HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY 



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1840 resumed agricultural pursuits, pur- 

 chasing the old homestead farm from 

 his father. He then gave his entire at- 

 tention to farming until his retirement 

 from active business life, about two 

 years prior to his demise, which occur- 

 red April 22, 1895. In all Ijusiness trans- 

 actions he was thoroughly reliable and 

 he won the respect and confidence of his 

 fellow men. In politics he was a Re- 

 publican, and held the office of school 

 director at one time. He married Miss 

 Emily Ann Beans, born October 29, 

 1814, died May 15, 1899, and they be- 

 came the parents of four children: i. 

 Levi B., born 10 mo. 26, 1837, married, 

 I mo. 10, i860, Elizabeth Nash, and their 

 children were: Mary Alice, born 4 mo. 

 6, 1863; Abraham Thomas, born 10 mo. 

 19, 1865; and Emily Ann, born 9 mo. 2, 



* 1867. 2. Jacob H., born 9 mo. 23, 1842, 

 married, 12 mo. 5,. 1867, Caroline P. 

 Meginnis, mentioned at length herein- 

 after. 3. Anna Mary, born 8 mo. 29, 

 1847, married, 10 mo. 30, 1871, Cephas 

 W. Michener, and their children are: 

 Evan W., born 10 mo. 8, 1872; Frank 

 P., born II mo. 18, 1875' Hiram AL, 

 born I mo. 28, 1878; and Thomas Swartz 

 Michener, born 6 mo. 8, 18S0. 4. Laura 

 P., born II mo. 11, 1855, married, 6 mo. 

 6, 1881, Stacy B. Emmons, and they are 

 the parents of one child: Stella Alice 

 Emmans, born i mo. 6, 1885. 



Jacob H. Swartz, the second son of 

 Thomas and Emily Ann Swartz, first 

 opened his eyes to the light of day on 

 the old family homestead September 2, 

 1842. At the usual age he enterd the 

 public schools and acquired therein a 

 good knowledge of the fundamental 

 branches of English learning. He re- 

 mained at home with his father on the 

 farm until 1862, when his patriotic spirit 

 being aroused by the continued attempt 

 of the south to overthrow the Union he 

 enlisted as a member of Company D, 

 Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry, from 

 which command he was honorably dis- 

 charged on August 29, 1863. Following 

 his return from the war he again be- 

 gan work for his father, with whom he 

 remained until 1868. He then purchased 

 the home farm, on which he remained 

 for three years, when he sold it back to 

 his father. He then removed to Lum- 

 berville, where he engaged in the coal ana 

 feed trade for a year and also conducted 

 a general mercantile store. After a 

 • year he purchased the Hellyer farm in 

 Plumstead township, where he remained 

 until 1897. His son then took charge 

 of the farm, and for two years Jacob H. 

 Swartz carried on agricultural pursuits 

 and also engaged in the commission 

 business. In 1899 he purchased the in- 

 terest of the other heirs in the old 

 homestead property, where he now re- 

 sides, giving his undivided attention to 



. agricultural pursuits. He follows pro- 

 gressive methods of farming, utilizing 



the latest improved machinery and the 

 scientific methods of rotating crops in 

 order to secure good harvests, and his 

 fields now annually return to him a 

 bountiful product. Mr. Swartz votes 

 with the Republican party, and while 

 he has never sought nor desired public 

 office he has held the position of school 

 director for two terms. Fraternally he 

 is connected with the Knights of Py- 

 thias Lodge, No. 221, at Carversville, 

 Pennsylvania. Mr. Swartz has been 

 married twice. He first married, 12 mo. 

 5, 1867, Caroline P. Meginnis, and to 

 them were born three children: Flora 

 May, 5 mo. 7, 1869, wife of Thomas S. 

 Michener; Henry, 4 mo. 26, 1874, a- resi- 

 dent farmer of Plumstead township; 

 and Emily Ann, 4 mo. 4, 1880, wife of 

 Harry Vassey. For his second wife Mr. 

 Swartz chose Mrs. Emma Meginnis, nee 

 Stout. 



SAMUEL SNYDER HILLPOT. 

 Samuel Snyder Hillpot, a prosperous 

 farmer and old resident of Bucks coun- 

 ty, Pennsylvania, was there born in Tin- 

 icum township, November 20, 1802, the 

 son of Barnard and Barbara (Snyder) 

 Hillpot, and grandson of Barnett Hill- 

 pot. Samuel received what education the 

 subscription schools of that period af- 

 forded, leaving school at the age of 

 twelve years. He then turned his at- 

 tention to farming and has since fol- 

 lowed that occupation with considerable 

 success. He was born and reared in 

 Tinicum township. He was a Democrat 

 in politics, and although he took a live- 

 ly interest in the affairs of that organi- 

 zation, and always advocated its princi- 

 ples with great enthusiasm, he never 

 aspired to public office. He was a regu- 

 lar attendant of the Lutheran church in 

 Lower Tinicum. 



March 9, 1830, Mr. Hillpot was united 

 in marriage to Christena, daughter of 

 George and Catherine (Hager) Shive, 

 weavers of cloth and blankets, of Nock- 

 amixon township. The following named 

 children, eight in number, were born to 

 Mr. and Mrs. Hillpot: William Barnett, 

 July 2, 1831, died October 10, 1879; 2. 

 Elizabeth Shive, born May 26. 1833, died 

 May 19, 1855; 3. Thomas Shive. born 

 June 4, 1835, married Amanda, daugh- 

 ter of Thomas and Lydia (Landis) Lan- 

 dis: 4. Jonas George, born July 16, 1837, 

 died October 15, 1865; 5- Mary Ann 

 Shive, born June 6, 1840, married, June 

 6, 1865, William Keep, of Allentown, 

 who died in February, 1884, and had the 

 following children: i. Anna, born Feb- 

 ruary. 25. 1866, died March 12, 1889; 

 2. Samuel George, born October 9, 1874, 

 resided at Salt Lake City, Utah, where 

 he was instructor in bookkeeping in 

 Brown's School of Correspondence. He 

 died in Salt Lake City in February, 

 1905. 6. The sixth child born to Mr, 



