David MELICK

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• Biography: Floyd's Northumberland County Genealogy Pages 423 thru 446: Northumberland County, PA. MALICK. Among the representatives of the Malick family in Sunbury, Northumberland county, are Charles A. and Solomon E. Malick, both of whom are employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, holding responsible positions at that point. They are sons of Solomon Malick and grandsons of David Malick, and belong to one of the earliest families of Northumberland county which has been settled in this region since before or about the period of the Revolution. The Malicks are of German extraction, and the early spelling of the name was Malick or Mehlig, but it is now found in various forms, Malick, Malich, Mellick, etc. One Jacob Malick and five brothers came to this country from Germany, four of the brothers, among whom was Jacob, settling along the Susquehanna river in what is now Lower Augusta township, in the region of Sunbury. They were among the pioneers in that section, where their descendants are now very numerous, several branches of the family being well represented. There is record of three brothers, Peter, Henry and another who died soon after his marriage, leaving a widow and one daughter. This does not quite agree, however, with the Federal Census Report of 1790, which records Peter, Henry and a Widow Melich as heads of families in Northumberland county: Peter Malich had one son and six daughters; Henry had one daughter; the widow had two daughters. Among the taxables of Augusta township, in 1768, were David and John Malick. According to one account, the Malicks came to Pennsylvania from New Jersey, settling in the woods in what was then Northumberland (now Columbia) county, at the present location of Lightstreet. At any rate, the pioneer Peter Malick lived there until the time of the Indian scare in 1773. The family were panic-stricken at the report that the Indians were approaching, on the warpath, and the men hastily got the horses together, the women collecting clothing, etc., which they tied to a young mare. The animal took fright at its unusual burden and ran, away, and was shot by the Indians. Eventually men, women and children had to make their way on foot to Fort Augusta, at Sunbury, which had been built in 1756, and there the family remained until the immediate danger was over. It appears that Jacob Malick, son of Peter Malick, Jr., obtained his land in that region through the family's escape to the fort for safety. Peter Melick, Sr., made a will, but we have not found it on record at Sunbury. Peter Melick, Jr., made his will March 6, 1789; it was probated June 5, 1789. He bequeaths to his wife Mary "Mellick," and to children: Son John (double daughter Christiana shall have); son Peter (double of daughter Charity); son Mickel (double of daughter Margaret); son Henry; son David; and daughters Cristana, Charity, Margaret and Elizabeth. Some children died young. One David Malick, born Oct. 4, 1759, died in 1834. His old family Bible is now in the possession of Mrs. William F. Keefer, of Sunbury, a distant relative of the Malicks, her mother having been a Malick. Jacob Malick, son of Peter, Jr. (he is not mentioned in will among children of Peter, Jr.), had a number of brothers and sisters, among them END OF PAGE 442 Peter, David and Maria (who died Sept 2, 1822 aged nineteen years, eleven months; buried at Augustaville Union Church). Jacob lived near Seven Points, in Rockefeller township, in territory formerly embraced in Lower Augusta township and had a large acreage of fine, level land, the farm now owned by Levi Shipe. He also owned the land on Shikellimy Hill, on the west side of the Susquehanna river. He was a Lutheran, a member of the Augustaville Stone Church, where he was buried, and in the construction of which he bore his part, helping to get out the timber. He hewed the main girder on New Year's Day, the weather being clear and favorable for the work. His first wife, whose maiden name was Epler, bore him children: John, Jacob, Henry and Daniel. By his second wife he had children as follows: Jeremiah settled in Iowa; Mary married Jacob Martz; Charlotte married William Raker, a merchant of Trevorton, Pa.; Sarah married a Mr. Dottery, of Mount Carmel, Pa.; Hannah died unmarried, at Herndon, this county. Daniel Malick (Melick according to tombstone records) was born March 20, 1819, in Lower Augusta (now Rockefeller) township, and died Feb. 8, 1891. He was a saddler by occupation, and lived about a mile above Seven Points, where he owned a farm of about one hundred acres. He is buried at the Stone Church before mentioned, and was long an active member of the Lutheran congregation there, serving as deacon, elder and trustee, which latter position he held at the time of his death. His wife Lovina (Raker), daughter of Jacob Raker, was born Dec. 1, 1824, and died Sept. 23, 1884. Their children were as follows: Alice, who is unmarried, lives at No. 603 Catawissa avenue, Sunbury; Emma (deceased) married Jacob Shade, who lived at Paxinos, this county; Darius is mentioned below; Wilson died aged four years. Darius Malick, carpenter, of Sunbury, was born Jan. 16, 1857, in Lower Augusta (now Rockefeller) township, and there attended the public schools. When twenty-one years old he went to learn the trade of carpenter, at Seven Points, and he has been engaged at carpentry and other wood work ever since. For nine years he was employed in the Pennsylvania railroad shops. His home has been in Sunbury since 1887, and in 1891 he built the large home now occupied by the family, at No. 601 Catawissa avenue. Mr. Malick's first marriage was to Susan Conrad, daughter of William and Ann (Bartholomew) Conrad, and to this union were born children a follows: Nelson C., who married Olive McClow Cordella, who died in her third year; Emmery C., of Philadelphia; Laura E.; Annie M., wife of William Gross, foreman of silk mills at Littlestown; Pa. and Cora, who was adopted by Rev. A. S. Stokes, a United Evangelical minister, who had no family. By his second marriage, to Lizzie Hummer, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Kase) Hummer, farming people of Rush township, seven children have been born: Effa, Alma, Preston (who died in infancy), Ruth, Sadie, Greta and Alton W. This family belong to the First United Evangelical Church of Sunbury, of which Mr. Malick is one of the most prominent members and workers. He was one of the organizers of the congregation, and when the present church edifice was erected was a member of the building committee. When it was remodeled he was again a member of the committee, serving as its foreman. For seven years he was a member of the board of trustees. Politically he is a Democrat. He belongs to the Carpenters' Brotherhood. David Malick, grandfather of the brothers Charles A. and Solomon E. Malick, of Sunbury, was undoubtedly of this stock. He was born in Rockefeller township, Northumberland county, lived in the vicinity of Augustaville, on the farm later occupied by Harry Wolf, and was a lifelong farmer. He was a foremost member of Mt. Zion United Brethren Church, in Lower Augusta township, which was also called Malick's Church, so named after him, and he and his wife are buried at that church. Their children were: Sarah, who married George B. Conrad; and Solomon. Solomon Malick was born in Rockefeller township, Northumberland county, in 1832, and died March 20, 1882, aged fifty years. He is buried in the Pomfret Manor cemetery at Sunbury, which was formerly a part of the old South Fourth street cemetery. During his early boyhood Mr. Malick went to school only a few months each year, spending the rest of the time at farm work, at home or with neighboring farmers. Later he became a pupil at the academy at Freeburg, Snyder county, where he met his wife, Mary Ann Roush, daughter of Andrew and Susan (Adams) Roush, and member of a pioneer family of that county. Mr. Roush taught school, and Mr. Malick taught music and singing, conducting singing schools in Selinsgrove, Sunbury, and other places in the adjacent territory. Later he read law in the office of George C. Hill, of Sunbury, was admitted to the bar in Northumberland county and became associated in legal practice with George W. Ziegler. He was in time admitted to practice in the Supreme court and became a prominent attorney. His death, which occurred very suddenly, was caused by the bursting of a blood vessel while he was running for a train at Freeburg. His home was for the most part in Sunbury, where he lived many years in the house immediately back of the jail, on Arch street. He was a prominent citizen of the borough and filled the office of chief burgess for two terms. A Democrat in politics, he was well and favorably known in the party, was a member of Lodge No. 22, F. & A.M., of Sunbury, and with his family END OF PAGE 443 was identified with the Lutheran Church. He and his wife had children as follows: William W. was killed in a collision at Weigh Scales, this county, June 24, 1884; F. Laura married Gilbert H. Cobb, who is division freight agent for Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania Railway Company, and they live in New York City; Charles A. is mentioned below; Solomon F. is mentioned below; John F., a locomotive engineer, resides at Pottsville, Pennsylvania. CHARLES A. MALICK was born Feb. 24, 1864, at Sunbury, and there received his education in the common schools. In 1879, at the age of fifteen, he learned telegraphy, and has ever since been employed by the Pennsylvania Company. On Jan. 6, 1880, he became extra operator, being engaged as telegrapher until he was made train dispatcher, in 1887. He filled that position until promoted to trainmaster, in 1901, at Sunbury, on the Sunbury & Shamokin division of the Pennsylvania road. He has a number of men in his charge, and has proved a trustworthy man in every capacity, winning his promotions by efficient and conscientious discharge of an his duties. He is a well known citizen of the borough and has several social connections, belonging to Lewistown Lodge, No. 203, F. & A.M., to the Royal Arcanum, and to the Temple Club of Sunbury. In 1890 Mr. Malick married Ida Weiser, daughter of Jacob and Martha (Potts) Weiser, and they have one child, Helen, who graduated from the Sunbury high school with the class of 1909. The family home is at No. 24 North Second street Sunbury. They attend Zion's Lutheran Church. SOLOMON E. MALICK was born Dec. 27, 1865, at Sunbury, and there received his education in the public schools. He began to assist in the support of the family when he was fifteen years old, working in a sawmill for about a year, and on Dec. 13, 1882, taking a position with the Pennsylvania Railway Company, as night call boy. In September, 1883; he was appointed night telegraph operator at Mainville, on the Pennsylvania road, later was transferred to Catawissa as night operator, and on July 1, 1884, was transferred to the D. Y. yard at Sunbury, on account of the vacancy caused by the death of his brother, William B. Malick. In the fall of 1885 he became telegraph operator in the superintendent's office at Sunbury and was promoted until he attained the responsible position of train dispatcher. In May, 1888, he was appointed extra train dispatcher, afterward night dispatcher, which position he filled about one year, on Aug. 1, 1890, becoming train dispatcher on the afternoon trip. On April 1, 1903, Mr. Malick was made assistant trainmaster on the Sunbury & Shamokin division, with jurisdiction between Sunbury and Lewistown Junction, Sunbury and Mount Carmel, Sunbury and Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre, Pottsville and Shenandoah branch. On July 5, 1905, he was assigned jurisdiction over the passenger trains in this territory, this being his present responsibility. His position is one of the highest importance, and he has proved himself equal to its demands in emergencies as well na in his regular line of duties. His continued promotions are the best evidence of his fidelity and its appreciation. He is a Mason, belonging to Maclay Lodge, No. 632, F. & A.M., of Sunbury, and is a member of the Veterans Association of the Sunbury division of the Pennsylvania road. He also holds membership in the Temple Club. On Feb. 26, 1890, Mr. Malick married Mary Alberta Sarvis, daughter of Charles and Barbara (Wyan) Sarvis, of Lower Augusta township, and. they have one daughter, Florence Louise, who graduated from the Sunbury high school in 1909. The family home is at No. 330 Chestnut street Sunbury.

David married Mary CONRAD, daughter of Jacob CONRAD and Unknown, in 1783.