History of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time, Vol. III, Part 143

Author: Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910; Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855; Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: New York ; Chicago : The Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1040

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Harris Y. Lauderbach (father) was born in Philadelphia, December 3, 1824.

He attended the common schools of his native city, after which he learned the carpenter trade and pursued a course of study in architecture, but on account of an accident he was obliged to abandon that vocation. In the meantime he gave close attention to advanced branches of study, and became fully competent to earn a livelihood at teaching. He first took charge of the Darby schools, later was given the principalship of the Wal- nut Street School, Philadelphia, then the Mount Vernon Grammar School, and subsequently the Northwest Grammar School, his duties in all of these being characterized by the utmost efficiency. His sister was also a prominent and suc- cessful teacher in the schools of Phila- delphia. He established the Lauderbach Academy, and having won a reputation of being one of the best educators in Philadelphia, this enterprise proved a success both financially and otherwise. During his life-work he had under his control over twelve thousand pupils, a majority of whom are now prominent business men of the city. It was through his efforts that corporal punishment was abolished in the public schools. He was also one of the organizers of the Union League, in which he held membership, and was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, having attained the thirty-third degree in that body. He at- tended the Presbyterian church, and his political allegiance was given to the Re- publican party. Harris Y. Lauderbach was married December 27. 1847, to Frances Ash Pearson, a daughter of Joshua Ash and Eliza (Brannon) Pear- son, and the issue of this union was five children: Clara, wife of Marriott C. Smyth, and mother of three children : Frances L., Marion, and Lindley Smyth; Charles J., mentioned at length herein- after; Frances and Julia (twins); Frances died in infancy, and Julia died at the age of eleven years; Frances (2). The father of these children died October 28, 1891, in the sixty-seventh year of his age.

Charles J. Lauderbach was educated at the Northwest Grammar School, and at the Lauderbach Academy, established and conducted by his father. After com- pleting his studies he was employed in the office of a broker for a short period of time, and then assisted his father in the management of the institution of learning which was under his personal supervision, he being an expert mathe- matician. He then went to Hazleton, Luzerne county, where he was engaged in Pardee's Bank for a time, after which he went to Pittsburg and engaged in the iron business. While employed in that city he received the contract for the forgings for the East River Bridge con- necting New York and Brooklyn, and ob- tained a patent for the manufacture of the sockets used in the construction of

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that wonderful structure. In 1879 he dis- posed of his iron busines in Pittsburg, and engaged in business in Philadelphia. In 1882 he came to Bensalem township, Bucks county, and purchased the old Pot- ter Hall College, which he tore down, and on the site erected the row of dwell- ings which add so materially to the beauty and attractiveness of the place. Ile also located a plant for the manufac- ture of iron and wire fences, and by close application and reliable methods has built up an extensive and lucrative busi- ness. He is a staunch adherent of the principles of Republicanism. On Oc- tober 26, 1876, Mr. Lauderbach was mar- ried to Ella Virginia Young, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1854, a daughter of Henry C. and Re- becca A. (Wilson) Young, the former named having been a native of Philadel- phia, and a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Dennison) Young, of Philadelphia. Their children are: Helen, born May 5, 1878, became the wife of Walter Lef- ferts, June 30, 1904; Edith Iredell, born August 2, 1879; Greta, born April 24, 1886; and John, born May 20, 1891.

DR. JOSEPH HAMMETT SCHENCK. Joseph Hammett Schenck, of Bristol, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, a representative of a Holland Dutch ancestry, who has estab- lished an international reputation through his proprietary remedies, was born in Med- ford, Burlington county, New Jersey, May 6, 1811. The first American ancestor of the family was Roelof Martense Schenck, who upon his arrival, June 28, 1650, settled in Flatlands, Long Island, where he resided until his death in 1704. The line of descent is traced through him to his son, Roelof Schenck, who married Nelltje Geretson Van Covenhoven; to Garret Schenck, who mar- ried Margaret Covenhoven ; to John Schenck, who married Cobanche Coven- hoven; to Courtland Schenck, who married Kitturah Hammett. The latter named were the parents of Dr. Joseph H. Schenck.

The childhood of Dr. Schenck was passed in Moorestown, New Jersey, receiving his education in the common schools of that town. He early evinced a resolute de- termination to succeed, and at the death of his father, when he was but eleven years of age, began in earnest to become the sup- port of the family. He learned from an Indian woman, who resided near his home, the secret of certain herbs and roots, and from these were subsequently evolved those remedies which have given to Dr. Schenck his great success. He soon achieved a prominence in the business world in this and nearly every other country which brought him ample returns unancially. This record of his life work clearly demonstrates the fact that he is a selfmade man, and possesses in a large degree the characteristics of success.

At Flemington, New Jersey, June 4, 1835, Dr. Schenck married Catharine Haward, a daughter of Peter and Sarah (Van Nest) Haward, of Flemington, New Jersey, a granddaughter of Abraham and Catharine (Sebring) Van Nest, and a descendant of a Holland Dutch ancestry. The children born of this marriage are as follows: Sarah Jane, born July 7, 1836, became the wife of Colonel Charles Carroll Knight, and their children are: Joseph Schenck, born Decem- ber 20, 1871; Harriet West, born June 5, 1872; and Franklin Comley, born February 17, 1877. Maria Van Nest, born March 3, 1838, became the wife of William Nathan Rowland, and are the parents of one daughter, Catharine Schenck Rowland, born May 10, 1860. Peter Haward died in 1871, aged twenty-seven years. Susan Blackwell, died in infancy. Ann Elizabeth Sebring, died in infancy. Catharine Haward, died aged twenty-one years. Joseph Hammett, Jr., married Matilda Kisterbock, and their children are: Joseph Haward; Walter G., deceased ; John, born 1851, died in infancy.

GEORGE W. RADCLIFF. Buckingham township numbers among its leading farm- ers and citizens George W. Radcliff. Mr. Radcliff is a grandson of James Radcliff, whose son, also James, was born, it is sup- posed, in Horsham township, Montgomery county. When a child his parents removed to Bucks county, where the remainder of his life was passed. Politically he was a Republican. He married Jane L. Hageman, and three children were born to them, two of whom are living: George W., inentioned at length hereinafter; and Hart R., who was his brother's assistant on the farm, and who died September 26, 1904. Mr. Radcliff's later years were spent in Buckingham, Wrightstown and Warwick townships. He died May 10, 1902, at the advanced age of eighty-five years.

George W. Radcliff, son of James and Jane L. (Hageman) Radcliff. was born April 30, 1858, in Buckingham township, and obtained his education in the common schools and Doylestown Seminary. For some years after his marriage Mr. Radcliff cultivated the home farm in the capacity of a tenant, and in 1901 became its owner by purchase. For fourteen years he was super- visor of the township, and in 1902 was a candidate for clerk of the orphans' court. He was elected to the office of Registrar of wills for Bucks county in 1904. He is a member of Warrington Lodge, No. 447, I. O. O. F., and Mountain Lodge, No. 31, Shield of Honor. He is an earnest advocate and supporter of the doctrines of the Re- publican party, aiding the organization both by his voice and vote. Mr. Radcliff mar- ried. December 25, 1888, Jennie, daughter of Charles H. Clift, of Mechanics' Valley, now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Radcliff are the parents of four children: Sarah, Mary, Emma, and Charles.

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ALVIN JEFFERSON JARRETT. One of the most highly respected citi- zens of Quakertown is Alvin Jefferson Jarrett. Mr. Jarrett is a grandson of John Jarrett, whose son, Solomon, is mentioned at length hereinafter. The Jarretts were a pioneer family of Lehigh county. Solomon Jarrett, son of John Jarrett, was born on the homestead, re- ceived his education in a subscripton school, and was throughout his life en- gaged in agricultural pursuits. He was an extensive landowner in Mangundir township and a man of influence in the community. He married, October 24, 18-, Lydia, daughter of John and Si- billa (Boyle) Jones, of Freemansburg, Lehigh county, and they were the pa- rents of the following children: I. John Joseph, born April 21, 1821, married Phoebe Fenstemacher, and lives at Al- lentown. 2. William Jones, born Sep- tember, 1823, married Susan Detweiler, and lives in Minnesota. 3. Alvin Jeffer- son, mentioned at length hereinafter. 4. James Mathews, born February 25, 1828, married Elizabeth Foote, of Min- neapolis, Minnesota, and after her death took for his second wife Eva Bodwell. These children were early deprived of their father's care, the death of Mr. Jar- rett occurring while he was still a young man.

Alvin Jefferson Jarrett, son of Solomon and Lydia (Jones) Jarrett, was born Oc- tober 24, 1825, on a farm adjoining the Jarrett homestead, in McQuiger town- ship, Lehigh county, where he received his primary education in the subscrip- tion school. When his father died he went to live with his grandfather, Jarrett, with whom he remained until his elev- enth year. He then went to live with his mother at Bethlehem, where he attended school during the winter, returning in the summer to the homestead in order to assist his grandfather in the labors of the farm. In his sixteenth year he went to Manatauney, Lehigh county, for the purpose of learning the tanner's trade, to which he served an apprenticeship of three years. At the end of that time, his grandfather having died, he returned to assist his grandmother until the settle- ment of the family estate. This occu- pied one year, after which he worked for several years as a journeyman tanner. In 1849 he hired and afterward bought a tannery in Lower Milford, which he sold a few years later in order to purchase the farm of Jacob A. Shelly, of Milford township. There he has since resided, devoting himself to general farming and to the management of a dairy.

Mr. Jarrett married, December 7. 1852, Anna Maria, born Mach 31, 1833, daugh- ter of John and Elizabeth Dillinger, and their children are: I. Almira, who was born in 1854, and resides at home. 2. Charles William, who was born in 1856, and died in 1868. 3. May Lydia, who was

born in 1860, married in 1884 Oscar, son of Milton and Margaret (Byshon) Berndt, of Spinnerstown, and lives at Pennsburg. 4. Emma Martha, who was born June 26, 1862, and died August 16, 1864. 5. Sarah Adalaine, who was born November 22, 1864, married Horace, son of Lewis Worman, of Point Pleasant, lived at Allentown, and died in 1899. 6. Eva Louisa, who was born in 1868, and resides at home. 7. Isabel Anna, who was born December 4, 1871, and mar- ried Clement, son of Adam and Clara (Drukenmiller) Zweier, of Rosedale. 8. Oliver Alvin, who was born March 20, 1874, married Ella, daughter of Louis and Catharine (Bright) Deidler, of Rich- land township, lives in Quakertown, and has one child, Miriam Catharine, born September 3, 1903. 9. Agnes Amanda, who was born April 19, 1877, deceased.

R. PITFIELD LOVETT. Through several generations the Lovett family has been found in Bucks county. Ed- mund Lovett, the great-grandfather, lived and died in Bucks county, and through- out his active business career carried on agricultural pursuits.

Daniel Lovett, son of Edmund Lovett, was born in this county, July 21, 1757, and on the 20th of May, 1799, when about twenty-four years of age, married Eliza- beth Lucas, and settled on the farm now owned by R. Pitfield Lovett, which was the homestead of the Lucas family and has been in the Lovett family since his marriage. The house, which was erected in 1729, is still occupied by the family, and is yet in excellent state of preserva- tion. It is one of the notable landmarks in the county, and is a testimonial of the enterprising spirit of the builder. Upon the farm Daniel Lovett carried on gen- eral agricultural pursuits for many years. His children were: Mahlon, born Decem- ber 12, 1781: Hannah, May 16; 1784; Sarah, August 30, 1786; Phebe H., Oc- tober 15, 1788; Daniel, February 18, 1791; Elizabeth, October 15, 1793; Robert Lu- cas, January 4, 1796; Grace, August 16, 1797; Ann, April 8, 1799: Robert Pitfield, October 25, 1801; and Jane, October 2, 1805.

Robert Pitfield Lovett, son of Daniel Lovett, was born in the house which has been the family home for four genera- tions. He, too, devoted the greater part of his life to agricultural pursuits, yet he never neglected the duties of citizenship, giving an earnest support to all meas- ures which he believed would contribute to the general welfare. In politics he was a Republican, and was justice of the peace for many years, his decisions be- ing strictly fair and impartial. He mar- ried Miss Rebecca Brown, a daughter of Joseph Brown, and they became the pa- rents of four children: Joseph, Ann

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Mary, Daniel and Robert Pitfield. For his second wife the father wedded Mary Thompson, daughter

of Hector Thompson, and they had five children: Hector T., Elizabeth L., Benjamin L., John T. and Margaret.

Robert Pitfield Lovett, the youngest child of his father's first marriage, was born May 8, 1835, on the farm where he now resides. He was educated in the Friends school and at the Westtown boarding school, and, being thus well equipped for life's practical duties, he be- gan farming on his own account in early life, and has since devoted his energies to the tilling of the soil and raising of stock, with good success. Mr. Lovett married Miss Sarah Satterthwait, a daughter of Michael Satterthwait, of Langhorne, and they became the parents of five children, of whom one died in in- fancy, the others being Anna J., wife of Evan Roberts; Robert P. and William S., both at home; and Mary T., a gradu- ate of the Westtown boarding school. The family through many generations have been identified with the Society of Friends.

WILLIAM PRAUL. Among the rep- resentatives of the quiet but useful calling of agriculture in Bucks county, Pennsyl- vania, is William Praul, a resident of Emi- lie, Bristol township, where he is recog- nized as an active, energetic and enterpris- ing man. He was born in Bensalem town- ship, December 22, 1848, a son of Elias and Ardanata (Tomlinson) Praul, and grand- son of John and Martha Praul.

William Praul obtained an education which thoroughly qualified him for the active duties of life, in the public schools of Bensalem and Middletown. He assisted his father in the management and cultiva- tion of the home farm until he was twenty- six years of age, and from that time to the present his work has been along the same lines. In 1892 he purchased his present farm, which consists of one hundred and eight acres, and by close application and unceasing labor has it now under a high state of cultivation, the products being of an excellent quality. He is practical and progressive in his methods, and the neat and thrifty appearance of the entire place betoken the supervision of a master hana. He is a successful farmer, a most exemplary citizen, and a congenial and pleasant com- panion. He has always cast his vote for the candidates of the Republican party, to the principles of which he firmly adheres, and he has brought up his sons in the same political faith. He has never sought or held office, preferring to pass his days quietly in his comfortable and happy home, enjoying the society of his wife and chil- dren.

Mr. Praul was united in marriage Janu- ary 7, 1875, to Martha Cox Barton, of Emilie, Bucks county, daughter of Thomas .

and Ann Leah Barton, and granddaughter of Benjamin Barton. Their children are : William Francis, born September 30, 1878, attended the Pleasantville school, South Hampton, and on April 19, 1902, was mar- ried to Charlotte Morris, of Emilie, daugh- ter of James and Margaret (Stradling) Morris, and they are the parents of one child, William Joseph. Benjamin Barton, born September 28, 1882, attended the Pleasantville school, South Hampton. Thomas Elias, born July 12, 1889, attended the schools of Emilie. The sons are intel- ligent, enterprising men, their attention be- ing devoted to assisting their parents on the home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Praul are members of the Society of Friends.

JESSE P. NAYLOR, who for forty- three years has been engaged in the burn- ing of lime, developing a profitable busi- ness, is a native of Solebury township, where he still makes his home, the date or his birth being January 13, 1831. His pa- ternal grandparents were Peter and Mary Naylor. Peter Naylor's mother was a na- tive of Ireland, but his father died in early manhood, and no record of his ancestry was made. Peter Naylor worked on the Ingham farm in Bucks county for many years, having charge of large flocks of sheep, but he, too, died at a comparatively early age.

William Naylor, son of Peter and Mary Naylor, was born in Solebury township in 1800, and there spent his entire life. In his youth he learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed up to his twenty-fifth year, when he engaged in the burning of lime. He found that profitable, and ac- quired a competence, but in later life met with reverses and died comparatively poor. His political support was given the De- mocracy and he was a member of the Bap- tist church. He married Eliza Righter, and died in 1874, while his wife died in 1876. They were the parents of eight chil- dren, of whom two are living: Jesse P., and Garret, of Lahaska.

Prior to his twelfth year Jesse P. Naylor was put out to be raised by a neighboring farmer, but, as he did not receive just treatment there, he was placed in the family of Jacob Eastburn, with whom he remained until his fifteenth year. He then returned home and worked with his father until after he attained his majority, when he found employment with Oliver Paxson as a team- ster, continuing with him until 1861, when, having won his employer's confidence, he was told to take charge of some lime kilns which were the property of Elias Paxson, but had been rented and operated by Oliver Paxson. The latter volunteered to give Mr. Naylor all the money he needed to conduct the business, and thus Nr. Naylor entered upon a work that has claimed his attention and returned to him a gratifying income for forty-three years. Ile pros-

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pered from the beginning, and is to-day one of the prosperous citizens of Solebury township. He has made judicious invest- ment of his capital, and now owns the store at Aquetong and two farms in Solebury, besides other properties, including an ex- tensive peach orchard. His life record is an excellent illustration of the fact that success is not the outcome of genius or fortunate circumstances, but results from industry, experience and business discern- ment. Mr. Naylor is a Democrat in poli- tics, a Baptist in religious faith, and is interested in general progress and improve- ment to the extent that he has given hearty co-operation to many measures which have proven of public benefit to the community. On the 18th of September, 1856, Mr. Nay- lor married Miss Elizabeth Cummings, a daughter of Samuel Cummings, of New Hope. By this marriage there are twelve children, of whom ten are living: Eliza, wife of D. Krusen Ely, a merchant of Aque- tong : Mary and Anna, both at home; George, who is in his father's employ ; Richard, of Solebury township; Warren, who is with the Bell Telephone Company, of Trenton, New Jersey; Jesse, who is foreman for the Bell Telephone Company, at Philadelphia; Thomas, in his father's employ; Gabriella, at home; and Charles, also with his father. Mrs. Naylor died November 13, 1897. Mr. Naylor is a man of strong personality, and added to his notable business traits are personal char- acteristics which have won him uniform esteem wherever he is known. -

ALBERT J. THOMPSON. One of Wycombe's most enterprising merchants is Albert J. Thompson. Mr. Thompson is a . grandson of Albert Thompson, who was born in Northampton township but spent the greater part of his life on the homestead in Wrightstown township, a large tract of land which was taken up early in 1700 by Elizabeth (McGraudy) Thompson and her four sons. He married Susanna Carey, and they were the parents of a son, Warner C., mentioned at length hereinafter. Mr. Thompson moved to Newtown, where he died in 1904.

Warner C. Thompson, son of Albert and Susanna (Carey) Thompson, was born April 7, 1848, in Wrightstown township, and at the age of two years was taken to the homestead. In 1871 he married Lydia M., daughter of Joseph S. and Phoebe (Cad- wallader) Ely, and two children were born to them: Albert J., mentioned at length hereinafter; and Louis E., who was born October 21, 1877, and lives in Philadel- phia. Mr. Thompson, who is a Republican in politics and a man of high standing in the community, recently left the homestead. where he had lived since infancy, and went to reside in Wycombe.

Albert J. Thompson, son of Warner C. and Lydia M. (Ely) Thompson, was born

September 27, 1873, near Penn's Park, Wrightstown township, and received his education in the Newtown High School, the Abington Friends' School, and Pierce's Business College, Philadelphia. For some years after completing his education he conducted the home farm, and in 1896 es- tablished his present lumber-yards in Wy- combe. He was inexperienced in the busi- ness, but his tact and ability soon brought him to the fore, and he now has one of the leading lumber interests of the county. He is president of the Wrightstown school board, and is a Republican in politics. Mr. Thompson married January, 1900, Kath- arine A., daughter of Joseph J. and Eliza- beth (Haines) Rogers, of Medford, New Jersey, the former a retired business man. Mrs. Thompson's parents are both de- ceased. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have one child, Elliott R., who was born June 10, 1902.

JAMES LAMBERT CADWALLADER. One of the progressive farmers of Bucks county is James Lambert Cadwallader. The Cadwallader family is of Welsh origin and was planted in the country in the seven- teenth century by four brothers who emi- grated from Wales to the American colon- les. One of them, Lambert, settled where Lambertville, New Jersey, now stands, and it is supposed that the town was named after him. Two of the others settled near Bucks and Montgomery counties, and the fourth, of whose descendants we know nothing, settled in the western part of the state. Jacob Cadwallader was born in Bucks county, and bought the farm which is now the home of his grandson, James Lambert Cadwallader. He married Ann Taylor, also a native of Bucks county, and was the father of eleven children.

Samuel C. Cadwallader, son of Jacob and Ann (Taylor) Cadwallader, mentioned above, was born November 7, 1815, on the homestead, where the long years of his active life were passed in the successful pursuit of agriculture. In 1895 he took up his abode with his daughter, Mrs. Eyer, in Newtown. For a number of years he held the offices of supervisor and school director. He has also been guardian and trustee for twelve orphans, and executor and administrator for several estates. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Society of Friends. Mr. Cadwalla- der married, in 1844, Hannah, daughter of Jonathan Carr, of Plumstead township, and six children were born to them, four of whom grew to maturity : Ellen, deceased ; Mary, also deceased; Macre, who is the wife of Samuel F. Platt, of Upper Make- field; Mary E., who is the widow of Joseph Eyer, of Newtown; Julia, who is the wife of Thomas Noble, of Noble Station, Mont- gomery county ; and James Lambert, men- tioned at length hereinafter. Mrs. Cad- wallader died in 1890, at the age of seventy- two. Like her husband, she was a member

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of the Society of Friends. Mr. Cadwalla- der is still living, having reached his nine- tieth year.

James Lambert Cadwallader, son of Sam- tel C. and Hannah (Carr) Cadwallader, was born June 14, 1859, on the homestead, and was educated in the common schools and at a private school in Newtown. In accordance with the traditions of his family he has thus far passed his life as a farmer, and from his devotion to agricultural pur- suits has reaped a full measure of success. He is a member of the school board, and in politics affiliates with the Republicans. He is a member and overseer of the Friends' meeting. Mr. Cadwallader married in 1885, Evelyn, daughter of Charles Janney, who was for many years a merchant of Doling- ton and is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Cadwallader are the parents of a son and a daughter, both of whom reside at home, Ernest J. and Mary E.

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History of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time, Vol. III, Part 143

Author: Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910; Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855; Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921 Publication date: 1905 Publisher: New York ; Chicago : The Lewis Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1040

Author: Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910; Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855; Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: New York ; Chicago : The Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1040