HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



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husband and father. From early manhood 

 he was a consistent member of the Bap- 

 tist church. Thomas S. Radcliff married 

 Alartha Scarboro, who was born in Bucks 

 county in 1816, a daughter of Amos and 

 Sarah (Cooper) Scarboro, also natives of 

 this county and of Scotch-Irish descent. 

 Her father was a practical and prosperous 

 farmer, quickly recognizing and utilizing a 

 favorable business opportunity, and gaining 

 at the same time an unblemished reputa- 

 tion by reason of his straightforward deal- 

 ing. Kindness and consideration were 

 among his salient characteristics, and he 

 commanded the esteem of all who knew 

 him. Selling the old homestead, he later 

 purchased a farm near Doylestown, Penn- 

 sylvania, known as the Patterson farm, 

 and on disposing of that property he 

 bought a lot on which was a good resi- 

 dence and therein lived retired. In his 

 political views he was a Republican, and 

 in religious faith a Presbyterian. His chil- 

 dren were : Mrs. Elizabeth Rubincamp, 

 Mrs. Martha Radcliff, and Rachael, wife of 

 William Stuckert. Thomas and Martha 

 (Scarboro) Radcliff had a large family, 

 but lost several children in early life. 

 The others are: Sarah, wife of A. Robi- 

 son; Mrs. Ireland; Winfield S., a drug- 

 gist; Thomas J., a broker of New York; 

 and John L., who died at the age of 

 eighteen years. The father died in 1878, 

 aged sixty-five years, and his wife died 

 July 23, 1893. 



Rachael P. Radcliff was born at the old 

 home where she now lives, February 23, 

 1847, and when a young lady accompanied 

 her parents on their remove! to Philadel- 

 phia, where she was married, in 1877, to 

 Charles G. Ireland. He was born in that 

 city. November 4, 1846. His father, Charles 

 Ireland, was the adopted son of Dr. 

 Charles Garrison, of Millville, New Jersey, 

 who reared and educated and made him 

 his heir. ]Mr. Ireland inherited all of Dr. 

 Garrison's large estate and he was called 

 by his foster father's name. His inheri- 

 tance enabled him to live retired from busi- 

 ness cares and he made his home in 

 Philadelphia. He was married and reared 

 his family there, and his children went 

 by his own name of Ireland. He provided 

 them with liberal educational privileges 

 and also left to each a goodly inheritance. 

 They were: Isadore, wife of J. Cassell ; 

 Lydia, who died unmarried ; Charles G. ; 

 Thomas W., deceased ; and Florence, who 

 was a teacher and died unmarried. 



Charles G. Ireland was a competent 

 business man of Philadelphia, and managed 

 and settled up his father's estate. Broad 

 minded and intelligent, he profited by his 

 excellent educational privileges and became 

 an important factor in business circles in 

 his native city, but, overtaxing his strength 

 he was an invalid for three years prior 

 to his death. He was generous in his 

 benefactions to the poor and needy, con- 

 siderate and courteous at all times, main- 

 tained the most' kindly relations with his 

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many friends, and in his home was a de- 

 voted and loving husband. His political 

 support was given the Democracy, and 

 without political aspiration he gave effic- 

 ient aid in matters of public moment as 

 a private citizen. He died in his fifty- 

 fourth year. 



Mrs. Ireland had one son, Walter S. 

 Radcliff, who resides in Philadelphia. 

 After her husband's death she purchased 

 Windemere, the old family homestead in 

 Bucks county, at one time the property 

 of her maternal grandfather, and here she 

 has since remained. The place comprises 

 seventy-eight acres of land. The soil is 

 rich and productive and is now highly 

 cultivated, Mrs. Ireland giving personal 

 supervision to the farming interests. The 

 farm is conveniently and pleasantly situ- 

 ated about four miles from Doylestown, 

 and is equipped with all modern accessories 

 and conveniences, not only in the house but 

 also for facilitating the farm work. The 

 residence is a three story structure which 

 she has remodeled, making it modern in 

 every way. It is supplied with hot and 

 cold water, is heated throughout by fur- 

 nace, and stands on a natural building site, 

 commanding a wide view of the surround- 

 ing country and also looking down upon 

 Doylestown with its beautiful homes, 

 orchards and groves. There is a large 

 barn and other buildings in the rear of the 

 house, and no equipment of the model 

 farm of the twentieth century is lacking 

 at Windemere. Mrs. Ireland has a wide 

 acquaintance in her native county, and the 

 hospitality which she so generously ac- 

 cords to her many friends is as freely ex- 

 tended to her. She was reared in the 

 Baptist church and has always adhered to 

 its teachings and faith. 



WILLIAM M. HOLBERT, postmas- 

 ter of Warrington, where he is also en- 

 gaged in merchandising, represents one 

 of the old families of Bucks county that 

 through many generations has figured in 

 business and political life here. At an 

 early period in the settlement of the 

 new world, the Holbert family was 

 founded in New Jersey, where its mem- 

 bers became prominent in agricultural 

 circles. William Holbert, the grand- 

 father, came to Pennsylvania soon after 

 his marriage, settling first in Abingdon 

 township; Montgomery county, where he 

 remained for a few years and then re- 

 moved to Jamison's Corners in Bucks 

 county, where he carried on agricultural 

 pursuits until his death. He had been 

 reared in the faith of the Society of 

 Friends and continued an active and con- 

 sistent member of that sect up to his de- 

 mise. He was a plain, honest farmer 

 who had no aspirations for public office 

 or public fame, being content to do his 

 duty as a private citizen and as a hus- 

 band and father. He married a Miss 



