History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections, Part 197

Author: Bradsby, H. C. (Henry C.)
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Chicago : S. B. Nelson
Number of Pages: 1532

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CHARLES SALVAGE, miner, Box 389, Plymouth, was born in Wales, July 31, 1840,

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a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Kinson) Salvage, the former of whom was born in England, December 26, 1811, and the latter in Wales in February, 1802. Charles Salvage, Sr., was a miner by occupation in his native country, and he and his wife emigrated to this country in 1864, locating in Oswego, N. Y., where he lived till his death, which occurred February 28, 1881, when he was aged seventy-five years. While in this country Mr. Salvage followed the occupation of mason; was also a local preacher, and, for a man of limited or no education, was remarkable for his ability and force. In his own country he followed preaching for twenty years, and was a strict temperance man. He reared a family of four children out of seven, two of whom are now living, Charles, Jr., being the third in order of birth. In his early life our subject was apprenticed to a shoemaker, but finally took to mining as the vocation of his choice. When he was forty years of age (in 1880), he came to this country, locating in Pleasant Valley, Pa., with his wife and family of seven children, and here followed mining. In the same year he removed to Plymouth, and has lived here ever since; he now owns two blocks, the result of hard and honest toil. Mr. Salvage was married twice: first, in 1861, in Wales, to Miss Helen Faughtner, who bore him sixteen children, six of whom are living, viz .: Anna, Lizzie, Henry, John, George and Willie. Of these, Anna married John Rescolla; Lizzie married James Morgan, and Henry married Miss Estella Johns. For his second wife Mr. Salvage married, July 23, 1890, Mrs. Joyce Hobbs, a native of Wales. She is the mother of four children by a previous marriage, two of whom are living: Mary and Jesse. Mr. Salvage is a member of the Protestant Associ- ation. He and his good wife are members of the English Congregational Church, in good standing. Politically, he is a Republican.

JOHN J. SAMPSON, merchant, Duryea, was born in Cornwall, England, February 10, 1861, and is a son of James P. and Margery (Reynolds) Sampson, also natives of that place. They reared a family of six children, of whom our subject is the eldest. The family came to the United States in 1867, and settled in Jermyn, Lackawanna county, where Mr. Sampson is at present tax collector. Our subject received his education in the common schools. In 1873 he was employed by Mr. Jermyn as cash boy, advancing along the line until he became chief clerk of one of the departments. In 1884 he resigned his position with Mr. Jermyn, and accepted the more lucrative one of buyer for the store of Jones, Simpson & Co., at Archbald, where he remained until 1887. He then took the management of the store of Jermyn & Co., at Rendham, and in 1889 came to Duryea, as manager of the store of William Connell & Co. In October, 1891, he built the store he now occupies, and where he is doing a thriving business. Mr. Sampson was united in marriage November 17, 1884, with Ella G., daughter of John B. and Elvira Lack, natives of Chester, England, and Minersville, this county, respectively. Their union has been blessed with one son, J. Lack, born March 8, 1887. Our subject is a member of the M. E. Church, and in politics is a Republican. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Royal Arcanum,

THOMAS SAMUEL, inside foreman, Dorrance Colliery, Lehigh Valley Coal Company, Wilkes-Barre, was born in Swansea, Glamorganshire, South Wales, July 25, 1840, and is a son of Lot and Catherine (Francis) Samuel. The father came to America in 1868, locating at Providence, Luzerne (now Lackawanna) county; later removed to Emporia, Kan., and died there. His children were four in number : Eliza (Mrs. Will- iam R. Jones) and Hannah (Mrs. John D. Davis), both residents of Emporia, Kan., and William and Thomas, both residents of Wilkes-Barre, the former inside district superintendent for the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Our subject was reared in his native country, where he received a limited education in the public schools. In his eighth year he began work in the iron ore mines of Wales, and later was a coal miner. In 1861 he came to America, locating for seventeen months in Nova Scotia, being engaged there in gold mining. He then came to the United States and worked in the coal mines at Providence, near Scranton, Pa., until 1876, during five years of which time he was fire-boss. In 1876 he removed to Wilkes- Barre, where he has

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since resided, and was in the employ of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company as fire-bo from 1876 to 1878, since which latter year he has been inside foreman. Mr. Samu married March 2, 1865, Mary Meredith, a native of Pennsylvania, and daughter Thomas and G. Almeda (Evans) Meredith, of Susquehanna county, Pa., formerly Wales, and by her he had eight children: Katherine, Talisen (deceased), G. Almed (deceased), Meredith, Viola (deceased), Cerwiden, Otis (deceased) and Idris (twine Mr. Samuel is a member of the Welsh Congregational Church, of which he is trustee and treasurer; is also a member of the K. of P. and Ivorites; in politics ] is a Republican. His paternal grandparents were William and Catherine Samue and his maternal grandfather was Thomas Francis; they are prominent citizens Wales.

JOHN H. SANDEL, M. D., physician and surgeon, Plymouth, was born near Danvill Montour Co., Pa , in 1854, and is a son of Jacob and Catharine (Snyder) Sandel, al natives of Montour county. Our subject received his early education in the commo schools, and later attended the State Normal School at Bloomsburg, where he studie the languages and sciences. After completing his higher education, he taught scho in Columbia and Montour counties for four years. He then began the study medicine in the office of Dr. F. E. Harpel, at Danville, and later entered the Hahn mann Medical College at Philadelphia, where he graduated in the class of '82. F began practicing at Girardville, Pa., and in 1887 located at Plymouth, where he h

since been permanently established. Dr. Sandel was united in marriage with Mi Margaret, daughter of William K. and Emma (Tomkinson) Vickery, natives Philadelphia, Pa., and to this union was born May 12, 1890, a son. Dr. Sandel is Republican in politics, and in religion is a Presbyterian. He is a member of t] State Homeopathic Medical Society, and of the Homeopathic Medical Society Northern Pennsylvania, of which he has been President. The Doctor's sterlin qualities have, undoubtedly, done much toward his success as a medical man, al what he has done is due to his own exertions.

A. S. SANTEE, farmer, P. O. Town Line, was born in Union township, April 1 1820, where he was reared and educated. He is a son of John and Jane (Moore) Sa tee, the former of whom was born in Nazareth, Northampton Co., Pa., the latter in Cer county, Md. John was a son of Valentine Santee, whose father was a Frenchma Valentine was one of the old settlers of Salem township, and did much for t. advancement of agriculture in those days. He was a good business man and a stur pioneer. His family consisted of eleven children. His son, John Santee, father our subject, began his active life in Salem township, on a large tract of land giv to him by Pennsylvanians, but their authority to grant land being ignored by t Yankees, he consequently lost his land with his title. He then removed to Uni township, locating near Town Line on a farm containing one hundred and fifty acı of unimproved land, which he improved to a great extent during his lifetime. ] died in 1850, aged seventy-seven years, having been preceded by his wife in 188 aged sixty-two years. Their family consisted of ten children, nine of whom grew maturity, and two of whom are now living: A. S. and Sarah Jane. A. S. is t ninth in the family. In early life he learned the carpenter's trade, at which worked ten years. In 1849 he married Miss Sarah, daughter of Robert and Phœ Davenport, and to them were born nine children, three of whom are living: A. ( M. H. and Grace. A. C. Santee is a practicing physician in Orange county, N. Mrs. Sarah Santee was born in Plymouth, September 17, 1826. In 1858 M Santee removed to his father's farm, on which, with the exception of one ye: he has since resided. He is a practical farmer, a thorough-going business man, a a clear thinker, whose hands and means are always ready to push on the car progression for the advancement of civilization and the expansion of the mind. : is a member of the P. of H., and of the M. E. Church, in which he is a trust Politically he is a Republican.

A. WILLIAM SANTEE, general merchant, farmer and lumberman, and postmaster Sybertsville, was born in Butler township, this county, October 16, 1843, a son

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Philemon and Elizabeth (Balliet) Santee. His paternal grandfather, Philemon Sautee, a native of Northampton county, Pa., was a descendant of Col. John Santee, of French-Huguenot stock, who was a colonel in the Revolutionary war, and died during that struggle at Easton, Pa. Philemon, Sr., was a pioneer of Butler township, and his children were: Faon, Simon, Reuben, Joshua, Hannah (Mrs. John Barlet), Catherine (Mrs. Andrew Kesten), Mary (Mrs. Samuel Thrasher) and

Philemon. Of these Philemon (father of subject) was a native of Northampton county, Pa., was a prominent farmer of Butler and Sugar Loaf townships, and died in the latter in 1884, at the age of sixty-eight years, after a continuous residence there from 1855. His wife was a daughter of Abraham and Mary (Barager) Balliet, of Butler township, and by her he had four children: Maria (Mrs. S. D. Yost), A. William, Amanda (Mrs. W. S. Miller) and Lizzie (Mrs. Daniel Zelner). Our sub- ject was reared in Butler and Sugar Loaf townships, was educated in the common schools, and began life as a farmer, in which he still continues. He has been

engaged in lumbering since 1887, and has been in the mercantile business at Sy- bertsville since 1868; was assistant postmaster at Sybertsville from 1870 to 1886, and has been postmaster since 1886. In 1864 Mr. Santee married Maria, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Yost) Miller, of Sugar Loaf township, and they have three children: Sula L., Winifred and Jennie M. Mr. Santee is a member of the Reformed Curch; in politics he is independent.

EPHRAIM A. SANTEE, M. D., Wapwallopen, was born in Union township, this county, July 8, 1837, a son of John and Rebecca (Adleman) Santee, and comes of Huguenot stock. His paternal grandfather, John Santee, whose wife was Jane Morre, was the fourth son of Valentine and Margaret (Funstain) Santee, who, with five sons and three daughters, was among the pioneers of Salem township, Inzerne county. Valentine was a son of John and Catherine (Smith) Santee, of Easton, Pa .; his father entered the ranks of the Federal army during the Revolu- tion, rose to be colonel, and died of fever at Eastou, Pa., while home on a furlough. John Santee, grandfather of subject, settled in Union township about 1802; was a farmer and stock-raiser, and in his day was a prominent class-leader of the M. E. Church. John, Jr., his third son, and father of subject, was born in Union town- ship, July 11, 1814, and spent most of his life in Union township, and was a farmer; in later life he removed to Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa., where after four years' residence he died in 1887. His wife was a daughter of Adam and Mary (Beaver) Adleman, of Union township, and his children were Mary J. (Mrs. George Major), Ephraim A., Susan A., Sophia (Mrs. A. M. Marvin), Helen (Mrs. A. G. Major), Theodore M. and Alice. Our subject was reared in Union township, and received an academical education at New Columbus, Pa. In 1861 he began the study of medicine with Dr. A. L. Cressler, now of Wilkes-Barre, and was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1869; during the war of the Rebel- lion he was a medical cadet of the regular army, and did duty as assistant surgeon. In 1866 he began the practice of his profession at Shickshinny, where he remained four years, and then located at Hobbie. In 1885 heremoved to Wapwallopen, where he has since been in active practice. Iu 1862 the Doctor married Thankful R., daughter of Lewis and Mary (Benscoter) Post, of Union township, and they have three children, James F., Susie G. and Charles L. Dr. Santee is a member of the F. & A. M., and in politics is a Democrat.

NELSON SANTEE, farmer, P. O. Prichard, was born January 1, 1835, in Union (now Hunlock) township, where he was reared and educated. He is a son of Isaac and Mary (Gregory) Santee, the former born in Luzerne county (exact locality not known), October 1, 1802, the latter in Union township, November 6, 1811. Isaac Santee removed to Huntington when a boy, and was always a resident of the county, dying in 1869 at the age of sixty-seven years. He was a poor but honest, hard- working and industrious man, whose lite was plain and uneventful. His widow resides with her son Nelson. They reared a family of eight children out of twelve born to them, Nelson being the third in the order of birth. Our subject has always

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been a resident of the county, and has confined himself to agricultural pursuits. On October 30, 1864, he married Miss Sarah I., daughter of Martin and Susan Bonning, and to them were born eight children, seven of whom are living: Charlotte, Jennie, Susan, Josiah, Lizzie, Nellie and Frances. Of these Charlotte married George Culp; Jennie married W. Evans; Susan married Lorenzo Cragle. Mrs. Sarah (Bonning) Santee was born in Jackson township, September 29, 1846. Mr. Santee, in 1870, removed to the farm on which he now resides, and which comprises eighty acres. He is a general and practical farmer, well versed in agriculture. He is a good citizen, an obliging neighbor and a loyal citizen. He is a member of the Democratic party, and he and his wife are consistent members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Santee's house stands in the track of the dreadful cyclone that visited Luzerne county, August 19, 1890, causing serious damage to his property, especially to the old orchard, also buildings, all of which were carried away except the house and barn, and one of his mules was so injured that it died a few days later, besides which much other damage was done.

LEWIS L. SARGE, assistant superintendent, Mocanaqua Mines, P. O. Shickshinny, was born in Lebanon, Pa., October 6, 1845, a son of David and Margaret (Ax) Sarge, and of Irish and German descent. His paternal grandfather, Stephen Sarge, a native of Ireland, was at one time a resident of Pennsylvania. The father of subject spent most of his life in Lebanon, Pa., was a forgeman by occupation, and died in 1884. Our subject was reared and educated in Schuylkill county, Pa., began work in the mines when fifteen years of age, and worked himself up to the position of mine foreman, which he held one year at Keystone Mines, above Wilkes-Barre; three and one-half years at Mocanaqua; one and one-half years as district superintend- ent for the Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, where he had charge of three collieries, and since February, 1891, has held his present position. He was twice married, his first wife being Sidney Zerby, of Lykens, Dauphin Co., Pa. ; bis second wife was Amanda J., daughter of Joseph Baich, of Dillsburg, York Co., Pa., and by her he has three children living, Minnie, Ralph and Edna. Mr. Sarge is a member of the F. & A. M., and in politics is a Republican.

JAMES A. SARGENT, Wilkes-Barre, conductor on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, was born in Rutland, Mass., October 20, 1841, a son of Hezekiah and Nancy L. (Moore) Sargent, and is of English descent. He was reared and educated in his native town, and learned the shoemaker's trade with his father, which he followed until seventeen years of age, then serving a three years' apprenticeship at sash and blind making. On April 20, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, First N. H. V., and after serving three months was honorably discharged. In May, 1862, he again enlisted, this time in Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-Second Pennsylvania Volunteers, at Scranton, Pa., and was honorably discharged after nine months' service. Since 1861 Mr. Sargent has been a resident of Luzerne county, where, with the exception of the time he spent in the army, he has been engaged in railroading, since 1872 with the Central Railroad of New Jersey; he has held his present posi- tion since 1876. In 1866 he married Clara A., daughter of Godfrey and Ann Ben- scoter, of Wilkes-Barre. Our subject is an attendant of the Presbyterian Church; he is a member of the Railroad Conductors' Society, of the G. A. R., and I. O. R. M .; politically he is a Republican.

DANIEL L. SAUL, telegraph operator, Fairview township, P. O. Mountain Top, was born October 2, 1869, in Perry township, Berks Co., Pa., the second youngest of eight children born to Daniel and Caroline (Derr) Saul, both natives of this State, and of German descent. The father is a music teacher. Daniel L., the subject of this notice, attended school until he was eighteen years old, when he entered the telegraph office of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad at Maiden Creek to learn telegraphy, and after two months' study was given a position by the same company as operator in their office at Germansville, Lehigh county, where he remained but nine months, accepting a similar charge at Glen Summit Switch for the Lehigh Val- ley Railroad Company. He was here but a short time when they gave him charge

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of their office in Fairview, where he remained for nearly three years, being then transferred to the dispatcher's office at Wilkes-Barre, where he is still employed. Mr. Saul was married June 15, 1889, to Edna Luckenbill, of Perry township, Berks Co., Pa .; she is a native of above county and of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Saul are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. Saul is a Democrat. MARK SAUNDERS, proprietor of hotel at Plymouth, was born in England May 9, 1852, where he was reared and educated. He is a son of John and Mary (Leath) Saunders, both of whom were also born in England, where they lived and died, the former December 12, 1869, at the age of sixty-two years; by occupation he was a blacksmith, and was a skilled mechanic. Their family consisted of ten children, eight of whom are living, Mark being the youngest. On August 22, 1881, he emi- grated to this country, landing on September 8, following, and located in Johns- town, where he remained one year. He then came to Plymouth township, this county, where he bought some property, and where he has since resided, employed as a miner and hotel-keeper, in which latter business he has been engaged for six years, keeping a very good and orderly house. He owns three houses in Plymouth township. Mr. Saunders was married May 18, 1874, in England, to Miss Emma, daughter of William and Louisa Raddaford, to which union there was born one child, Jesse Willie, aged eight years on June 22, 1892. Mrs. Saunders is a member of the Church of England. Mr. Saunders is a member of the I. O. O. F. They are people of eminent respectability.

GEORGE SCHAEFER, proprietor of the "Valley Hotel," the famous theatrical head- quarters, Hazleton, was born at Ashland, Schuylkill Co., Pa., August 26, 1857, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Dreshman) Schaefer, natives of Germany. Our subject was educated in the public schools of Schuylkill county, and at the age of eight years was engaged in the well-known vocation, "slate-picking." He worked around the mines in various capacities until the age of thirteen, when he went to Tamaqua, Pa., and engaged as bartender at the "Columbia House," re- maining two years, and then returned to Ashland, where he learned cigar-making. At this trade he worked in Bethlehem for about one and one-half years, when he engaged in the wholesale grocery business for a short time; then again came to Ash- land, and worked for Peter Burk, after which he bought the Burk Cigar Factory and a grocery store. At the same time he opened out a cigar factory in Hazleton in the " Luzerne Honse Block," soon afterward moving to the "Valley Hotel Block." In 1880 he leased the " Valley Hotel," of which he has since been proprietor, and he is regarded as one of the most popular hotel men in that locality. In March, 1883, he purchased the hotel from the heirs of Henry A. Wechter, and in 1889 he also purchased an adjacent lot of Charles Hampel, thereby making him one of the leading property holders of the city; he is also the owner of the ground where the Opera House stands, and is treasurer of the Opera House Company. Mr. Schaefer was united in marriage, in 1880, with Miss Kate Ludwig, of Eckley, this county, and there have been born unto them five children, viz. : Leona, Abraham, Henrietta, Katie and George, Jr.

HENRY SCHAEFER, proprietor of restaurant at No. 48 E. Broad street, Hazleton, was born at Ashland, Schuylkill connty, July 12, 1862. He is the youngest in a family of six children born to John and Elizabeth (Dreshman) Schaefer, natives of Germany, who came to America and settled in Schuylkill county in 1854. Henry was reared and educated in the town of his birth, and, at an early age, learned the cigar-maker's trade. He worked at it thirteen years, the greater part of the time in Hazleton. In 1888, Mr. Schaefer opened his present place of busi- ness, and he has without exception the finest bar in the city of Hazleton, where is kept the choicest of liquors and most fragrant cigars to be found in the region. Mr. Schaefer was united in marriage in December, 1881, to Miss Minnie H. Rin- gleman, of Hazleton. Three children have been born to this union, namely: Alfred, Oscar and Raymond. Mr. Schaefer is a member of the I. O. R. M., Knights of the Mystic Chain, Jr. O. U. A. M., also of the Fire Company. The family attend the German Reformed Church.

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THOMAS W. SCHAFFER, farmer, P. O. Weston, was born in Northampton county, Pa., March 5, 1834, a son of John Jacob and Mary (Webber) Schaffer, and is of German descent. He was reared in Bucks county, Pa., receiving his education in the common schools of same, also attending the Normal school at Quakertown, and afterward taught school sixteen terms. He was in the mercantile trade at Bethle- hem ten years, and also spent ten years in Schuylkill county, where he held the office of justice of the peace in North Union township, and engaged in farming. He was twice married. His first wife was Lydia A., daughter of Samuel Haring, and by her he had one daughter, Rose A. (Mrs. Brunner). His second wife was Lydia Ann, daughter of John Johnson, by whom he has four children: John Jacob, James M., Cora E. and Sadie A. Mr. Schaffer is a member of the Lutheran Church and I. O. O. F. In politics he is a Democrat, and is at present serving his first term as supervisor of Black Creek township, and he has also served as justice of the peace since 1889.

MICHAEL SCHAPPERT, butcher, Hanover township, was born in Bavaria, Germany, February 17, 1842, a son of Anthony and Margaret (Rhinehart) Schappert. The father, who was a hotel-keeper, reared a family of eleven children, nine of whom are living. The family after coming to America, in 1854, located in Newtown, where the parents died. Our subject was educated in Germany and America, and at an early age picked slate in the breaker for two summers. He then learned the trade which he has since followed, and has been in business for himself since 1867. At present he occupies the old homestead; and in 1890 built the "Newtown House" which he still owns. January 14, 1866, Mr. Schappert married Miss Amanda, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hoakrider) Smolder, natives of Germany, and by her had nine children, six of whom are living, viz .: Catherine (Mrs. Nicholas Knauper), Mary, Matilda, Margaret, Elizabeth and Michael. Mr. Schappert and his family are members of the Catholic Church, and he is a Democrat in his polit- ical views.

PETER SCHAPPERT, proprietor of "Schappert's Hotel," Wilkes-Barre, was born in Bavaria, Germany, April 30, 1840, a son of Anthony and Margaret (Reinhart) Schappert. His parents came to America in 1854, and settled in Wilkes-Barre, but removed to Hanover township, and the father, who was a merchant, resided in Luzerne county until his death. Their children were eleven: Anthony, John, Catherine (Mrs. Anthony Reber), Henry, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mrs. John Schaab), Margaret (Mrs. Adam Scheidel), Jacob, Peter, Michael and George. Our subject was reared in Wilkes-Barre from fourteen years of age, and embarked in the hotel business in 1866, a business that he has since successfully continued. He has been the popular proprietor of his present hotel since 1885. October 6, 1864, Mr. Schappert married Miss Sophia, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Thom) Smith, of Wilkes-Barre, and of this union have been born six children: Amelia (Mrs. Fred Stegmaier), Lavina, Peter, Emma, Louis and Louisa. Mr. Schappert is a member of the Catholic Church, and in politics is a Democrat.

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History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections, Part 197

Author: Bradsby, H. C. (Henry C.) Publication date: 1893 Publisher: Chicago : S. B. Nelson Number of Pages: 1532

Author: Bradsby, H. C. (Henry C.)
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Chicago : S. B. Nelson
Number of Pages: 1532