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USA > Pennsylvania > Wyoming County > History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming counties, Pa.; with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers > Part 138
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In the fall of 1856 he went to Portland, Me., to build a portion of the Portland and Saco Railroad. In 1858 went to Virginia, where, in comp- any with General MeAlister, of Allentown, Pa., he built a part of the Covington & Ohio Railroad. They remained there till the opening of the Rebellion, when they had to leave. The contract was with the State, and the latter still owes them $30,000 and in all probability always will. Re- turning to Pittston, Mr. Hosic remained out of active employment ou account of impaired health for about one year. In 1862 he took an interest with Alexander Gray & Co. in the HIollenbaek colliery at Wilkes- Barre. In 1854 lic sold his interest and purchased the Silver Brook coal works, near Hazleton, where he remained six years. He then sold out and took charge of the Bear Pine colliery, near Mahanoy, Sehnylkill county. In 1822 he resigned his position, having leased the Fair Lawn coal property at Scranton, which mine he opened that year and he is nt present (1880) working it. In 1877 he became a partner in the Pierce Coal Company at Winton, and he is its general manager.
As will be seen from this narrative Mr. Hosic has led a most active and laborious life. He has always thrown his whole energies into what- ever enterprise he engaged in and has been almost uniformly successful. As a manager of men his equal will hardly be found in the entire coal region. He has always commanded the respect of all inen, high or low, sick or poor. One must travel a long way before finding a man who would speak ill of John Hosie. Ile has been too busy with his own affairs to take an active part in public affairs, and never filled or sought office. In politics he has been identilled with the Whig and Republican parties.
Ile has had five children, viz. : llelen E., wife of A. D. Soxseitzinger, of Schuylkill county; James P., associated with his father at the Fair Lawn mines; John H., superintendent of the Pierce Coal Company at Winton; George, deceased ; and Julia A., residing at home. Mrs. Iosie died Novemher 4th, 1879.
HISTORY OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
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W. e. allen DR. W. E. ALLEN.
Dr. W. E. Allen was born in Wantage, Sussex county, N. J., October 8th, 1836, the youngest child of the Rev. Edward and Elizabeth (Linn) Allen. Gabriel Allen, his grandfather, was a native of Connecticut; a sea cap- tain by occupation ; he married a Miss Churchill, and raised six sons and four daughters. Edward Allen was born in Saugatuck (now Westport), Conn., June 8th, 1792; prepared for the junior class of Princeton in the academy of his native town, and was graduated from college in 1815. He was principal of the academy at Elizabeth- town, N. J., and at Trenton, for three years after his graduation. During this time he studied the Hebrew language, and in the spring of 1818 was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of New Jersey; and in the autumn following was ordained by the same body. He was pas- tor of churches at the following places, in the order named: Wantage, Milford (county seat of Pike county), again at Wantage, for two years again at Milford; Car- bondale, Pa., from 1843 to 1847; Belvidere, Warren county, N. J., and lastly at Gibson. He retired from the ministry in 1874. He died at Harford (where he had taught a family school for boys for several years) August Ist, 1877, aged eighty-five. He was a fine scholar, an ex- cellent teacher, and a faithful and devoted pastor, in which relation he seemed to possess especial fitness for the organization of new churches, often succeeding where others had failed. He was twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth, daughter of the Hon. Judge Linn, by whom he had seven children-two sons and five daugh- ters-all of whom are living. His first wife died during his second pastorate at Wantage. His second wife was
Mrs. Louisa T. Richardson, widow of Deacon Preston Richardson, of Harford. By this union there was one son, now deceased.
Doctor Allen received his education at the Belvidere Academy; studied Latin and Greek with his father; read medicine with his brother, Dr. J. Linn Allen, in Branch- ville, Sussex county, N. J .; was graduated from the Al- bany Medical College in 1856, at the age of twenty; com- menced the practice of medicine at Milford, Pike county, Pa., where he remained one year. His health failing him, he withdrew from practice two years. He pur- chased and carried on a drug store in Hyde Park, which in 1859 he sold, and again opened an office there; and, with the exception of a period of service in the civil war, has uninterruptedly followed his profession at Hyde Park, enjoying a most extensive and lucrative practice. In July, 1862, he went to Fortress Monroe, acting as assist- ant surgeon U. S. A. in the Chesapeake General Hospi- tal. He was there eighteen months, and for the last six was executive officer of the hospital. On account of ill health he resigned his position, and returned to Hyde Park. In June, 1864, he re-entered the service, and was an. officer in the Christian street hospital, Philadelphia, till it was discontinued. He then returned to Hyde Park. He soon after received the appointment of assist- ant surgeon to the board of enrollment, Scranton district, which position he held till the close of the war.
The doctor married (June 6th, 1865) Amelia B., daugh- ter of Nathaniel and Cynthia Clapp. Mrs. Allen was born July 5th, 1842. They have one child, Julia, born April 2Ist, 1867.
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J. M. ACKER, Bellevue, Hyde Park, superintendent of the Bellevue mines (formerly a plasterer), was born in Rockport, Pa., November 22nd, 1831, and married Margaret Ridall, of Wilkes-Barre.
BYRON F. AKERLY, attorney ( office Second National Bank building, Scranton ; residence 10th street, Hyde Park ), was born April 2nd, 1844, in South Abington township, where he was formerly a farmer, and mar- ried Sarah Clark.
I. H. ALLEN, stationary engineer. Hyde Park, was born in Blossburg, Pa., December 3d, 1841, and married Maria Smith, of Carbondale. Dur- ing the Rebellion he served three years-in Company 1 132nd Pennsylva- nia volunteers nine months and in the signal corps twenty-seven months.
FRED J. AMSDEN, Scranton, son of Joel Amsden, architect and eivil engineer, and for seven years city surveyor, was born in Rome, N. Y., June 19th, 1841. Daring the war he held the office of second lieutenant of Company B 136th Pennsylvania infantry, and wasafterwards promot- ed to first lieutenant. He was subsequently appointed second lieuten- ant of the signal corps, United States army, and discharged in 1865.
GEORGE ARCHBALD, Providence, near the depot, assistant boss at the Leggett's Creek mine, was born in Chattan, England, January Ist, 1844, and married M. E. Catterson, of Sterling, Wayne county, Pa.
JOHN ARMBRUST, butcher, Scranton, was born in Bavaria, Germany, September 17th, 1832, and married Caroline Veolker, of his native State.
WILLIAM ASSION, secretary of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company. residence Willow street, 11th ward, is a native of Seranton, and was born November 18th, 1856.
J. L. ATHERTON, Providence, formerly a carriage manufacturer, now superintendent of coal works, was born in the Wyoming valley, Janu- ary 6th, 1836. His first wife, formerly Clara Bullard, died August 12th, 1871. His present wife was Nellie Frost Blair, of Boston.
S. G. BARKER, formerly superintendent of machine shops, now scale manufacturer, was born in Kingston, Luzerne county, Pa., May 22nd, 1821, and married Susan Keidder, of Wilkes-Barre. Residence, 528 Madi- son avenue, Scranton.
D. P. BARTON, formerly a carriage maker, now proprietor of livery and exchange stables, Dunmore, was born in Orange county, N. Y., March 24th, 1825, and married Mehetabel Krotzer, of Providence town- ship. He served three terms as deputy sheriff of Luzerne county, and three years as sealer of weights and measures.
HORACE F. BARRETT, a merchant of Schultzville, is one of the Lacka- wanna county commissioners. He was born on Staten Island, N. Y., October 18th, 1846, and married Jennie E. Nichols, of Clark's Green.
DANIEL BARTHOLOMEW, saddler and harness maker, Scranton, was born in Scranton, June 17th, 1842, and married Anna Powell, also of Scranton. He served three years in Company K 17th Pa. cavalry, and is captain of Company B 13th regiment national guards of Pennsyl- vania.
B. GRIFFITHS BEDDOE, druggist, Hyde Park, was born in Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales, May 19th, 1855.
GEORGE W. BENEDICT, Serantou, editor and publisher of the Scranton Journal, 303 Lackawanna avenue, was born in Carbondale, November 29th, 1839. His wife was formerly Jennie S. Widger, of Waymart.
HENRY BEYEA, Dunmore, was born in Sullivan county, N. Y., Decem- ber 27th, 1835, and married Ellen Pursel, of Bear Creek, Pa. Mr. Beyea is paymaster for the Pennsylvania Coal Company.
H. R. BISHOP, Seranton, foreman blacksmith, and for many years in the employ of the D., L. & W. Railroad Company, was born in New York city, August 1st, 1828, and married Rebecca Roslin Colcher, of Port Colden, N. J.
M. LEWIS BLAIR, formerly a fariner, a school teacher and a merchant, now alderman of the 5th ward, residence Hyde Park, was born in Nel- son, Madison county, New York, Jannary 18th, 1836, and married Hattie Phillips, of Hyde Park. He was captain of Company E 143d regiment Pa. volunteers three years during the late war.
WILLIAM BLUME, carriage manufacturer, residence in 21st ward, Hyde Park, was born in Germany, April 6th, 1838, and married Julia A. Brown, of Columbia, N. J. He was orderly sergeant of Company G 31st. N. J. volunteers.
GARRETT BOGART, corner Adains avenue and Spruce street, Scranton, is assistant superintendent for the D., L. & W. Railroad. He was born at Blauveltville, N. Y., June 8th, 1837, and married Maggie II. Voss, of Bridgeville, N. J.
COLONEL HENRY M. BorEs, of the 13tht regiment N. G. Pa. (president of the Moosie Powder Company), was born in Lee. Mass., Angust 18th, 1837, and married Elizabeth L. Dickson, of Scranton, February 17th, 1870. Residence, Clay near Vine street, Seranton.
MORGAN BOWEN, residence Chestnut street, Hyde Park, inside fore- man in the School Fund Association's mines, was born in Llangonyd, Glamorganshire, South Wales, Aprit 27th, 1828, and married Margaret Williams, of Bryn Mawr, Brecoushire, South Wales. He was formerly a miner, and has served as common councilman.
J. (. BOWMAN, Providence, formerly engineer, now foreman of Ca- yuga mines, was born in Sentzburg, Switzerland May 28th, 1838, and married Jennie Coal, of Falmouth, England.
DANIEL B. BRAINARD. proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel, Scranton, was born in Boston, March 15th, 1825, and married Ann Rafter, of Car- bondale. Mr. Brainard was superintendent of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company's rolling mills for twenty years.
WILLIAM RRIGUT, carriage manufacturer and blacksmith, Providence, residence at Green Ridge, was born in Cornwall, England, April 19th, ISIS, and married Lucy A. Titus, of Harpersfield, N. Y.
CORNELIUS BRINCKERHOFF, jr., architect and civil and mining engi- neer, was born in New York, July 29th, 1839. At the age of sixteen he began an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade in the Gosport navy yard, Virginia, where he worked until the spring of 1862, when, iu com- pany with his father, he engaged in the book trade at Portsmonth, Va., remaining there until the fall of 1864, since which time he has been em- ployed in his present profession. He married Miriam Fowler, of Buffalo, N. Y., and has been a resident of Scranton since July, 1866.
SIDNBY BROADBENT, superintendent of machine shops, Scranton, was born in Yorkshire, England, April 16th, 1828, and married Catharine Broadbent, of Paterson. N. J.
H. EVELYN BROOKS, Serauton (formerly a teacher), county superin- tendent of schools, was born in Linesville, Crawford county, Pa., Feb- ruary stli, 1841.
R. G. BROOKS, superintendent of the Lackawanna Irou and Coal Com- pany's coal mines, residence Jackson street, Ilyde Park, was born in Scranton, December 25th, 1847, and married Mary Ann Morgan, of Nes- quehoning, Carbon county, Pa.
JAMES O. BROWN, Scranton, steward and house surgeon of the Lacka- wanna Hospital, formerly an apothecary, was born March 14th, 1852, in Factoryville, and married Ella A. Sturdevant, of Lacey ville.
EDWARD L. BUCK, Scranton, assistant postmaster, formerly a confee- tioner, was born in Easton, August 25th, 1844. He served three years and two months in the 51st Pennsylvania volunteers during the Rebel- lion, and one year in the U. S. army as commissary general of subsistence. He married Maggie A. Coslette, of Scranton.
HENRY BURNISH was born in Worcestershire, England, December 25th, 1803; married Mary Jenkins, a native of Gloucestershire, England; came to America in 1842 and located in Scranton in 1847. Since that time he has been in the employ of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company as bricklayer and furnace builder.
JOHN BUTLER has been thirty years a resident of Dunmore and an employe of the Pennsylvania Coal Company. He is uow master mechanie. He was born in Staffordshire, England, September 1st, 1817, and was married there to Mary Ann Hill.
REV. JOSEPH P'. CAMERON, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Green Ridge, and St. David's Church, Hyde Park, residence Green Ridge, Seranton, was born in the Bermudas, August 9th, 1846, and married Mary O. Johnstone, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
REV. THOMAS M. CANN, principal of the School of the Lackawanna, Scranton, was born in New Castle county, Delaware, August 19th, 1819, and married Sarah S. Goodnow, of Framingham, Mass. He graduated at Delaware College in September, 1842, and entered the ministry in the Presbyterian church in 1846.
THOMAS B. CAREY, bridge and breaker builder, Hyde Park, was boru in Wayne county, in 1836, and married Ellen A. Mumford, of Belinont, Pa.
OSCAR CARPENTER, proprictor of the Susquehanna Ilonse, Seranton, was born in Lenox township, Susquehanna county, in 1840, and married Emeline Pedrick, of Nicholson, Wyoming county. Mr. Carpenter, who was formerly engaged in farming, served in Company G 198th Pennsyl- vania volunteers.
THOMAS CARSON, inside foreman at the Hampton mninte, was born in Breeonshire, South Wales, June 11th, 1827, andmarried Catharine Eynon, of Glamorganshire, South Wales. Residence Washburn street, Hyde Park.
B. J. CHAMBERLAIN, M. D., residence on Blakely street, Dunmore, was born in Hanover, Luzerne county, January 18th, 1224, and married Sarah Lewis, of Schuylkill county, Pa.
JOHN CHAMBERLIN, carriage manufacturer, Apple street, Dunmore, was born in Bloomsburg, Columbia county, Pa., June 28th, 1836, and
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married Mary II. Ward, of Providence. He served four years and one month during the Rebellion, most of the time in the surgical corps of the l'. S. army.
GEORGE B. CHASE, United States gauger, residence on Monroc avenue, Seranton, was born in Delaware county, N. Y., April 16th, isto, and married Jane Hutchinson, of New Jersey. He was formerly a photog- mapher.
O. P. CLARK, formerly a merchant, was born in Bloomingbury, N. Y., February 13th, ISIS, and married Sarah A. Barton, of Honesdale, Wayne county, Pa. Residence 2I South Main street, Hyde Park.
ROBERT C. CLARK, Scranton, foreman boiler maker, was born in Westchester county, N. Y., July 4th, 1826, and married Mary Ester. Subsequently he was married to Anna Dekin. Mr. Clark served during the war in Company G 141st Pennsylvania volunteers.
HON. FRANCIS D. COLLINS, attorney at law, Dunmore, was born in Sangerties, Ister county, N. Y., March 5th, 1814. Mr. Collins has served as district attorney and State senator, and has been two terms a mem- ber of Congress.
II. N. COLVIN, book-keeper (residence Mifflin avenue, corner of Spruce street, Seranton), was born July 6th, 1850, in North Abington, and mar- ried Rosa C. Phillips, of Scranton. He was formerly a milk dealer.
WILLIAM CONNELL, coal operator, Seranton, was born September 10th, 1827, at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. His wife was formerly Miss Ann Lawrence, of Llewellyn, Schuylkill county.
DANIEL W. CONNOLLY, attorney, Scranton, was born in Colchester, Sullivan county, N. Y., April 24th, 1847, and married Margaret J. Cornel- ison, of Danville, Montour county, Pa.
GEORGE COOPER, contractor and builder, residence Hyde Park, was born in Newent, England, February 16th, 1841, and married Ellen Butler, of the same town, born March 5th, IS39.
H. H. Cosroy, lawyer, Scranton, was born iu Honesdale, June 9th, I849.
CHARLES CORLESS, carpenter and builder, residence Main street, Hyde Park, was born in Vincenttown, Burlington county, N. J., December IOtb, 1828, and married Louisa E. Fuller, of Hartford, Susquehanna county, Pa. He served two years during the Rebellion in the construc- tion department of Sherman's army.
REV. JOSEPH CORY, pastor of the First Presbyterian chureb, Dun- more, was born in Elizabeth, N. J., February 24th, IS07, and married Mary M. Magie, of his native place. IIe has been a preacher forty-two years.
A. HAMPTON COURSEN, grocer, Scranton, was born in Deckertown, N. J., May 2nd, 1832, and married Kate Wheatley, of Northumberland, Pa. In 1862 he was appointed postmaster by President Lincoln, and served until removed by a change of administration. 'In 1869 he was acting postmaster for Dr. W. H. Picr.
W. M. DARLING, formerly a carriage manufacturer, now a railway conductor, was born in Greenwich, N. J., March Ilth, 1840, and married Mary A. Powell, of Reading, Pa. Ile served three years during the late war in Company II 3d Pa. reserves. Residence in Hyde Park.
JOHN B. DAVIS, miner, Providence, was born in Glamorganshire, South Wales, January 13th, 1846, and married Janet James, of Provi- dence.
JOHN F. DAVIS, formerly superintendent of iron furnaces, now re- tired, residence Monroe avenue, Scranton, was born in Breeonshire, South Wales, January 12th, 1809, and first came to Scranton in 1842. He married Aun Clinton, of Glamorganshire, South Wales, born March Sth, IS12.
JOHN R. DAVIS, tire boss, formerly a miner, residence Jackson street, Hyde Park, was born April 5th, 1824, in Monmonthshire, South Wales, and married Jane Williamns.
JOHN W. DAVIS, proprietor of the oldest dyeing and scouring estab- lishment in Scranton, residence 308 Penn avenue, was born in Hudders- field, England, March 23d, 1849, and married Anna S. Johnson, of Lce, Massachusetts.
THOMAS D. DAVIS, formerly a miner, now the general inside foreman of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company's mines, residence Main street, Hyde Park, was born in Caermarthenshire, Wales, April 15th, 1835, and married Mary Thomas.
ARTHUR D. DEAN, lawyer, Scranton, was born January 29th, 1840, in Abington.
W. S. DECKER, Hyde Park, served during a portion of the Rebellion in the Ilth Pennsylvania cavalry. He is a draggist, and was born in Abington township, May Eth, 1831. He married E. J. Decker. of New- tou, Pa.
W. H. DECKER, residence Hyde Park avenue, Hyde Park, blacksmith, was born in Blakely township, January 14th, 1836, and married Fanny F. Shafer, of Brewerton, Onondaga county, N. Y. He has been a member of the borough council since 1866.
WILLIAM DENMAN, mason and builder, Hyde Park, was born in Sur- rey, England, February 28th, 1829, and married Miss Elvira Bariger, of Gibson, Susquehanna county, Pa.
ALEXANDER W. DICKSON, Scranton, formerly in the flour and grain trady at Philadelphia, now of the firm of the Weston Mill Company, was born in Philadelphia, February 7th, 188, and was married to Louis 1. Cole, of Westport, Essex county, N. Y., who died November 21st, 1879. Mr. Dickson has served as treasurer of the Serauton Board of Trade, president of the Board of School Control, and sergeant of Company D 13th regiment, National Guard, Pennsylvania.
GEORGE L. DICKSON, Scranton, president of the Dickson Manufactur- ing Company, was born in Scotland, August 3d, 1830. In June, 1836, Mr. Diekson went to Carbondale, where he married Lydia M. Poore, and January 16th, ISG), removed to Seranton, where he has since lived.
REV. F. W. DINGER, pastor of the German Methodist Episcopal church, Scranton, was born in Aran, Switzerland, May 25th, 1821, and married Miss Caroline Guck, of Gottingen, Prussia.
P. C. DOLPHIN, dealer in tin and hardware, Providence, was born Feb- ruary 26th, 1854, in Port Griffith.
WILLIAM DOWSE, inside foreman of the Continental mines, Hyde Park, was born May Ist, 1834, in Devizes, England, and married Ann Walters, of Pembrokeshire, Wales. He has served as a member of the board of education.
S. M. DREW, blacksmith, formerly proprietor of a livery and ex- change stable, residence on Franklin avenue, Seranton, was born in Cornwall, England, October 28th, 1830, and married Maria Helms, of Mil- ford, Pa. He served as veterinary surgeon of the 17th Pennsylvania cavalry two and a half years during the late war.
JOSEPH H. DUGGAN, engineer at Marvine shaft, Providence, was born in Dublin, Ireland, August 4th, 1851, aud married Bridget Cullen, of Schuylkill county, Pa.
ALEXANDER DUNN, residence on Washington avenue, Serantou, en- gineer, employed at Bellevue since 1856, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, June 7th, 1836, and married Agnes Wyle, of Pittston. Mr. Dunn was a volunteer in the #2nd Pennsylvania infantry.
HENRY M. EDWARDS, attorney at law, Hyde Park, was born Febru- ary [2th, 1844, in Monmouthsbire, England. He married Jennie Rich- ards, of Hyde Park. Residence, Hyde Park.
B. E. EVANS, formerly a school teacher, secretary and general agent of the Cambrian Fire Insurance Company, of Hyde Park, was born in Wales, March I5th, 1833, and married Matta A. Owen, of Susquehanna Depot, Pa.
DANIEL D. EVANS was born in Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales, Febru- ary 12tb, 1822, and married Elizabeth Jones of his native place. He was formerly a miner and is now a merchant at Hyde Park. His son, David D. Evans, was born in Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales, August 31st, 1848, married Margaret Jones, a native of Carbondale, Pa., and is a member of the mercantile firm of Daniel D. Evans & Son.
DANIEL J. EVANS, formerly a farmer, now editor of the Baner Y Gucithewor, was born in Caermarthenshire, South Wales, April 30th, 1823, and married Sarah Prothroe, of Glamorganshire. Residence, Hyde Park.
REV. E. B. EVANS, M. D., formerly pastor of the Welsh Congregational church, Hyde Park, was born in Glamorganshire, Wales, December I4th, 1810; came to America in 1832 and to Scranton in 1857, and married Jane Jones, of Utica, N. Y.
E. S. EVANS, miner, Ilyde Park, was born in Breconshire, South Wales, November 28th, 1846, and married Mary E. Evans, of Monmouthshire, South Wales.
JAMES W. EVANS, miner, Hyde Park, was born in Monmouthshire South Wales, June 5th, 1845, and married Margaret Jones, of his native place.
LEWIS R. EVANS, formerly portrait painter, now artist and photog- rapher, Scranton, was born in Wales, August 2nd, 1845, and married Alice Virginia Wagstaff, of Johnstown, Pa.
RICHARD EVANS, county surveyor of Lackawanna county, formerly civil and mining engineer, was born in Glamorganshire, South Wales, .July 29th, 1839. Residence, Orchard street, Hyde Park.
T. R. EVANS, formerly a miner, now clerk and collector in the city treasurer's olliee, was born in Hyde Park, March 8th, 1858, and married Nellie 1 .. Moses, of that place, where he resides.
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A. B. EYNON, Hyde Park, formerly a merchant but for some time cashier of the Miners' and Mechanics' Loan Association, was born at Carbondale, September 4th, 1847, and married Annie B. Hughes, of Hyde Park.
GEORGE FAIRCHILD, proprietor of the Heermans House, Hyde Park. was born in Essex, England, December 24th, 1827, and while yet a resi- dent there married Emma Howard.
A. B. FARNHAM was born in Benton township, October Gtli, 1829, and married Phebe E. Atherton, of Lackawanna township. He is a wood machinist by trade, but was formerly a fariner. He has served as cor- poral in Company C of the Alst regiment Pennsylvania militia, and a4 school director. Residence 126 Cedar street, Scranton.
CLARENCE FARNHAM, forwarding and recording clerk at Scranton for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, was born in Carbondale, Pa., July 15th, 1837, and married Kate M. Barber. of Archbald, Pa. He was formerly a lumberman.
GEORGE H. FELLOWS, stationary engineer, Hyde Park, was born October 23d, I854, and married Hannah R. Weaver, of Hyde Park.
JOHN FELLOWS, retired (formerly a farmer and brick manufacturer), was born at Hyde Park, where he now resides, July 22nd, 1815. He mar- ried Cynthia J. Price, of Cooperstown, Otsego county, N. Y.
JOHN H. FELLOWS, Hyde Park, was born there, July 22nd, 1849. He was formerly a painter, but is now an insurance agent. He married A. Genevieve Overfield, of Meshoppen, Pa.
JOHN S. FERGUSON, Ilyde Park, has been for twenty-six years in the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, and is a machinist. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, September 2Ist, 1826, and married Janet Newlands, of his native town, who died Novem. ber 20th, 1879.
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