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MONTOUR TOWNSHIP
Frank L. FAUST, operator of the White mill, Montour Township, P. O. Bloomsburg, is a native of Hemlock Township, this county, born in 1858, a son of John and Julia (SHEPPARD) FAUST. In 1874 he began to learn the milling business in what is now called the Red mill, and after seven years' experience, in 1881, opened up in the same business on his own account at his present location, one mile from Bloomsburg, having leased the mill for a number of years. The White mill has four run of stone, one wheat, on the buhr system, and turns out the finest qualities of wheat and buckwheat flour. Mr. FAUST does a custom business and sells to the home trade and the merchants in adjoining towns. In 1882 he married Hannah ALLEGAR and three children have blessed their union: Wilbur, Edith and Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. FAUST are members of the Lutheran Church, and he is a member of the American Mechanics Lodge at Bloomsburg.("History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania" Battle - 1887 pg. 514)
George W. MEARS, D.L. & W.R.R. Agent, Rupert, was born January 3, 1843, a son of Alexander and Phoebe (KNOUSE) MEARS. He was reared in Bloomsburg and vicinity and educated in the schools of the neighborhood. July 4, 1861 he enlisted in Company A, Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserves, Volunteer Infantry, was mustered into service at Harrisburg and the United States service at Washington, D. C. July 27, 1861, he participated in the battles of Dranesville, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg (where a bullet struck his belt plate, knocking him down, which caused him a severe bruise), Gettysburg (the last two days), Mine Run, where he was wounded by a piece of shell on the shoulder joint, necessitating the amputation of the left arm at the shoulder. He also participated in many other engagements throughout Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, and May 1, 1863, was promoted to the rank of sergeant. He was mustered out June 11, 1864, having served three years; on leaving the army he learned telegraphy and was employed five years in the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg Railroad office at Danville, and in 1871 was appointed agent at Rupert for the D.L. & W.R.R., and has also acted as telegraph operator and express agent. He married, in 1870, Mary A. APPELMAN, who bore him five children: Wellington E., died in infancy; Elmer A., Howard R., Ottile and Ulysses G. The last four are living.("History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania" Battle - 1887 pg. 514)
John S. MENSCH, farmer, P. O. Bloomsburg, was born may 9, 1839, a son of Michael and Margaret (SHUMAN) MENSCH. He was reared on the farm and received a good education. December 27, 1859, he married Matilda, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (CLEAVER) ZARR, and born January 13, 1840. After marriage he engaged in farming and in October, 1881, bought his present place of 150 acres about two miles from Bloomsburg, in Montour Township. Mr. and Mrs. MENSCH are members of the Episcopal Church at Bloomsburg. He is a Democrat and has served his township in various local offices; was school director of Catawissa three years; is interested in the Agricultural Society in which he served one year as a member of the executive committee. To him and wife were born thirteen children: Flora, born October 17, 1861; George, August 13, 1863; William, January 6, 1865; Clara, September 20, 1866; Daniel Z., August 19, 1868; John Harry, July 8, 1870; Margaret, February 17, 1872; Morris C. S., September 16, 1873; Charles, April 16, 1875; Ada, January 5, 1877; Frank, July 28, 1879; Guy, February 21, 1882, and Maybury Hughes, March 2, 1886. All are at home except George, who is a railroad engineer. The MENSCH family is an old one in Columbia County. The great-grandfather of our subject was John MENSCH, who settled near Catawissa with his family about 1800. His farm was situated at the mouth of Roaring creek and consisted of 400 acres, about 160 of which are still in the hands of his descendants. His son, John, lived on the old homestead, and eventually, partly by inheritance and partly by purchase owned the entire tract. He was an honored citizen, a member of the Lutheran Church, and died about 1873, aged eighty-four years.("History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania" Battle - 1887 pg. 514)
Washington M. MONROE, manufacturer, Rupert, was born at Muncy, Penn., September 3, 1838, a son of Isaac S. and Elizabth [sic] (DAVIS) MONROE, who settled in Catawissa in 1832. The father was foreman on the construction of the Pennsylvania Canal, and later was extensively engaged in the lumber business. He was an influential Democrat until 1861, when he became identified with the Republicans. He served as associate judge of the county six years, and during the war was United States Assessor of Internal Revenue for three years. He attended the Friends' meeting, but was not a member of that society. He was born in Woodstock, N. H., but came to Pennsylvania when about twenty years of age, and thereafter made it his home. He married at Catawissa, and to him and wife seven children were born, only three of whom lived to maturity: Sarah J., wife of Peter R. BALDY, and now deceased; Mary E., wife of Austin H. CHURCH, at Ashland, Penn., and Washington M. Our subject was reared at Catawissa, and with his father, he established the business of manufacturing powder kegs at Rupert, and in 1866 was admitted as a partner. His father dying in 1879, our subject assumed full charge and has since conducted the business. Since its start the factory has turned out 90,000 twenty-five pound kegs annually, valued commercially at about $20,000, giving employment to eleven men. Mr. MONROE married, in 1861, Ellen B. LEONARD, who was born near Reading, Berks County. Four children blessed their union: Elizabeth, Mary C., Ellen and Irene, all living at home. Mr. and Mrs. MONROE are members of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He is agent for Dupont's Powder Company for the counties of Columbia, Montour, Snyder, Union and Northumberland.("History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania" Battle - 1887 pg. 514)
Peter A. EVANS, treasurer of Columbia County, P. O. Bloomsburg, was born in Montour Township, this county, January 15, 1846, a son of Issachar M. and Maria (APPLEMAN) EVANS. He was educated in Bloomsburg, at the old seminary, and in 1865-66 completed his studies at Dickinson Seminary. He then returned to the old homestead in Montour Township, where he has been engaged in farming up to the present time. From the time of attaining his majority Mr. EVANS has taken an active part in politics and has served his vicinity in many local offices. In 1880 he was appointed United States census enumerator for his district. In 1882 he served as a delegate in the State convention which nominated Gov. PATTISON. In 1884 he was nominated and elected treasurer, receiving the largest majority of any candidate on the ticket. In 1873 Mr. EVANS married Samantha, daughter of William WHITE, of Scott Township. He and family reside in Montour township on the homestead, which was formerly owned by his grandfather, Peter APPELMAN. The APPELMAN family is one of the oldest in the county. The father of Peter was Matthias, who settled in Millwell shortly after the Revolution. He was born near Trenton, N. J. The great-grandfather, Mark EVANS, was a native of Lancaster County, and came to this county in 1816, settled in Greenwood Township, and was a member of the Society of Friends; he was a carpenter, and also engaged in farming and lumbering. Jacob, his son, was also a carpenter until middle life, when he adopted farming. In 1856 he was elected associate judge and served one term, and also served in several local offices. He was a member of the Methodist Church fifty-five years, and a church officer many years, and ministers of that denomination made his home their stopping place. Our subject is a member of the Grange and of the I. O. O. F.("History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania" Battle - 1887 pg. 513)
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