Introduction
William H. Tice was born in Newburg, New York on July 12, 1834. He came to Camden in 1886, residing at 534 Penn Street. By 1890 he had moved to 506 North 2nd Street. By 1897 he was living at 217 Pearl Street. William Tice was already a successful businessman when he moved to this city, engaged in the manufacture of gutta percha roofing material. In 1895 he was elected to City Council as a Republican, and was active in politics on a state-wide basis as well.
He passed away around September of 1918, survived by his wife Catherine, who moved back to Newburg, New York.
Biographical Review
1897
CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. TICE, proprietor of the Empire Paint and Roofing Company, sole manufacturers of gutta-percha roofing, and dealers in building papers, roof paints, and so forth — with an office and salesroom at 111 North Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. — resides at 217 Pearl Street, Camden, N.J. He was born in Newburg, N.Y., July 12, 1834, a son of Henry and Charlotte (Sloat) Tice. His Grandfather Tice was a Corporal in the Revolutionary War in 1778. Henry Tice was brought up on a farm at Pine Bush, but subsequently settled in Newburg, where he spent his last years, dying there, aged sixty-six.
He was a Corporal in the War of 1812. His wife was a native of Newburg, N.Y. They had seven children; but only two are living — Anna M. and William H. The parents were members of the Presbyterian church, of which the father was sexton.
William H. Tice was educated in the public schools of Newburg and in the city of Brooklyn, where he went at the age of eleven. For five years after leaving school he worked as a book-keeper. He then went to California, and was employed as a store-keeper and steward on the Pacific Mail Line running from Panama to San Francisco. Two years having been spent in that manner, he returned to Brooklyn, and engaged in the grocery business for himself for two years. On September 1, 1862, he enlisted in Company K, Twenty-first Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Third Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Army Corps, under General Hooker, was made a Corporal, was in service about ten months, and was mustered out with his company in June, 1863. From that time until 1886 he was extensively engaged in the slate-roofing business in Newburg. Selling out, he went to Philadelphia, and secured a patent for what is known as gutta-percha roofing, in the manufacture of which he has since engaged, with the exception of a few months in 1886, when he was in the slate-mantel business in Camden. He has the only roofing of this description in the United States, his factory being in Richmond, Va.
In 1854 Mr. Tice married Catherine A. Davis, daughter of Dr. Isaac Davis, a surgeon in the United States Navy. She was born in Newburg. Seven children were the fruit of their union, and four are living, namely: Mary Emma Tice, the wife of John E. Whitehill, a travelling salesman, and a member of Company E of the Newburg militia, who has one son, Edward Whitehill; Charlotte Tice, who married James W. Chalmers, superintendent of the paper-mill in Camden, and has two children — Olive and Willie; Thomas G. Tice, a clerk in the tax receiver’s office; and Florence E. Tice.
Mr. Tice is a stanch and active Republican in politics, being a member of the First Ward Executive Committee, also of the Camden Republican Club. In 1895 he was elected to the Common Council to serve two years. He was Chairman of the Finance Committee, which successfully floated the 600,000 bonds for new water-works; also Chairman of the Poor Committee, and a member of the Committee on Streets and Highways, City Property, and Lighting. He was a delegate to the convention which nominated Governor Griggs and Presidential electors.
While a resident of Newburg, he joined the Twenty-first Separate Company of the State National Guard, in which he was promoted to be First Lieutenant, and served as such for ten years. At the end of that period the company went into the Nineteenth Battalion; and he was made a Major, and served until compelled to resign, in 1886, on account of leaving Newburg. Mr. Tice is a member of T. M. K. Lee Post, No. 5, Grand Army of the Republic, and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 293, of Camden. The family are all members of the First Presbyterian Church.
New Jersey Twenty-First Infantry
Regimental History (Nine Months)
Col., Gilliam Van Houten; Lieut.-Col., Isaac S. Mettler; Maj., Hiram Van Buskirk.
This regiment was organized at Trenton, in Aug., 1862, and was composed of eight companies from Hudson county and two from Mercer county. Being organized, armed and equipped in about ten days, it was mustered into the U. S. service on Sept. 15, and the next day took its departure for Washington. Immediately upon reaching headquarters it was attached to the 3d brigade, 2nd division, 6th corps, with which it served during its entire term of enlistment (9 months), sharing the privations and hardships, and participating in all the engagements in which that famous corps took part during the nine months following.
At the battle of Fredericksburg the regiment was assigned as a support to Wier’s battery on the Bowling Green road, and this trying position it held from the afternoon of Dec. 11 until the morning of Dec. 15, during the whole of the hard-fought and desperate engagements. Although it was under a severe crossfire of the enemy’s artillery, it had but 6 or 8 men wounded.
On the evening of May 2, 1863, the corps moved forward to attack the Confederates at Chancellorsville and during that night the regiment was engaged, supporting the skirmish line in driving the enemy to his entrenchments. In the engagement at Salem Church, which immediately followed, the regiment lost heavily, in both officers and men, killed, wounded and prisoners. In the skirmish at Franklin’s crossing the regiment lost 1 man killed—shot through the head by the enemy’s sharpshooters while on the skirmish line.
This ended the fighting of the 21st, and soon after the action it was ordered to Trenton, its term of service having expired. Reaching Trenton about June 15, it was reviewed by Gov. Parker, handsomely entertained by a public dinner given by the citizens and presided over by the mayor, and soon afterward was mustered out and the men returned to their homes.
The total strength of the regiment was 1,004, and it lost during its term of service, by resignation 3, by discharge 31, by promotion 4, by transfer 3, by death 51, by desertion 44, by dismissal 3, not accounted for 1, mustered out, 864.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Battles Fought
Fought on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 03 May 1863 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 03 May 1863 at Salem Heights, VA.
Fought on 04 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 04 May 1863 at Salem Heights, VA.
Fought on 05 June 1863 at Franklin Crossing, VA.
Civil War Pension Record
Named: Civil War pension record for William H. Tice, Company K, 21st New Jersey Infantry, and Invalid application No. 1194372, Certificate No. 450577. Widow Catharine A. Tice application No. 1127445, Certificate No. 855490..
One Week More of Campaigning
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Republican Ticket Will Sweep Camden County With a Big Majority
Democrats, Hopeless of Success, Are Having a Factional Fight on the Side
With the end of this week the campaign in Camden county will practically end. During the week the Republican spellbinders will visit the Ninth and Twelfth wards, Camden, and Waterford and Winslow townships. Everything points to an overwhelming Republican majority.
While the Democrats have been taking but little interest in the campaign, the nomination of an independent Democratic ticket by the county Democracy will result in bringing out many Democrats to vote who otherwise would remain at home. Gottlieb Mick, chairman of the Executive Committee of the County Democracy, yesterday announced the appointment of the following Campaign Committee:
Dr. Donges, Captain Christopher S. Magrath, Isaac Ferris, Jr., Charles Davall, John Hood, George D. Borton, James F. Davis, Joseph Devinney, George Holl, Joseph Nowrey, William E. Anthony, David T Campbell, John Pugh, John K. Esler, Harry Stetser, Cornelius Shepperkotter, Dr. F. J. Bickers, Jonas S. Miller, Allyn Brewer, Joseph Peacock, David A. Shreeve, Charles D. Heath, Frederick Krueger, F. S. Niepling, Aaron Bryant, Jacob C Lippincott, Thomas Wentz, Sr.
The committee will endeavor to get out a larger vote for the County Democracy ticket than the “regular” faction of the party will poll. The regulars have William J. Thompson as their leader, with County Detective John S. Smith as his chief lieutenant, and they expect to down the “silk stockings.”
A change was made in the County Democracy ticket yesterday, caused by the withdrawal of George Williams, of the Twelfth ward, as a candidate for the Assembly. The vacancy was filled by selecting Charles C. Old, of Pensauken township, who filed his acceptance with the County Clerk. Mr. Old is a shoe merchant in business in Philadelphia.
Jacob C Daubman, who recently filed a certificate of nomination as an “Independent Republican” candidate for Sheriff yesterday, announced his withdrawal. He had made a strong play for the County Democracy endorsement, but failed to land it, and this left him no ground to stand on.
Political Straws
Major William H. Tice, of the First ward, who has been in City Council, would like to occupy his old seat again, and will be a candidate for the Republican nomination in the First ward next spring.
The Republican County Executive Committee yesterday arranged for the appointment of two challengers in each election district.
The Democratic County Executive Committee of the “regulars” organized yesterday afternoon by the election of Clarence T. Atkinson as chairman; James Burke, secretary, and Thomas Bodell. Committees were appointed to carry on campaign work.
There is no more popular candidate on the Republican ticket than Editor F. F. Patterson, Jr., who is receiving many voluntary pledges of support from Democrats.
Camden Primaries
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Republicans Elect Delegates to the State Convention.
There were contests at the Republican primary election in Camden last night in the First, Fourth, Eighth and Ninth wards. In the last two wards the fight for ward leadership was hotly contested. The result in the Eighth could not be ascertained at a late hour last night. There were several fights around the polls in this ward. The police took a hand and some of the participants are nursing sore heads.
All the delegates to the Gubernatorial convention, with possibly two or three exceptions, will be for Senator Rogers on the first ballot and for John Kean, Jr., on the final vote. Dr. A. H. Lippincott seems to have secured a majority of the delegates to the Coroner’s convention, defeating Charles N. Robinson, the colored candidate.
In the First ward the First Ward Republican Club named a ticket against the leaders, but polled only about forty votes out of over 280. The Gubernatorial delegates elected were George A Frey, W. H. Tice, Jacob S. Justice, F. F. Patterson, Jr., W. J. Browning and John B. Adams.
The Williams faction defeated the Lee-Dease combination in the Fourth ward by a majority of 225 out of 425 votes polled, and elected as delegates George W. Johnson, C. E. W. Moore, John Baker and William D. Hart.
The contest in the Ninth ward was spirited. The Lee ticket was defeated by the faction lead [sic] by Tax Receiver Husted by a majority of 117 votes. The delegates elected are William Ireton, A. J. Millette, Charles Preusch and Dr. P. W. Beale.
Stockton Republicans elected W. W. Mines, Jr., Harry Davis and D. W. Pierce as delegates to the State Convention.
Camden Democrats last night made nominations for Gubernatorial delegates and will elect next Monday night. There are no contests.