Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....SUBER, Jacob J. 1847 - 
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  Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899)
  
      JACOB J. SUBER. - For the success which he has attained in life, the subject
  of this sketch gives due credit to the admirable training, the example and
  influence of his father, Benjamin Suber, who was in point of intelligence and in
  business capacity one of the remarkable men of a generation ago, and whose
  talent and faithful life were spent within the confines of what is now Sullivan
  county.
  
      Jacob J. Suber's great-grandfather, Jacob Suber, served under General
  Washington in the Revolutionary war. This shows the early date at which the
  family was domiciled in America. It is certain that any of the present
  generation who is eligible can be admitted to those select orders, the Sons of
  the Revolution or the Daughters of the American Revolution.
  
      Benjamin Suber was born in Windsor township, Berks county, Pennsylvania, in
  1820. When young he was brought to Lycoming (now Sullivan) county, by his
  parents, Jacob and Mary (Fraunfelder) Suber, who settled on a farm in Cherry
  township now owned by John Utz. Here Jacob Suber engaged in farming through
  life; his widow afterward married Jacob Hoffa, of Sullivan county. Benjamin was
  reared amid the privations and hardships of pioneer life, to which some young
  men succumb, but which others, more courageous, more ambitious and
  keener-sighted, surmount and outrun to their own advantage. His facilities were
  meager but his wits were sharpened by the prolific education of nature, which
  surrounded him; and even the knowledge of books did not elude him, for where
  will and perception abide a pathway may be blazed and cut to the lighter realms
  of mental attainment. In 1844 Benjamin Suber married Caroline Hoffa, daughter of
  Jacob Hoffa. He engaged in general farming in Cherry township and to himself and
  wife the following children were born: Mary M., who married Benjamin Thrasher
  and is now deceased; Jacob J., subject of this sketch; Catherine, who married
  Jacob H. Kinsley and is now deceased; Hannah S., wife of Louis Sax, a farmer of
  Bradford county, Pennsylvania; Elizabeth L., wife of Elisha Wilson, a farmer of
  Bradford county; George F., who married Emma Hopkins and is engaged in farming
  in Cherry township, Sullivan county; Adam R., who died young; Daniel, who
  married Emma Peterson and lives on the old homestead in Cherry township; and
  Benjamin L., who died young. The business talents of Benjamin Suber met with
  signal reward and he amassed considerable property, including several large
  farms. In religious faith he was a devout Lutheran. In Politics his convictions
  drew him to the Republican party, the principles of which he expounded ably and
  forcibly. He became one of its leading advocates in Sullivan county, and
  received from the party the nomination of associate judge. Gallantly with flying
  colors he led the forlorn hope against the entrenched majorities of the
  Democratic party, but went down beneath the too powerful opposition. He served
  as path master of Cherry township and filled other positions of trust. His death
  occurred January 12, 1887, at the age of sixty-six years, five months and five
  days, and his remains were laid away in Thrasher's cemetery. During the Civil
  war he was drafted, but having a large family put a substitute in his place. His
  widow afterward married John Dieffenbach, a prominent farmer, and they now live
  in the quiet and peace of business retirement in Cherry township.
  
      Jacob J. Suber, our subject, was born in Cherry township, November 17, 1847.
  He was raised on his father's farm and when in 1868 he attained his majority he
  found himself the possessor of twenty dollars, which he had saved from his
  earnings. His father in token of the faithful services of his youth offered him
  a watch, valued at twenty dollars, or the same amount in money. The lad accepted
  the currency, and, no doubt thinking his father a very satisfactory employer,
  arranged to remain in his services at a stipulated rate of wages. He thus
  continued in the employment of his father until he had attained the age of
  thirty-five years; but meanwhile from his wages he had purchased from Jeremiah
  Deegan eighty-six acres of land. He settled upon his farm after his marriage and
  there remained until 1891, when he removed to his present home.
  
      Mr. Suber was married May 15, 1883, to Caroline C. Bachman, who was born on
  the farm which they now occupy, February 20, 1851. She is the daughter of Joseph
  and Sarah (Bahr) Bachman. The father was a native of Bavaria, Germany, there
  learned the miller's trade and when a young man emigrated to America. He secured
  employment in the mill at Dushore. He married Sarah Bahr, a native of Berks
  county, and soon afterward settled upon a farm in Cherry township, which he had
  purchased from a Mr. Hieber, and upon which he erected a two-story brick
  residence, now the home of Jacob J. Suber. Here he remained until his death in
  1893, when he had reached the age of eighty-three years and two months. He was
  buried in the Bahr Hill cemetery, Cherry township. He was a member of the
  Evangelical church. The widow, who was born in 1822, is now living at the home
  of her son-in-law, subject of this sketch. To Joseph and Sarah Bachman were born
  the following children: Jacob, who died in infancy; John, who died at the age of
  twenty-seven years; Loretta, wife of Nathan Person, a farmer and surveyor of
  Dushore; and Caroline C., wife of our subject.
  
      In politics Jacob J. Suber is a Republican. His religious faith is that of
  the Lutheran church. Mr. Suber has combined farming with the spirit of modern
  times and has made the combination a success. He is widely known as a successful
  and "up-to-date" farmer. He not only possesses the envied talent of financial
  success but also that rarer instinct of successful investment. But not to
  farming does he give sole attention. He thoroughly appreciates the relations of
  an agricultural life with the broader affairs of the world and is well versed in
  general history and current affairs. In a word the career of Mr. Suber typifies
  in a most excellent manner the independence of farming blended with the
  intellectual possibilities and culture of modern times.
  
  
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              Extracted from: 
                
              History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania
              by Thomas J. Ingham
                
              Compendium of Biography
                
              The Lewis Publishing Company
              Chicago: 1899
  
  
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