CHAPTER XLIII.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES — ROCKHILL.

MILTON D. ALTHOUSE, recorder, P.O. Sellersville, is a native of Bucks county, and was born in 1841. The first pioneers of the Althouse family were from Germany. Frederick Althouse, a descendant of these early settlers, married Susanna Schlichter, of this county, and by her had nine children, five of whom are deceased. Elias was the third child. He married Maria, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Berger) Deitz, of Lehigh county, Pa. They were the parents of six sons and three daughters. Five sons and two daughters are now living. The father of these children died at the age of 53 years, and the mother is still living, and in her 69th year. Milton D. was the oldest child of this couple. Leaving school at the age of 16, he learned the cigar trade, serving an apprenticeship of but six months, after which he engaged in the manufacture of cigars for upward of twenty years. In 1863 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth (Nace) Nace. They are the parents of four children: Anne (deceased), Elmer Ellsworth, Howard Ruthford (deceased), and William Henry (deceased). Mr. Althouse is a republican, and in 1884 was elected, recorder of his native county, by a majority of 146, although this is a democratic county. Among other positions of trust he has been a member of the school board for three terms, and also of the town council. He is a member of the German Reformed church.

SAMUEL WHITTON BAILEY, farmer, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Bucks county, April 12, 1830, and is a son of Samuel and Hannah (Thomas) Bailey, both parents being of English Quaker descent. Samuel Bailey, father of our subject, was born in Fallsington township, and was a lawyer by profession. He practised first in Bucks county, and afterward removed to Philadelphia, and was essentially a self-made man. Samuel W. first learned the bookbinding business in Philadelphia with Harvey Griffiths, who was then in business in Franklin hall, and continued with him for four-and-a-half years. He then engaged in the book and stationery business at 909 Spring Garden street, and continued there three years, after which he carried on the provision business for several years. After giving up this business he went to Washington, D.C., where he embarked in various enterprises, and on his return to Philadelphia, engaged with the firm of John E. Potter & Co., after leaving whose employ he came back to Bucks county in 1883. Mr. Bailey married Mary A., daughter of Henry S. Goldsmith, a merchant of Philadelphia. She is of English descent, and was born July 30, 1833. They are the parents of five children: Frank W., George S., Sallie D., John B. and Henry G., the latter deceased. Mr. Bailey is a member of the Society of Friends, and in politics is a republican.

WILLIAM H. BARTHOLOMEW, miller, P.O. Churchill, was born in Bedminster township, Bucks county, November 17, 1853, and is a son of William and Mary (Rule) Bartholomew. William Bartholomew, father of William H., was a native of Bucks county, where he followed farming. He was a son of David Bartholomew, a native of this state, who married Mary Rule, of Rockhill township, a daughter of Christian Rule, who was a native of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. William H. learned the milling trade eight years ago, and started in business for himself in the spring of 1886, and does all kinds of milling. He was married November 28, 1879, to Hannah Smether, a daughter of Reuben and Hannah (Ruth) Smether, both natives of Pennsylvania, and the former of Bucks county. Mr. And Mrs. Bartholomew are the parents of one child, Howard. Mr. Bartholomew is a member of the Lutheran church, and in politics is a democrat.

HARVEY W. BAUM, manufacturer, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Milford township in 1863, and is a son of Abraham Baum. The latter is of German descent, and was born in Bucks county, where he is now a manufacturer of cigars. Harvey W. commenced the manufacture of cigars in June, 1886, and he now makes the choicest brands of cigars and has a large trade, principally in this state. In connection with his factory, he also conducts a cigar store and a barber shop. Mr. Baum married Ella L. Schotz, and has two children: Sallie M. and Walter E. He is a member of the Ridge Road Lutheran church, and in politics is a republican.

AMANDUS BISSEY, carpenter, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Bucks county, February 13, 1857, and is a son of Charles and Caroline (Althouse) Bissey, both of German descent. Charles Bissey, born in this county, learned the blacksmith’s trade, but afterwards followed farming. Amandus learned the trade of carpenter with Enos B. Gearhart, with whom he worked for three years. He was then employed by Nace & Bishop for four years, when he moved to Landsdale and worked there one year for L.J. Sellers. He then began to work for the Philadelphia & Reading railroad company, and at the present time is a builder and contractor. On July 15, 1874, he married Emma Ketrick, this lady being of German extraction. They are the parents of four children: Flora M., Annie N., Sallie M. and Viola. Mr. Bissey is a member of the Lutheran church, and in politics a democrat.

CHARLES BISSEY, farmer, P.O. Perkasie, was born in Bucks county, October 20, 1822, and is a son of Abraham and Susan (Huntsberger) Bissey, both also natives of the county. Abraham Bissey, the grandfather, of Charles, was likewise born in this county, being of German origin, and was a weaver by occupation. His son Abraham, father of Charles, followed the same trade. In his early life our subject learned the trade of a blacksmith, and was employed at that branch of industry for eleven years. He then left that employment, and went to farming, which has occupied him since. He was married June 5, 1853, to Caroline Althouse, who is of German descent, and was born October 13, 1828. They are the parents of the following children: Jacob A., Amandus A., Caroline, deceased; Mary E. and Harvey. Mr. Bissey belongs to the Lutheran church, and in politics is a democrat.

EDGAR CHRISTINE, harness manufacturer, P.O. Hagersville, was born September 22, 1864, in Bucks county, and is a son of Aaron and Maria (Rice) Christine, both natives of this county, the latter of German descent. Edgar Christine learned the harness trade in early life, and in January, 1886, commenced business for himself in Hagersville. He manufactures all kinds of harness, and also deals in saddles, collars, bridles, whips, robes, blankets, combs, etc., and all other articles found in a first-class harness shop. On March 6, 1886, he was married to Ella Deaterly, a daughter of Charles M. and Mary (Crouthamel) Deaterly, both of Bucks county, and the latter of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Christine are the parents of one child, Mabel D.

NOAH L. CLARK, creamery, P.O. Church Hill, was born near Carversville, Bucks county, September 5, 1859, and is a son of James and Sarah (Long) Clark. Robert Clark, grandfather of Noah, was born in England and settled in America in 1816, where he followed farming. James Clark, his son, was born in England, in Yorkshire, and was a farmer by occupation. He married Sarah Long, who was born in Franconiaville, Montgomery county, and is of German descent. Noah L. also followed farming until the age of twenty-one, when he learned the creamery business with S.L. Wait, at the end of four months going to Berks county, and remaining there ten years, after which he went to Doylestown and engaged in the business of a tanner for about a year. He next went to Carversville, where he again engaged in the creamery business for two years, when he removed to Church Hill and is now engaged in manufacturing creamery butter. He was married June 25, 1883, to Katie Hambert, a native of Frankford. This lady is the daughter of Adam and Anne E. (Michel) Hambert, both natives of Germany, and the former a farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have one child, Grover C.

ALLEN CLYMER, teacher, P.O. Perkasie, was born in Milford township, Bucks county, August 20, 1846, and is a son of John Clymer. The Clymer family originally came from the Palatinate, Germany, and settled in Bucks county, where they bought land and engaged in farming. Jacob Clymer, the grandfather of Allen, was a member of the house of representatives of Pennsylvania, and for many years was a justice of the peace in Milford township. His son John, father of our subject, was born in Bucks county, and followed farming. His son Allen attended the Normal and Classical school of Bucks county, and now follows teaching as a profession, being at present principal of a school. Mr. Clymer married Lydia Kern. The issue of this union is six children: Hester, Luella, Anna V., Charles T., Victor H. and Pearley E. Mr. Clymer belongs to the German Reformed church, and in politics is a republican.

HENRY L. CLYMER, cigar manufacturer, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Rockhill township, Bucks county, and is a son of Joseph and Hannah (Landis) Clymer, both of German descent and both of this township. The Clymer family have long been residents of the county, the grandfather of our subject, Abraham Clymer, having been born in Rockhill township. Our subject’s father was a farmer. Henry L. learned, the cigar making trade with John Grant, and also worked for Cressman Bros. He commenced manufacturing for himself in 1875, and makes nothing but the best brands of cigars. He was married in 1869 to Caroline More, who was also of German descent. Mr. Clymer is a member of the Reformed church, and in politics is a republican.

ABRAHAM S. CRESSMAN, son of’ the late Henry and Mary (Stout) Cressman, was born August 2, 1827, in Rockhill township, Bucks county, about two miles west of Sellersville. He was reared on a farm, but exchanged farm life for other pursuits when about twenty years of age. He learned the cigar and tobacco trade and engaged in the manufacture of cigars until 1869. Since then he has been carrying on an extensive and successful business in the coal and lumber trade in Sellersville. When the borough of Sellersville was incorporated in 1874 he was appointed by the court judge of the election for the first officers of the borough. He was also elected successively for a number of years its chief burgess. In politics he is a democrat. On November 6, 1862, Mr. Cressman was married to Kate, only daughter of James Cressman. This union was blessed with two sons: James Richard, born January 17, 1864, and Henry Howard, born August 20, 1867. His wife Kate died November 10, 1869, and he was married on November 25, 1873, to Hannah Derstine, daughter of Michael Derstine. By this marriage he has one son, David, born February 13, 1877. Mr. Cressman is a member of the Lutheran church. He is a charter member of St. Michael’s Evangelical congregation, Sellersville, and was one of the building committee when St. Michael’s church was erected in 1870. From records and official papers in the possession of the family he traces his genealogy to the fourth generation as follows: Henry Cressman, his father, late of Rockhill township, born December 15, 1795, and died April 6, 1884, was the father of ten children: Livy, born February 15, 1820; Maria, born November 15, 1821; Magdalena, born July 17, 1823; Samuel, born July 21, 1825; Abraham, born August 2, 1827; Henry, born February 11, 1830; Elizabeth, born January 12, 1832; Enos, born May 26, 1834; Aaron, born August 16, 1837, and Jacob, born August 8, 1844. Jacob Cressman, father of the above-named Henry, was born October 27, 1755, and died June 15, 1832. He was married to Elizabeth Nace and their immediate descendants were the following: Samuel, Magdalena, Catharine, Elizabeth, Margaretha, Susanna, Jacob, Maria, Abraham, Henry, Philip and Hannah. He (Jacob) was the oldest son of a family of seven, namely: Jacob, Abraham, John, Adam, Elizabeth, Catharine and Sarah.— all the children of Anthony and Magdalena Cressman. Anthony Cressman, born, May 9, 1731, and died March 3, 1789, was the elder son of Johannes Cressman, whose children were: Anthony, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Catharine and Hannah. This Johannes Cressman, who was born about 1700, was therefore the great-great-grandfather of Abraham, the subject of this sketcth. He was one of the early settlers of Pennsylvania and is known to have owned a tract of land in Rockhill township in 1747. Nothing definite of the history of his early life is known. He died in the spring of 1786 in Franconia, Montgomery county.

CHARLES N. CRESSMAN, manufacturer, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Sellersville March 16, 1861. The Cressman family is of German descent. The father of Charles N., named Allen R., was born in Sellersville and learned the manufacture of cigars with Samuel B. Sellers, a wholesale dealer in cigars in Sellersville. He married Anna M. Grove, a native of New Britain township, and Charles N. was a son of this union. He learned his father’s trade and is now in business with his father, the firm being known as Allen R. Cressman & Son, manufacturers of fine cigars. Charles N. Cressman is also a notary public, being first appointed under Governor Pattison in 1883 and re-appointed by him in 1886 and by Governor Beaver in 1887. He is married to Minna Leatherman, by whom he has one child, Edward L. He is a member of the Lutheran church and is a republican politically.

MAHLON B. CRESSMAN, farmer, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Rockhill township June 21, 1845. His father, Elias. C. Cressman, was also a native of Bucks county and of German origin. He married Maria Barndt, who was likewise of German origin and a native of Upper Salford township, Montgomery county. Mahlon B., the son of this couple, is now a farmer in this township. He married Elizabeth E. Betz, who is also a native of this county, and of German descent. Mr. Cressman is a member of the Lutheran church and is a democrat politically.

JACOB H. DAUB, baker, P.O. Perkasie, was born in Montgomery county September 17, 1858, and is a son of Samuel N. Daub. The latter was a native of Bucks county, and was of German origin. He followed cigar-making as an occupation. His son, Jacob Daub, is now a wholesale and retail baker in Perkasie. He was married December 27, 1881, to Mary E. Schlichter. They are the parents of two children, Harvey S. and Gertrude. Mr. Daub is a member of the Sellersville church. In politics he is a democrat.

S.W. DEETZ, restaurant, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Sellersville, November 13, 1861, and is a son of William B. and Esther (Weigner) Deetz, both natives of Bucks county and of German descent. William B. Deetz, father of S.W., was an undertaker by trade and followed that occupation all his life. On April 17, 1880, our subject entered the employ of A. Landis, of Philadelphia, who kept a restaurant in that city. He remained with him until December 30, 1885, after which he opened his present place in Sellersville. He is also agent for the Burdette organ. He is a member of the German Reformed church and a democrat.

REVEREND JAMES G. DENGLER, pastor of the Reformed churches at Sellersville, Bridgetown and. Perkasie, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Friedensburg, Berks county, Pa. He is a son of Henry Dengler and a direct descendant of Jacob Dengler, who emigrated from Germany about the year 1740, and settled in Berks county. After attending the public school and academy of his native village, he, during the years 1866—67, attended the Clarion Collegiate institute, in Clarion county, Pa., and there prepared for entrance upon a regular college course. In the fall of 1868 he entered the freshman class of Franklin and Marshall college, at Lancaster, Pa., and after passing the full course was graduated with the degree of A.B. He next entered the theological seminary of the Reformed church, also located at Lancaster, and after taking the regular course, was awarded the usual diploma and was licensed to preach the gospel by Lancaster classis in May, 1874. Having accepted a unanimous call to the Sellersville charge, he was dismissed to Tohickon classis and was received by it June 26, 1874. He was ordained to the office of the holy ministry July 12, 1874, by a committee appointed by the Tohickon classis, and was then installed as the pastor of the Sellersville charge. In this charge he has continued up to the present time, and under his administration the new Reformed church at Perkasie was built and the congregation organized.

MICHAEL H. FREDERICK, shoemaker, P.O. Perkasie, was born in Rockhill township, Bucks county, March 2, 1821, and is a son of John and Mary (Keller) Frederick, both natives of Bucks county and of German descent. John Frederick was born in Rockhill township, and was a weaver by trade, but followed farming during the latter part of his life. Michael H. learned the shoemaking trade and has since followed that vocation. He was married May 3, 1848, to Sarah Lewis. The latter was born in Rockhill township, and is a daughter of Peter Lewis, also a native of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick are the parents of five children: Peter, deceased, and John A., Anna M., Catherine and Michael H., living.

JOHN S. FLUCK, real estate agent., P.O. Telford, was born in Bedminster, Bucks county, February 11, 1841. His father, Henry Fluck, is also a native of Bucks county and is of German origin. Our subject married Susan Frankenfield, and they are the parents of two children, Leidy F. and Lizzie F. Mr. Fluck has now been a dealer in real estate for two years. He is a member of the German Reformed church located at Indian Creek.

CLAYTON D. FRETZ, physician, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Bedminster, Bucks county, November 16, 1844. His paternal ancestor, John Fretz, a weaver, emigrated from near Mannheim in the Grand Duchy of Baden about 1725. He settled in Plumstead township, a part of which is now known as Bedminster. Our subject belongs to the fifth generation of the descendants of this pioneer. Abraham Fretz, grandfather of C.D., was born in Bucks county and followed farming. His son, also named Abraham, was born in the same county, where he was also a farmer. He married Sarah Detwiler, who was a native of Bedminster, Bucks county, and our subject is one of the children of this union. He chose medicine as a profession, and graduated at the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. He began to practice in Sellersville in 1868. He was married in 1871 to Kate B. Everhart. This lady was born in Sellersville and is a daughter of Charles W. Everhart, who was a graduate of the Jefferson Medical college of Philadelphia, and is of German descent. Dr. Fretz is a member of the German Reformed church and is a republican politically.

JOHN H. FRETZ, physician, P.O. Hagersville, was born in Plumstead township, Bucks county, May 19, 1858, and is a son of John and Sarah (Leatherman) Fretz, both of German descent and natives of Plumstead township, where he was a farmer. He was a son of John and Susanna (Haldeman) Fretz, the latter a native of Pennsylvania, and the former a drover and farmer of this county. John H. Fretz received his early education in the schools of his native township, and for a period of six years was a school teacher. At the age of twenty-four he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. A.M. Cooper at Point Pleasant, in this county. In March, 1885, he graduated from the college of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore. On April 6, 1885, he located at Hagersville, and is now in the enjoyment of a good practice at that place. He was married on March 4, 1886, to Mary C. Morris, of Frenchtown, N.J. This lady is a daughter of Lexington W. Morris, and a granddaughter of William H. Morris, all natives of Pennsylvania, and the latter of this county. Dr. Fretz is a member of the Baptist church, and in politics is a republican.

CHARLES H. GROFF, merchant, P.O. Schlichter, is a native of this county, and was born January 13, 1865. Jacob Groff married Rebecca, daughter of Enos and Susanna (Landis) Nace, of this county. One child, Charles H., was born to this marriage. He attended public school until 17 years of age, and then engaged in clerking for James A. Schlichter till 1887, when a partnership was formed under the firm name of Schlichter & Groff. In 1885 Mr. Groff married Mary, daughter of Enos and Sophia (Althouse) Himmelwright, of Sellersville. They have one child, Stella May. Mr. Groff is a very enterprising young man, and his faithfulness and honesty won the confidence of his employers and he has received his reward by being made a partner in the business, which is ably managed and in a prosperous condition. Their stock includes all kinds of merchandise usually found in a general country store. Mr. Groff is also assistant postmaster, and was elected inspector of his township when but 21 years of age, by a vote of 220 out of 289 total votes. He has held positions of trust, and is a faithful adherent of the doctrines of the democratic party. He and his wife are members of the German Reformed church.

JOHN HARR, proprietor of Washington hotel, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Bucks county in 1837, and is a son of Tobias and Sophia (Hartzell) Harr. His father died in 1886, and his wife is still living, and is 85 years old. John was the fifth child in a family of six children, four of whom are still living. In 1861 he married Margaret, daughter of Jacob and Gaynor (Lewis) Courter, of this county. They are the parents of the following: Sallie J. (Mrs. Ruff), Gaynor A., at home; Harry, Julia (Mrs. Berlin), Lizzie (deceased), George Clayton, Mamie Bell, Charles Edward and Florence May. From his childhood Mr. Harr has been identified with the hotel business, in which for thirty-five years he has been engaged in different parts of this and in other counties. In 1887 he sold his stand in Perkasie, where he had been for fifteen years, and purchased a farm of fifty-three acres in Hilltown township, which is considered as fine a farm as there is in the township. After his long continuance in hotel life, Mr. Harr could not content himself on a farm, and therefore rented the Washington hotel at Sellersville, formerly conducted by Mr. Nace. The reputation of the house has lost nothing under his proprietorship, as his long experience in the business enables him to provide for the wants of guests in a satisfactory manner.

GEORGE E. HEGEMAN, cigar manufacturer, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Dauphin county, Pa., October 10, 1840, and is a son of Jacob E. Hegeman. He was of English extraction through his mother, his father being a native of Germany. After the death of his mother his father removed to Cincinnati and engaged in the tobacco business, George E. attending a private school at the same time. In 1851 his father died, and a couple of years later George E. travelled, extensively in the western and southern states. He went to the city of New York in 1857 and learned the practical manufacture of tobacco. About 1859 he moved to Bucks county, and after being in business with the Cressman family for a couple of years in Sellersville, started for himself at the same place. Before doing this he took an extended trip through Europe, to increase his knowledge of his business. In 1869 he was considered one of the largest cigar manufacturers in the country, employing nearly nine hundred hands, and is very extensively engaged in the same business at present, having a branch factory at Quakertown. He is one of the most popular and energetic democrats in the county, and was elected to the legislature by nearly 1000 votes ahead of the regular democratic ticket, a very unusual thing in Bucks county. Mr. Hegeman was a commissioned officer in the state militia, and was first elected judge and inspector of elections in 1860 for one year. Since then he has been judge of the elections every other year, and is still in office. In 1868 he was elected high constable, and served until he was elected justice two years later. In 1872 he resigned the position of justice and was elected to the legislature, re-elected in 1873 and served until 1874. On September 28, 1860, he was married to Rebecca H. Yost, of Tylersport, Pa. Mr. Hegeman is a charter member of the Quakertown lodge, A.Y.M., and in 1862 was made secretary of that lodge, holding that position until elected to the legislature. He is also a charter member of Sellersville lodge, I.O.O.F., and postmaster of Sellersville borough.

ENOS S. JACOBY, merchant, Sellersville, was born July 2, 1841, and is a son of Amos Jacoby, who was born in 1808, of German descent, and who was a tailor by trade, but for a short time followed farming. He was also proprietor of the Sellersville hotel for thirty years. His wife was Sophia Springer, born in 1810, also of German descent and who is still living, in good health. Enos S. began his business career by clerking for Enos Gerhart in 1871. One year later he entered the employ of H.C. Moore and clerked for him two years, and following that was for one year with Moore & Dimmig. In 1875 the firm dissolved and he entered into partnership with H.C. Moore, under the firm name of Moore & Jacoby. This partnership was dissolved in March, 1886. His son Charles F. then entered into business with him under the firm name of E.S. Jacoby & Son, and they now have the best stocked store in Sellersville, opposite to the depot. He was married in 1862 to Elizabeth B. Fellman, and they are the parents of two children: Charles F. and Mary Emma. Mr. Jacoby is a member of the Reformed church at Sellersville, and in politics is a democrat.

THOMAS J. KERNS, hotel keeper, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Swedeland village, Montgomery county, in 1850, and is a son of John and Catherine (Kennedy) Kerns. John Kerns was born in county Louth, Ireland, and was a farmer by occupation, but also followed the commission business for a time. He married Catherine Kennedy, who was of Irish descent. Thomas J., the son of this couple, first engaged in the milk business, which he followed for five years in Philadelphia. He then engaged in the agricultural implement business, following that for three years, after which he came to Sellersville and is now the proprietor of the Sellersville hotel. He married Emma Jacoby and they are the parents of one child, Mary A. Mr. Kerns is a member of the Catholic church, and in politics a democrat.

JOHN S. KOFFEL, farmer, P.O. Perkasie, was born in Rockhill township, Bucks county, and is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Seiple) Koffel, both natives of Bucks county and of German descent. John S. learned the cigar trade from his father, and followed that business until 1872. He then commenced farming and has followed that occupation since, and is also engaged in manufacturing felloes. On December 27, 1862, he married Mary A. Hendricks, who was born in Montgomery county, August 10, 1842. This lady is a daughter of Abraham and Margaret (Keyser) Hendricks, the former a native of Montgomery county, and the latter of Lehigh, and a granddaughter of Peter Hendricks of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Koffel were the parents of twelve children: Harry E., Ida K., John A., Abraham E., James W., Vivian V. and Verta V., living; and Maggie J., Jacob W., Lizzie L., Josiah H. and Charley, deceased. Mr. Koffel is a member of the Evangelical association, and in politics is a republican.

SAMUEL R. KRAMER, justice of the peace, P.O. Perkasie, was born March 29, 1860, on the Ridge road, about two miles northeast of Perkasie borough, in Rockhill township, and was the youngest of seven children born to Abraham and Elizabeth Kramer. At the age of eight years his father died, and for five years he was in the employ of George L. Baringer, a farmer in Richland Center, during which time, and between the attendant duties of farm life, he received a common-school education in the Quakertown public schools. In 1875 he was apprenticed to a jeweller in Delaware county, Pa. June 4, 1877, he was apprenticed to J.E. Witmer, of the Lansdale "Reporter," at Lansdale, Montgomery county, this state, and served three years at the printing business. In June, 1881, Hon. M.S. Sellers established the "Central News," in Perkasie, and employed him to take charge of the mechanical part, which position he held until the death of the founder, February 7, 1882, when he became a member of the firm of Moyer & Kramer, and continued the printing and publication business. In 1885, at the age of 24, he was elected to the office of justice of the peace by his fellow-citizens, for the term of five years. He was married in 1881 to Miss Mary Swartley, of Gwynedd, Montgomery county, Pa.

TITUS D. MANN, manufacturer, P.O. Church Hill, was born in Lehigh county, Pa., August 11, 1859, and is a son of Abraham R. and Catherine (Diehl) Mann, both natives of Bucks county. Abraham Mann, the grandfather of Titus, was born in Germany and emigrated to this country. He married Elizabeth Ruth, who was a native of Pennsylvania. Their son, Abraham R., was born in Springfield township, Bucks county, and received a liberal education. He learned the carpenter’s trade in early life, but subsequently taught school, and was also a farmer. In early life Titus D. learned the marble-cutting business in Northampton county with James Billard, and remained there two years. He then went to learn the carpenter trade, which he followed for five years, subsequently starting in the marble business at Church Hill. He has established a good trade, his works being known as the Church Hill marble and granite works. He was married December 4, 1886, to Vestilla, daughter of William and Catherine (Hager) Smith, both natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Mr. Mann is a member of the Reformed church, and in politics is a democrat.

HENRY C. MOORE, president Sellersville bank, P.O. Sellersville, was born November 27, 1844, in Gwynedd township, Montgomery county, and is a son of Samuel and Esther Moore. In 1870 he married Catherine Cressman, and to their union four children have been born: Mary, William, Wilson C. and Henry, all deceased except Wilson C. Mr. Moore commenced his business career by engaging in general merchandise, which business he followed for several years. He is a democrat politically, and is a member of the Lutheran church.

HENRY L. MOYER, justice of the peace, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Bucks county March 1, 1861, and is a son of John F. and Sophia L. Moyer. Our subject is of German descent through both parents, his mother and father being natives of Bucks county, the latter a cabinet-maker by trade. Henry L. is at present a justice of the peace, having been elected in March, 1885. He is also a dealer in real estate. On March 9, 1881, he married Lizzie S. Snyder, by whom he has three children: J. Warren, Alfred and Estella S. Mr. Moyer is a member of the Lutheran church, and in politics is a democrat.

AMBROSE G. RAUDENBUSH, hotel, P.O. Perkasie, was born in Montgomery county April 19, 1857, and is a son of Charles S. and Hannah H. (Geissinger) Raudenhush, both natives of Bucks county. He is a grandson of Abraham Raudenbush and Elizabeth Stoll, the latter a native of Montgomery county, and the former of Bucks county, both of German descent. Ambrose G. began his business career by clerking, in Smith & Shoemaker’s store, located at Telford, Montgomery county. He then removed to Harleysville, where he clerked about three years. He subsequently located at Telford, where he kept a hotel, and then returning to Harleysville opened a bakery. From there he removed to Perkasie and bought the Perkasie hotel. In 1879 he married Ramalta J. Pool, by whom he has two children: Flora P. and William P. Mr. Raudenbush is a member of the German Reformed church, and is a democrat politically.

HIRAM W. RITTER, physician, P.O. Perkasie, was born in Berks county, December 22, 1853, and is a son of Louis M. Ritter, the latter being a farmer, and of German origin. Hiram W. chose medicine as his profession, and graduated at the Jefferson college at Philadelphia. He began practising in 1877 at Perkasie, where he now is, and is also the proprietor of the only drug store in the place. Mr. Ritter was married September 1, 1881, to Ida N. Kehm. They are the parents of three children: Miriam E., Jacob C. and Blanche N. Mr. Ritter is a member of the Reformed church, and in politics is a democrat.

GRIER SCHEETZ, merchant, P.O. Perkasie, was born February 13, 1855, at Red Hill, Tinicum township, Bucks county. The first of the family in this country were three brothers— Philip, Jacob and Conrad, who came from Germany. The first named settled in Montgomery county, the second in Berks, and Conrad (who was the great-grandfather of Grier) settled in Philadelphia. Conrad had eight children: Sarah, Eliza and Mary; and Samuel, Jacob, William, Charles and George. The grandfather of Grier, named George, was born in Germantown, December 12, 1785; he was a hatter by trade. When quite a young man he came to Bucks county, and was for forty-five years a resident at Keller’s Church. He was a well-educated man and taught school for a great many years. March 20, 1812, he was married to Hester, daughter of Jacob Fluck, of Richland township. She was born March 6, 1792, and died April 7, 1875. George Scheetz died September 17, 1863. He had nine children, all of whom are living at the present time: Eliza, William, Francis, Reuben, Edwin, Jacob, Albert, Samuel and Charles, the latter the father of our subject. (His history is given under his own name in Bedminster township.) Grier Scheetz, at the age of 14, began clerking for his father, and under his supervision the business increased to such an extent that in 1881 a large store was built opposite the old stand. In 1880 Grier purchased of his father the good-will and fixtures of the business, the latter retiring from mercantile life. The business was conducted by Grier for three years, when he sold out to his brother George, and in February, 1883, moved to Perkasie and undertook what was then considered death to his own interests, namely— the opening of the largest store in Bucks county and instituting the cash system. The store had 12,000 feet of floor space. Mr. Scheetz may justly be considered the pioneer of the cash system in this county. After a three years’ trial of the system, the building then occupied not being adapted to the requirements of the business a large and commodious store was built near the depot. Mr. Scheetz was married, October 16, 1880, to Mamie A., only child of Peter F. and Elizabeth Nicholas. Two children have been born to them— Herbert and George, the latter deceased. Mr. Scheetz is a democrat. He is one of the first consistory of St. Stephen’s Reformed church, and one of the founders of the missionary society and the cemetery. He is secretary of the school board. September 7, 1885, he was appointed postmaster at Perkasie. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Red Men and the American Mechanics.

JAMES A. SCHLICHTER, merchant, P.O. Schlichter, was born in Rockhill township, February 6, 1856, and is a son of Charles B. Schlichter, who was born in Rockhill township in 1823, and died September 24, 1868, and was a farmer by occupation. He was married to Maria Hartzell. James A. started his business life by clerking for Jacob A. Schlichter at Rockhill, which position he filled for six years. He afterward began business for, himself at the same place. He was elected justice of the peace in 1885,, which position he occupies at present. Mr. Schlichter was married in 1877 to Mary Keller, who was born in Rockhill township, June 21, 1859, and they are the parents of four children: Charles F., Arthur J., Berkhart F. and Festus S. He is a member of the Reformed church, of the I.O.O.F. and O.U.A.M., and in politics is a republican.

AUGUSTUS SMITH, manufacturer, P.O. Sellersville, was born in Montgomery county, Pa., and is a son of Jacob B. and Mary (Crasley) Smith, both of German descent, and the former a native of Franconia township, Montgomery county. Jacob B. was a laborer for several years. Augustus Smith learned the shoemaking trade in Rockhill township, Bucks county, and has always followed that trade. He is now a manufacturer of boots and shoes at Sellersville. He married Matilda Erdman. The issue of this union is one child, Melinda E. Mr. Smith is a member of the Lutheran church, and in politics is a democrat.

ALFRED TOON, manufacturer, P.O. Sellersville, was born in England in 1831, and is a son of William Toon. Alfred Toon learned his trade in England, his father having also been a manufacturer of hosiery. He commenced the manufacture of knit goods in Bucks county in 1872, and has since carried on this work. His goods are shipped throughout the United States, wholesale and retail. He employs ten hands in his business, principally girls. Mr. Toon married Anna Strowhoner, and by this union has six children: Selena, Elizabeth, Alfred, Harry, Maria and William. Alfred Toon travels in the interest of the business in the lower end of Bucks county and in Montgomery county; and Harry C. Moyer travels through Lehigh, Northampton and Berks counties. Mr. Toon is a member of the Methodist church, and in politics is a republican.

HANNAH WILLETT, P.O. Perkasie, was born in Buckingham township, September 25, 1824, and is a daughter of Robert Ewer, who was a millwright, following that business for several years, after which he kept a grist-mill on Mill creek. Jonathan Willett, the husband, of Hannah, was a son of Jonathan Willett. He learned the milling business at Chadd’s Ford in Chester county, where he remained for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Willett were the parents of five children, only three of whom are now living: Allen W., Frank E., and Elizabeth A. Rena M. and Cora E. deceased. Mr. ,Willett was a republican.

OLIVER T. ZIEGENFUSS, hotel proprietor, P.O. Atlantic City. John Ziegenfuss came from Germany to America over a hundred years ago. He married Margaret Jeterley, whose parents came from Swabia, in Wurtemberg, Germany, over a century and a half ago. They located in Bucks county, and erected buildings, part of which still stand, and are occupied by their descendants, Born to John and Margaret Ziegenfuss were three sons and two daughters, of whom Abraham was the oldest. He married Marie Triewig, daughter of Andrew and Christiana (Opp) Triewig, of Bucks county. Two sons were the result of this union: Dr. A.A. Ziegenfuss, now deceased, and for many years a practising physician at Buck Mountain, in Luzerne county, Pa., and Oliver T. These children were educated by a private tutor, and for three years were under the instruction of Dr. Lewis J. Brown, of Harvard college. Mr. Ziegenfuss received a musical education, and for twenty-five years gave instruction in that art. Giving up his profession, he engaged in the hotel business, and was for a time proprietor of the Clifton house at Buck Mountain, and later of the "Broadway" at Mauch Chunk. He is now at the Norwood or Kentucky Avenue near the beach, Atlantic City. In 1860 he married Sarah Thompson Bussier, daughter of Daniel De La Bussier, a Huguenot exile from France. His wife died in New York city in 1865, leaving no issue. Mr. Ziegenfuss spends his winters with his mother, now aged 83 years, also his cousin Mr. John Ziegenfuss, on the old homestead, which is known as the estate of "Rockwild," and which in the original deed is mentioned as the estate of Roxborough. Mr. Ziegenfuss and his cousin are both democrats. Among the heirlooms in possession of the family is a high old clock that has told the fleeting hours over a century and a quarter, and for one century has stood in one room. It is still one of the best of timekeepers.