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   History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887.

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                                        Chapter XXIX 
 
                              Biographical Sketches - Doylestown 

                                        pp. 862-885


   C. H. MAGILL
   express agent, P. & R. railroad, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Doylestown May 27, 1844,
   and is a son of Alfred and Jane W. (Mann) Magill, both natives of Bucks county, and of
   Scotch-Irish descent.  The great-grandfather of our subject came from the north of
   Ireland with his brother and settled in Bucks county.  The brother returned to Ireland. 
   This settlement was made 150 years ago.  His grandfather, William Magill, served as
   captain of the Buck County Rangers.  The following reward offered by him is copied from
   the original bill: - 
   TEN DOLLARS REWARD
   Deserted from Camp Snyder, John Loudislager, a private belonging to the Bucks County
   Ranger of the 1st Reg. Pa. Vol. Rifleman:  about 5 feet 7 inches high, fair hair, light
   eyes, 20 years of age, took with him a rifle stamped U. S., knapsack, marked S. P., and
   canteen.  The above reward will be paid for the apprehension and delivery of the said
   deserter at any military post in the U. S. military district.
               William Magill, Capt. Bucks Co. Rangers
   Camp Dupont, Nov. 12, 1814
   The property that the express office is now in is owned by C. H. Magill, and has been in
   possession of the family since 1853.  Capt. William Magill was among the first business
   men of Doylestown.  He was a clock-maker by trade and manufactured the large
   old-fashioned clocks.  He also kept hotel in Doylestown.  He died a comparatively young
   man.  Our subject's father always resided in Doylestown.  He taught school during his
   early life and run a marble yard.  He had six children:  Laura, Theodore, Edwardeane,
   Eugene (deceased), Charles H., and Afreddie.  Both parents are deceased.  Our subject was
   reared in Doylestown and attended school until 18 years of age.  In 1862 he was employed
   by Heston & Co.'s Express.  He managed their office until 1879, when he accepted his
   present position with the P. & R. Express.  He was married in 1873 to Anna J. Shelmire,
   of Philadelphia.  Mr. Magill is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the G. A. R.  
   In June, 1864, he enlisted in Co. E., 196th regiment, P. V. I., and served under Capt. C.
   K. Frankenfield.  They went to Chicago, Ill., where they guarded the prisoners, and then
   went to Fort Delaware.
   
   JAMES S. MANN
   retired, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Doylestown township, May 19, 1819, and is a son
   of John and Martha (Greir) Mann, of Scotch and Irish descent.  His great-grandfather Mann
   came from Scotland and settled in this county, and his great-grandfather Greir from
   Ireland.  They were strong Presbyterians, and were among the early settlers of Bucks
   county.  His grandfather, John Mann, was born July 23, 1842, married December 31, 1765,
   and died November 7, 1819.  He served as captain in the revolutionary war, and was in the
   battle of Germantown.  He was a farmer by occupation.  Our subject's father was a
   carpenter during his early life.  At one time, during a great epidemic, he was kept busy
   making rough boxes to lay away the dead.  His latter days were spent on a farm where he
   died.  He owned a large tract of land.  He had six children by his first wife:  Mary,
   Eliza, Benjamin, John, Martha, and James, all deceased.  He had eight children by the
   second marriage, three of whom are still living:  Susan Stuckert, Louisa James, and James
   S.  The ones deceased are John G., Jane S., wife of Captain Magill; Margaret C., wife of
   James S. Pool; William M., a physician at Hartsville for many years; and Charles H.  Our
   subject remained on the old homestead until he was 50 years old, when he moved to
   Doylestown and erected the building at the corner of State and Main streets.  He followed
   the bakery and confectionary business nine years, sold out in 1885, and retired.  Mr. Mann
   owns a nice farm of 133 acres just outside of the borough.  He was married January 28,
   1841, to Hannah H. Stuckert, by whom he had five children, only one of whom is living,
   Charles H., a physician at Norristown.  He was married the second time in 1870 to Mary
   Hahl, by whom he has one child, Harry G.   Mr. and Mrs. Mann are members of the church,
   he of the Presbyterian and she of the Lutheran.  Mr. Mann has been director of the poor
   one term.  When the late war broke out he raised a cavalry company, but infantry being
   more needed at that time, he was requested to change his company to infantry, and
   refused.  When the call to save the state came he immediately raised another company,
   marched to Harrisburg and was regularly mustered in, but was too late for immediate
   service, as the battle of Gettysburg had been fought the day before.  He remained there
   with his company for some time, when they were honorable discharged.  His brother
   Benjamin served in the war of 1812, under Captain Magill.  Mr. Mann has been a director
   of the Agricultural society for twenty years.
   
   JAMES K. MILLER
   retired coal merchant, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Easton, Pa., February 14, 1821,
   and is a son of Hiram and Mary (Knapp) Miller.  His grandfather Miller came from Scotland
   and his grandfather Knapp from Germany.  His father was a shoemaker.  In 1810 he removed
   to Easton, Pa., and he served in the war of 1812.  In 1865 he removed to Philadelphia,
   where he died in 1871.  His wife died a short time afterwards.  Of their eight children
   only James K., the youngest, is living.  At the age of four he moved with his parents to
   Jenkintown, where he learned the trade of a shoemaker, remained until 1854, then went to
   Philadelphia and engaged in the coal business for twenty-three years.  In the spring of
   1874 he moved to Doylestown, having built a fine residence there.  He has been a director
   of the Bucks County Trust company since its inception.  In September, 1844, he was married
   to Harriet, daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Van Pelt) Jenkins.  Mrs. Miller's
   great-grandfather owned a tract of over 800 acres in and around Jenkintown, taken up from
   William Penn about 200 years ago.  They were all members of the Friends' meeting.  Mr.
   Miller has five children:  Ellen F.; Annie R., wife of Penrose Bardrull, a publisher in
   Lincoln, Neb.; Mary K., wife of James Beckman, a manufacturer in Philadelphia; Sallie,
   wife of Howard Cadwallader, in the produce business in Philadelphia; and George H., at
   home.  Mr. and Mrs. Miller are members of the Presbyterian church.
   
   ELI MORRIS
   farmer, P.O. New Britain, was born in Doylestown township, August 5, 1835, and is a
   son of John and Margaret (Garner) Morris, the former a native of Bucks county, and the
   latter of Montgomery county.  The great-grandfather of Eli came from Wales in the early
   part of the 17th century, and settled in Doylestown township.  He owned a large tract of
   land; his son James, who was a farmer, living and dying on the old homestead (now in
   possession of R. W. Lovett).  James Morris was in his 75th year when he died, and had
   raised a family of eight children, only one of whom is living, John, who is now in his
   97th year, and lives with his son Eli.  He is the father of six children:  George, Ann
   E., Abraham, and Eli, living, and James and Martha, deceased.  Eli is the youngest of the
   family and lived on the homestead farm until 1870, when he moved to the place where he has
   since lived.  He was married March 15, 1859, to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Ellen
   (Keller) Sassaman.  They are the parents of three children:  Ella, wife of Jesse Weand,
   Maggie M. and John S.   Mrs. Morris is a member of the Baptist church.  Mr. Morris has
   been a school director for eleven years, and director of the poor three years.
   
   EVAN J. MORRIS
   restaurant keeper, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Gwynedd township, Montgomery county,
   November 7, 1834, and is a son of Theodore and Hannah (Layman) Morris, of Welsh and
   German descent.  The great-great-grandfather came from Wales and settled in Bucks county
   in the early part of the 18th century.  His grandfather, William, resided on a farm in
   Plumstead township, and died there in his 70th year.  He was the father of ten children,
   five of whom are still living.  Theodore Morris resides in Plumstead township.  He kept
   hotel for many years and has owned at different times nearly all the real estate on
   Plumstead hill.  He is the father of nine children:  Evan J., Mary, Matthias (deceased),
   William, Charles, Catherine, John, Emma, and Bella.  Evan J., the oldest, was reared on a
   farm until 18 years of age, when he learned the miller's trade, which he followed for
   eleven years at Carversville.  In 1871 he moved to Doylestown, and engaged in the
   restaurant business.  In 1872 he engaged in the mercantile business, which he carried on
   for fifteen years.  He owns a sandstone quarry on Ashland street, Doylestown, and is now
   engaged in keeping a restaurant.  He was married March 4, 1855, to Henrietta Smith, of
   Bucks county, by whom he has had seven children, six of whom are living:  Anna, wife of
   George Kenderdine; Caroline, wife of Oscar Hamilton; Evan J., Jr., married to Clara
   Eisenhart; Clara, deceased; Harry E., Howard and Dora.  Mr. Morris is a member of the I.
   O. O. F. Lodge, No. 391; Knights of Pythias, No. 221; O. U. A. M., No. 166; Sons of
   Progress, No. 44; G. A. R., Gen. R. L. Bodine Post, No. 306.  He has served five years in
   company G, 6th regiment, state militia, in which he has held the office of clerk and
   secretary.  He has filled the chairs in all the above lodges and has represented all of
   them at the grand lodge.  He was a member of the town council four years, and held the
   office of coroner three years.  Mr. Morris has always taken a great interest in public
   affairs, and is a very prominent as well as influential citizen.
   
   HENRY S. MURFIT
   attorney-at-law, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Upper Makefield township, this county,
   April 27, 1854, and is a son of John and Leah (Hogeland) Murfit, both natives of Bucks
   county.  His grandfather, John, was a resident of Bucks county all his life.  He was a
   farmer, shoemaker, and mason.  He did not carry on all the avocations at one time,
   however.  The Murfit family were among the first settlers in Bucks county.  Our subject's
   father was also a farmer.  He resides in Philadelphia.  He is the father of three
   children:  Henry S., Mary and Jennie.  Our subject was reared on a farm until 17 years of
   age, when he entered Doylestown seminary, which he attended two years.  He then entered
   the law office of G. & H. Lear, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1877.  In 1870-71
   he was employed in the office of the register of wills, his father being the register. 
   Since 1877 he has practiced in the courts of Bucks county.  In 1882 he was elected
   district attorney and served three years.  He was married October 26, 1883, to Caroline
   H. Gilkyson, by whom he has two children:  Wallace G. and Richard.  Mrs. Murfit is a
   member of St. Paul's Episcopal church.  He is a member of the Sons of Progress.
   
   T. N. MYERS
   superintendent of Pine Run Valley Dairymen's Association, P.O. Doylestown, was born in
   Plumstead township, October 12, 1839, and is a son of Samuel and Susanna (Nash) Myers,
   natives of Bucks county.  Mr. Myers is of German and English extraction.  Christian
   Myers, grandfather of T. N., was a resident of Plumstead township.  He was a blacksmith
   by trade, which he followed for most of his life.  The old homestead is in Plumstead
   township, and is in possession of the present generation.  Our subject's father was a
   farmer and lived and died in Plumstead township, where the fourth generation now lives. 
   He had eight children, six of whom still survive:  Jacob N., Tobias N., Christian M.,
   Amos, Anna and Charles.  The father of the above died in 1878.  His wife is still
   living.  T. N. lived with his parents until 25 years of age, when he was married and
   located near the Cross Keys, in Plumstead township, four years after which he removed to
   Doylestown township.  He married Rosanna, daughter of Philip Kratz.  They are the parents
   of five children, four living:  U. S. Grant, Samuel A., Lillie M., Rosa P. and Laura B.  
   Mrs. Myers if a member of the Hilltown Lutheran church.  Mr. Myers is a member of the
   American Mechanics, and was formerly a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
   
   SUSAN PARRY, M. D.
   of Doylestown, Pa., daughter of Charles and Phebe (Fell) Parry, was born 12th mo,
   10th, 1826, in a rural homestead of the Parrys in Buckingham, one mile northwest of
   Holicong.  Her maternal ancestors came from England, and located in the woods of
   Buckingham two hundred years ago.  This first homestead of the Fells remained in the
   family.  Her paternal ancestor, Thomas Parry, came from Caernarvonshire, Wales, about the
   same period, settled on a mill property one mile northeast of Willow Grove, and this first
   home also, though not at present in the name, is still in the family.  Through all the
   generations adown these two hundred years her ancestors have (every one) been members of
   the religious Society of Friends.  She graduated at the "Women's Medical college," in
   Philadelphia, in 1861, and has practiced medicine in Doylestown about a score of years.
   
   THE PASCHALL BROTHERS
   publishers of the "Bucks County Intelligencer," are descended from the Stephen
   Paschall who was a friend and companion of Benjamin Franklin.  On the maternal side they
   are descended from Philip and Rachel Price, prominent members of the Society of Friends
   in Chester county, over half a century since.  The direct Paschall line includes three
   ancestors, named Stephen, and three named Thomas, back to the founder.  The last came to
   Pennsylvania, about two hundred years since, and probably settled in what is now a part
   of Philadelphia county.  The grandfather of Alfred and S. Edward Paschall was Thomas J.
   Paschall, who lived on the banks of the Schuylkill river, a short distance below Gray's
   ferry.  Their father, Stephen Paschall, was born in 1812.  He married Ann Sharples,
   daughter of Nathan Sharples, of West Chester.  Nathan Sharples was a descendant of John
   Sharples, the founder of the family in America, who came from England, landed near
   Chester, and took up land there, the bicentennial anniversary of which event was
   celebrated a few years since, on the spot where the founder's cabin stood, by an immense
   gathering of Sharpleses.  Alfred, the senior of the brothers, was born December 25, 1851,
   in Lower Merion township, Montgomery county.  Samuel Edward was born at the same place,
   November 22, 1853.  They are the only surviving children of Stephen and Ann (Sharples)
   Paschall, and have been associated since their infancy.  The gained their elementary
   education in Friends' schools in West Chester, and afterward studied at Swarthmore
   college, leaving, however, before completing the course of study, to learn the printing
   trade.  Alfred entered the office of the "Village Record," West Chester, then owned by
   the late Henry S. Evans.   Samuel Edward came to Doylestown and entered the
   "Intelligencer" office, then owned by the late Henry T. Darlington.  Early in January,
   1873, Alfred came here also, worked at the case for a time, and afterward kept the books
   of the office for two years.  In January, 1876, a partnership was formed between Henry T.
   Darlington and Alfred Paschall, under the name of Henry T. Darlington & Co.   In April,
   1878, Edward was admitted a member of the firm.  The sudden death of Mr. Darlington, in
   November, 1878, terminated the partnership, but business was continued under the old
   name, until July, 1879, when the firm of Paschall Brothers was formed with Alfred, S.
   Edward and Mrs. Susan Darlington as partners.  Alfred Paschall married Mary F. Carpenter,
   of Boston, August 29, 1879.  They have one child, a son.  S. Edward Paschall married
   Elizabeth C. Roberts, of Middletown, February 13, 1877.  They have three children.  Both
   brothers are members of the Buckingham monthly meeting of Friends.  The senior brothers
   has been intimately associated with the Bucks County Historical society since its
   organization, and for some years past has served as secretary.
   
   REVEREND WILLIAM A. PATTON
   pastor of Presbyterian church, Doylestown, was born in St. John's, New Brunswick,
   March 17, 1847, and is a son of Richard and Fannie (McClure) Patton, both natives of
   Ireland.  His parents immigrated to New Brunswick about 1839.  His father was born near
   Londonderry, and was a descendant of the Pattons of Grandholme, Scotland.  The elder
   Patton's grandmother, Marjory Stewart, was a daughter of the Earl of Donegal.  The
   parents of our subject came from New Brunswick to Philadelphia in the spring of 1847, and
   there his father engaged in building, which occupation he followed up to the time of his
   death, which occurred in March, 1883.  His mother is still living (1887) and resides in
   Philadelphia.  They were the parents of ten children, six of whom still survive: 
   Margaret, wife of James E. Cummnigs, of Roxboro, Pa.; Mary, wife of Conrad Norbury, of
   Roxboro; William A., Sarah, wife of Adam McKnight; Richard H., mechanical engineer and
   proprietor of the Fidelity machine works at Manayunk, Pa., and Fannie M.   Our subject
   was only six weeks old when his parents moved to Philadelphia, and he remained with them
   until he was 21.  He was educated in the schools of Philadelphia, and was for some time
   under special training to become an architect.  When he was in his 23rd year he felt that
   he had a call to the gospel ministry and took up a seven years' course for the same, which
   ended in the Union theological seminary of New York, whence he graduated in May, 1877, for
   the Presbyterian ministry.  His first charge was in Wellington, Sumner county, Kansas,
   whither he went with the expectation of making it his permanent home, but owing to
   failing health he was obliged to return to Philadelphia, and while recuperating received
   and accepted a call from the Roxboro Presbyterian church in Philadelphia and was ordained
   and installed by the Presbytery of Philadelphia north, October 22, 1878.  He was the
   pastor of that church until April, 1881, when he was called to Doylestown and was
   installed here on May 3, 1881, and has since been its pastor.  When Mr. Patton took
   charge of this church the membership numbered 377 and it now (1887) numbers 614.   Mr.
   Patton had made a host of friends since coming to Doylestown and has won the confidence
   of all whom he has met.  He was married first in 1868 to Dorothy Yarnall, of
   Philadelphia, who died in August, 1872.  They had two children:  Zeta and Wilbur F.
   Preston.  He was married again May 1, 1879, to Mary E., daughter of Anthony P. and Mary
   Tripple, of Philadelphia.  They are the parents of three children:  Bessie, Richard H.
   and George.  Mr. Patton is an active member of the "American Association for the
   Advancement of Science," and of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, beside being
   connected with the order of the Sons of Veterans and the Masonic fraternity.
   
   JOHN B. PUGH
   attorney-at-law, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Hilltown township in this county May 26,
   1809, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Owen) Pugh, natives of Bucks county and of Welsh
   descent.  His great-grandfather, Hugh Pugh, came from Wales in about 1700 and settled in
   Chester county, but afterwards moved to Montgomery county where he died.  His
   grandfather, Daniel, was born in 1731, in Chester county and moved to Bucks when he was
   quite young.  He was a mason by trade, but also carried on farming.  His son John (born
   in 1761), father of our subject, was a saddler, which trade he followed for some time in
   Hilltown township.  He also carried on the mercantile business for several years.  He was
   elected a member of the legislature on the democratic ticket and served four terms, and
   later was a member of congress for four years.  He also held the office of register and
   recorder of Bucks county for eleven years, and was justice of the peace for several
   years.  He was always an active politician and one of the prominent men of the county. 
   He died in 1842.  Our subject was four years of age when his parents removed to
   Doylestown.  He went to select schools until he was 14 years of age, when he entered the
   University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 1827.  He then commenced to read law under
   Mathias Morris, and in 1830 was admitted to the bar of Bucks county.  Mr. Pugh has also
   taken part in politics, and has served one term as prothonotary.  In 1840 he was elected
   justice of the peace in Doylestown borough and continued in this office by successive
   elections until 1885, a period of forty-five years, longer than any other person in the
   county had ever held that position, showing that he gave entire satisfaction to the
   public.  He was married in December, 1845, to Elizabeth S., daughter of Judge John and
   Margery (Rodman) Fox.  Mr. and Mrs. Pugh are the parents of five children:  Edward F.,
   Mary, Rodman F., Sophia and Marshall R.   Mrs. Pugh was a member of the Episcopal church
   and died in 1885.  Mr. Pugh is one of the active men of the borough and one of its oldest
   settlers, having been identified with its people for more than three-quarters of a
   century.
   
   JOHN M. PURDY
   proprietor of the Fountain house, Doylestown, was born January 17, 1833, at the Green
   Tree hotel in that place, of which his father was proprietor.  John M. is descended in
   the fourth generation from John Purdy, an Irish Presbyterian, who emigrated to this
   country in 1740 and settled on Neshaminy creek near the site of the old paper-mill.  Here
   he married Grissey Dunlap.  William Purdy, their son, was a soldier in the war of 1812,
   and prothonotary of Bucks county.  He married Mary Folwell, and their son Thomas married
   Elizabeth Cornell.  He was born in 1801 and died in 1844, in the second year of his
   incumbency as sheriff of Bucks county.  John M., his son, was reared near Davisville in
   Southampton township, and attended the schools of that locality.  He was apprenticed to
   learn the trade of carpenter in 1849, and for ten years made this his occupation.  In
   1860 he began farming on the old Vansant farm at Somerton, in Philadelphia county.  In
   1867 he entered upon his long career in the hotel business at New Hope.  In 1872 he was
   elected sheriff of Bucks county on the democratic ticket by a large majority, this being
   the only instance in the history of the county where father and son have held that
   office.  In 1876, at the expiration of his term, he engaged in the coal and lumber
   business at Doylestown.  In 1878 he bought the old Cornell hotel opposite the
   court-house.  He afterward removed to the Fountain house, owned in partnership with
   ex-sheriff John T. Simpson, and their management has made it the leading hotel in the
   town and the most complete in all its appointments in the county.  The uniform courtesy
   with which Mr. Purdy entertains his guests has placed him in high esteem with the
   traveling public.  The first wife of Mr. Purdy was Sarah, daughter of John and Rebecca
   (Vansant) Roberts; the children by this union were Rebecca, wife of Levi L. James;
   Thomas, in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad company at Broad street, Philadelphia;
   Harry R., druggist at Bloomingdale asylum, N. Y.; and Frank V., an attache' of the
   hotel.  The second wife of Mr. Purdy is Carrie, daughter of Christian and Cordelia
   (Worthington) Pearson, to whom four children have been born:  George S., Charles C., Anna
   V., and John M., Jr.
   
   JAMES REED
   miller, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Montgomery county, December 6, 1827, and is a son
   of George and Barbara (Rawn) Reed, of Montgomery county.  His great-grandfather came from
   Germany and located in Montgomery county.  His son, Palsar Reed, grandfather of James,
   was a resident of Montgomery county for most of his life, and built an oil-mill near
   Sunnytown, which he ran for many years.  Our subject's father was a millwright during his
   early life, after which he entered into mercantile pursuits for several years.  The latter
   part of his life was spent on a farm in Upper Salford township.  He was the father of nine
   children.  James Reed learned the trade of a millwright, which he followed many years. 
   While working at different mills, he learned the method of running a mill, and in 1850
   came to Bucks county and purchased the place which he now runs both by steam and water
   power.  In December 1850, our subject married Lydia A. Leidy, who bore him five children,
   three living:  George, Milton and Emma.  Mr. and Mrs. Reed are members of the Presbyterian
   church.  He is also a member of the Masonic order.  His son, George, is the miller at
   present, and fully understands his business.  He is married to Mary A. Huhn, by whom he
   has three children:  Carrie M., Frank L. and Mary E.  Mrs. Reed is a member of the
   Reformed church.
   
   JOHN J. RIALE
   deceased, was born in 1816 and died in 1879.  David and Halda (James) Riale were the
   parents of two children:  John and Elizabeth (deceased).  Mr. Riale was born and reared
   on the farm where he lived up to the time of his death, the homestead having been handed
   down from generation to generation.  His death was deeply felt, as he was possessed of a
   noble intellect and was greatly esteemed as a citizen.  He held many positions of trust
   during his life, prominent among which was clerk of the New Britain Baptist church, and
   was also a highly esteemed deacon.  He was for many years a director in the Doylestown
   National bank.  In 1859 he married Mrs. Lizzie C. Bray, daughter of James Coxie, of West
   Philadelphia.  No children were born to his couple.  In politics Mr. Riale was a
   conservative democrat.
   
   JOHN ROBERTS
   farmer, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Rockhill township, Bucks county, in February,
   1828, being a son of Warner P. and Christiana (Shisler) Roberts.  His parents were
   natives of this county, and were of the Quaker element.  His grandfather, John, lived in
   Tinicum and Solebury townships, where he followed the trade of carpenter, and died in the
   latter township.  Our subject's father was also a carpenter, which trade he followed
   during the early part of his life, his latter days being spent on a farm in Bedminster
   township, where he died in 1866.  He was the father of eight children, five of whom are
   living:  John, Jonas, Jonathan, George and Rebecca.  John Roberts has always been a
   farmer, and was reared in Tinicum township, but has lived in several other townships.  In
   1883 he bought the place where he now resides.  In 1857 he married Susanna, daughter of
   Isaac Kratz.  They had four children, three of whom are living:  Sybilla, Mary E. and
   William S., married to Mary A. Fell.  Mrs. Roberts died in 1868.  Mr. Roberts and his
   daughter, Sybilla, are members of church.
   
   REVEREND HENRY RIDGLEY ROBINSON
   pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Philadelphia,
   October 21, 1859, and is a son of Reverend William Colladay and Elizabeth (Sommers)
   Robinson, of German and English descent.  His father, when a mere child, removed to
   Germantown, and at an early age learned the tailor's trade, but never followed it.  He
   was a student of the old Germantown academy.  He was a member of the Haines Street M. E.
   church, which was the mother church.  When about 20 years of age he was a very devoted
   member of the church, and he became a local preacher, and afterward a regular pastor. 
   His first ministerial charge was in Chester county, which he reached on horseback.  In
   1821 he was received on trial in the Philadelphia conference, in 1853 was ordained as
   deacon, and in 1855 became an elder.  He was the father of eight children, six of whom
   still live:  Dr. George Sommers, William Colladay, Jr., Henry Ridgley, Mary Ella, Edward
   Ames and Elmira Friese.  Our subject's father has held some of the most important charges
   in the city, among which were the Tabernacle, Wharton street, Chester; Nazareth, Twelfth
   street, St. George's and Fifth street.  He has also been pastor in Lancaster, Wilmington,
   Dover, and Smyrna, Del.  He was presiding elder of the south Philadelphia district in
   1871-73.  Our subject was brought up in Philadelphia, where he received his early
   education.  In February, 1873, he entered the Central High school, and was graduated in
   1875.  He graduated from Pierce's Business college the same year.  He then entered the
   shoe factory of Thomas R Evans, on Fourth and Chestnut streets, where he remained a short
   time.  He afterward entered the employ of Schollenberger & Sons, leather manufacturers,
   Putnam and Mascher streets, as salesman and book-keeper, where he remained until the fall
   of 1876, when he entered Pennington seminary, in New Jersey, from which he graduated in
   the classical preparatory course July 3, 1878.  He then entered Dickinson college,
   sophomore class, in September, 1878, and graduated in June, 1881.  While in the senior
   class he went to Pottsville and joined the Philadelphia conference on trial.  He was
   given an appointment by Bishop Harris at Kennett Square, Chester county.  He remained in
   this charge until March, 1883.  He was then ordained as deacon at Lancaster, by Bishop
   Bowman, and was in charge at Mount Pleasant avenue, Mount Airy, Philadelphia, until
   March, 1885, when he was ordained as elder by Bishop Foss, and was assigned to the
   Doylestown charge.
   
   GEORGE ROSS
   attorney-at-law, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Doylestown, August 24, 1841.  He is a
   son of Hon. Thomas Ross, the distinguished pleader, who represented Bucks and Lehigh
   counties in congress in 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, and a grandson of Hon. John Ross, late
   justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania.  His mother was Elizabeth Pawling, a
   daughter of Levi Pawling, Esq., of Montgomery county, who was a distinguished lawyer, and
   at one time member of congress from that district.  His great-grandfather, Thomas Ross,
   was a noted preacher of the Society of Friends.  Our subject is of Scotch-Irish descent,
   his great-great-grandfather having been born in county Tyrone, Ireland, and his father in
   Scotland.  After a thorough preparation in various first-class schools of Pennsylvania and
   New Jersey he entered the freshmen class half advanced, at Princeton College, New Jersey,
   in January, 1858, and graduated in 1861.  He then read law with his brother, Hon. Henry
   P. Ross, and was admitted to the bar in the courts of Bucks county June 13, 1864.  He was
   married December 28, 1870, to Ellen Lyman Phipps, daughter of George W. Phipps, of
   Northampton, Mass.  After serving in various state and national conventions as a
   representative of the democratic party, he was elected October 8, 1872, a member of the
   constitutional convention, in which he hade his influence felt.  In 1884 he was the
   democratic nominee for congress in the seventh congressional district, composed of Bucks
   and Montgomery counties, but was defeated at the election, the district being largely
   republican.  He is one of the trustees of the state hospital for the insane at
   Norristown, and also one of the board of directors of the Bucks County Trust company. 
   Without entirely eschewing politics, he has confined himself closely to the practice of
   his profession, and has well sustained the reputation of his family in the legal
   profession.  In the fall of 1886 he was elected upon the democratic ticket for a term of
   four years to the senate.  Mr. Ross is a gentleman of influence and prominence, and ranks
   high among the leading men of the county.
   
   JAMES RUCKMAN
   retired, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Solebury township, January 22, 1808.  His
   parents were John and Rebecca (Horner) Ruckman, and of English descent.  His
   great-grandfather settled on Long Island.  The first of the Ruckman family to settle in
   Bucks county was his grandfather, James, in the early part of 1700.  He settled in what
   is now Plumstead township, where he followed farming.  Our subject's father was born in
   1777, and was a farmer and merchant, and took a great interest in politics.  He was
   associate judge, county commissioner, county treasurer, county surveyor, and held a
   number of other offices with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people.  He died
   in 1863.  He was the father of ten children, eight of whom still live:  James, Sarah,
   wife of George G. Maris; Rebecca, John H., Charlotte, Amanda, widow of J. Gillingham
   Fell; Thomas and Matilda.  William D. and Mary are deceased.  Our subject was reared on a
   farm and in a store until 1842, when he came to Doylestown and was married.  He remained
   here about three years, being in the office of the deputy prothonotary.  He then moved to
   New Hope and began shipping timber.  He also engaged in the mercantile business.  In the
   fall of 1857 he came back to Doylestown and has since resided there.  He was elected
   recorder of deeds, which office he held one term.  He has been deputy recorder and deputy
   register, and still holds the key, though too old to do any work.  Mr. Ruckman well
   remembers the war of 1812.  He was married in May, 1846, to Louisa Cole, by whom he had
   eight children, two of whom are living:  Emma C., wife of Henry C. Brown; and James R.,
   Jr.  The others died in infancy.  His wife died in 1885.  Mr. Ruckman is an old and
   prominent citizen of Bucks county, where he has made a host of friends.
   
   ALBERT F. SCHEETZ
   of the firm of Scheetz & Co., P.O. Doylestown, was born June 1, 1831, and is a son of
   George and Hester (Fluck) Scheetz, of German descent.  His grandfather Scheetz came from
   Germany and settled in Philadelphia.  He was a hatter.  His father was also a hatter and
   taught school.  He moved to Bucks county, where he died in 1874.  He had nine children. 
   Albert F. was reared near Keller's church.  He learned the wheelwright and
   carriage-maker's trade and followed it three years, when he engaged in the mercantile
   business.  He clerked for his brother Edwin two years, and afterward for Jonas Stover one
   year.  In 1854 he started for himself at Worman's Corner, where he remained two years.  He
   then moved to Quakertown and went into partnership with his brother Edwin for three
   years.  He then bought out the business, and in 1865 sold to Edwin, and lived retired for
   one year.  In 1867 he removed to Doylestown, and with Mr. N. Rufe erected the steam
   tannery.  In 1875 he sold out the business, having previously purchased Rufe's share.  In
   1876 he again engaged in general merchandise and carries a stock worth about $30,000, the
   largest stock carried in the county.  In 1860 he was married to Matilda Laubach.  They
   have had seven children, five of whom are living:  Leo, a merchant; Harvey, in his
   father's store; Ellen, Harry in the store; and Erwin.  Mr. and Mrs. Scheetz are members
   of the Reformed church.
   
   REVEREND LEVI G. SHEIP
   M. A., P.O. Doylestown, was born in New Britain township, Bucks county, December 30,
   1833, and is a son of John and Hannah (Snyder) Sheip, natives of Bucks county and of
   Swiss descent.  The pioneers of the Sheip family were three brothers who came from
   Switzerland to this country.  One of them settled in Bucks county in the early part of
   the 17th century.  Our subject's grandfather and father were both farmers.  In 1847 the
   latter was elected county commissioner and served one term.  He was the father of six
   children:  Noah S., Catherine, wife of Jonas Cressman; Anna, wife of Elias Fretz; Levi
   C., Elizabeth, wife of William Reiff; and Francis P.   Levi C. was reared on a farm,
   attending the country school until about 12 years of age, when he entered the Doylestown
   academy.  After leaving there he taught public school for some time, after which he
   prepared for college at Frederick institute at Frederick, Montgomery Co., and graduated
   at Franklin and Marshall college, at Lancaster, Pa., in 1861.  He then entered the
   Reformed theological seminary at Mercersburg, and was licensed by Goshen Hoppen classis
   in 1864.  He accepted a call to the Reformed church at Bloomsburg, Pa., in 1865.  In 1867
   he accepted a call to a school in West Philadelphia, and in 1868 became pastor of the
   Salem Reformed church at Doylestown, where he is still pastor.  In 1863-64-65 he had
   charge of a classical school for boys at Doylestown.  In 1869 he taught a female school
   in Masonic hall at Doylestown in connection with his congregation, and in 1871 in
   connection with H. H. Hough, founded Linden Female seminary at Doylestown, remaining in
   this connection until the fall of 1869, when he became principal of the Doylestown public
   schools, which position he still holds.  He was school director and secretary of the
   school board, having always taken a great interest in educational affairs.  In 1875 he
   visited Europe, traveling through Holland, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, and going up
   the river Rhine for 800 miles.  On his return he delivered illustrated lectures of his
   trip in numerous cities and towns.
   
   J. MONROE SHELLENBERGER
   attorney-at-law, P.O. Doylestown, Pa., was born in what is now Sellersville borough,
   Bucks county, on October 31, 1849, and is a son of Elias and Caroline (Cressman)
   Shellenberger, both natives of Bucks county and of Palatinate descent.  His grandfather,
   John L., owned a large tract of farm land in this county, and was a very prominent man in
   his day.  At his death, in his 92nd year, he left a large estate.  He was a life-long
   member of the German Reformed church, as were all his family.  He took a great interest
   in matters pertaining to the church.  Our subject's father for many years was general
   wood agent for the North Pennsylvania railroad, and was justice of the peace for twenty
   years, county treasurer, and is now teller in the Sellersville National bank, and general
   business agent, having settled as many estates as any one man in the upper part of the
   county.  At the time of his election as county treasurer he had twelve hundred over his
   opponent, when the average majority was in the neighborhood of six hundred.  In his own
   district he received one hundred and twelve votes out of one hundred and twenty-two,
   which shows that Mr. Shellenberger had a great many friends.  He is the father of three
   children:  J. Monroe, Sarah J., widow of John D. Danthower, who resides at Sellersville,
   and Elias C., hardware and saddlery merchant at 504 Arch street, Philadelphia.  Our
   subject remained at home until twelve years of age, when he went to school at Bethlehem
   academy, where he remained about four years, thence to Oley academy in Berks county for
   one year, thence to Frederick institute, where he prepared for Franklin and Marshall
   college, and passed examination for sophomore, but did not enter the college.  He then
   came to Doylestown and read law with Nathan C. James, and was admitted to the bar in
   February, 1870, and has been practicing in Doylestown ever since.  In October , 1876, he
   was elected district-attorney and served a term of three years.  He is at present a
   member of the State Board of Public Charities, appointed by Governor Pattison on June 10,
   1886.  He is president of the Doylestown agricultural and Mechanics' Institute, elected
   January, 1886.  He is one of the charter members and director of the Bucks County Trust
   company.  He has been a member of the Doylestown school board for three years, and
   solicitor to the county commissioners of Bucks county for two years.  Mr. Shellenberger
   is a gentleman of high honor and one of the leading and prominent citizens of
   Doylestown.  He was married April 14, 1875, to Caroline, daughter of Major John O. James,
   of the well-known mercantile firm of James, Kent, Santee & Co., Philadelphia.  Mr. and
   Mrs. Shellenberger are the parents of seven children, four of whom are living:  John O.,
   Frederick, J. Monroe and George.  He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, in which he
   has passed all the chairs, and is trustee of the German Aid society, Doylestown, and
   president of the order of Sons of Progress.
   
   OLIVER P. SHUTT
   farmer, P.O. Tradesville, was born in Doylestown township, November 16, 1820, being a
   son of John and Ann (Kephard) Shutt, natives of Bucks county, and of German descent.  The
   first of the Shutt family to locate in Bucks county was Jacob Shutt, who settled here in
   1794.  He was a carpenter by trade, and came up from Towamencin, Montgomery county.  He
   paid £1086 for the land he purchased, which extended 3720 feet along the Bristol road. 
   To his sons, John and Samuel, he bequeathed his plantation, which is now in the
   possession of his grandson, Oliver P.  The late Samuel Shutt was well known as a good
   citizen, and long connected with the Doylestown bank.  John Shutt was a farmer all his
   life, and lived and died on the farm which Oliver P. now owns.  He had seven children,
   only three of whom are now alive:  Oliver P., Sarah A. and Mary A.   Oliver P. was
   married in November, 1853, to Sarah A., daughter of Abraham and Leah (Ruth) Gargas.  The
   issue of this union was five children, only three of whom survive:  Anna, wife of P. S.
   Hughes; Emma O. and George F.  Those deceased are:  Mary L. and Ida.  Mrs. Shutt and
   daughters are members of the New Britain Baptist church.  The Shutt family is one of
   distinguished prominence, the members of which have been noted for their integrity and
   enterprise.  Mr. Shutt has always been a farmer.
   
   SAMUEL STECKEL
   retired, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Durham township, Bucks county, September 28,
   1826, and is a son of Samuel, Sr., and Anna (Black) Steckel.  His father was born in
   Springfield township, and his mother in Philadelphia.  His great-great-grandfather
   Steckel came from Germany, and settled in Bucks county about 1725.  His grandfather,
   Philip Steckel, was born in Bucks county and was the only son of his parents.  He came to
   Doylestown in 1778 and with his father swore allegiance on August 27th of that year.  Our
   subject's father was born in 1789 and was the only son of his parents.  He was a
   carpenter and builder, learning the trade under his father.  He took charge of the
   business at the age of 18, his father losing his sight.  He moved to Durham township in
   1818, and there lived until his death, which occurred in 1866.  He served in the war of
   1812.  He was the father of eight children, two of whom, Samuel and Julia Boyle, are
   living.  His wife died in 1861.  Our subject, Samuel, remained with his parents until 14
   years of age, then clerked in a store at Stony Point, one year.  He was clerk for ten
   years.  In 1850 he engaged in mercantile business at Durham, where he continued eleven
   years.  In 1861 he removed to Philadelphia and engaged in the mercantile business until
   1879, when he removed to Doylestown and built a fine residence, where he has since lived
   a retired life.  He is a stock-holder and director in the Bucks County Trust company.  He
   was married July 17, 1866, to Catharine B., daughter of David and Anna M. (Bruner)
   Grove.  Mr. and Mrs. Steckel are the parents of two sons, William H. and Edward L.   Mrs.
   Steckel died in March, 1880.  She was a member of the Presbyterian church, as is Mr.
   Steckel.  He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity.  He is an enterprising citizen
   and is greatly esteemed in the community.
   
   REV. HENRY STOMMEL
   pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, at Doylestown, was born at Hodgeroth, county of
   Siegburg, Germany, June 23, 1842.  He is the second of a family of four children, all of
   whom except the eldest are residents of this county.  Henry Stommel was devoted to the
   ministry, and pursued his preparatory studies in Germany, and later in Belgium.  He was
   ordained at Louvain, in Belgium, September 11, 1870, by the Rt. Rev. Stein, bishop of
   Calcutta, India.  Early in December, 1870, he sailed for Boston, Mass.  Soon after his
   arrival he was appointed assistant pastor of St. Boniface church in Philadelphia, by the
   late Archbishop Wood, and on the 9th of October, 1871, he assumed charge of St. John's
   church and the missions at Haycocok.  Since then, Father Stommel has continued his labors
   with signal success.  Under his direction about twenty parochial buildings have been
   erected, seven churches, school-houses, residences, halls, etc., beside the many
   improvements effected on existing buildings.  Among the structures which owe their origin
   to the pastor's enterprising industry are St. Joseph's, at Marienstein, St. Lawrence's at
   Durham, St. Rosa's at Piusfield, St. Martin's at New Hope, St. Isedor's at Quakertown, in
   Bucks county; and St. Stanislaus at Landsdale, and St. Anthony's at Ambler in Montgomery
   county.  Three parochial schools, which are conducted by the Sisters of St. Francis, have
   also been established by Father Stommel, at Haycock, Doylestown and Ambler.  His pastorate
   has been marked by unremitting labor, save in 1880, when he was absent for three months,
   visiting Rome and the scenes of his early youth in Germany.
   
   MAHLON H. STOUT
   attorney, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Rockhill township, Bucks county, March 10,
   1853, and is a son of Jacob and Amanda (Headman) Stout, natives of Rockhill township, and
   of German descent.  The pioneers of the family came from Germany about 1730, and were
   among the earliest settlers of Rockhill township.  The great-great-grandfather, Jacob
   Stout, at one time owned nearly all the land where Perkasie borough now stands.  He was a
   potter by trade.  The great-grandfather, Abraham, and the grandfather, Jacob, were
   farmers, and resided on the homestead in Rockhill township.  They are all buried in the
   family burying ground at Perkasie. Our subject's father is also a farmer, and still
   resides in Rockhill township.  He is the father of three children:  Maria, Emma, and
   Mahlon H., who was reared on a farm until he was 17 years of age, when he began teaching
   school, which he continued for four years.  He then prepared for college at Ursinus
   college, Montgomery county.  He then entered the freshman's class of Franklin and
   Marshall college in the fall of 1874, and graduated in the classical course in the class
   of 1878.  He then began to study law with Adam J. Eberly, of Lancaster, and was admitted
   to the Lancaster bar on April 2, 1880.  In May, 1880, he was admitted to the Bucks county
   bar and began to practice in Doylestown, where he has since continued.  He is now in
   partnership with ex-Judge Richard Watson.  Mr. Stout has also a branch office at
   Hulmeville, this county, and is there on Saturdays only.  He is a member of the I. O. O.
   F., Neshaminy Lodge, No. 442, also of the Chi Phi fraternity, Zeta chapter, located at
   Franklin and Marshall college.  He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity of
   Doylestown.
   
   FRANK SWARTZLANDER
   physician and surgeon, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Rockville, Bucks county, February
   9, 1842, and is a son of Joseph and Abigail (Rankin) Swartzlander, both of German
   descent.  His great-grandfather came to Bucks county about 1760, and settled on what is
   called Pine run.  He built the grist-mill on Pine run, which is the second oldest in the
   neighborhood.  His place was visited by the continental troops during the revolution. 
   The grandfather, Jacob, was also a miller, and moved to Southampton about 1808, remaining
   there until his death, about 1845.  They all took an interest in politics.  Joseph
   Swartzlander was born in Southampton, about 76 years ago, and was also a miller.  His son
   Frank was raised in Yardley, and attended school there, and in Philadelphia.  At the age
   of 18 he began reading medicine with Dr. Joseph Smith, of Yardley, and Dr. Rufus Tryon of
   the U. S. Navy at Philadelphia.  He entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1861, and
   whilst a student in 1862, was appointed anatomist at Twenty-fourth and South streets
   military hospital, Philadelphia, making all post-mortem examinations at that place until
   time of graduation.  He was graduated in 1863, and in March of the same year was
   appointed assistant surgeon 74th regt. Pa.  Vols.  He has quite an extensive practice,
   for which he is well fitted.  He was married in October, 1872, to Susan, daughter of the
   late Judge John S. Bryan.  They have three children:  Frank, Jr., Joseph R., and Susan. 
   He is a member of the G. A. R., the military order of the Loyal Legion of the U. S., and
   the Masonic fraternity.  During the war he was present at the battles of
   Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, John's Island, S. C., with his regiment, and after the
   mustering out of the regiment, took a commission as assistant surgeon of volunteers, and
   was sent south to meet Sherman's army, then just arrived at Savannah, Ga., was assigned
   to the charge of the "Marshall House" military hospital, subsequently the "Pavilion
   House" military hospital; remained in hospital service until close of war.  After
   attending special lectures at the University of Pennsylvania, came permanently to reside
   at Doylestown, 1866.  In 1867 he was appointed physician for the almshouse hospital in
   this county, which position he has since held.
   
   THOMAS W. TREGO
   retired, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Buckingham township, Bucks county, May 13, 1816,
   and is a son of Jacob and Letitia (Smith) Trego, both natives of this county and of French
   descent.  The ancestors, being Protestants, left France in consequence of religious
   persecution about 1685, and afterwards settled in Chester county, Pa., where the earliest
   official record of the name is under date of 1690.  John Trego, the progenitor of the
   Bucks county Tregos, and great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, came from
   Chester county to Bucks county about the year 1722, a minor, and settled in Wrightstown
   township.  The grandfather, William, was a farmer and occupied the old homestead until
   near his death in 1827.  He had eleven children:  Thomas, Mahlon, Joseph, William, John,
   Mary, Jacob, Jesse, Hannah, Rebecca and a second Mary.  Our subject's father, Jacob, was
   a farmer, and after his marriage occupied a part of the old homestead farm for some
   years, when he purchased a farm in Buckingham township, where he lived until 1846.  In
   that year he removed to Mercer county, Illinois, where he remained until 1862, when he
   returned to Bucks county, and during the last five years of his life made his home with
   his son Thomas.  He died in 1870 in his 90th year.  He was the father of eleven
   children:  Smith, deceased; Howard, killed by a cyclone in Illinois in 1844; Allen,
   residing in Iowa; Curtis, deceased; Henry, residing in California; Elinor, deceased;
   Thomas, Rebecca, residing in Philadelphia; Elias, deceased; Joseph, residing in Kansas,
   and Yardley, residing in Iowa.  Our subject lived with his father on the farm until about
   19 years of age, when he went to Philadelphia, where he was in school over a year.  He
   then became a clerk in the wholesale dry goods house of Wood, Abbott & Co.   A year later
   he engaged as a clerk in the store at Wrightstown meeting house, where he remained two
   years, when, in the spring of 1840, he went in company with three brothers to Mercer
   county, Illinois.  In 1841 he was engaged in the government survey of the lands ceded to
   the government at the close of the Black Hawk war.  In the autumn of that year he
   returned to Bucks county, where he remained until the spring of 1846, engaged most of the
   time in teaching, when, with all the remaining members of his father's family, he returned
   to Illinois.  Two years were then spent in opening and improving a farm.  In the spring of
   1848 he engaged as clerk on the steamboat "Fortune," plying between Galena and St. Louis
   and served two seasons, going thence into the wholesale store of the steamer's owner in
   Galena.  The following summer he was sent to manage a store and smelting furnace at
   Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and remained there until the spring of 1853, when, in company
   with J. W. Woodruff, he opened an iron and hardware store in Galena, and remained there
   until 1860.  He then removed with his family to Chicago and engaged in the lumber trade
   until 1864, when he returned here and purchased a farm in Doylestown township, which he
   sold in 1875.  In 1881 he removed to Chicago.  In 1884 he came back to Doylestown and
   built the house in which he now resides.  He was married August 21, 1851, to Elizabeth
   Betts, daughter of Thomas Betts, of Upper Makefield township, Bucks county, by whom he
   has five children:  Nellie, wife of H. H. Gilkyson; Walter, who resides in Chicago;
   Joseph, in San Francisco; Edward, in Kansas, and Mary Sydney.  Mr. Trego is a member of
   the Society of Friends, as were also most of his ancestors on both sides.
   
   WILLIAM VAUX
   merchant, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Philadelphia March 20, 1825, and is a son of
   Richard and Mary A. (Collins) Vaux, both natives of England.  His father, Richard, came
   to America in 1816 and located in Philadelphia.  He was married in Philadelphia to Mary
   Collins, who came from England after he arrived.  He moved to Bucks county in 1835 and
   located near Doylestown, where he lived until his death.  He was the father of six
   children, four living, of whom William is the eldest.  At the age of seven and a half
   years he went to Horsham township, Montgomery county, where he worked on a farm about
   five years.  He then came to Doylestown township, and then to Plumstead township, where
   he worked on a farm about five and a half years for board and clothing and some schooling
   in the winter season, thence to Spring Valley, this county, where he served an
   apprenticeship of two years at the shoemaker's trade.  He then came back to Doylestown
   township and carried on business about five years.  During this time he had saved some
   money and bought a small farm and worked at trucking, also at his trade at times, and
   kept a small store.  He carried on business in this way for three years and afterwards
   engaged in butchering about seven years.  July 3 1863, he enlisted in company F, 31st
   regiment, Pa., Vols., under Captain George Hart.  His term expired and he was discharged
   August 4, 1863.  After he came home he again engaged in butchering until 1868, when he
   sold out and worked his little farm and kept a small store again until the spring of
   1870, when he built a store and dwelling in Doylestown.  He moved to Doylestown and
   engaged in keeping green groceries.  He built a number of houses in the borough. 
   Vauxville was named for the Vaux family.  Since living in Doylestown he has been mostly
   engaged in the mercantile business, but gave it up to his son.  In 1882 he went to
   Scotland, traveling through England, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Bavaria, Austria, Italy,
   Switzerland, France, and back to London, thence to Scotland and home.  Finding his health
   had greatly improved he ventured into business again in the spring of 1886.  With his
   daughter, Lottie, he engaged in dealing in garden, field, and flower seeds and flowers of
   all descriptions.  He was married April 11, 1849, to Mary Henry, a native of Philadelphia,
   by whom he has had six children:  Margaret, wife of Charles Hoffman, William H., Lottie,
   Charles K., deceased, A. Halsey, deceased, and Mary.   Mr. and Mrs. Vaux are members of
   the Presbyterian church.  He has been a member of several secret societies, among which
   are the Sons of Temperance, Odd Fellows, and Good Templars.
   
   JOHN WALKER
   retired, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Solebury township, Bucks county, April 6,
   1799.  His parents were Robert and Asenath (Beans) Walker, both of English descent.  His
   grandfather, Joseph, came over from England with his brothers, Louis, Samuel, John and
   Stacy, in 1699.  Joseph settled in Bucks county.  He bought a large tract of land near
   Langhorne, where he lived until his death.  Our subject's father settled in Solebury
   township, and lived there until his death.  He had ten children by his first wife and
   five by his second, two of whom are still living:  John and Dr. Amos, who is in his 93rd
   year.  Our subject was reared on a farm and remained thee until he was 21 year of age,
   when he went to Buckingham township and bought a farm and engaged in the lime business,
   also carrying on farming for twenty years, when he sold out and bought a farm in
   Montgomery county and carried on farming there twenty years.  He owns one hundred and ten
   acres of land.  In 1858 he bought property in Doylestown, where he has since resided.  He
   has been twice married; first in 1820, to Buella Walker, who died in 1840.  In 1861 he
   married Eliza C. Williams.  Mrs. Walker's ancestors were among the first settlers of
   Bucks county.  He invented the first set limekiln in March, 1833.  In 1835 he went to the
   West and took up between two and three thousand acres of government land in the Wabash
   valley, which he improved and sold for a good advance.  He carried on the lime trade very
   extensively for twenty years.
   
   JUDGE RICHARD WATSON
   P.O. Doylestown, is a descendant, in the fifth generation, of Thomas Watson, of
   Buckingham.  The latter was the oldest son of John and Elizabeth Watson, of High Moor, in
   county Cumberland, England.  He was married at Cockermouth the 14th, 4 mo., 1696, to
   Elinor Pierson, of Pois Bank, in Westmoreland.  He emigrated to Pennsylvania, with his
   wife and two sons, Thomas and John, about 1701, and first settled at Money Hill, near
   Bristol.  About 1704 he bought four hundred acres of John Hough in Buckingham, at the
   head of the valley, and was one of the earliest settlers in the township.  He had been a
   malster in England, but possessing some general knowledge of medicine, he responded to
   the pressing demands of the new community and practiced the healing art with marked
   success.
   The eldest son, Thomas, married Elizabeth Smith, of Wrightstown, and had one son, John,
   who is known in the records of that day as "John Watson, surveyor," of whom a sketch may
   be found in the chapter on Buckingham.  In this line the name has run out.  The younger
   of his two sons, John, received such medical education as the province afforded and
   succeeded to his father's practice.  He married Ann Beale, who died in 1747, and in the
   following year married Sarah Brown.  Three children, Elizabeth, Joseph and Thomas, were
   the issue of the first marriage.  Elizabeth married John Fell and has left numerous
   descendants.  She died in 1812, at 94 years of age.  Her daughter Ann married Joseph
   Chapman, the father of Abraham Chapman.  She died in 1828, at 89 years of age.  Thomas,
   the youngest of the children and the victim of persecution by the army under Lord
   Sterling, married Sarah Woolston.  A daughter of these parents married Isaiah Jones, of
   whom there are no living descendants.  A son, Thomas, married Mary Verree, of Abinston. 
   Their daughter, Annie, married Joseph Watson, of another family.  She has left children,
   among whom are James V., president of the Consolidated bank of Philadelphia; George, who
   is a successful builder and business man in the same city, and Joseph, who is the cashier
   of a bank in the state of Delaware.  Annie Watson died recently at an age exceeding 90
   years.
   Joseph, the second child of John and Ann Watson, succeeded his father in the practice of
   medicine, and was a member of the assembly for several years.  At the beginning of the
   revolution he was active in the cause of the colonies, endeavoring to obtain redress by
   peaceful means, and was a member of the county committee of safety.  But he was a Friend,
   as all his ancestors had been, and he was obliged by his conscientious scruples to
   withdraw from a position where his influence must be used in favor of warlike measures. 
   At his death, in 1796, he left one child only.  This was a son named John, born 12th, 6
   mo., 1746; married Mary Hampton, of Wrightstown, 1st, 1 mo., 1772; died 23rd, 10 mo.,
   1817.  Upon his marriage he settled in Wrightstown, and engaged in farming and milling. 
   At the beginning of the revolution he was well stocked for his business, with the
   prospect of a prosperous future.  As a young man he was liable to military duty, but his
   convictions and the rules of the Society of Friends, of which he was a member, forbade
   his taking up arms or assisting in warlike measures.  His stock was seized for the
   payment of military fines, and in this way he was stripped of the means of carrying on
   his business.    After the war he removed to Solebury near Paxson's corner and lived
   here, farming and practicing medicine to some extent, until after the death of this
   father.  He possessed considerable literary taste and acquirements, though without much
   scholastic education.  Among his printed literary productions are several fugitive pieces
   of poetry, a history of Buckingham and Solebury townships, and two essays upon the use of
   intoxicating liquors.
   He had six daughters and two sons.  The second child, John, was born 25th, 8 mo., 1774;
   married 20th, 6 mo., 1795, and 31st, 12 mo, 1817; died 4th, 9 mo., 1864.  John Watson was
   a man of unusual ability.  His early opportunities for scholastic instruction were
   slight.  Until about eleven years old he went to a neighboring school and pursued the
   usual studies of a child.  When grown nearly to manhood he went one winter to school at
   Lumberton, to George Wall, where Thomas Elliott and John Duer were among his
   school-fellows.  This finished his school experience, and otherwise he was self-taught. 
   His ancestors had been physicians, and he was anxious to succeed them, but was not
   encouraged to follow his professional taste.  He read and studies such books as came
   within his reach, and continued a diligent reader all his life.  Upon his marriage he
   engaged in teaching, and soon afterward went upon a farm devised to him by his
   grandfather, subject to his father's life interest.  Here he remained until 1814, when he
   removed to Greenville.  In 1854 he removed to Doylestown, where he made his home with his
   son-in-law, George Hart, to the end of his life.
   He was a sincere and zealous Friend.  In the difficulties which resulted in the division
   of the Society he took an active and prominent part, warmly sustaining the Hicksite
   branch.  He, however, outlived the excitement of this dispute and afterwards deeply
   regretted the dissensions which led to the disruption of the Society to which he belonged
   and was deeply attached.  He was strictly temperate in his habits and strongly
   anti-slavery in his opinions, and yet took no part in the popular agitation of these
   subjects, believing that Friends best served the cause of truth and morality by a strict
   performance of their duty as Friends and confining their labors within the limits of the
   Society.  The only office he held was that of fence-viewer, a capacity in which he was
   called to different parts of the county to adjust differences in regard to line-fences. 
   He was often called upon to act as surveyor in such cases, and was usually successful in
   adjusting differences.  After his removal to Doylestown he gave up all active pursuits
   and passed the remainder of his life in the quiet of home.  His first marriage was
   contracted with Euphemia Ingham, of Solebury, by whom he had nine children.  His second
   marriage was with Martha Dunkin, daughter of Aaron and Susanna Dunkin, who was born 5th,
   4 mo., 1784, and died 5th, 10 mo., 1849.  The issue of this marriage were four children,
   of whom two only survived to the age of maturity - Richard, born 3rd mo., 1823, and
   Martha L., born 15th, 2nd mo., 1825.  The latter married George Hart in 1853.
   Judge Richard Watson, the third of the children of John and Martha Watson, married
   Isabella T. McCoy, daughter of Gilbert R. and Maria McCoy, 28th, 6 mo., 1866.  The issue
   of this marriage are six children, the oldest three of whom only, Miriam, George and
   Jenny, are living.  A sketch of Judge Watson's public career may be found in the history
   of the bench of the county.  Under the emergency call of 1862 he joined the company of
   Captain George Hart as a private and served with it to the expiration of its term of
   enlistment, being stationed at Hagerstown.  He went out again with the same organization
   under the emergency call of 1863.  While in camp at Harrisburg he was seriously wounded
   in the thigh by the accidental or careless discharge of a musket from some unknown
   quarter.  He was conveyed home the same night, and for eleven weeks was unable to leave
   his bed.  For nine years he carried this memento of the war in his limb, when it became
   so troublesome that it was sought for and extracted.  In his earlier years Mr. Watson was
   an active member of the I. O. O. F., and in 1867 was elected Grand Master of the order in
   Pennsylvania.
   
   WARNER WORSTALL
   manufacturer, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Upper Makefield township, Bucks county,
   January 22, 1835, his parents being Hugh and Mercy (Lowery) Worstall.  Mr. Worstall's
   great-grandfather came to this country from England, and lived in this county, where the
   succeeding generations have lived.  Hugh Worstall, father of our subject, was reared in
   Upper Makefield township, where he lived all his life, and died September 9, 1885.  He
   and his wife were buried in Wrightstown.  They were members of the Friends' meeting, as
   were all the old stock of Worstalls.  They were the parents of eight children:  John,
   Samuel, Lewis, Seth, Owen, Watson, Harrison C., and Warner, who was reared in Upper
   Makefield township, and at the age of 17 began to learn the carriage-making trade with
   his brother Lewis, at Buckmanville.  He remained there five years and removed to
   Pineville, where he carried on carriage-making two years.  He subsequently pursued his
   trade at Forest Grove and at Doylestown.  In 1877 he entered the firm of M. P. Jarrett &
   Co., which dissolved in April, 1885, and the business was continued as Worstall & Carl. 
   They manufacture spokes and bent work, and find a market for their goods throughout
   Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.  The business has increased greatly since
   Mr. Worstall entered the firm.  In 1857 Mr. Worstall married Miss Sarah Hill, of Bucks
   county.  They have six children living:  Lizzie, wife of Samuel Shelly, lives in West
   Philadelphia; Edward, John, Harry, Ella, Hettie, and Gussie (deceased).  Mr. Worstall is
   a member of Aquetong Lodge, No. 193, I. O. O. F., at Doylestown, and has been through all
   the chairs.  He is also a member of Franklin Lodge, No. 44, Sons of Progress, of which he
   is vice-president.  He is a republican politically.
   
   A. T. WORTHINGTON
   miller, P.O. Edison, was born in Doylestown township, December 2, 1845, and is a son
   of Israel and Mary (Townsend) Worthington.  His parents are natives of Bucks county, and
   his mother's ancestors were German.  His father lived nearly all his life in Doylestown
   township.  He was the father of five children, three of whom are still living:  Edward
   H., Walter S. and A. T., who lived on a farm until he was 24 years old, when he learned
   milling at Bridge Point.  In the fall of 1869 he bought the mill, and has carried on
   business there since the spring of 1870.  The mill is equipped with both steam and water
   power, and is run with the new roller process.  Mr. Worthington fully understands his
   business and can turn out as good flour as can be had in the county.  He was married
   February 27, 1870, to Elizabeth W. Green, a native of Bucks county.  They were the
   parents of two children, one living:  Susie F.   Mr. Worthington is an intelligent and
   enterprising citizen and has many friends.
   
   F. L. WORTHINGTON
   merchant, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Buckingham township, Bucks county, April 21,
   1839, and is a son of John and Amy (Worthington) Worthington, both of English descent. 
   The Worthington family were early settlers in this county.  His grandfather, Joel, was a
   farmer all his life in Buckingham township.  Our subject's father owns three farms in
   this county, but is himself engaged in the mercantile business.  He is the father of five
   children:  Frank L., Louis, Rienzi, Edwin and Laura, wife of William Ely.  The subject of
   this sketch received his education at the common schools.  He served in the capacity of
   clerk for several years.  In 1869 he started in the mercantile business for himself, in
   what is now known as Newville, where he remained fifteen years.  In the spring of 1884 he
   came to Doylestown and engaged in mercantile life, still continuing there.  He owns the
   store at Newville, which is leased, and a small farm with it, also a farm of
   seventy-eight acres in Warrington township.  He carries a stock of goods valued at about
   $5,000.  He owns two residences in Doylestown and his store building.  Mr. Worthington
   has done a great deal in the way of improving the borough, and he is an energetic and
   enterprising business man.  He was married February 1, 1866, to Mary M., daughter of
   William and Sarah A. (Lewis) Allen.  They have had two children:  Harry J., and Laura,
   the latter deceased.  Mr. and Mrs. Worthington are members of the Baptist church.
   
   CALEB EARL WRIGHT
   retired lawyer, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Wyoming Valley, Luzerne county, Pa.,
   February 4, 1810, and is a son of Joseph and Ellen (Hendrick) Wright, the former a native
   of Burlington county, N. J., and the latter of Fairfield county, Conn., and of English
   descent.  His grandfather, John Hendrick, was a soldier in the revolution and served
   under Washington.  His grandfather, Caleb Wright, located in Luzerne county in 1796, and
   there followed farming until 1811, when he moved to Monmouth county, N. J., where he died
   in 1841.  Our subject's father was also a farmer and lived in Luzerne county nearly all
   his lifetime, moving there when he was a young man.  He was a very successful farmer.  He
   died in August, 1855, and his wife in 1868.  They were the parents of eight children, two
   of whom still live, our subject and Ellen.  Caleb Earl Wright was named for his
   grandfather Wright, and was reared on a farm until 15 years of age, attending school as
   the opportunity offered him, although four years of this time were spent in classical
   schools at Plymouth and Wilkesbarre, Pa.  In 1831 he began reading law with Chester
   Butler, of Wilkesbarre, and finished with John G. Montgomery, of Danville, Pa.  In 1833
   he was admitted to the bar and came immediately to Doylestown and practiced in Bucks
   county for twenty years.  He then returned to Wilkesbarre and practiced twenty-three
   years.  In 1876 he gave up practice, returned to Doylestown, and has since lived a
   retired life.  He held the office of deputy attorney general two terms under Governor
   Porter.  He was collector of internal revenue under President Johnson, and was a member
   of the constitutional convention in 1872-73.  He was ordained deacon of the Methodist
   Episcopal church by Bishop Ames in 1865; and elder by Bishop Haven two year
   subsequently.  He was married in April, 1838, to Phebe A. Fell, daughter of Joseph and
   Mary (Gillingham) Fell, of Bucks county.  They have had three children, two of whom are
   living:  Wilson, who resides in Monmouth county, N. J., and Warren, at home.  Mr. Wright
   is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mrs. Wright of the Society of
   Friends.  Mr. Wright is a local preacher in his church.  He is a man of influence and has
   figured prominently both in Bucks and Luzerne counties.  He is the author of three
   novels:  "Wyoming," published by Harper in 1845; "Marcus Blair," published in 1873 by J.
   B. Lippincott & Co.; and "On the Lackawanna," printed at Doylestown in 1886 for private
   distribution.  He is at present engaged in writing another, entitled "A Legend of Bucks
   County."
   
   GEORGE WRIGHT
   physician and surgeon, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Burlington county, N. J., December
   3, 1840, and is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Taylor) Wright, both natives of Burlington
   county, N. J.   His grandfather, William, was a farmer in Burlington county.  Our
   subject's father is also a farmer and resides near Columbus, N. J.  He is the father of
   six children, three of whom are living:  Dr. George, Elizabeth, wife of Joseph K. Evens;
   and Charles, Jr.  Our subject was reared on a farm until he was 21 years of age, except
   when attending boarding school and in the winter.  He taught school a few years and
   studied medicine in his leisure time.  In 1864 he went to Crawford county, Pa., where he
   became superintendent of the Woodcock Creek Oil company, and remained there about
   eighteen months.  He then entered the Hahnemann college at Philadelphia, graduating in
   1868.  He immediately settled in Doylestown, where he has since been in practice.  He was
   married in the fall of 1869 to Hannah F. Winchester, a native of Illinois, her parents
   being natives of New England.  Seven children have been born to this union, six of whom
   are living:  Elizabeth T., Walter, Sarah, Anna, Mary and George, Jr.   Mrs. Wright is a
   member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
   
   ROBERT M. YARDLEY
   attorney-at-law, P.O. Doylestown, was born in Yardley, Bucks county, October 9, 1850,
   and is a son of John and Ann (Van Horn) Yardley, both natives of Bucks county, and of
   English descent.  His great-great-grandfather, Thomas Yardley, emigrated to this country
   at an early date and settled in what is now Lower Makefield township, and Yardleyville
   was named after him.  His grandfather, Mahlon, was a farmer all his life.  Our subject's
   father was also a farmer and a coal and lumber merchant at Yardleyville all his life.  He
   was elected a member of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania and served one
   term.  He also held the office of justice of the peace for twenty-five years.  He was one
   of the prominent men of the county, and had a host of friends.  He died in 1873.  His
   mother died in 1883.  Our subject, Robert M., was reared in the village of Yardley and
   engaged in the coal and lumber business with his father.   He received an academic
   education, and at the age of 18 commenced reading law under his brother Mahlon, with whom
   he remained three years.  In 1872 he was admitted to the bar and began practice in
   Doylestown, where he has since met with much success.  Mr. Yardley is an able lawyer and
   has won the confidence of all who know him.  He was appointed notary public by Governor
   Hartranft in 1877 and served until 1880, and then he resigned to accept the office of
   district attorney of the county, to which he was elected in 1879.  He was elected a
   delegate to the national republican convention at Chicago in 1884.  He is one of the
   director of the Bucks County Trust company.  He is a Mason and a member of the
   Independent Order of Odd Fellows' Lodge.  He was married in 1874 to Clara Bell, who died
   in 1883.  He is one of the prominent and leading men in the county.  In 1884 he was
   elected as a republican to the fiftieth congress from the seventh Pennsylvania
   congressional district, composed of the county of Montgomery and all that part of Bucks
   county not included in the tenth district, receiving 17,079 votes against 14,944 for
   Edwin Satterthwait, democrat, and 836 votes for Oliver H. Holcomb, prohibitionist.
   
   HARMAN YERKES
   was born in Warminster, Bucks county, October 8, 1843, and is of mixed German and
   French origin.  On his father's side he is descended, in the fifth generation, from
   Anthony Yerkes, the founder of the family in America, who came from Germany about 1683. 
   He was one of the first settlers of Germantown, and a burgess there in 1703.  The father
   of Harman, Stephen Yerkes, married Amy Hart Montanye, the youngest daughter of Rev.
   Thomas B. Montanye, a distinguished Baptist preacher who came to Bucks county from New
   York in 1800, and preached at Southampton for thirty years.  His ancestor was Jean
   Montaigne, a French Huguenot, who came to New York about 1630.  He was a prominent man, a
   director-general and member of the executive council there.  Thomas B. Montanye married
   Ann Edmonds of New York city.  She was an aunt of Judge John W. Edmonds, the noted
   spiritualist writer.  The parents of Harman Yerkes both died during his youth and before
   his education was completed.  He received his education at the public schools of his
   native township, at the Tennent school, Hartsville, and at East Hampton, Mass., being a
   member of the class of 1862, at Williston.  During the following year he taught the
   public school in Warminster, and at once began preparations to enter his adopted
   profession, of which mention has been made in connection with the bench of the county. 
   Mr. Yerkes' early struggles doubtless endowed him with an abiding sympathy with the
   people, which has been repeatedly reciprocated by an enthusiastic constituency.  In 1868
   he was nominated by acclamation as the democratic candidate for the office of district
   attorney, and was elected, receiving the highest number of votes ever polled for any
   candidate in the county up to that time.  In 1873 he was nominated as state senator,
   Bucks county supporting him unanimously and Northampton county giving him nine votes in
   the convention.  He was again elected by a large majority, running ahead of his ticket. 
   In 1876 he was re-nominated by acclamation and re-elected to represent the county of
   Bucks, which had become a separate district, and leading his party majority on the
   presidential ticket by four hundred and thirty votes.  His career in the senate was
   active and distinguished.  Of the many bills he introduced and carried forward to a
   successful issue, one may be mentioned as somewhat peculiar in its history.  This was an
   act in 1878 providing for the acquisition of bridges by counties.  Soon after Mr. Yerkes'
   elevation to the bench, a corporation brought suit against Montgomery county for the value
   of the DeKalb street bridge over the Schuylkill river, at Norristown, which the county
   authorities had taken under the provision of the above act.  It was the first contested
   case under this act and a striking coincidence that it should be certified before a
   judge, who as senator framed and carried the act through the legislature.  The trial of
   the cause occupied nearly a week, and both sides were represented by eminent counsel and
   argued with conspicuous ability.  A verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for
   $111,000, the largest verdict ever rendered in the county in a contested case.  The case
   was appealed to the supreme court, where after a thorough argument and review the
   decision of the lower court was affirmed.  It has been remarked by one of Judge Yerkes'
   cotemporaries on the bench that his disposition of the numerous points raised in this
   case and the affirmance by the supreme court have rendered it next to impossible for an
   error to be made in the future conduct of trials under the act of 1878.  While in the
   senate Mr. Yerkes was a member of the committees on Federal Relations, Finance, Judiciary
   and Centennial affairs.  In the work of these committees he took an active interest.  He
   was appointed one of the state board of managers of the centennial exposition, and was
   prominent in all its labors.  In 1877 he was unanimously presented by his party
   colleagues for the position of president of the senate, and held the position of
   president of the joint caucus of the legislature to name a candidate for United States
   senator.  He was for several years a member of the democratic state committee and a
   delegate to the state conventions of 1869, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1878 and 1882.  He was
   appointed by the state convention of 1882 to officially inform Robert E. Pattison of his
   nomination for governor.  He was also a delegate to the national democratic convention at
   Baltimore in 1872, and was one of the twenty-one delegates who persistently voted in favor
   of Judge Black and against the nomination of Horace Greeley.  He was also a delegate to
   the national convention at Cincinnati in 1880 and was an ardent supporter of General
   Hancock.  The same year he acted as chairman of the county committee of Bucks, and
   succeeded in carrying the county for General Hancock by a majority of two hundred and
   fifty votes, notwithstanding the majority for the opposite party was over six hundred the
   year before.  He was a delegate to the democratic judicial conventions of 1869, 1871, and
   1872, and chairman of the conference committee of the counties of Bucks and Montgomery. 
   In 1883 the democratic judicial convention of the seventh district by a unanimous vote
   presented him as a candidate for the office of president judge, to which position he was
   elected at the ensuing November election, and on the 11th of December was commissioned by
   Governor Pattison as president judge for the term of ten years from the first Monday in
   January, 1884, at which time he entered upon the duties of the office.  Mr. Yerkes was
   married in June, 1869, to Emeline, a daughter of Monroe Buckman, of Doylestown.