PREFACE

THE importance of placing in book form biographical history of 
representative citizens - both for its immediate worth and for its 
value to coming generations - is admitted by all thinking people; and 
within the past decade there has been a growing interest in this 
commendable means of perpetuating biography and family genealogy.
That the public is entitled to the privileges afforded by a work 
of this nature needs no assertion at our hands; for one of our 
greatest Americans has said that the history of any country resolves 
itself into the biographies of its stout, earnest and representative 
citizens.  This medium, then, serves more than a single purpose; while 
it perpetuates biography and family genealogy, it records history, 
much of which would be preserved in no other way.
In presenting the Genealogical and Biographical Annals of 
Northumberland County to its patrons, the publishers have to 
acknowledge, with gratitude, the encouragement and support their 
enterprise has received, and the willing assistance rendered in 
enabling them to surmount the many unforeseen obstacles to be met with 
in the production of a work of this character. In nearly every 
instance the material composing the sketches was gathered from those 
immediately interested, and then submitted in type-written form for 
correction and revision.  The volume, which is one of generous 
amplitude, is placed in the hands of the public with the belief that 
it will be found a valuable addition to the library, as well as an 
invaluable contribution to the historical literature of the State of 
Pennsylvania.
                        THE PUBLISHERS.