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Ralph Steely was born on 27 February 1912 in Ottsville, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He died on 10 October 1991, at age 79.² He was buried in Perkasie Mausoleum, Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania.²

John J. Stover was born on 29 March 1870 in Erwinna, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,3,2 He and Verga Ann (Virginia) Hillpot were married about 1910.⁴ He died on 3 June 1958, at age 88, in Erwinna, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,3 He was buried in Point Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery (124), Point Pleasant, Bucks, Pennsylvania.⁵

John J. Stover was an Operator-Stover Telephone Company. John J. Stover, of Erwinna, Bucks County, former operator of a gristmill and a telephone company, and a pioneer in the local development of electric power, died at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, he was 88. John, the son of Jacob Stover and Mary Capner.

In recent years Mr. Stover had deeded more then 140 acres of land for community use by both Tinicum Township and Bucks County.

The Stover gristmill was established about 1830 by Mr. Stovers grandfather the late Henry Stover. The mill is located along the Delaware River, about a half mile south of Erwinna. The mill remained in operation until 1925. River water, turning a huge water wheel, supplied the power.

In 1901 Mr. Stover conceived the idea of harnessing the river to supply electricity. He installed a generator in the mill and began to erect transmission lines. However there was not enough public demand for the power and the project failed.

A year before Mr. Stover established the Stover Telephone Co., which served the Erwinna area until 1931. The company ran lines as far as Pipersville, where a connection was made with lines to Philadelphia.

After 1931 telephone service was discontinued for several years until the area was taken over by the Bucks United Telephone Co.

In 1955 Mr. Stover turned over 126 acres of land to the Bucks County Park Board to establish the first county owned park. The land included the house in which Mr. Stover lived, and two other dwellings. It was agreed that Mr. Stover would maintain his residence in the dwelling until his death. The Track was known as the John Stover County Park but is now known as Tinicum Park.

The old mill building was turned over to the Tinicum Township Improvement Association by John Stover in 1957. The building presently houses the township library, and is used as a museum.

Mr. Stover also deeded to the association 16 acres of river-bottom land owned in connection with the mill. The Stovers bought the land to keep their mill dam from being undermined by persons gathering cobble stones to be used to pave the streets of Philadelphia.

Mr. Stover was a charter member of the Delaware Valley Protective Association. He was a member of the Frenchtown Baptist Church.

During the August 1955 flood Mr. Stover refused to leave his home, even though it was completely surrounded by water. He stayed on in the dwelling afterward, despite the fact that one end was washed away by the floodwaters.

He had no children.

Thomas Rittenhouse Hillpot was born on 6 August 1877 in Frenchtown, Hunterdon, New Jersey.^1,2 He died on 6 August 1877, at age 0, in Frenchtown, Hunterdon, New Jersey.^1,2 He was buried in Frenchtown Cemetery, Frenchtown, Alexandria, Hunterdon, New Jersey.²

Clark Henry Burgoyne was born on 12 August 1896 in Clifton Heights, Delaware, Pennsylvania.^2,3,4 He and Beatrice May Hillpot were married about 1928.⁵ He died on 9 August 1978, at age 81, in Elmer, Salem, New Jersey.^2,4,6 He was buried in Arlington Cemetery (Sunnyside Plot), Drexel Hill, Delaware, Pennsylvania.⁶

Clark Henry Burgoyne was Baking Company Sales Manager.^5,7 U.S. Navy-WWI- 30 Apr 1917- 29 Apr 1921.⁸

Clarence (Patty) Godown was born on 1 August 1909 in Milford, Hunterdon, New Jersey.^2,3 He and Mabel Verga Hillpot were married about September 1945. He died on 18 July 1995, at age 85, in Frenchtown, Hunterdon, New Jersey.^2,3 He was buried in Frenchtown Cemetery, Frenchtown, Alexandria, Hunterdon, New Jersey.²

Clarence (Patty) Godown was a Riegel Paper Company.⁴ U.S. Navy- 1929-1930.⁴
Clarence "Patty" Godown, 85, died Tuesday July 18, in his home here after a long illness.
He retired in 1971 from Riegel Paper Co. in Milford, where he was employed as a papermaker.
Born Aug. 1, 1909, in Milford he was a son of the late Noah and Bessie Lerch Godown.
He served in the Navy in 1929 and 1930.
He was a member of the Riegel Quarter Century Club.
He and his wife, the former Mabel V. Hillpot, would have observed their 60th wedding anniversary in September.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Phyllis Hendershot of Lebanon and Marilyn Zapatka of Phillipsburg; two half brothers, Earl Godown of Milford and Herbert Godown of Quakertown; a sister Dorothy Hollo of Trenton; a half sister, Nancy Vegh of Upper Black Eddy, PA; a stepsister, Arlene Bellis of Milford; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He had 3 Daughters

1) Evelyn Janet
2) Phyllis Rose
3) Marilyn Ruth.

Evelyn Janet Godown was born on 16 February 1937 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^1,2 She died on 18 February 1937, at age 0, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^1,2 She was buried in Frenchtown Cemetery, Frenchtown, Alexandria, Hunterdon, New Jersey.^1,2

Birth: Feb. 16, 1937
Hunterdon County
New Jersey, USA
Death: Feb. 18, 1937
Hunterdon County
New Jersey, USA

Infant daughter of Clarence and Mabel Godown

Family links:
Parents:
Clarence Godown (1909 - 1995)
Mabel Verga Hillpot Godown (1913 - 2003)

Note: Buried near her parents there was never a stone placed for her.

Burial:
Frenchtown Cemetery
Frenchtown
Hunterdon County
New Jersey, USA.

Dorothy (Dot) Marie VanDerveer was born on 30 July 1922 in Neptune Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.² She was married in 1945.³ She and Edward Wayne Hillpot were married in January 1972 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.³ She died on 24 November 2015, at age 93, in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.² She was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.²

William (W.) Clayton Bishop was born on 18 October 1925 in Upper Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey.² He died on 3 August 1993, at age 67, in Elmer, Salem, New Jersey.^1,2 He was buried in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Elmer, Salem, New Jersey.³

U.S. Army- 27 Nov 1943- 11 Dec 1945.⁴ William (W.) Clayton Bishop was educated Rutgers University.⁵

Jonas H. Gruver was born on 8 November 1855 in Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3,4 He and Ellen George Trauger were married on 16 October 1880 in Erwinna, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He died on 26 February 1926, at age 70, in Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,4 He was buried in Lower Tinicum Union Cemetery, Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,4

Jonas H. Gruver was a Farmer.⁵ Jonas H. Gruver, husband of Ellen nee (Trauger) Gruver, died at his home in the village of Tinicum Friday morning, Feb. 26, of pneumonia, aged 70 years. Besides his wife, he is survived by his mother, who is 92 years old and who lives at New Britain, and the following children: Mrs. Bertha Worman, Frenchtown, N.J.; Arthur Gruver, Tinicum; John C. Gruver, Pipersville, Erwin Gruver, Plumsteadville, and Mrs. Caroline Helsel, Chalfont. He is also survived by a brother, Noah Gruver, Pipersville, a sister, Mrs. Abram Myers, New Britain.

1910 Pennsylvania Census shows Jonas and Ellen Trauger Gruver had 7 children, 5 living.

Lillian Gruver was born about 1856 in Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Noah Hillpot Gruver was born on 1 May 1858 in Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^2,3,1,4 He and Emma George Trauger were married on 21 October 1882 in Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^2,3 He died on 19 September 1911, at age 53, in Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^2,4 He was buried in Lower Tinicum Union Cemetery, Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.⁴

Noah Hillpot Gruver was a Farmer.³ Noah H. Gruver, 73, husband of Emma Gruver, died suddenly at this home on the Durham Road, Pipersville on Saturday, September 19. The deceased, who was born in the community was a life long resident of Pipersville. He was the son of John and Hanna Gruver and the last member of his family. Mr. Gruver was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Lower Tinicum. He is survived by his widow and 5 children, Mrs. Clara Worman, Doylestown; Mrs. Wilson Yerger, Tinicum; Mrs. Nero Fretz, Bedminster; Mrs. Charles Shull, Doylestown and Mrs. Bryan Bean, Lansdale.

Eva Gruver was born on 17 January 1860 in Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^2,1,3 She and William Franklin Uhler were married on 16 May 1885.² She and William B. Drissell were married on 17 April 1912. She died on 9 June 1916, at age 56, in Elizabethville, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.² She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.

1900 Pennsylvania Census shows William and Eva Gruver Uhler had 10 children, 8 living.

Sarah Ann Hillpot Gruver was born on 11 March 1862 in Pennsylvania.^3,1,2 She and Abraham M. Myers were married on 13 January 1883.² She died on 7 May 1927, at age 65.