The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

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35 2 THE EARLE FAMILY [Eighth
as six or seven took place on a single evening ; and frequently from
twenty to thirty per week were held for several successive weeks.
It was incumbent upon Mr. Earle to see that proper places for these
meetings were secured ; that, by advertisements, hand-bills and
posters, due notice of them was given ; and that a sufficient number
of speakers were always engaged. So far as known, there was no
failure, in these respects, of any meeting called by the Committee of
One Hundred. The activity, the labor, and the extent of operations
of that committee may be inferred from the fact that its disbursements
amounted to about one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
The results of the action of the two committees—and each of them
contributed largely toward the attainment of those results—were,
that not only the growth of the debt of Philadelphia was stopped,
but effective measures were taken for its gradual diminution, and the
government of the city, in all it branches, was greatly improved.
The children of George H. and Ellen Frances (Van Leer)
Earle were
3176-1. Florence V. Earle, b. July 1, 1S50; m. 1st, Sept. 28,
1872, William (d. Sept. 9, 1S77), son of William and
Susan G. (Miller) Nicholson, and had 1 dau., Alice E.
Nicholson, b. Oct. 1, 1873 ; 2d, Jan. 7, 1879, Edward H.,
son of Joseph P. H. and Eliza H. (Troth) Coates, and
lives in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.
3177-2. Alice Earle, b. Jan. 5, 1S52 ; m. Reginald H. Jones.
3178-3. Mary Earle, b. Sept. 20, 1853; m. March 24, 1873,
William Cook; 1 son, George E., b. June 26, 1875.
3179-4. George H. Earle, b. July 6, 1856; m. Catherine H.
French.
3180-5. Frances V. Earle, b. Oct. 27, 185S ; in. Dec. 12, 1883,
Edward H., son of Solomon W. and Adelaide H. Johnson,
of Brooklyn, N. Y. They lived in Brooklyn until
May, 1S84, and then removed to Philadelphia, where
Mr. Johnson is treasurer of the Central News Company.
They have one child, Edward Earle Johnson, b. Oct.
31, 1SS4.
[1900-3]. Henry s Karle (Thomas? Pliny, 6 Robert,*
Robert,* Ralfh,* William, 2 Ralph 1
), son of Thomas and
Mary (Hussey) Earle, b. Nov. 15, 1829, in Philadelphia,
Pa.; m. June 3, 1857, Martha B. Earle [1516-5], and
lived in Germantown, Pa., where he d. Oct. 9, 1874.