Gen. Edward M. Biddle and Julia A. Watts
Husband Gen. Edward M. Biddle 1 2
Born: 27 Jul 1808 - Philadelphia, PA 3 Christened: Died: 13 May 1889 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 3 Buried:
Father: William Macfunn Biddle ( - ) 1 Mother: Lydia Spencer (1766-1858) 1 4
Marriage: 14 Jan 1836 1 3
Wife Julia A. Watts 1
AKA: Juliana Watts 5 Born: - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA Christened: Died: 9 Aug 1899 6 Buried:
Father: David Watts (1764-1819) 7 8 9 Mother: Juliana Miller ( -1869) 8
Children
1 M David Watts Biddle 10 11
Born: 28 Oct 1838 11 Christened: Died: 8 Aug 1902 11 Buried:
2 M Charles Penrose Biddle 10 11
Born: 21 Jul 1847 11 Christened: Died: 25 Mar 1890 11 Buried:
3 M Frederick Watts Biddle 10
Born: 5 Oct 1849 11 Christened: Died: 21 Aug 1900 11 Buried:
4 M Edward William Biddle 10 11
Born: 3 May 1852 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 10 11 Christened: Died: Aft 1905 Buried:Spouse: Gertrude Dale Bosler ( - ) 10 11 Marr: 2 Feb 1882 10 12
5 M William Macfunn Biddle 10 13
Born: 24 Sep 1855 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 8 Dec 1903 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 6 Buried:
6 F Lydia Spencer Biddle 10 13
Born: Christened: Died: Aft 1905 Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Gen. Edward M. Biddle
He received a classical education, and graduated at Princeton College, with distinction, in the class of 1827. After graduating he removed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Carlisle, and there pursued the study of law under his brother-in-law, Hon. Charles B. Penrose, and in 1830 was admitted to practice in the several courts of Cumberland County. Subsequently he embarked in other business pursuits, and then, in connection with a partner, erected the Big Pond Iron Furnace, in Cumberland County, and for several years carried on its business. In 1839 Mr. Biddle was appointed secretary of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, and in 1840 was made treasurer and secretary, which position he held continuously for more than forty years. In 1858 he was elected major-general of the volunteers of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Division, composed of the counties of Cumberland, Franklin and Perry. In 1861, upon the breaking out of the Rebellion, he was tendered by Gov. Curtin, and accepted, the position of adjutant-general of Pennsylvania, and organized for service the earlier Pennsylvania regiments which were put into the field. At the expiration of a year he resigned, his personal business requiring his entire attention. [HCC 1886, 368]
Having been graduated from Princeton College on Oct. 6, 1827, he at once entered upon the study of law in Carlisle in the office of his brother-in-law, Hon. Charles B. Penrose, and was admitted to the Bar in 1830. He practiced his profession for only a short time and then became interested in various manufacturing enterprises, including the Big Pond Furnace in Southampton township, and later the straw board mill at Middlesex, the latter having been built in 1833-34 by himself and Hon. Charles B. Penrose as partners.
In 1839 he was elected secretary of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company and in 1840 was elected to the additional office of treasurer. These two positions he held continuously until his death, in 1889, at which time he was the oldest railroad official in point of service in the United States.
In early life he took a conspicuous part in the military affairs of Cumberland County. In 1830 he was commissioned second lieutenant of the "Carlisle Light Artillery," in the 1st Brigade of the 11th Division of Pennsylvania militia, rising in 1832 to be first lieutenant and in 1835 to be captain. In 1836 Major Gen. Samuel Alexander, of the militia, selected him as his first aide-de-camp, with the rank of a major of the line. In April, 1861, upon the breaking out of the Rebellion, Gov. Andrew Curtin appointed and commissioned him adjutant general of the Commonwealth, and while holding this position he organized the earliest regiments which went to the field of battle. In the succeeding January he resigned, his private business requiring his undivided attention, and he never thereafter entered the public service. [BACC, 849]
He and his wife had eight children, six of whom survived.
1 —, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 368.
2 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 11, 849.
3 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 849.
4 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 9.
5 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 193, 849.
6 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 850.
7 —, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 168, 399.
8 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 193.
9 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 261.
10 —, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 369.
11 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 11.
12 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 12.
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—, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 11, 850.
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