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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 139
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BENJAMIN F. FILLMORE, coal operator and superintendent, formerly a railroad contractor, Green Ridge, Scranton, was born in Syracuse, N. Y., in 183I, and married Hetta L. Atherton, of Kingston, Pa.
A. P. FINCH, Hyde Park, was born in Windham, N. Y., November 20th, 1809, and married Sarah Tuthill, of that place. He is a member of the firm of Fiuch & Co., foundry proprietors aud machinists and dealers in hardware. He has held the offices of councilman and justice of the peace.
IRVING A. FINCH, iron founder and machinist, residence Washington avenue, corner Mulberry street, Scranton, was born in Windham, Greene county, N. Y., August 4th, 1836, and married Hannah S. Bnmp, of that place.
JOHN B. FISH, superintendent of the Providence Gas and Water Company and manufacturer of portable gas machinery, was born in Liberty, Sullivan county, N. Y., March 14th, 1829, and married S. A. Tur- ner, of Bainbridge, N. Y. He served three months during the Rebellion in the 1Ith Pa. volunteers as lieutenant, and three years and three months in the 52nd Pa. volunteers as lieutenant and captain.
GEORGE FISHER, dealer in dry goods, was born in Speneer, N. Y.
JOHN FLYNN, inside foreman of Central shaft, residence Hyde Park, was born in Ireland, in 1835, and married Mary Clark, of Ireland.
JOHN R. FORDHAM, formerly a teacher and merchant, and for twenty- three years superintendent for the Dickson Manufacturing Company (Green Ridge, Scranton), was born in Montrose, Pa., December 6th, 182!, and married Isabel L. Dickson, of Scotch nativity.
GEORGE B. FOSTER, city clerk, Scranton, was born in Carbondale, Au- gust 29th, IS48, and married Augusta S. Kirkpatrick, of Serauton. He is a member of the 13th regiment N. G. of Pa.
REV. D. K. FREEMAN, pastor of the Washburne street Presbyterian church, Hyde Park, was born in Blairstown, Warren county, New Jersey, October 25th, 1830, and married Henrietta L. Wildrick, of his native town.
WILLIAM H. FREEMAN, Hyde Park, land agent for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, formerly a merchant, was born at Lisle, N. Y., December 29th, 1836, and married Rachet J. Landes, of Ilyde Park.
REV. S. FREUDENTHAL, pastor of the Jewish church, Scranton, was born in Baden, Germany, December 13th, IS4I, and married Bertha Levi, of Williamsport, Pa.
HENRY FREY, photographie artist, corner of Main and Jackson streets, Hyde Park, was born in Switzerland, June 4th, 1814.
EnWARD LATON FULLER, formerly a hardware dealer, now an iron broker, was born in Hawley, Pa., October 10th, 1851, and married Helen M. Silkman, of Providence. Residence Scranton.
JOHN D. FULLER, insurance agent, Scranton, was born in Wyoming, Inzerne county, Pa., November 6th, 1831, and married Emma C. Lathrop, of Norwich, Conn.
MRS. J. S. FULLER, Scranton, was born in Pittston, Pa., December 25th, 1817, and married Robert Porter, of Wilkes-Barre, who died Au- gust 26th, 1850. Later she married J. S. Fuller, a native of Exeter, Ln- zerne county, and identified with John B. Smith, of Pittston, in the coal business, who died January 2nd, 1877. Her maiden name was Mercy F. Barmim.
W. II. FULLER, ticket agent at the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern Railroad depot, Scranton, was born in Montrose, Pa., Angust IGtli. 1830, and married Mary C. Wheeler, of Honesdale, Pa.
BERTHOLD GALLAND, manufacturer of ladies' underwear, Scranton, was born in Posen, Prussia, May 1st, 1814. He married Annie Hawley, of Seranton. Formerly he was engaged in the dry goods trade.
L. II. GIBBS, M. D., Hyde Park, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1846 and was for a time engaged in banking in New York. IIc married Liz- zie Ann Sharp.
JOHN B. GILLESPIE, merchant, Providence, was born in Carbondale, November 4th, 1844, and married Maggie Monies, of Providence, Sep- tember 19th, 1871. Mr. Gillespie has been director of the poor of Provi- dence since 1873, and was a member of the commnou conncil of Scranton in 1871.
ALFRED GOODSHALL, foreman, in the employ of the Delaware, Lack- awanna and Western Railroad Company, residence Hyde Park, was born in Berks county, Pa., February 23d, 1838, and married Caroline Hine, of Wilkes-Barre. IIe served five months during the Rebellion in General Sherman's construction corps.
MRS. JAMES M. GONSLINE, Main street, Ilyde Park, was born Sep- tember 10th, 1830, in Plains, Luzerne county, where her grandfather, a native of Connecticut, was an early settler. Her late husband, for many years a merchant and commercial traveler, was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., came to Hyde Park in 1850, aud died 'September 21st, 1865.
MARIETTA B. GRIFFIN, Hyde Park, was born in Pine Plains, Dutchess county, N. Y.
REESE R. GRIFFITHS, Hyde Park, iuside foreman of Pine Brook col- liery, was born at Dowlais, Glamorganshire, South Wales, December . 14th, 1838, and married Elizabeth Jones, of Hirwain, Glamorganshire.
CHARLES GUESFORD, of the Seranton File Works, Guesford & Sheldon proprietors, was born in Stourbridge, England, September 6th, 1850. Residence at Providenec.
REV. GEORGE E. GUILD, pastor of the Presbyterian church, Provi- dence, was born in Walton, Delaware county, N. Y., November 9th, 1850, and married Mary S. Clark, of Northampton, Mass.
HON. FRED W. GUNSTER, attorney, residence at Fairlawn, Scranton, was born in Lockweiler, Prussia, September 15th, 1815, and married Maggie Brahl, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Mr. Gunster was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1875-76, and the first district attorney of Lackawanna county.
JOHN HALE, of Bellevne, Hyde Park, mine foreman, was born in Wilts county, England, June 3d, 1832, and married Miss Ann J. Griffiths, of Merthyr, South Wales. He has served as school director and justice of tha peace, and held other official positions.
A. R. GOULD, patentee of the Gould side-bar buckboard and carriage manufacturer, Scranton, business established 1867, was born in Wolver- hampton, England, June 26th, 1844. He married Anua, daughter of William Swetland, of Wyoming.
BIRDSALL C. GREEN, 36 Hyde Park avenue, Hyde Park, outside fore- man of Hampton mines, was born iu Columbia, Warren county, N. J., May 2nd, 1853, and married Mary E. Acker, of Hyde Park.
D. N. GnEEN, Scranton, chief clerk for the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, was born in Hyde Park, October 8th, 1844, and married Emma C. Posten, of Scranton. Mr. Green was formerly employed ns clerk in the coal department of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, and served in company D 30th P. V. M. in 1863. Hc is a member of the select council for the 9th ward, and has served in the common council.
J. F. GREEN, superintendent of the Continental mines, Ilyde Park, was born in Warren county, N. J., February 1st, 1827, and married C. R. Vankirk, of Knowlton, N. J. Mr. Green served as lieutenant of the 31st regiment New Jersey volunteers.
SAMUEL GRESS, blacksmith and carriage maker, Hyde Park, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., October 27th, 1839, and married Phebe A. Wickizer, of Auburn, Susquehanna county, Pa. During the Rebellion he served a year in Company D 12th New York cavalry.
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CASPER G. GRIFFIN, stable boss at Brisbin shaft, Providence, served three years and two months in Company F &2nd Pennsylvania volun- teers in the Rebellion. He was born in Middletown, Delaware county, N. Y., May Ist, 1813, and married Alvina Chambers, of Providence.
JOHN R. HALL, locomotive engineer in the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, residence on South Eynon street, Hyde Park, was born in Tunkhannock, Wyoming county, April 230, 1848, and married Sarah A. Lich, of Milton, Pa.
CHARTWELL V. HALLSTEAD served in Company B 16th Pennsylvania volunteers nine months during the Rebellion. He was formerly a car- penter and machinist, and is now engineer at Brisbin shaft. Residence at Providence. He was born at Dundaff, Pa., September 27th, 1845, and married C. Anna Sayers, of Scranton.
HON. ALFRED HAND, Scranton, was born at Honesdale, Pa., Marchi 26th, 1835, and married Anna, daughter of Judge Jessup, who died in 1872. His present wife was Miss Helen E. Sanderson, of Beloit, Wiscon- sin. Mr. lland has served as additional law judge of the 45th judicial district of Pennsylvania, and in November, 1876, was elected to the po- sition of president judge.
THOMAS P. HARPER, who died in Scranton, June 5th, 1879, was born August 13th, 1806, in Jarrittown, Pa., and married Susan Gruer, of Hope, N. J. He was by trade a millwright, and came to Scranton in 1841, helping to erect the first blast furnace of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company, in whose employ he remained until his death.
REV. JOHN PHILIP HARRIS, pastor of the Welsh Baptist church, Providence, was boru in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, January 27th, 1820, and was formerly a clerk in a store. His wife was Elizabeth IIum- phreys, a native of Philadelphia, Pa.
SAMUEL Y. HAUPT, Inmber dealer, Hyde Park, formerly bookkeeper, was born in Sunbury, Northumberland county, Pa., Angust 21th, 1842, and married Amelia S. Gossler, of that place. He enlisted Angust 20th, 1861, in Company C 47th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers. In Deeem- ber, 1863, he re-enlisted in the same regiment, aud served until January, 1865.
W. H. HAZLETT, for eight years a resident, and a prominent under- taker and dealer iu picture frames, mirrors and similar goods, of Scran- ton, was born in Belvidere, Warren county, N. J., July 24th, 1841, and married Sallie H. Skeer, of Kingston, Luzerne connty.
JOHN HEATH, teacher, Hyde Park, was born in Honesdale, Wayne county, June 24tli, 1840, and married Miss Mary Lynch, of Scranton. He served in the 132nd Pennsylvania and the 136th New York volunteers.
CHARLES HENWOOD, druggist and bookseller, Providence, was born in Penzance, England, May 28th, 1846, came to Scranton in 1868, and estab- lished himself in business in 1870. He married Ada E. Hartley, of Glen- wood, Susquehanna county, Pa.
T. N. HETSELL, liveryman and farmer, Scranton, was born in Orange county, N. Y., September 12th, 1832, and married Sarah Underhill, of Warren county, N. J. He was formerly a tanner and currier and has been a railway employe.
JOHN C. IHIGHFIELD, Scranton, superintendent of farms and teams for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, was born in Chester county, Pa., March Ist, 1834, and married Rebecca L. Brad- ford, of Delaware.
SAMUEL HINES, Scranton, superintendent of the Hillside Coal and Iron Company, was born in Washington, D. C., July 21st, 1843. Mr. Hines was formerly secretary and treasurer of the Mercer Iron and Coal Company and of the Jamestown and Franklin Railroad Company, Mer- cer county.
EBENEZER HITCHCOCK, retired farmer and lumberman, was born iu Claremont, N. I., April 27th, 1815, and came to the site of Scranton with his father, July 5th, 1826. He has been twice married: to Marian Budd, of Troy, Pa., who died February 2nd, 1857, and to Amanda Swackhiam- mer, of Wayne county, Pa., who died January 5th, 1879.
SORELLE A. HOLLISTER, Scranton, general agent of the National Mu- tual Aid Association, was born in Westfield, N. Y., in 1816. He served in the 8d Pennsylvania volunteers five months, in the money order depart- ment of the Chicago post-office five years and as assistant in the provost marshal's office for the 31st district of New York in 1863-64. He married Emma G. Gordon, of Eric, Pa.
JOHN U. HOPEWELL, formerly a canal boy, now editor and publisher of the Providence Echo, was born in Northumberland, Pa., July 25th, 1857, and married Annie Heck, of his native place.
B. C. HOPKINS, M. D., Chestnut street, Duminore, was born in Flelton Kent county, Delaware, November 24th, 1829, and married Annic E. Sudler, of Annapolis, Md.
GEORGE R. HORNER, fireman at Legget's Creek mine, Providence, was born in Providence, April 26th, 1857.
JAMES S. HORTON, artistic printer, Scranton, was born in Terrytown, Bradford county, Pa., September 26th, 1856, and married Ida A. Noll, of Scranton.
JAMES H. HOSTE, constable of the 6th ward, is a huckster by occupa- tion and resides on 5th avenue. He was born in Ireland, November 15th, 1845, and married Annie E. Jordan, of Archbald, Pa.
THOMAS HOUSER, for nineteen years inside foreman for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, and now jail keeper, was born in Selinylkill county, Pa., March 4th, 1832, and married Elizabeth Moser, of Schuylkill county. Residence, Chestnut street, Hyde Park.
DANIEL HOWELL, president of the Mechanics' and Merchants' Bank, Hyde Park, was born in Monmouthshire, South Wales, Septeuiber 27th, 1826. Ile came to Scranton in 1854, and was formerly a coal operator. He married Mary Richards, of Carbondale. She died April 23d, 1873. His present wife was Sophia Stevens, of Macedonia, Pa.
CAPTAIN J. W. HOWELL, formerly a merchant, during the war captain of Company K Hend Pennsylvania volunteers, served three years and was discharged in 1865; is now ageut for the Northwestern Life In- surance Company. He was born at St. Donnatts, Glamorganshire, South Wales, August 9th, 1837, and married Agnes Walter Crawford, of Pittston. Residence, Green Ridge.
B. HUGHES, general foreman of the mines of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Railroad Company, with which he has been con- nected for twenty-five years, and president of the Cambrian Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Hyde Park, was born in Breconshire, Wales, October 25th, 1824, and married Mary Davis, of Bryn Mawr, Breconshire. He was formerly a miner and has been school director and councilman.
MORRIS W. IHUGHES, dealer in hardware, stoves, &c., Hyde Park, was born in Llangefui, Anglesea, Wales, May 5th, 1854, and married Mary A. Thomas, of Hyde Park.
R. I. HUGHES, tinner and hardware dealer, Hyde Park, was born in Anglesea, South Wales, March 23d, 1841, and married Elizabeth Lewis, of Glamorganshire, South Wales. He has served as a member of the board of education three years.
JOHN L. HULL, of the firm of J. L. & A. Hull, dealers in roofing and school slate, Hyde Park, was formerly engaged in the furniture trade and served two years and nine months in the late war in Company H 52nd regiment Pennsylvania volunteers. He was born February 16th, 1839, and married Susan A. Winsor, of Smithfield, R. I., who died in November, 1872. His present wife was Florence E. Healy, of Blakely, his native township.
D. W. HUMPHREY, formerly a druggist, chemist for the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company, Scranton, was born in Lansford, Carbon county, Pa., July 27th, 1856.
J. M. HUNT, grocer, Scranton, was born January 12th, 1841, in Pratts- ville, Green county, N. Y., and married Mary E. Brandow, of that place.
STEPHEN V. D. HUNTINGTON, formerly a elerk, now connected with the blast furnace, Scranton, was born in Fond du Lae county, Wis., in 1855.
IRWIN IVES, formerly a merchant, now farmer, lumberman and teacher, Drinker street, Dunmore, was born in New Milford, Susque- hanna county, Pa., May 30th, 1818, and married Lucinda Krotzer, of Dunmore. He lived twenty-four years in Madison township, Lacka- wanna county, and was justice of the peace ten years and served as con- stable and president of the board of school dircetors.
JAMES R. JAMES, for fifteen years iuside foreman of Mount Pleasant colliery, residence Hyde Park, was born February 2nd, 1827, in Mon- monthshire, Wales. He married Mary Abrahams, of Wales, who died May 5th, 1878. His present wife was Margaretta Thomas, of Hyde Park.
CHARLES P. JADWIN, formerly a druggist, now general agent at Scranton for the Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company, was born in Carbondale, l'a., September 13th, 1840, and married Sarah Au- gusta Hampton, of that place.
MRS. ROBERT J. JAMES, formerly Jane Rosser, was born in Brecon- shire, South Wales, April 15th, 1848. Her late husband was born in Glamorganshire, South Wales, March 7th, 1825, and died October 6th, 1879, at Hyde Park, where he had lived since January, 1866. He came to America in Angust, 1863, and located in Schuylkill county, Pa. ; was en- gaged in mining until 1872; general agent of the Cambrian Mutual In- surance Company of Hyde Park until 1876, when he was elected clerk of the Luzerne county courts. In 1866 he organized a musical society -" The Cambro-Aincrican Choral Society -- " of which he was leader until hisdeath.
JOSEPH J. JERMYN, coal operator, Seranton, was born in Hyde Park, July 31st, 1852.
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GENEALOGICAL AND PERSONAL RECORD, SCRANTON AND DUNMORE.
O. S. JOHNSON, formerly a merchant, now a coal operator, Scranton, was born in New York city, Jannary 21st, 1847, and married Mary I. Mylert, of Butler, Butler county, Pa. Residence 323 Wyoming avenne.
HON. D. M. JONES, city treasurer, residence in Hyde Park, was born in Wales, June 26th, 1830, and came to Seranton in August, 1851. He was two years in the House of Representatives, alderman of the city nine years, and served in Company I 144th Pennsylvania volunteers, Mrs. Jones was Annic E. Williams, of Plymouth.
EDWARD D. JONES, formerly a miner, now inside foreman, was born in Monmouthshire, South Wales, July 26th, 1843, and married Margaret Parry, of Glamorganshire, South Wales. He served two years as coun- cilman, and is at present school director of the 1st ward of Scranton. Residence at Providence.
H. D. JONES, grocer, Hyde Park, was born in Newcastle, Schuylkill county, Pa., December 28th, 1841, and married Mary E. Lewis, of Miners- ville, Pa.
JOHN D. JONES, Hyde Park, miner, was born in Monmouthshire, Wales, May 12th, 1836. He married Lucretia Morris, of Pittston, who died in 1865. His present wife was Janette Reese, of Glamorganshire, Wales.
REV. REESE S. JONES, pastor of the Welsh Congregational church, Prov- idence, was born in Caermarthenshire, South Wales, in March, 1843, was brought up on a farm, and married Elvira Jenkins, of Cowbridge, Glamorganshire, South Wales.
STEPHEN JONES, formerly a machinist, dealer in sewing machines, No. 322 Lackawanna avenue, residence Main street, Hyde Park, was born in Breconshire, South Wales, May 20th, 1843, and married Agnes M. Barrow- man, of Hyde Park.
W. W. JONES, engineer, Hyde Park, was born in Bryn Mawr, Wales, December 26th, 1845, and married Elizabeth James, of Neath, South Wales.
CHARLES T. KARR, of the firm of Karr & McDonnell, general insur- ance brokers, Seranton, and general manager for eleven States of the Endowment and Relief Association of Cardington, O., was born in Brownville, N. Y., March 2nd, 1853. and married Fannie B. Jacocks, of New Haven, Conn.
D. F. KEARNEY, wholesale liquor dealer, 324 Penu avenue, Scranton, was born in Archbald, Lackawanna county, November 3d, 1857. The house of M. M. Kearney, wholesale liquor dealer, was established in 1864. The firm subsequently became Kearney, Burke & Co., succeeded in March, 1880, by D. F. Kearney.
WILLIAM D. KENNEDY, book-keeper at the Capoose Works, Provi- denee, was born in Lackawanna, September 24th, 1842, and married Amelia M. Carter, of Providence.
SAMUEL GRIFFITH KERR was born in Donegal, Ireland, May 29th, 1839, and married Catharine Noble, of Castlederg, Tyrone county, Ire- land. With his parents he landed at Philadelphia May 29th, 1851. In boyhood he was employed in a confectionery store and in a saw-inill, learning scroll sawing. He worked a year as a journeyman; then ten years (from 1861) in the carpet store of William A. Rollin. After a year with Lecdom, Shaw & Stewart, carpet makers, he opened a carpet store in Allentown. In July, 1873, he removed to Scranton, where he pursues the same business. He was quartermaster sergeant of the City Guard from its organization to Jauuary 27th, 1879, when he was discharged for disability.
N. KIEFER, editor and publisher of the Scranton Herold, was born in Germany, February 16th, 1850, and married Miss M. Weber, of Taylors- ville. He has been a member of the common couneil of Scranton.
EDWARD P. KINGSBURY, assistant treasurer of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company, and controller of the city of Seranton, was born in Honesdalc, Pa., May 19th, 1834, and married Anna L. Kressler, of Serau- ton.
HENRY A. KINGSBURY, Seranton, was born in Montrose, Susquehanna county, December 10th, 1831. In December, 1859, he came to Seranton as a clerk in the store of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company; later he removed to Oxford Furnace, N. J., to take charge of S. T. Scranton & Co.'s store. He returned to Seranton in March, 1875, and has since managed the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company's stores, and their mine stores in New Jersey. He married Miss Sarah R. Hutch- inson, of Scranton.
N. J. W. KINGSBURY, Scranton, was born in Hornellsville, N. Y., Janu- ary 5tli, 1858. He was formerly a clerk, but is now a steel blower.
NATHAN KRAMER, born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1832, came to Amer- ica in 1847, and established the first clothing house in Scranton. He was a prominent member of the Seranton " Yagers," the carliest military organization in the vieinity. He died in 1875, and was succeeded by his son, Louis N. Krainer.
REV. WILLIAM H. KURTH, Scranton, was born in Hanover, Germany, June 19th, 1840, and married Miss Doretta Seidel, of New York city.
LORENZO G. LA BAR, principal of high school, Scranton. was born in North Moreland, Wyoming county, Pa., September 30th, 1856.
EDWARD D. LATHROP, Scranton, formerly local editor of the Carbon- dale Leader, now deputy recorder of deeds of Lackawanna county, was born in Independence, Buchanan county, Iowa, February 19th, 1858.
JOHN L. LEE, Hyde Park, was born in Silver Creek, Schuylkill county, Pa., March 20th, 1852, and married Mary Smith, of Pottsville, that county. Mr. Lee came to Scranton September 12th, 1876, and has served one tern as a councilnan. He is the present register of wills of Lacka- wanna county.
THOMAS F. LEONARD, of the firm of Leouard Brothers, hardware dealers, Lackawanna avenue, Scranton, was boru in Enniscrone, Sligo county, Ireland.
T. P. LETCHWORTH, undertaker, Dunmore, was boru May 30th, 1836, in Mount Holly, N. J., aud his wife was formerly Miss Annie Branin, of that place.
ISAAC LEVY, a native of Alsace, Gerinany, was born in 1822, and em- igrated to the United States in 1847. He settled in Philadelphia in 1857, where he carried on a wholesale and retail business in notions and fancy goods until 1870, when he removed to Scranton. Here he commenced an extensive dry goods and notion business, wholesale and retail, which grew with great rapidity. In 1877 he opened a branch store at Wilkes- Barre, Pa. In the spring of 1880, having previously taken his two sons, Joseph and Leon, into partnership with him, he disposed of his interest to Henry Wertheimer, a young man who had grown up in his business. Mr. Wertheimer and Joseph and Leon Levy carry on the business in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre under the firm name of Levy Brothers & Co.
E. R. LEWIS, residence Madison avenue, Hyde Park, was born in North Wales, June 18th, 1833, and married Miss Ann Jenkins, of Carbondale, Pa., January 5th, 1857. He is pastor of the Congregational church aud manager of the Scranton office of Y Drych, the national organ of the Welsli people of the United States.
HON. T. D. LEWIS, druggist, Providence, was born in Wales, January 25th, 1847, and wheu five weeks old came with his parents to the United States. He married Miss Eiuma L. Holdren, of Minersville, Schuylkill county, and served two years during the war in the 48th Pennsylvania volunteers, and was a captain in the 9th regiment National Guard Penn- sylvania in 1870; siuce promoted to lieutenant colonel, and colonel 1873- 79; now major aud commissary of the 3d brigade. He was elected to the Legislature for the years 1878-80.
C. H. LINDSAY, manager of the Scrantou Academy of Music, was born in Bath, Steuben county, N. Y., March 9th, 1846, and was formerly in the hardware business.
R. M. LINDSAY, dealer in dry goods, resideuce Green Ridge, was born October 29th, 1839, in Scotland, and married L. R. W. Gunn, of Glas- gow, Scotlaud.
JAMES A. LINEN, cashier of the First National Bank, Scranton, has served as lieutenant in the 26th New Jersey volunteers and captain of Company D Scranton city guard.
E. J. LONGSHORE, physician and druggist, of Scranton, was born in Wyoming, Luzerne county, March 13th, 1844, and served in Company F 147th regiment Peunsylvania volunteers seven months during the Re- bellion.
JACOB LOTZ, bookbinder and blank book manufacturer, was born at Trevorton, Pa., August 12th, 1857.
THOMAS LOVERING, stable boss, Hyde Park, was born in Devonshire. England, August 28th, 1819, aud married Elizabeth Hughes, of Cardigan- shire, South Wales.
M. O. LOVERN, Scranton, principal of No. 10 school, was born in Bally- burke, County Mayo, Ireland, February 5th, 1840, and married Mary Ann Lyons, of his native place. IIe graduated from the normal sehool at Dub- lin, in June, 1863.
J. D. LLOYD, formerly a miner, now inside boss at Jermyn mines, res- idenec Hyde Park, was born in Glamorganshire, Wales, February 22nd, 1844, and married Hannah Jones, of his native shire.
EDWARD C. LYNDE, Seranton, secretary for the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company, was born in Wilkes-Barre, July 22nd, 1831. His wife was Gertrude W. Murray, of Honesdale, Pa.
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