HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



439 



Mr. Oliver P. and Florence R. (Dob- 

 bins) Titus are the parents of four chil- 

 dren; Paul M., Malvina E., Helen and 

 Joseph B. 



jM. 



MATHIAS J. LOUX. Andrew Loux, 

 who emigrated from Germany, became 

 the founder of the family in the United 

 States to which Mathias Loux belonged. 

 Andrew Loux, son of Andrew Loux, Sr., 

 was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, 

 and troughout his active business career 

 followed farming here. He married Katie 

 Hartman. 



Mathias Loux, son of Andrew and 

 Katie (Hartman) Loux, was a native of 

 Bucks county and throughout his entire 

 life carried on agricultural pursuits. He 

 belonged to the state militia under Col- 

 onel Hager, of Hagersville, Bucks 

 county. His political support was given 

 to the Democracy and he was a mem- 

 ber of the German Reformed church. 

 He married Catherine Yost, a daughter 

 of Daniel Yost, who was born in Bucks 

 county, Pennsylvama, in 1809 and died 

 in 1874, at the age of sixty-five years. 

 He was a weaver by trade, and followed 

 that pursuit in connection with farm- 

 ing near Dublin. His family numbered 

 fourteen children; Andrew, Isaac. Dan- 

 iel and Hannah, all deceased; Catherine; 

 Mary, who has also passed away ; Math- 

 ias J.; Elizabeth; Noah; Aaron, Anna 

 and Eli, also deceased; Israel; and 

 David, deceased. 



Mathias J. Loux, son of Mathias and 

 Catherine (Yost) Loux, was born in 

 Hilltown township near Dublin, Bucks 

 county, July 13, 1841. He was educated 

 in the public schools of his native town- 

 ship and, when he had completed his 

 course, learned the mason's trade, serv- 

 ing a regular apprenticeship. In re- 

 sponse to President Lincoln's call for 

 volunteers he was the sixth man to join 

 Colonel Davis's 104th Regiment at 

 Captain Harvey's recruiting office in Doy- 

 lestown. He belonged to Company E 

 of the One Hundred and Fourth Regi- 

 ment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, and 

 went from Doylestown to Washington, 

 and thence to Fortress Monroe. He 

 participated in several skirmishes in the 

 vicinity of Chickamauga, and his first 

 battle was at Fair Oaks. He partici- 

 pated in every engagement with Com- 

 pany E throughout the war. and was in 

 the hospital for three days, but would 

 not stay there. Slipping away he re- 

 joined his company, so anxious was he 

 to be at the front. After the war he 

 settled at Nace's Corner, in Bucks 

 county, where he is now living retired. 

 He was for many years identified with 

 farming interests, but his son is now 

 managing the farm, while Mr. Loux is 

 enjoying a well merited rest. He is a 

 member of the German Reformed 



church and politically is an advocate 

 of Republican principals. Mathias J. 

 Loux was married to Anna Elizabeth 

 Bryan, a daughter of William and Lou- 

 isa (Leidy) Bryan, August 12, 1865. 

 They have one son, Harvey Monroe 

 Loux, born in New Britain township, 

 October 23, 1874. He married Anna 

 Elizabeth Halderman, a daughter of 

 Cornelius Halderman, and they have 

 three children: Grace Marcella; Marian 

 Louisa and Howard Pierson. 



GEORGE SWARTLEY for many years 

 a representative farmer of New Britain 

 township, was born in that township July 

 12, 1820, and is of German ancestry. His 

 paternal grandfather, Philip Swartley, was 

 born in Baden in 1764 and emigrated to 

 America in 1782. He married Sarah Rosen- 

 berger, and died September 2, 1840, at the 

 age of seventy-five years, while his wife 

 passed away in April, 1847, at the age of 

 eighty-four years. They were the parents 

 of nine children, six sons and three 

 daughters. 



Philip Swartley, son of Philip and Sarah 

 (Rosenberger) Swartley, was born in New 

 Britain township, Bucks county, February 

 28, 1799, and throughout his business career 

 followed the occupation of farming. He 

 wedded Mary Smith and they had nine chil- 

 dren : George, born July 12, 1820 ; Henry, 

 born March 24, 1822 ; Levi, who was born 

 April 7, 1824 and married Catherine Halder- 

 man ; Philip, born November 12, 1825 ; 

 Susanna, who was born March 23, 1827, 

 and married Jacob Alderfer ; Sarah, who 

 was born November 11, 1830. and became 

 the wife of John Alderfer, her death oc- 

 curring the day following her husband's 

 demise from grief for his loss, their re- 

 mains being interred in the same grave ; 

 Mary, who was born December 9, 1833, and 

 is the wife of David Rosenberger ; Eliza- 

 beth, who was born August 15. 1838, and 

 is the wife of Louis Schleifer ; and Aaron, 

 who was born February 7, 1841, and wedded 

 Maria Leidy. 



George Swartley, son of Philip and Mary 

 (Smith) Swartley, was reared to the oc- 

 cupation of farming and in his youth ac- 

 quired his education in the public schools. 

 Throughout his business career he fol- 

 lowed agricultural pursuits, selling his 

 products in the Philadelphia market. He 

 lived for forty-five years on what is called 

 the Levi Schutz farm and was accounted 

 one of the progressive agriculturists of his 

 community. In his political views he is 

 a stanch Republican and religiously is con- 

 nected with the Mennonite church. George 

 Swartley was married November 8. 1842, 

 to Catherine, a daughter of Jacob and Mar- 

 garet (Halderman) Funk. They had three 

 children, of whom Oliver P., born July 

 4. 1845. died at the age of seven years. 

 The others are Mary M. and Jacob F. The 

 daughter, born February 24, 1852, is the wife 



