WEISS Hiram

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Real estate

Notes:

Records of Anna Stem
Monroe Historical Society
Cemetery records
1860 Census PA Northampton Upper Mt. Bethel Im 3
1880 Census PA Northampton Portland sheet 261

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Bangor, PA
• Occupation: 1880; Lumberman

Notes:

Records of Anna Stem Monroe County Historical Association
Records of Kris Goszka
Cemetery records
1850 Census PA Northampton Upper Mt. Bethel Im 37
1860 Census PA Northampton Upper Mt. Bethel Im 3
1880 Census PA Northampton Portlant Page 263
1890 Census PA Northampton Portland

History of Northampton County (Pennsylvania) and the grand valley of the L ehigh Vol 3 page 347:
Biographical sketch: GEORGE H. WISE: From an early period in the develop ment of the Lehigh Valley, ancestors of George H. Wise, of Bangor, PA ha ve been identified with the development of that section, particularly acti ve in the lumber business. The first representative of the family in Nort hampton county was John Weiss, who moved from Philadelphia, PA, at an ear ly date, the German ancestor, Weiss, now anglicised as Wise, there settli ng upon his first coming. John Weiss owned a small farm between Portla nd and the Delaware Water Gap, the exact location being known as Slatefor d. In addition to cultivating his farm, he engaged in boaring, and rafti ng lumber on the Delaware River. He there lived a quiet, peaceful life, a nd had been greatly respected in his community. He married a Miss LeBa r, of French parentage, and they were the parents of a large family, inclu ding sons: Charles, Reuben, Jesse, David, Micajah, and George H., w ho is the grandfather of George H. Wise.
George H. Weiss, son of John Weiss, was born near Portland, Pennsylva nia, and there educated in the public schools, He early became a lumberma n, and finally engaged in business for himself, conducting for many yea rs a lumber business of large proportions. He made Portland his headquart ers, and there built a large saw mill and converted into lumber the logs c ut in the northern part of the State and in New York, which were raft ed to his mill on the waters of the Delaware. After the plentiful supp ly of timber began to diminish, Mr. Wise engaged in the lime business, est ablishing kilns at Portland, and becoming a large dealer. He prosper ed in both enterprises, and was one ofthe influential and substantial m en of his town. He took active part in public affairs, and for a term w as burgess of Portland. He married Susan Yetter, and they were the paren ts of a large family, including sons: Joseph H., of Portland, PA; Lewis R euben, also of Portland, PA; Hiram, a real estate dealer in Easton; Fra nk S., ; Clark C., of Bangor; also daughters: Rosanna, Alice, and Hanna h; these children all marrying.
Frank S. Wise, son of George H. and Susan (Yetter) Wise, was bo rn in Portland. February 3, 1862, and there attended the public school s. When school years were over he at once became associated with his fath er in the lumber business, beginning in the saw mill at Portland. He rema ined in Portland with his father until 1884, then moved to Bangor, whe re he soon afterward in connection with his brother Clark and Joseph form ed a parthership and invested in a 3,000 acre tract of timberland locat ed in Clearfield Co PA; a devestating forest fire swept their tract causi ng a severe loss to the brothers which they estimated at $40,000. Previou sly in 1884 three of these brothers Reuben, Joseph and Hiram had open ed a lumber yard in Bangor PA under the firm name Wise Brothers. That bus iness in 1886 had been acquired by Clark C Wise who conducted it alone un til 1890 adding to the lumber yard a planing mill After the fire which p ut him temporarily out of business, Frank S. Wise joined his brother Cla rk C in Bangor and 1891 was admitted to a partnership in the business bo th lumber yard and planing mill. They jointly conducted the business in B angor until 1901 when Frank S. purchased his brothers interest and beca me sole owner. The planing mill had been destroyed by fire the previous y ear causing a severe loss and in 1902 Mr. Wise replaced this loss with a m odern planing mill equipped with the newest and best working machiner y. He still continues a successful lumber and planing business and in add ition to the Bangor Plant has lumber interests in Tioga Co PA. and in We st Virginia. His entire life from boyhood has been given to the lumber bu siness and while he has perhaps met with more than his due share of misfor tune from the fire (friend) not only calm cool judgement was necessary b ut courage and fortitude of the highest order were required in such tim es of financial stress and storm. His trials of his metal but developed t hat strong reliant businessman and he won substantial success. Frank S. W ise married in 1881 Clara A. Snyder born in Bangor PA daughter of Jac ob A and Rebecca (Albert) Snyder, the Snyders, an old county family, M r. and Mrs. Wise are the parents of 12 children George H.the second, of fu rther mention, Samuel J., Sadie (married George Pritchard of Bangor), Fr ed F., Margaret E, Mildred, Grace (deceased) Helen (deceased), Frank S ., Ronald S., Clare, and Barbara.
George H. Wise, eldest son of Frank S. and Clara A. Snyder Wise and g randson of George H. Wise was born in Bangfor PA Feb 18 1881. After publ ic school courses in Bangor and a special course in Pierce's business coll ege of Philadelphia he began business life under his father's directi on in his Bangor lumber business. He continued in that line for sever al years acquiring familiarity with mercantile and financial methods th is experience gained under so capable an instructor freely equipping him f or a place in the business life in the town which he was destined to fil l. In 1906 he saw the benefit that would be derived from the esbablishme nt of an additional financial institution to the general business of the c ommunity and that year effcted the organization fo the Bangor Tru st Co in association with George M Slack AA Seem and William H. Smith. Mr .Wise was elected treasurer of the company and most notably fills that pos ition He is also secretary of the Bangor Silk Knitting Co and treasur er of the Bamgor Electric Co.
In politics Mr. Weiss is a Republican takes a deep interest in public a ffairs and bears his share of civic burdons. He has served Bangor as audi tor
and school director His present position being that of borough treasure r. He is a member of the Masonic Order and Benevolent and Protective Ord er of Elks One of the founders of the last named order and in 1908 w as a member of the building committee in charge of the construction of t he Elks Home.
Mr. Wise married Ada Mosser daughter of Alfred W and Catherine Moss er and they are the parents of three children, Thelma, Nadia, and Fran k. The family home is at Bangor PA.

George married YETTER Susan. Susan was born on 1 Nov 1823 in PA; died on 13 Jun 1887 in Northampton, PA; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Portland, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Records of Anna Stem Monroe County Historical Society
Cemetery Records
1850 Census PA Northampton Upper Mt. Bethel Im 37
1860 Census PA Northampton Upper Mt. Bethel Im 3
1880 Census PA Northampton Portland Sheet 263

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1800; Upper Mt. Bethel, Northampton, PA
• Census: 1810; Upper Mt. Bethel, Northampton, PA
• Census: 1820; Upper Mt. Bethel, Northampton, PA
• Census: 1830; Upper Mt. Bethel, Northampton, PA
• Census: 1840; Upper Mt. Bethel, Northampton, PA
• Census: 1850; Upper Mt. Bethel Northampton PA
• Census: 1860; Upper Mt. Bethel Northampton PA Pg 11

Notes:

There is a family file for Weiss in the collection ofrecords at the Monr oe County Historical Society..
Records from Monroe County Historical Society
Of German Descent. Came from Philadelphia.
Owned a small farm in Upper Mt. Methel (between Portland and Delaware Wat er Gap) in Slateford.
Appears in History of Northampton County Vol 3 page 347 by J Heller
In 1860 granddaughter Emma Strunk is living with John and Susan. Emma w as the daughter of Benjamin and Jeanette (Weise) Strunk.

Records shared by Kris Goszka
Records shared by Venora Johnson


Biographical sketch: from History of Northampton County (Pennsylvania) a nd the grand valley of the Lehigh page 347
GEORGE H. WISE: From an early period in the development of the Lehi gh Valley, ancestors of George H. Wise, of Bangor, PA have been identifi ed with the development of that section, particularly active in the lumb er business. The first representative of the family in Northampton coun ty was John Weiss, who moved from Philadelphia, PA, at an early date, t he German ancestor, Weiss, now anglicised as Wise, there settling upon h is first coming. John Weiss owned a small farm between Portland and the D elaware Water Gap, the exact location being known as Slateford. In additi on to cultivating his farm, he engaged in boaring, and rafting lumber on t he Delaware River. He there lived a quiet, peaceful life, and had been gr eatly respected in his community. He married a Miss LeBar, of French pare ntage, and they were the parents of a large family, including sons: Charl es, Reuben, Jesse, David, Micajah, and George H., who is the grandfath er of George H. Wise.

JOHN WISE The last will and testament of John Wise of Upper Mou nt Bethel Township in the County of Northampton and State of Pennsylvani a. I , John Wise considering the uncertainty of the mortal life and bei ng of sound mind and memory blessed by Almighty God for the same do make a nd publish this my last will and testament to manner and form followin g, that is to say, first I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Susann ah Wise, all my real estate and all my household goods. and furniture a nd all of my personal estate, goods and chattels of what kind soever, duri ng her natural life and after the death of my wife Susannah Wise my wi ll is that my executors sell all my real and personal estate, goods, and c hattels and divide among my children, Sally Ann Wise, wife of Adonijah Dra ke one hundred and twenty five dollars, Permelia Wise, wife of Nathon Hend rick One hundred and twenty dollars, Mahala Wise wife of John Ridgway o ne hundred and twenty dollars, Christian Wise wife of William Tranger eigh ty dollars, Janet Wise wife of Benjamin Strunk sixty dollars. The above s ums is what I have given to my daughters and my will and meaning is that t he several sums to be deducted out of their respective shares, and my wi ll is that all of my children , Reuben Wise, Charles Wise, Jesse Wise, Mac agy Wise, David Wise, George Wise and all my daughters above named to sha re and share alike. David Wise has had forty dollars which is to be deduc ted from his share and divided among the rest of my children and my son Ma cagy Wise is to have the use of his share during his life but if he shou ld die and having no heirs then his share to be collected by my executo rs and equally divided among the rest of my children. I give and bequea th to my grand daughter, Rosetta Wise, wife of William Hanghawant twenty f ive dollars, and to my grand son William Wise fifty dollars, my will is th at the land whereon my son David Wise lives in Wayne County to be so ld by my executors immediately after my death, and I also give and bequea th to my grand daughter Julia Steele twenty five dollars and I do hereby m ake and ordain my sons Reuben Wise and George Wise executors of this my la st will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made in witne ss whereoff I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty fifth day of F ebruary in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty tw o.

Proved March 13, 1867

John married LABAR Susan. Susan (daughter of LABAR George, Sr. and LEIST Ernestine Christina) was born on 20 Dec 1786 in PA; died on 14 May 1873. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870; Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Notes from Monroe County Historical Society family file
Research of Anna Stem
Appears in History of Northampton County by J Heller Vol 3 page 347
1850 Census PA Northampton Upper Mt. Bethel image 57
1860 Census PA Northampton Upper Mt. Bethel Pg 11

Records of Kris Goszka
Birth record may be May 28, 1786 and baptism may be Dec. 1786

Being called away from him (brother, George E.) a few moments, when I returned I found he was among the missing . Inquiring, for I had pledged myself for his well-being and safe return, I learned he was seen " making tracks" toward the Gap; so I hurried on and soon overtook him , plodding hurriedly along about half a mile down the Gap road. He seemed
much surprised to be overhauled so soon by me. I asked him why he had left me so hastily, and told him I expected him to remain all night with me. He said he thought he had plenty of time to walk down to his sister's, and as he had hea rd she was sick, he would go there, and stop with me when he returned. I told him he had better go back with me, and I
would take him down in a carriage the next day. But he refused, and, as I was
determined to be faithful to my trust, I walked with him. The sister he spoke of is the
youngest of the family, a girl of eighty-six, who lives five miles from the "Water Gap, near the place where he was born. So, on we walked and talked, and I thought no more of
rock-fish for the present.
We walked on, reaching the sister's about sunset, and there was joy again. She was not sick-she was working jn til e garden! I left the old brother and young sister, promising to come again at an early day, walked a short distance to the station, took the cars, and returned.

In 1808 George (senior) son of Peter and father of the above, moved to Chilicothe, Ohio, where his wife died, and he at the age of ninety-four, married a woman of thirty-two and outlived her; he was 111 years 7 months, and 5 days old when he died. His children were: Peter LaBar died aged about ninety, Henry LaBar, born June 12, 1777, died May 8, 1863, aged eighty-five years, ten months and twenty-six days. Andrew LaBar died Apr il 9, 1871, aged ninety two years. Catharine Miller died September, 187 0, aged eighty-six years. Isaac LaBar died July 8, 1864 , aged seventy-seven years, nine months and twenty-three days. Susie Weiss died Mary 14, 1 873 aged about eighty years, George LaBar, Born February 4, 1763 died November 28, 1875 aged 112 years, nine months and twenty-four days. John LaBar died aged about seventy five years. Margaret LaBar died aged about seventy-eight years.

Notes:

Records of Anna Stem/research in file of MonroeCounty Historical Society

George moved to Ohio about 1809 and settled near Toledo.
Research of Kris Goszka

"During the Revolutonary War George was arrested. He had had a broken leg, and used it as an excuse to keep him out of the Yankee army because he thought the cause was hopless and wanted nothing to do with it. One day while George was working outdoors, a man came to him and said he was a British spy and he needed a place to spend the night. George took him to his house. Not long after, Yankee soldiers came and pronounced George a Tory and arrested him. He was later bailed out and sent home when it was proven that his leg was unfit for military duty.

About 1808 George set off to Ohio after selling most of his property to his son Isaac. He was about 85 years old at the time. It took him two weeks to reach his destination (near Toledo, Ohio).

SOURCE: Reminiscences of George LaBar the Centenarian of Monroe Count y, PA by A. B. Burrell

In 1808 George (senior) son of Peter and father of the above, moved to Chilicothe, Ohio, where his wife died, and he at the age of ninety-four, married a woman of thirty-two and outlived her; he was 111 years 7 months, and 5 days old when he died. His children were: Peter LaBar died aged about ninety, Henry LaBar, born June 12, 1777, died May 8, 1863, aged eighty-five years, ten months and twenty-six days. Andrew LaBar died Apr il 9, 1871, aged ninety two years. Catharine Miller died September, 187 0, aged eighty-six years. Isaac LaBar died July 8, 1864 , aged seventy-seven years, nine months and twenty-three days. Susie Weiss died Mary 14, 1 873 aged about eighty years, George LaBar, Born February 4, 1763 died November 28, 1875 aged 112 years, nine months and twenty-four days. John LaBar died aged about seventy five years. Margaret LaBar died aged about seventy-eight years.

George married LEIST Ernestine Christina. Ernestine was born in 1737; died in 1827 in Chilicothe, Pickaway, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Identified in Monroe County Historical Association file
Research done by Anna Stem
Records of Kris Goszka