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whom he remained until his marriage. He 

 then bought a lot and built a house and con- 

 tinued in the milling business for five years. 

 Later he rented a farm for a year and on 

 Ihe expiration of that period bought a tract 

 of land near Chalfont, there carrying on 

 agricultural pursuits for a number of years. 

 At length he retired from business cares 

 and bought a small lot, on which was a 

 dwelling in which he made his home. Event- 

 ually he returned to the home farm, how- 

 ever, where he died in 1880. His wife 

 passed away in i860. Both were members 

 of the Lutheran church. In their family 

 were eleven children : Elizabeth, who died 

 in childhood ; Catherine, who became the 

 wife of Charles King; INIary A., the wife 

 of E. Wice; William H., a school teacher 

 and later a farmer; Sarah, the wife of E. 

 DetweilEr ; Barbara, who became the wife of 

 Eli O. Crouthamel ; John B., a farmer; 

 jMagdalene, wife of Monroe Trumbauer; 

 Fannie, wife of A. Lininger ; Noah, who 

 died in childhood; and INlrs. Abigail Mar- 

 tin. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Alar- 

 tin are eight in number : Reuben A., who 

 is married and follows farming; Flora, 

 wife of F. L. Brinker; Alice S., Bertha 'SI. 

 and Walter A., at home; Edward H., who 

 died in infancy ; and Jennie T., at home. 

 The parents are consistent and active work- 

 ■ers in St. Patrick's Lutheran church at Hill- 

 town, Mr. jNIartin serving as one of its 

 -deacons. His life has been characterized 

 ty untiring activity in business, and his 

 strong purpose and indefatigable energy 

 have brought to him a creditable measure 

 of success. 



ROLAND FL.\CK. representing one of 

 the early families of Pennsylvania, was born 

 September 11. 1857, upon the old home- 

 stead farm a mile and a half east of Jami- 

 son, where he still resides. The Flack fam- 

 ily is of Irish lineage and was established in 

 Pennsylvania in colonial days. Most of 

 its representatives have been tillers of the 

 soil, and they have been leading and worthy 

 ■citizens of their respective communities. 



Joseph Flack, Sr., the grandfather," was a 

 resident of Bucks county and followed the 

 occupation of farming. In his political 

 views he was a Whig and served as justice 

 of the peace for many years, proving a most 

 capable officer, discharging his duties with 

 promptness and fidelity. In his religious 

 faith he was a Presbyterian. His family 

 numbered eleven children : Ann, who be- 

 -came Mrs. George Opdvke; Samuel, a car- 

 penter ; Joseph, a farmer : Spencer, a 

 farmer: Mary, the wife of J. Jamison; 

 Elizabeth, the wife of J. Roberts ; Isaac, a. 

 farmer: Abigail, who became Mrs. Jami- 

 son and after the death of her first husband 

 "became IMrs. Holbert ; Sarah, the wife of 

 Isaac Walton : Everett, a farmer : and Evan. 

 W^ith the exception of the last named, who 

 died in childhood, all reached advanced 

 age. 

 ■ Joseph Flack. Jr.. father of Roland Flack, 



was born in Bucks county, reared upon the 

 old home farm and educated in the public 

 schools. He afterward engaged in teach- 

 ing for a number of years, being one of the 

 capable representatives of the profession 

 in his native county. At a later date he 

 gave his undivided attention to agricultural 

 pursuits, successfully carrying on general 

 farming and also attending the Philadel- 

 phia market, where he found a ready sale 

 for his products. His political views were 

 in harmony with the principles of the Whig 

 party and he afterward endorsed the prin- 

 ciples of the Republican party. He Kept 

 well informed on the questions and issues 

 of the day, never failing to support his 

 political ideas by his ballot, and he also 

 filled various township offices, discharging- 

 his duties in a capable manner. He held 

 membership in the Presbyterian church, and 

 was widely known and highly respected for 

 his integrity and honor in all life's rela- 

 tions. He married Miss' Jane Yonkers, 

 also a native of Bucks county, and a daugh- 

 ter of William Yonkers, a prominent farmer 

 of Philadelphia county, who lived a quiet,- 

 unassuming, but useful life. In his family 

 were the following named children : Caro- 

 line, who died in childhood ; Mary, the wife 

 of John Worthington ; Sarah, the wife of 

 N. Holbert ; Thomas, who died at the age 

 of twenty-one years ; Jane, who became 

 Mrs. Flack; and Eveline. Joseph Flack, 

 Jr., died July 14, 1898, at the advanced age 

 of eighty years, while his wife passed away 

 in 1857. They were the parents of a daugh- 

 ter and son, Eva and Roland, and the 

 former finds a good home with her brother 

 on the old family homestead. 



Roland Flack was reared to agricultural 

 pursuits and has carried on the work which 

 his father inaugurated in the development 

 and improvement of w'hat is known as the 

 old Flack homestead. His attention has 

 been given to agricultural pursuits through- 

 out his entire life, and his work is now 

 carried on along progressive business lines. 

 He has yet found time to devote to public 

 interests, is a stanch advocate of Republi- 

 can principles, and has filled various town- 

 ship offices. He has been a member of the 

 township central committee and his lovalty 

 and capability would well qualify him for 

 any political office to which he might be 

 called. He has demonstrated his friend- 

 ship for the cause of public education by 

 his active service in behalf of the schools 

 while acting on the school board. He has 

 likewise served on the election board. He 

 was elected by a good majority to the state 

 assembly, representing Middle Bucks 

 county. 



In 1885 Mr. Flack was married to Miss 

 Sallie Walter, who was born in Bucks 

 county, and is a daughter of George and 

 May (Young) Walter, also natives of this 

 county. Her father is a plasterer bv trade, 

 and has always been content to follow the 

 pursuits of a quiet business life without 

 nolitical aspirations. He yet resides in 

 Doylestown. His children are : Sallie, now 



