GLEN ISLE

130 SOUTH LLOYD AVE., CALN TOWNSHIP

CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Mary Larkin Dugan

House Histories
354 Marlborough Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348
maryd@kennett.net 610-347-2237
 History of
Glen Isle
130 South Lloyd Avenue, Caln Township
Chester County, Pennsylvania

This old farm has a long and colorful past. During significant periods of its history, it has
welcomed travelers-first, as an 18th-century inn, and then in the 19th century as an Underground
Railroad "station."
After forty-four years of property transfers from William Penn to investors in England and
then among those investors, a 500-acre tract in Caln was purchased by Quaker Thomas Parke in
1725. Parke and his family had come from Ireland two years earlier, and sometime between 1725 and
1758 he built his house. At Parke's death, he left to his son Thomas (II) "the Plantation that I now
live on," a tract of 222 acres.
Thomas II married Jane Edge of Caln, and the two ran the Ship Tavern, previously operated
by Thomas's brother Abel. After Thomas died in 1758 (see Deeds and Wills for an inventory of his
possessions at the time of his death), his intrepid widow Jane kept the tavern until 1763, when she
married James Webb of Lancaster County. (See Clippings for sample tavern petitions by Jane and
Abel Parke.) During the French and Indian War, the Ship served as a meeting place for Colonel
Bouquet and local men arranging for provisions.
A more famous visitor was George Washington, who stayed at the Ship the night of June 3,
1773. At that time his host would have been Robert Edge, probably Thomas II's brother, who ran the
inn from 1771-1774. Jonathan Valentine was the host from 1774 to 1788. (See more about the Ship
Inn in Clippings.)
In 1792 the tract, still 222 acres, was sold by Thomas Parke (III) of Philadelphia, "Doctor of
Physick," to John Edge. Thomas III, born in 1749, was an illustrious fellow. Having studied medicine
in London and Edinburgh, he returned to practice at the Pennsylvania Hospital in his native colony.
He was a member of the American Philosophical Society and a director of the Library Company of
Philadelphia.
By 1792 Thomas III was well established in Philadelphia, so he sold his Caln holdings of 222
acres with the old house to John Edge of another family prominent, like the Parkes, in Caln history.
According to Futhey & Cope's History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, John Edge "possessed a
great force of character and an active, enterprising temper" and a memorable sense of humor. He had
been a miller and innkeeper (at the Half-way House), and was an early developer of the west end of
Downingtown.
When John Edge died in 1816, he left his wife Anne the "new or west end" of their house,
thus dating that portion to the years 1792-1816. Their son John Jr. inherited a little more than 116
acres of the "farm and tract where I dwell." John Jr. lived a mere sixteen years after his father's
death, dying in 1832. (See Deeds and Wills for inventories of the possessions of both Johns, father
and son.) John Jr. left a wife, Ruth, and five children.
In 1848 Ruth and the other children sold the 116+ acres to Dr. John K. Eshleman, husband of
Fanny Edge. In his book The History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the Neighboring
Counties of Pennsylvania, R. C. Smedley called Dr. Eshleman "a warm sympathizer with the negro in
bondage and a willing assistant to those who were escaping." He began his Underground Railroad work
in 1840, when he lived near Strasburg in Lancaster County, and continued it after his 1848 move to
Glen Isle.
In Caln the Eshlemans got to know Gravner and Hannah Marsh and their daughter Sarah, who
lived at King's Highway and Reeceville Road, as neighbors and fellow "stationmasters." This
connection was helpful after Sarah Marsh married Eusebius Barnard of Pocopson. Smedley has several
stories of Barnards taking fugitives to Dr. Eshleman's. Once Eusebius Barnard, tired, hungry and
discouraged after having been refused help at several different houses, was warmly received at the
home "of their old, tried and true friend, Dr. Eshleman." There is said to be the remains of a hiding
place at Glen Isle, behind a cistern. According to his 1897 obituaries, Dr. Eshleman was much
esteemed as a physician, botanist, and citizen.
The Eshlemans left two daughters, Ruth Lloyd and Elizabeth Mcilvaine. In 1920 Ruth sold
Elizabeth her portion of the property, amounting to about seventy acres. Elizabeth Mcilvaine lived
on at Glen Isle until her death in 1940, and her unmarried daughter Frances Edge Mcilvaine remained
until she died in 1964. Her obituary called her a "well-known horticulturist and author," and
according to her niece Barbara Mcilvaine Smith her "Auntie Fan" was quite an inspiring character.
(See Clippings.)
In 1965 Orphans' Court awarded much of the old place to heirs Herbert R. Mcilvaine and
others, who sold it to Frances's niece Lucy B. Mcilvaine of New York. Lucy soon sold to Thomas
and Elizabeth Moran, with a small tract going to Chesco Associates and eventually to the Morans. In
2003, after Elizabeth Moran's death, the two tracts, of 7.27 acres and .69 acre, were sold to
Timothy Babbage and Glenn Baker, who in 2006 sold to Paul and Sabrina Lutz. (See Clippings section
for a Daily Local News article about the Lutzes and their plans for Glen Isle.)
Glen Isle has had an impressive group of owners and residents and a thrilling history. But after
its early days as an inn, sheltering George Washington among others, then its enlargement by the
strong character John Edge Sr., its days as a haven for fugitive slaves, its decades as one of the finest
arboretums around, it had sadly deteriorated over the years since 1965. Now, however, with the
Lutzes' determination to restore it, it has a new lease on life.

Mary Larkin Dugan

May 2008
 Deed Descent
Glen Isle
130 South Lloyd Avenue, Caln Township
Chester County, Pennsylvania

Deed Book, Page Acreage

Date of Purchase Grantor, grantee, other information Price

Back title from E, 298:

3/15/1681 William Penn to William Isaac, tract 500 acres

10/19/1861 William Penn to Thomas Sagar et al, tract 500 acres

9/26/1681 William Penn to Henry Barnard, tract 500 acres

10/11/1681 William Penn to Thomas Hatt, tract 500 acres

3/22/1685 William Isaac to Daniel Smith, tract 500 acres

5/19/1696 Thomas Sagar et al to Daniel Smith, tract 500 acres

3/28/1686 Henry Barnard to Daniel Smith, tract 500 acres

4/16/1687 Thomas Hatt to Daniel Smith, tract 500 acres

(All the above were investors in England.)

Daniel Smith sold 100 acres to George Chandler, but the 1,900 acres descended at
Smith's death to his son Daniel, who had surveyor Isaac Taylor lay out in Caln
two tracts totalling 1,000 acres. At the death of Daniel Smith Jr., his son John
sold 500 acres to Thomas Lindley in 1723.

E, 298 Thomas & Hannah Lindley to Thomas Parke, 500 acres

12/29/1725 tract

Estate file 1752 Thomas Parke's will, leaving to son Thomas 222 acres
Died 1758 "the Plantation that I now live on with all the
Buildings and Appurtenances thereunto belonging"

H2, 79 Thomas Parke of Philadelphia, "Doctor of 222 acres

4/5/1792 Physick," to John Edge, messuage, plantation and £2,500
tract of land

Estate file 6340 John Edge Sr.'s will, leaving to John Jr. a portion 116 acres 141 perches
Died 9/21/1816 of the "farm and tract where I dwell" among other
bequests

Estate file 8869 John Edge Jr. died intestate, leaving a widow, Ruth,
Died 9/24/1832 and five children: William, John, Elizabeth, Ruthanna,
and Fanny, wife of John Eshleman
Q5, 226 Ruth Edge et al, widow and children of John Edge, to 116 acres 141 perches
4/5/1848 Dr. John K. Eshleman, "two story stone house, barn $5,921.98
and other buildings and plantation"

Estate file 25728 Dr. John K. Eshleman died intestate, leaving as

10/6/1897 heirs his wife Fannie Edge Eshleman and daughters
Ruth A. Lloyd and Elizabeth E. Mcllvaine. Fannie
E. Eshleman also died, leaving the daughters as heirs.

U15, 322 Ruth A. Lloyd to Elizabeth E. Mcilvaine, messuage three tracts

9/27/1920 and "tract of land known as 'Glen Isle"' and consist- price not given
ing of three parcels: 1) 29.257 acres; 2) 25.865
acres; 3) 15.013 acres

1/26/1940 Elizabeth Eshleman Mcllvaine died.

11/22/1964 Frances Edge Mcllvaine died.

M36, 299 Orphans' Court awarded lots 1 and 2 to heirs two tracts
7/8/1965 Herbert R. Mcllvaine and six others.

R36, 414 Herbert R. Mcllvaine et al to Lucy B. Mcllvaine, two tracts

10/4/1965 lots 1 and 2 $76,000.00

H37, 911 Lucy B. Mcilvaine to Thomas J. & Elizabeth 7.27 acres

11/25/1966 J. Moran, lot $32,875.00

Y51, 332 Lucy B. Mcllvaine to Chesco Associates Inc., two tracts

9/16/1977 1) 1.10 acres and 2) .69 acre $25,000.00

J59, 460 Chesco Associates Inc. to Elizabeth J. Moran, .69 acre

12/4/1981 lot with buildings $1.00

5699, 345 James B. Moran, executor of Elizabeth J. two tracts

4/7/2003 Moran, to Timothy G. Babbage & Glenn M. $360,000.00
Baker, two tracts with buildings: 1) 7.27 acres
and 2) .69 acre

6815, 2038 Timothy G. Babbage & Glenn M. Baker to Paul two tracts
4/14/2006 & Sabrina Lutz, two tracts with buildings as $505,000.00
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STORY A D PHOTOS BY KATHLEE KE

re exterior of the Glen Isle Farm, formerly the Ship Tavern, is shown. The Lutz family lives in the house.
Local family has big plans for Glen\
"This is the tree that never
grew This is the bird that
never flew This is the ship
that never sailed This is the
mug that never failed. "
- Tavern sign on the origi-
nal Sign of the Ship Publick
House, founded 1735
of the Brandywine who
shared gossip and informa-
tion by the hearth .. And by
the weary, rain-soaked
crowd of mourners that
stood in silence to watch Lin-
coln's funeral train pass, and
from the soft voices in the hi-
deout in the cellar in the
can hear the sophisticated \
piano music in the garden
and the laughter of the
swells from the Main Line
and Philadelphia, who ar-
rived in grand style to party
at what became one of the
most glorious houses on the
East Coast during the roar-

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f you're lucky enough to back of the cistern during the ing '20s and into the '40s - a
· be invited to dinner at the time of abolition. house known worldwide for
Glen Isle Farm home of its gardens, and for the
Sabrina and Paul Lutz, woman who lived there,
please bring your own wine famed horticulturist, author
and spirits. and lecturer, Fanny Edge
It's against the house rules Mcllvaine.
for the hosts to serve such li- Fanny Edge Mcilvaine was
bations. the last of the descendants of
It's been against the house owners of the building that
rules since a group of pa- was once the original Sign of
triots back in 1777 shot holes the Ship, also called the Ship
in the sign in front of the Lut- Tavern.
zes' home because the pro- Her great-grandfather,
prietor of what was then a John Edge, purchased the
tavern there proclaimed him- inn in 1792 from Thomas
self a loyalist to the Crown. Parke, a prominent Philadel-
Thirteen bullets went phia doctor. When the prop- j
through the Ship Tavern erty was sold to Edge in
sign. 1 792, the tavern license and
Tradition says the patriots the old bullet-marked sign
also leveled a curse against moved eastward to Ship I
the inn and on any man that Our first president really Road, in West Whiteland,1
dare to serve drinks in this did sleep here. George Wash- where the present Ship Inn
publick house ever again. ington was notorious for is located.
While dining at the Lutzes' keeping a meticulous diary, Thomas Parke's grandpar-
table, be prepared to be and in an entry dated June 3, ents and eight of their chil-
joined by the spirits of the 1773, he wrote, "Rode to the dren left Ireland in May
men and women travelers meadows along the river be- 1723, and arrived in Chester
who lodged at the tavern on fore breakfast. About 11 County. Parke purchased a
this property. Situated near o'clock left Philadelphia, tract of land of 500 acres in
Downingtown, on the origi- dined at the 'Sorrel Horse' 13 the Great Valley at the price
nal Lancaster Pike, three miles from it, and lodged at of 350 pounds from William
centuries of history paraded the 'Ship Tavern' 34 miles Penn.
in and out its doors. From off." His grandfather divided the
the militia who fought in the The Ship Tavern to which land between his sons, and
French and Indian Wars, to Washington refers is the gave Abel, then 27, the 100
the spies, patriots and loyal- Glen Isle Farm of today. acres on which the tavern I
ists at the time of the Battle And if you really listen, you was built in 1735. He named
Isle Farm, originally the Ship Tavern
The Lutzes - James, Juliet, Sabrina, Jacob and Paul -- sit on the porch of their home.
it "The Ship" and for many
years it was hailed as one of
the most popular taverns
along the great road leading
to Lancaster.
In 17 45, Abel granted his
brother, Thomas Parke, the
hcense to run the tavern, and
when Thomas died in 1759,
his widow, Jane Parke, and
her son, Thomas, who be-
came a doctor, took over the
daily running of the inn: The
tavern was a hub of activity
during the years of Jane's
tenure. News of the French
and Indian War raging
c-:
throughout the mountainous
frontier of western Penn-
sylvania made its way to the
tavern, where customers
warmed their cold hands by
the fire, smoked clay pipes
and consumed hard cider
and ale.
During the Revolution, the
proximity of Chester, the
county seat, to British-occu-
pied Philadelphia rendered it
impossible for the county
commissioners to hold ses-
sions. Instead, in 1778, they
chose to hold their meetings
at the Sign of the Ship.
When ownership of the inn
left the Parke family after six
decades, it ceased being a
tavern, and became the home
of John Edge and his heirs,
the prestigious Mcllvaines,
remaining in the family for
several hundred years.
The Mcllvaine family has
its origins in Scotland. They
were Covenanters, and fled
Scotland to Ireland to escape
persecution. In the early part
of the 18th century, about
1740, four Mcllvaine broth-
+ See ALIVE, Page D5,
 DAILY LOCAL NEWS, Sun., .Jan. 14, 2007 05
PEOPLE & PLACES

One of the run-down buildings on the Glen Isle Farm
property is shown.
Alive
{From Page DJ)
ers came to America and settled
near Chester.
The first Mcllvaine to come into
the Edge family was A.R. Mell-
vaine, who married Elizabeth,
daughter of Frances Edge and Dr.
J .K. Eshelman.
The Mcllvaines believed in pub-
lic service. Abraham Robinson
Mcllvaine served in the Penn-
sylvania state House of Repre-
sentatives in 1836. Robinson
Mcllvaine served in the U.S. Navy
in World War II, was a member of
the Foreign Service office, and
was also U.S. Ambassador to
Kenya in 1969. The family still
serves. Barbara Mcllvaine Smith
is the recently elected state repre-
sentative for the 156th District.
Three additions were built onto
the original rooms over 200
years. John Edge added the stair-
way and the hall and the west
rooms. During the Civil War, Glen
Isle became an active station of
the Underground Railroad.
When Fanny Edge Mcilvaine
died at age 86 in November 1964,
unmarried and without children,
the glory of her great home, Glen
Isle Farm, died with her. Her fab-
ulous house, on 55 acres, with its
17 rooms, greenhouses, tenant
house, cottage, the gardens and
the great barn, were sold at auc-
tion for $75,000.
Over the next 40 years, through
several owners, it deteriorated,
its former grandeur memorial-
ized only by clippings found in
the Chester County Historical So-
ciety's files. Reading the clips,
one realizes the McMansions and
starter castles squeezed onto half-
acre lots along our county roads
pale in comparison to the magnif-
icent Glen Isle estate maintained
over eight generations by the
Mcllvaines.
A sorry end for a homestead so
rich in history, so dedicated to
beauty and culture.
But, like a phoenix rising from
the ashes, the old place has been
given a new life, rising again to
claim its rightful place as one of
the most gracious landmarks in .
Chester County.
Glen Isle's second chance came
in the form of a young couple and ·
their three small children, who
+ See TAVERN, Page D8
D8 DAILY LOCAL NEWS, Sun., Jan. 14, 2007
Tavern
(From Page D5)
fell in love with it on first
sight. Sabrina and Paul Lutz
are blessed with the kind of
artistic vision that sees past
the obvious. The obvious, of
course, being its overrun gar-
dens, its falling-down barn,
the falling plaster and the
falling floors. They could see
what it was in its heyday,
what it could become again
in their loving hands.
Glen Isle and the Lutzes
were made for each other.
Sure, according to Paul Lutz,
it's a definite commitment,
and will cost tons of money
to restore.
Paul and Sabrina Lutz are
not new to the task of restor-
ing old houses. Glen Isle
Farm is their fourth. They in-
tend on making it their last.
"The very first thing we did
when we moved in was to
clean out the cellar and the
attic," said Lutz, 40, a civil
engineer. "And," added Sa-
brina,
"we had
to get
the wild-
life out
of the
house."
"'vile
filled
two
Dump-
sters
with
nothing
but
trash,'.'
added
Sabrina,
.'34·' form - An open hearth is visible in the main garden-
er Iash- h"'11eo'c l.,if"h�n
for the Italian names, includ-
ing Gucci and Versace, now
designing children's clothing
at Good Lad in Philadelphia.
The second thing they did
was to build a fenced play-
ground for their three chil-
dren: James, 10, Jacob, 7,
and Juliet, 5.
In the six months they have
lived in the old house, they
have· successfully restored
the carriage house, the din-
ing room, one of the living
rooms, and made three bed-
rooms and a bath habitable
fnr familv l ivin«.
with its butler's pass-though\
are the pantry with built-in
cupboards, a large kitchen,
storeroom and a breezeway
leading to a dilapidated laun-
dry. .
Lutz is now building a
laundry room, after sand-
blasting the 35 radiators in
the 8-bedroom, · 31/2abath
mega-home.
The Lutzes bought the eight
acres, including the house, a
tenant house, a fallen-apart
greenhouse, and a totally de-
molished barn last year for
$500,000.
"This is not a home we plan
to restore and then flip. This
will be our home for the rest
of our lives. ,
"We plan to subdivide the
property and build homes
for our children," said Lutz.
Developers sought to subdi-
vide the property but the His-
torical Society intervened,
claiming the home was worth
preserving.
"The entire garden was
completely overrun with de-
bris and weeds," said Sabri-
na.
Difficult to envision now,
the gar-
den with
its origi-
nal mill-
stone
from the
Mcil-
vaine
mill in
Philadel-
phia
firmly in
place at
the en-
trance,
once
was the
envy of
ers
Fanny and her brother Gil-
bert, an architect, designed
the framework of hedges and
walls. They planted unusual
trees: the Chinese Fringe
tree, Chinese dogwoods and
various magnolias. Many
rare bulbs were naturalized,
early crocus and scilla and
snowdrops carpeted the
ground in their season, and
rare narcissi were planted in
later years.
So overrun was the proper-
ty, the Lutzes are still search-
ing for the hemlock tree
nlanted in honor of Abraham
 PEOPLE & PLACES
The grounds behind the main house at Glen Isle Farm are shown.
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Glen Isle Fi.rm, the Downing;
eown estate of bhe late Eli11abeth :
Mcllvame, was sold at auction'
Saturday for $76,000. ,L '/. ; i..
High bidder on ,the t,wo-cen-
tury-old Chester County land-
mark -and one-time hm,iel!ry was
Miss. Lucy B. McJ:lvai.ne, niece
of Miss F111M100> Edge Mell-
vaine, most recent occupant of
the home. The purchase was
made ohroug.h West Ohester at-
torney WiHiam H. Mitman.
...
· Miss f\!'a-nces McUvaine, not-
ed horticu1tur.ali5t and author,
died at age 86 last November. \
A.t •that Lime bhe 55-acre estate
on bhe western f,ringe of Down-Ii
, ingtown., reverted to the esbatel
. i of Elizabeth Meilv-a-ine .
The 17-room mansion, green-
house, tenant house, cottage and ·
barn wers auctioned by the
Louis Traiman Cu .. of Philadel-.
phi a.. The property· w as fir it oi-.
fered in six parcels, drawing!
total bids of $74,\118. The higher]
,,bid -aiitered by Mil,ma� was,
Jhen_ac_Qfil)��g. Hi!_ wa�_th.·\PJ.111:.
·1 proposal
entered on the 1m�·I
[tirety.
The :.ale was handled for the:
estate by R'<>binson Mcilvaine,'
head of bhe United Slates State:!
Department Congo task forcei'
and a former 11. S. Ambassador
'to Dahomey, Africa. He is bbe;
grandson of Eliz-abeth Mcll-]
'vaine.
T:he spring gardens developed
on the estate by its most recent:
resident attracted horticultur-
ists from all over the East and
were the suhjeot of one of Mrss.
F r a n c e s Mcllveme's books,
Spring and the Little Garden.
Also a leoturer and author of.
numerous m;;;;ai.inc articles,"
; Miss i\llcllv-a"ine collected shrubs
'sentto her by frllow horticultur-j
-ists frorn an1u11·� bhe world with.
.whom shP corresponded. '
: Thtl ms.nsum is believed ,to .
\:have eviginaHy been a farm
\house. During the hi() 1700s,
ihowever, il was , ad_de<l ('.) and
i'lUl'JWd J,nlo -the ·OflgJ:1-id Sh,p
·11nn, .;i. :p1.,p11l,af!' !,topping place
\,for qnestl)l' Comvbl,- w,a:y£airers.
Memories of my
Auntie Fan and her
home at 'Glen Isle.
I have such warm mem-
ories of my days at Glen Isle
and my Auntie Fan. As a
girl, I would visit her often,
and I remember how the en-
tire family was so sad the
day her home and all her
possessions were auctioned
off., . · . . ·
I was only 14 years old at
the time, and I was angry at
my dad because I wanted
him to buy the house and
. keep it in the family; but of
'.
sometimes, and one of my
fondest recollections is of
· her sitting in' the bay win-
dow of; the . dining room,
typing away on her old up-
right typewriter. As an in-
ternationally known horti-
. culturist, ,· she wrote many
articles and a book about
gardening. She correspond-
ed with · other well-known
horticulturists, such as
Louise Beebe Wilder, and
many of them sent her cut-

·1 recall .the ·
course, we tings for her
couldn't . garden,
OM� �Y · . · �n�
clearest . Fan's home
memories is wonderful amuy f was very for-
of the rows· celebrations hel,d on mal.: · · I.
of makeshift learned the
tables set up the brick patio correct way
with all of under the wisteria, '' to set a table
her things 011 and the renowned • and . serve,
them, and and how to
the hot dog Chinese Fringe Tree use proper
stand set up party hel,d annually .· table
by the . local . n,r . . manners.
fire company in 1r..1.ay W he n t
' he
tree She had a lit-
as. a fund-, would be in full tle brass
raiser. It �1ad bloom ·. bell, a Victo-
a ca rm val · rian lady
but there was no joy in· it skirt and . legs for the
for me. 'l'hehouse had been clappers, which she would
in our family for over 200 ling when she wanted a
years. course cleared.
Fanny 'Edge Mcilvaine She had a wonderful
was the last of the descen- housekeeper· .. and cook
dants of the Mcilvaine named Marguerite, whom
family to live at Glen Isle. everyone loved. Marguerite
As the only daughter, and a made the best iced tea in
spinster, she inherited the the world, using fresh mint
. farm from her father. from the: garden which she
Her older brother; Gilbert . would crush with sugar ... ,
Mcllvaine, wasan architect .: l recall' _the . wonderful ·
and.' helped, }1er/ciesign, ,the,:;"
family celebratlone held on
-walls in:;· her. beautiful · gar- the brick patio 'under the
derls. My grandfather, '. Do-. wlsteria; and the.renowned
nald Mcllvaine, was her Chinese Fringe Tree.rparty
younger brother. . · held annually .in May when
, My Auntie Fan was deaf, the tree would· be · in full.
you know. She was born· bloom. , , ' , . . . ·
with hearing; .but lost-it as a I'm delighted· to know that
. girl and · learned to , read, the .. Lutz family will restore
lips. She was a kind person Glen Isle: Auntie Fan would
with agreatsense of-humor approve. . .
-.: stern, but· kind. I would ' - Barbara Mcllvaine
spend :the·r;night-. vdth:· hei1• Smith ·1 .:
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.HIOGRAPHicAL - ,:Arm GENEALOGICAL: :- . - - , G'l., U\.A. -*1 '6'13

-::�.A.:RKE, TBOHAB, born about 1660, married Rebeooa - send, of West Ohester, belng.in the West, fell in company
§��t (?), ;who w1111 born about 1672 .. They had the fol- . with a half-breed .Indian 'named -Joseph Parke;'os'-he ·was -
.J�g cbildrea, all born in Irelnnd: Mury, 'b, Sept. 18, : descending the Missouri in a steamboat. '. Fr6m· their mu- ·
6�3,:ID: 'I'homas Valentine:; .Robert, b. March -23,;1694:,-5, - tual inquiries, with subsequent developmeuta.rit -appeared
'�e�.19, 1736-7; Susanna, b. Dec. -22, .169'6 ;,.;Rebe� • that Abiith Parke 'had -married a -wbman of 'the 'Shawti-ee
, ffaa .. 22, 1698-9, m: Hugh Stalker ; Raebel, b,.',Deo.:26, , tribe. of Indians, then-near Malden; 'in 'Canilda,._and 'hlld
�p:o,'m. :WiUiam Robinson ; .:Jean, b. April •6;: 1703; ·d. loft two sens, Joseph and William; ,The tnbebnd removed -
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prit·,12, 1705; Thomas, b. 1111\rch 13, l70t-:.-5,-d. Oct. -to the waters of'ehe Maumee.iin Ohio, and from thence to
7ii158; Abel, b. Feb. 22, 1706-7', d. J nly,,21, ,I 757; Kansaa. - Joseph· Parke, ·'being -a person -of" energy ·and
09 1� tban, b. -April 18, 1709, d. April 5, 1767; Elizabeth, ability, becamethe chief of thotribe, but lived in nistyle
·I ,_Oot.• li, 1711, d, April 16, 1746, m. John Jnokson.. . of civilization. - In 1852 ho visited 'Chester County nnd
'.rh()'(DM Parke appears to have been-a farmer in Ireland, made some �ffort lo obtain a share of ·his· graodfutber's
jti� the_yea� 1720owned some landinBallileau.Ballagh- -estate, but -did -not eucoeed.: His /death 'occurred about
re,•nd Coohsnaotah. On May 21, l72l, witb,all ofhia · _ 1857,, and that -of his brother William three years pre-
-�ily ezcept Mary and Sueanna,:he went on board, at Drib- vlously,
!n,1�;eship "Sizarghs;":of Whitehaven,,Jeremiab Cowman ·· THOMAS PARKE, son of Thomas and-Jane, was 'born in
, _'�,wander, and on Augast.21st they arrivedIn Delaware the :tow�ship ·o'f East Caln, Chester 'Co., .Aug. -,6,· 17'!9 .
. ay,,i(Thomas Parke leased n property-from '.Mnry_.llead, _ Having a desire 'to engage -in the. study of medicine, 'he
�,:·Chester,aa a temporary home, but on DecemberSdpur- '. .: "'etit to. Philadelphia 'gt 'the. age of sixteen years, to .ao-
)� 500 acres from Thomn.s Lindley-in the·GrentValley, - quire a preliminary eduootion, and there •becamo-11 pupil ·of
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_)he west side of what is now .Dowuingtown. -·or ,tbis Robert Proud, the Quaker .historian. In 1767 -bo began
)_ahe gave to his son Abel -100 acres, to Robert 124:,,on his medical studies under Dr. Ciidwnluder Evans, of Phila-
'�lch_· was a very large spring, and to Thomas, Jl'., -276 delphia, and took- the degree 'of Bachelor of l\}edicine iit
·creil,'.retaining a life-estate 'therein. He 'died l,.31,-1-738, tho college and academy in the 'same city-on-June ·5, l-770.
ba his .widow 6, 21, 1749. He was an elder of Caln In the ·year 1771 he crossed the ·Atlantioto·avail himself
: ·--�ting, and well esteemed .by Friends. - · of the advantages of medical instruction .in Greae Britain,
J.;ODiis children, Robert followed conveyaucingeudclerk- He :first visited London, where ho 'enjoyed -the friendship
. J.ng:a�_Chester, and acted as recorder ofdeeds underdoeeph and kind offices-of the justly-distiugnished Dr. John Foth-
' J)ficer for some years. He died unmarried. Thomas, Jr., ergill. He next proceeded to the school at _Edinburgh,
· · arried -Jane E<lge, -2, .26, 1739,-and become the -owner .of then in tho zenith or its strength, where he attended the
. �l§e original tract, including the" Ship" tavern, wbich lectures of Cullen, Black, nod M6'nro. -
\ ;?,�!:first opened by his brother Abel, His children·were .Returning to-London, he attended the -oliuical.practlce
' :liobert, m. to Ann Edge; Sarah, m. to Owon Biddle; 'Re- of Guy's and St.'Thomns' Hospitals, andfinally 11et;bis,foot
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. :. :oeccai- -m, -to William· Webb; Hannah, m. _ to Benjamin on -hia .native shore in tho year 1773. :.: h , . :, .; < i
,:P�uitney.; Thomas, m. to Raebel Pemberton ; Jano, · arid :;fo 1775 he was married .. to Rachel; 'eldest-daughter-of
·j;;b. _ - James Pemberton, and immediately cstabliahed himself. Jn
1:tnne Parke continued to keep the Ship tavern after her the practice of physic -at No; '20 Sotith Fourth Street,
husband's death until her marriage, 8, 10, 1763, to J amcs Philadelphia, whero he remained upwards •of forty'years,
· , Jf ebb, of Lancaster County. _ .. well known-as a skillful, kind, and attentive pbysician; :In
l,{J:onlithnil Parke married, 2, 29, 1731,-Doborah, -daughter 1816 he removed •to Locust Street, where be· resided during
I 'i,u't;t._biiih and Deborah Tuylor, or East Bradford.iand.set- the remainder of-his life. - -: '.- - -·. .. .. ,_..
· ,iYcd �n 200 ncrcs of l�nd which .her father conveyed to · He lost.hie wife, to whom ·he .WnB'tnOlit-nffeotionately de-
,'t�oizi:,. Be also owned
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lund,.in the southeast :pntt of the
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voted, in the ,year :1786,,and never·ago:in married.--:·Ha Willi
: \iotough of Downingtown, and is said to hnvo ·:built a 'Sub- a ·member of the·rpnncipal sciientific, litera-ry, iliid ,beileVO-
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· · ����u�l sto.ne house, ·now nem· the toll-gate. His::soQ Abiah le11t institutions of tho city. In 177 4 'he· ·wns chol!en -a
lyed on this last property,-and mny have.built the!honse. · member of the Americnn Philosophical 'Sot:iety ..__ - In '17-76
l•' ·- - -
:The children of Jonathan nud -Deborah were Joseph, he booame a contributor to the Pennsylvania Hospital,-aaa
.'�bofai1, �· to Samuel Cope; .Abiah, m. to Ruth J ciMS; io May, 1777, 'Wll8 unanimously appointed,orre·of :the\'}lhy�
,Je_�ca, m. to James �Yebb, Jr.; Alice, m. to ·Col. J·ohn sicinns of that ·institutioo,---a·!itation which he_ held_,lltlin•
Hannum; -Jonotl10n, m. lo Jane Buchnnan; and Mary. . terruptedly for more- ·tlian -forty-fivo ·years. In_ :t:778.,he
tJoseph P11rkc remained at the homestead,· and lived wns elected a director_ of the Philadelphia Library 'Dolli� ·
·��i.ost o. century. He was twice married,. and by .hi11 fir!!t pony, in which situation he·_was continued until .hie denth,
:t1.fi �ad one son, Abiab, who :took sides with the British -a period of nearly fi�y-seven years, In .1787 ,the Col-
;. �u-�ng-�be Revolutionary war,-and for one cif hiM exploits lege of Physicians waa establishod,.of which ·he, waa··ono,
,�11�t�-a porty of the enemy by night to capture bi.B unole, arid continued a member utitil .his,death.- '.At the decease
�J:_lI.�nnum, then keeping the "Centre House,". in Mnr- 'of Dr . .Ad�m Kuhn he succeeded_ ·t1rnt gentlemnn,as,presi-
slitllton. The final turn of events makin" it uneafe for dent of the college, in July, .1818;
-,�'lii}/cmoin in the n�ighborhood,
he_ '.'left the pnrts'" Dr. Park� died on.Jun. 9, 1835, in tbe·eighty-sixth year
:;rent ·to Cnrrudn, bnt ·�as neveLbenrd of ofter olive. of his age, being nt tbanime the oldest.physician·in Phila-
. -�- years ngo Edward Townsend, 80ll of'.Jobn Town- delohia. He was not only an excellent physician, but ill�
·-�, 85 · a public-spirited citizen nnd an excellent man,-ot all times
·+- the intimate, I he constant, and highly-valued friend of
Humphry l\Jarshnll .
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John Edge, son of George nod Ann, born in Upper
Providence, 10th mo., 174-!, learned the milling businesa
with his uncle, Richard Downing, at what is now Downing-
town, and while doing business at the "high mill," now of
Jacob Edge, was married, 8, 1, 1768, at East Caln Meet-
ing, to Anne Pim, daughter of Thomas and Frances Pim,
of East Caln. He afterwards owned the Hibernia Mill, on
the west branch of the Brandywine, and about 1790 built
the" Half-way House," opposite the much-frequented mill
of hie cousin, Richard Downing. He here acted the host
and kept store with his eldest son for some years, and was
succeeded- by his daughter, Sarah · Reese ( afterwards Han-
uum ), on retiring to the" Ship" farm.
In 1792 he purchased from Dr. Thomas Parke the
'' Ship" property, enlarged the mansion to double its former
size, and on the western half built for his eon George the
house now owned by John G. Edge, and established hie
eon Thomas on the tract lying in the borough east of the
present Hunt tract, nnd 1101ith of the Lancaster road, ex-
tending to the Brandywine. On this they had built the
large mansion now owned by the estate of Charles Wells,
deceased, and here Thomas kept store for a number or
years'. The house now (1876) owned by the Misses Reese,
near the bridge, was one of the family enterprises, and he
may be said to have been the pioneer in improving tho
southwestern section of the borough, as by him were sold
·the building-sit€!! on which the older houses were placed.
To bis youngest son, John, he gave the '' Ship" prop-
erty, 116 acres, now owned by Dr. Eshleman. He is rep·
resented as having possessed a great force of character and
an active, enterprising temper, and was fortunate in busi-
ness; 11 keen observer, he was given to sallies of humor or
wisdom for the benefit of bis neighbors, many of which
were current lo ng after bis death, which occurred U, 14,
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1816.
., with honor frrun both Uast l e tou Medi·,
I located a, Su asburz , in his native I
I Io 1840 he married Fanny Edge, the i
. second daughter of Ruth· and i he late
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Dr. John K, Eshleman,
· On W-,dnesday' morning there passed
' from a rnongus the life of on,\o.f our I
rnuat widely kuown , higb lv r es nect ed I
and intelligent citizens. after 88 y''11. ars
of honest. hono r ab!e and upright livf(�g 1\
-Dr. J<,bo K. Eshleman, of Gleo Islo.,
Farm, adjoio ina our Borough. 'I'bouzb"]
we regret bis departure, and sha II miss [
bis genial - preaeuce , it becomes a I
pleasure to acld a tribute to · bis i
memory, . -1
The editor of the ARCHIVE, slnce
boyhood days, bas known Dr. Esble-
rn an , and a more kindly, geuia·I aud
happy disposition it .was never _our
fortune to meet. Socially, profession,
ally and as a neighbor be was a gentle-
man, whom ooe was bound to respect
and admire. A score of years ego.
when we first entered upon editorial·
duties, we found the d@t.or one pf our·
most v.alued friends, always having a
word of en·courae.ement,. g<'od cheer or
most kiudly criticism and help. He.
was al wavsa patron of 'the ARCHIVE'
and seemed to have much interest in
its � uccess.. . .
Dr. Eshleman was a man of vizoroue]
m aaculine _persoo.aliLV, a philenthrop,_,,.
ist , and also an enthusiast ju-scientific·
r eecarcb , keeping abreast with the ad�.\
vauces in µet1eral k_nowledge_ tbrough:J
extensive reading ot the leadrng pub- -I
l icauous in science and · gen er.al litera- \
tur e. · -
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His g1·eat-foadoess_ for pom olozy and \
hota n ica l science led him to d!rv'elop
arouo d bim au exteusive arboreturn of
orua m enta l acid Iruit-bear io a trees and
small fruits, such as is not excel le dtf
equalled in this couuty , and much of
11.be pleasure of bis. later life was en-
, joyed among them. He was one of
! the founders of the Pennsylvania
'Horticultural and Fruit Grti,\',1.ers' 0So-
' ciety , and in r eccguiuon of bis att aiu-
m en ts was made the fii'sL President
aod ser ve d as such for some years.
, Dr. Esb rem a n was boru in March
'1811\ his father be iua ,!acub Esb l eman ,
a prominent miller and large land
owuer uear Leaman Place, Lancaster
·couo ty , Pa. lie received. a liberal
educauon uoder tbe emiueot icetruc-
LOI.;n-. Keaay , of Harrisburg, and
.uf't erwar ds of Philadelphia. Choosing.
i medicine as the profession in whrcb to
, engage in the life work, be gr aduared
I cal College, cf Ohio, and vhe Jtffer8oo
, Medical College, of Philadelphia, and,.
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Jobn Edge, of East Caln, in this'
countj , and in 1848 nurcnased Enge
family homestead o-f ''Gleu hie\
F'arm ," t'1 which be removed. and re-
'sided there up to the time of bis de·
ru iae , His estimable wife aud two I
dauzbters survive hi!]l. . \
The funeral took 'place yeat erday, i
Rev. Mr. Ar mst roug , Eptscopa l clergy.
man of Pb ilade l pb ia , conducted tbe
services. Interment at Downingtown
Friends' buryiug grouud.
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, WEST CHESTJm, Oct, 7. -At. hie ''G.lcn lsle '.
,.Farm' 1· Dr. J. -K. E•hlecr,a.n· died lus r n tg h t, !
'In bis 88• h ysur. He WI\H a oat.Iv� of Lancas-1
: t�r C<H�nt,y and· n.8on of Jncoh ERh}ernn.0 who j 1
I was 1rnown a• l,be· '.' Kln_g of the Octoraro, • • I
, beoausanr. hla extensive ownership or· land
I In .the Tielnlty or Leamnn Pluoe, I-Io en rl y ] I
i developed a liking for st.ndy and •Olenlitlc I
(e1earch,and, choosing mocilclne for his pr»- f
I fee,1011, g_rnd1111te(I fro m.bnt.h Cust l et.on Med·-'
, tea! Onlleze or Ohio and·Jeff'a,eon. College !ti 1•
, Pbllarlelphln. ·
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; ' In 1840 be. ·marrlo!l Fanny Ed'�e. or ''En•t
Oaln, Cheater cou ntv, and In 1848 purchased i
the fine Edge farm In that towushlp, where i
he lived ll p to hts dsath.. · · ·· · '.
,He wns a man _·or greo.t person�llty. He;
WM a . pbllunthl'Oplst nnd_,fln eMbuslnsl, l'n;
adenllftll pursutr«, fie �RB·I\· .grea·t .re.act·e:1•, 1
nu(l ·�lH. fnnd nl.s� ICH' p.u.m.9Jqgy aud,liotahlcwl"!
��le11ca le,� him to-cr:en:te ato_u1111·111m. an ex- 1
ten.sl.Ve' herbartum OJ '<i.rn11mentnl.';ltt).dl:f-r,u'lt'J
I bearing t·r�ee and, �nrn.U:fru 1.ts sucb-M<lra('.\,.no -;
: _equnt',iu l:boster <iq1rnl.\','. ilnd hi 'th!• ·he, de-i
: Vot.ed;m.uch'or h!B lu.tir.J)nyA, .11,i,·\vna OO'e I
Io! ·.t,l)o. fo,uo.den o( t:h� ,.Pen,�syl fan(n:· Bo'rH-'II
: oultum.1 dnd F1•n,l't.G.ro,\'..�riit:Soclo1y;of w'brni,
ho ·Wns Uie 11 r•t;P�e.alden:t;;.a :pos!t,lon'.bo·,tield !
tor mapy ye�trs_'._ ·_ ._ _:__� . .
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· • '.' :,- Dr. J, IL Eshleman.
Yesterday mo,rning the death angel
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heme.red ovet· Downingtown and claim-
ed as a victim one of the oldest resi-
dents o,f th,a,t place in the person of Dr.
J. K. Eshelman, wh:o passed quietly
a:way at hi� bea,utiful home, a, short
di.stance w.est o,f the town. The de-
ceased wa.s ·over ·eighty years ·of age
ancl few persc>ns in that s,ecti,on" of
Chester county w€,re better kno,wn than,
he. He had not been in the active·
practi.oe of medic-ine fo·r lTIJf.lill.Y ye:a,rs,,
partiaJly beca.us·e he· was a vrc,tim of
rnervous troubLe,s., and wa.s not a,t any
I time during tire past fow years in the
enjo,yment of good healtlt.
. In the ea:rlier yea.rs of hi.s prn,ctice ·
he· was considered a very skilfull pra,c-
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ticmer. A wife who is fa,r advanced in
· Y-ea,rs and two daughte'rs survive. the
J c: · 'e.as,ed.
i i\irs. McE!vaine, of Phl'ladelp,hla, ·1s
on.e ck11ughte,r, ,a,nd l\Irs·. L!o,yd, of Ge,r-
mantown., who le a widow, is·the other·
daughter. A son a:ncl da.tighte,r died .
m,anY, years ago.
The deoe,ase<l was a hrothe,r o,f the '
wife oif Dr. J. P. Edge, o,f East Lancas-11
ter avenue, Downjng"to,Wn. ,
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Helweeo one }if{l''r.wo n'clock S:1(urLlaJ:
wo nl came t.o Downi ng to wn t hu t the lu rg e '.
hu ru ·al ,.;ten· t.ale l!'<1rrn,. just west of tue ,
uorcuuu lleloug:ing: tO A . Jt , .Mcilvain, was
ou iirl;. 'A .sti l l alarm was given a nu uuth
the Alert anu ,i\1inquas tire eowpanies. re-
tiµouded. Ou arriving at tile lire,. urn lire-
men found they courd not save the burn,
so turned t!Jeir attention to ·irnvrng :,Ile·
adjoining buildings, w h ic h OWiJ\g t� bemg
covered .wtth a tu ick coating of sleet, d id
i,ot take lire from tile falling sparks.
w h eu . the burn was discovered to · be on
nre shortly after the noon hau r, all tile
stock was releused frout tb<; .hurntug
bnilclinig to ·safety and saved, except one
cult and a pig, whteh rn n buck into tne
barn after they had been gotten nut.
'J'lll' barn s n d all !he co'nten ta were a total
10s�. A n-ame tenant 'lHHtse which· sturuts
uc·,,r the barn was saved onlv bT·. the hard
work· ot . tue .fl1·euum, cut f1ll't,1matel1· the
wind, -which : had been blowing 'towards
t1rn house, suddenly veered· uroun d.. and
.earrted. the fh/mes· .. in th·e oppcstte dtreu-
tioit ·No··si:c�'lmt· eould .iJe gtven us to the
· <Fii}n of lbc :ifre. :ind Is supncsed ·to· be
of" ;j;nccndfary · m·ii>,'hl. Mr.· Mclln�n and,
farnUv · are. snow, .in Phitadclpliia 'for· ·the
,viutc'i·, and thetr. couutrv home is dosed.
'l'!Je farm is in charge ;if a rnrmer, wb.o
occupied the tenant house. Tbc losa will
'be la'ro:eJy covered· ·t.iy insurance. Owing• to
the sl:et storm and the slippery. streets
the firemen expertenced ·considerable �rou•
hle 'in A'etting· thetr m��bh!l:s
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In regard to the burning of the barn
on the Glen lsle Farm, owned by A.
R. Mcllvainc, just west of Downingtown,
the lessee of the property, Morris T.
Wood, loses more than $1,000 in crops and
feed. He believes, however; that the fire
was caused by accident and not by i11-
cendia rv, although at ,present the . ,J>Fecise
reason 1s not known. : ;L. � : {�
All the stock was saved except one
calf, the rest being rescued. 'rhe stock
belonging to Mr. Mcllvaln, including two
cows and three horses, was taken from
the barn, and much of the machinery
was run out by workmen on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, in sight of the, buildings.
The men ran at the first alarm of fire
and dicl all they could to save the pr.:,p-
ertv. The Mcllvain carriage \V�s· run
out and saved. 11(�
At the time of ·the fire Mr. Wood, who
owns the old Eshleman property, adjoin-
ing, was awav from home, but Mrs.
Wood was there and she went out at
once to do what she could in directing af-
fairs, as the men of the neighborhood
ran to the rescue, including the firemen
from Downingtown.
There was no insurance on Mr. Wood's
property,. as the policy had been allowed
to expire a short time since, but an ef-
fort may be made to see if it is possible
to recover a part of the Ioss. The policy
had been carried for years in the Chester
County Fire Insurance Company. Only a
year ago Mr. Wood lost several thousand
dollars' wor th of thoroughbred, cattle
which
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A. R . I Miss F, Edge Jvlcilvaine
At her home, "Glen Isle Farm,"
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i Downingtown, yesterday, Elizabeth Miss Frances ·E:dge Mell-
! vaine, of Glen Isle Farm,
! Eshelman Mcllvaine, widow of A. 1
: Robinson Mcllvaine, passed away at j
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Downingtown, well .. known
I horticulturist and author died
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the age of 92 years. Mrs. Mcllvaine
had been ill with pneumonia for . yesterday morning a,t t he
; Chester County Hospital, West
the past two weeks. i
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The deceased was a daughter of; l.Chester. She was 86. , : ·.,..-�
] \ Miss Mcilvaine was born in
the late Dr. John K. Eshleman and 1.
i Philadelphia, daughter of A.
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,1 Fannie E. Eshleman, and she was
born in t he home in which her I 'Robinson and Elizabeth Eshle-
'. death took place. She was the last lma.r1 Mcllvaine. She a,ttended
'I of her immediate family. 1
'the Agnes Irwin School and
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JI Her husband died in 1918, and , 'was a member of the Philadel-\
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she is survived by a ctaughter anct phia City Club. 11
I two sons, Miss Fanme E. McElvame I ; She was the author of num-l
I and Herbert R. Mcllvame, both of ierous articles and a book on!
the home farm, and Donald, of gardening. For many years,
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"Oakland Farm," Whitford. A son, 'Miss McHvaine was an active
Gilbert, died August 6, 1939.
member of the Garden Club of
The deceased was a member of \
! 'America and the Weeders.
st. James' Episcopal Church: a1:d f
She is survived by a broth-11
.t�-���.?t;;M ·i sne was in terestect 111 every. thm;� 1_11 11
;i the commumty, political and other- ,
.er, Herbert R., of Phil . adel-
'phia: a niece, Miss Lucy Mc-
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1 !nephews, Robinson Mcllvaine, ,
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McILVAINE.-On. Frida.y, Jan. 26th .. 1940,
Elizabeth Eshleman, widow of A. RoQmson [former U.S. ambassador to
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; Mcilvnine. in her -93d year. \- \. 1.-: ' •
[Dahomey, Africa; Donald,
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Relatives and friends of the family ate
invited to attend the. funeral at St�
James' Church, Downingtown, Pa., o ,. ! Thomas and William Mcll-
I Monday,· Jan. 29, at 11 a. m, Interment h i vaine, of Whit.ford; Richardj
\ J?riva te. ·- Pleas�_£.���-�?��ers: .... .. --�· ..... _ .. , t iMcilvaine, of West Chester]
'l �cI:::!:t�ft�:;, i;1;·
and Herbert R.. Mcllvaine J,r., i
i;;;:;;;: rio�n-i1
! mgtown, Pa .. on Sunday. Novcmber1
.f 22,1964, Frances Edge Mcllyainc, in 11
I the 87.th ;vear of her age. .
j Relatives and friend!. of the family[•
I are invited to attend the Cunel'ql .from
: St. .l�nl�M ElliMeO]Jal Cltll.t'eh, Il01V1ilii1j•
: town, nn Tuesday, November 24, Hl64, 1
'. at 11. A. M. Jnterment pl'ivatc. At f h.e
i 1·equest of the :Cami.ly there will be no I
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viewing. In lieu of flowers please maim !I
icontribi..ttions to the St. J'ames Episco�
pal Church. ··"-·-·--- -r,,.,n.,,,·�l Hnme) l
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