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The subject of this sketch was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1828, and received but a very limited education, which com- prised only four months of English and four months of German tuition, at Muncie, Sullivan county, Pennsylvania. He was apprenticed to the car- penter trade at Danville, Pennsylvania, and in May, 1850, located at Trevor- ton and engaged in the carpenter and building business. He built all the public and a large number of the private buildings of that town erected previous to 1863, among which were the Methodist and Baptist churches, the Trevorton House, Foulds' Hotel, Patton's building, and Edward Helfenstein's residence. In 1852, in connection with Jacob Gass, he built the first coal breaker at Trevorton. While a resident of Trevorton he filled the office of justice of the peace, and served upon the school board for a number of years. In 1863 Mr. Heim located at Bear Valley and built for Stephen Bittenbender the Burnside colliery, and in the following year he leased the Bear Valley colliery, which he operated until November, 1877, when he sold his lease to the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. In 1869-70 he built the George Fales colliery on the lands of the Shamokin and Bear Valley Coal Company, near Bear Valley colliery. In 1869 he purchased a one-half interest in the Monitor colliery at Locust Gap from R. B. Douty and completed the colliery, and in September, 1870, sold it to George W. John & Brother, of St. Clair, Pennsylvania. In 1872 he located in Shamokin, and in 1880, in connection with W. L. Shaffer, cashier of the Girard Bank of Philadelphia, and William and Thomas Audenried, he built a colliery at Black Ridge, near Hazelton, Luzerne county, which they operated until 1882, under the name of the Black Ridge Coal Company.
Mr. Heim has been identified with many of the public and private enter- prises of Shamokin. He is vice-president of the Shamokin Banking Com- pany, and was one of its corporators. He is also superintendent and one of the board of directors of the Shamokin Manufacturing Company, and super- intendent and secretary of the Shamokin Gas Light Company. He was married in 1849 to Barbara, daughter of George Kester, of Montour county, Pennsylvania, and by this union they have had seven children, three of whom are living: Arthur William, merchant tailor, Reading, Pennsylvania; David W., teller of the Shamokin Banking Company, and Charles F., of the Shamo- kin Manufacturing Company. Mr. Heim is a member of Sunbury Lodge, F. & A. M .; he is also one of the oldest surviving members of the Shamokin Methodist Episcopal church, and one of the trustees and stewards of that society. At the time of Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania he enlisted in the Trevorton Guards, which were known as Company K, Eighteenth Pennsyl- vania Militia. Politically he is a Republican, and a gentleman of broad views, liberal principles, and commendable enterprise.
R. S. AUCKER, real estate dealer and builder, was born in Union, now Snyder county, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1839, son of Emanuel and Hannah
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(Snyder) Aucker, natives of Pennsylvania of German descent. He was reared upon the homestead farm, and received only such schooling as could be obtained at the log school houses of that period. He learned the carpen- ter and mill-wright trades, which he followed until 1865, when he located in Shamokin and engaged in contracting and building with one apprentice; this, however, soon developed into one of the largest firms of the kind in the county, erecting as many as fifty houses in one year. In 1872 Mr. Aucker established a furniture and undertaking business, which he carried on until 1888, when he sold it to his brother, J. S. Aucker, and T. H. Paul, two of his employees. In February, 1882, he organized the firm of Aucker, Slayman & Company, taking into partnership two of his former workmen, C. J. Slayman and Joseph W. Kessler. This firm has since conducted an extensive business and erected many of the best public and private buildings in Shamokin. Among these are the Garfield school house, C. C. Leader's block, the Globe building, the new addition to the Reformed church, and the private residences of C. Q. McWilliams and George O. Martz. Since the organization of the firm of Aucker, Slayman & Company, Mr. Aucker has given his attention principally to the management of his large real estate interests. He was married, December 25, 1862, to Mary, daughter of Wil- loughby Walt, of Georgetown, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, and they are the parents of three living children: Ida, wife of M. G. Reager, a merchant of Shamokin; Emma E., and Mary E. Mr. Aucker has been a member of the borough council and school board, also president of the West Ward Building and Loan Association, and one of its directors for fifteen years. He is a member of St. John's Reformed church, and has filled the office of dea- con and elder eighteen years. Politically he is a Democrat. Twenty-five years ago Mr. Aucker established himself in Shamokin, and by hard work, energy, and enterprise he has succeeded in building up one of the finest business interests in the county, and is to-day one of Shamokin's prominent and most respected citizens.
JOHN MULLEN, proprietor of the Shamokin Iron Works, and president of the First National Bank, is a son of Thomas and Mary (Mongey) Mullen. natives of Ireland, who immigrated to Port Carbon, Schuylkill county, Penn- sylvania, in 1831, where our subject was born, February 27, 1838. At the age of ten he began working in a foundry at Port Carbon, and afterwards learned the machinist trade with T. H. Winterstein of the same place. In 1863 he became a member of the firm of Allison & Company, of Port Carbon, which continued only a short time when the works were burned. He then served as foreman of Allison & Bannan until 1870, when he came to Shamo- kın and in partnership with David Hufman leased the Shamokin Iron Works and commenced business under the name of Mullen & Hufman. In 1874 Ste- phen Bittenbender became a member of the firm, and the present shops were erected. On the death of Mr. Hufman in 1876 his interest was purchased by
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his partners and the firm changed to John Mullen & Company. In 1880 Mr. Mullen bought out Bittenbender, and in April, 1889, took his son Thomas into partnership, when the name of John Mullen & Son was adopted. They manufacture all kinds of mining machinery, and the Allison Patent Cataract Steam Pump.
Mr. Mullen is recognized as one of the most enterprising, substantial, and useful citizens of Shamokin. He is president of the First National Bank, a director and treasurer of the Shamokin Electric Illuminating Company, a director of the Shamokin Gas Light Company, president of the Shamokin Coal and Coke Company of May-Beury, West Virginia, vice-president of the Shamokin Building and Loan Association, a stockholder in the West Ward Building and Loan Association, a member of the Home Building and Loan Association, president of the Shamokin Powder Company, a charter member of the Shamokin Steam Heating Company, treasurer of the Driving Park Association, and a director in the Shamokin Manufacturing Company. He also takes an active interest in public affairs, and served in the borough council in 1884 and 1885. In politics he is a Republican. On the breaking out of the war he enlisted in the Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers for the three months' service, and served until the expiration of bis term.
Mr. Mullen was married, September 3, 1861, to Miss Mary O'Brien, of Herkimer county, New York. Seven children are the fruits of this union: Thomas; Mary, wife of C. McCarthy, of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania; Will- iam; Nellie; Edward; Charley, and Lettie. The whole family are members of St. Edward's Catholic church. Possessing unbounded energy, a sound knowledge of his business, and commendable pluck, Mr. Mullen has arisen, unaided, from comparative obscurity to a foremost place in the financial and material progress of his adopted home. Imbued with rare enterprise and public spirit, and of strict integrity in all the affairs of life, he has won an enviable position among the prominent business men of Northumberland county. .
HOLDEN CHESTER, superintendent of the Union Coal Company, was born in Vermont, September 30, 1833, son of Joseph and Hannah Chester. His parents dying when he was very young, the advantages of an education were denied him. He began life in the mines at the age of nine years, and con- tinued at the same until fourteen years old, when he went to Tamaqua, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and apprenticed himself to the blacksmith trade, serving six years. In 1861 he enlisted in Company L, Third Pennsyl- vania Cavalry, and served three years; his service during the last six months was as a veterinary surgeon, acting under a commission from the Secretary of War. At the close of his term of enlistment he returned to Dauphin county, built the Williamstown colliery, and was outside superintendent eight years. In March, 1873, he located at Shamokin as the superintendent of the Min- eral Railroad and Mining Company, which position he occupied until 1880,
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when he was made general superintendent of the Lykens Valley Coal Com- pany, and filled that position until 1885, and was then appointed superin- tendent of the Union Coal Company. Mr. Chester is one of Shamokin's enterprising and progressive citizens, and has been identified with many of its public and private improvements. He is president of the Arc and Edison Electric Light Companies, also president of the Shamokin Gas Light Com- pany, and one of the board of directors of the Shamokin Water Company. He has always taken great interest in educational matters, and while a resi- dent of Dauphin county served as school director. He is a member of Millersburg Lodge, F. & A. M., and is an attendant of the Presbyterian church and one of the trustees of the Shamokin congregation. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Chester married, in 1857, Christina Wilson, a native of Scotland. During the Rebellion Mr. Chester was noted as a brave and efficient soldier, and served his country well in the hour of danger. Since coming to Shamokin he has had charge of a large number of collieries, and managed them in a very efficient manner. But on account of ill health and the laborious work which they imposed, necessitating his absence from home a great deal, he gave up the two large collieries in Dauphin county. He has always been held in the highest esteem by his employees, and, there- fore, has been very successful in the management of the large interests which he superintends. Mr. Chester is recognized as the soul of honor and integrity, and has won an enviable reputation among his business cotem- poraries.
DARLINGTON R. KULP, lumber dealer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania, November 29, 1826, son of Christian and Catharine (Renninger) Kulp, natives of Pennsylvania, the former from Montgomery and the latter from Berks county. Both spent their lives in the eastern part of the State, dying at the ages of seventy-three and eighty-three years, respectively. Our subject grew up near Pottstown, Montgomery county, and received a limited education. He learned the carpenter trade and in early manhood began the lumber business which he has followed up to the present. Mr. Kulp was married, October 5, 1851, to Elizabeth, daughter of George and Sallie (Houck) Gilbert, of Montgomery county. She was born in New Hanover, Montgomery county, and by her marriage to Mr. Kulp is the mother of twelve children, eight of whom are living: Zipporah, wife of Chester B. Thomas, of Shamokin; Joanna Catharine, widow of Edwin Shuman; Mon- roe H .; Clayton A .; Ella J .; Chester G .; Howard C., and Gilbert G., all residents of Shamokin.
In October, 1867, Mr. Kulp removed to Shamokin and continued the lum- ber business in partnership with D. S. Shultz and William B. Bechtel, under the firm name of Shultz, Bechtel & Company. In 1869-70 he operated the Ben Franklin colliery under the name of Kulp, Bechtel & Company. In July, 1871, he joined Matthias Emes and the firm of Kulp & Emes continued
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about six years, when the latter was succeeded by Isaac F. Stetler. On the 1st of May, 1878, C. Q. McWilliams purchased Stetler's interest and the firm name became Kulp & McWilliams. In 1879 they added ice and brick to the lumber business, and carried on all three until January 1, 1882, when W. C. McConnell became a member of the firm. Kulp, Mc Williams & Com- pany dissolved partnership, August 15, 1886, Mr. Kulp retaining the lumber business, which he has ever since followed successfully. In connection therewith he has purchased a large amount of timber lands, which he has cut the timber from and converted into farms, now owning ten farms in this and neighboring counties. In the spring of 1886 Mr. Kulp and his eldest son, Monroe H., opened a general mercantile store under the firm name of D. R. Kulp & Son, which they conducted about three years and then sold to J. O. Keeler. He has taken a prominent interest in the development of Sha- mokin, and was the first president of the Roaring Creek Water Company, and a director in the Shamokin Water Company. Politically a Whig and a Republican, he has always taken an active interest in the success of his party. He has served in the borough council and as poor director of Coal district. At the time of Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania he was one of those loyal emergency men who responded to the call of his country in her hour of danger. Though reared in the German Reformed church he has affiliated with the Lutheran church since coming to Shamokin., He is a member of Elysburg Lodge, No. 414, and Shamokin Chapter, No. 264, F. & A. M. Mr. Kulp is recognized as a progressive, enterprising citizen, and an upright, honest man.
MARTIN MARKLE, proprietor of Eagle Run brewery, was born at Werlhim, Ob Balingen, Königreich Würtemberg, Germany, February 12, 1835, son of George and Barbara (Souter) Markle. His father held a civil office under the government forty years. Mr. Markle was educated in the common schools, and remained upon the homestead farm until seventeen years of age. In April, 1852, he immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York, April 23d, where he remained only a brief time. He then removed to Slat- ington; Northampton county, Pennsylvania, and found employment with the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, as lock tender, where he remained nineteen years. In 1862 he engaged in operating a general store at the lock, which is known to-day as Markle's lock. Mr. Markle located at Sha- mokin, December 1, 1871, and purchased the John B. Douty brewery in Coal township, in which business he has since been successfully engaged. He was married, June 17, 1852, to Helena, daughter of Casper Eith, a native of Germany, by which union they have seven children: Hannah, wife of Pius Schweibenz; William M .; Amandus; Helen, wife of Daniel Stahl; George F .; Sarah, wife of Charles Tretter, and Cecelia. Mr. Markle is a member of the Lutheran church, and in his political affiliations he is a stanch Democrat. He is one of the most enterprising and progressive
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citizens of his adopted home, is a director of the First National Bank, and a director and treasurer of the Shamokin Street Railway Company. Upright and honest in all his dealings, Mr. Markle has won the respect and confi- dence of a large circle of the leading business men of this section of the State.
GEORGE MARSHALL was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 23, 1847, son of George W. and Esther G. (Bowen) Marshall, who are now residents of Shamokin. He was reared and educated in his native city, where he lived until March, 1866, when, at the solicitation of his uncle, the late William H. Marshall, he came to Shamokin, and in partnership with Thomas M. Helm engaged in the flour and feed business, which they carried on six years- He then sold his interest to Mr. Helm and the following year went into the planing mill and lumber trade, which he conducted successfully up to May, 1890, when he disposed of his mill interest to his brother. While in this business he did considerable contracting and building and erected many of the best buildings in the town, including the Presbyterian church and chapel, Hotel Vanderbilt, Boston block, and the Oram and Helm block. For several years he has been largely interested in real estate, and has done much in building up his adopted home. Mr. Marshall was married in Sep- tember, 1875, to Maggie, daughter of Alexander Fulton of Shamokin. Two children, William H. and Ann Farr, both of whom are deceased, were the fruits of this union. Mrs. Marshall died in January, 1878, and in June, 1885, he married Libbie Fulton, a sister of his first wife, and they are the parents of three children: Elizabeth F .; George, and Alexander. On the death of his uncle in 1878, Mr. Marshall was chosen to succeed him as treasurer of the Sha- mokin Cemetery Company, and has filled that office to the present time. Politically he is a Republican, and has been twice elected a member of the bor- ough council. The family adhere to the Presbyterian faith. Mr. Marshall is an active, enterprising business man, foremost in advocating and assisting in works of public improvement, and is recognized as one of the prominent and successful citizens of Shamokin.
F. T. REED, builder and contractor, is the senior member of Reed & Faust. He is a son of Moses and Maria (Kantner) Reed, natives of Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and was born at Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1845. His education was obtained at the public schools. He learned the carpenter trade, which business he followed at various places until 1870. In this year he located at Shamokin, working for William Moore, Samuel Yost, Lewis & Ogden, and Joseph Wildman for several years, when he accepted the position of foreman of George Marshall's planing mill, which position he filled until 1885, when, in connection with Daniel Faust, their present firm was established, and they are now among the leading builders of the county. Since they commenced business they have erected over two hun- dred private residences in Shamokin, and several public buildings, including
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the Grand Army opera house. In 1868 Mr. Reed was united in marriage with Rebecca, daughter of John Dress, of Schuylkill county, and by this union they had ten children, nine of whom are living: Alice, wife of Jacob Evans; Adelia; John; Robert; Sallie, deceased; Frank; Bessie; Edna; Nel- son, and Clara. Mr. Reed enlisted in Company C, Twenty-seventh Penn- sylvania Militia, and served until discharged. He is one of Shamokin's en- terprising and liberal citizens, and in politics is a Democrat.
J. S. AUCKER, of the firm of Aucker & Paul, furniture dealers and under- takers, was born near Selinsgrove, Snyder county, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1847, son of Emanuel and Hannah (Snyder) Aucker. He attended the dis- trict schools and the Freeburg Academy, and was occupied with farming until 1866, when he removed to Shamokin and learned the carpenter trade with his brother, R. S. Aucker, in which he was engaged several years. In 1871 he and F. D. Heckard established the furniture and undertaking business, and were succeeded by R. S. Aucker. Between the years 1873 and 1888 our subject was engaged in undertaking, selling and manufacturing furniture, and house-building for his brother, and in teaching school at his birth-place, in Michigan, and in Shamokin. In 1888, in partnership with T. H. Paul, he purchased the furniture business of R. S. Aucker, and the firm of Aucker & Paul are now conducting two furniture stores in Shamokin. Mr. Aucker was married in 1878 to Sallie, daughter of Daniel Deibler of Shamokin, and by this union they have had four children: Edna V .; Grace A .; Ira E., and Nel- lie H. Mr. Aucker is a member of St. John's Reformed church, is a Demo- crat in politics, and is a member of the Shamokin school board.
T. H. PAUL, of the firm of Aucker & Paul, furniture dealers and under- takers, was born in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1854, son of Samuel and Catharine (Haas) Paul. When he was twelve years old his parents removed to Mt. Carmel, where they remained four years, and then located in Shamokin. He attended the common schools and worked in the mines until he was eighteen years old, learned the carpenter trade with R. S. Aucker, and followed the business four years. He then embarked in the grocery business, at which he continued four years. He subsequently took charge of the furniture business of R. S. Aucker, which position he filled until February, 1888, when, in connection with J. S. Aucker, they purchased the business, and are now conducting two stores in Shamokin. Mr. Paul was married in 1875 to Sophia Fry, of Shamokin, and by this union they have three children: Mazie; Lily, and Halen. He is a member of Shamokin Lodge, No. 664, I. O. O. F., and of Camp 30, P. O. S. of A., and is past State vice-president. In 1889 he was elected a member of the school board of Shamokin. He is a member of St. John's Reformed church, and politically a Republican.
C. J. SLAYMAN, of Aucker, Slayman & Company, builders and lumber dealers, was born in Catawissa, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, January 21,
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1850, son of Jacob and Margaret (McClow) Slayman, natives of Northum- berland county, Pennsylvania, who removed to Elysburg, Pennsylvania, where our subject was reared and educated. He was engaged at farming until 1868, when he came to Shamokin and learned the carpenter trade, at which he worked nine years. He was then employed by Peter Yocum, of Bear Gap, as a clerk, two years, after which he returned to Shamokin and worked at his trade one year with R. S. Aucker, when the firm of Aucker, Slayman & Company was formed. He was married, March 3, 1873, to Amelia, daughter of Joel Engle, of Georgetown, Pennsylvania, and to this union six children have been born: Carrie E .; Maggie E .; Annie A .; Ida G .; Franklin C., and Effie C. Mr. Slayman is a member of the Methodist church, and one of its trustees; he is also a director of the West Ward Building and Loan Association. Politically he is a Republican. He is one of the best known business men of Shamokin, and is an active member of the largest building firm in the county.
JOSEPH W. KESSLER, of the firm of Aucker, Slayman & Company, was born in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, December 15, 1849, son of John M. and Elizabeth (Wolfgang) Kessler. He was reared and learned the carpenter's trade in his native county. In 1871 he came to Shamokin and found em- ployment with R. S. Aucker, with whom he remained four years. He then spent some time in Ohio and Indiana, after which he again found employ- ment with Mr. Aucker. In 1875 he accepted a position as foreman for B. Cooper, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he remained eight months, when he located at Kansas City, Missouri, and was engaged as foreman for J. F. Whitson, and subsequently engaged in business there with J. W. Werst. In February, 1882, he disposed of his interest and returned to Shamokin to ac- cept a partnership in the firm of Aucker, Slayman & Company, at which time that firm was organized. Mr. Kessler was married in March, 1876, to Polly, daughter of Joel Engle, of Georgetown, Pennsylvania, and by this union they have had six children: Katie, deceased; Irwin; Sadie; Cora; Bessie, deceased, and Annie. Mr. Kessler is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics is a Republican.
JOHN A. YOST, proprietor of Rock Street planing mill, was born in Sha- mokin, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, August 6, 1855, son of Daniel and Sarah L. (Hoover) Yost. His education was received at the public schools; he learned the carpenter trade, which he followed with his father until May, 1889, when he established his present business, and engaged in the manufacture of doors, sash, blinds, and all kinds of molding, giving employment to eight men. Mr. Yost was married to Sarah J., daughter of Joseph P. and Sophia (Startzel) Kaseman, of Shamokin township, and they are the parents of four children: Edna L .; Lillian G .; Myrtle M., and Ralph E. Politically Mr. Yost is an ardent Democrat, and is a member of St. John's Reformed church. He is one of the pushing young business men of Shamo- kin, and commands the respect of his fellow-citizens.
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EDMUND MORGAN, lumber dealer, was born in Minersville, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, September 9, 1838, son of Thomas and Catharine (White) Morgan. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, and worked at the carpenter trade in various places until 1875, when he located in Shamokin and followed the teaming business for three years. He then embarked in his present business, and has since been engaged in fur- nishing prop-timber for mine work. Mr. Morgan was married, June 18, 1863, to Rebecca, daughter of Ezra Cockill, of Schuylkill county. Nine children have been born of this union: Harvey; Frank; Edmund; Ezra; Thomas; Albert; Annie; Effie, and Cressy. Politically he is a Republican. In his early life he was deprived of many opportunities accorded to other young men, but by energy, self-application, and ceaseless activity he has suc- ceeded in establishing a lucrative business. He employs fifteen horses and seven or eight men of his own, besides giving employment to a large number of men and teams. In his community Mr. Morgan is respected for his in- tegrity and straightforward business character.
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