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Jabez Matthias and Reuben Williams were also early settlers. Jabez came in 1798. John Johnson located near or on the town line road, east side of the township, and was soon followed by Earl Tubbs and Stephen Davenport. Jonathan Westover located near Pine creek, in the northwest part of the township, and Peter Wygant on the hill above Jameson Harvey's place. The Monroe family were early settlers on Huntington creek. Amaziah Watson settled just below the Scott house, on the Hunt- ington creek road. Other settlers were William Brandon, a Methodist preacher, and William, Jared and John Edwards, who immigrated from Ireland soon after the close of the Revolutionary war.
Thomas Patterson, born in Scotland and educated in Ireland, located in Huntington about 1799, in the north- east part of the township. Mrs. Minerva T. Patterson now lives on the old homestead. Her grandmother, Margaret Louise, was a cousin of Louis XIV. of France. The grandmother of Thomas Patterson was a sister of Lord Montgomery, of Scotland. Thomas Patterson's wife was a daughter of Colonel Nathan Denison, of Wyoming valley fame.
Among the other early settlers previous to 1800 were Amos, Samuel and Silas Franklin, Richard Williams, David Woodward, Stephen C. Kingsbury, Thomas Tubbs, John Chapin, George Stewart, Peter Chambers, Nathan Tubbs, Jonathan Fellows, E. Wadsworth, Benjamin Ful- ler, Robert Wilson, Stephen Sutliff, Stephen Harrison (in 1796) and Levi Seward, who came here in 1776.
Obadiah Scott, who settled on Huntington creek, about two miles below Hublersville, built the first frame house. It is still standing, and is known as the " old Scott house." John Koons had a cloth-mill at an early date, and was also engaged in the mercantile business, be- sides carrying on a large farm. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He is now living at New Columbus.
Epenetus Wadsworth, grandfather of P. C. Wadsworth, located in 1794 near Town Hill. He was the first black- smith in Huntington. He burned charcoal for himself and others. He was also the pioneer horticulturist, hav- ing set out an orchard on his lot in 1799, in which most of the trees are still in bearing and afford a good quality of fruit. The Indian trail from Shickshinny to Williams- port crossed his farm near the brick school-house of Town Hill. The well beaten path is still visible. Mr. Wads- worth was an extensive land operator for those days, and was also a local preacher.
Thomas Harvey, an Englishman, located at Harvey- ville and opened a shop, where he carried on blacksmith- ing several years. This was soon after the advent of " Deacon Wadsworth." The pioneer tanner and shoe- maker was Benjamin Fuller. He located near Hunting-
ton creek, not far from the Larned place. The first grist- mill was a log structure, built in 1788, with one run of stones, by Mr. Hopkins, at the mouth of Marsh creek. He built a saw-mill at the same place. Nathaniel Goss, grandfather of the present Nathaniel Goss, built a grist- mill on the stream that empties into Huntington creek from the north, on the north side of the old Goss farm, now owned by A. Howard. It would grind about three bushels of corn per day. It was first run by hand, and subsequently by water power. Nathaniel Goss, jr., built the mill known as the Workheiser mill, which stands on the opposite side of the stream from the old one. The land on which Hopkins's mill stood was donated for mill purposes by the Susquehanna Company. In 1798 Nathan Beach built the Rogers mill on Marsh creek. Bacon's carding and fulling-mill was built on Huntington creek in 1817. The grist-mill at Harveyville was originally built in 1798, and replaced in 1837 by a new one, which was subsequently burned, and the present one built in 1869.
The taxable inhabitants of Huntington in 1796 were:
Elijah Austin, Ralph Austin, James Benscoter, Elam Boname, Henry Baker, Anthony Benseoter, Andrew Blancher, Isaac Benscoter, Daniel Culver, Aaron Culver, Reuben Culver, Reuben Blish, Darius Callender, John Chapin, James Earles, John Evans, John Fayd, Silas Ferry, Abiel Fellows, Ovil Fellows, Samuel Franklin, Daniel Fuller, Benjamin Ful- ler, George Fink, Amos Franklin, Nathaniel Goss, Elijah Goodwin, Doe- tor Gaylord, Philip Goss, Timothy Hopkins, Stephen Harrison, William Harrison, Caleb Hoyt, Samuel Hover, Emanuel Hover, Nathan Jen- nings. Joseph Kingsbury, Samuel King, Moses Lawrence, Elias Long, .John Long, Rufus Lawrence, jr., Rufus Lawrence, sen., Joseph Moss, Natlian Monroe, John Miller, Solon Trescott, Gideon Post, Joseph Pot- ter, John Potter, Jerry Preston, Loyd Marshall, Elijah Wood, sen., Eli- jah Wood, jr., Abel Sutlitf, Miles Sutliff, Thomas Stephens, Jonathan Stevens, Amos Seward, Barney Sutliff, Eli Seward, Enos Seward, jr., Enos Seward, sen., Gad Seward, Obadiah Scott, Jesse Scott, Obadiah Scott, jr., Abraham Smith, Thomas Tubbs, Thomas Taylor, Nathan Tubbs, Earl Tubbs, Nathan Tubbs. jr., Job Tripp, Jabez Williams, Uriah Williams, Thomas Williams, Tarball Whitney, Daniel Warner, John Wandall and David Woodward.
ROADS.
The old turnpike running from Berwick to Towanda was chartered June 9th, 1808, and ran across the north part of this township, passing through the village of Cam- bra. The road was built about 1820; daily lines of stages passed over it each day. It was abandoned as a stage route about 1840, and as a toll road about 1845.
The first road laid out in this township was the one through the Huntington creek valley. Soon other roads were surveyed and worked.
April 1st, 1836, a charter was granted to the Nanticoke and Hughesville Turnpike Company, the road to run from Nanticoke Falls to Hughesville, Lycoming county, passing through New Columbus.
The Union Turnpike Road Company was formed in 1875, and was chartered in 1876. The charter allows the company to extend its road from Shickshinny through the township of Huntington to Fairmount Springs. The road is now completed about six and a half miles from Shickshinny, to the Huntington creek valley, at a cost thus far of $12,000. The stockholders are N. B. Crary, J. W. Stackhouse, B. D. Koons, William 1. Campbell, F. A. B. Koons. S. F. Monroe and D. G. barned. The
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officers of the company are N. B. Crary, president; B. D. Koons, secretary, and D. G. Larned, treasurer.
JUSTICES.
The following have been the justices of the peace elected for this township since the constitution of 1838:
John Dodson, 1840; Jonathan Westover, 1840; Jared Harrison, 1849; Silas Dodson, 1849, 1850; Benjamin Harvey, 1849; Dyer L. Chapin, 1853, 1858; Thomas Pat- terson, 1854; G. C. McWaine, 1859, 1864; Barnard Sut-' liff, 1860, 1865; P. C. Wadsworth, 1869, 1874, 1879; William H. Trescott, 1870; H. D. Watson, 1875.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS.
Methodist Episcopal Church of Town Hill .- The clouds of Revolutionary strife had not fairly blown away before the itinerant's familiar tin horn was heard resounding through the valleys, echoing over the hills and re-echoing through the forests of Huntington, calling the people to- gether for worship. Meetings were held in barns and houses as occasion required, and as soon as possible in school-houses. The first building used as a church by the Methodists was an old school-house southeast of Town Hill, on the road toward Shepherd's and Newton's. It was built in the style peculiar to those early days, for the accommodation of both school and church, with doors in the middle of the building hinged to the ceiling, and dropped when it was desired to make a small room for school purposes. This house was used many years for this double purpose.
In 1794 the little band was reinforced by Rev. Epene- tus Wadsworth, a local preacher, who settled in the im- mediate vicinity, and was always diligent and faithful in the performance of his Christian duties.
About 1836 the society built a small church on the cor- ner southwest of Town Hill, near J. M. Shaw's. In 1873 this was taken down and rebuilt at Town Hill village, where it now stands. The society also owns a parsonage at Town Hill. The present value of the church property is $3,000. The trustees in 1879 were G. W. Huff, J. W. Stevens, John Shepherd, W. W. Belles and P. C. Wads- worth.
Nelson M. E. Chapel, at Huntington Mills, was built in 1871, and was dedicated by and named in honor of the late Rev. Reuben Nelson, D. D., principal of the Kings- ton Seminary, and afterward head of the Methodist Book Concern at New York. The building is of wood, finished and furnished in modern style, and cost $1,500. The membership of the society is 20.
Dodson M. E. Chapel, in the southwest part of this town- ship, was built in 1876, of wood, and is 33 by 40 feet, of modern architecture, and substantially finished and fur- nished, costing $1,600. It was dedicated December 24th, 1876, by Rev. Aaron M. Kester. The membership here is 40. The trustees for 1879 were William, J. W., W. J. and R. F. Chapin, S. C. and E. H. Kingsbury, E. L .. Phillips, Paul Fullmer and Hiram Markle.
Methodist Ministers .- These Methodist societies are in the Bloomingdale circuit of the Wyoming Conference.
Two or three preachers have always been on the circuit at once, and therefore a great number from first to last. A complete list since 1804 has been preserved by Mrs. Sarah Harvey and her daughter, Mrs. Bethia W. Brown, of New Columbus. Those since 1850 have been as fol- lows.
J. W. Haughawout, 1850, 1861, 1862 ; T. M. Goodfellow, 1850; T. M. Barn- hart, 1851, 1852; A. M. Barnitz, 1851; J. A. Demoyer, 1852 ; Franklin Dyson, 1853, 1854 ; JJacob Eyre, 1858; B. P. King, 1854, 1869-71; Thomas H. Switzer, 1855, 1856 ; Asbury W. Gwyer, 1855; Samuel Shannon, 1856; Eli- sha Butter, 1857, 1858; A. M. Kester, 1857, 1858 ; J. F. Porter, 1859, 1860; P. B. Rnch, 1859; Isaac Austin, 1860; H. C. Pardoe, 1861 ; Emory Swartz, 1862; David Castleman, 1863, 1864; Isaac Austin, 1863; Watson Case, 1864; Charles Cleaver, 1865; P. F. Eyre, 1865, 1865; M. P. Croswaithe, 1866, 1867, 1868; E. McVey Chilcoat, 1867: A. C. Croswaithe, 1868, 1869; J. Y. Shan- non, 1870-72; Henry Wilson, 1872-74; M. C. Brittain, 1873, 1874; J. Guss, 1875; J. P. Brenford, 1875; J. F. Brown, 1876, 1877 ; I. T. Morehead, 1876 ; Reuben Loveland, 1877, 1878; W. A. Carver. 1878: Richard H. Gilbert, 1878, 1879; John Horning, 1879 ; Benjamin II. Mosser, 1879.
Pine Creek Methodist Protestant Church, known as the " Webster Chapel," was built in 1869, and dedicated in 1870, by Rev. Mr. Webster; is located on Pine creek northeast from New Columbus, at what is known as Hess's Mills. The present trustees of the church are Josiah Van Horn, Thomas L. Dodson, Nathan Hartman and Gilbert Colander.
The First Universalist society was organized in 1846, with the following members: John Shively, John Koons, William J. Carman, Lewis Stiles, Hugh Watson, Fletcher B. Dodson, Jorad Harrison, James E. Shively, Mary Shively, Emeline Migrath, Margaret Shively, Rachel Seicum, Joseph Hedden, Andrus Fellows, Silas Dodson, Jacob Boston, H. H. Seicum, Eveline A. Koons, Elvira Haynes.
Standing committee: A. Fellows, Esq. Dodson, Esq. Harrison, James Hedden, H. Watson, John Koons, clerk; John Shively, treasurer
EDUCATIONAL.
The Columbus Male and Female Academy was built in 1858, with funds raised by subscription for stock of the concern. One hundred and fifty-two shares at $10 each were subscribed for by seventy-four persons. The necessary buildings were erected, and the school opened with fair prospects, but as an academic school it has not been a success.
The Huntington Mills Educational Society was organ- ized in 1878. An acre of land for a building lot was purchased of Amos Howard for $180. The building is of wood, two stories high, and conveniently arranged for an academic school. It cost $2,000, and was completed in July, 1878. The first term was opened September 2nd, 1878, with one hundred pupils, under charge of Prof. J. W. Swingle, assisted by W. W. Van Horn. The stockholders of the association are F. A. B. Koons, S. H. Dodson, Franklin Monroe, Perry Monroe, Clinton Bacon, M. D., Gove Larned, Amos Howard, George Remaly, William Workhiser and Redmond Koons. The officers are S. H. Dodson, president; F. A. B. Koons, secretary; George Remaly, treasurer.
In 1878 there were twelve schools in the township and in New Columbus, and twenty teachers employed, .besides the academic school at Huntington Mills.
GENEALOGICAL AND PERSONAL RECORD,
DALLAS, FAIRMOUNT, FRANKLIN, HUNTINGTON, LAKE, AND ROSS TOWNSHIPS, DALLAS AND NEW COLUMBUS BOROUGHS.
CASPER W. BAILEY, who has been postmaster of Red Rock since 1872, is a native of Switzerland, and was born April 27th, 1833. He married Sue E. Harrison, of Fairmount Springs. He was elected assessor of Fairmount in February, 1880, for one year.
WILLIAM BELLES, a resident of Camden, is a native of Benton, Colum- bia county, Pa., and was born November 4th, 1825. He is a farmer, mer- chant and marble dealer. He married Miss Catharine Ash, of Fishing Creek, Pa. Their children are Mary E., Ella M. and Eva C. .
B. A. BIDLACK is a farmer of Huntington, and was born in that town- ship August 1st, 1842, and married Miss Catharine Meliek, also of Hunt- ington. His father, William Bidlack, located in Huntington in 1811.
S. M. BLANCHARD is a native of Ross township, and was born June 4th, 1846. Mrs. Blanchard was Mrs. Cordelia Moss, also of Ross. Mr. Blanchard, who is now a farmer, served in the Army of the Potomac during the Rebellion, enlisting in Compauy F 143d Pa. volunteers Sep- tember 12th, 1862, and receiving his discharge June 12th, 1865.
J. W. BOGART was born in New Columbus, Pa., September 29th, 1848. He was married February 20th, 1876, to Einma A. Seward, of Hunting- ton, Pa., who was born October 30th, 1854. She was the first female school director of New Columbus borough. Mr. Bogart has been bur- gess, auditor and councilman of New Columbus. He is at present a blacksmith at Dallas.
MRS. BETHIAH W. BOWMAN resides at New Columbus. She was born June 15th, 1817, in Harveyville, Pa., and married George W. Bowman in 1838. Her present business is farming. She was a daughter of Benja- min Harvey, the first settler of Harveyville. She has five sons and one daughter living. E. B. Bowman was a member of Company B 199th Pa. volunteers, and was wounded at Fort Gregg, Va., April 2nd, 1865. C. F. Bowman was in the 7th Pa.
MYRTLE W. BRACE, of Frauklin, was born in that townahip in 1832, and was married in 1853 to Margaret Durland : they have three children. He has been a school director ; is a member of the Methodist church.
D. C. BRANDON, carpenter, is a native of Fairmount, and was born July 30th, 1851.
C. D. BRANDON was born in Fairmount, June 25th, 1853. Ifc is a farmer.
JAMES BRANDON'S native place was Huntington. He was born March 11th, 1814. Mrs. Brandon was Jemima Culver, of Huntington, Mr B. is engaged in farming.
B. W. BRICKEL was born in Lehigh county, Pa., September 29th, 1853, and located in Dallas in 1874, where he is now engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. Ilis wife was Mary E. Honeywell, of Dallas. She was born August. 25th, 1850. Their children have been : Freddie, born March 2nd, 1878, and died February Ilth, 1879; William Henry, born September 25tl, 1879.
WILLIAM CALLENDER was born in Fairmount, July 29th, 1831. Eliza S. Sutton, who became his wife, is a native of Newton, Lackawanna county. Mr. Callender is a farmer and stock raiser.
SILAS CALLENDER, son of Darins Callender, was born in Huntington, October 6th, 1805. Mrs. Mary Carkuff Callender is from Wilkes-Barre. Mr. Callender is a retired farmer.
PROF. WILLIAM A. CAMPBELL was born in Nescopeck township. August 13th, 1837. He left home quite early in life in pursuit of an education.
In May, 1872, the school directors appointed him county superintendent, to which office he was subsequently elected by the people. At present he is engaged in the hardware business.
EDMUND CAREY is a farmer and resides at New Columbus. He was born August 22nd, 1822, in South Wilkes-Barre, Pa. His first wife was Phebe Harned, of Union township. His second wife was Almira B. Carnes, of Fishing Creek, Pa. Mr. Carey has been justice of the peace since 1875.
B. D. CAREY, of New Columbus, is a farmer. He was born in Plains- ville, Pa., April 22nd, 1831, and married Miss Mary Dodder, of Fishing ereck, Pa. He was a private in Company H 198th Pennsylvania volun- teers. His father was an early settler in Plains.
J. L. CAREY, of Cambra, was born in Easton, Pa., October 14th, 1824. He married Miss Martha MeHenry, of Stillwater, Columbia county, Pa. He was a private in Co. I 143d Pennsylvania volunteers from January to July, 1865. He is a member of the firm of Pealer & Carey, cabinet makers. His grandfather was a captain in the Revolution, and also served under General Jackson at New Orleans.
W. J. CHAPIN resides at Dodson's Chapel. and is a farmer. He was born in Huntington township, October 1st, 1829. His wife was Marga- ret Rhone, of Benton, Columbia county, Pa. Mr. Dodson is a school director, and is town auditor. His parents were early settlers in Hunt- ington.
MRS. CATHARINE M. CREVELING was born in Huntington, February 1st, 1813. Her maiden name was Fellows. She married Isaiah Creveling, who was born at Fishing Creek, Columbia county, Pa., May 29th, 1810, and died December 28th. 1864. She is engaged in farming.
DAVID MARTIN CULVER, residing at Town Line, was born May 2nd, 1822, in Union township, Pa. He married Laura D. Watson, of Milford, Pa., and after her death he married a daughter of Captain Sharon Waples, of Jersey City, N. J. Mr. Culver is one of the enterprising farmers of Huntington township, and an ardent and liberal supporter of the M. E. church.
E. L. DAvis, carpenter, was born March 23d, 1823, in Cherry township, Sullivan county, Pa. Ilis first wife was Jane Edson, of Massachusetts, who died August. 25th, 1860. His present wife was Amelia Holmes, of Columbia county, Pa.
A. G. DAVISON, M. D., a practicing physician ot Cambra, studied med- icine with Dr. E. F. Kamerly, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1871. He was born in Berwick, Pa., March 18th, 1844, and married Miss Elizabeth Gearhart, of Huntington, He served in Company F 149th L'a, volunteers from August, 1862, to July, 1865.
T. L. Donsox, a farmer and resident of New Columbus, is a native of Huntington township, and was born March ICth, 1810. His grandfather, Thomas Dodson, was the one who went after and brought home Miss Abigail Dodson, who was captured by the Indians on the Lehigh river April 25th, 1780. Mr. Dodson's parents were early settlers on line creek.
S. H. DODSON was born in Huntington, June Sth. ISIS, His wife was Lydia, daughter of Robert Davenport, of Plymouth, l'a. Mr. Dodson is a farmer.
IRA DOTY is a fariner, residing at Town Hill. He was born in Pitts- ton, Pa., January 2nd, 1812. His wife was Susan C. Rhinard, of Center township, Columbia county, Pa. His parents were early settlers in that county.
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WILLIAM S. DOWNING, farmer and formerly a lumberman, was born at Lowreytown, Inzerne county, December 4th, 1826, aud married Miss Mary Markle, of Town Hill, this eonnty. He enlisted in Company I 143d Pa. volunteers, Angust 12th, 1862, and was discharged Jime 23d, 1864, on account of wounds received in action.
C. B. DURLAND, farmer, earpenter and builder at Sweet Valley, was born April 21st, 1838, in North Moreland, Wyoming county. His wife was formerly Sarah C. Furgerson, of Jackson, Pa. In February, 1880, Mr. Durland was elected justice of the peace for five years.
LUTHER DYMOND is a licensed exhorter of the Methodist church, and has been a school director of Franklin township. He was born in 1822, and married in 1844 to Rebecca Snell; he has eight children.
J. If. EDSON, a farmer and wheelwright at Town Hill, was born at that place, Angust 24th, 1845, and married Mary E. Harrison, of Town 1fill. IIe served in Company F 149th Pennsylvania volunteers from August 16th, 1862, to the close of the civil war.
WILLIAM A. FRANKLIN was born at Huntington Mills, September 14th, 1826, and married Miss A. E. MeDaniels, of Sussex county, N. J. He is the father of three sons and three daughters. He was born in the house builtby his grandfather, Samuel Frauklin, and occupied by his father, William Franklin, till the latter died in June, 1829. Mr. Frank- lin is a farmer and a teacher.
JAMES GARRAHAN. a native of Plymouth, Pa., was born December 26th, 1828. and married in Deeember, 1852, to Miss Mary A. Pringle, of Plymouth, Pa. He has been justice of the peace of Dallas sinee 1870, and is engaged in the mercantile and lumber business at that place.
FRANKLIN GAY, of Franklin township, son of William and Nancy Gay, was born in 1842, married in 1868, and has three children. He has been an inspector of election ; is a member of the Baptist church.
GEORGE GEARHART was a native of New Jersey, having been born in Lebanon, Hunterdou county, February 19th, 1792. Hle married Rebecca MePherson, of Mount Bethel, Northampton county, Pa., who was born April 10th, 1795. He served three months in the war of 1812, and settled here in 1828. He was a farmer and weaver, but retired from business some time before his death, which occurred Mach 2nd, 1851.
J. H. GERHARD was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., December 23d, 1849, and was married March 20th, 1876, to Delia Burgen, of Schuylkill, Pa. Their children are Bessie E., born January 3d, 1877, and Katie M., March 22nd, 1878. Mr. Gerhard is a dealer in tin and hardware at Dallas.
CHARLES GOOD, farmer, residing at Waterton, is a native of Plains- ville, Pa., and was born July 10th, 1832. He married Miss C. A. Daven- port, of Town Line. Ilis father, Jacob Good, located here in I836, on the Fellows farm, where he still resides, aged eighty-eight. Ile was in the war of 1812, and is one of the few surviving pensioners of the war.
NATHANIEL Goss is a native of Huntington. He was born March 29th, 1817, and married Mrs. II. G. Barrett, also of Huntington. He was formerly a miller, but is now farming. His ancestors were castern people, who settled under the Connectient claim.
JOHN MINER GOSS was formerly a carpenter and joiner, but is now engaged in tarmiug. Ile is a native of Huntington township, and was born September 27th, ISI2. Mrs. Goss, formerly Miss Mary Love, was born in Huntington, November 17th, 1809.
RICHARD GWYNN GOSS was born iu Fairmount, 'September 23d, 1847. His wife was Caroline Clemtop, also of Fairmount. Mr. Goss is a farmer. He has been postmaster and assessor.
CHARLES II. HIALL is a native of Bradford county, Pa., and was born April 29th, 1846. He enlisted in Company E9th Pa. cavalry, in 1861, and served three years as bugler. Ile was married July 7th, 1867, to Miss Nettie A. Stevens, of Nicholson, Pa. He located in Dallas in 1879, where he is engaged in the drug business, and is also postmaster.
J. D. HARRISON, farmer, was born in Huntington township, on the 20th of April, 1814, and married Naucy A. Gearhart, of Fairmount, who was born July Ilth, 1817.
COLONEL A. N. HARVEY is a merchant, miller, farmer and stock raiser at. Harveyville, and has been postmaster at that place since 1849. He was born at Harveyville, April 4th, 1827. Ifis wife was Miss Sarah M. Crawford, of Williamsport, Pa. Colonel Harvey was commissioned by Governor Bigler.
CYRUS A. IlAZLETT, who is now farming, was at one time a cabinet maker and undertaker at Ross, and for five years a contractor of car- penter work at Ashley. As a member of Company B 199th Pa. volun- teers he enlisted August 23d, 1864; was wounded at Fort Gregg April 2nd, 1865, and was discharged June 23d, 1855. He was born in Mansfield
Warren county, N. J., February 4th, 1849, and married Huldah Sutlift, of Fairmount.
CHARLES D. HENDERSON was born in Brier Creek township, Pa., No- vember 3d, 1846, and is now engaged in farming in Dallas borough. He was deputy sheriff of Luzerne county from 1872 to 1787.
AMOS B. HESS, of Harveyville, is a farmer and market gardenor. He was born in Sugarloaf, Columbia county, Pa., November 5th, 1845, and was married September 20th, IS69, to Martha A. Hess, of Huntington, who was born April 5th, 1851. Mr. Hess was a private in Company K 17Ist. Pennsylvania volunteers, also in Company D of the 58th during the war of 1861-65.
M. E. HESS, a resident of Pine Creek and native of Sugarloaf town- ship, Columbia county, Pa., was born October 10th, 1833, and married Harriet C. Golder, of the same township. He has been engaged in the milling business in Huntington since December 13th, 1856. His great grandfather, William IIess, settled in Sugarloaf in 1787.
WILLIAM J. HONEYWELL was born in Dallas, Pa., in 1824, and in 1847 married Miss Sarah Perry, of Wilkes-Barre. He is extensively engaged in lumbering and farming.
STEPHEN HORN is a mechanic and painter. He enlisted in Company E 96th Pennsylvania volunteers; was wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., and taken prisoner, and was two and a half months in Libby and Belle Isle prisons. He was born in Horntown, Pa., February 11th, 1835. His wife was Miss Eineline Andreas, of Butler Valley, Pa.
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