Portrait and biographical record of Wyoming and Lackawanna counties, Pennsylvania : containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, Part 112

Author: Chapman Publishing Company (NY)
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: New York ; Chicago : Chapman Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1068

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In Wilkesbarre Mr. Lynde and Janet Hamill Harkness, daughter of the late Col. Thomas C. Harkness, were married December 31, 1895. The latter was a native of Paisley, Scotland, and won his title in the Civil War, when he was with the Eighty-first Pennsylvania Infantry. As a business man he was prospered, and for years was a mine operator in the vicinity of Wilkes- barre.

P J. CASEY, secretary of the Casey & Kel- ly Brewing Company, and member of the wholesale liquor firm of Casey Brothers, of Scranton, was born in County Sligo, Ireland, March II, 1868, and is the son of James and Catherine (Giblin) Casey. His father, a son of Timothy Casey, has spent his entire life engaged in farm pursuits in County Sligo and frequently crosses the ocean to visit his sons in Scranton. He is now seventy-seven and his wife seventy-six years of age. Of their eleven children all but two attained mature years and five came to America, namely: Timothy, the originator of the business in Scranton, where he remained from 1872 until his death in December, 1888; Lawrence, also con- nected with this business until his death in De- cember, 1884; Andrew J., treasurer of the Casey & Kelly Brewing Company, member of the firm of Casey Brothers, member of the board of trade and a director in the Merchants and Mechanics

Bank; James J., traveling salesman for Casey Brothers, and P. J., who came to Scranton May 30, 1882, became a member of the firm of Casey Brothers in 1888 and is now the managing part- ner.

Casey Brothers own a substantial building 50x 100, at No. 216 Lackawanna Avenue, the first floor of which is devoted to the sales and ac- countant department; the second floor, case goods; third, bottling goods; fourth, storage for jugs, and the two cellars, storage for wines and liquors. The building is equipped with elevator and other modern equipments. Mr. Casey is also secretary of the Casey & Kelly Brewing Com- pany, an incorporated organization, of which the other officers are president, William Kelly, and treasurer, A. J. Casey. In 1891 these gentlemen bought the old Meadow Brook building, which was remodeled for the manufacture of ale and porter, with a capacity of fifty thousand barrels per annum. The firm in 1895 erected a large beer brewery, with a capacity of one hundred thou- sand barrels per year, and with ice machine, boiler and engine room, and this plant was put into operation in the spring of 1896.

In addition to the two firms with which Mr. Casey is actively connected, he is interested in the Scranton Traction Company, Consumers' Ice Company and Scranton Illuminating, Heat and Power Company, and is a large stockholder in the Merchants and Mechanics Bank. He and his brother own 60x100 feet on the corner of Wyom- ing and Lackawanna Avenues, the most valuable location in the city, where it is their intention to erect a magnificent office building as soon as the present lease expires. In addition they own resi- dence property on Jefferson Avenue and other valuable real estate on Lackawanna Avenue. In 1891 Mr. Casey visited his old home in Ireland and spent three months abroad. Again, in 1895, he made a trip to Europe with his family, and spent six months in visiting his old home and different points in England, Ireland, Scotland and on the continent. He has also made two trips south to Florida and the Gulf. Politically he is a Democrat, and fraternally belongs to the Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks. His marriage, which took place in Scranton, united him with

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Miss Angela O'Malley, who was born here, her father, the late Daniel Owen O'Malley, having for years been a foreman for the Delaware, Lack- awanna & Western Company in their stone de- partment. Mr. and Mrs. Casey are the parents of one child now living, Joseph.

W ILLIAM H. FREEMAN is one of the most highly respected residents of Scranton, where he has held the re- sponsible position of land agent for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company for the past twenty-eight years. In many of our leading en- terprises he has borne his part and in everything pertaining to the upbuilding of the place he takes great interest. A man of the most upright busi- ness principles, his word has never been ques- tioned and is worth as much as his note to all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance.

The subject of this sketch is of excellent and honorable lineage. The founder of the Freeman family in the United States was Edmond Freeman of England, who with ten other emigrants, was admitted to general court at Plymouth, Mass., on the 2d day of January, 1637, and leave was granted them, on certain conditions, to choose a place for permanent homes for themselves and their families. They selected and settled the town of Sandwich. A deed was executed by Governor Bradford to Edmond Freeman for the same in 1651. The grantee of the deed was assistant to Governor Bradford for six years, and died in 1682, leaving a daughter Alice and two sons, John and Edmond, both of whom married daughters of William Prince, who was governor of Massachusetts at that time. Edmond had a son Edmond, born in 1655, and who died in 1720, leaving a family of nine children. The eldest, Edmond the fourth, removed to Mansfield, Conn., where he died in 1766. He left a son, Edmond the fifth, who graduated at Harvard College in 1733, and died in Mansfield, Febru- ary 15, 1800, leaving seven sons and two daugh- ters, some of the sons becoming distinguished in public life. One of these sons, Stephen Free- man, was our subject's grandfather. He was a pio- neer in Broome County, N. Y., and a leading

man of his day. For some years he ran his farm, which was two miles from Lisle. In after years he removed to that town, where he engaged in merchandising, from 1811 until death.

Hon. A. D. Freeman, father of our subject, was born in 1809 and was but twenty-two years old when he was elected justice of the peace, a posi- tion he faithfully filled for over forty years, until his demise. He ranked high in the legal profes- sion, was an eloquent advocate, convincing in argument and a great thinker and student. In 1850 he was made associate judge of Broome County and discharged the duties of the office to the satisfaction of all. At one time he was sent by the government to negotiate with the Oneida Indians at their reservation, being one of the two commissioners brought forward to accom- plish the business. He was a member of the Con- gregational Church and fraternally was an Odd Fellow. His death occurred at the age of sixty- five years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah A. Brockway, is still living and in the en- joyment of good health, though over eighty-five years old. She was born in Troy, N. Y., being a daughter of Captain Brockway, a native of Con- necticut and sheriff in Albany for years. Buying a large farm on which was afterward the town of Lisle, he held local offices and was one of the leading citizens there as long as he lived. Mrs. Sarah Freeman has been a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.

William H. Freeman was born in Lisle, N. Y., in 1836 and is one of seven children. A brother, Stephen, went to the California gold fields when but nineteen and spent his entire life there. Henry enlisted during the war, was assigned to Scott's cavalry and contracted a disease that proved fa- tal. He was a well-known member of the Ma- sonic order. R. B. is an enterprising manufac- turer of Binghamton and owns the plant of the Freeman Manufacturing Company, of Scranton. F. H. is also engaged in manufacturing in this city. William H. Freeman was reared in his native county and attended Homer Acad- emy. It was in 1856 that he came to Scranton to fill a place as clerk in a mer- chandising business. By his good manage- ment he soon established a store of his own,

DANIEL B. REPLOGLE.

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having as a partner a Mr. Washburn. They ran the business near the Hyde Park mines for a few years, when Mr. Freeman withdrawing, formed a partnership with Maj. M. L. Blair, who later enlisted in the Union service, and his partner conducted the business alone for two years in South Main Street. In 1869 Mr. Freeman re- ceived the appointment of real estate agent for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company, as before mentioned, and has done the company most creditable service.

The comfortable and pretty home of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman is on South Main Avenue and Washburn Street. The wife, who was in her girl- hood Miss R. J. Landis, was born in New Jersey, being a child of John Landis, who was in the employ of the Lackawanna Iron & Steel Com- pany for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman have two children: Jean, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and wife of Frank von Schrader, president of the Ottumwa Bank of Ot- tumwa, Iowa; and William Storrs, who is at home. Mr. Freeman owns an interest in many local institutions and helped to organize the West Side Hospital Association, of which he is vice- president. Fraternally he belongs to Hyde Park Lodge No. 339, F. & A. M. In his political pro- clivities he follows his father's example and votes for the nominees of the Republican party. Since coming here he has been identified with the Wash- burn Street Presbyterian Church and was assist- ant superintendent of the Sunday-school and chorister for a number of years.

D ANIEL B. REPLOGLE. The record of the life of this gentleman will be read with interest, not only from the fact that he occupies a position of prominence among the citizens of Scranton, but also on account of the fact that it illustrates the power of self-reliance and untiring perserverance. Early obliged to be- come self-supporting, contact with the world de- veloped in him the traits of energy, industry and determination, that are among- his prominent characteristics. For some years a successful teacher, he is now an attorney-at-law and has

the largest practice before the Interior Depart- ment of anyone here. For a time he had his office at No. 408 Spruce Street, but since the completion of the Mears Building he has occu- pied an office on the second floor.

The Replogle family came from Belgium, then a part of the German States, and settled in the vicinity of Philadelphia in 1720. They were Dunkers, followers of Alexander Mack, and suf- fered persecution on account of their religion. Our subject's great-grandfather, Rhinehart Replogle, was born in Germantown, Pa., and be- came a pioneer of Bedford County, where he took up nine hundred acres of land during Rev- olutionary times, about 1780. Being a Dunker and opposed to bloodshed, he was a non-com- batant during the war with England, though he took a part in a number of combats with In- dians.

Daniel B. Replogle, grandfather of our sub- ject, was born in Bedford County, where he en- gaged in farming until his death. He was the father of fourteen children by his marriage with a lady whose paternal ancestors, the Brum- baughs, as well as her maternal forefathers, the Metzgers, were from Holland, lineally descended from the royal family. Samuel, our subject's father, was born in Bedford County, and for a time followed farming. When seventeen he learned the tanner's trade, but this he did not follow. Becoming interested in bee culture, he invented a bee-hive, the "Excelsior," which was sold throughout the entire country, and he also introduced the system of having bees swarm artificially. He now resides on the eastern shore of Maryland, where he owns a grist mill, store, fruit farm and apiary. Our subject's mother, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Hanawalt, was born in Mifflin County, Pa., her father be- ing Bishop Joseph Hanawalt, who was con- verted to the Dunker's faith and for thirty years served as a bishop in that church. His father, George, was a farmer in Mifflin County, to which place his grandfather, Henry Hanawalt, had come from Bavaria, Germany, prior to the Rev- olutionary War, settling among the Indians there.

The parental family consisted of six children,

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of whom five are living, all sons, Daniel Benson being the third in order of birth. The eldest, Joseph, is a photographer in Patterson, Pa. Mark A., who lives in Akron, Ohio, is a man of great inventive genius and is known as the in- ventor of the Replogle series of Water Wheel Governors. He was one of the engineers at Niagara Falls and installed the water wheel plant there. Dr. George, a graduate of the medical department of the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor, resides in Cape Town, South Africa, where he established the first bath house and sanitarium of the place. Frank, at this writing, is attending the Williamson manual training school at West Chester, Pa.

At Martinsburg, Blair County, Pa., our sub- ject was born January 21, 1863. He was reared there and in Bedford and Mifflin Counties, and at the age of sixteen began to teach school, though for two years prior to that he had been supporting himself. In 1885 he graduated from the Huntingdon Normal College, now the Juniata College, and the same year he became principal of Madison Academy near Waverly, and married while there. Later he was principal of the New Milford public school for two years, and in the fall of 1889 accepted the principalship of Mt. Pleasant public school in Westmoreland County, where he spent eighteen months, resigning there to accept the position of principal of school No. 32, Scranton. In this capacity he remained until 1891, when he retired from the profession.

Meantime Mr. Replogle had employed his leisure hours in soliciting life insurance and in the study of law under D. W. Brown and oth- ers, and in 1891 he entered the Dickinson law school at Carlisle, from which he graduated in 1893 with the degree of LL.B. Since that time he has engaged in practice in Scran- ton, giving especial attention to the patent solicit- ing business, in which he has been very suc- cessful. He has practiced before the depart- ment of the interior since 1891 and has secured more patents than anyone else here. In addi- tion to other interests, he is a member of the board of trade and is interested in real estate transactions. Politically he is a Democrat, favors the free coinage of silver and supported Bryan

and Sewall in the campaign of 1896. He is a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, and fraternally belongs to the Patriotic Order Sons of America, also is a prominent member of Globe Lodge, I. O. O. F., and connected with Serantonia Encampment No. 81.

The elegant residence occupied by Mr. Rep- logle and his family was remodeled under his supervision and stands in Sunset Avenue. In Waverly he married Miss Ida E. Silvius in 1887, who was born in Lackawanna County, gradu- ated from Bloomsburg State Normal and died in Scranton in 1891, leaving two children, Carl and Grace. She was a daughter of Lieut. Henry E. Silvius, of the One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry, who died in Maryland while in active service. The second marriage of Mr. Replogle took place in New Milford, Pa., in December, 1894, his wife being Miss Belle Trumbull, who was born in Susquehanna County, Pa., and is a graduate of the State Normal at Bloomsburg in the class of 1891. She is a daugh- ter of Stephen Trumbull, a member of an old Connecticut family and a large real estate owner in Susquehanna County, Pa. One child blesses this union, a daughter, Mildred.

J AMES S. KENNEDY was the grandson of John Kennedy, who came to this country from Bangor, Ireland, in 1763, and settled at Kingston, N. Y. He visited Wyoming, Pa., in 1778, just after the massacre, and finding things in a very unsettled condition he went back to Kingston, but returned to Wyoming in 1780 to reside permanently. His son, Thomas, married Elizabeth Schofield, a descendant of the Pinck- neys, of South Carolina, and in many ways a re- markable woman. She died at the home of the subject of this sketch, April 12, 1880, aged ninety- six years. James S. Kennedy was born in Wilkes- barre, January 28, 1808. He married Pauline Jayne, September 26, 1833. She was a grand- daughter of Elizabeth De Witt.

James was brought up on a farm, but later learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed

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till about 1847. He built houses, principally in Tunkhannock, Nicholson and vicinity, employ- ing a number of men. He purchased a farm in Lackawanna Township (now Taylor), and was justice of the peace from 1843 to 1845. From about 1845 to 1850, in connection with his farm, he bought grain and had it ground into flour for sale. In those days, before railroads were built, his grain came to the head of slack water naviga- tion by means of the canal at Pittston. The mer- chants of the valley bought most of their goods in New York, and these came to Kingston, N. Y., on the Hudson by boat, thence to Honesdale by canal and to Carbondale by gravity railroad. So Mr. Kennedy had his grain ground at the mill at Slocum Hollow or the one in Providence, prin- cipally the latter, it being considerably larger. The flour he sold at wholesale all along the valley from Carbondale to Pittston, then if there was any freight at Carbondale his teams would bring it down to the merchants along the valley. He sold his farm in Taylor just before coal was found and moved to Hyde Park, still continuing in the flour business. In connection with his brother John, he bought out and operated a four-horse stage route from Carbondale to Wilkesbarre.

In 1850 Mr. Kennedy moved to Providence, and opened a store in the old "Arcade" Building, on North Main Avenue, where the office of the Providence Gas and Water Company now stands. Later he carried on business on Providence Square, being a partner in the firm of Kennedy & Osterhout. While the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad was being built, from 1854 to 1856, he had a contract to build a section of the road. He was an active man in public affairs, serving on the borough council and also on the school board. In 1865 he sold out his interest in his store to his son, William De Witt Kennedy, and retired from active business. He died March 7, 1885. His widow still survives him. He had thirteen children, eight girls and five boys. Among these are Catherine H., married to Rev. Dr. L. C. Floyd; Julia A., married to Rev. George Forsyth, and William De Witt. He was born in what is now the borough of Taylor, September 24, 1842. After leaving school he took a course in Eastman's Business College at Poughkeepsie,

N. Y., in 1860-61. He entered his father's store on his return from Poughkeepsie. He served in the army during a part of the war, in the Thir- teenth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. In 1865 he purchased the interest of his father, and went into business for himself. February II, 1868, he married Amelia M. Carter, daughter of Pulaski Carter, of the Capouse works. In 1869 he entered the business of Mr. Carter at Capouse, in which he is now engaged as one of the firm. He has always been an active business man. He was one of the assignees of the Providence Bank. He is a director in the Scranton Savings Bank, and a director in the Lackawanna Institute of History and Science. For some years he was a trustee in the Providence Presbyterian Church. He resides in a handsome house he has lately erected on North Washington Avenue. He has four children: William Pulaski, clerk in the Third National Bank, married and residing near home; Lucius Carter, who is studying medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Harold Sher- man, and Kathrine M., still at home with their parents.

D AVID J. S. BROWN, master mechanic of the Delaware, Lackawanna & West- ern locomotive shops at Scranton, was born May 17, 1838, on board a British man-of- war off the coast of Newfoundland. His father, Alexander Brown, who was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, served for twenty-one years in the British army, and during a part of this time was sergeant-major. Later he was stationed as bar- rack master at Newport, Monmouthshire, Eng- land, where he remained until his death at the age of about fifty-five years. He was a son of David Brown, a Scotchman of Ayrshire, who died at eighty-five years.

The mother of our subject, Harriet Beale, was born in Corfu, one of the Ionian Islands of Greece, in the Mediterranean Sea, and died in London, England. She was a daughter of John Beale, who was employed under the English government in Corfu, and died there. The child- hood years of our subject were spent in Newport, England, where he attended a military school.

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At the age of fourteen he took a position as mes- senger boy in the office of the Monmouthshire Railway & Canal Company, and later was pro- moted to be timekeeper, then machinist, after- ward engineer on the road and finally general foreman of the shops, remaining with the com- pany seventeen years altogetlier. In 1868 he went to sea as marine engineer with the Liver- pool Steam Navigation Company and made sev- eral voyages to the Mediterranean. On return- ing to England he was employed in Isca foun- dry at Newport as general foreman for eighteen months.

In 1870 Mr. Brown came to America and after a short sojourn in Wilkesbarre came to Scran- ton in the fall of the same year, taking a position as machinist in the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western shops. In 1872 he was made gang boss; 1874, sent to Hampton Junction to take charge of shops; 1876, returned to Scranton, the shops being abandoned; 1877, was made gang boss; 1878, promoted to be foreman of the shọp; 1887, was made general foreman; 1890, became assistant master mechanic; and January I, 1891, took his present position of master me- chanic.

The marriage of Mr. Brown, in Liverpool, united him with Miss Catherine Reese, who was born in Monmouthshire. They became the par- ents of nine children, but only four are living: Alexander B., who is employed in the air-brake department of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Hattie, Joseph S. and Laura, who are at home. The family attend St. Luke's Episco- pal Church, in Scranton. Fraternally Mr. Brown has his membership in Otsemingo Lodge No. 435, F. & A. M., at Binghamton, and Bingham- ton Chapter No. 139, R. A. M. He is a charter member and captain of the Uniformed Rank of Knights of Pythias, and a past officer in Roar- ing Brook Lodge No. 401. In the work of the American Railway Master Mechanics' Associa- tion, to which he belongs, he takes a hearty in- terest. Liberal-minded and public-spirited, he lends his influence to the advancement of local enterprises, and in politics gives his vote in favor of the Republican party. For more than twenty- five years he has lived in this community, indeed

the community has grown up around him. Com- ing here with but little means, by careful manage- ment and industry he has become well-to-do. His diligence and prosperity are but the natural and rightful reward that should follow the continued efforts of an honest and earnest man.

E DWARD W. OSTERHOUT is well known in Dunmore as a successful con- tractor and builder. The business of which he is now the head was founded by his father, William D. Osterhout, and the two were partners, under the firm name of W. D. Oster- hout & Son, until the death of the senior mem- ber. Many of the substantial residences in the valley have been erected under the supervision of the firm, who have had charge of a wide range of business in this section.

The first home of the Osterhout family in this country was in Connecticut, and from there some of the members moved to New York. Our sub- ject's grandfather, Webster Osterhout, was born in York State, and in early life came to Pennsyl- vania, settling in Nicholson, Wyoming County, where he improved and cultivated a farm. His four sons were named as follows: Silas, who died in Providence; William D .; Milo D., formerly of Providence, who died in Florida; and James W., who resides in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa. William D. Osterhout learned the carpenter's trade in youth, and this occupation he followed in his native county, Wyoming, until 1871, when he removed to Lackawanna County and settled in Dunmore. At once he began in the lumber business in Third Street. About 188I he added contracting and building to his other enterprise, and some years later took into partnership his son, Edward W. As a business man he was industrious, persevering and honora- ble in every transaction. Politically a Democrat, he was a member of the borough council for one term of three years. His death occurred in Dun- more, June 25, 1895.

The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Eliza A. Utley, and was born in Lenox, Susquehanna County, Pa., to which place her father, Lucas Utley, had removed from Connecti-

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cut. She had two children, Edward W. and Eva. The former was born in Nicholson, Pa., June 9, 1864, and received his education in the schools of Dunmore and Scranton, and in Eastman's Busi- ness College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He became the partner of his father, whom he succeed- ed in business at the death of the latter. In 1896 he disposed of the old yards and located on Grove Street and Prescott Avenue, where he owns the entire block. Here stand his resi- dence and shop, as well as the lumber yard. Fraternally he is connected with King Solomon's Lodge, F. & A. M., and Dunmore Lodge No. 167, K. of P., in which he is past chancellor. In Dun- more he married Miss Mary E. Herold, who was born in York State and accompanied her father, Charles Herold, to Hyde Park, Scranton. They are the parents of five children, William Jay, Ralph E., Ruth and Beth (twins), and Helen.

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Portrait and biographical record of Wyoming and Lackawanna counties, Pennsylvania : containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, Part 112

Author: Chapman Publishing Company (NY) Publication date: 1897 Publisher: New York ; Chicago : Chapman Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1068

Author: Chapman Publishing Company (NY)
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: New York ; Chicago : Chapman Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1068