George Wack

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George Wack

Source: History Morris County New Jersey, Volume II, Lewis Publishing Co., 1914

George WACK, a prosperous farmer and prominent citizen of Flanders, Morris county, New Jersey, was born August 14, 1843, in Roxbury township, son of Jacob and Clarissa (WOLFE) WACK.

Jacob WACK, the father, was a native of Morris county and was born on the place where Joseph SANDERS now resides, and where he reared his numerous family. To him and his wife were born eight children, four sons and four daughters as follows: William, a resident of Netcong, New Jersey; Jacob, who lost his life in the fall from an apple tree; Gideon, a farmer of Randolph township, New Jersey, and the father of four children, two married and two single; George, the subject of this sketch; Eliza; Minerva, Mrs. William McPECK, of Mount Olive township, New Jersey; Nancy, married Elias ANGLEMAN, now a resident of the State of Delaware; Lydia, married (first) William RARICK, (second) Robert WALLACE, both deceased.

George WACK was brought up on his father’s farm, and passed the major portion of his youth there, and worked on a farm until the year 1873. He is now the owner of valuable real estate in the region, and holds in his possession two houses and lots in Flanders and a splendid farm a mile and a half west of Flanders in Mount Olive township, and known as the Salmon farm. It contains 110 acres of land, of which eighty-five are under cultivation. There are on the farm at present a comfortable house and fine barn, a quantity of good timber and 100 fine grafted fruit trees. The soil is well adapted to the growth of fruit, especially peaches, there are eight flowing springs of pure water and the property is crossed by a vein of iron ore. It stands about a half a mile west of the Central Railroad of New Jersey’s station at Flanders, and was at one time leased to Thomas A. Edison. Mr. WACK has owned this property for twenty-eight years and has prospered there. Mr. WACK has made one visit to California, taking Mrs. WACK with him. He is a Democrat in politics.

Mr. WACK married, November 23, 1873, Lettie SKELLINGER, one of the ten children of Charles and Nancy SKELLINGER. To Mr. and Mrs. WACK have been born two daughters: Emma, wife of William BETSON, a blacksmith of Flanders, and the mother of one daughter, Madeline BETSON; Annie, Mrs. Jacob PARLIAMENT, of Flanders. Mr. PARLIAMENT is a moulder at Bartley, New Jersey, and learned his trade before he was sixteen years old. To them have been born two sons, Clifford and George. Mr. WACK enjoys the distinction of being the oldest resident of Flanders with the single exception of Mr. Wilson HOWELL. Mr. and Mrs. WACK and Mr. and Mrs. PARLIAMENT are staunch members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)