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HISTORY Of BUCKS COUNTY. 



1820; Jane B., born 1 1 mo. 11, 1822; Pris- 

 cilla, born 1825, died 1835; Cyrus 13., bo.n 

 9 mo. 29, 1827, and Abram. 



Cyrus B. Twining was born in Norih- 

 ampion township, where he was reared to 

 the lite of a farmer. He married Sarah 

 ]M., daughter of Jonathan and Esthei 

 (.Smith) Atkinson, of Wrightstown, and in 

 1853 purchased the farm of his father-in- 

 law, where the subject of this sketch re- 

 sides, and moved thereon. This farm had 

 been the property of the Atkuison family 

 for three generations, having been purchas- 

 ed by Thomas Alkinv.ri, the grai.cjtathcr 

 of Jonathan, in 1744. In 1865 Cyrus 1 wan- 

 ing rented the home farm and i-emoved 

 to another farm in Wrightstown, where he 

 died in 1892. His widow still survives at 

 the age of eighty years. Three of the 

 children of Cyrus and Sarah (AtkinsonJ 

 Twining survive: Jonathan A., Ellen T., 

 wife of Stephen K. Cooper, of Wycombe; 

 and Wilmer A., the subject of this sketch. 



Wilmer A. Twining was born in the 

 house in which he still resides, and has 

 spent his whole life in Wrightstown town- 

 ship. He acquired his education at the 

 public schools and at Pierce's Business 

 College, Philadelphia. On October 14, 1886, 

 he married Lottie B. Vandegnft, daughter 

 of James M. and Sarah (Gaine) Vande- 

 grift, of Buckingham, and took charge ol 

 his father's farm on the Newtown turn- 

 pike, which he conducted for three years. 

 In 1890 he removed to the old home farm 

 where he has since resided, purchasing it 

 a year later. He has been for the past 

 nine years a member of the school board 

 of Wrightstown township, and also holds 

 the office of justice of the peace, to which 

 he was appointed in the spring of 1899. 

 and was duly elected for the term of five 

 years in the following spring, and again 

 in 1905. To Mr. and Mrs. Twining have 

 been born two children : Franklin M., Sep- 

 tember 15, 1888, and Elinor C, July 9, 

 1891. 



F. CYRUS TWINING, of Wrightstown, 

 was born in that township on June 15, 

 1879, and is the only child of Jonathan A. 

 and Belle (Warner) Twining, and a 

 grandson of Cyrus and Sarah M. (Atkin- 

 son) Twining, whose ancestry is given in 

 a preceding sketch. Jonathan A. Twining 

 was born in Northampton township, Sep- 

 tember 10, 1852. His parents removing to 

 Wrightstown when he was less than a year 

 old, he was reared in the township in 

 which he has ever since resided, and ac- 

 quired his education at the public schools 

 and at Doylestown English and Classical 

 Seminary. He married in 1874 Belle War- 

 ner, daughter of Jonathan and Maria 

 (Thackeray) Warner of Wrightstown, and 

 from that date to 1882, conducted his fath- 

 er's farm, near Wycombe, where his broth- 

 er Wilmer A. Twining, now lives. From 

 / 1882 until 1890 he was in business with his 

 father in Philadelphia. In 1890 he pur- 



chased a farm adjoining his father's other 

 farm, and until 1901 conducted both farms. 

 His wife died November 29, 1901, and he 

 retired from active management of his 

 farms. In politics he is a Republican, and 

 has always taken an active part in the coun- 

 cils of his party. In 1899 he was electea 

 county auditor, and at the expiration of 

 his term of office in 1902 was elected to the 

 office of county commissioner. He was for 

 twelve years a member of the school board 

 of Wrightstown, and has filled other local 

 positions. 



F. Cyrus Twining was reared on the 

 farm, and acquired his education at the 

 public schools, the George School and 

 Pierce's Business College. In the spring 

 of 1902 he took charge of his father's farm, 

 which he has since conducted. He mar- 

 ried, June 8. 1904. ^lary Ogborn Eastburn, 

 daughter of George L. and Sarah M. (Hes- 

 ton) Eastburn of Pineville. 



ANDREW SCHAEFFER, an enterpris- 

 ing and progressive agriculturist of Bristol, 

 Bucks county, Pennsylvania, who has fol- 

 lowed that occupation throughout the many 

 years of his active career, is a native of that 

 township, born December 5, 1827, a son of 

 John and Anna (Silbert) Schaeffer, who 

 with their eldest child ]\Iichael, in Septem- 

 ber, 1818, came from Austria and settled 

 in Bristol, Pennsylvania, on the Bolton 

 farm, where they were obliged to work for 

 three years to pay for their passage. Their 

 children were : Michael, born in Austria, 

 probably about 1815 ; Louisa M., born in 

 Bristol, December 24, 1818; Catharine, No- 

 vember. 1820; John, May 25, 1823; Godfrey, 

 September 3, 1825 ; Andrew, December 5, 

 1S27; Nicholas, August 27, 1830; Pember- 

 ton Morris, May 23, 1833; Charles, May 31, 

 183s ; and Anna jNIaria, July 4. 1837. Louisa. 

 Andrew, Pemberton 'M. and Anna Maria are 

 the only members of the family now living. 

 John and Michael were carpenters by 

 trade, and the other sons followed agri-. 

 cultural pursuits. 



Andrew Schaeffer attended the public 

 schools at Emilie and Tullytown, Bucks 

 county, and at early age began farming, 

 which line of work proved a lucrative source 

 of income. By economy and industry he 

 accumulated sufficient to purchase in 1871 

 the Fairview farm in Bristol, upon which he 

 now resides. The house is about one hun- 

 dred and twenty-five years old, and is yet 

 a very substantial structure. ^Ir. Schaeffer 

 served as school director for nine years, and 

 in various ways contributed to the general 

 welfare of the community. His political 

 affiliations are with the Republican party. 



In 1849 Mr. Schaeffer married Catharine 

 Williams, daughter of William and Susanna 

 (Miller) Williams, of Monroe county, 

 Pennsylvania, and of German and Welsh 

 descent. Eight children were the issue of 

 this marriage, i. Michael, born October 24, 

 1851, died October 5, 1881. 2. Susanna W., 



