STEPHEN BALDY, merchant, Catawissa, was born in Tamaqua, Penn., January 20, 1860, a son of Peter R. and Sarah (Horn) Baldy, natives of this State and of German descent. His grandfather, Stephen, engaged in mercantile business in Catawissa in the year 1817, followed it for a number of years, but retired when he was getting old, and the remainder of his days was spent in serving the public. He was associate judge and justice of the peace a great many years, and filled several minor offices. He was a faithful member of the Lutheran Church; politically a Democrat. Our subject's father, Peter, was born in Catawissa, and has been an employe of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company for a number of years, and attended school until thirteen years of age, when he entered the store of W. P. Jones as a clerk and remained four years. Since 1877 he has been engaged in mercantile business, having bought out I. John & Sons, and during eighteen months of that time was associated with H. C. John as partner. Mr. Baldy carries a general stock of groceries, dry goods, crockery, etc. He owns a house and lot where he resides. He was married October 20, 1880, to Hallie R., daughter of John and Caroline Chrisman, and three children have been born to them: Helen, Lucy and Sarah. Mrs. Baldy is a member of the Episcopal Church. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887 pg. 396 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

HENDRICK W. BANGS, farmer, P. 0. Greenwood, was born October 7, 1823, in Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, son of Alba Bangs, a native of Massachusetts, who removed to Luzerne County when a young man, and there married Hannah, a daughter of Samuel Pringle, who bore her husband eight children, Hendrick W. being the youngest son and fifth in the family. Only four of the number are now living. When twenty-two years of age our subject came to this county, having learned blacksmithing in Plymouth before coming here, and for fourteen years he carried on his trade at Benton. In the spring of 1864 he came to this township, and purchased the Morris farm, consisting of ninety acres, which farm is of a century's settlement. November 29, 1849, he married Sarah Ann, daughter of Enos and Mary (Ogden) Heacock. Mr. and Mrs. Bangs have five children: Jacob E., Enos E., Samuel A., Jennie and William A. In 1862 Mr. Bangs went out with the militia to repel the rebel invasion, and subsequently enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Regiment, serving until August, 1863. He has three brothers living: Benjamin, Alva and Samuel. Mr. and Mrs. Bangs are members of theChristian Church. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 465 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

CHARLES GILLESPIE BARKLEY, attorney at law, Bloomsburg, is a native of that place, born January 30, 1839. When young he obtained an academic education, then turned his attention to mechanics and learned the trade of a carriage-maker, serving nearly three years of an apprenticeship with William Sloan & Son. When his term of apprenticeship was nearly expired, while engaged in the work, he met with an accident which for a time disabled him then returned to educational pursuits and prepared for the work of teaching, in which he engaged in 1857. In May, 1863, he was elected county superintendent of common schools, and in this office, being re-elected in 1866 and 1869, served nine years. He was a member of the first and second town councils of the town of Bloomsburg upon its organization in 1870. By appointment, from time to time, of the superintendent of public instruction, he has been since May, 1874, and still is, a member of the board of trustees of the State normal school of the Sixth District located at Bloomsburg is a member of the F. & A. M. In the First Presbyterian Church of Bloomsburg he has held for some years the position of elder, superintendent of the Sunday-school and member of the board of trustees. In 1860 he entered upon the study of law with Col. John G. Freeze, and was admitted to practice in September, 1863. Since his retirement from the office of county superintendent, in 1872, he has given his entire attention to his legal profession. He married, June 2, 1864, Margery A. Wilson, a daughter of Samuel Bond Wilson and Margery (Strawbridge) Wilson, formerly of Washingtonville, Montour Co., Penn. They have three children: Mary Garrison Barkley, Josephine Redfield BARKLEY and Jennie Wilson Barkley. Mr. Barkley is a descendant of the early settlers of this county and State, of Scotch and Irish ancestry. His paternal ancestor, Iddings Barkley, born at Churchtown, Lancaster Co, Penn., in 1781, of Scotch parents, married in 1803 Mary Jackson, a Quakeress, a native of a neighborhood then known as "The Forest," in Robeson Township, Berks Co., Penn. They (Iddings and Mary) lived at Pottsville, Penn., about two years, and in 1806 moved too a house at the "Red Mill" in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, where the present mill house is built; thence too a house where the farm house of James Barton, deceased, now is, in Montour Township, and from the latter place they moved to Bloomsburg, where he built and lived in the house first erected on the lot now owned and occupied by I. W. Hartman. Subsequently he became the owner of the lot at the northeast corner of Second and West Streets, and for many years in a long story and a half frame house which stood on West Streets a few rods back from Second, he lived and carried on the business of a cabinet-maker. Some years prior to his death he built the brick dwelling on the same lot now owned and occupied by K. C. Ent. In this latter house his wife Mary died in 1854, and he in 1857. Iddings Barkley was an active and prominent citizen of the early days of the township and county, and held numerous positions of trust, both public and private. His son, John J. Barkley, the father of Charles G., married December 18, 1828, Rachel McBride of Hemlock Township, Columbia County. To them six children were born, Charles being the fifth. John J. Barkley died July 5, 1876, his wife Rachel having died April 8, preceding, both having lived useful and active lives in much esteem in the county. The maternal grandfather and grandmother of Charles G. Barkley, William and Mercy McBride of Irish ancestry, soon after 1800 settled upon a large tract of land, of which he was owner, in Hemlock Township, part of which, where the old buildings formerly stood, is now owned and occupied by Hugh D. McBride, one of their children. William McBride was active and prominent in public and private life, but died a comparatively young man, his widow surviving him to old age. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 321 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

BARTON FAMILY Thomas Barton was one of three brothers who emigrated from England to America early in the eighteenth century. He settled in Virginia, his brothers in Connecticut. Thomas was married in England to Hannah Clark, a daughter of Daniel Clark, and he had ten children: Daniel, Elisha, Theophilus, Roger, Undrel, Thomas, Clark, Amelia, Sarah and Isabella. Amelia was the wife of Abraham McMurtieand was the only daughter who married; she lived in New Jersey and became the mother of a large family, some of whose descendants are now living in Columbia County. Elisha was born in Virginia June 21, 1742; immigrated to Pennsylvania; in 1766 married Mary Simonton in Northampton County, who died leaving one son, Thomas. His second marriage occurred July 10, 1771, with Anna McCarty, who was born in New Jersey March 20, 1754. Her father came from Ireland, and her mother, Mary Paine, was a native of New Jersey. Elisha after his second marriage moved from Northampton County to Northumberland County, and from the latter to Columbia County about 1781, and located in the neighborhood of what is now Bloomsburge was a justice of the peace here and a farmer, and built what is known as the "Red Mill," and furnished the lumber gratis for the first Episcopal Church in Bloomsburg. He died September 12, 1816, and his widow January 11, 1823, and both are buried in the Episcopal churchyard. Their children were as follows: Mary, born December 16, 1772, married in November, 1795, to John BOONE, and died November 2, 1796, of hydrophobia; Amelia, born October 2, 1774, died September 15, 1796; Elisha, born September 21, 1777, married March 22, 1806, to Rachel Miller, died August 26, 1815; Isaiah, born June 21, 1780, married March 1, 1810, to Mary Thornton, and died April 6, 1842; Hannah, born May 25, 1783, married in January, 1801, to James Boone, died July 6, 1859, in Genesseo, Ill.; John, born May 10, 1785, married February 15, 1816, to Mary C. DRIEDER, and died May 23, 1856; Anna, born January 6, 1788, married December 13, 1821, to Abraham KLOTZ, died January 30, 1864; Sarah, born May 22, 1790, died September 12, 1796; Caleb, born November 26, 1792; married in 1823; Mary Craig, died December 30, 1863; an infant (deceased); Cyrus, born May 3, 1796, married in December, 1826, to Catherine Brewer, and died March 8, 1862; Betsey, born January 30, 1799, married January 30, 1816, to William Robison, died June 9, 1877. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 322 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

CALEB BARTON, Bloomsburg, was born August 30, 1812, a son of Isaiah and Mary (Thornton) BARTON, and a grandson of Elisha and Anna (McCarty) Barton. He was reared on the farm of his father, and in February, 1836, married Sarah, daughter of Peter Rupert, and by this union there were six children: Evelina B., born February 6, 1837, married to Dr. McReynolds; Mary (deceased); Thomas J., born September 28, 1841, married to Henrietta Guild; Catherine B., born March 10, 1842, married to Alfred ALE (reside in Warsaw, Ind.); Emma B., born May 24, 1844, married too John Moore (is now a widow and resides in Indiana); Anna B., born September 27, 1846, married to Thomas Webb, of Bloomsburg. The mother of this family died in September, 1854, and the father married, in February, 1862, Delilah Creveling, and he and wife now reside at Bloomsburg. Mr. BARTON has followed agricultural pursuits all his life, and still owns a farm one mile from town, on the main road to Catawissa, where he erected a house in 1856, and resided until his coming to Bloomsburg in 1875. The old "white grist mill," owned by his father, is still the property of his descendants, our subject yet owning a share. When Elisha Barton, the grandfather, first came to the county, he located on the present site of the red mill, which he built, and lived in his wagon until his cabin was erected. Mr. Barton is a member of the Methodist Church. In politics he is a Republican. The parents of Mrs. Barton, John and Charity (Moore) Creveling, were born, respectively, March 10, 1772, and December 1, 1773. The former was probably a native of this county, his ancestors coming from New Jersey and settling near Espy, this county, at an early date. Mr. and Mrs. Creveling had ten children: Martha, born February 1, 1799, married to John Mellick died December 2, 1853; Margaret, born December 17, 1801, married to Dr. Herman Gearhart; Jonathan, born June 26, 1803, died in 1807; Andrew, born January 22, 1806, married to Ann Henry; Moore, born May 5, 1808, married to Mary Fowler, died December 13, 1881; John, born October 22, 1810, married to Sophia Roseberry; Jared, born January 24, 1813, died March 4, 1826; Delilah, born November 4, 1814, married to Caleb BARTON; Nelson, born February 14, 18--, married to Phebe Eck. Mr. and Mrs. Creveling died, respectively, August 27, 1827, and July 12, 1858, and are buried in Afton Cemetery near Espy, this county, formerly known as the Creveling burying-ground. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 322 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

H. C. BARTON, farmer, P. O. Lime Ridge, was born at Epsy, this county, January 10,1823, son of Cyrus and Catherine (Brewer) Barton. Elisha Barton, grandfather of our subject, was born in Virginia, June 21, 1742, and was a son of Thomas Barton, a native of England. Elisha Barton came into Pennsylvania and located finally in what is now Hemlock Township, Columbia County, close to McKelvy's mill. He bought a very large tract of land which was of considerable width, and extended in length from Fishing creek to the vicinity of Buckhorn, a distance of between three and four miles. This land was, at the time lif acquired possession, covered with a heavy growth of timber, and he set about clearing up a portion of it, and on this cleared land he carried on agriculture. The maiden name of his wife was Anna McCarter, born in New Jersey, March 30, 1754. They reared a large family, but none of their children now survive. On this land Elisha Barton and his wife lived until their death. They are buried in the old Episcopal graveyard at Bloomsburg. A portion of this large tract of land was afterward discovered to be very valuable ore land, and one of his sons, Caleb, afterward became wealthy from the proceeds of this land, having an income of between $4,000 and $5,000 per year from that source. Cyrus Barton, father of H. C , was born at the old homestead of his father, where he was reared. He made his home with his father until arriving at age, assisting his father a portion of the time on the farm. When he came to Bloomsburg there was but a cluster of houses there, none of its industries having been then developed, and he and his brother John entered mercantile business, being among the early merchants of the place. There they remained in business until about 1828 or 1829, when Cyrus removed to Espy, and commenced keeping store in a building which had been put up by one Henry Edgar for a residence. In a portion of this Mr. Barton kept his store, and in the remainder he and his family lived. He was the first merchant in Espy, and he ranked among her business men until about 1860, when he sold out his stock and retired from active business. He died there about three years later and is buried at Afton. His widow still resides at Espy in the same house the family lived in so long. They were the parents of nine children, of whom seven are living: Anna Eliza, wife of Jacob Adams, a minister of the Methodist denomination at Delaware, Ohio; H. C.; John A., cashier of Pardee & Co., at Hazleton, Penn. (he has held that position for over twenty years); Mary Alice, who resides with her mother at Espy; William A., bookkeeper at Hazleton, Penn.; Charles Frank, residing at Buffalo, N. Y., where he is bookkeeper for a large milling concern; and Florence, wife of William Inglehart, an extensive miller, of Evansville, Ind. H. C. Barton, subject of this sketch, made his home with his parents until he was eighteen years of age, engaged principally in clerking in his father's store. He attended the schools of Espy, and when sufficiently advanced, went to the Wyoming Seminary, at Kingston, which he attended about one year. On arriving at the age of eighteen he went to Scranton, Penn., and sold goods for a merchant named Thompson for about six months; then engaged with the Scrantons, with whom he remained about two years selling goods. One year he sold $50,000 worth of goods behind the retail counter, an extraordinary amount for one clerk. After leaving their employ he entered the service of Wells & Co., who were then engaged in an extensive contract on the construction of the Lackawanna Railroad. While with them he clerked in their store, assisting on their books, etc., and was in their employ one year. He then returned to this county. While with his last employers he was appointed postmaster at Stanhope, a position he held until returning to his native county. At this time he embarked in mercantile business at Lime Ridge, and so continued about one year. Then in 1856 he moved to Espy, where he spent a portion of the summer, and then went back to Scranton and engaged in mercantile business in partnership with one Hawley. This business continued until the spring of 1858, when our subject again entered, along with his brother-in-law, E. W. M. Low, into mercantile business. This partnership continued until the spring of 1860, when he removed onto the farm then belonging to the heirs of Isaac Low, his wife being one of the heirs. At a sale afterward he became the purchaser and owner. In 1866 he went to Williamsport, where he was engaged in contracting and building, and afterward in the manufacture of axes, continuing in that until the spring of 1871, when he moved back to their farm in Centre Township, on which he has since resided. He was married in the house in which he now resides while a resident of Scranton, May 8, 1856, to Miss Mary Frances Low, a native of what is now Centre Township, this county, born in the house where she now resides, and daughter of Isaac and Maria Low. Mr. and Mrs. Barton are the parents of two children: Laura and Edith, the latter a stenographer at Dansville, N. Y. Both were educated at the State Normal School at Bloomsburg. Mr. Barton is a member of Centre Grange, No. 56, P. of H. He was its first secretary, a position he held for about three years; has been Master of the Grange and is now filling the position of lecturer for the local Grange. He is a trustee of Lime Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church, of which denomination Mr. and Mrs. Barton are members. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 414 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

MRS. MELVINA BARTON, a daughter of Daniel Snyder, and widow of Elisha C. Barton, was born July 8, 1818, in Bloomsburg. Elisha C. Barton was born in 1816 and was for several years a merchant with Leonard Rupert at Bloomsburg. He owned and operated a furnace at Paxinos, in Northumberland County, for six years, and later, while living at Lewisburg, owned and operated a furnace at Dry Valley. He died at Mt. Carmel, Penn., in 1878, leaving two children: Mary A., married to Jefferson M. John, of Shamokin, who died in 1877. He was a coal operator; read law at Sunbury, was admitted to the bar of that city, and practiced at Mt. Carmel. His two children are Helen and Barton. The second child of Mr. and Mrs. Barton is Matilda, who married Sanderson Lazarus. Elisha Barton was a stanch Republican, and himself and family early identified themselves with the Episcopal Church. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 322 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

THOMAS J. BARTON, one of the most enterprising and progressive citizens of Bloomsburg, is proprietor of the White Mill of that town and enjoys a large and paying custom. He was born on the old Barton homestead on West Main street, near where the pottery now stands, September 28, 1840, and is a son of Caleb and Sarah (Rupert) Barton.
Our subject comes from an old and prominent family whose members have long been connected with the growth and development of Bloomsburg and Columbia County. His great-grandfather was Elisha Barton, one of the early settlers of Bloomsburg, who was the son of Thomas Barton.
Thomas Barton, great-great-grandfather of our subject, was of English birth and came to the United States with two brothers early in the eighteenth century, settling in Virginia. His companion in life was Hannah Clark, a native of England, and they were the parents of the following children: Daniel; Elisha, the great-grandfather of our subject; Theophilus; Roger; Undrel; Thomas; Clark; Amelia; Sarah; and Isabella. Elisha was born in Virginia, June 21, 1742, and lived there until 1781, when he came to Columbia County and located near the town of Bloomsburg. He purchased land on Fishing Creek and built what became known as the Red Mill at the foot of a hill and not far distant from the stream. It was one of the first mills erected in this section of the country and was on the site upon which our subject's mill is now located. He put in a wheatstone chopper and plaster grinders and did the custom work for the farmers for many miles distant. He also owned a large tract of land on the opposite side of the creek which he cleared, giving the lumber for the erection of the First Episcopal Church. He was one of the most prominent men of the county and was held in high esteem by a large circle of acquaintances. He was active and energetic and served for a number of years as justice of the peace. His first marriage was with Mary Simonton, whose death occurred shortly after they moved to Northumberland County. They reared one son, Thomas. On July 10, 1771, he formed a second union with Ann McCarty, who was born in New Jersey, March 20, 1754, and they were the parents of the following children: Mary, who was born December 16, 1772, and married John Boone; Amelia, born October 2, 1774; Elisha, born September 2, 1777, and married Rachel Miller; Isaiah, born June 21, 1780, whose wife was Mary Thornton; Hannah, the wife of James Boone, born May 25, 1783; John, who was born May 10, 1785, and married May C. Kreider; Anna, the wife of Abraham Klotz, was born January 6, 1778; Sarah, born May 2, 1790; Caleb, who married Mary Craig, born November 26, 1792; one, who died in infancy; Cyrus, whose birth occurred May 3, 1796, and who was united in marriage to Catherine Brewer; and Betsey, wife of William Robinson, born January 30, 1799. After living a long and useful life Mr. Barton passed into the world of rest September 12, 1816, and his beloved wife survived him seven years, dying January 11, 1823.
Isaiah Barton, grandfather of our subject, followed farming until 1842, when he purchased the mill property and, after tearing down the mill erected by his father, built the one which is now operated by our subject. He conducted a custom mill and found it a very remunerative occupation, as he was well patronized. He lived but a short time after the completion of the mill. He was united in marriage to Mary Thornton and they reared a large family of children, one of whom was Caleb, the father of our subject.
Caleb Barton was born August 30, 1812, and lived upon the homestead farm during the early part of his life. He took charge of the farm, while his father conducted the affairs of the mill, until the latter's death, when he succeeded to the ownership of the mill. He successfully operated the mill until his death. In 1855 he built the handsome residence in which his son-in-law, Thomas Webb, now lives. In February, 1836, he was united in marriage to Sarah Rupert, a daughter of Peter Rupert, a member of one of the oldest families of the community, and they became the happy parents of six children: Evelina B., the wife of Dr. W. H. McReynolds; Mary, deceased; Thomas J., the subject of this biography; Catherine B., the wife of Alfred Ale; Emma B., the wife of John Moore; and Anna B., the wife of Thomas Webb. In 1862 he formed a second union with Delilah Creveling. Mr. Barton folded his hands in final rest in Bloomsburg in 1895, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. In politics he was a Whig until the death of that organization, when he became a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party. In religious attachments he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Thomas J. Barton, our subject, was reared on the farm and after attaining his majority learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed in Bloomsburg for eight years. He then returned to the homestead farm, where he carried on general farming for twenty years, or until 1895, when he purchased the old Barton Mill property, and after making many improvements operated it. He has fitted it up with improved machinery and operates the mill in an up-to-date manner in every respect. He turns out a high grade of flour, the best brand being the White Lily, and it finds a ready sale on the market. He is a man in whom the people do not hesitate to place their confidence and he has many friends throughout Columbia County. In the fall of 1897 he built a fine residence on West Main street, where he has since resided.
Mr. Barton served as a musician in the 6th Pa. Reserves for thirteen months, and received his honorable discharge in 1862. After his return he was drafted and became a member of Company A, 171st Reg., Pa. Militia, and served about eleven months, his regiment acting as scout during that time.
Mr. Barton formed a matrimonial alliance with Henrietta Guild, a daughter of Aaron Guild of Hemlock township, and six children have blessed their happy union, namely: Edward, who married Annie Fowler, and has two of four children living. Mable and James; Catherine, deceased; Isaiah, a silk weaver, who married Mary Oswell, and they have the following children,—May, Thomas, Leone, Helen, Caleb, Fred, Ray, Francis, deceased, and Frank; Caleb, a miller; Harry, a teacher; and Maud, a graduate of the Bloomsburg High School.
Mr. Barton is a Republican in his political affiliations. In religious belief he is a member of the Episcopal Church.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.438 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

BENJAMIN F. BATTIN, farmer, P. 0. Greenwood, is descended from one of the prominent families of the county. John Battin, who was of English descent, married Susan McDermin, a native of Ireland, and at the time of the Revolutionary war they lived in Chester County, Penn., near where the battle of Brandywine was fought. They reared eight children: William, John, Henry, Marshall, Susan, Hannah, Mary and Martha. John Battin, Sr., moved with his family from Chester County to near Millville, this county, in about 1787. Of his children, William was a tailor by trade, and died near Reading; John married, and had one daughter, who married a Cornelison; Marshall was a blacksmith, and settled in Sullivan County; Henry, the father and grandfather of those living in Greenwood Township, married, February 24, 1791, Sarah, daughter of John and Edith Eves. They were Friends or Quakers, and had thirteen children, all deceased except Joseph (in Brooklyn), Mary (in New Haven, Conn.) and Rachel (in this township). The subject of this sketch was reared in this township, and located on the farm which he now owns, it being the place his grandfather bought. January 6,1859, he married Elmira, daughter of Elijah and Eleanor (Parker) Lemon. They have four children: Ethelind F. (wife of William P. Robbins, of this township), Mary E., Sarah E. and Rachel B. (at home). Mr. Battin has an elder brother, Isaac, who has resided in Albany, N. Y., and since 1861 he has been superintendent of the gas works in that city. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 465 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

DAVID BAUCHER, mason, Berwick, was born in Mahoning Township July 27, 1822, and is a son of Jacob and Zena (Zimmerman) Baucher, natives of Schuylkill County, Penn., and of German descent. His great-grandfather came from Germany and located in Schuylkill County. His grandfather followed farming and died in that county. Jacob Baucher was reared in Schuylkill County and remained there until he was thirty-five years of age. He then moved to what is now Montour County and bought a farm in Mahoning Township, which he had operated by his sons. He was a millwright, which trade he followed nearly all his life. He died in 1827. He was the father of nine children, five of whom are living: Joseph, Nancy, Jacob, David and Thomas. Our subject was only seven years old when his father died, and he remained with his mother until he was twenty-one, in the meantime learning the mason's trade. In 1842 he came to Berwick and worked at his trade several years; then in partnership with Daniel Reedy he began contracting. After some years the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Baucher continued in business alone. In April, 1844, he married Rachel Sybert, a native of Luzerne County. They are the parents of eight children, five of whom are living: Fannie, wife of Frank Corkins; William E., Eliza, wife of Joseph G. Williamson; Lillie, wife of Sterling Dickson, and Gilbert. The deceased are Cordelia A., Jane R. and Janetta. Mr. and Mrs. Baucher are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he is a member of the I. O. O. F., in which he has passed all the chairs. He has been on the town council several terms, and school director; he also been constable. He is steward in the Methodist Episcopal Church.(.(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 384 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JONATHAN BEAVER, farmer, P.O. Mill Grove, was born in what is now Locust Township, Columbia Co., Penn., October 24, 1838, to Daniel and Esther ((Marts) Beaver, the former a native of Berks County, Penn., and the latter of this county. When Daniel Beaver was about six years of age he came to this county with his father, who was a tanner, which trade he followed while living in Berks County. On coming to this county the latter kept tavern in the same house where Jonathan now lives, which is a stone structure, built in 1806. He afterward turned his attention to farming and in his last years lived retired. He died at the age of eighty-six years. Daniel, the father of Jonathan was a farmer; married and lived and died in this county. His death occurred June 22, 1871, in his sixty-fifth year, in the house where our subject now lives, and was buried in Numidia Cemetery. His widow resides in Roaringcreek Township, this county. Our subject was reared and spent his life on the old homestead where his grandfather settled. He worked with his father until 1867, when he bought the farm of fifty-two acres. He was married in Northumberland County, Penn., December 31, 1870, to Margaret Johnson, a native of Northumberland County, and a daughter of Samuel and Schsah Johnson; her parents are both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Beaver have no children of their own, but have an adopted son, Harvey, and a girl whom they have reared, Mary. Mr. Beaver and son, Harvey, are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife of the Danville Baptist Church. Politically he is a Democrat. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 492 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

GEORGE BEAGLE, farmer, P. O. Mordansville, was born June 16, 1816, near Neustadt, on the river Aish, in Bavaria, and came to America with his brother in 1840. He had learned the miller's trade before leaving the old country, and when he came to this country he engaged at work in Boss Seibert's mill in Salem, Luzerne Co., Penn., where he worked nine months; he milled in several places, and for several years operated the Montgomery mill at Eyer's Grove; he then abandoned milling, and located on the farm he now owns in 1854, which he had purchased in 1850, and since that time he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was married in 1844 to Magdaline, a daughter of Jacob Copp, whose wife was a Heinbach. Mrs. Beagle died March 4, 1879. Of eight children born to them, five are now living: John H., in Iowa; Frederick, in Mt. Pleasant, Penn.; Robert, in Greenwood Township; Rebecca, wife of Henry Miller (deceased), and Almira, keeping house for her father. Mr. Beagle owns a three-fourths interest, in the Beagle mill located in Hemlock Township, also the hotel at Eyer's Grove, and several lots in the town. He spends his time on his farm in the culture of grapes, quinces and other small fruits, and is also successful with bees. He is a member of the German Reformed Church, and in politics a Democrat.(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887 pg. 501 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

SILAS CLARK BEAGLE, blacksmith, Mordansville, was born at Mordansville, Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia Co., Penn., April 8, 1863, son of Leonard and Margaret (Mordon) Beagle. Michael Beagle, grandfather of our subject, emigrated from Germany to this country after he had reared the most of his family, came directly to Columbia county and located about a quarter of a mile north of Mordansville, when the surrounding country was yet very wild. His wife's maiden name was Rebecca Margaret. When they located at the point mentioned they put up their improvements, consisting of a frame house and buildings, the house being now occupied by Hiram Bogart. Here Michael Beagle died about 1872, his wife having preceded him by one or two years. They are buried in Dutch Hill Cemetery. Leonard Beagle, brother of our subject, was born in Germany, and when he was fifteen years of age his family immigrated to the United States and located in Columbia County. He spent the remainder of his life in Mordansville and vicinity. He was married in this county to Margaret Mordan, by whom he had one child, Silas Clark. Leonard Beagle enlisted in the nine months' call, and, after serving his time out and coming home, he enlisted in company H, Thirty-second Heavy Artillery, thought they served as infantry. He was with his regiment until the time of his death, which occurred in camp from fever brought on by exposure. His remains were sent home to his family and buried in Dutch Hill Cemetery with the honors of war. His widow, now wife of Michael Hawk, resides at Eyer's Grove. Silas Clark Beagle was reared at Mordansville, and at the age of over seventeen years commenced to learn the trade of blacksmith at Harmon Severson's shop. He worked there between two and three years, then came to Mordansville and built his present shop, which he has conducted ever since. He does all kinds of blacksmith repair work, ironing of wood work, etc. He was married in this county November 23, 1882, to Miss Eva Jane Hippenstiel, a native of this county, and daughter of Peter and Sallie Hippenstiel, residents of Mount Pleasant Township, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Beagle are the parents of two children: Howard Ammerman and John Franklin. Mrs. Beagle is a member of the Lutheran church..(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 516 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

D. A. BECKLEY, superintendent of public schools, Bloomsburg, is a native of Mifflinburg, Union County, Penn., born December 25, 1833, a son of Benjamin and Barbara (Stees) Beckley, the former of whom was long a merchant at Mifflinburg. Our subject obtained his early education in the academy of his native place, where he also prepared for college, and at the age of twenty or twenty-one years, became a student at Dickinson College. He graduated from that institution in 1859, delivering the German oration on that occasion. The same year he became principal of the Bloomsburg schools, holding the position for six years, and in 1865 was appointed by President Lincoln (two days before his assassination) postmaster at Bloomsburg, and was removed in October, 1866. May 1, 1869, he was re-appointed by Gen. Grant, and held the office until removed by President Cleveland in June, 1885. He held the chairmanship of the Republican County Central Committee for Columbia County for ten years; was delegate to the noted conference nominating Grant for a second term, and also to the National Convention at Cincinnati, which nominated Hayes. He was appointed by Gov. Hoyt in 1879 chairman of the commission locating and building the Miners' Hospital near Ashland, this State. This was entirely an honorary position, and for three years occupied in its construction Mr. Beckley devoted a great part of his time. He is a Knight Templar; a member of the Royal Arcanum, Council No. 957, and is now Past Regent of the order at Bloomsburg. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for thirty-three years, and has served the church as Sunday-school superintendent for ten years, as well as in other official positions. Mr. Beckley was elected in 1885 superintendent of schools and re-elected in 1886. He has been twice married; first in 1860, to Miss Amanda Devling of Clinton County, Penn., who died in 1870, leaving two children, William and Annie. In August, 1873, Mr. Beckley married Ella Johnson, who has borne him one child, Jennie. In September, 1862, Mr. Beckley volunteered in the emergency service and served for about one month. His regiment was then ordered to Hagerstown, Md., arriving there while the battle of Antietam was in progress, but the emergency passing, it was discharged and returned home. In March, 1871, Mr. Beckley bought the office of the Republican, and two years later sold out, but retained his position as editor for ten years. He is a member of the board of trustees of the State normal school, having served as such for twelve years, and has always been active in his efforts to sustain and promote the best interests of that institution. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 323 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

Clem G. BEISHLINE, who was junior member of the firm of Edgar & Beishline, and a man of excellent business propensities, was a son of John W. and Sarah E. (Hess) Beishline, and was born in Benton township, September 29, 1869.
His great-grandfather was Michael Beishline, who was born in Germany, and in the early part of the eighteenth century located in America. He settled in Butler township, Luzerne County, where he followed the occupation of a farmer. His son, John B. Beishline, was also one of the leading agriculturists of that section, but the later years of his life were spent in Benton township, Columbia County, where John W., our subject's father, was born, February 15, 1840. In early life John W. Beishline followed teaching in connection with farming, but later learned the trade of a carpenter. He was quite proficient at that occupation and became an extensive contractor and builder, doing work throughout the county. His career came to a sudden end while working upon the residence of Capt. C. G. Jackson of Berwick, August 14, 1878, at the early age of thirty-eight years. He was a soldier of the Civil War, first enlisting as a musician, but after the expiration of his term again enlisted as a lieutenant. When he left the service he was captain of Company A, 74th Reg., Pa. Vol. Inf. Politically, he was a Democrat, whilst in religious belief he was a member of the Reformed Church. Socially, he belonged to the I. O. O. F. He was united in marriage with Sarah Hess, a daughter of Benjamin Hess, a farmer of Fishing Creek township, and they reared one son, Clem G. Mrs. Beishline is now residing at Pond Hill, Luzerne County.
Clem G. Beishline received a good English education in the public schools and at New Columbus Academy, and after arriving at maturity was engaged in several different lines of work until he formed a partnership with Mr. Edgar and operated the Crystal Springs Distillery. Socially, he was a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge and the Patriotic Order Sons of America of Berwick. On January 25, 1893. he was united in marriage with Laura McMichaels, a daughter of James McMichaels of Berwick, and one daughter was born to them, Virginia.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties, Page 714 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

LEVI BEISHLINE, retired farmer, P. O. Van Camp, is a grandson of Michael Beishline, who came from Germany in the last century, settling in Luzerne County, Penn. His son, Henry, was the father of Levi and was born in that county, April 16, 1796, and lived there until his marriage. He then bought a farm in this township, near Van Camp, where he died in 1876 at the age of eighty years. He married, January 16, 1821, Elizabeth Yost, of Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, who was born September 28, 1800, and died in her seventy-seventh year. They had eleven children: John, who died in infancy; Michael resides in this township; Margaret Ann was wife of Sol Heller and died in Luzerne County; Susanna, wife of Andrew Wenner of Luzerne County, where she died; Lavina, wife of Anthonjr Lutz, died in Benton Township; Henry died unmarried; Jacob lives in Luzerne County; Solomon died when young; Sarah Ann is the wife of Andrew Stein of Benton Township; William lives in Greenwood Township. Levi is the third son and was born July 21, 1827, and in his youth, with his brothers, helped to clear the farm. which was entirely in woods. A few months after his marriage he bought a lot at Bendertown, this township, to which he added until he had a farm of eighty acres, on which he lived until 1884 when he retired. He also bought another farm near by, both of which he owns. In 1862 he was drafted and served nine months in the One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Pennsylvania, Company A. Dec. 19,1847, he married Maria, daughter of Daniel Wenner, of Butler Township, Luzerne County, who was born August 31,1827. They have had fourteen children: Catherine Ann, born February 8, 1849, died October 8, 1855; Daniel, born April 17, 1850, married Emma Coleman and resides in Nebraska; Henry J., born August 31, 1851, died December 6.1858; Elias, born July 5, 1853, died September 27, 1855; Sarah, born January 9, 1855, died January 24,1869; Susannah, born July 4,1856, died February 28, 1870; Andrew, born in 1857, died at birth; Samuel, born November 8,1858, lives in York County, Neb.; Mary, born November 8, 1858, died February 28, 1870; John P.. born July 20, 1860, died March 3, 1870; Nathaniel, born November 3, 1861, and lives on the home farm of his father; Eliza, born May 20, 1864, lives with her parents; Amanda, born April 26, 1866, wife of Wallace W. Wenner (son of Michael Wenner), and lives near Bendertown and Adaline, born June 20, 1867, living with her parents. Mr. Beishline has never held any office which he could avoid holding. He is now a school director and president of the board. He has accumulated what he has by hard work and is a self-made man. He and Mrs. Beishline are members of the Reformed Church at Van Camp, of which he has been deacon and of which he is now trustee. Politically he is a Democrat. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 434-435 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

EVAN B. BEISHLINE, United States guager, Stillwater, is a great-grandson of Michael Beishline, who came from Germany in the latter part of the last century. He settled in Butler Township, Luzerne County, and was a farmer. His son, John, was the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, and was born in that place in 1801, and died in Benton Township, this county, in February, 1877. When a young man he accumulated some money, bought a farm in Benton Township, on which he resided until his death. In 1830 he married Miss Elizabeth Pealer, who is still living near Orangeville, this county. They had ten children, of whom five are deceased, as follows: Samuel, who was drowned in a flood at Huntington Creek; Erastus, who died when young; Elias R. was a teacher and died at the age of about forty-four years; Susanna was the wife of P. Sittler, and John W., who was captain of a company in a Pennsylvania regiment during the civil war, and died about Seven years ago. The living are Catherine, wife of Russell Shultz of Benton Township; Savilla, wife of Jacob Shultz, living in Orange Township; Gideon in Berwick, foreman in the car shop of Jackson & Woodin, and chief policeman of the borough; Frank H., unmarried and engineer on a railroad in Texas; and Jacob M., the father of Evan B. and the eldest survivor. Jacob M. was born July 28, 1831, in Benton Towmship, and lived on the home farm until his marriage at the age of twenty-two. His father then bought him a farm, to which he moved and which he has ever since made his home. In early life he joined the Reformed Church, in which he has been an elder for twenty-five years, and a greater part of the time has also been superintendent of the Sabbath-school. He is a consistent citizen and good Christian. June 14, 1854, he married Miss Mary M. Krickbaum of Benton Township, who was born in 1832. To their union eight children were born as follows: Mary E.; Oliver C,, married Miss Kate Ruckle and lives in Benton Township; Eli A., single, living with his parents; Ida A., wife of Emanuel Wenner, of Benton Township; Charles N., died in childhood; Harvey W. and Susan I., both of whom reside with their parents, and Evan B. Our subject is the eldest of the family and was born April 25, 1855. He lived at home and worked on the farm until he was seventeen years of age, He then went to school, attending various academies and seminaries. In 1876 he began teaching, which profession he followed for eight winters. In 1881 he and his brother Eli A. engaged extensively in lumber operations, but on the night of May 8, 1884, their saw-mill, which was the largest in Columbia County, together with a large quantity of lumber, was destroyed by fire and was uninsured. Since then he has been employed at carpentering, and in August, 1866, he was appointed United States gauger. December 23, 1882, he married Frances I., daughter of Stephen Drescher of this township. She was born August 8, 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Beishline are prominent members of the Christian Church, in which he is an elder, and also superintendent of the Sabbath-school. He takes a warm interest in all religious matters, and has the respect of all who know him. Politically he is a Democrat.. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 435 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

THOMAS BELLES, farmer, P. O. Benton, the eldest living representative of the Belles family, was born March 27, 1818, in Union Township, Benton Co., Penn. William Belles, grandfather of Thomas, was a native of New Jersey, and upon coming to Benton settled on what is known as the "old Belles farm," in 1820. He first settled in Shickshinny, Luzerne County, in 1813, where he kept hotel until his removal in 1820. He and his wife, Catherine Belles, are buried in the cemetery devoted to the family use. They had a family of twelve children: Elias, Susan, Christena, Salloma, Catharine, Elizabeth, Mary, Anthony, Simon, Andrew, Adam and Peter. Elias Belles, father of our subject, had a family of seven children, as follows: Thomas, Elias, Lydia (died April 19, 1826), Susanna (died in 1883), Margaret (died August 4, 1834), William, John (died February 19, 1832). Thomas Belles removed to his present home April 2, 1844. He married in February, 1844, Susan Ann Krickbaum, and eleven children were born to them, Lydia E., Mary C , Frances I., William L., Elias S., Samuel B., Isaac P., John W., Cyrus L., Sydney E. and Thomas P. Mary C., Samuel B., Elias S., Sydney E. and William L. are dead and lie buried in the Hamiline Cemetery. The farm consists of 130 acres, with about 100 acres under cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Belles are members of the Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Belles has been class steward for many years. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 375 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

ELIAS P. BENDER, farmer, P. O. Stillwater, is a grandson of Morton Bender, a farmer, who died in Mount Pleasant Township, near Orangeville. His children were Jacob and Thomas, who died in Iowa; David and George (twins), the former living in Nebraska and the latter in Sullivan County, Penn.; Polly, who died in Mount Pleasant; Catherine, in Greenwood; Lydia, in Orange; Mary, in Sullivan County, and Aaron, the father of our subject. Aaron was born in Reading, May 17, 1814, and on his marriage bought a farm near Bendertown; in 1849 he bought another near the place where he now resides, and has always followed farming. His wife (Salome) daughter of John Pealer, of this township, bore him the following named children: George Washington, who died in infancy; Samuel, who married Elizabeth Wenner (resides at Berwick, where he has been boss of the planing-mill for twenty years); Enandus, a farmer, married to Catherine Wenner (reLycoming County); Thomas, a farmer, married to Sallie Cramer, after whose decease he married Maggie Kline (lives in Benton Township); Prank P., a farmer, married to Eliza Pealer (lives in this township); Susanna, wife of Elias Wenner, of this township; Salome, unmarried, in this township, and Elias P. Our subject was born February 11, 1838, and lived with his father until he was twenty-five years of age. He then married and worked for a year at shoemaking, later buying a farm near Jonestown in this township. At the end of three years he sold out and bought another at Pealertown, which he sold after two years, and bought a farm in Greenwood Township, on which he resided three years. He then moved to Bendertown, where he built a store which he conducted for a year, going thence to Benton; then returned to Bendertown, and eight years later bought the farm on which he now resides near Stillwater. In October, 1862, he was drafted and entered the Union Army in the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Regiment, and served nine months. He then returned home, married, and in the fall of 1864 enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety-eighth Regiment and served until the close of the war. He was severely wounded at Lee Farms, Va., where he received a bullet through his neck and a flesh wound in the arm, and was laid up in the hospital for three months. April 14, 1864, he married Rebecca, daughter of Jacob Markle, of this township. She was born March 25, 1843, and has borne her husband six children: Clara; Torrance, who is a clerk in Wilkesbarre; Lloyd; Sallie C ; Pearl; and Mary Agnes, who died December 19, 1877. Mr. Bender takes an active interest in political matters and has held many township offices. He is an active member of the G. A. R., and also a member of the German Reformed Church. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 435-436 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JACOB K. BERLIN, shoemaker, Rohrsburg, was born May 9, 1826, near Berwick, a son of David and Susan (Kisner) Berlin; former, a native of Northampton County, followed blacksmithing near Berwick for several years; latter a daughter of Jacob and Margaret Kisner. Our subject left home at the age of eighteen and went to Berwick, where he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed as journeyman for some years. In 1850 he came to Rohrsburg, opened a shop and in the spring of 1853 purchased the property where he now resides, and by his industry has acquired a good home. He married in March, 1850, Minerva, daughter of John Chamberlain. She died of typhoid fever, December 24, 1868, the mother of three children, all now deceased: William W., died at the age of three years; Margaret J., at the age of nine years and Willson Boyd July 18, 1873, aged seventeen years. Mr. Berlin on January 11, 1872, married his second wife, Ruth Ann, daughter of Isaiah Kline, and she bore him one child, Hannah E., who died July 11, 1878, aged ten months and four days. Mr. Berlin is a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which he is an elder and clerk. Mr. Berlin was appointed postmaster at Rohrsburg in March, 1862, and held the office until January, 1874, then resigned. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 465 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

T. D. BERNINGER, painter, undertaker and dealer in furniture, P. O. Catawissa, was born in Columbia County, this State, January 21, 1842, a son of Aaron and Anna (Yost) Berninger, natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent. His grandfather, who was born in Berks County, Penn., was a millwright and came to Columbia County, where he followed his trade until death. Our subject's father was also born in Berks County, and is a millwright, but has followed the manufacture and repair of furniture for a number of years, and is now seventy years of age. He is the father of four sons. Our subject was reared near Catawissa, and when eighteen years of age served an apprenticeship at the chair and cabinet-maker's trades, and went to work in the Philadelphia & Reading shops at painting and car building, in which employ he spent twenty years. In April, 1883, he bought out the stock of furniture of William Hartman, put in a new stock of furniture, and has since continued the business. The stock in valued at $3,000 and is insured at almost its value. Mr. Berninger married in January, 1866, Margaret Bowdion, who has born him seven children: Anna M., William, Martha, Aaron, Maude, Susan, and Tobias. Mr. and Mrs. Berninger and two elder daughters are members of the Lutheran Church. He is a member of the United American Mechanics' Organization. Mr. Berningerdoes house and sign painting and devotes his time almost entirely to his business, employing four steady hands. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887 pg. 396 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

William BERNINGER, miller, P. O. Catawissa, was born in Maine Township, Columbia County, October 6, 1843, a son of Aaron and Phoebe A. (Yost) Berninger, natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent. His grandfather, Henry, was born in Berks County, and was a miller, which trade he followed the greater part of his life. He moved to this county about 1825 and here remained until his death. Our subject's father was born in Berks County, Penn.; and was ten years of age when his parents moved to this county. He is the father of four children; three of these reside in Catawissa and one in Mifflinville, Penn. Our subject was put to the miller's trade when about eighteen years old, and learned the same under Noah Crites in the same mill which he now operates. He worked for him eighteen months and then went to Franklin Township and worked in the Mendenhall mill for three years; thence to Roaringcreek, where he remained six years, and thence to Rupert, where he worked in the mill five years. In the spring of 1879 he bought his present mill from I. W. McKelvy, and has since operated it. The mill is in constant use except on Sunday. Mr. Berninger supplies the home trade and competes with some of the best mills in the State, both in price and quality. He has the combination process, three run of buhrs, one double roller-mill, one twenty-inch underrunner, regrinder, bolts, purifier, etc., Home & Ewell smutter, etc. The mill is run by water-power and is equipped with all the necessary machinery. Franklin, his brother, is an employe in the mill, and has been working here more or less since Mr. Berninger purchased it. Mr. Berninger married, November 14, 1867, Matilda, daughter of Michael and Margaret Mensch and they are the parents of seven children, four living: Minnie B., Franklin, Lloyd P. and Vaughn. Mr. and Mrs. Berninger are members of the Lutheran Church. He owns eighteen acres of land south of Catawissa on which he has his mill and residence. He also farms to some extent. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887 pg. 397 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

LOUIS BERNHARD, watchmaker and jeweler, Bloomsburg, was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1839. When he was a year old his parents immigrated to America, settling in New York City, and a few years later in Wilkesbarre, Penn. Here our subject passed his youth and early manhood, meanwhile obtaining a good education in the Wilkesbarre schools. When] seventeen years of age he began an apprenticeship at the watchmaking trade with John F. Jordan of that place, under whose instruction he remained several years, and in 1858 located at Bloomsburg, where he established the watchmaker's and jeweler's business, which he still continues. He exhibited at the county fair in 1859 a chronometer watch, all the parts of which were made by himself. This, without doubt, was the first watch ever made in Columbia County, and since then he has made many. During his residence in Bloomsburg he has had eleven apprentices, all of whom served their time and subsequently made a success of their vocation. Mr. Bernhard Js also an architect, and has furnished plans for many buildings, among them the Lowenberg & Cadman block, the Episcopal parsonage and his residence on Fifth Street. Even the iron fence surrounding his well kept and ornamental grounds was cast from designs drawn and furnished by him. In his house many evidences of his mechanical skill and artistic talent meet the eye, as he is also an artist in oil painting and a carver in marble and wood. Among the articles of the latter class may be mentioned a most elaborately finished case of black walnut, an astronomical clock of most intricate and perfect workmanship, which runs for two months after one winding, and valued at upward of $500; an elegant inlaid box for his drawing instruments; a large black walnut looking-glass frame, elaborately carved, reaching from floor to ceiling; a center table, and many other handsome articles. His walls are hung with several oil paintings executed by himself, several landscapes representing some of the choicest scenery in the vicinity of Bloomsburg, also several copies of famous paintings, among them " Shakespeare and his Friends." All of these paintings are well executed and denote a high order of artistic skill. He has also executed oil portraits of himself and wife and other members of his family. Mr. Bernhard has been a resident of Bloomsburg for nearly thirty years; is progressive and public-spirited, and has served his vicinity as a member of the council. He married in April, 1863. Anna J. Townsend, who has borne him six children: Annie J., Ida, Laura E., Louis F., Carl G. and Lillian Mabel. Mr. and Mrs. Barnhard are members of the Episcopal Church. He made a study of civil engineering at Wilkesbarre Academy, and completed his studies in New York City.. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 323 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

GEORGE W. BERTSCH, merchant tailor, Bloomsburg, is a native of Mauch Chunk, Carbon Co., Penn., and a son of Daniel G. Bertsch, a merchant tailor of that place. He began t© learn the trade of cutter and tailor with his father, and remained with him until 1883, when he located at Bloomsburg. He carries a full line of gents' fine furnishingfourth year in town, and has gradually increased until he now does one of the best trades in his line in the place. He was married, in October, 1884, to Miss Fleckenstine. Mr. Bertsch is a member of Washington Lodge, No. 865, F. & A. M., Council No. 957, R. A. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Bertsch is an enterprising young business man of Bloomsburg, a thorough master of his business in all its branches, and makes a specialty of fine suits to order. For this class of work his long training under his father as a fashionable and scientific cutter makes him specially adapted, insuring the latest fashions and best fitting garments lo his customers. In politics he is a straight Republican.(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 323-324 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

MATTHEW A. BIBBY, agent, D. L. & W. R. R., Catawissa, was born in Lakesville, Dorchester Co, Md., January 26, 1842, a son of Henry and Sarah (Graham) Bibby, and of Scotch-English descent. His father was born in Maryland and was a farmer, which occupation he followed near Lakesville, Md., until his death in 1860. Our subject was reared on a farm until he was fourteen years of age, when he entered D. W. Wells' store in Havre de Grace, Md., and remained seven years. In 1862 he went to Baltimore where he clerked in the store of George H. Edgar, until 1868, when he removed to Renovo, Penn., and entered the office of the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad as clerk. There he remained until the fall of 1871, when he came to Catawissa and here has since been employed by the D. L. & W. R. R., as station agent, express and freight agent, and operator of the road--and the positions he has filled with perfect satisfaction to the company by which he is employed. He married May 23, 1872, Julia, daughter of David W. and Elizabeth (Boon) Clark, and three sons were born to their union: David B., Frank and Robert. Mrs. Bibby is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887 pg. 397 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JOHN BILHIME, farmer, P. O. Mordansville. Michael Bilhime, grandfather of our subject, was born in Sussex County, N. J.; he was a soldier of the Revolution, was a bearer of dispatches for Gen. Washington, and in making his way across the mountains to Valley Forge was severely frozen, which incapacitated him for active duty, and he received an honorable discharge. He married Elizabeth, sister of Daniel Welliver, came to what is now Milton, and located in the fall of 1776 on Muddy Run, where he made his settlement and was repeatedly driven off by the Indians, having to return to New Jersey for protection, but after the war he was unmolested. He had one son and one daughter. His son John married Mary, daughter of Valentine Christian and of the eleven children born to them eight grew to maturity, viz: Catherine, Jared, Elizabeth, Sarah, Michael, Christian, John and Rebecca. John, the subject of this sketch, was born on Spruce Run in December, 1819; here grew to manhood, and when twenty-eight years of age married Harriet, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Sechler) Morrison. After his marriage he engaged in farming on the homestead, subsequently moved to where his grandfather settled, then moved to Mahoning Township, (then in Columbia County) where he remained two years, and in 1857 he located on Black Run Junction, settled by Jacob Snyder in 1701, and has since resided here. He has four children: Franklin, Elizabeth, Clarence and Woodward B. Elizabeth married Judson Wintersteen of Montour county; Franklin is a merchant tailor and resides in Turbotville; Woodward B., resides in Upper Hemlock, engaged in farming; Clarence is at home. Mr. Bilhime is one of the substantial citizens of Madison Township. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887 pg. 501 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

George W. BILLMAN, proprietor of the Montana Hotel, Centralia, was born in Schuylkill County, Penn., October 8, 1851, son of Charles M. and Christina (Geist) Billman, natives of Barry Township, Schuylkill Co., Penn., where the former still resides: the latter died there about 1861, and is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery at Kimmels, Schuylkill County. George W. was reared in his native county, and there engaged in farming. In April, 1884, he came to Columbia County and purchased the Montana hotel, at Montana, Penn., which he still conducts. He married, in Schuylkill County, February 14, 1884, Miss Christina Miller, a native of New York City and daughter of Franklin and Catherine Miller, natives of Germany, former of whom died in New York, and the latter in Ashland, Penn. Mr. and Mrs. Billman have one child, Agnes Florence, born August 20, 1884. The parents are members of the Lutheran Church at Kimmels. In politics Mr. Billman is a Democrat. The above named house was built by a Mr. Roadenberger, in the year 1820; of stone, and was kept as a hotel by Mr. Roadenberger for a number of years; he was succeeded by a Mr. Joseph Miller, William Hughes, Joseph Zimmerman, Isaac Betz, Jacob Zimmerman, Adam Clayberger, John Jones, Peter Hower, Samuel Lieby, William Goodman, Samuel Leiby, Isaac Edwards, Daniel E. Kelens, Jonathan Faust, George W. Billman. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 429 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

FRANK PIERCE BILLMEYER, Bloomsburg. - Lawyer; born at Bloomsburg, December 31, 1852; entered Freshman, second term; Class Historian; studied law at Bloomsburg, and was there admitted to the bar, September 7, '75; Borough Treasurer in '77; and since '77 a memeber and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the State Normal School at Bloomsburg(Record of the Men of Lafayette: Brief Biographical Sketches of the Alumni of Lafayette College from Its Organization to the Present Time, page 91 By Selden Jennings Coffin, William Baxter Owen, Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.) Published by The College, 1879 (Contributed by Vicki Hartman)
FRANKLIN PIERCE BILLMEYER, Bloomsburg, district attorney of Columbia County, is a native of this county, born December 31, 1852, son of Peter Billmeyer, who was sheriff at the time, residing in the old jail. The subject of this sketch obtained his early education at the schools of Bloomsburg and Bloomsburg Literary Institute, where he completed his preparatory studies for college. He entered Lafayette College in the second term (the Freshman class) in January, 1870, and was graduated from there in June, 1873. He was a member of the "Theta Delta Chi" fraternity, a popular student, a proficient in athletic exercises, class orator on public occasions, and was class historian and orator on graduating. After his graduation Mr. Billmeyer read law in the office of E. R. Skiler, was admitted to the bar in 1875, and the following spring began the practice of law at Bloomsburg. He has taken an interest in the politics of the county and State, and in September, 1877, was elected a member of and secretary of the board of trustees of the State normal school, and still serves in that capacity, the balance of the board being composed of men of fifty years of age and upward. In the spring of 1877 he was elected town treasurer, an office he filled two years. In 1879 he took a prominent part in organizing the water-works, and in July was elected secretary of the citizens' meeting called to discuss the feasibility of the enterprise. In August a permanent organization was effected, of which he was elected secretary, an office he has continued to fill, and since 1881 he has been treasurer. In 1881 he was again elected town treasurer for one year; in 1882 was elected a director of the Rosemont Cemetery Company, and still fills the position; in 1884, for the third time, he was elected town treasurer; in June, 1885, he was one of the organizers of the School Furniture Company, was elected secretary, and as such is still serving. In September, 1885, Mr. Billmeyer was appointed district attorney by the court to fill a vacancy, and in November was elected to the office, being the present incumbent. He was also one of the organizers, in 1886, of the board of trade, and was elected its secretary. He was also one of the proprietors of and is now a stockholder in the Oak Grove Association. Mr. Billmeyer was married in December, 1878, to Anna D. Snyder, youngest daughter of Wm. Snyder, an old and prominent citizen and business man of Bloomsburg. They have one child, Helen May. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 324 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JOHN K. BITTENBENDER, of the firm of Elwell & Bittenbender, proprietors of " The Columbian," Bloomsburg, was born in Centre Township, this county, June 4, 1854, a son of Conrad and Lovina (Knorr) Bittenbender, the latter of whom died October 14, 1875. They were the parents of three sons and one daughter. The father was a farmer, but moved to Bloomsburg in 1869, where he carried on aplaning-mill and lumber business, and for many years was one of the most substantial men of this place. He was treasurer ofthe Bloomsburg Lumber Company, and had charge of its financial affairs during its existence. When our subject was but two years old his parents moved to Bloomsburg where he was reared. Up to 1870 he attended the schools of the borough,and graduated at the normal school in 1874. In 1870 he began to learn the trade of printer, and after graduating taught school for one year. In 1875 he opened a job printing office in Bloomsburg, which he conducted for three years; then sold out and became interested in a planing-mill about a year. In 1878-79 he accepted the position of foreman in the office of The Columbian, and held it until October 1, 1879, when he became one of the proprietors of the paper. Our subject married, January 19, 1881, Alvaretta, a daughter of I. S. Kuhn, and they have one son —Claude K. The family attend the services of the Lutheran Church.. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 324 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

D. CHATLEY BLACK, merchant, Centralia, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, December 4, 1838, son of David and Martha (Chatley) Black. In 1845 the family came to America and located at Minersville, Schuylkill Co., Penn., where the father was engaged in coal mining, and where the mother died in 1852. In 1861 our subject and his father came to Centralia, and here the latter died June 3, 1873. Our subject then secured a position in the "Hazel Dell" colliery as engineer, which he held until 1870. He then opened a store which he still conducts, handling groceries, flour, feed, etc. He married in Union county, July 15, 1869, Miss Carrie E. Danowsky, a native of Allentown, Penn., daughter of Dr. W. F. Danowsky of that place, who died there in 1875, and where he held a high rank as a physician. Her mother's maiden name was Carrie Barrens. She also died at Allentown, in 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Black were the parents of seven children, of whom five are living: Carrie, Sallie, Jennie, Addie and Tillie: the deceased are Mattie and Willie. Mr. Black owns besides his store building and stock, a one-sixth interest in the Centralia Water Company. He was one of the promoters and builders of the water system, and is justice of the peace of the borough of Centralia, having been elected in 1884. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Black's ancestors on both sides were of Scotch-Irish extraction, and were born in the town of Letterkenny, Ireland, in 1798. They were Presbyterians on both sides, to which church Mr. Black and his family belong.(.(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 428 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JOHN BLACK, retired, Rohrsburg, one ofthe old time millers of the county, was born October 26, 1809, in Northumberland County. His father, Jeremiah Black, a native of Ireland, a Protestant, a miller and millwright by trade, immigrated to America in the early part of 1800. On coming to this country he located in Northumberland County, Penn., and shortly after moved to this county, where he followed his vocation to the time of his death. He was accidentally drowned December 7, 1827, below Bowman's mill, while crossing the creek, which was swollen. At this time our subject was a lad of sixteen, assisting his father in the mill, and had become pretty well versed in the business. For several years after his father's death he contributed largely to the support of the family. His mother died January 27, 1865. Mr. Black's first milling was done in the Huffman mill above Light Street, later at the Bowman mill, and subsequently had charge of different mills in this locality. On account of failing health he was obliged to abandon practical milling and then gave his attention to buhr dressing and the care of the mill-stones. Later he came to this township, and for several years engaged in mercantile business, also in the lumber and furniture trade. He also kept hotel some years and carried on farming, but during later years has retired from active life, only assisting his son Perry in the store. He married January 31, 1833, Ann, daughter of Jonathan Lemon. Seven children were born to them:. Lemon J., Isaac P., Perry D., Mary C , Alfred B., William W. and Elizabeth. Alfred Bruce died February 22, 1866, of disease contracted while in the army. He volunteered in 1864 in Company D, Second Pennsylvania Cavalry, and served until the close of the war; William also served in the army and returned home unscathed. Mr. Black for many years has been a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church. He takes little Interest in political affairs. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 465 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

WILLIAM W. BLACK, the popular and efficient sheriff of Columbia County, resides in the county jail at Bloomsburg, which is one of the finest and best equipped in the state. He is a son of John and Ann (Lemons) Black, and was born in Eyers Grove, Columbia County, November 19, 1845.
Jeremiah Black, grandfather of our subject, who was born in Londonderry, Ireland, and came to America about the year 1800, first located in Lewisburg, Northumberland County, and later moved to Columbia County. He was naturally a mechanic and followed the trade of a miller and millwright. In Northumberland County he operated a large flour mill until 1822, the time of his removal to Columbia County, and the remainder of his life was spent in operating a mill owned by James Heberman. He was drowned in attempting to ford a stream below the mills on December 7, 1827. His wife survived him many years, dying January 27, 1865. Their union was blessed by the birth of the following children: James, who was born in 1806, was a miller and inventor by trade and died in Philadelphia at the age of eighty years; John, the father of our subject; Mary, who married Theodore Pinkerton, a resident of Indiana; Jeremiah, who died at an early age; William, a retired jeweler of Tioga County; Caroline, deceased, who married a Mr. Pearsall, an actor; Lovina, who died at an early age; and Horatio Nelson, who, like his father, is of a mechanical turn of mind, and resides in Philadelphia.
John Black, the father of our subject, was born October 26, 1809, and in due time learned the trade of a miller with his father and after the latter's death assisted in supporting the family and rearing his younger brothers and sisters. He was first employed in Hoffman's mill near Light Street, Pa., and later at Bowman's and other mills in that locality. He was finally obliged to give up his trade on account of failing health and for some time he was engaged in burr dressing, after which he purchased a tavern at Rohrsburg, which he conducted in connection with a general merchandise store. He built a new hotel which is still standing and is known as the Rohrsburg House. His son, Perry D., succeeded him as proprietor of the store, but Mr. Black assisted him until 1898, when he removed to Bloomsburg, where he has since lived in retirement at the home of our subject. He is enjoying excellent health for one of his years, being now passed eighty-nine years of age, and has a large number of friends throughout the county who wish him many more years of health and happiness. Mr. Black was united in marriage to Ann Lemon, a daughter of Jonathan Lemon, January 31, 1833, and they reared seven children, as follows: Lemon J., who is a farmer near Rohrsburg; Isaac F., a retired citizen of Morris, Tioga County, Pa., where he was formerly a very popular hotelkeeper; Perry D., a merchant of Rohrsburg; Mary C., deceased; Alfred B., who died in 1866 from diseases contracted in the War of the Rebellion; William W., the subject of this personal history; and Elizabeth, who married J. W. Fortner of Centralia, Pa.
William W. Black was reared in his native township where he attended the common schools. He then engaged in huckstering which business he continued until he purchased his father's hotel, which he managed for over fifteen years with good results. He then followed farming in connection with the hotel business but for the past three years has rented his hotel property. In 1894 he was a candidate for the office of sheriff, but was beaten for the nomination. In 1897 he received the nomination, was elected by a comfortable majority, and has since performed the duties of that office in such a manner as to gain the highest approval of all concerned. On January 1, 1897, Mr. Black moved into the residence part of the jail, which is fitted with all modern improvements and is in keeping with the remainder of the building. It is a massive and beautiful stone structure of two stories and a basement, and has a large stone tower from which an excellent view of the town of Bloomsburg may be had. The interior is divided into twenty-eight cells, fourteen on each floor, each of which contains the regulation furnishings. The jail is well ventilated and is lighted by three sky-lights and glass-closed slots, which are too small to permit a prisoner to escape through them. Every possible precaution is taken to prevent the escape of any of the prisoners, as the walls are of heavy stone, lined with metal, and the doors are also lined with metal. About the building is a stone wall twenty-two and a half feet in height with a smooth finish on the inside. Mr. Black appointed his son, A. Bruce Black, deputy sheriff, and he has performed his duties in a conscientious and straight forword manner. Our subject has also served in official capacity as constable and tax collector.
Our subject formed a matrimonial alliance with Rachel A. Unger, a daughter of Lafayette Unger of Unityville, and they became the proud parents of two children: Ella M., who married John W. Mather, by whom she had two sons, Ray and Bruce; and A. Bruce, who attended the high school of York, Pa., and the seminary at Williamsport, and is also a graduate of Michael's University of Logansport, Ind.,—he took a special course in penmanship in Zanerian Art College at Columbus, O., and for a short time was a teacher of penmanship.
In 1864, during the darkest period of the Civil War, Mr. Black enlisted in 210th Reg., Pa. Vol. Inf., as a private and continued in the service until the close of the war. Our subject is well known throughout the district as a man of sterling qualities and is respected and esteemed by a large circle of friends.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg. 197 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

J. D. BODINE, justice of the peace, Mainville, was born in Catawissa Township, Columbia Co., Penn., November 26, 1849. His parents, Peter and Anna M. (Vought) Bodine, were natives of New Jersey, but removed with their parents to this county when young, and were married at Catawissa by Squire Baldy. The former died in 1865, but the latter is living at the age of seventy-eight years at Catawissa. Our subject, the youngest in a family of ten, was reared in Columbia County and has always made his home here, with the exception of a short time spent at Kingston, Luzerne Co., Penn. He received his education at the common schools of Catawissa, and at the age of fifteen years commenced clerking for the firm of J. K. Sharpless & Son, at Catawissa, with whom he remained three years. He then went to Kingston, Luzerne County, where he clerked for about six months, when he came to Centralia, this county, and clerked for William Torry about the same length of time. He then returned to Catawissa and again entered the employ of Sharpless & Son, with whom he remained three years. In 1875 he came to Mainville and engaged in mercantile business until the spring of 1884, when he sold out to W. M. Longenberger. Mr. Bodine was elected school director of Maine Township about 1880, and served for three years as secretary of the board. He was elected justice of the peace of Maine Township in 1880, served his full term, and in 1885 was again elected to the position. At his first election he succeeded W. T. Shuman, who had filled the position for twenty-five years. Mr. Bodine married at Renovo, Clinton County, this State, may 1, 1879, Miss Eliza Sharpless, a native of Columbia County and a daughter of J. K. and Mary M. (Harder) Sharpless. Both parents are living at Catawissa. Mr. and Mrs. Bodine are the parents of two children; both are living: Ray S. and Anna M. Squire Bodine is a member of the Sons of America, having joined in 1870. He was State Marshall in the State Camp of the order one year, and was first member initiated by the Catawissa Camp, and one of the charter members of Washington Camp, No. 258, at Mainville, in which camp he has filled all the chairs. He is a Democrat politically, and has several times been a delegate to the county conventions of that party. The family attended the services of the Methodist Church.(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887 pg. 506 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JOHN M. BOGARDUS, superintendent of the car department of the mammoth Jackson & Woodin Manufacturing Company of Berwick, and one of the highly esteemed citizens of that town, was born in Troy, N. Y., April 4, 1851, and is a son of Robert L. and Catherine (Harris) Bogardus. Mr. Bogardus received his education in the common schools of his native town and at the age of seventeen years he served an apprenticeship as a car builder at Green Island, N. Y., for the Delaware & Hudson R. R. Owing to his excellent workmanship he was promoted to assistant master of the car-building department and as draftsman. He remained in the employ of the company for twenty-five years when, in 1893, he resigned his position to accept a situation as superintendent of The Jackson & Woodin Manufacturing Company of Berwick, Pa. Our subject has about one hundred and seventy-five men under his supervision whose duty it is to cut and fit timber by the latest modernized machinery, so that when it goes to the platform for building every piece is sawed, holes bored, and is ready to be put together in a short time. The shops also make all kinds of freight cars for general freight traffic and have a daily output of twenty cars per day. Although our subject is provided with the best of draftsmen he performs much of his own drafting. Mr. Bogardus occupies a handsome residence, No. 109 East Fifth street, Berwick.
Our subject chose for his life companion Ella J. Sherman of Troy, N. Y., and two daughters have blessed their happy home: Elizabeth A., who is teaching in the public school on Market street; and Bertha K., who resides with her parents. Mr. Bogardus is a member of the Royal Arcanum of Berwick. Our subject is truly a self-made man. Being thoroughly acquainted with the conditions that surround his workmen he is a fair and good master and no complaint is made by those under him of unjust dealings with them. Perfectly familiar with his work, he makes a faithful and reliable superintendent for his superiors. As a citizen and as a man he is public-spirited and high minded. The great respect in which he is held shows the influence which he wields personally. He is a kind father, a good neighbor, and a stanch friend. He is an eminent, worthy, and useful member of society in the locality which he has chosen for his life work.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.414 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

EMANUEL BOGART, farmer, P. O. Pine Summit, was born in Catawissa, this county, May 18,1828, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Moyer) Bogart. The paternal grandfather of Emanuel, Nicholas Bogart, was of German descent, served as a captain in the war of the Revolution, was taken prisoner, imprisoned in a church, and died while a prisoner. To Jacob and Elizabeth Bogart eight children were born: Maria, Joshua, Emanuel, Israel, Noah, Harriet, Sarah and Margaret. Our subject when a boy came to Lycoming, here grew to manhood and for several years followed lumbering; also operated a saw-mill. In 1854 he went to Canada, returned the same year, still followed the lumbering business; but finally, in 1858, purchased the farm he now owns, of 100 acres, since adding until he has 136 acres. He was married in October, 1856, to Maria, daughter of Philip and Sarah (Albertson) Shoemaker. they have seven children: James B., David C., Cora J., Sarah E., Susan J., Clara B. and Eva Lena. They attend the services of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Bogart was member of Company A, Ninetieth New York Volunteer Regiment, First Brigade, First Division Nineteenth Army Corp, in the late war. Held the office of school director for twenty-one years; also several years as supervisor. In politics he is a Democrat .(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 527 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

LINCOLN H. BOODY, Among the prosperous business men of Columbia County who have succeeded in life mainly on account of their energy, perseverance and economy, coupled with the fact that success in life depends considerably upon attending to one's business and not mixing in the affairs of neighbors, is the subject of this biographical sketch, whose portrait is shown on a preceding page. Mr. Boody is one of the hustling business men of the town of Rupert and is the proprietor of the Rupert Granite & Marble Works. He was born at Mullica Hill, N. J., September 28, 1860, and is a son of David and Elizabeth (Looper) Boody.
The Boody family is of English origin, and the first of that name to locate in this country settled in the state of New Jersey, where they were engaged in tilling the soil. George Boody, the grandfather of our subject, owned a large farm where the village of Vineland, N. J., now stands.
David Boody, the father of our subject, was a millwright, carpenter and cabinetmaker by trade, arid followed those occupations at intervals throughout his entire life. He also contracted for building and erected many large manufacturing plants throughout the country. Mr. Boody was an author of considerable note and his most valuable work was a history of the Civil War, which was not completed by him on account of his death. When the Civil War broke out he assisted in forming the first company that left the state of New Jersey in response to the call issued by President Lincoln. After three years' gallant service he fell a martyr to the Union cause. He was united in the bonds of matrimony to Elizabeth Looper, a daughter of John Looper, a well-to-do resident of Gloucester, N. J. As a result of this union three sons and three daughters were born, namely: R. H., a hotelkeeper residing at Tivoli, Pa.; David, who is employed in the iron mills; Rachael, who was drowned at the age of eighteen years; Amy, wife of William Camm of Bridgeton, N. J.; Lincoln H., our subject; and Hattie, wife of John Fletcher of Fairton, N. J.
Upon the death of Mr. Boody our subject's mother, after losing considerable property, moved to Mullica Hill with her family and our subject at a very early age was compelled, at the age of nine years, to go to work in a nail factory. After remaining there a short time he was employed as a cabinboy and assistant cook aboard several vessels, continuing that line of business a number of years. In 1876 he moved to Philadelphia, where he worked in a market at No. 12 Market street. His next move was to Rupert, Columbia County, Pa., where he served an apprenticeship to the stonecutting trade. After learning the trade he became a salesman and later he was taken as a partner in the works owned by his brother, R. H. Boody. They successfully carried on that business and later started another granite and marble works at Hughesville, Columbia County. In 1888 the firm dissolved partnership and our subject became sole proprietor of the Rupert works, and in 1896 he purchased the works at Hughesville. Mr. Boody is now carrying on a successful business and is evidently on the high road to prosperity. He is a fair-and-square business man, and, though young in years, has made his mark in the community where he resides. He has a large and increasing trade and is esteemed throughout the county for his strict business principles and upright character. He is at present carrying a stock worth twelve thousand dollars and also owns considerable property in.and about Rupert, including a fine farm. Our subject was one of the first in this section to engage in the bicycle business, and besides he is an expert rider and has won many prizes for both speed and trick riding. Mr. Boody is an unwavering Democrat.
On December 21, 1887, Sarah L. Nichols of Bridgeton, N. J., and our subject were united in marriage, and as a result of this union three children blessed their home: Mary Catherine; Porter Rupert, who died in infancy; and Letitia Morgan.
As one of the esteemed citizens of Columbia County, Lincoln Boody occupies an enviable position. He possesses more than ordinary intelligence, is truly a self-made man, of high principles, upright and honorable in all his dealings, and is a citizen whose worth is appreciated at its full value.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.139 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

AARON BOONE, P. O. Espy, was born in Columbia County February 14, 1815, a son of Benjamin and Margaret (Creveling) Boone. His grandfather, Benjamin Boone, was a cousin of the renowned Daniel Boone, of Kentucky, and was the first of the family to settle in Columbia County, locating in Centre Township on 300 acres of land. This tract was bounded on one side by the Susquehanna River, and extended a mile back. He was reared in Berks County, near Reading, and was a prominent man in his day. He died at the age of eighty-one years. His son Benjamin, the father of our subject, was a farmer, and also carried on an extensive shad fishery, employing seven men from Easter until June. He inherited from his gather 150 acres of the old homestead, and there died in 1851, at the age of sixty-three years. He and his wife are buried in Heidler's churchyard. At the age of twenty-three, Aaron Boone married Mary, a daughter of Samuel Webb, Sr., whose family was also among the pioneers of this county. Mrs. Boone died in 1849, leaving two children, Charles A. and Samuel W., who are still living. Mr. Boone's second marriage took place in 1850, with Hannah Wagner, who bore him five children: Shepperd R., Olin S., Paul Anthony, Jesse Edmund, and Mary K., all of whom are now living. Mr. Boone has been for over fifty years a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has served for many years both as steward and class-leader. He remembers with distinctness the establishment of nearly every Methodist congregation in the section extending from Bloomsburg to Berwick, and has donated money for every Methodist Church building that has been erected in his lifetime within this vicinity. The house that his grandfather lived in, in Centre Township, was built in 1790, and is still standing; the barn was erected about the same time, and is also in a good state of preservation. He also recollects in 1822-23 when great numbers of the people were carried off by typhus fever. The canal at this point was begun in 1827 and finished in 1831, and our subject's father helped carry the line in surveying the county lines in this and other parts of the State. Bear, deer and wild fowl were very numerous at that time, and his father used to make a yearly hunt for the larger game, supplying his family with venison. The road where Afton now is was then known as "Webb's Lane," and was a famous place in early days for horse racing. In the ridge near by are beds of lead and zinc which were worked in an early day, some on our subject's land. Mr. Boone owns 160 acres north of Afton, also a fine residence and lot at Afton. For many years he was engaged in boating on the canal. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle 1887 Scott Township pg. 533 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

OLIN SARGEANT BOONE, Espy, Columbia Co. - In college part of Freshman year. (Record of the Men of Lafayette: Brief Biographical Sketches of the Alumni of Lafayette College from Its Organization to the Present Time Page 267, By Selden Jennings Coffin, William Baxter Owen, Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.) Published by The College, 1879 (Contributed by Vicki Hartman)

SAMUEL VASTINE BOONE, farmer, P. O. Bloomsburgh, was born November 5, 1838, in the old homestead in Bloom, where he has always resided. The first of his ancestors to settle in this county was Samuel Boone, who was born in Exeter Township, seven miles below Reading, and came to this township about 180 years ago. He took up nearly 400 acres, 133 of which being where our subject now resides, a part of the old homestead. He was a member of the society of Friends and a man highly respected. He and his wife, whose maiden name was Eleanor Hughes, are buried in the Friends' burying-ground at Catawissa. Their son, Samuel, was the father of our subject, and was born September 3, 1786, in Bloom Township. He married August 18, 1813, Mary Vastine, a native of Rush Township, Northumberland Co., Penn., and a daughter of Benjamin Vastine. Subject's father inherited the farm and always resided there. He learned the blacksmith's trade though he was principally engaged in farming. He attended the Friends' meetings. He and wife had five children, four of whom lived to be married: Elizabeth, born July 3, 1815, became the wife of David Clark, and is now deceased; Anna, born December 19, 1818, was the wife of Andrew Clark and is now deceased; Benton, died aged twenty-three years; he was born December 31, 1816; James, born March 5, 1831, married Anna Ohman and died aged forty nine, and Samuel V., our subject. The mother of this family died in 1835, and later the father married a Mrs. Shrock, by which union there was no issue. Our subject's father died October 9, 1863, and is buried by the side of his wife in the Friends' burying-ground at Catawissa. Samuel V. inherited the homestead after the death of his father and there he yet resides. He married, October 33, 1856, Nancy, daughter of Gideon and Anna (Dodson) Post, and they had five children,four sons and one daughter—Rosa Eleanor, who died in childhood, Of the sons, Samuel D. is the eldest, Josiah B. is the second, John S. is the third and Frank W. the youngest. Mr. and Mrs. Boone are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 324 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

HIRAM R. BOWER, this highly respected citizen of the town of Berwick is a retired merchant, now enjoying the fruits of his early toil and living quietly in his comfortable home on West Second street. He was born in Center township, Columbia County, Pa., October 30, 1831, and is a son of Abraham and Ellen (Remley) Bower, and a grandson of Michael Bower.
Michael Bower was a native of Germany, and at the age of thirteen years he left his home in Saxony, Germany, and came to America, and located in Kutztown, Berks County, Pa. After his marriage to a Miss Hill he moved to Columbia County and purchased a farm of one hundred and twenty acres of Mr. Desser, which is now the property of John Fester. He successfully .carried on the pursuits of an agriculturist and was one of the prominent men of Berks County. He was the father of the following children: Jacob; Michael; Solomon; Daniel; Philena; Catherine; and Abraham.
Abraham Bower, the father of our subject, was born in Kutztown, Berks County, Pa., and during his early manhood he moved to Center township, Columbia County, where he purchased a farm of fifty acres, which is now the property of Mr. Wolverton. He immediately erected a set of new buildings and successfully carried on general farming. He also followed the occupation of a stonemason, which trade he had learned in his youth. He was joined in wedlock to Ellen Remley, a daughter of Michael and Susan Remley, both natives of Berks County, Pa. Later they moved to Columbia County and located in Center township where they spent the remainder of their days. Mrs. Bower's father died at the age of eighty-nine years and her mother passed from this earth at the advanced age of ninety-six years. To Mr. and Mrs. Bower were born the following children: Samuel, deceased; Phoebe, deceased, who was the wife of Daniel Miller; Rachel, who wedded John Sloan; Elizabeth, deceased, was the wife of Caleb Fowler; William, deceased; Abraham and Susanna, deceased, who reached maturity; Lavina, deceased, who was united in marriage to George Johnson; Catherine, deceased, who was the wife of Thomas Evans; Ellen, deceased; Aaron, a Methodist minister residing at Mattamora, Ill.; Hiram R., the subject of this sketch; Matilda, deceased, who twice married,—her first husband was George Johnson and after his death she was wedded to Daniel Bahr. Mr. Bower died at the age of seventy-eight years. The mother of our subject died aged sixty-four years. Mr. Bower was an unwavering Democrat and served his fellow-citizens as supervisor and as a school director.
Our subject was educated in the common schools and remained under the parental roof until he attained the age of twenty-two years, during which time he was preparing himself for the ministry, but, on account of poor health, he was obliged to give up his studies. Later he entered a mercantile store and was engaged as a clerk for ten years. In 1864 he associated with Isaiah Bower and M. E. Jackson, and under the name of I. & H. R. Bower they conducted a mercantile store on the corner of Front and Mulberry streets. The firm conducted the business under the above name until 1870 when Mr. Jackson retired. In 1880 our subject became sole proprietor and successfully carried on the business until 1891 when he wisely concluded to retire from active labor and care and leave the field open to younger and more vigorous men. Mr. Bower has bought and sold considerable property and is still the owner of several fine tenement houses; he also owns a handsome residence on West Second street which he makes his home.
Mr. Bower has served in the town council a number of years and has been secretary of the council for six years; president of the board of health; and secretary of the Berwick Cemetery Association twelve years. He chose for his life companion Rebecca Martz, a daughter of John Martz, a resident of Briar-creek township, Columbia County. As a result of this union five children were born to them,, namely: Layman F., treasurer of the Dickson Locomotive Works of Scranton, Pa., who united in marriage to Gertrude Henninger who bore him four children,—Florence, Russell, Harold, and Layman, Jr.; Aaron B., a Methodist minister residing at Scranton, Pa., who wedded Harriet Carney and three children were born to them, namely,—Helen. Harriet, and Wallace; Frank, who died aged three years; Minnie, who is the wife of William C. Smith of Tarrytown, N. Y., and has one child, Lenora; and Elizabeth, who wedded Luther W. Mendenhall of Pittsburg, Pa., and is the mother of one child, Luther W.
Our subject is a member of the Berwick Lodge, No. 246, I. O. O. F., and is also past grandmaster of the same. Mr. Bower and family are all members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Our subject occupies an enviable position in his community as a good citizen, and is held in high esteem by his neighbors and acquaintances. Mr. Bower has served one year as president of the County Sunday School Association and is now holding the office of county fieldsman. At the State Sunday School Convention of 1898 he was elected president of the Sixth District, comprising Columbia, Luzerne and Wyoming(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.97 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

HIRAM W. BOWER, who is engaged in contracting in masonry and plastering work, is one of the enterprising and successful business men of the borough of Berwick. He is a son of William and Sarah (Stephens) Bower, and was born in Center township, Columbia County, Pa., March 11, 1854.
Michael Bower, the great-grandfather of our subject, was born in Saxony, Germany, and came to this country at the age of thirteen years. After his marriage he located in Kutztown, Berks County, but later came to Columbia. County, and the family has since been closely identified with the county's growth and development. It was in the latter part of the last century that Michael came to Columbia County and purchased a small clearing in Briarcreek township and became one of the substantial agriculturists of that community. He also cleared a 120 acre tract, which is now owned by John Fester. His wife's maiden name was Hill and they reared the following children: Jacob; Michael; Solomon; Daniel, the father of Francis W. Bower, of Berwick; Philena; Catherine; and Abraham, the grandfather of our subject.
Abraham Bower was born in Kutztown. Berks County, and was a young man when he came with his father to Briarcreek township. He learned the trade of a mason, but after his marriage he bought a farm which he operated, although he still made masonry his chief means of support. He was united in marriage to Helen Remley, a daughter of Michael and Susan Remley of Berks Comity, but later of Columbia County, and they were the parents of the following children: Samuel, deceased; Phebe, whose first union was with Daniel Miller, and second with Abraham Culp; Elizabeth, who married Caleb Fowler: William, the father of our subject; Abraham, who died young; Susanna, who also died in infancy; Lavina, who married George Johnson; Catherine, the wife of Thomas Evans: Ellen, deceased; Rev. Aaron, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now retired: Hiram, who is living in retirement at Berwick; and Matilda, who also married George Johnson, becoming his second wife. In political belief Mr. Bower was a stanch Democrat and served his town as supervisor and school director. He passed into the unknown beyond at the age of seventy-eight years and his worthy wife died at the advanced age of eighty-four years.
William Bower, the father of our subject, was born in Center township, Columbia County, April 27, 1818, and with his father learned the trade of a mason and plasterer. He followed that trade for about forty years, the latter of which were spent in Berwick where he erected a fine home on Fifth street. After passing a long and useful life he folded his hands in final rest, April 12, 1897. Religiously he was an adherent to the doctrines promulgated in the Union Evangelical Church. He and Sarah Stephens took the marriage vows and their union was blessed by the birth of the following children: Flora Delilah, who married Dr. M. E. Brown and is a resident of Seattle, Wash.; John S., born March 16, 1844, and died February 16, 1853; Lavina. born April 19, 1846, is the wife of G. P. Stiner of Orangeville; Emeline, born February 5, 1848, is the wife of George Herring of Orangeville; Catherine, the wife of William F. Kline of Kansas, born December 30, 1849; Elizabeth, deceased, born March 9. 1852, and married A. Kisner; Hiram W.. the subject of this personal history; Mary N., who was born March 3, 1856, and died August 23, 1877: Elwood. born December 26, 1858; Ida, who died in infancy; Isaac Scott, who was born February 12, 1862, and is a resident of Salina, Kans.; Sarah M., born May 3, 1864; and Eva May, born August 5, 1867, who married Wesley Cool of Nanticoke, Pa. Mrs. Bower passed to her eternal rest March 18, 1888, aged sixty-seven years, one month, and twenty-two days.
Hiram W. Bower attended the public schools until he was nineteen years of age, and then he learned the trade of a mason and plasterer. In 1878 he moved to Ellsworth, Kas., and after spending a year at his trade there, returned home. He soon after went to Nanticoke, where he clerked in the grocery store conducted by George O. Welliver, but being fond of travel and favorably impressed with Kansas on his first trip there, he decided to return to that state. After clerking there for some time he received an appointment as detective on the Union Pacific Railroad and during his service in that capacity he had several narrow escapes and thrilling experiences which were enough to test the bravery of any man. He performed the duties faithfully and was rewarded by a position in the general offices at Wallace, Kans., where he learned telegraphy. Later he was advanced to foreman of the mason, constructing and building department of two divisions extending from Brookville to Denver, a distance of some four hundred and thirty-nine miles. In 1882 he returned to his home in Berwick in order to enter the realms of matrimony, and has since made that borough his home. He has since been engaged in contracting in masonry and plastering. He has had years of experience in that line of business and has had the contract for many of the largest buildings in his section of the county. He has done the masonry and plastering on the following buildings: The opera house of Berwick, the beautiful residence of C. R. Woodin of Berwick Heights, the wheel foundry of the Jackson & Woodin Company, and the residence of J. W. Evans, and many of the residences of Berwick and vicinity. Mr. Bower's honesty in dealing with others has never been questioned and he is firmly established in the good-will and friendship of his fellow-citizens.
On January 3, 1882, our subject formed a matrimonial alliance with Hattie Suit, a daughter of James Suit of Berwick, and their happy union has been blessed by the birth of the following children: Odell S., who was born in Salem township, Luzerne County, September 3, 1883; Randall, born in Berwick in December, 1884; Blanche, born October 24, 1886; Ralph, born May 17, 1888: one who died in infancy: Arthur, deceased, born February 7, 1891; Martha, born June 24, 1892; and Lewis, born November 18, 1893. In religious attachments, the family are Methodists. Our subject is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Democratic party. He is a member of the P. O. S. of A.; past chief of the Knights of the Golden Eagle; past commander of the Knights of Malta; and a member of Bloomsburg Lodge, No. 436, Elks.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.474 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

ISAIAH BOWER, one of the oldest and most prominent merchants of Columbia County, Pa., whose portrait is shown on the opposite page, has been a resident of Berwick for many years, and it is owing to the efforts of such men as he that the borough, as a business center and manufacturing point, leads all other boroughs of equal size in the state of Pennsylvania. When quite young he engaged in business there and in a short time was at the head of a large industry, which added wealth to the town and aided in its growth, as the success of his undertaking served as an inducement for other enterprises to locate there. Berwick steadily grew in size, and we find that Mr. Bower, from the time of making his home there, has been foremost in promoting its interests and has erected more residences and business houses than any other man. A gentleman in whom the people have always reposed the greatest confidence, we find in his advanced age a large retinue of acquaintances throughout the county who are pleased to be called his friends. He was born at Evansville, Briarcreek township, Columbia County, March 19, 1829, and is a son of Michael and Mary (Zahner) Bower.
Our subject's grandfather, George Michael Bower, was born in Germany and came to this country at the age of thirteen years, taking up the occupation of a farmer. He first purchased a farm in the Lehigh Valley, but later settled in Columbia County where he purchased a partially-improved farm in Briarcreek township of a Mr. Disserand, a Frenchman. At the time, prior to the Nineteenth Century, that section was sparsely settled and there was but a single house where Berwick is now located. Mr. Bower cleared some one hundred and twenty acres, which land is now owned by Mr. John Fester, and there resided the remainder of his life. His wife's maiden name was Hill, and their union resulted in the following offspring: Jacob; Michael; Solomon; Daniel; Phelina; and Catharine.
Michael Bower, the father of our subject, as a youth was extremely precocious and although little opportunity in the way of schooling offered, he acquired a good education as a result of his individual efforts and became a teacher, a position for which he proved well qualified, teaching in his own home and in those of his neighbors. He learned to weave wool and flax, and followed weaving for some time, weaving for many families in his locality. He came into possession of a portion of the old home estate on which he erected a log house, and there he followed farming and reared a large family of children. He was united in matrimonial bonds with Mary Zahner, a daughter of George Zahner, who was also an early settler in Briarcreek township, and they had the following children: Sarah, the wife of William Whitmire; Isaac; Reuben; Samuel C.; Daniel; Hannah, wife of Henry Martz; George, who lives in Briarcreek township; Catharine, the wife of Charles Whitmire, who lives in Center township; Enos, who died young; and Isaiah, the subject of this personal history. Mrs. Bower died at the age of sixty-eight years, and her husband died six years later, in December, 1862, at the age of eighty-two years, six months, both being buried at Evansville.
Isaiah Bower early in life learned the trades of carpenter and machinist, following the former occupation but one year, when he became a machinist at the plant of The Jackson & Woodin Manufacturing Company at Berwick. After continuing in that capacity for two and one-half years, he rented the plant and manufactured plows with much success, making the Bull plow, the Walker plow, and the Bower plow, which he patterned himself. The building in which his establishment was located was situated where the casting and pipe factory of the Jackson & Woodin company is now located, but has since been burned to the ground. In 1864, in association with Mr. M. E. Jackson and Mr. H. R. Bower, and under the firm name of I. & H. R. Bower, he established a general merchandise store at the corner of Front and Mulberry streets. In 1870 Mr. Jackson disposed of his interest to the other members of the firm, who conducted it with the best results and also bought the Voke & Michael Agriculture Works, which they conducted until 1880. In that year they divided their business, H. R. Bower taking the store and our subject the manufacturing plant which he operated until 1884. In 1883 he built his present store, with dwelling attached, located on the corner of Pine and East Second streets, and since 1884 has given his attention mainly to that business. He has a fine store and enjoys a large patronage. He is a man of great enterprise and good judgment and the success which he has attained is due solely to his own efforts. He owns fifty-six acres of the original family homestead on which he has erected substantial buildings; a farm of ninety-two acres which he bought from his brother; the Layman Morse farm of one hundred and twenty acres; and the Morteller farm. He has greatly improved all the farms and hires men to cultivate them, being a wonderfully busy man for his years. He has over twenty tenement houses in Berwick and Nescopeck.
In 1850 Mr. Bower married Hannah Hagenbach, a daughter of Simeon Hagenbach of Center township. They are faithful members of the United Evangelical Church, in which Mr. Bower has held a number of offices. He has always lived an upright, honest, and temperate life, being a strong advocate of temperance. He has sympathy for the deserving and is very liberal in his charity. In political belief he was originally a Democrat, but for some years has been a Prohibitionist; he has served in official capacity as burgess of the borough, and has held numerous minor offices.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties pg.255 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)
ISAIAH BOWER, merchant and real estate dealer, Berwick, was born in Briarcreek Township, Columbia Co., Penn., March 19, 1829, a son of George Michael and Mary (Zahner) Bower, natives of Columbia County and of German descent. His grandfather, George Michael Bower, was born in Germany; came to America when thirteen years of age and settled in Lehigh County along the Lehigh. He came to Columbia County in the latter part of the last century and settled in Briarcreek Township, at which time there was but one house in Berwick. He bought a large tract of land and there resided until his death. Both the grandfathers settled here. The grandfather, George Zahner, was a great hunter and at the time of his coming, game was very plentiful. He first built a log cabin. The nearest market was then at Philadelphia or Reading. George Michael Bower was a weaver by trade, also followed farming and taught a school at his own house. A prominent man in his day, he died in Briarcreek Township in December, 1863, in his eighty-third year. His wife died about six years prior. Isaiah was reared on a farm and when eighteen years of age went to learn the carpenter's trade and the building of threshing machinery. He was thus employed until 1852 when he came to Berwick and worked for Jackson & Woodin two and a half years. He then rented their foundry and did all the manufacturing of plows, threshing machines, etc., for twelve years. In 1864 he engaged in mercantile business which he has since carried on, with the exception of two years he was engaged in running a foundry and manufacturing agricultural implements. He owns several small farms and a great deal of town property, also some in Nescopeck. In December, 1850, he married Hannah Hagenbuch. Mr. BOower has also been extensively engaged in the real estate business. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Association, to which he has belonged for thirty-eight years.(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 384 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

EDMUND J. BOWMAN, Berwick, was born in Briarcreek Township, Columbia Co., Penn., December 21, 1835; a son of Jesse and Anna (Brown) Bowman. His grandfather, the Rev. Thomas Bowman, Sr., was born in Bucks County in 1760, and in 1782 married Mary Treas, of Northampton County. in April, 1793, he and his family left the old farm at Mount Bethel, traveling by wagon via Mauch Chunk, Nazareth and Leigh, to make their new home in a wilderness country. They settled in Briarcreek Township, Columbia county, and occupied, temporarily, a log house near the site of the three-story Pilkington dwelling, situated upon the public road leading from Berwick to Orangeville. The grandfather was a Methodist preacher, whose talents were of a commanding order. Socially, he was very agreeable; humorous, apt at anecdote, keen in argument, ready of utterance and quick at repartee, and in a public address he was often powerful. Subject's father was the fourth son and child and was in his fifth year when his parents moved to Briarcreek. The next year he began to attend school and succeeded in acquiring a practical education. After his marriage he lived in Briarcreek eleven years, when he moved to Berwick Plains in 1820. Two years later the Rev. John Thomas, who was then preacher in charge of Northumberland Circuit, appointed him class leader of a little society composed of the pious neighbors who gathered on Sundays to hold prayer-meetings, Sunday-school and class meetings. In 1829 he was transferred to Berwick, where he continued his leadership until the close of his life, a period of almost fifty consecutive years. For fifteen years he had the chief management of the camp-meetings at a time when the ruder elements of society opposed Methodism in the spirit of hatred. He was held in high esteem by the entire community by whom he was called "Uncle Jesse." He was a director of a State bank at Danville for many years and also of the national Bank at Berwick, and through his personal efforts with the Legislature of Pennsylvania, a subsidy of $10,000 was secured from the State for the building of the present bridge across the Susquehanna River, at Berwick. In 1821 he was appointed captain of the first company of the Second Brigade, Eighth Division of the State Militia. He was recognized as a pioneer in the matter of higher education, and was among the first in the community to give his children a classical education. He was a member of the board of trustees of Dickinson College about 1847. In 1849 he sold his farm and moved to Berwick, resolved to live retired. He died in 1880, his wife's death occurring four years prior. The Bowmans were among the early settlers of the county and have been a noted family in its history. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Robert, with his brother, John Brown, were among the founders of Berwick, closely following Evan Owen. Robert had three children: John, who died young; Anna, who married Jesse Bowman, and Sarah, who became the wife of a Mr. Hicks and settled in Salem Township, Luzerne County. Edmund J. Bowman, our subject, is the youngest of his father's family and early evinced a taste for intellectual pursuits. He received liberal educational advantages, having attended Williamsport Dickinson Seminary; later graduated from Dickinson college, and at one time attained considerable local fame as a public speaker. In his public lectures his subjects were well chosen and evidenced broad reading. In a recent newspaper notice he is spoken of as "one of the finest lecturers in the State." He never chose a profession, but as his pen productions were of a high order, he figured somewhat as a contributor and correspondent of the public journals. For some years his occupation was that of a school-teacher, and he served his country as a soldier in the civil war. He owns 160 acres of land, also property in Kansas City, Mo. He is the only member of the family unmarried.(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 385 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

MARTHA BOWMAN, the youngest child, of Elisha B. and Martha (Bowman) Brown, gave evidence in childhood of superior mental strength. She developed a taste for business, and upon the death of her father assumed a large share of the financial management of the family. She possesses many of the mental characteristics of her father. Her memory is seldom surpassed and she is a close observer of men and things. Her common sense and native vigor of mind avail her and more than compensate for the want of a collegiate education. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 510 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

ROBERT S. BOWMAN, postmaster, Berwick, was born in Centre Township, Columbia Co., Penn., July 8, 1858, a son of D. A. and Jane S. (Clark) Bowman, natives of Pennsylvania. The latter, of Irish extraction, was a descendant of the Clarks of Revolutionary fame, her grandfather being a colonel during that struggle. Our subject's great-great-grandfather, who spelled his name Bauman, came to this country from Germany when thirteen years of age. The grandfather, Jesse Bowman, was born in Northampton County, but came to this county in the latter part of the last century, took a large tract of land, and was among the first settlers of the place. He followed farming, and died in 1828. Our subject's father was born in Columbia County in 1803; was reared on a farm, and followed agricultural pursuits. He was twice married, and was the father of eight children, three by his first wife and five by his second. Six of the children still survive: Caroline, Sarah A. (wife of Thomas F. Schuyler), Charles S., George D. (married to Kate Kerns), John A. (married to Annie Large), Robert S. (married to Mary Isadore Gilroy). The deceased are Ezekiel and Jesse G. The father died in 1877, but the mother is still living, and resides in Mifflinville. Robert S., our subject, was reared on a farm until twelve years of age, when his parents moved to the town of Mifflinville. There he attended school until he was eighteen years of age, when he entered the Republican office at Bloomsburg. He served a three years' apprenticeship, and at the age of twenty-one, in 1879, came to Berwick and bought out the Berwick Independent. Mr. Bowman was appointed postmaster at Berwick, under Arthur's administration, and took charge of the office in that month. October 13, 1881, he married Mary Isadore Gilroy, a native of Berwick, and their union has been blessed with two children: Roy W. and Clark A. Mr. Bowman is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Bowman of the Baptist .(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 385 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

WESLEY BOWMAN, farmer, P. O. Orangeville, was born in Mifflin Township, this county, October 3, 1818. The Bowman family came originally from Switzerland, whence Wesley's great-grandfather came to this country and settled near Delaware Water Gap, Northampton Co., Penn., and died near Newberry in 1830. He had four sons: Jesse, John, Christopher and Thomas. Thomas was the father of Henry, Christopher, John, Jesse, Wesley, George, Sophia, Sarah and Susan. Of these, Henry was the father of our subject, and was born in Northampton County, Penn., about 1785. He removed with his father to Briarcreek about 1800. His wife was Sarah, daughter of James Brown, and after marriage they moved to Mifflin Township, where he engaged in farming. There he also built a mill and passed the remainder of his life, dying in 1828. His widow survived until 1868. They were the parents of fifteen children, thirteen of whom lived to be grown: Samuel, Christopher F., Thomas, John, George L., Henry, Manassah, Wesley <(subject), Mary, Peniniah, Seth, Hiram, Lavinia, and all of these, save John, married and reared families. Wesley remained in Mifflin Township until he was fourteen years of ;age. Later he operated a mill for his uncle, and in November, 1839, married Mary Ann Williams, daughter of Samuel and Maria (White) Williams. In 1844 Mr. Bowman located where he now resides, on what was known as the Frutchy tract, and |in the fall of 1868 built Bowman's mill on Pishing creek. He has about seventy acres in the mill tract. He 'has had four sons and one daughter: Righter R., Henry C, Taylor Z., Millard F. and Anna M. Righter R. died in 1871. He and Henry C. served in the civil war, both in the Sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 522 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

HORACE BREECE, who has been the efficient secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of Berwick since October, 1893, is a son of Daniel and Mary (Case) Breece, and was born in Columbia County, Pa., in 1857.
Daniel Breece, father of our subject, was born in Lycoming County, where he learned the trade of a mechanical engineer which he followed for many years at Irondale. He then moved to Bloomsburg, where he resided the remainder of his life. He was united in marriage to Mary Case, a daughter of William Case, and they were the parents of nine children: Jane, wife of J. B. Robinson; Margaret, deceased; George, deceased; Horace, in whom the interest of this sketch centers; Eliza, deceased; Hannah, a teacher of Bloomsburg; William H., who was born October 3, 1863, in Bloomsburg and learned the trade of a mechanic; he entered the employ of The Jackson & Woodin Manufacturing Company in 1886, and later held a position in the boiler-room. In 1893 he was promoted to the position of engineer, and has since had charge of the wonderful Porter-Allen cut-off engine with a horse power of 900, which furnishes power by Manila cables to the machine shops, foundry, framing-shop, and other departments of the plant. He was united in marriage to Emma Lundey, a daughter of Pierce Lundy of Berwick, and they have an adopted daughter, D. Ollie, who was born July 17, 1890. The remainder of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Breece were: Dr. Ervin, deceased; and Dora, a teacher. Mr. Breece was called to his eternal resting place at the age of seventy years. His wife survives him and lives in the old homestead at Bloomsburg.
Horace Breece attended the public schools of Bloomsburg, after which he learned the trade of steam engineering which he followed for three years. In 1879 he removed to Berwick and became an engineer for The Jackson & Woodin Manufacturing Company, and faithfully acted in that capacity for fourteen years, when he was appointed secretary of the Berwick Y. M. C. A. The association was organized in 1878 in the basement of the M. E. Church by C. H. Zehnder, who was assisted by George S. Bennett and George Leppard. They elected the following officers: C. G. Jackson, president; Isaiah Bower, vice-president; and C. H. Zehnder, secretary, without pay. It was established in rooms donated by The Jackson & Woodin Manufacturing Company which also furnished the light and heat free of cost to the association. As the institution flourished and the membership increased rapidly, the rooms were found to be too small, and the erection of a more adequate building was planned, the following donations having been generously offered: $6,000 and the light by Mr. C. R. Woodin; a three-story dwelling house and $3,000 by Mrs. E. S. Jackson; and liberal subscriptions by many of the prominent business men. This enabled the association to begin work on the present building in 1884 and it was dedicated April 7, 1885 with suitable services. It is a handsome brick building, 45 by 66 feet, containing two stories and a basement; has a beautiful library containing 5,000 volumes; a large and spacious reading room; two social rooms on the first floor; an auditorium with a seating capacity of 350 people; parlors; and in the basement a large gymnasium for the accommodation of athletic young men; and also good baths. The building is well supplied with electric lights and gas and is heated by a hot-air system. There has been an ever-increasing membership under the faithful guidance of Mr. Breece and preceding secretaries, and there are now over three hundred members enrolled. Mr. Breece is a man of purpose and it has ever been his aim to elevate the social and moral standing of the community.
Our subject was joined in the bonds of matrimony to Sadie Van Horn, a daughter of Abraham and Susan Van Horn of Blooms-burg, Pa., and they became the parents of the following children: George, who died in infancy; May L.; Fred N.; and Horace Willard. Mr. Breece is past commander of the Knights of Malta, a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, and a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties pg.142 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JOSEPH BREISCH, farmer, P. O. Catawissa, was born in Catawissa Township, this county, August 15, 1822, and is a son of George and Rebecca (Wall) Breisch. His parents were natives of this State and of German descent. His grandfather, Jacob Breisch, was born in Germany and came to America at an early day. His grandfather, Wall, was sold on board of a vessel to pay his passage to America. Our subject's father was born in Montgomery County, this State, and came to Columbia County in 1802, locating where our subject now resides. He died on the place now owned by John T. Shuman, in 1870, and which he at that time owned. Joseph was reared on the farm and remained with is parents until 1852. In 1853 he married Harriet Miller, by whom he has five children: Emma J. (married to Chas. W. Newhauser) and John E. (twins), Rebecca, Harmon and Regina. In 1852 Mr. Breisch bought the farm where his son John now lives, consisting of 153 acres, moved on it in 1854 and there resided until 1864, when he came to his present place of 250 acres. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887 pg. 397 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JOHN E. BREISCH, farmer, P. O. Catawissa, was born in Catawissa Township, this county, November 3, 1854, a son of Joseph and Harriet (Miller) Breisch, natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent. His great-grandfather came from Germany at an early day and settled in Columbia County, where he owned a farm and followed agricultural pursuits all his live. Subject's father was born in this county; has been a farmer all his life, and is yet living on his farm. John E. was reared on the farm and remained at home until twenty-one years of age, when he married and moved to where he now resides and owns 155 acres of good land with about 100 acres under cultivation. He has been building during the last few years and now has one of the finest farm residences in this part of the county. He married, November 22, 1875, Lydia Fram, a native of Schuylkill County, Penn. They are the parents of two children: Cora E., and Raymond E. Mr. and Mrs. Bresich are members of the Lutheran Church at Catawissa. He is a member of the Grand Lodge, F. & A. M. In 1885 Mr. Breisch started a dairy business at which he has since been engaged. He has a good trade and keeps fifteen head of fine cows..(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887 pg. 397 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

REV. PHILANDER S. BREWSTER, M. D., after preparing himself for the medical profession in his youth, served in the Union Army during the Rebellion and upon returning home entered the ministry, filling the pulpits of many churches until 1894, when he decided to follow the profession of his first choice. He has a large practice in and about the borough of Berwick and has been particularly successful in the treatment of chronic cases. He is a son of Daniel and Roxanna (Beeman) Brewster, and was born in Wyalusing township, Bradford County, Pa., October 4, 1830.
The Brewsters are of English extraction and are probably descendants of Elder Brewster who came over in the Mayflower. James Brewster, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of Long Island, N. Y., where he resided until 1800, when he and his family, which consisted of a wife, two sons and a daughter, moved to Susquehanna County, where he spent the remainder of his days. His occupation was that of a shoemaker, which he followed with success. He was the progenitor of a family of three children, namely: Daniel, the father of our subject; El dad, who was a weaver in Susquehanna County and died at a comparatively young age; and Abigail, who married David Vergason of Bradford County, Pa.
Daniel Brewster was born on Long Island, N. Y., but moved to Bradford County, Pa., with his parents. Early in life he learned the trade of tailor, but soon after moving to Wyalusing township he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, operating a farm of one hundred and twenty-four acres. He was a natural student and was well-posted on all current topics of the day. He was a Jackson Democrat and served under Gen. Jackson during the War of 1812. Although not a member of any church he was a strict adherent to the Presbyterian faith. He was united in matrimonial bonds to Roxanna Beeman and they reared a large family of twelve children, all of whom reached maturity before a death occurred. Their record is as follows: John, deceased, was a farmer and located near Chicago, Ill., at an early day, but spent the latter years of his life at New Lisbon, Wis.; Hannah, deceased, married Joseph Lee, a farmer of New Albany, Bradford County; Nelson, deceased, who was an agriculturist in Susquehanna County; Pamelia, deceased, who married Nathan Coleman, a resident of Herrick township, Bradford County;. Sally, who married William S. Lee of New Albany, Bradford County; Jane, deceased, who was the wife of Samuel Woodruff of Ohio; Jesse, deceased, who was a member of Company D, 141st Reg., Pa. Vol. Inf., and served until the winter of 1862, when he died at Falmouth, Va., as a result of exposure; Eldad, who resides in New York State; Caroline, deceased, who was the wife of John Kissle of Bradford County; Angeline, who married a Mr. Beeman of New York State; Rev. Philander S., in whom the interest of this sketch centers; and Davis D., deceased, who was a mechanic and operated a planing-mill in the mountains of California. Daniel Brewster died in Orwell township, Bradford County, Pa., aged ninety-three years, two months and twenty-three days.
Rev. Philander S. Brewster was reared on his father's farm and after obtaining a good common-school education learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed a short time. At the age of twenty-two he began teaching school, and, as he proved an able instructor, taught for six terms, during which time he also studied medicine. In October, 1862, he was drafted into Company D, 171st Reg., Pa. Vol. Inf. for nine months' service. He served in the Army of the Potomac for eleven months when he received his discharge and upon returning home entered the ministry of the Baptist Church, being ordained in Wyalusing township. His first charge was at Lehman, Luzerne County, where he remained for four years; then he held a pastorate for one year in Lackawanna County; then at West Liberty Church, Susquehanna County, where he remained for a period of seven years. His next charges were at Lehman Lake and Union Churches of Luzerne County, where he filled the pulpits until 1889 when he was called to Berwick and officiated as pastor of the Baptist Church for five years. He had been practicing medicine also during this time, and in 1894 he left the ministry to care for his rapidly increasing patronage. He is a homeopathic physician and his success in treating chronic diseases has been exceptional, as some of his patients, who were pronounced incurable by the leading physicians of the county were placed upon their feet and are still enjoying good health. He is kind and sympathetic and wins his way to the hearts of his patients, who regard him in the light of a friend as well as a physician.
Our subject was united in the holy bonds of wedlock to Nancy M. Hines, April 5, 1852, and was bereaved of her companionship by death in the same year. In 1854 he formed a second matrimonial alliance with Jane V. Migdaugh, a native of Wyalusing township, Bradford County, who died in 1885. He was subsequently married to Mrs. Mary (Bouse) Butler, relict of James Butler of Wyoming County.
We are pleased to announce that an excellent portrait of Rev. Mr. Brewster appears on a page in proximity to this.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.59 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

MARTIN L. BROBST, a prominent and prosperous farmer of Columbia County, Pa., who resides on a fine farm of 240 acres in Hemlock township, is one of the highly respected farmers of his community. He was born in Columbia County, Pa., August 1, 1861, and is a son of Daniel and Rebecca (Johnson) Brobst, and a grandson of Jacob Brobst. Jacob Brobst, the grandfather of our subject, and his brother immigrated to America about one hundred years ago and located in the state of New York, and in some way they became separated and never heard of each other afterwards. Our subject's grandfather located in Valley township, Montour County, Pa., and was classed among the pioneer settlers of that county. He was a man of great force of character, sturdy and independent in views, and possessed all the characteristics required by a man in order to make his way successfully in those rugged days. At that time the country was covered by a dense forest, and Mr. Brobst's neighbors were the Indians and wild animals that roved through the woods. He purchased a large tract of land and in due time cleared a farm from the wilderness and established a comfortable homestead, upon which he remained until he passed to the silent land. His home was used as a trading-post between the Indians and the white settlers, who would journey there from many miles distant; our subject's grandfather had many skirmishes with the Indians, who would burn his hay-stacks and commit other depredations. He was a member of the Lutheran Church; his wife was a Miss Mowery, a descendant of one of the early families of Montour County. The following children were the result of this union: Jonathan, formerly a blacksmith of Valley township, Montour County; Elizabeth, widow of a Mr. Miller, who now resides in Frosty Valley, Montour County; Daniel M., our subject's father; David, a retired wagonmaker of Bloomsburg, Pa.; Jacob, a farmer of Valley township; John, a shoemaker of Bloomsburg, Pa.; Adam, a farmer of Valley township; Kate, the wife of Nicholas Fish of Danville, Pa.; Lydia, the wife of John Stoffer of Hemlock township, Columbia County; and Michael, a farmer of Valley township, Montour County.
Daniel Brobst, father of our subject, was born in Valley township, Montour County, Pa., July 8, 1833, and was a shoemaker by trade, which occupation he followed all his life; he also conducted a store many years in connection with his shoe business. In 1886 he moved to Columbia County, where he has since lived in retirement, enjoying a well-earned competency. In religious views our subject's father is a devoted member of the Lutheran Church. .He formed a matrimonial alliance with Rebecca Johnson, and they are the parents of the following children: Stinson L., one of the weft-to-do farmers of Hemlock township, Columbia County; Edward D., who spent fourteen years in the Colorado gold fields, where he was employed as an engineer, and, returning to Bloomsburg, operated the pumps at the Bloomsburg Water Company,— he and our subject own a large farm in Hemlock township; Benjamin F., also a prosperous farmer of Hemlock township, Columbia County; Martin L., the subject of this sketch; Mary E., the wife of John Guliver, a successful farmer residing in Valley township, Montour County; and three children who died in their infancy.
Martin L. Brobst acquired a limited education in the public schools of his native town and in 1884 went to Blackhawk, Colo., and for six years worked in the gold fields of that section. He operated the machinery in the mills for a short time and later operated the mine pumps at a depth of 1,100 feet below the surface. In 1891 our subject and his brother, Edward D., returned home and purchased a farm in the central part of Hemlock township, Columbia County. The farm consists of 240 acres of highly cultivated land, and they have made many improvements upon the same, built new outhouses and a fine residence, and the farm now ranks second to none in the county. In connection with farming, the brothers conduct a dairy and have a large milk route in Bloomsburg.
Martin L. Brobst was united in marriage in 1891 to Olive Flint of Blackhawk, Colo., and their home has been blessed by two children, Edith C. and Nettie May. Mr. Brobst has been very successful in his undertakings, and as a man of wise judgment, of great industry, and honorable dealings he is held in high esteem in the community of which he is a prominent and worthy member.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties pg.130 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

STINSON L. BROBST, farmer, P. O. Buckhorn, is a grandson of Jacob Brobst, was a resident of Northampton County, and later removed to what is now West Hemlock Township, in Montour County, where he died August 29, 1873, aged seventy-seven years and six months. His widow, Ellen Brobst, is still living in Bloomsburg. Their son, Daniel, who is the father of our subject, is the eldest child, and in early life learned the trade of shoemaking in Danville, at which he still works in winter. His home is in Valley Township, Montour County. His wife, Rebecca (Johnson) Brobst, was born in Northampton county, and became the mother of eight children, three of whom died young. The living are Edward D., Benjamin F., Martin L. (all living in this township), Marietta (single and living with her parents) and Stinson L. Mr. and Mrs. Brobst have for many years been members of the Lutheran Church in Valley Township, in which he has been elder for over ten years, and has the confidence and respect of all who know him. Stinson L., is the eldest of the family, and was born October 22, 1850. In early life he worked at farming, and when he was thirteen years old he moved with his parents to West Hemlock, where they remained. Their house was destroyed by fire three years later. The family then moved to Frosty Valley, where , until he was twenty years old, our subject worked in the mines in summer and on farms and attending school in winter. He completed his education in his twenty-first year, at Millville Seminary, Greenwood Township, this county, and then taught school in Jackson Township four months, and for three years, subsequently, worked in the mines. He then resumed teaching, which he followed four winter terms, returning to the mines for three or four years. At the end of that time, in company with his three brothers, he bought the farm on which he now resides, to which he moved a year later, and which has since been his home. November 15, 1879, he married Miss Emma J., daughter of John and Susan Hartzel, of Mahoning Township, Montour County. She has always lived with her parents until her marriage. To this union three children have been born: Mabel G., Charles E. and Lloyd H., who live with their parents. Mr. Brobst has been clerk of the school board for five years, and is an industrious young man who stands deservedly high in the community. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 484 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JEREMIAH JOHN BROWER, This honored and esteemed pioneer citizen of Columbia County, who resides in the town of Bloomsburg, is passing his sunset days in ease and comfort, enjoying the reward of his early industry and perseverance. He has been identified with the interests of Columbia County for more than a half-century and has long been recognized as one of its best citizens, aiding and maintaining it in reaching its present position among the first-class communities of the state. He was born in Browertown, Union township, Berks County, Pa., April 10, 1821, and is a son of John and Fanny (Millard) Brower, and a grandson of Abraham Brower.
John Brower, the father of our subject, was a resident of Union township, Berks County, where he was engaged in the manufacture of grain-scoops, door-locks, and various other specialties. He was wedded to Fanny Millard, who was of Quaker descent, and they reared two children: Jeremiah J., the subject of this sketch; and Matilda, the wife of Richard Jones.
Jeremiah J. Brower received a good education in the public schools and before he was seventeen years of age he was teaching in Catawissa and was known as an excellent teacher in penmanship. In 1848 he embarked in the mercantile business at Mifflinville, Columbia County. In 1850 he sold his store and moved to Bloomsburg, where he opened and conducted a large store on the corner of Main and Iron streets for a period of nineteen years. He then erected the Paul E. Wirt block and carried on his business in that building until 1870, when he was elected justice of the peace and served in that position for a term of ten years. In 1881 he began dealing in carpets and oil-cloth and remained in that business until he retired from, active business. He was succeeded by his grandson, William H. Brower, who is now successfully carrying on the business.
In 1853-54 Mr. Brower built the beautiful residence, No. 229 Market street, at a cost of fifteen thousand dollars, one of the finest brick residences in the town of Bloomsburg. Our subject takes an active part in the growth and welfare of his community and always lends a helping hand toward any measure that tends to benefit his fellow-citizens. He has assisted in forming four building and loan associations; has served as secretary and treasurer of the Mutual Building and Saving Fund Association; and has served as treasurer of the Masonic lodge about twenty-seven years. He has also been a stockholder and officer in many industries started in Bloomsburg, and was one of the chief promoters of many industries that have led to the building up of the community.
In 1841 Mr. Brower was united in marriage to Eliza Brothwell, a daughter of Dr. Eleazer Brothwell of Mifflinville. His wife departed this life in 1893, at the age of seventy-six years six months and two days, leaving the following children: Fanny J., wife of James K. Brugler; Eleazer B.; Ada Eveline, wife of L. S. Wintersteen; and Mary Eliza, who married J. H. Lingle.
Mr. Brower is one of the foremost citizens of his county and is highly respected and honored for his sterling worth and integrity as a neighbor, a gentleman and a citizen.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.411 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)
JEREMIAH JOHN BROWER, merchant, Bloomsburg, was born in the village of Brower Town, Union Township, Berks Co., Penn., April 10,1831, a son of John Brower, and from him the village took its name. John Brower was the patentee of a grain scoop that had' a very extensive sale, also of door locks and many other manufactured articles that were universally used. He was a native of Berks County, Penn., and a son of Abram Brower. The father of our subject was of German, the mother of Quaker descent. John and Frances (Millard) Brower had two children: Jeremiah John, and. Matilda, who married Richard H. Jones, now a widow and resides at Brower Town. Our subject was educated in the common schools and when seventeen taught school, which profession he followed eight years. He came to this county in 1889, where he resided until 1843; then for two years kept a boarding-school at Brower Town. In 1846 he came to Catawissa, this county; from 1848 to 1850 he resided in Mifflinville, and in the latter year opened a general store in Bloomsburg, which he conducted nineteen years. He was elected in 1870 justice of the peace, and' served ten years. He has also served as school director and has taken an active part in forming four building and loan associations, and is now treasurer and secretary of the Mutual Building and Savings Fund Association, of Bloomsburg. The first which became a success was organized October 19, 1867, and terminated in June, 1877, Mr. Brower being its president. Our subject was married in 1841 to Eliza, daughter of Dr. Eleazer Brothwell, of Mifflinville. They have four children: Eleazer B. Brower, Frances J., wife of James K. Brugler, now of Butler, Bates Co., Mo.; Ada Eveline, wife of L. S. Wintersteen; Mary Eliza, wife of J. H. Lingle, of Beliefonte, Penn. Mr. Brower established in 1881 his present business, trading in carpets, oil cloths, etc.; erected the building occupied by him in 1868 at a cost of $85,000 and has occupied it since 1869.. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 325 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

ELISHA B. BROWN, (deceased) was born near Mifflinville, Penn., May 13, 1819, the youngest child of Samuel and Dorothy Brown, and died September 23, 1885. His great-grandfather, James Brown, was born in England, November 12, 1716; coming to America, he settled on Long Island, but finally moved to Warren County, N. J., where he owned a large tract of land extending three miles along the Pawlins Kill from near Columbia to Hainesburg. His son, John, the grandfather of our subject, married Mary M. Brugler, and immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1795, and purchased 400 acres near Mifflinville, for which he paid about $5,000. At the age of eighteen, Elisha B. Brown engaged in mercantile pursuits with Samuel Creasy and John Brown, the firm name being Browns & Creasy, and thus continued for forty-four years. The firm of Browns & Creasy was established in 1838. The business was purchased of Robert McCurdy for nearly $8,000. Their patronage embraced a large extent of territory. Mr. John Brown died in 1856. He was succeeded by Mr. N. B. Creasy. "Creasys & Brown" appeared upon the new sign. It was a peculiarity of this firm to hold at all times a large cash surplus to be available in emergencies. Samuel Creasy died in 1873. In 1882 E. B. Brown retired. The business then passed under the exclusive control of N. B. Creasy. During the Presidency of Gen. Harrison, in 1840, our subject was appointed postmaster of Mifflinville, and with the exception of six months, he held the office as principal or assistant until his death. As a business man he was eminently successful. He possessed a superior mind enriched by reading and observation; was positive, accurate and true, his judgment was held in high esteem, and his counsel was frequently sought. He never deserted a friend. He was a man of principle, honor and strict integrity, and lived and died an exemplary Christian. In 1845 he married Martha, daughter of John H. Bowman. Her mother dying when she was a child, she found a home with her grandfather, John Freas, near Briarcreek, Columbia Co., Penn. Her father immigrated to Michigan in 1837, and became identified with the business interests of the territory, engaging in mercantile business and building several large flouring-mills; was one of the founders of the village of Colon and the town of Three Rivers, and became a member of the Legislature. Mrs. Brown, besides having the advantages of the schools of her neighborhood, attended an academy at Catawissa under the charge of a Mr. Bradley. She is a voluminous reader and preserves the vivacity of her youth in a way that is remarkable. The three children born to herself and husband are still living: J. Jordan, Dorothy N. and Martha B (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 509 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

HIRAM H. BROWN is one of the honored and prominent farmers of Scott township, Columbia County, Pa., and is also successfully engaged in raising and selling the Italian honey bee. He was born in Mifflin township, Columbia County, June 29, 1837, and is a son of John and Jane (Hutchison) Brown.
There is in the Brown family an old Bible and on a fly-leaf the following lines were written by James Brown, the great-great-great-grandfather of our subject: "England is my native land and Long Island my home," and dated 1716. He probably moved to Hainesburg, N. J., and there spent his remaining days, at least his son John, the great-great-grandfather of our subject, resided there and was the owner of considerable property. The latter built an old stone house and above the door appears the date 1789; this ancient building is still being used and is owned by a Mr. Brugler, one of his descendants. John Brown disposed of his property in the state of New Jersey and moved to Mifflin township, Columbia County, Pa., and purchased a large tract of land four miles east-of the town of Mifflin. Finding his purchase unsuitable for farming land he sold the property and bought what is now known as the Rosebud farm, which is in Mifflin township. In addition to farming he was a gunsmith and blacksmith by trade; he served throughout the Revolutionary War, and besides doing the duties of a regular soldier, he shod the horses in camp and repaired guns. He was treasurer of the Nescopeck Bridge Company at Berwick, Pa., as is shown by a share of stock, No. 105, now in possession of his great-grandson, the subject of this sketch, which share is dated August 6, 1814. He was twice married and was the father of five children, namely: James, Samuel, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah.
Samuel Brown, the grandfather of our subject, was reared on his father's farm, and was a farmer and miller. He operated what is now known as the Brown Mills which were supposed to have been erected by his father. He was wedded to Dortha Nice of Philadelphia, and they reared the following children: John, the father of our subject; Mary Margaret, who was the wife of Samuel Creasy of Mifflin township, both now deceased; Sarah, deceased, was the wife of George A. Bowman, also of Scott township; William N., deceased, was formerly a farmer of Mifflin township, but later owned the Brown Mills,— he is the father of James C. Brown, editor of one of Bloomsburg's most flourishing papers; Mathew, late a farmer of Mifflin township; James, deceased, who was a boatman on the Schuylkill Canal; Elizabeth, who wedded Alexander Thompson of Berwick, Columbia County; George B., deceased, who was a dentist and book and stationery dealer of Danville, Pa.; and Elisha, late a merchant of Mifflin.
John Brown, the father of our subject, carried on farming and operated the Brown Mills during his early manhood, and was also engaged in the mercantile business at Mifflin. He was a very prominent member of his community and took much interest in public affairs. Politically he was an old line Whig. He passed from this life February 21, 1855. He was twice married and by his first wife, Mary Freas, a family of three children was reared, namely: Samuel, deceased, who was engaged in farming on the homestead; Freas, deceased, who started in life as a miller but later embarked in the mercantile business at Columbus, Pa.; and William, who died in his infancy. His second marriage was to Jane Hutchison, whose father was a well-to-do farmer of Center township, Columbia County. As a result of this union two sons andt two daughters were born, namely: Margaret M., the wife of Hiram B. Freas, who reside in Chicago, Ill.; our subject; Elizabeth, wife of William Hill, a farmer of Center township, Columbia County; and Mark, who died in his boyhood days.
Hiram H. Brown was reared upon the farm until he was eleven years of age, when his father moved to Mifflin. Our subject was educated in the public and select schools of Bloomsburg, commenced teaching at the age of seventeen years, and taught twelve winters; during the summers of 1855-56 he attended the Dickinson Seminary at Williamsport, Pa. In 1857 he located at Limeridge, Columbia County, where he was engaged in the lumber business until 1865. In the spring of 1866 he moved upon the old Britton homestead and has since been engaged in the cultivation of the soil; he also deals extensively in Italian bees, and in bee colonies, combs, foundations and extractors.
Mr. Brown was one of the chief organizers of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company, which entered upon its business career December 29, 1874, and on January 11, 1875, he was elected vice-president of the company, and has held that office fourteen years. January 11, 1892, he was elected secretary, which office he still holds. During the time when the Farmers' Grange flourished in this section, he was one of its most active supporters; was deputy grand master of Columbia and Luzerne counties from 1873 to 1880, and during that period he assisted in organizing twenty-seven local Granges. In 1860 he joined Mountain Lodge, I. O. O. F., and in 1870 withdrew to become a charter member of the Espy Lodge, No. 681, of which he is now past grand master; in 1863 he was elected to membership in Washington Lodge, No. 265, F. & A. M., of Bloomsburg; is a charter member of Camp No. 17, P. O. S. of A., of Light Street, and was district president of the same in 1895. In religious views Mr. Brown is an active member of the Methodist Church. He was school director three years and assessor of the township eighteen years. On March 21, 1861, Mr. Brown and Elizabeth Conner were united in the bonds of matrimony, and they are the parents of three children, namely: Eber A., a mechanic of Light Street, who married Anna E. Beers of Bloomsburg, Pa., and they have a son, Claude C., born October 7, 1898; Morse, who died in infancy; and Hannah J., who married H. W. Black of White Hall, Pa., and they have one child, Edith. The Conner family is of Irish descent. John Conner, the grandfather of Mrs. Hiram Brown, was a well known tanner and farmer of Center township, Columbia County, and was one of the wealthiest men in that section of the state. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Conner was twice married; his first wife was Miss Hill who bore him the following children: Mary; Thomas; Samuel; Isaiah; John; and Charles. His second wife was Elizabeth Nyer and two children resulted from this union, Joseph P. and Rebecca. Thomas Conner, the father of our subject's wife, was born in Center township where he was engaged in farming all his life. He died in September, 1862, at the age of fifty-four years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Hannah Laubach, a daughter of Frederick Laubach, a farmer of Benton township, Columbia County. To this union three sons and two daughters were born: John Freas, a farmer residing in Kansas; George, a farmer of Scott township; Elizabeth, the wife of our subject; Alfred, deceased, who worked in a supply house and furniture store at Cape May, N. J.; and Mary Catherine, wife of W. S. Conner, a resident of Trenton, N. J.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.147 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JAMES C. BROWN, a gentleman prominent in public affairs in and about Bloomsburg, is the proprietor and editor of the Columbia County Republican, a well-edited and influential paper of the county. He is a civil engineer by profession and for the past six years or more has been acting in that capacity for the borough of Blooms-burg. He is a son of William N. and Loretta (Yonker) Brown, and was born in' Mifflin township, Columbia County, Pa., April 29, 1848. He comes of a prominent old English family and is descended from John Brown, who emigrated from England prior to our struggle for independence and located on Long Island.
John Brown subsequently moved to Warren County, N. J., and later located with his family in Mifflin township, in what was then Northumberland County, now Columbia County, in the year 1794. He followed his trade, that of a blacksmith, there during the remainder of his life; he served in that capacity for the American Army during the Revolutionary War. For many years he served as justice of the peace. His son, Samuel Brown, grandfather of our subject, was born in Warren County, N. J., and moved to Mifflin township, with the rest of the family, making that his home throughout life. His father having purchased 600 acres of land there, upon his death divided it among four of his children, Samuel receiving the old homestead. This he cultivated until his death in 1823, at the age of forty-five years. He married Dorothy Nice, by whom he had a family of nine children, as follows: John, deceased; Margaret, deceased, was the wife of Samuel Creasy, now deceased; Sarah, wife of George A. Bowman; William N.; Mathew; James; Elizabeth, who became the wife of Alexander Thompson; George B.; and Elisha B., all of whom are deceased.
William N. Brown was born in Mifflin township, Columbia County, on the old homestead, February 15, 1807, and took up the vocation of a farmer. He continued in that line of work with good results until 1870, when he moved to the village of Mifflinville, renting his farm. He built a house and lived in peaceful retirement until his demise, September 16, 1876. For many years he also conducted a grist and flouring mill. Religiously he was an active member in the Methodist Episcopal Church, holding various offices, among them steward and trustee. He married Nancy Freas, a daughter of John Freas of Center township, Columbia County, and they had five children: George A., deceased; Albert, a farmer of Ottawa County, Kans.; John F., who lived on the old homestead in Mifflin township until 1898, when he, because of ill health, retired from farming and moved to Mifflinville; Almira, of Mifflinville; and Dorcas, deceased. Mrs. Brown died in 1845 and he formed a second alliance in 1847 with Loretta Yonker, a daughter of Henry Yonk-er, a native of Germany, who, upon coming to this country, located in Mifflinville, Pa. This marriage resulted in the following offspring: James C, the subject of this personal history; Martha, deceased; Samuel C., employed in the Railway Postal Service between New York and Pittsburg; Malissa J., deceased; and Victoria, the wife of George W. Hess of Bloomsburg, Pa.
James C. Brown received his preparatory education in the public and select schools' of Mifflinville, after which he entered the Dickinson Seminary at Williamsport, Pa., graduating therefrom in 1868. He then began teaching, accepting a position as professor in the State Normal School at Bloomsburg, which he held for three and one-half years, the last half year of which he was principal. In the spring of 1872 he engaged as civil engineer in locating the N. & W. Branch Railroad and was associated with the enterprise until its completion in 1882 as a member of the board of directors, as well as engineer. He also did work in that line for other railroad companies during that time and since has followed that as his profession. He has been engineer of the borough of Bloomsburg for six or eight years and has frequently rendered service to other boroughs in the vicinity. Being a man of much experience, he is frequently called into court to give expert testimony on civil engineering in damage suits. In September, 1875, he purchased the plant of the Columbia County Republican, a four-page, eight-column publication, which makes its appearance weekly, and has since edited it. It is Republican in politics and has a large following, having a good circulation throughout the county, and also in adjoining counties.
Mr. Brown is one of the Republican leaders in his section and is indefatigable in his efforts to bring success to the party. He is frequently a delegate to state conventions, and was a delegate from what was then the Eleventh Congressional District of Pennsylvania to the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1884. He also speaks for the state committee during the campaigns. He made a tour of the state as a member of Gen. Hastings' staff during the gubernatorial contest in which Gen. Hastings was a candidate. He is a fluent and convincing speaker and is well versed on all subjects of interest to the people. He is now president of the board of school directors and has been a member of that body for almost twenty years. He is also a director of the Bloomsburg School Furnishing Company and of the Bloomsburg Steam Heating Company, and a trustee of the State Normal School, being vice-president of the board. He is a member and treasurer of the Columbia County Agricultural Society. Religiously he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is very active in church work. For some fifteen or twenty years he has been secretary of the board of trustees. Mr. Brown is a man of high character, and no other in the county is held in higher esteem.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.132 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)
J. C. BROWN, editor and proprietor of the Columbia County Bepublican, Bloomsburg, is a native of Mifflinville, Columbia Co., Penn., born April 89, 1848, a son of William N. and Loretta (Yonker) Brown. He was reared to the life of a farmer until about sixteen years of age, attending the schools of his township and a seminary at his native place. At the above age he became a student in Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, from which he graduated in the classical course in 1868, with the highest honors of his class. Thafryear he accepted a position as teacher in the Bloomsburg Literary Institute, which subsequently was merged into the State normal school, and where he remained until January, 1878, serving the last year as principal. He then engaged in civil engineering and was on the original survey for the North & West Branch Railroad, of which he was director six or eight years, and is still connected with the profession of engineering. August 1, 1875, he bought the office, presses and other material from E. M. Wardin, of the Bepublican, and has since conducted that paper. It is an eight-column quarto, and has a circulation of upward of 1,800; is Republican in politics as its name indicates. Mr. Brown is now a member of the board of directors for the proposed New York, Bloomsburg & Western Railroad; has served the town as member of the school board nine years; is a member of the Methodist Church, and has been for several years a member of the board of trustees; is treasurer of the Columbia County Agricultural Society; is one of the managers of the school furnishing company; a director of the steam heating company. In 1884 he was elected and served as a delegate t© the National Republican Convention at Chicago. Mr. Brown's ancestors were of Scotch descent, immigrated to America in the early part of the eighteenth century and settled on Long Island, afterward moving to Warren County, N- J. His great-great-grandfather, James Brown, was born November 13, 1718. His children were John Brown, born June 85, 1746; James. Martha, Sarah, Daniel and Charity. John Brown was a blacksmith by trade and served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution. His first wife, Mary (Brugler) Brown, died in Warren County, N. J., Octobers, 1793. He married for his second wife Mrs. Margaret Haines, October 81, 1794, and removed to Columbia County, Penn. He and his family settled about one mile south of Mifflinville in 1795, where he bought a mile square and resided until his death, September 24, 1819. He had five children, all by his first marriage: James; Samuel, born April 8, 1778, married Dorothy Nice, died October 13, 1833; Mary, who married Joseph Otto and moved to McKean County, Penn., where she died; Elizabeth, who married George Hess and moved to Benton Township, this county, where she died; Sarah married Henry Bowman and lived and died in Mifflin Township, this county. Samuel, above mentioned, was the grandfather of Mr. J. C. Brown, and at his father's death inherited the homestead. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 326 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

J. JORDAN BROWN was born March 31, 1848. He attended a select school taught by Hiram Hutchinson, and afterward completed a course at Williamsport, Dickinson Seminary, graduating in 1867. He then attended lectures at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and took the degree of M. D. in the spring of 1870, and since that time has been practicing his profession at Mifflinville. He has written some able articles for the medical press. While at college he took a special course in operative surgery under the personal supervision of Prof. William H. Pancoast, and has gratified his taste in this line by doing some work rarely performed in a country practice. We might mention among these operations, those of double hare-lip and cataract. In 1880 he married Miss Mary, daughter of David F. Brands, of Hackettstown, N. J. She attended Blair Academy and Schooley's Mountain Seminary; is talented with the brush and her works of art do her credit. Calm and self-possessed, she is the sunshine of her circle.((History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 510 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

JAMES K BRUGLER, Butler, Mo. - Lawyer; from Bloomsburg; left college in Junior year, and graduated at Union college in '61; after practicing law in Philadelphia a few years, he located in Missouri.(Record of the Men of Lafayette: Brief Biographical Sketches of the Alumni of Lafayette College from Its Organization to the Present Time Page 217 By Selden Jennings Coffin, William Baxter Owen, Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.) Published by The College, 1879 (Contributed by Vicki Hartman)

PETER BRUGLER, capitalist, of Bloomsburg, was born in Hemlock Township, this county, October 7, 1884, a son of John and Mary A. (Kinney) Brugler, and grandson of Peter Brugler, who came to this county, and settled at Limestone about 1790. He subsequently moved to Jerseytown, and thence to Hemlock Township, where he purchased 300 acres of land, on which he erected buildings and where he died, aged about ninety-four years. His wife also died there aged about seventy years, and both are buried in the Columbia graveyard, Hemlock Township. He was of Dutch and his wife of Enf lish descent. John Brugler, the father of our subject, was born in this county, married tary A. Kinney, a native of New Jersey. John was a farmer all his life and lived on and owned the homestead, to which he added until it consisted of 360 acres. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and an elder for many years. During the latter years of his life he resided at Bloomsburg, where he died, aged about sixty years. His wife died aged about fifty-nine years, and both are buried in Rosemont Cemetery. Our subject lived on the old homestead which was owned by himself and his brother, Elisha, until 1873, when he moved with his family to, Bloomsburg, where he resided in a commodious residence on Third Street, engaged in the care of his estate and the loaning of ^\*y \ ^ money. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and has officiated as church steward for several years. He married, July 16, 1863, Sue Billig, who was born February 18, 1843, a daughter of Daniel and Martha (Talbert) Billig. They have had five children: Anna May, Lizzie J. (deceased), John (deceased), Elmer and Martha.. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 326 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark

JOHN BRUNER, farmer, P.O. Millville, was born July 5,1830, in Franklin Township, Lycoming County, the eldest child of Peter Bruner, who was a son of John Bruner, whose ancestors came from Germany. Peter Bruner married Hannah, daughter of John A. Hartman, and they had seven children: John, Margaret, William, Andrew J., Samuel, Lydia and Mary. John remained at home until of age, and soon after began for himself. He was married May 20, 1852, to Martha C , daughter of Robert and Edith (Battin) Fairman, and granddaughter of Henry Battin and Sarah, and William Fairman and his wife Mary. After his marriage our subject worked out for 50 cents per day, and about 1855 had saved some money and bought thirty acres of timber land near where he was born, and began clearing this up; he kept this land until 1857, when he sold it and came to this county and rented land in this township for seven years, then moved to Pine Township and bought 100 acres, 30 of which was partially cleared, and cleared about 90 acres; having bought other land he had in all 275 acres. He lived here until the spring of 1882, when he removed with his family to Millville, where, he lived until the spring of 1886, when he moved on the farm he now owns, known as the Henry Battin farm. Mr. and Mrs. Bruner have six living children: Mary I., Hannah E., Anna M., Sarah E., John W., Susan E.; William P. died in 1863, aged nearly four years; Henry J. Bruner died in 1881, aged twenty-three years and ten months. Mr. Bruner has been an active member in the church, and was the principal founder of the Pine Centre organization, in Pine Township. He has given his elder children good school advantages, some of them having taught school. As a business man he has made a success in life, and acquired a goodly competence. In politics he is a Prohibitionist..(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg 466 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

WINTHROP C. BRYFOGLE, whose reputation as a florist is second to none in this section of the state, is proprietor of the Riverside Floral Gardens and Hot House of Bloomsburg, Pa. He is a son of Daniel and Emma (Gould) Bryfogle, and was born April 10, 1863, at Belbend, Luzerne County, Pa.
Our subject is a great-grandson of Daniel Bryfogle, who was the first of his ancestors to come to this country. His son Jacob, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Berks County about the year 1803 and was one of the substantial farmers of the community in which he lived. He was united in matrimonial bonds to Elizabeth Keen, a daughter of John Keen, by whom he had eleven children, namely: Daniel, the father of our subject; Philip; John; Mary; Elizabeth; Maria; Amanda; Susanna; Catherine; Sarah; and Hannah.
Daniel Bryfogle, father of the subject of this personal history, was born in Schuylkill County where he began his active career as an agriculturist. In 1873 he moved to Blooms-burg and purchased a farm of 105 acres, known as the Paxton farm, remodeled and enlarged the house, and lived there until his death, which occurred in 1897. He also made many other improvements which are so necessary for successful farming. He also bought Mrs. Brown's farm of thirty-five acres in Hemlock township and was one of the leading agriculturists of Columbia County. He faithfully performed the duties of a good citizen and stood very high in public esteem. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Emma Gould, a daughter of John Gould of Plymouth, Pa., and she still survives him. They reared and educated a family of children under religious influences as follows: Jacob, deceased; Sarah, deceased; Winthrop C., the subject of this sketch; Eleanora, who married H. G. Supplee of Bloomsburg; Estella, deceased; Stanley G., who resides on the old homestead; and Philip deceased.
Winthrop C. Bryfogle attended the public schools and lived upon the farm during his early days. Even in youth he had a deep love for flowers and spent a great deal of his spare time in their culture. At the age of eighteen years he constructed a hot house. 10 by 45 feet, on the home farm in which he began to cultivate roses, carnations, and potted plants. Beginning in this small way he paid the strictest attention to his favorite occupation, enlarging from time to time when his business justified and his pocketbook permitted, until he now has one of the largest floral gardens in this section of the state. The hot-house is inclosed by 12,000 square feet of glass, and is supplied with three boilers, one of sixty horse-power and the other two of twenty horse-power each. Mr. Bryfogle makes a specialty of cut flowers and has a very large patronage among the leading citizens in the county. He supplies flowers for weddings, funerals, and social gatherings, having many unique and original designs which take very well with his customers. He also has a large wholesale trade and supplies many of the florists in the larger cities of the state. He also is engaged in market gardening and furnishes the town of Bloomsburg with most of her vegetables. He is well known for his honesty and integrity and is firmly established in the good will of the people.
Mr. Bryfogle was joined in Hymen's bonds to Clara Mensch, a daughter of John Mensch of Rupert, Pa., and they are the happy parents of four children, as follows: Dora Ber-nice; Hugh O.; Max W.; and John M. In political belief Mr. Bryfogle is a firm supporter of the principles of the Republican party. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Malta; and a former member of the I. O. O. F.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.422 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

DANIEL BRYFOGLE, farmer, P. O. Bloomsburg, was born in Nescopeck Township, Luzerne Co., Penn., July 5, 1833, a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Keen) Bryfogle, the former a son of Daniel, a native of Berks County. Daniel's father came from Germany. •Jacob was a farmer in Luzerne County and owned 135 acres of land, where our subject was reared. October, 1854, Daniel Bryfogle married Emma Jane Gould, and they«began keeping house the same year on ninety-three acres, owned by his father-in-law, in Salem Township. There they lived for eighteen years, and in 1873 they moved to this county and settled on 105 acres in Bloomsburg (now one of the finest improved and most productive farms in the county, the result of Mr. Bryfogle's labor and industry). He is a Republican, and, with his wife and family, a member of the Christian Church. They have had seven •children: Sarah E., born in 1855, died in 1863; Jacob J., born in 1858, died in October, 1863; Winthrope, born in 1868; Ellanora Viola and Ellen Estella (twins), born August 13, n k l y 1866 (Ellen died at the age of one year); Stanley Grant, born August 4, 1869; Philip F., born September 35, 1874, died April 3, 1876. Mrs. Emma J. (Gould) Bryfogle was born November 18, 1833, and is a daughter of John and Sarah (Davenport) Gould, the former a native of Plymouth and the latter of Ithaca, N. Y. The Goulds were among the earliest settlers of Plymouth. The grandmother of Mrs. Bryfogle was a Lamareau, and married >. a Davenport. During the Indian wars, while her husband was with the army, she was left alone at Plymouth, and in order to escape from the Indians took a boat and, with her children and goods, rowed the whole distance to Port Deposit, where she arrived safely. Mrs. Bryfogle's father, John Gould, died September 37, 1883, and is buried in Beech Grove graveyard, Salem Township, Luzerne County. His widow now resides with our subject. On their farm in Bloomsburg, Mr. Gould donated land for the Christian "Church. This farm of ninety-three acres was willed to Mrs. Bryfogle by her father, but later she sold it to a brother, who now owns it. On her mother's side she is of French •and German descent, while the Davenports were among the earliest settlers of this country. Ziba Davenport, her grandfather, built and owned the first hotel in Plymouth, and was the first to freight coal down the river to Port Deposit. He was also a colonel in the militia and was highly honored and respected. The father of Ziba, named Stephen, owned a large portion of the land where Ithaca now stands. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 326 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

W. BRYSON, attorney and representative in the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, Centralia, was born at Minersville, Schuylkill Co., Penn., June 13, 1849, a son of John and Catherine (Gorrell) Bryson. They were both natives of Ireland, and coming to this country, were married in Philadelphia, whence they removed to Minersville, Schuylkill County. The mother died at Harrison, that county, but the father still resides at Philadelphia. Our subject attended the public schools of Schuylkill County, and in 1867 entered the State normal school at Bloomsburg. He also attended Dickinson College at Williamsport, and is a graduate of Prof. A. Davis' Commercial College at the latter city. In July, 1863, he moved to Columbia County, located at Centralia and taught school in the adjoining townships. He was afterward employed as bookkeeper in the First National Bank at Ashland, which position he held three years. He then went to Bloomsburg, this county, and commenced reading law with C. R. Buckalew & Son, and was admitted to the bar at Bloomsburg in 1875. That year he opened an office in Centralia, where he still has his home. He was nominated by the Democratic party for representative in 1882, and elected to that position in the fall of that year. In the autumn of 1884 he was re-elected to represent the county in the Legislature, and is a member of the present House. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge at Bloomsburg.(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 429 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

AMOS BUCKALEW, liveryman, Bloomsburg, was born in Cambria, Luzerne •Co., Penn., October 11, 1837, a son of John and Rachel (Creveling) Buckalew. He was reared on a farm, educated in the schools ofthe vicinity, and remained at home until twenty-five years of age, when be married, January 4, 1879, Mrs. Mears, nee Creveling. Mr. Buckalew came to this county in April, 1869, and entered the employ of George Reiswick, in the livery business. October 3, 1879, he purchased it in company with his brother R. C., and since then they have conducted the business. They keep on an average ten single buggies, some carriages, and also run the stage lines to Rupert and the. Delaware, Lackawana & Western Railroad.. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 327 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

CHARLES R. BUCKALEW was born in Fishingcreek Township, Columbia Co., Penn., December 88, 1831. He received an academic education, taught school, was clerk in a store, studied law and was admitted to the bar of Columbia County, August, 1843. He settled at Bloomsburg December, 1844, was appointed prosecuting attorney for Columbia County and served from 1845 to 1847, when he resigned. He was elected to the State Senate in 1850 from the counties of Columbia, Luzerne and Montour, and re-elected from the same district in 1853. In 1854 he was commissioner to exchange the ratifications of a treaty with Paraguay, serving as such in the summer and fall of that year between sessions of the Legislature. Mr. Buckalew was chosen presidential elector in 1856 at the head of the Democratic electoral ticket for the State; was chairman of the Democratic State Committee in 1857 when Packer was elected governor, and was again the same year elected to the State Senate from the district composed of the counties of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Snyder. The following winter he was appointed one of the commissioners to revise the penal code of the State, which position and the office of senator he resigned in 1858, upon being appointed minister resident of the United States to the Republic of Ecuador. Under that appointment he resided with his family at the city of Quito for three years—1858 to 1861. January 18, 1863, our subject was elected by the Legislature of Pennsylvania United States senator by a majority of one vote, and served as such for six years or until March 4,1869. In the fall of 1869 he was elected to the State Senate for the fourth time from the district composed of the counties of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan. In 1873 he was the Democratic candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, but was defeated upon the popular vote. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1873, and took a leading part in framing the present Constitution of Pennsylvania. In 1876, his name headed the Democratic State electoral ticket. May 3, 1886, he was elected president of the Bloomsburg and Sullivan Railroad Company. In November. 1876, he was elected Representative in Congress from the district composed of the counties of Columbia, Montour, Carbon, Monroe and Pike, and parts of the counties of Lackawanna and Luzerne. In 1873 Mr. Buckalew published a volume upon "Proportional Representation/' edited by Col. Freeze; in 1877 he contributed an article upon the same subject to Johnson's Cyclopaedia, and in 1883 gave te the public an elaborate work upon the Constitution of Pennsylvania. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 326 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

CAPT. JOHN M. BUCKALEW, a progressive business man of Fishing Creek township, Columbia County, has been extensively engaged in the lumber business for many years and was a captain in the Civil War. He is a son of John M. and Martha (Funston) Buckalew, and was born near his present homestead October 17, 1826.
The Buckalew family originated in Scotland, but many centuries ago removed to France, the native land of Francis Buckalew, who immigrated to Long Island, N. Y., while it was still a Dutch province. Later Francis moved to South Amboy, Middlesex County, N. J., where he became a landowner and resided the remainder of his days. He was a large man, of powerful strength, which has ever been a characteristic of the family, our subject being six feet tall and weighing considerably over two hundred pounds. This sturdy old pioneer lived to reach the remarkable age of 110 years before overtaken by the Silent Reaper some time between 1752 and 1755. Samuel Buckalew, his son and the great-grandfather of our subject, was born in South Amboy, N. J., in 1698, where he lived all his life, dying August 4, 1796, at the ripe old age of ninety-six years. He was the progenitor of a family of five children, three daughters and two sons, one of whom was John, the grandfather of our subject.
John Buckalew was born in Middlesex County, N. J., in 1743, and at an early age was united in matrimonial bonds to Mary MacKinney, a daughter of Mordecai MacKinney of Hunterdon County, N. J., and a sister of Capt. John MacKinney, who made an enviable record in the service during the Revolutionary War. He had a command in the 9th Regiment of Pennsylvania in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, but subsequently was transferred to the 3d Regiment, and later to the 5th. He was at the surrender of Cornwallis and accompanied Gen. Wayne on his southern campaign. He served with distinction throughout the entire war, after which he moved to Kentucky, where he resided until his death. About the year 1775, John Buckalew, with his wife's father, moved to Muncy, Lycoming County, Pa., where they purchased a tract of 300 acres of land and engaged in its cultivation. He was associated with Capt. Brady in the war on the borders during the Revolution, and was a member of the first Committee of Safety in 1776, at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. He was a member of the militia and took his turn in scouting duty, as his brother-in-law was away fighting and it fell to his lot to remain at home for the protection of the two families. After the war had been in progress for some time Indian depredations became so frequent in their neighborhood that the families sought safety in other localities. Mr. MacKinney moved to Harrisburg, Pa., but Mr. Buckalew moved to Harford County, Md., where he engaged in the milling business, which was his trade formerly. He took a contract from the Continental Congress and there still remains an unpaid bill for from £700 to £800. After the close of the war and in the latter part of 1785 John Buckalew settled on the Chillisquaque Creek, in Northumberland County, where he remained until 1796, when he moved to Little Fishing Creek and erected a gristmill a short distance below Ives Grove. He remained there until 1816, when he decided to move to a smaller farm on Huntington Creek, Fishing Creek township, as he was growing old and was in need of a rest and his children were nearly all married and had left home. As a result he purchased a farm adjoining the one upon which our subject now resides and lived there until his death in 1833, at the age of ninety-one years. His family consisted of the following children: Sarah, who married William Collins of Chester County, Pa., and moved to the Mississippi Valley in Illinois, where she died in 1843; Nancy, deceased; Rachel, who married Samuel Earl of Huntington, Luzerne County; Rebecca, whose first husband was Daniel Woodward, and who also married Rev. Epaphras Wadsworth, a descendant of Capt. Wadsworth of Charter Oak fame; Elizabeth, who married Jacob Ogden and resided in Luzerne County, Pa.; Amos, who was a lumberman and died in Middletown, Pa., at a comparatively early age; John M., the father of our subject; and James, from whom Russell C. Buckalew of Bloomsburg, whose sketch also appears in this Book of Biographies, is descended.
John M. Buckalew, father of our subject, was born on Chillisquaque Creek, December 17, 1786, and early in life learned the trade of a millwright, which he followed all of his life. He was also engaged extensively in lumbering and farming and was decidedly successful in all of his business ventures. He was united in the holy bonds of wedlock to Martha Funston, who was born near Bethlehem, Pa., in 1789, and died in Luzerne County, January 1, 1840, and their happy union was blessed by the birth of nine children, five of whom grew to maturity, namely: William, who was born November n, 1816, and died September 6, 1864, was a millwright by trade, also a surveyor, and resided in Fishing Creek township, Columbia County; Perry, a farmer of Fishing Creek township, born January 30, 1820, and died January 4, 1888; Charles R., who was born December 28, 1821, attained distinction as an attorney-at-law in Blooms-burg and was elected to the United States Senate; Mahala, who was born September 17, 1823, married Benjamin C. Hess, and resides in Fishing Creek; and Capt. John M., the gentleman whose name heads these lines.
Capt. John M. Buckalew attended the public schools of his native town and after attaining manhood engaged in the lumbering business, which he has always followed, with the exception of the time spent in the army during the Civil War. He was captain of Company A, 178th Pa. Reg., being mustered into service October 30, 1862, and receiving his honorable discharge in July, 1863, when his term of enlistment expired. Mr. Buckalew is a man of excellent judgment and has been very successful in his business ventures. Although he obtained but little education in the common school he is a man of scholarly attainments and has been a life-long student. He has an excellent memory and few if any are as well posted as he on the early history of his section of the county. He is recognized as an authority upon local historical events, and when the legislature authorized the compilation, and publication of the "History of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania" Gov. Pattison appointed him as one of the corps to do the work, assigning him the territory between the North and West Branches of the Susquehanna River, including Sunbury. He set about getting the desired data, and the manner in which he wrote his part of the book proved entirely satisfactory to everybody concerned and gained many favorable comments for him.
In 1861 our subject was united in marriage to Miss D. K. Creveling, a daughter of Andrew S. Creveling, late a farmer of Fishing Creek township. Politically Capt. Buckalew is a stanch supporter of the Republican party. Socially he is a member of Ent Post No. 250, G. A. R., of Bloomsburg; a member of Lodge No. 234, I. O. O. F., of New Columbus, Pa., of which he is past noble grand; Washington Lodge No. 265, F. & A. M., of Bloomsburg; Bloomsburg Chapter, No. 218, R. A. M.; Mt. Moriah Council, No. 10, R. & S. M.; Crusade Commandery, No. 12, K. T.; Orient Conclave, No. 2, Red Cross of Constantine; and Caldwell Consistory, S. P. R. S., 32d Degree N. M. J., Bloomsburg, Pa.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.48 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)
JOHN M. BUCKALEW, lumberman, P. O. Fishingcreek, is descended from the Buccleuchs, who went from Scotland to France with Queen Mary, and becoming Protestants, two brothers, Francis and Gilbert, immigrated to Long Island about 1663, while it was in the possession of the Dutch. They were both married in this country, and in time their names became corrupted, Francis being called Buckalew, and Gilbert Boileau. Francis went to South Amboy, N. J. An old will, now in possession of our subject, made by Samuel Buckalew, dated 1782, devises to his son John a certain tract at the place mentioned, which it states was bequeathed to him by his father, Francis Buckalew. Family tradition has it that Francis lived to be one hundred and ten years old, and his son Samuel is known to have been ninety-six years old at his death, in New Jersey in 1793. He was the great-grandfather of John M. His son John was born April 14, 1743, and in 1773 married Mary McKinney, who was born October 5, 1754. Shortly after the young couple immigrated to where the town of Muncy now stands, in Lycoming County. He was a millwright and miller, and it is supposed carried on the business there. The next we hear of him is that in 1776 he and Robert Robb were appointed a committee of safety for Turbot Township, Northumberland County, under Franklin's central committee, at Philadelphia. In 1778 they were obliged to leave in consequence of Indian troubles, which culminated with the death of " Capt. Jim Brady," who was a near neighbor, and with whom they fought the redskins. John Buckalew's father-in-law followed him into the wilderness and went to Harrisburg. John went to Maryland and rented a mill at Rock Run; there he ground grain for the army under contract with the Continental Congress, and an old unpaid account of nearly £700 is still in existence. At the close of the Revolution he returned to Northumberland County and settled on the Chillisquaque Creek, and there remained for a few years, thence going to Little Fishingcreek, and later came to this township, where he died July 8, 1833. His wife Mary died November 25, 1829. They had five sons and seven daughters. One of the sons, John M., was the father of our subject. He was born at Chillisquaque on December 17, 1786; learned his father's trade in Catawissa, and worked at it for a few years. In 1808, while still young. he purchased and removed to the place now occupied by his sons, Perry and John M. He became a farmer and lumberman, and died November 15, 1859, aged seventy-three years. He married, in 1812, Martha Funston, who was born in 1789 and died in 1840, aged fifty-one years. They had nine children, four of whom died in childhood. Those who lived to maturity were William, who died on the homestead in 1864; Perry, who now owns a part of the farm; Charles R., of Bloomsburg, ex-United States senator; Mahala B., wife of Benjamin C. Hess, of this township, and John M., the youngest. Our subject was born October 17, 1826, in a house a short distance from the one he now occupies. He has always been engaged in lumbering and farming. In 1862 he enlisted a company at Harrisburg, which was assigned to the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania as Company A. He commanded the company until the expiration of his term of service. On his return he re-engaged at his former occupation, which he has since followed. In 1861 he was married to Miss Delilah K., daughter of Andrew and s Theresa Creveling, of this township. She is a sister of Rev. S. A. Creveling, who is a pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, connected with the Central Pennsylvania Conference. Of unbounded energy and force of character, Mr. Buckalew is a man of mark, and exercises a wide influence in the community. In politics he is a Republican. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 436-437 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

PERRY BUCKALEW, farmer, P. O. Fishingcreek, is a descendant of the Buckalew family mentioned in the succeeding sketch. He was born January 30,1820, and in early life was engaged with his father farming and lumbering. After his marriage he farmed for his father, and in 1858 took the part of the farm which he afterward inherited and oh which he has since resided. He is a man who has always lived a quiet life. In 1843 he married Sarah, daughter of William White, of Town Hill, Luzerne County, and who was born November 6, 1821. They have had eight children, one of whom died in infancy. The others were Maria, who died unmarried at the age of thirty years; Wadsworth, who entered the Union Army in his eighteenth year—served two years in the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and died a year after the close of the war, of disease contracted while in the service; Charles is unmarried and works on the farm; Alfred W. is married to Alice J. Kindig, and lives in the same house with his father, whom he assists on the farm; John M. is single, a painter by trade and sometimes works on the farm; Mary is the wife of Alfred Chapin, of Jonestown, and Rebecca is married to Chester Chapin, a farmer of Huntington Township, Luzerne County. Mr. Buckalew has been a hardworking man, and his property has been acquired by his industry and strict attention to business. He is of careful, correct habits, and like his brother, votes the Republican ticket. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 436 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

R. C. BUCKALEW, liveryman, Bloomsburg, was born in Cambria, Luzerne County, Penn., July 9, 1836, a son of John and Rachel (Creveling) Buckalew. He was reared on a farm, where he remained with his father until 1863. In the spring of that year he enlisted in Company F, Seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, and participated in many engagements; was through the Seven Days' fight, second Bull Run, Harper's Ferry and through Virginia, where he served on detached duty, taking part in several engagements and skirmishes; was at the battle of South Mountain and Antietam. He was mustered out at Philadelphia in the spring of 1865, having served just three years and three days. Returning home he remained there until 1871, when he went to New York City where he was engaged by Dufais & Walter, cotton brokers, one of the most prominent firms in that business in New York. There he acted as shipping clerk and cotton sampler, for which office he was licensed by the New York Cotton Exchange. These responsible positions he held until 1879, on October 1 of which year he came to Bloomsburg, and the day after his arrival bought his present business. Mr. Buckalew married January 88, 1880, Mary E. Gager, who has borne him two children: Louis Walter and Lillian, aged respectively four and two years.(History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, pg. 327 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)
RUSSELL C. BUCKALEW, whose portrait we show on the opposite page, is the well-known proprietor of one of the favorite livery stables of the town of Bloomsburg, and by fair-and-square dealings has become well and widely known throughout the town and county. He was born in Cambria, Luzerne County, Pa., July 9, 1836, and is a son of John and Rachel (Creveling) Buckalew, grandson of James Buckalew, and great-grandson of John Buckalew.
John Buckalew was a descendant of Francis Buccleuchs, who traced the name back to the time when Queen Mary of Scotland left her native country for France. Francis and Gilbert, who were his brothers, immigrated to America and located on Long Island, which was then in the possession of the Dutch. Their name Boileau, and Francis spelling his, Buckalew. Francis later moved to South Amboy, N. J., where he spent the remainder of his life, dying at the advanced age of one hundred and ten years. He had a son, Samuel, who died aged ninety-six years; Samuel was the progenitor of one son, John, the great-grandfather of our subject, who was born in October, 1754. He was a millwright and miller by trade and followed those occupations in Muncy, Pa., for several years. In 1873 he was joined in marriage to Mary McKenney, who was born in 1754. In 1776, under the Franklin Central Committee of Philadelphia, he was appointed one of the committee of safety for Turbot township. Northumberland County, and in 1778 he was obliged to leave that county on account of trouble with the Indians. He accordingly moved to Maryland and rented a mill at Rock Run, which he operated until the close of the Revolutionary War, when he returned to Northumberland County and settled on Chillisquaque Creek. He passed his remaining days there, dying July 3, 1833; his wife passed from this life November 25, 1829. They were the parents of five sons and seven daughters, one of whom was James, the grandfather of our subject.
James Buckalew was one of the pioneer settlers of Cambria, Luzerne County, Pa.; he built a hotel and store and conducted them for many years. His hotel was destroyed by fire. In company with Mr. Stephens, James Buckalew built a section of the-Shickshinny Canal. He was one of the prosperous business men of his community and at one time owned nearly all the land where the town of Cambria is now located. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Catherine Jones and they reared the following children: John, Elmira, Evans, Sally Ann, Mary, Eli, Elizabeth, and Harriet. Mr. Buckalew entered the world of rest at the age of eighty years.
John Buckalew, the father of our subject, was reared in Cambria and when he grew to manhood took charge of his father's store and conducted it for several years. Later he. engaged in the cultivation of the soil and was the owner of a fine farm in Fairmount township. He was joined in wedlock to Rachel Creveling, a daughter of Samuel Creveling, and the following children were reared: Russell C., the subject of this sketch: Amos, deceased; Sheridan, a farmer: Sarah C., the wife of John Robinson, a resident of White Haven, Pa.; Evans, who resides in Wilkesbarre, Pa.; Eli, deceased, who was a veteran of the Rebellion; Samuel S., who is engaged in farming on the old homestead; Mary R.; and James M., who also resides on the old homestead. Mr. Buckalew died aged seventy years. The mother of our subject died aged sixty-four years.
Russell C. Buckalew was reared on the farm and remained under the parental roof until 1861, when he answered President Lincoln's call for -more troops to put down the Rebellion, and enlisted in Company F, 7th Reg., Pa. Reserves. He was mustered out in 1864, after serving three years and three days; the principal battles in which our subject participated were: the seven-days' engagement which occurred between Manassas and Washington, D. C., August 26,-September 1, 1861, in which the battles of Second Bull Run and Chantilly were fought; Harper's Ferry; South Mountain; and Antietam. He returned home in 1871, engaged in business and became shipping clerk for Dufais & Walter, the largest cotton brokers in New York City. He served as cotton sampler, being licensed by the New York Cotton Exchange, and held that responsible position until October 1, 1879, when he removed to Bloomsburg and, with his brother Amos, purchased the Ricewick livery stables. He has since become sole proprietor of the stables and keeps a fine assortment of horses and carriages, and has both night and day service for the accommodation of his numerous patrons. His business is conducted in a thoroughly systematic manner and Mr. Buckalew is very popular with those who have an occasion to deal with him. He also runs a bus line to the D., L. & W. and Reading depots.
Our subject was joined in Hymen's bonds. January 28, 1880, to Mary E. Gager, a daughter of Andrew Gager of New York City, and three children have blessed their happy home: Louis Walter; Lillian Barton; and Raymond Gager. Mr. Buckalew is a member of the G. A. R. and the U. V. L. Our subject has been very successful in his business career. He has one of the best conducted stables in the town, he is obliging and courteous, and his business is rapidly increasing.(Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District, Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY: 1899. Consisting of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties Pg.719 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

ROBERT McREYNOLDS BUCKINGHAM, Bloomsburg, deputy United States revenue collector for the Eighth Division of the Twelfth Pennsylvania District, including the counties of Columbia, Montour and Northumberland, is a native of Centre Township, Columbia County, born December 14, 1856. He was reared in the family of his grandfather, John McReynolds of Hemlock Township, this county, and completed his education at the normal school at Bloomsburg, graduating June 36, 1873. He began to teach the same fall, and continued for four successive terms of ten months at Milnesville, Luzerne County. He then accepted the position of principal of Room No. 3, of the graded school of Bloomsburg for one term of nine months, and an unexpired term of four months at Mainville, this county. During part of that time he had given considerable attention to reading law, having registered as a student in 1876, with Charles G. Barkley, Esq., of Bloomsburg, and September 3, 1879, was admitted to the bar at that place. In 1883 he was elected chairman of the Columbia County Democratic Standing Committee, and served one year. In 1883 he was elected district attorney, serving until September 1,1885, when he resigned to accept his present official position. Since his majority Mr. Buckingham has been an active participant in the politics of the vicinity, and an earnest worker in the interest of the Democratic party. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Bloomsburg, pg. 327 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)