Historical and and biographical biographical annals annals of of Columbia Columbia and and Montour Montour counties, counties, Historical Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, containing containing a a concise concise history history of of the the two two counties counties and and a a genealogical genealogical and and biographical biographical record record of of representative representative families families Chicago, J H Chicago, J H Beers Beers & & co., co., 1915 1915 http: //hd1 handle net/2027/nyp 33433081817490 http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081817490 HathiTrust www.hathitrust.org Domain, Google-digitized Public Domain, http : //www hathitrust org/access_use#pd-googie http://www.hathitrust.org/access_use#pd-google We have have determined determined this this work work to to be be in in the the public public domain, domain, We meaning that it is not subject to copyright copyright Users are meaning copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or free to copy, in whole whole It It is is possible possible that that current current copyright copyright holders, holders, in individual portions heirs or the estate of the authors of individual photographs, assert of the work, such as illustrations or photographs, copyrights over over these these portions portions Depending Depending on on the the nature nature copyrights additional rights may of subsequent use that is made, additional obtained independently of anything anything we can need to be obtained address The digital digital images and OCR of this work were address Google, Inc Inc (indicated by a a watermark produced by Google, PageTurner) Google requests that on each page in the PageTurner) and OCR not be re-hosted, re-hosted, redistributed redistributed the images and commercially The images are provided provided for or used commercially educational, scholarly, scholarly, non-commercial non-commercial purposes purposes educational, Historical and Biographical Annals Annals 0F OF Columbia and Monteur Counties PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA Containing Containing Counties and a A A Concise History History of the Two Counties Record Cenealogical Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families Representative Families TWO VOLUMES lN IN TWO VOLUMES lLLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATED VOLUME II VOLUME lI CHICAGO CHICAGO J H BEERS & CO BEERS a: 1915 1915 ' AND MONTOUR MONTOUR COUNTIES COUNTIES COLUMBIA AND COLUMBIA 973 973 buried acquired acquired a Hixon, Hixon, and died July 16, 16, 1898 1898 (she is buried William and early in Pine Grove Grove cemetery, Berwick); early Berwick) ; William trade with Phil with R., born married Gertrude Gertrude Phil1881, married R.‚ born June June 8, 1881, lowed lowed it Danville, Pennsylvania lips, of Danville, Pennsylvania lips, of a common school education education in youth youth commenced to learn learn the the potter‘s potter's his father, father, and he has has always fol always fol— Remaining with him until until he at— Remaining with at tained his majority, to Lewismajority, he then went t0 wife, who to survives, continues and his wife, who still still survives, continues to : is make her home at Cassville Cassville Twelve Twelve children children union, ten were were born born to their their union, ten reaching ma reaching ma— turity, namely: Annie, Annie, who Pitwho is living namely living in Pit- burg, Pa., retumed returned to burg, Pa.‚ to Lewistown for for two two a is is a a it J a & in years, and then then did business in Huntingdon Huntingdon for three years Going Going back to Lewistown Lewistown he formed formed a partnership with J & C Dipple, partnership with with Dipple, with whom whom he he was associated four four years In 1891 1891 he came came to Bloomsburg Bloomsburg and purchased from purchased from John Rehm the the plant he has has ever since operJohn Rehm oper ated During his ownership ated has been been concon ownership it has siderably siderably enlarged, and many valuable valuable imim rovements have have been been made in the provements the property property 'Ir Hyssong’s Mr has been Hyssong's patronage been extended patronage has steadily, his wares being sold in various various seci sec tions, and tions, and besides manufacturing he deals manufacturing quite extensively terra cotta sewerpipe, extensively in terra sewerpipe, for which which he has has found found a good demand in the the local market market His substantial substantial position the position in the community come as a recognition has come community has solid recognition of solid worth worth Though activities have Though his activities have not ex— ex tended into public well known, known, and public life he is well like like his father father is a stanch Republican Republican and an an is eamest earnest member of of the Lutheran Lutheran Church, Church, in whose work he is thoroughly thoroughly interested, help— help ing it along along zealously zealously Socially mem Socially he is a mem— ber of the the P O S of A., having having belonged to the the camp at Lewistown, Lewistown, No 462, 462, for over is a twenty twenty years In 1875 Hyssong was married married to Anna 1875 Mr Hyssong Margaret Margaret Dipple, daughter of John Mar Dipple, daughter John and Margaret (Peters) Dipple, of Germany The Germany (Peters) Dipple, father, father, who who was a potter potter by trade, settled at Lewistown Lewistown and operated operated a pottery until pottery there until his death, death, in 1872 killed while while crosscross 1872 He was killed ing the the Pennsylvania railroad track, track, on Pennsylvania railroad on his way to dig clay His His wife, who who survived survived until until 1903, the business he established for sev1903, ran the sev eral years after after his death death Mr Mr and Mrs Dipple children Anna Margaret, Dipple had six children: Margaret, Mrs Hyssong; Anna, Anna, widow Irwin, James Irwin, widow of James a a a a a a it, mar worked worked as a joumeyman, journeyman, and there there he mar— native of Huntingdon Green, a native ried ried Rachel Rachel E Green, Huntingdon built a pottery own county When he built county When pottery of his own location, and that plant he had to clear the the location, plant the Hyssong was was carried carried on by the Hyssong family family for Elisha B Hyssong ’' nearly Hyssong connearly sixty-five sixty-five years, Elisha death, in 1873, until his death, tinuing tinuing to operate it until 1873, after which the Bruce took it, running which his son son Bruce running the until the the Mr business spring Mr business until spring of 1912 1912 citizen of his Hyssong esteemed citizen Hyssong was a much esteemed neighborhood, known where he was very well known very well neighborhood, where not only be relations but also beonly in his business relations administra cause of his activity activity in politics, politics, the administraaffairs and church church work tion He tion of public work public afiairs was eace for over the peace over twenty was a justice justice of the twenty years, ican in political senti years, a stanch Repub Republican political senti— ment, and a lifelong the M E lifelong member of the Church, which Church, which he served officially over officially for over forty years, being deacon, elder, class class leader and Sunday In his Sunday school superintendent superintendent prime af singer, and music afprime he was a noted singer, one of his chief chief sources of enjoyiorded forded him one enjoy ment He died beloved by all who who knew knew him, ing his marriage, the next year at Peters— marriage, spent Peters spent the a ville, Co.‚ where he first first ville, Huntingdon Pa., where Co., Pa.‚ Huntingdon Pa., where town, town, Pa.‚ where he was located most of the the time for the the next twenty twenty years, for several years running the Dipple running the Dipple pottery pottery there He was at Lewistown Lewistown for for the the four years followfollow it has carried carried on a AUSTIN L HYSSONG AUSTIN HYSSONG has for over pottery Bloomsburg pottery business at Bloomsburg twenty which time he has had to twenty years, during during which the to accommodate accommodate the enlarge original plant enlarge his original plant to stoneware, he has has built built up in stoneware, profitable profitable trade he collars, fiower similar stovepipe flower pots and similar stovepipe collars, father, Elisha B Hyssong, fol His goods His father, Hyssong, folgoods lowed the same same calling lowed the calling native of Franklin Franklin Elisha B Hyssong Hyssong was a native Pa., and was there bound bound out in boy— county, boy county, Pa.‚ hood hood to learn the the potter's serving four potter's trade, serving Cassan apprentice years apprentice Later he went to Cass— years as an : ; ; ; a a ; ; in ; is a ; ; ; ; ; ; Martha, cairn, Pa.; caim, Jennie, Martha, Pa now deceased; deceased Jennie, now widow of Oliver Beaver, Beaver, of Altoona, Altoona, Pa.; Pa Bell, at home with Bell, mother Margaret, mar with her mother; Margaret, marLewistown, Pa.; Pa Ida, who married Ida, who ried Austin L.; ried and living L of Lewistown, married William living in Philadelphia; Philadelphia William Miller, of Lewistown; John, deceased, Lewistown George, Altoona, Pa.‚ Pa., who who became became a potter deceased, who George, of Altoona, who potter Miller, (he Bruce, worked with Bruce, also a potter, now now was a potter with his father; potter and worked father (he is n}arried); married) C., who Andrew G C.‚ who owns engagcd owns the the old pottery the crucible crucible factory engaged m the factory at Philadelphia, pottery his Philadelphia, father established established at at Lewistown; Russell, who who Lewistown Horton Russell, and Charles, who married married Jennie who father Charles, Jennie Horton; a : 1, ; a who was formerly learned now employed learned the the potter’s formerly in the grocery potter's trade, now employed as who confec grocery and confectionery now a mail carrier a guard the reformatory carrier at Lewis— tionery business, now guard in the reformatory at Huntingdon; LewisHuntingdon Alice, who town town and Alice, who died unmarried unmarried Five children Austin L Hyssong children have been been bom born to Mr Mr and Hyssong was born Dec 25, 1851, 185 has always Charles Charles has at Cassville, Cassville, Huntingdon Co., Pa.‚ Pa., where where he Mrs Hyssong: Hyssong always worked Huntingdon Co.‚ worked as G0 31:3 COLUMBIA COLUMBIA AND AND MONTOUR MONTOUR COUNTIES COUNTIES 974 974 ; J., ; a widow of widow of Dr L Grove, Grove, and the the mother mother of four four children; Fowler, a lumber children Pierce Pierce Fowler, lumber dealer, of Trenton, Trenton, N J., who married Lettia who married Lettia Scherr, Scherr, and has has four children children ; Martha Jane, librarian Jane, librarian Walter, who died when twenty-fours Walter, Co., Pa Center Co.‚ Ada Grace, Grace, twenty-fours year old, at State College, Pa.;; Ada College, Center of Bast afterwards East Orange, leamed learned the the trade of potter, but afterwards WitOrange, N J., wife of George George VVit- father ; John, with his father a potter engaged with potter and is engaged weaver, now now settled in Philadelphra, a carpet weaver, Philadelphia, have four' four Cashner, and they have married Nettie Cashner, married Nettie Ruth; Robert, Martha, Martha, John children, children, Robert, John and Ruth; is a ; ; : 9, a a is it ; ; a ; locomotive works machinist at the the locomotive works more, connected with with the the Westinghouse worked worked as a machinist elec Westinghouse elecBurnham, tric tric works; works Susan, Susan, who of the who died in infancy; the Standard Standard Steel Company, Company, at Burnham, Sam infancy Sam— who uel Ray, Irwin, a resident resident of Bloomsburg, Pa.; Pa ; Irwin, Bloomsburg, who Y Ray, a jeweler jeweler of Schenectady, Schenectady, N Y.; who married married Mary Katherine the potter’s Wadsworth; Mary who married Katherine learned the also leamed M VVadsworth; potter's trade, married children, Robert, Robert, Arthur Arthur Bruce, Bruce, who who died of typhoid Beagle, and they have three children, fever at typhoid fever Wilbur, who worked the age worked with the Edna Edna and Esther; WVilbur, age of twenty-three twenty-three years; years; and Stanley Stanley J., in the until twenty the lumber the pottery lumber business with father in the his father with his twenty years engaged his engaged pottery until brothers the governbeen a machinist machinist in the brothers at Trenton, has been govern Trenton, N J., who old, and has who married married GeneGene the vieve Cole, of that place ment employ at Washington, The golden Washington, D C., for the place golden wedding wedding anniversary has married Estella Estella Knepp two years, married the parents was celebrated last two Knepp and has anniversary of the celebrated Christmas children, Margaret Estella Christmas Day, Day, 1912, when all of the two children, the children Margaret and Estella children living living were present, and it was also the the 0coc CONNER, farmer the wedding farmer and stock casion of the the youngest SAMUEL SAMUEL J wedding of the youngest daughdaugh J CONNER, The family ter Columbia county, raiser Centre township, family is connected with county, ter with the the Methoraiser of Centre township, Columbia Metho The father Church farm in that township, father and all of his sons born on on a farm • was bom township, Sept dist Church sons-in-law are members of the Masonic son of John Sarah (Know) 29, 1838, son (Know) and sons—in-law John and Sarah fratemity r fraternity Conner Conne Conner, father of Samuel Samuel J John Conner, father J Conner, John Conner, BRUCE KEPNER, one Irish Pa., of Irish BRUCE A KEPNER, was bom one of the substanborn in Columbia Columbia county, county, Pa.‚ substan he tial and respected citizens Reared to agricultural Reared descent citizens of Berwick, descent Berwick, whose pursuits, he agricultural pursuits, whose continuous association Briar- continubus followed association with one one of the city’s followed farming farming throughout throughout his life in Briarcity's industrial concems creek and Centre concerns has has covered covered a peCentre townships, townships, and died at the largest industrial pe riod of twenty-two successful and highly age born Dec I9, twenty-two years, was bom highly riod fifty-six years, a successful age of fifty-six 19, wife, Sarah second wife, Sarah 1874, respected Co., Pa.‚ Luzerne Co.‚ 1874, at Wapwallopen, Pa., and Wapwallopen, Luzeme respected citizen By his second (Know), who was of German German parentage, and was educated there and in the (Know), who the Market street Berwick, under lived under Professor Smith lived to be seventy-seven years of age, age, he school at Berwick, Smith His His parents were James de Susan, dehad eight children, children, as follows: Susan, James Harvey and Emma Scott ; Frances Frances (Frease) deceased ; Scott; Samuel J.; ceased; he is a grandceased ; Samuel Kepner, and he Joseph, deceased; grand (Frease) Kepner, J ; Joseph, son of Daniel Daniel and Leah David W.; W ; and son Theodore; Leah (Christ) deceased ; David Theodore ; John, deceased; Kepner (Christ) Kepner Daniel Daniel Kepner was bom born Jan one one that died in infancy infancy 1825, in Jan 9, 1825, Perry county, re Conner, son Conner, reson of John Samuel county, near Newport, Samuel J Newport, and died at John Conner, J Conner, education, and was Millerstown, Pa.‚ Pa., at the the home of ceived a public of his eldest public school education, son, in 1900 has made made his son, an Evangelical which he has reared to to farming, farming, which minister Evangelical minister 1900 He was an at Salem, Mt Zion Zion and surrounding has been been successful successful in his at He has ‚life work life work surrounding points, points, inherent and traveled traveled over much of the ventures the country because of his qualities He ventures because qualities of inherent country married Leah Leah Christ, Christ, and their their children ability, enterprise and progressive progressive married children were: were ability, energy, enterprise James at all times manimani because he he has has at Harvey; Levi, who ideas, who married married Anna ideas, and because Anna James Harvey; Black, now Black, now deceased honor deceased and buried fested a desire to keep buried at Millersdealings honorMillerskeep his dealings town Anna, C., Anna, wife of Charles At this time he he is the the town; able Charles Hass; Hass John able and aboveboard aboveboard At John C.‚ who who married married Lydia Myers (deceased) Blooms the finest finest property owner owner of the and property between Blooms(deceased) and (second) A., a min— Ella Stackhouse; river Stackhouse; Daniel on the river Berwick, on burg Daniel A., burg and Berwick, (second) Ella who married married Dec 25, 1862, to ister, who Hoch; Harriet, wife married Jennie Conner was married Mr Conner wife Jennie Hoch; G0 gle ; a ; J., ; oi of Nicholas Nicholas Frey ; Norah, Norah, wife wife of of Adam Adam StettStettman; William, who man William, who married married Maria Shelley; Jacob, married to Mary Jacob, married Dweffler, and George, Mary Dwefller, George, married to Mary Seeley married t0 James born June Kepner was bom James Harvey Kepner June 12, 1850, in Juniata Pa., and died March county, Pa.‚ Juniata county, 4, 1889, Berwick After After his school days 1889, in Berwick days ; town Fowler, who born in Centre Centre townElmira Fowler, who was bom Co., Pa.‚ of Gilbert Pa., daughter Gilbert ship, Columbia daughter of Columbia Co.‚ been bom born to this union union have been Fowler, and to H Fowler, H G., a lumber lumber follows: John children, as follows: eleven eleven children, John G.‚ Carrie who married married Carrie Trenton, N J.‚ who dealer of Trenton, Madera, of Madera, Smith, of Pa W Smith, Easton, Pa.; Sciple, Sciple, of Easton, Eickoff farmer, who married Carrie Eickoff; who married Cal., Cal., a farmer, Medera, of Medera, of Charles wife of Charles Petty, Petty, of Sarah Sarah May, wife children; of three children; mother of the mother Cal., Cal., and the Renfrew, Butler the Co., Pa.‚ Pa., the Butler Co.‚ of Renfrew, Frances Frances C., of he leamed learned the carpenter’s carpenter's trade and worked worked in the the powder mill at Wapwallopen powder mill In 1882 Wapwallopen 1882 he came came to Berwick and entered the the wood wood car car .. .Historical and Biographical Annals Annals 0F OF Columbia and Monteur Counties PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA Containing Containing Counties and a A A Concise History History of the Two... of Trenton, Madera, of Madera, Smith, of Pa W Smith, Easton, Pa.; Sciple, Sciple, of Easton, Eickoff farmer, who married Carrie Eickoff; who married Cal., Cal., a farmer, Medera, of Medera, of. .. death, in 1873, until his death, tinuing tinuing to operate it until 1873, after which the Bruce took it, running which his son son Bruce running the until the the Mr business spring Mr business