History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 121

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

USA > Pennsylvania > McKean County > History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics > Part 121
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employ until January, 1875. In June. 1875, Rothrock, De Witt & Co. pur- chased the business. In June. 1876, he became a partner, and the firm was re-organized under the firm name of J. O. Brookbank & Co., which comprised Mr. Brookbank, Joseph W. and J. Henry Cochran and Robert Rothrock. In 1879 they purchased another mercantile business from O. J. Spafford, and in 1881 Mr. Rothrock sold his interest in both stores to J. O. Brookbank & Co., and the latter company sold their interest in the Spafford store to Torbert Bros. Since 1881 the present establishment has been conducted by Mr. Brookbank and the two Cochrans, and is the largest and principal store in Driftwood, and also in Cameron county. Mr. Brookbank has been twice mar- ried. His first wife was Mary E., daughter of Hezekiah and Alma (Overturf) Mix, by whom he had two children-Mand and James. His present wife, nee Clara L. Mix, is a sister of the first wife, and they have one daughter-Rachel. Mr. Brookbank participated in the Civil war, being mustered in the service August 8, 1862, as sergeant of Company F, One Hundred and Thirty-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. and was honorably discharged May 26, 1863. at the expiration of his term of service. He re-enlisted and was enrolled February 28, 1865, in Capt. Daniel Schock's company, Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged, March 26, 1865, to accept the pro- motion of second lieutenant in Company F, Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers; was discharged as second lieutenant October 25, 1865, to be mus- tered as first lieutenant and quartermaster of regiment, and was finally dis- charged December 6, 1865. Mr. Brookbank was postmaster of Driftwood from October 24, 1872, to November 9, 1887. He is a member of the G. A. R., F. & A. M., and of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has filled posi- tions of quartermaster, adjutant and commander of Lieut. D. W. Taggart Post, No. 241 (Driftwood), Department of Pennsylvania G. A. R., and worshipful master of Driftwood Lodge, No. 532. F. & A. M. He has held the office of school director and councilman of Driftwood a greater part of the time since residing there. Politically he is a Republican.

JOHN BROOKS, real estate agent and land surveyor, P. O. Sinnemahon- ing, was born on a farm now in Lock Haven. Penn .. June 17, 1814, and is a son of Benjamin and Mary (Wood) Brooks. His father was of English and Irish descent, a native of Bucks county, Penn., born in 1753; was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and participated in the battles of Germantown and Brandywine. The mother of John was a native of Monmouth county, N. J., and of English and Welsh descent. They settled in what is now Gibson township. this county, in 1817, and engaged in clearing and improving a farm, on which his father died in 1839. Benjamin Brooks was twice married; his first wife was Elizabeth Harkins, by whom he had nine children: James, Joseph, William, Benjamin, David, Rebecca, Margaret, Jane and Mary; by his second wife (Mary Wood) he had two children: John and Washington. In 1876 Mr. Brooks had 450 descendants living mostly within twenty miles of Sinnemahoning. John Brooks was reared in Cameron county, Penn., from four years of age, and received from his mother his education. He learned surveying, which he has followed all his life, as well as lumbering extensively, and dealing largely in real estate. Since 1873 he has been agent for the Tru- man estate and other lands. He married. in 1841. Martha, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Grugan) Mason, who settled in Gibson township in 1811, and the issue of this union was ten children: Victor A., Mary (Mrs. D. J. Wykoff), Marcellus J. B., Locina (Mrs. Charles Barclay), Josephine (Mrs. J. D. Shirk), John W., Whitfield M. (deceased), Flavius, Mishael N. and Ella M. Mr. Brooks is a prominent and influential citizen. He was one of

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the first commissioners of Elk county, Penn., and has served three terms in the State legislature. In politics he has always been a Republican.

VICTOR A. BROOKS, surveyor and merchant, Sinnemahoning, was born in what is now Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., May 15, 1842, and is a son of John and Martha (Mason) Brooks. He was reared and educated in his native county, and began life as a lumberman and surveyor, residing in Sterling from 1873 to 1886, where he was engaged in the lumber business, and conducted a grist-mill. In 1886 he returned to Sinnemahoning and embarked in the grocery business in 1887, in which he is still engaged. He married, May 15, 1872, Jane E., daughter of David A. and Leah (Knisley) Fulton, of Sinnemahoning, and they have three daughters: Evangeline V. A., Charlotte J. M. and Grace L. M. Mr. Brooks has held the office of county surveyor several terms, is a member of F. & A. M., K. of P., Patriotic Order Sons of America, Sons of Temperance and Union League. In politics he is a Republican.

MARCELLUS J. B. BROOKS, railway postal clerk, Driftwood. was born in what is now Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., August 28, 1845, and is a son of John and Martha (Mason) Brooks. He was reared and educated in his native town, and began life as a book-keeper in the lumber office of his father, at which he was engaged for twelve years. In 1876 he was engaged as shipping clerk for Churchman & Huntley, and in 1877. located at Sterling, where he conducted a general store, as manager for Hall, Kaul & Co., until 1884, when he was appointed railway postal clerk on the low grade division of the Allegheny Valley Railroad, between Driftwood and Redbank Furnace, which position he held until September, 1887. He was in the employ of the Adams Express Company at Driftwood, from that time until May, 1888. May 1, 1889, he was re-appointed to his former position of railway postal clerk, which position he now fills. He married, January 1. 1874. Margaret A., daughter of John L. D. and Sarah (Shaffer) Foultz, of Gibson township. and they have three children: Thaddeus L., John H. and Waldo E. Mr. Brooks is a member of the F. & A. M. and P. O. S. of A. Politically he is a Republican.

WILLIAM DENT. farmer. P. O. Driftwood, was born in what is now Gib- son township. Cameron Co., Penn., February 21, 1818, and is a son of Thomas and Betsy (Overturf) Dent. His father, a carpenter, was a native of England. He was among the first settlers of Gibson township, and cleared and improved the farm now occupied by Thomas Dent, where he died. His children were ten in number: Rachel (Mrs. Andrew Overturf). Andrew, Mary A. (Mrs. Reuben Lewis), William, Thomas, Eliza (Mrs. Isaac Smith), Emeline (Mrs. G. Gray), Ellen (Mrs. John Mahon), Susan (Mrs. Charles Miller), and Roxie (Mrs. Jacob Miller). William Dent was reared in Gibson township, where most of his life has been spent. He was for many years engaged in the lumber business, and he cleared a part of the farm he now occupies, where he has resided for many years. He married Nancy Miller, daughter of John and Betsy (Logue) Miller, of Grove township, and they have six children: Emeline ( Mrs. Michael Keenan). Charles, John, William, Mary (Mrs. John C. Campbell) and George. Mr. Dent has been constable, supervisor and collector of Gibson township; in poli- tics is a Democrat.

THOMAS DOUGHERTY, wood superintendent for the Pennsylvania Joint Lumber & Land Company, Driftwood, was born in Centre county, Penn., May 6, 1823, a son of Edward and Sophia (Dukeman) Dougherty, the former a native of Ireland and latter of Centre county, Penn. Thomas was reared in Clinton county, Penn., from one year of age, and began life as a farmer. He

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followed the occupation of carpenter and millwright for twelve years, and since 1866 has been engaged in his present business-originally Dodge & Co., then Dodge, James & Stokes, and now Pennsylvania Joint Lumber & Land Com- pany. Mr. Dougherty located in Benezette township, Elk Co., Penn., in 1869, and in 1873 came to Driftwood, where he has since resided. His business interests are in Cameron, Clearfield, Elk and Potter counties. He married November 11, 1849, Phoebe A., daughter of Luke and Anna (Hewitt) VanEman, of Pine Creek, Lycoming Co., Penn., formerly of New Jersey, and they have six children living: Emma (Mrs. Samuel S. Miller), Levi, Samuel, Thomas, W. Edward and Minnie M. Mr. Dougherty is a leading and prominent citizen of Driftwood; politically he is a Democrat.

JOHN T. EARL, editor and proprietor of the Gazette, Driftwood, was born at Sterling Run, Cameron Co., Penn., June 16, 1868, a son of Jerome B. Earl, who, at that time, was landlord of the Sterling Hotel, which was situated on the site now occupied by the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad depot. John T. spent his childhood in his native town, and in 1874 moved with his parents to Driftwood, where his father became proprietor of the Driftwood House, where the family remained until 1875, when the hotel was destroyed by fire. John attended the public schools of Driftwood until about fifteen years of age, and was a bright pupil, always standing at the head of his class. As early in life as thirteen years, his love for writing showed itself, and many well-written essays and debates from his pen were published in the Driftwood Gazette and Cameron county Press, all of which showed his natural aptitude for such work. At the early age of fifteen years, he entered the Driftwood Gazette office to learn the printing trade, his father's consent for such a move being reluctantly given, as he desired John to continue at school and eventually adopt the pro- fession of law. But his mind was set on the "art preservative," and all objec- tions made by his parents were swept away by the enthusiasm of the boy, and he entered upon a three-years apprenticeship in the Gazette office, then owned by H. D. Earl & Co. He served here faithfully and well until July I, 1884, when the printing office and the business portion of the town were swept away by fire. Not wishing to be idle until the office was rebuilt, he at once accepted a situation on Lincoln Farm, with the intention of staying there until the Gazette office was in running order, but as the progress made was slow. and having been offered a good position at St. Mary's in the Elk County Gazette office, owned by Mr. G. C. Brandon, he decided to accept, and went there about September 1, 1884, where he remained until the April following, when, being offered a more lucrative salary at his old home, he returned to Driftwood, and again went to work on the Gazette force. In December, 1885, the Gazette office was offered for sale, and he bought a half interest, Mr. D. B. Reed purchasing the other half. Thus at the age of less than eighteen, he was the editor and one of the proprietors of a paper nearly as old as him- self, with a wide circulation for a county weekly, and wielding considerable in- fluence. In December, 1886, Mr. Reed sold his interest to Mr. Earl, who thus became sole proprietor, and who has since remained such. Mr. Earl is now twenty-two years old, just at an age when he is capable of doing his best work. He is a capable printer, a fluent and entertaining writer, and has always been a hard-working young man. Having no bad habits, he has always commanded the confidence of the citizens, and the good-will of all his acquaintances. Un- der his careful guidance, the Gazette is a prosperous journal, and is encouraged by the citizens, because of its unswerving devotion to the interests of Driftwood, Cameron county and vicinity. Its circulation is as large as that of any paper in the county, and new names are constantly being added to its subscription

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list, thus widening the sphere of its usefulness. Mr. Earl is a skillful musician, and an enthusiastic and influential member of the P. O. S. of A. In politics he is a strong Republican, but never allows his political faith to make any difference with his news or editorial columns. "The Gazette is independent, but not neutral," criticising the acts of officials of both parties, when they deserve criticism, and praising them when they deserve praise.

J. L. D. FOULTZ, retired, P. O. Sinnemahoning, was born in Lancaster county, Penn., January 22, 1823, and is a son of John and Elizabeth J. (Von- dersmith) Foultz. He was reared in his native county, where he learned the trades of tailor and cigar-maker, and in 1847 settled in Sinnemahoning, where he has since resided. For a number of years he worked at tailoring, and for five years was clerk for William A. Simpson, who carried on a lumber and mer- cantile business. He then embarked in the mercantile and lumber business for himself, at which he continued up to 1861, when the flood of that year wiped him out. Since that time he has been engaged in various occupations, principally farming. His wife was Sarah, daughter of James and Mar- garet (Brooks) Shaffer, of Sinnemahoning, by whom he had ten children: Florence (Mrs. Thomas Cupp), Jobn B., Maggie (Mrs. M. J. B. Brooks), Will- iam A., George B. Mc., Laura (Mrs. F. J. Norton), Jesse, Amos N., Stella M. and Ward. Mr. Foultz is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been steward for many years. He is now one of the jury com- missioners of Cameron county, and politically is a Democrat.

DAVID A. FULTON, carpenter and funeral director, Sinnemahoning, was born in Dillsburg, York Co., Penn., February 13, 1830, and is a son of Alexander and Mary (Deardorff) Fulton. He was reared in his native State, received a common- school education, and served an apprenticeship of two and a half years at the carpenter's trade. He came to Sinnemahoning, Grove town- ship, Cameron county (then part of Clinton county), in 1850, where he followed his trade up to 1859, when he returned to his native town, remaining there until 1864, when he came back to Sinnemahoning, where he has worked at his trade, carried on an undertaking establishment, and resided ever since. In July, 1850, he married Leah, daughter of John and Betsy (Sulseburger) Knise- ly, of York county, Penn., and they have six children living, viz. : Thomas J .. Jane E. (Mrs. Victor A. Brooks), John K., David E., Bertha and James H. Mr. Fulton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics is a Democrat.

JOHN M. HICKS, farmer, P. O. Dent's Run, Elk county, was born in what is now Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., November 25, 1837, a son of John C. and Mary E. (Conway) Hicks. His paternal grandfather was Levi Hicks, who settled in Driftwood in 1804, and later on the farm now owned by John R. Hicks, which he cleared and improved. He died in Benezette town- ship, Elk Co., Penn. His children were John C., Jacob, William, Jane (Mrs. John English), Peggy (Mrs. Ira Green), Nancy (Mrs. George English), Hetty (Mrs. John Smith) and Polly (Mrs. Thomas Smith). Of these the eldest, John C., spent nearly all his life in Gibson township, where he died in June, 1887. at the age of eighty-six years. He had eleven children: Levi, Rebecca (Mrs. Charles Winslow), Elizabeth (Mrs. Eben Winslow), Jane ( Mrs. Robert Rothrock). Sarah (Mrs. Coleman T. Johnson), Reese, Leah (Mrs. Isaiah Murray), John M., Ellen (Mrs. Norton Rothrock), Adam and Emery. The subject of this sketch was reared in Gibson township, where he has always resided, and cleared a part of the farm he now occupies, on which he has resided since 1872. He married. in 1861, Alzina, daughter of James and Martha (Barber) Peterson, of Otsego county, N. Y., and they have eleven children: Clara (Mrs. John McAulay),

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Emery G. (married to Nancy E. Farley), William R., Julia A., Henry A., Jennie E., Hattie E. (married to James A. Barr), Rebecca O., Levi J., Julia M. and Vernie E. Mr. Hicks is a representative farmer and citizen of his town- ship; in politics he is a Republican.

ROBERT L. HICKS, farmer, P. O. Dent's Run, Elk county, was born March 21. 1860, in what is now known as Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn .. on the farm where he now resides, and is a son of Levi and Olive J. (Whalen) Hicks. His paternal grandparents were John C. and Mary E. (Conway) Hicks, and his great -grandfather was Levi Hicks, who settled in Gibson township in 1804. The father of Robert L. was a farmer by occupation, who cleared the farm now occupied by his son, and died there. His children were Robert L., John R., and William J. (deceased). Robert L. Hicks has always lived on the old homestead, and is one of the prominent young farmers of the township; politically he is a Republican.

JOHN R. HICKS, farmer, P. O. Dent's Run, Elk county, was born in Gib- son township. Cameron Co., Penn., July 20, 1862, and is a son of Levi and Olive J. (Whalen) Hicks. His paternal grandparents were John C. and Mary E. (Conway) Hicks, and his great-grandfather was Levi Hicks, who settled in Gibson township in 1804. John R. was reared in Gibson township, and ocenpies a part of the homestead. He married, December 25, 1886, Mary, daughter of Miles and Lydia E. (Miller) Dent, by whom he has two children: Ethel M. and Bessie. Mr. Hicks is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; in politics he is a Republican.

JAMES O. JORDAN, farmer, P. O. Driftwood, was born in what is now Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., December 10, 1838, and is a son of Peter and Mary (Barr) Jordan. His paternal grandfather was James Jordan, formerly of Northumberland county. Penn., who settled in Gibson township in 1807, and his maternal grandfather was Robert Barr, a pioneer of Gibson township, and a son of John Barr, a native of Ireland, and a soldier in the war of the Revolution, who settled in what is now Clinton county, Penn .. in 1787. The subject of this sketch has always resided in Gibson township, and in 1865 settled on the farm he now occupies, which he cleared and improved, and where he has since resided. He was in the Civil war, enlisting August 15, 1862, and was assigned to Company F. One Hundred and Forty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, in which he served nine months, when he was discharged on account of disability. In 1860 he married Sarah J., daugh- ter of Reuben and Anna (Berfield) Miller, of Grove township, and they have ten children living: Orrin H., Anna (Mrs. Lester E. Losey), Leona, Mary (Mrs. William H. Carson), Thomas, Sarah, Reuben, Elizabeth, Lewis and Ray. Mr. Jordan is a member of the G. A. R., and is a Republican.

JOHN S. JORDAN, farmer and lumberman, Driftwood, was born in what is now Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., March 18, 1847, and is a son of Peter and Mary (Barr) Jordan. His paternal grandfather was James Jordan, and his maternal grandfather was Robert Barr, both pioneers of Gibson township. James Jordan had eleven children: William, Hannah (Mrs. Andrew Overturf), Mary (Mrs. John Overturf), Elizabeth (Mrs. Thomas Logue), Susan, Jane (Mrs. Samuel Sweezy), Rose A. (Mrs. John Collins), Kate (Mrs. John Moore), Amanda (Mrs. Solomon Yound), James and Peter. The last named helped to clear the homestead where his father first settled. His children were James O., Sarah A. (Mrs. Amos Klock), Eliza J. (Mrs. George Gore), Samuel, John S., Emma (Mrs. Harrison Luprow), Elizabeth (Mrs. David Fraley) and Francis. John S. succeeded to the homestead at his father's death. He mar- ried Anna, daughter of Sylvenus and Diana (Peasley) Byam, of Potter county, Penn., and they have four children: Albert, Minnie, Ida and Alice.

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F. F. KIRK, proprietor of the Hotel Lafayette, Driftwood, was born in Lycoming county, Penn .. March 6, 1842, and is a son of Joseph and Maria (Blaker) Kirk. He was reared and educated in his native county, and was in the Civil war, enlisting May 30, 1861, in Company C, First Pennsylvania Rifles, Forty-second Volunteer " Bucktails;" was wounded in the hip at Fred- ericksburg, Va , December 13, 1862; was taken prisoner, and was in Libby prison twenty-seven days, when he was paroled, and later exchanged; was again taken prisoner at Bethesda Church, May 30, 1864; paroled December 23, 1864, after spending time in Libby, Danville, Salisbury, Andersonville, Charleston and Florence prisons. He was sergeant of his company, and was honorably dis- charged from the service July 3, 1865. In 1867 he engaged in lumbering, and was fourteen years in the business at Williamsport, Penn. In February, 1883, he became manager of the DuBois House, at DuBois, Penn., which he suc. cessfully conducted two years, and in January, 1885, he took charge of the Hotel Lafayette, at Driftwood, of which he has since been the efficient and popular proprietor. He was married March 1, 1864, to Ophelia A., daughter of Thomas and Anna (Bowman) Harrison, of Northumberland county, Penn., by whom he had five children: Fred S., Matthias H., Carrie (deceased), William H. and F. Roy. Mr. Kirk is a member of the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R. ; has always been an active Republican, and in August, 1889, was a delegate to the State convention at Harrisburg. He held several offices in the city of Williamsport, and has been burgess of Driftwood for one term.

SAMUEL P. KREIDER, clerk, Driftwood, was born in Juniata county, Penn., September 6, 1856, is a son of John F. and Catherine (Bayson) Kreider, and was reared in his native county until thirteen years of age, when he re- moved to Driftwood, and engaged as a brakeman on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad up to 1876; he then held the position of flagman at Driftwood two years, and in 1878 again went on the railroad as brakeman between Renovo and Kane, at which he continued until 1880. when he engaged in lumbering on Mason Hill two winters; farmed one year, and, in 1882, accepted a position as clerk in the store of J. O. Brookbank & Co., where he remained for seven years. He married, April 24, 1882, Helena, daughter of William and Mary A. Lane, of Gibson township, and they have three children: Audrey V. Hafwal S. and Rotha A. Mr. Kreider is a member of the I. O. O. F., and Patriotic Order Sons of America; in politics he is a Republican.

WILLIAM J. LANE, farmer, P. O. Sterling Run, was born in Philadel. phia, Penn., December 14, 1833, and is a son of William and Sarah (Smith) Lane, who settled in Gibson township, in 1835, and cleared and improved a farm on which they lived and died. They were natives of England. Their children were Rachel, Mary (Mrs. James Gorman), Sarah A. (Mrs. James Cole), Lamira (Mrs. H. Lindsley), William J., Joseph, Robert and Hughburn. William J. Lane was reared in Gibson township, and in 1866 settled on the farm he now occupies, all of which he cleared and improved. Prior to 1SS6, he operated a blacksmith shop at Driftwood for fifteen years. He has been twice married; his first wife was Mary, daughter of William and Rosamond (Jordan) Nelson, of Gibson township, by whom he has seven children living: Alma (Mrs. Byron Hevener), Myron, Albon Elmer, Sarah H. (Mrs. Samuel Kreider), Jennie (Mrs. Wesley Marsh). Lamira and George. His present wife is Nancy, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Hevener) Miller, of Gibson township, by whom he has one daughter, Ava. Mr. Lane is a member of the Second Advent Church; politically he is a Republican.

HARRISON LOGUE, farmer, P. O. Driftwood, was born January 2, 1820, in what is now Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., on the farm he now occupies,

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and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Jordan) Logue. His father settled in what is now Grove township, Cameron Co., Penn., about 1818, and soon after located in Gibson township. He had three wives; by his first wife, Amanda (Mead), he had four children: Lemira M. (Mrs. William Stamp), Alvira (Mrs. Collins Lyman), Mary (Mrs. Henry Mix) and Amanda (Mrs. W. Shaffer); by Nancy (Brooks), his second wife, he had born to him three children: Jane (Mrs. J. L. Johnson), Julia A. (Mrs. Jerome Earl) and Henderson; by Elizabeth (Jordan), his third wife, he has one son, Harrison. Harrison Logue was reared in Gibson township, and married Elizabeth, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Laschbough) Nelson, and they have eight children : Nancy (Mrs. Clark Johnson), Malvin, David, William, Mary (Mrs. Alonzo Nelson), Emeline (Mrs. James E. Whitney), Elizabeth (Mrs. Ambrose Marsh) and Enoch. Mr. Logue is a lead- ing farmer and citizen of Gibson township; politically he is a Republican.

ARCHIBALD R. McDONALD, Driftwood, was born in Glengary county, Upper Canada, June 1, 1839, and is a son of Reynold and Mary (Kennedy) McDonald. He was reared and educated in Canada, and in 1854, when six- teen years of age, came to the United States, locating in Steuben county, N. Y., and worked in the lumber woods of that section up to August, 1856. He then located in Lock Haven, Penn., which point he made his home until the break- ing out of the war of the Rebellion. In July, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, First Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry. He was taken prisoner at Culpeper, Virginia, in August, 1862, and detailed to remain with the wounded until September 15, 1862, when he was sent to Libby prison, and remained until November 15; was then paroled and exchanged in December, 1862, rejoining his regiment at Fredericksburg, Va., December 14, 1862, and was honorably discharged from the service, by General Order 312, June 17, 1865, as captain of Company M, First Pennsylvania Veteran Cavalry. He then returned to his home in Lock Haven, where he remained until 1871, and during that time was engaged in the lumber business in Elk and Cameron counties. In 1871 he removed to Dent's Run, Elk county, residing there until 1874, when he removed to Driftwood, and conducted the McDonald House two years. He then refitted the Sherman House, which he kept about six months. In 1877 he rented the Kelso House, which he conducted until he was burned out in 1882. He then took charge of the New Kelso (now Parnell) for nearly a year, after which he was proprietor of the Hotel Lafayette two years. He then con- ducted a hotel at Renovo two years, returning to Driftwood in 1888. His wife was Annie E., daughter of David and Rachel (Micheltree) Carpenter, of Jersey Shore, Penn., by whom he has two children living: Della and Agnes. He is a member of the Catholic Church, and a member of the G. A. R. In politics he is a Republican.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320