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30th. 1758, niarricd Sarah Farvin, and they had children: J. I‘ar'in, Ezra, Milton, Sarah (M rs. Sh ivciv), Asenath (M rs. Ashton). Francis. Elizabeth (M rs. Sw isher) and Alary (M rs. M arten). J. I’arviii E ves w as born Dec. 9, 1790, on the original plat o f ground where his grand­ father John located. H is w ife. Anna, died in the fall o f 1872. when about seventy-five years old. Hip. children born to J. I ’arvtn and Anna Eves w ere: Chandlcc, Joseph, Francis, George. Sarah, Rachel, Shadrach. Elizabeth. l'ar>'in. Ezra, Chalklcy, Susan and Elijah. A ll lived to be grown except Elijah. Chandlcc Eves, son of J. Farvin Eves, was a tanner by trade, and for some time was in­ terested in the tannery at Sereno. Columbia coim ly, at which place he died in the spring o f 1846. H is w ife. .Mary (R eece), also a descendant of one of the pioneer families uf the county, survived him many years. They had three children who livc«i to maturity, John F .. Anna R. and Joseph C. Of these, John served in the Union army as a member of Company I, 136th f’ennsylvania Volunteer In­ fantry, was severely wounded in the arm at the close of the battle o f Fredericksburg, by a piece o f shell, and died three days afterw ard. Joseph C. E ves w as horn Ja n. 24, 1K44, at Sereno. Columbia county, second son and third child in the family o f Cliandlee Eves. During the Civil war he enlisted in Company H. tst Fettnsylvania Light .Artillery, for one hundred days’ service. A fte r his return from the arm y he was engaged in driving team for one year, and then 1earne<l the trade o f wheel­ wright. following that and wagonmaking principally during the rest o f his life. I le set­ tled at MillviUc, where he w as a much rcspcctc<l citizen, and he acted as {wstmastcr at that place, receiving his apimintmcni in i<XH. and serving until 1914. He is a memlwr of J. I‘. E v es Post. No. 456. G. A. R. On Oct. 28. 18 7 1. M r. E v es married Char­ lotte Heacock. daughter o f Charles S. and Ilannah W. (W atson) Heacock, both o f whom were members o f families settled at Millville. M r. Heacock w as a farm er all his life. Mr. and Mrs. E ves had a family o f five children, v iz .: .May U.. who lives a l home; Eunice, who teaches domestic science in the Philadelphia public schools: Curtis C .. an car. nose and throat s|iecialist in Philadelphia: Charles Sco tt: and one child that died in infancy. C. .Scott E ves w as born Dec. 13. 1879, at Millville, Columbia county, where he received hts schooling. When fifteen years old he be­ gan clerking in a drug store at M illville, be­

ing thus engaged four years, during which time he acc|uircd considerable knowledge uf pharmacy, besides familiarizing himself with the details of the business. He then attended the Philadelphia College o f Pharmacy three years, finishing the course in 19 0 1. Coming to Danville, he w as a druggLst's clerk here for four years, at the end of that time going to Detroit, Mich., where he was with the large house o f I’arke. D avis & Co.. for a year and a half. He next ivcnt to Oklahoma, where he w as eni])loycd in a drug store a year and a half. Relum ing to his home at .Millville, Pa., he soon went to Kenovo, Pa., but after atout six months there came to Danville again, this toing in 19 10 . A t that lime he opened his present drug store, which has toen a success from the start, his thorough knowledge of the business combined with a sincere desire to give satisfaction to his patrons resulting in a steady increase o f trade. Besides his inter­ ests in Danville Mr. E ves owns land in the South. He is a member of the B . I*. O . F-lks lodge (N o. 754) at D anville; of the Sons o f V eterans; o f Danville Ixidge No. 224 . F. & .A. M .; and Beaver Lodge No. t j2 . Knights o f Pythias, Danville. F . C . D E R R, formerly principal of the Dan­ ville high school, (hen county superintendent, afterw ard a merchant and now m Ihe in.surancc business, was to m in Moreland. L ycom ­ ing Co.. P a.. Ju ly 29. i}^6. H is parents. Christopher and M ary (O pp) D err, w ere natives of the Keystone State and descended from K i^lish and German ancestors, respec­ tively. T he father was torn in vshat is now .Anthony township, Montour county, and w as only a boy when his father died. He m arried M ary Opp in Lycom ing county, apd they had ten children, v iz .: Hannah. Philip Opp. Jo h n Frederick. Jane, Phœbe .Ann. George W a sh ­ ington. Thomas M.. Jam es Wilson. F ran klin C .. and Jacob Daniel. The (wtrents arc buried in Moreland. F. C . D err spent his boyhood on a fam t with his parents, and. like most countr>' boys of the time, his early educational .advantages were limited to the district school. .At the age of eighteen he entered Ihe academy at M cEsvcnsville. Northumtorland county. 1-atcr he be­ came a student at Buckncll U niversity. I.cw isburg, leaving this institution in his sopho­ more year and entering the U niversity of Rochester. X . Y .. where he graduated in i8fio. In an academy near his ah m nutcr. M r. Derr cntcrcil upon his chosen profession. In 1863 he returned to his native State, and accepted