The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Obituaries.
MARY E. HAYES,

, gaocer, died last Sunday morning agee
| 70 years, after one weeks illness will
pneumonia. The funeral services were
held Tuesday evening at the residence o
her son, with whom she has been livins
for three years. Interment was at Cecil
ton, Md, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Hayes was a member Of the M. E
Church for over forty years, and enjoyed
a rich Christian experience. Since com
ing to PENIS Grove she was a member
al Emmanuel Church.
LEONARD A. STANTON.
who has been a farmer in Upper Penns
Neck for many years and a ~liveryman il
PENIS Grove, except when he was in
the restaurant business in Philadelphia,
died ON his farm near Wiley School
House last Sunday evening, aged 6s
years. Not feeling as well as usual, al
though he was about and did his work as
usual he went to bed about s p. m. COM
planning of a pain in his side. Soon after
he threw up his hands and expired from
heart failure.
The funeral was held Thursday morn
ing from the residence of his s%on-in-law,
John Norton, near Penn's Grove. Ser
were held in Sharptown M. E.
Church, at which place the interment
was made.
AUGUSTUS jacob
died on Monday morning, at the resi-
dence of his son in-law, DR.. John M.
Summerill, aged IS years after an attack
of pneumonia. The funeral services
were held Wednesday morning. Ser
vices were held at the house, interment
in Emmanuel Church Yard.
Mr.. jacob was a native of Saxeweimer,
Prussia. While serving in the army he
was one of the black Hussars of the Imper-
ial guard. Each man had to have dark
complexion, stand over six feet, ride a
black horse, and be of superior strength.
At frequent tests ofstrength he was the
third strongest man in his regiment.
Mr.. jacob emigrated from Germany
when a young man, and became natur-
allied 1851. Soon Eafter arriving in
Philadelphia, he came to Penn's Grove.
Having a mechanical turn OF mind he
learned the wheelwright trade with Thee.
b. Paullin & Mr.. Russell. He afterwards
did wheelwrighting for Robert Walker,
whom it is probable brought him from
Philadelphia, and also conducted a
wheelwright shop at the Cove. Later he
followed carpentering at odd jobs. BY
industry and frugality he accumulated a
home with a few acres below the Cove,
where he lived for over forty years.
He was educated in the German Ian
guage before coming to this country and
learned English from John K. Louderback
a prominent educator in this region fifty
years ago. In Germany they are taught
to read the Bible in the schools. He was
intelligent and well read, and raised a
Lutheran in faith.
During the Civil War he was employed
by the Government as a wheelwright and
saw some field service. He brought home
several relics from Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. jacob was a staunch Democrat
and took active interest in politicts in his
younger days. He served as Constable a
few years.
He married after arriving in Penn's
Grove and raised a family of four daugh-
tiers, of more than average intelligence.
The Oldest child was a son who died in
infancy. The Oldest daughter Mary be-
came a trained nurse and now has charge
of the home for trained nurses in Phil
adelphia. Caroline is a lady's tailor in
Philadelphia. Elizabeth. after teaching
school some years became the wife of
Jon. I. Turner, of Pennsville. Elenora
after teaching school for several years
became the wife of DR.. John M. Summer
i'll.
Lizzie B., the Is months-old daughter
of Jos. G. and Hannah Boone died with
pneumonia on Monday, being their third
child to die in a week.
NEAL CURRY
a native of Upper Penns Neck Township
and a lifelong resident of this region died
a Auburn on February 9th, ofpneumonia
aged GA years. The funeral was on the
18th, interment at Woodstown.