Lucy Mabelle Woltz was born on Jun 13, 1886. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Lucy Mabelle Woltz died on Sep 8, 1888 at Salem, Virgina, at age 2.

      Florence Emma Woltz was born on Nov 18, 1888 at Virgina. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Florence married Chesney C. Lamb. Florence Emma Woltz died on Oct 30, 1911 at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, at age 22. Florence was buried at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.

      Myrtle Stevens Woltz was born on Jul 30, 1893 at District of Columbia. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Myrtle married Shelton Thomas White, son of Charles White and Ella (Unknown), circa 1925.

      Helen Smith Woltz was born on Dec 1, 1894 at District of Columbia. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Helen married Shelton Thomas White, son of Charles White and Ella (Unknown). Helen Smith Woltz died in 1923.

      Robert Edward Woltz was born on Jun 26, 1897 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Robert married Gladys O. Wallach.
     

      Louise Angie Woltz was born on Mar 20, 1900 at Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Louise married Clarence Hiner circa 1920.

      Ruth Adrienne Woltz was born on Nov 9, 1901 at Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Ruth Adrienne Woltz died in 1919.

      Mary Catherine Woltz was born on Nov 9, 1902 at Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Mary married John Monroe.

      Frances Elizabeth Woltz was born on Feb 12, 1905 at District of Columbia. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn.

     James married Ann Maria Hudson.

     Ann married James Henry Woltz.

      Rosie Woltz was born in 1891 at Virgina. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn.

      Ethel L. Woltz was born on Sep 18, 1907 at District of Columbia. She was the daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Ethel married Modestino J. Frasca circa 1928. Ethel L. Woltz died on Mar 23, 1998 at Madison, Rockingham County, North Carolina, at age 90.

     Gladys married Robert Edward Woltz, son of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn.

     Chesney married Florence Emma Woltz, daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn.

      Shelton Thomas White was born on Jun 18, 1890 at Virgina. He was the son of Charles White and Ella (Unknown). Shelton married Helen Smith Woltz, daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn. Shelton married Myrtle Stevens Woltz, daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn, circa 1925.
     

      Shelton T. White Jr. was born on Jan 17, 1918 at District of Columbia. He was the son of Shelton Thomas White and Helen Smith Woltz. Shelton T. White Jr. died on Mar 5, 1994 at Annandale, Fairfax County, Virgina, at age 76.
     He began military service on Feb 26, 1943 at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virgina.

      Virginia Lee White was born in 1921 at District of Columbia. She was the daughter of Shelton Thomas White and Helen Smith Woltz.

     Louise Wallach Woltz was the daughter of Robert Edward Woltz and Gladys O. Wallach.

     John married Mary Catherine Woltz, daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn.

     Jacqueline Monroe was the daughter of John Monroe and Mary Catherine Woltz.

      Clarence Hiner was born circa 1895 at District of Columbia. Clarence married Louise Angie Woltz, daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn, circa 1920.

      Robert Hiner was born circa 1920 at District of Columbia. He was the son of Clarence Hiner and Louise Angie Woltz.

      Modestino J. Frasca was born on Jun 3, 1904 at Massachusetts. Modestino married Ethel L. Woltz, daughter of Robert Walter Woltz and Josephine Van Dorn, circa 1928. Modestino J. Frasca died in May, 1987 at Washington, District of Columbia, at age 82.
     He was also known as Jack Frasca.

      Donald A. Frasca was born circa 1929 at District of Columbia. He was the son of Modestino J. Frasca and Ethel L. Woltz.

     Charles married Ella (Unknown).

     Ella married Charles White.

      James W. White was born circa 1927 at District of Columbia. He was the son of Shelton Thomas White and Myrtle Stevens Woltz.

      Richard Hiner was born circa 1927 at Maryland. He was the son of Clarence Hiner and Louise Angie Woltz.

      James Edward Lenton was born on Jun 19, 1864. James married Emma A. Van Dorn, daughter of Gilbert Van Dorn and Jane Ann Stevens, on Dec 25, 1888.

      Ethel Anette Lenton was born on Nov 28, 1890. She was the daughter of James Edward Lenton and Emma A. Van Dorn.

      Theodore Eugene Lenton was born on Mar 25, 1892. He was the son of James Edward Lenton and Emma A. Van Dorn.

      Mary Adelaide Lenton was born on Jan 13, 1895. She was the daughter of James Edward Lenton and Emma A. Van Dorn.

      James Edward Lenton Jr. was born on Feb 18, 1899. He was the son of James Edward Lenton and Emma A. Van Dorn.

      Charles Clifton Wright was born on Mar 9, 1865. Charles married Adaline B. Van Dorn, daughter of Gilbert Van Dorn and Jane Ann Stevens, on Feb 26, 1890.

      Charles Clifton Wright Jr. was born on Apr 3, 1891. He was the son of Charles Clifton Wright and Adaline B. Van Dorn.

      Theodore Chapel Wright was born on Feb 11, 1893. He was the son of Charles Clifton Wright and Adaline B. Van Dorn.

      Paddison Wright was born on Feb 11, 1893. He died young after Feb 11, 1893. He was the son of Charles Clifton Wright and Adaline B. Van Dorn.

      Edward Powell Wright was born on Jul 31, 1894. He died young after Jul 31, 1894. He was the son of Charles Clifton Wright and Adaline B. Van Dorn.

      Ida Halcyone Wright was born on Aug 26, 1896. She was the daughter of Charles Clifton Wright and Adaline B. Van Dorn.

      Lloyd Erskine Wright was born on Aug 16, 1902. He was the son of Charles Clifton Wright and Adaline B. Van Dorn.

     James married Angeline Van Dorn, daughter of Gilbert Van Dorn and Jane Ann Stevens, on Sep 14, 1904.

      Florence Lucille Allen was born on Dec 13, 1908. She was the daughter of James W. Allen and Angeline Van Dorn.

      Martha J. (Unknown) was born circa 1870 at Washington. Martha married Clarence S. Van Dorn, son of Gilbert Van Dorn and Jane Ann Stevens, circa 1905.

      Charles Van Dorn was born circa 1906 at Oregon. He was the son of Clarence S. Van Dorn and Martha J. (Unknown).

      Rev. Matthias Freeman Swaim was born on Aug 16, 1834 at New York. He was the son of Rev. John S. Swaim and Catherine T. (Unknown). Matthias married Josephine Van Dorn, daughter of Ferdinand Van Dorn and Phebe Southard Woodward, on Apr 14, 1859. Rev. Matthias Freeman Swaim died in Jan, 1879 at Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, at age 44.
     In the census on Aug 31, 1860 Rev. Matthias Freeman Swaim was named Matthias F. Swain.
Although Jacksonville's northern Methodists were deeply interested in black education, their contributions extended as well to public schooling for white children. T. Frederick Davis has noted that Duval High School opened in 1875 with John Swaim's son, Matthias Freeman Swaim, as its first principal. Another local historian has suggested that previous to that date a public elementary school known as the Duval Graded High School was in operation.68 Likely, the school actually was a secondary school as early as September 30, 1874, when the younger Swaim was appointed "Principal of Duval High School." The appointment was a popular one, and the local newspaper described Swaim as "a gentleman of fine education and culture [who] will fill the position with honor and dignity."

The hopes placed in Matthias Swaim's abilities were realized. Two years later, another Jacksonville paper noted that the public schools were held in "high esteem by the people, proof of the ability of the management." An 1888 assessment of high schools in Florida found the few that existed during the 1870s to be of a quality that could not be "compared favorably with schools in the other states." The report added, however, "An exception to that should be made for the high school in Jacksonville." The quality of its programs was "scarcely inferior to the colleges of the state."

This story of educational development reveals a pattern that also occurred in the building of the city's northern Methodist churches. Florida's Methodist Episcopal Church, in fulfilling its institutional commitment to education, put the "last first" and the "first last." At a time when institutions of higher education were scarce, the church founded Cookman Institute before Duval High School, although both opened in the same building, Trinity M. E. Church . It also ensured that both were led by competently trained M. E. ministers. Samuel Darnell was a graduate of Drew Seminary, now Drew University. Matthias Swaim, also a northern Methodist minister, studied at Pennington Seminary, presently a New Jersey preparatory school.

Matthias Swaim served at Duval High School into the 1876-77 school year. He remained in the community through 1878, but his whereabouts thereafter are unknown. Jacksonville New South, September 30, 1874; Jacksonville Florida Union, October 3, 1876; Jacksonville Daily Sun and Press, March 7, 1878; Duval County, Marriage Records, Book 4, 832 (available on microfilm at Florida State Archives, Tallahassee).


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     John married Catherine T. (Unknown).
      Insight as to the contributions of Northerners may be glimpsed from an examination of the Florida work of the Methodist Episcopal Church, often called the northern Methodist Church. Based upon church policy promulgated during and soon after the Civil War, Methodist ministers from the North involved themselves in every aspect of Reconstruction life-religion, education, civil rights, economic development, and politics. From a base in Jacksonville, these individuals-principal among them the Reverend John Sanford Swaim-achieved important successes and exerted a lasting influence beyond that justified by their small numbers.

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When Presiding Elder Lewis reported his views in the summer of 1865, John Sanford Swaim already was working for the church in Florida. Born in Chatham, New Jersey, on May 1, 1806, Swaim had served as an ordained minister for over thirty years.11 His career had been a distinguished one and had led to his selection in 1856 as conference delegate to the church's supreme governing body, the General Assembly.12 Late in 1862, however, Swaim's daughter died of tuberculosis, and thereafter the minister's own health declined.13 By the spring of 1864, due to respiratory problems, he had been classified among the inactive clergy.14 The condition persisted until his death a decade later. 15

The decline of Swaim's health coincided with the beginnings of an effort by New Jersey Bishop Edmund S. Janes to send disabled clergy to warmer climates. Hoping that the southern environment would prove more healthy for his ministers, Janes assigned them to serve as pastors to Federal troops and to freed blacks. In 1864, he included Swaim in the program and posted him to Jacksonville .16 Swaim was joined there in August by his brother-in-law, Wesley Robertson, who also was a disabled minister. Unfortunately, Robertson's presence in Florida was brief. He contracted typhoid fever and died on November 3, 1864.17

That Swaim would be sent as far south as Florida was unusual. Prior to the war, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, had exercised a "monopoly" over Methodism in the state.

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For additional biographical information on Swaim, see John T. Foster, Jr., and Sarah W. Foster, "John Sanford Swaim: A Life at the Beginning of Modern Florida," Methodist History 26 (July 1988), 229-40; Matthew Simpson, Cyclopedia of Methodism (Philadelphia, 1882), 393.

     Catherine married Rev. John S. Swaim.

      Rev. Alfred W. Dennett was born circa 1840 at Maine. Alfred married Josephine Van Dorn, daughter of Ferdinand Van Dorn and Phebe Southard Woodward. Rev. Alfred W. Dennett died on Jan 22, 1908 at Stockton, San Joaquin County, California.

     Matina Swaim was the daughter of Rev. Matthias Freeman Swaim and Josephine Van Dorn.

     Arabella Swaim was the daughter of Rev. Matthias Freeman Swaim and Josephine Van Dorn.

     Ferdinand Van Dorn Swaim was the son of Rev. Matthias Freeman Swaim and Josephine Van Dorn. Ferdinand Van Dorn Swaim died in Feb, 1892.

     Sanford Southard Swaim was the son of Rev. Matthias Freeman Swaim and Josephine Van Dorn.

     William V. Swaim was the son of Rev. Matthias Freeman Swaim and Josephine Van Dorn.

      Margriette Huff Barkalow was born on Sep 3, 1843. She was the daughter of Christopher Barkalow. Margriette married Eugene Van Dorn, son of Ferdinand Van Dorn and Phebe Southard Woodward, on Feb 13, 1866.

      Mary Barkalow Van Dorn was born on May 7, 1867 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow. Mary married Ira F. Garrabrant in 1885.

      Phebe Augusta Van Dorn was born on Jan 27, 1869. She was the daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow.

      Ferdinand Barkalow Van Dorn was born on Feb 1, 1871 at New Jersey. He was the son of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow. Ferdinand married Evelyn Evans in 1901.
     Ferdinand Barkalow Van Dorn resided at at 29 Mitchell Place, East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.

      Selena Adelaide Van Dorn was born on Aug 27, 1874 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow. Selena married Samuel Joel Dayton in 1894.
     Selena Adelaide Van Dorn resided at at 48 Gould Ave., Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. In the census on Feb 8, 1920 Selena Adelaide Van Dorn was named Selina Van Dorn.

      Elizabeth Christina Van Dorn was born on Oct 1, 1876 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow. Elizabeth married Daniel Ballentine on Sep 16, 1896.

      Margaret Jeanette Van Dorn was born on Sep 15, 1878 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow. Margaret married Arthur T. Lewis in 1899.

      Jersey Anna Baucker Van Dorn was born on Jan 26, 1880. She was the daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow.

      William Dudley Baucker Van Dorn was born on Sep 7, 1883 at New Jersey. He was the son of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow. William married Janet Culberson in 1903.
     William Dudley Baucker Van Dorn resided at at 32 S. 17th Street, East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. In the census in 1920 William Dudley Baucker Van Dorn was named Dudley B. Van Dorn.

      Vernon Van Doren was born circa 1907 at New Jersey. He was the son of Eugene William Van Doren and Etta Dushug.

      Milton Van Doren was born circa 1910 at New York. He was the son of Eugene William Van Doren and Etta Dushug.

      Mary Van Doren was born circa 1916 at New York. She was the daughter of Eugene William Van Doren and Etta Dushug.
     In the census on Apr 10, 1930 Mary Van Doren was named May Van Dorn.

      Ira F. Garrabrant was born circa 1864 at New Jersey. Ira married Mary Barkalow Van Dorn, daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow, in 1885.

      Robert Barkalow Garrabrant was born on Aug 12, 1886 at Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey. He was the son of Ira F. Garrabrant and Mary Barkalow Van Dorn. Robert married Nellie (Unknown) circa 1917. Robert married Ida? (Unknown) circa 1919.
     

      Adele Garrabrant was born on May 6, 1898. She was the daughter of Ira F. Garrabrant and Mary Barkalow Van Dorn.

      Emma? Garrabrant was born circa 1887 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Ira F. Garrabrant and Mary Barkalow Van Dorn. Emma? married (Unknown) Craig.

     (Unknown) married Emma? Garrabrant, daughter of Ira F. Garrabrant and Mary Barkalow Van Dorn.

      Lavinia L. Millard was born circa Jan, 1872 at New York. She was the daughter of Lefferts Lefferts Millard and Clara Louise Duvalle.

      Edith Millard was born circa 1876 at New York. She was the daughter of Lefferts Lefferts Millard and Clara Louise Duvalle.

      Lefferts Millard was born in 1879 at New York. He was the son of Lefferts Lefferts Millard and Clara Louise Duvalle.

      Ida? (Unknown) was born circa 1900 at New York. Ida? married Robert Barkalow Garrabrant, son of Ira F. Garrabrant and Mary Barkalow Van Dorn, circa 1919.
     Ida? (Unknown) was also known as Nellie (Unknown).

      Nellie (Unknown) was born circa 1898 at New Jersey. Nellie married Robert Barkalow Garrabrant, son of Ira F. Garrabrant and Mary Barkalow Van Dorn, circa 1917.

      Robert Garrabrant Jr. was born circa 1918 at New Jersey. He was the son of Robert Barkalow Garrabrant and Nellie (Unknown).

      Audry Garrabrant was born circa 1920 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Robert Barkalow Garrabrant and Nellie (Unknown).

      Evelyn Evans was born circa 1877 at Michigan. Evelyn married Ferdinand Barkalow Van Dorn, son of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow, in 1901.

      Samuel Joel Dayton was born on Sep 28, 1870 at New Jersey. Samuel married Selena Adelaide Van Dorn, daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow, in 1894.
     In the census on Jun 6, 1900 Samuel Joel Dayton was named Sam L. Dayton.

      Margaret Eleanor Dayton was born on Jan 2, 1896 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Samuel Joel Dayton and Selena Adelaide Van Dorn. Margaret Eleanor Dayton died in Aug, 1985 at Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, at age 89.

      Elsie Lamoreaux Dayton was born on Jun 16, 1898 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Samuel Joel Dayton and Selena Adelaide Van Dorn.

     Samuel Joel Dayton Jr. died on Dec 3, 1894. He was born on May 14, 1901. He was the son of Samuel Joel Dayton and Selena Adelaide Van Dorn.

      Harold Melvin Dayton was born on Aug 30, 1906 at New Jersey. He was the son of Samuel Joel Dayton and Selena Adelaide Van Dorn. Harold Melvin Dayton died in Jul, 1973 at Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey, at age 66.

      Daniel Ballentine was born circa 1871 at New Jersey. Daniel married Elizabeth Christina Van Dorn, daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow, on Sep 16, 1896.

      Myra Barkley Ballentine was born on Jul 28, 1897. She was the daughter of Daniel Ballentine and Elizabeth Christina Van Dorn.

      James Elbert Ballentine was born on Jan 7, 1900. He was the son of Daniel Ballentine and Elizabeth Christina Van Dorn. James Elbert Ballentine died in Apr, 1976 at Long Valley, Morris County, New Jersey, at age 76.
     

      Alma Elizabeth Ballentine was born on Jun 11, 1904. She was the daughter of Daniel Ballentine and Elizabeth Christina Van Dorn. Alma Elizabeth Ballentine died on Mar 6, 1905.

      Arthur Ballentine was born circa Sep, 1909 at New Jersey. He was the son of Daniel Ballentine and Elizabeth Christina Van Dorn.

      Arthur T. Lewis was born circa Jan, 1877 at New Jersey. Arthur married Margaret Jeanette Van Dorn, daughter of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow, in 1899.

      Janet Culberson was born circa 1883 at New Jersey. Janet married William Dudley Baucker Van Dorn, son of Eugene Van Dorn and Margriette Huff Barkalow, in 1903.

      Margaret Huff Van Dorn was born circa 1905. She was the daughter of William Dudley Baucker Van Dorn and Janet Culberson.

      Janet L. Van Dorn was born circa 1911 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of William Dudley Baucker Van Dorn and Janet Culberson.

      Dr. Alfred Almeron Lewis MD was born on Sep 19, 1847. He was the son of Jacob K. Lewis and Elizabeth Bellis. Alfred married Annie Barkley Van Dorn, daughter of Ferdinand Van Dorn and Phebe Southard Woodward, on Oct 20, 1869.
     Dr. Alfred Almeron Lewis MD resided at at 102 South Street, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey.

      Annette Lewis was born circa 1872 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Dr. Alfred Almeron Lewis MD and Annie Barkley Van Dorn. Annette married Joseph Halsey Doty on Sep 15, 1897.
     In the census on Jun 18, 1880 Annette Lewis was named Jennette B. Lewis.
In the census on Apr 25, 1910 Annette Lewis was named Jennette B. Lewis.

      Joseph Halsey Doty was born circa 1874 at New Jersey. Joseph married Annette Lewis, daughter of Dr. Alfred Almeron Lewis MD and Annie Barkley Van Dorn, on Sep 15, 1897.

     Jacob married Elizabeth Bellis.

     Elizabeth married Jacob K. Lewis.

     Newton married Isabelle Catherine Van Dorn, daughter of Ferdinand Van Dorn and Phebe Southard Woodward, in 1888.