History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . country, un-til 1870 belonged to France, and after theFrench and German it was ceded to Ger- Ave. (2) Nicholas J., horn Dec. 9, 1890, is afarmer, helping on the home farm. (8) John,born iNov. 14, 1892, is running his fathers milkwagon. (4) Mary E., born Oct. 5, 1894. (5)Charles, born Aug. 19, 1898. (6) Christian,born Sept. 12, 1900 and died Jan. 30, 1905.(7) Anna, born Sept. 16, 1902. (8) August,born Sept. 9, 1905. (9) Joseph A.,, born 1908. Mr. Beyreut has run a retail milk wagon toScrauton s
History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . country, un-til 1870 belonged to France, and after theFrench and German it was ceded to Ger- Ave. (2) Nicholas J., horn Dec. 9, 1890, is afarmer, helping on the home farm. (8) John,born iNov. 14, 1892, is running his fathers milkwagon. (4) Mary E., born Oct. 5, 1894. (5)Charles, born Aug. 19, 1898. (6) Christian,born Sept. 12, 1900 and died Jan. 30, 1905.(7) Anna, born Sept. 16, 1902. (8) August,born Sept. 9, 1905. (9) Joseph A.,, born 1908. Mr. Beyreut has run a retail milk wagon toScrauton since March 15, 1908, and his son,John, has missed only two days on the wagonsince May 1, 1908, excepting a few Sundays. Pktek Finkler, born in Germany, July 11,1830, and died in Newton January 13, came to this country in 1839, when a boynine years of age, with his mother and twoyounger sisters, being thirty-six days on thewater. His father came the previous year andwas seventy days making the journey. Thetrip can now be made in .six days or less. Then ,^ > ooo 2i CO WHen d. HISTORY OF RANSOM TOWNSHIP 185 the old sail ships were the only means of trav-eling by sea, and many times they would bedrifted by the wind in the opposite directionfor several miles. Michael Finkler, the father of Peter, as statedabove, came to this country about a j^ear beforehis family, and settled on a farm near ^Vilkes-Barrc. He met his family in New York cityat the wharf in December, driving a one-horsewagon. 0\-er two feet of snow fell and theywere seven days driving from New York toWilkes-Barre and Michael froze his feet, dis-abling him the remainder of the winter. Hedied in April, 1868, aged sixty-six years. Peter Finkler was twice married, first in 1849to Miss Margaret Herold. He was a poor boy. daughter, Mrs. John Bey rent is now living, forwhich he paid $5, Mr. Finkler was the first person this side ofthe mountain to raise garden truck for market-ing, which wasi in 1867, the yea
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