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HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



tion of Bucks County. He has been ac- 

 tive and efficient in the interests of the Re- 

 publican party, the principles of which 

 he tirnily advocates. He is a member of 

 the ^Masonic fraternity, being affiliated 

 with Newtown Lodge, No. 427. Mr. 

 Wildman was united in marriage Novem- 

 ber 19, 1890, to Josephine Schenck, of 

 St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Peter 

 Voorhees and Anna (McCune) Schenck, 

 the former named having been a gradu- 

 ate of Princeton College, and for many 

 years a physician of celebrity and great 

 skill in the city of St. Louis. Mr. and 

 Mrs. Wildman, who are highly esteemed 

 by a wide circle of friends, are the pa- 

 rents of four children: Marshall, born 

 January 18, 1895; Ruth Anna, born Sep- 

 tember 21, 1897; Josephine, born April 

 12, 1899; and Florence Marshall, born 

 December 18, 1901. 



HOWARD M. GRIFFEE, M. D. For 

 more than a quarter of a century Dr. 

 Howard M. Griffee, of Taylorsville, has 

 been one of the active practicing physi- 

 cians of Bucks county. Dr. Grififee is a 

 representative of a very ancient familj^ 

 which traces its descent from the last 

 king who reigned in Wales before that 

 country became a part of the English 

 dominion. Peter Griffee, son of John 

 and Mary (Norton) Griffee, was born 

 February 24, 1817, in Gloucester county. 

 New Jersey, and as a young man was 

 apprenticed to a book-binder in Philadel- 

 phia. After serving his time he engaged 

 in the business for himself, and for many 

 5'ears was identified with the interests 

 of book-binding. In politics he was a 

 Democrat and in religion a Baptist, be- 

 ing very active in church work, and for 

 many j^ears a deacon in the Tenth Bap- 

 tist church, Philadelphia. He married 

 Elenora Bell, and three children were 

 born to them, two of whom survive: 

 Howard M., mentioned at length here- 

 inafter, and George, who makes his 

 home with his brother. Mr. Griffee died 

 in 1880, in Philadelphia, where the greater 

 part of his life had been passed. 



Howard M. Griffee, son of Peter and 

 Elenora (Bell) Griffee, was born June 

 10, 1850, in Philadelphia, and received his 

 preparatory education in the Hancock 

 grammar school, afterward attending the 

 Kennett Square classical school, from 

 which he graduated in 1869. In 1870 he 

 took up the study of medicine under Dr. 

 Mayhew Johnson, of Penn's Grove, New 

 Jersej^ and in 1872 entered the medical 

 department of the University of Penn- 

 sylvania, receiving from that institution 

 in the spring of 1875 the degree of Doc- 

 tor of Medicine. In July of the same 

 year Dr. Griffee began practice in Tay- 

 lorsville, where for many years he has 

 had an extensive connection. Since 1894 

 he has been a stockholder and director 



in the Taylorsville and Delaware Bridge 

 Company, and is now a member of the 

 building committee having charge of the 

 construction of the new iron bridge. He 

 is a member of the United States pen- 

 sion examining board. His interest in 

 local affairs is active, and for twelve 

 years he has served as president of the 

 school board. He is a member of the 

 Bucks County Medical Society and the 

 State Medical Society, and also belongs 

 to Newtown Lodge, No. 427, F. and 

 A. M., and Welcome Lodge, No. 229, I. 

 O. O. F., of Philadelphia. In politics 

 he is a staunch Republican. Dr. Griffee 

 married, in 1880, Sarah, daughter of Ab- 

 ner Van Hart, of Upper Makefield town- 

 ship. Mrs. Griffee died April 6, 1902, 

 and on July 4, 1903, Dr. Griffee married 

 Nellie Monta, daughter of Joseph Os- 

 born, of Harlow, Essex, England. There 

 are no children by either marriage. 



In the yard of Dr. Griffee's house 

 stands the monument erected to mark 

 the point of Washington's embarkation 

 for his passage of the Delaware. This 

 historic spot is a constant centre of at- 

 traction for those interested in the 

 events of the period of the revolution. 



JOSEPH F. CLUNN. From a list of 

 the substantial citizens of Solebury town- 

 ship the name of Joseph F. Clunn must 

 not be omitted. Mr. Clunn is a grandson 

 of Joseph Clunn, who was born in Eng- 

 land, but when a young man came to the 

 United States and settled in Bucks county, 

 where he was one of Bristol's best known 

 and most respected citizens, holding for 

 many years the office of justice of the 

 peace. Robert Clunn, son of Joseph Clunn, 

 mentioned above, was born in Bucks coun- 

 ty, and learned the shoemaker's trade, which 

 he followed but a short time, abandoning it 

 for a seafaring life. During his trips as 

 master of his vessel he visited many ports 

 in different parts of the world. Later he 

 retired from the sea and moved to North- 

 umberland county, where he purchased a 

 farm on which he resided for the remainder 

 of his life. He married Rebecca, daughter 

 of Henry Pfeister, who was for many years 

 landlord of the Fox Chase Tavern, and 

 three sons were born to them : Joseph F., 

 mentioned at length hereinafter ; Robert, 

 and George ; the two last-named are de- 

 ceased. Mr. Clunn died at the early age 

 of thirty-eight years, and his widow subse- 

 quently married A. Samuel Hoovan and 

 moved to Bucks county. By her second 

 marriage she was the mother of the fol- 

 lowing children: John; Morris: Henry: 

 Rebecca A., who is the wife of Edward 

 Emberson, of Lambertville; and Isabelle, 

 who is the wife of Mr. Roberts, of Tren- 

 ton, New Jersey. The three sons are de- 

 ceased. Mrs. Hoovan died in her fifty- 

 ninth year. 



Joseph F. Clunn, son of Robert and Re- 

 becca (Pfeister) Clunn, was born April 23, 



