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graduation he at once located in Doyles- 

 town, opening an otfice in the Rhoads build- 

 ing on Main street, and began the practice 

 of his profession. He soon built up a lucra- 

 tive practice, and four years later purchased 

 his present residence and offices on Court 

 street. 



Dr. Fell was married February 17, 

 1897, to Catharine E. Kenney, of Phil- 

 adelphia, daughter of William R. and 

 Savilla Kenney. Four children have 

 been born to them: Foster Flagg, born 

 December 2, 1897; Earl Garretson, born 

 May 26, 1899; Alargaret Gaskill, born 

 September 29, 1902; Max Kenney Fell, 

 born December 12, 1904. 



ABRAHAM M. SWARTLEY. Among 

 the old German families of Penn- 

 sylvania is that of which Abraham 

 M. Swartley, of Chalfont, is a represen- 

 tative. Mr. Swartlej' is a great-grand- 

 son of Philip Swartley, who was born in 

 1764 in Baden, Germany, and in 1782 

 emigrated to America. He married 

 Sarah Rosenberger. and they were the 

 parents of nine children, six sons and 

 three daughters. Among the sons was 

 Philip, mentioned at length hereinafter. 

 Mr. Swartley died September 2, 1840, 

 and his wife passed away in April, 

 1847, at the advanced age of eighty-four 

 years. 



Philip Swartley, son of Philip and 

 Sarah (Rosenberger) Swartley. was 

 born February 28, 1799, in New Britain 

 township, and followed the calling of a 

 farmer. He married Mary Smith, and 

 their family consisted of the following 

 children: George, born July 12, 1820, 

 married Catharine Funk; Henry S., 

 mentioned at length hereinafter; Levi, 

 born April 7, 1824, married Catharine 

 Haldeman: Philip, born November 12, 

 1825; Susanna, born March 2^, 1827, 

 married Jacob Alderfer; Sarah, born 

 November ii. 1830, married John Alder- 

 fer, whom she survived but one day and 

 whose grave she shared; Mar3^ born 

 December 9, 183,3, married David Rosen- 

 berger; Elizabeth, born August 15, 1838, 

 became the wife of Louis Schleier, and 

 Aaron, born February 7, 1841, married 

 Maria Leidy. 



Henry S. Swartley, son of Philip and 

 Mary (Smith) Swartley, was born 

 March 24, 1822, on the homestead. He 

 married Sarah IMyers. and the following 

 children were born to them: Lavinia, 

 who married Isaac, son of Joseph 

 Funk; Abraham M., mentioned at length 

 hereinafter; Anna Eliza, who became the 

 wife of Henry F., son of Abraham 

 Moyer; and Sallie J., who married David, 

 son of Joseph Funk. 



Abraham ]\L Swartley, son of Henry 

 S. and Sarah (Myers) Swartley. was 

 born November 6. 1854, on the home- 

 stead in New Britain township. He re- 



ceived his primary education in the New- 

 ville public school, and graduated at the 

 Millersville high school. His youth and 

 early manhood were passed in assisting 

 his father in the cultivation of the pater- 

 nal acres, and on reaching the age of 

 twenty-eight years he settled on the 

 farm which is now his home. For a 

 number of years he conducted a large 

 dairy, disposing of its products in the 

 markets of Philadelphia, but is now en- 

 gaged exclusively in general farming. 

 He is a Republican in politics, and is a 

 member of the Mennonite church at 

 Line Lexington. 



Mr. Swartley married, March 28, 1885, 

 Anna M., daughter of Oliver K. and 

 Mary Jane (Stever) Myers. The latter 

 was the daughter of Reuben Stever, who 

 built the Dublin Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. 

 Swartley are the parents of the follow- 

 ing children: Mary M., who was born 

 December 15, 1886, and died August 5. 

 1887; Harry M., born December 9, 1890; 

 Sadie M., born March 9, 1892; Viola 

 Mae, born April 18, 1900; and Minnie 

 Isabella, born August 20, 1903, and died 

 February 2, 1904. 



WILLIAM SHIMMEL TAYLOR, a 

 manufacturer, of Quakertown, was born 

 on a small farm near Passer Post Office, 

 in Springfield townhsip, Bucks county, 

 Pennsylvania. July 31, 1854, son of 

 Thomas and IMaria (Shimmel) Taylor. 

 Thomas Taylor (father), son of Joseph 

 and Nancy Taylor, was born in Spring- 

 field township, July 19, 1827. He ac- 

 quired the limited education afforded- 

 by the subscription schools of that place 

 and day, and afterwards learned the 

 trade of shoemaking, which he followed 

 in conjunction with farming. He was 

 industrious, economical and thrifty, and 

 was one of the representative citizens 

 of the community. September 24, 1850, 

 he married Mary' Shimmel, daughter of 

 John and Hannah (Oberholtzer) Shim- 

 mel, farmers, of Springfield township, 

 and had issue: Emeline, born June 23, 

 1853. died September 30, 1853; William 

 S., born July 31. 1854, mentioned here- 

 inafter: Joseph S., born March 15. 1856, 

 married Kate Johnson, and resides at 

 Sedgwick Park, Fordham Heights, New 

 York; he is an educator; Elemina, born 

 November 9, 1859, became the wife of 

 Louis Link, and they reside at No. 1925 

 North Eleventh street, Philadelphia. 



When William S. Taylor was nine 

 years of age his father died, leaving him 

 a small patrimony, and in the care of a 

 guardian, Louis Slifer. with whom he 

 resided for two years. He then went to 

 Philadelphia to work with an uncle, a 

 brother of his mother, with whom he 

 proposed making his home. Finding the 

 work too difficult and arduous for a 

 bov of his vears, he returned to Bucks 



