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HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



tioned at length hereinafter. The ckatli 

 of Mr. Stout occurred in 184 1. 



Harrison C. Stout, son of Abraham Bar- 

 nard and Lydia (Cressman) Stout, was 

 born October 3, 1836, at Sellersville, Rock- 

 hill township, and was the only child of his 

 parents. While he was still an infant the 

 family moved to Mil ford township and set- 

 tled in what is now Rosedale. After the 

 death of his father his mother moved to 

 Sellersville, and it was there that Harrison 

 C. spent his boyhood. At the end of eight 

 years he went to live with his uncle, Jacob 

 Stout, and in 1851 moved to Doylestown. 

 where he was employed on the "Bucks 

 County Express," a German newspaper. 

 After a few months he was obliged to 

 abandon this work on account of failing 

 sight, and took a position with Dr. W. S. 

 Hendrick, with whom he remained for one 

 year. He then went to Hagersville in order 

 to learn the carpenter's trade with Elias 

 Rosenberg, and after applying himself to 

 that calling for two years and a half mi- 

 grated to Stirling, Illinois. Thence he pro- 

 ceeded to Missouri, and extended his wan- 

 derings as far south as Fort Scott, Kan- 

 sas. In the spring of 1859 he returned to 

 Pennsylvania and settled with his uncle 

 Jacob at Bridgetown, where for some time 

 he worked at his trade. In 1863 he moved 

 to Philadelphia, where for a short time he 

 was employed as railroad carpenter, after- 

 ward applying himself to general carpentry. 

 He then became foreman in the furniture 

 factory of Ebert, Sleifer & Hall, a position 

 which he held for eight years. In 1870 he 

 moved to Sellersville, where he followed his 

 trade until 1875, in which year he established 

 himself as a manufacturer of cigar boxes. 

 In 1890 he settled in Quakertown, building 

 the plant which he now operates, and in 

 which he employs a large number of hands. 

 He is actively interested in local affairs, 

 and durincr his residence in Sellersville 

 served as chief burgess. Since coming to 

 Quakertown he has been for three years 

 a member of the council, and has also 

 served as chairman of the electric light 

 committee and of the fire department. He 

 has been prominently identified with fire 

 departments in various places for about 

 fifty-three years. He was one of the or- 

 ganizers of the fire department at Sellers- 

 ville, Bucks county, and was its first chief. 

 In 1892 he organized the Quakertown fire 

 department, and has been chief ever since. 

 He had a wide reputation as a fireman, and 

 has in many instances risked his own life 

 to save others from being consumed by the 

 flames. Politically he is a Republican, and 

 is active in the interests of the organiza- 

 tion. He is a member of the First Re- 

 formed • church, in which he has held the 

 ofifice of trustee and since 1889 has served 

 continuously as elder. 



Mr. Stout married, October :8. i86o, 

 Mary Ann Nace. and they have one son. 

 Edward Newton, born March 30. 1863. and 

 lives in Pliiladelphia, where he is employed 

 as an engineer in Cramp's shipyard. He 



married in 1882, Susan, daughter of Jesse 

 and Eliza (Nace) Nace, of Sellersville, 

 and their family consists of the following 

 children : Minnie, died in 1891 ; Harrison 

 Stephen, born September 20, 1885, and lives- 

 with his grandfather in Quakertown; Will- 

 iam, born June 30, 1891, and is at home 

 with his parents in Philadelphia; and 

 Charles, deceased. Mrs. Stout is a grand- 

 daughter of Adolf and Annie (Weitzel) 

 Nace, whose son Isaac was born July '>. 

 1810, and was a lifelong farmer. He lived 

 at one time in Montgomery county, and 

 later took up his abode in Haycock town- 

 ship. He married in 1835, Anna, daughter 

 of John and Mary (Zellers) Berger, and 

 they were the parents of the following chil- 

 dren: I. William, born January 21, 1837, 

 married, January i, i860, Lisetta Seems, and 

 lives at Siegfried, Lehigh county. 2. Mary 

 Ann, born February 8, 1839, became the 

 wife of Harrison C. Stout, as mentioned 

 above. 3. Henry, born October 25, 1841, 

 is unmarried and makes his home with his 

 sister. 4. Eliza, born February 21, 1843^ 

 resides in Philadelphia. 5. Isaac, born Feb- 

 ruary, 1846, married Elizabeth Monroe, of 

 Philadelphia, and died in 1889. 6. Sarah, 

 married a Mr. Obiedenn, of Philadel- 

 phia. 7. Isaac, born July 3, 1855, died irt 

 1899. Mr. Nace, the father, passed the 

 greater part of his life in New Britain 

 township, but at the time of his death was 

 a resident of Silverdale, Hilltovvn town- 

 ship. 



WILLIAM SCOTT is the owner of a. 

 good farm about a mile distant from Yard- 

 ley. It was in the vicinity of this borough 

 that he was born, on the i6th of December. 

 1864. His father, Thomas Scott, emigrated 

 from his native country, Ireland, to Amer- 

 ica in 1857, when nineteen years of age, and 

 settled in Chester county, Pennsylvania,^ 

 where he worked on a farm for about three 

 years. He then removed to Penns Manor, 

 Bucks county, wjhere he entered the em- 

 ploy of Arthur Collins, in whose service he 

 remained for some time. He then began 

 farming on his own account, and has since 

 given his undivided attention to agricul- 

 tural pursuits. He is a member of the 

 Presbyterian church of Morrisville. and a 

 respected and worthy citizen of his com- 

 munity. He married Miss Cecelia M'oran, 

 a daughter of William and Margaret 

 j\Ioran, of Chester county, Pennsylvania,, 

 and they had four children, one of whom 

 died in childhood, the others being William ; 

 Robert, a resident farmer of Lower Make- 

 field town.ship"; and Mary, at home. 



At the usual age. William Scott entered 

 the public schools, his time being passed 

 in a manner similar to that "of most farm 

 lads of the period. He continued to assist 

 his father in the cultivation of the home 

 place until eighteen years of age. when he 

 went to New York city, believing that he 

 would prefer- commercial life. He there 

 entered the employ of T. G. Patterson, a 



