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 96

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

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CHARLES E. GREEN, farmer, P. O. Kersey's, was born in Fox town- ship, Elk Co., Penn., August 6, 1847. He was educated in the township schools and has always been engaged in farming. James Green, his grand- father, was born in Chester county, Penn., and was a shoemaker by trade. In politics he affiliated with the Whig party, and was the first postmaster of Ker- sey's, which office he held until his death. John Green, father of Charles E. Green, was born in Centre county, Penn., October 12, 1799, and came to Elk county, with his parents, in 1817, where they entered a 200-acre tract of land, which they cleared and improved. John Green married, July 7, 1825. Ann Kyler, who died July 1, 1827, leaving one child, Eliza Ann, who married Aaron Harrington, and died, leaving three children, viz. : James Bruce, Benja- min Franklin and Mary. Mr. Green was next married, March 26, 1829, to Miss Mary Thompson, who was born in Centre county, Penn., August 9, 1809. Six children were born to them, five of whom are living, viz .: Catherine, wife of John Comley, of Centre county; Rebecca E., wife of John Nulf, of Horton township, Elk county; James R., of Fox township; Elizabeth, wife of John Bonham, of Centre county, and Charles E. Mr. Green built a log hotel on his farm, but afterward established the Green House at Kersey, which he sold. He was a prominent Republican in politics, and for many years was post- master of Kersey's; in religion he was a Quaker. He died October 23, 1883;

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his widow is still enjoying good health at the age of eighty years. Charles E. Green married, December 23, 1869. Miss Esmeralda Meredith, and to them have been born five children, named as follows: Harry. Grant, Jennie, Mary Ethel and Claty C. Mr. Green, politically, is a Republican. and has served as anditor and constable of Fox township. He is a member of Olympia Lodge. No. 967. I. O. O. F .: Patrons of Husbandry, No. 628, and Patriotic Order Sons of America, No. 403. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church.

ANDREW HAU, farmer. P. O. Kersey's, was born in Fox township, Elk Co., Penn., November 4, 1859, a son of Andrew and Walbergh (Heigle) Hau. natives of Bavaria. Germany, who emigrated to America about the year 1843. They were married in this country and settled on a farm in Fox township. The mother died September 28, 1872, and the father in 1884. The latter was a prominent Democrat, and filled various township offices, and was also a mem- ber of the Catholic Church. Their family consisted of nine children, three of whom are living: John A. (of Fox township). Andrew and Teressa (wife of Allois Urmann, of Kersey, Penn.). Andrew Han received an ordinary edu- cation, and has been principally engaged in farming. Since 1887 he has acted as proprietor of the German House, at Kersey. He is a Democrat in politics, a member of the Catholic Church, and of St. Boniface Society.

P. W. HAYS. justice of the peace and farmer, P. O. Dagus Mines, was born in Juniata county, Penn .. January 5, 1829, a son of Edward and Cath- erine (Gilnett) Hays, who moved to Elk county in 1841, and purchased 200 acres of land in Fox township. The father died about one year after moving to the county, and the mother in 1877. The living children are Catherine (wife of Elias Moyer, of Fox township), Susanna (wife of Christian Graybill,. of Snyder county, Penn. ). Enos (of Fox township), John (of Oak Ridge, Mo. ). P. W., Edward (of Luthersburg, Clearfield Co., Penn. ) and Sarah (wife of James Taylor, of Fox township). P. W. Hays received his education at the log school-houses of that period, and at the age of twenty years purchased one-half his mother's farm, which he worked for two years. He afterward began repairing watches, etc., and also learned the art of photography. In 1855 he was elected justice of the peace of Fox township, and has since held that office, with the exception of from 1862 to 1865, when he served as sheriff of Elk county. He married. November 22, 1855, Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Wilson, of Fox township, and they have five living children. viz. : Viola (wife of Joseph Starr, of Fox township), Carrie (wife of Walter Rogers, of Horton township), Charles (at home), Ida (wife of Myron Rick- ard, of Fox township) and Eva (at home.) Mr. Hays is an active worker in the Democratic party, and has filled the offices of auditor, school director. treasurer, etc. For six years he was engaged in the mercantile business at Earlville, Penn. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., the Masonic fraternity, and the Patrons of Husbandry. He attends churches of all denominations.

JOHN HERSHEY. farmer, P. O. Kersey's, was born in Juniata county, Penu .. April 5, 1819. His parents, John and Catharine Hershey, were natives of York and Cumberland counties, Penn .. and died when he was but a few years of age. He was reared in Huntingdon and Blair counties, and received an ordinary education. He began life as a farm laborer, and worked for one man in Blair county for eight years. December 25, 1855, he came to Elk county, and for eight years was in the employ of J. S. Hyde, and drove a team from Ridgway to Warren, Jamestown and Olean. He afterward was employed *four years by Dr. Earley, of Ridgway. About 1868 he settled upon his present farm in Fox township, and has since improved and cleared the same. He has

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always been a stanch Republican, and cast his first vote in 1840 for Gen. W. H. Harrison. He has served as township assessor for three years, and auditor for three years. He is an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and was one of the principal movers in erecting the church at Kersey. Mr. Hershey, although leading the rough life of a woodsman and lumberman for many years, has never used tobacco or spirituous liquors in any form, nor has he ever played a game of cards or base ball, or engaged in any such nonsense, because, he holds, all must render up a strict account for the precious time allotted each one whilst upon earth, and time and life are too valuable to be spent or wasted in such sports or pastimes.

WILLIAM E. HEWITT, farmer. P. O. Dagus Mines, was born on his present homestead, in Fox township, Elk Co., Penn., January 29, 1841, a son of Jeremiah and Sarah M. (Hoyt) Hewitt, the former of whom was born in Greenwich, N. Y., July 19, 1813. the latter a native of Vermont. Jeremiah Hewitt and wife both moved to Clearfield county, Penn., with their parents, and after their marriage, which occurred December 20, 1835, settled upon their present farm in Fox township. Mr. Hewitt has always been identified with the Republican party, and has filled various township offices. For many years he has been steward of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife died in February, 1881. They reared a family of eight children, seven of whom are living: Leora, wife of Elias Horning, in Clearfield county; Rhobe M., wife of Ransom T. Kyler, in Fox township; William E .; Aurilla, wife of Norman G. Bundy, also in Fox township; Hiram W., in Minnesota; Armina C., wife of Charles Rogers, also in Minnesota, and John C., in Dakota. William E. Hewitt received an ordinary education, and enlisted in the service of his country Octo- ber 18, 1861. He was assigned to Company F, Fifty-eighth P. V. I., and served as corporal of his company until the close of the war. Since then he has been engaged in farming, and is also a partner in the grocery and meat business of Burchfield & Co., of Brockwayville, Penn. He married, December 25, 1865, Miss Eunice A., daughter of Rasselas W. Brown, of Jones township, and they have two children: Ellen M. (attending school at Syracuse, N. Y.) and Grace C. Mr. Hewitt is a Republican in politics, and has filled various town- ship offices. He is a member of Ridgway Lodge, F. & A. M. ; St. Mary's Post, No. 216, G. A. R., and Patriotic Order Sons of America, No. 403; he is a steward in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

MICHAEL KEELEY, farmer, P. O. Dagus Mines, is a native of the County Galway, Ireland, and came to America in 1860, locating on his present farm in Fox township, Elk Co., Penn. He married, March 17, 1861, Miss Mary Keeley, by whom he has three children: John, Ellen and Winifred. He is a member of the Democratic party, and served as tax collector from 1883 to 1889, except the years 1884 and 1888. He is a member of the Catholic Church.

JOHN KOCH, merchant and hotel proprietor, Kersey's, was born in Bavaria, Germany, December 27, 1834, son of Joseph and Catherine (Braener) Koch. The family came to America in 1846, and first located at St. Mary's, Elk Co., Penn., but in the latter part of the same year they moved to Kersey, same county, where they purchased a farm, which they conducted many years; also established the Koch House at Kersey, one of the early hotels of the place. In 1864 Joseph Koch & Sons established a general mercantile business at Ker- sey, which has since grown to be one of the largest and best stores in this part of the county. In addition to these interests the firm also carry on farm- ing and lumber manufacturing extensively. John Koch, the subject proper of these lines, was married in 1857 to Miss Margaret Buntzer, also a native of . Bavaria, who came to America in 1847, and to this union have been born five

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sons and three daughters: Peter, Joseph, Nicholas, Robert, John, Mary, Mag gie and Katie, all living at home. In 1864 Mr. Koch enlisted in Company A. Seventy-sixth Regiment, P. V. I., and served until the close of the war. He is identified with the Democratic party, and has served as postmaster at Ker- sey's since 1884: has also been school director, tax collector, etc .. for Fox township. He is a member of the G. A. R., Lucore Post, No. 216, of St. Mary's, and is a member of the Catholic Church.

ANTHONY KOCH, butcher, Kersey's, son of Joseph Koch, was born in Fox township, Elk Co., Penn., September 15, 1853. He received a common- school education, after which he learned the butcher's trade. In 1887 he pur. chased the Franklin House in St. Mary's, which he conducted for a short time. In 1874 he married Miss Emma, daughter of Dr. H. Straessley, of Kersey. and by this union are born five children, named as follows: Minnie, Gertrude. Annie. George and Charles. Mr. Koch established his present successful busi ness in 1880. He is a Democrat in politics, and has served as supervisor of Fox township. He and family are members of the Catholic Church.

R. T. KYLER, farmer, P. O. Kersey's, was born in what is now Fox town- ship, Elk Co., Penn., June 12, 1830, a son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Packer) Kyler, natives of Centre county, Penn. John Kyler, the grandfather of R. T. Kyler, was also a native of Centre county, and came to Elk county with his family in 1813, and took up a tract of land in Fox township. Jesse Kyler was born in 1801, and always followed farming as an occupation. He was identi- fied with the Democratic party, and served as justice of the peace of Fox town- ship for many years, two terms as county commissioner, one term as county auditor, and also two terms as associate judge of the county. He died in 1880. and his widow in 1883. They were members of the Quaker Society. Their family consisted of seven children, four of whom are living, named as follows: Eli, of Warren, Penn. ; R. T., Hays and Willis, of Fox township. R. T. Kyler was married, in 1855, to Miss Rhobe M., daughter of Jeremiah Hewitt. He affiliates with the Democratic party, and has served as county anditor, jury commissioner, and in all of the important township offices. He is a member of the K. of P. of Kersey, the Patrons of Husbandry and the Patriotic Order Sons of America.

HENRY LARGAY, farmer and lumberman, Kersey's, was born in what is now Fox township, Elk Co., Penn., February 11, 1839, a son of John and Catherine (McQuone) Largay, natives of County Armagh, Ireland, but who married in this country, and afterward settled upon the present farm of Henry Largay, in Fox township. They were members of the Catholic Church. Their family consisted of twelve children, nine of whom are living, viz .: Henry, Ann (wife Pasco Shaver, of Fox township), Ellen (wife of James Wins- low, of Benezette township), Susan (wife of Patrick Jordan, of Fox township), Catherine, Mary (wife of John Meenan, of Ridgway), John and Patrick (of Fox township), Rosa (wife of Decatur Hewitt, of Benezette). Mr. Largay was educated at the township schools, and has always been en- gaged in farming and lumbering. In 1864 he enlisted in Company C, Two Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, and is a member of St. Mary's Post, G. A. R. He is independent in politics, and has filled various township offices. He also is a member of the Catholic Church.

REV. FATHER JOHN LINK, Kersey's, pastor of the St. Boniface par- ish, was born in the city of Allegheny, Penn., December 23, 1851. He was educated in the city schools, and studied for the priesthood at St. Vincent's College, Westmoreland Co., Penn., was ordained August 6, 1875, and was first located at Erie, Penn. By reason of his being familiar with both the English

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and German languages, he was transferred to Emlenton, Venango county, and East Brady, Clarion county, and he was active in building a new church in East Brady, Clarion county, and also organized a new parish there. In Febru- ary, 1884, he was assigned to his present parish, where he has since made many improvements in the church, and established a school at Kersey, which has been in operation six years, he acting as principal, and being assisted by nuns from St. Mary's, Elk county.

JOHN A. MILLER, farmer and merchant, P. O. Kersey's, was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 12, 1833, a son of John and Margaret Miller, who came to America in 1842, and first located at Mountmorenci, near Ridgway, Elk Co., Penn. ; they then moved to Ridgway, and afterward moved to Fox township and took np a tract of land. John A. Miller received but a limited education, and has principally been engaged in farming. In 1872 he pur- chased an interest in the mercantile business with J. J. Taylor; the latter died in 1883, since which time Mr. Miller has conducted the business alone. In 1865 he married Miss Margaret, daughter of John Wunderley, a native of Ba- varia, Germany, and a settler of Elk county, Penn. To them have been born eight children, named as follows: Catharine (wife of Emmanuel Fox), Marga- ret (wife of Alexander Fox), Esther (wife of Duke Emmett), Melinda, Caroline, Barbara, Lydia and Robert, living at home. Mr. Miller affiliates with the Democratic party, and has served as school director, supervisor, tax collector, etc., of the township. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church.

CHARLES MILLER, merchant and tanner, Kersey's, and a son of Chris- tof and Phelamene Miller, was born in Germany, in 1836, and was married in that country in 1857 to Miss Mary Jassel, daughter of John and Annie Jassel. In 1866 they immigrated to America, and for one year remained in New York City, where Mr. Miller acted as foreman in a shoe factory. In 1867 he moved to Kersey, Elk Co., Penn., and engaged in shoemaking until 1872, when he established his present tannery, where he mannfactures upper leather as a spe- cialty, which he ships to New York and Philadelphia. In 1879 he established his present general store. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have five children: William, Max, Charles P., John and Mary. Politically he is a Democrat, served as county auditor for three years, and for five years as school director of his town- ship, being president of the board. He is a member of the St. Boniface Society and of the Catholic Church.

HEZEKIAH B. MOYER, farmer, P. O. Kersey's, was born September 24, 1850, in Fox township, Elk Co., Penn., a son of Joseph and Sarah E. (Hays) Moyer. His father was also born in Fox township and followed the occupation of a farmer; politically he was a Democrat, and filled various township offices. He died in 1871, and his widow afterward married James R. Taylor, of Fox township. But two of the children by her first marriage are living: Hezekiah B. and Wallace, the latter of Centreville, Penn. Hezekiah B. received his ed- ucation in the township schools, and has always followed farming. He married. in 1871, Miss Alice Taylor, of Fox township, and to them have been born three children, viz. : James, Joseph and Edward T. Mr. Moyer, politically, is a Dem- ocrat, and has served as supervisor and school director of the township. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., of Kersey, No. 967.

ELIAS MOYER, farmer, P. O. Dagus Mines, was born in Centre county, Penn., August 15, 1821, a son of Conrad and Elizabeth (Otto) Moyer, who came to Elk county in 1823, and entered a tract of land in Fox township. They were among the early prominent families of the township, and were members of the Presbyterian Church. Elias Moyer was educated at the township schools. He married, in 1842, Miss Catherine Hays, and three children were born to their

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union, all of whom are deceased. Mr. Moyer affiliates with the Republican party, and has filled various township offices. The family are members of the Advent Church, in which he is a deacon and trustee. He served in the late Re- bellion in Company A, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and is a mem- ber of St. Mary's Post, G. A. R.

CONRAD MOYER, farmer, P. O. Kersey's, was born in what is now Fox township, Elk Co., Penn., March 10, 1825, a son of Conrad and Elizabeth (Otto) Moyer. He married, in 1845, Miss Sarah, daughter of David Taylor, of Fox township, and twelve children were born to their union, ten of whom are living, viz. : John, in Fox township; Charles, also in Fox township; Wilmer, in Horton township: Enos, Marshall, Union and Elmer, in Fox township: Sa- mantha, of New York State; Louisa, of New York State, and Susanna, wife of David Pontius, of Fox township. Mr. Moyer has always lived in Fox town- ship, and is engaged in farming. He affiliates with the Democratic party.

CHARLES A. MOYER, farmer, P. O. Kersey's, was born in Fox town- ship, Elk Co., Penn., January 8, 1848, a son of Conrad and Sarah (Taylor) Moyer. He received a common-school education and learned the carpenter's trade, but has since been principally engaged in farming. He married, in 1869, Miss Maria, daughter of Henry Warner, of Jones township, and they have five children, named as follows: Minnie, Winnie, Franciena, Amos and Felix. Mr. Moyer has always been an active Democrat, and at the present time is auditor of Fox township.

SILAS W. MOYER, farmer, P. O. Dagus Mines, is a son of Jacob Moyer, who was born in Brush Valley, in what is now Clinton county, Penn., May 13, 1813, and came to Elk county with his parents in 1823. In 1833 he mar- ried Miss Sidney Taylor, and has since resided in Fox township. They reared two children: Mary J., wife of Henry M. Gross, of Fox township, and Silas W., who was born in Fox township, Elk Co., Penn., February 4, 1843. After completing his education, he, in turn, engaged in teaching for some years. In 1881 he went to Rasselas, and acted as superintendent of the store for the Rasselas Lumber Company for six years. In 1887 he moved to his present loca- tion, where he has since been engaged in farming. He married, in 1863, Miss Olive Jane, daughter of Rasselas W. Brown, of Jones township. Mr. and Mrs. Moyer are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Moyer is a Re- publican with Prohibition proclivities.

W. C. QUINN, physician, Kersey's, was born in Cottage, Huntingdon Co., Penn., August 14, 1860. His father was a shoemaker of industrious habits, but limited means. Dr. Quinn, after the completion of his public school work, took an academical course at Mooresville, Penn., then taught school four consecutive winters, after which he engaged in the study of medi- cine under the preceptorship of Dr. W. S. Wilson, of McVeytown, Penn. He then attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, Md., from which he graduated with honors in March, 1884. The Doctor then opened an office, April 7, 1884, in Pine Grove Mills, Penn., where he remained in the active practice of his chosen profession until the fall of 1885, when he went to Wil- sontown, Penn. In the spring of 1886, being specially induced, he moved to Centreville, Penn., where he enjoys an extensive and still growing practice. He married, in May, 1884, Miss Mary E. Lightner. daughter of Adam and Eliza Lightner, of Cottage, Penn. Dr. Quinn is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and of the county medical society.

DAVID ROBERTSON, P. O. Dagus Mines, was born in Glasgow, Scot- land, in 1846, and received his education near the city of London, England. After leaving school, he served a four-years apprenticeship with the mechan-

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ical engineering firm of Mitchell & Wallace, Glasgow, who made a specialty of coal-pit machinery. After a voyage to South America, in 1865, he came to the United States and entered the employ of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, at the anthracite coal mines near Scranton, Penn., working in vari- ous capacities inside and around the mines until 1873, when he was employed by the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company to take charge of the transferring of their coal from standard to broad-gange cars at Waverly. N. Y. In 1874 he came to Elk county, as assistant superintendent of the North- western Mining & Exchange Company, and opened up the coal fields around Dagus Mines and on the Toby branch. Some years later he was promoted to superintendent, and is now the general superintendent of the Blossburg Coal Company and the Towanda Coal Company, whose mines and mills are in Tioga and Bradford counties. Penn .. operated by the New York, Lake Erie & West- ern Railroad Company. The Northwestern Mining & Exchange Company, ten years ago, mined less than 100 tons of coal daily, but are now producing 3,500 tons per day, besides shipping a large quantity of lumber and bark. They employ about 1,200 men, supplying the New York. Lake Erie & Western Rail- road with coal, as well as doing a large commercial trade, including the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, the N. Y., P. & O. R. R., and numerous other rail- roads. also steamship lines, including the Guion Steamship Company, the Union Steamboat Company, and others. The mines and mills of the North- western Company are at Dagus Mines. Toby. Kyler's, Hellen Mills, Mead Run and Clarion. Mr. Robertson is superintendent of the Toby Branch Railroad and the Daguscahonda Railroad, which connect with the Pennsylvania Rail- road system over which the coal, etc., is transported to market. In 1878 Mr. Robertson married Miss Annie Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph Bell, of Fox township. Elk Co .. Penn., and by this union have been born three children : Edward. Jesse and David Mr. Robertson owns a tine farm, and pays par- ticular attention to the breeding of Jersey cows. He is a member of Elk Lodge. No. 379, F. & A. M .. and of the American Institute of Mining Engi- neers. He is a Republican, but his life is too busy a one to permit him to take an active part in politics. He and his family attend the services of the Episcopal Church.

PASCO SHAVER, farmer, P. O. Kersey's, was born in Schoharie county, N. Y., February 16, 1833, a son of George and Jane (Mulford) Shaver. He was reared and educated in that county, and in 1859 came to Elk county, but went back again in 1861, and remained in New York State engaged in farming until 1873, when he returned to Elk county and has since lived on his present farm of 400 acres. He married, in 1861, Miss Ann, daughter of John Largay, of Fox township, and they have five children, viz .: Myrtie, wife of Harry Trude, of Fox township; Mary, Alvin, Charles and William, at home. Mr. Shaver is a Democrat, and is tax collector of the township. His wife is a member of the Catholic Church, while he belongs to the Protestant faith, and is a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of America.

JOHN SPLEEN. merchant and lumber manufacturer, Kersey's, was born in Fox township, Elk Co .. Penn., October 15, 1853, a son of Jeremiah and Catherine (Donovan) Spleen, natives of Ireland, who engaged in farming in Fox township, where the father died. The mother is still living. John Spleen received an ordinary education, and early began work in the lumber woods as a day laborer. At the age of thirty years he began to manufacture lumber for himself, and now operates two mills in Fox township, with a capac- ity of 6,000,000 feet. In September, 1888, he established his present gro- cery business at Kersey. He married, in 1886, Miss Annie Kramer, of Wil-

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cox. Elk county, and they have two children-a son, named John, and a daugh- ter named, Florence. Mr. Spleen is independent in politics, and a member of the Catholic Church.

GEORGE F. SPULLER, proprietor of the Spuller House, Kersey's, was born in St. Mary's, Elk Co. Penn .. February 20, 1856, a son of Matthias and Barbara (Verner) Spuller, natives of Paris, France, and Alsace, Germany, re- spectively. They were married in this country, first locating in St. Mary's. then settling in Kersey, where the father was for some years engaged in the butcher business. He was a Democrat in politics, and was a member of the

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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