Rhoda Ann Jones
She was born April 26, 1866 in Guysmills, PA. She married her first husband, George Elkanah Barney on April 26 28, 1866. He died on Feb. 1, 1878 and she remarried Ezekiah Moore, who she divorced. She married her third husband, Mass Peter Christianson on Oct. 14 1880, who is the father of Annie Matilda Christianson. She lived until she was 72 and died on April 8th 1918 in Portland, OR in the home of her son.
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Thomas Norris Humphreys
He was born on November 29, 1859 in Armstrong County, PA. He married Eliza Yost. He died on May 1st 1927 in Brockway, OR.
Eliza Margaret "Maggie" Yost Humphreys
She was born in 1864 in Armstrong County, PA. Moved to Oregon from Jefferson Co, PA in 1885. Children not listed below are Lester Warren (20 May 1883- 14 May 1929), Sarah Salome ‘Sadie' (17 Oct 1889- 26 Jan 1938), William Yost (8 Jun 1892- 3 Nov 1977). She died on March 28, 1898 in Myrtle Creek, OR.
Josiah Keller
Gravestones for Josiah's first wife and two children
1st Grave Stone:
In Memory of Thomas Martin son of Josiah F. and Lucy Ann Keller
Died Aug. 18th 1837 aged 1 year 2 months and 18 days.
2nd Grave Stone:
Sleep on sweet babe & take thy rest God called the home He thought best.
Lucy Ann Foster wife of Josiah F. Keller
Died Sept. 23, 1848 AE. 37 years may she rest in peace (Lucy was Josiah's 1st. wife)
3rd Grave Stone:
J. Foster Keller
Born Mar. 7, 1844
Died in Brooklyn, N.Y. Mar. 31, 1889
AE 45 years at rest (Son of Josiah & Lucy)
Although Josiah's middle initial is F. on two of the stones above, he is listed as Josiah P. Keller in the 1860 U.S. Census, East Machias, Maine. He has been written up in many articles and books in the Port Gamble, WA area. In these, his middle initial is always shown as P, never F. Perhaps Josiah changed his middle initial after his second marriage?, or since his middle name is not known, perhaps it was: Finney, Phinney?
In Memory of Thomas Martin son of Josiah F. and Lucy Ann Keller
Died Aug. 18th 1837 aged 1 year 2 months and 18 days.
2nd Grave Stone:
Sleep on sweet babe & take thy rest God called the home He thought best.
Lucy Ann Foster wife of Josiah F. Keller
Died Sept. 23, 1848 AE. 37 years may she rest in peace (Lucy was Josiah's 1st. wife)
3rd Grave Stone:
J. Foster Keller
Born Mar. 7, 1844
Died in Brooklyn, N.Y. Mar. 31, 1889
AE 45 years at rest (Son of Josiah & Lucy)
Although Josiah's middle initial is F. on two of the stones above, he is listed as Josiah P. Keller in the 1860 U.S. Census, East Machias, Maine. He has been written up in many articles and books in the Port Gamble, WA area. In these, his middle initial is always shown as P, never F. Perhaps Josiah changed his middle initial after his second marriage?, or since his middle name is not known, perhaps it was: Finney, Phinney?
Cultural Research Project
Wessners-Berks County
The chief occupation is farming. In the southern part the surface is level and the soil very productive. Along the Schuylkill are numerous limestone quarries. Canal boats were at one time built rather extensively at RICKENBACH Station, a little south of West Leesport. Several mills were operated along the Tulpehocken at an early period. PARVIN's tannery, near Fairview, was one of the earliest industries, and RIESER's Mill, about one mile south of West Leesport, has been the center of business activities for many years.
ONTELAUNEE SECTION
[The Ontelaunee section comprises nine townships: Albany, Longswamp, Maiden-creek, Maxatawny, Richmond, Windsor, Greenwich, Perry, and Ontelaunee.]
FIRST SETTLERS. - The territory embraced in this section was not released by the Indians to the heirs of William Penn until 1732, and on that account there was no general influx of immigrants before that time. Immediately afterward, a number of Friends entered and took up large tracts of land in localities now included in Ontelaunee and Maiden-creek townships. About 1752, nearly the entire area of these two townships was owned and occupied by Friends. The names of the more prominent families were MEREDITH, PARVIN, PENROSE, LIGHTFOOT, STARR, WILY and WILLITS; and some of the descendants are still in this vicinity. These settlers went there by way of the Schuylkill Valley.
About the same time, a considerable number of immigrants of different nationalities, but mostly Germans, entered the section by way of the Manatawny creek and the Oley hills, and also by way of the West Branch of the Perkiomen creek and the Hereford hills, and they took up great quantities of land which reached from one end of the section to the other; indeed, they were so numerous and energetic that by 1740, within the short period of eight years, they had established six townships, embracing the entire section. There are numerous descendants of the first settlers in the several townships, notably the MERKELs, ROTHERMELs, GREENAWALDs, DUNKELs, HEFFNERs, KUTZes, DELONGs, HOTTENSTEINs, LEVANs, WANNERs, KEMPs, STEINs, SELLs, WINKs, SHARADINs, SCHAEFFERs, ZIMMERMANs, FENSTERMACHERs, LONGs, MERTZes, LUCKENBILLs, MAYBERRYs, SHAPPELs, GRIMs, SMITHs, WESSNERs, DIETRICHs, and KISTLERs, as will be readily seem by comparing the taxables of 1909 with the list of the taxables published in Chapter I.
NOTEWORTHY ENTERPRISES
· Blandon Rolling Mill was built in Maidencreek along the East Penn railroad in 1867. It was been successfully operated since 1892 by Simon SEYFERT. Annual product, 22,000 tons; hands employed, 225.
· Brick Company. - The Clay Works were purchased in 1908 by A. A. GERY, who organized the Glen-Gery Brick and Cement Company, for the manufacture of vitrified brick for building and paving purposes, and established a plant with a daily capacity for 60,000.
· Inlaid Tile Company. - In 1907, the Reading Cement Inlaid Tile Company was incorporated by a Greek from Patras, Greece, names Constantinn H. GEANNAKOPOULOS, and he established a small plant in Reading at the southwest corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets. In June, 1908, it was transferred to Shoemakersville, where a place was secured with a capacity of 200 square yards. The company manufactures all styles, colors and designs, and employs six hands. The machinery was imported. It is the only enterprise of the kind in the United States.
· Cement Works. - A large cement works was established in Richmond township in 1899 by the Reading Cement Company (composed of Reading capitalists), at a cost of $350,000. The property comprised 100 acres, in which there is a large deposit of superior limestone, and the plant was equipped with machinery. It continued in operation for several years and employed from eighty-five to one hundred and thirty men and produced daily 450 barrels of cement. It was succeeded by the Vindex Portland Cement Company, which improved the plant and carried on operations several years with a daily capacity of 600 barrels. In 1908 the plant was leased to the Vindex Corporation under the control of Charles MATCHAM, of Allentown, an experienced manufacturer of cement.
· Mr. MATCHAM also organized the Allentown Portland Cement Company and secured a large adjoining tract to the north and west with intention of establishing a costly, modern plant with a daily capacity of 2,500 barrels.
· Gery Country Home. - In 1904, A. A. GERY, of Reading, erected a costly country home in the Ontelaunee, along the Maiden creek, on the old WILY Mill property, which has become known as Glen-Gery.
· Topton Orphans' Home, established in 1897 by the Reading Conference of the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, on a commanding site in Longswamp, near Topton. The property comprises 115 acres. The Home is a three-story brick, commodious structure, with modern improvements. Inmates, boys and girls, 90; all denominations.
· Leesport Bank. - A number of enterprising business men of Leesport and vicinity organized a bank with a capital of $25,000, for the accommodation of the neighborhood, and named it the First National Bank of Leesport. The following directors were elected as the first board, and the bank was opened for business in July, 1909: A. F. MOGUL, president; S. M. DECK, cashier; Charles DUNKEL, D. H. REISER, Jacob BAGENSTOSE, Charles O. COLLINS, James A. RIESER, O. A. KEIM, James H. WAGNER, James R. KEIM, M. S. RENTSCHLER, Joseph NAFTZINGER, Sassaman SCHAPPELL, Lloyd MILLER, James R. WEISNER.
· Electric Plant. - William F. KRICK established an electric plant at Sinking Spring in 1903 for supplying light to the residents of that town, and also at Wyomissing and Shillington and extended wires in and to the places named. George F. WERTZ, of Wernersville, established a similar plant at that place in 1904.
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Keller: East Machias, Maine
East Machias lies about midway of the southern shore of Washington County. It is bounded on the east by Marion and Whiting, south by Machiasport, west by Marsh field, and north by an unnamed township. Gardner’s Lake lies on a portion of the eastern boundary, and Macbias River forms the southern line. Hadley Lake extends from south of the centre of the town Into the township on the north. Its outlet constitutes East Machias River, and furnishes four excellent powers, all within two miles of tide-water. The descent from the pond to tide-water—a distance of three miles—is 47 feet. On Chace’s Stream, the outlet of Gardner’s Lake, are two excellent powers, occupied by two saw, two lath, and one shingle-mill. This pond covers 8½ square miles, and would afford power equal to 840 horse, or sufficient to run 33,600 spindles. The power on the river from Had ley’s Lake to the tide might be made equal to 1,600 horse, or sufficient. for 64,000 spindles. Gardner’s Lake, though scarcely a mile above the tide, is 60 feet above sea-level, The number of saw-mills of all kinds. in the town is nine, of which two are double, and one runs a gang of saws. Other manufactories are two grist-mills, a tannery, four shipyards, etc. The village is chiefly at the head of the tide in the southern part of the town, but extends on both sides of this river and Chace’s Stream to the bay. Jacksonville Village is situated one and a half miles north of East Machias post-office. East Macbias is 4 milesnorth.east of Machias. It is on the stage-line from Cherryfield to Eastport, and is the terminus of the stage-lines to Lubec, Cutler, and Township No. 14. It was set off from Machies and incorporated Jan. 24, 1826. Samuel Scott was the first settler, beitig followed in 1768 by Col. Benj. Foster, W. Foster, J. Seavy, D. Fogg, J. Mansur, and others. At the latter date or earlier, Colonel Foster and his neighbors, assisted by Capt. Ichabod Jones, of Boston (father of Hon. John C. Jones), “erected a double saw-mill against the west shore of the east branch or river, about 100 rods above the head of the tide, where the foundation was laid of the eastern village.” [Williamson’s Hist. of Maine, Vol. II., p. 509.] Rev. James Lyon, a Presbyterian, was the first minister. He commenced his labors in the place in 1771, and a church was organized in 1781. The first meeting-house built in the town is now used for a store. He remained here until his death in 1794.
Washington Academy was established in 1823, and had for its first Principal, Solomon Adams. Among the natives of East Machias who received their academical training at this institution should be mentioned, Samuel Harris, D.D., of Yale College; Prof. Roswefl D. Hitchcock, Union Theological Seminary; William C. Talbot, San Francisco, capitalist; Andrew J. Pope, of the same city, who died in January, 1879, leaving an estate valued at $3,000,00O; Frederic Talbot, New York; Charles H. Talbot, Providence; P. Foster Folsom, Boston; Rev. M. J. Talbot, D.D.; Rev. Henry L. Talbot; Thomas H. Talbot, Brookline, Mass.; Hon. Geo. F. Talbot; Hon. John C. Talbot; Leonard Scott, of the L. Scott Publishing Company, New York; Hon. Stephen C. Foster, member of Congress from Maine, two terms; Stephen C. and Lowell Talbot, New York, and others, if space would allow.
The first Temperance Society in the region was formed at East Machias in 1827, There are now in the town three organized churches, having suitable edifices; the denominations being Baptist, Congregationalist and Methodist. Washington Academy is still fairly patronized, and its scholarship is sustained. The number of public school houses is eight; these, with other public-school property, being valued at $6,000. The valuation of estates in 1870 was $581,547. In 1880 it was $495,555. The population in 1870 was 2,017. In 1880 it was 1,875.
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These are wampum beads. In addition to being used for messages, these strings of beads were also used in ceremonies and as a form of currency. These particular beads were found in East Machias.