son of Heinrich Ludvig Christian Von Storch & Hannah Searle/
Almost the entire life of Theodore von Storch was passed upon the von Storch homestead lands in Providence, where he was born May 19, 1812. He was a man of strong convictions, yet so unassuming that only his steadfast adherence to right, as he saw the right, marked him as a man of tenacious purpose. His life was not marked by thrilling experiences or brilliant exploits, but was quietly passed in the discharge of duty — like the constant sunshine of an autumn day rather than the fitful flashes of an electric storm.
A son of Henry L. C. von Storch, the originator of the family in America, the subject of this sketch grew to manhood on the old homestead in Providence. His early days were passed in the old log house built by his father and in which he was born.
Those times were times of hard work, a continual battle with nature, the days spent in clearing up a wilderness amid wild beasts of almost every description; wolves, bear and wildcats abounded; and deer were almost as tame as the cattle and far more plentiful.
In 1833 the estate was divided and Mr. von Storch continued with the improvement of the part which had fallen to his share. In 1840 he built what was for those times a very fine dwelling, in which he lived until 1872, then replacing it with a large modern residence. For more than twenty years he held the office of justice of the peace and served as chief burgess of Providence nearly all the time it was under borough government. The land which he owned is underlaid with as fine coal deposits as may be found in the valley, and two companies operate it, the Delaware & Hudson Coal Company and the West Ridge Coal Company.
It has often been said of Theodore von Storch that he never knowingly wronged anyone, but was always honest and straightforward in his dealings, and showed the highest moral courage in every position. Though not identified with any denomination, he was a Christian man, consistent, modest and upright in every deed, and his death. May 30, 1886, was a public loss. In his political affiliations he was a firm Republican. October 23, 1863, he married Josephine D. Barney, who was born in Milton, Chittenden County, Vt., June 2, 1828. Her father, Hiram J., a son of Joseph Barney who participated in the Revolution, grew to manhood in his native place, Milton, and there followed the cabinet-maker's trade until his death. He married Orpha Church, a native of New Hampshire, and daughter of Constant Church, member of an old Rhode Island family and a participant in the Revolution. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Deborah Wheeler, was from Westmoreland County, N. H. Mrs. Barney, after her husband's death, took her family to Ulster County, and there her daughter, Josephine D., was reared and educated. Her mother died there in 1839, nine years after the demise of her husband.
Mrs. von Storch was married in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and since then has made her home in Scranton. For many years she has been a member of the Presbyterian Church and an interested assistant in its good works. She is the mother of two children, Theodore Cramer, born October 26, 1864, and Helen Josephine, born March 20, 1866, wife of F. M. Vandling, the postmaster of Scranton. The son, who graduated from Harvard University in 1887 with the degree of A. B., studied law in this city and was admitted to the bar in 1891, since which time he has engaged in practice. In addition, he is president of the West Ridge Coal Company, secretary and treasurer of the von Storch Coal Company, and connected with other corporations in Scranton.
(Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. (1897) Chapman Publishing Co. New York and Chicago.)
Almost the entire life of Theodore von Storch was passed upon the von Storch homestead lands in Providence, where he was born May 19, 1812. He was a man of strong convictions, yet so unassuming that only his steadfast adherence to right, as he saw the right, marked him as a man of tenacious purpose. His life was not marked by thrilling experiences or brilliant exploits, but was quietly passed in the discharge of duty — like the constant sunshine of an autumn day rather than the fitful flashes of an electric storm.
A son of Henry L. C. von Storch, the originator of the family in America, the subject of this sketch grew to manhood on the old homestead in Providence. His early days were passed in the old log house built by his father and in which he was born.
Those times were times of hard work, a continual battle with nature, the days spent in clearing up a wilderness amid wild beasts of almost every description; wolves, bear and wildcats abounded; and deer were almost as tame as the cattle and far more plentiful.
In 1833 the estate was divided and Mr. von Storch continued with the improvement of the part which had fallen to his share. In 1840 he built what was for those times a very fine dwelling, in which he lived until 1872, then replacing it with a large modern residence. For more than twenty years he held the office of justice of the peace and served as chief burgess of Providence nearly all the time it was under borough government. The land which he owned is underlaid with as fine coal deposits as may be found in the valley, and two companies operate it, the Delaware & Hudson Coal Company and the West Ridge Coal Company.
It has often been said of Theodore von Storch that he never knowingly wronged anyone, but was always honest and straightforward in his dealings, and showed the highest moral courage in every position. Though not identified with any denomination, he was a Christian man, consistent, modest and upright in every deed, and his death. May 30, 1886, was a public loss. In his political affiliations he was a firm Republican. October 23, 1863, he married Josephine D. Barney, who was born in Milton, Chittenden County, Vt., June 2, 1828. Her father, Hiram J., a son of Joseph Barney who participated in the Revolution, grew to manhood in his native place, Milton, and there followed the cabinet-maker's trade until his death. He married Orpha Church, a native of New Hampshire, and daughter of Constant Church, member of an old Rhode Island family and a participant in the Revolution. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Deborah Wheeler, was from Westmoreland County, N. H. Mrs. Barney, after her husband's death, took her family to Ulster County, and there her daughter, Josephine D., was reared and educated. Her mother died there in 1839, nine years after the demise of her husband.
Mrs. von Storch was married in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and since then has made her home in Scranton. For many years she has been a member of the Presbyterian Church and an interested assistant in its good works. She is the mother of two children, Theodore Cramer, born October 26, 1864, and Helen Josephine, born March 20, 1866, wife of F. M. Vandling, the postmaster of Scranton. The son, who graduated from Harvard University in 1887 with the degree of A. B., studied law in this city and was admitted to the bar in 1891, since which time he has engaged in practice. In addition, he is president of the West Ridge Coal Company, secretary and treasurer of the von Storch Coal Company, and connected with other corporations in Scranton.
(Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. (1897) Chapman Publishing Co. New York and Chicago.)
son of Heinrich Ludvig Christian Von Storch & Hannah Searle/
Almost the entire life of Theodore von Storch was passed upon the von Storch homestead lands in Providence, where he was born May 19, 1812. He was a man of strong convictions, yet so unassuming that only his steadfast adherence to right, as he saw the right, marked him as a man of tenacious purpose. His life was not marked by thrilling experiences or brilliant exploits, but was quietly passed in the discharge of duty — like the constant sunshine of an autumn day rather than the fitful flashes of an electric storm.
A son of Henry L. C. von Storch, the originator of the family in America, the subject of this sketch grew to manhood on the old homestead in Providence. His early days were passed in the old log house built by his father and in which he was born.
Those times were times of hard work, a continual battle with nature, the days spent in clearing up a wilderness amid wild beasts of almost every description; wolves, bear and wildcats abounded; and deer were almost as tame as the cattle and far more plentiful.
In 1833 the estate was divided and Mr. von Storch continued with the improvement of the part which had fallen to his share. In 1840 he built what was for those times a very fine dwelling, in which he lived until 1872, then replacing it with a large modern residence. For more than twenty years he held the office of justice of the peace and served as chief burgess of Providence nearly all the time it was under borough government. The land which he owned is underlaid with as fine coal deposits as may be found in the valley, and two companies operate it, the Delaware & Hudson Coal Company and the West Ridge Coal Company.
It has often been said of Theodore von Storch that he never knowingly wronged anyone, but was always honest and straightforward in his dealings, and showed the highest moral courage in every position. Though not identified with any denomination, he was a Christian man, consistent, modest and upright in every deed, and his death. May 30, 1886, was a public loss. In his political affiliations he was a firm Republican. October 23, 1863, he married Josephine D. Barney, who was born in Milton, Chittenden County, Vt., June 2, 1828. Her father, Hiram J., a son of Joseph Barney who participated in the Revolution, grew to manhood in his native place, Milton, and there followed the cabinet-maker's trade until his death. He married Orpha Church, a native of New Hampshire, and daughter of Constant Church, member of an old Rhode Island family and a participant in the Revolution. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Deborah Wheeler, was from Westmoreland County, N. H. Mrs. Barney, after her husband's death, took her family to Ulster County, and there her daughter, Josephine D., was reared and educated. Her mother died there in 1839, nine years after the demise of her husband.
Mrs. von Storch was married in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and since then has made her home in Scranton. For many years she has been a member of the Presbyterian Church and an interested assistant in its good works. She is the mother of two children, Theodore Cramer, born October 26, 1864, and Helen Josephine, born March 20, 1866, wife of F. M. Vandling, the postmaster of Scranton. The son, who graduated from Harvard University in 1887 with the degree of A. B., studied law in this city and was admitted to the bar in 1891, since which time he has engaged in practice. In addition, he is president of the West Ridge Coal Company, secretary and treasurer of the von Storch Coal Company, and connected with other corporations in Scranton.
(Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. (1897) Chapman Publishing Co. New York and Chicago.)
Almost the entire life of Theodore von Storch was passed upon the von Storch homestead lands in Providence, where he was born May 19, 1812. He was a man of strong convictions, yet so unassuming that only his steadfast adherence to right, as he saw the right, marked him as a man of tenacious purpose. His life was not marked by thrilling experiences or brilliant exploits, but was quietly passed in the discharge of duty — like the constant sunshine of an autumn day rather than the fitful flashes of an electric storm.
A son of Henry L. C. von Storch, the originator of the family in America, the subject of this sketch grew to manhood on the old homestead in Providence. His early days were passed in the old log house built by his father and in which he was born.
Those times were times of hard work, a continual battle with nature, the days spent in clearing up a wilderness amid wild beasts of almost every description; wolves, bear and wildcats abounded; and deer were almost as tame as the cattle and far more plentiful.
In 1833 the estate was divided and Mr. von Storch continued with the improvement of the part which had fallen to his share. In 1840 he built what was for those times a very fine dwelling, in which he lived until 1872, then replacing it with a large modern residence. For more than twenty years he held the office of justice of the peace and served as chief burgess of Providence nearly all the time it was under borough government. The land which he owned is underlaid with as fine coal deposits as may be found in the valley, and two companies operate it, the Delaware & Hudson Coal Company and the West Ridge Coal Company.
It has often been said of Theodore von Storch that he never knowingly wronged anyone, but was always honest and straightforward in his dealings, and showed the highest moral courage in every position. Though not identified with any denomination, he was a Christian man, consistent, modest and upright in every deed, and his death. May 30, 1886, was a public loss. In his political affiliations he was a firm Republican. October 23, 1863, he married Josephine D. Barney, who was born in Milton, Chittenden County, Vt., June 2, 1828. Her father, Hiram J., a son of Joseph Barney who participated in the Revolution, grew to manhood in his native place, Milton, and there followed the cabinet-maker's trade until his death. He married Orpha Church, a native of New Hampshire, and daughter of Constant Church, member of an old Rhode Island family and a participant in the Revolution. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Deborah Wheeler, was from Westmoreland County, N. H. Mrs. Barney, after her husband's death, took her family to Ulster County, and there her daughter, Josephine D., was reared and educated. Her mother died there in 1839, nine years after the demise of her husband.
Mrs. von Storch was married in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and since then has made her home in Scranton. For many years she has been a member of the Presbyterian Church and an interested assistant in its good works. She is the mother of two children, Theodore Cramer, born October 26, 1864, and Helen Josephine, born March 20, 1866, wife of F. M. Vandling, the postmaster of Scranton. The son, who graduated from Harvard University in 1887 with the degree of A. B., studied law in this city and was admitted to the bar in 1891, since which time he has engaged in practice. In addition, he is president of the West Ridge Coal Company, secretary and treasurer of the von Storch Coal Company, and connected with other corporations in Scranton.
(Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. (1897) Chapman Publishing Co. New York and Chicago.)
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