Columbia-Philadelphia County PA Archives Biographies.....Boody, Lincoln H. 1860 - living in 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com June 30, 2005, 6:42 pm Author: Biographical Publishing Company LINCOLN H. BOODY. Among the prosperous business men of Columbia County who have succeeded in life mainly on account of their energy, perseverance and economy, coupled with the fact that success in life depends considerably upon attending to one's business and not mixing in the affairs of neighbors, is the subject of this biographical sketch, whose portrait is shown on a preceding page. Mr. Boody is one of the hustling business men of the town of Rupert and is the proprietor of the Rupert Granite & Marble Works. He was born at Mullica Hill, N. J., September 28, 1860, and is a son of David and Elizabeth (Looper) Boody. The Boody family is of English origin, and the first of that name to locate in this country settled in the state of New Jersey, where they were engaged in tilling the soil. George Boody, the grandfather of our subject, owned a large farm where the village of Vineland, N. J., now stands. David Boody, the father of our subject, was a millwright, carpenter and cabinetmaker by trade, arid followed those occupations at intervals throughout his entire life. He also contracted for building and erected many large manufacturing plants throughout the country. Mr. Boody was an author of considerable note and his most valuable work was a history of the Civil War, which was not completed by him on account of his death. When the Civil War broke out he assisted in forming the first company that left the state of New Jersey in response to the call issued by President Lincoln. After three years' gallant service he fell a martyr to the Union cause. He was united in the bonds of matrimony to Elizabeth Looper, a daughter of John Looper, a well-to-do resident of Gloucester, N. J. As a result of this union three sons and three daughters were born, namely: R. H., a hotelkeeper residing at Tivoli, Pa.; David, who is employed in the iron mills; Rachael, who was drowned at the age of eighteen years; Amy, wife of William Camm of Bridgeton, N. J.; Lincoln H., our subject; and Hattie, wife of John Fletcher of Fairton, N. J. Upon the death of Mr. Boody our subject's mother, after losing considerable property, moved to Mullica Hill with her family and our subject at a very early age was compelled, at the age of nine years, to go to work in a nail factory. After remaining there a short time he was employed as a cabinboy and assistant cook aboard several vessels, continuing that line of business a number of years. In 1876 he moved to Philadelphia, where he worked in a market at No. 12 Market street. His next move was to Rupert, Columbia County, Pa., where he served an apprenticeship to the stonecutting trade. After learning the trade he became a salesman and later he was taken as a partner in the works owned by his brother, R. H. Boody. They successfully carried on that business and later started another granite and marble works at Hughesville, Columbia County. In 1888 the firm dissolved partnership and our subject became sole proprietor of the Rupert works, and in 1896 he purchased the works at Hughesville. Mr. Boody is now carrying on a successful business and is evidently on the high road to prosperity. He is a fair-and-square business man, and, though young in years, has made his mark in the community where he resides. He has a large and increasing trade and is esteemed throughout the county for his strict business principles and upright character. He is at present carrying a stock worth twelve thousand dollars and also owns considerable property in.and about Rupert, including a fine farm. Our subject was one of the first in this section to engage in the bicycle business, and besides he is an expert rider and has won many prizes for both speed and trick riding. Mr. Boody is an unwavering Democrat. On December 21, 1887, Sarah L. Nichols of Bridgeton, N. J., and our subject were united in marriage, and as a result of this union three children blessed their home: Mary Catherine; Porter Rupert, who died in infancy; and Letitia Morgan. As one of the esteemed citizens of Columbia County, Lincoln Boody occupies an enviable position. He possesses more than ordinary intelligence, is truly a self-made man, of high principles, upright and honorable in all his dealings, and is a citizen whose worth is appreciated at its full value. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899) This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb