History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Part 129

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Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Harrisburg : R. C. Brown
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WILLIAM C. REYMAN was born in Pike county, Pennsylvania, August 14, 1833, a son of Jacob and Rachel (Empson) Reyman. In 1834 his parents removed to Brad- ford county and settled in Ridgebury township, where William C. grew to manhood. He remained with his parents until their decease. His father died November 9, 1853, and his mother, October 14, 1854. He then lived on Bentley creek, in Ridge- bury township, where he worked at the shoemaker's trade up to 1866, in which year he removed to Shippen township, Tioga county, and settled on Marsh creek. He worked in the lumber woods and jobbed at lumbering until 1881, when he bought a small farm on Darling run, in Shippen township, cleared it and erected substantial buildings. He has since given his attention to the cultivation and improvement of his farm. On July 3, 1863, Mr. Reyman married Hattie A. Campbell, a daughter of King J. and Charlotte (Peterson) Campbell, of Delmar township, who has borne him two children, viz: Marian D., wife of J. Munson, of Troupsburg, New York, and William J., of Shippen township. Mr. and Mrs. Reyman are members of

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Dexter Methodist Episcopal church, of Delmar township, and in politics, he is a Republican.

WILLIAM J. REYMAN, only son of William C. Reyman, was born in Delmar township, Tioga county, January 25, 1868, and received a common school education. He lived with his parents until twenty-two years of age, during which time he worked away from home at different periods. On December 24, 1889, he married Jennie L. Lockwood, a daughter of Charles C. and Carrie A. (Snyder) Lockwood, of Sullivan county, New York, who has borne him one child, Hazel. In May, 1890, he removed to Leetonia, Elk township, and was employed in the tannery at that place up to November, 1895. He then located on a farm in Shippen township, which he had purchased the preceding April, and has since been engaged in farming. He is a member of Middle Ridge Grange, No. 384, P. of H., of Delmar township, and in politics, is an adherent of the Republican party.

CHAUNCEY BAKER was born in Otsego county, New York, February 12, 1817, a son of George and Susan (Nott) Baker. He was reared on a farm, and September 22, 1838, married Abbie Marshall, a daughter of George and Lucretia (Marinus) Marshall. To this union were born fourteen children, thirteen of whom are living and heads of families. Their names are as follows: Eliza L., wife of Edward Reese, of Clymer township; Henry, of Westfield township; Erastus, of Chenango county, New York; George, of Bainbridge, New York; Jonathan O., of North Clarendon, Pennsylvania; S. Harvey, of Knoxville, Tioga county; James N., a res- ident of Otsego county, New York; Susan L., wife of E. B. Bradley, of Shippen town- ship; Mary J., wife of Warner Thayer, of Otsego county, New York; Charles L., of Shippen township; Elizabeth A., wife of Chester Schoonover, of Clymer township; Alfred R., of Otsego county, New York; Albert C., deceased, and Augustus B., of Steuben county, New York. In 1856 Mr. Baker and family came from Chenango county, New York, to Knoxville, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, where he has lived the greater portion of the time for the past forty years. His business has been principally that of an agent, dealing in horses, mules, patent rights, etc. He repre- sented Nathan Stockwell, of Broome county, New York, at the Centennial Exhibi- tion, held at Philadelphia in 1876, having charge of several exhibits. Mrs. Baker died March 19, 1865, and in 1867, he married Lucy Green, widow of Daniel Green, of Osceola. She died in September, 1890, at their home near Knoxville. Mr. Baker now lives with his daughter, Mrs. Schoonover, in Clymer township.

CHARLES L. BAKER, a son of Chauncey and Abbie Baker, was born in Knox- ville, Tioga county, April 3, 1856, and attended the common schools of his native place. At the age of fifteen years he came to Shippen township and found employ- ment in the lumber camps of Samuel Scranton, with whom he remained several years. From 1876 to 1884 he was employed by Erastus P. Deane, and his son, Darius L. Deane, of Wellsboro, surveyors, assisting them in surveying the lands of Phelps, Dodge & Company, in Shippen and adjoining townships, also in surveying the Bingham lands. About 1880 he purchased 117 acres on Marsh creek, in Shippen township, one mile east of Ansonia, to which he added 113 acres by purchase in May, 1892, making in all 230 acres, much of which he has cleared and improved. On July 18, 1875, Mr. Baker married Anna M. Scranton, a daughter of Samuel and Almira A. Scranton, of Shippen township. Three children have been born to this

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union, viz: Homer L., Clarence L. and Stephen C. Homer L. died March 28, 1882. Mr. Baker and wife are members of Shippen Grange, No. 902, P. of H., and he has served as school director of his district.

THOMAS L. WOODRUFF, a son of Morgan M. and Elsie E. Woodruff, was born in Spencer, Tioga county, New York, December 14, 1833. His parents removed to Chemung county when he was a youth, and he lived at home on his father's farm until the death of his mother, October 28, 1850. About 1855 he went to Nemaha county, Kansas, where he pre-empted a timber claim of eighty acres. Eighteen months later he returned to Chemung county, New York, whence he removed to Bradford county, Pennsylvania, and opened a store at Ridgebury. He also pur- chased a farm there, and resided upon it up to 1872, when he sold out and bought 300 acres of land in Shippen township, Tioga county, about four miles northwest of Ansonia. He cleared up a part of this land and otherwise improved it. Six years later he sold the property and purchased a third interest in 2,100 acres of the Babcock estate, on Long run, in Gaines township, retaining a mortgage on his first farm. Subsequently he sold his interest in the Babcock lands to Silas X. Billings and bought back his former home in Shippen township. He has bought and sold several farms in this vicinity, and is now the owner of three farms aggre- gating 334 acres. Mr. Woodruff is a prudent, successful business man, energetic and enterprising in whatever he undertakes, and is recognized as one of the sub- stantial citizens of the township. On February 20, 1861, he married Sarah A. Richardson, a daughter of Jacob and Caroline (Merritt) Richardson, of Chemung county, New York. The following children were born to this marriage: Laura, wife of Rush Culver, United States land agent at Marquette, Michigan; Nellie, wife of Melvin Swope, of Shippen township; William M., deceased; Alvinza, who lives on the homestead farm, and Lafayette, a resident of Chemung county, New York. Mr. Woodruff is a Republican, and has filled the offices of supervisor, auditor, school director and clerk. He is a member of Tyadaghton Lodge, No. 981, I. O. O. F., of Gaines.

ASA WARRINER was born in Delmar township, Tioga county, September 28, 1842, a son of William L. and Naomi (Chase) Warriner, of that township. He obtained a common school education, and worked at the carpenter's trade with his father during his boyhood days. At the age of sixteen he began working in the lumber woods on Pine creek and vicinity, which he followed until the breaking out of the Rebellion. On July 24, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, Sixth Penn- sylvania Reserve, and served with his regiment until July, 1862, when he was trans- ferred to Battery A, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery. His command was a part of the Army of the Potomac until July, 1863, when the battery was sent to Norfolk, Virginia. About June, 1864, it joined the Army of the James, at Bermuda Front. Mr. Warriner was wounded October 27, 1864, at Fair Oaks, receiving a gunshot in the left leg, and was sent to Hampton General Hospital. He was discharged from the hospital May 30, 1865, and returned to his home in Tioga county. On March 14, 1866, he married Josephine Hoadley, a daughter of William J. and Eleanor M. (Wheeler) Hoadley, of Delmar township, and has two daughters: Edith D., wife of Arthur E. Hawk, of Shippen, and Ina M., wife of Clarence B. Bradley, of the same township. In April, 1875, Mr. Warriner purchased sixty-

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four acres of land on Marsh creek in Shippen township, and has since given his attention to its improvement and cultivation. In politics, a Republican, he has served as township assessor two terms. He is a charter member of George Cook Post, No. 315, G. A. R., of Wellsboro; is a member of Shippen Grange, No. 902, P. of H., of Ansonia; also ofWashington Camp, No. 640, P. O. S. of A., and of Morn- ing Dawn Lodge, No. 61, I. O. G. T., both of Marsh Creek.

HORACE BUTLER, a native of Massachusetts, was a son of Joseph and Hannah (Cross) Butler, of that State. He learned the carpenter's trade in early manhood, but later gave it up and devoted his attention to farming and lumbering. On June 24, 1837, he married Polly Ferry, a daughter of John and Polly (Cross) Ferry, of Massachusetts, who bore him seven children, viz: Ira F., Charles, Daniel, Edward H., James M., deceased; Nelson, and Hiram, deceased. In 1855 Mr. Butler and family came to Tioga county, Pennsylvania, and purchased a farm in Delmar town- ship. He lived there until April, 1875, when he sold his property and went to North Carolina. He bought a farm in that State, upon which he resided up to his death, February 16, 1876. Mrs. Butler returned to Tioga county, and subse- quently purchased a home in Delmar township, where she lived until 1890. She then took up her residence with her son, Edward H., of Shippen township, and died March 17, 1894.

EDWARD H. BUTLER was born in Munson township, Hampden county, Massa- chusetts, September 17, 1843, a son of Horace and Polly Butler, and was eleven years old when his parents settled in Delmar township, Tioga county. He was reared upon the homestead, and assisted his father on the farm and in the lumber woods until he was twenty-five years old. He has since been largely connected with the lumber interest, working in the woods during the fall and winter seasons up to within a few years. On April 25, 1868, he married Laura E. Hoadley, a daugh- ter of William J. and Eleanor M. (Wheeler) Hoadley, of Delmar township, who has borne him four sons, viz: Leon M., Clayton W., Leverne J., and Ivan E. They have also an adopted daughter, Mary E. Mr. Butler purchased a farm in Delmar township near Stony Fork, and later a farm on Stony Fork creek, in the same town- ship. In 1876 he sold his Delmar property and bought a farm on Marsh creek, at the mouth of Asaph run, in Shippen township. This he sold in 1885 and pur- chased his present homestead, in the same vicinity. He has improved several farms, erected buildings, and has spent his entire life in farming and lumbering. Politically, he is a Republican, and has served as township supervisor five years.

JAMES D. WEBSTER, son of Allen and Thanks (Norton) Webster, was born May 24, 1834, in Sullivan township, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, where his parents had settled, and he was there reared to manhood. He lived on the homestead farm until his majority, and for the five succeeding years worked for Elliot S. Rose, of Sullivan township. About 1861 he purchased a farm near Mainesburg, on which he lived up to 1865, when he sold out and engaged in the grocery business in Mans- field, which he continued to follow some eight years. In March, 1876, he bought a tract of eighty-four acres of timber land in the south part of Shippen township, on which he settled. With the assistance of his sons, Mr .- Webster has cleared nearly the whole tract, erected substantial buildings, and otherwise improved the farm. He has been twice married. On March 13, 1861, he married Mary Matteson,

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a daughter of Solomon and Adaline (McNeal) Matteson, of Dundee, Yates county, New York. She bore him two children, viz: Judd Lew, of Shippen, and Merwin M., who lives with his father. Mrs. Webster died May 21, 1868, and was interred in the Mansfield cemetery. On April 2, 1871, he married Permelia R. Perry, a daughter of Marvin and Laura (Gaylord) Perry, of Richmond township. Three children were born to this marriage, as follows: Walter M., Mary, who died at the age of four, and Allen J. Both the sons live on the homestead farm. Mr. Webster was connected with the lumber business to a considerable extent from 1876 to 1886, not only in marketing the timber from his own land, but in jobbing. Since the latter year he has given his attention to the improvement of his farm. He is a charter member of Mansfield Lodge, I. O. O. F., and also of the I. O. G. T. Since early manhood he has been a member of the Close Communion Baptist church, and is a deacon in the Shippen society.

JUDD LEW WEBSTER was born in Sullivan township, Tioga county, June 9, 1862, and is the eldest son of James D. Webster. In 1879 he was employed by the Pennsylvania Joint Land and Lumber Company, of Williamsport, and went to Telfair county, Georgia, where he was engaged in lumbering six months. About 1884 he purchased a farm adjoining his father's, which he has since cleared and improved. He has also jobbed in lumber more or less in the vicinity of Pine creek. On December 2, 1891, he married Clara Miller, a daughter of Lorenzo and Phoebe (Knowlton) Miller, of Delmar township, and the following year located on his farm. They are the parents of two children, Ola A. and Glenn D. Mr. Webster is a member of Castle, No. 23, K. of G. E., of Stony Fork, and is one of the enterprising farmers of Shippen township.

JERRY C. DARLING, a son of Henry and Margaret (Backus) Darling, residents of Covington township, Tioga county, was born in Delmar township, Tioga county, May 9, 1866. When he was ten years old his parents moved to Shippen township, where he attended the common schools of the district in which they lived. After attaining his majority he learned the carpenter's trade, and worked at that busi- ness some four years. On April 4, 1889, he married Annie R. Copp, a daughter of D. L. and Sabrina (Brewster) Copp, of Shippen township, who has borne him two children, viz: Florence A., born June 21, 1892, and Mabel A., March 11, 1895, the latter deceased. After working on a farm in Shippen township for one year, he, in 1891, located on his father's farm, on Darling run. He was also engaged in manufacturing lumber with a portable mill for some time. In September, 1895, he purchased a half interest in a farm of 127 acres, located in the northeast corner of Shippen township, known as the R. W. Wheeler farm, which is a well-improved property. Mr. Darling lives upon and cultivates this farm. He and wife are mem- bers of Dexter Methodist Episcopal church, of Delmar township.

JAMES C. HAMILTON was born in Holtown township, Penobscot county, Maine, December 25, 1847, a son of George and Roxanna (Farewell) Hamilton, of the same county. In 1866 he went to Cameron county, Pennsylvania, where he worked until the spring of 1867 and then came to Tioga county and found employment with Perry Smith, at that time a resident of Gaines township, and quite an ex- tensive lumberman. The subject of this sketch worked in Potter, Tioga and Ly- coming counties for Mr. Smith up to his marriage, which occurred on January 1,

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1870, to Susan N. Smith, a daughter of Perry and Louisa (Else) Smith. Five chil- dren were born to this marriage, viz: Sadie L., wife of Samuel Gee, of Shippen township; George F., Lydia, Alma and Joseph J. For several years Mr. Hamilton lived on Cedar run, near Leetonia, in Elk township, where he was employed in jobbing. In 1875-76 he was prospecting in Texas, and in 1877 came to Shippen township and purchased a farm on Marsh creek, near Ansonia, where the family has since resided. Mr. Hamilton has cleared and improved the property, by the erection of a residence and out-buildings. In 1884 he went to Oregon, leaving his family on the farm, with a view of settling in that state. He remained in Oregon three years and a half, working in the lumber woods most of the time, and became such an expert in driving oxen, which were the practical teams used, that he readily commanded large wages. Since 1888 he has devoted his attention to cultivating his farm during the summer seasons, and has lumbered in the winter time. In politics, he is a Republican, and has filled nearly every office in the township, being at present supervisor. He is a member of Westfield Lodge, No. 477, F. & A. M., of Westfield, and of Shippen Grange, No. 902, P. of H., of Ansonia, in both of which he takes an active interest.

WILLIAM G. MASON was born in Hamden, Delaware county, New York, April 30, 1828, a son of William and Nancy (Harrower) Mason, of the same county. His father was a farmer, and died the day after the birth of our subject, who lived with his mother until his majority. He then went to Colchester, Delaware county, where he married Charlotte Bradley, a daughter of Elijah and Catherine (Williams) Bradley, of the same county. Eight children were born to this union, as follows: Nancy, de- ceased; William, a resident of Cammal, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, who has charge of the track work on the Black Forest railroad; Catherine, deceased wife of Leander Griswold; Edwin H., of Shippen township; Ida S., deceased; Charles A., of Shippen township; Mary A., deceased, and Phoebe A., wife of Wilbur Butler, of Shippen. At an early age the subject of this sketch learned the carpenter's trade, which business he has followed a portion of his time. Before coming to Tioga county he was engaged in lumbering, taking the timber from the stump, through the different processes of manufacture, and converting it into dwellings. About 1848 he bought a farm in Colchester, containing a saw-mill, which he operated until 1854, when he sold the property and removed to Lindley, Steuben county. He purchased a farm and saw-mill in that county, which he conducted success- fully up to 1877, in which year he sold out and settled in Shippen township, Tioga county, purchasing a farm on Marsh creek, near the mouth of Asaph run. He cleared and improved this property, but sold it in 1892 and removed to Wellsboro, purchasing five dwelling houses, and a small tract of land. He lived there up to March, 1896, when he rented his property in Wellsboro and returned to Shippen township. On September 30, 1861, Mr. Mason enlisted in Company F, First New York Light Artillery, which was attached to the Army of the Potomac. He re- enlisted November 19, 1863, and was honorably discharged June 20, 1865, being mus- tered out of service at Elmira, New York. Mr. Mason is a member of George Cook Post, No. 315, G. A. R., also of Encampment, No. 105, U. V. L., of Wellsboro. Both he and wife are charter members of Shippen Grange, No. 902, P. of H., and are

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also connected with Wellsboro Grange, by transfer. They are members of the Free Baptist church, and in politics, Mr. Mason is a Republican.

PETER W. BRADLEY was born in Colchester, Delaware county, New York, June 7, 1834, a son of Elijah and Catherine (Williams) Bradley, of that county. He as- sisted his father on the farm until he was twenty-two years of age. In September, 1856, he married Maria Rowe, a daughter of Samuel and Emily (Scudder) Rowe, of Delaware county, New York, who bore him one child that died in infancy. Mrs. Bradley died in September, 1857, and on October 20, 1859, he married Calista M. Tilford, a daughter of Daniel Tilford, of Delaware county. Six children were born to this marriage, viz: Louisa M. and Charles S., both deceased; Augusta A., wife of Coleman Chaffee, of Pemberville, Ohio; Clarence B., of Shippen town- ship; Mahlon H., deceased, and Florence E., wife of Daniel Douglass, of Shippen. Mrs. Bradley died November 9, 1877, and he was again married August 17, 1881, to Angeline Furman, a daughter of Coleman and Mary J. Furman, of Shippen township, who bore him one daughter, Bessie L., and died in November, 1889. About 1879 Mr. Bradley came to Tioga county and purchased a farm in Shippen township, on which Zura Baker now lives. Here he resided up to 1885, when he sold it and purchased sixty-three acres on the east side of Marsh creek, which he has since made his home, having cleared the land and erected substantial buildings. On September 10, 1863, Mr. Bradley enlisted in Company C, Ninety-seventh New York Volunteers, which belonged to the Army of the Potomac. He participated in the battles of Bristoe Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, White Oak Swamp, and the assault on Petersburg, June 15 to 19, 1864. Here he was wounded by a minie-ball through the left foot and was sent to Lincoln Hospital, Washington, D. C., and finally discharged on July 9, 1865. In politics, a Republican, he has served as township supervisor. He is a member of Cook Post, No. 315, G. A. R., of Wellsboro, and also of Shippen Grange, No. 902, P. of H., of Ansonia.

ELBRIDGE J. BRADLEY was born in Colchester, New York, June 4, 1857, a son of Isaac and Phoebe (Ryant) Bradley, of Delaware county. When he was two years old his father died, and he then went to live with his uncle, Peter W. Bradley, of Col- chester township, Delaware county, with whom he remained until he was eighteen years of age, in the meantime removing to Sullivan county, New York, about 1867, with the family. Leaving his uncle's home, he lived about a year in Colchester, and then went to Onondaga county, where he learned the carpenter's trade. He worked at that business in Onondaga and Delaware counties up to 1879, in which year he came to Delmar township, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, where he continued working at his trade. On June 2, 1881, he married Helen Cady, a daughter of Porter and Catherine (Paddock) Cady, of Chatham township, who has borne him one son, Linn N. In 1882 he purchased a farm on Marsh creek, in Shippen township, one mile east of Ansonia, on which he settled soon after. He cleared and improved this property, and has since cultivated the farm, while at the same time he devotes considerable attention to his trade. In April, 1895, he leased and took charge of the hotel at Ansonia, owned by the Pennsylvania Joint Land and Lumber Com- pany, of Williamsport, which he has conducted up to the present. Mr. Bradley is a

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stanch Republican, and was elected township auditor in February, 1896. He is also a member of the P. O. S. of A.

BENJAMIN F. WHEELER was born in East Hamburg, now Orchard Park, Erie county, New York, July 2, 1834, a son of Joseph B. and Laura M. (Smith) Wheeler, of Hamburg township, Erie county. In the autumn of 1836 his parents removed to Seely Creek, New York, where they lived for six years, and then removed to Oregon Hill, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1850, after the death of his mother, on February 8, of that year, his father came to Delmar township, Tioga county, and purchased a farm near Stony Fork. He was a carpenter, and followed his trade in connection with farming. Benjamin F. was in his sixteenth year when they came to Delmar, and he made his home with Samuel Scranton, his brother-in-law, until 1853. In that year he went to Lynn county, Iowa, where he worked at the carpenter's trade until 1855 and then returned to Stony Fork, Tioga county, where he was married, January 11, 1856, to Lucy A. Warriner, a daughter of William L. and Naomi (Chase) Warriner, of Delmar township. Five children have been born to this marriage, viz: Willis F., of Washington; Martha A., wife of William Francis, of Morris, Tioga county; Metta E., wife of Walter S. Brooks, of Wellsboro; Eva M., wife of Frank L. Beauge, of Landrus, and Maggie E., who died in early youth. Mr. Wheeler bought a farm at Stony Fork, on which he lived until 1886, also working at the millwright's trade during this period. In 1886 he removed to Wellsboro, lived there up to 1891, and, after a three months' resi- dence in Petersburg, Virginia, purchased a home on Marsh creek, in Shippen township, where he is now enjoying the fruits of his industry. In politics, a Repub- lican, he has served as assessor, constable and collector. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler are members of Morning Dawn Lodge, No. 61, I. O. G. T., of Marsh Creek, with which order they have been connected since 1887.

ELI BARTLE, a son of Jacob C. and Eunice (Bacon) Bartle, and grandson of Augustus Bartle, who settled in Delmar township, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, in 1841, was born in Brown township, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, September 13, 1854. When he was two years old his parents located near Stony Fork, in Delmar township, where he grew to maturity. He obtained his education in the common schools and at Wellsboro Academy, and lived at home, assisting in the grist-mill and on the farm, until he was twenty-six years of age. He also learned the car- penter's trade, and about 1880 found employment in Hoytville, Morris township, where he worked two years. Returning to Delmar, he purchased a home in Stony Fork, and followed the carpenter's trade up to 1886, in which year he settled on his father's farm in Delmar and devoted his attention to agriculture. Two years later he purchased an improved farm of 100 acres in Shippen township, which has since been his home. Mr. Bartle was married September 14, 1881, to Clara A. Frost, a daughter of Ashabel and Adeline (Morseman) Frost, of Charleston township, and has two children, Charles L. and Edith C. Though Mr. Bartle devotes his principal attention to farming, he occasionally works at his trade, and also does wagon and sled repairing. In politics, he is a Republican, and is connected with the I. O. O. F. Lodge, of Stony Fork.

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History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Part 129

Author: Publication date: 1897 Publisher: Harrisburg : R. C. Brown Number of Pages: 1454

Author:
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Harrisburg : R. C. Brown
Number of Pages: 1454