. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . chil-dren were Daniel, Isaac, Henry M., Charles,George, Margaret (who married Rev. S. , of the Methodist Episcopal Church), PIKE COUNTY. 943 Anna (who married Jacob Bush, of MiddleSmithfield) and Sarah (who married Dr. Bush,|of the same place). The early life of Judge La Bar was passedin the home-place and he enjoyed only a com-mon-schooleducation. When quite young heengaged in school-teaching in Montgomerytownship, Sussex County, N. J., and subsequent-ly clerked in the store of Solomon Westbrook,at] Dingmans Ferry, Pike
. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . chil-dren were Daniel, Isaac, Henry M., Charles,George, Margaret (who married Rev. S. , of the Methodist Episcopal Church), PIKE COUNTY. 943 Anna (who married Jacob Bush, of MiddleSmithfield) and Sarah (who married Dr. Bush,|of the same place). The early life of Judge La Bar was passedin the home-place and he enjoyed only a com-mon-schooleducation. When quite young heengaged in school-teaching in Montgomerytownship, Sussex County, N. J., and subsequent-ly clerked in the store of Solomon Westbrook,at] Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pa., for time of his death he owned about fifteen hun-dred acres of land. He was a member formany years of the Reformed Dutch Church ofBushkill, and in politics a Democrat. He waselected to serve on the bench as one of the layjudges of the county for several terms, andI served his constituency with fidelity and May 15, 1838, he married Elsie G., daugh-ter of Henry Peters, of Bushkill, who surviveshim. Few men have enjoyed a more enviable. CHARLES R. IKTKRS. several years. Later on he filled a similar posi-tion in the store of William Nyce, at Bushkill,and then bought him out and the firm of Hen-ry Peters & La Bar was organized. He en-gaged in trade at Bushkill for about thirtyyears. During the same period he followedlumbering and got out ship-timber, hoop-polesand staves for the market. In connection withHenry Peters he also carried on the milling andstore business at Marshalls Creek for a acquired a large property by exercise of in-dustry, integrity and economy, and enjoyed agood reputation among his neighbors. At the reputation in Pike County than Judge La Bar,and he has gone to his fathers with a namehonored and respected by all. CHARLES RIIHJWAY PETERS. Charles Ridgway Peters, born February 12,1822, died December 2, 1867, was a grandsonof Peter Peters, who emigrated to this countryfrom Holland about the period of the Revolu-tion, in connection wit
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