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ATTHE BANK

CORNER

-

JEFFREY

TRUMAN

BUILT

A RED FRAME STORE WHERE THE

BANK ISNOW. TWOORTHREE

YEARS

LATERHESOLD TOTHOMAS ANDSAMUEL

SUFFRINS. IN

1828

J.M.HADDEN HAD A STORE THERE. IN

1833

HEFORMED A PARTNER

SHIP WITH JOSEPH CHAPMAN.

HE

LATER SOLD

ITTO

JAMES HARRIS. THE RED FRAME

SOLD

AND HE

MOVED

TOPREMISES

FORMERLY

OWNED BYJAMES BORDON

AND

OCCUPIED BY JONATHAN HAINES.

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JOHN

BELL MASON. In the ranks of the

substantial

farmers ofGreene Coimty

this gentleman

is

worthy

of

prominent

consideration having

by

frugal

living

and

prudent management acquir^a fine

property

which brings him a

comfortable

income. He is serving

his

second

term

asJustice of the

Peace

having been first

elected in

1884

and discharging

the

duties

of the

position with

such

ability and

feithfulness as

to ensure his

re election.

He has also filled the

office of

Township

Clerk for six years, besides serving as AssistantAssessor under John T. HOGUE

ofXenia,and as a Constable of this township.

Religiously

Mr. MASON affiliates

with

the

Society

of

Friends

and inpolitical

matters, castshis ballotand influence in

favor

of theRepublican party. He served

as amusician during the latewaron the

Union

side enlisting May1,1864, in

Company G,One

hundred

and Fifly fourth

Ohio

Infantry and

by

his inspiriting

national ballads contributed

to

enthuse

th e

soldiers.

ThefatherofMr.MASON Josephby name,was bom inColumbiana, Hamilton

County Ohio

October

21,

1800

andwas

orphaned

at theearly ageof four

years.

After that sad eventhad deprived himofhisnatural protectors, he camewithhis

uncle Joseph CHENOWETH to Waynesville

In

the homeste^ established

by

Nfr. CHENOWETH the ladgrewto a stalwart manhood andthen,

embarking

in

life forhimself cameto Belibrook andclerked in a storefor

Jeoffrey

TRUMAN.

He had first entered the employ ofMr. TRUMANin Waynesville;but when the

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habit

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Truman Family Genealogy

The following is a

transcription

of

the genealogy

oftheQuaker

Truman

family aswritten

down

by George S.

Truman

in the

early 1900 s

and

passed

down

through my family. He apparently supplied much, if not all, of this information to the

publishers of the Smedley Family Genealogy of

1901.

I have inserted punctuation

only

where necessary.

Keep

inmind

that

theoriginal

document

was hand written byGeorge

Truman

when hewas in his 80'sandis

based

onhisnotes and

memories.

The

parts

of the document that are damaged and unreadable are indicated

with

. When I

was

unable to

decipher

the

spelling

I

indicated

it

with

(?). The

original

document

can

be

downloaded

in

Adobe

Acrobat (.pdf) format

(3.0

MB) by clicking here. The

free

Adobe

Acrobat Reader can be obtained here. Please feel free to email me with any

information or linksapplicable to this branch of the Truman

family.

Alsoplease sendmeanycorrections in spelling,etc. that

you find; I am sure that some

of

my interpretations are in error.

A variety of family documents, photographs and memorabilia can be found at the Swarthmore College Friends Historical

Library filed under Truman Family and Truman-Underhill Family.

Of

particular interest are the Account book of James

Truman, coppersmith 1781-1796 and letters and notes by Dr. George Truman from 1840 on. There is also an interesting

story byGeorge S.Truman concerning his work with the Underground Railroad. You can access a copy

of

it here.

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A Genealogy of the Truman Family 1715-1902

(As compiled by George S. Truman, circa 1902)

Richard

Truman

ofSalisbury England, son ofThomas

Truman,

married Martha

Bayley

atChippenham

Meeting

8mo.

10

1710. She wa s the daughter o f Wm Bayley and Susannah S. Keater who were married 2 mo. 3 1671 the above taken from a

list

of

marriages in Wiltshire England. Richard Truman with Martha his wife came from England with several children in

1715

and

settled

inwhatis now

Montgomery

Co.

Pennsylvania

bydeedNov 17*

1716. Stephen Jenkins

of

Springhead

in

the Township of Abington and Abigail his wife and Elizabeth Jenkins, widow of Wm. Jenkins conveyed to Richard Truman

of

Cheltenham Township (a weaver) for 105 a plantation

of

140 acres known by the name

of

Springhead which was close to

Abington meeting. One 3mo 19*

1719

Richard Truman

and

Martha

hiswife

mortgaged

theproperty to Wm. Harmer asan

indemnity. Inthe5* mo.

1722 Richard

Truman became ofGwyned Meeting by

certificate with

his

wife and and

mother-in-

law

who s

name is not mentioned. He probably settled in what is now Bucks County where he purchased 212 acres

of

land

ontheMenokegee Creek in

Olney

Township.

Here

he

made

his

will

4

mo.

20*

1729

which proven 3

mo.

14*

1730.

Tradition says that on his way to Philadelphiawith to returning to England hewas taken

death orallof the

22

1758 aged will he mentions following children:

Thomas (2) bom about 1705 in England supposed to have been a halfbrother of the others. William (3), Susannah (4) and

James

(5).

(2) Thomas married Ann Bolton 9/29/17(7). In 1751 settled in Sadsbury Chester County Pennsylvania, a tallow chandler by

trade died in 1788 Their children Sarah (6), Susannah (7), John (8) Thomas (9) and William(lO).

(3) William died in Philadelphia in 1732 unmarried.

(4)

Susannah married

in

1737 J o hn Gu es t.

(5) James Truman bo m about 1717 died 3/10/1790 age 73. Married 7/16/1743 at Haverford Meeting Mary Llewellyn

daughter

o f

Morris Llewellyn

of

Merion Township. She received a certificate from Haverford to Philadelphia 1/8/1744. On

2

mo.

28*

1755

they obtained one

from

Philadelphia

to

Haverford

with

4of

their children

and

on

11

mo

10*

1758

retumed

again to the city. Their children were Richard (11),

Morris (12), Evan (13), James (14) William (15).

(6) Sarah Truman of Thomas died young.

(7) Susannah Truman of Thomas married 10/15/1761 George Cooper. One daughter Ann (ISVz)

(8) John Truman

of

Thomas bom 8/26/1739 in 1761 married Rachael Moore daughter

of

Andrew Moore

of

Lancaster County

Pennsylvania. She was bo m 3/12/1741 died in 1828. Their children were Rachel (16), James (17), Susannah (18), John (19),

Sarah

(20),

Rebecca

(21),

Ann (22), Rachel 2 ^ (23).

(16) Rachel

o f

John

died

young.

(17) James Truman

of

John married Elizabeth Dickenson settled on Doll (sp?) Run in Sadsbury

Township

Chester

County

Pennsylvania.

He

wasbom 7/3/1767

died

6 mo. 1849

having

survived his2 wife who was Mary Hoopes. The first wife

had 5 children who were Mary (24), Rachael (25), Sarah (26),

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Rebecca (27) and Eliza (28).

(18)

Susannah

Traman of John married Benjamin Yamall 5mo1795. She wasbom 9/13/1771. She had 6 children Rachel,

Jane,Truman,Rueben,Amosand Rebecca. They are all deceased.

(19) John Traman

sonof

John

bom

2/8/1774 died 1853. Married Amelia Paxson

and

settled

onpartofhisfather s

farm

in

LancasterCountyPennsylvania. Leftone son JosephTruman.

(20)

Sarah

Traman of John

married

Jas(sic)

Dickinson.

3 children

Rachel,

Maiyand

Jane.

(21) Rebecca

Traman

of

John was bom

9/3/1778.

Remained

single

and

was living ontheoldhomestead in 1858 inthe82

year of her age.

(22) Ann

Traman

of

John

married Charles Wallace,

had

8

children

and

resided

in

Fallowfield Chester County.

(23) Rachel Traman 2 ofJohn died

single.

(9)

Thomas Traman,

Jr.

married Sarah

Hediedin

1831.

Hehad4

children David

(29),

William

(30),

Hann^ (31) Elizabeth (32).

(10)William Truman ofThomas

married in

1777 Susannah

Fevrce

(sp?)

as

his 2 wife. Had 3

children Ruth (33),

Ann

(34),

andSusannah (35). Hehad amillat Coatesville, PAanddiedin

1821.

(24) Mary

Traman of

James

(17)

married

Levi Coutes of

Chester County.

Their

daughter Phebe

married a

Bamard and left

several children

(25) Rachel Traman of James married JesseMoore.

(26) SarahTramanof JaniesmarriedWamick Miller, Jr...

(27)RebeccaTraman of JamesmarriedWilliamLukens.

(28)ElizaTraman ofJamesmarriedNathanWalton.

(29) David Traman son of

Thom^

(9) mairied Ann Fleming. Their children Louisa, Sarah, Thomas.

(30) William Truman

of

Thomas iharried Sarah

.

Their

children were Thomas, Hannah

Mary.

(31)

Hannah

Truman

ofThomas married Benjamin Gilbert. Their

children

were

John and

Elizabeth.

(32)ElizabethTramanofThomasmarried Strode.

(33) Ruth

Traman

ofWilliam

(10)

married

John Forsythe. Children

James

Traman

and others.

Traman Forsythe

died

suddenly 2/21/1900 age 77.

(34) Ann

Traman

ofWilliam

married James Forsythe. Children William, Susannah, Elizabeth

others.

(35)Susannah TramanofWilliam marriedJamesYearsley.

(15 A)

Ann

Cooper

ofSusannah Traman Cooper (7) was born 7

mo.

7,1768, married 1/17/1799

Abner

Gilbert

one

ofthe

Indian

captives.

They

settled

inWestmorland County

Pennsylvania.

She

died

11/12/1846.

Their daughter

Eliza

Gilbert,

bom 7/11/1799 inSewickley, PA

married

Joseph Cope ofEast Bradford, PA

4/6/1838

and died 5/18/1867. Their son Gilbert

Cope

married

2/5/1880 AnnaGarrett,

daughter

ofDavid Garrett and Mary Ann

Hoopes.

He is

the compiler

of

several

genealogies and

much ofthis

information

was

obtained

from him.

(11)

Richard Traman,

son

ofJames (5)

married

6/15/1774 Abigail

Estey

daughter of

Moses Estey

ofRedington, NJ.

She

died7/12/1775. He afterwards marriedRachaeldaughterof ThomasSykesof Charleston, SC. TherchildrenwereMaiy

Sykes

Traman, Isabella Traman,

Thomas Sykes

Traman (died

1

mo.

1851), Abigail Traman.

All

died

single. Richard

was

engaged

in

the lumber

business

and was well

off, but by lost a

large part

ofhis

estate.

Was afterwards tax

collector

and

died 6

mo.

4 1813 aged 69.

His

wife Rachel

died

7mo. 20^ 1808

aged 52.

(12) Morris

Truman was a

paper

maker atDarby, PA. About 1806 he

moved

to

Brownsville,

PA. Hemarried Mary

Sharpless

and had

6

children.

James (36), Hannah (37), Joseph Sharpless (38), Maiy (39), a

son

and Morris (40). Morris

Traman(12)died 1830aged81. MarySharpless Tramandied1839.

(36)

James Traman

married Margaret Troth anddiedin 1848 leaving no

issue.

(37)Hannah died at the age of 12years.

(38) Joseph S. Truman died in 1850.

(40) Morris Traman, Jr. settled inWestChester in 1857 andwehavelosttrackof him.

(12) Morris Truman

and

hissons built engines forthe steamboats ontheMonongahela River and thesons became

steamboat captains on the Ohio River.

(15) William Truman

son

of James (5)wasa bricklayer.

When

18 years

old fell

from a scaffold

and

was killed.

escendents

Evan

Traman

(13) Evan Truman

of

James and

Maiy

Llewellyn

Traman was a blacksmith.

Married 4/4/1782 Hannah Dubrce,

daughter of

William

and Mary

Dubrce

ofthe

Northern Liberties

of

Philadelphia. She

died

4/14/1846

aged 83.

They

had 10

children

Mary Llewellyn (41) bom 1/19/1783 died 5/5/1825,

Hannah Truman (42) ofEvan bom 3/31/1785

SusanD. Traman (43) of Evan born 3/31/1787 died 7/22/1860

ElizabethTruman(44)

of

Evan born 3/31/1789died 5^4/1881

SarahMartenTraman (45) ofEvan bom 1of26/1790 died5/16/1861

William D.Traman(46) of Evanbom8/30/1792 died atNewOrleans

Evan Traman, Jr. (47) born 7/21/1794

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John Bissell Truman (48) ofEvan bom 1/31/1797 died single

Ann Sansom Truman (49) ofEvan bom 5/14/1799 died single

Charles Truman (50) ofEvan bom 6/23/1802 died single

(42) HannahTmmanmarriedJacob Blackford of Wilmington, Delaware. Their children, SarahAnn (51), Elizabeth (52),

MaryLlewellyn(53), George(54),Hannah(55), Johnnette(56)Blackford.

(51) Sarah Ann BlackfordmarriedConradMyers. 1 son, ConradMyers.

(52) Elizabeth Blackford married Henry Mangan and lived at Salem,NJ. Their children, Emma (57), George, Caroline,

Hannah, Mary, Sarah, Claraand Henrietta.

(57) Emma Mangan married Samuel Stuart in 1857.

(53)MaryL. BlackfordmarriedHenry Walkerin 1855. Lived 8 miles fromHudson,NY.

(54) George Blackford married Patience Tash. Their children, William, Henry, George, Clara, George 2nd and Walter

. Both Georges died young.

(55) Hannah, Jr. died in childhood.

(56) Johnette Blackford married Thomas H. VanMeter son

of

John VanMeter. He died 6/15/1846. Their child John Bunyan

VanMeter is a

Methodist

Minister. Johnette married a 2^ timeZerababel Hullock ofLong

Island,

NY.

(47) Evan Tmman, Jr. married Elizabeth

no

children. His 2 ^ wife, Rosanna daughter of George Esoles. Their

children, Anna Maria, Mary Llewellyn, Rosanna and Charles Dubree Tmman

Descendants

J am e s a nd P h eb e

Mo o re T ruman

(14)

James Truman, sonof

James

Mary

Llewellyn Truman bora10mo.

3 ^ 1753

died 2 ''

mo.

20^ 1826 was a coppersmith

by

trade

afterwards atin plate worker. He

married

5^mo. 3''' 1787 Phebe, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Smedley Moore.

Their children were Rebecca (58), Joseph Moore (59), Jeffrey (60), Susannah (61), Richard (62), George (63), William

(64).

(58)

Rebecca died 10mo. 3 * 1804 bora4/10/1788.

(64) William died 7* mo. 318 aged 4mo.

James Tmman s

second wife Mary

Pearson bora

1/29/1763 who died

12

mo.

17^ 1833 leaving nochildren.

(59) Joseph

Moore Tmman bora 11

mo. 17^ 1790

died 4/80/1872.

Married 5mo. 15^1817 toSarah

daughter

of

George and

Mary Toplin Shaw. Their children were James (65), George Shaw (66), Alexander Shaw (67), Mary Shaw (68), Phebe

Moore (69), Joseph Moore, Jr. (70), Sarah Shaw (71), and Llewellyn Tmman (72).

(65)

James

Tmman

bora

9

mo.

21^ 1818 died 11 mo. 1^1859. Married 2mo. 28^

1850

Adaline Wood ofCold

Springs,

NY. They left no children.

(66)

George S.

Tmman

bora6

mo.

24^

1820.

Married to

Susan

Yardley Knight 4

mo.

5^ 1848. Shewasbora 8mo. 31^

1826

died

11

mo.

4^

1891.

Their

children

were

John

Jackson (73), Joseph Llewellyn (74), Jane Johnson (75)

and

Hetty

Knight (76) Tmman.

(67) Alexander Shaw Tmman bora 2/27/1822 died 5/26/1894. Married 10mo. 25 1849 Lydie Smith daughter

of

Edward B.

and Sarah S. Garrigues. She was bora 3/18/1824 and died 1/20/1902

(14) James Truman was a coppersmith by trade. This being so much connected with distilling diat he changed to tin plate

working. He was ofa mechanical turn and inventive genius. (He) took out two patents, a stove and a steam washer. When

themarket

houses were

extended

from

4^

street,

he drafted a planwhich included a boxin

which

the

hooks

(?)werestored

after market hours to guard against accidents. The plan was accepted by the city. He and his brother Evan were among the

original

members

ofthe

Harmony

FireCo. organized 8mo. 24^

1784

at

Friends

4^St.meeting house. There were 28

members, many

of

whom became quite prominent in society afterwards.

Joseph Moore, father

of

Phebe Moore the wife

of

James Truman above, was by trade a shoe maker. In conjunction with his

wife

they

opened a drygood store on

Bank

Street (running from Market St. south between 2^^ and 3 Streets) where

they

were enabled to realize a competency notwithstanding their hospitality. It is said that at yearly meeting time they lodged 30

Friends though the house was not a large one. When friendly looking persons came into the store, Sarah was very apt to find

that they were relatives and insisted on their taking a meal with them. The lot on Arch St. which they held by purchase and

inheritance was sold during the revolution to Samuel (?) for 50 Pennsylvania currency. In later life when he saw the great

advance in real estate, Joseph Moore much regretted having made this sale. Afterthe Revolution, at the reorganization of the

Pennsylvania Abolition Society in 1784 he became a member and for some years was on the committee to visit the prisons in

search of such colored persons as might be committed legally or otherwise on the charge

of

being fugitive slaves and to

insure them a fair trial. At the organization of the Prison Society he became identifiedwith it also. He always made his own

shoes, taking plenty

of

time that they might be well seasoned. After Congress removed to Washington, he usually paid a visit

to that city during its' sessions. On such occasion heentertained some of the members

by

stating

that

his shoem^erwas his

barber, his barber was his taylor (sic) and probably he mentioned some other accomplishments so that they thought his

shoemaker was a very useful man. He had patterns bywhich he cut the material for his coats, vests and pants and made them

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up himself. His white Beaver hat, according to a fashion with manyFriends, had the fiir immediatelyabove the brim brushed

smooth,the upper part being left rough. Whenhis grandchildrentheMaddockswere left orphansthey were brought to his

home and cared for Hedied mo 25*

1817

in

his

77*year

(59)JosephMooreTrumanof Jameswhenyoungattendedthe Schoolof Benjamin Cathrallon ArchthenMulberryStreet

which prepared him for early entering his father s shop to learn tin plate work. Being of an inquiring mind and having a good

memory, he read considerably in scientific and mechanical works and was well versed in (?) chemistry. Soon after reaching

his majority hejoined the Harmony fire company and for someyears was quite active being at his death the oldest honorary

member. In 1816he plannedan enginewhich the companyordered built by Perkins and Jones at a cost

of

900.00. When

the company becamemembers

of

the Fire Association in 1820, JosephM. Truman and Benjamin Parvinwere chosen

delegates. He also took an active interest inother bodies and was one of the earliest members of the Franklin Institute. In

1818he unitedwith the PennsylvaniaAbolitionSociety inwhich his grandfatherJosephMoore had been so useful. When

the moremodemmovementof WmLoydGarrisonwas started, he engaged in itwithmuch earnestness. (He)was president

of one

of

the societies about 1834 and his wife was one

of

the original members of the Female Anti Slaveiy Society. He was

chosena Manager

of

the PennsylvaniaHallwhen its' erectionwas decided uponand so continueduntil its' affairswere

settled, it havingbeenburned by a pro-slaverymob. Althougha great admirer ofHenryClay's financial policy, yet in 1844

he found that he could not support him (a slave holder) and thereforevoted for Bimey Morris and continuedon the side

of

freedom till his death. He aswell as others

of

the family had an inventive talent. He originated a peculiar shaped nail

extensivelyusedby tin plateworkers at that time. In

1831

he took out a patent for leadedtin plate for roofingpurposesbut

directlyafter it was announcedBritishmanufacturersshippedover leadedsheetsat a greatly reducedprice. He and his

brotherGeorgewho had becomehis partner patenteda lamp, the original of the Solar lampwhich had a veiy extensive sale

about 1840to 50. They being also associatedin the expressingand refining

of

oils and lard, experimentedon cotton seed

producingan oil sweet and nice as olive oil and had it on exhibitionat the fair of the FranklinInstituteaboutwhich time the

Free Trade Conventionmet in PhiladelphiaandChiefJusticeMarshall and the other Southerners attendingwere elated over

the discoveryand itwas quicklyheraldedthrough the South. A companywas projected in Camden,NJ and a lawyer named

Foxhall dispatchedto makearrangementsfor a supply of the seed but his report was thatwhile hitherto the seedhad been

considered a nuisance it could not now be purchased at any reasonable price for manufacturing. One

of

the bottles ofoil was

stolenfi'omthe exhibition and deposited in thePatent Office, evidently to prevent the issue

of

a patent. Numerous inquiries

weremade as to the process ofmanufacturebut as no compensationwas offered the secretwas never divulged. JosephM.

Truman served as a member

of

the Guardians

of

the Poor, the Board having charge

of

the Alms House as well as the out door

relief. When residing in the District

of

SpringGarden hewas elected by the Whig party to fill an unexpired term in its Board

Commissioners

(65) James Truman

of

Josephwas a machinistby trade and in his latter years worked inthe WestPoint Iron foundryopposite

Cold Spring, NY

(66)George ShawTruman atthe age of 14went to reside in Delaware County Pennsylvania to learn the business ofa farmer

at the home

of

John and Rachel Jackson. Afterhis marriage he settled on the farm connected with the Sharon Boarding

School where he remained for 5 years removing thence to Wayside in Upper Darby, the property ofJohn Sellers. Here they

staid (sic) 2 years then moved to Loudoun County Virginia to take charge of the boarding department of the Springdale

Boarding School founded by SamuelM. Janney, but owing to the feeling then existing in the South on the subject of slavery,

they remained but one year when they returned to Pennsylvania and for several years he was engaged as farmer, teacher and

clerk. In 1870he removed to Nebraska to accept a position as farmer at Santee Indian Agency under the administration of

Friends. Here he remained5 years when a changeof administration deprived him of his positionand he removed to a farm

which he had purchased in Platt County where he has since made his home. Here he served 2 years as a member of the

CountyBoard and for 17years as TownshipClerk and 21years as Directorofhis school district besides being an active

0 member of the Religious organization with which he is connected (viz the Society of Friends). His wife was the most

efficient and active agent in procuring the funds for the erection of the meeting house where Genoa monthly meeting is held

which

is built

on the comer of

the

home farm and where Nebraska year meeting is

held

in

the fall of

each

year. The

following ?

left

by

her

will

be

of

interest

as

showing

the different

places

in

which they lived

and

the time

spent

in

each.

sO

Calmia near Sharon

5

years

Wayside 2

years Virginia

1

year

Sharon 1

winter

Woodside

from

May toMarch

Garrigues

I place

from

March

to

August

The

meeting

house

dwelling

1year

from August

TheSteel

house

from August

to

April

inthe

old

Brooks house for

nearly 5years

then

to

Philadelphia

162

Coates

St.fornearly 5 years then inthe9* month moved to

1540Swain St. for 1 year Aen to Santee Agency for 5 years to Platte County where she lived for 16years.

(67) Alexander Shaw Truman was in the hardware business for 40 years commencing in Callowhill St. moving thence to

Market and afterward to Arch SL At the age of68 he became blind but learned to read by the raised letter system, also to do

^

plain

crocheting

having made several Afghans

for his

friends Having

acancerous affection on

the side

ofneck

he requested

that his body should be cremated and his remains were interred at Laurel (sp?) Hill.

(68)Mary Shaw Trumanwas one time the principal of the school held in the Globe Mills on Cohocksink Creek. Afterwards

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WAYNiSVEUg,

OHIO

45068

513/897 4826

a teacher inFriends Central School butfor

more

than30 years carried ontheaiy goods ousiness at 839Callowhill St.

70 Joseph Moore Truman, Jr. From very early life hewas

a cripple

being partially paralyzed

in

the lower limbs yet he

was

always active

in

getting

around by means of

crutches. For

a short time

he

followed

the business

of

tailor having

completed

his education

in the

Central

High School ofPhiladelphia,

graduating

inone of

the

earliest

classes and

aswas

natural

to

him

always cherished a

warm

regard

for

that

institution and its alumni. Later in years

he

became a partner in

the

ice business

with Charles Carpenter and still later

in

the same business with Aquilla Linville. Since 1883

he

was

connected with Friends

Publishing

Co.

ascashier

and

bookkeeper

and

so

remained

until the time ofhis

death. From

his

early

years he

was

a strong

anti-slavery advocate

and

a

warm

sympathizer with the oppressed people

of

color.

He

was elected

a

member

of

the

Pennsylvania Abolition

Society

in

1853 and

in 1861

was made

one of

its

secretarys

and

served

as such for 40

years

when his

declining

health obliged him

to

give

it

up, though

he

remained

a

member

of

the Board

ofManagers until

his death. He was

oneofthe founders ofthePennsylvania Peace Society organized in 1866 andhewasoneof those in

1867

whoorganized

Friends Publishing Association. In1871 hewas one oftheorganizers ofdieMutual

Aid

Association ofFriends. His

warm

interest inhistorical

matters

relating toFriends ledhim to

promote

theformation ofFriends Historical

Association

in 1873.

Inthiswork hewas

joined

bya

number

of

Friends

of

both bodies

This

Association continued

in

active existence

until 1890.

Hewasoneof the firstto take a warminterest in theFirstDay Schools ofFriendsand inthis interesthe visitednearlyif not

allthe Yearly Meetings

and

often expressed his

gratification

inhaving

been thus

privileged toextend

his

acquaintance with

Friends

elsewhere.

Hewas engaged many

years

inthework oftheMission School of

Friends

at

Fairmount

Ave andBeech

SL Hismanners andtastes were simple. Hewas glad to

give

ofthatwhich hecould spare from his

own

modest means for

every good work which appealed to

him.

Few persons aremore promptly

generous

inproportion to

their means than

he

and

few

have given

more of

their time and ability

tothepromotion ofworAy

undertakings.

Hehad a great love for

genealogical

research andmuchof this compilation is dueto his energyand patience in suchcompilation.

71 Sarah Shaw Truman was

for

many

years connected

with

Maiy A. Shaw

in

the china business

at

7

and Arch

Streets.

Shewasalsoactively engaged inmany oftheworksof benevolence which marked herbrotherJoseph scharacter.

(72)Llewellyn

Truman

learned fanning and

afterwards

learned the trade of

broom

making

which

he

followed

for several

years when

hebecame a salesman inthestore ofhisemployer inthe

wooden ware

andhouse furnishing business where he

remained untilhisdeathwhichwasprematurely engendered byservice in theHomeGuardduringtheCivilWar.

George Shaw, father of Sarah wifeof Joseph Moore Truman (59),wasa Scotchman. Bomat

Craigtoun

nearGlasgow inthe

Parish ofDown in Scotland. His fether AlexanderShaw was a blacksmith and is said to have worked in the shop where the

Watts

enginewasbuilt

George

wasa cabinetmakerandcameto

America

aboutthe beginning ofthe revolution. Atthe

battleof

Germantown

(he)so exposed himselfin cooperating withtheAmericans as to impairhis healthand eventually to

cause his death from consumption.

Hewass strictPresbyterian andwhilstthinking that

Friends

werea good

moral people

hedidnothesitate to saythattheir

salvation was impossible, nevertheless onhis

death

bedhewassofarconvinced asto request hiswifetojoin(Ae)

Friends

if

she so desired. After the Revolution he sent for hi s brothers and sisterswhose descendants are numerous in Western

Pennsylvania.

Hiswife Mary

Toplin

wasthe

daughter

of

David Toplin

who with hisfamily emigrated

from

Germany and

settled in (?). Hismillbeingsweptaway bya freshet theywentto Philadelphiawhere he andhiswifediedsoonafterleaving

very little means. Mary Toplin

found

a home inthefamily of Isaac and Sarah

Parrish and

became very much attached to

them.

Sarah s health beingsomewhat

impaired

afterthebirthof herson

Joseph who became

on eminent physician hewas

placedwithMaryToplinShawto nursealongwithherowncot (sp?)bom.

(67)The children ofAlexander S.andLydiaS. Truman, SarahJosephine andElizabeth Garrigues Truman. Sarah Josephine

(77) bora 10/4/1850 died 4/23/1859.

Elizabeth Garrigues (78)Truman bora 10/12/1852.

(68)Mary ShawTruman bora 1/4/1824 died 1/19/1887

(69) Phebe Moore Truman bora 12/24/1825 died 3/7/1826

(70) JosephM. Truman Jr. bora 8/7/1827 died 2 mo. 1902

71

Sarah S.

Truman

Jr.bom8/14/1829 died1/12/1881, Shewas

married

1^5/1871 Davis Furaas ofnearWaynesville

Ohio, son of Seth Dinah K. Furnas. No chi ldren.

(72) Llewellyn Truman bora 10/1/1832died 7/22/1865.

73

John Jackson Truman was bora 4/28/1849 died 5/12/1896. Was

married

8mo. 27*

1884

to

Mary Elizabeth

Manchester,

daughter

of Samuel and ^Manchester ofFlorence, Oneida County NY. Their

children

were

Mary

S.Truman 79 bora8*mo. 4*

1885

Cora Truman (80)bora12mo. 29* 1886

Florence

Truman (81)bora 12mo.25*

1888.

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(74) Joseph Llewellyn Traman bom

4*

mo.

9^

1852.

Married 10/16/1880

Mariana Birdsall

daughter

of

Benjamin

DeborahH. Birdsall

of

Lincoln,Virginia. Their children

Llewellyn Edgar Troman (82) bom 9*

mo.

8^

1881

George

Benjamin

Truman (83) bora

7

mo 11

1885

Marian B.Truman (84) bora 11 mo. 30^ 1888.

(75)

Jane

Johnson Truman born 11 mo.

27

1859 married 9/20/1879 toWilliam

Hunter

son ofJoseph andFrances

Brownlow Their children

GeorgeTrumanBrownlow 85) died in infancy

Gertrude Isabella

Brownlow (86)

bora 4mo. 23 *

1881

Alexander Truman Brownlow 87) bora 3/16/1883

William Kellow Brownlow 88) bora 2/16/1885

Ralph Hunter Brownlow 89) bora 5 month 1887

TrumanYardl^ Brownlow 90) bora 2/10/1890

ArthurWade Brownlow 91) bora 11/27/1892

Helen Frances Brownlow 92) born 12/6/1894

Alta

M ol in B or wnlow

om 1896

6)HettyKnight

Truman

bora7 mo. 21

1863

8)Elizabeth

Garrigues Truman married 10/8/1873

to

Edwin

M.

Boring

of Philadelphia. Theirchildren

Lydia T. Boring 94)

bom

9/15/1874

Cadiarine G. Boring 95) bora 5/8/1877

Alice M. Boring 96) born 2/22/1883

Edwin G. Boring Jr. 97) bora 10/23/1886

(95)

Catharine

G.Boring married 9*mo. 29 1898

Howard

Edward Rondthaler ofWest Salem,

NC. Their

child Theodore

Edward 98) bora 8/5/1899

Edwin Boring

Sr.

served in

the

Civil

War as

Lieut.

Of79 Pennsylvania Vol.

In

1865

he

entered the

drug business and

became a partner with Edward B.Garrigues at 1 Fairmount Ave. Howard E.

Rondthaler

was educated attheUniversity

o NC an d

is a

Moravian minis ter

61)Susannah Trumanof James Phebe born6/21/1792died 1/25/1862 marriedGeorgeBaker5/19/1815. Hewas the son

of

George

and

Hannah

Baker

of

Dublin Ireland. He

was

bora

7/12/1792 and died

at

Donaldson,

LA

9

mo

1830.

2

children

Hannah Baker 98) bora 5/12/1816 died 12/3/1897. Single

JamesTrumanBaker 99) bora 10/19/1818died8/25/1886married SarahThomson 11/7/1847. Shewas bora 12/12/1816.

Their children Annie Sloan 100) and William Harris 101).

(100) Annie S.Bakerbom6 mo. 19 1849 married

7/6/1881

toHoward Sharp. Hewasbom9/24/1853 died

4/17/1893.

2

children

AliceGoraley Sharp 102) bora 12/18/1853died 8/12/1886

Ruth Clement Sharp 103) bora 3/19/1889

101)WilliamH. Baker bora 6/10/1857married 10/15/1891 to AliceTroth daughter

of

Wm. J. Troth. She was bora

4 21 1864 Their

2

children

William Harris Jr. 104) born 10/20/1893

Eleanor Troth B a ke r bo ra

10 31 1894

60) Jeffrey SmedleyTrumanof James Phebe learned the businessof a sliversmith. In 1819he removedto Waynesville,

Ohiowherehe taught

school

for severalyears, thenheengaged inmerchandising and

moved

hisstoreto Bellbrook nextto

Transylvaniawherehe engaged in keepinga hotel for travelers. In 1834he removed to Franklin,Ohiowhere he followed

silversmithingfor3 yearsthen he returned to Transylvaniawherehe laid outa town on some landhe hadpurchased but

when the railroad was built on the other side of the Little Miami it took the town across the river to Springvale. At intervals

hekeptthe homewhichheowned,workedat his tradeand taughtschool. In 1848and49hewas a paymaster in the army

and aided in settling claimsarising outof the MexicanWar. He lost his membershipwith Friends by hismarriage,was a

Democrat in politics at thetimeof hisdeathbutwasan anti-slavery manaswell as a strongadvocate of temperance. Hehad

attendeda course

of

medical lecturesat theTransylvaniaUniversity in LexingtonKentuckyand receiveda medical diploma

buthe neverpracticed much. Hewasnamed for

Jeffrey Smedley

but heneverusedthemiddleletterin hisname.

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George Truman son of

Jeffrey settled

atSpring Valley and followed blacksmithing from 1850 to 1882.

He

was a

hardware

merchantfrom 1882to 1895. Ownedtwo farms and a dwelling in town, had held the offices

of

Justice

of

the Peace,Mayor,

Township

Trustee, Treasurer,

Town Councilor, isa

member

ofthe

ME

Church

and

a

Democrat

During theCivil

War was

a

member of the National Guard and was called into service for a brief period.

Elvira daughter ofJeffrey Truman was engaged in teaching

school

from 1859 to 1868. After the death of

her

first

husband

shereturned to Spring

Valley, Ohio

andagain

taught

school

from

1878

to

1888

removing thentoGallatin Montana in

1883.

Arthur

Truman

of

Jeffrey

is a

farmer

at

Spring Hill

Montana,

has

served

as a

Justice

of the

Peace

anda

member

ofthe

third

legislative assembly

of

Montana.

^ (60) Jeffrey Smedley Truman bom 11/11/1793 died 1/1/1851 married

Esther

daughter ofJoshuaGilpin ofPhiladelphia.

Moved toWaynesville, Ohio. She

died

8

mo. 13*

1821 age 27

years. One

son ThomasH.Truman 106

bom

8/3/1821 died

10/8/1883

Jeffrey (60)

married

Dorothy

Isam 7/17/1823.

Shedied

1/7/1826

age24years. OnesonJoseph

Moore

Truman

107

bom

1825 died 2/6/1872

Jeffrey 60 3 'wife 8/3/1828 inSpring Valley, Ohio, Jane Elam. She was bom 4/13/1810 died 12/27/1894. 12children

Their chi ldren

AngelineTraman (108) bom 5/23/1830died 9/27/1858

Isabella

M.

Traman 109 bom

12/6/1831

died

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Albert Scaiff 143) bom 7/17/1864 died 8/14/1864

Luella Augusta Scarff 144)bom

8/16/1865 married 10/14/1896 William

S.

Morris.

Fannie sp?) K. Scarff 145) bom 9/21/1867

Truman Merrill Scarff 146) bom 10/6/1875 single

Fannie

sp?)

K.Scarffmarried 9/14/1893

Moses Edmond Evans

of

Bellbrook Ohio.

1

child

Don Scarff Evans.

Children of Joseph Moore 107) and Dianttia Truman

123) Volney Herman bom

at

Red

Wing,

Minnesota

12/11/1850.

Heis

living

at

Avalon

Catalina

Island Cal. Single

124) Ida

Gorilla

bom 1862

married

in

Kansas City 6/6/1893

Wm.

Lyle Reynolds. Onechild Wm.

Edmond

bom

7/27/1895

125)

Herbert

Washington

bom in SanJoseCal 2/22/1856 married in Soquel CalDelilah Crab7/4/1895.

126) George Isham in 1897was living in Drexel Cass County Mo.

127)JosieMooremarriedJ.

Corwin

and saidto be at FlagStaff Arizona

128) Mary Emma, 129) ViolaOliviaand 138) Chas.Ishamall died in Minnesotayoung.

131) Cora May and 132) Frances died in San Jose Cal

N ot e, t he re is a s tr ee t in San J os e n am ed

Tmman .

Jeffrey Truman s Descendents Continued

115) Arthur Trdmah was married in Montana in 1888to Sarah Grouse. Their children

Joseph K. Truman 147) born 1,1/18/1889

Ida Ruth Tmman 148)bom 11/15/1892

118) HenriettaTmman married 11 mo.21 1867to WilliamAdams. Their children

Edna Amelia Adams 149) bom 10 mo. 1868died 12/26/1886ofconsumption.

Byron Lee Adams 150) bom 7/24/1870 single

119) Elam Leonidas Tmman married 9/30/1875 to Clara M. Warren. 4 children 2 died in infancy.

Lyman Warren Truman 151)

bom

7/1/1888

Springer Tmman 152)

bom

7/19/1893

Richard

Tmman s

descendants

62) Richard Tmman sonof James and Phebe Moore Tmman was bom 6/8/1795 died 9/9/1822 at Pensacola, Florida.

Married Martha Jeanes who

died

8/29/1822. Their children

Rebecca Jeanes Tmman 153)

bom

4/24/1819

William Jeanes Tmman 154) died 4/13/1821 aged 5 months

Rebecca Jeanes Truman married Malin. They live at Bordentown NJ and have several children.

63) George Tmmanof James at the age of 15was apprenticed to William Garrigues as a carpenter. When of age jhe joined

with a number of Friends to form a settlement on the borders ofLake Ontario, NY but retumed to Philadelphia 2 years later.

Subsequently he carried on his trade in NY City but his health there was not good and about 1826he took charge

of

Friends

School atAbington. Hewas acknowledged as a minister bytheMonthly Meeting ofPhiladelphia in 1 ^

mo.

1829

after

which he made many religious joumeys including his interesting visit with John Jackson to the West India Islands. His

business engagements between 1828 and 1837 included a partnership with his brother Joseph in the manufacture and reftning

of oil and subsequently in tin plate working and roofing. About 1837 he studied Dentistry and subsequently began the

practice of that profession. About 1845 he graduated as a physician. A memorial ofhim by Philadelphia Monthly Meeting

says his practice as a physician, a profession which he entered about the middle period ofhis life, introduced him to the

homes

of

many

of

the poor and lowly to whom his services were freely tendered. To these he was especially a ministering

spirit both to their physical and spiritual necessities. His intercourse with these tended to broaden and liberalize his views

and sympathies and led him often to the acknowledgement that in every nation, he that fearth God and workth Righteousness

is accepted ofhim.

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George Truman s descendants

George Truman, bom 6/26/1798 died 11/21/1877. Married Catharine 10/4/1821. Their children

(157) James Truman bom 12/22/1826 at Abington, PA

(155)Mary M. Trumanbom 8/4/1822died 12/28/1899

(156) AnnaTmman bom 2/ ^/1824 died 2/4/1893

(158) Sarah P. Tmman bom l\ 29

(159) Catharine H. Tmman, Jr. bom 6/4/1832

(160)GeorgeTruman,Jr. bom4/1/ died9/23/1879single

157) James Tmman married Mary A.

McClintock

1/13/1852. She died (in)Hanover, Germany 1/24/1880. His 2ndwife

JuliaA. . Married 12/4/1884. Hischildren byhisfirstwife

(161)ElizabethPhillipaTmman bom 7/17/1854died 4/19/1863

(162)Maiy AnnaTrumanbom4/20/1858died4/14/1863

(163)Howard James Tmman bom 11/14/1864died 12/11/189

(156)AnnaTmman marriedHeniy M.Laing 6/25/185 . Their children

(164) George T. Laing bom 5/1/1860

^

Laing bom I25l\857

MaryTrumanLaingbom 4/ died 12/2/1863 age 1month

(158)SarahP. Tmmanmarried Benjamin Undertiill 4/3/1856. Theirchildren

(166)GeorgeTmman Underbill bom 8/25/1859

(167)BenjaminMott Underbill bom ^/29/1863

Benjamin Underbill, Sr. died ^/18/1894 age 66

159)

Catharine

H.Tmman, Jr.married John P.Townsend. No

children. Married

4^6/1873. John P. died6mo. 18th, 1898

age 75.

(163)HowardJamesTmman(sonof

James)

marriedElizabeth G.

Scranton 12/26/1888.

Their child

Mary Tmman bom 2/3/1890

(165)CatharineM.LaingmarriedEllisLeeosSpackman6/1/1898. Their child

Ellis L. Spackman, Jr. bom 6/20/1899

(164)GeorgeL. LaingmarriedCatharineWaterman1/22/1895. Children

Charles Waterman Laing bom 1/4/1896

Arthur Randolph Laing bom 3/31/1898

(166)GeorgeTrumanUnderbillmarriedWillaWright7/2_/1893. Their child

Lillian

Underbill bo m

5 mo

12 1898

157)

James

Truman

of

George became

a dentist and

practiced

fora timein Philadelphia. He

removed

to

Waterloo,

NY

and)

again

retumed to

Philadelphia.

In

1876

he removed toGermany andpracticed inFrankfort andin

Hanover

retuming to

Philadelphia in 1880 after thedeath ofhiswife. Heisat present Professor intheDept. ofDentistry intheUniversity of

Pennsylvaniaand editor

of

the InternationalDental Joumal.

163) Howard James Truman of James

spent

4yearsinstudy inGermany,

graduated

from the

University

ofPennsylvania in

1886,was teacherof Latinat FriendsCentralSchool,Philadelphia, (and)was the authorof a book

of

Poemsentitled

Echoes published in 1896. Hiswidowis theMatronof theSouthmore Preparatory School.

UBRASY

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(Courtesy of Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library.

Original link:

www.swarthmore.edu/libraryffriends/URR_delawarejtruman.htm)

George S. Truman: The Sharon

Female

Academy, Delaware County

The following section

is

from

a

series of articles on Worthy

Friends

of the Nineteenth

Century written

by

Elizabeth

Lloyd

and published

in

the

Friends Intelligencer. The

following

recollection

by George S. Truman is

taken

from

a

series on John Jackson

(died

1855), a

minister of

Darby

Monthly Meeting

and the

founder, with his wife Rachel

Tyson Jackson, of the Sharon Female Academy in 1837. George S. Truman (1820-1907)^

[1],

managed

the farm associated with the

Sharon

Academy. Truman s activities

were

undoubtedly

known to

the

Jacksons, and

John

Jackson is identified in several

sourc

as an agent on

the

Underground Railroad. Truman s

contribution

was published in the

Friends

Intelligencer

(6 Mo.

13,1903):

370-2.1 am

indebted

to

Ronald

E.

Mattson,

Baltimore

Monthly Meeting of Friends, Stony

Run, for

bringing

this account

to my

t ten t ion

George S. Truman contributes the following account ofSharon s connection with the Underground

Railroad.

Situated in close proximity to the (jreat Southern Post Road, formerly known as the King s Highway, .

leading from

Phil^elphia

through hester and Wilmington down

through

the astern Shore of mS

Maryland and Virginia it was

perfectly natural

that

the

fugitive

in

search

for

freedom should make ^

Sharon one

of

his

points of

rest

and recuperation

but

no

record

was very kept for precautionary

reasoiS

as our friends Thomas Garrett and John Hunn situated on this line had fully realized being

virtually

^

bankrupted with fines and prosecutions under the Fugitive Slave Law for acting the part ofthe Good

Samaritan to these poor creatures.

On the Southern road near the State line there was a public house called the Practical Fanner, the

occupant

of

whichwas always on the lookout for fugitives in order to get the reward offered by the

masters for their apprehension, but after they had got past this they were generally pretty safe [2]. In

Chester they had a valiant fnend in Samuel Smith, a colored Methodist preacher, who almost invariably

piloted them to Sharonwhere he aimounced his arrival in the night by dropping pebbles on the roofjust

belowmy chamberwindow. The most of those who camewere menwho were safely stored in the

haymow imtil the next evening; and although our family was large, yet until after they were gone very

few knew oftheir presence. We also had a most efficient helper in WilliamBrown, a colored

quarryman, who had lost one leg by a premature explosion [3]. He walked on a wooden stump and

withal wasmore active thanmen with sound limbs. Whenever notified he was always

on

hand to escort

passengers to the next stopping place or put them safely on the way, and I have no recollection

of

any

who passed through our station who were ever returned to their masters.

The travelers were only moved in the night season except when imperatively necessary, as when

belated, and their pursers were close behind them, in which case it was necessary to resort to stategem to

get them to a place

of

safety. I call to mind one morning when three men came in just after daybreak.

Their pursers were seenmounted on horses riding round the farm on the lookout. It was necessary to be

expeditious and the large dearbornwagon used by the schoolwas got out and straw placed in the

bottom. Themen were told to lie down and bags

of

apples were placed on each side

of

them. They were

covered with bags

of

hay and two flour barrels were placed in the tail

of

the wagon as though going to

mill. To carry out the deception further I went inmy shirt sleeves,themill not beingmuchover a mile

distant. I had hardlygot out of the lanebefore I perceived that I was pursued;the man rodealongside,

gavea hasty glancein thewagon and passedon. Fearing I might be pursued I quicklyturned

off

the

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mainroadandmadefor a station about fivemiles distant.Findingthe occupantwas not at home I was at

a

loss

how to proceed as there was

no

other safe point in that direction. I

therefore kept

on,

nor

stopped

until

near

sunset,

when

I brought upat

Attleborough

at the close of

Bucks Quarterly

Meeting.

Here

I

parted with my companions and the next day returned home.

But themost interesting case that

occurs

tome was that ofAllen Ricketts

and

family, consisting ofa

brother andsister, onehalf-brother, andtwosisters anda

niece.

They

were

owned

bya mannear

Baltimore and I

presume

they were house servants. Their owner died insolvent and the admimstrator

thought itnecessary tosell

the

slaves inorder to

pay

their debts. Their

master s

children, with whom

they had been

brought up in

terms

of intimacy, advised

them

to

leave, and they

accordingly did soand in

course

of

time arrived at the home

of

Daniel Gibbons inLancaster county, Pennsylvania,and were sent

byhim to his sister Rachel Hunt, ofDarby. Here they found homes, and were

appreciated

bytheir

employers for their

integrity and faithfulness.

Allen

was taken

into thefamily ofJohn and I^chel

Hunt,

were he remained fora number of

years

as

gardener

and

chore

boy. Hewassentto Friends*

school

with

therestofthe femily and acquired the rudiments of education-the diree R'sofwhich wehear somuch.

Inthisneighborhood they resided quietly for several years until theyounger members hadgrown to

man- and womanhood.A man who had Imownthem in their old Marylandhomecameto reside in then-

neighborhood,

obtained

work

close

byand

finally married

oneofthe

sisters.

He

opened

a

correspondence withthecreditors oftheir former master, oneofwhom, having obtained a claimto them,

camein searchof themwithoutmakinghimselfknown.He professedto be a drovergoingwest after a

drove of

horses

andhiredAllento gowithhim.Whenthey reached

Harrisbxirg, unknown

to Allen, they

switched offon the road to Baltimore and as soon as they crossed the State line he slipped handcuffs on

Allenand conveyedhimto Baltimorewherehe soldhim to a slave traderby the name

of

Slatter.Here

hewasconfined to a jail just backof thePhiladelphiadepot, onPrattstreet, preparatory to shipping a

vessel load toNew Orleans. The slaves' dwelling was attached to a house and some

of

those he thought

trustworthy were used as house servants.One

of

these, a yoimgwoman,Allenpersuadedto fiirnishhim

withpen and paper, and hewroteme

of his situation,appealingto mefor help inhis dilemma. He got

the young woman to mail the

letter

for him and I

receiv^

itvery

fortunately on

the afternoon ofone of

theweekly lectures for the neighboriiood whichwere held at the schooland a goodly numberassembled.

Allenbeing knownto themall,whenthe newswas read to them it createdquite a sensation,and itwas

decided that I shouldgo to Baltimore that evening and see what could be done.

Accordingly, the nextmorning at sunrise foundme in the city, and after hunting our valued fiiend, John

Needles,wewent to see Slatter and had quite a talk with him, but previously I went into the jail to make

sure that Allen was there. I found him oveijoyed to see me and earnest in the hope that some way might

be found to help him out ofhis troubles. The jail was nothing but a large room bare

of

everything but a

few benches, and surroundedby a high brick wall enclosing a yardwhere the inmates, shackled and

otherwise, might exercise under the supervision of the keeper.

Slatter, fi^om his talk, did not incline to terms, as he expatiated on the price which, as a likely slave,

Allen would bring inNew Orleans-about 1000. But finally, perhaps as a matter ofbluff, he agreed to

take 800 for Allen providedthe cashwas paidnot later than that day week, and I returnedhomenot

veryhopeful

of

the prospect in view.After reportingthe situationa subscriptionwas startedand through

the energyand influenceofJohn Jackson 500was soonraisedand the balancewas advancedby a

wealthyFriendof Philadelphia, so that at the allotted time I was inBaltimore,and withmy fiiend John

Needles as witness, called upon the trader prepared to consummate the bargain. He appeared to be very

much surprised, and so expressed himself, as he did not expect the money would be forthcoming in so

short a time,

n

rather hesitated about confirming his agreement on the ground that he could

get

so

muchmore by shippingAllen south.He then asked me to allow him to see the letter I had received fi-om

Allen, stating that he himselfused a certain kind ofpaper and if any ofhis house servants had been

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instrumental in communicating withme he would sell them south at once. Fortunately I had left the

letter at home and could not gratify him.When we hand completed the papers it was nearly train time,

and under the laws ofMaryland the railroad companies were not allowed to carry colored people unless

to residents of the State gave bonds as to their freedom, under heavy damages. John Needles and I went

over to the depot to get tickets and the bond prepared. Slatter saying he would come over to sign the

same and bring Allen with him, which he accordingly did, though I have it fromAllen that before doing

so he applied the lash to make him disclose his aids in getting the letterto me, but without success.

Allen is still living in Darby and has been placed in many positions of trust, enjoying the respect and

esteem ofhis employers. The rest ofthe family have passed away in the home

of

their adoption, no one

having ever disturbed them, but the faithless brother-in-law found it too hot in the neighborhood for him

and was obliged to leave.

1. Truman died 7 Month 22 19 7 near Genoa, Nebraska, Friends Intelligencer 64 8 Mo. 24,1907):

542. He was the nephewofDr. George Truman ofPhiladelphia.

2. The Practical Farmer appears to have been located on the Wilmington and PennsylvaniaTurnpike in

Brandwine Hundred, Delaware.

3. The Delaware County Republican, October 29,1847, carried the following news item: Accident A

worthy colored man, in the employ ofJohn M. Sharpless, ofChester township, had his leg awfully

broken last week, by a stone thrown from a quarry by a blast. He was taken to the Hospital at

Philadelphia, and had his leg amputated just below the knee.

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