The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-03

Nova Scotia, of an Irish father ant
Acadian mother.
Mrs Connell's maiden name wa.
Annie l.awrence. She was a daughter
OF William Lawrence, who was born II
England and who was Il member Of tho
family which gave 10 the world one OF
the most celebrated of English paint.
ers. William Lawrence was q mar
who devoted his life mainly to religious
work, being prominent member oi
the Congregational church and cspec.
tally active IN work among young inen
He came to this country in 1916 from
Wales and settled IN Carbondale. later
moving to Llewellyh, Schuylkil coun-
ty where he died.
Mrs Connell was born in Wales Hel
mother had preceded her father In
death and when he passed away she
was adopted into the family of u
Scotchnan named McCaa, who lived
at Llewellyn.
Mr.. Connell met his wife at Lewellyr
while attending her fathers funeral
He was then working Tor forty cents
a day as mule driver in the mines al
Llewellyn, having gone there from
Nova Scotia, in 1914. He was caller
at the McCaa home before he met the
girl they afterwards adopted. He was
a more frequent caller after Annie
Lawrence became member of the
family In about three years the Me-
Caas had to part with their adopted
| daughter. The young driver boy had
been studying during his leisure time
and some few years before his mar
riage secured a position in Hazleton
as a stationary engineer.
Their wedding ceremony was a very
quiet, unpretentious affair. 1t was
performed in the evening at Miners
vile, the town of which Llewellyn was
a suburb. by Rev. Roderick Williams,
pastor of the Welsh Congrega tional
church. who will be remembered by all
the older Welsh people of the anthra-
cite regions. He also baptized Mr.. and
| Mrs. Connell's youngest child, Ezra,
when he was here on "a visit.
John English, Il brother-in-l of
Mr.. Connell's brother James, was best
man. Elizabeth Lawrence, eldest sis
ter of Mrs. Connell was bridesmaid.
| Both witnesses have since died
The day before their marriage, Mr..
and Mrs. Connell attended the we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Full
ton, of Shamokin. The Fultons We'd
nesday celebrated their fiftieth ami
versary. They We're among the guests
| Of the Connell celebration yesterday.
| Mr., and Mrs. Connell began their
| married life in HaZleton, beginning
housekeeping at once. After three
years they moved to this region, set
| tling at Minooka, where Mr.. Connell
secured the position of outside supern-
| tcndent of the works of the Susque-
hanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad
and Coal company, which was then
operating the old Stafford and Ma
tional collieries. They lived in a
double house under the hill on which
st. Joserh's church now stands. One
| side of the house was occupied by Mr..
Connells brother. James, who was in
side superintendent of the two mines
They continued to reside in Minooka
for sixteen years.
In 1870 the firm of William Connell
& Co. was organized to operate the
Meadow Brook colliery. This was the
beginning of Mr.. Connell's life as
coal operator In less than a quarter
of a century he came to be one OF the
most influential operators in the an
thracite region and, incidentally, head
OF the Anthracite Coal Operators asso-
citation.
In 1872 he built his present home, at
the corner of Clay avenue and Vine
street. The nearest houses to his then
We're the old Hitchcock and Frothng-
EGm' homes, the one at the corner of
Quincy and Vine and the other at the
corner of Quincy and Mulberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Connell have had eleven
children. The eldest daughter died in
January, 1857, at Minooka, while an in
fant. The others all grew to adult life.
Three of the remaining ten have also
passed away: Mrs. S. w. Edgar, Mrs.
T.. j. Dimmick and William A. Connell.
The other seven children are living at
home or in the immediate neighbor-
hood. which to Mr. and Mrs. Connell
forms one of the greatest consultations
of their old age The family of which
William and Annie Connell are the
progenitors is comprised as follows:
James Lawrence Connell. married to
Miss Leo Pratt. They have three chill
dren, Lawrence, Carlton and Lucille.
Mrs. S. w. Edgar (Mattie), deceased
Two children, Gilbert and Matte.
Mrs. t. j. Dimmick CMary IIlizabeth)
deceased. Two children, Jessie and
William C.
William A. Connell (deceased), mar
ried to Miss Tillie Kear One child,
William A. who died in 1900.
Mrs. James S. McAnulty (Jessie). One
child. Anna.
Charles II. Connell. married to Miss
Elizabeth Shafer. Two children, Ber-
nard and Gladys,
Alfred II. Connel, married to Miss
Jennie Harris. Three children, Edwin,
Janet and Eleanor.
Mrs. Charles w. Fulton (Annie).
one child, Donald. The Oldest child,
Russell, deceased.
Theodore T. Connell. at home.
Ezra IL. Connell, at home.
Congressman Connelrs activities in
religious, industrial and political affairs
are so well known TO make repetition
here unnecessary Suffice it TO mention
some of the principal positions he is at
present occupying:
Congressman, Eleventh Pennsylvania
district; third successive term.
President of the Anthracite Coal OPP
orators association,
Director of the National Methodist
Episcopal university, at Washington,
ID. c.
Trustee of the Elm Park Methodist
Episcopal church,
Member of the Republican National
Congressional committee.
Member of the Republican State COM
mittee
President of the Third National bank.