". .'•¦>'¦"¦¦.'-: :•-'¦". ¦-'u^ ^.-¦' 'I;-'- •••'*,'.'¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ -. -• -!, .-.^». • ..»...,¦. J...-. •.. -.. • . ^ ... ¦•' j-k-* . -¦ ¦'-•.' ¦-¦¦ . . . . ' THE NEW JERSEY COAST IN THREE CENTURIES History of The New Jersey Coast WITH Genealogical and Historic-Biographical Appendix WILLIAM NELSON, EDITOR, AUTHOR OF "THE INDIANS OF NEW JERSEY," ETC.; EDITOR OF THE "NEW JERSEY ARCHIVES." ILLUSTRATKD VOL. III. The Lewis Publishing Company new york and chicago 1902 INDEX. Ackerson, Cornelius, 158 Ackerson, Jefferson, 261 Ackerson, Lewis C, ill Albright, Andrew, Jr., 382 Alsop, Thomas, 177 Anderson, William E,, 319 Appleby, T. Frank, i6g Applegate, .Angelia W., 391, Applegate, Asher T., 449 -Applegate, William, 4 Armstrong, Addison A., 319 Armstrong, John L,, 337 .Aumack, Jacob W,, 329 Avery, James D., 114 Avery, Thomas N,, 175 Baily, William N,, 99 Baird, David, 35 Baird, John, 436 Bannard, William H., fi37 Barchwetz, Oscar, 468 Barclay, Isaiah D^ 374 Barkalow, Cornelius C, 341 Barkalow, James J., 351 Barkuloo, Tunis S., 154 Batchelor, Edward, 407 Bateman, W. C, 413 Becker, John H., 299 Beckmann, John E., 165 Beegle, Isaac N., 270 Bell, Robert, 184 Bell, William A., 137 Bennett, Albert W., 472 Bennett, George C, 417 Bennett, George M., 405 Bennett, James P. B,, 162 Bennett, Samuel J,, 181 Bennett, William H,, 254 Bergen, William M,, 490 Bilderback, P. W., 488 Blair, James C, 218 Bonnell, John W, J,, 366 Borden, Charles H., 477 Borden, Jacob, 255 Borden, James E., 259 Borden, John W., 263 Bostwick, Arthur W., 173 Bourgeois, George A., 82 Bowen, David C, 401 Bowman, George W., 152 Bradshaw, Albert M., 191 Brady, Michael, 204 Bray, A. J., go Bray, James, 106 Brinley, Walter R., 187 Bristed, Susan Smith, 229 Brokaw, I. P., 347 Bronner, Harvey, 215 Brower, Edward, 455 Brower, William S., Jr., 208 Brown, Arthur M., 7 Brown, Ferdinand, 491 Brown, John, 76 Brown, Jonathan E., 179 B.rown, Joseph N., 172 Brown, Nelson M., 89 Brown, Oliver H,, 257 Brown, Robert L., 164 Brown, Walter D., 212 Brown, Willis G., igo Bryan, William, 368 Buck, David, 15 Buck, Valentine P., 11 Burdge, William, 209 Burns, Joseph G,, 59 Burrowes, Joseph T,, 145 Burtis, John N,, 29 Butterbach, Nicholas, ig8 Campbell, John J., 406 Carhart, William H,, 214 Carman, William, 452 INDEX. Carpenter, B. Everett, 199 Case, William H., 139 Casler, Peter, 300 Chadwick, Francis, 195 Champion, Ira S., 376 Chandler, Eli H., 220 Chase, L. A., 227 Cherry, Moses, 329 Child, Henry J., 200 Christie, James W., 338 Clark, Cornelius V., 493 Clark, Joseph S., 420 Clayton, Frederick D., 203 Clayton, Pierson H., 235 demons. Welcome G., 447 demons, William, 267 Clevenger, John C, 383 Oliver, Joseph L., 495 diver, Samuel A., 403 Coan, John A., 66 Cohen, George B., 216 Coleman, Andrew R., 494 Comings, George T., 172 Comstock, George, 246 Conard, Harry, 58 Conover, A. D., 486 Conover, Daniel, 353 Conover, James, 458 Conover, James W., 6 Conover, John D., 305 Conover, J. Don, no Conover, Joseph A., 465 Conover, Ten Eyck, no ' Conover, William M., 3 Conover, William T., 369 Conine, Henry, 227 Conine, John W., 341 Cook, Charles E., 495 Cook, John H., 473 Cooke, Henry G., 234 Cooley, Herbert S., yj Cooper, Alfred, 389 Cooper, Benjamin M., 233 Cooper, Edward Mj., 143 Cooper, Francis E., 224 Cooper, James, Jr., 145 Cottrell, Hiram, 316 Cottrell, William C, 372 Cranston, A, P., 122 Cranston, Irving L,, 445 Crawford, Janies G., 146 Crawford, John .B., 230 Crawford, John H,, 197 Crawford, Richard, 232 Crego, Milo H., 37 Crenning, E. E., 431 Crine, Miichael, 112 Cronk, Lyman, 193 Cross, J. Wesley, 189 Curr, William, 228 Curtis, John H,, no Daly, Philip, 424 Danser, James V., 461 Davis, H, F., 241 Davison, Benjamin D., 174 Davison, John, 183 Davison, John A., 457 ' De Graw, Frank E., 266 De Groff, William, 430 Dennis, Albert, 155 De Noie, Vera, 231 Dey, John P., 462 Dey, John R., 459 Dey, Mathias, 301 Dey, Peter J., 18.S Dickinson, Isaac P., 301 Dill, John C, 221 Disbrow, William, 370 Dodd, Peter F., 236 Dodge, Paul L., 425 Du Bois, Benjamin V., 42 Dunigan, Thomas F., 244 Eckert, Adam, 240 Eisner, Sigmund, 475 Ellenberg, George, 283 Elmer, Amos, 482 Ely, John L., 429 Emmons, Reuben, 217 Emmons, William A. N., 328 Esberg, Isaac B,, 443 Estell, Joseph Q., 463 Evans, .John, 51 Evans, John C, 450 Evans, Mrs. George W., 141 Everett, Charles, yy Fallon, Thomas T., 345 Feltman, Lewis J., 411 Fenton, Edward F., 88 Fenton, John, 94 Ferris, James L., 455 Field, Joseph, 34 Field, Joseph T,, 276 Fielder, John H., 182 Fisher, John V., 242 Fisher, Robert, 32 INDEX. Fisher, William F., 442 Fisk, Charles J., 484 Fithian, George W., 72 Flitcroft, J, E., 133 Flynn, James J,, 56 Frick, Fred, 71 Furman, Leonard, 125 Garretson, John G., 251 Garrigan, William H,, loi Gates, Daniel, 130 Gerns, Jacob G., 480 Giffard, William, 491 Gordon, George C, 225 Grace, Alonzo L,, 207 ¦ Graham, Thomas, 21 Grant, Thomas H., 142 Green, J. Elwyn, 281 Green, Luther, 54 Green, William I., 105 Gregory, John H., 378 Crenelle, L. O., 322 Griffin, Milo C, 128 Grover, .Arthur L., 66 Grover, John B., 167 Guerin, Claude V., i Hagaman, Harry T., 250 Hagerman, George E., 489 Hagerman, William R., 19 Hagerty, Thomas H., 440 Haines, Edward E., 268 Hall, Conrad F„ 48.S Hall, Frederick E., 168 Ham, William R,, 269 Hamilton, William H,, 403 Hance, Borden, 412 Hance, Frank, 298 Hance, William, 87 Hand, Aaron W,, 264 Hankins, Charles, 137 Hankins, Charles A,, 25 Hankins, Harry A., 427 Hankinson, Mrs. John H., 262 Hanson, Jacob, 442 Harris, Samuel C, C, 262 Hartenstein, Edward, 256 Harvey, Charles, 452 Harvey, James, Sr,, 143 Harvey, Longstreet, 414 Hayward, William, 478 Hazard, E. C, S Hearn, Stephen, 84 Hei ser, John, 466 Hendrickson, Daniel F., 432 Hendrickson, Margaret E,, 467 Hendrickson, William H,, 343 Hennessey, Garrett, 276 Hennessey, John, 440 Herbert, Sidney, 459 Hetrick, Clarence E, F., 457 Heyer, Francis E., 260 Hilliard, Courtney, 83 Hiltbrunner, Ernest, 295 Hiser, Christopher, 419 Hoagland, G. G., 171 Hobeu, Thomas, 434 Hodges, Frank H., 95 Holman, James D., 272 Holmes, Asher H., 280 Holmes, Chrineyonce S., ^84 Holmes, John S., 16 Hommann, Charles C, 411 Honce, John D., 222 Hopper, Egbert, 294 Hopper, Rulif F., 278 Hopper, William T., 151 Hopping, John T., 2 Horner, Charles, 426 Hubbard, James, 93 Hulse, John W., 23 Hulls, E, A., 370 Hurley, Azariah C, 166 Hutchinson, Addison, 325 Hyer, Isaac K. L,, 290 Hyer, John Van Pelt, 288 Hyers, John H,, 279 Irving, Jaraes, 405 Irwin, Charles L,, 311 Jackson, A. J., 249 Jackson, William S., 7S Jeffrey, William E., 237 Johnson, Frank H., 304 Johnson, Grandin, 135 Johnson, James E., 302 Johnson, J. Frank, 214 Johnston, Joseph W., 408 Jones, Isaac, 462 Jones, Lewis D., 310 Jones, William, 330 Jones, William L., 157 Kahle, Louis, 339 Kellogg, Robert M., 306 Kelly, William A., 380 Kelly, William C, 129 INDEX. Kemmerer, Harry, 470 Kennedy, Wellington, 238 Kenney, Victor D,, 52 Keough, John W., 386 Kilmer, Nelson H,, 314 King, Benjamin, 312 Kinmonth, Hugh S., 419 Kisner, George B., 476 Kitchel, F. M., 439 Kroeger, August, 479 Kuhns, John E., Jr., 303 La Compte, Garrett I., 213 Lafayette, The Hotel, 244 Lake, Henry, 205 Landis, Howard C, 394 Lawes, William H., 316 Le Compte, Charles R,, 326 Le Compte, E, E,, 327 Leigh\ Adelbert S. D., 85 Leonard, E. W., 247 Leonard, John S., 248 Letson, Joseph C, 3S7 Levy, Henry, 4.04 Lewis, Charles A., 451 Lewis, Richard S., 41 Liddle, Clarence M., 125 Liddle, George S., 437 Liddle, John, 400 Liddle, Joshua, S73 Lippincott, Adon, 121 Little, Joseph, 320 Lohsen, George H., 472 Lohsen, M. C, 235 Longstreet, Hendrick, 324 Longstreet, Mary A,, 324 Love, Robert C, 315 Low, Cyrus L., 287 Low, George C, 363 Ludlow, Samuel, 454 Lum, Charles H., 55 Luther, Frederick, 37 Macdonald, William L., 340 Magee, George K., 97 Magee, Joseph, 196 Mark, Joseph, 61 Mason, Robert P., 332 Mason, Wesley, 1O9 Mason, William, 127 Mathews, Harrison, 21 r Matthews, Cornelius, 460 Matthews, Isaac A,, 286 Matthews, John H., 321 Matthews, Joseph C, 487 Matthews, Joseph C, 296 Maurer, Winfield, 210 McCabe, Albert D., 409 McClees, John, 334 McClees, Peter J., 88 McColgan, James, 48 McDede, William J., 438 McDcrmott, Abraham, 219 McDowell, G. C, 335 McLean, Henry C, 336 Mielke, Henry W., 153 Miller, Taulman A., 133 Minton, James H., 342 Montgomery, John E., 152 Morgan, Edmund S., 434 Morgan, Tali E., 81 Morris, Aaron,, 45 Morton, Alfred H., 166 Mount, Daniel A., 186 Mullen, Alexander, 90 Murray, David, 199 Nash, William H., 61 Nesbitt, Ebenezer S., 487 Nevill, John H„ 398 Newbury, Stephen W.. 245 Nivison, Asbury F,, 45 Noble, Thomas, 334 Noe, David O., 385 Noe, James E., 384 North, James, 292 Oakhurst Public School, 243 O'Hara, William P., 446 Oliphant, David S., 107 Osborn, Abram, 361 Osborn, Cornelius, 176 Osborn, Franklin, 359 Pach, Morris, 146 Packer, Peter Hall, 346 Palmer, William E., 156 Palmer, William H,, 187 Parker, George, 469 Parker, Michael H,, 180 Parker, William B., 423 Parker, William T., 374 Parselles, F. H., 410 Patterson, Franklin, 352 Patterson, John C, 35b Patterson, Joseph C, 399 Patterson, Peter V,, 424 Peters, Theodore G,, 358 INDEX. Petteys, Ellison D., 286 Philips, Arthur L., 402 Phillips, Edward H., 364 Phillips, Howard W., 201 Pintard, Eugene, 469 Pittenger, George W., 395 Posten, Amzi McL., 475 Potter, Louis C, 360 Potter, Phineas, 482 Potter, William H., 116 Pownall, Mrs. F. W., 455 Price, E. H., 149 Pullen, Charles, 367 Purchase, A, T., 363 Quackenboss, Theodore B., 176 Quackenboss, William H,, 70 Quackenbush, George M., 297 Quackenbush, Richard M., 355 Quin, Edwin S., 277 Radley, Alfred N., 96 Rappelyea, Stafford L,, 60 Read, Charles, 20 Read, Thomas H., 20 Red Bank Register, The, 473 Redhing, Thomas, 6"/ Reed, Edwin B., S Reed, Joseph E., 423 Reed, Spafford W., 362 Reeves, George H., 388 Reid, John, 422 Remsen, John, 168 Reya, John F., 84 Reynolds, Howland, 117 Reynolds, John P., 313 Reynolds, John T., 400 Rice, Edward L., 380 Riggs, Addison H., 147 Riker, John L., 456 Riker, Samuel, 13 Roberts, Daniel E., 12 Robinson, Daniel H., 162 Rockafeller, Harry J,, 86 Rockafeller, John, 492 Rogers, Albert T., 22 Rohrbach, Peter N., 210 Rollinson, Henry B., 317 Roome, John W., 349 Ross, Charles J., 26 Rothfritz, Richard E. K., 436 Ruf, William H., 474 Runkle, Harry G., 2gs Runyon, George D., 206 Ryan, Patrick L., 218 Salz, A., 453 Savage, Joseph. W., 53 Schanck,- David, 394 Schanck, Elias .P., 223 Schanck, Elisha S. C, 253 Schanck, Garrett, 24 Schanck, John C, 102 Schenck, Edgar, 97 Schenck, Henry, 226 Schenck, Joseph H. C, 150 Schnitzler, Ernest, 131 Schults, John H., 115 Schwartz, Jacob, 271 Scott, Henry D., 78 Scott, Martin H., 313 'Scull, Harry S., 322 Seeley, Robert S., 333 Seely, William M., 406 Sheehan, John, 119 Sheppard, B. F., 231 Shwendeman, Geprge, 415 Sickles, Frederick, 271 Sickles, George H., 271 Sill, Lybrand, 397 Singleton, William B., 270 Skidmore, Abraham, 307 Skidmore, John H., 425 Smith, Albert C, 144 Smith, Charles A., 138 Smith, Charles J., loi Smith, Edgar H., 354 Smith, Frank L., 64 Smith, Louis H., 282 Smock, Benjamin DuB., 27 Smock, George A., 356 Smock, John H., 163 Smyth, William H., 331 Snyder, Thomas E., Jr., 92 Sofield, Alfred R, 148 Sparks, George, 243 Spencer, Ira T., 188 Spencer, William A., 392 Sproul, Joseph P., 379 Stacey, Williann T., 477 Steele, , Augustus, 396 Steele, Spencer C, 397 Stephany, Robert E., 246 Steven,son, John, 203 Stout, Ashley B., 40 Stout, Charles L., 318 Stout, John H., 27s Stout, Wesley B., 412 Stratton, John L. N., 481 Stratton, Josiah A., 108 INDEX. Stults, Cornelius V., 242 Stults, Frederick I., Jr., 416 Sutphen, Archibald, 485 Suydam, Elijah P., 461 Suydam, John L., 8 Swan, Webster, 357 Szymanowski, Stephen, 177 Tantum, Elias C, 415 Tatnell, Henry J., 100 Taylor, James G., 274 Taylor, Morford, 31 Taylor, T. R., 28.S Thompson, Charles H., 58 Thompson, Fred V., 194 Thompson, Howard E., 348 Thompson, Thoinas, 354 Thompson, William H., 91 Thomson, John, 421 Thorn, R. Howard, 68 Thorne, Harriet A,, 140 Tice, George H., 289 Tice, Ira B., 64 Tillman, Peter, 104 Toomey, James B., 479 Truax, Anthony T., 105 Trustrum, William, 435 Turner, George, 184 Tusting, Robert A., 428 Tuttle, Frank L., 496 Tuzenew, John PL, 140 Twiford, George B., 94 Vail, Daniel, 49 Van Brakle, James M., 48 Van Brunt, Benjamin, 377 Van Cleef, Hendrick, 304 Vandemark, Darius, 117 Vanderveer, Garret S., 338 Van Derveer, John D., 483 Van Dorii, Daniel P., 18 Van Dyke, William T., 44 Van Hise, Isaac A., 216 Van Keuren, Melvin R., 114 Van Kirk, Peter, 79 Van Mater, William, 46 Van Nest, John H., 50 Van Nortwick, David F., 431 Van Note, L. D., 80 Van Pelt, William J., 444 Voorhees, Charles A., 62 Wainwright, Halsted H., 494 Walling, Alfred, Jr., 161 Walling, C. Herbert, 126 Walling, James K., 239 Walling, Janies S., 24 Walling, Janies T., 36 Walling, Rufus O., 160 Walling, Thomas M., 103 Walling, William A., 30 Ward, William W,, 326 Wardell, J. Herbert, 211 Warden, William- K., 86 Warn, Will E., 14 Webster, Warren, 98 Weeden, William C, 323 West, Abner H., 38 West, Nicholas E., 291 Whifaker, Walter K., 57 White, Charles P., 202 White, Charles T., 103 White, Isaac B., 134 White, J. Leon, 63 White, Lyttleton, 120 White, Nicholas V., 471 White, William H., 128 White, Winfield, 298 Whittle & Gibson, 489 Wight, James S., 464 Wilhelm, Emil, 50 Wilkins, George, 124 Wilkins, Pauline, 371 Willett, David M,, 154 Willey, John H,, 112 Williamson, Nicholas, 123 Williamson, William K,, 393 Willis, Asa, 156 Wilson, Henry S., 324 Wilson, Jacob E., 1I3 Wilson, Richard, 118 Winchell, DeWitt C.,'4Si Winckler, Thomas J., 328 Woglom, .Abraham T,, 71 Wood, George N,, 387 Woolley, Edmund T,, 56 Woolley, William E,, 249 Worth, Adam, 385 Wortman, James E,, 136 Wyckoff, William H,, 8 Wylie, Robert J., 43 Yetman, John, 309 Yetman, William, 308 Yetman, William, 492 Young, James C, 418 Zandt, Henry D,, 448 Zcltlcmoyer, TJiomas F,, 202 THE NEW JERSEY COAST IN THREE CENTURIES CLAUDE V. GUERIN. Claude V. Guerin was born September 8, 1867, in Jersey City, son of Samuel B. and Evelyn (Kale) Guerin. He is ,of French ancestry and oomes of Huguenot stock. Two brothers having emigrated to escape- religious persecution in France, settled in early colonial days in Morristown, New Jersey. Descended from this ancestry, Vin cent Guerin, the grandfather, was a thriving merchant at Martinsville, Somerset county, and subsequently at Bound Brook, New Jersey. He was an active Repub lican and held at different times various political offices. He was a constable at Bound Brook;- a freeholder of Bridgewater township, and a member of the board of education there for sevei'al years. Hie -was a prominemt member and elder in- the Presbyterian church and left children, Samuel B., and Henry V. Samuel B., the father, born at Miendham, Morris county. New Jersey, later of Majr-tinsville, was educated in Maitins-ville and in the public ischoo-ls of Bound Brook. He v/as a grocer at New Brunswick until 1861 : ihe served during the , Civil ¦war in. the sixty days service with the Fifth Pennsylvania Reserves. Removing .t|0 New York City in- 1864, he carried 00 the whojesale pro-viisiioin business as a member of the firm of Comstock & Co. for. six years. He then on .acoaumt o-f ill-'healtih located on a farm in Middlesex county. New Jersey.. In 1881 he removed to Asbury Park, where he owns valuable esitate. He is an active Methodist and has been a steward in that church for many years. He has but one child, Claude V. Claude V. Guerin, educated in the public schools in Piscataway township and in New Brunswick, removed with his father in 1882, to Asbury Park, entered the high school there, from which be was graiduated in 1886 as .valedictorian of his class. He read law four years in the office of Hawkins & Durand, and was admitted to the bar in November, 1890. Beginning practice in i8gi he esitablislhe-d a lu-orative busi ness, making a- specialty of surrogate and probate court business and. municipal law. He has been engaged in much important litigatiion- and many notable cajses, araong which may be cited the Spencer will case, the Sickles oase, which d'qcJded fifty cases of a similar nature involving the question of the constitutional rights of mu-nicipaJli- 1 - 2 'HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. ties relating to license fees, Mr, Guerin is- assignee o-f the estate of J. J- Farker, which involves $100,000 claimed by more than two 'hundred individuals. Politically Mr. Guerin is a Republican and has been delegate to congressional, county and state conventions. He ha® been a member of the board of education since 1896 and is at present secretary of the board. He is a meiniber of Neptune Lodge, Odd Fellows, amd otf the order of Red Men. Mr. Guerin participated in the Spanish-American war. The beginning of hostili ties found him Corporal of Company A, Third Regiment, New Jersey National Guard. With his regiment he enlisted and served during the war. He advanced rapidly, being promoted sergeant of Company A, then first sergeant, then second lieutenant of Com pany B, Third Niew Jersey Volunteer Infantry, He is now first lieutenant, Company H, Third Regiment, New Jersey National Guard. iM!r. Guerin is deeply interested in church work. He is a member of St. Paul's church -of Ooean Grove, and for nearly eleven years -has been superintendent of Sabbath -school of the church. For the past two years he has been superintendent of summer schools at Ocean Grove. In October, 1893, he was married to Ruth, daugh ter of John V. N. DeHart, of Somerville, Somerset county. New Jersey. They have one daughter, Ruthi. ?-•-• .lOHN T. HOPPING. John T. Hopping, of New Monmouth, New Jersey, was born in that city January 28, i860. The first ancestor of this family to settle in America was Captain John Hopping, who emigrated from Ireland and located at Port Monmouth. James Hopping, -pater nal grandfather of John T, Hopping, was a resident of New Monmouth, New Jersey, ani he was familiarly known as Judge, having officiated in that capadty for Mon mouth county. He married Miss Patience Tilton, and their children were Edward; Sanah, who married James Frost ; Mary, who married Thonias Leonard ; and John J,, the father of -our subject, James Patterson, the maternal grandfather of John T, Hopping, -was born near the 'Shrewsbury river, Monmouth county, where he was content to remain all his life. He chose farming as an occupation. In his politics he was a stanch -Democrat, and was elected by that party to serve in several town offices, and he was also chosen fo represent Monmouth county in the senate at Trenton. He -was a consistent member and attendant of the Baptist church at Mid dletown, New Jersey, He was twice married, having selected for his first wife. Miss Deborah Trafford, and tbeir children were Jehu, who served as county clerk of Monmouth county for many years ; Hannah ; Margaret and Anna, The maiden name of his second wife was Miss Lydia -Hopping, and the following children were born to them: John H,, 'Dr. James H,, Samuel, Ewing Patterson, Henry J., Joseph C, Rebecca, Mary Harriet, Lydia, Charles and Alien. ' John J, Hopping, father of John T, Hopping, followed the occupation of a farmer all his life. He had three farms, aggregating two hundred and twenty-five acres, and be kept them all in a state of cultivation, raising an extensive crop of gen eral farm produce, which found a ready market. He was considered a thorough business man! and he held the esteem and ircspcct of his fellow citizens. Politically he was a Democrat, and he was elected to fill vario-us local loffices. He miarried Hannah Patterson, daughter of James Patterson, and their three children are James, Mary A, and John T, Hopping, The father of these children died June 5, 1891, laged sixty-nine years, and his widow died April 24, 1898, aged seventy-six years, James P, Hopping, eldest son of John J. and Hannah Hopping, was born -November HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 3 28, 1850. He received his education in the public schools and at New Brunswick, and has since been engaged in farming on the old homestead, which- is situated in Leon- ardsville. New Jersey, and consists of -one hundred acres. In add'itio'n to this vocation, he is actively engaged in the lumber business in the firm of Hopping & Ely, at Atlantic Highlands. He was married to Miss Helen A,, a daughter of Joseph S. Ely, Mary A,, second child of John and Hannah Hopping, was born July 25, 1854, and died October 15, 1879. John T. Hopping, the third child of John J, and Hannah Hopping, acquired his cducaitiion in the New .Monmouth Academy, and after co-mpletinjg his studies he chose farming as au occupation, and he now conducts an extensive market gardening and trucking business. He has resided for the past seventeen years in a handsome house, v.-hich he built according to his own ideas, on a -tract of twenty acres. He is also the owner of a farm of one hundred and twenty acres in the vicinity -of his home. Mr. Hopping is a man of progressive ideas, and the 'methods he employs- in the cultivation ot bis land places him in the front rank of Monmo-uth county's a-gricul- turists. He has recently engaged in the quarrying of gravel for road purposes, and in the top soil business, which con.sist3 in the shipping of fertile soil to be lused in to.p tracing and the fertilizing of barren soil. -Mr, George -Gould's historic place at Lakewood has received a large amount of this top -soil fertilizing, and to this is due the bea-aty and growth of the vegetation. In this line of business- he employs a large force of men constantly. He is an adherent of the Democratic party, and he has been elected to serve at the present time a's road commissioner, iMr. Hopping was united in marriage to Miss Lillie Van Mater, daughter of Gilbert H. Van 'Mater, who was born in Holmdel, Monmouth oounty. New Jersey, He was a farmer, merchant and miller, and resided in Holmdel during the early part of -his life, while he later removed to Red Bank, He married Miss Sarah H. Holmes, and their children were Eliza H., who died at ten years of age ; Huldah H., who married Robert W. Cook; John H,, who married Nellie Conover, and died in Virginia; William A,, a civil engineer; Dr. -Daniel H., who married Su,san Aaronson; E-nrnia L., who married Robert K. Young, an attorney at Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; -Sarah, who married B. M. Potter, an attorney at Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; Lillian Louise, who married John T. Hopping; and Henry Cook, who died in infancy. Mr. Van Mater died July 23, -1902, his wife having died August 24, 1886, aged sixty- four years. Two children have been born to Mr, and Mrs, Hoppling, the eldest of whom, J. W. Hopping, now -sixteen years of age and attending school, had his pictures and history widely heralded through the "New York Press" last year on the advent of his fifteenth birthday as being the la,rge-st boy m Monmouth county, hav ing tipped the scales at two hundred and seven pounds. WILLIAM M, CONOVER, The highly esteemed citizen who worthily bears the name of William M, Conover is a Tepresentative of ' one of the oldest and most • highly considei-ed families of Monmouth county, New Jersey, The Conover family, or a? the original spelling made it, Cowenhoven, dates back through centuries to a worthy 'Hollander, Herr Albert Cowenhoven, who was born in the land of the Zuyder Zee .on December 7, 1676, and emigrated with his wife, Neeltje Raelopse Schmock, who was .Born on Januairy 23, 1681. They were married in 1701 and reared their family in the new country, tbe names of the children beiing as follows: William, Roelof, Antie, Janatie, Seltie, Margaret, Sarah, Pretie, Neeltye, Garrett, John arid Cornelius. 4 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. William Conover, son of Albert, the original settler, was born on March^ 7, 1702, and died in 1790. He m.-«rried Elizabeth VanCleve and tbey had tbe following children: Albert, Benjamin, Joseph, David, William, Isaac, Sarah, Eleanor, Eliza beth, Hendrick r^nd Mary. Benjamin, the son of William -Conover, married Catherine Wycoff, and to this union were born : Garratt B.' and Joseph. William B, Conover, son of Benjamin, was born in 1752, and died on August is; 1807. He was married to Eleanor Foreman on January 11, 1774, and their family consisted of Catherine, Peter F., Benjamin, Eleanor, Wycoff, Ladya, Ladya and Alice, Peter F, Conover, son of William B., was born on October 16, 1776, and died on December 2$, 18.^5, He was married to Jane De Wise on November 22, 1799, and their family record was as follows : Daniel, William, Garrett, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Jane, Edward M. and Benjamin F.' Edward M. Conover, son of Peter F., was born on July 19, 1822, and died on Septemoer 6, 1879. His marriage was to iMargaref Ann Campbell, and to .this union 'were born: Samuel. W., William M., Peter F. and Hannah B. Wiiliam M. Coiiover, who is the subject of this sketch, was born on September 16, 1852, in, Monmouth county, and there received ai good common sch'ot>l edtication. During the succeeding years he has been engaged in farming and is considered one of the leading agriculturists of -the county, operating -one of the largest estates in Atlantic township. Mr. Conover was married on November 26, 1873, to Miss Margaret DuBois, and to thi.s' union there were born these'- three children: Edward S., born on Octo ber 8, 1874, -who married Niellie Conover ;. Gertrude D. B., born on February 9, 1879, v/ho married Garrett :R. Conover and has one child — Eleanor H. ; and -Mary L., born on September 4, 1882. The birthplace of Mrs. Conover was in Freehold,- on June s, 1852, and she is a lady of educatn-on and -refinement, highly e.steemed .in the Re formed church, of -which, her husband is also a member and the valued Sunday- school superintendent. The family is, one that' stands high in social circles in Colts- neck, where it. bas beeri, known by all neighbors .since Mr. and Mrs. Conover were children. ''-'.¦ : - *-•-? WILLIAM APPLEGATE. Will'S'in. Applegate, proprietor ' .of Hotel M-onmoutli,' Asbury • Park,' was bom ill Freehold tio-wnship, Monmo-uth oounty, Jam-uary 23, 1843. His parents, Mfithias and Margaret (Emmons) Applegate, were both' natives of Monmoaiith] county, whore tbe paternal ahces-t-ors of lOur subject followed the vocation of farming. The boy hood days of William were piaiss-ed" on' liis father's farm. He attended the common school at West Freehold. In 1864 he enlisted as a private in C'ompany E, of the Twenty-eighth New Jersey Volunteer Infantr.v, and participated in the battle of Fredricksburg, After being mustered out at -the end of tlie war he went to New York and' leairnied the .bu'tcher's' trade. He opened a m-eait market at Eigihth avenue and Fifty-fourth street, whiclu ibe conducted successfully for seven or eight years. In 1873 'he located in Asbury Park and opened a general provision arid butoher businesiS', Fourteen years laiter -he closed o-ut this business and went to Belma-r, then known as 'Ocean Beach, and becaine proprietor of the -Surf House, now known as Melrose Inn. After conducting this hotel for two seasons he purchased the Atlantic Hotel in Asbury Park, and aifter spending some forty thousand do-lIars- im improve ments and additionis rc-nia-nned tbe 'hotel, calling it Hotel Monmouth. The hotel accommodates about three hundred guests and is open from June to October. It HISTORY OF THiE NEW JERSEY COAST. 5 has a large clientage, representing people from all quarters . of -the United States and C-anada. Mr, Applegate hiais from .time to time i-nvested in real estate and owns some choice property in Asbury Park and viioinity. His winter (home is at 509 Sixth avenue. He is a m-ember of -tihe E^ks and of the Ancient Order Df Red Men. He i® a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In 1867 Mr. Applegate was married to Elmira Hendrickson, -of Freehold township, MonniDuth- county, Mrs, Applegate passed- -away December 25, 1891. She was the miotber of eight children,- all of 'Wihoni survive her. Mr. Apome.5tic in his tastes and habits, tbe Doctor has not. become afiiliated with social clubs or secret societies, but is interested in -a-tbletics and. is .an enthusiastic -devotee of the wheel and a member of the Asbury Park Wheelmen's Club. Religiously he is a member of the Presbyterian church. Dr. -Reed was married -on the 12th of June, 1809, to iMiss Eva B. Honfby, of Keyport, E. C. HAZARD. E. C. Hazard, founder of the E. C. Hazard Co., importers. New Y'ork City, and manufacturers of fancy groceries in Shrewsbury, Monmouth county, was born at Mumford's Mills, Rhode Island, April 4, 1831, son of -Bowdoiu and Theresa (Clark) Hazard. Mr. Hazard was educated at the common schools of Narragansett, and at eighteen years of age came to New York City, and with horse and wagon engaged in intro ducing and vending special fancy groceries, particularly of foreign manufacture, to the grocer trade. In i860 he founded an establishment of his awn at 6g Barcus street, the nucleus of the present house of E. ' C. Hazard & Company, HudsO-n and North Moor street. New York City. In 1883, prospecting for a suitable place to carry out a plan, no'V matured, for tlic production of a pure article of tomato catsup, he pur chased a fariii of one hundred aijd sixty-five acres at Shrewsbury, New Jersey, erected 6 HISTORY OF TtHB NEW JERSEY COAST. extensive factories thereon, and gave the name oi the town to the various brands of the goods he manufactured. This plant includes the handsomest offices and one of the best equipped laboratories in the country. To his first specialty, Shrewsbury tomato ketchup, which became celebrated -for its purity and excellence, he siib-- sequently added canned tomatoes and canned baked beans. Later he cultivated and canned mushrooms. Mr. Hazard, after conceiving the idea, set before himself the problem of packing and preserving mushrooms in their own jnice; he cons-tructed a number of mushroom cellars on his farm, situated on a peninsula in the Shrews bury river. The test of the problem soon (lassed the experimental stage, for the value of the crop of 1896 exceeded that of the previous year by nearly fifty thousand dollars, the value of the crop in 1895 being twelve hundred dollars. In the prose cution of this industry he employs several hundred hands and tlie scene in the busy season is picturesque in the extreme. In addition to packing to-matoes, tomato ketchup and mushrooms, Mr. Hazard packs and ships to his New York ihouse, the dis tributing point, chili-pepper and burnt onion sauces, mayonnaise and salad dress ing, asparagus, various kinds of jellies, and other tasty condiments. At the Pure Food Association convention, held in Madison Square Gai'rden, New York City, iu 1892, Mr. Hazard was the presiding officer. He is a member of the New York Mercantile Exchange, of the Commercial, Club of New York 'City and of the Masonic fraternity. No. 418, R. A. M. CAPT. JAMES W. CONOVER. Captam Jsmes W. Conover, a hero -of the Civil -war, surrendering his life in sup-port oi his country's fiag, Was bom on his father's farm 'two miles -southeast of Freehold, September 7, 1832. Such early education as he obtained was from the district schools of FreehjDld township. In early childhood he developed a strong military taste, and when only fourteen years of age, drilled a company of boys at Blue Ball in the county, iln 1857 he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the Third New Jersey State Militia, a position which he held until his death. By instinct a soldier, -only the severe illness of his wife prevented his offering his service upon -the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers in 1861. But in 1862, when the July call was made for 300,000 more volufiteel-s, he at oiicc tendered his services to Governor Parker, was accepted and commissioned August 15, 1862, captain -of Company I), Fourteenth New jersey Volunteer Infantry. The regiment went into camp at ,Camp Vredenburg, located on the historic Monmouth Imttle ground. Captain Conover served at first in the Eighth .Army Corps under command of General Wool, of Mexican war fame, and was first -stationed at Monocacy Junction. While instructing his company here in the art of war. Captain -Conover exhibited those marked qualities which would have given him higher rank in the army, had he lived and had opportunity offered. In July, 1863, his regiment was attached to the third division of the Third Army Corps, and Captain Conover served with his command continuously until his death. In 1863 he was in the following engagements in Virginia: Manassas Gap, Wapping Heights, St. KeUey's Ford, Brandy Station. Locust Grove and Mine Run. In 1864 he fought in the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Foe River, Hanover Court House, North .Anna River, Cold Harbo- Bermuda Hundred and Petersburg, The Fourteenth was then taken to Washington, D, C, to repel the invasion being .made by the Confederates in Maryland, All through these 'battles ."-he Captain displayed the greatest coolness and bravery in action. At the battle of Monocacy, Maryland, July 9, 1864, Captain Conover was in conimand HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. ' 7 of a line of slhich appear in itihis work contain the genealogy' of Mr. W^yckoff's mother. . Williain G. and '¦ Lydia (Holmes) W'yckoff had five sons and one daughter, four of whom are living: William H. is the immediate subject of this sketch. His living broth-ers are named Jacob, Joseph arid David, and John is deceased. William H. - Wyckoff was married in 1853 to Elizabeth. Tunis and they had seven children. The fallowin-g facts concerning -them will be of interest lifi 'this connection. Mary E. became the wife of William. Shernian, a farmer in Marlboro township. J-olhn T. is in -flh-e -hardware bu'siness at Keyport. Florence is a memlber otf her father's household. O'scaf lives at' Keyport. David H. is a farrrner at Middletown. Charles A. is a farmer on thie, 61d -home farm. The mother of these children died October 10, 1892. In politics Mr. Wyckoff is an ardent Democnat and although he has never taken an active interest in the affairs of bis pa.ilty he is an influential citizen of much pub lic spirit, who is always ready to aid to the extent of his ability any movement wbidh, in -his good judgment, will benefit any considerable number of (his fellow citizens. He is a man of sterling integrity, an excellent farm-er and a -successful business man. •-•-? J JOHN L. SUYDAM. John L. Suydam, physician and surgeon, Jamesburg, Middlesex county, New Jersey, is .a descendant of one of the oldest families of Long Island, New York, and the son of Abraham and Lettiicia (Brunson) Suydam; he was born in Somerset county. New Jersey, October 13, 18.S9. Abrah.nm Suydam, father of Dr. John L. Suydam, was a son of John L. and Eleanor (Elberson) Suydam, nnd was born in Somerset county, February 28, 1830, spent his entire life there as a farmer and died there January 4, 1862. Letticia (Brun son) Suydam, who was the daughter of John W, and Sarah (Van Tine) Brunson, was born January s, 1835, and lives -with Dr. Suydam, who was the only child boni to her. John L, Suydam acquired his primary education in the district schools and sup plemented it by a course in a private school at M'iddlebush, New Jersey. In Sep tember, 1873, he entered Rutgers preparatory school at New Brunswick, New Jersey "7/^ -HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CO'AST. 9 from which he was graduated in 1876. He then entered Rutgers College and was graduated in June, 1880, receiving the degree of A. B., and in June, 1883, he received the degree of A. M. During his senior year in college he read medicine in the office of Dr. H. R. Baldwin, o-f New Brunswick, After his graduation he entered the University Medical College of the city of New York, and was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in March, 1882. In October of the same year -he began the practice of his profession at Jamesburg, where he has achieved a satisfactory .success. He is a member of the Sla-te Medical Society, of New Jersey, and an ex- president of the Middlesex County Medical Association. -He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. He was married at Jamesburg, January 16, ;i884, to Mary E. .Park, daughter of Thomas and Jane Park. Dr. Suydam in politics is an ardent Republi- ¦can. He is now secretary of the Middlesex county board of -elections. The Suydam family in America is descended from an old German family of the name of Rycken, whicli lived in the lower part of Saxony, a German province, where the family possessed a large estate. The name was then written Von, Rycken, mean ing of or from Rycken. Hans (John) Von Ryken was a brave knight and a cousin of Melcboir Von Rycken, who lived in Holland, Both Hans and Melchoir were in the first-crusade to the Holy Land in 1096, and Hans peri,shed in the expedition, but Melchoir survived and returned to -his horae. The descenda-nts of Hans Von -Rycken spread into lower Saxony, Holstein, and Hamburg, and the descendants of Mel choir, afterward sometimes spelled Melchinor, spread from Holland south along the Rhine into Switzerland, and fr-om this latter branch of the family came a dis tinguished man who v/as in great favor with Charles V of France, The American branch of the Von Rycken faraily descended from, a branch of Melchinor, at Amsterdam, where for nearly two hundred years members of it held, with the geatest honor, offices of public trust. In the war with Spain at the time of the reign of William, Prince of Orange, of whom the Von Ryckens were active sup porters, the family raet with the greatest reverses of fortunes. The Von Ryckens also supported William of Nassau, when that priace took up arms in defense of Dutch liberty, and for a long time were known as a military family. When the vir tuous and daring Hollanders were invited to seek a home in America, .s-everal -of the Von Rycken or Von Ryker family, descendants of Melchinor, joined them. The- names of the members of this family who carae to this country were Abrahara, Guys- bert, Rynier and Hieridrick. Hiendrick Von Rycken emigrated from Schiedam or Saardam in Holland, a few years after the three others mentioned above came over, and landed at Nassau (New York) in 1663. He was a blacksmith by trade and set tled on an outskirt of New /York, at a place called Smith's Fly or Smith's -Meadows, where h-e purchased a house and considerable land. In 1678, on account of the great nuraber of snakes" with which that locality was infested, he was corapelled to leave there, and with his wife, Ida Jacobs, he settled in Flatbush, Long Island, and in 1679 -he united wkih the Dutch Reformed church there. He afterward sold the property in Nev/ York to Derrick Vander Cliff, in whose honor CHff street. New York, wais named. Hiendrick Rycken (the von seems tb have been dropped about this tirae) ac quired much land at Flatbush and elsewhere. He died in 1701 and in his will par ticularly enjoined his wife Ida to give strict attention to the training of his children, whose names -were Hendrick, Rycken, Jacob, Idg., Gertrude and Jane, In 1710 Hendrick, Rycken and Jacob, three of the children mentioned, adopted the name of Suydam. evidently following the custora in vbgtie then, and still existing in some countries, of taking a faraily name from the family's place of residence or from the place of nativity of its ancestors. Suydam was evidently taken from Schiedam or lo HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. Saardam in Holland, the birthplace of Hiendrick. Rycken, who thus changed the family name to Suy-darn, was the original ancestor of all the Suydams in New York, New Jersey and adjoining states, Rycken Suydam, son of Hiendrick, was born in 1665, lived at Flatbush, and was supervisor and judge there fdr several years. He was twice married and died in 1741, leaving nine children.- Jacob Suydam, born in 1666, was a farmer and blacksmith. He lived in Flatbush on the site of the old brewery on land owrled at a compara- tivel'y recent date by Garret Stryker, and was supervisor in 1706 and again in 1717, He married Sytie Jacobs-, and died in 1738, in his severity- second year, leaving thir teen children. Hen'drick, the brother of the two above, was a farmer at Bedford on land which he bought frora his father in 1698, He died in 1741, leaving three children, Lambert, Henry and Elsie, Lambert married Abigal Leffert, of Bedford, and died in 1764. Hendrick, born December 2, 1706, married Gertie Ryer.son, of Walla-bout. He was a farmer and blackstn-itih and lived at Bedford, where he died July 16, 1778, leaving four children named Lambert, Jacob, Hendrick and Christiaiia. Elsie married John Lott, of Flatbush. Lambert, son of the last mentioned Haidrick, born at Bedford in 1743 was a captain in the Kings county troop at the beginning of the Revolutionary war. His first wife was Sarah, daughter ,"f Joseph Hegerraan, and -his second wife was Ahna, daughter of Barant Johnson, oi Wallabout, He died April 11, 1833, in the ninetieth year of his age. His children were Anna; Gertrude, who married Peter Wykoff; Maria, who married Daniel Lott; He'ndrick, who married Gertrude, daughter of Dominie Van Pelt, and for his second v/ife Mtogafet, daughter of D, Rapailje, and widow of Abrah.im Sneiidiker. The Children of Heiidrick were named Abraham, Charity, Hendrick, Sarah, Ann and Daniel R. Jacob Suydam, the brother of Lam.bert, was born February 3, 1740, and settled at Bushwick. He married Elizabeth Leay^croft and died July 27, 181 1. His children were George, who 'narried Jane Voorhees; Geftrudc, -R'ho married .Adrian Martense; Jacob ; and Hendrick, -who married Helen, d9.ughter of John Schenck. Hendrick, brother of Lambert and Jacob, was born in 1732 and married Rebecca Emmorts, of New Uttecht. He removed from 'Bedford to Flatbush in 1759, and lived there until his death, which occurred July 9, 1805, on a large farm, which then passed into the hands of his children, Hendrick and Andrew. The latter ma.rried Flioebe Wykoff, of Gravesend, and lived on the old horaeatea-d, which was his portion of his father's estate. He died -Deceraber 11, 1831, aged seventy-four years, leaving a daughter Sarah, who married John Ditmars, of Flatbush. Hendrick, brother of .Andrew, and son of Hendrick, farmed on the portion of his father's land whicli was left to him, a!nd held the honorable position of a colonel in the- staie militia. In 1806 he sold his original farm and purchased another near Flatlands. He married a Miss Kowenhoven, of Flatlandii, who died leaving a daugh ter, Rebecca. His second wife, Lemian Lott, of Flatlands, -bore him four children — Ida, Jeromus, Henry and Cornelius. Hendrick Suydam died May 24, 1823, at the age of seventj'-four years._ His daughter Rebecca died unmarried, September 5, 1874, aged eighty-three years. His daughter, Ida, married John Vanderveer, a suc cessful farmer of New Lotts, and died February 5, 1873, aged seventy-seven years. Her children were named John, Henry, Ann and Stephen Lott, Henry, son of the last named 'Hendrick, occupied a hou.se which he built on a portion of his father's farm, and assisted his brother -Cornelius on the farm. He narried Mary Van .Brunt, of New Utrecht, and died January 19, 1847, aged forty- eight years. His children were Joanna, who married Elias Bergen, of New Utrecht, and died without issuf; and Henry, who died in early manhood, unmarried, Cornelius married Lemian' Van Nuyse, daughter of Hans Van Nuyse of Flat- HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. ii latids. He inherited his father's homestead, which he farmed and -on which he died, March 8, 1883, aged eighty yeai-s. His children were Lemian; John, who married Elen Maria Bergen, of New Utrecht; and Ellen Rebecca. Jeromus, the remaining brother, was born in Flatlands, December 28, 1796, and spent his life as a farmer. He married Harriet Lott Voor-hees, daughter of Abaham and Martha (Lott) Voorhees, of Flatlands, January 2, 1825. He died November 13, 1872, his wife January 25, 1868, Their children were Heriry, who died July 4, 1899; Lemian; who is dead; Daniel Lott; Mary, who is the -w-idow of William -Martin; Lemian, the second of the name ; and Harriet Rebecca, -w.ho married John J Ryder. VALENTINE P. BUCK. The Buck family have been knowfi in Monmouth county. New Jersey, since 1686, when it is i-eCorded that John Buck was a resident of what is now known as Toms River, Ocean county. New Jersey. Lieutenant Ephraim Buck, supposed grandson of the above riamied, was a lieu tenant in Monmouth county. New Jersey, in January, 1780, and served in the Con tinental army, directly under General Washington. He married Mary Wainright, who belonged to an English family -which -had settled in Monmouth county as early as 1668. Lieutenant Ephraim Buck founded the Methodist church at Bethesda, Monmouth county, New Jersey, in the year 1777, Was loCal preacher there, and he and his wife are there buried. Their son, John Buck, born July 7, 1768, resided in the village of Marlborough, Mo-nmoUth county, and kept the public house there at Ihe time of his death, which occurred April 19, 1829, while attending services in the Brick church, dying in the arms of his friend, Aaro'n SffloCk. He married Ann West, who was boirn May 28, 1774, and died April 12, 1854. She was the daughter of Jacob West and Anna Rhea, 'David Buck, the father of our subject, a son of John and Ann (West) Buck, was born January 10, 1799, at Marlborough, and died at Freehold -on February 7, 1879. He was educated in the public scbocJls of his township, and became an exten- .a:ve farmer, operating a large tract of fend located one mile from Freehold. He was also an extensive -.vholesale dealer in produce and sea products, and occupied a wholesale produce and fish stand in Philadelphia for seventeen years, from which he supplied Philadelphia, Lancaster, -Trenton and many other points in West Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. All his business was done by teaming, and his career was active and successful. He was one of the early member of the Dutch Reformed church, and was very active in its affaii'rs, holding the offices of deacon and elder for a number of years. In politics he -was a Whig and subsequently, a Republioan; he was an active party man. and was at one time a school trustee in West Freehold. He was possessed of literary tastes to a high degree, and was practically self- educated. He died iu i88b, at the age of -eighty years. His wife was 'Cornelia (born October 3, 1806, -died December 13, 1885), daughter of Will-iam I. and Margaret (Deni'se) Thompson. Of their marriage wiere born the following naraed -children: WiUiara Thompson, born November 17, 1826, and died April 24, 1852 ; Jacob West, born January 31, 1829, and died January 15, 1898, who married Amelia Augusta Camp bell, born May 4, 1833, a d'a-ughter of William -Cam-pbell and Hannah Eowiie; Mar garet Aim, born February 4, 1831, and died November 23, 1856, who was the wife of 'Levi Solomon, who was born August 10, 1820, and 'died June 14, 1893 ; Angelina, born -May 18, 1833, who married John T, Campbell, born in November, 1825, son of Thoraas 'Campbell ahd Mairy Griggs, and now a fanner living in Coltsrieck; Gather- 12 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY, COAST;, ine Louisa, born July 19, 183S, and died on October 9, i860, who married Garret Conover Buck, son of John and Maria P. Buck; Mary, bo.rn July 22, J837, and died May 7, 1884; she married Joseph -H. Thompson, who was born on October 26, 1835, and died July 31, 1881, a son of Rusha 'Thompson and Mary Hendrickson; -Val entine P., 'Who is our subject; Melville P., born May 15, 1843, who -married Hulda B. Robinson, a daughter of Henry Robinson and Sarah Lefferson; John, born Sep teraber IS, 1845, and died October 27, 1845; Emily Tallman, born December i, 1846, and died on March 31, 1885, married Henry B. 'Clark, born Noveraber 6, 1836, died August 29, 1871; David 'Henry, born , Septeraber 24, 1850, who married Mary Green DuBois, born July 25, 1854, who was a daughter of John DuBois and -Catherine Denise. ' .' I Valentine P. Buck, who is the subject of this sketch, was bom on his father's farm in Marlborough township, Monmouth county. New Jersey. He was -educated in the district schools and the Freehold Institute, and immediately after finishing the course -be engaged in farming. Mr. Buck has kept up the family reputation as an agriculturist, and is considered not only one of the best farmers of his town ship, but also one of its most estunable citizens. November 10, 1869, he was married to Miss Sarah Schanck Smock, of Holmdel, Monmouth county. New Jersey, a grand-daughter of the Aaron Smock previously mentioned. '¦" 4«» DR. DANIEL EDGAR ROBERTS. Dr, D. E. Roberts, of Keyport, was bo'm in Middletown township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, October g, i86i. He is a son of Daniel a-nid the la;te Eleanor Vw (Arrowsmith) Ro'berts, both miat-ives of MornnouiKh county. Daniel Roberts is a son of the late Rev. Thomas Roberts, a distinguished Baptist minister, who came to -the United S-taltes from Wales in 1803 and located at Newark, New Jersey, -where in 1806, be mar-ried Elizabeth Rutan of Newark. Among the churches whose pul pits were filled by Rev. Thomas R'oberts were those at Utica, Albany, New York City and Philadelphia. He was recognized as one of the most gifted of the ministers of -his den-ominaiti'on 'of his day and 'exerted h-istalen-ts most beneficial'ly ailong broad lines and in diverse ways. He was pre-eminently a believer -in going into all the world and preaching the -gospel to every creature. He was one of that very small number of deviated Christian ministers, who at "the dawn of the nineteenth centuiy in the United State's of America first voiced the cry "The world for Christ" He was also especially interested in his advocacy of the cause of temperance. 'While located ait Philadelphia, Dr. Roberts was a most active and efficienit imember of the board of foreign- missions. He there organized a company of missionaries, which he took -with him to the Cherokee Nation, and in this conneotiion he assisteid in tlie framing of the constitution of that nation. He adapted the English alphaibet for the Indians-, and liiaving acootnpli-shed 'this he utilized it in the translation of the Sunday-school spelling book. In 1825 he settled with his family in -Middle- town tow-n's-hip, Monmouth county, which was practically bis home during the re mainder of his life. He died September 24, 1865. His -son, Daniel Roberts, was a prominent agriculturist of Monmiouth county, and for a - number o.f yeairs a Ihard- waire merchaint of Toms River. He has lived in retirement from active pursuits sinice 1885 'and resides with his son ait Keyport. His wiife, .the late Eleanor V. (Arrowsmitli) Roberts, w-as a daughter of Major Thomas Arrowsmith, whose mili tary title was acquired througlh his connection with ithe Home Guards of Monmouth county. Major Arrow.smit(li was a staJiwart Democrat, and gave liberally of his 'HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 13 time, talent, and means toward the advancement of the initerests of his party in county, state and nation. He was intrusted with the duties of numerous offices of political preferment, to the fulfillment of which duties he proved in each case abund antly equal. His tenure of tihe offi'ce of judge of the court of errors, and O'f secre tary of the state of New Jersey, was marked by conspicuously efficient service. He married Emma Van Brackle. Dr. Daniel Edgar Roberts received ihiis initi'al sdhoolinig in public sdbools and under private tutors of MJonmO'Utli county ; he look an academic course at Hights- town. New Jersey; studied medicine under die preceptorsihip o'f the late Dr. J. E. Arrowsmith of Keyport; entered the. medical depantment of the University of New Y'ork City, from which institution he was graduated w.i-th the class of 1885. Im mediately thereafter he established himself at .Keyport, where he has. an extensive p-ractice. He married February 20, i8go. Miss Mary E., daughter of the late Obadiah Stillwell. Mrs. Roberts died January 12, 1893, leaving two- dbildren, Marion and Edna Roberts.. Dr. Roberts is a member of Monmo-uth County Medical Society, of the staff of Monmioutli County Memorial Hospital and physician to and member o-f Keypo-rt board of health. The demands upon his time by his professional duties have restricted Dr. Roberts from active conneotion along other public lines, but he is recognized as one of tlie substantial, valuable, and public spirited citizens o-f Keyport. SAMUEL RIKER. Sarauel Riker, for over forty years prorainently identified with the New York bar, and now enjoying an honorable retirement, has proved himself a worthy de scendant of a family that- have made- their horae in this country since 1638. Abra hara Rycken or de Rycke, as the name is written in earlier records, who was born in 1610, emigrated here from Amsterdam, and received an allotment -of land, at the Wallabout from Governor Kieft. In 1654 he also secured a grant of land at Poor Bowery from Governor Stuyvesant ; a portion- of this land, comprising about one -hun dred acres, has never been out of the possession of the family, and is now owned in part by Samuel Riker. Mr. Rycken afterward added to his possessions the island known as Riker's Island. His wife was a daughter of Hendrick Harmensen. Mr. Rycken died in 1689, and left his farm by will to his son Abrahara-, who -added exten sively to the lands, and at his decease, which occurred in 1746, in 'his ninety-first year, he left the estate to. his sons, Abraham and Andrew Riker. John Berrian Riker, grandson of Abraham Riker, joined the army under command of Washington, piloted Washington across the Delaware (Riker's Annals of Newtown) and acted in the capacity of surgeon during the entire war. Abraham Riker, another grandson of Abrah-am Riker, .was present at the fall of Montgomery at Quebec, and displayed his courage at the battle of Saratoga. He died at Valley Forge May ,7, 1778, ex pressing his regret that he was not allowed to live to witness the freedom of .his uo.untry. A cenotaph has been erected in his honor in the family cemetery at Poor Bowery. Samuel Riker, another grandson of Abraham Riker, was a man much ad mired for. his public spirit, integrity and loyalty, and after the Revolution he served ?.s supervisor of Newtown for several years ;. he was a member o,f the state assembly, and was twice a meraber of Congress. Araong his sons was Andrew Riker, who commanded a merchant v.essel .in the European and West India trade, and jn the war of 1812 commanded the privateers, Saratoga and Yorktown, Another son, Rich ard. Riker,. was admitted to the. bar in I7gs, and .acted as district attorney of New York for ten years frora 1802, and for twenty years thereafter held the position of 14 HISTORY OF TIHE NEW JERSEY COAST. recorder of New York 'City, His eloquent conversational qualities and courtly man ners made him a favorite in the social world, vfhilc -his extensive legal kn'owledge and his keen insight into character eminently fitted him to preside over the criminal courts, John L. Riker, another son -of Abraham Riker, studied law with his brother Richard, and remained in that profession until his death, which occurred in i86i. He was noted for his uprightness and honest dealings with all men. He was a member of the New York constitutional convention of 1846. Samuel Riker, tlie sixth child in order of birth of John L. an/d Lavinia (Smith) Riker, was born Aptil 10, 1832, and received a common school education, which was supplemented by an extensive -course of reading in history and the best English literature. He commenced the study of law' with J. H. and H. L. Riker, of New York, and was adraitted to the bar in 1853. Among his professional brethren he ^vas distinguished for his profound knowledge of the law of real property, and for his skill in the drawing and interpretation of wills, investigations of -titles, trust deeds, and marriage settlements, and in these departments was without a superior. He rarely appeared in court except in very important cases, but was largely engaged in advising executors and trustees, and in the settlement of estates in the Surrogate's court. He has perfected m-any questionable titles by taking judicial proceedings or procuring legislative action, as req'uired '- by the necessities of the case. He was executor of the wills of Sarah Burr and her sisters, and in that capacity distributed several millions of dollars araong a large number of benevolent and charitable insti tutions in New York City. He was for more than thirty years attorney and counsel for the Sailors' Snug Harbor; and he prepared all instruments and protected all in terests in connection with the valuable landed estate of that institution, both in New York City and on Staten Island, He numbered among his clients many of the w-ealthy and prominent citizens of New York City, He retired frora business on January i, 1893. Mr, Riker is very domestic in liis habits, fond of his home, and he has gathered around him a library rich in almost every department of literature. On October 11,. 1865, Mr. Riker married- a great-grand-daughter of Major Jonathan Lawrence, of Revo lutionary fame. WILL E. WARN. Will E. Warn, a popular and successful p-harmacist of Keyporit, Monmouth county. New Jersey, is a son, of Nicholas E, and Ly-cjia E. (Larabertson) Warn, and was born February s, 1853, at South Amboy, New Jersey. The Warn family is of English origin and 'was establisli-ed in New Jersey in pre-Revolution^ry tim.es. James Warn, the paternal grandfather of our subject, received a generous share of the old Dutch blood from his mother, who was a Morgan, Both the Warn and Morgan families held- a pronounced contempt for Toryism and both faimilies were stanch Contlnentalists from- the coloniial days. The grandfaither, Jam-es Warn, was a most positive Democrat and an active party worker, always holding a prominent poB-i-tion in his- party in the town of JacksoajviiU-e, where be spent mast o-f his life after his marriage. He (was -for several temis cijllector of Amiboy township, which has since been subdiviided into a number of townships. He was the father of two • sons and four daughters, of ^yhidh family the two youngest dauglhters are now living, their horaes being in rthe far -vyest. ,, Nicholas E. Warn', -father of him whose name introduces this review, was bom April 17, 182s, on a farm near Sooth Amboy, He received the advantages offered by the co'mmion schools O'f his tim-e and on resiching njanhoiod .chose the trade of A-t/Z-Ju^^u^^j^, /r^^p-2^1^^ HIS'TORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST, 15 a miason, which vocation he pursued with success until 1878, when he gave up active work and took up his abode with his son. Like his father, he -was- a m,|ost uncon ditional Democrat, and fraternally -he was associated with the Independent Order of Odd Felows, belongiin-g to the lodge in South Amboy. He died June 6, 1893, and is survived by his wife, their son. Will E., a-nd a daughter, the wife of Elgin E. Qine, all residents of Keyport. Will E. Warn aicqu-i-red a good- business education, attending first the public schools of Keyport and later private schools. On leaving school he -took up the study of drugs, their properties and their uses, under the tutelage of Dr. W. Hodg son, of Key-port. After a thorough and earnest course of study he passed a -highly creditable examiniation- before the New Jersey state board of pharmacy, and on tih-e I2th of June, 1872, started in business for himself, 'Opening a drug store in Keyport. He has been in the drug business ever since that June cay when -he put ,up his first prescription, and h'e commands a large and profitable trade. Mr. Warn was a director in the People's National Bank of Keyport from its organization in i88g to the 1st of J'a-nuary, igoi, -when 'he was elected its president, -wihi-dh office he now holds. In politics Mr. Warn is a Democrat. He is a member of the board of com missioners of Keyport and has been the treasurer of that body for the past tem years. He is connected with all onders representing the different branches of Odd Fello'WS in Keyport; is a member of F'relinghuysen Council, No. 68, J. O. U. A. M. ; Council No. 11456, R. A. ; Cp.eserea Lodge, No. 64, F. -& A. M. ; Delta Chapter, 'No. 14, -R. A. 'M., and in .the line of his business is connected with the American and New Jer sey Pharmaceutical Associations. Mr. Warn 'was married -on the loth of October, 1898, to Miss Laura B. Wame, daughter of James Morgan Wame, of Charles City, Iowa. His domestic life is a most ideal one and hi-s bonje ¦relations O'f the very happiest character. He takes the deepest interest and ¦h.as -the most sincere regard for the welfare of Keyport and its people. He keenly appreciates the generous support they have accorded him since, as a mere boy, 'be too-k bis (place lin their bus-iniess ranks-. As a business man Mr. Warn is wide-awake, progressive, and yet conservative, and keeps himself in touch with the rapidly advancing ideas of his profession. Those -wlho know him, best are strongest in declaring him ito be most careful, painstaking and conscientious in his bu-sin-ess relatioits ; charitable toiward- all ; true as a friend and faithful to all the demands of good citizenslhip. He is widely known and justly honored. DAVID BUCK. David Buck, a scion of tlie old Buck family of Revolutionary fanie^ was born on the faraily homestead in Freehold township in i8<7, son of John Buck and Maria (Conover) Buck. An ancestor, Ephraim, came to Monmouth county. New Jersey, frora Long Island before the war of 1776, and was a lieutenant in tliat war av.d sub sequently a farmer. He was married iu what is now Marlboro township and died there in i82g ; his son John died about two years after the death of his father, in Marl boro township, John Buck, Jr., son of the latter and the father of David Buck, our subject, was born in the same township in 1805, was married in 1827, begun farm ing in Freehold in 1834, and died there in i87g at the ageeof seventy-six yenrs, Mr. Buck's mother, born in 1808, died December 20, igoi. The children born to these parents were : Garret Conover, a farmer in Freehold township ; Louisa, the widow of Thomas Applc.gate; John H. ; William C, a miller in Atlantic township; Mary Ann, 1 6 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CO'AST. D who married O. C. Harlbut, of Marlboro township ; Jane Maria, who married James E. Johnson, of Brooklyn. New York ; Eleanor, who died as Mrs. Aaron Schanck in 1882 (her husband also is deceased, and of her six children, o-nly one, Miss Minnie Schanck, survives) ; Andrew Jackson, a retired farmer living in Freehold; and David. David Buck was educated and brought up on his father's farm, and lived there until be began farming for himself in 1870 upon a farm situated a little south of freehold. He continued here until the spring of igoo, -when he removed to Free hold, where he now resides. No. 82 South street. Since the spring of i8g8 he has been a freeholder of freehold township and is recognized as one of the most suc cessful and influential farmers of the country. In 1872 he was married to Eleanor Taylor in -Marlboro township. They have one child, William Buck, born May 4, j87S, who has been carefully reared to farm life. The son, during the recent Spanisli- .A.merican war, enlisted in Company I, Third New York Volunteers, and was with his regiment in camp in the south when peace was proclaimed. The son was mar ried in February, 1901, to Gertrude Truax at the latter's home in Freehold, and is in the hardware business in Freeholri, a member of the firm of De Nise & Buck, JOHN S. HOLMES. "Agriculture is the raost useful as well as the most honorable occupation to which man devotes his energies," said George Washington more than a century ago. History verifies this statement, and it is therefore a matter of just pride to be con nected with an occupation of so much importance. It forms the basis of all com mercial activity and in fact is the very foundation- o-f all business prosperity. Mr. Holmes represents an honored family that for many generations has been connected with farraing interests in New Jersey, and he is to-day numbered among the leading and enterprising agriculturists of Monmouth county, where he owns and operates t-wo hundred acres of valuable land. His birth occurred on Ithe 7th of October, 1851,. in .Atlantic township, Mon mouth county, w'here his parents, Josep'h H. and Ann- (Crawford) Holmes, resided for a short time. His pateitial great-grandfather, John S, Holmes-, was a resident of Holmdel, now Holmdel township, where" his death occurred on the isth of Au gust, 1821. He early began -his career as a merchant, but later removed to the farm now owned by 'his great-grandson, John S. Holmes, where 'he follo.wed successfully for many years the vocation of an agriculturist He married Sarah Hendrickson-, whose death occurred August 28, 1824. Their children were : Mary, who became the wife of Albert Van Brunt; John H. ; Catherine, the wife of Daniel H. Ellis; Emma, who married Geoirge Taylor ; Eleanor, the wife of Charles Hasbrook ; and Daniel. Tlie last named was born on the 27th of Decem'ber, 1792, at Baptistown, now Holmdel, and spen't his early years at the horae of his parents. His father at this tirae was engaged in the business of a country merchant, in which he proved an invaluable assistant. . He received his education in the neighboring school, and on the removal of the family to Matawan, in the same county, he embarked for three years in mercantile pursuits. On the deatli of his father, in 1821, he returned to the farm owned by the latter in Holm-del, now Holmdel township, arid- became interested in the labors attending to its cultivation, Mr, Holmes was, on the ISth of November, 1813, maa-fied to Rboda, a daugihter o-f Chrineyonce Van Mater, of Middletown township. To this, union -were born these children,— Huldah, born Feb ruary 23, 181 1, was married lo Joseph Hplnies Longstreet, and her children are HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 17 Rhoda H. and Lydia Ann; Catherine, who was born June g, 1817, and is the wife of John W. Ely, by w'hom she has three -children, Daniel H., Eugene and John M. ; John S., born September 2, 1819, died March 2, 1820; Sarah, born April 16, 1821, died Septeraber 15, 1822; Joseph H. is the father of our subject; Maria Louisa, born May 2, 1826, .is the wife of Ely Conover ; Sarah, born January 13, 1829, is the wife of Ruloff P. Smock, and their children are Daniel H., Peter, V. D., and 'Cath erine H. Mr. Holmes, in connectio-n with his farming enterprise, -was also engaged in business pursuits at Holmdel for many years. His political sympathies were -with the Democratic party, whose principles he advocated with- untiring zeal during a long and active life. This party, in recognition of -his services, several times elected him to the state legislature, as also to the office of sheriff of Mo-nmouth county for one terra. He was a mem-ber of the oon-vention- to- revise the constitution of the -state and was prominently mentioned as the nominee for congressional hon ors. He was largely identified with townsihip and county matters and exercised a marked influence on the business and public interests of the portion of the state where he resided. His death occurred October 27, i8si, in his fifty-ninth year, and that of his wife on the 20th of January, 1838, in her forty-sixth year. Joseph H. Holmes, .the father of our subject, was born on the old faraily home stead, which is now in the possession o-f our subject and has been in the family through five generations. , It belonged to -his father, the Hon. Daniel Holmes, and was inherited by Joseph Holmes. The latter pursued his early education in the schools of Holmdel and later continued his studies in Lawrenceville, New Jer sey, under the direction of Rev. Samuel Hamimill, D. D., while subsequently he became a student in the institute at Lennox, Massachusetts^ On completing his edu cation he assumed the management of the home farm at the age of seventeen years, and thus carried on operations for eight years. It was then the property o-f his father, but by inheritance and purchase it passed into his possession and was suc cessfully con-ducted by him for a long period. He placed it under a very high state of cultivation, making it a valuable place, and in addition to the raising of grain he . devoted considerable time to the breeding of fine blooded horses for the race track, his farm becoiming a favorite rendezvous with turfmen. In addition to his O'ther interests, -he was for several years county director of the Matawan Bank and a director and treasurer of the Holmdel Fire Insurance Company. He was a zealous promoter and one of the directors of Monmouth County Agricultural Society, which largely stimulated the fanmers to put forth their best efforts in producing -fine crops and stock. He exercised his right of franchise in support of the men and measures - of the Deraocracy, but never sought or desired |Office. On the igth- of Septeraber, 1848, Mr. Holraes was united in marriage, to Miss Ann Crawford, a daughter of J'ames G. Crawford, of Holradel township, Monmouth oounty. Their children- were: Carrie C, the wife of Asher S. Ely;. John S., of this review; Daniel, a retired business raan living in the state of California; and Lizzie, deceased. .After his marriage Mr. Holraes resided for two years at' Barrentown, in Atlantic township, and then returned to the old horae farm, tihe cultivation and improveraent of which claimed his attention throughout the remainder of his life. He was a man- of sterling integrity, a generous friend, and a genial companion, and his death, which occurred November 28, 1892, was the occasion of deep regret throughout the oommunity. To the poor of 'his community he endeared himself by bis kindly sympathy and -boundless generosity. He was ever read to give freely of his means to the unfortunate, and his obsequies were attended by all of 'his neigh bors of this class, each of whom had been the object of his benefaction's. His wife 1 8 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. was called to her final rest January 26, 1894, She was a beloved member of the Baptist church at Holm-del. John S. Holmes pursued -his early education in the village schools and later continued his studies at F'ergusonville Academy, in New York. Under his father's direction and as his assistant he became familiar with farm work in early life and has always engaged in agricultural pursuits, being now engaged in the cultivation of the old home place. The farm of two hundred acres is one of the finest in the entire community, everything being kept in first-class conidition. System, order, neatness and thrift, all are manifest, and the -home, on a beautiful site, is one of the most attractive residences in the locality. Mr. Holmes has been twice married. He first wedded Miss Anna L. Lake, in October, 1881, and unto them were born three children, two of whom, Catherine L. and Joseph H., are living, and Carrie C. died in infancy. The mother, who was greatly esteemed by friends and neighbors, passed away in March, 1888, and on the 6th of March, 1890, Mr. Holraes was joined in wedlock to Rhoda Longstreet, ai Holradel, who was born August 18, 1853, a daughter of Holmes and Hilda Long- street, -the forraer a prominent farmer of Holmdel township, Mon-mouth county. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes have one son, John S., Jr. The parents are active members of the Baptist church, zealously co-operating in its work and doing all in their, power for its upbuilding. Mr. Holraes follows farming along -scientific principles and upon his place are found the latest iraproved machinery and modern equipraents. He also engages in the raising of fine horses and his place is famous for its excellent trotting stock. He is widely known as a reliable business man, worthy of trust and confi dence, and wherever known is esteemed for his social qualities. DANIEL P. VAN DORN. The Van Dom family of New Jersey, named in the genealogical appendix to this work, originated with Jacobus Van Dom, who came from Holland and settled on Long Island, whence he removed (in i6g8) to Marlborough .township, in Monmouth county, where he purchased a tract of six hundred and seventy-,six acres of land. Connected with this is a fact remarkable in these days of -disruption of estates — ' that this tract descended directly, through an unbroken line of ancestors, and through a period of nearly two -centuries, to the subject of this memoir, and to his son, William Van Dorn. 1 Jacob Van Dorn was actively concerned in community affairs, and when the First Reforraed church was founded in Freehold, in 1709, -he became one of the two deacons. He married Maritje Bennet, who possessed ample^ means. Their son, Peter Van Dorn, was born July 4, 1755, pn the ancestral farm now in the town ship of Marlborough. He was a prosperous fanner and added materially to the value of his estate. He married Jane Williamson (born July 5, 1758). who bore hira twelve children— Mary, Jacob, Elbert, Williarape, Anne, John, William, Isaac, Peter, Arthur, Janoetje and Sarah, whose descendants are now dispersed throughout the entire country. Of the family above named, William, born March 2, 1790, married (November 28, 181S) Catherine Polhemus, She was a daughter of Daniel Polhemus whose home was in what is now Atlantic township, Daniel Polhemus was a Revolutionary war soldier, who was made prisoner by the British, and endured the horrors of confinement in the notorious Sugar House prison in New York. City. Four children HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 19 were born of this marriage — Catherine, Jane, Daniel P, and Mary, Jane, born March 14, 1819, was married (March 10, 1842) to John Rue Perrine, of Manalapan, and to them were born four cliildren : William Van Dorn, who w-as a graduate of Harvard Law School, and died December 27, 1871 ; Catherine Polhemus, who mar ried W. M. Reckless ; John and Mary Patterson died young. Daniel P. Van Dorn, only son in the family named, was born October 7, 1820, on the horaestead where he passed his life. He was educated at Glenwood Institute, Matawan, and in an acaderay at Lenox, Massachusetts. He then returned horae, and assisted in the management of the farm until the death of his fatlier, when he received a portion -of the estate as his patrimony and acquired the remainder by purchase. He was not only an industrious and successful farmer, but he was also a man of affairs and prominent in public concerns, in all of which he acquitted hiraself with energy and ebility. -He was at all tiraes a leader in all raoveraents pertaining to. the advantage of the community and state. He was a prominent member of the Monmouth County Agricultural Society, and he was one of the projectors of the Freehold and New York Railroad, and a director in the company. At various times he served as chosen freeholder and in other township offices. A Deraocrat in politics-, he represented his party in t'ne assembly in 1854, and served upon various important committees, among them that on banks and banking. He was a member of the Reformed Dutch church. September 9, 1874, Mr. Van Dorn was married to Miss Anna J. Roche, a member of an old and prominent family, of North Hadley, Massachusetts, and of this marriage was born a son, William, August 20, 1875. Mr. Van Dorn died No vember 23, 1898. ?-•-• — WILLLAM R. HAGERMAN. William R. Hagerman, one of the earliest residents of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, w-as bom in Howell township, Moumoiith county, in 1832. For twenty-five years before his death he and 'liis faraily resided on Main avenue. Ocean Grove. Dur ing this tirae many changes occurred in the place, and Mr. Hagerman was one of those who took particular interest in lending his support to all movements of a progressive and beneficial character. By occupation h-e was a blacksmith and wheel wright, which business he conducted on South Main street, Asbury Park, up to within three years of his death, -when he re-tired from active duties. Among the positions conferred upcn Mr. Hagerman by -his township was that -of -overseer of the poor. In February, 1878, he was elected vice-president of the Asbury Park Build ing and Loan Association, and February g, 1881, he was elected president, a posi tion which -he held until his death. In the death of Mr. Hagerman, Asbury Park and Ocean Grove lost a sturdy and upright character, one noted for usefulness and faithfulness to duty, both public and private. His n-arae bears an honored place on the list of the pioneers who have fostered the growth of these two world renowned resorts. Mr. Hagerman passed away on July 22, igoi, leaving a widow and six children, as follows: Henry, manager of the Charles Lewis Lumber Company, at Red Bank; Effie, an instructor in Columbia Women's College, South Carolina; J'ames; Arthur; Edna; and Edith Hagerman. The Asbury Park Building and Loan Association, through a committee consist ing of Henry C. Winsor, Amos Lippincott and T. Frank Appleby, adipted the fol lowing resolutions with reference to the death of Mr. Hagerman: Whereas, It hath pleased Divine Providence -to remove from our -midst the late William R. -Hagerman, who has for many years been president of the Asbury Park Building and Loan Association, therefore, be it 20 i HISTORY OF TH'E NEW JERSEY COAST. Resolved, That the board of directors hereby express their -appreciation lof his merit .and valuable services rendered during his long tenure of office^. He was 'he-Id in the highest esteem. His kindly but impartial manner in all his dealings won for him the confidence and firm friends-hip of all. Resolved, That to the bereaved widow and family be tendered our sympathy and condolence. Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the association^ and a copy be sent to the family of the deceased and published in the local papers. CHARLES READ. Charles Read is an esteemed resident of Coltsneck, New Jersey, and comes of an ancestry honorable and distinguished. His paternal grandfather was Wilson Read, a son of William Thornton Read, and both were born in Scotland. The former becam-e the founder of the family in the new world, emigrating to the United States when yet a young man. He first located on Long Island, where -he pur chased a farm and w'here he also successfully carried on a mercantile business in connection with his agricultural pursuits^ It was the custom in those days, when the weather was pleasant, for a. merchant to travel through the country and offer . his goods for sale to the farmers at their country homes, and this custom Wilson Read followed, it being a great mutual accommodation to both parties. Finally leaving Long Island, Mr. Read removed to New Jersey, settling in Monmouth county, where he -purchased a large tract of fertile and valuable land, placing it under a 'high state of cultivation. It is the same upon whieh his son's widow and her family now reside. His business interests were vigorously prosecuted, so that .success attended his efforts and -he becarae a prosperous raan. He reached the ad vanced age of seventy-two years, and throughout the years of his residence in this country com-raanded the respect and good will of all -with whom he came in con tact. Wilson Read was united in marriage to Miss Cornelia Bennett, of Atlantic township, Monmouth county, a daughter of Logan Bennett, one of the gallant sol diers of the Continental army. Aroused by tbe oppression of Great Britain the colonists revolted, and he joined the army to fight for liberty. He suffered imprison ment and -other hardships of war and ultimately was granted a pension by the gov- ernrnent. Three children were born unto Mr. and Mrs. Read, namely: Thomas H., who was bom on Long Island, January 12, 1841 ; Sarah, born November 12, 1844; and Jane A., bo-rn on the 27th of August, 1847, but all are now deceased. The parents, too, have passed away, but they wrought along lines of general good and contributed to the substantial upbuilding and improveraent of the section of the country in which they made their homes. THOMAS H. READ. The name of Thomas H. Read is inseparably connected with a work which has important bearing upon the prosperity as well as the individual happiness of all people. He was a stanch advocate of the temperance cause, and his efforts along that line contributed in no small measure to the advancement of temperance prin- HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 21 ciples. Fearless in defense of his honest convictions, he labored to- pro-mote the abolition of intoxicants through law, and to abolish their use by the individual, and his influence in that direction was -of no restricted order. Mr. Read was born on Long Island, January 12, 1841, a son of Wilson and Cornelia (Bennett) Read; t'ne former was a native of Scotland, and in bis life the son manifested many of the sterling characteristics -of his Scotch ancestry. Upon the home farra he was reared and throughout his business career he carried on agri cultural pursuits. He was regarded as one of the raost thorough, painstaking, practical and progressive farraers of the township. His business interests were also characterized by unfaltering honesty and fair treatment of those with whom he had dealings. On the ISth of July, 1863, Mr. Read was united in marriage to Miss Hannah C. Thornton, of Brooklyn, New York, and they becarae -the parents of ten children: William T. ; Jane; John; Cornelia, now deceased; Harry W. ; Charles B. ; Roland; Hannah C. ; Thomas, who has now passed away ; and -Thoraas T. Read. The m-other of this family was born July 7, 1835, and resides in the old 'heme, enjoying the com fort which her husband's industry and forethought provided. The family is one greatly respected throughout this portion of the state, and the members .of the house hold occupy an enviable position in social circles. The father, Thomas H. Read, was for a number of years a leading member of the Reformed church at Colts-neck, in which he filled the office of deacon, putting forth every effort in his power to advance the cause of Christianity and extend the influence of the church. In harmony with his Christian views and the teachings of Him who came not to be ministered unto but to minister, Thomas H, Read largely labored to promote the cause of teraperance, realizing how great an evil is interaperance, causing untold unhappiness, sorrow and oftentimes crimes, and hampering the powers of the individual. He endorsed the principles of the Pro hibition party, formed to curb the intemperance of the land through laws enacted for the suppression -of the manufacture and sale of intoxicants. He never wavered in his efforts to promote his temperance principles and aid his fellow men, for he was a man of deep sympathy and desired that all m'en should develop the best in- them. He contributed liberally of both his time and me^ns to the cause. He believed that the continuous existence of this republic is dependent upon- the ulti- raate triuraph of the prohibition cause and party over the old political parties, and never did he waver or 'hesitate in putting forth every effort to strengthen the tera perance movement. The world is better for his having lived, and his -memory is an inspiration and an aid to many who knew him and is cherished in the -hearts of many who loved to call him friend. THOMAS GRAHAM. Thonias Grahara, of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, prominent as a man of affairs and favorably known as a raost capable and useful public official, was born in Bos ton, Massachusetts, July 14, i8si. He was of Scotch descent, and his paternal grandfather was surgeon-general in the British army. James Graham, son of Surgeon-general Grahkm, carae frora Scotland with his wife (who was Jane Martin) and two children, and located in Boston, He had been educated as a physician, but engaged in manufacturing pursuits and became superin tendent of the American Rattan Works. His health becoming impaired, he made 22 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CO'ASiT. : i a visit to his native land, hoping for restoration, but died in Edinburgh. His chil dren were John M., president of the International Trust Company, of Boston, Massa chusetts; James-, who became a lieutenant in the Twenty-fifth Massachusetts Infantry Regiraent, and after making a 'Splendid record by his gallant behavior in numer ous engagements, was killed in the battle of Cold Harbor, aged twenty-eight years; Thoraas, who is further named below ; and Robert, a commercial traveler, Thomas Grahara, son of Jaraes and Jane (Martin) Graham, obtained a thor ough common school education and was graduated from a commercial college in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He was clerk in a store for five years, and he wias sub sequently employed in a clerical capacity in the Brooklyn navy yard. In 1876 he re moved lo Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and engaged in contract -w-ork as a painter. From the time of his coming to P'oint Pleasant he identified -himself actively with every moveraent for the advancement of public interests, and his zealous inter est and capability brought him into various public positions. He was for somp years a member of the borough council and. president of the board of education, and he was coroner of Ocean county for tv;o terms. A Republican in politics he was active and infl'uential in maintaining the principles and policie.s of his party, and came to be recognized as a leader in political affairs in his county and district. He -served a term as postmaster of Point Pleasant under President Harrison, and ihe was again appointed by 'President McKinley in 1897, and reappointed by the same authority in 1901. He was assistant sergeant-at-arnis of the New Jersey assembly for two years and he was secretary of the local McKinley and Roosevelt Clu-b, and has been a frequent delegate to the county, congressional, district and state conventions of his party. In all these relations he has acquitted himself as becomes a man of genuine principle and patriotism. He is a meraber of various fraternal and social bodies — the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, the Senior Order of Araerican 'Mechanics, and the K. C. E,, in the latter of which he has been first presiding officer. For ten years he was a member of the Tenth Regiment, Massachusetts 'Militia. Mr, Graham was married July 3, 1873, ^^o Miss R. Jane, a daughter of Zephaniah Pierce, of Point Pleasant, and -of this marriage four children have been- born — ^Jaiie E., collectoi- in the Point ' Pleasant postoffice; Robert Claverhouse, Henry H, and James J. Graham. — <-»-*¦ ALBERT THOMAS ROGERS. Albert Thomas Rogers, whose career has been raarked with great energy and fidelity to the interests of the people of the community in which he resides, -was born born in Seagirt, Monmouth county, New Jersey, March 20, i8s8, a son of George W. and Deborah (Harris) Rogers. After a short period of time the family -removed to Manasquan, New Jersey, where young Rogers was reared on a farm, and received his education in the public schools of the town. Subsequently he secured employ ment as a driver on a baker's wagon; he continued at Ibis occupation for several years, and the last twenty years has been engaged in the milk business in Asbury Park, New Jersey; he runs two wagons, and delivers his milk in Ocean Grove and Bradley Beach. During the off seasons he secures some business by contracting on public works. Mr, Rogers is a stanch and loyal Democrat in his political views, and is a member of the Democratic executive committee. He was chosen by the people to act as member of the council of Bradley Beach for ,six years, and for three years (from 1899 to 1901) he filled the responsible position of mayor of Bradley Beach and in that capacity he has been instrumental in securing many important improvements THOMAS H. READ. HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 23 which add greatly to the comfort and benefit of the residents, on Main street, 'Cliff, Madison, Central and Beach avenues. It was also during his administration that the -water system was instituted in Bradley Beach. Mr. Rogers is a meraber of the Odd Fellows, Neptune Lodge, No. 84, Royal Ar canum, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Red Cross and the 'Red Men. He is also a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Bradley Beach. He resides in one of the oldest sections of Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Mr. Rogers was joined in marriage to Miss Cora Fisher, daughter of Robert and Marion Fisher, and two children have been born to them, namely: William A. and Archie C. Rogers. JOHN W. HULSE. Numerous families in Monmouth county. New Jersey, known by the name of Hulse or Husehart, are descendants of Benjamin Holsaert and Annetie Luister, his wife, as their name appears on the records of the Dutch church of Monmouth, in which they were communicants in 1717. Other forms of the faraily name are Hulst and Hulz. Judge Beekman, in his "Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County," speaks of this family as "a plain and unpretentious pebple, without thjCjse meddle some propensities, overweening self-conceit and insatiable curiosity which make' the descendants of certain -people &uch unmitigated nuisances to their neighbors." And the same writer says of the subject of this sketch that "in his physical appearance he is a fair type -pf the old generations of this family, and also seems- to have their usual mental traits." . Mr. Hulse v/as born in Monmouth county, in September, 1847, son of Joseph G, Hulshart and his wife, Agnes, whose maiden name was Bennett. For convenience, and as other branches of the family -have done, he shortened the name which his father bore and gave it the present form of Hulse, He attended the neighborhood school, but when he had arrived at the age of little more than sixteen years of age he laid aside his books to aid in the maintenance of the Union, enlisting as a pri vate in the Thirty-eighth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, commanded by that distinguished soldier and statesman. Colonel William J, Sewell. Young Hulse par ticipated in several brisk engagements, and otherwise faithfully performed the duty of a soldier until the close oi the war, when he was honorably discharged. For eleven j-ears afterward he was active in the National Guard of New Jer.s-ey, rising to the rank of first lieutenant, and finally terminating the service by resignation. In 1872 he became a member of the Freehold fire department, with wihich be maintained active connection for the lon.g period of twenty-six years, during which time he made for himself a record for efficiency and zeal unexcelled in the history of the organization. During the last nine years of his -service he occupied the position of chief engineer, and discharged the duties of the position in such manner as to win honor for hira'self as \vt\l as for the organization. In igoo he was elected justice of the peace for Freehold to-vvnship, and in that office acquitted himself so satis factorily that at the ensuing election he w-as re-elected without opposition. Mr. Hulse was married on Christmas Day, 1867, to Miss Lydia VanClef, of Manalapan township, a daughter of John Van Clef, an old and prominent citizen. Two. children were born of this marriage : Margaret, who became the wife of Charles H. T. Clayton, who is engaged in the undertaking business in Adelphi, and to whom were born two children, Ada and Ennesley; and James B. Flulse, who is a printer. 24 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. GARRETT SCHANCK, Garrett Schanck, who was a prominent citizen of Freehold township, was born in 1820, and was a descendant of the old- New Jersey faraily of Schancks and of Captain Schanck, of Revolutionary farae. His father, John K,, followed farming as a life-long occupation and had seven children: Peter, Gilbert, Joseph, Grant and Garrett, all of v.' 'nom are deceased; Lydia, who married Joseph Leffson; and Ellen, who married William Clayton. Garrett Schanck during his life time was a prospeitous farmer in Marlboro town ship and died there on his farm August 18, 1868. He was a member of the old brick church of Marlboro. On November ig, 1856, he was mai-ried, in Marlboro township, to Anna Wall, and they had two children : John W. and Georgieana, both of whom are members of the Reformed, church of Freehold, of which Dr. Brokam is tbe pa.stor. John W. was bom May. 10, 1864. He is a clerk for C. M. Holraes in Free hold and is a member of the Order of Red Men, of Freehold. Miss Georgieana Schanck is living with her brother at their home in Freehold. CAPT. JAMES S. WALLING. Captain Jaraes S. Walling, whose raature years .have been busily occupied to the present time with the water transportation and mercantile affairs of Keyport, and who has otherwise contributed usefully to the interests of that village, is a na tive of Long Island, born in Brooklyn, in the historic region which was formerly a portion of the Vail Brunt tract, March 20, 1846. His parents were Benjamin B. and Elizann (Walling) Wallimg, both natives of New Jersey ,the former born in Centreville, and the latter in Port M-onmoutb. The father was a large and success ful farmer. He -died Deceraber 9, 189S, and his wife died April g, 1887. Jaraes S. Walling received ' his education in the schools of Flatbush, Long Island, and Centreville, New Jersey. When sixteen years of age he was engaged as a clerk in the Washington Market, New \'ork, where he served in that and other capacities for some years. In 1868 -he found employra'cnt on the freight steamer "Holra'del," plying between Keyport and New York, under command of Captain H. E. Ackerson, and this was the beginning of his service in transporta tion business, extending through the unusually long period of thirty-two years. For the first year he served as clerk and salesman, and for eighteen years following as passenger clerk and salesman, under Captain H, E. Bishop, on the steamers "Matawan" and "Minnie Cornell," Captain Bishop died early in 1886, and Mr. Walling succeeded to the com-mand of the last named vessel. Two years later Captain Walling resigned his com'mandership, but reraained on the boat, transacting for its owners (the Keyport Steam-er Company) a general coramission business. He was so engaged until the vessel was burned, since which time he has followed similar pursuits on the steam-er "Magenta," owned by the same company. Captain Walling has been frequently called to important public positions. His most useful service was as a member of. the Keyport board of education, of which he was president for two years. In politics he 'is a Republican, Captain Walling was married March 10, 1868, to Miss Emma Aumack, daughter of Thomas W, Aumack, of Keyport. Three children were born of this marriage : Elizabeth, who is the wife of Elmer E. Morris, of Keyport ; Ella A,, who is now the wife of Richard R. Brown, a hardware merchant of the same place ; and Burroughs B. \\'alling, who is a member HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 25 of the wholesale hardware firm of Miller, Sears & Walling, of 100-102 Read street. New York City. Captain Walling and family reside at No. 70 First street, Keyport, and are attendants of the Baptist church. * « » CHARLES A. HANKINS. Charles A. Hankins, an energetic and prosperous 'agriculturist of Brick town ship. Ocean county. New Jersey, wss born October 26, 1866, near Bennetts Mills, ilonmouth county. New Jersey, He is a descendant of a family of loyal patriots, his great-great-grandfather, Zachariah Hankins, being a conspicuous hero of the Revolutionary war. In the battle of Princeton especially did this soldier show his bravery and courage. In the raidst of the bloody strife, with parched lips and beating pulse, with the din of muskets on one hand and the dying groans of his comrades on the other, he ever acted with calmness and decision. On one occasion his musket was shot from his grasp, and with the strength of a hero, yet with the tenderness of a mother, his bleeding hands took frotn the grasp of a dying tent-mate, who had answered his last roll call, the gun which he had carried into the fight, and continued in the battle ; he served until the end of the struggle which brought to' the colonists their freedom. The great-grandfather of our subject was Richard Hankins, who took for his first wife a Miss Eraraons, He afterv/ard raarried Miss Kassiah Voorhees. Richard Hankins was an able and experienced blacksmith and shoemaker, as well as a farmer. He was the owner of about one hundred and seventy acres of rich land. Of his family, John C, the grandfather of our subject, was taught' the trade of carpenfer. He was proud of this profession, being a very competent workman. He was also a first class mechanic, and worked at these professions during his entire life. He was a meraber of the Baptist church and led a consistent Christian life. Unto hira and his -wife, w'no in her maidenhood was Fransynchee Voorhees, were born six children, ail of whom are now living, as follows : WiUiara A. ; J. W., the father of our subject; Mary A.; Richard D. ; Homer C. ; and Margaret J. J. W. Hankins was born August 29, 1840, in Jackson township, Monmouth county, near Ben- nets Mills. His father taught him the trade of a carpenter, which he has followed in ccnjunctioh with farming all his life. The courage and patriotism of his anc-;stor, Za-charia-h Hankins, was clearly manifest in him w-hen iri 1862, when his country again needed her loyal sons; he took up arms in defense of the nation, and became a .private in Company E, Twenty-eighth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. At the expiration of nine months, the term -of his service, he was honorably discharged and returned to his trade and the peaceful pursuits of citizenship. He was married in' 1863 to Miss Rebecca /\p-plegate, by whom he had three children, namely: Mary E., deceased; Harry A.; and Charles A. Mr. Hankins -has always been interested in the welfare and advancement of his community, and has held the offices of school trustee and district clerk. Charles A. Hankins-, whose name introduces this review, w-as the youngest son of John W. and Rebecca (Applegate) Flankins. He was reared and educated in the comr nity in which he was -born, and- in early life became a clerk in a grocery store. In 1883, when seventeen years of age, he went to Chicago, where -he obtained a position as clerk in a grocery store. In the following year he began business -on his o-wn respon sibility, opening a confectionery and tobacco store in the same city, but this he sold out the next "year, 'and stirted westward on a long trip, passing through Kansas City, D-enver, Salt Lake City, Ogden, California, and many other minor points of interest. 26 'HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COA^ and finally located in San Francisco, where he remained for a period of four years. The greater part of this time lie spent on the water, coasting as far north as Alaska, and southward to the -Hawaiian Islands, In 1891, however, he returned to his native oo-unty and state, where he engaged in farming, in connection with which he opened a grocery store at Herbertsville, New Jersey. At the end of t-wo years he sold this prop erty and removed to East Lakewood, New Jersey. Here he purchased a tract of land and spent considerable time and labor -in its improvement, and finally sold it in igoi. He then purchased sixty acres of farming property in Brick to-wnship, Ocean county, w-here he now resides, and his farm plainly gives evidence of the care and labor which has been bestowed upon it by the owner. Mr. Hankins was joined in marriage in i8g3 to "Miss Lizzie Havens, a daughter of Joseph- and Ehzabeth Havens, who was born at Herbertsville, New Jersey. Their home has been blessed with three children, two of wliom are ntow living: Ellis B. and Blanch E, Mr. Hankinshas all the characteristics of a -good and worthy citizen, being a man of honor and integrity, and enjoys the esteem and confidence of all with whom he associates. CHARLES J ROSS. Araong all the denizens of the farhous health and pleasure resorts along the New Jersey coast, none is more widely or more favorably known than Charles J. Ross, of Asbury Park, an accomplished stage artist and proprietor of one of the handsomest and best managed hotels and road houses in all New Jersey; and having a genial personality which attracts, he numbers his friends by the thousands, and from all parts of the country, and Europe as well. Mr. Ross is a native of Canada, born in Montreal, February 18, 1859. His A ^ L_^^V^j^M^BH[ .. "" 1 "'¦».¦«- .J- -. rr^s^^^^ % m ¦¦^.J^. wz.. s -!#W>'* isi^p^ K ™- m^g ¦ ¦ ¦* -^^ aiS'I ..-«'.- ^..s ^^B#^^^^^ v-v-^. 1, wK^^ 'ikMfS^^^?^ :' 4-'^;' .:.,¦;_ '¦ li L. - . ¦¦— ^— .<^ ^^^i P| ' -' : .^5 ¦ ' .^ ~^ ¦p B? ; m li ^ ^ ¦—^ 's^'<- .' ¦ ¦ .11^.^; ^ ^ The Ross-Fenton Farm. life was one of arduous labor, even hardship, frora the beginning. He left his native country when a mere boy, coming to New York City, where he obtained his only HISTORY OF THB NEW JERS'EY COAST. 27 schoolroorai education in the intervals when he was not laboring. -Making his own "^"ay in the world, he worked at such tasks as he could find until he -was twelve years ^^ age, when he laid down his -books and bade farewell to school forever. His learning was not much, 'but he was possessed of ambition, determination, and rare powers of observation and discernment, and he acquired in later days a generous fund of knowledge, whi-dh qualified him for the prompt and accurate conduct of every business transaction, and to acquit himself creditably in professional and social circles. On thus leaving school, when not yet in his 'teens, he went west and for thir teen years worked on farms and in racing stables in Missouri. In i88s, when twen ty-four years of age, he went upon the stage in song and dance work. He mani fested a genuine talent for the business, and proved a favorite with the arauseraent loving public from the first; he made rapid progress, passing suiccessfully to raore prominent positions in .the profession, until he came into the front rank of genuine genteel comedians. For five years he was a leading member of the Weber & Fields Comedy 'Com,pany, and appeared before delighted audiences in all parts of the country. In 1883 he was married to Miss Mabel Fenton, a lady possessing gifts and 'tastes like his own, and the two — husband and wife — prepared themselves in original high class burlesque work, and soon became famous as the "Ross and Fenton Team." Under this name they played in "A Passing Show'' and "Sleeping Beauty and the Beast." These delightful creations of their own proved entirely successful, and the one last named has just closed a most successful season at the Broadway theatre in New York City, and has added to their laurels as genuine- artists and versatile inn)ovator.s. In 1897 Mr. Ross purchased a tract of land on Seventh avenue, in Asbury Park, upon which he erected one of the handsomest and mast spacious hotels and road houses upon the entire New Jersey coast — a place which has become world-fam-o-us as the "Ross Fenton Farm." He is also the owner of other large and valuaible properties. His social traits have endeared him. to all circles in which he moves, and he enjoys a distinct popularity in various bodies of which he is a member, among which -are Lodge No. I, B, P. O, -E., New York; Union Lodge, F, & A. 'M., New York; Ulysses Lodge, K. P,, of Boston ; the New York Athletic Club ; and the Elkwood Driving Club of Long Branch, BEN.TAMIN DU BOIS SMOCK, Benjarain Du Bois Smock is a -vvorthy descendant of a family which -has been prominent in the civil, religious and military life of Monmouth county. New Jersey. Hendrick Mayth-son Sm-ock, the earliest American ancestor of the Smock family, came from old and honored stock in Holland, and sailing from Utrecht, in i6s4, he settled in Little Utrecht, .Long Island. He married Gerritze Hermans, and several children were born- to them, o-ne of whom, Johannis, after reaching mature years removed to Monmouth county. New Jersey, where he was married to Catherine Barents. Their son, Hendrick Smock, was born October 16, i6g8, was united in marriage to -Mary Schenck, and his death occurred on the 30th of May, 1747. Their son John, who was born February 13, 1737, married Elizabeth Cowenhoven, and his death -occurred on the! 6th of September, 1808. Among their children was Hendrick Smock, who was born October 23, 1749. He married Sarah Lane and passed away March 25, 1814, leaving 28 HIS'TORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. a surviving son, Aaron Smock, who was born July 24, 1783. The latter raarried Eleanor Schenck, and his death Occurred on the 17th of August, 1835. Daniel P, Smock, a son of Eleanor and Aaron Smock, was born on the gth of December, 1812, and he was called to his final rest on the 2d of February, 1896. He was twice married, his first union -being with Ann Schenck, a daughter of the Hon. De La Fayette Schenck, whose father. Captain John Schenck, was such- a Ijitter foe to the British during the Revolutionary war that Sir Henry Clinton offered fifty guineas for his bead. His sister Anna, who then lived on Long Island, -overheard a piot laid for his capture and b.v a trusty messenger sent him a brace of pistols and also the good advice, "John, never allow yourself to be taken alive." The enemy came in force to effect his capture, fifteen hundred regulars landing near Sandy Hook, and, marching inland, they found the Captain with six hundred militia men and some farmers well posted ou a high hill near -his home. After a severe en-gagement the British were obliged to retire without hira, and he continued to harrass the enemy on their return march until he was hit in the knee by a spent ball and was obliged to remain in a rye field for some time, his raen keeping in touch with the eneray until they reached their boats. During the skirmish Captain Schenck's babe lay hidden in- the cellar while the musket balls were embedded in the house, -and this boy was the first boj' bom in Araerica named for the Marquis De Lafayette. He served hi-s state in the legis lature, was the first president of the first bank in Monmouth county, the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Middletown Point, was president of the Monmouth County Plank Road Company and was a man of great local influence. The Schenck family were descended frora Die Schencken, chief butler to Charleraagne of France. For his second wife Daniel P. Smock cho-se Sarah J. DuB-ois, of Ohio. His son by the first marriage, Milton Smock, -was born September 21, 1839, and died on the 6th of June, 1891. He raarried Elizabeth Du Bois, the great-granddaughter of the Rev. Benjamin Du Bois, and their son, Benjamin Du Bois Smock, is the subject of this sketch. There are few .families in the state that are able to show a more patriotic record. One of the name distinguished himself in the Revolutionary war, and five members of fhe faraily have their deeds engraved upon the pages of history, — ^Jo'hn, Henry and Barent, sons of Hendrick and Mary (Schenck) Sraock, one grandson- and a brother's grandson serving with courage and gallantry in the defense of their country. John Smock was a captain in the First Regiment at Monmouth in 1777, major and lieutenant colonel in the same regiment in 1778, was taken prisoner in September, 1780, and in the same year was promoted to the rank of colonel. Barent Smock, his brother, was also a captain in the First Regiment and .subsequently was captain of artillery. He was taken prisoner in September, 1780, Hendrick Sraock, the third brother, was one of -the rainute men and on October 12, 1775, was appointed captain of the First Regi ment of Monmouth, while in tiie following year he was raade captain of a railitary company, Hendrick Smock, son of John Smock, was a captain in his father's regi ment and was taken prisoner m September, 1780, -Barent J. Smock was a private in the light horse and w«s made a corporal in 1779, a lieutenant in 1780 and a captain in the same year. In 1812 the patriotic spirit of his ancestors prompted Aaron Sraock, a grandson of John Smock, to take up arms for his country, and he was stationed at Sandy Hook fort in the capacity of lieutenant. While at this post of duty his son, Daniel P, Smock was born. This son in later years became well known througWout the country as an accomplished horticulturist and was the originator of the "Smock" peach, a hardy and delicious variety of this lucious fruit. Not only on- the paternal but also on the maternal side of the family the ancestry has been distinguished for bravery on the field of battle. The Du Bois faraily traces a direct line from the twelfth century, and through successive generations have kept HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 29 intact tlie same high standard of life, Louis Du Bois, the ancestor of the American branch of the family, was a P'rench refugee who came to America in 1661, The family name signifies "of the forest," -and the family motto is "Tiens ta Foi, u, c. hold fast the P'aitb.'' The descen-dants of this family in Monraouth county trace their ancestry through Jacob Du Bois, who married Grigeritze Gerritsen. They reared a large family, and it was through their efforts that the first Reformed church was established in Monmouth county. In fact this faraily have been prominently identified with almost every phase of the history of New Jersey. The Rev. Benjamin Du Bois was the great grandfather of the late vice-president Garrett A. Hobart, his daughter Elizabeth (Du Bois) Van Deveer, being the mother of Sophia, wife of Addison W. Hobart and grandmother of Erastus, Garrett Augustus and David R. Hobart. Rev. Benjamin Du Bois was licensed to preach in 1764, and immediately identified -himself with the Dutch Reformed church at Freehold, Brick church and Middletown. "Dominie" Du -Bois, as he was called, had the ability to preach in Dutch to the older members of his flock and in English to the understanding of the younger raembers. During the Revo lutionary war ,he showed the people that he was able to do raore than preach, as he frequently shouldered a musket and knapsack to join the local militia, and Captain John Smock was always solicitous for the safety of the "fighting parson," and endeavored to keep him from too great an exposure to the fire of tbe enemy. He died in 1827, at the age of eighty-eight years, after having faithfuUy preached the Gospel for sixty-three years. His wife survived him twelve years, having almosi reached her ninety-sixth year. ' Benjamin Du Bois Smock, named for "Dominie" Du Bois, is a worthy bearer of this old and honored family name. Born January 9, 1871, on the farm belonging to his father in Marlborough township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, he acquired his edu- ca-tion in the excellent public schools of his native place. Having been reared on the farra, 'he naturally took a keen and intelligent interest in agricultural pursuits, and since the death of his father he has assumed the entire management of the large estate, conducting it with ability and success. He is one of the foremost citizens of the locality, not only honored for his old and honorable ancestry but also for the many noble traits of character he possesses and for his pleasant personality. JOHN N, BURTIS, Araong the business men of Asbury Park whose excellent business ability has been rewarded with a liberal patronage, and whose fine manly qualities- bave -wion the confidence and esteem of the community, is to be named John N, Burtis, who has con tributed a full share to the commercial and social interests of the city. Mr. Burtis was born at Wrightstown, New Jersey, January 31, i8s9. His parents were Benjamin S. and Rachel A. Burtis, well regarded residents of that town. He was there educated in the public schools, and there he entered upon his first occupatio-n- in young man-hood. He was first engaged with his father in a meat market business, in which he continued for three years. He then located in Asbury Park, where he took charge of a piano and organ establishment belonging to his brother. After a number of years he purchased the business, which he has developed to such a degree, that it has become the most extensive in its line on that part of the coast. With excellent knowledge of the various classes of instruments-, his judgment is regarded with con fidence by his customers, and he has extended his trade largely outside the usual bounds of territory. For eight years past he has also conducted an undertaking establishment, and has given to it such -careful conduct that he has secured a very large patronage 30 HISTdRY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. from the city and its vicinage. His sales rooms and undertaking rooms are located at Nos. 645-7 Mattison Avenue. In 'his personal character Mr. -Burtis is a well informed and affable gentleman. In all his dealings with his fellows he is the soul of honor, and he is a ready helper in every cause for the promotion of the material and moral advancement cf the communit)-. . Mr. Burtis was married, March i, 1888, to Miss Virginia R. Bamber, a higlily educated snd cultured lady of Brooklyn, New York. Their children are Amy R., Mabel V., and Ralph J. .Burtis. -Mr. Burtis is an active and earnest member of the First Baptist church of Asbury Park, as is his wife. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of the Golden Eagle, the Order of American Mechanics, and Neptune Engine Hose Company No. 2. ' WILLIAM APPLEGATE WALLING. One of the practical and prosperous farmers of Monmouth county. New Jersey, is William A. Walling, who belongs to an old and honorable family of this part of the state.; His grandfather, Richard Walling, married Deborah Burrowes and they lived at Leonardsville, which is now Atlantic Highlands, and reared eight chil dren, one of these being Thomas Burrowes Walling, who was the father of Will iam A. Thoraas B. Walling was born in 1816, and in December, 1855, he purchased a large tract of land consisting of one hundred and ninety-two acres, which was form erly a part of the' property of the North American Phalanx Company. Here Mr. Walling lived a life ofindustry, raising large crops and numbers of fine cattle, enjoying to its utmost the blessings' which attend a oorafo-rtable agricultural life. He was a man of more than average intelligence and education, and was a most highly es teemed deacon in' the Baptist church. He married Catherine Patterson Applegate and their children were 'the following named: WiUiara A.; Mary E., deceased; Deborah, deceased ; James A. ; Rachel Ann, and Catherine. The death of Mr. Walling took place on February 12, 1898, and his wife died on February ig, 1889. Catherine P. (Applegate) Walling, the mother of William A., was a descend ant of Bartholomew Applegate, of whom it is recorded in the first volume of the "New Jersey Archives," that he applied to a council assembled at Fort William Hendrick, 1647, for permission to purchase land from the Indians, in Middletown, near the Navesink, fit for settlement for six or eight families. - A patent was granted him for this land, located on the 'Raritan Bay, at what is now known as Applegate's Landing, a portion of which is now occupied by William- Conover; William A. Walling was born at Red Bank, New Jersey, April 10, 1849. His priraary education was acquired at' the coraraon schools-, and later he attended the Peddle Institute, at Hightstown, New Jersey, and later took a coramercial course at Rider & Beecher's Business College, Trenton, New Jersey. Amply prepared for almost any career, Mr. Walling decided to return to the old farm and follow, in a measure, in his father's worthy footsteps. By purchase from: his father he acquired one hundred and fifty-five acres, seventy of which he sold to the Tintern Water Corapany, and upon the balance of eighty-six acres he has given, especial attention to all the various lines of agricultural labor, until he has one of the mosit productive and satisfactory properties in the county. .In conjunction with his farming operations, M'r. Walling 'is extensively engaged in the handling of agricultural 'machinery, proving himself as capable in this business as he is profi cient in agricultural lines. W. A. WALLIHG. HISTORY OF" THE NEW JERSEY- COAST. 31 iMr. Walling has taken a great interest in all township and- county affairs, being progressive and public-spirited, and that he possesses the confidence and esteera of his fellow citizens, has been evidenced by the various -positions of honor and trust, in) which they have called him to serve -tbemi. For a period he was collector of taxes, performing the' duties of this office to the satisfaction of all concemed, and during an equally long period he was one of the most efficient memlbers of the Ijoard of education. His services, as township comraitteeraan erabraced a period of two years. Fraternally 'he is a member of -the Royal Arcanum. His early religious rearing was in .the. Baptist church, and he still remains one of its leading supporters and consistent members. Mr. Walling was married on January i, 1874, to Miss Susan S. Coleman, a daughter of William and Sarah A. Colemaii, who was born in Trenton, New Jersey. To this union three children were born, namely: Sarah A, who .married Daniel Shutts, of Asbury Park, New Jersey, by whom she had one child, Daniel Leroy Shutts; Thoraas R., who is associated with W. H. Jackson & Company, of New York; and Henry A. Walling. Mt. Walling is one of -the leading -men in his township and is highly esteemed for his raany excellent traits of character, which are displayed in every relation of life, being a kind husband, a most devoted father, an exemplary Christian, and an excellent citizen. m 4 « » r MORFORD TAYLOR. That thrifty, enterprising, and patriotic blood which distinguis'hes Scotchmen everywhere hos flowed in the veins of the paternal ancestors of Morford Taylor for countless generations. George Taylor, his grandfather, came with -his wife, Hannah, to America and settled in the locality that is now known as Montrose, Monmouth county. New Jersey, then called Barrentsen. He was a cooper by trade but turned his attention lo farming. In religious faith he was a Baptist, attended the Holmdel church, and was liberal in the support of its various. interests. His children were named James, George, John G., Edward, Hannah, Rachel, and Betsey. John G. Taylor, father of Morford Taylor, of Holmdel, .Monmouth county, New Jersey, was born in September, 1787. He received his education in the public schools and for a tirae after he left sc'nool he was eraployed on his father's farm. 'Eventually, he learned the cooper's trade with his father and worked at it rauch" of the time during liis earlier years. Later in life he gave especial attention to farming and milling, and became -one of the proprietors of a grist mill known as Taylor's liiill, in Atlanta town ship, then known as Baptist-town. He was successful as a farmer and grain dealer and accumulated considerable wealth." Politically he was a Whig, -who wielded a good deal of influence- in local affairs and held the ofhcea of township commissioner and overseer of highways at Middletown. The farm of one hundred and thirteen acres near Holradel, now owned by Morford Taylor, was bought by John G. Taylor, May 10, 1825, of Lafayette Schenck, Mr. Taylor was married three times. In 1809 he raarried Elizabeth Conover and after her death, in i8t6, he raarried iher sister, Mary Conover.- They were daughters of Terris Conover, of Matawan, New Jersey, His third wife -was Lydia Morford, whom he married in 1823. By his first wife he had three children ; by his second wife, si.x children; and by his third wife, eight children, — seventeen in all, -twelve of whom grew to maturity, and four of whom were living in igoi. Mr. Taylor was a member of 32 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. the Baptist church, in which he 'held the office of deacon. -He died in 1864 at the age of seventy-ei,ght yearj, and his wife, Lydia (Morford) Taylor, died in 1877. Mprford Taylor was born on the farm which he now owns in 1836, a son of John G. and Lydia (Morford) Taylor. He has been a farmer all -his life and, like his father, long gave attention to milling, a business which he abandoned in i88g. As a farmer he was practical and prosperous, and everything about his place betokens enterprise and prosperity. He is a member of the Baptist church of Holmdel, in which he holds the oflSces Of deacon and trustee. In 1864, Mr. Taylor married Miss Jane V. Fro.st, daughter of 'Benjam.in and Sarah Frost, -who in 1867 bore him a son, Edward F. Taylor. ROBERT FISHER. One of the best known real estate dealers and progressive business men num bered among the representatives of the commercial interests of Ocean City is. Robert Fisher, who has traveled extensively in Europe and the United States, is broad and cosmopolitan in his views and work, and in his perceptions of the needs of the city, which has reached that period in its development when every raove exerts a Robert Fisher's Home. telling influence on the future, and thus his energies in both public and private life have been directed toward the consummation of the success which can arise only from wide adrainistration of official prerogatives and frora a careful conduct of business- affairs. He was one of the first real-estate agents to locate in the city and is now HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 33 one of the 'representative dealers here. He has been connected with the largest sales of lots that have ever taken place on the Island; his business interests are therefore very closely interwoven with the history of the city, while his knowledge of locations and values is of vast benefit to purchasers. The record of his life cannot fail to prove of interest to the readers of this volume. He was born February 24, 1848, in the county of Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland, his parents being James and Isabella (Hume) Fisher. The family is of Scotch origin, but the grandfather of our subject, John Fisher, was a farmer of county Antrim and was a member of a yeomanry company of cavalry in the rebellion -of 1798. During his military service he participated in a number of hard- foug'ht engagements. He had two children: Charlotte, who becarae the wife of John Tol-erton, a farmer of the Emerald Isle; and J'ames. The latter was born in 1791, became an agriculturist of county Antrim and held membership in the Pres byterian church. His 'wife, who bore the maiden name of Isabella Hume, was a direct descendant of Earl William Hume, and they had eight children: Hume, who 'died in childhood; John, Anna, William, Isabella, Mary, Robert and Hurae. The father of these children died in 1864, at the age of seventy-three years, and the mother passed away at the age of ninety years. Robert Fisher, whose name heads this record, was educated in the national school's of Ireland and the Royal Irish Academy at Belfast, being graduated in the latter institution. He then accepted the position of wine agent for the firm of Dunville & Company, extensive raerchants of Belfast, with who.m he was associated for six years. He then came to the United States, in 1868, locating first in Brook lyn, New York, whence he removed to Ocean City, February 22, 1880. -He was for four years the local secretary and agent of the Ocean City Association, in charge of their real-estate interests at this place. He then engaged in the real-estatfe business for himself. As the agent for the association he sold raany -plats of land in the island. He has been in one way and another identified with almost all the important real-estate deals that have taken place since his arrival in Ocean City. He is a very extensive real-estate operator, both buying and selling, and has juBt completed the largest sale made in Ocean City during the year 1899. He has ex tensive property -holdings of his own, among which is the Bourse building, and he conducts the leading drug store in Ocean City, located in the Bo-urse 'building, in which also his large and attractive offices are found. In July, 1868, was celebrated the imarriage of Mr. Fisher and Miss Lizzie Swindell Graham, a daughter of Gerald Gra'ham, of county Fermanagh, Ireland. Two children have been born to them, Anna Hume and Victor Stanley. In politics Mr. Fisher is a stalwart Republican. He served ' as the mayor of Ocean City in 1894-5, his administration resulting greatly to the«benefit of the town and the promotion of its leading interests. He is a member of the Masonic fra ternity and of the Presbyterian church. He formerly belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church at Ocean City and was the superintendent of the Sunday-school; he was also a steward, trustee and exhorter in the church. The First Presby terian church at this place stands in evidence of, his interest in the cause of Chris tianity, for it was built as the -result of his efforts. In July, 1897, he undertook the work, personally soliciting the money for the building fund,' and as a member of the building committee he had entire charge of the building operations. Within three weeks of the time he started out with his subscription paper he had a church, and services were conducted on the third Sunday. In manner Mr! Fisher is cordial and genial. The characteristics of his parent age are shown in the happy blending of the versatility of the wit and genius of the 3 34 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERS'EY COAST. land of the shamrock and the shrewd economy of the foresight of that of the thistle. With the advantage of talents amotinting to genius, and with an inherent brilliancy and versatility of mind that rests only with the reward of high achievement, Mr. Fisher's continued success is established, while no more glowing tribute can be paid than that his erainence has been reached by the exercise of 'his own abilities. JOSEPH FIELD, Joseph. Field, who is one of the enterprising and progressive young farmers of .Middletown township, Monmouth county. New Jersey (post office Redbank), comes of a line of ancestors dating back to the conquest by William the Norman. The family .of Field has held prestige for superior intellect through all successive ages from that time down to the present. To follow the history of the family from the time of the departure of the Fields from France through the period of the settlement of the Fields in England and their later emigration to America, would occupy more space than could be devoted to it in a work of this kind. The paternal great-grandfather of Joseph Field was Elnathan Field, who lived on Long Island, but moved to Monmouth county, 'New Jersey, where he bought a large tract of land and became an extensive farmer. He married Mary Willet, w-ho bore him children named Thomas, Elnathan, Caroline, Mary, and Huldah. He died in Middletown township, In his ninety-seventh year. His children were loyal and pros perous citizens, w-ho coramanded the respect and good will of all who knew them. Thomas, the grandfather of Joseph Field, was bom on Long Island, but w-hen a mere boy was taken by his father, Elnathan Field, to M-onraouth county. New Jersey, where he became well-to-do as a farmer and influential as a citizen. He married Miss Rebecca Shepperd, daughter of Captain Moses S'h-epperd, of Middletown township, who 'bore him children named Josep-b, Thoraas, Caroline, and Rebecca. J'oseph Field, father of the subject of this sketch, was born Septeraber 26, 1792, on the Field homestead in Middletown township, on and near which his entire useful life was passed. He considered farming the raost independent of vocations and in early man-hood bought for himself a farra of one hundred acres, tp which he added from tirae to time until he owned four hundred acres. He -married Miss Uretta Hedden, daughter of John Hedden, who bore hira three children, named, respectively, Joseph, Uretta and Rebecca. In early life he was a Whig, but from the time of the organiza tion of the Republican party until his death he was a Republican, but he was not an office seeker nor a practical politician and reserved the right always to vote for the best man, irreipective 'of' party affiliation, and while active at the polls and influential in securing the election of many of his friends to office, he would never accept the nomi nation for himself. He was ever anxious to do whatever was possible toward the ad vancement of any movement promising the betterraent of his township or county, and from time to time he was identified with township interests and for a considerable period he was a director in the Middletown and Red Bank Turnpike Company. His sectarian inclination was toward the Baptist faith, but he was so liberal in .his relig ious views that he supported most generously all sects in his vicinity who worshiped God in truth and in sincerity. He died in 1896, in his one hundred and fourth year. His wife died in 1872. Joseph Field was born on his father's farm in Middletown township, Mon mouth county. New Jersey, in 1870. He attended the public schools near his 'home until further advancement was impossible and then entered the South Jersey Institute, HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 35 where he prepared for college, and in 1890, after having taken the prescribed course of study, he was graduated from the Lehigh University at Bethlehera, Pennsylvania. In 1893 and 1894 'he was in the service of the Honduras government, serving with the rank of captain on the staff of Domingo Vasquez, president bf Honduras, and he represented the -Honduras, government at various times and under trying circumstances, fighting gallantly at the battle of Choloteca. Upon his return home, his father -having died, he took charge of the extensive estate which he now owns-. His farra contains three 'hundred acres of productive land, one hundred and fifty acres of whith is planted with choice fruit trees. He is a practical farmer of much enterprise and is managing his extensive interests admirably. He possesses much liteftry ability and is the author of a volume which will soon be published and which is believed by those best able to judge of its merits will be in great deraand when it comes fr'om the press, Mr. Field married Miss Nettie Fraser, daughter of A. M. and Mary E. Fraser, in 1897, and she has borne him a son named Joseph Field, the third of that name in direct line. DAVID BAIRD. The Baird faraily, of which our subject is a representative, is one of the oldest in New Jersey, its identification with the state long antedating the Revolutionary war. The first of the narae of whora we have authentic record was John Baird, the founder of the family in America. He was a native of Scotland and sailed for the new world in 1683, when only eighteen years of age. Family tradition states that he landed at Perth Armboy and settled in Monmouth- county. In 1684 he married Miss iMary Hall, who some time previously had been rescued from a shipwrecked ves's-el in Raritan 'Bay. John Baird died in the month of April, 17SS, at the advanced age of ninety years and his remains were interred in the old Tbpaneraus cemetery in Marlborough township. Among his 'children were David, Andrew and Zebulon. The last named died January 28, 1804, aged eighty-three years, three months and fifteen days, and he, too, was laid to rest in the old Topanera'us burying-ground, David Baird, the eldest son of John Baird, was the gfeat-grandfat-her of our sub ject. He was bom on Wednesday, October 19, 1710, and married Sarah Compton, who was born April 18, 1716. Their children were: Jacob, born in November, 1744; Mary, born September 30, 1747; John, born October 27, 1750; and David, Jr,, who was born July 16, 1754, He was the grandfather of our subject and was three times married. He first wedded Rebecca Ely and they had one daughter, Rebecca. The wife and mother died, and he then marped Lydia Gaston, by whom he had six children : Sarah, born November i, 1780; Mary, born October 15, 1782; John, -Worn March ig, 1784; Jacob, born December iq, 178s; Lydia, whose -date of 'birth is not known; and Phcebe, born November 14, i7go, who became the wife -of David Perrine and was the igrandmother of David V. .Perrine, of Freehold. After the death of the m'other of these children, David Baird, Jr,, was raarried November 25, 1795, to Mary Edwards, and their Children "were: .David, born February 23, 1797; Rei, born May 16, 1798; Elizabeth, born, March 2, 1800; Thonias, born February 6, 1802; Ann, born December 23, 1803; Eveline, born October 25, 1805;' Joseph, born July 4, 1807; James, born June 3, 1810; Rachel, born September 7, 1812; Eleanor, who was born Decem-ber' 15, 181S, and is the only sur viving member of the fariiily; and Zebulon, born January 31, 1819. -The father, David Baird, Jr., died December 24, 1839. He served in the Colonial army during the war of the' Revolution, and for gallant and meritorious conduct on the field of battle wis commissioned captain. ' Thomas Baird, the father of our subject, first opened his eyes to the light of day. 36 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CO'AST. on the old family homestead in Millstone township, Monmouth county, and was there reared to manhood, his educational privileges being such as were then accorded farm ers' sons by the district schools. Throughout his entire life -he followed the occupation to which he had been reared, and was an enterprising and indu'Strious agriculturist. He raarried Eleanor P. Bilyeu, a daughter of Peter and Maria (Ogborne) Bilyeu, the former of French-Huguenot lineage. Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Baird became the parents of the following children : David and Jonathan, born August 21, 1829, the latter living but one day ; Sarah, born March 20, 1833, David Baird, who has spent his entire life in Monmouth county, is widely and favorably known,- No event of special importance occurred in his youth to vary the routine of farra life for him. He -worked in the fields tbrough the summer months and attended school in the winter season. He wedded -Mary E. Pullen, a daughter of Isaac and Jane (Hulit) Pullen, and their marriage has been blessed iW-ith the fol lowing named: EmersOn P., -born October 11, 1853; Sarah H., July 9, 1855; Charles Augustus, born May is, 1857; Thomas, bom January 2, 1859, and died at the age of three years; Willie who was born September 11, i860, and died in childhood; Isaac, who was born November 11, 1861, and also died in childhood; Howard, born Feb ruary 16, 1863 ; Carrie, born March 27, 1865 ; Henry Leslie, who was born .November 28, 1867, nnd died in childhood; David, who was born 'February 16, '1869, and after graduating in the Bellevue Medical College is now successfully practicing medicine in Florence, Burlington county, -New Jersey ; and John H., who was born February 7, 1872, and is now engaged in horticultural pursuits in Georgia. David Baird, of this review, has ever been a progressive, enterprising and worthy citizen, and has taken an active interest in all movements and measures which have for their object the general welfare. He has served m his township as assessor and has als'o been a member of the board of freeholders. In both offices he discharged his duties with signal promptness and ability, thus winning the coraraendation of all con cerned. " ?-?-* JAMES TAYLOR WALLING. The gentleman whose name forms the caption of this sketch is a leading citizen of Raritan township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, with postoffice and business headquarters at Keyport, and has attained success as a truck gardener, fruit grower and dealer in ice. He is descended from one of the old and honored families of Monmouth county and was born on the old homestead of his father within sight of his present residence, April 6, 1865. The histo-ric old faraily seat here referred to is popularly known as the old mill farm and is one of the landmarks in its vicin ity. Mr, Wallings parents are Taylor W, and Lydia (Wilson) Walling, and their ancestral history is set forth in other biographical sketches, in this work. Mr. Waiting's success as a farmer -has been noteworthy. His home farm consists of one hundred and sixty acres, sixty-three acres of which- is tillable land. He is the owner also of two other farms near by, each of which contains fifty-six acres. His farm is located in a beautiful section of the county a mile and a half southeast of Key po-rt and his home is one of the most hospitable in Raritan township. Mr. Walling was married April 15, 1888, to Mary White, who was born De cember IS, 1866, a daughter of George W. and Mary (Fallon) White. Mr. White is a native of Monmouth county, Mrs. White was born in Brooklyn, New York. Mr. and Mrs, Walling have O'Ue son, William Taylor Walling, Politically Mr. Walling is a Democrat; he is not an active partisan, but in many ways he has demonstrated his public spirit. He is a member of the Fruit Growers' Association, HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 37 an organization for the mtitual protection and advantage of its members. His brother is associated with him in the ice trade and their two large ice houses located on his farra have a capacity of two thousand tons. They cut .about five acres of ice annually and supply the trade of Keyport. FREDERICK LUTHER, The Colt's Neck hotel at Coltsneck, Monmouth county. New Jersey, is a popular hostelry, the history of which extends so far back into the past that it is impossible at this time to make any definite statement as to its beginning. It is stated that one of its former owners placed on it a sign, bearing the device of a colt's head and neck together with the date, 1817, but there is abundant evidence that the -old inn was known forty to fifty years earlier, more especially during the period of the Rev^olution, The present genial and obliging proprietor is Frederick Luther, who is favorably known to the traveling public for many miles round about. The Colt's Neck hotel has accom modations for about twenty guests and so popular is it under the manageraent of "raine host" Luther that it is usually patronized to the extent of its capacity. Frederick Luther was born in Beriin, Gerraany, in 1868, a son -of William and Louisa Luther, by whom he was brought to the United States at the age of two years, in 1870. In '1878 Mr. and .Mrs. Luther and their son returned to the fatherland, where -Mr, and Mrs. Luther are living at this time. In 1886, after an absence of eight years, Frederick Luther returned to the United States, of which he 'has become a loyal naturalized citizen. For some j-ears he was engaged in butchering. He purchased the Colt's Neck hotel in 1898, In connection with it he owns seven acres of land upon which he raises vegetables enough to supply his table. Mr. Luther married Miss Jane Booth, daughter of Mrs, Margaret Booth, in 1896. He is a Knight of Pythias and a member of the Improved Order of Red Men. MILO H. CREGO. The career of Milo H, Crego, of Beliriar, Monmouth county. New Jersey, has been one of remarkable activity and usefulness, and by the consensus of opinion of his fel low citizens, he is known as -one of the most honored and public-jspirited men of that beautiful and flourishing village, aud to his native ability, tact and zeal is due much of its high prestige. Mr. Crego is descended from Holland and English ancestry. His father. Stephen Crego, was a native of the state of New York, born in Mar cellus, and who died June i, 1873, in Cayuga county. He was a,farraer by occupa tion. In religion he was a Baptist, and in politics a Democrat, and he was a past master in the Masonic Order, He -was twice m-arried, the children iby -his first wife being : Evelyn, Ann E,. Harriet and Esther ; and the children by his second marriage were Laura, Milo IH. and Hulda, the last named of whora died in infancy, Milo H. Crego, only son of Stephen Crego, was born March i, 1848, in Jordan, Onondago county. New York. Until -he was twenty-two years of age -he was engaged upon a farm, and his educational opportunities were limited. Intent upon knowledge, however, be avafl'ed himfself -of such in.struction and use of books as were available, and afterward passed through Union Seminary, at Red Creek, Nevvr York, and the normal school at Albany, defraying all his expenses out of money saved from his earnings. He then learned -the trade of a mason, and worked as a journeyman for 38 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. three years. For two years afterward he managed a farm near Conquest, in Cayuga county. New York, In 1871 he took up the occupation of -a teacher, and entered upon a career for which he raanifested peculiar aptitude and in which his labors brought hira constant employment and great credit. He first taught in. the -district school at Weedsport and after-.vard in other schools in the state of New York, In 1875 he re moved to New Jersey and taught for two. years in the Union district schools at Man asquan, The following year he taught in the village of Usqiian, He then removed to Bricksburg, where, in association -with his wife, he conducted tbe 'Lakewood School for two years, and during the ten years beginning in 1881 -he was principal of the schools at 'Manasquan, Ocean Beach and Belmar, He subsequently taught for one year at Red Bank, for two years at West Long Branch, and for one year at Oceanport. In 1886 Mr. Crego opened in Belmar an office for the conduct of business as a con- .veyancer, insurance a.gent and notary public, and the work which came to him in these lines becaine so extensive that he abandtned teaching altogether. Frora the raoment 'of his coming he interested himself earnestly in ad-vancing public interests, and his neighbors called him frora time to time to varous positons in which he was enabled 10 render service to the coraraunity. He was three times elected justice of the peace, in 1886, in 1891 an-d in 1896, and by successive re-elections he served as a member of the town council from 1890 to 1894. In his first term in the latter positibn he was-. the author of the borough re-incorporation act under which the municipal government was reconstructed, affording authority for various greatly needed public improvements. He was among the founders of the Belmar fire department, and is ex-secretary and foreman of Union Engine Corapany, No. i. He organized the local branch of the Republic Building & Loan Association of Newark, and has been its treasurer to the present tirae. Mr. Crego is one of the raost active raembers of the Methodist Episcopal church, and for many years has served as a member of its board of trustees, and as its treas-. urer. He was a charter -meraber of the lodge of Red Men, and has been for several years its treasurer. He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity — a past master and the present treasurer of Ocean Lodge, No. 89, F. & A. M., and a companion in Goodwill Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M. He is a past grand of United Ix)dge, No. igg, I. O. O. F. In all these various relations, as teacher, business raan, public official, citizen and neighbor, Mr.- Crego has met every obligation of good citizenship, and he would well serve the community in which he makes 'his home as a pleasing duty owing to his fellov/s. And for this he finds reward in the honor in which he is held by those among w'hom he has lived so long. Mr. Crego was raarried in March, 1876, to Miss Louisa Osborne, a daughter of Jo'hn Osborne, of -Manasquan. Her dea,th occurred in February, 1879. In 1887 he married Miss .Augusta Osborne, a sister 'of his deceased wife. CAPTAIN ABNER H, WEST, The career of Captain Abner H, West has been one of the most useful as well as interesting of those, who have lived along the Atlantic coast. He is a veteran life-saver, and late keeper of the Seabright Station. Captain West was born at North Long Branch, New Jersey, on October 24, 1842, son of J'ames and Jane CWoolley) West. His grandfather, Benjamin West, was born at Atlanticville, now known as North Long Branch, where he lived and died, following the vocations of farmer and fisherman. Captain Abner H. West began to earn his own livelihood at the early age of --^Uij^ Srh^uf— HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 39 eleven years, when he engaged in the fishing business and continued in this employ ment for thirty years. His education was necessarily limited, and was acquired in the subscription schools of his native town. In December, 1872, he entered the life saving service as a surfman ; early in the following year he was promoted to the position of keeper of the Seabright Station. The district over which he had juris diction, formerly known as Niumber Three, extends one and a half miles south, and two miles north from Seabright. Eight raen were employed as assistants to Cap tain West, who have rendered unlimited service in the saving of life and property along the coast. A resume of this service, which from lack of space cannot be giveft in all of its thrilling details, is as follows : September 19, 1875, Schooner "Mabel Thomas," seven saved, none lost. March 16, 1876, Schooner "P. A, Saunders," five on board, all rescued. Deceniber 24, 1876, Schooner "Philadelphia," eight aboard, all rescued. January 7, 1877, Trans-Atlantic Steamer "Amerique," two hundred and fifty-two aboard, all rescued with the exception of three, who were drowned owing to the capsizing of their own boat. February 3, 1880, Brig "Castalia,"' with eleven people aboard, all saved. April 30, 1881, Barque "Melchoir,'' seventeen aboard, all saved, September 22, 1881, Yacht "Gypsy,'' March 4, 1883, Barden pilot boat "Ariel Patterson" in collision with schooner, one drowned, six saved. September 22, 1883, Yacht "Mollie Molley." September 23, 1883, rescued Elizabeth Brown, a child, from drowning, and resuscitated her, September 28, 1883, assisted Sloop "Elizabeth." November 2, 1883, assisted Steam Yacht "Soltan," May 20, i8Bs, Schooner "Charlotte Brown," fifteen on board, all saved, July 7, i88s, Barkentine "Anna," twelve aboard, all saved. November 19, i88s, assisted Yacht "Butler." June 14, 1886, Schooner "Republic," six aboard, all saved, Deceraber 7, 1886, Schooner "John D. Lacy," derelict. Deceraber 14, 1887, John Applegate saved from ice break. September 11, 1889, assisted Schooner "Hiram B. Edwards" in sunken condition. January 13, 1891, rescued Charles Morris amd Henry Lane frora drowning. October 12, 11892, Schooner "Rebecca F. Lambdin," in distress, crew 'of eight all down with fever, — all saved, — ^vessel taken to quarantine. January 12, 1893, Pilot Boat No. 6, James G. Bennett and eight others aboard, who were saved. January 31, 1893, as sisted steam tug "Edward Annan," in distress. March 11, 1803, Stearaship "Wells City," with thirty-one on board, all rescued. March 11, 1894, Schooner "Kate Markel;" the seven aboard were all lost by vessel breaking up too quickly to permit of use of life line. July 22, 1894, Schooner "Robert Mitchell" sunk, five on board, al! saved, being taken from the rigging. October 9, 1894, Schooner "Mary La'wson," eight aboard, all saved. January 2S, 1896, Steamship "St. Paul," eight hundred on board, all saved. ' March 24, i8g7. Schooner "Emily E. Johnson," six aboard, all saved. On February 7, 1880, Captain West received a letter from Mr. S. I. Kimball, general superintendent of the United .States life saving service, conUnien-datory of the bravery ' and efficiency of the keepers of stations 2, 3, 4 and S. for rescuing all persons. frora the wrecks of "Harding'' light boat, the "E. C. B'ahick,'' the "Au- gustina" and the "Castalia,'' the last, named being that which was rescued by Cap tain West's crew. No. 3. Captain West was the first to recommend the tally board printed in English and French, for coraraunication between the shore and a wrecked vessel. He also recoramended the use of the tail-block, now the most important part of the beach apparatus, and after many years he succeeded in procuring the adoption of a uni form necessary to the identification of men in the life saving service. He also aided in many other ways in bringing the service to its present highly efficient con dition. In accepting Captain West's resignation on May 4, i8gg. Superintendent Kim- 40 HISTORY OF THE NEWi JERSEY COAST. ball expressed the satisfaction of the department with the twenty-five years of creditable service rendered by Captain West, In reference to the rescue of the lives aboard the Schooner "Mitchell," Captain West justly prizes the following letter writ ten by the Rev. J', Edward Young, then pastor of the Presbyterian church at Ocean Grove,"My dear Capt. West: God bless you for your noble work last Sabbath afternoon! You have a splen did record. All interested in the service are proud of you and crew. With esteem, J. Edward Young. Aside from his energetic labors in the life saving service. Captain West has taken an active interest in the promotion of the industrial developraent and upbuild ing of the town of Seabright, which was formerly known as Nauvoo, and in 1872 was practically the -property of fishermen, In 1881, in connection with other citizens, the New York and Long Branch Steamboat Line was established. He acted for a number of years as president of the Seabright Fishing AssociatioUj successor to the original Fishing Association of that place, which was known as the Nauvoo. 'Politically Captain West is affiliated with the Republican party, and in his relig ious views he is a Presbyterian; for some years both Captain and Mrs. West were actively interested in the Methodist Episcopal church, and it was principally through their personal efforts that the site was secured and the edifice erected where the congregation of the First Methodist Episcopal church worship at Seabright. Cap tain West acted as secretary for the board of stewards, and was class leader, for ten years, while Mrs. West was the efficient teacher of the infant class for the same period of time. Captain West is one of the most prominent as well as popular citi zens of Seabright, and enjoys the confidence and respect of his fellow men. He was one of the charter merabers of the Ocean Fire Corapany of Seabright, and a member of the United American Mechanics of Seabright. Captain West in early manhood married Miss Clementine Warner, daughter bf Jacob Warner, of Pleasure Bay, New Jersey, and their four children are: Laura B., the wife of John F. Lane of Long Branch ; Carroll B,, who was married to Sadie D. Ferry, resides at Seabright, and is engaged in the fish business ; Fanny G,, wife of William S. Jeffrey of Seabright ; and Hetty R., wife of Henry L. Zobel, of Seabright, ASHLEY B. STOUT. Ashley B. Stout is the leading grocer of the beautiful and growing . hamlet of Oakhurst. He was born at Eatontown, New Jersey, in 1850, and is descended from an old historical family. His parents were William B. and Sarah J. (Brown) Stout, the former a native of Barnagat, New Jersey, born in 1817. He was an extensive contractor and builder and the pioneer in the work of constructing summer cottages on the New Jersey coast. Both he and his wife are still living, the latter having been bom in 18,34. They were the parents of four children: Solomon S., William L., Orlean E. and A, B. Ashley B. Stout was reared in his parents' home and educated in the Common schools of Eatontown, In early life he was employed as a clerk in a grocery store, entering the service of Vincent Brown, at Oakhurst, New Jersey, in 1876. There HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 41 he remained for four years, during which time he became thoroughly familiar with the business in every detail. During that time he also served as postmaster. In 1880 he removed to Eatontown, where he opened a grocery store, which he success fully conducted until. 1885, when he returned to Oakhurst and became the successor of 'his old employer, Vincent Brown, deceased. He carries a large and well selected stock of staple and tancy groceries, and his moderate prices, -earnest desire to please and honorable business methods have secured to him a very liberal and con stantly growing patronage. In 1877 Mr. Stout was united in marriage to Miss Edna B. Buckingham, a daughter of John and Sarah Buckingham, The only child of this marriage died in infancy. 'Mrs. Stout is a native of -New Milford, Connecticut. Her father, Mr. Buckingham, was an extensive, stone cutter and his monuments all over the county attest his skill ind 'nandiwork. -Both Mr. and Mrs, Stout are widely known and enjoy the warm regard of many friends. He is quite popular, was elected to the office °i commissioner of deeds, and is now postma.5ter of Oakhurst. Socially he is connected with the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. RICHARD STEPHEN LEWIS. The gentleman whose name' is above and who fills the honorable office of mayor of Jaraesburg, Middlesex county. New Jersey, is of Welsh ancestry, but for raore than a hundred years his progenitors have lived in London, England, where he was born December 24, 1833, a son of Stephen and Jane (Jeffrey) Lewis. Stephen Lewis, his grandfather, was borri in London and spent his entire life there. He was engaged in the livery business and was a lessee of Grosvenor Mews. His children, all of whom are now dead, were named Stephen, George, Henry, Maria and Jane. Stephen Lewis, son of Stephen and Catharine Lewis, and father of Richard Stephen Lewis, was born in London about 1801 and spent his entire life there, dying about the year i87g. He was a fishmonger and poultrynian. His children were John, w.ho lives in London; Richard Stephen, the immediate subject 'of this sketch; 'Caroline, who became the wife of John Clark, and lives in London; Maria, w.ho -married Frank Dobson, a horse dealer, of London, England; Fannie, W'ho became the -wife -of John Simpson. The mother of these children died in London about 1885. Richard Srtepheii Lewis was educated in the national schools of 'London and at the age of fourteen was indentured as an apprentice to the stonecutter's trade. After becoming a proficient workman, he was employed as journeyman by Peter Co'oper, Northwharf Road, Paddington. In 1859 he came to New York on the ship York- town, which consumed ton weeks and three days in making the voyage, and soon after he reached iNew York he obtained employment in connection with- the construction of the New Jersey Southern Railroad. He made his advent in Jamesburg in 1861, and was eraployed- in the sawmill of Jaraes Buckelew until August, i86g. After that he leamed the shirt cutting business and later became foreman at the shirt factory of of Finlay, Gourlay & 'Finch, until the failure of that firm. 'Later he was fore man of the cutting department of the shirt factory of Coblenzer & Dazian, succes sors to the concern just mentioned, until the destruction of the -factory by fire, March 27, 1901. Mr. Lewis was married at Freehold, New Jersey, in 1862, to Elizabeth Kelley, a daughter of Thomas and .Esther (Harte) Kelley, and a native of oounty Kil-dare, Ireland. Their son, Stephen ' T., married Annie Meagher and lives in New York City. Their son, John Henry, married Margaret Whela-han and lives in Camden, A2 (HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. New Jersey. Their daughter, Mary Jane, is the 'wife of Martin Kelley, of Newark, New Jersey. Their son, Richard, married .Rose Nolan, and is a mei-chant at Jamesburg. Mr. Lewis' filled the <;!ffice of township committeeman and was tone of the members of the first, ,boi;ough. commission, and was secretary of the sarae; he also was commissioner of appeals, member of the borough council, member of the board of education three tiipe-s, arid was elected mayor in igoi. He was one of the incor porators and is an ex-trustee of St. James church. He is now in business in New York City, — '¦ •-»-? — BENJAMIN VANERVEER DU BOIS. 'Louis Du Bois was a French Huguenot refugee who emigrated to America in 1660. The narae Du Bois was used as an ancient family surname both in Artois and Normandy before William, the first king of England, left his native shore, and has remained unchanged to the present time. It is on record in Paris that tbe Du Bois faraily is one of the oldest of the noblest farailies of the bailiwick of Con tention, in Normandy, and the record describes Geoffroi Du Bois as a knight under William the Conquerer, who accompanied the latter in the conquest of England in 10&6. The date of the birth of Christian Du Bois is not known. His son, Louis Du Bois, was born at Wicres, near Lillie, in northern France, October 27, 1626. He fled to Holland to escape religious persecution and was raarried to Catherine Blanshan, October 10, 1655, Therfe were born to them two sons, whom they named Isaac and Jacob, and after the birth of these two sons they emigrated to America and located at Helley, near Kingston, New York, whence they later removed to New Paltz, New York. Louis Du Bois had eight other children born to him after he came to Araerica, increasing the number to ten. From some of his sons descended the Du Boises of Monmouth county. New Jersey. This is one of the oldest families in America and can boast of the production of some of the foremost men in all ai the leading professions on either side of the Atlantic. The Rev, Benjarain Du Bois, a native of Pittsgrove, Salem oounty, New Jersey, and a, great-grandfather of the subject -of this sketch in the paternal line, was born March 30, 1739, and becarae pastor of the Reformed church at Freehold, Monmouth county, about 1764, He -was an outspoken patriot during the Revolutionary war and strongly commended the cause in his serraons. His wife was Phebe De Nice, a woman of rare intelligence, who died in 1839 at the age of ninety-six years. The Rev. Benjamin Du Bois was the son of the third Louis and the grandson- of Jacob, who was an early offspring of the first Louis. The paternal grandfather of Ben jamin Van Du Bois, of Coltsneck, Monraouth county. New Jersey, was Tunis D. Du Bois, who married Sarah Smock and had children named as follows : Henry, Benjamin, Sarah, John, Tunis V. and Livingston. Tunis D, Du Bois was a prac tical and successful farmer and owned one hundred and seventy-five acres of land. Benjamin Du Bois, father of Benjarain Van Du Bois, was born in Marlboro town ship, Monmouth county. May 10, 1810, and was married February i, 1832, to Miss Helena Wikoff, He was a successful farmer and a prominent and respected citi zen, long a director of the Smithville and Freehold turnpike and was for several years a justice of the peace, Benjamin Vanerveer Du Bois, son of Benjamin and Helena (Wiko-ff) Du Bois, was born in Manalapan township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, September 9, 1847, and received his early education and training on his father's old homestead, a'^''|y, HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 43 and, following the example of many of his ancestors, has devoted his active years exclusively to farming, in which he has been unusually successful His farra of one hundred and seventy-five acres is one of the best in its vicinity, He is a .mem ber of the Reformed church of Free'hold, New Jersey. In 1877 he married Miss Catharine Prine, daughter of Enoch and Mary Prine, and a native of Middlesex county. New Jersey, who was 'born October ii, 1848, Mr. and Mrs. Du Bois -have had children as follows : Mary H,, born June 27, 1881 ; and Irene A., who was born May 18, 1885, and died January 4, 1887. Mr. Du Bois is one of those rare men who become known to th-eir fellows as natural physicians. He can scarcely remember a time when he was not studying or speculating upon the causes and cures of some of the diseases to which flesh is heir, and from time to time he has effected reraarkable cures. Without claiming any considerable knowledge of chemistry, with no medical books to guide him, with but a limited scholastic knowledge of botany, yet with a wonderful knowledge of roots and their effects on "the human system, he goes out into the forests, to the very heart of nature,- as it were, and procures remedies which are in every way effective and which are commended by their simplicity and their absolute safety. He has made a special study of indigestion, a disease to which all mankind is sub ject, but which is especially prevalent in America, and after much careful research and many conscientious trials has succeeded in compounding from simple products of the woods a remedy which, administered to people suffering from indigestion, produces effects no less wonderful than gratifying. Mr. Du Bois has scores of testimonials to the benefits which -have been conferred upon suffering humanity by his discovery and contemplates the erection of a small laboratory on his farm, with a view to supplying a demand for his remedy, which is constantly growing, as its merits are told by one sufferer to another. ROBERT J. WYLIE, Among New Jersey's native sons who have attained to a creditable position in the business world and have at all times merited the confidence and respect of their fellow men 'by reason of their loyal adherence to coramercial ethics; is -Robert J, Wylie, of Woodbridge, who is engaged in the real estate au'l insurance business. Moreover he is serving as notary public, and for a quarter of a century he has filled the office of commissioner of deeds — his long service standing in unmistaka ble evidence of his fidelity to the trust reposed in hira, Mt. Wylie was born in Paterson, this state, J'une 6, 1838, a son of John and Filizabeth (Johnson) Wylie. The parents removed -with their family to New York City -when he was a small boy, so that he was rearedamid metropolitan influences, continuing his residence in- New York until the out-break 'of the -Civil war. Hardly had the roar from Fort Sumter's guns ceased to reverberate and the smoke cleared away when he offered his services to the government, enlisting on the 19th of April, 1861, in an independent battery company of the Eig'hth New York Regiraent, He was then on active duty at the front until 1863, when his company, with others, was detailed on special duty in New York. Later, however, -he again -went to the field and took part in the battles of Fairfax, Vienna, Blacksford, Centerville, Big Bethel and others. Receiving an .honorable discharge he returned to his home with a most creditable military record as a loyal defender of his country jn the hour of her peril. 44 HIS'TORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. After ihe close of hostilities Mr. Wylie came to Woodbridge, -having previously married Miss Elizabeth Dally, of this place. Here he embarked in general merchan dising and also engaged m the clay business; his wife owned. so-rae land, on which there were clay beds, and these he worked until 1876. Since that time much of his Ettcmion has been given to his official duties, for he is now serving his fifth term of five years each as commissioner of deeds. He is also a notary public and lis engaged in the real estate and insurance business, in which he is meeting with good success, having conducted some iraportant realty transactions. Formerly a Democrat, he is now a Republican in his political views, warmly espousing the principles of the party, but always refusing other offices aside frora those mentioned. At One time, while living, in New York City he was superinteri'dent of street cleaning for the borough and was succeeded by Mr. Waring, -who still holds the office. Unto Mr. and Mrs, Wylie have been bom five children : Samuel F., who is superintendent of the Fisher Brick Works, at Sayerville ; Charles, 'a pharmacist, of New York City; Mary E., Sarah and 'Esther, all at home. The hbspitality of the Wylie residence in 'Woodbridge has many admirers, and the friends of the family delight to share in the good cheer of the horae. Socially Mr. Wylie is identified with Williara C. Berry Post, G, A. R,, of Woodbridge, and was one of the founders and is an exeraplary member of American Lodge, F. & A. M., of which -he served as master from 1870 until 1873, His public-spirited interest in the welfare of the city is manifest in the hearty co-operation which he gives to many movements for the general good and to all his duties of citizenship he is as loyal as when in coat of blue he followed the nation's starry banner over southern battlefields. WILLIAM THOMAS VAN DYKE. William T. Van Dyke, a descendant of an old Dutch family, was born at Long Branch, Monmouth county. New Jersey, August 26, 1839, a son of Vincent W. and Hannah (Wells) Van Dyke. Vincent W. Van Dyke pursued the occupations of farmer and fisherman through out his life. He was an old-line Whig in politics. He was a zealous m|ember of . the Methodist Episcopal church, and meetings for the praise and worship of God were- held at his residence. He married Hannah Wells, and the following children were born of the union: Michael; Saul, Henry, Isaac, William T., and Hannah, wife of William H. Denise. M'r. Van Dyke met with a very sudd-en death; while atterapting to cross the railroad tracks at Long Branch one Sunday morning he was instantly killed by -a passing train. His widow passed out of life two years later in .the same city. William T. Van Dyke, son -of the parents before named, was educated in the pub lic schools of Long Branch. Subsequently he assisted his father in the occupation of fishing. Later on he engaged in the fishing business on his own account, and he now conducts a very large wholesale and retail trade, packing and shipping salt water fish to such leading points as New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, which, together with an extensive local trade, constitutes his successful business. By per sistent application to bis business, and by his irreproachable conduct in all his trans actions, he has won for himself the confidence and esteem of all his -customers, not only in the town in which he resides but through all the channels, of his trade. Mr. Van Dyke is a firm and stanch Democrat, but. has never aspired to public position. He is a true Christian gentleman and follows the teachings he received HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 45 in his father's home; he is associated with the Methodist Episcopal church -of Long Branch. Mr. Van Dyke was married to Henrietta Ireland, daughter of John Ireland, of Long Branch. To them have been born eight children : George, bookkeeper for his father; Edwin F., hotel keeper. Long Branch; William E. ; Charles A.; Vin cent W., also associated with his father in business; Flavel Quinn; Mary C, wife of Lester Houk, of Long Branch; and Hannah L., wife of Edward Bunnell, of Long Branch. AARON MORRIS. Aaron Morris is engaged in the produce coramission business in New York City and also owns a beautiful home in Holmdel, consisting of about thirty-five acres of land, all under a fine state of cultivation and devoted to the raising of fruit and gar den vegetables. He was born in Middletown township, on the 6th of May, 1843, a son of George arid Frances (Camp) Morris, The father was also a native of. Mon mouth county and was descended frora some of the oldest settlers of the state, and many members of the family have become prominent in the affairs of the state and nation. He was a prominent and successful farmer by occupation. The mother of our s,ubject was a native of Sacket's Harbor, New 'York. Unto this worthy couple were born eleven children, five sons and six daughters, nine of whom are still living. Aaron Morris, the subject of this review, enjoyed the educational advantages •afforded by the jpublic schools of the community, and from early youth until his twenty-fifth year was en-gaged in agricultural pursuits. He then embarked in the produce comm.ission trade in New York City, in -which he has since continued, and at the same time he has also continued his farraing interests-. On the 31st of De cember, 1865, he was united in marriage with Mary E. Van Brakle, who was bom in 1846, a daughter of Mathias and Amelia (Carhart) Van Brakle, Monmouth county. New Jersey, both descended from Holland Dutch families, w-'ho came to America early in the seventeenth century. Unto -Mr. and Mrs. Morris have been born four children, as follows : Frances Amelia, born Deceniber 18, 1866, is the wife -of Dr. William H. Van Gieson, of Bloomfield, New Jersey; Minnie, born- October 2, 1869, died July 22, 1873 ; William- A., born December 13, 1878, attended Hoboken Seminary and the New York Dental College, and is now engaged in the practice of his profes sion in Brooklyn, New York; and Eleanor May, born January 2S, 1886, is still with her parents. Mr. Morris is identified with the Republican party, but takes no active interest in political affairs, although he keeps, hmself well informed on state and national questions. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Keyport. ASBURY F. NIVISON. Asbury F. Nivison, a leading merchant and justice of the peace of Morganville, was born in Marlborough township, Monmouth county, on the gth of May, 1842, a son of Adam P. and Mary (Croven) Nivison. The father, also a native of Marlborough township, was a carpenter and builder by occupation, and was 'highly respected in the coraraunity in which he resided. The grandiather of our subject. Captain David O. Nivison, was a brave and gallant soldier and officer in the war -of 1812, while the 46 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. father and two brothers, Harris and David, were soldiers of the Union cause durin.g the Civil wai. The faraily are of English descent, and in an early day they were prom.ment supporters of the Whig party, later allying their interests with the Re publican party. They have ever been great readers, have kept themselves well informed on the affairs of the day and have been prominent and representative. citi zens of their localities. Asbury F. Nivison, the immediate subject of this review, was reared- to the carpenter's trade, which he 'has followed for many years, and in addition thereto he has also entered the mercantile field. In the ranks of the Republican party he takes an active and commendable interest, and for the past nine years he has held the office of justice of the peace. The cause of Christianity also finds in him an active worker, and for raany years he has served as a local minister in the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a thorough student, a deep thinker and reasoner, and in all his relations with his fellow men he has been found true to duty and the right. On the 8th of September, 1867, Mr, Nivison was united in marriage with .Mary C, Laraberson, who was born August 20, 1849, a daughter of John and Mary (Corabs) Lam.berson, both natives of Marltnorough township and descendants of some of the earliest settlers of the locality. Two brothers of Mrs. Nivison were soldiers in the Civil v/ar. Lew-is and John Croven, and the latter lost his life by a sun stroke at the battle of Gettysburg. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Nivison has been blessed with two children — ^Walter F, and Nellie May, The daughter was born on the 20th -of February, 1887. Walter E., who was born on the 7th of August, 1868, was educated in the common schools of his locality and in the public bchool at Freehold, later entering Glenwood" Institute, at 'Matawan. In early life 'he was engaged in -business with his father, but for the past fifteen years he has followed the profession of teaching, nine years of that time having been spent in the school at Morganville. Politically he is identified with the Republican party, being an active worker in its ranks, and for several years he has served as township assessor. On the 24th of December, 1890, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Frazer, who was bom April 6, 1870, a daughter of George M. and Virginia (Conover) Frazer. Three children 'have been bom unto this union — Harry F., Edna V. and Hazee M. Mr. Nivison, of- this review, has ever been an active worker for the cause of ed ucation, doing ail in his power to promote its growth and development, and for several years he has been a inember of the board of education. He is a good busi ness man and has gained for himself a -hands-ome competence, which, places hira among the substantial residents of the coraraunity. WILLIAM VAN MATER. It will be hard to find a more interesting genealogical and biographical sketch than that which follows, representing primarily William Van Mater, a prominent farmer of Raritan township, near Keyport, Monmouth county. New Jersey, and mpre remotely the old New Jersey farailies of Van Mater and Taylor. Williara Van M'ater was born- on the farm on which he now lives February 17, 1840, a son of Gilbert and Sarah (Taylor) Van Mater. His father was born in Holmdel township, July 10, 1802, and died on his farm there September 6, 1881. His mother was born in- Middletown, October, 1807, and died on the Van Mater farm in Raritan township, August 17, 1896. Gilbert Van Mater descended from those Van Maters who carae from Holland, soon after the' year sixteen hundred. omaI' HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CCDAST. a7 ¦whose representatives in later generations have been well known in national and state affairs, and prominent as founders of churches and schools. He was a son of William and Mary (Hendrickson) Van Mater, of Atlantic township, Monraouth county, and was a successful farraer and business raan, prominent as a Baptist and as a Republican. One of his ancestors risked his life as a spy attached to Wash ington's army during the Revolutionary war. The family originally owned a large tract of land in Monmouth county and many of its representatives were men of influence and many of them are buried in the old ceraetery on the farra of Williara Jones, in Holmdel township. Mr. Van Mater has "a. complete account of his m'Other's ancestors, from which the following interesting stateraent has been corapiled: Joseph Taylor, Esq., Mrs. Van Mater's grandfather, was seventh in descent from that Edward Taylor who emigrated from*London, England, and settled at Garrett Hill, in Middletown, in 1692. Tliat Ed ward Taylor was descended in direct line from the Norman Baron Taillefer, who accompanied William the Conqueror and assisted him in the invasion and conquest of England in 1066 and acquired large landed estates in Kent, where the faraily originally lived in England. The spelling of the narae was gradually changed. In the tirae of Henry III, about the year 1250, we find Hanger Taylefer, and aibout one hundred years later, in the time of Edward III, John Taylor living on the same land in Kent, and from the latter the succession is perfectly traced through William, John, William, John, John, John, Mathew and' John to Edward, the emigrant. About the time of Richard III, John Taylor raarried the heiress and acquired the estates an-d arras of the De Fairsteds, and about the year 1600 Mathew Taylor by marriage with the -heiress of Richard Freeland acquired the estates and arms of that family. Mathew Taylor, grandson of the Mathew .Taylor just mentioned, came to Araerica with the intention of speculating in lands in Niew Jersey under the patronage of Sir George Carteret, one of the proprietors of East Jersey, with whom he was distantly connected by raarriage. He died in New York in 1687 with out issue and bequeathed his lands to his brother, Edward Taylor, then living in London; the latter purchased an additional tract of one thousand acres at Garrett Hill and in 1692 came over and settled on it. He died in 1710, leaving the follow ing children: George (the ancestor of the subject of this sketch), Williara, Edward and Hannah. George Taylor inherited the old horae at Garrett Hill. He had three sons, George, Edward and John. His son Edward was the great grandfather of William Van Mater's mother, and the next in succession was John, who raarried Mary, a daughter of Samuel Holmes, who bore him eight children. Their oldest .son, J'oseph, who was Mr. Van Mater's grandfather, married Martha Dorrsett. They had thirteen children, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. Orie of them was Sarah, mother of Mr. Van Mater. For many years Joseph Taylor lived at the foot of Rutmar's Hill, where he died in 1836 and where his wife died in i8s6. From' the original ancestor, Edward, descended many men of national dis tinction, among them Bayard- Taylor, the celebrated author and traveler. Williara Vari Mater was educated in the common schools and early acquired a practical knowledge of farming. He succeeded admirably in his chosen calling, especially as a producer of fruits and garden vegetables. He was married Decem ber 13, 1876, to Margaret A, Wallace, who was born in Raritan township, July 6, 1851, a daughter of Williara and Mary E, (Cottrell) Wallace, both merabers of old families of prominence. Her father was a tinsmith and plumber. Mr. and Mrs. Van Mater have one son, Gilbert Van Mater, born February 18, 1881, who-, after having been duly graduated from the school at Keyport, took the commercial course at Coleman's National Business College, Newark, ' New Jersey. "The faraily are 48 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. attendants of the Baptist church at Keyport. Mr. Van Mater is a Republican and for twenty years has held the office of school trustee, and has demonstrated in other ways that he is a man of much public spirit, who may be safely depended -upon (to aid, to the extent of his ability, all measures which in his good judgment promise to benefit his fellow citizens. *-•-? JAMES McCOLGAN. Among the flourishing lines of industry in Monmouth county. New Jersey, the nursery business occupies a prominent and leading position, and engages the attention of a number of intelligent and progressive citizens. The Bay View^ nur sery, which is located near Atlantic Highlands was established in 1893 by Mr. James McColgan, who is the subject of this biography. The birth of Mr. McColgan -was at Hightstown, New Jersey, in i8S9, and he is a son of John and Isabella (Dotmell) McColgan. He was reared and acquired his education in his native place. For a number of years he was connected with the Elizabeth Nursery Company, as -his choice of employraent was connected with horticultural pursuits. He is still secretary of this company and holds valuable stock in it; but when he saw a favorable oppor tunity for establishing a business of his own, he located a nursery at Atlantic High lands. The beautiful farm consists of one hundred acres, and all of it is devoted exclusively to a general but choice line -of nursery stock. This property was formerly owned -by Williara V. Conover, of Red Bank. Mr. MoColgan was raarried April 13, 1886, to Miss Emma, a daughter of George and Elizabeth Pope, residents -of Little Silver, although Mrs. McColgan was not bom there. To this union three children have been born, namely: Milton L., Olive and Bertram, the latter now deceased. The religious Connection of the family is with the Methodist Episcopal church, in wliich our subject is steward, while socially he is connected with the Foresters. Mr. McColgan is a practical horticulturist and has spent much time and meanS in the construction of his large nursery and in the building up of a business which now covers a large extent of country, the excellence and aturdiness of his stock bringing him orders wherever a first sale is made. His judgnient is so good that no spurious is ever introduced, and by experiment he continually is developing new and superior qualities in the old standards. His integrity as a man of business is well known and he is one of the representative citizens of the county. . JAMES M. VAN BRAKLE. Mathias Van Brakle, a Hollander, came to Araerica in 1709 and bought about one thousand acres of land from a man named Bowne, who had purchased it of, Indians. This tract has since been divided into several farms and two hundred acres of it have been owned in the Van Brakle family to the present time, A de scendant of Mathias Van Brakle, a pioneer, was another Mathias Van Brakle, grand father of James M, Van Brakle, of Holmdel township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, who was born on the farm now the property of his grandson. The second Mathias Van Brakle married Eleanor Vanderbilt, also of Dutch ancestry and of tlie same family as the Vanderbilts of Staten Island and of New York City. Eleanor (Vanderbilt) Van Brakle bore her husband two sons and eight daughters. '^^*^^^^ .J6 y^^ /^ir-rft^^^^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 49 One of her sons was Stephen M, Van Brakle, who married Johanna Bedle, a cousin of the father of the late Governor Bedle, Stephen M, and Johanna (Bedle) Van Brakle, who are the parents of the subject of this sketch, were -zealous and active raembers of the Baptist -church and aided very materially in 'building the first house of worship of that denomination at Jacksonville. The four sons and three daughters of Stephen M. and Johanna (Bedle) Van Brakle were al! living in igoi. Their son, James M. Van Brakle, was born De ceraber 20, 1S33, on the farm on which he now lives. He was educated in the common schools and was early initiated into the mysteries of successful farraing, to which he has devoted himself profitably during all his active years. Partly by purchase and partly by inheritance he acquired title to his present -farm, which until he did so had never been sold since it had been purchased by his remote ancestor in 1709, but had been passed down frora father to eldest son through many suc cessive generations. He was raarried December 20, i8ss, to Pamela E. Brown, who was born August 27, 1832, a daughter of William and Pamela (Lefferts) Brown, natives of Monraouth county, Mrs. Van Brakle's ancestors in the paternal line were of English extraction and in the maternal line they .were Dutch. She has borne her husband five children. Their son James W. married Eraeline Sickles; they have children as follows: Fanny, Leon (deceased), Percy, Claude and Lila. Their daughter Emma -married Theodore Thorn, a farmer; their children are Lida, Van B., Garrett P., Anna E., Lena K., "Ella S., Carrie M. and J'ames M. Their son William B., who is a farmer, raarried Ada Simmons; their -children are James M. and Sarah S. Their son Stephen M., who is a coramission merchant in New York, married Mary Chevalier. Their son Leffertt B., a farmer, married Lillian Hankins, of Monmouth county. Mr. Van Brakle is a man of influence in his vicinity and his word is considered as good as his bond. He and all the members of 'his family are identified -with the Baptist church, and in politics he is a -^Republican. His great-grandfather. Van Brakle, served the Colonies as a soldier during the entire period of the Revolutionary war and all of 'his ancestors of that time were loyal to the American cause. DANIEL VAIL. Daniel Vail, a prominent manufacturer of fish oil at Port Mon-mouth, was born at Riverhead, Long Island, where he was also reared. He received an excellent education in the high school of his native place, but he has added greatly to his knowledge received therein by constant reading, study and observation. From his infancy he showed a decided tendency toward raechanics, and may truly be termed a natural born mechanic, being perfectly at home in the working of both wood and iron. Samples of his work were placed on exhibition at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. In 1880 he entered into partnership relations with -Abner Osborn, of New York, in the manufacture of fish oil, but by mutual consent this relationship was dissolved two years later, 'Mr. Vail selling his interest to his part ner for fifteen thousand dollars; and in that year, 1882, he removed from -his native island to Port -Monmouth, where^he began the raanufacture of oil on a large scale. At the end of three years, however, on account of the depression in business and other causes, he was obliged to discontinue the business, after which the plant was oper ated under the name of the -Monmouth Oil and Guano Company. Subsequently the fishermen of the coast took charge of its operation for one year, which relieved Mr. 4 so HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. Vail of all obligation on his part toward those gentlemen. In 1888 Mr. Jonathan Nowell took charge of the plant in Mr. Vail's interest, and Mr. Vail then removed to his former home on Long Island, where his mechanical skill again brought him into prominence until i8g8, in which year he came a second time to Port Monmouth. He is now operating the old plant in the interest of his son, Vernon S., under the firm narae of Daniel Vail's Son. The marriage of our subject occurred in 1867, Miss Ada E. Smith becoming his wife. -She is a native of Long Island. Two children have been born unto this union — Hannah C, now Mrs. Howell, of South Hampton, and she has one son, -Eric, aged eleven years; and Vernon S., who was for nine years connected with the Hanover National Bank of New York City and is now devoting his t-ine to his oil manu facturing business at Port Monmouth. Throughout his entire life Mr. Vail has been a student, keeps himself well informed on the issues and questions of the day, and at all times gives his aid and co-operation to all movements which are intended for the public good. JOHN H. VAN NEST, Among the prominent dairymen of that section of New Jersey in which Eaton town is situated, the name of John H. V'an Nest is conspicuous. He leases and works a farm df seventy-five acres located about one mile from Eatontown, -where he pro duces the highest grade of dairy articles. His stock he selects for their milk- producing qualities. The trade demand upon him is so great, that besides the yield from his own stock he controls the output of milk from three other farms, w-hich average daily two hundred and fifty quarts. John .H. IS the son of Asher and Eleanor (Hunt) Van Nest, having been born to them at Freehold, Monmouth county, New Jersey, on March 13, 1858. His father died in July, 1866, He was reared and educated at Coltsneck and has been a fol lower of agricultural pursuits all his life. In i836 he engaged in this, his chosen occupation, on his own responsibility, and has since been eminently successful. He located 01. his present farm in i8gs, where his business has gn^atly increased. He possesses an enviable character amo'tig his friends and neighbors, who respect him for his straigiitfor-ward and upright dealings, and -who look up to him as a man of sound and conservative judgment. His m.arriage to Mary, daughter of Peter W. and Jane Applegate, of Cranbury Station, was solemnized on November 14, 1883, They have had two children, George H, and Mary L,, born, respectively, 'April 24, 1887, and May 7, 1896. The Applegates, of which faraily Mrs. Van Nest is a descendant, were early settlers of New Jersey, locating in the section now known as Cranbury Station, They are an eminently worthy and respectable family, well thought of and looked up to in the community. Mr. and Mrs. Van Nest are both members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a highly esteemed -member of Jr. O. U. A. M. EMIL WILHELM, Emil Wilhelm is a well known representative of the industrial interests of Carteret, where he is occupying the responsililo position of foreman for the Knap?- mann Whiling Company. He is a native of Germany, his birth having occurred in HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 51 Stakstat, on the I2tli oi October, 1865. There be acquired his education and spent the days of his childhood, learning the florist's trade, after putting aside his text books. When eighteen years -of age he resolved to try his fortune in -Araerica, having received very favorable reports of the advantages and opportunities here ex tended to men of determination. Accordingly, in 1883, he sjiled for the new world and began the task of earning 1 living in the land where ambition and earnest effort are not hampered by caste or class. He was first engaged in painting barns in Wood- havefi. Long Island, and subsequently he secured employment in a tin lactory at Hunters Point, Long Island, owned by the Standard Oil Company. .Then he was engaged for six years on the construction of docks, and on the expiration of that" period he entered the works of the Knappraann Whiling Company, at Carteret,- New Jersey, where he gained promotion through ability and diligence and now occu pies the responsioie position of foreman. He has the entire confidence of the com pany and the respect of those who serve under him. On the 2d of May,' 1885, Mr, Wilhelm was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Haffner, and unto them have been -born six children : Josie, Michael, Frank, Eva, Jq1)ii and Anna. He and his faraily are communicants of St, Joseph's Catholic churcli, at Carteret, and in his political views he is independent. He has never aspired to office, preferring to devote his entire tirae and attention to his business cares. The success he has achieved is entirely due to his own efforts and he may justly be called a self-made man. ¦¦ — ? ».», — JOHN EVANS, In the death of John Evans, December '8, 1873, Milltown and -Middlesex county lost one of the prominent and highly respected citizens. As the day with its morn- • ing of hope and proraise, its ncvontide of activity, its evening of completed and suc cessful efforts, so was the life of this honored man. His career was a busy and use ful one, but although he was earnest and active in business he never allowed the pursuit of wealth to warp his kindly nature. Mr. Evans was born in Wales, March 15, 1825, and when a young lad carae with his parents to Araerica, the family settling at Belle-ville, New Jersey, where he remained -until nineteen years of age. About 1844 the faraily -carae to Milltown, and when the present rubber manufactory was estabiished he becarae an employe in the concern which was then conducted under the -name of the Meyer Rubber 'Com pany. It is now the Milltown India Rubber Company and Mr, Evans' son is now its president. The father became superintendent of the establis-hment and retained that position up to the time of his death. His close attention to all the details of manufacture, of which he had an extensive and accurate knowledge, contributed rauch to the success of the enterprise. For twenty years he acted as superintendent and during that period he gave to' the rubber "ifidUstries of this country inventions and rauch improved michinery, which -have been universally adpoted for their orna mental and labor-saving values. In 1852 Mr. Evans was united in marriage to Miss Mary -Augusta Vanderbilt, daughter of Corneliu's and Rosanna Elizabeth (Tu;-ason) Vanderbilt, of Milltown, New Jersey, a most estimable lady who shared w-ith him in all his church work and thereby materially advanced its influence. Their living children are Rosa L. (Mrs. H. Brewster Willis), John C, Sadie E. (widow of Clarkson P. Stelle, deceased), Alfred D., Margaretta M. and May V. A friend, in writing of Mr. Evans' church work, said: "He became a member of the -Methodist Episcopal church at New 'Brunswick, in 184s, and soon afterward he became a member of a class, which was formed in 52 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. this community, and the class remained in connection with the Liberty street -church until a church was organized in this place in 1851. At the organization of the church here he was chosen a member of the board of trustees, and tipon the establishment of the church was chosen a steward, which office he filled with honor and fidelity. When the interests of the church in this place called imperatively for a new building to meet .the enlarged wants of the society, he -was an active promoter and laborer for that purpose. When the new chunch was in course of building, 'he was stricken with disease and was unable to further attend to the completion of the church edifice, but his ideas and wishes were remerabered and the church was completed as he would have wished. He was a kind and affectionate husband and father; and looked well after the interests of his family; a faithful member of the church of Christ and an honorable and respected citizen." In writing of the death of Mr. Evans, the Milltown Herald said: "He most lives.. -who thinks most, feels the noblest, and acts the best, for the life of such a man speaketh though, he be dead. -The two great conflicting interests in the world are sin and wickedness, truth and holiness, and every life is an influence siding directly or indirectly, with one or the other of these interests. Neutrality in view of the conflict is irapossible. It is therefore not only proper but helpful to succeeding gen erations to keep fresh in the public raind the names of those persons, who by con sistent, progressive and successful Jiving, have left a perraanent impress upon the coraraunity in which they lived for truth and holiness. The life of 'Mr. Evans stood out prominently for God, horae and industrial prosperity. Notwithstanding his life was only a little more than two score years, yet his devotion to God and His cause, 'his consistent life, his wise council, his superior business capacity, and his great" in ventive genius enabled him to accomplish more for the betterment of the world during this -brief career than raany -who have been allotted three score years and ten. He maintained an attractive arid most -hospitable home, where his many friends were always welcome, particularly the clergy. He was an earnest advocate of education and fully abrfeast with the spirit of the tinies. He was an earnest. God-fearing,. capable man, -vyho desired to do good in his brief day and generation. The home, the church and the industry he left in our midst are silent witnesses, testifying day by day to a- successful life in behalf of truth, holiness and industrial development.. May the reading of such a lite be an incentive to good works. "Our lives are albums written through With good -or ill, with false or true ; And as. the blessed angels turn The pages of our years, God grant they read the good with smiles And blot the ill with tears." 1 VICTOR DEAN KENNEY. The name Kenney has been perpetuated in that locality of Hunterdon county,. in the state of New Jersey, known as Kenney's Mills. There Victor Dean Kenney, of Holmdel, Monraouth county, New Jersey, was born April 13, 1863, and is a son' of Andrew P. and Elizabeth B. (Dean) , Kenney, the forraer a native of Hunter don county and the latter of Warren county. New Jersey. Michael Kenney, the great-great-grandfather of Victor Dean Kenney, came from Holland about the year HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 53 1700 with his two brothers and settled in the northwestern part of New Jersey, where he bought several thousand acres of land and engaged extensively in farraing, milling, distilling, and lumbering. This property in time descended to his sons, one of whom was Andrew Kenney, the great-grandfather of Victor Dean Kenney, who devoted himself to the pursuits of his father during his active years. Andrew's son, Peter, was also active and successful as a business man. He -had several sons and daughters, and Andrew, one of his sons, was the father of the immediate sub ject of this sketch. The three Kenney brothers were all men of prorainence in their tirae, and it is on record that they were foremost among the organizers of the Dutch Reformed church of Reddington, Hunterdon county, and they were among the moving spirits in the same -county. Andrew Kenney was the fourth in line of descent of the Kenneys who owned the old Kenney horaestead. He was born November 24, 1827, and died April 10, 1901. He was a zealous supporter of the church of his forefathers and served for many years in the office of elder. In politics he was an old-school Democrat, and his activity in public affairs was such that he held many important local ofliices. His son, Victor Dean Kenney, was educated in the village school near his father's home, and completed his studies by a course in the Kanauss Business Col lege, of Easton, Pennsylvania. After being associated for a short time with his father in business he went to Holmdel, where he was engaged in raercantile pur suits for five years. For three years he was employed in a responsible position in a wholesale dry goods house of New York City, and- for seven years thereafter was with the .great retail dry goods house of Lord & Taylor of that city. On 'the 20th of June, 1895, Mr, Kenney married Miss Lydia Anna Longstreet, who was born -at Holradel, May 3, i8ss, a daughter of Joseph Holmes Longstreet, who was born August 11, 1816, and died May 18, i8s6. His wife, Hulda Holmes ¦Longstreet, was born February 23, 1815, and died September 28, 1889, Mr. Long- street was a successful farraer and in his early raanhood bought the four-hundred- acre farm at Holradel known as the Academy farm. He was a brother of Aaron and Mary A.- Longstreet, who are represented in a 'biographical sketch in this work. Mrs.- Kenney's raother was a daughter of ex-Sheriff Daniel Holmes, who is also represented on another page of this work. She and her sister, Mrs. J, S. Holraes, inherited their father's -old horaestead, coraprising one of the finest farras and one of the best houses in the county. Mr, Kenney's mother was of English ancestry and representatives of her family settled early in New Jersey, She was born July 28, 1832, and died March 8, 1882. Mr and Mrs. Victor D. Kenney are active members of the Baptist church. Mr, Kenney is a Republican, but has never been an office seeker, o-r, in the ordinary sense of the term, a political worker. JOSEPH W. SAVAGE. Joseph W. Savage, who is engaged in the real estate and insurance business at Carteret, is nurabered among New Jersey's native sons, his birth having occurred in Jersey City, on the 30th of June, 1851, He is the son of the Hon. George W. Savage, a distinguished statesman, who was born at West Point, New York, and dur-- ing the administration of President Cleveland served first as consul to Belfast, Ire- '.and, and afterward to Dundee, Scotland, his death occurring in the latter place. His understanding of the relations df the countries to each other, of the duties at tached to the consulate; and his diplomacy in. handling foreign affairs made him 54 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAS-T. a most lable representative of this nation in foreign courts. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary E, Shaffer, vvas bom in Savannah, Georgia, was raarried in 1848, and in i8ss was called to her final rest. In the public schools Joseph W-, Savage pursued his education and after putting aside his text-books turned his attention to the insurance business, establishing an agency in New York City. In 188S he came to Carteret, where he is now eng;aged in real estate dealing, having conducted many important real estate transfers while on the value of property in this locality no man is better informed. He is also representing a number of fire, life and accident insurance companies, and writes con siderable business in that line each year, thus materially increasing his income. He is also agent for the Canada Manufacturing Company of Canada, New Jersey, and carefully conducts each branch of his business, so as to make it .produce the best results. In 1870 occurred the marriage of Mr, Savage and Miss Adelia Cooper, a daugh ter of Williara Cooper, of Covington, Kentucky, and their children are Sue, Anna Josephine and Eugenia 'L. Socially Mr. Savage is identified with the Royal Arcanum and is a meraber of Araerican Lodge of Masons, of Woodbridge; in his political views he is a Democml, He has been school trustee -of Woodbridge township, Middle sex county, an-d as a citizen is progressive and deeply interested in everjrthing per taining to the welfare of his adopted city. LUTHER GREEN. Luther Green, now a veteran of the Civil war, was born on a farm in upper Freehold, Monmouth county. New Jersey, March 8,- 1840, the son of Hugh Green-, His father, born in 179?, and pursuing an agricultural life in the township -of Free hold, became an in-valid when Luther Green was about two years of age and for ten years the property was gradually consumed to defray the family expenses; it then became necessary to make some provision to take care of the faraily of children. Luther, at an early age, was adopted by Joseph C. Conover and at twelve years of age was apprenticed to learn the railling trade. For sixteen years he worked in the old Marlborough grist mill for Mr, Con-over, In those days Luther Green, as a lad and later a young raan, was a familiar figure to the citizens of the surrounding country, either helping to unload their "grists" or sitting upon a mill stone with chisel and mallet at his work. Overpowered by the war spirit in 1861, young Green left his eraployer and en listed at New York in the Fourteenth Maryland Regiraent, It was discharged in three months and he then enlisted in the First Maine Artillery, An effort was then made to transfer these men against their will to other regiments in the army service. -The attempt failed and the men were discharged. Mr. Green returned to Marlborough and resumed his former position in the old Marlborough mill. On November 12, i86s, Mr. Green was married to Amy C. Crawford, of Free hold. They have had children as follows: Eva died in infancy; Ellanora, who married George W. Reynolds; Edgar, deceased; Eva, who married Stephen Garrettson; Addie, who married B, Pierce; John L, ; Laura, who married Williara Storey; Ara'-/ G,, who married Elmer Dey; Francis F., and Kate L. Mrs. Green's father, Janies C. Crawford, was a veteran of the Civil war, Mrs, Green is a meraber of the Dutch Reformed church of Freehold, Mr. Green has been a member of the Knights of Golden Eagle for many years, having passed the chairs and been a noble chief of the lodge, and a HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 55 member of the supreme lodge. Since 1898 he has been a meraber of Capt Conover Past, G. A. R., No. 63, of Freehold. A son of Mr. Green was a member of Company G, Second Regimeflt, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American war Mr. Green resides in a beautiful and commodious residence in the town of Freehold, where he has lived for the past ten years. CHARLES H. LUM. One of Red Bank's prosperous farmers is Charles H. Lum, the subject of this brief sketch. He resides on part of what is well known in that section as the "Grover Homestead." and while the house was built in 1730, it is in a fine state of preservation, and is one of the picturesque landmarks of the place, being situated on the road leading frora Red Bank to Lincroft. Mr, Lum was born in Sandusky, Ohio, on August 2, 1833, the son of Henry B. and Louisa R, Lum, When our su'i>ject was thirteen years of age, in the year 1866, his parents removed to New Jersey, and in 1877 purchased part of the old homestead, containing fifty acres. While in the west Mr. Henry B. Lum, the father of our sub ject, was engaged as a nurseryman. In early life he taught school, and during the gold fever in California was on the Pacific coast, where he very successfully engaged in the bakery trade. He t-vvice entered the matrimonial state, his first wife dying in 1863, his second wife in 1892; he, himself, passed away in 1895. Charles H, Lum^ was reared and educated in the public schools of Ohio. He early evinced a strong tendency for agricultural pursuits, in which he has been closely interested all his life. In 1882 he went to Florida, where he bought a tract of land covering 500 acres ; here he reraained for eight years, giving his attention to the cultivation of cocoanuts and various other fruits and vegetables. During his brief stay in that country, he became so popular that he received the appointment of county superintendent' of schools and was further honored by being raade super visor of registration, as well as other offices of minor importance. He returned to New Jersey in 1890. ' His marriage to Effie, daughter of James C. and Rachel (Smith) Grover, oc curred on September 24. 1886 ; their only child is Annie L., who was born Septem ber 19, 1888. Mrs. Effie Lum is the great-granddaughter of James Grover, to whom the Grover estate descended from an uncle, another James, on condition that he marry at the age of eighteen years; this stipulation was complied with, his wife being a Miss Deborah, at the tirae of her marriage sixteen years of age. She was the daughter of William Voorhees. Their faraily consisted of twelve children, nine of whom arrived at maturity and occupied honorable positions in society. James, the first owner of this extensive property, received a -grant of 600 acres from King James II. On this land he built the house (in 17,30) now occupied by his great-great-grandniece, Mrs. Lum. Jaraes C. Grover, the father of Mrs. Lum, is the grandson of -the aforesaid James,, and great-grand-nephew to the original James, who was, it is scarcely necessary to say, a native of England. Mr. Grover was born in Princeton, New Jersey, but spent raany years of his life ori the old horaestead. He finally purchased 120 acres 'of the original tract, which he cultivated to a high state of perfection. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligen'ce, having- .spent his early years in teaching, and was peculiarly endowed with noble principles and high minded conceptions of life, which 56 HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. no doubt were ingrafted into his nature through the blood of his Quaker ancestry. His family consisted of ten children, namely, -Deborah S,, Emily, Joseph (deceased), Charles (deceased), Alice, Anna (deceased), J. Stillwell, Cornelia, Minnie (de ceased) and Effie. Mr. Grover was born Deceniber 2, 1816, and died February 22, 1873. His wife was born October 25, 1825, dying on February 8, 1891, They wers members of the Baptist church, to which denomination Mr. and Mrs. Lum also belong. EDMUND THROCKMORTON WOOLLEY. Edmund Throckmorton Woolley, justice of the peace of Monmouth county, was -bom in Shrewsbury township, Monraouth county. New Jersey, July 18, 1825. His parents were- Joseph and Hannah (Williams) Woolley, natives of Monmouth county, and descendants of the early Quaker settlers of New Jersey. Joseph Woolley was a leading agriculturist of Shrewsbury township, a stalwart Whig and subse quently a Republican, a consistent meraber of the Society of Friends, as was his wife, to whora he was married in the old Quaker Meeting House at Shrewsbury about 1820; he. died in 1872, his wife in 1878. Of their children but two survive, .namely: Edmund T. Woolley; and Elizabeth H., widow of Hubbard Dennis, who was for many years a harness raaker at Eatontown, Monraouth county. E. T. Woolley received his initial schooling at Shrewsbury, this being supple mented by attendance at the Friends' School, Westtown, Pennsylvania. After four years' association in mechanical pursuits with an uncle, Robert Wardell, in a gen eral store at Eatontown, he entered -the service of the New Jersey Southern Rail road Company, -with which he continued to be identified in various capacities for a period of twenty years. During nine years of this time he was foreman for the company at Sandy Hook; 'was then- Adams Express Company''s agent and baggage master in the steamer service connected with the road. Following this and up to 1888 he -was in the. exclusive employ of the Adaras Express Company as train mes senger. In the last mentioned, year he was installed by the Adams Express Com pany as clerk in their Red Bank office, where he remained until 1895, then resign ing to assume the -duties of justice of the peace, to which office he had been elected by the RepubliCari party, in 1896. .'He was re-elected to the same office in 1901. Mr. Woolley has filled all of the large offices of the Knights of Pythias and is- a member of the grand lodge of the state of New Jersey. He was married April 3, 184S, to Palmyra, daughter of the late Thomas Riddle, an early packet captain of New Jersey, Of. the children born to Mr, and Mrs, Woolley nine survive. JAMES J FLYNN. One of the prominent and reliable business citizens of Perth .Amboy, New Jersey, is James J. Flynn, undertaker and embalmer. He is a native of Middlesex county, and was bom in Perth Amboy, in 1871, and was a son of Patrick and -Elizabeth Flynn. Mr. Flynn acquired a good common school education in the schools of his native borough and after finishing the course learned the trade of tinsmith, following it for eight years and becoming thoroughly proficient. At the expiration of this period he became connected with the undertaking business in the establishment of Thomas (^C^^Tt^ui^^, ly, fiT^rzt^^Y HIS'TORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 57 F. Burke, of Perth Amboy, and remained here for four years. On February i, igoi, he opened a business of his own, at his present location, and is already recognizVd as a most reliable business man and he has long been known to be an honorable citi zen, Mr. Fljmn keeps a complete assortment ot all the requisites for funerals and gives his personal attention to all details, his courteous manner making his services particularly appreciated. Mr. Flynn was elected town constable in i88g, filling the duties of that 'office with complete satisfaction. Socially he is connected with St. Salvador Council, No. 2g9, Knights of Columbia ; Chief Ranger of Court Amboy, Foresters of America ; Perth Amboy Tribe, I, O. R. M, ; and of St. Patrick's Alliance, He is also foreman of the Volunteer Hook and Ladder Company and in all of these various organiza tions he is highly esteemed. His religious membership is in St, Mary's Catholic church. He is a progressive, energetic and thoroughly instructed business man and enjoys the respect of his iello-w citizens in Perth Amboy. WALTER K. WHITAKER. Walter King Whitaker' is the junioi* raember -of the firra of M. F. Wh.'taker & Corapany, of Sewaren, dealers in groceries. He is an enterprising young business man, energetic and trustworthy, and his laudable ambition will prcnipt him to efforts that can not fail to bring added- success. The senior partner of the firra is his brother, Millard Filraore Whitaker, son of John K. Whitaker, a resident of Sewaren, who is now practically living a retired life. The family is one of the oldest in the slate and its representatives are well know-n in Elizabeth, Trenton and other points. Since 1875 they have resided in Sewaren and after long connection with business affairs the father is now enjoying a well earned rest. He is a raan of prorainence and influence, highly regarded ior his sterling worth. Millard F. Whitaker was born Noveraber i, i860, in Trenton, New Jersey, and is a raan of fine business ability, giving close attention to his store and securing patronage through reasonable prices and honorable dealing. He is well known as a member of the Masonic fraternity and has taken raany degrees in that order. "He also belongs to the Royal Arcanum, Politically he is a Democrat and for some tim.e filled the position of postraaster in Sewaren, his adra-inistration of the office being one which evoked commendation frora all concemed. He raarried Hiss Hattie De Hoven and they have one child. ' Walter King Whitaker, the younger meraber of the well known grocery firra, was born in Trenton October 30, 1862, and attended school in Elizabeth, coming with the family to Sewaren in 1875 when thirteen- years of age. Reared to manhood here, he became identified with its raercantile interests as a member of the present firm in 1889, in which year the brothers opened a grocery store, w-hich they have since successfully conducted. They carry a large line of carefully selected goods and from the public receive a "large and constantly growing patronage. Walter K. Whitaker was married to Miss Nellie Monahan, and they, too, have one child. The Democratic party receives his political allegiance, and of the Ma sonic fraternity be' is a representative, belonging to the sarae Masonic divisions as does his brother, including Americus Lodge, -No, 83, F, & A. M,, of Woodbridge: Lofetter Chapter, No, 1743, R, A. M., of Rahway; St John's Commandery, No. 9, K," T., df Elizabeth; and Mecca Temple of the Mystic Shrine, -of New York, He 58 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. exemplifies in his life the beneficent spirit of the fraternity. Both brothers are wide awake, energetic young businessmen, enjoying the unqualified esteem of the public and the warm regard of many friends in social circles. CHARLES HENRY THOMPSON, M. D, Dr, Charles Henry Thompson, one of the prominent physicians of Monmouth county, New Jersey, was born near Marlboro, New Jersey, August 23, 1843, son of Denise and Cornelia (Bergen) Thompson, The name, originally spelled Tomson, is of English-Scotch origin. The original immigrant to this country settled on the New England coast prior to i6so and was one of the eighty-six original purchasers, in 1667, of that part of Monmouth county known then as Navesink, Narumsink and Pootapeck. From this ancestor a long and honorable line descends to Will iam I, Tompson, -grandfather of— Charles Henry-; he was bom in 1779, raarried Margaret Denise, w-as a farraer, a Presbyterian, and had six children. Through the raaternal line, Dr. Thorapson's ancestry traces back to Hans Hansen- Bergen, who settled on Manhattan Island in 1633 and married Sarah Rapalie, the first white child born -of European parentage in the colony of New- Netherlands. Dr. Thompson's father, Dennis Thompson, born September 23, 1802, was a progressive farmer, a stanch Republican, a zealous member of the Dutch Re formed church and raany years its treasurer. His children were : Jacob B., Will iam I., John B., J'oseph C, Cornelia D., Stephen E., Tunis ,D. and Charles H, all deceased except John B. and the youngest. Dr. Charles Henry Thompson was graduated from Rutge'rs College in 1864, read medicine in the office of Dr, John Vought, at Freehold, and in February, 1868, was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, of Colurabia College, New York City, He comimenced practice at Rosemont, New Jersey, and four years later he located in New York, In 1875 he returned to New Jersey, at South Amboy, and after four years came to his present location at Belmar. Dr. Thomp son is in touch with the medical progress of his day and is an influential member of the Medico Legal Society of New York City and of the Monmouth County Medi cal Society. He is a Republican, and altbough not an office seeker, was made the nominee of his party for assembly in 1890, He- has twice served as president of the borough commission of Ocean Beach, and for two terms, of two years each, has been mayor of Belmar, He is high up in Masonry, being a past-master of Ocean Lodge, No, 89, F, & A, M.; is a member of Goodwin Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M.; of Corson Commandery, No. is, K. T., and of the Mecca Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was an organizer and tihe first senior warden of the Protestant Episcopal church of Belmar, and was chosen to formally present the church to the bishop of the diocese. In Miay, 1865, he was raarried to Rhoda A., daughter of Samuel and Margetta (Wiley) Holmes, of Pleasant Valley, New York. Their only child. Dr. Fred V,, is one of the rising physicians of New Jersey, practicing at Holradel, New Jersey, HARRY CONARD. Harry Conard is one of the youngest bank cashiers in the state of New Jersey, holding that position in connection with the First National Bank of Perth Amboy He has attained a position of distinction in financial circles that raany an older n^:^\f^. HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST, S7 man might well envy, and his advancement -has come through strong resolution, unfaltering energy and laudable ambitioip. Although a native of Pennsylvania Mr. Conard carae to Perth Amboy in 1877, and his school days were largely spent in this city. For twelve years he was connected with the Lehigh Valley Coal Company of New York City, acting as its cashier, and in i8g2 he aided in the organization of the Citizens City Building and Loan Asso ciation of Perth Amboy, of which he was made secretary and treasurer. When the organization of the First National Bank was effected on the 23d of August, i8gg, he was chosen its cashier and has since been closely connected with the manageraent and control of the institution, which has rapidly won its way to a foremost place in public favor on account of its safe and conservative business policy and the financial leliability of its stockholders. The president is Hamilton Fish Kean, of Union township. Union county, New Jersey, and the directors are John W, Whilan, cf Elizabeth; Robert Carson, of New Brunswick; A, D. Brown, of Woodbridge; C, D, Snedakei-, Peter Nelson and George Haney, of Perth Amboy, All are well known business men of marked ability and high financial standing — a fact which insures confidence iri the institution and has made it one of the leading and prosperous banks of this part of the state. It .i.s ca.pitalized..for one hundred thousand dollars and is the only national bank in Perth Amboy. Mr. Conard carefully controls its interests and his correct judgnient of human nature, corabined with his business ability and e.xecutive force, has contributed in large ineasure to the success of the enterprise. Mr. Conard was united in marriage to Miss Alice Elizabeth Richters, of Eliza beth, New Jersey, and they have one son. Their attractive home is the center of a leading society circle and theii- friends throughout the community are as many in number as their acquaintances. Sociall}' Mr, Conard is a meraber of Raritan Lodge, No, 61, F. & A, M,, and also has raerabership relations with the Royal Arcanum. In his political views he is a Republican, but has never been an active worker in the party. He served as city treasurer from 1894 to 1896 and is deeply interested in everything pertaining to the improvement and upbuilding of the community, co operating in m.any measures for the general good. He possesses the requisite quali fications of a S'jccessful business raan and his future is therefore assured. His strong purpose is guidgd by sound business principles, and his efforts are directed along the lines of the strictest coramercial ethics. His record is above reproach ahd there is no more honorable, genial or popular young business man in - Perth Amboy than Harry Conard. JOSEPH G. BURNS. Joseph G, Burns, who is now filling the position of superintendent of the water works of Perth .Amboy. was born in this city on the ist of February. 1861, His father, Joseph Burns, who died in 1898, was a native of Ireland and was a tailor by trade. Becoming a resident of Perth Amboy at an early age, he here followed tailoring throughout his business career. When the country became involved in the war with Mexico he volunteered for service and marched to the land of Montezuma, where he aided in establishing the supremacy of the American ariiis. When the south atterapted to overthrow the Union he again donned the suit of blue as a member of the .Eleventh New Jersey Infantry and through the war of the Rebellion served with the Third Army- Corps, beriig discharged with the rank of second lieu tenant. He participated in the battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Fredericks- « burg, and other important engagements and was a most loyal soldier. In -his political 6o HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. views he was a Democrat and twice served his constituents as a member of the- city council. Joseph G. Bums is the only son born' unto his parents. He has always made Perth Amboy his home, and to its jjublic school systera he is indebted for the educa tional privileges which he enjoyed. After putting aside his text-books, he entered the service of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Corapany, with which he remained for eighteen consecutive years, part of the time upon the road, and the remainder of the period as its representative at this place. His long connection with the com pany indicates clearly his fidelity to duty and promptness in its discharge. At length he resigned his position to become superintendent of the water works of Perth Amboy, to which he was appointed in 1899. ! Mr. Bums exercises his right of franchise- in support of the men and- measures of the Democracy and is deeply interested in the growth and success of his party, doing all. in his power for its advanoeraent. He was raarried in 1886 to Miss Tille Siraonson, and unto them have been 'born three children, namely: Arthur, Scott and Frank. Mr. Burns is one -of the popular young men of the village, where he has a wide acquaintance. His friends are indeed many, including those who have known him from early boyhood.' STAFFORD L. RAPPELYEA. A prominent and progressive citizen of Milltown, Middlesex county. New Jersey, is Stafford L. Rappelyea,- the honored mayor of the town and the proprietor of the Milltown Granite Works. His parents are William C. and Hester (Lloyd) Rappelyea, and his birth was in North Brunswick township, Middlesex county, on January 24, 1865. William C. Rappelyea, the lather of the subject of this biography, was a son of Jeremiah and Mary Ann Rappelyea and he was born near Denhams Corner, in East Brunswick township, and has spent his entire life in Middlesex county, where he has been- actively engaged in agricultural pursuits, now living retired in Milltown. Both he an-d wife aie consistent members of the Methodist chiurch. Stafford L. Rappelyea, the only child of Williara. and Hester Rappelyea, acquired his education in the public schools of New Brunswick, and after his school days ended he went to work in the Milltown rubber factory, but subsequently learned the trade of .granite cutting, with William Clinton, of New Brunswick, remaining in his employ for thirteen years. Leavirig _Mr. Clinton., at this tirae he went to ElizabetE and there took charge of the granite yard of Thomas Jardine & Son, and reraained there for two years, going then to South River, New Jersey, where he became a partner in the firm of Ltipton B'ros. & Co, This partnership was dissolved in 1889 and Mr, Rappelyea returned to Milltown and engaged in business for himself, where, by studyin.g the wants of his patrons, by good and artistic workmanship, and by courteous treatment, he has gained the confidence of the public aad has estab lished a large and remunerative business, Mr, Rappelyea was united in marriage at South River, New Jersey, on November 6, 189s, to Miss Ada Armstrong, who was the daughter of Robert and Amelia Arm strong, and one son has blessed this union, Erdraan A,, who was born in 1897. Mr, Rappelyea is a valued member of a number of the fraternal orders, notably, of New Brunswick Lodge, No, 6, I. O, O, F. ; Wickatunk Tribe, No. 135, Improved Order of Red Men: Riverside Council, Junior Order of American Mechanics; in all of these he enjoys the high esteem of comrades. In his political sympathies he has HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 6i been an active and enthusiastic Republican and his fellow citizens displayed their confidence by electing hira to tlie ofiice of mayor on March 12, 1901. He is a director in the Van Lien cemetery, and one of the leading and substantial citizens. With his family he is connected with the Methodist church. WILLIAM H. NASH. There are fe-,v men better known or more highly respected in Carteret, Wood- bridge township. New Jersey, than the subject of this brief review, William H. Nash, who has lived in this section for upwards of thirty years. He is the proprietor of the Port Reding Hotel at Carteret, which is well and favorably known to visitors at that place as affording entertainment second to none. For ten years Mr. Nash has been engaged m the hotel business, although he has not confined himself strictly to it, being interested in real estate transactions in connection with Joseph W, Savage; .in this line he has done an e.'ctensive business; he has successfully negotiated many sales, including desirable factory sites, as well as the buying and selling of residence property. Politically Mr, Nash is an adherent of the Democratic party, in whose welfare he takes an active interest. He is an advocate of outdoor exercise, and is a member of the Woodbridge Athletic Club. Mr. Nash is happy in the possession of a wife and five children. ¦ •-•-? — ¦ JOSEPH MARK. Joseph Mark, a prominent and progressive citizen and successful business man, efficiently filling the honorable position of mayor of the pleasant town of South River, Middlesex county, New Jersey, is a son of Bernhard and Theresa (Schesler) Mark. The Mark family is of German descent, the father of our subject being a native of Baden Baden, where he was born in 1828 ; he was a son of Mathias and Susan Mark, the former of whom spent his" whole life in his native country, but the latter emigrated -to the United States and died at South River, New 'Jersey. Bernard Mark spent his early life in Germany, where he was educated and learned the trade of shoemaker, and until 1848 he worked there at his trade. At this date he came to Araerica, landing at New York, and soon after raade his way to South River, New Jersey, and decided to make that part of the state his perraanent home, being one of the first settlers of that section of Middlesex county. Here he soon established -himself af his trade of shoemaking, and being a skilled mechanic he soon had all of the work which he could attend to. Subsequently he engaged in the retail shoe business and carried on the .same very successfully until i8gg, at which time he disposed of his business and since that tirae has been spending the auturan of his life free from business cares, . amidst the surroundings of his ich-eerful home, in South River. To Bernard Mark and wife were born these children, namely : Emma, who is the wife of Robert Davison, of South River; William, born on December 9, i860, married Miss Nellie Dockenty and has three children, residing in Brooklyn; Joseph; and Susan, who is the wife of Charles Combs, has -three children and resides in South River. One other, named Rosella, died in childhood, , 62 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. Mr, Mark has long been a prominent citizen of this town and for foul years was the efficient town commissioner and was one of the directors of the building and loan association of South River for eight years. In political views he has been a life long Democrat. Bernard Marks is known to be a consistent meraber of the Meth odist church, and he has been honest and upright in all his dealings through life';' he is -of a progressive .spirit, giving his influence and contributing largely of his means to 'advance all enterprises tending to the proraotion of the welfare of his adopted horae. He is 'honored and esteeraed by all of his fellow citizens. Joseph Mark, who is our subject, was educated in the piiblic schools of South River and after corapleting the course, went to work in a brickyard, where he re mained for five years, and for about three years longer he was engaged at carpet- weaving. His next step was an engagement as agent to travel in the interests of a. shirt factory in New York, and thus thoroughly learned the necessary details of this business. In 1886 our subject, in association with his brother-in-law, Robert Davison, established a shirt factory in South River, beginning in a small way. It soon began to assume large proportions and has become one of the important and leading indus tries in this locality. The factory where the business is conducted is a two-story frame structure, eig'nty- six by twenty-eight feet, in which about .one hundred machines are operated by steam power, the firm giving employraent to about one hundred hands in the factory and some fifty farailies on the outside. I The rnarriage of Mr. Mark took place at South River, New Jersey, on August 7, i88g, to Miss Sarah Brower, of Matawan, Monmouth county. New Jersey. '. Mr. Mark affiliates with the Democratic party and has filled the office of town councilman, borough councilman and was unanimously elected mayor of the city on March 12, igoi. In the South River Building and Loan Association he has been long a director ; is a meraber of South River Council, No. 33, J'r. .0. of U. A. M. ; South River Lodge, Knights -of Pythias ; New Brunswick Lodge, No, 324 ; and Benevolent Order of Elks. In the Methodist chui-ch -Mr, Mark consistently holds membership and is 'One of the leading supporters in South River. -As a clever, energetic business man Mr. Mark has built up an enviable reputa tion, which is one of unquestioned integrity, and his standing is high in every circle of society in South River. - — -. — . .?»».... .. — CHARLES ALBERT VOORHEES. A man who has attained to prorainence through his energy and perseverance along agricultural lines is Charles Albert Voorhees, -who owns and operates a val uable farra of one hundred acres of land in Jackson township. Ocean county, which he devotes to general farming. He is of Dutch ancestry, Itis great-grandparents, Albert and 'Catherine Voorhees, having 'been natives of Holland, whence they emi grated to this country, enduring all the hardships and privations of pioneer life. Albert Voorhees was a brave soldier of the Revolutionary war and fought valiantly for the freedom of his adopted country. Of the children born to this couple was Hendrick, the grandfather of the immediate subject of these memoirs. He was born October 7, :i774, and was married December 4, 17.96, to Kessiah Applegate, whose. birth occurred December 14, 1774. Nine children were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Voor hees, only one of whora, now survives: Joseph H., born September 11, 1819. On June 19, 1841, he married Miss Rachel Lucas. Albert H. Voorhees, the father of our subject, was a member 'of this family, and was -born in Ooean county, where he HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 63 spent -his entire life and where his death occurred when seventy-six years of age. His wife, Lydia (Con-over) Voorhees, was about the sarae age. 'They were the parents of twelve children, as follows: Hendrick, deceased; Condver; Catherine; James, who has passed away;. Kessiah; Joseph, now deceased; John; Jacob A,; Daniel; Isaac W, ; Lydia; and Charles A, The father was a man -highly respected in the community in which he resided and always led a life of honor and upright ness. Though he made no pretentions as a politician, he was earnest and zealous in his support of the Democratic party. Charles Albert Voorhees was the youngest member of the faraily and was born January i, .'1851, in Jackson township, Ocean county. New Jersey. The coraraon schools of his native township furnished hira his educational privileges, and his father's farm served as an instructor in all the labors and duties that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. Here he learned lessons of industry and perseverance, while honesty and integrity were early instilled into his mind around the family fireside. His valuable farming property and his substantial residence and barns are the re sults of his well guided labor and .o-t the early, training he received, and he well merits the success -which is now his. Mr. Voorhees was joined in the holy bonds of matrimony on the igth of March, 1875, to Miss Eliza B. Wright, who was born in Burlington county. New Jersey, in 1853, her parents being Franklin and Jane M. Wright. Mr. Voorhees is a consistent meraber of the Methodist Episcopal church, of -which he has held the office of steward and is now treasurer. He has been honored with the office of collector of taxes of the township, and through His promptness and fidelity to his duties has won for hiraself the confidence of his fellow raen. Mr. and- Mrs. Voor hees have raany friends in Jackson towns-hip who honor and respect them for their many excellencies of character. J. LEON WHITE, M. D. Among tlie successful practicing physicians of South Amboy is Dr. J. Leon White, whose careful preparation, supplemented by unfaltering devotion to his pro fession, has enabled him to pass beyond the point ot mediocrity and stand among the successful few. He was born in Bordentown, New Jersey, January g, 1861, and is a son of Jaraes and Willmina White. The family is of English lineage and the great-grandfather, the grandfather- and the fathei' of the Doctor all -bore the name of James White. The last named was born in Cornwall, En-gland, June 4, i82g, and when a year old was brought to America by his parents, who located in New Jersey, Ihe greater part of his life being passed in South Amboy. He raa.stered the business of running a locomotive engine, while in the service of the Camden & .Amboy Railroad Company, and later he was a fireman and afterward engineer on the famous old engine called the John Bull, which was placed on exhibition at the Centennial in Philadelphia and the World's Coljmbian Exposition, in Chicago. He remained In the service of the Camden & Amboy Railroad Company until i88g and was one of its most trusted employes. He now lives retired amid the surroundings of a com fortable home. His children are Annie, the wife of Charles Cousins, an engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad; and the Doctor. The latter acquired his education in the public schools of South Amboy, supple mented by study under private instruction. His literary course .being completed, he took up the study of medicine in the -office of Dr. Treganowan and later -became a 6a history of the NEW JERSEY COAST. student in the Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, where le was graduated in the' class of 1881. For two years thereafter he continued his st..dies and then began practice. He has always been a student, his reading and researc.i continually extend ing the field of his knowledge until he is to-day regarded as one of the -best informed physicians of South Amboy, and that he enjoys the public confidence is indicated by the large patronage accorded him-. He began practice near Owego, New York, in 1883, and there remained until 1888, after -which he practiced for four years at Oak- dale, near Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1891 he returned to South Amboy, but on account of ill health did not engage in practice until 1898. The Doctor belongs to the State and County Medical Societies. For four years he was a raeraber of the board of health and for two years was its president, while for the past three years he has been borough physician. The Doctor has a wide acquaintance and raany friends in this locality, gained not only through his professional skill but by reason of raany pleasing personal characteristics. FRANK LEROY SMITH. New Jersey is noted for its garden produce; nowhere do vegetables seem to flourish and develop as in the Jersey soil and under the skillful hands of the Jersey- farmer. Among the raost successful 'of the truck raen the narae of Frank L. Smith stands' conspicuous. His extensive place is located near Little Silver and is widely known as "Maple Farm;'' it is beautifully situated on the Red Bank road leading to Long Branch, and its products are sold at both wholesale and retail. Mr. Smith's markets now extend all along Monraouth Beach, and he requires six large team wagons in the delivery of his goods. Mr. Smith is a native of Oceanport, having been born there October 3, i860. His parents were Louis A. and Angeline (Campbell) Smith. He was reared and edu cated in the neighborhood of Little Silver, to which place he removed in 1871. He has spent fifteen years on the place he now occupies — years of energetic and well directed effort, which have been crowned with well merited success. His niarriagj to Miss Anna B. Quackenbush, of Brooklyn, New York, was cele brated December 31, 1891. Three interesting children have been born to their union, namely: Percy L,, Raymond E., and Helen Smith. IRA B. TICE. Ira B, Tice has for a nuraber of years been one of the leading residents of the city, prorainent in political and public life, and in business affairs, . wherein he has raanifested raarked ability and fidelity to duty, thus continually winning advance ment at the hands of the cor'porations with which he has been connected. Respected and esteemed by all who know him, he well deserves mention among the repre sentative citizens of the Jersey coast. 1 ' Mr, Tice is a son of a patriotic house whose ancestors came to America from Tyrol, Austria, in 1620, There were three brothers, whose names were John, Henry and Joseph. The name was originally spelled Teiss, and the family of that name gave the name to the river Teiss, which flows through Austria-Hungary. Early merabers of the family in this country were firm supporters and defenders of the Declaration of Independence and of the fonns of government established by our \f^^ /3. y- HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 6c Continental congress. John Tice, the grandfather of our subject, followed farming in Hector township, Schuyler county, New York, owning a valuable tract of land of three hundred and fifty acres, situated near the romantic Watkins Glen. There he resided throughout his entire life and amassed a very desirable competency. In his political views he was a Whig and was a most earnest and zealous patriot. He served with distinction in the war of 1812 and not only faced the British bullets on the field of battle but also gave of 'his means toward the successful prosecution o£ the war. In religious belief he was a Miethodist and took an active part in the work of the church, doing whatever lay in his power for the advancement and upbuilding of the cause of Christianity among his fellow men. He was twice married and by his first union had two children, Simeon and Archellis, while by the second mar riage there was one child, Beardsley. Simeon Tice, the father of our subject, was born in Hector township, Schuyler county. New York, on the 26th of August, 1813, By occupation he was a carriage manufacturer, following that business first at West Groton and afterward at Mo ravia, New York, where in 1886 he retired from business after an active career of forty years. He then took up his residence at Beardsley's Corners, in Tompkins county, 'New York, twelve miles from Ithaca, where he is now enjoying a well earned rest, his wants being supplied by the competence gained by earnest labor in the past. In early life he gave his political support to the Whig party and afterward joined the ranks of the Republican party, of whicfi he has remained an unfaltering: advocate, although he has never sought or desired public office. He has long 'been an active and consistent member of the Methodist church and has held office therein. Mr. Tice has been twice married and three children were born of the first union, naraely : Mary Woolsey, now deceased ; Ira B, ; and John, who was a car riage decorator at Syracuse, New York. The mother, Mrs. Harriet S. (Webley) Tice, died in 1872, at the age of fifty-three years. There have 'oeen no children bom of the second marriage. Ira B: Tice was bom at West Groton, Tompkins county, New York, on the 13th of December, 1849, and in the schools of Moravia, that state, pursued his edu cation. After putting aside his text-books he secured employment with the West ern Union Telegraph Company at Moravia, where he remained for two years, after which he became a telegraph operator for the Erie Railroad Company, and at the end of three years accepted a position as forwarding agent at Wilkesbarre for the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company, in whose service he remained for six yearsv In 1875 Mr. Tice was for four years train runner for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, while later he came to Perth -Amboy and was promoted to the position of yard master, acting in that capacity for sixteen years or until January i, 1896, when he was made general yard raaster at Perth Amboy. In his new position he had charge- of all of the yards at that .place, including the supervision of three hundred men. Well qualified for the important duties of the position, by their faithful discharge he won the unqualified confidence and respect of the comp-any and -of the men. His business career has 'been a progressive one, his energy and strong determination to succeed winning him continued advancement as the years 'have gone by. In November, l8go, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Tice and Miss Florence E. Liddell, a daughter of Captain Thomas B. Liddell, of Perth Amiboy. 'They now have two interesting children, Harriet and Ira B,, Jr. Both -Mr. and Mrs. Tice are widely and favorably known in Perth Amboy and the hospitality of the best homes is extended them. He -has been actively identified with the interests of the town during his residence here; is vice-president of the Citizens Building & Loan Association and a director of the Perth Amboy Home & Mutual Building and 5 66 HISTORY pF THE. NEW. JERSEY, COAST. Loan Association. He is also a prominent Mason, belonging to Raritan Lodge, Nc?., 6 J, ,F. & A. M., of -which he is a trustee. He is captain general of Temple Com mandery, No. i8, K. T., at Metuchen, New Jersey; is a past regent of Middlesex Council, No. Iioo, Royal -Arcanum ; and is a past councilor of Alpha Council, No. i,. Loyal Additional Benefit Fund. He is vice-president of the Exem-pt Firemen's. Association and president of the board of trustees of the Firemen's Relief Asso-. ciation, .while, of the "old tirae" Telegraphers and Historical Association he is an activ.e, and, influential representative. A stanch Republican in his political views,. Mr. Tice has always taken a deep interest in the growth of his party and the adop-. tion -ot its principles. He was elected a raember of the board of freeholders and ill 1896 was chosen by popular ballot to. tbe position of mayor of Perth Amboy. In 1887 he was a candidate for the state senate, but as his party is the minority- party in this district, he was not elected. Every office to which he has been chosen has found him a reliable incurabent. Whereve.r known he enjoys the confidence and good will of those with whom he. has been associated and the circle bf his friends is only limited by the circle of his acquaintances. ARTHUR L. GROVER, D. V. S. Arthur L. Grover, the proprietcr of Perth Amboy Veterinary Hospital, was born. in New Brunswick, New Jersey,, April 24, .1876, the son of Joseph and Anna M. (Elkin) Grover, who are both residerits of New Brunswick, New Jersey; Mr. Arthur L. Grover received his preliminary education in the public schools of. New Brunswick,. and afterward studied for his profession in the McGill -University, -Montreal, He later entered the American Veterinary College of New York, frorn which he graduated. ;n 1897. For six months subsequent to his leaving college, he was an assistant in Dr.. S. K, Johnson's Veterinary Hospital, West -25th Street, New York, and during the next sjx months assisted Dr. Burns of Brooklyn. In 1898 he began the practice of his profession in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and has-been 'continuously engaged in this business ever since. His thorough knowledge of this line of work and his conscien- cious and faithful labor have 'brought to him marked success, and he is known through out the .country as a man of ability and energy. He has many friends in Perth Amboy,. who have great confidence in his work and look upon him as a rising professional man. He is held in 'high regard by all who know him, and has a bright and .promising future. JOHN AUGUSTIN COAN. John Augustin Coan, one of the leading lawyers of South Amboy, New Jersey,.. was born at South Amboy in 1877, his parents being Patrick and Mary (Shannahan), Coan. They are both natives of Ireland, but have for the past, thirty years resided in South Amboy, New Jersey, honored and respected by all who know them. Their children are: Rev, James J,, rector of St. John's Roman Catholic chapel, Brooklyn; Mary -C, wife of William Birmingham; Elizabeth _A. ; Patrick J,; John A,; and. Frank P. .The fiamily all attend St. Mary's Roman Catholic church and are highly- respected in South Amboy. Mr John A Coan, was educated in St, Mary's, parochial school at South Amboy,. and was one of the first graduates, from, that scliool. He then attended Seton Halli HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. tj College, South Orange, New Jersey, graduating from there in 1898, with tne degree of A. B. It was his desire to engage in professional work, and in 1900 he graduated from the New York Law School, having there received the degree of LL. B. In June of that year, he was admitted to the Bar and at once engaged in the -practice ot law in his home town. He has been very successful during the short period of his work and is now recognized as a rising lawyer of ability, and bids fair to be one of the first lawyers of the community. Mr. Coan is a member of South Amboy Council No. 426, Knights of Columbus, and also of St. Aloysius Lyceum. He is a man of spirit, a deep thinker and promises to be a leading factor in raatters of importance, which require grave thought and sound judgment. He is greatly respected in South Amboy and has many friends throughout the country who wish him success in his career. THOMAS REDHING. Thomas Redhing, a progressive and popular citizen of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where he conducts a general contracting business with offices located at No. 230 High street, was born in the town of Catterstock, near Oundel, Northamptonshire, England,. on September 23, 1849, and was a son of John and Ann Redhing, both of whom were natives of Northamptonshire. In early life our subject received only a limited education, at the age of nine years becoming an apprentice in a flour, mill, .'^fter .gaining a thorough knowledge of this business, he went to a town in Bedfordshire where he engaged in work as, a journey- inan. Three years later he went to Hartfordshire where he took charge Of a mill at Whealarastead for George B. Garrett and remained there three years, during which time he introduced many improvements, increased the business, and gave general i.satisf action. On April I, 18.71, Mr, Redhing . left his native land to seek his fortune in the far west, embarking on the steamship City of Washington, and reaching New York on -May 4, 1871. .After remaining in that great city for -a few 'weeks and failing to find .employment at. his trade there, he engaged as a laborer on a railroad, a line of work -different from any he had ever, attempted, but he must have given satisfaction, fdr three .months later he. was made a foreman. On April 12, 1872, our subject came to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, as foreman on the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad. About this time gas was being intro- -¦duced for general use in Perth Amboy, and abandoning the railroad work, he entered .into the employ of .the -gas company and assisted -in -the entire contruction of the 'plant, and after its completion, was appointed superintendent of the works, filling this position efficiently for five and one-half years. ' During the fpllovving three yearS:Ouj subject took ;ch3.rge.. of a mill in Wood- hridge township,, close to Pe.rth Amboy, and subsequently became a partner in this husiness, continuing until May 4, l8Spj;When:.he abandoned that line of work to enter into that of contracting, and since that:tinie-ha.s been very successfully engaged. The marriage, of -Mr. Redhing^was'near Perth. Amboy, on IVCarch. 25, 1874/ to Miss Jilary Emma Munn,; who was a daughter of TFrederick;Munn,'a,n4' to this union theje /Children have been born, namely :¦ George Ernest, ^bo .died- at the. age of sixteen years; Albert Spencer; Mary Emma, the wife of Garret Evans, married qi) April 29, 1901; Earl. Dower;. Eva.Aiin;., Bertha; and 'Cora, who died in infancy. _.,. Mr. Redhing :is wellJcno.wn in. business circles and is identi/ied- with, many social .Jand- fraternal, orders. „naraely.:... Raritan Lodge,. No. -61,. A. -E.' & A.. Mr- Chapter :36, R. A. M., Temple Conrimahdery, No. 18, Knights Templar, Mecca Temple, Knights .68 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. of the Mystic Shrine, Perth Amboy Lodge, I. O. O. F., Algonkin Lodge, Knights of Pythias, New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324, Benevolent Elks. He has served as a free holder for two successive terms. In politics our subject is an active and ardent Republican and has been a useful raember of his party. The religious connection of the family is with the Epscopal church, where all are highly esteemed. R. HOWARD THORN. This gentleman, the late efficient postmaster of Ocean City, is proprietor of the leading hardware establishment, one of the most extensive enterprises at that place. Through the passing years he has added to his capital by the careful conduct of his mercantile interests and enlarged his facilities to meet the demands of the con stantly increasing trade, thus becoming the proprietor of one of the largest business houses in the city which he makes his home. Mr. Thorn was born at Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 23, 1857, his parents being Richard H. and Rebecca (ShaUcross) Thorn. Seven brothers by the name of Thorn came to America at an early period in the history of this country. One of the brothers settled in Saleni county. New Jersey, the second in Maryland, and John Thorn, the original ancestor of our subject, took up his abode in Chesterfield township, Burlington county, New Jersey, where he followed the occupation of farming. James came over with Lord Baltimore. The grandfather of our subject also bore the name of John, and was bOrn in Crosswi-cks, Burlington county, in 1790. He was educated in the schools of Bordentown, learned the potter's trade, and engaged in the manufacture of pottery in Crosswicks in early life, but subse quently removed to Frankford, Philadelphia, where he manufactured all kinds of earthenware. There he spent his reraaining days, his death occurring in March, i8s7, at the age of seventy-seven years. His political support was given to the Whig party, and 'Of the Methodist Episcopal church he was a faithful member, con tributing liberally to its support and regularly attending its services. He married Miss Mary Thomas, whose death occurred at the age of sixty-four years. They were the parents of the following children : Thomas, who was a ;tailor and baker, married and had three children, Mlary E., Siloam T, and Frank; Richard H, ; David, a bricklayer, married Mary Wilson, and - their children were Silas W., Richard Hare, Melvina, and two who died in childhood ; Hannah became the wife of James G. Glenn, a saddler of Philadelphia, and their children were Edwin iT., Charles T., Clara T., Milton, Fannie, Harry and Laurina; Mary Anna became the wife of Charles T. Holme, a raaster painter at Frankford, and they had seven children v ho survive, viz.: Charles W., Mary Ada, Evadine T., Richard T., Linwood T, Maud and Irene, three children being deceased; Susan became the wife of Christian S. Ruth, a master mechanic and foreman of the Pennsylvania Railroad blacksmith shops at Altoona,' Pennsylvania, by whom she had six children, — James Buchanan, Mary, Susan, Wilbur, Linford and Milton; Margaret, the youngest of the family, married William MacDonough, a wood turner and superintendent of an umbrella factory at Frankford, by whom she had four children,— John Thorn, William, Mary and Frank. Richard H. Thorn, the father of our subject, was born at Crosswicks, Bur lington county, New Jersey, March 24, 1820, and throughout his businiess career followed contracting and building at Frankford, Pennsylvania, and executed some HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 69, of the largest contracts in that part of Philadelphia, furnishing employment to a large force of workmen. He exercised his right of franchise in support of the Democracy. He married Miss Rebecca ShaUcross, and they became the parents of nine children : George Bancroft ; Kate S. ; Mary Deborah, who died at the age of nine years; Horace St. Oair, -wfho is the secretary of the Frankford Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and who married Ella Greenly, by whom he had two children, — Joseph S. and Walter St. Clair; Warren Douglass, who died at the age of twenty- three years ; Richard Howard ; Joseph ShaUcross, who died at the age of five years ; Effie Grey, who became the wife of Abel D. Scull, a contractor at Ocean City, by whom she had six children, — Olive Pearl, Howard Thorn, Morris S., Thomas J., Ruth D. and Lavinia Eyre ; and Thomas J., a grocer, who married Ella Smith. The father of these children was called to his final rest November i6, 1885, at the age of sixty-six years, and his wife, who was born May 8, 1824, died April 21, 1892. In the public schools of his native town R. Howard Thorn pursued his edu cation until the age of fourteen years, after which he was variously employed at the carpenter's trade, at the cabinet-maker's bench, and later accepted a clerkship in Frankford; he finally mastered the raillwright's trade, which he followed until 1885. That year witnessed his arrival at Ocean City, where he began business on a small scale at the corner of Asbury avenue and Eighth street, carrying a line of hard ware and house furnishing goods. His straightforward dealings, his systematic business raethods and earnest desire to please his patrons secured to hira a con stantly increasing patronage, and in 1887 he bought two adjoining lots and enlarged his store by building upon them. At different times he made additions and improve ments in his store until the Thorn block is now seventy-eight by sixty feet, and three stories in height. The original building, a part of the block which he now occupies, was erected in 1887 for a furniture store, and he purchased the furniture stock and fixtures of Oliver Pierce. He soon built up a good trade in that line, continually enlarging his store and stock, and in 1895 he erected a building twenty-eight by fifty-six feet and- three stories in height, and the third story is occupied by the Ma sonic fraternity. His store at No. 801 is now used as a retail cigar establishment; No. 803 is occupied by his mammoth hardware and house furnishing deaiytment and No. 805 as a furniture department, all three floors being utilized, the second as a carpet and furniture salesroom, and the third as a general stock department. Mr. Thorn has an investraent in that location ap-proxira-ating thirty-five thousand dollars. Mr. Thorn also owns -other valuable property in other parts of the city, and is ac counted a leading merchant in this line at this place, receiving the patronage of many of the summer visitors as well as of the permanent residents of the town. He is also the treasurer of the Ocean City Building & Loan Association, a position which he 'has occupied since 1888, He is one of the directors of the First National Bank of Ocean City, and of the board of trade. Mr. Thorn has been twice married. On the 4th of April, 1878, he wedded Alice Kirk, who was born in Manchester, England, February 6, 1857, a daughter of James and Alice Kirk, Her father was a skilled textile worker, and when she was only six weeks old he brought his family to the new world. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Thorn were born two children, — Mary ShaUcross and Amy H. The mother died .April 9, 1887, and on the 20th of Novem'ber, 1889, Mr. Thorn married Lavinia Eyre Smith, who was born in Philadelphia, December 2, 1866, a daughter of Edwin Sraith, of Ocean City. Her father was a maohinist and inventor, and the manager of Sellers' machine works of Philadelphia. He invented file too! machinery, the utility of which was demonstrated by its adoption in many of the leading manufactories throughout the country. He was also a member of many societies, notably the Ma- 70 HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. some fraternity, in which he was very active; he was one of the founders of the Knights of Birmingham in Philadelphia, and belonged to the Knights of Pythias- fraternity and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. By the second marriage of Mr, - Thorn there is one child, Howard St. Clair, who is now in school. Miss. Mary ShaUcross Thom was married October i6, igoo, to Rolla Garretson, of Ocean. City; they have one child, Alice Thorn. Mr. Thorn is the organizer of the lodge of the Ancient Order of Workmen of Ocean City, and was its first representative to the grand lodge. He is also a mem ber of the Royal Arcanum, the Improved Order of Red Men, the Knights of Pythias, the Masonic fraternity. Junior Order L'nited American Mechanics, and the Patriotic Order Sons of Araerica. In politics he is a Deraocrat, and served as postraaster un der the first and second administrations of Cleveland, his second term of office expiring April i, igoi. He administered the affairs of the postoffice with the same business-like dispatch that characterized his mercantile interests, and his promptness and accuracy won him the 'highest commendation of all. He is a prominent and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and since 1876 has held offi cial positions therein and was for a number of years, the chairman of the finance coraraittee. He has always given his support to measures for the public good, and' as a business raan he possesses keen discernment and unflagging diligence, qualities which have enabled him to acquire a handsome competence. WILLIAM H. QUACKENBOSS. Williara H. Quackenboss, who is one of the leading business citizens of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was born in the city of Princeton, this state, on February 4, 1864, and was a son of the late Jaraes and Catherine (Lewis) Quackenboss. Janies Quackenboss, who was the father of our subject, was for almost a quarter of- a century a leading business man of New Brunswick in the tailoring Hne. During the Civil war, he served gallantly and was a valued meraber of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was a respected and useful member of society. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Quackenboss numbered three, viz, : Lilian, who married Cornelius MoCrellis; William H., who is our subject; and Theodore B. William H. Quackenboss attended the Princeton public schools, and after acquiring a good common-school educati.on, engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1878 he became connected with the undertaking business, and since 1880 has successfully and satis factorily carried on an undertaking and embalming establishment of his own in this city. His office is located at No. g8, .Albany street, where all patrons may be assured of kind and considerate attention. Mr. Quackenboss is a graduate of Clark's embalming school. The m.arriage of -Mr. Quackenboss was in New Brunswick, New Jersey, to Miss Annie E. Ste-,vart, daughter of Robert and Mary (Platt) Stewart, and to this union two sons have been born, namely: .Alexander W. and William H., the latter being drowned on July .11, 1890, through accident. In politics, our subject is in sympathy with the Deraocratic party, and he has long been a leading -member of the Livingston Avenue Baptist churCh. Mr. Quackenboss is prorainently identified with a number of fraternal and social organizations, among these being : Union lodge, No, 19, F, & A. M. ; Goodwill Council, No. 32; American .Mechanics; Friendship .Lodge, K. of P.; Royal Arcanum; Ohanda tribe I, O. R, 'M, ; 'New Brunswick lodge. No, 6, I. O, O, F. ; New Brunswick Encamp ment, No. 43, I, O, O. F.; Benevolent Order Elks; and Court No. 40, Foresters ¦of America, ^3^^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. fi CAPl'AIN ABRAHAM T. WOGLOM. ;. One of the well-known and highly respected citizens of Perth Amboy, New Jetsey, is Captain Abraham T. Woglom, who is one of the largest and most reliable dealers and shippers of oysters in this section. Captain Woglom was born in this town on September 12, 1833, and he was a son of Peter and Elizabeth (Thompson) Woglom, and a grandson of John Woglom, who was a native of Staten Island and who' followed a sea-faring life. Peter Woglom, the father of the captain, was also born on Staten island, but came to Perth Amboy in early life. By trade he was a ship carpenter ¦hut .for many years prior to his death he- was engaged in the oyster busitiess. ; Peter Woglnm and wife were the parents of eight children, namely: John Thomas, who died in infancy; Abraham; Mary; Laney, the wife of James Segine'4 -Catherine, d-eceased; John; Peter, deceased, and James. Captain Woglom has spent his entire life in Perth Amboy, where he is recognized as a worthy and progressive citizen. He was educated in the comraon schools, and his business has been entirely confined to the oyster trade. He is thoroughly familia.r with all of the details of this business, and his pleasant personafity is well known to all the residents, along the coast with whom he has business relations. Captain Woglom was married in Perth Amboy to Miss Annie Tooker, and their -children are as follows : Harry, who died at the age of twenty years ; Catherine ; Ella, -who is the wife of William Walters; Grace; Walter; -George; Herbert; and two whp -died in infancy. Fraternally Captain Woglom is a member of and is past grand of Lawrence Lodge, J^o. 62, I. O. O. F., and lodge No. 44, K. of P., in both organizations being most highly ¦esteemed. He is a Republican in politics. FRED FRICK. . In all centers of population, great or small, .there is one individual in each field of thought and labor who. -makes a distinctive impression upon the coraraunity. In an entirely unassuming way and without any. pretense of super-importance Mr. Fred erick Frick; the proprietor of the Sheridan Hotel at Red Bank, has in a comparatively short time won his way to the front in his vocation of catering to the wants of the traveling public. While the demands of a rapidly growing business necessitate the devotion of the greater portion of his. time to-its interests and advancement, he has lost no opportunity, by excellent business counsel or more substantial contribution, in efforts that have been made looking toward the promotion of the public welfare. Born, reared, educated and trained to business in Red Bank, he has been most faith ful in his allegiance to that town and may be truthfully credited with being in some measure responsible for its splendid development along metropolitan lines. Notably in the establishment and conduct of the restaurant attached to his hostelry has hp appealed to the especial favor of commercial travelers and other visitors to Red .Bank, in that it is. open and well equipped for admirable service every day in the year from six o'clock in the morning until midnight, an exceptional accommodatioH in towns of much greater population. An illustration of Mr. Prick's abiding faith in the stability of its institutions and his fidelity to the interest of his. native placp is afforded by the following paragraph which occupies the final page of his mentj. "It is the verdict, freely expressed, of the traveling public, that Red Bank, for progressive business, good 'government, charming homes,- splendid schools, and 72 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. excellent characteristics generally, is not surpassed by any city in the state of New Jersey. It has been, is, and will continue to be the aim of the proprietor of the Sheridan Hotel to afford such accommodations to its patrons as shall be in keeping with the enviable reputation of the city. To that end neither effort nor expense will be spared in providing thoroughly well appointed sleeping apartments, a gener ously equipped larder, and prompt and efficient service, and satisfactory entertain ment generally." 'Frederick Frick was bom October 4, i86g, and is a son of George and Susannah f'the year the 'regular services of -the church are held. The work of the church has been continuous, and its influence has "been marked and beneficial. The present pastor of the church is the Rev, Charles Everett, Di-D., who began his labors here •on the ist-of January, 1892, and is the thirdpastor of the church. -He has made of life a grand success, and were one to seek for its secret it would be found: in that persistent purpose which has been a motive power in his life, to make the world brightei and better by putting to- the noblest' and best use, under Divine .guidance, all that he is and has. * I » HENRY D. SCOTT. Henry D. Scott, who owns a beautiful farm in Raritan township, Monmouth ¦county, wais born near Arrowsmith's Mills, now Raritan township, oti the 13th of ¦February, 1831, He is a son of the late Daniel and Mary (Long) Scott. The fathet was a millwright by trade, following that occupation throughout his entire busine"ss Career. Both he and his wife were natives of New Jersey, their antestbrS having teen among Its colonial settlers. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a commissioned officer in the war of the Revolution, and rendered -Valuable service to his country, but was' unfortunately drbwned while fording a stream with hiS command. Unto Daniel and Mary Scott were born ten- children, five sons and five daughters, but our subject is now the only survivor of the family. The father passed away at the age of seventy-seyen yearns, and the mother reached the iighty-seventh milestone onthe journey of life. " ' - i ' .': ¦'" ¦ Henry D. Scott became a mill-wright in early life, and- for mafiy yeats- wai ^Jc^if^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 79 'also employed as a carpenter and biiilder, but in later life he abandoned those voca tions to engage in the tilling of the soil, which he has ever since continued. He now owns a valuable tract of land in Raritan township, which is devoted to the raising of fruit and vegetables, and in this line of business he has become eminently successful. As a companion on the journey of life he chose Hannah Smith, who was born January 7, 1844, but this union was terminated in death on the 21st of August, 1871, when the wife was called to her final reward. She bore her husband six children. Mr. Scott has been a second time raarried, January 26, 187s, when Mrs. Ada L. (Eastmond) Havens became his wife. She was born on the 5th of September, 1846, and is a daughter of Langford and Anna M. (Bridgeman) East mond. Mrs. Scott's first husband was Charles Gordon Havens, who died May 14, 1869. Her paternal grandfather, John Eastmond, at one time owned a very large tract of land, which extended from Raritan Bay south, and contained over a thou sand acres. Her maternal grandfather, Thomas Bridgeman, was a fllorist and gardener, and was also a writer -of~much ability, having been the author of several books pertaining to those subjects, while her mother was also a well known authoress. The union of our -subject and wife has been blessed with two sons, — Langford E., who was born November 2, 1875, and Grover C, born February 16, 1886, and both are still under the parental roof. The family attend the iMethodist Episcopal church at Keans- burg. In his political relations Mr. Scott is identified with the Republican party, but the honors and emoluments of office have had little attraction for him, as he prefers rather to devote his time and attention to his business affairs. He is numbered among the esteemed citizens of his locality, and is a progressive and successful fruit grower and gardener. 4 ¦ » PETER VAN KIRK. Peter Van Kirk, of Heddus -Corners, New Jersey, was born March 26, 1845, at Holmdel, Monmouth -county. New Jersey. The first ancestors of the family to settle in this country emigrated from Holland. There were two brothers ; one having settled on Long Island and the other took up his residence in Coltsneck, Mon mouth county. New Jersey, where he was one of the earliest settlers. The grand father of Peter Van Kirk resided in Coltsneck and followed farming as an occu pation. He was married and became the father of the following named children: Joseph, Stephen, John, Ann (wife cf A. S. Church), Mrs. Oliver Greene, Henry and Mrs. Morris. The father of these children died in Coltsneck at an advanced age. Henry Van Kirk, father of Peter Van .Kirk, was born in Coltsneck, where he resided all his life, pursuing the occupation of farming. He served for three years in the Fourteenth Regiment of New Jersey, under Colonel Truix, and participated in several engagements. He was akso a member of the staff of Colonel Truix. He died while in active service at Malvern- Hill,, being then between the age of forty and forty-five years. He was married to- Miss Amy Crawford, and their children were: Alexander; Peter; James, wha was a member of the Second Regiment of New Jersey, was taken prisoner and confined in Libby Prison, from there being trans ferred to Memphis, Tennessee, where he died in 1863, from the exposure he endured -vvhile confined in prison. He was unmarried. Charles' married Mary Alice Patterson, and they are residents of Red Bank, New Jersey: The mother of these children is «till living, and is now seventy-eight yesrs of .age,. ' Peter Van Kifk, second son of Henry and Amy Van Kirk, received his education in the pu.blie schools of . his inatiye town, and then turned his attention to acquiring 8o HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. the trade of blacksmith, which he has foUow-ed as an occupation, taking up in addition agricultural pursuits on a small scale. On August 30, 1862, when then only seventeen years old, he enlisted as a private in Company G, Twenty-ninth Regiment of New Jersey. His regiment participated in the battle of Fredericksburg, where he con tracted typhoid fever, and was confined in the Patent Office H-ospital at Washington, D. C. He received his discharge from the ar.my Febniary 28, 1863. He is a mem ber ot the John N. Arrowsmith Post, No. 61. Mr, Van Kirk raarried Miss Mary Elizabeth Alley, daughter of J.' George and Gertrude (Thompson) Alley, of Monmouth county. Their children are: Amy L.; Elizabeth, wife of Augustus Crevin; Jaines H., who married Miss Mary H. Plank, of Brooklyn, New York: George B., who died in infancy; Sarah Catherine, wife of Asher L. Tilton, who reside at Red Bank, and their children are Raymond L. and Blanche; George A..; Mary; John and William; L. D. VANNOTE. J'. H. Vannote is a prominent business man of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, whs in "public service has contributed largely toward the development and prosjierity of that village. He is a native of the place and was born February 25, 1S55. His father, William Vannote, was for many years actively connected with the life saving service, stationed at Chadwick, in which he distinguished himself on many nO'table occasions, and was awarded several raedals of honor, conferred under authority of Congress. He retired frora the service some sixteen years prior to his death, which occurred at Point Pleasant at the age of seventy-four years. He was a Democrat in politics. He was raarried to Lydia Burge, and they becarae the parents of five children: Mrs. Mary Britton; L. D. Vannote, the subject of this -sketch; Mrs. Adelia Rickitts ; Mrs. Julia Erickson ; and Warren Vannote, who is engaged in the express and livery business at Point Pleasant. Peter Vannote, the paternal gra-nd- father, was also a resident of Point Pleasant, where he died at the advanced age of one hundred and four years. The raaternal grandfather, Myrick Burge, was a farmer at Manasquan, and was twice married. By his first wife were born two children Myrrick and Sarah Ann Conover. His second wife, Harriet Allen, bore John, Harry, Fanny and Samuel. J. H. Vannote was educated in the public schools of his native town. He fol lowed various industrial pursuits as a boy, and later was a sailor on coasting vessels for about two years, his business consisting of sailing along the coast, making trips as far south as South Ameri-ca. He was later engaged in the ice cream and con fectionery business at Point Pleasant, in which he continued until taking up the hotel business in which he has since been engaged. He is a Democrat in politics, and has for many years taken an active interest in local public affairs, being a recognized leader of his party in that section of the county. He has served three terras as mayor of Point Pleasant. In 1893 he was a candidate for 'that oflice against William Sagain, receiving one hundred and twenty- one votes, tying his opponent, in favor of whom he withdrew. He was again a candidate in 1894 and defeated his former opponent, Mr. Sagain, by twenty-four votes in the poll of one hundred and forty votes. He was re-elected in 1895, over O. S. Haven, whom he defeated by fourteen votes, and served for two years.- In 1897 he was re-elected over E, H. Murphy, defeating him by fifty-eight votes in a poll of one hundred and forty-five or fifty, and served another two-years- term. During HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 8i his adrainistration as mayor many important public improveraents were brought about, among which was the introduction of trolley cars to Point Pleasant, and the building ot an electric light plant ; besides which, many important streets were opened and much paving was done. His was altogether the most successful and useful ad ministration in the history of the village. He was elected assessor in 1899, by at large majority, having previously served for three years as a school trustee. He is, a member of Metideconk Tribe, Independant Order of Red Men. Mr. Vannote married Ella Egbert, a daughter of John W. Egbert, and df this. marriage were born five children : Marion, William E,, Marion Stott, Beuiah May and Deborah Eldo, *-•-? ., ^\ TALI ESEN MORGAN. Tali Esen Morgan, of Ocean Grove, is well known not only as a master of his art in 'musical circles, but as a veritable genius in his great ability for organizing and maintaining successful choral societies, not the least of his endeavors in this line being the Ocean Grove F'estival Chorus, which nurabers nearly five hundred voices. Mr. Morgan was born at Llangynwyd, shire of Glamor.gan, South Wales, just one day after the birth of Pres'ident Roosevelt. The Morgan faraily originally owned large tracts of land in the .glen or valleys of the country, from whence the name of Glamorgan originates. His father, Thomas Llyfnwy Morgan, wasi a noted historian, in fact probably the greatest writer of local history the provinces ever produced. Prior to his coming to t'ne United States he conducted business in the town of j\laesteg; In 1876, with his family of ten sons and one daughter, he carae to this country and located at Scranton, Penn.sylvania, where he resided up 'to the time of his death, which occurred in January, 1884. The latter years of his life were spent in quiet retirement, he having abandoned active business pursuits. He was prominently and widely known in Welsh musical circles by his literary nom de plume of Llyfnwy, and never as Mr, Morgan, He was an extensive contributor to various Welsh newspapers in this country. He was a member of the Congregational church, and was also well known as a leader of the various Welsh societiesu He possessed great executive ability and untirin.g energy. He died at the age of sev enty years, and his widow, who bore the maiden name of Gwen Beveii, is- still living at the age of sixty-nine years. Their ten children are as follows: John; Tali Esen; Cyhwyd; Caswallon; Aneurin; Cadivor; Glyndwr; Erarys; Golyddan and 01 wen. "lali Esen Morgan, second son of Thoraas and Gwen Morgan, was educated in the public schools of Maesteg, Wales. He completed his schooling at the age of sixteen years, at which tirae he began to learn the art of printing in connection with the publishing business, in which line he has been more or less identified all his life, having published at different times "The Canibro-American ;" the "Saturday Re view;" and the "Pennsylvania People," a weekly paper, all at Scranton, Pennsyl vania, Prior to his career as a publisher, in 1887, he went west to Cherokee, Iowa, where he was engaged as a clerk uii'til he returned to Scranton, He established the National Press Bureau in New York City in 1892, which he personally con ducted for eight years, and while thus engaged originated many methods that are yet practiced by the International Press Association, the successor of the business of his establishnient. Music had occupied more or less of his attention, and it -was at this time he entered more particularly into this line of work, and shortly thereafter he organized a choir in the Washington Square Methodist Episcopal church, which under -his leadership proved most successful. At the same tinie he taught classes 'in sight 6 82 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. reading a,nd rausical theory. As a teacher he became so popular and his classes increased in membership so rapidly that he was obliged to give up his newspaper and literary work to devote his entire tirae to music, iVnton Seidel, Walter Damrosch and others equally celebrated in the world of music were among his admirers, and recognized in him one of the greatest masters in the control of voices in cliorus. At -the present time he has over two thousand choral singers under his direction; his specialty is teachina; sight reading of music. Aside from the great work just de scribed he has established an Intemational Correspondence School of Music, in which his method of teaching is peculiarly his own. A fev/ years ago he came to Ocean Grove with Mr. Damrosch as the conductor of his chorus, and the im pression he created was so favorable that he was sought by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to become musical director of its entertainments and concerts, a position which he accepted in 1889, and which he has continued to fill wilt'n ever increasing popularity and success ever since. His Ocean Grove • Festival Chorus numbers .nearly five hundred voices, and has rendered many oratorios, including such .works as "Elijah," "Messiah," "Creation," "Holy City," "Stabat Mater" and many others. Mr. Morgan is not only the musical director, but is in full charge as manager of all the concerts and entertainments given under the auspices of the Ocean Grove Association, He also manages the commercial affairs, and is in touch v/ith all the details connected with that immense corporation, both financial and professional. Aside from his work at Ocean Grove Mr, Morgan has conducted some of the greatest concerts ever presented to the American public, having paid as high as one thousand dollars a night for a single artist. At the present tirae (1902) his orchestra numbers fifty-five. His celebrated festival choir is well 'known in New York City, where he has given several concerts in Carnegie Hall. Mr, Morgan also occupies the responsible position of president of the board of trade of Ocean -Grove, and under his control and direction the entire instituti-on has undergone a complete revolution along practical lines. He resides permanently at Ocean Grove.' He was united in marriage to Miss Mary J, Jones, of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Their six children are as follows: Ethel; Edith; Oscar; Kays; Paul; and Marion Morgan, *-•-? GEORGE ALBERT BOURGEOIS. George A. Bourgeois, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, who has won a position of prominence as a member of the Atlantic county bar, is a native of New Jersey, born in Mauricetown, Curaberland county. May- is, 1864, His early education was ac quired in the public schools of Morristown, and this was supplemented by a two- years course in the Woodstown Academy, Early in Hfe he deterrained to follow the Jaw as a profession, and after .completing his academical course, he entered the law departraent of the University of Pennsylvania, frora which he was graduated in the year 1888, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In June of th; same year he began the practice of his profession in the courts of Philadelphia. He subsequently entered the law office of E. B. Learaing, of Camden, New Jersey, and after reading law there - for one year, in 1889 he was admitted to practice as an attorney in the courts of the state, and in 1802 he became a counsellor. Prior to his admission to the bar Mr, Bourgeois tatight school in New Jersey for years. He has been throughout his life a raost intelligent student, well read in pro fessional and general literature, and possesses special gifts as a mathematician and accountant For three years he was professor of mathemafcs in Peirce Business College of Philadelphia, a position in which he acquitted hirasrlf most creditably. HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 83 Mr. Bourgeois, through patient and untiring application to study and research along the line of his work, and with intelligent enthusiasm and energy, has attained a foremost place in the ranks of his profession, and a position of recognized use fulness in the community. Mr, Bourgeois is one of the board of directors of Chelsea National Bank and solicitor for that institution. COURTNEY HILLIARD. Captain Courtney Hilliard, who in early life followed the sea, but for many years has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, is a -well known and prominent res ident of Madison township, Middlesex county, and is of English lineage. He traces his ancestry back to William Hilliard, who -was a native of England and with his brother John came to the new. world in colonial days. When the country becarae involved in w-ar with Great Britain in an attempt to secure the right which the mother country had denied, John Hilliard, not desiring to engage in strife, returned to England, but William remained, and joining the Colonial array fought for Uberty and independence. His heroic conduct at the battle of Trenton is a raatter of history. He first became associated with the army in the capacity of sutler, but subsequently entered the ranks and was in active service until honorably discharged. Mr. Hilliard located in Middlesex county and was united in marriage to Miss Mary Berlew, through whom he inherited some real estate. Their children were: Peter, Nathaniel, William, Margaret, Hannah, Mary and Margaret, the second of that name. Of this family William Hilliard was. the father of our subject. He was born in Middlesex. count:y in 1799 and devoted much of his time to the coasting trade, owning the vessel which he sailed. • Finally he abandoned a sea-faring life for that of farming and became the owner of one hundred and eighty acres of rich land, which he profitably cultivated. He married Hulda -Lambert, of Lambertsville, New Jersey, and they becarae the parents of the following named: James, who was born in 1826, and is deceased; Mary A., who was born in 1828 and has also passed away; Sarah C, whose birth occurred in 1831 and who has now departed this life; Mercy, who was born in 1833 and is now dead; William, born in 1837; Courtney, bom- in 1840; and Lucinda, born in 1843. The father died August 12, 1857, and the mother, surviving him for a number of years, passed away on the 1st of January, 1871. They were Baptists in religious faith. Captain Courtney Hilliard was reared and educated in Madison township and in early life followed the example of his father and became a sea-faring man. He o-«'ned and commanded a vessel which plied between South Amboy and various northern ports. For ten years he was thus engaged and in 1865 he began farraing. He owns fifty acres of land in his home farra and this is devoted to the production of grain and the vegetables best adapted to this climate. In addition he also has valuable tracts of clay and sand producing land and some town lots. In public affairs in his coraraunity. he is prorainent and has held the office of township committeeman, commissioner of appeals and for ten years was school trustee, the cause of educa^ tion finding in him a warm friend. The Captain was united in marriage to Miss Lucretia Asore, a daughter of Stephen and Dela Asore, the wedding being celebrated on the 29th of March, 1873. ¦They have had no children of their own but early adopted Amelia Hilliard, who on December 26, i8g7, became the wife of LaFayette 'C. Millspaugh, and they have one child, Courtney H. Millspaugh, born October 20, 1898. Mr. Millspaugh was born in 84 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CO'AS'T. : , Monmouth county, August 23, 1876, and is a son of 'Charles H. and Jennie E. (Conover) Millspaugh, The former was a son of a clergyman of the Reformed church and the latter was a daughter ot LaFayette Conover. LaFayette C, 'Millspaugh- is now operating the farm upon which his accoraplished wife was reared and they,. together v^fith Captain Hilliard and. his estiraable^ wife, constitute a happy and highly respected household. ' JOHN FORG REYA. There are not living within. the borders of Monraouth county. New Jersey, many raen of French nativity, but raost of thera do credit as citizens- alike to the American' republic and the French republic, . One the best known of these is John F. Reya, a prominent farraer and fruit grower near Matawan. John F. Reya was born April 15, 'i8s6,i in France, where he was reared and educated in the public schools and where he learned the silk weaver's trade, at which he worked until, at the age of sixteen years, he carae to Araerica. For several ySars he was employed at his trade in Jersey City and Paterson. He then engaged in farraing and fruit growing and in 1893 purchased his present place, which he planted largely to peach and pear trees. He is a successful and enthusiastic fruit grower,. a genial. and companionable friend and neighbor. Mr. Reya was married March 7, 1880, to Anna M. Schenck, a daughter of Peter I, and' Elizabeth (Randolph) Schenck, and a native of Holmdel, who was born June 2S, 1861, Peter I, Schenck, was a .successful farmer near Morrisville, Mon^ mouth county, and he was a direct descendant of the Schencks of Holmdel, a dis tinguished family, which is represented . in different biographical sketches in this work. He died January 2S, 1879, aged fifty-one years. His wife, Eliazbeth (Ran dolph) Schenck, was a native of Jersey City, and was descended frora the famous family of .Randolphs, of Virginia, whicli bore such a conspicuous part in the early history 'of our country and- of which John Randolph of Roanoke was the most dis tinguished mem-ber. She died in 1888, aged sixty-two years, Mr, and Mrs'. Schenck possessed fine abilities and the highest character, and were useful, honored members of society. John F, and Anna M. (Schenck) Reya have children as follows, mentioned in- the order of their nativity: Lizzie A,, born June 2, 1881 ; Clara, born January 31, 1884; George F,, born August 10, 1886; William O., born March 14, 1889; AHce B„ bom August 24, 1892 ; and Gladys, born July 30, 1899. The family are zealous mem bers of the Baptist church of Holmdel. Mr. Reya is a Democrat in politics, but he does not take an active interest in the affairs of his party. STEPHEN HEARN. Stephen Hearn, the popular proprietor of the Central Hotel .at Morristown,. Middlesex county, is a native of Keyport, this state, his birth having there occurred in i8s3, his parents being John A. and Hannah (Reynolds) Hearn, He was reared and educated in Kingsbury, New Jersey, attending the common schools, and in early life he followed agricultural pursuits, but finally began dealing in oysters and clams, the excellent oyster beds in this region furnishing ample opportunity for that line of trade, Mr Hearn owned his own sloops, the A. J, Hegerty and the « a" HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 85 A.rmegien Terry, and in a short time he had gained a very extensive patronage, and therefore enjoyed a very liberal income. Eventually he removed to Keyport, where he became interested in the hotel and bottling business. For five years he conducted his dual enterprise and. in the hotel were found many patrons, while the products of his bottling establishment were widely sold. In 1892, however, he left Keyport and came to Morristown, where he has continued in the same line of business, being the proprietor of the Central Hotel and also owner of battling works. Around his hotel are grounds large enough to enable him to raise his own vegetables, which are therefore brought to the table fresh. The cuisine is all that could be desired and everything about the place is kept in first class condition, Mr. Hearn earnestly de siring to please 'his patrons and therefore putting forth every effort for their con- ^¦enience and comfort. While residing in Keyport -Mr, Hearn was united in marriage to Miss Mary Hines, the wedding being celebrated on the 28th of December, 1878, and unto them were born two children: Joseph, who was born in 1880; and Francis, born in 1881, but the latter is now deceased. The mother was a native of Keyport and her death occurred in that city. In 1892 Mr. Hearn was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Annie (Loesch) Johnson, -who by her former husband had two sons, Joseph and Francis Johnson. . In his social relations Mr. Hearn is connected with the Inde pendent Order of Red Men, of which he is a past sachem. He is a gentleman of unfailing courtesy, of genial manner and jovial disposition, and is a most popular landlord, winning many friends among his patrons as well as in the community in which he resides. * « » ADELBERT S. D. LEIGH. Adelbert S. D. Leigh, a prominent citizen and ex-raayor ot the town of Neptune City, now Avon, has gained his position in the coraraunity through earnest work and honest endeavor, and though he has w-alked by devious paths, and turned his hand to occupations widely differing frora- each other, at the present time he has a large and constantly increasing patronage as a dealer in flour, hay and feed. Mr. Leigh was bom in Hopewell township, Mercer county. New Jersey, on September 8, 1842, and was educate,! at M't. Rose and the public schools of Hopew-ell. When he was sixteen years of age he entered the retail store of Jonathan Stewart of Trenton, New Jersey, where he reraained for only one year; then deciding that he would like to become a machinist he entered the locomotive works of Van Clif & Kane, at Trenton ; here he continued as an apprentice for eighteen months ; the name of the locomotive works was then changed to the Trenton Arras Corapany, for the purpose of raanufacturing -ordnance for the United States govemment dur ing the Civil war; his employment continued in this place for two years. From Trenton he followed his trade in railroad shops at Lambertsville, South Easton, Pennsylvania, South Amboy, New Jersey, and Elizabethport, New Jersey, spending fourteen years of his life in this employment. It was in 1882 that he took up his abode in Avon, New Jersey, then Neptune Cit.v, where, tired of his former occupa tion, he engaged in first one pursuit and then another, naraely, the grocery business, then the livery and express business, and a line of stages for city business, and finally started in his present line, his place being situated at the corner of Main street and.Sylvina avenue, Avon. Mr. Leigh is a Democrat in his political views, and his worth as a public-spirited citizen, and one whose opinions in town affairs is considered valuable, is demonstrated in the fact that he. has for eleven years served on the borough council of Avon, and 86 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. for one year acted as its mayor. He is a meraber of Lodge No, 134, F. & A. M., at Elizabeth, 'l^ew Jersey, He is also a member of the First Methodist Protestant church of Avon. His marriage took place on February 28, 1864, to Miss Margaret A. Selover. Three children have blessed their union, viz. : Adelbert V., born Sep tember 4, i86s; Lizzie S., born August 5, 1867; Herbert M., born July 4, 1870. HARRY J. ROCKAFELLER. Harry J. Rockafeller, son of John 'and Susan (McQuade) Rockafeller, was born in Philadelphia, 'Pennsylvania, June 24, 1866. His boyhood was passed in Phila delphia until 1880, when the family moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey. He was educated in a common school and Friends school in Philadelphia and the Asbury Park high school. In 1887 he went to Philadelphia to take a position with a whole sale drug house of French, Richards & Company. Shortly thereafter he returned to Asbury Park, and became an employe of Steinbach Brothers. From 1889 to 1891 he w-as associated with his father in the management of Sunset Hall. In the latter year he -opened a men's furnishing goods store, which he conducted until 1897, when he became proprietor of the Gramercy, which he conducted for four seasons. In igoi he took charge of Sunset Hall, which under his management has enjoyed the largest patronage that it has ever known. Sunset Hall has a capacity of 300 guests. Mr. Rockafeller is an owner of a large amount of the electric light plant. He is a meraber of the Republican party and a chosen freeholder of Asbury Park. He was married October 22, i8go, to Catherine McCabe, of Newark; they have four boys : John, .Eugene, Harry and Thomas. . WILLIAM K. WARDEN. There are not among the prominent families of New Jersey many persons who are descended frora Virginian ancestry. William K. Warden, a prominent retired farraer at Red Bank, Monraouth county, is thus distinguished. William Warden, his grandfather, was born in Virginia of English parents, and they removed to Mon mouth county about 1771. He becarae an extensive farmer and a man of powerful and beneficent influence. His wife, Catharine, bore him three children, two of whom died without issue. His son, William, was born in Monmouth county in 1786 and was an experienced builder whose work has stood the tests of time and the ravages of the elements, and who was employed at .Allaire continuously for seven years ; but he later purchased a farm of one hundred acres, to the cultivation of which he devoted the closing years of his life. William- Warden mairied -Mary Brower, who bore him ten children, ot whom the subject of this sketch and -Miss Sarah E. Warden are the only survivors. The father died in 1874, his wife in 1884. William K. Warden was born in Monmouth county. New Jersey, February 27, 1831, and was educated in the public schools and reared to farm life and for thirty years was a successful farmer. He began life independently at the age of twenty years and his whole career since that time has been a demonstration of what may be won by a man of good character, who is determined to succeed and applies him self diligently to his chosen business. Both as a farmer and as a business man he has been pre-eminently 'successful. He removed to Middletown in 1854 and lived there three years. Thence he went to Marlboro township, where he purchased a farm HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 87 of eighty-five acres, on which he lived si.x years, and which he sold in order to re move to Middletown township, where he bought a farm of two hundred acres, which was a part of the old Grover estate. This he managed successfully for seven years until 1873, when he retired from farm life with its raany cares and went to New York. There, in company with his brother, he opened an office for the transac tion ot real estate and other business. But in time, his old liking for the soil gained ascendancy over him and he returned to Monmouth county and at Red Bank bought a farm of fifty acres, which he has since superintended. In politics 'Mr, Warden is a Republican and in a religious way he is a lover of truth and an advocate of righteousness in its true form. His interest in the progress and prosperity of his township and county has always impelled him to take such action as characterizes a patriotic and public-spirited man. He married Miss Cora Sandford in 1832 and she died in 1863, after having borne him children named Ella, Cora, John C. and Margaret. / WILLIAM H.ANCE. No history of Atlantic township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, would be com plete without adequate mention oi the family of Hance, of which William Hance, proprietor of the Atlantic Stock I'arm, is a worthy representative in his day and generation. .William Hance's grandparents in the paternal line were Edwin and 'Mary Hance, farmers and the o-wners of two hundred acres of good land in Atlantic township. Of their nine children, two are living at this time. One of them was Henry Hance, father of Williara Fiance and of Frank Hance, a biographical sketch of the latter -of whom appears in this work ; he was a native of Monmouth county, who married a good -woman, named Alice Smith, who bore him four sons, named Edwin, William, Joseph and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Hance were merabers of the Reformed church and Mr, Hance was an influential citizen, who was devoted to the principles of the Republican party. He died in 1897, his wife in i8go. fThe family of Hance is of Dutch extraction and its representatives have in all generations been men of intelligence, thrift and influence. William Hance, son of Henry and Alice (Smith) Hance, was born near Tin- tonfalls, Monmouth county. New Jersey, May 25, 1857, and was reared and educated in public schools near his home. After his school days were over, he turned his attention to the care, 'development and training of man's best animal friend, the horse, to which he took naturally because he liked horses, and in which, perhaps for the same reason, he prospered even beyond his own expectation. Not only is he a. thorough stockm.an but a thorough farmer as well. His farm of two hundred' and twelve acres of rich land is devoted entirely to his stock raising enterprise, and is provided with every kind of building and accessory which is necessary to its success. Mr. Hance's residence, which came into his possession in 1893, is a building of . palatial appearance, which was erected by Mr. Ste\'ens, of New York City, an exitensive contractor. Mr, Hance, who is regarded as one of the wide-awake men of his neighborhood, has been too busy with his private affairs to accept the responsibilities of public office. His keen perception and wide knowledge of men and events, no less than his love of horses, have made him successful in breeding and handling stock. The stock on his farm is much of it imported, and all of it is of superior quality. His horses are road and race or running horses, and his racers are swift of foot and' 88 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. are attractive, pure blooded animals, which coramend theraselves to horse lovers at si.ght. His road horses are of superior breed and, being well gaited and of fine carriage, they are in quick demand. His herd of eighteen pure blooded Jersey cattle has received the highest praise. In 1878 Mr, Hance raarried Miss Catharine Grant, who was born near Morris ville, New Jersey, and is a daughter of Edward and Harriet Grant. Mr. and Mrs. Hance have three children — Hattie, .Alice and -William. EDWARD F. FENTON. Fenton is a well known name in Middletown township, the first one of that name to locate in this vicinity being John Fenton, who owned a farm many years ago at. what is now known as Nut Swamp. The paternal grandfather of Edward F. Fenton, our subject, owned a sraall farm in the above named place, where he resided with his wife, Leydia Harris Fenton. His son Edward, father of Edward F. was horn in 1832. He raarried Miss Esther Harris. For fourteen years he was proprietor of the Leedsville Hotel, during which tirae he satisfactorily catered to the wants of the traveling public. He subsequently removed to the place now occu pied by his son, Edward F., -which consisted of one hundred -acres of productive farm land; here he reraained to the time of his death, which occurred in the winter of 1896. His wife, Esther Harris Fenton, died the year following. Their family consisted of seven children, of whom six are now living: Jennie, John, Frank, Josephine, George and Edward F. ; the -deceased child was a daughter, . Sarah. Edward F. Fenton was born at Leedsville February 9, 1864. He enjoyed the advantages of -a p-ublic school education. Since beginning his career in life he has continuously followed the occupation of a farmer; be has made it a perpetual study until it has become an art with hira, in which he takes an artist's delight. On Febniary 22, 1899, he married Jessie, daughter of Charles F. Allen, of Oceanic, where Mrs- Fenton was bom. Mr. Fenton is an esteemed member of the Knights of Pythias, and enjoys the full confidence of his townspeople. PETER JAMES McCLEES. Peter Jaraes McClees, a leading agriculturist and oyster planter in Middletown township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, was born December 25, 1841. He is a son of Peter and Sarah (Brown) McClees, both natives of Middletown township and of Scotch descent. The late Peter McClees was a son of John and Ann McClees, and both of these were Middletown township farraers. No raeraber of the McClees fam.ily has had political aspirations, but each has been in turn a stanch adherent of the Democratic principles, and well afiiliated religiously with the Baptist church, of Middletown, 'of which our subject has been a mem'ber for thirty-six years, and of which his parents were consistent members and 'generous supporters. Peter Mc Clees died June 8, 1882, his wife May 11, 1862, Of their ten children four arrived ,al maturity, ' Peter J. McClees; Mary Elizabeth McClees, a resident of Monmouth county; Charles McClees, who was a hardware merchant at Toms River, and who died .March 25, 1895, and John McClees, of Middletown township. Peter J, MicClees, the eldest of these and the immediate subject of this review, had his initial schooling in Middletown township, this being supplemented by two HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 89 and a half years' attendance at Freehold Institute, The years of his later youth and early manhood were spent in the cultivation of his father's farra. On March li, 1868, he married Elizabeth R, Morris, daughter of Edmund and Mary Morris, of South Trenton, Oneida county. New York, In 1869 he built his present 'home, oh seventy acres -of land, then a part of his father's estate, but subsequently inherited by him. Much of this land is under a high state of cultivation and is utilized especially in the culture of fruits and vegetables. Mrs. Elizabeth R, (Morris) McClees died April 16, 1872, and on November 16, 1874, Mr, 'McClees married Miss Emma J, Morris, a younger sister of his de ceased wife. To this union have been born three children: Charles McClees, born Octo-ber 13, 1875, attended Red Bank high school and Coleman's Business College, Newark, and is at present an employe of the Phoenix National Bank, New York; Peter J. McClees, Jr,, born March S, 1876, was educated similarly to his brother, and is associated with his father in the agricultural and oyster planting business ; and Miss Sarah McClees, born February 18, 1881, resides at horae. Mr. McClees was one of the charter members and stockholders of the Bay Viev/ Land Improvement Company, and the Bay View Cemetery Company; served several years as comraissioner of appeals, and had the distinction at the tirae of his election to this office of holding the largest nuraber of votes received by any candi date at that election. He was one of the investors of the railroad operating between New Monraouth station- and Atlantic Highlands, now one of the connections of the New York & Long Branch Railroad. He was for a tirae also principle -owner of a schooner traffic between New York and Red Bank. The horae of Mr. McClees is one of the beautiful and picturesque places of residences that adorn the world's faraous Shrewsbury river, and is located on the north side of the river, opposite McClees' creek, * ¦ > NELSON M. BROWN. Nelson M. Brown, night dispatcher for the -New York and Long Branch Railroad Company, is one of the prominent citizens of Little Silver station, .Monraouth county. New Jersey, and occupies a beautiful residence, which commands a fine outlook over the water front at that point and is located on property once a part of the Parker estate. Mr. Brown 'was born in Eatontown, Monmouth county, February 27, i860, and was married October S, 1887, to Miss Irene Conover, daughter of Garrett S. and Delia Conover. Mrs. Brown was born in the house in which she now lives, in 1863. Her grandfather in the paternal line was Tiley Conover, a farmer of promi nence. William Conover, brother of Tiley Conover and grand uncle of Mrs. Brown-, •was in his day a man of much influence, political and personal, who represented his cfellow citizens in the New Jersey legislature. Mrs. Brown's great-grandfather in the maternal line v/as a silversmith, whose certificate was number three hundred and twenty-seven and was dated March, 1792. The . Tallmans, who were Mrs. Brown's raaternal ancestors, were participants in the Revolutionary w-ar, and one of thera received from the United States goveriiment a land grant as a gift for his loyalty and bravery in defense of the struggling infant republic. Mr. Brown was reared at Eatontown and in the public schools of that place laid the educational foundation for his future usefulness. He began active life as a messenger boy. The New Jersey Southern Railroad Company offered him his next opportunity, and he served that corporation in various capacities for a num ber of years, during which he built up for himself a reputation for honesty and faithfulness which paved his way to his present position, which he took in 1883, £0 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. the responsibilities of which he meets to the entire satisfaction of his employers. During Kis sixteen years' connection with the New York and Long 'Branch Railroad company, he has lost but one week's pay, a fact which speaks 'much for his industry and faithfulness. He is a worthy meraber of Washington Lodge, No. 9, Free and -Accepted Mas,ons of Eatonto-wn, which, as its nuraber indicates, is one of the oldest Masonic lodges in New Jersey. -Nelson M. Brown is a son of Charles and Lydia (Gilson) Brown, both of whom are ot Scotch descent and both of whora are natives of New York, and his father was long known in New York as an experienced jeweler. While not an active politi cian Mr. Brown takes a lively interest in everything pertaining to the public welfare and his readiness to assist all movements for the .general benefit has made him known as a young man of much public spirit. As a Mason and as a citizen he is popular in a wide circle of acquaintance and he is well and favorably known to the telegraphic fraternity of the east. ALEXANDER MULLEN. Alexander Mullen, of Avon, New Jersey, was born in the city of Philadelphi.T, Pennsylvania, on July 24, 1852, His schooling was acquired at Scott's school of Burlington, New Jersey. His early raanhood was spent in farming, first, in the vicinity of Long Blanch, and in 1874 he took charge of the farm owned by Henry M, Bennett, which is located near Avon. Here he remained for ten years, giving his utmost care and attention to properly tending this fine piece of farm land. After leaving Mr. Bennett's employ, for one year he engaged in the fishing business; then went to Avon and entered the milk trade, in which line he has continued up to the present time, his place being located on Woodland avenue, corner ot Fifth avenue, Avon. Mr. Mullen has taken quite an active part in the affairs of the borough of .Avon, and also of the borough of Neptune City when Avon formed a part of that borough. A Democrat in his political adherence, his constituency did him the honor lo elect him mayor of the borough of Neptune City, He was elected to serve in the sarae capacity a second term, and when the borough of Avon was formed, he was duly elected mayor of the new borough. Besides these honorable positions, he has served as -marshal of the borough of Neptune City, also ' in the capacity of school trustee. Fraternally he is a meraber of the Tecumseh Tribe, No. 60, Improved Order of Red -Men. Mr. Mullen, on February 10, 1874, was united in marriage to Sarah 'Laveina Vannote. Five children were born, but only two of them are now living, Ida Bell and Clara Louise, Their only son. Jay Edwin, born November i, 1881, died March is, 1901. This was a sad blow to the little household, for the young man gave every proraise of a successful career, being highly respected and favored by his many friends and acquaintances. A. JUDSON BRAY. The name above is that of a prosperous farmer, of Phalanx, Atlantic township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, who was born in that vicinity May 24, 1853, a son of Jaraes and Elizabeth Bray. James Bray was a native of Keyport, and his wife was born In Middletown township. He bought from the Frenches about sixty-seven acres of land, which formerly belonged to the North American Phalanx Association, HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 91 to which he added one hundred and eight acres by subsequent purchase, making an aggregate of one hundred and seventy-five acres, which he has devoted partially to general farming, but largely -to fruit growing. His wife, Elizabeth, who died in 1895, bore him five children, David H., James Jr,, Catherine L,, A. Judson and William, four of whom are living. Catherine L. married J'oseph W. Thorapson, of Lincroft. A. Judson Bray, who is the owner of a fine farra of one hundred and thirty acres, most of which is profitably fruit bearing, was educated in the coraraon schools of his native township and was for three years a student at the Peddle Institute, at Hightstown, New Jersey. His first venture in active life -was as a farmer, in which he was successful from .the outset; but, being ambitious and- anxious to ac cumulate money as rapidly as possible, he embarked in business in New York City as a coramission merchant, and for six years handled all kinds of country produce there with satisfactory pecuniary results. Since then he has devoted hiraself ex clusively to farming. He is in the best sense of the term a practical farmer, and his farm is one of the best equipped and stocked in its vicinity. Previous to his removal to New York City Mr. Bray was a resident of Mid dletown township, .where greatly to -his own credit and to the satisfaction of his fellow citizens he held several important township offices. For six years he was super visor of roads; for five years he was a member of the board of education, and for four years was clerk of the board. He removed to -Atlantic township in 1897, in which year he purchased his present farm. He is a member of and one of the sergeants of the Second Red Bank Cavalry Troop, and from time to time has been identified with other local organizations. He has in various ways deraonstrated that he is a man of public spirit, who is solicitous for the welfare and advancement of the com munity in which he 'has cast his lot. Mr. Bray was married in 1875 to Miss Jessie Oliver, a native -of England and a daughter of Richard and Jane Oliver, who has borne hira five children : Alice and Jessie, both now deceased; William; Jennie and Maud. WILLIAM H. THOMPSON. From a long line of tillers of the soil comes a worthy representative of a sturdy ancestry in William H, Thompson, the subject of this brief article. He, too, is a toiler in the fields, owning a splendid farm of sixty-five acres, which he has taken pride to cultivate to the highest extent. His farm and residence are located at Lincroft, Middletown township, New Jersey, where his family have lived for gener ations. His. paternal grandfather was -Cyrenus Thompson and his grandmother was -Catherine (Ray) Thompson; the form.er was a native of Wales, the latter of Scotland; they were the possessors of about forty acres of land, and were held in great respect among their neighbors. -They had a family of six children, two of whom are now living; one, Joseph 'Thompson, is the father of William H., our subject, and was born on the old homestead on August 23, 1808. His wife, Melvina Jones, was born August 3, 1814. Their marriage -occurred January 23, 1833. 'They generally confined themselves to the cultivation of the soil, although Joseph was by trade a shoemaker. Their farm, though sinall^only forty acres — was well tilled and pro duced bountifully. While living the conventional farmer's life, unproductive of any great events, yet he was honored by his fellow men for the many sterling qualities he possessed, among them honesty and integrity in his intercourse with those about 92 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. hira. Twelve children were born to thera, eleven girls and one son, William H, ; seven of this number are now (igoi) living, Wiiliam H. Thompson- received a com.nion school education, which -araply fitted hira for the life of usefulness he has lived. He is a raan of deterniination and energy, not. afraid of putting his ishouider to the wheel and assisting it along the path ot life, or of persisting ' in surmounting the obstacles which often- obstruct the way, For ten years -Mr, Thompson' kept a general store in Leedsville, now Lincroft, during which time he also occupied the position of postmaster. For thirty years he was township trustee, which tact bespeaks volumes for the high esteem in which he was held by his townspeople. For five years he was a freeholder, and occupied other offices of minor importance, which an appreciative public constantly thrust upon him. He proved himself worthy ia all respects of the -confidence reposed in him, amply justifying by -the faithful discharge lof every trust the high opinion in which he was held by his fellow citizens. As a member of the Masonic fraternity, Mr. Thompson occupies an enviable position; he is connected with the Mystic Brotherhood of Red Bank, in which organi zation his congenialty makes him a favorite member. Through his marriage in i860, with M^ary, daughter -of Hesia Sraith, Mr. Thorapson -has had, born to hira three chil dren, Joseph W., Anna -V. and Lydia A. - THOMAS ELWOOD SNYDER, Jr. The name of Snyder has long been connected with the hotel- business in Mon mouth county and the gentleman whose narae heads this review is known as the genial and popular host of the Metropolitan Hotel in Eatontown. From his earliest youth 'he has been 'familiar with this line of activity, for his father, Thomas E. Snyder, Sr., was for many years proprietor of the Colt's Neck Hotel, which he suc cessfully conducted. -He is now living retired, at the age of seventy-seven years, making 'his home with his son. He is of Quaker ancestry and has lived a quiet, helpful life, being widely known as a respected and prosperous citizen, who has won success through honorable business methods. Mr. Snyder of this review was bom ih Atlantic township, Monmouth county, July 13, 1871, and in the country schools obtained his preliminary- education, which was supplemented by a course in the Freehold high school, where he was graduated with the Class of 1889. Soon afterward he becarae associated with his father in the hotel business and thereby -gained . the practical experience which is now manifest in his able control of the Metropolitan Hotel, which he purchased in i8gs, A hotel has stood upon this site for more than half a century, the first building having been erected by John Wheeler, About thirty years ago it was destroyed by fire, but 'another hotel was immediately built and it was this which came into possession of Mr, Snyder by purchase in the year mentioned. He remodeled and largely refitted the place and partly refurnished it. He also put in first-class water connection and bath rooms, supplied it with excellent plumbing and sanitary arrangements and now has one of the best equipped hotels in this part of the state. It is a three-story ' brick structure, occupying a pleasant location and everything is kept in first-class condition, Mr. Snyder personally superintending the management of the hotel and looking after' the comfort of his guests. On the l8th of May, i8g6, Mr, Snyder was united in m'arriage to Miss Lizzie Breese, a daughter of Eraerson and Elizabeth (Anderson) Breese, and unto them have been born two children— Lewis D. and Florence S, Mr, Snyder is a member HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST! 95 of the Washington Lodge, No, g, F, & -A. M,, of Eatontown, in which he has taken three degrees. He also has membership relations with the Order of United Amer ican Mechanics and the Improved Order of Red Men, In his political views he is a Reptibhcan and for one term he served as assessor of his town, but has never been an aspirant for official honors, as his attention is largely demanded by his business interests. Of cordial, courteous manner and genial disposition, qualities which render him an agreeable host, he is winning prosperity and enjoys the high regard of his patrons. » <"»' JAMES HUBBARD, We glance back three and a half centuries in tracing the genealogy of this illus trious famijy — back to the time of James Hubbard, son of Henry and Margaret, natives of Langham, England, who with others emigrated to this country in 1643 and settled in the New England states. Even here they were not free from that religious persecution which had so warped existence for them in the old world as to make life there intolerable, and so they were again compelled to seek a place where freedom of religious thought could be indulged without fear of engendering fanati cal opposition. Hence, they raade their way to Gravesend, Long Island, w'here a more peaceful existence awaited them. Here James, known as "Sargeant Jaraes," was raade a magistrate of the town for 1650-S1-.52-53 and 1663, At a convention held in New Arasterdara, Noveraber 26, i8s3, "to devise and recommend measures for the public security," he acted as the town's representative. His death is recorded as liaving occurred prior to i6g3. On December 31, 1664, he married Miss Elizabeth Bailies, b> whom he had the following children : Jaraes, Rebecca, Elizabeth, John and Elias, Jaraes was born December 10, i66s, and by his wife, Rachel, had .chil dren as follows: Jacobus, Samuel, Tunis, Elias and John, Jacobus was bom May 13, 1744, and took for wife Rebecca Swart, of Monmouth, New Jersey, on November 17, 176s. • Their son, Sarauel, married Miss Margaret Stoutenboro, who was a na tive of Coltsneck, while Samuel was born at Middletown. He was a cabinet raaker Dy trade, of, a quiet, retiring disposition, a raan well read and informed- on general subjects, and well liked by those about him. for his many pleasing characteristics and his integrity in dealing with his fellow men. He served as justice of the peace alraost all his life after reaching his raajority, which speaks volumes for the higit esteem in which he was held in the coraraunity. One of his children was Jaraes, the subject of this article. He was born in Mid dletown township on September 2g, 1822, was there educated in the public schools,. and after reaching young manhood gave his attention exclusively to agricultural pursuits, following the same all his life. He now owns a fine farra of one hundred acres of land at Red Bank, New Jersey, which he has brought -to a high state of cultivation through his persistent effort to have his property excel in quantity and quality of its production, Mr, Hubbard retired from active work in 1887, but being an all romid practical farmer he exercises a general supervision over his extensive interests still. His life, though marked by no very eventful chapters, has been one of usefulness, and if, as is the view of the more thoughtful minds, to be useful is lo be great, he is not without a title to distinction, Mr. Hubbard was united in raarriage to Miss Jane R. Bannan, daughter of William and Rachel Bannan, of New York, on March 2S, 1856, by whora he had four daughters: 'Agnes F., Isabelle, Alice B. and Anna G. Mrs. Hubbard was born March 2, 1832. 94 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. JOHN FENTON. John Fenton is the possessor of extensive farm lands at Lincroft, New Jersey, where fifty acres are kept in cultivation ; beside^ -these broad fields he hires sixty other acres, which are also under his watchful and practiced eye. Out of his large experience as a farmer he makes his land produce from sixty to one hundred fold. He is a native of Rumson, New Jersey, and was born .N'ovember 5, 1845. From the public schools of Leedsville -he gained such general knowledge as amply fitted him for his career oi activity. When he was twenty-six years of age he began to carve out for himself his plan of lite work, and judging from his present delightful .surroundings one ra.ust conclude that he attained what he desired. Since 1883, .the time at which he purchased his present property, he has -continued to improve the same by adding every up-to-date convenience, until it now stands in its present state of perfection. He has spared nothing in carrying out his ideas in respect to what a place of fits kind siiould be, and the result is a consummation of what was once ah ideal. His wife is Elizabeth, daughter of John H. and Catherine Hadlem, a native of Lincroft, who bore him two children: Henry H. and Bessie. John Fenton is the son of Edward and Esther (Harris) Fenton; his father for fourteen years was proprietor of the Leedsville Hotel, -was born in 1832 and died in 3896; his raother died the .vear following. John Fenton is one of six children, the other five being Jennie, Frank, Josephine, George and Edward F. John Fenton possesses, as he deserves, the good will of all who know him, and is a worthy representative of his family and the society in which he moves. GEORGE B. TWIFORD. One of the best raanufacturers of toilet brushes of exceptionally fine quality is George B. Twiford, the subject now under consideration. His factory and residence are located at 221 Spring street. Red Bank, New Jersey, in which town Mr. Twiford was born May 2g, 1858. He is the son of Charles and Ellen Louise (Dudley) Twiford, the former being a native of Sussex county, Delaware, where he was born May 12, 1828, the son of Rev. Bartine and Sarah (Perttiman) Twiford, also natives of Sussex county, Delaware. Charles Twiford, being the son of a clergyman, received his early education at various places, owing to the necessity which occasioned his father to locate at different points from tirae to time. With his parents he made Red Bank his horae in 1842. In early life he engaged in agricultural pursuits, as v/ell as various other occu pations at different places, but finally took up his residence in New York, where he acquired his trade, that of brush making. Ten years of his life were spent in New York 'City. In i8s6 he returned to Red Bank, and there established himself in' the brush manufacturing bus'iness, in which he was wonderfully successful, building •up an extensive and paying trade, until advancing age incapacitated him for further active work, and in 1896 he sold out his interest in the business to his son, George B. He married Ellen L-, daughter of George and Ann Dudley, in i8ss. Three children were the outcome of this marria.ge : Arabella, George B. and Alforetta, While Mr. Twiford is well along on the road of hfe, he nevertheless takes an active interest in the things about him, retains 'his ambitious spirit even to the extent of occasonally working at his trade. Rev, B. Twiford the father of Charles Tw-iford, and the grandfather. of our im mediate subject, was the founder of the Methodist Protestant church at Fair Haven. HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 95 He was at one time president of the New Jersey conference of that de.icmination. His family consisted of nine children, five of whom are now living, Charles being the second by order of birth. Rev. B. Twiford lived to the advanced age of ninety years, passing away in 1886. His father was also a n.ative of Delaware, and his grand father, the great -.j;reat-grandf ather of onr subject; was a native of England and one of the early settlers of the colony of Delaware. George B. Twiford received his preliminary education in the common schools ot Red Bank, after which he served an apprenticeship in his father's brush manufactory. .¦\fter working for several years in his father's employ he finally succeeded to the 'ousiness, in 1896, as previously stated; since which tirae the enterprise has greatly prospered under his efficient management. On November 21, 1S81, he was united in raarriage to Laura J., daughter of Dan iel B. and Jane E. Stillwagon of Red Bank. Two children have blessed this union. Olivette A. and Jane E. Mr. T-wiford is a consistent member of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Red Bank, of which body he is recording steward. His name is also enrolled among the members of the Order of the Shrewsbury K, of P., No, 72, of whi-oh order 'he has occupied the position of master of finance. He is also. a member of the Royal Arcanum, in which body he held the office of regent. FRANK H, HODGES, Frank H. Hodges, who springs from good New England stock, was born in New York City January 28, 1868, the son of Henry S, and Maria M, Hodges; his father w-as a native of Vermont and his mother of Massachusetts. Our subject received his education and business training in the great metropolis. He showed a wonderful aptitude for quickly mastering his studies and applied himself so diligently to his books that at the early age of sixteen he was fitted to take up the greater problems of life. His present line of business presented itself as a field of promise, and without fear or hesitation 'he launched out for hiraself, shouldering responsibilities of a busi ness which few youths of his years v/ould even attempt to face ; the line he chose then he has ever since continued in, and his business has grown until it can be said of him that he is a pre-eminently successful business man, enjoying an enviable reputation among the wholesale merchants of the West side. His place .of business is located at 75 Warren street. New York, where he deals in butter, cheese, eggs and poultry to the trade. Mr. Hodges' parents had long resided in New York, but in 1890 they removed to Jersey City Heights; thence they removed to Red Bank in 1898, where Frank H, had purchased the old Borden hom.estead from Mrs, Mary Hendrickson, The horae- steoid is situated between Red Bank and Little Silver. This beautiful spot has been converted into a perfect Eden by Mr. Hodges, who 'has spared no expense in raaking it conform to his high ideal of what his home should be. It now attracts many visitors, as it is one of the interesting features of a section widely known for its beautiful residences, private parks, and magnificent estates. The Borden horaestead is one of the old land raarks located on that "delightful Branch avenue, and its charras are greatly enhanced by the m.agnificent old trees which, in their majestic strength impress -one with a sense of grandeur which corresponds favorably with the splendor of the place. Since locating in Red Bank, Mr. Hodges has been extensively engaged in the poultry business. Last year he raised by incubators over one thousand broilers. He 96 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. is likewise interested in the raising of fancy pigeons, and has upon his place many of the finest breeds, by which he sets great value. In his political views Mr, Plodges is a staunch Republican, having proved himself loyal to the principles of his party. He received the appointment of captain of the Ninth asserably district, New York, in which office he labored diligently in the inter ests of his party. He was also a raember of the Ninth Ward Pioneer Corps, New York, of which he -was trustee, besides acting as secretary and treasurer. Socially Mr. Hodges is exceedingly popular ; he has affiliated hiraself with the Royal Arcanum of Long Island Council, and is a volunteer fireman, as well as a member of various other -ofganizatio-ns, Mr, Hodges was united in marriage in August, igoo, to Miss Mattie E., daughter of Charles Williams, cf Eatontown, New Jersey. ALFRED N. RADLEY. During the colonial epoch in our country's history the Radley family was founded in -America, the original ancestor coming from Ireland to the new -world. It is clairaed that the name was at one tirae spelled Bradley, but that the first letter wa^ finally elirainated. The great-grandfather pf our subject was John Radley, whose son, Benjamin Radley, was born in 1790 and- died in 1874, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. He -was the father of Squire Radley, the father of our sub ject. 'Squire Radley was born in Westfield, New Jersey, September 5, 1812, and throughout his active business career carried on farming in this locality. In 1833 he married Miss Susan Ann Woodruff, and unto them were born the following named: Charlotte, Mary C, Ann M,, Alfred Newton, Priscilla E, and Hannah E, The father has passed away, his death having occurred February 19, 1900. Alfred Newton Radley, whose name introduces this review, is indebted to the public school systera of his native town for the educational privileges he enjoyed. He was born in Westfield, April 19, 1841, and reraained on his father's farm unti) twenty-five years of age, during which time he became familiar through practical experience with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the a-griculturist. He then began farming on his own account and later was proprietor of a hotel. His next venture was in the ice business, handling that coramodity for five years, when he becarae engaged in the coal trade. For the past ten years he has engaged in dealing in coal and as his reputation as a reliable business man was already estab lished, he did not find it difficult to work up a trade. He now enjoys a very liberal patronage and derives therefrom a substantial income. On the i6th of June, 1866, Mr, Radley was married to Miss Ellen A, Mears, who was 'born in England, September 29, 1845, Their children are Lizzie J,, .who was born August ig, 1867; Squire B., born September ig, 1868, and died Deceniber 31, i8g4; Susan A,, who was born July 4, 1870, and died August 2, 1891 ; David A,, who was born October ig, 1871, and died March 27, 1874; Grant, who was born November 4, 1872; and died March 4, 1873; Williara M., born November 22, 1876; Newton, born December 7, 1878, and died July 8, 1885; Mabel, born J'une 23, 1880; and Ellen, who was born April s, 1882, and died December 2, 1883. Since 1877 the faraily have resided in Carteret and are nurabered among the best citizens of that place. To the Democracy Mr, Radley gives his political support and upon the issues- of the day he keeps well informed. He has served as road overseer in his township- SQUIRE B. RADLEY, HISTORY OF THE NEW JERS'EY COAST. - 97 and also as a member of the board of election. No trust reposed in him has ever been betrayed and in business circles he sustains a reputation which is above question. » « »' • — GEORGE K. MAGFE. The popular "Columbia Hotel" has been made so by its genial and affable owner and proprietor, George K, Magee, No hostlery in Eatontown, New Jersey, has so excellent a reputation for hospitable- treatment as has the "Columbia," The hotel was. originally built by members of the Washington Lodge, No. g, F. & -A. M., on the property of Dr. John P. Lewis. Dr. Lewis bought the lodge's interest in the house, so that fhe entire property stood in his name. It was then successively run by Joseph Doty, Kruser Snediker, John Rodgers, Capt. John S. Leifbunow, and others. George K. Magee, the present proprietor, purchased the property in 1900 from Edward Throckmorton. The hotel wil! accommodate twenty-five guests, is conven iently located amid pleasant surroundings. Courtesy and a determination to meet every wish of his guests mark the proprietor of the "Columbia Hotel" as a man who knows how to cater to the general public in the way best calculated to win their good will and conimand their continued patronage, Mr. 'Magee was^ born in Monraouth county in 1866, and there was reared and educated in the public schools. He is the son of Jerome and Catherine (Willett) Magee, both of whom are natives of Monmouth county, and who now (1901) reside on their farm in Atlantic township. During his -early career Mr, Magee tumed his attention to agricultural pursuits, which vocation he followed continuously and successfully up to within a few years, v/hen on account of defective eye-sight he was compelled to abandon what to him had always been a congenial and delightful occupation. -His wife, -whom he married in 1887, was Minnie, daughter of Charles and Ann Martin, who bore him two children, Clarence R. and Mabel S. Mrs. Magee is a native of Monmouth county also. EDGAR SCHENCK. Prorainent among the representative farmers of Monmouth county is Edgar Schenck, who owns and .operates one hundred and fifty acres of rich land in Holmdel township, where his entire life -has been passed. He was born on the farm which is still his place of residence, first opening 'his eyes to the light of day on the twelfth of May, l8S3, his parents being George S. and Eleanor (Conover) Schenck. -Both parents trace their ancestry back through several generations to Holland emigrants who came to America in the early part of the seventeenth century. John Schenck, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a captain in the war of the Revolution and served for seven years in the cause for independence,-^a valiant and courageous sol dier. George Schenck, the father of our subject, was a man of high principles and moral worth, and was beloved by all who knew him on account -of his upright life. He followed agricultural pursuits and prospered in his undertakings as the result of his energy and thrift. In his political views he was a stalwart Democrat and- for two successive terms -was elected to the state legislature, where he served on several im portant comniittees, proving himself to be a man of excellent ju-dgment concerning affairs of state. He labored untiringly in support of those measures w.liich he be lieved would contribute to the general good, and in all life's relations he manifested 7 98 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY- COAST. ' his loyalty to the principles in whic'h he believed. He died -March 6, i8g2, at the age of seventy years, and his wife, a most estimable and highly esteemed lady, passed away on the 30th of May, 1885, at the age of sixty. Upon the home farm Edgar Schenck was reared, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and thus becoming well prepared to carry on farming on his own account at a later day. He is now engaged in the cultivation of one hundred and fifty acres of arable land, planted to the crops best adapted to this climate, and annually he harvests good crops as the reward of his labor. His time is mostly devoted to general farming but some attention is given to the raising of fine horses and cattle. An air of neatness and thrift prevades the place and is indicative of the enterprising spirit of the owner. On the 22d of November, 1877, Mr, SChenck was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Craig, who was born February 10, i8ss, a daughter of William -R. and Jane E. (Vandeveer) Craig, of Freehold. In early life her father was connected- with "the wholesale drug business for a number of years in N'ew York City, but the close confinement to the store proved detrimental to his health and caused him to turn his attention to farming, which he carried on extensively and successfully. Unto Mr and Mrs. -Schenck have been bom two sons : Norman C, who was borp August 5, 1882, and is now pursuing a four-years course of study in Princeton- College; and George R., who was born August 4, 1886, and is at home. The faraily are mem bers of the Dutch Reformed church at Holmdel. In his political views Mr. Schenck is a Democrat, but has never been an aspirant for the honors or emoluments of public -office, preferring to devote his attention to the pleasures of the home and to his business affairs, in which 'he is meeting with creditable and gratifying success. WARREN WEBSTER. Warren Webster, an enterprising agriculturist of Middletown township, operates one of the finest farras in the locality, formerly the .property of Daniel C. Hendrick son, The place contains -one hundred acres, ahd is now devoted principally to the raising of fruit and vegetables. Mr, Webster' was born in Philadelphia, June 8, 184s, a ison of David and Syndonia (Walton) Webster, whose faraily numbered five children,— Aaron, Mary, Thomas, Byron and Warren. The forefathers of the pa ternal grandmother pf Mr. Webster carae to America with William Penn. The paternal grandparents of him whose name introduces this review were David and Elizabeth Webster, The latter was captured by the Chippewa tribe of Indians and, reraained in captivity frora her twelfth to eighteenth year, on the expiration of which period she was ransomed and became the wife of David Webster, Warren Webster was eighteen years of age when he carae to New Jersey, and was for seven years connected with greenhouses of the Essex Company, at Orange, and during his residence in Monraouth county has followed various occupations, but has principally devoted his time and attention to farming. He has been very successful in his chosen vocation, his crops always bringing the highest market price, . and he now takes rank araong the leading agriculturists and horticulturists of Mon mouth county. Mrs. Webster was in her maidenhood Miss M. Matilda Willett, their wedding being celebrated on the 24th of Deceraber, 1868. She was born at Harmony, New Jersey, on the 17th of March, 1850, a daughter o.f John and Catherine Willett, who were niembers of old and prominent families of the state. The father, who was ^TH/e^Le^^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST, ¦ ^9 born in Monmouth county, August 25, 1813, was a light-house keeper at Corapton Light for a number of years, and his family numbered the following children, — Humphrey, William, Charles, Matilda, Martin, Ellen Rebecca, and Catherine. The grandparents of these children were Garrett and Rebecca (Stillwell)- Willett, of Long Island. Unto our subject and wife have been born three children, namely: William, bom in- 1870, who is now deceased; Jesse G., born June S, 1880; and Kirk E., born September 14, 1883. Mrs. Webster died May 15, igo2, in Red Bank, . She had left her home in usual health to attend to some shopping, and .about nine o'clock in the morning had made her last purchase, and yet had her change in her hand, when she was stricken down with a heart ailment, and died without a groan or struggle. She was a most estimable woman and her sad demise was a sorrow and a shock to the entire community. The family are highly esteemed in the community in which they make their home and are active in all good work. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Belford, upon the board of stewards of which Mr. Webster served for some years. During the years 1881-2 Mr. Webster was temporarily at Beaufort, North Carolina, superintending the construction of tbe fish, oil and guana works for C. B, Dye, and a second plant of the same kind for Ralph Howland, ^?» REV. WILLIAM N. BAILY. A bit of interesting history attaches to Christ church of Shrewsbury, of which the Rev. William N. Baily is rector. Christ church is among the earliest of the old colonial churches. Two centuries have passed since the first effort was m'ade to give it a pernianent existence. It sieeras that its inception dates back to the tirae when William III, King of England, granted a charter creating a corporation organized under the name of "The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts'' on June '16, 1701, Shortly after the formation o"f^his"society'"ifl' England, a petition was drawn up and presented to that august body by Colonel Morris on September 19, 1701, praying them to dispatch a missionary to Shrewsbury with as little delay as possible. The memorial of Colonel Morris was successful, and Rev. George Keith w:as duly appointed by the sociely as said missionary. It was not until a year later, however, June II, 1702, that he, with others, arrived in Boston, nor did he reach Shrewsbury until October 27. This, then, may be considered the beginning of the dh-urch in Shrewsbury, From the most authentic sources of .information it seems positive that the first church was built at Shrewsbury between the years 1703-1703, .the second church in 1748, and the present building in 1769. In the .vear 1708 during the ministry of Rev. Alexander Innes, Queen Ann presented the communion service which is still in use.' An important bequest, which materially benefited the financial condition of the church,, -was .made by Mr.. William Leeds, in 17.35, who left his estate to the Shrews bury .and Middletown churches, of. which Shrewsbury still holds the larger part of her- share. . In 1733 the- Rev. J. Forbes succeeded Rev. Geo Keith, and in turn he was succeeded in 17.38 by the Rev. John -Miln. It was at this time, on June 3, that Governor- Burnet granted the church -its charter in- behalf of George II. In 1746 a new' missionary :entered this field in the person of Rev. Thomas - Thompson ; follow- .inghim came Rev. Samuel Cook in -1757, who was the last-of the missionary laborers in the field. It w-as during his ministrations in 1752, that the large Bible now in use -( dated -1717) was presented to the church by Robert EUiston. It was also during Mr. loo HISTO'RY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. Cook's incurabency, in 1769, that the present church- building was" erected. In 1842 the chancel was built. The present windows were put in place- in 1867, the chailcel window ha"\^ing been presented by George De Haert -Gillespie, of New York, in raeraory of the De Haert family. Frora the time of Mr. Cook's retirement the pulpit reraained vacant until 1788. During the Revolutionary war the globe and royal crown of George III, 'ivhich to- this day surmount the steeple of the old church, were frequently made a target of by patriot soldiers. In 1788 Rev. Henry Waddell became rector of the church. His successor -Aas Rev. H. Andrew Fowler, who took up his labors there in I7gg. He was succeeded in 1809 by the Rev. John Croes. The Rev. Eli Wheeler took -up his pastorate there in 1824, and after him in i83io came Rev. Harry Finch, who died in 1864, His successor was Rev, -William B, Otis. Rev. Belijamin Frank lin officiated as rector from 187S up to the tirae of his decease, in November, 1898.. The one hundredth anniversary of the laying 'of the corner stone of the present church was celebrated . on July 21. 1869. In October, 1902, the old church celebrated the bi-centennial -of its existence as a parish. The present rector of this historic church, the Rev. William N. Baily, is a son of 'Major Thomas C. J. (of the Regular Army) and Caroline Potter (Ladd) Baily. He was bom at Wilmington, Delaware, December 16, 1863; received 'his -early edu cation in Orange, New Jersey, at a later period studying law in Newark, New Jersey, and was .admitted to the bar on June 3, 1886. He practiced law for a short time in the city of Newark, but had always felt that his true vocation wais the ministry, and in 1893 he graduated from the Philadelphia -Divinity School. The same year he was ordained deacon by Bishop O. 'W. Whitaker, of Pennsylvania, and was placed in charge of the church -of the Holy Com-forter, West Philadelphia. I-ii 1894 he "was ordained priest, and was called as assistant to the rector ot Grace Church, Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1895. , His pastorate at Shrewsbury began in i8gg. His minis trations here continue under the most favorable circumstances. Mr. Baily was -.married in 1893 to Miss Anna Levick Crew, daughter of J, Lewis. Crew, of Philadelphia. To them has been born one son, Alleyne William. HENRY JOHN TATNELL. Enterprise and deterniination are strong elements in prosperity, and they are found among the salient characteristics Of Henry John Tatnell, who is the proprietor of the Lakewood Carpet Cleanihg Works and is also the owner of a carpet store in, Lakewood, Ocean county. New Jersey. His advancement in business -has been through his lown efforts entirely, and to-day he is enjoying richly merited success, while the future is bright with proraise. Mr, Tatnell is a native of England, where his birth occurred April 21, 1872, Six years later his parents came with their family to this country, -where he has since made his "horae. The public school systera of thi^ land afforded him- the educational privileges which he enjoyed and when a youth of fourteen' years he entered upon his business career in the em.ploy of a carpenter. Working with the saw, plane and: hammer did not prove entirely congenial, and his salary of one dollar per Week seemed scarcely sufficient, so he abandoned the building art, and in 1888, when six teen years .of age, was made f of eman of , the carpet store owned by the firm of Mullens & Son, one of the largest establishments of its kind in Jersey City, There- he remained fot tWo yeaf s and in 1890 he enteted the employ of W, and J, Sloine, of New York City, in the sefvice of Which firm he remained fof iline yeWSj acting. as foreman of that house for seven yeafS of that period, his conduct of its affairs. i>^J«i^!^ • HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST, loi giving entire satisfaction to the firm, who had implicit confidence in his integrity and in his ability, In 1898, in response to an urgent request from citizens of Lake- wood, he located- at this place. Here he established his present business. He is a very enterprising young busi ness man, with a very promising future before him, if his past is a guarantee of his ability. He owns his own cleaning plant, which is operated by power for steam cleaning ^nd -has a capacity of one -thousand yards per day. During the season he cleans approximately one hundred thousand yards of carpet. In addition to his cleaning establishment, he has a carpet store on Main street, in which he carries a large and well selected line of carpets, linoleums, shades and other goods of that character. His cleaning establishment, situated on Laurel avenue, is very spacious, having been- recently greatly enlarged to meet the necessities of a rapidly growing business. Socially Mr. Tatnell is connected with the Royal Arcanum. He is a young man of genial disposition, energetic and resolute in business, and of cordial nature, and these qualities render him popular with his many friends. CHARLES J. SMITH, Charies J. Smith, proprietor of one of the leading meat markets of Oakhurst, was bqrn at Qream Ridge, New Jersey, October 22, 1866. He is a son of Ruluf and Lydia (Herbett) Smith, Charles J. Sraith received his education and early training at his native place, and until his twenty-first year he worked on his father's farra. He then removed to -Long Branch, New -Jersey, where for twelve years he yvas engaged on a hack line, after whie'h he became the successor of J. C, Johnson in the meat business in Oakhurst. Since entering upon this line of trade his efforts have been attended with a gratifying degree of success. His place is clean, neat, and inviting, and his patronage is large aijd lucrative, .-his books showing an annual sale of eight thousand dollars. The raarriage of Mr Smith was celebrated on the i8th of April, 1888, 'Miss Lulu Horner becorning his wife. She is a native of Vanhiseville, Ocean county. New Jersey, born in 1871, and is a daughter of Charles and E;ila Horner, One child bas blessed this union, Franklin L., who was born July 29, 1889. The family own and occupy a beautiful home in Oakhurst, which is noted for its charming hospitality, and the inmates have the warm regard of a large circle of friends. WILLIAM H. GARRIGAN. William H. Garrigan, tbe genial proprietor of the P^rk Hotel, Oceanport, New Jersey, conducts one of the raost popular resorts along -the Jersey coast. His well appointed hou.se will accommodate as many as twenty-five guests, while .his bountiful tables cater to a limitless throng. The hotel is an old and well estjiblished one, having been . originally b^ilt by the M.isses Edwards and conducted as a high-class hostelry by men well versed in the hotel business from that time to this. The .present proprietor is not the least successful of those ^^1ho have been established there, in fact, his peciiliafly well adapted characteristics and affability of manner make him a host most attractive to the traveling public. Princeton, New Jersey, was the scene Of Mr. Garrigan's birth, which occurred on April 26, 1862. He is the son of P. H- and Elizabeth "(Gray) Garrigan, both natives- of Ireland, whence they came to this country in 1836, taking up their residence in I02 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST: Princeton, New Jersey, where they followed agricultural pursuits. While there the family formed a lasting attachment for the late Dr. Hodge. In 1883 t'hey removed from Princeton to Long -Branch, thence to Oceanport in 1889, where the family now reside. Mr. W. H. Garrigan received his eariy education in -his .native town of Princeton, later supplementing same by a practical manual and mental training which went a long- way toward fitting him for. the position which he at present occupies, his incumbency of which has lasted since 1893. Mr. Garrigan is unmarried, a raatter of deep concern to his solicitous friends. His father's family consisted of twelve -children and in this family of twelve there were two pairs of twins. Their children were as follows : W. H. and James (twins), Bessie, Michael, Mary (deceased), Thomas (deceased) and Ann (twins), Luke (deceased), John, Kate, a daughter (deceased) unnamed, and Douglas Garrigan. The Garrigans are merabers of the Roman Catholic church and are worthy citizens" of the coraraonwealth. Mr. Garrigan is a member of the I. O. O. F,; Knights ot Pythias, and the I. O. R, M. JOHN C. SCHANCK, n The Schancks of Monmoudi county, Nevv' Jersey, are all descended from one Ruloff Schanck Van Nydeck, who, with his brother Jan, emigrated to America froni Holland in th'i year 1650. It is deemed probable that they were born at Doesburg in the province of Guelderland. Ruloff Schanc'K Van Nydeck was married thee times"" — ifirst in 1660 to Nultje Van Cowenhoven; the second time in 1675 tj Annetje Wyckoff and the third time to Catharine Cregir, November 30, 1688. He had three sons, Martin, John and Garrett. Martin, the first born, remained on Long Island, where his father settled, and John and Garrett removed to -Monraouth county, and from them were descended many men and women who in successive generations have been good and useful citizens. Garrett Schanck married Neltje Voorhees and had ten children, among them Gar rett, who was born August 30, 1712, and who married Jane Conover. Garrett and Jane (Conover) Schanck had three sons named William, John and Garrett. John, thie son of the second Garrett, was bom August 28, 1745, married' Maria De Nise, and ardently embraced the patriotic cause in the Revolutionary war. He became a captain of militia and made a record as a brave and devoted officer, who harrassed the enemy greatly to their loss and discomfort and -who at one -time was severely wounded. John and Maria (De Nise) Schanck had nine sons. From this illustrious ancestry sprang hun dreds of loyal citizens of our great republic. John K, Schanck, the grandfather of John C, Shanck iti the paternal line, married Anna Van Clees, who like him was born in Monmouth county, New Jersey. Of their family one son was Gilbert, born April 20, 1816, who married Micah Conover.' in 1863, and had children as follows: John K,, who died at the age of seven raonths in i86s ; John C, who was born Septeraber 26, 1866 ; Mary P. ; and Lydia A., born in 1869, died in January, 1873. Gilbert Schanck died August 3, 1882. Mrs. Micah (Conover) Schanck was born Deceraber 31, 1829, Gilbert Schanck was a' practical and successful farraer, a man loyal to his convictions, but without political aspirations. His son, John C, Schangk, was reared and educated in Atlantic township and was taught practical farming on his father's farm', which is no-jv h's ho.-ne. He married Miss Arianda Curchin, daughter of William and Malvi.ia Curchin, of Fair Haven, who was born February 5, i832, and who has borne him one chiid, Harold, ¦'HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 103 who was born August 27, 1900. Mr. Schanck's grandparen;s in the maternal line were Isaac J. and Alkey (Bennett) Conover. His grandfather was born September 13, 1795, and his grandmother July 30, 1798, THOMAS MALCOLM WALLING. The narae of Walling has long been a familiar one in Monmouth county. New • ¦ Jersey, and it is well represented at Shrewsbury by Thoraas M. Walling, who as a dairyman has attained considerable business prominence and has become known as one of the successful young men of the town. Thomas M. Walling was bo'rn at Keyport, Monmouth county. New Jersey, April 22, 1870, a son of Eugene and Margaret Walling and a grandson of Peter H. Walling, a native of Keyport, who became widely known as a mechanical genius. Eugene Walling and his wife, who have lived at Shrewsbury since 1884, -have had five chil dren, two daughters and two sons of who'm are living. When his parents removed to Shrewsbury Thomas M, Walling was fourteen years old. He had already acquired a rudimentary education in the public school near his former home, and he studied further in the public schools at Shrewsbury, where he- raade gratifying progress. When he left school he gave his attention to fanning, which he continued for ten years with marked success both as to practical experience and financial advantage. In iSgg he bought property of Mrs. Chasey and established his dairy enterprise, in which .he was reasonably successful, gaining the confidence of a wide circle of patrons. He has recently re-embarked in agricultural pursuits at Scobeyville. Mr. Walling was married November 28, 1899, to Miss Elizabeth Cook, daughter of Daniel Cook, of Tintonfalls, who on the 22d of December, igoo, bore him a daugh ter, whom they named Mary. CHARLES THOMAS WHITE, In the vicinitj' of Eatontown, Monmouth county. New Jersey, there have been few . families "«'.hich in successive generations have been more highly respected than those '. of 'White and Wolcott, which are represented at this time by Charles Thomas White and his mother, .Maribah (Wolcott) White, and sorae of their relatives. Charles T. White is a son of the late Thomas White and a grandson of Jacob and .Catharine White, who were born at Eatontown. Mrs. Maribah White is the daughter of Jphn and Lydia Wolcott and Johii was a son of Henry and Abbie Wolcott. The Wol- ootts, who were of English extraction, were Quakers .'Or F. lends, and were suc cessful -farmers and citizens of good influence. Jacob White was a Quaker, a- truthful and positive man of retiring disposition, whose word was literally as good as his bond. His farm was large and- well kept for tbe comparatively early day in which he lived, and by his wife Catharine he had five children, all of 'whom are dead. Thomas White, son of Jacob and Catharine, was born at Eatontown, Feb ruary 21, 1822, and died August 12,- 1888. He raarried .Miss Maribah Wolcott in i84g, and they had one son, Charles T. White, who is the immediate subject of this -sketch. Thomas White was a worthy man of upright life and character, a Whig and later- a Republican in politics, and a Quaker in faith. He held several township offices, among them that of surveyor of highways. His farm contained two hundred acres I04 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. of land and he was a practical farmer and a progressive and prosperous business man. The Whites of the present day are Baptists. Charles T. White, a successful farmer a.nd one of the influential citizens of Eatontown, iM-onmouth county. New Jersey,, was born January 6, i8s3, and married Eliza Hubbard, daughter of Robert -andTfenrietta Hubbard, June 6, 1874. Mrs. White, who .was born at Long Branch in i8s4, has borne her husband two children, Susie M., March 12, 1877, and. "Maribah Henrietta, November 12, 1879. Susie M. died January 7, 1879. Mr. White, while not an active politician, takes an abiding interest in all matters affecting the welfare of the ,-townsfaip and county and has in many ways demonstrated the -fact that he possesses much public spirit. He has- been a generous contributor toward -the support, of the Baptist church at Eatontown, of which he is one of the board of trustees, and has been liberal in his aid of other religious bodies. r...... ..Jt.:*.,.- .--.,-=- PETER TILLMAN. Prominent ^ijionf the energetic, far-seeing and successful business men of this part of the state is Peter Tillman, who is the chosen freeholder of Rahway town ship. Union county. His life history most happily illustrates what may be attained by faithful and continued effort in carrying out an honest purpose. Integrity, activ ity ^nd energy have been the crowning points of his success, and his connection with the various business enterprises and industries have been of decided advantage to the community, prom-oting its njaterial welfare in no uncertain manner. Mr. Till^.an was born in Raritan, Somerset county,' New Jersey, April 28, i860, a son of Augustus and Magdalina (Hollander) Tillman. His paternal great-grand father, Peter Tillman, was the first gold and copper smelter in this country and built many o.f the first srnelters erected here. The father of our subject, who was well known as a superintendent of mines, died in 1897, but the inother is still living. In the public schools of his natives town Mr. Tillman acquired his early educa tion. During his youth he entered the employ of the Jersey' City Street Car Com pany as an engineer, and reraained with them until i88g, when he leased and operated the Incline Plane at Jersey City for seven years. He assisted in organizing the New Jersey Port^^^ld Cepient iCpmpany of Perth Amboy, to which enterprise he has since given the greater part of his time and attention, being at present a stockholder, di- restor and superintendent of the company, which was incorporated in 1897 with H. B; Needham of New York City, president; WiUiam Kolbe, treasurer; Harry Rob inson, secretary; Mr. Tillman, superintendent. On beconiing connected with this concern Mr.. TiUman .went to Perth Ambpy and equipped the -plant, and under his capable management the business has grown so rapidly .that they now employ abput seyenty-five bands and ship their product all over the country. At different times Mr. Tillman has become identified with several other business enterprises as side issues, owning a plant for the manufacture of bicycles at Jersey City and also a -carpet cleaning establishment at that place. Mr. Tillman was united jn marriage to Miss Emma E- Barber, and to thera have been born three children, namely: Eva Brooks, Peter Kenneth and Sarah D.o-rothy, He imade his home in Jersey City from 18S2 until 1898, when he pur chased an elegant residence in Rahway, and here he has since lived. He and his wife are prominent members of the Presbyterian church of this place and he is no.iy serving as one of its trustees. As a Republican he takes quite an influenfal -pvt in local politics; is president of the Rahway Republican Club; and in igor, was /C^^S^ 0/'^^-t^A^l-'«-»• ¦ ¦ JOHN HENRY WILLEY. The farra of John H. Willey, near Keyport, in Monmouth county. New Jersey, consists of ninety-six acres, devoted to the culture of apples, pears, peaches, grapes, blackberries, raspberries, stra-Wbefries and -other small fruits, and is -one of the especially productive farms of Holmdel tO'Whship. Mr. Willey 'bought this farm- thirty years ago and since then- has been constantly improving it in every way. John H. Willey was bofn in Middletown, .Monmouth county, New Jersey, August S, 1844, a isOn of John and Harriet (Cotton) Willey, both natives of Derbyshire, England. His father was a furrier by trade, 'who died- at the age of forty-five years in i8ss. His -mother died in 1863, aged fifty-five years. John and Harriet (Co'tton) Willey had six children, five of who-m are living,: Mary Ann, who became the wife of William Tanner, of Middletown ; William, who is a carpenter at Red Bank ; Sarah, who became- the wife of David Walliiig, of Keyport, and is dead; Henry, w-ho is a farmer at Keyport; and John H., the imraediate subject of this sketch. Mr. Willey received but a liraited education in the common schools of his native town. He was early initiated into the -mysteries of farming. He was married Sep tember II, 1863, to Syndonia Webster, a daughter of Aaron W. and Harriet (Smith) Webster, the foriner a native of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, the latter of Monmouth county. New Jersey. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a descendant of Penelope Sto-ut. Mr. Willey is a Democrat in politics and keeps himself well informed concerning the affairs of the day land is one of the influential and respected 'citizens of his com munity. Mr. Willey was one' of the founders of the Monihouth County Fruit Grow ers Asociation, and has served as buyer for the organization at intervals since 1890. MICHAEL CRINE. Success has been worthily attained by Michael Crine, who is to-day accounted one of the prosperous farmers of Monmouth county. To his energy, enterprise, careful management and keen discrimination this is attributable. He started out in life a poof boy, a stranger in a strange land, ahd is now the owner of one ot the most desirable farming properties of the locality. He was born in county Galway, Ireland, December 25, 1838, He received only meager educational advantages in his native land, and when eleven years old he left his home across the sea and came to America, landing in New Vo-rk City without a cent in his pocket. His only telative in this country was an older brother, who had preceded him here by a few years, and after his afrival Michael made his way mostly on foot to near where he now resides, and for the first few years worked at any employment that would yield him an honest living. When fifteen years of age he began working at farm labor, ' receiving four dollars a month and his board, and with this small salary he was able in a few years to purchase seven acres of land. As the years have passed prosperity has attended his well directed efforts and in 1892 he added to his present beautiful homestead one hundred and ninety-five acres, formerly kiiown as the Jons- 7u^Cc^C:z^ ^^-^^-t^ HISTORY. OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. iij than Morgan place, and located east of Morganville, His land is under a fine state of cultivation, and he is engaged in general farming and also in the raising of straw berries for the market. Energy is one of his most raarked characteristics, and he prosecutes his labors with a zeal that has brought to him rich returns. Substantial buildings, the latest improved machinery, well kept fences and good grades of stock — these are araong the accessories of the Crine farra. On the loth of January, 1857, was celebrated the raarriage of Mr. Crine and Miss Catherine Murphy, who is also a native of the Emerald Isle, coming to this country with relatives when a child. Of the children born to Mr, and Mrs, Crine ten survive, naraely: Mary Elizabeth, at horae; James, who married Mary Kelley; Delia, the wife of Michael Holland; Rosanna, wife ot John Severs; Michael, who raarried Anna Cain; WaUer, who raarried Kate Malloney; Theresa, the, wife of John Killcora'mon ; Robert V. ; Ca£sie ; and^Agnes, Alraost the entire life ot Mr. Crine has been passed in Monmouth county, and he has a wide acquaintance among her best citizens, raany of whom ate included within the circle of his friends. JACOB E, WILSON, Jacob Edgar Wilson has passed the eightieth milestone on the joumey of life, and yet, to a liraited extent, still follows his trade of carriage-making, putting to shame many a mart even of much younger age, who, grown weary of the struggles of busi ness life, would relegate to -others the burdens he -should bear. The career of Mr. Wilson has been. a busy, useful and upright one, and his example in many respects is well worthy of emulation. His life record began in Holmdel, Monra'outh county. New Jersey, where he first opened his eyes to the light of day October 25, 1821. He represents one of the old families of this state. His grandparents -were John 'and Rebecca Wilson, in whose family were three -children: Williara, J'ames and Rebecca, Qi these Williara becarae the father of our subject. He was a carpenter by trade and in' conjunction with his building interests he owned and operated a small farm. His life was quiet and uneventful, but true to every duty, both public and private. He married Ann Newell, a daughter of -Thornas Newell, who was a valiant soldier in the Revolutionary war, loyally aiding in the cause of independence. He lost a leg in battle. When the second war with England was inaugurated in 1812, William Wilson, the father of our sub ject, entered the army as a defender of Araerican rights. By his raarriage he becarae the father of ten children, of whom three are yet living, naraely : Jaco'b E,, Joseph and Albert. In his parents' home Jacob E, Wilson spent his boyhood days, and in his early life learned the wheelwright's trade, which he has followed to some extent up to the present time; the milling business has also occupied his attention at times-. He has spent the greater part of his life in- Monraouth county, but for six years was a resident of Sharon Springs, New York, and removed from there to Mount Pleasant, now Freneau, in 1850. There he purchased property, built bis shop, and erected a dwell ing. He also purchased the old gristmill known as Henninger's Mill, which he owned and -operated for ten years. In 1861 he removed to his present place of residence, where he has for forty years enjoyed the full confidence of his numerous patrons:' He was an expert machinist, who could do anything in the line of mechanical construc tion, and even though the snows of many winters have fallen upon his head, his hand has not yet lost its cunning; and although he is largely living retired, he often does 8 114 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. some piece of mechanical work that is an exposition of his skill and ability. In addi tion to his horae property he -O'wns other houses, which he rents, and his incorae sup plies him with the comforts of life. Mr. Wilson has been thrice married. He first wedded Maria Gilborn, and unto them were born two children — Frances, and an infant who died unnamed. For his second -wife Mr Wilson chose Mlatilda Piper, and they had one son, Edward. His third wife bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Warn, and they became the parents ot seven children, — Eraraa, Florence, Minnie, Delia, Lydia, Albert and Williara; but the last naraed is now deceased, Mrs, Wilson died in 1872, Mt. Wilson has never taken any active part in politics aside frora voting for the men and measures that are best calculated to promote -the general good. His declining years are spent in ease and quiet. JAMES D. AVERY. James Denton Avery is the treasurer and general manager of the Cliffwood Brick Company -and a very progressive, energetic young business man. His birth occurred at Highland Falls, Orange county. New York, April 20, 1861, and after acquiring a liberal education, which well prepared him for the practical and responsible duties of business life, he became, when nineteen years -of age, interested in the brick manufacturing business with his father. He has since continued a member of the firm, which is now conducting its -operations under the narae of the Cliffwood Brick Company, The enterprise, energy and tireless industry ot the young man, added to the broad experience and sound judgraent -of the father, make a strong business com bination, and their ability is shckwn in the excellent success -which attends the industry that now turns out upward of forty million bricks annually. February 13, 1882, Mr, Avery of this review was united in raarriage to Miss Mary L, Billings, a daughter of Stephen and Ann Billings, of New York, and they have had -five children. One son, Thoraas, is deceased. The surviving children are Ann, Stephen, Jaraes and Charles. i James D, Avery is a raember of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and like his honored father holds membership in theT Methodist Episcopal church. Quick to note and improve -opportunities, resolute and determ-ined, he -belongs to 'that class of citizens who are a valued addition to any coraraunity, contributing in a large degree to its com'mercial activity and thereby proraoting the general welfare. MELVIN R. VAN KEUREN, ¦ Melvin Randolph Van Keuren is a representative of an old Dutch family of Manhattan Island, which in different generations has played an iraportant part in the history of that locality. His grandfather in the paternal line was Robert Van Keuren, who raarried Miss Odell, a member of a very prominent and influential family of New York, One of his great-grandfathers in the -maternal line was a Price and a soldier in the war of 1812, and in the marine service he also did gallant service in defense of his country, dying while in the service. The grandmother ot our subject in the raaternal line was a Roberts, a m-eraber of the old Roberts family in Middletown, New Jersey, and her father was a soldier in the war of 1812, sta tioned at Sandy Hook, The parents of our subject were Benjarain and Mary E, (Price) Van Keuren, The father, who was born at Poughkeepsie, New York, is a HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 115 prominent business man in Jersey City, where he has served his fellow citizens as police comraissioner, as alderman, and as comraissioner of public works. His wife, who died in 1891, bore him seven children, three of whom are living,— -Charles, who is chief engineer of Jersey City; Melvin R,, the immediate subject of this sketch; and Mrs, Day,— Mrs, Day's brother-in-law represents the United States government as consul at an English port. Melvin R. Van Keuren, a civil engineer, is. one of the most prominent citizens of Eatontown, Monmouth county. New Jersey. He was born in New York City, January 19, 1855, and received his primary education in the public schools of Jersey City, Later he took up the study of engineering at the Hasbrook Institute, ot Jersey City, and completed the course at Cooper Institute, New York, He adopted civil engineering as a profession and succeeded in building for himself an enviable pro fessional reputation. From 1872 until 1876 he was eraployed as assistant in the engineering corps of Jersey City, and was then successively eraployed in tbe audit ing department of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, as en gineer of construction for the Jersey City and Albany roads; he then went to west ern Pennsylvania as resident engineer for the Pittsburg, New Castle & Lake Erie Railroad, now a part of the Pittsburg & Western system. He was afterward chief engineer of the -Pittsburg, Marion & Chicago Railroad, and in 1882 went to Ten nessee, where he built the Knoxville & New River Railroad, of which he was the projector, a stockholder and also the chief engineer and president. Soon after the completion of that line he sold -his interest therein and retumed to New Jersey, and for a short time lived near New Brunswick, where he owns a farm, and there also built a large modern house. From there he went to Eatontown, where, he was associated with and eraployed by the Monraouth Park Association as its engineer, in which capacity he laid out its grounds, located its buildings, and fitted its park for its in tended use. In 1893 the act of the New Jersey legislature prohibited racing, thus causing the dissolution of the Monraouth Park Association, and its grounds were purchased by Mr, Van Keuren, who returned to Jersey City and is now employed as contracting engineer. In 1897 he purchased his present home, which is beautifully situated on a slight elevation at the border of the quaint old village of Eatontown, His estate consists of six hundred acres of land, the limits of which touch Shrewsbury, Little Silver, Ocean Port and Eatontown on the south and west, Mr, Van Keuren's object, to which he is devoting his best abilities as a civil engineer and his extensive knowledge of landscape gardening, is to so beautify the locality as to induce suburbanites to seek residence places on this estate. He is a raan of rauch public spirit, and wherever he has lived has, devoted hiraself zealously to the public good. He is a member of Washington Lodge, No, g, F. & A. M,, of Eatontown, and -of the Palma Club of Jersey City. Mr. Van Keuren was married Septeraber is, 1880, to Mary Eraraa Coriell, a '•daughter of Abner S. and Catharine Coriell, She was born near Plainfield and is descended from old and honorable New Jersey farailies, Mr, and Mrs. Van Keuren have five sons, naraed respectively Melvin R,, Walter C, Raymond, Benjarain and Valentine, - - , 4 « ? JOHN HENRY SCHULTS. The sturdy, enterprising quality of the English character, which has become ap parent wherever Englishmen have settled in America, has been manifested in Mon mouth county,. New Jersey, by several prominent citizens, notably by John H. ii6 HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. Schults, a merchant farmer, who lives and does business at Pine Brook, and whose postoffice address is Tintonfalls, John H, Schults is a son ot John and Caroline (Brown) Schults, natives of England, -who emigrated to America and located on the farm of seventy-five acres which is now the -home of their son, the subject of this sketch. They had children named John H,, Joseph, Carrie, Lydia, Ann and Frank. William Brown,. Mr. Schults' grandfather in the maternal line,^was an Englishraan, who raarried an Eng- lishwo-raan named Mary White, He was a millwright by trade. and became a promi nent figure in Monmouth county, where he erected a number of mills, which have been in constant operation to this day. In every way he was a man of usefulness and influence in his adopted country and ably filled the office of justice of the peace, and otherwise served his fellow citizens in a public way. William and Mary (White) Brown had children naraed Job, Williara, John, "Margaret, Mary A. and Caroline, the last mentioned of whom was Mr, Schults' mother, J'ohn H, Schults was born at Pine Brook, Monmouth county. New Jersey, Au gust 30, 1856, and was educated in the public schools and early initiated into the mysteries of practical farming, a pursuit to which be has devoted himself during all his active years. His farm., consisting of sixty acres of valuable land, is devoted to miscellaneous crops and garden stuff. In 1901 he bought a store at Pine Brook and is achieving a satisfactory success as a merchant. Mr. Schuhs married Miss Rose Dean, a daughter of John and Mary Dean, who was born in Shrewsbury township, and who has home him children named James, Mary, Williara, Maggie, Henry and "Kittie Mr Schults is a member of the Ben Hur society, takes a patriotic interest in political affairs" and is a citzen of much enter prise and public spirit. WILLIAM H POTTER. The Potter faraily, of which our subject is a worthy representative, is one ot the oldest of Hunterdon county. New Jersey, Pottersville was first settled, by, and the town derived its name fr-o-ra, this faraily. William H. Potter, the son of Jonathan and 'Carolin (Crater) Patter, was born at Pottersville on July 3, 1859. Here he re ceived his earl}' mental training at the public schools, and later he took up a course of study at the Cornell Preparatory Sch-ool, at Somerville, this state. He early com menced his comraercial career as a clerk in his father's store, where he remained until 1878. He then located in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and entered the employ of Stein bach Brothers, dry-goods merchants. For six years he continued in this position, when- in 1884 he entered the dry-goods business on his own account, locating at North Spring Lake, this state. In addition to, and in connection with, his well established trade, in 1885 he took up the real-estate and insurance business, and since then has- successfully carried on his widely differing business enterprises up to the present time, A Deraocrat in politics, Mr. Potter has occupied positions of trust and responsi bility of a public character, having been collector for the borough of North Spring Lake from 1884 to 1893, also having tjccupied a position in the borough council of North' Spring Lake, extending over a period- from 1893 to the present time, and is vice-preM- dent of the First National iBank of Spring Lake, New Jersey. Socially he is affiliated with Wall Lodge, No. 73, F. & A, M,, of Mana.squan, New Jersey, and with Wall Castle, No, S7, Knights of the Golden Eagle, of Spring Lake- He has been a member of the First Presbyterian church of Asbury Park ever since its organization. HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST.. 117 It can be said of Mr, Potter that he is a self-made man, and so well and pro portionately has he carved out his career that it would be difficult to discover any flaws in the pattern he has set himself. D.ARIUS VANDEMARK, ..A well known and respected resident of Eatontown, Monraouth county. New Jersey, is Darius Vandemark, who was bom in Sullivan county. New York, Septem ber 28,. 1851, His parents were Washington and Harriet (Dutcher) Vandemark, and he was reared and educated in the public schools of his native place. Mr. ¦yandemark early displayed ability in the handling and rearing of stock, particularly horses, and" has owned some celebrated 'ones, among which may be mentioned Mara- brino Pilot, Jr,, time 2:22; 'Beauty, time 2:16. A number of his horses -have won some raost .hotly" contested races in -the state, and he is -regarded as an authority on the gcK>d points and' probable speed of the racing horses in this vicinity. Mr. Vanderaark has h-andled stock for raarket very extensively, also selling and exchang ing. Prior to 1895 he owned a fine farm in Westchester county. New York, but after selling that property he carae to Monraouth county and purchased a valuable farra of Mr. Smock, consisting of seventy acres, in Shrewsbury township. This tract has been greatly iraproved by Mr. Vandemark, and he has alreaidy shown that he is a thorough and capable agriculturist. On March 2, 1881, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Ida Li Umpstead, a native of Brooklyn, New York, who was a daughter of Andrew and Mary Ump stead. To this union have been born three children, naraely : Flora D. ; Winfield, deceased ; and Anna B. Mr. Vandemark is a self-made raan and has been prorainent in public affairs wherever he has lived. In Sullivan county. New York, he took a leading part in county politics, and was both assessor and road commissioner. Since his location in Monmouth county he -has made many warra . personal friends, has established a repu tation as a true horseman and has become a valued citizen. HOWLAND REYNOLDS. Howland Reynolds, who is identified with the building interests of , Monmouth county, resides south of Eatontown, near the farra on which his 'birth occurred Noveraber s, 1866. He is a son of Robert and Anna L. (iHowland) Reynolds. The father was born near Eatontown in 1844 and raade farming his life work, always following that occupation, with the exception of a few years which he spent in New York -City. His parents were James and Phebe (Dangler) Reynolds. The grand father of our subject was the first cf the name to locate in Monmouth county. He owned a farm -of -one hundred and sixty acres near Eatontown and was a man of excellent business ability and capable management. His industry, enterprise and keen sagacity brought to him success and as -his financial resources increased he in vested his mo-n-ey in- farms, 'which he left to his children, eight in number, naknely: Mrs. George Mount, Mrs. H. Chamberlain, John, Robert, William, Mrs. A. T.. Metzer, Mrs, Charles A. Post and Mrs. Solomon Gardner. The ladies named above- are all residents -of West Long Branch, and the brothers of Eatontown, Jaraes -Reynolds iiS HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. died- September i, 1889, but his wife, who was born in 181s, still (1902)' survives. Both Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds are also living and make their home in Mon mouth county upon their farra near Eatontown. Their children are: Howland; Jaraes, deceased ; Cora M"., deceased ; Phebe A., deceased ; Calvin R, ; and John H,, deceased. In the neighborhood where his birth occurred Howland Reynolds was reared, his tirae being passed in the usual raanner of farmer lads of the period. He acquired his early education in the common schools, and it was supplemented by a course in Freehold Academy. During the summer months he assisted in the "work of the home farm and continued to aid in the labors of the fields until his twentieth year, when he began to learn the- carpenter's trade. The occupation proved con^nial and he soon mastered the business, which he has since followed with excellent success; for as the years 'have gone by he has secured- a constantly growing patronage, many residents of the community desiring- the be-ne-fit of his skill and experience in build^ ing and repairing. On September 4, 1892, Mr. Reynolds led to the marriage altar MJss Ann Dangler, a daughter of' Joseph -C. Dangler. She was born near her present home, and by her marriage has become the mother of one daughter, Elsie, who was born No-. vember 17, 1894. The family have a very attractive horae, which was remodeled by Mr, Reynolds in a modern style of architecture and is supplied with all modern con-veniences, while the lawn and other surroundings are very tasteful. Mr. Reynolds belongs to Mizpah Lodge, No, 61, Independent Order, of Odd Fellows, of which he is the vice grand, and to the Order ot Red^ Men, -filling the chair in the latter order. He enjoys the good will of his brethren of these fraternities, while in business circles his word' is as good as his bond. RICHARD . WILSON. Richard Wilson, an enterprising business man of Ocean Grove, Njew Jersey, also prorainent in various fraternal societies, and a Civil war veteran, is a native of the state, bom in Burlington, March 18, 1834. His parents were William and Caroline Wilson. His education was obtained in the public schools of his native city, and was amply sufficient to enable him to transact all the business in which he has been engaged during a busy life. ' He perforraed farra labour until he was nineteen years of age, when he undertook to learn the trade of a wheelwright, and •devoted to it two years, during which tirae he obtained an excellent practical knowl edge of that important department of raechanics. For two years afterward he was again engaged upon a farra. He then located in Florence, New Jersey, and took eraployment in the pattern department ot the foundry in that place. He -had de veloped fine ability for that particular class of work, involving something of the talent of the artist as well as the skilled labor of the finished mechanic, and |had he persisted in his calling, he would undoubtedly have attained lo distinction. The Civil war, however, moved him to take up arms in defense of his country, and incidentally gave to his life a new direction. In the early summer ot 1861 he enlisted in the First Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry. He had acquired considerable knowledge of horses while upon the farm, and he was made a non-co-ramissioned officer and placed on duty in the important position of battalion veterinary surgeon, and he served in that capacity until October, 1863, His usefulness in this department had been amply demon- /^y60iM-,,r^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 1 1 9 strafed, and on the latter date he was transferred to the quartermaster's depart ment in Washington, where he was charged with the responsible duty ot inspecting and treating horses for field service, an indispensable prerequisite' to the efficiency of the cavalry arm. During this period, the government employes were formed into companies and regiments for the defense ot the capital, and he was commissioned captain of the company known as the Meigs Guards, thus named for Quartermasty General Meigs; he' served in that capacity, often under arras and on guard duty, until November, 1866, when he was mustered out, the war having ended, -Captain Wilson then returned to Florence, New Jersey, and conducted a hotel for four years. In 1870 he went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and entered the employ of the Knickerbocker Ice Company, with which he reraained for ten years. In 1880 he took up his residence in Ocean Grove, which has since been his place of abode and the scene of his effort. He immediately engaged with the Ocean Grove Association as a carpenter and as superintendent of their ice business, and for fourteen years his service for that company was continuous and useful. In 1894 he established an ice business on his own kccount, which he has since prosecuted with entire success. In his business relations he enjoys the confidence of all, and he is held in esteem throughout the coraraunity as a man of unimpeachable integrity and a public-spirited citizen. He maintains his business .office at his residence, the building whch he has occupied from his first coming to Ocean Grove, at No, 108 Heck avenue. He is prorainent in various- of the leading social and fraternal orga-nizations, holding membership in C, K. Hall Post, No. 41, G. A. R, ; in Coast City Council, No. 813, Royal Arcanum ; and in the following n-araed bodies of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows : Neptune Lodge, No, 84 ; Atlantic Encampment, No. 22 ; Canton Atlantic, No. 7, Patriarchs Militant ; and Atlantic Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 2. He has held official position in all these orders, "and frequently in the latter named. Captain Wilson was raarried December 25, 1855, to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Rich ardson, daughter of Jaraes B. and Mary Richardson, of Florence, New Jersey. Born of this marriage were the following named children : James R,, born January 9, 1857; Harriet H., born April 10, i8s8; Williara R., born- Noveraber 13, i860; Benjarain F, and Richard, twins, born July 13, 1863, who died, respectively, March 10 and March 13, 1864; George W., born May g, i86s; Sarah E., bom March 31, 1867; Richard, born October 31, 1871 ; Mary E., bom September 17, 1873, and died -Septeraber 25, 1886; Samuel S., born Deteraber 17, 1876, and died April 5, 1882; and Frank T, born Deceraber 27, 1878, JOHN SHEEHAN. One of the most popular and prominent citizens of Red Bank is John Sheehan, the well known proprietor of the Abbott House, on- Shrewsbury avenue, where he has carried on business for twelve years. He is a native of Monimoutb county. New Jersey, his birth having occurred in Shrewsbury township, December 25, i84g, his father being Patrick Sheehan, who emigrated to America from the Eraer,ald' Isle in 1845. Educated in the schools of his locality, John Sheehan in- his early business career was engaged as foreman for James M, Lowree, a prominent contractor for the building, of water works in various cities, operating largely in the southern states and erecting many important plants of this character. Mr. Sheehan ia, this I20' HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. capacity gained a wide reputation for efficient workmanship and for the fidelity with which he lived up to the terms of his contracts, thereby winning for his employer a liberal patronage. About twelve years ago he erected the Abbott House in Red Bank and has since conducted the hotel, which has becorae a favorite- with the traveling public on account of the comforts and conveniences -which the guests are there enabled 'to enjoy. Parlors, dining roora and sleeping apartments are all well equipped and the genial and obliging landlord wins many friends among his patrons. In public affairs Mr. Sheehan is an active and prominent figure and his influ ence is always on the side of progress and improvement. He votes with the Democ racy and on that ticket was chosen a comraiissioner of the town of Red Bank. He has filled the position for two terms and at a recent election ran as- an independent candidate, not having been nominated at the primaries, and -was elected by the largest majority ever given any candidate for the office, and by far the largest vote ever polled at a city election. Nearly all of the leading business raen gave hira their support and influence. His record is -one of which he has every reason to be proud and indicates that he has a host of warra friends. LYTTLETON WHITE. The well known resident of Eatontown, M'onraouth county. New Jersey, whose narae is above, is an honored representative of two old families who have lived on the New Jersey coast for three centuries. The Whites are of English descent and ¦ trace their origin, to Sarauel White from Deal, England, who came, early to America and settled on the present site of Deal, New Jersey. Of Quaker faith, the Whites were of that sturdy stock who adhered to those primitive principles, simple yet sufficient, which when carried into practice elevate the standard of humanity and bring it nearer to its Creator. Robert R. White, the paternal grandfather of Lyttleton White, was born near Red Bank," New Jersey, and became a prominent and respected farraer in Shrews bury township. He raarried Cleraence Dennis, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Dennis, and had children named Elisha, Lyttleton, Asbur- and Ann. In politics he was a 'Whig and in religious affiliation he "was a Friend. He died September i6, i8is, his wife March 8, 1847, at the age of eighty-seven years. Elisha White, son of Robert R. ahd- Cleraence (Dennis) White, was born near Red Bank in i7gi. After he left school he learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked at Eatontown and later at Red Bank. He was a mechanic of unusual skill, and his reputation brought hira such a lucrative patronage that he was enabled . to araass a considerable fortune. He was a raeraber of the Protestant Episcopal church, and by political affiliation was a Whig, He married Miss Mary Lewis, who was bom in 1798, and who bore him children as follows: Reding L., dead; John P., dead; Foreman, dead; Anna E., dead; Gordon D., dead; Catharine, dead; Mary C, dead; Lyttleton; Barzilla; Catharine, dead. The father of these children died in March, 1868, at the age of seventy-seven years, Mr. Lyttleton White's great-great-great-grandfather on the maternal side was Samuel Dennis, and his wife's Christian narae was Increase. He came to this coun try from England in 167s, and died in 1723, and was the founder of Mr. Whites American- ancestry in the maternal line. He was the father of Jacob Dennis, whose wife was Cleraence, They- had a son Jacob, w-hose wife was Margaret, and their daughter, Clemence Dennis, married Robert R, White, who was Mr.' White's grand- -^^^3^^^:::;^^^^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 121 father in the paternal line. Jacob Dennis was a Whig and was a stanch supporter of the cause of the colonies in their struggle for independence. .He was a fearless soldier in the ranks of the continental army and a price was set on his head by those who sought to compass his downfall. At one time he was taken prisoner, but he was finally liberated. Before the Revolutionary war he held the office of magis trate under" the king of England, and after the independence of the colonies had been -recognized he was elected a member of the colonial assembly, and in that body and elsewhere proved himself a man of worth and influence. His descendants in suc cessive generations have been good and loyal citizens. Lyttleton White, of Eatontown, Monmouth county. New Jersey, son of Elisha and Mary (Lewis) White, was bom April 7, 1833. He acquired a priraary edu cation in the comraon schools and was later a student at the high schpol at Red Bank, then learned the tinner's trade, at which he worked for a tirae in his native; town. Later he removed to Long Branch and finally settled at Eatontown, where, in the enjoyment of the confidence of his fellow citizens, he is likely to spend the remainder of his days. Since he retired from business in 1892 he has been honored with various offices of trust. He was for several years a school trustee and for nine years a freeholder and is now the incumbent of the office of county auditor of Monraouth county, which he has- -filled -for «x- years with great credit. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church and is an influential member of its vestry, and he affiliates with Oceanport Tribe, Iraproved Order of Redraen. Lyttleton White married Miss May Larabertson, February 4, 1853. Mrs. White, who was born in Middlesex county. New Jersey, in 1835, a daughter of Joshua Lara bertson, has borne her husband three children: Their daughter, Anna E., is dead. Their son, William L., lis a prorainent business man of .Easton, -Pennsylvania, and ex-comptroller of that city. Their son, Harry, is a minister ot the gospel, of Uni tarian faith, having ¦ a charge at Duluth, Minnesota.- ADON LIPPINCOTT. Adon Lippincott has been- identified with the beautiful city of Asbury Park during the period of its history in which it reached that high developraent which has made it an ornaraent among seaside resorts," sought by European as well as American tourists. In that work he bore a full part, and to him is awarded, by common consent, .a large share in the credit due for praiseworthy accomplishments. He also enjoys the high distinction of having been specially honored by the -war department for faithful and gallant service during the Civil war. Mr. Lippincott was born at Harrisonville, Gloucester county. New Jersey, May 25, 1839, son of Chalkly and Phoebe Lippincott. He received a public school edu cation, and he assisted his father on the- hom'e farm until he attained his. majority. At the outbreak of the -Civil war, in 1861, -he enlisted as a private in the Forty-eighth Regiment, New York Volunteers, and re-enlisted at the expiration of the three years' term of service, being mustered out at the end of the -war, April 16, 1865. He rose through .the Various- grad.es to a full captaincy, and was brevetted major of volun teers, his commission bearing the signature of. the. President. During the earlier part of the war. he iserved in the department of the South, and in the latter por tion in the department oi the James. The engagements in which he participated were those of Hilton Head, Port Royal Ferry, Fort Wagner, Olustee, -Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Chapin's Farm, Fort Fisher, Wilraington and Raleigh. 122 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. After leaving the army Major Lippincott engaged in carpentering and worked at the trade first in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and then in Camden, New Jersey. In 1878 he took up his residence at Asbury Park, New Jersey, and began contracting and building, an occupation which he has succes.sfully followed, and in which he is yet engaged, with his offices at No. 907 Main street. During all these years he has been busily engaged, and in the 'extension and beautifying of the city with raodern residence structures he has contributed a full share. In all bis transactions he has displayed the qualities ot a discerning man ot affairs and of em-inent uprightness. He is remarkably well preserved, despite the -hardships and -exposures he encoun tered during four years of service in the field in time of war, and gives promise of many added years of usefulness, Mr Lippincott is a member of the First Congregational church. In politics he is an ardent Republican, April 16, 1868, he was married to Miss Anna C, Clark, daughter of William P, Clark, of Philadelphia, She died April 8, 1894, leaving one son now living, Walter C, born February 27, 1871, no-w associated with his father in business, Mr, Lippincott was raarried April 18, 1901, to Miss Irene Wilson, daugh ter of Hon. Arthur Wilson, a prominent citizen of Asbury Park. A PETFORD CRANSTON. A. Petford Cranston, who has held the office of superintendent of the Com mercial Cable Company building in New York City since the formation- of the com pany, was born in Brooklyn, New York, March 17, 1863, a so-n of Alfred and Eliza beth H. (Petford) Cranston, the latter mentioned being a native of the state ot Ohio, and tbe former being born in Georgia ; the father removed to Brooklyn when quite a young man, and decided to make his home there; he enlisted with the Fo'Urteenth Regiment, and served all through the Civil war ; for his bravery and daring during that trying ordeal he was appointed to a captaincy. He and his -wife still reside in Brooklyn. A Petford Cranston, who resides at the present time in Colonia, Woodbridge township. New Jersey, spent his youth and early raanhood in Brooklyn, and Mor ristown-, New Jersey. He acquired his education in the common schools of the latter named place, and upon attaining raanhood he becarae interested in railroading in Ari zona, and subsequently 'engaged in building smelters for copper in Arizona and other parts of the southwest. During the same period he was also engaged in government service, in connection with Indian affairs. He carae to New York City about nine years ago, when the Postal Telegraph Building was being erected, and became con nected with that company; he reraained with them until 1897, when the position he now holds was offered him and accepted. In 1894 Mr. Cranston decided to purchase the Jones Mill place at Colonia, New Jersey. There had been sorae litigation about an ancient title to the property; Mr. Fullerton, who was a man of considerable consequence, and the first schoolmaster in Woodbridge, clairaed it, as did also Jeffrey Jones, who finally appealed to the King of En-gland; the king sustained the claira and Mr. Jones took possession in May, 169S, as the old grant shows. It' reraained in the Jones faraily until bought by Mr. McDonald, who left it to Sarauel McDonald, frora whom Mr Cranston pur chased, it. Mr. Cranston has been a member of tbe Woodbridge township school board. He is a membef of the Masonic -order of New Y'o-rk City, Lodge No. 67, and of the HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY- COAST. 123 Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Artistic Lodge, No. loi, of Brookly.i. Mr. Cranston married Miss Florence A. Lovatt. Mrs, Cranston was a daughter of Mr. William Lovatt, for many years a promin-emt raanufacturer in Newark. NICHOLAS WILLIAMSON, M. D. To know Dr. Williamson is to esteera and honor hira. He occupies a position in the ranks of the medical fraternity never attained except by raen of pronounced ability, and, moreover, in the affairs of the city he has been a raost important factor, filling the office of mayor for three consecutive terms; his administration has won him the highest coraraendation of raen of all parties, for his course has ever been characterized by reform, by progress and improvement. New Brunswick has bene fited by his efforts in large measure, anc} she justly honors the raan who has so greatly promoted her welfare. The Doctor is a native of New York City, his birth having there occurred on the gth of March, 1845. He has back of him an ancestry 'honorable and dis tinguished, including James Abeel, one of his great-grandfathers, who served as deputy quarterraaster general under .Washington in the Revolutionary- war and rendered valuable aid to the colonies in their struggle for independence. His father, Nicholas Wiliarason, was for some time paying teller in the Bank of New York and after ward president of the Novelty Rubber Company of New Brunswick, an industry which proved an important factor in the upbuilding of this city. His death oc curred in 1862. His wife, who bore the maiden narae of Mary Rebecca Burlock, was a native of the West Indies. Dr. Williamson spent part of his youth in New Brunswick, but after his father's death the family returned to New York City, spending three years in the metropolis. On the expiration of that period they again came to Middlesex county. The Doctor pursued his education in private schools, having been a pupil of the presert Judge Jonathan Dixon. He entered Rutgers College in 1862, but finding an oppc-tunitv to go into business with his father in the Novelty Rubber Company, he gave up col lege. He remained in business until 1869, when he left that enterprise in order to prepare for the practice of medicine, which he had determined to make his life work. His preceptor was Dr. Henry R. Baldwin, a distinguished member of the medical profession of Middlesex county. He further continued his studies in the University of New York, in which he was graduated with the class of 1871, and he is also a graduate of the College' of Physicians and Surgeons of New York, A man of Dr. Williamson's nature could never content himself with raediocrity — the highest degree of perfection attainable being his goal. To this end he pursued an advanced medical course in Edinburgh, Scotland, being graduated in the College of Physi cians and Surgeons of that city, with the class of 1879. He has always been a deep, earnest and discriminating student of his profession, continually broadening his knowledge by reading and investigation, and using with excellent result those medical agents known to the calling. The large patronage accorded him stands in un-mis- takable evidence of his ability, for people do not risk their most priceless treasure, health, in the hands of the unskilled or incompetent. The Doctor has been twice married, his first wife being Sarah, the daughter of Dr. George H. Cook, She died in 1878, and on the 2d of June, 1881, Dr William son was joined in wedlock to Miss Clara A, Gurley, of Troy, New York, a daughter of William Gurley, Their children are Clara C, born March 21, 1882; Ruth A., 124 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. whose birth occurred May 31, 1886; Charles Guriey, born Februay 23, 1888; and Mary Agnes Burlock, July 29, l8gi. In addition to his professional duties the Doctor has other business interests, being a stockholder and director in the New Bruns"wi-ck Savi.-.gi Institut'on. His social relations connect him with Union Lodge, F. & A.M,, with the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Rutgers College, and with the Sons of the Revolution. He belongs to the Second Reformed church of this city. In the line of his profession he is connected with the Midd'lesex County Medical Society and the Nsw Jersey State Medical Society; and American Medical Association. He is always deeply interested in any thing that promises to disclose the key to the mystery which we call life, and to aid him in his iraportant work in the restoration of health. But .while professional prorainence has been won by hira, Dr, Williarason has also been 'honored in other ways by his fellow townsraen, for in 1882 he was elected to represent the fifth -ftrard in the city council and was continued in that office until 1886. In 1895 he was chosen by popular suffrage to the highest elective pffice within the gift of his fellow towns raen, and for two successive terras was re-elected mayor of New Brunswick. The city has never had a raore capable officer, for while his course has been progressive, his administration has been practical and free from -extravagant expenditures. He has labored earnestl-y and effectively for 'improvement along substantial lines, and while a stanch Republican, has never been biased in his official acts by his party allegiance. Not lonly men lof his -own .party,, but those in the o-pposition praise him for his wise and judicious raanageraent -of the city affairs. He commands public confidence and respect in every walk -of life and in New Brunswick there is no man more honored or more deserving ot honor than Dr. William-son. GEORGE WILKINS. Atlantic township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, is the home of several re tired farmers who are recognized as leading citizens, but none of thera li known more favorably than George Wilkins, . Sr., who began life without the advantage ot a good education and without -financial backing, and has accumulated sufficient to make him more than -well off. Mr. Wilkins was born in England, March 24, 1828, a son of J'ohn and Mary (Needle) Wilkins. His parents brought him to the United States when he was a year and a half old, and -his father, who was an able veterinary surgeon, located at Matawan, New Jersey, where he long practiced his profession -and where after a use ful yet uneventful life he passed away at the -ripe age of eighty-one years. His wife. died six weeks earlier than he, aged seventy-one years. They had three children, named William-, Elizabeth and George. George Wilkifis, Sr., son of John and Mary (Needle) Wilkins, was reared and educated in Marlboro and Freehold townships, Monraouth county, and early evinced a natural aptitude for his father's profession, in which he has becorae so expert that his skill in the treatment Of diseases to which the -horse is subject surpasses that of raany college-bred veterinary surgeons; yet with all his skill and all his success he makes no pretentions to special prominence, and has 'given to farming such time as has not been demanded in the practice of his profession. His first pur chase -o.f real e'state was sixty acres. . Later he bought fifty acres' more and still later fifty-six acres, and he has since bought a farm of eighty-six acres and several wood lots of from ten to fifteen .acres each. He is the owner also of .real festate at Long Branch and at Freehold, Niew Jersey. G-EGRGE WILKIHS. HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 125 Mr. Wilkins was -married December 24, 1851, fo Miss Paulina Cottrell, daughter of William T. and Eleanor Cottrell, who was born jn Monmouth county, Novem ber, 1830.. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins have been born children as . follows : Job, Hannah M., John T, George, Jr., Sallie E. and Wellington. Mr: Wilkins' inclina tions have never led him to active partisanship in a political, way, but he has pro nounced opinions .upon all questions of public policy and is a man of more than ordinary public spirit, who is ever ready to exert himself to the utmost for the up building of the interests of his community. LEONARD FURMAN. Over the official career of Leonard Furman there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil.- For eight years he ihas . filled" the position of surrogate of Middle sex county, and his long retention in the office" is unmistakable proof of his ability, prprnptness affd trustworthiness. His patriotic 'spirit 'is manifest in the active, pro gressive way in which he administers the. county business,^a public office being to him a sacred trust and not an avenue for perso-nal gain or self aggrandizement. Mr. -Furman was bom in South Amboy,. New Jersey, March 20, 1851, and in- the .schools; of that place h-e began his education, which was continued in'the high school of; Lawrenceville, New Jersey. At South .Amboy his father had established a clay business in- 1844, and after putting aside his text books our subject began assisting his father in business, and in 1886 was admitted to. a partnership, which was" main tained for two years; when Noah Furraan, the senior member of the firm, was called to his final rest. The business then passed into possession of our subject, who is still ithe sole -owner. He is engaged in getting out clay, which is used in the m':;nufacture of stoneware, sewer pipe and moulding sand ; the large potteries in this part of the state make an excellent market for those who own and operate extensive clay fields. The busmess had grown to be a very iraportant one, and Mir. Furman through this. line of activity is meeting with very creditable and richly deserved success. He fur nishes employraent to a large force -of workmen and his products are extensively shipped to many points in the United States and Canada. Mr. Fiirraan has long been-p-rominent inT^ttblic affairs in his county. For two- years he was collector of taxes at South Amboy and for a like period he was a member of the township committee. In politics he is a Democrat and was elected surrogate in 1892 and again in i8g7, so that his incumbency will cover ten years. He is a man of high social standing, his business qualifications and untarnished repu tation, his unassailable record in office and his pleasing qualities in s'ocial^life winning: hira the respect and good cwill of all with whora he has been brought in contact. CLARENCE M. LIDDLE. In an analysis of the Character of the successful man we find that there is no unusual cause which leads to his prosperity, but that it has come to him through enterprise,- close application and diligence, — qualities which may be cultivated by all and which never fail to win the desired result. It has been along these lines that Mr. Liddle has gained a place among the leading business" raen ot Woodbridge, where he deals in iCe, enjoying a liberal and well raerited patronage through the season. 126 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. Mr. Liddle is a native of Woodbridge towns-hip, Middlesex county. New Jersey, born Septeraber 30, 1871, ,'bis parents being Joshua and Anna L. Liddle. His paternal grandfather, Joshua Liddle, Sr,, was born in Westraoreland, England, March 8, 1807, and when ,a 'young man crossed the briny deep to the new world, locating in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Subsequently he purchased land in Woodbridge town ship and turned his attention to farming, which he followed with creditable success. The place is now owned by his son, Joshua Liddle, Jr., who -was born October 3, 1840, and is the father of our subject. Qarence Melick Liddle acquired his education in the public schools of Wood- bridge, but at the age of fourteen entered the employ of his father, who was engaged in the ice business at Woodbritige, At the age of eighteen he became manager of the business and has since been associated in the enterprise with his father and his broth'cr, Arthur M., giving his personal supervision to the trade. In February, 1897, he extended the field of his business endeavprs by entering into partnership with his brother-in-law, William H. Pfeiffier, in the livery business at Perth Amboy, which association has been maintained to the present time. On the 17th of September, i8gi, occurred the marris^e of Mr. Liddle and Miss Clara M. Pfeiffer, a daughter of John Pfeiffer, of Metuchen, New Jersey; she was born November 2, 1871, They have two sons, Clarence Kelley, born September 24, i8gs, and William Pfeiffer, whose birth occurred on the 27th of February, 1899. The family home is pleasantly located on Main street in Woodbridge. . Mr. Liddle i» quite prominent in political circles as an advocate of the Republican party, and he labors untiringly for its welfare and success, believing firmly in its principles. He is a member of the township committee- of Woodbridge township and has filled the po sition for six years, being secretary of the board at the present time. In 1-899 'he was appointed treasurer of the township. He belongs to the First Piresbyterian church of Woodbridge, and socially he is connected with the Royal Arcanura and with the Order of Red Men. His interest in the town is shown in his advocacy of all raeasures tending to promote the general welfare. In his business life he is regarded as strictly upright and reliable, and the fact that many of his warmest friends are numbered among those who have known him frora his boyhood is proof that his career is worthy of respect. C. HERBERT WALLING. At all times and in all places the conscientious teacher has rightly commanded the respect of -his fellow citizens. This is especially true of C. Herbert Walling, principal of the high school at Oceanic, New Jersey, who fitted himself fo-r his position by the most careful, systematic training, and whose success has been so great that throughout Monmouth county he is regarded as a leading educator, whose promise of success in the years to come is most brilliant. C. Herbert Walling was born at Keyport, Monraouth county. New Jersey, Sep tember 26, '1873, a son. ot Thoraas B, and Henrietta (Stoney) Walling. He was graduated frora the Keyport high school in 1891, and then entered the State Normal School (Trenton), where he thoroughly mastered a three years course in two years, and from which he was graduated with honor in February, 1894. He began teach ing at Saddle River, New Jersey, and reraained there two years, when he resigned his position to accept a position at Keansburg, Monmouth county, where he began his labors in September, 1896, In 1897 he accepted a call to the Navesink public Cy^^Wse^/^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 127 school, where he served so -faithfully for two years that he was re-elected for a third year, but declined the honor in order to accept his present position, which he has filled since September, 1899, with entire satisfaction. He has under his charge two hundred and twenty-five pupils and four competent teachers. Mr. Walling was married in August, 1896, to Miss Josephine T. Covert, a na tive of New York City, daughter of George Covert, long a resident at Keyport. Mrs. Walling has borne her husband three children, — Herbert R., Helen and Dor othy, the first mentioned of whom is dead. Mr. Walling is a member of the Mon raouth County Horticultural Society, in which he holds the office of secretary; he is secretary also of the Oceanic Social Club and of the Oceanic hook and ladder company. He is a member of Bayside Lodge, No, 191, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has taken the patriarchal degree and is past chief patriarch of his or ganization. He is record keeper of finance in the Keyport organization of the Order of Maccabees, and is a meraber of Narumsunk Tribe, No. 14^, Iraproved Order of Redraen, in which he holds the office ot chief of records. WILLIAM M-ASON, This venerable citizen, who almost reached the ninetieth milestone o-n life's jour ney, was always a resident of Monmouth county, his 'birth -having here occurred in Millstone township, Deceraber is, 1812, His grandparents were residents ot the county at the tirae of the Revolutionary war, and thus frora colonial days the name of Mason has been connected with the agricultural interests ot the county. J'ames Mason, the father of -our subject, was born in Manalapan township and always engaged in the tilling of the soil as a means of livelihood. His death occurred prior to i860, and his wife, Mrs. Catherine Mason, who was also a native of Monraouth county, died about 1870, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. Ten of their children, five sons and five daughters, have now passed away, namely: Joseph, Samuel, James, Charles, Annie, the wife of William Cravatt, Catherine, the wife of Williara Sho-may, Betsey, Margaret, William, and Mary, wife of John Hulse, of Hightstown. All were residents of -Manalapan township. Only one of the family still survives, Gertrude, who makes her home in Hightstown. Throughout the long years ot an active business career William Miason followed farming. He was industrious, energetic and enterprising, and as the years passed he acquired a handsome competence which supplied bim -with all -of the necessities and many of the luxuries of life. In 183s he was married to Mrs. Rebecca (Wyckoff) Herbert, who died in November, 1899, after they had traveled life's journey together for thirty years. She left but one (adopted) child, Ella, -the wife of John Gagen, who reside on the farm and have two children, Raymond and Betsey ; Elizabeth I. is dead. At the tirae of the Civil war Mr. Mason manifested his loyalty to the Union and deep interest in the welfare and safety of 'the country by enlisting in August, 1862, as a member of iCompany C, Twenty-eighth New Jersey Infantry, with which he served until mustered out on the 29th of June, 1865, after the practical cessation of hostilities. He participated in the hard-fought tattle of Fredericksburg, in December, 1862, and the battle of Chancellorsville, May 2-3, 1863, and was in other engagements where his bravery was fully tested. Although he was never wounded his health was ¦greatly impaired by his array service. His was an upright life, devoted to his busi ness interests and to his duty, whetber it called hira to the battlefield or led him in the quiet walks of the worid. Through almost nine decades he watched the progress 128 HISTORY OF'THE NEW JERSEY COAST. of the country. He was born during the presidency of James Madison and voted for the twenty-fifth President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. Wonderful changes have occurred in all these years in inventions, in science, in business, .and political life, and though -well advanced in years Mr. Mason always felt a keen interest in the progress of his country, which he ever loved and -honored as a loyal citizen. WILLIAM H. WHITE. William . H. White, of Red Bank, New Jersey, is one of the highly esteemed citizens and a descendant of one of the oldest families on the Jersey coast. This faraily has been a power in the Methodist church and has always stood for tein- perance, law and order. Grandfather Rqjjert White while following, his trade of blacksmith served also as a minister in the Methodist church,, and in; all his worthy efforts was seconded and assisted by his estimable wife, Sarah. Twelve children were bom to them, and five sons of the family became preachef5:--^James J. White, one of the sons ot Rob ert White, becarae the father of our subject, and he was bom in Ocean county. New Jersey. He married Miss Adaline Mount, who was also born in Ocean county, and they reared a family of twelve children, all of them becoming consistent mem bers bf the Methodist church. Eight df these children still survive, estimable mem bers of society, but the father passed out of life in 1898, the beloved mothergtill Hving. William H. White was the fourth in the order of birth in the family, of his parents, and he was born in West Philadelphia in January, 1834. . He was reared and educated at Cream -Ridge and was early interested in agricultural pursuits. Mr White, however, inherited some mechanical skill and- decided to , encourage it by becoming a carpenter, and in 1893 began to learn this valuable trade, cherishing a reasonable hope that it raight prove a leader into a high line of work. This hope was justified, for he later becarae associated with the Deering Corapany in the manu facture of harvesters and other- agricultural raachinery, and so well did he satisfy his employers that he reraained with that company for a period of twelve years. His naturaP ability had play and his work was far beyond that of an ordinary car penter. Since that time Mr. White has been engaged in contracting and buildmg very successfully, his own fine residence, which he erected about i8gg, in Red Bank, testifying to his ability. Mr, White was first married to Miss Mary E. Smith, and at her death, on August 4, 1892, she left two children,— Albert G.' and Lillie A. Mr. White's second marriage was on February 11, 1901, to Mrs. Anna Layton, who was a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth La Valley, who were natives of France. Like his forefathers Mr. White is active in the Methodist church, while Mrs. White is a consistent Presbyterian, both of them most highly regarded. Frater nally Mr White has long been a member of the I. O, O, F. order In business.as well as social and religious circles he is numbered araong the best and -most re spected citizens of Red Bank. MILO C, GRIFFIN. Milo C. Griffin, a prosperous contractor and builder of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, was born at Greenville, Green county, New Y"ork, April 14, 1854. His eariy mental training was acquired at the public schools, later -supplemented and fortified by a course HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 129 at the Greenville Acaderay, For sorae time after the completion of his studies he worked upon u fami, thus affording his body a good physical developraent, which, with his strength of intellect, admirably fitted him to successfully cope with the exigencies of life. He selected as his vocation the trade of carpenter, devoting his time up to his twenty-sixth year in acquiring a thorough raastery of the business; it was at this time that he located in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, where for three years longer he worked as a journeyman; he then opened up business on his own account as a contractor and builder, and has succeeded in steadily developing and increasing same, until at the present time he has a large and lucrative patronage. He spent three winters on contracts for construction work in the state of Florida. His residence is at No. 66 Heck avenue, Ocean Grove, where he also has his office. Mr Griffin is a Republican ; he takes no part in party strife, however, simply exercising his right of franchise as an Araerican citizen. He is a raember of several popular fraternal -organizations, namely : Asbury Lodge, No. 142, F. & A, M, ; Neptune Lodge, No, 84, I. O. O. P, ; Park Lodge, No. 38, A. O. U, W. ; Tecumseh Tribe, No, 60, Iraproved Order ot Red Men ; Atlantic Rebekah -Lodge, No, 2, I. O. O. F, ; and is also a member of Washington Fire Company No. i, of Ocean Grove. Mr. Griffin married Miss Amanda F., daughter of Oscar and Sarah E. Hoffman, of Rahway, New Jersey, on February 14; 1882. Their three children are as follows: Carl M., born July 22, i88s ; Alice E., born October 16, 1893 ; Oscar D,, bom Decem ber 26, 1899: WILLIAM CAMPBELL KELLY. William Campbell Kelly, whose residence is at Oak Tree post office, Raritan township, Middlesex county. New Jersey, one of the most useful and .enterprising residents of that region, and whose activities have been exerted successfuUy in other and raore distant fields, is a worthy descendant of one of the oldest farailies in that po-rtion of the Raritan valley. Daniel Kelly, paternal grandfather of Williara Campbell Kelly, was 'born Janu ary IS, 1769, and died May 17, 1849. Of his marriage with Rhoda Drake (January 9, I7g8) was bom a son. Christian L., April 8, 1811, at Oak Tree, injthat part of Wood- bridge township, Middlesex county, which is now Raritan to-wnship, in the same icounty. Christian L. Kelly was 'married, October 17, 1832, to Jeannette E., daughter of Henry Campbell, born April g, 1814, and died September 13, i8g3; he 'was a suc cessful farraer and an honored citizen, and died June 19, 1850. Tbe children bom to Christian L. and Jeannette (Campbell) Kelly were: George Henry, bom Decem ber 20, 1834; Elizabeth, born February 20, 1836; William C, born August 17, 1837; Alexander C, born February 2, i83g; Rachel Ann, born May 10, 1843; and Oliver, born Novemiber 11, 1847. William Campbell Kelly, the second son in -the family last naraed, was bom on the faraily homestead- near Oak Tree. His education was liraited to that afforded by the neighborhood school, and his attendance ended with his fifteenth year. He made excellent use of his opportunities, however, and -established hiraself in the cora- inon branches -so well that he was enabled to- advance himself in later years to the acquisition of knowledge amply sufficient for the conduct of large business affairs. When fifteen years of age be began to learn carpentering at Plainfid-d, and followed that calling for about five yeirs. When twenty years -of age he and his brother Alex ander opened a general store at Oak Tree. Their combined capital amounted to twenty dollars, William's contribution being eight dollars. The brothers, however, bore 9 130 HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY CO-^ST. excellent character, which afforded them credit sufficienit for a beginning, and through their close application to business they were soon well on the high road to success. At the end of five and one-halt years the partnership was dissolved, William selling his interest to his brother for the sura ot three thousand dollars. William then went ;west, returning at the expiration of a year, when he bought a farm, which he soon sold. He then returned to the west and purchased pine lands in Wisconsin and Michigan, besides setting up at Manistee, in the latter named state, a mill for the .manufacture of building lumber for s-hipment to eastern raarkets. He further extended his- opera tions by forming a partenrs-hip with Pal-niateer Brothers, at Asbury Park, New Jersey, where they established a lumber yard to handle a portion of the Michigan mill _ product. This venture was successful from the first, and the business expanded to such an extent that Mr. Kelly found it -expedient to kcate at Asbury Park in order to give it his personal attention. At the expiration of seven years he returneid to Oak Tree and bought a fine farm. He was not content, however, to -oo-nfine 'his attention to farraing interests, and he associated with hira:elf tour others and pur chased ninety-six thousand acres -of pine and cypress lands in the sou.h, nearly one- third of the area being fine cypress. This property they sold in 1899. M'r. Kelly, as is to- be discerned frora the foregoing, is an emiinently capable busi ness raan. In all his transactions 'he has raaintained an unsullied reputation for sterling integrity, and -his simple word is held by him a; binding -and obligatory as "would be his bond. In his home neighborhood he has ever been a leader in all worthy causes for the advancement of fhe..commun-ity...JIe is a Democrat in politics, and has .no affiliation with any order or society. Mr, Kelly was married in Novembd-, 1863, to Miss Bessie M, Palmateer, daugh ter of Albert an-d Lorania (Jones) Palmateer, of Albany county. New York, where she was born October 2, 184s. Born of this marriage was one daughter, Eva L. Kelly. ¦She was married to John H. Campbell, and their children are: Bessie Kelly, born April 25, 1890; and William K., born June 2, 1896. DANIEL GATES, As a general auctioneer and fumiture dealer, our subject, Daniel Gates, of Asbury Park, New Jersey, has -established one of the most successful and substantial busi nesses along the Atlantic coast. Out of a life of varied experiences in m'any places, and in pursuing lines of 'business that have materially differed, he deserves credit tor having persevered until he has placed him.self in the right position to attain the object of his ambition, Mr. Gates is a native of England, where he was born on April 8, 1853, in Brad ford, Yorkshire, England ; he is the son -of Charles L, and Sarah Gates. The course of his education -was followed in -his native town, the knowledge then attained being supplemented in later life by experience gained by cotltact with the world. After the completion of his studies be entered the tailoring trade, which he followed up to the tinne of his deterraination to seek tor a wider range of opportunity in Araerica, for. which he sailed in July, 1882, Arriving here he located in Rahway, New Jersey, . where for eight years he continued to follow his trade. Still feeling, however, that he was not yet launched in the business best suiting his ability, he raoved to Perth Araboy, New Jersey, where he started in business as an auctioneer and dealer in furni ture; this he carried on for about seven years, when he recognized -the fact that Asbury Park offered greater proraise for a man engaged in his line. For him- t'o i i HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. iji arrive at such a conclusion meant the iramediate execution of his idea, which has since proved its -wisdom. He located -on Mam street, and is araong the foreraost business men 'of that growing section, iMr, Gates is an adherent of the Republican party, and while not in any sense seeking its patronage, he is interested in its success. He is a raember ot the First Episcopal church of Asbury Park, in whose work he takes a keen interest. His marriage took place December 23, 1878, to Miss Mary Ann Harrison, also a native of Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Their living children are as follows : Herbert W. ; Martha W, ; Pansy; and Pearl, ERNEST SCHNITZLER, The history of Asbury Par'K afid the other seashore resorts of New Jersey has been written in general terms upon other pages of this -work. In all that enters into the kaleidoscope scene presented there is no feature raore captivating than the amusement halls and pavilions which are found at every little interval. Among them are some which are contemptible and others which are objection-able. Others there are which are in every sense pleasure-giving and refined, and their conductors are deserving of praise, for man can confer no greater boon upon his fello-ws than to provide a-musements which are exhiliarating and innocent, and in which his children and their mother may participate with him. This proposition was never so true as it is in the present times, when the pressure of business and the exactions of Palace of Amusement,' society are so intense, making more necessary than ever before some new attraction which, will afford diversion to the mind and work no injury to good ra'orals. The one raaramothand leading Pleasure Palace at Asbury Park— the largest, most unique and most complete under one roof of all found on^the Atlantic coast- is that established, owned and conducted by E. Schnitzler. This establishment is 132 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CO-A.ST. at the same time an exceptionally refined place of arauseraent, admirably well adapted for ladies and children, and has been delightfully visited and revisited by thousands ot foreigners as well as Araericans. The corapleteness 'Of the establishraent may be imagined, in a degree, when it is said that it represents an outlay of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars and the eraployment of inventive and constructional skill of the highest order. From a great distance are visible the lofty observation tower and its gigantic revolving wheel. These are so combined that when a car on the wheel has reached its greatest eleva tion, the passenger may ascend one flight, ot steps to the tower, which commands a wonderfully broad view of ocean and shore, affording a bird's-eye view of Asbury Park, and glimpses inland of outlying towns. The great -merry-go-round is of itself a work of art and mechanical ingenpity, and cost sixteen thousand dollars, and an other reraarkable fact is that during over nine years of . operation not a single acci dent has occurred. A remarkably attractive feature is the bewildering maze, with its countless raultiplying mirrors, araong which one is lost among the countless duplications of himself and deceptive passage ways visible to the eye, but which afford no egress when closely approached. The entire structure is brilliantly illumin ated with myriads of electric incandescent lights of every conceivable hue, giving to the interior a -peculiarly dazzling and spectacular aspect, and especially when the rooras are thronged (as they are at all open hours) with an ever moving panorama of pleased and wondering huraan 'beings.. While the eye is thus delighted, sweet sounds . come to the ear from various directions, from instruments of exquisite construc tion, capable of giving strains of aeolian softness and sweetness, or the full volume of a gigantic brass band or orchestra. These orchestrions and other instruraents cost ten thousand dollars. Mr. Schnitzler, tbe creator of this great Palace of Pleasure, was the pioneer of such arauseraents in Asbury Park. He came in 1888, and made his first sraall beginning, when the place was altO'gether destitute of all which he -had in mind. He began with a modest ra.erry-go-round, and he made additions from- time to time as his means would permit. ' He was first in New Jersey to introduce raagic mirrors, and he was the first private individual to erect an electric light plant. This, put up to illuminate his Palace of Pleasure, comprises two six-hundred-hght-power dynamos, and is of sufficient capacity to light the entire city if necessary, Mr, Schnitzler, who has introduced and maintained this splendid aggregation- of innocent and inspiring arauseraents, is a modest, unassuming gentlem-ah of sterling character. He was born May 26, 1852, in Cologne, Germany, When he was only six weeks old his parents came to the United States," settling in Camden, New Jersey.. His father, Anthony Schnitzler, was closely related to Dr. Schnitzler, the dis tinguished German surgeon and chemist. Anthony Schnitzler was a college bred- man, ot excellent business qualifications, and he conducted a raercantile establish raent in Caraden until the tirae of his death, at the age of sixty-eight years. He served in the Crimean and other wars before coming to Araerica, and' while a resident ot Caraden, New Jersey, his deep knowledge, ot military affairs led to his being comraissioned captain of a militia company. By his marriage with Margaret Hilgers he became the father ot three children: Ernest, Charles and Alfred. Ernest Schnitzler, eldest son of Captain Anthony Schnitzler, was educated in- the public schools of Camden, and afterward entered college, from which- he' with drew in order tO' assist his father in his business. After tbe death of his father he became interested in a hotel and sea-water bathing business at Atlantic City. This he soon disposed of to purchase and operate a merry-go-round ' in the same , HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 133 place. A year later he sold' the property and removed to Asbury Park to engage in the business of which we have previously written. Mr. Schnitzler was married to Miss ,Mary Gunning, of Philadelphia, and a d.aughtcr, Mary, was the fruit of this marriage. The parents are members of the First Presbyterian church ot Asbury Park, in which Mr. Schnitzler has been a trus tee for the past five years. He enjoys the esteem and confidence of the hest of the permanent residents of the city, and acquaintance with an army of ' people of all sections of the country — among them many of national reputation in the professions, in commercial and- financial affairs, and in politics — to whose pleasure he has con tributed and who also value -him for his worth as a man. TAULMAN ALLAIRE MILLER. -Taulman Allaire Miller, the well known cashier ot the Ocean Grove National Bank, is the son of Ozias N. and Hannah Conover Miller, and -was born on March 19, 1869, on the Peter Drummond farm near Asbury Park, Monmouth county. New Jersey; his father, Ozias N., came from Westchester county, New York, and settled on the Drumraond farm in 1855. Our subject's early education was acquired in the public schools, where he rem-ained until his seventeenth year, finishing his studies with a fair general knowledge, which has served him in good stead during his active business career. In -1886 he secured a position with the First National Bank of Asbury Park, which position he retained until the organization of the Ocean- Grove National Bank, which was consummated on June 6, 1900, when he became cashier of th.at institution, which responsible position he still holds. His sympathies, politically, are with the Republican party, although he does not engage personally in its activities. In church relations he is identified "with the First Methodist Episcopal church of Asbury Park. On October 5, 1897, Mir. Miller was joined in marriage to Miss Edith May Finch, daughter of Cornelius and M&ry A. Finch. Mr. Miller is not only well known but exceedingly well liked by the people of his coraraunity; he has won his way in the 'business world by the honest and faithful carrying out of the duties assigned him and of the many responsible commissions given him to fulfill; in all these he has not been found wanting in integrity, and he has fairly won the honorable position he now holds. J. EDWARD FLITCROFT. J. Edward Flitcroft, of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, is properly to be named among ¦those whose energy, business tact and public enterprise have made them important factors in -the developraent and improvement of one of the most iraportant and popular summer resorts and residence places on the Atlantic coast. His effort has not been in ¦the field of finance, nor in the promotion of great schemes employing vast capital, but it 'has been in- the walks of Ordinary business and social life, in those undertakings upon iwhich are built the entire strU'Cture of -social order and free insti'tutions ; in short, in the labor near at hand, faithfully perfo'rraed, and of real and enduring value to the comm'Unity. He is a native of New Jersey, and was born Noveraber 18, 1869, at Farmingdale, 'son of James and Anna (Smith) Flitcroft. He received 'his education in the public 134 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CO'AST. ft sdhools 'of his native town. At the age of sixteen years he left school to leam plumbing and .tinsmi-thing under the instruction of his brother, who -was established^ in business in Ocean Grove. He occupied a subordinate position in the 'S-hOp- for six years, during whidh time he became a skillful workman, familiar with every detail of the trade, and amply able to perform any work in his calling. He then became partner with his brother, and this association was .maintained for five years, -when he purchased his brother's' interest, and has since conducted it alone. Not only a master mechanic, but an accoraplished business man, 'he has succeeded in placing his establishment in the forefront of its class, .surpassing in volume of business and char acter of contracts fulfilled all competitors ori the New Jersey coast. With such a record, it may be estiraated how iraportant has been his part in the building up of his town and adjacent villages and in .the" equipraem" of-'the many elegant villas and cot tages in their vicinage. His place of business is located on Pilgrim Pathway, opposite the post office. Mr. Flitcroft was married, No-vember ii, 1891, to Miss Mary E. Winstanley, daughter ot Jaraes and Rachel Winstanley, of Hoboken, New Jersey, and to them has been bom- a daughter, Gladys, May 10, 1894. ISAAC B. WHITE. Isaac B. -White is one ot Oakhurst's most widely known and highly respected residents. He was born at Oakhurst o-n April 23, 1848, and is the son of the late- Samuel T, and Rebecca (Tallman) White, then residents of Oakhurst. Both ot his parents were of English extraction, hisi paternal grandfather -being Robert White, and his raaternal grandfather Ellis Tallman. Sarauel T. White, the father of Isaac B., in early life followed agricultural' pursuits; later his attention was given raore exclusively to gardening, in- 'which he was wonderfully proficient and successful. His faraily consisted of nine children, six of whom are now living, namely : Rachel, Hannah, Ozella, Bloomfield, Mar garet A. and .Isaac' B. Araong his deceased Children the Rev, Samuel T, White was one of the most promising young divines -of the Methodist conference of New Jersey, He was bom at Oakhurst Noveraber 18, 1857. He was admitted to the confer ence in the year 1882, and was ordained deacon the same year in which he died, his death occurring December 28, 1884. Isaac B., the .subject of this chapter, received~his early mental training in the public schools ot -his native town. During his early raanhood he engaged in various pursuits, having been eraployed by sorae of the most prorainent men of his section. An incident of peculiar interest occurred in the year 1870, which affected in a marked degree his whole after lite. While the young man was o-n an excursion to Toms River, and while crossing the river the bridge parted without 'warning sufficient to enable pedestrians to seek safety, and precipitated those upon it into the water. Here it was that Mr, White s.howed his daring and courage by his gallant rescue of two ladies who raight otherwise 'have been drowned; they were Mrs. Julia (Stillwell) Spinning and Miss -Cornelia A. Pettie. Mr. White's act 'of heroisra did not go un rewarded. Miss Pettie presented him with the most p.-ecious gift she possessed; that of a true and- loving heart. Two years later, in 1872, they were united in raarriage, a happy culraination ot a romantic episode. To them have been born two sons : Charles P., born in 1874, and Albert T., born in 1878. During these years Mr. White busied himself in mastering the painter's trade; i^o-CA-e. ^ /MuU^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 135 this accomplished, in the fall of 1882. he became a contractor on his O'wn account,- his first contract being for work on the Elberon hotel. Since that time he has unin terruptedly pursued this business, and has deservedly become both prominent and popular because of the superiority of his workmanship. Among his pat. ons are numbered such imen as L. B. Brown, C, T. Cook, W, Wilson and E. W, Gawtery. When such men as these accord him the preference, it certainly speaks well for his ability to please the most fastidious. In the same year (1882) in which he launched out on his independent business career, he purchased a lot in Oakhurst, upon which he erected a neat but commiodious cottage, which he takes, special pride in raaking attractive, not only to the eye of the passer-by, but in its interior decorations and furnishings. In the religious field Mr. W-bite has gained a wide reputation for his consist ent and zealous work in behalf of the church -of his adoption. As a -raere lad he was susceptible to religious influence, and at the age of fourteen he becarae a con vert; two years later -he joined the Methodist Episcopal church. He has reraained stanch and true to his mera-bership ever since that early tirae, and has successively filled every office of the church except that of steward. For the past six years he has held the position of superintendent of the Sunday-school, , and for twelve years past has acted in the capacity of local preacher, in that tirae -having filled the pulpits of the various Methodist EpiscopaLchurches' irr"a"nd around Long Branch. Indeed it is safe to say that no ordained minister in the New Jersey conference is more widely known than Mr. White. Mr, White is an honored member of the Junior O, U. A, M,, and also of the Knights of the Order ot the Eagle. He has been for a 'number of years a raeraber of the school board, of which he 'has been since 1898 president. Last year the board erected a school house at a cost of twelve thousand dollars; this was a unaniraous moveraent on the part of its merabers, there not being one opposing vote. In 1901 Mr. White took a trip to California ; this will live in his raeraory as one of the most delightful experiences of his life, as his artistic nature fully and heartily appreciated the beautiful scenes through which he passed, and nature's God seemed more clearly revealed to his spiritual vision than ever before; and this, to a man of his temperament means pleasure immeasurable. GRANDIN JOHNSON. Grandin Johnson, a representative of a family that .were among the earliest set tlers of Farmingdale, New Jersey, was born at Howell, M-onm-outh county. New Jersey, Septeraber 20, 1877, a son of Austin P. and Mary E. (Chapraan) Johnson. John K, ¦Johnson, paternal grandfather of Grandin Johnson, was a resident 'of Farmingdale, and by occupation he was a farraer. He was united in marriage to Charity A, Taylor. He died in August, 1866, aged forty-five years, and he left a .widow, at the preseat tiine (1902) aged seventy-six . years, and the following named children: Williaml L., . Austin P., Grandin V., Elizabeth, and J, N. Johnson, John H. Ohapm'an, raaternal grandfather, resided at Ho'well, Monmouth county, New Jersey ; 'he followed farm-^ ing as an occupation, and was also at different tira'es by election in positiftns of trust in the township, all of which he filled raost acceptably. He was a meraber of the New Jersey state militia. His wife was Eleanor L. Throckmorton, by whora he had three children, namely : Mary E,, Anna T. and- F^ank M, Chapman. Austin P. Johnson, father of Grandin Johnson, was born at Farmingdale, Mon- 136 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. mouth county. New Jersey, and leamed the carpenter trade, but never pursued it to any extent. He is acting in the capacity of marshal of the town of Freehold, ap pointed in i88s, and lis also at the present tirae (igo2) sergeant-at-'arms of Mon- niouth county. New Jersey. He also served as first lieutenant of Coinpany E in "the Seventh Regiment, National Guard, New Jersey. He is a member in high standing in the following lodges : Fredhold Free and Accepted Masons, Kn-'igihts . of Pythias, Adelphia Lodge. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary E, Chapman, and the following named children were born to them: Grandin V,, Harry N., Ella C. (de ceased) and Howard A. Johnson. , Grandin Johnson acquired his education in the high school of Freehold, fr-om which he was. graduated with the class of '93. He then engaged as a clerk with Duryee & Conover, druggists, conducting business at Freehold. While, he wa.s in their employ he entered the New 'Yo-rk College of Pharmacy, from which he was graduated, in 1899; in the. spring of the same year he passed the state pharmacy board. He continued in the service of his old employers until he accepted his pres ent position as pharmacist with C. A. Pittenger at Engl'shtown, New Jersey. Mr J;ohnson is a meniber of the Alumni Association ot the New York College of . Pharmacy. He belongs to the Dutch -Reformed -church of Fieehold. JAMES E. WORTMAN. Ja-raes Edward Wortraan. is nurabered among the raost useful and influential residents of Asbury Park, and is recognized as one pre-erainently worthy of honor for the important part he has taken in promoting the developraent and improve ment of that charming little city, known to tourists from all countries upon- -the. earth. Mr. Wortraan was bom at East Millstone, So-merset county. New Jersey, Octo ber 7, 1857, son of Peter P. and Margaret A. (De Mott) Wortm-an. His educa-. tion was begun, ih the public schools at his home, and was completed at Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, iMew York, from which he was graduated in 1873, at the early age of sixteen years. His record in the latter named institution was phe nomenally creditable. He was one-qf-but three- graduates out of a class of forty- nine, and he was one of the two who graded the full one hundred of perfection in his class standing, and in each. of ^ his. individual studies. To achieve this commend able success, not only did he apply himiself closely to his books, but he passed the vacations of his college years as errand boy in a clothing store in New Brunswick, which he entered ¦vfr'he'n thirteen years of age, in order to defray the expenses of .his schooling. In 1879 Mr, Wortman opened a real estate and insurance office at Asbury Park, He 'was diligent and careful in business from the beginning and his conduct won such regard frora those with 'whom he came in contact that he soon had substantial foundation laid, for the important part 'he has long taken in commercial and finan cial affairs. His judgment as to real estate values is regarded in the cominunity as all but infallible, and 'he has been the factor in many of the largest real estate ¦dealings in that place for a nuraber ot years. Energetic and public spirited, he has constantly exerted hiraself to advance public interests, aiding in the establishment of all that could conduce to the developraent and added attractiveness of the place and its surroundings, and his leadership in all such efforts has received general recognition. Attestation of this is found in important public positons to which he ¦ M ¦ ^H ^^^^^^^fSut^^T^-. -:-•, -..'^ij^^^^^^^^^l ^^1 n 1 1 B^^^if^^R N'fe^^^ Hy / i-> * ..^^ coa. HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 137 has been called and in which he has rendered useful and creditable service. For two terms he represented the city of Asbury Park on tiie board of chosen freeholders for Monmouth county, and 'he was for two terms comraissioner of appeals for the city. Mr. Wortman affiliates with the Republican party, and he has ever maintained its principles and policies with intelligent enthusiasm. He is a member of the Republican Club of Asbury Park, which he joined in 1876 at its forraation with but fifteen raerabers, and he -was its first secret^ary ; for fifteen years past he has been a raeraber of the executive committee. WILLIAM A. BELL. William A, -Bell, who during a long and aotive career has given diligent and suc cessful effort to advancing the material interests of Atlantic City, was bom- im Phila delphia, Pennsylvania, December 3, 1859. Upon the completion of a general course in the public Schools he set about learning intiraately 'the carpet business. His first eraployment was in a prominent carpet house in Philadelphia, where he worked dili gently for several years, and succeeded in mastering all the details of the trade. He came t-o Atlantic City in 1875, and became associated with his faither in the carpet business under the firm name of E, S, Bell & Son. Prosperity attended the [two, father and son, frora the beginning, and in i8go the senior raeraber of the firm, well content with the competence 'he had been able to accuraulate, retired, leaving the son to continue the business. The junior Bell then associated with himself Mr. L. P, S-oott, under the style of BeU & Scott. By mutual agreeraent this partnership was discontinued in i8g6, and the business was conducted under the present narae of Bell & Gorman, From the first, Mr. Bell took a keen- delight in- m-atters of public interest. Appre ciation of his public spirit was rnianifested in- i8g6, when he was made a member of the board of education, in -which position he rendered most useful service. He was one of the fir-st m-embers of 'the board of directors of the Real Estate and Investraent Corapany. From the outset his career has been one of progress, and he has long been identified with every important movement of local interest, and,- in association with others, his zeal for the expansion of the city has proved most successful and advantageous. No raore fervent testimonial is. needed by a man than that -tribute which is paid his business thrift and integrity by a people who have recognized his worth and made hira- one of the custodians of their advancing initerests. I CHARLES HANKINS. Charles Hankins, a well known resident of Elberon, New Jersey, was born in Freehold, New Jersey, the son of James and Sarah (Anderson) Hankins. James Han kins, the father of our subject, was one of eight children, and was born near Free hold in the year 1801. He carried on farming as an occupation, spending a quiet, uneventful, life until the time of his death, which occurred in 1881. His wife bore hira eight children, naraely: David, Zachariah, Eliza, Elraira, Elias, Charles (our subject), Joseph W. and Sarah Jane. The father of Jaraes, the grandfather of our subject, Zachariah Hankins, took an active part in the Revolutionary war, displaying intrepid heroisra and .dauntless cour- 138 HISTORY OF THE' NEW JERSEY COAST. age in defense ot his country during the dark and trying days of the struggle for independence. He participated in the battles of Valley Forge and Princeton, being severely wounded in 'the la-tter battle. At the battle of Monmouth he .had a very nar- - row escape, his gun being cut in two. by a bullet, s'hattering it in his very grasp. Nothing daunted by the occurrence, he stooped and picking up a gun lying beside a fallen corarade cO'ntinued in the thickest of tlie fight. This gun was his constant 'companion during the rest of the war, and is now in the possession- of his grandson, our subject, Charles Hankins, It is in perfect condition, and is as capable in the hands of its present owner as. it was in the days of -that bitter content, when it per formed its deadly raission. For his patriotic devotion to the cause of liberty Zacha riah liankins received a pension of twelve dollars per month during his life time. He lived, to the advanced age of ninety-six years. ¦ Our isubject, Charles Hankins, received his early education in Freehold, New Jersey, where he also served his tirae learning the trade of carpenter. Here he 'was united" in' m-arriage' to Miss" Sarah Pettie, of Hightstown.,- On' Jarraary ii, 1863. To thera were bom-: George G., June 2, 1864, now occupying the position of inspector of electrical supplies, his headquarters being in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaiilia ; and Ben nington H., born- No^veraber 26, 1866, now a resident of Elberon, New Jersey, who is, also an electrician. : .. . - In 1863, shortly after his marriage, Mr. Han.kins renioved -from Freehold to New York 'City, where fo.r twenty-five years he successfully follo-wed his Vocation as a cofitracitor. 'In .i88g he returned to New Jersey, this time locating at Elberon. He purchased a dehghtfully located plot of ground upon- 'which -'he erected an attractive and commodious cottage, where he now resides. Mrs. Hankins departed- this life November 3, 1899. CH.ARLES A. SMITH. Araong the 'prosperous farmers of Monmouth county. New Jersey,- is Charles' A. Smith, -who has proved that a small farm well cultivated can- "be much more' productive than one of much larger area, if neglected or farmed in a careless man ner. -Mr, Sraith owns fifty acres of fertile land, located just north of Port Mon- mouth, and here are raised many' of the succulent vegetables and flourishing plants' -which finally reach and delight the patrons of the city raarket. He understands- his busines's thoroughly and has every appliance and modern invention to assist in' the successful conduct of it, his' hot houses covering about three thousand square' feet ; he has one-half acre ot frames covered with glass, which are .filled with plants that supply the farming community," ^ " The birth of our subject, ..Charles A, Smith, occurred in Middletown town ship, Monmouth county, New Jersey, on September 17, 1843, and he is a son of Henry and Phebe A, Smith, -the former of whom was a native of Morristown, New Jersey, although he resided in Monmouth county from early youth and lived to the age of eighty-two years, A family of eight children were born to Henry and Phiebe Smith, but 'Only two still survive, our subject and his brother, James Mi Charles A. Smith was reared and educated in his native township; and selected' agricultural pursuits as his business in life, a choice which has proved to be a wise one. The outbreak ot the Civil war determined our subject's career for a con siderable period, as he entered Company D, Twenty-ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, -in 1862, in tirae to take an active part in the great battle of Fredericks burg, under General Hooker, and he lived through the dreadful slaugliter at' Chan-" HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 159 cellorsville. In 1863 he was honorably discharged and retumed once more to peace ful pursuits. He remained for some tirae on his father's farm, but later purchased his present desirable property. The marriage of Mr. Smith occurred on August 9, 1868, to Miss Mary Wood, who was born at Keansburg, New Jersey, and- is a daughter of Charles and Joanna Wood, The father was a native of England, and for a number of years after locat ing in Araerica he -was a merchant "in New York City, carrying on a ship chandlery store. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Joanna Pew, was a native of Mon ra'outh county. New Jersey. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Sraith, namely : Steven W., Adelaide D., Joanna W., Lydia A. -and Charles L. Mr, Sraith is 'well and favorably known both in Port Monraouth and Keans burg, being actively connected with the Methodist church in the latter town, in which he has served as superintendent of the Sunday-school for thirty-seven con secutive years. This flourishing school is the result ot his zealous and conscientious effort. When he took charge, the assembly roora was an old school house, and the attendants num-bered only fifteen pupils, but the interest he was able to arouse has- resulted in the erection of a comraodi'ous new edifice and the gathering together of two hundred children. 'This surely reflects great credit upon Mr. Smith as a Chris tian leader. He has long had the best interests of the church at heart and has served both as trustee and -as steward. In public affairs he has also been prominent in his locality, holding the office .of judge of elections for ten years; he is equally valued in the various 'fraternal orders, being a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and belonging to the grand lodge of the state, and also, to the Jtmior Order of United American Mechanics, and to the Grand. Array ot the Re public. Throughout his neighborhood he is valued as a raan of integrity and high principle. He has been successful in his business because he has given tirae and attention to it, thoroughly studying every phase and giving his patrons the benefit of his experiraents and successes. WILLIAM H, CASE, ,! William H. Case, a veteran soldier in the service of his country, was born near Medford, Burlington county, New Jersey, March 22, 1828, son of Lewis and Susan Case, both natives of New Jersey. His father, "Lewis Case, a chair-maker by trade, was born in 1787 and died in i860. His raother died during the manhood of VVilliam H. iWilliam H. received an ordinary education in the coraraon schools of his day, and at sixteen years of age was apprenticed to learn the carpenter's trade in- Trenton, New Jersey, His apprenticeship lasted five years, and having becorae a raaster work man, in- i8ss he carae -to Freehold, where he afterwards followed his vocation as a carpenter and builder, Mr, Case's war record is con-nected with the record of Company E, Twenty-ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, in -which he enlisted September 3, 1862, He was with his regiraent in the raid-suraraer campaign- of Fredericksburg, Virginia, For three days and nights he was in the trenches and sustained such injuries therefrom as to wholly disable him from work. Chronic deafness and rheumatisra resulted. He took part in the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 2 an-d 3, 1863, and was mustered out of service in June, 1863, Mr. Case is a meraber of the Con-over Post, G, A, R., of Freehold, and was one MO 'HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. of its organizers; and- is a -communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church of Freehold. In May, 1858, he was married to Sarah Roberts, who died in 1894. They had four children, Eleanor, Margaret F., William H. and Emma C. Emma C. was mar ried in Freehold, in 1888, to John F. Sickles, a carpenter and contractor, -and son of David H. Sickles, a subs-tantial farraer of Monmouth county. HARRIET ARROWSMITH THORNE. The subject of this sketch, who lives in Raritan township, near Keyport, Mon mouth county. New Jersey, is the widow 'of the late Garrett Thorne, 'who was born November 5, 1828, and died May 24, 1897, aged sixty-nine years. Mrs. Thorne, who was bom June 17, 1831, was raarried to Mr. Thorne January 26, 1852. Mr. Thome's ancestors -were among the early settlers of Monmouth county. He was a successful business man of the most sterling integrity, and politically he -was a Democrat, but he was personally so popular that his advice was sought in township matters by the leading men of all parties. Mrs. Thorne was a daughter of George and Catharine (Flyim) Walling. The ancestors of the Wallings of Monmouth county were Dutch and settled there at a very early period; the family has been prominent in New Jersey and New York for successive generations. One of Mrs. Thome's cousins long held the office of chief ot iiolioe of the city of New York, George Walling, popularly known hs Captain Walling, was- for several years commander of a vessel in the coasting trade between New York and Virginia and the Carolinas. He was associated with his relative. Captain Thomas M. Walling, whose home 'was on the shore of Raritan bay, and spent his declining years on the farm on which Mrs. Thorne now lives and where she -was born. Garrett and Harriet A. (Walling) Thorne had three children. Their son'George married Harriet- Clark, by whora he had six childen, three of whom reside with their grandmother and three are married. Their son Theodore R., who is a farmer in Holmdel township, marled Emma Van Brakle, daughter of James M. Van Brakle, who is represented in a biographical sketch in this work. Their son, Holmes, died March 15, 1897, leaving one child. JOHN H, TUZENEW. John Tuzenew, farmer of Freehold, was born in Wall township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, May 31, 1841, son of Stephen and Araie Tuzenew. His grand parents were natives of Quebec, Canada, and his father, Stephen Tuzenew, was the first of the family to settle in the United States. He was born in Quebec, December 25, 1812, and when twenty-one years of age, came to Monmouth county and engaged in farming, which he followed throughout -his life. He died May 12, igoi ; his wife died iri 1884. John Tuzenew was educated in the district schools of Wall .township, Monmouth county, and follo-wed farraing from the tim.e he was a boy. At the outbreak of the Civil war, responding to the call to enter into ithe service of his country, he enlisted in Company K, Twenty-ninth Regiraent, New Jersey Volunteers, The military record of this regiment dates from Septeraber, 1862, until the spring of 1863, On September HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 141 28, 1862, they left Camp Vredenburg, on the old Monmouth battle field, and being attached to Casey's division in defense of Washington, they did duty along the Potora'ac, in Virginia, opposite Washington, until November of that year. Being next sent to Aqua Creek, Virginia, they did provost and guard duty along the railway until December, and during that month were attached to the Third Brigade, First Division, First Corps. They were subsequently engaged in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, the latter occurring on May 2 and 3, 1863. Mr, Tuzenew was mustered out with his regiment on June 30, 1863, Since the war he has been a resident of Freehold. He is a meraber of Conover Post, No. 68, G, A. R., of Free hold. In Septeraber, 1867, he -was raarried at Eatonto.wn,, Monraouth county, to Louisa Safer. They have had nine children : Louis E., born January 2g, 1868 ; Franklin H,, July 6, 1870; Kin'noth F,, bom March ig, 1872; Ennis A,, born February 23, 1874; Asher B., born January 17, i87g; Caroline M,, bom October 4, 1876; Sarah J., born February 24, 1880 ; Hannah E,, born August 2g, 1882 ; and Bertha M„ born June 24, 1888. Of these Ennis died October 13, 1875 ; Caroline died Septeraber 10, ,1877; Asher died Septeraber 19, 1880; and Sarah J., March 24, 1881. " ' MRS. GEORGE W. EVANS. The lady whose name opens this sketch belongs to one of the oldest-and most -substantial families of Monmouth county. New Jersey, one which has 'become well known in both social and business circles and especially conspicuous in military life. In all of the wars for the preservatio-n of freedom and huraan rights this faraily has ¦taken a part, ever since its founder carae frora Holland and established a home on these shores. An early ancestor named John Hendrickson was born about 1700 and- his son, Daniel Hendrickson, was. one of those whp took a prominent part in aiding the Colonies to attain independence in the dark days ot the American Revolution. Daniel was born in 1735 and married Nellie Van Mater, who was born on August 4, 1735, and the children ot -this union were: Anna, born on- February 14, 1761 ; Cyrenius, born on May 3, 1766; and John, born on June 13, 1773. Daniel D. Hendrickson, bom in 1786, was the grandfather of our subject and figured conspicuously in the war of 1812, holding the commission of a captain, and he raised the largest corapany ot any in -the oounty for service during that tirae of peril. By trade he was a cabinetraaker, and he was also a successful farmer. He , married Catherine, a daughter of Thomas Bedle, and they reared a family ot thirteen children, one of the number becoming the mother of our subject, Mrs. Elma B. (Hilyer) Evans, the subject of this sketch, was born at Middle- town, New Jersey, on August 11, 1861, and she -was a daughter -of John and Eraraa (Hendrickson) Hilyer. On Deceraber 27, 1882, she was united in raarriage to George W. Evans, and to this union have been born children as follows : Percival H., born on June 24, 1885; Emma H., born on January 17, 1894; and George W.,. Jr.,. born on October 11, 1895, George W. Evans is one of the substantial and well-kn-o.wn farmers of Mon mouth county. His birth- was at Nut Swamp, November 16, 1858, and his parents- were Thomas and Ann (Prothero) Evans, who emigrated from England in 1851 and located at Nut Swamp, where Mr. Evans purchased a farm which was his home until the time of his -death on November 26, 1896, -his widow still surviving. Mr.. 142 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST- Evans received an excellent common-school education at Lincroft and his inclination.s have always been in/ the direction of agriculture. At the age of nineteen years he coraraenced his business career, and in 1884 he bought his present productive farm. Mr. Evans belongs to a family of eight children, who are among the most highly esteemed residents of the county. They are: Ella, born on June 4, 1850; Will iara H,, deceased, born on Noveraber 9, 1852; Margaret A,, born on September 27, 1854; John P., born on October 2g, 1856 ; George W,, born on November 16, 1858 ; Sarah E,, born on May 8, 1863 ; Joseph B,, born November 13, 1866; and Edwin T,, born Deceraber 18, i860, Mr. Evans is well known through -the country as a very successful farmer and his tract of fifty-two acres, located near Chapel Hill, shows ih its improvements and cultivation that he takes a great interest in the raising of fine fruits and vegetables. He is one of the highly esteemed citizens of -this locality, both hte and wife number ing friends among all with whom they become acquainted. THOMAS H. GRANT. Thomas H, Grant, a prominent civil engineer of Middletown township, is de scended fro-m an old English fatoily. He traces his ancestry back to Edward B. T. Grant; his great-grandfather, who, in I7g3, emigrated to the United States with hisi family, locating on Long Island, where he remained for two years. He then re turned on a visit to France, spending three years in that country, after -which he again carae to tbe United States and purchased a- tract of land on Rumson Neck, making his home thereon until his death. He married a Miss Butler, and they had four Children,— -Lucy, Elizabeth, Martha W. and John. John Grant was born in England, January 31, 1781. He was united in marriage with Ann Hance, who was born on the loth- of October, 1786, and their family consisted of the following named children : Thomas, born in i8og ; Martha, born in 1810 ; John, bom in 1813 ; Edward, born in 1815; Caroline, born in 1818; and William H., born December 24, 1820. John Grant 'was engaged in various pursuits during his active business career, being first a teacher, afterward a raerchant and finally a farmer. Williara H. Grant, the father ot the subject of this review, took an active interest in the affairs of his township, which led to his noraination to raany responsible offices. In 1884 he was elected to the state legislature, where he was instrumental in securing the appropriation for .the Monraouth battle monuraent, and while a member of that body served -on- several important committees. In his social relations he was a mem ber of the State- Horticultural Society, and in his religious views was a member ot the Christ Protestant Episcopal church of Middletown, in which he served as a vestryman and business manager for raany years. His death occurred on the 3rd of Noveraber, i8g7. In 1854 he was united in marriage with Anna Morford, ^nd they had two children, — Laura, deceased, and Thoraas H., the subject of this review. The wife and raother was called to the horae beyond on the Sth of March, 1868, and on the 22d of April, 1875, M-.n Grant married Mrs. Eliza J, iWatson, bf New York City. Thomas H. Grant was born on the farra where he now resides, October I, 1858, He entered Rutgers College in 1877, and graduated with the class of 1881, taking the Bradley niatheraatical prize in his senior year, Frora the date of his graduation until 189s he followed railroad engineering exclusively. In that year be estabUshed an inde pendent engineering practice, his attention being. mainly directed to railway terminal HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 143 and water front work and foundations. He is a member ot the American Society ot Civil Engineers, the Mattano Club ot Elizabeth, the Jersey City Club and raany of the local social organizations. He is a Republican, and an Episcopalian, connected with Trinity church of Red Bank, and Christ church of Middletown, He devotes a part of his .time to the management of a t-wo-hun-dred-acre farm and the -various business interests with which be is connected. Mr, Grant takes considerable interest in public questions and improvements, and in several of the field sports, Which he follows to some extent for exercise and recreation. EDWARD M, COOPER, Agriculture forms the principal occupation of Edward M, Cooper, and the wide awake raanner in which he takes advantage of all methods and ideas tending to en hance the value of his property, has had a good deal to do with his obtaining the competence which he now enjoys. Personal popularity results from the industry, perseverance and close attention to business which a person displays in the manage ment Qf any particular branch of business, and in the case of Mr. Cooper this is certainly true, for he has closely adhered to the above mentioned pursuits, and he has gained the high esteem of all. His property and interests are located in Mon mouth county. Mr. Cooper was born on the farm on which he still resides, on the 22d of. No veraber, i8ss, and is a son of George F. and Elizabeth (Applegate) Cooper, whose bistoury will be found on another-^age-of this-volume. Edward M. was reared and educated in his native township, and as a life occupati-cm he chose that of a farraer. He has been very successful in his ventures in this direction, and has done rauch toward developing the agricultural interests of his coraraunity. He has never sought or desired the emoluments of public office, preferring rather to give his undivided attention to his business interests, but as a citizen he is public-spirited and pro gressive, and every raovement calculated to prove of public benefit receives his hearty support and co-operation. In 1884 he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah L. Patterson, who was born in Middletown. township, Monmouth county, in December, 1862, a daughter of Samuel and Susan (Hance) Patterson. Unto this union have been born three children: Frederick L., bom on the loth of January, 1885; Guy, born July 26, 1887; and Robert A., born on the 20th of June, 1895. The family is highly esteemed by the people of their locality, and they enjoy the hospitality of a large circle of friends and ecquaiftit- ances, ? « » JAMES HARVEY, Sr. 1 This venerable gentleman, although he has passed the eighty-third milestone on . fife's joumey, is still actively engaged in farming, and such a career should put to 'shame many a man of half his years, who, grown weary of the struggles and cares of business life, would relegate to others the burdens he should -bear, Mr. Harvey - resides in Ocean- to-wnship, Monmouth county, and in that township he was born .. DeGember 24, 1818. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Rachel (Bennett) Harvey. The forraer was at first a farraer, subsequently built a forge and upon the .destruction of the forge -by fire entered into the milling business, at one tirae operat- 144 .HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. ing the Old Ocean Mills, His family numbered six mem'bers, who becamje prorainent citizens : Isabelle, Catherine, Rachel, Samuel, James and Gavine. T-he last named was the father of our subject. After arriving at years of maturity he married Sarah Jackson and -they had nine children, of whom Thomas, James, Samuel, Benjamin, Gavine and Ann reached years of maturity, the others dying in intan'oy. James Harvey is now the only surviving member of his father's faraily. He -was educated in the coraraon schools and in early life followed the business of burning and selling charcoal, working for himself and others; he did shad fishing in the 'spring. He is a self-made man in the best sense of the term. By close application and through honest dealing he has secured for himself an enviable character, which riches could not buy. In 1865 he purchased a small place, to which he has been adding from year to year until at the present time he owns forty acres of land. This he devotes to the raising of garden produce and his land yields a good retum for the cultivation be stowed upon it. His vegetables, being of excellent quality, command a good price on the market and provide him -with a very desirable income. 'In 1844 Mr. Harvey married Miss Susan King, a daughter of Joseph and Catherine King, and unto them have been born five children, of whom- four are living: John, Charles, Williara L., and Sarah (wife of Edward T. Brand, of Long Branch) ; -while one died in infancy. The mother departed this life January. 2, 1896. In public affairs Mr. Harvey has taken a deep and abiding interest and served tor many years as commissioner of appeals for Ocean township. Since 1843 he -has been a meraber of the Methodist Episcopal church and has served as trjistee and steward. In its work he takes an active interest .and his life has ever been in harraony with his professions. ALBERT C. SMITH. That cleanliness is next to godliness seems to be evidenced -raost clearly by the success which attends generally upon any properly projected laundry enterprise. This line of business bas been followed by our subject, Albert C. Smith, of the firm of Sraith & Smock, at Red Bank, New Jersey, where he established himself in 1898. His plant is known as the Red Bank Steam Laundry and is located at No. 64 White street. Mr Smith is a native of Keyport, New Jersey, where he was bom in 1867. He is the son of Holraes W. and Jane A, (Baily) Sraith. His early education was acquired in the coraraon schools of Keyport. In early life Mr. Sraith acted as clerk in a grocery store, which line he followed up to 1891, when he took up the laundry business at Asbury Park, New Jersey. Here he continued for three years, at the end of that time, in 1895, removing to- Freehold, N|ew Jersey, where he conducted an extensive laundry business. His present profitable business was estabhshed as above set forth in i8g8, with Mr. Smock as partner. Their plant is capable of turn ing out five hundred dollars' worth of business -weekly. During the summer seasdn they employ as many as twenty hands. They run a twenty-four-.horse-power boiler and a twelve-horse-power engine ; two wagons are kept on the road continually collect ing and delivering. The business has grown to extensive proportions under its able heads, and promises to outstrip even its present standard. Mr. Smith is so well versed in the laundry business, that he is capable -of running any branch and attend ing to its numerous details. His thorough understanding of his business is one of the causes of his success, coupled with his determination to treat his customers fairly and 'honestly. While there are several laundries in Red Bank, both of foreign HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. - 14S and native origin, yet the Red Bank Steam Laundry leads them all in popularity, superior workmanship and despatch in the execution of the work, Mr, Sraith has one son, Lester, by his wife Charlo-tte L,, whom he raarried in 1892. Mrs, Smith is the daughter of Edwin and Mary Bawden, of Freehold, New Jersey, ? » » JOSEPH TAYLOR BURROWES. Joseph Taylor Burrowes, a lumber merchant of Monmouth county, -New Jersey, and prorainent citizen of Red Bank, was born in Middletown township, Monmouth county, 'New Jersey, July 7, 1836. His parents were Richard and Miary (Taylor) Burrowes, Richard Burrowes was a' soldier in the -war of 1812, and two of the same stock fought for the independence of the Araerican colonies in the war of the Revo lution. Richard Burrowes was a successful agriculturist of Monmouth county up to the time of bis decease in. 1850; his wife survived until 1874. Their son, Joseph Taylor Burrowes, received a co-ramo-n school education and was thereafter, up to his twenty-second year, engaged with his father in the cultivation- of the lat'ter's farm. In 1858 he went to California, where he was variously employed for seven years. Returning to New Jersey he became associated in 1868 with his brother Thomas in the lumber business at Keyport, Monmouth county, under the firm narae of T. & J. T. Burrowes. This partnership continued until 1875, when the junior raember withdrew therefrom, and in 1877 established himself in- the same business at Red Bank, New Jersey. Here Mr. Burrowes continues in the successful conduct of one of the leading industries -of his community, to the development of which he has contributed, araong other raaterial ways, by the erection of a nuraber of substan tial dwelling houses. Mr. Burrowes is a stalwart Republicain, but without aspiration for political preferraent. He served efficiently for two years as corara's-sioner of Red Bank. He raarried Sarah, daughter of the late Jaraes Leramio-n. Three chil dren -born of this union survive, viz.': James Albert, Harry and Miss Ada Burrowes. Their deceased children are Edward, George and Joseph ; of these the last named married Miss Sarah Hance, who resides at Red Bank and has one child, J'oseph Tay lor Burrowes, who was born in September, 1894. Harry Burrowes is associated in business with his. father. *-—¥ JAMES COOPER, Jr. Jaraes Cooper, Jr., secretary of the board of education of Red Bank, and a lead ing druggist of the Jersey coast, was born in Monraouth county, August 10, 1858, He is a son of the late John Patterson Cooper and Catharine Kerr (Pringle) Cooper, natives of New York City. Jehu Patterson Cooper was a prominent agriculturist of Mon mouth county and from the time of attaining his majority up to the close of his life was a stalwart Dem.ocrat. He was continuously elected clerk of Middletown town ship for a total period ot thirty years, and was a freeholder for Middletown for ten years. He was one of the distiiiguished Freemasons of the state, having been grand high king of Royal Arch Chapter. James Cooper, Jr., received public school and academic courses of instruction, and as a youth entered the employ of F. T, Chad wick, druggist 'of Red Bank, with whom he remained nine years. He then established himself in business at Broad and White streets. Red Bank, where he conducts one of the best equipped wholesale and retail drug houses in Monmouth county. He is also 10 146 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. a member -of the firm ot Antonides & Cooper, druggists. Main street, Atlantic High lands. Mr. Cooper is a raeraber ot Mystic Brotherhood, No. 21, F. .& A, M., Hiram Chapter, No. i, R, A. M., is past chancellor ot the Knights of Pythias, member of the Independent Order of Foresters, Ancient Order of Foresters, and other social organi zations, including the local clubs. He married Laura, daughter of George W. Van derveer, of Freehold, New Jersey. Mrs. Ccoper died December 31, i8g6, leaving three children, James Oakley Cooper, George Vanderveer Cooper and Jehu Patterson Cooper. MORRIS PACH. Morris PaCh, -wh-olesale and "retail dealer in cigars and tobacco. Red Bank, was born in B-erlin, Trussia, April 3, 1837. He came with the remainder of his father's faraily to the United States in 1833, locating, in Boston, Massachusetts, whence they reraoved in 1864 to Long Branch, New Jersey. Five years later Morris Pach estab lished his present business at Red Bank, where he has ra-et with a success that has placed hira in the forefront of the men of affairs in Monmouth county. He served efficiently for one term as comraissioner of Red Bank. He was raarried in 1863 to Miss Rosa Libko, a native of Austria. Mr. and Mrs. Pach have four sons, ¦all of -whom are -graduates .of the high school at Red Bank. They are Alex ander Pach, superintendent of Pach Brothers ; Mortimer Pach, associated with his father; Lester Pach,, law student; and Ernest Pach, also associated with his father in- business, JAMES G. CRAWFORD. James G, Crawford, who is a prosperous fa-mer residing near Holmdel, Mon- TOouf-h -county. New Jersey, traces his ancestry as far back as 1672, when John Craw ford-emigrated to America frora Scotland, setting in the state of Ne-,v Jersey and locating -at the hamlet ot Holmdel, his numerous offspring still being among the most prominent residents of the locality. The eraigrait John was -accompatiied b-; three brothers and they first stopped at New Haven, Connecticut, but during the French and Indian war, John Crawford moved to this state, buying in 1686 two hundred acres of land near Morrisville. One of the maternal ancestors ot our subject was named William- Frost, and both he and Richard Crawford, on the father's side, took part in the Revolutionary war, the former suffering iraprisonment and the latter being -wounded, Thepaternal -gTandfather -of James G. Crawford was also James G., and was born in Holmdel in I7g4. 'He was a prosperous and extensive fanner, a leader in the Deraocratic party, and he was also identified with the Baptist church. His mar riage was to Elizabeth Sraith, whose death occurred in 1883, and their children were: James, William, Ann, Caroline, Elizabeth, Mary and John. John J'. Crawford, the father of James G. Crawford of this sketch, was bom at Hblmdel, on February 22, i82g, and acquired his education first in the primary schools of 'his locality, but later enjoyed the advantages afforded by the Glenwood Institute at Matawan, and after his return settled down to the life of an agriculturist. During his whole life he was an active and devoted member of the Baptist church. In- i85S he was 'married to Miss Mary Frost, who was a native of Chapel Hill, -"where she was born in 1832, her death occurring in 1872, Mr, Crawford surviving until 1888, HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 147 The children born to our subject's parents were as follows: John, James G., Williara, Sarah, Caroline, Mary, Esther, Theresa and Emma, James G, Crawford was born near Holmdel on September 2, i860, where he was; reared and educated. His occupation has principally been that of farming and he has attained high excellence in this chosen pursuit. His fine property consists of one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he , has iraproved and placed in a fine state of cultivation, causing it .to be counted araong the most productive tracts ot land in the county. Mr. Crawford is unmarried. In politics 'he is an active and ardent supporter of the Dem.ocratic party and has been of signal use in its local councils. He was reared in -the Baptist faith and 'is a consistent and worthy raember ot that church, and is one of the most -highly esteemed citizens of Holradel, where his family has so long been a leading one. \ ADDISON HENRY RIGGS. The Riggs family of New Jersey had its origin in ancestors who came from Scot land far -back in the c-olo-nial days, and their sturdy traits ot character — integrity, industry and persistency — are discernable in their descendants to the present day. The ancestral immigants were three brothers, who settled at that famous Revo lutionary war spot, Baskingridge, in So-merset county. Lewis Riggs (great-grand father of Addison H. Riggs) taught a school at Cheesequake, in Middlesex .county, in his young manhood. He afterward removed to Hightstown, Mercet county, where he conducted a store, and then to Perrinville, Monmouth county. He subsequently returned to Hightstown and occupied a large farra, and there died, !By his marriage with Miss Ida Bergen he became the father of the following named chUdren : -George, William S,, Elias, and a daughter who became the wife of John Chamberlain. Elias Riggs, youngest son of Lewis Riggs, was bom near Hightstown, and lived his entire life in that locality, and died there at an advanced age. He was a man of strong and exemplary character, and was a deacon in the Presbyterian church ; for raany years he -was a justice of -the peace. He married Rachel, a daughter of Captain David Baird, of Manalapan, who bore hira the following named children : Lewis, David Baird, J-ohn C, and Ida, who became the wife of Charles H. Perrine. Lewis Riggs, oldest son in the last naraed family, -was also born at Hightstown, where he received a common- school education. . For some years he was successively 'm the employ of the Camden & Am-boy Railroad, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Companies. He married Margaret E. Allen, a daughter of John Allen, and of this marriage were born the following na-med children: Addison Henry; Frank: P., who m-arried Alraa Herbert, and to them were born Frank P., Jr., and Frederick; Mary Blanche, who married Joseph P. Lisk, of Palmyra, New York, no.w a mechanical draftsman and consulting engineer in New York City, residing in Brooklyn; and Drucilla, -who is unmarried. The father of these children died at the age of forty- four years, and the mother is living in Brooklyn at the age of sixty-six years. Addison Hairy Riggs, eldest son of Lewis and Margaret E. (Allen) Riggs, -was born near Hightstown, Mercer county. New Jersey, in 1857. He began his education in the public schools in his native village and took a special course in the Peddle Institute. He entered the employ of Wannamaker & Brown-, in Philadelphia, with whom he remained for two years. His experience during this period was -highly advantageous to him in after years. He was subsequently engaged in- a general store at Hightstown, which he left in 1876, and removed to Asbury Pairk. In the m8 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. city last named he served- in a clerical capacity in vario-us leading es-tablishraents, araong thera those of J. S. Ferguson and George Farmer, coal dealers. At the death of the latter named, a corporation was formed under the name of the G. P. Farmer Coal and Supply Corapany. Ot this Mr. Riggs becarae a member, and- he was elected treasurer and manager. The company conducts a coal, wood,- lime and cement business at Asbury Park, and a coal, wood, hay and feed business at Belmar. Their transac tions extend- over a wide scope of. territory, and aggregate a large sura annually. Methodical and thorough in his business affairs, Mr. Riggs is enabled to direct and oversee all proraptly, and with thoroughness and accuracy. He occupies a highly creditable position in the business coraraunity and -his name is a syno-nym for integrity and public spirit. His influence has been extended to every laudable enterprise, and he has borne a full share in the development of all municipal improveraents, "without seeking personal advancement. In politics he is a Republican. April 14, 1888, Mr. Riggs was married to Miss Nora L. AUright, a daughter of Frank Allrigbt, of Reading, Pennsylvania, and this marriage has resulted in one child, a son, Earl, now aged fourteen years. ALFRED F. SOFIELD. One of the leading mien of Avon, New Jersey, and one, too, who has gained his present .position of prominence by indefatigable labor and perseverance, is Alfred F. Sofield, whose name heads this sketch. The early ancestoirs of the Sofields were natives of England. It is supposed that there were several of them, and these set tled along the Raritan river in New Jersey prior to the war of the Revolution. The grandfather of our subject was Runyon Sofield. He was born on his father's farm on the Raritan river, .where he lived and died. Enos Sofield, the father of our subject, was .born on his father's farm, subsequently reraoved to Perth Amboy, where he engaged in the business of grc.wing oysters. He carried on this business. on a large scale for many years, and. died Septeraber 4, 1880, at Perth Amboy. His, wife was Mary E. Sofield and to thera were born two sons and five daughters. Alfred .was bom July 30, 1848, at Perth Araboy. Such eleraentary knowledge as he acquired in his boyhood was imparted by the schools of his native place. Young Sofiled early entered his father's line of business, which he followed up to the year 1883, carrying it on during the later years in his own name. Not, how ever, feeling satisfied' that this 'was the field ot labor in which .he could accornplish the best results financially, or yet satisfy his ambitions, Mr. Sofield disposed of his oyster interests and went , to Avon, where tor a while he contented himself with- keeping boats for rental to pleasure parties during the summer months; this only bridged over an unsettled period, -however, until he should find something more to- his liking. He was ever on the alert for the opportunity that he felt certain would present itself soraetime ; in this he was not disappointed; in igoi what he had always desired was brought about, and. he began to handle and ship sand to steel foundries- in various parts of the country for use in sand blasts and core-sands. His sand' blast material is pronounced by experts to be the -best and finest for the purpose to be found in the country. He also furnishes clays of different kinds suitable for all sorts of purposes. A Republican in politics, Mr. Sofield has the honor of being a member of the borough council of Avon, in which capacity his voice is always raised in advancing those propositions which look to the betterment of the town and to the be;st interests- HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. i49 of its inhabitants. He is an esteemed member of Freedom Council, No. ii6, Jr. O. U. A. M. His marriage to Miss Mary Ella Page, daughter of Edward C. and Anna Maria (Blackney) Page, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was soleran'zed on. October 26, i86g. Six children have been born to them, as follows : Francis A., born De cember 10, 1871 ; Leroy, born March 18, 1874 ; Isabella H., born June 26, 1877 ; Eraraa G,, born December 28, 1881 ; Howard S., bom May 12, 1888; Hilton W., born Au gust 13, 1890. E. H. PRICE. Among all the summer resorts -on the New Jersey coast Pleasure Bay stands pre-erainent for its natural advantages and for those pleasing accessories which large means and cultivated taste will coramand. All these and the famous aquatic opera are written of at length in a chapter of this work. Chief among the founders -of this resort is Captain E. H. Price, proprietor of the palatial hotel known by his name. His family has been pro-rainently identified with Monmouth cOunty. His father, John Price, a man ot sterling character, -was a native of the county, and was throughout his life a well-known and successful seaman. He served -before the mast and became a capable ship commander, sailing vessels from his home to New York, in the coasting trade, and at times extending his voyages to the Gulf of Mexico. He was an Odd Fellow ; in politics he was a Whig. He was married to Miss Mary Lane. Born of this raarriage was E. H. Price, May '6, 1827, at Oceanport, Monmouth county, where he was reared and educated. He had the sailor instincts of his father, and he went to sea at the early age of twelve years. In course -of time -he bcarae a master and -owner, and for several years his 'Triton" was famous in New York -bay and adjacent waters. -In 1854 he retired from this life and took up his residence at Pleasure Bay, where there -were but two cabins. In the beginning 'he established and conducted a stopping place for lumbermen, which was well known as "The Kitchen." The bay was then only inhabited by men engaged in cutting tiraber for ship building, and was known as "The Sheep Pen." The region was a veritable wilderness, just as it was known to the Indians, and no one was bold enough t-o prop-hesy -the future -which was destined for it. After a time transient visitors engaged in lumbering interests came to the place, and they were so well pleased with Captain Price's "Kitchen" that they made it known in New York, and it becarae quite a resort. Among the first 'who thus came and were instrumental in spreading its farae, were Dr, Kane, the Arctic explorer, Frank Leslie, the well-known publisher, Eddie Stephens and other celebrities. In i8s9 Captain Price built the present comraodious Price's Hotel, and this has long been known to all visitors to the New Jersey coast as one of the -most homelike and pleasant places of entertainment in the entire region, and is mUCh sought' by tbe best class of summer sojourners, and especially by picnic and excursion parties. It is picturesquely situated upon a beautiful tract of three acres contiguou.s- to the bay and to the beautiful park and grandstand, reaching almost to the water's edge, from which may be witnessed the unique -operatic performances upon a stage erected in the stream. The hotel contains sixteen rooms, beautifully furnis-hed, and -the cuisine is all that the raost exacting epicure could desire. The resort is reached by the Patten Line stearaers, and has trolley connection with all other resorts on the coast. 150 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. An accomplished landlord. Captain Price is also- a genial gentleman, and his social traits have endeared him to .multitudes who have enjoyed his hospitality. He is an ardent sportsman, and delights in contributing to the enjoyment of the gunner and fisherman. He was for seven years a member of the Long Branch Corapany in the New Jersey State Militia, He is a Freemason and an Odd Fello-w, and it was his unusual distinction to initiate his four sons into the mysteries of the former named ancient and honorable craft. In politics he is a Republican. Captain Price was married to Miss Anna West, daughter ot M'r. Elisha West,, a former proprietor of the Newbold Hotel, Long Branch. Ten children were born of this marriage — Mary Eliza, Melissa, Elisha W., John Lawrence, William, Crystal, Clark, Edith, Blanche and Thoraas .Frazier. Of . these naraed, Clark, and Edith and Blanche (twins) are deceased. The mother, a most notable woman and devoted wife and raother, died January lo, 1898,' agCd sixty-four years. JOSEPH H. C. SCHENCK. The last war in which the United States was engaged found Captain Schenck of this review among t-he defenders ot the nation's flag and the cause it repre sented. He is well known in military circles .on the Jersey coast and in Long Branch and Monraouth county ' is numbered among tbe enterprising young business men. His birth occurred at Point Pleasant on the 28th of March, 1871. It is thought that Peter Schenck, a very wealthy merchant and an importer of foreign goods, was his great-grandfather. He was of Dutch lineage. His residetlce and place of busi ness was New York, where he carried on an exitensive trade, Elias Schenck, the grandfather, was an experienced m-ariner .and throughout his busine--s life was connected with the sea. He married Harriet Newman- and their only child was Zacharias Schenck, the father of our subject, who was born at Manasquan, New Jersey, April 17, - 1838. He iwedded Margaret J. Harvey, and .they became the parents of five children: "Henry E,,, a painter of Long Branch; Elias E. and George E., both of whom are deceased ; Thaddeus R., who is engaged in the painting busi ness in West Long Branch; and Joseph H. C." Schenck, also a painter and decorator. The public schools of his native town afforded J'oseph H. C. Schenck his edu cational privileges, and his youth was passed amidst play and study in a manner not unlike most boys of the period. After leaving school he was variously employed, working for a time in a pharraacy and later as a raachinist. Other occupations also clairaed his attention, but eventually he begajn to learn the painter's trade, and in due course of time became -thoroughly proficient in the work, his services giving excellent satisfaction and securing' for hira continuous eraployment. During the suraraer season he is eraployed as bathing master or life saver — a position of im portance on, the coast, where so raany suraraer visitors spend a large amount of time in bathing in the Atlantic, who in ignorance of danger would frequently venture too far, were it not for the -watchful care of Mr. Schenck. When the country became involved with Spain in the war of 189S, he was among those who readily offered their services to strike a blow for liberty, and enUsting in Company B, Third New Jersey I^ifantry, he served for nine months with credit He is now captain of Corapany K, Third Regiment of the New Jersey National Guard, and also belongs to the Knights of Pythias fraternity and the Order of Red Men, in both of which he is a past officer. He was married October is, iSgg,, to Miss Hannah Wardell, who was born at Long Branch, August 15, 1874, a daughte; JIia4£^ HISTO.RY QF THE JS^EW JERSEY COAST. i.51 of John H. and Emily Wardell. They no-w have an interesting little daughter, Qara S., who was born November 27, 1900, Captain Schenck, by his pleasant, genial man ner, has made many friends, is popular in military circles, and trusted in busi ness life. ?__? I WILLIAM TUCKER HOPPER. Monraouth county. New Jersey, is favored in having represented upon its list .of officials, individuals whose endowra.ents fully capacitate thera for the discharge of -the responsible duties which devolve, upon them. The subject ot this review has held a number of important offices, to 'which he has been appointed by those high in authority or elected through the suffrage of the Republican party, in whose interest he has rendered timely and effective service, being known as one of the stalwart and uncompromising advocates ot the principles of that party. Now a resident of Long Branch City, William T. Hopper was born in West Long Branch September 12, 1837. His grandfather, John Hopper, was a native of New York City and was the first .of the name to locate at West Long Branch, where he purchased property of Alexander McGregor. The town was then called Mc Gregor, but later becarae known as Hoppertown, and- subsequently by various naraes, now West Long Branch. Mr. Hopper owned about fitty acres of land beside other property. He began merchandising there and continued in that line ot business up to the tirae of his death. He -was a baker by trade and had followed that pursuit in New York City, but after coraing to New Jersey was actively identified with mer chandising, for many years. He was a very consistent and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church and his home was -the place of entertainment for all the traveling preachers -who visited the neighborhood. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Eunice Russell, shared with him in all good works in which he bore a hand. There were two children in the family, Maria and Abraham. Abraham M. Hopper was -born in New York City in 1798. He engaged in the baker's business, and was also the owner of a vessel which plied between vari ous ports along the seaboard. After his father removed to West Long Branch he assisted in the manageraent of the store and thus became- a well known figure in busi ness circles there. He was twice married, his- fir.st union being with Miss Deborah McGregor, by who-m he had four children, three of whom_grew to raaturity. For his second wife he wedded Miss Mary Tucker, and they became the parents of eight children, three .of whora survive : R. F., Egbert and William T. In his native town William T. Hopper of this review received his education -and training for a life of future usefulness. In the early years of his manhood he followed farming, but subsequently turned his attention to politics and has been a most earnest and efficient worker in the ranks of the Republican party. He has creditably served in a nuraber -of official positions, including that of constable, his incumbency covering a period of nine years. He was a coast inspector of customs of the Perth Amboy district for seven years, and during that tirae also filled the position of freeholder. For three years he was assessor, was collector of port customs under President Harrison for four years, has been judge of elections and was coroner for a period, of three years. His official service has ever been most commendatory, tor at all times he has been prompt and notably reliable in the discharge of his duties and has theref-OTe won the approval of even his political opponents. On the I2th of March, i86t, Mr. Hopper married Miss Henrietta Brown, and unto them have been bom seven children, of whom five, are living: Britton T., 152 HISTORY OF THE' NEW JERSEY COAST, Eunice, Henry T., Charles H, and Frances. Those who have passed away are Louis B. and Elizabeth. Mr. Hopper had been, raarried little more than a year when he left his young wife and went to the front in defense of the Union, enlisting on the - 7th of September, 1862, as a meraber of the Twenty-ninth Regiment of New Jersey . Volunteers, He was made coramissary sergeant and remained at the front until the regiment was discharged June 30, 1863, He is now a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and also belongs to the Royal Arcanum, He has a wide acquaintance in Monraouth county, where his trustworthiness and reliability have won for him high regard. GEORGE W. BOWMAN. George W. Bowman, proprietor of the Sunmyside farm, which is located one and a half miles west of Long Branch City, is a practical farmer and arf enterprising business raan. He "was born at Coltsneck on the 4th ot October, 1831, a son ot Sarauel and Charlotte (Matthews) Bowman. The father -was a weaver by trade and was an honest and upright man. His family nurabered four sons and four daughters, and of this number George W, and Andrew J, are twins, the latter ot whom is now a resident of Kansas, George W, Bowman received the educational advantages afforded by- the common schools of his district. During his youth he spent much of his time in working on neighboring farras, and later he farmed on rented land. In 1865 he purchased the land on which -he now resides, known as the Sunnyside farra, 'which is one of the most beautiful places 'on the road, and a' glance at its neat and thrifty appearance indicates to the passer-by the supervision -of a progressive owner. On the 4th of December, 1858, Mr. Bowman was united in marriage with Miss Mary Bennett, who was born- in Atlantic township, Monmouth oounty. Her grandfather, John- L, Ben nett, was a -soldier in the Revolutionary -war, and for nine months of his army career was confined in the British prison in New York, the old Dutch church, Broad way and Ann streets, being used for that purpose, -Mrs. Bowman is a daughter ot Logan and Mary (Holmes) Bennett, Unto our subject and wife have -been born the following children: Samuel L, ; Sarah, who became the wife of C. J, Bridge; and two sons who were named George, but both are now deceased. Mr. Bowman has Always been an industrious man and a good manager, and the result of his long years of careful toil is a beautiful homestead, -well improved and well kept. He has contributed his share toward the public improveraents of the county, and he stands to-day as one of the representative -raen of his locality. JOHN EDGAR MONTGOMERY. One who has gained public favor through conscientious labor in the public's interests is he of whom this brief sketch treats, John Edgar" Montgomery of South Araboy, New Jersey, iwho has deservedly attained a prorainent place, not only in local, but in state affairs as well. He was birn at Old Bridge, New Jersey, on May 13, 1844, a son of John and Ann Montgoraery. The faraily is an- old -one in that section; the grandfather, John Montgomery, was an active an;l energetic old-line Whig, -well known and highly respected throughout the cOunty. John Edgar Montgomery's school days were spent at his home in Old Bridge. ^^^ i:^^.^^/^^ ''^^-^i'^^^S-^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 153 Soon after the completion of his studies he. entered the employ of John W. .Fore man, as a clerk, next with Foreman & Disbrow, and later with Ward C. Perrine, with -whom he was finally associated as a partner in business. About eighteen years ago he opened a general merchandise store at South Amboy, which he has since car ried on with more than ordinary success, and is to-day one of the oldest estab lishments in the town. During his busy life he -has found time to interest -himself in local affairs gen erally, and so valuable -has he proved to the Republican party, that they honored him by electing him in igoo to the assembly by a handsome raajority. He fulfilled the trust reposed in hira so satisfactorily to the people whora he represented, that he was re-elected to serve a second term. He was also made chairman on labor and industries, railroads, canals and printing, and did most effective work. 'He was elected in 1901 for a third term. Seldom is any person elected in Middlebury county for three terras. He served again as . chairman of railroads and canals. Mr. Montgoraery is a Mason and a raeraber of St. Stephens Lodge, No, 63, of South Araboy, and a member also of the Lincoln Club, He married Miss Elizabeth L. Hayes, and has one son, John L. Montgomery. HENRY W, MIELKE, The field of business is wide and the opportunity for advancement lies before all who have the will to dare and to do. That so comparatively few win success is the result of a lack of application or of business sagacity to direct their labors, but in both these particulars Mr. Mielke is well qualified, and added to this is a thorough knowl edge of the business to which he directs his energies. He is a noted florist ot Long Branch, -whose fame in his chosen calling has spread far and wide, and to-day he is conducting a very extensive and prosperous business. .A native of Prussia, he was born in 1834 and was reared . and educated there. His father, Henry W. Mielke, Sr., was forester to Bismarck, and at the age of fourteen years our subject began to learn the florist's business, serving for three years in the greenhouses of the Iron Chancellor, there becoming tho-roughly acquainted with I all- the various phases of the work, the needs of all kinds of plant life and the best methods of supplying these needs. He next entered the service of Emperor William I as an experienced horticulturist, and remained in charge of important floricultural interests .on the palace grounds for twelve years. In 1882 he deterrained to seek a horae and fortune in the new world, and crossing the Atlantic he spent about one year in travel in the west, visiting m,any scenes of beauty and interest. In 1883 he took up his abode in Greenville, but after a short time went to Englewood, New Jersey,' where he was raarried. On the ist of March, 1887, he removed to Long Branch and entered the service of D. S. Bro-wn as landscape gardener, and so beautified his place that it carae to surpass anything on the sea front. In 1897 he saw the necessity ol establishing hiraself, in a business of his own in order to meet the demands of patrons -who sought the raost superior skill in his line. Accordingly he purchased his present location, erected his residence, his conservatories and his greenhouses, and embarked in what is now a raost extensive and profitable business. He handles cut flowers, potted . plants, palras and indeed everything in his line, raising raany very choice and valuable specimens, and as a landscape gardener he also -has a very ex tensive patronage, receiving a. very large share of the business from the constantly growing population of the various to-wns along th: coast. He has a'"o-,;t fifteen 154 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. thousand square feet of space under glass, containing beautiful speciraens of all kinds of flowering and ornamental plants, and continually- is he adding to his stock and enlarging his facilities to meet the demands of a constantly growing trade. In Englewood, New Jersey, in 1885, Mr. Miekle was united in marriage to Miss Dorothea Mecklenburg, a raost estiraable lady, and unto thera have been born five children: .Alice, Caroline (deceased), Henry, Otto and Elsie. The fa-mily are mem bers of the Presbvterian church. DAVID M, WILLETT. David M, Willett, -one of the leading business men of Belford, and a native of that place, was born February 21, 1856. He is a son of the late William and Susan (Walling) Willett. He was reared and educated in the place of his nativhy, enjoy ing in his youth the educational privileges afforded by the district schools of his neigh borhood. Being lof a studious raind, he applied hiraself closely to his studies and, thus, early in life fitted hiraself for a clerkship, entering the store of Charles Montanye when eighteen years of age. This gentleman was the first to establish a store in Belford, in 1855, beginning business in a very sraall way, but at that tirae sufficiently large to supply die demands of a sparsely settled coraraunity. Mr. Willett continued to fill the position of a clerk for seven years, and then, in corapany with Mr. Lohsen, he purchased the store, beginning business under the firm name of Lohsen & Willett, In 1888 this firm rebuilt, beautified and enlarged the store, it being now forty by forty-two feet, with a large store room attached. In addition to this store and entirely independent .of it, they have built and are -operating a drug store, which is modem in all of its appointments, and the entire establish-ment is furnished with the best goods that can be procured in the market. This enterprising firm is now enjoy ing a large and constantly increasing patronage, the result of honorable business methods and earnest -desire to please their patrons. The marriage of M'r, Willett was celebrated in 1882, when Miss Amelia A, Lohsen became his wife. She is a daughter of the late Lohder and Margaretta (Wendelcke) Lohsen, and a native -of Belford. Two children have blessed this union, Harold and Meta L. In his social relations Mr. Willett is a meraiber. ot the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of -the Junior Order of United Araerican Mechanics. He is a man -of pleasing manners and ot a winning disposition, 'traits of character which go far in raaking the firm a successful one frora a business standpoint. Both -members of the firra comraand the good wishes and esteemi of all with whom they have business or social relations. * « » . TUNIS SUYDAM BARKULOO. The value of an upright character and a good business reputation has been demonstrated most clearly and explicitly in the career of the well known citizen ot Oceanic, Monmouth county. New Jersey, whose name forms the caption of this brief sketch. Tunis S. Barkuloo was bom in Brooklyn, New York, June 8, 1851, a son of" Abraham and Amelia M. Barkuloo. His parents removed to Oceanic, New Jersey, when he was three years old, and he was there educated in the 'public schools. He was early initiated into the mysteries of farming, which he followed more or less regularly for sorae years, until about a third of a century ago he became associated HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 155 with the raanufacturing enterprise with -Avhich he has won his enviable success in life. In 1849 John S. Midwinter and son opened a factory at Oceanic for the raanu facture of raops of every description and of superior workmanship. During the entire period of the history of the concern its products have been sought in the market. John S. Midwinter died in July, 1876, and the business was carried on by the widow of John S. Midwinter until her death, the son having died in 1872. May 18, 1897, A. H. Midwinter succeeded her raother, Sarah F. Midwinter, in whose name the business is still carried on under the -management of Tunis S. Barkuloo, who has had it in charge for more than thirty-three years. The plant has an annual capacity of fifteen thousand mops and frora every point of view the enterprise is a profirable and a successful one. Mr. Barkuloo enjoys in the highest degree the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens. He is a man of much public spirit, who takes a deep interest in all the affairs -of his town. He is a charter meipber of the Oceanic hook and ladder company, of which for twenty years he has been treasurer, and he is a charter mem ber and treasurer of Na-rumsunk Tribe, No. 148, Improved Order -of Red Men. He is a charter meraber of Seaside Lodge, No. 217, K. of P. (Seabright), and member of Mystic Brotherhood Lodge, No. 28 (Red Bank), F. &. A. M. ALBERT DENNIS. The reader of mature years who has traveled ra-uch can easily picture to himself a hotel keeper whose geniality is so pronounced that his -very presence -breathes hospi tality and good cheer. Such a "Landlord" is Albert Dennis, proprietor of the oldest hotel at Tintonfalls, Monmouth county. New Jersey. Mr. Dennis, who frora his youth -has been a hotel man and a horseman, was born at Eatontown, Monraouth county. New Jersey, June .7, i8s7, a son of Hubbard and Elizabeth H. Dennis. His father, who was a hamessmaker by trade, removed frora Eatontown to Red Bank, and even tually ^reraoved from Red Bank to Tintonfalls to take charge of the Tintonfalls Road House. That was in 1881, and he managed the house successfully for twenty years, making for it and for hiraself many friends, some of ihem from remote parts of our great country. He was a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity, who- lived up to the beneficent teachings of the order as fully as it was possible for any raan to- do, and he -was known to his fellow citizeSis as a man of unusual public spirit. He died in 1892. Mr. Dennis is descended from an old Scotch faraily, his branch of which has been represented on the New Jersey coast for three generations. He was educated and trained for the practical business of his life at Red Bank. From his youth he has been fond of horses and he has always loved to handle them and to care for thfem, and it ra'ay be said that he has raade the horse a lifelong study. Sorae of the horses which have been trained by hira. and have passed into "the racing circuit are marvels of speed. The following named well known horses, trained by him, are only a few of the many which have been under his care: Beldie has a record -of two minutes and fourteen and one- fourth seconds ; Paddie has a record of two minutes and twenty- two seconds; Senator is a promising" young horse, the property of a New Yorker; Dannie A. has a pacing record of tw.o rainutes and nineteen seconds. The records given represent the best traihing time of the animals mentioned, -which as soon as they have been well started- by Mr. Dennis are taken away and put On real contest work, Mr. Dennis owns Carrie C, whose tirae is better than two miflutes and twenty 1-56 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. seconds. Mr. Dennis has been proprietor of the '.Tintonfalls Road House" for thirteen years, during which tirae he has raanaged it so much to the satisfaction of the travel ing public that he has made it one of the'rri.05t popular of the public houses in its vicinity. '- ' '' Mr. Dennis married Miss Carrie Gulliedue, a lady of American and French par entage, in 1899. He is a popular member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. WILLIAM E. PALMER. ' -:- Williara E. Palmer is a wealthy and representative farmer of Moiimouth county, his residence and well cultivated farm lands being located in West Long Branch. His success along agricultural lines is -not due to his having been reared in an atmosphere of such pursuits, — for he was born in the city of New York,- November ig, 1830, — but to an inherent love for a vocation toward which his every inclination leaned. His parents were -Gilbert and Sophia (Gorton) Palmer, both natives of New York City, Gilbert Palraer, father of our subject, was a -butcher by trade, for many years successfully conducting- a stall in Old- Tompkins Market, He was a sturdy, upright and honorable man- of business, to which fact his prosperity is due. His father, Stephen Palraer, also an uncle, Henry Palraer, took an active part in the war -of 1812. As already stated, Williara E. Palraer was born in New York City, where -his ' education' was acquired. After corapleting his studies, he leamed the cigar manu facturing business, which -he followed for some time" both in New York City and in Brooklyn. .On July II, 187s, Mr. Palmer was joined in marriage to Miss Ellen F., daugh ter of Henry G. and Ellen (Fulton) Julian, residents of West Long Branch, but both natives of New York City. Mr and Mrs, -Palmer were blessed with ten chil dren : George F,,- Elwood T,, Henry W., Charles G,, Louis G., Walter E., Lillian F., Albert J,, Florence -E. and Ellen J, M'rs Palmer died December 10, 1896. George F. is a graduate of the New York Homeopathic School of Medicine. It was in 1882 that Mr, Palraer took possession of his present farm, on which was located the old Methodist parsonage, and which still remains standing in a good state of preservation, notwithstanding its old age. Near the- old house stands an ancient tree, which for -years guided the raariners of the coast before the present iraproved system of beacons was instituted. It was in 1885 that Mr. Palraer erected his present- palatial residence, which commands a wide and interesting view ot the ocean with its constantly varying scenes, bearing its wonderful burden ot sailing craft to and fro, sorae engaged in coramercial pursuits, others on pleasure bent The same reason assigned for the prosperity which attended the efforts of the father of our subject can be ascribed to the son, for in all respects he has been a man of unimpeachable character, energetic, honorable and justly favored with the good will of his fellow men. ASA WILLIS, The raising of fruits for the New York market occupies the attention of a large nuraber of excellent horticulturists in Monraouth county, and one of these is Asa Willis, -who is the subject of this biography. The birth of Mr, Willis was in New HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY CO'AST. i 5'7 York, and for twenty years he was there engaged in the commission business ^n Washington market. Captain Asa Willis, who was the grandfather of our subject, was a native of Mystic, Connecticut, and was a deep-sea mariner of extensive experience, and was also the owner of several vessels -which sailed to foreign ports. In- 1841 he removed to Keansburg, Monraouth county, and there he bought a small farm and on it made his home until his death, in 1858. His marriage was to Deborah BurrO'WS, and their children were as follows: Abel, As-a, Daniel, William B., Lavina, Nancy, Mary and Weltha. William B. Willis, the son of Captain Asa Willis and the father of our subject, was born in New York on March 20, 1823, and he was the first man to locate on the ground upon which was situated the West Washington- raarket. During the Civil war he became a meraber of the United States navy and was made purser en the transport Cossack, serving faithfully on this vessel for two years. After the close of the war Mr, Willis returned to the south in a business capacity and engaged as a shipper for seventeen years ; his death occurred on August 7, 1897, when his -useful and busy life ended. His marriage had been to Miss Catherine Hendrickson, of New York, a lady of social position and estiraable character, who still survives hira, and these- children were born to thera: Asa, born -on Deceraber 17, 1832; William B., born in April, 1856; John D., Charles R., Robert, Deborah, Weltha, Fannie, Saphronia and Ida. Asa Willis, of this sketch, is associated with his brother, William B., in the truck ing business in Monmouth county, and they are most successful growers of all kinds of fruit possible tO the climate. Their product finds ready sale, and th; business under their able manageraent brings them handsorae returns. Mr. Willis is considered an excellent man of business and is socially connected with the J. O. U. A. M, Both he and brother are unmarried. WILLIAM L. JONES, Among the successful farraers of Monraouth county. New Jersey, is Williara L. Jones, who owns and operates a farra of one hundred and twenty acres of fine land, located in Atlantic township, this tract being known as the old Van Mater horae stead. The birth of Mr. Jones was in this township, February 14, 1833, and he was a son of Hon. Samuel W. and Letty Ann (Sraock) Jones, the forraer of whom was born in Burlington, county, in- 1808, an-d the latter in- Mon-mouth county in 1806. ' The maternal ancestry of our subject reaches as far back as 1634, when Hendrick Smock left his home in Holland and carae to the United States, bringing with him his wife, forraerly Geerje Herraans, who died in 1708. Mr, Smock settled in New Utrecht, New Jersey, purchasing land in 1665. In 1687 he took the oath of allegiance to the new government and served as a magistrate until 1689. His children were as follows: Matthias, Johannis, Marritje, Lecudert, Sarah, Martyntje and Rebecca. Jo hannis Sraock reraoved to Monraouth county and in 1672 married Catherine Barents, to whom were born: Hendrick, Barnes, Martje, Anna and Femmeke. Hendrick Smock, son of Johannis, was born in i6g8 and died -on May ,30, 1747, He married Mary Schanck in 1721, and eight children -were born to thera John Sra'ock, son- ot Hendrick, was born in 1727,' and in- 1747 married Elizabeth Conover, who bore twelve children, of whom George, the direct ancestor, was born on November 24, 1754, mar ried his first wife, Sarah Conover, in 1779, and on Noveraber 27, 1794, raarried his. 158 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. second wife, Marig3ret Van Deventer. The children of -the first marriage were as follows: John, Aaron, Hendrick, Peter, George, Mary and an infant; and the children of the second m'arriage were these: Jacob; Janett; Sarah; Elizabeth; Jane; Letty Ann, the mother of our s.ubject; Isaac J.; and Eleanor. Hon. Samuel W. Jones, who was the father of our subject, was one of the leading Democratic statesmen of Monmouth county. When a mere boy, he was brought to Monmouth county and lived in Vanderbuiig for some seven years, engaged- in farming in the county, and- was here mari;ied to Letty Ann Smock, as above stated. In 1839 he returned to Burlington county, but in 1846 returned to Monraouth -oounty, which was his home, until, his death in 1886, his wife surviving until her eightieth year. Sam uel W. Jones was a. man of energy and industry, and applied himself to the improve ment of his five hundred acres of land. Prominent in public affairs and enjoying the confidence of his fellow-citiz-e-ns, he was called upon to fill many of the rilinor offices, and in 1830 he was .made assemblsmian and filled that honorable position with a dignity and efficiency which reflected credit upon him and also upon his constituency. His early training in religious matters had been in a community of Friends, but later he became associated w-ith the German Reforraed church. His faraily of children numbered ten ; nine of these grew to maturity, and eight still survive. William L. Jones, who is the subject of this biography, was the second in order of birth in. tbe family ot his parents. He attended school both in Burlington and M-onmouth counties, 'but has resided co'ntinuously in Monmouth county since be was thirteen years of age. By trade Mr. Jones is a carpenter, but he is more than that, being in reality a natural mechanic, handling tbe tools of both carpenter and wheel wright with more than usual skill. For twenty years he has been.-engaged in building in Holmdel, and in addition has deraonstrated, since 1892, -that he is also a practical and successful farraer. His specialty is the breeding of fine strains of poultry, and he owns great num-bers of fancy and full-blooded birds, some of these bringing the highest prices ever paid in this -county. The marriage of Mr. Jones was in 1863 to Miss Catherine Holmes, and to this union two sons were born, namely: J'onathan H., who is a merchant in Vanderburg; and Charles W., who manages, the poultry business on his father's farm. The family are connected with the Dutch Reformed church, -where they are constant attendants and to which they are liberal supporters. Mr. Jones is well known in this locality and enjoys the esteem -of the neighborhood in the highest degree. CORNELIUS ACKERSON. Cornelius Ackersqn, one among the prominent financiers and useful men of Monmouth county, residing at Keyport, comes of honored Dutch stock of the early colonial tiraes. The first three generations of the family in America are -named in "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record" for July, 1876. According to this authority, Jan Thomaszen j. ra. Van de Manhattans, who came from Holland, married, (November 8, 1863) Appolbnia Cornells, daughter of Cornelis Claeszen .Sintz (Sintsart, Wits) and of Arientio (feminine Adrian) Cornelis— she was baptized October 23, 1648. The issue -of this raarriage was twelve -children, and in each case the baptismal record gives the name of the father as Jan Thomaszen, About the year 1692 he assumed the surname of Eckerson, and this form was retained by his children as their family name. It is to be noted, however, that in the Dutch chiurdi ^C^dA-u^^^tf^^-A. . HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. i59 records of New York the narae variously appears as Echqns, Eckens, Eckes, Ecker son, Ekkiss-e, Etkins, and with other modifications. Cornelis Eckerson, JLhird child of Jan Thomaszen (Eckerson), was baptized April 9, 1671. August 24. 1693, he raarried Willemtje Vlierboo-ra j. d. ; both lived at Tappan, New York. Their children were : Jan, baptized June 26, 169s, died in infancy; Malthye, baptized Noveraber 8, 1696, raarried, first, Margrietje Blauvelt, second, Jannetje Straat; Jan, baptized March 22, i6g6, raarried Geesie Straat; Cor nelis, baptized January 12, 1701, married Rachal Blauvel ; Jacob, baptized February 28, 1703, married Tryntje (Catherine) Hartje; Thomas, baptized March 3, 1706, mar ried Elizabeth Meyer. The marriages herein noted are believed to be as given, but are not of record. Jan Eckerson, third child of the above named Cornelis Eckerson, by his mar riage with Geesie Straat became the father ot the following named ehildren, as appears from church records : Cornelius, bom August 14, 1723 ; Dirk, born Feb ruary 12, 1728; Jan, born October 18, 1730; Trejmtje, born March 6, 1734, died in infancy ; Jacob, born November 30, 1735, raarried Susanna Sarven; Tryntje, born- January s. 1739; Garret, born February 24,. 1743. Garret, youngest child -of Jan Eckerson and Geesie Straat, bom in Rockland county. New York, gave the family name its present form of Ackerson. He served with gallantry in the Continental array during the Revolutionary war, as it is attested by the fact that .he rose to the rank .of captain. He died May 30, 181 1, aged sixty- eight years, three months and six days. His remains were interred in the Warwick cemetery, and his memory as a patriot soldier is honored on Decoration Day, as are those of other heroes of later wars. Captain Garret Ackerson m-arried Dorcas Springsteen and removed to Vv'arwick, Orange county, New York. Seven children were born of this raarriage : Jaraes, John, Garret, Cornelius, Jane, Betsy and Mary. Cornelius, -the fourth .son in this faraily, born in Warwick, Niew York, in 1782, mar ried Sarah, daughter of Elijah Townsend, of Dutchess county. New York, and they became the parents of 'five children: John T., deceased; William W., deceased; Maria A., who became Mrs. Joseph Hoff ; Henry E. ; and Ann Eliza, who became Mrs. Joseph H. Gibson. Henry E, Ackerson, third and only surviving son of Cornelius Ackerson, of the last naraed faraily, was born July 24, 1821, at Warwick, Orange county. New York, When he was quite young his parents rera'o-ved to Mon-ra-outh county. New Jersey, His educational advantages in the coraraon schools were liraited, and his youth was principally occupied in farm labor. On attaining his majority he farm'ed with his father on shares, and when the father died he inherited a share of the patrimonial estate, and purchasing the remainder continued to manage the farm fr-om that tkne forward, 'For a time, beginning in 1865, he was also interested in a stock company which owned the propeller "Holmdel," and for two years .he was master of that vessel, which plied between Keyport and New 'Mork City. In 1840 he was united in marriage to Mary, daughtier of Williara Hyer, of Matawan, and their chil dren were: Sarah, who became the wife of Daniel I, Stillwell; Cornelius; and Margaret, who became the wife of George H, Melville. Cornelius .Ackerson, only son of Captain Henry E. and -Mary (Hyer) Ackerson, amd sixth in direct descent from Jan Thomaszen (Eckerson), the founder of the family in Araerica, was born in Holmdel township, near Hazlet, Monmouth county, New Jersey, September 11, 1832. He received his inhial education in the district ^hools of his native place, and during his eighteenth year entered Packard's Busi ness College, in New -York City, from which institution he was graduated witb a thorough training in a comraercial course. He afterward became a farmer, a voca- i6o HISTORY OF THE NEW -JERSEY COAST. tion which he successfully pursued for sixteen years. He removed to Keyport, April I, i8go, to become identified with the People's National Bank of that place, subse quently retiring from the directorate to accept the- position of assistant cashier, in which capacity he served until July i, igoo, when he was advanced to his present position of cashier. -Mr. Ackerson is a member of the board of water commis sioners of Keyport, and is also treasurer of that body, and is a member of the Keyport board of education. In various other ways he -has rendered material aid in advancing the business and general interests of the town. Careful and exact in his methods, dispassionate in judgment, and of uncompromising -integrity, he is re garded as especially trustworthy in all financial concems. He is a Democrat in politics. Fraternally he is connected with Coronal Council, No. 1456, Royal Ar canum, in which he is past regent. On February 3, 1873, Mr. Ackerson was raarried to Miss Anna B. Stilwell, a daughter of 'John S. Stilwell, of Hazlet. Tw.o sons were born of this marriage, Henry E., Jr., and Cecil S. Ackerson. Henry E. Ackerson, Jr.,: oldest son of Comelius and Anna B. (Stillwell) Ack erson, was born, at Hazlet, Monmouth county. New Jersey, October 15, 1880. He was graduated from the Keyport high school on June 8, i8g8, and from Packard's Business College, New York City, on June 7, igoo, with honors in each instance. He entered upon the- study of law in the New York Law School, and on June 12, 1902, was graduated frora that institution with honors and at the head of his class of one hundred and- -forty raembers, winning the highest distinction, the fellowship prize. - His splendid success was the raore pronounced in view of the fact that in the corapetitive examinations of th'e course the majority of his classmates were col lege bred raen of raore raature years, Im-mediately after his graduation, on June 14, he registered for the New Jersey bar frora the law office of Blair, Crouse & Perkins, of Jersey City, Cecil S, Ackerson, second son of Cornelius and Anna B. (Stilwell) Ackerson, was bom at Hazlet, Monmouth county, New Jersey, on October -28, 1887. He was promoted with honor to the senior class of the Keyport high school on June 4, 1902, ?-»-? RUFUS OGDEN WALLING. Rufus Ogden Walling, pharmacist of Keyport and Matawan, New Jersey, was bom October 11, 1879, at Keyport, Monmouth county. New Jersey. He is the youngest of the children of the late Alfred and Henrietta (Ogden) Walling, whose personal memoirs are contained in this volume. Rufus Ogden Walling was gradu ated from Keyport high school in 1895, While a student at Keyport he was during" a portion of his time from 1893 associated in a clerical capacity with a cousin of the late Alfred W, Hoff, phamiacist of Atlantic Highlands and Keyport. Deterrainirg upon the adoption of the pharmaceutical profession Mr, Walling entered the New York College of Pharraacy, from which he was graduated with the class of 1897, In 1898 he purchased from the A, W, Hoff estate the Keyport drug store, in the successful) conduct of which he has since been engaged. In 1901 he added a branch establish ment at Matawan, purchasing, restocking and generally improving the Americus Bell store at 'that place, Mr, Walling is president of Raritan Hose Company No. 2, ot Keyport, a member of Bay Side Lodge, No, 193, I. O, O. F,, and of Caesarea Lodge, of Keyport, F, & A, M, He was raarried December 2, igoi, to Miss Mary Hanson- De Groff, daughter of William P. De Groff, of Keyport, whose personal history is- contained in this volurae. HISTORY OE THE NEW JERSEY COAST. i6i JUDGE ALFRED WALLING, Jr. The late Judge Alfred Walling, Jr., was a grandson of Cornelius Walling, who was one of the prorainent and successful agriculturists of Raritan (now Mid dletown) township, Monraouth county. Cornelius Walling married Elizabeth Mur phy, a raeraber of one of the oldest families of the county. The children of this marriage who lived to attain maturity were Alfred, Eusebius, Elizabeth (widow of Thomas V. Arrowsmith, of Keyport), and Amelia, (wife of Thoraas B. Stout, also of Keypoit). Of these but one, Mrs. .Arrowsmith, survives. Mr, Walling was an influential citizen of the county, having represented his district in tbe state legisla ture and filled various offices of lesser importance. His son, Alfred, whose birth occurred at the homestead in Raritan township on the loth of June, 1812, at a later period of his life removed to Keyport, .where he resided until his death, having been araong its earliest citizens and largely identi fied with its development and progress. He was for years associated with Leonard Walling, Esq., as a merchant, and later adopted the profession of a land surveyor. His iservices were also much sought in the settlement of estates and the execution of important trusts requiring not only financial ability but marked integrity. He was elected to the state legislature in 1844, and was especially active in affairs of a local character. His death occurred on tlie 8th of November, 1873. Mr. Walling married Elizabeth, daughter of John Stout. Their children were: Matilda, wife of Jeremiah Hoff, resides at Keyport; Eusebius died at the age of eighteen; and Alfred Walling, Jr., the immediate subject of these meraoirs. Judge Alfred Walling, Jr., was born on the 26th of October, 184S, at Keyport, Monmouth county, where, with the exception of two years spent in mercantile life in New York, he continued to reside up to the time of his decease, November, 1897. He was educated in the public schoole of his native place, and for ten years associated with his father as an engineer and surveyor, combining with this pursuit the business of con-veyancing. Meanwhile, having begun the study of law, -he was admitted to the bar in 1874, and at once became established in practice in Keyport. He contin ued the successful pursuit of his profession until 1879, the date of his appointmjent as law judge of Monmouth county by Governor McClellan, an office which he con tinued f,o fill by successive gubernatorial appointments until 1890, serving with raarked ability. Judge Walling manifested his' patriotism at the age of sixteen by enlisting; for the late Civil war; but being a minor, his servces were rejected. He, however, was identified with the state militia as captain- of Company G, Third Regiment National Guards of New Jersey, in 1869, and as major ot the sarae regiraent, which commission was also received during that year. Judge Walling was identified with the material, social and moral interests of Keyport, and co-operated in various en terprises tending to ^advance the development of the place. He was for several years president of Monmouth Trust Company, Asbury Park. He was a director of the ¦ First National Bank of Keyport, having formerly held the same relation to the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Matawan. His political affiliations were with the Democracy, by which party he was in early manhood nominated for a legislative position, but which he at the time declined. Subsequently he was nominated and elected to the assembly and served one term. A prominent member of the bar of Monmouth - county paid the following tribute to Judge Walling during the latter's lifetime: "As a raan he is mild and unassum ing in his manner, yet very resolute and inflexible when once convinced as to his proper course. He is courteous in his relations and honorable in his dealings, having established an enviable reputation both as lawyer and judge. Since presiding on 11 i62 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. the bench he has examined with great care both the law and the facts in the various oases under his jurisdiction. Impartial in his deaUngs, he has comraanded the unani mous approval and respect of the Monmouth county bar" Judge Walling, on the 9th of January, 1867, married Henrietta, daughter of Rufus Ogden, whose personal memoirs are contained herein. Their children were Alnetta, who became wife of Dr. R. W. Jewett, of Keyport; and Rufus O. Walling (see sketch in this volume). DANIEL HENDRICKSON ROBINSON. Among the well known farraers of Raritan town-ship, Keansburg Postoffice, the narae of Daniel H. Robinson deserves a conspicuous place. Mr. Robinson was born near Old Bridge, on July 28, 1836. He is the son of the late George G. and Catherine (Hendrickson) Robinson. His father was born December 28, 1806, and departed this life November 13, 1871, The raother of our subject was born December i, 1809, aftd died July 12, 1859. Their children- were as follows :- Ann L., now deceased, who was the -wife of John J, Antonides, a farmer; Thomas W., now residing in Iowa; Ellen H., who died in- childhood ; Elraira, wife of John McGrogan, of Paterson, New Jef sey; our subject, Daniel H. ; iMJary E,, wife of Albert Polhemius; James H,, who met bis death during the Civil war; Marsenia, wife of Joseph Pope, of New York City; Henrietta, wife of John Polhemius, both how deceased; and John Franklin Robinson, of Asbury Park. For raany years the father of our subject was proprietor of a hotel, which he erected on the shore of the bay at Keansburg, a location not far distant from where Daniel H. now lives, a business in which our subject was interested in early man hood. On the maternal side our subject's grandfather, Daniel D, Hendrickson was a captain in the war of the Revolution, and made for -himself a splendid record, which is a source of pride to his descendants. Daniel H. Robinson, the subject ot our sketch, purchased the farm which he now devotes successfully tO' the cultivation of fruit trees, the raising of a general line of garden truck, and the growing of asparagus. He was united in marriage July 7, 1857, to Ellen Hayward, daughter of John and Ellen Hayward, of New York City, where she was born February 23, 1834- Four children were born to them, naftiely: Emma, bom May 7, 1859, who died March 14, 1875; George G„ born June 7, 1864, died June 2, 1866; Wilham B., born December z, 1861, a farmer, who raarried Eva Eastraand, daughter of Thomas J Eastraand; and Inez, born in March, 1896. In politics Mr, Robinson is a Democrat, but he has preferred to live a quiet and retired life rather than engage in political strife. Mrs. Robinson's parents were natives of Sheffield, England. JAMES P, B. BENNETT. Among the prosperous and highly-esteemed young agriculturists of Monmouth county. New Jersey, is Janies P, B, Bennett, who was born in Middletown township, this county, on May 28, 1862. His parents were the late John O, and E. L, (Conover) Bennett, the former of whom was one of the excellent farmers of this locality. By his second marriage, with the raother of our subject, he acquired this excellent farm. HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 163 which was formerly a part of • the Conover estate. Mr. Bennett was noted for his fine horses and took great pride in possessing a number of high-bred animals. The two surviving children of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett are our subject and bis brother, William. James P. B. Bennett received his early education in the public schools of his native town-ship and later enjoyed higher advantages in the New York City Gramraar School, No. 59. In 1886, about the time of his marriage, Mr. Bennett bought the horae farm. It is situated near Vanderburg and consists of one hundred and thirty- five acres of the most desirable land, under great improvement and a high state of cultivation. The principal crop that Mr. Bennett raises is asparagus, his proximity to large cities insuring ready sale and great demand for this delicious vegetable. The marriage of Mr. Bennett was to Miss Maggie P. Conover, a native of Atlantic township, where she was bom on July 7, 1867, and was a daughter ot D. Rezeau and Eleanor Conover. To this union these children have been born, namely: Nellie L., ¦born February 3, 1887; Emma W., born on July 4, 1888; Ada C, born on January 31, 1890; Maggie, born on March 3, 1891 ; Charles A., born on October 9, i8g2; Bertha, born on January 17, 1894; and John O., born on April 17, 1895. Mr. Bennett is one of the energetic and popular young men of his township and the confidence of his fellow citizens was shown by his election to the office of school trustee, in which position he discharged the duties to the satisfaction of all through three years. Fle is thoroughly representative amotig the excellent citizens of Mon mouth county. JOHN HENRY SMOCK. The threads of the history of the faraily of Smock, of which John H, Smock, a prominent farmer of Holmdel, whose postoffice address is at Matawan, Monmouth •county. New Jersey, is a representative, reach back into those e-vents which make up the early history of that part of the state. Mr, Smock's farra of t-wo -hundred and "thirty acres has been owned in his family for foUr genetations. Mr. Smock's great-grandfather in the maternal line was Cornelius Cowenhoven (Conover), a Hollander, who emigrated to America about 1692, bringing with him a hrother and sister, who married into the Schenck family. Together tbey took up -about one thousand acres of land and each built a house w-hich is standing at this time in good condition. A part of the residence of M-r. Smock is one of those old houses Tvhich was rebuilt by Mr. Smock's father over eighty years ago. The Smocks came over from Holland about the year 1700, and' the original progeflit-or of the family 'here is believed to have been Mathias Smock (then spelled Shmolck), who brought with him a coat of arms dated about 1654, which is held to be certain evidence that the family was related to royalty. With the Smocks came members of the families -of Vandeveer, Polhemius, Leffert, Van Mater, Romine and Aten. The farm now •owned by John H. Smock came into the ownership of his uncle, Daniel G. Schenck, from- whom it passed to his father, George G. Smock, whose first wife -was Sarah S. 'Smock, who bore hira five children, named as follows : Eleanor S., married Garrett ¦G. Polheraius, and both are dead; Garrett G., Daniel G. aftd Robert C. are dead; John H., who is the imraediate subject of this sketch. George G. Sraock's second wife was Ellen, a daughter of Ruloff and Mafy (Van Doren) Smock, who bore him no children. They were zealous merabers and supporters of the Dutch Reformed "Chnrch at Holmdel. 1 64 HLSTOR.Y . OF .THE NEW: JERSEY COAST. John H. Smock was born on the farm on which he iiow lives, October lo, 1827, and was educated in the common schools near his h.bme. He early took up. the life of a farmer, and was raarried January 13, 1870, to Jane W. Van Doren, who was born March 14, 1845, a daughter of Isaac P. and Eleanor Conover (Hankinson) Van Doren, of Marlboro township. The Van Dorens were ot Holland-Dutch ancestry. The orig'^inal progenitors came to America about 1690, and a member of this family is said to have been the fiirst white child christened in the county of Monmouth; the ceremony is believed to have been performed in the Baptist church at Middletown. Peter Van Doren, a Hollander, and a grandfather of Mrs, Smock, was the original progenitor of the,, family in New Jersey, -He was a zealous supporter, of the Dutch Reformed church and was an actiye '.factor in the. organization of."the old. brick church." He tnarried Jane William'son, who bore him eleven children, named: Arthur, William, Jacob, Peter, Isaac, Polly, Sarah, Albert, Ann, Williarape E. and Jane. Isaac, the father of Mrs.. Smock, received a good education and early in life was a farmer, but eventually he became a mill wright and. as such achieved extraordinary success. He was deeply interested in political affairs and as a Democrat was elected to many important township offices. He married Eleanor Conover Hankinso.n, daughter of Captain Kenneth Hankinson, who -between 1760 and 1790 owned most of the desirable land, amounting to several thousand acres, iri what is now Manalapan. He was an extensive farmer, miller, . distiller -and lumberman, and in his time was .kno\yn as one of the wealthy men of the state. He fought for American independence in the war of the Revolution with the rank of cap-tain. Mrs. Smock's -grandfather Van Doren and her father were soldiers in the war of 1812, and three of -her -brothers -fought for the Union cause in our late Civil war. Her brother William enlisted as a private and was elected first lieutenant of his company and for galtafttry was afterward . promoted to be its captain* Mr. Smock's 'grandfather Sraock fought seven years during the American Revolution for • ¦the cause of the 'colonies 'and his father was a soldier in the war of 1812. Peter and Eleanor Congver (Hankinson) Van Doren had four daughters and two sons. Their ¦posterity is now quite numerous, and some of their descendants have attained un- . comm'O'n prorainence, one of their grandsons having been the late Governor William A. Newell, who is distinguished as the inventor of the life-saving service now in use . by the United States government, one of the most beneficent and practical inventions -of the last century. i Mr. and Mrs. Smock have in- their house many ancient relics, all of which are fl-pm two to three hundred years, old and sorae of which were brought from Holland .by the original American ancestors of the family. Among these articles are many Odd pieces -of furniture, including chairs,' sOfas and. clocks, together with a warming stove for the. feet, curious dishes, a "gossiping stick" and numerous other things of interest. .4 « » ROBERT L. BROWN. Classed among the pfominent and enterprising farmers of Raritan township, M09- raouth. county. New Jersey, is found, the subject of this review, Robert L, Bro-wn, who is a. native ston of this state. He is ai. son Of Henry' P. and Eliza (Byers) Brown, both natives -of the north of. Ireland, th6:fOrmer bom in 1828 and the latter in 1830. They were raarried: iii their native land, and in 1850 came- to Am-erica, locating on land which is still owned by members of the family. The father, passed away in this RESIDEHCE OF JOHH E. BEOKMiLHH. JOHH E. BBCKMANH. HISTORY OF THE ¦ NEW JER SEY -COAST.' - i & 5 ' county in 1883, but the mother is still living, havihg reached the age of seventy-one years. They had a family of nine children, all of whom grew to years of-maturity, namely: Joseph, a commission' merchant -of Denver,' Colorado; Mary A,, the de ceased wife of William Coe; William, a farmer of Raritan township ;• Jane, deceased-; Eliza and Emma, --Who make their home with their mother; Ro-beft L,, oUT subject; Elsie, a resident of Asbury Park:; and Richard, who resides on a farm adjoining-the ¦ old homestead. - ... ' Robert L. Brown was born on the farra on which he still' resides, on the 4th of July, 1861. He- received his education in the coraraon schools of the -locality, 'and - early in life he engaged in agricultural pursuits, -having since been- engaged in the tilling of the soil. He now conducts his farm in a scientific manner and'is extensively engaged in the raising of vegetables and small fruits. - He was married on the i4th of April, 1896, to Anna Walling, who was born March 15, 1867, a daughter' of -William - R. and Marie (Nivison) Walling, both natives of Monmouth coun'.y, their ancestors having been among its earliest settlers. He has followed agricultural pursuits through out his entire business career, and is now eraployed as superintendent of the poor farra at Keyport. Unto our subject 'and wife have been born two children, — Laura and Robert. Mr. Brown votes with the Deraocracy, and religiously the family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church 'at Keansburg.' The family is one of pfoininence in Monmouth county, where they have 'a wide circle -of. friends and acquaintances. -' ' ' ' ¦' " ¦ -' : : JOHN EIBE BECKMANN, ¦' ' .• ' ...-^ .JJ ' Most of the prominent citizens living at and about Coltsneck, 'Mbii'mOuth cdunty, New Jersey, are descendants of old New Jersey farailies. A ndtable exception are the Beckraanns, John Frederick and John Eibe, who are natives of Gerinany, -and possess^all_ those sterling qualities which mark the German character. '- John E. Beckmann is a merchaint doing business at Brooklyn, Ne'w York, who has established a palatial summer residence near Coltsneck, near the elegant home of his brother, John F.- Beckmann, who is a wealthy farmer, John E. Beckmann was born in Germany in 1852' and came to America in 1869^ and located in New York City, where for six years he was engaged in the grocery business and for three years after that in the dairy business. Tie began business life for himself in 1878, when he established a grocery, which he managed successfully until 1889. After tak ing a vacation, during which he made an e.xtensi-vre tour through the west and a voy age to his native land, in which he traveled extensively, in 1891, he again established himself in the grocery trad'e 'at 1031 Flushing avenue, Brooklyn, New York, which he has built up to large proportions. He purchased his place at Coltsneck in 1857, ih the following year built the handsome structure and' -outbuildings which constitute his summer home, and has since devoted much of his spare time to its improvement- He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has passed through all the chairs of his lodge. Since' i88s Mr. Beckmann has been a member of tbe New Jersey Corps of Schutzen, ¦' John F. Beckmann, elder brother of John E. Beckmann, was bom in Ger many in 1846, and emigrated to America in 1866,' and for a short time lived at St; Louis, Missouri. Then locating in New York, he' vi'-as ih-'lhe milk trade there uhtijj- 1868, when -he removed to California, where until 1889 he was -fediployed as delivery cle'rk .and baggage agent for the Southem Pacific Railway' - Corapany. ¦ He then re- 1 66 'HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. ' turned to his native country, where his daughter was finishing her education, and that same year purchased a farm of sixty acres, which he named Silver farm; this was his home until 189S, when he removed to his present beautiful place near CgltSr neck. He married Miss Augusta Kemps in 1874, and s'he bore him a daughter named Ann Sophie. By his present wife, who was Miss Johanmah Snedeker and whonj, he married in 1890, he bas a daughter named Harriet L. John E. Beckmann has made repeated trips to the land of his birth, which have necessitated his crossing the Atlantic ten times, and counting his first voyage over he has crossed eleven times. Notwithstanding Messrs. Beckmann are patriotic lovers of their fatherland, they are at the same time thorough Americans, alive to the interests of their adopted country and solicitous for its progress and prosperity. The parents of these wide-awake Gerraan- Araerican citi?ens were Henry F. an4 Sophia Beckraann. ALFRED H. MQRTON. Alfred H. Morton, treasurer and general manager pf the Ajnerican Rice Food & Manufacturing Company, was born July 12, 186.3. He is the son of .hj latie James and Jane Morton, natives of England, where -they were married and frora whence they carae to the United States, locating in New York City. James Morton was a manu facturer of glass, with offices in Duane street. New York City. He is now deceased, but his widow survives him and lives at Matawan with her son, the immediate subject of this sketch. Alfred H. Morton was educated in the schools of Monmouth county, New Jersey. His first -business connection was in a clerical capacity at Matawan, and he was then for a nuraber of year^ eraployed as traveling salesraan for a wholesale grocery house in New York City. Since i8g6 his business associations have been in con nection with the manufacturing gf Cook's Flaked Rice. The plant is at Matawan, New Jersey, 3,nd for particulars corcerning this industry see sketch of Mr. H. H. Longstreet, in this volume. Mr. Morton -vyas married, in 1893, to Minnig, daughi ter of the late Sidney Walling, of M.tawan, and they have one child, Mildred Morton. The family reside at Matawan and attemj the Methodist Episcopal church. H'fc- AZARIAH CONOVER HURLEY. Azariah Conover Hurley, city surveyor of Red Bank and Atlantic Highlands, v;ho pursues his profession of civil engineering principally in Monmouth county. New Jersey, with offices and home at Red Bank, was born in Middletown township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, September ?s, 1857, He is a son of the late Hudson and Eleanor (Bennett) Hurley, natives of Monraouth county and descendants re spectively of the early Scotch-Irish and Gerraan colonial settlers of New Jersey. The late Hudson Hurley was one of the prorainent agriculturists of the coramunity and he died April 30, 1880, while his wife, Elanor S, Hurley, died April 27. i88l. Of their children three survive: Margaret A., wife of James Allen, of Red Bank; Lafayette Hurley, also a resident of Red Bank; and A. C. Hurley, the immediate subject of this sketch. The last named received a common-school education, assisted in the cultivation HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 167 of his father's farm and was thereafter vario.usly employed up to 1881, when he entered the ser-vice of George -Cooper, a civil engineer. Under his especially compe tent preceptorship Mr. Hurley thoroughly mastered the profession which he has since followed. He was continuously associated with Mr. Cooper up 'to. the ti.rae of the latter's decease, in i8g6, and during the following year attended to the winding up of the latter's business as manager for the widow of the deceased. He -has since been engaged in the sarae pursuit. The late George Cooper laid out Atlantic Highlands, and with him in his work Mr. Hurley was associated. Later he very naturally suc ceeded Mr. Cooper to the surveyorship of the place named. He was appo'nted surveyor of Red Bank in 1897. His political affiliation is with the Democratic party and his fraternal connection is with the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics, the- Order of the United American Mechanics, the Improved Order of Heptasophs and the Independent Order of Foresters. He was married January 6, 1887, to Margaret A., daughter of Cyrenius V. Bennett. M'r, and Mrs. Hurley have four children, Frederick T., George C. D., Azariah C. and Howard J,, and the faraily reside at the Conner of Bridge and Herbert avenues, Red Bank. JOHN B, GROVER A vein of romance threads its way into the early history of the founders of the Grover family in this country. John B,. our subject, traces his line of ancestry from James Grover, who came into possession of six hundred acres of land, situated in Monraouth county. New Jersey, by will of his uncle, an early settler of Shrewsbury, to whom these lands were originally granted by King James II of England. The unique and romantic condition imposed on the legatee was that he should marry at the age of eighteen years. From time immemorijil conditions of equal and surpassing strangeness have been laid upon gifts ot this character, but few have been much easier of fulfillment than the one imposed upon young James Gxover, Therefore, looking about for a suitable helpmate, he selected Deborah, daughter of William Vor- hees, whose family consisted of twelve promising children, nine of whom arrived at maturity, Jaraes Grover was one of the first citizens of Leedsville, His popularity was attested by his being selected by the people of Monmouth county to represent them in the New Jersey legislature. His wise conduct of the affairs of the office and his close adherence to the interests of tho^e he represented reflected credit not only upon hiraself but upon those who had made him their mouthpiece. He was a prominent and interested member of the Presbyterian chr.rch, a devout man who contributed generously to every holy and righteous enterprise of the church of his choice. John B. Grover, whose name precedes this chronicle, was born on the old Grover homestead, situated in Middletown township, on July 27, 1830. His education was acquired in the public schools. His initiation intp business was along agricultural lines; this he abandonied in 1858 for mercantile trade, which he followed successfully at Red Bank up to the year 1876, at which time he deterrained to carry on farming . again; this he continued for some time, but finally disposed of his property, interest ing himself extensively in building-sand, a large bank of which he owns. He is also interested in other real estate. ^ 'The old Grover horaestead in which our subject was born and received his early training was originally built by his granduncle in 1730; this date is authentic, since It IS plainly cut into the old shingles of the roof which still form ample protection against wind and weather. 1^8^ HISTORY OF THE NEW- jERSEYi COAST. - Mr. Grover married Miss Sarah A., daughter of William and Elizabeth Borden, in 1854; to them were bom six children, four of them being now living, viz. : William B., Elizabeth B., James, Abbie L. ; Charles C. and Caroline are deceased. Mrs, Grover is a native of Monraouth and a member of an old and illustrious family, of whora raention is made in this work. Mr. Grover and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Red Bank. JUDGE JOHN REM'SEN. ' No man in Monm'outh county became the ideal citizen, attained the affection of his neighbors or the lasting regard of the Democratic party in a higher degree perhaps than Judge John Remsen. The uprightness of his private lifej his siraple, unassuming Ways, his keen, analytical mind, and shrewdness as a political manager placed him aniohg the eminent men of his locality. -¦ Judge Remsen was born in New York City in 1-819, a son of Abrahara and Eliza beth (Palmer) Remsen. The father was an officer in the war of the Revolution. The family is of Holland Dutch descent and carae to Araerica many years prior to the meraorable struggle for independence. The Judge reraained in the place of his nativity until reaching middle life, having been engaged in mercantile pursuits, and after coming tb New Jersey he was engaged for several years as wrecking master along the coast of Monmouth county and at the station at Spring Lake. ¦ He was subse-' quently appointed to the responsible position of judge, in which he served for two terms, and it is needless to say that he proved an able administrator of the affairs of this important office. He was a raan of stalwai-f siraplicity and fine discrimination between right and 'wrong, and an accurate reader of human character. Judge Remsen was united in marriage with Jane F. Osborn, of Spring Lake, a daughter of Captain Forra'an and Elizabeth (Bailey) Osborn, the history of whom is given with that of Abram Osborn, a brother of Mrs. Remsen, Four children were bom unto this union, namely : Carrie, the wife of Dr. Abrara E. Frantz, of Wil mington, Delaware; Bessie R,,- wife of Gilson S. -Humphrey, a retired merchant of Binghamton, New York; Edward W., who married Miss Flora Campbell and lives in retirement on his farm at Spring Lake Beach, Monmouth county; and J, Howard, Who married his cousin. May Osborn, and is a retired farmer in Manasquan, Mon mouth county. In political matters the Judge allied his interests with those of the Democracy, and was an active and influential worker in the ranks of his party. He was always considered an impartial and fair-minded judge, as well as a prosperous and influential business raan, and when called from the scene of earth's activities, on the 17th of November, 1884, the commiinity mourned the loss of one of its truest and best citizens. His life was characterized by energy, perseverance and determination, and as -a raan of business and as an honorable Christian gentleman no man had a cleaner record or was more highly respected than he. The wido-sy of Judge Remsen makes her horae at Spring Lake, Monraouth coUnty, ¦New Jersey, where she has a beautiful cottage. FREDERICK ELISHA HALL. There is scarcely a raore popular raan in Belmar, New jersey, than the subject o'f this sketch, Frederick Elisha Hall, who was born at Farmingdale, New Jersey, on July 2, 1872, He is the son of Edwin Louis and Mary .Anna (Stillwell) Hall, The T. Frank Appleby HISTORY-O-F -THE NEW JERSEY COAST.^ 16.9 first of the family to settle in America was a native of Scotland, who located at Farm ingdale, New Jersey, where Britton iHall; the grandfather of our subject, was -born. Up to the time of Edward Louis Hall, father bf subject, the family followed agri cultural pursuits. Edward was born at Farmingdale, where he was reared, and early Began the mastery of the carpenter's trade. Subsequently he located at Spring Lake, New Jersey, where he vias a contractor and builder for some years. He is now employed as superintendent of the Montana Crold Dredging Company, of Bannock, Montana. From 1886 to igoo- he- served as' the justice of the peace for Wall township, aind no man cotlld have moffe ¦faithfully or honekly performed the duties of the office. He organized the Spring Lake volunteer fire department, was its first chief, and also a member of council of the borough of Spring Lake for several years,' which he was . instrumental in organizing. "" Mr. Hall, our subject, was educated a't the public schools of Corao, New Jersey, and graduated from the high school in 1887. He has been employed for fifteen years in various positions -on 'the New York & Long Branch Railroad; was station agent at Como from October, 1896, to May, 1899; he was promoted to the responsible position of kgent of the New Y'drk'Sc Long Branch Railroad at Belmar on June i, 1899, which he fills most acceptably;- He is also agent for the Adaras Express- Cora pany, raanner of the Western Union Telegraph Company and member of the firm of Dillon & Hall's Express. Mr. Hall' takes quite an active iiiterest in political "affairs, being a raeraber of the Wall township Democratic executive comraittee for Belraar. There is every promise that his career will' be a brilliant orie, if present indications count for anything. He is president of Good' Will Hose Compftiiy No. i, of Belmar, which proves the high esteem in which as a man ' of ability and intelligent foresight he is held. Fraternally he is a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics of Manasquan and of the Tribe of Iraproved Order of Red Men of Belmar, New Jersey. He is a member -also of the Methodist Protestant church of NOrth Spring Lake, of which he was elected trustee in l8g8, and iri which capacity he 'served three years. Mr. Hall was united in marriage- on August 17, 1892, to Miss Carrie Louise Algor ; their three children are: Mildred Jennie, born March 15, 1894; Anna Lillian, bom June 5, i8g6; and'Cota, 'born in August, 1898. ¦T. FRANK APPLEBY. None of the resident's -of Asbury -Park has labored more indUstriousl;^ to- 'ad vance the interests of the city than he whose -name heads this sketch. From the- time that he reached his majority he has not only beein active in business and mu nicipal affairs, but has also been -foremost among thoSe to whom the material pros perity of the city is largely due. -' ' ' T. Frank Appleby, son-of Theodore F. and Margaret S. (Mount) ¦Appleby, was born October 10, 1864, at Old -Bridge, Middlesex cdunty. New Jersey. In 1875 the family moved to A-sbury Park; where^ the fa'ther of our subject, in addition to pur suing -his occupation as a merchant, invested in real estate. He built the Appleby house oif First avenue, north of which streets had not then been laid out. He after ward buih the Hotel Bristol. The boyhood days of oUr subject, until his eleventh year, were passed at Old Bridge. He was educated at Pennington Seminary and at Fort Edward Collegiate I70 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. Institute, from which he was graduated in 1885. While at the Collegiate Institute he was deeply interested in athletics, and while at Pennington acted as captain of the football team. His summers were passed at Asbury Park, and during those months 'he was not idle, doing raany sraall things that brought hira a few dollars. At the age of twenty-one he began his business career by becoming a meraber of the real estate and insurance lirm of Willisford, Dey & Company. He at once became active in his line of business, and from the start gave indications of what the future would bring. Having unbounded confidence in the increase of the value of property along the New Jersey coast, and being willing to back his opinions by making investments in property, he found it necessary to sever his connections with his partner. Therefore in 1887 'he established himself in business without a partner, and since then has conducted a large and profitable real estate and insurance business. He has bought large amounts of property, and has sold much thereof profitably. In 1886 he built the Appleby building, and in 1897 enlarged it 'by adding an additional story. It is the only office building with passenger elevator service in the city. He was one of the original company that laid out Allenhurst, aBd asso ciated with Mr. Winsor, be laid out Bradley Park. His business extends up and down the coast for many miles and is by no means confined to the limits of Asbury Park. For 'ten jears he was a member of the board of education, during which time he served as president and district clerk, and as chairman- of high school building committee. He also held raerabership on the state board of education for seven years, and by his splendid qualifications and acti-vity made himself prominent in school affairs throughout the entire state. In 1898 Mr. Appleby was elected to the city council, of which he is now presi dent, and it was chiefly through his efforts that the local water rate was lowered from three dollars to one dollar a thousand cubic feet. He was also largely instru mental in changing the methods of conducting the financial affairs of the city and succeeded in reducing the interest charges. He is also president of the Wesley En gine Company; a director of both the Asbury Park Building & Loan Association and the New Jersey Fire Underwriters Association ; a director of the Asbury Park & Ocean Grove Bank, and member of the board of directors of the board ot trade. He takes an active interest in the doings of the Junior Order United American Me chanics, and is also a member of the local Masonic lodge. Being a foremost real estate dealer, -he is thoroughly informed on all matters pertaining to improvement, and is an acknowledged authority on such subjects. A Republican in politics, he is classed as a conservative in local affairs, but has not confined his efforts in behalf of his party to this vicinity. In 1896 he was a delegate to the national Republican convention, and stumped the state for Presi dent McKinley. He also has been delegate to most of state and county conventions. since 1896. He was one of the party that accompanied the President on his trip from Vice-President Hobart's home to Ocean Grove in 1899, when the auditorium at the latter place served as a rostrum for a nuraber of talented speakers. At the big political meeting in Asbury Park in July, 1900, Mr. .Appleby was temporary chairman, while Senator Mark Hanna filled that position permanently. Mr. Appleby has been chairman tor several years of the Joint Carnival Asso ciation, which conducts the carnival held annually on Wesley Lake. He was chait' man of the Fourth of July celebration committee in 1900 and 1901, and at tlie*Celebrar tion in the latter year read the Declaration of Independence. Possessed of a pow erful and magneti<; voice, together with natural declamatory ability, his delivery of HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 171 the forceful lines of Jefferson was received with marked interest and attention, and received words of praise from Dr. Talmage, who was the orator of the day. In i88q ?»Ir. Appleby married Miss Alice Hoffman, of Lebwon, Plunterdon county, New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Appleby are the parents of three children, Stewart, Harry and Theodore. He is a member and trustee of the First Methodist church and is deeply interested therein. The career of Mr, Appleby as illustrated above proves most forcibly the power of energy and perseverance. He has made himself a success, and although devoted to his business, he has ever been willing to give of his time and means to all worthy public enterprises. No man has been more zealous in behalf of enterprises organized for the advanceraent of Asbury Park or for the well-heing of its inhabitants. G. G. HOAGLAND, M. D. Dr. G. G. Hoagland, one of the most capable and highly regarded physicians in the state, was born on February 16, 1857, at Griggstown, Somerset county. New Jer sey, a son of John S. and Rachael (Garretson) Hoagland. He is descended from Holland Dutch ancestors, from one of four brothers who emigrated to America in J638. Lucas Hoagland, grandfather on the p;jternal side, was also born at Griggstown, and attended the public schools pf that place ; he then became a farmer in Hillsborough township, and spent the remainder of his life there. He was an old-line Whig in his political views, and he believed in the doctrines of the Reformied church. Mr. Hoag land. was unted in marriage to Miss Phoebe Staats, and three sons were born to thera, namely: Christopher and Peter, .both deceased; and John S. Hoagland. John S. Hoagland, father, also claims Griggstown for his birthplace, where he was reared and received his education. Upon the completion of his school days he worked for several years with his father on the old farm, but possessing excellent business qualifications and sound judgment, he was often requested to settle the estates of deceased farmers in tbe vicinity. He took an active interest in all municipal afifairs, and his sj^mpathies were with the Republican party. He filled -most acceptably the oJBca of justice of the peace for several years, and in the assembly of New Jersey he represented Somerset county for three successive terms. He was one of the found ers of the Reformed church at Griggstown, and one of its raost consis'.ent rqem.bers. ¦He married RaChael Garretson, and the following three daughters and two sons have been born of this union: Cynthia, deceased; Phoebe, deceased; John, deceased; Dr. G, G-; and Maggie, deceased, Mr, Hoagland died on June 12, 1870. Dr, G. G. Hoagland, son of the above named, at:ended the public ^-schools of Griggstown, subsequently becoming a student at the Voorhees Institute at Middle- bush, New Jersey, frpnj which he was graduated in 1876, He then served as clerk in thj? drug store of William Rust, at New Brunswick, New Jei'sey, in the meantime diligently pursuing a course of reading in medicne. He afterward entered Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, in i83i, and was graduated in .1884. He began the practice of his chosen profession at Franklin Park, New Jersey, and for ten years he ministered to an ever increasing and appreciative class of patrons. November i, 1894, he removed to Keyport and engaged in the building up of a new practice there, which he has successfully accomplished through his ability as a physician and his genial and kindly manners. Dr. Hoagland does not take an active part in political affairs, but his affiliations are with the Republican party. He is a raeraber of Sir Walling Lodge, No. 109, Knights of Pythias, .Cesarea Lodge, No, 64, F. & A, M,, Coronal Council, No. 1456, 172- HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. Royal Arcanum, and is highly ' regarded by all his fraternal brethren for his many good qualities. Dr. Hoagland was joined in marri.'ige to Mary Beekman, daughter .of Theodore Beekman, of Middlebush, New Jersey, on June g, 1886. Their five children are as follows: Marjorie, Kathlene, Gardena, Barbara and Frederick Hoagland. Mrs. Hoagland died July 8, 1901. -*—¥ ' "" - REV. JOSEPH NELSON BROWN, ''• ¦ Joseph Nelson Brown,' pastor of the Methodist Episcopal congregation worship ing at 'West Creek, was born in Log Salem, Norfolk county, Ontario, July 23, 1850, of pious, industrious Scotch- American -parents: — He began his education in Walsing ham, Ontario. In i860 and 1861 he studied at Leon, West Virginia; in 1862, at Galli- polis, Ohio; in 1863-1864, again in -Wal'singhara,- Ontario; frora 1865 to 1868, in Hud son, Michigan, and the following year in White Pigeon, In 1871 he was a matricu lant in the Michigan State Normal, at Ypsilanti, where he remained for two and a half years.; in 1874 and 1875 he pursued, collegiate" work 'in Adrian College, Adrian, Michi gan, and from 1876 to 1880 at the Drew Theolpgical Seminary, in Madison, New Jfe-rsey, frora which institution he then graduated. ' -After his graduation he served as supply preachei- on the Methodist charge, at Adrian, 'Michigan, and the following year -entered the Methodist itinerancy in'the Genesee conference,, serving as pastor ''in the following churches in- New 'York state : Lindley, six raonths as supply'; thence 'as a member of the conferen-ce he was stationed at Hartsville in 1881;' North and'East Gainesvillejln 1882; West Sparta, in 1883; Machias, in 1884; CenterVill'e and Eagle, in 1885 and 1886; and Short Tract, in 1887. The following year he was' transferred to the Newark conference and -stationed at East Millstone, New Jersey; in 1889 and 1890,; at Coolbaugh, Pennsylvania; in 1891 and 1892, at Mount Freedom', Ne-* Jersey; at Broadway, New Jersey, m i8g3 and 1894; and at South CenterVille, New York, in 1895 and 1896. In 1897 he wks transferred to the Ne^w Jer;sey conference and stationed ¦ at Windsor, ¦where he remained for 'two years ; in 1899 and 1900, at Crosswicks ; and in lOOi at Hamilton, where the membership numbers about one hundred. It. is the only religious organiza-^ tion in the village and one of the oldest of its denomination in the county of Mon mouth, its history extending back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In its early days its services ' were -held in 'school houses, after the manner of the times, and in 1836 its first house of worship was erected by Jonathan Yoraans, a member of the board of trustees, and was known as 'Ybman's Chapel. ' The present' house of ¦vs^Orship has been standing twelve years and is one of the most s'ghtly rural public edifices along the Jersey coast. "Pastor Brown considers West Creek, to which he was appointed in March, 1902, the' most promising field of labor' he has yet served. With his well-to-do, well in clined, genial, appreciative, industrioiis, talented band of co-workers, inspired by many inviting open doors Pf opportun'ty ahd urged on by convictions that now is the time- to- act, hiost welcome' victories are brightening the church's horizon all around,- * » > GEORGE T. COMINGS, George T, Cp-mings, a veteran soldier of the great Civil war, was born at Peters burg, Morris, county. New Jersey, May 23, 1841, a son of Oilman T, and .Rhoda (Worthington) Comings. Gilman T Comings, the father, was bom in New Hampshire, where he acquired HISTORY -OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 173 his education in the common schools. He turned his attention to the trade of mill wright; he subsequently purchased a farm and mill, whicli he successfully managed for sixteen years, when he sold his property and took up his residence on a farm which he bought in Middlesex county. New Jersey, He resided there and cultivated his farm until his death, which occurred in 1876. In early life Mr. Comings yielded his allegiance to the Democratic party, but later became a Republican. He raarried Rhoda Worthington, and six children were born to thera, naraely: George, deceased; Elvira, wife of Henry La Forge; George T. ; Jean'elte and Martin L,, both ot whom are deceased; Daniel G. Coraings. Mrs. Coraings died in i832. George T., son of Gilman T. Comings, was born and his early life was spent on his father's farm. He secured his education in the public schools of his native town; he then worked upon the farm until the breaking -out of the Civil war,, when he enlisted in the renowned Fourteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers-, and partici pated in the campaigns- projected for the capture of Richmond, taking prirt in many of the desperate battles fought in 'Virginia, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor and various others. Mr. 'Comings served throughout the entire war, and at its close he was honorably discharged and returned to peaceful pursuits. He resided for three years, on the farm, and .then located in Woodbridge, where he re mained until 1872. He followed farming in Kansas for three and a half years, when he again returned to -the old homestead and farm life. In 1885 he settled- in Perth Araboy and engaged in a livery business, building up a large and lucrative trade through his popularity and fair, honest dealings. In his politics Mr. Coraings was a Republican, and also an energeticjnerniber oL-the G. A. R. post of Pirth Amboy. His marriage to Miss Sarah Cory took place in March, 1867, and eigh; children have been born .to them, namely:- Virgil C, deceased; Ella C, ; Worthington 'G.; Robert M. ; Frank C, ; G, Raymand ; Harry E, ; and Walter W. Com ngs, ¦-.- Mr. Coming's death occurred -February 12, 19:1, at the time of which he was ,engaged in the insurance business and was also a member of the board of, chosen freeholders of the county of Middlesex. ARTHUR WOOP BOSTWICK. The expression "the .d'gnity of labor" is exemplified in the Hfe record of this gentleman, who attributes his success to eamest work, and close application. He- is .a man of strong force of character, purposeful and energetic, and his keen discrimi nation and sound judgment are shown in his capable management ot one of the raost .important industries of South Amboy, being-agent at that place tor the Westmoreland .Coal Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ,f . -Mr. Bostwick is a native of the Empire state, born at Sandy Hill, New York, on .the loth of • February, 1849, and a son. of Rev. S. B. Bostwick, now deceased-, who was pastor of the Episcopal church at that place for thirty-one years. Our subject's .brother, E. B. -Bostwick, is now principal of one of the public schools of South Amboy, New Jersey, and; is a, man of much experience as an educator, having previously .taught .in some of the- best private schools in New York and Massachusetts; he was a private, tutor . for several years, having traveled abroad as such for sorae tiraie. - • .¦ Our subject had good educational advantages, -during his youth and attended ¦school af Sandy Hill, New York, and later the Fort Edwards Collegiate Institute and the Glen Falls Academy. He began his business career as an employe in paper mills 174 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. •of New York state, but about tbirty years ago came to South Amboy, Niew J'ersey, and entered the eraploy of R. H. Rathbun, who was then agent at this place for the New York -coal shippers, remaining with him some time. Having become thoroughly farailiaf with the business, he then began dealing in coal on -his own account, and at length accepted a position With the Westraoreland Coal Company of Philadelphia, with which he has now 'been connected for about fifteen years, and is their present agent at South Amboy; he has charge of all their shipments, whieh are extensive, this being the krgest coal shippirig point on the Atlantic coast. In one year the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has shipped as high as three million tons of coal frora this place alone; the Westmoreland Coal Company is one of the largest com panies shipping through their wharves, and much of the success of the business is -due to the untiring, energetic efforts of Mr. Bostwick, who is a very wide-awake and progressive business man. In his political views he is a pronounced Republican and has taken quite a promi- -nent and influential part in loCal politics. Fraternally he is connected with St. Stephen's Lodge, No. 63, A. F. & A. M., of which he is past master, and he is also -a raeraber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Improved Order of Red Men, the American Mechanics, and the Knights Of the (Jolden Eagle, having held the highest office in all but two of these^ He is also a member ¦of the Episcopal church, and takes quite an active part in church and Sunday-school •work. ' BENJAMIN D. DAVISON. Among the representative citizens of Jamesburg, New Jersey, is Benjamin D. Davison, who is a prom-inem lumber, coal and furniture dealer of that city. He was horn June 28, 1847, and is the son of Abraham Snydam and Ursula (Voorhees) Da vison. The Davison faraily is of Scotch ancestry, and were among the earliest settljers ¦of that section -of Middlesex county, then called South Amboy township, but now included in Monroe, Cranbury and part of East Brunswick township. Williara Davison, the grandfather of our subject, was born in South Amboy township, where he spent his entire life, engaging in farming. He married Sarah Doughty, by whom he had four children: Nancy, who married Cornelius -Mount; IMargaret, who raarried Davison Applegate; Rebbecca, the wife of John Applegate; Abraham Snydam, the father of our subject. Abraham S. Davison was born ih James burg, New Jersey, and engaged in farraing in Middlesex county, where he resided throughout his entire life. Unto hira and his wife were born six children : Petef V. ; Benjamin D.; Sarah Virginia, the wife of Asa Applegate; Isaac Snydam, who mar ried first Louisa Marsh and for his second and present wife Elizabeth Scarlet; Will iam H., who married Lauretta Davison; and Annie M., wife of Robert D. 'Whitlbck. The eldest son, Peter V., born October 26, 1845, received his education in the pUblic schools and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits throughout his life, -and has held the office of township commissioner. He has never married. ' Benjamin D. Davison, the subject of this review, was educated in the common schools, and upon leaving his studies at the age of fourteen years accepte^-fhe posi tion of clerk in a store. In 1878 he engaged in business as a partner With Joseph C. Magee. This partnership was dissolved in 1892, and Mr. Davison has since carried on the .business alone. In April, 1878, Mr. Davison was joined in wedlock to Miss Eudora Worts, a HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 175 daughter of Charles S. and Mary E, (Van PeIc) Worts. This union has been blessed with two children — Mary Elizabeth artd RoScoe Glenn. Mr, Davison is a raember of Daphne 'Council, No. 1366, R, A. He is well known throughout the community as a successful business man and consistent Christian, upright in all his dealings, devoted to his family, and at all tiriies he enjoys the confidence of his many friends. The faraily are members of the Presbyterian church, Mr, Davison 'having filled the offices of trustee and treasurer. He is a mOSi worthy citizen, deeply interested in the welfare of the community, and is honoied'and respected by all who know him. THOMAS NASH AVERY. The history of a country is no longer a record of wars and conquests, but is the account of industrial and commercial development, leading to the upbuilding and progress of various sections, the united forces of which form the prosperity of the nation. Along the Jersey coast are many important industries and araong these is numbered that conducted and owned by the Cliffwood Brick Com-pany, of wihich Thomas N. Avery is the president. Entering upon his business career in a very humble capacity, he bas steadily worked his way upward and with marked ability has extended the enterprise which has contributed not alone to the individual success of the stockholders, but has in large measure increased the material pros perity of this locality. Mr. Avery was bom at Highland Falls, Orange oounty. New York, January i, 1837, bis parents being King and Hannah (McClellan) Avery. His maternal grand father, Hugh McClellan, was one of the Revolutionary patriots, who aided in driving the British soldiers frora the land and making this a free and independent nation, which now takes its place among the great powers of the world. Hugh McClellan, among other things, rendered significant service by stretching the chains across tbe Hudson riyer from West Point to Constitution Island, thereby preventing the passage of the vessels of the British up the river ; and it is traditionary in the family that he it was who carried General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who- was wounded, tO a place of safety at Stony Point. King Avery, the father of our subject, was a loyal soldier in the war of 1812, and his discharge, beafing the date of February 23, 1819, is in the possession of his grandson, James D. Avery. In the common schools of his home district Thomas N. Avery pursued his edu cation, and in early life, — following his inclinations, which seeraed to tend in that direction — ^he learned the carpenter's trade, at whioh he worked for sorae tirae. In _ 1877 he becarae interested in the raanufacture of brick on the Hudson river, which he has continued subsequently .in New Jersey with alraost phenoraerial success. The excellent clay beds found at many places along the Jersey coast offer splendid oppor tunities for brick manufacture, and the industry has becorae a very important one. Mr. Avery purchased a plant owned by Watson "Stillwagon, which was then turning ¦out three million brick annually. Under the skillful management of Mr. Avery the output has been increased almost fifteen fold. The increased business is due to two causes, the excellence of the product sent out and the reliability of the company, whose business integrity is never quesitioned and whose word is as good as any bond that was ever characterized by signature or seal. Of Mr. Avery, the president, it might he said, as it was of Goldsmith's village preaoher, that "e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side." His honesty is proverbial, and he has never been known to over reach any one even in the smallest business transaction. 176 HISTORY OF THE NEW^ JERSEY COAST, In 1857 Mr. Avery was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Carroll, and their horae was blessed with six children : Catherine, who married Charles Carman, sec retary of the Clifford Brick Company; James D, ; George, who is now deceased; Grace, the wife of Frank M-. Dain, of Peekskill, New York; Thomas, who also has passed away; and Elizabeth, the wife of Dr. H. S. Cooley, of Perth Amboy. Mx. Avery and his family attend the services of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he has long been a faithful member, and for a. number of years he has served as trustee. He, 'has never been firominent in political circles, preferring to devote his entire attention to his 'business interests, in which he has met with very gratify ing success. His enterprise and-det-©rraina:tion— have enabled him to overcome all obstacles and difficulties, and his transactions have ever been conducted according to the strictest commercial ethics. His example is certainly well worthy of emula tion, and all who know him- entertain for him the highest regard. CORNELIUS OSBORN. Among the prorainent business men of Monmouth county who have attained suc cess and are counted among the most worthy and honored citizens, may be mentioned Cornelius Osborn. No name stands more properly placed in the history of the county than his, for he is not only one of its progressive business men, but is of such a social, genial nature that he has made many friends. IMr. Osborn was bora on the old home farm at Spring Lake, on the 29th of Jan uary, 1843, a son of Forman Osbprn, mention of whom is. made in the sketch of his brother, Abram Osborn. Our subject received the educational advantages afforded by the common schools of his neighborhood, and after laying aside his, text-books to engage in the active battle of life, he chose as his occupation the quiet pursuits of the tarm. He mow owns about fifty acres of the finest land to be found in Monmouth county, which was formerly the property of his father, and in its cultivation his efforts have been attended with la high and gratifying degree of success. He is energetic, honorable, and cordial, and all who know him esteem him for his sterling worth. In political raatters he exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Democracy, but he has never taken an active interest in public affairs, although he has ever been a loyal and public-spirited citizen. 4 » » THEODORE BAILEY QUACKENBOSS. The business of burying the dead has been develoRed into a profession, practically speaking, which commands the enterprise and abilities of many first class men. The successful undertaker must be first of all a gentleman, and beyond that he riiust be a map of tact and resource. Such a man is Theodore Bailey Quackenboss, the leading funeral director of South Amboy, Middle.sex county. New Jersey, who conducts a large undertaking business after the most modern and .approved methods, 'with all oppor tunities known to the profession. Theodore Bailey Quackenboss is a son of James and .Caroline Quackenhoss, and was born at Princetoni New Jersey, July 23, 1856. He was educated in the pubUc schools of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and after leaving school, was for three years engaged in the coal trade, then-spent four years as superintendent of letter carriers in the New Brunswick postoffice. . > ^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 177 After that Mr. Quackenboss engiaged in the undertaking business in association with his brother William at New Brunswick, and March 14, igoi, he purcliased the undertaking business of the late Edwin Applegate, of South Amboy. He is a member of the Relief Council, No. 40, Order of United Araerican Mechanics, of New Brunswick ; of Joel Parker council, No. 6q, Junior Order United Araerican Mechanics of South Amboy; of Wasliington Commandery, No. i, of New Brunswick; and of Washing ton Engine Corapany, No. i, of Ne-,v Brunswick. July 6, 1899, Mr. Quackenboss married Emma, daughter of Lewis. D. Wood, and has a daughter named Elizabeth Annie, and a son, Theodore Quackenboss, Jr. He is a progressive man, who has a happy faculty of making and retaining friends, and his personal popularity commands for him a very satisfactory patronage at South Amboy, where he has in more than one way demonstrated a very comraendable public spirit. In addition to conducting his undertaking business, he is proprietor of the street sprinkling enterprise in his village. THOMAS .ALSOP, M, D. One of the prorainent members of the medical fraternity now in the successful practice of his profession in New Brunswick, New Jersey, located at 422 iGeorge street, is Dr. Thomas Alsop, who was born in the city of Richmond, Virginia, on October 14, 187a. The early education of Dr. Alsop was acquired in private schools in his native city, and he later graduated at the Virginia Military Institute, in Virginia. At a still later period he entered the University of Virginia, where he studied medicine, and there he also graduated with honor in 1895. Two years were then spent at the City Hospital, New York City, and there he graduated in 1897, having carefully studied both general and special cases, and becoming thoroughly instructed in every branch. With this thorough preparation Dr. Alsop soon succeeded in gaining the con fidence of the citizens of New Brunswick, where he located for practice ;.nd where he has continued ever since. Dr. Alsop is a member of the Middlesex County Medical society, the Kappa Alpha fraternity, and a visiting physician and surgeon of the John Wells' Me morial hospital of Ne-ft' Brunswick. .?« » REV. STEPHEN SZYMANOWSKI. . The important Roman Catholic church of St. Stephen's, in the city of Perth Amboy, whose congregation is coraposed of natives of Poland, a frugal and industrious class of tradesmen and wage earners, and of their children, owes its organization to the effort of one of their own nationality, the Rev. Father Stephen Korwin Szyma- nov/ski, who has been their beloved priest and friend from its beginning to the present time. Father Szymanowski was born March 10, 1854, in the city of Kutais, once the cap ital of Imefethia, but now the chief city of a Russian province in the Caucasus. His parents -were John and Salomea (Mesarkoff) Szymanowski. The father, a native of the city of Warsaw, was an officer in the Polish army, and was one of the patriotic band whith engaged in the glorious but disastrous, insurrection of,i83i. For this he v-as exiled by the Russian governmeat to the Caucasus. His expatriation was for lite, yet his condition was not altogether miserable, his high character, int:elligence, a,nd 12 178 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. former position enabling him to enter into friendly relations with raany excellent fam ilies in the city of Kutais. The son, Stephen, was placed in the parochial schools of the city to which his ¦father had been banished, and in which he hiraself had his birth. Of studious dis position, his advancement was rapid, an-d when nine years of age he entered the Alek3andro'i',--kaya, a govermental collegiate institution in Kerch Enikale. He subse quently entered upon a course of study in theology under private instruction, and after ward attended the School of Theology of Adrianopolis. September 14, 1876, when soraewhat raore than twenty-two years of age, he was ordained to the priesthood, and was sent by the Patriarch of Babylon to the charge ot the mission among the -Nestor ians. .After four years ot useful labor in this field, h-e returned to his native land and was appointed to a rectorate in the city of Stawropoli, where he remained for about seven years. In 1887 he made a tour of Greece, Italy and France, which occupied about a year, during v/hich time his observant and studious habits enabled him to acquire a fund of knowledge which was soon to serve hira to a useful purpose. His attention meantirae had been directed to the United States, and realizing the necessities of his countryraen in that far-off land, he determined to seek it and endeavor to minis ter to their wants. Accordingly, September 26, 1888, he lett Paris, sailing by way of Liverpool, England, and arrived in New York on October 6. He at once proceeded to Buffalo, and -his credentials so commianded the respect of the Right Reverend Vin- lent Stephen Ryan,, that he was appointed to the position of assistant to St. Stanis laus church in that city. His service in this position was so acceptable that in. little more than a year, on February i, 1890, he was appointed by the Right Reverend William , O'Hara, Bishop of Scranton, to the rectorate of St. Mary's church in Plyniouth, Pennsylvania, and the following year he was appointed rector of a more important parish at Camden, New Jersey. His. translation to- Camden alraost iraraediately introduced hira into a field of great , usefulness, and eventually brought hira to his present station. At Camden -he found quite, a number of his countrymen who, without knowledge of the English language, were necessarily deprived of the spiritual teaching which they craved, for want of a priest speaking their own tongue. In their interest he conteraplated the for mation., of a Polish congregation, but at this moment more urgent necessities of a similar character turned his attention to Perth Amboy. A committee of Polish Catholics of that city had waited upon the -Right Reverend O'Farrell,. bishop of the diocese, urging the great needs of their people, and he delegated Father SzjTnan- owski to visit the place and investigate the conditions. April 26, 1892, 'Father Szyraanowski began a three days' missio-n in St. -Marty's church, Perth Amboy. During this time he ascertained that there were so many as one hundred and thirty-five Polish Catholic farailies in that parish, and he deter mined upon the, establishraent of a church which should be their real spiritual home. He secur,e,d the use of Schiller's Hall, in which he arranged a temporary chapfl, and 'therein he celebrated mass on May 8, 1892, and thereafter until a church edifice was provided. Within a short t'me he purchased a lot on State street, and on Octdhet 16, i8g2, the erection of a plain but substantial and comfortable building was begun. Work was expedited as rapidly as possible, and February 5, 1893, less than a year after the coming of Father Szymanowski, he celebrated mass in the new, although as yet uncompleted, building, in the presence of a deeply affected and grateful congre gation. May 30, of the sarae year, Bishop O'Farrell officiated at the dedicatory services., which were attended by many priests ahd mem-bers of other parishes. Eariy in the same year the residence ot Mrs. Alfred Hall, adjoin'ng the church edifice, was purchased at an outlay of six thousand five hundred dollars for use as (HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 179 a rectory, and it w-as occupied May I. In October following Father Szymanowski formed a parochial school with about 45 pupils. At the present time St. Stephen's Parish numbers some three hundred and sixty-five families, and a congregation of over two thousand souls. At the same time, the school has been largely increased in numbers. Father Szymanowski took a deep interest in the upbuilding of the new public hbrary, and Mayor Compton solicited hira to becorae one of the seven trustees of . that institution, and it was largely through his effo.rt that Mr. Carnegie's raunificent donation .of $20,000 'was secured for it. He is al.-^o -one ot the board of managers of the Perth Araboy Savings Institution, appointed to the position by Mr. Thomas K. Johnston, of the departraent of state banking, in full knowledge and app:eciation of his great influence and ability to add to its prestige. The record of these great acco-raplishments would be incomplete without sug gestion of the fact they were only possible through the most unremitting labor on the part of the devoted priest whose effort is here feebly narrated, and through the piety and devotion of a congregation holding him in the most affectionate regard. Deeply beloved by thera, he is also held in honor in the coramunity at large for the useful part he has taken in contributing to the welfare of a large a.id well-deservihg element of its people, and to the beautifying of the c'ty. Notwithstanding his long and useful service. Father Szymanows'.ti is yet in but middle life, with mervtal and physical powers unimpaired, and gives promise of many more years -of earnest and in telligent effort in behalf of the people to whom he is so deeply attached. JONATHAN EDGAR BROWN. The sons of Scotland have ever been noted for their loyalty to the duties of citizenship, their devotion to principle and their industry and perseverance in busi ness affairs. These traits have through succeeding generations dO'Wn to our subject been manifest in the raerabers of the Brown faraily, since George Brown, a native of Scotland, left the land of hills and heather and established his home in the new world. He settled in Woodbridge township, Middlesex county. New Jersey, and becarae identified with its farming interests. He also aided in proraoting its religious activity and was one of the trustees of the first Presbyterian church organized in Wood- bridge, His son, John Brown, -and grandson, Thomas C. Brown, like the progenitor of the faraily in the new world, devoted their energies to farraing. The latter was the father of Williara H, Brown, who was the father ot the subject of this review, and was -bom on the old faraily -horaestead in Woodbridge township, February 9, 1823, He acquired his education in the schools of that period and has made the 'pur suit to which he was reared his life work, being accounted one of the enterprising and progressive agriculturists of his coraraunity. In politics he is a Republic; n, having given an unwavering support to the principles of the party for many years, and -of the township committee he has served as a meraber. For almost a -half century he has been an elder in the First Presbyterian church of Woodbrid'ge, with -which his ancestor, George Bro-wn, was so prominently connected. On the 24th of October, 1855, Mr. Brown was united in marriage to Miss Susan Edgar a raost estimable lady, and their home was blessed with five children, of whom three are now living: J'onathan Edgar, Frederick Clark and Lillian. The elder daughter, Caroline, has passed away, also William H. The mother also passed away on November 25, 1893, dying in the faith of the Presbyterian church, in which she held membership. Jonathan Edgar Brown, the eldest of his father's faraily, was born on the old 1 80 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. faraily horaestead in Woodbridge township, August g, 1858, and in the public and private schools he acquired the education which fitted him for life's responsible duties. He worked in the fields in early youth, and since attaining his majority he has con tinued to follow farming, whereby he annually gains a good income as the result of his care and diligence in cultivating his fields. On the 30th of Noveraber, 1881, Mr. Brown was joined in wedlock to Miss Nettie E. Walker, a daughter of Sidney Walker, of Rocky Hill, New Jersey7 and they now have two children, a daughter and son : Edna Jane, born April 23, 1883, and Percy Edgar, born October g, 1883. The family attend the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Brown is a trustee. Socially he is connected with the Royal Arcanum and politi cally with ihe Republican party, warmly endorsing its principles. Pie keeps well inforraed- on the issues of the day, so that he is able to support his position with intelligent arguraem. He is .a pleasant and agreeable gentleman and a worthy rep resentative of one of the oldest families in the township. , MICHAEL HENRY PARKER. "What's in a name?" Well, where it is an old and honored one, there is much to raake a man proud that bears it. Mr. Michael H. Parker takes great pride in trac ing his ancestry back to as early a period as 1667, when two brothers, Peter and George Parker, emigrated- to this country from England,- preferring life here in the unknown western worid rather than to live under the tyrannical rule of a despotic sovereignty. Peter Parker, of whose branch of the family this .chronicle treats, settled in New Jersey. In due course a son, William, was born to him, who in turn had a son, also named William. The last mentioned Williara's iwife's name was Ann. It was this Williara who built the house now occupied by his direct line descendant, the sub ject of this sketch, Michael H. Michael, the son of- William and grandfather of Michael H., was born at Little Silver on the old homestead' on the Sth of February, 1774. His wife Ann, also a native of the same place, was born in 1778. Jacob C. Parker, the father of our subject, and his wife, Julia A. (Morford) Parker, are also natives of Monmouth county, the former having been born at Little Silver, Novem ber 17, 1816, the latter in Red Bank on May 9, 1819. Jacob C Parker w-as a highly successful cultivator of the soil; a mercantile life appealing to his fancy, however, he lost no time in establishing a store in the little village of Little Silver, being the first to start a business venture of that kind in the place. Success marked the enterprise from the beginning, and he continued to carry it on up to 1853. He was a man who stood high in. the estimation of the community in which he lived and held t'ne good opinion of his fellow citizens, which fact manifested itself substantially on, several occasions, when he was urged -to accept public office. He was no office seeker, however, and ever maintained his position 'as a private citizen. His death occurred in 185s; his wife still survives him (1901). Their family consisted of four childreiv two of whom are living, namely : Mrs. Theo. Sickles and Michael H. The fact that the land upon which the Methodist Episcopal church of Little Silver (the oldest church in this section) is erected, was presented to the church by Michael, the grandfather of Michael H., is one in -which there is pardonable family pride. Michael H. Parker is a man entirely worthy of tbe ancestry to whom he tooks- back 'with so much pleasure as men of exemplary character. He first saw the light of day in the old homestead, where he was born on October 25, 1852, and where he SAMUEL J. BEHNETT, HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. i8i was reared, educated, and has since passed an uneventful life, engaged principally in attending to his well -cultivated fields. He is a man of practical thought, and one in whom his neighbors have implicit confidence, and hold in the highest esteem. He was married on November 30, 1884, to Su!;an E,, daughter ot Louis and Ange line Smith, of Oceanport, New Jersey, Their children are : Louis K., 0-ctober 6, 188s; Henry C, December 13, 1886; Frank L,, June 30, 1888; Helraa (deceased), April 6, 1892; George D,, February 20, 1894; Stanley, April 26, 1895, and Julia, Oc tober 26, 189.9. Mr. Parker and family attend the Episcopal church, of which he is vestryman. He is a trustee of St, John's Chapel, and is also a meraber of the Jr. O, U, A. M. SAMUEL JAQUETT BENNETT. A veritable landmark at Tinton Falls, Monmouth county. New Jersey, is that represented in the Tinton Falls flouring mill, one of the oldest enterprises of its kind in this section of the state and one which, with its modern equipment, has a capacity for the output of fifty barrels of flour per day, while it .has the best facilities for the grinding of all kinds of grain. The mill was formerly owned and operated by the firm of Hendrickson & Combs, and subsequently tbe senior meraber of the firm assumed full control, while the enterprise has been under the management of its present proprietor, tbe subject of' this review, since 1891. As thus identified with the industrial activities of his native county and as one of its representative citizens it is signally consonant that we here incorporate a brief review of the career of this worthy representative of one of the old and honored families of the state. Samuel Jaquett iBennett was born in Atlantic township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, on the ISth of December, 1849, being the second son of Sidney and Ann (Wainwright) Bennett, there having been three sons and three daughters in the family, of whom five attained years of maturity and are living at the present time. Sidney Bennett was likewise a native of Monmouth oounty, and iri his earlier years he followed the carpenter's trade, but eventually turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, in this county, and in this connection his efforts were attended with grati fying success. He was one -of theprominent and influential citizens of his county, where -he was made the incumbent of various township offices of trust and respon sibility, while he was a stanch advocate of .the principles of the Deniocratic party as exemplified by Jefferson and Jackson. He was a man of sterling character and ever retained the unqualified confidence and esteem of all who knew him. His death occurred in the year 1894 and his widow still survives, residing on the old hom.e stead and being a woman of noble and gracious character, one who is loved and venerated by a wide circle of friends. Samuel Ji Bennett was reared to the sturdy discipline of the farm, and he con tinued to be identified with agriculture until he had attained the age of twenty-four years, though during the last decade of the period noted he gave his attention to carpenter work during the winter seasons, having served a thorough apprenticeship in this line. In 1872 Mr. Bennett left the homestead and took charge of a farm of one hundred and eighty-five acres on Shelter Island, New York, where he re mained until the following year. He had received an excellent common-school education, and had developed that self-reiance and maturity of judgment which led him to undertake the exploitation of an essentially different line of enterprise, and in 1873 he opened a general store at Tinton Falls, in his native 'county, his stock 1 82 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. including groceries, dry goods and hardware. Two years later his elder brother, John W., was admitted to partnership, and thereafter the enterprise was successfully conducted under the firm narae of Bennett Brothers, this association continuing until i8gi, when our subject disposed of his interests in the business and purchased the flouring and grist raill in Tinton Falls, the business of which he has increased very raaterially, raaking the enterprise one of the important industries of this sec tion. Within his regime the mill has been completely remodeled, entirely new machinery, of the most modern and approved type, being in-stalled, and by his correct business methods, progressive policy and marked executive ability Mr. Bennett has made of the venture a success of no indefinite order, the .mill now handling more corn than any other in the county, while its products in the line of 'high-grade flour find a ready deraand on the raarket, being recognized for superior excellence. The raill draws its trade -throughout Shrewsbury and several adjacent townships, and Mr. Bennett is now the most extensive shipper ot corn products in the county, while his position is assured as one of the influential, business men and honored citizens of the community. He enjoys marked personal popularity and in many -ways has demonstrated his public spirit. In politics he gives his allegiance to the Democratic party, and fraternally he is a prominent meraber of the local organization of the Iraproved Order of Red Men, in which he has been incurabent of several of the important office's. On the 15th of October, 1874, Mr. Bennett was united in marriage to Miss Susan Roberts, the third daughter of William L. and Susan Roberts, of Matawan, New Jersey, and of this union two children have been- born,- — Reginald S. and Cora E. To the son has been accorded the best ot educational advantages and he 'has duly profited -by and appreciated the same. He was graduated in the high school at Red Bank and later in the Glenwood Institute, while he subsequently passed a year as a student in Rutgers College, in New Brunswick. Having determined to prepare him self for the medical profession, he was then raatriculated in the medical department of the Columbia University, in the city of New York, where he was graduated as a member of the class of i8gg, and since that time he has been actively and success fully engaged in the practice ot his profession in Asbury Park, being a young man of sterling character and marked professional skill. The daughter of our subject took a thorough preparatory course of study at Red Bank, under the discriminating direction of the Misses Calahan and Chamberlain, and she is now prosecuting her studies in Vassar College, at Poughkeepsie, New York, being a member of the class of igo6. » « '» " JOHN H. FIELDER, By beconiing masters of a trade, so many raen have not only won for themselves the respect oif their fellow men, but success of a pecuniary nature has almost invariably crowned their efforts. Mr John H, Fielder is one who, through his perfect understanding of his trade bf carriage building, has gained such renown in his section for first class workman ship, that his Services are in great demand by New York's capitalists, many of whom make their homes in Monmouth county through the year. His place of bu.siness is located at Fair Haven, New Jersey, where he occupies a two-story building covering an area of 90 x 30 feet. In 1871 he succeeded John Vanderveer, Who forraerly owned the business, started in a small shop erected some HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 183 time in the fifties; Mr. Fielder has added such improvements from time to time as have made the place an up-to-date carriage factory. He gives employment to five experienced mechanics, and sees that nothing but the best class of work is turned out. It is his conscientious adherence to honest principles that has made his popularity; and then again his reputation as a thorough master of his trade gives his patrons a confidence that they never find misplaced. Mr. Fielder is a native of Monmouth county. New Jersey, where his birth oc curred in 1851. His parents are J.ohn and F. Phoebe (Van Note) Fielder. He received his education in the common schools ot Monmouth county, .which araply fitted hira for his vocation in life. Mr. Fielder was united in raarriage to Miss Etta L., daughter of Joel W, and .Mary Ayres. Their union has been blessed with three children, namely: Stanley J,, Eunice W, and Addie. Mrs, Fielder is a native ot New York state. Socially Mr, Fielder enjoys the love and esteem of those with whom he mingles. He is actively connected with the following fraternal organizations: I, O. O. F., No. 39, Navesink iLodge; Royal Arcanum, Grand Patriarchs and the Jr. O. U, A. M. Politically he is a stanch adherent of the Republican party. JOHN DAVISON. We. now rorae to a consideration of the peculiarities and principal ppints in the life of one of Monraou-;h county's most illustrious citizens, — one prominent on account ot his fine family connections, his success in business, and his honorable principles in all of life's activities. A native of this county, born in Wall township, he has passed his entitle life here, and is therefore well known to his neighbors, and during all of this' tirae he has steadily maintained his high character, Mr, Daviscn was born on Shark ri-"ei-, near where he now resides, on the sth of April, 1833, and is a son of Peter and Elizabeth (Jackson) Davison. The father, who was born in Englishtown, New Jersey, came to Wall township when- three years of age, where he became a successful farraer and a representative citizen. He held the office of justice of the peace for many years, and was an active meraber and a deacoa in '.the Baptist church. He was a son of John Davison, who was a large land cv.Mier, having at one time about one thousand acres in Wall township, which he after-«'ard sold to Jaraes P, Allaire, and then purchased land at Shark river. He was an influential and respected citizen in his locality. His father was a native born Scotchman, having come to Araerica prior to the Revolutionary war, and in that struggle for independence his soh John was a brave and gallant soldier. John Davison, the immediate sub] ect of this sketch, received his educational ad vantages in the comraon schools ot his locality, and after putting aside his text books to engage in the active battle of life on his own account, he chose the vocation of farming. He later also learned the mason's trade, and for twenty years followed that occupation as a. journeyman and as a contractor, many of the fine buildings of New York City standing as monuments to his thrift and ability. He acted as super intendent in the building of the 'Presbyterian Hospital, the Old Ladies Horae and Lenox Library of that city, 'and in the rebuilding of the Orphans' Home. In 1880 he turned his attention exclusively to .agricultural pursuits, locating on the fine farm which he yet ov/ns and which he had previously purchased. He and his wife now own over six hundred acres of the finest land to be found in Monmouth county. Mr. Davison is also a. director of the First National Bank ot Belmar, On the 18th of May, 1858, he was united in m.arriage with Miss Elizabeth White, who was born October 13, 1834, a daughter of Peter White, of Belmar, whose history 1 84 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. ¦will be found in that of .D. F, Van Nortwick in this volume. Mr, and Mrs, 'Davison have had a family of four children, one of whom is deceased, and those living are: John F., a physician of Asbury Park; Robert W., who is engaged in farraing on the old horaestead; and Fred M., a clerk in the First National Bank of Belmar. Our subject and his wife are .members of the Baptist church at Manasquan, of which he is a liberal supporter and a deacon. Wherever known, he is held in high regard, and in Monraouth county, Iwhere his entire life has been passed, he' 'has a host of warm friends. GEORGE TURNER. George Turner is well fitted for the occupation which has received his attention up to the present time, that of plumber, steara and gas fitter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. July 13, 1867, where he acquired his education in the public schools, and upon the completion of his school life he learned the trade of plumber, and in 1894 he reraoved to Asbury Park, New Jersey, and worked as a journeyman at his trade. Three years later he decided to start in business for himself, and he established 'a general plumbing, steam and gas fitting business. This has proved so successful and' has grown to such an extent that he now employs as many as fifteen workmen, and his returns amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars annually. This prosperity is due to the fact that all his work is performed in the best pos.'dble manner, as np man is kept in his employ -who is not a capable and thorough workman. Mr. Turnei' has secured the contracts for v.'ork of this kind, in a number of the largest hotels and private residences of Asbury Park and vicinity, as they know that he can be trusted to perform his work satisfactorily. Aside frbm his business he has invested considera ble money in diff'erent ventures, from which he derives a goodly incorae. Mr. Turner is a man of pleasing personality, quiet, unostentatious, and devoted entirely to his business interests. He is 'what might be termed a self-made man, as he has risen to his present position solely through his own energy and perseverance, thus proving that it does not require wealth to start with in order to make a success in life. REV. ROBERT BELL, B. D. Rev. Robert 'Bell, B. D., has the distinction of being rector of one of the oldest churches in Middlesex county, New Jersey; the church is St. Peter's, 'located at Spotswood. Mr. Bell is a native of Ireland, the son of William and Margaret Bell. His rudimentary studies were followed at the comraon school of his native town ; subsequently he entered the Glasgow high school in Scotland, after which he 'Completed 'his college course at University -of Glasgow. His theological studies were followed at the Episcopal School, of Cambridge, M.issachusetts, from which institution he -graduated, receiving the degree ot B, D, It was in the year 1893 that he 'was made deacon, and in 1894 he was regularly ordained a priest. After his ordina tion in 1893 he becarae curate of Calvary church of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From 1896 to i8q9 he acted as curate ot St, -Mark's church, -at Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. .In the year 1899 he was made rector of the church of the Redeemer of .Sayre, Pennsylvania, which pastorate he left in 1901 to take up the work of his present church, St, Peter's, of Spotswood, New Jersey. Rev. Mr, Bell was united in marriage in April of igoo to Eleanor, daughter of HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 185 George S. R. and Mary Wilbraham Wright, of Philadelphia. To thera has been born one daughter, Anne Wilbraham Wright Bell, A concise account of the church of which Mr. Bell is pastor will not be ara'ss at this point. Its age entitles it to a conspicuous place in the annals of church history, antedating, as it does, to the Revolutionary war, and for this reason should claira our interest. I:i 1720 the English society for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts, despatched a raissionary to New Jersey, to take charge of the work allready be gun at New Brunswick, Freehold and 'Spotswood. In 1760 a new raissionary was placed in the field in the person of Rev. M. Kearn, 'who divided his tirae ministering to the people at the three points above mentioned. At this tirae the communicants of the Spotswood congregation numbered twelve. In 1768 another change in the pastorate occurred, this time Rev. William Ayres being appointed by the society to minister to the spiritual needs of the parishes. During this time twenty-two children and two adults were baptized. About the same time ground was purchased at Englishtown by the congregations of Freehold and Spotswood, where the mis sionary dwelt up to I77g, when a separation between the two above naraed congrega tions took place. Mr. Ayres was succeeded by Rev. Andrew' Fowler, who retained the charge but fifteen months, being succeeded by Rev. Mr. Cotton. Frora 1802 to 1809 the Rev. John Croes served the New Brunswick and Spotswood churches co-jointly (he was raade a bishop later). In the year 1816 the church was thoroughly reraodeled and refurnished, making it a more comfortable place of worship ; before this time it amounted to little more than a siraple enclosure. In 1822 Rev. John M. Ward was installed as the regular .rector of St. Peter's ; for fifteen years he carried on his work among this people, resigning his duties In 1837. Rev. Thomas Tauser then took up the work, but in 1838 he was succeeded by Rev. Robert B. -Cross, .who served for two years,, and then resigned. The wbrk wi,as next taken up by Rev. Isaac Smith in 1842, he resigning five years later. Then followed Rev. Joseph S. Phillips, who re mained as rector up to the year 1858. It was during his rectorship that the present church building -was begun and complleted, the wbrk being in prbgress from 1850 to 1857. Following Mr. Phillips carae, Thonias Lyle, John Stevens, A. J. Stewart, Mr. Crow, Mr. Bird, Rev. Dr. Corapton. Mr. Russell and Rev. A. W. Cornell, under whose supervision the church was enlarged and a parish house constructed, Mr, Cornell was followed by Rev. W. E. D-aw, and he in turn by the subject of this sketch. Rev. Robert Bell. The communicants of the church at the present time nuraber one hundred and twenty, and the property is valued at $11,000. PETER J. DEY, Peter J. Dey is a direct descendant of Lawrence Dey, who was a soldier of some repute during the Revolutionarv war ; he followed the fortunes of the Colonial army under Washington, particularly displaying his valor at the battle of Monraouth, although he was engaged in raany other fierce conflicts in which his valiant behavior was acknowledged. Lawrence Dey -was an extensive land owner in both Middlesex and Monraouth counties. His family consisted of four children, namely: Joseph, William, Catherine and Lawrence. His son Joseph is the grandfather of our subject, Peter J, Ke (Joseph) was bom in Monroe township, and was quite a lad during the struggle 'of the .Colonists for independence. He was twice married, his first wife being Eupheinia Chuseman, who bore, him six children, as" follows: Matthew R., Lawrence, Margaret, Mary, William and Joseph. His second wife was. Elizabeth Middleton. who gave birth to two children, namely: Peter J. and Elizabeth. Matthew R., the father of Peter J., whose name heads this chronicle, was born 1 86 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. in Middlesex county on September lo, 1792. He married Achsah E. Herbert, also a native of Middlesex county, born on April 5, 1802. Their marriage occurred on January 20, 1S22 ; they had the following family: Joseph, born March 17, 1823; John P., born February 23, 1825 ; Williara H., born February 10, 1827, died in 1831 ; Matthew R., born March i, 1829; Peter J., born April 18, 1831 ; Allason E., .born Oc tober 12, 1833, died in 1844; Elizabeth M,, born October 12, 1833, (twins); Sarah A., born January 22, 1836, died in 1838; Achsah E., born July 3, 1S39; and Margaret A,, born July 27, 1841, Matthew, the father, departed this life on March 3, 1865; his wife, Achsah, survived hira until February 18, 1875, Matthew R, was an extensive farraer, an upright man, and one w.fio believed in the practical application of the "Golden Rule'' to every day life. In religious belief he was a Presbyterian, and in politics a starich Republican. The son -of this worthy gentleman, Peter J., our .subject, is a resident of Mon roe township, where he was born, reared and educated. He is a carpenter by trade, having mastered it in early life and continuously followed this line of business ever since. He is every inch a mechanic, and one whose workmanship is considered among 'the best. Aside from his carpentering business, he carries on in a practical and- up-to-date manner the cultivation of his farm lands, which consists of forty acres of valuable and productive ground ; for the past forty years he has made his home upon this property, which he devotes to the raising of general farm products. As a public riian Mr. Dey has been honored by the people of his community with election to various to.wnship offices, -which he has filled to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. For thirteen years he has oc-Qupied the position of clerk of the district school board, and for a number of years has been overseer of highways. Mr. 'Dey has not lived entirely within the bounds of his native place, having, had occasion to travel to distant points from time to time, thus widening and deepening his yiew of life; in this connection he has performed raany offices of trust and responsibility. At one tirae he was eraployed by a Philadelphia house as -collector. On January i, i860, Mr. Dey was joined in wedlock to Miss Caroline E, Acklay, of Philadelphia. Six children were the result of their union, viz. : Clara, born March 8, 1861 ; Florence, bom May 23, 1863 : Irene, born March 18, 1868 ; Ray, born August S, 1870; and two other children, who died in infancy. Mrs. Caroline E. Dey was born in Philadelphia in 1833. Mr. Dey is naturally proud of having descended from raen of Revolutionary dis tinction, and exhibits with keen satisfaction a s.w-ord now in his possession, but once the property of Captain Conover, who did valiant service for the caUse of freedom in many hotly contested battles. DANIEL A. MOUNT. Daniel A. Mount is proprietor .of what is known as "Pine Tree Farm," which contains about twenty acres of land, which Mr Mount devotes exclusively to the rais ing of the finest breeds of poultry. He was born in Monroe township, Middlesex county, in the year i8.^t9, the son of Joseph B. and Margaret (Applegate) Mount. Of this branch of the Mount family, of the preceding generation, only an aunt still survives (igo2). The earliest recollections of Daniel A. Mount carry him back to Hfe upon the old farm, and for many years he devoted hiriiself to agricultural pur suits; this, however, he abandoned to enter the mercantile trade, in .which his efforts were crowned with success; he built up a fine and lucrative business, but his health failing, he was forced to 'relinquish the business that promised so .well, and in 1885 HISTORY OF THBi NEW JERSEY COAST. 187 he commenced operations along his present line of business, beginriing in a small way, however, and in conjunction with other matters in which he .was at the time interested. In 1887 he turned his attention exclusively to poultry raising, which since that time, under his careful and thorough supervision, has gro-wn to enoraious proportions. His operations have been carried on st Jauiesburg since i8gs. His stock cons'ists of turkeys, ducks, geese and chickens ; four thousand chickens can be properly cared for in the coraniodious space set apart for their breeding. His buildings cover about thirty thousand square feet of ground, while his feri-ces, enclosing his pens, extend for about two miles. Mr. Mount exhibits his superior stock in the largest cities only, viz. : Boston, New York and Philadelphia, where invariably he is awarded first prize. During the World's Fair at Chicago, he carried off both the first and second prizes on sorae of his fine specimens -of white turkeys. Mr. iMount was married on September lo, 1873, to Helen E., daughter of Samuel N, Stillraan ; they have had but one child, namely. Otto R,, born on September 10, 1877. Mr Mount is a raember of Jr. O, U, A. M,, is a highly respected citizen, an ex cellent neighbor, and one whose sagacious business capacity is evidenced by his well regulated establishment. WALTER RANDOLPH BRINLEY. Walter R. Bririley, of Long Branch, a descendant of one of the oldest farailies in that section, was bom on October 31, 1844, at Long Branch, Monraouth county. New J'ersey, the' son of Henry and. Jane (Wilson) Brinley. His education was ac quired at the public schools, and his first experience in the co-raraercial line was in the raanufacturing and bottling of raineral waters, which he carried on- in his native town; his was the first establishment of this kind in Mofimouth county. Since ithat time he has been in the hotel business, was from 1874 to 1880 a m'erbhant at Long Branch in the clothing and boot and shoe business, and his latest venture was in the real estate line, in which he has riiet with success, and is still engaged in it. As a public man, he has acquired distinction frora the fact of -his having been elected in the spring of 1876 justice of the peace, which official position he has con tinuously held, through re-elections, up to the present tirae (1902), a period of twenty-six years. He has always been a stanch adherent of the Democratic party, in whose interests he has been actively identified ever since attaining to raajority, serving as carapaign committeeman and delegate to numerous conventions. In November bf the same year that he was elected justice of the peace he was united in marriage tb Miss Harriet De Nyse, daughter of W. H. and Hannah De Nyse, of Long Branch. Mrs. Brinley died September 30, 1880, in giving birth to her son, who is now (1902) a student at Cornell University. 4«»- WILLIAM HENRY PALMER. Among the prosperous farraers of Monmouth county. New Jersey, is Williara H. Palmer, of Keansbui^, Middletown township, where he was born November 7, 1852, his parents being Dr, Warren W. and Weltha A. (Mason) Palmer, -both bf -whom belonged tb highly respected farailies 'bf New Jersey, Captain William Masbn, who was the maternal grandfather of our subject, was prominently identified with the shipping interests of the coast, owning and sailing 1 88 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. a vessel plying between Port: Monraouth and New York City. He also engaged in the mercantile business both in New York and at the same time in Keansburg, near which latter place he .owned a large and productive farm. It was largely through the eft'orts of -Captain Mason that the public school was established at Keansburg, and through life -he was one of the most progressive and public-spirited men of his section. Captain Mason was born in 1794 and died in 1865, while his wife, Malvina, born in 1800, survived until 1883. Their children were: John W. and Weltha, the latter becoining the mother of our subject. Dr. Warren W. Palmer, the father of William, was one of the prominent phy sicians as well as a useful citizen of M'onmouth county. During his younger days be was a justice of the peace and had the transacting of much legal business. Dr, Palmer became a large land owner, his property consisting of farms, hbuses and lots. His faraily consisted 'of -five children, these being: William H., our subject; 'Dr. Warren, a practicing physician of Brooklyn; Annie W., -wiie of John E.' Giberson, of Keansburg; Dr. Charles A., of Farmingdale, New Jersey; and Sarah D., -wife of Aarbn E. Jbhnston, of Freehbld. William H. Palmer acquired his education in the public schools of his native tbwn and then prepared himself for the vocation of teacher, following this pro fession from 1 368 until 1895, with credit to himself and much advantage to' those under his careful and scholarly instruction. He has been identified with public affairs, tak-. ing a deep and irjtelligent interest in all enterprises which promise to be of benefit to . his county or state. Mr. Palraer has served in a number of useful capacities foi* the public and has long been town committeera.an. The marriage of Mr. Palmer took place in 1870, to Miss Louise Thomas, who was bom at Harmony, Monmouth county. New- Jersey, and to this union have been born the following named: Willard N., born in 1871 ; Mary F., born in 1875, died in 1896; E. Judson, born in 1876, now in the employ of the United States government as inspector at Governor's Island in New Y'ork -City ; Abbie L., born in 1879, now Mrs. Edward Bennett; and Annie W., born in 1885.. Mr. Palraer is fraternally connected with the Atlantic Highlands -Anchor Lodge, No. 218, I. O. O. R, and is one of the most highly esteemed citizens of Keansburg. IRA T. SPENCER, M. D. From no professibnal man do we expect or exact so many bf the cardinal virtues as frora the p-hysician. If the clergyman is austere we imagine that his mind is absorbed wit'n the contemplation of things beyond our ken; if our lawyer is brusque and crabbed, it is the mark of genius; but in the physician we expect not only la superior mentality . and coraprehensive knowledge, but sympathy as wide as the universe. Di, Ira Thorp Spencer in large measure meets all of these requirements .and is regarded by many as an ideal physician. He is a young man, studious, am bitious and resolute and already he has won enviable success. The Doctbr is a native of Martinsville, Somerset cbunty. New Jersey, bbrn Julj' 28, 1870, his parents being Aaron and Anna (Drury) Spencer. The family is an old and distinguished one of New Jersey, having been founded in the state several gen erations ago. The first of the name of whom we have record is Caleb Spencer, the great-great-grandfather, and his son, also named Caleb, was the founder of the family in Somerset county, where his descendants are still found. He had two children, John and Ann, the 'wife of Peter Martin, whb are still residents of that locality The forraer is the grandfather of our subject and is still living near Martinsville at HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 189 the age of eighty years, but his wife passed away about two or three years ago. One bf their children was Aarbn Howe Spencer, the father of theDbctor. He was bora in Martins-ville, Sbmerset county, in 1849, and in early life was connected with com mercial pursuits, conducting a feed store in Rahway, New Jersey, and a grbcery store in Elizabethport, but during the great financial panic of 1873 financial reverses over took him and he located upon a farm near Martinsville, where he is still engaged in the cultivati-on ot peaches. He has been quite active in pblitics as a supporter of the Democratic party and has filled various township bffices. Of his fbur .child-ren three are living, the Doctor being the eldest. The others are William A., a practicing at- tbmey of .Perth Amboy, and Musette, the wife of Charles Skillman, of Skillman Sta tion, New Jersey. The youngest child, a daughter, died in infancy. Dr. Spencer pursued his education in the schools of Pennington and the University of Pennsylvania, being graduated frora the latter institution in the year 1893, hav ing corapleted the medical course. He began practice in Harlingen and in 1895 came to Woodbridge, where he has since been engaged in general practice. He is a member of the State and County Medical societies; has for four or five years been a meraber of the board of health of Woodbridge ; was to-wnship physician for four or five- years, and is medical examiner for a number of societies and four or five insur ance companies. In addition) to this he has a large general practice, and the ability he has manifested in handling the cases entrusted to his care has won for him a po sition of prorainence among the representatives of the medical fraternity in Wood- bridge. He is a stockholder in the Carteret Electric Light Company. In 1897 Dr. Spencer was raarried to Miss Anna Ensign, a daughter of Albert and Anna (Potter) Ensign, and they now have an interesting little daughter, Madeline. Socially the Doctor is connected with several societies, belonging to the Athletic Club; American Lodge. No. 83, F. & A. M., in which he has held the office of junior deacon; the Knights of Pythias lodge of- Woodbridge, in which h-e is past chan cellor ; and Court Carteret, of the Order of Foresters. He was also one of the stock holders in the Woodbridge Athletic Association. His home is a handsorae residence on Upper Main street and the functions there held are an iraportant part of the social life of the city. Widely known, the Dbctbr pbssesses thbse sterling traits bf char acter and sterling worth which everywhere comraand respect and good will. J. WESLEY CROSS. After a career of many changes and vast experience, our subject, J. Wesley Cross, of Asbury Park, New Jersey, is at last enjoying a season of well merited peace and quiet. Born in Baltimore county, Maryland, -December 31, 1843, the son bf Andrew and Amelia Cross, his education was acquired at the p.ublic schbbls of Balti more. At the time of the breaking out of the Civil war he was too young to' enlist in the ranks, but with all the ardor of youthful arabition he desired to take his place in defense of his country's honor; il he could not do this in one way, he deterrained to seek another, and to win by hard work a place for himself where he could substan tially demonstrate his patriotism. First, in order to accomplish something for the cause in which he was greatly interested, he served for one year in the sutler de partment; this, however, did not give him the opportunity he sought, so he made up his mind io prepare himself to become an engineer in the United States navy; with this object in view he took up a course of study, and after considerable hard work and close application he successfully passed the examination, and on September 2S, I9P HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 1863, he became a duly comraissioned engineer, and was ordered almost immediately to do duty on the "Zouave" at Fortress Monroe, Here he participated in General, Grant's assault on Petersburg, and frora this time on saw more or less of the dangers and , horrors of actual and deadly warfare. Shortly after the Petersburg conflict he was transferred to the sloop-of-war Shenandoah and engaged in the assault on Fort Fisher which resulted in its final capture. Next he was ordered to Charleston, South Caro lina, and as the captain of his vessel was senior coramanding officer, it happened that. Mr. Cross was vouchsafed the privilege of being, the second man in the. navy to enter that city after its evacuation 'oy the enemy. He then returned to Philadelphia on waiting orders. His next berth was aboard the Paul Jones, on which gallant vessel he served for two years; this, he. left to take up his quarters at the Washington, D. . C, navy yard, on the Talapoosa, w'nich was then known as the President's yacht, where he remained until his discharge in 1868. He then returned to Baltimore, where he entered ihe commercial field, which line of business he carried on at that place for fifteen years ; during tile 'great conflagration there, which destroyed so vast a section of that city, he was unfortunate enough to lose the greater part of his prop erty. Somewhat disheartened, he turned his face toward the great west to labor in an enirely new field, and to repair, if possible, his financial losses. He located in , Portland, Oiegon, where he remaiiied until 1894, a period of five years from the date of his arrival there (1889). Then he again journeyed east, this time taking up his residence at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, where he established hiraself in the hotel business; in this he has been eminently successful, owing to his genial temperament, which enables him to make his guests feel that everything is being. done for their indi vidual comfort, as indeed it is. Politically Mr. Cross is greatly interested in the success of the Republican party. His .popularity as a citizen is attested to by his having been elected to the responsible position of justice of the peace of Ocean Grove, which position he must have most acceptably filled, judging from the fact that he now occupies the same office, which has been conferred upon him by the citizens of Asbury Park, New Jersey. Mr. Cross is affiliated with the F, & A. M. and the Knight Templars, and is, also a respected raember of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Asbury Park, His marriage to Miss Mary A. Westwood, of Baltimore, took place on _ May 2, 1867. She died May 17, i8g8. Their living children are: Morton W., Herbert M,, Howard W,, Guy E. and Mattie M, His second .marriage occurred on September 27, igoo, to Miss Carrie L, Jackson, also of Baltimore. ELDER WILLIS G. BROWN. Coincident with, the founding of the Second Adventist church of Eatontown, Ne-w Jersey, in 1853, occurred the birth of Elder Willis G, Brown, our subject, and-. the. present efficient pastor of the church. To Mr, Edward T. Welch, Sr, of Ocean port, is credited the c'nurch's inception. So earnest was he to propagate the truth as he understood it that, he set apart a room in his own house for the gathering together of those inclined to the acceptance of the then new doctrine, which he so ably, and patiently taught. For twenty years these meetings continued, for which purpose the school houses where Mr. Welch and others taught were often called.-: into service. It -was in 1862 that Elder Wolcott instituted a school of chirography, which he- conducted in the Locust Grove school house. To this he added a Bible reading class,; , ^^//^^^>^?^V>Z/^^^=>^ >€^iif:S=^ HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 191 from this humble origin developed the present church, vvhich was erected in 1870 and is situated midway between Locust Grove and Eatontown, The building, though small, aff'ords ample accommodation for its membership. Elder Wolcott ministered to this people for twenty-seven years and was succeeded by Elder S, W. Bishop, who served as pastor for six years, when Elder Wolcott again took charge. The present pastor. Eider Willis G. Brown, our subject, was called to the pastorate in i8gs. The church membership, though numbering only seventy, is coraposed of faithful, con secrated, earnest raen and women, stanch and true to the faith of their adoption. About forty-five children on an average attend the Sunday-school each session. Elder Brown is a native of Orringfon, Maine, where he was born on Novembt^r 5, 1853, He is the son of the late Captain Stillraan and Mary (Bartlett) Brown, both of whom were natives of Maine, The title of captain -yvas applied to Mr, Brown, the father of our subject, when he was but nineteen years of age, he having evinced such superior genius in his chosen c;..lliiig that even at this early age he became the raaster of a vessel ; frora this tirae until he was forty-four years years old he followed the sea, upon which he made many long voyages to various foreign ports. He died in his forty-fourth year. His family consisted of nine children, only two ot whom are now living, Willis G, Brown received his early m.ental training in the public schools of his native town. He was early recognized as a boy of thoughtful and studious mind, and by closely applying himself to his books he opened up an Intellectual capacity whose continued growth he never allows to lag, as he is ever feeding it with the best literary products that the mind of genius has produced and is producing for the benefit ot hini whose soul craves the food on which it alone can flourish. He and his books are insep arable, and it is his well stored raind which makes Elder Brown so capable of hold ing his hearers and impressing them- with his logical arguments. At the age of twenty-two he engaged in evangelistic work, w'nich has occupied his attention for eighteen years. The establishment of a church at Bradley, Maine, is directly attributa ble to his untiring efforts. During his years of ministry he has traveled extensively throughout the New England states, and on every hand his labors have been abundantly blessed in the spread of the truth he so ardently advocates, and in the leading of many darkened minds out into the light of an inspiring faith. Not only by his preaching does he exert a wide-spread influence, but among his people who knovv and love him, his life speaks more eloquently than words a raessage none can fail to un derstand. In 1878 Elder Brown married Lois Josephine, daughter of Stephen and Rebecca Holt, of Maine. Four children have been born to them— Willis H,, Anna J., Susie M. land Karle E. Elder Brown is an active member of the C. B. B. A. ALBERT MORRIS BRADSHAW. N|o raan in Ocean county is better known than .Captain A. M. Bradshaw, who has been a prime mover in the advancement and upbuilding of Lakewood. His his tory is so closely interwoven with that, of the city that to give an account of the development and improvement of Lakewood will be to chronicle the life work of the Captain, who more than any other man has controlled the growth and instituted the improveraents of this place. Prior to 1832 the territory upon which the town now stands .was known as Washington Furnace and in that year named the Bergen Iron Works, taking its. 192 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. name from the industry which had been established there. A tract of land of about twenty-five thousand acres had been secured; there was a store, foundry buildings, a business and coramercial system, all created and dominated by a single individual, J. W. Brick. Such was the beginning of Lakewood, but no marked progressive step was taken until July 4, 1865," when the name was changed to Bricksburg. By special act of the legislature the Bricksburg Land & Improvement Company was in corporated in .1866, with Robert Campbell as its president. Under the regime of this company the pld industry gradually decreased in importance and died out. It was at this period, in 1866, that active work was done in laying out streets and avenues; the sound of saw and hararaer was heard, indicating the progress of building inter ests; real estate was placed upon the market and land was sold under sensible re strictions. The healthful conditions of the locality being recognized, the people came in great numbers and rapid progress was made for a time, but much of the property was purchased for speculative purposes, and such a course is invariably followed by a period of depression in the growth of a town. In time, however, the work of progress and improvement was resumed and has since been carried steadily forward. It was in i87g, in conjunction with Mr. Charles H. Kiraball, that the progressive spirit of Captain Bradshaw was first infused into the development of the place, and since that tirae he has been a power for good in the town, which largely stands as a raonuraent to his enterprise and business ability. In i87g he induced New York capitalists to interest theraselves in the place and then was formed the Lakewood Hotel and Land Association, under the direction of the following officers: C. H. Kimball, president; S. D. Davis, treasurer; and Captain A. M. Bradshaw, secretary. By these gentleman a liberal system of ira'proveraents was inaugurated and the Laurel House was opened, in 1880. Ten years later the Forest Hotel Company was organized with C, H. Kiraball, president; Francis S. Freeman, treasurer; and Captain Brad shaw, secretary. In the sarae year the Pine Forest Land & Improvement Company was organized, and the same year the Lakewood Hotel was built. All modern improveraents and the accessories of a city of the twentieth century have been introduced, including an electric light plant, which was installed upon modern scientific plans; a sewerage systera, in the perfection of which no expense has been spared; fine streets and avenues, which are paved and bordered with well kept sidewalks, and other progressive improveraents, which made Lakewood a most desirable place of residence. The educational advantages here are unsurpassed in a town of this size, for in addition to the two large public schools, bne embracing a kindergarten in connection with the grade work, there are two private schools— the Lakewood Heights School, for boys, and The Oaks, a preparatory -school for girls. Lakewood also has fine churches to accommodate the large number of visitors of vary ing denominational preferences. Another of the attractive features of Lakewood is the beautiful bodies of water which lie adjacent to the town, the largest being Lake Carasaljo, which was named by its old-tirae owner, Joseph W. Brick, for his three lovely daughters, Caroline, Sarah and Josephine. The second daughter -was called Sally, and to form the name he took the first syllable of each daughter's name. Lakewood is situated aboUt sixty miles from both Philadelphia and New York, thus affording easy access t'o either city. The history of Lakewood as a winter resort dates from 1880, when the New York capitalists, through the instrumentality of Cap tain Bradshaw, succeeded in acquiring possession of about nineteen thousand acres. of land and began the improvement of the place, making it very attractive as a resi dence locality. With its broad, well shaded streets, beautiful homes, excellent school and church facilities and other advantages, Lakewood may appropriately be termed HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 193-, a model village. . The temperature in winter is from ten to fifteen degrees warmer than in New England, the soil is sandy and the air wonderfully pure and dry. Cap tain Bradshaw has not .only kept in touch with every line of progress here but has instituted raany of the raost important movements for its advancement and growth. His. business ability, keen foresight, executive force and capable management have all left their impress upon the development of the town, and Lakewood may well, term him its modern founder and feel grateful for his efforts in its behalf; LYMAN CRONK. Much speculation has been indulged in conceming the futility of eft'ort. Statistics state that ninety-five per cent, of those who enter into business for theraselves raeet -with failure. This is doubtless 'due in large measure to an unwise choice of a voca tion. Ability to correctly judge one's own powers, corabined with a -¦willingness to work and with keen discriraination in management, — these are the factors of success, and it is such characteristics which -have won for Lyman Cronk a -foreraost place in in dustrial circles in New Brunswick, where he carries on business as a manufacturer 01 and dealer in lumber, sash, doors and blinds. His life lecord began in Roxbury, Delaware county. New York, on (be 12th of March, 1858, and.it was in that county that the first American ancestors of the- family, natives of Holland, located on crossing the Atlantic to the new world in 1770. The fbunder of the faraily was Lawrence Cronk, who continued his residence- in Delaware county until after the beginning of the Revolutionary war, when he entered the array and gave his life for the cause of liberty. He left one son, Law rence Cronk, Jr., who was bom in Tarrytown, New York — a place immortalized through Washington Irving's beautiful "Legend of the Sleepy Hollow." After arriv ing at years of maturity the grandfather of our subject married Nancy Crary, and.. they -became the-parents of ten children, the fourth in order of birth being Nathaniel,. the father of Lyman Cronk. Throughout his business career Nathaniel followed the occupation of farming, his life's labors being ended in death in 1872, when he was sixty-seven years of age. In pblitics he 'was a Whig until the or.g-anizaton of the" Republican party, when he joined its ranks. His wife, who was a raeraber -of the Methodist Episcopal church, died in 1881, at the age of eighty-four years. Their children were Harvey B., Volney, Laura, Alvah, Lyman, DuBois and Martin. Lyman 'Cronk acquired his education in the common schools of his native county- and was employed upon his father's farm through the suraraer months until fourteen years of age, after w'hich he was eraployed as a farra hand in the neighborhood for seven years. It was thus he made his start in life. In March, 1861, he was employed on a steamboat, running between South Amboy and New York City, and in that posi tion he continued until November, 1862, when he enlisted in the United States navy and was attached to the 'Ship Coraraodore .Morris, coramanded by Captain J'ames. Gilles. The special duty of this vessel consisted in cruising around the Jaraes and York rivers and Ches-.apeake bay and doing picket duty in the first named river,. watching especially for the appearance of the second Merrimac. He -was honorably- discharged from the service November 7, 1863. Upon leaving the navy Mr. Cronk went to the west, locating in Champaign, Illi nois, where he was employed as a salesraan in a grocery store for about a year. On the expiration , of that period he returned to New Jersey, and, establishing his home- 13 194 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. in New Br'unswick, he sought and obtained a position in a groceiy - store, where he remained for six years. At the end of that time he began business on his own account on John street, as a manufacturer of packing boxes, and this business he has since successfully followed, although he has extended the field of his operation to include the manufacture of sash, doors, blinds and m,oulding, and the sale of lumber. He did not have wealth to aid him in his business career, but he was determined and resolute, and scorned not honest labor nor that close attention to business -without -n'hich success is never won. He has made good -workmanship in all his manufactured products one of the characteristics of his establishinent, which is also widely known on account of the honorable business policy therein maintained. In 1866 occurred the marriage of Mr. Cronk and Miss Anna A. Clayton, daughter of James G, and Maria De Hart Clayton, of New Brunswick, New Jersey. After more than a quarter of a century ot happy married life, sfie passed away October 28, 1892, at the age of forty-nine years. Six children were bom unto thera; of whora three are yet living : Hubert B., who was born May 8, 1872, and is now associated with his father in business under the firra name ot L. Cronk & Son; Sadie L., born November 19, 187s; and- Edwin Irving, born November 29, 1876, now a student in Hahnemann Medical College, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On the 20th of June, 1894, Mr. Cronk .married Miss Carrie L. Laird, a daughter of .Alexander and Hannah Laird, of Pleasant Plains, New Jersey. She is a most estimable lady and, like her husband, is widely and favorably known in New Brunsiwick. 'They have one daughter, -Mildred S., born August, 1898. In his political affiliations Mr. Cronk ic a Republican and is .deeply interested in the growth and success of his party. He has served -on the county executive committee -and for one term v/as on the board of aldermen of Naw Brunswick. .He belongs to the board of trade and is identified with several fraternal organizations, including Union Lodge, No. 19, .F. & A. M. ; New Brunswick Lodge, No. 6, I. O. O. F,; and of Robert Boggs Post, G. A. R. He is a zealous and consistent member of the Meth odist Episcopal church, is serving as one of its stewards and is treasurer ot its finan cial board. Such is the life record of an honorable and" upright man, -who is deeply .interested in the welfare and prosperity of his adopted city and is always ready to uphold the principles of municipal and national integrity. FRED VAIL THOMPSON, M. D. It is liardly probable that a knowledge of medicine is even in the slightest degree inherited, but an aptitude for the work of a physician may' be inherited and many a medical practiti-oner is a better physician because his father before him was a physi cian and many such have been students ot raedicine frora their childhood, Dr, Fred Vail Thompson, late of Belmar, but more recently of Asbury Park and now of "Holradel Monraouth county, New Jersey, is a son of Dr. Charles H. Thompson, a successful and popular physician of Belraar, Monmouth county. Dr. F, V. Thorapson was born Septeraber 12, 1866, at Freehold, and at the age of ten years was sent to a private school at South Araboy, F'or two years he studied there and for a year afterward was a student at a private school at .Asbury Park, He then entered Freehold Institute, from which he was graduated after a five years' course. With .fhe class of 1885, After completing his classical course he entered the medical department of Columbia College, New York City, where he studied for three years. He next entered Long Island Hospital Medical College, from 'which he was graduated in 1890, when he associated himself in the practice of medicine with his HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 195 father at Belmar. This relation existed for six years until, in the spring of 1896, Dr. Thompson engaged in independent practice at Asbury Park, whence a year later he removed to 'Holmdel, where he h.is a large and lucrative practice. He is physician tb the board of health of Holmdel and is examining physician for the Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company, the New York Life Insurance Corapany and the Travelers Life and Accident Insurance Company. He is a thorough student and a painstaking physician, and is a raember of the Monmouth County Medical Society 'and of the Practitioners' Society of Eastern Monmouth, He is thoroughly abreast -of the times in new discoveries and medical diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases. Politically Dr. Thompson is a-Republican, though he is not active in the affairs of his party. He is a member of Ocean Lodge, No. 89, 'Free and Accepted Masons, of Belmar, and is secretary and past master of that organization. He is an active and zealous member of the Episcopal church of Belmar, in which he has held the office of vestryman from i8g2 to 1897, and he is liberal in its support and active in ¦Christian work. Dr, Thompson was married June 14, 1894, to Grace A, Gassin, who Was born July 24, 187s, a daughter of- Charles E. and Elizabeth A. (Kessler) Gassin, a native of New •York City. Her father, w-ho was of French ancestry, was a successful wholes:(le druggist in New York. Her grandfather in the paternal line was a captain in the French apny and served under Napoleon the First. Her mother was of German descent. Dr. Charles H. and Rhoda A. (Holmes) Thompson are represented in a separate biographical sketch which appears elsewhere in this -work. FRANCIS CHADWICK. The late Francis Chadwick, who in his time was one of the well known busines's men of Red Bank, Monmouth county. New Jersey, was born there March 18, 1813, and died May 30, 1882. His father was Taber Chadwick, in his tirae a representative attorney at Red Bank, who was born March 7, 1773, and died October 7, 1843. His mother was Deborah Longstreet, who was born July 25, 1787, and died Septeraber H, 1883. They had children as follows : Francis, Richard, Jeremiah, Lydia, Francis I One ot the most progressive and prosperous business citizens of Woodbridge, New Jersey, is B. Everett Carpenter, who owns and operates the ra-ost complete carriag^^ building and blacksmith establishraent in this city, and is considered the best of ^ts.kind to be found in Middlesex county. :200 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. ' • The birth of Mr. Carpenter was on June 20, 1863, at Carteret, Woodbridge town- -ship, Middlesex county, in this state, and he was a son of the late David P. and Mary (Vanwart) Carpenter. Our subject acquired his education in the public - schpo.ls, igraduating from there into the trade of carriage blacksmithing. After faithfully -serving through a rigorous apprenticeship, Mr. Carpenter then worked as a journeyman in the business for sorae ten years. In 1888, in association with his brother, David P, Carpenter, he erected his present commodious shops and warerooms and since that date has been engaged continuously in a successful and lucrative business in Wood- bridge. He raanufactures all kinds of light and heavy wood and driving wagons, and conducts a general carriage building, blacksraithing and horse shoeing business, His raethods being upright and honorable, he has placed his house on a firm founda tion and is regarded with the highest confidence by the business world and the com- -.munity. Mr. -Carpenter has one hobby, and that is a love of fine horses. Fortunately he is in a position to gratify his taste and is the owner of five of the fastest trotting and pacing horses in the state of New Jersey. Mr. Carpenter is still unmarried. HENRY J. CHILD. Henry John Child, justice of the peace of M',onmouth county, notary public, and com'missio'ner of deeds, was bom in Chertsey, county of Surrey, England, January 4, 1830. His parents, Williara and Sarah (Wall) Child, also natives of England, came to the United States in 1852, and located at Red Bank, New Jersey, where they died, the forraer March 2, 1882, and the latter in the early '70s. The elder Child, like the iramediate subject -of this sketch, most efficiently fulfilled the duties of the office ¦of justice of the peace, which he held for a period of fifteen years. He was a Demo- ¦crat in his political afliiliatioii, but did not allow his partisanship to blind hira to the interests of 'his com'munity, frequently and -openly supporting the .nominees of his political opponents where he believed them better qualified than the nominees of his -own party to occupy the offices to which they aspired. He was a valuable citizen and a life-long raeraber of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a lay preacher, -and to the support of which he contributed liberally. Of his children but two' survive, Henry J. and Miss Sarah Child, the latter a retired teacher, who was for raany years ¦associated with the schools of Red -Bank. Of the deceased children Joseph Child attained local prorainence through his active identification- with the interests of the Democratic party, by which he was elected to various offices, including those of tovfn- ¦.ship clerk, county committeeman and judge of elections. Henry J. Child received his initial schooling in England, and this was supple- -mented by home study at Red Bank. As a youth he found employment in the general store of John Hubbard, with whora he remained for seven years. For a few years thereafter he was engaged in raercantile pursuits in New York City. In 1861, in con nection with his brother Joseph, -he established a bakery at Red Bank, his personal -connection therewith ceasing at the expiration of two years. The business thus estab lished is still conducted by the -merabers of his brother's faraily. For a nuraber of years Henry J. Child conducted a stationery and fancy goods business at Red Bank. In 1881 he vvas elected to the office of justice of the peace, w-hich he -has held continu ously by re-election ever since, save during the year igoo, when -by reason of -his in cumbency as a meraber of the board of elections he was incapacitated from' filling the office of justice. He married, in 1868, Margaret, daughter of Williara Palraer, who was i^r:^^ HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 20 1 for ten years justice of the peace at Red Bank, an-d who now resides in Missouri. Mrs. Child died June 30, i8g8, leaving three children, Mrs. Marietta Hughes, widow of Jbseph Hughes ; Clara B,, wife of Rbbert Rbcap, of Bridgeton, New Jersey ; and Anna, wife of Satterlee Arnold, of Newark, New Jersey, Mr. Child was a member of Navesink Lodge, No, 39, I. O. O. F., of which he filled all the offices. HOWARD W, PHILLIPS, M, D. Prorainent in professional circles in Perth Araboy, New Jersey, esteeraed in every relation of life, and identified with educational raoveraents in his locality, is Dr. Howard W. Phillips, who is also a veteran officer of the Civil war. His birth was in Brooklyn, New York, on July 24, 1837, and he was a son of Henry Miller and Jane Elizabeth (Howard) Phillips. The Phillips faraily is of English origin and, with the Howard faraily, was one of the oldest to locate in eastern New York. There was a tirae when the Howard family owned all the land extending from Bedford to Jamaica avenues in Brooklyn, and a portion of this land is now included in Evergreen cemetery, and in this beauti ful spot reposes the remains of Whitehead Howard, our subject's raaternal grand father, with his wife, two sons, and two daughters. Henry Miller Phillips, who was the father of our subject, was born on the old horaestead farra in Dutchess county. New York, and there spent his boyhood and early raanhood, but he subsequently reraoved to the city of New York. His loyal spirit made him a soldier under General Worth, in the Mexican war, and during the Civil war he was attached to the staff of General Slocum as a veterinary surgeon. This profession he followed in private life. After the close of the Civil war he went to California, and subsequently removed to Illinois, but later returned to his native state, locating in Bath, Steuben county, where he died at the advanced age of ninety years. Two children were born to hira and his wife, naraely : Howard W. and Henrietta, the latter dying at the age of sixteen years. Howard W. Phillips acquired his priraary education in Clinton Street Acaderay, in Brooklyn, under the tuition of the late distinguished Dr. Bigelow, prepared for Co lumbia College, at which he graduated in 1838, and entered immiediately upon the study of medicine in the old College of Physicians and Surgeons, which is now the medical department of Columbia College, and he graduated at this institution in 1868, At the outbreak of the Civil war Dr, Phillips entered the array in Conipany E, Thirteenth New York Militia, and after completing his terra of service, re-enlisted in the First Long Island regiment, known as the Sixty-seventh New York, and in this regiraent he served as second lieutenant until 1862, when he left this regiment to accept a captain's commission in Company E, Ohe Hundred and Thirty-ninth New - York Regiment, which was formed in Brooklyn ; and with this well-known regiraent of brave raen he served until 1864, when he was discharged at McGredy, Williamsburg, Virginia, on account of disability, and returned home. After a tedio-us convalescence. Dr. Phillips resuraed his raedical studies and graduated, as raentioned previously, in 1868. During the latter part of 1868 he served as an interne in the Charity hospital on Blackwell Island, and in -the fall of 1869 he began the regular practice of his profession in Brooklyn, his old home, and became a successful member of the profession in that city for eleven years. Desiring a change and rest from the trying life of the physician, our subject removed to a farm 202 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. near Middletown, Orange county, Ne-w York, where he engaged in farming for a year and then went to Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent one year in prac tice. In 1883 Dr, Phillips located iu Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and sinc'fe that date has been actively engaged, has built up a successful business, and has become one of the esteemed citizens. His long army experience, although not in the raedical line, gave hira opportunities which interested hira in his chosen- work, and since then he has steadily progressed along the lines of latest discovery in medicine and surgery. The Doctor is a reflective reader and a close student and has been appointed medical examiner for the Catholic Benevolent Legion, his known skill and ability having gained for him universal confidence. Dr. Phillips is connected with the U. S, Grant Post, G, A, R,, of Brooklyn. , Dr. Phillips was married in Brooklyn, New York, to Miss Philemon Clavel, who was a daughter of Joseph and Adel Clavel. THOMAS F. . ZETTLEMOYER. Thomas F. Zettlemoyer, the efficient postraaster and capable and obliging station agent for the New Jersey Central Railroad' at Sewaren, Middlesex county. New J'ersey; was born at Lenhartsville, Berks county, Pennsylvania. The education of Mr. Zettleraoyer was acquired in the schools of Watsontown, Pennsylvania, and after completing his studies, he learned telegraphy, entering the offices of the Western Union Company at that place. Afterwards our subject entered the service of the New Jersey Central Railroad at Carteret, as station raaster and telegraph operator, and reraained there until 1884, when he was" transferred ,to Sewaren and has so conducted the business that he has gained the confidence arid esteem of the officials. of the road, as well as the high regard of the public. On May 7, 1897, he was appointed postmaster and still efficiently fills that position, with entire satisfaction to the residents of the .village. The marriage of Mr. •Zeftlemoyer' took place at Carteret, on June 4, 1885, to Miss Lena Zinck, who- was a daughter of George and Mary Zinck, and two children have been born to this union, viz. : Hattie and Walter F. Our subject is fraternally connected with American Lodge, No. 83, Masonic, of Woodbridge ; Woodbridge Coun cil, R. A. ; and both he and his wife are devout and valued members of the Episcopal church. » » » CHARLES P. WHITE. Charles P. White, the respected postmaster of Avon, New Jersey, was born on a farra situated about three railes west of Avon, Monmouth county. New Jersey, March 13, 1836. He -gained his education in tbe public school located near his birthplace. Farming has occupied his attention almost exclusively; his entire life has been spent in and about the place of his birth, with the exception of ten years, one year of which tirae was spent in the state of Connecticut, and nine years in the state of North Dakota. He returned to his native state in 1894, and in 1897 permanently settled in' Avon, His appointraent as postrriaster was received during the late Presi-f dent McKinley's first terra, and in igoi he was re-appointed by -hira. Mr White's political views are Republican, and while not a politician, he is keenly alive to the interests of his party. He has' connected himself with the First Methodist Protestant church of Avon, of which he is an honored raeraber. HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 203 He was united in marriage on April 3rd, i860, to Miss Catherine E. Davison; their children nPw living are as fpllows : William P, White, born February 27, 1861 ; Olive M,, born November 2, 1862, now the wife of Jo-hn Thompson of Avon; Irene, born March 7, i86s, the wife of George Harrison, now residing at Humeville, Penn sylvania: Samuel D,, born September 2S, 1867, now a resident of Portland, Oregon; Minnie, born March S, 1872, the wife of Albert Hanson, residing in Wells county. North Dakota ; and Charles E, White and Katharine E. White, born January 9, 1877, died March 7, 1877. ¦; FREDERICK DEY CLAYTON. Frederick Dey Clayton, the well known .station agent at Avon, New Jersey, came into the world at Manalapan, Monraouth .county, 'New Jersey, on Noveraber 5, 1869, 'and is the son of William V. and Elizabeth B.. (Tilton) Clayton. He was educated at the public schools in the vicinity of his home. Believing that a better field would open up for him in the comraercial world were he to becorae master of some par ticular line of work, in 1886 he undertook to learn .telegraphy. After devoting him self to studying for one year he was given charge of an office on the Araboy division of the Pennsylvania Railroad ; from this he was transferred at various times to Potts-: wood. Riverside, Branchport and Beknar, and lastly to' Avon, where he located in; l8go, and at which place he is now serving as station agent. The Clayton family. of which our subject is. a descendant, is one of the oldest in Monraouth county. Over two hundred 'years ago his forefathers, coming to the new world in search of a larger liberty and nobler manhood, settled in the county . that has known them so- favorably ¦ ever since. As young as he is, Mr. Clayton has already served three terras on the Avon- borough cb-UnCil, showing that he is a man whose opinion is valued by his fellow- citizens. His political affiliations are with the Deraocrat'c party, and he is ever prompt to serve its interests whenever opportunity offers. He belongs to United Lodge, I. O. 0. F., No, 199, of Belmar, New Jersey. His raarriage to Miss Jennie E. Snyder, . daughter of Williara and Louise Snyder, was celebrated on Noveraber 17, i8gi^,_ "Their children are: Norma Shaw, bom May 4, 1894, and Edward Carroll, bom February 8, 1901, JOHN STEVENSON, Numbered among the most useful and most public spirited citizens of the thriv ing town of Point Pleasant, is Mayor John Stevenson, whose effort has been actively devoted to the advancement of its interests from the time he became one of its residents. He is a native of Scotland, born in Edinburgh, February 4, 1859. His parents were Walter Scott and Margaret Glass Stevenson, and his father was a member of the same farail.v of which was George Stevenson, the great engineer, who perform-ed such raonuraental work in railway and bridge building in Breat Britain three-quarters- of a century ago. Walter Scott Stevenson carae to the United. States in- 1864, bringing with hira his little faraily. He located first in Baltimore and then in Philadelphia, where he worked at his trade as a bookbinder for the firm of J. S. Lever. His chil dren were Margaret, Elizabeth, J'ohn, Nellie,. Alexander . and Walter. He died in 204 HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 1888, at the age of seventy-three years, surviving his wife, who died in 1884, aged sixty-three years. John Stevenson, oldest son in this family, was five years of age when his parents came from Scotland, and his entire education was necessarily American. His boy hood was passed in farm labor in the vicinity of Bordentown, New Jersey. He subse quently engaged in railroading, and displayed such aptitude in that line, that in 1882, when he took up his residence in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, -he was placed in charge of the engine -house of the New Jersey Central Railroad Corapany, in the capacity of foreraan, and he has served uninterruptedly as such un-tjl the present tirae, a period of more than twenty years. Deeply imbued with a feeling of pride in the town which is his home, and having - an accurate mechanical conception of conditions and necessities, he has devoted his effort in proraoting the advantages of Point Pleasant and to raaking it an ideal resi dential spot. Particularly for the past twelve years he has actively aided every im portant public enterprise, and sorae of the most important owe their inception to hira. In igoo th& people, in recognitio-n of his valuable services, and in- order to enable him to still further advance desirable enterprises which he had in mind, elected him to the mayoralty, and his worth and popularity were attested by tbe fact that he re ceived a majority of fifty-five in a poll of one hundred and seventy-seven votes — ^very nearly two votes to one as between himself and the opposing candidate. He had previously served for eight years as a -meraber of the town council, and for one term as coraraissioner of appeals-, and in his new position he undertook to carry out more thorough development of the sewer and water systems. In this he was en tirely successful, he having succeeded- in securing an appropriation of $100,000 for the purpose, and the work which he effected has served to place Point Pleasant in the front rank of seaside resorts as regards sanitation and its accompanying ad vantages. Mayor Stevenson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of Wall Lodge, No, 73, F. & A, M., of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireraen. He was married to Miss Martha A. Ferguson, a daughter of William Ferguson, of Mount Pleasant. Four children have been born of this mar riage: Frances, Walter, Eva and William. MICHAEL BRADY. Michael Brady,- who resides in Woodbridge township, Middlesex county, is ot Irish parentage; his parents, Terrance and Rose (MicGuire) Brady, were natives of Ireland and crossed the Atlantic to Araerica in 1861, locating at Bayonne City, New Jersey, where they both died, the father at the age of ninety-three and the raother when seventy-four years of age. Michael Brady was born March 17, 1828, in Ire land, and there he received his early education. When twenty-three years of age he carae to America, locating at Eastoh, Pennsylvania, where he worked at railroad building. So faithfully did he labor that he soon- became a railroad contractor, and ' for forty-five years pursued this occupation. He has built railroads in raany of the states of the Union, and for a number of years engaged in the raanufacture of nitro glycerine and giant powder, which he used in the construction of railroads. After successfully carrying on this business he finally settled on a farm near Carteret Woodbrige township, where he now resides. From this farm he produces mostly hay. He has also for nearly eight years been engaged in the ice business, the ice being cut from a lake which is on his farm property, and it is sold in Carteret, M^UULy HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 205 Michael Brady was joined in marriage on the 14th of August, 1854, to Cath erine Fox, by whom he had eight children, namely : Rosanna ; Terrance ; Charles ; Bridget; Michael, 'born 1869, died 1902; Mary; Catherine; and Thomas. .Politically, Mr. Brady is a loyal Democrat, always casting his ballot for the men supported by this party, and is also a consistent mera'ber of St. Joseph Catholic church at Carteret. He has been honored with the office of justice of the peace of Woodbridge township, which position he held for five years. He was also elected overseer of the highways, and all the duties pertaining to these offices were per forraed by him with promptness and fidelity, thus winning to him the confidence and coraraendation of his. fellow citizens. Mr. -Brady is a bright, intelligent man, with a ready sympathy and a hearty good-will that have raade for hira raany friends in the community. 1 4 ¦ » HENRY LAKE. Henry Lake is a descendant of the Long Island branch ©f the family of that narae who eraigrated to this country frora Stockholm, Sweden, and settled in Long Island and South' Jersey. Four Methodist Episcopal clergymen of the Methodist Episcopal conference of New Jersey are members of the New J'ersey branch of the sarae family. Joseph Lake, grandfather of Henry Lake, lived at Green Grove farm, and participated in the Mexican vvar. He was a meraber of the artillery, and Henry Lake, our subject, when only eight years old, reraerabers the last celebration of the battle of Monraouth, when his grandfather charged with the same gun he used forty-seven years before. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Van Mater, and they reared a large family of children. Joseph Lake, father of Henry Lake, resided at Freehold, New Jersey. He was a carpenter by trade, but at the breaking out of the war, he joined the Fourteenth Regiment of New Jersey, and was appointed corporal. He participated in many en gagements and was struck by a hullet, which necessitated his removal to the Queens Street hospital, Alexandria, Virginia, He was killed in 1863 at the battle of Mine Run, when he was only forty-six years old. He bore an excellent record while in the service of his country. He was joined in marriage to Miss Lydia Megill, daugh ter of Joseph Megill, of Farmingdale, New J'ersey, and the following naraed chil dren have been born to them: Henry; Catherine Louise; Harris Stillwell, of Brook lyn; John and Emma, who reside at Farmingdale, The mother of these children passed away in 1881, at the age of sixty-two years. Henry Lake, oldest son of Joseph and Lydia Lake, was born at Freehold, New Jersey, Septeraber is, 1846. He learned the trade of baker at Freehold and New York, and worked as a journeyraan baker for three years; he then started in business for himself at Farmingdale, and four years later he removed to Freeport and worked for one year ; he then went to Brooklyn and remained one year ; in 1874 he came to Ocean Grove, two j-ears later went to Trenton, and finally located in Asbury Park, where he built two baking shops under one roof; the building has a frontage Of one -hundred feet. He bas the best trade in the village, and his business extends to Point Pleasant and Red Bank. He gives eraployraent to ten people. Mr, Lake is a raeraber of the -Masons, Asbury Lodge, No. 142; Corson Cora- mandery. Knights Teraplar, and the Royal Arcanum. He was a member of the Presbyterian church of Asbury Park until that organization went out of existence, when he joined the First Methodist Episcopal church, and acts in the capacity of steward. He also takes a great interest in the library and Sunday school attached 2o6 HISTORY OF THE -NEW JERS'EY COAST. to the .church. He has .been a church meraber since he was seventeen years of age, and in fact there is a strong religious tendency among all the members of the family. On November 24, i86g, Mr, Lake was united in marriage to MissjV. Irons, daugh ter pf Cornelius Irons, of Toms River, New Jersey. Three children have. been born to them, namely: Theodore, deceased; Minnie, wife of William H. -Patterson^ a resi dent of Asbury Park ; their child, Willard L. Pa'.terson, is employed as an inspector in the postoffice departraent; and Williara A. Lake, who married Georgia Reynolds; they reside at Asbury Park, New Jersey. GEORGE D. RUNYON. Few men are more prorainent or more widely known in the enterprising city of Perth Araboy than George D. Runyon. He is an impprtant factor in business circles and his popularity is well deserved, as in him are em-biaced the characteristics of an unbending integrity, unabating ^energy, and industry that never flags. He is public spirited and thoroughly interested in whatever tends to proraote the moral, intel lectual and raaterial welfare of the city of his residence, belonging to that class of representative Araerican citizens who, while promoting their individual success, also advance the general prosperty. Mr. Runyon was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, February 7, 1854, and represents a family of French Huguenots who- at an early period in the development of this country sought homes within its borders. The great-grandfather of our sub ject was Reuben Runyon, and his son, Vincent Runyon, was the grandfather. He married Asenath Buckelew, and both were lifelong residents of Middlesex county, New Jersey. John Runyon, the father of our subject, was bor;i in New Brunswick, this state, March 21, 1824, and there spent his entire life, engaged in business as a shipwright. He was also one of the directo'rs of the Mutual Fire Insurance Com pany and was prominent in public affairs relating to the administration of the city government and to the public progress and improveraent. He served for two terms as city alderraan and was also one of the water -coraraissioners. He voted with the Democracy and did all in his power to extend the influence of his party. He was also a meraber of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he served as a trustee, and in the faith of that denomination he died, in July, 1892. His first wife bore the maiden name of Araelia Orara., and died in i8S4. There were three children by that raarriage, but our subject is the only one living, the other two having died in child hood. For his second wife Mr. Runyon chose Anna Beck, who still survives him. Tbeir children were: Ann Araelia, the wife of George W. Outcalt; W. Parker; Frank K. ; John B. ; May F. ; and Theodore V. George D. Runyon obtained his education in the public schools of New Brunswick, and in the Newark Business College, after which he learned the shipwright's trade, eventually succeeding his father in that line of business. In 1880 he removed his busi ness to Perth Araboy and conducted the enterprise successfully until 1892, when he extended the field of his labors by engaging in the lumber business. The follo-wing year he sold his shipwright business and has since given his- attention exclusively to dealing in lumber and building raaterials as a member of the Farmington-Runyon Company. Their patronage has steadily increased in volume and importance and their trade is now extensive and profitable: On the 29th of April, 1879, Mr. Runyon was married to Melvenia Lewis, daugh ter of William W. Lewis of New Brunswick, and they now have six children: Lewis HISTORY -OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 207 P., born March 3, 1880; Cornelia, bo-rn M-ay 11, 1881, and died November 29, 1886; Harry H., born March 2, 1885; Helen M., bom June 22, i8g3; Ruth A,, born August 3, 189s; and G.. Vincent, born October 31, 1897, Through his social and fraternal re lations Mr. Runyon is connected with Good Will Council, Junior Order American Me chanics and Middlesex Council, Royal Arcanura. He and his wife, also their sons, Parker and Harry, hold. raerabership in the Sirapson Me.hodist Episcopal church, in which he is treasurer and trustee, and in its work he is deeply and actively interested. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the Deraocracy, but takes no part in political work. In business he is energetic, prompt, and notably reliable, fully meeting every obligation and gaining success through honorable business methods and untiring industry, which qualities also insure him the confidence and regard of his fellowraen. ALONZO L. GRACE. Alonzo L. Grace, who is engaged in the real estate and insurance business in South Amboy, New J'ersey, and is also serving as justice of the peace, is one of the representative citizens and reliable business men of the county. He is a son of Tobias and Jennie (Kelly) Grace, and was bom in the city -which is still his -hoihe on the 7th of November, 1877. He pursued his education in the public schools and after laying aside his text books ¦ entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in the steamboat department, where he was continuously employed until July, 189s, when he became associated with his father in the real estate and insurance business under the firm name of T. & A. L. Grace. This business relationship was maintained until the death of the senior partner, since which time Mr. Grace has been alone. He also conducts a butchering business and has a good trade in his market, at the same time having a large clientage as a real estate agent. In business ¦circles he is well known as a reliable, energetic and resolute man, and is enjoying suoaess as the years pass by, his prosperity being the reward of his own labors. Socially Mr. Grace is connected with Sterling Castle, No. so, Knights of the Golden Eagle, and also belongs to the South Araboy Yacht Club, of which he is rear coraraodore. He is local treasurer and secretary of the Metropolitan Loan and Savings Association, and is serving in two positions of public trust, having been appointed justice of the peace in March, igoi, while in April of the same year he became borough recorder. He is a public spirited citizen, deeply interested in the welfare and progress of the community and this fact insures the faithful performance of his duties. - ' It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the faraily of which our subject is a representative. His father, Tobias Grace, was one of the leading and honored residents of South Amboy, and was born in St. Peter's Place, now Church street. New York, January 4, 1848. His father, Tobias Grace, Sr., was a native of Castlecoraer, Ireland, and in 1830 carae to this country, where he died in 1852, his wife surviving him until 1862. Their only child, Tobias Grace, completed his edu cation in Columbia College and afterward traveled extensively in Europe with his un cle, John Just, of New York. Subsequently he learned the trade of a morocco finisher and then became a salesraan in that line of business. In 1872 he located in South Amboy and entered the eraploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad Corapany as a clerk in a freight office, reraaining in this eraploy until 1878, when he was appointed general agent of the New Brunswick, Araboy & New York Steamboat Company, filling that position with marked ability for ten years. He filled the office of justice of the peace 2o8 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. from 1888 up to the time of his death. Ab.o.ut 1885 he engaged in -the real estate and insurance business, which he conducted successfully, handling much valuable property and conducting many important real estate transactions. Flis fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, frequently called him to public office. He held several positions. of prorainence in the co-mmunity, in all of which he exhibited great care and conscientiousness in the discharge of the duties assigned to him. In 1889 he was appointed police justice and efficiently filled that position until 189S, and during that period he also served as coroner. He was a member . of the board of trustees and clerk of school district No. 39 for several years, and was secretary of the South Amboy Star Building and Loan Association, proving an officer well suited to the requireraents of the position. His ability as an accountant, coupled with his care and patience, raade him a valued and highly appre ciated official in both these institutions. He was -greatly interested in the fire de partraent of the borough and was connected with Steamer Protection, filling the olUce of foreman and later that of Chief of the department He iwas also a member of the Firemen's Relief Association. For many years Mr. Grace held membership in General Morgan Lodge, No. 96, I. O. O. F.; Lady Grace Lodge, No. 27, of the Rebekah degree; and of Monmouth Encampment, No. Si, L O. O. F,, of Keyport. He likewise belongs -to Seneca Tribe, No. 23, I, O, R, M,, of South Amboy ; Ilanthe Council, No. 6, D. P. ; Sterling Castle, No. 50, K, G. E. ; Banner Temple, No. 8, Ladies of the Order of the Golden Eagle, of New Brunswick, New Jersey; Columbia Castle, No. 242, K. G. R. of South Amboy; aud he held membership at large in the order .of Chosen Friends and Seneca Lodge, No, 235^, of the Haymakers' Association, In all of these fraternities he was promi nent, having served in the state bodies, and although these duties necessarily occupied much of his time, it was alwaj-s a pleasure to him to give it. He kept well informed on current events and was ever ready to give his opinion on questions of importance at horae and abroad. He took a great interest in aquatic sports, was a raember of the South ..\raboy Yacht Club and was instruraental in securing the ground on which the club house is built. . 1 i ¦ On the 4th of October, 1870, iMir^ Grace was united in marriage to -Miss Jennie -Kelly, of Fairview, Bergen county, NCw Jersey, which place was settled -by her an cestors — merabers of the Engle family. This happy union was blessed with five chil dren : Frank ; Charles T. ; Maggie Belie, the wife of W. A. Applegate ; Alonzo L, ; and Ruth, Mr, Grace was a communicant of the Christ Episcopal church. He was a worthy citizen, whose interest in all matters was evinced by an unselfish spirit, and by intelligent and honest efforts in behalf of everything that he believed would con tribute to the general good. He died on Wednesday, April 28, 1900, and during his prolonged illness was tenderiy cared for by 'his devoted wife and children, who antici pated his every want in administering to his comfort. In his death they lost a loving husband and devoted father, who throughout his married life found his greatest hap piness in proraoting the interests of his wife and children. WILLIAM SMITH BROWER, Jr. One of the most successful truck gardeners and fruit growers of Raritan town ship, Monmouth county. New Jersey, is William S, Brower, J'r., who lives near Keyport on a valuable farm which is under a high state of cultivatioiii a brief sketch' of whose antecedents and active career it is intended to give in this connection. HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 709 William S. Brower, Jr., is a son of William S, and Fannie (Walling) Brower, and was born in Raritan township, February 8, 1864, His father was bom in the same township March 21, 1840, and died there May 20, 1897, and his mother was born in the same neighborhood !May 27, 1S42, and lives on her late husband's homestead. Williara S. Brower, Sr., who was a successful farmer and a zealo.us meraber of the Methodist Episcopal church of Keansburg, was a prorainent citizen of rauch public spirit. His wife bore hira three children, as follows: His daughter, Mary E., lives with-his widow; his daughter, Anna L,, is the wife of Captain Williara Brown, owner and raanager of several vessels which are employed in coastwise trade; his son, Will iam S, Brower, Jr,, is the immediate subject of this sketch. Williara S, Brower, Jr,, is a Democrat and is the present incunnbent of the office of school district clerk in his to-wnship. He is a member of Monraouth Encarapraent, No. SI, Independent Order of Odd Fellow-s, of the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics and of the Daughters of Liberty of the State of New Jersey. He and his wife are zealous and active raerabers of the Methodist Episcopal church at Keyport. He was raarried July s, 1885, to Miss Sarah A. Ro'gers, of Keyport, who was born Noveraber 23, 1866, a daughter of Luther R. and Abigal (Hendrick son) Rogers. The Browers and Hendricksons are descended fro-ra. early Dutch- Holland iraraigrants, who located in New Jersey among the pioneer settlers, as is set forth more fully in biographical and genealogical sketches which give interest to other pages of this work. Mr, and Mrs,, Brower have had eight children, the following named six of whom are living: Mary E., born March ig, 1886; Sadie A,, born Au gust 6, 1888; Williara W., born January 18, 1891; Frank S,, 'born August i, ^893; George L,, born May 25, i8g6; and Charles P,, born July 19, 1900, WILLIAM BURDGE. Araong the finely cultivated farras that beautify, the banks of the Manasquan river in Brick township. Ocean county, is that owned and operated by Williara Burdge, who ranks among the leading agriculturists in this portion of the community. He is the eldest of a faraily of five children who clairaed Ocean county as the place ot their birth, of whom three are now living. The parents, Hugh and Lydia (Stout) Burdge, were also natives of Ocean county, but the father earned his livelihood on the water. He was part owner of a vessel which he sailed out of Barnegat bay to various points of interest along the coast where his business took hira. William Burdge was born April 10, 1824, and was reared and educated in his native county. Ocean. His entire life has been spent in agricultural pursuits. During his boyhood days he became thoroughly acquainted with the work on the farm, learning lessons of thrift, industry and perseverence, which have served hira in good stead during his later life. His farm shows the evidences of the teaching received and the habits forraed in earlier life, for the buildings thereon are all substantially built, the fields are under a high state of cultivation, and the irapleraents and equip ments with which he carries on his work are of modern construction and design. His crops are abundant and his stock of a high grade, all of which indicate that a man of ability and experience directs and oversees the operations of the farra. Mr. Burdge has been the owner of this property since 1878, upon which he has erected the cora fortable residence and outbuildings which now stand as raonuments to his care and indefatigable labor. For his bravery and daring Mr. Burdge is widely known, for in the year 1846, when the vessel John Minturn was wrecked, he eagerly gave his as- 14 2IO HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. sistance in bringing to shore and in caring for those who had escaped death and those who perished in the storm. He was also an eye witness of the wreck of the schooner Alabama from Philadelphia, to which no aid could be given, as the sea ran so high that no boat could be put from the shore. William Burdge was joined in marriage in 1848 to Miss Jane Havens, a daughter of Aaron and Jemima Havens. They were the parents of -five children, three of whom are now living, namely: Charles, born in i8s6; Aaron, born in i8S9; and Mary E., born in 1853. The two sons are actively engaged in the manufacture of first-class brick and are very successful. They are both married, Charles Burdge having wedded in l88s Miss Sarah Estell, by whom three children were born, only one of whom is living, namely: Joseph E, Aaron Burdge was joined in marriage in 1881 to Miss Ada R. Murry. Their children are : Jennie, Carrie, Raymond, Arthur, Vernon, Rose, and Selma. The faraily of William Burdge is highly respected, of cultivated tastes and refinement, and show plainly the inherent qualities -of intelligence, honesty, and in tegrity, an inheritance of far greater worth than mere worldly possessions, and Ocean county is proud 'to narae this family as one of its residents. WINFIELD MAURER. Winfield Maurer, proprietor of a popular hotel in Keyport, Monraouth county. New Jersey, was born in that village. His parents were Joseph and Catherine (Gehres) Maurer, both natives of Germany, who made their horae in Keyport, where the father died. The son, Winfield Maurer, was educated' in the local schools. He was brought up to the hotel business and has conducted an establishraent of that character during his entire active life. He is a member of the Keyport Volunteer Fire Department, and of various social organizations. ¦ ' PETER NAPOLEON ROHRBACH. Prominent among the worthy German-American citizens of Woodbridge, New Jersey, is Peter Napoleon Rohrbach, who is one of the leading business raen of this city. He was born in Rinbyer, Province of Bavaria, Gerraany, on November 14, 1838, and he was a son of Peter and Margaret Rohrbach. While our subject was but a .child, his parents emigrated to the United States and located in the city of New York. There Peter was afforded most excellent educational facilities, after which he engaged in various occupations to enable him to take care of himself and be no bur den to any one. In 1858 Mr. Rohrbach located in Woodbridge, which at that time was but a small village, and- for the succeeding five years was engaged in carrying clay, bricks, etc., by boat to New York, later returning to the metropolis, where he remained until 1871, In J'une of that year our subject retumed to his present home and estab lished himself in the hotel business, conducting the same very successfully for a period of four years, but later, in 1880, went into the bottling business and has so con tinued since that tirae. 'The marriage of M-'r, Rohrbach to Wilhelmina Henkleraan took place in New York on March s, 1863, She was a native of Saxony, Gerraany, and to this union these children were born: Louis, who died in childhood; Minnie, who died in childhood; HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 211 Louisai, deceased; Geprge; William; Edward, deceased; Emma, who is the wife of F. W. Bohlen; and Lilian S. Our subject is a member of Warren Lodge, No, 84, I. O. O. 'F., of New York; Chirovsky Lodge, Knights of Honor of New York; Rahway Grove, No. 12, Druids; and the Union German Benevolent Association of Woodbridge. The faraily are at tendants of the Presbyterian Church, to which Mr, Rohrbach is a generous contributor, and where he is held in high esteem. HARRISON MATHEWS. A highly respected citizen of Southard, Monmouth county, is Harrison Mathews, a young and enterprising mechanic, who was born in the place in which he now re sides, on the 4th day of June, 1862. He is a son of Ivins and Ruth A, (Johnson) Mathews, who followed the pursuit of agriculture and were steady, industrious peo ple. The family consisted -of five children, four of whora are now living, naraely: Gecrgeanna, Lavina, Joseph R., and Harrison. Harrison Mathews received his early education in the coraraon schools of his native town, ^nd in his boyhood was taught the trade of .carpet weaving, which business he has followed the greater part of his lite. In connection with this trade he deals in box lumber, feed, shingles, and is engaged in bee culture to sorae extent. He has been very successful in this line, his honey being of superior quality and al- w.iys finding a ready raarket at the best stores in Lakewood, New J'ersey, Born with the natural qualificalioi-.s of a mechanic, he has followed this branch of trade also, becoming very experienced in this work. All the machinery necessary to the conduct of his business is set up and operated with his own hands, and in its workmanship is a model of neatness and perfection. He does ^11 his own building and repairing necessary in his' establishraent, and everything about the place indicates the thrift and ability of the owner. In 1893 Mr. Mathews was joined in marriage to Miss Annie Wight, a daugh ter of William and Sarah Wight, and she has been to hira a faithful and helpful companion in his life's work, Mr. Mathews has always been interested in the welfare and progress of his coraraunity, and lends his aid in the support of any movements which tend toward its advancement. For six years he held the position of constable, and discharged his duties with proraptness an-d ability, thus winning the confidence of his friends. Socially he is identified with the Junor Order of United Araerican Mechanics, of which he is past coraraander, and also holds membership with the Independent Order of Red Men. He has always led an upright, honorable life, and enjoys the respect and confidence of many friends in Monraouth county. J. HERBERT AVARDELL, Every day acts as a test of men's characters. One 'of the greatest tests of char acter is opportunity ; even though a man be -born in obscure circumstances, if he learns to grasp the small opportunities as they one by one present themselves, he will find them stepping stones to a goal of which perhaps he has scarcely dreamed. Many men are accounted failures in life because of an am-bition which has made them look high above their heads in sea.rch of the great opportunity that shall at once launch them into 212 HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. positions of power, thus failing to see the little things, which if taken as they come would raore certainly lead thera to the height -of their ambition. J. Herbert Wardell, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Herbert) Wardell, was born May i6, 1838, at Long Branch, Monraouth coUnty, New Jersey. In him we find one who, while .surrounded by no great opportunities for intellectual devel opment,- yet quietly pursued the small duties of every day life, which he performed faithfully and well, and took quick advantage of everthing that offered a wider range for his latent capabilities. During his school days and for some years after complet ing his education, he assisted his father in the yultivation of his farm lands. At the age of eighteen years feeling the confines- of the farm irlcsome, he looked about for larger space in which to give rein to the energy and force pent up in his muscular frame ; it was the raost natural thing in the world that he should be attracted by the water, with whose broad expanse he has been farailiar since childhood. He therefore launched out as a wholesale and retail dealer at Long Branch in fish. For twenty- years the charm of the life held hira, and then another avenue opening up for the en listment of his enterprising energy, he opened a restaurant at Long Branch, which he successfully conducted for fourteen years. In 1890 his present house, 'well known as "Warden's Port-au-Peck Hotel," which is picturesquely situated opposite Pleasure Bay, New Jersey, was established for the entertainment of guests and the engaging in the specialty of New England clara bakes and the catering to private dinner parties,. in which his success has been raore than ordinary. Sailing .and fishing parties are also accoraraodated with every requisite their pleasure demands. His post office ad dress is Long Branch, New Jersey. In politics Mr, Wardell adheres to -the principles of the Republican party. On March 3, 1866, he was united in marriage to Miss Annie West. Their children are as follows : Ida L, and Edward E, The forraer married Richard Tyner, a decorator of New York City. Edward E. Wardell married Miss Kate, daughter of Mr, James. White, pluraber, of Long- Branch. Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. White have three chil dren : J. Herbert, Josephine G.. and Anna E. Wardell. WALTER D. BROWN. One of the prosperous farmers of Matawan, New Jersey, is the subject ot this- sketch, Walter D. Brown, Mr. Brown was born on July 13, 1865, on the McKee farra, adjoining the estate of his grandfather, James E. Brown, which is located in Marlboro township, near the Middlesex county hne. He is a son of Joel and Harriet (Van Cleef) Brown, both natives of Marlboro. The Brown family have been resi dents of -Monmouth county for several generations, being well known- and highly respected by their neighbors. The Van Cleef faraily also is among the very eariiest settlers of this section, originating from a Holland-Dutch ancestry. The name ap pears elsewhere in this work accompanied by a raore detailed description. Walter D, Brown received his early education in the common schools of the- town in which he was- bom and reared, and at a very youthful age began his career- as a farmer. His long experience has raade hira a thorough and practical agricul turist. His, fine farra located near Freneau, recently purchased by hira, is devoted' entirely to tho gro-wing of fruit and asparagus. These specialties he is raos't success ful in producing in their highest state of perfection, and for thera he finds an ever ready market, Mr, Brown was raarried on December 28, 1877, to Georgianna Dexter, of Matawan. Mrs, Brown was born on March 28, 1864, and is a daughter of Charles and Sarah. HISTORY OF'THE NEW JERSEY- COAST, 213 (Maxsora) Dexter, Both her raaternal and paternal ancestry dates back to the early settlers of this vicinity, Mr, and Mrs, Brown have two children, naraely : Pauline A,, born December 4, 1892, and Walter D., Jr., born December 27, 1896. In politics Mir. Brown is a Democrat, and although interested and iwell informed as to matters of public interest, he does not take an active part in political affairs. Mr. Brown is affiliated with the Royal Arcanura, in which 'organization he is an esteemed member. The family are attendants of the Methodist Episcopal church at Matawan. : — ?-•-? GARRETT IRONS LA COMPTE. Among the prosperous farmers of Howell township,. Mon-mouth county, is Garrett I. La Compte, whose progressive methods of tilling the soil result in the production of excellent crops, whereby his income is materially increased each year. As the faraily name indicates, oUr subject is of French lineage. His grandfather, John La Compte, was a native of France, and during the colonial epoch in our country's history, crossed the broad sea to the new world. When the colonists took up arras, aroused by the oppression of the raother country, he joined the colonial forces and fought for American liberty. Locating at Toms River, he was there living when the English burned the town. He was a man of broad intelligence, and taught school in Monraouth county, giving instruction in several languages. Among his children was William La Compte, who was bom at Toms Riv-er in 1779, and when about fifty years of age took up his abode in Howell township, Monmouth county, where he purchased three hundred acres of land. Much of this he placed under a high state of cultivation, while part of it is still owned by Garrett I. La Compte. The father was industrious and enter prising and in his farraing operations raet with success. He lived an honest, upright life, coraraanded uniform respect and was a very popular and influential citizen. He married Elizabeth Applegate and they became the parents of ten children, but our subject is now the only surviving meraber of the family. Mr. La Compte of this review was born on the farm where he now resides, his natal day being August 21, 1832. In his youth he became farailiar through prac tical experience with -the work of fields and meadows, and was thus well prepared to carry on farming when he entered upon an independent business career. He owns one hundred and forty acres of rich land and the farra is productive' and well kept. It is devoted to the cultivation bf general produce and in its neat and thrifty appear ance indicates the careful supervision of a progressive owner. Mr. La Corapte has. been twice raarried. Pie first wedded Miss Lizzie Longstreet, and unto them were born five children : Deborah ; Matilda ; William, Elizabeth, and Luhama, who have all passed away. For his second wife he chose Miss Margaret Still well, and their union was blessed with five children : Esther, deceased ; Franklin E. ; Wilhara; Reuben A.; and Margaret, deceased. The eldest son, Franklin, raarried Miss Georgie Stokey, and they have two children, Clarence, born in i8g6, and Ray mond, born in i8g8. In his political views Mr. La Corapte is a Prohibitionist He has held a number of township offices, including school trustee and overseer of the highways. He is a man whose influence is felt for good in the coraraunity. He holds raembership in the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a class leader. He has also been licensed .to exhort, and makes good use of his talents for the advancement of the cause which he represents. He has been superintendent of the Sunday-school and has filled raany other off.ces of trust in the church. 214 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. J. FRANK JO'HNSON. One of the representative farraers of Jackson township, Ocean county, New Jersey, is J. Frank Johnson, who has successfully followed the pursuit of agriculture through out his life. He was born at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, April l8, 1853, and is the youngest son ef James and Mary A. (Irons) Johnson, who also devoted their lives to tlie duties of farm life. The parents were both natives of Ocean county, but later in life they removed to Bay Head, where they both passed away, the father August 4, 1881, and his wife in 1883. They were the parents of nine children, seven of whom are now living. The maternal ancestors of our subject were old settlers of Ocean county, and were nurabered araong the heroes of, the Revolutionary war. The grandfather, Gilbert Irons, was born February 5, 1787, and his wife, "Tacy" (Johnson) Irons, first saw the light of day on the 4th- of Noveraber, 1790. Unto this worthy couple were born nine children, as follows : iMary A., born' December 30, l8og ; Sarah, born February 17, 1811; Elizabeth, whose birth occurred November 24, 1812; Ivins, born September 11, 1814; Deborah, born October 6, 1818; Janies, born November 15, 1820;- Hester A,, born April 15, 1823; Daniel, whose birth occurred April 6, 182s ; and Gil bert, born February 4, 1827. In 1871 J. Frank Johnson chose for his wife Miss Hannah E. Brower, whose birth occurred June 22, 1851. She has been an able and faithful helpmate to him in his life's work, and is the mother of seven children, namely: Jaraes F'., born June 24, 1873; Maria, bom December 17, 1874; Margaret A., born April' 29, 1877; Martha, born February 22, 1879; Caroline, bom January 19, 1882; Mary E., born September 6, 1884; and Teresa E., bom October 22, 1888. Mr. Johnson is a thoroughly upright' and honorable raan, who has devoted his life to his family and his farm duties. He is the owner of a tract of sixty acres of rich land devoted to general farming and "truck." His 'farm has always yielded to him a bountiful reward for his care and labor, and m its appearance plainly indicates its -owner to be a man of industry and ability. Mr. Johnson takes an active interest in the welfare and development of his- community, and is a meraber of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, giv ing his aid wheriever pos.sible to the advancement ot this organization. Mr. Johnson is a Republican politically, and the' family attend the Methodist Episcopal church. WILLIAM HENRY CARHART. History, here and there, records the lives of bright and enterprising men who have risen out of an almost irapenetrable obscurity to positions of the highest dis- tinctiori. These are usually men who have commanded recognition through their superior intellectual force. How many who have achieved such brilliant successes, — as it were, climbing the ladder of progress and prosperity by sheer force of will, draw ing theraselves round by round up to the topmost point, — are ever credited with fight ing the battle of life valiantly and well? They go their way quietly, unobtrusively,- known only to a few intimates'. Such a life can be accredited to the man who figures as the subject of this sketch, William H, Carhart, 'bom in the obscure town of Holradel, New Jersey, on July 20, i8S4, was reared and raade the most of the educational advantages offered at Long Branch, New Jersey, Through conscientious industry and a deterraination to excel in' whatever he undertook he 'worked his way from an apprentice in the horse-shoeing and carriage-building -business to the proprietorship of one ot the best regulated blacksriiith' HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 215 shops and most reliable vehicle buil'ding establishments in the state of New Jersey. He owns, contrbls and operates 'his manufacturing plant, which is best known as the "Little Silver Carriage Factory." Being, himself, a practical mechanic, he supervises the construction .work, pemiitting nothing but the best workmanship to pass frora his place. The business which he now controls and which he entered in 1879, at the time he took up his residence in Little Silver, was formerly owned by R, -B. Carapbell, with whora Mr. Carhart ser-vea his apprenticeship, and in whose eraploy he remained con tinuously, with the exception of a short period spent at Shrewsbury, until he bought the business from Mr. Campbell. He associated with him in the new enterprise De Witt C. Hj'er, operating under the firm name of Carhart & Hyer, which partnership contin ued until January, 1901, when Mr. Carhart bought out his partner's interest, and now exercises entire control of the prosperous business. Many needed improvements have been added to the plant since his complete ownership. In the year 1884 three important events, vitally bearing upon Mr. -Carhart's life. occurred : First, the awakening of his religious nature, resulting in his affiliation with the Methodist Episcopal church in the same year; second, the close of his apprentice ship; and last, but not the least iraportant, his marriage to Lena, daughter of Joseph and Hannah H. Brower. A few years after joining the Methodist Episcopal church, £0 interested did he becorae in its work, that he often raised his voice in behalf of the truths in which he so firraly believed. In i8gg he was licensed as a local preacher by the Methodist Episcopal church at Little Silver, under the pastorate of Rev. J. W. Lee. Twelve of the seventeen years he has been a raember of the church he has spent as a class-leader and local exhorter, endeavoring to direct others in the paths which to hira have been so fruitful of conscious benefits, Mr. Carhart's parents were John and Mary Carhart — ^both highly respected by those with whom their lot was cast. The children "born to Mr. Carhart and his faithful wife are as follows : Percy (de ceased), Grace. B., Lena, Esther and W. H., Jr. Mrs. Lena Car-hart is a native of Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Mr. Carhart is an active raeraber ot the Jr. O. U. A. M., in which 'he is held in high esteem. HARVEY BRONNER. Harvey Bronner, one of the prominent business men of South Jersey, was born in Syracuse, New York, March 31, 1865, a son of Isadore Bronner. While Harvey Bronner was quite young, his parents reraoved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he received his education: subsequently he was eraployed as a clerk, reraaining in that position until 1882, when he associated hiraself with his father in the millinery business. In the sarae year he reraoved to Keyport, ¦ New Jersey, and entered into business relations with Mr. ,A, Salz in a general mercantile line; he continued in this until 1887, when he entered into his -present association with Mr. John S. Hen drickson, in the general hardware, house furnishing and agricultural business. They occupy a commodious structure, consisting of three floors, its dimensions ninety by thirty-five feet, and they are carrying one of the largest and best equipped stocks in that line in South Jersey. Mr. Bronner is a past regent of Cbronal Council, 1456, Rbyal Arcanura, past grand chaplain of the Lloy:! Additional Benefit Association of the state of New Jersey, also past councillor Monraouth Council No-. 89; he was one of the organizers of the state council of New Jersey, and has served as senior warden of Caesarea Lodge, Free and .Accepted Masons, No. 64. He also acts in the capacity of secretary of the 2i6 HISTORY OF THE NEW .JERSEY COAST. Keyport Engine. Company, No, i, and he is a member of the fire police. In his politics. he adheres to the principles of the Democratic party. Mr.v Bronner was united in marriage to Miss Eva M.. Sickels, daughter of E. M. Sickels, -of Fairfield, Iowa. One child has been bom unto them, Frances Berenice Bronner. GEORGE B, COHEN, -George B. Cohen is the head of the well known firra of George B, Cohen & Sons. The latter are Nathan, Jacob and Julius Cohen. They are the leading butchers and poultry dealers of Elberon, New Jersey. 'George B. iCohen was born in Germany, on October 29,' 1850, and in i86s emi grated to this country, locating in New York City, where, with the exception of four years spent in Ohio, he has always had his interests. October 11, 1874, he was united in raarriage to Miss Bella Weinstock, and their union has been blessed with the follow ing children: ¦ Nathan, Jacob, Flora, Julius, Milton, Albert, Herbert, Jerorae, Blanche and Charles, besides two iwho- died in infancy. Mr. Co-hen conducts a store at 862 Park avenue, in New York City, in which he does a thriving business. In 189s he opened a place at Elberon, on a very raoderate scale, living and. doing business in what raight well 'be terraed a "shanty,'' the income from which .was very raeager during the first couple of years; to-day, frora this same source, his yearly net receipts are well up in the thousands, and, added to the income frora his New York store, raake a yearly revenue far in excess of his faraily require ments, so that indications point to his accuraulating quite a goodly competence. Mr. Cohen has recently purchased a plot -of ground ninety by two hundred feet, situated on the corner -of Pearl and Norwood avenues in Elberon, upon which he has built a fine shop and residence. He possesses right business principles and the wish to treat his customers fairly and squarely, which is the secret of his success in his several business enterprises. -^T . . ».« » : HON.. ISAAC A. VAN HISE. Hon. Isaac A. Van Hise, a prom.inent and influential resident of Lakewood, New Jersey, was born in Ocean county, March 7, 1825, and is the son of the late John and Sarah (Ashton) Van Hise. His early education was received in the coraraon schools of his native county, where was laid the firra foundation for a useful and honorable career When twenty-five years of age he reraoved to the settlement known as, the Bricksburg Iron Company, now Lakewood. In 1850 he entered the employ of this company and has witnessed and materially contributed to the growth and develop ment of the place. Through his natural intelligence and ability and the careful habits formed in early life, he steadily advanced his position in the corapany until he became an iraportant adjunct to the firm. In 1847, previous to his arrival in Bricksburg, the elder Mr. Brick passed away and the business was carried on by James W; Pharo and Robert Carapbell; the resident raanager being Benjamin Snyder. In i860, however, it was transferred to Riley A, Brick, a son of the forraer owner, who subsequently re moved the plant to South Amboy, New Jersey. Mr, Carapbell still retained the executorship -of the real estate. For five years previous to the reraoval of this plant to South .Araboy, J'oseph H, Van Hise, a twin brother of Isaac A,, held the position of business raanager of the concern, who through his close application and fidelity to -Zg_^^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 217 business became a man of superior business ability and value. He died October 30, 1900. In i86s, by a special act of the legislature, the Bricksburg Land and Improvement Company was organized, with Robert Campbell as its president ; the heirs conveyed all the real estate, which consisted of tvventy-five thousand acres, to this company. Then began the work of settleriient and developraent of the town. Property was purchased by eastern people, who erected horaes, and the growth of the town becaine rapid and well established. In 1866 the work of laying -out streets, grading and other improvements were inaugurated by Mr, Carapbell aud was carried on successfully until 1879, when the franchise and stock of the Bricksburg Land and Improvement Com pany were sold out and transferred to Charles H. Kimbell, Samuel D. Davis and others. The officers of the newly organized corapany were Charles H. Kirabell, president; Sarauel D, Davis, -treasurer, and Captain A. M,- Bradshaw, secretary. At this tirae the narae of the town was changed to Lakewood, In 1887 the water works -of the town were put in, whose title was the Lakewood Water Corapany, and was incorpor ated the sarae year, with Isaac A. Van Hise as president; Sarauel D, Davis as secre tary and treasurer. Soon after, the electric light corapany was organized and was eventually incorporated with the water corapany. Other iraproveraents lyere raade to the rapidly growing town, and through the earnest and well directed endeavors of many of its prorainent citizens it becarae a flourishing city, now tak'ng its place among the -beautiful and attractive cities of the s'ate. Mr. Van Hise was one of the early active workers in the progress of the city, and it is in no sraall raeasure to his well directed and personal effort and excellent counsel that the advanceraent and prosperity of Lakewood are due. His opinions have always carried weight -with the citizens of Lakewood, and as an evidence of the confidence and respect with which he was regarded by his friends, he was chosen as a raeraber of the state legislature (1876-7), where he served in a raanner creditable to himself and satisfactory to his constituents. He has also been a township committeeman for Brick and Lakewood townships for a number of years, always discharging his duties with intelligence and promptness. His life has been one of activity and usefulness, and he now has re tired to enjoy the fruits of his labors. Throughout the county and state he is honored and revered for his nobility of character and for the good work he has accomplished in the development of the beautiful city in which he resides. Mr. Vain Hise took especial interest in the establishraent of the library at Lakewood and has continued to contribute to the advancement of that institution. REUBEN EMMONS, Reuben Emmons, a substantial farmer of Howell township, was born in Free hold township, Monmouth county. New Jersey, Deceraber 16, 1818, son of Job and Phoebe Emmons. He comes from a family for generations residents and farraers of Monmotith county, the land in the family being handed down from father to son. His grandfather inherited the land, and the cultivation of it was his life work. His son. Job Eraraons, 'born June 7, 1796, died August 25, i8ss, upon the farra where he w,is born and lived, in Freehold township, Mrs. Phoebe Emmons, the mother of Reuben Emmons, died in 1S78. Reuben Emmions was educated -in the common schools of his native place, con tinued the occupation to which he was reared, and lived on his farm until about ten .vears ago. He then built a place at Blue Ball near his farra where he has since re sided. He has always been interested in the life and prpgress of his native town 218 HISTORY OF THE NEW^ JERSEY COAST. and coraraunity in vvhich he resided. He is a member of the Freehold, Baptist church. In April, 1841, Mr. Emmons was married to Mary, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Johnston) Havens. Her father was born in Squan in 1787, was a life-long -farmer of Howell township and died in i86s. Her raother was born in I7gs and died in i8s2. Mrs. Emmons was born in 1818, the sarae year as her hus.band, and is now an active woman. Mr. and Mrs. Emmons have had six children : Phoebe Ann, born April I, 1842, and raarried to Henry Sjricklin in 1864; Abraham H.., born December 24, 1843, who married Rosa A, Harris in 1869; Job E,, born December 16, 1845, -.narried to SalUe Clayton in 1868; Asa E,, born March 6, 1848, and married to Mary E. Applegate in 1870; Henry E., born June 23, 1854; and Clark H,, born September 3, 18.56, 4 ¦ » PATRICK L. RYAN. In the year 1838 Patrick L. Ryan arrived in America, coming from the Emerald Isle, and since that time, adapting himself to the conditions found in the new world, he has steadily advanced until he now occupies a position prominent among the lead ing business men of Middlesex county, and is the possessor Of a very araple com petence, which is the reward of his earnest and honorable labors. He first located on Staten Island, New York, and worked at the clay business, but in 1862 reraoved to Woodbridge township, Middlesex county. New Jersej'^, where he has since raade his home. Here he purchased clay lands, which he began to develop, and adding to his possessions he is now the owner of a valuable tract of 'two hundretl and fifteen acres, from which he mines an excellent quality of clay. This he sells -to manu facturers, and in 1902 he erected a fire plant and began the manufacture of clay products, mostly fire brick. He secured the latest improved machinery and all modern accessories that would facilitate the work and already he has secured a good market for his output. In 1869 Mr. Ryan vvas united in marriage to Miss Catherine Doyle, and their chil dren are: Margaret, Mary, Patrick Joseph, John R, Richard T., Julia J., Wilham A., Lawrence C. and Catherine V, In the raanagem.ent and control of his business interests and tiie working of his clay lands and the .operation of his plant Mr. Ryan is ably assisted by his sons. He and his faraily are coramunicants of St. James Catholic church at Woodbridge, and in his political views he is a Democrat, but he has never sought or desired office, preferring to devote his entire tirae and attention to his busmess interests, in which -"ne is meeting- with creditable and well deserved success as the reward of his indefatigable labor and capable management JAMES C, BLAIR. The enterprising spirit so characteristic of Araerica is manifest in J'ames C. Blair, who has improved his business opportunities and by indefatigable energy has worked his way upward to a position among the successful men of Wcodbridge township, Middlesex county, where he is now engaged in farming and dairying and is al:0 dealing in agricuhural irapleraents and in hay. His activity along these various lines has brought to him richly merited prosperity and he is justly regarded as one of the leading raen of his coraraunity. Mr. Blair was born in Woodbridge township, October 20, i8s7, a son of David Blair. He began his education in the public schools near his home and continued his studies in the Morris school in Wopdbridge. He first fpUowed farming, but HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 219 afterward becarae a licensed grain weigher in New York City. Eventually, however, he returned to his native county and has since engaged in, farraing and dairying, having one of the best dairy farms in this part of the state. He owns about one hundred head of cows of good grades, and his milk product finds a ready sale through out the locality. His place is well equipped for carrying on the business, and his neatness and method in carrying on the dairy are an element in his success. He is' also extensively engaged in dealing in hay and sells agricultural implements, and in all branches of his business .has a liberal patronage, which he richly merits. On the 24th of November, 1879, Mr. Blair was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Gibson, a daughter of Joseph Gibson, and their hospitable home is noted for the air of cheer andi comfort which pervades the household. Five children have been born unto them : David Henry, born April 26, 1881 ; Lulu May, born February 3, 1883; Walter, born January 11, 1884; Elizabeth, born March 14, 1887; and Clifford DeWitt, born July 3, 1892. In his political views Mr. Blair is independent, believing it his duty to support the man best qualified fjor office regardless of party ties. He belongs to the First Presbyterian cburch at Woodbridge,. New Jersey, -and is a man of high character, whose public and private record alike are commendable. His time and energy are devoted to his business, in which he is meeting with gratifying prosperity, and as one of the leading citizens of his locality he is. widely and favorably known. ABRAHAM McDERMOTT. An honorable retirement from labor has been vouchsafed to Abraham McDermott in reward for the years of honest toil which he devoted to his farm, where he is now living in the enjoyment of a well earned rest. His .birth occurred in Mercer oounty. New Jersey,- January 29, 1833. His grandfather, Williara McDerraott, who was born in Ireland, was a meraber of the British army and came here at the time of the Revolution, in the English army. His wife belonged to the well known Yetman family. Their son Esek McDerraott, was born in Manalapan township, Monraouth county, was a wheelwright by trade, and raet his death in a railroad accident in 1875, when in his seventieth year His wife, Mrs. Rebecca McDerraott, died at the home of our subject in November, 1874. They had four sons and a daughter who are yet, living : James, a resident -of Newark, New Jersey ; Charles, who is living in Trenton ; John, who makes his home in Middlesex county; and Mary Elizabeth, the wife of Lash Anderson, of Kingston, New Jersey. The other member of this family is Abraham McDermott of this review. Edu cated in the public schools, he began work in the fields at an early age and frora prac tical experience soon became acquainted vvith the use of all the farm implements. After assisting his father throughout his minority he began farming on his own account and continuously followed that pursuit until his business career was terminated in the honorable retirement from labor which he is now enjoying. He kept his fields in good condition, followed the most approved methods of modern farming and as the result ot his untiring industry won a very desirable competence. Although he still resides upon -the farm he leaves the active cultivation of the fields' to others. In 1856' occurred the marriage of Mr McDermott and Miss Margaret A. Dye, the wedding taking place in Englishtown, New J'ersey, Their union was blessed with three children: John, a resident farmer of Manalapan township; Louisa, who is acting as her father's housekeeper; and Letitia, the wife of John McCabe, who is an 220 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST.. agriculturist of Middlesex county. The wife and raother died at the faraily home, September 23, 1899, and her loss was deeply felt not only -by her imraediate faraily but also by many friends who had learned to love her for her many excellent traits of character. When the country was involved in Civil war Mr. McDermott could not content, himself behind the plow, but went forth to the field of battle, enlisting in August,, 1862, as a meraber of Company H, I^^ourteenth Regiment of New Jersey Volunteers.. He was with his company and on duty at all times until after the cessation of hos-, tilities. He was never wounded and never missed a roll, call — truly a phenomenal record. His obedience to comraands, his loyalty and bravery made him an exemplary soldier and after three years' faithful defense of the nation's honor he was discharged at Trenton, New Jersey, June 18, i86s, conscious of having done his best to preserve the Union. He is now a valued meraber of the Presbyterian church at Englishtown, which shows that in matters connected with man's spiritual nature -Mr. McDermott is found on the right side. He is a raan of -high principles, firra in support of his honest convictions, and well does he deserve mention in this volume. ELI H. CHANDLER. Eli H. -Chandler, a prominent and popular attorney and counsellor at law of At lantic City, New Jersey, is a direct .descendant of-the-oldest family of that name in the state of Delaiware. The founder of the family in that state was George Chandler, of Great Lodge, Wiltshire, England, where he was born April i, 1633, the son of Thomas Chandler, who was born about February 15, 1602, the son of Syythine, born about June i, 1578, the son- of Nicholas Chandler. George Chandler died at sea .while en route to America in 1687; his wife Jane and seven children, however, were safely landed at Marcus Hook in the sarae year, and settled in New Castle county, Delaware. The fam ily in religious belief were Quakers, The line of ancestry down to the present genera-. tion runs as follows: George (founder), George second, his son; John, son of George second ; Amor, son of John, born February 16, 1739 ; A-mor second, son of Amor, born August 21, 1785 ; Hayes, son of Amor second, born October 27, 1821 ; Eli H., son of Hayes, born October 17, i8s7. Hayes Chandler, the father of Eli H,, vvas born, as stated above, on October 17, 1821, at Brandywine Hundred, New Castle county, Delaware, where he received his edu cation in the coraraon schools. He is a farraer by occupation, a Republican in politics, and a Quaker in his religion. His wife, Rachel Garrett, daughter of Siraeon and Julia (Hail) Garrett, was born May 2i, 1835, at Springfield, Delaware county, Penn- sylvani,!. 'Eli H. Chandler was born at-Erandywine Hundred, New Castle county, Delaware, (October 17, 1857, His education was acquired in the country and public schools, and al the private acaderaies at Wilraington, Delaware, He subsequently took a law course in the State University of Iowa, from which he was graduated in the class of 1878'; He was adraitted to the Delaware bar in December of the same year as an attorney; to the Kansas bar in January, 1879; and to the New Jersey state bar in November, :897, as an attorney, and in igoo to the latter bar as counsellor. While Mr, Chandler is interested in political affairs and is a Republican of repute and influence, he has never sought or held a salaried office. He served as a delegate to the Republican national 'convention held in St, Louis, in i8g6, and in May, 1890, he was appointed by the Marquis of Salisbury as the first British Vice Counsel at Kansas City, whioh office he resigned in 1893, '^^^.....x^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 221 Mr. Chandler, like his forefathers, is a Quaker, as is also his wife, nee Laura Park Minster, whom he married on January 29, 1881, at Westchester, Pennsylvania. Mrs, Chandler is the daughter of Chalkley and Edith (White) Minster, the former mentioned a prosperous farraer, and both Quakers, Her education wa-5 acquired in the Friends' schools at Westchester and Westtown, Pennsylvania, They have one daughter, Edith Minster Chandler, born in 'Wilmington, Delaware, lApril 20, 18S4. Mrs. Chandler is descended from Nicholas Mirister and Olive Titus, who were married May 16, 1759, by the minister of the Old Swedes' Church, Philadelphia, After the death of the father the family removed to Chester county and settled in Goshen town ship, now iE^st Goshen, where the mother died in July, 1801. Their children were as follows : Tacy, married Garrett Funzant (or Vanzant) ; Christy, married to Jesse Severs'; John, m.arried about 1798 to Mary Thoraas, daughter of Enos and Sarah Thoraas, of Goshen; Jacob, hereafter mentioned; Shadrach, a tailor, -ivho lived in Goshen ; William, also a tailor, who was married in 1800 to Lydia Smith, -daughter of William and Jane Smith, of Goshen — he died in September, 1825 ; Evan, supposed to have left a family; and Edward probably died unmarried. In 1802 Jacob Minster occupied a farm of one h-undred and sixty acres, in 'Goshen, perhaps rented land, on which the buildings were of logs. April 3, 1813, he purchased a sraall farm of thirty-eig'ht acres in that township from Nathaniel Hoskins and wife, but sold it the next year to William Warner for four thousand two hundred dollars. For a short time he resided in Willistown township, but April 4, 1820, purchased a farra of about eighty acres in -East Goshen, adjoining' the line of Westtown town ship, and on the Westchester and Philadelphia road. Here he died May 30, 1825. The narae of his first wife has not been ascertained. He was married about the year 1818 to Sidney Hoopes, bom July 31, 1783 ; died July 10, 1857, daughter of Amos and Margaret Hoopes, of Goshen. She was a member of Goshen Friends' Meeting and raade an aclaiowledgeraent June 2, 1819, for marriage by a magistrate to one not a member, October 22, 1846, she was married to William White, a widower, and aft erward resided in Westchester, but died at the horae of her daughter, -Mary Cox, in WesttO'Afn, and was buried at Goshen Friends' Meeting, The children of Jacob Minster were these : Sarah, by first wife, married Joseph Hall; Mary H,, born January i,, 1821, died March i, 1900, married Caleb H. Cox, of Westtown; and Chalkley G., died October 24, 1862, and .was buried at Goshen Meet ing on the 27th. Chalkley G. Minster inherited the homestead in East Goshen, and on Septeraber 16, 1847, was married in Philadelphia to Edith White, daughter of his step-father, Williara White, by his first wife, Edith Spackraan. The Minster horaestead was sold in 1870 and| the faraily reraoved to West Chester. The children of Chalkley G, and Edith Minster were: William White Minster, born May i, 1852, died August 19, 1890, married Mary E, White; Laura P,, born January 29, 1859, married January 27, 1881, to Eli Hayes -Chandler 4 » » JOHN C, DILL. A leading and influential citizen of Morganville, New Jersey, is John C. Dill, who was bom on his father's farm near the village in i8s6, and was a son of Drniel and Catherine (Laraberson) Dill, the forraer of whora was born in 182s, Daniel Dill was a native of New York but came to Monraouth county with his parents when he was a small boy. He carried on extensive farming operations, became one of the esteemed citizens of the county, and passed out of life on September 20, 1898, John C. Dill, who is the subject of this sketchy attended the district schools of "¦1 222 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. his township and when about twenty years of age began the wheelwright trade and .has raade this his business in life. Mr. Dill has been established in his present location since 1877 and has been raost successful in his line of work. A great blow fell upon him when his building was burned on July 10, 1897, but he was not dis couraged, and immediately rebuilt, on a larger and better scale. He has now most comraodious quarters and every appliance for the management of his business. His patronage is large and is constantly increasing. The marriage of Mr. Dill was on Septeraber 2, 1876, at Freneau, New Jersey, to Miss Sarah E. Lane, and to this marriage one child has been bom, Charles J„ born on May 10, 1878, He is connected with his father in the business. Tvvo other chil dren, Parker and Arthur, died in infancy. The father of Mrs. Dill died when she was young, but" the beloved mother. is still surviving, residing at Freneau, New Jersey, in her ninety-eighth year. In 1896 Mr. Dill built an elegant residence in Morgan ville, of modern design and finish, and here he and his estimable wife dispense a pleasant hospitality. Mr. Dill has taken a leading part in public affairs and is one of the best-known as well as a highly regarded citizen of the village. HON. JOHN D. HONCE. One lof the distinguished citizens .of Monmouth county is the Hon. John D. Honce, who has four times represented his district in -the state legislature. His life is crowned with the honor and respect of his fellow men, for through more than sixty years' connection with the county's history his has been an' unblemished char acter. 'With him success in life has been reached by his sterling qualities of mind &nd a heart true to every manly principle; he has never deviated from what his judg ment has indicated t;o be right and honorable between his fellow men and himself, and in an unusual degree he has labored for the welfare and advancement of his coraraunity, which he has so long served in one official capacity or another. Mr. Honce was -born in 1834 upon his grandfather's farm in the northern part of Marlboro township, Monraouth county. He ooraes of a historic family, prominent in public affairs at the tirae the country was struggling for independence. Holland an cestors of the name of Honce carae to the new world at a very early epoch in the developraent of the country and settled on Ijong Island in the sixteenth century. The great-grandfather of our subject was bom on Long Island and when a young raan reraoved to Monraouth county. New Jersey. No sooner had the oppression of the British aroused the opposition of the colonists than he joined the army, and thrughout the entire struggle he served under General Washington, loyally fighting in raany of the battles which resulted in winning freedom for the English colonists on this side of the Atlantic. His son, David Honce, was born in what was then Freehold .but is now 'Marlboro township, in 1772, and our subject reraerabers hearing him Often tell of how he listened to the boora of the cannon frora the hill on his father's farra— the old family homestead, — which indicatefl that the battle of Mon mouth was in progress, June 28, 1778. He was at home with his mother, for his father was fighting in the engagement, and they were anxious, fearing that the British toight be upon them any moraent. Throughout his active business career the griand- father carried on farraing there and died in i8s6, David Honce, the father of our subject, was born in Marlboro township in 1808, and when he entered upon his business career it was to follow the sarae pursuit to which he had been reared and to which his ancestors had given their attention. He was successful in his farming HISTORY OF THB NEW JERSEY COAST. 223 operations and was thus enabled to provide his family with a comfortable living. He died in 1884, while his wife, Mrs. Jane Ann Honce, passed away in 1878, both dying on the old homestead. In the district schools of Marlboro township John D, Honce, of this review, began his education, which was completed in the Freehold Institute, and later he engaged in teaching in that school for two years. When a young man he assisted in the culti vation of his father's farm and after his graduation he worked on the farm through the summer months, while in the winter season he taught in the district schools fpr several years. He was then offered a position in the Freehold Institute and when two years had thus passed he resumed farraing, which has since been his only occu pation. He has continuously resided upon the farm where he was born and has carefully conducted its improveraent, adding thereto all raodern accessories and con veniences and raaking it a valuable place. In 1867, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Mr. Honce was raarried to Miss Kate J. 'Combs, who died in 1874, and he has ever remained true to her raeraory, devoting much of his attention to the care of his children until after the surviving sO'U had attained raanhood. He is Cyrus B, Honce, who was born in i86g and is now a successful and prorainent business man of Belraar, New Jersey, where he is engaged in the real-estate and insurance business. He is a valued member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges and is also connected by raerabership ties with the Order of Red Men. Jennie, the only daughter of Mr, Honce, was born in 1871 and died in 1880. Our subject belongs tp the Brick church in Marlboro township. His fellow townsraen, recognizing his worth and ability, have frequently called hira to public office, and he is regarded as one of the leading raerabers of the Deraocratic party in Monmouth county. For thirty-one years he has been collector of Marlboro township ; was superintendent of schools in his township for several years, -and during the past eleven years has been clerk of the board of freeholders. Four tiraes he has been chjosen to represent his district in the state legislature, his electioins occurring in i87g, 1880, 1892 and 1893, He was a most active and earnest member of the house and during the last two terms he rendered particularly valuable service as chairman of the comraittee on education. He. gaye careful, consideration to every question which came up for settieraent and even his political opppnents entertained high respect for him by reason of his absolute fidelity to the principles in which he believes. His public and private life are indeed commendable, and high on the roll of New Jersey's leading sons appears the narae of Hon, John D, Honce. ELIAS P. SCHANCK. From early boyhood until his death Elias P, Schanck was actively and honor ably connected with agricultural interests in Monraouth oounty. He always lived upon one farm; there his birth occurred on the gth of July, 1821, and there his life's labors were ended in death April 12, 1889, The ancestry of the family can be traced back to Captain Schanck, who won his title by valiant service in behalf of freedom in the war of the Revolution, Rulef H, Schanck, the grandfather of our subject, was born on the old faraily homestead in Monmouth county, April 17, 1^53, and died on that farm on the 12th of October, 1800, He had thirteen children, all of whom are now deceased. Araong the nuraber was Jonathan R, Shanck, the father of Elias P., ¦who was bom in Marlboro towns-hip, then Freehold township, on the iSth of De cember, 1782. After arriving at years of maturity he raarried Sarah Peacock, who 224 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. was born March 20, 1797, on the old horaestead of the Peacock taraily. The farm which was so long in possession of the Schanck faraily is now owned _and occupied by Henry Hayes, who made the purchase in 1891. 'This farra was inherited by Elias P. Schanck, who there spent the days of his boyhood and youth, early becoming familiar with the work of the farm in its various departments. He was a man of broad intelligence, continually adding to his knowl edge through experience, observation and reading. His agricultural pursuits had been carried, on along lines of modern improvement, and his well directed labors resulted in bringing to him a vefy gratifying corapetence. His fields were always well tilled, and the neat and thrifty appearance of the place indicated the 'careful supervision of the owner. As a corapanion and helpraate for the journey of life Mr. Schanck chose Miss Ida V, -Morgan, the raarriage being celebrated in Marlboro township, October 12, 1864. Her only living sister is Mrs. D. P. Conover, who resides on a farm in Marlboro township. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Schanck were born two children. Thomas. M., born September 9, i86g, is engaged in the grocery business in Freehold; he was married May 4, i8g2, to Jessie Mcllvaine, and their only child is Ray, who was born April ig, 1893. Eleanor, the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Schanck, was born February 17, 1875, and on the 28th of December, 1892, became the wife of William W, Craw- 'ford, who for the past ten years has been the superintendent for the Prudential Life Insurance ^Company in Freehold ; their children are : Lyall, who was born July 28, 1894, and died in infancy ; Leola, born August 9, 189s ; Alraa, born June ig, i8g8. Mr, .Schanck was an active and influential meraber of the old Brick Reformed church of Marlboro, took an earnest interest in its work, and was a generous con tributor to its support. His life was in harmony with its teachings, and by all who knew hira he vvas held in the highest Tegard for his genuine worth. He passed away at the old homestead April 12, i88g, and the entire coraraunity raourned the loss of a valued citizen, his family a devoted husband and father, his church a consistent raeraber. In 1892 Mrs, Schanck removed to Freehold, where she is now living amid many warm friends, 4 » » FRANCIS E, COOPER, One of the successful and highly respected business citizens of Red Bank, New Jer sey, is Francis E, Cooper, who for a period covering thirty years has carried on a busi ness which has depended for its success on the energy, industry, and uprigiht manner of dealing vv'ith which it has -been conducted, Francis E, Cooper was born in Middletown township, Monmouth county, New Jersey, on May 26, 1850, a son of Stephen M, and -Mary ( Swan) Cooper, Stephen M. Cooper was a carpenter and builder, and for fifteen years operated an extensive mill for the manufacture of carpenters' supplies at Red Bank, with Tinibrook Davis, under the firm name of Davis & Cooper. He was a raan of high principles, honest and upright iu all his dealings. He was a son of Jonathan Cooper, who was also a native of Middletown township. The Revolutionary ancestor of this family was the maternal great-|reat-grandfather of Francis E, Cooper; and a soldier in the patriot array, who is known to have been severely wounded in the face, from which his death occurred, Stephen M. Cooper died in 1876; his wife survived, beloved and respected, until 1898. The faraily of children originally numbered eight, but only two of these survive. Francis E. Cooper, the immediate subject of this sketch, was reared and educated. U/W(/y\0V £o~.oyiU\_ HISTORY OF" THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 225 in Middletown and served a carpenter apprenticeship in that township and in Red Bank, and has made this locality bis home ever since, successfully engaging in the- business of builder and contractor. For twenty-five years Mr. Cooper carried on this business albne ; the five previbus years he performed the same work under the super vision of others. The territory which Mr. -Cooper covers in 'his work includes a large patt of Monmouth county, contracting and building extensively through Long- Branch, Oceanic, Sea Bright, Middletown, Atlantic Highlands, and .other points. Mr. Cooper was married, first in 1870, to Miss Ella Denise, who died without issue, ou September 18, 1899, In 1900 he married Miss Emraa Denise, and to this union one son has been born, Stepheri C. Not only is Mr. Cooper a strict business man, but he is also a first-class mechanic, and his pleasant and attractive residence is the- work of his o-wn hands. Socialy he is connected with the I. O. O. F., and attends the Methodist church, , •-»-? GEORGE C. GORDON. ¦In the death of George C. Gordon, on May 29, 1892, at his residence in Marlboro, Monmouth county. New Jersey lost one of its most highly esteeraed and useful citizens. and substantial farmers. The birth of Mr. Gordon occurred on August 24, 1824, and he was a direct descendant of a long line of honorable ancestors, a number of these being di'stinguished in the military and commercial life of the country. 'The coraraon ancestor of the Gordon faraily in America was Thomas Gordon, who carae to this country with .his wife, five children and seven servants, settling in New Jersey in 1684. He was a native of Pitlochie, Scotland, was the younger brother of the Laird of Strobach and 'had received various honors from Jaraes II, to whora -he was per sonally known but politically opposed. He becarae involved, with others of the Gor don clan, in the insurrection of 1680 and was compelled to emigrate to America. He located near Perth Araboy, New J'ersey, but subsequently removed to Freehold, where he purchased a farm, upon which the battle of Monraouth was afterward fought and which for raany generations reraained the horae of the family. The -first two years of Thoraas Gordon's residence- saw the death of his wife and five children. At a later period he married Janet, daughter of David Murdie of Aberdeen, a merchant in the Scotch colony which) had been planted in- that part of New Jersey known as Scotch Plains. Three sons and two daughters were born to them. -One of these sons, Jonathan Rhea Gordon, was. the great-grandfather of George C, Gordon. He was born in Monmouth county in 1717, married Margaret Cole and died -\ugust i, 1780. Seven children were born to -them, namely: Arabroz, Brazilla, Ezekiel, Lydia, Catherine, Elizabeth, and Lewis, Ezekiel, the grandfather -of our subject, was born July 3, 1754, raarried Mary Corabs June 24, 1784, and died February 7, 1830, Four children were the fruit of this union, — Jonathan Rhea, John E., Sarah, and Joseph E. John E., the second son, became the father of our subject and was a farmer during his entire life. He was married to Lydia Hampton and died in i8so, and was buried beside his ancestors in the old Tennent churchyard. One of his cousins, William J, Gordon, -who was born on Septeraber 30, 1812, becarae a business raan of national reputation. In 1840 he became interested in business in Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1856 he was elected president of the Cleveland Iron Mining Corapany, Later, about i86s, -he secured two -hundred and seventy-five acres of land in what was then but the suburbs of the growing city of Cleveland. This land he laid out in a beauti ful park, which he subsequently deeded to the city of Cleveland and is now known as Gordon Park, one of the most attractive pleasure grounds along the shore of 15 226 HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. Lake Erie. His one child, Charles Gordon, is a prominent and successful business man of Cleveland, George C, Gordon, late of Marlboro, was a well-known and esteeraed farmer for raany years. He occupied the historic old farm which had been watered with patriots' blood, for sorae years, then removed to Marlboro township, where he pur-. sued a quiet agricultural life, ever ready, however, to take active interest in- matters pertaining to the good of his coraraunity. Both he and family had long been con nected with the old Brick church. He was deeply interested in promoting the inter ests of the county agricultural society and long was one of its prominent members. The marriage pf the late George C. Gordon was on January g, i8S4, at the resi dence of John E. Conover, in Marlboro township, Monmouth county, to Mary S. Conover, a daughter of John E. Conover, and the two children of this union were : Miss Ella C, who resides in Trenton, New Jersey ; and John E., bom in 1861, who for the past fifteen years has been a resident of Brooklyn, New York. Mrs. Gordon for the past six years has resided with -her cousin. Miss Mary Matilda Conover, who. is a daughter of the late Elias Conover, and is the sister of the wife of David VanDerveer Perrine, of Freehold, New Jersey. The only brother of our late subject was Arabrose Gordon, who died when a boy, and his two sisters were Lydia, who died in young girlhood, and Mary Matilda, who raarried John V, Hartshorne, of Monraouth countyi The faraily of our subject and its connections reflect the best type of Monmouth county, in religious, business and social circles. It is not so numerous as in former days, but still keeps to the high character for which its first founder has been noted through the generations. ?-•-? HENRY SCHENCK. Henry Schenck, a substantial farraer of West Freehold township, iMonmouth county, was born January 24, 180S, in Freehold township, and died in West Free hold township, December 20, 1891, He was the son of Peter V. Schenck and Sarah Shepherd, The forraer was born September 15, 177s, in Marlboro^ then Freehold township, and died there July 3, 1857, The latter was borri May 11, 178s, at Marlboro, and died December t, 1807, His father, Peter V,, married in 1808 a second wife, Elizabeth SmOck, who died November 3, 1855. The Schencks of Monraouth county descended from Roelof Schenck Van Nydeek, of Doesberg, Province of Guelderland, Holland. He was a son -of Peter Schenck. The latter was a brother of the noted General and Sir Martin Schenck. Roelof Schenck came to this country and was one of the original settlers on Long, Island. He married Meellje, daughter of -Garret Van Cowenhoven. In 1661 he obtained a patent for land at Flatlands, Long Island, and had three sons, Martin, John and Garret, and seven daughters. Martin was left tlie land at Flatlands on the death of his father, and John and Garret carae to Mon mouth county in 1696, and with Cornelius Cowenhoven (now the Conovers), who married their sister, Margaret Schenck, settled in Pleasant valley, now Atlantic town ship, on a five hundred acre tract of land, purchased of John Bowrae, a merchant of Middletown. Garret Schenck was born October 27, 1671, and died September, 5, 174s, and built the mansion situated on the five hundred acre tract. One of his five sons, Garret, bora August 30, 1712, died August 20, I7S7, had three sons, William, John and Garret, This Garret, born in 1747, was the grandfather of Henry Schenck. Henry Schenck was educated at Marlboro and was reared to the tanning busi ness by his father, who was a tanner In 1844 he removed to West Freehold township, where he purchased a farm upon which he passed the remainder of his life. This farm HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 227 he cleared and subsequently brought to a high state of cultivation, -but as late as 1845 he killed deer on his land. He was surveyor of highways for his township and served also as a justice of the peace. In May, 1827, he was married to Mary Ann Monat, Their children were : Koer- lenons; Susan; Darius; Samuel M. ; Elisha; Elizabeth; Rachael and George. Of these Darius died in 1846; Mary Ann in 1888, and Samuel M. in i8gg. The marriages in the faraily have been Koerlenons, now a retired farraer living in Freehold, to Re becca Eli; Elizabeth to Joseph C. Guli-ch, a farmer of M-onmouth county; Samuel, who died in 1899, who married Mary A. Lloyd; Elisha H., to Jane E. Du Bois; and George W. to Mary Jane Taylor. L, A. CHASE. How many raen one raeets in the course of a lifetime, and how few there are who seera to be worthy of following as an exarapl'e. Sorae writer has said that when we meet a true man we say to ourselves, let us be raen ; which shows thfe influence that a man's character may exert. Earnest, faithful and conscientious service have marked the career of the subject of this sketch, Mr. L, A, Chase of Carteret, New Jersey, whose efforts have been ap preciated by those whom he has served, and for many years he has retained their utmost confidence. He is at the present tirae superintendent of the Araerican Lucal Company of Carteret, where they operate an extensive plant, having their principal office at 44 Broadway, New York City. Mr. Chase was born in New York, and in 1893 carae to New Jersey in order to superintend the construction of the afore-mentioned company's plant at Carteret, where he has since made his home. Prior to entering upon his duties at this place, he had charge of the erection, and subsequently the operating of the sarae corapany's plant in California. It is needless to say that Mr. 'Chase is an active and progressive man of business, which accounts for the success he has attained and the confidence he has won. Busy men are the ones who usually are foremost in raatters of public iiiterest; so it is with Mr. Chase. He is a stanch Republican, and naturally it did not take his associates long to recognize his peculiar adaptability for public service ; he has therefore been made chairraan of the Woodbridge township coraraiittee ; has presided over the board of education ; has been a raember of the Republican county comraittee and served as delegate to state and other conventions. Besides all this Mr. Chase finds time to serve as a director and treasurer of the Carteret Electric Light and Power Company, which concern he was active in establishing. It is not to be -wondered at that with all his business cares and responsibilities Mr. Chase is inclined toward social life, which he fosters by his connection with various organizations, such as the Improved Order of ' Red Men, the Maccabees, the Woodbridge Athletic Club, and the Rahway Club, Mr, Chase is happily married and has one child. 4 « » : CAPTAIN HENRY CONINE. Captain Henry Conine, one of the brave soldiers who gave his life for his country during the Civil war, was born in Freehold, Monraouth oounty. New Jersey, September 11, 1826, son of John C. and Elizabeth (Bennett) Conine. His father, . John C. Conine, was twice married. By a first union he had three children, and by his 228. HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST,; second marriage, to Elizabeth Bennett, he had John B., Henry, Jbseph, Rachael, Alcha, - Rebecca, Mary Eliza and Mathilda, He died about the, year 1848. Captain Henry received his early education in the public schools, was reared - to and pursued a farmer's life. In 1850 he married Sarah Voorhees of Freehold, by whom six children were born to him : Mathilda, Charles H., John W., George, William H., and Sarah Ella, Charles H. and WiUiara died in early childhood. When the call in July, 1862, for 300,000 volunteers was made by President Lincoln to uphold the old flag, Mr, Conine, although he had a wife, two sons and two daugli- ters, the eldest child but fourteen years of age, responded to the call of his country with patriotic ardor,' and -enlisted as first lieutenant of Conipany D in the noted Four teenth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, August iS, 1862. Mustered into the service eleven days later, he did duty in Maryland along "the B. & O. R. R., until July, 1863,- when his regiment was attached to the Third Army 'Corps of the .Potomac, under the comraand of General Sickles. Captain Conine .was. with- his- corapany in active service continually to his death. He led his company in the battles in Virginia, at Manassas Gap, Wapping Heights,. Culpepper, iI3ristol, Keeley's Ford, Brandy Station, Locust Grove,_ and Mine Run, Iriimediateh"- following the battle of Brandy Station he was selected from among the first lieutenants in the regiment, on account of bravery and. capability, for promotion to a captaincy. His commission bore date, November 21, 1863, and he was transferred. frora Corapany D to Corapany A, of the sarae regiment, and coramanded this company until his death. In 1864 he was in the fearfully contested battles in Virginia, of the - Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Poe River, North Anna River, Hanover Court House, Cold Harbor, Bermuda Hundred, and Pet'ersburg. Upon the call of the Fourteenth Regiment to Washington, in the first battle in its defense, . Captain Conine was killed at the head of his regiment. It .is a strange coincidence that Captain. Conine, of Company A, and Captain Conover, of Company D, both of whom passed through the battles of 1863 unscathed, one as. captain and the other as first lieutenant of the same corapany, should both fall as captains in the same regiment and at nearly the same time. Captain Conine was known to every person in Freehold, and was universally loved. His corapany was strongly attached to their brave, fearless leader and were ever the object of his especial counsel and instruction. Through all the vicissitudes o£ battle and array experience he was the sincere. Christian soldier. WILLIAM CURR. Even in the hurablest walks of life men have been recognized and admired for what raay justly be called their sterling worth. No raatter where ¦ a man is found. who, through his own honest endeavors, creates for himself a position in life which- proves him to have been one of perseverance and thrift, he will 'be accorded the credit which is his due by those with, .whom he mingles. The life of William Curr, while in the main uneventful, offers an example of" application to the accoraplishraent of a given task, and affords material for the con sideration of those starting out on the highway of life's endeavor. Born at .Hamilton, Scotland, on August 18, 1848, the son of Gaving and Ellen Curr, he left his native land to come to the country pf so much promise in the tenth year of his age in the company of an aunt. He located in Brooklyn, New York, Where until his fifteenth year be attended the public .schools. He then began to learn the plumber's trade, which he- ^ HISTORY- OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 229 ¦followed for three years in Brooklyn, and for one and one-half years in the city of New ¦-York. In 1868 he went to Long Branch, New Jersey, and here commenced his --busifiess career on his own account, establishing the first plumbing, gas and steam ^fitting plant in Monmouth county, in partnership with Mr. Barbara, under the style ¦of Barbara & Co. ; this connection laste