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HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY 



born to them : The surviving members of 

 the family are: Sarah, wite of Sanmcl 

 Jacoby; Catherine, wife of Isaac Jacoby; 

 Solomon G. ; George G., mentioned herein- 

 after; John G. ; Magdaline, wife of Ellory 

 Loux; Susanna, wire of Isaac Laubacii ; 

 Mary, • wife of Ely Cauley ; and Amanda, 

 wife of Samuel Gahman. 



George G. Mill was indebted to the com- 

 mon schools of his township for a practi- 

 cal education. He remained home, assist- 

 ing his father with the management of the 

 farm, until he was twenty years of age, 

 and the following two years worked tor 

 his uncle, Solomon Mill. He the returned 

 home and worked for his father on the 

 farm for four years, and at the ex- 

 piration of this period of time began farm- 

 ing on his own account on the old home- 

 stead farm, where he remained six years. 

 Having accumulated sufficient capital, he 

 purchased a farm in Warrington township, 

 which is the upper of the three rectangular 

 townships that border the Montgomery 

 county line, which he cultivated for nine 

 years. He then disposed of this and pur- 

 chased a farm in Buckingham township, 

 where he gave his entire attention to farm- 

 ing until 1885, since which time he has 

 lived a retired life, enjoying the fruits of 

 his many years of arduous toil. In 1880 

 he was instrumental in the organization 

 of what is known as Cold Spring Dairy 

 Association, and acted in the capacity of 

 superintendent for almost twenty years, and 

 treasurer for about ten years. For the 

 long period of thirty-nine years he has 

 held membership in the Reformed church 

 of Doylestown, during which time he 

 served terms as a member of the board of 

 elders and treasurer. Mr. Mill married 

 Miss Madame Baron, daughter of Jacob 

 and Susanna Baron, of Bucks county. Their 

 children are: Mary, born January 8, 1852, 

 wife of Reuben Kohl ; Emma, born Sep- 

 tember 10, 1853, wife of Joseph Ruos; 

 Isaiah B., born May 25, 1858; Catherine, 

 born February 25, 1861, deceased; Elmer, 

 born October 14, 1866, deceased ; and Clara, 

 born July 15, 1869, deceased. Mr. Mill is 

 one of the venerable citizens of the town- 

 ship, honored and esteemed by all who come 

 in contact with him. Mrs. Mill died Aug- 

 ust 8, 1893, at the age of sixty-four years. 



CHARLES FOULKE STRAWN of 

 Quakertown, is a representative of one of 

 the oldest Pennsylvania families. He is a 

 great-grandson of Jacob and Christine 

 (Purcell) Strawn, who were residents of 

 Pennsylvania in its early colonial period. 

 Daniel Strawn. son of Jacob and Christine 

 (Purcell) Strawn, was born near Apple- 

 bachsville, in Haycock township, and was 

 a farmer and also a teacher in the sub- 

 scription schools. He was an active mem- 

 ber of the Society of Friends. He was 

 thrice married, and was in all the father of 

 eighteen children, sixteen of whom grew 



to maturity and reared families. His sec- 

 ond wife was Margaret Purcell, by whom 

 he was the father of a son, Thomas, men- 

 tioned at length hereinafter. There were 

 no children by the third wife. 



Thomas Strawn, son of Daniel and Mar- 

 garet (Purcell) Strawn, was born July 

 4, 1789, and received his education in the 

 subscription school presided over by his 

 father. He learned the cabinetmaker's 

 trade and also the carpenter's, carrying on 

 the business of a builder in conjunction 

 with the labors of a farmer. He married 

 Mary, daughter of Casper and Jane John- 

 son, and after her death he married, April 

 30, 1829, Jane Foulke, who belonged to a 

 tamily which is traced through the 

 following generations : Hugh Foulke, 

 born July 6, 1685, son of Edward 



Foulke of Penllyn, married Anna , 



born in 1693, and they were the pa- 

 rents of a son, Theophilus. Hugh Foulke 

 died May 21, 1760, and his widow passed 

 away in 1793. Their son Theophilus, 

 mentioned above, was born December 21, 

 1726, married Margaret Foulke, who was 

 born April 3, 1734, and he died Novem- 

 ber 4, 1785, the death of his wife occurring 

 March 30, 1802. Their son Benjamin was- 

 born August 16, 1766, and married. March 

 26, 1789, Martha Roberts. Their daughter 

 Jane became the wife of Thomas Strawn, 

 as mentioned above. Benjamin Foulke died 

 February 28, 1821, at Harrisburg, being 

 then in his second term as a member of the 

 legislature. Mr. and Mrs. Strawn were 

 the parents of the following children : i. 

 Rachel Foulke, born July 30, 1831, died 

 October 14, 1885. 2. Martha F., bom July 

 4, 1833, died 1841. 3. Charles Foulke, men- 

 tioned at length hereinafter. The death of 

 Mr. Strawn occurred January 11, 1857. 



Charles Foulke Strawn, son of Thomas 

 and Jane (Foulke) Strawn, was born April 

 9, 1836, on the homestead in Richland town- 

 ship, which was situated two miles south 

 of Quakertown, on the Bethlehem turn- 

 pike. He attended the Friends' meeting 

 school and also a subscription school, after 

 which he learned the cabinetmaker's trade 

 and also the carpenter's, at the same time 

 rendering assistance on the home farm. 

 After the death of his father he conducted 

 the business for six years, and took up 

 more land adjoining the farm. In the 

 spring of 1890 he sold the estate to Edward 

 N. Conn. During the civil war he was an 

 enrolling officer, and served in that capacity 

 during the war, for Richland township, 

 and subsequently held office for six years 

 in the postoffice. He is a Republican in 

 politics and has always taken an active in- 

 terest in party aflfairs. Mr. Strawn mar- 

 ried, April 7. T862, Mary S.. daughter of 

 Charles F. and Margaret (Schultz) War- 

 wick, of Philadelphia, and they were the 

 parents of two sons and a daughter: i. 

 Harry Warwick, born June 9. 1863, died 

 June II, 1904. unmarried: 2. Frederick 

 Percy, born April 16. 1S67. engaged in the 

 livery business at Quakertown, and died 



