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Note: Robert Caskey BARTLEY was born August 24, 1835, at Bartley,
Morris county, New Jersey. He obtained his education in the
local schools. He was brought up to work in a forge, foundry
and blacksmith shop. At the death of his father he came into
the possession of the flour and feed mill erected by the elder
man at Bartley and these he owned and operated most
successfully for seventeen years, and added to them a number of
times during that period. He was engaged in the manufacture of
steam and hot-water heaters, and for a number of years owned
and operated the BARTLEY store. He is the owner of a valuable
farm in the neighborhood. Mr. BARTLEY has been very active in
the affairs of the community, and has filled nearly all the
offices in the gift of the township. For twenty-seven years he
has been overseer of the roads and has served for some years as
freeholder of Mount Olive township. He is a member of the
Democratic party.

Mr. BARTLEY married (first) in 1858, Elsie SWACKHAMMER, by whom
he had two children, both of whom died young. She was a
daughter of David SWACKHAMMER, a resident of Morris county. Mr.
BARTLEY married (second) Hannie STEPHENS, daughter of William
and Hannah (GRANDON) STEPHENS, of Mount Olive township. Mr.
STEPHENS was the owner of several mills and a forge in the
Mount Olive region and the father of two sons, Amos and Charles
STEPHENS, who were members of the Twenty-seventh New Jersey
Regiment of Volunteers and lost their lives during the Civil
War, drowned in the Cumberland river disaster. To Mr. and Mrs.
BARTLEY were born two children as follows: Anna, deceased;
Abbie F., who was educated in the local public schools and in a
private school at Dover, New Jersey; she was later married to
William K. HOPLER, who engaged in the manufacture of steam
heaters with his father-in-law and was very successful therein;
he sustained a severe injury in his shops, which, after
confining him for a number of months to his house, eventually
caused his death; Mr. and Mrs. HOPLER were the parents of three
children, Bernice D., DeWitt B., Elliott S. HOPLER; Mrs. HOPLER
makes her home with her parents. Mr. BARTLEYâs personal
character and attainments, as well as his wealth and family,
give him a prominent place among his fellow citizens, and his
courtesy and hospitality are proverbial in the neighborhood. He
and his family are members of the Presbyterian church.

Source: (Individual)
Title: Website
Abbreviation: Website

Reference: 8176

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Bartley, Caroline {I8177} (b. )

Reference: 8177

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Salmon, George L. {I8178} (b. 01 AUG 1828, d. 03 SEP 1907)

Birth: 01 AUG 1828

Death: 03 SEP 1907

Burial: Union Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Morris Co, New Jersey

Reference: 8178

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Bartley, Hannah {I8179} (b. )

Reference: 8179

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Salmon, Peter V. {I8180} (b. )

Reference: 8180