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Prominent Men of Wilkes-Barre and Vicinity Sheriff Luz. Co, 17!t2 and 1795-G. Mem. Pa. A.ssemblv, 1T99-1SU3. In command of Malitia in service of U. a., IT^O-ITSI, and following was Justice of Peace for several years. *PAYNE PETTEBONE S14 Born Dec. 2?, Isl3, Kingston, Pa. Married Oct. 3, 1837 to Caroline M. Swetland. Merchant. Treas. Lack'a & Bloomsburg R. R. Co., lS54-lS(io. Prop. Wyo. Shovel Works. Dir. Washinaton Life Ins. Co., N. Y. Dir. l''irst Nat. Bank, Pittston. Sec. Nat. Bank; Miners' Savings Bank, W.-B. Pres. W.-B. Saving Bank. Trus. \\yon;ing Sem.; Drew Theo. Sem.; Wife Ins. Co. of N. Y. Pres. Bd. Trustees Lafavette College, and Trustee since 1865. ALEXANDER H. VAN HORN 827 Bovn Union Twp.. Luz, Co., Feb. 22, 1833. Educated Public Schools and Kingston. Married Dora L. Reading, April 23, 1885. Pres. W.-B. Dep. &' Sav. Bank. Chairman Paine ct Co., L. T. D. iii ;
Prominent Men of Wilkes-Barre and Vicinity WILLIAM JAMESON HARVEY S2S Born Plymouth Twp., Luz. Co., Pa., May 13, 1S3S. Educated Wyoming Ins., Wyoming, Pa., and Edgehillo School, Princeton, N. J. Married Jessie Wright, Dec. 9, ]8ii9; Mrs. Amanda M. (l.aning) Merritt, Oct. 21, 1880. Pres. Wyom. Val. l.ace Mills. Dir. W.-B. & Wyo. Val. Trac. Co.; Dir. Miners' Sav. Biink. Mem. Westmoreland Club. W.-B. L'nion lA'ague, Phil'a; the G. A. R., and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. ^Vas Lieut, and Adj. 7th Regt., Pa. Reserves, in Civil War. He is a Free Mason, being a Knight Templar and a Mem. of the Mystic Shrine. Rep. Pres. Elector, 1892. During the years 18Sti-i8y8 he served nine years as Pres. of the Wilkes-Barre City Council. *EEV REUBEN NELSON, D. D. 829 Born Andes, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1818—*Feb. 20, 1879. Educated in Private Schools. Married Jane Scott Eddy, July 28, 1842. Minister. Educator. Prin. of Atsego Acad., Cooperstown, N. Y. Prin. of Wyom. Sem., Kmgston. Pa. Presiding Elder of the Wyoming Dist. of W>oming Conf. M. E. Church. Agt. of Methodist Booli Concern, N. Y. Treas. of the Missionary Soc. Deg. Master of Arts from Union College. Deg. Dr. of Div. from Dickinson College. Del. to Five Gen. Conferences of the M. E. Church. GEORGE SLOCUM BENNETT 830 Born W.-Barrc, Pa.. Aug. 17, 1842. Educated Wesleyan Univ. Married EHlen W. Nelson, Sept. 7, 1871. Real Estate and Bank Pres. Pres. Wyo. Nat. Bank. V.-Pres. W.-B. Lace Mfg. Co. Dir. Hazard Mfg. Co. Dir. Sheldon Axle Co Treas. W.-B. Bridge Co. Supt. 1st M. E. Sunday School. Pres. Bd. of Trustees Wyo. Sem. V.-Pres. Penn'a Bible Soc. Trus. NN'i'sltvan I niv. Trus. Drew Theo. Sem. * CHARLES MINER 831 B.irn Ffh. 1, 1780-*Oct. 26, 1865. Married Letitia Wright, Jan. 16, 1804. Educated New England Public Schools. Ed. and Pub. The Gleaner (Wilkes-Baire). Author History of W.vom., 1845. Mem. First Town Council, W.-B., 1806. Mem. State Legislature, 1807- 1808-1812. Mem. Congress, 1825-29. I.,odge 61, F. & A. M. ISAAC M. THOMAS 832 Born McVeytov.-n, Juniata Co., Pa., Feb. 1. 18d4. Educated l'nion College. Married Lally Hollenback Dunlap, Sfpt. 11, 1872. Civil Engineer. Penna. R. R. Eng. Dept., 1867. Penn'a State College, 1868-1869, Prof. Engineering and Mathematics. Merchant Miiler, 1870 and 1886 at W.-Barre. Dir. People's Bank from incorporation in 1872 till the present. Du'. Vulcan Iron Works. Dir. Sheldon Axle Works. Y. M. C. A. Board Managers. THEODORE STRONG 833 Born Sommei-s, Conn., .Tan. 25, 1&'"20. Educated Colester, Conn. Pres. First Nat. Bank of Pittston 41 years. Retired. Merchant, Miller, -Opex-ator in-("oal Lands. Pittston, Pa. xlix *THOMAS FORD 834 r-5orn Yorkshire, Eng., Aug. 2
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