Allentown, N.J. its Rise and Progress (Part 49) Continuing Charles R. Hutchinson's 1914 recollection of houses, and their former occupants, along N. Main St., circa 1830—note revised site of Brick Tavern, named Queen's Tavern on British revolutionary war map. Advertisement On the northerly corner of Main and Church Streets, where Howard D. Bunting's store now is [2 N. Main], was the residence of Colonel David Hay, and his hatters shop was on the adjoining lot, now occupied by Amos A. Bunting dwelling [4 N. Main]. Daniel W. Bills built the present dwelling on the latter site and a building, which he occupied as a general store on the corner until his death in 1856, was the leading store in the village. He was succeeded by Coward & Vannaman, (Charles G. Coward and Charles P. Vannaman), and in 1858 by Charles P. Vannaman alone. Later, Theodore Stagg was there for a time, and then it became a drug store, first kept by Aaron R. Davis, who died in 1872 and was succeeded in the same business by Doctor James Holmes, who also died, and in 1875 the building was torn down David M. Bunting, who erected the present one on its site. The house in which Mrs. Hannah E. Wikoff now lives was occupied in 1830 by Elizabeth Mount, widow. Afterwards, Isaac Imlay lived there, then two maiden aunts of Daniel W. Bills: Jane Bills, who became the second wife of John H. Rulon, Esq. and Susan Bills, who married Joseph Vennable, at that time a tailor in the employ of D.W. Bills, and who afterward occupied these premises and carried on a tailoring business in a westerly addition (removed in 1911) in which he was succeeded by Samuel C. Davis who died there, and whose widow continued to live there until her death in 1905. [In 1930 butcher Joseph P. Nolan had Charles D. Knowles move this house—enlarged in 1904 to accommodate the Post Office—to 30 Church and build a new brick home at 6 N. Main Where Holmes Hankins now lives was the residence of George Sinclair, and later his cabinet makers shop stood there, west of his dwelling. This shop is now a stable on Mrs. Wikoff's lot, adjoining, and the dwelling that is that now of Louisa Buckelew, on the southerly side of upper Main Street. These buildings were removed about 1864, when the present house [Borough Hall at 8 N. Main] was erected by three sisters: Mrs. Margaret Buckley, Mrs. Mary Leavenworth and Miss Susan Debow, daughters of John and Sarah (Montgomery) Debow [built by Elias and Benjamin Rogers]. I do not know at what date Richard M. Stout built the house [12 N. Main] in which Mrs. Catharine I. Tilton now lives. He died there about 1860, [but] had been there many years, and his family remained for some years afterward. Then came Daniel Tilton [18 N. Main], and his son, Charles M. Tilton whose widow is the present occupant. This property comprises Lots No.3 & 4 of Samuel Quay's lands, and not Nos.2 & 3, as I have erroneously stated [in Part 47]. Lot No.2 was that were Emlen Satterthwait recently lived [formerly 24 N. Main], now owned by Daniel J. Wright, and the westerly line of the Brick Tavern lot was between it and that on which the Catholic Parsonage and Church now are [The Bank at 20-22 N. Main]. The Catholic Parsonage was built, perhaps about 1850, by John H. Rulon Esq. who lived there a number of years. Previous to that there was an iron foundry there, operated by George Dolan & Sons, which existed for several years, the machinery being operated by the old fashioned horse power sweep. The present residence of Howard D. Bunting was at that time a part of the same premises. There were no houses between that and the Brick Tavern (where George S. Hankins now lives) [32 N. Main], which according to the late Samuel W. Fidler, was still standing in 1830, and was then kept by William Butcher [I mistakenly sited DiMattia's as the Brick Tavern in Part 45, where Perseverance Fire Co. was formed]. There was nothing between that and Asher Borden's farmhouse, now J. Holmes Probasco's [76 N. Main]. On the southerly side of the road, nearly opposite the last named house and just east of that in which Dennis M. Jones now lives [81 N. Main] was the residence of Ephraim Robbins, now gone. A small house stood about midway between it and the old "Hip Roofed House," which was on a lot now vacant, east of and adjoining the present residence of Sarah A. Hendrickson [55 N. Main]. The small house about mentioned was occupied in 1830 by Samuel Skirm and the hip roofed house by a family named Clayton. West of this, where Harvey R. Bergen now lives, was the dwelling and wheelwright shop of John Vanhorn, and then came the wheelwright shop of John Chamberlin, where is now the dwelling of William C. Smith. Adjoining this, westerly, was the house of Samuel Mount, shoemaker, afterwards occupied by his son, John S. Mount, also a shoemaker, and now owned by Charles A. Davis. Then came residence of William Foster, blacksmith and local preacher, where Mrs. Frances A. Tantum now lives [21-23 N. Main], and his blacksmith shop stood where his son in law, Isaac Rogers afterward built one of brick, now succeeded by a double frame dwelling owned by Mrs. T. Ridgway Waln. Next to this stood the present small house belonging now to David M. Bunting's estate, and another where Patrick Riehill afterwards built the present dwelling belonging to Sarah Mack [13 N. Main, site of St. John's Catholic Church's first service], then, where the [Farmers National] Bank now is, a house in which the Vanarsdale family lived and on the corner George Sinclair's cabinet makers shop, in which my father, in 1830, completed his apprenticeship and the late Samuel W. Fidler began his at that time. On the southerly corner of Imlaystown Road was a red building, a part of which was occupied by J. Lawrence Hendrickson as a tailor shop. I think the present building, now owned by James H. Graham, was built by John Robbins, who afterwards kept a general store there for many years. East of this, on the same lot, was the dwelling of Esek Robbins, the father of John, and east of that his cooper's shop. Next was a small one story house where Stephen Bergen's stables and ice house now are, which was the last house standing on that side of the road. On the northerly side, the house [12 Waker] where Horatio Gulick now lives was owned and occupied by Joseph Waker, senior, who carried on the business of a butcher for many years. The house near the little brook at the borough line [24 Waker], which James H. Graham lately sold to William Applegate, and which was once occupied by Henry Hughes, son of John, was occupied in 1830 by Charles Britton, shoemaker. Afterwards, John Eagan, who was George Middleton's [tannery] foreman, lived there many years, and perhaps as late as 1860. The house where Henry Rock now lives, at the head of the alley [Maiden Lane], had belonged to the estate of John Hughes, who died in 1820; I do not know who lived there in 1830. In the rear of this house, on the little brook above mentioned, was a cider press, and between it and the present dwelling of George Rock was a small house in which lived Nelly Dillon, an old negro woman. Historically Speaking is a regular column presented by John Fabiano, MA, designated historian for Allentown Borough. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Name: Ethel Romak [Alternate Name: Ethel Remak] Age in 1910: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1890 Birthplace: Hungary Relation to Head of House: Servant Father's Birth Place: Hungary Mother's Birth Place: Hungary Home in 1910: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Year of Immigration: 1894 Household Members: Name Age Isaac I Bodenstein 42 Emma Bodenstein 37 Emanuel Bodenstein 17 Arthur Bodenstein 11 Ethel Romak 20 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1020; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 496; Image: 988. Name: Ethel Remak Home in 1930: Carteret, Middlesex, New Jersey Age: 38 Estimated birth year: abt 1892 Birthplace: Czechoslovakia Relation to Head of House: Boarder Race: White Household Members: Name Age John Donavan 34 Anna Donavan 46 Patrick Donavan 24 Richard Donavan 18 Anna Donavan 20 Timothy Donavan 16 Ethel Remak 38 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Carteret, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: 1366; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 182.0. Stephanie ----- Original Message ----- From: "LOUIS MICHAEL BARSI" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 3:47 PM Subject: [NJ] ETHEL REMAK > I'M INTERESTED IN INFORMATION ABOUT ETHEL REMAK WHO WAS BORN IN HUNGARY > ABOUT 1890 AND LIVED IN CENTRAL JERSEY. THANK YOU. LOU BARSI

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Hi...I saw your post where you mentioned your Mills family. My grandmother was born a Mills and I have another much older Mills line...Grace Mills married Abraham Chattin back in the 1700's. Where were yours Mills from? Regards, Linda > > From: [email protected] > Date: 2007/08/23 Thu AM 01:14:53 EST > To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NJ] Glasshouses in NJ > > Hi Pat and Joan > > Present day descendants are out there. > > Just not all of them are actively researching their family trees at this > moment. > > You might cross check some of your research against those on rootsweb.com > and other gene sites. > > To see if any of similar surnames might pop up. > > In researching my family since 1984, and more recently more actively, since > about 1999, have found several other branches of my family MILLS line out > there in the world. > > In the last couple of years, because of DNA testing, have found even more. > What a surprise! > > Most of my research seemed to always be dead ends with the family only > having girls. So the surname died out. > > Little by little more information has become available because of the > Internet, so that has really helped so much. > > Do not give up, keep on researching. > > There are many places to find out about DNA testing, and whether or not your > particular surname might have been tested. > > Best for great research. > > Pat > cw > > > > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Pat and Joan Present day descendants are out there. Just not all of them are actively researching their family trees at this moment. You might cross check some of your research against those on rootsweb.com and other gene sites. To see if any of similar surnames might pop up. In researching my family since 1984, and more recently more actively, since about 1999, have found several other branches of my family MILLS line out there in the world. In the last couple of years, because of DNA testing, have found even more. What a surprise! Most of my research seemed to always be dead ends with the family only having girls. So the surname died out. Little by little more information has become available because of the Internet, so that has really helped so much. Do not give up, keep on researching. There are many places to find out about DNA testing, and whether or not your particular surname might have been tested. Best for great research. Pat cw ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

I don''t know if this is any help to you but when I had a house built in St. Charles, Mo. by Bill Paddy his wife was a Greiner. That was the name of the street I lived on. Justine McCormick of AZ ---- Diane <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Joan. I knew there were some Greiners in NJ, but have never really > delved into the families connecting. They are probably from the same area > in Germany. > > Diane > > * * * * * * ~ ~ ~ ~ Please check our Home Page ~ ~ ~ ~ * * * * * > * > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ > > ~~~~~ Speak kind words/hear kind echoes ~~~~~ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NJ] Glasshouses in NJ - GREINER > > > > In a message dated 8/22/2007 5:56:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > With all the Glasshouse back/forth, has anyone ever come across the GREINER > family of glass makers? My Greiner line migrated to Wayne Co., PA and > opened a glass factory with the FAATZ family c 1816. > > > > I don't know too much about them other than the fact that GREINER is a > well-known name as being associated with glassmaking. > > Joan > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Joan. I knew there were some Greiners in NJ, but have never really delved into the families connecting. They are probably from the same area in Germany. Diane * * * * * * ~ ~ ~ ~ Please check our Home Page ~ ~ ~ ~ * * * * * * http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ ~~~~~ Speak kind words/hear kind echoes ~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NJ] Glasshouses in NJ - GREINER In a message dated 8/22/2007 5:56:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: With all the Glasshouse back/forth, has anyone ever come across the GREINER family of glass makers? My Greiner line migrated to Wayne Co., PA and opened a glass factory with the FAATZ family c 1816. I don't know too much about them other than the fact that GREINER is a well-known name as being associated with glassmaking. Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In a message dated 8/22/2007 5:56:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: With all the Glasshouse back/forth, has anyone ever come across the GREINER family of glass makers? My Greiner line migrated to Wayne Co., PA and opened a glass factory with the FAATZ family c 1816. I don't know too much about them other than the fact that GREINER is a well-known name as being associated with glassmaking. Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

With all the Glasshouse back/forth, has anyone ever come across the GREINER family of glass makers? My Greiner line migrated to Wayne Co., PA and opened a glass factory with the FAATZ family c 1816. * * * * * * ~ ~ ~ ~ Please check our Home Page ~ ~ ~ ~ * * * * * * http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ ~~~~~ Speak kind words/hear kind echoes ~~~~~

In a message dated 8/22/2007 12:28:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Thank you Joan. I never thought of him as a glassblower but rather a laborer. His inventory was not anything that would indicate that. It was farming things. He could have working with the wood and keeping the fires going...I really don't know...only know that he was there for a certain amt of time. So I wouldn't necessarily assume he migrated to other glass factories if he had a trade that he could use elsewhere. Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Listers- Another stroke of good luck can come from leaving your name and contact information with the local historical society, or make your own freebe website (there are many available with limited space) and ask for anyone related to the following family.. . . I left a website up for 3 years and was about to remove it from the web when I got a query on line from someone who was just Googling her family name and it came up with my OLD-3 times back- e-mail. Fortunately I had left my snail mail addy and a phone number to call. She got in touch and re-established a branch of the family that had been broken by divorce and adoption. Now even though we do not live near each other, we are in constant contact via e-mail. Peggie in Oregon No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.2/966 - Release Date: 8/22/2007 9:05 AM

For one surname I was researching, I did a phone directory search for the state I found the family in in 1930 census. Found about 15 names and snail mailed them a packet containing a letter explaining my relationship to said family, etc. Also, included a couple of pages asking whether he/she was related to said family, whether or not he/she would be interested in further contact, or if they would pass on the letter to anyone else who may be interested. I always include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. For the most part, contacts passed it on to the family historians who contacted me. It was really exciting to be invited to one of their family reunions, especially since my "connection" was to their father's first wife. Judy in VA

I did this years ago before the advent of computers. I went to the library and looked up phone numbers and addresses of people with the names I was looking for. I had a short pedigree chart made up with spaces for their answers as well. I mailed and asked if they had any info on the family. It turned out that someone from Peru who was just visiting the family had just returned from a trip to England and visited the family site over there. While he had no info to give me he did have the name and address of a couple who had been there before him. This couple were descended from the brother of my greatgrandfather and were instrumental in my taking the line back to 1584. Dot ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [NJ] Glasshouses in NJ > Yup, Yes and it happens > > > Has anyone on the list ever tracked their genealogy and then found a > descendant living?? I am trying to do this with New Jersey right now and > live in > California.? I'm just wondering if anyone had a particular strategy or > not.? Thanks > > > > ************************************** > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >

Find info on the oldest relative you have information on via census, and other vital records. Check out to see if he/she had any brothers or sisters. Then trace them down in records and tracj their offspring and bingo u have found a descendant lving. BY tracing my ancestry back to when dirt was invented I have been able to identify and contact many cousins (fourth and fith type) all over the world. Seems like its family tree time for thee. Cheers. Bob Has anyone on the list ever tracked their genealogy and then found a descendant living?? I am trying to do this with New Jersey right now and live in California.? I'm just wondering if anyone had a particular strategy or not.? Thanks ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Yup, Yes and it happens Has anyone on the list ever tracked their genealogy and then found a descendant living?? I am trying to do this with New Jersey right now and live in California.? I'm just wondering if anyone had a particular strategy or not.? Thanks ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Has anyone on the list ever tracked their genealogy and then found a descendant living?? I am trying to do this with New Jersey right now and live in California.? I'm just wondering if anyone had a particular strategy or not.? Thanks. Nancy-Jo Nunez A genealogy enthusiast Member of NEHGs, RIHS, CHS -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Sterner <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 9:26 am Subject: Re: [NJ] Glasshouses in NJ Thank you Joan. I never thought of him as a glassblower but rather a laborer. His inventory was not anything that would indicate that. It was farming things. He could have working with the wood and keeping the fires going...I really don't know...only know that he was there for a certain amt of time. [email protected] wrote: In a message dated 8/21/2007 8:13:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Well, there is good old Martin Miller. He had two more children after moving to NJ Joseph in 1781 and James in 1782 (or visa versa). There were more children after 1782 but no records of birth, baptism, etc. Only know of these children because they were in the Will and found in Orphan's Court. The other that may or may not be of interest is Mathias (Matthew) Miller who is found in NJ Mission, too. Were there other glasshouses? Thanks, Pat ---- Pat- Oh right--I remember now. Wasn't associating your latest query with the previous discussion. Question: was there anything in Martin MILLER's estate papers (inventory, etc.) that definitely tied Martin MILLER to glassmaking? The reason I ask is that plenty of people were employed at the glasshouse who really were not glassblowers. And these people may have stayed or migrated just about anyplace. Some were carpenters who helped build the factory and others were general laborers. There were actually not that many master glassblowers. Over the years I've been in contact with some who moved down to Maryland after Wistarburgh closed and others who did not continue on in glassmaking. There were many glass factories in NJ after the closing of Wistarburgh and you can find information if you Google on Glass Factories and New Jersey. Some are mentioned here: http://www.getnj.com/njags/tours/tour33.shtml and here: http://www.glassboroonline.com/history_glassboro.html Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.