 1883; and Maurice S., who was born December 10, 1884, and died March 27, 1885.
To Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Lapp six children have been born: Nelson S., July 28, 1880: Estella S .. March 26, 1882; Ag- nes S., June 25, 1883; Esther S., October 17, 1884; Martha S., June 5, 1887; and Walter S., November 4, 1893. The eld- est, Nelson, was married June 8, 1894, to Ida Weikel, a daughter of Henry Weikel, while Estella Lapp was married to Abraham O. Frederick, a son of George Frederick, February 7, 1900.
WILLIAM EDGAR SHERWOOD, now living retired in New Britain township, was born at Geneva, Ontario county, New York, June 1, 1835, his parents being Will- iam and Rebecca (Smith) Sherwood. The father was born in Kexby, Yorkshire, Eng- land. in 1787, and followed farming in his native land. When twenty-seven years of age he came to America, settling at Geneva, New York. His children were: John, Har- riet Ann, William Edgar, Theodore C., Albert D. and Lester M.
William Edgar Sherwood pursued his education at Woolcott, Wayne county, New York, and after his graduation became a commercial agent and traveled through the northwestern states. During the civil war, responding to the country's call for aid, he joined Company C of the Twenty-fourth Michigan Infantry, under command of Colonel Morrow, the regiment forming a
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part of the famous "Iron Brigade." Mr. Sherwood participated in a number of im- portant engagements, inchiding the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellors- ville, Gettysburg and others, which were numbered among the decisive actions of the war, and when hostilities had ceased received an honorable discharge, having rendered signal service to his country. He maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades through his membership in Wilkeson Post, No. 9, G. A. R., of Buf- falo, New York, for during a quarter of a century he was a resident of that city. After the war Mr. Sherwood again went upon the road as a commercial traveler, and was thus employed until 1901, when he re- moved to Philadelphia, where he was en- gaged in the real estate business until De- cember, 1903, when his son purchased the old Enos Gail estate, in New Britain town- ship, where he now resides, living retired from further business cares. He is a Re- publican in his political views, stanchly advocating the principles of that party, and he belongs to the Episcopalian church.
Mr. Sherwood was united in marriage to Miss Eliza J. Larrabee, a daughter of William N. and Betsy (Robe) Larrabee, in whose family were the following named : John H., born in 1842; Eliza J., in 1844; Lucian, in 1846; William Edwin, in 1848; Charles, in 1850; and Fanny, in 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood have one son, Harry Miller Sherwood, who was born June 17, 1869. He is a graduate of the high school of Buffalo, New York, and also of the pharmaceutical department of the Buffalo University. He completed his course with high honors and for five years was en- gaged in the business in Buffalo, New York, for which his college training fitted him. He has now been in business in Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania, for .the last five years.
JOHN ZIEGLER RUFE. One of the self-made men of Bucks. county is John Ziegler Rufe, of Quakertown. Mr. Rufe is a son of John Rufe, who was born about 1797, and in early life followed the carpen- ter's trade. He subsequently purchased a farm and devoted his remaining years to agricultural pursuits. He married Mary Magdaline Ziegler, who was born Febru- ary 9, 1802, and their children were: I. Harriet, who married Aaron, son of Henry Worman, and they were the parents of three sons and three daughters. 2. Cath- arine, who married (first) Dr. William Wildermuth, of Pottstown, and after his death became the wife of Isaac Wolfinger, of Tinicum township. 3. Samuel. married Lydia Allen. 4. Sarah, became the wife of Reed C. Weaver, of Ottsville, and after his death married Addison Hess, of Spring- town. 5. Lucy Ann, married Francis Maurer. 6. Aaron, married Susan Calf, of Tinicum, and has four sons-Willis R., de- ceased, Clinton, John, Albert; and one
daughter, Ida, who married William Nash. 7. Elizabeth, who married Henry Bloom, of New Jersey. 8. John Ziegler, mentioned at length hereinafter. 9. Matilda, who is the wife of Wilson Lear, a farmer of Erwinna. 10. Emma Jane, who married Thomas C. Harpel, the proprietor of a hotel at Otts- ville. 11. Adaline, who became the wife of James Carver, of Tinicum township. Mrs. Rufe, the exemplary mother of this large family, died October 6, 1876. The death of her husband occurred several years earlier.
John Ziegler Rufe, son of John and Mary Magdaline (Ziegler) Rufe, was born Feb- ruary 19, 1835, on the homestead in Tini- cum township, now occupied by his brother , Aaron. He attended until his sixteenth year a public school which had been es- tablished as the result of a bill introduced in congress by Thaddeus Stevens. He then entered the general store conducted by Charles Scheetz, of Ottsville, with whom he remained four years. After serving several years with James Williams, at Erwinna, Tinicum township, he spent one year in Sunbury, another in Erwinna, and then re- turned to Ottsville. In the autumn of 1866 he again went to Erwinna and opened a general store, which he conducted success- fully for sixteen years. In 1882 he was forced by failing health to dispose of the business and to retire for recuperation to- the village of Head Quarters. His health being restored, he moved to Richland Cen- tre, where he opened a general merchandise store of which he was the active head until 1891, when he retired, and was succeeded by Claude Treichler Rufe, his son, and Oswin Gussman, his son-in-law. Since that time the store has been much enlarged. Mr. Rufe has been honored by his fellow-citi- zens with the office of inspector of elec- tion, a position which he still holds. He has served on local committees and has acted as delegate to county conventions. His sup- port is given to the Republican party. While not a member of any church, his views are broad and liberal and his principles high- minded and charitable.
Mr. Rufe married, December 3. 1862, Isabel Williams, and the following children have been born to them: 1. Anna, born Oc- tober 16, 1864, attended the public schools of Erwinna, and in 1886 became the wife of Oswin Gussman, son of William and Hes- ter ( Moll) Gussman, of Quakertown; Mr. Gussman is an Independent in politics, and a member of the Reformed church ; he and his wife are the parents of one daughter, Gertrude, who graduated in the class of 1904. 2. Claude Treichler, born October 24, 1868, learned the trade of iron-mould- ing, and subsequently entered his father's store, of which he now has charge in part- nership with his brother-in-law. Oswin Gussman; in politics he is a Republican ; he married Alice, daughter of Charles and Catharine (Apple) Shaw, of Quakertown, and they were the parents of the follow- ing children : Raymond, May, Anna, and
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Harold. After the death of his wife, Mr. Rufe married, in 1903, Mary, widow of Dr. Snyder, of Bucks county.
Mrs. Rufe is a granddaughter of John and Ann (Christian) Williams, whose son James was born August 23, 1809, in Tini- cum township, and in early life was em- ployed on the canal. Later he was for a number of years the proprietor of a general store at Erwinna. He married Phoebe Ann, daughter of David and Ann Treich- ler, and their children were: I. Emeline, born March 3, 1836, married, 1856, H. E. Warford. 2. Mary Jane, born June 22, 1838, died October 21, 1838. 3. Isabel, born November 4, 1839, became the wife of John Ziegler Rufe, as mentioned above. 4. . Charles Treichler, born April 19, 1842, married, April 3, 1868, Ella C. Smith, of Philadelphia, and died August 16, 189S. 5. Clayton, born June 3, 1846, married, February 14, 1877, Josephine Hartshorn, of Mount Holly, New Jersey, and died January 13, 1900. 6. Mary Emeline, born May 3, 1857, married, January 29, 1880, Frank S. Kern, of Quakertown, and has two children, Frank S. and Ollie, who re- sides at home. Mr. Williams, the father of the family, expired March 14, 1903, having attained to a great age, being then in his ninety-fourth year.
HENRY RIDGE QUINBY. Solebury township numbers among its valued citi- zens Henry Ridge Quinby, grandson of James and Margaret (Good) Quinby, of Hunterdon county, New Jersey. The latter was the daughter of Robert Good, a pioneer of Plumstead township. James Quinby, son of James and Margaret (Good) Quinby, mentioned above, was born in 1818, in Hunderdon county, New Jersey, learned the miller's trade, and as a young man came to Bucks county. In partner- ship with his brother Isaiah he leased and operated the Lumberton grist mills for a number of years, and then purchased a farm in Solebury township. After spend- ing twenty-one years in the cultivation of. this estate he bought the farm which is now the home of his son Henry Ridge Quinby, and for fifteen or sixteen years devoted himself to its management. · In 1903 he retired and moved to Carversville. For a number of years he was supervisor of the township. He is a Republican in polities, and a member of the Society of Friends. He married Grace Ridge, and six of their seven children survive: Ella, who is the wife of William Jay, of Illinois ; Elwood, who lives in Iowa; Joseph, who is a resident of New York city; George, who resides in Warrington; Mary, who is the widow of James Winder, of Philadel- phia ; and Henry Ridge, mentioned at length hereinafter. Mr. Quinby, the fa- ther. is now, at his advanced age, reaping the fruits of an industrious and useful life.
Henry Ridge Quinby, son of James and Grace (Ridge) Quinby, was born October
16, 1854, in Solebury township, and was educated in the common schools. At the age of twenty he went to Illinois, where he spent a year on the farm of a brother-in- law, and on his return purchased a farm for himself near Centre Hill, Solebury township. Four years later he purchased the Fleecy Dale mills, where he had learned the miller's trade, and operated them for seventeen years. He then sold the property and removed to his father's farm, which he has since cultivated. He is now serving his third tern as supervisor and is also overseer of the poor. In politics he is a stanch Republican. Mr. Quinby married, in 1877, Violet, daughter of Jesse Randall, a farmer and wheelwright of Centre Hill, and they are the parents of four children : Violet, who is the wife of Wilson Miller, of Carversville; Mary, who is married to Lewis Webster, of Solebury township; Mabel ; and Harry. The two last-named are at home with their parents.
JOHN K. ALDERFER. It is probable that the Alderfer family was established in Pennsylvania at an early day, although there is little definite information concern- ing this fact. It is known, however, that Joseph Alderfer, grandfather of John K. Alderfer, removed to Bucks county from Salford township, Montgomery county, and it was in the latter locality that John M. Al- derfer, the father, was born on the 14th of March, 1831. He was but nine years of age at the time of his parents' removal to Hilltown township, where he was reared to the occupation of farming, and after he had attained his majority he purchased land in Hilltown township and began farmi- ing on his own account. He also engaged in the commission business for many years, dividing his attention between the two lines of business activity. He married Eliza -. beth Krout, who was born June 22, 1835, and throughout the period of their married life they resided on a farm, the father's death occurring on the old homestead, October 30, 1888, while his wife died on the 30th of December, 1903. They were the parents of the following children: Henry, who married Mary Ann Rosenberger and had nine children; Catherine, deceased ; Joseph, who married Annie Wisler and had six children; Mary K., who was born No- vember 3, 1859, and died September 28, 1878; Lizzie, wife of Benjamin George; John K .; Samuel, who married Mary Alle- bach and had two children, one of whom is deceased ; Willie, who was born April 18, 1867, and died October 26, 1872; Amanda, born January 21, 1869, died June 8, 1872; Harvey, married Hannah Swartz; Sallie K., married Joseph R. Landis, and has three children-Malinda K., married Mah- lon D. Detweiler, and has six children. Abraham, married Ella Walters and has three children.
John K. Alderfer was born upon his father's farm in Hilltown township, March
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6, 1863, and was there reared, being trained in the work of the fields, while during the school sessions he pursued his education in the public schools of the neighborhood. In 1894 he purchased a farm in his native township, and has since given his attention to its further development and improve- ment. Ile exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Republican party, and is a member of the Mennonite church.
Mr. Alderfer was married, September 19, 1885, to Miss Susan D. Rickert, a daugh- ter of Valentine and Lizzie (Drizzle) Rickert. They have four children: Irvin R., born February 16, 1889; Lizzie R., June 15, 1891; Mahlon R., September 9, 1894; and Ida, June 13, 1901.
WILLIAM BLOOM, a farmer, was born in Leidytown, Bucks county, August 26, 1825. His grandfather, Harvey Bloom, resided in New Jersey. His father, Peter D. Bloom, was born October 26, 1777, in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, the family home being at Little York. After com- pleting his education, which he acquired in the public schools, he learned the har- ness-maker's trade with his uncle at To- hickon, Pennsylvania, and for some years followed that business. He was also a tan- ner, and conducted a tannery at Leidytown for eight years. He purchased a farm and tannery in Hilltown township at sheriff's sale, and there carried on an extensive tan- ning- business for many years, his practical knowledge of the trade and capable man- agement bringing to him gratifying success. He not only prospered in business, but was also a leading and influential citizen in connection with public affairs, and his opinions carried weight in the councils of the Democratic party, to which he gave his unfaltering suport. He was twice elected to represent his district in the state legis- lature, and took an active part in promoting important measures which claimed the at- tention of the house at that time. His relig- ious faith was that of the Reformed church. He died upon his farm June 5, 1875, when almost one hundred years old. He married Christina Heller, and they became the pa- rents of eight children : Harvey, William, Samuel, Mary Ann, Henry, Oliver, Lydia Ann and Emeline.
William Bloom, spending the days of his boyhood and youth under the parental roof, learned the tanning trade with his father, and continued his assistant until the father's death, after which he became owner of the business and continued to operate in that line until 1889. He then turned his attention to farming, which he has since followed. He is a member of the German Reformed church, while his wife holds membership with the Lurtheran de- nomination. On the 5th of October, 1848, Mr. Bloom was married to Miss Sarah Hunsberger, a daughter of Samuel and
Mary (Erdman) Hunsberger. Mr. and Mrs. Bloom had ten children : James Mad- ison, born December 25, 1849; Missouri, born September 5, 1850, and died in 1852; Frank, born November 14, 1852; Oliver, · who was born September 19, 1855, and is now deceased; Sarah Jane, born November 25, 1857; William Packer, born February 24, 1860; Edward H., born February I, 1862; Calvin H., April 20, 1864; Ida H., December II, 1865; and Malinda H., who was born August 26, 1867, and died in in- fancy.
CHARLES GARRISON KNIGHT. Among the colonists who came to Pennsyl- vania with William Penn in 1682 were Giles and Mary (English) Knight, who. were married in their native country, Eng- land, and became the founders in America of the family of which Charles Garrison Knight is a representative in the sixth gen- cration.
(II) Daniel Knight, son of Giles and Mary Knight, was born in Pennsylvania in 1697, and died in 1782 at the advanced age of eighty-five years. He was married three times. His first wife, whom he mar- ried in 1719, was Elizabeth Walker, and they had three children: Mary, born No- vember 23, 1719; Joseph, born February 4, 1721; and Jonathan, born August 5, 1722. The second wife of Daniel Knight was Esther, widow of Joseph Walton. They were married in 1728, and the children of this union were: William, born September 27, 1729; David, July 7, 1732; Martha, Sep- tember 17, 1736; Joseph, January 7, 1739; Ann, December 15, 1741 ; and Thomas, July 7, 1744. In 1777 Daniel Knight was married a third time, Mary Wilson becom- ing his wife. He settled in the southern part of Byberry, in Philadelphia county, and there reared his family.
(III) Jonathan Knight, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Walker) Knight, was born August 5, 1722 and died in 1772. He mar- ried Grace Croasdale, who died in 1799. They became the first representatives of the family in Bucks county, settling in South- ampton township. They had six children : John: Abraham; Absalom; David, who died in 1821; Samuel and Inglish.
(IV) Absalom Knight, son of Jonathan and Grace Knight, was born September 17, 1754. and died in 1818. His wife was Anna Winder, and they had eight children : Benjamin, who was born April 16. 1785. and married Mercy E. Martindale : Amos, who wedded Mary Clayton; Moses, who married Rose Tomlinson; John, who mar- ricd Hester Knight: Grace, who married Joshua Paul; Abel; and Samuel.
(V) Amos Knight, son of Absalom and Anna Knight, wedded Mary Clayton and had five children: Clayton married a Miss Warner, and their children were Mary. Amos, Sarah. Ellena and Joseph ; he after- ward married again, removed to Kansas, and had several children, including Eva.
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Rebecca and Grace, daughters of Amos
Knight, died in childhood. Ann became the wife of Goforth Hibbs, and had two children, Mary and Bedell. Her second husband was David Cornell, and their chil- dren were Amos, Rebecca, Samuel, Jona- than and Annie.
(VI) Jonathan Knight, youngest child of Amos Knight, was born in Southampton township, Bucks county, near Feasterville, on the old homestead farm, January 10, 1810, and wedded Mary Vansant, a daughter of Charles G. Vansant. They had nine children, of whom the eldest is Charles. The others are as follows: William (2), who died in 1876, married Elizabeth Fenton, and had five children: Eva, Annie, Byron ; and two sons deceased. Jane (3), died at the age of thirteen years. John (4), a phy- sician and surgeon, who died April 1, 1880, married Louisa Cornell and they had three children: Joseph Ryers; Charles Garrison and George R. Amos (5), who died in December, 1881, married Jane Dubois, and they had three children, Amos, Lily and Mary. Mary Ann (6), who died in Jan- uary, 1882, was the wife of William Robb, a son of Casper Robb, and their children were Theodore, Kate, Elsie. John and Clarence. Emma J. (7), died in child- hood. Jonathan (8), married Martha Tomlinson, and they have three children, Russell. Watson and Ellen. David (9) who died in December, 1881, wedded Mary Cornell and had no children.
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