Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . things, and his desireto put his community in the front rank of Penn-sylvania cities. His course as a member of thecity council and his official connection with theexecution of the game laws of the state, as fishand game commissioner: his extensive real estateoperations: his assumption of the major part ofthe financial burden and practical managementof the movement that resulted in the establish-ment of a successful system of electric streetrailway; and his active association with otherleading Wilkes-Barre in
Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . things, and his desireto put his community in the front rank of Penn-sylvania cities. His course as a member of thecity council and his official connection with theexecution of the game laws of the state, as fishand game commissioner: his extensive real estateoperations: his assumption of the major part ofthe financial burden and practical managementof the movement that resulted in the establish-ment of a successful system of electric streetrailway; and his active association with otherleading Wilkes-Barre interests—all these thingsattested a foresight, energy and persistence thatmade him a conspicuous guide and counselloramong his fellow men. He gloried in church andSunday school work, and among the keenest ofthe sorrows occasioned by his sudden summonsto that other country were those of his classin the Sunday school of the Methodist EpiscopalChurch whose religious training he patiently andintelligently directed for many years. He had ahelping hand for every movement looking to the. THE WYOMING AXD LACKAWANNA YALLEYS. 315 benefit of his fellow-citizens and the improvementof his adopted city, and was one of the earliestmembers, and at the time of his death a trusteeof the board of trade. (From the HistoricalRecord.) His children were: 1. Grace Derr,born August 22. 1867. 2. Katy ThompsonDerr, born August 10, 1869, died August 3. John Derr. born September 26, 1871,died October 7, 1876. 4. Chester Berger Derr,born April 20, 1873, married Charlotta Consalus,of Troy, Xew York. 5. Ralph Derr. bornSeptember 19, 1875, married Edna May Consa-lus, sister of Charlotta; he is engaged in shipbuilding at Sailors Snug Harbor. 6. HenryHaupt Derr, born January 7, 1878. 7. OlinDerr, born May 4, 1880. Chester B. and HenryH. Derr are connected with the firm of Thomp-son Derr & Company. Andrew Fine (Fein) Derr (Dorr), fourthson of John and Hannah (Fine) Derr, born Up-per Augusta township, No
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