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

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                                        Chapter XLVII
 
                               Biographical Sketches - Tinicum 

                                       pp. 1129-1142
   
   JESSE L. ALLEM
   farmer, P.O. Ottsville.  His great-grandfather, Jacob Allem, emigrated from Germany,
   settled in Haycock township, and was married a year afterward.  His oldest son, also
   named Jacob, when but 18 years old enlisted in the revolutionary army, serving until the
   close of the war.  He settled in Bedminster township, where he died.  He married an
   Ott.  Their six children were all boys.  The only one now living is William, in
   Bedminster township, and now in his 75th year.  Jesse, the father of our subject, was
   born December 29, 1800, and died December 24, 1875.  He was a farmer and lived in
   Bedminster township.  He was a prominent member of the Tohickon Lutheran church, of which
   he was deacon.  He was twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth Loux, who died in
   1856, aged 53.  His second wife was Mrs. Anna Maria Huntsberger, who had also been a
   Loux.  The first wife had eleven children:  Lucinda, Catherine, Elizabeth, Jacob and
   Josiah, deceased; Anna Maria, wife of Jesse Fluck, in Solebury township; Lavina, wife of
   Joseph Fly, of Bedminster; Leanna, wife of Samuel B. Schisler, of Plumstead; Levi, in
   this township; John, in Hiawatha, Kan.; and Jesse L.   The second wife had two
   children:  Ida, living in Kansas, and Abbie (deceased).  Jesse L. Allem was born December
   28, 1848.  He attended the Carversville Normal school, and afterwards followed teaching
   for thirteen years.  The third year after his marriage he moved to Pennsburg, Montgomery
   county, whence he came to the place where he now lives, which had been the property of
   his wife's father about forty years, and which was her birthplace.  She is Susannah,
   daughter of Samuel S. T. Hillpot, and was born July 19, 1850.  They have two children: 
   Eva Miriam and David Oswin.  Mr. and Mrs. Allem are members of the Lower Tinicum Lutheran
   church, of which he is deacon.  He is a member of the Consistory, and has been twenty
   years connected with the Sabbath school as teacher and superintendent. 
   
   ANDREW J. BEAN
   boot and shoe manufacturer, P.O. Ottsville, is a grandson of Moses Bean, who was a farmer
   in Nockamixon, where he died over sixty years ago.  His son Henry was born in Richland in
   1815, and died in May, 1881.  He was a shoemaker, and subsequently a manufacturer.  He
   was a sober, industrious, and intelligent man, who acquired a competence by his own
   exertions.  He was twice married.  His first wife was Sarah, daughter of John C. Hager,
   of Nockamixon township.  She was born in 1814, and died in 1857.  Their children were
   Leanna and Alfred (deceased), Mary, Henry, Emeline, Wilson B., Catherine, Julia Ann and
   Andrew J.   Mr. Bean's second wife was Sarah, daughter of Henry Fretz.  She died in
   April, 1878, leaving three children:  Charles Harvey, Erwin and Reuben.  Our subject,
   Andrew J., was born March 28, 1846.  He learned his father's trade, which failing health
   compelled him to give up for a time.  On his marriage he started to manufacture on his
   own account, combining farming with it.  He has built up a good trade, and now employs
   ten hands.  January 4, 1868, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Levi Trauger, of
   Durham township.  She was born in 1839.  They have had five childen.  Two are deceased: 
   Laura and Bloomy.  The survivors are L. Warren, Katie N. and Sue E.   Mr. Bean is member
   of Peace and Union lodge, No. 456, I. O. O. F., of Riegelsville, in which he has passed
   all the chairs.  He and his wife are members of the Nockamixon Lutheran church, of which
   he is a trustee.
   
   ISAIAH BISSEY
   farmer, P.O. Point Pleasant, was born in the place where he has always lived.  His
   father, Jacob Bissey, also lived here.  He was born July 28, 1768, and died in April,
   1833.  He was a weaver as well as a farmer, and was an industrious man, highly spoken of
   by those who remember him.  He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal
   church.  His wife was Mary Weisel, who was born August 19, 1780, and died October 15,
   1872.  Their children were Susanna, Catherine, Isaiah, Amos, Julian, Jonas, Elias,
   Mahlon, Charlotte and Silas.  Those living are Charlotte, wife of Bauer Nonamaker, of
   Plumstead township; and Isaiah, who was born March 1, 1812.  The others are deceased. 
   Isaiah married Lidy, daughter of Michael Walter, who was born in Bedminster township. 
   She died leaving three children:  Hannah, widow of Jacob Long, in Doylestown; Rachel,
   wife of Josiah Worman, living with her father; and Catherine, also at home.  Mr. Bissey
   married for his second wife the widow of Moses Fox, who had been a Miss Mills.  To this
   union two children were born:  Isabella, who died in infancy; and Emma, wife of Isaac R.
   Lear, of Plumstead.  Mr. Bissey, by industry and careful habits, has acquired a
   well-earned competence and the esteem of his fellow-men.
   
   ENGELHART BRIGHT
   hotel proprietor, P.O. Erwinna, is a descendant of an old German family.  A Bible in his
   possession, printed in 1743, contains a record that Johannes Brecht (as the name was then
   spelled) was born May 17, 1699, and his wife Margareta December 28, 1704.  They settled in
   Haycock township, where John, grandfather of Engelhart, was born and died.  His wife was a
   Benner.  Their son Jacob was the only one of the family who stayed in Pennsylvania.  He
   was a teacher until about seven years before his death, which occurred when he was 65
   years old.  He stood high in the estimation of his neighbors, who often employed him to
   settle intricate business matters.  He was three times married.  His first wife had one
   child, who is deceased.  His second wife left three children:  Sophia, Lavina and
   Nancy.  The third wife, Catherine Tyson, had nine children:  Samuel, Jacob, Josiah,
   George, Jackson, Edwin, Elizabeth, Lydia Ann and Engelhart, who was born August 19,
   1831.  He was reared to farming, and after his marriage bought a farm in Springfield
   township, where he lived for twenty-seven years, when he rented the hotel in
   Headquarters.  In 1854 he married Catherine Slifer, who was born in May, 1842.  Their
   children are Mary Ellen, deceased, who was wife of Newton Shank; Sarah Clementina, wife
   of Aaron Shive, of Richland township; Annie Melinda, wife of Howard Cressman, of
   Quakertown; Ida Louisa, living with her parents; Albert, married to Mary Ellen Eichlin,
   in this township; Clinton, in Riegelsville; William Grant, who makes his home with his
   parents; Jacob Elmer, in Springfield township; and John Harvey, at home.  Mr. Bright is a
   member of the Mennonite church, and is regarded as a substantial citizen.
   
   ALEXANDER BURGSTRESSER
   farmer, P.O. Erwinna, is a grandson of John  Burgstresser, who lived and died in this
   township in 1812, and was a soldier in the revolutionary war.  His son, George, the
   father of Alexander, was a carpenter by trade, and later bought the farm now owned by his
   son Samuel.  He died near Headquarters.  He was a justice of the peace for many years, and
   had in a great degree the confidence of his neighbors, who entrusted him with the
   settlement of many estates.  He was a member of the Reformed church of Nockamixon. He
   married Hannah Ruth, by whom he had thirteen children.  Those now living are:  Elizabeth,
   Anna, Hannah, Joshua, Samuel, Joseph, George, Jonas and Alexander, who was born September
   8, 1822.  On his marriage he rented the place where he now lives, which he afterward
   bought.  December 2, 1845, he married Mary Ann, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Derr)
   Knecht.  She was born in New Jersey May 12, 1827.  They have had three children:  Jacob,
   George W. and Noah, (deceased).  Mr. Burgstresser has been school director and collector
   of school taxes.  He and his wife are members of the Reformed church.
   
   JAMES W. CARVER
   hotel proprietor, P.O. Uhlertown.  The ancestors of this gentleman came from England with
   Penn in 1682.  James Carver, the father of James W., was born in this county and was for
   many years a constable in Nockamixon township.  He was a boatman and was drowned in the
   Delaware in 1837, when but 40 years of age.  His wife, Margaret Snyder, a native of this
   township, was of German descent.  They had one son, James W.  After the death of Mr.
   Carver she married Thomas Purdy, by whom she had one son, who died in 1887.  She died in
   1880, when she was 81 years old.  James W. Carver was born October 3, 1836, in Nockamixon
   township.  He followed teaching for twelve years, boating on the Delaware and Lehigh canal
   in the summers.  After his marriage he farmed for several years in this township, when he
   went to Headquarters and kept hotel there for two years, and was two years in the
   legislature.  In 1877 he removed to his present place in the hotel at the end of the
   Frenchtown bridge.  January 26, 1862, he married Adeline, daughter of John Rufe, of this
   township, who died in October, 1872, leaving four children:  Maggie, who died when 18
   years old; Herman and Minnie, living with their father, and Ella, who died in infancy. 
   On September 25, 1873, Mr. Carver married Mary, daughter of Franklin Laubenstein, of this
   township.  She was born in October, 1853.  They had six children:  James, who died in
   infancy; and Addie, Harry, Clara, Minnie and Mamie, who live with their parents.  Mr.
   Carver has filled many of the township offices, and was for five years justice of the
   peace, giving up that position when elected to the legislature in 1874.  In 1876 he was
   again elected, serving four years.  Since that time he has served continuously as school
   director.  He is a member of Lodge No. 245, A. Y. M., of Doylestown; Tinicum Tribe, No.
   168, I. O. R. M., Home Lodge, No. 195, K. of P., of New Jersey; and has represented the
   two latter bodies in the Grand Lodge.  He is a stirring, energetic man, and has much
   influence in his township.
   
   JACOB E. FRANKENFIELD
   farmer, P.O. Erwinna, is a grandson of Michael Frankenfield, whose parents were residents
   of Springfield township.  He was a resident of Nockamixon township, but later returned to
   Springfield, where he died.  His son, also named Michael, was born in Nockamixon
   township, February 25, 1809, and died January 9, 1859.  He bought a farm, part of which
   Jacob now owns, and lived on it until his death.  He was a straightforward, honest man,
   of strong convictions, and never feared to express his opinions.  His wife was Rachel,
   daughter of Jacob Barron, of Springfield township, where she was born March 20, 1807. 
   She died August 23, 1870.  They had eight children:  Abraham, Ezra, Henry, Aaron,
   Michael, Elizabeth R., Clinton and Jacob E., who was the second son and was born January
   27, 1835.  After his father's death he and his brother Ezra bought the home farm, which
   they owned jointly for thirteen years, when they divided it.  On December 8, 1860, Mr.
   Frankenfield married Mary Ellen, daughter of William and Rebecca (Hillpot) Heaney.   She
   was born November 24, 1835.  Her father died on October 11, 1839, and her mother was
   again married to Samuel Yost, who died in 1873.  She isnow 87 years old.  Mr.
   Frankenfield and wife are members of the Lower Tinicum Lutheran church, of which he has
   been for several years an elder.
   
   EFFINGER F. HILLEGAS
   merchant, P.O. Point Pleasant, is of German descent.  His grandfather was a resident of
   Montgomery county, where his son, George W., was born in 1816.  The latter was the senior
   member of the wholesale dry-goods firm of Hillegas, Drake, Bechtel & Co., of
   Philadelphia.  Later he engaged in real estate operations, building blocks of houses in
   various parts of that city.  He subsequently became proprietor of the St. Charles hotel,
   on Third street, retiring a few years before his death, which occurred May 14, 1881.  He
   had an inventive talent, and patented many useful articles.  He married Sarah Ann Fisher,
   of Montgomery county, who is now living in Philadelphia.  They had two children, Effinger
   F. and Leonore, wife of James Van Buskirk, M. D., of Philadelphia.  Effinger F. was born
   in Philadelphia, January 6, 1850, and became a book-keeper, being for eighteen years in
   the employ of Michael Uhler, of Uhlertown.  May 28, 1874, he married Emma Annie, daughter
   of M. Uhler.  She was born in Uhlerville, Northampton county.  They had one son, M. Uhler,
   who died in infancy.  While with Mr. Uhler, he and his brother-in-law had a line of boats
   carrying coal between Mauch Chunk and New York, which he gave up in April, 1879.  Since
   then he has been engaged in manufacturing lime, and dealing in flour, feed, hay, straw,
   coal, wood, plaster and fertilizers at Point Pleasant.  Mr. Hillegas is a member of
   Tinicum Tribe, No. 168, I. O. R. M.   He and his wife are members of the Baptist church,
   of which he has been trustee.  He bears the repute of an honorable merchant and good
   citizen.  In politics he is republican.
   
   ISAAC HILLPOT
   farmer, P.O. Erwinna, is the youngest son of Frederick, and a grandson of the
   revolutionary soldier, George Adam Hillpot.  He was one of the best known, most respected
   and influential citizens of the township.  Born in 1774 Frederick was married to Susannah
   Stem, who died in April, 1857.  They had nine children:  Elizabeth, married Abraham Lear,
   and died in 1886; Peter, born in 1805; Samuel, born in 1807, died in December, 1879; Mary,
   widow of John Calfe, living in this township; Jonas S., also in this township; Frederick
   S., in Nockamixon township; Catherine, who died in 1837; Sarah, also deceased, married M.
   C. Lear; and Isaac, who was born February 28, 1819.  He farmed for his father thirteen
   years after his marriage, when he bought the place.  September 18, 1842, he was married
   to Anna, daughter of George Burgstresser.  She was born January 11, 1819.  They have
   three children:  Maria, born April 17, 1844, wife of Aaron Frankenfield, of this
   township; Reuben, born March 31, 1847, married to Mary Ann Rittenhouse, and lives in
   Frenchtown, N. J. ; and Amos, born February 28, 1852, living with his parents.  Mr.
   Hillpot bought the original tract taken up by his grandfather, and yet owns a part of
   it.  He is a good representative citizen of the township, has been jury commissioner for
   three years, deacon of the Lower Tinicum Lutheran church for eighteen years and a trustee
   for nine years.
   
   JOHN F. HILLPOT
   farmer, P.O. Erwinna.  The grandfather of this gentleman came from Durham township, and
   settled on the farm now owned by Isaac Hillpot.  He was a revolutionary soldier, and died
   shortly after the close of the war.  His son John, father of John F., was born, lived and
   died in this township.  He was an honest, industrious man, and for several years a deacon
   in the Lutheran church of Upper Tinicum.  His wife was Mary, daughter of Michael
   Frederick, of Rockhill township.  Their children were:  Catherine, Elizabeth, Henry,
   Aaron, Angeine, Michael, Veronica, Mary Ann, and John F., who was born January 21,
   1837.  He worked for his father until after his marriage, after which he rented until
   1873, when he removed to the place where he now lives.  On December 30, 1862, he married
   Mary M., daughter of William F. Wyker, of this township.  Mr. and Mrs. Hillpot are
   members of the Tinicum Evangelical Lutheran church, of which he was for six years a
   deacon.
   
   LEWIS HILLPOT
   farmer, Erwinna, P.O., is a son of Peter Hillpot, who is a son of Frederick, who was the
   youngest son of the old revolutionary soldier, George Adam Hillpot.  Frederick was born
   in 1774, and died in 1858, when within seven days of completing his 84th year.  He was a
   weaver and farmer, and owned the place now occupied by his son Isaac.  He was a soldier
   in the war of 1812.  His wife was Susannah Stem, who was born in 1783, and died in
   1857.  Their children were:  Elizabeth, Samuel, Catherine and Sarah, deceased; Mary
   Magdalena, Jonas and Isaac, living in this township; Frederick, in Nockamixon township,
   and Peter, father of Lewis, with whom he is living.  Peter was born February 22, 1805,
   and on his marriage removed to Nockamixon township, where he stayed for seven years, then
   buying the place which has been his home for fifty-one years.  In 1829 he was married to
   Annie Fretz, who was born July 6, 1802, and is now in her 86th year.  Their children
   were:  Susannah, who is the wife of John wildonger, and has six children; Mary Ann, wife
   of Reading Rufe, of Nockamixon township; and Lewis, who was the only son.  He has always
   been a farmer, and is a plain, industrious man, of unblemished character and excellent
   standing in the community.  He is unmarried, and like his ancestors for generations past
   is a member of the Lower Tinicum Lutheran church.  He served in the civil war in 1862-3.
   
   MAHLON C. LEAR
   insurance manager, P.O. Erwinna, is a grandson of Joseph Lear, whose father came from
   Germany.  Joseph Lear was born here, and was an expert gunsmith, and a noted marksman. 
   He owned a farm and saw-mill near Erwinna.  He  married Sarah Garis, by whom he had eight
   children, all now deceased.  Their son Joseph, father of Mahlon C., was born in Tinicum,
   March 4, 1793, and died August 7, 1870.  He was a carpenter, and bouth a farm near
   Erwinna, on which he died.  He was a prominent man, and was one of the committee who
   built the Alexandria Delaware bridge, and was long a director in the company.  His wife
   Sarah, daughter of Henry Calfe, was born in this township March 12, 1796, and died
   January 9, 1882.  Their children were:  Annie (deceased), Amos, Isaac, Wilson, and Mahlon
   C., who was the oldest, and was born October 31, 1820.  He followed carpentering fifteen
   years, and for fifteen years was a merchant at Erwinna.  He then farmed four years, when
   he re-engaged in carpentering and contracting.  In 1870 he was elected manager of the
   Line Lexington Fire Insurance company, and has been re-elected successively ever since. 
   September 6, 1846, he married Mary Ann, daughter of Samuel Rufe, of this township.  She
   was born May 15, 1827.  They have had ten children:  Emeline, Sarah Ann, Francis, William
   H., Ann Elizabeth, and an infant all deceased.  Those living are:  Mary, Ellen and Ida,
   who make their home with their parents; Asher, in Solebury township; and Irving in South
   Amboy, N. J.   Mr. Lear has held the office of school director for twenty-five years, and
   for sixteen years was secretary of the board.  He is a member of Tinicum Tribe, No. 168,
   I. O. R. M., and for seven years was director of the Bridge company, succeeding his
   father.  He and his wife are members of the Tinicum Lutheran church, of which he was one
   of the building committee.  He was a deacon of this church for eighteen years, and an
   elder four years.
   
   SAMUEL H. LEAR
   farmer, P.O. Ottsville, is a grandson of Joseph Lear, whose father came from Germany. 
   Joseph was a noted gunmaker and marksman.  He owned a farm and saw-mill near Erwinna in
   this township.  His wife was Sarah Garis.  They and their eight children are all
   deceased.  Their son, George, was the father of Samuel H.   He was a carpenter and
   farmer, and died in 1865, aged 82.  He was a great reader, an industrious, sober and
   upright man, and accumulated a handsome property.  His wife, Elizabeth, was a daughter of
   George Adam Hillpot, of this township.  Their children were:  John H., Joseph and Sarah,
   deceased; Susan and Lydia, both of whom married Charles B. Yost, and both of whom are
   dead; Eliza, wife of William Frankenfield, of Springfield township; Selina, wife of
   Abraham Frankenfield, of this township; Jonas, living in Tinicum; and Samuel H., who was
   born March 27, 1825.  He worked as a carpenter for twelve years, after which he bought
   his present home.  He has been twice married.  His first wife was Catherine, daughter of
   George Swope.  She was born in 1826 and died in 1866, leaving three children.  The second
   wife was Magdalena, daughter of Martin Fretz, of Bedminster township.  She was born August
   25, 1833, and died May 1, 1875, leaving two children.  The children of the first wife
   are:  Eliza, wife of Joseph Hockman, of Tinicum; Israel, who farms his father's place;
   and Tobias, who is in Williamsport, Pa.   The children of the second marriage are: 
   Martha, who keeps house for her father and Abraham, who is a mason.  Mr. Lear is a member
   of Lower Tinicum Lutheran church and is one of the substantial citizens of the township. 
   His success in life is due entirely to his own efforts.
   
   HOWELL McENTIRE
   merchant, P.O. Erwinna, is a son of William McIntyre, the oldest person now living in
   this township.  His grandparents were Robert and Rebecca McIntyre, the former a native of
   Schenectady, N. Y., and of Scotch-Irish parentage.  He came to this county and died on a
   farm which he owned, in April, 1828, aged 62 years.  Rebecca McIntyre died in 1842, aged
   72.   They had a numerous family, of whom but two are now living:  Eve, widow of Moses
   Weaver, in Frenchtown, N. J., and William, who was born in Schenectady, N. Y., on
   November 17, 1798.  He was seven years old when his parents came to this county.  Four
   years after his father's death he bought the homestead, on which he lived until 1857,
   when he built the house where he now lives.  March 11, 1871, William McIntyre married Ann
   Marshall, who was born February 9, 1805, and died March 23, 1864.  They had three
   children:  one who died in infancy; Mary Jane, who is unmarried, and keeps house for her
   father; and Howell.  William McIntyre is one of the best known and most respected
   citizens of the township, and is in full possession of his faculties.  His son, Howell,
   was born in June, 1842.  He followed teaching for four years.  In 1866 he bought an
   interest in the store in Erwinna, of which he is now sole proprietor.  In 1877 he married
   Lucinda, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca George, of this township, where she was born in
   1844.  They had two children:  Annie, and one who died in infancy.  On January 1, 1886,
   Mr. McIntyre was appointed postmaster of Erwinna.  He is an honest, conscientious
   merchant.
   
   JOHN H. MILLS
   farmer, P.O. Point Pleasant, is a grandson of Solomon Mills, a farmer of Haycock
   township, who afterward removed to Durham, where he was accidentally killed by the
   falling of a tree.  His wife was Catherine Deemer.  None of their children are now
   living.  Solomon, father of John H., was born in Durham township in 1802.  His father
   died when he was quite young, and in 1812, when less than ten years old, he, with his
   mother, threshed over three hundred bushels of buckwheat.  He bought a farm in this
   township, where he lived until his death in 1861.  He was industrious, and was especially
   noted for keeping fine stock.  His wife was Sypra Regina Hillpot, a native of this
   township, who died a year before her husband, aged 58.  They had nine children, seven of
   whom are now living:  John H., Solomon Charles, Samuel P., Catherine Ann, Barbara Regina,
   Mary Jane and Sypra Ann.   Our subject was born April 5, 1835.  A couple of years before
   his father died he rented the home farm, afterward buying it from the estate.  On January
   8, 1865, he married Sarah Maria, daughter of Anthony Haney.  She was born in this township
   in 1845.  They have five children:  Alice, a teacher; Belle, Carrie, Hiram and Roger, all
   making their home with their parents.  Mr. Mills takes an active interest in politics,
   but never aspired to office.  He is an industrious, plain, blunt and outspoken man.  In
   politics he is a democrat.
   
   THOMAS S. MOOD
   farmer, P.O. Point Pleasant, is a grandson of John Mood, who was of German extraction and
   came from Lehigh county.  He died about 1843, aged 85 years.  His wife, who was a Miss
   Klinker, died before him.  He had a numerous family.  His son Enos, father of Thomas S.,
   was born on the house in this township, which he bought after his father's death.  He
   died at Reigelsville about eight years ago.  He was a plain, hard-working man and a
   member of the Reformed church at Nockamixon.  His wife was Anna Sumstone.  Mr. and Mrs.
   Mood had seven children:  Uriah (deceased), Samuel, Newberry, Clinton, Catherine, Anna
   and Thomas S.   The latter was reared to farming, which, with the exception of three
   years spent on the canal, has been his life-long occupation.  For the past twenty-six
   years he has lived on the same place near Point Pleasant.  In December, 1860, he married
   Sophia, daughter of John N. Solliday.  She died in February, 1878, leaving two
   children:  John Edward, who died in 1885, aged 22 years, and Anna, who lives with her
   father.  Mr. Mood was again married to Catherine Tettemer, a native of this township.  He
   is a member of the Tinicum Reformed church, of which he has been trustee.  He is an
   upright man, respected by the people who know him.
   
   HENRY F. MYERS
   farmer, P.O. Bedminster, is a grandson of Henry Myers, a native of Plumstead township and
   whose father came from Germany.  Henry died forty-three years ago.  His wife, Elizabeth
   Fretz, died in 1865.  Of their children Henry F. and John F. live in Plumstead, and
   Reuben F., William F., Joseph F., Barbara, Catherine and Annie are deceased.  The father
   of Henry F. was Joseph F.   He was born in 1812 and died May 12, 1882.  He was a mason by
   trade.  In 1845 he removed to the farm in Bedminster township, now owned by his son, Aaron
   F., where he died.  His wife was Barbara, a daughter of Abraham Fretz, of Bedminster
   township.  She died January 8, 1885, in her seventy-second year.  Their children were: 
   Enos F., Mahlon F., Mary Ann, Susannah and an infant daughter, deceased; Aaron F. and
   Abraham F. in Bedminster township, and Henry F., who was born February 24, 1839.  After
   his marriage he began farming in Bedminster township, removing in 1866 to the place where
   he now lives.  October 3, 1863, he was married to Emma Selina, daughter of Philip R.
   Harpel.  She was born September 23, 1837, and died April 4, 1886.  They have five
   children:  Livera, Erwin, Annie Barbara, Edgar and Emma Nora, all of whom live with their
   father.  Mr. Myers is a well-known citizen, of excellent character and standing.  He is a
   member of Plumstead lodge, No. 678, I. O. O. F., in which he has passed all the chairs,
   and he and his elder children are members of the Lower Tinicum Lutheran church.
   
   HENRY H. RANDT
   miller, P.O. Pipersville, is a son of John Randt, who came from Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
   Germany, in August, 1857.  He bought a farm in Haycock township, where he died March 10,
   1882, aged 61.  He was a very industrious man, of excellent character and habits and was
   a deacon in the Keller Lutheran church.  He was married in Germany to Charlotte Honzen,
   who is living with her daughter in Bethlehem, aged 55.  Their children were:  Sophia, who
   is the wife of Reuben Jenney, living in Bethlehem; Levi, married to Nora Weaver, living in
   Springfield township, and Henry H., who was the oldest and was born in Bedminster township
   March 4, 1858.  Until he was 20 years old he worked on farms, then two years in a
   saw-mill, after which he went into milling, which he has followed ever since.  In May,
   1886, he bought the mill on the Tohickon which had long been known as the ÒMyers mill.Ó 
   December 3, 1881, he was married to Pernice, daughter of Jacob Sassaman, of Springfield
   township.  She was born in 1861.  They have two children:  Albert and John.   Mr. Randt
   is known as an honest, thorough-going young man of unimpeachable character.  He is a
   member of the Keller Lutheran church and his wife of the Reformed church of the same
   place.
   
   WILLIAM A. RIDGE
   farmer, P.O. Point Pleasant.  The great-grandfather of this gentleman came from England
   and settled in Bensalem township, where his son William was born.  The latter bought the
   farm and built the stone house on the banks of the Delaware, which is now the home of his
   grandson, William A. Ridge.  His wife, Catherine, was a daughter of Edward Marshall, who
   made the historical Òwalk.Ó  She was a native of this township.  They had six sons and
   five daughters, all now deceased.  Their youngest son, Moses, father of William A., was
   born in this house December 2, 1782, and died July 22, 1860.  He was a carpenter and
   farmer and inherited the family homestead.  He also owned other property, which he
   divided among his children.  His wife was Sarah McFarland, of Scottish ancestry, who died
   October 21, 1846, aged 60 years.  They had seven children:  Catherine, Rebecca, Edward
   (deceased), Sarah Ann, Thomas (deceased), James and William A., who was born October 6,
   1826.  After his father's death he took a part of the family property on the ridge.  His
   father's brothers, William, Thomas and Edward, owned the homestead, but they all died and
   his father purchased it.  On the death of the latter William bought it from the estate and
   has owned it over forty years.  He has never married, but with his sisters, Catherine and
   Rebecca, lives comfortably in the old home.
   
   ELIAS SHULL
   farmer, P.O. Point Pleasant, is a son of Peter and Catherine (Strouse) Shull.  The former
   was born in Lower Mount Bethel, Northampton county, in 1789, and died in 1861.  His wife
   was born in 1797 and died July, 1859.  He came to this county when a boy and lived with
   Philip Gruver.  In 1828 he built and removed to the house in which he died and in which
   his sons, Elias and Joseph, now live.  He was a deacon of the Tinicum Reformed church. 
   His children were:  Sarah (deceased), Elizabeth, Catherine, Peter, Tobias, Jacob, Elias
   and Joseph.  Elias was born September 23, 1822, in the old house which formerly stood on
   the farm and has all his life been a farmer.  His brother Joseph, who also lives in the
   old house, was born December 31, 1829.  He is also a farmer.  They live together, their
   sister Catherine keeping house for them.  The family are highly respectable, industrious
   and upright people and are respected accordingly.
   
   JOHN O. SNYDER
   merchant, P.O. Ottsville, belongs to a family that has for many generations been
   identified with Bucks county.  He great-grandfather, Michael, was a native of this
   township and a blacksmith by trade.  His son, John, was a blacksmith and farmer, and
   recently died in Bedminster township, in his eighty-second year.  His wife, Catherine
   Crouthamel, died twenty-two years ago.  They had nine children, of whom eight are
   living.  Their son, Reading, lives in Bedminster township, and is a member of the Keller
   Reformed church, of which he has been a deacon.  His wife is Mary Overholt.  They have
   had twelve children:  Catherine, wife of Levi Hockman, of Bedminster; Elizabeth, Reed,
   Reuben, and Irving, with their parents; William, Samuel, Alexander, Sabilla, Mary and
   Sarah, deceased; and John O., who was the oldest and was born April 14, 1851.  When
   twenty-two years old he learned the trade of a mason, which he left in 1875; was two
   years a merchant, in Haycock township; worked at this trade again for a year, then bought
   his present store at Red Hill.  May 23, 1874, he was married to Malinda, daughter of Jacob
   Hockman.  She was born May 7, 1856, and died January 24, 1887, leaving two children, Nora
   and Lottie.   Mr. Snyder has been for the past six years postmaster of Ottsville, and is
   a member of the Keller Reformed church.  He is a bright example of what can be
   accomplished by industry, honesty and pluck.  Starting poor he has made for himself a
   good business and the name of an honorable merchant.
   
   RALPH STOVER
   retired, P.O. Point Pleasant.  The ancestors of this gentleman came from Rhenish Germany,
   on the invitation of the great Founder, at the time of the religious troubles there, in
   the beginning of the 18th century.  Henry Stover settled on a farm in Bedminster
   township, on part of which Bedminsterville now stands.  He had four sons:  Ralph, Ulrich,
   Jacob, and Henry.  The latter retained the homestead; Jacob bought the mill property on
   Tohickon creek, near Pipersville, which is still owned by his son, Samuel, over eighty
   years of age; and Ulrich bought the mill property on Tohickon creek, in Haycock township,
   and his descendants still own it.  Ralph was the grandfather of the subject of this
   sketch.  He bought a farm of three hundred acres on the Tohickon, where the Easton road
   crosses that stream, where he died in 1811, aged fifty-two.  He was a prominent and
   influential citizen, was a justice of the peace for many years, and represented the
   county in the legislature.  His oldest son, Abraham F., was born on the Bedminster farm
   in 1786, and in 1833 sold his share of the homestead property, and removed to Fauquier
   county, Va., where he died in 1854.  He was justice of the peace, a surveyor, and was
   twice elected to the Pennsylvania legislature.  He married Rachel Fretz, who was born in
   1787, and died in 1870.  They had three sons who lived to maturity:  Charles and Albert,
   both of whom died in Virginia, and Ralph, who was born September 28, 1811.  He went to
   Virginia with his parents, and in 1841 returned to Bucks county.  He bought from his
   wife's father the house in which he now lives and the mills and farm adjoining.  In
   October, 1838, he married Eliza, daughter of Henry S. and Barbara Stover.  She was born
   in 1815.  They have had twelve children.  Those deceased are:  John Henry, a Union
   soldier, who was wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., in 1864, and died in Washington; and
   Emeline, Rachel and Horace, who died young.  Those living are:  Robert C. and Mary G.
   (wife of Charles E. Keyser), both in Virginia; Eliza B., wife of F. W. Troemner; Ella,
   wife of John B. Lequear, in Germantown; Adelaide, wife of A. L. Thomson, living at Avon,
   N. Y.; R. Chester, married and living in his father's house; Annie, wife of Albert
   Stover, of Kintnersville; and Albert, married and living in his father's house in Point
   Pleasant.  Mr. and Mrs. Stover have nineteen grandchildren living.  He has passed a busy
   and successful life.  He was one of the projectors of the Delaware river bridge at Point
   Pleasant, and also of the Danborough and Point Pleasant turnpike.  He and his wife are
   members of the Point Pleasant church.
   
   JACOB STOVER
   flour merchant, P.O. Erwinna, is a great-grandson of an emigrant from Rhenish Germany,
   who settled near Skipback, Montgomery county.  His son, Jacob, joined the revolutionary
   army when quite young, driving a four-horse team belonging to his father, with stores for
   General Sullivan.  He stayed until the close of the war.  After his marriage he settled on
   the farm in Plumstead township, where he died, in the house now owned by his son Samuel,
   near the mill which he built.  He was twice married.  His second wife, Catherine, was the
   mother of Henry S. Stover, who was born October 17, 1786, and died in the house now
   occupied by his son, Jordan H., in 1873.  He was a miller by trade, and built the grist
   and saw-mill at Point Pleasant, now owned by Ralph Stover.  In 1831 he bought a property
   with mill site at Erwinna, from Thomas G. Kennedy, which property was formerly owned by
   William Erwin, Esq.  The following year he moved with his family upon the property, and
   erected extensive four and saw-mills upon the same.  He was an enterprising man and good
   manager, and accumulated a handsome property, which he divided between his four sons.  He
   married Barbara, daughter of Isaac Stout, of Williams township, Northampton county.  She
   died in 1862, aged 73.  Their children were:  Salome (deceased), Ann (Mrs. Philip K.
   Fretz), Eliza (Mrs. Ralph Stover), Catherine (Mrs. John L. Jones), Emeline (Mrs. Dr.
   Isaac Stewart), and Jacob, Isaac, Henry, and Jordan H.    Jacob is the eldest son, and
   was born at Point Pleasant, October 14, 1817.  When very young he was taken into his
   father's business, staying with him until he was thirty-three years of age, when he with
   his brother Isaac rented the saw-mill of their father, and engaged extensively in
   supplying hard wood lumber for the California trade.  In 1860 he went on his farm, but
   four years later again went into the lumber business with his brother, continuing in the
   same until 1879.  In 1886 he bought from his brothers, Henry and Jordan H., ÒThe Erwinna
   flour mills,Ó which were built by Henry S. Stover, their father, at which place he is now
   carrying on an extensive business in the manufacturing of flour and feed.  In June, 1854,
   he married Mary E., daughter of Hugh and Matilda Capner, of Flemington, N. J.   They have
   four children, two sons and two daughters.  Hugh C., the eldest son, a graduate of Yale
   college, in the department of law, and now a practicing lawyer of Philadelphia.  John J.,
   the other son, is now attending academical studies at Philadelphia.  Like his father,
   Jacob Stover is an enterprising man.  He is a heavy stockholder in the Alexandria
   Delaware Bridge company, and is its present president.  He is recognized as one of the
   leading men in this part of the county.
   
   ISAAC S. STOVER
   lumberman, P.O. Erwinna, is the second son of Henry S. Stover.  He was born at Point
   Pleasant, March 1, 1820, and became a miller.  He was with his father until he and his
   brother Jacob rented the saw-mill, and for a short time was also engaged in milling.  On
   the retirement of Jacob in 1860 he carried on the business alone for four years, when he
   again formed a partnership with Jacob, which continued until 1879, since which date he
   has been alone.  His wife, Ellen A. Capner, is a sister of his brother Jacob's wife.  She
   was born March 19, 1827.  They have had six children:  Henry C., now living in Virginia;
   Charles (deceased), and George C., Louis C., Eleanor M. and I. Francis, who live with
   their parents.  Mr. Stover has been successful in business, devoting himself to it with
   energy and perseverance.  His whole life has been passed in Tinicum township, where he is
   much respected.  He and his wife and family are members of the Presbyterian church, at
   Frenchtown, N. J.
   
   JORDAN H. STOVER
   farmer, P.O. Erwinna, is the youngest son of Henry S. Stover, and was born May 1, 1833,
   in the old homestead, which has been his lifelong home.  He learned the miller's trade in
   his father's mill, and carried on that business until 1886, at the same time cultivating a
   small farm attached to the homestead.  He was educated in Freeland seminary, at Perkiomen,
   Montgomery county.  In 1869 he bought an interest in his father's mill.  He remodeled and
   partially rebuilt the old home, making it an elegant and commodious residence.  June 17,
   1858, he married Rachel, daughter of Jonathan Pickel, of Hunterdon county, N. J.   She
   was born June 30, 1838.  They have three children:  Hannah P., the wife of J. C.
   Lambrite, of Doylestown; Edward C., married to Elizabeth Coane, living in Trenton, N. J.;
   and Lizzie P., who lives with her parents.  Mr. and Mrs. Stover are members of the
   Presbyterian church at Frenchtown, N. J., of which he is a trustee.  He has always been
   an active, enterprising business man, and enjoys the respect of his neighbors.
   
   LEWIS STOVER
   lawyer, 522 Walnut street, Philadelphia, is a son of Jacob, brother of Henry, who was the
   father of Jacob Stover, before mentioned.  The father of Lewis was a farmer in Nockamixon
   township, where he lived all of his life after his marriage, dying about fifteen years
   ago.  His wife was Sarah, daughter of Jacob Treichler, of Springfield township.  She died
   several years after her husband.  They had seven children, of whom four now survive: 
   Owen, who lives on the home farm; Albert, engaged in lumber business at Kintnersville;
   Clara, who lives with her brother Owen; and Lewis, who was born October 13, 1835.  He
   finished his education at Princeton college, N. J., and studied law in Philadelphia,
   graduating from the law department of the Pennsylvania university, and since then has
   been continuously engaged in practice in Philadelphia.  He engages in all branches of
   civil practice, but gives especial attention to the real estate department of law.  He
   has a good reputation among the legal fraternity of the city.
   
   ELIAS STROUSE
   farmer. P.O. Ottsville, is a grandson of Henry and Ann Maria (Pyle) Strouse.  The former
   was born in Nockamixon township, was a farmer, and died there in 1835, as did his wife,
   who was a native of Germany.  Their son, Jacob, father of Elias, was born in 1790, and on
   his marriage in 1826 came to Tinicum, and bought the farm, where he died in 1874.  He was
   a man of excellent character, and more than ordinary intelligence.  From comparatively
   nothing he became well off, leaving a fine estate.  His wife was Catherine, daughter of
   Samuel Herwick, of Springfield township.  She died in 1881, in her eighty-second year. 
   Their children were Hannah, widow of Peter Bean, living in Quakertown; Susanna, wife of
   Elias Gruver, of this township; Franie, wife of Tobias Mitman, in Quakertown; and Elias,
   who was the only son, and was born August 28, 1828.  He lived on the home farm until
   fourteen years after his marriage, when he bought his present elegant home near Red
   Hill.  October 3, 1850, he was married to Anna Mary, daughter of Henry Kruger, of
   Nockamison.  She was born in 1826.  To their union nine children have been born, four of
   whom died young, and a daughter, Franie, after her marriage.  The survivors are Amanda,
   wife of Clinton S. Lerch, of this township; Reed C., married to Jennie Jeffries, and
   living in Quakertown; Annie, wife of George W. Lerch, of Bedminster; and Jacob M., who
   lives with his parents.  Mr. Strouse is a prominent citizen, and has held several offices
   in the township.  He and his wife are members of the Nockamixon church, of which he was
   for several years deacon.
   
   TOBIAS SWOPE
   farmer, P.O. Point Pleasant, is a son of George Swope, who was born in this township
   about 1796, and died in 1862.  He was a man of great industry, and of excellent
   character, and was a member of the Tinicum Lutheran church.  His wife was Mary Magdalena
   Maust.  She was a member of the same church as her husband, and was a good wife and
   mother.  She died in 1876, aged 81.  Their children were Tobias, Mary, Susanna,
   Elizabeth, Catherine, Peter and George M., who was born in January, 1831, and in 1857
   married Sarah Ann, daughter of Jacob Kilmer, of this township.  They have had ten
   children:  Clayton, Mary, Jacob, Samuel, Alfred, Sarah, Emma, Rosa, Minna, and Tobias
   (deceased).  George M. Swope has been for twelve years an elder and member of the Tinicum
   Lutheran church.  Tobias Swope, oldest son of George and Mary Magdalena Swope, was born
   July 7, 1819.  He has always been a farmer, and three years before his father's death
   rented the home farm, which he subsequently bought from the estate.  He was one of the
   projectors and builders of the Tinicum Co-operative Diarymen's association creamery, and
   is the treasurer and superintendent, having sole charge of the creamery.  He is a member
   of the Tinicum Lutheran church, and is a man whose word can always be relied on.  He is
   not married, and makes his home with his brother, George M.
   
   MICHAEL UHLER
   merchant, P.O. Uhlertown.  The ancestors of this gentleman were for several generations
   residents of Northampton county.  His father, Jacob, was born there, and removed to
   Durham township, where he died when 42 years old.  He was an enterprising man, and after
   building the stone house and barn on his farm in Durham, which are yet standing, he
   bought another farm in Northampton county, on which Uhlersville now stands. He was a
   prominent churchman, and one of the committee to build the Durham Lutheran and Reformed
   church, of which he was long a trustee.  His wife was Margaret Messinger, of Northampton
   county, who survived her husband nearly 40 years.  Their children were:  Phebe
   (deceased), Rebecca (deceased), Nancy (deceased), Mary (deceased), Peter, who died at
   Easton, and was the founder of Uhlersville, where he has extensive interest; John, who is
   in the lime business at Easton; and Michael, who was born February 6, 1822, in Durham
   township.  He was reared to mercantile pursuits, beginning for himself in a general store
   in Allentown, Pa., in 1843, where he remained six years.  His store was burned out in
   1849, entailing a heavy loss, after which he went to Uhlersville, and was for two years
   in the mercantile and lime business, having purchased thirty acres of the finest
   limestone property in Northampton county within one-half mile of Easton.  Eight large
   kilns for the manufacture of lime were at once erected along the canal bank, whose annual
   output is 250,000 bushels.  The lime is loaded in boats (about twenty of which are owned
   solely by Mr. Uhler), and farmers along the Delaware division, Morris, and Delaware and
   Raritan canals, as well as throughout the lower end of Bucks county and southern New
   Jersey, get their supply from the above kilns.  In 1853 he came to Uhlerstown, then
   called Mexico, and was subsequently appointed postmaster of the place.  He is engaged in
   general merchandising, dealing in coal, lime, lumber, hay, etc., and also in boat
   building; in fact, it may truthfully be said that Uhlertown owes its existence and
   prosperity to Mr. Uhler, as upwards of one hundred men are kept busy the year round.  In
   1872 he built a grist-mill in the place, which is noted for the excellent quality of
   roller process flour and different brands of choice feed produced, and which is run both
   by water and steam power.  August 16, 1847, he married Hannah S., daughter of John V. R.
   and Annie Hunter, of Allentown.  She was born December 6, 1830.  To their union four
   children have been born:  Taylor Milton, now in Philadelphia; Emma Annie, wife of E. F.
   Hillegas, of Point Pleasant; Mary Margaret, widow of John Mayberry, living with her
   parents; and Michael Van Reed, who died in Los Angeles, Cal., in February, 1887, aged
   nearly 32.  Mr. Uhler is a member of Peace and Union lodge, No. 456, I. O. O. F., of
   Riegelsville; of Tinicum Tribe, No. 168, I. O. R. M.   He is trustee of the Frenchtown
   Union cemetery, and for the past twenty-five years has been a director of the Union
   National bank of Frenchtown.  He is a member of the Upper Tinicum Lutheran church, and
   his wife of the Baptist church of Frenchtown.  An enterprising, pushing man, Mr. Uhler's
   place in the community could hardly be filled by another, and his multifarious
   enterprises give employment to many men.
   
   JOHN D. WALTER
   merchant, P.O. Point Pleasant, is a grandson of Michael Walter, who died in Plumstead
   about fifty years ago, leaving a numerous family, of whom four are now living:  John,
   father of Dr. J. B. Walter, of Solebury; Tobias, living in Plumstead; Elizabeth, living
   with her son, Dr. A. G. B. Hinkle, of Philadelphia; and Mary, widow of Jordan Cope, also
   in Philadelphia.  Ephraim, father of John B., was born in Plumstead in 1804, and died in
   this township in 1880.  His wife was Elizabeth Detweiler, of Bedminster, who is now
   living, and is 78 years old.  They had eight children:  Rebecca (deceased), Lewis D. and
   Samuel, in Plumstead; Catherine, wife of Henry Hinkle' Hannah, George W. and Reuben D.,
   in this township; and John D., who was born April 25, 1838.  He attended the Millersville
   Normal school, in Lancaster county, on leaving which he taught school for three years.  In
   August, 1862, he enlisted in the One hundred and twenty-eighth Pa. Vols., and was in the
   battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville, and at the latter place was taken prisoner and
   confined in Libby prison.  While there his term expired, and he engaged in mercantile
   business at Point Pleasant.  His present partner is his brother-in-law, Andrew
   Shaddinger, the firm being J. D. Walter & Co.   November 2, 1865, he married Susanna
   Shaddinger, who was born November 16, 1844.  They have three children:  J. William, Ella
   and Charles A.   Mr. Walter is a leading merchant and prominent citizen of the
   township.  He and his wife and son, J. Willis, are members of the Point Pleasant Baptist
   church, of which he has been for many years deacon and trustee, and actively engaged as
   superintendent and teacher of its Sabbath school.  He is also identified with the
   educational interests of his community, acting for a number of years as secretary of its
   school branch.
   
   EBRA T. WEAVER
   farmer, P.O. Erwinnna.  The great-grandparents of this gentleman came from Germany and
   settled in Tinicum township.  Their son, Bryce M., died in February, 1883, when nearly 70
   years of age.  His wife was Annie Trollinger, who died some years previous to her
   husband.  Their children were:  Christopher F., William, Samuel, Jordan, Martha, Clara
   and Elizabeth.  Christopher was born in February, 1835, and is a tailor in Frenchtown, N.
   J.   He married Salome, daughter of Henry Tettemer, of this township.  She was born in
   1832.  Their children are:  Horace, Erville, Clara and Ebra, who was the oldest son, and
   was born November 15, 1853.  He has always been a farmer, beginning for himself in 1880,
   on the place which has since been his home.  On April 15, 1880, he married Annie,
   daughter of Conard Killian Wyker.  She was born April 1, 1862.  They have had four
   children:  Mabel, born October 3, 1880; Iona, born May 5, 1883, who died August 7th, of
   the same year; Myron, born February 26, 1886, and Myrtle, born April 12, 1887.  Mr.
   Weaver and wife are members of the Upper Tinicum Lutheran church, and though but a young
   man, he has already acquired an enviable record for sterling worth and integrity.
   
   BARZILLA WILLIAMS
   retired, P.O. Erwinna, was born on the home farm in this township, July 4, 1814, and has
   all of his life been a farmer until he retired.  In 1840 he rented a part of the home
   farm, subsequently buying it, and still owns it.  On November 14, 1839, he married Mary
   C., daughter of Judge Azariah Davis, of Sussex county, N. J., where she was born February
   4, 1820.  She died January 14, 1844, leaving one child, Annie, who is wife of William
   Stahr, of Philadelphia.  September 15, 1847, Mr. Williams married Sarah, daughter of
   William L. King, of Hunterdon county, N. J., where she was born October 4, 1818.  She
   died January 25, 1856, leaving two children:  Josephine, wife of Stacy B. Purcell, of
   Northampton county; and Sarah, wife of Evan Worthington, of Buckingham township.  On June
   1, 1875, Mr. Williams was again married, his wife being Mrs. Hannah Johnson, who was a
   Miss Harrison.  She was born in this township in 1818.  They have one son, Silvey S., who
   is in Chicago.  He has acquired a competence and the respect of his fellow-men by an
   honorable life, and strict attention to his own business.
   
   JAMES WILLIAMS
   retired, P.O. Erwinna, is a great-grandson of Benjamin Williams, who came to this country
   from Wales and settled on Long Island.  Thence he came to Quakertown, N. J., and from
   there to Pennsylvania, where he purchased land in Tinicum, Nockamixon and Buckingham,
   whereon his children settled.  He was a shipwright by trade.  His youngest son, Samuel,
   settled in Buckingham, and he lived with him until his death, and is buried at the
   Friends' meetinghouse there.  His son Jeremiah, father of John, lived in this township
   until his death, which occurred in February, 1834.  He and his wife were buried in the
   Friends' burying ground at Quakertown.  He married Mary Blacklidge, by whom he had seven
   sons and two daughters, all now deceased.  Their oldest son, John, was born in 1780 and
   died in 1858.  He was a boatman and farmer, and owned three hundred and twelve acres of
   land, on part of which Erwinna now stands.  He married Christiana Moore, of Bridgeton,
   Pa., who was born in 1781, and died in 1876.  They had six children, Mary (deceased),
   Newberry D. (deceased), Ann Eliza, Barzilla, Caroline M. and James, who was born August
   23, 1809.  He followed boating for fifteen years, mercantile business for about the same
   time, and for two years was in the milling business, when he retired.  In 1835 he married
   Phebe, daughter of David and Ann Treichler, of Kintnersville.  She was born in 1815, and
   died May 29, 1884.  They had five children:  Emeline (deceased), who was the wife of Hugh
   E. Marford; Isabel, wife of John Z. Rufe, of Quakertown; Charles T., also in Quakertown;
   Clayton, a merchant in Erwinna; and Mary E., wife of Francis Kern, of Quakertown.  James
   Williams was appointed postmaster at Erwinna by President Lincoln and served twenty-five
   years, until January 1, 1886.  He was poor director for three years, and for two years
   was almshouse visitor, by appointment of the court.  He has always borne an honorable
   repute.
   
   AARON WORMAN
   farmer, P.O. Point Pleasant, is a grandson of Michael Worman, who came from Germany and
   settled in what is now Wormansville, which was named after him.  His son Henry spent his
   whole life here.  He was born in 1778 and died in 1850.  He was a farmer and tanner, and
   an elder of the Tinicum Reformed church.  His wife was Mary Hartzell, of Hilltown
   township, who was born in 1777 and died in 1845.  Their children were:  Michael, living
   in Frenchtown, N. J., aged 85; Catherine, Jonas, Elias and Hannah, deceased; Tobias,
   Lewis and Aaron, who was born April 13, 1811.  He learned the cigarmaker's trade, farmed
   four years for his father, and in 1847 bought and removed to his present home.  On June
   5, 1843, he married Henrietta, daughter of John and Margaret Rufe.  She was born December
   4, 1822.  To their union eight children were born:  Catherine A. and Clara, deceased;
   Josiah, married to Rachel Bissey, of this township; Jefferson, in Wilkesbarre; Marietta,
   wife of Stacey Weaver, in Doylestown; Wilhelmina, wife of John Shaddinger, of Plumstead;
   John, Henry and Ida, living with their parents.  Mrs. Worman is a member of the Lutheran
   church.  Mr. Worman and the children belong to the Reformed church.  He is one of the
   oldest citizens of the township, and has all his life been a hard-working, industrious
   man, and bears an excellent reputation.
   
   SAMUEL WYKER
   farmer, P.O. Erwinna, is the oldest of this family in the county, and is a descendant of
   the earliest settlers here.  His grandmother's father, Henry Killian, took up five
   hundred acres of land in this township from the London company for the consideration of
   twenty-five pounds sterling.  Of this tract Samuel now owns one hundred and ninety-eight
   acres.  His grandfather was Nicholas Wyker, who married Susanna, daughter of Henry
   Killian, who had given this property to a son-in-law, John Overholt, but he becoming a
   Tory, the property was confiscated and was bought by Arthur Erwin.  It was re-purchased
   by Samuel's father, George Wyker, who lived on it from 1796 until his death, April 1,
   1850.  He was born November 30, 1766.  His wife was Mary, daughter of Jacob George.  She
   was born May 20, 1782, and died April 8, 1843.  They had eight children:  Annie, Susanna,
   Abraham, Conrad Killian, Elizabeth (now living with Samuel), Mary Ann, William F. and
   Samuel, who was born August 6, 1803.  He has never removed, except to the stone house
   built by his father in 1811.  After his father's decease he and his brother Conrad bought
   the home farm, but he soon bought his brother's interest.  He is a liberal contributor to
   the churches of the township, and helped to build both the Upper and Lower Tinicum
   churches.  Now in his 85th year, he is in possession of all his faculties, and bids fair
   to outlive many younger men.  He has always been noted for integrity and straightforward
   conduct.  He has never married.