Isaac was the third child and second son of David Read and Anna Middlesworth. According to Kern (1938) he was born 9 November 1810. He is named in a petition presented to the Orphans Court in June 1832. The petition was presented by his brother-in-law, John Cummins, Sr. It asked that the court appoint a committee to divide the real estate of Isaac's father, the late David Read of Hope, who had died intestate. Cummins requested that the court do so, because only Lavina Read Cummins and Isaac Read were of legal age. The other four siblings, Joseph, Sallie, Ellen and Jackson Read were minors. The court ordered David's 160 acre farm divided into six equal parts, one for each of the surviving siblings (Warren County Surrogate Court Records, hereinafter WCSCR, Orphans Court Minutes, Liber 1, folio 236).

Isaac and Charlotte Read's first child, a daughter named Loammi, was born April 1844. She was known to the family as "Emma." On 5 June 1845, their second child, a son was born. The baby was named Abraham, possibly after Issac's older brother who had died at the age of 20 in 1827. Charlotte died eight days after the birth of the baby on 13 June 1845. It is possible that she died of Puerperal Fever (for more on Puerperal Fever see the link at the end of the essay). Baby Abraham lived for a little over two months, dieing on 16 August 1845. He was buried next to his mother in Union Brick Cemetery (Kern 1938; Union Brick Cemetery).

After Charlotte's death, Isaac's mother, Ann Middlesworth Read, moved into his home to help him care for his young daughter, Emma. In addition to Ann, a woman by the name of Louisa Stone also lived in the home. She was the house keeper or a domestic servant. Both Ann and Louisa Stone appear in the household on the 1850 United States Federal Census. The household was visited on 11 September 1850. Isaac was listed as a farmer, with $8,000 worth of real estate. His house was the 712^th visited in Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey. It was the 745^th family visited (1850 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 435). The composition of the household in 1850 is presented in Table 1.

Table 1: Household of Isaac S. Read in 1850
1850 United States Federal Census
Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 435

Isaac was still single when the census was taken in 1860. His mother had died, but Louisa Stone was still with the family. Isaac was listed as a farmer, living in Hope Township. He owned real estate valued at $10,400 worth and held a personal estate worth $1,500. The household was the 58^th dwelling and 49^th family visited (1860 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 8, 28 June 1860, Post Office Hope). The household appeared in the census as follows in Table 2:

Table 2: Household of Isaac S. Read in 1860
1860 United States Federal Census
Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 8

Between 1860 and 1870, Isaac married Mary Hankinson, the widow of Ira King Wilson. Ira was born 4 September 1822 in Hardwick Twp and died 3 April 1858. He was the son of Eli Wilson and Elizabeth Lundy Wilson (Armstrong 1902; Kern 1938). Ira's first cousin, Lydia Johnson, was married to (519) Isaac Calvin Kerr⁵ (Isaac Read Kerr⁴, Phebe Read³, Isaac Read, Sr.², Joseph¹), the grandson of Isaac S. Read's first cousin, (21) Phebe Read Kerr³. Mary appears on the 1870 United States Federal Census as Isaac's wife. She was born September 1824 and died 1909 (1900 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 189, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 12B, 28 June 1900; Johnsonburg Christian Cemetery). There were no children by the second marriage. In 1870, Isaac, Mary and Emma lived together in Hope Township. Louisa Stone was no longer with the family. They were visited by the census taker on 16 August 1870, and were the 262^nd dwelling and 272^nd listed in the township. The census valued Isaac's real estate at $13,425 and his personal estate at $2,150 (1870 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 183, 16 August 1870). The household in 1870 consisted of:

Table 3: Household of Isaac S. and Mary (Hankinson) Read in 1870
1870 United States Federal Census
Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 183

Loemme Read was married on 8 February 1874 in Hope, Warren County, New Jersey, to William C. Raub. The wedding was performed by the Rev. Henry Litts, who was a Methodist Episcopal minister (Blairstown Marriage Returns 1873-1874). William C. Raub may be William Carlisle Raub, who was born in 1841 and died in 1916. The 1880 census for Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey gives his age as 38, which places his birth in circa 1842. The 1900 census gives his age as 58 and places his birth date in December 1841. This would be the right age for William Carlisle Raub. If William C. Raub was William Carlisle Raub, he was the son of Jacob Butts Raub and Rachel Diltz Lanterman. William's grandfather was Andrew Raub, an older brother of the Michael Raub who married Mary Read³ (Issac Read, Sr.², Joseph Read¹). Mary Raub was Isaac S. Read's first cousin. William's mother, Rachel Diltz Lanterman was the daugther of William Lanterman. Rachel's sisters, Anna and Sarah Ann, were married to Amos and Joseph R. Ogden, respectively. Amos and Joseph were Issac S. Read's first cousins. Emma and William, while not direct blood relatives (that I know of) had close kin ties in the community (Armstrong 1979).

The 1880 United States Census lists both the Read and Raub households in Hope Township (1880 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 199, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 413C, 4 June 1880). Both Isaac Read and William Raub were listed as farmers. Both households were visited on 4 June 1880. They appear to have been next door neighbors, the Raubs lived in dwelling number 8 and the Reads in dwelling number 7 (Table 4, the abbreviation "H-O-H" stands for head of household).

Table 4: Households of Isaac S. and Mary (Hankinson) Read
and William and Loammi Raub in 1880
1880 United States Federal Census
Enumeration District 199
Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 413C

The will was witnessed by E.S. Swayze and Caleb Swayze (WCSCR Wills Book 7, pages 307-311). Isaac's executors were both "friends and kinsmen." Soren W. Read was the son of Isaac's first cousin, Isaac Read, Jr. John Flummerfelt was probably his nephew, the son of his sister Ellen Read and her husband Charles Flummerfelt. The farm of Charles Flummerfelt bordered Isaac's farm

She appears on the 1900 United States Census as a resident of Hope Township. She owned the house free and clear of mortgages. The house was not located on a farm and may have been in the village of Hope. She is listed as "Marry W. Read," age 75 in the census. Mary shared her home with her sister, Margaret Hankinson Hartman. The Census gives Margaret's date of birth as August 1834 and her age as 65 (1900 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 189, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 12B, 28 June 1900). Mary's sister Margaret was the widow of George W. Hartman. In 1870, Hartman was a druggist in the village of Hope (1870 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 186A, 25 August 1870). According to the census Mary never had children. However, there are two children buried with her and her first husband in Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery in Johnsonburg, Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County. These children were Theodore Willson (died 13 March 1851, aged 8 months and 11 days) and Austin Clark Willson (died 10 September 1854). The grave stones for each child indicate that they were the children of Ira K. and Mary N. Willson.

Mary Hankinson Willson Read lived until 1909. She was buried with her first husband and her two sons in Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery on the south edge of the village of Johnsonburg in Frelinghuysen Township in eastern Warren County. Isaac S. Read's first wife, Charlotte Snyder, is buried in Union Brick Cemetery. However, the the burial place of Isaac Read is not known. It is possible that he is in an unmarked grave in Union Brick Cemetery. The locations of the graves of William and Emma Raub are also unknown. Their daughters, Rachel and Sally Raub, are buried in Union Brick Cemetery.

Neither of Isaac's granddaughters, Rachel and Sally Raub, ever married. In 1900 and 1910 they both were single and were living with their parents. The Raub family in 1900 and 1910 consisted of William, Emma, Rachel and Sally (1900 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, Enumeration District 189, sheets 4B-5A, 8 June 1900). William was a farmer. The family owned their farm free and clear of any mortgages or liens. It was located on the Blairstown Road in Hope Township. The 1900 and 1910 census enumerated the Raubs as adjacent to the home of Ira and Margaret (Loller) Read and their son George A. Read and his wife Eleanor. By 1910, Ira and Margaret had moved off the farm and it was occupied by George and Eleanor. George A. Read⁵ was Emma's second cousin once removed.

William Raub died between 1910 and 1920 (possibly in 1916, see above). The 1920 census places Loamie, Sally and Rachel on a farm in Hope Township. The Raubs owned the farm, but it was mortgaged. Loamie's occupation was given as farmer. Neither Rachel nor Sally were married. The two sisters were in their early 40s (1920 United States Census, Enumeration District 151, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey). By 1930, William and Emma Raub were both deceased. Sally and Rachel were not married, but lived together on the Hope/Blairstown Road in Hope Township. Sally was listed as head of household. She and Rachel were both in their early 50s. They were not employed (1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 21-11, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 3B, 15 April 1930). It appears that they were living on the old family farm. Their near neighbors were George "Albert" and Eleanor Read, who had lived close to the Raubs when the 1910 census was taken. According to the census, the sisters did not own a radio.

Rachel and Sally lived until the late 1950s. Neither of them ever married. Sally died in 1955, she was 76 or 77 years old. Rachel died in 1958 on her 81^st birthday. The sisters were buried together in Union Brick Cemetery in Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey.

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