History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . Maas, was born on theold homestead. March 25, 1868. He was mar-ried October 30, 1890 to Miss Mary, daughterof Philip and Adiliah Stoft, of Ransom. Tothis union two children were born: .John, whodied in infancy, and David, born June 7, Maas wa.^ again married September 10,1907, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Charlesand Anna (Merrihew) Grose of Laceyville. Bythis marriage two children were born, namely:Lucy, born August 3, 1909 and Truman B., and was exceeding jjopular. ^Ir. and Mrs. JohnMaas were t


History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . Maas, was born on theold homestead. March 25, 1868. He was mar-ried October 30, 1890 to Miss Mary, daughterof Philip and Adiliah Stoft, of Ransom. Tothis union two children were born: .John, whodied in infancy, and David, born June 7, Maas wa.^ again married September 10,1907, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Charlesand Anna (Merrihew) Grose of Laceyville. Bythis marriage two children were born, namely:Lucy, born August 3, 1909 and Truman B., and was exceeding jjopular. ^Ir. and Mrs. JohnMaas were the parents of nine children: Schultheis, Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman,^lary, who died when aljout nine years old,Mrs. Catherine Avers, Mrs. Rose Coolbaugh,AA^ntzel, who died November 12, 1909, Desky, John, our subject, and Mrs. Mar-garet Harlos. Charles Grose was born October 18, 1834,and died December 12, 1907. His wife, AnnaMerrihew, was born August 1, 1847, in Jlil-ford, N. J., and is living with her daughter,Mrs. John P. Maas. She has been an invalidfor eleven RESIDENCE OF JOHN P. MAAS. born October 2, 1910. John ^Iaas came to Ransom with his parentsabout 1846, and settled on the farm now ownedby our subject. John ilaas was born in Nei-derweisel, Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, Octo-ber 4, 1826 and died in Mountain A^illev,Oct. 13, 1892. He was married about 1853to Miss Catherine Barth, who was born inGermany November 3rd, 1825 and died Sep-tember 22, 1909. She came to this countrywhen about seventeen years of age. JohnMaas was held in high esteem by all who knewhim. He was honest, industrious and frugal, JAMES McCABE Mr. ^IcCabe is the oldest of a family of tenchildren, six of whom are living. He was bornin Longford county, Ireland, June 3, seven years old he came to this countrywith his mother, landing in New York City,^lay 23, 1867. His father came two yearsearlier. They came to Black Walnut, Wyom-ing county, in June the same year. When onlynine


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