mittee that laid out the grounds in 1872. and served as manager and vice-presi-
dent of the society to his death; in 1883 was appointed member of board of
experts on water supply for Phila.; was two years president of Franklin Insti-
tute, of which his father was a founder; was elected trustee of Univ. of Pa..
1870, and served as chairman of trustee's committee on college many years;
directing and supervising erection of practically all the university's modern
buildings. Mr. Merrick was nearly twenty-five years one of the four lay
deputies to the triennial convention of the Episcopal church, was a founder of
the Free and Open Church Association, and with his wife, a founder of St.
Timothy's Hospital, in Ro.xborough, Phila., near his home ; was president of
St. Timothy's Workingmen's Club and Institution, and rector's warden of St.
Timothy's Church; on account of his works in the realms of science the uni-
versity conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Science, Feb. 22,
1906. He retired from active business, 1870, and thereafter devoted his energies
to public affairs, scientific research, and philanthrophy of the broadest kind. D.
March 28, 1906, at his home, "Houghton," on Ridge ave.. near Roxborough.
where he had resided fifty years.
J. I'aughan and Mary Sot'hia (IVagner) Merrick had issue:
Emilie Duval Merrick, b. July 6, 1856; m. George A. Bestwick, Nov. 7, 1878:
Mary Vaughan Merrick, b March 13, 1859; m., June 20, 1888, David Evans
Williams;
John Vaughan Merrick. Jr., b. July 4. i8f)4; member of faculty of Episcopal
.Academy; m. Annie Brown Hartcr, June 13, 1893;
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James Hartley Merrick, b. Sept. 6, i86y; secretary of board of trustees of
Univ. of Pa.; m. Edith Lovcring, Oct. 27, 1897.
Samuel Wagner, b. Oct. 13, 1836: d. April 9, 1837;
.■Xugustus Duval Wagner, b. Feb. 2, 1839; educated at Episcopal Academy and
Classical School of Henry D. Gregory. .\t the age of nineteen he began his
business career with a firm of wholesale grocers, but, Aug., 1862, he entered
upon the service of his country in Civil War, enlisting in the famous "Ander-
son Troop," afterwards enlarged into the "Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry."
The active and creditable services of that command form an important part of
the record of the war, and its history has been compiled by its veterans and
printed by its gallant commander. Gen. William J. Palmer. Unhappily the
severe strain of this very active service completely broke down Mr. Wagner's
health, and he was brought home for hospital treatment. Failing to recover, he
was honorably discharged for disability, Oct. 31, 1863. Though completely
broken in health, he again entered into business as partner in a firm of whole-
sale grocers, but was soon obliged to give it up, and remained in greatly im-
paired health during the rest of his life. D., unm., March 13, 1896:
Emilie Duval Wagner, b. March 9, 1841 ; d., unm., Jan. 24, 1907;
Samuel Wagner, b. Dec. 28, 1842; he was educated in preparatory branches at
Episcopal Academy, then directed by the distinguished scholar. Dr. George
Emlen Hare, as head master, and in 1857 entered Univ. of Pa., from which he
graduated. 1861, with degree of Bachelor of Arts. Three years later he received
degree of Master of Arts. 1861-63 he was on the staff of masters of the Epis-
copal Academy, as instructor of mathematics, interrupting his work at this
school to take the field in defence of the state in the emergencies of 1862-63, a^
a private in Company D. First Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia. In 1863-64
he was a student in Law Dept. of Univ. of Pa., and in 1866 was admitted to
Philadelphia Bar. His admission to the Bar of Supreme Court of Pa. followed,
1869, and to Supreme Court of United States, 1881. After enjoying a very suc-
cessful career in his profession for forty years, he has retired from active prac-
tice, and devotes himself largely to those affairs of public interest, which still
have claims upon his attention. During his whole professional life, he has
sought to keep himself in touch with public life and to aid, as far as lay in his
power, the important public movements of the day, especially those looking tf>
the welfare of his native city and state. In 1870 he took part in the organiza-
tion of St. Mark's Workingmen's Club and Institute, to provide instruction for
workingmen, which led to the establishment of a system of public night schools
by the Philadelphia Board of Education. In 1876 he assisted in foundation of
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, and continued actively in
its management until both museum and school were well established and in
successful operation. He was a founder of the Social-Art-Club, which for
several years assisted in the promotion of industrial art. He also took an active
part in the reorganization of the Zoological Society, studying the subject during
a visit to Europe in 1872, aiding in securing a portion of Fairmount Park for
the Zoological Garden, and serving as counsel for the society for many years.
In 1881 he was an organizer of the Pennsylvania Civil Service Reform Associa-
tion, and served some time as chairman of its committee on publication. 1881-83
he was chief of the editorial staff of Fenit Monthly, a journal devoted to
thoughtful consideration of the important questions of the day, and aiming at
high standards in science, art and literature. Also for several years he was an
active member of American Bar Association, serving on its committee on com-
mercial law, and taking an active part in the movement for the enactment of a
national bankrupt law. In 1885 he became president of Wagner Free Institute
of Science, in succession to his uncle, William Wagner, its founder, and has
since continued to hold that office during the period of the growth and develop-
ment of that institution. In 1885 he was elected to membership in American
Philosophical Society, and for several years served as a councilor, and as a
member of its committee on publication. He was an organizer of the Free Li-
brary of Phila., and has since continued to serve as a member of its board of
trustees. He was also one of the founders of the Philobiblon Club, the Penn
Club, and the University Club. He was an organizer, in 1891, of the American
Society for the Extension of University Teaching, and served some time as
chairman of its executive committee. He has always taken an active part in
church work. He was a founder of the Free Church Association, has been
many years a manager of Bishop White Prayer Book Society and of .\dvance-
ment Society, was for many years vestryman of St. Mark's Church and of St
Timothy's Church, Roxborough. Mr. Wagner m., Sept. 5. 1893, Anne Leonard,
dau. of Edward Seymour Harlan, and granddaughter of Dr. Richard Harlan,
distinguished scientist. They reside at "Greenbank Farm," in the beautiful hills
of Chester co., a few miles from West Chester, Pa. Thev have issue:
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Emilie Obrie Wagner, b. July 8. 1894;
Samuel Wagner, Jr., b. Sept. i, 1895.
Henry Dumont Wagner, b. Aug. 21. 1846; d. Aug. 10. 1901 ; entered Univ. of Pa.,
class of 1866; member of Delta Phi Fraternity; served an apprenticeship in
Southwark foundry of Merrick & Sons, remained for a time with that firm as
draughtsman, and entered upon practice as mechanical engineer, devoting him-
self chiefly to gas engineering. He took active part, in early life, in public works
for improvement of the working classes, and for advancement of art as applied
to the industries, teaching classes of young men mechanical training in night
schools in the southwestern part of the city, and served very actively and effi-
ciently as secretary and chief executive officer of the Pennsylvania Museum and
School of Industrial Art in the early and formative period of its history. Dur-
ing the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. he acted as assistant to John Sartain in
the department of art.
John Wagner, eldest son of Samuel and Emily Obrie (Duval) Wagner, born
in Philadelphia April 13, 1824, was educated at Germantown .Academy, and re-
ceived his business training in the office of Messrs. S. & W. Welsh. In 1847 he
engaged in business for himself which continued until his death, the present firrn
of John Wagner & Sons being organized January i, 1892. He was elected a mem-
ber of First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, October 3, 1854, and was placed
on the non-active roll of that organization December 4, 1862. He became an ap-
prentice of the "State in Schuylkill," 1859, was elected a citizen of the "State,"
March 29, i860: elected its Treasurer, October 3, 1871, and served in that office
until elected Governor, March 23, 1881, being fourteenth Governor of the "State,"
and was annually re-elected to that office until he declined re-election, April 30.
1896.
John Wagner was one of the Committee of the "State in Schuylkill," who stock-
ed the Upper Schuylkill with black bass in 1869, also one of the committee to
select and purchased the new site for the "Castle" of the "State" on the Delaware.
1885, and one of the Committee appointed to publish a history of the "State,"
1888.
Mr. Wagner was active in the establishment of the Zoological Society of Phila-
delphia ; one of its original board of Managers, and chairman of the committee
fcr purchase and care of animals. He was a member of the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, the Union League, Philadelphia Club, etc.
John Wagner married, April 19, i860, Sarah Ann, daughter of Joseph Pilmore
and Mary (Worrell) Wood, and lived at the old family seat on School House
Irne, Germantown, where he died, December 22, 1902.
Issue of John and Sarnh Ann (Wood) Wagner:
Samuel Tobias Wagner, born, Phila., Aug. 30, 1861, received his early education at Ger-
mantown Academy and Academy of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and entering.
1877, the Univ. of Pa., Dept. of Arts, class of 1881, was transferred to the Townc
Scientific School of the same institution, 1878. He received the degree of Bachelor of
Science 1881, h&ving been awarded the Senior Civil Engineer Prize; received degree of
Civil Engineer, 1884. He was draughtsman for the Phoenix Iron Co. of Phoenixville,
Pa., 1881-82; inspector for same company, 1883; assistant master mechanic for same
company. 1884, and became superintendent of their shops, 1885. He was in the service
of the city of Phila.. Bureau of Surveys, as assistant engineer in charge of Pennsyl-
vania ave. subway and tunnel, 1894-1900; assistant engineer in charge of improvement
and filtration of water supply, 1900-02; and since that date has been in the service of
the Philadelphia & Reading R. R. Co., as assistant engineer, in charge of the abolish-
ment of grade-crossings. He is a tnistee of Wagner Free Institute of Science, and
has been professor of engineering for that institution since 1892. He is a member of
the American Society of Civil Engineers; of the American Society for Testing Ma-
terials, etc. He has published a work entitled "Inspectors and Bridge Works," and
numerous articles on kindred subjects. Samuel Tobias Wagner m., Nov. 13, 1888,
Mary Clara Reeves, dau. of Alfred P. and Mary J. (Reeves) Scull, of Phcenixville.
and resides on a portion of the old homestead on School House lane, Germantown.
They have issue :
Mary Wagner, b. Dec. 26, i88g:
John Wagner, 3rd, b. June 6, 1892;
William Worrell Wagner, Jr., b. Oct. 9, 1895:
Thomas Rowan Wagner, b. Nov. 17, 1897.
John Wagner, Jr., b. August 23, 1863; was educated at the Academy of the Protestant
Episcopal Church and the Germantown Academy, graduating from the latter institu-
tion, 1880. In Dec, of the same year, he entered the office of Reeves, Parvin & Co.,
and, Dec, 1882, entered the office of his father, John Wagner, and, Jan. i, 1889, be-
came associated in business with him, though the firm name was not changed to John
Wagner & Sons, until Jan. i, 1892, when his younger brother, William Worrell Wag-
ner, also became a member of the firm. John Wagner, Jr., was elected a member of
the First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, March 4, 1889; was appointed Corporal,
Nov. 7, 1894; Sergeant, March 9, 1896: was elected Cornet, Jan. 8, 1900, which posi-
tion he resigned Sept. 3, igoi, and was elected to the honorary roll of the troop. He
enlisted as Sergeant in the First Troop, Philadelphia Cavalry, when that troop volun-
teered for service in the Spanish-American War, May 7, i8g8, and served until Nov.
21, 1898; was with the troop in Porto Rico. Is a member of Historical Society of Pa.,
and of the Rabbit, Philadelphia and Rittenhouse clubs of Philadelphia. He resides
on the old family country seat on School House lane, Germantown;
Harry Wagner, b. Sept. 22, 1865; d. Aug. 8, 1873;
William Worrell Wagner, b. March 26, 1867, was educated at the Academy of the Prot-
estant Episcopal Church, and at Germantown Academy, graduating at the latter insti-
tution in 1884. He entered the office of his father, John Wagner, 1888, and became a
member of the firm of John Wagner & Sons, at its formation, in Jan. i. 1892. He was
elected an apprentice of the "State in Schuylkill," 1892, and became a citizen of the
state, Oct. 4, 1892. Was chairman of the boat committee of that organization from
April 30, 1896 to March, 1907; was elected Secretary of State, Oct., 1900; Coroner,
1907, and Sheriff, 1908. Mr. Wagner is also a member of the Academy of Natural
Sciences, and of the Union League, Philadelphia, Art Club, and other social organiza-
tions ;
Josepn Wood Wagner, b. April 7, 1872, studied at Germantown Academy; entered the
Towne Scientific School of the Univ. of Pa., 1888, class of 1892, and graduated with
degree of Bachelor of Science. After his graduation he followed the profession of a
civil engineer until 1898, making a specialty of bridge work, being connected with the
Phcenix Bridge Co., and later with the Bureau of Siirveys of the city of Phila., re-
signed his position there, 1898, to enter employ of firm of John Wagner & Sons, of
which he became a member, Oct. i, 1900. He is a member of the Philadelphia, Uni-
versity and other clubs of Phila. Joseph Wood Wagner m., Feb. 7, 1902, Grace, dau.
of Rev. Dr. William Waith, by his wife, Henrietta McConnell. They have issue:
Tobias Wagner, b., Phila., Oct. 31, 1904.
Joseph Wood Wagner, Jr., b., Phila.. Dec. 20. 1908.
Sarah Wood Wagner, b. Feb. 6. 1876
RICHARDS FAMILY.
Owen Richakus, founder of the family of that surname in Pennsylvania, was a
native of Merionethshire, Wales, who, with his wife and children, came to Penn-
sylvania, prior to 1718, and. on December 22, of that year, purchased a tract of
300 acres of land, in what is now Berks county, near the present village of
Weavertown, Amity township. His wife, mother of all of his children, of whom
we have any record, died, and he married (second), 1727, Elizabeth Baker, who
survived him, and died 1753, aged eighty years. In 1729, he conveyed one-half of
his plantation to his eldest son, James Richards. The date of his death has not
been ascertained, but it was subsequent to 1734. His second wife was buried in
the graveyard of the Episcopal Church, at Douglassville, Amity township, Berks
county, where, doubtless, his remains also rest.
Owen Richards had, by his first wife, at least four children, viz. :
James Richards, to whom he conveyed part of his plantation. 1729, hiit of whose descend-
ants we have no record, and it is thought that he left no issue:
William Richards, of whom presently;
John Richards, of whom we have no further record :
Elizabeth Richards, of whom we have no record.
WiLi.i.AM KiCH.\KDS, second son of Owen, born in Wales, was already arrive
at man's estate when he accompanied his parents to Pennsylvania. He married
Elizabeth . and settled in Oley township, where he died January. 1752, as
shown by the inventory of his personal estate, amounting to £207, 7s. lod. ; George
Boone, Jr.. uncle of Daniel Boone, the famous Kentucky pioneer, being one of the
appraisers. By his will, his wife was given use of the property during life, or
widowhood, and his son, William, was to live with her for one year, and then be
put "to such trade as he likes." The other six children, but three of whom — Mary.
Owen, and James — were of age, were also provided for in the will.
Issue of William and Elizabeth Riehards:
Mary Richards, m. John Ball, and was mother of Joseph Ball, the eminent and wealthy
ironmaster and merchant of Phila., whose large estate was distributed to collateral
relatives. This Joseph Ball was an organizer of Insurance Company of North Amer-
ica, and was its president. 1798-09. He purchased the iron furnaces at Batsto. N. J.,
and developed them prior to the Revolution:
James Richards, b. about 1722: d. 1804; resided some years in Amity twp., Philadelphia
(now Berks) co., later in Colebrookedale twp.. Berks co., owning a tract of 150
acres of land at the headwaters of Ironstone Creek, two miles from Boyertown, on
which he resided at the time of his decease; was a Sergeant in Founh Battalion, Con-
tinental Line, May 10. 1777. and saw active service in Revolutionary War, often re-
counted by him in his old age; m. Mary — ; . and had issue: William Richards,
Frederick Richards, Elizabeth Richards. James Richards, Owen Richards, Mary Rich-
ards, Hannah Richards. John Richards;
Ruth Richards, m. Daniel Kunsman:
Owen Richards, b. about 1730: was a farmer in Amiiy twp., 1756: and in Union twp.,
Berks co.. 1766-73;
William Richards, b. Sept. 12, 1738; of whom presently;
Margaret Richards, m. CorneHus, son of Cornelius and Margaret (Kuster) Dewees, and
had si.x children; resided in Berks co. ;
Sarah Richards, m. James Hastings, of Va.
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William Richards, a younger son of William and Elizabeth Richards, was
born in the township of Oley, then Philadelphia, now Berks county, September 12,
1738, and was, therefore, in his fourteenth year at the death of his father, early
in 1752. The will of his father directed that he should reside for one year with
iiis mother, on the homestead, and then "be put to a trade such as he likes." Liv-
ing in the neighborhood of the famous iron industries of Berks county, then com-
ing into prominence, he chose the vocation of an ironfounder, and was sent to
Coventry Forge, in Chester county, Pennsylvania, established by Samuel Nutt,
with his father-in-law, Thomas Rutter, an original ironmaster of that section,
and then in charge of John Patrick. He was subsequently employed as foundry-
man at Warwick Furnace, Lancaster county, though he continued to reside with
his family in Chester county. On June 6, 1775, he was commissioned, by Penn-
sylvania Assembly, Standard PJearer for the Second Battalion, Chester County
Associators, and was in actual military service during a great part of the Revolu-
tionary War. There is, in possession of his descendants, an original memorandum,
of "Articles sent to William Richards when he went to Camp, August 13, 1776."
His nephew, Joseph Ball, having purchased the Batsto Iron Works, at Batsto,
Burlington county, New Jersey, on the northern bank of MuUica, or Little Egg
Harbor river, including a large tract of land, and developed the bog-iron furnace
there, the second iron furnace established in the Province of New Jersey ; William
Richards entered his employ, 1768, returning to Chester county 1774, but became
resident manager of the works at Batsto. January, 1781. The Batsto furnace and
other industries established there, made it a place of importance, prior to the
Revolution, and during that struggle, iron cannon, shot and shell were cast there,
for the use of the Continental troops. A detachment of the British fleet was at
one time sent to destroy it. Col. William Richards was a man of wonderful
energy and enterprise, and soon became part, and eventually sole, owner of this
valuable property. He erected mills, factories and forges there; owning, besides
the extensive industrial plants, about 65,000 acres of timber and farm land. He
retired from the active management of the business in 1809, was succeeded by his
son, Jesse Richards, and moved to Mount Holly, where he died August 31, 1823.
Col. William Richards, as he was known in New Jersey, married (first), 1764,
Mary Patrick, born June 24, 1745, daughter of his first preceptor, manager of
Coventry furnace and forge, in Chester county. She died November 24, 1794, and
he married (second), 1796, Margaret, daughter of Isaac Wood, of Burlington
county. New Jersey. She died December 21, 1850, at the age of eighty-three
years, and is buried, beside him, in the cemetery of St. .\ndrew's Protestant Epis-
copal Church, at Mount Holly.
Isstic of William, and Mary (Patrick) Richards:
Abigail Richards, b. June 1, 1765; d. May 14. '79A: unm. :
John Richards, b. June i. 1767; d. Nov. 30, 1793:
Samuel Richards, b. at Valley Forfre, Nov. 30, 1769; 111. (hrst). 1797. Mary M. Smith,
who d. 1820, (second) Anna M. Witherspoon; had eleven children: he was a promi-
nent and successful ironmaster in N. J., owning the Atsion, Martha, Weymouth, and
Speedwell iron works, comprising 185,000 acres of land, and numerous industrial
plants:
Elizabeth Richards, b. Aug. 26, 1771: m., .^pril 4. 1799. Rev. Thomas Haskins, who by a
former marriage with Martha Potts, was father of Sarah Ennals Haskins, who be-
came wife of Jesse Richards, ironmaster of Batsto, brother of Elizabeth ; Mary Rich-
ards Haskins, eldest dan. of Rev. Thomas, by his second wife. m. John DuPuy, of
Phila.. and Martha, anothc-r dan., m. Hen. John Wnrts, of Phila.;
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Rebecca Richards, b. Aug. 7. 1773; m. John Sevier, of Tenn. ;
William Richards, b. July I, 1775; d. Dec. 21, 1796;
Joseph Richards, b. Oct. 5, 1777; d. March 26, 1797;
Thomas Richards, b. Feb. 10, 1780; d. Oct. 17, i860; m. Anna Bartram; of whom pres-
ently;
Jesse Richards, b. Dec. 2, 1782; d. June 17, 1854; succeeded his father as proprietor of
Batsto, 1809, and conducted the varied industries there until his death; m., Sept. 20,
1810, Sarah Ennals, dau. of Rev. Thomas Raskins (his brother-in-law), by a former
marriage, with Martha, dau. of Thomas and Ann (Nutt) Potts, of the famous family
of ironmasters of Pa.: Jesse Richards was a member of New Jersey Assembly, 1837-39;
Charles Richards, b. Aug. 9, 1785; d. May 11, 1788;
Anna Maria Richards, b. Feb. 8, 1789; d. May 2, 1816; m.. 1810, John White, of Del.
Issue of William and Margaret (Wood) Richards:
Benjamin Wood Richards, b. Nov. 12, 1797; d. July 12, 1851; m. Sarah Ann Lippincott ;
of whom presently;
Charles Henry Richards, b. April 9, 1799; d. April, 1800:
George Washington Richards, b. May 6, 1801 ; d. June, 1802;
Augustus Henry Richards, b. May 5, 1803; d. 1839; m. Rebecca, dau. of Hon. John Mc-
Lean, of Ohio;
William Richards, b. Jan. 16, 1805; d. April 19, 1864; m., 1831, Christiana Maria Lehman;
George Washington Richards, b. May 3, 1807; d. April 22, 1874; merchant and manu-
facturer in Phila., and prominently identified with railroad and insurance affairs there;
president of the Camden & Atlantic R. R. Co., 1855-57, and many years a director of
the Philadelphia & Reading R. R. Co.; m. Mary Lee Guen, and had eight children;
Joseph Ball Richards, b. Nov. 9, 181 1; d. Jan. 30, 1812;
Mary Wood Richards, b. March 6, 1815; d. Sept. 19, i860.
Thom.iiS Richards, third son of William Riciiards, of Batsto, by his first wife,
Mary Patrick, born February 10, 1780, was for some years a merchant in Phila-
delphia, and was owner of a large glass manufacturing plant and iron foundries,
at Jackson, Camden county. New Jersey. He married, October 17, 18 10, Anna,
daughter of Dr. Moses Bartram, and granddaughter of John Bartram, the cele-
brated botanist of West Philadelphia, where "Bartram's Garden," now a city park,
containing many rare specimens of trees and plants, has been a place of interest
for over a century.
Issue of Thomas and Anna (Bartram) Richards:
William Bartram Richards, d. about 1874;
Elizabeth Bartram Richards, d. 1865;
Samuel Richards, b. Aug. 15, 1818; d. Feb. 21, 1895: m. Elizabeth M. Ellison; of whom
presently;
Anna Bartram Richards, m. Benjamin J. Crew;
Rebecca Bartram Richards, m. Rev. Thomas E. Souper:
Thomas Richards, Jr., m. Deborah M. Kimber;
Rebecca Say Richards, m., i860, Walter Newbold, and had issue •
Anna Bartram Newbold. m. J. Remson Bishop;
Elizabeth Richards Newbold, m. Samuel Mickle Fox.
Samuel Richards, second son of Thomas and Anna (Bartram) Richards, was
born in Philadelphia, August 15, 1818, and died there, February 21, 1895. He
was many years proprietor of the Jackson Glass Works, at Jackson, Camden