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GENEALOGY 


JOSEPH  FISHER, 


AND  HIS  DESCENDfiNTS, 


AND  OF  THE  ALLIED  FAMILIES  OF 


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COMPILED  BY 


CLARENCE  WOODWARD   FISHER, 


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There  is,  perhaps,  no  spot  upon  the  great  continent  of 
America  inore  fraught  with  interest  than  the  domain 
acquired  by  William  Penn.  Its  people,  its  traditions,  and 
the  very  lustre  of  its  deeds  make  one  of  the  brightest 
pages  in  the  history  of  this  liberty-loving  land. 

Pennsylvania  figured  notably  during  the  Revolutionary 
period.  Her  soil  was  the  theatre  of  memorable  martial 
exploits,' and  within  her  limits  was  the  great  Declaration 
of  Independence  first  proclaimed  to  the  world. 

During  the  Rebellion  Pennsylvania  took  a  patriotic 
and  prominent  part,  sending  to  the  Union  Army  887,284 
of  her  sons  and  citizens,  and  consecrating  her  soil  by  the 
victory  of  the  Union  arms  at  Gettysburgh.  The  last 
chapter  of  this  book  is  devoted  to  perpetuating  the 
memory  of  those  heroes  of  these  two  great  wars,  who 
are  identified  with  this  family.  I  have,  therefore,  been 
stimulated  in  my  researches  by  the  facts  that  those  with 
whom  I  deal  were  identified  with  the  years  of  Pennsyl- 
vania's long  and  noble  struggle.  Here  they  lived  and 
loved,  died  and  were  buried  within  the  shadow  of  their 
own  homes. 

As  a  descendant  of  the  original  owners  of  the  land,  I 
cannot  but  feel  a  desire  to  do  the  subject  all  the  justice 
which  careful  research,  supplemented  by  the  generous 
aid  of  others,  will  permit. 

In   submitting  these   interesting    details   which   have 


4  PREFACE. 

come  to  me,  I  ask  the  kindest  indulgence  and  most  gentle 
criticism,  knowing  that  the  tedious  monotony  of  so  many 
repetitions  in  the  form  of  construction  as  must  necessarily 
occur  in  the  compilation  of  a  genealogical  record  will  tax 
the  reader's  patience.  These  narratives  are  the  fruits  of 
the  earnest  efforts  of  such  spare  hours  as  the  writer  has 
been  able  to  seize  during  the  intervals  of  business  and 
labor.  Exclusive  originality  has  not  been  aimed  at,  nor 
has  any  particular  model  for  imitation  been  studied. 
The  compiler's  only  profit  in  this  undertaking  is  the 
pleasure  he  has  derived  in  the  effort  to  rescue  from 
obscurity  and  forgetfulness  the  names  and  deeds  of  those 
that  are  dear  to  him. 

The  compiler  desires  to  acknowledge  the  kindness  of 
the  many  persons  who  have  assisted  in  the  work  aside 
from  their  own  immediate  records.  Many  not  named  are 
not  forgotten,  if  I  refer  to  a  few  whom  it  were  unpardon- 
able to  omit :  Mrs.  Anna  Vought  Bodine,  to  whom  I  am 
indebted  for  the  biographical  record  of  Joseph  Fisher, 
St.,  and  his  children;  to  Mr.  Wilson  M.  Gearhart,  Chief 
Clerk  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, for  the  military  record  of  Lambert  Pitner,  and  the 
autograph  of  Balthasar  Fetterman ;  the  Hon.  Martin  I. 
Townsend,  for  placing  at  my  disposal  the  State  Library  at 
Albany,  N.  Y.  Others  who  should  be  named  in  the  same 
spirit  are :  Mr.  Urias  Bloom,  Registrar  and  Recorder  of 
Northumberland  County ;  Mr.  Saul  Shipman,  Mr.  George 
W.  Farlee,  Mr.  Randolph  W.  Farley  and  Mr.  Franklin 

Jaquith. 

CLARENCE  W.  FISHER. 

Mechanic VI LLE,  N.  Y.,  Sept.,  1890. 


COn^TEI:TTS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAGE. 

Joseph  Fisher,  Sr.,  and  his  family — A  description  of  their  pioneer 

hfe  in  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania— His  will 7 

CHAPTER  II. 
Catharine  Fisher  and   her  descendants — A  brief  account  of  the 

Shipman  family 21 

CHAPTER  III. 
Henry  Fisher  and  his  descendants 53 

CHAPTER  IV. 
Mary  Fisher  and  her  descendants — The   Mutcheler  family 105 

CHAPTER  V. 
Elizabeth    Fisher   and    her    descendants  —  The    records    of   the 

Reeder  family 109 

CHAPTER  VI. 
John  Fisher,  Sr.,  and  his  descendants 121 

CHAPTER  VII. 
Jacob  Fisher,  Sr.,  and  his  descendants 132 

CHAPTER  VIII. 
Joseph  Fisher,  Jr.,  and  his  descendants 142 

CHAPTER  IX. 
The   Farley   Genealogy,    containing    a    complete  record  of   this 
family  from    the  time  of  their  emigration   from   England   to 
America  in  1639  to  1890 149 

CHAPTER  X. 
The  Pitner  Genealogy 187. 

CHAPTER  XI. 
The    Fetterman    Genealogy,   with    a    brief  sketch  of  the    Saul 

family 211 

CHAPTER  XII. 
The  Military  Record 235 


LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Portrait  of  Clarence  W.  Fisher Frontispiece. 

Family  Chronology  of  Joseph  Fisher,  Sr p,  9 

Residence  of  Harmon  Shipman,  Sr 22 

Silhouettes  of  Henry  Fisher  and  wife,  Magdalene  52 

Portrait  of  Jacob  Farlee  Fisher  (58) 67 

Portrait  of  John  Fisher  (60),  son  of  Henry 78 

Portrait  of  Clotworthy  S.  Fisher  (61) 88 

Portrait  of  Hamilton  Fisher  (114) 92 

Portrait  of  Hiram  J.  Reeder  (141) 113 

Group  of  seven  portraits 126 

Heraldry  of  the  Farley  family 147 

Portrait  of  John  Farlee  (10),  son  of  Caleb  (8) 149 

Farley  Homestead  at  Billerica,  Mass 155 

Residence  of  Hon.  Isaac  G.  Farlee 160 

Five  Generations  of  the  Farlee  family 164 

Portrait  of  Hon.  Isaac  G.  Farlee  (21) 172 

Portrait  of  Robert  D.  Farlee  (26) 176 

Portrait  of  George  W.  Farlee  (25),  son  of  Isaac  G 178 

Country  seat  of  George  W.  Farlee,  son  of  Isaac  G 184 

Family  record  of  Capt.  Lambert  Pitner 195 

Portrait  of  George  Fetterman,  of  Numedia,  Pa 209 

Portrait  of  Joshua  Fetterman 230 


Genealogy  of  the  Fisher  Famiu. 


CHAPTER   I. 

JOSEPH   FISHER   AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

Joseph  Fisher,  the  progenitor  of  this  family  in 
America,  was  born  in  April,  1734,  in  Saxony,  and 
emigrated  to  this  country  at  an  early  age.  Tradition 
gives  ns  the  following  account  of  his  emigration  and 
subsequent  career : 

His  parents  were  followers  of  the  Lutheran  faith,  in 
whose  doctrines  he  was  educated.  Having  reached  the 
age  of  thirteen  years,  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  a  trade 
— a  time-honored  custom  which  is  still  in  vogue  in  the 
German  Empire,  and  from  which  not  even  the  Princes  of 
that  country  are  exempt — and  that  he  might  have  the 
advantages  offered  in  a  new  and  growing  country,  he 
was  placed  in  charge  of  friends  who  were  emigrating  to 
America,  with  whom  he  was  to  remain  until  the  comple- 
tion of  his  apprenticeship,  after  which  he  was  expected 
to  return  to  his  vSaxon  home.  Upon  their  arrival  in 
America,  about  the  year  1747,  they  located  in  West 
Jersey,  where  the  early  period  of  his  life  was  passed. 
He  married  in  that  neighborhood,  and  otherwise  becom- 
ing attached  to  the  country,  made  this  the  home  of  his 


8  GENEALOGY   OF 

adoption,  and  never  again  returned  to  the  scenes  of  his 
childhood.  He  remained  in  New  Jersey  until  after  the 
close  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  when  he,  with  his  family, 
removed  into  Pennsylvania,  and  located  in  Northumber- 
land County,  where  the  remaining  years  of  his  life  were 
spent.  He  was  accompanied  to  America  by  his  sister, 
Elizabeth,  who  died  soon  after  their  arrival  in  New 
Jersey. 

Joseph  Fisher,  Sr.,  was  born  in  Saxony,  April,  1784. 
As  has  been  previously  stated,  he  emigrated  to  America, 
where  he  arrived  about  the  year  1747.  He  located  in 
West  Jersey,  a  German  colony  at  that  time,  and  resided 
there  until  1788. 

He  married,  June  5th,  1764,  Catharine  Mineger,  who 
was  born  in  Holland,  Aug.  24th,  1746.  After  their 
marriage  they  located  in  Morris  or  Sussex  County,  New 
Jersey,  near  what  is  now  known  as  Harmony  township, 
in  Warren  County. 

During  the  Revolutionary  epoch  he  gave  what  aid  was 
possible  to  the  common  cause  of  the  colonists;  having 
enlisted  in  the  militia  of  that  State,  and  by  the  colonial 
war  records  being  credited  to  Morris  County.  I  was 
unable  to  ascertain  the  engagements  in  which  he  partici- 
pated. After  the  close  of  the  war  the  family  found 
themselves  greatly  impoverished.  Their  land  had  been 
laid  waste  by  the  armies,  and,  being  otherwise  handi- 
capped, they  removed  from  that  place  to  Pennsylvania 


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in  1788,  locating  in  Northumberland  County,  which  at 
that  time  embraced  a  large  section  out  of  which  fourteen 
counties  have  since  been  carved. 

From  a  famih'  chronology  that  was  given  me  by  Alem 
B.  Fisher,  of  Mount  Carmel,  Pa.,  I  have  been  enabled  to 
secure  the  complete  record  of  Joseph  Fisher,  Sr.,  and  his 
family.  This  record  I  have  accurately  reproduced  in  an 
engraving.  It  was  drawn  July  yth,  1787,  by  "John 
Sheridan,  scripsit;"  evidently  the  year  prior  to  their 
emigration.  The  old  record  is  nearly  destroyed  by  age. 
It  is  held  together  by  an  old  Saxon  engraving  that  had 
been  taken  from  a  Saxon  Bible.  It  registers  on  the  back 
of  the  record  the  birth  of  a  grandson,  as  follows :  Jonas 
Mucheler,  son  of  vSamuel  and  Mary  Mucheler,  born  June 
15th,  1789.  The  marriages  and  baptism  that  appear  in 
the  engraving  were  written  several  years  after  the 
original  part  of  it  was  drawn. 

They  had  the  following  issue,  all  of  whom  were  born 
m  vSussex  County,  N.  J.: 

2.  i.  Catharine'-',  b.  June  29th,  17(35  ;  m.  Nicholas  Shipman. 

3.  ii.  Henry,  b.  July  2.3d,  1767  ;  m.  Magdalene  Farlee. 

4.  iii.  Mary,  b.  Dec.  18th,  1769  ;  m.  Samuel  Mucheler. 
n.         iv.  Hannah,  b.  Jan.  27th,  1772 ;  m.  Caleb  Farlee,  Jr. 

6.  V.  Elizabeth,  b.  July  21st,  1774 ;  m.  John  Reeder. 

7.  vi.  John,  b.  June  19th,  1776;  m.  Elizabeth  Mauser, 
vii.   Moses,  b.  Sept.  23d,  1778  ;  ni.  Elizabeth  Rear, 
viii.  David,  b.  March  6th,  1781. 

8.  ix.  Jacob,  b.  Dec.  18th,  1783  ;  m.  Margaret  Kimbpel. 

9.  X.   Joseph,  b.  May  20th,  178(> ;  m.  Mary  Kimbpel, 


10  GENEALOGY   OF 

The  removal  of  Joseph  Fisher  and  his  children,  with 
their  families,  from  Sussex  Coimty,  N.  J.,  to  the  wild  and 
undeveloped  lands  of  the  Susquehanna  Valley  in 
Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  was  doubtless  due  to 
various  circumstances.  At  that  period  the  common 
object  of  all  pioneers  was  the  planting  of  new  homes 
where  patient  and  persevering  toil  would  give  a 
moderate  competence  for  old  age  as  well  as  greater 
advantages  for  their  growing  families.  The  greater 
portion  of  the  colonists  who  resided  in  Sussex  and  adja- 
cent counties  during  the  Revolutionary  war  took  an 
active  part  in  that  struggle  for  freedom,  and  a  large 
number  of  them  at  the  close  of  the  war  found  themselves 
impoverished  by  their  aid  to,  and  sufferings  in,  that 
noble  cause.  Tradition  informs  us  that  this,  as  has  been 
said  before,  was  one  of  the  causes  that  led  to  the  change 
of  location  of  this  family. 

The  selection  of  their  home  site  was  doubtless  due  to 
the  earlier  emigration  of  a  relative,  or  some  of  their 
neighbors,  who  had  made  purchases  in  that  locality. 
About  the  year  1786,  a  line  of  travel  was  conceived 
and  begun  from  Easton  to  Nescopec  Falls,  which  opened 
up  the  region  adjacent  to  Fort  Augusta  to  the  exodus 
from  Sussex  and  Warren  Counties,  in  New  Jersey,  and 
Bucks  County,  in  Pennsylvania,  where  the  Fisher, 
Mineger,  vShipman,  Farlee,  Muchcler  and  Pitner  families 
resided  prior  to  their  removal  to  Northumberland  County. 


THE    FISHER    FA^HLV.  11 

It  M^as  over  that  early  constructed  highway  that,  in  1788, 
Joseph  Fisher,  Sr.,  with  his  family,  journeyed  to  their 
new  home  that  he  had  purchased  April  7th,  1788,  of 
Samuel  and  Margaret  Reeder,  and  which  was  located  in 
Catawissa  township,  Northumberland  County,  containing 
one  hundred  acres.  They  arrived  there  the  year  after 
Catawissa  had  been  first  laid  out  by  William  Hughes. 

They  made  their  journey  in  wagons.  Pack  saddles 
were  also  brought  into  requisition,  and  they  were  placed 
upon  the  cattle  as  well  as  the  horses.  With  these  meagre 
facilities  for  travel  the  amount  of  goods  brought  with 
them  was  narrowed  to  the  articles  of  pressing  necessity. 
Doubtless  room  was  found  for  a  few  cherished  relics  and 
articles  of  furniture  for  the  new  home.  This  journey 
usually  occupied  from  six  to  eight  days.  They  brought 
with  them  two  horses  and  three  cows,  besides  smaller 
and  younger  stock  not  enumerated  upon  the  taxable  list. 

After  their  arrival  the  selection  of  a  location  for  their 
cabin  was  made  with  as  little  delay  as  possible.  The  site 
chosen  was  adjacent  to  the  waters  of  Little  Roaring 
Creek.  The  erection  of  this  building  was  not  a  laborious 
affair,  the  material  used  being  rough,  unhewn  logs,  for 
which  the  forests  furnished  ample  supply,  and  their 
experience  the  requisite  skill  in  construction. 

The  furniture  was  supplied  from  the  growing  timber 
with  the  aid  of  the  axe  and  drawshave,  with  the  addition 
of   the  few  articles  they  had  brought  with  them  from 


12  GENEALOGY   OF 

their  former  home.  The  fire-place  was  the  one  feature 
of  this  pioneer  home  that  combined  the  characteristics 
of  usefulness  and  luxury.  It  was  built  in  the  side  of  the 
cabin  facing  the  main  entrance,  and  was  large  and  roomy 
and  built  of  stone,  over  which  was  placed  the  support  for 
the  rifle  and  powder  horn — indispensable  to  the  frontiers- 
man. 

After  shelter  had  been  provided,  the  entire  time  was 
devoted  to  clearing  the  land  of  its  virgin  forests,  the 
whole  family  aiding  in  the  work,  until  sufficient  land  was 
secured  to  raise  the  necessities  for  their  daily  wants.  A 
patch  of  flax  was  early  sown  .and  formed  the  basis  of  the 
family  clothing,  and,  while  both  sexes  joined  in  the  labor 
of  converting  the  raw  material  into  finished  garments, 
the  greater  part  of  this  work  fell  to  the  lot  of  the  house- 
wife. Housekeeping  was  crowded  into  the  smallest 
possible  space  to  make  place  for  the  spinning-wheel  and 
loom. 

Their  early  social  duties  and  privileges  were  of  the 
simplest  kind.  And  yet  out  of  their  simplicit}^  came 
their  perfection  and  beauty.  Perhaps  the  earliest  of 
these  fusing  influences  was  the  church.  All  had  strongly 
cherished  religious  afliliations,  and  were  thus  brought 
together  in  some  form  of  public  worship.  With  the 
exception  of  Joseph  Fisher,  vSr.,  they  were  nearly  all 
members  of  the  Blue  Hill  Presbyterian  Church,  which 
was    located    beyond    the    village    of     Elysburg.     This 


THE    FISHER   FANHLV.  13 

church  was  one  c^f  those  quaint  log'  structures  erected  in 
the  early  colonial  days.  It  was  quite  a  commodious 
building,  graced  with  a  gallery  that  extended  around 
three  sides  of  the  edifice.  In  this  plain  but  homelike 
structure  for  years  the  early  pioneers  gathered  to 
worship.  There  was  a  burial  ground  attached  to  it, 
which  is  still  in  use  and  is  kept  in  good  order,  and,  to 
this  day,  once  each  year,  in  the  month  of  June,  the 
descendants  of  those  staunch  old  pioneers  meet  to  put 
their  last  resting  place  on  earth  in  order.  The  church 
was  taken  down  some  few  years  since,  on  account  of 
decay  and  unfitness  for  use  by  reason  of  its  age. 

The  minister  who  had  charge  of  that  church  was  the 
highly  esteemed  Rev.  Samuel  Henderson.  Besides  the 
regular  services  held  in  the  church,  he  frequently  held 
services  on  Saturday  night  or  on  Sunday  afternoon  at  the 
early  home  of  Joseph  Fisher,  Sr.,  and  at  the  home  of  his 
sons,  Jacob  and  Joseph,  also  at  the  house  of  Squire  Ely, 
a  much  respected  neighbor.  At  these  services  the 
residents  of  the  immediate  vicinity  would  gather,  and, 
after  the  completion  of  their  devotions,  they  would 
spend  an  hour  or  two  in  a  pleasant  social  visit.  Many  of 
the  usages  now  prevalent,  while  somewhat  modified,  are 
still  easily  traceable  to  the  habits  and  customs  inculcated 
in  the  fatherland. 

Shortly  after  his  arrival  in  Northumberland  County, 
Joseph  Fisher,  Sr.,  made  several  purchase-s  of  land.     The 


14  (JENEALUGV   OK 

first  purchase  was  made  April  7th,  1788,  of  Samuel  and 
Margaret  Reeder,  of  one  hundred  acres  in  Catawissa 
township.  The  second  purchase  made  was  on  October 
15th,  1795,  of  one  hundred  and  ten  acres  of  Joseph 
Reeder.  This  land  was  situated  in  Shamokin  township, 
Northumberland  County.  Again,  Oct.  17th,  1807,  he 
made  an  additional  purchase  of  three  hundred  and  seven 
acres  of  land  of  Margaret  Craig,  Hester  Green  and 
Thomas  Holmes  which  tract  was  located  on  Roaring 
Creek  in  Catawissa  township,  in  the  same  county,  for 
which  he  paid  three  hundred  and  forty-five  pounds,  seven 
shillings  and  six  pence.  I  secured  a  record  of  the  fact 
that  on  Nov.  6th,  1790,  he  sold  to  Peter  Yocum,  two 
hundred  and  fifty-one  and  a  half  acres  of  land,  situated 
in  Shamokin  township.  I  was  unable  to  ascertain  from 
whom  this  was  purchased. 

In  looking  over  the  old  assessment  books  of  Northum- 
berland County,  I  found  that  the  name  Joseph  Fisher, 
Sr.,  first  appears  on  the  assessment  li.st  in  1788,  at  which 
time  he  was  assessed  for  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of 
land,  two  horses  and  three  cows  in  Shamokin  township. 
In  the  year  1790,  although  Shamokin  township  covered 
a  large  area  of  territory,  the  assessment  books  record  but 
fifty-three  married  and  eleven  single  taxables  who  were 
residents  of  that  township.  The  year  following  there 
was  a  slight  increase,  there  being  seventy-seven  married 
and  nine  single  taxables.     This  included  Caleb  Farlee 


THE    FISHER    FAMILY.  15 

and  his  grandson,  Caleb  Farlee,  Jr.,  with  his  wife, 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Joseph  Fisher,  Sr.,  who  removed 
there  from  vStissex  County,  N.  J. 

The  married  children  of  Joseph  Fisher,  Sr.,  soon 
followed  him  into  Northumberland  County,  from  Sussex 
County,  N.  J.  Nicholas  Shipman  and  wife,  Catharine, 
the  eldest  daughter  of  Joseph  Fisher,  Sr.,  arrived  in  1794, 
and  located  at  the  head  of  Boyles'  Run,  in  Lower 
Augusta  township.  Henry  Fisher  and  wife,  Magdalene, 
daughter  of  Caleb  Farlee,  arrived  about  1791.  They 
settled  near  the  homestead  in  Shamokin  township. 
Samuel  Mucheler  and  wife,  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Fisher,  Sr.,  arrived  about  1791,  and  located  in  Catawissa 
township,  near  Sharp  Ridge. 

Within  a  few  years  of  his  arrival,  Joseph  Fisher,  vSr., 
cleared  the  greater  portion  of  his  estate  of  its  original 
forest.  He  subsequently  erected  a  large  residence  in  the 
immediate  vicinity  of  the  spot  where  his  first  home  had 
stood,  which  he  occupied  until  the  time  of  his  death. 
His  wife,  Catharine,  died  about  1809,  and  was  buried 
in  the  burial  ground  attached  to  the  Lutheran  Church  at 
Catawissa,  Pa.  After  her  death  he  lived  with  his  son, 
Jacob,  who  assisted  him  in  the  management  of  his  planta- 
tion, and  with  whom  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

An  old  friend  in  describing  him  to  me,  gave  the 
following  account  of  his  every  day  life  : 

"  He  was  a  very  unpretentious  gentleman,  kind  to  his 


10  CKXEAIXXIV    OF 

"  neighbors  and  to  his  family,  to  which  he  was  greatly 
"  attached.  Temperate  in  his  habits,  he  was  a  devout 
"  Christian,  greatly  attached  to  his  church,  of  which  he 
"  was  "a  regiilar  attendant,  and  in  every  respect  a  model 
"  and  industrious  farmer.  In  his  dress  he  was  very 
"  plain,  patterning  after  the  Quakers.  His  unostentatious 
"  and  unassuming  ways,  and  his  known  integrity  in  all 
"his  business  relations,  made  him  esteemed  by  all  his 
"  acquaintances." 

The  greater  portion  of  his  life  had  been  uneventful 
outside  of  the  ordinary  occurrences  that  fell  to  the  lot  of 
all  pioneers  and  well-to-do  farmers.  He  had  by  his  own 
endeavors,  from  a  youth  of  thirteen  years  of  age,  fought 
his  way  valiantly  through  the  world.  He  arrived  in  a 
new  country  at  a  time  when  it  was  sparsely  settled,  and 
which  was  still  from  time  to  time  embroiled  in  the 
political  strifes  and  Indian  wars  of  that  period,  a  state  of 
affairs  that  left  to  the  colonists  little  of  the  peace  and 
repose  that  they  had  expected  when  they  left  the 
"  Vaterland." 

He  died  at  his  home  Wednesday,  December  21)th.  1811), 
after  a  short  illness,  aged  85  years  and  8  months.  He  was 
btiried  on  New  Year's  day,  1820,  by  the  side  of  his  wife 
in  tlie  burial  ground  attached  to  the  Lutheran  Church,  at 
Catawissa,  Pa. 

At  the  vendue  of  his  personal  estate,  Feb.  JDth,  1820,  I 
note  the  sale  of   a  "large    German    Bible,"   which    was 


THE    KlSilKR    FAMILY.  17 

purchased  bv  Jacob  Wart.  It  aptly  illustrates  how  in  his 
old  age  he  still  clung  to  the  language  of  his  childhood 
in  his  favorite  pursuits. 

WILL    OF   JOSEPH    FISHER. 

In  the  name  of  God.  Amen.  I,  Joseph  Fisher,  of 
Catawissa  township,  in  the  County  of  Columbia,  and 
State  of  Pennsylvania,  yoeinan,  being  in  perfect  health 
of  body  and  of  sound  mind,  memory  and  understanding, 
blessed  be  God  for  the  same,  but  considering  the  uncer- 
tainty of  this  transitory  life,  do  make  and  publish  this, 
my  last  will  and  testament,  in  manner  and  form  follow- 
ing, to  wit :  1st,  It  is  my  will  and  I  do  order  that  all  my 
just  debts  and  funeral  expenses  be  duly  paid  and  satis- 
fied by  my  executors  hereinafter  mentioned  as  soon  as 
conveniently  can  after  my  decease,  out  of  my  personal 
estate.  2d,  I  do  give  and  devise  unto  my  sons,  Henry, 
Jacob  and  Joseph,  all  that  certain  messuage  or  tenement 
plantation  and  tract  of  land  situated  in  the  township  of 
Catawissa,  aforesaid,  bounded  and  described  as  follows, 
to  wit :  Beginning  at  a  chestnut  marked  for  a  corner 
standing  on  the  line  of  Charles  Goughtz  land ;  thence  by 
the  same  and  Andrew  Bosharts  and  vacant  land,  west 
two  hundred  and  twenty-three  perches  to  a  post  set  for  a 
corner ;  thence  north  ten  degrees  east  two  hundred  and 
seventy-two  perches  to  a  corner  marked  white  oak; 
thence  east  one  hundred  and  seventy-three  perches  to  a 
pine ;  thence  south  two  hundred  and  sixty-three  perches 
to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing  three  hundred  and 
seven  acres  and  allowance  of  six  per  cent,  for  roads,  &c.,  be 
the  same  more  or  less,  together  with  all  and  singular  the 
improvements,  hereditaments  and  appurtenances  what- 
soever thereunto  belonging  or  in  any  wise  appertaining, 
to   have   and   to   hold  to  them,  the  said  Henry  Fisher, 


18  GENEALOGY   OF 

Jacob  P'isher  and  Joseph  Fisher,  their  heirs  and  assigns 
forever,  as  tenants  in  common  and  not  as  joint  tenants, 
subject  to  their  payment  thereout  unto  my  other  children 
hereinafter  named  the  several  sums  of  money  to  them 
respectively  bequeathed.  3d,  I  do  give  and  bequeath  to 
my  daughter,  Catharine  vShipman,  and  to  her  heirs  and 
assiofns  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  seventeen  dollars 
and  seventy-seven  cents,  the  one-third  part  thereof  to  be 
paid  one  year  after  my  decease,  one-third  part  thereof 
two  years  after  my  decease  and  the  other  third  part 
thereof  in  three  years  after  my  decease,  without  interest. 
4th,  I  do  give  and  bequeath  to  my  daughter,  Mary 
Mutchler,  and  to  her  heirs  and  assigns  the  sum  of  three 
hundred  and  seventeen  dollars  and  seventy-seven  cents, 
in  gold  or  silver  coin,  the  one-third  part  thereof  to  be 
paid  in  one  year  after  my  decease  and  one-third  part 
thereof  to  be  paid  in  two  years  after  my  decease  and  the 
other  third  part  thereof  in  three  years  after  my  decease, 
without  interest.  5th,  I  do  give  and  bequeath  to  my 
daughter,  Hannah  Farley,  and  to  her  heirs  and  assigns  the 
sum  of  three  hundred  and  seventy-seven  dollars  and 
seventy-seven  cents,  in  gold  and  silver  coin,  the  one-third 
part  thereof  to  be  paid  in  one  year  after  my  decease, 
one-third  part  thereof  to  be  paid  in  two  years  after  my 
decease  and  the  other  third  part  thereof  in  three  years 
after  my  decease  without  interest.  6th,  I  do  give  and 
bequeath  to  my  daughter,  Elizabeth  Reader,  unto  her 
heirs  and  assigns  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  seventy- 
seven  dollars  and  seventy-seven  cents,  in  gold  or  silver 
coin,  the  one-third  part  thereof  to  be  paid  in  one  year 
after  my  decease,  one-third  part  thereof  to  be  paid  in 
two  years  after  my  decease  and  the  other  third  part 
thereof  in  three  years  after  my  decease,  without  interest. 
7th,  I  do  give  and  bequeath  to  my  son,  John  Fisher,  and 
to  his  heirs  and  assigns  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  19 

sixty-eiijht  dollars  and  eighty-eight  cents,  in  gold  and 
silver  coin,  but  whereas  my  said  son,  John,  is  indebted  to 
my  son,  Henry,  a  certain  sum  of  money  wherefor  in  part 
I  am  security,  it  is  therefore  my  will  that  the  vsaid  Henry 
be  first  paid  out  of  the  said  legacy  and  the  residue 
thereof  to  be  paid  to  my  said  son,  John,  or  to  his  lawful 
heirs,  the  one-third  part  thereof  in  one  year  after  my 
decease,  one-third  part  in  two  years  after  my  decease 
and  the  other  third  part  thereof  in  three  years  after  my 
decease.  8th,  I  do  give  and  bequeath  to  my  four  grand- 
children, lawful  heirs  of  my  son,  John,  namely,  John, 
Catharine,  William  and  Elizabeth,  the  sum  of  two 
hundred  and  sixty-eight  dollars  and  eighty-eight  cents,  to 
be  equally  divided  among  them,  share  and  share  alike, 
each  one  of  them  one-fourth  part  thereof,  to  be  paid  in 
one  year  after  my  decease,  one  other  third  part  thereof 
in  two  years  after  my  decease  and  the  other  third  part 
thereof  in  three  years  after  my  decease,  but  if  either  of 
them  should  be  in  their  minority  at  the  time  of  my 
decease,  then,  and  in  such  case,  the  share  of  those  who 
are  in  their  minority  be  placed  at  interest  and  be  paid  to 
them  when  they  shall  arrive  at  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years ;  but  if  either  of  my  said  grandchildren  should  die 
in  their  minority  and  without  lawful  issue,  then,  in  such 
case,  that  share  to  be  equally  divided  among  the  surviv- 
ing brothers  and  sisters  of  them.  9th,  I  do  give  and 
bequeath  to  my  son,  Moses  Fisher,  and  to  his  heirs  and 
assigns  the  sum  of  five  hundred  and  thirty-seven  dollars 
and  seventy-seven  cents,  in  gold  or  silver  coin,  the  one- 
third  part  thereof  to  be  paid  in  one  year  after  my 
decease,  one-third  part  thereof  to  be  paid  in  two  years 
after  my  decease  and  the  other  third  part  thereof  to  be 
paid  in  three  years  after  my  decease,  without  interest. 
All  which  said  legacies  and  bequeaths  my  sons,  Henry, 
Jacob  and  Joseph,  or  their  heirs  or  some  of  them,  shall 


2()  fJENEALOCV   OF 

pay  in  lieu  of  the  real  estate  hereinbefore  to  them 
devised.  10th,  I  do  give  and  bequeath  all  the  residue  of 
my  personal  estate,  after  paying  my  just  debts  and 
funeral  expenses,  to  my  nine  children,  namely,  Catharine 
Shipman,  Henry,  Mary  Mutchler,  Hannah  Farley,  Eliza- 
beth Reader,  John,  Moses,  Jacob  and  Joseph,  and  to  their 
heirs  and  assigns,  equally  to  be  divided  amongst  them, 
and,  lastly,  I  do  hereby  nominate,  constitute  and  appoint 
my  two  sons,  Henry  Fisher  and  Jacob  Fisher,  and  my 
worthy  friend,  David  Parry,  to  be  the  executors  of  this, 
my  last  will  and  testament.  Hereby  revoking  all  former 
wills  by  me  made  and  declaring  this  and  no  other  to  be 
my  last  will  and  testament,  in  witness  whereof  I  have 
hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal. 

Dated  the  twelfth  day  of  March,  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  fourteen. 


[seal.] 


Signed,  sealed  and  published,  pron(nmced  and  declared 
by  the  said  testator  as  and  for  his  last  will  and  testament 
in  the  presence  of  us,  who,  in  his  presence  and  at  his 
request,  have  subscribed  our  names  as  witnesses. 

Jos.  Pritzman, 
John  Adam  Gailoer. 


THE    FISHER    FAMILY.  21 

CHAPTER  II. 

LINE    OF    CATHARINE,  AND    THE    SHIPMAN    FAMILY. 

2.  Catharine'  Fisher  (Joseph'),  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Catharine  Mineger  Fisher,  born  June  29th,  1765,  in 
Sussex  County,  New  Jersey ;  d.  18     ,  near 

Boyle's  Run,  in  Lower  Augusta  township,  Northumber- 
land County,  Pa.;  m.  Nov.  18th,  1783,  to  Nicholas,  son  of 
Harmon  Shipman,  Sr.,  b.  about  1758,  in  Harmony  town- 
ship, now  Warren  County,  N.  J.;  d.  Sept.,  1827,  in  Lower 
Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County. 

On  account  of  the  intermarriages  of  several  of  Joseph 
Fisher's  descendants  with  the  vShipman  family,  the  com- 
piler deems  it  best  to  give  under  this  head  the  entire 
record  of  that  branch  of  the  Shipman  family  who  were 
thus  related  to  this  line  of  the  Fishers. 

Harmon'  vShipman,  Sr.,  the  progenitor  of  the  Shipman 
family  in  America,  was  born  in  Germany,  in  1717,  and 
emigrated  to  x\merica  about  the  year  1740.  He  settled 
in  the  township  of  Harmony,  now  Warren  County,  New 
Jersey,  at  a  place  known  as  Uniontown,  where  he  pur- 
chased two  hundred  acres  of  land,  the  greater  portion  of 
which  he  cleared  of  its  original  forest  and  upon  which 
he  resided  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  March  8th,  1805. 

Some  years  prior  to  the  Revolutionary  war  he  erected 


22  genealoc;y  of 

upon  this  plantation  a  substantial  stone  residence,  in 
which  most  of  his  children  were  born.  The  house  at 
this  writing  is  still  in  a  good  state  of  preservation.  In 
October,  1889,  the  compiler  had  the  residence  photo- 
graphed and  an  engraving  made  of  it  for  this  record. 

By  the  aid  of  Mr.  R.  B.  Vannetta,  clerk  of  Harmony 
township,  Warren  County,  N.  J.,  the  compiler  is  enabled 
to  give  an  excellent  description  of  the  old  homestead  and 
the  place  of  burial  of  Harmon  Shipman.  In  a  letter  to 
me,  dated  Roxbury,  N.  J.,  Nov.  25th,  1889,  Mr.  Vannetta 
says: 

"  I  have  this  day  taken  a  drive  to  see  the  old  '  vShipman 
"  homestead '  and  took  the  dimensions  of  the  old  house. 
"  The  size  is  28  by  80  feet,  story  and  half  high.  The  old 
"  part  of  the  house  has  three  rooms  up  stairs  as  originally 
"  built ;  down  stairs  there  are  at  present  three  rooms,  but 
"  originally  four,  the  change  in  the  rooms  were  made  this 
"  spring. 

"  The  house  has  the  old-fashioned  fire-places  *  right 
"  across  the  corner.'  The  ceilings  are  seven  feet  six 
"  inches  high.  There  was  an  old  one-story  kitchen 
"  attached  to  the  house,  but  that  has  been  removed  and 
'*  a  large  frame  part  erected  in  its  stead. 

"  Upon  further  inquiry  of  some  old  gentlemen  in  the 
"  same  neighborhood,  I  learned  there  was  a  gentleman 
"by  the  name  of  Harmon  vShipman  buried  in  what  is 
"known   as  the 'Straw  Church' (St.  James)  grave  yard. 


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"  So  I  drove  on  to  that  church  yard,  and  made  a  tour  of 
"  inspection  among  the  old  settlers  of  that  silent  city, 
"  finally  I  came  upon  a  slab  that  marked  the  last  resting 
"  place  of  Harmon  Shipman.  The  following  is  the 
"  inscription  thereon : 

'"HARMON  SHIPMAN. 

Died  March  8th,  1805, 

Aged  88  years. 

This  slab  is  erected  to  his  memory  by 

David  Shipman, 

His  only  surviving  child,  and 

His  Grandchildren, 

In  1858.'" 

Upon  the  death  of  Harmon  Shipman,  Sr.,  his  sons, 
Abraham  and  Harmon,  Jr.,  succeeded  to  the  ownership 
of  the  homestead,  and  in  1807  Abraham  sold  his  interest 
in  the  estate  to  his  brother,  Harmon,  and  removed  to 
Franklin  township,  Warren  county,  where  he  died.  The 
building  is  now  owned  by  the  Fiet  estate. 

During  the  struggle  for  Independence,  Harmon  vShip- 
man  aided  the  American  cause  in  every  possible  way. 
He  also  sent  his  sons,  William,  Nicholas  (who  enlisted  at 
the  age  of  sixteen),  John  and  Christian,  to  do  battle  for 
their  country's  freedom. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  the  family  found  themselves 
greatly  impoverished  by  their  loyal  efforts,  and,  we  are 
informed,  advised  and  were  instrumental  in  the  removal 
of   the    older  sons,  with  their  families,   to  other  settle- 


24  GENEALOCJY    OF 

ments.  William  and  Nicholas,  with  their  families, 
removed  into  Pennsylvania,  locating"  in  Augusta  town- 
ship, Northumberland  County,  in  the  spring  of  1794; 
and,  in  1802,  they  were  followed  by  their  brothers. 
Christian  and  Jacob,  wnth  their  families,  who  located  in 
the  same  vicinity. 

That  Harmon  vShipman,  vSr.,  was  a  German  there  is  no 
doubt,  but  from  what  part  of  Germany  he  came  no  one 
even  conjectures.  According"  to  tradition  he  was  first 
married  in  Germany,  and  this  wife  came  with  him  to 
America.  She  died  some  years  later  and  he  again 
married,  the  second  time  a  Miss  Howe. 

Issue  by  first  wife : 

10.  i.  William-^  b.  June  9th,  17o(5;  d.  Jan.  23d,  1841. 

11.  ii.  Nicholas,  b.  ,  1758;  d.  Sept.,  1827. 
iii.  John,  b. 

iv.  Christian,  b. 
V.  A  daughter,  who  died  in  youth. 

Issue  by  second  wife : 

12.  vi.  Jacob,  b.  May  8th,  1706;  d.  Feb.  24th,  1848. 
vii.  Harmon,  Jr.,  b. 

viii.  David,  b. 
ix.  Abraham,    b.    April    Sth,    1773;    m.,   Feb.    1st,    ISOO,  to    Mary 

Eckman. 
X.  Elizabeth,  b. 
xi.  Mary,  b. 

10.     WilliamVShipman  (Harmon'),  born  in  Harmony 

township,  SuSvSex  County,  N.  J.,  June  i)th,  \1T)():  d.  Jan. 

28d,  1841  ;    buried  in  the  Mountain   Presbyterian  burial 

ground.     Lower     Augusta     township,     Northumberland 


THE   FISHER    FAMH.V.  25 

County ;  m.  Catharine  Campbell,  of  Sussex  County,  N.  J. 
He  was  a  volunteer  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He 
married  soon  after  the  close  of  the  war,  and  the  devas- 
tation caused  by  the  armies  in  that  vicinity,  led  to  his 
removal  with  his  brother,  Nicholas,  and  their  families 
to  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  where  they  located  in 
the  southern  part  of  Augusta  township  in  the  spring  of 
1794.  The  same  year  he  is  assessed  with  one  hundred 
and  fifty  acres  of  land.  They  subsequently  made  addi- 
tional purchases  of  land  near  the  head  of  Boyle's  Run, 
where  they  afterwards  lived. 

They  had  issue : 

13.         i.  John\  b.  Oct.  13th,  1783;  d.  April  8th,  1850. 
ii.  Jacob, 
iii.  William, 
iv.  Abraham. 
V.  Johannah. 
vi.  Lizzie. 
vii.  Sarah, 
viii.  Lydia,  died  in  childhood. 

13.  John"  Shipman  (William",  Harmon'),  born  in 
Sussex  County,  N.  J.,  Oct.  13th,  1783;  d.  in  Lower 
Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  April 
8th,  1850;  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Abagail 
McKinney,  b.  Jan.  25th,  1786;  d.  March  10th,  1851. 

William  McKinney,  of  whom  Abraham  is  a  descend- 
ant, was  born  in  Ireland,  Aug.  20th,  1723,  and  died  Oct. 
24th,  1777 ;  his  wife,  Hannah,  was  born  Sept.  9.th,  1730 ; 


26  GENEALOGY    OF 

d.   March  18th,  1705.     They  were  pioneer  residents   of 
Warren  County,  N.  J.,  where  they  died. 

John  Shipman,  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits 
and  resided  in  Lower  Augusta  township,  Northumber- 
land County,  Pa.,  at  which  place  his  children  were  reared. 

They  had  issue : 

14.         i.  Abraham^  b.  March  6th,  1810;  d.  Aug.  8th,  1878. 

ii.  Sarah,  b.  Sept  14th,  1811;  d.  Nov.  2d,  1883. 
iii.  Isaac,  b.  Aug.  5th,  1813;  d.  April  1st,  1836. 
iv.  Jacob,  b.  Jan.  1st,  1816. 

V.  Abigail,  b.  Oct.  17th,  1817;  d.  March  23d,  1880. 
vi.  William  C,  b.  Oct.  31st,  1819. 
vii.  Rachael  E.,  b.  Dec.  13th,  1821;  d.  Oct.  22d,  1824. 
viii.  James  Madison,  b.  Jan,  25th,  1824;  d.  Oct.  25th,  1824. 
ix.  John,  b.  Dec.  25th,  1825;  d.  Sept.  5th,  1887. 

X.  Samuel  H.,  b.  Nov.  30th,  1828;  d.  April  15th,  1864. 

xi.  Peter,  b.  Aug.  11th,  1833. 

14.  Abraham'  Shipman  (John',  William",  Harmon'), 
born  March  6th,  1810,  in  Augusta  township,  Northumber- 
land County,  Pa.,  d.  Aug.  8th,  1878;  m.,  Feb.  14th,  1887,  to 
Elizabeth  Yoxtheimer. 

He  studied  civil  engineering  under  David  Andrews 
and  entered  upon  his  profession  in  March,  1836.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  served  as  County  Surveyor.  In  his 
younger  days  he  served  as  Orderly  Sergeant  in  an  organ- 
ized military  company  called  the  "Jackson  Rifles." 
For  ten  years  he  was  an  Associate  Judge  of  Northum- 
berland County.  Afterwards  he  was  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace  for   Lower   Augusta  township   for   several  years, 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  27 

where  he  resided.  He  engaged  extensively  in  the  mill- 
ing business.  His  sons,  Lemuel,  Mark  and  Saul,  served 
in  the  Union  army  during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion. 

They  had  issue : 

15.  i.  Lemuel\  b.  Dec.  15th,  1838. 

16.  ii.  Matilda,  b.  Aug.  19th,  1840. 

17.  iii.  Mark,  b.  April  24th,  1842  ;    d.  June  22d,  1870. 

18.  iv.  Saul,  b.  Jan.  4th,  1844. 

19.  V.  Ruth,  b.  Aug.  6th,  1845. 

20.  vi.  Ann,  b.  Nov.  25th,  1847. 

21.  vii.  Rebecca  Jane,  b.  Dec.  27th,  1850  ;   m.  Franklin  Mayberry. 

22.  viii.  Silas,  b.  April  30th,  1853;   d.  Aug.  14th,  1853. 

23.  ix.  Ira,  b.  May  17th,  1854. 

24.  X.  Walter,  b.  Aug.  3d,  1856. 

25.  xi.  Jefferson,  b.  Feb.  24th,  1858. 

15.  Lemuel'  Shipman  (Abraham\  John',  William', 
Harmon'),  b.  Dec.  15th,  1888,  in  Lower  Augusta  town- 
ship, Northumberland  County ;  m.,  Sept.  27th,  1860, 
Maria,  daughter  of  William  Bloom,  b.  Aug.  16th,  1842. 

When  a  boy  he  was  employed  in  the  saw  and  grist 
mill  of  his  father,  and  his  education  was  limited  to  the 
attendance  in  a  country  school,  supplemented  by  a  short 
course  at  the  academy  in  New  Berlin. 

He  enli.sted  as  First  Sergeant  of  Captain  Edwin  A. 
Evans'  Company  D,  Third  Regiment  of  Pa.  Artillery, 
152nd  Pa.  Volunteers,  Oct.  BOth,  1862.  Was  promoted  to 
Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  D,  Third  Regiment 
Artillery,  152nd  Pa.  Volunteers,  May  18th,  1864,  and 
served  as  such  until  the  close  of  the  Rebellion.     While 


28  (;eneai.()(;v  ok 

serving  as  officer  of  the  day  at  Fortress  Monroe,  he  took 
charge  of  Jefferson  Davis  after  his  capture,  and  served 
to  him  his  first  rations.  The  bill  of  fare  was  not  very- 
elaborate,  but  compared  favorably  with  the  rations  dis- 
pensed to  other  prisoners  of  war. 

He  served  as  Register  of  Wills,  Recorder  of  Deeds, 
and  Clerk  of  the  Orphans'  Court  of  his  native  county 
from  1874  to  1880,  and  filled  other  positions  of  trust  and 
honor  since  that  time. 

In  1887  he  removed  to  Lewisburg,  Union  County,  Pa., 
where  he  has  been  a  prominent  factor  in  building  up  a 
nail  mill,  steam  car  axle  forge  and  furniture  factory,  and 
other  business  enterprises.  In  1889  he  went  to  West 
Virginia,  where  he  is  engaged  in  lumbering. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  William  A.",  b.  Sept.  11th,  1861. 

ii.  D.  Webster,  b.  March  1st.  1863. 

iii.  Edwin  Harrison,  b.  Oct.  30th,  1867. 

iv.  Lizzie  Maize,  b.  Aug.  10th,  1869;  d.  Aug.  19th,  1871. 

V.  Charhe,  b.  Oct.  2d,  1872;  d.  Dec.  11th,  1874. 

vi.  Augusta,  b.  March  19th,  1874. 

16.  Matilda'  Shipman  (Abraham'),  daughter  of  Abra- 
ham and  Elizabeth  Shipman,  b.  Aug.  19th,  1840,  in  Lower 
Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.;  m., 
April  12th,  1859,  to  John  Bloom,  b.  in  same  township 
June  20th,  1885. 

They  reside  in  Rockefeller  township,  which  was 
formerly  a  part  of  Lower  Augusta,  where  he  is  engaged 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  29 

in  farming,  in  which  pursuit  he  has  been  quite  successful. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Valeria'',  b.  Dec.  11th,  1S59;  tn.,  March  20th,  1889,  to  Wm.  E. 
Bloom. 

ii.  Thamar,  b.  March  21st,  1861;  m.  Daniel  L.  DeWitt. 
iii.  Irena,  b.  June  19th,  1863;  m.,  Jan.  11th,  1883,  to  John  F.  Bloom, 
iv.  Flora,  b.  Nov.  23d,  1865;  d.  Aug.  24th,  1871. 

V.  Emma,  b.  July  18th,  1869. 

vi.  Charles  S.,  b.  Nov.  15th,  1870;  d.  Aug.  21st,  1871. 
vii.  George  E.,  b.  April  11th,  1873;  d.  Sept.  22d,  1873. 
viii.  Elmira,  b.  June  24th,  1874. 
ix.  Lottie,  b.  Jan.  20th,  1880. 

X.  Mabel  D.,  b.  Oct.  25th,  1882. 

18.  Saul'  vShipman  (Abraham',  John',  William',  Har- 
mon'), son  of  Abraham  and  Elizabeth  Shipman,  b.  Jan. 
4th,  J  844,  in  Lower  Augusta  township,  Northumberland 
County,  Pa.;  m..  July  18th,  18(59,  to  Lucinda  Fasold,  b. 
vSept.  20th,  1847. 

In  August,  1862,  he  entered  the  Union  Army  in  Com- 
pany C,  131st  Regiment  Pa.  Volunteers,  for  nine  months' 
service.  After  his  discharge,  at  the  end  of  this  term,  he 
took  a  preparatory  collegiate  course  in  Freeburg 
Academy. 

In  1864  he  took  charge  of  a  public  school  in  his  own 
district.  In  1869  he  was  elected  County  School  vSuper- 
intendent  of  Northumberland  County,  and  re-elected  in 
1872,  serving  six  years  in  all.  In  this  position  he  made 
an  efficient  officer ;  by  his  thorough  course  he  greatly 
elevated  the  grades  of  the  schools  in  that  county.     The 


30  GENEALOGY   OF 

best  part  of  his  life  has  been  given  to  school  work.     He 
is  now  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  in  Rockefeller 
township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  Warren  Lee'',  b.  Jan.  16th,  1870. 
ii.  Gordon  Bryant,  b.  Nov.  24th,  1871. 
iii.  Cullen  Frazer,  b.  Jan.  11th,  1874. 
iv.  Ivan  Vernom,  b.  May  6th,  1876. 
V.  Melville  Macaulay,  b.  May  15th,  1879. 
vi.  Truman  Gaylord,  b.  March  2d,  1882. 
vii.  Grover  Cleveland,  b.  July  24th,  1884. 
viii.  Catharine  Elizabeth,  b.  March  25th,  1887. 

19.  Ruth"  vShipman  (Abraham'),  daughter  of  Abraham 
and  Elizabeth  Y.  Shipman,  b.  Aug.  6th,  1845,  in  Lower 
Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa. ;  m., 
Oct.  31st,  1867,  to  Joseph  Gass,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  18th,  1844,  in 
same  township. 

They  reside  in  Rockefeller  township,  Northumberland 
County,  Pa.,  where  her  husband  is  engaged  in  farming. 
They  had  issue: 

i.  Horatio  Warren^  b.  Sept.  9th,  1868. 
ii.  George  Nevin,  b.  Jan.  14th,  1871 ;   d.  July  28th,  1872. 
iii.  Richard  Ira,  b.  March  17th,  1876. 
iv.  Foster  Winl^eld,  b.  Nov.  26th,  1880. 

20.  Ann'  vShipman  (Abraham'),  daughter  of  Abraham 
and  ^Elizabeth  Y.  Shipman,  b.  Nov.  2r)th,  1847,  in  Lower 
Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County;  m.,  Nov. 
15th,  1866,  by  Rev.  P.  B.  Marr,  to  Anthony  S.  Speece,  b. 
Oct.  17,  1844,  in  same  township. 

He  is  extensively  engaged   in  the   flour  and   powder 


THE    FISHER    FAMILY.  31 

business  at  Raker,  Little  Mahanoy  townvShip,  Northum- 
berland County,  where  they  have  resided  for  a  number 
of  years. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Effie",  b.  May  25th,  1867  ;   m.,  July  21st,  1885,  to  Ambrose  S. 

DeWitt. 
ii.  Tamsan,  b.  May  5th,  1868  ;  m.,  June  21st,  1889,  to  Delmer  F. 

Campbell, 
iii.  Orpha,  b.  June  3d,  1869. 
iv.  Laura,  b.  Feb.  25th,  1871. 

V.  Bertie  M.,  b.  Sept.  15th,  1872;  d.  June  6th,  1877. 
vi.  Chloe,  b.  Feb.  25th,  1874;   d.  June  8th,  1877. 
vii.  Walter,  b.  July  27th,  1875. 
viii.  Ella  M.,  b.  Oct.  26th,  1876. 
ix.  Lloyd,  b.  Sept.  27th,  1877. 
X.  Hudson,  b.  Oct.  23d,  1878;   d.  Aug.  5th,  1879. 
xi.   Howard,  b.  Nov.  7th,  1879. 
xii.  Anthony  Scott,  b.  Oct.  11th,  1881. 
xiii.  James  Muir,  b.  Dec.  14th,  1883. 
xiv.  Newton  Withington,  b.  May  2d,  1885. 
XV.  Don  Apsley,  b.  Dec.  2d,  1886. 
xvi.  Wm.  Harrison,  b.  Oct.  11th,  188S ;   d.  Aug.  4th,  1889. 

28.  Ira"  vShipman  (Abraham',  John'*,  William",  Har- 
mon'), b.  May  17th,  1854,  in  Lower  Augusta  township, 
Northumberland  County;  m.,  April  27th,  1876,  to  The- 
resa Miller,  of  Lower  Augusta  township. 

He  received  his  educational  training  in  the  country 
school  near  the  place  of  his  birth  ;  afterwards  attended 
the  Freeburg  Academy,  and  later  the  vShippensburgh 
Normal  School.  He  began  to  teach  at  the  age  of  seven- 
teen  years,    and    at   this    writing    has   taught    nineteen 


'62  GENEALOGY   OF 

consecutive   years,   the   last   fifteen   in   the   borough   of 
Sunbury. 

At  an  early  age  he  began  the  work  of  surveying  and 
civil  engineering  with  his  father,  and,  after  his  death — 
which  occurred  in  1878 — continued  the  profession  in 
connection  with  his  school  work.  He  has  served  as 
County  vSurveyor,  and  is  now  serving  his  district  as 
Justice  of  the  Peace.  They  reside  in  Purdytown,  Upper 
Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Herbert  M.\  b.  April  16th,  1877;  d.  July  27th,  1877. 
ii.  Ralph,  b.  Aug.  13th,  1879. 
iii.  Waldo,  b.  Feb.  2d,  1882. 

24.  Walter'  Shipman  (Abraham',  John",  William", 
Harmon'),  b.  Aug.  3d,  1856,  in  Lov/er  Augusta  township, 
Northumberland  County;  m.,  April  3()th,  1878,  to  Jose- 
phine M.  Coldren,  of  same  place. 

He  received  his  educational  training  in  the  public 
schools,  supplemented  by  a  course  in  the  Freeburg 
Academy  and  Millersville  State  Normal  School.  After 
which  he  was  for  a  number  of  years  engaged  in  teach- 
ing. He  is  now  an  attorney  at  law,  located  at  Sunbury, 
Pa.,  and  has  a  lucrative  practice. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Lida  Maud",  b.  April  23d,  1879. 

ii.  Clara  Glendora,  b.  July  15th,  1882. 

iii.  James  Fay,  b.  Oct.  29th.  1884. 


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11.  Nicholas"'  Shipman,  Sv.  (Harmon'),  son  of  Harmon 
Shipman,  vSr.,  born  about  1758,  in  Harmony  township, 
now  Warren  County,  N.  J.;  d.  upon  his  farm  in  Lower 
Augusta  township,  Northumberland  Coimty,  Pa.,  wSept., 
1827. 

He  was  reared  upon  his  father's  plantation  in  Harmony 
township,  New  Jersey.  At  the  breaking-  out  of  the 
Colonial  war,  he  enlisted,  at  the  early  age  of  sixteen 
years,  in  the  P^irst  New  Jersey  Rifles,  and  remained  in  the 
Colonial  service  until  the  close  of  the  war  of  Independ- 
ence, after  which  he  married,  Nov.  13th,  1783,  Catharine, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Catharine  Mineger  Fisher. 
They  resided  near  the  homestead  until  the  spring  of 
1794,  when  they  removed  into  Pennsylvania,  locating  in 
Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County,  upon  a  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres.  He  subsequently  made 
additional  purchases  of  land  at  the  head  of  Boyle's  Run, 
upon  which  they  resided  the  rest  of  their  lives.  They 
were  both  members  of  the  River  Presbyterian  Church, 
near  Boyle's  Run,  at  which  place  they  are  buried. 

They  had  issue : 

26.  i.  Catharine^,  b.  ;  m.  Robert  Fleming. 

27.  ii.  Elizabeth,  b.  ;  m.  Obadiah  Campbell. 

28.  iii.  Mary,  b.  ;  John  Bair. 

29.  iv.  Harmon,  b.  Aug.  2.5th,  179i. 

30.  V.  Joseph,  b.  Sept.  12th,  1803. 

29.  Harmon'  Shipman  (Nicholas",  Harmon'),  son  of 
Nicholas  and  Catharine  Fisher  vShipman,  b.  Aug.  25th, 


34  GENEALOGY   OF 

1794,  in  Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County, 
Pa.;  d.  March  loth,  1877,  in  Fulton  County,  Ohio;  m., 
first,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Abigail 
McKinney;  m.,  second,  Aug.  17th,  1826,  to  Elizabeth 
Ely,  b.  March  12th,  1809 ;  d.  April  25th,  1880. 

He  was  reared  and  educated  in  the  same  township 
where  he  was  born,  and  there  resided  until  ]8o7,  when 
he  removed  to  Fulton  County,  Ohio,  at  which  place  he 
was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits. 

Issue  by  first  wife : 

31.  i.  Isaae,  b.  Sept.  18th,  1818;   m.  Rebekah  Lytle. 

32.  ii.  Abigail  Elizabeth,  b.  June  4th,  1820 ;   m.  David  Fisher. 

33.  iii.  Catharine  EHza,  b.  June  4th,  1820;   m.  Caleb  Ely. 

■    Issue  by  second  wife : 

34.  iv.  Delila,  b.  Aug.  12th,  18.30;   m.  Anthony  Snyder. 

35.  V.  Obadiah  Ely,  b.  Dec.  18th,  1832  ;   m.  Barbara  Sears. 

36.  vi.  Samuel  J.,  b.  June  10th,  1837  ;   m.  Elizabeth  B.  Fisher. 

37.  vii.  Hester  Jane,  b.  Oct.  23d,  1840  ;   m.  David  W.  Gunsaullus. 

38.  viii.  James  Hamilton,  b.  April  14th,  1848  ;   m.,  first,  Almira  Pike  ; 

second,  Rebecca  A.  Hoover. 

31.  Isaac^  Shipman  (Harmon',  Nicholas",  Harmon'),  b. 
Sept.  18th,  1818,  in  Lower  Augusta  township,  Northum- 
berland County;  m.,  Jan.  3d,  1843,  to  Rebekah  Lytle,  b. 
Aug.  16th,  1819;    d.  Oct.  20th,  ]88o. 

He  is  engaged  in  farming,  and  lives  near  the  head 
of  Boyle's  Run,  on  a  part  of  his  grandfather's  (Nicholas) 
original  homestead,  in  Northumberland  County,  where 
he  is  still  engaged  in  active  business  pursuits  with  his 
son,  Salathiel.     Rebekah,  his   wife,  was   a  faithful    and 


THE    FISHER    FA^HLY.  35 

devout   member   of   the    Baptist  Church  for  forty-three 
years. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Salathiel  H.=,  b.  Dec.  15th,  1845;  m.,  Nov.  16th,  1875,  to  Lydia 

Dunkleberger.      Issue  —  Galen    H.,    b.    Aug.    25th,    1876; 

Sallie  R.,  b.  July  19th,  1878  ;   Horatio  Elmer,  b.  Oct.  1st, 

1880,  and  Minnie  F.,  b.  June  29th,  1884.     They  live   near 

Asherton,  Pa. 
ii.  Mahalah  Jane,  b.  Sept.  4th,  1848;  m.,  Nov.  22d,  1868,  to  Daniel 

S.  Dunkleberger.     Issue— Tamar,  b.  Oct.  7th,  1869  ;  Lottie 

O.,  b.  July  4th,  1889. 
iii.  Arastus,  b.  Sept.  29th,  1854;   d.  Dec.  20th,  1857. 
iv.  Anthony,  b.    Sept.    22d,  1857  ;   m.,  Oct.  11th,  1886,  to   Irene 

Conrad. 

32.  Abigail  Elizabeth'  vShipman  (^Harmon'),  born  in 
Lower  Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa., 
June  4th,  1820 ;  m.  Nov.  21st,  1844.  to  David,  son  of  Jacob 
Fisher,  b.  Feb.  lOth,  182<>;  d.  March  13th.  1887. 

They  lived  upon  a  farm  near  vSunbury.  Pa.,  until  1865, 
when  they  removed  to  Indiana,  locating  in  Elkhart 
County,  and  in  1868  removed  to  Cass  County,  Mich., 
where  they  lived  until  his  death.  They  were  engaged 
in  agricriltural  pursuits  while  at  both  places.  They  were 
members  of  the  United  Brethren  Church  since  their 
residence  in  the  West.  Abigail  resides  with  her  children 
at  Elkhart,  Ind. 

They  had  issue : 

39.         i.  Keturah^  Fisher,  b.  May  12th,  1846. 

ii.  Candace,  b.  Dec.  5th,  1847  ;  m.,  Aug.  28th,  1870,  to  Newell 
Miller.  Issue  — Fred,  b.  Feb.  23d,  1872;  Delmar,  b.  July 
25th,  1876.     Live  at  Elkhart,   Ind. 


36  (;eneai.O(;y  of 

40.  iii.  Harmon,  b.  July  30th,  1849. 

iv.  Eliza  Jane,  b.  July  20th,  18.51  ;  d.  Sept.  16th,  1852. 

V.  Rosette  C,  b.  April  l.ith,  1853;   m.,  Jan.  15th,  1873,  to  Mathias  . 

Bird.     She  died  Nov.  5th,  1885.     Issue  — Tula  C,  b.  P>b. 

2d,  1874  ;  Gertrude,  b.  June  13th,  187(3. 
vi.  Ely  A.,  b.  March  23d,  1855 ;  d.  April  20th,  1879. 
vii.  Lenorah,  b.  Jan.  24th,  1857  ;   d.  Jan.  24th,  1857. 

41.  viii.  Edward  A.,  b.  April  30th,  1859. 

ix.  William  R.,  b.  May  3d,  1862;   m.,  March  17th,  1885,  to  Delia 

Metcalf. 
X.  Addie  H.,  b.  Dec.  7th,  1866;   m.,  July  .3d,  1887,  to  Peltier  Hill, 
xi.  David  A.,  b.  July  6th,  1869. 

89.  Keturah'  Fisher  (David'),  born  near  Sunbury,  Pa., 
May  12th,  1846 ;  m.,  Jan.  14th,  1869,  to  Aaron  Dickerhoof, 
who  died  Jan.  25th,  1887. 

He  was  in  the  mercantile  business.  In  1870  he 
moved  to  Wisconsin,  where  he  remained  sixteen  months ; 
then  returned  to  Adamsville,  Mich. ;  from  there  removed 
to  Mottville,  and  thence  to  Brownsville,  Mich.,  where  he 
died.  His  wife  still  continues  the  business  at  the  latter 
place. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Clifford  A.,  b.  March  25th,  1871. 

ii.  Minnie  B.,  b.  Jan.   11th,  1874. 

iii.  Edith  A.,  b.  Aug.  14th,  1875. 

iv.  Eva  Grace,  b.  Jan.  15th,  1878  ;   d.  Feb.  8th,  1878. 

V.  Bert,  b.  ,  1879. 

40.     Harmon'  Fisher  (David'',  Jacob',  Adam'),  b.  near 

vSunbury,  Pa.,  July  80th,  1849;  m.,  Dec.  80th,  1874,  to 
Miss  Nancy  F.  Carr. 

He  went   to  Topeka,  Kansas,  when  twenty   years   of 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  37 

age,  where  he  has  since  lived.     He  was  engaged  in  the 
express  business  for  a  number  of    years,  and  for  four 
years  was  foreman  of  Fire  vStation  No.  1,  when  he  again 
returned  to  the  express  business. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  L.  Clifford^  b.  Nov.  20th,  1875. 
ii.  Ralph  D.,  b.  Sept.  5th,    1878. 
iii.  Elmer  H.,  b.  Nov.  17th,   1879. 
iv.  Greta  lone,  b.  April  2d,  1882. 
V.  Raymond  F.,  b.  Nov.  16th,  1887. 
vi.  Paul  K.,  b.  Aug.  11th,  1889. 

41.  Edward  A.'  Fisher  (David",  Jacob',  Adam'),  born 
near  vSunbury,  Pa.,  April  30th,  1859 ;  m.,  Aug.  29th,  1880, 
to  Miss  Ida  Warner. 

He  has  always  followed  farming,  except  for  a  year 
and  a  half,  when  he  .  was  in  Fire  Station  No.  1,  at 
Topeka,  Kansas.  They  reside  upon  a  farm  near  Elk- 
hart, Ind. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Herbert  E.»,  b.  Feb.  16th,  1883. 

ii.  Morton  A.,  b.  July  23d,  1884. 

iii.  Johnie,  b.  June  25th,   1888  ;   d.  Feb.  12th,  1889. 

33.  Catharine  Eliza'  vShipman  (Harmon'),  daughter  of 
Harmon  and  Elizabeth  McKinney  Shipman,  b.  June 
4th,  1820,  in  Northumberland  County,  Pa. ;  m.,  Dec. 
10th,  1839,  to  Caleb  Ely. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Isaac  Ely\  b.  June  7th,  1841. 
ii.  Joseph,  b.  Jan.  7th,  1843. 
iii.  Foster,  b.  Sept.  27th,  1844. 


38  GENEAL()(;V   OF 

iv.  Elizabeth  J.,  b.  Jan.  15th,  1847. 
V.  Susan,  b.  May  8th,  1849. 

vi.  Lyda  M.,  b.  Feb.  27th,  1851  ;   d.  Oct.  20th,  1854. 
vii.  James  Madison,  b.  April  4th,  1855. 
viii.  Emma  Alice,  b.  April  4th,  1855. 
ix.  Caleb  W.,  b.  Feb.  28th,  1857  ;   d.  May  29th.  1860. 
X.  Harmon  S.,  b.  Aug.  4th,  1859. 

34.  Delilah'  Shipman  (Harmon'),  daughter  of  Harmon 
and  Elizabeth  Ely  Shipman,  b.  Aug.  12th,  1830,  in 
Northumberland  County,  Pa.;  m.,  Nov.  22d,  1849,  to 
Anthony  Snyder,  b.  Dec.  8th,  1823. 

They  have  been  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  for 
a  number  of  years.  They  lived  in  Northumberland 
County,  Pa.,  until  March  28th,  1871,  when  they  removed 
to  Fayetta,  Fulton  County,  Ohio,  where  they  have  since 
resided.  Their  children  were  all  born  in  Northumber- 
land County.  They  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Elizabeth  Tamar',  b.  Sept.  29th,  1850. 
ii.  Lydia  Jane,  b.  Sept.  13th,  1852. 

iii.  William  Simonton,  b.  Nov.  20th,  1855  ;   d.  June  8th,  1856. 
iv.  Airsman  Eliot,  b.  Oct.  26th,  1857. 

V.  Anthony  Irvin,  b.  June  26th,  1860. 
vi.  Mary  Florence,  b.  June  22d,  1864. 
vii.  George  Harry,  b.  April  28th,  1867. 

35.  O.  Ely'  Shipman  (Harmon',  Nicholas',  Harmon'), 
son  of  Harmon  and  Elizabeth  Ely  vShipman,  b.  Dec.  18th, 
1832,    in    Lower    Augusta    township,     Northumberland 


THE   FISHER   FAMHA'.  39 

County,  Pa.;  m.,  March  15th,  1855,  to  Barbara  A.  wSeers, 
b.  March  28th,  1885. 

They  are  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  reside 
at  West  Unity,  Brady  township,  Williams  County,  Ohio, 
to  which  place  they  removed  from  Pennsylvania  Sept. 
15th,  1857.  They  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Delilah=,  b.  June  1st,  1856. 

ii.  Samuel  W.,  b.  March  9th,  1858. 
iii.  Martha  J.,  b.  June  28th,  1860. 
iv.  Isaac  E.,  b.  June  21st,  1863. 

V.  Lydia  B.,  b.  Sept.  15th,  1878. 

86.  Samuel  J.'  vShipman  (Harmon',  Nicholas'',  Har- 
mon'), son  of  Harmon  and  Elizabeth  Ely  Shipman,  b. 
June  16th,  1837,  in  Northumberland  County,  Pa.;  m., 
March  1st,  1860,  to  Elizabeth  B.  Fisher. 

They  reside  at  Balsam  Lake,  Polk  County,  Wis. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Harmon",  b.  Dec.  14th,  I860, 
ii.  Marion,  b.  Aug.  30th,  1862. 
iii.  Nicholas,  b.  March  12th,  1864. 
iv.  Ella,  b.  June  30th,  1866. 

V.  Alberta,  b.  May  14th,  1871. 
vi.  Louemma,  b.  May  13th,  1878. 

37.  Hester  Jane'  Shipman  (Harmon'),  daughter  of 
Harmon  and  Elizabeth  Ely  Shipman,  b.  Oct.  23d,  1842, 
in  Northumberland  County,  Pa.;  m.,  Feb.  14th,  1861,  to 


40  GENEALOGY   OF 

David  W.  Gunsaullus,  b.   Nov.  24th,  1827,  in   Richland 
County,  Ohio. 

They  are  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  reside 
upon  a  farm  near  Fayetta,  Fulton  County,  Ohio. 
They  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Melvin  M.^  b.  Feb.  15th,  1862. 

ii.  Harmon  A.,  b.  Nov.  28th,  1863;   d.  Sept.   11th,  1865. 
iii.  WilHam  A.,  b.  Aug.  4th,  1868. 
iv.  Arthur  E.,  b.  May  28th,  1872. 

V.  Estella  E.,  b.  Jan.  2d,  1879. 

38,  James  H.'  Shipman  (Harmon',  Nicholas",  Har- 
mon'), son  of  Harmon  and  Elizabeth  Ely  vShipman,  b. 
April  14th,  1848,  in  Lower  Augusta  township,  North- 
umberland County,  Pa. ;  m.,  first.  May  1st,  1870,  to  Miss 
Almira  Pike,  b.  July  28th,  1845 ;  d.  April  23d,  1873 ;  m., 
second,  March  23d,  1876,  to  Rebecca  A.  Hoover,  b.  Dec. 
4th,  1848,  in  Cumberland  County,  Pa. 

James  removed  with  his  parents  to  Ohio,  Oct.  14th, 
1859,  where  he  has  since  resided.  After  his  first  mar- 
riage he  located  on  a  farm,  where  he  remained  until  the 
death  of  his  wife,  Almira.  ,  He  subsequently  disposed  of 
this  property  and  removed  home  for  a  year,  after  which 
he  traveled  for  about  two  years,  and  has  since  located 
upon  a  farm  near  Fayetta,  Franklin  township,  Fulton 
County,  Ohio,  devoting  his  time  to  farming  and  to  the 
blacksmith  trade.  They  are  members  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church. 


THE  fishp:r  family.  41 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Emma  Etta\  b.  March  26th,  1871  ;   d.  Aug.  27th,  1871. 

ii.  Airsmam  Alby,  b.  July  22d,  1872. 
iii.  Charles  Maynard,  b.  Jan.  9th,  1877. 
iv.  George  Hamilton,  b.  Feb.  9th,  1880. 

V.  Lydia  Florence,  b.  Jan.  12th,  1883. 
vi.  Harrison  Irvin,   b.  Feb.  19th,  1889. 

30.  Joseph^  Shipman  (Nicholas'',  Harmon'),  b.  Sept. 
12th,  1808,  in  Augusta  township,  Northumberland 
County,  Pa.;  d.  at  same  place  Oct.  20th,  184o  ;  m.,  Jan. 
12th,  1820.  to  Mary  Bergstresser,  born  Aug.  18th,  1804,  in 
Dauphin  County,  Pa.;  d.  Jan.  9th,  1882. 

He  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  during  his 
life  time  on  his  farm  adjoining  the  old  wShipman  home- 
stead.    He  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

They  had  issue : 

42.  i.  Elizabeth^  b.  Dec.  22d,  1826;  m.  M.  D.  DeWitt. 
ii.  Catharine,  b.  July  12th,  1828;  d.  July  26th,  1836. 

43.  iii.  John  B.,  b.  March  23d,  1830;  m.  Emma  J.  DeWitt. 

44.  iv.  Phebe,  b.  Feb.  5th,  1832;  m.,  first,  W.  P.  Kuntz;  m.,  second, 

G.  McCarty. 

45.  V.  Lot  B.,  b.  Oct.  21st,  1833. 
vi.  Nicholas,  b.  Feb.  15th,  1836. 

vii.  Mary  A.,  b.  I\Iay  2d,  1838;  d.  June  1st,  1880. 

viii.  Joseph  H.,  b.  June  4th,  1840;  d.  July  31st,  1864;  m.,  June  9th, 
1861,  to  Harriet  E.  Reed.  Issue— Clara  E.,  b.  April  4th, 
1862;  Calvin  J.  R.,  b.  June  7th,  1863.  He  lives  at  St.  Paul, 
Minn. 

46.  ix.  Jemima,  b.  Aug.  2d,  1843;  m.  John  Ditty. 

X.  Adaline,  b.  Dec.  1st,  1845;  m.,  March  2.3d,  1873,  to  Robert 
l<"easter,  b.  March  29th,  1850.  Issue— Samuel  Edwin,  b. 
March  23d,  1874;  Mamie  May,  b.  April  9th,  1878;  d.  June 
15th,  1882;  Carrie  D.,  b.  April  23d,  1883;  d.  Sept.  21st, 
1884.     They  reside  on  a  farm  in  Lower  Augusta  township. 


42  GENEALOGY   OF 

42.  Elizabeth'  Shipman  (Joseph'',  Nicholas",  Harmon'), 
b.  Dec.  22d,  1826,  in  Lower  Augusta  township,  Northum- 
berland County,  Pa.;  m.,  Nov.  6th,  1860,  to  Matthew  D. 
DeWitt,  b.  Sept.  18th,  1880. 

They  are  both  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
They  are  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  reside  in 
Rockefeller  township,  Northumberland  County. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Ambrose  Stark->,  b.  Aug.  3d,  1861;  m.,  July  21st,  1885,  to  Effie 

Speece. 
ii.  Mary  Gertrude,  b.  June  6th,  1864;  m.  Frank  Gaul, 
iii.  Joseph  Craton,  b.  Aug.  24th,  1869;  d.  Jan.  2d,  1870. 

43.  John  B.'  Shipman  (Joseph',  Nicholas",  Harmon'), 
b.  March  23d,  1830,  in  Lower  Augusta  township,  North- 
umberland County,  Pa.;  m.,  March  20th,  1883,  to  Emma 
Jane  DeWitt. 

He  i&  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Lower  Mahanoy  town- 
ship, Northumberland  County,  upon  a  fine  farm. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Carrie  Abigail-',  b.  May  29th,  1884;  died  in  infancy, 
ii.  Franklin  C,  b.  March  2d,  1889. 

44.  Phebe'  Shipman  (Joseph',  Nicholas",  Harmon'),  b. 
Feb.  5th,  1832,  in  Lower  Augusta  township,  Northum- 
berland County,  Pa.;  m.,  first,  Jan.  12th,  1853,  to 
William  P.  Kuntz,  who  d.  May  23d,  18."")4;  m.,  second, 
Feb.  22d,  1855,  to  (xcorge  McCarty,  b.  Nov.  4th,  1824. 
They  reside  at  vSunbury,  Pa. 


THE   FISHER   FA>riLY.  43 

They  had  issue: 

i.  John  H\  McCarty,  b.  July  13th,  1856;  m.  Elizabeth  Peifer. 

ii.  Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  July  17th,  1857;  d.  Feb.  8th,  1858. 
iii.  Amareta,  b.  Feb.  21st,  1859. 
iv.  Hannah  C,  b.  Aug.  14th,  1860;  m.  Morris  Forsyth. 

V.  William  H.,  b.  April  7th,  1861;  m.  Catharine  Griggs, 
vi.  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Jan.  7th,  1863;  died  in  infancy, 
vii.  Joseph,  b.  Jan.  17th,  1864;  m.  Mary  Zinn. 
viii.  Agnes,  b.  Jan.  7th,  1867;  m.  Samuel  Gulp, 
ix.  George,  b.  Dec.  24th,  1869. 

X.  Lyman  Dallas,  b.  March  7th,  1871. 
xi.  Elva,  b.  Dec.  12th,  1872;  d.  April  27th,  1873. 

45.  Lot  B.'  vShipman  (Joseph'',  Nicholas",  Harmon'),  b. 
Oct.  21st,  1888,  in  Lower  Augu.sta  township,  Northum- 
berland County,  Pa.;  m.,  June  25th,  1876,  to  Lydia  M. 
Taylor,  b.  May  11th,  1857,  in  New  Jersey. 

They  reside  in  Alvordton,  Ohio. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Charles  C.°,  b.  April  5th,  1877;  d.  Feb.  17th,  1878. 

ii.  Mary  Jane,  b.  Jan.  15th,  1879. 

iii.  Clarence  L.,  b.  Jan.  31st.  1883. 

iv.  Edward  L.,  b.  Nov.  16th,  1884. 

46.  Jemima'  Shipman  (Joseph'',  Nicholas",  Harmon"), 
b.  Aug.  2d,  1848,  in  Lower  Augusta  township,  Northum- 
berland County,  Pa.;  m.,  Nov.  28th,  1868,  to  John  Ditty, 
son  of  Simon  and  Mary  Brandt  Ditty,  b.  Jan.  24th,  1889, 
in  Liverpool,  Perry  County,  Pa. 

He  is,  by  occupation,  a  carpenter,  which  business  he 
follows.  He  was  in  the  late  war  of  the  Rebellion. 
They  reside  at  vShamokin.  Pa. 


44  GENEALOGY   OF 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Laura  Edith^  b.  Aug.  22d,  1869. 

ii.  Charles  Edwin,  b.  Aug.  11th,  1871. 
iii.  Mary  Ann,  b.  Jan.  27th,  1880. 
iv.  Carrie  Edna,  b.  Jan.  22d,  1883. 

12.  Jacob'  vShipman,  Sr.  (Harmon,  vSr.'),  born  in  Har- 
mony township,  Warren  County,  N.  J.,  May  8th,  1766; 
d.  Feb.  24th,  1849. 

In  1802  he  followed  his  older  brothers  into  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  located  near  Boyle's  Run,  in  Augusta  town- 
ship, Northumberland  County,  where  he  is  assessed  the 
same  year  with  one  hundred  and  forty-nine  acres  of 
land,  small  cabin,  two  horses  and  two  cows.  Upon  that 
place  he  sub.sequently  resided.  He  was  twice  married. 
His  first  wife  was  a  Miss  Menier,  by  whom  he  had  two 
sons,  Abraham  and  Jacob.  His  second  wife  was  Rachael 
Bird,  born  July  27th,  1780,  and  died  April  27th,  1888; 
buried  at  Mountain  Church,  near  head  of  Boyle's  Run, 
in  Lower  Augusta  township,  Northumberland  County, 
Pa.,  by  whom  he  had  issue : 

i.  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  2lst,  1805;  d.  Feb.,  1S90;  m.  Mr.  S.  Wynn. 
47.        ii.  John  Bird,  b.  Nov.  29th,  1806;  m.  Keziah  Reeder. 
iii.   David,  b.  Feb.  26th,  1809. 
iv.  James,  b.  Sept.  1st,  1811. 
V.  Sylvanus,  b.  Oct.  3Ist,  1814. 
vi.  Mary,  b.  Aug.  5th,  181S;  m.  Mr.  J.  Ebright. 

47.  John  Bird'  Shipman  (Jacob',  Harmon'),  born  in 
Augusta   township,   Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  Nov. 


THE   FISHER    FAMILY.  45 

29th,  1800;  d.  Dec.  lOth,  1858,  at  Wapello,  Iowa;  m.,  Oct. 
20th,  1831 ,  to  Keziah,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
Fisher  Reeder,  b.  May  19th,  1813,  at  Alleghany,  Pa. 

They  resided  in  Limestone  Valley,  Northumberland 
County,  where  he  was  an  active  and  prominent  member 
.  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  being  a  class  leader  and  a  very 
zealous,  active  Christian  worker,  organizing  a  number  of 
Sunday  schools  in  his  neighborhood,  and  was  instru- 
mental in  the  accomplishment  of  great  good.  In  1858, 
April  12th,  he  left  Milton,  Pa.,  with  his  family  and 
located  in  Louise  County,  Iowa,  near  Wapello,  where,  on 
Dec.  10th,  1858,  he  passed  away  to  his  reward,  leaving 
his  wife,  Keziah,  and  their  children  to  battle  their  way 
through  the  world  without  his  assistance.  After  the 
death  of  their  father  the  older  sons  took  care  of  the 
family  until  they  married,  after  which  they  gradually 
located  in  different  parts  of  the  west.  Keziah  resides 
with  her  son,  Peter  O.  Shipman,  upon  his  farm  near 
Wapello,  Iowa. 

In  1886,  after  twenty-eight  years,  the  surviving  mem- 
bers of  this  family  had  a  reunion  at  the  residence  of 
Peter  O.  vShipman,  near  Wapello,  la.  It  was  the  first 
time  the  family  had  all  been  together  since  April  12th, 
1858,  when  the  family  of  John  B.  Shipman  left  Milton, 
Pa.,  and  went  to  Louise  County,  Iowa,  except  the  oldest 
son,  Jacob,  who  remained  in  Pennsylvania. 


46  (;eneal()(;v  of 

They  had  issue: 

48.  i.  Jacob^,  b.  July  27th,  1833;  m.  Catherine  R.  Peterman. 

49.  ii.  Annie  E.,  b.  March  28th,  1836;  m.  Abraham  Reeder, 

50.  iii.  Joseph  R.,  b.  March  7th,  1838;  m.  Laurenia  Stroupe. 

51.  iv.  Peter  O.,  b.  March  14th,  1840;  m.  Orlena  Graham. 

52.  V.  Mary  C,  b.  Feb.  24th,  1842;  m.  Wesley  C.  Shipman. 

53.  vi.  Alem  B.,  b.  April  9th,  1844;  m.  Sophronia  Armstrong. 

54.  vii.  Oliver  E.,  b.  Jan.  21st,  1846;  m.  Samantha  Joy. 
viii.  Rachael  A.,  b.  April  15th,  1848;  d.  Aug.  17th,  1848. 

55.  ix.  John  W.,  b.  Dec.  8th,  1849;  m.  Sarah  Stroupe. 

X.  Emily  R.,  b.  July  15th,  1858;  d.  July  30th,  1864. 

48.  Jacob'  Shipman  (John  B.',  Jacob",  Harmon'),  born 
at  Sharp  Ridge,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  July  27th, 
1833 ;  d.  July  10th,  1890,  at  Sunbury,  Pa. 

At  the  age  of  sixteen,  Jacob  was  apprenticed  to  the 
printer's  trade  in  the  office  of  the  Simhiiry  American, 
where  he  remained  until  1854,  after  which  he  served  for 
three  years  as  foreman  in  the  office  of  the  Miltonian,  at 
Milton,  Pa.  While  at  the  latter  place  he  acquired  the 
art  of  telegraphy,  and  was  employed  for  two  years  in  the 
Milton  office  of  the  Catawissa  Railroad  as  assistant  agent 
and  operator.  In  March,  1859,  he  removed  to  Sunbury, 
as  clerk  and  operator  in  the  ticket  office  of  the  Northern 
Central  Railway.  In  1868  was  appointed  joint  ticket 
agent  at  that  place  for  the  Philadelphia  and  Erie  and 
Northern  Central  Railway  Companies.  He  held  this 
position  until  1878.  For  eight  years  he  was  director  of 
the  Sunbury  Mutual  Savings  Fund  and  Building  Asso- 
ciation, which  started  business  in  September,  1867.     He 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  47 

was  clerk  for  the  Borough  of  vSunbin'y  for  a  period  of 

six   years.     He    began    in    1805,    the   business    of    Life 

Insurance,  to  which,  in  1866,  he  added  fire  insurance,  in 

which    business    he    was   engaged   at   the   time   of    his 

death.      He     married,     Sept.    1st,    1857,    Catharine     R., 

daughter  of  John  S.  and  Julia  A.  Peterman,  of  Milton, 

Pa.,  b.  Feb.  15th,  1889. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Daughter^  b.  June  10th,  1858;  d.  June  11th,  1858. 
ii.  Mary  Alice,  b.  Oct.  21st,  1859;  d.  July  2d,  1864. 
iii.  John  Cameron,  b.  March  3d,    1862;   he  was  educated  at  the 
high  school  of  Sunbury,  after  which  he  was  apprenticed  to 
the  machinist's  trade  in  the  Pennsylvania  R.  R.  shops  at 
that  place;  since  completion  of  the  same  he  has  been  em- 
ployed by  that  company  in  the  same  relative  position, 
iv.  Charles   Edward,   b.   Aug.   21st,   1863;  m.  Jan.   15th,   1885,  to 

Annie  C,  daughter  of  Samuel  Oberdorf. 
V.  Mary  Alice,  b.  Oct.  17th,  1865. 
vi.  William,  b.  May  17th,  1867;  d.  Jan.  30th,  1869. 
vii.  Herbert,  b.  April  25th,  1870;  d.  Oct.  4th,  1871. 
viii.  Carrie,  b.  March  29th,  1872;  d.  March  28th,  1882. 
i.K.  Annie,  b.  Dec.  30th,  1877. 
X.  Laura,  b.  March  11th,  1880;  d.  Sept.  24th.  1881. 

49.  Annie  E.'  vShipman  (John  B.'),  born  at  vSharp 
Ridge,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  March  28th,  1836 ; 
m.  Aug.  14th,  1859,  to  Abraham  Reeder,  b.  Dec.  4th,  1829. 

They  are  farmers,  and  have  for  several  years  resided 
upon  a  homestead  near  Narka,  in  Republic  County, 
Kansas.     They  are  members  of  the  M.  E.  Church. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Clara  A.%  b.  Nov.  24th,  1860;  d.  Feb.  12th,  1865. 
ii.  Charles  B.,  b.  Sept.  29th,  1862;  d.  May  5th,  1865. 


48  (lENEALoCV    OF 

iii.  William   L.,    b.  Feb.  1st,  1865;   m.,  Aug.    5th,  18S3,  to  Mary 
Dover. 
.       iv.  John  F.,  b.  Feb.  7th,  1807. 

V.  Oliver  Brady,  b.  Oct.  11th,  1870. 
vi.  Elmer  Wesley,  b.  Nov.  11th,  187B. 
vii.  Edna  C,  b.  March  3d,  1883. 

50.  Joseph  R.'  vShipman  (John  B.',  Jacob",  Harmon'), 
born  at  vSharp  Ridge,  Northumberland  County,  Pa., 
March  7th,  1838;   m.,  August,  1870,  to  Laurenia  vStroupe. 

He  removed  to  Iowa  with  his  parents  in  1858,  since 
which  he  has  given  his  attention  to  agricuUural  pursuits, 
an(J  has,  for  a  number  of  years,  resided  upon  a  farm  near 
Wapello,  Iowa.  While  at  Milton,  Pa.,  he  learned  the 
trade  of  a  cabinet  maker.  He  enlisted  in  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion  Aug.  11th,  1862,  in  Company  F,  19th  Iowa 
Volnnteers,  infantry.  Was  wounded  twice  in  the  battle 
of  Prairie  Grove,  Ark.,  Dec.  7th,  1862.  He  was  taken 
prisoner  at  Sterling  Farm,  La.,  vSept.  29th,  1868.  Subse- 
quently exchanged  and  was  mustered  out  at  the  close 
of  the  war. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Charles  F.,  b.  July  15th,  1871. 
ii.  Myrtle  M.,  b.  May  7th,  1876. 
iii.  Carrie  L.,  b.  Feb.  9th,  1881. 

61.  Peter  O."  Shipman  (John  B.",  Jacob',  Harmon'), 
born  near  Sunbury,  Pa.,  March  14th,  1840;  m.,  Feb.  5th, 
1868,  to  Orlena  Graham,  b.  Jan.  26th,  1848. 

Peter  O.  was  reared  in  Northumberland  County,  Pa. 
He  left  Milton,  Pa.,  April  12th,  1858,  with  his  parents, 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  49 

when  they  removed  to  Wapello,  Iowa,  near  which  place 
he  has  .since  lived.  His  father  died  the  same  winter  of 
their  arrival  at  Wapello,  which  left  to  Peter  O.  and  his 
older  brother  the  care  of  the  family.  They  rented  some 
land  which  they  cultivated  with  the  aid  of  two  yoke  of 
oxen  until  they  were  enabled  to  procure  horses.  Upon 
the  breaking-  out  of  the  Civil  war,  Peter  O.  enlisted  in 
the  lOoth  Iowa  Volunteers,  infantry,  but  upon  examina- 
tion was  rejected  on  account  of  a  defect  in  his  right  eye. 
He  returned  home  and  a  year  later  rented  a  part  of  a 
tract  of  new  land  four  miles  south  of  Wapello,  known  as 
the  McKormick  farm,  which  they  cultivated  six  years, 
after  which  he  and  three  of  his  brothers  rented  the 
entire  tract  of  six  hundred  acres  west  of  Wapello, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming  and  raising  stock.  His 
mother,  Keziah,  has  resided  with  him  for  a  number  of 
years. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Lillie  M.\  b.  Nov.  30th,  1868. 
ii.  Emma  A.,  b.  May  9th,  1871. 
iii.  Edna  Keziah,  b.  April  12th,  1873. 
iv.  Jessie  A.,  b.  March  22d,  1877. 
V.  Elmer  O.,  b.  March  9th,  1879. 
vi.  Anna  C,  b.  May  2d,  1881. 
vii.  Arthur  G.,  b.  April  3d,  1884;  d.  May  6th,  1885. 

52.  Mary  C  vShipman  (John  B.'),  born  near  Sunbury, 
Pa..  Feb.  24th,  1842 ;  m.,  Aug.  25th,  1859,  to  Wesley  R., 
son  of  William  and  Mary  Reader  Shipman,  b.  Feb.  4th, 
1836. 


50  GENEALOGY   OF 

They  reside  at  Narka,  Republic  County,  Kansas,  where 
both  are  members  of  the  M,  E.  Church. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  William  F.^  b.  Dec.  19th,  1860. 
ii.  Fannie  E.,  b.  March        ,  1862;  d.  Sept.  3d,  1862. 
iii.  Mary  A.,  b.  Jan.  11th,  1864;  d.  Aug.  27th,  1864. 
iv.  Charles  L.,  b.  Sept.  3d,  1865;  d.  Aug.  6th,  1866. 
V.  Keziah  A.,  b.  Nov.  11th,  1866;  m.,  Jan.  13th,  1887,  to  Perry  H. 

Starks. 
vi.  Lydiajane,  b.  Jan.  20th,  1868. 
vii.  Minnie  P.,  b.  Nov.  3d,  1870. 
viii.  Oliver  T.,  b.  July  26th,  1872. 
ix.  Alma  Blanche,  b.  Oct.  18th,  1874. 
X.  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  15th,  1879;  d.  Feb.  15th.  1879. 
xi.  Jessie  Grant,  b.  April  18th,  1880;  d.  Aug.  13th,  1881. 
xii.  Clarence  Edward,  b.  Oct.  18th,  1882. 

53.  Alem  Britten'  Shipman  (John  B.\  Jacob',  Har- 
mon'), born  near  Sunbury  Pa.,  April  9th,  1844;  m.,  June 
24th,  1875,  to  Sophronia  Armstrong. 

He  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  in  August,  1861,  at  the 
age  of  seventeen  years,  in  Company  K,  8th  Iowa 
Infantry,  and  served  during  the  war.  He  returned  to 
his  home  near  Wapello  and  studied  for  the  ministry, 
after  which  he  located  at  Walnut,  Iowa. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Mary\  b.  Sept.  ,  1877. 
ii.  Carrie,  b.  Jan.  ,  1880. 
iii.  Warren,  b.  Nov.  24th,  1884. 

54.  Oliver  E.'  Shipman  (John  B.'',  Jacob',  Harmon'), 
born  near  Sunbury,  Pa.,  Jan.  21st,  1846;  m.,  Feb.  13th, 
1870,  to  Samantha  Joy. 


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They  reside  upon  a  farm  in  the  vicinity  of  Wapello, 
Iowa. 

They  had  is.sue : 

i.  Edgar  D.-',  b.  June  2d,  1872. 

ii.  Ralph  W.,  b.  Aug.  12th,  1874. 
iii.  Leonard].,  b.  Sept.  ,  1876. 
iv.  Guy,  b.  Sept.         ,  1878;  d.  July  17th,  1879. 

V.  Clyde  C,  b.  Sept.  26th,  1881. 
vi.  John  L.,  b.  Sept.        ,  1884;   d.  Jan.         ,  1885. 

5i).  John  Wesley'  Shipman  (John  B.',  Jacob'%  Har- 
mon'), born  in  wSunbtiry,  Pa.,  Dec.  8th,  1849 ;  m.,  Jan. 
18th,  1875,  to  vSarah  vStroupe. 

He  removed  to  Iowa,  with  his  parents,  in  1858,  where 
he  has  since  resided.  For  a  number  of  years  he  has 
lived  upon  a  farm  at  Morning  Sun,  Iowa. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Minnie  O.'',  b.  Nov.  10th,  1875;  d.  Aug.  12th,  1876. 

ii.  Fred  Raymond,  b.  Sept.  3d,  1878. 

iii.  Bertie  Lee,  b.  Oct.  13th,  1880.  ,    . 

iv.  Nellie  May,  b.  Nov.  23d,  1884. 


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CHAPTER  III. 


LINE   OF   HENRY. 


3.  Henry''  Fisher  (Joseph'),  son  of  Joseph  and 
Catharine  Mineger  Fisher,  b.  July  23d,  1767,  in  Sussex 
County,  New  Jersey;  d.  Sept.  9th,  1824,  at  Bear  Gap, 
Northumberland  County,  Pa. 

He  was  reared  in  the  vicinity  of  Harmony  township, 
now  Warren  County,  N.  J.,  where  his  educational  train- 
ing was  obtained.  Soon  after  becoming  of  age,  he 
married,  in  the  same  vicinity,  from  where,  in  the  spring 
of  1791,  he  removed  to  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  and 
located  in  Shamokin  township,  near  where  his  father's 
estate  was  situated,  where  he  purchased  two  hundred  and 
fifty  acres  of  land,  the  greater  portion  of  which  he 
cleared  of  its  original  forest,  upon  which  he  resided  until 
the  spring  of  1801.  Subsequently  he  purchased  the 
"  Red  Tavern,"  a  hostelry  situated  near  the  present 
hamlet  of  Paxinos,  on  the  old  Reading  turnpike,  where 
he  resided  until  1804.  Later  he  sold  that  property  to 
George  vStartzel.  From  that  place  he  removed  to  the 
vicinity  of  Numedia,  in  Columbia  County,  where  he 
erected  a  grist  mill,  on  Roaring  Creek.  He  resided  there 
until    1813,   when   he   disposed   of    that   mill    to   a   Mr. 


54  GENEALOGY   OF 

Herpine,  and  returned  to  Shamokin  township,  locating 
near  Bear  Gap.  There  he  purchased  a  saw  mill  and  a 
tavern.  In  1816  he  erected  a  large  grist  mill  on  Roaring 
Creek,  and  afterward  purchased  a  distillery  and  several 
tracts  of  land  in  the  same  neighborhood.  In  the  spring 
of  1824  he  erected  a  large  stone  residence  at  Bear  Gap. 

The  old  taxable  list  of  Shamokin  township,  from  which 
the  greater  portion  of  my  records  of  Henry  P'isher  were 
obtained,  gives  the  following  record  pertaining  to  him  in 
1823.     It  was  the  last  assessment  prior  to  his  death. 

"  Henry  Fisher,  assessed  for  a  saw  mill,  distillery,  grist 
"  mill  and  tavern.  Occupation,  inn  keeper.  Tavern 
"excellent  located  on  Centre  turnpike,  on  Roaring 
"  Creek." 

He  also  owned  four  tracts  of  land,  containing  about 
thirty-two  hundred  acres,  located  in  what  was  then 
known  as  Shamokin  township.  A  large  portion  of  it  was 
adapted  for  cultivation,  and  is  at  the  present  tiine  in  the 
possession  of  his  descendants.  The  remaining  portion 
was  mountainous  land,  and  was  considered  of  so  little 
value  that  the  administrators  of  his  estate  allowed  it  to 
be  sold  for  taxes.  Subsequently  coal  was  discovered 
upon  this  land,  and  there  are  now  two  of  the  largest  coal 
mines  in  the  vShamokin  region,  in  the  vicinity  of  Locust 
Cjap,  located  upon  this  land.  The  title  to  this  property  is 
still  claiined  by  his  heirs. 

He  was  a  man  of  good  business  ability,  and  displayed 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  55 

excellent  judgment  in  the  management  of  his  property. 
His  sons  also  rendered  him  great  assistance  in  the 
different  branches  of  his  business.  He  was  a  member  of 
Rising  vSun  Lodge,  No.  100,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
of  Bloomsburg,  Pa.  He  had  the  honor  of  entertaining 
prominent  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  his  State  at 
his  home  on  a  number  of  occasions.  I  was  informed 
that  immediately  after  his  return  from  a  visit  to  Reading 
Lodge  he  contracted  the  illness  which  caused  his  death. 
Being  caught  in  a  rain  storm  he  took  cold  which  devel- 
oped into  pneumonia,  the  effects  of  which  proved  fatal 
on  September  9th,  1824,  after  a  few  days'  illness.  He 
was  buried  in  the  Presbyterian  burial  ground  near 
Elysburg,  Pa.  In  his  will,  which  was  dated  vSeptember 
8th,  1824,  he  appointed  his  sons,  Caleb,  John  and  Clot- 
worthy  S.  Fisher,  as  his  executors. 

Prior  to  his  removal  from  his  native  wState,  he  married 
Magdalene,  daughter  of  Caleb  and  Catharine  Gray 
Farlee,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  New  Jersey,  where 
her  parents  resided.  Caleb  Farlee,  her  father,  was  a 
great-great-grandson  of  the  George  Farley  of  Warwick- 
shire, England,  who  arrived  at  Roxbury,  Mass.,  about 
the  year  1689,  and  was  a  Puritan  of  considerable 
prominence  at  Woburn  and  Billerica,  Mass.,  where  he 
resided.  Her  father,  Caleb  Farlee,  removed  to  Shamokin 
township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  in  1791,  where 
he   died   in    the    year    1802,  at  the    age  of    ninety-three 


56  GENEALOGY    OF 

years.  Magdalene  died  in  September,  1823,  at  Bear 
Gap,  Pa.,  and  was  buried  in  the  Blue  Hill  Presbyterian 
burial  ground,  near  Elysburg,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

56.  i.  Joseph^,  b.  ,  1790;  m.  Elizabeth  Smink. 

57.  ii.  Caleb,  b.  Sept.         ,  1791;  m.  Sarah  Irvin. 

58.  iii.  Jacob  Farlee,  b.  Jan.  20th,  1795;  m.,  first,  Elizabeth  Parkes; 

m.,  second,  Sarah  C.  Parkes. 

59.  iv.  Sarah,  b.  May  20th,  1797;   m.  James  Bird. 

60.  V.  John,  b.  Sept.  20th,  1800;  m.  Hannah  Yocum 

61.  vi.  Clotworthy  S.,   b.   April   10th,   1802;    m.,   first,    Catharine   E. 

Pitner;  m.,  second,  Rebecca  Fisher. 

56.  Jcseph'  Fisher  (Henry",  Joseph')  son  of  Henry  and 
Magdalene  Farlee  Fisher,  b.  in  1790,  in  vSussex  County, 
New  Jersey;  d  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Smink,  who  d. 

in  the  summer  of  1886. 

He  was  reared  and  educated  in  the  vicinity  of  Bear 
Gap,  Pa.  At  an  early  age  he  learned  the  occupation  of  a 
stone  mason,  which  business  he  followed.  After  his 
marriage  he  located  upon  a  small  farm  near  Numedia, 
Pa.,  where  they  lived  until  the  death  of  his  wife,  after 
which  he  resided  in  Lycoming  County,  where  he  died. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Sallied  b.  ;  deceased. 

62.  ii.  Lena,  b.  April  14th,  1815;  d.  Aug.  26th,  1854. 

63.  iii.  Caleb,   b.    Oct.   6th,    1817;    d.    Aug.    3d,    1879;     m.    Pricella 

Holdaman. 

64.  iv.  Catharine,  b.  Dec.  18th,  1828. 

V.   Eliza,  b.  ,  1825;  d.  in  1S45;  m.  John  Stewart. 

vi.  Rebecca,  b  ;  d.  in  infancy. 

65.  vii.  Harriet,  b.  March  22d,  183G. 


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62.  Lena'  Fisher  (Joseph',  Henry",  Joseph'),  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  Fisher,  b.  April  4th,  1815,  near 
Numedia,  Columbia  County,  Pa.;  d.  Aug.  26th,  1854,  at 
Roaring  Creek,  Pa.;  m..  May  15th,  1836,  to  Jacob,  son  of 
John  and  Catharine  Harner  Yeager,  b.  Sept.  7th,  1811 ; 
d.  Jan.  10th,  1890. 

Jacob  Yeager  was  born   in   Roaring  Creek,  within   a 

short  distance  of  the  spot  where  he  died.     He  learned 

the  shoe-maker's  trade  when  a  young  man  and  followed 

that  occupation  for  a  number  of  years.     About  the  year 

1846  he  embarked  in  the  mercantile  business  which  he 

successfully  conducted  until  his  death.     In  1858  he  was 

appointed   postmaster  of  Roaring   Creek,  and  with  the 

exception  of  two  years,  held  that  position  until  the  time 

of  his  death. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Wellingtons  b.  March  1st,  1837;  d.  April  4th,  1837. 
ii.  Mary  C,  b.  March  2d,  1838;  d.  May  12th,  1869;  m.,  Sept.  10th, 

1857,  to  Daniel  L.  Antrum.     Issue — Elizabeth  J.,   b.  June 

5th,  1859.     Residence,  Danville,  Pa. 

66.  iii.  Ruth  Ann,  b.  March  14th,  1840;  m.  William  K.  Holliway. 

67.  iv.  Sarah  E.  C,  b.  Sept.  27th,  1842;  m.  William  Hurst. 

V.  Harriet,  b.  April  24th,  1845;  d.  Sept.  1st,  1851. 

68.  vi.  Harvey,  b.  Nov.  23d,  1847;  m.  Margaret  Smith, 
vii.  Clara  M  ,  b.  April  4th,  1850;  d.  May  7th,  1851. 

69.  viii.  Eliza  R.,  b.  March  28th,  1852;  m.  William  H.  Garret. 

70.  ix.  Darius,  b.  May  18th,  1854;  m.  Hannah  E.  Creasy. 

66.  Ruth  Ann'  Yeager  (Jacob'),  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Lena  Fisher  Yeager,  b.  March  14th,  1840,  at  Roaring 
Creek,    Pa.;    m.,   vSept.   29th,    1859,   William   K..    son    of 


^8  c;enealogy  of 

Samuel  and  Sarah  Kerling  Holliway,  b.  in  Berks  County, 
Pa.,  Jan.  1st,  1885. 

Judge  William  K.  Holliway  was  reared  upon  his 
father's  farm  and  attended  the  common  schools  of  his 
native  county.  Taking  a  dislike  to  the  occupation  of  a 
farmer,  he  obtained,  in  his  thirteenth  year,  a  position  as 
clerk  in  a  store  in  Reading,  Pa.,  where  he  remained 
one  year,  after  which  he  was  employed  at  other  work 
until  he  located  in  Danville,  Pa.,  in  '1850,  where  he  served 
as  clerk  another  year  and  ^  as  then  promoted  to  time- 
keeper and  superintendent  of  accounts  for  the  firm  of 
Waterman  &  Beaver,  iron  and  steel  manufacturers.  In 
the  spring  of  1860  he  removed  to  Roaring  Creek,  where 
they  resided  six  months,  after  which  they  returned  to 
Danville,  where  they  have  remained  until  the  present 
time.  Upon  his  return  to  Danville  he  resumed  his 
former  position  with  Waterman  &  Beaver  as  book- 
keeper. He  was  subsequently  promoted  to  the  respon- 
sible position  of  cashier,  a  trust  which  he  held  for  a 
number  of  years.  Later  on  the  store  changed  hands, 
and,  under  the  firm  name  of  V/aterman  &  Co.,  he  was 
made  manager  of  their  business  until  the  store  and  iron 
works  again  changed  owners,  under  the  name  of  the 
Montour  Iron  and  vSteel  Company,  of  which  he  was 
made  superintendent.  In  April,  1887,  he,  with  two 
other  gentlemen,  purchased  the  store  and  continued  the 
business  under  the  firm  name  of  Wm.  K.  Holliway  & 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  o9 

Co.,    until     April    1st.    1890,    when     he     retired     from 

business.     Jan.  21st,  1890,  he  was   appointed   Associate 

Judge  of  Montour  County  by  Governor  James  A.  Beaver. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Sallie  C.\  b.  Nov.  17th,  1S60;   m.,  Jan.  17tli,  1SS8,  to  W.  S. 
Rhoades,    son   of  Isaac   Rhoades.     They  reside  at   Rich- 
mond, \'a.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  wholesale  and  retail 
dr\-  goods  business. 
ii.  Lizzie  A.,  b.  May  24th,  1S62. 
iii.  \V.  Dosh,  b.  Aug.  13th,  1863. 
iv.  Thomas  Beaver,  b.  March  24th,  1S72. 
V.  Mary  R.,  b.  April  14th,  ISSO. 

6'S.  Caleb'  Fisher  (Joseph',  Henr}-',  Joseph')  son  of 
Joseph  and  Elizabeth  Smink  Fisher,  b.  Oct.  •26th.  1817. 
near  Xumedia.  Pa.;  d.  Aug.  3d.  1879.  at  Summit  Hill. 
Pa.:  m.  Pricilla  Holdaman.  b.  Feb.  6th.  1819 :  d.  Jan. 
25th.  1879. 

He  resided,  the  greater  portion  of  his  life,  at  Summit 
Hill,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  furniture  business. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Francis  W.\  b.  Aug.  19th,  1S39;  d.  Oct.  16th,  1S64. 
ii.  Josiah,  b.  April  7th,  1S41;  m.  Sarah  Minick. 
iii.  Kate  A.,  b.  Sept.  16th,  1S42 ;   m.  J.  B.  Hoffman,  Nov.  20th, 
1S60.      He  was  killed  in  the   civil  war,   Nov.    19th,    1S62. 
Issue— J.  Burt,  b.  Aug.  31st,  1S61.     She  lives  at  Summit 
Hill,  Pa. 
iv.  Joseph,  b.  Jan.  27th,  1S44;  m.  Kate  Young. 
V.  Sarah,  b.  Nov.  2d,  lS4o;  m.  John  B.  Y'ost. 
vi.  Ellen,  b.  Sept.  1st,  1849;  d.  Jan  6th.  1SS9:  m.  E.  D.  Koons. 
vii.  Harriet,  b.  Feb.  21st,  1S52;  m.  Alec.  \Yenner. 
viii.  Harvey,  b.  July  25th,  1854;  m.  Hattie  Mace, 
ix.  Charles,  b.  April  7th,  1S56;  d.  Sept.  1st.  lSo9. 
X.  Albert,  b.  Sept.  26tli,  1857;  d.  April  7th,  1859. 


60  GENEALOGY   OF 

67.     Sarah  E.  C."  Yeager  (Jacob'),  daughter  of  Jacob 

and  Lena  Fisher  Yeager,  b.  Sept.  27th,  1842,  at  Roaring 

Creek,  Pa.;  m.,  Sept.  5th,  1861,  to  William,  son  of  John 

'     L.  and  Elizabeth  Hurst,  b.  March  17th,  1887,  at  Reading, 

:     Pa. 

They  reside  at  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  mercantile  business. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Daniel  A.,  b.  Sept.  23d,  1863. 

ii.  William  H.,  b.  Oct.  29th,  1864. 
iii.  Laura  B.,  b.  Oct.  3d,  1866. 
iv.  Clara  A.,  b.  Jan.  30th,- 1869. 

V.  Mary  E.,  b.  July  21st,  1872. 
vi.  Ralph  W.,  b.  March  25th,  1874. 
vii.  Jacob  A.,  b.  April  14th,  1877. 
viii.  Sallie  C,  b.  June  23d,  1879. 
ix.  Nellie  M.,  b.  Nov.  17th,  1884. 

X.  John  L.,  b.  March  25th,  1886. 

69.  Eliza  R."'  Yeager  (Jacob'),  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Lena  Fisher  Yeager,  b.  March  28th,  1852,  at  Roaring 
Creek,  Pa.;  m.,  March  28d,  1875,  to  William  H.,  son  of 
John  and  vSarah  Gissner  Garrett. 

They  have  resided  at  Philadelphia  since  1875.  He  is 
employed  in  the  \J.  vS.  mint  in  that  city. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Ruth  Ann-',  b.  Feb.  25th,  1876. 
ii.  Mary  K.,  b.  May  1st,  1881;  d.  Jan.  30th,  1889. 
iii.  William  H.,  b.  Nov.  15th,  1888. 

70.  Darius'   Yeager   (Jacob'),   b.   May   18th,   1854,    at 


thp:  fisher  family.  61 

Roaring  Creek,  Pa.;  m.,  May  13th,  1879,  Hannah  E., 
daughter  of  Elias  and  Elizabeth  Hower  Creasy. 

He  has  been  in  the  mereantile  business  for  a  number 
of  years  at  Plymouth,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Bessie  O.",  b.  April  26th,  1883. 
ii.  Clark  H.,  b.  Nov.  16th,  1886. 

64.  Catharine'  Fisher  (Joseph",  Henry",  Joseph'), 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  Smink  Fisher,  b.  Dec. 
18th,  1828,  in  Locust  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.; 
m..  May  8th,  1841,  Jacob  Bowers,  b.  Oct.  16th,  1816. 

They  have  resided  at  Catawissa,  Pa.,  since  the  spring 
of  1857,  since  which  time  he  has  been  connected  with 
the  operating  department  of  the  Catawissa  Railroad  Com- 
pany, in  different  capacities.  In  1881  he  was  elected 
Supervisor  of  Catawissa  township,  and  has  held  that 
position  for  seven  years. 

They  had  issue : 

71.  i.  Jacob  A.\  b.  Dec.  lOth,  184:^;  m.  Maggie  Mowery. 

ii.  Samuels.,  b.  Aug.  10th,  1848;  m.,  Aug.  29th.  1869,  to  Mary 
E.  Helwig. 

iii.  Mary  Alice,  b.  Dec.  22d,  1851;  m.,  Aug.  29th,  1869,  to  Frank 
W.  Wagner,  b.  at  Lewisburgh,  Pa.,  Nov.  20th,  1848.  Resi- 
dence, Catawissa,  Pa. 

72.  iv.  Flora  A.,  b.  Aug.  29th,  1855;  m.  Henry  H.  Strauser. 

V.  Clark,  b.  Feb.  27th,  1857;  m.,  Dec.  23d,  1879,  to  Kate  Getkin. 
Issue— Lucy,  b.  ,  1880.     Residence,  Catawissa,  Pa. 

71.     Jacob  A.-  Bowers  (Jacob'),  b.  Dec.  lOth,  1843;  m., 

Nov.  13th,  1865,  to  Maggie  Mowery,  b.  June  29th,  1847.    ' 

He  has  been  employed  by  the  Philadelphia  and  Read- 


62  GENEALOC.V    OF 

ing   Railroad    for   a   number   of   years  in  the  operating 
department  for  that  company  at  Catawissa,  Pa. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  Harriet  D.  ■,  b.  Sept.  26th,  1866. 

ii.  William  B.,  b.  Dec.  12th,  1870. 
iii.  Catharine  J.,  b.  June  9th,  1873. 
iv.  Raymond  Jacob,  b.  June  2d,  1886. 

72.  Flora  A."  Bowers  (Jacob'),  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Catharine  Fisher  Bowers,  b.  Aug.  29th,  1855;  m.,  Aug. 
20th,  1876,  to  Henry  H.  Strauser,  b.  Aug.  27th,  1853. 

They  reside  at  Shamokin,  Pa.,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
mercantile  business. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Herbert  Lester,'  b.  June  23d,  1877. 
ii.  Frank  Wilson,  b.  April  21st,  1879;  died  in  infancy, 
iii.  Jacob  Kersey,  b.  Oct.  16th,  1881. 
iv.  Henry  H.,  b.  Jan  3d,  1884. 

V.  Marion  Kate,  b.  March  7th,  1886. 
vi.  Charles  Raymond,  b.  May  8th,  1888. 
vii.  Clark  Royal,  b.  May  8th,  1888. 

65.  Harriet'  Fisher  (Joseph',  Henry",  Joseph'),  b.  near 
Numedia,  Pa.,  March  22d,  1836;  m.,  first,  June  loth,  1853, 
to  David  Guise;  m.,  second,  Dec.  18th,  1887,  to  Henry 
Barndt,  b.  Dec.  12th,  1832. 

They  have  resided  at  Catawissa,  Pa.,  for  a  number  of 
years. 

Issue  by  first  marriage  : 

i.  Alice,"'  b.  Nov.  18th,  1857. 
ii.  Fred,  b.  June  26th,  1860. 
iii.  Charles,  b.  Aug.  16th.  1864. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  63 

57.  Caleb'  Fisher,  Esq.  (Henry',  Joseph'),  son  of  Henry 
and  Magdalene  Farlee  Fisher,  born  in  Shamokin  town- 
ship, Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  September,  1791 ; 
died  at  Sunbury,  Pa.,  Sept.  4th,  1852. 

He  received  his  education  in  the  schools  that  were 
situated  near  the  present  village  of  Paxinos.  At  an 
early  age  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  miller  in  one  of  his 
father's  grist  mills.  He  engaged  in  that  business  the 
greater  portion  of  his  life. 


December  12th,  1823,  he  was  appointed  Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  district  number  three,  composed  of  the  town- 
ships of  Shamokin  and  Rush,  by  Governor  Joseph 
Heister,  an  office  he  held  for  twenty-one  years.  About 
the  year  1832  he  removed  to  Paxinos,  where  he  resided 
for  a  few  years.  While  he  w^as  at  that  village  the 
Shamokin  and  Sunbury  Railroad  was  constructed.  In 
1838  he  removed  to  Sunbury,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  milling  business  for  a  few  years,  after  which  he  was 
agent  for  William  and  Reuben  Fagley,  coal  operators. 

He  married,  in  January,  181§,  Sarah  Irvin,  who  was 
born  Feb.  7th,  1802.  She  died  at  vSunbury,  Pa.,  Dec. 
17th,  1850. 


64  OENEALOCV    OF 

They  had  issue : 

73.  i.  John  I.^  b.  Aug.  30th,  1818. 

ii.  Jared,  b.  182();  deceased, 

iii.  D.  CHnton,  b.  Aug.     1828;  d.  Aug.  25th,  1856. 

74.  iv.  Henry  C,  b.  April  30th,  1830. 

V.  Alba  D.  C,  b.  1832;  deceased, 

vi.  Mary  Jane,  b.  1835;  deceased, 

vii.  Harrison,  b.  Aug.  4th,  1840. 

73.  John  I.'  Fisher  (Caleb',  Henry',  Joseph"),  son  of 
Caleb  and  Sarah  Fisher,  born  near  Bear  Gap,  Northum- 
berland County,  Pa.,  August  8()th,  1818. 

He  was  reared  in  this  vicinity.  At  an  early  age  he 
began  his  education  in  the  public  school  at  Paxinos,  and 
completed  it  at  Sunbury,  whither  his  parents  removed 
in  1888.  While  yet  a  young  man  he  served  his  appren- 
ticeship as  a  molder,  and  has  since  been  engaged  in  that 
occupation.  In  1865  he  entered  the  service  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  and  has  since  been 
employed  in  their  shops  at  Sunbury,  Pa.  He  married, 
March  ^Ath,  1855,  Julia  A.,  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Christiana  Shaffer  Baldy,  born  August  7th,  1837,  at 
Sunbury,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

75.  i.  Millard  F.\  b.  Feb.  21st,  1856. 

ii.  Winfield  Scott,  b.  Feb.  21st,  1856;  d.  May  21st,  1856. 
iii.  Sarah  Alice,  b.  July  10th,  1858;  d.  Jan.  9th,  1862. 

76.  iv.  Elmer  E.,  b.  May  3d,  1861. 

V.  D.  Clinton,  b.  Dec.  2d,  1866. 
vi.  Harry  B.,  b.  Aug.  3d,  1871. 
vii.  Thomas  B.,  b.  June  8th,  1873. 


'PHE    FISHER   FAMILY.  05 

75.  Millard  F.'  Fisher  (John  l.\  Caleb\  Henry% 
Joseph'),  born  at  vSunbury,  Pa.,   Feb.  21st,   1856. 

He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  at  Sunbury, 
after  which,  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  he  entered  the 
.  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  at  their 
machine  shops  in  vSunbury,  where  he  learned  the  occu- 
pation of  a  tinsmith.  He  has  retained  since  then  the 
same  relative  position  in  that  department. 

He  married,  May  29th,  1878,  Miss  Lou  Reitz. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Jennie'*,  b.  Nov.  9th,  1884;  d.  Feb.  19th,  1885. 
ii.  Charles  Irvin,  b.  May  7th,  1886. 
iii.  Daughter,  b.  July  22d,  1888;  d.  in  infancy. 

76.  Elmer  E.'  Fisher  (John  l.\  Caleb\  Henry\ 
Joseph'),  born  at  Sunbury,  Pa.,  May  3d,  1861. 

He  obtained  a  good  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  place,  after  w^hich  he  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  in  their  machine 
shops  at  vSunbury,  where  he  has  since  remained. 

He  married,  June  26th,  1884,  Miss  Maggie  Snauffer. 

They  had  issue  : 

i.  William  Milton'*,  b.  April  9th,  1885. 

74.  Henry  C."  Fisher  (Caleb",  Henry",  Joseph'),  son  of 
Caleb  and  Sarah  Fisher,  born  April  30th,  1830.  He 
was  born  at  the  old  Fisher  homestead,  near  Bear 
Gap,  where  his  father  resided  for  a  few  years.  They 
subsequently  removed  to  Paxinos,  where  he  obtained 
his    education.       At     an    early     age     he     learned     the 


66  GENEALOGY   OF 

occupation  of  a  molder.  In  1850  he  left  vSunbury,  Pa., 
locating  for  awhile  in  Selin\s  Grove,  thence  Removing  to 
Greenbrier,  and  finally  settled  at  Freeburg,  Pa.,  where 
he  has  a  foundry.  He  married,  April  4th,  1852,  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  Showalton,  born  June 
23d,  1838,  at  Lebanon,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Lenora^  b.  July  24th,  1853;  d.  March  3d,  1865. 
ii.  John  I.,  b.  Aug.  13th,  1854;  d.  Feb.  27th,  1865. 

77.  iii.  Sarah  C,  b.  Feb.  7th,  1859;  d.  Nov.  15th,  1884. 
iv.  Lydia  J.,  b.  Jan.  7th,  1861;  d.  March  2d,  1865. 

78.  V.  Samuel  H.,  b.  April  10th,  1863. 

79.  vi.  Lillie  L.,  b.  Dec.  8th,  1865. 

vii.  Maud  S.,  born  Sept.  2d,  1867;  m.,  June  19th,  1889,  John  F. 

Hoover, 
viii.  Laura  B.,  b.  May  1st,  1871. 

77.  Sarah  C.'  Fisher  (Henry  C),  born  at  Selin's 
Grove,  Pa.,  Feb.  7th,  1859;  died  Nov.  15th,  1884;  mar- 
ried, Jan.  2d,  1879,  to  Omer  McManaway.  He  resides 
at  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Harry  F.\  b.  Nov.  21st,  1879. 

ii.  Lenora  R.,  b.  Jan.  9th,  1881. 

iii.  Samuel  H.,  b.  May  10th,  1883. 

iv.  Rachael  H.,  b.  June  7th,  1884. 

78.  Samuel  H.^  Fisher  (Henry  C.\  Caleb\  Henry^ 
Joseph'),  born  April  lOth,  1863,  at  Greenbrier,  Pa. 

He  learned  the  occupation  of  a  molder  and  machinist. 
He  has  been  foreman  of  the  Dauphin  Car  Works,  at 
Dauphin,  Pa.,  for  a  few  years  past. 


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THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  G7 

He  married,  Dec.  6th,  1884,  Lillie  Koppenhaver.     They 
reside  at  Dauphin,  Pa. 
They  had  i.ssue : 

i.  Clarence  A.^  b.  Oct.  10th,  1885. 
ii.  Harry  C,  b.  Sept.  16th,  1887. 
iii.   Boyd  C,  b.  Jan.  24th,  1889. 

79.     Lillie  W  Fisher  (Henry  C.^),  born  Dec.  8th,  1865, 

at  Greenbrier,  Pa.;  married  to  Oliver  Miller. 

Residence,  Freeburg,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Minnie  M.«,  b.  Sept.  19th,  1880. 
ii.  Henry  C.  F.,  b.  Sept.  11th,  1881. 

^8.  Jacob  F'arlee'  Fisher  (Henry",  Joseph'),  son  of 
Henry  and  Magdalene  Farlee  Fisher,  born  near  Bear 
Gap,  Pa.,  Jan.  20th,  1795 ;  died  upon  his  plantation  near 
Numedia,  Pa.,  Feb.  9th,  1881 ;  married,  first,  March  3d. 
1816,  to  Elizabeth  Parkes,  born  Feb.  26th,  1793;  died 
Dec.  7th,  1831 ;  married,  second,  April  3d,  1836,  Sarah  C. 
Parkes,  sister  of  first  wife,  born  Oct.  11th,  1817;  died 
July  6th,  1879. 

He  was  reared  and  educated  in  the  vicinity  of  Paxinos 
and  Bear  Gap,  where  his  father  resided.  The  early 
years  of  his  life  were  devoted  to  hunting  and  trapping 
(which  seems  to  have  been  an  inherent  quality  of  his 
nature)  in  the  forests  of  his  father's  estate  and  those 
adjoining.  At  that  period  the  greater  portion  of  Sha- 
mokin  township  was  an  almost  unbroken  forest.  Indians 
and  wild  beasts  were  to  be  found  in  great  abundance. 


68  GENEALOGY   OF 

and  often  disputed  the  right  of  way  of  the  early  settlers 
in  their  wild  domain.  He  frequently  related  to  his 
children  incidents  of  his  early  exploits  in  hunting  and 
thrilling  adventures  with  wolves,  bears  and  panthers  in 
the  forests  of  his  father's  estate  and  upon  his  own  plan- 
tation. He  v/as  unusually  well  educated  for  that  early 
period,  for  in  the  then  sparsely  settled  localities  educa- 
tion was  considered  of  minor  importance,  and  the  oppor- 
tunities for  gaining  a  liberal  education  were  rather 
limited.  He  was  an  ardent  politician,  and  enjoyed  a 
political  argument  or  debate  upon  the  issues  of  the  day ; 
and  being  a  fluent  talker,  and  well  informed,  usually 
proved  a  formidable  opponent. 

Subsequent  to  his  first  marriage  his  father  gave  him  a 
large  tract  of  land,  located  about  two  miles  from  Bear 
Gap.  Upon  this  plantation  he  resided  until  the  time  of 
his  death.  His  children  say  that  to  them,  in  a  great 
measure,  were  left  the  duties  of  farming  and  attending 
to  his  business  affairs,  while  he  would  devote  the  time  to 
his  favorite  vocation  of  hunting.  He  was  a  man  who 
was  highly  respected  for  his  honesty  and  integrity  in  all 
his  business  relations.  His  home  was  always  a  place  of 
refuge  for  the  poor  and  unfortunate,  and  to  all  in  time 
of  need  was  extended  a  willing  and  helping  hand. 

They  had  issue : 

80.  i.  Henry-',  b.  March  14th,  1817;   d.  Feb.  24th,  1889. 

81.  ii.  John  P.,  b.  Jan  10th,  1819. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  69 

82.  iii.  Eliza,  b.  March  Dth,  1821. 

83.  iv.  Caleb  F.,  b.  Aug.  14th,  1823;  d.  March  20th,  1887. 

84.  V.  Ellen,  b.  Sept.  19th,  1825;  d.  March  18th,  1855. 

85.  vi.   Isaac].,  b.  Sept.  .30th,  1827. 

8(3.      vii.  Lemuel,  b.  Dec.  26th,  1829;   d.  Oct.  14th,  1861;   m.  Elizabeth 
Rupp. 

viii.  Sarah,  b.  Nov.  3d,  1831;  d.  April  6th,  1850. 

87.  ix.  Miriam,  b.  March  30th,  1837;  d.  Jan.  9th,  1889. 

X.  L.  W.  B.,  b.  Oct.  25th,  1840;  d.  Feb.  16th,  1864. 

88.  xi.  Alem  B.,  b.  Aug.  15th,  1843. 

80.  Henry'  Fisher  (Jacob  F.',  Henry',  Joseph'),  son  of 
Jacob  F.  and  Elizabeth  Fisher,  born  in  Locust  township, 
Cohimbia  County,  Pa.,  March  14th,  1817;  died  at 
Catawissa,  Pa.,  Feb.  24th,  1889;  married,  July  6th,  1839, 
to  Margaret  McCloe,  daughter  of  DanieJ  and  Margaret 
McCloe,  born  Oct.  2d,  1820;  died  April  26th,  1879. 

They  located  upon  a  farm  in  Locust  township, 
Columbia  County,  Pa.,  where  they  resided  until  1867; 
then  removed  to  Centralia,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  for  a  few  years ;  thence  returned  to 
Bear  Gap  and  purchased  the  Keller  farm,  upon  which 
they  resided  until  1884.  After  which,  through  sickness, 
he  became  incapacitated  for  active  business.  He 
disposed  of  his  farm  and  subsequently  resided  with  his 
daughters  until  the  time  of  his  death.  He,  at  different 
times,  held  a  number  of  township  offices.  Was  a 
member  of  Numedia  Lodge,  L  O.  O.  F.,  also  a  member 
of  Bear  Gap  M.  E.  Church,  at  which  place  he  was 
buried. 


70  GENEALOGY   OF 

They  had  issue: 

89.  i.  Lenah  B.%  b.  Jan.  17th,  1847. 

90.  ii.  Isabel,  b.  July  25th,  1849. 

91.  in.  Sarah  C,  b.  April  10th,  1851;  d.  April  7th,  1889. 
iv.  Alice  H.,  b.  Jan.  31st,  1857. 

89.  Lenah  B.'  Fisher  (Henry'),  daughter  of  Henry 
and  Margaret  Fisher,  born  Jan.  17th,  1847,  near  Numedia, 
Pa.;  married,  July  21st,  1867,  to  Isaac  Lewis. 

They  reside  at  Wadesville,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  William  H.^  b.  Nov.  2d,  1868. 

ii.  Maggie  B.,  b.  March  31st,  1870. 

iii.  Emma,  b.  Dec.  17th,  1874;   deceased, 

iv.  Katie  F.,  b.  Sept.  17th,  1876. 

V.  Rathburn,  b.  July  13th,  1879. 

vi.  Charles  W.,  b.  April  8th,  1886;  deceased, 

vii.  Minnie  Alice,  b.  Oct.  22d,  1888. 

90.  IsabeP  Fisher  (Henry*),  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Margaret  Fisher,  born  July  2r)th.,  1849,  near  Numedia, 
Pa.;  married,  Dec.  25th,  1878,  to  Jeremiah  Kostenbauder. 

They  resided  upon  a  farm  near  Catawissa,  Pa.,  for  a 
number  of  years;  subsequently  removed  to  Catawissa, 
where  he  engaged  in  business  until  the  spring  of  1890, 
when  they  returned  to  their  farm. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Emma  M.",  b.  Oct.  10th,  1874. 

ii.  Jacob  E.,  b.  March  12th,  1879;  died  in  infancy, 
iii.  John  R.,  b.  Sept.  27th,  1881. 
iv.  Henry  J.,  b.  April  5th,  1885. 

V.  Lewis  VV.,  b.  Oct.  31st,  1887;  died  in  infancy. 


THE   FISHER   FAMH^Y.  71 

91.  Sarah  C/'  Fisher  (Henry^),  born  April  10th,  1851, 
near  Numedia,  Pa.;  died  April  7th,  1889,  at  Pottsville,  Pa.; 
married,  April  8th,  1880,  to  C.  W.  Kirk. 

They  lived  at  Pottsville,  where  he  is  employed  as 
agent  for  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Railroad  Com- 
pany. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Le  Grand«,  b.  Aug.  9th,  1883: 

81.  John  P.'  Fisher  (Jacob  F.',  Henry',  Joseph'),  son 
of  Jacob  F.  and  Elizabeth  Fisher,  born  in  Locust  town- 
ship, Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Jan.  10th,  1819 ;  married, 
Nov.  8th,  1849,  Mrs.  Eliza  (Fahringer)  Hower,  daughter 
of  Hiram  and  Elizabeth  Weaver  Fahringer. 

They  had  iSvSue: 

i.  Abilana^  b.  Sept.  I3th,  1850;  deceased. 

ii.  Sarah  Ann.,  b.  Feb.  6th,  1853. 
iii.  Martin,  b.  Oct.  5th,  1854. 
iv.  Matilda,  b.  Sept.  23d,  1856. 

V.  Albert,  b.  Aug.  18th,  1858. 
vi.  Anna  L.,  b.  Feb.  4th,  1862. 
vii.  Charles  Grant,  b.  Aug.  18th,  1865. 

82.  Eliza*  Fisher  (Jacob  F.')  born  near  Elysburg,  Pa., 
March  9th,  1821 ;  married,  Aug.  4th,  1840,  by  Anthony 
Dengler,  Esq.,  to  John  Perry,  who  died  Sept.  22d,  1888. 

They  located  at  Roaring  Creek,  Columbia  County,  Pa. 
They  had  issue: 

i.  Sarah^  b.  Feb.  13th,  1844;  d.  July  22d,  1854. 
ii.  Mary  Ellen,  b.  April  15th,  1846;   m.,  July  4th,  1867,  to  Peter 

Mourey. 
iii.  Nathaniel,  b.  June  15th,  1850;  d.  July  16th,  1868. 


72  GENEALOGV   OF 

iv.  Elizabeth,  b.  March  31st,  1856;   m.,  March  10th,  1878,  to  Chas. 

Hughes. 
V.  Francis  M.,  b.  Sept.  14th,  186.S;  m.,  Aug.  4th,  1887,  to  Bertha 

McGloughlin. 

84.  Ellen'  Fisher  (Jacob  F.^),  born  near  Bear  Gap,  Pa., 
Sept.  19th,  1825 ;  died  March  18th,  1855 ;  married,  Dec. 
25th,  1844,  to  Jacob  G.  Gensel,  Esq.,  born  Nov.  7th,  1828. 

They  reside  at  Ashland,  Pa.,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
business.  He  also  holds  the  office  of  Justice  of  the 
Peace  at  that  place. 

They  had  issue  : 

i.  Perry  O.  H.',  b.  Nov.  14th,  1845;  d.  Feb.  27th,  1846. 
ii.  John  P.,  b.  Dec.  3d,  1846. 

iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  March  11th,  1848;  d.  Aug.  20th,  1849. 
iv.  Louisa,  b.  Oct.  3d,  1849;  d.  June  24th,  1855. 

V.  I^ulaski,  b.  Nov.  7th,  1851. 
vi.  Conser,  b.  Nov.  11th,  1853;  d.  June  23d,  1855. 

85.  Isaac  J.'  Fisher  (Jacob  F.',  Henry",  Joseph'),  son 
of  Jacob  F.  Fisher,  born  in  Locust  township,  Columbia 
County,  Pa.,  Aug.  30th,  1827;  married,  Oct.  15th,  1848,  to 
Harriet  Hoffman. 

He  was  a  miller  by  occupation,  which  business  he 
followed  until  1852.  vSubsequently  he  purchased  a  farm 
of  his  brother,  C.  F.  Fisher,  located  near  Bear  Gap,  upon 
which  he  resided  imtil  1871,  when  he  purchased  an 
adjoining  farm  of  William  Thomas,  located  three  miles 
west  of  Ntimedia,  Pa.,  which  has  since  been  his  home. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Ellen  L.=,  b.  Sept.  1st,  1849;  d.  Sept.  14th,  1868. 
92.       ii.  William  C,  b.  March  15th,  1852. 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  73 

93.       iii.  Charles  W.,  b.  Sept.  7th,  1853. 

iv.  Oliver  O.,  b.  Nov.  29th,  1855;  d.  Aug.  14th,  1856. 
V.  Calvin  M.,  b.  Nov.  29th,  1855;  d.  Aug.  17th,  1856. 
94:.       vi.  Ferdinand  P.,  b.  June  7th,  1857. 
vii.  Emma  C,  b.  Nov.  5th,  1858. 

viii.  Clara  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  29th,  1859;  d.  Aug.  14th,  1860. 
ix.  Clara  E.,  b.  Sept.  2d,  1861;  d.  Sept.  30th,  1861. 
X.  Jacob  L.,  b.  April  10th,  1865. 
xi.  Ida  P.,  b.  March  14th,  1868. 

92.  William  C^  Fisher  (Isaac  ].\  Jacob  F.',  Henry^ 
Joseph'),  born  at  Bloomsburg.  Pa.,  March  15th,  1852; 
married,  Nov.  Tith,  1872,  to  Anna  E.  Yocum. 

He  is  a  contractor  and  builder.  They  resided  in  the 
vicinity  of  Bear  Gap  until  1879 ;  subsequently  went 
West,  where  they  remained  six  years,  after  which  they 
returned  to  Mount  Carmel,  Pa.,  where  they  have  since 
resided. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Hattie  J.^  b.  July  31st,  1873. 
ii.  John  Alexander,  b.  June  26th,  1877. 
iii.  George  Calvin,  b.  June  3d,  1886. 

93.  Charles  W.''  Fisher,  M.  D.  (Isaac  J.',  Jacob  F.^ 
Henry"",  Joseph'),  son  of  Isaac  J.  and  Harriet  Fisher, 
born  in  Locust  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Sept. 
7th,  1853;  married,  first,  Nov.  24th,  1876,  to  Ellen  L. 
Fetterman,  who  died  June  24th,  1883 ;  married,  second, 
in  1887,  to  Clara  E.  Mourer. 

He  received  his  education  at  the  Alillville  vSeminary, 
after  which  he  taught  .school   for  several  years.     After 


74  GENf:ALOGY   OF 

his  first  marriage  he  located  upon  a  farm  near  Numedia 
for  two  years ;  then  removed  to  Ashland,  Pa.,  where  he 
resided  until  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife.  In  the 
fall  of  1885  he  entered  Jefferson  Medical  College  at 
Philadelphia,  graduating  April  4th,  1888,  receiving  the 
degree  of  M.  D.  He  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at 
Vicksburgh,  Union  County,  Pa.,  May  17th,  1888,  where 
he  remained  a  few  months.  Subsequently  removed  to 
his  present  residence  at  Taylorville,  Schuylkill  County, 
Pa. 
They  had  issue: 

i.  Valeria  A.«,  b.  Dec.  10th,  1887. 

94.  Ferdinand  P."  Fisher  (Isaac  ].\  Jacob  F.\  Henry', 
Joseph'),  born  in  Locust  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa., 
June  7th,  1857;  married,  Jan.  28th,  1881,  to  May  Fowler. 

He  resides  upon  a  farm  near  Bear  Gap,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Clara  A.'',  b.  June  18th,  1883. 
ii.  John  Wesley,  b.  Dec.  23d,  1888. 

87.  Miriam'  Fisher  (Jacob  F.'),  born  in  Locust  town- 
ship, Columbia  County,  Pa.,  March  80th,  1837;  died  near 
Bear  Gap,  Pa.,  Jan.  9th,  1889  ;  married,  April  17th,  1856, 
to  Samuel  Miller,  born  Feb.  28d,  1882,  in  Roaring  Creek 
township,  Columbia  County,  Pa. 

Samuel  Miller  was  reared  and  educated  at  New  Castle, 
Schuylkill  County,  Pa.,  where  his  parents  resided  from 
1840  until  1852,  when  they  returned  to  Columbia  County, 


THE    FISHER    FAMILY.  75 

locating  near  Bear  Gap.  After  his  marriage  he  gave  his 
attention  to  farming.  In  1870  he  purchased  a  large  tract 
of  land  of  I.  F.  Stetler  &  Co.,  located  at  Bear  Gap,  upon 
which  he  has  since  resided.  In  I880  he  made  an  addi- 
tional purchase  of  an  adjacent  farm  of  F,  Winn. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  William  F.°,  b.  June  27th,  1858;   m.,  Dec.  24th,  1881,  to  Susan- 
nah Adams. 

ii.  Ferdinand  R.,  b.   April,  28th,    1860;   m.,  Sept.  27th,  1884,  to 

Catharine  Yante. 
iii.  Lloyd  W.,  b.  April  5th,  1863;  d.  April  23d,  1863. 

iv.  Alem  B.,   b.   Feb.   18th,    1864;   m.,  Sept.  19th,  1886,    to    Ada 

Lynn. 
V.  Jacob  M.,  b.  Sept.  11th,  1866. 
vi.  Clara  D.  J.,  b.  June  22d,  1871. 
vii.  Ellen  C,  b.  June  4th,  1872. 
viii.  Elwood  E.,  b.  Nov.  26th,  1873. 
ix.  Oliver  O.,  b.  Aug.  23d,  1878;  d.  March  28th,  1879. 

88.  Alem  B.'  Fisher  (Jacob  F.\  Henry%  Joseph'),  son 
of  Jacob  F.  and  Sarah  C.  Fisher,  born  in  Locust  township, 
Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Aug.  loth,  1848;  married.  July 
23d,  1865,  Mary  Maurer,  born  Sept.  14th,  1845. 

He  received  a  good  education  in  the  public  schools  in 
the  vicinity  where  he  was  born.  Upon  the  completion 
of  his  education  he  enlisted  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion, 
Aug.  2d,  1864,  for  three  years,  or  during  the  war,  in  Com- 
pany H,  17th  Pennsylvania  Cavalry.  He  was  assigned  a 
position  of  great  responsibility — that  of  carrying  dis- 
patches and  doing  provost  duty.  He  afterwards  joined  a 
brigade   under   vSheridan,    and   was    a    member    of    his 


76  GENEALOGY   OF 

Cavalry  Corps.  Upon  Lee's  surrender  his  regiment  was 
disbanded,  and  he  was  discharged  June  27th,  18()i).  He 
returned  to  his  home  and  married.  Himself  and  his 
wife  remained  with  his  father,  he  managing  his  father's 
property  and  farm,  with  whom  they  lived  until  his 
father's  death,  after  which  they  removed  to  Mount 
Carmel,  Pa.,  where  they  continue  to  reside.  To  Alem  B. 
Fisher,  too  much  credit  cannot  be  given  for  preserving 
and  furnishing  the  original  Fisher  chronology  wdiich 
appears  in  the  engraving. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  L.  W.  B.-',  b.  June  16th,   1866;   m.,  Jan.  12th,   1888,  to  Mary 

Aumiller. 
ii.  Melvin  P.,  b.  Aug.  20th,  1867. 
iii.  Flora  C,  b.  March  4th,  1869. 
iv.  Harry  G.,  b.  Oct.  13th,  1870. 
V.  Utica  E.,  b.  April  3d,  1872. 
vi.  Jacob  H.  A.,  b.  Jan.  10th,  1874. 
vii.  Corinda  S.,  b.  May  3d,  1875. 
viii.  Lucy  May,  b.  June  11th,  1877. 
ix.  Miriam  E.  J.,  b.  March  27th,  1879. 
X.  C.  A.  S.,  b.  July  25th,  1880. 
xi.  Carrie  E.,  b.  Feb.  25th,  1884. 

59.     Sarah'  Fisher  (Henry'),  daughter  of   Henry  and 

Magdalene  Farlee  Fisher,  born  in  Shamokin  township, 

Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  May  20th,  1707;   died  near 

Bear  Gap,  Pa.,  December  21st,  1871).     She  married,  Dec. 

29th,  1814,  James,   son  of  James  and   Anna  Bird,  born 

July  8th,  1791,  in  New  Jersey;   died  Sept.  f^th,  1878,  at 

Bear  Gap,  Pa. 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  77 

James  Bird  was  a  carpenter  by  occupation,  being  em- 
ployed in  that  capacity  in  Henry  Fisher's  mill,  at  Bear 
Gap,  Pa.,  until  after  his  marriage.  In  1822  they  located 
upon  a  farm  at  Bear  Gap,  upon  which  they  resided  the 
rest  of  their  lives.  This  property  is  still  in  possession 
of  their  family.  At  an  early  age  they  became  members 
of  the  Bear  Gap  Methodist  Church.  Their  daughter 
says,  "They  were  old-fashioned  Methodists,  plain  and 
"  strict,  and  departed  from  this  world  with  bright  assur- 
"  ances  of  a  better  land,  having  lived  and  died  in  the 
''true  Christian  faith." 

They  had  issue: 

95.  i.  Henry  F.-"  Bird,  b.  F'eb.  6th,  1818. 

ii.  James,  b.  June  9th,  1819;  m.,  June  10th,  1843,  to  Catharine  A. 

Fox. 
iii.  John  S.,  b.  Feb.  1st,  1824;   m.,  Aug.  19th,  1847,  to  Rachael  A. 

Potter. 

96.  iv.  Lena  F.,  b.  Nov.  27th,  1825. 

97.  V.  Anna,  b.  June  3d,  1829. 

98.  vi.  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  6th,  1832. 

95.  Henry  F.''  Bird  (James'),  born  at  Bear  Gap,  Pa., 
Feb.  6th,  1818;  died  April  8d,  1884,  at  Conyngham, 
Luzerne  County,  Pa.;  married,  Dec.  14th,  1841,  to 
Margaret  A.  Davis. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Sarah^  b.'Aug.  6th,  1842. 
ii.  J.  Clark,  b.  Aug.  18th,  1844. 

iii.  Julia,  b.  April  13th,  1848;  m.,  Jan.  25th,  1872,  to  Dr.  S.  Hubler, 
b.  July  12th,  1843.  Issue— Harry  Clark,  b.  Jan.  16th,  1876. 
Residence,  Elysburg,  Pa. 


78  GENEALOGY    OF 

iv.  Isaac,  b.  Jan.  3d,  1850;   m.,  June  18th,  1884,  to  May  Dunam. 

Reside  at  Kingston,  Schuylkill  County,  Pa. 
V.  Esther,  b.  June  26th,  1855. 
vi.  Albert,  b.  April  7th,  1862. 

96.  Lena  F."  Bird  (James'),  born  at  Bear  Gap,  Pa.,  Nov. 
27th,  1825.  She  married,  in  1857,  John  Lanciscus.  He 
served  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  three  years,  after 
which  they  resided  at  Mount  Carmel,  Pa.,  where  he  died, 
Sept.  20th,  1885. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Kate  Adelia'  Lanciscus,  b. 
ii.  Sadric  Annetta,  b. 
iii.  Ulysses  Colfax,  died  in  infancy. 

97.  Anna'  Bird  (James'),  born  at  Bear  Gap,  Pa.,  June 
8d,  1829 ;  married,  first,  Feb.  7th,  1856,  to  Ransler  Brown, 
who  died  in  1866;  married,  second,  Nov.  23d,  1868,  to 
Isaac  M.  John. 

They  reside  at  Winnebago,  111. 
Issue  by  first  marriage : 

i.  Frances  E.-'  Brown,  b.  May  5th,  1857. 
ii.  Caroline  Brown,  b.  April  14th,  1861. 

98.  Sarah'  Bird  (James'),  born  at  Bear  Gap,  Pa.,  Sept. 
6th,  1832 ;  married,  Jan.  5th,  1862,  to  William  Wynn. 

They  reside  at  Bear  Gap,  Pa. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  John  R.  ■•  Wynn,  b.  Oct.  28th,  1863. 
ii.  Edwin,  b.  March  5th,  1865. 
iii.  Clayton,  b.  March  29th,  1873. 

60.  John'  Fisher  (Henry,'  Joseph'),  son  of  Henry  and 
Magdalene  Farlee   Fisher,  born   September   20th,    1800, 


TOTYPE,     E      BitRST 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  79 

near  Paxinos,  Northumberland   County,   Pa. ;   died  Sep- 
tember 11th,  1881. 

His  early  life  was  spent  in  the  locality,  where  he 
subsequently  made  his  home.  His  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  .same  vicinity.  After  becoming  of  age  he 
aided  his  father  in  the  management  of  his  different 
estates ;  he  also,  at  an  early  age,  learned  the  occupation 
of  a  miller  in  one  of  his  father's  mills.  He  subsequently 
operated  this  mill  until  the  year  1826,  when  he  married 
and  began  business  for  himself.  He  first  rented  the 
Bear  Gap  mill,  situated  on  Roaring  Creek,  the  dividing 
line  between  Columbia  and  Northumberland  Counties, 
which  he  operated  until  the  year  1851,  when  he  pur- 
chased the  Sober  mill  property  and  adjoining  estate  of 
several  hundred  acres,  located  about  one  mile  from  the 
present  hamlet  of  Paxinos.  This  mill  was  originally 
built  about  the  year  1780,  by  Bernard  Eyrgood,  and  was 
one  of  the  first  of  its  kind  erected  in  the  wilds  of  North- 
umberland County.  Samuel  vSober  subsequently  pur- 
chased it.  After  his  death  it  was  rebuilt  by  his  heirs ; 
after  which  John  Fisher  succeeded  to  the  ownership 
of  the  property  and  operated  it  with  the  assistance  of 
his  eldest  son,  Clotworthy,  until  1855,  when  this  son 
took  charge  of  and  operated  it  until  1873,  when  it  was 
sold  to  John  W.  Reed.  After  1855  he  gave  his  entire 
attention  to  farming.  About  the  year  1878  he  purchased 
two  large  tracts  of  fine  land  in  the  vicinity  of  Paxinos ; 


80  GENEAl.OClY   OF 

his  son,  Albert,  farming  one,  and  his  son-in-law,  Charles 
Paul,  the  other.  They  subsequently  became  owners  of 
the  same  by  will.  He  was  a  liberal  contributor  to  the 
Methodist  Church,  of  which  he  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers. There  is  a  church  in  that  locality  which  stands  as 
a  monument  to  his  name  and  generosity  to  the  cause 
of  religion. 

August  Gth,  1826,  he  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 
Nicholas  and  Sarah  Taylor  Yocum,  born  Dec.  12th,  1806, 
near  Paxinos,  Pa. ;  died  Aug.  11th,  1889.  She  was  a  life- 
long member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  was  connected  with  (3ak  Grove  M.  E. 
Church,  near  Paxinos,  where  she  was  a  regular  attendant. 

After  the  death  of  her  husband  she  remained  upon 
the  homestead  until  the  time  of  her  death. 

They  had  issue : 
99.       i.  Clotworthy,*  b.  March  15th,  1827. 

100.  ii.  Sarah,  b.  Dec.  22d,  1828. 

101.  iii.  Nicholas  Y.,  b.  Feb.  13th,  1SP,0. 

102.  iv.  Esther,  b.  Dec.  25th,  1831. 

V.  Charles,  b.  Sept.  7th,  1833. 
vi.  Jacob,  b.  Sept.  7th,  1833. 
vii.  James  B.,  b.  Aug.  6th,  1835;  d.  March  10th,  1837. 

103.  viii.  Peter  Y.,  b.  Jan.  21st,  1837;  d.  Dec.  13th,  1862. 

104.  ix.  Catharine,  b.  Sept.  17th,  1838. 

105.  X.  Margaret,  b.  Dec.  7th,  1840. 

106.  xi.  Albert  S.,  b.  March  2d,  1843. 

107.  xii.  Mary  J.,  b.  March  31st,  1845. 

108.  xiii.  Harvey  E.,  b.  May  17th,  1847. 

109.  xiv.  Alice,  b.  Nov.  27th,  1850;  d.  Jan.  30th,  1888. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  81 

99.  Clotworthy'  Fisher  (John",  Henry",  Joseph'),  son  of 
John  and  Hannah  Y.  Fisher,  born  March  15th,  1827, 
near  Paxinos,  Pa. ;  married,  Dec.  19th,  1852,  to  vSabine 
Staubach. 

After  obtaining  a  common  school  education,  at  an 
early  age  he  entered  his  father's  mill,  near  Paxinos, 
where  he  soon  mastered  that  occupation.  When  he 
came  of  age  his  father  gave  him  entire  charge  of  its 
operation  and  management,  in  which  capacity  he  re- 
mained until  1873.  He  subsequently  removed  to  Lowell, 
Snyder  County,  Pa.,  where  he  is  identified  with  the 
milling  business  of  that  place. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  George  Albert,  b.  Feb.  4th,  1854,  at  Paxinos;  m.,  Feb.  17th, 

1878,  Mary  E.  Hartly.      Residence,  McClure,  Pa. 
ii.  John  Peter,  b.  Jan.  30th,  1857;  m.  Susan  Wagner,  June  12th, 
•  1879.     Issue  — Mary  T.,  b.   April  5th,   1880;   Willie  S.,  b. 

March  30th,  1883.     Residence,  Lowell,  Pa. 
iii.  William  Henry,  b.  Aug.  30th,  1860,  at  Paxinos,  Pa.;  m., 

in   1883,    Lyda  A.   Wagner.     Issue-Charles    S.,    b.   Jan. 

15th,  1884;  Clotworthy  J.,  b.  March  6th,  1885.     Residence, 

Lowell,  Pa. 
iv.  Margaret  Amelia,  b.  Jan.  16th,  1865. 
V.  Cresie  Rebecca,  b.  Nov.  16th,  1869;  m.,  Jan.  9th,  1889,  Jerome 

G.  Reitz.     Residence,  Lowell,  Pa. 

100.  Sarah'  Fisher  (John'),  born  at  Paxinos,  Pa.,  Dec. 
22d,  1828.  She  married,  Jan.  23d,  1852,  Joseph  Sanders. 
He  was  born  Feb.  25th,  1827 ;  died  Oct.  2d,  1884,  at  Bear 
Gap,  Pa. 

After  their  marriage  they  located  upon  an  exten.sive 
farm  that   was  originally   a  part    of   the    Fisher   estate. 


82  GENEALOGY   OF 

which  they  afterward  purchased.  This  property  lies 
adjacent  to  Roaring  Creek,  near  Bear  Gap,  Pa.  Since 
her  husband's  death  she,  assisted  by  her  son,  John  F. 
Sanders,  has  managed  this  large  property. 

They  had  issue : 

110.  i.  Mary  A.^  b.  June  3d,  1853. 

ii.  Ida  F.,  b.  Nov.  13th,  1854;  d.  June  11th,  1885;  m.  William 
Gunther,  Feb.  16th,  1879.  Issue— Raymond,  b.  March  21st, 
1880;  Rush  and  Roy,  b.  March  11th,  1882;  Roy  d.  July 
17th,  1882;  Charles,  b.  July  3d,  1883;  d.  June  8th,  1884. 

111.  iii.  Peter  Y.,  b.  Nov.  23d,  1856. 
iv.  John  F.,  b.  Jan.  27th,  1859. 

110.  Mary  A'.  Sanders  (Joseph'),  born  at  Bear  Gap, 
Pa.,  June  3d,  1853.  She  married,  Feb.  13,  1877,  Peter  S. 
Leisenring,  son  of  Jacob  Leisenring. 

He  is  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  at  Bear  Gap, 
Pa. ;  also  owns  a  large  farm  of  several  hundred  acres  in 
that  vicinity,  and  owns  the  old  Fisher  Mill  property  at 
Bear  Gap,  which  was  given  him  by  his  father.  He  over- 
sees the  different  branches  of  business  in  which  he  is 
interested.  He  is  a  man  of  good  business  qualifications. 
He  was  reared  and  educated  in  the  vicinity  of  Bear  Gap, 
where  he  has  since  lived. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Jacob  E.'',  b.  Nov.  17th,  1877. 
ii.  Mary  C,  b.  May  30th,  1883. 

111.  Peter  Y.^  Sanders  (Joseph'),  born  Nov.  23d,  1856, 
at  Bear  Gap,  Northumberland  County,  Pa. 

He    was    reared    and    educated  in  the   same  vicinity. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  83 

where,  at  an  early  age  he  learned  the  occupation  of  a 
miller,  and,  subsequently,  that  of  a  painter.  He  now 
follows  both  occupations.  Aug.  7th,  1881,  he  married 
Amelia  Alice  Fegley,  of  Ralpho  township,  Northumber- 
land County.  Since  their  marriage  they  have  resided 
near  Bear  Gap,  where  he  owns  a  small  farm. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  Frank  F.\  b.  Sept.  26th,  1883. 
ii.  Gertie  May,  b.  Sept.  26th,  1885. 
iii.  Grace  N.,  b.  Dec.  31st,  1887. 

101.  Nicholas  Y\  Fisher  (John',  Henry',  Joseph'),  son 
of  John  and  Hannah  Y.  Fisher,  born  Feb.  18th,  1830, 
near  Paxinos,  Pa. 

He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  place.  Subsequently  aided  his  father  in  the  various 
branches  of  business  in  which  he  was  engaged.  He 
married.  May  16th,  1854,  Julia  A.  Haas,  after  which  he 
removed  West  and  located  at  Newton,  Fountain  County, 
Ind.,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  business. 

They  had  issue  : 

i.  Emma  F.^,  b.  June  14th,  1855. 
ii.  Charles,  b.  Jan.  24th,  1857;  d.  March  2d,  1858. 
iii.  Lizzie,  b.  Dec.  29th,  1858;  m.  T.  E.  Martin,  Aug.  28th,  1878. 

102.  Esther'  Fisher  (John'),  born  near  Paxinos,  Pa., 
Dec.  2oth,  1831 ;  married,  Oct.  1st,  1854,  to  Charles  Martz, 
Esq.     He  was  born  Dec.  24th,  1817;  died  Oct.  15th,  1880. 

He  served  several  terms  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  at 
Sunbury,  Pa.     They  subsequently  removed  to  Paxinos, 


84  GENEALOGY  OF 

where  he  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  and  grocery  business 
for  several  years;,  thence  returned  to  vSunbury,  Pa., 
where  he  was  associated  with  Ira  T.  Clement  in  the  same 
business.  He  afterwards  disposed  of  his  interest  in  that 
store,  and  removed  to  Lykens,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in 
bUvSiness;  again  removing  to  Shamokin,  Pa.  Here  he 
engaged  in  the  coal  business  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
His  family  continue  to  reside  in  that  city. 

They  had  issue  : 

i.  William  Henry",  b.  Dec.  28th,  1855;  d.  Jan.  23d,  1859. 
ii.  John,  b.  Sept.  22d,  1856;  d.  Oct.  27th,  188-t. 
iii.  Charles  F.,  b.  May  3d,  1858;  married  Maud  E.  Roadarmel. 
iv.  Sarah  Florence,  b.  March  23d,  1800;  m.  D.  R.  Hock. 
V.  David  M.,  b.  April  16th,  1862;  d.  March  11th,  1865. 
vi.  Albert  Nevin,  b.  March  7th,  1865;  m.  Emma  Weikel. 
vii.  George  Z.,  b.  March  15th,  1867. 
viii.  Warren  W.,  b.  Oct.  19th,  1871;  d.  Jan.  29th,  1877. 

103.  Peter  Y."  Fisher  (John'',  Henry",  Joseph')  born 
Jan.  21st,  1837,  near  Paxinos,  Pa.  He  married,  February, 
1860,  Hannah  Y.  Yocum. 

He  was  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  in  Company  C, 
131st  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  was 
wounded  in  battle  at  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  Dec.  13th, 
1862;  died  from  the  effects  of  wound  received  Dec.  15th, 
1862.  He  is  buried  at  Gettysburgh,  Pa.  His  family 
reside  near  Paxinos,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Annie  M.^  b.  July  .30th,  1861. 
ii.  Peter  R.,  b.  Dec.  10th,  1862. 


THE   FISHER   FAISHLY.  85 

104.  Catharine'  Fisher  (John'),  born  Sept.  17th,  1889, 
near  Paxinos,  Pa.;  married,  Dec.  23d,  1855,  to  Samuel  H. 
Adams.  He  died  Nov.  22d,  1866 ;  married,  second,  Feb. 
5th,  1870,  John  McWilliams. 

They  removed  West  Nov.  15th,  1885,  locating  at 
Verdella,  Barton  County,  Mo.,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
business. 

Issue  by  first  marriage : 

i.  Emma  F.'%  b.  Sept.  3d,  1858. 
ii.  Annie  L.,  b.  Sept.  4th,  18()0. 
iii.  Jennie  C,  b.  Sept.        ,  1862;  d.  Feb.  9th,  1866. 
iv.  George  H.,  b.  Feb.         ,  1864;  d.  Nov.  24th,  1867. 

V.  Carrie,  b.  ,  1865;  d.  Jan.  9th,  1866. 

vi.  Laura  Irene,  b.  April  5th,  1867. 

Issue  by  second  marriage : 

vii.  Fannie  H.,  b.  Jan.  16th,  1872. 
viii.  John  William,  b.  April  12th,  1873. 
ix.  Lizzie  May,  b.  Sept.  15th,  1875. 

105.  Margaret'  Fisher  (John'),  born  Dec.  7th,  1840, 
near  Paxinos,  Pa.;  married,  Oct.  25th,  1860,  to  Franklin, 
son  of  David  and  Hannah  Everet  Martz,  born  Dec.  12th, 
1835;  died  July  21st,  1887. 

His  family  reside  at  Bear  Gap,  Pa. 
They  had  issue: 

i.  Henry  E.^,  b.  Sept.  30th,  1861;  d.  July  8th,  1872. 

ii.  Mary  H.,  b-  June  3d,  1863;  d.  Dec.  16th,  1865. 

iii.  Kate  Alice,  b.  April  18th,  1865  ;  m.,  August  25th,   1883,  to 

William  Kreighbaum.    Issue— Myrtle  E.,  b.  July  15th,  1886. 

iv.  Edwin  H.,  b.  Jan.  3d,  1867. 

V.  William  F.,  b.  Dec.  29th,  1868. 

vi.  Clarence  K.,  b.  April  9th,  1873. 


86  GENEALOGY   OF 

vii.  John  C,  b.  March  29th,  1875;  d.  Feb.  15th,  1877. 
viii.  Ira  T.,  b.  Feb.  19th,  1877;  d.  Aug.  26th,  1877. 
ix.  Bertha  M.,  b.  Dec.  11th,  1878. 

106.  Albert  S.'  Fisher  (John",  Henry',  Joseph'),  son  of 
John  and  Hannah  Y.  Fisher,  born  March  2d,  1848,  at 
Bear  Gap,  Pa. 

He  received  his  education  in  that  vicinity.  Subse- 
quently assisted  his  father  in  the  management  of  his 
property  until  1873,  when  the  latter  purchased  a  large 
farm  near  Paxinos,  Pa.,  and  put  him  in  charge  of  it. 
He  afterwards  succeeded  to  the  ownership  of  this  plan- 
tation by  will.  He  was  in  the  late  war  of  the  Rebellion ; 
enlisted  Sept.  lOth,  1861,  in  Company  F,  5()th  Regiment 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  served  until  August  4th, 
1865,  when  he  was  discharged.  He  participated  in 
eighteen  battles.  While  charging  the  enemy  at  Spottsyl- 
vania  Court  House,  May  12th,  1864,  was  taken  prisoner 
and  sent  to  Andersonville  prison,  where  he  was  held 
four  months;  subsequently  taken  to  Florence  prison, 
S.  C,  where  he  was  confined  three  months.  He  was 
paroled  the  IBth  of  December,  1864.  He  married,  Feb. 
21st,  1867,  Mary  M.  Martz.  They  have  resided  since 
marriage  near  Paxinos,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

1.  William  E.^  b.  Dec.  30th,  1868. 
ii.  M.  Lou,  b.  Nov.  5th,  1871. 

107.  Mary  J.'  Fisher  (John''),  born  March  31st,  1845, 
near  Paxinos,  Pa.     She  married,  Oct.  lUth,  1865,  Peter  G. 


THE    FISHER   FAMILY.  87 

Bobb,  son  of  Michael  M.  and  Elizabeth  Bobb,  born  in 
Jackson  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  Sept. 
28th,  1844. 

Peter  G.  Bobb  received  a  good  education,  and  at  the 
early  age  of  sixteen  began  to  fight  his  way  through  the 
world,  working  at  various  places  until  the  autumn  of 
1862,  when  he  taught  school  at  Snufftown.  In  the  spring 
following  he  clerked  for  John  Nesbit,  at  Paxinos,  where 
he  remained  until  he  answered  Governor  Curtin's  call 
for  troops,  June  16th,  1863,  when  he  enlisted  at  Harris- 
burg,  in  Company  A,  28th  Regiment,  Pennsylvania 
Volunteer  Militia,  and  served  during  the  emergency 
that  was  caused  by  Longstreet's  threatened  invasion  of 
Pennsylvania.  He  subsequently  attended  several  terms 
at  the  High  wSchool  at  Mifflinburg,  after  which  he  was 
connected  with  several  ventures  until  1867,  when  he 
finally  located  at  Paxinos,  which  has  since  been  his 
home.  August  27th,  1867,  he  was  appointed  postmaster 
at  Paxinos,  an  office  he  has  since  held.  In  the  spring  of 
1871  he  was  appointed  agent  for  the  Northern  Central 
Railway  Company  at  that  place,  a  position  he  still  re- 
tains. In  1876  he  erected  a  brick  mansion  named 
"Mapleton,"  upon  sotae  land  purchased  from  Daniel 
Swank,  in  which  he   has  since  resided. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Bessie  S.  ].'%  b.  Sept.  (ith.  1866. 
ii.  Carrie  B.,  b.  Oct.  3d,  1870. 


88  GENEALOGY   OF 

iii.  A.  Cameron,  b.  June  11th,  1873. 
iv.  Mildred  P.,  b.  May  23d,  1878. 

108.  Harvey  E.'  Fisher  (John',  Henry",  Joseph'),  born 
at  Paxinos,  Pa.,  May  17th,  1847;  married,  Aug.  20th, 
1877,  Mary  A.  Neely. 

They  reside  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Lizzie,^ 

ii.  Cora,  i 

iii.  Maud, 

109.  Alice'  Fisher  (John'),  born  Nov.  27th,  1850,  near 
Paxinos,  Pa.,  died  Jan.  80th,  1888.  She  married,  Nov. 
29th,  1870,  Charles  Paul,  son  of  Henry  and  Euphomie 
Honsinger  Paul,  born  Oct.  1st,  1845,  at  Point  township, 
Northumberland  County,  Pa. 

He  was  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion.  Enlisted 
September,  1864,  in  Company  B,  Regiment  210,  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  Captain  John  N.  Hughes,  for  one  year. 
Was  mustered  out  at  close  of  war,  June  7th,  1865.  Since 
his  marriage  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming.  About 
1873,  his  father-in-law  gave  him  charge  of  one  of  his 
large  farms,  of  which  he  subsequently  became  owner. 
This  property  is  situated  near  Paxinos,  Pa.,  where  he 
resides. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  John  Warren-',  born  Oct.  25th,  1S71. 
ii.  Frank  Leslie,  born  Jan.  5th,  1873. 

61.     Clotworthy  Stephenson"  Fisher  (Henry',  Joseph'), 


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THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  89 

son  of  Henry  and  Magdalene  Farlee  Fisher,  born  April 
loth,  1802,  at  the  Red  Tavern,  located  near  Paxinos, 
Shamokin  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  died 
at  Espy,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Oct.  Bd,  1866. 

He  received  his  education  at  the  schools  that  were 
located  in  the  vicinity  where  he  was  born  and  reared, 
and  remained  at  home  with  his  parents  until  he  became 
of  age.  He  was  twice  married:  fir.'^t,  Jan.  20th,  1822,  to 
Catharine  E.,  daughter  of  Lambert  and  Elida  Farlee 
Pitner,  born  in  Shamokin  township,  Northumberland 
County,  Pa.,  Jan.  17th,  1799.  By  this  marriage  he  had 
five  children,  three  sons  and  two  daughters.  Married, 
second,  Oct.  24th,  1830,  to  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Margaret  Kimbpel  Fisher,  born,  Jan.  3d,  1810,  near 
Sharp  Ridge,  Montour  County,  Pa.;  died  April  28th,  1885, 
at  Bloomsburgh,  Pa.,  by  whom  he  had  nine  sons  and 
three  daughters. 

Subsequent  to  his  first  marriage,  his  father  gave  him  a 
farm  containing  two  hundred  and  three  acres,  with  all 
the  appurtenances  necessary  for  that  occupation.  This 
plantation  was  located  near  Sharp  Ridge,  in  Mayberry 
township,  Montour  County,  Pa.,  and  was  part  of  the  tract 
that  previously  belonged  to  the  Fisher  estate,  that  his 
grandfather,  Joseph  Fisher,  had  purchased  when  he  first 
located  in  Northumberland  County,  in  1788.  He  resided 
there  about  ten  years.  All  the  children  by  his  first 
marriage   were   born   at  that  place.     In   July,  1829,    his 


90  GENEALOGY   OF 

wife,  Catharine  E.,  died,  after  an  illness  of  three  days,  and, 
with  her  infant  babe,  was  interred  in  the  old  Blue  Hill 
Presbyterian  burial  ground,  near  Elysburg,  Pa.  vShortly 
after  his  second  marriage  he  was  obliged  to  dispose  of 
his  property  to  meet  an  obligation  he  had  made  in 
aiding  a  member  of  the  family.  From  that  place  he 
removed  to  a  farm  in  the  same  vicinity,  where  he  resided 
until  the  spring  of  1840,  when  he  removed  to  the 
McKelvey  farm  near  Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  where  he  remained 
until  the  spring  of  1860.  He  subsequently  purchased  the 
Espy  Island,  a  small  plantation,  upon  which  he  removed 
in  April,  1866.     He  died  at  that  place  Oct.  3d,  1866. 

Issue,  first  wife : 

112.  i.  B.  Franklins  b.  Nov.  18th,  1822. 

113.  ii.  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  6th,  1824. 

114.  iii.  Hamilton,  b.  Oct.  16th,  1825. 

115.  iv.  Alida,  b.  July  17th,  1827. 

116.  V.  Lena,  b.  July  17th,  1827. 

Issue,  second  wife  : 

117.  vi.  Jacob  F.,  b.  Sept.  7th,  1831. 

vii.  Wellington,  b.  Feb.  3d,  1833;  died  in  infancy. 

118.  viii.  Catharine  M.,  b.  Feb.  1st,  1834. 

ix.  Nelson,  b.  Sept.  28th,  1835;  died  in  infancy. 

119.  X.  Phcebe,  b.  July  8th,  1837. 

120.  xi.  David  W.,  b.  March  11th,  1839. 
xii.  Clotworthy,  b.  Dec.  29th,  1840. 

121.  xiii.  Albert,  b.  June  11th,  1842. 

xiv.  Oscar,  b.  Oct.  24th,  1844;  died  in  infancy. 

122.  XV.  Rebecca  Ellen,  b.  Dec.  19th,  184(). 

xvi.  Lorenzo,  b.  July  7th,  1848;  died  in  infancy. 
xvii.  Lindley,  b.  March  12th,  1853;  died  in  infancy. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  91 

112.  Benjamin  Franklin"  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.', 
Henry",  Joseph')  son  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Catharine 
E.  Pitner  Fisher,  born  at  Bear  Gap,  Columbia  County, 
Pa.,  Nov.  18th,  1822 ;  married,  Feb.  22d,  1849,  to  Hannah 
Watts,  born  March  8()th,  1820,  at  Greenwood,  Pa. 

He  was  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  in  Company  I, 
12th  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  second  time  in  112th 
Heavy  Artillery.  Was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  the 
Wilderness.  He  has  resided  f oi*  a  number  of  years  near 
Millville,  Columbia  County,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Rebecca  Alice.-',  b.  March  8th,  1850;   d.   Dec.  25th,  1883;  m., 

Dec.  24th,  1867,  to  Daniel  Rudy, 
ii.  Melissa  Katharine,  b.  June  7th,  1852;  d.  July  2d,  1877. 
iii.  William  Penn,  b.  March  23d,  1855;  d.  Aug.  23d,  1856. 
iv.  Mary  A.,  b.  March  12th,  1857;  m.,  Oct.  12th,  1878,  to  R.  Miller. 
V.  Gertrude,    b.  April  23d,   1859;    m.,    Aug.    23d,    1880,   to   Dr. 
George  W.  Perkins. 

113.  Joseph'  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.',  Henry^  Joseph'), 
son  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Catharine  E.  Pitner  Fisher, 
born  near  Sharp  Ridge,  Mayberry  township,  Montour 
County,  Pa.,  Feb.  6th,  1824. 

He  learned  the  occupation  of  a  blacksmith  at  Blooms- 
burg,  Pa.,  after  which  he  went  to  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  in  May, 
184o.  While  at  that  place  he  resided  with  a  machinist 
who  had  a  well  selected  library.  He  became  interested 
in  books,  and  by  this  means  he  obtained  his  education. 
In  May,  1847,  he  removed  west,  locating  at  x\urora,  111., 


92  GENEALOGY   OF 

where  he  remained  seven  years.  At  that  place  he  mar- 
ried his  first  wife,  Ann  Bromley,  daughter  of  Arthur 
and  Alice  Bromley,  of  Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  vSept.  8()th,  1852. 
She  died  Aug.  11th,  1868.  In  October,  1855,  he  removed 
to  Webster  City,  Iowa,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He 
married,  second,  Maria  E.,  daughter  of  G.  H.  and  Han- 
nah Ford,  Aug.  loth,  1871 ;  b.  July  5th,  1842,  at  Anamosa, 
Iowa. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Alida^,  b.  March  24th,  1854;  d.  Nov.  13th,  1867. 
ii.  Frances,  b.  July  9th,  1856;  m.  James  Kimball,  May  15th,  1881, 

who  died  July  28th,    1885.     Issue— Fred.    B.   Kimball,    b. 

May  11th,  1882. 
iii.  Clara  A.,   b.  Sept.  20th,   1859;   m.,  May  10th,  1889,  to  R.  W. 

Crawford  of  Fort  Dodge,  Iowa, 
iv.  Myron  F.,  b.  Dec.  20th,  1875. 

114.  Hamilton"  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.\  Henry', 
Joseph'),  son  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Catharine  E.  Pitner 
Fisher,  b.  Oct.  16th,  1825,  near  Sharp  Ridge,  Mayberry 
township,  Montour  County,  Pa. 

His  mother  died  when  he  was  about  four  years  of 
age.  In  October,  1829,  he  was  taken  by  Jacob  and 
Barbara  Fisher  Runk,  a  relative  who  resided  at  Roaring 
Creek,  in  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  with  whom  he  lived 
until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  From  there  he  went 
to  Jacob  Yeager,  a  cousin,  at  the  same  place,  with  whom 
he  resided  until  the  fall  of  1846.  He  married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetter  man,  born 
at    Numedia,    Columbia    County,    Pa.,    Aug.   22d,    1827. 


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THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  93 

They  were  married  October  22d,  1846,  by  the  Rev. 
William  J.  Eyer,  at  Catawissa,  Pa.  In  1847  he  kept  a 
general  store  at  Roaring  Creek,  Pa.,  in  a  building  adjoin- 
ing his  residence,  in  which  business  he  engaged  for  a 
few  years.  April  7th,  1864,  he  removed  to  Catawissa, 
Pa.,  where  he  has  since  resided.  Since  January,  1882, 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  operating  department 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company.  In  1887  he 
purchased  a  drug  store  at  Catawissa,  Pa.,  in  which 
business  he  is  engaged  at  the  present  time.  His  son, 
George  W.  Fisher,  is  managing  the  same  for  him. ' 
They  had  ivSsue: 

i.  Sarah  Minervia^  b.  Oct.  10th,  1847;  d.  Aug.  25th,  1849. 

122.       ii.  Frances  Elizabeth,  b.  May  9th,  1849. 

12.S.      iii.  Martin  Luther,  b.  May  26th,  1851. 

124.  iv.  Anna  AHce,  b.  July  5th,  1853. 

125.  V.  Louisa  Barbara,  b.  Jan.  18th,  1856. 

126.  vi.  George  Washington,  b.  Oct.  17th,  1857. 

127.  vii.  Clarence  Woodward,  b.  Dec.  8th,  1861. 
viii.  Lillie  Reifsnyder,  b.  July  25th,  1865. 

128.  ix.  Joshua  Fetterman,  b.  March  4th,  1869. 

122.  Frances  E\  Fisher  (Hamilton\  Clotworthy  S\ 
Henry^  Joseph'),  daughter  of  Hamilton  and  Elizabeth 
Fetterman  Fisher,  born  at  Roaring  Creek,  Columbia 
County,  Pa.,  May  9th,  1849;  married,  January  18th,  1877, 
to  William  H.  Inhoff,  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
Whiticker  Inhoff,  born  May  19th,  1845. 

William  Inhoff,  vSr.,  was  born  Aug.  15th,  1820,  at 
Millersburg,  Pa.     He  married,  Oct.  6th,  1842,  Miss  Eliza- 


94  GENEALOGY    OF 

beth  Whiticker,  of  Tioga  County,  Pa.,  born  May  21st, 
1820.  Shortly  after  their  marriage  they  located  at  Block 
House,  Pa.,  where  their  son,  William  H.,  was  born. 
They  afterwards  located  at  Mifflinburg,  Pa.,  where  they 
resided   thirty-one    years,   and    where    he   died   August 

22d,  1887. 

William  H.  Inhoff  was  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  in 
Company  F,  28th  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 
He  was  honorably  discharged  July  27th,  1863,  and 
re-enlisted  March  1st,  1864,  in  Company  B,  2d  Regiment 
Veteran  Artillery  Volunteers.  Was  mustered  out  at 
close  of  the  war,  at  City  Point,  Va.,  Jan.  29th,  1866.  He 
has  been  employed  for  a  number  of  years  past  in  the 
operating  department  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  as 
conductor.     Residence,  Sunbury,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Bessie  F.'',  b.  Dec.  4th,  1877. 
ii.  Infant  son,  b.  May  25th,  1879;  d.  May  25th,  1879. 
iii.  Maud  R.,  b.  July  7th,  1882;  d.  May  5th,  1884. 
iv.  WilHe  L.,  b.  May  21st,  1884;   d.  Feb.  18th,  1886. 
V.  John  Kelley,  b.  Dec.  25th,  1885. 
vi.  Clarence  W.,  b.  April  24th,  1887. 
vii.  Frances,  b.  Nov.  4th,  1889. 

123.     Martin   Luther'   Fisher    (Hamilton,"   Clotworthy 

S.',    Henry'%   Joseph'),   son  of    Hamilton   and    Elizabeth 

Fisher,  born  at  Roaring  Creek,  Columbia   County,  Pa., 

May    26th,    1851;     married,    Oct.   7th,    1880,    to    Lizzie, 

daughter  of    Thomas   and    Phoebe  E.  Curry,  born  May 

14th,  1857,  at  Danville,  Pa. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  95 

He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  at 
Catawissa,  Pa.  In  April,  1870,  he  entered  the  store  of  J. 
K.  vSharpless  &  Sons,  as  clerk,  and  remained  with  them 
until  Jan..  1872,  when  he  went  to  Danville,  Pa.,  to  clerk 
for  Aten  &  Patten,  with  whom  he  remained  nearly  a 
year.  In  1873  he  began  an  apprenticeship  as  a  harness 
manufacturer  with  G.  L.  Bassitt,  at  Danville.  After  the 
latter's  death,  in  1875,  he  had  entire  charge  of  the 
business  for  his  father  for  one  j-ear.  After  the  death  of 
his  father,  in  1876,  he  purchased  the  business  from 
the  estate,  and  has  continued  the  same  ever  since.  In 
1873  he  was  elected  vSecretary  and  Treasurer  of  St.  Paul's 
M.  E.  vSunday  School,  and  served  in  that  capacity  up  to 
1889.  He  has  also  served  as  Secretary  of  Danville 
Lodge,  224,  F.  and  A.  M. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Thomas  Curry,''  b.  May  26fh,  1882. 

124.  Anna  Alice'  Fisher  (Hamilton',  Clotworthy  S.', 
Henry",  Joseph'),  daughter  of  Hamilton  and  Elizabeth 
Fisher,  born  at  Roaring  Creek,  Columbia  County,  Pa., 
July  5th,  1853;  married,  July  18th,  1885,  to  James  P. 
Simon,  son  of  Franklin  and  Mary  Whitbread  Simon,  b. 
at  Reading,  Pa.,  vSept.  27th,  1851. 

He  is  by  occupation  a  machinist,  and  has  been  for  a 
number  of  years  connected  with  the  Philadelphia  & 
Reading  Railway  Company  in  that  capacity.  After  their 
marriage   they   located   in   Catawissa,    Pa.     In   January, 


96  GENEALOGY   OF 

1888,   they   removed    to    Tamaqua,    Pa.,    their    present 

residence. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Lillie,'*  b.  Oct.  7th,  ISSii;  d.  March  7th,  1888. 
ii.  John  Hamilton,  b.  Jan.  17th,  1889. 

125.  Louisa  Barbara'  Fisher  (Hamilton',  Clotworthy 
S.',  Henry',  Joseph'),  daughter  of  Hamilton  and  Elizabeth 
Fisher,  b.  at  Roaring  Creek,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Jan. 
18th,  1856 ;  m.,  Aug.  2d,  1876,  to  George  Miles  Williams, 
son  of  John  J.  and  Margaret  Harris  Williams,  b.  Feb. 
24th,  1851,  at  Blossburg,  Tioga  County,  Pa. 

John  J.  Williams  was  b.  in  Tredagar,  South  Wales, 
April  10th,  1802.  He  emigrated  to  America,  landing  in 
Baltimore,  Md.,  in  the  month  of  August,  1887,  and 
located  at  Blossburg,  Pa.  He  married,  for  his  second 
wife,  Sept.  26th,  1846,  Margaret  Harris,  b.  July  31st,  1814, 
in  South  Wales.  vShe  died  Dec.  29th,  1862,  at  Danville, 
Pa.  He  died  May  19th,  1878,  at  Catawissa,  Pa.  They 
were  both  interred  in  the  Blossburg  cemetery. 

George  M.  Williams  received  his  education  at  the  State 
Normal  School,  Mansfield,  Tioga  County,  Pa.  He  sub- 
sequently was  employed  for  two  years  as  weigh-master 
at  Morris  Run,  Pa.,  for  the  Morris  Run  Coal  Company. 
In  1872  he  went  to  Sunbury,  Pa.,  and  learned  the  art  of 
telegraphy,  after  which  he  was  employed  on  the  vSunbury 
Division  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  as  operator  at 
various  stations.     In  July,  1875,  he  located  at  Catawissa, 


THE   FISHER  FAMILY.  97 

as  agent  for  that  company,  where  he  remained  four  years. 
At  that  place  he  married.  April  1st,  1880,  he  removed  to 
Mechanicville,  N.  Y.,  was  employed  in  the  local  freight 
office  of  the  Boston,  Hoosac  Tunnel  and  Western  Rail- 
way Company,  in  which  capacity  he  remained  until 
April,  1883,  when  he  was  promoted  to  the  chief  clerkship 
of  the  freight  auditing  department  of  the  same  company. 
September,  1886,  he  was  transferred  to  the  traffic  depart- 
ment. June  1st,  1887,  that  road  was  consolidated  with 
the  Fitchburg  Railroad,  and  he  is  still  connected  with 
the  traffic  department  of  the  latter  company  located  at 
Troy,  N.  Y. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Harry  E.  L.'',  b.  Feb.  16th,  1878,  at  Catawissa,  Pa. 
ii.  Carrie  Adaline,  b.  July  8th,  1882,  at  Mechanicville,  N.  Y. 

126.  George  Washington'  Fisher  (Hamilton',  Clot- 
worthy  S.',  Henry",  Joseph')  son  of  Hamilton  and 
Elizabeth  Fetterman  Fisher,  born  at  Roaring  Creek, 
Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Oct.  17th,  1857. 

He  began  learning  the  drug  business  with  N.  J.  Hen- 
dershot  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  Aug.  23d,  1875,  with  whom 
he  remained  for  three  years.  In  September,  1879,  he 
commenced  a  course  of  instruction  at  Philadelphia  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy,  and  graduated  from  that  institution 
in  March,  1881.  In  1881  and  1882  was  in  the  drug 
business  with  his  brother,  Martin  L.  Fisher,  at  Danville, 
Pa.     They  subsequently  dissolved  partnership,  and  from 


98  GENEALOGY   OF 

there  lie  went  to  Luzerne,  Luzerne  County,  Pa.,  where 
he  managed  a  drug  store  until  the  spring  of  1887,  when 
he  removed  to  Catawissa,  Pa.,  where  he  has  since 
managed  a  drug  store  for  his  father,  Hamilton  Fisher. 
He  married  Anna  Mary,  daughter  of  Emanuel  and 
Elizabeth  Mellon  Peters,  April  6th,  1882 ;  born  July  2oth, 
1857,  at  Danville,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Lois  C.^  b.  Feb.  22d,  1884. 
ii.  Clifton  E.,  b.  Feb.  6th,  LS88. 

127.  Clarence  Woodward'  Fisher  (Hamilton',  Clot- 
worthy  S.',  Henry",  Joseph'),  son  of  Hamilton  and 
Elizabeth  Fetterman  Fisher,  born  at  Roaring  Creek, 
Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Dec.  8th,  1861. 

When  two  years  of  age  his  parents  removed  to  Cata- 
wissa, Pa.,  where  he  obtained  his  education  in  the  public 
schools,  supplemented  by  a  course  in  the  high  school  at 
Sunbury,  Pa.  Began  working  for  tlie  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Company,  as  telegraph  operator,  in  April,  1881, 
working  at  different  stations  as  assistant  agent  and 
operator  until  the  spring  of  1883,  when  he  was  located 
in  the  Superintendent's  office  at  Sunbury  Pa.,  where  he 
remained  until  Sept.  7th,  1885;  from  there  he  went  to 
North  Adams,  Mass.,  Sept.  15th,  1885,  with  the  Troy  & 
Greenfield  Railroad  and  Hoosac  Tunnel,  a  railroad 
owned  by  the  State  of  Massachusetts.  He  remained 
with  that  company  as  operator  and  train  dispatcher  until 


THE   Fli4HER   FAMILY.  99 

the  road  was  consolidated  with  the  Fitchburg  Railroad 
Company,  in  March,  1887.  In  June,  1887,  was  trans- 
ferred to  Troy,  N.  Y.,  with  that  road  as  dispatcher. 
Jan.  1st,  1890,  was  transferred  to  Mechanicville,  N.  Y., 
in  same  capacity.  He  was  made  a  member  of  Lodge  22, 
A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  Dec.  21st,  1885,  at  Sunbury,  Pa.,  and  was 
knighted  in  Apollo  Commandery,  K.  T.,  Nov.  2.5th,  1887, 
at  Troy,  N.  Y.  In  the  spring  of  1888  he  began  compil- 
ing the  Genealogical  Record,  of  which  this  is  a  part. 

128.  Joshua  Fetterman'  Fisher  (Hamilton',  Clot- 
worthy  S.',  Henry",  Joseph'),  son  of  Hamilton  and 
Elizabeth  Fetterman  Fisher,  born  March  4th,  1869, 
at  Catawissa,  Pa. 

He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
place.  In  the  spring  of  1887  he  began  learning  the 
drug  business  in  his  father's  drug  store,  with  whom  he 
remained  until  wSept.,  1889,  when  he  commenced  a  course 
of  instruction  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 

116.  Lena'  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.\  Henry",  Joseph'), 
daughter  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Catharine  E.  Pitner 
Fisher,  born  in  Mayberry  township,  Montour  County, 
Pa..  July  17th,  1827;  died  Dec.  2r)th,  1875;  married, 
March  18th,  1845,  John  Missimer,  born  May  14th,  1822, 
at  Stroupetown,  Pa. 

They  resided  for  several  years  at  Antes  Fort,  Pa. 


100  GENEALOGY   OF 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Sarah  A.^  b.  March  23d,  1846;   d.  March  23d,  1846. 

ii.  Mary  C,  b.  Nov.  8th,  1847;  m.  William  W.  Weeks, 
iii.  Charles  A.,  b.  Dec.  31st,  1849. 
iv.  William  T.,  b.  Jan.  24th,  1852;  d.  March  14th,  1853. 

V.  Frances  A.,  b.  April  18th,  1854;  m.  Henry  Getgen. 
vi.  Irene  S.,  b.  Dec.  19th,  1857;  d.  March  1st,  1883. 
vii.  Webster  L.,  b.  Feb.  2d,  1861. 
viii.  Elmer  E.,  b.  June  13th,  1866. 
ix.  Montree,  b.  May  24th,  1868. 

117.  Jacob  F.'  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.\  Henry',  Joseph'), 
son  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Rebecca  Fisher,  born  near 
Sharp  Ridge,  Montour  County,  Pa.,  Sept.  7th,  1831; 
married,  July  3d,  1853,  to  Susan  L.  Clark,  daughter  of 
Richard  H.  and  Susan  Clark,  born  June  18th,  1836. 

In  May,  1850,  he  went  West,  and  located  at  Aurora,  111., 
where  he  served  apprenticeship  as  blacksmith.  He 
joined  the  Union  Army  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  in 
1862,  and  served  three  years  and  six  days,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  at  the  close  of  the  war.  Subse- 
quently he  located  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Thaddeus-',  b.  Aug.  26th,  1855. 
ii.  Charles  M.,  b.  Nov.  10th,  1857;  d.  Dec.  24th,  1883. 
iii.  Susan  E.,  b.  Feb.  24th,  1860;  d.  May        ,  1863. 
iv.  Emma  D.,  b.  Sept.  20th,  1861;  d.  Oct.  4th,  1883. 
V.  Richard  C,  b.  July  23d,  1866;  d.  Aug.  ISth,  1866. 
vi.  John  P.,  b.  Sept.  18th,  1867;  d.  June  23d,  1882. 
vii.  Jacob  Arthur,  b.  July  4th,  1869. 
viii.  William,  b.  July  17th,  1871;  d.  Aug.  17th,  1872. 
ix.  Annie  M.,  b.  July  4th,  1876. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  101 

X.  Lizzie,  b.  May  29th,  1879. 
xi.  Daisy,  b.  May  29th,  1879. 

118.  Catharine  M.*  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.\  Henry^ 
Joseph'),  daughter  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Rebecca  Fisher, 
born  Feb.  1st,  1834,  at  Sharp  Ridge,  Montour  County, 
Pa.;  married,  Aug.  19th,  1852,  to  Joseph  Prentiss,  born 
Dec.  15th,  1828 ;  died  May  28d,  1886. 

They  reside  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  C.  Amandus%  b.  July  3d,  1853. 
ii.  Levinia  K.,  b.  April  26th,  1855;  d.  Aug.  5th.  1856. 
iii.  S.  Minnie,  b.  Nov.  13th,  1859;  d.  Sept.  11th,  1877. 
iv.  Guy  A.,  b.  Feb.  3d,  1862;  d.  May  20th,  1862. 
V.  Loretta  May,  b.  Feb.  22d,  1863,  at  Blue  Ridge,  111.;  m.,  March 

22d,  1881,  to  George  C.  Shumaker. 
vi.  Florence  L.,  b.  June  2d,  1869. 

119.  Phoebe^  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.',  Henry\  Joseph'), 
daughter  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Rebecca  Fisher,  born  at 
Sharp  Ridge,  Montour  County,  Pa.,  July  8th,  1837; 
married,  Sept.  17th,  1857,  to  Peter  H.  Kesty,  son  of 
Henry  Kesty.  He  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to 
America  when  twelve  years  of  age. 

They  have  lived  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  for  a  number  of 
years. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Rebecca  E.^,  b.  Oct.  1st,   1858;   m.,  Sept.  2d,  1878,  to  Charles 

Rupert.     They   had   issue— William,    b.    May   18th,    1879; 

George,    b.    March  20th,   1881;    Harry,   b.  Aug.   2d,    1883; 

Minnie,  b.  Oct.  9th,  1885;  Peter,  b.  July  16th,  1888. 
ii.  Minnie  C,  b.  Oct.  30th,  1860;  m.,  July  23d,  1883,  to  Isaiah  Ohl. 

They  had  issue— Ella  May,  b.  April  26th,  1884;  Clara  Alice, 

b.  Sept.  20th,  1887. 


102  GENEALOGY   OF 

iii.  Charles  C,  b.  Nov.  29th,  1862;  m.,  Oct.  7th,  1883,  to  TilUe 
Schwin.  They  had  issue— Edith,  b.  Oct.  7th,  1884;  Carl, 
b.  Nov.  4th,  1888. 

iv.  Daniel  G.,  b.  Oct.  21st,  1865. 
V.  John  D.,  b.  Jan.  6th,  1871. 
vi.  William  G.,  b.  Aug.  12th,  1873. 
vii.  Clara  L.,  b.  Jan.  25th,  1885. 

120.  David  W.^  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.^  Henry\ 
Joseph'),  son  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Rebecca  Fisher,  born 
in  Mayberry  township,  Montotir  County,  Pa.,  March 
11th,  1839;  married,  Nov.  6th,  1862,  to  Rebecca  Jane 
Lake.  She  died  June  9th,  1864.  Married,  second, 
Elizabeth  Lewis,  Feb.  19th,  1870. 

They  have  resided  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  for  a  number 
of  years,  where  he  is  engaged  in  business. 
Issue  by  first  marriage : 

i.  Lula  J.»,  b.  at  Bloomsburg,  June  2d,  1864;  m.,  Nov.  16th,  1885, 
to  D.  P.  Menefee,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  their  present 
residence.     They  had  issue — Louise,  b.  Sept.  29th,  1887. 

Issue  by  second  marriage : 

ii.  Julia,  b.  Nov.  9th,  1870. 

iii.  Sallie,  b.  Nov.  9th,  1870;  d.  May  16th,  1872. 

iv.  John  A.,  b.  Feb.  2d,  1873. 

V.  Hattie,  b.  Sept.  27th,  1875., 

vi.  Benjamin,  b.  April  25th,  1878. 

vii.  Weldy,  b.  May  24th,  1881. 

viii.  Minnie,  b.  Nov.  8th,  1884;  d.  Nov.  8th,  1884. 

ix.  Charles,  b.  Oct.  31st,  1887. 

121.  Albert'  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.\  Henry%  Joseph'), 
son  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Rebecca  Fisher,  born  at 
Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  June  11th,  1842;  married,  Oct.  17th, 
1862,  to  Catharine  E.  Crone. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  103 

In  the  fall  of  18(55  he  left  Bloomsburg,  with  his  family, 
and  removed  West  and  located  at  Chillicothe,  111.,  where 
he  resided  a  few  years.  wSubsequently  removed  to 
Champaign  County,  111.,  where  he  farmed  for  five  years. 
January,  1881,  he  disposed  of  his  property  and  removed 
to  Webster  City,  Iowa,  where  he  resided  until  the  spring 
1881,  thence  removed  to  the  vicinity  of  Clarion,  Iowa, 
where  he  purchased  a  stock  farm  containing  two  hundred 
acres,  upon  which  he  has  since  resided.  He  has  been 
very  successful  in  the  business  in  which  he  is  principally 
engaged — that  of  stock  raising. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Dora  D.\  b.  Dec.  9th,  1863. 

ii.  Mary  A.,  b.  Aug.  2d,  1865;  d.  Jan.  ,  1867. 

iii.  Guy  A.,  b.  April  13th,  1867. 

iv.  Alonzo,  b.  Sept.  11th,  1868. 

V.  Bert  E.,  b.  May  30th,  1870. 

vi.  William,  b.  Oct.  22d,  1872. 

vii.  Alvin,  b.  July  13th,  1874. 

viii.  Ralph,  b.  Nov.  27th,  1876. 

ix.  Lillian  M.,  b.  Oct.  19th,  1882. 

X.  Frank,  b.  Dec.  31st,  1883. 

xi.  Myron,  b.  Oct.  27th,  1885. 

xii.  Nellie,  b.  March  9th,  1888. 

122.  Rebecca  E\  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.',  Henry^ 
Joseph'),  daughter  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Rebecca  Fisher, 
born  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  Dec.  19th,  1846 ;  married.  May 
31st,  1866,  to  Rev.  Joseph  W.  Crawford. 

They  lived  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  for  a  number  of  years. 


104  GENEALOGY   OF 

Afterwards  removed  to  Hughesville,  Pa.,  their   present 
residence. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Jennie  M.^,  b.  May  2d,  1869;  d.  March  11th,  1870. 
ii.  Charles  W.,  b.  Feb.  3d,  1871;  d.  Dec.  11th,  1872. 
iii.  Lula  A.,  b.  Oct.  30th,  1872. 
iv.  William  B.,  b.  Sept.  14th,  1874. 
V.  Eva  M.,  b.  Oct  2d,  1876. 

vi.  Bessie  D.,  b.  Dec.  15th,  1878;  d.  Jan.  26th,  1882. 
vii.  Maggie  I.,  b.  July  16th,  1884. 
viii.  Bruce  T.,  b.  Oct.  5th,  1888. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY,  105 


CHAPTER  IV. 

LINE    OF    MARY,    AND    THE    MUTCHELER    FAMILY. 

4.  Mary'  Fisher  (Joseph')  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Catharine  Mineger  Fisher,  born  Dec.  18th,  1769,  in 
Sussex  County,  N.  J. ;  died,  18  ,  near  Union  Corners, 
Pa.;  married,  Aug.  ]Oth,  1788,  to  Samuel  Mutcheler,  of 
Harmony  township,  now  Warren  County,  N.  J.  He  died 
in  October,  1840,  upon  his  plantation. 

They  lived  in  vSussex  County,  N.  J.,  for  a  short  period 
after  their  marriage,  from  which,  in  the  spring  of  1791, 
they  removed  to  Catawissa  township,  Columbia  County, 
Pa.,  locating  upon  a  tract  of  undeveloped  land  near  what 
is  now  known  as  vSharp  Ridge,  on  Little  Roaring  Creek, 
where  they  subsequently  resided.  The  old  log  house  that 
he  erected  upon  his  arrival  there  is  still  standing,  and  in 
a  good  state  of  preservation.  The  building  and  adjoining 
land,  which  he  cleared  of  its  virgin  forests,  is  still  owned 
by  their  descendents.  In  the  year  1820  the  assessment 
books  of  Catawissa  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa., 
have  him  assessed  with  three  hundred  and  thirty-three 
acres  of  land,  log  house  and  barn,  adjoining  Joseph 
Fisher's  estate ;  occupation  given  as  farmer.  In  after 
years  he  engaged  in  the  business  of  weaving  different 


106  GENEALOGY    OF 

grades  of  flannels  and  woolen  fabrics.  They  had  two 
large  looms,  and  the  weaving  was  performed  by  hand. 
They  were  both  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
located  in  that  vicinity. 

They  had  issue: 

130.  i.  Jonas,  b.  June  15th,  1789;  m.  Sallie  Ayers. 

ii.  Catharine,  b.  May  10th,  1792;  m.  Joseph  Reeder. 

131.  iii.  EHzabeth,  b.  ,  179     ;  m.  Samuel  Mutcheler. 

132.  iv.  George,  b.  Aug.  19th,  1801;  m.  Rachel  Kimble. 

133.  V.  Samuel,  b.  Aug.  3d,  1803;  m.  Rebecca  Kimble, 
vi.  David,  b.  Aug.      ,  1803;  m.  Rebecca  Vought. 

vii.  Hiram,  b  ;  m.  Christianna  Mutcheler. 

viii.  Margaret,  b.  April  2d,  1808;  m.  Ziba  Bird. 

130.  Jonas"  Mutcheler  (Samuel'),  son  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  Fisher  Mutcheler,  born  in  Harmony  township, 
Sussex  County,  N.  J.,  June  15th,  1789;  died  18     ; 

married  Sallie  Ayers. 


They  had  issue : 

i.  John,  b 

,  18 

;  m.  Phoebe  Fox. 

ii.  Rebecca,  b. 

,  18 

;  m.  Ziba  Swenk. 

iii.  Isaac,  b. 

,  18 

;  m.,  first,  Susan  Yeager;  m. 

, second, 

Mary  Long. 

iv.  Joseph,  b. 

,  18 

,     m.  Mary  Ann  Arter. 

131.     Elizabeth'     Mutcheler     (Samuel'),     daughter    of 
Samuel  and  Mary  Fisher  Mutcheler,  b.  ,  near 

Union  Corners,  Pa.;  d.  18     ;  m.  Samuel,  son 

of  Valentine  Mutcheler  of  Harmony,  N.  J. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  John,  b.  May  25th,  1822;  m.  Mary  Lewis, 
ii.  George,  b.  June  5th,  1824;  m.  Cornelia  Baker. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  107 

iii.  Mary,  b.  Nov.  29th,  1826;  m.  in  Sept.,  1847,  to  Jacob  Vought, 
b.  June  5th,  1882;  d.  Dec.  30th,  1879.  They  were  engaged 
in  agricultural  pursuits  near  Sharp  Ridge,  Montour  County, 
Pa.,  until  1889,  when  they  removed  to  Catawissa,  Pa., 
where  she  resides  with  her  son,  John  W.  Vought,  who  is 
engaged  in  teaching  school.  They  had  issue:  i.  Marshall, 
b.  Feb.  9th,  1849;  m.,  April  10th,  1875,  to  Anna  Hauch. 
ii.  Henry,  b.  Feb.  6th,  1851;  m.,  Jan.  5th,  1875,  to  Hattie 
Tucker,  iii.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  June  10th,  1853;  m.,  Oct. 
25th,  1887,  to  John  Fisher,  iv.  John  W.,  b.  Dec.  5th,  1856. 
V.  George  B.,  b.  July  25th,  1859;  m.  Sadie  Evans, 
vi.     Andrew  M.,  b.  Feb.  21st,  1852;  m.  Mary  Hobbs. 

182.  George'  Mutcheler  (Samuer),  son  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  Fisher  Mutcheler,  born  Aug.  19th,  1801,  in  Rush 
township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.;  died  18     ; 

married  Rachel,  daughter  of  William  and  Susan  Bird 
Kimble,  born  July  22d,  1806. 

They  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  resided 
near  the  homestead  at  Union  corners,  Pa. 

T'hey  had  issue  : 

i.  Mary  Ann,  b.  Feb.  9th,  1826;  m.,  Dec.  26th,  1854,  to  Lemuel 
Roadarmel.  He  died  in  March,  1858.  Issue  —  George 
Edgar,  b.  April  28th,  1856;  m.,  Dec.  2d,  1884,  to  Mary  A. 
Willour.  Issue  — Joseph  B.,  b.  Sept.  15th,  1885;  Cora  E., 
b.  Sept.  14th,  1887.     They  reside  at  Union  Corners,  Pa. 

ii.  Elizabeth,  b.  April  26th,  1827. 
iii.  Samuel,  b.  March  28th,  1829. 

iv.  Susan,  b.  Nov.  22d,  1830. 

v.  Rachel  Jane,  b.  Oct.  17,  1833. 

188.  Samuel'  Mutcheler  (Samuel'),  son  of  vSamuel  and 
Mary  Fisher  Mutcheler,  born  Aug.  8d,  1808,  near  Sharp 
Ridge,  Pa.;  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  William 
Kimble. 


108  GENEALOGY   OF 

He  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  near  Union 
Corners,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  01iver^  b.  Nov.  20th,  1838. 

ii.  Sarah  Jane,  b.  Sept.  10th,  1840;  m.  Frank  Woodside. 
iii.  Matilda,  b.  April  9,  1841;  m.  Henry  Pensyl. 

iv.  William  Clark,  b.  Dec.  18th,  1842,  near  Union  Corners,  Pa.; 
m.,  Oct.  21st,  1869,  to  Sarah  A.,  daughter  of  Ephraim 
Drum,  b.  Oct.  20th,  1848.  Issue— Alice,  b.  Feb.  19th,  1871; 
Hattie  E.,  b.  May  16th,  1872;  Katie  Isabel,  b.  April  16th, 
1875;  Clark  Wesley,  b.  Sept.  29th,  1877;  Cora  May,  b.  May 
3d,  1880;  Sophia  Ellen,  b.  Dec.  5th,  1881 ;  Bertha  Irene,  b. 
Jan.  22d,  1884.  They  reside  upon  a  farm  in  Mayberry 
township,  Montour  County,  Pa. 

V.  Kate,  b.  18     ;  m.  Galen  Bird. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  109 


CHAPTER  V. 

LINE   OF   ELIZABETH,    AND   THE   REEDER   FAMILY. 

5.  Elizabeth''  Fisher  (Joseph,  vSr.'),  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Catharine  Mineger  Fisher,  born  in  Sussex  County, 
N.  J.,  July  21st,  1774;  died  July,  1840,  in  Lower  Augusta 
township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  and  buried  at 
the  Mountain  Presbyterian  burial  ground  at  Boyle's  Run, 
Pa.  She  married  John  Reeder,  who  died  in  May,  1813, 
at  Allegheny,  Pa. 

John  Reeder  was  one  of  the  pioneers  who  settled  in 
what  is  now  known  as  Northumberland  County.  He 
came,  probably,  from  New  Jersey,  prior  to  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,  locating  in  Shamokin  township,  near  the 
present  town  of  Elysburg.  He  was  driven  out  by  the 
Indians  at  the  time  of  the  general  exodus,  and  remained 
away  about  seven  years,  after  which  he  returned  to  Ly- 
coming County,  and  resided  for  a  time  on  Loyalsock 
Creek.  Subsequently  he  returned  to  Shamokin  township, 
where  he  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Catharine  Mineger  Fisher,  and  resided  for  a  time  at 
Shamokin ;  and  at  Bear  Gap,  where  the  greater  portion 
of  their  children  were  born.  In  1799  he  is  assessed  in 
Shamokin  township  with  fifty  acres  of  land,  in  the  old 


110  GENEAL()C;V    OK 

tax  list  of  Northumberland  County.  Some  few  years 
later  they  removed  to  Allegheny,  Pa.,  where  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  iron  industry  of  that  vicinity.  He  died 
at  that  place  in  May,  1813.  His  famil}'  continued  to 
reside  there  until  the  following  year,  when  they  returned 
to  Catawissa  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  and  lived 
with  Joseph  Fisher,  St.,  until  his  death  in  181U,  when 
they  removed  to  Lower  Augusta  township,  where  she 
died. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Elizabeth'^  b.  ;  m.  Janson  Smith, 

ii.  Mary,  b.  ;  m.  Thomas  Benton. 

1.S4.    iii.  Joseph,  b.  April  16th,  1799. 

iv.  Jeremiah,  b. 
135.     V.  Emily,  b.  May  27th,  1805;  m.  John  Farley, 
vi.  Samuel,  b.  ;  m.  Ann  Campbell, 

vii.  David,  b.  ;  died  in  infancy. 

viii.  John,  b.  ;  m.,  first,  Sarah  Rodgers;  second,  Marie  Sears. 

186.    ix.  Abraham,  b.  Aug.  19th,  1811;  m.  Mary  Ely. 
137.     X.  Keziah,  b.  May  19th,  1813;  m.  John  Bird  Shipman. 

134.  Joseph'  Reeder  (John'),  born  at  Bear  Gap, 
Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  April  16th,  1709;  died  at 
Elysburg,  Pa.,  Feb.  24th,  1881 ;  married,  first,  Catharine, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Fisher  Mutcheler,  born 
May  10th,  1792;  died  Dec.  11th,  1852;  married,  second, 
Rebecca  Lamberson,  born  1802;  died  July  10th,  1889,  at 
Elysburg,  Pa. 

Through  the  death  of  his  father,  the  responsibility  of 
assisting  his  mother  in  the  care  of   her  young  family 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  Ill 

devolved  upon  the  shoulders  of  Joseph,  when  he  was 
himself  only  fourteen  years  of  age.  Soon  after  his 
father's  death  he  walked  the  distanee  from  Allegheny, 
Pa.,  to  Catawissa  to  his  maternal  grandparents,  to  secure 
assistance  in  the  removal  of  his  mother  and  her  family 
back  to  their  old  home.  On  his  return  he  was  accompanied 
by  his  uncle,  Joseph  Fisher,  Jr.,  with  conveyances  in 
which  the  family  were  removed  to  their  grandfather's 
home,  near  vSharp  Ridge.  After  his  first  marriage,  he, 
from  time  to  time,  purchased  land  as  his  means  would 
permit,  until  he  had  an  extensive  and  valuable  planta- 
tion, located  in  the  vicinity  of  Elysburg,  Pa.,  where  they 
resided  until  1858 ;  after  which  he  was  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business  at  Paxinos,  Pa.,  until  1859.  Subse- 
quently he  returned  to  his  farm  near  Union  Corners,  in 
Northumberland  County,  where  they  lived  until  the 
spring  of  1870,  when  he  retired  from  active  business 
pursuits,  removing  to  ElyvSburg,  Pa.,  where  he  died.  He 
was  noted  as  an  expert  agriculturist.  He  made  a  specialty 
of  the  culture  of  small  fruits,  and  was  the  first  person  to 
introduce  the  cultivation  of  peach  and  pear  trees  into 
that  vicinity ;  and  in  order  to  better  understand  their 
cultivation,  he  made  a  trip  to  New  Jersey,  where  he 
learned  the  art  of  budding  and  grafting.  He,  with  his 
wife  Catharine,  were  both  members  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  were  buried  at  the  M.  E.  burial  ground  at 
Sharp  Ridge. 


112  GENEALOGY   OF 

They  had  issue : 

138.  i.  Mary^  b.  September  23d,  1818;  m.  Isaac  Woodruff, 
ii.  John,  b.  April  4th,  1820;  d.  Feb.  19th,  1821. 

139.  iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  21st,  1821;  m.  Samuel  Gilger. 

140.  iv.  Samuel,  b.  March  25th,  1824;  m.,  first,  Ellen  Kline;    second, 

Clara  Mellon. 

141.  V.  Hiram  John,  b.  March  5th,  1826;  m.  Elizabeth  Yocum. 

142.  vi.  Margaret,  b.  March  27th,  1828;  m.  Hamilton  Clark, 
vii.  Sarah,  b.  May  31st,  1832;  d.  Feb.,  1834. 

143.  viii.  Joseph  T.,  b.  Oct.  24th,  1833;  m.  Elizabeth  Davison. 

138.  Mary'  Reeder  (Joseph",  John'),  born  in  Catawissa 
township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  vSept.  23d,  1818;  married, 
February  2()th,  1844,  to  Isaac  Woodruff,  born  Oct.  11th, 
1811,  in  Rush  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.; 
died  upon  his  farm,  vSept.  10th,  1889. 

Isaac  Woodruff  was  a  farmer.  Soon  after  his  marriage 
they  located  upon  a  farm  near  Union  Corners,  in  Rush 
township,  Northumberland  County,  where  they  have 
.since  resided. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Joseph  R.'' Woodruff,  b.  Jan.  19th,  1845;  m.  Elizabeth  Johnson, 
ii.  Jacob  L.,  b.  Oct.  8th,  184G;  m.  Fiaetta  Swank, 
iii.  Sarah  C,  b.  Jan.  27th,  1848. 
iv.  Elias,  b.  May  16th,  1850;  m.  Emma  Yost. 
V.  Margaret  Ann,  b.  May  20th,  1853;  m.  Francis  Ely. 
vi.  Hiram  M.,  b.  Sept.  28th,  1855;  m.  Sophia  Schultz. 
vii.  Samuel  C,  b.  Nov.  9th,  1857;  d.  Feb.  26th,  1860. 
viii.  James  K.,  b.  Sept.  23d,  1859;  d.  March  12th,  1861. 
ix.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  July  9th,  1861;  m.  William  M.  Schultz. 

139.  Elizabeth'  Reeder  (Joseph',  John'),  born  in  Rush 
township,  Northumberland  County.,  Pa.,  Nov.  21st,  1821 ; 


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THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  113 

married,  first,  Feb.  11th,  1845,  to  Thomas  R.  Vastine, 
who  died  Nov.  14th,  1845;  married,  second,  Samuel  K. 
Gilger,  May  21st,  1850. 

Samuel,  in  the  early  part  of  his  life,  engaged  in  the 
merchant  tailoring  business.  Subsequently  taught 
school  for  a  few  years,  after  which  he  farmed  for  a  time. 
In  1889  he  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Elysburg,  Pa., 
where  they  reside. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Kate  £.•*  Vastine,   b.  Nov.  14th,   1845;  d.  July  13th,  1877;  m. 

William  E.  John.     Issue— Terry  A.,  b.  Dec.  3d,  1870. 
ii.  Ellwood  P.  Gilger,  b.  May  14th,  18.57. 

140.  Samuer'  Reeder  (Joseph",  John'),  son  of  Joseph 
and  Catharine  Reeder,  born  in  Rush  township,  Northum- 
berland County,  Pa.,  March  25th,  1824;  married,  first, 
Dec.  16th,  1847,  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Isaac  Kline,  born 
Oct.  7th,  1828 ;  died  Nov.  2d,  1873  ;  married,  second,  Aug. 
29th,  1876,  to  Mi.ss  Clara  P.  Mellon. 

He  lived  upon  a  farm  near  Union  Corners  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  Subsequently  he  removed  his  family  to 
Riverside,  Pa.,  where  he  has  since  resided. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Clara  Virginia^,  b.  July  18th,  1849;  m.  Simon  Vought. 

ii.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  June  19th,  1852;  m.  Joseph  Kimble, 
iii.  Rebecca  C,  b.  Oct.  21st,  1856;  d.  Dec.  28th,  1860. 
iv.  Sarah  Ellen,  b.  Dec.  16th,  1859;  m.  Edwin  Corman. 

V.  Samuel,  b.  Jan.  2oth,  1878;  d.  Jan.  26th,  1878. 

141.  Hiram  John'  Reeder,  Esq.  (Joseph",  John'),  son  of 


114  GENEALOGY   OF 

Joseph  and  Catharine  Mtiteheler  Reeder,  born  in  Rush 
township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  March  5th,  1820; 
married,  January  24th,  1840,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Sarah  Tietsworth  Yocum,  born  Dec.  13th, 
1830. 

After  marriage  they  moved  upon  a  farm  near  Cata- 
wissa,  Pa.,  where  they  lived  until  April  oth,  1870,  when 
they  removed  to  Catawissa,  Pa.,  where  they  continue  to 
reside.  In  1863  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  of 
Franklin  township,  and  held  that  position  until  the 
spring  of  1870.  While  he  resided  in  the  country  he 
occupied  a  prominent  position  in  local  affairs.  He  held 
the  office  of  school  director  for  a  number  of  years,  and 
was  chosen  to  fill  other  local  ofhces.  In  the  fall  of  1870 
he  was  elected  to  the  ofhce  of  Commissioner  of  the 
County  of  Columbia,  which  ofhce  he  held  for  the  term  of 
three  years.  He  was  again  elected  in  1873  to  the  office 
of  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Catawissa  for  a  term  of  five 
years.  After  his  removal  from  the  country  he  paid 
especial  attention  to  the  cultivation  of  small  fruits.  He 
is  a  believer  in  progress ;  and,  with  his  progressive  ideas, 
gave  his  son,  Wilbur  F.  Reeder,  a  thorough  education, 
thus  fitting  him  for  his  life's  work.  He  is  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  is  constantl}- 
holding  some  office  in  that  order.  All  his  life  he  has 
been  an  active  worker  in  the  Methodist  Church,  of  which 
he  and  his  wife  are  members. 


THE   FISHER   FAMH.Y.  115 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Joseph  B.^  b.  Aug.  22d,  1851;  d.  March  23d,  1869. 
ii.  George  C,  b.  March  13th,  1853;  d.  March  18th,  1863. 
144.    iii.  Wilbur  F.,  b.  Jan.  7th,  1855. 

144.  Wilbur  F.'  Reeder  (Hiram  ].\  Joseph,-'  John'), 
son  of  Hiram  J.  and  Elizabeth  Reeder,  born  near 
Catawissa,  Pa.,  Jan.  7th,  1855;  m.,  Dec.  19th,  1878,  to 
Lillie  S.,  daughter  of  Rev.  Thomas  D.  and  Mary  J. 
Gotwalt,  born  in  1859,  at  Curwensville,  Clearfield 
County,  Pa. 

In  the  fall  of  1872  he  entered  Williamsport  DickiUvSon 
Seminary,  and  graduated  in  June,  1875,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  A.,  and  taking  the  first  honors  of  his  class. 
In  the  fall  of  1875  he  went  to  Bellefonte,  Centre  County, 
Pa.,  his  present  residence,  and  commenced  reading  law 
with  the  firm  of  Bush,  Yocum  &  Hastings,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  May,  1877,  after  passing  a  rigid 
examination.  Of  his  admission  the  WatcJiman,  a  news- 
paper of  Bellefonte,  made  the  following  comment : 

"  Admitted — Mr.  Wilbur  F.  Reeder,  late  a  law  student 
"with  Bush,  Yocum  &  Hastings,  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
"a  couple  of  weeks  ago  after  standing  one  of  the  best 
"examinations  ever  gone  through  with  by  any  young 
"lawyer  in  this  county.  The  examination  was  an  ex- 
"ceedingly  strict  and  thorough  one,  the  committee 
"putting  in  some  twenty-five  hours  hard  work.  But 
"  they  found  Mr.  Reeder  booked  on  all  points  and  in  all 
"phases  of  the  law,  showing  the  most  ample  prepara- 
"tion  and  an  exhaustive  course  of  reading.  The  young 
"  gentleman  was  highly  complimented  by  his  examiners 


116  GENEALOGY   OF 

''and  by  the  lawyers  generally.  He  is  now  a  full-fledged 
"attorney.  We  wish  him  success,  hoping  that  he  may 
"go  on  up  until' he  reaches  the  topmost  round  in  the 
"ladder  of  legal  fame  and  honor." 

He  at  once  commenced  the  practice  of  law,  and  in 
1881  formed  a  partnership  with  Gen.  D.  H.  Hastings, 
who  is  now  Adjutant-General  of  Pennsylvania,  which 
partnership  continues  to  the  present  time.  In  January, 
1889,  he  was  concerned  for  the  defense  in  a  murder  case, 
the  first  one  since  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  suc- 
ceeded in  procuring  a  verdict  of  acquittal  after  a  most 
vigorous  and  bitter  fight.  Again,  in  November,  1889,  he 
was  retained  for  accused  in  a  murder  case.  The  Daily 
News,  of  Bellefonte,  of  Nov.  3()th,  1889,  says: 

"  The  defense  was  represented  by  W.  F.  Reeder,  Esq., 
"  singly  and  alone,  Mr.  Reeder  had  already  made  a 
"  reputation  for  himself  as  a  criminal  lawyer,  but  his 
"  effort  in  behalf  of  the  man  charged  with  the  murder  of 
"  his  wife  and  mother-in-law  have  added  a  new  lustre  of 
"  unusual  brilliancy  to  his  professional  reputation.  Under 
"the  circumstances  connected  with  the  case,  Avhich  were 
"  so  clear,  it  seemed  almost  an  absurdity  to  set  up  any 
"  defense.  And  any  man  who  sat  in  the  court  house  on 
"  Wednesday  afternoon  and  heard  the  case  Mr.  Reeder 
"  presented  to  establish  the  plea  of  emotional  insanity, 
"  could  easily  recognize  in  it  the  work  of  a  great  lawyer. 
"  And  any  one  who  sat  in  the  court  house  on  Thursday 
"  afternoon  and  listened  to  his  eloquent  appeal  in  behalf 
"  of  his  client  will  readily  coincide  with  us  that  the  star 
"  in  the  professional  firmament  of  Mr.  Reeder  now  shines 
"  with  unusual  brilliancy,  and  that  he  is  destined  ere  long 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  117 

"  to  stand  in  the  first  ranks  of  the  most  noted  criminal 
"  lawyers  of  the  land." 

Outside  of -his  professional  life,  he  has  taken  an  active 
part  in  politics.  During  the  year  1887  he  was  chairman 
of  the  Republican  County  Committee  of  Centre  County. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  National  Guard  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  which  he  holds  the  commission  of  first  lieuten- 
ant of  Company  B,  oth  Regiment,  Second  Brigade. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  John  Wallace-'  Reeder,  b.  Dec.  26th,  1879. 

142.  IMargaref  Reeder  (Joseph"),  born  in  Rush  town- 
ship, Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  March  27th,  1828; 
married,  Jan.  20th,  18o3,  by  Rev.  I.  Elliot,  to  Hamilton, 
son  of  William  and  Jane  Moore  Clark,  born  June  6th, 
1828,  in  Rush  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa. 

After  their  marriage  they  resided  on  the  Reeder  home- 
stead for  three  years,  thence  removed  to  Franklin  in 
Catawissa  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  where  they 
farmed  for  thirteen  years.  March  17th,  1870,  removed  to 
their  present  residence  at  Catawissa,  Pa.,  since  which  he 
has  been  engaged  in  the  agricultural  machinery  business. 
They  have  been  nearly  life-long  members  of  the  Method- 
ist Church,  in  which  they  are  active  workers. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Emily  F.*  Clark,  b.  Nov.  4th,  1853. 
145.      ii.  William  Reeder,  b.  April  6th,  1856. 

145.    William  Reeder'  Clark  (Hamilton',  William'),  born 


118  GENEALOGY   OF 

in  Rush  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  April 
6th,  1850;  married,  Oct.  23d,  1879,  to  Katie  C,  daughter 
of  Jackson  and  Eliza  Cleaver,  born  Feb.  18th,  1858. 

He  obtained  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools 
at  Catawissa,  Pa.,  after  which  he  entered  Commercial 
College  at  Kingston,  Pa.,  where  he  graduated  in  the 
spring  of  1874.  He  was  clerk  for  the  Hon.  I.  S.  Monroe, 
agent  for  the  Dupont  Powder  Company,  from  Jan.  1st, 
1876,  to  April  1st,  1879.  Nov.  15th,  1879,  he  was  appointed 
agent  for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  at  Cata- 
wissa, where  he  resided  until  Feb.  15th,  1889,  when  he 
was  transferred  to  their  station  at  Riverside  and  Dan- 
ville, Pa.,  as  agent  for  the  same  company, 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Howard  Ray^  Clark,  b.  Feb.  10th,  1882. 

143.  Joseph  T.'  Reeder,  Esq.  (Joseph,"  John'),  born  in 
Rush  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  Oct.  24th, 
1833;  married,  Jan.  26th,  1858,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Robert  and  Bathia  Banghart  Davison,  born  near 
Belvidere,  N.  J.,  June  16th,  1839.  Her  grandparents 
were  original  settlers  in  New  Jersey,  and  of  considerable 
prominence.  Their  descendants  are  quite  numerous  in 
Warren  County,  having  a  number  of  men  of  note  among 
them. 

After  their  marriage  they  resided  nine  years  in  Mon- 
tour Coimty ;    and  for  past  twenty  years  in  the  vicinity 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  119 

of  Catawissa,  upon  a  farm  in   Franklin  township,  where 
he  holds  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

They  had  issue : 

i.    Bathia^  b.    Dec.   23d,   1858;    m.,  Nov.   24th,   1881,   to  Pierce 

Creasy, 
ii.  Jeremiah,  b.  Aug.  24th,  1861;  m.,  April  12th,  1888,  to  Mattie 

Yost.     Issue — Elizabeth  Jane,  b.  April  5th,  1889. 
iii.  Marr,  b.  March  16th,  1865. 
iv.  Rebecca  E.,  b.   Dec.  22d,   1868;  m.,  July  4th,  1889,  to  M.  S. 

Munson. 

135.  Emily"  Reeder  (John'),  born  in  Shamokin  town- 
ship, Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  May  27th,  1805;  m., 
June  8th,  1821,  to  John,  son  of  Caleb  and  Hannah  FivSher 
Farley,  born  Feb.  9th,  1792,  in  Shamokin  township, 
Northumberland  County;  died  July  18th,  1871,  buried  at 
Sharp  Ridge. 

They  were  farmers,  and  resided  upon  a  farm  in  Rush 
township,  Northumberland  County.  They  were  both 
members  of  the  Methodist  Church.  She  still  resides  in 
the  vicinity  of  Union  Corners. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Jeremiah'',  b.  May  28th,  1823. 
ii.  Mary,  b.  Nov.  27th,  1825. 
iii.  EHzabeth,  b.  March  30th,  1828. 
iv.  Joseph  R.,  b.  May  3d,  1831. 
V.  Catharine  A.,  b.  May  31st,  1835. 
vi.  Rebecca,  b.  March  6th,  1838. 
vii.  Harriet  M.,  b.  Sept.  13th,  1844. 
viii.  Isaac  J.,  b.  Aug.  14th,  1847. 

186.    Abraham'  Reeder  (John'),  born  at  Allegheny,  Pa., 


120  GENEALOGY   OF 

Aug.  19th,  1811;  died  July,  1886;  married,  June  26th, 
1834,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Caleb  Ely,  born  July  12th, 
1814. 

He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  in  WilliamvS  County,  Ohio, 
near  Montpelier,  where  he  died. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Catharine  E.^,  b.  March  26th,  1835;  m.  Joseph  Ely. 
ii.  Laititia  B.,  b.  June  21st,  1846;  m.  Benjamin  Zimmerman. 

137.  Keziah  Reeder  (John),  born  in  Allegheny,  Pa., 
May  19th,  1813;  married,  Oet.  2()th,  1831,  to  John  Bird 
Shipman,  son  of  Jacob  and  Rachel  Bird  vShiprUan,  born 
Nov.  29th,  1806;  died  Dec.  10th,  1858,  at  Wapello,  Iowa. 

(See  Shipman  records  for  issue.) 


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CHAPTER  VI. 

LINE   OF  JOHN   FISHER,    SR. 

7.  John'  Fisher  (Joseph'),  son  of  Joseph  and  Cath- 
arine Mineger  Fisher,  born  June  19th,  1770,  in  Sussex 
County,  N.  J. 

He  removed  with  his  parents  in  the  spring  of  1788  to 
Shamokin  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  where 
he  was  reared  and  educated.  He  remained  upon  his 
father's  plantation  until  his  marriage,  after  which  he 
resided  for  a  time  at  Catawissa.  He  also  resided  for  a 
time  at  Mifflinburg,  Pa.,  where  he  kept  a  hotel.  In  the 
.spring  of  the  year  1810  he  left  his  home  on  a  business 
trip  to  Albany,  N.  Y.,  and  was  never  afterwards  heard 
from.  It  has  always  been  conjectured  that  he  was  killed 
by  the  Indians,  who  at  that  period  were  at  war  with  the 
settlers  along  the  Hudson  River. 

He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Mauser, 
Aug.  13th,  1798;  born  in  1775,  in  Bucks  County,  Pa.; 
died  Oct.  9th,  1844,  in  Noble  township.  Branch  County, 
Alich.  Her  father,  Nicholas  Mauser,  resided  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  in  Bucks  County,  Pa.,  from  whence,  in  1785, 
he  removed  to  what  is  now  known  as  Cooper  township, 
Montour  County,  Pa.,  where  he  purchased  a  large  tract  of 


122  GENEALOGY   OF 

timber  land.  The  pioneer  cabin  that  he  built  is  still 
standing,  and  is  in  possession  of  his  descendants.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  on  Jan.  4th, 
1777,  he  was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  of  Captain 
Christian  Binkley's  Company  of  the  Third  Battalion  of 
Bucks  County  Militia.  The  gun  he  carried  is  still  pre- 
served as  a  valuable  relic  by  one  of  his  descendants, 
Aaron  C.  Mauser,  who  resides  upon  the  old  homestead 
near  Danville,  Pa.  Elizabeth,  in  1836,  removed  to  Michi- 
gan with  their  daughter,  Catharine  Shane,  with  whom 
she  resided  until  her  death. 
They  had  issue: 

146.  i.  John,"*  b  ;  m.  Lydia  Lazarus. 

147.  ii.  Catharine,  b.  June  1.3th,  1801,  m.  Thomas  Shane. 

148.  iii.  WilHam,  b.  Oct.  19th,  1806;  m.  Eleanor  Bhie. 

149.  iv.  EHzabeth,  b.  Sept.  19th,  1809;  m.  John  Ritter. 

147.  Catharine'  Fisher  (John,  Sr.,'  Joseph'),  daughter 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  Mauser  Fisher,  born  June  18th, 
1801 ,  in  Hemlock  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa. ;  died 
May  14th,  1884,  in  Burr  Oak,  Mich.;  married  Thomas 
Shane,  vSon  of  George  and  Mary  Shane,  born  Oct.  7th, 
1798,  in  Hemlock  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa. ;  died 
Dec.  16th,  1866,  upon  his  farm  near  Burr  Oak,  Mich.  His 
father,  George  Shane,  died  May  19th,  1842,  aged  eighty- 
one  years  and  two  months ;  and  mother,  Mary,  wife  of 
George,  died  Dec.  12th,  18r)5,  aged  eighty-five  years,  and 
were  interred  in  the  burial  ground  at  ,  Pa. 

Thomas,  after  marriage,  resided  some  few  years  near 


THE    FISHER    P'AMILV.  123 

the  parental  homevStead,  after  which  they  moved  to  the 
township  of  Liberty,  Tioga  County,  Pa.  Here  they  lived 
until  18H2;  thence  they  removed  to  Lockport,  N.  Y., 
where  they  resided  until  vSept.,  1886,  when  they  removed 
to  Michigan,  locating  upon  a  farm  in  Bronson,  now  Noble 
township,  Branch  County,  where  they  resided  until  his 
death.  Michigan  was  almost  an  unbroken  wilderness  at 
that  time,  but  her  rich  soil  was  a  constant  challenge  to 
the  hardy  pioneer  to  come  to  her  possession.  Hardships, 
trials  and  privations  they  had  that  are  incident  to  pioneer 
life,  of  which  the  compiler  has  given  a  full  description  in 
a  previous  part  of  this  book.  In  about  a  year  after  the 
death  of  her  husband,  Catharine  moved  to  the  village  of 
Burr  Oak,  and  made  it  her  residence  during  the  remain- 
der of  her  life. 

They  had  issue : 

150.  i.  William-'  Shane,  b.  Oct.  26th,  1823;  d.  Sept.  16th,  1864. 

151.  ii.  Jeremiah,  b.  March  3d,  1830;  d.  April  17th,  1888. 

152.  iii.  Harriet,  b.  Nov.  24th,  1831. 

iv.  Mary  E.,  b.  April  18th,  1834;  d.  Sept.  16th,  1854. 

153.  V.  Ephraim,  b.  Oct.  10th,  1835. 

vi.  Clinton,  b.  March  6th,  1838,  in  Branch  County,  Mich.  In 
1861  he  went  to  California,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
mining  and  grocery  business.  He  is  by  profession  a  book- 
keeper. 

vii.  Lewis,  b.  Aug.  27th,  1840;  d.  Oct.  17th,  1851. 

154.  viii.  Homer,  b.  Oct.  16th,  1841. 

150.     William'  Shane  (Thomas'),  son  of  Thomas  and 
Catharine  Fisher  vShane,  born  Oct.  2f3th,  1828,  in  Hemlock 


124  GENEALOGY   OF 

township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.;  died  September  IHth, 
1864;  married.  May  2d,  1849,  to  Esther  Fry,  born  Feb. 
6th,  1824,  in  Cohimbia  County,  Pa. 

They  lived  in  Bronson,  Branch  Cotmty,  Mich.,  where 
they  were  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.     He  was  a 
member  of  Eagle  Lodge,  No.  124,  F.  and  A.  M.,  at  Burr 
Oak,  Mich.,  for  a  number  of  years. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  Preston^,  b.  March  5th,  1850;    m.,  Oct.  27th,  1872,  to  Mary  J. 

Jenkins, 
ii.  Clayton,  b.  March  5th,  1850. 

iii.  Eugene  Curran,  b.  Jan.  28th,  1854;  d.  Oct.  27th,  18H4; 
iv.  Hamlet  Romeo,  b.  Jan.  18th,  1856;  m.,  Jan.  19th,  187<»,  to 
Emily  T.  Carpenter.  Issue— William  C,  b.  March  28th, 
1880;  Densie  Louisa,  b.  Sept.  17th,  1882,  George  Thomas, 
b.  Sept.  28th,  1885.  Residence— Bronson,  Branch  County, 
Mich.,  upon  the  homestead. 

151.  Jeremiah^  Shane  (Thomas'),  son  of  Catharine  and 
Thomas  Shane,  born  March  8d,  1830,  in  Columbia  County, 
Pa.;  died  April  17th,  1888,  at  Pablo  Beach,  Florida;  mar- 
ried. May  26th,  1868,  to  Mary  Bently,  of  Chatham,  Canada. 

He  worked  on  the  farm  for  a  few  years,  after  which  he 
learned  the  carpenter  trade  and  house  building.  He 
served  in  the  Union  army  during  the  war,  having  enlisted 
in  the  Fourteenth  Michigan  Mounted  Infantry ;  and  in 
1861  received  a  wound  at  the  battle  of  Kennesaw  Moun- 
tain, from  the  effects  of  which  he  never  fully  recovered, 
and  to  which  the  cause  of  his  death  was  directly  at- 
tributed.     He    was   shot    through   the   knee,    and   after 


THE   FISHER  FAMH.Y.  125 

suffering  for  many  years  had  the  limb  amputated  at 
Philadelphia  in  the  summer  of  1887.  The  shock  sus- 
tained by  the  operation  ultimately  caused  his  death. 
After  his  marriage  they  resided  in  Burr  Oak,  Mich., 
until  November,  1881,  when  they  removed  to  Jackson- 
ville, Florida. 
They  had  issue: 

i.  Norman,'^  b.  March  21st,  186i). 
ii.  Nina,  b.  Aug.  olst,  1871,  d.  Oct.  1st,  1871. 
iii.  Milton,  b.  Jan.  1st,  1876. 

152.  Harriet'  Shane  (Thomas'),  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Catharine  Fisher  Shane,  born  Nov.  24th,  1831,  in 
Tioga  County,  Pa. ;  married  in  1851  to  Emanuel,  son  of 
Daniel  Himebaugh,  born  Feb.  26th,  1822,  in  Columbia 
County,  Pa. 

They  are  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising,  and 
reside  upon  the  vShane  homestead,  where  her  parents 
located  after  their  removal  to  Branch  County,  Mich.  In 
1882,  Emanuel  was  elected  a  Representative  to  the  State 
Legislature  for  two  years.  They  are  members  of  Burr 
Oak  Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  Clara, -^  b.  Dec.  26th,  1851;  m.  Francis  P.  Frey. 
ii.  Ellen  J.,  b.  June  27th,  1853;  deceased, 
iii.  Elliott  D.,  b.  Sept.  15th,  1854;  m.  Lizzie  Leroy. 
iv.  Ora  E.,  b.  March  9th,  1862;  m.  Ambrose  Bushnee. 
V.  Carlton  H.,  b.  June  11th,  1863. 
vi.  Halla  A.,  b.  Feb.  5th,  1866. 
vii.  Thomas  A.,  b.  Oct.  23d,  1867. 
viii.  Katie  L.,  b.  Nov.  16th,  1868. 


126  GENEAt.OCiV    OF 

153.  Ephraim'  Shane  (Thomas'),  son  of  Thomas  and 
Catharine  Fisher  Shane,  born  Oct.  lOth,  1835,  in  Lock- 
port  township,  Niagara  County,  N.  Y. ;  married,  Nov. 
26th,  1868,  to  Frances  Ann  Menardi,  born  June  17th, 
1844,  in  New  Albany  township,  Bradford  County,  Pa. 

They  are  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  reside 
upon  a  farm  in  Concord  township,  Dodge  County,  Minn. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  Ernest  Lighten^  Shane,  b.  March  10th,  1870. 

154.  Homer  Shane  (Thomas),  son  of  Thomas  and 
Catharine  Fisher  Shane,  born  Oct.  lOtli,  1841,  in  Bronson 
township.  Branch  County,  Mich. ;  married,  March  27th, 
1866,  to  Miss  Tillie  Frey,  born  Nov.  1st,  1842,  at 
Reading,  Pa. 

He  resided  with  his  parents  until  he  was  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  after  which,  in  1866,  he  engaged  in  the 
carriage  manufacturing  business  at  Leesburg,  Ind.,  with 
Charles  Knight,  under  the  firm  name  of  Knight  & 
Shane.  In  1868  he  disposed  of  his  interest  to  Mr. 
Knight  and  went  to  Burr  Oak,  where  he  has  since  been 
engaged  in  the  .same  business. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  A  daughter,'*  b.  March  17th,  1870;  died  in  infancy. 

148.  William''  Fisher  (John,  vSr.'*',  Joseph'),  son  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  Mauser  Fisher,  born  at  Catawissa,  Pa., 
Oct.  19th,  1806;  married,  Dec.  25th,  1827,  to  Eleanor  Blue, 


c  H-^  'y^-^/^^^^. 


'OJyUCu^     -?<•  C^Ct-jUri 


The   FtSHER  EAMiLY,  127 

born  Nov.  22d,  1810,   in   Mahanoy  township,   Columbia 
County,  Pa. ;  died  Jan.  28th,  1878,  at  Milton,  Pa. 

After  their  marriage  they  resided  at  Danville,  Pa.,  for 
eighteen  months,  where  he  was  employed  in  the  store  of 
Peter  Baldy,  after  which  they  removed  to  Milton ;  from 
thence  to  Lock  Haven,  Pa.,  where  they  lived  seven 
years ;  from  which  place  they  removed  to  Philadelphia, 
where  they  resided  three  years.  While  at  that  city  he 
was  burned  out  by  the  big  fire  in  1849,  losing  all  his 
property.  Subsequently  he  returned  to  Milton,  Pa., 
where  they  resided  twelve  years.  While  at  the  latter 
place  his  wife  Eleanor  died,  after  which  he  returned  to 
Philadelphia,  where  he  resides  with  his  daughter,  Mar- 
garet Glover.  His  portrait,  which  was  taken  in  1889, 
will  be  found  in  the  centre  of  the  group  of  portraits. 

They  had  issue : 

155.  i.  B.  Frank^,  b.  June  15th,  1829;  d.  Oct.  12th,  1867. 
ii.  Samuel  Jackson,  b.  April  8th,  1831. 

156.  iii.  William  Augustus,  b.  Oct.  21st,  1832;  d.  Sept.  10th,  1885. 
iv.  John  K.  Boyer,  b.  Sept.  2d,  1834;  d.  April  12th,  1848. 

157.  V.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  8th,  1836. 
vi.  Charlotte  Jane,  b.  March  25th,  1840. 

157i.  vii.  Margaret  Ellen,  b.  April  24th,  1842. 

viii.  Dudley  Ross,  b.  Jan.  8th,  1848;  d.  Sept.  21st,  1850. 
ix.  Dudley   R.,    b.    Sept.  25th,    1850;    m.,    Sept.    25th,    1884,    to 
Catharine  Ebright.     He  lives  at  Milton,  Pa. 

155.     Benjamin     Franklin'    Fisher    (William,"    John^ 

Joseph'),  son  of  William  Fisher,  born  June  15th,  1829; 

died  Oct.  12th,  1867;  married,  Jan.  28th,  1858,  to  Mary  B. 

Gift,  who  died  Feb.  24th,  1878. 


128  genf:ai.()(;v  of 

He  was  engaged  in  business  at  Reading  for  a  number 
of  years  prior  to  his  death. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  William  W.\  b.  Feb.  13th,  1860.    He  is  engaged  in  the  jewelry 

business  at  Watsontown,  Pa. 
ii.  Flora  E.,  b.  Feb.  26th,  1863. 
iii.  Harry,  b.  ,  1865;  deceased, 

iv.  B.  Frank,  b.  Sept.  Kith,  1866. 

156.  William  Augustus'  Fisher  (William',  John,' 
Joseph'),  born  Oct.  21st,  1832;  died  Sept.  8th,  1885; 
married,  Dec.  5th,  1858,  to  Christian  Ann  Varts. 

He  served  as  a  private  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion. 
Prior  to  his  enlistment  he  had  learned  a  trade,  after 
which  he  clerked  in  his  father's  grocery  store.  After 
his  return  from  the  army  he  engaged  in  the  restaurant 
business  until  the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife  and  son, 
Edgar  D.,  still  continue  the  business.  He  was  a  member 
of  Post  225,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Watsontown,  Pa.,  where  his 
family  reside. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  William  C.\  h.  Aug.  31st,  1854;  d.  March  19th,  1855. 
ii.  Clarence  A.,  b.  June  27th,  1857;  d.  Feb.  ;^d,  1859. 
iii.  Frederick  B.,  b.  Nov.  28th,  1859;  d.  July  27th,  1867. 
iv.  Margarette  E.,  b.  Feb.  28th,  1862;  d.  Feb.  27th,  1866. 
V.  Tilley  S.,  b.  Feb.  23d,  1865;  d.  Jan.  15th,  1866. 
vi.  Robert  D.,  b.  Dec.  19th,  1866;  d.  Sept.  5th,  1868. 
vii.  Edgar  D.,  b.  Jan.  16th,  1869. 

157.  Mary  E.'  Fisher  (William',  John',  Joseph'), 
daughter   of    William    Fisher,    born    Oct.   8th,    1880,    at 


THE  FISHER  FAMILY.  129 

Washington ville,  Montonr  County,  Pa.;  married,  Aug. 
3d,  185ri,  to  Charles  W.  Sticker,  born  Aug.  3d,  1836. 

They  live  at  Milton,  Pa.,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
business. 

They  had  i.ssue: 

i.  William  F.\  b.  Oct.  22d,  1856. 

ii.  Thomas  S.,  b.  June  17th,  1858. 
iii.  Ella,  b.  Dec.  4th,  1860. 
iv.  Carrie  W.,  b.  Oct.  I9th,  1862. 

V.  Andrew  S.,  b.  march  13th,  1865. 
vi.   Harry  C,  b.  June  1st,  1869. 
vii.  Jennie  May,  b.  Aug.  11th,  1876. 

W7y2-  Margaret  E.'  Fisher  (William,'  John',  Joseph'), 
daughter  of  William  and  Eleanor  Fisher,  born  April  24th, 
1842,  married,  first,  Dr.  W.  Angstadt,  D.  vS.,  of  Milton, 
Pa.,  now  deceased ;  married,  second,  Mr.  Thomas  Glover 
in  November,  1885. 

He  is  an  iron  manufacturer  of  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
where  they  reside. 

Issue  by  first  marriage : 

i.  Emma  Elizabeth\  b.  April  29th,  1861;  m.  Francis  W.  Rouse, 
ii.  Hattie,   b.  Aug.  2d,    1863;    d.   Oct.  16th,   1889;   m.  James  A. 
Backmeister. 

149.  Elizabeth'  Fisher  (John,  Sr.'),  daughter  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  Mauser  Fisher,  born  Sept.  19th,  1809,  near 
Bloomsburg,  Pa ;  married,  Nov.  20th,  1828,  to  John  Ritter. 

They  resided  at  Muncy,  Pa.,  for  a  number  of  years, 
where  he  was  extensively  engaged  in  the  tannery 
business.     Since  her  husband's  death  Elizabeth  resides 


130  GENEALOGY   OF 

part  of  the  time  with  her  children  at  Williamsport  and 
Muncy,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Harriet,  b.  Nov.  3d,  1829;  m.  Charles  Kelchner. 

158.  ii.  Charlotte,  b.  June  10th,  1831;  m.  Michael  Bubb. 

iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  4th,  1836;  m.  Charles  Hpngerford. 

iv.  Anna,  b.  March  30th,  1839,  at  Muncy,  Pa.;  m.,  Jan.  24th,  1871, 

to  William  London.     Issue — Leslie  R.,  b.  March  1st,  1881; 

Genesta  W.,  b.  Aug.  31st,  1885.    Residence,  Altoona,  Polk 

County,  Iowa. 
V.  John  Fisher,  b.  March  14th,  1841;  m.  Amelia  Hime. 
vi.  Susan,  b.  Feb.  22d,  1843;  m.,  July  4th,  1864,  to  Joseph  Bubb. 

Issue— Clarence  E.,  b.  Sept.  13th,  1870;   Elsie  V.,  b.  Aug. 

18th,  1874;   Florence  E.j  b.  Sept.  22d,  1877;   Genevieve,  b. 

March  21st,  1880;  Samuel  S.,  b.  July  8th,  1885.     Residence, 

— Williamsport,  Pa. 

159.  vii.  James  M.,  b.  March  16th,  1845;  m.  Rose  P.  Sanford. 
viii.  Thomas,  b.  May  26th,  1847;  m.  Margaret  Daniel. 

ix.  Mary,  b.  Oct.  9th,  1849. 
X.  Kate,  b.  March  23d,  1856;  m.  Washington  Geasey. 

158.  Charlotte"  Ritter  (John'),  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Fisher  Ritter,  born  June  lOth,  1831,  at  Beth- 
lehem, Washington  County,  Pa. ;  married,  first,  July  Hth, 
1849,  to  William  Harris;  married,  second,  Dec.  13th, 
1854,  to  Michael  Bubb. 

They  reside  at  Williamsport,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Charles'  Harris,  b.  May  27th,  1853. 
ii.  Flo  E.  Bubb,  b.  July  26th,  1856. 
iii.  John  C,  b.  Nov.  4th,  1859. 
iv.  Elmer  E.,  b.  June  26th,  1861. 
V.  Joseph  H.,  b.  ,  1864. 

vi.  Ralph  E.,  b.  May  2d,  1867. 


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vii.  Harry  A.,  b.  Jan.  7th,  1870. 
viii.  Ella  E.,  b.  March  31st,  1873. 

159.  James  Monroe'  Ritter  (John'),  son  of  John  .and 
Elizabeth  Fisher  Ritter,  born  March  IGth,  1845,  at 
Muncy,  Pa. ;  married,  Aug.  4th,  1872,  to  Rose  Permelia 
Sanford,  born  May  19th,  1857. 

He  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  until  1862, 
when  he  enlisted  in  the  131st  Pennsylvania  Regiment; 
served  nine  months,  and  later  on  re-enlisted  in  a 
regiment  of  cavalry,  in  which  he  remained  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  After  the  war  he  removed  West,  and 
has  since  been  in  the  employ  of  the  Michigan  Central 
Railroad  Company,  at  Lawton,  Mich. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  John"  Newton,  b.  Feb.  13th,  1874. 
ii.  James  Frederick,  b.  May  23d,  1876. 
iii.  Zella  May,  b.  Feb.  7th,  1880. 
iv.  Lulu,  b.  Sept.  9th,  1884;  d.  Oct.  25th,  1884. 


132  GENEALOGY   OF 


CHAPTER  VII. 


LINE   OF   JACOB,    SR. 


8.  Jacob'  Fisher,  Sr.  (Joseph"),  son  of  Joseph  and 
Catharine  Mineger  Fisher,  born  in  Sussex  County,  New- 
Jersey,  Dec.  18th,  1783;  died  Oct.  29th,  1841,  upon  his 
farm  near  Danville,  Pa.  Married,  first,  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Albert  Kimpbel.  She  died  Nov.  1st,  1831. 
Married,  second,  Elizabeth  Shreffler,  who  died  June 
15th,  1867. 

Jacob  was  but  five  years  of  age  when  his  parents  re- 
moved from  New  Jersey  to  Northumberland  County,  Pa., 
where  he  was  reared  and  educated.  He  remained  with  his 
parents  until  his  first  marriage,  after  which  he  was  given 
charge  of  a  part  of  his  father's  plantation,  and  as  his 
father  advanced  in  years  he  took  charge  of  the  entire 
farm.  His  father,  within  a  few  years  of  his  death,  re- 
sided with  him.  In  the  year  1820  the  old  taxable  list  of 
Catawissa  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  show\s  that 
Jacob  Fisher  was  assessed  for  one  hundred  and  fifty- 
three  and  a  half  acres  of  land,  log  house  and  barn,  two 
horses  and  three  cows,  adjoining  lands  of  William 
Osmun.  vSome  few  years  later  he  located  upon  a  farm 
situated   on   the   waters  of  Roaring   Creek,   near  vSharp 


THE    FISHER    FAiSHLY.  133 

Ridge,  where  he  resided  for  a  few  years ;  thence  removed 
upon  the  "  Boyd  "  farm,  on  the  Susquehanna  river,  three 
miles  east  of  Danville,  Pa.,  where  he  died.  He  had  from 
his  youth  given  his  entire  attention  to  farming,  and 
always  took  great  pride  in  having  the  best  breeds  of 
horses  and  cattle  to  stock  his  farm.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  from  his  youth.  During  the 
early  years  of  this  church  in  that  vicinity  his  residence 
was  used  as  a  place  of  worship  on  many  occasions  by 
the  ministers  of  that  denomination. 

Issue  by  wife  Margaret : 

160.  i.  Rebecca^  b.  Jan.  3d,  1810;  d.  April  28th,  1885. 

161.  ii.  Catharine,  b.  June  4th,  1811;  d.  Dec.  25th,  1875. 
iii.  Fannie,  b.  Oct.  25th,  1812;  d.  Jan.  22d,  1813. 

162.  iv.  Joseph,  b.  Jan.  6th,  1814. 

V.  Albert,  b.  Nov.  2d,  1815;  d.  June  21st,  1841. 
vi.  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  10th,  1818;  d.  Aug.  20th,  1848.     • 

163.  vii.  Patterson,  b.  Aug.  25th,  1820. 
.164.  viii.  George  W.,  b.  March  25th,  1822. 

165.  ix.  Daniel  K.,  b.  Jan.  10th,  1824. 

166.  X.  Clotvvorthy,  b.  Dec.  5th,  1825. 

xi.  Asher,  b.  Dec.  1st,  1827;  d.  July  19th,  1848. 
xii.  Ellen,  b.  Sept.  6th,  1829;  d.  Dec.  26th,  1868. 

Issue  by  wife  Elizabeth : 

167.  xiii.  William  G.,  b.  May  6th,  1834. 

168.  xiv.  Margaret,  b.  Nov.  8th,  1836. 

100.  Rebecca'  Fisher  (Jacob"),  born  Jan.  8d,  1810,  in 
Catawissa  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa. ;  died  April 
28th,  1885,  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa. ;   married,  Oct.  24th,  1830, 


134      ^  GENEALOGY   OF 

to  Clotworthy  S.,  son  of  Henry  and  Magdalene  Farlee 
Fisher. 

(See  Clotworthy  S.  Fisher's  family  for  issue.) 

161.  Catharine'  Fisher  (Jacob"),  born  in  Catawissa 
township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Tuesday,  June  4th,  1811 ; 
died  at  Pottsville,  Pa.,  Dec.  26th,  1875;  married,  Sept. 
29th,  1845,  to  Jehu  Osier,  born  Jan.  17th,  1804,  in  vSalem 
County,  N.  J.     He  died  Oct.  8th,  1881,  at  Pottsville,  Pa. 

When  the  coal  business  was  first  opened  at  Shamokin, 
Pa.,  he  engaged  in  that  business  for  several  years;  then 
removed  to  Richmond,  Va.,  subsequently  returned  to 
Pennsylvania,  locating  at  Pottsville,  being  engaged  in 
the  wholesale  provision  business  in  both  places.  He 
was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Pottsville  for  several  years. 

They  had  issue: 

169.     i.  John  Fisher^  Osier,  b.  Oct.  18th,  1846;  m.  Kate  Gould, 
ii.  David  Washington,  b.  Feb.  22d,  1849;  d.  June  24th,  1849. 
iii.  Daniel  Montgomery,  b.  July  3d,  1850;  d.  May  7th,  1851. 
iv.  Catharine  Ellen,  b.  Dec.  13th,  1852. 

169.  John  Fisher'  Osier  (Jehu'),  born  at  ''Boyd's" 
farm,  near  Danville,  Pa.,  Oct.  18th,  1846;  he  married, 
Dec.  14th,  1869,  Kate,  daughter  of  William  and  Catharine 
Hill  Gould,  born  Aug.  30th,  1850. 

He  enlisted,  May,  1863,  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  in 
Company  B,  27th  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  at 
Pottsville,  Pa.  His  regiment  marched  through  Penn- 
sylvania, Maryland  and  Virginia,  participating  in  battles 


THE   FISHER   FAMH^Y.  135 

at  Wrightsville,  Carlisle  and  in  the  last  day's  fight  at 
Gettysburgh ;  subsequently  discharged  at  close  of  war. 
After  his  return  from  the  army,  he  located  at  Pottsville 
for  a  short  time;  thence  removed  to  Mount  Carmel,  Pa., 
where  he  married.  From  thence  he  removed  to  Shamo- 
kin,  Pa.,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  has  been  for 
some  years  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Robertson  &  Osier, 
in  the  flour  and  feed  business.  He  held  the  office  of  Post 
Commander  of  the  G.  A.  R.  of  Shamokin  for  a  number  of 
years;  also  manager  of  the  G.  A.  R.  Opera  House  of  that 
city,  and  for  three  years  a  member  of  the  school  board. 
They  had  issue: 

i.  George  Fisher^  b.  Nov.  30th,  1871. 

ii.  Boyd  Cochran,  b.  Aug.  9th,  1881. 
iii.  Jehu  Thompson,  b.  June  1st,  1885. 
iv.  Joseph  L.,  b.  July  18th,  1887. 

162.  Joseph'  Fisher  (Jacobs  Joseph'),  son  of  Jacob  and 
Margaret  Fisher,  born  near  Danville,  Pa.,  Thursday, 
Jan.  6th,  1814;  married,  Aug.  18th,  1840,  Elizabeth  Tiets. 

He  was  reared  upon  his  father's  farm  near  Sharp 
Ridge,  where  he  afterwards  married  and  located.  He 
has  devoted  the  greater  portion  of  his  life  to  farming. 
After  his  marriage  he  located  upon  a  large  farm  near 
Boyd's  Station,  on  the  vSusquehanna  River,  where  they 
resided  for  twenty-two  years.  Upon  that  farm  his  child- 
ren were  born.  From  that  place  he  removed  to  different 
farms  in  the  same  neighborhood  until  1878,  when  he 
removed  with  his   family   to   Juniatta,  Nebraska,  which 


136  GENEALOGY   OF 

place  has  since  been  their  home.  Joseph  was  known  as  a 
first-class  farmer,  and  fully  exemplified  the  term  "honest." 
He  was  quiet  in  his  disposition  and  contented  to  be 
at  home. 

They  had  issue  :  ' 

170.  i.  Samantha  G.-*,  b.  Jan.  11th,  1842;  m.  J.  M.  Shiiman. 

171.  ii.  Emma  Harriet,  b.  Jan.  4th,  1844;  m.  Rev.  A.  C.  Crosthwaite. 
iii.  Clara  A.,  b.  May  26th,  1846;   d.  Sept.  21st,  1849. 

172.  iv.  Martha  E.,  b.  July  23d,  1848;  m.  Pliny  Allen. 

V.  Clark  R..  b.  Feb.  11th,  1851;   m.,  Nov.  20th,  1887,  to  Fannie 

MacGonigal.     Issue -Fisk  Bain,  b.  Nov.  28th,  1888. 
vi.  Montgomery  E.,  b.  Dec.  15th,  1852;  d.  March  11th,  1871. 
vii.  Annie  L.,  b.  April  15th,  1855. 
viii.  Maggie  E.,  b.  Sept.  11th,  1856;  d.  June  30th,  1869. 

173.  ix.  Florence  J.,  b.  Feb.  4th,  1859;  m.  Charles  M.  Clark. 

X..  Mortimer  M.,  b.  July  26th,  1863. 

170.  Samantha  G.'  Fisher  (Joseph'),  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Elizabeth  Tiets  Fisher,  born  Jan.  11th,  1842, 
near  Danville,  Pa. ;  married,  May  28th,  1862,  to  Jacob 
M.  Shuman,  born  in  1841,  at  Espy,  Pa. 

Mr.  Shuman  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  in  September, 
1861,  in  Company  G.,  i")2d  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers ;  was  discharged  by  reason  of  surgeon's  certifi- 
cate of  disability  in  August,  1862,  and  in  the  fall  of  1864 
he  re-enlivSted  in  Company  E,  2J()th  Regiment  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers ;  was  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant, 
and  resigned  in  the  spring  of  1865.  Since  his  return  he 
has  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  In  March,  1878, 
he  removed  with  his  family  to  Nebraska,  settling  on  a 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  137 

homestead  in  the  Republic  Valley,  Harlan  County. 
Subsequently  removed  near  Alma,  in  Kit  Carson  County, 
Colorado,  where  they  now  revSide. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Emma  Marie\   b.   Oct.  28th,   1867;    m.,  Sept.    29th,    1889,    to 
Anderson  J.  Pugh. 

171.  Emma  Harriet'  Fisher  (Joseph"),  born  near  Dan- 
ville, Pa.,  Jan.  4th,  1844 ;  married,  Feb.  23d,  1865,  to  Rev. 
A.  Clark  Crosthwaite,  son  of  Mortimer  P.  and  Catharine 
E.  Close  Crosthwaite,  born  in  Millheim,  Centre  County, 
Pa.,  Jan.  31st,  1844. 

Mr.  Crosthwaite  was  educated  at  Dickinson  Seminary, 
Williamsport,  Pa.,  and  in  1863  graduated  at  Eastman's 
Commercial  College.  In  March,  1868,  he  entered  East 
Baltimore  Conference  M.  E.  Church;  March,  1878,  was 
transferred  to  the  Nebraska  conference  and  stationed  at 
Hastings;  subsequently  stationed  at  Bloomingdale,  Ct., 
Centralia,  Pa.,  Benton,  Liberty  Valley  and  Duboistown. 
In  August,  1877,  he  was  called  to  the  secretary-treasurer- 
ship  of  Dickinson  Seminary,  Williamsport,  Pa.  In  the 
Nebraska  Conference  he  served  charges  as  follows :  Hast- 
ings, Fairmont,  Falls  City,  David  City  and  Fairburg ;  and 
at  present  writing,  1889,  is  at  Aurora.  He  served  as  sec- 
retary of  the  Nebraska  conference  for  four  years,  and 
was  elected  one  of  three  delegates  from  said  conference 
to  the  general  conference,  held  in  New  York  city.  May, 
1889,  and  elected  one  of  the  secretaries  of  that  body.     He 


138  GENEALOGY   OF 

was  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion ;    enlisted  in  1862  in  a 

company  from   Catawissa,  Pa.,  commanded   by  Captain 

Potts;   was  subsequently  discharged,  and  again  enlisted 

in  March,  1865,  and  was  made  orderly  sergeant  of  Capt. 

George  Shipp's  company,  l()8d  Regiment,  Pennsylvania 

Veteran  Volunteers,  and  served  until  close  of  war. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Charles  Orville*  Crosthwaite,  b.  June  28th,  1866;  educated  at 
York  College,  Nebraska;  at  present  writing  he  is  employed 
in  the  City  National  Bank  of  David  City,  Neb. 
ii.  Harvey  Newton,  b.  Sept.  22d,  1871;  d.  March  7th,  1879. 
iii.  Clemuel  Woodin,  b.  Sept.  9th,  1882. 

172.  Martha  Eleanor'  Fisher  (Joseph'),  born  near  Dan- 
ville, Pa.,  July  28d,  1848;  married,  first,  Sept.  loth,  1868, 
to  Marcus  D.  Unger,  who  died  July  4th,  1869 ;  married, 
second,  Feb.  21st,  1880,  to  Pliny  Allen  at  Kearney,  Neb. 
They  reside  at  Juniatta,  Neb. 

They  had  issue  : 

i.  George  R.^  Allen,  b.  April  25th,  1882. 

178.  Florence  Josephine*  Fisher  (Joseph"),  born  near 
Danville,  Pa.,  Feb.  4th,  1859 ;  married,  Dec.  1st,  1886,  to 
C.  M.  Clark,  of  Vermont.  Florence  devoted  ten  years  to 
teaching  school;  subsequently  married  and  located  at 
Fairmont,  Neb.,  where  her  husband  is  a  druggist. 

168.  Patterson'  Fisher  (Jacob",  Joseph'),  son  of  Jacob 
and  Margaret  Fisher,  born  near  Sharp  Ridge,  in 
Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  Aug.  25th,  1820 ;  married. 


THE   FISHER   FA^^LY.  139 

Jan.  2d,  1845,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Cain,  born  Dec.  21st,  1828, 
at  Fleming,  N.  J. 

He  is  by  occupation  a  farmer,  and  has  resided  west  of 
the  Mississippi  River  for  forty  years.  He  now  resides 
upon  a  farm  at  Athens,  Jewell  County,  Kansas. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Birtis  C.\  b.  May  2d,  1848;   m.,  Sept.  0th,  1877,  Jennie  Fuler. 
ii.  Lorissa  A.,  b.  March  23d,  1850;  d.  June  16th,  1852. 
iii.  Mary  E.,   b.   Dec.   18th,   1853;     m.,    Oct.  7th,  1875,   to  I.  M. 

Gillmore. 
iv.  Anna  B.,  b.  March  18th,  1855;   m.,  Dec.  31st,  1879,  to  Addison 

Giger. 
V.  Lida,  b.  Dec.  1st,  1858. 

164.  George  W.'  Fisher  (Jacob\  Joseph'),  son  of  Jacob 
and  Margaret  Fisher,  born  March  25th,  1822,  near  Sharp 
Ridge,  Catawissa  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.; 
married,  Jan.  18th,  1852,  to  Caroline  E.  Wolf,  of  Luzerne 
County,  Pa.  She  was  born  July  24th,  1830 ;  died  Dec. 
2()th,  1881. 

In  1852  he  located  at  Beach  Haven,  Pa.,  and  since  1857 

he  has  kept  a  hotel  at  that  place. 

They  had  issue  : 

i.  Anna  M.  M.^  b.  Nov.  2d,  1852;  m..  May  17th,  1876,  Dr.  VV. 

G.  Morris.     They  reside  at  Nanticoke,  Pa. 
ii.  Daniel  D.,  b.  March  5th,  1854;  d.  July  21st,  1859. 
iii.  Lyda  J.,  b.  July  22d,  1855;    m.,  March  20th,  1886,  to  Michael 

Freat. 
iv.  Ellen  W.,  b.  Dec.  14th,   1856;   m.,  May  28th,   1878,  to  Peter 

Suit. 
V.  Margaret  K.,  b.  Sept.  12th,  1858. 
vi.  Gilbert  F.  D.,  b.  Aug.  10th,  1860;  d.  Sept.  2d,  1862. 
vii.  Sarah  E.,  b.  Aug.  1st.  1862;  d.  Nov.  20th,  1862. 


140  ■  GENEALOGY   OF 

165.  Daniel  K.''  P'isher  (Jacob^  Joseph'),  son  of  Jacob 
and  Margaret  Fislier,  born  near  Sharp  Ridge,  Catawissa 
township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Jan.  10th,  1824;  married, 
first,  in  1856,  to  Emma  J.  Huff;  married,  second,  in  1879, 
to  Mrs.  Anna  Giant  Gallagher. 

He  has  resided  in  Milton,  Pa.,  for  a  number  of  years, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  business. 
Issue  by  first  marriage : 

i.  Arthur  Herbert^,  b.  in  185!);  drowned  in  spring  of  186.3. 

166.  Clotworthy''  Fisher  (Jacob",  Joseph'),  son  of  Jacob 
and  Margaret  Fisher,  born  at  Roaring  Creek,  Mayberry 
township,  Montour  County,  Pa.,  Dec.  5th,  1825;  married, 
March  19th,  1859,  to  Louise  Henrie. 

They  reside  at  Orangeville,  Pa.,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  agricultural  pursuits. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Ida  Ellen'*,  b.  Jan.  24th,   1863;    m.,  March  24th,  1882,  to  John 
Gulp.     Issue— Edith  Jane,   b.  Nov.  4th,  1883,  and  Robert 
Bruce,  b.  April  5th,  1886. 
ii.  Mary  Alvernon,  b.  March  5th,  1865. 
iii.  Albert  Grant,  b.  Jan.  16th,  1868. 
iv.  Annie  Adella,  b.  Jan.  19th,  1871. 

167.  William  G."  Fisher  (Jacob",  Joseph'),  son  of 
Jacob  and  Elizabeth  Fisher,  born  in  Rush  township, 
Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  May  6th,  1884;  married, 
Dec.  20th,  1855,  to  Sallie  Ann  Swayze;  born  Feb.  27th, 
1838. 

After  marriage  he  located  on  Boyd's  farm,  near  Dan- 
ville, Pa.,  for  three  years,  when  he  purchased  the  old 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  141 

Jacob  Swayze  homestead  in  Franklin  township,  Columbia 
County,  where  they  resided  six  years ;  then  disposed  of 
it  to  G.  W.  F'enstemacher  and  removed  to  Danville,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  coal  business  for  one  year,  when  he 
removed  to  Boyd's  big  farm  for  two  years ;  after  which 
he  purchased  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-three 
acres  oi  C.  B.  Seasholtz,  in  Franklin  township,  Columbia 
County,  where  they  resided  nineteen  years.  In  the 
spring  of  1887  he  rented  this  farm  and  removed  to  Cata- 
wissa,  Pa.,  their  present  residence. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  Lizzie  C.-*,  b.  Oct.  10th,  1856. 

ii.  Charles  Jacob,  b.  Feb.  20th,  1858.  He  was  educated  at  State 
Normal  School,  Bloomsburgh,  Pa.,  since  which  he  has 
been  teaching  school.  At  present  writing  he  is  principal 
of  a  school  at  Mansfield  Valley,  Pa. 

168.  Margaret'  Fisher  (Jacob"),  born  in  Rush  town- 
ship, Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  Nov.  8th,  183G;  mar- 
ried, January  IGth,  1861,  to  Isaiah  Wheeler,  son  of  Isaiah 
and  Sarah  McMurtrie  vSalmon,  born  April  8th,  1831.  Mr. 
Salmon  is  a  blacksmith  by  occupation,  and  is  engaged  in 
that  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Salmon  &  Kelley, 
at  Danville,  Pa.,  where  they  have  resided  since  marriage. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Harry  Grant^  Salmon,  b.  Aug.  5th,  1863. 

ii.  Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  27th,  1865. 

iii.  Clara  Pfahler,  b.  Jan.  24th,  1874;  d.  Sept.  13th,  1877. 

iv.  William  G.  F.,  b.  April  18th,  1877. 


142  GENEALOGY   OF 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

LINE   OF   JOSEPH    FISHER,   JR. 

9.  Joseph'  Fisher,  Jr.  (Joseph'),  son  of  Joseph  and 
Catharine  Mineger  Fisher,  born  May  20th,  1786,  in  Sus- 
sex County,  N.  J. ;  died  Sept.  21st,  1833,  upon  his  planta- 
tion near  Elysburg,  Pa.,  and  was  buried  in  the  old 
Presbyterian  burial  ground ;  married,  Dec.  29th,  1809,  to 
Miss  Mary  Ann  Kimbpel,  daughter  of  Albert  Kimbpel ; 
she  died  in  December,  1873. 

The  record  of  his  life  is  very  similar  to  that  of  his 
brothers.  He  led  an  industrious  and  honorable  life, 
having  devoted  the  greater  portion  of  his  years  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits.  He  was  educated  in  the  pioneer 
.schools  located  near  the  homestead.  He  remained  at 
home,  assisting  his  father  in  the  management  of  his 
plantation,  until  the  time  of  his  marriage,  after  which 
he  removed  to  a  farm  near  the  village  of  Elysburg, 
where  his  family  were  reared  and  where  he  lived  imtil 
the  time  of  his  death. 

Prior  to  his  removal  from  Sussex  County,  N.  J.,  he 
was  baptised,  July  2d,  1780,  and  was  early  imbued  with 
the  doctrine  of  the  Christian  religion,  taught  him  by  his 
parents.     He  was  an  active  and  prominent  member  of 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  143 

the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  was  instrumental  in  the 
promotion  and  development  of  the  early  Church  in  his 
neighborhood.  His  home  on  many  occasions  was  used 
as  a  place  of  worship  by  the  pioneer  ministers  of  that 
period.  He  was  connected  with  the  historic  Pres- 
byterian Church  located  near  Elysburg,  a  description  of 
which  is  given  in  the  fore  part  of  this  book.  His  widow, 
who  survived  him  a  number  of  years,  was  a  devout 
Christian  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

They  had  issue : 

174.  i.  David  K.^,  b.  Feb.  6th,  1811;  d.  Oct.  8th,  18:59. 

ii.  Fannie  E.,  b.  ;  d.  ;  m.  John  Watts, 

iii.  WiUiam,  b. 
iv.  John  H.,  b. 

V.  Lanah,  b.  ;  d.  July  6th,  1838. 

175.  vi.  Catharine,  b.  July  3d,  1S25. 

176.  vii.  Rebecca  A.,  b.  July  10th,  1827;  m. 
viii.  Charles,  b. 

174.  David  K."  Fisher  (Joseph'"',  Joseph'),  son  of  Joseph 
and  Mary  Ann  Kimbpel  Fisher,  b.  Feb.  6th,  1811,  near 
Elysburg,  Pa.;  died  Oct.  8th,  1889,  at  Brier  Creek,  Pa.; 
married  Elizabeth  Jennings,  Oct.  24th,  1883,  at  Shamo- 
kin,  Pa. 

After  their  marriage  they  moved  to  Brier  Creek,  Pa., 
where  he  was  engaged  in  the  milling  business  where 
they  resided  until  the  time  of  his  death.  Elizabeth,  his 
widow,  has  lived  with  her  son,  Charles  B.  Fisher,  at 
Williamsport,  Pa.,  for  a  number  of  years. 


144  GENEALOGY   OF 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Mary  £.•*,  b.  Aug.  17th,  18o4;  deceased. 
177.     ii.  Charles  B.,  b.  April  13th,  1830;  m.  Susan  Rhoads. 

177.  Charles  B.'  Fisher  (David  K.',  Joseph',  Joseph'), 
son  of  David  K.  and  Elizabeth  Jennings  Fisher,  born 
April  13th,  1839,  at  Brier  Creek,  Pa.;  married  Susan 
Rhoads,  July  31st,  1866. 

They  reside  at  Williamsport,  Pa.,  where  he  is  engaged 

in  the  blacksmith  business.     He  was  a  private  in  the  war 

of  the  Rebellion,  having  enlisted  March  12th,  1861,  at 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  on  the  10th  of  April  he  left  the  city 

for  Washington  in  company  with  the  6th  Massachusetts 

Regiment.     They  were  mobbed  at  Baltimore  and  driven 

back.     He  again  enlisted  and  served  until  the  close  of  the 

war.     He  helped  to  fortify  Washington  city  in  1861,  and 

was  in  all  the  battles  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 

except  the  battle  of   Antietam,  at  which   time  he  was 

suffering  from  a  wound   in   his   right  elbow.     He  is  a 

prominent  member  of  Reno  Post,  No.  64,  G.  A.  R.,  and 

was  one  of  the  five  members  who  organized  that  post. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  John  B.\  b.  Jan.  24th,  1868;  d.  March  6th,  1889. 
ii.  Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  May  2d,  1870. 
iii.  Harry  C,  b.  March  31st,  1873. 
iv.  G.  Reno,  b.  Sept.  12th,  1880. 

176.     Rebecca  A.'  Fisher  (Joseph',  Joseph'),  daughter 

of  Joseph  and  Mary  A.  Kimbpel  Fisher,  born  July  10th, 

1827,  near  Elysburg,   Pa.;    married    Walter   J.    Lashelle 

Nov.  18th,  1841. 


THE   FISHER   FAMILY.  145 

Mr.  Lashelle  was  born  at  Gettysburg,  Pa.  His  parents 
having  died  when  he  was  but  a  child,  he  was  taken  by 
John  Lashelle,  Esq.,  of  New  Berlin,  Union  County,  Pa., 
with  whom  he  resided  until  he  reached  the  age  of  ma- 
turity. He  learned  the  plasterers'  trade,  after  which  he 
traveled  in  the  Western  States,  working  for  awhile  in  St. 
Louis ;  afterwards  returned  to  Pennsylvania,  locating  at 
Danville ;  later  they  removed  to  Catawissa,  where  he  was 
a  contractor  for  about  twenty-five  years.  He  died  at 
Catawissa  and  was  buried  in  the  Friends'  burial  ground. 
Rebecca  continued  to  reside  there  for  a  time.  She  now 
lives  at  Gordon,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

178.  i.  Ralph  M.^  b.  Sept.  15th,  1842;  m.  Mary  Peck,  Sept.  24th,  1867. 
ii.  William  F.,  b.  Aug.  24th,  1844;  d.  Feb.  14th,  1865,  at  Annap- 
olis, M(l. 

iii.  Mary,  b.  July  15th,  1846;  m.  A.  Hayman,  Dec.  23d,  1866. 
iv.  Lydia  Ellen,  b.  July  8th,  1849;  d.  Sept.  15th,  1850. 
V.  Isabel,  b.  Oct.  28th,  1851;  died  Feb.  27th,  1853. 

179.  vi.  Charles  S.,  b.  Sept.  6th,  1S54;    m.,  Louise  Gore, 
vii.  Dora  C,  b.  Oct.  1st,  1858;  d.  Jan.  9th,  1870. 

180.  viii.  E.  Gertrude,  b.  May  30th,  1863;  m.  William  E.  Wagner. 

178.  Ralph  M.'  Lashelle  (Walter  J.'),  son  of  Walter  J. 
and  Rebecca  A.  Fisher  Lashelle,  born  Sept.  15th,  1842, 
m.  Mary  Peck,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  24th,  1867. 

He  is  a  graduate  of  Jefferson  Medical  College,  and  has 
been  following  his  profession  for  a  number  of  years  at 
Centralia,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  where  he  resides. 

179.  Charles  S.'  Lashelle  (Walter  J.'),  son  of  Walter 


146  GENEALOGY   OF 

J.  and  Rebecca  A.  Fisher  Lashelle,  b.  Sept.  6th,  1854,  at 
Catawissa,  Pa. ;  married  Louise  Gore,  Aug.  28th,  1888. 

He  left  school  when  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age  and 
went  into  the  drug  store  of  O.  S.  Mellick,  at  Centralia, 
Pa.,  where  he  remained  for  a  time.  Afterwards  he 
clerked  at  Tremont,  Sunbury,  Pottsville,  Pa.,  and  Cam- 
den, N.  J.  While  at  the  latter  place  he  attended  the 
College  of  Pharmacy  at  Philadelphia,  graduating  in  1876. 
Subsequently  he  attended  lectures  at  Jefferson  Medical 
College,  graduating  in  March,  1877.  He  went  in  busi- 
ness for  himself  at  Rockdale,  Delaware  County,  Pa.; 
afterward  opened  a  branch  store  at  West  Philadelphia. 
He  oversees  both  stores,  and  also  carries  on  an  extensive 
practice  at  Rockdale,  Pa. 

180.  E.  Gertrude'  Lashelle  (Walter  J.'),  daughter  of 
Walter  J.  and  Rebecca  A.  Fisher  Lashelle,  born  May 
30th,  1863,  at  Catawissa  Pa. 

She  graduated  from  Bloomsburg  State  Normal  School, 
after  which  she  taught  school  for  a  few  years.  She 
married  William  E.  Wagner  Aug.  22d,  1889,  born  Feb. 
28th,  1865,  at  Cressona,  Pa.  Mr.  Wagner  graduated  from 
Bloomsburg  State  Normal  vSchool  in  June,  1887.  In 
1887-88  he  taught  school  at  Gordon,  Pa.  In  1889-90  he 
was  principal  of  the  schools  at  Locust  Dale,  Pa.  They 
reside  at  Gordon,  Pa. 


HERALDRY. 

FARLEY  OF  WARWICKSHIRE. 


ANTELOPE'S  HEAD  ERASED 

PIERCED  THROUGH  THE  NECK 

WITH  A  SHORT  SPEAR,  PPR. 


PER  PALE  SABLE  AND  OR. 


IBotlfo. 

VIRTUTE  DUCE  COMITE  FORTUNA. 
(When  Honor  Leads  Victory  Attends.) 

— From  Burke's  Peerage. 


JOHN    FARLEE, 

SON     OF     CALEB. 


THE  FARLEY  GENEALOGY. 


CHAPTER  IX. 


The  Farley  name  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  English 
family  and  dates  back  to  the  home  of  William  the  Con- 
queror, Castle  Falaise  in  Normandy,  A.  D.  1  ()()().  Duke 
Robert,  before  starting  on  his  journey  of  pilgrimage  to 
the  Holy  Land,  left  his  castle  in  the  custody  of  William 
and  Walter  as  lords  of  Falaise;  and  upon  his  death, 
Walter,  being  the  eldest,  became  the  lord,  and  William 
became  the  Conqueror,  as  known  in  English  history. 
Walter  had  one  son,  William,  who  went  with  his  half- 
brother  to  England,  as  Williamus  De  Falasie,  to  whom 
were  given  twenty-six  lordships  in  County  Devon. 

The  original  spelling  of  the  name  is  De  Falaise.  In 
the  year  1200  it  becomes  Farley.  The  name  is  found 
spelled  in  eleven  different  ways  —  De  Falaise,  Ffar-lea, 
Ffarle,  Farlo,  Early,  Farlee,  Farlegh,  Farley,  Farle,  Fair- 
ley,  Farlea.  [ff's  in  olden  time  stood  for  a  capital  letter.] 
The  name  is  handed  down  from  Williamus  De  Falaise 
through  successive  generations  until  we  come  to  Thomas 
Farley  of  Bristol,  who  married  Jane  Hungerford  of 
Farleigh  Castle,  Somersetshire,  and  had  two  sons,  of 
which  we'  have  secured  record. 


150  GENEALOGY   OF 

Thomas,  the  eldest  son,  born  in  1602,  went  to  Virginia 
with  his  wife,  Jane,  and  one  servant,  Nicholas  Shotter. 
They  landed  at  "  Archer's  Hoop,"  a  projection  of  land 
opposite  Jamestown,  Feb.  4th,  1624,  on  the  ship  Anne 
(the  third  vessel  after  the  Mayflower).  They  had 
one  child,  born  either  on  the  ship  or  immediately 
after  landing,  whom  they  named  Anne,  in  honor  of  the 
vessel  that  brought  them  over.  This  was  the  first  Farley 
born  on  American  soil.     George,  the  second  son,  born  in 


1615,  went  to  Charlestown  or  Roxbury,  Mass.,  in  1689, 
and  became  the  head  of  our  Billerica  branch,  whose 
record  I  will  give  in  detail  with  that  of  his  descendants 
to  the  present  day.  The  probable  cause  of  his  emigration 
was  the  religious  persecutions  that  were  being  waged 
between  the  Protestant  dissenters  and  the  Church  of 
England  during  the  early  part  of  the  sixteenth  century. 
Being  in  sympathy  with  the  then  King,  Charles  I.,  he 
left  his  home  when  the  troubles  began  and  emigrated  to 
America,  in  the  year  1639,  on  the  ship  Lion.  He  moved 
soon  after  to  Woburn,  where  he  lived  until  the  year  1658. 
He  married  at  Woburn,  Mass.,  April  9th,  1641,  Christian 
Births,  a  Swede,  who  came  over  on  the  same  ship,  she 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  151 

being  an  orphan,  her  father  having  died  at  sea,  on  the 
passage  over,  in  1639. 

They  lived  at  Woburn  until  the  year  IGoH,  his  name 
being  on  the  first  list  of  eounty  tax  assessed  at  Woburn, 
Sept.  8th,  1645,  this  being  the  first  on  record.  In  1653, 
they  removed  to  Shawshin,  afterward  known  as  Billerica, 
Mass.,  where  they  were  of  the  original  settlers  of  that 
ancient  village.  On  the  19th  of  November,  1656,  he 
disposed  of  his  house  and  lot  of  twenty  acres  at  Woburn, 
to  Richard  Snow. 

Perhaps  it  will  not  be  out  of  place  to  give  a  short 
sketch  of  the  origin  of  this  old  New  England  town,  with 
which  the  Farley,  and  other  families  connected  there- 
with, were  identified  for  so  many  years ;  and,  also,  give  a 
few  extracts  from  the  records  of  ye  ancient  village.  The 
first  pulsation  of  the  life  of  Shawshin,  or  Billerica,  as  it 
was  afterwards  named  for  the  mother  town  of  Billericay, 
in  England,  from  whence  many  of  the  original  settlers 
came,  may  be  found  in  a  record  of  the  General  Court : 

''1635-6,  3  March— The  Gounr,  Deputy  Gounr  and 
"  John  Winthrope,  Senr.,  Esqr.,  or  any  two  of  them,  are 
"  entreated  to  vewe  Shaw.shine  and  soe  to  inform  the 
"  next  Genall  Court  whether  or  noe  it  may  not  be  a  fitt 
"  place  for  a  plantacon." 

There  was  no  action  taken  upon  this  until  1637,  Nov.  3, 
when  the  Court  makes  a  large  grant  of  land,  which  fell 


152  CxENEALOGY   OF 

within  the  bounds  and  bore  important  relations  to  the 
settlement  of  Shawshine. 

"The  Depety  Gov.,  Mr.  Dudley,  hath  a  thousand  acres 
"  granted  him,  which  was  situated  about  six  miles  from 
"  Concord,  northward ;  on  the  northerly  side  of  two  great 
"  stones  standing  near  together,  close  by  the  river  side 
"  that  comes  from  Concord.  (Wch  stones  were  lately 
"named  the  Two  Brothers.)" 

This  grant  was  subsequently  known  as  the  Dudley 
Farm,  uj^on  which  the  Farley,  Hill,  Jefts,  and  Chamber- 
laine  families  resided.  The  greater  portion  of  this  land 
is  still  in  possession  of  their  descendants.  Grants  of 
land  were  made  from  time  to  time  until  the  whole  town 
included  about  thirty  thousand  acres.  The  Dudley  Farm, 
containing  fifteen  hundred  acres,  exerted  a  vital  influence 
in  giving  shape  to  the  settlement.  It  was  divided  into 
12  lots  of  125  acres  each.  Each  share  was  called  a 
"Ten-acre  lot,"  and  consisted  of  113  acres  of  upland  and 
12  acres  of  meadow.  Only  six  proprietors  held  more 
than  a  single  share.  Ralph  Hill  had  a  28-acre  lot,  George 
Farley  a  2()-acre  lot.  George  Farley  had  also  a  lot  on  the 
township  which  adjoined  the  Dudley  Farm.  The  next 
purchase  of  land  that  George  Farley  made  was  doubtless 
in  1661,  of  Edward  Oakes.  This  consisted  of  a  80U-acre 
farm,  and  was  purchased  jointly  by  George  Farley  and 
the  Ralph  Hills — father  and  son.  This  probably  reached 
the  Concord  line. 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  153 

The  first  record  of  town  officers  appointed  is  made  in 
March,  1659-60.  George  Farley  is  chosen  to  serve  on  the 
grand  jury  and  Ralph  Hill,  Jr.,  on  the  jury  of  trials. 

In  1660  "Simon  Burd  is  sworn  Clerk  of  the  Trayne 
"Band,"  the  first  record  of  military  life  of  the  Toune; 
"24:  8:  1661,  James  Kidder  is  chosen  sargent,  Thomas 
"  Foster  eldest  Corporal,  George  fifarley  Corporal,  Samuel 
"  Kemp  drummer,  and  Will  Hamlitt  clerke  to  ye 
"  Company." 

At  a  town  meeting,  "The  Toune  did  agree  yt  Luftnt 
"  fifrench  and  George  ffarley  as  a  committee  in  the 
"Tonne's  behalf,  shall  treate  with  Ralph  Hill  senr.  about 
"a  piece  of  land,  about  half  an  acre  for  a  burial  place." 
The  result  was:  "10:  2:  63,  Ralph  Hill  vSnr.  gave  to  the 
"  Toune  half  an  acre  of  land  for  a  burial  place."  This 
was  the  origin  of  the  Old  South  burying  ground.  Mr. 
Hill  died  a  few  days  later,  and  was  doubtless  the  first 
one  to  be  interred  in  that  sacred  spot,  where  also  the 
older  members  of  the  Farley  family  were  afterwards 
buried.  The  old  burial  place  is  only  a  short  distance 
from  the  Farley  and  Jaquith  homesteads.  It  is  kept  in 
good  order  and  is  still  in  use. 

The  first  record  of  tithing  men  appears  "8:  8m,  1677, 
"  According  to  ye  order  of  ye  generall  Court,  The  Toune 
"  was  divided  in  several  parts  and  tithing  men  appointed 
"  according  to  law.  Five  were  appointed ;  among  them 
"  George  ffarley  tithing  man  and  vnder  his  care  Job  lane, 


154  GENEALOGY   OF 

"Jonathan  Hill,  Will  Chamberline,  Natli  Hill,  Samuel 
"  ffarley,  vSerj.  Hill,  Lt  Wm  ffrench,  and  their  families." 
They  were  groups  of  families  by  neighborhoods;  this 
group  was  located  southwest  of  the  village. 

George  Farley,  after  his  arrival  in  Billerica  in  1658, 
purchased  the  northwest  lot  of  the  Dudley  Farm,  where 
he  resided  near  the  Jaquith  place ;  his  occupation  being 
given  as  clothier  or  draper.  Upon  this  place  he  had 
erected  a  commodious  and  substantial  dwelling,  which 
the  town  records  note  as  being  used  for  a  garrison  in  the 
year  1076,  during  King  Philip's  war."'^  This  house,  with 
adjoining  land  of  twenty  acres,  has  since  been  in  posses- 
sion of  his  descendants.  The  old  house,  at  the  present 
time,  is  in  a  good  state  of  preservation.  The  engraving 
of  this  homestead  is  from  a  drawing  made  in  1872.  The 
house  has  since  been  remodeled.  Mr.  Franklin  Jaquith, 
a  descendant  of  Ebenezer  Farley,  who  is  in  possession  of 
this  property,  says  in  a  letter  under  date  of  Feb.  2'Sd, 
1890,  in  reference  to  the  old  Farley  homestead : 

"There  is  recorded  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  an  agreement 
"  whereby  Caleb  Farley,  Jr.,  received  the  homestead  and 
"  other  property  in  consideration  of  taking  care  of  his 
"  aged  grandfather,  George  Farley,  and  grandmother 
"during  their  lifetime.  April  6th,  1706,  Caleb  Farley, 
"  Jr.,  deeded  it  to  his  brother,  Joseph  Farley.  June  9th, 
"  1720,  Benjamin  Farley  deeded  the  same  as  sold  to  him 
"  by  his  brother  Joseph,  to  his  brother,  Ebenezer  Farley. 


*The  com{)iIer  had  the  pleasufe  of  seeing  this  old  homestead  in 
June,  1890. 


THE  farlp:v  family. 


15f) 


The  Farley  Homestead  at  Billerica,  Mass. 
A  Garrison  in  167G. 


156  GENEALOGY   OF 

'  The  date  that  Joseph  conveyed  it  to  Benjamin,  I  could 
'  not  ascertain.  May  20th,  1728,  Ebenezer  Farley,  '  for  in 
'  consideration  of  the  love  and  affection  which  I  have 
'  and  do  have  unto  my  daughter,  Hannah  Farley,  wife  of 
'  Abraham  Jaquith,  Jr.,  of  Woburn,'  deeded  the  same  to 
'Abraham  Jaquith,  Jr.  After  which  its  owners  were: 
'  Joseph,  Sr.,  Joseph,  Jr.,  and  his  widow,  Franklin,  Sr. ; 
'  and  at  present  time  the  old  house  is  owned  by  myself. 
'  The  land  adjoining  is  owned  by  my  brother  Joseph  and 
'  myself.  On  the  place  is  pointed  out  where  once  was  an 
'  Indian  burying  ground.  Tradition  has  also  located  a 
'  spot  where  stood  a  wigwam.  Many  relics  were  found 
'  here  in  my  father's  early  days.  Here  also  was  the  first 
'  birth  in  Billerica — '  Samuel  Farley,  born  1654,  March  ye 
'  last  week.' 

"  The  autographs  of  George  Farley,  Sr.,  and  of  Caleb 
'  Farley,  Sr.,  of  which  I  have  been  enabled  to  send  you  a 
'  photographic  copy,  were  taken  from  the  original  docu- 
'  ments.  George  Farley's  signature  is  taken  from  the 
'  will  of  Ralph  Hill,  Sr.,  dated  Nov.  18th,  1662,  which  he 
'  signed  as  a  witness.  The  signature  of  Caleb  Farley, 
'  Sr.,  is  taken  from  his  own  will,  which  he  signed  Jan. 
'  3d,  1710." 

Up  to  this  time  Billerica  was  without  a  place  of 
worship,  although  it  is  a  well  known  fact  that  a  New 
England  town  is  still  incomplete  without  this  important 
edifice.  Their  first  pastor  was  Samuel  Whiting,  Jr.,  a 
graduate'  of  Harvard,  who  remained  with  them  from 
1658  until  his  death,  Feb.  28th,  1713.  When  the  earliest 
families  had  been  about  six  years  in  town,  and  their 
numbers  had  increased  to  thirty,  they  were  at  length  pre- 
pared to  grapple  with  this  problem  of  a  house  of  worship. 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  157 

"  09,  9,  1659. — It  is  Agreed  by  the  major  prt  of  the 
"  Towne, — that  there  shall  be  a  meeting  house  btiilt  this 
"  winter  following ;  thirty  foote  Longe  and  twenty  and 
"  foure  foot  wide,  and  twelve  foot  high ;  the  studs  to  be  3 
"  foot  asunder,  the  Comittee  apoynted  to  agree  with 
"  workmen  to  build  and  finish  the  said  house,  are  Ralph 
"Hill,  Sen'r,  George  Farley,  Jonathan  Danforth;  it  is 
"  agreed,  also,  that  the  sides  and  ends  shall  be  covered 
"  with  bords  and  the  Roof  with  thatch." 

This  primitive  meeting-house  stood  south  of  the  centre 
of  the  present  common,  having  its  length  east  and  west. 
It  was  used  as  a  place  of  worship  by  those  devout 
Puritans  until  about  1694,  when  the  second  meeting- 
house was  built.  Provision  was  made  soon  after  the 
erection  of  the  first  edifice  for  the  usual  appendage  of  a 
New  England  meeting-house. 

"25,  7,  1660. — The  towne  doe  give  leave  that  Ralph 
"  Hill,  Sen'r,  George  Farley,  Willm.  French,  Ralph  Hill, 
"  Jun'r,  and  John  Parker,  and  vsuch  other  person's  as  make 
"  use  of  their  horses  to  Ride  to  ye  meetings,  shall  have 
"  liberty  to  make  sum  housing  or  housings  to  sett  up  for 
"  horses  from  time  to  time,  without  molestatione,  and  to 
"  sett  up  ye  saide  housing  below  the  Hill  between  the 
"  meeting-house  and  Golden  More's  barn,  or  in  sum 
"  other  place  convenient  for  them." 

During  the  years  1661, 1662, 1666, 1669  and  1688,  George 
Farley  was  a  selectman  of  Billerica. 

The  religious  restraints  imposed  upon  them  in  the 
years  that  followed  caused  the  arrest  of  many  of  the 
Puritans  for  heresy,  and  they  were  in  turn  taken  before 
the   courts   for   censure.      On   June    18th,    1672,    George 


158  GENEALOGY   OF 

Farley,  Thomas  Foster  and  William  Hamlet  were  before 
the  Middlesex  County  Court,  being  presented  for  breach 
of  the  ecclesiastical  laws.  They  all  confessed  the  pre- 
sentment, were  admonished  and  ordered  to  pay  costs,  4s. 
6d.,  for  worshiping  the  God  of  their  fathers  in  the  way 
which  the  judges  called  heresy. 

The  trouble  with  the  Indians  under  King  Philip,  Sa- 
chem of  the  Wampanoags,  soon  after  this  time,  caused 
much  uneasiness  throughout  the  colony.  In  1675,  Bil- 
lerica,  with  the  advice  and  direction  of  the  court  of  the 
colony,  established  twelve  garrisons  for  the  protection  of 
the  inhabitants.  No  family  could  be  safe  without  de- 
fense. The  garrisons  were  located  at  twelve  different 
places,  and  among  them  one  at  George  Farley's  house, 
"  to  entertain  as  it  may  be  capable."  These  were  the 
first  preparations  made  in  the  time  of  King  Philip's  war, 
in  which  George  Farley  and  his  son  Timothy  took  an 
active  part.  They  were  both  in  the  famous  fight  near 
Wickaboag  Pond  and  the  subsequent  defense  of  Brook- 
field.  Timothy  was  among  the  first  to  be  killed  by  the 
Indians,  Aug.  2d,  1075,  in  the  fight  near  the  head  of 
Wickaboag  Pond. 

Oct.  19th,  1075,  George  Farle}^  was  given  credit  for 
military  service  in  Capt.  Thomas  Wheeler's  company, 
for  which  he  was  paid  i^l4.  In  1080  he  was  one  of  the 
iive  "tythingmen"  of  Billerica.  He  was  one  of  the  early 
Baptists,   and   a    member    the    first    Baptist   Church    of 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  159 

Boston.  By  available  records  he  is  slio\vn  to  have  been 
a  man  of  influence  in  the  early  history  of  colonial  affairs 
at  Billerica.  His  descendants  are  to  be  found  in  all  parts 
of  this  country,  and  nian}^  of  the  male  members  have 
been  men  of  prominence  in  both  public  and  private  life. 
He  died  at  Billerica,  Dec.  27th,  1093,  and  Christian,  his 
widow,  died  March  27th,  1702. 
Children  born  at  Woburn : 

i.  James,  b.  Nov.  23d,  1643;  d.  Dec.  10th,  1643. 
2.         ii.  Caleb,  b.  April  1st,  1645;  d.  March  16th,  1712. 
iii.  Mary,  b.  Feb.  27th,  1647;  m.  John  Sanders, 
iv.  Timothy,  b.  ;  killed  by  Indians  Aug.  2,  1675. 

V.  Elizabeth,  b. 

Children  born  at  Billerica : 

vi.  Samuel,    b.    last   week   in   March,    1654;    first   child   born   at 

Billerica. 
vii.  Mehittabell,  b.  last  week  in  May,  1656;  d.  Feb.  1st,  1672. 

2.     Caleb'   Farley,    Sr.   (George'),   son   of   George   and 

Christian  Births  Farley,  born  April  1st,  1645,  at  Woburn, 

Mass. ;  died  March  16tli,  1712,  at  Billerica,  Mass. ;  married, 

first,  July  5th,  1666,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Ralph  Hill ;  she 

died  March  29th,  1669;    married,  second,  Nov.  ;3d,  1669, 

Lydia,  daughter  of  Golden  More;    she  died  Nov.  19th, 

1715. 


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ih^'j'. 


After  1671  he  resided  at  Woburn  until  May  2d,  1679, 
when  he  exchanged  homesteads  with  William  Hamlet, 


IGO  GENEALOGY   OF 

and  returned  to  Billerica.     Later  he  went  to  Roxbury, 
but  came  back  and  lived  with  Golden  More. 
Issue  by  wife  Rebecca. 

3.  i.  Caleb^,  b.  June  28th,  1667. 

ii.  Rebecca,  b.  March  10th,  1669  ;  m.  Thomas  Frost. 

Issue  by  wife  Lydia. 

iii.  Lydia,  b.  Sept.  27th,  1670;  m.  Zachary  Shed, 
iv.  Hannah,  b.  Oct.  18th,  1671. 

4.  V.  Ebenezer,  b.  April  3d,  1674;   m.,  Jan.  6th,  1703,  to  Elizabeth 

Shed. 
.5.         vi.  George,  b.  July  30th,  1677. 
vii.  Timothy,  b.  July  29th,  1680. 

6.  viii.  Joseph,  b.  April  6th,  1683;  m.,  May  Sth,  17 12,  to  Abigail  Cook. 

7.  ix.  Benjamin,  b.  Feb.  8th,   1685-6;    m.,  Oct.  29th,  1707,  to  Ann 

Dunton. 
X.  Enoch,  b.  Dec.  21st,  1688. 

3.  CaleV  Farley  (Caleb\  George'),  son  of  Caleb,  Sr., 
and  Rebecca  Hill  Farley,  born  June  28th,  1G67;  married, 
April  Sth,  1686,  to  Sarah  Godfry,  of  Haverhill.  She  died 
Nov.  13th,  1704 ;  married,  second,  Sept.  25th,  1707,  Lydia 
Haws. 

He  resided  upon  the  homestead  at  Billerica  until  April 
6th,  1706,  when  he  deeded  the  property  to  his  brother, 
Joseph  Farley ;  after  which  he,  with  his  brother  George, 
removed  to  near  Bound  Brook,  N.  J. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  George^  b.  Jan.  26th,  1686-7. 

ii.  Caleb,  b.  Jan.  6th,  1688. 
iii.  John,  b.  May  22d,  1690. 
iv.  Sarah,  b.  July  27th,  1692. 

V.   Mary,  b.  .Sept.  26th,  1694. 


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RESIDENCE    OF    ISAAC    G.    FARLEE, 

At    Flemington,    N.    J.,    Built   by   \um    in    1833   and   occupied    by    him   until   his   death. 


AHTOrvPE.     E     BIEHSTAD 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  161 

vi.  James,  b.  Sept.  8th,  1(!97. 
vii.  Deborah,  b.  Feb.  26th,  1099. 
viii.  Jonathan,  b.  Oct.  2d,  170L 
ix.  Samuel,  b.  April        ,  1703. 

5.  George'  Farley  {Caleb\  George'),  son  of  Caleb  and 
Lydia  Moore  Farley,  born  July  30th,  1677,  at  Wobiirn, 
Mass. ;  died  in  May,  1720,  at  Bound  Brook,  N.  J. ;  mar- 
ried, first,  July  14th,  1699,  to  Rebecca,  daughter  of 
William  Chamberlain  ;  she  was  widow  of  Thomas  Sterns ; 
married,  second,  to  a  daughter  of  Cornelius  Pearson. 

About  the  year  1707,  he,  with  his  brother  Caleb,  re- 
moved to  the  vicinity  of  Bound  Brook,  N.  J.,  where  they 
were  influential  members,  and,  in  1709,  were  trustees,  of 
the  Ewing  Presbyterian  Church,  near  Trenton,  N.  J. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Lydia^  b.  April  29th,  1702. 
ii.  Ann,  b.  April  29th,  1702. 
iii.  Enoch,  b.  July  23d,  1704;  d.  Aug.  17th,  1723. 
iv.  Esther,  b.  May  31st,  1707;  m.  Jonathan  Baldwin. 
8.         V.  Caleb,  b.  about  year  1709;  d.  in  1802;  m.  Catharine  Gray. 

WILL   OF   GEORGE   FARLEY. 

In  the  name  of  God.  Amen,  I,  George  Farley,  of 
Bound  Brook,  in  ye  County  of  Middlesex,  and  Eastern 
Division  of  New  Jersey,  being  very  weak  and  sick  of 
body,  but  of  perfect  mind  and  memory,  thanks  be  unto 
God,  therefore  do  make  and  order  my  last  will  and 
Testament  in  manner  following. 

^  First  of  all  I  will  and  bequeath  my  soul  to  God  that 
gave  it,  in  sure  &  certain  hope  of  a  Glorious  resurrec- 
tion at  ye  last  day  in  and  through  ye  meritorious  death 
and   suffering   of    my   blessed    Redeemer  Jesus  Christ; 


1G2  GENEALOGY   OF 

Likewise  I  order  and  appoint  my  body  to  be  decently 
buried  at  a  Christian-like  form  at  ye  discretion  of  my 
Executors  hereafter  named,  and  to  what  worldly  goods  it 
hath  pleased  God  to  bless  me  with  in  this  world  I  will 
and  bequeath  and  dispose  in  following-  impriues  I  order 
and  appoint  all  my  just  debts  and  funeral  charges  be 
paid  out  of  my  Estate  real  and  personal  by  my  Executors 
and  also  a  just  account  to  be  taken  of  all  my  personal 
estate  the  same  to  be  appraised  by  three  men  of  reputation 
whom  my  Executors  shall  think  fit  to  choose  &  Do  I  will 
and  bequeath  unto  my  well  beloved  friend  and  Father- 
in-law  Cornelius  Pearson  my  whole  and  sole  Estate  real 
and  personal  to  be  disposed  of  at  his  discretion  by  and 
with  ye  consent  of  my  well  beloved  friend  (i.  e.)  my 
brother  Caleb  Farley  and  brother-in-law  Tunis  Middle- 
swart  whom  with  my  said  Father  by  the  law  I  appoint 
nominate  and  constitute  my  whole  and  sole  Executors  of 
this  my  last  will  and  testament  desiring  and  appointing 
iny  executors  to  take  care  that  my  Children  may  be 
decently  Educated  in  ye  Christian  Religion  at  their 
discretion  ratifying  allowing  and  confirming  this  and  no 
other  to  be  my  last  will  and  testament. 

In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  & 
seal  this  ye  8th,  day  of  May  In  the  sixth  year  of  his 
Majesty's  reign  King  George  Anno  Dom.  1720. 

Now  be  it  accepted  any  thing  here  to  for  nothing 
standing  that  I  will  and  bequeth  unto  me  son  Caleb  two 
breeding  mares  to  be  disposed  of  or  ordered  by  my 
Executors  afore-mentioned  immediately  after  my  decease 
for  my  said  sons  best  advantage. 

GEORGE  FARLEY. 

vSigned  sealed  published  and  declare  to  be  ye  last  will 
and  testament  of  (xeorge  Farley  before  us  ye 

Subscribing  William  Olden, 

Alex.  McDowell, 
Jennetee  Vanvegeton. 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  163 

8.  Caleb'  Farlee  (George',  Caleb",  George'),  son  of 
George  and  Rebecca  Chamberlain  Farley,  born  in  the 
year  1709,  near  Bound  Brook,  N,  J. ;  died  in  Shamokin 
township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  in  1802. 

He  was  reared  in  the  vicinity  of  Bound  Brook,  where 
he  married  his  wife,  Catharine  Gray.  He  owned  lands 
in  Amwell,  Hunterdon  County,  where  I  secured  record 
of  his  disposition  of  land  to  Peter  Praul,  in  1748.  His 
occupation  given  as  a  tanner.  During  the  Revolutionary 
war  he  resided  upon  a  farm  situated  on  the  Delaware 
River.  His  sons,  George  and  Caleb,  served  in  the  War  of 
Independence.  George  joined  the  army  on  Christmas 
day,  Dec.  25th,  1776,  awaiting  on  the  Delaware  River 
bank  the  crossing  of  Gen.  Washington  to  the  Jersey 
shore,  eight  miles  above  Trenton,  N.  J.,  and  proceeded 
with  the  forces,  when  the  attack  was  made  upon  the 
Hessian  troops  at  that  place  and  the  entire  command 
captured.  Lambert  Pitner  was  also  with  Washington  in 
that  expedition.  Caleb,  another  of  his  sons,  was  a  veteran 
of  the  Revolutionary  war.  It  is  said  of  him  that  he  made 
especial  mention  of  his  being  in  the  battle  of  Moninouth, 
as  it  was  on  his  birthday  anniversary  that  this  battle 
began,  he  being  then  twenty-one  years  of  age,  and  that 
he  anticipated  he  would  fall  that  day  in  battle.  However, 
he  came  out  with  honor  and  unharmed.  After  the  war 
he  married  and  settled  at  Head  Quarters,  N.  J.,  at  which 
place  he  died  in  1808. 


164  GENEALOGY   OF 

Caleb  Farlee  and  part  of  his  family  removed,  in 
1791,  to  Pennsylvania,  locating-  in  Shamokin  township, 
Northumberland  County.  He  was  accompanied  by  his 
grandson  Caleb,  son  of  his  first-born  son  George,  with  his 
wife  Hannah,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Catharine  Fisher; 
his  daughter  Elida  and  her  husband,  Capt.  Lambert  Pit- 
ner;  his  daughter  Magdalene  and  her  husband  Henry, 
son  of  Joseph  Fisher ;  Susannah  and  her  husband,  George 
Ely,  and  several  other  children.  Upon  his  arrival  in 
Northumberland  County,  he  located  in  the  Shamokin 
valley,  where  he  died  in  the  year  1802.  Of  his  death, 
Capt.  Lambert  Pitner,  his  son-in-law,  has  the  following 
record  in  his  family  register  (he  omitted  the  exact  date) : 

"  Died  on  Sunday  last  between  the  hours  of  twelve  and 
"  one  o'clock,  Mr.  Caleb  Farlee,  in  Shamokin  township, 
"  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  aged  93  years;  the  father 
"  of  eleven  children,  fifty-nine  grandchildren  and  seventy- 
"  three  great  great  grandchildren.  His  remains  on  Tues- 
"  day  following  were  attended  to  the  Presbyterian  bury- 
"  ing  ground  by  a  large  number  of  his  friends  and 
"  acquaintances,  where  his  remains  were  interred.  He 
"  always  supported  the  character  of  an  honest,  upright 
"  man  and  well  respected  by  all  his  acquaintances." 

They  had  issue :      ' 

9.         i.  George^,  b.  about  1740;  d.  1784;  m.  Elizabeth  Phillips., 
ii.  Sarah,  b.  ;  m.  Samuel  Moore, 

iii.  Phebe,  b.  ;  unmarried;  d.  at  an  advanced  age.' 

10.  iv.  John,  b.  April  10th,  1750;  d.  May  19th,  1S;^2;  m.  Anne  Gray. 

V.  Olive,  b. 

11.  vi.   Caleb,  b.  June  28tli,  1757;   d.  Oct.  Gth,  180S;  m.  Anne  Fisher. 


FIVE    GENERATIONS. 


JOHN    FARLEE,     born    April    10th,     1750. 
ISAAC    GRAY    FARLEE,    born    May    18th,    1787 
GEORGE    W.    FARLEE,    born   July    20th,    1832. 
LILIAN    GRAY    FARLEE    DANA,    born    June    6th,     1859. 
MARJORIE    FARLEE    DANA,    born     lunu    I  I  th      1884, 


THE    FARLEY    FAMILY.  165 

12.  vii.  Rlagdalene,  b.  ;  d.  Sept.,  ISii;'>;  m.  Henry  Fislier. 

13.  viii.  Elida,  b.  May  oUth,  1751;  m.  Capt.  Lambert  Pitner. 

ix.  Susannah,  b.  ;  m.  George  Ely,  Esq. 

9.  George'  Farley  (Caleb',  George',  Caleb",  George'), 
son  of  Caleb  and  Catharine  Gray  Farley,  born  about  the 
year  1740,  in  New  Jersey;  died  in  1784;  married  Eliza- 
beth Phillips ;  she  died  July  3d,  1825. 

He  was  a  veteran  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  After  his 
services  in  the  war,  he  returned  to  his  family  and  home 
near  Lambertville,  Hunterdon  County,  N.  J.,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  shipping  produce  on  the  Delaware  River 
between  Lambertville  and  Philadelphia.  It  v/as  during 
one  of  those  trips  that  he  contracted  the  smallpox,  from 
which  disease  he  died  in  the  year  1784. 

They  had  issue : 

14.  i.  Calebs,  b.  in  1766;  d.  Jan.  11th,  1840;  m.  Hannah  Fisher. 

15.  ii.  John,  b.  in   1770;    died   Aug.   26th,    1846;    m.   Margaret   Mc- 

Kinstry. 
iii.  Theophilus,  b.  June  5th,  1772;    d.  April  28th,  1850;    m.  Jane 

Rossel. 
iv.  Cornelius,   b.  Oct.  17th,  1774;    d.  Dec.   18th,   1818;   m.  Sarah 

Silvers. 
V.  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1776;  d.  Sept.  3d,  1862;  m.  Theophilus  Hunt, 
vi.  Jane,  b.  Dec.  25th,  1778;  d.  Feb.  26th,  1823;  m.  Jesse  Atchley. 

16.  vii.  George,    b.   Aug.    15th,    1781;    d.    Oct.,    1869;    m.    Elizabeth 

Phillips, 
viii.  Sarah,  b.  in  1783;  d.  Jan.  16,  1822;  m.  John  Knowles. 
ix.  Rhoda,  b.   March  13th,   1785;   d.  Aug.  19th,   1850;    m.  Elijah 

Chidester. 
X.  Peter,  b. 
xi.  Catharine,  b. 

14.     Caleb"   Farley   (George\  Caleb\   George^   Caleh\ 


166  GENEALOGY   OF 

George'),  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Phillips  Farley, 
born  in  1766  in  Pleasant  Valley,  N.  J.,  on  the  Delaware 
River;  died  near  Jersey  Shore,  Pa.,  Jan.  11th,  1840; 
married,  Dec.  23d,  1788,  to  Hannah,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Catharine  Mineger  Fisher,  born  Jan.  27th,  1772,  in 
Sussex  County,  N.  J. 

George  Farley,  his  father — who  was  the  father  of 
eleven  children — resided  in  Pleasant  Valley,  N.  J.,  near 
Lambertville  on  the  Delaware  River.  He  was  a  trader 
and  shipper  of  farm  produce  on  the  Delaware,  between 
that  place  and  Philadelphia. 

Caleb  removed  to  Shamokin  township,  Northumber- 
land County,  Pa.,  in  the  spring  of  1791,  in  company  with 
his  grandfather,  Caleb  Farlee,  where  he  located  upon  a 
tract  of  land  of  one  hundred  acres,  situated  on  the  waters 
of  Little  Roaring  Creek,  adjoining  the  plantation  of  his 
father-in-law,  Joseph  Fisher,  vSr,  In  1811  he  is  taxed  for 
one  hundred  and  eighty  acres  of  land,  small  house  and 
stable,  occupation  given  as  a  farmer,  in  what  was  then  a 
part  of  Northumberland,  now  Columbia,  County,  Pa., 
where  he  resided  until  the  year  1821,  when  they  removed 
farther  West,  locating  in  the  fertile  West  Branch  Valley, 
in  the -vicinity  of  Jersey  Shore,  Pa.,  where  he  resided 
upon  a  farm  until  the  time  of  his  death. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  George',  b.  June  2d,  1790;  d.  June  27th,  1856. 
17.       ii.  John,  b.  Feb.  Sth,  1792;  d.  July  18th,  1871. 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  167 

iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  13th,  1793. 
iv.  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  4th,  1796;  d.  Feb.  4th,  1S75. 
V.  Caleb,  b.  May  14th,  1799. 
vi.  Henry,  b.  Feb.  11th,  1801. 
vii.  Moses,  b.  July  27th,  1802. 
viii.  Jane,  b.  Oct.  1st,  1806. 
ix.  David,  b.  May  26th,  1810. 

17.  John"  Farley  (Caleb",  George",  Caleb',  George', 
Caleb",  George'),  son  of  Caleb  and  Hannah  Fisher  Farley, 
born  Feb.  9th,  1792,  in  Shamokin  township,  Northumber- 
land County,  Pa.;  died  July  18th,  1871,  near  Union 
Corners,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.;  married,  June 
8th,  1821,  to  Emily  Reeder,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Fisher  Reeder,  born  May  27th,  1805. 

He  was  reared  upon  the  farm  of  his  father,  which  was 
located  near  the  place  where  he  afterward  lived.  He 
engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  in  Rush  Township,  near 
Union  Corners,  where  his  wife  continues  to  reside.  He 
was  a  member  of  Sharp  Ridge  M.  E.  Church,  at  which 
place  he  was  buried. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Jeremiah*,  b.  May  28th,  1823. 
ii.  Mary,  b.  Nov.  27th,  1825. 
iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  March  30th,  1828. 
iv.  Joseph  R.,  b.  May  3d,  1831. 
V.  Catharine  A.,  b.  May  31st,  1835. 
vi.  Rebecca,  b.  March  6th,  1838. 
vii.  Hannah  J.,  b.  March  17th,  1841. 
viii.  Harriet  M.,  b.  Sept.  13th,  1844. 
18.      ix.  Isaac  J.,  b.  Aug.  14th,  1847. 

18.  Isaac   J."  Farley   (John',   Caleb",    George',   Caleb', 


168  GENEALOGY    OF 

George",  Caleb",  George'),  son  of  John  and  Emily  Reeder 
Farley,  born  Aug.  14th,  1847,  near  Union  Corners, 
Northumberland  County,  Pa.;  married,  Oct.  16th,  1874,  to 
Miss  Anna  C.  Sidler. 

He  was  reared  near  Union  Corners,  Pa.,  where  he 
lived  for  a  number  of  years.  Subsequently  moved  West, 
locating  at  Thayer,  York  County,  Neb. 

They  had  ivSsue: 

i.  Catharine  L.",  b.  Jan.  24th,  1876. 
ii.  Samuel  J.,  b.  Oct.  7th,  1877;  d.'june  7th,  1884. 
iii.  Christian  C,  b.  Feb.  11th,  1880. 
iv.  Hattie  E.,  b.  Aug.  10th,  1885. 

15.  Capt.  John"  Farley  (George',  Caleb*,  George',  Caleb^ 
George'),  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Phillips  Farley, 
born  in  1770;  died  Aug.  26th,  1846;  married  Margaret 
McKinstry,  who  died  Aug.  1st,  1854. 

He  was  a  resident  of  Hopewell  township,  ten  miles 
above  Trenton,  N.  J.,  and  near  the  Delaware  River. 
During  a  long  and  active  life  he  was  engaged  chiefly  in 
the  raising  of  grain,  fruit  and  farm  stock. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Mary^  Farley,  b.  July  10th,  1801;  d.  Aug.  6th,  18S5;  m.  Dean 
Hart. 

ii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  22d,  1803;    d.Sept.  18th,  1855;    m.  Gideon 
Stout. 

iii.  Peter,  b.  Dec.  10th,  1805;  d.  June  2d,  18S6. 
iv.  George,  b.  Jan.  29th,  1808;  d.  Aug.  24th,  1831. 
V.  John  M.,  b.  March  6th,  1811;  d.  July  30th,  1S46. 
vi.  Elias,  b.  May  2d,  1813;  d.  Sept.  1st,  1883. 
19.     vii.  William,  b.  Nov.  23d,  1817;  m.  Mary  S.  Burroughs. 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  169 

viii.  Isaac,  b.  June  1st,  1S21;  d.  April  ISth,  1885. 
ix.  Isaiah,  b.  May  2d,  1825. 

19.  William'  Farley  (John",  George",  Caleb',  George', 
Caleb",  George'),  vSon  of  Capt.  John  and  Margaret  McKin- 
stry  Farley,  born  Nov.  23d,  1817 ;  married  Mary  S.  Bur- 
roughs, Feb.  14th,  1844. 

He  has  been  engaged  in  agrieultural  and  mechanical 
pursuits  for  a  long  term  of  years.  They  now  reside  at 
Pennington,  N.  J.  The  compiler  is  under  obligations  to 
him  for  records  furnished  in  the  compilation  of  the  New- 
Jersey  branch  of  this  family,  he  having  spent  many  years 
in  research  for  data  pertaining  to  some  of  the  older 
families. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Willitts  B.\  b.  Feb.  28th,  1848;  m.  Emma  Moon,  Oct.  16th, 
1872.  Issue — Mary,  b.  May  2d,  1874.  Residence,  near 
Trenton,  N.  J. 

ii.  Jennie  M.,  b.  Sept.  6th,  1851;  m.  Prof.  James  B.  Dilks,  June 
18th,  1879.    He  is  principal  of  Farnam  School,  Beverly,  N.  J. 

10.  John'  Farlee  (Caleb',  George"',  Caleb",  George'),  son 
of  Caleb  and  Catharine  Gray  Farlee,  born  April  lOth, 
1750;  died  May  19th,  1882;  married,  February  17th,  1784, 
Anne  Gray ;  she  died  Jan.  20th,  1887,  aged  seventy-four 
years. 

He  was  a  successful  farmer  and  dairyman.  He  led  a 
simple,  industrious,  honorable  life,  esteemed  by  his  fellow 
men,  and  noted  for  his  irreproachable  private  character 
and  strict  integrity,  and  was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the 


170  GENEALOGY    OF 

Legislature  of  New  Jersey.     They  resided  in  what  was 
known  as  Round  Valley,  near  White  House,  N.  J. 
They  had  issue : 

20.  i.  Sarah  Gray^  b.  Jan.  17th,  1785;  m.  Richard  Dilley. 

21.  ii.  Isaac  Gray,  b.  May  18th,  1787;  d.  Jan.  12th,  1855. 

22.  iii.  George  W.,  b.  Nov.  26th.  1788. 

20.  Sarah  Gray"  Farlee  (John',  Caleb',  George',  Caleb', 
George'),  daughter  of  John  and  Anne  Gray  Farlee,  born 
Jan.  17th,  1785;  died  Feb.  18th,  1866;  married,  first, 
Richard  Dilley ;  married,  second,  Judge  Job  Johnson,  of 
Hackettstown,  N.  J.,  where  they  resided. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  George  Farlee^  Dilley,  b.  March  29th,  1821;  m.,  Feb.  16th, 
1850,  to  Mary  Boyd,  of  Hackettstown,  N.  J.  Issue— James 
Boyd,  b.  July  13th,  1851;  he  m.  Malvenia  Vliet  and  had 
issue,  Mollie,  b.  July  13th,  1873;  Ansel,  b.  Dec.  24th,  1875; 
Ollie,  b.  Dec.  th,  1879;  Augustus,  b.  Oct.  th,  1881; 

Blanche,  b.  June,   1884;   John  Farlee  Dilley,  b.  Oct.  31st, 
1852;  m.  Sarah  C.  Frome,  Sarah  Elizabeth  Dilley,  b.  Nov. 
26th,  1857;  m.,  June,  1879,  to  Elgin  Ayers. 
•     ii.  John  Farlee  Dilley,  b.  Aug.  17th,  1824;  d.  Oct.  4th,  1888;  m., 
Jan.  7th,  1873,  to  Phoebe  Ann  Blackwell.     No  issue. 

21.  Isaac  Gray"  Farlee  (John^  CaleV,  George^  Caleb\ 
George'),  son  of  John  and  Anne  Gray  Farlee,  born  May 
18th,  1787,  at  White  House,  N.  J.;  died  Jan.  12,  1855; 
married,  Oct.  18th,  1821,  Theodosia,  daughter  of  John 
Reed  and  Mary  Ann  Kennedy  Reading,  widow  of 
Nicholas  DePuy;  she  died  Feb.  28th,  1858,  aged  sixty- 
seven  years. 

Her  father,  John  Reed  Reading,  was  the  son  of  Daniel 
Reading  and  Uphemia  Reed,  who  was  the  daughter  of 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  171 

Col.  John  Reed,  of  Monmouth  County,  N.  J.  Daniel 
Reading  was  the  son  of  Governor  John  Reading  and 
Mary  Ryerson.  John  Reading,  Sr.,  with  his  wife  and 
children,  John  and  Elsie,  emigrated  from  England  and 
settled  in  Gloucester  County,  N.  J.,  prior  to  1685.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends.  He  was  a  man 
of  large  property  and  high  standing,  and  was  a  useful 
public  citizen.  He  represented  Gloucester  County  in 
Council  in  1687,  and  in  1688  was  appointed  recorder  of 
deeds  and  surveyor,  and  is  named  as  clerk  and  recorder 
of  Gloucester  County  from  1695  to  1701.  His  son,  John 
Reading,  was  a  member  of  the  Council  of  the  Colony  of 
New  Jersey  from  1718  to  1767.  He  was  twice  Colonial 
Governor.  His  name  heads  the  list  of  the  first  board  of 
trustees  of  Princeton  College. 

Theodosia  Reading  Farlee  was  a  woman  of  unusual 
force  of  character.  With  but  meagre  educational  advan- 
tages, her  mind  showed  a  natural  endowment  of  no  mean 
order.  To  a  broad  understanding  and  a  keen  discern- 
ment she  united  a  heart  of  the  tenderest  and  highest 
susceptibilities.  She  saw  what  was  good  in  her  neighbors 
and  was  blind  to  their  faults,  hence  vShe  was  greatly 
esteemed  in  the  social  circle  beyond  the  narrow  limits  of 
family.  Her  religious  nature  was  most  delicate  in  its 
organization  and  her  religious  experience  of  the  clearest 
and  most  satisfactory  type.  A  strict  Presbyterian,  she 
was  very  charitable  towards  those  of  other  faith.     She 


172  GENEALOGY   OF 

was  a  daily  reader  of  the  Scriptures,  and  her  son,  George 
W.,  recalls  how,  on  a  Sunday  afternoon,  with  the  old 
family  Bible  on  her  lap,  she  would  graphically  give  the 
history  and  points  of  character  of  some  biblical  character 
with  such  a  keen  insight  into  human  nature  and  rapt 
enthusiasm  that  he  sat  entranced  by  the  spell-binding 
wStory.  She  was  a  most  loyal  and  affectionate  wife  and  a 
most  devoted  mother. 

Isaac  G.  Farlee,  whose  picture  appears  on  opposite  page, 
taken  from  an  old  portrait,  passed  the  whole  period  of 
his  life  in  his  native  county,  Hunterdon,  New  Jersey. 
With  the  advantages  of  a  common  school  education,  he 
developed  a  breadth  of  understanding  and  an  acuteness 
of  intellect  that  gave  him  a  commanding  position  among 
his  fellow  citizens.  Trained  to  a  life  of  commercial  pur- 
suits, he  acquired  habits  of  business  and  a  knowledge  of 
commercial  transactions  that,  in  a  wider  sphere,  would 
doubtless  have  secured  for  him  great  success  as  a  mer- 
chant. Although  actively  engaged  in  public  affairs,  he 
attended  closely  to  business,  and  thus  achieved  more  than 
ordinary  success  as  a  country  merchant.  In  early  life  he 
was  the  managing  clerk  of  a  large  general  store  at  Bull's 
Ferry,  on  the  Delaware  River,  which  commanded  the 
patronage  of  a  very  wide  section  of  country.  It  was  in 
that  position  he  undoubtedly  developed  the  administra- 
tive capacity  which  subsequently  served  him  so  well  in 
both  public  and  private  life.     Shortly  after  reaching  his 


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THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  173 

majority  he  manifested  an  interest  in  matters  of  public 
concern,  and  was  elected  to  the  Legislature,  and  for  a 
quarter  of  a  century  held  positions  of  public  trust.  Politi- 
cally, he  was,  in  the  best  sense  of  the  term,  a  Democrat 
who  believed  in  the  rights  of  the  people.  The  conviction 
in  the  public  mind  of  his  ability,  integrity  and  purity  of 
motives  secured  him  a  support  from  his  constituents  that 
few  public  men  of  his  section  of  the  State  could  com- 
mand. The  most  prominent  trait  of  his*  character  was 
his  sterling  and  uncompromising  integrity.  An  incident 
will  illustrate  this  trait  as  well  as  the  repute  in  which  he 
was  held  by  his  fellow  men. 

Shortly  after  his  death  his  widow  received  a  call  from 
the  late  Samuel  D.  Stryker,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Hunt- 
erdon County  and  president  of  the  bank  at  Lambertville, 
v^ho  narrated  this  anecdote.  He  said :  "  I  was  a  clerk 
"  with  Mr.  Farlee  at  Mr.  Prall's  store  at  Bull's  Ferry;  we 
"  were  about  twenty-five  miles  from  a  bank,  which  was 
"  not  visited  more  than  once  a  month.  In  the  meantime 
"  a  good  deal  of  money  would  accumulate.  A  neighbor 
"  asked  Mr.  Frail,  'Who  took  charge  of  the  money?'  He 
"replied,  'Isaac  Farlee,'  when  the  neighbor  inquired 
"whether  it  was  safe,  and  added,  'You  know  every  man 
" '  has  his  price.'  Mr.  Prall  quickly  responded,  '  Isaac 
"  'Farlee  has  not  his  price.'  "  This  incident  indicates  the 
reputation  he  bore  through  life,  which  is  dearer  to  his 
children  and  their  descendants  than  would  be  the  hisfhest 


174  GENEALOGY   OF 

political  honors  that  he  could  have  attained.  His  public 
reputation  was  equally  pure.  There  was  never  the 
slightest  stain  on  his  official  record.  He  was  known 
as  a  politician  beyond  reproach. 

The  following,  written  by  the  editor  of  the  paper,  and 
published  in  the  Hunterdon  Democrat,  a  newspaper  pub- 
lished at  Flemington,  N.  J.,  gives  a  summary  of  the 
public  offices  held  by  Mr.  Farlee  in  his  lifetime,  and  is 
a  very  just  tribute  to  his  character : 

"  The  Hon.  Isaac  G.  Farlee,  whose  death  we  briefly 
"  announced  in  our  last  issue,  was  a  native  of  this 
"  county.  He  was  born  in  1787,  thus  coming  into  being 
"  almost  contemporaneously  with  the  adoption  of  the 
"  Federal  Constitution.  He  arrived  at  manhood  at  that 
"  period  when  the  doubts  and  dangers  that  had  environed 
"the  Constitution  were  fast  passing  away — when  the 
"  grand  idea  of  the  capacity  of  the  people  for  self-govern- 
"  ment  was  gaining  a  firm  and  substantial  foothold,  and 
"  was  gradually  ripening  into  a  philosophical  truth. 
"  Instinct  with  the  enthusiasm  and  spirit  of  the  age,  he 
"  connected  himself  with  the  Democratic  party,  to  which, 
"  amidst  all  the  changes  of  public  sentiment,  and  muta- 
"  tions  of  party,  he  ever  remained  a  consistent  and  active 
"  member.  With  him  Democracy  was  more  than  a  name, 
"  It  was  a  living  principle,  moulding  his  character,  and 
"  controlling  all  his  political  actions.  Shortly  after 
"  becoming  of  age  he  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  for 
"two  years,  and  during  this  period  he  was  appointed 
"  Brigadier-General.  He  was  again  elected  in  1827  and 
"  1828.  Thus,  at  this  early  period  of  life,  his  urbanity  of 
"  manners,  faithfulness  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties, 
"  and  great  devotion  to  the  welfare  of  the  masses,  had 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  175 

'  gained  for  him  a  high  and  enviable  position.  In  1829 
'  he  was  appointed  Clerk  of  the  County,  which  office  he 
*  held  for  ten  years.  In  1842  he  was  elected  to  Congress 
'  on  the  general  ticket.  In  1843  the  State  was  divided 
'  into  Congressional  Districts,  Hunterdon,  Mercer,  Somer- 
'  set  and  Middlesex  comprised  the  Third  District.  Mr. 
'  Farlee  was  re-norninated  in  1844,  but  was  defeated  by  a 
'small  majority.  In  1846  he  was  elected  to  the  State 
'  Senate.  His  Senatorial  career  presents  a  clear  record. 
'  Every  reform  that  tended  to  enlarge  the  area  of  human 
'  happiness  found  in  him  a  warm  and  consistent 
'  supporter. 

"  In  1850  he  was  a  prominent  candidate  for  the  nomi- 
'  nation  of  Governor,  and  in  1852  he  was  appointed 
'  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas,  which  office,  with  that  of 
'  President  of  the  Bank,  he  held  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
'  His  success  in  life,  and  the  large  share  of  public  honors 
'  that  fell  to  his  lot,  was  not  owing  to  adventitious 
'  circumstances,  neither  to  those  political  tricks  that 
'  demagogues  too  often  employ  to  gain  an  ephemeral 
'  notoriety,  nor  again  to  a  venal  press,  hired  to  sound  his 
'  praise,  but  it  was  the  natural  result  of  his  purity  of 
'  character,  joined  to  the  high  qualities  of  a  well-balanced 
'  mind. 

"  While  the  family  mourn  the  loss  of  an  affectionate 
'  husband  and  a  kind  father,  and  society  the  loss  of  an 
'  esteemed  and  honorable  citizen,  the  Democratic  party 
'  is  deprived  of  a  leading  spirit,  who  followed  the  path 
'  of  duty,  by  the  light  of  principle,  and,  dying,  leaves 
'behind  him  an  example  of  consistency,  and  public 
'  virtue,  that  the  rising  public  men  would  do  well  to 
'  imitate." 

They  had  issue: 

23.  i.  Annie  Gray'  Farlee,  b.  Sept.  11th,  1822. 

24.  ii.  John  Reading,  b.  Dec.  13th,  1823;  d.  June  26th,  1878. 


176  GENEALOGY   OF 

iii.  Eliza  Reading,  b.  March  18th,  1826;   d.  July,  1858;   m.  Peter 
S.  Cox. 
25.       iv.  George  W.,  b.  July  20th,  1832. 

23.  Annie  Gray'  Farlee  (Isaac  G.",  John',  Caleb',  George', 
Caleb',  George'),  daughter  of  Isaac  G.  and  Theodosia  Far- 
lee, born  Sept.  11th,  1822;  married,  March  13th,  1844, 
Augustus  G.  Richey,  Esq. 

After  marriage  she  removed  to  Asbury,  N.  J.,  where 
she  resided  about  fifteen  years,  and  where  all  her  children 
were  born,  except  Lizzie  R.  For  the  past  thirty  years 
she  has  resided  in  Trenton,  N.  J.,  where  she  has  lived  to 
rear  three  of  her  children,  who,  with  a  little  cluster  of 
grandchildren,  make  pleasant  the  evening  of  her  days 
and  faithfully  reward  her  with  their  affection  for  the  love 
of  her  life's  care  and  devotion.  Her  husband,  Augustus 
G.  Richey,  is  a  prominent  lawyer  of  extensive  practice 
and  a  gentleman  of  means.  He  is  largely  interested  in 
the  public  improvements  of  the  county  and  is  esteemed 
one  of  the  most  useful  and  enterprising  citizens  of  Tren- 
ton. For  about  forty  years  he  has  been  an  elder  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  is  very  active  in  the  work  of  the 
church  and  a  very  liberal  contributor  to  benevolent  en- 
terprises. He  served  one  term  as  State  Senator  from 
Mercer  County ;  but  public  office  he  found  not  especially 
congenial  to  his  nature,  and  this  position  was  the  limit  of 
his  political  ambition. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Isaac  Theodore^  Richey,  b.  Feb.  22d,  1845;  d.  in  infancy. 


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ii.  Mary,  b.  Feb.  11th,  1846. 

iii.  Theodosia  Farlee,  b.  Sept.  25th,  1847;  died  Aug.  9th,  1848. 

iv.  John,  b.  Feb.  9th,  1849;  d.  May  4th,  1854. 
V.  Theodore,  b.  Feb.  9th,  1849;  d.  Aug.  17th,  1857. 

vi.  Isaac  Farlee,  b.  May  3d,  1851.     Lawyer  at  Trenton,  N.  J. 

vii.  Lizzie  Runkle,  b.  Dec.  8th,  1858;  m.,  Dec.  11th,  1879,  to 
Charles  J.  Fisk,  a  banker  of  New  York  City.  They  had 
issue:  Louise  Green,  b.  Sept.  6th,  1880;  Augustus  Richey, 
b.  Dec.  22d,  1881;  Charles  W.,  b.  Jan.  17th,  1883;  Harvey, 
b.  July  3d,  1884;  Annie  Gray,  b.  Dec.  27th,  1888. 

24.  John  Reading'  Farlee  (Isaac  G.'',  John",  Caleb*, 
George',  Caleb",  George'),  son  of  Isaac  G.  and  Theodosia 
R.  Farlee,  born  Dec.  10th,  1823 ;  died  June  26th,  1878 ; 
married,  Aug.  19th,  1847,  Hannah,  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
Abigail  Wetherill  Scudder. 

He  was  educated  for  a  merchant,  and  was  the  senior  of 
the  firm  of  Farlee  &  Jones,  who  did  a  large  business  in 
Flemington.  He  took  an  interest  in  public  affairs,  and 
early  in  life  received  the  nomination  for  County  Clerk  in 
Hunterdon  County,  N.  J.,  at  the  hands  of  the  Democratic 
party.  Theretofore  a  nomination  by  that  party  was 
equivalent  to  an  election,  the  Democratic  party  being  so 
largely  in  the  ascendant  in  that  county.  It  was  the  year, 
however,  when  the  power  of  the  secret  organization 
known  as  Know-Nothingism  culminated,  and  it  secured 
his  defeat.  He  was  subsequently  a  prominent  candidate 
for  State  Treasurer,  but  was  defeated  by  the  defection  of 
one  or  two  alleged  friends.  He  was  a  man  of  generous 
impulses,  and  by  his  genial  manner  attached  to  him  hosts 
of  friends. 


178  GENEALOGY   OF 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Annie  Richey^  b.  July  12th,  1848. 
ii.  Isaac  Gray,  b.  Jan.  8th,  1850;  d.  Aug.  2r)th,  1856. 
26.      iii.  Robert  DePuy,  b.  April  28th,  1852. 

iv.  Jacob  Scudder,  b.  Aug.  14th,  1855;  he  is  a  banker  at  New  York 
City;  m.,  June  7th,  1883,  Marabell,  daughter  of  Charles  E. 
and  Mary  E.  Potter,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.  Issue — Hart 
Scudder,  b.  Feb.  20th,  1889. 
V.  George  Reading,  b.  April  1st,  1861;  merchant  of  New  York 
City. 

26.  Robert  DePuy'  Farlee  (John  R.',  Isaac  G.",  John^ 
Caleb",  George',  Calebs  George'),  son  of  John  Reading 
and  Hannah  Scudder  Farlee,  born  April  28th,  1852,  at 
Flemington,  N.  J. 

At  about  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  he  entered  a  banking 
house  in  New  York  City.  Has  since  continued  in  that 
business,  and  is  a  member  of  the  house  of  J.  S.  Farlee  & 
Bro.,  bankers  and  negotiators  of  investment  securities. 
He  is  a  young  man  of  strict  integrity  and  of  excellent 
repute  in  banking  circles,  and  bids  fair  to  make  his  mark 
in  the  financial  world. 

2n.  George  W.'  Farlee  (Isaac  G.",  John^  CaleV, 
George",  Caleb",  George'),  son  of  Isaac  G.  and  Theodosia 
Reading  Farlee,  born  July  20th,  1832,  at  Flemington, 
N.  J.;  married,  June  15th,  1858,  Mary  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  ex-Mayor  George  Opdyke,  of  New  York. 

He  was  educated  for  the  bar,  practiced  law  for  a  few 
years,  and  then  engaged  in  banking  in  New  York  City, 
his  present  residence.  Having  retired  from  active  busi- 
ness several  years  since,  he  has  indulged  his  taste  for 


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rural  pursuits  and  taken  a  great  interest  in  agriculture 
and  the  improvement  of  the  dairy  breeds  of  cattle.  He 
has  been  a  voluminous  contributor  to  the  agricultural 
press,  and,  having  devoted  much  time  and  attention  to 
the  investigation  of  scientific  problems  of  breeding,  he 
is  recognized  as  quite  an  authority  as  to  the  best  methods 
of  breeding  Jersey  cows  to  produce  the  largest  yield  of 
butter.  He  has  owned  a  large  herd  of  Jerseys  for 
twenty-five  years,  and  is  vice-president  of  the  American 
Jersey  Cattle  Club,  a  New  York  chartered  institution 
organized  for  improving  the  breeds  of  Jersey  cattle  in 
the  United  States. 
They  had  issue: 

i.  Lillian  Gray^  b.  June  6th,  1859;  m.,  April  27th,  1882,  Dr. 
Charles  Loomis  Dana,  a  prominent  physician  of  New  York 
City.  Issue — Marjorie  Farlee,  b.  June  11th,  1884;  Loomis 
Dana,  b.  Sept.  11th,  1885;  Elizabeth  Opdyke,  b.  Dec.  11th, 
1888. 
ii.  May  P.,  b.  June  30th,  18B.S;  d.  Nov.  15th,  1872. 

22.  George  W."  Farlee  (John^  Caleb\  George',  Caleb% 
George'),  son  of  John  and  Annie  Gray  Farlee,  born  Nov. 
26th,  1788;  died  Oct.  6th,  1821;  married,  first,  Feb.  27th, 
1812,  Catharine,  daughter  of  Abraham  Stryker.  She 
died  Aug.  24th,  1813.  Married,  second,  Sept.  14th,  1815, 
Mary  E.  Price,  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Catharine  Price. 
She  died  Nov.  7th,  1889,  in  the  ninety-fourth  year  of  her 
age. 

He  was  a  man  of  decided  traits  of  character,  and  had 
his  life  been  spared  to  a  greater  length,  would  have  made 


ISO  GENEALOGY   OF 

his  mark  among  his  fellow  men.  He  was  a  man  of 
singular  purity  of  personal  character  and  of  great  deter- 
mination of  purpose.  He  resided  at  White  House,  N.  J., 
at  the  time  of  his  death. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Catharine  Stryker\  b.  Nov.  13th,  1816;  d.  Dec.  10th,  1S78;  m.. 
May  28th,  1839,  Henry  E.  Shackerly,  a  fur  merchant  of  New 
York.  Issue— Isaac  Farlee,  b.  in  1840;  d.  April  20th,  1866; 
he  m.  Anne  Noe,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Issue— Louise,  b. 
April  4th,  1865;  Hettie  L.  L.  Shackerly,  b.  May  29th,  1848; 
she  m.  Philip  A.  Crane,  of  Cranford,  N.  J.,  who  d.  without 
issue. 

ii.  John  Price,  b.  Sept.  25th,  1818;  he  is  a  merchant  of  New  York 
City;  m.,  Feb.  18th,  1852,  Rose  Zunts,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Issue— Marcus  J.,  b.  Dec.  29th,  1852;  d.  Feb.  22d,  1890; 
Horace  C,  b.  June  12th,  1855;  d.  Oct.  2d,  1861. 

12.  Magdalene'  Farlee  (CaleV,  George^  Caleb^  George'), 
daughter  of  Caleb  and  Catharine  Gray  Farlee,  born  near 
Trenton,  N.  J. ;  died  in  Sept.,  1823,  at  Bear  Gap,  Pa. ; 
married  Henry  Fisher,  son  of  Joseph  and  Catharine 
Mineger  Fisher,  b.  July  23d,  1767,  in  Sussex  County,  N. 
J. ;  died  at  Bear  Gap,  Pa.,  Sept.  9th,  1824. 

Magdalene  was  a  devout  Christian  and  a  life-long 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  She  was  a  kind 
and  affectionate  wife  and  mother.  Her  husband,  Henry 
Fisher,  was  engaged  in  milling  and  other  business 
at  Bear  Gap,  Pa.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  owned 
considerable  real  estate  and  about  thirty-two  hundred 
acres  of  land  in  Northumberland  County,  Pa. 

(See  Henry  Fisher  records  for  detailed  record.) 


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They  had  issue: 

i.  Joseph*,  b.  ,  1790;  m.  Elizabeth  Smink. 

ii.  Caleb,  b.  Sept.  ,  1791;  m.  Sarah  Irvin. 

iii.  Jacob  Farlee,  b.  Jan.  20th,  1795;    m.,  first,  Elizabeth  Parkes; 

m.,  second,  Sarah  Parkes. 
iv.  Sarah,  b.  May  20th,  1797;  m.  James  Bird. 
V.  John,  b.  Sept.  20th,  1800;  m.  Hannah  Yocum. 
27.      vi.  Clotworthy  S.,   b.   April    10th,   1802;    m.,   first,  Catharine   E. 
Pitner;  m.,  second,  Rebecca  Fisher. 

27.  Hamilton'  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S:,  Magdalene', 
Caleb*,  George",  Caleb^  George'),  son  of  Clotworthy  S., 
and  Catharine  E.  Pitner  Fisher,  born  Oet.  16th,  1825,  in 
Mayberry  township,  Montour  County,  Pa. ;  married  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman, 
Oct.  22d,  1846 ;  born  Aug.  22d,  1827,  at  Numedia,  Pa. 

His  parents  were  both  grandchildren  of  Caleb  and 
Catharine  Gray  Farlee.  He  was  reared  at  Roaring 
Creek,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  where  he  lived  until  April 
7th,  1864,  when  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Catawissa, 
Pa.,  where  they  have  since  resided. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Sarah  Manervia*,  b.  Oct.  10th,  1847;  d.  Aug.  25th,  1849. 
ii.  Frances  Elizabeth,  b.  May  9th,  1849;  m.  William  H.  Inhoff. 
iii.  Martin  Luther,  b.  May  26th,  1851;  m.  Lizzie  Currie. 
iv.  Anna  Alice,  b.  July  5th,  1853;  m.  James  P.  Simons. 
V.  Louisa  Barbara,  b.  Jan.  18th,  1856;  m.  George  M.  Williams, 
vi.  George  Washington,  b.  Oct.  17th,  1857;  m.  Anna  I\L  Peters, 
vii.  Clarence  Woodward,  b.  Dec.  8th,  1861. 
viii.  Lillie  Reifsnyder,  b.  July  25th,  1865. 
ix.  Joshua  Fetterman,  b.  March  4th,  1869. 

13.     Elida^   Farlee   (Caleb\   George\  Caleb^  George^), 


lcS2  GENEALOGY   OF 

daughter  of  Caleb  and  Catharine  Gray  Farlee,  born  near 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  May  30th,  1761 ;  died  July  28th,  1823,  near 
Sunbury,  Pa. ;  married  Captain  Lambert  Pitner,  son  of 
Henry  and  Deborah  Lambert  Pitner,  Sept.  8th,  1783,  born 
Aug.  2d,  1753 ;  died  Aug.  15th,  1823,  near  Sunbury,  Pa. 

Lambert  Pitner  was  a  Captain  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  serving  in  the  militia  of  Bucks  County,  Pa.,  during 
the  entire  war;  after  which  he  removed  to  Shamokin 
township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  in  1791,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  milling  and  other  business.  He  was  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace  from  1819  until  the  time  of  his  death. 

(See  Pitner  records  for  detailed  record.) 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Deborah^  b.  Oct.  27th,  1785;  m.  Timothy  Stout. 

ii.  John,  b.  Oct.  5th,  1787;  m.  Mary  Tomlinson. 
iii.  Nancy,  b.  Nov.  17th,  1794;  m.  William  H.  Parsing, 
iv.  Catharine  E.,  b.  Jan.  17th,  1799;  m.  Clotworthy  S.  Fisher. 

V.  Hannah  B.,  b.  April  Kith,  1802;  m.  Jacob  Woliver. 

4.  Ebenezer'  Farley  (Caleb\  George'),  son  of  Caleb 
and  Lydia  Moore  Farley,  born  April  3d,  1674,  at  Woburn, 
Mass.;  died  Aug.  16th,  1728;  married  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  John  Shed,  June  6th,  1703. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Elizabeth^  b.  March  28th,  1704;  m.  John  Shed, 

ii.  Ebenezer,  b.  Feb.  4th,  1706;  d.  Dec.  29th,  1722. 

iii.  Hannah,  b.  ;  m.  Abraham  Jaquith. 

iv.  Rebecca,  b.  March  14th,  1709-10;  d.  Feb.  3d,  1728-9. 

6.     Joseph'  Farley  (Caleb',  George'),  son  of  Caleb  and 

Lydia   Moore    Farley,  born   April  6th,  1683;    died  Dec. 


THE   FARLEY   FAMILY.  188 

lOtli,  1752;    married  Abigail  Cook,  of  Cambridge,  May 

8th,  1712.     She  died  Jan.  18th,  1753,  aged  sixty-four  years. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Sary^  b.  Feb.  26th,  1713;  d.  in  Oct.,  1716. 
ii.  Joseph,  b.  Aug.  25th,  1714;  d.  Nov.  24th,  1762. 
iii.  Abigail,  b.  Dec.  18th,  1716. 

iv.  Lydia,  b.  April  30th,  1719;  m.  James  Twist,  June  27th,  1754. 
V.  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  1st,  1721;  m.  Josiah  Blood,  July  23d,  1741. 
vi.  Mary,  b.  Oct.  16th,  1723. 

vii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  18th,  1725;  m.  Caleb  Farley,  Oct.  17th,  1754, 
viii.  Caleb,  b.  Feb.  20th,  1728;  d.  June  2d,  1753. 

28.  ix.  Ebenezer,  b.  May  15th,  1731;   m.  Hephzibah  Wyman. 

28.  Ebenezer*  Farley  (Joseph',  Caleb',  George')  son  of 
Joseph  and  Abigail  Cook  Farley,  born  May  15th,  1781,  at 
Billerica,  Mass.;  died  Feb.  2d,  1818;  married  Hepzibah 
Wyman,  Oct.  15th,  1755.  She  died  in  July,  1812,  aged 
eighty-four  years. 

He  resided,  the  greater  portion  of  his  life,  in  Cheshire 
County,  N.  H.,  and  at  Hollis,  N.  H.,  where  their  children 
were  born. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Joseph^,  b.  April  4th,  1758. 
ii.  Sarah,  b.  June  15th,  1760;  m.  Silas  Taylor, 
iii.  Ebenezer,  b.  May  18th,  1762;  d.  Aug.  28th,  1835. 
iv.  Hephzibah,  b.  March  2d,  1765;  d.  Aug.  28th,  1854. 
V.  Jesse,  b.  in  1767;  d.  in  June,  1836. 

29.  vi.  Amos,  b.  Aug.  15th,  1768;  d.  May  9th,  1837;   m.  Lucy  Hall, 

Dec.  23d,  1800;  she  was  b.  April  20th,  1779;  d.  Sept.  24th, 
1834.  They  had  issue— Sallie,  b.  Sept.  27th,  1801;  Laura, 
b.  Oct.  2d,  1802;  Susan,  b.  Nov.  8th,  1804;  Rebecca,  b. 
Dec.  1st,  1806;  Ebenezer,  b.  Jan.  9th,  1811;  d.  Aug.  8th, 
1879;  Amos  Adams,  b.  Oct.  2d,  1813;  Eliza  Maria,  b.  Sept. 
8th,  1818;  Bethuel,  b.  March  26th,  1823. 


184  GENEALOGY   OF 

29.  Ebenezer''  Farley  (Amos',  Ebenezer*,  Joseph", 
Caleb\  George'),  son  of  Amos  and  Lucy  Hall  Farley, 
born  Jan.  9tli,  1811;  died  Aug.  8tli,  1879;  married  Eliza 
W.  Smith,  Dec.  31st,  1840. 

He  was  born  at  Stanstead,  Canada,  his  father  having 
located  there  in  1803.  His  father  fearing  impressment 
in  the  British  Army,  returned  to  New  Hampshire  in 
January,  1815,  and,  after  crossing  the  line,  heard  the 
news  of  peace  but  did  not  return.  He  remained  a  few 
weeks  in  New  Hampshire  and  then  started  West  with 
his  family,  locating  in  Geauga  County,  Ohio.  Here  he 
remained  until  1830,  when  he  removed  to  Berrien 
County,  Mich. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Helen    Cornelia^    b.    Sept.    20th,    1841;    m.    Eli   Enilay,  July 

3d,  1859. 
ii.  Sarah  Emily,  b.  Jan.  21st,  1843;   d.  June  19th,  1843. 
30.      iii.  Ebenezer  Clinton,  b.  May  20th,  1844;  m.  Ettie  E.  Emlay. 
iv.  James  Henry,  b.  Jan.  15th,  1846;  m.  Sarah  Ann  Harlan. 
V.  Mary  Eliza,  b.  Dec.  19th,  1848;   m.  Thomas  Fowler, 
vi.  Emma  Aurelia,  b.  July  13th,  1853;  d.  July  11th,  1884. 
vii.  Lucy  Vienna,  b.  Nov.  20th,  1858;  d.  Sept.  29th,  1859. 
viii.  Newton  Seymour,  b.  April  10th,  1861;  m.  Ruth  C.  Parburt. 

30.  Ebenezer  Clinton'  Farley  (Ebenezer",  Amos',  Eb- 
enezer*, Joseph',  Caleb^  George'),  son  of  Ebenezer  and 
Eliza  Smith  Farley,  born  May  20th,  1844,  in  Berrien 
County,  Mich. ;  married  to  Ettie  E.  Emlay,  Nov.  28th, 
1878. 

He  went  with  his  father  across  the  plains  in  1854,  and 


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has  since  resided  in  California.  He  was  Deputy  County 
Clerk  of  Alameda  County  for  nine  years,  and  Under 
Sheriff  of  Santa  Clare  County  for  four  years;  since 
which  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  banking  business, 
and  is  at  this  writing  cashier  of  the  bank  of  Los  Gatos, 
at  Los  Gatos,  California,  where  they  reside. 


THE  PITNER  GENEALOGY. 


CHAPTER  X. 


The  religious  persecutions  that  were  waged  against 
Huguenots  along  the  Rhine,  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
seventeenth  century,  which  caused  many  thousands  of 
their  best  and  peace-loving  citizens  to  leave  the  Father- 
land for  an  asylum  of  peace  and  repose  on  the  new 
continent  of  America,  tradition  informs  us,  were  the 
cause  of  John  Pitner,  with  his  wife  and  son  Henry,  a 
babe  four  weeks  old,  forsaking  their  kindred  and  country 
upon  the  Rhine  for  America,  where  refuge  was  offered 
to  the  oppressed  and  persecuted  by  the  greatest  of 
philanthropists,  William   Penn. 

After  their  arrival  in  America,  they  settled  in  the 
vicinity  of  Bristol,  in  Bucks  County,  Pa.,  upon  the  Dela- 
ware River,  a  locality  that  was  almost  entirely  populated 
by  Germans.  It  was  in  this  locality  that  Henry,  the 
eldest  son  of  John  Pitner,  was  reared  and  grew  to  man- 
hood, and  where  he  subsequently  married  and  reared 
his  family,  devoting  his  time  to  agricultural  pursuits. 
This  occupation  I  infer  he  was  engaged  in,  from  the  fact 
that  in  Vol.  XHI.  of  .second  series  of  Pennsylvania  Ar- 


188  GENEALOGY   OF 

chives  I  find  the  record  of  the  fact  that  Henry  Pitner  was 
assessed  one  bushel  of  wheat  for  forage  for  the  Conti- 
nental Army  in  1778,  and  the  acknowledgment  of  the 
collection  of  the  same.  The  same  record  also  gives  his 
brother,  Michael  Pitner,  credit  for  furnishing  both  wheat 
and  forage  for  the  Continental  Army  the  same  year. 

There  lived  a  John  Pitner  in  Newtown  township,  Bucks 
County,  on  the  road  leading  from  Newtown  to  Yardleys- 
ville,  on  the  Delaware  River.  He  was  assessed  in  the 
year  1781  as  a  tenant,  and  by  occupation  a  wheelwright. 
In  1788  he  purchased  the  wheelwright  shop,  with  fifteen 
acres  and  seventy-one  perches,  on  the  same  place  as 
described  above;  and  afterwards  made  additional  pur- 
chases of  adjacent  lands,  making  him  a  farm  of  fifty-six 
acres,  where  he  resided  until  1803.  I  was  unable  to  get 
his  subsequent  record. 

Henry  Pitner,  after  becoming  of  age,  married  Deborah 
Lambert.  They  located  upon  a  plantation  on  the  Dela- 
ware River,  residing  in  what  is  known  as  Falls  township, 
Bucks  County,  Pa.,  where  they  reared  their  family.  After 
1783  he  disappears  from  the  assessment  rolls.  The  only 
sons  I  was  enabled  to  secure  record  of  are  Lambert 
Pitner,  born  Aug.  2d,  1753,  and  an  Abner  Pitner,  who,  in 
1791,  as  a  single  man,  was  assessed  in  Falls  township, 
Bucks  County,  occupation  given  as  a  miller,  and  by  trade 
a  carpenter.     He  moved  from  this  township  in  1803. 

I  was  unable  to  secure   a   detailed   record  of   Henry 


THE   PITNER   FAMILY.  189 

Pitner  and  family,  but,  as  will  be  noted  in  the  following 

letter  from  Dr.  F.  R.  Pitner,  a  son  of  Michael  Pitner,  who, 

I  think,  was  the  youngest  brother  of  Henry,  there  will  be 

found    an    account   of  the   removal    of  the   brothers  to 

Rockingham  County,  Va.,  after  the  close  of  the  Colonial 

war : 

Clay  City,  III.,  March  6th,  1889. 
Mr.  Clarence  IV.  Fisher: 

Dear  Sir: — Yours  of  March  2d  is  before  me,  and  I 
proceed  to  give  you  all  the  information  I  have  of  the 
Pitner  family,  which  is  only  traditional.  My  father, 
Michael  Pitner,  had  but  little  education,  as  he  lived  in  an 
early  day,  when  education  was  a  second  consideration, 
and  was  raised  in  Rockingham  County,  Va.,  and  married 
Catharine  Ruble,  in  Knox  County,  East  Tennesee,  early 
in  the  year  1799,  just  what  day  or  month  I  know  not ;  but 
in  a  short  time  emigrated  to  West  Tennesee — which  is 
now  Middle  Tennesee — and  settled  in  Wilson  County, 
twenty  miles  east  of  Nashville,  where  he  raised  a  family 
of  twelve  children — seven  sons  and  five  daughters. 

He  had  two  brothers  and  one  sister — John,  the  eldest, 
and  Adam,  the  next,  and  Elizabeth,  the  youngest  of  the 
family,  who  married  Edward  Maxey  and  settled  in  Jeffer- 
son County,  111.  John  Pitner,  the  eldest  brother,  settled 
in  Georgia  and  raised  a  family,  and  Adam  at  the  Crab 
Orchard  in  Kentucky,  and  also  raised  a  large  family ;  but 
I  never  saw  either  of  my  uncles  or  any  of  their  children. 

The  father  of  those  three  boys  was  named  John.  I 
once  saw  a  letter  that  he  wrote  and  he  spelled  his  name 
"  Beatner,"  which,  I  am  told,  is  the  German  way  to  spell 
Pitner.  This  John  Pitner  and  two  brothers,  whose  names 
I  do  not  know,  came  over  to  this  country  before  the 
Revolutionary  war  during  the  Huguenot  persecution. 
They  came  from  near  the  Rhine.     They  left  a  bachelor 


190  GENEALOGY    OF 

brother  there,  who  was  a  stocking  weaver,  and  tradition 
says  he  was  a  millionaire,  and  he  died  and  his  vast  estate 
escheated  to  the  government.  All  three  of  the  brothers 
entered  the  service  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  none 
but  John  was  supposed  to  have  survived  the  war,  as  he 
never  after  heard  from  his  brothers;  yet  they  may  be 
alive,  or  their  posterity,  rather. 

I  saw  that  Mr.  Cleveland  vetoed  a  pension  bill  for 
George  W.  Pitner,  of  Rockport,  Ohio,  last  fall.  I  think 
all  the  Pitners  in  this  country  are  from  the  same  old 
parent  stock. 

I  was  born  Oct.  9th,  1812,  and  have  been  practicing 
medicine  fifty  years  the  first  of  the  present  month.  I 
have  four  sons  living  and  one  daughter.  My  wife  died 
Feb.  8th,  1888.  My  daughter  is  keeping  house  for  me. 
Two  sons  are  Methodist  ministers,  and  one  a  teacher  and 
one  a  dentist. 

This  is  about  all  I  know  of  the  Pitner  family,  all  of 
which  is  respectfully  submitted.  Should  you  get  any 
further  information  of  the  three  brothers  that  came 
before  the  war,  please  inform  me,  as  I  am  very  anxious 
to  learn  more  of  my  ancestry. 

F.  R.  Pitner,  M.  D. 

3.  Lambert"  Pitner,  Esq.  (Henry^  John"),  son  of 
Henry  and  Deborah  Lambert  Pitner,  born  in  Bucks 
County,  Pa.,  Aug.  2d,  1758 ;  died  near  Sunbury,  Pa.,  Aug. 
15th,  1823. 

After  obtaining  a  good  education,  he  learned  the  occu- 
pation of  a  cabinet-maker;  subsequently  that  of  miller, 
devoting  the  greater  part  of  his  life  to  the  latter 
business.  Soon  after  he  became  of  age  the  obnoxious 
laws    of     the    mother   country   bore   heavily   upon    the 


THE   PITNER   FAMILY.  191 

colonists,  and  England's  attempt  to  carry  the  oppressive 
acts  into  execution  by  military  force,  raised  the  ire  of  the 
colonists  and  caused  the  formation  of  military  associa- 
tions throughout  the  colonies,  and  Pennsylvania  nobly 
did  her  part  in  that  glorious  cause  of  freedom  from 
oppression.  I  found  upon  examination  of  Vol.  XIV.  of 
second  series  of  Pennsylvania  Archives,  that  the  town- 
ships of  Bucks  County  were  among  the  first  to  form 
associations  for  the  purpose  of  learning  the  military 
exercise  for  defense  of  their  property,  liberty  and  lives 
against  all  attempts  to  deprive  them  of  these  rights  and 
privileges. 


August  ye  21st,  1775,  the  township  of  Falls,  in  the 
County  of  Bucks,  formed  its  first  military  association, 
which  was  known  as  the  Seventh  Associated  Company  of 
Bucks  County,  Thomas  Harvey,  Captain,  and  among  the 
first  to  be  enrolled  as  a  member,  I  find  the  name  of 
Lamb.  Pitner.  Within  a  short  period  after  this  time, 
the  Jersey  campaign  began,  in  which  this  company  did 
effective  service.  Lambert  Pitner  was  with  Washington 
at  Trenton,  Dec.  26th,  1776,  when  the  memorable  expedi- 
tion was  made  across  the  Delaware  River  and  the  entire 
Hessian  command  stationed  at  that  point  captured. 


192  GENEALOGY   OF 

The  year  following  he  was  honored  by  the  citizens  of 
his  township  by  being  elected  and  commissioned,  May 
6th,  1777,  Captain  of  the  7th  Company  of  the  5th  Battalion 
of  Bucks  County  Militia,  commanded  by  Col.  Joseph  Mc- 
Ilvaine,  of  Bristol,  Penn.  In  the  same  company  a  John 
Pitner  was  the  same  day  commissioned  Ensign.  After 
the  expiration  of  this  commission,  Lambert  Pitner  was 
again,  May  10th,  1780,  commissioned  Captain  of  the  4th 
Company  of  the  3d  Battalion  of  Bucks  County  Militia, 
commanded  by  Lieut.-Col.  William  Roberts ;  thus  serving 
as  Captain  until  the  close  of  the  War  of  Independence. 
By  tradition  we  are  informed  that  he  served  under  Gen. 
Washington  in  a  number  of  engagements  against  the 
British  forces,  and  also  had  the  honor  of  a  personal 
acquaintance  with  Gen.  Washington. 

There  is  in  possession  of  one  of  his  grandchildren,  Mrs. 
Phoebe  Osmun,  of  Catawissa,  Pa.,  a  small  chest  that  he 
used  during  the  Colonial  war  to  carry  his  dispatches  and 
important  papers  in.  The  material  is  some  kind  of 
wood  resembling  black  walnut.  It  is  an  interesting 
and  valuable  relic. 

Capt.  Lambert  Pitner,  July  28th,  1779,  married  Hannah, 
daughter  of  John  Bates,  by  whom  he  had  two  children : 

i.  Henry,  b.  June  8th,  1780;  d.  Aug.  1st,  1782. 
ii.  Mary,  b.  Sept.  9th,  1781;   d.  Aug.  4th,  1782. 

His  wife,  Hannah,  died  Aug.  24th,  1782.     His  entire 


THE   PITNER   FAMILY.  193 

family  died  from  yellow  fever,  and  were  interred  in  what 
is  now  known  as  Washington  Square,  Philadelphia. 

While  attending  a  ball  held  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia, 
he  met  and  wooed  his  second  wife,  Elida,  daughter  of 
Caleb  and  Catharine  Farlee,  a  descendant  of  that  George 
Farley  who  arrived  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  about  1639,  as  is 
described  on  page  150  of  this  volume.  Elida  Farlee 
was  born  May  30th,  1761,  near  Trenton,  N.  J.  Her 
father,  Caleb,  was  a  son  of  George  Farley,  of  Bound 
Brook,  in  what  is  now  known  as  Mercer  County,  N.  J,, 
where  he  was  trustee  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  1709. 
Caleb  Farlee,  the  father  of  Elida,  was  born  there  in  1709, 
and  died  in  Shamokin  township,  Northumberland  County, 
Pa.,  in  1802,  to  which  place  he  had  removed  in  1791. 
Lambert  Pitner  and  Elida  Farlee  were  married  Sept. 
8th,  1783,  after  which  they  resided  in  Bucks -County,  Pa., 
for  a  few  years ;  subsequently  removed  to  Northumber- 
land County,  Pa.,  where  they  arrived  in  1791,  locating  in 
Shamokin  township  on  a  farm  of  over  one  hundred  acres, 
where  they  continued  to  reside  for  a  number  of  years. 

The  old  taxable  list  of  Northumberland  County  shows 
that  Lambert  Pitner  kept  an  inn  in  1807,  and  in  1811  he 
was  engaged  in  the  milling  business,  located  at  a  small 
village  called  Snufftown,  on  the  old  Reading  turnpike, 
where  he  resided  until  the  time  of  his  removal  near  Sun- 
bury,  Pa. 

May   15th,  1816,  he   was   appointed  a  Justice   of    the 


194  GENEALOGY   OF 

Peace  by  Governor  Simon  Snyder.     The  following  is  a 
copy  of  his  commission.     It  is  interesting  reading. 

Pennsylvania — ss. 

In  the  name  and  by  the  authority  of  the  ConinwmvealtJi  of 
Pennsylvania,  Simon  Snyder,  Governor  of  said  Common- 
7vealth,  to  Lambert  Pitner,  of  the  County  of  Northumber- 
land, Esq.,  sends  GREETING: 

Know  you,  that  reposing  trust  and  confidence  in  your 
integrity,  judgment  and  ability,  I,  the  said  Simon  Snyder, 
have  appointed  and  by  these  presents  do  appoint  and 
commission  you,  the  said  Lambert  Pitner,  to  be  a  Justice 
of  the  Peace,  in  the  district  number  Three,  composed  of 
the  township  of  Shamokin,  in  the  County  of  Northum- 
berland, hereby  giving  and  granting  unto  you  full  right 
and  title,  to  have  and  to  execute  all  and  singular  the 
power,  jurisdiction  and  authority  and  to  receive  and 
enjoy  all  and  singular  the  lawful  emoluments  of  a  Justice 
of  the  Peace  aforesaid,  agreeably  to  the  constitution  and 
laws  of  the  Commonwealth,  to  have  and  to  hold  the 
commission  and  the  office  hereby  granted  unto  you,  the 
said  Lambert  Pitner,  so  long  as  you  shall  behave  yourself 
well. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  wState  at 
Harrisburg,  the  fifteenth  day  of  May,  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  of  the 
Commonwealth  the  fourteenth. 

BY  THE  GOVERNOR. 
N.  B.  BORLEAU,  Seey. 

He  held  the  office  until  the  tiine  of  his  death.  Subse- 
quently he  took  charge  of  the  toll  gate  on  the  old  Reading 
turnpike,  which  was  located  about  one  mile  east  of  Sun- 
bury,  on  Little  Shamokin  Creek,  where  he  passed  the  last 
years  of  his  life.     His  wife,  Elida,  died  Monday,  the  28th 


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FAMILY  RECORD  OF  LAMBERT  PITNER. 


IN   HIS  OWN   HANDWRITING. 


THE    PITNER   FAMILY.  195 

day  of  July,  1823,  after  an  illness  of  fourteen  days,  and 
was  interred  in  the  old  Presbyterian  burial  ground  near 
Elysburg.  Lambert  Pitner  died  Friday,  the  15th  day  of 
August,  1823,  after  an  illness  of  thirty-nine  days,  aged 
seventy  years  and  thirteen  days,  and  was  interred  by  the 
side  of  his  wife.  They  were  both  members  of  Blue  Hill 
Presbyterian  Church,  near  Elysburg,  Pa. 

They  had  issue : 

4.  i.  Deborah'',  b.  Oct.  27th,  1785;  m.  Timothy  Stout. 

5.  ii.  John,  b.  Oct.  5th,  1787;  m.  Mary  Tomlinson. 

6.  iii.  Nancy,  b.  Nov.  17th,  1794;  m.  William  H.  Persing. 

7.  iv.  Catharine  E.,  b.  Jan.  17th,  1799;  m.  Clotworthy  S.  Fisher. 

8.  V.  Hannah,  b.  April  16th,  1802;  m.  Jacob  Woliver. 

5.  John'  Pitner  (Lambert',  Henry",  John'),  son  of 
Lambert  and  Elida  Farlee  Pitner,  born  Oct.  5th,  1787. 

He  was  reared  in  vShamokin  township,  Northumberland 
County,  Pa.  He  married,  Oct.  4th,  1809,  Mary,  daughter 
of  Isaac  and  Elenora  Tomlinson,  who  was  born  Feb.  21st, 
1790,  in  Shamokin  township,  Northumberland  County, 
Pa.  Her  father,  Isaac  Tomlinson,  was  a  blacksmith. 
His  father  was  a  pioneer  of  Northumberland  County, 
settling  there  long  before  the  Revolutionary  war.  About 
the  year  1790  Isaac  Tomlinson  picked  up  some  pieces 
of  black  stone  in  Quaker  Run  that  he  had  heard  would 
burn  if  put  in  a  fire,  and  took  them  with  him  to  Maiden 
Creek,  Berks  County,  for  a  blacksmith  to  try.  In  the 
year  1810  he  erected  a  blacksmith  shop  in  Shamokin 
township  and  used  Shamokin  coal  for  fuel.     It  was  not  in 


196  GENEALOGY   OF 

general  use  until  some  years  later.  Thus,  it  is  seen,  to 
Isaac  Tomlinson  belongs  some  credit  of  introducing  and 
discovering  the  general  usefulness  of  stone  coal,  as  it  was 
called  at  that  time. 

John  Pitner  was  a  carpenter  by  occupation — a  business 
he  engaged  in  for  a  number  of  years.  About  the  year 
1812  he  removed  to  Elysburg,  where  he  resided  until 
1823;  subsequently  removed  near  Danville,  where  he 
resided  until  1827,  having  in  the  meantime  learned  the 
trade  of  a  miller.  He  then  removed  to  Roaring  Creek 
and  purchased  the  old  Boyd  mill,  located  upon  this  creek, 
which  he  operated  until  1852,  when  he  disposed  of  the 
mill  and  purchased  a  farm  in  that  vicinity.  This  he  sold 
in  1838  to  Bird  Patterson,  and  purchased  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  eighty  acres  of  fine  river  land  of  W.  I. 
Greenough,  of  vSunbury,  Pa.  This  farm  was  located 
about  two  miles  west  of  Danville,  upon  the  Susque- 
hanna River,  in  Rush  township,  Northumberland 
County,  Pa.  He  resided  upon  this  farm  until  the  time 
of  his  death,  April  1st,  1852.  His  wife,  Mary,  died  June 
9th,  1862.  They  were  both  buried  in  the  old  Mt.  Pleasant 
burial  ground,  near  Riverside,  Pa.  After  his  death 
this  farm  was  divided  between  their  two  sons,  Abner 
and  Lambert. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Martha  T.^,  b.  June  7th,  1810;  d.  Jan.  16th,  1881.  She  became 
bUnd  when  a  child  ei^^ht  years  of  age,  caused  by  having  an 
operation  performed   on  her  eyes.     She  was  subsequently 


THE   riTNER   FAMILY.  197 

sent  to  the  Institute  for  the  Blind  at  Philadelphia,  where 
she  remained  eight  years.  She  made  rapid  progress  in  her 
studies,  graduating  with  honors.  She  was  a  devoted 
Christian  and  a  life-long  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church, 
ii.  Elenora  T.,  b.  Feb.  19th,  1812;  d.  April  11th,  1813. 
9.      iii.  Alida,  b.  Feb.  19th,  1812;  d.  Feb.  27th,  1882. 

10.  iv.  Abner,  b.  Jan.  7th,  1814;  d.  Oct.  21st,  1867. 

11.  V.  Phebe,  b.  Dec.  26th,  1815. 

12.  vi.  Lambert,  b.  Feb.  17th,  1818. 

vii.  Benjamin  T.,  b.  Feb.  25th,  1824;  d.  Sept.  20th,  1825. 

9.  Alida"  Pitner  (John'),  daiig-liter  of  John  and  Mary 
Pitner,  born  Feb.  19th,  1812,  in  Shamokin  township, 
Northumberland  County,  Pa. ;  married,  Dec.,  1837,  to 
George  H.  Coder;  she  died  Feb.  27th,  1882.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  M.  E.  Church  for  over  fifty  years,  and  her 
husband  almost  as  long. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Harriet^  b.  Feb.  18th,  1840;  d.  Sept.  24th,  1841. 
ii.  Mary  E.,  b,  Jan.  22d,  1842;  m.,  Dec.  24th,  1863,  William  Booth, 
superintendent  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Coal  and 
Iron  Company,  at  Shamokin,  Pa. 
iii.  John,  b.  Nov.  13th,  1843;    d.  Sept.  19th,  1862,  in  Wolf  Street 
Hospital,  Alexandria,  Va.,  from  the  efiects  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Aug.  9th,  1862. 
iv.  William,  b.  Aug.  16th,  1845;  d.  March  18th,  1846. 
V.  Darius,  b.  March  11th,  1847;  m.  Emma  J.  Deibler. 
vi.  Abner,  b.  July  7th,  1849;  m.,  Dec.  25th,  1873,  to  Amelia  Pitner. 
He  is  a  printer  in  the  government  office  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 
vii.  Rebecca,  b.  July  5th,  1851;  d.  March  24th,  1858. 
viii.  George,  b.  Feb.  28th,  1854;  d.  April  8th,  1858. 

10.  Abner'  Pitner  (John',  Lambert',  Henry',  John'), 
born   in    Northumberland   County,  Pa.,   Jan.  7th,    1814; 


198  GENEALOGY   OF 

died  Oct.  21st,  1867;  married  in  1840,  to  Mary  J.  Kipp,  of 

Danville,  Pa. 

They  had  the  following  children,  all  born  at  Danville, 

Pa.: 

i.  Harriets  b.  Nov.  16th,  1842;  m.,  1871,  to  Chapman  White, 
ii.  Mary  J.,  b.  April  3d,  1845;  died  in  infancy. 

iii.  Amelia,  b.  Oct.  11th,  1848;  m.  Abner  Coder,  Dec.  25th,  1873. 
13.      iv.  John  F.,  b.  Aug.  16th,  1850. 

13.  John  F,"  Pitner  (Abner",  John',  Lambert',  Henry^ 
John'),  born  at  Danville,  Pa.,  Aug.  16th,  1850;  married, 
January  2d,  1879,  to  Ella  G.  Klase,  born  Jan.  29th,  1852. 

He  is  a  farmer  by  occupation,  living  upon  a  fine  farm 
in  Mayberry  township,  Montour  County,  Pa.,  located  near 
Danville. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Mary  E.',  b.  Oct.  24th,  1879. 

ii.  Clinton  A.,  b.  Feb.  17th,  1881. 

iii.  William  K.,  b.  Oct.  2d,  1883. 

iv.  Harriet  W.,  b.  Aug.  18th,  1885. 

V.  Dora,  b.  June  3d,  1887. 

11.  Phebe'  Pitner  (John'),  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
Tomlinson  Pitner,  was  born  in  Shamokin  township, 
Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  Dec.  26th,  1815;  married, 
Jan.  1838,  to  Ziba,  son  of  Ziba  Osmun,  b.  Dec.  11th,  1814. 

Ziba  Osmun  subsequent  to  his  marriage  located  upon  a 
farm  in  the  vicinity  of  vSharp  Ridge,  in  Columbia, 
formerly  part  of  Northumberland,  County.  This  was 
the  same  farm  originally  in  possession  of  his  father  and 
upon  which  he  was  born  and  reared.     They   remained 


THE   PITNER   FAMILY.  199 

here  until  1850.  Subsequently  removed  to  Shamokin, 
Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in  the  business  of  teaming  iron 
ore  on  the  railroad  between  Shamokin  and  Sunbury. 
This  was  prior  to  the  time  that  locomotives  were  in 
general  use.  They  remained  here  one  year,  then 
returned  to  Roaring  Creek,  where  they  remained  two 
years,  then  removed  to  Danville,  where  they  resided  two 
years,  again  returning  to  Roaring  Creek,  purchased  a 
farm  of  one  hundred  acres  from  Elizabeth  Boone.  This 
they  farmed  five  years,  then  disposed  of  it  to  Jacob 
Shultz,  then  purchased  a  small  truck  farm  near  that 
place,  which  he  farmed  until  September,  1887.  Subse- 
quently he  removed  to  Catawissa,  Pa.,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  flour  and  feed  business.  They  are  both 
members  of  the  M.  E.  Church. 
They  had  issue : 

i,  Margaret  P.«,   b.   Aug.    27th,   1838;    m.,  Jan.   11th,   1859,   to 

Fayette  Kennedy, 
ii.  Charles  P.,  b.  Aug.  10th,  1839;  d.  Dec.  1st,  1842. 
in.  Peter  P.,  b.  June  19th,  1841;  d.  May  31st,  1862. 
iv.  Martha  P.,  b.  Oct.  29th,  1842;  m.  William  Howell. 
V.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  24th,  1845;  m.  Jonathan  Loreman. 
vi.  John  C,  b.  INIay  9th,  1846;  d.  June  19th,  1864. 
vii.  Hannah  Adelia,  b.  March  2d,  1850;  m.  John  Orth. 
viii.  Lambert  P.,   b.   April  26th,  1852;  d.  Oct.  22d,  1883;  m.  Emma 

Richel. 
ix.  Ellis  Hughes,  b.  Aug.  6th,  1854;  m.  Isabel  Mensch. 

12.  Lambert"  Pitner  (John',  Lambert',  Henry',  John'), 
son  of  John  and  Mary  Tomlinson  Pitner,  born  Feb.  17th, 
1818,  at  Elysburg,  Pa.;  died  Oct.  17th,  1872,  near  Danville, 


200  GENEALOGY   OF 

Pa.;  married,  March  7th,  1847,  to  Hannah  Ernest,  born 
April  12th,  1821. 

He,  at  an  early  age,  learned  the  occupation  of  a  mill- 
wright, which  he  followed  for  a  time ;  afterwards  farmed 
for  his  father  until  the  time  of  his  marriage,  after  which 
he  rented  a  farm  in  the  neighborhood  and  lived  there 
three  years ;  thence  removed  to  a  farm  between  Danville 
and  the  Asylum,  called  the  Cottage  Farm,  where  they 
remained  three  years;  then  returned  to  the  homestead, 
which  was  located  in  Rush  township,  two  miles  west  of 
Danville,  where  he  resided  until  his  death.  On  the  death 
of  his  father  he  inherited  half  of  the  farm  that  had 
belonged  to  the  homestead,  upon  which  his  widow  and 
children  continue  to  reside.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  for  a  number  of  years,  and  was  an 
earnest  and  faithful  w^orker  in  that  church. 

They  had  issue : 

14.  i.  Oliver*,  b.  Aug.  9th,  1848. 

15.  ii.  John  C,  b.  March  13th,  1851. 
iii.  Mary  L.,  b.  March  18th,  1853. 

16.  iv.  Edmund  W.,  b.  March  16th,  1855. 

17.  V.  Abner  P.,  b.  April  9th,  1858. 
vi.  Mattie  T.,  b.  Feb.  16th,  1863. 

vii.  Jennie  G.,  b.  Feb.  27th,  1865. 
14.  Oliver"  Pitner  (Lambert',  John\  Lambert',  Henry', 
John'),  son  of  Lambert  and  Hannah  Pitner,  born  Aug. 
9th,  1848,  in  Rush  township,  Northumberland  County, 
Pa. ;  married,  Dec.  31st,  1885,  to  Cora  M.  Blecher,  b.  Oct. 
15th,  1869.     He  is  engaged  in  businCvSS  at  Danville,  Pa. 


THE   riTNER   FAMILY.  201 

15.  John  C."  Pitner  (Lambert',  John',  Lambert,"  Henry", 
John'),  vson  of  Lambert  and  Hannah  Pitner,  born  March 
13th,  1851,  in  Rush  township,  Northumberland  County, 
Pa. ;  married.  May  18th,  1882,^  to  Maggie  Striker,  born 
April  2()th,  1861.     Residence,  Orange,  Texas. 

16.  Edmund  W."  Pitner  (Lambert",  John',  Lambert', 
Henry",  John'),  son  of  Lambert  and  Hannah  Pitner,  born 
March  16th,  1855,  in  Rush  township,  Northumberland 
County,  Pa. 

At  present  he  is  foreman  in  the  printing  office  of  the 
Jcu'lsh  Exponent,  of  Philadelphia,  his  home.  He  married, 
June  12th,  1884,  Laura  J.  Wilson,  bc^rn  June,  1862. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Hazel  R.',  b.  April  13th,  1888. 

17.  Abner  P.'"'  Pitner  (Lambert',  John',  Lambert,' 
Henry",  John'),  son  of  Lambert  and  Hannah  Ernest 
Pitner,  born  April  9th,  1858,  near  Riverside,  Pa. 

In  early  life  he  attended  the  district  school  in  the 
winter,  and  during  the  summer  worked  on  his  father's 
farm.  After  his  father's  death  he  and  his  brother  John 
managed  the  farm.  During  the  summer  of  1880  he 
attended  school,  and  in  the  winter  taught  school  at 
Pottsgrove,  Pa.,  and  the  following  winter  taught  at 
Reed's  Station.  In  the  fall  of  1882  he  began  a  course  of 
study  at  the  Dickinson  vSeminary,  Williamsport,  Pa.,  with 
the  intention  of  fitting  himself  for  college ;  but  his 
brother  John,  desiring  to  leave  home  in  the  spring  of 


202  GENEALOGY   OF 

1883,  he  returned  to  his  home  near  Riverside,  Pa.,  and 
has  since  had  charge  of  the  farm,  making  market  garden- 
ing his  business. 

5.  Nancy"*  Pitner  (Lambert',  Henry',  John'),  daughter 
of  Lambert  and  Elida  Pitner,  born  Nov.  17th,  1794,  in 
Shamokin  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa. ;  died 
Aug.  26th,  1836;  married  Jan.  31st,  1813,  to  William  H. 
Persing,  born  Nov.  18th,  1792. 

They  had  issue  :  ' 

18.  i.  John\  b.  Dec.  20th,  1814;  d.  Aug.  8th,  1847. 

19.  ii.  Sarah,  b.  May  21st,  1817;  d.  Sept.  18th,  1889. 
iii.  Caleb,  b.  Nov.  18th,  1818. 

iv.  Catharine,  b.  Aug.  30th,  1820. 
V.  Eleanor,  b.  Sept.  14th,  1823. 
vi.  Margaret,  b.  Feb.  17th,  1827;  d.  Jan.  27th,  1850. 
vii.  Benwell,  b.  March  15th,  1829, 
viii.  Mary  Ann,  ^ 
ix.  Phebe,         ih.  Oct.  5th,  1830;  d.  in  infancy. 
X.  Susan,         J 

xi.  Joseph  R.,  i  . 

••    \/r      •    c      r  b.  Jan.  15th,  1832.      , 
xn.  Morns  S.,    )      -'  '  * 

xiii.  Lambert,  b.  March  15th,  1834. 

18.  John'  Persing  (William  H.),  son  of  William  H.  and 
Nancy  Persing,  born  December  2()th,  1814,  married  to 
Hester  Woliver. 

They  had  issue: 

Sarah  S.,  b.  Dec.  20th,  1842;  she  married  John  W.,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Sarah  (Kutz)  Vanlevv,  b.  March  23d,  1842. 
They  had  issue— Howard  Sylvester,  b.  June  21st,  1876. 

He  is  by  occupation  an  engineer.     He  was  in  the  late 

War  of  the  Rebellion  for  several  years,  being  promoted 


THE   PITNER   FAMILY.  203 

to  a  Lieutenancy  by  Governor  Curtain.  They  have 
resided  for  several  years  past  at  Williamsport,  Pa. 

19.  Sarah'  Persing  (William  H.),  daughter  of  William 
H.  and  Nancy  Pitner  Persing,  born  in  Shamokin  town- 
ship, Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  May  21st,  1817; 
died  Sept.  18th,  1889 ;  married,  Aug.  4th,  1838,  to  Jo.seph 
Snyder,  son  of  Henry  and  Earnice  Snyder,  born  March 
28th,  1816. 

In  the  year  1838  they  located  upon  Boyd's  farm, 
situated  on  Little  Roaring  Creek,  where  they  remained 
until  1852,  when  they  removed  to  Shamokin,  where  they 
resided  until  1859.  Subsequently  they  removed  to  the 
vicinity  of  Paxinos,  where  he  operated  the  Hughes  mill 
for  some  four  years,  then  returned  to  Roaring  Creek  and 
operated  the  Boyd  mill,  where  they  remained  until  1867; 
then  removed  upon  a  farm  in  the  vicinity  of  Catawissa, 
where  they  resided  four  years.  wSubsequently  returned 
to  Shamokin  township,  where  they  lived  until  1877,  when 
they  removed  to  Sunbury,  Pa.,  where  she  resided  until 
the  time  of  her  death. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Christian  M.^  b.  May  21st,  18.39;  m.  John  Fuller, 
ii.  William  M.,  b.  Sept.  12th,  1840;  d.  May  5th,  1862. 
iii.  Lambert  P.,  b.  Jan.  2oth,  1843;  m.  Annie  Arnold, 
iv.  Benjamin  F.,  b.  Oct.  8th,  1844;  m.  Abbie  Hendershot. 
V.  Mary  E.,  b.  July  5th,  1846;  d.  Dec.  13th,  1849. 
vi.  Charles  S.,  b.  Jan.  27th,  1848;  m.  Emma  Reeder. 
vii.  Edwin  R.,  b.  Sept.  27th,  1849;  m.  Susan  Brown, 
viii.  John  W.,  b.  Dec.  3d,  1851;  d.  April  15th,  1875. 


204  GENEALOGY   OF 

ix.  Leah  A.,  b.  Oct.  31st,  1853;  d.  Aug.  4th,  1855. 
X.  Thomas  A.,  b.  Sept.  1st,  1857. 

7.  Catharine  E.'  Pitner  (Lambert",  Henry',  John'), 
daughter  of  Captain  Lambert  and  Elida  Farlee  Pitner, 
born  in  Shamokin  township,  Northumberland  County, 
Pa.,  Jan.  16th,  1799;  died  in  July,  1829.  She  married, 
Jan.  20th,  1822,  Clotworthy  S.,  son  of  Henry  and  Magda- 
lene Farlee  Fisher,  born  April  lOth,  1802 ;  died  Oct.  3d, 
1866. 

After  their  marriage  they  resided  upon  a  farm  that 
had  been  given  him  by  his  father,  located  near  the 
Susquehanna  River  in  Mayberry  township,  Montour 
County,  four  miles  east  of  Danville,  Pa.  Upon  this 
place  their  children  were  born,  and  here  she  died  after 
a  short  illness  of  three  days.  She  was  buried  in  the  old 
Presbyterian  burial  ground,  near  Elysburg,  Pa.,  where 
her  father  and  mother  were  interred.  She  was  a  life- 
long member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

They  had  issue : 

20.  i.  Benjamin  Franklin^  b.  Nov.  18th,  1822;  m.  to  Hannah  Watts. 

21.  ii.  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  Gth,  1824;  m.,  first,  Ann  Bromley;  m.,  second, 

Maria  E.  Ford. 

22.  iii.  Hamilton,  b.  Oct.  IGth,  1825;  m.  Elizabeth  Fetterman. 
iv.  Alida,  b.  July  17th,  1827;  m.  Aaron  Lowe. 

V.  Lena,  b.  July.I7th,  1827;  m.  Joseph  Missimer. 

20.  Benjamin  Franklin"  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.',  Lam- 
bert", Henry",  John'),  son  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Catharine 
E.  Pitner  Fisher,  born  in  Mayberry  township,  Montour 


THE   riTNER   FAMILY.  205 

County,  formerly  a  part  of  Northumberland  County,  Pa., 
Nov.  18tli,  1822;  married,  Feb.  22d,  1846,  to  Miss  Hannah 
Watts,  born  March  80th,  1820,  at  Greenwood,  Pa. 

They  have  resided  at  Millville,  Pa.,  for  a  number  of 
years. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Rebecca  Alice^  b.  March  8th,  1850;  d.  Dec.  25th,  1883. 

ii.  Melissa  K.,  b.  June  7th,  1852;  d.  July  2d,  1877. 
iii.  William  Penn,  b.  March  23d,  1855;  d.  Aug.  23d,  1856. 
iv.  Mary  A.,  b.  March  12th,  1857;  m.  R.  Miller. 

V.  Gertrude,  b.  April  23d,  1859;  m.  Dr.  George  VV.  Perkins. 

21.  Joseph'  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.\  Lambert',  Henry", 
John'),  vson  of  Clotworthy  vS.  and  Catharine  E.  Pitner 
Fisher,  born  Feb.  6th,  1826,  in  Mayberry  township, 
Montour  County,  formerly  a  part  of  Northumberland 
County,  Pa.  He  married,  first,  Sept.  80th,  1852,  Ann 
Bromley;  married,  second,  Aug.  10th,  1871,  Maria  E. 
Ford. 

In  October,  1855,  he  removed  to  Webster  City,  Iowa, 
where  he  has  since  resided. 

They  had  issue : 

1.  Alida«,  b.  March  24th,  1854;  d.  Nov.  13th,  1867. 

ii.  Frances,  b.  July  9th,  1856;  m.  James  Kimball, 

iii.  Clara  A.,  b.  Sept.  20th,  1859;  m.  R.  W.  Crawford, 

iv.  Myron  F.,  b.  Dec.  20th,  1875. 

22.  Hamilton"  Fisher  (Clotworthy  S.\  Lambert', 
Henry",  John'),  son  of  Clotworthy  S.  and  Catharine  E. 
Pitner  Fisher,  born  Oct.  16th,  1825,  in  Mayberry  town- 


206  GENEALOGY   OF 

ship,  Montour  County,  formerly  a  part  of  Northumber- 
land County,  Pa.;  married,  Oct.  22d,  1846,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman,  born 
Aug.  22d,  1827,  at  Numedia,  Pa. 

His  parents  were  both  grandchildren  of  Caleb  and 
Catharine  Gray  Farlee,  originally  from  New  Jersey,  and 
descendants  of  George  Farley,  of  Billerica,  Mass.,  already 
mentioned.  He  has  resided  at  Catawissa,  Pa.,  since 
April  7th,  1864,  where  he  is  at  present  time  engaged  in 
the  drug  business. 
They  had  issue: 

i.  Sarah  Minervia'\  b.  Oct.  10th,  1847;  d.  Aug.  25th,  1849. 
ii.  Frances  Elizabeth,  b.  May  9th,  1849;  m.  WilHam  H.  Inhoff. 
iii.  Martin  Luther,  b.  May  26th,  1851;  m.  Lizzie  Currie. 
iv.  Anna  AHce,  b.  July  5th,  1853;  m.  James  P.  Simons. 
V.  Louisa  Barbara,  b.  Jan.  18th,  1856;  m.  Geo.  U.  Williams. 
vi.  George  Washington,  b.  Oct.  17th,  1857;  m.  Anna  M.  Peters, 
vii.  Clarence  Woodward,  b.  Dec.  8th,  1861. 
viii.  Lillie  Reifsnyder,  b.  July  25th,  1865. 
ix.  Joshua  Fetterman,  b.  March  4th,  1869. 

8.  Hannah'  Pitner  (Lamberf,  Henry',  John"),  daughter 
of  Lambert  and  Elida  Farlee  Pitner,  born  near  Sunbury, 
Pa.,  April  16th,  1802;  died  in  December,  1883;  married, 
in  1826,  to  Jacob  Woliver. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Frank^  b.  Oct.  28th,  1827;  m.,  May  17th,  1848,  to  Jane  Ogden. 

Frank  was  reared  near  Milton,  Pa.,  where  he  located, 
after  his  marriage,  upon  a  farm,  until  the  year  1884,  when 
they  removed  to  Milton,  Pa.,  his  present  residence. 


THE   I'lTXER   FAMILY.  207 


They  had  issue : 

i.  Alfred^,  b.  April  12th,  1850. 
ii.  Helen,  b.  June  4th.  1852. 
iii.  Mary,  b.  May  20th,  1854. 
iv.  Maggie,  b.  Jan.  2d,  1857. 
V.  William  L.,  b.  Aug.  12th,  1859. 
vi.  David,  b.  Oct.  22d,  1861. 
vii.  Frank,  b.  Oct.  20th,  1864. 
viii.  Lizzie,  b.  Jan.  15th,  1868. 


THE  FETTERMAN  GENEALOGY. 


CHAPTER  XL 


In  this  brief  genealogical  record  of  the  Fetterman 
and  Saul  families,  I  have  endeavored  to  give  as  complete 
a  record  as  was  obtainable  at  this  late  day,  sparing  no 
expense  or  patience  in  my  researches,  and  only  regretting 
that  they  are  not  more  clear  and  complete,  especially  of 
the  first  and  second  generations.  However,  I  give  such 
facts  and  records  as  I  have  been  enabled  to  obtain,  and 
also  a  brief  history  of  the  cause  of  the  emigration  to 
America,  and  other  facts,  that  may  be  of  interest.  The 
greater  portion  of  the  records  of  the  first  and  second 
generations  were  obtained  from  the  records  of  Berks 
County,  and  many  other  little  facts  were  gleaned  from 
the  same  source.  To  get  a  more  accurate  and  complete 
record  of  the  family,  the  compiler  made  a  trip  through 
the  Maxatawney  Valley  in  December,  1888,  but  was 
unable  to  obtain  such  as  I  desired.  By  church  records  I 
was  enabled  to  verify  those  already  obtained ;  and,  also, 
had  the  good  fortune  to  meet  Mr.  Daniel  Zimmer,  an  old 
gentleman    who   had    known   the    Fetterman   and   Saul 


212  GENEALOGY   OF 

families,  while  living  in  IMaxatawney  township,  his 
father's  farm  being  adjacent.  I  will  speak  of  him  again 
later  on. 

That  they  were  of  German  descent,  my  researches 
have  proven.  That  they  left  Germany  on  account  of 
persecutions  there,  is  a  matter  handed  down  to  us  by 
tradition.  In  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  century 
the  whole  of  Europe  was  convulsed  by  religious  wars 
and  persecutions,  and  Germany  was  the  centre  and  battle- 
field of  the  strife.  This  unceasing  warfare  caused  many 
an  aching  heart  to  yearn  after  a  place  of  peace  and 
repose,  where,  in  obedience  to  the  dictates  of  conscience, 
the  Almighty  might  be  worshipped  without  an  interpo- 
sition by  man  between  man  and  his  Creator.  There  was 
also  a  desire  to  secure  an  abiding  place  where  comfort- 
able homes  could  be  obtained,  and  where  persevering 
toil  would  gain  a  moderate  competence  for  old  age,  and 
also  provide  greater  advantages  for  a  growing  family. 
Previously  to  this  time  the  founder  of  Pennsylvania,  on 
account  of  his  religious  opinions,  .suffered  much  in  this 
way ;  and  in  order  to  escape  persecution  and  to  establish 
a  refuge  for  the  oppressed  of  all  denominations,  he 
turned  his  eyes  towards  the  Western  World,  established 
a  colony  in  Pennsylvania,  and  invited  the  oppressed  to 
join  him  there.  This  and  other  causes  were  the  main 
reasons  for  the  thousands  of  Germans  leaving  the  Vater- 
land   for  the   Western   World  between   the   years   1702 


THE   FETTERMAN   FAMILY.  213 

and  1775,  the  greater  portion  of  them  settling  in 
Pennsylvania. 

The  Maxatawney  Valley,  where  Balthesar  Fetterman 
and  Lenhart  Sowl  made  their  homes,  was  at  that  time 
considered  the  most  fertile  and  productive  valley  in 
Eastern  Pennsylvania,  which  was  the  cause  of  so  many 
Germans  locating  there  shortly  after  Penn's  new  pur- 
chase from  the  Indians  in  the  year  1732.  Leonhart  Sowl 
and  wife,  Margaret,  were  among  the  first  to  locate  in 
this  valley.  They  emigrated  from  Germany  some  time 
prior  to  1740,  and  located  in  Maxatawney  township,  then 
a  part  of  Philadelphia,  now  Berks  County.  The  tract  of 
land  upon  which  he  located  was  situated  upon  the  main 
highway  or  turnpike  leading  from  Fort  Augusta,  in 
Northumberland  County,  to  Reading,  and  thence  to 
Philadelphia,  distant  two  miles  from  the  present  hamlet 
of  Grimsville  and  about  twenty-two  miles  from  Reading. 
Upon  this  place  he  erected  the  Pioneers'  Home.  Here 
they  resided  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  He,  with  his 
family,  were  attendants  of  Bethel  Zion  Evangelical 
Church  at  Grimsville. 

Indians  at  that  time  were  more  numerous  than  their 
civilized  invaders,  and  from  time  to  time  caused  those 
early  settlers  much  uneasiness  and  alarm  by  their  re- 
peated murders  and  depredations  upon  their  unprotected 
homes.  Between  the  years  1755  and  1764  these  occur- 
rences became  quite  frequent.     One  day,  about  the  year 


214  GENEALOGY   OF 

1760,  Leonhart  Sowl  was  called  away  from  his  home  on 
urgent  business,  and  left  his  wife,  Margaret,  and  their 
two  sons,  John  and  Leonhart,  Jr.,  at  home.  While  his 
wife  was  in  the  midst  of  her  daily  vocation,  she  heard  the 
dreaded  death  cry  of  the  Indians.  It  was  enough  to  make 
the  stoutest  heart  quail,  but  she  never  lost  her  presence 
of  mind  or  courage.  She  hastily  grasped  her  two  young 
sons  and  fled  to  the  barn,  where  she  secreted  herself  and 
children  under  a  structure  that  had  been  erected  for  just 
such  occasions,  and  which  was  only  knoMm  to  the  family. 
The  children  were  crying  piteously  all  this  while,  being 
terrified  by  their  unceremonious  flight  and  by  the  hideous 
cry  which  was  gradually  drawing  nearer;  and  in  order 
that  their  place  of  refuge  might  not  be  discovered 
through  the  cries  of  the  children,  the  mother  was  obliged 
to  crouch  over  them  to  smother  their  outbursts  of  terror. 
The  Indians  entered  the  house ;  but,  finding  their  prey 
had  fled,  continued  their  murderous  expedition,  hoping 
to  be  more  successful  further  on.  History  records  the 
fact  that  they  were  successful,  and  a  large  number  of 
homes  in  that  township  and  those  adjacent  were  made 
desolate  by  their  merciless  cruelty. 

Leonhart  Sowl  died  upon  his  farm  at  a  ripe  old  age,  in 
June,  1777,  and  was  buried  in  the  burial  ground  attached 
to  Bethel  Zion  Church.  He  was  survived  by  his  wife, 
Margaret,  and  sons,  John  and  Leonard.  He  left  no  will. 
Letters  of  administration  were  granted  his  widow,  Mar- 


THE   FETTERMAN   FAMILY.  215 

garet,  the  24th  day  of  June,  1777.  I  have  only  been  able 
to  secure  the  record  of  two  children  of  Leonhart  Sowl 
and  Margaret,  his  wife — John  and  Leonard,  Jr.,  both 
living  in  the  same  township. 

The  compiler  is  in  possession  of  a  pewter  platter  that 
Leonhart  Sowl,  Sr.,  brought  with  him  from  Germany. 
It  is  fourteen  inches  in  diameter  and  has  engraved  upon 
it:  "M.  L  F.  S.  R.  D.  S.,  1747." 

John  Sowl,  son  of  Leonhart  and  Margaret  Sowl,  was 
reared  in  Maxatawney  township,  Berks  County,  Pa.  The 
records  show  him  to  have  been  taxed  for  the  first  time  in 
the  year  1779.  He  died  in  April,  1809.  Letters  of 
administration  were  granted  his  son,  John,  and  Henry 
Poh,  the  7th  day  of  April,  1809.  After  this  time  the 
records  show  the  family  name  spelled  Saul,  instead  of 
Sowl. 

Leonard  Saul,  son  of  Leonard  and  Margaret  Sowl,  was 
born  about  1768,  in  a  Maxatawney  township,  Berks 
County,  Pa.  After  the  death  of  his  father  he  succeeded 
to  the  ownership  of  the  homestead.  He  erected  for  his 
use  a  very  substantial  three-story  stone  residence  upon 
the  same  place  where  the  house  originally  erected  by  his 
father  had  stood.  The  house  is  still  in  a  good  state  of 
preservation.  Upon  this  place  he  continued  to  reside  the 
remaining  part  of  his  life.  He  was  taxed  for  the  first 
time  in  1786.  His  occupation  given  as  a  clothier,  also  as 
a   farmer.     He   married,    first,   in    1784,   a    daughter    of 


216  GENEALOGY   OF 

Jacob  and  Magdalene  Kreigh,  who  died  in  1787,  their 
only  issue  being  a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  born  Jan.  14th, 
1785.  Married,  second,  Margaret  Sughers.  They  were 
all  members  of  the  Bethel  Zion  Church  of  Grimsville. 
The  old  church  records  show  them  to  have  been  regular 
attendants  and  communicants.  Leonard  Saul  died  in 
January,  1833,  and  was  buried  in  Bethel  Zion  church 
yard  at  Grimsville. 
They  had  issue  : 

i.  Elizabeth^  Saul,  b.  Jan.  14th,  1785;  m.  George  Fetterman. 

ii.  Jacob,  b.  Jan.  6th,  1792;  m.  Catharine  Smith. 

iii.  Jonathan,  b.  June  10th,  ISOl;  m.  Magdalene  Ranch. 

iv.  Rebecca,  b.  ;  m.  Conrad  Braucher. 

V.  Maria,  b.  ;  m.  Daniel  Bachman. 

vi.  Hannah,  b.  Nov.  2Sth,  1808;  m.  Henry  Fetterman. 
vii.  Sarah,  b.  ;  m.  George  Wisner. 

viii.  Catharine,  b.  ;  m.  Henry  Hartman. 

In  the  early  summer  of  1750,  Balthesar  Fetterman  left 
his  home  in  Germany  for  America,  sailing  from  the  port 
of  Rotterdam  with  his  young  family  in  the  ship  Patience, 


■p^^M/sy^-'^^^yD 


with  Hugh  wSteele  as  Captain,  and  arrived  Aug.  11th, 
1750,  at  the  port  of  Philadelphia.  Upon  his  arrival  he, 
with  the  other  pioneers,  were  obliged  to  sign  a  declara- 
tion of  allegiance  to  the  Colonial  Government,  and  from 
that  list  I  secured  his  autograph  which  appers  in  this 
record. 


THE   FETTERMAN   FAMILY.  217 

Soon  after  his  arrival  with  his  wife  and  young-  son, 
Cassimer,  his  wife  died.  Some  years  after  her  death  he 
again  married.  Afterward  located  in  the  Maxatawney 
Valley,  in  Berks  County,  Pa.,  where  he  passed  the 
reinaining  years  of  his  life.  It  was  in  Long  Swamp 
township  that  I  first  secured  record  of  Balthasar  P'etter- 
man  after  his  arrival  in  Berks  County.  In  this  vicinity 
he  married  his  second  wife,  Catharine  Margreth,  daughter 
of  George  Heiszt,  by  whom  he  had  eight  children,  as 
follows : 

i.  Herman'. 

ii.  Catharine,  married  to  Samuel  Bachart. 

iii.  Anna  Rosine,  married  to  Henrich  Gerner. 

2.        iv.  George. 

V.  Barbara,  married  to  Frederick  Berger. 

vi.  Susanna,  married  to  Henrich  Marsteller. 

vii.  Philip, 

viii.  Salome,  married  to  Henrich  Martin. 

In   the   forepart  of   April,  1798,  Balthasar  Fetterman 

died  at  an  advanced  age.     He  was  survived  by  his  wife, 

Catharine  Margreth.     In  his  will  he  appointed  his  wife, 

and  friend,  David  Strauss,  as  executors.     I  append  a  copy 

of  his  will,  which  was  translated  from  the  German,  for 

this  history. 

WILL    OF    BALTHASAR    FETTERMAN. 

TRANSLATED    FROM    THE   GERMAN. 

In  the  name  of  God.  Amen.  I,  Balthasar  Fetterman, 
of  the  township  Laugenschwan,  Berks  County,  and  State 
of  Pensilvanie,  am  now  by  age  weakly,  but  of  sound 
understanding,   by   the   blessings   of   God,   to   this   day, 


218  GENEALOGY   OF 

which  is  the  sixth  day  in  the  month  of  August,  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
ninety-six,  make  and  publish  this  to  be  my  last  will  and 
testament  in  the  following  manner : 

First,  I  recommend  my  soul  in  the  hands  of  the 
Almighty  God,  who  has  given  it  to  me,  and  that  my 
body  shall  be  buried  in  a  Christian  manner  at  the 
direction  of  my  hereafter  named  executors,  and,  concern- 
ing my  worldly  estate,  with  which  it  has  pleased  the 
Lord  to  bless  me  in  this  world,  I  bequeath  it  in  the 
following  manner,  to  wit :  I  bequeath  to  my  beloved 
wife,  Catharine  Margrethe,  my  bed  and  bedstead,  her 
chest  and  what  is  in  it,  all  the  clothes,  the  clock,  the 
stove,  one  cow  and,  in  general,  shall  my  beloved  wife, 
Catharine  Margrethe,  take  of  my  movable  goods  so  much 
as  is  necessary  for  her  to  live  by,  and  it  is  my  will  and  I 
do  order  that  my  wife,  Catharine  Margrethe  shall  keep 
for  herself  all  the  corn,  flour,  meat  and  all  what  is 
necessary  to  live  by,  and,  further,  I  bequeath  to 
my  beloved  wife,  Catharine  Margrethe,  the  sum  of 
eighty  pound  in  gold  or  silver  species,  according  to 
a  legacy  of  her  father,  George  Heiszt,  which  came 
to  my  the  above-mentioned  Balthasar  Fetterman's  hands 
by  a  piece  of  land  from  my  before-named  father-in-law, 
George  Heiszt,  and,  further,  is  it  my  will  and  do  I  order 
that  my,  in  this  mentioned,  executor  shall  give  to  my 
beloved  wife,  Catharine  Margrethe,  besides  the  above- 
mentioned  eighty  pounds,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and 
fifty  pound  in  species  lawful  money  of  Pensilvanie,  and 
though  of  the  first  money  which  of  my  estate  shall  come 
to  the  hands  of  my  hereafter-named  executors,  which 
money  my  wife,  Catharine  Margrethe,  shall  have  to  her 
own  use  and  profit  to  live  by,  and,  it  is  further  my  will, 
that  after  my  beloved  wife,  Catharine  Margrethe,  had 
taken  her  part  or  so  much  as  is  necessary' to  her  of  my 


THE   FETTERMAN   FAMILY.  219 

movable  goods,  my  executors  shall  have  a  right  to  sell  on 
public  vendue  to  the  highest  bidder  all  my  movable  and 
immovable  estate  in  a  manner  as  they  think  the  most 
profitable,  and,  after  the  estate  is  sold,  then  my  executors 
shall  pay  to  my  beloved  wife,  Catharine  Margrethe,  of 
the  first  money  which  comes  to  their  hands,  the  before- 
mentioned  sums,  before  any  of  my  children  can  receive 
*a  portion,  and,  further,  is  it  my  will  and  do  I  order  by 
this,  that  after  the  above-mentioned  payments  to  my 
wife,  Catharine  Margrethe,  is  abated  the  remainder  shall 
be  divided  amongst  my  children  in  equal  shares,  to  wit : 
The  immovable  estate  which  I  now  possess  and  the 
movable  goods  after  my  wife,  Catharine  Margrethe,  has 
taken  her  part,  and,  concerning  the  two  hundred  pound 
which  my  son,  Philip  Fetterman,  shall  pay  to  me  in 
hand  and  whereof  part  is  payed  for  a  piece  of  land  from 
my  father-in-law,  George  Heiszt,  thereof  shall  be  paid 
the  above-mentioned  eighty  pound  to  my  wife,  Catharine 
Margrethe,  and  the  remaining  one  hundred  and  twenty 
pound  shall  be  divided  in  equal  shares  amongst  the 
children  which  I  have  by  my  wife,  Catharine  Margrethe, 
under  this  reservation  according  her  age  and  so  as  the 
money  comes  in  and  my  hereafter-mentioned  executors 
think  right. 

I  have  now  nine  children,  to  wit :  My  first  born  son 
from  my  first  wife,  Casimir  Fetterman ;  son,  Herman 
Fetterman ;  my  daughter,  Catharine,  who  is  married 
to  vSamuel  Bachart;  my  daughter,  Annie  Rosinie,  who 
is  married  to  Henrich  Gerner;  my  son,  George  Fetter- 
man ;  my  daughter  Barbara,  who  is  married  to  Frederick 
Berger ;  my  daughter,  Susanne,  who  is  married  to  Henrich 
Marsteller ;  my  son,  Philip  Fetterman ;  my  daughter, 
Salome,  who  is  married  to  Henrich  Martine.  And  finally 
is  it  my  will  and  I  order  that  my  in  this  named  executors 
shall  give  to  my  above  mentioned  children  or  their  lawful 


220  GENEALOGY   OF 

heirs,  according  to  their  age,  till  to  the  youngest  part 
of  their  hereditary  portion  in  hand,  and  then  begin  again 
by  the  oldest,  till  every  one  of  my  children  has  his  full 
share;  and,  further,  do  I  name  and  establish  my  beloved 
wife,  Catharine  Margrethe,  and  my  beloved  friend,  David 
Strauss,  executors  of  this  my  last  will  and  testament,  and 
I  give  to  them  full  power,  all  rights  over  my  moveable 
estate  to  give  in  full  force;  also  to  divide  the  estate- 
which  is  left  by  me  according  to  order  amongst  my 
heirs,  and  finally  do  I  declare  all  before  by  me  maked 
wills  and  testaments  null  and  void. 

In  testimony  thereof,  have  I,  the  above-named  Bal- 
thasar  Fetterman,  set  my  hand  and  seal  to  this,  the  day 
and  year  as  mentioned  before. 

BALTHASAR  FETTERMAN. 

In  good  health,  sealed  and  signed,  published  and 
declared  by  the  named  Balthasar  Fetterman,  as  his  last 
will  and  testament  in  the  presence  of  us, 

Henrich  Feglie, 
George  Frein. 

My  object  being  to  trace  only  that  branch  of  each 
generation  from  which  we  are  descended,  I  shall  there- 
fore only  take  up  such  member  of  a  family  from  which 
we  are  directly  descendant,  and  give  such  records,  bio- 
graphical sketches  of  the  members  of  the  family,  and 
facts  as  were  obtained.  I  regret  that  I  was  unable  to 
secure  the  exact  dates  of  births  and  marriages  of  some  of 
the  original  families.  I  have  exhausted  all  known  means 
to  obtain  them.  The  church  records  being  so  irregularly 
kept  at  that  period,  I  was  unable  through  that  source  to 
obtain  any  information. 


THE   FETTERMAN    FAMILY.  221 

2.  George'  Fetterman,  Sr.  (Baltliasar'),  son  of  Balthasar 
and  Catharine  Margreth  (Heiszt)  Fetterman,  was  born  in 
Berks  County,  Pa.,  about  the  year  1758.  He  assisted  his 
father  upon  his  plantation  until  he  became  of  age. 
Shortly  after  this  time  he  married  his  wife,  Catharine. 
The  first  record  I  obtained  of  him  as  a  freeholder  is  in 
1787,  when  I  find  he  was  taxed  five  pence.  May  4th, 
1791,  he  purchased  from  Peter  Astou,  of  the  city  of  Phila- 
delphia, a  tract  of  land  containing  one  hundred  acres, 
situated  in  Long  vSwamp  township,  Berks  County,  paying 
two  hundred  and  sixty  pounds  gold  for  same.  In  the 
year  1796  he  removed  with  his  family  from  Long  Swamp 
township  into  Maxatawney  township,  where  he  resided 
until  the  time  of  his  death,  in  Oct.,  1801.  He  was  buried 
in  the  Grimsville  cemetery.  His  family  continued  to 
reside  upon  the  old  homestead  imtil  1807,  when  the  farm 
was  sold  and  the  home  broken  up.  After  which  his  wife, 
Catharine,  Avent  to  reside  with  her  son,  George  Fetterman, 
at  Numedia,  Columbia  County,  with  whom  she  lived  until 
the  time  of  her  death,  in  1812.  She  was  buried  in  the 
Lutheran  burial  ground  at  Numedia. 

From  facts  gleaned  from  near  residents,  I  learned  that 
George  Fetterman,  Sr.,  had  purchased  and  used  the  first 
English  stove  in  that  part  of  Berks  County.  It  was  con- 
sidered an  object  of  great  curiosity  at  that  early  time. 
At  the  vendue  of  his  estate,  which  occurred  in  the  year 
1807,  this  stove  was  purchased  by  the  father  of  Daniel 


222  GENEALOGY   OF 

Zimmer — the  latter  being  the  old  gentleman  whom  I  had 
the  pleasure  of  meeting  at  his  home  near  Kutztown,  Pa. 
He  was  able  to  converse  only  in  the  German  language ; 
Miss  Hattie  Saul,  who  accompanied  me  on  my  research- 
ing expedition,  very  kindly  acting  as  interpreter.  His 
farm  is  situated  about  two  miles  from  the  point  where 
the  Fetterman  homestead  was  located.  He  remembered 
distinctly  the  family  of  George  Fetterman  and  his  wife, 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Leonard  Saul.  He  remembered 
when  they  were  married,  in  1806,  and  moved  to 
Northumberland  County,  now  a  part  of  Columbia 
County,  immediately  after  their  marriage.  He  had  also 
subsequently  met  them  when  they  visited  the  home  of 
Leonard  Saul.  He  seemed  much  gratified  at  meeting  a 
grandchild  of  his  old  friends,  and  very  kindly  gave  me 
all  the  facts  he  could  recall  of  the  Fetterman  and  Saul 
families,  and  he  promised  to  try  and  think  of  others  and 
write  them  himself  to  me  in  German.  He  is  the  oldest 
citizen  living  there,  and  must  be  nearly  ninety  years  of 
age.  He  still,  at  this  writing,  managed  his  extensive 
farm,  being  quite  hale  and  hearty. 

George    Fetterman    was    survived    by   the    following 
children  : 

i.  Magdalene, 
ii.  John, 
iii.   Elizabeth, 
iv.  Catharine. 
15.         V.  George, 
vi.  Jacob. 


THE   FETTERMAN   FAMILY.  223 

3.  George'  Fetterman,  Jr.  (George\  Balthasar'),  son  of 
George'  and  Catharine  Fetterman,  was  born  in  Long 
Swamp  township,  Berks  County,  Pa.,  Dec.  29th,  1779. 
He  received  a  good  German  education,  after  which  he 
learned  the  trade  of  a  stone  mason,  an  occupation  he 
followed  for  a  few  years.  July  29th,  1806,  he  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Leonard  Saul,  of  Maxatawney 
township.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  Saul,  was  born  in  Maxa- 
tawney township,  Berks  County,  Pa.,  Jan.  14th,  1785,  and 
her  mother,  the  first  wife  of  Leonard  Saul,  was  daughter 
of  Jacob  and  Magdalene  Kreigh.  She  died  about  two 
years  after  her  daughter,  Elizabeth,  was  born.  Elizabeth 
Saul  was  a  member  of  Bethel  Zion  Evangelical  Lutheran 
Church,  situated  at  Grimsville,  Greenwich  township,  two 
miles  distant  from  the  home  of  Leonard  Saul.  The  old 
church  records  show  her  to  have  been  a  regular  attendant 
and  also  as  taking  her  last  communion  previous  to  her 
marriage,  Sunday  morning,  Oct.  12th.  1805. 

George  Fetterman,  soon  after  his  marriage,  in  1800, 
removed  to  Northumberland  County  —  now:  Columbia 
County.  Locating  near  the  present  village  of  Numedia, 
he  purchased  one  hundred  and  seventy  acres  of  unde- 
veloped land,  and  on  Sept.  5th,  1812,  he  made  the  ad- 
ditional purchase  of  Frederick  Whitehead  of  sixty-eight 
and  one-half  acres  of  land  on  the  waters  of  Roaring 
Creek,  Catawissa  township,  known  by  the  name  of 
"Nathan's  farm,"  which  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsyl- 


224  GENEALOCn'   OF 

vania  granted  unto  Nathan  Lee,  by  patent  dated  the  4th 
day  of  Feb.,  1792.  He  paid  for  the  same  four  hundred 
pounds.  Upon  this  land  he  constructed  the  Pioneers' 
Home — a  log  cabin — in  which  he  lived  a  number  of 
years.  In  the  year  1820  he  erected  for  his  use  a  very 
substantial  three-story  house,  which  he  occupied  until  the 
time  of  his  death,  Wednesday,  Sept.  iith,  1860.  He  reared 
a  large  family,  giving  them  the  advantages  of  as  good  an 
education  as  was  obtainable  at  that  early  period.  His 
sons  assisted  him  upon  the  farm  until  they  were  young 
men  and  were  enabled  to  take  charge  of  farms  of  their 
own. 

He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  that  vicinity.  That 
part  of  the  country  was  very  backward  in  its  develop- 
ment, primarily  on  account  of  its  being  out  of  the  way  of 
the  regular  thoroughfare  that  was  used  at  that  early  day. 
It  was  also  quite  a  distance  from  the  navigable  waters  of 
the  vSusquehanna,  the  latter  affording  to  towns  situated 
near  it  better  advantages  for  rapid  progress.  The  nearest 
village  was  Catawissa,  then  a  struggling  settlement  of  not 
more  than  two  dozen  houses.  Just  prior  to  his  death, 
Aug.  28th,  18(50,  he  disposed  of  the  homestead  and  farm 
to  his  son,  Jonas  Fetterman.  The  autograph  that  is 
beneath  the  portrait  of  George  Fetterman  was  taken 
from  the  deed  of  this  property  to  his  .son ;  it  is  also  one 
of  the  last  papers  he  signed  prior  to  his  death.  It  is 
written  in  German.     He  occasionally  followed  his  trade. 


THE   FETTERMAN   FAMILY.  225 

avS  it  was  called  into  requisition  to  aid  his  neighbors  in 
the  construction  of  their  early  homes. 

Thursday,  April  4th,  1844,  his  wife,  Elizabeth,  died,  and 
was  buried  in  the  Numedia  burial  g-round.  I  append  the 
epitaph  on  her  grave  stone : 

"ELIZABETH, 

Wife  of  George  Fetterman, 

Was  born  Jan.  14th,  1785,  in  Maxatawney,  Berks  County,  Pa. 

She  was  baptised  and  confirmed  a  member  of  the 

EvangeHcal  Lutheran  Church — 

Sponsers,  Jacob  and  Magdalena  Kreiger. 

She  was  married  July  29th,  1806,  and  was  blessed  with 

twelve  children — nine  sons  and  three  daughters. 

She  died  April  4th,  1844, 

Aged  59  years,  2  months,  21  days." 

Could  a  biographer  more  aptly  set  forth  a  life's  history 
than  is  done  in  these  few  lines?  Between  the  lines  we 
can  read  of  the  struggles,  the  sorrows  and  joys  that  fell 
to  the  lot  of  the  devoted  wife  and  mother,  whose  life  was 
that  of  the  Christian,  consecrated  to  her  life-work  by  her 
consecration  to  God.  She  related  many  an  incident  to 
her  children  that  had  been  told  her  l^y  her  grandparents 
of  their  early  struggles  and  of  the  oppressions  in  Ger- 
many ;  of  their  being  taxed  until  they  were  able  only  by 
hard  work  and  by  depriving  themselves  of  the  necessi- 
ties of  life  to  pay  these  taxes,  until  at  last  they  became 
unendurable  and  obliged  them  to  seek  other  homes,  so 
that  they  could  educate  their  children  and  save  a  little 
for  sickness  and  old  age.     She  was,  with  her  husband,  a 


226  GENEALOGY   OF 

member  of  the  Numedia  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church, 
and  they  were  both  communicants  of  the  faith  at  the 
time  of  their  death. 

George  Fetterman  died  at  his  home  near  Numedia, 
Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Sept.  nth,  1860,  aged  eighty  years, 
eight  months  and  twenty-four  days.  He  was  buried  by 
the  side  of  his  wife,  Elizabeth,  in  the  Numedia  cemetery, 
where  their  twin  sons,  who  died  in  infancy,  were  interred. 

They  had  issue  :  i 

4.  i.  Solomon^  b.  May  3d,  1807. 

5.  ii.  Henry,  b.  Jan.  24th,  1809. 

6.  iii.  George,  b.  Sept.  7th,  1810. 

7.  iv.  John,  b.  Aug.  14th,  1812. 

8.  V.  Joshua,  b.  Jan.  20th,  1815. 

9.  vi.  Jonas,  b.  Aug.  18th,  1817. 

10.  vii.  Reuben,  b.  Jan.  3d,  1820. 

11.  viii.  Catharine,  b.  March  21st,  1822. 

12.  ix.  Sarah,  b.  Feb.  2d,  1825. 

13        X.  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  22d,  1827. 

4.  Solomon'  Fetterman  (George',  George^  Balthasar'), 
son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman,  born  near 
Numedia,  Pa.,  May  8d,  1807;  died  at  Catawissa,  Pa.,  July 
6th,  1878;  married  Mary  Bachman,  who  died  Nov.  19th, 
1878. 

He  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  during  the 
greater  portion  of  his  life  near  Numedia,  Pa.,  where  they 
resided. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Hannah-',  b.  Jan.  7th,  1829;  m.  WilHam  H.  Burchfield. 
ii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  4th,  1S3I;  m.  Farley  Fisher. 


THE   FETTERMAN   FAMILY.  227 

iii.  Mary,  b.  Jan.  30th,  1833;  m.  Stephen  Yoey. 
iv.  Anthony,  b.  March  4th,  1834;  deceased. 
V.  Diadame,  b.  Jan.  31st,  1837;  deceased, 
vi.  Emanuel,  b.  March  12th,  1839;  deceased, 
vii.  Daniel,  b.  Dec.  5th,  1840;  m.  Hannah  Helwig. 
viii.  Leander,  b.  June  6th,  1844;  m.  Caroline  Billig. 
ix.  Lydian,  b.  Sept.  12th,  1846;  m.  Samuel  Frederick. 
X.  Lloyd,  b.  Oct.  26th,  1856;  deceased. 

5.  Henry'  Fetterman  (George',  George\  Balthasar'), 
son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Fetterman,  born  in  Cata- 
wissa  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  Jan.  24th, 
1809 ;  died  Jan.  2d,  1872 ;  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 
Leonard  Saul,  Sept.  27th,  1829,  who  was  born  Nov.  28th, 
1808. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  John^,  b.  Dec.  ISth,  1830. 

ii.  George,  b.  Sept.  5th,  1834. 

iii.  Joseph,  b.  March  19th,  1838;  d.  Dec.  15th,  1862. 

iv.  Peter,  b.  Jan.  31st,  1840. 

V.  Charles,  b.  April  12th,  1844. 

vi.  Isaac,  b.  Oct.  14th,  1846;  d.  Sept.  8th,  1864. 

vii.  Francis,  b.  Jan.  19th,  1853. 

6.  George'  Fetterman  (George",  George",  Balthasar'), 
son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman,  born  in 
Catawissa  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  Sept. 
7th,  1810;  died  at  Numedia,  Pa.,  Oct.  12th,  1874;  married, 
Aug.  11th,  1^33,  Catharine  Yeager,  born  April  12th,  1815. 

He  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  located 
upon  a  farm  at  Numedia,  adjacent  to  the  one  owned  by 
his  father,  .shortly  after  his  marriage,  where  he  resided 


228  GENEALOGY   OF 

at  the  time  of  his  death.     His  family  still  continue  to 
reside  there,  the  farm  being  managed  by  his  sons. 
They  had  issue : 

14.  i.  Harriet^  b.  June  22d,  1834;  m.,  Feb.  28th,  185G,  to  Isaac  Dyer, 
ii.  Elias,  b.  Aug.  7th,  1830. 

iii.  Jeremiah,  b.  Aug.  20th,  1838. 

iv.  Lucy,  b.  Sept.  4th,  1840;  m.  to  Rolander  Herbine. 
V.  Fietta,  b.  Feb.  5th,  1842;  m.,  March  7th,  18G7,  to  Rev.  C.  H. 

Barnard, 
vi.  Frank,  b.  July  6th,  1844;  m.  to  Sarah  Adams, 
vii.  David,  b.  Jan.  1st,  1847.  i 

viii.  Catharine,  b.  Sept.  20th,  1850. 
ix.  John,  b.  March  10th,  1853;  m.  to  Matilda  Rarig. 
X.  William  E.,  b.  July  25th,  1854;  m.  to  Sarah  Reinbold. 
xi.  Ellen  Loretta,  b.  Jan.  1st,  1856;  m.  Charles  H.  Fisher, 
xii.  Margaret  E.,  b.  Oct.  13th,  1857. 
•  xiii.  George  W.,  b.  Oct.  13th,  1861. 

14.  Harriet'  Fetterman  (George"),  daughter  of  George 
and  Catharine  Yeager  Fetterman,  born  at  Numedia,  Pa., 
June  22d,  1834;  married,  Feb.  28th,  1856,  Isaac  Dyer. 

They  reside  upon  an  extensive  farm  in  the  vicinity  of 
Numedia,  Pa.,  where  they  have  been  located  for  a 
number  of  years. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Hannah  M.-\  b.  March  4th,  1857. 

15.  ii.  Emma  A.,  b.  April  23d,  1S59;  m.  Myron  Thomas. 

iii.  Samuel  R.,  b.  July  6th,  1861;  m.  Maggie  Quinn.    Issue— Harry 

Dyer,  b.  Jan.  15th,  1888. 
iv.  Anna  Laura,  b.  Oct.  19th,  1863. 
V.  Noah,  b.  March  25th,  1867;  d.  Nov.  12th,  1867. 
vi.  Harriet  C,  b.  Oct.  27th,  1868. 
vii.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  4th,  1871. 
viii.  John  Edgar,  b.  Oct.  12th,  1875. 


THE   FETTERMAN   FAMILY.  229 

16.  Emma  A."  Dyer  (Isaac'),  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
Harriet  F.  Dyer,  born  near  Numedia,  Pa.,  April  28d,  1859 ; 
married,  Oct.  10th,  1878,  Myron  Thomas. 

They  have  been  located  for  a  number  of  years  at 
Shamokin,  Pa.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  photograph 
business.     He  is  an  artist  of  rare  merit. 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Laura  Hattie\  b.  Oct.  14th,  1879. 
ii.  Ralph  Dyer,  b.  Sept.  18th,  1881. 
iii.  Leon,  b.  April  12th,  1886;  d.  May  15th,  1886. 
iv.  Clare  Stanley,  b.  June  15th,  1888. 

7.  John'  Fetterfhan  (George',  George^  Balthasar'),  son 
of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman,  born  in  Cata- 
wissa  township,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  Aug.  14th, 
1812 ;  married,  Feb.  14th,  1837,  Mary  Levan,  born  April 
15th,  1817;  died  Nov.  24th,  1874. 

He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  wSince  the  death  of 
his  wife  he  has  retired  from  active  business  pursuits,  and 
at  the  present  time  resides  with  his  son,  J.  R.  Fetterman, 
in  the  vicinity  of  Catawissa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Elizabeth^  b.  Nov.  30th,  1836;  d.  1839. 
ii.  Diadamus,  b.  Sept.  26th,   1840;    m.,  Jan.  1st,  1863,  to  Samuel 

Reeder;  she  d.  March  13th,  1881. 
iii.  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  9th,  1843;  m.  C.  B.  Haring. 
iv.  Lucinda,  b.  Jan.  11th,  1847;  m.  Thomas  Huffman. 
V.  Anna,  b.  July  16th,  1849;  m.  Samuel  Reeder. 
vi.  Henrietta,  b.  Aug.  1st,  1853;  d.  July  27th,  1888. 
vii.  J.  R.,   b.  Jan.  29th,   1861;    m.,  Sept.  24th,    1887,  to  Martha  J. 
Rider. 


230  GENEALOGY   OF 

8.  Joshua'  Fetterman  (George',  George^  Balthasar'), 
son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman,  born  in 
Locust  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Jan.  2Uth,   1815. 

He  lived  with  his  father  on  the  farm  until  he  was  seven- 
teen years  of  age,  and  learned  from  him  the  occupation 
of  a  stone  mason,  a  business  he  followed  the  greater 
portion  of  his  life.  In  1888  he  went  to  Giradville,  Pa., 
working  at  his  trade,  from  there  he  went  to  Mainville, 
and  helped  to  build  the  high  bridge  on  the  Catawissa 
Railroad  at  that  point ;  thence  to  Franklin  township,  and 
constructed  a  furnace  at  the  mouth  of  Roaring  Creek,  and 
subsequently  helped  to  construct  one  of  the  large  fur- 
naces at  Danville.  In  1842  he  removed  to  Pottsville,  but 
returned  to  Columbia  County  in  January,  1848.  May  1st, 
1848,  he  went  to  Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  which  place  has  since 
been  his  residence ;  from  that  date  superintending  the 
construction  of  the  Irondale  furnaces.  He  remained  in 
that  capacity  until  1881.  He  was  elected  County  Commis- 
sioner in  1882,  serving  for  three  years.  In  January,  1889, 
he  was  elected  a  director  of  the  Catawissa  Deposit  Bank. 
He  retired  from  active  business  in  1885.  He  is  a  member 
of  Bloomsburg  Lodge,  No.  265,  F.  and  A.  M.  He  married, 
Aug.  25th,  1844,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Catharine  Hosteller  Miller. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Francis  M.^  b.  July  12th,  184();cl.  Aug.  12th,   188(5. 
ii.  Charles  M.,  b.  ;  d. 


THE   FETTERMAN   FAMILY.  231 

iii.  Lizzie,  b.  Dec.  I2th,  LS58  ;  m.,  Feb.  17th,  LS8(),  to  William  B. 
Allen,  b.  June  19th,  1857.  Issue— Joshua  H.,  b.  April  14th, 
1881;  Freddie  Eyer,  b.  July  18th,  1882;  Joe  L.,  b.  Feb.  7th, 
1886.  He  is  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Bloomsburg, 
Pa. 

iv.  Hattie  B.,  b.  Oct.,  18th,  18(31;  m.,  Sept.  20th,  1888,  to  C.  B. 
Weigand,  b.  Sept.  5th,  1861.  He  is  engaged  in  banking 
business  at  Hazelton,  Pa. 

9.  Jonas'  Fetterman  (George",  George^  Balthasar'), 
son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman,  was  born 
in  Numedia,  Catawissa  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa., 
Aug.  18th,  1817;  died  Dec.  24th,  1879. 

He  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm  until  he  was  about 
twenty-three  years  of  age.  He  married,  April  25th,  1841, 
Mary  A.  Barninger.  Subsequently  he  located  upon  a 
farm  in  the  vicinity  of  Numedia,  where  he  resided  for  a 
number  of  years.  Prior  to  the  death  of  his  father,  in  1860, 
he  purchased  the  old  homestead  and  farm,  consisting  of 
about  one  hundred  and  seventy  acres,  upon  which  he 
resided  until  the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife,  Mary  A. 
Barninger,  was  born  Sept.  20th,  1820 ;  died  at  Numedia, 
March  9th,  1882,  and  was  buried  by  the  side  of  her 
husband  in  the  Numedia  cemetery.  They  were  both 
life-long  members  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church. 
The  farm,  after  this  time,  was  taken  charge  of  by  their 
son,  William,  who  still  resides  there  with  his  family. 

They  had  issue  : 

16.        i.  William\  b.  Jan.  16th,  1842;  m.  to  Catharine  Louis, 
ii.  Elizabeth  Jane,  b.  Jan.  27th,  1844;  d.  April  28th,  1871. 
iii.  Mary  Catharine,  b.  June  *Jth,  1847. 


232  GENEALOGY   OF 

iv.  Rebecca,  b.  May  9th,  1849. 
V.  Hanes,  b.  June  19th,  18o3. 

vi.  Henrietta,  b.  March  6th,  1856. 
vii.  Charles  M.,  b.  June  26th,  1860;  d.  Dec.  31st,  1879. 
viii.  Josiah,  b.  April  26th,  1865. 

10.  William"  Fetterman  (Jonas\  George",  George\ 
Balthasar'),  son  of  Jonas  and  Mary  A.  Fetterman,  born 
in  Locust  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Jan.  16th, 
1842 ;  married,  Oct.  21st,  1873,  Catharine  Louis,  born  Feb. 
12th,  1854. 

He  is  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  and  resides  on 
the  old  homestead  that  was  previously  owned  by  his 
grandfather,  George  Fetterman,  and  subsequently  by  his 
father,  located  near  Numedia,  Pa. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Lizzie^,  b.  Aug.  12th,  1874. 

ii.  Nola,  b.  March  5th,  1880. 
iii.  Hattie  Maud,  b.  Oct.  29th,  1884. 
iv.  Carrie  Ella,  b.  Jan.  2d,  1888. 

10.  Reuben'  Fetterman  (George",  George\  Balthasar'), 
son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman,  born  in 
Locust  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Jan.  3d,  1820; 
died  Nov.  3d,  1880,  at  his  home  in  Lisbon,  Iowa.  He 
married,  July  31st,  1845,  Catharine  Lehr,  born  May  11th, 
1824. 

He  located  for  a  number  of  years  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa., 
and  in  1857  he  reinoved  his  family  West  and  located  in 
Lisbon,  Linn  County,  Iowa,  where  he  resided  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death.     His  family  still  live  in  that  vicinity. 


THE    FETTERMAX   FAMILY.  283 

They  had  issue : 

i.  Emma  W.\  b.  July  25th,  1849;  d.  Nov.  25th,  1849. 
ii.  Clestia  L.,  b.  April  17th,  1851;    m.  Thomas  Fisher,  Nov.  14th, 

1871. 
iii.  Charles  Luther,  b.  July  8th,  1853;  d.  March  6th,  1855. 
iv.  Isaiah  Lehr,  b.  Nov.  2d,  1856. 
V.  Anna  Rebecca,  b.  Feb.  7th,  1858;  m.  Jonathan  Richards,  Nov. 

22d,  1888. 
vi.  Francis  E.,  b.  Jan.  17th,  1860. 
vii.  Martha  Alice,  b.  Nov.  2d,  1862;  m.  William  Leigh,  Oct.  28th, 

1883. 
viii.  Charles  F.,  b.  May  22d,  1865;  d.  May  12th,  1869. 
ix.  Maud  Kate,  b.  Oct.  9th.  1867. 

11.  Catharine'  Fetterman,  (George",  George^  Baltha- 
sar'),  daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman, 
born  in  Locust  township,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  March 
21st,  1822  ;  died  at  Catawissa,  Pa.,  May  26th,  1888  ;  married, 
Dec.  10th,  1843,  to  Henry  Harner,  born  Oct.  oth,  1817. 
Residence  Catawissa,  Pa. 

12.  Sarah'  Fetterman  (George",  George",  Balthasar'), 
daup-hter  of  Georg-e  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman,  born 
near  Numedia,  Pa.,  Feb.  2d,  182n  ;  died  at  Catawissa, 
March  30th,  1888  ;  she  married,  Dec.  21st,  1844,  William 
Yeager,  born  Jan.  5th,  1820. 

They  located  at  Catawissa,  soon  after  their  marriage, 
where  her  family  still  continue  to  reside. 
They  had  issue : 

i.  Albert^,  b.  Feb.  2d,  1848. 

ii.  George  Lloyd,  b.  Jan.  30th,  1850. 

iii.  Elizabeth  C,  b.  July  9th,  1852. 

iv.  Theodore,  b.  Sept.  24th,  1854. 


234  GENEALOGY   OF 

V.  Amelia  A.,  b.  Oct.  28th,  1850. 

vi.  Clara  A.,  b.  Feb.  8th,  1860. 

vii.  Hamman,  b.  Feb.  21st,  1864;  deceased, 

viii.  Nelson  H.,  b.  Oct.  27th,  1867. 

13.  Elizabeth'  Fetterman  (George",  George',  Balthasar') 
daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Saul  Fetterman,  born 
near  Numedia,  Columbia  County,  Pa.,  Aug.  22d,  1827  ; 
she  married,  Oct.  22d,  1846,  Hamilton  Fisher,  son  of  Clot- 
worthy  S.  and  Catharine  Pitner  Fisher,  born  Oct.  16th, 
1825.  ' 

They  have  resided  at  Catawissa,  Pa.,  for  a  number  of 
years. 

They  had  issue: 

i.  Sarah  Manervia^  b.  Oct.  10th,  1847;  d.  Aug.  25th,  1849. 

ii.  Frances  Elizabeth,  b.  May  9th,  1849;  m.  William  H.  Inhoft. 
iii.  Martin  Luther,  b.  May  26th,  1851;  m.  Lizzie  Currie. 
iv.  Anna  Alice,  b.  July  5th,  1853;  m.  James  P.  Simon. 

V.  Louisa  Barbara,  b.  Jan.  18th,  1856;  m.  Geo.  M.  Williams, 
vi.  George  Washington,  b.  Oct.  17th,  1857;  m.  Anna  M.  Peters, 
vii.  Clarence  Woodward,  b.  Dec,  8th,  1861. 
viii.  Lillie  Reifsnyder,  b.  July  25th,  1865. 
ix.  Joshua  Fetterman,  b.  March  4th,  1869. 


THE  MILITARY  RECORD. 


CHAPTER  XII. 


This  closing  chapter  has  been  set  apart  to  more  fully 
chronicle  the  military  records  of  the  different  persons  who 
took  an  active  part  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  the 
late  war  of  the  Rebellion,  than  has  been  given  in  other 
parts  of  this  volume.  There  are  doubtless  many  more, 
whose  records  should  appear  in  this  chapter,  but  their 
omission  is  briefly  explained  by  the  fact  that  from  various 
causes  the  compiler  has  been  unable  to  trace  such  record. 

Captain  Lambert  Pitner,  son  of  Henry  and  Deborah 
Lambert  Pitner,  born  Aug.  2d,  1753  ;  died  Aug.  16th, 
1823.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the  w^ar  of  Independence, 
having  enlisted  as  a  private,  Aug.  21st,  1775,  in  the 
7th  Associated  Company  of  Falls  township,  Bucks 
County,  Pa.  The  Jersey  campaign  began  shortly  after 
his  enlistment,  and  General  Washington  having  called 
upon  the  Associated  Companies  from  that  part  of  Bucks 
County  for  support,  they  had  the  honor  of  participating 
with  him  in  the  battle  of  Trenton,  Dec.  26th,  1776, 
and  other  memorable  battles  on  Jersey  soil.  After  his 
return  from  the  Jersey  campaign  he  was  commissioned, 


236  THE    MILITARY    RECCJRD. 

May  6th,  1777,  Captain  of  the  7th  Company  of  the  5th 
Battalion  of  Bucks  County  Militia,  commanded  by  Col. 
Joseph  Mcllvaine,  of  Bristol,  Pa.  After  the  expiration 
of  this  commission,  he  was.  May  10th,  1780,  again 
commissioned  Captain  of  the  4th  Company  of  the  8d 
Battalion  of  Bucks  County  Militia,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Col.  William  Roberts.  This  company  did  effective 
service  during  that  trying  period.  They  were  at  Valley 
Forge  and  in  other  noted  battles  on  Pennsylvania  soil 
with  Gen.  Washington.  The  history  of  Bucks  County 
records  the  fact  that  during  Gen.  Washington's  most 
critical  periods  he  called  upon  the  Associated  Companies, 
under  Col.  Mcllvaine,  for  support,  and  the  request  was 
responded  to  with  such  heartiness  as  can  only  be  given 
by  those  who  have  devoted  their  lives  to  a  noble  cause. 
After  the  close  of  the  war  he  removed  to  near  Sunbury, 
Pa.,  where  he  resided  until  the  time  of  his  death. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Fisher,  son  of  C.  vS.  Fisher,  born 
Nov.  18th,  1822.  He  was  in  the  late  War  of  the  Rebellion, 
having  enlisted  in  Company  1, 12th  Pennsylvania  Cavalry, 
where  he  served  for  a  time.  He  enlisted  a  second  time 
in  the  112th  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  which  par- 
ticipated in  some  of  the  most  noted  battles  of  the 
Rebellion.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  May 
5th,  1868,  during  which  he  was  wounded,  having  the  first 
two  fingers  of  his  right  hand  shot  off.  He  resides  at 
Millville,  Columbia  County,  Pa. 


THE   MILITARY    RECORD,  287 

Jacob  F.  Fisher,  son  of  C.  S.  Fisher,  born  Sept.  7th, 
1831.  He  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  in  the  city  of 
Aurora,  111.,  Aug.  11th,  1862,  in  Capt.  John  W.  Kendall's 
company,  the  124th  Illinois  Infantry,  1st  Brigade,  3d 
Division  of  the  17th  Army  Corps,  commanded  by  J.  H. 
Legget;  Division  Commander,  Major-General  John  A. 
Logan.  He  participated  in  fourteen  battles,  ten  skir- 
mishes; and  was  at  the  siege  of  Vicksburg  and  Mobile. 
Fort  Gibson  was  the  first  battle  in  which  he  took  an 
active  part.  After  the  fall  of  Vicksburg,  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  16th  Army  Corps,  after  which  they  moved 
against  Mobile,  where  he  received  a  wound  in  the  head. 
He  was  in  the  last  battle  of  the  war,  April  9th,  1865. 
From  there  they  went  to  Montgomery,  Ala.,  where  they 
remained  until  August,  when  his  company  was  sent  to 
Chicago  and  discharged,  Aug.  16th,  1865.  Since  the  close 
of  the  war  he  has  resided  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa. 

William  Augustus  Fisher,  son  of  William  Fisher,  born 
Oct.  21st,  1832.  He  enlisted  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion, 
Aug.  14th,  1862,  in  Company  E,  131st  Regiment,  Penn- 
sylvania  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  ordered  to  Virginia 
and  assigned  to  the  3d  Provisional  Brigade  in  Casey's 
Division,  in  defence  of  Washington.  They  were  after- 
wards transferred  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  in  the  2d 
Brigade,  3d  Division,  5th  Corps.  He  served  in  picket 
duty  on  Leesburgh  road  and  Little  River  turnpike. 
Sept.  18th,  1862,  he  was  in  the  battle  of  Antietam,  after 


238  THE   MILITARY    RECORD. 

which  he  was  again  assigned  to  picket  duty  along  the 
Potomac  in  the  Maryland  campaign.  He  was  also  in  the 
Rappahanock  campaign.  Dec.  13th,  1862,  he  was  severely 
wounded  by  a  shell  in  the  battle  of  Maryes  Hill.  From 
April  28th  until  May  6th,  1863,  he  was  in  ChancellorvSville 
campaign.  He  was  mustered  out  May  23d,  1863.  He 
resided  at  Watsontown,  Pa.,  for  a  number  of  years,  where 
he  died  Sept.  8th,  1885. 

Peter  Y.  Fisher,  son  of  John  Fisher,  born  Nov.  23d, 
1836.  He  was  among  the  first  to  respond  to  President 
Lincoln's  call  for  troops  after  the  breaking  out  of  the 
civil  war.  He  enlisted  in  Company  C,  131st  Regiment, 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  While  in  line  of  duty  at  the 
battle  of  Fredericksburgh,  Va.,  he  was  mortally  wounded 
while  participating  in  a  charge  Dec.  11th,  1862,  the  effects 
of  which  caused  his  death  Dec.  13th,  1862.  He  was 
buried  on  the  battlefield.  His  remains  were  afterwards 
taken  up  and  reinterred  in  the  national  cemetery  at 
Gettysburg!!,  Pa.     He  was  a  native  of  Paxinos,  Pa. 

Joseph  R.  Shipman,  son  of  John  B.  Shipman,  born 
March  7th,  1838.  Residence,  near  Wapello,  Iowa.  He, 
with  his  brother,  Peter  O.,  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army 
Aug.  19th,  1862,  in  Company  F,  19th  Iowa  Volunteer 
Infantry.  Peter  O.  was  rejected  on  account  of  defective 
eyesight,  and  returned  to  his  home  near  Wapello,  Iowa. 
Joseph  R.  was  in  the  battle  of  Prairie  Grove,  Ark.,  and 


THE    MILITARY    RECORD.  239 

was  twice  wounded  on  the  7th  of  Dec.,  1862.  He  was  at 
the  siege  of  Vicksburg  and  at  the  capture  of  Yazoo  City, 
in  1863.  On  the  29th  of  Sept.,  1863,  he  was  taken 
prisoner  at  Stearling  Farm,  La.,  and  was  confined  in  the 
rebel  prison  at  Tyler,  Texas,  for  ten  months,  being 
exchanged  July  25th,  1864,  at  New  Orleans.  Afterwards 
was  at  the  capture  of  Spanish  Fort,  in  April,  1865,  at 
Mobile,  Ala.  He  was  mustered  out  at  Mobile,  August, 
1865. 

Charles  B.  Fisher,  son  of  David  K.  Fisher,  born  April 
13th,  1839.  Residence  Williamsport,  Pa.  He  resided  in 
the  South  when  the  war  was  brewing,  and  when  secession 
began  to  wax  warm,  he  started  North,  March  6th,  1861. 
On  the  12th  of  March  he  was  enrolled  as  a  private  in  the 
Union  Army  at  Philadelphia.  On  the  10th  of  April  he 
left  the  city  for  Washington  City  in  company  with  the 
6th  Massachusetts  Regiment,  but  they  were  mobbed, 
April  19th,  in  Baltimore  and  driven  back.  They  returned 
to  Philadelphia  and  recruited  and  were  armed,  and  again 
started,  getting  through  all  right.  He  assisted  in  the 
fortification  of  Washington  City  the  same  year.  He  took 
an  active  part  in  all  the  battles  with  the  army  of  the 
Potomac  except  the  battle  of  Antietam,  when  he  was 
suffering  from  a  wound  in  his  right  elbow.  He  was 
slightly  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Williamsburg,  May  6th, 
1862.  He  was  also  severely  wounded  in  the  battle  of 
Malvern   Hill.     He   was   in  the    battle    of    Gett3^sburgh. 


240  THE   MILITARY   RECORD. 

The  regiment  of  which  he  was  a  member  was  the  2Gth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers  ;  Joe  Hooker's  old  brigade  of 
the  3d  Corps. 

William  Fetterman,  son  of  Jonas  Fetterman,  born  Jan. 
16th,  1842,  at  Numedia,  Pa.,  where  he  lives.  He  was  a 
private  in  the  Union  army  in  the  late  War  of  the  Rebellion, 
He  enlisted  in  August,  1862,  in  Company  H,  132d  Regi- 
ment Pennsylvania  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  served  nine 
months.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Antietam, 
Sept.  17th,  1862 ;  Fredericksburgh,  Dec.  13th,  1862,  and 
Chancellorsville,  May  2d  and  3d,  1863.  He  was  for  four 
hours  and  forty-eight  minutes  in  active  duty  in  the 
battle  of  Antietam,  using  three  guns  during  the  engage- 
ment. 

Albert  Fisher,  son  of  John  Fisher,  born  March  2d,  1843, 
at  Bear  Gap,  Pa.  He  resides  at  Paxinos,  Pa.  He  enlisted 
in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  Sept.  10th,  1861,  in  Company 
F,  noth  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  Re-enlisted 
Jan.  1st,  1864;  participating  in  the  following  battles: 
Port  Royal,  Beaufort,  Port  Royal  Ferry,  Pocotaligo,  S.  C, 
Faquior  White  Sulphur  Springs,  Va.,  Bull  Run,  Aug.  29th 
and  30th,  1862,  Centerville,  Va.,  Chantilla,  Va.,  South 
Mountain,  Md.,  Antietam,  Sept.l7th,1862,  Fredericksburgh, 
Va.,  siege  of  Vicksburg,  ending  July  4th,  1863,  Jackson, 
Miss.,  Blue  Sulphur  Springs,  Tenn.,  Hughs  Ferry,  Tenn., 
Lenoir  Station,  Campbells  Station  and  siege  of  Knoxville, 


THE    MILITAkV    RECORD.  241 

Tenn.,  Nov.  17th  to  Dec.  nth,  1868.  After  the  siege  of 
Knoxville,  he  re-enlisted  for  three  years  more.  In  the 
meantime  was  at  his  home  on  a  thirty  days'  furlough. 
He  recruited  at  Annapolis.  Md.  Afterwards  was  through 
the  campaign  in  Virginia  under  Gen.  Grant,  participating 
in  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  May  6th,  1864  ;  Nye 
River,  May  9th,  1864  and  Spottsylvania  Court  House, 
May  12th,  1864.  He  was  taken  prisoner  in  the  last  named 
battle  while  charging  the  enemy's  works.  He  was  taken 
to  Andersonville  Prison,  Ga.,  where  he  was  confined  four 
months,  afterwards  was  transferred  to  Florence  Prison, 
S.  C,  where  he  was  held  three  months.  The  story  of  his 
suffering  and  privations  in  both  these  prison  pens  was  of 
the  most  harrowing  nature.  He  was  paroled  on  the  13th 
day  of  December,  1864,  in  Charleston  Harbor,  S.  C,  and 
was  subsequently  exchanged  on  the  25th  of  March,  1865. 
He  rejoined  his  command  in  April,  1865,  and  was  mustered 
out  of  service  Aug.  4th,  1865. 

Alem  Britten  Fisher,  son  of  Jacob  F.  Fisher,  born  Aug. 
15th,  1848.  He  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  in  the  late 
War  of  the  Rebellion,  Aug.  2d,  1864,  for  three  years,  or 
during  the  war,  in  Company  H,  17th  Pennsylvania 
Cavalry.  His  company  was  sent  to  the  Shenandoah 
Valley,  where  they  were  detailed  for  provost  duty, 
carrying  despatches  from  Cedar  Creek  to  Martinsburg, 
and  other  duties  pertaining  thereto.  They  were  first 
stationed    at    Winchester ;     subsequently    his    regiment 


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joined  a  brigade  under  Gen.  Sheridan,  during  which 
time  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  a  member  of  his 
cavalry  corps.  Upon  Lee's  surrender  the  regiment  was 
disbanded  and  he  was  discharged,  June  27th,  lSV>i).  After 
the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  his  home  near 
Numedia,  Pa.,  where  he  resided  for  a  time ;  vSubsequently 
locating  at  Mount  Carmel,  Pa.,  where  he  lives  at  the 
present  time. 

Alem  B.  Shipman,  son  of  John  B.  Shipman,  born  April 
9th,  1844,  near  Sunbury,  Pa.  He  enlisted  in  Aug.,  1861, 
in  the  Union  Army,  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  in 
Company  K,  8th  Iowa  Infantry.  He  served  five  years, 
taking  an  active  part  in  the  battle  at  Petersburgh  Landing 
and  Donelson.  He  was  taken  prisoner  at  Shiloh,  April 
7th,  1862,  and  held  for  ninety  days ;  subsequently  ex- 
changed and  rejoined  his  regiment  and  served  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  After  his  return  from  the  war  he 
studied  for  the  ministry,  and  at  this  v^riting  is  located  at 
Walnut,  Iowa. 

.  William  H.  Inhoff,  son  of  William  Inhoff,  born  May 
19th,  1845.  Residence,  Sunbury,  Pa.  He  was  a  private 
in  the  Union  Army  and  a  member  of  Company  F,  28th 
Regiment,  Penn.sylvania  Volunteers — Capt.  George  W. 
Forrest.  He  was  in  skirmish  at  Oyster  Point,  in  Penn- 
sylvania, during  Lee's  raid  on  Harrisburg,  in  July,  1863 ; 
afterwards   was    honorably   discharged    and    re-enlisted 


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March  1st,  1864,  in  Company  B,  2d  Regiment,  Veteran 
Artillery — Capt.  R.  C.  Horner.  He  took  an  active  part 
in  the  following  battles:  In  the  second  day's  fight  in 
front  of  Petersburgh ;  again  when  the  attack  was  made 
the  30th  of  May  and  the  18th  of  June.  He  assisted  in 
tearing  up  the  Weldon  Railroad ;  in  the  battle  at  Aiken's 
Landing.  He  was  at  Petersburgh  when  Lee  surrendered, 
his  regiment  doing  provost  duty  at  that  place  after  the 
surrender  and  until  peace  was  declared,  when  they  were 
mustered  out  at  City  Point,  Va.,  Jan.  29th,  1866. 

John  C.  Osmun,  son  of  Ziba  Osmun,  born  May  9th, 
1846,  near  Catawissa,  Pa.  He  was  a  private  in  the  late 
War  of  the  Rebellion,  in  Company  K,  188th  Regiment 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  He  was  wounded  while  in  line 
of  duty  at  Cold  Harbor,  June  9th,  1864,  which  caused  his 
death  June  19th,  1864. 

Peter  Prine  Osmun,  another  son  of  Ziba  Osmun, 
enlisted  in  September,  1861,  in  Capt.  J.  A.  Ramsey's 
Company  H,  93d  Regiment.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
company  known  as  the  "Baldy  Guard."  He  took  an 
active  part  in  the  battle  of  Williainsburgh,  May  5th,  1862, 
and  of  Fair  ( )aks,  June  1st,  1862.  He  was  never  seen  after 
the  last  named  battle,  where  he  was  doubtless  killed. 


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