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activity proves the broadness of his mental
vision, and whether considered as employee,
employer, merchant, churchman or clubman,
he is found to be a man true to himself and
true to his fellow citizens.
Mr. Clapp married, November I9, i87I,
Abbie G. (Hodsdon) French, born at Stoughton, Massachusetts, January 25, I846, daughter of Nathan Green and Abigail W. (Hayden) Hodsdon (see Hodsdon VIII). Children: I. Edmund D., born at Tiona, Pennsylvania, September 6, I872; employed in the
auditor's department of the Standard Oil Company; resides at Independence, Kansas; member of the Methodist Episcopal church and
the order of Free and Accepted Masons; married Olive, daughter of Samuel McKalip; children: Edmund D. and Kenneth. 2. Nina G.,
born at Tiona, Pennsylvania, July 5, I887;
married Gardner S. Gould; one child died in
infancy; they reside at Newton Upper Falls,
Massachusetts. Mrs. Clapp received her education in Wheaton Seminary at Naughton,
Massachusetts.  She spent her early life in
Boston, Massachusetts, later removing to the
state of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and in her daily
life strives to follow its teachings, being generous and charitable, willing to assist those
less:fortunate than herself. The city home of
the Clapps was erected by Mr. Clapp in I884,
and they have a fine summer home on Murry
Hill, Lincoln Bay, Maine, whither they repair
each year.
(The Hodsdon or Hodgdon Line).
The name is found variously spelled, some
using the "s" and others the "g." The arms
of Hodsdon of Hodgdon, county Hertfordshire, England, is as follows: Arms: Argent,
a bend wavy gules, between two horseshoes
azure. Crest: A man's head couped at the
shoulders proper, vested argent, on the head a
cap or. Motto: Animo et fide (By courage
and faith).
(I) Nicholas Hodsdon, the first of the line
here under consideration, was of Hingham,
Massachusetts, in I6'35, and the following year
the town of Hingham granted him a house lot
in the center of the town, and later two or
more meadows were granted him in the same
town. He was made freeman, March 9, I63637, and he remained in Hingham until about
I650, when in company with John Winchester,
Thomas Hammond, John  Parker, Vincent
Druce and others, he purchased large tracts
of land at Cambridge Hill, now Newton, Massachusetts, near the line which divides Brookline and Newton. He received a grant of land
from the town of Kittery, Maine, October I5,
I656, another grant, December I3, I669, and
still another in I673. He purchased several
lots of land in the vicinity of Birchen Point
Brook, also land from Peter Wittum and John
Wincoll, the latter in I674. The farm which
he occupied the latter part of his life was undoubtedly the one purchased from John Wincoll. It was situated upon the easterly side of
the Piscataqua river, which divides Kittery
from Dover.  The homestead -was given by
Nicholas Hodsdon to his son Benoni, from
whom it descended in regular graduation to
John and Henry Hodsdon, who sold it to Theodore F. and Thomas Jewett, May I7, I828, at
which time the estate passed out of the Hodsdon family. Nicholas Hodsdon married (first)
about I639, Esther Wines, who died in Hingham, Massachusetts, November 29, I647. He
married (second) between May 25, I648, and
October 2, I65o, Elizabeth, widow of John
Needham. Children: Esther, Mehitable, Jeremiah, Israel, mentioned below; Elizabeth,
Benoni, Sarah, Timothy, John, Joseph, Lucy.
The place and death of Nicholas and Elizabeth
is unknown. They were probably buried in the
graveyard which was laid out on a portion of
the homestead, referred to as having been sold
in I828.
(II) Israel, son of Nicholas Hodsdon, was
baptized at Hingham, Massachusetts, July I9,
I646. H.e moved with his father to Boston,
and later to Kittery, Maine. It would seem as
though Israel Hodsdon and his father as well
as some of their neighbors favored the Quakers, who were not popular at that time, for on
November I2, I659, in company with John
Heard, of Kittery, Nicholas Hodsdon was
ordered to appear at the second session o.f the
general court, to be held at Boston, and answer
to the chlarge of entertaining Quakers. Israel
Hodsd,o,n married, about I670, Ann, daughter
of Miles and Ann (Tetherly) Thompson, of
Kittery. She married (second) about I67576, Robert Evans, of Dover, New Hamipshire;
she died about I727, and administration on her
estate was granted to her eldest son, Israel
Hodsdon, May 30, I727. Children of Mr. and
Mrs. Hodsdon: Ann; Israel, mentioned below.
(III).IsraelI (2), son of Israel (I) and Ann
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ried Amos Williams and they became the parents of Sarah W\illiams, who married Amos
W'. Corbett (see Corbett II).
Porter Haskell, a retired
HASKELL business man and honored
citizen of Clarion, and for
more than lhalf a century identified with the
best interests of the community, is descended
on his father's side from a line of those sturdy
pioneers who carried civilization into the wil(lerness of Maine, while through his mother
he comes of that enterprising North of Ireland stock to which our country owes so much.
(I) Gideon Haskell, father of Porter Haskell, was born in Maine, and followed, the
calling of a farmer. He migrated to McKane
county, Pennsylvania, and in 1823 went to
Cattaraugus county, New York, removing in
1837 to Jefferson county, where he lived until
1855, when he went to Rock Island county,
Illinois, and there passed the remaindler of
his life, having secured a land warrant. He
served in the war of I8I2, was a Democrat in
politics, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  He married Polly Beckwith,
born about I793, in Vermont, and while still a
child was brought to the Keystone State by her
parents who settled in McKane county, Pennsylvania. The following children were born
to Mr. and Mrs. Haskell: Liza, Joel, Porter,
mentionedl below; Polly Ann, Esther, Lorenzo,
Gideon, Amanda, Howard, Evaline, Lafayette,
and two who died in infancy. All are now deceased with the exception of Porter and
Amanda.  Mr. Haskell died in Rock Island,
at the venerable age of ninety-one, and his
widow passed away at the same place about
twenty years later.
(II) Porter, son of Gideon  and  Polly
(Beckwith) Haskell, was born December Io,
I8I9, in McKane county, Pennsylvania. He
passed his boyhood on his father's farm, receiving his education in the public schools of
the neighborhood. All his life he has been a
farmer and lumberman, engaging in the latter
occupation both as a dealer and manufacturer.
In 1844 he removed to Venango (now Forest)
county, Pennsylvania, and in 1852 settled in
what is now Clarion county, in the same state.
A number of years ago he retired from business, finding sufficient occupation in looking
after the large amount of property of which
he was by that time the possessor. The oil
industry received at one time a large share of
Mr. Haskell's attention, and he was for some
years interested to a considerable extent in oil
wells. He was one of the organizers of the
Second National Bank, of which he was for a
number of years president, also serving on the
boar(l of directors. Always interested in the
cause of education, lie was for some time a
trustee of the old Carrier Seminary, and also
of the Clarion State Normal School.  For
many years he was identified with the Dem:ocratic party, and for some time voted with the
Prohibitionists, but was never an aspirant to
office. He has not refused, however, at the
call of his fellow citizens to fill various township positions and has served in the city council. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
_Mr. Haskell married, February  2, I848,
Nancy J. Hoover, born in' I826, in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, daughter of John
Hoover, who went from that county to Freeport, Pennsylvania, and afterward removed to
Clarion county, where he spent his last days.
"Mr. and Mrs. Haskell were the parents of the
following children: James, mentioned below;
Mary, deceased; Martha, wife of Archibald
Gilfillan, of Clarion county; Emily, deceased;
Harriet, wTife of Walter Brown, of Jefferson
county, Pennsylvania; Josephine, wife of
Harry Emery; Sarah, wife of Francis McCormick, of Clarion; Porter Merl, mentioned below; Charles, also of Clarion; and others who
died in infancy.  Mrs. Haskell died November 28, I895. She was a member of the Lutheran church.
(III) James, son of Porter and Nancy J.
(Hoover) Haskell, is a well-known business
man of Clarion and is now serving as treasurer of Clarion county, Pennsylvania.  He
was born March 7, I849, at Philipsburg, now
Monago, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and
in the same year his parents removed to Clarion county where he attended public schools,
and after securing his preliminary education
he took up farming and lumbering in Clarion
and Forest counties. His activity and industry brought him much success financially. He
had, as able tutors and associates in husiness,
his father, Porter Haskell, later T. D. Collins,
of Forest county, then George. Wagner, of the
same county. After twenty years spent in the
lumber business in Forest and Clarion counties
Mr. Haskell went to Ohio and engaged in the
oil business in Wood and Sandusky counties,
returning to Clarion in the year 1894. He be828PENNSYLVANIA
came interested in the oil business in Clarion
county and drilled and operated wells for several years. He then went to Webster county,
West Virginia, and there operated a large
lumber tract for a Pittsburgh company. After
completing that job he came back to Clarion
county and moved to East Brady, on the Allegheny river, and there engaged in the hardwood lumber business in Armstrong county,
as a private enterprise.  In this venture he
had as an associate in business his son, P. W.
Haskell, and they met with marked success.
Mr. Haskell then went to Somerset county,
Pennsylvania, and there took charge of a lumber plant for the East Brady Lumber Company. From there he went to Dinwiddy and
Lummenburg in old Virginia in the eastern
part of that state and associated with a company there in the lumber business. Mr. Haskell, however, sold out his interest and returned to Clarion county where he again began
lumber operations on the Allegheny river,
Clarion county. He also is interested in oil
and gas prospects and still retains an interest
in an oil lease in Oklahoma, which entails a
whole section. In politics Mr. Haskell has
always been a staunch Democrat. He served
three years on the town council of East Brady,
having a deep interest in the government of
local affairs wherever he has resided. He also
served as an auditor of Farmington township
one term. In I9II he was elected to the office
of treasurer of Clarion county with a full Democratic majority and had five hundred more
than on the full ticket, convincing proof of
the confidence reposed in him by his fellow
citizens, to whose entire satisfaction he has
thus far discharged the duties of the office.
Since I872 Mr. Haskell has been associated
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and took an active interest in the government
of that body. He is also identified with the
Masonic body, qualifying for the Blue Lodge,
the Chapter and the Pittsburgh No. I Commandery.
Mr. Haskell married, June 7, I870, Marie
A., daughter of Peter and Susan (Scott)
Bartlett, the latter named being a sister of Governor R. K. Scott, of South Carolina. Mrs.
HIaskell's grandfather was John Scott, cousin
to General Winfield Scott, and descendant of
Sir Walter Scott. Mrs. Haskell was born in
Farmington township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, August I9, 1850, and was one of a
family of nine, all of whom, with the exception of one, grew to maturity but have since
passed away, leaving Mrs. Haskell with but
one sister. Mr. and Mrs. Haskell had'six
children, five sons and one daughter: I. Edwin Winfield, born April I8, I87I, died April
I8, I873. 2. Porter Wade, born August 5,
I873. 3. Iva Winfield, born October, I875,
died February 5, I87-. 4. Howard Lewis, born
December 6, 1877, died November 17, I895.
T'wo others died in infancy unnamed. Porter
Wade, before mentioned, was born in Farmington township, attended the public schools
of Clarion county and Clarion State Normal
School. He also took a course in the Iron
City College, Pittsburgh, and is at present
engaged in business in East Brady, Pennsylvania. Howard Lewis attended the public
schools and in his eighteenth year he met
with a fatality while engaged in the operation
of an oil well.
(III) Porter Merl, son of Porter and
Nancy J. (Hoover) Haskell, was born in Missouri, June 26, I866. When he was six months
old his parents returned to Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, and settled in Farmingtoil township, where Porter M. attended the district
school. When he was fifteen years of age his
parents removed to Clarion, and he then was a
student in the Carrier Seminary. After completing his studies he worked for his father
and brother in the lumber business in northern
Clarion county for some time, after which
he returned to Clarion and purchased stock
in the Clarion Furniture Company and since
then has conducted the furniture store of that
company located at No. 400 Main street. He
resides at No. IOo Third avenue, Clarion,
where in I891 he erected a house, equipped
with all things needful for the comfort of its
inmates. Mr. Haskell attends the Methodist
Episcopal church, and is a staunch Democrat
in politics.
He married, May 9, i888, Maud Mary, born
in Franklin, Venango county, Pennsylvania,
December 20, I869, was brought to Clarion,
Pennsylvania, when an infant by her parents,
William and Eleanor (Vickerman) Steffee,
the former of whom was born August 4, I838,
died August 3, I882, and the latter born
March 27, 1842, living at the present time
(1912). Children: Merl Albert, born April 23,
I891; Arthur John, September I3, I893; Walter Samuel, November 26, I895; Ethel Elea829ALLEGHENY VALLEY
nor, December 24, I903; Madaline Maud,
December I9, 90o5; Harry Villiard, July 23,
19o6.
Of Scotch origin, this famCAMPBELL ily evinces many of the fine
qualities of that noble race,
and its prosperity in the new country to which
it has come at so comparatively recent a date
is due to the sturdy Scotch characteristics of
thrift, industry and shrewdness which have
so conspicuously marked its members.
(I) Alexander Campbell, the first recorded
ancestor, was a native of Bannockburn, Scotland, where he lived and died, practicing his
trade as a designer for weavers. In this he
showed exceptional skill and ability. His wife,
Margaret, was also a native of Bannockburn,
and like her husband lived and died in that
city; they were both worthy members of the
Lutheran church. They were the parents of
six sons, all of whom were tall and strong of
body, being over six feet in height. Of these
sons two only, Alexander and Robert, came to
America; Alexander Campbell died in New
Orleans, Louisiana, at a time when cholera
was epidemic in that city.
(II) Robert, son of Alexander and Margaret Campbell, of Scotland, was born at Bannockburn, the birthplace of his parents and
brothers, in the year I807, died in the year
I872. He emigrated to America while still a
young man, making his home in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. He became a pilot on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers in the early days of
steamboat navigation on those two great inland waterways, and had many interesting
and exciting experiences. Following this calling until he was able to accumulate sufficient
money, he bought a farm of one hundred acres
near Kittanning, in Armstrong county, and
here he passed the remainder of his life devoted to agricultural pursuits and the improvement of his property. In politics he was
a Democrat, and in his religious convictions
clung to the faith of his fathers, being a member of the Lutheran church. While in Pittsburgh, shortly after his arrival in America,
Mr. Campbell married (first) a Miss Esplin,
who bore him three children, Robert, Thomas,
and Margaret, all of whom are now deceased.
After the death of his first wife in Pittsburgh,
he married (secon.d) Emily Jane Summerville,
a lady of Irish descent, born August 24, I840,
daughter of John and Katherine Summerville,
the former of Irish, and the latter of Scotch
descent, who married here and lived in Armstrong county, near Worthington. Her father,
who was a tailor by trade, was a native of the
county in which he lived and where he came
to acquire a considerable amount of property;
he was very active in local politics and a prominent man in his community, being in all probability a Democrat. Mrs. Summerville was a
native of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; they
were both members of the United Presbyterian
church. Mr. and Mrs. Summerville were the
parents of seven children, as follows: John,
William, Harvey and Add!ison, all of whom
are now deceased; Samuel, who lives near
Wick City, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania;
Sarah, married Franz Donze, and lives near
old Homestead, in this state; Emily Jane,
aforementioned as the wife of Robert Campbell, who lived on the homestead and later remarried, and now lives at Vandergrift
Heights. By his second marriage Mr. Campbell had five children. I. Adda, married J.
P. Lemmon  and  resides  at Vandergrift
Heights. 2. Lizzie, married G. W. Yerty and
resides at Vandergrift Heights. 3. An infant
daughter, deceased. 4. John C., of whom
further. 5. William A., who is a sheet iron
heater, living at Vandergrift Heights.
(III) John C., son of Robert and Emily
Jane (Summerville) Campbell, was born July
ii, I869, three miles from Kittanning, Pennsylvania. His early education was received at
the common schoiols of Kittanning, after which
he attended Millerstown high school in Perry
county, graduating in I889. He then took a
course at the University of Pittsburgh and was
graduated in pharmacy in I893. Engaging as
a clerk he practiced this vocation in Pittsburgh
at the corner of Liberty and Smithfield streets
for a short time, and in I894 came to Clarion
where he invested in a drug store on Main
street.  He remained here for about eight
years, and in September, I902, he bought a
new store at No. 512 Main street, and he has
carried on his business there ever since. The
business has prospered, and Mr. Campbell has
become one of the foremost citizens of this
place. He has extended his interests to coal
and gas. In public matters he is a man of
considerable influence, being now borough
treasurer. Politically he is a member of the
Republican party, and socially he has become
identified with the Masonic bodies of Clarion,
and is a member of the Odd Fellows, past
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grand representative to Grand Lodge, and
Woodmen. He is also a member in high standing of the Methodist Episcopal church, to
which his wife also belongs. He married,
October I7, I893, Ida E. Branfield, a native of
Meadville, this state. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell
have the following children: Pearl, Arthur,
Clarence, Martha, Ruth, Dorothy, Donald,
Grace.
Anthony Weaver, the immiWEAVER  grant ancestor of the Weaver
family in Pennsylvania, was a
native of Germany, from which country he
came to America, settling in Washington
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, with
his family, where he died. It is not reco.rded
how many of his family survived him in the
new country beside the one son of whom further mention is made.
(II) Charles, son of Anthony Weaver, the
immigrant ancestor, was born in Baden, Germany, accompanying his father to America
and making his home in Washington township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania.  He became a farmer and acquired a great deal of
land in the county which was divided up into
three farms; these he subsequently bequeathed
to his three sons, one only of whom is living
at the present day. Mr. Weaver was a modest
and retiring man, living a quiet, useful life,
and dying in Washington township at the comparatively early age of about fifty years. His
wife was a Miss Elizabeth Aaron, of Westmoreland county; they had three sons, two of
whom, Conrad and Joseph, lived to be about
the same age as their father, and are now deceased. The third son, Jacob, receives further mention below.
(III) Jacob, son of Charles and Elizabeth
(Aaron) Weaver, was born July ii, I840, at
Fryburg, in Washington township, Pennsylvania. He learned the cooper's trade which
he followed in Tionesta for about six years.
In the fall of the year I86i he worked on the
construction of the Franklin  Meadville
railway, this being in the first months of the
civil war. He was twice drafted for service
in the Union army, but on both occasions was
released on account of incapacity. In the year
1873 he entered mercantile life at Marble,
Pennsylvania, and continued therein for about
seventeen years, retiring from this activity in
the year I89o. On February I5, I891, he acquired the old Coulter House in Clarion, and
actively entered the hotel business. He renamed his hotel the "Weaver House," and
conducted it in person until the year I9o3,
when he rented it out to Mr. R. H. Edmundson. Mr. Edmundson continued his proprietorship, retaining the name given it by Mr.
Weaver, for about two years, and on July 5,
I9o05, it passed into the hands of Mr. Weaver's
son.  After his permanent retirement from
business in I903, Mr. Weaver made his home
with his son with whom he still resides. He
is politically a member of the Democratic
party, and has three times been a candidate
for the office of county treasurer, having been
very active in the public life of the town. He
is a member of the Catholic church, of which
his wife is also a communicant.
His wife, who was a Miss Susan Eisenmann
to whom he was married in this city, was born
August 25, 184I, in Shippensville, Elk township, Pennsylvania; her death occurred September 28, I903, in the year in which her husband retired from business life. She was a
daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth (Deihl)
Eisenmann; her father was a native of Germany, from which country he came to America
when seven years of age with his family. He
became a farmer, and was for thirty years
supervisor in Elk township, being a man, of
considerable prominence in public affairs and
well known in the entire county. He was also
an extensive landowner, having seventy-five
to one hundred acres in his own right. He
lived a long and useful life, dying at the advanced age of eighty-six years. He married
a Miss Elizabeth Deihl, a native of Shippensville, Pennsylvania, by whom he had twelve
children, as follows: Two children died in
infancy; Jerry, a stonemason, who lived and
died in Pittsburgh; Susan, who became Mrs.
Jacob Weaver; Paul, a farmer, living in
Shippensville; Frank, a machinist and blacksmith, who died in Pittsburgh; Sarah, married Enos Speigle and died in Titusville, Pennsylvania; Lena, married William Osmer and
was drowned in the Titusville disaster; Ann,a,
married Joseph Speigle, and lives in Toledo,
Ohio; Miles, a lumberman, living in Fryburg;
Albert, a lumberman, living in Tylersburg;
Catherine, unmarried, lives in Titusville.
The grandfather of Mrs. Weaver, Joseph
Eisenmann, came to this country with his family probably in the year I828; emigrating from
the village of Rothwell in the Grand Duchy of
Baden, Germany, on the edge of the Black
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Forest. His family consisted of four sons:
Joseph, Christophier, Jeremiah and Hermann;
and two daughters, Wilhelmina and Gertrude.
Of Christopher Eisenmann we have given an
account; his brother Hermann also married,
and had a daughter who became Mrs. Peters,
now residing in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Of
Joseph and Jeremiah we have no further record. Wilhelmina married Michael Deihl, who
died about twenty years ago, leaving one son
and two, daughters. Gertrude married William Schmidt, who came over from Germany
on the same vessel with the Eisenmann family;
the marriage took place shortly after their
arrival in America. Mr. Schmidt located in
Shippensville, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
purchasing sixty acres o.f virginal land on
which he erected a log house, building it in so
substantial a manner that it is standing to-day;
it is the property of a member of the Fasenmyer family. William Schmidt soon found
that the primitive life and salubrious atmosphere of these wooded regions were profitable
to him in only one way, and that was in the
possession of a large, healthy, and rapidly increasing family for whose care and upbringing
he saw no prospects. He therefore moved to
the growing city of Pittsburgh in 1836, where
by his industry and thrift he soon established
the business now conducted under the name
of G. W. Schmidt Company. Mrs. Schmidt
died when quite young, having been the
mother, however, of three sons and five daughters; one of these sons, G. W. Schmidt, is now
at the head of the business which was founded
by his father in Pittsburgh. The Eisenmann
family throughout has been honest and sturdy
to the core, of the material that has helped so
considerably in the upbuilding of the nation;
the various members have been devoted to
their church-the Catholic-and to the country of their adoption; none of them has belonged to the class now known at plutocratic.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weaver became the
parents of thirteen children: I. John, born in
the year I864, died in I9OI, never having married. 2. Emma, born in I866, died in I873.
3. Frank, born in 1867, died in I894. 4. Clara,
born in I869, became the wife of O. V. Fulton,
and died in I903. 5. Ida, born in I87I, married Frank Frederick and lives in Clarion,
having a family of eleven children. 6. Vincent
Charles, of further mention. 7. Oscar, born
in I875, died at the age of three years. 8.
Edward, born in I877, died when a year old.
9. A son, born in 1879, died in infancy unnamed. IO. Bertha, born in i880, employed at
Arnold's store as a milliner. ii. Genevieve,
born in I882, married Jacob Sterner and lives
at El Paso, Texas. 12. A son, died in infancy,
unnamed. I3. Otto J.
(IV) Vincent Charles, son of Jacob and
Susan (Eisenmann) Weaver, was born August I7, I873.  He was educated at the
parochial school at Fryburg, after which he
entered business life and became of great
assistance to his father in his special line of
work.  Having identified himself with the
hotel business and with the Weaver House
which his father had conducted for so many
years, in the year 1905 he bought out Mr.
Edmundson who had for two years conducted
th,e establishment.  Since then the hotel has
been under his sole proprietorship and has
prospered and grown in prestige, there are
now thirty-seven rooms in the establishment
and seven helpers are constantly employed.
Mr. Weaver has become a man of pronounced
influence in the community, and although
never aspiring to county office, has acted as
councilman for one term. He is a staunch
member of the Democratic party. Like all of
his family, as well as his children, he belongs
to the Catholic church. He is also interested
in and is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Weaver married,
November 23, I898, Mary Elizabeth Martin,
of New Bethlehem, daughter of William and
Elizabeth (Wensel) Martin, prominent and
wealthy people of that locality, the Martin
family being the early owners of the town site.
Children of Mr. and Mrs. Weaver: I. William
Frank, born in I899. 2. Mary, born in I9OI,
died in infancy. 3. Sarah Elizabeth, born in
1905. 4. Dorothy Agnes, born in I909. 5.
Catherine Mercedes, born in I912.
The McCoys came to Ireland
McCOY  from the Highlands of Scotland.
A characteristic of the early family was great size and strength, one of them
standing six feet seven inches in height and
weighing two hundred and ninety-six younds.
The branch herein recorded were settled in
Ireland for several generations prior to the
coming of Robert McCoy to the United States,
he being the founder of the Pollock, Pennsyl-vania, family of McCoy.
(I) Thomas McCoy was born in county
Tyrone, Ireland, in I8o9, died I868; there he
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was educated and grew to manhood, married,
lived and died. He was a small tenant farmer
and earned a comfortable livelihood from the
soil he tilled. He could not own his land
under the laws then existing, but under the
lease system held his land from term to, term.
He married Jane Gourley, who long survived
him, remaining a widow until her death in
I9o9 in Ireland. Both were members oif the
Presbyterian church. They had four sons:
I. Thomas, a farmer, died in Ireland in I877,
unmarried. 2. John, died in Ireland, a farmer,
married a Miss Blackley and left five children.
3. James, died in Ireland; married Mary Jane
Hamilton; children: Margaret, Mary Jane,
Annie, all living. 4. Robert, of whom further.
(II) Robert, son of Thomas and  Jane
(Gourley) McCoy, was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, April I5, 1852. He grew to
manhood at the home farm and was educated
in the village school. He remained with his
widowed mother until twenty-one years of
age, then in I873 came to the United States,
landing in New York City, but at once proceeding to P'ittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He obtained employment with the wholesale grocery
firm of Allen Kirkpatrick  Company, continting until the fall of I874. He then entered
the employ of Knox  Orr, wholesale grocers, continuing with them thirteen and a half
years. He was shipping clerk until May Ig,
I877, then became one of their traveling salesmen, continuing "on the road for eleven
years." In I888 he resigned his position with
Knox  Orr to become head of the firm of
McCoy  Rambarger, wholesale grocers, of
Pittsburgh. This was a successful partnership
and existed until March I, I902, when Mr.
McCoy purchased the interest of his partner
and organized a new company, which was incorporated as "The Robert McCoy Company,"
with Mr. McCoy as president. He remained
at the head of this very successful company
until lMIay I, I9I2, when he retired. He had
let it be known to his business associates that
the condition of his health would compel his
retirement and when the fact was officially announced the corporation closed upi its affairs
and discontinued.
On retiring Mr. McCoy purchased the farm
of one hundred and twenty-three acres in
Perry township, Clarion county, known as the
"Joseph Grant farm." He has madie many
improvements and will have a modern stock
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farm devoted to the breeding of short horn
cattle, Berkshire hogs and fine horses. Mr.
McCoy has made a most successful business
career, and from the small beginning of the
firm of McCoy  Rambarger saw the business grow to one of great proportions. He
wisely guided the affairs of the "Robert McCoy Company" and gave it a standing in the
business world second to  none.  He has
fought well the battle of life and a retrospective glance over his life from emigrant boy
to the present affords him nothing but satisfaction. His farm is now his chief interest
and he will there enjoy the fruits of a busy,
well-spent life. The farm is in the oil field
and three wells are daily producers, he also
having interests in other oil properties.  In
politics he is an independent Republican, but
niever has accepted public office. In religion
he is a member of the United Presbyterian
church.
He married, May 6, I88O, Mary A. Glass,
born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, daughter of
George and Mary A. (St. John) Glass, the
former one of the oldest members of the Masonic Order, died August I8, I889, his wife
yet surviving. He was born in Ireland; she
in Trumbull county, Ohio, where she attended
school with a sister of President McKinley.
Children of Robert and Mary A. (Glass) McCoy: I. An infant, died unnamed. 2. Robert,
died at the age of two years. 3. An infant,
died aged one week. 4. Robert, educated at
Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh) and Amherst College, then associated with his father
in business as secretary of the Robert McCoy
Company. He is unmarried.
The Bowmans of Clarion
BOWMAN  herein recorded descend on
both paternal and maternal
lines from Scotch forbears, native for many
generations to the Lowlands of Scotland.
(I) David Bowman was born in! Scotland
in I8i6. His father died when David was a
child of six years. He had an elder brother
John in the United States and in I828 the lad
came over to join him. When he landed in
New York he had but one shilling in his
pocket, but luckily for him there were no immigration laws then in force that turn the emptyhanded emigrant back from our shores. He
worked in New Yo.rk at anything he could
find to do and after a time had saved enough
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to purchase a ticket to Montreal, Canada, near
which city his brother John had a farm. He
did not long remain in Canada and is next
heard from in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where
he worked in the nearby coal mines. Later h.e
moved to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, where he
married, and in I840 came to Clarion county.
He secured work at the iron furnaces then
plentiful in that county and for two years continued in that employment. In 1842 he purchased one hundred acres of land in Farmington township. His tract was covered with
timber which he was obliged to remove before
he could cultivate the soil. This he accomplished in time and there he made a home for
his thirteen children. He was an independent,
hard working man, and from childhood to old
age made his own way in the world. He was
held in respect by his neighbors and bore his
full share of public duty. He served as school
director, also was township treasurer. He was
a Democrat in politics, and attended the services of the Methodist Episcopal church with
his wife, who was a member. He died in
March, I889, aged seventy-three years.
He'married Helen Robertson, born in Scotland in 1822, whose father lived and died in
that land. She had a brother James who came
to America, settled at Pottsville and became
a foundryman and patternmaker. After the
death of his father James Robertson returned
to Scotland and brought his mother and sister
back with him. Helen was but six years of
age at that time and until her marriage made
her home with her brother in Pottsville. She
died in Clarion county in I902, aged eighty
years. Children of David and Helen Bowman,
all born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania: I.
Thomas J., a boat builder and raftsman, later
a merchant and miller; he died in East Hickory, Pennsylvania, I9II, aged seventy years.
2. John R., enlisted in the One Hundred and
Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, was wounded at the battle of Fair
Oaks and died from the effects. 3. Martin
Van Buren, also enlisted in the One Hundred
and Third Regiment and died in the army
from swamp sickness. 4. Adam G., died unmarried aged twenty-seven years. 5. James
Clinton, now an oil well driller of Titusville,
Pennsylvania. 6. Frank Snowden, of whom
further. 7. Margaret A., died when a young
girl. 8. William Wallace, now living in Kane,
Pennsylvania, a lumberman. 9. Edward P.,
a farmer on the old homestead, unmarried. Io.
Robert L., died aged twenty-four years, unmarried. I I. Charles Roy, now.living in
Clarion, a salesman. I2. Jemmima Jane, married Cyrus Milton Ault and lives in Leepertown. I3. A daughter, died unnamed.
(II) Frank Snowden, sixth child of David
and Helen (Robertson) Bowman, was born
near Tylersburg, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
May I8, I848. He attended the public schools,
but at an early age joined his brothers in
working on the farm and in the woods. After
attaining his majority he worked in the timber
forests for others, later became a small contractor or jobber, taking by contract certain
areas to clear. The five Bowman brothers became expert lumbermen, and in I88o Frank S.
joined with them  and formed the Bowman
Lumber Company.  The firm  consisted of
James C., William W., Frank S., Edward R.,
Charles R. and Jemima J. Bowman. They
bought two thousand acres of timber land in
Forest county, Pennsylvania, and later bought
the timber on, eighteen hundred acres more
in the same county. They erected modern
saw mills and converted a large part of it inito
merchantable lumber and are still so engaged.
In recent years Frank S. Bowman has been
interested in the Kane Brick Company at
Kane, Pennsylvania, in real estate at Tylersburg and in the City National Bank at
Tionesta. His residence is at No. 720 Liberty
street, Clarion, Pennsylvania. He is a Democrat in politics and has served as judge of the
election and in several township offices.  In
religious faith both he and his wife are Methodists. He also belongs to the Independent
Order o.f Odd Fellows.
He married (first) in I876, Sarah Wentworth, of Forest county, Pennsylvania, who
died in I878, leaving a son Maurice, who died
aged five years. He married (second) in I882,
Sarah Frances Myers, born in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, daughter of John and Fanny
Myers. Children: I. Ernest Leverne, now a
teacher in State College. 2. Howard, died
aged six weeks. 3. De Forest, now a bookkeeper at the State Normal School at Clarion,
also engaged in the insurance business.  4.
Lloyd, died aged two years. 5. Berenice Belle,
a milliner. 6. Lulu Amelia, graduate of
Clarion high school and now  a student of
Clarion State Normal. 7. F. Harold, a student
in Clarion high school.
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James Huston Rankin, the first
RANKIN   member of this family of whom
we have any definite information, was born in Center county, Pennsylvania,
December I9, 1794, died December IO, I892.
He settled in Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
where he purchased a large tract of land and
engaged in farming until his death. He was a
Republican in politics, and a Presbyterian in
religion.  He married  Margaret McCurdy,
born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania. September 19, i803, died in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in I875. Children: James McCurdy;
Calvin A., referred to below; Sarah Ann;
Mary Jane; John McGinley; Albert Brown,
still living in Clarion, Pennsylvania; Margaretta; Narcissa Jane; Mary Louisa.
(II) Calvin A., son of James Huston and
Margaret (McCurdy) Rankin, was born in
C enter county, Pennsylvania, January 3, I827,
died in Clarion, Pennsylvania, November 5,
I909. He removed with his parents from
Center county to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, when he was seven years of age, and
grew up on his father's farm. When sixteen
years of age he became a clerk in a store in
Clarion, Pennsylvania, remaining in that po,sition for two years, after which he clerked in
a general store in Curllsville, remaining in that
place for eight years. He then occupied the
position of manager of the L ucinda iron furnace for four years, at the end of which time
he became manager of the Madison iron furnace, in which he reinained until I868, when
he settled in Clarion, Pennsylvania, and established a mercantile store at the corner of
Fourth avenue and Main street, which at the
time he purchased was said to be the largest
general merchandise business between Belle-fonte, Pennsylvania, and Buffalo, New York,
and which he conducted until his death. In
I891 and I892 he was also cashier of the Secondl National Bank of Clarion, and he was
also for many years treasurer of the Clarion
Water Company. He was for many years one
of the trustees of the Clarion State Normal
School, and also served for several years as
internal revenue inspector. He was a Republican in politics, and a Presbyterian in religion,
serving as treasurer of the First Presbyterian
Church for twenty-eight years. He was a
member of the Free and Accepted Mason,s
and was also a member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He married Emma,
daughter of William and Amelia (Withing-'LVAINIA 1                               835
ton) Burnsile, born at Potter's Mills, near
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, December I5, 1842,
still living in Clarion, Pennsylvania (see Burnside). Children: Clara, born August I9, I863,
married George W. Coblentz; Kate, born
January 8, I865, died November I5, I888;
Lily, born May I4, I867, died March ii, I885;
Mary E., born June 19, i869, died December
2, I896, married, December 27, i892, J. H.
Apple, of Frederick, Maryland; Margaret,
born February 4, 1872, married Edward B.
Heinold, now living near Warren, Ohio; Alda
B., born April I9, i874, married, October I7,
I894, H. H. Arnold, now living in Clarion,
Pennsylvania; William Burnside, referred to
below.
(III) William Burnside, son of Calvin A.
and Emma (Burnside) Rankin, was born in
Clarion, Pen,nsylvania, October Io, I876. He
received his early education in the public
schools and graduated from Clarion high
school in 1893. He then entered the Clarion
State Normal School from which he graduated
in i895. During his school life he had worked
at night and during his summer vacations in
his father's store, thus gaining a thorough
knowledge of the business, and on his graduation from the Normal School in I895 he became the manager of the enterprise under the
firm name oif "C. A. Rankin  Son" and the
business still continues under that title and
under his management. He is a Presbyterian
in religion, an-d has been for sixteen vears one
of the trustees of the church in Clarion, and
for the past eight years has also been its treasurer. He is a member of Clarion Lodge, No.
272, and Eden Chapter of the Free and Accepted Masons. He married, September 30,
1903, Sarah Jane, daughter of Charles and
Isabel Campbell, born near Parker, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania. Child, Emma Isabel,
born February 20, I905.
William Burnside, father of Emma (Burnside) Rankin, was born November I5, I809,
died in I857. He was the proprietor of a tannery, near Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.  After
his death his widow removed with her children to Strattonville, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He married Amelia Withington,
born December i8, I8II, died August 29, I896.
Children: Catherine A., born September 8,
I832, married J. H. Barber, M. D., of Strattonville, Pennsylvania; Anna A., born April
17, I834, died March I5, I840; Margaret, born
February 26, 1836, married J. Blair DavidTYU -X T   i     C*   T  A T A XT T AALLEGHENY VALLEY
s.on, of Newville, Pennsylvania; George W.,
born February 26, I839; Emma, married Calvin A. Rankin, referred to above.
The earliest progenitor of
SHIRLEY this family of whom anything
definite is recorded was a soldier of the revolutionary war, and was a relative of Governor Shirley of Massachusetts.
(II) John M. Shirley, son of this revolutionary soldier, was a native of Bucks county,
Pennsylvania, where he was born, December
I4, I77I. In the year I8oo he came to Armstrong county and settled on the farm where
later his children and grandchildren were born,
and where he himself died on July 27, I875.
He married Betsey Piser, a native of Kiskiminetas township in Armstrong county, who
died about the year I864. They had the following children: I. Robert, who died at the
age of ninety-three years in Indiana county,
Pennsylvania. 2. John, who died at an advanced age in Armstrong county. 3. Henry,
killed at the battle of Antietam during the civil
war. 4. Thomas, who was thrown from  a
horse and killed. 5. Joseph, of whom further.
6. James, died at Verona, Pennsylvania, being
nearly one hundred years of age, in the year
90o6. 7. Susan Moore, died in Armstrong
county. 8. Jennie Gray, died in Armstrong
county. 9. Rachel McKillip, died in Leechburg, Armstrong county, at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Mark Marvin. Io. Betsey
Fleming, wife of James Fleming, of Creekside, Indiana county, Pennsylvania. Nearly
all of these children lived to be over eighty
years of age.
(III) Joseph, son of John M. and Betsey
(Piser) Shirley, was born April I3, I822, in
Kiskiminetas township, Armstrong county,
Pennsylvania, on the farm where his father
settled upon first coming to this locality. Like
his father before him he became a farmer. In
his political convictions he was a Democrat,
and he was a member of the United Presbyterian church. He died at Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, in I897. He married Isabel Smith,
a native of Kiskiminetas, now South Bend
township, who was born in the year I820, died
in i876, daughter of Theophilus and Betty
(Lowrey) Smith, both parents being natives
of Ireland, her father coming from the north;
when children they had come over to America
on the samie vessel, a fact of which they were
not aware until after they were married.
Theophilus Smith, accompanying his parents,
settled on Crooked Creek, in Kiskiminetas
towunship, where he passed his life, dying at
the age of eighty years; his wife died on the
same farm at the age of ninety-five years.
Their children, who are now  all deceased,
were: Theophilus; William; Benjamin; Adam;
Isabel, who became the wife of Joseph Shirley; Nancy, who became the wife of Joseph
McCracken, of South Bend township. Theophilus Smith and his sons were all ellers in
the United Presbyterian church. The children
of Mr. and Mrs. Shirley were as follows: I.
Nancy, deceased.  2. James, deceased.  3.
Martha, married Samuel Huey; she and her
husband are both deceased. 4. Robert, deceased. 5. Thomas, deceased. 6. Letitia, married James A. Martin, and is now deceased.
7. Mary, who, lives at Connellsville, Pennsylvania, with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Sembowen.
8. John S., of whom further. 9. Emma., who
died unmarried in I883. IO. Ada, married
James M. Sembowen, of Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
(IV) John Smith, son of Joseph and Isabel
(Smith) Shirley, was born January I7, I86o,
in Kiskiminetas township, upon the old farm
where his grandfather first settled in this county; in later life he helped to tear down the
building that the first settlers used as a fortification when attacked by the Indians. He
was reared on the farm; he received his primary education in the local public schools,
later attending Elders Ridge Academy, and
finally'graduating from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, Maryland,
March I, I883.  He immediately began the
practice of medicine at Strattonville, where he
remained until I887; on October 17 of that
year he came to Clarion, where he continued'
practice until January I, I89I. He then took
up the study of law, entering the office of
Judge W. A. Hindman, and was admitted to
the bar on April Io, I89'i3. He has since that
time practiced law in Clarion, becoming very
successful in the profession, and being now
one of the leading citizens of this place. In
politics he is a Democrat and progressive; was
a member of the town council of Clarion from
I893 until I896. In the latter year he was
elected district attorney, serving from  I897
until I9o00. In the year I909 he was elected
chief burgess of Clarion, which office will be
retained by him until January I, I9I4. In the
year I887 he was elected delegate to the Dem836PENNSYLVANIA
757
(Thompson) Hodsdon, was born in Kittery,
Maine, I673-74. The supposition is that he
resided with an uncle, Jeremiah Hodsdon, at
Portsmouth,' New Hampshire. On April 7,
I696, the town of Dover, New Hampshire,
gave him a grant of land, and in several deeds
he gave he is called a housewright or carpenter.
He married Ann Wingate, sister of John Wingate; she was born in Dover, February I8,
I667, and was living in I740. Children: Israel,
mentioned below; Moses, Shadrach, Abigail,
Mary.
(1V) Israel (3), son of Israel (2) and Ann
(Wingate) Hodsdon, was born in Dover, New
Hampshire, March 25, I697. He was taxed
in Dover in I741, at which time he was called
an ensign.  In the several deeds given by
him he was called a housewright, as well
as a yeoman, and he probably followed both
vocations. He married (first) in Dover, August 9, I725, Hannah, born in Dover, January I I, I705, died January I, I737-38, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Meader) Hanson.
He married (second) in Dover, September 2I,
I738, Mary, born November 3, I707, daughter of Edmund and Abigail (Green) Johnson,
o'f Hampton, New Hampshire. Children:
Sarah, Timothy, Caleb, Edmund, Israel, Peter,
mentioned below; John, Abigail, Moses.
(V) Peter, son of Israel (3) and Mary
(Johnson) Hodsdon, was born in Dover, New
Hampshire, October I8, I742, died in Madbury,. April I9, I827. He resided in Nottingham, then in Kensington, in I778 removed to
Wolfboro, New Hampshire, from there to
Dover, remaining until I790, when he settled
in Madbury, where his death occurred. He
married (first) December I I, I766, Mary, born
in Madbury, New Hampshire, June 23, I749,
died October 30, I770, daughter of Azariah
and Bridget (Bushbie) Boodey. He married
(second) July 9, I772, Patience Chase, born in
Kensington, New Hampshire, June 26, I750.
Children: John, mentioned below; Stephen,
Jonathan, Mary, Peter, Sarah, Chase, Lydia,
Abigail, Patience.
(VI) John, son of Peter and Mary (Boodey)
Hodgdon, was born in Nottingham, New
Hampshire, November 4, I768, died May 24,
I8I8. His mother died when he was less than
two years of age, and he spent some years of
his boyhood with his uncle, Zachariah Boodey.
He was a farmer by occupation, conducting his
operations in Moultonboro, New Hampshire,
and the old house still stands upon the hill,
outwardly unchanged except by the hand of
time. A portion of the farm remained in the
possession of the family until I88I, being occupied by his grandson, John Hodsdon, until that
date. He married (first) in I793, Abigail Bickford, born in Barnstead, New  Hampshire,
April 9, I775, died February 9, I8o5. He married (second) October 6, i8o5, Nancy, born in
York, Maine, March 20, I777, daughter of
Joseph and Phebe (Gowen) Came. She died
November 7, I857, at the home of her daughter, Irene, having survived her husband almost
forty  years.  Children: Jonathan, Mary,
Charles, Elizabeth, John, Abigail, Irene, Lyman, Nathan Green, mentioned below; Nancy
Gowen.
(VII) Nathan Green, son of John and
Nancy (Came) Hodsdon, was born in Moultonboro, New Hampshire, December 2, I8II,
died December 7, I896. He resided in Stoughton, Massachusetts, where he was highly respected as a citizen and neighbor. He married Abigail W., born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, April I6, I815, died February 9, I876,
daughter of Oliver and, Hannah (Wadsworth)
Hayden. Children: Elbridge G., Susan Aurelia, Harriet Augusta, Hannah Louisa, Abbie
Green, mentioned below; Franklin Drake.
(VIII) Abbie Green, daughter of Nathan
Green and Abigail W. (Hayden) Hodsdon,
was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, January 25, I846. She married (first) August I6,
I862, Alpheus French, o-f Stoughton, by whom
she had one child, George Allison, born July
28, I863.  She married (second) November
19, 187I, Edmund M. Clapp (see Clapp IX).
The name Knapp is derived from
KNAPP a Saxon word, the root of which
is spelled Cneop, signifying a
summit, or hilltop.  It is claimed by good
authority that the family was of German extraction prior to I540, and in German the name
was spelled Knopp, being changed to Knapp
by English formation.
They are recorded in Heraldry as being an
English family of great distinction. The arms
of the Knapp family were: Or in chief close
Helmet. Sable in base a Lion passant o;f the
last, an arm embowed in armor proper, garnished or the hand of the first, grasping by
the blade a broken arrow argen;t. Hilt and
pommel of the second with a branch of Laurel
vert.  The arms were granted to Roger de
Knapp to commemorate his success and skillPENN SYLVANIA
ocratic state convention, and since then has
served in this capacity a number of times. He
was also a delegate to the last state convention at Harrisburg, May 7, I912, and was elected an alternate at large to the Democratic
national convention at Baltimore, June 25,
I912. He was present at the national convention which nominated Bryan in I896, and
Parker at St. Louis in 1904. Besides being
prominent as a politician, Mr. Shirley has also
become well known in fraternal circles. He
is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Lodge 277; of the Knights of the Maccabees; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
of Strattonville; of the Fraternal Order;of
Eagles. For more than seventeen years he has
served on the board of trustees of the First
Baptist Church of Clarion, of which he and
his wife also are members. He married, June
12, 1884, at Richardsville, Jefferson county,
Pennsylvania, Sarah Ellen Carrier, a native of
that county, daughter of Isaac Carrier and his
wife, who was Ellen Harris, both natives of
Jefferson county; upon the death of her father
at the age of thirty-one years, her mother married C. A. Carrier, of Tennessee. Mrs. Shirley died December 27, I908. Mr. and Mrs.
Shirley were the parents of the following children: I. Frank C., born May 24, I885; now
resident at Erie, Pennsylvania. 2. John T.,
born March I4, I887; now resides at Erie,
where he is special agent of the Equitable Life
Insurance Company; he married Pearl Shannon and has one child, Allan Irvin Shirley. 3.
Frances E., born in June, I889. 4. Ruth, born
in I89I. 5. Charles, born January I6, 1894.
6. Margaret, born January 17, I897. 7. Kathryn, born November I4, I90I.
James Clark was born in Center
CLARK  county, Pennsylvania, and after
reaching adult age he was the
owner of a farm in the vicinity of Bellefonte.
Subsequently he disposed of that estate and
purchased a farm in Salem township, Clarion
county, the latter comprising two hundred
acres.  He also owned considerable timber
land in Clarion county. He was twice married, his first wife having been Sarah McKinney, who died in Center county. In I830 he
married (second) Mary Meighley and in the
same year removed to Clarion county. Children by -first wife: I. Henry, never married.
2. John, mentioned below. 3. William, married Mary Heffner. 4. Sarah, married George
Hess. By second wife: 5. Thomas, married
Leah Boyer.  6. Augustus, married Susan
Pyles. 7. Alfred, married Louisa Glass. 8.
Isabelle, married Chris Long. 9. Nancy Jane,
married Conrad Kennemuth.  IO. Ann, married Jacob Kennemuth. I I. Mary, married
Henry Whitling.  I2. Josiah, married Sarah
Young. James Clark was a Republican in his
political convictions and while he never aspired
to public office of any description he ever
manifested a deep and sincere interest in all
matters affecting the good of the general welfare.
(II) John, son of James and Sarah (McKinney) Clark, was born in Center county,
Pennsylvania, March 4, I813, and died March
IO, I9OI.  He was educated in the public
schools of Center county and was seventeen
years o.f age at the time of his father's removal
to Clarion county.  After'his marriage he
lived on the edge of Clarion county, near
Nickleville, on a small farm which he bought.
He was a carpenter by trade and devoted most
of his attention to that work and to wagonmaking throughout the greater part of his
active career.  About I864 he removed to
Cranberry township, Venango county, where
he farmed on a tract of nineteen acres of land.
After the death of his wife, February 22,
I882, he returned to Clarion county and for
a time resided on a farm of thirty-five acres in
Salem township. A few years later he sold
the place in Salem township and returned to
Cranberry township, Venango county, where
he lived with his son Albert until his death.
He was a Republican in politics; his wife was
a member of the Presbyterian church.
He married Hannah Platt, who was born in
Venango county, Pennsylvania, in I827. She
was a daughter of William and Sarah (Nickel)
Platt, who were probably born east of the
mountains and who settled in Venango county
in the early'2os. Mr. Platt was the owner of
a hundred-acre farm near Nickleville, which
he cleared and improved and on which he
resided until his death in I868. Mrs. Platt
died in I870. They were both members of
the Presbyterian church and he was a Democrat in political conviction. Children of William and Sarah (Nickel) Platt: Sarah, married Henry Stinton; Jane, married Henry
Madison; Hannah, became the wife of Mr.
Clark, mentioned above; Mary is the wife of
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Perry Hatch; John, died at the age of twentyone years; Tillie, married James Skelley; Ella,
is the wife of Joseph Shreffler.
John and Hannah (Platt) Clark had eight
children: I. Sarah Ellen, is the wife of Sylvester Perkins, a farmer near Cleveland, Ohio.
2. James Warren, married Jennie McGinnis
and they live in Cranberry township, Venango
county; he is a carpenter by trade. 3. Mary
Elizabeth, is the wife of William Finley, an
oil worker in Clarion county.  4. Margaret
Olive, is the wife of John Prior, a farmer in
Rockland township, Clarion county. 5. John
Bruce, mentioned below. 6. Albert Henry,
married Grace Smith; he is a farmer and
poultryman in Cranberry township, Venango
county. 7. Alice Priscilla, was the wife of
Irwin Perry; she died in 1904. 8. Rose Adeline, is the wife of Jesse Bonell, oil pumper in
the vicinity of Smithfield, West Virginia.
(III) John Bruce, son of John and Hannah
(Platt) Clark, was born in Cranberry township, Venango county, Pennsylvania, August
I4, I867.  He was educated in the public
schools of Seneca and as a young man worked
on a farm and in a saw mill. He came to
Clarion county in I886 and is now the owner
of a finely improved farm of sixty-six acres,
located near Knox, in Beaver township.  In
addition to general farming and stock raising
he is the owner of a saw mill in Beaver township, which he personally conducts. He is a
Republican in politics, and both he and his
wife are members of the Evangelical Reformed
church. Fraternally he is affiliated with Knox
Lodge, No. 296, Knights of Pythias.
On April 5, I8912, Mr. Clark married Ida
Ditman, who was born August I9, I874, and
who is a daughter of William and Sarah
(Kline) Ditman, now prominent residents of
Salem township. Children: I. Ora Wade, was
employed in his father's saw mill and lived
at home; he went to Oklahoma in 1912.
2. Freda Ruth. 3. Donald LeRoy. 4. Lawrence Milton. 5. Richard Paul:. 6. Isabel
Irene. 7. Esther Melzena. 8. Marvin Bruce.
All the above children are at home and are
attending school, except Ora Wade.  The
Clark residence is a spacious and comfortable
dwelling and it is the scene of many attractive social gatherings. Mr. Clark is well known
for his sterling integrity of character, and his
fair and honorable business methods have won
for him the confidence and esteem of all with
whom he has had dealings.
Robert Taft, the founder of this
TAFT family, was born about I640, died
February 8, I725.  In  I667 he
was one of the men of Braintree, Massachusetts, who founded the new village of Mendon,
and he was an influential citizen of the latter
place. He served on the first board of selectmen of Mendon. The Taft family soon became numerous in Worcester county, Massachusetts, and elsewhere, and records are imperfect, but the following is a probable line of
descent. He married Sarah   -, who died
in November, I725. Children: Thomas, born
in i67I, died in 1755; Robert, referred to below; Daniel, born in I677, died August 24,
I76I; Joseph, born in'I680, died June I8, 1747,
married Elizabeth Emerson, and from  this
couple President Taft is descended; Benjamin,
born in I684, died in I766.
(II) Robert (2), son of Robert (i) and
Sarah Taft, was born in I674. He married
Child, Israel, referred to below.
(III) Israel, son of Robert (2) Taft, married Martha      -.  Child, Israel, referred
to below.
(IV) Israel (2), son of Israel (I) and
Martha Taft, removed to, Upton, Worcester
county, Massachusetts.  He married Masse
Aldrich.  Children: Marjory, born May I4,
I730; Stephen, August 21, I734; Samuel, referred to below; Mary, January 23, I737;
Silas, December 17, I739, died May IO, I741;
Stephen, April I, I74I; Rachel, July I, I742;
Silas, November 5, I744, married Elizabeth
Sadler; Amaziah, April io, 1746.
(V) Samuel, son of Israel (2) and Masse
(Aldrich) Taft, was born September 23, I735.
He married ---.  Child, Frederick, referred to below.
(VI) Frederick, son of Samuel Taft, was
born June 20, I759. He married Abigail, born August 29, I76i.  Children:
Samuel, referred to below; Murdock, born
December 9, I784, died August 6, 1820;
Calista, January 31, 1787; Clarinda, February
28, I789; Frederick Augustus, April 7, 179I;
Nabba, June 7, I793; Harriet, July 24, I795;
Parla Parilla, March 5, I798; Ezra Wood,
August 24, I800; Mary Ann, September 5,
I803; Margaretta, May 3I, I8o6.
(VII) Samuel (2), son of Frederick and
Abigail Taft, was born December 12, I782.
He married     -. Children: Israel Mowry,
referred to below; Susanna, born September
I2, I805; Anna, September 5, I807; Polly,
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June 21, i809; Abigail Wood, December 7,
I8Io; Calista Clarina, March I7, I813; Frederick, April I8, I815; Waity Mariah, October
19, I817; Parla Parilla, February 20, I820;
Clirana, April I2, 1822; Sarah Corgdon, October 4, 1823.
(VIII) Israel Mowry, son of Samuel (2)
Taft, was born December 6, I803, died April
26, i868. He married    -, who died April
20, I864. Children: Samuel; Sarah, married
(first) James Shutt, (second)       Carr,
(third) ---  Dalzell; Abigail, married N.
H. Payne; Eliza; Charles Edgar, referred to
below.
(IX) Charles Edgar, son of Israel Mowry
Taft, was born in New York state, April I5,
I840, died December I8, I876. He was an
oil producer most of his life. In the civil war
he served as sergeant in the Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry.  Afterward he entered the
Pennsylvania National Guard, in which he
long remained, and rose to the rank of major.
He married, November I8, I866, Lovina E.,
daughter of Lewis and Asenath (Nixon) Egbert, and granddaughter of William Egbert.
Children of Lewis and Asenath (Nixon) Egbert; Edwin, married (first) Milcah Grace,
(second) Sophia Dorchester; Nancy, married
Samson Wright; John, married Ann Foster;
Justus, married Eliza Ann Hunt; Albert, married Eliza Phillips; Prudence, married John
Lamb; Patience, married Harris Clauson;
Thaddeus, marri.ed (first) Ruth McClure,
(second) Nancy Clingan, (third) Ella Clingan; Milton, married Emma Brewer Taft;
Harriet, married James Coleman; Lewis, married Mary King; Asenath; Lovina E., referred
to herein. Child of Charles Edgar and Lovina
E. (Egbert) Taft: William S., born November 28, I867, married Dottiere Pennington, has
one daughter, Dottiere, born June 25, I890.
George Selker, the first member
SELKER of this family of whiom we have
any definite information, was
born November I5, I8I4, in Bentheim, in the
province of Hanover, Germany, where he died
April 30, I9o6. His father had been a soldier
in Napoleon's army during the retreat from
Moscow in I812, and was later warden of the
government prison in Bentheim. George Selker
was a carpenter and bricklayer. He married
Elizabeth, daughter of Wilhelm Hofhaus, of
Fuerstenau, Hanover, Germany.  Her sister
Lotta married George Daldrup, of Lingin,
Germany. Children of George and Elizabeth
(Hofhaus) Selker: Anna, married Emil Altenbeck, a surveyor and later a railroad division
inspector in Germany; Gerhardt, died January, 91I2, married Mary Rakers; Gertrude,
died aged thirty-two years, married John
Breggenkamp; Karl, now living in Germany;
Joseph W., referred to below.
(1I) Joseph W., soin of George and Elizabeth (Ho.fhaus) Selker, was born in Fuerstenau, in the province of Hanover, Germany,
October 8, I865. He received his early education in the local schools, and when sixteen
years of age was apprenticed for three years
to learn the trade of a cigarmaker, at which
he worked for one year in Germany after finishing his apprenticeship.  In I885 he emigrated to the United States and worked at his
trade in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, until March
I5, 1887, when he settled in Clarion, Pennsylvania, and entered the employ of Michael
Zacherl as a cigarmaker. In April, I889, he
entered the cigar mlanufacturing business on
hIis own account with a capital of three hundred dollars, in which trade he still continues,
hIaving by his industry and ability enlarged
the capacity of his business until his establishment manufactures over five millions two
hundred thousand cigars annually, for which
he finds a ready market in Pittsburgh and the
neigh.boring country. He is also a wholesale
dealer in tobacco and cigarettes, having in
I893 bought a large warehouse at 248 Main
street, Clarion, Pennsylvania, adijoining which
he built in I895 the commodious dwelling in
which he now resides. He served for several
years as a member of the city council of Clarion. He is a Democrat in politics, and a
Roman Catholic in religion. He married, November 4, I890, Frances Philomena, daughter of Leopold and Theresa (Loll) Gutts, born
in Clarion, Pennsylvania. Children: Leopold,
William, deceased; Edward, Frances, Frederick, Ambrose, Vincent, Mary, Celia, Anna.
Samuel (2) Pickens, the second
PICKENS  member of this  family  of
whom, we have any definite information, was born in county Antrim, Ireland, about I807, died there in I877, aged seventy years. His father was also named Samuel, was a farmer, and his children were:
Thomas, James, William, Joseph, John, emigrated to the United States, and was a carpet
weaver in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Eliza839AI,LEGHENY VALLEY
beth, married John Dickey; Mary Jane, married Nathaniel Beatty; Samuel. Samuel Pickens Jr. was a farmer. He married Martha,
daughter of Robert McKee, born in county
Antrim, Ireland, in I812, died there in I902.
Children of Samuel and Martha (McKee)
Pickens: Sarah, married Hugh Tulforl1, now
living in Ireland; Martha, died young; John,
married Susanna Kennedy, now living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; David, now living in
Ireland; Elizabeth, now living in Ireland;
Samuel, referred to below; Robert, now living
in Iowa.
(III) Samuel (3), son of Samuel (2) and
Martha (McKee) Pickens, was born in county
Antrim, Ireland, about I845. He learned the
trade of a linen weaver, and at the age of
eighteen years emigrated to the United States.
He settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and
worked as a carpet weaver from I863 to i877,
operating an ingrain carpet factory on Dauphin street. In I877 he removed to Edenburg,
Pennsylvania, remaining for one year, when he
finally settled in Clarion, Pennsylvania, where
he is still engaged in carpet weaving, and where
he is now (I913) living at 514 South street.
He is a member of the Free and Accepted
Masons, and is a Presbyterian in religion.
He married (first) in Philadelphia, Sarah
Jane, daughter of Henry and Sarah McIntyre,
died in I88o. He married (second) Ella,
daughter of Edward and Margaret Brown,
born in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania.
Children, three by first marriage: Anna Margaret, born I867, married Edward McElhatten, now living in Knox, Pennsylvania; William  Henry, now editor of the Marienvillc
Express at Marienville, Pennsylvania; Samuel Lincoln, referred to below; Martha L.
(IV) Samuel Lincoln, son of Samuel (3)
and Sarah Jane (McIntyre) Pickens, was born
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May Io, I872.
He removed with his parents to Knox, Pennsylvania, in I878, and later settled with. them
in Clarion, Pennsylvania, where he attended
thbe public schools.  He entered the news
office of W. H. Mahey, remaining in his employment for four years, and then worked in
the Clarion postoffice under J. B. Patrick.
After this he secured employment in the office
of the Clarion Republicain, and learned the
trade of a printer, remaining in this work until
the outbreak of the Spanish-American war in
I898. He then enlisted in Company D, Fifteenth Regiment of the National Guard: of the
State of Pennsylvania, and was promoted to
the rank of corporal, and was mustered out of
the service, January 31, I899, with the rank of
sergeant. He then returned to C'larion, Pennsylvania, and entered the printing office of
WV. H. Pickens  Company and remained
there until February, I9oI, when he removed
to Marienville, Pennsylvania. In September,
I9OI, he purchased the Marienville Express
in partnership with his brother, W. H. Pickens, and established the firm of W. H.  S. L.
Pickens, and published the newspaper until
April, 1902, when a disastrous fire completely
(lestroyed the town. They reestablished the
paper, and in I9o6 Mr. Pickens disposed of his
interest in it to his brother and removed to
Clarion, Pennsylvania, where he acquired the
controlling interest in the Clarion Republican
and the Clarion Publishing and Printing Company, in which he still remains actively interested. He is a member of Acacia Lodge, No.
633, Free and Accepted Masons, at Marienville, Pennsylvania; Eden Royal Arch Chapter, No. 259, at Clarion, Pennsylvania, and is
also a member of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. He is a Republican in politics,
and a Presbyterian in religion. He married,
at Brockwayville, Pennsylvania, June I8, I902,
Vinnie May, daughter of John and Rachel
Miller, born in Clarion, Pennsylvania, died at
Clarion, December I8, I9I2. Children: Sarah
Ra.chel, born November 22, I903; Marion
Elizabeth, born October 24, I9o5; both in
Ai'arienville.
This name is common in the
MOORE  United States, in Pennsylvania
and in other parts of the country. Both in America and abroad, many of
this name have attained distinction. The present family is probably of the Scotch-Irish
stock, so important an element in the population of this state; Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, was largely settled by this people, and
Ohio received many of the same race.
(I) Joseph Moore, the founder of this
family, was born in Ireland, and died near
Columbus, Ohio. There he had finally settled.
He was a veteran of the revolutionary war.
Whom he married is not known. Child, David
L., of whom further.
(II) David L., son of Joseph Moore, was
born near Columbus, Ohio, and died at Summerville, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania.
When he was young he came back eastward
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and settled in Jefferson county, where he was
brought up, after the death of his mother, by
a man named John Jones. He was a lumberman. About I845 he was member of a famous
rifle company in Clover township, Jefferson
county, the township in which is Summerville,
called the Independent Greens. In the first
election after Summierville was made an independent election district, he was elected constable. He was a Democrat, and a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church. He married
Elizabeth Milliron. Children: James, Nancy,
Priscilla, Joseph, David, William E., of whom
further; two others died in infancy.
(III) William  E., son of David L. and
Elizabeth  (Milliron) Moore, was born at
Summerville, Pennsylvania, June 2I, I849'.
There he was brought up, and received a common school education. Having begun work
as a lumberman, he has been interested in lumber in Elk county, Pennsylvania, also in West
Virginia. In i898 he came to Clarion, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, where he has lived since
that time, and owns a residence on Seventh
avenue. He is a member of the Free and
Accepted Masons.  While Mr. Moore has
never aspired to public office, he is! a supporter
of the Republican party. He is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church. He married,
September I I, I877, Anna, born at Summerville, October 6, I856, daughter of Lowry and
Cornelia (Baldwin.) Jack.  Her father.was
born in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, in
I833, and was the son of an early settler in the
county, Samuel Jack. Her mother was born
in 1834. Baldwin is a leading name in Conlnecticut, not merely in connection with, the
present governor of that state, but through a
long course of family history. Alonzo Baldwin, the father'of Mrs.. Jack, was born in
Weston, Connecticut, in I807; his father,
Gabriel, was a physician at Newton, Connecticut, who, married a daughter o'f Deacon Burr,
brother of Rev. Aaron Burr, president of
Princeton University; he was son of Jared
lBaldwin, a revolutionary soldier of the same
state; his father was Caleb, son of Samuel
Baldwin, of New Haven colony. Alonzo Baldwin came to Jefferson county, Pennsylvania,
when' his brother, Summers Baldwin, was a
government surveyor; in  Pennsylvania he
married Eliza Carrier; he died at Summerville.
Children of William  E. and Anna (Jack)
Moore: I. Taylor M., born July'I, I878; he
was educated at the well known preparatory
school at Exeter, New Hampshire, and at the
Ohio Noirmal University, Ada, Ohio, from
which he graduated in I899; he is now cashier
of the First National Bank, Ridgway, Pennsylvania; he married Penelope Osterhout;
child, Taylor. 2. Summers R., born January
27, I88o, died in infancy. 3. Harry Lawson,
born October I5, I88I; he attended the Ohio
Normal University, also Exeter, and graduate(d in I9o6 from Princeton University; for
one year he studied in the Harvard Law
School; he is now manager of the Huyler's
store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he married
Catharine Brown, of Clarion; child, Harry L.
4. Cora Estelle, born May I, I884; educated
at public school and Fairmont Seminary,
Washington, District of Columbia; married
H. B. McGee, of Clarion; he is a physician in
Peoria, Illinois. 5. Lurtine E., born April 2I,
I887, died February 9, I9I2; educated at State
Norrmal and Washington Seminary, Washington, Pennsylvania; married William O. Atwell; child, Lurtine M.  6. William, born
March 21, I89I, died in infancy. 7. Eleanor,
born May 6, I89;3; educated at public school
and at Wilson College.  8. Madeline, born
October 23, I896; a student at the Clarion high
school.
This name has existed in PennTRUBY  sylvania since early in the eighteenth century. A family of this
name was in Bucks county by I736, and the
name had reached Westmoreland county before the revolution. From both these counties,
however, it seems early to have disappeared.
Various items relating to persons of this name
may be ga:thered in the old records and more
modern d,ocuments, but their correct relations
among themselves are not so readily determined. The following is given as a probable
account only.
(I) Christopher Truby (spelled Trewbey
in the record) was naturalized in Philadelphia
in September, I740; he had then resided at
least seven years in America, and was of
Bucks county, Pennsylvania. Unless he be
the same person as Christian Trueby, whose
will, dated November 6, I753, was proved in
Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on the twentysixth of the same month, we have no further
knowledge of him. This Christian Trueby was
of Hilltown townshipt; he names his wife Catharine, and six children were then living. Holding the identity of a person under these slight84IALLEGHENY VALLEY
ly differing names as probable, Christopher
(2) is naturally supposed to be among the six
children.
(II) Christopher (2), probably son of
Christopher (I) or Christian and Catharine
I'ruby, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in I736, died February 20, I802. About
177I he removed to Bedford, now Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. He was commissioner of Westmoreland county in I774, and
justice of the peace in I777. During the revolution he owned a blockhouse in Hempfield
township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. After the war he was again justice of
the peace, and judge of the court of common
pleas in that county. In I790 he was lieutenant-colonel in General Harmar's campaign
against the Indians. He was one of the owners of the land on which Greensburg was built
to be the county seat of Westmoreland county.
He married Isabella Bowman, born about
1738, died August 24, I8OI. Children: Michael; Christopher; Jacob, of whom further;
John; three -daughters.
(III) Jacob, son of Christopher (2) and
Isabella (Bowman) Truby, wa,s born in Bucks
county, Pennsylvania, died there. Whom he
married is not known, but he had children:
Jacob and Christopher; perhaps others.
(IV) Jacob (2), son of Jacob (I) Truby,
lwas born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. He
ancl his brother Ch,ristopher were among the
earliest settlers of Perry township, Armstrong
county, Pennsylvania. Jacob Truby was a
farmer. In. the politica,l controversies of his
days he upheld the principles of the Democratic party. He married Mary Ann Lauffer,
born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, died at
Millers Eddy, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. Nine children, including Henry Lauffer, of whom further.
(V) Henry Lauffer, son of Jacob (2) and
Mary Ann (Lauffer) Truby, was born at
Millers Eddy, Pennsylvania, in I821, died at
Catfish, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in I857.
He received a common school education at
Millers Eddy. Early in life he was connected
with a stage route, and for a number of years
later was a hotelkeeper at Catfish. He was a
Democrat. He married Ann Eliza, born in
Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, in I82J, died
in I889, daughter of Thomas McClure. Her
father was a native of Scotland, who came to
Westmoreland county while he was a child;
he was a millwright by trade, and served in
the Black Hawk war. Mrs. Truby was one
of a family of eight children.'She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Children: Mary Ann; Thomas, died in infancy by
drowning; Christopher, died in infancy; Jacob,
of whom further; Susannah; Polly, deceased;
Henry Lauffer, deceased; Elizabeth.
(VI) Jacob, son of Henry Lauffer and Ann
Eliza (McClure) Truby, was born at Catfish,
Pennsylvania, December 27, I849. He attended the common schools of his township
(Madison), and took a business course at Iron
City College. He was brought up in the hotel
business, and was himself a hotelkeeper first
at Catfish. In I876 he became owner of the
Loomis House at Elk City. For about thirtyfive years he was in the hotel business at various places. Since retiring from that line of
work, he has been for seven years in Pittsburgh, engaged in the life insurance business,
with the Order of Unity. At present (Ig92)
he is residing ait Clarion, looking after other
interests. He is a member of various Masonic
bodies, having reached the thirty-second degree; Independent Order of Odd Fellows;
also of the Knights. of Pythias, of which he
was district deputy grand chancellor in I877;
of the Ancient Order of United Workmen; of
the Improved Order of Red Men, in which he
has passed all the chairs, and he has refused
the chair at the great council; of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles and of the Benevolent and
Protective Order o.f Elks. He has been district master workman in district number 36,
Knights of Labor. Politically he is a Democrat, and he was elected in 1878 to the state
legislla~ture.  Mr. Truby married, June 17,
I869, Fannie M. Hoon, of Butler county,
Pennsylvania, who died April 5, 0qoo. Children: Britta Ann, Eliza, Mary C. E., Thomas
James, Henry Lauffer, William Hoon, deceased; Fannie Maude.
Charles Parkin, in his day one
PARKIN of the foremost metallurgists of
Pennsylvania, was a native of
England, born in Yorkshire, January 26, 1838.
He learned his trade as hammerman in the
shop of his father, in Sheffield, England. At
the age of twenty-one he came to the United
States and was engaged as hammerman in the
shops of Hussey, Wells  Co., Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and he remained with that firm
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until he became junior member of the firm of
Miller, Barr  Parkin. His inventive talent
brought forth the steam hammer, which marked a new era in metal working. The new firm
made an enviable record in steel manufacture.
It became known as the Crescent Steel Company, capitalized at $50,0o0, increased in I867
to $Ioo,ooo, and the firm name was changed
to Miller, Metcalf  Parkin. Mr. Parkin devoted his entire attention to the steel interest
for many years. His reputation was so high
that he was called upon from time to time as
an expert investigator and witness in many
cases where crucible steel was to be put to new
uses. He was consulted by the government in
the case of The People vs. Harvey Process,
and the Crescent rolls made by the Miller,,Metcalf  Parkin Company became the accepted staindard in the mints of the United States
as well as in various foreign countries. In I890o
Mr. Parkin- built the Pittsburgh Tin Plate
plant at New Kensington, Pennsylvania, which
was for many years a large facto.r in the tinplate industry of the country, and which was
later absorbed by the American Sheet and Tin
Plate Company. About this time the Crescent
Steel Company was absorbed by the Crucible
Steel Company of America, and Mr. Parkin
retired from active business and passed most
of his time on his large country place, "Oak
View," at New Kensington. His farm  was
one of the best equipped and most carefully
managed in the state, and fancy stock and high
class farming were his delight. His friends
were o.f the most learned and highly cultivated.
He cared little for society, but rather for
music, religion and education. He was a member of the Pittsburgh Orchestra, and played
the'cello for years before it became a professional organization. He was always an active
worker in the Methodist church in Pittsblurgh
and at New Kensington-for years a trustee
in the former, and founder and pillar in th,e
latter, to which hie and Mr. Carnegie presented
a fine pipe organ. The people of New Kensington subsequently erected a $50,000 Y. M.
C. A. building as a memorial to Mr. Parkin.
He was a Republican in politics, but took no
active part in political affairs.  He was a
director in the Metropolitan National Bank,
the Logan Trust Company, and the Diamond
National Bank.  For many years he was a
trustee of Allegheny College and of Mount
Union College. At one time he was associated
with Mr. Carnegie in the Homestead Steel
Company.  The two were close personal
friends, and were mutually interested in various benevolent causes.
This family is descended from
NEVIN  two brothers, John and Daniel,
who came to America from. the
North of Ireland in the middle of the eighteenth century. They were of good ancestry,
the name of Nevin or McNevin, its equivalent, being historic in the annals of both Sco,tland and Ireland.
(I) John Nevin, beforementioned, settled
on the Hudson river, and married Martha McCracken; he died in I829.
(II) Rev. Daniel E. Nevin, son of John
Nevin, came to Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, when a young man, and made his home
with his brother, Rev. John Nevin, then president of the Allegheny Theological Seminary.
He was graduated from Jefferson College,
studied theology in the seminary of which his
brother was the head, and preached until his
voice failed him, when he became principal of
the Edgworth Female Seminary. In politics
he was first a Whig and then a Republican.
He was appointed collector of internal revenue
by President Grant. He married Margaret
Irwin, daughter of John Irwin, and granddaughter of Major John Irwin. Among the
children of Rev. Daniel E. Nevin were: Colonel John I., of whomn further; and Theodore
W., who from  I873 to I9o6 was connected
with the publication of the Pittsburgh Leader;
and Joseph T., who was long a white lead
manufacturer, and afterwards business manager of the Pittsburgh Leader.
(III) Colonel John I. Nevin, son of Rev.
Daniel E. Nevin, was born in Allegheny City,
Pennsylvania, in 1837, and died January 5,
1884. He graduated from Jefferson College
with the class of I858. In the early civil war
days he was commissioned captain of the
Nevin Battery, and subsequently resigned and
recruited the Ninety-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in which he was commissioned major, and as such commanded the
regiment in the battle of Gettysburg. He was
wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, and
was' under General Phil Sheridan at Cedar
Creek. He was taken prisoner, and was confined at Salisbury prison for three months and
Libby prison for six months, there contracting
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the disease which caused his untimely death.
At the close of the war he became editor of the
Pittsburgh Dispatch, continuing until I870,
when with his uncle and brother he became
one of the founders of the Leader.
Colonel Nevin married Eleanor, daughter
of Rev. Lowman Prince and Mary Jane (McGahan) Hawes; her father was pastor of the
Presbyterian church in Madison, Indiana, at
the time of his death. Children of Colonel
Nevin: Mary Hawes, died unmarried; Daniel
Edward, graduate of Princeton College, studying with the intention of engaging in journalism, but subsequently taking the full law
course in the University of Pennsylvania;
Ernest Delano, graduate of Princeton College;
Olive A., married Herbert T. Muzzy, of Paterson, New Jersey.
Rev. Charles W. Smith, D. D.,
SMITH   LL. D., was born at the home of
his maternal grandfather, Hugh
Charles Ford, in Jefferson township, Fayette
county, Pennsylvania. He is the present editor of. the Pittsbutrgh Christian Advocate, hence
well known in Methodist Episcopal circles.
His father, the Rev. Wesley Smith, of
Scotch-Irish-English bloo,d, was born near
Belfast, Ireland. He entered the ministry of
the Method,ist Episcopal church in I833, and
continued therein until his death, October 28,
I888. He was a man of marked intellectual
attainments, and a champion in the defense of
the Christian faith and the doctrines and polity
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Stewart Smith, father of Rev. Wesley, was
also of Scotch-Irish-English blood, and was a
school teacher and linen manufacturer near
Belfast, Ireland. In religion he was a Protestant and became a follower of Mr. Wesley
in the early days of the Methodist movement.
He was a class leader and local preacher in
the church both in Ireland and America. When
the family emigrated to this country in I814
they settled first in Brooke county, Virginia
(now  West Virginia), near Wellsburg, and
afterwards removed to Jefferson county, Ohio.
Dr. C. W. Smith's maternal grandfather,
Hugh C. Ford, was of pure English stock, the
family coming to this country in the last quarter of the eighteenth century and settling in
Brownsville, Pennsylvania.  His  maternal
grandmother was Elizabeth Brown, of a
Scotch-Irish family of that name residing near
Fayette City, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, a
staunch and honored Presbyterian family,
some of whose members still reside in that
vicinity.
After spending his youth in study and preparation Doctor Smith, the subject of this
sketch, entered the Pittsburgh Conference in
I859, at the age of nineteen years. His first
pastorates were Centerville, Somerset county;
Carmichaels, Greene county; Brownsville (Second Church) and Connellsville, Fayette county. In I865 he became pastor of Carson Street
Church, Pittsburgh, and has continued in Allegheny county ever since, except three years at
l'niontown, Pennsylvania, and three years as
pastor of First Church, Canton, Ohio. Since
leaving Carson Street Church his appointments
have been Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Arch
street, Allegheny, Canton, Ohio, Smithfield
street, Pittsburgh, and First Church, McKeesport. The latter was the last church served by
him.. At the close of his pastorate there he
was appointed presiding elder of the Pittsburgh District, in I88o, and in I884 was elected editor of the Pittsburgh Christian. Advocatc, in which office he has continued by successive elections every four years without opposition to the present time. During his incumbency the circulation of the paper has increased from a little over nine thousanl, to
almost thirty-five thousand. Doctor Smith has
been elected delegate to the General Conference eight times, thus having been honored
more than any other man in the history of the
Conference. He was a delegate to the Ecumenical Methodist Conference in Washington.,
District of Columbia, in I89I, and to that
which met in London in I9OI. He was a member and the vice-chairman of the Commission
which formed the present constitution of his
church and had charge o,f the measure in its
passage through the General Conference. He
was a member of the joint commission which
prepared the present Methodist Hymnal, now
in use by the Methodist Episcopal church and
the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and
the Method,ist church of Canada, which arranged for the organization of the Methodist
church of Japa.n by the consolidation of the
members and ministers of these three churches
in that country.
In I865 Doctor Smith was united in marriage to Miss Caroline L. Lindley, daughter of
Doctor Lutellus Lindley, a high honored physician of Connellsville, Pennsylvania.  She
was an educated, cultured and talented woman
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who, after having been an inspiration and
counselor to her husband for more than fortyone years, entered into rest February 4, I907.
They have three children: The Reverend
Charles L. Smith, A. M., pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of Salem, Oh.io;
Lutellus W., a member of the Allegheny county bar; and Miss Edna M., who is with her
father.
Daniel A. Arter, for many years
ARTER  an active medical practitioner in
Greensburg, Westmoreland county, was born October 26, I828, in Columbiana
county, Ohio, son of Colonel Simon and Elizabeth (Burger) Arter.
Daniel A. Arter attended the public schools
of his native place, and later the New Lisbon
Academy, from which he was graduated in
1847. He engaged in the study of medicine
under the office preceptorship of Dr. D.
Springer, of New Lisbon, Ohio, and then entered the Cincinnati Eclectic College, where
his industry and earnestness won for him an
honorable pilace in his class. His first five
nmonths o.f practice was in Blairsville, Indiana
county, Pennsylvania, whence he removed to
Lockport. In I85I he removed to Greensburg,
Pennsylvania, where he soon became recognized as one of the leading physicians of the
town. Probably no physician in that region
had a larger list of patients, his practice extending throughout Westmoreland and into
the counties of Indiana, Armstrong, Cambria,
Fayette and Allegheny. He was one of the
organizers of the Westmoreland  National
Bank, a.nd a director of the Greensburg Building and Loan Association from I877 to I882,
and president from then until I885. He was
a Republican in politics, a member of the
Methodist church, and long a trustee; and
affiliated with the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics, the Royal Arcanum, the
Ancient Order of United Workmen, Philanthropy Lodge, No. 225, Free and Accepted
Masons, and a trustee of the Masonic Fund
of Greensburg.
Dr. Arter married (first) in I85I, Mary
Jane McCune, daughter of Samuel McCune,
of Blairsville, Pennsylvania. Their children
were: Charlotte B., married Charles R. Miller;
Mary E., married W. B. Stanley, of Salem,
Ohio; S. Marcus, married Sarah E. Loughrey;
Mrs. Arter died in I856, and Dr. Arter married (second) Caroline A. Miller, daughter o.f
Jacob M. Miller. Children: Elsie B.; Anna
S., married H. S. Sembower, of Uniontown,
Pennsylvania. Mrs. Arter died April 24, I894.
Major Adam M. Brown, son of
BROWN  Joseph and Mary  (Marshall)
Brown, was born in Middlesex
township, Butler county, Pennsylvania., August 3, I829. He attended the Butler Academy, and private training was given him in
Pittsburgh to which city he was sent to complete his education.  His parents from  the
first had intended him to become a merchant,
but after finishing his education he was prevailed upon to take up the study of medicine,
so he began reading under Dr. A. G. McQuaide, of Butler, but some time later, however, through the, advice o.f Thomas M. Marshall, he abandoned his medical studiesl and
took up law instead of medicine for his profession. He entered the office of Thomas M.
Marshall and in 1854 was admitted to the bar
in the Pennsylvania courts and became a law
partner with Mr. Marshall, continuing until
I8,65, when he severed his connection with him
and opened an office for himself on Fifth
avenue, Pittsburgh, where he was located up
to his retirement in I903.  Early in life he
became much interested in military matters,
and for several years was major of the Washington battalion of the Pennsylvania Guards.
Almost from the beginning o.f his professional career Mr. Brown interested himself in
politics, being a staunch defender of the general principles of the Republican party, although purely on principle, as he never cared
for politica.l preferment in the way of officeholding. But few, if indeed any, have contributed more to the success of the Republican
cause in Western Pennsylvania.  He was a
member of the select council of Pittsburgh
three yeairs was a delegate to the national convention which nominated President Lincoln
in I864, and Grant and Colfax in I868. By
his earnestness in those two great conventions
-the one in the very darkest days of the civil
war and the other just after it had closed-he
acquired a reputation, even throughout the
nation. At the outbreak of the war he devoted himself with all of his energies in aiding and maintaining the Union; his efforts to
encourage enlistments and volunteers for the
army from his section of the commonwealth
were very marked. He was frequently urged
by his legion of admirers to become a candi845ALLEGHENY VALLEY
at a tournament held in Norfolk about 1540,
when he unseated three knights of great skill
and bravery.
The Knapp family was originally from Saxony, a province of Germany. By some people
they are regarded as Germans, by others of
Sa.7-:on origin, buit their early history in England leads most of the descendants to fix their
nationality as Anglo-Saxon, or English.
(I) Nicholas anid William Knap were among
the emigrants brought over in the fleet of Winthrop and Saltonstall, who settled at Watertown, Massachusetts.  Nicholas, the younger
of the brothers, was bo.rn in England. He resided in Watertown until I646, when he sold
all his land. He removed to Stamford, Connecticut. where he also owned considerable
land. He married (first) at Watertown, in
I630, Elnor    -, of England, by whom he
had seven children. She died June I6, I658,
at Stamford. He married (second) March 9,
I659, Mrs. Unity (Buxton) Brown, of Stamford, daughter of Clement Buxton and widow
of Peter Brown. Children of first wife: Jonathan, born I63I, died December 27, I637; Timothy, December I4, I632: Joshua, June 5,
I635; Caleb, m,entioned below; Sarah, January 5, I639; Ruth, January 6, I64I; Hannah,
March 3, I643; Moses, I645; Lydia, I648.
Nicholas Knap died September I6, I670, and
his will is dated February I5, I670.
(II) Caleb, son of Nicholas and Elnor
Knap, was born in Watertown, Massachusetts,
January 20, I637. He accompanied his parents to Stamford,; Connecticut, in I646, where
he resided for the remainder of his life, being
made a freeman in I670. He married, there,
Hannah Smith, of Stamford, daughter of
Henry Smith. She married (second) Thomas
Laurence. Children, born in Stamford: Caleb,
born November 24, I66I, died in Norwalk,
Connecticut; John, July 25, I664; Moses, I666,
died in Danbury, 1753; Samuel, mentioned below; Sarah, I670, married, in I685, Ebenezer,
son of John Mead; Hannah, I672, married,
November 6, I696, Nathaniel Cross.
(III) Samuel Knapp, son of Caleb and Hannah (Smith) Knap, was bo,rn in Stamford,
Connecticut, I668, died in Danbury, I739. It is
not known exactly at what time he m.oved to
Danbury, but it is thought about I685. Danbury was first settled in the summer of I684
by eight families. Family tradition says Samuel Knapp was commissioned by the king of
England to locate and survey the town and settle thereon a certain number of families in a
given time. If he did so he was to receive a
tract of land. for his services. This cannot be
verified as the Danbury records were destroyed by fire during the revolutionary war. The
land recordls show him to have been a large
landholder, owning land at North River, Barren Plains, Best Division, Great Bogs, Stadley's Ridge and New  Fairfield, Connecticut.
The assembly of Connecticut confirmed him
an ensign of a train band in October, 17I3,
and in May, 1716, he was promoted to lieutenant. He was elected a deputy to the assembly in 1716 and again in 1721-22. By occupation he was a weaver. He married Hannah
Bushnell, of Danbury, Connecticut, born I676,
in Stamford, daughter of Francis Bushnell,
of Danbury. Children, born in Danbury: Samuel, about I698, died in his native town, I740;
John, mentioned below; Francis, about I702,
died June 7, I776; Abigail, about I705, married Stephen Curtis; Caleb, about I709, died
in Norwalk, February 6, I788; Moses, about
7I I, died in Danbury, September 15, 1751;
Mercy, about I7I3, married James Benedict,
died May 22, I797; Joshua, about 1716, died
August 8, 1798; Aaron, about I718; Hannah,
about I720, married, October 14, I740, Thomas
Benedict, who died May Io, I743.
(IV) John, son of Samuel and Hannah
(Bushnell) Knapp, was born in Danbury,
Connecticut, about I700, died in 1758, on board
ship in Lake Erie, and was buried in the lake.
He was an officer in the French and Indian
war, I758.  He was appointed at different
times as guardian, administrator and executor.
He m,arried    -.  Children: I. John, born
in Danbury, about 1725, died there about I767.
2. Samuel, about 1729, in Danbury, died in
Nassau, New York, I797.  3. Elijah, about
I733, in Glenville, New York, died there, November I3, 1823; married (first) Sarah Watkins, (second) Rachel Barden, (third) --
4. Zephaniah, May 6, 1736, in Danbury, died
in Pittston township, January 2I, I8i6.  5.
Amos, mentioned b.elow. 6. Luke, about I742,
in Danbury, died in Bainbridge, New York,
aged one hundred and three. 7. Ruth, about
1745, in Danbury, married a Mr. Barden. 8.
Elizabeth, about I748, in Danbury, married
Moses Wanzer. 9. Joseph, I75I, in Danbury,
married Deborah Gillett.
(V) Amos, son of John Knapp, was born
in Danbury, Connecticut, about 1740, died in
New Lebanon, New York.  He resided the
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date for congress, also for a place on the
judiciary, both of which he declined. In 1874
he was sought out for a candidate for mayor
of Pittsburgh, but declined the honor.  In
I873 he was one of the chief organizers of the
Anchor Savings, Bank of Pittsburgh, of which
he was president. He has also been a director
in the Cash Insurance Company and the Odd
F,ellows Saving Bank. He achieved general
popularity on account of his conceded patriotism and public spirit, and enjoys the respect
and full confidence of all who have so long
known him as friend and valuable citizen.
His legal practice has been nearly all in civil
cases, but on important criminal actions he
has appeared as counsel. He has ever been
able to hold the attention and command and
respect of judge and jury, where on more than
one occasion he has achieved positive forensic
triumphs. In a celebrated trial, in the case o.f
James Nutt, charged with the murder of
Dukes, in I884, he defended and by his txtraordinary skill and eloquence combined he succeeded in obtaining an acquittal.
Mr. Brown is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, where he has for forty-odd
years served on' the official board. He is a
man whose perception of the justice and propriety of things makes him unbending to the
wishes and offers made by designing men. In
1902 after retiring from the legal practice, he
was appointed by the governor of Pennsylvania to the office of recorder of Pittsburgh,
so called by the provisional act of assembly,
but really to assume the office of mayor, which
officer had been removed. Subsequently he
was removed from said office by the same governor, which removal resulted in a political
revolution that swept from power the political
erganization which had had absolute control of
the city and county for over twenty-five years.
Mr. Brown was married in i854 to Lucetta
Turney, daughter of Adam  and  Hannah
(Webster) Turney, of Greenburg, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Her mother was
a daughter of Rev. John William  WVeber,
founder of the German Reformed United
Evangelical Church, at the corner of Sixth
avenue and Smithfield street, Pittsburgh, the
earliest church in the city. Mr. Turney was
of Scotch-Irish lineage. Mr. and Mrs. Brown
are the parents of the following children, who
are living: Judge Marshall, of the court of common pleas of Allegheny county; John D., an
attorney of Pittsburgh; Thomas M., an attorney of the same city; Sarah B., widow of Dr.
Herron, residing at Pittsburgh; Caroline, wife
of John H. Herron, of Pittsburgh; Wtilliam
J., of Dalton, Pennsylvania.
John Dean Brown, youngest son of Adam
M. Brown anid wife, was born in Pittsburgh.
tHe finished his education at Harvard University and was admitted to the bar in I889, since
which time he has been in constant practice
in Pittsburgh. Politically Mr. Brown is a supporter of the Republican party, and in religious faith a United Presbyterian.
He was united in marriage, Jun,e 2, I898,
to Helen Dorothy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Otis Shepard. By this union the issue is Dorothy Westlake Brown, born June 26, I9goo00.
Joseph Alexander McCurdy,
McCURDY a leading member of the
Westmoreland county bar, residing at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, comes of
Scotch, Scotch-Irish and English ancestry.
He was born in Derry township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Friday, December
II, 1857, the second son of Alexander-J. and
Sarah (Pounds) McCurdy.
In an open boat during the days of religious
persecutions in Scotland, were five brothers
escaping by a dangerous voyage from Galloway to the coast of Down, Ireland. These
true-hearted men were named McCurdy. and
from one of them Joseph A. McCurdy is descended. The "Mayflower," which crossed
the Atlantic in I620, contained one of his paternal ancestors, and two of his maternal
ancestors. His grandmother, Mary Doty,
descended from Edward Doty, who was one
of the forty-one men, who signed his name
to the first constitution of government ever
subscribed by a whole people in the history
of the world. Mr. McCurdy's mother, Sarah
Pounds, descended from Thomas Pounds,
who in I635, came from London to New England, and his wife was one of the children who
came in the "Mayflower."  William  Drummond, who came from Scotland to New Jersey, had among his grandchildren Mary Drummond, the maternal grandmother of Mr. McCurdy. The maternal great-grandmother was
Sarah Collier, descendant of VWilliam Collier,
a London merchant, who came to America in
I633 and was assistant governor of Plymouth
colony for thirty years.  The great-greatgrandmothers on the paternal side were Hannah Cannon, wife of Stephen A. Pounds. and
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Ella Cannon, wife of William Drummond.
Three of his great-grandfathers, Alexander
McCurdy, Joseph Pounds and Nathaniel Doty,
were in the war of independence, and two
of his great-great-grandfathers, Stephen A.
Pounds and William Drummond, were killed
in that struggle. For more than a century Mr.
McCurdy's ancestors have resided in VWestmoreland county, Pennsylvania.
Alexander McCurdy, the great-grandfather,
was born in Ulster, Ireland, I744; came to
America in I756, settling on the banks of
"Crooked Creek," in Westmoreland (now included within Indiana county). Subsequently
he lived near the Salt Works on the Conemaugh river. He died near Livermore, aged
ninety-four years. He was a revolutionary
soldier in Captain Matthew Scott's Company,
Thirteenth Pennsylvania Regim,ent, and was
wounded in both arms in Yorktown and became a pensioner. For a short time he accompanied his son Samuel in the war of I812, and
was employed in training soldiers in military
exercises. He possessed considerable wealth,
was a noted musician, a strict seceder and well
known for his knowledge of the scriptures.
He married, about I785, Jane Heridenon, by
whom were born: William, Alexander H., Andrew, Samuel, Keziah, Ann and Jane.
Alexander Henderson MIcCurdy, the grandfather of J. A. McCurdy, was born at Crooked
Creek, I794. He was a farmer and carpenter.
He was a pump manufacturer for many years.
He owned the "Piper Farm," near Latrobe,
where he resided for many years previous to
his death in I85I. About I820 he married
Mary Doty, by whom was born: Samuel Henderson, Nathaniel, Alexander Jackson, Mary,
Phoebe and Jane. The mother of these children, Mary (Doty) McCurdy, was born in
I795 and died 1887. She was a lineal descendant of Edward Doty, who came in the "Mayflower." Rev. Francis Doty (son of Edward)
was a minister in the first settlement o.f Taunton, Massachusetts.  For utterance contrary
to some of the Pilgrim  Fathers' practices,
he was driven to Long Island. The Dutch
settlement issued a patent to him, "for a
Colonie, Messpath Kill, twenty-eight of March,
I642."  Some of his descendants settled in
New Jersey. Three of these Nathaniel, Jonathan and Zebulon Doty, sons of Nathaniel
Doty Sr. (great-great-grandfather), settled in
Derry township, Westmoreland county, about
I785.
Nathaniel Doty  Jr. (great-grandfather),
born I757, died in I844; he had served in the
revolutionary war. He married Jane Bethoven, and one of their children, Mary, was
married to Alexander H. McCurdy, whose
third  son, Alexander  Jackson  McCurdy,
father of J. A. McCurdy, was born in Derry
township, June 4, I829. He was a farmer and
was for some time in the employ of the Pennsylvania canal and later engaged in the construction of the Pennsylvania railroad. Politically he was an active Republican. He died
September 2, I884. He married Rachel Lightcap, who (lied in I852, leaving a daughter
Mary Susan, born February 22, 1852, who
Awas married to William Fishell, and died in
August, I88o. Mr. McCurdy married (second) in 1854, Sarah Pounds, born May I2,
1833, eldest daughter of Joseph and Mary
(Drummond) Pounds. By the union of Alexander Jackson McCurdy and Sarah Pounds,
seven children were born: Rev. Irwin Pounds,
D. D.; Joseph A., see forward; Hannah May,
deceased; John Drummond; Ella S., William
W., and Minnie May.
Joseph A. McCurdy was reared midst the
rural scenes of his father's house in Derry
township, and attended the common schools.
During I869-70 he received valuable instructions from Rev. W. H. McFarland.  After
attending the State Normal School at Edinboro, Pennsylvania, one term, he commenced
teaching when but sixteen years of age. He
obtained his education by teaching winters
and attending school summers. He gratluated
from the State Normal School at Indiana,
Pennsylvania, I878. He was a student in the
classical courses, first in the University o.f
Worcester, Ohio, then in Lafayette College,
Easton, Pennsylvania, in I879-8o.  He was
principal of the schools at Mount Pleasant,
Pennsylvania, in I88.o-8I, and became one of
the owners and the editor of the Mount Pleasant Dawn, which he changed to. the Journail.
He improved and greatly enlarged the circulation of that paper, but after two years relinquished the editorial chair for his life work in
the legal profession. Mr. McCurdy became a
law student in the office of Molorhead  Head,
at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, April, I883.
While thus studying he was principal of the
Greensburg High School one term. He was
admitted to, the Westmoreland County Bar
August 31, I885, and soon gained a lucrative
practice. He has been solicitor for his county
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and attorney in many important law cases.
He was district attorney of Westmoreland
county from I892 to I895, being the first Republican elected to that office. He is the senior
member of the law firm of McCurdy  Cunningham. He was chairman of the Republican
county committee in I886, when Hon. Welty
McCullough was elected to congress. In his
church connections he is a member of the
First Presbyterian Church of Greensburg. He
has been a director of the Westmoreland Hospital Association of Greensburg since its organization. Mr. McCurdy was married, September IO, I885, to Jane Brady Armstrong, daughter of Colonel James and Rachel (Welty)
Armstrong, of Greensburg. She died February
28, I888, leaving an infant, Rachel Welty, who
survived her but five months. Mr. McCurdy
was married, June 29, I897, to Florence Ludwick, daughter of Humphrey Fullerton and
Josephine Cort (Zimmerman) Ludwick, of
Manor, Pennsylvania.
Joseph Robbins was born April
ROBBINS  4, I824, at the Robbins homestead, where he still lives. In
I847 he embarked in the coal business, opening
the first coal road to run on the Youghiogheny
river, at Osceola, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. His first venture was on a lease on the
basis of one-fourth cent per bushel royalty.
The coial was mined and: floated down the river
in boats, when the water was, sufficiently high
to carry them, and sold at Cincinnati, at the
rate of ten cents per bushel. The means of
transportation was extremely venturesome,
about one-half of the boats being lost in the
river. However, during the first four years
of his coal business he was very successful,
meeting with little or no loss, but during the
fifth year he lost some boats by parting of the
line at Cincinnati. Several also went over the
dam at Pittsburgh, some at Blennerhassett
Island, and one at Louisville.  During this
time, however, the coal business had increased
until he was selling coal at Cincinnati, Louisville and New Orleans. His coal was confiscated by the Confederate government at the
outbreak of the war, and he concluded the
business was entirely too hazardous to continue, and closed out his interests. The firm
was known as Horn  Robbins, composed of
Peter HIorn and Joseph Robbins, and in connection with their coal business they kept a
general store and operated a sand works. In
I857 Mr. Horn sold out, retired and went
west.  In I859 Mr. Robbins sold his coal,
store and sand interests to Messrs. Kelly and
Stout.
In the year of I847, when the scheme of
improving by slack water the Youghiogheny
river was taken up, Mr. Robbins became one
of its most active supporters, and aided in
raising the amount required to construct the
two dams, one at Elrods, and one at Buena
Vista. The company was organized by meeting at West Newton. Alexander Plummer,
president; Moses Robbins, William Larimer,
Cyrus Markle and Joseph Robbins were the
organizers and first directo,rs, and William Day
was selected as engineer. He had constructed
dams for the state on the Kiskiminetas river
to feed the canal. The two dams to be constructed cost about $IOO,OOO, and this was
raised by subscription to the capital stock of
the Youghiogheny Navigation Company. The
contract was let to William Alston for the first
lock at Elrods, and Theodore Swan for the one
at Buena Vista. These locks provided slack
water navigation from  McKeesport to West
Newton. The contractors encountered great
difficulties in building the dams-in following
the specifications. They required the dams to
be built of plank and filled in with concrete.
It was discovered that the plank would not
retain the concrete and thre dams would not
hold water. The company had agreed with
the coal operators to have the dams finished
in I848. The work was not completed until
1849, and many coal works were opened and
boats loaded along the river, and after the
river was frozen up many of the boats were
lost. Navigation was opened in September,
I849, and was continued until the winter of
I86I, when the heavy freeze caused the ice
to gorge and the tops were taken off these
dams. A committee was then appointed to
raise money to repair the Navigation Company's loss, consisting of Thomas S. Cass, of
the Pennsylvania railroad, Swan Caldwell and
Joseph Robbins. They met at the office of Mr.
Cass, in Pittsburgh. Mr. Cass was then acting as president of the Ft. Wayne railroad,
and the matter was turned over to his clerk
and subsequently to Andrew Carnegie, who
was his assistant, and these three men raised
the money and had the dams repaired and
navigation resumed. In the winter of I865-66
the ice was exceedingly heavy.  The dams
were then again badly damaged, and as part
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of the subscriptions were yet unpaid Mr. Robbins was required to make up quite a sum for
the repairs already done. About June I, I866,
without any apparent cause, the upper dam
gave way, and the result was that the lower
dam was broken and the slack water of the
Youghiogheny river was gone forever. The
washout in the dam was a break of over twenty feet in width and came without warning,
leaving the boats which were being loaded
along the river at the coal tipples down on the
bottom of the river, where they remained until
broken up and destroyed by the floods of the
succeeding year.
After this Mr. Robbins retired to the farm
on which he afterwards lived, comprising
about three hundred acres of land, which was
taken up by his grandfather, Brintnell Robbins.  In addition to farming Mr. Robbins
was actively engaged in other enterprises,
being at one time the general manager for
Thomas Moore of his large mining andl distilling interest. He was an organizer of the
Metropolitan National Bank, at Pittsburgh,
and is still connected with its management.
He took an'active part in politics as a Republican, and served for many years as a
school director and delegate at various conventions. He is an active supporter of the
Presbyterian church. His business career was
very successful, and; his interests in coal and
other matters were always extensive. A tract
of coal which he owns has been mined by
W. L. Scott, and is now being mined by the
Pittsburgh Coal Company. At the! present
time Mr. Robbins is hale and hearty, and takes
an active part in business, politics and everything about him.
The family of which William
DUNSHEE Adams Dunshee, of Frees'
Mill, is a member, is of
Scotch-Irish origin, and was planted in this
country by William Dunshee, who came hither
at the close of the eighteenth century and settled near Pittsburgh on a farm which he cultivated during the remainder of his life. He
was a Presbyterian and so reared his family.
Andrew T. Dunshee, son of William A. Dunshee, was born before the end of the eighteenth
century near Pittsburgh, and was a contractor
and coal operator. He opened the first coal
mine on the Monongahela river, opposite McKeesport, built the first incline coal road, and
adopted the first flange wheeled cars for conAV-28
veying the coal from pit mouth to river, where
it was loaded into boats for lower river ports.
About I847 he sold the coal road to, his son,
William  Dunshee, who in connection with
Captain Dianiel Pollard, operated it in running
and shipping coal to lower ports until about
I859, when what was known as the Colonel
N eal coal was worked out. Mr. Dunshee marlied Margaret Short, and they were the parenrts of seven children, three sons and four
daughters. The death of the father of this
family occurred in I87I.
William  Dunshee, eldest child of Andrew
T. and Margaret (Short) Dunshee, was born
August 20, I820, in Allegheny county, and
until about I875 was engaged in running
and shipping coal to all the lower ports between  Pittsburgh and New  Orleans.  He
then retired from the coal business, but continued until within several years of his decease to operate the Marine ways adjacent
to McKeesport.  In  early days coal was
loaded in boats and floated, by the use of
sweeps and steering oars, to, the several markets along the Ohio and Monongahela rivers.
Late in the fifties this method of transportation gave way to steamboats or towboats, as
they are commonly called, and Captain Dunshee was one of the first advocates o.f the
change. He was interested in the first steamboat built to transport coal "below," known as
the "Erie," and in ten years the change was
so complete that a floating coal-boat "below"
was a rarity. He became interested in several
towboats in his day, notably the "Robinson,"
the "Forman," the "Isaac Hammett," and the
"Victor Wilson." The "Isaac Hammett" and
"Victor Wilson" were called "twins," and had
been built alike in all respects with the view
of hitching both boats to the same large tow,
believing that in this way it could be better
and more safely handled while conveying it
down the river. It was not so great a success
as was anticipated, and as it was found that
better results could be obtained by leaving
each of the towboats independent, this course
was therefore adopted. D'uring the early part
of the civil war both boats were taken into the
service of the United States government as
dispatch boats and for towing mortar boats
on the Mississippi river and other rivers thereto. The two boats, "Isaac Hammett" and
"Victor Wilson," continued in the service until
the close of the war, under command of Commodore David Dixon Porter. They were sev849ALLEGHENY VALLEY
eral times under fire from the enemy, but
escaped, without being disabled. On several
occasions they carried General Grant to and
from points on the river. The "Victor Wilson" during the Red river expedition was
under command of Captain Dunshee for a
short time as a relief for the regular captain,
Daniel Pollard.  In I856 Captain Dunshee
built the first marine ways in the Monongahela
river, near McKeesport. They were used for
"docking boats" until the property was sold to
the National Tube Works Company, when
they moved "across" the river and again erected and operated until about I895, at which
time Captain Dunshee retired from active
work.  In politics he was first a Whig and
then a Republican.
Captain Dunshee married Mary Ann Adams,
born about I830, in Liverpool, England, daughter of Benjamin Adams, who brought his family to the United States about I832, and settled in Pittsburgh. He was a designer and
cutter of glassware, and was induced, to come
to this country by Thomas Bakewell who desired him to take charge of his cut glass branch
of the industry. In consequence of a law then
in force in England prohibiting the emigration of skilled labor, Mr. Adams was forced
to depart secretly from his native country, and
concealed himself in a large cask in which he
was conveyed on board the vessel on which
he was to sail. Captain Dunshee and his wife
were the parents of a son, William Adams, of
whom later. The death of Captain Dunshee
occurred March 5, I905, when he was in the
eighty-fifth year of his age.
William Adams Dunshee, son of William
anrd Mary Ann (Adams) Dunshee, was born
April 24, I850, in Mifflin township, Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, and graduated from
Washington and Jefferson College in the class
of I87I. He subsequently read law and in
1875 was admitted to the Allegheny county
bar, after which he continued in active practice until I895, when he became interested in
several enterprises which required his legal
services. Mr. Dunshee has made a specialty
of corporation and real estate law, to which
his practice was largely confined. In politics
Mr. Dunshee is a Republican. He was councilman of McKeesport, but never was an office
seeker. He affiliates with the Presbyterian
church. He married, January 7, I899, Josephine Davis, daughter of Joseph Thomas Frees,
of Frees' Mills, and they have one child, Mary
Josephine, born November 3, I899. Mr. and
Mrs. Dunshee now reside in the old home of
Squire Thomas Frees, at Frees' Mills, Salem
township.
William Franklin CaruCARUTHERS  thers, deceased, who was
prominently identified with
the development of the coal industry in the
vicinity of Irwin, was born in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, November 5, I814, a son of
Isaac and Sarah (Davis) Caruthers.
Isaac Caruthers (father) was a native of
Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, born about
the beginning olf the revolutionary war in
which two of his uncles served. About the
beginning of the last century he moved to the
state of Ohio, where he purchased a farm on
the present site of a part of West Zanesville.
He married Sarah Davis, daughter of Jason
and Rachel Davis, who was born in September, I793, and their children were: Rachel,
born June I6, I8o09, married Enos Conrad, and
died October I7, I842; Lytle, born November
I8, I8Io; Isaac, born November I5, I812, died
April I I, I825; William F., born November
5, I814, mentioned hereafter; and Jason D.,
born December Io, I8I6. After the death of
his first wife, August I, I819, Mr. Caruthers
married Sarah Hindman, daughter of John
Hindman, of Jacksonville, Pennsylvania. Isaac
Caruthers died in I854.
William F. Caruthers was educated in the
common schools-the "pay schools" of that
period-and worked on the farm  until his
twenty-fifth year. He railroaded for a few
years, and later engaged in mercantile lines.
In I853 he came to Irwin, Pennsylvania, at the
urgent request of Mr. Thomas Scott, then
superintendent of the western division of the
Pennsylvania railroad, later its president, to
superintenid the coal mines then owned by the
Coleman-Hailman Company, in which Mr.
Scott was interested. Mr. Caruthers operated
the mines until July, I854, when the Westmoreland Coal Company purchased them, continuing as superintendent until I872, when he
concluded to resign. The company did not
wish to lose his services, however, and appointed him paymaster and superintendent of
farms and buildings. At this time the following resolutions were drawn up, engrossed and
presented to Mr. Caruthers:
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At a stated meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Westmoreland Coal Company, held, at their
office in Philadelphia, March 20, I872, all the members being present, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That in deference to his own wishes,
frequently expressed, the resignation of William F.
Caruthers, Superintendent of this Company, is regretfully accepted, to take effect June I, I872;
Resolved, That the services of Mr. Caruthers, as
Mining Superintendent of this Company, during a
term of more than sixteen years, deserve unusual
acknowledgement from  its Directors.  Under his
administration the annual product of mines has been
increased from 50,000 tons to 450,000 tons, and the
position and reputation which Company now holds
in the coal regions are largely due to his energy and
sagacity, and to his manly fairness, promptitude and
uprightrress of character. These have won for him
the respect and esteem of his employees, of the community in which he has lived and of the Directors
of this Company.
Resolved, That in changing the relations which
have existed so long and so satisfactorily, it is a
sincere gratification to us that the Company will not
lose his services entirely, but can still have the benefit of his sound judgment and ripe experience.
Mr. Caruthers held the position  for five
years, resigning finally on account of his desire to be relieved from business cares. Before
this, however, he had been persuaded to undertake the closing of the affairs of the Youghiogheny Coal-Hollow  Company, which he succeeded in satisfactorily accomplishing in three
years, and from that year, i88o, until his death
he led a retired life.  While a resident of
Columbia, Mr. Caruthers was elected justice
of the peace. He was appointed postmaster at
Irwin in 1855 by Presiident Pierce and served
until I86o, being the second postmaster of that
town. He was a stockholder in the Westmorelan,d  Coal Company, and  the Pennsylvania
railroad. He was a descendant of Quaker
stock, and while not a member of any church
liberally contributed to the support of the
Presbyterian denomination. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He married (first) March i6, I843, Martha
Atlee Spear, of Columbia, Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania, who died July 6, I876.  Their
children were: Sarah Ann, born February
15, I845, died in infancy; Charles H., born
September 23, 1847, resides at Adamsford,
Delaware county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Caruthers married (second) July 2, i879, Catherine A. Kenney, daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Garvey) Kenney, of Irwin, Pennsylvania, the former named having come from
the county Clare, Ireland, at the age of nineteen years, locating first at Steubenville, Ohio,
and coming to Irwin, Pennsylvania, in I867.
By his second wife Mr. Caruthers had issue:
William Franklin, born January 22, I88I, a
student at Bucknell University, Lewisburg;
Carrol, born August I7, I882, a student at
Ann Arbor, Michigan; John Lytle, born July
8, I886, a student at Bucknell University,
Lewisburg; Bayard, born  June  2, 1889;
Wayne, born October 5, I891; and Marion,
born January 2, I897. After a long, honorable and useful life Mr. Caruthers died April
28, I897. He is survived by his widow, who
with her six sons resides on th,e home place
just outside of Irwin, Pennsylvania.
On the paternal side John Cameron
LEA  Lea, of New Alexandria, is o.f English descent, his father, Richard Lea,
having been born in England, April 23, I8Io.
In I82I Richard Lea came with his mother to
the United States, landing in Baltimore, and
traveling by canal anid wagon to Pittsburgh,
where he found employment in a store and
attended school.  He subsequently entered
Western University, graduating thence in I832,
after a five years' course, and then attended
Western Theological Seminary, graduating
therefrom in I835. He was called to Lawrenceville, then a suburb of Pittsburgh, where
he was sole pastor of the Thirty-ninth Street
Presbyterian Church until I876. In that year
he resigned and went to, New Alexandria,
Pennsylvania. The church did not accept the
resignation, so beloved was he to all, but elected him pastor "emeritus" and gave him an
assistant. After a number of years a number of
the old congregation took their letters and
formed a new congregation and built a church
on Forty-third street, to which they called Dr.
Lea as pastor. He served this charge actively
for several years then resigned and returned
to New Alexandria. The congregation; however, did not release him, but gave him an
assistant, retaining Dr. Lea as pastor "emeritus." Dr. Lea was a preacher of wonderful
power and one of Pennsylvania's most eloquent pulpit orators. He is often compared
with the famous Rev. McLeod Milligan, another of those wonderful preachers this period
produced. His fame was more than local, and
his reputation for eloquence and piety endures
to the present generation. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from his alma
mater (Western University), an unsolicited
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honor, but one richly deserved.' Dr. Lea married, April 25, I836, Mary, daughter of John
Cameron, of Pittsburgh, a member of the clan
Cameron, who came to this country in I804.
Dr. and Mrs. Lea had one child, John Cameron, mentioned hereafter. The death of Dr.
Lea occurred May 24, I9oo, and his widow
passed away April 9, I903.
John Cameron Lea, only child of Richard
and Mary (Cameron) Lea, was born January
20, I837, and attended the schools of Lawrenceville and Pittsburgh, from which he passed to East Liberty Academy. He then studied
telegraphy and music, making a profession of
the latter, and for twenty-one years was
organist in the Thirty-ninth Street Presbyterian Church. When the civil war began Mr.
Lea was in New Orleans, but started at once
for home, reaching Pittsburgh in time to enlist
under the first call for troops. He joined the
Ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserves, but
the quota of that'state was filled so quickly
that the Ninth was not then accepted. Mr.
Lea, therefore, stopping only long enough to
get married, started for New York City, where
he enlisted in the famous Excelsior Brigade,
under Daniel Sickles. He was mustered, on
Staten Island, in Company E, Seventieth Regiment, New York Volunteers, with which he
departed for the front. He was with his regiment in the battles of Second Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Fair Oaks, Seven Days, Malvern
Hill, and others, and was detailed at the headquarters of General Hooker and General
Iieintzelmann.. He rejoined his regiment in
time for the last action at North Anna, near
Petersburg, Virginia, where his term of enlistment having expired, he was mustered out
of service July I8, I864. On his return to
Pittsburgh he quickly obtained employment
at the arsenal, and later with the Duquesne
Coal Company, with whom he remained two
years. He then opened a coal office in company with a partner who caused a failure of
the business, after which Mr. Lea moved to
New Alexandria with his parents, and resumed
the profession of a musical director, which he
has continued to practice ever since. Mr. Lea
is a member of Post 4, Latrobe. He is a Republican in politics, served as councilman of
New Alexandria two terms, and acted as president of the council. Mr. Lea married, June 5,
I86I, Susan, daughter of Edward Faber, born
January I8, I838, and their children were:
Grace Matilda, born August I3, I866; Richard Cameron, born October 3, I868; Marion
Faber, born December, i87I, died July 6,
I872; and Florence Edna, born December 3,
I875.
James McClurg Guffey, a leadGUFFEY ing operator in the oil and gas
fields of Western Pennsylvania,
and the promoter of kindred industries, having their rise from  the development of the
great natural resources of the state, was born
in Sewickley township, Westmoreland county,
January I9, I839, is recognized as the largest
individual oil, gas and coal land owner in the
world. He is a son of Alexander Guffey.
James McClurg Guffey attended the public
schools, then pursued a course in a commercial
school, and at the age of eighteen years accepted a clerical position in the office of superintendent of the Louisville  Nashville Railroad,
at Louisville, Kentucky, where he remained
for several years. He next filled a responsible position with the Adams Expres's Company, at Nashville, Tennessee, and in I872 returned to Pennsylvania. Locating in the oil
regions, he engaged in the production of petroleum, of which industry he has since been one
of the most active and successful representatives. He became probably the largest individual producer and operator in America, interested in all the fields of northwestern Pennsylvania and through th,e district extending to
Pittsburgh. The famous Mathews well was
drilled, and most of the phenomenal McDon-'ald field was owned by him and a few others.
In addition to the production of oil he also
extended his labors to the development of the
n.atural gas resources of the state, and with
his busin:ess associates he developed the enormous gas fields of Western and Allegheny
counties, and became largely interested in the
transportation of natural gas. He became the
vice-president of the Westmoreland and Cambria Natural Gas Company, which supplies
Johnstown, Pennsylvania; is president of the
Southwest Natural Gas Company, which supplies the Connellsville coke region; vice-president of the Wheeling (West Virginia) Natural Gas Company; and president of the
- United Fuel Gas Company, whose pipe lines
extend from Washington county, Pennsylvania,
to Pittsburgh. He is an indefatigable and resourceful business man, and has made it his
plan to give personal supervision and executive ability to his large concerns.
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Mr. Guffey's investments are also represented by vast coal properties in Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, and by gold and silver mine
interests in Idaho. He is the president of the
Trade Dollar Mining and Milling Company, at
Silver City, Idaho, and is one of the principal
owners and an officer of the Florida Mountain
MIining and Milling Company of the same
locality. The town of Guffey, thirty miles
from Cripple Creek, was named in his honor.
He is likewise interested in the production of
petroleum in four states, and is connected with
the financial circles of Pittsburgh as a director
of the Columbia National Bank.
Mr. Guffey gives his political support to the
Democracy, and has ever been active in politics, recognized for many years as the leader
of his party in Pennsylvania, serving as representative from his state on the Democratic
national committee. He is a prominent mem~ber of the Duquesne Club of Pittsburgh, a
trustee of Washington and Jefferson College,
a member of the Manhattan Club of New
York, and of other organizations.
Captain Jacob Arter ArmARMBRUST  brust, proprietor of a wellknown plumbing establishment in Greensburg, Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, is a member of a family which
has made its home in Pennsylvania, for a number of generations, and has borne its full share
in the defense of this country in times of
trouble, many members of this family having
been in active service in the army.
Jacob Armbrust, grandfather of Captain
Jacob Arter Armbrust, was born in Hempfield
township, April I2, I812, and died there February I2, I9o6. He was educated and spent
his entire life in that district. He learned the
mason's trade, and followed that occupation
until the infirmities of old age compelled him
to retire from an active life. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church, and a supporter of the Republican party. He married
Sarah Christine Steelsmith, daughter of John
Steelsmith, and they had children: John Steel!smith, served during the civil war in Company
I, Eleventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was wounded at the Second Battle
of Bull Run; Emily Elizabeth, Jemima, Amos
Michael, a veteran of the civil war, having
served under Captain Bierer; Henry Reinhold,
of whom later; Reuben, served during the civil
war in Company I, Eleventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was wounded at the
battle of the Wilderness, he died at the age
of forty years; Catherine, died at the age of
nine years; Ruey Elizabeth, Keziah Sarah,
George David, William  Edward, Winfield
Scott.
Henry Reinhold Armbrust, third son and
fifth child of Jacob and Sarah Christina
(Steelsmith) Armbrust, was born in Hempfield township, Pennsylvania, December 2I,
I845, and there his entire life was spent. He
was educated at Stouffer's schoolhouse, and
then learned, the trade of masonry under the
tuition of his father. He followed th.is occupation for many years, and it finally led him
into the business of building contractor, which
he is pursuing very profitably at the present
time.  At the time of the civil war he
was enlisted in Company I, Eleventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Captain
Happer. His record during this time is truly
one of which he may well be proud. He was
in active service during many of the engagements, among them being the following: Battle of the Wilderness, in which he was wounded, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, North Ann
River, South Ann River, Bethel Church, at
Petersburg, where h.e was captured, and a
number of others. He was a prisoner for
more than seven months in Libby, Belle Isle
and Andersonville prisons, and has many interesting tales to relate of the hardships he endured. He is a member of the Second Lutheran Church of Greensburg, and in politics is a
Republican.  He married, March 3, I870,
Mary Magdeline Silk, daughter of Thomas
and Mary Ann (Clever) Silk, of Allegheny
county, and they are the parents of children:
Thomas, who died in his fourth year; Jacob
Arter, of whom later; Alfred Steelsmith, who
served during the Spanish-American war as a
member of the Seventeenth Regiment at Santiago and Porto Rico; Clara Anna; Bert Fremont, a member of Company I, Tenth Regiment, was killed at the battle of Malolos in the
Philippines; Eli Morris, married Bessie Hays,
and has one child; Henry Eli, who served in
the Spanish-American war in Compiany M,
Sixteenth Regiment; Christina Blane, Leon
Blanch, Henry Reinhold Jr., Amy Josephine.
Captain Jacob Arter Armbrust, seconl son
and second child of Henry Reinhold and Mary
Magdeline (Silk) Armbrust, was born in
Hempfield township, Pennsylvania, November, I872. He, also, was educated in Stouf853ALLEGHENY VALLEY
fer's schoolhouse and later attended Greensburg Seminary.. He was apprenticed to learn
the plumbing trade with Samuel Sloan, of
Greensburg, and later established himself in a
business of his own, in which undertaking he
was successful and he is conducting it at the
present time. He is enterprising and progressive in his business methods, and keeps himself well advised of all improvements and
changes in his line of work. He is industrious,
thrifty and ambitious, and is on the highroad
to prosperity. He served during the Spa.nishAmerican war, in the Philippines, under Captain Finney, Company I, Tenth Regiment, and
was honorably discharged. Since their return
from the Philippines he was elected captain
of Company I. He is a member of the Second
Lutheran Church of Greensburg, and a strong
supporter of the Republican party. He married Mary Gress, born December I2, I874,
daughlter of Alexander and Sarah (Henry)
Gress, of Greensburg.
James M. Swank, a distinguishSWANK  ed representative of Westmoreland county, is widely known
not only in Pennsylvania, but throughout the
country for the many and valued services he
has rendered in the industrial, agricultural and
newspaper worlds. Particularly in the first
named of these three has he become a recognized authority. His statistics and statements
of facts are accepted, the world over as being
entirely reliable.  He is acknowledged as a
trustworthy statistician, a wise counsellor, an
economist, a historian, and a statesman. He
has been a valuable contributor to the literary
field, and, while he has dealt mostly with the
facts of one line of production, he has not
entirely neglected others.
He is a descendant of old and honored families of Pennsylvania, four generations of his
ancestors on both sides of the family having
been identified with the state.  His father,
George W. Swank, was born in Westmoreland
county, Pennsylvania, in I8Io, the youngest
son of John Swank, a pioneer settler in
Ligonier valley who had migrated thence from
Franklin county in the same state. The first
of this family of whom anything definite is
known was an early settler in Montgomery
county, Pennsylvania. The family is of German origin, and was Lutheran in religion. Mr.
Swank's maternal great-grandfather, John
Moore, was a member of the Pennsylvania
constitutional convention of I776, later was
the first president judge of Westmoreland
county, and still later was a member of the
state senate. He had two sons, both of whom
were surveyors, one being the father of Mrs.
George W. Swank, the mother of James M.
Swank.
James M. Swank was born in Loyalhanna
township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania,
July I2, i832. He removed with his parents
to Johnstown in 1838, and there received a
good common school and academic education.
His first business occupation was as clerk in
the store of his father, and while thus employed, in I852, he was invited to take charge of
the local Whig newspaper. This invitation he
accepted, and with the exception of brief intervals was its editor and publisher until I870.
One year after the commencement of his
labors in this field, the name of the paper was
changed to the Cambria Tribune, and later to
the Johlnstown Tribune, under which name it
is still published. Mr. Swank severed his connection with this paper in 1870, when he went
to Washington City and becamie a clerk of the
committee on manufaictures of the House of
Representatives. Later he was chief clerk of
the Department of Agriculture. He resigned
the latter position in December, 1872, in order
to take charge of the work of the American
Iron and Steel Association in Philadelphia.
As secretary and general manager of this
organization, he has devoted thirty-three years
of the best years of his life to its interests, and
is still actively identified with it. He was especially qualified for the work he had thus undertaken. Having spent the greater part of his
life up to this period in, the western part of
Pennsylvania, he was practically acquainted
with the growth and development of the iron
industry in that important field. He had inherited a liking for public affairs, and was personally familiar with the effects of legislation
upon industries of the country, particularly
the iron industry; the steel industry was in its
very earliest infancy. The years he had spent
in Washington had given him a practical insight into the methods of congressional legislation, and he had made many valuable friends
among the public men of the day.
The American Iron and Steel Association
was organized in I864, and was intended to be
a bureau of general information for the American iron trade, and to be a central agency for
the interests most concerned.  Mr. Swank
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entered into the work of the Association with
zeal and enthusiasm. He early decided that
the statistical reports should appear annually
and in uniform style, and that a directory
ought to be compiled and published at regular
intervals. These improvements were at once
introduced; the annual report appears in the
spring of the year, and the directory every two
years. The Weekly Bulletin of the Association was enlarged, and its influence was materially increased. Mr. Swank has been the
editor of all the publications mentioned. Under
his management.the information promulgated
by the Association became an authority. The
friends of protection in congress relied upon
it whenever an economic legislation was under
consideration. He also published in the annual
report for I876 an accurate history of the industrial policies of Great Britain and the
United States, and in I877 he issued "Hold
the Fort," a series of tariff tracts which have
been gratuitously and systematically distributed by the Association. For the last twentyfive years Mr. Swank has been active in opposing every bill that has been presented in congress which has had for its object the substitution for protective duties of a tariff for
revenue only. Special arguments against these
measures were prepared, and manufacturers
were aroused to the dangers which confronted
them.
The administration of Mr. Swank has been
of so excellent a character that the statistics
issued by the American Iron and Steel Association have become recognized authorities in
all countries. He has brought even higher
honor' to the Association in the reputation he
has established of its absolute leadership, in
teaching the value of accurate and rapidly collected statistics. The correspondence of the
Association is enormous, and in general may
he said to be controlled by Mr. Swank. The
immense amoiunt of work that all this entailed
has never seemed to overburden him, for it
was with him a labor which engaged his heart
as well as his intellect.
Mr. Swank published, in book form in I878
an "Introduction to: a History of Iron Making
and Coal Mining in Pennsylvania."  He was
selected  by  General Francis  A. Walker,
d,irector of the United States Census Bureau,
to collect the statistics of iron and steel for the
census year I88O, and he accomplished his
final report on these in I88I, with a historical
sketch of the manufacture of iron and steel in
all countries, and particularly in each state and
territory which had been engaged in their production, the colonial and other pioneer ironmasters receiving special attention. The historical  part  was  afterward   published  in
book form. A second edition, enlarged, appeared in I89I, both editions being entitled
"Iron  in  all  Ages."   He   has  made
many  other contributions  of a historical
character. At the close of twenty-five years
of continuous service as the executive head
of the Association, he publishd a souvenir volume of two hundred and twentyeight pages, containing selections from  his
tariff and historical writings, and which was
entitled "Notes and Comments on Industrial,
Economic, Political and Historical Subjects."
Mr. Swank still gives his personal attention to
all the details of the office of the American
Iron and Steel Association.
Wh,ile chi.ef clerk of the Department of
Agriculture he prepared a history of that department. He has at present in preparation
a "History of Western Pennsylvania, with
Special Reference to its Industrial Development."  Mr. Swank has ever been a broadminded protectionist, favo.ring reduction of
tariff as well as increase as the exigencies of
the times demand. His scientific ma.stery of
the subject has enabled him to judge wisely,
and his judgment has never been based upon
a narrow range of facts. It is to be hoped that
he may long be spared to continue his useful
work, and that his legacy of learning and
philosophy may never be lost from our laws
and public policy.
R. Willis Fair, Ph. D., widely
FAIR known in educational circles, now
one of the owners and principals of
the Kiskiminetas Springs School, at Saltsburg,
Pennsylvania, is a representative in the present
generation of a family which settled in this
state many years ago.
Samuel Fair, his paternal grandfather, was
born in Path Valley, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, about the year I790. He came, when
but a boy, an orphan, to western Pennsylvania,
and located in Westmoreland counlty, near
New Alexandria. He married Ann Campbell
about the year I8i6. They were the parents
of sixteen children, all of whom lived to maturity. He and his wife were members of the
Presbyterian church.  In, politics he was a
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greater part of his life in Danbury, near the
Episcopal church. He was at one time a drummer in the town militia, and was under arms
just outside the village. He married a Miss
Nelson. Children: I. Amos, born in Danbury,
died in Dutchess county, New York; married,
I778, Mary Brownell. 2. Samuel Nelson, born
in Danbury, died in Richmond, Massachusetts,
I814; married Mercy Gillett. 3. Levi, born in
Danbury, died in Boston, New York. 4. Ezra,
born about I765, in Danbury, married Phoebe
Woolsy. 5. Comfort, mentioned below. 6.
Sylvanus or Sylvester, born in Danbury, I77I,
died I828; married Phoebe Clark. 7. Elijah.
8. William, resided in Boston, New York. 9.
Abijah. io. Rachel, married (first) a Mr.
Palmer, (second) Zenas Moore.  ii. Arad,
moved to New York City.
(VI) Comfort, son of Amos and
(Nelson) Knapp, was born in Danbury, Connecticut, June I2, I770, died in Farmington
township, now Putnamville, Warren county,
Pennsylvania, August I8, I850. He moved to
New Lebanon, New York, about I785, and to
Broome Center, about I793. He followed his
trade of a cooper for some years, and then in
partnership with his brother engaged in the
mercantile business. He and his brother were
both taken ill with typhoid fever, and upon
recovering they found their affairs so serious
they were compelled to make an assignment,
and found themselves still indebted in the sum
of six hundred dollars, a comfortable sum for
that day. This indebtedness Comfort Knapp
felt morally bound to pay, although not legally
so, and in time paid it up in full, a most honorable and creditable act. The brothers then
resolved to go west, and after a long, tedious
journey they settled in Concord township,
Erie county, New York, on what is known as
Boston Hill, twenty-five miles south of Buffalo.
They at once made a clearing, erected a log
house, and there Comfort Knapp continued to
clear land and follow his trade of a cooper.
In I83I he erected a comfortable frame house
upon the farm, planted an orchard, and there
lived in quiet en,joyment for a few years. In
partnership with his son, Hiram, they worked
the farm until I834, when they became alarmed lest they had not a clear title to their land.
They sold the property, dividing the proceeds
equally, and in May of that year moved with
horses and wagons to Pine Grove, now Farmington township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, now Putnamville, where they were
among the earliest settlers. Comfort Knapp
purchased a tract of twenty-two acres on
Thompson Hill, cleared eight acres on which
he built a house, and followed farming and
coopering until his death.
He married, September I5, I79I, at New
Lebanon, New York, Tarzah Gillett, of New
Lebanon, born December 15, I774, died in
Farmington township, Pennsylvania, May 14,
I849. Children: I. Noah, born in New Lebanon, June. 24, I792, died in I824, in Indiana';
married Bridget. 2. Tarzah, born in
Broome Center, October 2, I794, died in Buffalo, New York, April 25, I858; married
Pierce Cobb.  3. Comfort, born in Broome
Center, June 26, I797, died in Jamestown,
New York, November 8, I875; married Naomi
Chase. 4. Hiram, mentioned below. 5. Lois,
born in Broome Center, June 5, I8OI, died
June 16, I884; married Levi Hitchcock. 6.
Elizabeth, born in Broome Center, May I6,
I803, died in Putnamville, Pennsylvania, June
I8, I876; married Edson Putnam. 7. Deborah,
born in Broome Center, September 12, I8O5,
died in Gowanda, New York, 189i; married
Johnson Knapp. 8. Julia, born in Broome
Center, December 3I, I8O7, died in Putnamville, I875; married Ethan Tappin and Dr.
Henderson.  9. Clarissa, born in Broome
Center, May 30, I8Io, died in Farmington,
Pennsylvania, November I9, i87I; married
Samuel Peck.  io. Amos, born in Boston,
New York, May 3, I812, died July 8, I812.
I I. Hamilton, born May 3, I814, in Boston,
died June 20, I814.  I2. Mahala, born -in
Boston, April 30, I815, died May I8, 1834;
married Sylvanus Huff.  I3. Annis, born in
Boston, March I, i8I8, died July 14, I880, in
Lander, Pennsylvania; married Dianiel Thompson.
(VII) Hiram, son of Comfort and Tarzah
(Gillett) Knapp, was born in Broome Center,
New York, March 24, I799, died in Lander,
Pennsylvania, May I4, I872. He received his
primary education in the public schools of his
native town, but completed his studies at Boston Hill, where he went to live with his parents. His early career is given in the sketch
of his father. Upon their removal to Pine
Grove township, Pennsylvania, he purchased
a fifty acre farm, known later as the Clark
farm. In the fall of I839 he rented his farm
and moved to Marsh Corners, where he leased
a three hundred acre farm on shares with
J. C. Newman, which they successfully oper759ALLEGHENY VALLEY
James Fair, second child and eldest son of'Samuel and Ann (Campbell) Fair, was born
near New  Alexandria, June I4, I8I9.  H.e
was educated in the common schools of the
district, and at the age of twelve years removed to Indiana county, Pennsylvania, where
the remainder of his life was spent as a successful farmer. In his younger days he was
an adherent of the Democratic party, but at
the formation of the Republican party he allied
himself with it and was an earnest supporter
of its war measures during the Rebellion. He
was a man whose influence was always felt in
the community, although he was never an
office-seeker, and never held any elective office
except township positions, among them being
those of school director, supervisor and auditor. He and his family were members of the
Blairsville Presbyterian Church, of which he
was an elder for many years. In I866 he joined the congregation then forming at Black
Lick, was one of the first elders of that church,
and superintendent of the Sunday school. In
I84I Mr. Fair married Harriet Smith, born
September 25, I8i8, daughter of Daniel and
Jane (Copley). Smith, of Black Lick, her
father being a well known farmer and stock
dealer. She had the advantage of a good education in the public schools and in a young
ladies' school at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
She died July I9, I878, and her husband died
December 21, I9oo. Their children were:
Jane Elizabeth, died June 6, I864. Samuel
died August 25, I86o. Daniel McClure, born
September 25, I846, married Addie M. Phillips, of Kansas, and they have four living children. Mr. Phillips is a builder and contractor,
of Pittsburgh, where he resides. R.'Willis,
of whom further. James Campbell, died September I, I86o. Alice, died August 25, I86o0
Harriet S., married John M. Conner, of
Blairsville, and has five children now iiving.
George Hill, born February 6, I86i, educated
for the law and practiced in Dakota county,
Nebraska, where he became county attorney;
he is now connected with the railway mail
service. He married Marthetta Stephens, and
they have two children, and reside in Topeka,
Kansas. May C., born December 24, I862,
resides in Black Lick.
R. Willis Fair, Ph. D., fourth chill and
third son of Jaymes and Harriet (Smith) Fair,
was born in Black Lick, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, March 20, I85I. His early education was obtained in the public schools of his
native township. He then attended the Millersville State Normal school, from which he was
graduated in 1875, and for a year following
taught in that institution. During that year
the State Normal school at Indiana was opened, and Mr. Fair was elected to the chair of
mathematics. This honor he accepted, and
for twelve years he was efficiently employed,
at the same time further fitting himself for his
chosen calling. During this period he formulated plans for the future which he has carried
out with appreciable success. He had long
felt the need of a first-class preparatory school
for boys in western Pennsylvania, and in i888
in connection with A. W. Wilson Jr. purchased
the property then known as Kiskiminetas
Springs, in Loyalhanna township, opposite the
town of Saltsburg, an ideal location on a beautiful plateau one hundred and fifty feet above
the water, at a point where the Cobemaugh
joins the historic Loyalhanna, both uniting to
form the Kiskiminetas. Here in a picturesque
natural park of forty acres, dotted with glens,
falls and groves, were erected suitable buildings, equipped completely for their present
purposes. Many additions have since been
made to satisfy the needs of the school, incident to its growing popularity, through. a gradual and steady advance. In point of location
the institution is unsurpassed, ensuring the
healthfulness and physical development of its
students, while the educational advantages afforded are equal to those of any academic
institution in the land. Thus far more than
two hundre,d students have been graduated and
entered college.
In recognition of his high ability as an educator, the Western University in I892 conferred upon Mr. Fair the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy. While his, largest effort is given
to his chosen work, he bears a full share in the
advancement of the community interests. He
is a director of the First National Bank, and
the Flint Glass Bottle Company of Saltsburg;
and president of the Saltsburg Bolt and Machine Company. In politics he affiliates with
the Republican party, and has shown his interest in the public education of the youth by
serving for many years as a school director.
He is a member of the Presbyterian Church
of Saltsburg and of its sessions, and president
of its board of trustees. Mr. Fair married,
December 26, I878, Margaretta Means, born
November 17, I858, daughter of James R. and
Susan Means.  Her father was a farmer
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and died in I9OI; his wife is still living.
Mrs. Fair was educated in the, common schools
and Millersville Normal school, of which she
is a graduate. The child,ren of Mr. and Mrs.
Fair are: I. Ethel Marian, born November
15, I884, prepared at the Kiskiminetas Springs
Preparatory school, and now a senior at Vassar College. 2. James Means, born September 2I, I886, now a sophomore in Lehigh University, in the civil engineering department.
3. Helen McClelland, born April 8, I89I. 4.
Lois Margaret, born January 26, I897.
Francis Laird Stewart, the
STEWART  founder of the well known
"Laird  Institute,"  scientist
and inventor, was born in Murrysville, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, June 12, I83I,
a son of Dr. Zachariah Gammill and Jane
(Laird) Stewart, and a descendant of a
Scotch-Irish and English lineage.
Dr. Zachariah G. Stewart (father) was
born at Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, in I805. He received his literary
and medical education in the institutions of
that county, and later removed to Pittsburgh,
same state, where he practiced medicine for a
few months. He then took up his residence
in Murrysville, where he was actively engaged
in the practice of his profession for about three
decades, and then removed to Canonsburg,
Washington county, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of giving his children better educational
advantages.  He was united in marriage to
Jane Laird, born in I805, eldest daughter of
the Rev. Francis and Mary (Moore) Laird,
and among the children born of this union
were the following: Francis L., eldest son, of
whom later; Dr. Thomas H., who resided in
Trumbull county, Ohio; Rev. Robert L., of
Danville, Virginia, who served in the civil war
and was wounded at Gettysburg. Rev. Francis Laird, D. D., father of Mrs. Stewart, was
the youngest son of William Laird, of Adams
county, Pennsylvania, who married Jane McClure, and, his father, William Laird Sr., was
the son of John and Martha (Russel) Laird,
of Scotch-Irish and English lineage, respectively, and who emigrated from  Ireland to
Adams county, Pennsylvania, about I760.
Rev. Francis Laird was a man of unusual
ability, a fine classical scholar and lin.guist,
especially in Hebrew  and Greek, a highly
esteemed minister of the Presbyterian faith.
His wife, Mary (Moore) Laird, was a daughter
of Hon. John Moore, the first president judge
of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Dr.
Zachariah G. Stewart died at his home in
Canonsburg, August 30, I863, in the fiftyeighth year of his age. His wife passed away
February 23, 1879, aged seventy-four years.
Francis L. Stewart was edtucated at Jefferson College, from which institution he was
graduated in the summer of I852. At first he
served as teacher in an academy at Hunterstown, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and later
went to Jefferson City, Missouri, where he
followed the vocation of teaching three years,
I856 to I859, returning to Pennsylvania in the
latter year. For a short period of time he was
a teacher in the Female Seminary at Canonsburg, but on account of impaired health was
obliged to resign from  this position.  About
March, I8t6I, he returned to Murrysville,
Pennsylvania, where he formed and instructed
a few classes and founded "Laird Institute,"
an academy of the highest grade in the northern part of the county. This school numbers
its alumni in the thousands, located in all parts
of the United States.  He was the original
projector and promoter of the Turtle Creek
Valley Railroad, and to his energy and perseverance the road owes its existence.  Mr.
Stewart, being especially interested in the departments of chemistry, geology and botany,
between the years I865-68, conducted a course
of experiments to ascertain the true value of
sugar manufacture, of the then recently introduced sugar miller, or sorghum, ending in the
discovery of a process, still known by his name,
which has been the foundation of all practical
work for producing sugar from that source.
About I870, as the result of private experiments to determine the nature and properties
of natural gas obtained as it escaped from the
earth near Murrysville, he published a statement calling attention for the first time to the
great value of gas for fuel for manufacturing
purposes. He was led to form a theory of
the origin of the gas which in some of its main
features is essentially the same as that which
was published by Professor Mendelief, of
Russia, and which now meets with general
acceptance in Europe. This theory asserts the
production of. the gas to be continuous, and
the result of well-known chemical and physical causes. The flow from the Murrysville
field fully establishes the proof of this theory.
Mr. Stewart is also interested in the salt,
soda and other chemical industries, and has
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made important improvements in processes
and machinery connected therewith. In I885
he undertook the most laborious and exacting
work of his life, the practical demonstration
of a discovery which he made that the development of sugar in the juice of the stems of
maize or Indian corn can be largely increased
by an artificial mode of treatment, so that the
per cent of sugar which it then contains exceeds that of any other plant grown outside
the tropics, not excepting the sugar beet, and
only equalled, by the southern cane. A paper
bearing upon this subject was read by Mr.
Stewart at a meeting of the American Association for the Ad,vancement of Science at
Toronto, Canada, which received marked attention, both in this country and in Europe.
At the St. Louis Exposition he exhibited the
"New Uses of Indian Corn by the Stewart
Processes," and received from the International jury its highest award, a gold medal.
When these processes are fully established in
the great "Corn Belt," it is confidently claimed that the United States will produce all the
sugar we consume. The by-products of the
stalk are also to be utilized in the manufacture
of paper pulp and for other uses. The utilization of all the properties of our wonderful
Indian corn plant and Mr. Stewart's process
of increasing the quantity of its valuable
juices will add untold millions to the wealth
of our nation. Mr. Stewart is the author of
two books on the chemistry of sugar production, and of several papers and reports, somle
of which have been embodied in government
publication of the United States and Great
Britain, and republished in Europe and in the
English colonies. He is a member of the
American Association for the Advancement
of Science, and the Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania.  He is well informed in
everything relating to the local history of his
section of the county. He is a member of the
Murrysville Presbyterian church, in which
body he has served as elder. He is a Democrat in his political affiliations. In I856 Mr.
Stewart miarried Margaret (Harris) Stewart,
of the Juniata Valley, who bore him six children: John F., William L., Nettie, Alice,
Charles, deceased, and Harrie, deceased.
Wesley S. Guffey, capitalist and
GUFFEY oil producer, son of Alexander
and Jane (Campbell) Guffey,
was born February 22, I842, at Madison, Sewrickley  township,  Westmoreland  county,
Pennsylvania. He comes of pioneer ScotchIrish stock, his ancestors on, the-paternal side
being among the first settlers west of the Allegh,eny mountains.
Wesley S. Guffey received a common school
education at the Sulphur Spring school, and
in his early years assisted his father in his coal
operations. He there acquired such practical
knowledge as in after years proved a great
benefit to him. In I864, the year following the
death of his father, Alexander Guffey, he joined the rush of oil prospectors to Pithole, Pennsylvania. The boom following the great oil
strike at Pithole was marvelous while it lasted.
At one time the town had a fixed population
of fourteen thousand, and a floating population so large that Pithole maintained the second largest postoffice in Pennsylvania. When
the mails were distributed the waiting crowd
formed a line, and it was not unusual for the
impatient persons to pay large sums of money
for a place near the front. To-day not a brick
nor a stone rema;in;s to show where Pithole
once flourished. Being successful in his first
venture, Mr. Guffey devoted himself permanently to the pursuit of oil and gas development, and in subsequent years followed up the
operations carried on by the tireless army of
prospectors in the Pennsylvania counties of
Venango, Butler, Clarion, Greene and Allegheny, and also in West Virginia. One of his
most successful ventures was the development
of the Gould field in Butler county. At Wild,wood, Pennsylvania, in November, I89o, a
well producing four thousand five hundred
barrels daily was brought in on the day of the
election of Robert E. Pattison, as governor,
on the Democratic ticket. Three Democrats
were employed upon the well, and they named
it the "Pattison," with the full approbation of
Mr. Guffey, who is himself an old school Democrat of the "rock-ribbed" type. In addition
to his operations in the oil fields Mr. Guffey
nlade large investments in coal lands, the West
Virginia developments especially engaging his
attention. Here the experience of his earlier
yea,rs stood him in good stead and enabled
him to secure rich returns. Mr. Guffey has
been  conspicuously  identified  with  Pittsburgh politics, particularly in connection with
movements in behalf of municipal reforms.
In every attempt to secure the election of honest and competent men to office; in every
struggle to force the enactment of reform
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legislation for Pittsburgh by the General Assembly of the state, he has been a tireless and
enthusiastic worker. Frequently he has conveyed train loads o,f reform advocates to the
state capitol at his own expense, and he has
been known to remain at Harrisburg throughout the entire sessions of the legislature, laboiring for the cause of good government. He
has uniformly declined to accept public or
party honors in recognition of his services.
He is a brother of Colonel James M. Guffey,
famous in the oil and gas industry and in
Democratic politics. Other members of the
famlily in the present genieration have also distinguished themiselves in their respective fields
of activity. Mr. Guffey is unmarried and
lives in a magnificent house on the corner of
Liberty and Atlantic avenues, Pittsburgh, over
which a married sister presides.  Straightforward and unaffected in manners, pronounced in his opinions, loyal to his friendships, fearless in the pursuit of what he deems
to be the right, and withal a courtly gentleman,
Wesley S. Guffey represents the best and
worthiest type of American citizenship, and
he commands accordingly in an unusual degree
the respect and friendly regard of his fellows.
This family, like a great proWALKER  portion of the inhabitants of
this and the surrounding counties, is of that sturdy and reliable German
stock, which has contributed so much to the
prosperity of the entire country at large and
to the state of Pennsylvania in particular.
(I) Samuel Walker, first of this line of
Pennsylvania Walkers, came over to America
from Germany, sometime toward the close
of the eighteenth or beginning of the nineteenth century, the exact date of his emigration not being known. He settled in the new
world and prospered, making his home in
Clearfield county, near Osceola, Pennsylvania.
He died in Indiana county, this state, some
time during the seventies, never having removed far beyond the vicinity in which he
first located. The Christian name of his wife
is not known, but it is recorded that she was a
Miss Kephart. Neither is it known how many
children were born to this worthy couple,
though among them  was one son, Andrew,
who continued the line and the family name.
(II) Andrew, son of Samuel Walker, was
born in Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, in
the year I82I, at the home established by his
parents near Osceola. At an early date he
left this locality and came to Clarion county,
where he worked at Madison Furnace in the
mining regions. Before he was forty years
old, however, he left that place, and in I859
came to Strattonville, which he made his final
place of residence, and died there on January
I5, I88o. Mr. Walker was at the time of his
death a farmer. He became well known in his
community, and was a consistent member of
the Baptist church. He took a wide-awake
interest in the political affairs of his country,
and was a good citizen, and a member of the
Democratic party, though at no time a holder
of public office. His wife was Mary M. Carver, a native of Pennsylvania, born August 22,
I823, daughter of Joseph and Sally (Sloan)
Carver, both of whom died in Clarion county.
Mrs. Walker died September 30, I89o, having
survived her husband ten years.  Mr. and
Mrs. Walker were the parents of thirteen children, all born in this portion of the state: Richard H., Lydia A., Henry R., Sarah M., Aaron
S., of whom further; Mary J., Samuel, Daniel,
Emily R., Margaret Elizabeth, Adda L., Calvin A., John B.
(III) Aaron S., son of Andrew and Mary
M. (Carver) Walker, was born in Armstrong
county, Pennsylvania, January 7, I848. He
passed his early life on his father's farm and
was educated in the public schools of the locality. Becoming at first a worker in the mines,
which calling he followed for some years, he
adopted in I87I the trade of a stonemason.
After being employed in this line of business
for ninie years, he was enabled, in I88o, to buy
the comfortable home which he now owns and
occupies. Continuing to prosper by reason of
the thrift and good judgment which have
always characterized his business undertakings,
he was enabled in a few years longer to add
considerable to his property, and in the year
I888 he purchased fourteen acres of land
which were annexed, to the home lot. He has
become a man of great influence in civic affairs
and is prominent in many ways, having been
president of the town council for six years. In
his political convictions he is an ardent adherent of the Democratic party.
In I9OI Mr. Walker married Helen M. Snyder, a native of Armstrong county, daughter
of Simon and iVary (Beecher) Snyder, of
German descent. Her father was a miller by
occupation, having come to this country from
Germany while yet a young man and settling
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in Pennsylvania. Here he died in February,.I903; his widow still survives. Mr. and Mrs.
Walker are the parents of one child, Major
Onie, born July I5, I90I.
This family came origiFENSTAMAKER nally from Bucks county, Pennsylvania, the
first members known in this region having
removed to Clarion county, settling at Scalp
Level, and passing here the remainder of their
lives. They became the parents of seven children, and dying, were buried in the little town
in which they had made their home. The
names of only five of the children are recorded;
one daughter, Mary, known familiarly as Polly,
married a Mr. Whitmer and lived and died at
Tionesta, in Forest county, Pennsylvania. The
four brothers whose names are known, were
Harry, Newton, Ernest and Isaac Newton. In
I849 these four brothers went to California,
where gold had recently been discovered and
fabulous fortunes were being made. Here
three of the brothers remained, marrying and
raising families, having met with more or less
success in their search for wealth. The parents of these five children were both probably
members of the Baptist church, in which faith
it is likely that all of their sons and daughters
were reared.
(II) Isaac Newton Fenstamaker, son of the
aforementioned immigrants from Bucks county, was born there in March, I832. He accompanied his three brothers to the gold diggings
in California when the gold fever first broke
out in the year I849, but returned later to
Clarion county, where his parents resided.
Here he married his first wife, whose name is
not recorded. He became a stonemason, following this trade for the rest of his life. At
the outbreak of the war between the states he
became a soldier in the Union army, enlisting
in Comrpany F, I63rd Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, and serving throughout
the entire four years of the war. He took part
in the battles of Bull Run, Chickamauga,
Gettysburg, and Chancellorsville; and winning
a clear record for gallantry and the performance of his duty, left the service at the close
of hostilities with the rank of first lieutenant.
He was wounded four times in battle-at Bull
Run, Gettysburg, and elsewhere, but was never
taken prisoner. After his return home he became prominent in his locality, taking an active
part in politics, and being a staunch member
of the Republican party. He was also a Free
Mason in good standing, and a member of the
I. 0. O. F.; throughout his life remained
faithful to the Baptist church wherein he had
been reared. He died on January 26, I877,
having married again after the death of his
first wife. His second wife was a Mrs. Rachel
Ann Reed, widow of John Reed, and formerly
Miss Rachel Ann Everhart. She was born in
Clarion county, March ii, I833, and having
been left an orphan at a tender age, was reared
by Captain J. B. Loomis and his wife, in
Clarion. Her father was killed in a saw mill,
his wife surviving the accident but a short
while. By her marriage to John Reed she had
three children: John W., who lives in Jefferson county; Ernest W., who lives in Clarion,
and Clara, who married Warren Whitehill,
and lives in Aetna, Pennsylvania. By his first
wife Mr.- Fenstamaker had one son, David M.,
who is now a resident of Cadiz, Ohio. By
his second marriage he also had one son, Harry
Newton, of further mention.  Mrs. Fenstamaker survived her husband thirty-three years,
and died July 22, I9IO. She, like her husband,
was a member of the Baptist church.
(III) Harry Newton, son of Isaac Newton
and Rachel An,n (Everhart) Fenstamaker, by
the second marriage of each parent, was born
March 4, I869, in Clarion, Pennsylvania. He
was educated in the common schools of the
locality, and after finishing his studies at
Clarion high school, became an oil driller; this
occupation he followed for a period of eighteen
years, devoting to it all of his young manhood.
He then went into business on his own account,
opening a livery establishment at No. 96 South
Sixth avenue, and here he has remained ever
since. Prospering in his undertaking by reason of his diligence and business acumen, he
has now an excellent transfer establishment,
indeed the only one in town; and employs two
men and six horses. There is every reason to
suppose that the business, which is a growing
one, will continue to flourish and extend its
scope to still wider usefulness and an increasing force.
Politically Mr. Fenstamaker is a member of
the Republican party, and has become a man
of prominence and influence in the community.
He is a member of the Lutheran church, to
which his wife also belongs. His wife, to
whom he was married June 4, I890o, was Susan
Kaster; she is a native of Curllsville, Clarion
county, and is the daughter of John E. and
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Eliza Kaster, old residents of the county. Mr.
and Mrs. Fenstamaker are the parents of three
children, a fourth having died in infancy;
they are as follows: Alice M., born August Io,
I89I; Fred Newton, born in April, I896, died
in infancy; Charles Dwight Sigsby, born
March 3I, I898; Helen Louise, November II,
I904.
Miss Eva Lovina
PELTON-HANCOCK Pelton, of Warren, Pennsylvania,
is a member of General Joseph Warren Chapter, No. 950, Daughters of the American Revolution, as is also her mother, Mrs. Olive Loretta Canfield, national numbers 60859 and
6o585, respectively, their membership being
obtained by right of lineal descent from Moses
Hancock. They trace their ancestry to Nathaniel Hancock, who, as near as can be
learned, arrived from England in I636, locating in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he
resided from I636 to I648, in which year his
death occurred. He was the father of four
sons and four daughters, among whom was
Thomas Hadley, of whom further.
(II) Thomas Hadley, son of Nathaniel
Hancock, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I647-48, and in young manhood, when
about twenty-five years of age, was a resident
of Farmington, Connecticut. He married. in
I684-85, Rachel Leonard, of Springfield, Massachusetts, and among their children was John,
of whom further.
(III) John, son of Thomas Hadley and
Rachel (Leonard) Hancock, was born in
Farmington, Connecticut, August I, I688. He
married (first) November I9, I713, Anna
Webb, who died July 6, I77I. He married
(second) Martha Olmstead, of Belchertown.
His first wife bore him fourteen children, all
of whom resided in Springfield, Massachusetts,
and among them was John, of whom further.
Mr. Hancock died July Io, I775, aged nearly
eighty-eight years.:
(IV) John (2), son of John (I) and Anna
(Webb) Hancock, was born in I717. He married (first) Novemiber 22, I744, Mary Kilten,
who bore him two children. He married (second) July II, I754, Abigail Terry, and among
the children of this marriage was Moses, of
whom further.
(V) Moses, son of John (2) and Abigail
(Terry) Hancock, above mentioned, was born
December 20, I759, died September 22, 1828.
He enlisted in the war of the revolution in
1780, served three years, and for his services
received a pension from the government. He
married Wealthy Bishop, and they were the
parents of eight children: Eliphalet, Moses,
Aaron, Fannie, Sophia, Polly, Olive (of whom
further), and Ruby.
(VI) Olive, daughter of Moses and Wealthy
(Bishop) Hancock, was born in Massachusetts.
She married Orin Lilly, a native of Connecticut, but a resident of Massachusetts at the time
of his marriage. Shortly after marriage they
removed to the state of New York, and later
to Pennsylvania, there settling on a farm
located on Oil creek, near the head of Canadota lake. Children: Luther; Lovina Clark,
of whom further; Linus H., Lorenda, Lucian,
Louisa S., Lucius Joseph, Loretta Olive.
(VII) Lovina Clark, daughter of Orin and
Olive (Hancock) Lilly, was born January 27,
I832, died in May, I895. She married Oliver
Henry Alford, born March 29, I828, died December 9, I876. He was a farmer, and a resident of Crawford county, Pennsylvania. He
enlisted September 5, I86I, in Company E,
Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers, as a
private, and was honorably discharged February 2 I, I863. He returned to his farm in
Rochdale township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, where he spent the remainder of his
life. He was an active member of the United
Brethren church. Children: I. Melvin, born
September 6, I852; resides in Union City,
Pennsylvania; he is the owner of the old
homestead in Crawford county, Pennsylvania.
2. Olive Loretta, of whom further. 3. Ida
Adell, died aged six months.  4. Martha
Lovina, born April 26, I86I; married (first)
WV. A. Greenwood; children: Paul and Inez;
married (second) James Holden. 5. Effie
Lilly, born January I2, I868, died November
5, I892; married James Glover.
(VIII) Olive Loretta, daughter of Oliver
Henry and Lovina Clark (Lilly) Alford, was
born July IO, I854. She married (first) Benjamin F. Pelton, born July I5, I85I; children:
Emma May, born June 14, I875, died May I6,
I877; Eva Lovina, of whom  further.  She
married (second) Marshal B. Canfield, born
April I8, I847, died September I5, I9OI. Mrs.
Canfield, who is a very accomplished woman,
widely known and thoroughly respected, resides in Warren, Pennsylvania, with her daugh86iALLEGHENY VALLEY
ter, and is a member of General Joseph Warren Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, as above stated.
(IX) Eva Lovina, daughter of Benjamin F.
and Olive Loretta (Alford) Pelton, was born
in McKean county, Pennsylvania, April 3,
I879. When she was three years of age her
parents removed to Union City, Erie county,
Pennsylvania, where she resided until she was
eighteen years of age, when she came to Warren, her present residence.  She graduated
from the Warren high school, class of I898,
and subsequently graduated from a business
college. She acted in the capacity of bookkeeper for the Glade Oil Works for four and
a half years, resigning in I904.  She then
turned her attention to china decorating and
painting, possessing a natural ability along that
line. Her first instruction in the art of china
decorating was obtained from Mrs. Bashline;
she then went to Chautauqua, New York, and
was under the instruction of Miss Laura
Overly; subsequently she went to New York
City and was under the instruction of the
famous Mason Sisters; she then went to Cleveland, Ohio, where she pursued a course under
the instruction o,f Miss Austin. Miss Pelton's
work has won for her considerable fame. At
the Painters' Exhibits held at Buffalo, New
York, March 27-28-29, I912, Miss Pelton's
exhibits being original designs, they were
chosen for the Keramic Studio, published at
Syracuse, New York. Miss Pelton conducts a
studio in Warren and has a large class of students, who are progressing favorably under
her excellent and efficient guidance. Miss Pelton was admitted to the Keramic Society of
Greater New York in October, I912, where
she will exhibit her painting March IO-I9,
I913.
James Smith, the first recordled
SMITH ancestor of this family, was an
orphan, born in the city of London, and sent in early youth to Addington,
Yorkshire, where he was reared. This is all
that his descendants know of him, excepting
that he had a son John, of further mention.
(II) John, son of James Smith, was born
in July, I8I9, at Addington, in Yorkshire, England, where his father had been reared. He
became a Methodist circuit preacher in England, and was a resident of Morton, in Yorkshire. He is known to have paid a visit to his
son and family in America in later life, remaining with them two years, after which he returned to England, where he eventually died.
He married a Miss Horne, by whom he had
five children: Daughter, married  William
Swindlehurst; Thomas B., of further mention; James, died in Canada; Sarah; Hannah.
(III) Thomas Bonas, son of Rev. John
Smith and his wife, was born at Morton, Yorkshire, England. He was employed in a worsted
mill in England, which was owned and operated by an uncle on his mother's side; he belonged to the volunteer militia, and was a
member of the Methodist Episcopal church,
in which he was an organist. In the year I88I
he came to America, landing in New York
City about August 28; leaving there, he located
in Jamestown, in the western part of the state.
Here he found a cousin who had been previously associated with him in England in the
worsted mills, and who assisted him to secure
employment in the Broadhead mills, of which
this cousin was foreman. Mr. Smith is still in
the employ of the mills, being in the warp
dressing department. While in England he
was the owner of two pieces of property; these
he sold, investing the proceeds in Jamestown
property, which he now owns, making his residence in that city. It was here that his father
paid him a two years' visit. Mr. Smith is a
member of the I. O. O. F., holding membership in his native land, and has connected himself with the Methodist Episcopal church in
Jamestown. He was married, in England, to
Isabella, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David
Marshall. Children: Arthur; David Albert, of
further mention; George, deceased; Alfred;
Louis; Annie E.; James R., deceased; Infant,
deceased; Raymond; Florence, married Clarence R. Nelson, of Buffalo, New York.
(IV) David Albert, son of Thomas Bonas
and Isabella (Marshall) Smith, was born February 6, I868, at Morton, in Yorkshire, England. He was thirteen years of age when he
accompanied his parents to America, and his
eclucation, which was begun in England, was
concluded at the Jamestown night school. He
then became employed in the Broadhead
worsted mills, where he continued for awhile;
until, deciding upon the dental profession, he
went to Philadelphia in 1894 and entered the
Philadelphia Dental College. He was graduated from the college in I897, and in the same
year was graduated also from the Philadelphia
School of Anatomy, having attended the three
vears' lecture course on general surgery at the
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Pancoast Clinic. In the year 1907 he located
in Warren, beginning the practice of his profession in the office of Dr. E. M. Pierce, of
this city; he continued with the latter for four
months, at the end of which time he embarked
in an independent career in which he has continued to the present time. He has now one of
the most modern and handsomely equipped
offices in the city, where he is engaged in a
large and lucrative practice; he has been a resident of the borough since March, I897.
While in Jamestown, Dr. Smith was a member of the Fenton Guards, now known as the
Thirteenth Separate Company, N. G. N. Y.,
serving with them for a period of nine years.
He also enlisted in Company D, Twenty-first
Regiment, N. G. P., serving as corporal, and
afterwards promoted to sergeant. The company
was disbanded and he enlisted in Company I,
being promoted to the rank of second lieutenant; he served five years in this company, when
his commission expired. Dr. Smith was also
a member of the Eagle Hose Company, of
Jamestown, serving with the fire department
for twelve years. In Warren he is a member
of the Pennsylvania State and National Association of Business Men, also of the Business Men's Association of the city, and a member of the Knights of Pythias, and is also of
the B. P. O. Elks., of Warren; he is a member of the Warren P. H. C., of which body he
is treasurer. Politically Dr. Smith is an independent Republican; he belongs to Trinity
Memorial Episcopal Church, and is a member
of the choir.
On November 29, I906, Thanksgiving Day,
Dr. Smith was married, at Findley's Lake, New
York, to Ellen Estella, daughter of Charles E.
and Mary C. (Mason) Johnson (see Johnson);
she was born in Elk City, Pennsylvania, April
7, I88I, being about six years old when her
parents removed to Findley's Lake, where she
was educated. After her general education
was completed Mrs. Smith devoted herself to
music, making a special study of the violin in
New York City. She is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. and Mrs.
Smith reside at No.  II Fifth street, Warren.
They have been the parents of three children:
David Albert, died at the age of eleven months;
Thomas Bruce, died aged four months; David
Allen, born February I6, I9I2, at Warren, still
living.
(The Johnson Line).
The Johnson family in America traces its
ancestry to three brothers by that name who
came over from England during the eighteenth
century and made their homes in New England, one settling in New Hampshire, one in
Massachusetts, and the third in Connecticut.
(I) John Johnson, the brother who settled
in Connecticut, is the ancestor of the present
branch of the family. He was employed in a
blast furnace after coming to America; marrying, he had two sons and four daughters,
among whom were the following: John, of
further mention; Abner; Mabel; Eliza.
(II) John Johnson, son of the immigrant, was
born April 24, I783, in Connecticut, and died
February 6, I85o. He was a farmer, and resided in Oneida county, New York. He married, March i6, I809, Zermiah Bligh, born November 5, I789, died March 2I, I872; she was
a daughter of Captain Epaphroditus Bligh and
his wife, who was a Miss Blisk. Captain
Bligh was a resident of Connecticut, and may
have been a soldier of the revolution. Children: Sylvecter, born December I7, I8o9, died
October I4, I825'; Julia Ann, born December
21, I8IO, died November I7, I905, John, born
July 24, I812, died February io, I898; Epaphroditus, mentioned further; Sarah Jane,
born August I8, i818, died February Io, I898;
George Grove, born October 25, I827, died
May 14, I889; Abner Henry, born February
3, I83I, died November i6, I9o6; Lucy Fuller,
born May I, I835.
(III) Epaphroditus, son of John and Zermiah (Bligh) Johnson, was born April 3, 1814,
at Paris, Oneida county, New York, and died
May 17, Io90I. He married Cornelia Woolsay,
born in Essex county, New York, June I9,
I821; died February 8, I898, at Findley's Lake.
Among their children were: Charles E., mentioned further; G. Bruce, mentioned in reference to having married his brother's widow.
(IV) Charles E., son of Epaphroditus and
Cornelia (Woolsay) Johnson, was born October Io, I855, at Theresa, Jefferson county,
New York, and died May I9, i887, at Findley's Lake. At the age of thirteen years he had
learned telegraphy, being in the employ of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, and was
holding a poisition as operator. He became an
expert in his line and was in charge of a station in Butler district. He also became inter863ALLEGHENY VALLEY
ested in oil; having retired from business on
account of his health, he traveled throughout
the west. He was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Mr. Johnson married Mary Caroline Mason,
born May I7, I858, died October 22, I907,
daughter of Archibald and Dorcas Caroline
(Wycoff) Mason. Her father was born November 2, I834, at Millsboro, Pennsylvania,
and now lives at Silver Cliff, California; he
served as first sergeant in the Io5th Regiment
of Pennsylvania Volunteers during the civil
war, and is a member of the F. and A. M.
Mrs. Johnson's mother, Dorcas Caroline (Wycoff) Mason, was born April 28, I846, and
died August 5, I893, at St. Petersburg, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Johnson survived
her husband, and subsequently married his
brother, G. Bruce Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Johnson had one
child, a daughter, Ellen Estella Johnson, born
April 7, I88I, in Elk City, Pennsylvania, married Dr. D. A. Smith, as previously shown
(see Smith).
The English proNEWELL-CAMPBELL  genitor of the
Newell family,
Alexander Dell Newell, was born in Birmingham, England, son of Alexander and Anna
(Dell) Newell, and at his death left a widow
and three children, all boys, the youngest of
whom at this time was less than two years of
age. The widow kept a general store for a
short time after her husband died, but deciding within a few months to come to America,
she packed up her merchandise and other belongings and came over to this country, bringing her three sons. They located at Norwich,
New York, near Utica, and there the mother
kept her store and raised the children. They
grew to maturity as follows: I. George, the
eldest, now deceased; married Elizabeth
Whipple, now deceased, and had the following children: Cora Dell, William Dell, Flora
Dell, Alice May, who is a member of the
Daughters o.f the American Revolution, and
resides in Corry, Pennsylvania. 2. William,
who died unmarried in the year I876, at the
age of twenty-eight years; he was buried at
Corry, Pennsylvania. 3. Alexander Dell, mentioned below.
(III) Alexander Dell (2), youngest son of
Alexander Dell (I) Newell, passed his boyhood at Norwich, New York, where his mother
kept her store. He received his primary education in the public schools, and afterwards
entered West Point Military Academy, receiving the appo.intment from Senator Chase.
When he was only seventeen years old he
enlisted at Rochester, New York, as a private
in the Twenty-second New York Cavalry. At
the close of the war he returned home and
entered business life, becoming interested in
the sewing machine industry. He was gifted
with unusual mechanical ability and intelligence, and became the inventor of the first
attachments used on sewing machines; they
were known as the "Newell Attachments."
He remained for a period of eight years at
Corry, engaged in the retail business, and in
I876 removed to Oil City, Pennsylvania, where
he puirsued the same line of business for the
Howe, another make of sewing machines. He
remained in Oil City about three years, when
he removed to Bradford, Pennsylvania, where
in connection with the machine business he
also dealt in pianos and organs. In the year
I88I, on account of ill health, he disposed of
his trade to his brother, George Newell, and
went south, where he died at Waldron Ridge,
Tennessee.  His remains were interred at
Corry, Pennsylvania. He was a Republican
in his political convictions, and was a member
of the Grand Army of the Republic, being
commander of the J. J. Andrews Post, No.
70, of Corry. His service during the war had
been as first lieutenant of Company A, Sixteenth Regiment of the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, at Corry. He was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
On December 24, I876, Christmas Eve, he
was married at Corry, by the Rev. J. B. Vroman, pastor of the Baptist church, to Alice
May, daughter of John Winfield and Phoebe
(Johnson) Scott. She was born at Union
City, Pennsylvania, May Io, I86o; received
an excellent education, teaching music in early
life. Mrs. Newell is a member of the Episcopal church of Warren,- Pennsylvania, having come to this city in the year I9O0. She
and her husband were the parents of two children: I. Vincent G., mentioned below. 2.
John Alexander, born November I4, I88o, at
Bradford, Pennsylvania; he is in the drug
business, residing at Warren; is a member of
the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
After the death of her first husband, Mrs.
Newell married George W. Campbell, a very
prominent lumberman, who has children resi864PENNSYLVANIA
dent in Warren. Mr. Campbell, who is now
deceased, was a descendant of an old and
honorable family, of whom mention is made
later on.
(IV) Vincent Guard, son of Alexander
Dell (2) and Alice May (Scott) Newell, was
born August I8, 1879, at Oil City, Pennsylvania. He was educated at the high school of
Kane, Pennsylvania, after which he entered
the University of Buffalo, and finally graduated at the College of Pharmacy of that University on May 2, I902. He then engaged
for a year as a drug clerk, when, with J. F.
Gaughn as partner, he bought out the drug
firm of Hertzel  Saner and continued in the
new partnership which he established until
April I, I9II. He then bought out his partner, and is at present conducting the business
in connection with his brother, John A. Newell.
During the Spanish-American war Mr. Newell
served as a private in Company H, Sixteenth
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry,
and participated in the battle of Coamo, Porto
Rico, August 9, I898. He is a prominent Free
Mason, and a member of the following organizations: North Star Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Chapter, Royal Arch Masons;
Commandery, Knights Templar, of Warren;
Zem Zem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Erie, Pennsylvania, and is a thirty-second degree Mason of
the Coudersport Consistory, Coudersport,
Pennsylvania. He is a member also of Lodge
No. 223, Benevolent and Pro;tective Order of
Elks, of Warren; of the Warren Elks' Club,
and the Shriners' Club, of Erie, Pennsylvania.
In his religious convictions Mr. Newell is a
member of the Episcopal church, and he belongs to the Republican party.
On September 12, I899, Mr. Newell was
married at Kane, Pennsylvania, to Daisy Margaret Force, a native of Spartanburg, Pennsylvania, where she was born July I5, I88I;
she is a daughter of George W. and Margaret
Force, her father being a farmer and a veteran
of the civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Newell have
two children, both sons: Vincent G., born February 4, I905; John W., born January 27,
I909.
Samuel Campbell came to Pennsylvania
from Ireland, in care of an uncle who located
at Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, about I740.
His known descendants were John Campbell,
born in 1784, died in I869; and a brother
Robert, who was a soldier in the revolution.
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John Campbell married Sally Reese, and their
children were as follows: I. Robert, born October I3, I8o9, at Warren, Pennsylvania, died
at Kane, Pennsylvania, December ii, I897;
married, May I4, I829, Sally Hamlin, born
September 24, 1813; children: i. Jerusha, born
April I, I832, married Jeptha Marsh. ii. Byron,
born June 25, 1837, married Julia Ann Springer,
born September i i, I858. iii. Melissa, born
August 3I, I839, married John Springer. iv.
Morris Omar, born December II, I842. V.
Clara, born April 8, I845, married L. S. Sherred. vi. Sarah E., born October 29, I848.
vii. Elizabeth S., born July I, I852, married
Clark James. viii. Valura E., born June 23,
I855. ix. Orpha, born October 29, 1858, married Thad James. 2. Betsey, born in I812,
died I897; married (first) James Hamlin;
children: Oliver, Polly and Roberta; married
(second) Robert Tarbox, and had one child,
Aaron. 3. Nancy, born I814, died I899; married (first) Samuel Morrison, and had children: Samuel, Sienda, Jane, Isabella; married
(second) Blake Libby, and had one child,
Eunice. 4. Polly, born I8i6, died I8I8. 5.
Isabella, born I8I8; married Lebeus English;
children: Jerome, Abner and Priscilla. 6. John,
born I820, died I850. 7. Martin, born 1822,
died March I7, I9o6, at Jasper, New York;
married Sarah Lesh; children: William, Burton, Martin, Milton and Myron. 8. Samuel
O., born July 3I, 1824, died January 20, I907;
married Amanda Stanton, February 3, I853;
children: i. Celista, born at Kinzua, Pennsylvania, married (first) C. J. Quay, December
25, I873, married (second) Claude S. English,
by whom she had a daughter, Edith, who married Richard Roy Kitchen, and their son, Robert Claude Kitchen, was born August 27, I9Io.
ii.. Roberta, born October I2, I858, married
George H. Jackson, November 9, I88I; children: Nell A., born January 23, I883, died
July 26, I9o06; E. Blanche, born January 24,
I888; Ralph C., born March I4, I89o, died
July Io, I909. iii. Lincoln, born January 4,
I86I, married Mary Langworthy; children:
Ernest, Delmor, Florence and Burton. iv.
Cynthia, born April 20, I867, married Phie
Palmiter; children: Orma T., married Belle
Newark; Bertha, married Harry Rockwell;
Mildred, Ruth, Ruby, Alice, Celista, Warren.
v. Rozina, born November 5, I869, married
(first) Milton Campbell; children: Mildred,
married       - Edgar, had daughter Rozina;
married (second) Edward Hughes; had
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ated for five years, and during this period he
accumulated sufficient capital to erect a frame
house on his own farm. He returned in the
fall of I844 and purchased twenty-five acres
adjoining. About 1853 he sold his farm and
purchased forty-two acres on the county road,
one mile west of Farmington Center. Here
he resided for six or seven years, then sold
it and purchased seven acres of land in the
Center, now Lander. Here he erected a comfortable house and barn, and there spent the
remainder of his life. He was quite a singer
and taught singing schools at Farmington and
Boston Hill at various times. He held the
offices of road  commissioner and  school
director. He was a Universalist in religious
belief, and a member of the Masonic order.
Ie married (first) March I7, 1822, in Bosten, New York, Clarissa Barrett, born near
Boston Corners, New York, daughter of
Thomas and Hannah (Chase) Barrett. She
died at Thompson Hill, Pennsylvania, April
5, I837. He married (second) September 2,
I837, in Farm'in,gton, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mary
O. North. of Boston, New York. She died in
Lander, Pennsylvania. Children, born in Boston. New York: I. Noah, mentioned below.
2. Thomas Manley, born May 23, I824, died
in Lander, Pennsylvania, May 25, I9II; married Lorinda Brown. 3. Clarissa Louisa, born
January I7, 1826, died in Farmington, Pennsylvania, December, I872; married Chauncey
G. Bishop. 4. Rosaville Fidelia, born August
22, 1828, died in Tamestown, New York, May
22, T9II; married William S. Marsh..5. Lucy
Corintha, born May I3, I830, died in Thompson Hill. Pennsylvania, May'23, I850.
(VIII) Noah, son of Hiram and Clarissa
(Barrett) Knapp, was born in Boston Corners,
New York, January 20, 182,3, died in Kinzua,
Pennsylvania, June 20, I896. He resid(ed in
his native town until I834j when he moved to
Thompson Hill, now Putnamville, Pennsylvania, and later purchased a farm  one mile
west of Thomlpson Hill. His youth was spent
on the farm, and he experienced all the discomforts of farm life at that early day. He
assisted his father in the management of his
large farm until seventeen years of age, and
attended school during the winter season. In
1842 he left home and with a cousin. Sydney
Putnam, started west on foot for Mansfield,
Ohio, a distance of two hundred miles, where
his uncle. Manley Barrett, resided. Not finding suitable work there, they went to Elyria,
Ohio, where two uncles, Josiah and Reuben
Barrett, were living, and for some time worked at various occupations. In I844, after his
return home, he worked for his brother-in-law,
Chauncey Bishop, and subsequently for various people, after which he conducted a farm
for two years on shares, being very successful.
In I847 he purchased a farm of fifty acres,
which he sold in I856 and purchased a new
farm of fifty acres, on which he resided for
one year, then disposed of it and worked the
farm of Mr. Avril at Marsh Corners on shares
until I858. He then purchased a tract of fifty
acres, one and three-fourth miles east of
Lander, and moved upon it in the fall of I858.
In I86o he purchased forty-five acres of sugar
brush land adjoining the original farm  and
continued to live there the remainder of his
days. He was reared under the influence of
Universalism, but later favored the Methodist
Episcopal church. He was originally a Whig,
later a Republican, and finally a staunch advocate of the cause of Prohibition. He was a
member of the Patrons of Husbandry.
He married, at Farmington, Pennsylvania,
October 25, I849, Almeda Jenkins, born -at
Russell, November 21, 1829, daughter of Joseph and Sophronia (Weatherly) Jenkins (see
Jenkins II). Children: I. Lovisa Sarah, born
in Farmington, September I3, I85o; married,
June T4, I882, Frank H. Clement; she is an
active worker in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and devotes considerable time
to home and foreign missions; Mr. and Mrs.
Clement are members of the North Presbyterian Church of Rochester, New York. 2.
Joseph J., mentioned below. 3. Hiram Emery,
born in Farmington, May I, I859, died September 26, I885, in Rochester, New York. 4.
Lulu Almira, born in Farmington, August 6,
I863, died September 3, I893, in Rochester,
New York; married, September I2, I889,
Charles A. Peterson, Esq., of Warren, Pennsylvania.
(IX) Dr. Joseph J. Knapp, son of Noah
and Almeda (Jenkins) Knapp, was born in
Farmington, Pennsylvania, June I5, 1854, in a
log house, located two and three-quarters miles
from the present village of Lander. He worked on his father's farm in Farmington township, having removed from his birthplace at
two years of age with his parents to Marshtown, same township. He attended the common schools of the neighborhood. In the fall
of I87I he attended a preparatory school in
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daughter, Emma. vi. Samuel O. Jr., born December 6, I873, married Dora Dunn; children:
Lawrence E., born December I2, I903; Erma
M., born May ii, I907; Ruth Roberta, born
March 29, I9II. 9. James, born I826, died
I875. Io. Abner, born I828. II. George W.,
of whom further. I2. William, born I833,
died 1847.
(II) George W., son of John and Sally
(Reese) Campbell, was born August 3, I831,
died at Warren, Pennsylvania, October I, I902.
He married (first) Mary Nutt, by whom he
had the following children: I. John W., married Mollie Warner, and had children: Harry
A., born at Swamp Lodge, Pennsylvania, February 22, I886; Mabel, born at Swamp Lodge,
December 7, I888, deceased; Mary, born at
North Kane, Pennsylvania, February I5, I890;
Grace, born at Kane, Pennsylvania, January
I2, I892; Anna, born at Kane, December 3I,
I893; John W. Jr., born at Kane, April I9,
I895; Robert W., born at Kane, March 2,
I899. 2. Edward W., married (first) Cora
Hoyt; children: Frank R., born at Ludlow,
Pennsylvania, September I8, I883, married
Zoe Marsh, and had son, John Marshall;
Roberta, born at Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania,
May, I888, married George Wanamaker, and
had son, George Wanamaker Jr.; Fred W.,
born at Kane, Pennsylvania, September I9,
I892; Edward H., born at Kane, February 8,
I894. Edward W. married (second) Anna
Sheeley. 3. Clara D. 4. James W., married
Edith Payne; children: Merrill, Ruth, Arthur
and Virginia. 5. Anna, married Dr. M. J.
Sweeney; children: Kenneth, Eugene and
Clara. 6. George W. Jr., married Estelle G.
Ball; children: Marion and George Ball.
After the death of his first wife, George W.
Campbell married Mrs. Alice Newell, widow
of Alexander Dell Newell, as previously
shown. Mr. Campbell was a very prominent
and prosperous lumberman.
This is an old English
SMITHEMAN family of Worcestershire,
England. The custom has
prevailed for many generations of naming the
first born son after the paternal grandfather,
thus there was always a Gideon Thomas, son
of Edward Wright Smitheman, and an Edward Wright, son of Gideon Thomas Smitheman.
(I) This record begins with Gideon Thomas,
son of Edward Wright Smitheman, of Dudley, Worcestershire, England. He had a large
family of children, all said to have emigrated
to the United States. Of these we follow the
first born.
(II) Edward Wright, son of Gideon Thomas
Smitheman, was born in Worcestershire, England, and emigrated to the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century.
He settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where
he followed his trade of glass blower for many
years. He became prosperous, and a leader
in the Democratic party. He was a devout
Methodist and a local preacher. He was one
of the principal founders of what is now
Christ Methodist Episcopal Church, in West
Philadelphia. He was an active worker in the
church and occasionally filled its pulpit. He
was an ardent advocate of temperance, and did
a great deal for that cause during his latter
years. He died at the advanced age of eightysix years, leaving a record of a well spent life.
He married Maie Smith. Children: Sarah,
Gideon Thomas.
(III) Gideon Thomas, only son of Edward
Wright Smitheman, was born in Philadelphia.
He was educated in the public schools of that
city and has always been connected with its
business interests. He was for a number of
years engaged in the wholesale textile business, and is now (I9I2) proprietor of the firm
of John Blakeley  Son, manufacturers of railway supplies. He is a member of Christ
Methodist Episcopal Church (founded by his
father), which he served as secretary for thirty
years. He is a member of the Manufacturers'
Club. He married, October I5, I874, Margaret, daughter of John and Margaret (Gregg)
Blakeley, who came to Philadelphia from Duxbury, Yorkshire, England. He resides at No.
Io89 Germantown avenue. Children: I. Dr.
Edward Wright, of whom further. 2. George
Blakeley, a merchant of Philadelphia; married Frances McDonnell; children: Sarah and
Frances.  3. Clara.  4. Margaret, married
Thomas G. Pierce; children: Thomas and
Gideon S. 5. Gideon Thomas, associated with
his father in the firm of John Blakeley  Son.
6. Sarah. 7. John Blakeley, a student at the
University of Pennsylvania. 8. Josephine, deceased.
(IV) Dr. Edward Wright Smitheman, eldest
son of Gideon Thomas and Margaret (Blakeley) Smitheman, was born in Philadelphia, July
25, I875, and died November 24, IgI2. His early
and preparatory education was obtained in the
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intermediate and high schools of Philadelphia,
following which he entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania,
whence he was graduated M. D., class of 1898.
He was resident physician at the Red Cross
Hospital during the Spanish-American war,
and in I899 located in Oil City, Pennsylvania,
where he engaged successfully in the practice
of his profession until the fall of I903. He
then returned to Philadelphia, where until
I9Io he was in practice, doing a great deal of
hospital.work, being on the staff of the University, Howard, Children's and the Polyclinic
hospitals, making special study of nervous diseases and the diseases of children. In I9Io
he resigned his hospital positions and returned
to Oil City, where he was recognized as the
leading and most successful practitioner. He
was medical director of the Grandview Institution for Tuberculosis, and member of the
Pennsylvania State, Venango County and Oil
City medical societies.  He kept in closest
acquaintance with all modern medical and
scientific discovery bearing upon the treatment
of disease, and in his practice used all such
aids.
He married, October io, I908, Nora Alice
Conrad, daughter of J. Johnson, of Fulton
county, Pennsylvania, who survives him and
now resides in Philadelphia.
Several members of the Sloan
SLOAN family settled in Hanover township, now York county, Pennsylvania, as early as I730. John Sloan, who died
September, 174I, left a wife Jean, and children: James, Robert, William, John, Qeorge,
Sarah and Cinquas. On the tax lists of Hanover for I751-56-59, only the names of John
and Samuel Sloan appear. In the next list,
I769, John disappears, and the names of Samuel, James, Archibald and William appear.
Samuel Sloan died in October, I777, leaving
brothers: John, James, Archibald and William.
The Samuel Sloan,, who appeared with others
of the name in Butler county about 8oo00, was
a descendant of this Hanover family, supposed
son of Samuel Sloan, who died in I777. This
branch of the Sloan family came to Venango
county from Butler county in 1807. The first
Sloan in Butler county, settling in Venango
township, was Samuel Sloan, grandfather of
Uriah Sloan, of Emlenton.
(I) Samuel Sloan settled in Venango township, Butler county, between the years I707
and 1803, married, and engaged in lumbering
and farming until his death. He was a man
of some prominence in local public affairs,
affiliating with the Whig party. He married
(first) Rebecca Bran, who was the mother of
all his children: Samuel (2), married Margaret ---; William, born February 26,
I796, died April 4, I871, married Jane Leslie;
James, married        Campbell; David, married Rachel --; John; Joseph, of whom
further; Robert, married Allie Hilliard; Henry,
married  (first), (second)
Thomas, born May io, I815, died January I7,
1876, married, September 8, I836, Sarah Ann
Cornelius; Andrew, married Rachel Say.
(II) Joseph, son of Samuel Sloan, was born
in Venango township, Butler county, Pennsylvania, November 15, I8o6, died I892. He
attended such schools as the locality afforded,
and grew to mianhood at the home farm. Later
he learned the hatter's trade, following the
same at Brownsville, Pennsylvania. He then
returned to Venango township and bought a
farm which he managed until I840, also working at his trade. In the latter year he abandoned his trade entirely, and until his death
devoted himself to agriculture. He was one
of the substantial men of the township, and
held many town offices. He was a Whig in
politics, then affiliated with the Know-Nothing
party, later becoming a Republican. He filled
the offices of assessor, collector of taxes and
supervisor alternately for many years.  He
and his wife were members of the United
Presbyterian church.  He married Eleanor
Leslie, born in Scrubgrass township, Venango
county, daughter of James Leslie, a farmer
of that township. Children of James Leslie:
Hannah; Jane, married William Sloan;
Esther, married David Say; Eleanor, married Joseph Sloan; James, married Peggy
Say.  Children  of Joseph  and  Eleanor
Sloan: I. Marilda, born 1833, died August 9,
I86o, married Robert Crawford; child: Harriet, married E. J. Murphy, a news dealer in
Pittsburgh, Kansas, and has a daughter Vera.
2. George Hamilton, died December 4, I907;
married Margaret Addleman; children: Marilda, deceased, married Alonzo Coulter; Linley; Velter, now a farmer of Oklahoma; and
others. 3. Samuel Ephraim, killed at the battle
of Five Forks, Virginia, March, 1865, while
serving in the Union army. 4. James W., deceased; married Caroline Glenn; children:
Orel, died unmarried; Clara, married Marshall
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Byers. 5. Uriah, of whom further. 6. Mlary
Ann, deceased, married E. C. Parks, a farmer;
children: Ella, married George Zeigler; Minnie,
married Elmer Greer; Howard, married Laura
Durnell. 7. Eliza Jane, married William Scott,
both deceased, leaving a large family. 8. Finley Newton, deceased; married Belle McCandless; five children, of whom three are married:
Luella, married Samuel Norris, and has Ruth;
Mildred, married Clyde Aiken, and has Mildred; Albert J., deceased, married Lillie Sloan.
(III) Uriah, fifth child of Joseph and Eleanor (Leslie) Sloan, was born in Venango
township, Butler county, Pennsylvania, September 27, I840. He was educated in the
public school at Cherry Valley, Butler county,
and until he was eighteen years of age worked
at farming. He then began learning the wagonmaker's trade, but a year later began drilling
for oil, continuing until the outbreak of the
civil war. On September 24, i861, he enlisted
in Company B, Io3rd Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, serving with the Army of
the Potomac and in the Albemarle district of
North Carolina. He was with McClellan during the Peninsular campaign, and after his
transfer to North Carolina fought in the battles
of Kinston, Goldsboro and White Hall, in that
state. In April, I864, his entire regiment was
captured at Plymouth, North Carolina, and
until February, I865, suffered the horrors of
the prison pens at Andersonville, Georgia, five
months; Charlestown, one month; and Florence, South Carolina, four months. After his
release he was honorably discharged in March,
I865, and returned home. He remained on the
home farm for a time, then spent a year at Oil
Creek, in I867 settling at Emlenton, Pennsylvania, where he now resides. He organized
the firm of Sloan, Alabach  Company, and
established a planing mill which they operated
as a company until I878, when Mr. Sloan became sole owner. In 1875 they purchased the
old Presbyterian church, which they converted
into a planing mill, and there Mr. Sloan has
been continuously in successful business until
the present date (I913). He has other business interests, but for nearly a half century
has been the active head of the planing mill
and lumber yard. He is a capable, energetic
man of business, and although now at an age
when most men are incapacitated, he retains
active control. He is a Republican in politics,
and has served the borough of Emlenton as
burgess, one term, councilman two terms, and
member of the school board twelve years. He
is a member of Chapman Biddle Post No. 248,
Grand Army- of the Republic, and has filled all
chairs in that post. In religious faith he is a
Presbyterian.
He married, May 6, I868, Sarah Perry,
born in Cherry township, Butler county, Pennsylvania, March 4, I850, daughter of David E.
Perry, a farmer of Scrubgrass township,
Venango county, Pennsylvania, who died in
Kansas; he married Mary Ann Gilchrist, also
born in Cherry township, Butler county. Children: I. Abigail, married Jacob Rhodabarger,
now a farmer of Kansas. 2. Sarah (of previous mention), married Uriah Sloan. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Sloan: I. Frank (or
Loyal), born April 6, I869, now  foreman
of his father's planing mill at Emlenton;
married Lottie Widel. 2. Norman Perry,
born April 3, I87I, now a merchant of
Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania; married Sarah
Galbreath; children: Logan, Lyle, Edward,
Virginia, Valjean, Harry and Joseph. 3. Warren Lester, born May 12, I873, an employee
in the planing mill. 4. Forest, born May 21,
i878, died in infancy. 5. Melvin Hill, twin of
Forest, married Margaret Davidson. 6. Harriet E., now a bookkeeper at the planing mill.
7. Alonzo Harrison, born October ii, I886,
a draughtsman of Detroit, Michigan; married
Edna Johnson; child: Ruth Naoma, born
April 27, I908. 8. Helen Leslie, born January
I, I89I. 9. An infant, died unnamed.
This branch of the Mead family
MIEAl) of Pennsylvania descends from
William Mead, who is of record
in Stamford, Connecticut, I64I. The line of
descent from William Mead is through his son
John,. his son Jonathan Darius, the early Warren county settler who married Ruth Curtis.
This record begins with John; Mead and Katherine Mead, grandparents of Nelson Mead, of
Warren, Pennsylvania.
(IV) John, third child of Jonathan Darius
and Ruth (Curtis) Mead, was born July 22,
I756. He grew to manhood in Sunbury, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, where he
married and had issue. He later moved to western Pennsylvania, where both he and his wife
Katherine died!. Children: William; John (2),
of whom further, and Joseph.
(V) John (2), son of John (I) and Katherine Mead, was born in Sunbury, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, August 28,
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I786, died November 4, I870. He moved with
others of the Mead family to Crawford county,
Pennsylvania, where the name is perpetuated
by the city of Meadville, founded by the family. Later he moved to Brokenstraw township,
Warren county; he and his brother William
being among the pioneer settlers of that township. He was a farmer all his life, also engaged in lumbering. He married Sally Hoffman, born October I8, I793, died June 5, I856.
Children: Philip, born September I5, I8IO;
Eliz-a, April 22, I8I2; Elsa, September I2,
I8I4; William, November 29, I8I6; Chambers, October I5, I8i8; John, September 4,
I82I; Sarah, twin of John; Darius, September
7, 1824; Anna, July 20, I826; Stephen, October 2, 1828; Henrietta, June I6, I830; Laura,
March 8, I832, died at Youngsville, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1913, married John Andrew
Jackson (see Jackson); Nelson, of whom further.
(VI) Nelson, thirteenth and youngest child
of John (2) and Sally (Hoffman) Mead,
was born at Youngsville, Pennsylvania, February I, I835. He attended the public school
and grew to manhood on the home farm. In
early life he engaged in the lumber business,
bringing the logs to his saw mill, manufacturing them into lumber, and rafting the finished
product down the Allegheny to Pittsburgh and
Ohio river cities. Later he engaged in mercantile business, having a general store at Youngsville, but after several years there removing
to Corydon, where he continued twenty-six
years.  His active business life covered a
period of half a century of successful enterprising effort, years that brought him success
richly deserved. In I907 he retired, settled in
Warren, Pennsylvania, where he died December 29, I912. He was a man of high character,
and one held in warmlest esteem by his friends.
He was a Republican in politics, and a member
of the Corydon Lodge, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, and of Warren Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He married (first) March I, I859j Martha McDowell,
died in Corydon, Pennsylvania, I886, daughter of Dr. McDowell. He married (second)
October 3, I888, Caroline M. Ostrander, born
in Tompkins county, New York, March Ig,
I850, daughter of John B. and Emmeline
(Tichenor) Ostrander. Children by first marriage: i. Charles C., born March 27, I860, died
in Buffalo, New York, head of the firm of
Mead  Stewart. 2. Alice, born July 3, I865;
now a resident of Warren, Pennsylvania. 3.
George N., March 23, I867; now engaged in
the real estate business in Buffalo; married,
October 5, I9OI, Ada L., daughter of Frank
and Ada Case, of Corydon, Pennsylvania.
4. Harry, born July I I, I869; was graduate
M. D., class of I902, medical department of
Buffalo University, then took special courses
in the hospitals of Germany, on his return
locating in Buffalo, New York, where he is
now engaged in successful practice. 5. Mattie,
born June, 1872, died January, I876. Child of
second mniarriage: 6. Marjorie 0., born July 5,
I89I; graduate of Warren high school, class
of I9II, now a student at Mount Holyoke,
Massachusetts.
(The Ostrander Line).
The first Ostrander of whom there is record
in New York annals is Peter Ostrander, a
French Huguenot who fled to Holland, thence
to America in I659, with wife, two daughters
and a son. He settled at Esopus (Kingston),
New York, where he died.
(II) Peter (2), son of Peter (I) Ostrander,
was born in Holland, I650, settled in Kingston
with his father, and there married, January
I6, I679, Rebecca Traphagen.
(III) Hendrick (Henry), son of Peter (2)
Ostrander, was born September I8, I693, and
lived in Kingston, New York. He married,
May I2, I724, Elizabeth Van Bommell. He
owned a tract of 2,000 acres at Plattekill, New
York, which was divided equally among his
ten child,ren.
(IV) Henry, son of Hendrick Ostrander,
was born in Kingston, New York, I740, died
May, I834; married Maria Phillips, who died
I825, aged eighty-two years. He was a farmer
of Olive township, Ulster county, New York,
and with his wife is buried in the cemetery at
Olive, Ulster county.
(V) Abraham, son of Henry Ostrander,
was born in Olive, Ulster county, New York,
nine miles northwest of Kingston, July 5,
I79o0. He married Catherine, born September
II, 1789, daughter of Jacob Boice. The Boice
family were early settlers in Ulster county,
New Yo;rk, one of the sons marrying Annie
Cantine (also spelled Cantein and Canteyn),
daughter of a well-to-do French family by
whom she was disinherited on account of her
marriage.  Jacob Boice -in I812 moved to
Dryden, Tompkins county, New York. Children of Abraham Ostrander: Ira Abraham;
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John Boice, of whom further; Hester; Maria;
William; perhaps others.
(VI) John Boice, son of Abraham and
Catherine (Boice) Ostrander, was born at
Olive, Ulster county, New York, August 3,
I8Io, died December 28, I879. He grew to
manhood there and later located in Canada,
where he was engaged in lumbering. Later
he returned to the United States, and in I870
settled in Tompkins county, New Yoirk, where
he engaged in farming until his death. He
was a Democrat in politics, and a member of
the Presbyterian church. He married, March
I8, I832, Emmeline Tichenor, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, May 2, I814, died September I2, I885, daughter of Isaac and Mary (McGee) Tichenor, of Scotch ancestry. Children
of John Boice Ostrander: Charles Edgar, born
August 23, I833, died November 8, I872;
Catherine Eliza, September I, I835, married
W. S. Middaugh; Phoebe Mitchell, March 28,
I838, married S. G. Elliott; Horton Anderson, December 22, I840; Mary T., October I7,
1844, married D. W. Buckmaster; Caroline
Manning, March I9, I850, married Nelson
Mead (see Mead VIII); Hester Ophelia, August I2, 1852, married W. E. Mandeville.
Although the connection of
HOAGLAND George Montgomery Hoagland with the original Hoagland emigrant to New Amsterdam is not yet
found, he probably belonged to the same family. Most of the Hoaglands in America descend from Christofel Hoochlandt, who was
born in Holland in I634, and came from Haarlem to New Amsterdam when a youth. He
was clerk for a mercantile house, and on coming of age commenced business independently.
His name is on the record of the burgomasters'
and scheppens' court in I655; again he is recorded, on March I6, I66I, as uniting with
the Dutch church of New Amsterdam. His
marriage intention was published June 23,
I66i, from the pulpit of the church in the fort.
He was one of the scheppens when the English
conquered the colony in I664, but did not join
those who urged surrender without resistance;
he however took the oath of allegiance when
struggle proved vain. He was chosen juryman in May, I666, while living in Hooge street,
supposed to have been part of the present
Pearl street. He owned much property. When
New York was temporarily recaptured by
the Dutch, Lieutenant Christopher HIoagland
(Christofel Hoochlandt), and the other militia
officers showed great zeal in fortifying the city,
and being assembled at the fort on December
I9, I673, were publicly thanked by Governor
Calve and took the oath of fidelity. His will
was made on March I2, I676, but he survived
eight years longer. He was alderman in I678.
He died February 8, I684, aged about fifty
years. He married, in I66I, Katrina (Catherine) Cregier, born in New Amsterdam. in
I645, daughter of Captain Martin Cregier, a
noted officer under Governors Kieft and Stuyvesant. Their children were: I. Dirck, married, at New York, Maria, daughter of Jacob
and Maria Kip, and removed to Raritan, New
Jersey. 2. Elizabeth, died young. 3. Harman,
died young. 4. Christopher, baptized in New
York, November 24, I669. 5. Francis, probably died young, as there is no record. 6.
Jacob, died young. 7. Harman (2), married
(first) Alida Van Dyck; (second) Ariana
Stoothoff.  Whether  George  Montgomery
Hoagland is descended from Lieutenant Christopher Hoogland, is not yet established.
(I) George Montgomery Hoagland, the first
known member of this family, was born lanuary 30, I830, in Diewart, Northumberland
county, Pennsylvania, died April I, I889. His
boyhood was spent in Pennsylvania, where his
early education was obtained. He then learnned the trade of miller, which he followed to
the end of his days; moving to McElhattan,
Clinton county, Pennsylvania, where he owned
and operated a flouring mill about twenty
years. In 1882 he removed to Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and was employed in the flouring
mills of Governor Washburn for a number of
years, during which time he saw that industry
grow to be the greatest flouring manufactory
in the world. He then organized a partnership with W. A. Balcolm, and built a mill at
Glenwood, Minnesota, which absorbed his time
and attention up to the time of his death. He
was a member of the German Reformned
Church, and a Democrat. He married Mary
Louise Summers, born October 26, I846, at
Livonia, Livingston county, New York, daughter of Stephen and Mary Ann (Morgan) Summers (see Summers VI). Children: I. Minnie
Price, born February I5, I869, at McElhattan,
Pennsylvania; married Charles W. Wilcox, on
October 31, 190I. 2. Ginevra, born January
2I, I87I, at McElhattan; married Frederick
Taylor, November I, I897. 3. Emma Louise,
born May 29, I872, at Williamsport, Pennsyl870PENNSYLVANIA
vania; married John Hopkins, November 27,
I888. 4. Katherine Rebecca, born December
6, I873, at McElhattan. 5. Horace Algernon,
born February io, I876, at McElhattan. 6.
George Summers, of whom further. 7. Harold Leslie, born July 29, I886, at Dilliard,
Minnesota.
(II) George Summers, son of George Montgomery and Mary Louise (Summers) Hoagland, was born at McElhattan, Clinton county,
Pennsylvania, August 20, I879. When he was
three years old, his father and mother moved
with their family to Minnesota, and his early
education was received in the schools of that
state. His father died when he was ten years
old, and he had to begin his personal support
at a youthful age. He first engaged in the
insurance line of business, and later broadened
his field, including investments, stocks and
bonds. In I907 he moved to Warren, Pennsylva'nia, and during the following two years
he organized the Conewango Trust Company.
In I912 he formed a combination with others
to organize the Mutual Sales Company, of
which company he is now secretary. He is
one of the original stockholders of the Conewango Trust Company; is also vice-president
and treasurer of Pennsylvania Oil Products
Refining Company, located at Eldred, Pennsylvania, he being one of the promoters and
organizers of same. His political convictions
are Republican. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church, having been confirmed by Bishop Cortland Whitehead, of the
diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at Clearfield, Pennsylvania, in I9oo. He is an active
member of the Knights of Pythias, of Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, and the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. Hoagland married, at Olean, New York,
on November i5, I904, Josephine Agnes Kane,
born at Owego, New York, September 29,
I877. They have no children.
(The Summers Line).
The Summers family of Stratford, Connecticut, is mentioned in many records preserved
in that town and its vicinity. By a curious
intermarriage Mary Louise Summers is descended from both of the sons of the first ancestors in her father's family.
(I) Samuel Summers appears in the Stratfield church records, where he renewed the
covenant on February 8, I697. Abigail Summers, possibly his wife, renewed the covenant on the same day. He had at least two
sons: I. David, of whom further. 2. Nathan,
baptized November I4, I703, died December
I3, I772; married (first) November Io, I730,
Martha Treadwell, baptized August 23, I702,
died October 26, I751, daughter of Samuel
and Martha Treadwell, the latter afterward.s
the wife of a Mr. Smedley, of Fairfield; he
married (second) Comfort Lattui, October 31,
I754, and she died October 4, I763, in the
sixty-third year of her age; he married (third)
Abigail, mentioned in his will, dated
January I5, I772. His children, by his first
wife, were: i. Sarah, born November I9, I732.
ii. Zachariah, born December I, 1734, at Stratford, died May 28, I787, at Weston, Connecticut; he is mentioned in the will of his fatherin-law, Stephen Burr, dated August 20, I776.
He married, in I765, Martha Burr, born March
24, I735, died April I2, I820, daughter of D.eacon Stephen Burr, of Redding, and Elizabeth,
daughter of Cornelius Hull, of Fairfield, who
were married June 8, I72I. Deacon Stephen
Burr served in the revolutionary war from
October 5 to October 30, I777; he was the
son of David Burr, and grandson of John
Burr and MAary Ward, his wife, the latter
being the daughter of Andrew Ward, a member of the general court of the Connecticut
colony, May I, I637, and his wife Esther Sherman. Children of Zachariah Summers: Hezekiah; Philip; Sarah, married Gabriel Baldwin;
Martha, married Jesse Banks; Elizabeth
("Betty"), baptized March I5, I774, married
Peter Summers (IV), of whom further; Rebecca, married Elijah Curtiss. iii. Samuel,
born December I4, I736. iv. Abigail, born
March I4, I740. v. Nathan, born July 30,
I743. vi. Aaron, born September II, I745.
(II) David, son of Samuel Summers, was
born about I702, probably in Stratfield, Connecticut, died January 28, I76I, aged fiftynine years, a(nd was buried in the Unity Burial
Ground, at Trumbull, Connecticut. He renewed the covenant August 8, I73I, in Stratfield church, the old town of Fairfield, Connecticut, and his wife renewed the covenant
on May I6, I736. Among the Fairfield land
records is one in which David and his brother
Nathan appear, dated January I6, I739. He
married Abiah, whio died December 5,
I739, aged thirty-two years. Among his children was a son, David (2), of whom further.' (III) David (2), son of David (I) Summers, was baptized July 7, I732, in the Strat87IALLEGHENY VALLEY
field church, old town of Fairfield, Connecticut, died February 28, I8i8, in his eightysixth year, and is buried in the Long Hill
burying ground at Trumbull, Connecticut. His
will is dated March 25, I817, and was probated among the Stratford records at the
Bridgeport office. He married (first) Mary
Mallet, January I3, 1I756, at the Unity, North
Stratford (now Trumbull) church, Connecticut. His wife died on October I7, I8OI, in
the sixty-second year of her age. He married
(second) Esther, mentioned in his will
in connection with property as per marriage
contract of March 27, I802. His children
were: I. Abiah, born October 7, I756. 2.
Ruth, March 3I, I758, died April io, I765.
3. David, born November I, 1760. 4. Peter,
born June I6, I762, died April 2, I765.  5.
Mary, born March 22, 1764. 6. Martha, born
July 25, I765. 7. Ruth, February 13, I767.
8. Peter, of whom further. 9. Epham (called
Ephraim  in will), born December 28, I769.
Io. Phebe, March I5, I772.  II. Hepjaba,
August I6, I773. I2. Sellic (called Selleck in
will),' February 2, I775. 13. Eli, September
9, I776, died November 2, I777. I4. Levi,
born January 22, I778.  I5. Naomi, March
22, I780. I6. Ira, September I3, I78I. These
births and the marriage of the parents are
recorded at Stratford, Connecticut.
(IV) Peter, son of David (2) Summers,
was born at^ Stratford, June 7, I768, baptized
at Unity, North Stratford (now Trumbull)
church, July 24, I768. He and his wife are
mentioned in the will of his mtother-in-law,
Martha Summers, of Weston, Connecticut,
April 23,.I82I.  He married, at Litchfield,
Connecticut, his cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of
Zachariah and Martha (Burr) Summers, who
was baptized March I5, I774. His wife inherited property under the will of her father
Zachariah Summers, mentioned above, son of
Nathan, and grandson of the first Samuel
Summers, dated June I2, I789, as did her
brothers and sisters, and her mother was then
appointed her guardian on September 7, of
the same year. Peter Summers had a large
family, including Stephen, of whom further.
(V) Stephen, son of Peter Summers, was
born at Litchfield, Connecticut, August I4,
I8I5. He married, November 25, 1837, at
RSchester, New York, Mary Ann Morgan,
born at West Avon, New York, September 23,
I8i8. They had a daughter, Mary Louise, of
whom further.
(VI) Mary Louise Summers, daughter of
Stephen Summers, was born October 26, I846.
She married George Montgomery Hoagland
(see Hoagland I).
The immigrant ancestor of
HARTMAN the Hartman family in America was          Hartman,
born in Germany. He came to America and
located in Logan township, Franklin county,
Pennsylvania, where he became a prominent
and successful farmer. He married a Miss
and among their children was Jacob,
mentioned below.
(II) Jacob, son of        Hartman, was
born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania. He
was there reared to maturity and married.
Later he removed to Cumberland county,
where he purchased a fine farm of one hundred and fifteen acres on which he was engaged in diversified agriculture and the raising of high-grade stock until his death, in I866.
He was a member of the state militia and
served as a gallant soldier in the war of I8I2.
In politics he was a Democrat, and both he and
his wife were members of the Lutheran
church. Mr. Hartman married (first) Sarah
Raudabaugh, whose parents were natives of
Germany, whence they immigrated to America in an early day and settled in Franklin
county, Pennsylvania, where she was born.
She bore her husband twelve children: Mary
Jane, Katherine, Jacob, Isaac, William, Susannah, Caroline, Abraham, mentioned below,
Elmyra, and three other childiren who died in
infancy, names unknown. Of the above children all are deceased except three, namely,
Abraham; Caroline, who resides with her children in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania;
Elmyra, a resident of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Hartman married (second) Sarah Malehorn, of York county.
(III) Abraham, son of Jacob and Sarah
(Raudabaugh) Hartman, was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, February 9,
I844. He was educated in the common schools
of Middlesex township, Cumberland county,
and raised on a farm. In August, I864, at
the age of twenty years, he enlisted for service in the civil war as a member of Company
F, Seventeenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. He was in the army until the close of
the war and participated in the battle of Winchester, under Sheridan, and in the battle of
Gordonsville. He was overcome with the heat
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and was ordered to the army hospital but declined to go. After the close of the war and
when peace had again been established throughout the country, Mr. Hartman returned to
Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, where he
farmed a little and did some hospital service.
For eleven months he was a laborer on the
North Central railroad and for one year he
was at home with his father. In May, 1872,
he settled in Butler county, Pennsylvania,
where he lived for a period of thirty-nine
years, at the expiration of which, in I91I, he
settled in Armstrong county just opposite the
town of Foxburg. He was engaged in the
oil business for a number of years during his
active career and still runs two wells with a
small output. He is now living practically
retired, enjoying to the full the fruits of his
former years of toil and endeavor. He is a
Republican in his political convictions. He
retains a deep and abiding interest in his old
comrades in arms, signifying the same by membership in Foxburg Post, No. 249, Grand
Army of the Republic. He and his wife are
devout members of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Hartman married, March 20, 1878,
Sarah Jamison, a native of Butler county,
Pennsylvania, daughter of Henry Jamison.
Children,: I. Belle Catherine, wife of J. W.
Jordan; they reside in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. Owen, an engineer by profession;
lives in Bruin, Pennsylvania. 3. Edwin, met
with death accidentally on the Baltimore 
Ohio railroad some years ago. 4. Samuel,
bookkeeper in the city of Robinson, Illinois.
5. Frank H., employed in oil wells in California. 6. Marsh G., a brakeman on the Baltimore  Ohio railroad; lives at home with his
parents. 7. Maria, remains at home with her
parents.
The ancestor of the Taylors
TAYLOR  of Emlenton, Pennsylvania, was
John Taylor, a German, who
settled near Hannah's Furnace, Center county,
Pennsylvania, where he wor:ed at the furnace
and engaged in farming. He met an early
death, being killed in the war of I812. He
married and left two children: John, who settled in Ohio, and Robert.
(II) Robert, son of John Taylor, was born
in Center county, Pennsylvania, about I802,
later coming to Clarion county. He there
grew to manhood and remained until I842,
when he moved to Venango county. He worked in the lumber woods during the winters,
and in the summers worked in the local mines.
He died in Venango, aged seventy-five years.
He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Margaret, daughter of Abraham Griffy, a lumberman of Forest county, later moving to Michigan. Children: I. Samuel, married Susan
Hugus; both deceased. 2. Elizabeth, married
Anthony Day; both deceased. 3. Sarah, married Jacob Ilugus, whom she survives, living
in Ohio. 4. William, married Clara Thompson, whom he survives, living in Clarion county, a farmer. 5. Thomas, of whom further.
6. James, unmarried, now living in Colorado.
7. Milton, married Mary Dillow, and resides
in Clarion county, a farmer. 8. Robert, deceased. 9. John A., married Mary Bachline.
(III) Thomas, son of Robert and Margaret
(Griffy) Taylor, was born February I8, I842.
He was educated in the public schools of
Clarion county, and worked at farming until
the outbreak of the civil war, when he enlisted
in I862 in Company G, I55th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He saw hard
service with the Army of the Potomac, and
left on a southern battle field his right leg, a
pledge of his devotion to the flag of our country. He was engaged at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and at the explosion
of the mine in front of Petersburg, where he
lost his right leg. After months spent in a
Washington hospital, during which time President Lincoln was assassinated, he was discharged June 25, I865. In the spring of I867
he located in Emlenton, Pennsylvania, where
for thirty years he was toll collector at the
river bridge. During this period he had become financially interested in a jewelry business, and when the bridge was made free he
actively associated with th.at business. He continued there until I9I0, then sold out, and has
since lived a retired life, enjoying the fruits
of a life of honorable labor. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Lutheran
church. He is a past noble grand of Emlenton
Lodge, No. 644, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, and is a comrade of Emlenton Post,
No. 248, Grand Army of the Republic.
He married, May 5, I86o, Malinda, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Kime) Hess; her
father a farmer of Clarion county. Children
of Daniel Hess: Malinda, of previous mention; Sarah, married Christian Oleson; William, a veteran of the civil war, now living in
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Jamestown, New York, and later a school in
Russell, Pennsylvania, taught by Comfort E.
Peck. During the winter of I872-73 he taught
his first term of school at Fairbanks district,
Farmington township, a three months' term,
with fifteen scholars. Subsequently he taught
winter terms in the following places: Parker
district, Preston district, Marshtown district,
Center A. grade, spring term in Elk township,
summer term at Irvington, Pennsylvania.
During the spring and fall seasons, when he
was not teaching, he attended the high school
at Jamestown, where he graduated from the
commercial and normal departments.
During the spring of I878, while attending
his last term at the Jamestown high school, he
decided to devote his time and attention to a
professional career, choosing that of medicine
and surgery. On July 5, 1878, he began study
with Dr. H. H. Cowles at Lander, Pennsylvania, and during the fall and winter of the
same year taught a select sclhool at Lander. In
September he attended the Teachers County
Institute at Warren, Pennsylvania, and a few
weeks later.passed an examination and received a teachers permanent certificate. The
winter of I878 was spent as principal of the
village school at Lander, his leisure time being
devoted to the study of anatomy, physiology.
and materia medica. On -September 25, I879,
after spending the summer on the farm and in
study, he went to Baltimore, Maryland, and
entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, his roommates being Laban Hazeltine,
D. B. Sprecker and F. H. Siece. The following February he returned to his home and
there spent the spring and summer in studying and farming. The winter of I88o-8I he
spent at the same college, his roommates being
E. H. Ashcraft, P. P. Fisher and 0. O. Blakeslee. He took a special course and was office
student to Professor O. J. Coskary, who occupied the chair of surgery. He graduated as a
Doctor of Medicine, March I, i881.
He located for'active practice at Kinzua,
Pennsylvania, March 3I, I88i, his office being
located on Main street. By honest and conscientious work he won a high reputation for
skill in his profession, and he derived a good
income from attendance upon the employees
of the great saw and shingle mills of the community. In I883 he erected a handsome house,
in which his office was located until I898, when
he added a new one. On November 4, I904,
he removed to Youngsville, Pennsylvania, and
opened an office in the Kinnear Building. On
March 22, 1905, he purchased the Kinnear
house on the north sid:e-of East Main street,
nearly in the center of the town, and immediately commenced reconstructing it, fitting up
a three room suite for offices, whiich he has
since occupied. He has achieved a large degree of success in his new location, due in
great measure to his skill and proficiency in
the diagnosis and treatment of disease, to the
ir,terest he evinces in his patients, and to his
mastery of detail in whatever engages his attention. Dr. Knapp has ever been a publicspirited citizen, and takes an active interest in
every enterprise tending toward public improvement. He is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, in which he has served as
trustee, steward, secretary and treasurer. He
was formerly a Republican in politics, but was
a staunch supporter of the principles of the
Prohibition party for twenty-five years, but
now has allied himself with the Progressives.
He has served as school director and secretary
of the school board. He is a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which
he held the office of noble grand, and is a past
grand of the Knights of the Maccabees, in
which order he is keeper of finances and medical examiner.
Dr. Knapp married, April 27, I88I, Carrie
M. Preston, of Lander, Pennsylvania, at the
home of her parents, the Rev. Lucien Fisher,
pastor of the Baptist church, officiating. She
was born in Farmington, Pennsylvania. Children, born in Kinzua, Pennsylvania: Nellie
Alice, April 22, I882; Ralph Hiram, January
23, I884; Edith Lovisa, April I3, I890.
(The Jenkins Line).
(I) Joseph and Elizabeth Jenkins, grandparents of Almeda (Jenkins) Knapp, resided
in East Falmath, Massachusetts, and both were
members of the Congregational church. They
lived to advanced ages, his death occurred in
the year I832. Their children were: Joseph,
mentioned below; Joshua, a blacksmith by
trad'e, settled in Chautauqua county, New
York, first at Cherry Creek and later at Kientone; Nathaniel; Philip;'Prince, who operated a salt meadow at Falmath; Ann; Sally.
(II) Joseph (2), son o.f Joseph (I) and
Elizabeth Jenkins, was born November 17,
I795, died August I, I862. He learned the
trade of a blacksmith. He removed to Chautauqua county, New York, with his brother
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Crawford county; Isaac, married, both
deceased; Daniel, deceased; James, now living
in East Butler, Pennsylvania. Children of
Thomas and Malinda (Hess) Taylor: I. John
A., a tailor of Emlenton; married Sarah Dewoody; children: Thomas; Howard, born July
IO, 1893; Emily, May I8, 1896. 2. James M.,
a tailor, of Emlenton; married Mary L. Kee;
child: Frank J., born June 2, I900. 3. James
Oliver, died in infancy. The mother of these
children, Malinda Hess Taylor, died July I,
19Io.
The Gemmill
GEMMILL-MITCHELL family herein recorded descends
from Scotch ancestors seated for five or more
generations at Kilmarnock, Scotland, from
whence in the sixth generation came John
Gemmill, the American ancestor. John Gemmill came to Mifflin county, Pennsylvania,
where he purchased land in or near the present site of Lewiston. He married Elizabeth
Porter, and all of his six children were born
on the Mifflin county farm. He was a deeply
religious man, the letters written to his children indicating that he was a holy man-perhaps a preacher. He is buried at Lewiston,
his wife in "Hart's Log" graveyard, once the
site of an old Indian fort near Alexandria,
Huntington county, Pennsylvania. Children:
John (2), born November I2, I759, was a
minister of note, and held the chair of theology
in Yale; Zachariah, of whom further; Elizabeth, Marion and Anna.
(II) Zachariah, son of John Gemmill, was
born in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, I782,
died I812. He married, in I803, Mary Mytinger, born February 12, 1782, died I86o,
daughter of Lieutenant John Jacob Mytinger,
born in Baden, Germany, September I9, I750,
died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September, 1793. He early espoused the cause of
the colonies, and in I780 he was second in
command of Bartholomew Von Heer's company of light dragoons (see Engle's "Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution," page
367). This company was authorized for special service by General Washington and rendered efficient service. (The same rank, lieutenant, and service, are given in The Historical
Magazine, vol. v, p. 56). He continued with
the rank of lieutenant in the same company
until honorably discharged and mustered out
at the close of the war. He was a member of
the Society of the Cincinnati, and his signature is preserved on the original roll of that
society. The name of Lieutenant John Mytinger is also found on the roll of Bartholomew
Von Heer's light dragoons, preserved in the
State Archives at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Children of Lieutenant John Jacob Mytinger:
I. Hannah, born August I5, I780, married
John Conrad Bucher. 2. Mary, of previous
mention, married  Zachariah  Gemmill.  3.
George Washington, born April I9, I784, died
unmarried. 4. Elizabeth, born December Ig,
I786, married (first) John Brown, (second)
Robert Stewart. 5. Margaret, born October
I9, I789, married John Creswell. 6. Catherine, born April 28, I793, married Samuel
Brisbin. Child of Zachariah Gemmill: John,
mentioned below.
(III) John (2), son of Zachariah and Mary
(Mytinger) Gemmill, born I8O5, died I876.
He married, 1830, Rose Ann Jackson, born
I8Io, died! 1883, leaving issue: Zachariah, of
whom further; Elizabeth; William, and Mary,
died in childhood; John, died in the civil war;
Jane M.; and Jacob M., died July 3, I906.
(IV) Zachariah (2), son of John (2) and
Rose Ann (Jackson) Gemmill, was born September I9, 183I, at Alexandria, Huntington
county, Pennsylvania, died February, I899,
in Derry, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania,
while on a visit, and is buried in Oakland
cemetery, Warren, Pennsylvania. He married,
January 7, I858, Caroline Stewart, born October 3, 1836, daughter of Alfred and Sarah
Hughes (Oliphant) Stewart.  Children: I.
Sallie Oliphant, of whom further. 2. Rose,
born April I9, I863; married Theodore Messner, whom  she survives. 3. Mary Stewart,
born July I8, I866, married John Roy. 4.
Alfred B., born June 4, I870, died November
4, I896.  5. Bertha T., born September I6,
1874, married Marshall Parshall.
(V) Sallie Oliphant, eldest daughter of
Zachariah (2) and Caroline (Stewart) Gemmill, was born November I6, I858, in Warren,
Pennsylvania. She married, January 8, 1877,
Willis Alvin Mitchell, born at Falling Springs,
Venango county, Pennsylvania, April I9, I853,
died at Erie, Pennsylvania, February I5, I897,
buried in Oakland cemetery, Warren, Pennsylvania, son of John Hutchinson and Catherine Ann (Frantz) Mitchell (see Mitchell).
Mrs. Mitchell continues her residence at Warren, her home since childhood. She was educated in the public schools and has always been
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actively interested in church and society affairs.
She is a member of the Presbyterian church;
is an ex-president and present vice-president
of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young Men's
Christian Association; member of the Blue
Stocking Club, the Chautauqua Literary and
Scientific Circle, and corresponding secretary
of General Joseph Warren Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution (national number
78,358). She gains admission to the patriotic
society through the revolutionary service of
her ancestor, Lieutenant John Jacob Mytinger,
with supplementary papers through Andrew
Oliphant. Children of Willis Alvin and Sallie
Oliphant (Gemmill) Mitchell: I. Willis G.,
of whom further. 2. John, born September 9,
i880, died October I9, 1887. 3. Harry L., of
whom further.
(The Stewart Line).
Caroline Stewart Gemmill was of Scotch
ancestry. In I720 two brothers, Matthias and
Lazarus Stewart, came from the Grampian
Hills of Scotland with their parents and a
colony of Scots, settling in Eastern New Jersey. Matthias and Lazarus Stewart in I762
settled in Pennsylvania, where the town of
Little York is now located. They built a flouring mill, and Matthias became very prosperous,
owning considerable la,nd which by his will all
went to his widow, who was a Miss Snyder,
of German parentage.  Sons: John, Jacob,
Abraham and David.
(III) Abraham, son of Matthias Stewart,
learned the blacksmith's trade and was an extensive maker of all kinds of farming tools,
besides the regular work of a country blacksmith. His shop and home were at Bradling,
where he owned considerable land. His first
wife was a Miss Moore, his second, Mary Oliphant. Children: Andrew, John, Alfred, Elizabeth, Nancy and Rebecca.
(IV) Alfred, son of Abraham and Mary
(Oliphant) Stewart, was born September I4,
I8o6, died at Fairchance, Pennsylvania, October 22, i888. He married, December 24, I833,
Sarah Hughes Oliphant, born January I6,
I8II, died at Fairchance, August 24, I890
(see Oliphant). Children of Alfred Stewart:
Caroline, of whom further; Mary, born June
Io, I84o, died August 3, I9II; Elizabeth B.,
born October 25, I842, deceased; Edgar Wilson, born September 20, 1846, died I89o;
Sallie Ann, born May 25, 1850.
(V) Caroline, daughter of Alfred and Sarah
Hughes (Oliphant) Stewart, born October 3,
I836, married, January 7, I858, Zachariah
Gemmill (see Gemmill IV).
(The Oliphant Line).
Sarah Hughes (Oliphant) Stewart was a
descendant of Andrew Oliphant, who died
in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in I790. He
lived in Chester county until the close of the
revolution, and was a trader, crossing the
mountains with packhorses and goods, returning with the horses laden with furs and'other
articles of barter. He was present at Braddock's defeat and personally assisted in removing the wounded general from the field
to a place of safety. He assisted in the construction and defense of Fort Necessity; he
also served as sergeant in  Captain John
Lacey's company, Colonel Anthony Wayne's
regiment, Fourth Continental Battalion. He
served in the Jersey campaign, as did his son
John, who ran away from home, a lad of sixteen years, and enlisted under an assumed
name.   After the revolution, Andrew  Oliphant settled near Merrittstown, Fayette
county, Pennsylvania, where he died in I790.
He is buried in the Presbyterian graveyard at
Dunlap's Creek, that county. He married Ann
Hughes, born in Chester county, Pennsylvania.
(II) Colonel John Oliphant, son of Andrew
Oliphant, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, September 9, I759, died February 28,
I836; married, June I9, I794, Sarah McGinnis, born in Philadelphia, February 28, I778,
died December I5, I842. She was the only
child of a sea captain who perished by shipwreck. Sarah was adopted by an uncle, Rev.
Samuel Woodbridge, a minister of the Seventh Day Baptist church. Colonel John Oliphant had ten children.
(III) Sarah Hughes,eighth child of Colonel
John Oliphant, was born January I6, I8II,
died at Fairchance, Pennsylvania, August 24,
I890o. She married, December 24, I833, Alfred Stewart, born September I4, I8o6, died
at Fairchance, October 22, i888 (see Stewart IV and V).
(The Mitchell Line).
The  Mitchells of Pennsylvania  descend
from many sources and are found at early
dates in Chester, Lancaster, Cumberland and
Montgomery counties. They are of ScotchIrish and English descent, and all through the
years in Pennsylvania have produced leading
men in law, medicine, politics and business.
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The antecedents of John  Mitchell of this
record cannot be traced-whether he was an
emigrant to Pennsylvania or a native, is not
known. The supposition is that he settled in
Lancaster county, where he married Sarah
Thompson, and reared his family.
(II) John (2), son of John (I) Mitchell,
was born in Pennsylvania, October 31, I756,
died I8o6. He was a farmer by occupation, a
Presbyterian and a Democrat.  He married
Lavinia Hutchinson, born April 30, I762, died
March I4, I843. Children: Rolbert, born November 27, 1783; James, November 24, I785;
Susanna, June I4, I787; John, February I2,
I789; David, November 26, I790; Samuel, of
whom further; Mary, July 5, I795; Elizabeth,
September 22, 1796; William, April 25, I799.
(III) Samuel, son of John (2) Mitchell,
was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, October 2, I792. He was a well known carpenter
and builder, a Presbyterian, and a Democrat.
He married, in Venango county, Pennsylvania,
Rachel Kerr. Children: John Hutchinson, of
whom further; Rebecca Ann, David Kerr,
Isoline, James R., Mary, Susan  M. and
Samuel.
(IV) John Hutchinson, eldest son of Samuel and Rachel (Kerr) Mitchell, was born
in Venango county, Pennsylvania, November 22, I829. He was educated in the district public schools, and in early life learned
the carpenter's trade. He continued as a carpenter and builder for several years, then established a mercantile business in Corydon,
Warren county. In I862 he enlisted for nin'e
months in Company F, I5Ist Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and saw hard
service, including the battle of Chancellorsville. After the war he engaged in mercantile
business in Warren, Pennsylvania, later retired, and devoted himself to fire insurance.
In I875 he was located in Philadelphia as
special agent for two fire insurance companies,
and in I888 was elected vice-president of the
Phoenix Fire Insurance Company, and removed to Hartford, Connecticut, where he
now resides. He is also a director of the Mercantile National Bank of Hartford. He is a
Republican in politics, a member of the Congregational church of Hartford, and affiliates
with his army comrades in General George
Meade Post of Philadelphia, Grand Army of
the Republic.
He married (first) in Butler county, Pennsylvania, May 27, 1852, Catherine Ann Frantz,
born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, died
May 2I, I854, daughter of Jacob Frantz, a
farmer, and his wife Martha. He married
(secoind) Nancy Maria Newman, born at Irvin, Warren county, Pennsylvania., June, I835,
died June 5, I898. Child of first wife: Willis
Alvin, of whom further. Children of second
wife: Harriet Isolime, Hugh Eugene.
(V) Willis Alvin, son of John Hutchinson
and Catherine Ann (Frantz) Mitchell, was
born at Falling Springs, Venango county,
Pennsylvania, April I9, I853, died at Erie,
Pennsylvania, in Hamot Hospital, February
I5, I897. He never knew a mother's care, but
was taken when an infant by his grandmother
Mitchell, spending with her the greater part
of his childhood. After his father's second
marriage the family moved to Warren, PIennsylvania, where his education was obtained
in the public school; later he attended Jamestown Academy, Jamestown, New York. He
began business life in the oil fields, working
while yet a minor in the Venango county
field, also in adjoining counties. He had many
thrilling adventures and escapes during this
period, but on one occasion was so severely
burned in an oil fire that the attending surgeon
insisted on amputating his arm. Mr. Mitchell
would not permit this to be done, and afterward regained its full use.
When about twenty-one years of age he
yielded to his fondness for adventure and
journeyed through the south, locating in
Texas. There he became engineer of a government saw mill at Texarkana, continuing
until chills and fever drove him to a less malarial climate. He returned to Warren and
until I876 was associated with his father in
the fire insurance business, under the firm
name of J. H. Mitchell  Company. This
agency, founded by the father in I87I, was
continued by the above firm until I876, when
the senior member moved to Philadelphia, and
Willis A. Mitchell assumed full control and
management.  He became one of the ablest
insurance men in the state, and built a business that at the time of his death was regarded
as one of the most successful and prosperous
in Pennsylvania. He was a Republican in politics, but never sought public office for himself, his influence always being given freely to
assist his friends in their political ambitions.
He was for a short time postmaster of Warren
under President H-arrison, this being the only
public position he ever accepted. He was a
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member of the Masonic order, and interested
in all that pertained to the welfare of his town.
He was a man of sympathetic heart and quick
to respond to any appeal, although so quiet
and unassuming that often only the beneficiaries of his generosity knew of the assistance rendered. He was most genial, cordial
and courteous to all, and was highly esteemed
by business associates, friends and acquaintances. He married, as stated, January, I877,
Sallie Oliphant Gemmill, who survives him
(see Gemmill V). Their two living sons are
of further mention.
(VI) Willis Gemmill, eldest son of Willis
Alvin and Sallie Oliphant (Gemmill) Mitchell,
was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, September 30, I877. He was educated in the public
schools, graduating from Warren high school,
class of I894. After a competitive examination he was appointed to the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, from
the Twenty-seventh Congressional District of
Pennsylvania. Although not yet a graduate
when the Spanish war broke out, he made
personal request at Washington that he be assigned to active duty. His request was granted,
and he was assigned to duty on the "San
Francisco," later was transferred to the "Maple," both vessels doing duty in Cuban waters.
After the war ended, he finished his course at
Annapolis and was duly graduated, class of
I9oo, and was class president. He has been
in active service ever since, and has risen in
regular gradations; he was commander of the
Third Division of the Atlantic Torpedo flotilla in I9o9, and held the rank of lieutenantcommander, stationed at Charleston Navy
Yard. He, now (November, I9I2) is slated
for the duty of senior engineer on the new
battleship "Texas," now in course of construction. He married, September 3, I9o6,
Elizabeth Wakeman, of New York City.
Child: Willis Alvin (2), born July I5, I9II.
(VI) Harry  L., youngest son of Willis
Alvin and Sallie Oliphant (Gemmill) Mitchell,
was born in Warren, January II, I883. He
was educated in the public schools, graduate
of Warren high school, class of I9oI.  In
I902 he entered the employ of the West Penn
Company, with whom he now holds a responsible position, located at Pittsburgh. He married, September I9, I9o8, Edith, daughter of
Charles Davidson, of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Children: Charles D., born March 20,
I9Io; Caroline Stewart, March 5, I9I2.
William Fowkes, progenitor of
FOWKES  the Fowkes family in America,
was born in Devonshire, England, where he was reared to maturity and
educated, and where he was engaged in farming pursuits until 1822, in which year he emigrated with his family to, America, settling on
a farm near Braddock, in, Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, there residing until his demise.
Among his children was one Samuel, mentioned
below.
(II) Samuel, son of William Fowkes, was
born in Devonshire, England, and was twentyfour years of age when he accompanied his
parents to the United States. In I829 he purchased a tract of ten acres of land in the vicinity of Squirrel Hill, and there resided until his
wife died. He was a soldier in the Mexican
war, under Captain (later Colonel) Black, and
he likewise served in the civil war under General McClellan. He was wounded at Richmond, Virginia, and was sent home, where
he died a few days later as the result of his
injuries. His wife, whose maiden name was
Ellen Holms, was likewise born in Devonshire,
England, where her father was the owner of
a number'of big sil.k mills. Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Fowkes had three sons and one daughter, all of whom are living in I91I2. George,
one of the above sons, was a soldier in the
Union ranks in the civil war for three years
and three months, and was one of the survivors in the battle of Gettysburg. Mrs. Fowkes
died in 1836, and she and her husband are
buried at Mary Brown's Chapel, at Squirrel
Hill.
(III) John H., son of Samuel and Ellen
(Holms) Fowkes, was born at Allegheny,
Pennsylvania, April I, I827. He was nine
years of age at the time of his mother's death,
and as the school he was supposed to attend
was fouir miles distant from his home, he received but little training in that direction.
After reaching manhood he was a diligent
student in night school for many years, thus
making up for the early lack of schooling. As
a boy, his uncle Frick took him as cabin boy
on a river steamer from Pittsburgh to New
Orleans, and later he served on the same boat
as mate. In I855 twelve families and twentyfour single men came to work at St. Charles
Furnace. Mr. Fowkes was one of this party,
and for several years he cut timber and kept
the roads in order at that place. Subsequently
he was employed as a farm hand for one year,
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and at the end of that time went to Pittsburgh,
where he worked in Brown's coal works for
two years. In I859 he settled on his fatherin-law's farm, an estate of IIO acres situated
five miles distant from New Bethlehem, in
Clarion county. Here he has been engaged in
farming and stock-raising during the long intervening years to the present time. He is
known as one of the prominent and influential
agriculturists of this section and as a citizen
commands the unalloyed confidence and
esteem of his fellow men.
August 4, 1856, Mr. Fowkes married Anne
Eliza Anderson, who was born November 25,
I825, a daughter of Adam and Martha (McClure) Anderson, the former of whom was
born in England and the latter in Ireland. Mrs.
Anderson came to America at the age of
twenty-two years with her mother and four
brothers, and the family settled in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. One of the McClure brothers went to New Orleans and there
died. Mr. Anderson and two of the McClure
brothers came to Clarion county and settled on
three adjoining farms. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were the parents of five children, of whom
Mrs. Fowkes was the only one to reach maturity. Mr. and Mrs. Andersonr, with their deceased children, are buried at Churchville.
There were four children born to Mr. and
Mrs. Fowkes: Martha E.; Samuel Adam,
mentioned below; Mary Louisa; Anna W.
The Fowkes family are devout members of
the Reformed Presbyterian church, and in his
political convictions Mr. Fowkes is a stalwart
supporter of the Republican party. Although
eighty-five years of age, Mr. Fowkes still retains in much of their pristine vigor the splendid mental and physical qualities of his prime.
Mrs. Fowkes is a woman of most gracious
personality, and is deeply beloved by all with
whom she has come in contact.
(IV) Samuel Adam, son of John H. and
Anne Eliza (Anderson) Fowkes, was born
in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, February 2,
I862. He was educated in the district schools
of Porter township, and has always resided on
the old homestead farm, in the work and management of which he early began to assist his
father. He is now engaged in general farming
and stock-raising on a tract of fifty-five acres
near the old farm. In politics he is an ardent
Republican, and he has been incumbent of the
offices of school director, overseer of the poor,
township supervisor and justice of the peace,
which last position he holds at the present
time (I912). He is prominent in fraternal
circles, and holds membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and in the
Knights of the Tented Maccabees.
November 4, I886, Mr. Fowkes was united
in marriage to Miss Catherine R. Space. This
union has been prolific of eight children, as
follows: Elsie Eva, John Glenn, Arthur Allen,
Anna Lenora, Elva Ruth, Samuel Roscoe,
Catherine Sevina and Nora Ellen. Mr. Fowkes
is an elder in the Presbyterian church, and in
the faith of that denomination he is rearing
his children.
Curtis M. Shawkey, lawyer,
SHAWKEY  was admitted to the bar February 29, I888. He was
born in Forest county, Pennsylvania, son of
Justus (born in Germany), who was son of
Henry, who settled in Venango county, Pennsylvania, in 1839, having emigrated from
Hesse Cassel, Germany. The subject of this
sketch has resided in Warren, Pennsylvania,
twenty-five years; was prothonotary and clerk
of courts, and in that office in Forest county
from boyhood until January I, I888. He
married and has two sons grown to manhood
and married, and one daughter, single.
Mr. Shawkey has been successfully engaged
in politics for some years, and successful in
the practice of his profession.
Charles McLaughlin, imMcLAUGHLIN  migrant ancestor, was
born in Ireland, and
there was reared to maturity and married. In
I834 he came to America with his family and
settled in Farmington township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, on a tract of one hundred and forty-five acres of land which he purchased from the government. For many years
he was a furnace master, but in I856 he turned
his attention to farming and lived on his extensive estate in Clarion county until death
called him from the scene of his mortal endeavors. He passed away in I888, and his
wife in I848. Prior to the outbreak of the
civil war he was a stalwart Democrat in his
political convictions, but after the close of
that strenuous conflict he turned his allegiance
to the Republican party. He was not an
office holder, but gave liberally of his time and
means to further all measures and enterprises
affecting the good of the general welfare. His
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wife, whose maiden name was       Downing, was likewise a native of Ireland. They
had seven children. Sarah, was unmarried,
died at the age of seventy-four years, in Elk
township, Pennsylvania; Charles, resides in
Virginia; John Mark (I), killed in the battle of
Antietam, in the civil war; Emma, married J.
G. Lash, and resides at Pittsburgh; Edward, a
civil war veteran, living in Baxter, Jefferson
county, Pennsylvania; Thomas, mentioned
below; Mary, wa~s wife of A. Golden, of
Pittsburgh, at the time of her demise, about
1902.
(II) Thomas, son of Charles McLaughlin,
was born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, October i8, I844. He was reared to adult age
in his native county, and after his marriage
settled in Rocks Mills, Elk county, Pennsylvania, where he was foreman of an extensive
lumber concern for the ensuing seven years.
Subsequently he bought a farm in Knox township, Clarion county, and there he and his wife
are still residing. He is engaged in diversified
agriculture and the raising of high-grade
stock. He is a Republican in politics, and for
two terms'was jury commissioner of his
county. He has long served as a member of
the school board, and prior to President Cleveland's administration was incumbent of the office of revenue judge for the federal government. At the outbreak of the civil war he and
his brother Edward enlisted for service in
Company C, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry.
He was in the army during three years of the
war, and participated in a number of important
engagements marking the progress of that
struggle. His brother, John M., was a member
of the Sixty-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and his brother Charles saw some
service as a member of Company H, Tenth
Pennsylvania Reserves.
Mr. McLaughlin married Anna Lindenmuth,
born in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, I850,
daughter of George and Sarah Lindenmuth,
both natives of this state, and both descended
from a stanch German ancestry. Mr. Lindenmuth was engaged in farming operations in
Jefferson county during the entire period of
his active career, and he died at the age of
seventy years. His wife lived to the patriarchal age of about eighty years. In politics
Mr. Lindenmuth was a stalwart Democrat, and
in religious matters he and his wife were devout Lutherans. There were six children in
the Lindenmuth family, as follows: Bernard,
Edward, Gideon, Anna, Rhoda and
who is Mrs. Long. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McLaughlin became the parents of six children:
I. John Mark, mentioned below. 2. Alice,
born 1876, now a resident of Knox township,
Clarion county; her husband, Joseph Judy, is
a prominent coal operator and farmer. 3.
George, born I879; is married, and lives in
Johnstown, where he is superintendent of a
lumber company. 4. Rosa, born I882; married
John Utley, a contractor near Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania. 5. Gertrude, born I885, married Albert Fagley; resides in Knox township.
6. Ambrose, born I889; single, and lives at
home on the old farm.
(III) John Mark, son of Thomas and Anna
(Lindenmuth) McLaughlin, was born in Rocks
Mills, Elk county, Pennsylvania, June i8,
I873. He received his rudimentary educational training in the public schools of Knox
township, Clarion county, and for two years
was a student in the Clarion Normal School.
When ready to assume the active responsibilities of life, Mr. McLaughlin engaged in farming enterprises and later turned his attention
to the lumbering, oil and gas business. He
came to Shippensville in October, 900oo, and
has since been one of the energetic and representative business men of this city. Although
not an active politician, he accords an uncompromising support to the principles and
policies promulgated by the Republican party.
He is deeply and sincerely interested in community affairs, and does all in his power to
forward measures for progress and improvement. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with
Clarion Lodge, No. 252, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Franklin, Pennsylvania.
December 26, I895, Mr. McLaughlin was
united in marriage to Cora Griffith, daughter
of John and Emily Jane (Nall) Griffith. Mr.
Griffith is a prosperous farmer near Sligo,
Pennsylvania. Mrs. McLaughlin was born in
June, I87I. Children: I. Clarence, born I897;
is attending school in Clarion. 2. Russell,
born August I8, I9oo; is likewise attending
public school. 3. Edward, born April 2, I904.
4. Harold, born October 27, I905. 5. Doris,
born March I4, 90o8. The four younger children are pupils in the public schools of Shippensville.
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The Fox family was founded in
FOX Pennsylvania prior to the wa~l of
the revolution and the ancestry is
traced back to a staunch origin.
(I) George Fox was born in Pennsylvania.
He was reared to maturity on a farm, and in
1825 settled in Monroe township, Clarion
county, where he was engaged in agricultural
pursuits during the remainder of his lifetime.
He was originally a Whig in politics but later
transferred his allegiance to the Democratic
party. He married, and to them were
born the following children: Sarah, married
Jacob Myers; Mary, married Reuben Lilyards;
Susan, married William McMillan, of Oakland; George; Alexander; Aaron; Christopher,
Andrew, mentioned below; John; James.
(II) Andrew, son of George Fox, was born
in Pennsylvania, May 9, I8I7, died May 6,
I88I. He was a prominent farmer during his
lifetime and owned a landed estate of two
hundred and eight acres in Monroe township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He was one of
the best veterinary surgeons of his time and
won distinctive prestige along that line of
work. He was a Democrat in his political
convictions, and in religious matters he and
his wife were devout members of the German
Reformed church, in whose faith they reared
their children.'Mr. Fox married, November
23, 1847, Mary A. Bittenbender, who died
September 27, I902. She was a daughter of
Philip and Mary (Good) Bittenbender, who
came to Clarion county from east of the mountains and settled in Porter township.  Mr.
Bittenbender was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, and prior to his marriage he resided
for a time in Westmoreland county where his
brother was killed by Indians. He eventually
settled in Clarion county because hunting was
extremely good here and that was his particular hobby. He was a quiet and retiring man
and lived to the patriarchal age of about one
hundred years.  He devoted much time to
out-of-doors work and spent all his spare time
in hunting big game. It is said that he shot a
ground hog on the day of his demise. His
father, Horace Herman Bittenbender, was a
son of Philip and Sarah (Curll) Bittenbender.
Sarah Curll was a daughter of William and
Sarah M. (Frampton) Curll, the former of
whom was a son of William Curll, who came
to America from Ireland and settled in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. He served as
judge before Clarion and Armstrong counties
were divided.  After locating in Clarion
county Philip Bittenbender entered a tract of
three hundred acres of government land, a
part of which he cleared and improved with
buildings. One-half of this property he gave
to his son Jacob. His children were: Jacob;
Sarah, married Adam Mohney, lived in Red
Bank township, Armstrong county, during her
mature life; Hann-ah, married Rev. George
Wolf, a German Reformed minister of Meyersdale; Mary A., married Andrew Fox and
lived and died in Monroe township; Katherine, married Edward Larch, who once owned
nearly half of Monroe township; Betsey, married Jacob Over and lived and died in Licking
township, Clarion county. Four children were
born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fox: I. Lavina
Jane, born April 30, I849; married E. L. Over,
a prominent farmer in Monroe township. 2.
Angeline, born in I85I; married S. J. Hartman, a farmer in Monroe township. 3. Philip
M., mentioned below. 4. Mary, born in I858;
wife of John Core, who is engaged in farming
in the state of Washington.
(III) Philip M., son of Andrew and Mary
A. (Bittenbender) Fox, was born in Monroe
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, February 2I, 1854. After completing the curriculum of the common schools of Monroe
township he attended the public schools of
Rimersburg for three terms, at the end of
which he began farming on the old homestead.
In I882 he purchased a farm of one hundred
and six acres near Mechanicsville.  This
estate he eventually disposed of and later
bought the old home place on which he has
since resided. He has one hundred and fifty
acres under cultivation and in addition to
diversified agriculture is a stock raiser. Like
his father he is a skilled veterinary surgeon
and has an extensive practice throughout Clarion county. In politics he is a stalwart Democrat, and he has been the popular and efficient
incumbent of a number of important township
offices. In I912 he was township auditor and
he is likewise school treasurer. He and his
wife are affiliated with the German Reformed
church, in the various departments of whose
work they are most active factors.
Mr. Fox married (first) Emma Mohney,
born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Isaac Mohney. Children: I. Andrew,
born June 2I, I878; married, I9o9, Cora
Shreckengrosh; children: Horace, born March
9, I9II, and Viola, born June I9, I9I2; they
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reside on a farm in Armstrong county. 2.
Herman, born- November 29, I879; unmarried; resides in Curllsville. 3. Eddie, born in
I88I, died in 1898. 4. Leslie, born November
Io, I883; married, June 2, I908, Mae McMaster; child, Lauretta, born April 25, I9I0; they
reside with his father, 5. Mary Belle, born in
I886, died at the age of one year. Mrs. Fo.x
died in I886. Mr. Fox married (second)
1887, Christina, daughter of Thomas and
Susan Armagost, the former a blacksmith at
Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania.  Children: 6.
Thomas, born November I7, I888. 7. Hilda,
born October 6, I890. 8. Elsie, born October
4, I892. 9. Irene, born July 23, I897.
Attention is here directMcELHATTAN.ed to the family of McElhattan, an old and
honored one in Center and Clarion counties,
Pennsylvania. Alexander McElhattan was the
first settler, as a young man, in Half Moon,
Valley Center, and he owned considerable land
in Center county, where he passed the remainder of his lifetime as a farmer. He married, and had a son Robert, mentioned below.
(II) Robert, son of Alexander McElhattan,
was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, in
the year I79I. He was reared to maturity in
his native place, and in I838 came to Clarion
county and located in Beaver township, where
a son had settled two years earlier. He died
in the year I856. He married Mary Chambers, and they became the parents of four children.
(III) Alexander B., son of Robert and
Mary (Chambers) McElhattan, was born in
Center county, Pennsylvania, July 8, I814,
and died December 3I, I896. He passed his
boyhood and youth in Penn township, Center
county, and as a young man learned the trade
of carpenter. He owned a well improved farm
of one hundred acres in Beaver township, was
a Whig in politics, and attended the Methodist
Episcopal church, of which his wife was a
devout member. In I837, just one year after
he came to Clarion county, was solemnized
his marriage to Phoebe E. Rupert, who was
born at Canoe, in I8i6, and who passed away
December 25, I9o6. Children: John, born
I842; was a gallant soldier in the civil war,
William, born I844, likewise served in the
civil war; George, born I846, died August,
I862; James C., mentioned below; Benjamin
F., born I85o; Jerry, born I852; Mary, 1854;
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Elizabeth, I856; Charles, I860; a son, died in
infancy.
(IV) James C., son of Alexander B. and
Phoebe E. (Rupert) McElhattan, was born in
Beaver township, Clarion county, August 27,
I848. He grew up in Beaver township, where
he attended the common schools and he
learned the trade of carpenter from his father.
He labored as a carpenter until I873, when he
settled in the city of Clarion and began to
work in the Clarion planing mills. In his political convictions he is a stanch supporter of
the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor, and while he
does ot aspire to public office of any description, he is ever on the alert to advance all
measures and enterprises projected for the
good of the general welfare. Fraternally, Mr.
McElhattan is a valued and appreciative member of the Knights oif the Maccabees.
Mr. McElhattan has been twice married,
his first wife having been Mary Brinkley,
whom he married December I5, I875. She
was a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Crine)
Brinkley, the former of whom was a painter by
trade, and resided in Clarion. She died in
I887, and five years later Mr. McElhattan was
united in marriage to Mrs. Jennie (Lankerd)
Dean, widow of Calvin W. Dean, by whom she
had two sons and one daughter. The first
marriage was prolific of seven children, as
follows: Frank E., mentioned below; Edward
A., born February I4, I879; Lottie May, died
in infancy; Thomas A., born January 6, I88I;
Mary B., January I2, I883; Charles C., January 2, I885; a son, died in infancy.
(V) Frank Ellsworth, oldest child of James
C. and Mary (Brinkley) McElhattan, was born
in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, July 22, I876.
After completing his educational training in
the public schools of Clarion he worked on a
farm until I898, when he began to work in the
planing mills with his father. In I9I2 he settled on a farm of one hundred and twelve
a.cres in Monroe township, Clarion county,
the same being known as the Tetzer farm. He
devotes his attention to diversified agriculture
and the raising of high-grade cattle, and in
those lines of enterprise is achieving remarkable success.
May 27, I896, Mr. McElhattan married Iva
Hunter, daughter of J. L. and Mary (Tetzer)
Hunter; Mrs. McElhattan was born November 7, I876. In politics Mr. McElhattan is an
uncompromising supporter of the Republican
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party, and in religious matters his wife is a
devout Baptist. In the time-honored Masonic
order he is a member of Clarion Lodge, No.
277, Free and Accepted Masons; Eden Chapter, No. 259, Royal Arch Masons; Franklin
Commandery, No. 44, Knights Templar; Coudersport Consistory; and Zem Zem Temple,
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles o,f the
Mystic Shrine.
Mr. and Mrs. McElhattan became the parents of nine children: Vera, born in March,
I897, died in infancy; Nellie, born I898, died
in I9O4; Alice, born April 22, 19o00; Frank
Jr., August I3, I901; Thomas, May 29, I903;
LeRoy, October I8, I905; Dortha, Nonber
3, I907; Glenwood, May 4, I9Io; Marvin, December 28, I9II.
The United States ranks
DOVENSPIKE to-day as the foremost
nation of the modern
civilized world. It has served as the melting
pot of the best characteristics of all other nations and the outcome is a fine, sterling American citizenship consisting of strong and ablebodied men, loyal and public-spirited in civic
life, honorable in business and alert and enthusiastically in sympathy with every measure tending to further the material welfare of
the entire country. The great empire of Germany has contributed its fair quota to the upbuilding of this great nation and among its
representatives in this country are to be found
successful men in every walk of life, including the professions as well as the prosperous
farmer. The Dovenspike family is one of old
German ancestry, the name being originally
Daubenspeck, and the founder of the name in
America came hither at an early day. It is
said in the year I684 he came to this country
from his home in Hesse-Cassel, in northeast
Germany, arriving here about the'time that
William Penn and his followers did, and settling on a tract of land now within the city
limits of Philadelphia. His son, Jacob Daubenspeck, with a family of five sons and four
daughters, moved west to what is now Butler
county, and settled on a tract of land which
is still owned by the Dauben,specks. It is from
three sons of Jacob, namely, John, Lewis and
Henry, that all the Dovenspikes and Daubenspecks, in this vicinity are descended. Lewis
Dovenspike, who probably came from Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, was the first settler
in Monroe township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, locating on a tract of land where
Churchville now is, in I8oo, or-quite probably
before that time. He had no family, but followed hunting and trapping. In I802 he sold
his land and settled on the hill above New
Bethlehem, where later other members of the
family located. Among them was Henry Dovenspike, who in I8o6 located on a tract of
land belonging to the Holland Land Company
and built a log house; the land he occupied
was where the borough of New Bethlehem
now is. He died previous to I83I, as George
Dovenspike, presumably a son of Henry, and
John Milliron, an heir, laid out the town of
New Bethlehem, and on March I, I83I, recorded a deed conveying thirty acres more or
less, where New Bethlehem now stands. John
Dovenspike was also an early settler in that
locality. Jacob had two other sons, George
and Philip, and four daughters. The father
of William Dovenspike, mentioned below, was
a descendant of this family, and lived to the
patriarchal age of ninety-four years.
(II) William  Dovenspike  was born  in
Pennsylvania in the early part of the nineteenth century. He came to Clarion county
and settled on a large farm in Red Bank township, where he resided for a number of vears
but eventually sold his property to a coal company and purchased a farm in Armstrong
county, on which he passed away in I894. He
was an active Republican in politics and both
he and his wife were members of the Evangelical Association. His wife, whose maiden
name was Lydia Zeigler, died in I895. They
had nine children: I. Sarah, married Joseph
Silvis, a farmer in the vicinity of Eddyville,
Armstrong county. 2. Henry, married Mary
Silvis and lived in Fairmont, where he was a
laborer and miner. 3. Elizabeth, died young.
4. Amanda, married Samuel Mohney; both deceased. 5. William, married a Miss Bowersox and died in I878; he was, a farmer. 6.
Reuben, mentioned below. 7. John, a prominent merchant in Hawthorn, Pennsylvania;
married Hulda Domer. 8. Samuel R., a barber at Hawthorn; married Lily Focht. 9.
Peter, died at the age of nineteen years.
(III) Reuben, son of William and Lydia
(Zeigler) Dovenspike, was born in Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, July 2I, I849. He was
reared to the sturdy discipline of the old homestead farm, in the work and management of
which he early became associated with his
father. After his marriage he and his wife set
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up housekeeping in West Millville, where he
owned considerable property and in the close
vicinity of which place he had a large farm.
He was identified with agricultural pursuits
during the greater portion of his active career
and for a time prior to his father's demise ran
the latter's farm for him. In his political convictions he was a stalwart Republican and for
a number of years held the office of constable.
In I874 Mr. Dovenspike was united in marriage to Mary Swab, a daughter of Lewis and
Catherine (Hetrick)- Swab, both of whom
were born in Clarion county, of German descent. Lewis Swab served in the civil war and
is now (I913) engaged in the work of his
trade, that of blacksmith, in Venus, Pennsylvania. He is a Republican in politics and a
member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
He and his wife had five children, as follows:
Elizabeth, was the wife of George Kiefer, a
carpenter in Oil City, at the time of her demise; Sarah, married William Swonger, a
shoemaker in Red Bank township, Clarion
county; Mary, now the wife of Mr. Dovenspike, as already noted; Amanda, married
Brady Detrick, a harnessmaker, and they live
in Lamartine, Clarion county; Harry, died
while young.
There were seven children born to Reuben
and Mary (Swab) Dovenspike: I. Lewis A.,
mentioned below. 2. Turney, born in I878,
married Floyda Sayers and died at the age
of thirty-two years. 3. William, born in I88o,
was a potteryman; married Maud Webb and
died at the age of twenty-six years. 4. Merty,
born in I883, married Otis Crawford, a potteryman, and they live in Hawthorn.  5.
Blanche, born in 1885, died at the age of sixteen years. 6. Alonzo, born in I888, is a potteryman at Hawthorn; married Gertrude Rairich. 7. Harry, born in I89I, resides at home
with his parents.
(IV) Lewis Addison, son of Reuben and
Mary (Swab) Dovenspike, was born in Clarion county, Pennsylvan,ia, in the year I875.
He was educated in the West Millville public
schools and at an early age entered upon an
apprenticeship to learn the trade of tailor. He
came to Shippensville in I894 and has here
since resided, devoting his attention to the
large tailoring establishmen,t which bears his
name. In politics he is a Republican and in
religious matters a Lutheran. Fraternally he
is affiliated with Knox Blue Lodge and Eden
Chapter of the time-honored Masonic order;
Shippensville Lodge, No. 948, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, and Shippensville
Camp, No. 56, Knights of the Maccabees.
In I895 Mr. Dovenspike married May, born
November Io, I872, daughter of Joseph and
Alice (Dale) Baker, of Elk township. Mr.
Baker is engaged in the oil business. Children:
I. Gerald, born January I7, I896, is a student
in the high school at Shippensville. 2. Geraldine, born September'22, 1905, is attending
the public schools of Shippensville. 3. Garland,
born October 26, I9II.
The great-grandfather of
EDMONSON Richard H. Edmonson,
who is engaged in farming
operations in Knox county, Pennsylvania, was
a native of Wales, whence he immigrated to
the United States and settled in Virginia in
the early part of the nineteenth century. He
married and had a son Charles, mentioned below.
(II) Charles  Edmonson  was born  and
reared in Virginia, died in I89I. He was a
prominent hotel keeper and farmer in Virginia during the greater part of his active
career. He served for a short time as a soldier in the Confederate army. He was a Democrat in his political convictions, and he and
his wife were devout members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Ann
-, and she likewise was a native of Virginia. Children: I. Joseph H., mentioned below.
2. Victoria, wife of a Mr. Moss; they reside
in Mississippi.  3. Pattie, married Samuel
Gayle, who  is a farmer in  Mechlenberg
county, Virginia, and who was a soldier in
the Confederate forces during the civil war.
4. A daughter, died young.
(III) Joseph H., son of Charles and Ann
Edmonson, was born in Virginia in I844. He
was educated in the public schools of his native place and was attending college at the time
of the inception of the civil war. He immediately left school and enlisted for service in
the Confederate forces, becoming a member of
a Virginia troop of cavalry. He served for a
period of four years and participated in many
of the most important engagements marking
the progress of the war. He was wounded in
the leg but not seriously. After the close of
the war until I885 he maintained his home in
Mechlenberg county, Virginia, where he was
engaged in farming. In the latter year he
came to Pennsylvania and settled in Bedford
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Joshua, and later located in Russell, Warren
county, Pennsylvania, where he worked at
blacksmithing until I836, and then purchased
one hundred and fifty acres of uncleared land
three miles west of that village, on what is
now Jenkins Hill. -:During the last two years
of his life he was totally blind, his affliction
being caused by an injury. He married, April
24, 1825, Sophronia Weatherly, born at Cherry
Creek, New York, September I2, i8o6, died
March 24, I885, daughter of Samuel and Abigail Weatherly. Children: Weston Joshua,
Harriet Matilda, Almira Sophronia, Rachel
Matilda, Myron Joseph, Orlinda Sarah Ann,
Theron Prince, Eldridge Weatherly, Almeda,
aforementioned as the wife of Noah Knapp
(see Knapp VIII). She was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and
was especially characterized  for her pronounced temperance views, deeds of charity
and her thoughtfulness for the happiness of
others.
(The Preston Line).
(I) Mrs. Knapp is a lineal descendant
of Roger Preston, who wa.s born in England
in I614, and sailed from London to this country in I635, locating in Ipswich, Massachusetts,
from whence he removed to Salem, Massachusetts, in I657. He married Martha
born in I623, died in I703, who bore him seven
sons, among whom was Samuel, mentioned below. Roger Preston died in I666.
(II) Samuel, son of Roger and Martha
Preston, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts,
died in Andover, Massachusetts, in I738. He
married (first) Susannah Frederson, who died
in I7I0. He married (second) Mrs. Mary
Blodget, in I7I3. He was the father of eleven
children, among whom was John, mentioned
below.
(III) John, son of Samuel and Susannah
(Frederson) Preston, was born in Andover,
Massachusetts, May I, I685, died in Windham,
Connecticut, in I733. He had a grant of land
in Killingly and resided there from I709 to
I725, when he moved to Windham. He married Mary, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah
Haynes, of Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She
and her brother were captured by the Indians
and kept prisoners, but she was ransomed with
a handsled load of tobacco, being taken home
on the sled. Amonz their eleven children was
John, mientioned below.
(IV) John (2), son of John (I) and Mary
(Haynes) Preston, was born in I708.  He
married, in March, I73I, Eleanor, daughter of
John and Deliverance Stiles, who bore him
four children: Asa; John, mentioned below;
Jonathan; Anne.
I (V) John (3), son of John (2) and Deliverance (Stiles) Preston, was born in I735.
He moved to Harwinton, Connecticut, where
he married Marian, daughter of Aaron Bristol,
and they were the parents of eight children,
among whom was Garner, mentioned below.
(VI) Garner, son of John (3) and Marian
(Bristol) Preston, was born in Harwinton,
Con,necticut, in February, I772, and there he
followed the occupation of a farmer until his
death in I804. He married Berthena Upson,
and they had four children, all born in Harwinton, among whom was Riley, mentioned below.
(VII) Riley, son of Garner and Berthena
(Upson!) Preston, was born April 5, I803, in
Harwinton, Connecticut. His early days were
spent on a farm, assisting his widowed mother
and securing an education. He accompanied
his mother and step-father to Camden, New
York, and later accompanied his brother-inlaw, Spencer Johnston, to Farmington Center,
Pennsylvania, where the latter purchased a
farm of two hun;dred and fifty acres. Riley
Preston remained with him until he was twenty-one years old, when Mr. Johnston presented
him with a farm of fifty acres, to which he
later added, by two purchases, one hundred
acres.  He married, April 6, I826, Emily
Northrop; children: Nelson, mentioned below; Eunice C., born March I, I833, died of
brain fever in I840.  Mr. Preston died at
Farmington, Pennsylvania, January 24, 1883,
and his widow died June I, 1884.
(VIII) Nelson. son of Riley and Emily
(Northrop) Preston, was born in Farmington, Pennsylvania, October 5, I829. He attendied an old log school house on his father's
farm, which was later replaced by a frame one,
and after completing his studies there at the
age of sixteen, attended Jamestown Academy,
which was under the prin,cipalship of Mr.
Dickson. When seventeen years of age he
began teaching school; he taught in Farmington, Pennsylvania, and in Chautauqua county,
New York, and was appointed superintendent
of the common schools of Farmington townshin. After his marriage he lived with his
father for four years, and then on an adjoining piece of property he built a house for himself. Four years later they traded farms and
he moved back to his father's property, they'p
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county, where he has since resided. He conducts a hotel at Everett, Pennsylvania. He is
a Democrat in politics, and is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church. He married
Fannie E. Gayle, born in Virginia in 1848,
died in I884, daughter of Christopher Gayle,
a Virginian by birth. Mr. Gayle was an extensive land owner in the ante-bellum days.
He had an estate of six hundred acres and
owned seventy-five slaves, his home having
been in Mechlenberg county, a few  miles
distant from Boydton. He was a Democrat
and a Methodist. His father was born and
reared in Ireland, whence he immigrated to
Virginia as a young man. Concerning the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Gayle the following
brief data are here incorporated: Samuel,
married Pattie Edmonson; David, who was a
prominent tobacco and cotton raiser in Virginia, married a Miss Hayes; James was a
farmer and died unmarried; John, was a
farmer; Fannie E., married Joseph H. Edmonson, as previously noted; Anna died unmarried. Joseph H. and Fannie E. (Gayle)
Edmo6nson had five children: I. Richard H.,
mentioned below. 2. Edward, born in I870;
a boilermaker at Elkon, West Virginia; married Minnie Higgs. 3. Charles, born in I872;
a coal miner in Bedford county, Pennsylvania;
married Susie Young. 4. James, married
Phoebe Foster; was a coal miner prior to his
demise which occurred in I876. 5. William,
born in I882; a coal miner in Bedford county,
Pennsylvania; married Minnie Kay.
(IV) Richard H., son of Joseph H. and
Fannie E. (Gayle) Edmonson, was born in
Mechlenberg county, Virginia, October 8,
I86.8. He was educated in the common schools
of Mechlenberg county, and as a young man
was in the coal business as foreman of coke
ovens. He came to Pennsylvania in I9o00 and
located in Warren county, where he was engaged in the hotel business for the ensuing
three and a half years, at the expiration of
which he came to Clarion county and conducted the Weaver House in the city of Clarion for one year and ten months. Returning
to Warren he there purchased a restaurant,
but after a short period he went again to Clarion. In I909 he located in Sligo, where he
conducted the Sligo Hotel for two years. In
I9II he gave up the hotel business and bought
a farm of ninety acres in Beaver township,
Knox county. He is engaged in general farming and stock raising and is about to make a
specialty of the breeding of high-grade poultry. Mr. Edmonson manifests a deep and sincere interest in all matters projected for the
good of the general welfare, and while he has
never sought political preferment of any kind
is an uncompromising Republican. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with Hopewell
Lodge, No. 599, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, and in religious matters he and his
wife are zealous Methodists.
Mr. Edmonson married, March 26, I89o,
Mary Worsing, born in Pennsylvania, March
23, I868, daughter of Alexander Worsing, deceased, as is also his wife. Children: I. Earl
E., born January I6, I89I; a professional
baseball player. 2. Stella, born August I3,
I892; resides at home. 3. Ainsley, died in infancy. 4. Warren, born in Warren county,
Pennsylvania, in September, I9OI.
Scotland and Stuart are synSTUART onymous names, and in her devotion to the Stuart cause Scotland shed her best blood. Although centuries
have elapsed, yet there is no name more reverenced perhaps in the whole land than that
of Stuart. Not all Stuarts were royal, nor is
it so claimed by the family herein recorded,
but they doubtless trace to a common ancestor in the long, long ago. The American ancestor of this branch was Murdock Stuart,
born in Argyleshire, Scotland, where his early
life was spent. He came to America, settling
first in Nova Scotia, later in the province of
Ontario, Canada, at Woodland, Stormont
county, where both he and his wife died. Children: Gilbert, died aged ninety years; James;.
Robert Henry, of whom further; Alexander;
John; William; Mariah; Sarah Ann; Jessie,
married J. W. Baker, a.nd a daughter, who
married a Wood.
(II) Robert Henry, son of Murdock Stuart, was born in Wales, Stormont county,
province of Ontario, Canada, and is now living
retired at Woodland, Ontario county, Canada.
For over fifty years he was a merchant at
Woodland, and for the same length of time
postmaster. He is a Liberal in politics, and a
member of the Presbyterian church.  His
first wife, a' Miss Shaver, left a daughter
Mary, since deceased; his second wife, a Miss
Smith, left Laura, who married Dr. George
H. Weagant. He married (third) Agnes, born
at Dickinson's Landing, Stormont county, Ontario, daughter of Jacob Wagner. Children by
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third wife: Robert William, of whom further; a son, died in infancy; Jessie, deceased;
Maggie, died young; John Roy, of whom further;  Imogene;  Lester; Louise;  Helen;
Frances.
(III) Dr. Robert William Stuart, eldest
son of Robert Henry and Agnes (Wagner)
Stuart, was born in Woodland, Stormont
county, Ontario, Canada, August I3, I867. He
was educated in the public schools of Woodland and Cornwall, residing at the latter place
until he was eighteen years of age. From
boyhood he was interested in dentistry, receiving his first technical instruction under
his brother-in-law, Dr. George H. Weagant,
the leading dentist of Cornwall. At the age
of eighteen years he came to the United
States, entering the Philadelphia Dental College at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whence he
was graduated two years later, D. D. S., February 24, I888. The following April he entered the offices of Dr. C. H. Land, of Detroit,
Michigan, the celebrated dentist and inventor
of various methods of using porcelain in dental
work. He. continued with Dr. Land three
years, thoroughly mastering all his improved
methods, and received a diploma, the first
ever issued by Dr. Land to a student of his art
in dentistry.  Thus thoroughly equipped in
both the theory and practice of dentistry, Dr.
Stuart located in Warren in I89I, first associating himself with Dr. A. C. McAlpin. They
continued in practice together until I9oo, when
they separated. Dr. Stuart opened his office in
the Warren National Bank Building, where he
continues in most successful practice. He is
recognized as one of the leading dental practitioners  of  Northern  Pennsylvania,  his
methods of treatment being in thorough accord  with  the  newest discoveries in  all
branches of his profession. He is a member
o.f the First Presbyterian Church, the Knights
of Pythias, and the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks, having been the first chaplain
of the Warren Lodge of Elks. In political
faith he is a Republican. He married, July 9,
I888, Christie Webb, born January, 1872,
daughter of James Webb. Children of Dr.
Robert H. and Christie (Webb) Stuart: I. A
son, born January I2, I890, died January I9
following. 2. Ethel Winifred, born November I8, I891; married, June 25, I912, Will B.
Davis, and resides in Chicago, Illinois. 3.
Helen Wagner, born October I, I895. 4.
Kathleen Webb, November 13, I897. 5. Virginia Weagant, August Io, I902. The family
residence is at No. 516 Market street, Warren,
erected by Dr. Stuart in I9o5-I9o6.
(III) Joh?Roy, son of Robert Henry and
Agnes (Wagner) Stuart, was born in Woodland, Ontario, Canada, March 8, I870. He was
educated in the Dublic schools and Morrisburg
Collegiate Institute, and began business life
as a clerk in his father's store. He continued
his father's assistant until June 23, I894, when
he came to the United States, locating at Warren, Pennsylvania, where for sixteen months
he was a clerk in Pickett's hardtware store. He
then established a general insurance business,
now representing the Security Mutual Life of
Binghamton, New York. He is a Democrat
in politics, and a member of the Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks.
William H. Filler, Secretary
FILLER and Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Gas Company, of Warren,
Pennsylvania, is a representative of a family
which had its original home in Holland. The
founder of the line to which Mr. Filler belongs emigrated to Virginia, whence his descendants removed to Pennsylvania, where
they have ever since been numbered among
the best and most useful citizens.
(I) Solomon Filler, father of William H.
Filler, was one of the most celebrated architects in western Pennsylvania. He was a resident of Bedford, in that state, and the place is
adorned by many specimens of his work, a
number of the public buildings having been designed and erected by him. Especially noteworthy is the hotel, a structure reared by him
sixty-five or seventy years ago. Mr. Filler
was a Whig in politics and a Presbyterian in
religion. He married Sarah, daughter of
Alexander Holliday, whose ancestor's were
among the original settlers of Hollidaysburg,
Pennsylvania, and their children were: Mary;
Elizabeth; Sarah; Margaret; Emily, married
John Lutz, of Bedford, Pennsylvania; Ellen;
Isabella; John H., mentioned below; Henry
Clay, died at the age of seventeen; Frank, died
at the age of nineteen; William H., mentioned
below. All these are deceased, with the exception of the youngest. Mr. Filler died in
I852, aged about sixty years, and his widow
passed away in I87I.
(II) John H., son of Solomon and Sarah
(Holliday) Filler, was born July I8, I829, at
Bedford, Pennsylvania, and at the age of
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twenty-one was editor of the Bedford Inquirer.
He also studied law and was admitted to the
bar. At the breaking out of tb1 civil war he
was among the first to respo0n: o the call to
arms, raising the first company in Bedford
county, and enlisting in Company G, Thirteenth Regiment, for three months' service.
At the expiration of his term he re-enlisted,
remaining in the army throughout the entire
conflict, and was mustered out as colonel of
the Fifty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was captured at Fort Wagner, and
was a prisoner of war for twenty months, his
exchange being effected at the end of that
period. After the war he served as an officer
in the regular army, being stationed at Lynchburg, Virginia. Eventually he resigned from
the service and returned to his old profession,
that of journalism, practicing law in connection with it. For a number of years he was
editor of the Harrisburg Patriot, and in i88I
became one of the editors of the Philadelphia
Record, a position which he filled up to, the
time of his last illness. Colonel Filler died
December 30, I9II, at Warren, Pennsylvania,
leaving the memory of a gallant soldier, an
able professional man and a public-spirited
citizen.
(II) William  H., son  of Solomon  and
Sarah (Holliday) Filler, was born September
5, I847, at Bedford, Pennsylvania, the place
being then a village. He received his early education in the public schools, afterward attending a preparatory school, with the intention of
going to college, an intention which was ultimately abandoned. He entered upon the independent activities of life in Pittsburgh,
where he resided for a number of years, engaging with marked success in the lumber and
railroad business.
In the summer of I883 Mr. Filler came to
Warren, where he has ever since made his
home, and here he became associated with the
Pennsylvania Gas Company in the capacity of
manager. Subsequently he was advanced to
the position of secretary and treasurer which
he has ever since continuously held. His welldirected enterprise, sound judgment and keenness of insight, combined with unwavering adherence to the strictest principles of business
integrity, have given him not only the material success, but also the high reputation
which has accompanied him  from the outset
of his career. In politics Mr. Filler has always
affiliated with the Republican party, but has
never been an office-seeker. A man of very
genial disposition, ever ready to hold out a
helping hand to those less fortunate than himself, he enjoys the friendship of many and
the esteem and good-will of all. Warmly interested in the welfare and progress of his
home city, no project for the furtherance of
those ends fails to receive his hearty support
and co6peration. He was one of the organizers of the Conewango Club, of which ne is a
charter member. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Filler married, in October, I888, Katherine Crosby, daughter of the Rev. George
and Katherine (Crosby) Darling. The former,
who was a Congregational minister, died in
I902, and the latter is now living at Milford,
New Haimpshire. Mr. and Mrs. Filler have
been the parents of two children: Katherine
D., born October I8, I890o; Donald H., born
October 8, I894, died in May, I9o4.
The Klinglers of St. PetersKLINGLER  burg, Pennsylvania, are of
German descent, the emigrant having settled in Eastern P'ennsylvania,
descendants settling in Union and Center counties, where they were generally engaged in
farming.
(I) Joseph, father of Peter Klingler, was
born in the year I8oo, in either Center or
Union counties, Pennsylvania, where he married and lived until after the birth of his sixth
child. In the spring of I842 he moved, to
Clarion county, settling in Richland township,
purchasing a tract of one hundred and twelve
acres. This was timbered land, which he
cleared, improved, and cultivated until his
death in I870. He was a Republican in politics, and both he and his wife were members
of the German Reformed church. He married
Katherine Krider, who died January, I882.
Children: Joel, a farmer, lived and died in
Richland township; Caroline, married H. R.
Fritz, both deceased; Elizabeth, died aged
seventeen years; Joseph, settled in California
in I856, and met his death by drowning in
I859; Henrietta, married Charles Magee, and
resides in Piney township, Clarion county;
Harison, now a farmer of Venango county;
Peter, of whom further; Mary Ellen, married
J. H. Myers, and lived on the old homestead,
and she died in I9II.
(II) Peter, youngest son of Joseph and
Katherine (Krider) Klingler, was born in
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Richland township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, August 23, i842. He was educated in
the public school and West Freedom Academy,
and at the age of nineteen years enlisted, February 22, I862, in Company H, Io3rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He
saw three years of hard service with the Army
of the Potomac on the Peninsula and in all
their battles until April 20, I864, when he was
captured at Plymouth and sent to Andersonville. Later he was transferred to Florence,
South Carolina. He there bribed his guard
and escaped. He traveled for twenty days,
hiding by day, traveling by night, and getting
his food as best he could from the fields or
from friendly negroes. He had almost reached the Union lines and safety when he was
recaptured and sent to the prison at Salisbury,
North Carolina, where he was confined until
March I7, I865. He was then paroled and
sent north. He was twice wounded previous
to his capture, once in the right leg, once in
the right hand, but neither was serious, the
latter healing during a thirty days furlough
received in consequence of his first injury at
the battle of Fair Oaks. His second injury was
received at the-battle of Kinston, North Carolina. He was honorably discharged from the
service in June, I865, and returned to Clarion
county. For a time he engaged in farming,
but soon drifted into the oil business. After
serving in various capacities in the oil business
he became a producer, and is now one of the
veterans of the oil field. While practically
retired from business, he yet retains an interest in about twenty producing wells in Clarion
and Butler counties. He is also interested in
gas through a company financed largely by St.
Petersburg capital, and another company in
Venango county. He has proved as good a
business man as he was a soldier, and has
fought as well the battle of life as he did the
battles of his country. In politics he is a Republican, and with his wife belongs to the
German Reformed church. He affiliates with
his comrades in the Grand Army of the Republic, and is a member of the Knights of the
Maccabees.
He married, January 6, I866, Rebecca J.
Bostaph, born October 22, 1842, in Richland
township, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Bostaph, old settlers of the county. Daniel Bostaph was a blacksmith, a farmer and for many
years justice of the peace. He was born in
Westmoreland county, son of Andrew Bostaph,
who bound him out to an Irish blacksmith.
He thoroughly learned the blacksmith trade,
later settling in Clarion county, where he married Sarah Frederick, born in Berks county,
Pennsylvania, daughter of Jacob and Sarah
(Gilbert) Frederick. Children, all living but
Ellen: Mahala, Rebecca J., William, Ellen,
Sarah, Henry and Frances. Children of Peter
and Rebecca J. (Bostaph) Klinger: I. Ella,
born May 13, I866; married William T. Leman,
of New York City; now living in Chicago; no
issue. 2. Elizabeth, born May 5, I868; married Philip Shafer, whom she survives. 3.
Maude, born September 2I, I87I; graduate of
Clarion State Normal School; now a teacher.
4. William Elam, born December 5, I874, died
1878. 5. Ella Irene, born November I6, I876,
died in infancy. 6. Jessie, born August I6,
I878, died in infancy. 7. May, born August
I8, I88I, resides at home. 8. Carlos Sewell,
born January I9, i885; married Blanche
Sheely, and resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Thompsons of this recTHOMPSON ord descend from Robert
Thompson, a son of the
"Green Isle" who came to America, settled in
Washington county, Pennsylvania, later moving to Pittsburgh, where he died. His wife,
born in England, also came to this country,
where they met and married in Washington
county. Children: Josephine, died in Pittsburgh, in middle life; Robert H. N., of whom
further; William, died in Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Samuel, died young; Isabel, died unmarried.
(II) Robert H. N., son of Robert Thompson, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and there learned the blacksmith's trade
and married. In I844 he moved to Pittsburgh,
where he followed his trade. He died in West
Virginia, in I862, while visiting his son, James
B. Thompson. He was a Demnocrat in politics,
always an active party man, and while living
in the seventh ward of Pittsburgh served as
justice of the peace. He was a member of
the Presbyterian church, which he served as
elder for fourteen years. He married Margaret, daughter of Henry Cunningham, a
farmer at Elizabethtown, on the Monongahela
river, where both he and his wife died. Children of Henry Cunningham: I. George, a
steamboat captain, died in Indiana. 2. James,
a wagonmaker of Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
3. Mary, twice married, and died in Elizabethtown. 4. Eliza, married a Clarke. 5. Mar887ALLEGHENY VALLEY
garet, married Robert H. N. Thompson. 6.
and 7. Died in in1fancy. Children of Robert
H. N. Thompson: Thomas, now a bricklayer,
living in Jefferson, Indiana; Isabel, married
Henry Espin, who survives her, a resident of
Pittsburgh; Archibald, now a bricklayer, living
in Clarion, Pennsylvania; James B., of whom
further; George, a bricklayer, died in Pittsburgh.
(III). James Buchanan, son of Robert H. N.
and Margaret (Cunningham) Thompson, was
born in Washington county, Pennsylvania,
February 28, I838. He was educated in the
public schools and P'ittsburgh night school,
and early in life learned the bricklayer's trade,
which he followed all his active years. In
I876 he moved from Pittsburgh to Clarion,
Pennsylvania, where he yet resides. He was
for many years a contracting builder, and
erected many of the buildings of importance
in Clarion, including the school house and
Second l\ ational Bank. He has always been
an energeti, industrious man, and had the
respect of his community. He is a Democrat
in politics, but h;as never accepted public office.
Both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church.
He married (first) February 22, I863, Sarah
Russell, born in Hammondsville, Ohio, who
bore him three children. He married (second)
April 5, I879, Mary Gold, born in Clarion
county, daughter of William and Isabel
(George) Gold. William Gold was born in
Ireland, and brought to the United States by
his father, Robert Gold, a farmer.  Joseph
Gold was a soldier of the war of 81I2, a
farmer, an active Democrat until his death,
June 2I, I88o. His wife, Isabel George, was
born in Clarion county, a member of the
Presbyterian  church.  Children of Joseph
Gold: John, deceased; Joseph, deceased;
James; Samuel; Margaret; and Mary, second
wife of James B. Thompson. Children of
James B. Thompson by his first wife: I. James,
a printer living in Clarion.'2. Emily, deceased.
3. Robert, deceased. Children by second wife:
4. William Archibald, now living in Clarion,
unmarried. 5. Louis Lee, now engaged in the
meat business in Kittanning, Pennsylvania;
married Mamie Peters. 6. Mary Margaret, a
graduate of Clarion high school and Clarion
State Normal School, class of I1IO; married
Foster Bowman; living in Clarion, Pennsylvania.
The Siverlings descend from
SIVERLING Christopher Siverling, a
German who settled for a
time in Northampton, Pennsylvania, then lived
in Westmoreland county, where he married
and had a family born. In I797 he settled in
Venango township, Crawford countyy, on a
tract directly south of Venango village. Their
first winter was one of hardship and peril, the
dense forests were filled with wild beasts,
while two bushels of corn, a small quantity of
beef and a few turnips, constituted their food
supply. But they safely passed all perils, and
the hardy pioneer ended his days in peace and
plenty. His sons were: Christer, John and
Daniel, all well known respectable men.
(II) Daniel, son of Christopher Siverling,
was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and from there went with his parents
to Crawford, where his later active life was
spent engaged in agriculture.  He married
Barbara Straw; issue: Betey, Lydia, Sally,
Barbara, Polly, Benjamin, Daniel, and Jacob,
the latter born June I7, I8I7.
(III) Daniel (2), son of Daniel (I) and
Rebecca (Straw) Siverling, was born in Venango township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, I8I5, died in Pontiac, Illinois, August
I6, I888. He attended the public school and
grew to manhood on the home farm. Later
he became proprietor of a hotel in Venango,
continuing until he removed to Illinois. He
married Dorcas Straw, who died aged twentyseven years of age, at the hotel in Venango.
Both were members of the Lutheran church.
Children: Hannah, Catherine, Orlando, and
Henry, of whom further.
(IV) Henry, son of Daniel and Dorcas
(Straw) Siverling, was born in Venango borough, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, May
12, I852, died in the Oil City hospital in I9IO.
He was educated in the public schools of Venango, finishing his studies at Edenboro State
Normal School. He became a lumberman and
continued in that business all his active life.
He settled in Greene township, Forest county,
his home being in the village of Nebraska. He
was a Democrat, and served as school director.
He married Sarah J. Platt, like himself a member of the Lutheran church.
(V) Maude, only child of Henry and Sarah
(Platt) Siverling, was born in the village of
Nebraska, Greene township, Forest county,
Pennsylvania, August I7, 1882. She was edu888PENNSYLVANIA
cated in the public schools and Allegheny College, Meadville, finishing with a course at commercial college in I9OI. She married, August
25, I90I, Harry H. Watson, born at the Centennial lumber camp near Tionesta, Pennsylvania, November I3, I876. He is the son of
George F. Watson, born in Forest county, and
now engaged in the lumber business at Tionesta.
He married Anna Root, also born in Forest
county. Children: I. Eva, died in childhood.
2. Edwin, died in childhood. 3. Harry H., of
previous mention. 4. May, married Frederick
Slocum; clhildren: Edwin, Russell, Margaret
(died young), and Josephine. 5. Vernah, married W. A. Shuman, a journalist and editor at
Oregon City, Oregon; child: Alon. 6. Cora,
married M. A. Feit, of Tionesta; child, Louis.
7. Georgianna, married L. A. Buzard, a lumberman now operating in Alabama; children:
Jack. Lawrence, and F. Watson, died in infancy.
Children of Harry H. and Maude (Siverling) Watson: George Siverling, born December 8, I902; Henry Dalton, February 6, I904.
This family, which is of German
KLINE descent, came to this locality from
Lehigh county, where Philip and
Hattie (Fegley) Kline, the earliest recorded
progenitors in this country, were both born.
After their marriage in Lehigh county, they
came in about I835 or I836 to what is now
known as Clarion county; and here Philip
Kline leased a farm in Salem township with
the expectation of ultimately purchasing it.
He was engaged in clearing it up when he died.
He was a member of the Democratic party
politically, and he and his wife both belonged
to the Lutheran church. They had nine children, as follows: John, became a farmer, and
died in Iowa; Charles, of further' mention;
Witliam, died as a young man, never having
married; Peter, became a farmer, and died in
Washington state; Sarah, married William
Dittman, and died in Salem township; Elizabeth, married John Mays, and' lived and died
in Beaver township; Caroline, died unmarried;
Susan, married William Beals, and is now
living in Richland township; Eliza, died young.
(II) Charles, son of Philip and Hattie
(Fegley) Kline, was born July I I, I828, in
Lehigh county, coming to Clarion county with
his parents when only eight years of age. The
country was so primitive at that time that it
was necessary to make the journey in wagons;
the family settled for a while at Foxburg before locating finally in Salem township. Charles
Kline grew to maturity in Salem township, on
his father's farm. In I85I he purchased for
himself a farm of twenty-five acres to which
he subsequently added other land until now the
place covers seventy-two acres.  Here Mr.
Kline continued to farm successfully until his
death, December 24, I896. He was a prominent man in the county, being constable and
tax collector; and although an ardent Democrat, he at no time aspired to political office,
simply accepting what was offered' him and fulfilling his duties with ability. He was a member
of the Lutheran church, as were all his family, including his wife, who survives him. He
married, in Richland township, in 1859, Katherine Ann Shirey, who was born there January
8, 1835, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Johnson) Shirey, who were both natives of Berks
county, where they grew up together and were
married, coming about 1833 to Clarion county,
where they settled on a farm in Richland township, that became their home until death. Samuel Shirey was born in I804, dying in the
winter of I873 at the age of sixty-nine years;
he was the son of John and Elizabeth Shirey,
who died in Berks county, John Shirey having
been a farmer and a soldier of the war of
I812. Mrs. Samuel Shirey, who survived her
husband, was born in I8o8 and died in I9oI,
being nearly ninety-three years of age; she
was Sarah Johnson, daughter of David and
Elizabeth Johnson, who lived and died probably in Berks county, though it is possible that
a portion of their time may have been passed
in Lehigh county. Mrs. Kline is at present
living with her son on the old homestead. Mr.
and Mrs. Kline had six children: I. Frank, of
further mention. 2. Joseph Josiah, married
Viola J. McGinnis; he is a farmer living in
Salem township; children: Elvin and Edith.
3. Samuel, died in childhood, when not quite
nine years of age. 4. An infant, died unnamed. 5. James David, died at age of three
years. 6. Sarah Melissa, married W. C. Texter, and lives in St. Petersburg, Clarion county;
seven children living, one having died in
infancy, their names being as follows: Sarah
K., deceased; Mary Estella; Iva Susanna;
Celia Edna; Mabel Joanna; Elizabeth Amberta; Rosa Rebecca; and Irene Elma.
(III) Frank Kline, son of Charles and
Katherine (Shirey) Kline, was born March I2,
I859, in Richland township. His education
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was received in the common schools of the  following children: Kate Jane, born March
township, supplemented by two terms at West  24, I868, married Leopold P. Moore; Ida,
Freedom Academy in I878, followed by at-  born April I, 1870; Clara, born August 26,
tendance at Emlenton Academy and Salem   I876, married Edgar W. Stebbins; Florence
Institute at Lamartine. It was his desire to  Eveleen, born September 22, I879, married
take a college course, but this was frustrated;  Louis F. Ericsson; John, mentioned below;
he became a teacher at the conclusion of his  and Ralph Curtis, born June 25, i886, married
studies, and taught school for some six months.  Louise Clawson.
In I883 he went to Iowa and there remained    John, son of John and Clarissa Martin (Carfor about ten years, working by the month on  ter) Siggins, was born August II, I88I, at
a farm. After this he returned to Pennsyl-  Tidioute, Pennsylvania, and graduated from
vania, having accumulated a sufficient amount  the high school of his native place. He afterto enable him to buy out the heirs of the old  ward entered the Law Department of the Unihomestead, upon which he has since resided  versity of Michigan, where he completed the
with his mother. Here he conducts a general  course, graduating with the degree of Bachelor
farming business, and has become one of the  of Law. In I903 he was admitted to the bar
most influential men in this locality. He is a  of New York state, but did not enter at once
member of the Lutheran church, and belongs  upon the practice of his profession. He turned
to the Order of the Maccabees. He has never  his attention temporarily to business, and for
married.                                     two years was engaged in lumbering. In the
autumn of I905 Mr. Siggins began practice
John Siggins, junior, one of the  at Warren, Pennsylvania, and has since been
SIGGINS  best known lawyers now prac-  continuously engaged in the discharge of his
ticing at the Warren county  professional duties. He has built up an envibar, is'a representative of a family which has  able reputation and has acquired a large and
been for nearly a century and a quarter resi-  steadily increasing practice.  At present he
dent in Pennsylvania, the immigrant ancestor,  holds the position of attorney for the ConeWilliam Siggins, having come from the north  wango Trust Company. His political allegiof Ireland. The patronymic, however, appears  ance, like that of his father, is given to the
to point to an English origin. Its probable  Republican party, and since the autumn of
derivation, together with the full genealogical  Igog he has acceptably filled the office of
history of the family, is given in the sketch of  county solicitor. In all that concerns the prosDr. James B. Siggins, which appears elsewhere  perity and improvement of his home city, Mr.
in this work.                                Siggins takes an active interest, ever holding
William, great-grandson of William Siggins,  himself ready to co6perate in any enterprise
the immigrant, and grandfather of John Sig-  having that end in view. Socially he is very
gins, junior, of Warren, was a farmer, for  popular, and his fraternal affiliations are
many years justice of the peace, and in I856  numerous, including the following: Temple
county commissioner of Venango county. He  Lodge, No. 412, F. and A. M., in which he
married Jane, daughter of Poland Hunter, and  holds the rank of past master; Occidental
their eldest child, John, is mentioned below.  Chapter, No. 235, R. A. M.; Occident Council,
Mr. Siggins was a man of liberal education  No. 4I, Titusville, Pennsylvania; Warren
and literary tastes.                         Commandery, No. 96, K. T.; Coudersport
John, son of William and Jane (Hunter)  Consistory; Zem Zem Temple (Shrine); and
Siggins, was born February 2, 1839, at West  Warren Chapter Eastern Star, No. 56. He
Hickory, Pennsylvania, and was for forty  is a member of the Presbyterian church.
years engaged in mercantile pursuits. He is    Mr. Siggins married, September 14, 1907,
now in the oil and lumber business. Politically  at Franklin, Pennsylvania, Mary Elizabeth,
he is a Republican, and since January, I9o6,  born April 2, I883, in Sugar Creek township,
has held the office of associate judge of War-  Venango county, Pennsylvania, daughter of
ren county.  He is a member of the Meth-  James Rankin and Mary Melissa (Moon)
odist Episcopal church. Mr. Siggins married,  Allen, whose other children are: Emma Lee,
December 6, I865, at Olean, New  York,  married Dr. Fred W. Brown; and Anna
Clarissa Martin Carter, born at that place  Vitelle, married Richard Kirker.  Mr. Allen
April 29, 1845, and they are the parents of the  was a lumberman, and during the civil war
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served as a private in Company B, One Hundredth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Both as a lawyer and a citizen, Mr. Siggins
is regarded by his neighbors with confidence
and esteem. The proof which he has already
given of professional ability warrants the belief that the future holds much in store for
him.
Archibald D. MacDonald
MAcDONALD was a resident of Sugar
Grove, Pennsylvania, for
some years previous to the birth of his youngest son, and died prior to I896, in which year
his widow married again. She was Rosella
Blodgett, born at Sugar Grove, July 6, I857,
daughter of Alden Divers and Helen (Brands)
Blodgett. Her father was a farmer and merchant, having two children beside Rosella,
namely, Jane Celia and Robert Brands. Mr.
and Mrs. MacDonald were the parents of two
children: I. Anna B., born June 4, I878, at
Sugar Grove; married, August I, I9o6, Dr.
William Hamilton Shortt; have one son, William Hamilton, born May 26, I907; the family
resides at Youngsville, Pennsylvania. 2. Alden
Blodgett, mentioned further. After the death
of Mr. MacDonald his widow married, January 6, I896, Mr. Frank D. Wheelock, of Sugar
Grove, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere
in this work. There were no children by this
marriage.
(II) D;r. Alden Blodgett MacDonald, son of
Archibald D. and Ros.ella (Blodgett) MacDtonald, was born January I4, I88o, at Sugar
Grove, Pennsylvania. His primary education
was received in the schools of Sugar Grove,
where he continued to resid,e until he was sixteen years of age. At this time his mother,
having married again, removed with his stepfather to Port Wing, Wisconsin, where the
latter was then in business, the boy accompanying them and attending school in Bayfield. In
I898 the family returned to Sugar Grove, and
Alden MacDonald then entered the United
Brethren Seminary, graduating in the class of
I900oo. He then entered Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia which he attended four
years, and was graduated in the year I904.
After serving several years in hospital work
and completing a post-graduate course at the
Philadelphia Polyclinic, in I9o09 Dr. MacDonald located in Warren, Pennsylvania, where
he has continued in practice since that time,
making a specialty of diseases of the eye, ear,
nose and throat. He is now in partnership
with Dr. E. D. McKee, on Liberty street. He
is a member of the Warren County Medical
Society, and the American Medical Association; and belongs to a number of Masonic and
fraternal societies and social organizations.
In politics, Dr. MacDonald is a Republican.
The Robinson family of
ROBINSON Pennsylvania is a very old
one in this country, and was
long represented in Dauphin county, the immigrant ancestor having come to America in the
year that the early New England pilgrims
came over in the "Mayflower." The family
is connected with the Roses and Pennells, one
of the most prominent descendants having
been William Justus Robinson, who for more
than fifty years was a leading citizen of Dauphin county. He was a son of Charles and
Mary Robinson, and was born ii West Philadelphia, in I814. Coming to Dauphin county
as a boy, he found employment in the tannery
of J. WV. Patton, of which, upon coming of
age, he became manager and general superintendent. In I865 he became proprietor, and
conducted the business with great success until
the time of his death in I88o. He carried on
a most extensive trade not only in the county,
but throughout the entire state, being one o,f
the leading manufacturers of his time. He
was also largely interested in real estate, was
one of the directors of the Harrisburg Bank,
and president of the Pennsylvania Tanners'
Association.  He became prominent in the
public affairs of his county, being first a Whig
and afterwards a Republican, and was the first
elected to the office of jury commissioner. He
married Margaret Clark, a descendant of an
old Scotch-Irish family founded in this country in I728., by William Clark; the farm on
which his son settled in the valley near the
Susquehanna river is still known as the old
Clark farm, though it has long since passed
out of the ownership of the family. Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson left several children, of whom
Edwin Patton Robinson became a Presbyterian minister at East Avon, New York, and
James Weir Robinson became a successful
physician with a large practice in Philadelphia.
Among the early pioneers of the Robinson
family in Dauphin county was the celebrated
Hugh Robinson, who, when about fourteen
years of age,' was captured by the Indians from
Robin's fort, in Shearman's Valley, some time
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in July, I756. His mother was massacred, and
he was carried to the Indian encampment,
where he was adopted by an Indian family,
living with them in captivity for over five
years. He made his escape by stratagem, and
reaching the Allegheny river after a hazardous forest journey, crossed it on a raft constructed of poles bound together by grapevines and elm bark. He reached safety at
Fort Pitt after fourteen days of peril and
hardship.
In Armstrong county the Robinson family
has been most ably represented by Elisha Robinson, one of the best known of the early settlers there. He was born in Windham, Connecticut, in I79I, a son of Andrew and Olive
Robinson, of English descent. In I814 he
came out to what was then known as the west,
to seek his fortune, and located in Perry township. He worked diligently at his trade of
tanner and sloemaker, and accumulated money
which he invested in land upon which oil was
subsequently found in considerable quantities.
He died in I874, and was, succeeded in his
business by his son Elisha, who lived on the
old place, raising stock and, farming in connection with the oil and land interests. Elisha
Robinson, senior, married Elizabeth Rohrer, of
Greensburg, who died in I88I, having been the
mother of ten children; Elisha, the son, married Caroline Truby, in I857, and also had ten
children.
(I) Samuel Robinson was in early times a
farmer in Armstrong county, where he married Nancy Sloan, whose maiden name was
Jack; she was the descendant of an old family in this locality. She survived her husband,
living to an advanced old age; he died in
about I852, having also lived to extreme old
age.  They were Presbyterians.  Children:
John, of whom further; Samuel, removed to
Champaign county, Illinois, where he died;
David, a tailor, lived and died in Armstrong
county; Elizabeth, married David Lewis, and
moved west.
(II) John, son of Samuel and Nancy Robinson, was born in March, 1814, on West river,
near the present site of Slatelick.  He was
reared on the farm and educated in the subscription schools of the day, becoming a farmer
on his own account and following that calling
all his life. In his early years he also engaged
to some extent in building, assisting in the
erection of some of the old structures in the
county. In later years he dealt in live stock
which were driven into Scranton and across
the mountains. He became a prominent man
in the community, and was noted for his public spirit and interest in everything that affected
the general welfare.  In politics he was at
first an old line Whig, becoming later a member of the Know-Nothing and Republican
parties.  He was greatly interested in educational matters, and held a number of local
offices. Like his parents, he was a Presbyterian.  He married, in Armstrong county,
Hannah, daughter of George Williams and his
wife, who had been a Urey. Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson were the parents of six children: I.
George WV., of whom further. 2. Nancy, deceased. 3. Samuel S., married Miss Mundorf,
and removed to Jefferson county; afterwards
removed again to Mercer county, and later to
Kansas: he now lives at Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania. 4. Margaret Isabella, deceased. 5.
Sarah Elizabeth, still living. 6. David F., died
when about fifty years of age. Mr. and Mrs.
John Robinson are both deceased, Mr. Robinson having died in I874.
(III) George W., son of John and Hannah
(Williams) Robinson, was born July 4, 1839,
in Armstrong county, on a farm near the present site of Ford City. He was reared on the
farm, receiving his education in the subscription and common schools of the county, and
followed the business of farming until the outbreak of the civil war. He then joined the
army, enlisting August I4, I862, in Company
B, I39th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
He was made sergeant, accompanying the
troops to Pittsburgh and afterwards to Washington; his first duty was with the regiment
with a flag of truce for burying of the dead
after the second battle of Bull Run. After
that he participated in all the battles of the
Army of the Potomac. He was mustered out
of service when in command of the company,
his superior officers having all been either killed or wounded. He was discharged June 2I,
I865. He returned home at the close of the
war, and in the following March he engaged
as general clerk in a store in Mahoning, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania.  Here he remained until the spring of I868, when he became a partner in the firm under the style of
Bonner  Robinson. In the spring of I872
he removed the business to Tionesta. Mr.
Bonner's son succeeded his father in the firm,
the style of which then became Robinson 
Bonner, and the business was conducted under
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this name until I886, when Mr. Robinson purchased his partner's interests and has since
then carried on an extensive trade in a general
line of goods. In connection with this business he has also operated a planing and saw
mill, and built boat bottoms. He has been
successful in all of his undertakings, and has
become a man of considerable influence in the
community.
He is a member of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Stowe Post, No. 274, and has been
commander several times; he is a Republican
in politics. In his religious belief, Mr. Robinson is a member of the Presbyterian church,
as indeed all of his family have been for generations; he is now an elder in the church,
having held other offices and positions of trust.
October 22, I867, he married Martha Bonner, born in Kittanning, died I895, daughter
of Jeremiah Bonner and his wife, who was a
McCullum. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have had
children: I. Margaret, wife of James H. Kelly.
2. Martha E., wife of J. J. Conley of Pittsburgh. 3. George, now in business with his
father, having been a partner since 1895; married Edith, daughter of L. J. Hopkins, December 27, I912.
The earliest representative
HOFFMAN of this branch of the Hoffman family in America was
Daniel Hoffman, who was born and reared in
Germany, where he resided until I834, in
which year he immigrated, with his family, to
America, locating in Stark county, Ohio, there
engaging in farming operations. He married
Caroline, and they were the parents of
several children, one of whom, Daniel, is mentioned below.
(II) Daniel (2), son of Daniel (I) and
Caroline Hoffman, was born abroad the ship
which carried his parents to America, the date
of his nativity being February 2, I8.34. The
Hoffman family were on the ocean one hundred and forty-four days while en route for
America. Daniel Hoffman Jr. was educated in
the common schools of Stark county, Ohio,
and after reaching his legal majority he turned
his attention to farming.  Subsequently he
bought and sold grain on a large scale in Justus, Ohio, where he resided at the time of his
demise, February 7, I896, aged sixty-two
years. He was an active Republican in his
political affiliations and was the popular and
efficient incumbent of a number of important
positions of public trust in his home township
and county. He was a personal friend of the
late William McKinley. In religious matters
he and his wife were devout members of the
United Brethren church and in the faith of
that denomination they reared their children.
Daniel Hoffman Jr. married Selecta Putnam,
a daughter of Andrew and Judith (Slater)
Putnam, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hoffman is a great-granddaughter of the renowned General Putnam.
She was born near New Salem, Pennsylvania,
December I, I844, and survives her honored
husband (I913). Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman became the parents of two daughters and one
son, the son, Charles Wilfred, being mentioned
below.
(III) Dr. Charles Wilfred Hoffman, son
of Daniel (2) and Selecta (Putnam) Hoffman, was born at Justus, Ohio, July 23, I870.
After completing the high school course at
Justus he entered the Ohio Normal University, where he pursued a five-year course and
in which excellent institution he was graduated in the spring of I892 with the degrees
of Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science.
After leaving college he accepted a position as
traveling salesman and buyer for a wholesale
house in the city of Pittsburgh. He was an
incumbent of the above position until I899,
in which year he matriculated as a student in
the University of Pittsburgh, from the medical
department of which he was graduated in 1904
with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He
came to Rimersburg in August, I904, and since
that time has been most successfully engaged
here in the general practice of medicine. In
his professional service he has been prompted
by a laudable ambition for advancement as
well as by deep sympathy and humanitarian
principles that urge him to put forth his best
efforts in the alleviation of pain and suffering.
He has gained recognition from the profession
as one of its able representatives and the trust
reposed in him by the public is indicated by
the liberal patronage awarded him. In connection with his professional work he is a
valued member of Clarion County Medical
Society, Pennsylvania State Medical Society
and the American Medical Association. In
politics he is a Republican and while he has no
time for participation in public affairs as a
result of the great demand on his time as a
physician, he is deeply and sincerely interested
in all that affects the welfare of the commun893PENNSYLVANIA
working the farms together. In I885 he purchased a house and lot at Lander, Pennsylvania, removing thereto, leaving his son to
manage the farm. There he lived the remainder
of his life, but as long as his strength permitted he would drive over to the farm every
week day. He was a member and deacon of
the Congregational church. He held the offices
of school director, justice of the peace and
coUnty auditor. He died June 27, I896, and
his remains were interred in the Lander cemetery.
He married Hannah Rumsey Wright, born
at Pittsford, Vermont, October 8, I830, daughter of Reuben and Laura (Rumsey) Wright,
granddaughter of Ashel and Mary Wright and
of David and Hannah (Brunson) Rumsey.
Children: i. Carrie M., aforementioned as the
wife of Dr. Joseph J. Knapp (see Knapp
IX). 2. Henry C., born November I4, i860;
married, September 30, 1884, Eva R. Marsh;
child, John Warren Preston, born May 20,
i886. 3. Alice Emily, born April 27, I863,
died at Lander, September i9, I897. Reuben
Wright learned the trade of a cloth maker at
Castleton, Vermont, where he married Laura
Rumsey, and they resided at different times
at Castleton, Benson, Hubbardton and Pittsford, Vermont.
Nathaniel Dickinson, the
DICKINSON  immigrant ancestor, came
to Wethersfield, Connecticut, in I637. He was town clerk there in
I645, and representative in I6.46-56. He removed to Hadley, Massachusetts, in i659, and
was made freeman in the latter town in i66i.
He was also deacon of the church and first
recorder. He resided a few years in Hatfield,
Massachusetts, and died in Hadley, June i6,
1676. He married Anne. Children:
Samuel, born in July, I638; Obadiah, April
i5, I641; Nathaniel, mentioned below; Nehemiah, about i644; Hezekiah, February, I645;
Azariah, October 4, I648; Thomas; Joseph;
John; Anna, or Hannah, married (first) John
Clary, and (second) Enos Kingsley.
(II) Nathaniel (2) Dickinson, son of Nathaniel (i) Dickinson, was born in August,
1643. He lived in Hatfield, Massachusetts,
and died October II, I7I0. He was made freeman in I69o. He married (first) Hannah
-, who died February 23, I679. He married  (second) in  i68o, Elizabeth  Gillett,
widow. He married (third) in I684, Elizabeth, widow of Samuel Wright of Northampton. Children: Nathaniel, born May i, I663;
Hannah, born January i8, i666, married Samuel Kellogg of Colchester; John, mentioned
below; Mary, born February 2, I673, married
Nathaniel Smith; Daniel, born March 3, i675;
Rebecca, born March, I677, married Thomas
Allen.
(III) John, son of Nathaniel (2) Dickinson, was born in Hatfield, November i, i667,
and died December 2I, 176I, aged ninety-four
years.  He married (first) in i688, Sarah
-, who died in I707, and he married
(second) Hepzibah, probably daughter of
Lieutenant Thomas Wells of Deerfield. Children: Sarah, born April I5, I689, married
John Leonard; Jerusha, born March 20, i693,
married Daniel Russell; Lydia, married, I714,
Joseph Churchill; Eunice, born I697, married
Noah Clark; Hannah, miarried, I723, William
Murray; Ruth, married Samuel Wells; John,
mentioned below; Thomas, born April 6,
I7I8; David, born October 5, I720, died 1726;
Mary, born June 20, 1722, died December I0,
I726; Salmon; Abigail, married  Jonathan
Wells; Dorothy (probably).
(IV) Colonel John (2) Dickinson, son of
John (i) Dickinson, was born April 2, 1707,
and died February 21, I799, in his ninety-second year. He lived in Hatfield, and served in
the revolution as field officer of the Second
Hampshire Regiment, March 22, I776. He received his commission as Lieutenant-Colonel
of the Second Hampshire Regiment, February
8, I776, and asked for a discharge because of
his age, October 4, I777, which was granted.
(Vol. LV, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors). He married, about I734, Mary Coleman.  Children: John, mentioned  below;
Lemuel, married        Graves; Sarah, married       Belding.
(V) Lieutenant John (3) Dickinson, son
of Colonel John (2) Dickinson, was born in
1744, and died in i8i6. He lived in Hadlley,
Massachusetts, and also served in the revolution, as lieutenant of the second company,
Captain Reuben Dickinson, Colonel B. Ruggles
Woodbridge's Fifty-second Regiment, AprilJune. I775. He was also in Captain Reuben
Dickinson's company, Colonel Woodbridge's
regiment in May and August, 1775, and in
Captain Reuben Dickinson's company at the
alarm of I777. He married, November 27,
I766, Lois Bigelow, in Connecticut. She was
born in I747 and died in i8io. Children:
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ity, and is ever ready to give his aid and influence in support of all measures and enterprises forwarded for progress and improvement.  Fraternally he is affiliated with the
Knights of Pythias; the time-honored Masonic
order, York Rite, and he has reached the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He is a
member of the Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity,
in which he was supreme archon for two years.
On June Io, I896, Dr. Hoffman married
Margaret Eugene Waite, of Reynolds, Pennsylvania. Dr. and Mrs. Hoffman have two
children, Margaret and Barber Alexander,
both of whom are at the parental home.
Daniel Dunkle was born in
DUNKLE Franklin county, Pennsylvania,
in I793, and there he was engaged in farming operations during the greater
part of his active career. He was a distiller
by trade. Late in life he came to Clarion
county and located first in Perry township,
later removing to Licking township, where he
entered a tract of government land, which he
cleared and improved prior to his demise,
about'I856. He married and had a son John,
mentioned below.
(II) John, son of Daniel Dunkle, was born
in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and was
there reared to maturity and received his rudimentary educational training. His first work
was that of chopping wood, for which employment he received his board and lodging. He
came to Clarion county at the age of eighteen
years and after learning the trade of plasterer
turned his attention to farming operations in
Licking township. He was the owner of a well
improved estate of one hundred acres prior to
his demise in I892. He was a Democrat in
his political convictions and held various important township offices during the latter years
of his life, including those of school director
and township supervisor. He was a member
of the Reformed church and his wife was a
member of the Presbyterian churchi. His wife,
whose maiden name was Elizabeth Wilson,
was a daughter of James Wilson, a prominent
resident of Clarion county for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunkle had eleven children, of
whom eight were living in I9I2. George B. is
mentioned below.
(III) George B., son of John and Elizabeth
(Wilson) Dunkle, was born in Licking township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, January
I6, I863. He was educated in the district
schools of his native place and until I9OI lived
in Licking township, where he farmed a tract
of sixty acres. In I9OI he settled on a farm
of eighty-six acres in Toby township. This
estate was practically covered with brushwood
when he came here, but during the intervening
years to the present time (I9I2) he has cleared
and improved it. His substantial and spacious
buildings, located in the midst of well cared
for fields, are the best indication of good judgment and able management. In addition to
diversified agriculture he breeds Percheron
horses, short-horn and Guernsey cattle and
Poland China hogs.
In politics Mr. Dunkle is aligned as a staunch
supporter of the principles and policies for
which the Democratic party stands sponsor.
He has been school director in both Licking
and Toby townships for fourteen years and
served as a member of the board of supervisors in Licking township for two years. He
and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal church and in a fraternal way
he is a valued and appreciative member of the
Knights of the Maccabees.
Mr. Dunkle married, November 3, I88I,
Percilla, daughter of John Corsin, and a native
of Toby township, Clarion county, where she
was reared and educated. John Corsin was
born in Porter township, Clarion county, and
was a son of John Corsin, who located in Porter township in an early day, there owning
a farm of about two hundred acres. Mr. and
Mrs. Dunkle became the parents of four children, namely: Forey, Lester, Resie (deceased),
and George E.
The Hilliard family is one of
HILLIARD ancient English lineage and
representatives of the name
came to America in the early colonial days of
our national history. The genealogy of this
particular branch of the name is traced back
to John Hilliard, who was born in Pennsylvania early in the nineteenth century.  He
married Sarah Mosser and they were early settlers in Red Bank township, Clarion county,
where he purchased a good sized farm for the
small sum of three dollars per acre. With the
passage of time he cleared the timber off his
place, erected a house and barn and was most
successfully engaged in general farming until
Ihis demise. He had a son Shirey, mentioned
below.
(II) Shirey, son of John and Sarah (Mos894PENNSYLVANIA
ser) Hilliard, was born in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania. He was educated in the district
schools of Red Bank township and after reaching years of maturity turned his attention to
farming operations on an estate of -seventyfour acres. He has passed to the life eternal,
and is survived (1913) by his wife, whose
maiden name was Sebina Livies. Mrs. Hilliard is a daughter of George and
(Grover) Livies, the latter of whom was born
in Clarion  county, Pennsylvania.  Reuben
Livies, brother of Mrs. Hilliard, was a gallant
and faithful soldier in the civil war. There
were six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard, among them was Irwin Henry, mentioned below.
(III) Irwin Henry, son of Shirey and Sebina (Livies) Hilliard, was born in Red Bank
township, Clarion coiunty, Pennsylvania, November 27, 1876. After completing his early
educational training in the public schools of
Clarion county, Mr. Hilliard turned his attention to mining, with which line of enterprise
he was identified for a period of eleven years.
In I9IO he purchased a farm of one hundred
and sixteen acres, outside of Fairmount City,
in Clarion county, and on that estate is engaged
in diversified agriculture and the raising of
Guernsey and Holstein cattle. In a fraternal
way he is a valued and appreciative member
of the local lodge of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows and in politics he maintains an
independent attitude, preferring to give his
support to men and measures meeting with his
approval of his judgment rather than to vote
along strict partisan lines. He manifests a
deep and sincere interest in community affairs
and is ever ready to do all in his po!wer to
advance the wheels of progress and improvement.
In I9Oi Mr. Hilliard was united in marriage
to Minnie Sheck, and they are the parents of
five children whose names are here entered in
respective order of birth: Grace, Marie, Mary,
Cora and Margaret.
There were five families'bearing
ELDER the name of Elder who emigrated
about I770 from Ireland to America and settled in Indiana and Westmoreland
counties, Pennsylvania, where many of their
descendants are still living. Among these emigrants was the ancestor of the branch of the
family at present under consideration, who
about I796 removed from Indiana county to
Slippery Rock, Butler county,. Pennsylvania,
and later settled on a farm in Perry township,
Clarion (tlen Armstrong) county, which he
cultivated until his death. He was a Presbyterian in religion. He was twice married.
Children (five by first marriage): John, referred to below; Thomas, James, David, William, Robert, George, Jackson.
(II) John Elder, son of the emigrant, was
born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, about
I790, died in Clarion county in I848.  He
farmed in Clarion and Armstrong counties,
and for six or seven years lived in Red Bank,
but his principal life occupation was as a river
man, piloting boats and poling rafts up and
down the Allegheny river. He married Jane,
born in Perry township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in I805, died in Clarion county in
I896, daughter of Jacob Waterson.  Her
grandfather emigrated from Scotland to America in I8oo00 and was one of the earliest settlers
of Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, locating
on a farm on the bank of the Allegheny river
opposite the mouth of Red Bank creek in
Washington township, and her father settled
about I820 in Perry township near Concord
Church, where he cultivated a farm until his
death. Children of John and Jane (Waterson) Elder: James; Thomas; George; Jacob,
referred to below; John; Job, served in the
Federal army during the civil war and died
in Libby prison; Matthew, drowned by accident in the Allegheny river; William, served
in the Federal army during the civil war and
killed in the battle of the Wilderness; Mary;
Juliet (i); Juliet (2), now living, married
Moses Dunlap.
(III) Jacob, son of John and Jane (Waterson) Elder, was born in Perry township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, August 22, 1832,
and is now living in Foxburg, Pennsylvania.
He received his early education in the public
schools of Clarion and Armstrong counties,
and later become a lumberman and riverpilot, taking boats and rafts up and down the
Allegheny river. He has rafted all the way
from Ridgway, Pennsylvania, to Louisville,
Kentucky. In I883 he bought one hundred
acres of land at the mouth of the Clarion
river in Perry township, which he cultivated
as a farm for many years and where he also
conducted a boat and raft building yard and
where he still resides, although he has now
retired  from  active business.  There is a
coal mine on his property which he leases
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to an operating company and he has also
an extensive limestone quarry. He is a Republican in politics, and a Methodtist in religion. He married, February 27, I857, Lydia,
born in Center county, Pennsylvania, March
I I, I84I, now living in Foxburg, daughter of
Nathan and Mary Magdaline (Lindamuth)
Snyder. Her parents were born in Center
county, and in I855 removed to Richland
township, Jefferson county, and finally settled
in Brookville, Pennsylvania, where they died.
Childen of Jacob and Lydia (Snyder) Elder:
Thomas Jefferson, born December 26, I857;
John, born October I2, I859, died May 7, I869.
Jacob Hodil, the founder of this
HODIL family, was born in Germany,
died in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, at the age of about ninety-one years.
When he was about twenty years old, he came
to this country, settling first in eastern Pennsylvania, but soon started to seek a place for
settlement in the west. Being captured by
the Indians, he was taken to Pittsburgh, but
made his escape in three days. Living on such
food'as he could find in the woods, wild plums
it is said having formed a great part of his
fare, he went on out of danger from his captors, and selected a site for settlement five
miles above Sharpsburg, at the head of Squaw
Run, near Freeport, Pennsylvania. The place
is still known as Hodil Settlement. He took
up five hundred and sixty-five acres of land,
which is still in the possession of the family.
All his life he was a farmer. He married
Susan         (perhaps Strohm); she died
three days before her husband, aged about
eighty-nine. Children, all deceasied: George,
born in I803, married, in 1835, Martha
Grubbs; Samuel; Mary; Frederick; Henry, of
whom further; P'hilip; Susan; Jacob.
(II) Henry, son of Jacob and Susan Hodil,
was born in Indiana township, Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, died at East Liberty,
now part of Pittsburgh, aged about fifty-one.
He was a blacksmith, settled at East Liberty,
and there remained throughout his life. He
built wagons for use during the Mexican war,
and furnished mule shoes and horse shoe nails
by the wagon load. IIe was a Republican in
his later days, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Ann
O'Neil, born at East Liberty, died there, aged
about seventy-eight years. Children: Jacob,
deceased, married Maggie Clark, also! deceased; Mary E., married John Gribins;
James H., of whom further; Sarah Ann Margaret, married James McDade, deceased; Henrietta, deceased, married George Toner, also
deceased; John Henry Anthony, deceased;
Susan, married George Hepler.
(III) James H., son of Henry and Ann
(O'Neil) Hodil, was born at East Liberty,
where Pennsylvania avenue, Pittsburgh, now
is, February 29, I840. There he was brought
up and received his education. At first he was
a photographer and painter of pictures. In
I866 he came to Sligoi, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and from there removed to Curllsville, same county, where he was for four
years engaged in mercantile business.  Returning to Sligo, he was station agent there
for thirty-one and one-half years. In I904 he
built a fine store building, and engaged in the
sale of confectionery, cigars and fruit. He
owns a number of residences and lots at Sligo,
which have been bought with his own earnings.
In politics he is a Republican, but has never
sought office. He is a member of the Presbyterian church. He married, in I874, Emma,
born at West Chester, Chester county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Caleb R. and Eliza J.
(McFarlane) Martin, who were married at
Marshallton, Pennsylvania, in I844, and who
were the parents of seven other children,
namely; John W., died in I902,; Anna; Rufus;
Ella, died in I890; Edward; Jennie; Wilmer.
Caleb R. Martin died at Sligo, Pennsylvania,
in I9o00, and his wife died at East Liberty,
Pennsylvania, in I878.
James Giles, the first member of
GILES this family of whom we have any
definite information, was a farmer
in county Wexford, Ireland, in the middle of
the eighteenth century. His wife's name is
unknown. Children: I. Henry, entered the
British army, went to Australia and was never
afterward heard from. 2. John, referred to
below. 3. Mary, married James Erney, and at
his death emigrated to America, with her
brother John and died at Bradys Bend, Pennsylvania.
(II) John, son- of James Giles, was born
near the town of Gorey, county Wexford, Ireland, in 1789, died at Bradys Bend, Pennsylvania, in I864. He inherited his father's farm
of fifty acres, which he later disposed of, and
in I852 emigrated with his family to America, going first to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
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and then up the Allegheny river, and finally
settling in Fairview, Butler county, Pennsylvania, where he followed the trade of brickmaking. He married, in Ireland, January 9,
I834, Elizabeth Cooper, born in county Wicklow, Ireland, in January, I8I5, died at Bradys
Bend, Pennsylvania, February Io, I853. Children: i. Ann, born 1834, died i839. 2. James,
born September I5, i836; married Margaret
Hill, now living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
children: Harold, died in infancy; Ada Rachel. 3. William, died in infancy. 4. Charles,
born September 20, I839; married Alice Jennings, now living in Butler county, Pennsylvania; children: John, Anna, William, Jessie,
Harry, Thomas, Lulu, Eugene, Lena. 5. John
Henry, referred to below.
(III) John Henry, son of John and Elizabeth (Cooper) Giles, was born near Gorey,
county Wexford, Ireland, March IO, I84I. He
received his early education at a private school
and from tutors in his native town, and in
I852 emigrated with his parents to America,
settling at Bradys Bend, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he went to work with his
father in the brick yards, continuing for five
years. He enlisted in the Federal army,
August 9, I862, in Company C, One Hundred
and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, under the command of Colonel Collier,
and served throughout the war, and took part
in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville and all of the battles of the
Army of the Potomac, including Petersburg,
being wounded in the hand at the battle of
Cedar Creek. After the close of hostilities he
returned to his home in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and in I868 formed a partnership
with Lott Gardner under the firm name of
Gardner  Giles, and established a general
store in Monterey, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, continuing until I875, when he purchased the interest of Mr. Gardner and admitted William Logan to the firm, which became Giles  Logan, and remained such for
three years, when Theophilus Logan bought
out the interest of William Logan, the title
of the firm continuing the same. In I88I Mr.
Giles acquired entire control and ownership
of the business, which he conducted until I890
when Robert Logan was admitted to partnership, and in I897 the business was transferred
to Oil City, Pennsylvania, and continued until
I9oo, when Mr. Giles finally disposed of his
interest and retired from the firm. He then
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turned his attention to coal lands, and in conjunction with Robert Logan acquired tracts
approximating four thousand acres in different sections of the country from Sligo to Clarion, Pennsylvania, which they disposed o.f in
I9o04 at a substantial profit. He became interested in the oil industry in I885 and is still
an operator in that field.'He resides in West
Monterey, Pennsylvania. He is a Republican
in politics. He is a Methodist in religion, and
is one of the trustees of the church, and has
also been superintendent of the Sunday school.
He married (first) January 28., I867, Elizabeth, born in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania,
August 3I, I844, died August 5, I896, daughter of Benjamin and Isabel Barger. He married (second) September I8, I897, Elizabeth,
born near Callensburg, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, August 6, I86I, died April 7, I900,
daughter of James Cook. He married (third)
September i8, I9OI, Charlotte Elizabeth, born
in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, January
2I, I874, daughter of Benjamin and Polly(Wally) Evans (see Evans). Children by
third marriage: Beulah Margery, born December I9, I905; Martha Alice, July I5, I907.
(The Evans Line).
Benjamin Evans, the first member of this
family of whom we have any definite information, was born July I4, I84I, and is still living
in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. He is a
son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Evans) Evans,
both born in Wales, and who emigrated to
America and settled in Armstrong county. He
served in the Federal army during the civil
war as a member of Company C, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, and after the close of the
war he purchased a large farm in Armstrong
county, Pennsylvania, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, in which he still continues. He
married Polly, born in Armstrong county,
Pennsylvania, February 24, I843, daughter of
John and Charlotte (Truby) Wally. Children:
I. Clara lMatilda, married Thomas Gray; died
eighteen months after marriage; child, Harry,
died in infancy. 2. John, married Minnie Miller; children: Pearl and Mildred; he died in
I904. 3. William, married Jennie Stewart;
children: Stewart Waley, Isabel, died young;
he died in I9o6. 4. George; married Anna
Foster; children: Grace, Harold, Mary, Benjamin, Genevieve; now living in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.  5. Charlotte Elizabeth,
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married John Henry Giles (see Giles III). 6.
Martha, now living in Armstrong county,
Pennsylvania. 7. Letitia Elvira, married William Stewart, now deceased; child, Harry.
Peter Altman, the first member
ALTMAN of this family about whom we
have definite information., was
born in Beaver township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, in I824, and died in Beaver
township, in I870. His father and mother
were early settlers in this township, where both
died. He was raised in the township, and
learned the trade of miller. Afterward he
became a farmer, owning one hundred acres
of land, now the property of his son, Charles
Benton Altman. He was a Democrat in politics. His religion was the German Reformed.
He married Ragena, daughter of John B. and
Christina Hahn, who was born in Philadelphia,
about I835, and died in I889 (see John Edward Haust, in this work). Children: Chris~tina; John Baltis; Charles Benton, of whom
further; William Henry; Calvin, deceased;
George; Anna; Amelia.
(II) Charles Benton, son of Peter and Ragena (Hahn) Altman, was born in Beaver
township, June 30, I857. He was brought up
on the farm, and educated in the public
schools. Farming has continued to be his
principal business, and he still lives on the
farm where he was born!. Its area is one hundred and eighty-seven acres, and on it is one
gas well. In politics he is a Democrat, and he
is at the present time (1913) supervisor of
Beaver township. He is a member of the German Reformed church. He married, May 3,
I885, Clara, daughter of Isaac and Frances
(Switzer) Knight, who born in Beaver township, February 25, I866. Her grandfather,
Nicholas Knight, a native of Westmoreland
county, came into Clarion county, and was
one of the first settlers of Beaver township;
his wife, Rebecca (Slater) Knight, was also
born in Westmoreland county, and both died
in Clarion county. Isaac Knight was born in
Beaver township, November 2, I82I, and died
March 8, I887; the stone house in which he
was born is still standing. His wife also was
born in Beaver township, June I8, I824, and
died January I, I897. Children of Isaac and
Frances (Switzer) Knight; Mary; Harriet,
deceased; Amanda, deceased; Malinda, deceased; Amos E., deceased; Rachel; Clara,
married Charles Benton Altman; Elizabeth.
Children of Charles Benton and Clara
(Knight) Altman: I. Bertha, married C. E.
Neely, son of Irvin Neely, December 20, I9o6.
2. Myrtie, married Ira Burns, son of Steven
Burns, May 7, I908. 3. Nettie, married Oley
Whitling, son of John Whitling, March 2I,
I9I2, died January I3, I9I3, leaving an infant
son, Alvin Henry, thirteen days old. 4. Daisy,
married Harry Beals, son of Hiram Beals,
May Io, I9II. 5. Marvin. 6. Alvin. 7. Ada.
8. Bessie. 9. Melda. Io. Reuben. II. Bernice.
12. Morris. 13. George. I4. Edward, deceased.
The Ross family has contributed
ROSS many honored citizens to the social
fabric of Pennsylvania-men who
have won renown in the learned professions
and who have served the public in offices of
trust and responsibility. William H. Ross, a
prominent lawyer, business man and exmayor of Clarion, was a grandson of John
Ross, who lived in Indiana and Homer City,
Pennsylvania.
(I) John Ross is supposed to have been a
contractor by profession as he built one of the
courthouses at Indiana. He married Sarah
McKnight and among their seven children was
James, of whom further.
(II) Dr. James Ross, son of John Ross, was
born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, December 8, I813, died July 31, I883. James Ross
was strictly a self-made man, himself earning
the funds with which to defray the expense of
a college education. He was a valued member
of the medical profession and during all but
two years of his active life lived in the city of
Clarion, where he was pension examiner for
many years. He married Mary Ann Wilson,
and they had twelve children, of whom William H. Ross, was the sixth in order of birth
(see sketch of Dr. Charles C. Ross elsewhere
in this work).
(III) William H. Ross, son of Dr. James
and Mary Ann (Wilson) Ross, was born in
Clarion, Pennsylvania, August 9, I853, and
died May Io, I898. After completing the curriculum of the public schools of Clarion, he
was matriculated as a student in Carrier's
Seminary, now the Clarion Normal School,
from which institution he was graduated. He
then entered the law office of Judge James B.
Knox, who later became his father-in-law, and
after diligent study along legal lines was admitted to the bar of Pennsylvania in I876. His
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first partnership was with James T. Maffet,
and this mutually agreeable alliance continued
for many years. The firm was counsel for the
Pittsburgh  Western Railway Company and
Mr. Ross acted as legal advisor for the Fox
estate, one of the largest in Clarion county, for
many years. He was attorney for the Second
National Bank for a number of years and was
a director in that substantial financial institution. He was also a heavy stockholder, a director and secretary of the Clarion County
AVater Company and was a shareholder and
trustee in the Clarion State Normal School.
His political affiliations were with the Republican party and for two terms he served as
mayor of Clarion, his administration of the
municipal affairs of this city being fraught
with much good in the way of public improvement. In a fraternal way he was a member of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
his religious faith was in harmony with the
tenets of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Ross married, September 8, I878, Bessie McCalmont Knox, a native of Clarion
county, and a daughter of Judge James B. and
Jane (Stahley) Knox (see below). There
were seven children born to Mr. and Mrs.
Ross, as follows: I. Jane, was educated in the
Clarion public schools and in the Clarion Business College, in which latter institution she
was graduated in I898. 2. James, who was
likewise graduated in the Clarion Business
College, is now employed in a cigar store in
Denver, Colorado. 3. Clifford, resides in Denver, where he works in a wholesale cigar store.
4. Elizabeth, was graduated in the Clarion
high school and lives at home. 5. Edward, is
employed by his uncle, John D. Ross, in the
latter's wholesale cigar store in Denver, Colorado. 6. Nellie, died at the age of fifteen
months.  7. Dorothy, was graduated in the
Clarion high school and in the Clarion State'
Normal Schobl; she lives in Clarion.
Judge James B. Knox, son of William and
Sarah Knox, was born at Knoxville, Tioga
county, Pennsylvania, November 4, I83I, a
direct descendant from the family which settled at Blandensburg, Massachusetts. John
Knox, the great New York divine, also a member of this family, was born at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, June I7, I790, and died in New
York City, January 8, I858. He was graduated from Dickinson College, in I8II, studied
theology under Dr. John W. Mason and was
licensed by the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia in I815. He
became pastor of the Collegiate Reformed
Dutch Church in New York City in I8I6, and
during the last twenty-five years of his life was
senior pastor there.
After completing a good preliminary edu--
cational training Hon. James B. Knox began
the study of law  in the office of his only
brother, John C. Knox, at Franklin, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in I853
and initiated the active practice of his profession at Clarion in that year. Here he resided and built up an extended and remunerative law practice until the outbreak of the civil
war. On June I4, I86I, he responded to the
call of his country by enlisting in Company E,
Thirty-ninth Regiment, Tenth Pennsylvania
Volunteer Reserves Infantry, of which he became major, August I5, I862, and of which he
later became commanding officer. He saw considerable hard service and participated in the
following sanguinary engagements: Dranesville, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, New Market Crossroads, Malvern  Hill, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station and Mine
Run. He was unusually brave and daring
while at the front and concerning his actions
the following description is here inserted:
At the battle of Gettysburg he wanted to see the
position of the Confederates in the Devil's Den and
for this purpose stood on a rock exposed to the
enemy's fire, but told his men to keep down-that it
was dangerous. While standing there a shell struck
a branch of a tree just a few feet from his head.
This he treated as a trivial affair, making motions to
the rebels and still standing in his position, a target
for their marksmen.
Failing health forced him to resign from the
army November 2'3, I863, and he then returned to his home and law practice in Clarion.
In I873 Judge Knox entered into a partnership alliance with Hon. James T. Maffett,
with whom he was associated in law work until
January I, I882, when he was elected judge of
the eighteenth judicial district. He held his
seat on the bench during the remainder of his
life, his demise occurring December 22, 1884.
As a citizen Mr. Knox was greatly respected; and
regarded as strictly honest and upright in all his
dealings. His intentions were good and his private
character exceptionally pure and above suspicion. As
a soldier he was brave and daring almost to recklessness and much loved by his comrades. In his
profession he stood high in ability, integrity and
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gentlemanly deportment; as a judge he was popular,
sympathetic and impartial; as a husband and father
he was a model of devotion and affection.
He niarried Jennie Stahley, who was born
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and who met the
judge while on a visit in Clarion. By this
union there were five children, all of whom reside in Clarion.
Peter Lucas, the grandfather of
LUCAS John E. Lucas, spent most of his
life in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he was one of the pioneer farmers, doing his share in the clearing of the wilderness and preparing the way for the comfort
and prosperity of others. He was the owner
of a farm in Red Bank. He married Polly
Terringer, and they brought up a large family
of children.
(II) John, son of Peter and Polly (Terringer) Lucas, was born in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, in I826. He spent most of his
life in Red Bank township where he carried on
the trade of carpenter. He was in his political
views, a Democrat.  He married, March 2,
I833, Katherine Wolfgang.  Their children
were: David Henry; George Washington;
William T.; Sarah Catherine, married Samuel
A. Chrefler; John E., of whom further; Jacob
Franklin; Isaac Albert. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Lucas were members of the Lutheran church.
(III) John E., son of John and Katherine
(Wolfgang) Lucas, was born December I7,
I863, in Red Bank township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania. He was educated in the district schools of Red Bank, and at the age of
twenty-one years started out to work for himself. For four years he worked in the coal
mines. From  this he went into the lumber
business in which he was engaged for sixteen
years. For five years he lived in Lime Stone
township, where he bought one hundred and
twenty-two acres, built and remodeled his
house, and put up additional farm buildings
and barns. In I898 he bought the farm of
one hundred and forty-nine acres in Red. Bank
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where
he now resides and moved into it September
I3, of that year. In I9o8 he sold the farm he
owned in Lime Stone township. After moving to this residence in Red Bank he set about
altering and remodeling, making many improvements. Among other valuable additions
to the property he planted an orchard of fine
young trees. This consists of one hundred
plum trees, five hundred peach trees, one hundred apple trees, five hundred pear trees, five
thousand four hundred currant bushes, and
sixty-eight cherry trees. Besides these he has
made many other general improvements which
greatly increase the value of the farm as a
piece of property. It is a fine tract of land in
itself, a large part being underlaid with coal.
He also raises a good general breed of stock.
The whole property is a significant commentary on the energy and business sagacity of the
man who started without a dollar, but with the
inheritance of sterling qualities of mind and
body, a heritage which he has in turn handed
on to his own children.
Mr. Lucas married, June 2I, I89I, Susanna
Elizabeth, daughter of Amos and Caroline
(Keck) Boddorf. Their children are: Harry,
born January 30, I893, attending Thiel College, at Greenville, Pennsylvania, and will
graduate in the class of I9I6; Mary Esther,
born August 5, I896; Margaret Caroline, born
October 3, I9oo; Dora Elizabeth, born September 20, I902. All the children have been
educated in Red Bank township. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Lucas are members of the Lutheran
church, Mr. Lucas having been a deacon of
the church for ten years.
The emigrant ancestor of
STROTMAN the Strotmans of Shippensville, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, was Conrad Strotman, born in Wurtemburg, Germany, who in I833 came to the
United States, finally locating on a farm in
Elk township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
on what is now known as the Timmerman
farm. His farm was timbered, but most of
the work of clearing was done by his son,
William, Conrad being a weaver by trade. The
iron furnaces were then in full operation and
there was plenty of work for him at his trade,
times being good. He lived on the Elk county
farm until his death. Both he and his wife
were members of the Lutheran church, and he
was a Democrat in politics. Children: William, of whom further; Louise, married August Zimmerman, who helped work the homestead, where both died.
(II) William, only son of Conrad Strotman, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, December 22, I823. He came to the United
States with his parents in I833. He lived on
the homestead in Elk township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, until I846, when he bought a
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farm of one hundred sixty acres in the same
township, which he cleared and improved,
later adding seventy-six acres, then one hundred acres, then one hundred and three acres,
on which his son Amos A., now resides. The
property which Conrad Strotman bought and
William  cleared, the latter'would not divide
with his only sister, but relinquished it to her
and there she and her husband lived until
death. William Strotman continued to reside
on and cultivate his Elk township property
until his death in Ig19. He was not only
prosperous but held the respect and confidence
of his neighbors to an unusual degree. He
was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church as was his wife, and in politics affiliated
with the Republican party, serving as supervisor of roads.
He married, in I845, Lavina Dahle, born
I827, who survived him two years, daughter
of Jacob Dahle, an old resident and landowner of Clarion county, Pennsylvania. His
children: I. Uriah, died in Iowa. 2. George
W., a veteran of the civil war, now living in
Elmira, New York. 3. Franklin, now living
in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. 4.
Lavina, of previous mention, married William
Strotman. 5. Sarah, deceased, married Thomas
Richards. 6. Lucinda, deceased, married John
Richards. 7. Jackson, a farmer, died in Clarion county. Children of William and Lavina
Strotman: I. Gustav Uriah, died aged eighteen
years. 2. William Jacob, engaged in the oil
fields until his death aged sixty-one years. 3.
John Henry, a farmer and oil well driller, now
living at Pitch Pine, Pennsylvania. 4. Amos
Andrew, of whom further. 5. Jane, married
William L. Hess. 6. Mary, deceased, married
Albert Short. 7. Samuel, a farmer and carpenter, living on half the old homestead. 8.
Lydia, died in infancy. 9. Edward, resides
on the homestead. Io. Daniel, died aged eleven
years.
(III) Amos Andrew, son of William and
Lavina (Dahle) Strotman, was born in Elk
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, March
I, I852. He was educated in the public school,
and remained with his father at the homestead
until he was twenty-six years of age. He also
learned the mason's trade at which he worked
in connection with farming. After his marriage he moved to the farm of one hundred
and three acres owned by his father in Ashland township, which although richly underlaid
with coal, gas and oil was heavily timbered on
the surface and without buildings of any kind.
He began clearing at once and has it now well
under cultivation and improved with residence,
barns and all necessary buildings of modern
design. He conducts general farming operations, although at one time he specialized in
the breeding of high-grade Holstein cattle.
There are three producing oil wells on the
farm from which revenue accrues to Mr.
Strotman's profit. In politics he is a Republican, but has steadfastly refused the offers of
public office that have been made him. He
and his wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
He married, March I4, I878, Elizabeth
Hogue, born in Oil City, July I, I857, daughter of John and Catherine (Horne) Hogue
and granddaughter of John and Christina
(Miller) Hogue. Children of Amos A. and
Elizabeth (Hogue) Strotman: I. Perry Milton, born January I2, I879; a farmer; married
Effie Lewis, and resides in Ashland township.
2. Harriet Ethel, born June 20, I88I; married Taylor Cotton, and lives in New Castle,
Pennsylvania. 3. Howard Wilson, born July
Io, I889; married Myrtle Etzel, and resides
on the farm.
(The Hogue Line).
(I) John Hogue was born in Scotland and
his wife, Christina (Miller) Hogue, was born
in Holland. Both came to the United States
as children with their parents and both settled
in Philadelphia, where they met and married.
They then moved to Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, where John became a well-to-do
farmer and landowner, later real estate dealer.
He finally bought a farm of two hundred and
sixty acres in Venango county, where he died.
He married a second wife, his first dying in
Venango county. Six of his sons served in
the civil war, four being killed in battle.
(II) John (2), son of John (I) Hogue,
was born in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania,
about I8Io, moved to Venango county with his
father and there married. He was an oil contractor in his earlier business life and one of the
largest in the oil field. He later bought a farm
near Oil City and there lived until his death
ill I89I. His wife, Catherine (Horne) Hogue,
born in Venango county, died in I885. She
was a daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth
(Donohue) Horne, he born in Germany, she
in Ireland. They came to the United States
as children, met and married in New York
City, later moving to Venango county, PenngoiALLEGHENY VALLEY
sylvania. There Stephen Horne cultivated his
farm of two hundred acres until later in life,
when he sold part of it, living on the remaining acres until death. One of the sons of Stephen and Elizabeth Horne served in the civil
war.
The Strattans of this record
STRATTAN  descend from John Strattan,
a Welshman, who came to
this country with four brothers and settled in
Camden county, New Jersey, near Haddonfield. He was a member of the Society o,f
Friends. He did not long remain in New
Jersey. He was a merchant in Philadelphia,
then moved to Northern Pennsylvania, locating at Ridgway, Elk county, then an unbroken
wilderness. Later he came to what is now
Clarion county, locating on land where the
borough of Strattanville now  stands.  This
land he purchased from Philip Clover, September I5, I826. In I828 he laid out the village
Nwhich bears his name, it then being in Armstrong county and so remained for eleven
years: The first store was opened by Samuel
W~ilson in June, I823, the only store between
Brookville and Franklin except one at Shippensville. Mr. Strattan was an honest, upright
business man and labored hard for the improvement of the village that bears his name.
While on his death bed he offered a prayer for
his wife and children. This he had written
out to leave as a dying memento. He was a
good man and honored by all. He had two
wives, Sarah Reeves and Elizabeth,
the latter surviving him several years. He
died at Strattanville, March 26, 1857, aged
eighty-four years. He had sons, John R., of
whom further, and Joseph S., son of the second wife.
(II) John R., son of John Strattan and his
first wife, Sarah (Reeves) Strattan, was born
in Camden county, New Jersey, between Camden and Haddonfield, October 2, I807, died in
Strattanville, Pennsylvania, January 8, I88I.
He came to Clarion county with his parents in
I826 and during the earlier part of his life
followed farming. During the winter of I845
and I846 he taught the public school in Strattanville. In I846 he engaged in mercantile
business in Strattanville, continuing successfully until I873, when he retired, transferring
the business to his son, Dr. Charles B. Strattan. John R. Strattan was largely interested
in many Clarion county enterprises, notably
the First National Bank (founded in I865) of
Clarion, of which he was an organizer, a heavy
stockholder and a director until his death. He
was also a prominent lumberman. He was a
Republican in politics, but never accepted public office. He was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and a man thoroughly respected in his community.
He married (first) August 26, i830, Mary
Ann Barber, who died September 8, I872,
aged sixty-six years. He married (second)
October I5, I873, Emma Ferguson, who survived him, and married (second) William B.
Barber and has by him a daughter Rena, who
married Joseph Goal and lives in Strattanville.
Emma (Ferguson) Strattan was born in Strattanville, Pennsylvania, in 184I, daughter of
William and Mary Ferguson, old settlers of
Clarion county. William Ferguson was a carpenter, later a farmer and owner of several
farms. Child of John R. Strattan by his first
wife, Mary Ann Barber: I. Dr. Charles B.,
born September 24, 183I, died December I4,
I9II; was a physician and merchant; he married Rose Gray; children: i. Ida M., born November 23, I854, married Lewis Streng, of
Pittsburgh, March 29, I886. ii. Frank G.,
born I856, married Caroline Alsbaugh; children: Sarah W., George G., Rose G., Marie,
Eliza, Eva. iii. John R., born 1857, married
Emma Foster; no issue. iv. Caroline E., married Winfield S. Trainer; children: Otis M.,
Howard, Guerney, Rose, Helen, John. v. Max
M., married          George; child, Charles.
vi. Eva, born August 28, I866, married, January I8, I883, James W. Jones; children: Harry,
Melvin, Bernice. vii. Howard G., married
Sarah Young; children: Pauline, Helen, Eugene, Kenneth. Children of John R. St:'attan
by his second wife, Emma Ferguson: 2. Harry
Ferguson, of whom further. 3. Custer Ferguson, born in Strattanville, Pennsylvania,
July 6, I876; he was educated in the public
schools and Allegheny College, Meadville,
Pennsylvania; after leaving college he associated with the Strattanville Oil and Gas Company of which he is general manager; he is a
director in the First National Bank of Clarion
and still retains the family heritage of property
in Strattanville and vicinity; he is a Prohibitionist in politics, has served as borough councilman, is now borough treasurer and member
of the school board; he is an active member
and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church
and treasurer of the Sunday school; his college
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fraternity is Phi Kappa Psi; he married, June
20, I9OO, Acty Basim, born in Strattanville,
December I9, I879, daughter of Calvin and
Matilda (Stine) Basim, he a native of Clarion
county, she o.f Jefferson county, Pennsylvania;
she is a granddaughter of Abraham Basim, a
farmer of Clarion county, and his wife, Christine (Carney) Basim; Matilda Stine was a
daughter of Abraham Stine, born in Germany,
and Annie (Brown) Stine, born in Ireland,
both died in Pennsylvania; children of Custer
F. Strattan: Cyril Theodore, born September
5, I900, and Ronald Basim, August 29, I909.
(III) Harry Ferguson, eldest son of John
R. Strattan and his second wife, Emma (Ferguson) Strattan, was born in Strattanville,
Pennsylvania, September 24, I874. He was
educated in the public schools and entered
Allegheny College at Meadville, Pennsylvania,
whence he was a graduate in the class of I898.
After graduation he returned to Strattanville
where he engaged in the lumber business until
I9oI. For the next three years, I9oI-O4, he
was resident of Niagara Falls, New York,
where he operated in real estate. He then
located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, entering the
First National Bank. In I9IO he was appointed assistant cashier, which position he now
holds, being also member of the board of
directors. In politics he is a Republican. He
is a member of Clarion Lodge, No. 277, Free
and Accepted Masons, and his college fraternity is Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
He married, May 8, I9oI, Amanda J. Rulofson, born in Strattanville, Pennsylvania, April
21, I878, daughter of William R. and Sarah
E. ( Smathers) Rulofson and granddaughter
of Rulof R. Rulofson, born October I8, 1822.
In I843 Rulof R. Rulofson erected in the state
of Maine the first "gang" saw mill ever operated in the United States. He came to Elk
county, Pennsylvania, in I85I, and in 1858 to
Strattanville, where he built a fine residence
and engaged in the lumber business until his
death at a very advanced age. He was a member of the Masonic Order for fifty-three years
and an Odd Fellow, prominent in both orders.
He married, in Maine, Amanda Jane Emersen, born in Rhode Island. Children: Priscilla Jane, married Samuel R. Strattan; Jeannette Elizabeth; William R., see forward;
Myrtle, all living (I9I2); Annette; William
H. and James, deceased.
William  R. Rulofson was born April 27,
1855; was for many years associated with his
father in business and now resides in Brookville, Pennsylvania. His wife, Sarah (Smathers) Rulofson, died October, I9o09. Children:
William H. and Eugene E. Rulofson, both employees of the Carnegie Steel Compiany, Munhall, Pennsylvania; Amanda J., wife of Harry
Ferguson Strattan. The Rulofsons descend
from William and Priscilla (Howard) Rulofson, both of English descent and for many
years residents of New Brunswick, Canada.
They are the great-grandparents of Mrs.
Amanda J. (Rulofson) Strattan.
The Fraziers of Clarion deFRAZIER scend from Joseph Fraser, born
in Inverness, Scotland.  He
came to this country from Ireland, locating in
Pittsburgh. He did not like this country and
soon returned to Ireland where he died. At
one time he was in the employ of the English
government.  He married and had issue:
George, of whom further; John, left Ireland
and is supposed to have gone to Australia; a
third child died in infancy.
(II) George, son of Joseph Fraser, was
born I8IO, in Inverness, Scotland, and lived
there until he was eight years old, then moved
to Ireland; died in Red Bank township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He came to the
UTnited States when sixteen years of age with
an uncle and with him settled in Beaver county, Pennsylvania. He learned the stonemason's
trade, working at that until his removal to
Clarion county, where he engaged in farming
in Red Bank township until his death. He was
a man of quiet, retiring habits, a Republican
and a member of the Presbyterian church. He
married Ellen Jack, born in Center county,
Pennsylvania, in I8IO, of German descent.
Her father married a second wife and moved
to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he
died leaving a large family of sons and daughters. Children of George Fraser: I. James J.,
of whom further. 2. John B., deceased; was
a veteran of the civil war, serving in company
C, Seventy-eighth regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. 3. George M., now a farmer
of Red Bank township. 4. Anna, married
Scott Sloan and lives in New Bethlehem, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. 5. Winfield Scott,
engaged in the oil business, now living in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, retired. 6. Mary, married William Bowersox, anid resides in New
Bethlehem.
(III) James J. Frazier, eldest son of George
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John Coleman, mentioned below; Horace, born
May 24, I769; Roswell, September 29, I77I;
Roswell, October I6, 1773; Calvin, August 6,
I775; Tabitha, September 9, I777, married
Christopher Greenleaf; Jonathan, July I5,
I779; Luther, March 5, I782; Julianna, March
II, 1783, married Stephen Woodward; Leonard, July I5, I785; Asher, June 17, I787;
Theodore, July I9, I789; Theodore, born
August I2, I79I.
(VI) John  Coleman, son  of Lieutenant
John (3) Dickinson, was born September Io,
I767, and died in I828. His daughters Tabitha and Julianna were members of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. He
married in I79I, Sophia Fitch, who was born
in I769, and died in I819. Children: Chauncey,
mentioned below; Tabitha; Julianna.
(VII) Chauncey, son of John Coleman
Dickinson, was born May I2, I794, and died
in February, I883, at Lockport, New York.
He married, February 3, I814, at Cooperstown,
New York, Clarissa Ingalls, who was born
May I5, I795, died January 23, I867, at Forestville, New York. Children: Orlando Edmund, born March 17, I8I7, died in Lockport, New York. July 9, I866; Edward S.,
mentioned below; Eliza Adams, born May 22,
1822, in Adams, New York, died in Forestville, New York, November I7, I897; Russell
Ingals, born in Whitesborough, New York,
April I5, I823, died in Roanoke, Virginia, October 27, 90o8, aged eighty-five years; Captain Augustus S., born in 1824, now living in
Leavenworth, Kansas; John Fitch, born.I826,
died in Erie, Illin,ois; Louise A., born I832,
died in Sheridan, New York, I895.
(VIII) Lieutenant Edward S. Dickinson,
soin of Chauncey Dickinson, was born July 2,
I8I9. He engaged in farming, living first in
Forestville, New York, then in Prophetstown,
Illinois, and subsequently in St. Louis, Missouri. He served three years in the Union
army during the civil war, was mustered into
service in Dixon, Illinois, May 24, i86I, as,corporal in Company B, Thirteenth Illinois Infantry, and was discharged August I, 1861I, to
accept promotion as Lieutenant. He was mustered in!to service again on August 3I, I86I,
as first lieutenant of Company B, First Battalion, Missouri Cavalry, the designation of
which w.vs chan,ged to Company B, First Battalion Missouri Cavalry, attached to Thirteenth Missouri Infantry, and was subsequently known as Company B, Ninth Missouri
Cavalry. He was transferred to Company B,
Tenth Missouri Cavalry in December, 1862,
and was honorably discharged August 9, I864,
by reason of expiration of term of service. He
married Sarah Parsons, daughter of Major
Daniel and Mercy (Blasdell) Parsons (see
Parsons). Children: Catharine Louise, born
March 30, 1844, married Stephen Bartlett;
Eliza Virginia, born December Io, I847, died
at Forestville, New York, July. 17, I864; Augustus Warren, mentionled below; Daniel Edward, born in Prophetstown, Illinois, in 1854;
Marion Sinclair, born January io, I856, married Edgar Quigley; James Ray, born December 22, I858, married Effie Mefford.
(IX) Augustus Warren, son of Lieutenant
Edward S. Dickinson, was born July 28, 1849.
At an early age he entered the railroad business which he has followed all his life. He
was first employed by the Erie Railroad Company for a number of years. In I870, he came
to the oil country and worked for the old
Union  and  Titus;ville  Railroad  Company,
which was taken over by the Oil Creek 
Allegheny River Railroad, which in turn became the Pittsburgh, Titusville  Buffalo Railroad, then the Buffalo, Pittsburgh  Western;
the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia, and
the Western New York  Pennsylvania, being
now a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. Mr. Dickinson continued with all of the
above companies down to the present time,
and is now a conductor on the Pennsylvania
Railroad-the oldest, active employee by service in his division. An interesting incident in
his life as a boy was his attempt to join the
Union army. In I86I, he camped and drilled
with a company of the II2th Illinois Infantry
at Dixon, Illinois; but when it came to being
mustered in he was sent home on account of
his age. He was less than twelve years old.
He married, January 2, I876, Carolinie Emily
Olney, daughter of Dexter G. and Elvira
(Pratt) Olney, born July I5, I857 (see
Olney). Children: Ray Edward, mentioned
below; George Earl, born April 23, I879, married Minnie Elizabeth Johnson, and has one
daughter, Elean.or; Kathryn L., born September II, i88I; Jeannette M., born October Io,
i883; Alice Bettes Carrie, born February 14,
i886. married William Claude Whitmore, of
Mt. Morris, New York, June 26, 1912; Beatrice. born October 6, 1892.
(X) Ray Edward, son of Augustus Warren Dickinson,. was born in Butler county,
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and Ellen (Jack) Fraser, was born in Red
Bank township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
May 22, I843. He was educated in the public
schools and Glade Run Academy, whence he
was graduated class of I87I.  He enlisted,
September I3, I862, in Company K, Fourteenth
Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (one hundred
and fifty-ninth regiment on the line), serving
two years, eight months and twenty-three days,
then receiving honorable discharge. He saw
hard service and was engaged in nearly fifty
battles and skirmishes. He fought at White
Sulphur Springs, August 26, I863, Droop
Mountain, Virginia, and rode with the raiders
under General W. W. Averill, when they destroyed the Virginia and Central railway, December I7, I863. His service was continuous
and he fortunately escaped all harm or injury.
The Fourteenth saw about the most arduous
service of any regiment in the army, starting
on December 28, I862, for Harper's Ferry, it
was in active service until the close of the war,
fighting a great deal of the time daily engagements. General Averill says in his report to
the war department: "I was obliged to swim
my commands and drag my artillery with ropes
across Craig's Creek seven times in twentyfour hours." Again he says: "My command
has marched, climbed, slidden and swam three
hundred and forty-five miles since the 8th
inst." (December, I863). This was the service Mr. Frazier saw during his almost three
years of cavalry service, many times with
empty stomach, wet, tattered clothing and aching body he has passed a sleepless night only
to rise the following morning to a repetition
of the previous day's march. In December,
I864, the regiment went into winter quarters
at Martinsburg, Maryland, and in recognition
of their valuable service the war department
issued to each man a complete new suit of
clothing as a gift from the government, perhaps, the only instance of the kind in the history of the department.
After the war Mr. Frazier finished his education and after his graduation from Glade
Run Academy taught school for four years.
He then located in Clarion, read law under
J. H. Patrick, and November ii, I876, was admitted to the Clarion county bar. He practiced his profession in Clarion until I889, and
was rated a successful, capable practitioner.
In I889 he entered the service of the United
States in the internal revenue department and
so continues. He was removed from office
during President Cleveland's second term, but
again reappointed under President McKinley.
During his four years retirement he practiced
law and dealt in real estate. He is a Republican in politics, and both he and his wife
members of the Presbyterian church. He is
affiliated with his old army comrades in the
Grand Army of the Republic and the Union
Veteran Legion.
He married, October 28, I886, Kate M.
(M/Iooney) lMIoore, born in Strattanville, Pennsylvania, daughter of James and Susan Mooney
and widow of Thomas F. Moore, of New
York, by whom she had Frank F. Moore; he
lives in Franklin, Pennsylvania.
The origin of this name is not
KING known, but it is one of the oldest,
and among its members are statesmen, soldiers, admirals, Arctic travelers, men
of science, authors, dramatists, composers,
bishops (five in all) and an archbishop. The
first Bishop of Oxford was Robert King.
Bishop Henry King was described by his
friend, Isaac Walton, as the "epitome of all
honors and virtues, a generous nobleman and
a person never to be forgotten." Oliver King,
Bishop of Bath and Wells, secretary to Edward IV., founded a charity as part of St.
George's Chapel, Windsor, which still retains
his name, King Chapel. London is indebted
to Gregory King for some of its streets and
squares. Soho fields were laid out by him,
and Soho Square was formerly King Square,
thus named in his honor. He was the author
of a superb volume describing the coronation
of James II. and his queen. Peter King, the
first Lord King, was chancellor of England.
Variations of the name are Kinge, Kingsley,
Kingsland, Kingsbury, Kingsmill, Kingston,
Kingsford, Kingscote, Kingslake, Kingsdown,
Kingshorne and Kinsale. Many Huguenot
families who settled in England changed their
name LeRoy into King.
Representatives of the family were in the
French and Indian wars and in the war for
independence. Lieutenant John King was at
Lexington and Bunker Hill. Benjamin King,
of Massachusetts, member of the committee
of safety, gave five sons to the Continental
army. Rufus King, aide to General Sullivan
in the revolution, was minister for two terms
to the Court of St. James. Among Kings of
an early day who were men of affairs may be
mentioned William King and William Rufus
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King. The former was the first governor of
Maine, and his statue may be seen in the Capitol
at Washington, and the latter was vice-president of the United States during President
Pierce's administration.
Burke's Armory blazons thirty-eight King
and fifteen Kinge arms. One is sable, a lion
rampant, between three crosses or. Crest, a
lion's gamb or foreleg, erased and erect sable,
grasping a cross fitchee, that is, sharpened at
the base, points to a crusader ancestor, for this
was the style of cross carried by pilgrims, and
then set up when prayers were offered.
(I) William  King, the pioneer ancestor,
with his wife, Dorothy, and two children came
from Weymouth, Dorsetshire, London, England, to Salem, Massachusetts. The following
appears in the early town and church records
of the above town: "William King came from
I,ondon, England, in the ship'Abigail' in I635,
aged twenty-eight; had a grant of land in I637,
and was afterwards a freeman. He had besides a wife two children, William Jr. and
Samuel. Afterwards he had the following
children baptized: Mehetable, on the 25th Dec.
I636; John, Nov. ISt, I638; Deliverance, Oct.
3Ist, I64I. He seemed to have been the superior polemic, if not devotee, as in the antinomian perversity of I637, he was one of five
men in Salem who was required to be disarmed for the public safety, and in the more
violent ragings of spiritual insubordination in
I659, his Christian kindness to the Quakers
exposed him to whipping and banishment.
From the latter he was restored in I66I, on
repentance." Children of Mr. and Mrs. King:
I. William Jr., married Catherine Stone, died
about the year I69o, leaving no issue. 2. Samuel, born I633, married, and his descendants
are supposed to live in New Salem. 3. Mehetable, baptized December 25, I636. 4. John,
of whom further. 5. Deliverance, baptized
October 3I, I64I.
(II) John, son of William  and Dorothy
King, was born in Salem, Massachusetts, baptized November I, I638. He married, in September, I660, Elizabeth Goldthwait. Children:
I. John Jr., born October, I662; nothing is
known of him. 2. Samuel, born May, I664;
married and had one daughter Elizabeth. 3.
William, born June, I669; married Hannah
Cook, and settled in Sutton in I717. 4. Elizabeth, born February, I67I; married Nathaniel
Waters. 5. Jonathan, of whom further. 6.
Thomas, born February, I677, died October,
I68o. 7. Hannah, born April, I68I; married
Benjamin Marsh, and settled at Sutton. 8.
Mary, born March, I687, died young.
(III) Jonathan, son of John and Elizabeth
(Goldthwait) King, was born at Salem, Massachusetts, February, I674. He came to Sutton in I7I7. He was one of the proprietors
with his brother William, and Benjamin Marsh
(brother-in-law) of one-fiftieth part of three
thousand acres, paying for the same sixteen
pounds, thirteen shillings, four pence. The
date of his deed was August I4, I715, a copy
of which may be found in the registry of deeds
office for the county of Suffolk. He there
erected a house and spent the remainder of his
days. He married, in Salem, February 22,
I726, Alice Verry. Children: I. Desire, born
June 22, I729; married Amos Gould. 2. Sarah,
born  March  I I, I73I; married  Eliphalet
Rowell. 3. Jonathan, born September 3, 1734;
married Elizabeth McKnight.  4. John, of
whom further.
(IV) John (2), son of Jonathan and Alice
(Verry) King, was born in Salem, Massachusetts, January I9, I737. He was a farmer, and
settled on the place now owned by Daniel
Bugbee. He at one time owned all the estate
belonging to his father. He was a subscriber
to the Massachusetts Spy when that paper was
first published in Worcester, going himself or
sending his children to the office for it each
week, and his neighbors would meet at his
house to hear the paper read.  He early
espoused the patriot cause, being orderly sergeant of the first company enlisted in Sutton,
of which Arthur Daggett was captain. Whether
he marched to the seat of war with that company is not known, but at the time the army
was stationed at Dorchester Heights and Roxbury, he held a commission as lieutenant in
Captain Asa Danforth's company, Colonel
Larned's regiment, and it was that regiment
which first entered Boston after its evacuation
by the British troops, March I7, I776. Shortly
after this he was appointed commissary, with
the title of captain, which position he held
until the close of the war.  Soon after the
close of the war he was appointed deputy
sheriff, which position he held for several
years. At that time the law was such that you
could take all that a man had, and then put
him in prison and keep him there as long as
you were willing to pay his board. He was
accustomed, when sent to attach a person's
property, if he thought him honest and willing
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to pay, to become bail for him and so give him
time, but his confidence was sometimes abused.
Captain King married, January Io, 1757,
Elizabeth Town. Children: I. Sarah, born
August 29, 1758; married Bezaleel Gleason,
November I, I779. 2. Jonathan, born August
27, I760; married Mrs. Lucy Blanchard, January I3, I792. 3. Elizabeth, born October I3,
I762; married Asahel Flint. 4. Edmund, born
September I8, I764; married Polly Mellen.
5. John, of whom further. 6. Simeon, born
November 8, I770, died unmarried, February
28, I797.  7. Solomon, born September I5,
I772; married, April, I8IO, Sarah Phelps. 8.
Tarrant, born August I7, I774; married, July
20, I802, Betsey Morse. 9. Polly, born August 7, I776, died unmarried, February 2I,
I86I. io. Patty, born May 30, I779; married, December 30, I805, Turner Rawson.
(V) John (3), son of John (2) and Elizabeth (Town) King, was born at Sutton, Massachusetts, September 22, I766. He married,
March, I784, Tamar Putnam, born October,
I768. After his marriage he lived for a time
at Sutton, then moved to Ward, now Auburn,
where his wife died December 6, I819, after
which he went to reside with his daughter in
Phillipston, where he died March I4, 1824.
Children: I. Tamar, born July 7, I785. 2.
John, of whom further. 3. James, died young.
(VI) Colonel John (4) King, son of John
(3) and Tamar (Putnam) King, was born
in Massachusetts, February 7, I787, died October 27, I842. When quite young he went to
reside with his mother's brother, who emigrated to Warren, Pennsylvania, taking John
with him. He became prominently identified
with his adopted home, becoming interested in
the lumber business, was proprietor of a tavern
for some time, carried mail on horseback, and
was elected to the office of sheriff of the
county, on the Democratic ticket. During the
war of I8I2 he served as captain of a company
stationed at Erie, Pennsylvania, and was afterwards promoted to the rank of colonel, which
title he ever afterwards bore. He married, August I5, I8II, Betsey (Gilson) Stevens, born
in Salisbury, Connecticut, February I7, I79I,
died October 2.3, I873, widow of Edward Stevens, and daughter of John Gilson, and she
had a daughter, Evaline A., born December
I5, I807, who was adopted by Mr. King; she
married (first) Thomas W. Jackson, (second)
John Mead. Children of Mr. and Mrs. King:
I. John Hamilton,. born May I9, I8I2. 2.
Patience Maria, born August 2I, I8I4,-died
November 28, I884; married, September, I834,
William Harmon. 3. Rufus Putnam, of whom
further. 4. James Edmond, born May 3, I820,
died January 21, I888; married, December 31,
I85I, Sarah Kendall. 5. Malvina Tamar, born
February I4, I823, died April 22, i868; married, April i8, I850, Ephraim Cowan. 6. Betsey Jane, born April Io, I825, died August 26,
I862; married, January 6, I848, 0. H. Hunter.
7. George Washington, born February 5, I827,
died July 2, i889; married, November 28,
I854, Olive C. Gould.
(VII) Rufus Putnam, son of Colonel John
(4) King, was born in Warren, Pennsylvania,
June 30, I817, died January 7, I899. He was
educated in the schools of the borough, and
after completing his studies he accepted a position as clerk in a store, becoming in early life
a capable bookkeeper and accountant. Later
he turned his attention to the lumber business,
for many years being partner of the late L. F.
Watson, they being the owners of various mills
and extensive timber tracts, and in due course
of time ranked among the successful lumbermen of the Allegheny Valley. During the
existence of the old Northwestern Bank in
Warren, Mr. King served as its cashier, rendering capable and efficient service. He was
one of the leaders in the Democratic party, and
a prominent factor in political affairs in his
community. Although that section of the state
was a Republican stronghold, Mr. King's
popularity was so great as to insure his election
to the offices of associate judge, tax collector,
prothonotary and registei of records, in all
of which he discharged his duties to the best
of his ability and to the satisfaction of his
constituents. He took an active interest in the
public schools, serving on the board of education continuously for twenty-eight years, and
later for a term of two years. He was largely
instrumental in the advancement and development of the borough of Warren, calling the
first meeting to organize the Warren Library,
and being one of the four men that laid out
Central Park, setting out the trees, which have
improved and beautified it, and in every way
adding to its growth and beauty. He was
brought up in the Methodist Episcopal church,
and held membership in the Independ,ent Order
of Odd Fellows, in which he held all the chairs,
and was also a charter member of the Encampgo6PENNSYLVANIA
ment. His home was the old Gilson homestead
on Pennsylvania avenue, Warren, where he
brought up his children.
Mr. King married, September I7, I844,
Mary Sebrina, born December I, 1824, in Candia, New Hampshire, died June 17, I856,
daughter of Joseph Young and Polly Sargent
(Turner) James, the former named being born
at Deerfield, New Hampshire, September I2,
I803, died at Warren, Pennsylvania, October
I4, I896, and the latter born at Candia, New
Hampshire, September I4, I798. Children of
Mr. and Mrs. James; Joseph Dennis, Mary Sebrina, DeWitt Clinton, Martin Van Buren,
Gholson Clairborne. Children of Mr. and
Mrs. King: I. Belle Sebrina, born April 3,
I846; widow of William N. Stevens. 2. Rufus
James, born February 29, 1848, died November II, I856. 3. Blanche, of whom further.
(VIII) Blanche, youngest child of Rufus
Putnam and Mary Sebrina (James) King, was
born October 17, 185O. She married, September I8, I87I, John Jay Boyce, born December
2I, I833, died March I5, I896, at Chicago,
Illinois, son'of William and Sally (Hayward)
Boyce, natives of New Jersey. Mr. Boyce was
from early life identified with the railway
business, being in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railway Company and others. He was
a passenger conductor, which line of work he
followed for many years. Mrs. Boyce takes a
great interest in historical affairs and is a
member of General Joseph Warren Chapter,
No. 950, Daughters of the American Revolution, of Warren, Pennsylvania, and in I9II
served as assistant registrar of that body. Her
national number is 59,022. She is eligible to
membership through several lines, namely:
Ezekiel Worthen, of New Hampshire; Nathan
Putnam, of Massachusetts; John King, of
Massachusetts; John Gilson, of Massachusetts,
and Moses Turner, of New Hampshire. Mr.
and Mrs. Boyce are the parents of three children: I. Belle Adelaide, born February I9,
I879. 2. Ethel Blanche, born January I7,
I88I, died September I4, I909. 3. John Jay
Jr., born December 29, I885, died in infancy.
Among the representatives of
RUSSELL the medical profession in Warren county, Pennsylvania, Dr.
John C. Russell, of Warren, holds a leading
place. He comes of old colonial stock, descending from that race of sturdy pioneers to
whom the present generation owes so much.
(I) David Russell, the first of the line here
under consideration of whom we have definite
information, was born in southeastern Pennsylvania, and was a descendant of the New
England Russells, being of Scotch-Irish derivation.  He married         and his children were as follows: I. John, married
McGinnis, and settled in Clarion county, Pennsylvania. 2. Samuel, married and settled on
the opposite side of the river, at Emlenton,
Pennsylvania. 3. Caleb, settled in Butler county, Pennsylvania, but later went west.  4.
David, settled in Butler county, Pennsylvania;
married  (first)         Hanlon; children:
Huston, Josiah J., James W.; married (second) Jane Patton. 5. Peggy, mentioned below.
(II) Peggy, daughter of David Russell, became the wife of James Russell; children:
Caleb, Peggy, John, Isabella, Andrew, James,
mentioned below.
(III) James (2), son of James (I) and
Peggy (Russell) Russell, was born about I779,
died in I84I. He settled in Concord township,
Butler county, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He purchased
about five hundred acres of government land,
a portion of which he afterward sold, and
cleared and cultivated an extensive farm. He
married (first) -     McQuiston; children:
I. James, operated a farm and hotel in Venango county, Pennsylvania, ultimately acquiring a competency, after which he resided in
Philadelphia; married       McKee. 2. William, married Betsy M. C. Canders; children:
Robert, Mrs. G. Baker and Mrs. A. Thompson. 3. Robert, married Hannah Fetterman
and settled at Sugar Creek, Pennsylvania. 4.
John, deceased. 5. David. 6. Peggy. He
married (second) Anna Wallace, who died
within a year. He married (third) Nancy
Cunningham; children: 7. Mary, married
Mark McCandless, of Eau Claire, Pennsylvania. 8. Eliza, married Dr. H. C. Lynn, one
child, Elizabeth. 9. Isab,ella, married George
Cubbison, of Harrisville, Pennsylvania, children: J. Newton, George, William, Annie. IO.
Samuel, mentioned below. II. Nancy D. I2.
Ebenezer. I3. Julia. I4. Ellis. I5. Ann. I6.
Emeline. I7. Jane.
(IV) Samuel, son of James (2) and Nancy
(Cunningham) Russell, was born on the old
homestead in Concord township, Butler county, Pennsylvania, I8i6, died in March, I900.
He attended the schools of the neighborhood,
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and upon attaining manhood his father gave
lim a fine farm consisting of one hundred and
fifty acres. This farm he immediately began
to improve and cultivate, and during his active
years dealt largely in cattle, finding his principal market in Pittsburgh. He became a
stockholder and director of the Concord Savinlgs Bank. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, in which he served for many
years as elder, and in politics was a Republican, always taking an active part in public
affairs, though neither desiring nor seeking
office. He married Julia Ann McCallin; children: I. Oliver H. P., enlisted in Company C,
One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, was wounded at the
battle of Gettysburg, and died in Libby Prison.
2. Ephraim, died in I9o9, at the age of sixtyseven years; he was an oil producer and superintendent of a gas plant at Jewett, Ohio. 3.
James. 4. Robert McCallin, was engaged in
the oil business; died at the age of forty. 5.
Samuel Nelson, now resides in West Sunbury.
6. William Gilmer, an oil producer and merchant of West Sunbury; has served two terms
as superintendent of the schools of Butler
county, Pennsylvania. 7. Mary E., married
(first) A. S. Hogan, and had one daughter,
now Mrs. White; married (second) A. W.
Storey, of North C'larendon. 8. John C., mentioned below. 9. Hiram  B., a physician of
Sheffield, Pennsylvania.
(V) John C., son of Samuel and Julia Ann
(McCallin) Russell, was born in Concord
township, Butler county, Pennsylvania, July
3I, I859. He received his education in West
Sunbury Academy and Grove City College.
After completing his course at the latter institution he began the study of medicine with
Dr. N. M. Hoover, of North Hope, Pennsylvania, graduating in i884 from the Western
Reserve University (medical department) of
Cleveland, Ohio. In March of the same year
he settled in North Clarendon, and for one
year thereafter was in partnership with Dr.
J. W. Heath, but since the dissolution of the
connection has practiced alone. His field is a
large one, including not his own county alone,
but extending to those adjoining, and his practice is general and extensive. In I885 Dr.
Russell purchased a drug store, which he conducted successfully for two years, his office
being in the rear of the store. He has at various times engaged in oil production in a number of fields. In I89.2, in company with A. W.
Storey, Dr. Russell purchased the Wall 
Swisher oil refinery at North Clarendon.
Dr. Russell has always taken a deep interest
in the public welfare, contributing largely to
the growth and development of the community
wherein he resides. He served on the school
board for fifteen years, performing his part
faithfully and well. At the present time he is
serving as county chairman of the Progressive
party.  In I912 he was a delegate to the
national Republican convention from twentyeight congressional districts of Pennsylvania,
and was also a delegate to the Progressive convention held in Chicago in August, I912. His
views on the subject of religion are of a broad
and general character, independent of churches
and creeds. He is a member of County, State
and National Medical societies, being one of
the official members in the county organization.
He is a member of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, member of Grand Council, Royal
Arcanum, since I885, and of the Supreme
Council since I899, and has received over six
elections from the floor. He is also supreme
medical examiner of the Keystone Benefit Society, of which he is a charter member, also
member of P. H. C. Society. In his two-fold
career, as a physician and business man, Dr.
Russell has manifested the dominant traits of
intellect and character inherited from his
Scotch-Irish ancestry, and their influence and
stamp are plainly discernable in the excellence
of his work.
Dr. Russell married Alice O'Donneli, of
Warren, Pennsylvania, and they have two
sons: Donnell Coulter and Orren Storey. Mrs.
Russell is a member of the Roman Catholic
church.
This Pennsylvania Dutch famSHAFFER ily is one of old standing in
the great Keystone commonwealth, many of the forbears having been
prominent farmers in Jefferson county.
(I)   -    Shaffer, grandfather of Calvin
Shaffer, who now resides in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, was a native of Ringgold township, Jefferson county, and there he passed
his entire lifetime. He was a farmer by occupation. He married          Giest, who bore
him a large family, of whom three girls and
two boys are living and two girls and four
boys are deceased.
(II) George, son of  --   and  --
(Giest) Shaffer, was born in Ringgold town90o8PENNSYLVANIA
lix
ship, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, died in
May, I9o6. He was reared and educated in
his native place, and during most of his active
career operated a farm of one hundred and
ten acres in Ringgold township. Late in life
he purchased one hundred and thirty-five acres
of land and gave to two of his sons, who still
live in Ringgold township. He was a stalwart
Republican in his political convictions and for
several terms served as a director on the school
board. In addition to his farming enterprises
he was greatly interested in lumbering, and
was everywhere recognized as an able business
man and an energetic and public-spirited citizen. Physically he was an unusually large
man, being of tall stature and weighing three
hundred and fifteen pounds. He was strong
and healthy until death. He and his wife were
both devout members of the Methodist Episcopal church, to whose good works they were
liberal contributors. His wife's maiden name
was Catherine Emhoff and she likewise was a
native of Jefferson county. There were fifteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer,
as follows: John, died at the age of twentyeight years; William, died young; Sadie, wife
of Ellis Giest; Manda, married George
Mitchell; William Jackson; Abraham; Alice,
married Calvin Swartz; Laura, married David
Mattern; Araminta, deceased, was wife of
Frank Keel; Herbert; M1aggie, married James
Fike; Ella, married McCarty Richards; Calvin, mentioned below; Ezra; Elsie, died at the
age of four years.
(III) Calvin, son of George and Catherine
(Emhoff) Shaffer, was born in Ringgold
township, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania,
April 22, 1878. As a youth he attended the
district schools of Ringgold township, and
prior to reaching his legal majority he assisted
his father in the work and management of the
lhome farm.  For three years thereafter he
was engaged in farming one of his father's
estates, and December I7, I907, he came to
Clarion county, where he has since maintained
his home. He is now the owner of a finely
improved estate of ninety-three acres. He has
set out a fine orchard on his farm and intends
to make this place his permanent home. His
attention is given to general farming and stockraising, and his splendid success as an agriculturist is due to his untiring labor and scientific
methods. His political support is given to the
Republican party, and he is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church, in which he is a
trustee.
In I899 he married a daughter of David and
June (Long) Brocius. Mrs. Shaffer's parents
reside in Beaver township Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, where the father is a farmer and
stockman. To Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer were
born five children: James Haven, born September 2I, I9OO;, born March 2, Igo2,
died in infancy; Mildred, August I6, I9o6;
Ralph, January 22, g1908; Wilbert J., March
20, I9I0.
Two of this name are found
STAHLMAN in the lists of those who
took the oath of allegiance
to the British government in the colonial days
of Pennsylvania: Melchior Stahlman, qualified
September 23, 174I, who came in the ship
"Marlborough," from Rotterdam; and Jacob
Stahlman, qualified October I6, I75I, who
came, also from Rotterdam, in the ship "Duke
of Wurtemberg."  Rotterdam is in Hollanid,
but this does not prove the family to be Dutch.
It was merely the point of embarkation, and
the name appears to be clearly a German niame.
The earliest entries of the name among the
warrantees of land are of John Stahlman, in
Berks county, I787, and of Solomon Stahlman,
in Schuylkill county, in 1824.
(I) Jacob Stahlman, the first member of
this family about whom we have definite information, lived in Red Bank township, probably
the part now in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, and was a farmer and stock raiser, owning one hundred and fifty acres of land. He
was a Democrat, and a member of the Lutheran church. He married    -.  Children:
four, all deceased, including Solomon, of whom
further.
(II) Solomon, son of Jacob Stahlman, was
born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, near
Frogtown, in I834. He was a farmer and
stock raiser. He married a daughter of Conrad and Angeline Keck. Her father was one
of the pioneers of Clarion county and a farmer,
owning one hundred and thirty-five acres of
land. Child, Conrad, of whom further.
(III) Conrad, son of Solomon and
(Keck) Stahlman, was born at North Freedom, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, February I6, I856, died I913. His education was
received in Red Bank township, Clarion county. From the time when he was twenty-two
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years old until his death he lived on his own
farm of ninety-seven acres at Fairmount City,
Clarion county. This farm is in splendid condition, and besides general farming Mr. Stahlman raised a good grade of stock, cattle, horses
and hogs. In national politics he was a Democrat, but in local affairs was independent of
parties. He was a member o.f the Lutheran
church, as is also his wife.  He married
Sophiah Himes. No children.
The Steele family of Franklin
STEELE  descend from  James Steel, of
Carrickmacross, Ireland, whose
descendants are found spelling the name both
with and without the fin)al "e." James Steel
came to Pennsylvania from Ireland in I772,
landing in Philadelphia, then going to the
Scotch-Irish settlement in Cumberland county,
thence to Westmoreland county, settling in
Mount Pleasant township. The land he owned
there he purchased from the Penns, and it is
now the heart of the Connellsville coke region.
He served in the revolution for three years.
He died September Io, I823, aged eighty-two
years.- He married (first) Elizabeth McMasters, daughter of a Westmoreland county
farmer, who bore him a son Joseph and a
daughter Jane, the founders of the Westmoreland county family. He married (second)
Elizabeth Donaldson.
(II) Joseph Steele, only son of James and
Elizabeth (McMasters) Steel, was born in
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, about
I780. He married Barbara Blystone, and settled in Franklin township, same county, and is
buried in the Old Tent (United-Presbyterian)
graveyard. He was a farmer and a Presbyterian. He left issue, including a son, George,
of whom further.
(III) George, son of Joseph and Barbara
(Blystone) Steele, was born in Westmoreland
county about I820, died in Crawford county,
Pennsylvania, October I, I856. He married
Mary Hill. They had a son Oliver B., of further mention.
(IV) Oliver B., son of George and Mary
(Hill) Steele, was born in Crawford county,
supposedly Meadville, July 8, I839, died at
Franklin, Pennsylvania, September I9, I9o8.
He was seventeen years of age when his father
died, and soon after that the family moved to
Franklin, where he was educated at the old
Franklin Academy. He became a wage earner
at an early age, finding his first employment in
riding and driving teams that furnished barges
coming up the river with their motive power.
Becoming familiar with the river he spent several years as pilot, guiding boats and rafts in
safety to the lower river markets. Quitting
the river he became salesman for a cutlery
house, spending several years on the road in
successful business. In I859 he first became
an oil operator, and in i866 a refiner, forming a partnership with S. J. Mannick, and
establishing a refinery in Cranberry township
just across the river from Franklin, under the
firm name of the Cranberry Oil Company. In
I877 in association with Alexander Cochran
he organized the Valley Oil Company, which
they sold in I877. He then, with S. P. McCalmont as partner, organized the Relief Oil
Works for the refining of oil, which had a successful existence of twenty years. After disposing of his interest in this latter company
Mr. Steele retired from active business life.
He was an upright conscientious man, marked
among his fellows by his strict business integrity. His was a kindly confiding nature, always
believing the best of his fellowmen, and turning a deaf ear to tongues of evil report. He
was respected and loved in his community,
where every man regarded him as a personal
friend. He had no political ambition, and took
little part in public affairs beyond registering
his vote for the candidate of his choice. He
was not a member of any church, but gave his
preference to the Methodist, and for many
years was a member of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows of Franklin. He married,
October I9, I86I, Mary, daughter of John and
Rachel Fleming, who survived him until May,
I9IO. Children: George, died in I878; Katherine, died in I868; Charles A., of whom further; Albert, living in Greenville, Pennsylvania.
(V) Charles A., son of Oliver B. and Mary
(Fleming) Steele, was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, January II, I865. He was educated
in the intermediate and high schools of that
city, and in earlier life was associated with his
father in oil refining. Having pronounced
dramatic talent he decided to abandon commercial life and make for himself a stage
career. He rose rapidly in his profession, and
in his seven years upon the stage was associated with the supporting companies of leading players of that period, in well known and
important roles. He played King Claudius
and Laertes in "Hamlet," Tybalt and Friar
gIoPENNSYLVANIA
Laurence in "Romeo and Juliet," Iago in
"Othello," Macduff in "Macbeth," Marc Antony in "Cleopatra," Bassanio in "The Merchant
of Venice," and other important Shakespearian
characters. But his long and continual absences from home finlally outweighed his love
for his art, and he retired from the stage to a
position as telegraph operator with the National Transit, a subsidiary branch of the
Standard Oil Company. He remained with
this company for ten years until elected treasurer of the city of Franklin in I9IO. He has
also served his city two years on the board of
water commissioners, and as councilman four
years. He is an efficient official, and possesses
the traits of character that distinguished his
honored father. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in political
faith a Republican.
He married, April 25, I889, Laura, daughter of D. C. and Lucinda (Anderson) McKee,
of Charlottsville, Pennsylvania. Child: Louise
McKee, born in Franklin, April 2I, -I893.
This is one of the most
THOMPSON common of English names,
naturally to be taken as
meaning son of Thomas, although it is possible
that it may be in some instances of local origin.
In the United States it is also a common name
in many sections. Doubtless in this nation and
in Great Britain also it is the name, not of one
family, but of a large number of families.
Several families of the name Thompson were
very conspicuous in the provincial and in the
revolutionary periods of Pennsylvania history,
in the civil and in the military services, in Lancaster and Cumberland counties and in the
Juniata valley. From the Thompsons of the
Lancaster county family came three colonels
in the revolutionary war.
(I) George Thompson, the first member of
this family about whom we have definite inforination, settled in Indiana county, Pennsylvania. Whom he married is not known, but
he had a son, Christopher, of whom further.
(II) Christopher, son of George Thompson,
was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, in
I823, died in Clarion township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, in I886. When he was a young
man he came into Clarion county. By trade he
was a collier and a burner of charcoal. Later
he was a farmer. He was a Democrat and a
Presbyterian.   He  married  (first)  Eliza
Painter, (second) Elizabeth, born April I3,
1834, daughter of John and Jennie (Mosgrove) Wynkoop; she now lives at Fisher,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania. She is a member of the United Presbyterian church. Her
father and her mother came into Clarion county at an early stage of its settlement; he died
at Strattonville, and she died at Corsica, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Wynkoop was
a hatter. Children of Christopher Thompson,
first named three by first, other by second
wife: I. Margaret, deceased. 2. Francis, deceased. 3. Bird, deceased. 4. Jennie M., married L. G. Terwilliger, of Fisher, Pennsylvania. 5. Bird Wynkoop, of whom further.
6. Elizabeth, married C. F. Wenk; they live
at Milan, Tennessee. 7. Christopher S., railroad engineer, lives at Richwood, Nicholas
county, West Virginia. 8. May R., married
J. G. Howe; they live at Showers, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania.
(III) Bird Wynkoop, son of Christopher
and Elizabeth (Wynkoop) Thompson, was
born in Clarion township, Pennsylvania, October 22, 1867. Here he was brought up on a
farm, and received a common school education.
Until I9oo he was a farmer and stock dealer;
in that year he was elected sheriff of Clarion
county, which office he held for three years.
In I902 he bought the property of the Wheelock
Livery, and for six years he was engaged in
the livery business. When he entered on this
business he had twenty-eight horses, and at the
end of the six years there were sixty. He was
then delivering the mails on three routes, and
he had an express business. Selling his personal property, but retaining thie realty, in
1903 he bought the property on which he now
conducts a feed business. Beside having the
control of this business, he has two hundred
and fifty acres of land four miles south of
Clarion, of this one hundred and sixty acres
are worked as a farm. His residence, nevertheless, is at Clarion. He is an auctioneer, and
has sold goods in Clarion county and in other
counties, going as far to the eastward as Northumberland county. He is a member of the
Grange. Before he was elected sheriff he had
been constable of Clarion township for nine
years. He is a Democrat.
Mr. Thompson married, August 22, 1900,
Anna L., daughter of John P. and Elizabeth
(Young) Jones, who was born at Strattonville.
John P. Jones was born near Brookville, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, July 7, I825, died
in I898. In his young manhood he made a
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trip to the west by ox team. He later returned
to Pennsylvania and settled at Strattonville.
Here he was engaged in mercantile business
until his death. He was a member of the Independent Orde of Odd Fellows. A Republican,
he held the office of justice of the peace and
was postmaster. In religion he was a Presbyterian. He married, at Strattonville, Elizabeth, born in Clarion township, in May, i832,
now living at Strattonville, daughter of
Thomas and Ann (Lowry) Young. Thomas
Young was the son of William and
(Gregg) Young; his father was born in county
Antrim, Ireland, and in young manhood came
to Pennsylvania, and settled in Center county,
where he married; he brought his wife and one
child thence to what is now Clarion county,
making the trip on horseback, and bought land
of General Potter. Thomas Young was the
first white male born within the limits of
Clarion county. William Young made several
trips back to Ireland, but finally remained in
Clarion township, where he was a large landowner; at his death he was able to give each
of his children a good farm. He died about
I827.' Children  of William  and
(Gregg) Young: George, Thomas, David,
Samuel, Nancy, Hannah, Mary Ann, Jane.
All are deceased. Thomas Young became a
farmer, and was a Republican. He married
Ann Lowry. Children of Thomas and Ann
(Lowry) Young: William; Hugh L., deceased; Thomas B.; Elizabeth, married John
P. Jones; Margaret; Anna Mary, deceased.
Children of John P. and Elizabeth (Young)
Jones: Elinor, deceased; James W., living at
Strattonville; Anna L., married Bird Wynkoop Thompson. Children of Bird Wynkoop
and Anna L. (Jones) Thompson: Elizabeth,
died in infancy: John Christopher, born January 28, I903; Mary Lucile, born July 4, I904,
died September 7, I9o5; Anna Jones, born
July 30, I905; Leona Bernice, born August
2I, I9o6; Jennie Ruth, born March I, I9o9.
Most authorities agree that the
ROGERS name of Roger or Rogers is de-.
rived from the word Hruod, in
Frank, Brother in North German, and Ruhm
in the modern German, meaning fame or
glory. The Rogers family is one of the
most ancient and numerous in this country;
but the early records are very confusing.
There were no less than eleven by the name
of John Rogers among the seventeenth century immigrants. Savage, in his "Genealogical
Dictionary," says that none of these, or in fact,
not any of the early settlers of the name can
establish a claim to descent from John Rogers,
who suffered martyrdom at Smithfield in I555,
though many of them have traditions to that
effect. Considering the number of the martyr's
offspring it is surprising that more trace of
them cannot be found. Among the many in
this country by the name of John Rogers may
be mentioned the president of Harvard College in I683. Probably the earliest American
Rogers was Thomas, who came over in the
"Mayflower" with his son Joseph, and died
early in I62I. It is possible that the present
line may be descended from him, but the name
of William does not appear among the sons or
grandsons of Thomas.
(I) William Rogers was residing in Southampton, Long Island, as early as I642; was
given a tract of land by the general court in
I645 and made a freeman in I649. As early as
the last named year, and perhaps before,' he
had a home in Hempstead but resided in Southampton from I649 to I655. In I656 he was
in Huntington, Long Island, and died there in
I683. The records of that town indicate that
he was a son of Isaiah Rogers, but all efforts
to trace the latter have proved fruitless. On
July 30, I656, Jonas Wood, William Rogers
and Thomas Wilkes secured a deed from
Asharoken and eight other Indians, transferring extensive tracts of "medoe, freshe and
salte," on the north side of Long Island, "with
all the arbige that is or shal bee heare after
upon the woods" for "2 coates, fore shertes,
seven quarts of lisker and eleven ounces of
powther." This deed was recorded in New
York, October I5, I666. His son, Obadiah,
occupied the homestead in Southampton after
I656. His wife, Ann, survived him and made
a will in Huntington. Children: Obadiah;
John, born I640; Samuel; Mary; Jonathan;
Noah, mentioned below; Hannah.
(II) Noah, son of William and Ann Rogers,
was born in I646, and settled at Branford,
Connecticut, being among the earliest grantees
of that town. They had a large inheritance
from their father and were leading citizens of
Branford. Noah Rogers held many offices of
trust in that town and died there in I725. He
married, April 8, I673, Elizabeth Taintor,
daughter of Michael Taintor, and they had
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children: Mary, born April I4, I675; John,
mentioned below; Josiah, January 3I, I68o;
Thomas; Hezekiah; Noah; Elizabeth; Ann.
(III) John, eldest son of Noah and Elizabeth (Taintor) Rogers, was born November
6, I677, in Branford, where he made his home
and died about I750. He married, June I7,
17I3, Lydia Bowers, and they were the parents
of nine children: Lydia, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, John, Joseph, mentioned below; Daniel,
Samuel and Stephen.
(IV) Joseph, second son of John and Lydia
(Bowers) Rogers, was baptized April 29, I725,
in Branford, and resided in that town where
he married, August 3, I747, Susan Pardee.
Children: Jason, mentioned below; Joel, Abigail, Joseph and Malachi.
(V) Jason, eldest son of Joseph and Susan
(Pardee) Rogers, was born December I3,
I748, in -Branford.  He married Mehitable
Booth, born September I4, I750. Children:
Susanna, born October 30, I772; Polly, September 25, I774; Joseph, mentioned below;
David, August 5, I778; Abial, June I7, I780;
Jason, April 9, I782; Mehitable, April II,
I784; Joel, May 30, I786; Erastus, November
5, 1788; Nice, November I5, I79I.
(VI) Dr. Joseph Rogers, eldest son of
Jason and Mehitable (Booth) Rogers, was
born October 3I, I776, in Branford. He became a skilled physician, settling in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he died at the early
age of thirty-six years. He married, in I8o5,
Cornelia Waldron, born March Io, I778, on
Long Island, who survived her husband only
one month. Children: I. Susan A., born December 9, I805; married Reuben Parker, a
progressive farmer, of Arnold, Vermont. 2.
Alson, mentioned below. 3. Samuel Waldron,
born August 3, I8o9; settled in Illinois. 4.
James E., July 5, I8II; engaged in the mercantile business at Jamestown, New York. 5.
Cornelia, November 26, I8I2; married (first)
Miller, (second)   - Bradshaw, of
Illinois.
(VII) Alson, son of Dr. Joseph and Cornelia (Waldron) Rogers, was born November I6, I8o7, in Dutchess county, New York.
After the death of his parents he went to live
with his relatives at Underhill, Vermont, and
there received his education. In I830 he came
to Warren county, where he entered into partnership with a friend in mercantile business,
subsequently dissolving the connection and engaging in teaching. He bought property, beAV-32
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ginning with a tract of ninety-eight acres, and
built the homestead in Mead township. He
engaged in the lumber business and in I846
erected a mill which was replaced in I887 by
the present mill. His markets were Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.  He handled many
valuable timber tracts, buying and selling them.
In politics he was originally a Democrat, but
when the Republican party was formed he
joined the ranks and ever after remained firm
in his allegiance. He became prominent in the
county, manifesting that public spirit which
had led him when a young man in Vermont,
to enroll himself in a militia company. Mr.
Rogers married, March 25, I835, Kezia Payne,
born December 23, I815, daughter of Nathaniel and Kezia (Payne) Sill and granddaughter of Henry Edwin and Mary Sill. The
other children of Nathaniel and Kezia (Payne)
Sill were the following: Henry E., who died
at the age of twenty-nine years; Catherine P.;
Mary, born July 5, I8Io, married Robert Falconer; Nathaniel, born February 6, I813, at
Lyme, Connecticut, married Susan Farnsworth, of Warren, Pennsylvania; John, married Mariah White, about I843; Maria Jane,
born November 29, I819, married, in I847,
E. B. Eldred,; Elizabeth, born February I6,
1822, married Rasselas Brown. Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers were the parents of the following children: Mary, deceased, married C. A. Catlin;
Lucien P., an oil producer in Warren; Burton Waldron, mentioned below; Maria, deceased, married W. S. De Frees; Elizabeth;
Kezia; Alson, now a civil engineer residing in
Warren. Mr. Rogers, the father, died April
II, I876. He was a man of strict integrity,
respected by the entire community. His widow
passed away February 9, I879. She was a
faithful member of the Presbyterian church,
but possessed a most liberal spirit, giving her
hearty support to any religious movement.
(VIII) Lucien Payne, son of Alson and
Kezia Payne (Sill) Rogers, was born in Mead
township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, October 9, I838. He was educated in the public
schools, also attended Jamestown (New York)
Academy and spent his early life at the home
farm. He worked for his father in the saw
mill for several years, then left home and spent
four months in Cleveland, Ohio, taking treatment for his health. Later he settled on a
rented farm at Rochelle, Ogle county, Illinois.
This brings his career to the civil war period
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Pennsylvania, July 30, I877. He was educated in the public schools of Titusville, Pennsylvania, graduating from the high school in
I895. He began his career as an employee of
the South Penn Oil Company at Oil City,
Pennsylvania, and has continued with that
concern although located at different points to
the present time. In I9o00 he returned to Titusville and entered the office of John L. McKinney, vice-president of the South Penn Oil
Company and J. C. McKinney, general manager, and he now holds the position of assistant to these officials.  Mr. Dickinson  has
taken an active part in public life. For five
years he was a member of the Titusville
school board. In February, 1903, he was
elected mayor of Titusville on the Democratic
ticket, and served until December, I9II, with
credit to himself and to the city. He was
also a trustee of the Benson Memorial Library
for about four years.
Mr. Dickinson is a director and secretary
of the Titusville Iron Company; treasurer of
the Atlas Crucible Steel Company of Dunkirk,
New York,.a director and chairman of the
Board of the Titusville Elastic Chair Com.pany, Limited. He was secretary and treasurer of the Titusville Electric Light and Power
Company for a number of years; secretary
and treasurer of J. C. McKinney Driving Park
Association and president of the Lake Erie
Circuit.  He is a member of the Titusville
City Club; the Titusville Country Club; a
past master of Oil Creek Lodge, No. 303,
Free Masons of Titusville; Aaron Chapter,
No. 207, Royal Arch Masons; Occident Council, No. 4I, Royal and Select Masters; Rose
Croix Commandery, No,. 38, Knights Templar, and Zem Zem Temple, Mystic Shrine of
Erie, Pennsylvania; Venango Lodge of Perfection, Oil City, Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania Consistory, Sovereign Princes of the
Royal Secret, thirty-second degree, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He married, April 17,
I9OI, Mary Louise Theobald, born July 22,
I879,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Minnie
(Schwartzkopf) Theobald. Children: Marion
Kathryn, born March 15, I902; Martha Louise,
July 12, I9o4; Warren Theobald, December
Io, I908.
(The Olney Line).
(I) Thomas Olney, the ancestor of the 01neys in Amnerica had his birthplace in the city
of Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, which
city formed a part of the parish of St. Albans,
the seat of one of the most ancient monasteries, and long celebrated in English history
as the center of spiritual influence. Of his
early life we know nothing. He received a
"Permit to emigrate to New England," April
2, I635, and came to Salem, Massachusetts, in
the ship "Planter."  He was appointed a surveyor in January, I636, and granted forty
acres of land at Jeffrey Creek, now known as
Manchester, near Salem.  He was made a
freeman the same year, and early associated
with those who accepted the peculiar views of
Roger Williams.  With a number of others
he was excluded from the colony, March I2,
I638. Previous to this, however, in company
with Williams, he visited Narragansett bay
while seeking sonie place where they might
live outside the jurisdiction of Massachusetts
Colony, and had decided upon the west side of
the Seekonk river. Accordingly, with eleven
others, they formed a new settlement at the
head of the bay which they named Providence, in grateful remembrance of their deliverance from their enemies. They thus became the "Original Thirteen Proprietors of
Providence," having purchased the.ir rights
from the Indians. In July, I639, he and his
wife and their companions were excluded from
the church at Salem, "because they wholly refused to hear the church, denying it, and were
re-baptized."  His. prominence in the colony
is shown by the various duties he was called
to perform. In I638 he was chosen the first
treasurer. In I647 he was chosen commissioner to form a town government. In I648
he was chosen assistant for Providence, and
held the office almost continuously until I663.
In I655, with Roger Williams and Thomas
Harris, he was chosen a judge of the justice's
court. In I656, he was chosen to treat with
Massachusetts Bay about the Pawtuxet lands.
In I663 his name appears among the grantees
of the Royal Charter of Charles II., and in
the same year he was chosen an assistant under the new  Charter.  He was one of the
founders of the first Baptist church in Providence, and' at one time the acting pastor or
minister. He was the leader in a schism in
the church upon the question of the "laying
on of hands," about I652-54.
He was evidently a man of stern and decided
opinions, who did not hesitate to advance his
views among his neighbors. Of him, in hisoccupation as surveyor, it is said, "as he entered upon the surrounding lands with his
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be righted. Lucien Payne Rogers enlisted in
Company H, 92nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry (which later was a mounted regiment), August II, I862. He went into camp
with his company at Camp Fuller, Rockford,
Illinois, but was rejected and refused muster
on account of his health. At the same time an
enlisted private of Company F, 74th Regiment
Illinois Infantry, named Job Greenbaum, was
missing, having deserted or been the victim of
circumstances never explained. Captain H. C.
Barker, commanding Company F, knowing
Mr. Rogers had been refused muster, induced
him to personate Greenbaum, and answer his
name at roll call, which he did for over one
year, doing full military duty, and fighting in
the army of the west at Perryville, Kentucky,
Stone River, Chickamauga and other battles.
At the end of a year Mr. Rogers refused to
answer any longer to the name of Greenbaum,
and resumed his own name, serving ten months.
He had applied to Captain Barker and asked
him to rightfully enroll him on the company's
books and give him credit for his full service,
which he neglected to do. Captain Bradshaw,
who succeeded Captain Barker (who was also
a near relative), refused to do anything, saying he "did not want to get mixed up in the
matter." Mr. Rogers served until June 27,
I864, never receiving pay or credit for his
ten months' service under the name of Rogers,
and pay only as Greenbaum, although he was
injured in the hand in January, 1864, after
the battle of Lookout Mountain, and granted a
furlough in his own name. This written furlough is still in his possession. On June 27,
I864, he left the regiment, and for another
year was connected with the engineering corps,
building military bridges, roads, etc.  The
officers of Company F were Captains H. C.
Barker and George R. Bradshaw, and Lieutenants Edward L. Simpson and S. O. Troxel.
The credit for ten months' service is due Mr.
Rogers, although he has never been able to
obtain it from the war department, nor to
interest his representative in congress sufficiently to take up his cause. The mystery
surrounding Job Greenbaum has never been
cleared up, and Mr. Rogers is inclined to believe he never existed except in Captain
Barker's imagination.
After the war closed Mr. Rogers returned to
Pennsylvania, and for about eight months engaged in the oil business at Pit Hole, Venango
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county; then settled at Warren, where he was
engaged in lumbering until I87I. He then
located at what is now Foxburg, Pennsylvania,
in the same business until I874. In the latter
year he was in New Orleans, where, during
the winter of 1874-I875, he was deputy collector of internal revenue at Bay St. Louis.
In April, I875, he returned to Warren, where
he entered into partnership with his brother,
Burton W. Rogers, and operated the old water
power saw mill, belonging to their father.
They continued in successful business operation until I885, increasing the output of the old
mill threefold. In the latter year Lucien P.
Rogers retired from the firm, and for several
years after was interested in the operation of
a planing mill and a chair factory. Since I896
he has been engaged in the production of oil,
and resides in Warren, Pennsylvania. He is a
member of the Presbyterian church. Since
I884 he has been a third party Prohibitionist,
active in the support of that party and running on their ticket for assembly, and for
many other offices on the party ticket. He is
a man of good business ability and irreproachable private character.
Mr. Rogers married, April I5, I872, Sarah
Baldwin Shattuck, born April 27, I839, daughter of Andrew and Cynthia (Stone) Shattuck
(see Shattuck VII). Children of Lucien P.
and Sarah B. Rogers: I. Gertrude, died aged
six months. 2. Alson Andrew, born June 20,
I874, now of Newport, Arkansas; married
Inez Pearl Guest.  3. Harriet S., December
I8, I878; unmarried; is a member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. 4.
Glens, died aged nine years. 5. Ernest Garfield, October I2, i88o, now living at Newport
News, Virginia; married Ann Jones; children:
William C., Sarah S., Powell B. and Mary C.
6. Bertha, July 29, 1884, died October 3, 1884.
(VIII) Burton Waldron, son of Alson and
Kezia Payne (Sill) Rogers, was born June I,
I840, on the homestead in Mead township.
He received his primary education at Warren,
and finally after completing his education he
turned his attention to the lumber business in
which he has been engaged ever since. In
I865, with the assistance of his brother, Lucien P. Rogers, he took charge of the old sawmill formerly operated by his father. It was
then run by water power and had a capacity
of only three hundred thousand feet of sawed
lumber. In I885 Lucien P. retired from the
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firm, Burton Waldron becoming sole owner.
Two years later he tore down the old plant,
building a new one in its stead.
Mr. Rogers married, December 30, I880,
Emily, born June I8, I842, daughter of Oliver
G. and Hepzibah (McDonald) Chamberlain,
of Michigan. Mr. Chamberlain was born February 25, I8i6, in Seneca county, New York,
died January 9, I89I. Before her marriage
Mrs. Rogers was successfully engaged in
teaching. She and her husband were members
of the Presbyterian church with which Mr.
Rogers is still connected and of which he is a
liberal supporter. Mrs. Rogers passed away
December 12, I9IO, leaving no children.
(The Shattuck Line).
The American ancestor of Sarah Baldwin
(Shattuck) Rogers was William Shattuck,
born in England in I62I or I622, died in Watertown, Massachusetts, August I4, I672. He
is supposed to have emigrated about I642, that
being the date of his marriage. His wife, Susanna, survived him, remaining a widow for
fifteen months, then marrying (second) Richard Norcross. In his will Mr. Shattuck mentions ten children by wife Susanna: Susanna,
born I643; Mary, I645; John, of whom further; Philip, I648; Joanna, died April 4, I673,
unmarried; William, born I653; Rebecca,'I655; Abigail, I657; Benjamin, died aged
twenty years; Samuel, born February 28,
I666.
(II) John, son of William  and Susanna
Shattuck, was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, February ii, I647, and according to the
town records was "drowned while passing
over Charleston Ferry, September 14, I675,
aged twenty-eight years seven months three
days." He had a grant of land in Groton in
I664, but did not long remain there. He was
a carpenter by trade and employed to run the
town mill. He was sergeant of the "train
band" under Captain Richard Beers, and
served in protecting the town from Indian attack. He married, June 20, I664, Ruth Whitney, born in Watertown, April I5, 1645, who
survived him and married (second) Enoch
Lawrence. Children: John, born June 4, I666;
Ruth, June 24, I668; William, of whom further; Samuel, married Elizabeth Blood.
(III) William (2), son of John and Ruth
(Whitney) Shattuck, was born in Watertown,
September I I, 670, died in Groton, Massachusetts, I744. He lived on and cultivated the
old Shattuck homestead near Wattles Pond.
In I69I he was impressed into the military
service of the colony. He married (first) in
Watertown, March I9, I688, Hannah Underwood, who was the mother of all his children.
He married (second) March 24, I719, Deliverance Pease. Children: William (3), of
whom  further; Hannah, born I690; Daniel,
1692; Ruth, I694; John, I696.
(IV) William (3), son of William (2) and
Hannah (Underwood) Shattuck, was born in
Watertown in I689, died in Groton, Massachusetts, August, I757. He lived on a farm,
partly given, him by his father, nlear Wattles
Pond. His will was proved September 8,
I757. He married (first) March 15, 17II,
Abigail Shattuck, born in Watertown, October I7, I668o, died about I726, daughter of
Samuel Shattuck, a relative.  He married
(second) in I729, Margaret Lund, born in
New Hampshire, and said to have been a descendant of Thomas Lund, one of the earliest
settlers of Dunstable, Massachusetts. She died
June I3, 1764. Children of first wife: I. William, born January 25, I712, died in the revolutionary army; unmarried. 2. Abigail, November I I, I7I8. 3. Jeremiah, October 2, I72I.
4. Zachariah, March I6, I724. 5. Sarah, January I3, I726. Children of second wife: 6.
Ezekiel, born June I2, I730. 7. Margaret, July
4, I732. 8. Job, of whom further.
(V) Captain Job Shattuck, son of William
(3) and Margaret (Lund) Shattuck, was born
February, I736, at Groton, Massachusetts,
died at the residence of his son, Noah Shattuck, January I3, I8I9. He was reared on
the farm and later came into possession of
lands formerly owned by his father, either
through inheritance or purchase. To this he
added five hundred acres and was one of the
largest land owners on Nashua river. He entered the military service of the colony in
I755 as a soldier in Colonel Monkton's regiment, serving in Nova Scotia during the
French and Indian war. He answered the
"alarm" at Lexington, April I9, I775, marching in Captain Asa Lawrence's company, and
was engaged at the battle of Bunker Hill, June
I7, I775. He was later first lieutenant of a
company of Groton men, of which Josiah Sawtell was captain. In I776 he commanded a
company, that occupied Boston after its evacuation by the British. In I777 he was captain
of a Groton company, which marched to Ticonderoga, and was with the army at Bur915ALLEGHENY VALLEY
goyne's surrender. In I779 he was captain of
a Groton company, and continued in its command until peace was declared. He was also
at the head of a committee to raise men and
money to prosecute the war, and during the
whole revolutionary struggle gave freely of his
time and money to aid the cause of liberty,
exhibiting the highest evidence of patriotism,
bravery, energy and self-sacrifice. When recruiting was difficult he sent two of his sons,
Ezekiel and Job, to the army, the former going
to Rhode Island, the latter to West Point,
where he was stationed at the time of Arnold's
treason and Andre's execution.
He married (first) in Pepperell, Massachusetts, May 25, 1758, Sarah Hartwell, born in
Groton, March I9, 1738, died May, I798. He
married (second) May 26, I8oo, Elizabeth,
widow of John Graff, and daughter of William Larkin; she died June I, I824, aged
eighty-one years. Children of Captain Job
Shattuck by his first wife: I. Job, born December Io, I758; was a revolutionary soldier.
2. Sarah, December 27, I760. 3. Ezekiel, April
I2, I7763; was a revolutionary soldier. 4. William, March 8, I765. 5. Rachel, July I2, I767.
6. Daniel, February I I, I770. 7. Noah, of
whom further. 8. Margaret, March I3, I774.
9. Ann, February 6, I779.
(VI) Noah, son of Captain Job and Sarah
(Hartwell) Shattuck, was born in Groton,
Massachusetts, August 30, I772, and was living in I855. He served in the war of I812,
commanding a company stationed at Fort
Warren, from September 19 to November 30,
1814. He was selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor in Groton, from  18I7 until
I824, when he declined further election; was
town clerk from I8I9 to I8212; representative
to the Massachusetts legislature in I824; and
justice of the peace.  He was frequently
chosen as administrator of estates and guardian of children, and was a very useful citizen.
He owned a large farm and was prosperous
as well as prominent.
He  married, November 25, I798, Anna
Sheple, born in Groton, April 22, I778, daughter of Jonathan and Anna (Blood) Sheple.
Children all born in Groton: Noah, born September I4, I799; Walter, August 9, I8oI;
Anna, December 23, I803; Andrew, of whom
further; Susanna, May 3, I807; George, May
1, I8o9; Caroline, October I4, I811; William,
June 5, I816; Norman, September 6, I818.
(VII) Andrew, son of Noah and Anna
(Sheple) Shattuck, was born in Groton, Massachusetts, December 25, I8o5.  He was a
farmer by occupation and a man of some
prominence.  He married, April 24, I832,
Cynthia Stone, born in Harvard, Massachusetts, April 30, I804, daughter of Joseph and
Rachel (Green) Stone. Children: Cynthia
Maria, born March 2I, I833; Anna Augusta,
March 6, 1835; Andrew Payson, April 20,
1837; Sarah Baldwin, of whom further;
James Fowle, February 2, I845; Henry A.
Richards, died September 30, I847; Harriet
Newell, born July 23, I85o.
(VIII) Sarah Baldwin, daughter of Andrew and Cynthia (Stone) Shattuck, was
born at Groton, Massachusetts, April 27, I839.
She married, April I5, I872, Lucien Payne
Rogers (see Rogers VIII).
Many years ago John and TherRUSH esa Rush, both born in Germany,
came to the United States, settling
in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where
they owned and operated a good farm. John
Rush served in the United States army in the
Indian war in Florida, and elsewhere, but died
peacefully on his farm where he was buried
with his wife. Children: John, a railroad conductor on the Pennsylvania railroad, now living at Derry, Pennsylvania;, Anna, deceased,
married a Mr. Goss and lived in Pittsburgh; X
Theresa, deceased, married a Mr. Zimmerman; Jacob, of whom further.
(II) Jacob, son of John and Theresa Rush,
was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in I858. He was educated in the public
schools, and when a young man entered the
employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, becoming an engineer. He resided in
Greensburg for seven years after his marriage, then moved to Derry, a division headquarters, where he now resides, one of the
oldest active engineers on the road. He has
always been an active Democrat, has served
on the school board, and is now a member of
the borough council of Derry. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and belongs to the Roman Catholic
church. He married, in Pittsburgh, Katherine Goss, daughter of an Indiana county
farmer. She was one of a family of four, one
of whom died in infancy. Her eldest sister,
Theresa, married George Steffy, a farmer of
Indiana county.  Her only brother Thomas
lived and died in Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
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Children of Jacob Rush, all graduates of
Derry high school: Anna, now widow of Morton Johnson; Leo Edward, of whom further;
Elizabeth, living at home; Joseph, graduate of
Perdue University and a mechanical engineer
at Akron, Ohio; Balbina; Marie; Rose; Irene;
Bertha; all living at home in Derry, Pennsylvania.
(III) Leo Edward, eldest son of Jacob and
Katherine (Goss) Rush, was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, July I6, I882. He was
educated in the public school and was practically a graduate of the high school, but two
monthis prior to graduation entered the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad as fireman.
This was in I899. He continued as fireman
until I902, then entered Perdue University,
whence he was graduated class of I9o6. He
then entered the Pennsylvania railroad shops
at Altoona, as special apprentice, completing
the prescribed course in 90o8. He was then
appointed car inspector, serving four months;
engine house foreman in Phillipston, serving
for twelve months; foreman of the Low Grade
branch, serving' for thirteen months; engine
house foreman at Oil City, serving for four
months; then to his present position, foreman
of locomotive and car shop repairs at Phillipston, to which he was appointed in the early
summer of I9II. He is master of his business
and held in high regard by his superiors in rank
as well as those under his direction. He is a
Democrat in politics, and both he and his wife
are members of the Roman Catholic church.
He married, October 23, I9o6, Marie Legorie,
daughter of Frank and Mary (Layton)
Kenny, residents of Indianapolis, but formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Margaret,
the second daughter and youngest child of
Frank Kenny, married Clarence Sweeny.
(IV) Samuel Winfield Wilson,
WILSON second son of Samuel (q. v.)
and Elizabeth (Moran) Wilson, was born in Strattonville, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, January 9, I844, at his father's
home, the fifth house erected in the village. He
was educated in the public schools, continuing'his studies until I863, when in July he enlisted in the Second Battalion, Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, for a term of six months.
He was honorably discharged in January,
I864. He then engaged in business with his
father and was admitted a partner in the lumber department of the latter's extensive operations. This partnership existed until the death
of Samuel Wilson in I879. Since then Mr.
Wilson has continued his extensive business
operations under different partnerships and
alone.'He has in addition to his lumber business large oil and gas interests, which he has
successfully managed for many years. He is
president of the First National Bank of Clarion, the oldest financial institution in the borough, chartered January I8, I865. In whatever way he is viewed, Mr. Wilson measures
up to the full stature of a man and his long
life of business activity in Clarion has fully
proved his worth to the community. He is a
Republican in politics.
He married, October 24, I867, Ella, daughter of Benjamin (2) and Sarah (Frampton)
Gardner, and granddaughter of Benjamin (I)
and Elizabeth (Smith.) Gardner, natives of
Philadelphia, of English and Scotch descent.
Children of Samuel Winfield Wilson: I. Nellie, born August 6, I869, died in infancy. 2.
Samuel Arthur, born October 26, I87I, died
aged eight years. 3. Walter Winfield, of whom
further. 4. Benjamin Gardiner, of whom further. 5. Mary, born December 2I, I878; was
educated at National Park Seminary and Miss
Ely's School, New York; married Paul Jones,
a ranchman of Montana; children: Paul,
Helen Wilson and Walter Gorden. 6. Helen
Louise, born June 6, I882; educated at National Park Seminary; married R. Emmett
Heidrick, of Clarion; children: Emmett and
Gardner Wilson.
(V) Walter Winfield, son of Samuel Winfield and Ella (Gardner) Wilson, was born
November I4, I874, at Helen Furnace, Pennsylvania. He received his primary education
in the public schools, afterward attending the
Clarion State Normal, Kiskiminetas Springs,
and then entering Princeton University,
whence he graduated in I897 with the degree
of Bachelor of Science. One year later he
entered the Law Department of the University
of Pennsylvania, graduating in I9OI, and
shortly after was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia and to the state supreme court. Feeling that his talents and inclinations fitted him
for a business rather than a professional
career, Mr. Wilson, instead of entering upon
the practice of law, returned in I9OI to Clarion and there engaged actively in the lumber
business, also in the production of oil and gas.
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He is still the owner of extensive timber interests, and has been for a long time associated
with the Clarion Water Company, serving for
the last five years as its president. As a public-spirited citizen Mr. Wilson never withholds
his aid and co-operation from any project having for its end the betterment of Clarion. Politically he is a Republican, but has never consented to hold any office. While at Princeton
he was a member of the University Cottage
Club, and in his senior year captain of the'Varsity Baseball Team, serving also as vicepresident of his class upon graduation. He
always took an active part in class politics, in
athletics and in all student affairs. While at
the University of Pennsylvania he belonged to
the Sigma Chi fraternity, and the Sharswood
Law Club, a very exclusive organization. He
also belongs to the Pittsburgh Club of Pittsburgh, and the Princeton Club of Philadelphia,
and is one of the vice-presidents of the Princeton Alumni Association of Western Pennsylvania. He and his wife are members of the
Baptist church.
Mr. Wilson married, November 4, 1907,
Emma Forrester, born in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, daughter of William  Robb Johnston,
and they are the parents of three children:
Nancy Forrester, Samuel Winfield and Emma.
(V) Dr. Benjamin Gardner Wilson, son of
Samuel Winfield and Ella (Gardner) Wilson, was born at Helen Furnace, Pennsylvania, November 26, 1876. His education was
received at the public school primarily. After
the conclusion of his studies at Clarion State
Normal School, he passed a- year at the Kiskiminetas School, after which he, in the year
I894, entered Princeton University. He was
graduated from Princeton in I898. After concluding the four years' course he then took
a subsequent course at the University of Pennsylvania, from  which he was graduated in
medicine in the year I902. Upon obtaining
his degree, Dr. Wilson entered at once upon a
general practice of his profession in Clarion,
where he has remained ever since.'While a
student at the university Dr. Wilson, was always a popular athlete and in I897 he was assistant manager of the Princeton University
baseball team. In I898 was president of the
Princeton Athletic Association.
Since beginning the practice of his profession Dr. Wilson has become a member of the
American, State, and County Medical Associations, and enjoys a wide and growing practice and is now esteemed one of the best physicians in this locality. As one of the most
prominent and public-spirited men of the city,
he has been a member of the board of health
for four years, and he holds the important post
of surgeon to the Pennsylvania Southern railway. Dr. Wilson is a director in the Clarion
Water Company, and in addition to his professional activities he has varied business interests, principally in the gas and oil developments. In I906 he erected a substantial business and residential property on the corner of
Main street and Sixth avenue, Clarion. He is
a member of the Sigma Chi at the University
of Pennsylvania and of the University Cottage
Club of P'rinceton. Also a member of the
Princeton Club of Philadelphia, and of the
Alumni Association of Western Pennsylvania.
In political beliefs Dr. Wilson is a strong Republican, and he is an attendant of the Baptist
church, in which he has membership.
In I9o8 he married Mary Margaret Aikins,
of Pittsburgh, daughter of Joseph K. and Matilda (Roberts) Aikins, both of prominent
Pittsburgh families. Dr. and Mrs. Wilson have
one daughter, Eleanore Aikins Wilson, born
March I8, I9I0.
(The Gardner Line).
(I) Benjamin Gardner moved at an early
day to Venango county, Pennsylvania, where
he acquired large timber land holdings. After
the timber had been converted into lumber he
sold many farms from the original tract. He
married Elizabeth Smith.
(II) Benjamin (2), son of Benjamin (I)
Gardner, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August I, i8OI, died November 2I,
I894. He was ten years of age when his parents moved to Venango county. He grew up
in the lumber business with his father and
continued a lumberman until his retirement
from business. He was never ill, and for over
half a century was leader and elder in the
Presbyterian  church.   Sarah  (Frampton)
Gardner, his wife, was also descended from
early Venango county settlers. Her father was
a farmer and extensive land owner, lived near
Reidsburg, where he died. His wife, who was
a Miss Lobaugh, was of German descent.
Children of Benjamin (2) Gardner: I. Sarah,
married Captain D. B. Le Viere, of Venango
county, who was active in the civil war. 2.
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Ella, of previous mention, wife of Samuel
Winfield Wilson. 3. William R., now of Coraopolis, married Margaret Elliott.
Anyone even slightly faCLENDENIN miliar with the history of
surnames knows what variation is usually met in their spelling in the
course of history. The present name, however, shows an especially great variety of orthography, and this is not only true in the
course of centuries, but even at the present
day the name is spelled in a large number of
ways. According to tradition this name is of
Welsh origin, and was at first Glendonyn or
Glendonwyn. The royal family of Wales
bore the variant form  Glendower.  Many
Walsh settled in Scotland, near the border, and
the name was thus transferred to that country.
The origin of the name is said to be local. In
Great Britain it has been borne by the last
Welsh Prince of Wales; he led the only formidable attempt made by the Welsh to regain
their independence; a chief justice of Scotland, in I296, bore the name, and his son was a
Crusader and a faithful follower of Bruce.
The name was known in, Scotland even before
that time. The earliest Scotch records of the
family deal with William of Glendening, second son of John, the second Lord Douglas,
who owned estates, one of these being named
Glendening; it consisted of portions of Esdale, Eusdale, Liddendale and Teviotdale. In
general the family were loyal to the Stuarts.
The forms of the surname appear frequently
in the ministry, medicine, teaching and the
army; less often in the law and business; most
frequently of all in agricultural pursuits. The
name has been often found in England also
since the fifteenth century, the founder of the
English branch being John Glendenning,
gfandson of Robert III. of Scotland. After
I620 the name extended to Ireland, where
the name is always spelled with the initial C.
Various coats-of-arms are found among these
Scotch and Irish families.
The name has been found in the new world
since the early part of the eighteenth century,
first in Virginia. In 1755 they were on the
Ban Burden grant, by the records of Augusta
county. In the Pennsylvania archives the name
is of frequent occurrence, in a large variety of
spellings, not infrequently with initial G, but
more often beginning with C.
The most distinguished of the colonial families of this name is especially associated with
the history of Virginia. Charleston, the capital of West Virginia, received its name from
Charles Clendenin, the immigrant ancestor of
the famous West Virginia family. His son,
Colonel George Clendenin, a noted Indian
fighter, also a soldier of the revolution, settled
at that place, and built Fort Clendenin on the
Kanawha river. This was afterward called
Charlestown, and is now Charleston. George
Clendenin was a man of eminence, both in the
military and civil history of his time, and his
life is part of the colonial and early state history of Virginia.
(I) Charles Clendenin, the first member of
the present family about whom we have definite information, lived in Fort Clendenin, and
his death occurred there in I790. He married,
in Scotland,, and his children were:
George, born in Scotland; William; Alexander; Robert, of whom further; Marry Ellen.
(II) Robert, son of Charles Clendenin,
married, and among his children was
John, of whom further.
(III) Captain John Clendenin, son of Robert Clendenin, was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, June 7, I748, died January I2, I814, at
Grays Run, Pennsylvania, buried in Old Newbury cemetery.  He enlisted, February I I,
I776; he served in Captain Samuel Watson's
company under Colonel Arthur St. Clair and
also served in Captain Thomas Moore's company, Third Pennsylvania Regiment, commanded by Colonel Joseph Wood. He was
appointed corporal,.February I4, I777; made
sergeant, February I8, I780; made captain by
brevet, 1784. In I840, many years after his
death his widow  secured a pension.  He
fought at Monmouth and at Stony Point, and
was one of the guards when Major Andre was
executed. He was a prisoner of war on Point
Royal Island in I78I. He was wounded in the
right shoulder in battle. In early politics of the
new nation he was a Democrat, and he was a
delegate to the convention that nominated
Thomas Jefferson for president of the United
States. For several years he lived at Benezette, Elk county, Pennsylvania, and then he
settled on the "Long Reach," and still later at
the mouth of Grays Run, on Lycoming creek,
Lycoming county, Pennsylvania. He married
Rebecca DeFrance, born in I768, died about
I847. Children: Margaret, married John Al919ALLEGHENYt VALLEY
len; Charles, of whom further; Elizabeth,
married Timothy Gray; Marjorie, married
Henry  Harmon; Robert, married  Harriet
Blackwell; Rebecca, married Robert Carson;
Ann, unmarried; Mary, married William
Thomas; Jane, married John 0. Apker; John,
married Ellen Landon.
(IV) Charles (2), son of Captain John and
Rebecca (DeFrance) Clendenin, died December 29, I829. He was an early tavern keeper
in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania. He married Martha (Burston) Hews, born at Chard,
Somersetshire, England, February 23, I783,
died at Laporte, Indiana, November 26, I867.
She married (first) in England, Henry Hews,
born in England, May I6, I779, died October
6, 18I7. She was truly a remarkable woman,
beloved, respected, capable, upright, and religious. After her first husband's death, she
again managed her business affairs with capability and energy, keeping a hotel and general
store, and she was for several years postmistress. Her store was destroyed by fire in I84I.
Her sons moved to Laporte, and were among
the first settlers at that place; her daughters
also went to Indiana. Finally, in I865, she followed her children and went to live with her
daughter, Mrs. Place. Children of Henry and
Martha (Burston) Hews: I. Mary Ann, born
June 23, I803. 2. Burston, born October 3I,
I8o6. 3. Richard, born January 7, 1809. 4.
William, born March I4, I8II. 5. Harriet W.,
born June 2I, 18I3. 6. Elizabeth, born September 24, I8I5; married Nelson T. Place. 7.
Henry, born March Io, I8i8. Children of
Charles and Martha (Burston-Hews) Clendenin: Thomas, of whom further; Martha,
Robert, Rebecca.
(V) Thomas, son of Charles  (2) and
Martha (Burston-Hews) Clendenin, was a
farmer at Youngdale, Clinton county, Pennsylvania. He married Sarah Dice, born in
1829, died in I9o8. Children: I. Martha, married Charles A. Sherwood. 2. Mary, married
Charles Weymouth.  3. Nelson  Place. 4.
Charles, deceased.  5. Robert, deceased. 6.
Clara, deceased. 7. Ida, of whom further. 8.
Stella May, married Marvin Snyder.
(VI) Ida, daughter of Thomas and Sarah
(Dice) Clendenin, was born at Trout Run,
Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, April 4, I86o.
She married, February 4, I884, Bower St.
Clair, son of John and Sarah  (Strayer)
Young, who was born at Youngdale, Clinton
county, Pennsylvania, July 29, I85o. For
fuller information, and for the names of their
children, see Young sketch appended.
(The Young Line).
(I) Samuel Young, the first member of this
family about whom we have definite information, lived the latter part of his life at Youngdale, Clinton county, Pennsylvania. He married Hannah Gray. Among his children were:
Arthur, Matthew, Edward, Emanuel, John, of
whom further; Bower, Samuel.
(II) John, son of Samuel Young, was born
January 26, I819, died February 23, I899. He
was a farmer, and resided at Youngdale. He
was a member of the Episcopal church. He
married Sarah Strayer, born May I5, i829,
died July Io, I899. Children: Daniel Taylor,
Bower St. Clair, of whom further; George
Washington, Frances Elizabeth, Jacob Strayer, Rebecca Ann, Amelia, Ella May.
(III) Bower St. Clair, son of John and
Sarah (Strayer) Young, was born at Youngdale, July 29, 1850. In his early life he was
engaged in the lumber business. For the last
twenty-five years he has been keeping a general store, and he is now a prominent merchant
at Youngdale. He is now postmaster, and has
held this position for twenty-three years. He
is a Republican, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married, February
8, I884, Ida, born April 4, I86o, daughter of
Thomas and Sarah (Dice) Clendenin. Children: Luella Ruth, of whom further; Olive
Pearl, born March 28, I889, died September
17, I889; Blaine Bower Boone, born June I6,
I894, student at Mercersburg Academy.
(IV) Luella Ruth, daughter of Bower St.
Clair and Ida (Clendenin) Young, was born at
Youngdale, November 3, 1884. At Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, she became a member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution; since
living at Warren, Pennsylvania, she has become a charter member of General Joseph
Warren Chapter, No. 950. Her national number is 72,237. She is much interested in fatnily
history, and has gathered a mine of information concerning the Clendenin family. She
married, June 5, 1907, Carpenter Grant Winslow, son of Reuben and Anna (O'Brien)
Winslow, who was born at Benezette, Elk
county, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1870. He was
educated at the high school at Lock Haven,
Pennsylvania.  Since I9Io  he has been in
charge of the carpet department in the general
store of the C. H. Smith Company, Warren,
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Pennsylvania, and resides at No. 418 Beech  state, and the City Mills at Conneaut, Ohio.
street. He is a member of the Benevolent and  At this last city he built a flour mill which
Protective Order of Elks. In politics he is a  after a short time was destroyed by fire at
Republican, and his church is the Episcopalian.  considerable loss to himself; he then returned
-No children.                                 to Erie county, Pennsylvania, and for about
seven months was head miller in a large mill
Charles R. Smith, the founder of  at Union City. After this he located at WarSMITH  this family in Pennsylvania, was  ren, Pennsylvania, as head miller for George
born in Erie county, New York,  B. Ensworth, a former employer; and at the
on July 3, I830; he subsequently removed to  subsequent death of Mr. Ensworth, he sucErie county, Pennsylvania, where he lived for  ceeded in the management of the mill, continuover thirty years, dying at Waterford June  ing until his own ill health forced him to give
8, I897. He was a farmer, and became one  up business.  After a continued illness of
of the best known and most widely honored  nearly a year's duration, he died November
men in Erie county; being all his life an up-  13, I9II, and was buried at Conneaut, Ohio.
right and faithful member of the Methodist    Mr. Smith was not only well known as the
Episcopal chllrch, and a staunch adherent of  efficient and popular manager for nearly fifthe Republican party. On March 25, I855, he  teen years of the Warren Mills Company, but
married Mary E. Tunkey, who was born April  was beloved and influential in social, religious
I2, I839, and died October 25, I889, having  and commercial circles, and was a man of
lived just half a century; she was buried at  prominence in this city in the Republican
Waterford, Pennsylvania, where  she  had  party. He was a faithful member for many
passed the latter part of her life with her hus-  years of the Presbyterian church, interesting
band and where he also died after surviving  himself in its Sunday School and all of its
her for eight years. They were the parents of  good works; and with his genial and kindly
seven children: I. George W., who resides in  qualities moved always in a wide circle of
Webster City, Iowa; married and has four  friends, never hesitating in any public, social
children. 2. Ella, married Leon Sedgwick and  or fraternal service that he was able to render
became the mother of four children; she is  in his community. A man of temperate habits
now deceased. 3. Willie, deceased. 4. De For-  and cheerful disposition from his youth upest, of whom further. 5. Adelbert, deceased.  ward, he was a model citizen, and his loss was
6. Addie, married James Nelson, and has one  keenly deplored alike by old and young. He
child, Theodore; the family resides at New   was a member of Ramona Council, Royal ArCastle, Pennsylvania. 7. Grace, living at Bay  canum, and of the Woodmen.
City, Michigan.                                 Mr. Smith was married, October 27, I883,
(II) De Forest Smith, son of Charles R.  at West Springfield, Pennsylvania, to Effie A.
and Mary  E. (Tunkey) Smith, was born  Moon, a native of that town, born April I2,
August I4, I86I, at Waterford, Erie county,  i86i. She was a daughter of Norton Daniel
Pennsylvania, where his early years were  and Elizabeth Jane  (McKee) Moon  (see
passed and where he received his education.  Moon family). Mr. and Mrs. Smith had one
After his attendance at the public schools of  child who died in infancy, this being the only
the city, he entered Waterford Academy  sorrow in their otherwise ideal union. Before
where he concluded his stu'dies; after which  her marriage Mrs. Smith passed her early
he launched upon his business career as miller,  years in West Springfield and Conneaut, havbec"oming apprenticed to William Hipple, of  ing always been a member of the Presbyterian
the old Judson Mill, and remaining with him  church with which she became formally united
for several years. He subsequently removed  at West Springfield. Upon coming to Warren
to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he followed his  after her marriage she joined the Presbyterian
calling for awhile, and finally became known  church in this place and has continued her
as one of the foremost millers in western  interest in its good works. She is a member
Pennsylvania, with a very extensive knowledge  of the Ladies' Aid and Second Auxiliary, also
of the business in all of its branches and de-  a member of the Women's Christian Tempertails. He was at one time head miller of the  ance Union and Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young
Line Mills at Springfield, Pennsylvania; also  Men's Christian Association, in all of which she
of the Culbertson Mills at Girard in the same  is influential and highly esteemed for the many
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good deeds which she has been able to accomplish and the faithful standard which she upholds. Since the death of her husband she has
continued to reside at the comfortable family
home on Water street, the estate having been
purchased by Mr. Smith from S. E. Walker.
(The Moon Family).
Norton Daniel Moon, father of Mrs. De
Forest Smith, was born in September, I828,
and died June 30, I902, at the advanced age
of seventy-four years. He was a son of Daniel Gould and Octavia (Strong) Moon, and
was reared at Hanover, New York. He became a farmer; and when his parents removed
to Springfield, Pennsylvania, he accompanied
them, assisting in the cultivation of the two
farms owned by his father. He then purchased
a farm on his own account which he cultivated, and later bought in addition one of his
father's farms. He grew to be a man of influence in his community, and was a member in
high standing in the Methodist Episcopal
church. On December 29, I852, he was married to Elizabeth Jane McKee, daughter of
Thomas and Anna (Southworth) McKee; she
was born May 13, I829, and died October 2,
I902. Mr. and Mrs. Moon were the parents
of five children, as follows: I. Frances Estelle.
2. Agnes Stella. 3. Effie A., who married De
Forest Smith, as stated above. 4. Katherine
Lee. 5. Jay Gould, deceased.
Mrs. Moon's father, Thomas McKee, the
grandfather of Mrs. Smith on the maternal
side, was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania,
on October 3I, 1789, and died in I857. He
was a soldier in the war of I812, serving three
months at Erie, Pennsylvania. On October
I7, I823, he was married to Anna Southworth, daughter of William Southworth, who
was born in I758. William Southworth was a
soldier in the revolutionary war, acting as
private and corporal, his military service was
as follows: He was a private in Captain John
Shumway's company, First Connecticut Regiment, commanded successively by LieutenantColonel Samuel Prentice, Major David F. Sill
and Colonel Josiah Starr. He enlisted May
2I, I777, to serve three years; was captured
April 23, I7'78, and returned from captivity
July 22, I778. He was promoted to corporal
June I, I779, and was discharged May 20,
I780. The records also show that one William Southworth served as a corporal in the
same company. He enlisted June 27, I780,
to serve until December 30, I780, and was
discharged December 2, I780. After his service he was granted a pension. The children of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKee were eight in
number, as follows: Rhoda; Charlotte; Andrew; Anne E.; Elizabeth Jane, who became
Mrs. Moon; Robert; Mary; Agnes.
As is shown in this record of the Moon family, Mrs. Die Forest Smith, granddaughter of
Thomas McKee and great-granddaughter of
William Southworth, is doubly h.onored in her
patriotic ancestry. She is a member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Lucian Axtell Chase, a well
CHASE known business man and leading
citizen of Russell, Pennsylvania,
is a representative of a family known to have
been resident in Rhode Island two centuries
ago, and for three generations identified with
Warren county, where they have always been
actively associated with local affairs, standing
high in the esteem and confidence of their
neighbors.
(I) James Chase, the first ancestor of record, was born in I706, and was a resident of
Rhode Island, and a member of the Society
of Friends. He married Alice Anthony, and
the following children were born to them:
James, mentioned below; Aaron; Isaac;
Zaccheus; Peter; Paul; Daniel; Elizabeth,
married     -  Hathaway; Alice, married
Gould; and Mary, married Edward
Sisson. James Chase married (second) Lydia
-, a widow, and his will, dated December 2, I780, shows him to have been a resident of Middletown, Newport county, Rhode
Island. He died in 1782.
(II) James (2), eldest son of James (I)
and Alice (Anthony) Chase, also lived in
Rhode Island, and married Huldah Winslow.
Their children were: Eleazer, mentioned below; and James, who! settled in New York
state.
(III) Eleazer, son of James (2) and Huldah (Winslow) Chase, was born September
3, I757, in Rhode Island, and is thought to
have removed about I790 to New York state.
He married, August'20, 1780, Elizabeth Ellis;
children: William, mentioned below; Huldah,
born September 9, 1782; Rebecca, March 14,
I784; Mary, September Io, 1785; Reuben,
born July 218, I787, died in I875; and Sarah,
born February 2, I789.
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beth (Ellis) Chase, was born April 23, I78I,
in Rhode Island, and was a boy when the family removed to New York state. Later in life
he migrated to Pennsylvania and settled on a
farm of one hundred acres in Warren county.
He married (first) Eleanor Golder; children:
Eleazer, Eleanor, John, and Mary. He married (second) Mary Welsh; children: Cynthia; Clark W., mentioned below; William G.;
Hanford, and Theodore. William Chase, the
father, died August 25, I855.
(V) Clark W., son of William and Mary
(Welsh) Chase, was born November 25, I815,
at Tully, Onondaga county, New York. For
many years he served as a pilot on rafts plying to Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Lawrenceville, Kentucky.  He assisted his parents in
their removal to Warren county, transporting
the family and their belongings with ox teams.
Clark W. Chase was a prominent man in this
vicinity and much looked up to by his neighbors. In politics he was a Democrat. His
tastes were literary, fondness for reading being
one of his most marked characteristics. He
married Bridget Rex Phillips, born September
30, I8io, daughter of Elisha and  Mary
(Lewis) Phillips, and five children were born
to them: Mary Elizabeth; Betsey Maria; Lydia
Ann; Lucian Axtell, mentioned below; and
another son who died in infancy. Mr. Chase
died October I4, I9OI, surviving his wife, who
passed away May 23, I89I.  Their three
daughters are also deceased.
(VI) Lucian Axtell, son of Clark W. and
Bridget Rex (Phillips) Chase, was born December Io, I849, near Russell, on the farm
of his maternal grandfather, Elisha Phillips,
and received his education in the public schools.
He remained on the farm until the age of fifteen and then entered upon a career of independent activity. For many years he was a
farmer and teamster, but has now been for a
considerable period engaged in business. He
caused feed mills to be erected at Russell and
ever since has carried on a general business in
grinding feed, also handling flour and selling
all grades of grass seeds. Mr. Chase has not
altogether abandoned agriculture, but cultivates a small farm of thirteen acres, and also
operates a dray line. He has so far been all
his life a resident of this vicinity, and possesses in the highest degree the esteem and
confidence of his neighbors. He was for twenty-eight years a member of the United Workmen and, like his father, affiliates with the
Democrats.
Mr. Chase married, December 24, I872,
Emma J. ilodges, whose ancestral record is
appended to this sketch, and they are the parents of three children: I. Bertha M., born July
I3, I873; married Garrett L. Burgett; children: Kate, John, Joseph and Jean, the last
two deceased. 2. Joseph Hodges, born April
I7, I875; at home. 3. Gayle Axtell, born December 2, I887; married Goldia Wagner, and
had one son, Donald V., who died at the age
of two years. Gayle Axtell Chase is the partner of his father in the feed business.
(The Hodges Line).
William Hodges, great-grandfather of Mrs.
Emma J. (Hodges) Chase, was born in Canada, and migrated with his two sons to Pennsylvania, settling in Pittsburgh. In I8I3 he
removed to Warren county, and obtained the
contract for building the first court house in
that county.  He received in compensation
$I,2oo in money and 2,0oo acres of land, extending from Warren to Kinzua, a tract which
now comprises Glade and Elk townships.
(II) John, son of William  Hodges, was
born September 24, I8oi, in Canada, and was
a boy when his father removed to the United
States. He assisted his father in building the
Warren county court house, and after its completion received from his father a portion of
the 2,ooo acres which formed part of the compensation. John Hodges cleared, cultivated
and improved his land, and made his home
there during the remainder of his life, engaging in farming and lumbering. He married
Rachel, daughter of Francis Fountain, of
Freedom, New York, and seven children were
born to them, including John A., mentioned
below. John Hodges died at the age of seventy-nine years.
(III) John A., son of John and Rachel
(Fountain) Hodges, married Phoebe, daughter of Joseph Akeley, one of the oldest settlers
in Russell, and they were the parents of three
children, one of whom was Emma J., mentioned below.
(IV) Emma J., daughter of John A. and
Phoebe (Akeley) Hodges, was born October
28, I849, at Russell, and became the wife of
L,ucian Axtell Chase, as mentioned above.
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field book, chain and compass, and mystic
words, with the peculiar dignity of official
characters of that day, he may well have inspired the Indians with profound awe, and led
them to feel that no Indian could henceforth
dwell upon that part of their tribal property
again." His homestead was located on North
Main street, a short distance south of the state
house, and what is now known as Arsenal
Lane led through h.is land. The place of his
burial was in the family ground at the rear of
his dwelling. All that remained of the earlier
members of the family was probably removed
to the burial ground on Olney street, from
whence a second removal took place to make
room for the church now occupying the spot.
He was the possessor of a large real and personal estate and occupied one of the better
houses in the Plantations.
He was born in the year I6oo00; married in
I631 to Marie Small, and died in I682. His
children were: Thomas, born I632 in England;
Epenetus, mentioned below; Nedebiah, I637,
baptized in Salem, June 27, I637, and died
soon after July 7, I659; Stephen, I639-40. He
was appointed constable in I659, and died in
I689; James, I64-, died probably October I7,
I676; Mary, I64-; Lydia, I644.
(II) Epenetus, son of Thomas Olney, was
born in England in I634, and was probably
less than a year old when brought to this country. He married Mary, a daughter of John
Whipple, March 9, I666, and died June 3,
I698. He was an active member in the Rhodie
Island colony, taking a part in the administration of its affairs, serving as a member of the
colonial assembly and of the town council.
Children: Mary, born July I3, I668; James,
November 9, I670; Sarah, September Io,
I672; Epenetus, January I8, I675; John,
mentioned  below;  Mercy,  born  I68-;
Thomas, May i8, I686; Lydia, January 20,
I688.
(III) John, son of Epenetus Olney, was
born in I678. His home was in Smithfield,
Rhode Island, and he died November 9, I754.
He married, August I, I699, Rachel Coggeshall. Children: John, born May 27, I70I;
William, September 7, I705; Abigail, Februarv
22, 1708; Jeremiah; Freelove, November 29,
t7II; Nebediah, February Io, I714; Stephen,
I7---, mentioned below; Jabez, February 23,
172I: Tabitha, November 20, 1723.
(IV) Stephen, son of John Olney, was born
in I7I--, and died November 4, I754. He lived
at Smithfield, Rhode  Island, and  married
Mary Whipple. Children, born at Smithfield:
Benjamin; Sarah, married Charles Hawkins,
September 4, I760; James, born about I743;
Stephen, mentioned below.
(V) Captain Stephen (2) Olney, son of
Stephen (I) Olney, was born at Smithfield,
December 22, 1752, and died December I2,
I84I. He lived in Smithfield and Glocester,
Rhode Island, and was captain in the state militia for a number of years. He married Martha
Aldrich. Children: Mary, born 1774-76; Nathan, born May 25, I779; Rufus, October 23,
1782; Deborah, September I, I784, married
Daniel Sturtevant; Cyrus, January 2I, I787;
Stephen, mentioned below; William, February
24, 1792.
(VI) Stephen (3), son of Captain Stephen
(2) Olney, was born November 5, I789. He
lived in Providence, Rhode Island, and in Connecticut. He married Nancy Green. Children:
James G., born January 23, I812, died about
I814; Martha A., December 2, I813, married
E. Dixon; Deborah, January 8, I8i5, married
C. T. Taylor; Stephen, October 3, I8i8;
James, February 12, I82I; Dexter G., mentioned below; Francis D., April 7, I829; Mary
J., October I5, I831, married Leander Clark,
of Newburgh, New York, in I848.
(VII) Dexter G., son of Stephen (3) 01ney, was born September 6, I825. He lived
in Pennsylvania, and married in I854,. Flvira
Pratt (see Pratt). Children: Frank P., born
February 24, I855; Morris D., born I856, married, March 19, I883, Ada L. Harrison; Caroline E., July I5, i8.57, married A. WV. Dickinson (see Dickinson); Seymore, died young;
Nannie, born Julie 26, I865; Pearl, October 30,
1869; Lois, October 27, 1871.
(The Pratt Line).
(I) Timothy Pratt, the immigrant ancestor,
had a son Timothy.
(II) Timothy (2), son of Timothy (I)
Pratt, was kidnapped from his home in a town
on the Maine coast, and carried on board a
British vessel, on which he was kept until he
became a man. He married Rhuhanna Russell. Children: Betsey; Hannah; Rhuhanna;
Timothy, mentioned below; Anna; Abigail;
Mary; William; Rebecca.
(III) Timothy (3), son of Timothy (2)
Pratt, was born May 9, I8oi, and died Sep0-66ALLEGHENY VALLEY
John Henry Shawkey, the
SHAWKEY  founder of the family in this
country, was born in Germany, October 5, I794, and died in Venango
county, Pennsylvania, September 26, I885. He
immigrated to America and settled in Venango
county, where he cleared a farm of about two
hundred acres, which he cultivated until his
death, and which is now in the possession of
his grandson. He married Anna Elizabeth
Sheats, born in Germany, March 31, I8I I, died
in Venango county, October 5, I885. Children: George; Andrew; Jacob, killed during
the civil war; Henry, now deceased; Edward;
William  F., mentioned below; Margaret;
daughter, died in infancy; son, died in infancy.
(II) William F., son of John Henry and
Anna Elizabeth (Sheats) Shawkey, was born
in Venango county, Pennsylvania, April 5,
1851, and died at Shawkey's Corners, Venango county, Pennsylvania, in I902. He received his early education in the public schools
and worked on the farm, and in I885 established a general mercantile store at what is
now called "Shawkey's Corners," and which
he conducted until his death. He was a Republican in politics, and an Evangelical Lutheran in religion. He married, January 22,
I88o, Christina Regina, daughter of Henry
Gottlieb and Rosa (Reahr) Maier, born in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, June 20, I856.
Her parents were born in Germany, and immigrated with their parents to America, and settled in Clarion county, where they were married. Their children were: Barbara; Catherine; Susan; Matthias; Christina Regina,
married William F. Shawkey, of previous
mention; Jacob; Rosa; John; Charles; Henry.
Children of William F. and Christina Regina
(Maier) Shawkey: Anna Elizabeth Rosanna,
born November 9, I880, died November 27,
I88I;, Henry R., mentioned below; John W.,
mentioned below; Walton Monroe, born May
27, I886, died November 4, I905; Iva Viola,
born January I2, I889; Bessie Mabel, born
December io, I89.1; Ralph Amos, born December 23, I894; Leo Russell, born December
I4, I897; Curtis Loy, born July io, I902.
(III) Henry R., son of William  F. and
Christin.a Regina (Maier) Shawkey, was born
at Shawkey's Corners, Pennsylvania, February
19, 1882, and is now living in Utica, Pennsylvania. He received his early education in
the public schools, and later entered his father's
store, and after the death of his father continued the business in partnership with his
brother, John W. In I9o04 the title of the firm
was changed to Shawkey Brothers, and still
continues as such, and a branch store has been
established at Utica, of which as senior member of the firm, Henry R. Shawkey assumed
the management in which he still continues.
In politics he is a Republican. He married
Edna Miller; they have no children.
(III) John W., son of William  F. and
Christina Regina (Maier) Shawkey, was born
at Shawkey's Corners, Pennsylvania, November Ii, 1883, and is now living there. He received his early education in the public schools,
and later entered his father's store, and after
the death of his father continued the business
in partnership with his brother, Henry R., the
title of the firm being changed in I904 to
Shawkey Brothers, of which he became the
junior partner, and is now the manager of the
original store at Shawkey's Corners. He is a
Republican in politics. He married, in I9I0,
Elda, daughter of Martin L. Weaver, of Kossuth, Pennsylvania.  Child, Doris Maxine
Shawkey, born September I5, 1912.
Jacob Kahle, the first member of
KAHLE  this family of whom we have any
definite information, was born in
Bucks county, Pennsylvania, February I, I799,
and died in Elk township, near Knox, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, in I875. He was a son
of John and --    (Weiser) Kahle, who
lived and died in Bucks county; his mother
was a daughter of Conrad Weiser, who was a
colonel in the British army and died in Bucks
county. Jacob Kahle removed from Bucks
county at an early age and settled on a farm
in Elk township, which he cultivated until his
death and which is now owned by his son,
Thomas Muhlenburg Kahle. He was prominent in public affairs and was at one time asso-.ciate judge of Clarion county. He married in
Center county, Pennsylvania, Sarah Hyskill,
born in Center county, February I, I799, died
in Elk township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
I872. Children: George Hyskill, mentioned
below; John W., now deceased, was at one
time a member of the Pennsylvania state legislature; Mary Ann, deceased; Nancy Jane, deceased; Wildar Mack, deceased: Jacob W.,
born about 183I, now living in Elk township:
Sarah; Thomas Muhlenburg, now living on
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the old homestead in Elk township; Nathaniel,
who grew to manhood, served in the civil war
and in after years died about I883.
(II) George Hyskill, son of Jacob and
Sarah (Hyskill) Kahle, was born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, September io, I8I9.
He was a collier and a builder of coke ovens;
he built the first coke oven in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania. The earlier part of his life was
spent in Huntingdon and Clarion counties, but
at the beginning of the oil excitement he moved
with his family to Petroleum Center, Venango
county, where he engaged in a general teaming business which he successfully followed
for some time. Later he moved and settled on
a farm near Fryburg, Clarion county, also
owning and operating a saw mill at the same
place. Subsequently he located on a farm in
Frampton, near Clarion, which he cultivated
until his death in Frampton, about I898. He
was a Democrat in politics. He married Matilda Shiffer. Children: Levi Wesley, mentioned below; James Polk, married Allie
Springer, deceased; George, deceased, married
Maggie Baker; Weiser, married Ellen Reed,
deceased; William, married Ellen Ebinger, deceased; Edward T., married Belle O'Neil;
Sarah, deceased, married Jonas Botzer; Maria,
married John McDowell; Lizzie or Elizabeth,
deceased, married James Fleming; Alice, married Francis M. Showers; one daughter, died
in infancy. The mother died at the home of
her son, Edward T., about I9O4.  Mr. and
Mrs. Kahle were both Methodists.
(III) Levi Wesley, son of George Hyskill
and Matilda (Shiffer) Kahle, was born in Elk
township, near Shippensville, Pennsylvania,
July 29, I842. He lived in Elk township until
about twelve years of age then removed to
Catfish, Pennsylvania, and later was an apprentice to the blacksmith trade. After the completion of his apprenticeship he was for a few
years foreman of the furnace blacksmith shop
at Catfish, Pennsylvania. He then moved with
his parents to Petroleum Center, Pennsylvania,
where he was in the oil business for some time.
He was afterwards sent by an oil company to
Kentucky, where for one and one-half years
he remained drilling for oil. He returned to
Petroleum Center and subsequently purchased
a farm in Elk township, Clarion county, about
I869 or 1870. He remained there until I9Io,
when he sold the farm and purchased a residence at Pine City, Clarion county, where he
now resides (I913). Mr. Kahle was educated
ill the public school of Clarion county and the
State Normal at Edinboro, Pennsylvania. He
is a Methodist in religious belief, and a Democrat in politics, and has held several township
offices.
He married Chloe C., daughter of Joseph
and Maria  (Ensign) Wood  (see Wood).
Children: I. Nellie B., deceased; was unmarried. 2. I. Dana, mentioned below. 3. Levi
Norval, married Aylia Underwood; is a physician and resides at Richwood, West Virginia; children: Wesley Melvin, Marie, Levi
Norval. 4. Marie Rosalia, unmarried; resides
with her father. 5. Glenalvon Wood, married
Maud Moore; resides in Lawrenceville, Illinois; engaged in the oil business. 6. Harold
H., married Lillie Amsler; resides at Leeper,
Pennsylvania; is a physician; children: Emily,
Mildred, Wesley, Geraldine. 7. Gail W., unmarried; resides at Hadley, Pennsylvania; is
a physician. 8. Alexander E., married Myrtle
Kribbs; resides at Pine City, Pennsylvania; is
a merchant; children: one died in infancy,
Alvin and Wayne. 9. and io. Two boys died
in infancy.
(IV) Dr. I. Dana Kahle, son of Levi WVesley and Chloe C. (Wood) Kahle, was born
near Pine City, Elk township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, August 8, I875, and is now
living in Knox, Pennsylvania. He received his
early education in the public schools and in the
Clarion State Normal School, and then taught
for six years in Elk, Washington and Ashland
townships, and was then in the mercantile
business in Pine City for two years, and in
I9OI entered the College of Physicians and
Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland, from which
he graduated with the degree of M. D. in I905.
He commenced the active practice of his profession in Wick, West Virginia, where he remained until I908, and then settled in Knox,
Pennsylvania, where he has built up a large
and lucrative practice. He is a member of
the Clarion County Medical Association, and
is also a member of the Pennsylvania State
Medical Society, and surgeon to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. He is a Democrat in politics, and a Methodist in religion.
He married, December I I, I897, Margie,
daughter of Alfred and Mary J. (Weaver)
Boyer, born in Salem township, now living in
Knox.  Children: Kathleen, born July 29,
I898; Standish C., born April I5, I903.
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(The Wood Line).
The American progenitor of the Wood family, whose first name is unknown, emigrated
from Wales to America, and settled in New
Jersey. His son moved from there to Seneca
county, New York, where he located on a farm
on which he lived until his death. His wife's
name is also unknown. His grandson, Joseph
Wood, was born there, and in I849 came to
Clarion county and settled in Ashland township, where he resided for several years, following the occupation of a farmer and carpenter.  Subsequently he moved to Beaver
township, Clarion county, and located on a
large farm on which were several oil-producing wells. He remained there until he died,
about the year I904. He married Maria Ensign, born in Cameron county, Pennsylvania.
Children: I. Chloe C., born in 1846, in Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, died in I899, buried in
Perry Chapel cemetery; a Methodist in religion; married Levi W. Kahle (see Kahle III).
2. Jasper E., deceased; was in early manhood
a school teacher in Clarion county, Pennsylvania;' later was county superintendent of
schools of the same county; he then engaged
in the practice of law in Clarion, which- he followed until his death in 1902. 3. Rosalia,
married William Kribbs; resides near Knox,
Pennsylvania. 4. Daughter, died young.
(The Boyer-Weaver Line).
John Boyer, the first of whom we have record, was born in Union county, Pennsylvania,
MAarch I9, I797. He married Annie Marie
Schambach, born in Union county, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1799. Children: I. Allen
B., born March 29, I8I9; married Leah Jordan, born August I5, I8i8; both deceased. 2.
Neri, born January 3, 182I; married Mary
Mitchell; both deceased. 3. Levi, born September 22, I822; married Elizabeth Heeter;
both deceased. 4. Matilda, born July I8, I824;
married  John  Porter; both deceased.  5.
Amelia, born April 23, I826, died young. 6.
Amos, born April 9, I828; married Anna
Cope; she is living (I913); he was killed by
being thrown from a wagon during a runaway.
7. Leah, born November 17, 1829; married
Thomas Clark; both deceased. 8. Esther, born
March 5, I83I, died in infancy. 9. Alfred,
born August 30, 1832, died December 2I, I9oo;
married Mary J. Weaver; she is living (I913);
their daughter, Margie, married Dr. I. D.
Kahle (see Kahle IV). Io. Ralph, born May
I, I834; married (first) Miss Knappenberger,
(second) Belle Graham; all deceased.    I.
Martin, born March 12, 1836; married Jennie
Howe, deceased; he served in the civil war and
died of pneumonia while in the service.  I2.
Amelia, born June 6, I837; married (first) a
Mr. Martimore, (second') a Mr. Richey; they
are both deceased, She is living (I913).  I3.
Richard, born August I, 1839; married a Miss
White.
John Weaver, grandfather of Mrs. Kahle,
was born October 3I, I8o7, died September
I4, I892. He married, May 14, 1835, Marie
Kribbs, born May 3, I814, in Westmoreland
county, Pennsylvania, died September I6,
I88I. Their children were: I. Mary Jane,
born in Clarion county, November 3, I836;
married, May 30, i855, Alfred Boyer, born
August 30, I832, died December 2I, I9oo;
children: i. Olive, died aged seven years; ii.
Clinton V., married Ida Willman, is a retired
farmer and resides in Oklahoma (913); iii.
Sarah Frances, married Oliver Willman, de--
ceased; iv. Andrew G., married Anna Harris
and resides in Iowa (I913); v. Cora S., married Rev. C. J. Baker, and resides in Pennsylvania (1913), h,e was a pioneer Methodist
clergyman of North Dakota; vi. Jennie, married Rev. J. A. Huffman, resides in Wisconsin (i913); vii. Margie, referred to above,
married Dr. I. Dana Kahle; viii. Reuben K.,
married Annie Bowling, and resides near Pitcairn, Pennsylvania; ix. Clara M., married
Henry F. Kenemuth, and resides in Fern City,
Pennsylvania (I913). 2. Harriet, born January IT, 1839, living (I913); married, December 25, I859, Leslie Say; he was in the civil
war and is supposed to have been killed in
battle; his body was never recovered; later
his widow married Reuben Kline, deceased.
3. Sarah Ann, born November 7, I84O, in
Clarion county, living in 1913; married. Thomas
Say, deceased. 4. Josiah, born July 23, I843;
was in the Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment
during the civil war, and died at Point of
Rocks Hospital, Virginia, August 4, I864, of
typhoid fever. 5. Priscilla, born February I2,
I846, died at Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania,
August I9, I890; married George Leslie, living in I9I3. 6. Elizabeth, born April 29, 1848;
married William Bell, both living in I9I3. 7.
George, born August 23, I851; married Ruhama Beatty; both living in I9I3. 8. Catharine, born January 24, I856, living in I913;
married David Myres; he was killed by acci926rJAN iNZ   I
dent. 9. William Franklin Weaver, born September 17, I859, in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood, then moved
to Portland, Oregon, where he now resides
(I9I3).
The Hazeltine family was
HAZELTINE of importance in England,
whence it originated, for
their coat-of-arms is recorded in the College
of Arms or Heraldry. The name also appears
as Haseltine, Hazelton and Hazelden.
(I) John Hazeltine, the pioneer ancestor of
the family, accompanied by his brother, Robert, left Yorkshire, England, with a colony of
sixty families, under the leadership of their
pastor, Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, and landed at
Salem, province of Massachusetts Bay, in I637,
settling in the county of Essex, upon the
Merrimack river. Later he was one of the
three settlers of that part of Rowley, Massachusetts, afterwards incorporated as Bradford.
He resided for a time in Haverhill, New Hampshire, but returned to Bradford about I66o.
He married Joan Auter, of Biddeford, England, and they had four children. John Hazeltine died December 23, I69o, and his will was
probated March 3I, I69I.
(II) Lieutenant Samuel Hazeltine, son of
John and Joan (Auter) Hazeltine, was born
December 12, I645, died in I7I7. He lived in
Bradford, on a part of his father's homestead.
He married, December 28, I670, Deborah,
daughter of Peter Cooper, of Rowley, Massachusetts. They were the parents of seven children.
(III) John (2), son of Lieutenant Samuel
and Deborah (Cooper) Hazeltine, born March
28, I678, died before the year I7I5. He was
a resident of Bradford, and married, August
21, 170I, Abigail Ross, who bore him four
children.
(IV) Abner, son of John (2) and Abigail
(Ross) Hazeltine, was born June I9, 1705.
He resided in Mendon, Massachusetts. He
married, February io, I730, Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Grindal Rawson, of- Mendon.
Among their children was Abner, mentioned
below.
(V) Abner (2), son of Abner (I) and Elizabeth (Rawson) Hazeltine, was born in Mendon, Massachusetts, November 5, 173I, died
in Wardsboro, Vermont, in i8i6. IHe resided
in the towns of Mendon, Upton and Ward'sboro. While residing in Massachusetts he
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served in the King's colonial army, and his
name appears on the muster roll of I755-56.
He married Martha (Robbins) Goss, of Mendon. Among his children was Daniel, mentioned below.
(VI) Daniel, son of Abner (2) and Martha (Robbins-Goss) Hazeltine, was born in,
Mendon, Massachusetts, December 20, I761,
died in Chautauqua county, New York, June
i8, I828. He served in the revolutionary war,
in Colonel Sprout's Massachusetts regiment, in
Captain Ephraim Hartwell's regiment, and in
Colonel Tyler's Massachusetts regiment. He
settled in Wardsbloro, Vermont, and about
1820o removed to Jamestown, New York. He
married, May 8, 1788, Susannah, daughter of
Abraham Jones Jr., of Milford, who served in
the revolutionary war. Among his children
was Edwin, mentioned below.
(VII) Edwin, son of Daniel and Susannah
(Jones) Hazeltine, was born in Windham
county, Vermont, died at the age of eightyfive years. At the age of seventeen he moved
to Chautauqua county, New York, and there
learned the trade of woolen manufacturer,
which line of work he followed for several
years. Later he located in Busti, New York,
where he devoted his attention to farming,
following this occupation for the remainder
of his active career. He was a member of the
Congregational church, and a Whig in politics.
He married Mary, daughter of Stephen Abbott, of Chautauqua county, New York; she
died at the age of eighty years.  Children:
Chloe, now Mrs. Frothingham; Ezra Taylor,
mentioned below; Clark; Herbert; Eleanor,
now Mrs. Temple; Laura, now Mrs. Williams;
Sarah, now Mrs. Smith, and Edwin.
(VIII) Ezra Taylor, son of Edwin and
Mary (Abbott) Hazeltine, was born in Busti,
Chautauqua county, New York, in 1836. He
attended the public schools in the neighborhood of his home, and pursued an advanced
course in the Jamestown Academy. He began
his active career as a teacher and was so employed in the states of Pennsylvania, New
York and Iowa. In I86o he located in Warren, Warren county, Pennsylvania, where he
accepted a position as clerk in the drug store
of Hazeltine  Company, and in due course
of time became a partner, which connection
continued until i868, when he disposed of his
interest in order to devote his entire attention
to the manufacture of the Piso Cures, one for
consumption and one for catarrh, which busiTh1"TNTC'Q T A T A NTT AALLEGHENY VALLEY
ness he conducted successfully for many years,
finally disposing of it to good advantage. During his management of this business a firstclass postoffice was established in the borough
of Warren, this adding greatly to facilitate
business of all kinds. Mr. Hazeltine is now
(I9I2) connected with the Bashlin Company,
and has been an active factor'in other 4usiness
enterprises, having served as treasurer of the
Hazeltine Woolen Company, president of the
Conewango Building  Loan Association,
treasurer of the R. H. Kinnear Manufacturing
Company, and vice-president of the Citizens'
National Bank of Warren. He is a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church. He mar.
ried, in I858, Rachel Delia, daughter of Hiram
Knapp, of Busti, New York. Children: Caroline, wife of T. E. Cook, of Warren; Frederick, a graduate of Oberlin College, publisher
of the South Bend Journal at South Bend,
Washington, married Amy Wood, child, Lelia,;
James Ezra, mentioned below; Ellen.
(IX) James Ezra, son of Ezra Taylor and
Rachel Delia (Knapp.) Hazeltine, was born in
Warren, Warren county, Pennsylvania, March
26, I873. He was a student in the Glade union
school, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, which
he attended in 1889, and Manual Training
School, Washington University, St. Louis,
from which he graduated in I892. His first
employment was with the Keystone Electrical
Company, of Erie, Pennsylvania, with whom
he was employed two years. He then went to
Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from
which he graduated in I898. He then entered the
employ of the United States Electric Lighting
Company, Washington, D. C., remaining until
I899 when the Bashlin Company was incorporated, he being one of the stockholders, and
he was chosen to serve as its treasurer and
assistant superintendent, and he is now (I9I2)
serving in the capacity of treasurer and manager. The plant is located at North Warren,
and is one of the leading industries of the
city. He is a member of the Presbyterian
church, superintendent of its Sunday School,
and a Republican in politics.
Mr. Hazeltine married, June 6, I9go, Margaret Isabel, born at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 9, I879, daughter of John S. and
Amelia (Irwin) Olsen, the former of whom is
chief engineer at the State Hospital for the
Insane, having served for about thirty years;
he served in the civil war, organizing a company to defend the city of Harrisburg. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Hazeltine: Rachel, born
in North Warren, October I5, 1902; Elizabeth
Irwin, born in North Warren, October Io,
I904.
The Berlins came to Western
BERLIN Pennsylvania, York county, the
original settlers being Jacob and
Eva (Carbaugh) Berlin, who settled in then
Franklin township, Westmoreland county.
Jacob Berlin was a farmer, reared a large
family, including a son, George, of whom further.
(II) George, son of Jacob and Eva (Carbaugh) Berlin, was born in York county,
Pennsylvania, September I2, I782. He moved
with his parents about the year I794 to Westmoreland county, where he learned the blacksmith's trade. He married, in I8o5, and the
same year opened a blacksmith's shop in East
Liberty. This shop, which he built and operated, was the first in East Liberty, now known
as Pittsburgh, East End, the most desirable
residence section of Pittsburgh. He worked
at his trade in East Liberty until I8IO, then
moved to a tract of heavily timbered wilderness in (then) Venango county, where he
erected a rude forge, and worked at his trade,
also clearing and improving his land. There
was little money in circulation, but in return
for his work as smith, his customers would
cut, clear, grub and plow for him. During the
war of I812 he could not enlist, having lost
his right eye by accident, but he made up for
loss of military glory by harvesting his absent
neighbors' crops for them, working literally
night and day, to do this in addition to his
own work.  To still further increase his
burdens at this time, his wife was bitten by a
rattlesnake while working in the harvest field
by his side.  These were indeed times that
tried men's souls. But the old pioneer conquered adverse circumstances, and the six dollars, which was the entire capital on arriving
in what is now Ashland township, Clarion
county, grew to represent a partly cleared wellimproved farm of five hundred acres. This
six dollars was invested in six bushels of
wheat, which planted on the acre or two of
cleared land, brought forth abundantly and
was the foundation of future success. The
sturdy smith worked in his shop by night
while indoors his wife spun and wove. Often
at night wolves prowled around the door, but
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the gaunt wolves of hunger and despair never
entered. Soon the sons grew up to bear their
share of the burden, and this work of clearing
advanced rapidly. The victory was won and
as each child grew to adult years he was
started in life with a part of the homestead.
The brave old pioneer blacksmith and his wife
improved every opportunity. When the turnpike, which crossed their farm, was being built,
Mrs. Berlin did the baking for the graders,
receiving one dollar per barrel for converting
twenty-six barrels of flour into bread. Groceries were purchased at Franklin, the nearest
trading point and were of the plainest, most
indispensable kind.  The nearest mill was
miles away and a trip to the mill on horseback
consumed a good deal of time. After the pike
was finished Mr. Berlin kept an inn for many
years, for the accomodation of travelers. He
was a Democrat, but held no office. He chose
wisely in selecting a site for his farm and descendants have found it the equal of any in
the township. He died November I, I844.
He married, in I8o5, Elizabeth Neely, of
Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She was a woman
of the best pioneer stock. When they left
East Liberty for their home in the wilderness
she bore her part in driving the cattle, swimming or fording the streams (there being no
bridges), and with him mourned the loss of a
horse and a cow at one of the crossings. Arriving at their tract she nobly seconded his
efforts, working early and late, but proved the
stronger vessel, surviving snake bite and hard
work, outliving him thirty-five years, ever remaining a widow, finally dying February 5,
I879, at the age of ninety-three years. She
was one of the most wonderful women of that
day of wonderful women, and in her latter
years was most tenderly cherished. She saw
the rapid almost marvelous changes that the
century caused to pass before her vision, and
in I879 found little to remind her of the
strenuous days of I8Io. She was a member of
the Reformed church, but her husband was a
Lutheran.
Children of George and Elizabeth Berlin:
I. Jesse, born May 29, I807, died October 17,
I895; was a resident of Clarion county all his
life; married (first) Susan Lillie, (second)
Mary Armstrong. 2. Sarah, born June 28,
i8o8, died in I9oI, in Greenville,Pennsylvania;
married William Black. 3. Paul, born January
I7, I8II, died April 4, I835. 4. Nicholas,
born June 30, I8I2, died November 4, I899;
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was a hotelkeeper; married Clara Miller. 5.
Frances, born March 3, I814, died August,
I847; married Henry Hugus. 6. Mary Ann,
born June I3, I8i6; m;arried Henry Booth,
and both died in Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.
7. Henry, born March 21, I817, died November I, I844; unmarried; killed by accident in
breaking a vicious horse, which kicked and
fell on him. 8. George, born August I5, I820,
died July 2I, I905; was a farmer of Ashland
township. 9. Margaret, born June 5, I8I9,
died September 24, I9o09; married Evan Miller.
Io. Hezekiah, born March 24, 1822, died February I2, I902; unmarried. I I. Solomon, born
January 9, I824, died March I6, I864.  I2.
Jeremiah, born February 22, I826, died December I8, I899; was a farmer; married Parmelia Ensign.  13. William  Miles, of whom
further.
(III) William Miles, youngest son and thirteenth child of George and Elizabeth (Neely)
Berlin, was born on the farm he now owns
near Knox, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, June
15, I830. He grew to manhood under more
favorable conditions than his brothers, the
country having been settled up, schools established and the laborious work of clearing new
land performed.  He attended the public
schools, continuing until he was fourteen years
of age, when his father died. He remained
at home with his mother working the home
farm for her until about I86o when he bought
out the other heirs and became sole owner of
the homestead, then containing one hundred
acres. He built a new house on the premises
in which his mother lived until her death. He
also remodeled and enlarged the original house,
which he has ever since occupied with his
family. The farm is a rich one and produces
oil and gas, also is underlaid with coal. Three
oil wells are now producing on the farm, which
is otherwise devoted to general farming and
stock raising purposes. The last of the thirteen children of George and Elizabeth Berlin,
William M. Berlin, has reached beyond the
scriptural allotment of years, but still is the
hale and hearty, capable man of business. He
is a strong Republican, served his township
for twenty years as overseer of the poor and
school director, and yet retains a lively interest in public affairs. He is a member of the
Evangelical Lutheran church, and a man of
most excellent character.
He married, February I2, I855, Maria
Louisa Heasley, born in Ashland township,
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one of the ten children of John Heasley, an
old settler. She died June 6, I909, having
been stricken with paralysis three years previous, and for a long time deprived of her speech.
All her brothers and sisters are dead and of
the twenty-three members of the Berlin and
Heasley families, William Miles Berlin alone
survives (I9I2). Children of William M. and
Maria L. Berlin: I. Tervine Melvin, now living in Knox, a clerk; married Alice Miller;
children: Iva, Eula, Lillian, Marion. 2. Mary
Ann, married William Lamberton, an oil producer of Zelienople, Pennsylvania; children:
George, Park, John, Ruth. 3. Roland Parks,
now engaged in the oil business in Elk township; married Ella Dearolph; children: Everett,
Orville. 4. Laura Virginia, married Leroy
Kurtz, a real estate dealer, of Clarion; children: Beulah, Fred, Sarah. 5. Ellen May, resides at home. 6. Harriet Nell, resides at
home. 7. Dennie Lloyd, a farmer, manager of
the home farm, unmarried.
It is thought that the
KLINGENSMITH  Klingensmith  ancestors upon their arrival
in America probably settled in the vicinity of
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The family is one
of old Dutch origin.
(I) Peter Klingensmith was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. In I8II he
and his wife, whose maiden name was Susannah Kifer, came to Clarion county and settled near Madison Furnace. They took up a
piece of government land along the Clarion
river, all in forest, built a log cabin, covered
it with bark, and at night they blew a horn so
the wolves would cease their howling; they
brought their flour on horseback from Parker's Landing, following a blazed trail. He
sold this land, when drafted to war, to a Mr.
Corbett. The following year they returned
to Westmoreland county, where he learned the
business of milling, which he followed for a
number of years. In I824 they came again
to Clarion county and settled on what is now
called the Cribbs farm in Monroe township.
After a few months residence there the family home was established in Williamsburg and
later on Cathers farm in Clarion county.
Thence the family removed to Reidsburg and
eventually settled permanently on a farm in
the vicinity of Williamsburg. Mr. Klingensmith was drafted to serve in the war of I8I2,
but by the time he reached headquarters and
reported for action the war was ended. In
politics he was a Democrat, and in religious
matters a devout Lutheran. His wife belonged
to the German Reformed church. Children of
Peter and Susannah Klingensmith: John, Samuel, Esther, Michael, Elizabeth, Mary, Daniel,
mentioned below. In the early days John, the
eldest child, was placed by his mother in a
barrel, so that he would not be bitten by rattlesnakes while she was performing her household labors.
(II) Daniel, youngest son of Peter and Susannah (Kifer) Klingensmith, was born September I9, I829, at Reidsburg, Monroe township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, died January 22, I899. His father later moved to the
Williamsburg farm, where Daniel resided until
the age of twenty, and from there they moved
to the farm now occupied by Addison W.
Klingensmith, where he spent the remainder of
his days. He was a farmer throughout the
active years of his life. He was a Democrat
in politics, but never aspired to public office
of any description.  In religious matters he
and his wife were connected with the Lutheran church. March 7, I867, Mr. Klingensmith married Barbara Hetrick, born February I5, I837, daughter of George and Magdalina (Garner) Hetrick, who came to Clarion
county from Huntingdon county in I845. The
Hetrick family settled on a farm in Monroe
township and there resided until I866 when
they moved to Michigan, where the parents
passed the residue of their lives. George Hetrick was a son of Nicklas Hetrick, a native of
Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Hetrick became the parents of
ten children, whose names are here entered in
respective order of birth: Jacob, Catherine,
Barbara, Mary, Daniel, Solomon, Abraham
and Sarah (twins), Christina and George, all
of whom are deceased except three. Mr. and
Mrs. Klingensmith had three children: A boy
died in infancy; a girl died in infancy; Addison W., mentioned below.
(III) Addison W., son of Daniel and Barbara (Hetrick) Klingensmith, was born in
Monroe township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, January 2, I873. He was educated in
the district schools of his native place and for
three terms was a student in the old Academy
at Reidsburg. Having been reared on a farm
he naturally turned his attention to agricultural operations after reaching man's estate.
He is now the owner of one hundred acres of
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most arable land eligibly located seven miles
from Sligo in Monroe township. He receives
a royalty, quarterly, from a gas well owned by
the T. W. Phillips Oil  Gas Company, which
operates the same. He is an uncompromising
Democrat in his political faith, and while he
has never sought public office of any description he is ever on the alert to forward all
measures and enterprises projected for the
good of the general welfare. In I899 Mr.
Klingensmith married Effie, daughter of Steward and Sarah (Haugh) Davis. She was born
November 4, I878. She is a member of the
Disciples church, and he is connected with the
Lutheran church. Children: Florence, born
November 5, I899; Lizzietta, March 9, I902;
May, May Io, I904; Ruth, November 20,
I906; Vida, July 2I, 1907; Mary, December
I4, I9o8; Allen, October I9, I9io; Wayne
Woodrow, February 4, I9I3.
This family came to the United
HANBY States from the Highlands of
Scotland where James Hanby
was born and lived until a young man. He
landed in Philadelphia where he lived for a
time, then came over the mountains settling
at Mount Hope, Venango county, during the
oil excitement of I865-70. He purchased a
farm of about three hundred acres which he
cultivated until I874, then moved to Beaver
county, and he died in West Virginia, near
East Liverpool, Ohio. He was a man of considerable property, and before his death divided the Venango county farm between his two
sons, giving the other children lands in Beaver
county. He lived to be, nearly ninety years of
age. He married and had issue: I. John, of
whom further. 2. Cyrus, died March, I9I0,
in Vanport, Pennsylvania, aged eighty-five
years. 3. Jackson, now living in Chautauqua,
Southern Kansas, aged eighty-four years. 4.
Sarah Jane, married Samuel Stroup, both deceased, of Venango county. 5. Celinda, married a Mr. Moore, lived near New Brighton,
Pennsylvania. 6. Anna, married a Mr. Thomas,
lived in Mercer county.
(II) John, eldest son of James Hanby, was
born in Venango county, Pennsylvania, April
22, I844, died February 20, I887. He was
educated in the public school, and grew up a
farmer.  His father gave him  part of the
Venango county farm and he resided there for
many years, but prior to his death sold the
property. He was a Republican in politics,
and both he and wife were members of the
Church of God. He married Jane Turk, of
Venango county, of Dutch descent. Her parents moved to Crawford county, Wisconsin,
where they died. Children of Mr. and Mrs.
Turk: I. William, a farmer, died in Venango
county. 2. James, a wealthy farmer of Wisconsin, veteran of the civil war, deceased. 3.
Ephraim, a farmer of Wisconsin, veteran of
the civil war, deceased. 4. John, a veteran of
the civil war, now living in Helena, Montana,
unmarried. 5. Alexander, a veteran of the
civil war, died in Wisconsin. 6. Samuel, a
veteran of the civil war, now living at Belle
Centre, Wisconsin. 7. Sarah, married John
Carner, and died at Mount Hope, Pennsylvania. 8. Jane, of previous mention, married
John Hanby. 9. Maria, married a Mr. Hoseck
and died in Wisconsin. io. Elizabeth, married
a Mr. Young and died in Wisconsin. Two
other children are unknown. Children of John
and Jane (Turk) Hanby: I. Elmer, now a
farmer of Crawford county, Wisconsin; married Bell Sopher. 2. William, died-a young
man. 3. James, a conductor on the Great
Northern railroad, was killed in Minnesota.
4. Samuel, now living in Fargo, North Dakota,
superintendent of a large estate comprising
twenty-nine farms. 5. Calvin, a farmer of
Venango county. 6. Sarah Jane, married John
Bruner, both decqased. 7. Joseph A., of whom
further. 8. Charlotta Kitura, married Preston Roberts, and lives in Franklin county,
Pennsylvania. 9. Martha Belle, died in infancy.
(III) Joseph A., youngest son of John and
Jane (Turk) Hanby, was born at Mount
Hope, Venango county, Pennsylvania, June 6,
1869. He was educated in the public school,
and was reared a farmer. He worked on the
home farm, then was a renter, finally purchasing the old Turk homestead near Pine Hill
Church. After his mother's death he sold the
homestead and for the next sixteen years
worked in the oil fields, beginning as a pumper,
but becoming lease man for a large operating
company.  In February, I898, he bought a
farm of seventy-five acres in Ashland township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and in
I902 settled on his purchase and there remains.
He had previously for two years been foreman
for the Standard Oil Company, but his early
love for the soil returned and induced him to
abandon the oil fields and run his own farm.
Hie has a good property, well improved and
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profitable. He raises a good deal of stock and
conducts general farming operations.  The
farm is underlaid with coal and contains rich
deposits of limestone. He is a Republican in
politics, and a member of the Evangelical
Lutheran church, to which his wife also belongs. His fraternal order is the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows.
He married, January I, I895, De Elda Priscilla Say, born May I3, I866, twin of Die
Elmer Say, and daughter of Thomas and Sarah
Ann Say. Children: Mary Labrida, born October I I, I895, graduate of Edenburg high
school, class of I913; Thomas Leroy, February 7, I897; Gladys Belle, April 22, I899; John
Byron, March 6, I903; an infant died unnamed; Joseph Lawrence, January 30, I9o6;
Genevieve Evelyn, June 24, I9o8; Raymond
Preston, September 28, I9I2.
This family is of pure
JEANNERAT Swiss blood and like all
emigrants from that model
republic possess the excellent qualities of industry. and thrift. The emigrant was Louis
Jeannerat, born in Switzerland, where he married. In I854 he came to the United States
with his wife and family, landing in New
York. He settled at Meadville, Pennsylvania,
where later he purchased an unimproved tract
of eighty acres, part of which he cleared and
cultivated until his death.  He was a hard
working, quiet, retiring man, a member of the
Catholic church, as was his wife Mary. Children, all born in Switzerland, all coming to the
United States except Frances, and all deceased except Frank L.: I. A son, died unnamed. 2. Frances, born March I, I827, died
in Switzerland. 3. Margaret, born March 2I,
I828; married a Mr. Barday. 4. Flora, born
February I9, I832; married Kavier Galwish,
who died in Crawford. 5. Theresa, born January 26, I834; married August Prenett, o,f
Crawford county. 6. Josephine, born February 5, I836; married Joseph Yoset, of Crawford county. 7. Rosa, born August I4, I839;
married David Emerick, of Clarion county.
8. Frank Louis, of whom further. 9. Peter,
born December 7, I844.  Io. Joseph, born
March 30, I847, died on the ocean en route to
the United States.
(II) Frank Louis, son of Louis and Mary
Jeannerat, was born in Switzerland, March 4,
I842. He attended the schools of his native
village until he was twelve years of age, then
was brought to the United States by his parents, completing his education at Meadville
Academy. He lived on the farm near Meadville until he was sixteen years of age, when he
went to Ridgway, Elk county, where he worked on a farm. From that he drifted into the
oil fields, beginning as an oil well worker near
Titusville and has been connected with some
phase of the oil business ever since. He was
in charge of the oil wells of Bradley  Company at St. Petersburg for six years, and in
I88o he began operating on his own account
in the Clarion county oil fields and has been
so engaged successfully until the present time.
He resides in Shippensville, but has business
interests in other localities. He is a Democrat
in politics and has served in many public offices
of his town. Both Mr. Jeannerat and his wife
are members of the Lutheran church.
He married, in I874, Margiaret A. Pierce,
born January 31, I85I, in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, daughter of David and Lavina
(Hockman) Pierce, and granddaughter of
Peter and Martha Pierce, early settlers near
Clarion. David Pierce was a farmer, owning
two hundred acres of fertile land; was also
justice of the peace, and filled other township
offices. He died in I869. His wife, Lavina
Hockman, born in Center county, Pennsylvania, survived him, and married (second)
Thomas Weaver. She died in I9o09, over
eighty years of age. She was the daughter of
Henry and Mary Hockman, the former named
an early farmer of Clarion, owning one of the
very first farms taken up from the government. Children of David and Lavina (Hockman) Pierce: I. James K., now commissioner
of Clarion county, living in Clarion. 2. Harvey, now a farmer of Clarion county. 3. Mary
E., married Isaac Mong, whom she survives,
a resident of Elk county. 4. Margaret A., of
previous mention. 5. Wilson E., a farmer of
Salem township. 6. Martha, married Michael
Starr, and lives in Clarion county. 7. Henry
B., lives in Warren, Arkansas. 8. Katherine
S., married Harry Exley, whom she survives,
a resident of Venango county. 9. Curtis P.,
resides in Morning Sun, Iowa. Io. David R.,
resides in Clintonville, Pennsylvania.  I I.
Laura L., married James Laughner, living at
Salem, Pennsylvania. Children of Frank Louis
and Margaret A. Jeannerat: I. Clyde, born
September 29, I875; now an oil driller; married Lizzie Updegraff.  2. Wade A., born
March 2, 1877; living at home, engaged in the
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oil business. 3. Lee A., born March 2I, I879;
engaged in the oil business. 4. Lester P., born
May 3, I88I, died July 14, I898. 5. Charles
E., born October 2I, I883; engaged in the oil
business; married Amy Wagner. 6. Alice V.,
born December I2, 1I885; living at home. 7.
Edith, born June 27, i887; married Furman
Mercer, and lives in Nicholson township. 8.
Carrie I., born October 25, i889. 9. Margie
M., born October 6, I891. Io. Harry, born
July 31, i893.
Reuben Boyer was born in Berks
BOYER county, Pennsylvania, and there
was reared to maturity and educated. During the greater portion of his active
career he was identified with agricultural pursuits and with the raising of high-grade stock.
His demise occurred in Berks county. Among
the children who survived him was Joseph,
mnientioned below.
(II) Joseph, son of Reuben Boyer, was
born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, in I809,
died January 5, I886. He passed his boyhood
on the old homestead farm in Berks county
and attended the local district schools until
his fifteenth year when he came to Clarion
county. As a young man he worked on a
farm, and devoted his attention to that line of
enterprise for a number of years. He later
purchased a farm of forty-one acres in Beaver township, Clarion county, the same having
been known as the old Cope farm. This estate
he improved and cultivated and on it erected
a comfortable dwelling of hewed logs. This
log house was removed to Foxburg in I9IO
and is still standing there. In politics Mr.
Boyer was a Democrat, and in religious matters gave his support to the Lutheran church,
of which he and his wife were zealous members. He married Catherine Wetzel, born in
Berks county, Pennsylvania, April 15, I824,
died in Clarion county in December, I907. The
Wetzel family came to Clarion county in I826,
the older members of the family walking all
the way. The household effects and smaller
children were brought in a one-horse wagon.
Thirteen days were consumed in making the
trip and as the last few miles of the road were
very muddy an accommodating farmer hitched
his team to the outfit and helped haul the family to their destination in Beaver township.
The father of Mrs. Boyer died just two years
after settling in Clarion county. Mr. and Mrs.
Boyer became the parents of thirteen children,
of whom six were living in 1912, among them
Joseph, mentioned below.
(III) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) and
Catherine (Wetzel) Boyer, was born in Beaver township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
March Io, I855. He was reared to the sturdy
discipline of the old pioneer farm, and was
educated in the district schools of Beaver
township. At the age of fourteen years he
entered upon an apprenticeship to learn the
trade of mason. He likewise familiarized himself with the trade of carpenter and for eleven
years was carpenter on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. After his father's death, in
I886, he purchased a farm of eighty-one acres
in Licking township and on the same has erected two houses and remodeled the barn. He
still does odd jobs in masonry but most of his
attention is given to general farming and the
raising of Guernsey cattle, of which he has a
fine herd. Politically he is a stalwart Democrat, and the entire family are devout members
of the Lutheran church.
In January, I88o, Mr. Boyer married Martha Bunner, born and raised in Butler county,
Pennsylvania, daughter of George and Margaret (Gilbert) Bunner, the former of whom
was born in Clarion county and the latter in
Butler county. Mr. and Mrs. Boyer have six
children: Fred, Elsie Loretta, Frank Webster,
Mary Lydia, Margaret Catherine, Charles Andrew.
The Ashbaughs were early
ASHBAUGH comers to Beaver township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, settling when all was practically a forest.
The early settler, Daniel Ashbaugh, was among
the very first to found a home in the township.
He felled the trees that covered the tract and
what he found a wilderness he left a cultivated
farm of two hundred and eighty-eight acres.
His wife, Mary (Best) Ashbaugh, came
from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, a
daughter of the pioneer Best family of Clarion
county. Children: I. William, of whom further. 2. John, deceased; was a farmer of
Beaver township. 3. Daniel, deceased; moved
west, lived many years in Minnesota, where he
died. 4. Jacob. 5. William. 6. Adam. 7.
Mary, died I9II, unmarried. 8. Lavinia, died
in Beaver township; married a Mr. Klingler.
9. Catherine, died in infancy.  Daniel Ash933PENNSYLVANIA
tember 12, I890o. He married Mary Kendall,
who was born February 19, 1804, and died
February 13, I897. She was daughter of Morrill Kendall, who was born February 22, 1772,
and died April i2, I850; Morrill Kendall married Sally Ingalls, who was born July I5, 1782,
and died June 30, I863; their children were:
Lavina; John; Cyrus; Mary, married Timothy (3) Pratt; and Rufus. Morrill was son
of Levi Kendall, who had the following children: Peter, Henry, Levi, Enoch, Morrill,
Mary, Abigail, and Alinewaum. Children of
Timothy (3) and  Mary -(Kendall) Pratt:
Rufus; Horace; Harrison; Morrill; Quincy;
Lucretia; Elvira, married Dexter G. Olney
(see Olney); Emily; Elizina.
(The Bailey-Joslin-Blasdell-Parsons Line).
(I) John Bailey, the immigrant ancestor,
came with his son John in 1635, from England.
(II) John (2), son of John (I)  Bailey,
came with his father in I635. He had a son
Joseph, mentioned below.
(III) Joseph, son of John (2) Bailey, married Rebecca ---. They had a daughter
Sarah, mentioned below.
(IV) Sarah, daughter of Joseph Bailey,
married in Salem, Massachusetts, December
I8, 1718, Israel Joslin. They moved to Killingly, Connecticut, where Israel died June,
I76I. He was a man of great force and enterprise and of great influence in colonial affairs.
They had eight children, among them Benjamin, mentioned below.
(V) Benjamin, son of Israel and Sarah
(Bailey) Joslin, was born in July, 1728, in
Killingly. In I774 he moved with his family
to Lyringham, Massach-usetts, and in 1787
part of the family moved to Milton, Vermont.
He married, January 4, I753, Abigail Barrett.
They had eleven children, among them Sarah,
mentioned below.
(VI) Sarah Joslin, daughter of Benjamin
Joslin, was born in Killingly, Connecticut, October 7, I765.  She married in Milton, Vermont, Nathaniel Blasdell, and had a daughter
Mercy, mentioned below.
(VII) Mercy Blasdell, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Joslin) Blasdell, married (first)
Levi Johnson, and (second) Major Daniel
Parsons, and they had a daughter, Sarah Parsons, who married Lieutenant Edward S. Dickinson (see Dickinson).
Jacob Siverling, the first
SIVERLING member of this.family
about whom we have definite information, was born in the eastern part
of Pennsylvania.  At the beginning of the
nineteenth century, he came from the Nesslapeck valley into what is now Clarion county,
Pennsylvania. By trade he was a miller, but
he at a later time bought a farm of one hundred acres, in Monroe township, Clarion
county, near Washington Furnace. He was a
Democrat. His church was the German Reformed. He married Mary Harriger, who was
born in eastern Pennsylvania. Children: Barbara Ann; Jacob (2), of whom further;
Michael; Henry; Lucinda; Andrew.
(II) Jacob (2), son of Jacob (I) and Mary
(Harriger) Siverling, was born in Monroe
township, December 5, I8I2, and died in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, in the winter of
I9go  and I902. He was a laborer and farmer,
and owned a small farm in Porter township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania. This he sold,
and bought a farm in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, where he afterward lived. In the
civil war, he enlisted in Company B, Io5th
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was
in the service of the government for three
years, and was once wounded in the back by
a sharpshooter. After the war, he lived on
his farm in Jefferson county. He was a Republican in politics. At first he and his wife
were members of the German Reformed
church, but there later joined the Presbyterian
church. He married Mary Delp, who was
born in Monroe township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, September 3, I815, and died
August I8, I89I. Children: I. Abraham B., a
farmer in Jefferson county; married Hannah
Jane Depp. 2. Conrad, a farmer in Monroe
township, Clarion county; married Sarah S.
Bigley. 3. Eleanor; married David Dinger;
he is a farmer in McCalmont township, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania. 4. Mary Ann;
lives in Jefferson county; unmarried. 5. Jacob
Frederick, of whom further. 6. Sarah, died
young. 7. John C., laborer, living in Clarion
county; married Lucinda Watkins. 8. Lucinda, married Lee Whitsell, deceased; he was
a farmer in Canada. 9. Amos, farmer in Jefferson county; unmarried.  io. Elizabeth;
makes her home with her brother Amos; unmarried.
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baugh, the father, died about I87I; Mary, the
mother, in I88I. Both were members of the
Lutheran church.
(II) William, son of Daniel and Mary
(Best) Ashbaugh, was born in Beaver township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, December
8, 1822, died June 5, I898. He grew up on
the homestead farm and attended such schools
as the district afforded, when a boy. At his
father's death he inherited a share of the home
farm and became a prosperous farmer, owning
one hundred and thirty-four acres of well
tilled land in Salem and Beaver townships, a
goodly portion underlaid with coal. He was
a hard working, quiet, retiring man, devoted
to his family, and a good citizen. Both he and
his wife were members of the Lutheran
church. In political faith he was a Democrat,
but never seeking public office.
He married (first) Sarah Dunkle. Children.:
I. Christina, resides in Greenville, Pennsylvania,
unmarried.  2. Benjamin F., deceased.  3.
Ellen, married John Rhodes, a farmer of
Salem township. 4. William H., a farmer of
Richland township. 5. Nannie, married Christian Glatzan, and lives in Greenville. 6. Mary,
died in infancy. 7. Child, died in infancy. He
married (second.) Mary, daughter of Christian Louis and Christianna (Schutt) Burchert,
he born in Germany, she in Armstrong county,
Pennsylvania.  Christian L. was a son of
Louis Burchert, who died in Germany. Christian L. came to the United States, settling in
Armstrong  county, Pennsylvania, later in
Salem township, Clarion county. The parents
of Christianna (Schutt) Burchert came to
Clarion from Armstrong county and both died
on their farm of ninety-seven acres there.
Children of Christian Burchert: I. Henry, now
an inmate of a United States Soldiers' Home
in Tennessee. 2. Christian, deceased. 3. Lourita,
died in infancy. 4. Mary, of previous mention,
married William Ashbaugh. 5. Louis, now a
farmer of Fryburg. 6. Susan, married George
Kelly, whom she survives, living in Mount
Jewett, Pennsylvania. 7. Amelia, deceased.
8. Edward, deceased.  Mrs. Mary Burchert
Ashbaugh survives her husband and resides
with her son, Daniel Louis. Children of William and Mary Ashbaugh: I. Daniel L., of
whom further. 2. George, an extensive traveler. 3. John, married Jennie Frill, and resides at Venus, Pennsylvania. 4. Adam, married Theresa Ausel, and lives in California.
5. Oliver. 6. Florence, married John Frill, and
resides in Arkansas. 7. Jacob, married a Miss
Whitmore and resides in the state of Washington. 8. James, resides at home. 9. Amy, married David Daum. Io. Grover, unmarried,
living at Miola, Pennsylvania.
(III) Daniel Louis, son of William and
Mary  (Burchert) Ashbaugh, was born in
Salem township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
December 8, I868. He grew to manhood at
the home farm, and was educated in the Addleberger public school nearby.  He was his
father's assistant until the death of the latter,
then purchased the interests of the other heirs
and became sole owner. The farm now contains one hundred and thirty-four acres, where
he makes a specialty of the breeding of highgrade Percheron horses. He is a Democrat
in politics, but never an office-seeker. Both
he and his wife are members of the Lutheran
church. His fraternal order is the Modern
Woodmen of America. He married, July 3I,
I9o00, Rosanna Hanst, born in Beaver township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, died December 31, I9o9, daughter of Peter and Priscilla Hanst, of an old county family. Children: Kenneth, born July I6, I9OI; Nelson,
December I, I903; Minnie, August I6, I905;
Milford, May I9, I907; Priscilla, December
I3, I909.
This family came from Germany,
BELLIS  settling in New  Jersey, where
Philip Bellis was born in the village of Riegelsville in I804, died there of typhoid fever in August, I848. He was a farmer,
owning his land, and also worked in the blast
furnaces. He married Rosanna Sailor, born
I807, died I889. Her parents also came to
New Jersey from Germany. She had a brother
Jacob, who becamie a riverman and lumnberman, and sisters, Susanna and Maria. Children of Philip Bellis: I. John, was an oil man
and farmer; died I9I2. 2. Margaret, married
William Brink, and lived in New Jersey. 3.
Mary, deceased; married Adam Rigley. 4.
Jacob, deceased; married Emma Hartzell. 5.
Lydia, married Hart Sinkler, and lives in New
Jersey. 6. Susanna, married William Freer,
and lives in Pennsylvania.  7. Charity, deceased; married William  Stillwell.  8. William H., of whom further.
(II) William H., youngest child of Philip
and Rosanna (Sailor) Bellis, was born in
Riegelsville, New Jersey, February 3, I849.
His father died when he was six months of
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age, but the mother kept her family together,
each in turn as they grew old enough contributing to the family purse. He attended the
public school, but when a boy drove mules on
the canal tow path that traversed that part of
New Jersey. He worked on the canal until he
became captain of a canal boat and freighted
to the cities at either end of the canal. At the
age of seventeen years he came to Pennsylvania going to Oil City in the spring of I866,
where he spent four years in that oil field as
pumper and tool dresser. He then until I876
was in the Butler field drilling oil wells. In
the latter year he came to Clarion county, married and still followed the oil fields, but had
now become a contractor of oil well drilling.
He has maintained his home in Clarion county
ever since marriage, but his business has taken
him to the oil fields of West Virginia, where
he spent several years, and was six months in
Indian Territory. He has prospered as a contractor. In I897 he purchased a farm of one
hundred and thirty acres in Salem township,
known locally as the "Findley farm." He
rents his farm out and since I887 has had his
residence in Salem.  His home there was
burned in I893, after which the present dwelling was erected. In addition to his contracting he has operated several wells and is yet a
producer. He is a stalwart Republican, belongs to the Masonic order and the Maccabees.
He married, March I, I877, Harriet McCall,
born in Salem township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, daughter of John and Catherine
(Ralston) McCall, he a farmer, prominent in
the county, an associate judge and justice of
the peace. Children of Wrilliam H. and Harriet (McCall) Bellis: I. John N., born April
3, I878; an oil pumper; married (first) Gertrude Sheffer, (second) Marie Dreibelbis;
children: Herbert, born January 27, I904, and
Margaret, June 2, I908. 2. William, born
January 2I, I88I; now an oil driller in California; unmarried.
The earliest representative of
TERRILL this family in Pennsylvania
was a farmer who owned one
hundred and fifty acres of land in Crawford
county, and lived and died at Guy's Mills, in
that county. He was a Republican, and belonged to the Presbyterian church, of which
his wife also was a member; she, like her husband, was a native of Guy's Mills, living and
dying there. They had eight children, among
whom was Erastus, mentioned below.
(II) Erastus Terrill, the eldest son of his
parents, was born some time between the years
I82o and I830, in Crawford county, Pennsylvania. He was first engaged in the oil business, making his home chiefly at Warren,
where he remained for many years. In the
year I88o he removed to Tylersburg, Clarion
county, and there operated a hoop and stave
mill. He died finally at Tionesta, in Forest
county. He was a Republican in politics, and
belonged to the Presbyterian church.  His
wife was Mary Mead, of Warren county. She
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and is now living with her daughter
Alice, at Erie, Pennsylvania.  She is the
daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Kerr)
Mead, who were natives of Massachusetts; her
father, Joseph Mead, was one of three
brothers, one of whom removed to Crawford
county, Pennsylvania, where he settled and
where the town of Meadville received its name
from him. The other two brothers came to
Warren county, and here Joseph had a farm
of one hundred and eighty acres near YQungsville, where he lived and died. He was a
Democrat, and he and his wife were both
members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
They had. six children, as follows: Mary, who
became Mrs. Terrill; Catherine, married
Terrill; Angeline, married David Bowman;
Eliza, married    Old; Lovisa, married
Keener; Garner, who lived and died at
Youngsville. Mr. and Mrs. Terrill were the
parents of five children:, married Joel
Hoover, a fruit farmer of Washington state,
where they now reside; John Garner, of whom
further; Della, died in infancy; Clara, died in
infancy; Alice, now living at Erie, Pennsylvania.
(III) John Garner, son of Erastus and Mary
(Mead) Terrill, was born in Brokenstraw
township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, on
October 6, I855. He was educated at the
public schools at Garland, in Warren county;
and after the completion of his studies engaged in the shingle and stave business, coming
with his father to Tylersburg. He remained
in this business until the year I9o6, when he
discontinued, and engaged here in merchandise, a calling which he has followed ever
since. He now owns two acres of land; and
having bought the house of C. R. Bowman,
has built a store in which he conducts a gen935ALLEGHENY VALLEY
eral business. He and his wife own about
thirteen acres of land in Farmington township;
they are both members of the Methodist Episcopal church and belong to the Order of the
Maccabees, No. 303. His wife, whom he married on June 8, 1897, was Elizabeth Butler,
daughter of William and Rachel (Ault) Butler; her father having been a farmer and one
of the old settlers of Farmington township.
Mr. and Mrs. Terrill have one child, Ellen
Ault, born April I8, I9oo00.
Henry Beary, the founder of the
BEARY  family in this country, was born
in Germany, and in I827 emigrated to America and settled on a farm in
Knox township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania.
He remained here until the discovery of gold
in California in I849, and then, becoming imbued with the prevailing excitement, he started
west and died during his journey to the gold
fields. His wife's name is unknown. Children: Adam, Frederick, Sadie, Henry, referred
to below.
(II) Henry (2), son of Henry (I) Beary,
was horn in Germany in I821, and died in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in I906. He
emigrated to America with his parents in 1827
and settled in Clarion county, where later he
became a farmer, remaining in that occupation
until his death. He was a Democrat in politics, and an Evangelical Lutheran in religion.
He married Minnie, daughter of -      and
Bertha Choler, born in Germany in 1825, died
in Clarion county in I904. Her father died
in Germany and her mother later emigrated
to America with her children and settled first
in New York, where she remained about two
years and then removed to Clarion county and
finally to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where
she died.  Her children were: Frederick,
Amos, Sophia, Minnie, married Henry Beary,
referred to above.  Children of Henry and
Minnie  (Choler)  Beary: Sophia, married
Henry  Caupp; Harriet, married  Edward
Shawkey; Caroline, deceased; Elizabeth, deceased; John, a farmer; Henry, lives on the
old homestead; Minnie, deceased; George Solomon, referred to below; Laura, married Andrew Snyder; Elmer, deceased.
(III) George Solomon, son of Henry (2)
and Minnie (Choler) Beary, was born in Knox
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, September I4, I864, and is now living in Marble,
Pennsylvania. He received his early education in the public schools and worked on his
father's farm and is still engaged in that occupation, owning about seven hundred acres of
land in Clarion and Venango counties. He is
also interested in the lumber and oil business.
He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Fryburg, Pennsylvania,' and
was also one of the organizers of the Enterprise Creamery at Marble, Pennsylvania, and
he is interested in the Farmer's Mercantile
Company of Marble.  He is a Democrat in
politics, and an Evangelical Lutheran in religion. He married (first) July 2, I885, Laura,
daughter of Jacob and Mary Wise, of Venus,
Venango county, Pennsylvania, died February
I5, I9OI. He married (second) September
Io, I902, Rosa, daughter of Henry and Rosa
(Reahr) Maiers, born in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, March 6, I864, now living in
Marble. Her father was born in Germiany
and emigrated to America and settled in Clarion county where he died in I893, and her
mother was born in Germany and died in
Clarion county in February, I908. Children
by first marriage: I. Etta May, born September I6, I886, married Harry Hill, lives at Oil
City and has one child, Floyd Irvin. 2. Irvin
Eugene, born August 9, i888, lives at Westfield, Pennsylvania. 3. William Elmer, born
December ii, I8o90, lives at Marble, Pennsylvania. 4. Ora Rosstan, born February 24,
1893, living at home. 5. Arlie Delbert, born
August I9, I895, living at home. 6. Solomon
Cordell, born August I9, I897, died August
7, I900. 7. Edward, born in I9oo, died in
August, I903. Children by second marriage:
8. Vaughan LeRoy, born September 30, I903,
attending school. 9. Otto Cordell, born May
30, I905, attending school.
William Siggins, the first memSIGGINS  ber of this family of whom we
have definite information, was
among the pioneer settlers of Forest county,
Pennsylvania, where he and his wife,
(Hunter) Siggins, died. Among their children were: John, now associate judge of Warren county, Pennsylvania; George, referred to
below; Dr. J. B., who practiced his profession
in Oil City, Pennsylvania.
(II) George, son of William  and
(Hunter) Siggins, was born in West Hickory,
Forest county, Pennsylvania, in I844, died in
Warren county, Pennsylvania, in 1911. He
removed from West Hickory to Tidioute,
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Pennsylvania, and finally settled on a farm in
Warren county, which he cultivated until his
death. He was a Democrat in politics, and
held several of the public offices of the township. He married Melissa Bean, born in East
Hickory, Pennsylvania, in I851, and still living in Warren county. Children: Anna, now
living in Emlenton, Pennsylvania, married
H. A. Walter, district foreman of the Standard Oil Company there; Isaac Plummer, now
living in Perry, New York; Eleanor' Myrtle,
married William Merkle, of Tidioute, Pennsylvania; George, referred to below; Daisy,
now living in Tidioute, married George Nelson.
(III) Dr. George (2) Siggins, son of
George (I) and Melissa (Bean) Siggins, was
born in East Hickory, Forest county, Pennsylvania, June.22, I88I, and is now living in
Venus, Pennsylvania. He received his early
education in the public schools and the high
school at Tidioute, Pennsylvania, and then
studied for one year at the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, Ohio, and then
entered the. Jefferson Medical College from
which he graduated with the degree of Doctor
of Medicine in I9o5. He then began the active
practice of his profession with his uncle, Dr.
J. B. Siggins, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, remaining there for one year, and then continuing his practice for one year in Franklin, Pennsylvania, and removing from  there to Tionesta, Pennsylvania, where he practiced until
I9go, when he settled in Venus, and where he
is still in the active practice of his profession.
He is a member of Temple L, No. 412, Free
and Accepted Masons, in Tidioute, and is also
a member of Tionesta Lodge, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He is a Democrat in
politics, and a Methodist in religion. He married, in I907, Elsie E., daughter of O. P. Ross,
of Franklin, Pennsylvania, who was a lineal
descendant of       - Ross, of Philadelphia,
whose daughter "Betsey" is said to have made
the first flag of the United States.
Of Irish extraction, this promiCROSS  nent Pennsylvania family traces
its origin to Samuel Cross, who
was born in Ireland, whence he immigrated to
America in an early day, settling in eastern
Pennsylvania and later removing to Centerville, in Butler county, this state. He was
married two times and reared a family of
twelve children-eight sons and four daughters. The entire family, with the exception of
William, of further mention, lived in Butler
county, and one of the sons, Joseph, was
elected to the state assembly from that county.
(II) William, son of Samuel Cross, was
born in Pennsylvania. He passed his boyhood and youth in Butler county. He served
in the commissary department of the United
States army during the war of I8I2. In I83I
he established his home at Franklin, in Venango county, where he leased a forge and
engaged in the manufacture of iron. In July
I835, he located at Clintonville, Venango
county, and there erected a substantial residence and store building. With the passage
of time his business interests grew to vast
proportions.  Individually, or in partnership
with others, he erected and operated the following furnaces: Slab Furnace, in Cranberry;
Sandy Furnace, in Victory; Van Buren Furnace, in Cranberry; Bullion and Jane Furnaces,
in Clinton; Forest Furnace, near Tionesta,;
and Pleasant Grove Furnace, in Lancaster
county.  He was likewise interested, financially, in numerous grist and carding mills and
was looked upon as one of the enterprising
and capable business men of his section. He
married Jane, daughter of Robert Weakly, of
Butler county. Mr. and Mrs. Cross had nine
children, as follows: Samuel W., of further
mention; Robert; Wilson; William C.; Harriet, wife of Thomas Hoge, formerly member
of the state senate and at one time mayor of
Franklin; Sarah Jane, wife of Nathan Davis;
Matilda, wife of John Maxwell; and two
daughters named Caroline, one of whom died
young.  William  Cross died at Clintonville,
Pennsylvania, November 24, I86I, aged seventy-six years.
(III) Samuel W., son of William and Jane
(Weakly) Cross, was born in Venango county,
Pennsylvania. He was reared and educated
at Clintonville. He was interested in the mercantile business and in the operation of furnaces for his father and died at Clintonville,
at the age of seventy years.  His political
allegiance was given to the Democratic party,
in the local councils of which he was an active
and interested factor. He was the efficient
incumbent of the offices of school director and
postmaster of Clintonville for many years
prior to his demise. He married Anna Jane
McCutchen, a native of Jefferson county and
a daughter of Andrew McCutchen. The McCutchen family were old residents of Jeffer937ALLEGHENY VALLEY
son county, Pennsylvania, and consisted of the
following children: Anna Jane, mentioned
above; Clara, widow of Aaro.n Row, she lives
at Brookville, Pennsylvania; Ellen, wife of
John Lamb, a farmer in Jefferson county, this
state; Belle, wife of Fred Kahl, of Lima,
Ohio; Loretta, married John Saxon and they
live in Clarion county, Pennsylvania; Emmett,
married          Snyder and they maintain
their home in Butler county; Almeron, likewise lives in Butler county, where he and Emmett are engaged in the junk business. The
mother of the above children died at Clintonville, Pennsylvania, aged eighty-two years.
The following children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel W. Cross: William, married
Emma Bennett and they live on a farm two
miles distant from Clin.tonville; Arminta, died
unmarried; Hattie, single, and lives in Clintonville; Oren, married Mrs. Ollie Hovis and they
are residents of Franklin; Henry, engaged in
the oil business at Pleasantville, Pennsylvania,
married Beaunavista Fout; Ella, wife of
Charles Black, an oil man at Clintonville;
Addie, wife of Frank McClintock, a Drominent attorney at Union City, this state; Laura,
a popular and successful teacher at Clintonville; Anna, wife of Montgomery Hoffman,
of Oil City; Belle, married Clark Hovis, a carpenter and farmer near Clintonville; Wilson,
mentioned below. The Cross family have long
been faithful members of the Presbyterian
church.
(IV) Wilson, son of Samuel W. and Anna
Jane (McCutchen) Cross, was born at Clintonville, Venango county, Pennsylvania, December 29, 1842. He was educated in the public
schools of his native place, and as a young
man became associated with his father in the
furnace business. In the year I866 he opened
a general merchandise store at Horse Creek.
which he operated for a year and a half, at
the expiration of which he removed to Kennerdell, here maintaining his home and business headquarters until death called him, in
I896. He was interested in the lumber busiiness and for many years furnished railroad
ties for the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company. He started the first sand mill at Kennerdell and the same is now owned by the
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Most of
Mr. Cross' attention was devoted to his great
merchandise trade. His main building was
twenty-four by one hundred feet in lateral
dimensions and he had an addition thirty-six
by fifty feet. He carried an up-to-date stock
and controlled an annual business of twentyfive thousand dollars. A Democrat in politics,
he was deeply and sincerely interested in community affairs but did not aspire to public
office, although he was the popular incumbent
of the position of postmaster of Kennerdell
for a period of twenty-five years. He was a
loyal and public-spirited citizen and commanded the unqualified confidence and esteem of
all with whom he had dealings. He was a devout Presbyterian in his religious faith, and
was a generous contributor to a number of
charitable organizations. He was a member
of the Knights of Honor and was likewise
affiliated with the Knights and Ladies of
Honor.
In August, I866, Mr. Cross married Emily
J. West, born in Venango county, Pennsylvania, March I I, I847. Mrs. Cross is still
living and her home is at Kennerdell; she
enjoys splendid health and is deeply beloved
by all who have come within the sphere of
her gentle influence. Martin West, father of
Mrs. Cross, was a native of Westmoreland
county, Pennsylvania, where he was a furnace
man and a farmer of note. He died at Horse
Creek, aged seventy-five years.  His wife,
whose maiden name was Eliza Oaks, was born
near the present city of Buffalo, New York.
They had the following children: Elizabeth,
married John Hogue, a farmer in Illinois;
Sarah, widow of William Vosler, formerly of
Severly, Pennsylvania; Lydia Ann, married
Charles Parker, who is engaged in the oil
business at St. Mary, West Virginia; Emily
J. (Mrs. Cross), mentioned above; Jacob. married Rebecca Schifler and he is a farmer near
Horse Creek; John, married Tillie Irwin and
is a farmer at Horse Creek; Samuel, died at
the age of nineteen years; Frank, died in his
twenty-first year. Mrs. Martin West died at
Horse Creek, aged sixty-three years.  Children of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Cross: I. Maude,
born October I3, I867, died, unmarried, September 28, I897. 2. Sarah Jane, born May
26, I869; married U. S. Smith and to them
were born three children: Fred, Paul and
Nellie; Mr. and Mrs. Smith are both deceased.
3. John Floyd, mentioned below. 4. Charles
Edgar, born August 6, 1874; married Anna
Lytle; both are deceased. 5. Flora Belle, born
April 8, I877; wife of Bert Black, station agent
at Brookville, Pennsylvania; they have eight
children, namely: Robert, Ernest, William,
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Mason, Charles, Walter, John and Mary Emily.
6. Rose Eliza, born October 6, I879; married
(first)  -, and had a daughter, Edna
Shields; married (second) James Buck, an
engineer at Oil City, Pennsylvania; three children: Emily J., Hazel and Donald Washington. 7. Samuel Martin, born April I, I88%3,
died at the age of nineteen years. 8. Walter,
born January 23, I885; was educated in the
Oil City Business College and for two terms
was a student in the Overland Music College;
he is single and is now associated with his
brother, John Floyd, in conducting the store
formerly owned by their father. 9. Clarence,
born April I I, I888, died in infancy.  Io.
Fanny D., born February I I, I890; wife of
Herman Titball, a bookkeeper at Kennerdell.
I. Bernice, born January 8, I894, died at the
age of thirteen years.
(V) John Floyd, son of Wilson and Emily
J. (West) Cross, was born at Kennerdell,
Pennsylvania, August 23, I87I. His education
was obtained in the public schools of Kennerdell, and in those at Grove City. After completing his educational training he entered his
father's store at Kennerdell and also became
interested in lumber, oil and gas projects in
this section of the state. He was unfortunate
enough to drill eighteen dry holes, but in recent
years has met with marked success as an oil
man. He is now general manager of a plant
organized for the purpose of manufacturing
gasoline out of natural gas. At one time he
was engaged in the glass sand business and is
now general manager of the Kennerdell Developing Company. The old Cross store at
Kennerdell, begun by Wilson Cross, was burned to the ground in I9I0. Mrs. Wilson Cross
still owns the business and the same is now
conducted by her two sons, John Floyd and
Walter. After the fire the stock was removed
to an elegant, two story, cement building,
thirty by seventy-five feet, and with a twostory wing of thirty feet square. Although
the oil excitement in this region has died down
and while business conditions are not as good
as formerly, a splendid trade is controlled by
this store and it is recognized as one of the
finest of its kind in Venango county. John
Floyd Cross is a Republican in his political
convictions, and for the past sixteen years he
has been postmaster at Kennerdell. He is
interested in the betterment of educational
conditions in this section and for six years has
served as school director.
Mr. Cross married, August 19, I897, Iva I.,
born at Beaver, Pennsylvania, daughter of
William G. and Hannah M. (Keiser) Sheppard, the latter of whom was born in Shippensville, Pennsylvania. William G. Sheppard
came from east of the mountains and during
the civil war was sergeant in Company L,
Fourth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. He
saw much hard service and was wounded while
at the front. For many months he was confined in the Andersonville and Libby prisons
and his death was the result of hardships endured during his military career. After the
close of hostilities he was a teamster for the
Standard Oil Company for a time, but eventually moved back to his old homestead in Venango county, where his death occurred at the
age of sixty years. He and his wife were the
parents of the following children: I. Iva I.,
married John Floyd Cross, as already noted.
2. John B., married Mina Ross and they have
five children: Howard, Harold and Helen
(twins), Verona and Esther; he is engaged
in the oil business in Oklahoma. 3. Edna, wife
of Fred C. Pifer, a patternmaker at Ridgway, Pennsylvania. 4. Myrtle, died at the age
of seventeen years. 5. Luella, wife of Oren
Maitland, of Franklin, Pennsylvania; they
have three children: Raymond, Audrey and
Myrtle. 6. Nancy, wife of Archie M. Volger,
a farmer near Rockland, this state; they have
a son, Ford. Mrs. Sheppard died at the home
of her son, John B. Sheppard, in Oklahoma,
aged fifty-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. John
Floyd Cross have no children.
In the great mixture of nationalBECK ities which is forming the American people, it sometimes happens
that several families exist of the same name,
even a rather uncommon name, which families
are not merely unrelated, but of diverse origin
also.  The present name illustrates this, as
although not a name of frequent occurrence it
is nevertheless borne alike by persons of English and of German descent. As an English
surname, Beck can be'found in New England
as early as I634. The present family we believe to be of the German Becks, and a probable ancestry is given below, but it is not complete, for the early family history is not known,
not even the date of immigration being certain.
The name Beck is found in various parts of
the United States, and there has been a United
States senator of this name.
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(I) William Beck, the first member of this
family about whom we have definite information, was born in that part of Philadelphia
known as Germantown. He was a soldier in
the revolution. He obtained a soldier's warrant for four hundred and twenty-six acres of
land near the present site of Greensburg,
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and this
he took up in company with a colony of settlers. The name of his wife is not known.
Children: Four sons, one being Daniel, married Elizabeth Shellhammer; two daughters,
married Henry George and William George,
respectively.
(II) George, probably son of William Beck,
came in 183I into what is now Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, and bought a large tract of land
in Beaver township, of which a part now belongs to his descendants.  It is not known
whom he married. Child, John, of whom further.
(III) John, son of George Beck, was born
in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. He
moved at an early time to Armstrong county,
Pennsylvania, and in I83I came into Clarion
county. He married Susan Schall. Children:
James, born October 25, I817, married, February I8, I847, Caroline Master; John A., of
whom further.
(IV) John A., son of John and Susan
(Schall) Beck, was born in Armstrong county,
Pennsylvania, October 28, I823, died February
Io, I899. His occupations were those of farmer
and tanner. In the latter part of his life he was
a Republican. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Amanda
Parmelia, born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, October 8, I830, daughter of Peter
and Hannah (Gilmore) Powell. She now lives
with her son, James G. Beck, on the farm
which formerly belonged to his father. Peter
Powell was a native of New Hampshire, but
an early settler in Clarion county, where he
died on the Beck farm. He was a soldier in
the civil war. His wife died in I83I. Children of John A. and Amanda Parmelia
(Powell) Beck: Susan, Samuel, Joseph, James
G., of who-m further; Leona, Elizabeth. Minnie.
(V) James G., son of John A. and Amanda
Parmelia (Powell) Beck, was born in Beaver
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, December 4, I856. He was brought up on a farm
and attended public school. His present farm
is of seventy-seven acres, and on it he has
built in the present year (I912) a barn fifty
by forty feet in area. He is a Republican.
He married, March I3, I88I, Rebecca Jane,
born at Centerville, Venango county, Pennsylvania, January I2, I858, daughter of Jacob
and Frances (Cronoble) Oaks. Her parents
were born in eastern Pennsylvania, and had
come in childhood with their parents to Venango county, where they married. Jacob Oaks
now lives in Venango county, aged eightyone years; he is owner of three oil wells; a
Republican; member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife died in September,
I911, aged eighty years. Children of Jacob
and Frances (Cronoble) Oaks: Charlotte Ann,
Alfred, Rebecca Jane, married James G. Beck;
Lucinda, John Alexander, Frances Lucretia,
Laura, Henry Willis, Charles Franklin. Children of James G. and Rebecca Jane (Oaks)
Beck: Alfred, deceased; Mabel, Willis Alexander, Charles Harmon.
Henry Amsler, the first memAMSLER ber of this family of whom we
have any definite information,
was born in Switzerland. In I8i6 he emigrated with his family to America and settled
on what is known as Beaver Meadows, in
Venango county, Pennsylvania, where he remained for a few years, and then purchased
a farm of six hundred acres in Washington
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where
he lived until his death. He married in Switzerland, and had the following children: John,
married Elizabeth Swab; Roudolph, married
Sarah Best; Henry K., referred to below.
(II) Henry K., son of Henry and Mary
Amsler, was born on the Atlantic ocean, in
I8i6, when his parents were emigrating from
Switzerland to America, and died in Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, January 30, I892. He
grew up on the homestead in Clarion county,
and at his father's death, after apportioning his
holdings, he inherited the home farm with the
homestead building, and passed his life as a
stock raiser and farmer. He was active in
local politics, being a Whig and later a Republican. He was a Lutheran in religion, and
occupied a prominent position in the church.
He married Magdalena, daughter of George
and Hannah (Kuntz) Kapp, born in Clarion
county, in 1824, died there January 30, I912.
Her parents were born in Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania, of German descent, and in I817,
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with the Henlen and Sigworth families, removed to Venango (now Clarion) county,
Pennsylvania, and formed a colony at Fryburg, being the first settlers of that region;
and their children were: Hannah, married
John Lilly; another daughter, married John
Imhoff; Henry; John; Mary, married Christian Sigworth; Martin; Elizabeth M.; a daughter, married John Henlen; Magdalena, married Henry K. Amsler, referred to above; Barbara, a daughter, married John Rickenbrode.
Children of Henry K. and Magdalena (Kapp)
Amsler: Caroline, married Samuel D. Rickenbrode, of Venus, Pennsylvania; Clara Ann,
now living in Venus, Pennsylvania, married
J. P. Greer; Cornelius Washington, referred
to below; Lucy Sophia, married Ellis Dietrich,
now living in Centerville, Pennsylvania; Harriet, died aged fourteen; John Wilson, died at
the age of twelve years; Ida V., married Henry
Miller.
(III) Cornelius Washington, son of Henry
K. and Magdalena (Kapp) Amsler, was born
on his father's farm near Fryburg, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, July 3, I849. He received his early education in the district schools
of the county, later attending a private school
at Fryburg. At the age of twenty-one years
he left home and settled first in Triumph,
Pennsylvania, and engaged in the oil business
for fifteen years. Leaving the oil country at
Garfield he moved to Marionville, Forest
county, Pennsylvania, April 8, I884, purchased
I. W. Kale's interest in Marionville in a general store and conducted a mercantile business
for twenty-two years.
Mr. Amsler was also interested in the lumber business and proved himself to be shrewd
and reliable in his business judgment.  In
I905 he removed to Clarion, Pennsylvania, and
erected a beautiful and substantial residence at
707 Main street. Mr. Amsler is still actively
interested in the lumbering business in Virginia and North Carolina. He is vice-president of the Citizens' Trust Company of Clarion, the leading financial institution of that
county; he is also one of the directors of the
First National Bank of Fryburg, and also a
director of the Gold Standard National Bank
of Marienville, Pennsylvania. Mr. Amsler is
accounted one of the strong, keen and most
reliable business men of Clarion county. He
is a Republican in politics, and in I903 and
I9o04 was a member of the Pennsylvania state
legislature from Forest county, was also at
one time a member of the borough council of
Clarion. He is a Presbyterian in religion, and
a man devoted to the interests and welfare
of the church, being a keen Bible student. Mr.
Amsler is a member of the Knights of the
Maccabees, and is also a thirty-second degree
Mason, a member of the Acacia Lodge, Clarion Chapter, Franklin Commandery and Coudersport Consistory.
Mr. Amsler married (first) August 24,
I870, Laura, daughter of John H. and Frances Sigworth; she died July 3, I893. He married (second) April I7, i895, Ida A., daughter of H. C. and Elizabeth (Black) Moore,
born in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania. Children: Lee H. (adopted in I879), married
Emily Carrier, now living in Marion, Virginia;
Henry Moore, born March 20, I896.
Dr. Monroe T. Smith, son of
SMITH   Peter M. and Sarah A. (Porter)
Smith, was born at Quaker Hill,
Warren county, Pennsylvania, August 3I,
I866. The place of his birth was the old homestead farm, first owned by his great-grandfather, William Snyder, and still in the Smith
family. Dr. Smith's public education was obtained in the Quaker Hill school and his early
life spent at the home farm. At the age of
eighteen he entered Clinton Liberal Institute,
Fort Plain, New York, remaining one year.
For the next year he was a student in the
Medical Department of Syracuse University,
then in I886 entered the Medico-Chirurgical
College, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where
he pursued a three years course and was graduated M. D. in the class of I889.
Dr. Smith began the practice of his profession at Muncie, Indiana, but after one year
returned to Pennsylvania, locating at Ludlow.
McKean county, and practicing there until
1892. He settled in Warren during the latter
year and has since been uninterruptedly in
practice here until the present time. He is
well established in practice and has gained an
enviable reputation as a skillful, honorable
physician. His present offices are at No. 507
Pennsylvania avenue, East. He is a member
of the State Medical Society, of which he is
secretary; a member of the Knights of the
Maccabees; of the P. A. C. and Modern Woodmen. In politics he is a Democrat, and in
religion with his family belongs to the Meth94IALLEGHIENY VALLEY
odist Episcopal church. Dr. Smith married,
May I6, I888, Laura Frances Willson, born
in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in I866.
Children: I. Ernest Ray, born February I8,
I889, married Pearl Ritzenthaler. 2. Charlotte E., born November 28, I890, a graduate
of Warren high school. 3. Leslie P., born
February, I892, a graduate of Warren high
school. 4. Howard Leon, born June I5, I895,
a student in high school. 5. Floyd, born April
28, I899.
The name Fox has been associated
FOX from the beginning of its settlement,
with the territory of what is now
Clarion county, Pennsylvania. We suppose
George Fox, of the present line, to be the
George Fox who entered into partnership,
late in the eighteenth century, with his brother,
Samuel Mickle Fox, for the purchase of lands
in this part of Pennsylvania; and on this hypothesis the following family sketch is written.
(I) Justinian Fox, the founder of this family, came from Yarmouth, England, and settled in Philadelphia. He is said to have been
a physician.  He married Elizabeth Yard.
Children, seven, including Joseph, of whom
further.
(II) Joseph, son of Justinian and Elizabeth
(Yard) Fox, died December io, I779. On
January io, I765, he was elected speaker of
the colonial assembly. of Pennsylvania. He
married, September 25, I746, Elizabeth, daughter o,f Samuel and Thomazine (Marshall)
Mickle. Children, thirteen, including: Samuel Mickle, born October 4, I763, died April
30, I8o8, married, November 27, 1788, Sarah
Pleasants, and George, of whom further.
(III) George, son of Joseph and Elizabeth
(Mickle) Fox, entered into partnership with
his brother, Samuel Mickle Fox and with Leonard Dorsey, to buy lands in western Pennsylvania. In what is now Clarion county, they
made many purchases, principally along the
Allegheny and Clarion rivers; in I796 all were
patented and became the sole property of
Samuel Mickle Fox. However, George Fox
also spent the last part of his life in Clarion
county. It is not known whom he married.
Child: Christopher, of whom further.
(IV) Christopher, son of George Fox, was
born in Center county, Pennsylvania, April
I, I805, and died in I88I. About I83I he
came to Monroe township, Clarion county.
In order to pay for on.,utndred acres of land,
he chopped five hundred cords of woods, and
to this a homestead holding fifty acres has
been added by his sort, Thomas I. Fox; and
the land remains in the family to the present
time. Christopher married, in Monroe township, Catharine Matthews, who was born in
Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, March I I,
I814, and died in I896. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Fox were members of the Lutheran church.
Children: George W., married Addie Coursen; Henry B.; Susanna R., deceased; Sarah
Jane; Mary Margaret; Emily Catharine; Harriet Ellen; Thomas I., of whom further; and
Charles Clark.
(V) Thomas I., son of Christopher and
Catharine (Matthews) Fox, was born on the
home farm in Monroe township, April I3,
I855. He was brought up on the homestead
and attended the common schools. He owns
one hundred and thirty-six acres of land, but
is now living retired at Curllsville, Clarion
county. In politics he is a Democrat; he has
been supervisor, and was superintendent, of
the county home for the first year after its
establishment. He married Elizabeth Jane,
daughter of James Hindman and Catharine
(Martin) Anderson, who was born in Monroe
township, September I, I856. In religion she
is a member of the Presbyterian church. Her
father was born in Monroe township, son of
one of the pioneers of Clarion county, James
Anderson, and is still living in Monroe township; her mother died in I882. Her paternal
grandmother was Eliza (Armstrong) Anderson, a native of Ireland. Children of Thomas
I. and Elizabeth Jane (Anderson) Fox: I.
Edna Mary, married Ralph Seifert; they live
at New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  2. Catharine, deceased. 3. Frank C., of whom further.
4. Harriet Louise, deceased. 5., died
in infancy.
(VI) Frank C., son of Thomas I. and Elizabeth Jane (Anderson) Fox, was born on the
old homestead, in Monroe township, January
30, I886. He was brought up on the lhomestead, and received a common school education
at Five Points and Churchville, followed by a
business course at New Bethlehem. He is a
farmer. In politics he is a Democrat. At the
present time he is township auditor, and he
has been a member of the election board. Both
he and his wife attend the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Fox married, November 24, I908, Cath942PENNSYLVANIA
arine, daughter of A. E. and Ellen (Bartow)
Everage, who was born in Monroe township,
August 7, I883. They have no children.
This name is early found
McENTIRE  in Pennsylvania, in Center
county, as early as I765, and
is of frequent occurrence in the records. The
present family is, however, of later American
origin. The name is doubtless a variant of
McIntire or McIntyre, an old name of Donegal and Tyrone counties, Ireland.
(I) Edward McEntire, the founder of this
family, was born in Ireland, and died in I879.
At the age of twenty he came to Philadelphia;
he worked on the building of the Pennsylvania
canal and his last days were spent in Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, with his son. He married Isabel Bathurst, who was; born in New
England; she died several years before her
husband. She was a granddaughter of Lord
Henry Bathurst, of England. Children: Four
sons and five daughters, of whom the following are living: James; Eliza; Nancy; Rebecca;
and among the deceased was Bernard Meannan, of whom further.
(II) Bernard Meanan, son of Edward and
~Isabel (Bathurst) McEntire, was born in
Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, in 1822,
and died in I903. He was reared and educated in Center and Huntingdon counties,
Pennsylvania, and came to Clarion county in
I847. Before the civil war he lived at Strattanville and Mechanicsville. In I865 he was
drafted in Company G, I56th Pennsylvania
Volunteers and he served for a short time.
After the war he lived at Clarion. He married
Eliza Kramer, who was born in Center county
in 1832, and died in I895. Children: Thomas,
deceased; Jonathan, deceased; Edward M., of
whom  further; James, deceased; Wilson
Jones; John Coax; Lovania, deceased; Bordley, deceased; Lindsley Wray, living.
(III) Edward M., son of Bernard Meannan and Eliza (Kramer) McEntire, was born
in Clarion township, September I, I850. His
boyhood was spent at Mechanicsville and
Frampton and he attended the public schools.
His trade is that of blacksmith, which trade he
has followed for forty-two years.  Besides
blacksmithing he has been a farmer at Frampton. He is a member of the Grange, and is a
Democrat. For fourteen years consecutively
he was postmaster, and at another time for six
years. In I9II his daughter took the postoffice. For twenty years he served as justice
of the peace, and for twelve years as school
director. He has also been auditor of the
township. At this time (I913) he is serving
his second term as auditor of Clarion county.
He married, January IO, I878, Eleanora,
daughter of John Fultz, who was born in Clarion county. Her father was an early settler.
Mr. and Mrs. McEntire are members of the
Presbyterian  church.   Children:  Bernard
Meannan, born February 6, 1879; Jones Wilson, October 7, I88I; Merle Benton, April 6,
I883; Chester Arthur, February 8, I886; Edith
Irene, November 23, I890, and is now postmistress at Mechanicsville; Edward Earl, July
I5, I892; Ross Fredrich and Freda Rose
(twins), June 2I, I894; Margaret Dale, June
26, I899. All these child.ren are living.
Christian Over, the first member
OVER of this family about whom we have
definite information, died in Licking township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania.
To this township he had come from Franklin
county, Pennsylvania, and made settlement.
He married Mary Whitins, who died in Licking township. Child: Michael, of whom'further.
(II) Michael, son of Christian and Mary
(Whitins) Over, was born in Clarion county,
in I8I2, and died in I888. He was a farmer
and a Republican. Both he and his wife were
members of the Evangelical Lutheran church.
He married Eliza Anderson, who was born in
Clarion county, in 1824, and died in I9OI.
Children: Lavina Jane, deceased; Elkanah, of
whom further; John Calvin, deceased; Williamn;  Mary  Nancy;' Angeline;  Thomas
Humphrey,  deceased;  Elizabeth;  James
Luther; Frank Ulysses.
(III) Elkanah, son of Michael and Eliza
(Anderson) Over, was born in Clarion county,
August 5, I846. He was brought up on a
farm, and attended school in Piney township.
He is a farmer, and owns two hundred and
six acres of land. His political party is the
Republican, and he has been township auditor
and school director. He-is a member of the
Lutheran church. He married, February 23,
I87I, Jane, daughter of Andrew Fox. Children: Mary Elizabeth, born December I5,
I872; Calvin Arthur, of whom further;
Charles Edward, born December 26, I875;
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(III) Jacob Frederick, son of Jacob (2)
and Mary (Delp) Siverling, was born in Monroe township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
February 28, I846, and died at Knoxdale, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, May 5, I9II.
Most of his life was passed  in Jefferson
county. He worked in lumber all his life, the
earlier part for the firm, Reitz  Spare, and
the last twenty years for W. B. Meredith, of
Punxsutawney. He was a Republican in politics. He married Mary, daughter of David
and Mary Himes, who was born at Beaver
township, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, November I9, 1843, and is still living at Knoxdale,.Jefferson county, Pennsylvania.  She
is a member of the New Lutheran church.
Children: I. Anna, married Samuel Mogle. 2.
James. 3. Severnus. 4. Rosanna Catharine;
married Daniel Swa!rtz, 5. William Franklin.
6. Mary Elizabeth. 7. John Conrad, of whom
further.
(IV) John Conrad, son of Jacob Frederick
and Mary (Himes) Siverling, was born in
Knox township, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, April 25, I869. In that township he was
brought up, but at the age of twenty he
started in life for himself. Until I905 he was
engaged with W. B. Meredith in lumbering in
Jefferson and Indiana counties, in February,
I9o5, moving to- Redbank township, Clarion
county, engaging in farming, directing his attention largely to raising stock, draift: horses
and Guernsey cattle and hogs. He married
February 20, I89I, Della Laura Reitz, daughter
of Samuel and Ann (Stahlman) Reitz, who
was bo.rn in Oliver township, Jefferson county,
Pennsylvania, February I9, I875. Children:
Ella Laura; Emma Wilda; Alice Elmina;
Jane Estella; Dewey Barten.
John Cameron Blair, a prominent
BLAIR resident of Tiona, Pennsylvania,
is a man whose honorable exertions and moral attributes has made for him
friends and position. His success in life is
but another illustration of what may be accomplished by energy, perseverance and industry,
coupled  with  a character above reproach.
He is a representative of an Irish ancestry
and has inherited many of their excellent characteristics.
(I) James Blair, was born in the north of
Ireland, where he was reared and secured the
education afforded by the schools of that time
and place. At the age of seventeen he came
to the United States, settling in the city of
Philadelphia, where he remained for about
three years. He then located in the oil fields
o? the Lehigh Valley, entering the employ of
George K. Anderson, who was engaged in'the
oil business. His next employment was with
the Rynd Farm Oil Company, located near Oil
City, later was employed with the firm of
Murphy  Davis, oil operators of Bradford,
Pennsylvania, who were then conducting operations in McKean county, and subsequently
went to Duke Center, where he had charge of
pumping wells. He was a man of industrious
and thrifty habits, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He was brought
up in the Presbyterian faith, but in later life
became a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He was a Republican in politics, but
took no active part in public affairs. Mr. Blair
married, in. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Glenn, born in Ireland, came to this country when about six years of age, died at Duke
Center. She was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, a devoted Christian and a
kind and loving wife and mother. Children:
William, deceased; Elizabeth, resides in Duke
Center; Harry, resides in Barnes, Pennsylvania; Jennie, wife of Washington Peeples, of
Franklin, Pennsylvania; Bertha, resides in
Ohio; Minnie, resides in Philadelphia; James
resides in Shreveport, Louisiana; Robert, resides in Duke Center; George, resides in Duke
Center; Nellie, deceased; John Cameron, of
whom further. The father of these children
died at Duke Center, aged about seventy-six
years..
(II) John Cameron, son of James Blair,
was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May
5, I854. He spent his early life in the Lehigh
Valley, residing in Philadelphia, Catasacwa
and Allentown, and his education was acquired
in the public schools of these places. At the
early age of eleven years he began earning his
own livelihood, securing employment in the
oil regions, at Oil City, Parker's Landing,
Bradford, and finally coming to Warren
county, where he has since resided. His first
employer was George K. Anderson and he
was engaged in pumping and general lease
work. His next experience was in tool dressing and drilling, and he has since been engaged in all kinds of work pertaining to oil
producing, becoming one of the practical. and
expert oil operators of Warren county. While
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Emma Belle, February I, I877; Harry Anderson, November 12, I88o; John Emanuel, September 5, I885; Laura Edith, May, I888.
(IV) Calvin Arthur, son of Elkanah and
Jane (Fox) Over, was born in Monroe township, Clarion county, April I, I874. He was
brought up on a farm and, educated in the
public school. By trade he is a blacksmith,
and he worked at this trade for fifteen years.
Since leaving that work, he has taken up farming, and he owns three houses and lots at
Reidsburg, and rents about two hundred acres
of land. He is a Republican. Mr. Over is a
memnber- of the Lutheran church, but Mrs.
Over of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Sligo, Pennsylvania. He married, November
8, I899, Catharine, daughter of Thomas and
Frances Kessie (Young) Coleman, who was
born at New Castle, Pennsylvania, January
I6, 1872.  Children: Harold Arthur, born
September 27, I9oo; Dana Agnew, April 5,
1903; Frances Helen, September 2I, I9IO.
It has been found that at
HARTMAN least twenty-eight pioneers
of this name, coming to the
American colonies from Germany, landed at
Philadelphia between the years I740 and I770.
Now the name Hartman is found in nearly all
states of the Union, and it is very common in
all the eastern counties of Pennsylvania. In
Berks county there are two families of this
name, perhaps, though not certainly, related.
(I) George Hartman, the first member of
this family about whom we have definite information, was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, died in Columbia county, Pennsylvania.
He had removed from the one county to the
other. He married Elizabeth Chicoba, who
died in Columbia countv. Children: Katharine, Nancy, Eliza, Joseph, Chicoba, Samuel,
Job W., William, of whom further.
(II) William, son of George and Elizabeth
(Chicoba) Hartman, was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, March 5, I807, died in Toby
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, March
7, I848. From Columbia he came into Clarion
county, and settled in Toby township, in I84I.
He married Susan, born in Berks county,
Pennsylvania, June 30, I8II, died August 2I,
I895, daughter of Daniel and Margaret
(Boyer) Fulmer. Her father came to Clarion
county with the Hartmans, bringing his family,
and they also settled in Toby township. He
died in I849, his wife in I863. For each of
his children he bought a farm. Children of
Daniel and Margaret (Boyer) Fulmer:
Charles; Susan, married William Hartman;
Aaron; Sarah, twin to Aaron. Children of
William  and Susan (Fulmer) Hartman: I.
Elisha, of whom further. 2. Henry, born December I4, I835, died June 27, I9OI. 3. Josiah,
born April 8, I837. 4. William Daniel, born
August IO, I838; enlisted, August I9, I862,
in Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served
to the close of the civil war. 5. Sarah Jane,
born November I, I839, died September 6,
I85I. 6. Lewis, born March I I, I84I, died
May 27, I904; enlisted at the same time and
in the same company as his. brother, William
Daniel, and served to the end of the civil war,
being once wounded; married, in I87I, Ellen
Humphrey. 7. Rebecca, born March 29, I842.
8. Samuel Jackson, born October I5, I843. 9.
Jeremiah, born March 6, I845, died September 6, I85I. Io. Aaron, of whom further.
(III) Elisha, son of William  and Susan
(Fulmer) Hartman, was born July 2, I834,
died June 27, I9OI. He was brought up on a
farm, and attended the common schools. Clarion township became his place of abode, and
there he owned seventy-five acres of land. He
was a Democrat. At one time he was a member of the Reformed church, but he was afterward a Presbyterian. He married, in I864,
Anna Barbara, born in Clarion township, December Io, I840, daughter of Andrew and
Maria (Steele) Loux: Her father was born
in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in I8o6; in
young manhood he removed to Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, and he finally settled in Clarion township, on one hundred acres of land.
He died at Brookville, Pennsylvania, February 22, i888. His wife was daughter of Andrew and Barbara Steele, and was born in
Center county, Pennsylvania, in I813; her
parents removed to Jefferson county and there
died. She died August 2I, 1900. Children of
Andrew and Maria (Steele) Loux: Andrew;
Anna Barbara, married Elisha Hartman;
Enoch; William Albert, deceased; Mary; Melissa; John; Verna, deceased.  Children of
Elisha and Anna Barbara (Loux) Hartman:
I. Kate, born July 23, I866, died at the age of
seven. 2. Sarah, born August I I, I868. 3.
Maud, born February 28, I87I. 4. Andrew
Loux, of whom further. 5. Harry, born April
I7, I878.
(III) Aaron, son of William and Susan
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(Fulmer) Hartman, was born in Toby township, August I, I846. He,was raised on the
farm, and educated in the common schools.
In Clarion township he owns one hundred and
twelve acres of land, and is a farmer. He is
also a carpenter by trade. In politics he is a
Democrat, and he has been school director and
supervisor in Clarion township. He is a member of the Presbyterian church at New Rehoboth. He married (first) May 23, I875, Mary
Keturah, born April 6, I856, died October 3I,
I891, daughter of Herman and Mary E.
(Knight) Snyder; married (second) June 25,
I896, Sophia, born in Piney township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, March 6, I848, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann (Barlett)
Reese. Children, all by first wife: I. Harrison Herman, born July 3, I876; married
Emma P. Hepler. 2. Heber Merle, born May
26, I878; married May Riley; child, Eugene
Heber, born April I4, I9I2. 3. Bert Leighton,
born March I7, i88o, died July 24, I880. 4.
Jesse Vincent, born December 2, I882. 5.
Orlan Addison, born October 30, I883; married Elizabeth Crooks; child, Orlan Albert,
born October 29, I9Io. 6. Verba Benton, born
May 5, I887; married Leona Fickenher, and
makes his home in South Bend, Indiana. 7.
Mary Clare, born October 3, I888. 8. Fred.
Brainard, born September 22, 1891.
(IV) Andrew Loux, son of Elisha and
Anna Barbara (Loux) Hartman, was born in
Clarion township, Pennsylvania, December I,
I874. He was brought up on the farm. Beside attending the common school, he graduated from the high school at Reidsburg, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. The old farm is
now his home, and here he carries on general
farming. He is a Republican and attends the
Presbyterian church. Mr. Hartman has not
married.
By its form this name appears
ARTHURS to be Welsh. It has been
found in Pennsylvania since
the middle of the eighteenth century, at the
latest. Although its occurrence is frequent,
and before the end of that century the family
was in several counties, the relations among
the numerous persons of this name of whom
we find records are not readily determined.
About I756 William Arthurs was a private in
a Bucks county company. Chester county also
had at least two persons of this name before
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the revolution. Joseph Arthurs is found in
East Fallowfield township, in that county, in
I768; he was a laborer, but already owned one
hundred and fifty acres of land. This holding
was afterward increased to two hundred acres,
and his name is found as late as I78I. He
seems to have been succeeded by Robertus
Arthurs, who was, therefore, probably his son.
William Arthurs' name also appears in the records pertaining to East Fallowfield township
in the year 1768, he having been at that time a
freeman there; he moved to Newlin by I77I.
The name may be traced to other counties, by
the following dates: Cumberland county, I779,
Thomas Arthurs was a landholder in Armagh
township in I782; York county, I78I; Northumberland county, I785, in which year Thomas
Arthurs was in Bald Eagle township, and in
the following year John Arthurs was in Augusta county; Huntingdon county, I788, when
one of the name was taxed, and two were
landholders in I794; Lebanon county, I790,
when John Arthurs was a landholder. As the
name is an unusual one, it is natural to suppose that all these persons are of one family;
and if this be correct, clearly the facts cited
point to its having been considerably diffused
before the end of the eighteenth century.
In the revolution the name was represented
among the soldiers of more than one county.
In Bedford county, to which the present family is clearly traced, and which has not hitherto
been named, John Arthurs was a ranger on the
frontiers; he also served for two months, in
1782, in Captain Taggart's Bedford county
militia.
(I) William Arthurs, the first member of
this family about whom we have definite information, was born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, in I788, died in Jefferson county,
Pennsylvania, near Sigel, in I874. In I840
he settled in Union township, Jefferson county,
but he sold his land there, and removed to the
vicinity of Sigel. He was a farmer, a Democrat, and a Presbyterian, although his wife
was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He married Elizabeth Amos, born in
Bedford county, in I797, died in I865. Children: I. Samuel, deceased. 2. Isaac, deceased.
3. John, killed in the civil war; was with Sherman on his march to the sea. 4. Margaret,
deceased. 5. Eve, deceased. 6. William, deceased. 7. Elizabeth, deceased. 8. James, deceased. 9. Thomas, deceased. io. Benjamin,
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killed in the civil war, at the battle of Fair
Oaks, May 5, I862. I I. Joseph Alfred, of
whom further.
(II) Joseph Alfred, son of William and
Elizabeth (Amos) Arthurs, was born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, February I9, I840o
He was brought up on a farm, and received a
common school education in Jefferson county.
At first he was a farmer, and afterward he
was in the lumber business. Since I9Io he
has been living retired. For twenty-four years
his home has been at Strattonville, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, where he owns a house.
August I5, I862, he enlisted in Company I,
One Hundred and Forty-eighth Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, and he served until June,
I865. He was in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Mine Run, Hatcher's Run,
and in many skirmishes. He is a member of
Henry Wetter Post, No. 39I, Grand Army of
the Republic, Department of Pennsylvania.
Formerly a Republican, he is now a Prohibitionist. For three years he was a member of the
council at Strattonville, for four years a constable, and for three years school director.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Mr. Arthurs married (first) August
I5, I865, Rachel Ewing, born in I845, died in
I870. She was of a Clarion county family.
He married (second) Lucinda Gahagan, born
in I847, died in I887. She was of Clarion
county. He married (third) Kate Gahagan,
who died in I890o. He married (fourth) in
I892, May Jane (Slangenhoup) Flick, born in
Clarion county, daughter of Jacob and Mollie
(Switzer) Slangenhoup. Her parents died in
Clarion county. Their children were: I. Susanna, deceased. 2. Lewis, deceased. 3. Caroline. 4. May Jane, married (first) Martin
Flick, (second) Joseph Alfred Arthurs.  5.
Hezekiah, deceased. 6. James Harvey, deceased. 7. Emeline, deceased. 8. Lucinda,
deceased. 9. Wilder, deceased. Io. Elliott,
deceased. II. James Harvey, deceased. Children of Joseph Alfred Arthurs, one by first,
three by second, wife: I. Forrest Leslie, born
June 29, I866; lives at Bradford, Pennsylvania; employed by the Standard Oil Company; married Fannie Beattie; children: Florence Irene, deceased; Helena. 2. Florence
Edna, married William  Fisher; they live in
Rochester, New York; child, William Arthur.
3. Beulah Blanche, lives in Rochester. 4.
Thomas Arnold, lives in Strattonville, Pennsylvania.
On March 20, I630, there sailed
GRANT  from Plymouth, England, in the
ship "Mary and John," one Matthew Grant, who became the founder in America of this old and honored New England
family. He was born in England, October 27,
I6oI, died in Windsor, Connecticut, December
I6, I68I. He and his family disembarked in
Boston Harbor on May 30, I630. Settlement
was first made at Dorchester, Massachusetts,
where he was made a freeman, May I8, I63I.
In I636 he went overland to the Connecticut
river with that party which prepared for the
settlement of Windsor, although his family
probably did not move over until the following April. He was a carpenter by trade and
was the first and for many years the principal
surveyor in his section. He held the office of
deacon of the First Church for a number of
years; was town clerk from I652 until I677;
was selectman for several years and in addition thereto held other important local offices.
In I654 he compiled a "Book of Records of
Town Ways in Windsor."  He was also the
compiler of the "Old Church Records," which
has furnished the basis of the history of most
of the families of ancient Windsor. He was a
type of the best settlers at Windsor and left to
his descendants an untarnished name and the
example of an unswerving fidelity to the public
trusts committed to him. He married (first)
November I6, I625, Priscilla, who died
at Windsor, April 27, I644; (second) May 29,
I645, Susanna (Capen, or Chapin) Rockwell,
born April 5, I6o2, died at Windsor, November I4, I666, widow of Deacon William Rockwell, and probably daughter of Bernard Capen.
Children by first wife: I. Priscilla, born September I4, I626; married, October I4, I747,
Michael Humphrey. 2. Samuel, of whom further.  3. Tahan, born February 3, I633-34,
died May 30, I693; married, January 22, I66263, Hannah Palmer. 4. Matthew, died September Io, I639. 5. John, born September 30,
I642, died July 22, I684; married, August 2,
I666, Mary Hull, daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth (Loomis) Hull.
(II) Samuel, son of Matthew and Priscilla Grant, was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, November I2, i63I, died at East
Windsor Hill, September Io, 1718. He re946. PENNSYLVANIA
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moved to East Windsor Hill as early as I672.
Later he removed to the site of the present
residence of Hon. Roswell Grant. When
eighteen years old he was employed to attend
the Connecticut River Ferry; in I66I he was
employed to shingle the inside roof of the
meeting house; he was part owner of a saw
mill; sealer of measures, lister, constable, surveyor, and boundgoer many years, on committee to run bounds between Windsor and
Simsbury. With his wife he joined the church
at Windsor, in I685, and they were members of
the East Windsor Hill church in I700. He
married, at Windsor, May 27, I658, Mary,
daughter of John and Anna (White) Porter.
Children: I. Samuel, of whom further. 2.
-, born at Windsor. 3. John, born April
24, I664; married, June 5, I69o, Elizabeth
Skinner. 4. Matthew, born September 22,
I666, died February 9, I734-35; married, October 29, I69o, Hannah Chapman. 5. Josiah,
born March I9, I668, died March 28, 1732;
married, July 8, I696, Rebecca Miner. 6.
Nathaniel, born April I4, I672; married, October I2, I699, Bethia Warner. 7. Mary, born
January 23, I675-76, died August 26, I734;
married, March I3, i694, Deacon Joseph
Skinner. 8. Sarah, born January 19, I67879, died in I68o.
(III) Samuel (2), son of Samuel (I) and
Mary (Porter) Grant, was born in Windsor,
Connecticut, April 20, 1659, died May 8, I7I0.
He was a carpenter, owned a cider mill and
was part owner of a sawmill; his widow kept
a tavern; she was a member of the church at
East Windsor Hill, and he owned the covenant
there, having previously held same relation to
the church at Windsor. He married (first) in
Windsor, December 6, 1683, Anna (or Hannah) Filley, born in Windsor, August I6, 1664,
died April I8, I686, daughter of Samuel and
Anna (Gillet) Filley; married (second) at
Stonington, April II, I688, Grace Miner, born
September 20, I670, died April I6, I753,
daughter of John  and  Elizabeth  (Booth)
Miner. Children by first wife: I. Sarah, born
September 2, I684; married, July I6, I705,
Thomas Skinner. 2. Samuel, died I686. Children by second wife: 3. Hannah, born March
28, I689, died April 27, I763; married (first)
Thomas Morton, (second) Quartermaster John
Moseley. 4. Samuel, born September I9, 169I,
died April 7, I75I; married, January I, I7I8I9, Theophyle Bartlett. 5. Noah, born December I6, i693, died October Io, I727; married, June I2, I7I7, Martha Huntington. 6.
Abigail, born December I8, I695, died August
22, 1724; married, January 9, 1I7-18, Abiel
Abbott. 7. Ephraim, born August 24, IX698,
died December 23, I785; married (first) August 22, I723, Elizabeth Cady, (second) September 24, I747, Mrs. Elizabeth Esther Ladd,
(third) July 2, I76I, Katherine Meacham. 8.
Grace, born August I7, I70I; married John
Bowers. 9. David, of whom further. Io.
Ebenezer, born October 20, I705, died March
I9, I797; married (first) November Io, I737,
Anne Ellsworth, (second) June 4, I784, Jemima (Leavitt) Ellsworth.
(IV) David, son of Samuel (2) and Grace
(Miner) Grant, was born in Windsor, December Io, I703, died December 27, 179I. He was
a tythingman, surveyor and ensign in I745.
He married, at Windsor, December 21, I727,
Elizabeth Chapman, and they resided at Bloomfield. Their children were baptized at Hartford, where he bought land, in I755. Children: I. Elijah, born May 8, 1I729, died in August, I749. 2. David, born June 8, I734, died
June I4 or I5, I748. 3. Ashbel, of whom further.
(V) Ashbel, son of David and Elizabeth
(Chapman) Grant, was born August 20, I737,
died January 6, I774. He married, at Windsor, March 29, 1764, Elizabeth Chapman, born
September 28, 1744, died in Windsor, September 30, 1807, daughter of Henry and Mary
(Dibble) Chapman. They resided in Windsor.
Children: I. Elizabeth, born October 4, I767,
died May Io, I772. 2. David, of whom further.
(VI) David (2), son of Ashbel and Elizabeth (Chapman) Grant, was born in Bloomfield, July 6, I770, died there April 29, 1842.
He resided in Bloomfield, where he was a
farmer. He was a representative, state senator
and captain of the First Connecticut Cavalry.
He married (first) in West Hartford, June
12, I792, Rhoda Cadwell, of Hartford, born
October ii, I767, died in Bloomfield, November I2, I1829. He married (second) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I83I-32, Lucina (AllenMarshall) Lamb, widow of Samuel Marshall
and Rufus Lamb. Children by first wife: I.
David  Wadsworth, of whom  further.  2.
Rhoda Emma, born April 5, I8o6, died in
Syracuse, New York, August 29, I890; married, at Windsor, September 24, I828, Rev.
Asahel Cornwall Washburn.
(VII) David Wadsworth, son of David (2)ALLEGHENY VALLEY
and Rhoda (Cadwell) Grant, was born in
Bloomfield, January I, 1798, died in Bloomfield, September 7, I862. He married (first)
in Royalton, Vermont, October I, I832, Alice
Dudley Denison, born in Royalton, Vermont,
April 30, I804, died December 23, I853, daughter of Dr. Joseph Adam and Rachel (Chase)
Denison. He married (second) in New Hartford, August I7, I854, Julianna Mills, born in
West Hartford, August 2I, I8o8, daughter of
Jedediah Wells and Sarah (Seymour) Mills.
Children by first wife: I. A daughter, born and
died April 9, I839. 2. David Denison, born
January 2, I84I, died February 26, I84I. 3.
David Denison, born April I, I843; married,
April 20, I863, Mary Elizabeth Caswall. 4.
Joseph Wadsworth, of whom  further.  5.
George Dudley, born September 8, I848, died
November 4, I85i. 6. Alice Dudley, born October I8, I85I. Child by second wife: Wells
Mills, born May 25, I855, died December 8,
I855.
(VIII) Joseph Wadsworth, son of David
Wadsworth  and  Alice  Dudley  (Denison)
Grant, was born in his father's home on the
beautiful Grant farm at Bloomfield, Connecticut, November 14, I845. The old stone house,
which has a heart carved in one of the gables,
was erected in I837 by his father and still
stands. A magnificent row of maple trees
planted even earlier, along the front of the
house, and extending a quarter of a mile down
the road, now makes a wonderful avenue of
color for those fortunate enough to see it in
its autumnal glory. Like thousands of other
lads of that day, Joseph W. Grant attended a
little brick school house, and there laid the
foundation of that education and culture which
later marked the man. He often laughingly
referred to the speeches or pieces the scholars
had to recite, but insisted that he himself failed utterly to remember his first piece. Many
of his summer vacations were spent at Royalton, Vermont, his mother's home. He had for
pets a number of beautiful fantail pigeons and
was greatly interested in his bees, having them
one year in a glass hive outside the parlor
window.
In I853, when the lad was only seven years
of age, their charming home life, filled with
every social and domestic pleasure, was broken
by the passing away of his mother. Later his
father married Julianna Mills. In I862, during the civil war, Joseph W. Grant's father
died. The lad then immediately enlisted for
nine months in the Twenty-second Connecticut Volunteers and served his term of enlistment. He saw little actual fighting, but was
on guard duty at Washington. Returning to
Connecticut, he spent a short time with his
brother, David D., who was now married and
had charge of the farm, but in I864 he became
so interested in stories of the Pennsylvania
oil fields that he returned to Pennsylvania
with Mr. John H. Coleman who had been visiting in Connecticut. Mr. Grant first located in
Oil City. The big producing wells at that time
were up Oil Creek and Cherry Run, and as
there were no railroads, the oil had to be teamed to Oil City. This was no slight undertaking for the roads were badly cut up, full
of deep chuck holes, and in wet weather the
mud was often more than hub deep. Mr. Grant
entered into business by buying oil at the wells
and having it hauled to Oil City where he
would either sell it or ship it down the river.
In the year I865 he returned to Connecticut to spend Christmas with his brother, David
D., returning to Pennsylvania, January I6,
I866. He then moved to Franklin and was
joined in the spring by Mr. and Mrs. David
D. Grant. Together with his brother and several others Mr. Grant drilled his first well that
summer at the Flats on French creek where
the pumping plant of the Franklin water works
is now located. This was a dry hole. The
next winter both brothers worked at the Pope
Farm wells, some miles below Franklin on the
Allegheny river.
In April, I866, a man named LeFavor came
to Franklin from Columbus, Ohio, and persuaded David D. Grant to accompany him to
the Blue Rock oil regions near Zanesville. As
a result of this trip David D. and Joseph W.
Grant determined to take drilling outfits to
these new oil fields. They purchased a flat
boat at Oil City and with two drilling rigs
started on an adventuresome voyage down the
Allegheny, which in those days was alive with
navigation. The trip to Pittsburgh was full
of excitement, narrow  escapes from  being
swamped by passing steamers and difficulty in
making the landings, at night. At Pittsburgh
they bargained with a passenger boat, "Julia
No. 2," to take their outfit and themselves.
down the Ohio and up the Muskingham rivers.
In landing the machinery the boatman dumped
it in the mud, and the owners had difficulty in
getting it out and cleaning it. They had contracted with LeFavor and the company he was
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949
associated with to drill two wells. These were
successfully put down and proved to be good
ones. The rigs were eventually sold for pumping oil, and as the territory about there was
not holding up well both MIr. Grant and his
brother returned to Franklinl.
In I869 Joseph W. Grant went west, crossing the plains by stage coach, on a mining expedition to Montana. At Omaha, which was
the western railroad terminal at that time, he
purchased the smallest mule that ever crossed
the plains, using it to carry his pack; he himself walked a great part of the distance between Omaha and Salt Lake City. He had
a fortunate escape on this trip.  He and
two other men decided to leave the stage and
push on for themselves, hoping to make better
time. Shortly afterwards they left the main
road and cut right up over the hill. While
on this detour Indians came down the main
road and attacked the very stage they had left.
The mining camp was situated near Deer
Lodge, Montana, and the experien!ces there
were full in interest and adv~enture. The first
year the mining was a failure anrd hoping for
better things Mr. Grant stayed that winter in
camp. During the long, cold days when the camp
was isolated, Mr. Grant wrote for the enltertainment of his companions a daily newspaper,
elaborating the trivial events of the camp into
sketches, po.ems and editorials. (It was printed and illustrated entirely by hand). So cleverly was the work done that the paper was
pronounced a masterpiece of wit and humor.
In the late winter food supplies failed and Mr.
Grant was compelled to walk some twenty
miles through heavy snows in an unknown
mountainous region, the thermometer being
below zero. The long tramp was full of peril
and risk. Mr. Grant spoke of it as one of the
hardest of his western experiences. The mining proved successful the next season, and Mr.
Grant returned to the east, coming as far as
Omaha by canoe down the Missouri. Great
care had to be taken when landing at night not
to attract the attention of Indians by fires, and
once the whole party was nearly swamped by
a herd of buffalo entering the river where they
were.
He reached Franklin in September, I868,
and went at once to Connecticut to arrange for
the sale of the farm. The property was sold
to George Humphrey who still lives there.
Mr. Grant then came back to Franklin and began drilling for oil. He took a small lease on
the right hand side of the Oil City road just
beyond the turn of the "Point" and drilled one
well. This proved a good one and more ground
was leased just across the road, and on the
steep hillside two fine wells were brought in,
the second one being completed on October I2,
I870. With Henry Ernst he leased land at
Bredinsburg and put down several wells. This
lease was also successful and Mr. Grant next
had a lease on Bully Hill. At this time Jacob
Sheasley had a number of large leases on Bully
Hill and had laid a pipe line from his wells to
the Cochran farm. Mr. Grant became his partner in this pipe line and afterwards Sheasley
and Grant extended their drilling operations
extensively. The pipe line was extended to
the Galena and afterwards to the Eclipse and
was finally sold to the Standard. I\Ir. Grant
and Mr. Sheasley remained in partnership for
over twenty years and drilled a number of
wells on what was known as the "Front,"
some four miles from Franklin beyond the
Galloway farm. They also bought a large farm
out in that direction. When the partnership was
dissolved Mr. Sheasley took the farm and Mr.
Grant the leases. Mr. Grant also had leases
on the Gallo-way farm and at the time of his
death was the largest heavy oil producer in
this section. He was the first oil producer to
run more than one well by the same engine, a
plan which he worked out himself and which
was later universally adopted. In I88o Daniel
Grimm, Ephraim Black and J.'V. Grant purchased from Dr. A. G. Egbert his interest in
the Franklin Pipe Company. Mr. Grant was
elected president of the company the following year, a position which he continued to hold
until his death. The same year he purchased
and remodeled the house on Liberty street
which is still the family homestead. In I887
Mr. Grant and a number of others became interested in the Columbia Gas Company and
piped gas from the Speechley field to Meadville and Sharon. This company was sold to
the Standard interests.
In I907 Mr. Grant was elected a director of
the First National Bank of Franklin and continued in that capacity until the time of his
death, when his fellow directors paid him the
following beautiful tribute:
WHEREAS since our last meeting, death has taken
from us our friend, Joseph Wadsworth Grant, who
has been for many years a valued member of this
board; whom we held in high esteem; in whose
judgment we had great confidence; and who enALLEGHENY VALLEY
deared himself to us by his unvarying kindness and
courtesy:
RESOLVED, that in the departure of our friend, the
bank and each member of the board sustain a severe
loss; that we desire to record our sincere appreciation of his valuable services to the bank, and that we
shall ever hold him in kindest remembrance.
(Signed)
CHARLES MILLER,
O. D. BLEAKLEY,
F. W. OFFICER,
GEORGE C. MILLER,
BRYAN OSBORNE,
WILLIAM MCCALMONT WILSON.
For several years he was also a director in
the Austin National Bank of Austin, Texas.
In I9Oi Mr. Grant was elected president of
the Franklin Natural Gas Company, and held
that position until I9IO when the company was
sold to Standard Oil interests. In the business world Mr. Grant was esteemed for his
tact, integrity and clear-sightedness. One of
his chief characteristics was his great love for
travel. He was well versed in the beauties of
his own country, having made frequent trips
to different parts of the United States. His
first trip abroad was made in I869 just before
the Franco-Prussia;n war. In I872 he wenlt to
Europe with Samuel Dodd, John L. Mitchell,
Arnold Plumer and Charles Mackey, and on
another occasion he and MIrs. Grant went
abroad with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dodd who
were their lifelong friends. He made numerous trips to Europe, travelled through Egypt
and the Holy Land and the year before his
death took a trip around the world with his
wife, his daughter Josephine and son Denison.
He died, surrounded by his family, in Los
Angeles, California, on May 30, I9II.
Mr. Grant married, in Chicago, Illinois,
April 25, I876, Myra Bryan Fay, born in Columbus, Ohio, September I9, I852, daughter
of Henry Tudor and Maryett (Sanford) Fay
(see Fay VII).  Children: I. Kate Denison,
born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, April I8, I877;
married, September I5, I9o6, Egmont Sydney
Pohl (see Pohl IV); children: Wadsworth
Egmont, born February 13, I9o8, and Marjorie
Grant, born August 5, I9IO. 2. Edwin Joseph,
born January I4, I879; married, February 3,
I909, Helen K. Emery; child: Joseph Emery,
born August 13, I912. 3. and 4. Henry Fay,
of whom further, and Josephinle, twins, born
July I6, I882. 5. Denison Wadsworth, born
August 21, I89o.
(IX) Henry Fay, son of Joseph Wadswo.rth
and Myra Bryan (Fay) Grant, was born in
Franklin, Pennsylvania, July I6, I882. He
attended the public schools until he was sixteen
years of age when he went to California to
live with his uncle, Mr. Frank Fay. He entered the Los Angeles Military Academy, and in
his second year was promoted to the rank o.f
major and presented with a gold medal for excellence in military drill. The following year
his principal, Mr. G. C. Emery, organized the
Harvard School which the boy attended for
the next two years and was the president of
the first class that graduated. He entered the
Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University
and graduated in the class of I905. One of
the greatest pleasures of his college life was
the Yale Glee Club o.f which he was a member
during his junior and senior years. He was
also elected a member of the Senior Promen:ade
Committee. After graduation "Harry" Grant
took charge of his father's business while the
latter went abroad for six months. The next
fall he was elected secretary and assistant
treasurer of the Franklin Natural Gas Company and secretary of the Franklin Pipe Company, Limited. In I909 he bought the Nursery
Oil Company lease and an eighth interest in
his father's holdings, and in I9I2 he purchased
the Henry F. James lease and other Franklin
heavy oil properties. He was made a director
of the First National Bank of Franklin in
I9II to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of his father. In August, I9I2, he resigned his
position with the Gas Company, and at present
is clevoting his time to his oil interests, the
Franklin Pipe Company, Limited, and to the
care of his father's estate.
Henry Fay Grant married, June 20, I907,
Marie Sinclair. The great-grandfather of Mrs.
Henry F. Grant was James Sinclair, who married Eliza Sloan. Their son, Thomas, married,
in I859, at Steubenville, Ohio, Kate, daughter
of Peter and Margaret (Garrett) Dohrman,
and had a son Dohrman James Sinclair, who
married, at Steubenville, Ohio, in I884, Mary
Donaldson. The paternal grandfather of Mary
Donaldson was William Donaldson, who married Margaret Murphy and had a son William,
who married Emelda Junkin, at Steubenville,
Ohio, in I86I.  William  (2) and Emelda
(Junkin) Donaldson were the parents of Mary
Donaldson. Mary Donaldson's maternal grandparents were Matthew Oliver and Rebecca
(Buchanan) Junkin.  Dohrman James and
Mary (Donaldson) Sinclair had children: I.
Marie, wife of Henry Fay Grant, as already
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noted. 2. Wilma, married Garrett Benjamin
Le Van and has one son, Garrett Benjamin Jr.,
born in May, 19II. 3. Frank Dohrman. 4.
Dohrman James Jr. 5. Katherine Emelda.
(The Fay Line).
(I) John Fay, born in England, in I648,
died in Marlborough, Massachusetts, December 5, I690. He married, in i668, Mary,
daughter of Thomas and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham, born in Milton, Massachusetts, I638-39,
died I676. He married (second) July I5, I678,
Mrs. Susanna Morse, widow of Joseph Morse,
and daughter of William Shattuck, of Watertown, Massachusetts, where she was born in
i643.  Children by first wife: I. John, of
whom further. 2. David, born October I5,
I67I, died young. 3. Samuel, born October
II, I673. 4. Mary, born February Io, I675,
died November 9, I751; married, March 26,
I696, Jonathan Brigham. Children by second
wife: 5. David, born April 23, I679. 6. Gershom, born October I9, i68i. 7. Ruth, born
July 25, I684; married, June 28, I7o6, Increase
Ward Jr. 8. Deliverance, born October 7,
i686, died January 22, I7II; married, February 20, I706, Benjamin Shattuck.
(II) John (2), son of John (i) and Mary
(Brigham) Fay, was born in Marlborough,
Massachusetts, November 30, i669, died at
Westboro, Massachusetts, June 5, 1747. He
married, December I, I690, Elizabeth, born
December 29, I673, died March 8, I749, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Sweetman)
Wellington.  Children: I. Bathsheba, born
January I, I693. 2. Eunice, born June 2, I696,
died in Bennington, Vermont; married, April
17, I72I, Isaac Pratt. 3. Mary, born September 29, i698, died November 24, 1702. 4.
Dinah, born September 5, 1705; married, November 8, I722, David Goodnow. 5. James, of
whom further. 6. Mehitabel, born June i8,
I7I0; married        Fletcher. 7. Benjamin,
born August I5, I7I2. 8. Stephen, born May
5, I7I5.
(III) Deacon James Fay, son of John (2)
and Elizabeth (Wellington) Fay, was born
December 27, I707, died June 12, I777. He
served in the French war; was a resident of
Westboro, Grafton and Hardwick, Massachusetts. He married (first) D,ecember 9, I727,
Lydia Child, of Watertown, Massachusetts,
born June 2I, I706. He married (second)
Prudence Whipple (pub.) September I3, I760,
widow of Ebenezer Whipple. Children, all by
first wife: I. Daniel, of whom further. 2.
Lydia, born in 1730, died August I0, I817;
married, February 22, I750, Amaziah Spooner.
3. Josiah, born February 4, I732. 4. James
Jr., born February 9, 1735, died in the army;
married, March I8, I756, Mary Winslow. 5.
Mehitabel, born January IO, I737, died in
I76I; married, September io, I760, Benjamin
Rodgers. 6. Reuben, born June 23, I 742, died
October 26, i8oo; married, June ii, I766,
Edith Perkins. 7. Isaac, born June 23, I742,
died January 29., i8i6; married, November 22,
I764, Keziah Doane. 8. Lucy, born July 23,
1744; married, October 27, I763, Jonathan
Barr. 9. Ebenezer, born July 12, I746. I0.
Elizabeth, born in I747; married, November
26, I766, Benjamin Ruggles. ii. Hannah,
born February 23, 1749, died October i8,
I835; married, November 23, I768, James
Rogers. I2. Mary, born October 28, I756.
(IV) Daniel, son of Deacon James and
Lydia (Child) Fay, was born October 2I, I728,
died in Hardwick, Massachusetts, February 28,
I8I5. He married (first) May 4, 1749, Elizabeth, born January 14, 1731, died November
24, I756, daughter of Deacon Daniel and Elizabeth (Ruggles) Spooner, of Petersham. He
married (second) March I0, I757, Mary Crosby. They resided in Hardwick. Children by
first wife: I. Timothy, born July 9, I750, died
June I7, 183I;married (first) March 23, I775,
Olive Leonard, (second) December 7, I780,
Hannah Lindsley Basset. 2. Daniel, of whom
further.  3. Jedediah, born June I4, I755;
married, November I2, 1778, Jerusha Aiken.
(V) Daniel (2), son of Daniel (i) and
Elizabeth (Spooner) Fay, was born in Hardwick, Massachusetts, December 14, I752, died
at Randolph, Vermont, June 2I, i8io. He
married, August 23, I777, Mary Paige, born
October I9, 1759, died in 1834, at Stockbridge,
Vermont. They resided at Hardwick, Massachusetts, and Bethel, Vermont. Children: I.
Mary, born March IO, 1779, died May 5. I8I8;
married, July 29, 1796, the Rt. Rev. Philander
Chase. 2. Nancy, born March 15, I78I, died
JUlY I2, 1825; married, September 8, I799,
Nathaniel Evans. 3. Elizabeth, born September 3, I783, died June 29, 1831; married, October 3, I8o9, Benjamin Batcheller. 4. Jedediah,
born January 30, I786, died April 23, I848;
married, July 2, I8I2, Caroline Roberts.  5.
Timothy Paige, born May 9, I788, died August 29. I865; married, December i6, i8ii,
Eunice Denison. 6. Daniel, born in 1792, died
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ating with the Western New York  Pennsylvania Company. In I883 he came to Tiona and
took charge of a lease for R. H. Thayer, and in
April, I896, entered the employ of the National Transit Company, conducting a general
line of work together with telegraphing. The
company soon recognized his proficiency and
thorough understanding of the business, and
in October of the same year placed him in
charge of the general station at Tiona as telegraph operator, engineer and guager, which
positions he is filling at the present time ( I9gI2)
to the entire satisfaction of all concerned, enjoying the record of never having lost a day's
time since entering their employ. The National
Transit Company is a branch of the Standard
Oil Company, a well-known corporation,
known to treat their employees well. The station where Mr. Blair is employed pumps the
oil from Tiona to Bear Creek, Pennsylvania,
and from Tiona to Olean, New York; it has
a capacity of five thousand barrels per day, the
oil in this section being the finest grade produced in the world.
By prudence and economy Mr. Blair accumulated considerable capital, which he invested
in gas and oil wells, owning a half interest in
seventeen, the same having an output of about
seventy barrels per month of oil and a fair
output of gas.  His oil lease is located at
Barnes, Pennsylvania, better known as Lower
Sheffield. Mr. Blair takes an active interest
in the work of the Republican plarty, having
served as treasurer of the Meed township
school board for two terms. He is a member
of North Star Lodge, No. 24I, Free and Accepted Masons; Occidental Chapter, No. 235,
Royal Arch Masons; Warren Commandery,
No. 63, Knights Templar; North Clarendon
Lodge, No. Io8I, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows.
Mr. Blair married, June I8, I878, Luella
Elthura, born at Little Cooley, Crawford
county, Pennsylvania, I86I, daughter of Martin and Caroline (White) Henton. Children:
I. Orbin James, born April I6, I880, died May
29, I899. 2. Clyde Martin, born September 27,
i88I; educated in the Tiona and Warren Commercial College; has charge of the pump station at Tidioute, Pennsylvania, and in the employ of the National Transit Company, serving the same for the past eight years; member
of Tidioute Lodge and Coudersport Consistory, Free and Accepted Masons; a Republican; marrie'l Charlotte Godfrey; child, DorAV-23
othy, born December 29, I9IO. 3. Adda Caroline, born September I6, I896; a student of
Sheffield high school, from which she will
graduate in class of I9I3. Mrs. Blair is a
member and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church of Tiona.
The name "Sheavallier" is
KNIGHT  hardly recognizable as one and
the same thing as Knight, yet
in colonial records, a John Knight was called
indifferently Chevalier, or Sheavallier. We are
bound to confess, however, that the last was
phonetic spelling and wouldn't stand muster
among the "400oo" of that early day. Cnight
is the Anglo-Saxon word from which Knight
is derived, meaning a youth, also a soldier.
By the twelfth century, it came to mean the
military title of a noble person, or it had the
meaning expressed by the French word chevalier. According to the rules of precedence,
a knight ranks ninth in the list of high and
mighty personages; emperor, king, prince,
duke, marquis, earl, baron, lord, knight, chevalier, squire, gentleman, yeoman.
Variations of the name Knight are le Knit,
le Knyt, Kniht and Knigt. One Knight, in
the wild, mad days, as they may be called, of
nomenclature, bore the Christian name "The
Peace-of-God Knight of Burwash" in the
record. Onle seat of the family was Downi
ton Castle, Hereford, and the Knights residing there were possessed of large fortunes.
The family also flourished in Somerset county
and Northampton. The ambassador sent by
Henry VIII. to the Emperor Maximilian,
was Bishop William Knight. Charles Knight,
I79I-I873, of Surrey, editor and author,
when a boy "imbibed such a tincture of
learning as made him desirous of being a
scholar."  We find the Knights pioneers of
Ipswich, Massachusetts, and Norwich, Connecticut. William Knight, preacher, had a
grant of two hundred acres about I638, at
Ipswich, and Alexander Knight, or Knights,
was also one of the founders of this town,
coming from England in I635. A deed, conveying land from David of Norwich, to his
~on Benjamin, and dated 173I, is still in existence. Mark Knight was an early settler at
Falmouth, Maine. His son Jonathan served
in the American revolution, and his grandson,
Johnson Knight, of Windham, Maine, was one
of the founders of the Pennsylvania branch of
the Knight family. He made a home in ChesI I-7ALLEGHENY VAILEY
in May, I796. 7. Cyrus Paige, of whom further. 8. Orin, born December I7, I798, died
in September, I834; married Mary Bell.
(VI) Cyrus Paige, son of Daniel (2) and
Mary (Paige) Fay, was born February I6,
I796, died October 2, I872. He removed from
Vermont; was a merchant in Columbus, Ohio,
and was treasurer of the Cincinnati  Zenia
railroad. He married (first) August I8, I8I9,
Myra Barnes, who died I849. He married
(second) in I854, Mrs. Caroline E. Ely. Children by first wife: I. Mary, born December 20,
I820; married Jonathan Going. 2. Henry
Tudor, of whom further. 3. Samuel Barnes,
born May I I, I825; married, November 2,
I846, Matilda P. Griffin. 4. Catharine Augusta, born September 8, I827, died November 7, I879; married, January 22, I862, Milton J. Powers. 5. Edwin Dudley, born March
17, I830; married Elizabeth Chew. 6. Waldo
Buttles, born September 4, I832, died November 2I, I865; married Amelia A. Sanford. 7.
George Howard, born September 27, I835.
8. Lauretta Barnes, born December 8, I840;
married, May 9, I867, Captain Charles Mackey.
(VII) Henry Tudor, son of Cyrus Paige
and Myra (Barnes) Fay, was born November
20, 1822. He married (first) Ellen Gregory,
who died in I846. Her children were: Twins,
Henry Tudor and Ellen Frances, both of -whom
died young. He married (second) Maryett
Sanford. Children: I. Myra Bryan, born September I9, 1852; married Joseph Wadsworth
Grant (see Grant VIII); is now a resident of
Franklin, Peninsylvania. 2. Frank Paige, born
September 22, I855; married, October I4,
IgoI, Frances Clark, daughter of Sheldon
Harley and Mary (Clark) Whleeler; children,
born in Los Angeles, California: Kenyon
Tudor, born July 27, I902; Sheldon Paige,
born January 28, I9o5; now a resident of Los
Angeles, California. 3. Kate Whitn,ey, born
March 29, I859. 4. Etta Barnes, born March
21, I863, died young. 5. Nellie Sanford, twin
of Etta Barnes; married, December 6, I889,
William Albert Rath, born June 24, I862, at
Mitchell, Caniada, son of William and Marie
(Christie) Rath.
While not an old one in the annals
POHL  of American history, this family
has contributed a great deal to
progress and good citizenship during its residence in the United States.
(I) Carl Pohl, the first of the line here
under consideration, was a landlord in Suhlau
in Silesia. His second wife was Fredericka
Gumprecht. They had two sons: I. Gustav
Frederick, see forward. 2. Edward, born April
25, I8Io; he lived in Kalterbortschen; he marrie(d Emilie Hirt; they had the following children: Herman, inspector near Breslau, in
Hundschutz; Gustav, was for several years
with the merchant marine, came to America
in I868, and two years later settled in San
Francisco, California, where he was established as a merchant, and for many years all
trace of him has been lost; Natalie, married in
Breslau a Mr. Bienorta; Hugo, a teacher in
Breslau; Minna, married, October 8, I876, a
teacher named Poesduke, and lives in Ziehen;
Clara.
(II) Gustav Frederick, son of Carl Pohl,
was born February 9, I8o8, died August 30,
I862.  He was a merchant in Breslau.  He
married  Emilie Wilhelmina Biirkner, born
February  3, I817, died January 28, 1853,
daughter of Carl (died April 6, I858) and
Clara Biirkner.  Carl Biirkner's father was a
soap manufacturer of Breslau, and his mother
a daughter of Joseph Rennert. There is a
tradition in the Biirkner family that in one of
the wars between the Christians and the Turks
a little babe was found, dressed in royal robes,
a dead nurse beside it. The babe was taken
and as it had no name and was found beneath
a birch tree, it was given the name of Biirkner.
The children of Gustav Frederick and Emilie
Wilhelmina Pohl: I. Marie. born May 5, I837;
married Hermann Biirkner; lived in Breslau
and had one son. 2. George, see forward. 3.
Julius, born I840, died I84I. 4. Max Heinrich, born I844, died I844. 5. Richard Frederick Karl, born I846, died I849. 6. Clara
Caroline Marie, born March I7, I848; married
--     Buchwald; their children are: Reinhardt; Evelyn, married  Ernest Lehfeldt,
whose is at Lehfelda-bei-Wollstein; Wolfgang. 7. Elizabeth Marie Caroline, born I85I,
died I896.
(III) George, son of Gustav Frederick and
Emilie Wilhelmina (Biirkner) Pohl, was born
in the city of Breslau, Prussia, December 26,
I838, died in Franklin, Pennsylvania, September 25, I894. He was a man of superior attainments and his high positive character was
evinced in all phases of his interesting career.
He received a thorough education in the
schools of Breslau and after leaving school
served for two years in the Prussian army.
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When the war of the rebellion broke out in the
United States he took passage for New York
and landed January 26, I863, and enlisted in
the Union army, January 31, I863, becoming a
member of Company D, First New York Volunteer Engineers, attached to Light Battery
M, First United States Artillery. As Mr.
Pohl had become quite proficient in the English language before leaving home, and as he
had had experience in the Prussian army, he
was a valuable recruit. He was engaged in
the following battles: Olustee, Florida; Howlett's House, Virginia; intrenchments near
Bermuda Hundred; Petersburg, Virginia, and
New Market Heights, Virginia. In a letter
from  Loomis L. Langdon, Captain  First
United States Artillery, is this statement in
reference to George Pohl: "He is brave, honest, faithful, and sober, and it will be advantageous to any one so disposed to employ him
where such qualities are of service."
George Pohl married, in Pittsburgh, May I4,
I868, Bertha Kuhn, granddaughter of Christian Frederick (I) and Sophia Regina Kuhn,
who with their five children came to America
from Weinsburg, Germany. According to the
passport there was no objection to the family's
emigrating as they had plenty of money for the
trip and for settling in the new country. They
came by way of Holland and landed at Baltimore, April I2, I833. They travelled westward by oxcarts to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
where they resided several years, and later
part of the family moved to Crestline, Ohio,
where they established the Kuhn homestead
on the frontier and where one branch of the
family now resides. Christian Frederick (i)
and Sophia Regina Kuhn had the following
children: I. Charles Jacob, born September 8,
I8o9, died July I9, I889; he married Mary
Elizabeth Fry, born March Io, I8i8, died June
4, I894; they had seven children; this is the
branch of the family now residing at Crestline, Ohio. 2. Christian Frederick, see forward.  3. John Leonard, born February I,
I815, died April 2I, I899; he married Barbara
Regina Shaeffer; they had seven children. 4.
Regina Frederica, born January I8, I8i8, died
I9oo; she married Charles Fuhrman and had
one son, Charles. 5. Charlotte Catherine, born
October 8, I820, died I893; she married Jacob
Baker and they had twelve children. Christian
Frederick (2) Kuhn, son of Christian Frederick (I) and Regina Sophia Kuhn, was born at
Weinsburg, Wurtemburg, Germany, November
30, i8II, died December I3, 1882. He came to
America with his parents in I833, but prior to
this he was incumbent of an official position,
obtained through the influence of a Prussian
nobleman, a position heretofore held only by
the nobility, but owing to the merit of young
Kuhn an exception was made in his favor. He
married Regina Feichner, born July 14, I8i6,
died November I8, I892, daughter of John
George and Anna Maria (Weller) Feichner,
the former born I785 at Bachnah, kingdom of
Wurtemburg, died July 25, I865. Anna Maria,
widow of John George Feichner, married a
Mr. John Bretzler, a second husband. Regina
Feichner came to America in I829, landing at
Baltimore; on her passage over she is said to
have met with shipwreck at Quebec. The children of Christian Frederick and Regina
(Feichner) Kuhn are: I. Cunnigunda, widow
of J. R. McKee, of Pittsburgh. 2. Kuno, oil
producer at Bradford, Pennsylvania. 3. Matilda, lives at Harbor Bridge, near New Castle,
Pennsylvania. 4. Amelia, died in childhood. 5.
Bertha, born October 27, I846, died February
I6, I902; married George Pohl, see above. 6.
Linda, died in childhood. 7. Hermina Regina,
lives at Harbor Bridge, near New  Castle,
Pennsylvania, a teacher in the Pittsburgh public schools for twenty-five years. 8. Gustavus
Christian, a broker at Pittslburgh; married
Anna L. Holmes. 9. Charles Kosmin, farmer
at Harbor Bridge, Pennsylvania; married Julia
French. IO. Julia, wife of A. J. Kelly Jr.,
president of the Commonwealth Real Estate
Company of Pittsburgh. Children of George
and Bertha (Kuhn) Pohl: I. Clara Leonora,
born at Pittsburgh, February I9, I869; married, February 22, I896, John H. Lamb; they
have one son, Frazer, born June 4, I902. 2.
Egmont Sydney, see forward. 3. Lucien
Charles, born in Philadelphia, June 23, 1872;
auditor of the Standard Oil Company, in
Paris, France. 4. George Nelson, born in
Philadelphia, March I9, I878; married, March
I2, I9Io, Blanche L. Bailey; connected with
the Pittsburgh Stove and Range Company of
New Castle, Pennsylvania.
(IV) Egmont Sydney,. son of George and
Bertha (Kuhn) Pohl, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 7, I87O. Mr. Pohl
was.educated in the public schools of Franklin, to which place the family moved in I880,
and he was graduated in the high school of
that city in I889. After leaving school he was
employed for a time in the -offices of the
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Eclipse Refining Company, and in I9o3 he removed to California, where he entered the employ of the Citrus Union. He is now connected
with the Fay Fruit Company and resides in
Redlands, California. He married, September I5, I906, Kate Denison Grant, born- in
Franklin, Pennsylvania, April I8, I877, daughter of Joseph Wadsworth Grant (see Grant
VIII).  Children: I. Wadsworth Egmont,
born February I3, I908. 2. Marjorie Grant,
born August 5, I9Io.
Both these famiCAMPBELL-LOGAN  lies trace to Scottish ancestry and
both have produced men and women of great
prominence in Scotland, England and the
United States.  In Pennsylvania the Campbells of this branch settled in Venango county
and through intermarriage are connected with
the Patterson, Adams,'Williamson, Black, McDonald and Crowel families. The revolutionary ancestor is Thomas Patterson, whose
widow was in receipt of a revolutionary pension until her death.
(I) Ezekiel (?) Campbell, the first member
of this family of whom we have record, was
burned at the stake by the Indians, the burning
taking place in the eastern part of Plennsylvania on the lower side of the public road
where it crosses Beaver creek. He had a son,
Joseph, of whom further.
(II) Joseph, son of Ezekiel (?) Campbell,
was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, near Wallace's Ford. He stood guard
at this ford when only thirteen years of age,
all the able-bodied men being away fighting
the French and Indians. His brother, William Campbell, went down the Ohio river and
settled in Kentucky. It is said that United
States Senator William Campbell Breckenridge
of Kentucky is a descendant of this William
Campbell.  Joseph Campbell married Mary
Coonce (or Koonce) of Holland-Dutch descent; she was born at Meadville, Cra-wford
county, Pennsylvania. They settled at Harlensburg, Pennsylvania. He died in 1842 and
is buried in Sugar Creek, one mile below Cooperstown,  Pennsylvania.   Children:  John,
Joseph, of whom further; James, and Josiah.
(III) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) and
Mary (Coonce) Campbell, was born November 24, I8I, in Venango county, Pennsylvania. His parents moved at an early day to
Butler county, Pennsylvania, where the after
life of Joseph (2) Campbell was spent. He
married in Butler county, Pennsylvania, in
I835; Mary Martha McCurdy Patterson, born
in L.awrence county, Pennsylvania, May 30,
I8I8, died in Warren county, Pennsylvania,
January 5, I909 (see Patterson). Children:
Wilhelmina Stevenson, born February, I838,
died aged twenty-one years; Thomas Patter-.
son, born October I5, I839, died I899, married
Harriet Richardson; Mary Elizabeth, born
July  27, 184I, married  William  Winton;
Martha Emeline, born June 8, I843, married
Richard Dempsey, an ex-mayor of Bradford,
Pennsylvania, and ex-member of the Pennsylvania legislature; Sarah Arminta, born June
5, I844, married Albert Flyte; Margaret Rebecca, born March 17, I846, died I907, married
Nelson Fleeger; Melissa Jane, born I847, married Captain James Boggs, of Evans City;
William  Filmore, born May 25, I850o  died
I9IO, married Elizabeth Dill; Mortimore
Bruce, of whom further; Ida Alice, born July
4, I854, died I88I; Wallace Rescum, born November, I856.
(IV) Mortimore Bruce, son of Joseph (2)
and  Mary  Martha  McCurdy  (Patterson)
Campbell, was born in Millerstown, now Chicora, Pennsylvania, May 20, I852. He attended the public schools and there laid the
broad foundation for an education upon which,
through subsequent study, reading and travel,
he has built an education of great practical
value. He was employed in the oil fields of
Pennsylvania for many years, became a drilling contractor, and from I886 to I889 was engaged in drilling test wells for oil, covering
the likely territory between Bradford, Pennsylvania, and Fort Scott, Kansas. He is now
(1913) superintendent of the Butte Petroleum
Company at Moorcroft, Wyoming, a position
he has occupied for about ten years. He is a
Republican in politics, and a Presbyterian in
religious faith. He married, in Bradford,
Pennsylvania, February I I, I880, Zorenda
Williamson, of Salem, Ohio, daughter of
Lewis and Jane (Adams) Williamson, and
granddaughter of James and Eliza (Black)
Adams.  Her grandfather, James Adams,
owned and operated a woolen mill at Utica,
Pennsylvania, six miles from Franklin. Lewis
Williamson's ancestors came from the Netherlands and settled in New Jersey. He owned
three large saw mills three miles from Salem,
Ohio, also several hundred acres of fine walnut timber land. He was an expert cabinet954PENNSYLVANIA
maker and a man of wide reading and information.
Children of Mortimore Bruce and Zorenda
Campbell: Gertrude, of whom further; Bertha,
married, while a senior at'high school, February 4, I903, Herbert Furlong, and has one
child, Bruce Furlong, born December I8, I907.
(V) Gertrude, eldest daughter of Mortimore Bruce and Zorenda (Williamson) Campbell, graduated from Bradford high school,
class of I899, and, until her marriage, taught
in the schools at Ludlow and Bradford. She
married, June 17, I903, at Buffalo, John Carlton Logan, Rev. Dickenson of the Presbyterian church officiating (see Logan III). Children: twin sons, born at Warren, Pennsylvania, October 7, I9o6; Donald Alexander and
John Carlton Logan. Mrs. Logan is a member
of the Nation,al Society of the Daughters of
the Revolution, joining General Joseph Warren Chapter, of Warren, Pennsylvania.
(The Logan Line.)
The Logans herein recorded trace to John
Logan, born in Scotland, a sailor and farmer,
and Helen Fairley, his wife.  The Logan,s
were well connected in Scotland, being closely
related to Lord Billsland, an ex-provost of
Glasgow. Children of John Logan: Janet,
James, Alexander, of whom further; John,
Margaret, Agnes, Ellen and Mary.
(II) Alexander, son of John and Helen
(Fairley) Logan, was born in Stirlingshire,
Scotland, July 12, 1845. He came to the TJnited
States with his parents and settled in Pennsylvania, where for almost forty years he has
been superintendent of the Hoffman estate at
Ludlow. He married, January 14, I870, Jennie McCullough, born in county Tyrone, Ireland, February 22, 1852, daughter of Edwin
Hugh and Sarah (Gormley) McCullough. Her
parents came to the United States after her
birth, later returned to their native land, but
came to the United States a second time settling in Murrensville, Butler county, Pennsylvania. Children of Alexander Logan: Mary,
born July 5, 187I; John Carlton, of whom further; Edwin Hugh, born February 12, I876;
Marie Eldred, May 28, I88I: Robert Alexan-.
der, March 28, 1883; Nancy Charlotte, December 3I, 1887.
(III) John Carlton, eldest son of Alexander
and Jennie (McCullough) Logan, was born in
Wetmore, Pennsylvania, May io, I873. He
was educated in the graded public schools of
Ludlow, Pennsylvania, and later was graduated in course from Clark's Business College
at Erie, Pennsylvania. He began business life
as clerk in the Dime Savings Bank at Erie,
then for a while was engaged in lumber manufacture and saw milling, then entered the employ of the Refiners Gas Company, of Warren,
Pennsylvania, as stationary engineer. He is
now (I913,) gauger for the Wilburinie Pipe
Line Company, of Warren, Pennsylvania. He
is a Republican in politics; has served as
county committeem,an and school director;
treasurer of Hamilton township school board
of McKean county, and is the present treasurer of Mead township school board, Warren
county. His fraternity is the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He married in Buffalo, New York, June 17,
I903, Gertrude Campbell, born in Custer City,
Pennsylvania, November 12, I88o (see Campbell V).
(The Patterson Line.)
John Patterson, who is regarded as the ancestor of all Pennsylvania Pattersons, was
born in I640. Conditions in Scotland becoming intolerable, he sought a home in Ireland,
locating at Londonderry with wife and two
sons.  Londonderry was shortly afterward
besieged by James II. with the English troops.
They endured all the horrors of that siege,
and it is said that in his old age John Patterson used to repeat the story to his grandchildren, telling them never to forget to be thankful when they sat down to a table with plenty
to eat. Robert, son of John Patterson, had ten
children, six of whom emigrated to America,
four remaining in Ireland. From Robert came
the early Patterson family of Pennsylvania,
living in Bucks, Lancaster, and York counties
and from whom sprang Colonel Robert Patterson, the founder of Lexington, Kentucky, and
ancestor of the Pattersons of Dayton, Ohio.
From the four Pattersons that remained in
Ireland, came a later immigration and among
these was Thomas Patterson, born in the north
of Ireland in 1759, son of William and Sarah
Douglass Patterson; she also of Scottish ancestry. The children of William  and Sarah
Douglass Patterson. were: Thomas, William,
James, John, Alexander and Samuel, another
record mentioning Robert and Martha. The
latter married        Stewart and had a
daughter, Nancy, who resides in New Castle,
Pennsylvania, aged ninety-nine years. Of the
sons, Thomas, James and John served in the
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revolution, James attaining the rank of Captain. Thomas Patterson enlisted from Virginia and held the rank of captain (see "Accounts of the Committee of Safety," I775I776, p. 46, Saffels "Records of the Revolutionary War," and "Council Journals," I776I777, p. I36 Virginia Records). He served
with General Green, was a scout with Daniel
Boone and wintered with Washington at Valley Forge, and is said to have been presented
with a sword by General Washington.  He
acquired title to a large tract of land in Kentucky, but fire destroyed his home with his
title deeds and other valuable papers and all
his household goods. After two years he returned to Pennsylvania, where he died in I840
and was buried in the churchyard of the Wolf
Creek Church in Butler county. He married
and settled in the Ligonier valley, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Hlis first wife was
Nancy Bleakley, and their children, ten in
number, born in the Ligonier valley, were:
William, James, Isabella, Jane, Margaret,
Agnes, and four others. From the Ligonier
valley, the family went to Booneville, Kentucky, where a branch of the earlier Pa,ttersons had settled.  He married (second) in
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in I809,
Mary Martha McVannen, born I784, in Ireland, and came to this country an orphan with
her grandfather, William McCelvy, who settled in Union township, Westmoreland county,
and she died in I864, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Holliday.  Children  of
Thomas Patterson and his second wife, Mary
Martha (McVannen) Patterson: John, born
I8I, married Hann,ah Stoughton; Martha,
married Samuel Holliday; Sara,h, born I8I4,
married John Locke; Thomas, born I8i6, a
soldier of the civil war, married Bletsey McCalmont; Mary Martha McCurdy, of whom further; Hannah, twin of Mary Martha McCurdy,
married James McCalmont; Samuel, born
I820, married Martha Vaughn; Stewart, born
1822, served in the civil war; Burton, born
1824, married Delilah Vaughn; Joseph, born
I826, died young. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Mary Martha (McVannen) Patterson was granted a pension on, account of his
revolutionary service. She died in I864, surviving her husband twenty-four years.
Mary Martha McCurdy, daughter of
Thomas Patterson and his second wife, Mary
Martha (McVannen) Patterson, was born in
Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, May 30, I818,
and died the last survivor of her family, January 5, I9o09, at Warren, Pennsylvania, aged
ninety years and seven months. She was married in Butler county in 1835, to Joseph (2)
Campbell. Their son, Mortimore Bruce Campbell, married Zorenda Williamson, and had a
daughter, Gertrude Campbell, who married
John Carlton Logan (see Campbell and Logan
lines).
(The Adams Line.)
Jane Adams, wife of Lewis Williamson,
was a daughter of James and Eliza (Black)
Adams. (Venango County History says Eliza
McDonald). The Adams family trace in
Pennsylvania to James Adams, born in eastern Pennsylvania, October 30, 1734, died in
October, I824. He married, April 26, I756,
Isabel Welden, born September 22, 1736, died
September, 1825. Children: Joseph, Jacob,
William, Jonathan, Jesse, David, Lydia,
James, of whom further; John, Isaac, Welden,
Eli and Levi.
(II) James (2), son of James (I) Adams,
was born in eastern Pennsylvania, and settled
in French Creek township, Venango county,
about I796, coming with his brother Welden,
who later was county commissioner and kept
an inn at Franklin. James made his improvements on the present site of Utica. He cleared
a farm and was for many years an active business man and did much for the community,
building mills and factories afterward operated by his son James.
(III) James (3), son of James (2) Adams,
was born in Pennsylvania I795, and when an
infant was brought to French Creek township,
Venango county, Pennsylvania, by his parents,
and there spent his after life. dying in August,
I88o, aged eighty-five years. He became a
farmer and for many years operated the mills
and factories founded by his father, the first
settler of Utica, among others a mill in which
he made woolen goods. His wife, Eliza, who
died January, I884, was dtaughter of one of
the pioneer settlers of Venango county, settling near Franklin. Their son, James R.
Adams, also operated a woolen factory at
Utica. Children of James (3) and Eliza
Adams: Jane, of whom further; Mary, married a Mr. M/IcCracken, and resides in Franklin; Elizabeth, married John L. Duffield, a
farmer of French Creek township; John;
James, married Jane Pinkerton.
(IV) Jane, daughter of James (3) and
Eliza Adams, was born in Utica, Pennsylvania,
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March I9, I823, died October I8, I877. She
married Lewis Williamson, born June 2I,
I8II, died June 3, I873. They moved to near
Salem, Ohio, where he owned valuable timber land and operated three saw mills and was
engaged in manufacturing lumber. Children:
Laondo R., born September I8, I846, died October I6, I88.2; Lenora, born September 28,
I85o; Clarence, born June Io, I853; Zorenda,
of whom further; Elizabeth M., born April I7,
I857, died August 26, I877; Effie, born November 2, I858; Florence, born May 8, I86o;
Elmer E., born September I, I86I, died I863;
Herbert E., born July 25, 1863.
(V) Zorenda, daughter of Lewis arnd Jane
(Adams) Williamson, was born Augulst 2,
I855, in Salem, Ohio. She married, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, February ii, I88o, Mortimore Bruce Campbell (see Campbell). Children: Gertrude and Bertha.
(VI) Gertrude, daughter of Mortimore
Bruce and Zorenda (Williamson) Campbell,
married, at Buffalo, New York, June I7, 1903,
John Carlton Logan (see Logan).
(VII) Donald and John, twin sons of John
Carlton and  Gertrude  (Campbell) Logan,
were born in Warren, Pennsylvania, October
7, I906.
Many families of this name setALLEN  tled in Pennsylvania during the
eighteenth century, mostly in
Philadelphia and Lancaster counties as then
constituted. About I750 a William Allen was
appointed chief justice of the province. He
was a friend of Presbyterianism, and has his
name perpetuated in Allentown, the county
seat of Lehigh county, and in Allen township,
Northampton county. His daughter Ann became the wife of Governor John Penn.
(I) The family herein recorded descends
from William Allen, born in Scotland, who, left
his native country on account of religious persecution and settled in the province of Ulster,
Ireland; whether he came to America cannot
be stated. He had among his children, William
and Joseph, both born in county Antrim. William (2) came to Pennsylvania in I730, and
settled in Hanover township, Lancaster (now
Dauphin) county, Pennsylvania. His wife
Elizabeth, born I705, died May 3, I8oo.
(II) Joseph, son of William (I) Allen,
was born in county Antrim, Ireland. He came
to America about the same time as his brother,
settling in what is n,ow Dauphin county, and
died near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.' He
married in Ireland and had issue, Joseph and
Thomas.
(III) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) Allen,
was born in county Antrim, Ireland, and
brought to this country by his father about
I730. Joseph (2) settled on Monanda creek,
in Hanover township, now Dauphin county,
where he died March 24, 18I7. He signed the
petition against the division of Hanover town-.
ship in I769. He, was a member and a contributor of the old Hanover church, where he and
his wife were buried. He married Jane Riddle, born I729, died January 6, I804. They
left issue.
(IV) James, son of Joseph (2) Allen, was
born in Hanover township, 1760, and died at
a great age, said to have been a centenarian.
He owned a saw mill and operated flouring
mills. He was a man of stron'g: character and
decided eccentricity. He married Elizabeth
Painter, and had issue, including sons Thomas
and Jamies, the latter enlisting in the war of
I812 and never returning to Pennsylvania.
(V) Thomas, son of James Allen, was born
in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, I789, died in Pine Grove township,
Warren county, Pennsylvania, I855. He left
Dauphin county when a young main and settled
in Western Virginia, near Georgetown, on the
Ohio river, where he married Joanna Jones, of
Welsh descent, and resided fifteen or twenty
years. He then moved to Sewickley Bottoms,
on Beaver creek, Beaver county, Pennsylvania,
where he remained until about I845, then settled in Pine Grove township, Warren county,
where he died ten years later, his wife Joanna
surviving him ten yea'rs. Children, three born
in Virginia: Samuel P., of whom further; Rebecca, Lorania, Thomas, Jones, Elizabeth,
Maria and Joanna.
(VI) Samuel P., eldest son of Thomas Allen, was born in Virginia, January Io, I8Io,
and died at his farm in Pine Grove township,
Pennsylvania, November 20, I893. He was
yet a boy when his parents moved to Beaver
county, Pennsylvania, where he resided until
I830, obtaining his education in the public
schools. In the latter year he settled on his
farm in Pine Grove township, Warren county,
where he engaged in lumbering the active years
of his life. He married in Pine Grove, Mary
Elizabeth, daughter of Caleb Thompson, an
early settler of the township, for many years
engagedc in the lumber business, and in his later
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years a justice of the peace at Russell, and
noted for his great physical as well as mental
strength. Children: I. Harrison, born I834,
who became a colonel in the civil war, major
I Ioth  Pennsylvania  Reserves, and  colonel
I5Ist Pennsylvania Volunteers; admitted to
Warren county bar, I866; served in both
houses of the Pennsylvania legislature; elected
auditor general of state of Pennsylvania; appointed United States marshal for Territory
of Dakota, served until the change of administration in I885, died at Washington, D. C.,
I9o8, and buried at Arlington. 2. Samuel
Thompson, admitted to the \Varren county
bar, 1864; a veteran of the civil war, adjuta.nt
I57th Pennsylvania Volunteers; clerk in the
auditor general's office at Harrisburg, and under General E. B. French in the Treasury Department, Washington; thrice elected burgess
of Warren; dielwJanuary Io, I885. 3. Orrenr C.
4. Mary E., married Luther Bishop. 5. George
W., born at Pine Grove, March, 1845, admitted to the bar of Warren county, December,
I866; served two terms in the Pennsylvania
house of assembly; resided at Tidioute, Warren county, Pennsylvania, until I882, then
moved to Denver, Colorado.- In fall of I9I2
was elected for fifth time to the bench of the
District Court of Colorado, having once bee1i
appointed to the supreme bench of the state;
a man of the highest legal attainments. 6.
M/lartha, married Fenton B. Hayward, of Russell. 7. Walter, a resident of Silver Creek,
New York. 8. Ida, married Dr. H. H. Bowers,
o,f Jamestown, New York.
(VII) Orren Cartright, third son of Samuel
P. Allen, was born on the farm at Russellburg,
Warren coun,ty, Pennsylvania, May I, I840.
He grew to manhood at the homestead, obtaining his education in the public schools of the
township, a private school in Russell, Jamestown Academy, and Randolph Academy (now
Chanmberlain Institute), Randolph, New York,
leaving the latter institution in the spring of
I86i. The same year he entered the offices of
Glenni W. Scofield and William D. Brown,
Warren, Pennsylvania, and began the study
of law. In February, I864, he was admitted to
the bar of Warren county, his brother, Samuel
T., being admitted the same day. He at once
began practice in Warren, using for the first
year, through the courtesy of his preceptors,
Scofield and Brown, their spacious offices. The
following year he was elected district attorney
of Warren county, serving two terms in that
office. He then resumed private practice in
Warren and continued in most unusually successful lucrative practice for several years.
He then became somewhat broken in health
due to his close application to business, and
being threatened with the loss of his eyesight
withdrew from practice, and for a few years
was engaged in oil operations at Tidioute,
moving his residence to Berry's Corners, now
North Warren. The year there not restoring
his health,he purchased a farm in Richmond
county, Virginia, and for several years spent
a portion of each season. there.
Upon resuming his residence at Warren, he
was appointed postmaster of Warren, holding
same eight years. After leaving the postoffice
he engaged in the practice of law, and still
continues in active practice. He is a Republican in politics, and a leader of the party, for
which in the past he has performed yeoman
service. In June, I886, he was a candidate for
the state senate from the 48th Senatorial District, and was elected, serving four years. He
has been for many years president of the board
of trustees of the State Hospital for the Insane at Warren, Pennsylvania. He has been
uniformly successful in his undertakings, and
has displayed a great deal of interest and
public spirit in the advancement of Warren.
He has fought well the battle of life and risen
to influence and affluence through his own
well directed, honorable efforts.
He married, July I2, I864, Maria C., daughter of William H. Cook, of Russell, Pennsylvania.  Children: I. William  Harrison, of
whom further. 2. Samuel G., born August
24, I870; educated in Warren high school,
Maryland Military and Naval Academy, and
Pennsylvania State College. He was admitted
to the bar of Warren county, September I2,
I89I, practiced in Wiarren until I9oo, then engaged in manufacturing in Franklin, Pennsylvania, later locating in New York City, where
he is extensively engaged in the manufacture
of railway supplies and equipment. He married, October I4, I896, Anna, daughter of
Colonel S. C. Lewis, of Franklin, Pennsylvania. Child: Natalie, born April 28, I899,
died March I5, I900.
(VIII) William Harrison, eldest son of
Orren Cartright and Maria C. (Cook) Allen,
was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, July 2I,
I867. He was educated in the public school
of Warren, the preparatory department of
Oberlin College, Ohio, going thence to Mary958PENNSYLVANIA
land Military and Naval Academy at Oxford,
Maryland, entered thie University of Pennsylvania (legal department), whence he was graduated LL. B., class of I889. He was admitted
to practice in the several courts of Philadelphia, and in the fall of the same year to the
Warren county bar. He at once began practice in the latter borough, where he has since
been uninterruptedly in the successful practice
of his profession. He has been admitted to all
state and federal courts of the district and
practiced in all. Upon the organization of the
Pennsylvania  State  Railroad  Commission,
January I, I9o8, he w.as appointed their counsel, a position h.e yet most capably fills. He is
a Republican in politics, and a member of
American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar
Association, Warren County Bar Association,
Conewango Club, Warren Golf Club, Warren
Outing Club, and Harrisburg Club. He married, in Washington, D. C., April 6, I892,
Grace Mary, daughter of Charles Warren
Stone, ex-lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania
(see Stone). Children of William H. Allen:
I. Bertram Stone, born October I4, I894; now
a studlent at Harrisburg Academy, preparing
for Princeton University. 2. Audrey, born
February I7, I897. 3. Jean, October 5, I9o9.
The Biglers are of Germani deBIGLER  scent and are first recorded in
Cumberland county, but undoubtedly had a prior residence in Lancaster county.
(I) Jacob Bigler was a farmer of Shermansburg, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania.
About I820 he moved to Delaware to.wnship,
Mercer county, Pennsylvania, where he purchased a large tract of wild land, but the title
later proving defective he was stripped of
everything but a small farm. The maintenance
of a large family from the products of land
newly reclaimed from the forest, aided only
by young children, imposed upon the father
incessant and exhausting toil. Anxiously did
he labor to provide for their daily wants and
to secure the means for future competence.
Taxed beyond his strength he soon yielded to
the attack of disease and passed away leaving
widow and children to wrestle with a backwoods life. Could he with dying vision have
penetrated the future he would have seen two
of his sons, for whose welfare he must have
had great concern, filling the gubernatorial
chairs of two of the most important states in
the Union, California and Pennsylvania, and
shortly afterward one holding an important
foreign mission, the other a senator o.f the
United States. He married Susan Dock, sister
of Judge Dock, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
and daughter of Philip Dock, a soldier of the
revolution, who was born August 2, I757, in
East Earl township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, died at Newville, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, July I5, I830. He married
Elizabeth Killian, born in East Earl township,
August 27, I763, died at Newville, February
7, I848, and there buried. Children: I. Elizabeth, married John Dean and moved to Ohio.
2. Susan, married Jacob Bigler.  3. Amelia,
married George Gray. 4. Jacob, married Elizabeth Kissecker Olt. 5. William, married Margaret Gilliard. 6. Philip. Children of Jacob
Bigler: I. Jacob, of whom further. 2. John,
educated in the public schools, worked in a
printing office at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
(The Centre Democrat); later went west and
in 185I was elected governor of the state of
California. 3. William, born in Shermansburg, Cumberlan,d county, Pennsylvania, December, I813; educated in the public schools
and began business life in the printing office
of The Centre Democrat at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, a school that also graduated his
brother, Governor John Bigler, of California;
became publisher of the Clearfield Democrat;
became a heavy lumber dealer in partnership
with his father-in-law, Alexander B. Reed;
always a Democrat in politics he became state
senator in 184I; president of the state senate,
1843; reelected, I844; revenue commissioner,
I849; elected governor of Pennsylvania, I85I;
elected United States senator, January, I855;
member of the Charleston con{vention, I86o;
temporary chairman of the Democratic national convention of I864, at Baltimore; delegate to national convention of I868, at New
York; he was president of the Philadelphia 
Erie railroad, elected I855; married Maria J.
Reed, of Clearfield. 4. Margaret. 5. Mary.
(II) Jacob (2), eldest son of Jacob (I)
and Susan (Dock) Bigler, was born in Cumberland  county, Pennsylvania, about I8Io,
died in Mercer county, Penn,sylvania. He with
his mother bore the brunt of the burden that
fell when the husband and father died. He
worked upon the farm all his youthful years
and later became the owner. After the younger
children had grown up the burden became
easier, and he married and brought his wife
to the home farm where their after lives were
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spent. He was ten or twelve years of age
when the family came to Mercer county and
was thereafter identified with the interests of
Delaware township. He was a man of high
character, and had he gone out into the world
to make his own career would have risen to as
great a prominence as his brothers, Governors
John and William Bigler. But in his own line
of duty he was equally great and performed
well each duty of life. He rejoiced in the
success of his. brothers and felt that the sacrifice of his own career and his work in keeping
the home had been a means to their success.
He was a Democrat in politics. He married
Rebecca Showers. Children: I. John, married Margaret Baker. 2. Sarah J., married
Samuel Wilson and has Alvin. 3. Eliza, married Robert Bottner and has Bertha and Lily.
4. Matilda, died September 29, I9II; married
John Marsh. 5. Frank. 6. Louisa F., of further mention. 7. William.
(III) Louisa, F., youngest daughter of Jacob
(2) and Rebecca (Shrowers) Bigler, married
Charles Brock Grant, coal dealer of Oil City,
son of. Brock and--     (Willis) Grant, the
latter a daughter of Thomas Willis, born in
England in I795, settled in Erie county, Pennsylvania, I823, died May 25, I875. Child of
Charles B. and Louisa F. Grant: Grace Lucille
(Mrs. Davidson).
This family is olf Swedish deLEVINE  scent, the name in Sweden having been originally spelled Levin,
but changed, to the present orthography in the
past two generations. It is on(e of those families which have won for the Swedes the pride
and gratitude of this portion of the Union;
the industry, intelligence and progressi,veness
of that nation, which furnished so large a. proportion of the settlers in the middle states and
along th.e Allegheny river, being a marked
characteristic of their descendants and the
present inhabitants of this region. They are
the owners of a very large portion of the well
kept and up-to-da'te farms which now everywhere abound in the adjoining counties o.f
New York and Pennsylvaniia;.and it is due to
them that where but a few years ago comparatively, there were but wooded hills, valleys
overgrown, and desolate swamps, the country
to-day is marked by orchards, well equipped
farms, painted houses and barns, and fat cattle
and livestock of every kind. Along both sides
of the Baltimore  Ohio railroad for many
miles, the way is strewn with the new farms
and redeemed farmlands owned almost exclusively by the settlers, and descendants of
settlers, of this enterprising nation.
(I) The first member of this branch of the
Levin or Levine family to settle in America,
was Nels Emanuel Levine, born November I9,
I848, in Laxarby Parish, Sweden, son of
Gustaf and Maria (Olson) Levin, who were
married in I847, and grandson of Nels and
(Gr6ndahl) Levin. Nels Levin was a
schoolmaster and choir leader of Eda Parish;
Gustaf Levin, his son, was a native of Eda,
Sweden, a schoolmaster and choir leader; he
and his wife were the parents; of four children:
Nels Emanuel, Hilma, Olaf Adolphus and
Gustaf. Nels Emanuel Levine received an excellent education in his native land, attending
Laxarby Parish school and Carlstad University, graduating from the latter in I87I, after
wh'ich he represented his town in the customary service in the Swedish army. He then became a school teacher, beginning his career in
his native village of Laxarby. After some time
devoted to instruction at this place, he turned
his attention to merchan,dise and entered upo,n
business in I872 as a merchant at Svansko,
with a general line of goods. He conducted a
store there until 1887, when he sold out, and
with his wife and four children came to America, landing in New York City, June 5, I887.
From here the family removed direct to Warren county, Peninsylvania, and settled on a
farm in Triumph township. Six months later
Mr. Levine engaged with the Tidioute Chair
Factory in the employ of which he has remained until the present day, notwithstanding
the fact that the business has passed into
other hands since his first connection with it,
over twenty-five years ago. The position which
he now occupies in the community is a very
honorable and influential one, and he is one
of the most respected citizens of this town.
He has been an exceedingly faithful and efficient worker in the cause of Christianity, being
one of the few who organized the Swedish
Lutheran church, having purchased the old
building from the Presbyterian congregation.
Mr. Levine has been very active in the cause
of education, giving to his children all the best
advantages. He is politically a Republican,
and though he has never sought office on his
own account, he ha's been prominent in upholding the principles of his party.
He married, September 15, I872, at Hug96oPENNSYLVANIA
nerud, Mina Cajsa Bjornson, born at Hugnerud, December 4, I855. She came to America with her husband and four children in
I887; three other children were born to th.e
couple in this, their new country. Mrs. Levine,
like her husband, is a member of the Lutheran
church. Their children are as follows: Child,
died in infancy; Agnes, deceasied; Albert, deceased; Gustaphus A., born in Sweden, married Freda Anderson, and has one child, Helen,;
Hilma, born in Sweden, married John Page,
and has one daughter, Eleanor; Godfried, born
in Sweden, married Mary McCarry; David
Witalius, of whom further; Anna; Carl.
(II) David Witalius, son of Nels Emanuel
and Mina C. (Bjornson) Levine, was born
August I3, I887, in Triumph township, Pennsylvania. His education was received in the
public schools of Tidioute, finishing with the
high school course; he then attended the College of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, after which
he became employed with the drug store of C.
Kemble. Here he remained for a period of
five years; resigning in order to accept the
position o.f sales and credit man with the
Union Cutlery Company of Tidioute, Pennsylvania, and Olean,, New York. For about
eight years he traveled in the interests of this
company throughout North and South Dakota,
Montana, and the west, and in I9o9, went into
the drug business on his own account, opening
a store in Tidioute. He sold out this business
in I9II, and is now  the proprietor of the
Hanchett House Billiard and Pool Parlors, one
of the best equipped concerns of this kind in
western Pennsylvania. He is a.lso otherwise
interested in the hotel business in connection with his father-in-law, Williarfi Daniel
Carmichael. Mr. Levine is one of the most
popular young business men of this town; and
is a Republican, having always taken an active
and interested part in local politics.. While he
was a resident of Olean, New York, he manifested the same interest in public affairs, being
appointed notary public of that place for a
term of four years. He also manifested great
interest in Masonic affairs, having been made
a Mason oif Temple Lodge, No. 412, Free and
Accepted Masons, Tidioute, in I9IO. He became a member of Eden Lodge, No. 666, Independent Order o,f Odd Fellows, Tidioute, in
I9o8; of Home Encampment, No. 2I6, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in I9IO, and
is nolw a P. C. P. of that body. Mr. Levine
is also a mfember of the Lutheran church of
AV-35
which he is a liberal supporter, and to which
his wife also belongs.
On July I8, I9o9, he married Wilda E.,
daughter of William  Daniel and Katherine
Mae Carmichael; she was born August 7,
I887, at Kane, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs.
Levine have one child, Allis Mae, born April
Io, I9II, at Tidioute, Pennsylvania.
William Daniel Carmichael, father of Mrs.
D. W. Levine, was born at Bangor, Maine,
and was reared in that state. He is one of the
beist known and highly esteemed hotel proprietors in the Allegheny Valley, conducting
the following hotels: Hotel Kane, Kane, Pennsylvania; Hotel Carmichael, Glen Hazel, Pennsylvania; Kinzua House, Kinzua, Pennsylvania; Allegheny Hotel, East Warren, Pennsylvania; New Windsor, Irvington, Pennsylvania, the latter place seven years. In I903
Mr. Carmichael came to Tidioute, Pennsylvania, and purchased and remodeled the Hanchett House, and he now conducts one of the
best hotels in Warren county, Pennsylvania.
As a landlord he is an esteemed man, no man
in the business being more appreciated by the
traveling public than "Dan" as he is familiarly
known; and as a neighbor and a citizen he is
highly thought of by his fellow townsmen.
In stature he is exceedingly large, and his
heart is as large as his body, for he is liberal
to a fault, and always ready to care for anyone
in need. He is a devoted husband and a kind
and indulgent father. His wife is a member
of the Presbyterian church. He is a member
of the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks.
Mr. Carmichael married at Sheffield, Pennsylvania, June 30, I884, Katherine Mae, born
at New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June I8,
I862, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Schaffer) Weekerly. Children: I. Frances Irene,
born July I4, I885, died July I8, I905. 2.
Wilda Elnor, born at Kane, Pennsylvania,
August 7, I887, married, July I8, I909, David
W. Levine (see Levine II).
The history of this family is
HANNA traced back to the thirteenth century, when Patrick Hannav, a
resident of the southwest coast of Scotland,
built and occupied a castle known as "Castle
Sorboy."  The family came into prominence
during the "War of the Roses," and some of
the occupants of "Castle Sorbov" wielded a
commanding influence in the affairs of Eng96iALLEGHENY VALLEY
ter county, and married Tamsin Lewis, a descendant of Joshua Lewis, one of Penn's
colony. George came from Suffolk, with wife
and children, I638, and was one of the settlers
of Hingham, Massachusetts. Three years
earlier, came John and his brother Richard,
from Hants. The former was one of the-original proprietors of Sudbury, a freeman and a
deacon of the church. He had a large family.
Of another John, a pioneer of Charlestown,
Massachusetts, we read that "he lived to a
ripe old age in spite of his five wives."
The Portsmouth, New Hampshire, tax list,
dated I68i, gives the name "John Chevalier
and man." He was a Huguenot refugee, and
after living here for a short time Anglicized
his name which appears sometimes "Jno. Chevalier, alias Knight," and sometimes "Jno.
Knight alias Chevalier." Sheavallier was another name by which he was known. The
Knights' war record is of the best. Representatives in the revolution from Massachusetts were Lieutenants Artemus and Joseph;
from Connecticut, Surgeon's Mate Jonathan;
from Virginia, Surgeon John; from Pennsylvania, Paymaster John. Another "boy of'76"
was William of New Salem, Massachusetts,
born 1760. His son James was selectman of
the town, and married Sophronia, a descendant of Captain Thomas Weeks, a soldier in the
continental army. In the stirring times of an
earlier day, Charles Knight, of Salem, was in
the Narragansett fight, I675, and Daniel, of
Lynn, who died I672, was probably one of
those who said in deed, if not words, to "Lo,
the poor Indian," your room  is better than
your company. Richard, of Boston, a bricklayer, was in King Philip's war; his wife,
Sarah Kemble, beautiful and educated, wrote
an account of her "Travels from Boston to
N. Y. and Back." About fifty years after
her death, or in I825, this curious journal was
published. Robert, of Boston, I640, married
the young and rich widow of Thomas Cromwell, a privateersman. Ezekiel, of the Maine
branch of the family, also fell a victim to the
blandishments of a widow, Mary, daughter
of Governor Theophilus Eaton, whose first
husband was Valentine Hill. The children of
Ezekiel and Mary were Ezekiel, and Elizabeth, who married a Wentworth. These are
all good names for the family chart, if affiliation with patriotic societies is desired. The
Ezekiels held town offices and possibly took
part in the wars of the day. The Knights
have always been a power in Rhode Island,
and Nehemiah, senator and governor, was the
first to advocate free schools for the state. His
father Nehemiah was town clerk for twenty
years. In I642 Toby Knight was clerk of the
military company, Newport, and Captain Jonathan, of Providence, "had 200 acres laid out
to him."
Among marriage connections may be mentioned the Kimball, Livingston, Bridge, Pierce,
Tarr, Graggin, Lilly, Ballard, Brewster, Noyes,
Jaques, Adams, and  Timberlake  families.
Favorite names were Mehitable, Deliverance,
Rahamah, Abigail, Deborah and Jethro. Of
one, Sarah Knight, possibly Sarah, the authoress, it is recorded that with other widows and
matrons, she served on a jury, the prisoner
being a young woman. The coat-of-arms reproduced, granted I634, to William Knight
of Hants, is: Per chevron, engrailed argent
and sable, three griffins passant, countercharged. Crest, a griffin's head erased, gules,
beaked, and the dexter ear argent; the sinister,
sable; gorged with a collar, or. Among crests
borne by different branches of the family the
following may be named: A ship in full sail; a
serpent in a true lover's knot; a demifriar
vested; bearing a lantern in one hand and the
crucifix in the other. This belongs to the family of London and Kent. One motto is Numquam, n-on Paratus, and another, Gloria calcar habet. Grants of arms are recorded in
I523 to the family of Hampshire; in I546 to
Thomas Knight of Northampton.
Among the emigrants to come to America
with William Penn in I682 was Giles Knight,
of Gloucestershire, England. He married, in
England, Mary English, and had a son Joseph,
then two years of age. The father of Mary
English bought five hundred acres in Byberry,
gave one-half of it to his son Harry and onehalf to Giles Knight. The latter lived in a
cave six weeks after his arrival and then constructed a wigwam in which he resided for
several months until the erection of a log
house. He became prosperous, owned six
hundred acres of land and kept a store for the
sale of groceries. He was one of the leading
men of the neighborhood, and highly esteemed
for his integrity, good judgment and correct
life. In I817 he returned to England and
bore with him a certificate from Abington
Monthly Meeting.  He was several times
elected a member of the assembly at Philadelphia; was liberal in his views and did much to
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land-at the time that "England was the country where the public weal is best ordered and
wherie least violence reigns over the people."
The Hannays continued to occupy Castle Sorboy until the close of the seventeenth century,
when it passied by marriage to a member of the
famous Galloway family, by whose heirs it is
yet held. In the olden days it was a stronghold with a high thick-walled tower and portcullis, but now is a picturesque ruin, an object
of interest to sightseers only. The Hannays
occupied many important public positions.
They were members of parliament during several generations, and in I630 Sir Robert Hannay was created a baron; James Lennox Hannay was a prominent member of the English
bar; and several of this name have been prominent in arms, literature, politics, and were
even on the search for opportunities to better
their worldly circumstances, and, wherever a
favorable opening presented itself, one or more
of the Hannays was sure to be present and
assert his claim to a just share of the benefits
to be enjoyed. Thus, when land was offered
in Ireland free to all Scotchmen who would
com!e over and settle upon it, thle Hannays
were found in the front rank among the fortune hun.ters-one branch of the family then
became Scotch-Irish, and later sent their representative to the American colonies. During
Franklin's mission to England he told about
the wonderful resources of this country and
awakened a great interest among the enterprising people of Great Britain, and many resolved to try their fortunes in the New World.
In I764, the same year Franklin returned to
the colonies, Thomas Hanna came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the great-greatgrandfather of Senator Marcus A. Hanna, of
Ohio, and the first of his name to settle in
Pennsylvania. Following the example of many
Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, he settled in the
southern part of the state. About a year after
his arrival he died, leaving sons), Robert and
Thomas (2), and from them are descend.ed the
Ohio family whose foremost representative is
of previous mention. Of the same descent and
nearly related to Thomas Hanna, the emigrant,
was the father of John Hanna, the founder of
the Hannas of Franklin, Pennsylvania. The
name of the parents of John Hanna cannot be
ascertained, but their children were: James,
born January I3, I758; Hugh, January 28,
1760; John, of further mention; Mary, born
I764; a child, born I767; William, May i8,; George.
(II) John Hanna, third son of his parents,
was born in county Down, Ireland, December
I8, 1762. He was a weaver by trade, and
remained in Ireland until I796, when he came
to the United States, accompanied by his wife,
Jane Stewart, and one child. He landed at
New Castle, Delaware, and made his first settlement in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.
From there he removed to Venango county,
Pennsylvania, December 25, 1802, locating in
French Creek township, at a point known
locally as Hanna's Gap, where he had a grant
of a tract of four hundred acres. He was one
of the earlier pioneers of that section, and
after clearing a part of his land and erecting
a home he began work at his trade. Later h,e
became a manufacturer of carpets, woolen and
linen goods. He was a devoted member of the
Presbyterian church. He married, in Ireland,
Jane Stewart, whio came with him  to the
United States. Children, all but the first born
in Pennsylvania: William, born in Ireland,
November 20, 1792-; James, of further mention; Stewart, born July I5, I798; Mary,
March i8, I802; John, July 7, I8o4; Jane.
(III) Jamies, second son of John Hanna,
was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania,
July I, 1796, and died March I4, 1883. After
growing to manhood he went to Mercer county, Pennsylvania, where he served an apprenticeship at cabinetmaking; after working there
a few years he located in Franklin, Pennsylvania, where he followed his trade for thirty
years. He then returned to the farm and for
a time engaged in farming and carpeniter work.
In I869 h,e returned, to Franklin, which was
his home until his death. In religious faith he
was a Presbyterian, and in politics a Democrat. He married, in I823, Rebecca, born August i8, 1803, died September I7, I85I, daughter of John and Ellen Lindsay. Children!:
John Lindsay, of further mention; Mary, born
August I7, I826, died July 27, i858; James,
born May 24, I828, died July 3, I830; Catharine, born April I9, I83o, died July 4, I830;
James, born August 23, I83i, died March 7,
I868; Eleanor, born November I9, 1833, died
June I, 1854; Stewart, born December 21,
1835, died young; Adeline, born July II, 1838,
died July 25, 1855; Rebecca, born May 2, 1840,
died May 14, I855; Thom~as Jefferson, born
May I7, I842, married Jane Reese; Robert
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Finley, born July, 1846, died September I9,
I851.
(IV) John Lindsay, eldest son of James
Hanna, was born on the old Hanna homestead
farm in Venango county, Pennsylvania, February 5, I824. He received a good education
and remained on the farm until he attained the
legal age, then went to Clarion cottnty, Pennsylvanlia, and became connected with the Licking Furnaces; later he went to Greenville,
Mercer county, where he studied medicine
with  Dr. Judd.  He never followed  the
medical profession, however, but located at
Utica, Venango county, where he established
himself in the insurance business, being the
first resident agent in the country. After a
successful business in Utica he moved to
Franklin,, Pennsylvania, where he continued
the insurance business, adding real estate and
operating in oil production. In I864 he engaged in brickmaking, building the Hanna
Block in Franklin with brick from his own
yard. Now (I9I2), in his eighty-seventh year,
he is active and vigorous, retaining all his faculties of mind, and body. He is an active member: of the Presbyterian church, and for many
years has been an elder. Politically he is a
strong Democrat. He married, in I858, Emily,
daughter of Richard and Rachel (Hays) Roberts. Children: I. Richard Judd, married Virginia Wright; children: Helen S., Gertrude T.,
Richard W. and Virginia. 2. Charles Duffield,
deceased; married  (first) Clare Robinson;
child, Henry C., married Margaret Bell. He
married  (second) Bertha Oakes; children:
John Lindsay, Ruth Emily, Donald Bruce,
Rachel and Mark. 3. John Lindsay (2), of further mention. 4. Harriet R. 5. Mary, died in
infancy. 6. Emily, deceased; married James
V. Smith; children: James Cyrus, Marjorie,
John R. and Emily H. 7. Jane.
(V) John Lindsay (2), son of John Lindsay (I) Hanna, was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, and was educated in the common and
h,igh schools of that city. For several years
he was connected with the Venango Water
Company as director and superintendent, then
resigned and engaged in contracting, oil production and real estate. He is a member of
the Franklin Presbyterian Church, and a Democrat in politics. He married, July 25, I902,
Clara Elizabeth, daughter of Edwin Wilson
and Effie (Bleakley) Moore, and granddaughter of George R. and Mary (Lee) Moore.
Her maternal grandparents are James and
Elizabeth (Dubbs) Bleakley (see Bleakley).
The Thompsons of Russell,
THOMPSON  Pennsylvania, descend from
Josiah Thompson, born in
Scotland, coming thence to America, settling
in the state of Connecticut about the period
of the revolution. He cleared a farm there
on which he resided until his death. He married and had issue.
(II) William S. R., son of Josiah Thompson, was born on the Connecticut homestead
farm  in I785, died at the homestead farm,
Warren county, Pennsylvania, I850. At the
age of fifteen years he left home, going to
Boston to learn the trade of ship carpenter,
remaining there ten years. During a part of this
period he was in the employ of "Bill Gray,"
known to fame as the first millionaire in the
United States. After ten years in Boston he
moved to New York City, where he continued
working at ship carpentering until his marriage, when he moved to Queens county, New
York, continuing at his trade until I832, when
he came to Warren county, settling in Pine
Grove, now Farmington township, where his
son, William P., had settled in I829. Here
Mr. Thompson bought one hundred fifty acres
of heavily timbered land, which with the assistance of his sons he cleared and cultivated, also
working at the carpenter's trade when possible. He resided on his farm until his death,
aged sixty-five years.  He married  Sally,
caughter of John Po.lmetier, born in Holland.
She survived him six years, dying aged seventy
years. Children: I. William P., of whom further. 2. Samuel, married Angeline, daughter
of Daniel Putnam; children: Walter, married
Martha Love and had Clarence, May and Samuel; Alfred, married Emma Lyon; Elmer,
married (first) Clara Ashton, (second) Abbie
Stanton; Sousa, married Sylvester Clark. 3.
Maria, married Latten Parker; children: Clarence, John, Henry, Hiram and Louisa. 4.
Daniel, married Anna Knapp; children: Tirzah, Anna, William, and Mahala.  5. John,
married Uralia Tupper; children: Katherine,
Olive, Aaron, Charles, Sarah, Bertha and
Edith. 6. James, miarried (first) Eliza, daughter of Edson Putnam, (second) Lucy, daughter of J. D. Lent, of Mayville, New York;
children, all by second wife: Amanda, Minnie
and Sarah.  7. Betsey, married  Dorastus
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Hatch; children: William, Dora and Alice. 8.
Harriet, married Elijah Scudder; child,ren:
Stillman, Louisa, Mahlon, Laverne, James and
Manford. 9. George, married Fanny, daughter of Adam Pratt, of Sag Harbor, New York.
io. Sally, married Samuel Maybe; child: Gilbert (Gil), of Kane, Pennsylvania.
(III) William  P., son of William  S. R.
Thompson, was born in Poughkeepsie, New
York, in I807, and, lived there until hie was
twelve years of age, then began following the
sea, continuing a sailor until I829.  There
never was a sailor but whose ambition it was
to some day own a piece of land and retire
from the sea. William P. was no exception
to this rule, and in I829 he took a long jump
away from the ocean, settling in Farmington
township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, where
he bought a farm of one hundred forty acres.
After clearing a portion of his purchase, and
in I832, being joined by his father, he made
another jump westward, settling in Michigan.
In I870 he returned to Warren county, where
he lived until his death in 1894. He married
Lucinda, daughter of Hazel Tupper, a pioneer
settler of Warren county. Children: Miranda,
married J. W. Van Zile; Edwin W., of whom
further; Freeman, died young; Jane, married
George Merchant; Henry, married Arville
Montague; Sidney, married Etta Jones, children: Lo,u and Ray.
(IV) Edwin W., eldest son of Williani P.
Thompson, was born in 1839. In early years
he attended the public school, but at the age of
fourteen he was often left in charge of the
farln, his father being away from home a great
deal.  He continued manager of the home
farm until twenty-two years of age, then for
two years was engaged in miaking shingles.
He then bought a large tract of timber land
and in I863 built a shingle mill in Pine Grove
township, Warren county, where his land was
situated. This mill he operated successfully,
and soon afterward erected on Satterly run
the first saw mill erected on that side of the
Allegheny river equipped with circular saws.
There were no roads in that section then, and
before the machinery could be brought in for
the mill, roads had to be cut and built through
the forest. The lumber used in constructing
the saw mill was all hewn from the tree. In
I867 he sold his plant to Thomas Briggs, and
located in Russiell, engaging in lumbering, shipping as heretofore by rafts. While he knew
the river well and had piloted lumber rafts
down the Allegheny in earlier years, he always
hired pilots and rafted a great deal of lumber
to Pittsburgh and Ohio river points. He always attended his rafts, acting as cable tender,
and after disposing of them would walk the
entire distance back to his mill. After settling
at Russell he continued lumbering until I884,
then established a large plant there, purchasing a water privilege and building saw and
planing mills, also a grist mill in 1897. To supply his woodworking mills he made large purchases of timber land both in Pennsylvania
and New York, thus insuring a bountiful supply of logs for many years. His grist mill,
four stories high, was equipped with modern
machinery. He was independent in politics,
serving as town commissioner and school
director. In religion he was very liberal, never
joining any denomination, but holding to the
good in all. He belonged to the Ancient Order
of United Workmen and the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He was possessed of
a wonderful capacity for work, and his enterprise knew no bounds. He did much for his
community and was held in high esteem. He
married Harriet Jones, daughter of Reuben
and  Betsey Jones; children,: Frank, died
young; Ettie, married Fred Bennett, of Fentonville, New York, now living in Russell,
Pennsylvania; Fred Everet, of further mention.
(V) Fred Everet, son of Edwin WV. and
Harriet (Jones) Thompson, was born in Russell, Warren county, Pennsylvania, March I4,
I872. He was educated in the public schools,
and began business life with his father, acquiring under his capable leadership a thorough
knowledge of lumbering and of the lumber
business. He later engaged in the sam.e business alone, purchasing timber lands in Warren county. He owned and operated a saw
mill at Irvin run for two years, also a mill foir
manufacturing lath and crate lumber, operating the latter for three years. He was also
interested~ with his father and uncle in the
large grist mill at Russell. After the death
of his father he moved the machinery of his
own to Russell, combining with the saw and
pla.n,ing mill erected there by Edwin W.
Thompson. He also at a later period purchased his uncle's interest in the grist and
planing mill, and is now operating the entire
plant. He also owned the Lane'Mill, which
was destroyed by fire in 1907. Mr. Thompson inherits the energy and businiess ability of
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his honored father, and is a most successful
capable man of affairs. He is a Prohibitionist
in politics, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church; and charter member of Conewango Lodge, No. 1184, Knights of the Maccabees, formerly belonging to Warren Lodge,
No. 339, and is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is enterprising and public spirited, taking a deep interest in all movements for the public good.
He married, December 23, I896, Inez May
Barstow, born May 5, I877, daughter of Dennis and Martha (Smith) Barstow. Children:
Edna, born September IIi, I9o4; Edwin, January 26, I909; Aileen Cecelia, April I8, I9II.
Every branch and generaCRAWFORD tion distinguished in religious, commercial and political affairs, the Crawford family has been honored and influential in western Pennsylvania
for over a century. Locating on the Allegheny river below Emlenton two years after
the treaty with the Indians, the founder of the
family so planned his homestead entry of four
hundred acres that the west end extended into
Butler county and the east into Armstrong.
Eventually Samuel Crawford, son of the original settler, purchased the Butler section, while
Ebenezer, another son, secured the portion in
Armstrong county, each thus acquiring a substantial patrimony.
(I) John Crawford, the first member of the
Pennsylvania branch of the family of whom
anything definite is known, was born November I, I748. He was one of the first settlers
of Greene county, whence he removed to Butler county. In I797 he located permanently
in Allegheny township. He married Isabel
Parker, born August 21, 1756, died December
30, I839. Their children were: William, married Nancy Reed; James, married Abigail
Coulter; John, married Margaret Reed;
George, married Mary Coulter; David, married Lucy Applegate; Alexander; Arthur;
Samuel, married Fanny Hill; Ebenezer, of
whom further; Mary Parker, married a Mr.
Turner; Rebecca; Robert Jennings, married
Margaret Hemp.hill. The first year, assisted
by several of his sons, the father made a small
clearing and planted a crop on what afterwards
became the homestead farm, two miles south
of Emlen.ton, late the home of William T.
Crawford.  The following year he returned
wvith his family, and although several married
sons remained for a time in Greene county, all
except Alexander eventually secured homes
in the vicinity of the paternal residence. William located on the farm now owned by his
son, David M., in Scrubgrass township; Samuel, on the west end, and Ebenezer, on the east
end of the homestead tract; David and George,
one mile east of Six Points, Butler county,
now the property of Grant, Durnell and Sloan;
John and James, the same distance south of
thlat village, now the Fowler and Crawford
farms; Alexander, a physician, removed to
Washington county, and died there; Robert J.,
lived first on the old homestead, then removed
to Richland township, Clarion county. George,
David and John afterward settled in, Richland
county, Ohio. John Crawford's death occurred
February I8, I812. He helped choose the site
and build the first school house at Lowe cemetery, his burial place, a half mile south of
Crawford Corners. The family is Presbyterian in faith, and has been represented in the
session of Scrubgrass Presbyterian church
since its organization.
(II) Ebenezer, son of John and Isabel
(Parker) Crawford, was born March I4, 1789,
died January 3I, 1859, and was buried in Lowe
cemetery. He bought and occupied the east
half of his father's estate, farming extensively
to the close of his busy career. He married
Jennet, daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth
(Johnson) Grant, both natives of Scotland,
who built and tenanted the first stone house
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mr. Grant later
resided in Butler county, removing to Armstrong shortly before his death in I883. The
following children crowned the happy unio.n
of Ebenezer and Jennet (Grant) Crawford:
Alexander B., married Margaret Anderson,
locating in Emlenton; John Parker, of whom
further; Eliza, died in infancy; Isabel, married Harvey Gibson, of Martinsburg, Butler
county; Ebenezer, of Emlenton, married Elizabeth Wilson; Matilda J., married Aaron H.
Crawford; Williami R., married Jane Kerr;
Robert J.; Elizabeth J., died in inifancy; Samuel W., married Catherine Jane Truby, of
Emlenton; Elihu C., who at the age of eighteen
was killed by accid)ent in a coal mine; Emmaaline Louther, married George W. Livingstone,
at present resid,ing at Stark, Florida; Aaron
H., married Martha J. Ross.
Five of thie eight sons, John P., Ebenezer,
William R., Robert J., and Samuel W., went
to California between I85o and I855, braving
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the privations and hardships of the journey
overland. All returned safely, pursued trades,
became merchants and were large owners of
oil and gas lands. Alexander W. studied medicine, graduated  from  Philadelphlia Medical
College and located in Allegheny township,
Butler county, where he built and operated the
Kensington Furnace. He served capably in
the legislature, was appointed by President
Lincoln in I86I minister to Belgium and reappointed in I865. When he reached Antwerp,
Continental Europe had no cheap illuminant,
wealthy people using rape seed oil for light,
and the poorer folk going to, bed in the dark.
Not a glimmer could be seen outside the towns
of th,e most populous region on earth. A few
gallons of American refined petroleum, regarded as a curiosity, had been sent to Antwerp prior to Dr. Crawford's arrival.. He
guaranteed against loss August Schmitz 
Sons, a leading firm, who ordered forty barrels
of kerosene from New York, being the first
oil ever imported in Continental Europe. It
was hard to sell the stuff in the face of deep
seated prejudice, but the firm ultimately got
rid of its supply at a profit o.f forty francs.
The oil won its way at length and I,500,000
gallons were marketed thle next year.  Dr.
Crawford returned from abroad in i866, and
died July I4, I895, at Emlenton, and was
buried in Allegheny cemetery at Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
William Reed Crawford was born in Armstrong county. Upon his return from California he located in Scrubgrass township and
thence removed to Franklin in I865. He conducted important operations for many years in
various sections of the oil fields, gaining wide
reputation for enterprise and integrity. He
was twice a city councillor, served three terms
as mayor, was long president of the school
board, was elected sheriff in I887 and state
senator in I89o. Untiring fidelity to every trust
reposed in h!im and uncompromising hostility
to whatever he believed detrimental to the general welfare, marked his entire public and private life. Genial and kindly to all, the friend
of humanity and benefactor of the needy, no
man stood higher in popular estimation nor
better deserved the confidence and respect of
his fellows. His death occurred July I9, I905.
His wife, Jane (Kerr) Crawford, preceded
him to the grave in I902.
One of the sons of Robert J., Eblenezer
Grant Crawford, twice prothonotary of Venango county, and universally liked for courtesy and efficiency, afterwards successfully conducted a bank at Edenburg, amassed a competency and died at Franklin, June I6, I897.
The record of the Crawfords in the late
civil war is as follows: Of the sons of Robert
J., of Richland township, John, William  A.
and Samuel G., who volunteered their services
in defense of their country, John was killed
in the first battle of Bull Run. William  A.
and Samuel G. returned at the close of the
war. Samuel G. has since died at his home in
Scrubgrass township, and William A. resides
at the old homestead.  Four of the; sons of
James Crawford, of Six Points, Butler county,
were in the army. Robert M. was discharged
on account of inability because of sickness contracted in the service. James H. died in Andersonville prison, and John A. also was a
prisoner with him at Andersonville, but was removed to the prison at Florence, North Carolina, died there. His removal was caused by
an attack of thie Federals to capture Andersonville prison. Also Joseph A. served his full
term and was discharged at the close of the
war. He is still living at the old homestead.
These men were noited for their bravery and
patriotism. Three sons from one family and
four from  the oth,er-a record equalled by
few.
(III) John Parker, son of Ebenezer and
Jennet (Grant) Crawford, was born on the
homestead farm  in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, October I2, I8I6, died December 17,
I900, at Crawford  Corners.  The district
school gave him his early training in the common branches of study. In I837 he started
farming and lumbering with his father, subsequently learning carpentering and following
his trade from I841 to I851 as superintendent
at Bradys Bend, at that period a center of the
iron industry. He went to the Pacific coast
in 185I, mined gold a short time, returned east
and opened a store at Harrisville, Butler county, removing finally in I86o to, Crawford Corners. He began producing oil in its early history, continuing profitably in the business until
his death. A staunch Republican in politics,
and Presbyterian in faith, he enjoyed the
esteem and affection of a host of friends for
his sterling qualities. On October o0, I843,
at Bradys Bend, he married Barbara Ellen,
daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Thomas)
Hicks. She was born in Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales, June I7, 1822, early removing to
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the city of Nantes, Frances, remaining there
until ten years of age when her parents migrated to Orange county, New York. Her
death occurred February 24, I888, at Crawford Corners. Their children were: I. Arthur
Hicks, born October 25, 1844, died September I4, I846. 2. Alonzo Grant, born January
i6, I846, died August I8, I847. 3. Amelia
Janet, born September I4, I847, died March
I4, I853. -4. Annette Margaret, born August
4, I849, died March I4, I853. 5. Infant daughter, born February I2, i85I, died February I6,
I85I. 6. Meade Satterfield, born June 9, I853;
in October, I877, he married Amanda C.
Kuhns, of Emlenton, and resided at Six Points
until his death, October I, I897; he was buried
in the family burial ground at Scrubgrass
Stone Church. His wife, Amanda C., and
daughter, Bessie Barbara, make their home at
Emlenton; the daughter is a very successful
teacher in one of the public schools at New
Castle, Pennsylvania. 7. Carlisle Jennings, of
whom  further. 8. Ida Jane, born at Harrisville, November 2I, I856; she married Barton
Lowe Kohlmeyer, in I875, and resided on a
farm at Byrom  Center, Allegheny township,
Butler county, where her husband died in I884;
their children were: Beulah L., Haldine C.,
Ralph W.; the first two are dead and the latter, with his wife and two children, makes his
home in Oil City; her second marriage was to
Stephen Bell Clark, in I902, and they reside
in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. 9. Mary Alice,
born August 24, I858, d,ied February 28. I9I0.
Io. Barbara Estella, born June 4, I86o, at
Crawford Corners, and remained there with
her sister, Mary A., until after the death of
her father, whence she removed to Franklin in
I903, making her home with her brother, C. J.
Crawford. II. Smiley Parker, born September I2, I863, died December 2, I863. I2. Cora
Ella, born October 24, I864, died June 27,
i886.
(IV) Carlisle Jennings, son of John Parker
and Barbara E. (Hicks) Crawford, was born
at Harrisville, Butler county, Pennsylvania,
March 24, I855. He was reared and educated
in Scrubgrass township, Venango county, filling the offices of township clerk, school
director and teacher in the public schools for
four terms. He graduated in 1876 from the
Iron City Commercial College, Pittsburgh. In
1884 he was elected register and recorder on
the Republican ticket, the party of his choice
by birth, habit and connections, and reelected
in 1887, filling the office with characteristic
ability and faithfulness. He also served repeatedly as chairman of the Republican county
committee. For years he has been an elder
of the First Presbyterian Church at Franklin,
which his family attends. At present he is
connected with the Franklin Trust Company.
On December 27, I877, he married Mary M.,
daughter of James and Janet McClelland, of
Balm, Mercer county, Pennsylvania. Their
children are: I. Flora Brown, born June 22,
I879, at Crawford Corners. 2. Milo Hicks,
born August 24, I88o, at Crawford Corners.
3. Janet Barbara, born December 22, I893, at
Emlentoln.
The Bennetts of Emlenton,
BENNETT Pennsylvania, date in that
borough from the year I859,
when the father of Harry Mack Bennett settled there, founding the business now owned
and managed by the son.
(I) James B. Bennett was born in Franklin,
Pennsylvania, January I4, I827, died in Emlenton, Pennsylvania, February 22, I90C). He
lost his father when a boy and was thus early
deprived of school privileges to become a wage
earner. He worked at different kinds of labor
until he was twenty years of age, thien apprenticed himself to John P. Greer, of Clarion,
Pennsylvania, to learn the tinner's trade. He
completed his years of apprenticeship, then
worked as journeyman, becoming a skillful
workman, familiar with every department of
his employer's business. In I849 he established a small tinner's shop in Franklin, Pennsylvania, continuing with a very small capital and
against adverse circumstances for nine yea:rs,
then closed up and came to Emlenton. From
I858 until I86I he worked for the firm of
Widel  Crawford in the tinning department
of their foundry. During this period he managed to save one hundred dollars from his
small wages of one dollar and twenty-five cents
daily, and with this tiny capital he again established in business for himself. He located on
Water street in a small shop, sixteen by twenty-four feet, and there he successfully operated
for several years, slowly increasing his capital.
He prospered and finally reached a point where
he could safely enlarge his business by adding
a line of general hardware. In I869 his business and capital justified still another enlarging of his lines, and he erected a large store
building which he filled with a complete stock
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of heavy and shelf hardware, and with the
coming of the oil boom he added an oil well
supply department, at once becoming the leading dealer in supplies for the oil well contractor and the oil producer. With his three
departments all running profitably he added a
fourth,, agricultural machinery and implements.
The farmers of the locality appreciated this
feature and they gave him a generous patronage. His little shop had now grown to a threestory brick building, fifty by eighty feet, with
basement, each floor well stocked and especially fitted. for the uses intended. In fact his
establishment would have been a credit to a
much larger town then Emlenton, while the
volume of business yearly transacted would
have far surpassed many more pretentious
establishments. His little capital of one hundred dollars had grown to one of thirty thousand drollars.
In building up this business Mr. Bennett had
not neglected the interests of Emlenton as a
whole, but had been largely instrumental in
the establishment of other great enterprises.
In 1873 he was the leader in founding the
Emlenton Bank and continued one of its leading stockholders until his death. In I877 he
built and started in operation the Emlenton
Flouring Mills, one of the most successful
enterprises in the town. In I876 he saw the
completion of the Emlenton  Shippensville
railroad, an enterprise of which he may justly
be called the "father," as his was the master
mind in the undertaking, although other leading citizens were associated with him in carrying the enterprise to successful completion.
To his public spirit, influence, energy and generosity Emlenton is indebted for much of her
civic prosperity. He fathered the erection of
the public school building and obtained from
the state legislature an act giving the town
authority to issue bonds to the amount of ten
thousand dollars for its erection.  He also
championed the Opera House enterprise and
pushed it to completion. In fact he left nothing undone that would add to the prosperity
or betterment of Emlenton. His was a life of
constant effort and his success came as a result of hard work, close, careful attention to
business and a determined ambition. He let
no opportunity pass by unheeded and none can
fail to be deeply impressed by the story of
his life from a poor boy to the leading position
in the business life of Emlenton.
He married, March 28, I850, Nancy Ann,
daughter of William H. Hughes, a descendant
of James Hughes, a pioneer miller of Jackson  Center, Mercer county, Pennsylvania,
where he spent the greater part of his life,
dying at the great age of ninety-six years in
Cranberry township, Venango county. Children of James B. Bennett: I. Sarah J., married
J. A. Crawford, who died May 20, I9I2; he
was a merchant and oil producer; she survives,
a resident of Emlenton; children:. Alson B.,
born March 3, I872, married Annetta Cooper,
and resides in Texas; Harry B., born August
I6, 1874, unmarried, was engaged in mercantile business twelve years, now a traveling
bond, real estate and insurance salesman, residing in Emlenton; Wade P., born October
30, I878, was assistant cashier for the Farmers
Bank of Emlenton, now  a traveling bond,
salesman, married Emma Hofle. 2. Laura,
married Wesley Wilde, and resides in Emilenton; children: James Burton, accidentally killed, and Harry. 3. Harriet, deceased; married
Dr. Winthrop Randall, now  of Cleveland,
Ohio; ch,ildren: Garnet, married Professor
Taube; Eugene, Winthrop, J. B. 4. Benjamin
F., married Elizabeth Perry, and resides at
East Liverpool, Ohio; child, Willis. 5. John,
now in the insurance business in Emlenton;
unmarried. 6. James D., died May 25, I9I2;
unmarried. 7. Harry M., of whom further.
8. Adalaide, married William McKee, now a
real estate dealer of Cleveland; children: William S., Arnold, Josephine, Margaret, Helen.
(II) Harry Mack, son of James B. and
Nancy Ann (Hughes) Bennett, was born in
Emlenton, P'ennsylvania, February 6, I869. He
was educated in the public schools, and on
completing his studies became clerk in his
father's store. He advanced so rapidly and
became so capable an assistant that he was
made manager. He acted in that capacity
until I9o6, when he was admitted to partnership. His excellent business qualities and fine
executive ability had won him this distinction,
and until his father's death three years later
the greater part of the management fell upon
the younger partner, who possessed the entire
confidence of the foiunder. After the death
of Mr. Bennett Sr. in I9o09, Harry M. purchased the remaining interest of the heirs and
became sole proprietor of the business he had
helped to create. He continued the same line
of tinning, hardware, oil and agricultural supplies, and has a prosperous and well-managed
business.  He also is a stockholder in, the
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Farmers Bank of Emlenton and in several
corporate enterprises. He is a Democrat in
politics, but has never accepted public office.
He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Maccabees and of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
He married, January 7, I890o, Lillie E., born
October I5, I873, in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter
of William and Hannah (Herrick) Murphy.
William Murphy, a patent leather boot maker,
was born in Cleveland, where he died. His
wife, Hannah (Herrick) Murphy, was born
in Ireland, coming to the United States with
lier parents at the age of three years, died
February 4, I9II, aged sixty-three years. Children of William and Hannah Murphy: I.
Mary, died aged eighteen months. 2. Anna,
married P. L. Hussey, an automobile dealer
of Cleveland, Ohio, no issue. 3. Nellie, married J. F. Barnes; children: Nellie, married
Max Garrett; Jane, John. 4. William Thomas,
married and has Anna May and Williatn. 5.
Lillie E., of previous mention. 6. Edward
James, married Fanny Diester. Children of
Harry M. and Lillie E. (Murphy) Bennett: I.
Ruth Ann, born in Dayton, Ohio, January I4,
I89I; graduate of Wheeling Female Seminary,
class of 1912. 2. Harry Dewey James, born in
Emlenton, Pennsylvania, May I, I898.
This branch of the Smith family
SMITH  settled in Butler county, Pennsylvania, before the year I8oo, took
up land and were tillers of the soil. They were
of Scotch ancestry, the parents of William M.
Smith, being the emigrants. Thiey were the
parents of five sons and a daughter, two of
the brothers of William M., Sykes and John,
having been ministers of the Presbyterian
church.
(II) William M. Smith was born in Butler
county, Pennsylvania, in I805. He became a
farmer and lived in his native county until
I846. In the latter year he came to Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, where he purchased a
farm of one hundred and thirty acres near
Concord Church. He was an extensive raiser
of fine live stock, specializing in blooded draft
horses. He also raised a great many mules,
finding a ready market for them at the iron
furnaces. He prospered and in addition to his
farm  and live stock owned interests in oil
properties. About I887 he sold out his Clarion
county property and moved to Trumbull
county, Ohio, and there purchased a farm. He
continued in Ohio until I892 and spent the
last two years of his life with his son, S. K.
R. Smith. He was a Whig, later a Republican,
and an ardent supporter of the cause of temperance, having been the first man in Butler
county to sign the pledge of prohibition. He
joined the Methodist Episcopal church when
ten years of age at North Washington, became
a class leader and a pillar of strength to his
church. His wife was also a devoted member.
He married (first) Sarah Moore, (second)
Sarah Logue, born in Perry township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, I825, died I88o. Children of first wife: Sarah, married Joseph Riggle; nlatilda, married Samuel Torrence; Violet, died aged twenty years; Rebecca, married
John G. Lay. Children of second wife: James,
married Catherine Dale and resides in Warren,
Ohio; John, married Eliza Graham, and she
survives, living in Trumbull county, Ohio;
Phoebe, died young; Mary, died young;
M/Iartha, died young; Ezra and the three following children died young; Simeon K. R.,
of whom further.
(III) Simeon Kellar Recer, youngest child
of William M. Smith and his second wife,
Sarah (Logue) Smith, was born in Perry
township, Clarion counity, Pennsylvania, June
Io, I85I. He attended the public school nearby for two years. When twelve years of age
he left school and went into the lumber woods,
spending four years in the lumber camps of
Clarion and Jefferson counties. He had a little capital, and when the oil excitement was
on he embarked in the oil production, starting in at Parkers Landing, and continuing in
that district successfully for twelve years. He
then spent five years in the St. Petersburg
district, still operating in oil. He then purch,ased the store, stock and goodwill of Roger
Brothers, and for eight years engaged in mercantile business. In I884 he was appointed
postmaster at St. Petersburg, holding until
I888, in which year he sold his business to
John A. Kurtz. He inherited and purchased
one hundred and thirty acres of good land
near Parkers Landing, and after retiring from
the mercantile business erected suitable modern buildings and residence, returning after
all his busy years to the occupation of his
early life. He specialized in the breeding of
fine live stock and white Leghorn chickens, for
which he is famous in the neighborhood.
He is a Free Mason of high degree, belonging to Clarion Lodge, No. 277, Free and Ac969ALLEGHENY VALLEY
cepted Masons; Clarion Chapter, No. 259,
Royal Arch Masons; Franklin Commandery,
Knights Templar; Pittsburgh Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, holding the thirty-second degree. His career has been ani interesting and prosperous one, and in all his
varied experiences he has ever been the strong,
resolute, capable man, self-reliant and courageous, never turning backward. The success
h!e has attained has been fairly earned, and he
is highly regarded in his community and has
many friends.
He married, January 27, I874, Anna McClure, born in Toby township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, September 9, I85I, daughter of
William H. and Maria Jane (Slaughenhaupt)
McClure, granddaughter of James and Jane
McClure, who cam(e to Toby township about
I8IO (then Armstrong county). James McClure took up a large tract of land in the
town,ship, of which his son William  H. inherited two hundred and sixty acres. The
family were strict Presbyterians, holding the
Sabbath in sacred observance to even the
smallest detail. They were originally Whigs,
later Republicans. James McClure lived to be
eighty, his wife ninety years of age. William
H. and Maria Jane McClure both died in I894,
at a good old age. She was a daughter of
William and Mary Slaughenhaupt, of German
descent and settlers of Clarion county. Children of William H. and Maria J. McClure:
Anna, of previous mention; Mary Jane, Barbara and Jane, all deceased; Ida, married Samuel McCune, of Grove City, Pennsylvania;
Eva, deceased; Rev. William Lincoln, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Jeannette, Pennsylvania; Margaret, married L. L. Jordan, a
farmer of Perry township; Olive and Cora,
both deceased. Children of Simeon K. R. and
Anna (McClure) Smith: I. Zara (or Zora),
born October 3I, 1874; married W. W. Stewart, a prosperous farmer of Perry township,
Clarion county. 2. Joseph Lowry, of whom
further. 3'. W. H. McClure, born November
Io, I877; an oil producer of Grove City; married Ella Steel. 4. Kellar Lincoln, a farmer of
Perry township; married Blanche Gardner. 5.
Samuel Tood, married Nettie Wilson and resides at the home farm. 6. Barbara Violet,
died aged six months. 7. Benjamin Delo, died
aged six years.
(IV) Joseph Lowry, son of Simeon K. R.
and Anna (McClure) Smith, was born near
Turkey Run, Perry township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvainia, February Io, I876. He was
educated in the public school of West Freedom, and on arriving at youthful manhood
began working in the oil field. In the fall of
I898 he enlisted in Company L, Forty-first
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry,
serving twenty-one months in the Philippines.
He saw-hard service, spending the greater
part of his term of service on the firing line
in the various engagements with the "little
brown men," but fortunately escaping without
injury. After his return from the army he
learned the carplen,ter's trade, which he followed very successfully as journeyman and
contractor until I9o08.  In the latter year he
purchased one hundred and twenty-four acres
of improved land near West Freedom in Perry
township, where in addition to a general contracting business he conducts general farming
operations.  iLe is a Republican in politics, and
a mem~ber of Parker Lodge, No. 52I, Free and
Accepted Masons, also of the' Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married, December,
I9o6, Augusta Gerheim, born in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, daughter of William and Louise
Gerheim.  She is a member of the German
Reformed church.
In the beginning of the eighWEISER  teenth century constant wars
had reduced the people of southern Germany to a great condition of misery.
Under the favor of Anne, the benevolent
Queen of England, there was in consequence
a large migration to America. At her expense
four thousand  Germans were transported
across thle sea. Five Mohawk Indian chiefs
had promised, them lands. June I3, I7Io, a
fleet of ten vessels landed at New York, having brought these four thousand settlers, and
in the fall they took up their residence in villages along the Hudson. There they were oppressed by a commercial corporation; they
were compelled to practical servitude and were
not transported to the lands which the Indians had offered. Many of them removed to
the westward, seeking these lands, and settled
among the Indians, who happily received them
kindly, in the Mohawk and Schohari.e valleys,
about forty miles west of Albany, New York.
But trouble still pursued these wretched wanderers in their new home. Their lands were
claimed by others. It was a long time, in
which they suffered greatly, before the English
authorities became clearly cognizant of the
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miseries of these people and the wrongs which
had been practiced on them. Justice was then
attempted, but before the final relief of their
condition a second migration had occurred
from the Schoharie settlement into Pennsylvania.
Most of the Palatines, as these immigrants
were called, were of the poor and doubtless
they were ignorant and rude. For a long time
there was a decided social distinction drawn
between them and the Dutch, where these peoples lived together, to the detriment of th,e
Palatines. But a few families among them
rose conspicuous even in the earliest days, and
the Weiser family was the most notable, forceful and capable of them all. It was of higher
rank in the old country, though reduced by
misfortune at this time. For three generations
in succession the office of chief magistrate or
chief burgess of Gross Aspach, county of
Backnang, Wurtemburg, Germany, had been
held in the family. The second of these officials, and the first of the line whose name is
known, was Jacob Weiser, born about I590;
his son was also named Jacob, and was born
about I625. With his son, our more detailed
family history is begun. The family arms are
thus described: Per fesse, gules and argent, in
chief, a swan of the second, in base three roses
of the first, stalked and leaved vert.
John Conrad, son of Jacob Weiser, the
American founder of this family, was born in
I66o, died in 1746. He was the recognized
leader of the Palatine immigrants who, came
to New York in I7I0. Three years later h.e
was the leader in the removal to the Mohawk
and Sch,oharie valleys, and in their new settlement they called one of their villages Weisersdorf. When three delegates journeyed to London to plead on behalf of the settlers against
the claimants to their new plantations, he was
the chief of these. He married (first) Anna
Magdalena Uebele, born in I666, died May I,
I709; (second) in I711,    -, who
died in I78I. Children, all by first marriage,
sixteen, seven of whom  died before their
mother. The others were: Catharine, married
Conrad Boss; Margaret; Magdalena; Sabina.;
Conrad, of whom further; George Frederick;
Christopher Frederick; Barbara; John Frederick. All these, except the oldest daughter,
came to America.
Conrad, son of John Conrad and Anna
Magdalena (Uebele) VVeiser, was born at Afstaedt, county of Herrenberg, Duchy of Wurtemburg, November 2, I696. His name was
really John Conrad, the same a,s his father's,
but he was so generally called Conrad only,
that the fact of his having another Christian
name is almost forgotten.  He was about
fourteen at the time of the immigration. Three
years later he lived for about eight month,s
among the Indians, and it was largely due to
this that he became proficient in their tongue.
In the spring of 1723 about sixty families removed from the Schoharie settlement to Pennsylvania and formed the first white settlement
in that colony north of the South MIountain
Ridge. A second migration succeeded this
after six years, and among the members of
this second body were Conrad Weiser and his
family. In Pennsylvania he became a man of
prime importance. A capable and honest Indian interpreter was a valuable man. For
more than twenty years he was almost constantly employed by the civil authorities in
connection with Indian affairs. The colonial
records, not only of Pennsylvania, but also of
New York, Ohio and! Virginia, are full of reports concerning his difficult, lonely, and hazardous journeys in the performance of these
services. He was intimate with co.lonial governors; with Benjamin Franklin and with
other notable men. The interests of his own
community were not neglected; he was the
chief agitator in the movement which finally
resulted in the formation of Berks county, and
was first judge of its courts, which office he
held until nis death. For a while he lived at
Reading and kept a store. He served in the
French and Indian war. Conrad Weiser was
an active promoter of religion and education.
While he was himself a Lutheran, he greatly
assisted in the missionary efforts of the Moravia.ns and of other religious bodies. He was a
Christian citizen, of a type which may, as in
his case, receive honor and gratitude, but
whose deserts still surpass the honors received.
He married, in I720, Anna Eve. Children, fifteen, of whom eight died young. The
survivors, named in his will, were: I. Philip,
born September 7, 1722, died May 27, I76I;
married, in 1748, Sophia.. 2. Frederick, born about I724, died about I790; married
Amelia m-. 3. Peter. 4. Samuel. 5. Benjamin. 6. Anna Maria, born June 24, I727,
died August 23, I802; married, April 22. I745,
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. From them have
sprung a remarkable number of eminent men
among whom were Major General John Peter
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Gabriel Muhlenberg (their son); Rev. Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, who was the
first speaker of the United States house of
representatives; Rev. William Augustus Muhlenberg, D. D., eminent among the Episcopalians as others of the family among the
Lutherans; and Rev. Henry Augustus Philip
Muhlenberg, who was eminent in public life,
beside being a minister. 7. Margaret, married
(first)       Heintzelman, (second)
Finker.
(I) Jacob WVeiser, the first recorded ancestor of this family, was a resident of Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, in the early part of
the nineteenth century. He and his wife Mary
were the parents of ten children, and in the
year 1827 the entire family removed to Arm.strong county, Pennsylvania. The family were
probably all Lutherans. He is supposed to
have been a grandson or great-grandson of
one of the two sons of Conrad Weiser, named
in the preceding paragraph.
(II) Jacob (2), seventh of the ten children
of Jacob (I) and Mary Weiser, was born in
Miffiin county, Pennsylvania, December 5,
I8I7. He accompanied the family upon their
removal to Armstrong county in I827, he being
then ten years of age, and settled at Farmington township, near Tylersburg, in the year
I854, with his wife and children, where he continued to reside until his death, October 24,
I886. Mr. Weiser became a man of prominence
in his community in whose public affairs he
took an active interest; although not a politician he was a member of the Democratic
party. He was a warm supporter of the Evangelical Luthieran church, of which he was a
member, and in which he was a deacon and
elder. When about twenty-three years of age
Jacob Weiser married Mary Ann Kuhns, by
whom he had children as follows: John Kuhns,
of whom further; George, killed in the civil
war; Ann, Jennie, Carrie, Margaret, Scott,
Joseph, William.
(III) John Kuhn,s, son of Jacob (2) and
Mary Ann (Kuhns,) Weiser, was a native of
Reidsburg,  Clarion  county, Pennsylvania,
where he was born October 9, I84I. He became a farmer, and like his father before him
was a staunch member of the Lutheran church,
in politics, however, he was a Republican. He
died December 23, I9II, being survived  by his
widow, who is still living. She was Mary Ann
Imhoo.f, born February 3, I843, in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Henry Imhoof, a
native of Germany, who came to this country
while yet a young man, taking up his residence
in Clarion county. Here he married Sarah
Kopp, by whom he had ten children, as fo.llows: Henry, now deceased; George; Isaac,
deceased; John; Sarah, deceased; Catherine;
Hannah; Mary Ann, who became Mrs. Weiser; Betsey; Samuel, now deceased. Mr. and
Mrs. Imhoof are both deceased, the latter having died in Clarion county in the year I884.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. John Kuhns
Weiser were as follows: William H., Webster
WV., Sarah, John Franklin Curtis, of whom
further; James Elmer, of whom further; Isabel, deceased; Clyde, Ida, Albert W.
(IV) John Franklin Curtis, son of John
Kuhns and Mary Ann (Imhoof) Weiser, was
born in Farmington township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, August 30, I873.  He began
life as a country boy, having been reared on
his father's farm, and receiving his education
in the local schools of the township. After
leaving school he worked for a time in the
lumber woods, and in the year I905 he came to
Strattonville and here engaged in mercantile
business. He became very successful through
his industry and the skill with which he handled  the trade which  passed  through  his
hands, so that within a short while he came
to be known as one of the most prominent and
enterprising citizens of this place. In politics
he is a Republican, and he has served for a
term as burgess in Strattonville. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
On April I7, 9goI, Mr. Weiser married Ada
Miller, a native of Farminrgton  township,
where she was born March I7, I874, daughter
of Jacob J. and Polly Ann (Brewster) Miller.
Her father was born in Germany, March 3,
I846, son of Jacob Miller, also a native of
Germany. Jacob Miller, Mrs. Weiser's grandfather, came to the United States in 1847, and
started for California, but nothing is known of
what became of him. His wife, Catherine
(Steifel) Miller, followed him to America
with her son, Jacob J. Miller, when the latter
was but eight years old; after arriving in
Pennsylvania she married John Hiller, and had
two children: Charles, deceased, and Catherine, and lives in Shelly, Bucks county, Pennsylvania. Jacob J. Miller became a harnessmaker
and resided in Farmington township, where
he died in January, I9II. His widow, Polly
Ann (Brewster) Miller, is still living. She
was born in Farmington township, July i8,
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1852, daughter of Nathan Brewster and his
wife, Lavina (Ion) Brewster. Nathan Brewster was born in Maine in I803, died in I884,
in Farmington township; his wife was born in
Bristol, England, in i8i5, dying in I897, in
Farmington township; they were early settlers
of the township. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob J. Miller were the parents of eight children, as follows: Olive; Beryl, deceased; Ada, who became Mrs. Weiser; Royal, deceased; Catherine; Lulu; Maude; Belle. Mr. and Mrs. Weiser had four children, as follows: Milburn Arthur, born April 8, I902; Alberta Belle, February 2I, I904; Margaret Althea, December 2,
I906; Laura Catherine Pauline, August 3,
I909.
(IV) James Elmer, son of John Kuhns and
M\Iary Ann (Imhoof ) Weiser, was born in F'armington township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
May 30, 1875. Being raised on a farm, he attended the public school in this township. For
eight years he was in the lumber woods. In
1902 he came to Clarion township, in the same
county, and settled on a farm of ninety-four
acres which he had purchased in the preceding year. He is a Republican, and attends the
Methodist Episcopal church.  Mr. Weiser
married, April 23, I902, Fannie Alice (Keefer) Hiles, born in Armstrong county, July
I7, I873, died September 6, I9IO, daughter of
George and Susanna (Merchant) Keefer. She
married (first) William Hiles. Children by
this nmarriage: John Clemens, deceased; Lavina Frances, deceased; Francis Edward;
Margaret Jane, deceased; Joseph Henry, deceased.  Both her parents were natives of
Pennsylvania, her mother having been born in
Armstrong county, and both died in Farmington township, C'larion county, her father in
February, I9o8, her mother in March, I9O6.
Children of George and Susanna (Merchant)
Keefer: I. Fannie Alice, married (first) William Hiles, (second) James Elmer Weiser. 2.
Clara May, born in Forest county, P'ennsylvania. Children of James Elmer and Fannie
Alice (Keefer-Hiles) Weiser: Blanda May,
born March 20, I903; Truman Wade, February 2, I9o06; Twila Ruth, July ii, I908; Sarah
Alice, September 5, I9IO.
Bird Wilson Kribbs, of Knox,
KRIBBS Clarion county,'Pennsylvania,
was born June 25, I874, in Monroe township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania.
His early years were passed at this place, and
he received his education in the public schools
of the locality, and at Reid Institute in Reidsburg. He spent a year in the Indiana oil fields,
after which he returned and took up farming
for a sister and his father for a few years.
After this he purchased a farm of ninety-one
acres in Beaver township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, where he has resided since the
year I902. This is an oil-producing farm, and
there are now eight producing oil wells on it.
Mr. Kribbs' chief occupations are farming and
helping to produce sand and gravel for the
town of Knox and vicinity. He has become
one of the leading citizens in the community
and is a Democrat in politics. He has been
school director and treasurer of Monrole township, and is now holding the same office in
Beaver township. On June 8, I899, he married Elizabeth Katherine Lutz, of Knox, Pennsylvania. She was born February 4, I88o. Mr.
and Mrs. Kribbs are both active workers in
the Reformed church, Knox, Pennsylvania,
as well as in Sabbath school work generally.
They are parents of the following children:
Alliene Mae, born February 9, I9oI; Helen
Ruth, born August 5, I904; Katharine Dorothy, born January 28, I9II.
(I) John Kribbs, grandfather of Bird W.
Kribbs, was born in Westmoreland county,
January I4, I783. He became one of the early
settlers of Clarion county; his occupation was
farming and lumbering. He married El!izabeth Kifer, born March 8, I785. John Kribbs
died October 20, I859. To them were born
the following children: Hettie, married Mr.
Fisher; Polly, married John Brinker; Lavina,
married Mr. Fox; Susan, unmarried; John;
Jacob; Henry, has a daughter, Mrs. William
Young, now living in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, and another daughter, Mrs. Bird Wilson, living at Strattonville, Pennsylvania; and
Philip B., who cared for his parents in their
elderly days.
(II) Philip B., father of Bird \V. Kribbs,
was born December 23, I830, on his father's
farm near Reidsburg, Monroe township, where
he resided all his life. He was one of the
most progressive farmers of his day, was a
Democrat in politics, and a faithful and consistent worker in Zion Baptist Church of
Reidsburg. He held various township offices.
In I856 he married Sarah Philistia Fulton,
daughter of David and Liza (Williams) Fulton.  She was born March I9, I838. Her
grandparents were Amos and Betsey (Mitch973ALLEGHENY VALLEY
ell) Williams. She also had the following
brothers and sisters: Charles, now residing in
Clarion, married Jennie Crooks; Benjamin,
deceased; Merrill, a dentist, married Miss
Skelly, lives at Denver, Colorado; William,
married  Jennie  Brinker,  both  deceased;
Blanche, deceased, was married to Charles
Wright, Jamestown, New York; Jane, married
Isaac Fox, lives at Reidsburg; Lottie, deceased, married William Forkum, lives at New
Castle, Pennsylvania. To Philip B. and Sarah
Philistia (Fulton) Kribbs the following children were born: I. Horace C., died in infancy.
2. Amos F., married, and lives in Oklahoma.
3. Minnie M., married J. K. Magee, and lives
at Reidsburg, Pennsylvania. 4. Charles S., deceased, married Clara Beals. 5. Carrie L.,
married (first) J. L. Hunter, of Knox, Pennsylvania, deceased; (second) Dr. Charles L.
DuBois, of San Rafael, California. 6. Nina
D., married Edward H. Beardsley, lives at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 7. Bird W., mentioned above, married Elizabeth Katherine
Lutz, and lived at Knox, Pennsylvania. 8.
Audley M., married Anna Sloan, lives at Clintonville, Pennsylvania. 9. Lillian M., married
Harry F. Miller, Tarentum, Pennsylvania. Io.
Edwin R., married Ida Lee, lives at Montpelier, Indiana. II. Frank P., lives in Illinois;
married Emma Cruse.
(The Lutz Line).
(I) John Lutz, great-grandfather of Mrs.
Elizabeth K. (Lutz) Kribbs, was a native of
Germany. He was a Democrat, and came to
America in I842. He married Elizabeth Murchel, also of Germany. In those days our modern fast ocean liners were unknown, and it
took them sixty-two days to cross the Atlantic.
They had three children: Catherine, married
John Krop, lived at Venus, Pennsylvania;
John P., married Catharine Kaufman, and
lived for many years at Blair's Corners, Pennsylvania; and Adam, of whom further.
(II) Adam  Lutz, grandfather  of Mrs.
Kribbs, came to America with his parents in
I842, and resided on his father's farm, now
owned by Bird W. Kribbs.  He was born
June 9, 1817, in Germany. He was a Democrat in politics, a!nd a faithful member of the
Lutheran church. He married Elizabeth K.
Dash, born May 2, I822. She came to America in I847. She had a sister, Katharine, who
married Adam  Greer, and lived at'Venus,
Pennsylvania, and a brother, Peter Dash, who
lived in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Lutz were the parents of eight children: Mary, married David Jones, lives at St.
Petersburg, Pennsylvania; Lizzie, Katherine,
Maggie and Elizabeth, deceased in childhood;
Sarah F., married Frank Alleman, lives at
Shippensville, Pennsylvania; Louisa R., married J. J. Meier, lives near Knox, Pennsylvania; John Peter, of whom further.
(III) John Peter Lutz, father of Mrs. Bird
W. Kribbs, was born February 4, I858, in
Beaver township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in farming, and
also as an oil producer; but he now resides at
Knox, Pennsylvania, where he is considered
as one of its foremost citizens. In I879 he
married Rosetta Lorish, born June I8, I858, in
Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Her parents were
Nicholas and Margaret (Degelman) Lorish,
who were natives of Germany, but spent
most of their lives in Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania. The parents of Margaret (Degelman) Lorish were John and Catharinle Degelman. Nicholas Lorish and his wife Margaret were the parents of the following children: John, lives at McKeesport, married Lizzie Pierce, deceased; Rosetta, mentioned
above, married J. P. Lutz, of Knox, Pennsylvania; Margaret, married Philip Petrie, lives
at McKee's Rocks, Pennsylvania; Charles! F.,
lives at Crafton, married Maggie Hess. John
P. and Rosetta (Lorish) Lutz were parents of
the following children: Elizabeth K., married
Bird W. Kribbs (see Kribbs); Adam N., a
furniture dealer and undertaker of Girard,
Erie county, Pennsylvania, married Elsie,Knight; Charles F., a traveling salesman, lives
at Girard, Pennsylvania, married (first) Ada
Blackford, now deceased, and (second) Louise
Shearman, of Jamestown, New York; William E., unmarried, residies at Girard, Pennsylvania; Marguerite P., at home. Mr. Lutz, as
well as his sons, is a staunch Democrat. He
and his wife are members of the Lutheran
church, the denomination in which he and his
forefathers have always been interested
workers.
In  1765  Stephen  Snyder, a
SNYDER German, settled in Whitehall
township, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, and located several tracts of land.
He married Juliana, daughter of Frederick
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Newhard, and had three sons: Henry, Frederick and Peter, among whom he divided his
land before his death.
(II) Henry, son of Stephen and Juliana
(Newhard) Snyder, was born in Lehigh
county, Pennsylvania, died in 1825, and by
his will divided his land between his sons. He
acquired one hundred and forty acres of his
father's land along the Lehigh and later purchased other lands. He married and had issue:
Daniel, of whom further; Felix, died in Lehigh
county; Henry, died in Lehigh county; Salome, never married; Hannah, married Reuben Kanuss; Elizabeth, married Jacob Miller;
Magdalene, married Peter Beil; Anna.
(III) Daniel, son of Henry Snyder, was
born in Whitehall township, Lehigh county,
Pennsylvania. He was a farmer of both
Whitehall and South Whitehall townships for
several years. He married, in I7912, Barbara
Hunsicker in Lehigh county and moved to
Union county, Pennsylvania, about I8o6. He
died in I8o8, his wife died in. I8I7.
(IV) Henry (2), son of Daniel and Barbara (Hunsicker) Snyder, was born in Lehigh
county, Pennsylvania, December 25, I8oo, died
in Rose township, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, near the Brookville borough line, November 25, I895, lacking just one month, of
reaching his ninety-fifth birthday. He married, in Union county, Pennsylvania, in 1824,
Mary Fry. He resided in Union county until
I839 and in the fall of that year moved to
Clarion county, Pennsylvania.  In I878 or
I879 they moved to Jefferson county, settling
near Richardsville where Mrs. Snyder died in
1883. After the death of his wife Mr. Snyder
continued to live at the homestead with his
son John until the death of the latter in I893,
then resided with his son Abram until his
death as stated. He was buried at Richardsville on Thanksgiving Day, all his living children being present. He was on.e of the oldest
men in Jefferson county and continued in
fairly good health until his death, at which
date he had living fifty-seven grandchildren,
seventy-six great-grandchildren and five greatgreat-grandchildren. Four of his eleven children survived him, five sons and two daughters
preceding him to the grave. Those living at
his death and all present at his funeral were:
Edwin and Abram, of Brookville; Levi, of
Forest county, and Robert, of Clarion county,
Pennsylvania. He was a farmer all his active
years, and finally succumbed to old age, not
to any disease. He was a devoted Christian
and a church member for over half a century.
He united, about I842, with the Evangelical
Lutheran church, but about twenty-five years
later joined the church of the United Brethren,
there being no church of his own faith near
his home.
(V) Abram, son of Henry (2) and Mary
(Fry) Snyder, was born in Union county,
Pennsylvania, in I833, died in Brookville,
Pennsylvania. He married, in I85I, in Clarion
county, Margaret Snider. In I852 he located
in Brookville, where he followed his trade of
blacksmith in partnership with William Stewart for nine months. He then conducted business alone until I865, when he sold his smithing business and engaged in the grocery business, continuing until I877. He then returned
to his original trade and continued until failing
health caused his retirement.  He was for
many years a faithful member of the Method'ist Episcopal church, and a man of most excellent character. He is buried in Brookville
cemetery. Children of Abram and Margaret
Snyder: J. Calvin, Clarence, Quincy Smith, of
whom further; Laurence, Carrie, Clinton,
Maude, Abraham Zealy, all living, and one
who died in infancy. Abram and Margaret
had at the time of his death seventeen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren living.
Margaret (Snider) Snyder was born in I832,
daughter of John and Catherine (Davis) Snider, who were married. in 1822. Catherine
Davis was born in Westmoreland  county,
Pennsylvania, in I792, married John Snider,
born in Westmoreland in 1789. After their
marriage they moved to Clarion county, Pennsyl.vania, where Margaret was born in I832.
She is now (I913) past eighty years of age
with mind as clear and active as of yore. John
Snider when he came to Clarion county settled near Greenville on a farm. He was accompanied by his wife, an aged mother, who
was born in Westmoreland in I73'3, died at
the great age of one hundred and one years.
(VI) Quincy Smith, son of Abram and
Margaret (Snider) Snyder, was born November 22, I859. He attended the public schools
of Brookville, finishing in 1875. He learned
the tailor's trade and in I891 engaged in the
merchant tailoring business, which he has conducted very successfully for twenty-two years.
He is a director of the Brookville Title and
Trust Company, and an influential citizen. He
is a Democrat in politics. He married October
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2, I879, Elizabeth S. Linsenbigler, born August
2, I862, daughter of Josiah and Rebecca (McMurray) Linsenbigler, of Brookville, Pennsylvania. Josiah Linsenbigler was a contractor and builder, a Democrat, and both he
and his wife members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was born in Westmoreland
county, Pennsylvania, November 23, I837. He
married, March 24, I86o, Rebecca, daughter
of Archibald McMurray, who was born in
Westmoreland in I797; Archibald McMurray's father, a Scotchman, on the voyage to
America met a young Irish widow whom he
married. Archibald McMurray married Elizabeth Pryor, born in Huntingdon county,
Pennsylvania, in i8oo, married, in I8i8, and
settled in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania,
where Rebecca, wife of Josiah Linsenbigler,
was born in I84I, and married March 24, I86o.
The Linsenbiglers came from Germany. The
second generation (father of Josiah) were of
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where
the father of Josiah was born in I8o8. His
wife Caroline was of English descent, her
family, the Tottens, were early settlers of
Connecticut. Among the children of Quincy
Smith and Elizabeth S. Snyder was Clyde Corwin.
(VII) Dr. Clyde Corwin Snyder, son of
Quincy Smith and Elizabeth (Linsenbigler)
Snyder, was born in Brookville, Pennsylvania,
January 6, I883. He spent his early life there
and attended the public schools, graduating
from the high school. After the conclusion of
his studies there he entered the Philadelphia
Dental College in I903, and graduated in the
class of I9O6 with the degree of Doctor of
Dental Surgery, passing the state bioard of examinations the spring of the same year. While
in high school and college Dr. Snyder took a
deep interest in athletics, serving as captain
of the foot ball team in high school and captain of the base ball team in college. He also
was interested in the social and club life of
his alma mater, and; is a member of the Xi Psi
Phi fraternity and the Garrettsonian Society.
Dr. Snyder has taken up special work pertaining to his profession. He is a graduate of the
Philadelphia School of Anatomy and holds a
special certificate for "The Study and Knowledge of Anaesthesia and Anaesthetics," and in
I912 he took a special course in New York
City on crown and bridge work and treatment
and diseases of the oral cavity, and now makes
a specialty of this line of work. In I9O6 Dr.
Snyder located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, and
engaged in practice there with Dr. E. W.
Reed, but this partnership was dissolved the
following year, Dr. Snyder opening private
offices in the Citizens Trust Building, Clarion,
where he enjoys an extensive practice, which
is steadily increasing in volume and importance. His offices are equipped with all the
modern accessories known to the dental profession. Although still in the prime of life
he has attained a high standing in his profession and enjoys the reputation of being one of
the leading dentists of Clarion county. He is
also prominent in Masonic orders and is one
of the youngest men in the county having attained the thirty-second degree. He is a member of Clarion Lodge, No. 277, Free and Accepted Masons; Eden Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons; Franklin Commandery, Knights
Templar; Zem Zem Temple, Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine; Coudersport Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite.
Dr. Snyder married, June I, I9IO, Lulu S.,
daughter of the late John A. Magee, who was
for many years prominent in the public and
social life of this section.
Peter Rapp, founder of the family
RAPP  of this name in America, was born
in Germany about the year I814
and there resided until I855, when he immigrated, with his family, to the United States,
settling along East Pike and subsequently in
Oil City. He was a shoemaker by trade and
was identified with that line of work in Oil
City for a number of years, at the end of
which, in I866, he and his wife made their
home with their son, John Peter, on his farm
just two, miles north of the city of Clarion.
Peter Rapp married Mary Coon; children:
Christopher, deceased; John Peter, mentioned
below; Elizabeth, deceased; Catherine, a resident of Venango county, Pennsylvania. Mr.
Rapp died September I9, I896, just a couple of
weeks after his wife, who passed away
August 3I of the same year.
(II) John Peter, son of Peter and Ma.ry
(Coon) Rapp, was born in Germany, July 15,
184I, died in Paint township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, June 24, I902. He received
his preliminary educational training in his native country and came to America with his
parents in I855, at which time he was fourteen
years of age. After arrival in this country he
attended the public schools of Oil City, Penn976PENNSYLVANIA
sylvania, for a short time, and at the outbreak
of the civil war enlisted as a soldier in the
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He served
in the Union ranks for some years driving four
mules in the hauling of ammunition. He purchased a tract of one hundred and thirty-two
acres of land in Paint township, just north of
Clarion, and later he added another tract of
one hundred and twenty acres to this estate,
making in all a fine farm of two hundred and
fifty-two acres. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits and in stock-raising during the
greater part of his active career and met with
unusual success, being recognized as one of
the most prosperous farmers in his section of
the county. His interest in political questions
was deep and sincere and he gave an earnest
support to Democratic principles, believing that
the platform of that party contained the best
elements of good government.  During the
latter years of his lifetime he was very active
in affairs of the county and township, and for
many years prior to his death was the popular
and efficient incumbent of the office of tax collector for Clarion county. He was a man of
fine mentality and broad sympathy. He thoroughly enjoyed home life and took great pleasure in the society of his family and intimate
friends. He was always courteous, kindly and
affable and those who knew him personally accorded him the highest esteem.
In the year I868 Mr. Rapp married Susan,
daughter of F. X. and Josephine Gatesman,
who were born and reared in Germany, where
was solemnized their marriage and from
whence they immigrated to America. After
coming to this country Mr. and Mrs. Gatesman settled in Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
where he purchased a farm on which their nine
children were born and reared. They were
both in the eighties when death called thein.
Children of Mr. and Mrs. Rapp: I. Frank,
born June I4, I869; is unmarried and resides
on the old homestead farm with his mother.
2. Philip, born February 2, I87I; is married
and resides in Pittsburgh. 3 Catherine, born
July 4, I872, died July 4, I895; was a sister in
the Catholic church. 4. John, born April I,
I874; is a farmer in the vicinity of Reidsburg,
Pennsylvania; he is married. 5. Agatha, born
May 27, I876; is unmarried and lives in Pittsburgh. 6. Mary, born April 6, 1878; wife of
Anthony Zaekerd, a farmer near Arthurs. 7.
Joseph, born July I, I88o; a laborer in Pittsburgh; married Ella Flanagan. 8. Josephine,
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born December 2, 1882; wife of Henry Zacheral, a laborer in Clarion. 9. Paul, born January 12, I885; is unmarried and makes his.
home in Pittsburgh. Io. Alphonsus, born
February 2, I886; is unmarried and works in
the Pittsburgh railroad office in Pittsburgh.  I.
Celia, born April 29, I890; is unmarried and
remains at home with her mother. I2. Michael,
born June I2, I893; lives at home and helps
work the farm for his mother. In their religious faith the Rapp family are devout communicants of the Roman Catholic church.
Anthon Bensinger, the anBENSINGER cestor of the American
family of this name, came
over in the ship "Phoenix," William Wilson,
commander, which sailed from Rotterdam,
Holland, September 30, I734. He was among
the thirty thousand emigrants who came from
Germany to this country during the years
I734-35. This emigration, according to Rupp,
in his "Pennsylvania Centennial Edition of
Collection of 30,000 Names of Emigrants,"
was due to interference with their religious
liberty. A large majority of these emigrants
settled in various parts of what was then
Montgomery  county,  Pennsylvania,  and
formed the nucleus of that sturdy people now
known as the Pennsylvania Dutch.
(I) Anthon Bensinger, above named, settled in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, and
had three sons, Frederick, George and Daniel.
These latter removed to Schuylkill county,
Pennsylvania, prior to the revolutionary war,
settling in Brunswick township, in a valley
which is to-day known as "Bensinger's Valley," and were the first settlers in that locality.
(II) Frederick, son of Anthon Bensinger,
served in the revolutionary war, as did his two
brothers named above. Their names appear in
a list of Berks county militia, under head Continental Line, depreciative pay, as privates
(Penn. Archives, fifth series, vol. iv., p. 255).
He married Mary Weyman, and had the following children: Frederick, Michael, Isaac,
Jacob (see forward), Benjamin, Mary, Hannah, and Rebecca.
(III) Jacob, son of Frederick and Mary
(Weyman)  Bensinger,  married  Hannah,
daughter of Godfrey Dreher, a Frenchman,
who lived to be ninety-one years old. It is
said that the Drehers took a prominent part in
the revolutionary war. Jacob Bensinger died
at tle age of fifty-one years, and his wife Han977ALLEGHENY VALLEY
nah lived to be seventy-seven. Children:
Charles, Ludwig, Martin (see forward), Catherine, Hannah and Elizabeth.
(IV) Martin, son of Jacob and Hannah
(Dreher) Bensinger, was born in East Brunswick, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, November Io, I829, and died at New Kensington,
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, December 24, I895. After receiving as good an education as was to be had in the district schools
of that period, he learned the trade of merchant tailor with a brother, and continued to
work with him in Middleport, Schuylkill
county, until about I859, when he removed
with his family to Port Clinton, in the same
county, where he opened a business of his own.
During his residence there he became quite
active in local politics, and was candidate for
postmaster, but failed to receive the appointment. This was the only political position he
ever sought. His next removal was to Lewiston, Pennsylvania, where he continued to follow his trade until, in answer to a nine months'
call for volunteers, he enlisted as sergeant in
Company D, Io3d Pennsylvania Regiment,
November 3, I862, and was mustered out with
his company August I8, I863. During that time
his company was doing provost duty in Norfolk, Virginia, where he filled the office of provost marshal. While he was in the army his
family removed to Middleport, Schuylkill
county, and remained there until the following
year. On his return they went to live in Locust Dale, in the same county, where he was
employed in one of the large coal companies
until I866. From there they moved to Mahanoy City, where his wife Angeline died in December, I866. About this time he became a mark
for the "Molly Maguires," and when in Middleport was attacked by them, receiving considerable bodily injury. His next removal was to
Allentown, Lehigh county, and from there to
Pleasantville, Venango county, attracted thither
by the oil excitement. There he engaged in
the oil business, following it for the next six
years, and moving from place to place. At
Shaw farm he was superintendent for a large
oil firm, the Balliet Oil Company, and later at
Pickwick, then a famous oil settlement, had
charge until I876 of the oil property of this
company, when he resigned his position and
went to Monroeville, Clarion county, and resumed work at his trade of merchant tailor.
Later he located at Emlenton, Venango county,
and continued in the same business. In I895
he removed to New Kensington, where he
died shortly after. Mr. Bensinger was for
forty years a member of Lodge No. 444, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Middleport, Pennsylvania. He was an active and
consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and a man greatly esteemed and respected for his integrity. He married (first)
Angeline Womer; (second) September 20,
I870, Mrs. Mary (McElphaterick) Hughes.
Children by first marriage: I. Francis Ludwig,
of whom further. 2. Joseph Henry, born in
Middleport, Pennsylvania, March I7, I857. 3.
Farah Sinak, born in Middleport, February I5,
1859; married, December 2, I875, at Mahanoy
City, Jabez Card Peirce; children: Thornton
Bensinger, born I88I, died October 2, I884;
Francis Lamont, born December 24, I886. 4.
Hannah Elizabeth. 5. George Washington. 6.
Curtis Elmer. Children by second wife: 7.
John Davidson. 8. Margaret Angelina. 9.
Charles Jacob.
(V) Francis Ludwig, son of Martin and
Angelina (Womer) Bensinger, was born in
Middleport, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania,
January I5, I855. At the early age of twelve
years he entered mercantile life in Allentown,
Pennsylvania. The following year he went to
Copley, Pennsylvania, and was employed there
in a general store. While there his employer
was appointed postmaster, and young Bensinger became his assistant. In I875 he returned to Allentown and went to work in a
shoe factory. In the winter of I877 he made
a trip for the firm to introduce their shoes in
the northwestern states. Returning from the
trip, he stopped at Monroeville, Clarion
county, and entered the employ of James M.
Place, bookseller and stationer at Edenburg,
Pennsylvania. In I879 he purchased this business and conducted it until I882, when he removed to Franklin and entered into partnership with a firm known as McCormick  Company, booksellers and stationers. In I886 this
firm, of which he was then the managing partner, consolidated with the firm of E. E. Smith
 Company, and the name of the concern was
changed to Bensinger, Smith  Company. In
I887 the new firm moved into and occupied
the large three-story brick block which was
built for them at I249-I25I Liberty street, now
known as the Masonic Building. In I902 this
partnership sold out to James H. Smith. Since
then Mr. Bensinger has been engaged in the
promoting business, assisting in financing vari978PENNSYLVANIA'979
ous mining and industrial properties. He is a
staunch Republican. He'has always been interested in educational matters, and has served
on the Franklin school board as member and
secretary for ten years. In I9o8 he was collector of state taxes. He was for thirty years
a member of the Nursery Club, and is a charter member of the Lodge of Elks in Franklin,
and is also a member of the Knights of Maccabee.
He married, June 22, 1887, at Franklin,
Pennsylvania, Rebecca Cochran Reineman,
daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Eckles)
Reineman, born in Oil City, Pennsylvania,
August I2, I864. Children, born in Franklin:'
I. Forbes Reineman, May 4, I888. 2. Mary
Elizabeth, born February 21, i889, died February 22, 1889. 3. Henry Stewart, born May
3, I892. 4. Joseph Leadenham, April 2I, I894.
5. Gertrude Louise, November 5, I896.
Samuel Wilson was born in
WILSON   Pennsylvania, died in I873. In
I822  he located  in  Monroe
township, Clarion county, where he was an
extensive land owner and where he erected a
grist mill. Subsequently he erected another
grist mill in Monroe township and the town of
Hughlensburg was laid out on his land. He
was postmaster of the above village for a number of years. He was a soldier in the war of
I812. His farming property is still in the
Wilson family. He married, in I823, Sarah
Callen, born in Callensburg, Pennsylvania, in
I804, died in I869. Her father, Hugh Callen,
was the founder of Callensburg. Children of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson: Mary Ann, deceased;
Hugh Callen, a resident of Callensburg;
Sarah, deceased; Margaret, deceased; John
Harvey, mentioned below; Amanda, deceased;
two died in infancy.
(II) John Harvey, son of Samuel and
Sarah (Callen) Wilson, was born in Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, January 24, I84I. He
was educated in the public schools of Clarion
county and in Reid Institute. As a young
man he taught school for a number of years
and subsequently was a merchant in Reidsburg. For the past twenty years he has devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, and
is now the owner of eighteen hundred acres
of most arable land in Clarion county. He is
a general farmer and stock-raiser. In politics
he is a staunch Democrat. He was elected a
member of the legislature in I874 and served
with the utmost efficiency in the sessions of
I875-76. In I886 he was elected a member of
the Pennsylvania senate and served in that capacity for a period of four years. He was
nominated and elected on the Democratic
ticket in I912 for membership in the assembly.
He and his wife are devout Baptists, in the
faith of which church they have reared their
children.
Mr. Wilson married, September I8, I866,
Minerva J. Frampton, born in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, daughter of Samuel and Evaline
(Reynolds) Frampton, the former of whom
was a prominent farmer in Clarion county
where he owned about twelve hundred acres
of land. Mr. and Mrs. Frampton were the
parents of the following children: Hayes,
Thomas and Lizzie, all reside in Clarion
county; Minerva J., wife of Mr. Wilson, as
already noted; Richard, a resident of Oil City,
Pennsylvania; Ida, wife of Rev. Rightour, of
Scranton, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson had eight children: I. Guy, died at the age
of ten years. 2. Minnie, wife of Arthur Collner, of Clarion. 3. Richard Thomas, mentioned
below. 4. Pearl, wife of M. 0. Kifer, who is
engaged in the lumber business in Kentucky.
5. Charles, married Belle Frampton and they
live in Clarion township, Clarion county. 6.
Reynolds, manager for Mat. Weis, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. 7. Fred, died a young man. 8.
Grace, a school teacher at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; was graduated in the Pennsylvania
Normal School at Clarion.
(III) Richard Thomas, son of John Harvey and Minerva J. (Frampton) Wilson, was
born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, August
I, 187I. He was educated in the public schools
of Monroe township, Clarion county, and in
the Reidsburg Academy. Subsequently he attended the Indiana Normal School at Indiana,
Pennsylvania, and he also completed a commercial course in the Iron City College, at
Pittsburgh. After completing his educational
training he worked on the road for his father,
selling buggies for.three years. He also
worked in a saw mill for a time and for three
years dressed tools in the oil business. In I898
he settled on a farm near Reidsburg and resided thereon for the ensuing five years, at
the expiration of which, in I903, he came to
the borough of Sligo, where he has since maintained his home and where he is most successALLEGHENY VALLEY
fully engaged in the lumber business. He has
five lumber mills in various townships in Clarion county and is conducting a good business.
He is a Democrat in politics, and while he has
no desire for the honors or emoluments of
public office of any description he is loyal and
public spirited in his civic attitude and does
all in his power to forward the wheels of
progress and improvement. Fraternally he is
a valued and appreciative member of the
Knights of the Maccabees and the Masons.
Mr. Wilson married, July 9, I898, Jessie,
daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Thompson) Kifer, both of whom are now residing at
Sligo. Joseph Kifer is a son of Adam Kifer,
who was for many years a farmer in Monroe
township, Clarion county. Shortly after the
inception of the civil war he enlisted for service in Company H, One Hundred and Fiftyfifth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and
was wounded in the battle of Petersburg, West
Virginia. He saw hard service in many of the
important battles of the civil war and was in
the Union army for three years. Mrs. Kifer
is a daughter of Jonathan and Catherine
Thompson, who were born in Huntingdon
county, Pennsylvania, and who were residents
of Limestone township, Clarion county, for
many years. Mr. and Mrs. Kifer have five
children: Jessie, born August I2, 187I, wife of
Richard T. Wilson, as noted in the beginning
of this paragraph; Edward, married Jennie
Henry, and they live at Scio, Ohio, where he
is employed at the city water works; Orrin,
married and lives at Salt Lick, Kentucky;
Catherine, wife of A. S. Reese, who is a salesman at Cleveland, Ohio; Ruth, wife of James
0. Donaldson, who is salesman and bookkeeper for the Cruikshank Company at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
have three children: Esther, born in I899;
Margaret, I901; Richard, I902. All the Wilson children are attending school in Sligo.
Texter, the founder of
TEXTER this family, died in Berks county, Pennsylvania. He was an
immigrant from Germany. Whom he married
is not known, but he had a son, John, of whom
further. Probably Adam Texter, who died
about I813, and Martin Texter also were his
sons.
(II) John, son of    - Texter, was born
in Pennsylvania, died in Berks county. He
was a distiller. Politically he was a Democrat. He married        Edilbaugh, who died
in Berks county, Pennsylvania, at the age of
ninety-four. Child, George, of whom further.
(III) George, son of John and
(Edilbaugh) Texter, was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, near Smoking Spring, in
I812, died in Beaver township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, in 1887. Coming to Clarion
county in 1837, he had made settlement at this
place, on a farm of eighty-seven acres. He
and his wife were members of the German Reformed church. He married Rebecca, born
near Smoking Spring, in I815, died in I893,
daughter of Peter Sherman. Her father was
one of the early settlers of Licking township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania. Ten children,
two of whom died in infancy, those surviving
being: Mahala; Jeremiah; John, was a Union
soldier in the civil war, and was killed in the
battle of Fredericksburg; Catharine; Mary;
James; Amanda; George W., of whom further.
(IV) George W., son of George and Rebecca (Sherman) Texter, was born in Beaver
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, January 6, I856. He was brought up on a farm.
Beyond a common school education, he attended the Clarion Collegiate Institute, at Rimersburg, Clarion county. For a while he was engaged in farming, then he entered the business
of sawing lumber. In I888 he came to Sligo,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and continued
as a saw mill man. In I9oo he established a
planing mill, which he owns and conducts to
the present time. He is a Democrat. At the
time when the county home was built, in I903,
he was county commissioner; he has also been
tax collector in Toby township, Clarion county.
Mr. and Mrs. Texter are members of the
Presbyterian church. He married (first) November 6, I877, Mary J. Arner, born at
Charleston, South Carolina, June, I857, d'ied
in I899, daughter of John and Letitia Arner.
Her father, now deceased, was a resident of
Rimersburg. Mr. Texter married (second)
June I5, I901, Lizzia Luemma Reichardt,
widow of Werthington Reichardt, and daughter of Alexander and Sarah (Livermore)
Stewart. She was born in Porter township.
Children, three by first, one by second, wife, all
living: Leslie James, born in I88o; Mabel'
Letitia, born 1882; Arthur Earl, born in I888;
Rebecca, born in I903.
980PENNSYLVANIA
This is one of the oldest and
STRATTAN  most prominent families in
this locality; the immigrant
ancestor, William Strattan, having come over
to America from Stratford-on-Avon, England,
in I702, with his two sons, Mark and Emanuel,
in company with Robert Braddock, senior, and
a number of others. William Strattan and his
two sons settled in New Jersey.
(II) Mark Strattan, the elder of the two
sons of the immigrant, married in I7I3, Ann
Handcock of Evesham, at a meeting of Friends
at Burlington, New Jersey. She was a daughter of Timothy Handcock, who came to America in I682, in the ship "Paradise"; she had a
sister, Hannah Iandcock, who married Emanuel Strattan, the y.ounger son of William Strattan.
(III) Daniel Strattan was son of Mark and
Ann (Handcock) Strattan.
(IV) David Strattan, son of Daniel Strattan, was a native of New Jersey, where he
died in I784.
(V) John Strattan, son of David Strattan,
was also a. native of New Jersey, where he
was born September 23, I773. After leaving
that state where he spent the first part of his
life he came to Elk county, Pennsylvania, settling at Ridgway, which was then a howling
wilderness.  He remained there about two
years, and then came to Armstrong county,
now Clarion county, Pennsylvania. Here he
bought from  Philip Clover, September I5,
I826, the tract of land on which Strattanville
now stands; in I828 he laid out the plan of the
town, which was incorporated in I850. He
donated the ground for the cemetery; also the
lots on which the Methodist Episcopal church
and the public school buildings were erected.
During his residence in New Jersey he had
been a merchant; but after coming to Clarion
-county, Pennsylvania, he became a farmer.
He was a warm supporter of the Methodist
Episcopal church of which he was a member;
and in his political convictions he was a Whig.
He died March 26, I857, offering up on his
death bed a prayer for his wife and children,
which he had written, in order to leave them
something to ponder upon after he was gone.
He was an upright and pious man, and a much
honored and useful citizen. He was twice
married. His first wife was Sarah Reeves,
born in I788; by her he had the following children: I. John R. Strattan, born October 12,
I807; became in early life a farmer, passing
his youth near Haddonfield, New Jersey, where
he was born. He came with his father to what
is now Strattanville, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in I826, the village taking its name from
the family. He taught school in Strattanville
during the winter of I845-46; being engaged
in mercantile business from  I846 until I873,
in which latter year he turned his store over
to his son, Dr. C. B. Strattan, who continued
the enterprise. Mr. Strattan was also justice
of the peace for several years; he died January 8, I88I, in Strattanville, being at the time
of his death a heavy stockholder in the First
National Bank of Clarion, of which he was
also a director. On August 26, I83O, he married (first) Mary Ann Barber, who died September 8, 1872, at the age of sixty-six years.
They had one son, Charles B. Strattan, a physician, mentioned above. On October 15, I873,
he married (second) Emma Forguson; having
two children, Harry F., and Custer F. Strattan. 2. Theophilus, born June 9, I8o9. His
first wife dying in the year her youngest son
was born, John Strattan married (second)
October 3I, I809, Elizabeth Shough, who survived him and died October 29, I87I. By his
second wife Mr. Strattan had two children.
3. Ann, born May 26, I8II. 4. Joseph S.,
mentioned below.
(VI) Joseph S. Strattan, son of John and
Elizabeth (Shough) Strattan, was born in
New Jersey, December I7, I8I4. In I826 he
accompanied his father and the rest of the
family to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where
he received his education in the public schools.
He engaged for a while in the hotel business,
after which he became a general merchant, and
then a farmer; following the latter calling until
his death, September 27, I894. On September
Io0, I835, he married Lieucetta Wrhen, who
was born in Pennsylvania, October 23, I8I6.
She survived her husband and is now living in
Strattanville at the age of ninety-six years. She
was the daughter of Samuel and Ellen (White)
Wrhen, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, and granddaughter of Henry Wrhen,
who died near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She
had two sisters and two brothers: Elizabeth,
Sarah, George W. and Samuel. Mr. andI Mrs.
Joseph S. Strattan had the following children:
I. John Theodore, born October 23, I836; died
January 3I, I912. 2. Samuel Ridgway, born
July 4, I839; married Priscilla J. Rulofson,
and had four children: Ruloff R., born January 20, I867; Mabel L., January 6, I869;
98IALLEGHENY VALLEY
George W., January 6, 1871; and Edith A.,
May i6, I873. 3. Milton S., born September
17, I84I; married Sarah P. Williams; no children. 4. Elizabeth B., born November I6,
1844; married George W. Conser and had two
children: Clara, and Theodore S.; she is now
living in East Aurora, New York. 5. Grinfill
B., born September 4, I852; unmarried. 6.
Joseph C., mentioned below.
(VII) Joseph C. Strattan, son of Joseph S.
and Lieucetta (Wrhen) Strattan, was born in
Strattanville, Pennsylvania, May I, I856. He
received his education in the public schools of
his native town, and began life as a farmer.
Afterward he became a teacher of music, and
then a copyist in the office of the census at
Washington, D. C., where he remained for
about a year, being census enumerator in I89o.
He is a Republican in politics; and since his
return to Strattanville he has been a member
of the council and a borough school director.
On March 26, I879, he married Anna M.
frainer, who was born in Clarion county, September II, 1856. She is the daughter of John
and Caroline (Burnham) Trainer, who were
early settlers of Clarion county. Mr. Trainer
is-now deceased, but his widow is still living
at the age of ninety-six years. Mr. and Mrs.
Strattan are the parents of six children: I.
Grace E., born August 5, I88o; educated in the
public schools. 2. Maurice T., born September 6, I88I; educated in the public schools and
became assistant postmaster, also census enumerator in I9IO. He is a painter by trade, and
lives in Strattanville; he married Clara Crooks,
and has one child, Florence. 3. Caroline L.,
born February I2, 1884; educated in the public
schools. 4. Mark R., born March 5, I886;
educated in the public schools, and became a
surveyor. 5. Donald M., born February 9,
I889; educated in the public schools, and has
been clerk in the postoffice at Strattanville. 6.
Theodore J., born January 4, I891; died April
I3, I898.
Ray or Rea are the same name in
REA  two forms, the progenitor having
used Ray and later generations
-hanged the spelling to Rea.
(I) Francis Ray (Rea), the first of record,
was born December 25, I669. He married
Elizabeth Arbell, born October 5, I672. Among
their children was Joshua, mentioned below.
(II) Joshua, son of Francis and Elizabeth
(Arbell) Ray, was born August 25, 1711. He
married Elizabeth -, born March 28,
1713. Among their children was Phoebe, mentioned below.
(III) Phoebe, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth Ray, was born February I7, I739. She
married (first) in I754, Eleazor Hubbell; after
his death she married (second) January 9,
I769, Robert Rea. She died May 5, I796, and
he died in July, I799. Children: John, born
January 2I, I770' David, born May 6, I772;
Joshua, mentioned below; Mary, October 12,
I776.
(IV) Joshua (2) Rea, son of Robert and
Phoebe (Ray-Hubbell) Rea, was born April
8, 1774, probably in Center county, Pennsylvania, as that was his home for a time; later
he removed to Clarion county, when it was in
its infancy, and settled near what is now the
borough of Strattonville. Here he cleared and
worked fl farm, and was one of the pioneers
in that line in Clarion county. He died December 2, I855. He married, in I795, Sarah
Meredith, born April 17, I779, daughter of
Thomas and Rachel Meredith. She died November 26, I865, and both Mr. and Mrs. Rea
are buried in the New Rehoboth cemetery,
near the village of Strattonville. Their children were: John, born May I9, I796; Eleanor,
September I, I797; Robert, February I5, I799;
Thomas, mentioned below; Joshua, November
9, I8oi; Samuel, July 25, I803; David, December 25, I804; George, November I3, I8o6;
Mary, August I5, I8o8; William, October 8,
I8Io; Elizabeth, April 6, I812; Margaret,
March I6, I814; James, May I4, I815; Phoebe,
May 3, I817; Franklin, April I9, I819; Washington, December I6, 1820; Sarah, May 21,
1823.
(V) Thomas, son of Joshua (2) and Sarah
(Mered;ith) Rea, was born in Center county,
Pennsylvania, April io, I8oo, died at Richardsville, Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, in I871.
Having come into Clarion county he settled
on his father's farm, but removed later to
Richardsville, only six weeks before his death,
and sold his Clarion county farm. He was a
Republican in politics. Being a Presbyterian
he attended the Rehoboth church. He married,
in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, Margaret
Hastings, born in Indiana county, I819, died
in I867.  Children: Mary Matilda, married
(first) John Howe, (second) Adam' Sibble;
Jane, married James Howe, and they live at
982PENNSYLVANIA
Grove City, Pennsylvania; Joshua Hastings,
lives at Stoneham, Warren county, Pennsylvania; John Crouthers, of whom further.
(VI) John Crouthers, son of Thomas and
Margaret (Hastings) Rea, was born in Clarion township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
November io, I86o. In early life he attended
the public school, but his schooling was ended
at the age of thirteen. He went into the lumber woods and followed lumbering and rafting of the lumber to Cincinnati, Ohio, until
I897. For eighteen years of this time he was
employed by Hon. A. Cook's Sons. Meanwhile, he took care of his farm and carried on
a dairying business, besides general farming.
Two farms are owned by him, one near
Leeper, in Farmington township, Clarion county, the other in Clarion township, where he
now resides. After retiring from lumbering
he continued his farming and dairying. In
June, I9II, with J. Clyde Reed and Miles
Crooks, he organized the Clarion Dairy and
Creamery Company, and of this he is general
manager. He is a Republican but has never
sought office. Both he and his wife are Presbyterians.
He married, August 23, I884, Sarah, born in
England, January 26, I86I, daughter of Evan
and Ann (Jones) Jones. Both her father and
mother were born in Wales, he on November
I3; I832, she on October Io, I835. They married in Wales and removed to England; after
living five years in England they came, in December, I862, to the United States and settled
in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The next year
they removed to Pittsburgh, where Mr. Jones
died December 25, I885. He was a mill
worker in the rolling mills; a Republican and
a Presbyterian. His widow now (I913) lives
at Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Children of Evan
and Ann (Jones) Jones: Mary A.; Robert J.,
deceased; Margaret, deceased; Sarah, married
John Crouthers Rea; Anna M., deceased; Harriet C.; Robert Wilson, deceased; Elizabeth
Jane, deceased; Caroline J.; Charles K.; John
William, deceased. Children of John Crouthers and Sarah (Jones) Rea: I. Margaret Alice,
born July 27, I885; married W. F. Paup; they
live at Kane, Pennsylvania; one child: Harry
Rea, born June 23, I9Io. 2. Norman Arthur,
born March I4, I887; married Katharine Lillian Servey; children: Bertha Helen, born
February 6, I9IO; Twila Elizabeth, born July
I6, I9II. 3. Edith Rosetta, born October 2,
I889; married, January I6, I913, H. Earl
Cook, of Oil City, Pennsylvania, and is now
living there. 4. Thomas Evan, born December
I8, I895. 5. Sarah Lillian, born January 26,
Igo00.
The Van Orsdale famVAN ORSDALE  ily, of which John Allen
Van Orsdale, postmaster of Russell, is a representative, trace their
descent to three brothers who came over from
Holland, one settling in New Jersey, one in
New York, and one in Kentucky or Tennessee,
the line herein traced descending from the
New York settler. The name has been spelled
Van Arsdale, Van Orsdale, Arsdale and Orsd,ale.
(I) Cornelius Van Orsdale, the first of
whom we have definite information, was born
April IO, 1768. Nothing more is known of
him but his marriage to Margaret Robinson,
born February 24, I772, who bore him children, namely: William, John, Cornelius, James,
Vincent, Abraham, John C., Samuel, Anthony,
Catherine, Augustus, Margaret.
(II) Augustus, youngest son of Cornelius
and Margaret (Robinson) Van Orsdale, was
born in Newburg, New York, April 22, I8I3.
During his boyhood he learned the trade of
shoemaker, later the trade of tanner, operating
a tannery at Jasper, New York, for a period
of fifteen years, achieving a certain degree
of success. He was a Universalist in religion,
and a Republican in politics. He served acceptably in several township offices, including
that of justice of the peace, and he also served
in the state militia for some time, attaining the
rank of captain. He married, at Triangle,
New York, September 14, I834, Eunice Graham. Children: James C., born July 2, I835;
Allen A., June 9, I837; Lucy H., July I7,
I840; Charles A., of whom further; John T.,
March I2, I850.
(III) Charles Anthony, third son of Augustus and Eunice (Graham) Van Orsdale,
was born in Triangle, New York, August 20,
I843. He obtained a practical education in
the common schools of the neighborhood. In
early life he learned the trade of tanner, working with his father, who then operated a tannery at Jasper. During the latter part of the
seventies he worked at the trade of carpenter,
assisting in building several forts in the northern Rockies. In I883 he returned to the east
and formed a partnership with his brother,
John T., a West Point graduate, and at pres983ALLEGHENY VALLEY
ent colonel of the Seventeenth United States
Infantry, and they purchased a water saw mill
on Rice run, in northern Warren county, Pennsylvania. The old equipment of sash, or "up
and down" saws, was soon changed to circular,
and steam power installed. This mill was
operated continuously for twenty-two years,
at the expiration of which time it was sold,
and Charles A. Van Orsdale retired to a farm
in the vicinity in I9o7, which he cultivates and
on which he is residing at the present time
(I913). He is a Republican in politics, but
has neither sought or held public office, although taking an active interest in community
affairs. He married, in Jasper, New York,
October 3, I866, Helen Elizabeth, born at
Fort Plain, New York, April I3, I849, daughter of Solomon and Jane D. (Farquharson)
Countryman, the former of whom was a
farmer, merchant and postmaster. Children
of Mr. and Mrs. Countryman: Edwin, Jonas,
Alvin, Alfred, David F., William  B., Catherine, Helen Elizabeth. Children of Mr. and
Mrs. Van Orsdale: Alfred Clarence, born August 2, I867, married Mary Sears; John Allen,
of whom further; David Countryman, born
June 24, 1892, unmarried. Mrs. Van Orsdale
was a member of the Methodist church; she
died December I6, I896.
(IV) John Allen, second son of Charles
Anthony and Helen Elizabeth (Countryman)
Van Orsdale, was born in Chetopa, Kansas,
March 9, I883. He was three years of age
when his parents moved to Pennsylvania, settling at Ackley, Warren county, on a farm.
Here he attended the Cabell Hollow public
school, later Clarion Normal School, and subsequently was graduated from Hoff's Business
College. During his school years he spent his
summers on the home farm. After his graduation from the latter named institution he
was employed in a creamery at Ackley for
several years, then was with the I X L ice
cream manufacturing plant, better known as
the Walker Ice Cream Company. In I908
he located in Russell, Warren county, where
he purchased and for two years operated
a bakery. In I9Io he formed a partnership
with his brother-in-law, Jay Wiltsie, and
purchased the general store of Hodges
 Ackley, and on November io  of that
year was appointed postmaster. The firm has
been a successful one, and in addition to their
general store they own and conduct the ice
creams parlors of the village. Mr. Van Orsdale is a member of Ackley Grange, Patrons
of Husbandry; Conewango Lodge, No. 1184,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which
he is a charter member; Everts Tent, No. I28,
Knights of the Maccabees, of which he is
keeper of records. Politically he is a Republican.
Mr. Van Orsdale married, at Ackley, Pennsylvania, December 27, I905, Kate A., born
September 24, I886, daughter of Arthur and
Ella (Bennett) Rickerson, of Ackley. Children: Frances E., born July 6, I907; Richard
C., May 22, I909; Howard C., April I3, I9II.
John McClelland, who
McCLELLAND  was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in the year I8oo, was of Scottish descent. He was reared in Westmoreland county, after which he removed to Mercer county
and became a lumberman. He was drowned
at the early age of twenty-nine years, while
engaged in rafting logs in Allegheny river near
Kittanning. He married Margaret Barr, of
M,ercer county, Pennsylvania; children: I.
John, married Jane Craw, upon whose death
he married again and moved to a farm in
Ohio, where both he and his wife died. 2.
Elizabeth, married Peter Weddle, both being
now deceased. 3. William B., of whom further. The family were all United Presbyterians. Mrs. McClelland, who survived her
husband, was afterward married to Amos Robbins, by whom she had four children, as follows:~ Samuel, married three times, and was
drowned in the Allegheny river; James, married and lives in Clarion county; Sarah, married John Gilmore, both now being deceased;
Bine, married Amos Green, a farmer, living
in Ohio. Mrs. Robbins died in Mercer county, about the year I879.
(II) William B., son of John and Margaret
(Barr) McClelland, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in the year I829.
He was reared in Mercer county, where his
father had removed to follow his vocation of
lumberman, and received his education in the
common schools of- the county. At the completion of his studies he became a carpenter,
which trade he followed until he was forty
years of age; he then removed to a farm in
Mercer county, where he resided until his
death in I905, having gained the reputation
of being an upright man and one of solid
worth, one of those who are the salt of the
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earth. Becoming a prominent man in county
affairs and a Democrat in politics, he held the
offices of school director, assessor and road
superintendent, and was an elder for a number of years of the United Presbyterian church,
to which his wife and family also belonged.
William B. McClelland married Sarah Craw,
who died in Sioux City, Iowa, October 3, I909;
her mother, whose maiden name was Mary
Raymond, had three daughters beside Sarah,
namely: Amelia, married John McCracken,
both now being deceased; Jane, married John
McClelland, both now deceased; Frances, married John Heasley, a farmer, who survived her
and is now living in Crawford county. William B. and Mrs. McClelland had six children:
I. Margaret, married Charles Adams, now retired; they live in Mercer, Pennsylvania, having three children, all of whom are married:
Ralph C., who graduated from Jefferson Medical College and went to Minnesota, where he
is now a practicing physician; Harriet; Sarah.
2. Frank M., of whom further. 3. Amos E.,
an oil well operator, now living in Butler,
Pennsylvania; he married Mary Fetterolf; no
children. 4. Bess, married Harvey Whitely,
an attorney, living in Duluth, Minnesota; five
children. 5. Harriet, married Rev. S. V. McFadden, D. D., living in Spokane, Washington; they have four children. 6. Cora, married the Rev. Ledru Howie, living in Sioux
City, Iowa; they have one child, William McClelland.
(III) Dr. Frank M. McClelland, son of
William B. and Sarah (Craw) McClelland,
was born December I, I859, in Mill Creek
township, Mercer county, Pennsylvania. He
was reared on the farm where he worked until
he was twenty-five years of age. Meanwhile he
was also acquiring an education and teaching at
the same time, attending the Edinboro schools.
Concluding his studies thus when twenty-five
years old, he entered the medical department
of the Western Reserve University, where he
was graduated in I887. He located at once
in Utica, Pennsylvania, where he commenced
a general practice of his profession, and where
he has remained most successfully to the present time. He has become a very prominent
and influential man in the community, having
been on the board of health here ever since its
organization, and being for the last fifteen
years a school director. He is a Republican.
He is a member of the United Presbyterian
church, in which he is an elder. On July 4,
i888, Dr. McClelland married Flora McQuiston, born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, in
September, I865, daughter of Andrew and
Eveline (McMichael) McQuiston, her father
having died in Mercer county at the age of
sixty-five years. Her mother is now living in
Utica, Pennsylvania, at the age of seventy--
two; they had two children: Flora, who married Dr. McClelland; Nellie, who married
John McCracken Jr., a farmer living in Mercer county; they had no children, and- Mrs.
McCracken is now deceased. Dr. and Mrs.
McClelland have one child, Willis Barr, born
February I, I9o6.
This family is an old and honored
ORR one of Scotch-Irish extraction. The
original progenitor of the name in
America was John Orr, who was born on Lord
Blessington's estate, near Belfast, Ireland. in
I790, and who died at Coultersville, Illinois,
April I3, 1874. He came to this country prior
to I825 and settled first in Philadelphia,
whence he later removed to Allegheny City,
Pennsylvania, remaining in the latter place for
a number of years. He finally immigrated
west to Coultersville, Illinois, where he continued to reside until the time of his demise.
In his native land he learned the trade of carpenter, also studied surveying, and with John
Stoddard he laid out a portion of Allegheny
City, where he held various important offices
of public trust and responsibility. In religious
matters he was a Covenanter and always adhered to the precepts of the faith of his ScotchIrish ancestors. In politics he was originally a
Whig and later transferred his allegiance to the
Republican party and to the cause of Abolition. He married Fannie Rogers, whose
father, John Rogers, lived to the patriarchal
age of one hundred and one years. Children:
Mary Ann, born May I, I825, died June 6,
I830; John R., born August 8, 1827, died May
I9, I907, married Catherine Withers, of New
Albany, Indiana, and had three children:
Fanny, Nettie and Minnie; David, born April
21, I829, died June I9, I830; James, born May
24, 183I, died April I, 1832; William, born
April I, I833, died August 26, 1833; Samuel
M., born July 9, I834, married Jennie Kirk, of
Allegheny City, now residing in Los Angeles,
California-, and has children: David K., Harry
and a daughter; Elizabeth, born April I7, I836,
resides in St. Louis, Missouri, is the wife of
Samuel Holliday and they have one child, Ra985ALLEGHENY VALLEY
chel; Joseph P., mentioned below; Thomas H.,
born July 26, I844, is married and resides at
Leavenworth, Kansas.
(II) Joseph Porter, eighth child of John
and Fanny (Rogers) Orr, was born in Allegheny City, May 24, I838. He received his
educational training in the public schools of
his birthplace and at the age of sixteen years
ran away from school and started west for
Chicago.  On reaching that metropolis he
began to look for work and walked up Dearborn street, which at that time had plank sidewalks; many of the planks were loose and the
muddy water underneath splashed up over his
shoes and stockings, wetting and soiling them.
This so disgusted him that he resolved to leave
Chicago at once. Accordingly he returned to
the station and took the first train going west
to Rock Island, Illinois. He arrived in that
city with just twenty-five cents in his pocket.
This, however, did not deter him from inquiring for and going to the best hotel, which he
was much shocked to find was but little better
than a gambling joint. He immediately started
out to find a job and was at once employed in a
sash and door factory, with which concern he
remained for'two years, at the expiration of
which time he went to Davenport, Iowa, where
he worked for a time along the same line and
then moved to Galena. From the latter place
he returned to Davenport, Iowa, where he engaged in the produce business, buying onions
in large quantities, loading them on flat boats
and shipping them to St. Louis. He made
some money on this venture and with it purchased three lots at fifty dollars apiece. Subsequently he went to Dubuque, Iowa, remained
there a short time and then returned to his old
home town, Allegheny City, where, in partnership with his brother, he established a
watch-making and jewelry business.
August I, I86I, Mr. Orr enlisted for three
years' service in the Sixty-first Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, Company  C, Captain
Dawson, Army of the Potomac. He was honorably discharged September 25, I862, on account of disability from gunshot wounds in
the thigh and arm, received at the battle of
Fair Oaks. He lay on the field all night after
the battle, the following morning was gathered up with the other wounded and sent to
Philadelphia, where he lay for several months
in a hospital. He participated in all the engagements in which his regiment figured. After
recovering from his wounds he returned home
and carried on his brother's business while the
latter served in the army. After the close of
the war Mr. Orr disposed of his share in the
business to his brother and moved to Oil City,
where for the ensuing six years he was engaged in the jewelry business. During that
period he operated some in oil but never with
any great success.  His next move was to
Coultersville, Illinois, where he purchased a
farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits for
the next thirteen years. His wife's health failing, he disposed of his farm and returned to
Oil City, where he has since resided and where
for two or three years he was engaged in the
grocery business. At the time of the fire and
flood in Oil City he opened and assumed
charge of the City Hospital as its superintendent, holding that office until the new hospital
was erected three years later. He is tax collector, city assessor and has held other official
positions of local importance. He is a valued
member of Post No. I67, Grand Army of the
Republic, in Oil City. He was the second commander of the first post organized in this
place and was later its quartermaster. In politics he is a Republican and his religious faith
is in harmony with the teachings of the United
Presbyterian church.
May 24, I8,6o, Mr. Orr married Mary B.
Magee, a daughter of William and Letitia
Ann Magee. William Magee was a contractor,
who came to Oil City in I86o, at the time of
the oil excitement, and engaged first in the oilproducing business and later in the feed business.
It is not known who was the imGOBLE migrant ancestor of the Goble
family in America. Robert Goble, whose birth occurred in Ohio, was there
reared to maturity and educated. When a
young man he went to Connellsville, Pennsylvania, where was solemnized his marriage to
Harriet Shaw. From there the family removed to Clarion, Pennsylvania, in I84I. During the early years of his residence in Clarion
Mr. Goble devoted his attention to his trade of
shoemaker, and to contract work for boat
building. Late in life he removed to a farm
about four miles north of Clarion, the same
comprising one hundred and twenty-five acres.
He died on this estate shortly after the close
of the civil war, and his wife died in I897.
He was a Democrat in his political beliefs, and
she was a devout Baptist in religious matters.
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There were eleven children born to Mr. and
Mrs. Goble: I. Martha, widow of George
Blose, resides in Perrysville, Pennsylvania. 2.
Albert, a civil war veteran, and during his
active career an engineer in Shippensville;
married Nellie Wells. 3. Hiram, in the Union
army during the civil war, now resides at
Sigel, Pennsylvania; married Priscilla Cook. 4.
Alexander, of whom further. 5. John, a civil
war veteran, now living in Oklahoma. 6.
Sarah, wife of Henry Booth, of Shippensville.
7. Enos, married Bertha Whisner, and they
reside in Shippensville. 8. William, married
Sarah Sharrow, and they had two sons, both of
whom died young. 9. Catherine, married Rev.
Samuel Baers, a Methodist preacher in the
west. Io and I. Two boys, died young.
(II) Alexander, son of Robert and Harriet
(Shaw) Goble, was born in Clarion, Pennsylvania, January I9, I844. He was raised in
Clarion, where he attended the public schools.
After his marriage, in i867, he settled in Elk
township, Clarion county, where the family
home was maintained for two years, at the
expiration of which removal was made to
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. One year later
the home was established in Mary Ann, Clarion
county, this state, and in I868 the family located on a farm of one hundred acres in Clarion county. For a number of years prior to
settling on the farm Mr. Goble was a prominent lumber man. When but fifteen years of
age he enlisted for service in Company F, Sixty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer infantry, and later he enlisted in Company A,
One Hundred and Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He served in the
Union army for four years, and during that
time saw active service in the battles of Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Antietam and Natchetts
Run, in the last mentioned of which he was
wounded.
He married Mary Ann, daughter of George
and Susan Booth, both of whom were born
and reared in England, where was solemnized
their marriage and whence they immigrated to
America in I840. For a time after their arrival in the United States Mr. and Mrs. Booth
lived in Philadelphia, and later they settled in
Shippensville, where he owned and operated
a woolen factory for a number of years. Both
died in Shippensville in I887, he in the spring,
and she in the fall. He was an active politician and always voted for the best man regardless' of party principles. He and his wife
were devout members of the Lutheran church,
in the different departments of whose work
they were most active factors. There were
ten children in the Booth family: James,
drowned in the Clarion river, at the age of fifteen years; John, drowned when seven years
old; Henry, married Sarah Goble, and is a
farmer and o!il operator in Pennsylvania;
Mary Ann, wife of Alexander Goble, as noted
above; Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Percel, a
farmer near ShiDpensville; Susan, wife of Anthony Whitehill, of Franklin, Pennsylvania;
Sarah, married Vine Gillet, a gas and oil contractor in Wilkensburg, Pennsylvania; Alice,
wife of Miles Crum, an employe for the Standard Oil Company; Martha, wife of John
Hutchinson, a farmer in Clarion county;
Clara, deceased, married Lewis Hale, a farmer
near Shippensville. Mr. and Mrs. Goble became the parents of ten children: I. Cora. born
May 5, I8618, married Harvey Cochran, an oil
operator in Elk county, this state. 2. A son,
May Io, I870, died in infancy. 3. Laura, March
7, I87I; married Thomas Sutton, and they reside in Kane, Pennsylvania; he is an engineer.
4. Mary, January 30, I873, remains at home.
5. Lucy, April 2I, 1875; wife of Clyde McClain, a conductor; they reside in Paint township, Clarion county. 6. Jennie, wife of John
Russell King, a traveling salesman for a tea
company. 7 and 8. Benjamin and Nellie, both
died when small. *9. Adaline, born November
I, I883, is unmarried and lives at home. Io.
Clyde F., of whom further. Alexander Goble
was summoned to the life eternal March 8,
I9IO, and his wife passed away March 2I,
I9o8. He was a Prohibitionist in politics, and
the incumbent of township offices during his
entire active career. He and his wife were
members of Zion church, to whose charities
and good works they were most liberal
contributors.
(III) Clyde Frederick, son of Alexander
and Mary Ann (Booth) Goble, was born in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, June 3, I886.
He was educated in the public schools of Clarion county and after reaching years of maturity engaged in business. He went to Montana,
where he is now engaged in ranching and cattle raising. He is achieving remarkable success in the west. He manifests a deep and sincere interest in public affairs in his home community. He is unmarried.
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promote public improvements. He died August 20, I726, aged seventy-three years. His
widow, Mary, died July 24, I732, aged seventyseven years. Of their twelve children, three
died in infancy.
(II) Joseph, eldest son of Giles Knight, was
born in England, in I680. He was but two
years old when his parents emigrated, and they
were besought to leave him behind with relations, fearing he would be devoured by the
wild beasts of Pennsylvania. He married Abigail Antill and first settled in New Jersey, but
returned to Byberry in I729 and settled on
one hundred and ninety acres inherited from
his father. He was a man of little or no enterprise and content to live in the plainest way.
He thought his farm too large and accordingly
soltl one hundred and forty acres, retaining
only the buildings and fifty acres from which
to make a living. He was careful to attend
to all things in season and suffered nothing to
be wasted. He was a kind-hearted man and
good citizen. He died April 26, I762, and his
widow Abigail died November I9, I764.
(III) Giles (2), son of Joseph Knight, was
born in Bensalem, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1719, died in I799. He
was well educated, was a member of the legislature and county commissioner. He married (first) Elizabeth James, who died 1766;
he married (second) Phebe Thomas.
(IV) Joseph (2), son of Giles (2) and
Elizabeth (James) Knight, was bon in Bucks
county, Pennsylvania, December 4, I738. He
married (first) Rachel Townsend; (second)
a Miss Woolston. By first wife had a son John.
(V) John, son of Joseph (2) and Rachel
(Townsend) Knight, was born  in  Bucks
county, Pennsylvania, about I770. He grew
to manhood in Bucks county, then moved to
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, settling
on a farm on Sewickley creek, which he
cleared and cultivated. Later in life he settled in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he
spent his last years with his sons. He married
and had a large family.
(VI) Peter, son of John Knight, was born
in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. near
Latrobe.  After his marriage he settled in
Beaver township, Clarion county, beirtg among
the pioneer settlers of that township. He took
up land in a wilderness, built a log cabin and
in due time had his tract cleared and under
cultivation. He made additional purchases
until he owned three hundred and fifty acres
in Beaver and Ashland townships. He was
an energetic, capable man of business and died
prosperous. He joined the Reformed church,
and was a Democrat all his life. He married
Mary Fisher, born in Westmoreland township,
whose father came from eastern Pennsylvania
to Westmoreland county at an early day. He
had a small distillery on his farm, and before
there were any churches in the neighborhood
the people gathered in the "still house" to
worship whenever a preacher could be secured.
Children of Peter Knight: John, now living
with his brother William F., in Knox, Pennsylvania; William F., of whom further; Asa,
a farmer of Beaver township; Clara; George,
died in Beaver township, a farmer; Mary D.,
married Adam  Brinker, she died April Io,
I9IO; Simon, a farmer and oil producer of
Beaver township, owning part of the homestead, with seven producing wells; Rebecca,
married John Smith, resides in Chardon, Ohio.
(VII) William F., son of Peter and Mary
(Fisher) Knight, was born in Beaver townslhip, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, September
13, 1831.  He was educated in the public
schools, and grew to manhood at the home
farm. He early developed a taste for business and when a young man had teams employed hauling iron from the furnaces to, the
river bank where it was loaded for shipment.
He also purchased live stock which he drove
over the mountains to eastern markets. He
was interested in oil production, spending
three years in the oil fields, and! for two years
h-ie operated a small distillery in Venango
county. In I862 he returned home and engaged in farming at the homestead until the
death of his mother. He inherited a farm of
one hundred and sixty-nine acres to which he
added sixty-three acres, also owning seventyfive acres in Salem township. For many years
he operated a small distillery on his farni, and
he greatly improved his property by erecting
a handsome modern house and large barn,
sheltering choice short horn cattle (Berkshires) and fine horses. He was'a lover of
fine stock, and had nothing else on the farm.
He lived for several years practically retired
from business, his sons managing the farm,
but he still retaining his interest. The farm
besides being a fertile one, also-has a producing oil well on the premises. In politics he
was a Democrat, but independent in local politics, choosing his men regardless of party
lines. He was a member of the Reformed
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Henry Over, the first member of
OVER this family about whom we have
definite information, was a farmer
in Licking township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. Whom he married is not known.
(II) William Stitt, son of Henry Over, was
born in Licking township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania. Here he was brought up on a
farm, and received a common school education.
For about fifteen years he was a driller of oil
wells at Petersburg, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, after which he was a farmer, and
owned a-farm in Licking township. He is a
Republican, and a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church. He married (first) Martha
B., born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, died
in I887, daughter of Daniel H. and Martha
Richardt. HIe married (second) Sarah E.
Wilson. He married (third) Amanda Miller;
her home before marriage was at New Bethlehem, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. Children
of William Stitt Over, all by first wife: Elizabeth Ann, John Edward, William Lloyd, James
Lee, of whom further; Mattie Lerna, born July
7, I873, twin of James Lee; Clyde Albert.
(III) James Lee, son of William Stitt and
Martha B. (Richardt) Over, was born in Beaver township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
July 7, I873. Until he was fourteen years of
age he lived on the home farm, receiving a
common school education. Then he worked
in the oil regions, at the carpenter's trade, until
I9o8. He bought in that year thirty-five acres
of land, his present farm. He is a Republican,
and a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He married Della Blanche, born in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, March 23, I873,
daughter of Thomas S. and Eliza Narcissa
(Craig) Stoner. Her paternal grandparents,
David and Ann Brodhead (Stall) Stoner, and
her maternal grandfather, Nelson Craig, all
now deceased, were among the pioneers of this
county. Thomas S. Stoner was born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, June I2, I832, died
March 2, I902; his wife was born at Sligo, in
the same county, February 23, I836, died September Io, I895. Children of Thomas S. and
Eliza Narcissa (Craig) Stoner: David, born
November 25, I856; Anna Lena, September
I5, I858; Anna Margaret, March Io, I86I;
Ambrose E. B., November 20, I863; Charles
Stall, October 3, I867; Robert Grant, January 22, I870; Della Blanche, married James
Lee Over. Child of James Lee and Della
Blanche (Stoner) Over, Thomas William.
George A. Haust, the founder of
HAUST this family, was born in Germany, December 3I, I838. When
he was about thirteen years old he came to the
United States with a brother, Jacob. He soon
settled in Clarion county, Pennsylvania. By
trade he is a carpenter. He has also been a
sawyer, and has been boss sawyer in Piney
township for Jacob Hahn, at various times,
amounting to twelve years in all. Buying a
farm in Beaver township, Clarion county, he
there engaged in the building of derricks for
oil wells, although farming was his principal
business. To the original hundred acres of
land he has added sixty, has put up good buildings, and been very successful. He now lives
on this farm and has four gas wells of the
Speachley gas. He is a Democrat, and a member of the Lutheran church. He married Elizabeth Wassum, born in Germany, August 8,
I840, died September 7, I9IO. Children; WV-ilIiam Leonard, George B. McClellan, John Edward, of whom  further; Charles, deceased;
Samuel Daniel.
(II) John Edward, son of George A. and
Elizabeth (Wassum) Haust, was born in
Piney township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
February 24, I866. Until he was about eight
years old he lived in that township and there
attended school. Then he came with his parents to Beaver township. For a few years he
lived in the oil regions. In I892 he bought his
present farm of his father-in-law. His first
purchase was of one hundred and forty-five
acres, to which h,e has added twenty-eight
acres. On this he has made extensive improvements, among others having built a fine barn,
seventy-two feet long by forty-six feet wide.
He is a Democrat and a Lutheran. He married, June 12, I886, Mary J., born in Beaver
township, December 13, I864, daughter of
John B. and Barbara Elizabeth Hahn. Both
her parents were born in Germany, and both
in the year I831. Her father was but one year
old when he was brought by his parents, John
B. and Christina Hahn, to America. They
came to Philadelphia, and about I836 removed
to Clarion county, settling in Beaver township,
on the farm now owned by John Edward
Haust. It was then wild land, and was cleared
by John B. Hahn Sr. He and his wife are deceased; their son, the father of Mrs. Haust,
is a farmer, a Republican, and a member of the
Lutheran church. Children of John B. and
Barbara Elizabeth Hahn: Katharine, George
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A., Mary J., married John Edward Haust;
Margaret; Emma, deceased. Children of John
Edward and Mary J. (Hahn) Haust: Myrna,
Anna, Elizabeth, Roland, Edith, child, died in
infancy, and Catharine.
John George Seigworth,
SEIGWORTH the founder of the family
in this country, was born
in Germany and died in Lickingville, Pennsylvania. When nineteen years of age he emigrated to America and settled first in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he remained
for some time, then removed to Stark county,
Ohio, later settled on a farm in Washington
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and
finally in I862 built a hotel in Lickingville,
Pennsylvania, which he conducted until his
death. He married, in Lancaster county, Mary
Elizabeth Mahle, born in Germany, died in
Lickingville. Children: George M., referred
to below; Christopher, Philomena, Samuel,
Elizabeth, Solomon, Catherine, Rebecca.
(II) George M., son of John George and
Mary Elizabeth (Mahle) Seigworth, was born
in Stark county, Ohio, August 27, I827, died
in Washington township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania. He removed with his parents
from Stark county, Ohio, and received his
early education in the public schools of Washington township. He then worked on a farm,
and as a lumberman in the woods and later in
a grist mill, living at different times in Farmington and Perry townships, and finally settling at John Lowen post office in Washington
township where he died. He was a.Democrat
in politics, and a Lutheran in religion. He
married Rosanna Bauer, born in Germany,
died in Washington township.  Child,ren:
Mary, Caroline, Anna, John George Christopher, referred to below; Jacob F., Phoebe,
Elizableth, Solomon, Calista, Lewis.
(III) John  George Christopher, son of
George M. and Rosanna (Bauer) Seigworth,
was born in Farmington township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, August I9, I862, and
is now living in Lickingville, Pennsylvania. He
received his early education in the public
schools. He worked on a farm, and later
worked in the woods as a lumberman and in a
grist mill and also a saw mill. He later bought
land and engaged in the lumber business, in
which he continued until I889 when he entered the mercantile business in Farmington
township, and in I8gI settled in Lickingville,
where he purchased what was known as the
"Guilford" store, which business he still conducts. He is also interested in the lumber
business, and in I8g9 was appointed postmaster at Lickingville, which office he still holds.
He is a Republican in politics, and a Lutheran
in religion. He married, in I891, Laura L.,
born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in I87I,
daughter of George Jacob and Catherine
(Lockhart) Whitmer. Children: Vera Freda,
Sylvester Wayne, Gilbert Herr, John Kenneth.
This family,
REINEMAN-SIMPSON   seated in Pennsylvania s i n c e
early in the nineteenth century, traces to an ancient family of Germany.
(I) The  American  ancestor, Frederick
Reineman, was born at Milhausen, Thuringen,
Germany, here he lived until middle life, following the trade of miller. He emigrated to
the United States about I820-30, locating at
Blossomville near Pittsburgh, where he operated a grist mill. He was twice married, his
second wife being Mary'Stewart, whose lineage cannot be traced, but is supposed to be
one of the Stewarts of Stewart Station, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Children of
second marriage: Isaac, of whom further;
Henry, twin of Isaac; Mary Jane, married
Joseph Watson, children: Mabel and James,
the latter deceased; Stewart, a veteran of the
civil war. By his first marriage he had a son,
Rev. Frederick Reinieman, a minister of the
Baptist church.
(II) Isaac, eldest son of Frederick and
Mary (Stewart) Reineman, was born at Blossomville, Pennsylvania, March 31, I838, died
January I8, I892. He was educated in the
public schools, and engaged in various enterprises until the civil war period when in association with Captain Vandegrift he engaged in
the transportation of coal and supplies to
southern points on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. They suffered severe losses in this
business, losing many barges through capture
by the Confederates. When the discovery of
oil in Pennsylvania drew prospective investors
from all quarters he came to Oil City, later
going to Franklin, where he resided during his
after life. He was one of the pioneer oil producers of Venango county, anid a man of high
standing in civil life. He was prothonotary
of Venango county several years and later superintendent of the Cincinnati  South East989ALLEGHENY VALLEY
ern railroad. He married, September io, I862,
in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth
Eckels, born I840, died February 2I, I899.
Children: I. Rebecca Cochran, born August
I2, I864; married, September 30, 1887, Francis
L. Bensinger. 2. Mary Jane, born October I4,
I866; married, in I897, W. H. Works; children: Francis Henry, Eleanor Bryden, Dorothy V., William R. 3. William Gordon, born
January 25, i869. 4. Harry, born December
3, 1871; married Leona Manzer. 5. Luella,
of whom further. 6. Gertrude, born August 8,
I876; married, June 6, I9oo, Dr. A. J. Lauer.
7. Sarah Augustine, born April I7, I879, died
August 5, i896.
(III) Luella, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Eckels) Reineman, was born at Franklin, Pennsylvania, December I I, I873. She
married, March I6, I904, Stuart H., son of
Thomas Simpson, born November, I846. Mr.
Simpson is a large oil producer of Oil City,
Pennsylvania.
The progenitor of this family in
SHOUP  Pennsylvania was a farmer, born
and reared near Sugar Creek, in
Armstrong county. He owned a considerable
amount of land in that county, and there married, rearing a family of five sons and three
daughters. He was a Democrat, and belonged
to the Reformed church, as did also his wife.
They both died in Armstrong county, where
their children were born and all of their lives
passed. The children were as follows: Jonathan, John, Jacob, Solomon, David, of whom
further; Elizabeth, Susan, Katherine.
(II) David Shoup, son of the founder of
the family in Pennsylvania, was born in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, about the year
I800, died in I889 at the age of eighty-nine
years. He was a carpenter and cabinetmaker
by trade, settling in Richland township where
by his industry and thrift he acquired a considerable amount of property. He invested
largely in real estate, owning at the time of
his death some nine or ten farms. Oil was
found on his land in great quantities so that
he became very wealthy and grew to be a man
of much influence in his community. He was
a member of the Democratic party, and belonged to the Reformed church. He was twice
married; his first wife was Rose Stokeley, by
whom he had eight children, as follows: I.
Jonathan, who became a carpenter and died
a young man. 2. William, who became a
farmer in Clarion county, and lived to be very
old. 3. Michael, who was killed in an oil well.
4. David, now deceased, who was a farmer and
blacksmith, living in Clarion county. 5. Elizabeth, married Harrison Jones; now deceased.
6. Katherine, married David Holmes; died in
Petersburg. 7. Susan, married Jack Myers;
living at Fisher, Clarion county. 8. Sarah,
married Jeremiah Textor; she died in I911 at
Monroeville. David Shoup's second wife was
Levina Goughler, whom he met and married in
Clarion county. She was born in Berks county,
in the year I8I8, daughter of Henry and Katherine (Cope) Goughler, both natives of that
county.  Mr. and Mrs. Goughler with their
family removed to Clarion county about the
year i834, and settled on a farm in Beaver
township, where they cleared and improved the
land. They did not remain there long, however, removing to Richland township, where
they purchased seventy-five acres of land and
established the new home in which they passed
the remainder of their lives. Mr. Goughler
died in the fall of I852, and his wife died some
twenty-four years afterward, in I876. He was
a Democrat, and belonged to the Lutheran
church, as did also his wife and children.
There were fifteen children in the family, as
follows: Tobias; Henry; Amos; Levina, who
became Mrs. Shoup; Joshua; Samuel, still living at the age of ninety years; Charles; Tena,
married Samuel Fry; Jacob; William, died in
infancy; Katherine and Hannah, twins, the
former married Henry Hoover, living in
Brookville, Pennsylvania, and the latter married Solomon Foust; William M.; Rebecca,
died in infancy; John, died in Montgomery
county. Of these only William, Samuel, and
Katherine are now living. Mrs. Shoup survived her husband more than ten years, dying
about I900. By his second marriage Mr. Shoup
became the father of thirteen children, making
twenty-one in all; these last were as follows: 9.
John, a retired soldier and farmer; living in
Clarion. Io. Franklin, deceased, a farmer and
carpenter of Venango county. ii. Alfred, died
in California of tuberculosis; was a farmer.
I2. Solomon, an oil man, living in Robinson,
Illinois. 13. Barney Ersinus, of whom further.
I4. Richard, a ranchman, living in Los Angeles, California. 15. James, died aged five
years. I6. Alice, died aged two years. 17.
Polly, married James Shirey, now deceased;
she is living in North Baltimore, Ohio. I8.
Hannah, married Samuel Bostoph; living near
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St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania. I9. Rebecca,
mairied Samuel Best; living in Clarion county.
20. Nancy, married John French; living in
Clarion county. 2;I. Ellen, widow of George
Richey; she resides at Rich Grove, California.
(III) Barney Ersinus, son of David and
Levina (Goughler) Shoup, was born February
I8, 1859, on a nearby farm in Richland township. He was reared on the farm and received
his education in the Antwerp public schools.
At the conclusion of his studies he engaged in
oil pumping, operating on his father's farms
until the latter's death, when he inherited fiftytwo acres. He bought an additional ten acres
of oil land, and continued his operations on
these two places until his death, November 7,
I9o09. He was also interested at one time in
the Alamo Gas Company; was a man of influence in the community, public-spirited and
progressive. In politics he was a Democrat,
belonged to the Reformed church, and was a
member of the Order of Maccabees.
On April 29, I882, he married Edith, born in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, February I5,
I865, daughter of Carlisle and Elizabeth
(Hoffman) Campbell; she is a member of the
Reformed church. Her parents were both
natives of Venango county, where they were
probably married, and passed their lives there;
they were both members of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Her father, who was an
oil driller, died about the year I907; her
mother is still living. Mrs. Shoup's paternal
grandparents were William and Elizabeth
Campbell, deceased, who were old residents of
Venango county. He was a farmer, and had
in all sixteen children. Mr. and Mrs. Shoup
have had five children, as follows: I. Bert G.,
born December 14, I882; telegraph operator,
living in Kittanning; married Monica Wold;
has one child, Alice. 2. David C., born April
5, I884; he manages the farm and is living at
home, unmarried. 3. Etta E., born December
6, I886; wife of Forest Ashbaugh and lives
in Richland township, having two children,
Helen and Roy. 4. Roy, born November I2,
I888; unmarried; lives at home. 5. Arminta,
born March 26, I890, died in infancy.
I  Christian Ritz, the first recorded anRITZ   cestor of the Ritz family in this part
of Pennsylvania, was a native of
Berks county, removing from there to Clarion
county, where he -bought a farm in Richland
township many years ago. He cleared and improved the farm, and lived there until his
death. Little else is recorded of him except
that he was a Democrat in his political opinions, and that he and his wife were both earnest members of the Lutheran church. They
were the parents of six children, four sons and
two daughters, as follows: I. Eli, of whom
further. 2. Kate, married Charles Holtz; she
lived and died in Salem township. 3. Charles,
a farmer, who died in Clarion county. 4. Susannah, married a Mr. Fillman; she passed her
life in Richland township, dying there. 5.
Daniel, a farmer, who died in Richland township. 6. Nathan, lived in Richland township,
and died there while yet a young man and unmarried, from the effect of a horse's kick.
(II) Eli, son of Christian Ritz, was born
east of the mountains, coming to this part of
the state with his parents while in his early
youth. He grew up on his father's farm, and
when of age became himself a farmer and
owned a farm of one hundred and thirty acres
in Richland township. He was a Democrat
like his father,'but never sought or held political office. He and his wife were both members of the Reformed church. He married
Catherine Ashbaugh, a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, from which locality she came to Clarion county with her parents when a child, and here subsequently, met
and married Eli Ritz. Her parents died in
Richland township where they lived many
years after making their home here. Mr. Ashbaugh, who was said to have been a soldier of
the revolutionary war, became a prominent
man in the county, and owned a great deal of
the territory now covered by the town of St.
Petersburg, being one of the earliest settlers
in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Ashbaugh had
a large family. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Ritz, who
are both deceased, had a family of four daughters and three sons, as follows: I. Sophia, unmarried, lives with her sister, Mrs. Stukes, in
Venango county. 2. Mary Ann, died young.
3. Elizabeth, died young. 4. Daniel, who
passed most of his life in Armstrong county,
first as a clerk and later as a farmer, but died
eventually in Clarion county. 5. John, died unmarried. 6. Nathan, of whom further. 7.
Sarah, married Samuel Stukes and resides in
Venango county.
(III) Nathan, son of Eli and Catherine (Ashbaugh) Ritz, was born August 23, I846, on
the farm in Richland township, which he inherited from his father and where he now reALLEGHENY VALLEY
sides. His education was acquired in the common schools of St. Petersburg, and his youth
and young manhood were passed on the farm.
When he came of age he continued his vocation as a farmer, and removed to Venango
county, where he lived for thirty-two years on
a farm of from thirty to fifty acres in extent.
He returned to his father's farm after the
death of his elder brother, John, who had managed the place, and here he continues to follow
the old calling, having added considerably to
the scope of the original homestead. His lands
now cover about one hundred and seventeen
acres in the rear of St. Petersburg, and he is
esteemed one of the most prominent and influential men hereabouts. To his activities as
a general farmer he has added stock raising,
and has also six oil wells and two gas wells
on the place. Though a staunch Democrat, he
has never been an active politician nor aspired
to office. Like his parents he is a member of
the Reformed church which he has attended
from childhood.
In I866 he married Elizabeth, daughter of
Michael Turney, and a native of Clarion
county. She died February 24, I903, after
having borne her husband twelve children, as
follows: I. Alvin, a farmer and huckster, living in Venango county. 2. William, a driller,
living in Ohio. 3. Edward, a resident of Venango county. 4. Samuel, a carpenter, in the
employ of the Pennsylvania railway. 5. Robert, a railroad man. 6. Lester, employed in the
oil region. 7. Walter, in the lumbering business. 8. Ida, married Bert Titsworth, and died
at the age of twenty-eight years. 9. Della, married Orrin Miller, and resides in Oil City. Io.
Effie, married Charles Whitmer, and resides
in Butler county. i I. Elsie, married Sam Magee, and resides in Butler county. I2. Pearl,
married Ernest Sisney, and resides near
Franklin, Pennsylvania. After the death of
his first wife, Mr. Ritz married, December I2,
I907, Mrs. Vera Rupert, widow of David Rupert. She was formerly Vera Bushey, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Crisman) Bushey,
who passed the latter part of their lives in
Richland township, dying there. Mr. Bushey
was a native of Venango county and was a
farmer, being also for many years a constable;
he was a member of the Republican party. Mrs.
Bushey was born in Armstrong county. By
her marriage to David Rupert the present Mrs.
Ritz had four children: Grace, George, William, Elijah, all of whom are living at home.
There were no children born to her marriage
to Mr. Ritz.
It is not definitely known just
MYERS  when the founder of the Myers
family settled in Pennsylvania,
but the name is'an old and honored one in Lancaster county. Dlifferent members of the family have served valiantly in wars that have
racked this country, and of the three Myers
brothers who served the Union cause in the
civil war but one returned to, his home state,
the other two having been killed in battle.
(I)         Myers was born in Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, and was descended
from old Pennsylvania Dutch stock. He was
reared to maturity in Lancaster county, and
there, after reaching his legal majority, was
engaged in farming operations. He owned a
well improved estate of one hundred and twenty-five acres, on which he was long engaged
in diversified agriculture and the raising of
high grade stock. He did not take an active
part in public affairs but was an ardent Whig
in his political convictions. He married
and they had seven children: John, who went
west and there died; Mariah; Eliza; Mary;
Sarah; Abner, mentioned below.
(II) Abner, youngest son of      Myers,
was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in
I8I4. He passed his boyhood and youth in
his native county and there was engaged in
farming until I847, when he came to Clarion
county and settled on a farm of two hundred
and twenty-five acres in Monroe township. He
was a Republican in politics, and he and his
wife were devout Presbyterians in their religious faith. Mr. Myers married Barbara Eby,
whose birth occurred in Chester county, February I5, I81I5, daughter of Isaac and
(Shaffer) Eby, both of whom were natives of
Chester county, where he was a farmer and extensive land owner. There were eight children in the Eby family, namely: George, John,
Christopher, Mary, Casse, Lyda, Catherine,
Barbara. Mrs. Myers died in April, I9IO. Ten
children: I. Stephen D., born in I837, died
November I3, I879; married Henrietta Mobley; was a civil war veteran, having served for
three years as a member of the Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. 2. John, born in
I840; was a member of Company C, Sixtysecond Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and
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was killed in the battle of Spottsylvania Court
House. 3. William H., born in 1842; was a
corporal in Company C, Sixty-second Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and was killed in
the battle of Gettysburg. 4. Catherine, born in
I843; married Isaac Buchanan, who was a
merchant in Lancaster county at the time of
his demise; she is still living in Lancaster
county. 5. Clarence Alonzo, mentioned below.
6. Abner Jr., born in I847, died May 30, I912;
married Levina Myers; was engaged in farming. 7. Amos, born in I849; married Mary
Mohney, who is deceased; he is a prominent
farmer in South Carolina. 8. Isaac, born in
I85I; a prominent and prosperous merchant in
Butler county, Pennsylvania; he married
Sarah Frampton. 9. George, born in I853;
now living retired in Pennsylvania; he served
as county commissioner for a number of years;
he married Frances Mohney. io. A son, died
in infancy.
(III) Clarence Alonzo, son of Abner and
Barbara (Eby) Myers, was born in Steadsbury township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, June I6, I845. He was a child but
two years of age at the time of his parents' removal from  Lancaster county to  Clarion
county and he was reared in Monroe township,
where he received his rudimentary education
in the district schools, and subsequently attended the Reid,sburg Academy. After leaving school he turned his attention to agricultural operations. He has always resided on
the old home farm and at present owns a farm
of one hundred and four acres. He is. engaged in general farming and stock raising and
is recognized as an eminently successful business man. In politics he is a stalwart Republican, and for three years served as supervisor
of Monroe township. February 4, I87I, Mr.
Myers married Sarah Jane, daughter of
Michael and Mary (Lobaugh) Snyder, the
former of whom is a farmer in Monroe township. Mrs. Myers was born in Clarion county
in February, I845. She is a member of the
Presbyterian church. There are nine children
in the Myers family: I. Alice, married William Cammp, a prominent attorney in Warren,
Pennsylvania. 2. Guy H., a chauffeur in New
York City; he married Florence Jennings. 3.
Mary, wife of Fred Ludwig, a collector for a
concern in Buffalo, New York. 4. Zulla, wife
of Frank Sypher, a musician in Buffalo, New
York. 5. Genevieve, unmarried, a seamstress
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in Wilkensburg, Pennsylvania. 5. Barbara,
widow of Harry Dearborn, who was a mechanic during his active career. 7. Bertha,
twin of Barbara, married Don Lawson and
they reside in Wilkensburg, where he is a mechanic. 8. Don H., a mechanic in Buffalo,
New York. 9. Claretta, wife of Harry Lee, of
Buffalo, New York.
This is an old Pennsylvania
SHAFFER famlily of Holland descent.
The emigrant ancestor settled
in Lancaster county in an early day, but ancestral records have disappeared, and the most
industrious search for information has been
unavailing.
(I) The first of the family of whom anything is definitely known is Charles P. Shaffer,
who was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvan!ia, April I4, I8oI, died April 23, I876. He
kept a general store in Eastern Pennsylvania,
was also engaged in the live stock business, and
subsequently became a successful veterinary
surgeon. About I830 he located at Foxboro,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and later settled
in Richland township, Venango county, where
he purchased land and became a successful and
prosperous farmer.  He was a devout and
active member of the Lutheran Evangelical
church, in which he held the office of elder
for a number of years. He married Salome
Shanner, born in I813, daughter of Henry
Shanner.  Children: I. Henry Washingto,n,
born July 4, I83I; married Margaret Dale. 2.
Elvina, born in I833; married George W.
Elder. 3. Mary, married Cyrus Neely. 4.
Charles, married Ella Dunkle. 5. Susan, married J. K. Dale. 6. William, of whom further.
7. Julia, married J. Hepler.' 8. John, married
Margaretta Porter. 9. Sarah Jane, married
James Hughes. io. Richard, married a Miss
Gardner.
(II) William, son of Charles P. and Salome (Shanner) Shaffer, was born in Venango
county, near Emlenton, Pennsylvania, August
8, I840. He was educated in the public schools
of his native place, and at an early age turned
his attention to farming, which occupation he
has pursued with little interruption during his
entire life. On August 28, I862, he enlisted
for service in the war for the Union, and was
enrolled as bugler of Company M, Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment. He served faithfully until peace was restored, participating in
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the protracted operations about Petersburg,
Virginia, the famous raid made by General
Wilson, a number of important battles, and the
final stirring operations under General Grant
which culminated in the surrender of General
Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia,
where he was also present. He received his
honorable discharge at Richmond, Virginia,
May 28, I865, several weeks after the close of
the war. He is an active member of Post No.
220, Grand Army of the Republic, at Franklin.
Having returned from army service, Mr. Shaffer became interested in the oil producing business, and in connection with the management
of his several large farms has given that line
of enterprise much of his attention to the present time. In I866 he began sinking oil wells
upon his own account, and also leased lands
upon which to drill. His first operations were
discouraging, but he resolutely persisted, and
became one of the most extensive oil producers
in his region.
Mr. Shaffer married (second) January 3I,
I867, Helena, daughter of John W. and Mary
(Ridgway) Hughes. Children by first marriage: I. Minta, married Miles Harper. 2.
Charles Benjamin. 3. Ola Susan, married
John King. Children by second marriage: I.
Lottie Susan, born March 5, I868; married Arthur W. Evans; children: William F. S., born
October I4, I893, and Charles B. S., born October I5, I905. 2. Joseph King Dale, born December 9, I869; married Marcia McKenny.
3. Dr. John William Shaffer, born May 2,
I873; married Bertha Hunt. 4. Frank D.,
born December 3, I875. 5. Harry S., born
December 13, I877; married Marie Mooney;
children: Marta Helena and Elizabeth Virginia (twins), born August, I9O7, and William Shaffer, born December, i9o9. 6. William, born September 3, I87I, died June I7,
I872. 7. Walter Lewis, married Bertha Brown.
8. Patty, died in infancy. 9. Helen Maud, married, October 23, I907, LeRoy Mark; child:
LeRoy Jr., born October I5, I9O8, died April
II, I909. IO. Virginia Spriggs. ii. Frances
Anetta.
The Schettler family in
SCHETTLER  Clarion county have now
been  farmers  for three
generations in Pennsylvania, the first of the
name, Joseph Schettler, having owned lands
in Knox township during the middle of the
last century, which he successfully cultivated.
He married Elizabeth Myer, some time prior
to the year I868, anid had a son William A.,
of whom further.
(II) William A., son of Joseph and Elizabeth Schettler, was born December 3I, I868,
in Knox township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. His education was received at the parochial schools of Lucinda, in Clarion county,
which he attended, as well as the schools of
Knox township; at the age of twenty-four
years, February 2, I8912, he was married to
Elizabeth Lauer, born January 29, 1872, of
Knox township. She is a daughter of George
and Lena Lauer, her father having formerly
been a farmer of Knox township, and later a
stone mason at Kane, McKean county, Pennsylvania. Her mother, who is still living, is the
mother of thirteen children.
Mr. Schettler now owns one hundred and
seven acres of farm lands, and has besides, six
lots of ground and the large hotel known as
the Leeper House. He is the owner of five gas
wells in all, four of them being located on the
farm, and the remaining one on the lots which
he owns in the village of Leeper. He has become one of the most influential men in this
locality, and conducts a very prosperous business in general farming and stock raising. He
is a Democrat politically, and has served as
treasurer of his township.
Mr. and Mrs. Schettler, who are members
of the Catholic church at Crown, in Clarion
county, have eight children, as follows: I.
Amanda Catherine, born in I892, married to
John Smerker, a barber of Fryburg. 2. Ralph
Alexander, born July 5, 1893; is unmarried,
and lives on the farm. 3,. Earl Leo, born
August 25, I895, and resides at home. 4.
Olga Elizabeth, born September I7, I897, also
resides at home. 5. Grace Helen, born May
3I, I900. 6. Mildred Francis, born March iI,
I904. 7. Ruth Marie, born October I2, I907.
8. William  Edward, born October 31, I909.
The younger childiren live at home with their
parents.
This is one of those names,
HERSPOOL apparently English in origin,
the meaning of which nevertheless evades the most diligent research. The
family bearing it in America and here dealt
with came from England three generations
back, so it may be assumed that the name, like
the family, is Anglo-Saxon or Norman in origin. There is nothing to show that the name
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was borne by any of the emigrants who came
here in early times, though it is unlikely that
the immigrant ancestor of this family was the
first to bear the name, uncommon though it
be, in this country.
(I) Edmund Herspool, the first ancestor in
America of the Herspool family here dealt
with, was born in England, died in North
Hartland, New York. He came to America with
his family about 1847, and settled in North
Hartland, New York. He married
Children: I.'Henry, lived at Akron, New
York. 2. Jane, married a Mr. Sherman, and
lives at Appleton Route, North Hartland, New
York. 3. Triphene, lives at Port Huron,
Michigan. 4. William M., mentioned below.
(II) William M., youngest son of Edmund
Herspool, was born in England about the year
1846, died December, I9o9.  He came to
America with his parents when he was about
six weeks old. His people bought a farm consisting of one hundred and twenty acres at
North Hartland and William M. Herspool
lived on this place and managed the farm all
his life. His father died when he was a child
and he consequently remained at home with his
mother. He was a Republican in politics, and
in religion was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, being active in church work.
He married, at North Hartland, New York,
Carrie F., daughter of Reuben Whitcomb.
Children: I. Eric, born at the old home at
North Hartland, New York, in I872. 2. Edmund Reuben, mentioned below. 3. Gertrude
F., born at the old home in North Hartland,
New York, in I877; she married Harry Burtland; the family resides at Detroit, Michigan.
-4. Mabel, born at North Hartland, New York,
in I879.
(III) Edmund Reuben, second son of William M. and Carrie F. (Whitcomb) Herspool,
was born at North Hartland, Niagara county,
New York, April 23, 1874. He was educated
in the public schools of North Hartland and
afterward attended night school at Chicago,
Illinois. He spent his early life at North
Hartland on a farm and at the age of fourteen
he went to Chicago, and entered the employ of
the Davis  Rankin Company, manufacturers
of cream separators, as an apprentice to the
machinist trade and for the purpose of learning the trade in general. He afterward represented that company setting up and testing
the machines. He was their exhibition demonstrator at the World's Fair at Chicago in I893..L -VAIN IA                              995
Altogether he was in the employ of that company seven years. He then went as electrical
engineer to the Revere House in Chicago, and
remained for two years. Then he went to
Canton, Ohio, and was employed by the Canton  Akron railroad as train conductor and
dispatcher for about two years. He then married and returned to North Hartland, New
York, and engaged in agricultural pursuits
on the old farm, remaining so occupied for
about five years. At the end of that time he
returned to his old position at Canton with
the railroad company. He held that position
during the second period for a space of six
years. In October, I9IO, he went to Sugargrove township, taking a house one mile west
of the borough, and purchased a farm of two
hundred and thirty acres from Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Abbott. He has been since engaged in
a general line of farming, and markets about
fifteen thousand bushels of the choicest winter
apples, and many varieties of farm products,
keeping in addition a fine dairy. He is a Republican in politics, and in religion is a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a
member of the Koutsuch Lodge, No. 269, of
Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of the
Home Guard of Canton, Ohio, No. 43. He
married, October 7, I896, Bertha O., born near
Ripen, Wisconsin, August 28, I878, daughter
of William Stoltz. Children: Earl E., born
at North Hartland, New York, August I8,
I898; Elsa Evelin, born at North Hartland,
New York, May 8, 9goI.
Malcolm Hill Shick, owner and
SHICK  publisher of the Sheffield Observer, and present postmaster of
the town of Sheffield, is a representative of a
family whose original home was in the Fatherland, and which now presents fine types of
that stalwart Pennsylvania-German stock
which has done so much toward the upbuilding of the Keystone State. The original orthography of the name was Schick.
(I) Valentine Shick settled with his three
brothers in Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He
was a farmer, his farm being now the property
of one of his grandsons. In politics he was
a Democrat, and he and his family belonged
to the Dutch Reformed church. Mr. Shick
was twice married and among his children
were the following: Tobias; Valentine; Christopher; Jacob, mentioned below; John; three
daughters whose names are not recorded. ValT)l'XrTTC'T    T V   T A ITT AALLEGHENY VALLEY
entine Shick, the father, was about seventytwo years old at the time of his death.
(II) Jacob, son of Valentine Shick, was
born May 7, I823, at Redbank, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania. He received a good education.
In early life he was a schoolmaster, also serving at one time as clerk in a store. Subsequently he turned his attention to agriculture,
becoming the owner of a farm of about one
hundred and three acres. He was a man of
prominence in the community and for over
thirty-three years held the office of justice of
the peace. At the time of the civil war Mr.
Shick was one of those who took up arms in
defense of the Union. During the "Morgan
Raid" he recruited a company of which he
was made captain, and served three months,
being at the front when Morgan was captured. He was for many years a member of
the Presbyterian church. Mr. Shick married
(first) Elizabeth Wittermoyer, a native of
Northampton county, and their children were:
Carlton; Jennie, deceased; Raymond; John J.;
Albina; Herbert; Agnes; Foster; Irvin M.,
deceased; J. Mac; Isaac; Malcolm Hill, mentioned below. He married (second) Mary J.
Brown, by whom he had one son, Brown M.,
of Pallouse, Washington. He married (third)
Mrs. Catherine Allabaugh. His death occurred
April 26, I912, when he had nearly completed
his eighty-ninth year.
(III) Malcolm Hill, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wittermoyer) Shick, was born July Io,
I867, at Redbank, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He passed his boyhood on the farm,
attending the district schools. At the age of
fourteen he set out to make his own way in
the world, first finding employment in the
lumber woods of Elk county. After working
there one year he decided to learn the printer's
trade, and secured a place on the Vindicator,
at New Bethlehem, Clarion county, remaining
there two years. His progress in his new
calling was rapid, and in I887 he purchased
The Dayton News, of Dayton, Armstrong
county, Pennsylvania. He published the paper
for five years, selling out at the end of that
time and later purchased The Marienville Express, Marienville, Forest county, of which he
remained the publisher for a period c f ten
years. In I9o02 he disposed of his interest and
came to Sheffield, establishing the Sheffield Observer in June of that year. In doing this he
showed his enterprising spirit, inasmuch as the
movement was a pioneer one, the paper being
the first ever published in the town. The venture justified his boldness, prospering from the
outset, owing to the fact that the Observer
was a good paper under able management. It
has more than fulfilled its promise and its
weekly publication is attended by increasing
prestige.  It is a credit both to its publisher
and to the town of Sheffield. Politically Mr.
Shick is a Republican and has filled various
town offices, serving for a leriod of six years
on the school board of Marienville. He has
taken an active part in local affairs, and has
held the office of county committeeman, and
was for three years the Warren county member of the Republican state central committee.
On March I, I912, he was appointed postmaster of the town of Sheffield, and on April I
entered upon the duties of the office. His fraternal affiliations are with Olive Lodge, No.
557, Free and Accepted Masons, Tionesta,
Pennsylvania; Sheffield Lodge, No. 48I, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Warren
Lodge, No. 223, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks.
Mr. Shick married, October 23, I888, Emma
O., born October 2, I867, at Dayton, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, daughter of
Ezera and Emily (Turner) Pontious, whose
family consisted of five sons and three daughters.  Mr. Pontious was a farmer and died
August 8, I8.88, aged seventy-four years. Mrs.
Pontious died many years ago. Mr. and Mrs.
Shick have been the parents of two children:
Marion Hill, born February 5, I890o, died at
the age of six weeks,; Forest Emmett, born
March 24, I897.
The Jamiesons of this record
JAMIESON   are of an old Scotch family.
The first of this branch to
come to the United States was Alexander
Jamieson, who after a short time spent in Connecticut sent to Scotland for his parents,
brothers and sisters, and his own motherless.
son, the three generations coming in the same
ship.
(I) William Jamieson was born at Paisley,
Scotland, where he married Mary Kirkland
and reared a family of three sons and a daughter. About I829 he came to the United States,.
at the solicitation of his son Alexander, bringing his entire family with him, including William (2), the three year old son of Alexander.
The family settled in New York state, where
they remained until 1840, when they came toPENNSYLVANIA
Warren county, Pennsylvania, where William
purchased fifty acres of improved land in
Freehold township, and there built a home
dwelling that stood for seventy-two years,
having recently been demolished. William and
Mary, his wife, resided on their farm  until
I866, when both died, he at the great age of
ninety-eight years, and are buried side by side
in the Sugargrove cemetery. Both were devout Presbyterians.  Children: Hugh, now a
farmer of Sugargrove; Alexander, of whom
further; William, died in the west; Margaret,
(lied and is buried at Sugargrove.
(II) Alexander, son of William and Mary
(Kirkland) Jamieson, was born in Scotland
in I805, died in Sugargrove, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1893. He was the first of the family
to come to the United States, living in Scotland until the death of his wife in I828. He
settled first in Connecticut where he found
employment at his trade (weaver) in the print
mills. In I829 he sent for his family, all coming over in thlat year and settling in New York
state. In I840 Alexander Jamieson came with
the others of his family to Freehold township,
Warren county, Pennsylvania, where he purchased fifty acres, later made other purchases
and inherited the farm of his father, which all
adjoined. Here he lived until his death. He
was a Republican in politics, and a member of
the Presbyterian church and of the Masonic
Order. He married in Scotland and lost his
v ife shortly after the birth of his only child.
He never remarried.
(III) William (2), only child of Alexander
Jamieson, was born in Scotland, November 28,
1826, died in Sugargrove, Pennsylvania, Jan.
uary 30, I904. He was three years of age
wlhen brought to the IUnited States by his
grandparents to join his father, and he spent
hlis early life in New York state where he was
educated in the public schools. In I840 he
was brought with the family to Sugargrove,
where he remained at the home farm until his
marriage, then moved to a farm of his own in
Freehold township. He was a member of the
Presbyterian church. He married, April 23,
1857, Agnes, born July 17, 1839, died September 27, I9II, daughter of Donald and Mary
(McDermitt) McDonald. Children: I. Mary
E, born February 5, I858; married Charles
G. McIntosh; children: George Ray, Alexander, James, Margaret, Catherine Isabel.  2.
Margaret A., born November 29, I859; married Harry D. Buell; children: Ellen D. and
Agnes Keziah.- 3. Alexander T., of whom
further. 4. Hugh Elmer, born June 3, I866;
married Belle Stanton; children: Marshall W.,
Watson K., Agnes F., Blanche M. 5. William
C., born July 5, I872; married Nellie Pearl
Pilling; child, Mabel L. 6. Freddie, born January 21, I875, died in infancy. 7. Renon Bell,
born February Io, I88o.
(IV) Alexander T., son of William  (2)
and Agnes (McDonald) Jamieson, was born in
Freehold township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, at the old homestead, March 22, I862.
He was educated in the public schools, the
union school at Cherrygrove and the United
Brethren Seminary at Sugargrove. He has
lived on the farm he now owns since he was
three years of age; first as his father's assistant until the death of the latter, then as manager until I9II, when he purchased the interests of the other heirs and is now sole owner.
The farm consists of one hundred acres situated on the Bassett and Cooper Cross Roads
in Freehold township. Mr. Jamieson is a
Democrat in politics, and a member of Cold
Brook Lodge, No. I 124, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, in which he has passed all the
chairs. He was reared a Presbyterian, his wife
a Methodist. He married, December I3, I891,
Vinnie Cora Russell, born at Sharon, Mercer
county, Pennsylvania, May I6, I870, daughter
of Alexander D. and Ellen (Barrett) Russell
(see Russell II). She was educated at the
United Brethren Seminary, Sugargrove, and
for ten terms taught in the public schools of
Chautauqua county, New York, and for the
same number of terms in Warren county,
Pennsylvania. Children, all born in Freehold
township: Gerald Russell, April 20, I893;
Frank Archibald, October 2, I895; Hugh William, June 25, I900.
(The Russell Line).
(I) The Russells are also of Scotch ancestry. John Russell, grandfather of Mrs. Alexander T. Jamieson, was born in Scotland about
I8Io. He came to the United States, where
he settled at Hudson, New York, and there
married, later coming to Warren county, Pennsylvania. He there purchased a farm of fifty
acres, which he cultivated until his death in
I88o. He married Margaret Hustin, born in
Ireland, daughter of Thomas Hustin, who died
November 8, I874, aged ninety-two years. His
wife Jane died November 3, I854, aged seventy-four years. Margaret came to the United
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church, and his wife is a Lutheran. He married, May I, I862, Lavina, daughter of Abraham and Amelia (Fritz) Gilbert. Abraham
Gilbert was born in Beaver township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, a  wheelwright and
farmer, owning his own farm. His wife was
born in Berks county, came to Clarion county
where they were married; both are members
of the Lutheran church. Children of William
F. and} Lavina (Gilbert) Knight: I. Jo.hn Calvin, married Ida Elmira Miller; children: John
Calvin Jr., born I898, resides with his uncle,
Samuel Knight, at Monroe, Pennsylvania;
Clara; Opal; Jeannette; the mother died
March 7, I904. J. C. Knight has followed the
oil business as a driller. 2. Elmer E., married
Daisy Robinson, and resides at Knox, Pennsylvania; he was engaged in the oil business
in Pennsylvania; also for nearly five years in
Oklahoma.  He met with a serious accident
which prevented him  following the oil business; since then he has been engaged in the distilling business, operating at different times,
distilleries in the following counties: One in
Clarion county, one in Clearfield county, one
in Butler county, two in Armstrong county,
four in Westmoreland county, two in Cambria
county, one in Somerset county, and at present,
in company with his brothers, George and W.
W., will operate the plant on the old homestead. 3. Mary Amelia, married Irvin Best,
died and left two children: Elmer and Lavina.
4. Emma F. resides at home. 5. Samuel F.,
married Maude Smith, and resides at Monroe,
Pennsylvania. He followed the oil business
for several years but at the present time
(1913) is engaged in farming, being the owner
o.f a fine farm near Monroe, Pennsylvania. 6.
James, resides at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, unmarried; is the part owner of a distillery at
Walnut Grove, Pennsylvania. 7. Harvey, married Margaret Feathers, and resides at Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He has operated distilleries in Butler, Westmoreland and Cambria
counties, and is part owner with his brother
of the distillery at Walnut Grove. 8. Florence M., deceased. 9. William W., married
Bessie Dunn, and resides on the old -omestead; he has also operated distilleries at
Houtzdale, Pennsylvania. io. George, resides
at the old homestead) unmarried; he has also
been engaged with his brother James at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in operating distilleries.
The father, William F. Knight, died December
-I, I912, and was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran
Cemetery, Beaver township.
William Males, first of this famMALES  ily of whom there is definite information, pursued the occupations of farming and stock-raising. By his
first wife, whose name has been lost, he had
the following children: Adam; John; William;
Samuel; Daniel; Catherine; Elizabeth; Sarah.
He married (second) Mary Flick, and the
children of this marriage were: Henry, of
whom further; Jacob; Lidy; Sabina.
(II) Henry, son of William  and Mary
(Flick) Males, was born May I, I839, in Porter township, on the farm on which his widow
and sons now live. He was brought up in the
township with which his father had been identified, and was educated in the schools of the
locality. He was a highly successful farmer,
owning and working one hundred and twentyfive acres. Since his death his two sons, Chester J. and John M., cultivate the farm, and
with them lives their mother. Henry Males
married, August 22, 1863, Martha Magee. To
them were born eleven children: I. Mary C.,
born July I4, I869, died January 29, I885. 2.
Thomas Lloyd, June 4, I87I; married Mattie
Reichard, and had children: Bernadine,
Thomas, Marvin and Agnes. 3. Marvin A.,
December 27, I874, died October 28, I893.
4. William H., April I7, I876; married Bessie
Manley, and had two children: Beatrice and
Horace. 5. Ralph A., October I2, I879; married (first) Bertha Brownberger, and had
children.: Edwin and Muriel; married (second) Della Bush, no issue. 6. Chester J.,
March 22, I88I. 7. John M., June 29, I884;
married, September 22, I909, Blanche Benn,
born July 6, I887, and has a child, Merle, born
October I6, I9II. 8. Oran S., September 22,
I886. 9. Florence B., May 6, I889; married
Ralph Elliot, and has a daughter, Geraldine,
io. Iva S., June 3, I892. II. James R., June
I, I894.
William Wray, the founder of the
WRAY  family in this country, was born
in Ireland in I803, and died in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, October 23,
I884. He emigrated to America and settled
first in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he
was for some time the warden of the penitentiary, and in I847 removed to Clarion
county, where he engaged in the lumber business until his death. He was a Republican in
politics, and a Presbyterian in religion, being
for many years an elder in the church. He
married Ellen Boyd, born in Ireland in I814,
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States when a girl with her parents, all settling
at Hudson, New York. Children of John and
Margaret Russell: Alexander Douglass, of
whom further; Thomas and Jane, deceased;
James, now living in Lakewood, New Jersey.
(II) Alexander Douglass, son of John and
Margaret (Hustin) Russell, was born July 26,
I839, died March I2, I871. He was educated
in the public school, and grew to youthful
manhood at the home farm, but his tastes were
for a mercantile life and for a time he was engaged as a merchant in Pittsfield and Corry,
Pennsylvania. Later he located at Sharon,
Pennsylvania, where he established an insurance business and died comparatively a young
man. He was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church. He married, December 3,
I862, Ellen Barrett, born August I3, I84O,
daughter of Edmund Barrett, born in England,
December 5, I8o8, died February Io, I895.
He married, in his native land, Matilda Taylor, born April 6, I8o9, died October IO, I889.
Soon after marriage they came to the United
States, settling on a farm of one hundred and
fifty acres in Sugargrove township, Warren
county, which they owned. Both were Methodists. Both are buried in Sugargrove cemetery. Children: Ellen, of previous mention,
married Alexander D. Russell; Sarah L., married Robert Russell; Reuben; John; James;
Henry; Robert; Rose; Jane, married Ernest
Abbott; Wesley C., all living. Children of
Alexander D. and Ellen Russell: I. John, died
in infancy. 2. Frank Taylor, born January I0,
i865; married Etta Walker; children: Ralph,
Harry, Marie, Bernice, Florence, Jay. 3. Vinnie Cora, of previous mention, wife of Alexander T. Jamieson (see Jamieson IV).
The Turner family is an anTURNER cient one of Norman-French
origin, and appears in England
at the time of the conquest, when "Le sire de
Tourneur" accompanied King William on his
expedition. There are various coats-of-arms
belonging to the thirty-five different branches
of the family in England. In most of these
the mill rind or iron in which the center of the
millstone is set appears as a distinguishing
feature. This would seem to suggest that the
name is derived from the turning of a revolving wheel, indicating that the early Turners
might have been millwrights or millers. Several families of the name are among the early
immigrants to New England. That the family
has been a numerous and powerful one in New
England is shown by the fact that two villages,
one in Massachusetts and the other in Maine,
have been named for them. Turner's Falls,
in the Connecticut Valley, near Greenfield and
Deerfield, Massachusetts, was named for Captain William Turner, who gained a victory
there during King Philip's war, and was killed
the next day, March I9, I676. Previous to
his death the region had been known as Great
Falls. The town of Turner, north of Auburn
and Lewiston, Maine, was named for Rev.
Charles Turner, a descendant of Humphrey,
who was born at Scituate, Massachusetts, in
I732, graduated from Harvard in I752, and
for several years was a preacher at Dtuxbury, Massachusetts.  He afterwards moved
to Maine, where he became influential in
affairs, both of church and state, and left descendants who have attained distinction. The
Turners of Newport, Rhode Island, who for
so many generations have furnished officers
to the army and navy of the United States, as
well as consuls to foreign ports, are descended
from Captain William Turner, who gave the
name to Turner's Falls in Massachusetts. The
following is from the "Genealogy of the Descendants of Humphrey Turner," by Jacob
Turner, published in I852.
(I) Humphrey Turner, the first and perhaps the most important American ancestor,
was born in England about I593, died at Scituate, Massachusetts, in I673, aged about eighty
years. He arrived with his family at Plymouth,
Massachusetts, in I628. The following year
he had a house lot assigned him, and erected
his cabin in which he probably lived until I633.
A little later he moved to Scituate, Massachusetts, where he lived until his death. As early
as I636 he had a tannery at Scituate, and was
a man of prominence in the town. He married, in England, Lydia Gamer, an English
woman, who died at Scituate, before I67'3.
Children, the first four born in England: I.
John, of whom'further. 2. Thomas, died November, I688, at Scituate; married Sarah
Hiland, January 6, I652. 3. Joseph, never
married. 4. Daniel, still living at Scituate in
I699; married Hannah Randall, January 20,
I665. 5. Nathaniel, died January 3I, I7I5,
in Scituate; married Mehitable Rigby, March
29, I665. 6. Mary, married, November I3,
I65I, at Scituate, William Parker. 7. Lydia,
married, August I5, I649, at Scituate, James
Doughty. 8. Child, name unknown.
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(II) John, son of Humphrey Turner, born
in England, died in I687, at Scituate, Massachusetts. He married, April 25, I649, at Scituate, Ann James. Children: Japheth, of whom
further; Ann, born February 23, I652, married
Joseph Green; Israel, February I4, I654;
Hiram, April 8, I658; Sarah, July 25, I665;
Jacob, March Io, I667; David, November 5,
I670; Philip, August I8, I673; Ichabod, April
9, Ir676.
(III) Japheth, son of John Turner, was
born February 9, I65o, at Scituate, Massachusetts, died I69o. He married, at Duxbury,
now Pembroke, Massachusetts, Hannah Hudson, who died after I69o. Children: Ann,
born August I8, I679; Joshua, April 9, I68I,
died July 24, 1728; Japheth, of whom further;
Ruth, March I9, I685.
(IV) Japheth (2), son of Japheth (I)
Turner, was born January 4, I682, in Pembroke, Massachusetts, date of death not known.
He married Hannah Hatch (or Hutch), born
February I6, 1682, at Scituate, Massachusetts.
Children: Japheth, of whom further; Israel,
died September 24, 1760, much employed in
public business, represented the town of Pembroke in the general courts of nMassachusetts;
Hannth; Elizabeth.
(V) Japheth (3), son of Japheth (2)
Turner, was born in Pembroke, Massachusetts.
He married Elizabeth Morse, at Middleborough, Massachusetts, January I7, I725. Children: Betty, born May 12, 1726; Hannah,
January 30, I729; Abigail, August I I, I73I;
Joseph, September 24, I733, died in infancy;
Joseph, of whom further; Samuel, born April
I7, 1742; Mary, May 3I, I745.
(VI) Joseph, son of Japheth (3) Turner,
was born July 23, I734. He is said to have
held a commission in the British army during
the French and Indian wars, in which he died
about I757. He married Mercy French, who
died in Chester, Vermont. They had one son:
Joshua, of whom further.
(VII) Joshua, son of Joseph Turner, born
in Middleborough, Massachusetts, December
13, 1757, died December 2I, I820. He is recorded as having served in the colonial army
as captain during the revolutionary war, giving
special service as one of General George Washington's bodyguards. He married, August 22,
I780, Lydia Drury, born December 3, I763, at
Grafton, Massachusetts, died March 25, 1849,
at Antwerp, New York. Children: Larkin,
born December 7, I78I; Lydia, September Io,
I783; Joshua, of whom further; Mary, June
22, I788; Luke, August I8, I790, married, his
family lived in Pennsylvania; Joseph, August
I3, 1792, died young; Lucy, October 26, 1794;
Thomas, May, I796, married, family in Pennsylvania; Martha, April 20, I800; Lucius, June
I, I8O2; Alden Howland, November, I805,
died at sea.
(VIII) Joshua (2), son of Joshua (I)
Turner, born at Chester, Vermont, July 4,
1786, died at Tidioute, Warren county, Pennsylvania, April 30, I849. He went to Canada
as a young man, and returned later to the
United States, locating first in the state of
New York, and moving again to Warren county. He subsequently settled in Tidioute, where
he became interested in keeping a hotel, his
being one of the best known taverns in that
section. His character was of the best, and
his management of the business brought him
the high estimation of all with whom he had
dealings.  He married, October I3, I8II,
Christy Cook, born at Williamsburg, Upper
Canada, Ontario, March 31, 1794, died at Tidioute, Pennsylvania, May 22, 1882. Children:
Lydia, born December 8, 1812, died July 26,
1813; George W., of whom further; William
A., born December 25, I8I6, died December
20, I890, at Wheeling, West Virginia.
(IX) George W., son of Joshua (2) and
Christy (Cook) Turner, was born at Prescott,
Canada, September 25, I8I4, died at Tidioute,
Pennsylvania, August IO, I904. His early life
was spent with his parents in their home in
western New York. Public schools near their
residence furnished his education, and he later
attended the Gaines Academy. When nearly
sixteen years of age he went with his parents
to Warren county, Pennsylvania, coming to
Tidioute about I832, when only eighteen years
of age, and he then embarked in business for
himself, conducting a store of general supplies,
which after a few years he sold. While keeping store he received, from authorities luring
the administration of President Andrew Jackson, an appointment as postmaster of Tidioute,
and was the second incumbent of this office
after the location of a postoffice there. After
giving up his store in Tidioute he went west
and conducted business in Ohio and Minnesota, returning in I86o to Warren county,
Pennsylvania. He then bought out his father,
and became owner of his famous hotel. Later,
however, he exchanged. this piece of property
for a farm about three miles outside of Tidi999ALLEGHENY VALLEY
oute.  In I865 he sold out his agricultural
interests and again returned to Tidioute, purchasing a house, and adding afterwards the
property which his children inherited later and
own at the present time. He was a gentleman
of the old school, warmly esteemed by all who
knew him. He was a member of the Universalist church to which he gave liberal support. He also belonged to Warren Lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he took an active part, devoting himself
to Democratic principles. He owned a family
lot in the Tidioute cemetery, where a monument was later erected to mark the last resting place on earth of himself and other members of the Turner family.
George W. Turner married, No.vember 2,
1845, Mary Jane McMillen, born in Cincinnati,
Ohio, December 3, 1822, died April I9, I905,
daughter of Archibald and Lucinda (Stewart)
McMillen. The McMillen family was of
Scotch-Irish origin.  Mrs. Mary Jane (McMillen) Turner possessed a lovely Christian
character, which manifested itself in her family relations as mother and wife. Children:
I. Christy Ann, of whom further. 2. Joshua
Allen, of whom further. 3. Amelia Catherine,
born August 21, 1852; married, March 9,
I902, James Amos Stillman.  4. William
Humphrey, born September 8, I863; married,
May 3, I887, Lucinda Minerva Hastings, one
of a family resident in Tidioute. 5. George
Stewart, born March I, I866, married, March
3, I892, Belle C. McQuiston, of Wilkinsburg,
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania.
(X) Christy Ann, daughter of George W.
and Mary Jane (McMillen) Turner, was born
December io, I846. She was educated in public schools of Tidioute. All her life she has
resided in the same town, where she was born.
Her chief interest is in the line of historical
research, especially in regard to colonial men
and times in Pennsylvania. She is a member
of Tidioute Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, being number 522 in the chapter, with the national number 61,481. She is
well read in the local history of Tidioute, and
shows her strong patriotism in aiding to preserve the records of earlier days and generations.
(X) Joshua Allen, son of George W. and
Mary Jane (McMillen) Turner, was born
September I9, I85o, in Deerfield township,
Warren county, Pennsylvania. His education
was received primarily in the'public schools of
Tidioute, and finished at the State Normal
School in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. At the age
of nineteen years he began business life as a
clerk in the grocery store of F.  A. Dunn,
remaining with them for three years; he continued for five years longer in the same business under the firm name of Dunn  Cullver.
He then became one of the partners in the
establishment of a grocery store at Triumph,
Pennsylvania, under the firm name of Dunn
 Turner, Albert Dunn being his associate
in the business. This continued successfully
for a period of four years, when the firm
changed its locality, removing its stock to
North Clarendon; there it remained for three
years, subsequently removing to West Hickory, where business was conducted five years
longer. At this time Mr. Dunn's interest in
the enterprise was purchased by George S.
Turner, a brother of the junior partner, and
the firm name became Turner Brothers. IUnder
this style the store was conducted for the five
following  years, when  Joshua  A. Turner
bought his brother out and established a general store which was continued until I9o9. In
this year he sold out to Harry H. Smith 
Company and practically retired from business, confining his attention to his orange grove
in Florida, near the city of St. Petersburg.
Here with his family he spends the winter
season, residing during the remainder of the
year at Tidioute, where his residence on Scott
street is one of the most beautiful places in the
borough. In politics Mr. Turner is a Democrat, though he has never been. particularly
active in public life.; he was, however, appointed postmaster of West Hickory during
the last administration of President Cleveland,
and served seven years.
On November 28, I875, he was married at
Triumph, Pennsylvania, to Alice Mvers, born
February 4, 1854, in Deerfield township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, daughter of John and
Jane (Williams) Myers (see Meyers or Myers
IV). Mrs. Turner has been a lifelong resident
of Warren, Forest county, and is a prominent
member of the Methodist Episcopal church in
which and its various societies she has been
very active, being also a teacher in the Sunday
school. She is a charter member of the Tidi.
oute Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, her national number being
46,892; she has taken great interest in this
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organization and is especially interested in
genealogical and family history. Mr. and Mrs.
Turner have two children: I. Nellie Gertrude,
born July 26, I877, at Triumph, Pennsylvania;
she is a graduate of the high school and of the
Randolph School of Art at Randolph, New
York; on August I4, I912, she married Professor William Wallace Coon, and now lives
in Washington, D. C. 2. Harry Allen, born
December 9, I88I, at North Clarendon, Warren county; he is a graduate of Allegheny
College at Meadville, Pennsylvania; is now
a civil engineer in the employ of a copper
mining company in Utah, having been formerly
in the government service in this capacity.
(The Meyers or Myers Line).
This family is of German descent, the name
having originally been spelled Meyers; it is
one of the oldest established families in the
country, having emigrated from the Fatherland to America long prior to the revolutionary war, in which two of the earliest ancestors
wrere soldiers.
Frederick Meyers, the first member of the
family of whom we have record, was a native
of Saxony, and went from there to Switzerland. George Meyers, the son of Frederick,
came from Switzerland in I745 and settled in
the colony of Maryland, on the Gunpowder
river, about thirty miles from Baltimore, and
married Miss Singree, by whom he had two
children, a boy and a girl; the girl married a
man by the name of Lee, in Baltimore; the
boy was Henry Meyers, born August I7, I76I.
George Meyers was drowned in the Gunpowder
river. The following is a true copy of the
marriage certificate of George Meyers and
Elisabeth Singree, of county York, Pennsylvania:
Whereas, Geo. Meyer, of the county of York and
Province of Pennsylvania, yeoman, and Elisabeth
Singree, of the place aforesaid, spinster, having
made due publication of their intention of marriage,
as the law of the said Province directs, these are
to certify that upon the twentieth day of August,
in the 28th year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord George the II., by the grace of God, of Great
Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of
the Faith, Anno Domino 1754, before Harman
Updergraph, Esq., one of his Majesty's Justices for
said county, and sundry other witnesses hereunto,
the said George Meyer and Elisabeth Singree did
in a solemn manner by joining of hands did take
each other for hus,band and wife, to live together
according to God's holy ordinance until death do
them separate. In testimony whereof the partys
have hereunto set their hand the day above written.
The subscribers being present at the solemnization
of said marriage doe witness the same.
GEORGE MEYERS,
ELISABETH  MEYERS.
Witness: Christina Singree, Sr., Christina Singree, Jr.
Many of the descendants of the above couple
are still living. Henry, the son of George, and
John Myers, the son of Henry, and John
Myers, the son of John. Alice Myers Turner
is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Frederick.
Penna. Archives, series iii, vol. 26, page 295;
Henry Meyers' 400 a. land, date of survey
Sept. I8, I784; County of Berks, Warantees
of Land, page 587. George Meyers, 39338 a.
land; date of survey Feby. 29, I788.
(I) George Meyers served as second lieutenant of the Putnam Battery during the
revolution (see Pennsylvania archives, series
ii, vol. i, page I27). He married Elizabeth
Singree and had a family- of children, among
whom was a son, Henry, of whom further.
(II) Henry, son of George and Elizabeth
(Singree) Meyers, was born August 17, I76I,
presumably in Pennsylvania, where the family
seems to have been among the earliest settlers
of Clinton, Lycoming and Dauphin counties.
He served as first lieutenant in the war of the
revolution, his commission being dated September I4, 1778, and was mustered out on
November 3, I778 (see Pennsylvania Archives,
series ii, vol. xiii, page 686). Henry Meyers
was twice married, the maiden name of one
wife having been Sarah Strubel, to whom he
was married near Lockhaven, Pennsylvania.
They had children, among whom was a son,
John, who seems to have been the first to spell
the name "Myers," of whom further.
(III) John Myers, son of Henry and Sarah
(Strubel) Meyers, was born east of the Allegheny mountains, and  settled in Venango
county at a very early date. He was a miller,
operating and owning a mill which is still
standing near Franklin. His wife was Mary
Hohn, by whom he had twelve children: Jerry,
deceased; Louisa, deceased; Sally, deceased;
Sophronia, deceased; Marietta, now living at
New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Ellen, deceased; Ephraim, a soldier of the civil war,
now deceased; Leander, killed during the civil
war; George; Sylvester, killed during the civil
war; John, of whom further; Florence.
(IV) John (2), son of John (I) and Mary
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(Hohn) Myers, was born in Venango county,
Pennsylvania, dying April 6, I9OI. His early
life was passed in the county of his birth,
where he became a teamster and hauled charcoal for an iron foundry. While still a young
man he came to Warren county, where he
engaged in lumbering until he located as a
farmer at West Hickory, where he remained
for a number of years, coming eventually to
Tidioute in I865. As early as I86I he became
interested in the oil industry; and eight years
afterward purchased his farm of one hundred
and ninety-three acres in Limestone township,
Warren county, where he followed agricultural pursuits for many years. In politics Mr.
Myers was a Democrat, serving as school
director and in other township offices.  He
was a member of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. His wife was a Presbyterian;
she was Jane Williams, the marriage taking
place near Tylersburg, Pennsylvania. She was
born May I, 1835, near Bellefonte, Center
county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Jacob and
Esther (Maine) Williams.  Jacob Williams
was a native of Germany, coming to America
with his parents and settling with them in Lancaster county, where he passed his youthful
years, and in his early manhood removed further west, locating in Clearfield county, where
he became a farmer, and subsequently married.
He then removed to the Bald Eagle mountains
in Center county and entered the employ of'the Bald Eagle Iron Works, spending the remainder of his life there. His wife was Esther
Maine, by whom he had a number of children;
Jane, who became Mrs. Myers, being one of
them. Mr. and Mrs. Myers were the parents
of ten children, as follows: Florence, born
August 20, I85I; Alice, born February 2, I854,
married Joshua Allen Turner (see Turner X);
Richard R., born March 4, I856; William W.,
born September 2I, I858, died at the age of
eleven years; James F., twin of William W.,
died at age of six months; Lucy May, born
March 25, I86I, died at thirty years of age;
Edward G., born May 23, i863, died in I9oo;
Morton, born in February, I868; Burton M.,
born September Io, 1873; Clifford, born April,
I876, resides at Irvington, Pennsylvania.
(X) William Humphrey TurnTURNER  er, son of George W. (q. v.)
and Mary Jane  (McMillen)
Turner, was born September 8, i863, in Tidioute, Pennsylvania. His education was acquired in the public schools of Tidioute, after
which he began business life as a clerk in the
grocery store of Dunn  Turner, at Triumph,
Pennsylvania, remarining in the employ of the
firm at Clarendon and West Hickory when the
business changed location. He afterward severed his connection with the store and engaged
in the service of the Tidioute Chair Factory for
a short time, subsequently entering the employ
of Albert Dunn. Here he remained until the
fall of I889, when he engaged as bookkeeper
in the office of the Forest Gas Company, at
Youngsville, Pennsylvania. In I892 he returned to Tidioute, where he filled the same
position in the same company here, remaining
until I894, when he resigned and returned
to his old position under Albert Dunn. In
I900, he again became associated with the
Forest Gas Company with which he has since
remained, being now secretary, an office which
he has occupied in the company for the past five
years. Mr. Turner has prospered in his business and now owns and occupies the former
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Turner. He has become an influential man in
the community, and is well known and highly
esteemed in Odd Fellows circles, being a member o,f Eden Lodge, No. 666, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is past
grand noble, and of Home Encampment, No.
2I3, of which he is past chief patriarch.
On May 3, I887, Mr. Turner married Lucinda Minerva Hastings, who has been a lifelong resident of Tidioute, where she was born
October 23, I866. She is a daughter of George
S. and Sarah (Allis) Hastings (see Hastings
II). Mrs. Turner is a member of the Presbyterian church, and belongs to the Ladies' Aid
Society, also the Missionary Society, Women's
Christian Temperance Union, and the Twentieth Century Club. She is also a member of
the Tidioute Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, her national number
being 33,568. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have had
two children: I. Edward Hastings, born August 28, I888, died November I2, of the same
year. 2. Urma Klahr, born September 2I,
I892, at Tidioute. She is a graduate of Tidioute High School, of the class of I9II; and is
now a student in the German Hospital at Philadelphia. She is, like her mother, a member
of the Presbyterian church.
(The Hastings Line).
This family, according to tradition, was forI002PENNSYLVANIA
merly from the state of Vermont and belonged to the same stock as Daniel Hastings. The
first recorded ancestor of this branch of the
family was Solomon Hastings, who, with a
brother, was very young when his parents
died. The two boys were bound out and reared by strangers.
(I) Solomon Hastings was born at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and died at
Jamestown, New York, about I897, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. He was a
farmer, owning a farm of one hundred acres
in extent, two miles and a half from the city
of Jamestown; and passed his life almost entirely at Busti, Chautauqua county, New York.
He married Lucinda Minerva Bostrick, who
died in I894. She was a granddaughter of
Mediah Bostrick, a soldier of the revolutionary
war; and it is through this connection that
Mrs. William H. Turner became eligible to
membership in the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Solomon Hastings and his wife
were the parents of the following children:
George S., of whom further; Lucinda; Jane;
Chapin; Alexander; Emerick; Susan; Ava;
Eunice.
(II) George Solomon Hastings, son of Solomon and Lucinda Minerva (Bostrick) Hastings, was born June 24, I837, at Bradford,
Pennsylvania, and died at Tidioute in the same
state, November I3, I909. He was about four
years of age when his parents removed to
Busti, Chautauqua county, New York, and
here he received his early education. He became a farmer at Busti and in connection with
this calling fitted himself to become a veterinary surgeon, being a great lover of horses;
he practiced this profession all his life. In
I864 he removed to Tidioute, where he also
became interested in the lumber trade; here
he also conducted a livery and express business
in addition to his other activities, and enhanced the excellence of his reputation as a
veterinarian. About three years prior to his
death he retired altogether from business life,
living quietly at home. In politics he was a
staunch Republican; and he was at one time a
member of the organization of the Knights of
Pythias.  He belonged to the Universalist
church.
On March II, I86I, Mr. Hastings married
Sarah Allis, a native of Orleans county, New
York, where she was born June 27, I84I.
She is a daughter of Oliver G. and Mary Ann
(Beach) Allis (see Beach II). Mrs. Hastings came to Chautauqua county when a girl,
and completed her education at the Jamestown Academy. She is a resident of Tidioute,
and belongs to the Presbyterian church here;
being also a member of the Ladies' Aid and
Missionary Societies, and of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union. Mr. and Mrs.
Hastings had six children, as follows: I. Adelbert, born September 23, I863, at Kantone, in
Chautauqua county; he married Lena Brennan and had two children, Fred and Ruth, the
latter now deceased. 2. Lucinda Minerva, born
October 23, i866; married William H. Turner,
as previously stated. 3. Mary Olive, born May
5, I870; she resides at home with her mother.
4. Edwin Culver, born November 15, I875;
married Mary Hogan; no children. 5. George
Dewey, born March 4, I88o; married Alice
Corl, and resides at Bradford, Pennsylvania.
Children: Helen, Eunice, Mary Allis, and
George Corl. 6. Sarah Allis, born February
I5, I887; unmarried.
(The Beach Line).
(I) Theron Beach, the first recorded ancestor of this family, was born March 22, I775,
and died July 23, I847. He married Martha
Adams, who was born March I4, I779, and
died September I6, I827. Their children were:
David, died April 3, I889; Betsy, died December I2, I852; Mary Ann, mentioned below;
Orrin, deceased; Harlow, died September I2,
I894; Hulda, died April 24, 1I853; Olive, died
January I4, I859; Curtis, died March I7, I854.
(II) Mary Ann Beach, daughter of Theron
and Martha (Adams) Beach, was born October I2, I803, and died September 6, I88o. She
married, February IO, I823, Oliver G. Allis,
and they had the following children: Lydia
Ann, born July 8, I824 (or I826); Martha,
born October 7, I825; Lydia, born March 6,
1827; Dimmis, born April 5, I829; Olive, born
in I830; Huldah, twin sister of Olive; Mary,
born January I2, I832; Orson, born April 25,
1833, deceased; Oliver, born January 29, 1835;
Olive, born February 29, 1I837, deceased; Elizabeth, born October I, I838, deceased; Sarah,
born June 27, I84I, married George S. Hastings, as stated above.
The Pinney family, represented
PINNEY in the present generation by
Howard A. Pinney, a highly respected and enterprising citizen of Sheffield,
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Pennsylvania, is of English extraction, and has
long been seated in this country.
(I) Humphrey Pinney, the pioneer ancestor
of the line here under consideration, was born
in Somerset county, England, died in Windsor,
Connecticut, August 20, I683. He was one of
the number who accompanied the Rev. John
Warham to this country from England, leaving Plymouth in the ship, "Mary and John,"
March 30, I630, and in this same company was
Mary Hull, who subsequently became his wife.
He settled at Dorchester, Massachusetts, where
his marriage occurred, and in I635 removed
to Windsor, Connecticut. He attained distinction in the community, as shown by the
fact that he was called "Mr." The death of
his wife occurred August I8, I684. They had
a number of children, among whom was Nathaniel, of whom further.
(II) Nathaniel, second son of Humphrey
and Mary (Hull) Pinney, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, December, I640, baptized
January 2, r64I, and died August 7, I676. He
was active in the affairs of the city in which
he resided, and was honored by all who knew
him. He married, July 2I, I670, Sarah (Griswold) Phelps, daughter of Edward Griswold,
the emigrant, and Widow of Samuel Phelps.
She died November 6, I7I5. Among their
children was Nathaniel, of whom further.
(III) Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel (I)
and Sarah  (Griswold-Phelps) Pinney, was
born May ii, I67I, in Windsor, Connecticut.
He performed well his part in all the affairs
of life.  He married, Seutember 21, I693,
Martha, daughter of Timothy Thrall, and
granddaughter of William  Thrall, the emigrant. They were the parents of eight children, the youngest having been Abraham, of
whom further.
(IV) Abraham, son of Nathaniel (2) and
Martha (Thrall) Pinney, was born in February, I709-Io, died September I2, 1780. He
settled in that part of Simsbury called Scotland, and there spent an active and useful life.
He married (first) Elizabeth Butler, who bore
him eleven children, among whom was Abner,
of whom further. He married (second) Sarah
(Clark) Moore, a widow.
(V) Captain Abner Pinney, son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Butler) Pinney, was born
in I75O, died November 23, I804. He served
in the revolutionary war, and although not an
officer of that rank, was ever after called
"Captain." He signed the Scioto Company's
agreement for eight hundred and sixty acres,
and his sons, Azariah and Abner, signed for
one hundred acres each. Both Captain Pinney
and his son Azariah must have removed to
Worthington in the fall of I804, for on November I, the father conveyed to the son two
parcels of land, one the north half of farm
lot No. 22, extending from the tier line to the
river, and the other being lot No. 84, extending from the tier line to the east section line.
He married Ruth Gillet, of Granby, Connecticut.  Children: Ruth, born July 28, 1774;
Azariah, July 26, I775; Martha, March 3I,
1777; Abner Putnam, February 28, 1779; Huldah, April 5, 1780; Levi, March 30, I782;
Chester, July 26, I785; Hervey, of whom further; Betsy.
Captain Pinney was probably the oldest
member of the Scioto Company who emigrated
to Ohio.  The following appears upon his
gravestone in the churchyard at Worthington,
besides the Masonic emblems:
Capt.
Abner Pinney
died Nov. 23, I804
in the 55 year of
his age.
Here Abner Pinney lies, the kind, the just,
His flesh returning to its kindred dust.
True friendship dwelt within his faithful heart,
Yet from his dearest friends was cal'd to part,
And now we trust he's landed on that shore
Where death ne'er comes, and friends shall part no
more.
The gravestone of Mrs. Pinney is inscribed
as follows:
In
memory of
Mrs. Ruth
Consort of
Capt.
Abner Pinney
who died March 28
i8o6
in the 55 vear of
her age.
Beneath or near this monumental stone
A mother's form is laid, her spirit gone;
True to her vows she shared a matron's fame
And kind to all; her children bless her name,
And now her earthly joys and sorrows cease
Her soul, we hope, has reached the realms of peace.
(VI) Hervey, youngest son of Captain Abner and Ruth (Gillet) Pinney, was born July
I3, I787, died June I3, I876. He removed to
Bethel, New York, about the year 1817, and
there spent the remainder of his days. He
was highly esteemed by his fellow citizens and
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was chosen by them to fill offices of trust and
responsibility in the town, which duties he
performed in a commendable manner. He
was an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in the work of which he took
an active part. He married, October I2, i818,
Margaret Everard, born September I2, 1798,
died August 5, I864. Children: I. Ruth E.,
born November 27, I819, died April 4, I90I;
married, February I5, I837, David W. Gay;
children: Elizabeth, Sophrona, Margaret,
George Hervey, Minnie F., Mary E. 2. Margaret A., born September I, I82I, died April
2I, I9oi; married, April 2I, I852, William
Miller; children: Hervey, Mary M., Phebe J.,
William J., John W., Chester P. 3. Edward
Hervey, of whom further. 4. Eleazer A., born
September 3, I825, died December 5, 1903;
married, August i8, 1848, Hannah Miller, who
died in I888; children: Sarah A. and Mary.
5. William H., born June 8, I828; married
(first) Laura J. Irvine, who died in October,
1872; married (second) Susie T. Nutt; children of first wife: Nettie J., Helen P., Carrie
M., Maggie A., Charles A.; children of second wife: Hervey J., Laura I., William H. 6.
Lucy Jane, born March 30, 183I, died AMarch
20, I89I; married, September I7, I85o, Rev.
Nathan H. Bangs, of the New York Conference, Methodist Episcopal church, born October I, 1824, died April 2, 1I884; children: Hervey Pinney, Margaret Alice, Arthur Eleazer,
John Abner, Grace May. 7. George Chester,
born August 25, 1833; married (first) October
2, i856, Elizabeth A. Jones, died in May, i863;
married (second) February 22, I866, Mary
C. Irvine, deceased; children of first wife:
Margaret A. and Cora E.; children of second
wife: Mary E., Harry B., Edna I. 8. Abner
F. B., born December 5, 1837, died September
I7, I854. 9. John W., born May I8, I841;
married Anna Doughty; child, Allen.
(VII) Edward Hervey, eldest son of Hervey and Margaret (Everard) Pinney, was
born at Bethel, New York, October 4, I823,
died September 8, I9I2. After completing his
literary education, he began the study of law,
which profession he followed for many years,
acquiring a reputation for integrity and ability.
He took an active interest in politics, and
served in the capacity of justice of the peace,
supervisor and chairman of the board of supervisors, assemblyman, having held the office
twice, district attorney, special county judge
and surrogate, in all of which offices he gave
entire satisfaction to his constituents. In I862
he offered his services to his country, raised
Company F, of which he was captain, was
promoted to the rank of major, and was a
veteran of the One Hund,red and Forty-third
Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry. He
was a Royal Arch Mason, was a Free Mason
over forty years, and was past master of Callicoon Lodge, No. 52I, of Fosterdale, New
York. He resided at Kenoza Lake, New York.
He married, December 25, I849, Harriet Hill.
Children: I. Lauretta J., born August 3, i85I;
married, May I3, I872, Blake G. Wales, who
died February 4, 19oo; children: Joseph R.,
Martha M., Harriet G., Louise W., Gideon Pinney, Blake B. 2. Howard Abner, of whom further. 3. Hervey B., born at Liberty, New York,
October 4, 1854, died July 24, I896; married,
May, i885, Olive Kimble, of Wayne county,
Pennsylvania; one child, Edward F., born July
24, I886. 4. Eleazer E., born May 29, 1859;
married, April 5, I882, Amelia Young, of Liberty, New York; children: Harriet E., Ruby M.,
Earl Hervey, Lauretta J. 5. Harriet I., born
October I, I86I; married, October  I, I88i,
Charles E. Bulkley, of Southport, Connecticut;
children: Grace J. and Lauretta J. Pinney.
Harriet (Hill) Pinney is a daughter of Moses
Hill, minister of the gospel, Reading, Connecticut, and granddaughter of Nathaniel Barlow
Hill, of Liberty, New York, formerly of Reading.
(VIII) Howard Abner, son of Edward
Hervey and Harriet (Hill) Pinney, was born
in Liberty, Sullivan county, New York, January 20, I853. He acquired a practical education in the schools of the neighborhood, after
which he entered the employ of the Penn Tanning Company, a branch of the United States
Leather Company, of New York City, located
at Sheffield, Warren county, Pennsylvania,
where he held. a responsible position for a
number of years. He is at the present time
(I912) engaged in the insurance business, including savings and loans, real estate, and
surety bonds, and is also a notary public. He
is a 1Methodist in religion, and a Prohibitionist
in politics. He has served as township chairman of his party for more than a quarter of
a century, held the office of school director for
many years, also secretary and tleasurer of the
board, and he was nominated for the offices of
prothonotary and member of assembly. In
I9o00 he was the presidential elector from his
district for Woolley and Metcalf, the ProI00oo5ALLEGHENY VALLEY
hibition candidates for president and vicepresident.
Mr. Pinney married, September 8, I884,
Lizzie A. Ginader, of East Randolph, Cattaraugus county, New York. Children: I. Lauretta E., born July I, I885; graduated from
Sheffield high school and the Edinboro Normal School; taught school in Sheffield for
seven years continuously; on September 3,
I9I2, entered the Presbyterian Hospital, New
York City, to study for a professional nurse.
2. Eva A., born December 8, I886; graduate
of Sheffield high school; married, July I8,
1907, Ralph M. Pitt; children: Donald, born
July 23, I908; Virginia, March 3, I9IO; Doris
Louise, August 2, I9I2. 3. Francis W., born
June 8, I888; graduate of Sheffield high school
and the Edinboro Normal School; now teaching in Sheffield union school. 4. Maude F.,
born December 26, I889; graduate of Sheffield high school; married, December 26, 191,
John F. Kuhns, of Erie, Pennsylvania; child,
Francis J., born December 20, I912. 5. Howard J., born March 26, I892; graduate of Sheffield high school. 6. Harriet H., born Jfanuary
22, I894, died January 8, I899. 7. Edward
C., born January 7, I9oI; graduate of Sheffield high school.
Lorenzo Le Roy was born in the
LE ROY village of Neversink, Sullivan
county, New York, November 7,
I85o, being one of a family of eight children;
his brothers and sisters were: Amelia, Ida,
Alzina, Samantha, Ellsworth, Hiram, Eddie.
Lorenzo Le Roy, the eldest brother, received
his education in the public schools of Sullivan
county, after which he began life as a carpenter, working in association with his uncle.
When he was still quite a young man he left
New York state and came to Pennsylvania,
where he resided for four years before he
finally made his home, in I874, in Sheffield.
Here he worked at his trade of carpenter and
assisted in the erection of the Sheffield public
school building; after this he gave up his trade
and became a clerk in the Shaw House, a
hotel kept by Mr. Charles A. Shaw, whose
daughter he married. He remained in the employ of his father-in-law until the latter's
death, when he succeeded to the business and
became proprietor of the house, which he continued to conduct until his own death, August
I3, I909. Mr. Le Roy was also interested in
oil in later years and became a producer. His
business interests of all kinds were very successful, and he quickly grew to be a man of
note in the community, being one of the most
highly esteemed and popular citizens of Sheffield. In social as well as in business circles
he was a leading spirit, and nothing that concerned the general welfare failed to command
his interest and support. In his political opinions he was a Democrat, arnd though he took
an active and prominent position in the affairs
of the party he was never an office-holder nor
an office-seeker. As a Mason he was a member of Sheffield Lodge, No. 481, Free and
Accepted Masons; and belonged also to Sheffield Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Mr. Le Roy
was always a liberal contributor to charity and
did a great deal, though in a quiet way, for the
Method'ist Episcopal church with which he
affiliated.
He was married at Sheffield to Rosamond
Cornelia Shaw, born at Barnes, Warren county,
Pennsylvania, November I4, I850, daughter
of Charles Alexander and Abigail (Wright)
Shaw, her father having been born October
I5, I824, died August 4, I902. Her mother
was born in the year I829, died about I893.
Mr. and Mrs. Shaw had one son also, Charles
Alexander Jr., who died at the age of eleven
years. Mrs. Le Roy's father, Charles Alexander Shaw, was a native of Orange county,
New York, where he passed the earlier years
of his life. He was the son of Alexander and
Cecilia Shaw, old residents of New York
state. He came to Warren county, Pennsylvania, about the year 1847, and resided here
for fifty-five years, having been one of the
original settlers. There was no public highway when he first came, and the settlers were
obliged to follow the old blazings through the
forest.  Mr. Shaw  established the hotel of
which he was proprietor for many years and
which is to-day one of the leading hotels of
the place. As a citizen he possessed the unbounded esteem of the community in which
he dwelt and to whose needs he contributed so
faithfully and well. He was an attendant of
the Methodist Episcopal church to which he
showed an open-handed generosity, althotigh
he was not a member. He married Abigail
Wright, about the year I849; she was born in
St. Lawrence county, New York, daughter of
Aaron and Cordelia (Rose) Wright, Cordeliia
Rose having been an adopted daughter of Mr.
Rose. Aaron Wright was a soldier of the war
of 1812, having enlisted from St. Lawrence
ioo6thl At IN Y.
county, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo
Le Roy had one son, Charles Hiram, born at
Sheffield, Pennsylvania, May 28, I88o. He
was educated primarily in the public schools
of Sheffield, attending the high school, and
after this he entered the Lock Haven State
Normal School, and subsequently completed
his studies at New Wilmington, Lawrence
county. He is now in business at Cleveland,
Ohio; he married Martha Brock, by whom he
has one child, Ardath Rosamond Le Roy.
The ancestors of this family
BOWEN  came from England; the earliest
recorded progenitor having been
Calvin Bowen, who with his wife and six children came to this country and settled in Massachusetts, whence they removed to Oneida
county, New York. Little or no information
is preserved by his descendants of the occupation, politics, religion of Calvin Bowen, or of
his wife's ancestry beyond the fact that she
too was of English birth. Their children, all
of whom were probably born in Oneida county, were: Alva, Hezekiah, Mason, William S.,
of whom further; Cynthia, Jerusha.
(II) William S., son of Calvin Bowen, the
immigrant, was born in Oneida county, New
York, the exact date of his birth not being
known. He was a farmer, passing the greater
portion of his life, if not all, in Oneida county,
and here he was probably married and here
his children were born. His wife was Mary
Rix,' born in Oneida county, whose parents
also had come from England, settling in Herkimer county, New York. Children: Hubert,
Homer L., Adelaide F., Calvin R., of whom
further.
(III) Calvin Rix, son of William S. and
Mary Bowen, was born May 3, I843, at Deerfield, Oneida county, New York. He removed
in early life to Hinsdale, Cattaraugus county,
New York, where he acquired his education
at the common schools. He became a farmer,
and was also interested in the grocery business,
becoming a prominent man in the town and a
leader in its civic and political affairs. He
was a member of the Democratic party; for
four years was postmaster, was also town
supervisor for a period of four years, town
clerk for three years, town collector for one
year, and justice of the peace for another year.
He took no part in the four years hostilities
of the civil war, having never enlisted in the
military or naval service, and has never been
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connected with any military organizations. He
belongs, however, to the order of Masons, and
is a consistent member of the Protestant
church, to which all of his family belong. On
September 9, I867, he was married at Hinsdale to Frances Eleanor Bandfield, a native of
that town, where she was born April I2, I846.
Her parents were George D. and Orpha A.
Bandfield, her mother having been a Miss
Marsh, whose ancestors first settled in Vermont and afterward removed to Hinsdale. Mr.
Bandfield, whose ancestors were settlers of
Thompson county, New York, was a farmer
by occupation, and was a captain in the state
militia at an early day. Mrs. Bowen was the
youngest of four children, the others being
George H., Nelson D. and Orpha A. Bandfield.
Children of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin R. Bowen:
I. George L., born February 22, I869; was
educated in the district school and became a
dry goods merchant; he is married and has two
children, Elizabeth and Frances. 2. William
C., born January 7, I872; he was educated in
the district school; is station agent on the railroad; is married, having one child, Lyall. 3.
Adelaide F., born April 6, I874; a graduate of
Hinsdale union school. 4. Bert B., born January Io, I877; educated at Hinsdale union
school; now a director of C. H. Smith Company, and manager of their grocery department at Sheffield, Pennsylvania; he is married
and has two children, Margaret and Adelaide.
5. Archie N., of whom further. 6. Bessie O.,
born June 9, i882; a graduate of Hinsdale
union school. 7. Roy D., born March 23,
I885; was educated at the Hinsdale union
school.
(IV) Archibald Nelson, son of Calvin Rix
and Frances Eleanor (Bandfield) Bowen, was
born February 2I, I879, at Hinsdale, Cattaraugus county, New York. His early life was
passed at Hinsdale, and he received his education at the union school, where he was graduated in June, I895. For the subsequent three
years he was a teacher in the district schools
of Hinsdale, Delavan and Sandusky, New
York, after which he became a bookkeeper and
stenographer, his first employment in this line
being in the office of John H. Titus, who was
in the plastering hair business in Hinsdale.
He remained here from June, I898, until October, i899, when he entered the employ of the
C. H. Smith Company in the capacity of bookkeeper, remaining with them until February,
I9o9. He was then elected treasurer of the
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died in Clarion  county in February, 1894.
Children: I. John, mentioned below. 2. Samuel, deceased; married Mrs. Schrengost; one
child, W\illiam J. 3. Eliza Jane, married William  Hays; children: William, Ella, and two
deceased. 4. William, unmarried; was killed in
the lumber woods in I869. 5. Albert, deceased;
married Catharine Frank.  Children: i. Ella,
married G. A. Songer, deceased; had issue. ii.
Mary C., married G. M. Harringer; had issue.
iii. Samuel, unmarried. iv. James, unmarried.
v. Lewis, married Effie Harringer; had issue.
vi. Jennie, married J. H. Say. vii. George E.,
unmarried. viii. Sarah, unmarried. ix. Ruth,
unmarried. Two deceased. 6. Robert, married
Sarah Kerr. Childlren: I. William Willis, married and lives in Kentucky; has issue. ii. George
Curtis, married Rhloda Mechling; they have
issue. iii. Elda, died unmarried. iv. Charles,
married; deceased; had issue. v. Augusta, unmarried. vi. Archie, deceased. 7.
James, married Catharine Philomena Walter,
deceased; one child Alida. 8. George W.,
married Mary E. Love; children: Albert, unmarried; Harold, married Miss Wade, have
issue; Elizabeth, unmarried. 9. Leonard B.,
married (first) Lettia Bauer, (second) Carrie Barker. Children by first wife: John H.,
married Hattie Reymer, no issue; Ella, married Scott Agnew, no issue.  IO. One child,
(lied in infancy.
(II) John, son  of William  and  Ellen
(Boyd) Wray, was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, February io, I83I, died May 25,
I902. He received his early education in the
public schools and when sixteen years of age
removed with his parents to Clarion county,
where he became a lumberman and followed
that occupation until his death. He was a
Republican in politics, and held several local
public offices. He was a Presbyterian in religion.  He married (first) Nancy, daughter
of Alexander and Mary (Stewart) Hays, born
in Butler county, Penn,sylvania, in I832, died
in Clarion county in 1862. Her parents were
pioneer settlers of Butler county, later removed to Forest county and afterward returned to Clarion county, where they died.
Their children were: I. Sarah, died unmarried.  2. Matilda, deceased; married  John
Walter, deceased. 3. William, deceased; married Eliza Wray, deceased. 4. John, deceased;
married Catharine Myers, deceased. 5. Alexander, deceased; unmarried. 6. Jonathan, deceased; married Rachel Everhart, deceased.
7. Nancy, deceased; married John Wray, mentioned above. 8. Mary, deceased, unmarried.
9. Euphemia, deceased; unmarried. io. Maria,
deceased; unmarried.
John Wray married (second) Caroline E.
Sloane, died in March, I9II. Children, all
by first marriage: I. William Alexanider, mentioned below. 2. Mary E., unmarried; living
(I9I3) in Tylersburg, Pennsylvania. 3. John,
unmarried.
(III) William Alexander, son of John and
Nancy (Hays) Wray, was born in Farmington
township,  Clarion  county,  Pennsylvania,
August I, I856, and is now living in Tylersburg, Pennsylvania. He received his early education in the public schoolsj then went to work
as a lumberman and later became interested
in the oil-fields, in which business he still continues, having interests in thirty oil-producing
wells. He is a stockholder in the Keystone
Mutual Oil and Gas Company, and is also interested in the wh!olesale and retail hardware
business in Kane, Pennsylvania, and the Falconer Mirror Company, at Falconer, New
York. He is a Republican in politics, and a
Presbyterian in religion. He is a member of
Jenks Lodge, No. 250, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, in Marionville, Pennsylvania.
He married, July I, I9I2, Flora May, daughter
of Samuel and Margaret (Armstrong) Hutcheson, born in Jefferson county, April 27, I870,
now living in Tylersburg.
This has been a
KNAPPENBERGER  family of farmers
and large landowners in Pennsylvania for generations, the members inheriting from their German ancestry
those sturdy qualities of thrift and industry
that have caused them to prosper and become
men of note in the community in which they
have cast their lot in life.
(I) Johann  Knappenberger, the  earliest
known member of this family, came from
Switzerland to America in I749. He settled
in Northampton county, Pennsylvania.  He
was a member of the German Reformed
church. A number of his sons settled in eastern Pennsylvania. Among his children were:
Conrad, of whom further; Adam, Henry,
George and Philip, all of whom served in the
revolutionary war, two being officers.
(II) Conrad, son of Tohann, Knappenberger, born, probably in Switzerland, in I747,
died in I8i8. He came at the close of the rev773ALLEGHENY VALLEY
firm, which office he continues to occupy. The
C. H. Smith Company, which is a general merchandise business with stores at Sheffield,
Warren and Loleta, Pennsylvania, is now a
corporation with a capital of four hundred
thousand dollars. It is doing an immense business and is one of the largest enterprises in
this section of the state. In politics Mr. Bowen
is a Democrat, though he has never sought to
hold public office, and though one of the leading and most influential citizens of Sheffield,
confines his attention to the welfare of the
firm with which he is so eminently associated.
He is a member of Sheffield Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and belongs to the
Wawanda Club of this place; he is not definitely a member of any church or of any church
organization. On April I2, I904, Mr. Bowen
was married at Jamestown, New York, to Edna
Elizabeth Wood, born at Tiona, Warren county, Pennsylvania, June I9, I874, daughter of
John Abner and Hannah (Rouse) Wood. Mr.
and Mrs. Bowen have one daughter, Alice
Virginia, born at Sheffield, Pennsylvania,
March I2, I905.
Le Roy Carroll Eddy, attorney of
EDDY  Warren, Pennsylvania, is a son of
Zechariah Ephraim Eddy and a
grandson of Isaac and Olive (Gates) Eddy.
Zechariah Ephraim Eddy was born September
27, 1846. He was well educated. He is now
living a retired life in Warren, but interested
in real estate and oil investments. He was for
several years in the grocery business in Warren as Z. E. Eddy  Company, later Z. E. 
H. G. Eddy. He is a Republican in politics.
He married Cornelia Elizabeth Carroll, born
April 9, 86o, daughter of Augustus and Elizabeth (Beach) Carroll, the latter a cousin of
President Rutherford B. Hayes. Augustus
Carroll was a son of Lawrence Carroll, of
New Orleans, a one time member of the English House of Commons and a cousin of
Charles Carroll, "of Carrollton." Lawrence
Carroll was the owner of a vast tract of land
in Ohio, now comprising the counties of Lawrence and Carroll. Children of Zechariah E.
Eddy: I. Le Roy Carroll, of whom further.
2. Everett Henry, born December 7, I888;
graduate of University of Pennsylvania, class
of I9I2.
(III) Le Roy Carroll, son of Zechariah
Ephraim and Cornelia Elizabeth (Carroll)
Eddy, was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, August I8, I882. He obtained his preparatory
education in the public schools of Warren;
was a graduate of the high school, class of
IgoI, returned for a post-graduate course,
graduating in Ig902. He then entered the University of Pennsylvania, whence he was graduated with honors from the law department
with degree of LL. B., class of I905. Returning to Warren he entered the law office of
Hon. E. H. Beshlier, of Warren county, as
clerk, continuing until his admission to the bar
of Warren county at the fall term of I907.
In January, I9o8, he began practice in Warren and is securing a firm foothold in public
esteem as a capable, energetic, rising practitioner. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, member of its board of trustees and at present clerk of the board; in politics he is a Republican. Mr. Eddy is unmarried.
The Crispin family in PennsylCRISPIN vania is of mixed Scotch and
German ancestry, a combination
that produces great strength and hardiness and
very apt to bring the descendants to the fore.
The immediate progenitor of the family was
George Crispin, born in the year i8o6, in New
Jersey, who possessed the sturdiness and longevity of his race; he lived to the age of seventy-five years, dying in Elk county, Pennsylvania, in the year I88I. His wife was Susan
Wolf, born in Germany in the year I8o7, also
living a long and useful life; she died in.Elk
county in the year I888, at the age of eightyone years, having survived her husband for
seven years. Their children were: Jesse; William, of whom further; Harvey, killed during
the civil war at the battle of the Wilderness;
Margaret, Martha, Sarah, Harriet, Melissa.
(II) William, son of George and Susan
(Wolf) Crispin, was born in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, in the year I832. He was a
farmer and one of the leading lumbermen on
Clarion river, becoming a very prominent resident of Heath township in Jefferson county,
where he died on his farm in the year I897.
Politically he was a Republican, becoming a
school director and supervisor of Heath township. He was also a prominent member of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Crispin married (first) Caroline Crow, by whom he had
no children. Married (second) a Miss Kitinger, by whom he had one child, Reason, born
and reared in Elk county, where he now lives.
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Married (third) Rose Gordon, born in the
year i838, died in I869, daughter of Isaac and
Teny (Beers) Gordon, both natives of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, where they continued to reside. Mr. Gordon was born in the
year I815, dying in Barnett township about
I870; his wife, who was born in I8I7, survived
him by many years, dying in I903. By his
third wife Mr. Crispin had four children, as
follows: Harvey, died in infancy; Isaac, died
at the age of ten years; Mary, became the wife
of John Knop Snyder and is now deceased;
George H., of whom  further.  Married
(fourth) Caroline Hutchinson, by whom he
had the following seven children, all of whom
are living: Helen, William, Wayne, Leason,
Eve, Melvin, Roy.
(III) George H., son of William and Rose
(Gordon) Crispin, was born in Elk county,
Pennsylvania, December I5, I868, his mother
dying shortly after the birth of this last child.
He was reared in Highland township, Clarion
county, receiving his education in the public
schools of the locality. As soon as he was prepared to enter business on his own account his
attention was turned to lumbering, which pursuit has engaged his interest ever since. In
the year I9oo Mr. Crispin came to Strattonville, which he has continued to make his home,
and where he has attained great success in his
business enterprises and prominence in public
affairs generally. He is greatly interested in
the prosperity of the town and has been a
member of the council -of Strattonville borough.  Politically he is an adherent of the
Democratic party. He is also prominent in
fraternal affairs, having been for sixteen years
a member of the Order of Free and Accepted
Masons; and he is a consistent member of the
Methodist Episcopal church, to which his wife
also belongs.
He married, March 29, i888, Emma Clarissa
Johnson, a native of Highland township, where
she was born October 6, I872, daughter of
Anderson and Jane (Porter) Johnson, residents of this township. Mr. Johnson, who is
a farmer, born in the year 1846, has been a
Democrat hitherto in political life, but is now
a Socialist; Mrs. Johnson, a native of Highland township, was born in the year I848.
They are both members of the United Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were
the parents of ten children, as follows: Jennie;
Mary; Ella and Emma C., twins; Chloe, deceased; Alice; Porter, deceased; Della; Dora;
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Lena. Mr. and Mrs. Crispin had the following children: Alvin, born October 29, I890;
Carrie, June 22, I892; Gearrie, May 20, I894;
Grace, January 26, I899, deceased; Lillian,
April 15, I9OI; Ella, March 24, I904.
Martin Hook, the founder of the
HOOK family in this country, was born
in Germany, January I, I86I, and
is now living in Fryburg, Pennsylvania. He
is a son of Ferdinand and Veronica Hook,
who were both born and died in Germany.
He received his early education in Germany,
went to work at an early age, and when eighteen years old emigrated to America and settled in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1879, where he worked in various
capacities, for the first winter receiving only
four dollars per month wages, then being employed on the railroad for two years, then
working in the woods as a lumberman, and
later on a farm for seven years, and finally, in
April, 1892, settling in Fryburg and engaging
in the butcher business, in which he still continues. He also owns and cultivates a farm
near Fryburg. He is a Democrat in politics,
and a Roman Catholic in religion.
He married, August 27, I888, Anna Theresa,
born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, February I9, i866, now living in Fryburg, daughter
of Joseph and Mary (Siegel) Hartle. Her
father was born in Germany, in I827, and emigrated to America with his mother, who was a
widow, and three brothers, Adam, George and
Matice, and settled in Clarion county, and her
mother was a daughter of Bernard and Mary
Siegel and was born in Germany, October I5,
I834. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Hartle: A
child, died in infancy; Joseph, Mary, Barnet,
Catherine, Lena, Minnie, Anna Theresa, married Martin Hook, referred to above; Rose,
Matilda, Anthony, Albert. Children of Martin and Anna Theresa (Hartle) Hook: Child,
died in infancy; Child, died in infancy; William J., born December 4, I890; George A.,
August I, I892; Edward, August IO, I894;
Martin Vinson, March 24, i896; Henry J.,
June I8, I897; Martin Barnet, July II, I899;
John, November 8, 90oi; Daughter, September I9, I903, died in infancy.
This name, while it is not common,
LOVE is yet found in widely separated
parts of this country. Seemingly, it
was borne by a considerable number of Irish
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immigrants.  The name, however, does not
appear to be at all an old name in Ireland, and
is really an English name.
(I) John Love, the founder of this family,
was born in Ireland, died in Clarion township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania. In his childhood, he came to America with an aunt; he
came to Clarion township in I8oo, and the next
year built a cabin to which he brought his family. He owned about one hundred and ninety
acres of land. At his death he was about ninety years old. He married Jane McConnell.
Children: James, John, Samuel, McConnell,
Benjamin, Jesse, William, of whom further;
Cynthia. All are deceased.
(II) William, son of John and Jane (McConnell) Love, was born on the homestead
farm in Clarion township, Pennsylvania, in
January, I815, died in September, I875.
Throughout his life he was a farmer. He was
a Republican and a Presbyterian. He married
Mary L., born in Clarion township, July 4,
I826, daughter of William and Mary (Goheen)
Wilson. She still lives on the old homestead,
being now eighty-six years of age. Both her
parents were natives of eastern Pennsylvania,
who had settled at an early time in Clarion
township. Child, John McConnell, of whom
further.
(III) John McConnell, son of William and
Mary L. (Wilson) Love, was born on the
homestead farm in Clarion township, Pennsylvania, October I6, I856. On this farm he
was brought up, and there he still lives, owning
ninety-four acres of land. He received a public school education. He is a Republican. He
is a member of the Presbyterian church, which
his wife also attends. Mr. Love married, August 2, I894, Laoma, born in Jefferson county,
Pennsylvania, July io, I86o, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Colebaugh) Burkett. Both her
parents were born in Blair county, Pennsylvania, her father December 25, 1822, and her
mother February I5, I827; he died in 1892,
she in I898. Children of John McConnell and
Laoma (Burkett) Love: Cynthia Ellen, born
January 7, I896; Mary Rosella, May 30, 1897;
Mabel Ruth, Decemnber 23, I898; Samuel B.,
August 24, 1900; William Wilson, November
II, I902; Walter, September 27, I905.
This family came to WashingM'CUEN  ton county, Pennsylvania, from
Ireland. The first of record is
John R. M'Cuen, born in Burgettstown, Washington county, Pennsylvania, where he grew
to manhood. Later he settled in Steubenville,
Ohio, thence going to Hamilton county, Province of Ontario, Canada. He married Sarah
Armstrong. Children: Samuel Wesley, of
whom further; William Spencer, married Florence Burt; Laura, married Philip Cullis; Frederick Stevens; Edward Stanton; Helen, married (first) William Remsen, (second) Laurance McMillan; Ch,arles Spencer.
(II) Samuel Wesley, eldest son of John R.
M'Cuen, was born in Steubenville, Ohio. He
was educated and grew to manhood in Hamilton county, Ontario, Canada. He came to Oil
City, Pennsylvania, in I866, at the time of the
oil excitement, to take charge of some Pittsburgh interests-later he engaged in the clothing business in Oil City. He now holds the
position of treasurer and superintendent of the
Alum Rock Gas Company. He is a member
of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, of Oil
City, and in political faith a Progressive. He
married, January 7, I890, Jean M'Clung,
daughter of Christian Shuman and Jean
M'Clung (Strickler) Kauffman. She is a descendant of James M'Clung, a Scotchman (see
M'Clung I).  Children: Donald Lee, born
June, i89g; Jean M'Clun,g, September 14,
1892, died March I2, I894; Helen Katherine,
April I2, I894, died August 8, I894; Samuel
Douglas, June I9, I897, died January 2I, I899;
Sarah Virginia, November 7, I905.
(The M'Clung Line).
(I) James M'Clung was born in Scotland.
He emigrated from that country to Ireland,
and from thence to Pennsylvania, about I740.
He died about I744. He is thought to have
settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His wife's
name is unknown. Children, all born in Ireland: I. James, died between I779 and I785,
in Rockbridge county, Virginia; said to have
married Mary McKay. 2. William, of whom
further.  3. Hugh, married Frances
4. Charles. 5. Matthew. 6. Mary. 7. Isabel,
married a Mr. Cowan or Crewer. 8. John,
died I787; came to America in I73I, nine
years before the remainder of the family, and
resided several years in Brookfield, Massachusetts, before going to Pennsylvania; married
Sarah Laughlin.
(II) William, son of James M'Clung, was
born in Ireland, probably in county Antrim.
He emigrated from Ireland to America about
I740. He landed in Philadelphia and settleac
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for a while in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.
About 1742 he moved with his brothers, James
and Hugh to Augusta (now Rockbridge)
county, Virginia. He settled on the "Borden
Grant," near Timber Ridge. The deed to this
land is on record at Staunton, Virginia, and is
dated March 19, I746. It was made by Benjamin Borden Jr. for three hundred and fourteen acres three roods and twenty-five polls.
The price paid was nine pounds seven shillings.
He signed a call for pastoral services of Rev.
John Brown at Timber Ridge Presbyterian
Church in I753 and subscribed to his salary
in I754-55. He was on the first bench -of
elders in Timber Ridge Church during Rev.
John Brown's pastorate. He married twice,
but his wives names are unknown. Children,
all born in Ireland: I. Elizabeth, born I724,
died March 3, I773; married, about 1746,
Thomas Paxton. 2. Charles, died in I762, in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, unmarried. 3. Matthew, of whom further. 4. William, died in
Wilmington, Delaware. 5. Sarah, married,
1750, Samuel Lyle. 6. Mary, born about I734,
died October 17, 1827; married, January 27,
I754, Colonel Samuel McDowell. 7. James,
died in 1798, in Virginia; was a soldier in the
revolutionary war. 8. John, born I73i, died
in Virginia, i817; married, I754, Elizabeth
Alexander. 9. Susan, married a son of Robert
Alexander, first rector of Washington and Lee
University.
(III) Matthew, son of William  M'Clung,
was born in Ireland, probably in county Antrim, died in I802, in Upper Leacock township,
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He married
Martha Cunningham, a niece of James Campbell, who owned the land on which Lexington,
Virginia, was laid out.  Matthew  M'Clung
resided on Pequea creek, near the present village of Leaman Place, Pennsylvania, about
ten miles east of Lancaster City. His will is
on record in Lancaster. Children: I. James.
2. Matthew, of whom  further.  3. Colonel
Charles, born May 13, I761, died August 9,
1835; married, October 28, I790, Margaret
White. 4. Hugh, born 1763, died November
17, I830, unmarried. 5. Child, died in childhood. 6. Child, died in childhood. 7. Child,
died in childhood.
(IV) Matthew  (2), son of Matthew  (i)
M'Clung, was born September I7, I758, died
October 5, 1796. He married Elizabeth Jones,
born 1762, died July 19, i829, daughter of
Da-vid Jones. Children: I. Charles, born January 30, 1782, died October 7, 1814; married,
January 24, I8II, Elizabeth Eckman. 2. Martha, born January 20, 1784, died June I6,
I816; married, February 23, I804, General
Nathaniel Watson. 3. Dr. Hugh, born March
8, 1786, died about 1814, unmarried. 4. David
J., born August Io, I788, died young. 5. Elizabeth, born September  I, 1790, died 18I5,
unmarried. 6. Jean, of whom further.
(V) Jean, daughter of Matthew (2) and
Elizabeth (Jones) M'Clung, was born February 23, I795, died September 29, I86.2. She
married, June I, I824 (as second wife), Jacob
Strickler. Children: I. Elizabeth M'Clung,
married Robert Crane.  2. Captain Jacob
M'Clung, married Creacie Crane. 3. Martha
M'Clung, married General Bartam A. Schaeffer. 4. Jean M'Clung, of whom further. 5.
Matthew M'Clung, married Rebecca Cooper.
(VI) Jean M'Clung, daughter of Jacob and
Jean (M'Clung) Strickler, married Christian
Shuman Kauffman, of Columbia, Pennsylvania, born in the old manor house (still in the
Kauffman family), in Columbia county, Pennsylvania, about I826. He was in the iron business in Columbia county, represented that
county in the state senate and later in congress,
also held other offices of public trust (see
Kauffman IV).
(The Kauffman Line).
(I) Christian Kauffman, the first of the line
here under consideration, came from Swabia,
Germany, to America, in I7I7. He was one
of the earliest settlers in Manor township,
Lancaster county (then known as Conestoga
township, Chester county), Pennsylvania,
where he took up land in that part then called
"The Proprietors Manor," under a grant from
the Penns. He died there March I I, I799.
He married Barbara Bear, who died January
12, i8oI. She was a sister of Martin Bear,
who was a member from Conestoga (now
Manor), elected to the committee of sixty to
observe the conduct of all persons touching
the general association to the general congress
(1774); this was th,e district revolutionary
committee. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Kauffman; probably born in the order here named,
as that is the order given in the last will of
the father, excepting in the case of Henry and
Benjamin, who died before him: Christian;
Anna; Henry, died prior to I79I, leaving a son
also Henry, who was a minor in I793; Isaac, of
whom further; Barbara; Benjamin, whose will
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was dated November I7, I792, naming as executor Benjamin Bear, and giving his property
to his father excepting that ample and liberal
provision be made for "my wife Ann"; Elizabeth.
(II) Isaac, son of Christian and Barbara
(Bear) Kauffman, was born in I7--, died
January 24, I826. He married, in 1786, Catherine Baughman (this is now often spelled
Bowman), who died July 9, I830. Children:
Christian; Isaac; Maria, married Benjamin
Kauffman, a cousin+; Barbara; John; Catherine; Benjamin; Anne; Andrew Isaac, of
whom further; Susan; Magdalen, married
-  Funk, who settled in Ohio, and they
were the parents of four children: Isaac Kauffman Funk, now head of the publishing firm of
Funk  Wagnalls, of New York, a very widely
known man; Benjamin B. Funk, associated
with the same firm; Mrs. C. C. Deaver, of
Springfield, Ohio; -, married Dr. Bloomfield, she died in May, Igoo, leaving one daughter, Ardeth, who for some time made her home
with.her uncle, Isaac K. Funk.
(III) Andrew Isaac, son of Isaac and Catherine (Baughman) Kauffman, was born on the
farm in Manor township, Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania, August, I802, died December
I4, I86I. He spent the greater part of his life
as a farmer on the homestead farm. He represented his county in.the Pennsylvania legislature for the session of I836-37. In I85o he
removed to Cumberland county, Pennsylvania,
where he spent three years as a farmer, after
which he moved to Mechanicsburg, engaging
first in the lumber and coal business, and then
in the drug and hardware business, continuing
until his death. He was a very handsome man,
with a face expressive of great strength of
character.  He was also strictly honest, in
recognition of which he was frequently chosen
as a guardian, administrator and executive by
neighboring farmers. He married, March 24,
I825, Catherine, born July I6, I8o6, died at
Mechanicsburg, May I6, I875, only daughter
of Christian Shuman, born July 3, I777, died
in Manor, January I3, I849, and his wife,
Anna Shuman, and they were the parents of
two other children, namely: Jacob, born February I8, I804, married, June IO, I828, Frances Urban, born March 30, I8II, died April
I, I889, children: Eli, Ann Maria, Brenneman, Julius, Jacob C., Caroline; Amos, born
July 7, I8I8, died at the old homestead, I89I,
married Mary Senor, children: Jacob, Anna,
Christian, Harriet, Levi S. Anna Shuman,
mother of these children, was the daughter of
Melchoir and Anna (Snavely) Brenneman,
who resided in West Donegal township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Anna married
(first)   - Brady, by whom she had three
or four children who grew to maturity, their
descendants living at Millersville, Lancaster
county;  she  married  (second)  Christian
Stoner, of Manor, by whom she had two sons
and four daughters, their descendants still living in Manor; she married (third) Christian
Shuman, aforementioned.  Children of Mr.
and Mrs. Kauffman: I. Christian Shuman, of
whom further. 2. Elias, died in infancy. 3Isaac Baughman, born in 1828, died in I862;
lived at Mechanicsburg; married Sybilla Merkumby, by whom he had several children, two
of whom attained maturity, namely: Ralph,
married Lyda Stamen, and Isaac, died unmarried. 4. Anna, born in I830, died in I86o;
married Richard Oswald, of Washington, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; children: Andrew Kauffman, married Annie Jackson, of
Berwick, Pennsylvania, and Richard Willing,
married Elizabeth Wooden, of Sunbury, Pennsylvania. 5. Amos, died young. 6. Maria, died
young. 7. Levi, born September I3, I833, died
in Mechanicsburg, February Io, I882; married, February 5, I856, Anne Elizabeth, daughter of John and Salome (Keller) Coover; they
had four sons, the two youngest, Harvey and
William, dying in infancy; the eldest son, Percival Coover, born August I3, I857, married,
September I, I888, Katherine Barton, of
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, daughter of John A.
and Elsie (Tubb) Barton; they now reside in
Tacoma, Washington, and have two children:
Percival Barton, born May 23, I890, at Vancouver, and Walter Lee, born June 2I, I895;
Walter Lee, born August I9, I86o, unmarried,
resides in Youngstown, Ohio; Edith Belle,
born November 27, I863, unmarried, resides
in Youngstown, Ohio. 8. Elizabeth, married
John Jones Stadiger; no children. 9. Daniel
Snyder, born I838, died I863; was crushed
between shifting cars at his father's lumber
yard; died on the' eve of his marriage. Io..
Andrew John, born 1840, died in Columbia,
May I9, I899; married, June 6, I866, Anna
Fausset, daughter of Dr. Daniel Ireland and
Elizabeth (Davies) Bruner, by whom he had
three children: Bruner, married Caroline
Tobey, residing in Philadelphia; Elizabeth
Davies, married Francis Richards.on Parker,
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of Fitzwilliam, New  Hampshire; Reginald
Wright, born September 8, I877, married Ellen
Catherine Diller, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
one child, Hildegard. ii. Catherine. married
Samuel Zacherias, of Mechanicsburg; lived
in Philadelphia during the latter part of her
life; no children. I2. Martha, married Lewis
Zollinger, of Mechanicsburg; children: Harvey Kauffman, born in I869, married Mary
Newell, resides in Philadelphia; Joseph Edgar,
born 1875, married Alice Baker; Katherine
Maria, born I876, married Harry Tafel; Joseph and Mary, twins, died young.  13. Joseph. 14. Mary. I5. Joseph C., married Anna
Reigard; resides in Philadelphia.
(IV) Christian Shuman, son of Andrew
Isaac and Catherine  (Shuman) Kauffman,
was born in Manor, Pennsylvania, I826, died
in Columbia, Pennsylvania, I894. He married,
November 21, I853, Jean M'Clung Strickler,
daughter of Jacob  and  Jean  (M'Clung)
Strickler (see M'Clung VI).  Children: I.
Clara Virginia, born in Columbia, October I3,
1854, died in Pittsburgh, April 6, I905; married James Wilson Lee, born near Sharon, July
I7, I845, died in Pittsburgh, May II, I908;
children: Philip, died in infancy; Virginia,
born in Franklin, March 22, I893. 2. Christian Charles, born in Columbia, April I3, I856;
married Margaret Raymond Wilson, daughter
of Hiram  and Elizabeth (Hubley) Wilson;
children: Helen Jean, born 1884, died 1902;
James Lee, born January, I886; Elizabeth
WVilson, born August, I888; Margaret Christian. 3. Hugh M'Clung, died young. 4. Jean
M'Clung, born January 2, I867, married Samuel WVesley M'Cuen (see M'Cuen III).  5.
Oliver Alle, died in infancy. 6. Katherine
Elizabeth, died in infancy.
Charles Fisher, son of German
FISHER parents, was himself born and
reared in Germany, the date of
his nativity being March 7, I837. He came to
America and located in Pennsylvania. In
I890 he purchased a farm of eighty acres in
Elk township, Clarion county, and on the same
is engaged in general farming and stock raising. He is general supervisor on the place
and his son looks after the details of the work.
He is an uncompromising Democrat in his political affiliations, and in religious matters he
and his wife are devout members of the German Lutheran church at Shippensville.  He
married Charlotte Whitikind, born April I3,
I845, daughter of Frederick and Minnie Whitikind.  Mr. and Mrs. Whitikind were both
born in Germany, but they came6 to America
in a very early day and settled in Elk township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he
bought a farm of seventy acres. This farm
was originally virgin wilderness, but prior to
his demise Mr. Whitikind had cleared and improved all of it. There were five children in
the Whitikind family, namely: Charles, deceased; Philip, Frank, Minnie, deceased;
Charlotte.  Children born to Mr. and Mrs.
Fisher: I. Charles, a farmer in Elk township;
married Emma Switzer. 2. Henry Oliver,
mentioned below. 3. Amos, a farmer in Elk
township; married Mary Bettz. 4. Christina,
wife of W\illiam Walker, a laborer in Shippensville. 5. Frank, married Cora Cropp; he
works on his father's farm. 6. William, married Bertha Etzel; he is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Beaver township, Clarion
county. 7. Louisa, unmarried, resides at home.
8. Regina, likewise at home. 9. Mollie, wife
of Carl Beckard, who is employed in the automobile works at Franklin, Pennsylvania.
(II) Henry Oliver, son of Charles and
Charlotte (Whitikind) Fisher, was born in
Elk township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
February 22, I872. He was reared to the
sturdy discipline of the old homestead farm,
and received a common school education in the
district schools of Elk township.  He remained at home until I9OI, when he came to
Beaver township, where for the ensuing three
years he worked a farm which he rented. In
I904 he purchased the M. E. Hess place of
eighty-six acres, and on that estate he has
since maintained his home. In I9o7_ he erected
a spacious and substantial barn, and in I9II
put up a beautiful residence. A peculiar accident occurred on October Io, 1912, by which
Mr. Fisher lost a great deal of valuable property. A cyclone, probably one hundred yards
wide, came up suddenly about four o'clock,
and after destroying buildings on his farm two
miles west of Knox, it carried the debris over
the town and again struck earth and wrecked
more property one mile southeast of Knox,
the wind blowing with, such velocity as even to
blow the feathers off from live chickens. Mr.
Fisher's loss was about $3,ooo, h,is machine
house going first, it being bodily lifted upon
the roof of his large barn. In it had been kept
his farm machinery. After the storm no trace
of it could be found. The roof of the barn
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was demolished, and a two-story horse stable,
in which Mr. Fisher and his sons had taken
refuge, was totally destroyed. The following
day with the help of neighbors, all grain and
hay was removed to places of storage, and on
October 12 a dozen men started to rebuild the
barn, finishing it within a week. The stable
was also rebuilt, having the dimensions 35 by
65 by I6 feet in height; and the buggy shed,
and other buildings adjacent were again put
in place. The machine house was, however,
irretrievably lost. In spite of this misfortune
Mr. Fisher continues his business, and is
known as one of the most successful men of
that part of the country. He devotes Ihis attention to diversified agriculture, and the raising of high grade stock, and is likewise engaged in the dairy business, supplying the vil.
lage of Knox with milk. He is fortunate in
having three productive oil wells on his farm.
Mr. Fisher is strictly a self-made man and as
such his splendid success in life is th,e more
gratifying to contemplate. He is loyal and
public-spirited in his civic attitude, and while
he has never had time nor desire for public
office of any description he is actively interested in all matters affecting the good of the
Democratic party, to which he owns allegiance. In a fraternal way he is affiliatecl with
Knox Lodge, No. 954, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. He and his wife are devout
members of the Lutheran church at Edenburg.
March 23, I898, Mr. Fisher was united in
marriage to Manela McCoy, born in I87I,
daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Cope) McCoy. John McCoy, paternal grandfather of
Mrs. Fisher, was born near Harrisville, Butler county, Pennsylvania, and he traced his
ancestry to staunch Irish stock. He came to
Clarion in an early day and there worked at
his trade-that of mason-until his death,
which occurred in I869. Two of his sons,
Lewis and Joseph, were gallant soldiers in the
civil war and it is thought that the former was
killed in battle as he never returned home.
Isaac McCoy learned the blacksmith trade as a
young man, and he was engaged in that line of
work for many years. For six years he wvas in
Missouri, and there was married in I864. He
is now living on his father's old farm in Piney
township, Clarion county. Mr. and'Mrs. McCoy were the parents of eleven children, as
follows: Margaret, wife of Oliver May at the
time of her demise in 90o6; Manela, married
Mr. Fisher, as previously noted; John, a contractor and builder, married Hattie Shaw;
Anna, wife of Samuel Hanst, a farmer of Beaver township; Jerry, married Pearl Gates, and
they reside in Beaver township; Ella, wife of
Robert Kiser; Allen, at home with his father;
Vern, at home; Susan, wife of Geary Miles,
a carpenter; George, died as a child; Freda, at
home. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher:
Martlha, born February I3, I899, attending
school in Beaver township; Nelson, born June
I8, I9oi, attending school; Mildred, born December 17, 1904, also attending school; Isaac,
born March I9, I905, in school; Myra, born
June I2, I908, at home.
Among that heroic company of
CRAIG veterans whose steadily decreasing number constantly reminds us
that well-nigh half a century has elapsed since
the close of the civil war, must be included
James Harvey Craig, of New Bethlehem. The
period of Mr. Craig's early manhood fell in
that momentous era of oiir national history,
and he was one of the many of that generation
who hastened to enroll themselves among the
defenders of the Union.
(I) William Craig, grandfather of James
Harvey Craig, was born in county Antrim, in
the north of Ireland, and lived in the town of
Ballymena. He came to thie United States in
search of his brother, who had come hither as
a British soldier during the war of the revolution. He married Mary Richards, a native
of Erie county, Pennsylvania, and they were
the parents of a son, Washington, of whom
further. William Craig lived at Sligo, and died
at Greenville, Pennsylvania.
(II) Washington, son of William and Mary
(Richards) Craig, was born May 13, I807,
in Erie county, Pennsylvania, and died October 28, I88I. He was by trade a millwright.
When a young man hie purchased a farm in
Sligo, Clarion county, later known as the J.
B. Miller farm, which he sold in I848, to an
iron firm of Pittsburgh, subsequently purchasing a large tract of timber land near Greenville on which he erected a saw and a grist
mill. It was a wild country, bears and deer
being plentiful and an occasional wild cat making its appearance. Mr. Craig's venture prospered and in course of time he put up a new
mill which he operated until the close of his
life. He married, September I6, I828, Nancy
Thompson, born August I7, I8o8, died August
25, I889, daughter of William Thompson, an
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adjutant in the English army who was sent
to Canada and who had come thence to the
United States. Their children, born in Clarion  county, Pennsylvania, were: William
Thompson, born November 3, I83o, near
Sligo; John Franklin, born May 8, I832;
Colonel Calvin Augustus, born December 7,
I833, whose military record is incorporated
with that of his brother, James Harvey;
Washington, born February I6, I836, died
February I, 1889; Mary Melissa, born Octo
ber I9, i839, married James Todd (see Todd);
James Harvey, of whom further; Albert Coleman, born May 23, I843, died August I8,
I888; Reed McCline, born January 2I, I845;
Nancy Jane, born November 27, I846, deceased; Robert Richard, born January 7, 1849,
died March 2, I85I; Quincy Adams, born January I, I85i.
(III) James Harvey, son of Washington
and Nancy (Thkompson) Craig, was born October 20, 184I, on the farm purchased by his
grandfather, near Sligo, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He received his education in Greenville, Pennsylvania, after which his first employment was that of hauling pine logs with a
team of oxen for his father's mill. When the
civil war broke out, Calvin Augustus Craig
was instrumental in recruiting Company C, of
the One Hundred and Fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, of which he became captain, and in this company James Harvey enlisted as a drummer boy. Six boys of
an adjoining county ran away from home one
Sunday afternoon and walked forty miles
in order to enlist under Captain Craig. Company C included in all two hundred and nineteen men. The regiment to which it belonged
saw the hardest fighting of the war and many
of its officers were killed. The regiment on
its way south was most hospitably entertained
at New Bethlehem, a fact which inspired Mr.
Craig at that early day with a very kindly feeling for what was to be afterward his home
town. The One Hundred and Fifth participated in the battles of Fair Oaks, Charles City
Crossroads, Malvern Hill, and the second battle of Bull Run. At Malvern Hill the regiment
lost over half its men, standing for more than
four hours under an incessant fire. Every man
was supplied with one hundred and fifty
rounds of ammunition, and while his ammunition lasted not a man left his post. Not long
after this Colonel McKnight was forced
through illness to resign and Captain Craig assumed the command of the regiment. At the
second battle of Bull Run this gallant officer
was wounded and had his horse shot under
him at the beg-inning of the charge. At Fredericksburg and at Chancellorsville the One
Hundred and Fifth was engaged, and on the
latter field, Colonel McKnight, who had returned to his post, fell to rise no more. His
death was fully avenged by the regiment. The
command then devolved upon Colonel Craig
who, on May 2I, I863, received his commission. At Gettysburg the One Hundred and
Fifth added new lustre to its already glorious
record, and at the three days' battle of the
Wilderness, Colonel Craig was severely
wounded. His brother, James Harvey, was
commissioned to take him to Fredericksburg,
and some time after the younger brother, who
had himself suffered greatly from privations
and fatigue, was placed on the convalescent
list, and ordered to rejoin his regiment. It
participated in various engagements in the vicinity of Petersburg, and on June 22, Colonel
Craig returned to his post. August I6, I864,
he was mortally wounded, dying the following
day at Deep Bottom, Virginia. James Harvey was given ten days' furlough in order that
he might convey the body of his gallant brother
to Greenville, and on returning to the regiment
remained in service until discharged at camp
near Petersburg, Virginia, September 24,
I864, having served his country three years
and twenty-six days from the time of his first
enlistment.
On Mr. Craig's return home he found that
his father and brothers had built a woolen mill
and he undertook the painting of the structure.
Later he operated a flour mill which his father
had recently purchased.  Mr. Craig first became possessed of a share in the building and
subsequently bought the entire interest, remaining at Greenville seven or eight years. At
the end of that time, in association with his
father and two brothers, he bought the waterworks and flour mill at New Bethlehem, and a
tract of land which now forms part of South
New Bethlehiem. They also purchased the
land which is now the site of Mr. Craig's resi(lence and another tract on the opposite side
of the street. They built a new flour mill and
opened a general store under the firm name
of W. Craig  Company, Mr. Craig being superintendent of the flour mill, which he later
purchased and ultimately sold. For some years
thereafter he was in the lumber and building
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business, but now devotes his time to looking
after his various interests, doing a little farming by way of amusement. He was for a
time one of the directors in the New Bethlehem Trust Company, of which his brother,
John Franklin, was president. Mr. Craig is a
Republican, and has served in the borough
council, on the board of health and as school
director. He is a member of the Masonic order, and was identified with the Grand Army
of the Republic Post of New Bethlehem during the entire period of its existence. He is a
member of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Craig married, August 30, I866, Elizabeth Patton Parsons, of Lowville, Ohio, and
they are the parents of the following children:
I. Margaret Tuella, born August Io, I867;
married, November 14, I899, J. C. Miller, a
merchant of New Bethlehem. 2. Parepa Rosa,
born September 30, I869; married, November
26, I902, Robert Leslie Spencer.  3. Lulu
Maud, born December 25, 1875; married, December I2, I902, Robert Hogsett, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and has one son: Robert
Fuller, born March 21, I904, at New Bethlehem, Clarion county, Pennsylvania (see Hogsett). 4. Amy May, born February 5, I879.
(The Todd Line).
Mary M. Craig, sister of James Harvey
Craig, married James Todd, who was born in
the town of Alva, in Sterlingshire, Scotland,
September I8, I839. At the age of eighteen
years he came to America and established himself at first at Billerica, Massachusetts, and
was for several years employed in a printing
mill in that place. He then went to South Acton and was there for a few years, leaving to
go to New Jersey where he was employed by a
firm engaged in the manufacture of woolens,
remaining there for a number of years and
gaining a valuable experience. He then came
to Greenville employed as the head of one of
the departments of the Craig Woolen Company, with whom he remained for six or seven
years. He became interested in operating oil
wells, and in I880 bought the W. Craig 
Company mill at Greenville moving it to New
Bethlehem. He has been associated from the
start with his brother Robert.
Mr. Todd married, June 27, I867, Mary M.
Craig (see Craig II). They have no children.
(.The Hogsett Line).
Lulu Maud, daughter of James Harvey and
Elizabeth P. (Parsons) Craig, married Robert
Allen Hogsett. He was born November 28,
1881, in Redstone township, Fayette county,
Pennsylvania, belonging to a prominent family of that region. He was educated at the
country school at Mt. Pleasant Valley, and at
the age of seventeen went to Grove City College, in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, graduating in the class of I903, and receiving the
degrees of A. B. and Ph. D. In I9o3 he obtained a position as head bill clerk with Rea 
Company, pork packers, at Pittsburgh. He remained here for two years when he took a
course in the Pittsburgh embalming school, receiving the diploma of the institution and taking out the state license, January I, I906, and
continuing until I909.
In I9o9 Mr. Hogsett went to Uniontown,
with the R. E. Stone Furniture Company,
having obtained a position as clerk. In February, I9IO, he returned to New Bethlehem
and became associated with his father-in-law,
James Harvey Craig. He is a member of the
Royal Arcanum, and is affiliated with~ the
Presbyterian church. While he was in college
he was first lieutenant of Company C, Grove
City Cadets, and played on the Grove City
College foot ball team.
James McCabe, the founder of
McCABE  the family in this country, was
born in England. He was a
captain in the British army and first came to
America with his regiment and fought during
the war of I812. After the close of the war
he returned to England and resigned his commission in the army; he then returned again to
America and settled in Jamestown, New York,
where he married, and where he died a few
years later. He married Maria Glasgow, born
in Scotland. His widow married (second)
James T. Kilday, of Livingston county, New
York. Children of James and Maria (Glasgow) McCabe: Charles, referred to below;
James, removed to California in I849, died unmarried in I890; John, now living in Cairo,
Illinois.
(II) Charles, son of James and  Maria
(Glasgow) McCabe, was born in Jamestown,
New York, June 20, I812, died in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, in May, I898. He grew up in the
home of his step-father, James T. Kilday, in
Livingston county, New York, learned the
trade of a cabinetmaker, and then removed to
Marietta, Ohio, where for some years he
worked at his trade. In I85O he removed to
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Minnesota and established himself as a contractor and builder, of flouring mills principally. He served with the engineer corps of
the Federal army during the civil war, and at
its close resumed his business as a contractor.
He was also in the ice business and operated
a line of ice steamers on the Mississippi river
as far south as New Orleans until ice machines
came into use. He was a Republican in politics, and was at one time recorder of Hennepin
county, Minnesota. He married, at Marietta,
Ohio, Jane, born 1817, died I858, daughter of
Alexander and Margaret McKenzie. Children:
I. James, enlisted when thirteen years of age
in the Federal army and served throughout the
civil war; married Mary Becker, and became
a prominent attorney in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
2. William, enlisted when eleven years of age,
as a "powder-monkey" in the United States
navy, and served during the civil war, later
entered the merchant-marine, serving several
years as a mate between New York and Liverpool, and then as a captain between San Francisco and the Orient, and is now (I913) senior
member of the firm of McCabe  Hamilton, of
Seattle, Washington. 3. Ada, married Charles
Marlin. 4. Emma, died aged eighteen years,
unmarried. 5. John T., referred to below.
(III) John T., son of Charles and Jane
(McKenzie) McCabe, was born at St. Anthony's Falls, now a part of Minneapolis, Minnesota, June I4, I854. When about three years
of age his mother died and he went to live
with his grandmother, Mrs. Kilday, at Dansville, Livingston county, New York. I-le received his early education in the public schools
and graduated from the Dansville Seminary.
He then returned to Minneapolis, where he
taught school for seven years and then followed the same vocation for two years in
Iowa, after which he removed to Adams
county, Illinois, where he purchased a farm
and became a stock raiser, continuing in that
business for eight years. In 1892 he settled
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he established a grocery and meat market, remaining
until I907, when. he disposed of the business
and settled in Highland township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, where he is now living.
In I899 he organized the Clarion Gas Company, one of the first in that field, which was
later sold to an oil company. He is one of the
assessors of Highland township. He is a Republican in politics, and a Methodist in religion. He is a member of the Blue Lodge of the
Free and Accepted  Masons.  He married
(first) in Adams county, Illinois, October 21,
I877, Martha B., daughter of Martin and Rachel (Strickler) Sherrick. She died in I886.
He married (second) July 22, i888, Frances
Mary, daughter of Dr. John J. and Maria
(Strickler) Colbert, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died August 7, I907;. He married
(third) near Baltimore, Maryland, November
I2, I9o8, Florence, daughter of Edwin and
Susan Jessup. Children, all by first mtarriage:
Archie, born November 7, I878, now living in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Ada, born I88o,
married Bronson Coursan, M. D., of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, child, Frederic Blair; J.
Ralph, born June Io, I882, married Sevilla
Adams, now living in Pittsburgh; Guy, born
I886, married Florence Gibbs, now living in
Pittsburgh, children: John, Franklin, Doris.
The progenitor of the Ross family
ROSS in Clarion county was John Ross,
who was an old resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, removing in later life to
Homer City. He was probably a contractor
by profession, having built one of the courthouses of Indiana, in which city his death
finally occurred. He married (first)
and (second) Sarah McKnight, and they became the parents of seven children, three
daughters, one of whom became Mrs. iMagee,
and the following sons: Samuel, who, became
a physician in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he has
a son, William; Alexander, a druggist in
Pittsburgh; James, of whom further; Joseph.
By the first marriage John Ross had a son,
Dean, who became a physician and practiced
medicine for sixty-eight years in Williamsburg,
Pennsylvania. He was a man of kindly and
lovable disposition, gentle in manner, and possessing the affectionate regard of his halfbrothers. He lived to be ninety-six years of
age, and during his long life voted for twentyone presidents.
(II) Dr. James Ross, son of John and
Sarah (McKnight) Ross, was born December
8, I8I3, in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, and
removed in I833, to Strattonville, Clarion
county. Here he grew to maturity and entered
the University of Pennsylvania with the intention of becoming a physician. Taking a first
course, he was compelled to withdraw in order
to earn the funds for continuing his medical
education.  Practicing and studying for ten
years, he was finally enabled to graduate at
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olution to Westmoreland county from Northampton  county, Pennsylvania, and  bought
three hundred acres of land from. the Penn
family, in this county, in wh'at is known as
Denma!rk Manor Valley. His descendants are
to be found today in Clarion, Armstrong, Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania, and also in Illinois, Missouri, K ansas
and Oklahoma.  Among his children  was
John, of whom further. Of the seven others,
three settled in Tuscarawas county, Ohio.
(III) John, son of Conrad Knappenberger,
was born in, I774, died in I863. He resided
in \Vestmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where
lie married and had nine children, one of
whonm was Daniel, of whom further.
(IV) Daniel, son of John Knappenberger,
was born on his father's place in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in I8oo, died in'
1882.  Some time between 1820 and I830
he came to what is now Salem. township, then
Beaver, and here acquired a considerable
amount of land. This he cleared and improved,
taking out the first grub ever taken out on the
farm, and converting the wild territory into
fertile, and prosperous land. He erected a log
cabin on the place, and here his son Daniel
resides now, having inherited the old homestead. Among his neighbors he came to be
a man of influence, and held a number of
township offices, being all his life a Democrat.
Like his parents he was a member of the Reformed church, and to this religious denomination his wife belonged.
He married Lydia Berlin, a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where they
were married, coming subsequently to Clarion
county. She died in I872. She was a daughter of John Berlin, an old resident of Westmoreland county, who came very early to
Clarion county and settled in Beaver township. Here he cleared up a farm of over a
hundred acres in extent, which is now in the
possession of Mr. John Neely.  Mr. Berlin
was by trade a tailor. He had many children,
most of whom died young. Children of Daniel
Knappenberger: I. and 2. Two children, died
in infancy. 3. Moses, died at the age of eight
_years. 4. Sophia, married John Lorah, now
living in Monroe, Pennsylvania. 5. Han,nah,
died in infancy. 6. Josiah, went west and died
many years ago. 7. Priscilla, married Ralph
Boyer, died in early life. 8. Mary Ann, married Harvey McGinnis, living in Salem township. 9. Jacob, of whom further. io. Daniel,
residing on the old homestead in Salem township.
(V) Jacob, son of Daniel and Lydia (Berlin) Knappenberger, was born July 24, I844,
in Beaver township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He was educated in the common schools
of the township, passing his early years on his
father's farm. Upon reaching maturity he
became a farmer on his own account, cultivating a portion of the homestead, and acquiring
other land, until he has now three hundred
and eighty acres under cultivation, besides
other property. He now conducts ani excellent
stock-raising and general farming business,
and is one of the most prosperous men hereabouts. At one time he became interested in
oil, but now confines himself to his present interests, which have proved thus far so successful.  In politics Mr. Knappenberger is a
Democrat, and has shown himself to be -a
most public-spirited and enterprising citizen.
He has been supervisor of roads and a school
director; he is also a member of the Order
of Maccabees.  Like the rest of his family
for generations he is a member of the Reformed church, in which he has been an elder,
deacon and trustee for twenty or thirty years,
and of which his wife also is a consistent
member.
Mr. Knappenberger, in I87I, married Emma
L. Gilger, a native of Beaver township. She
is a daughter of Adam and Levina (Neely)
Gilger, and a granddaughter of John Neely,
the Gilger and Neely families being old residents in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Knappenberger have had eleven children, as follows:
I. Edwin, an oil man, who lives in Oklahoma;
superintendent of The Quaker Oil and Gas
Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2. Charles, also
an oil man, living in Monroe. 3. Minnie, married Elmer E. Knight, a druggist, resides in
Monroe. 4. Susan, married Louis Knight, a
merchant of Mon,roe, where they reside.  5.
Vern, an oil man, married and living in Oklahoma. 6. Eula Bell, graduated from Clarion
Sta,te Normal School, and is now in Trafford
City, Pennsylvania, teachking in the public
school. 7. Mabel, educated at Salem high
school, and living at home. 8. Sarah, also
educated at Salem high school, and living at
home. 9. Viva, a teacher and graduate of
Clarion State Normal School. Io. Leroy, educated at Salem high school and Clarion State
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the University and became known as one of
the earliest practitioners of Clarion county.
After following his profession in Strattonville
for a period of two years, he took up his residence in Clarion, in which town he lived, from
1835 until his death, July 3I, I883, having
practiced for a period covering almost half a
century. He was a member of the State and
County Medical Associations, and of the
American Medical Association, having served
as president and treasurer of the County Medical Association. He occupied also the office
of pension examiner for a number of years.
Dr. Ross, as well as his wife, was a consistent
member of the Presbyt:erian church. His wife,
who was Mary Ann Wilson, was a native of
Clarion county, where she was born about
1823.  Her parents were old settlers of the
county, their descendants becoming well
known and influential people in this region.
Mrs. Ross (lied March 24, 1887, having borne
her husband twelve children, as follows: I.
Clara, born March 27, 1842; died August 31,
I843. 2. J. Frank, born January 27, I844, in
Clarion. He became a physician after receiving a primary education in the local schools,
supplemented by a course at Elder's Ridge
Academy. His medical studies were pursued
in his father's office and finished by a course
of lectures which he attended at the University
of Pennsylvania, whence he was graduated in
March, I868. He began the practice of his
profession in his native town where he has remained ever since, widening his practice until
it covers the greater portion of the county.
Like his father he became a member of the
State and County Medical Associations, and
of the American Medical Association; he also
became assistant medical director of the Pittsburgh  Western railroad, and has been presi(lent of the board of examining surgeons for
pensions ever since its organization in Clarion.
During the centennial year he was elected vicepresident of the State Medical Society at its
mneeting held in Philadelphia.  On June 12,
1877, he married Sadie Markillie, of Hudson,
Ohio, by whom he had two children, Alice B.
and Mary M. Ross. 3. Albert, born January
3, 1846, became a rear-admiral in the United
States navy, and is now retired. 4. Elizabeth,
born January 31, 1848, became the wife of
John B. Patrick, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
5. Mary C., born May 4, I85O. 6. William H.,
born August 9, 1852. 7. Anna Sutton, born
August 25, I854. 8. James, born February
22, 1857. 9. James, born February 23, I859.
I0. John Dean, born May 6, I86I, became a
dealer in cigars in Denver, Colorado.  I I.
Sally, born August 2, I863. I2. Charles Clifford, of whom further.
(III) Dr. Charles Clifford Ross, son of Dr.
James and Mary Ann (Wilson) Ross, was
born in Clarion, January 13, I867.. His early
education was received in the public schools of
Clarion, after which he attended Carrier Seminary, now Clarion State Normal School. He
then entered Washington and Jefferson College, at Washington, Pennsylvania, being graduated in the class of I888. After this he took
a course in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was
graduated in i89g. Entering upon the practice of his profession, he became resident physician at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, where for
some time he engaged in a general practice.
He then located at Clarion where he has remained ever since, being now the third oldest
practitioner in this place, and having an extensive and remunerative field. He is a member of the American, State, and County Medical Associations, and has this year been president of the last mentioned body. Dr. Ross has
also manifested a keen interest in freemasonry
and is a thirty-second degree Mason, a Shriner
of Zem Zem Temple, at Erie, Pennsylvania,
also a member of Pittsburgh Commandery No.
I. In politics he is a member of the Republican party.
On June 7, I893, Dr. Ross married Harriet
J. Cook, a native of Cooksburg, Pennsylvania,
daughter of Judge Andrew Cook, of an old
and honorable family. Three children were
born to Dr. and Mrs. Ross, as follows: Rebecca, born in 1894, is now a student at Bryn
Mawr College; John, born in I898; Charles,
born in 19o5.
This branch of the WilWILLIAMSON  liamson  family in the
United  States  springs
from Scotch ancestry. They were loyal to the
Stuarts, and it is said a Williamson led Prince
Charles out of England in the guise of a
blind man. The history of the family in America begins with  William  W. Williamson,
whose forbears had lived for many generations
in Scotland, as weavers, manufacturers and
tillers of the soil.
(I) John William,son was a weaver and a
manufacturer of cloth. He married Martha
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Hogan, or Huggan, and they resided at Dunfermline, Scotland. They had a large family,
among whom were: I. Andrew, born at Dunfermline, Scotland, in I8I2; came to Canada
in I837, during the McKinzie rebellion; served
in the Seventy-first Regiment of the British
army; was a boot and shoe maker by trade,
and lived at Kinigston, St. Catherine's; he
finally settled at York, Ontario, where he died;
he was a Presbyterian; he left one son, Andrew, who served in the Fenian rebellion, and
is now  (1912) a member of the municipal
council. 2. William W., of whom further. 3.
Martha, settled at York, Ontario, Canada;
married William Quincy.
(II) William W., son of John Williamson,
was born July 25, I824, in Dunferm,line, Scotland, where he obtained a good education, and
Iearned the art of weaving cloth. WVhen still
a young man he emigrated to York, Ontario,
Canada; later settled at Hagersville, Ontario,
where he learned a new trade, boot and shoe
making. He lived and worked at Hagersville
for thirty years, prospering and owning property. Late in life he moved to Hamilton, in
the same province, and there died, March I8,
I9o8.  He was reared in the Presbyterian
faith, but in latter years joined the Baptist
church. He married Sarah, daughter of John
Lawrence, born in I835, died in Barrie, Ontario, in I88O, at the age of forty-five years.
Children: I. Anna, married Daniel Evans; resides in Hamilton, Ontario; children: Avery,
Allie, Bertha, Ethel. 2. John, now residing in
London, Ontario; married and has a daughter,
Ruth. 3. William, resides in Hamilton; married and has a family. 4. Andrew, now a merchant of Chicago, Illinois; married, no issue.
5. Sarah Jane, married James Woodall; resides at Erie, Pennsylvania; children: James
H., Ruth. 6. Dr. George H., of whom further.
7. Emma, deceased at Ripley, New York; married James Henbest. 8. Martha, born March
4, 1873, died in Hamilton, Ontario, July 31,
I901; married a Mr. Lee. 9. James, resides
in Hamilton.
(III) Dr. George H. Williamson, son of
William W. and Sarah (Lawrence),Williamson, was born in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada, June I, I866. He was early educated
in the public schools at Hagersville, where he
resided until he was eighteen years of age.
In I884 he came to the town of North East,
Pennsylvania, where he entered the high
school and was graduated with the class of
I887. -- le tlien  entered  Western  Reserve
Academy (Hudson, Ohio), whence he was
graduated with the class of I890. He taught
school for some time, and for two years engaged in merchandising at Harbor Creek,
Pennsylvania, but his ambition was for the
medical profession, and in furtherance of this
ambition he entered Cleveland College of Medicine (Homeopathic) from whence he was
graduated Doctor of Medicine with the class
of I897. He began practice at Harbor Creek,
continuing until I899, when he located in Russell, Warren county, Pennsylvania. He engaged there in successful and lucrative practice until I907, when he located in North Warren. He purchased his present residence at
the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and East
street, and is now well established as one of
Warren's leading physicians. He is a skillful
physician, with a sympathy and gentleness of
manner that in itself is a healing potion. He
has a large practice and is uniformly successful
in diagnosis and treatment. He is a member
of the State Homeopathic Medical Society,
and thoroughly modern in his practice. He
and his wife are members of the Presbyterian
church. He joined the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows at North East, Pennsylvania, in
I892, and is now a member of Warren Lodge,
No. 339. He is also a member of Warren
Lodge, No. IO9, Loyal Order of Moose, and
The Protected Home Circle. He is a Republican in politics, but has never accepted public
office.
He married, at Harbor Creek, Pennsylvania, December 23, I890, Amelia Bell Greenwood, born there January 9, I865, daughter of
Thomas A. and Sarah Matilda (Bell) Greenwood (see Greenwood III). Children of Dr.
Williamson: I. Roy Greenwood, born at Harbor Creek, August 5, 1892. 2. Clara Belle,
born at Harbor Creek, April 29, I896. Both
are students in Warren high school.
(The Greenwood Line).
(I) Thomas Greenwood lived at Harbor
Creek, Erie county, Pennsylvania, where he
was a justice of the peace. He came of English ancestry, supposedly a descendant of Lord
Greenwood.   Thomas Greenwood married
Dorcas Bell, and had children: Joseph; Walter, of whom further; Arthur; Polly; Ellen.
(II) Walter, son of Thomas Greenwood,
was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania. He
learned the trade of shoemaker, and later en1')1(3AILLEGHENY VALLEY
gaged in the saw milling business and farming. He married; Rachel Lyon and had children: Mary; Thomas A., of whom further;
Dorcas; Jehu; Arthur; Annette.
(III) Thomas A., son of Walter Greenwood, was born in Harbor Creek, Pennsylvania, August 17, I834, died December I I,
I904. He was a farmer. He married Sarah
Matilda Bell, daughter of Levi Bell. Levi Bell
was born January 7, I789, son of William Bell,
of Scotch-Irish descent, and died in Erie
county, Pennsylvania, October 22, I863. He
was a blacksmith and a farmer, and came
from Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, to Erie
county, soon after his marriage, making the
trip with his wife in a wagon. He married
Amelia Bell, of Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, who was a relative. She was born July
7, I795, died March I3, I857. They had three
children: Mary Dorcas, born June, I826, died
February, I836; Sarah Matilda, October I,
I830, died December Io, I902; Hiram Augustus, March 14, 1836, who resides at Harbor
Creek, Erie county, Pennsylvania. The only
child of Thomas A. and Sarah Matilda (Bell)
Greenwood was Amelia Bell, who married Dr.
George H. Williamson (see Williamson III).
Aaron Bradshaw, the first
BRADSHAW   of the line here under consideration of whom we
have definite information, was a resident of
Bucks and Crawford counties, Pennsylvania,
where he followed the occupation of farmer,
and in the latter named county also dealt extensively in the buying and selling of land,
which added considerably to his income. He
was a Quaker in religious faith, therefore was
a peaceable and law-abiding citizen, honored
and esteemed by those with whom  he was
brought in contact  He married, and had children: Watson Preston, of whom further; Ariminta D., married Joseph Brown, and resided
in Crawford county, Pennsylvania.
(II) Watson Preston, only son of Aaron
Bradshaw, after completing his studies in the
schools of the neighborhood, devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, being inured
to farm labor during his early life, and followed that occupation throughout the active
years of his lfe. He was a Republican in politics, and a citizen of high repute and standing
in the community. He married Marilla Jane,
born June I2, I82-, daughter of Truman
Mallery. Children: Harriet Louisa, Sarah Letitia, Aaron Truman Preston and Mary
(twins), Jessie Lucetta, John Charles Fremont, George Monroe Brown, mentioned below; Minnie Lauretta, Gertrude.
(III) Dr. George Monroe Brown Bradshaw, third son of Watson Preston and Marilla Jane (Mallery) Bradshaw, was born on
his father's farm in Blooming Valley, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, December 22, i863.
He obtained a rudimentary education in the
schools of the neighborhood, which was later
supplemented by attendance at the State Normal School at Edinboro, from which he graduated in the class of I885; in Columbian University, Washington, D. C., from which he
graduated in class of I9oo; and in the Philadelphia Polyclinic, where he pursued a postgraduate course in I903. During his period
of study at the State Normal School he acted
in the capacity of teacher in Crawford county,
Pennsylvania, four years, and in Delaware
county, New York, two years, also in South
Glenn Falls, Saratoga county, New York, from
I888 to I89o, and in the latter named year ob--
tained employment in the War Departm(ent at
Washington, D. C. During the years I904-05
he practiced his profession of medicine at Florence Mines, gaining valuable experience to
add to the theoretical knowledge acquired in
his college career, and on August I, I905, took
up his residence in Sugargrove, Pennsylvania,
and has continued in active practice up to the
present time (I9I2). His work has proved
that he made a wise choice in taking up the
study of medicine, as he has been highly successful in the cases entrusted to his care, and
he has gained a reputation for efficiency and
thoroughness, being highly esteemed by his
professional brethren as well as by his patients.
He holds membership in the American Medical
Association, the Pennsylvania State Medical
Society and the Warren County Medical Society. He is a member of Sugargrove Lodge,
No. 1124, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
In political affairs he casts his vote for the candidate best qualified for office, irrespective of
party affiliation.
Dr. Bradshaw married, July ii, I888, Mary
Elma, born on a farm near Clearfield, Pennsylvania, March I9, I86o, daughter of Miles
and Eleanor (Blair) Read. Children: I. Guy
Read, born at South Glenn Falls, New York;
educated in the public schools of Washington,
D. C.; Punxsutawney high school; Sugargrove
United Brethren Seminary, graduating t-here1020PENNSYLVANIA
from in I9o7; Wooster (Ohio) University;
and the State Normal School at Edinboro,
from which he was graduated in I9II, after
which he taught school, and is now principal
of the high school at Prosperity, Washington
county, Pennsylvania. 2. Raymond Watson,
born near Clearfield, Pennsylvania, November
I, I892; educated in the schools of Washington, D. C.; public schools of Sugargrove;
United Brethren Seminary, from which he
graduated in I9IO; State Normal School at
Edinboro, from which he graduated in I9II,
and Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York. During the years I9II-I2 he
taught school in Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania. 3. Mabel Louise, born in Washington,
D. C., April 27, I894, died February 25, I90I.
The late Postmaster Starling'WATERS  W. Waters was a descendant
of one of the pioneers of Warren county, Pennsylvania, whose efforts and
work were the means of transforming what
was once a wilderness to a thing of beauty,
farms replacing barren places, and towns and
cities springing up where now is heard the
hum of machinery and the signs of active business life.
(II) Starling Waters, son of Nehemiah
Waters, was born in New York state, on the
banks of Lake Champlain, in the year I818.
He was reared and educated in the vicinity of
his birthplace, and in I840 removed to Warren county, Pennsylvania. In boyhood he
worked on his father's farm, but his active
career was spent in the lumbering business.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, affiliated with the Whigs and Republicans, and served as a member of the state
militia, in which he was commissioned colonel.
He married Betsy J. Cogswell, who survived
him, and they were the parents of nine children: Delphina E. (Culbertson), Helen E.
(Howard), Clara J. (McDermott), Harriet A.
(Pressly), Mary R. (Wyman), Katie A. (Wilkins), P. Belle (Phillips), Charles A., Starling
W. The father of these children died in Warren, Pennsylvania in 1872.
(III) Starling W., son of Starling Waters,
was born in the borough of Warren, Warren
county, Pennsylvania, May 4, I848. He attended the public schools of Warren. From
his early youth he was connected with the
public service, having been elected prothonotary of the courts of Warren county at the
age of twenty-two years, and filled that office
three successive terms, nine years, this fact
amply testifying to his popularity. He then
turned his attention to the production of oil,
in which he was highly successful, and he also
acquired some lumber interests in the county.
He was designated as postmaster of Warren
in 1897, and under the suggestion of President
McKinley, whose urgent recommendation was
that postmasterships be made a permanent position when filled by a competent man, Mr.
Waters held the office continuously until his
death, August 5, I912, at the State Hospital
for the Insane, of which he was a trustee from
I894 to his death and'in the welfare of which
he took a deep interest. His death occurred
while visiting that institution. He was a member of North Star Lodge, No. 24I, Free and
Accepted Masons, Lodge No. 223, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, and an official
member of the Conewango Club. This brief
resume of Mr. Waters' many spheres of activity proves the broadness of his mental vision,
and in all the relations of life he was found to
be true to himself and true to his fellows. He
was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Waters married, in I870, Rosamond N.,
daughter of Orris Hall, of Warren, Pennsylvania. She is a prominent member and librarian of General Warren Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution. Children: I.
Emery B., a funeral director in Lockhaven,
Pennsylvania; married Grace Fisher; children: Rosamond and Starling. 2. Wilson H.,
employed as bookkeeper in a Pennsylvania gas
office; married Bertha Baldensperger; child,
Frank H. 3. Myron, a student in a school of
embalming in Chicago; was for three years a
representative of the Standard Oil Company
in India, and two years in Japan in the lumber
business; married Margaret Jastie.
James Huston was born in
HUTSTON  Venango county, Pennsylvania,
July, I2, I853. He was brought
up on a farm in that county, and received a
common school education. Wh,en he was
eighteen years of age he settled near Lamberton, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and was
employed in coal works. After this he entered the oil business, and became an oil producer and contractor. For a time he lived in
Allegany countv, New York. In I887 he came
to Salem township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and he is now an oil producer and
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farmer. He is a Republican, and a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Maretta, born in Venango county, in I860,
died September 29, I909, daughter of Gamaliel and Eliza (Dugan) Clover. Her father
was a carpenter, a brother of Dr. William
Mack Clover. Children: Florence Luella, born
in I88o; Charles Clover, of whom further.
(II) Dr. Charles Clover Huston, son of
James and Maretta (Clover) Huston, was
born near Bolivar, Allegany county, New
York, September 20, I886. He was brought
up, however, in Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
and educated at public schools, including the
high school in Salem township, from which
he graduated in 1905. He was valedictorian
of his class. After graduating from the high
school he taught school for two years.  In
I9o6 he attended the Clarion State Normal
School. In the following year he entered the
Detroit College of Medicine, from which he
graduated in I9II with the degree of Doctor
of Medicine. Here again he was valedictorian of his class. Beside this theoretical equipment, he had two years of hospital experience,
being an interne at St. Luke's Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. In I9II he came to Knox,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and associated
himself with Dr. C. L. Clover for the practice
of medicine and surgery. He is a member of
the medical fraternity Sigma Nu. He is a
member of Edenburg Lodge, No. 550, Free
and Accepted Masons, Knox, and of the Modern Woodmen of America, at Lamartine,
Pennsylvania. Dr. Huston has become a member of the Clarion County Medical Society. His
political party is the Republican, and his
church the Methodist Episcopal, but his wife
is a Presbyterian. Dr. Huston married Mabel, born in Venango county, Pennsylvania,
daughter of Jeremiah J. and Mary (Creswell)
Weaver. Her parents now reside in Richland
township, Venango county, near Nickelville.
Judge George S. Creswell, of Venango county,
is an uncle. Children of Dr. Charles Clover
and Mabel (Weaver) Huston: Lois, born September 30, I907; Charles Clover, May I, I909;
Mary, February 20, 9I I.
Oliver Martin, a one time prosMARTIN  perous merchant of Warren
county, Pennsylvania, was born
in Centerville, New York, died in Sugargrove,
Pennsyl-vania, July, I902. He was educated
in the public schools, and grew to adult years
in New York, learning there the trade of shoemaker. He came to Pennsylvania when a
young  man, settling  first at Wrightsville.
where he followed his trade.  He married
there and soon afterward located in Lottsville, where he engaged in mercantile business
for a number of years, then moving to Sugargrove, where he was proprietor of a general
store for five years. At both Lottsville and
Sugargrove he held the office of postmaster,
locating the postoffice in each instance in his
own store. After five years in Sugargrove he
moved to Corry, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in general merchandising for seven
years. In I87I he returned to Sugargrove,
where he re-engaged as a merchant, continuing a successful business for many years, then
retired and for several years prior to his death
lived a quiet life at his residence in Sugargrove, now the home of his daughter Grace L.
He was an excellent man of business, publicspirited and upright. Among his enterpris.esfor the benefit of Sugargrove was the erection
in company with H. Harm.on of the Masonic
Block. He was a Democrat in politics, but
aside from postmaster never accepted public
office. He was a member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows.
He married Pamela Ann Alexander, born in
Holly, North Carolina, August I, I82I, died
August 22, I908, daughter of James and Susanna (Willard) Alexander, the latter a relative of Frances Willard, the noted Womten's
Christian Temperance Union leader and philanthropic worker. Children of Oliver and
Pamela Ann Martin:. I. Albert Mortimer, died
in California, I9o3, aged about sixty-one
years; he founded the Martin School of Shorthand and established a store for the sale of
typewriters and general office supplies; later
moved to California; he married Emma Garfield; children: Percy A. and Ruth E. 2. Helen
M., died unmarried; she was a teacher of elocution in the United Brethren Seminary at
Sugargrove. 3. Eliza Ann, married A. B.
Thompson, a lawyer; children: Grace, Lloyd
A., Harold A.; this family resides in Mercer,
Pennsylvania. 4. Viola, died in infancy. 5.
Grace Leonore, born in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, now residing at the old homestead
in Sugargrove; a retired school and- music
teacher. 6. Frank A., born in Wrightsville;
married Sarah F. Montgomery; children:
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John Allen, Clarence A., G. E.; this family
resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 7 and 8.
Sons died in infancy.
The Koos family came to PennsylKOOS vania from Wittenburg, Germany,
where the grandfather of Charles
A. Koos was a well-to-do farmer, maintaining
some style, dressing in leather knee breeches,
slippers with buckles and wearing a three-cornered hat. He reared a large family, all of
whom lived and died in Germany except
Philip, born at Castle Klihmenheim, Witten-'burg, January 9, I839.
(II) Philip Koos lost his father when he
was young and worked on the farm until the
estate was divided, when he received a sum
equal to four thousand dollars of American
money. He invested. this in a hotel in the
city of Heilbronn and also had a meat market.
In I867 he came to the United States, locating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Twentyfourth street, where he conducted a meat market for six years. He then moved to St. Petersburg, remaining one year, then to Emlenton,
remaining one year, then in I876 to Foxburg,
where he was killed by a team in I877. He
did not prosper and left his family very poorly
provided for. He married, in Germany, in
I863, Hannah Fredericka Everly, born in the
same province, January Io, I845, daughter of
Christian and Johanna (Isemann) Everly, he
a prosperous farmer and both members of the
Lutheran church. Children of Christian Everly, all born in Wittenburg, the survivors all
living in and near a small farming village in
their native land except Hannah F.: Caroline;
Christiana; Mina, died young; Charles;
Louisa; Annie; Hannah F., of whom further;
Pauline; Sophia, deceased; Amelia, deceased.
Hannah F. came to the United States with
her husband in I867, shared his varied fortunes, and after his death married (second)
January I, I878, Charles Feicht, born in Wittenburg, Germany, came to the United States
in 1854, aged sixteen years. He learned the
trade of butcher and for twenty-one years
operated a meat market in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. During the oil excitement he moved
to Parker, Pennsylvania, and after his marriage in 1878 settled in Parkers Landing where
he still operates a meat market. There being
no Lutheran church  in the neighborhood,
Hannah F. Koos became a member of the
Presbyterian church, to which she still belongs. Children of Hannah F. and her second husband, Charles Feicht, all born in Parkers Landing: I. Gussie, married Harry Raddle. 2. Fred, a butcher.  3. Nora, married
Fred Bows. 4. William P., unmarried. Children of Philip and Hannah F. (Everly) Koos:
I. Emil, now a druggist and oil producer of
Oil City, Pennsylvania; married Mary Gunn.
2. Albert, married Caroline W\ise. 3. Pauline,
married William  Mahoney, whom  she survives. 4. Charles Augustus, of whom further.
(III) Charles Augustus, son of Philip and
Hannah Fredericka (Everly) Koos, was born
in Foxburg, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, August I7, I876. He was the son of a poor man,
who died when Charles A. was but a year old.
His mother again married and his early life
was spent at Parkers Landing, Pennsylvania.
When but a child of five years he began working in a glass factory, continuing for two
years, earning in that time two hundred dollars. At the age of seven years he left home
and lived with an old couple, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Augustus Frederick, who lived east
of Foxburg. They were kind to the boy and
the little education he received in youth was
during the seven years he lived with this old
couple. When he was fourteen years of age
he began learning the butcher's trade, working under his stepfather for two years. One
of his brothers had established a drug store
in Oil City, Pennsylvania, and for one year he
worked with him. In I896, being then twenty
years of age, he located in Monterey, Pennsylvania, opening a meat market, which he sold
out after operating it successfully one year.
He then returned to Parkers Landing where
he kept a retail meat market one year, then
located in the same business in Foxburg, remaining for three years. For one year he was
in the drug business in Franklin, Pennsylvania,
then again for two years in the meat business
in Foxburg. In I907 he moved to St. Petersburg and since that time has operated a meat
market there and one in Foxburg. He is
self-made and self-taught, but is one of the
most energetic, shrewd and capable business
men of his town. He has an interest in four
oil leases, two of which operate seven wells
each that are profitable producers.  He has
wisely invested his profits in real estate, having holdings in Clarion, Venango and Butler
counties. He has risen from the ranks and no
more prosperous, more highly esteemed young
man can be found in this county. He is a
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Democrat in politics and has served as councilman in St. Petersburg; is a member of the
Modern Woodmen and belongs to the Lutheran church; his wife belongs to the Methodist
Episcopal church.
He is hardy, strong and athletic, in fact in
younger days was a famous football and baseball player, that being his chief recreation and
pleasure. He was of such local repute as a baseball player that he attracted Major League
Scouts and had flattering offers to become a professional, but yielding to his mother's wishes,
declined them all. As a football player he made
his reputation with the "All Stars" of Franklin, Pennsylvania, and (under another name)
with the Marietta (Ohio) College team. He
still retains his fondness for these sports and
is not so utterly absorbed in business as the
foregoing activity would indicate.
He married, May I8, I898, Lillian May
Ashbaugh, born in Beaver township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, December I8, i876,
daughter of Daniel and Etta Ashbaugh, granddaughter of John and Dorothy Ashbaugh, and
great-granddaughter of Daniel and Mary
(Best) Ashbaugh, who were the pioneers of
the family in Clarion county  (see Ashbaugh III). Children of Charles A. and Lillian
May (Ashbaugh) Koos: Philip D., born November 29, I899; Charles F., February 15,
I902; an infant, died unnamed.
(The Ashbaugh Line).
(II) John Ashbaugh was born in I795, died
I87I; about I8i8 he came from Westmoreland
county with his parents to Richland township
(then Venango) now Clarion county, there
being then but one other family in the township. His father took up three hundred acres
of land, which was later divided among three
of his sons, John, Adam and Jacob. John Ashbaugh inherited a farm of one hundred and
eight acres in Richland township on which he
lived all his life. Dorothy Whiting, wife of
John Ashbaugh, was born in Germany, I8I5,
died I870, daughter of Henry Whiting, who
came to this country with wife and children
in I835, settling in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, farmed the Fox estate for a time, then
purchased a farm in Beaver township. Children of John and Dorothy (Whiting) Ashbaugh: Polly, Magdalena, Daniel, of whom
further; Henry, Esther, Sarah.
(III) Daniel, son of John Ashbaugh, was
born one half mile from St. Petersburg in
Richland township, Pennsylvania, April I8,
I839. He had little chance to obtain an education, as he early became a helper at clearing
and working the home farm. At the age of
eighteen he began learning the carpenter's
trade with Abraham Saliday, following that
trade all his active after life, living in St.
Petersburg, Salem township, and since I891
again in St. Petersburg, retired. He married,
in I859, Etta Steiner, born in Richland township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, daughter
of John Steiner from Eastern Pennsylvania,
an early settler in Clarion county. Children of
Daniel and Etta (Steiner) Ashbaugh: I. John
Emanuel, born June I3, I8'6I; now living in
the state of Washington. 2. Alfred, born July
I5, I863; now living at Turkey City, Pennsylvania. 3. William Adam, born December 6,
I865; now living in Beaver township, Clarion
county, a farmer. 4. Joseph C., born January
216, I867; now living in Franklin, Pennsylvania. 5. Frank Howard, born February I,
I872; now living in Kane, Pennsylvania. 6.
Mary Annetta, twin of Frank H., married A.
M. Ruh. 7. Clarence B., born April I4, I874,
deceased. 8. Lillian May, born December
I8, 1876; married Charles A. Koos (see Koos
III). 9. Rebecca, born September 12, I879;
married Warren Myers, and lives in Oil City.
Joseph H. Steele, the first memSTEELE  ber of this family of whom
there is definite information,
was born in Ireland. He emigrated to America and was a soldier in the Mexican war, and
at the outbreak of the civil war enlisted in the
Federal army. He served throughout the entire war, receiving successive promotions and
becoming colonel of the Fifty-second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. After
the close of hostilities he settled at Stewartson
Furnace, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania,
where he died. He was a Democrat in politics,
and a P'resbyterian in religion. His wife's
name is unknown. Children: Joseph A., referred to below; Letitia, twin with Joseph A.,
married George Myers; Belle, married John
Hull, now living in Bartlettsville, Oklahoma;
Martha, married Matthew  Steele, of Bradford, Pennsylvania; William J., now living in
McDonald, Pennsylvania.
(II) Joseph A., son of Joseph H. Steele,
was born in Dayton, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, September 5, I843, died in Washington, Pennsylvania, November 20, I893. At
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the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in
Company M, Fifty-second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and fought throughout the war, receiving four wounds and attaining the rank of captain, his father being the
colonel in command of the same regiment. At
the close of the war he entered the oil business at Pithole, Pennsylvania, and from there
followed the development of the oil fields to
Parker, thence to Bradford, Pennsylvania, removing from there to Warren, Pennsylvania,
and, ater to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where
he died suddenly in I893 from the effects of
the wounds he had received during the war.
He also conducted a large livery business in
the oil country, at one time owning stables in
eight different towns. He was a Republican
in politics, and a Baptist in religion. He married Eveline, daughter of Samuel P. and
--- (Meredith) Wallace, born near Curllsville, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, September, I847, still living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Children: Ralph Wallace, referred to
below; Joseph A., married Grace Eaton, now
living in Pittsburgh; Thomas M., now living
in Pittsburgh, unmarried; Harry E., now living in Pittsburgh, unmarried; Paul M., now
living in Pittsburgh, unmarried; Rea, now
living in Pittsburgh.
(III) Ralph Wallace, son of Joseph A. and
Eveline (Wallace) Steele, was born in Mahoning, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, October I, I868. He removed with his parents
from place to place and received his early education in the public schools of Parker, Bradford and Warren, Pennsylvania. After graduating from  the high school he became a
gauger in the oil fields, remaining in that work
for seven years. He then removed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and organized the Steele
Furniture Company and entered the retail furniture business, in which he remained for
twelve years. He then operated a woolen mill
in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, for two years, and
finally, in I90o6, he settled in East Brady, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and established the
East Brady Woolen Company of which he is
at present the largest stockholder, and of
which he is also secretary and treasurer. It
is one of the leading industries of East Brady
and employs regularly from sixty to sixty-five
skilled operatives, manufacturing the highest
grade of wool blankets and knitting-yarns, and
the product of the mills finds a ready market
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in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago,
Cleveland, San Francisco, and nearly all of
the large cities in the United States. Mr. Steele
is also the president and one of the directors
of the Valley Yarn  Woolen Company in
East Brady. He is a Republican in politics.
He is a thirty-second degree Mason and member of the Blue Lodge, Duquesne Chapter, No.
546, Royal Arch Masons, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is also a member of Syria Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Pittsburgh. He married, June 20, I893, Jennie,
daughter of John W. and Rebecca Schwartz,
born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Child, Hazel Eveline, born May I7, I894.
The Grandin family, members
GRANDIN  of which have always been
prominent and active in the
affairs of the various communities in which
they resided, contributing materially to the
growth and welfare, traces back to Samuel
Grandin, born about the year I700, on the Isle
of Jersey, on the coast of France, from whence
he emigrated to the new-world, settling in New
Jersey, where he passed the greater part of his
life, honoredand respected. He was industrious and enterprising, applied himself assiduously to his labor, and prospered exceedingly.
He reared a large family of children, to whom
he gave an excellent education, three of his
sons being specially educated, one for the legal
profession, one for the ministry, and one for
mercantile business.
(II) John, youngest son of Samuel Grandin, was born in I766, died aged sixty-seven
years. He acquired an excellent education,
and for many years engaged in mercantile pursuits, deriving therefrom a lucrative livelihood. Failing health compelled him to retire
from that line of work, and he then served in
the capacity of school teacher for a number of
years, finally retiring from an active life. He
resided for some time in Morris county, New
Jersey, from whence he removed to Pleasantville, Venango county, Pennsylvania, where
his death occurred. He married Katherine
Hunt, a native of Sussex county, New Jersey, who bore him seven. children, three sons
and four daughters.
(III) Samuel (2), son of John Grandin,
was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, October I5, I8oo, died at Tidioute, Warren
county, Pennsylvania, January 28, I888. He
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Normal School, living at home on the farm.
I I. Alvin. Floyd, also living at home on the
farm, now a student in Clarion State Normal
School.
Sebald Niederriter, the
NIEDERRITER  founder of the family in
this country, was born
Germany in I802 and died near Marble, Pennsylvania, in I88I. In I844 he emigrated to
America and settled first in'St. Mary's, Elk
county, Pennsylvania, and in I846 removed to
Clarion county and in I85o purchased a farm
in Washington towns,hip near Marble which
he cultivated until his death in I88I. He was
a Democrat in politics, and a Roman Catholic
in religion. He married in Germany Mary
Lechner, born I8I I, died in Clarion county,
I886. Children: Mary, deceased; Joseph, deceased; Elizabeth, deceased; Sebastian, referred to below; William, Casper, Bernard,
twin with Casper; Anna, Theresa, Michael,
died in infancy.
(II) Sebastian, son of Sebald and Mary
(Lechner) Niederriter, was born in Germany
March 5, I845, and is now living near Marble,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He emigrated
to America with his parents and received his
early education in the parochial school of St.
M\ichael's church in Fryburg, and in I86I
enlisted as a member of Company H, One
Hundred and Third Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, and served throughout the
civil war. He served through the Peninsular
campaign and at Yorktown, Williamsburg,
Seven Pines and Fair Oaks, and then to Harrison's Landing, and was then transferred to
the department of North Carolina and took
part in the battles of Suffolk, New Berne and
Plymouth. On April 25, I864, he was taken
prisoner and confined at Andersonville prison
from May 4 to September io, I864, and was
then transferred to Charleston and from there
to Florence, being finally paroled, December
14, I86,4, and put on a boat in Charleston harbor, December I6, I864.  After returning
home rejoined his regiment. After the war he
returned to Clarion county and engaged in
farming, in which he is still occupied, owning
a farm tof seventy acres in Knox township,
and another of forty acres in Washington
township. He has been for sixteen years secretary and treasurer of the Farmers' Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, of Marble, and in
Igog was one of the organizers of the Farmers' Mercantile Company, of Marble, of which
he has been manager since its organization.
He is also manager of the Enterprise Creamery, in Marble. He is a Democrat in politics,
and has held the office of auditor for twentyfive years, and is now serving his fourth term
as a justice of the peace. He is a Roman
Catholic in religion. He married, August I3,
I866, Mary P., daughter of George and Mary
Ann (Siegel) Light, born in Clarion county,
July 9, I848, died April 23, I91I2. Children:
Child, died in infancy; Mary, Paul, John, Albert, Frederick, Ottilla, Philomena, Bernhbart,
deceased;  Catherinle,  deceased;  Edward,
Henry, Ambrose, Marcella, Angeline.
George Bashline, the grandBASHLINE father of Levi Franklin
Bashline, belonged to that
number of pioneers who a few short generations ago braived the perils. of the wilderness
and by their stout hearts and sinewy arms
h!elped to, subdue it and form the nucleus of
that population of farmer citizens that gives
its chief strength to the Keystone State. He
carried on the occupations of farming and
stock-raising upon the acres he had made his
own. He was identified with Monroe township in Clarion county, and there his family
was brought up. In political beliefs he was a
Democrat. Both he and his wife were members
of the Lutheran church. He married and their
children  were: Samuel; George; Phillips;
Abrahiam;  Ellis;  Hannah, married  John
Smith; Catherine, married Hugh Laurence;
Polly, married George Swarm; Joseph, of
whom further.
(II) Joseph, son of George B.ashline, was
born  May 15, i830, in  Monroe township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania. After acquiring his educaition in the district schools of the
neighborhood, he learned the trade of a blacksmith, and for forty years pursued that calling. Later hle became a farmer and owned one
hundred acres, which he cultivated. He married Sarah Kuhns, born in I835; children:
Ma,rgaret, married A. M. Ketner; Catherine,
married R. M. White; Sarah, married Albert
Smith; Andrew, deceased; Edward; Hunter;
Nathaniel; Levi Franklin, of whom  further;
Isabel, married A. J. White; Charles; John,
deceased; Carrie, married J. B. Brinker. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bashline were members
of the Lutheran church.
(III) Levi Fran,klin, son of Joseph and
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attended the district schools until he was about
ten years old, and then served an apprenticeship at the trade of tailor, which he followed
continuously for twenty years. In 1822 having determined to seek larger opportunities in
a new field, he removed from his native state
to Pennsylvania, which was then considered
the west, and settled in Pleasantville, Venango
county, where he worked at his trade until
I840, achieving a large degree of success. He
then removed to Tidioute, same state, and instead of following his trade turned his attention to the lumber trade, and rafted large
quantities of timber down the Allegheny river,
continuing along this line until i860, a period
of twenty years, and by perseverance, close
application to business and straightforward
mcthods amassed a fortune, which was the direct result of his own efforts, unaided by capital or influential friends, as at the beginning
of his active career his entire stock consisted
of "a pair of shears and a lapboard." When
he first located in Tidioute, he erected a saw
mill at the foot of Gordon run, established a
general store, which he conducted for a number of'years, and purchased thirty-three acres
of land, from which was taken the greater
part of the timber he shipped. He disposed
of this land in I868 to Brown  Grove, who
subsequently sold it to the Tidioute  Warren
Oil Company, and it proved to be one of the
greatest oil territories in the vicinity of Tidioute. He also purchased a portion of the Arters farm, upon which he erected a substantial
residence, equipped with everything needful
for the comfort of its inmates. He was a
member of the Universalist church, to which
he contributed liberally, and in politics cast his
vote for the man who in his opinion was best
qualified for office. He was frequently urged
to accept public positions, but always declined
the honor. He took an active interest in all
measures calculated to benefit his adopted city,
and gave his hearty support to the development
of its educational institutions.
Mr. Grandin married, October 4, I832,
Sarah Ann Henry, of Venango county, Pennsylvania, born October I2, I807, died May  I,
I852. Children: I. Morris Wurtz, born October io, 1833, died September 5, I834. 2. Stephen Girard, born April 14, I835, died by
drowning, July 24, I85I. 3. John Livingston,
born December 20, I836, died September Io,
I912; was a member of the banking firm of
Grandin Brothers, of Tidioute. 4. William
James, of whom further. 5. Elijah Bishop,
born November 23, I840; of Tidioute. 6.
Maria Jane, born February 20, I843, widow of
Adnah Neyhart, of Tidioute, Pennsylvania. 7.
Emma Ann, born June 29, I849, died in Jamestown, New York, August I7, i867.
(IV) William James, son of Samuel (2)
Grandin, was born in Pleasantville, Venango
county, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1838, died
in. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 7,
I904. He obtained a practical education in
the schools of the neighborhood, and upon attaining a suitable age engaged in the lumber
and mercantile business of his father, as did
also his brother, John L., and they conducted
the same successfully for several years. They
built the store adjoining the Ryan Hotel, which
they conducted in a thoroughly practical manner, deriving from it a good income. In I868
John L. Grandin and A. Clark Baum established a general banking business, which was
successful from the beginning and which soon
assumed large proportions. In I870 William
J. Grandin  purchased the interest of Mr.
Baum, and the institution became Grandin
Brothers Bank. Enlarged quarters were necessary for the rapid growth of the business,
and in I870 they erected a spacious and beautiful three-story brick block, they occupying
the larger part of the first floor, their general
and private offices being equipped with all
modern improvements. The remainder of the
structure was occupied by various enterprises,
including an opera house, which afforded the
citizens of Tidioute every facility for enjoyment in the way of entertainments. The
brothers conducted a general banking business up to I894, when, owing to the wide extent of their individual interests, it was necessary to curtail the banking business and to
restrict it to private banking. They then dealt
largely in bonds, mortgages and such general
securities as were handled by private bankers
in the line of investments.
In addition to the above the brothers were
extensive oil producers in the local and adjoining oil territories, and this also proved a
successful enterprise.  They also erected a
number of houses in Tidioute, and in addition
to this was the owner of vast farming interests, having seventy-two thousand acres of
land in North Dakota, which they received
in the settlement of affairs of the banking
house of Jay Cooke. They disposed of considerable of the property, retaining thirty-six
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thousand acres, located at Grandin, North Dakota, twenty-five thousand acres being under
cultivation. They were also the owners of
twenty-seven thousand acres of fine land at
Mayville, North  Dakota, upon which was
raised many thousands of bushels of wheat.
They built up villages and small cities surrounding their great far4ns, erected elevators
and stores and built railroads, affording transportation facilities both for themselves and the
people in the country adjacent to their farms.
William J. Grandin was also active in promoting and advancing the general business and
commercial interests of Tidioute, attaining a
high place among the leading men in the world
of business and finance. He was a man of the
highest integrity, honored and respected by all,
and his demise was sincerely mourned by a
wide circle of friends, who estimated him at
his true worth. Although frequently requested
to serve in public office, he would never allow
his name to appear as a candidate, preferring
to devote his entire energy and thought to his
vast business interests.
Mr. Grandin married (first) May 27, I863,
Mary, daughter of Peter Brennesholtz.  She
died April I7, I878. Children: I. Frank, died
January I I, I897, at New Whatcom, Washington, his remains being brought to Tidioute,
Pennsylvania, and buried in the family lot;
he married Mary Kranzke, of Kent, Ohio; he
was educated and graduated from Buchtel
College. 2. Charles, former cashier of the
Mayville bank, of Mayville, North Dakota,
afterward president of People's Bank of Minneapolis, now vice-president of ScandinavianAmerican National Bank, of Minn,eapolis,
Minnesota; was educated at Poughkeepsie,
New York, Military Academy; married Helen
L. Wertman, of Minneapolis. 3. William J.,
formerly an assistant in the banking house of
Grandin Brothers, in Tidioute; now president
of Grandin Lumber Company, of Lenoir,
North Carolina; educated at Princeton; married Harriet Culver. 4. Mary Louise, educated at Rye'Seminary, Rye, New York; married Fred D. Bloomfield, of Buffalo, New
York. Mr. Grandin married (second) June
7, I88I, Annie Helena Merkle, born in Limestone township, Warren county, Pennsylvania,
March I9, I858 (see Merkle I). Children: 5.
Guy Merkle, born in Tidioute, Pennsylvania,
January ii, I885; graduated from  Princeton
University, class of I908; now a member of
the Grandin Lumber Company, Lenoir, North
Carolina. 6. Anna, born in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, March I5, I888; educated at Miss Baldwin's school, at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
(The Merkle Line).
(I) Michael Merkle, was a native of Beinstein, Wurtemburg, Germany, born May I2,
I8o09, died December 24, I892, buried in McKean cemetery, Limestone township, WVarren
county, Pennsylvania. He was reared in his
native country, educated and followed the occupation of conducting a vineyard. In I852
he emigrated to this country, residing at Economy, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, until August, I854, when he nioved to Limestone township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, purchased
a piece of woodland, which he cleared and in
due course of time cultivated and improved.
In I864 he entered the employ of the Economy
Oil Company, but retained his residence on the
farm. He was an active and valued member
of the Lutheran church, and a staunch adher-'
ent of Democratic principles, but could never
be prevailed upon to accept public office. He
took a keen interest in the welfare and advancement of the community in which he resided,
and was one of its most influential citizens. He
married, in Beinstein, Wurtemburg, Germany,
Wilhelmina Magdalena Johanna, born in Germany, in January, I814, died I898, buried in
McKean cemetery, daughter of William and
Eva Katharine (Reichert) Killinger.  Their
children were: Magdalena, born June I9,
I838; William, of whom further; Wilhelmina,
born March I2, I843, married John Schoellkopf; Michael, born July 6, I845, died February 9, I912, married Mary Hunter; Jane
Lovina, born April 27, I85i, married Jacob
Eisenbrown; Annie Helena, born March I9,
I858, widow of William James Grandin (see
Grandin IV).
(II) William, son of Michael and Wilhelmina Magdalena Johanna (Killinger) Merkle,
was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, August 6,
I840. He attended the schools of his native
land, and in early life accompanied his parents
to this country, devoting a number of years
thereafter to the cultivation of the farm. In
I864 he entered the employ of the Economy
Oil Compa,ny, being promoted to the high position of superintendent as a reward for faithful and efficient service, and he remained with
the company until I893, the year in which the
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business was sold. He then embarked in the
oil business on his own account, and also conducted farming operations. In I908 he sold
his oil lease, and the following year moved to
Tidioute, where he has since resided, and
where he has made a place for himself among
the influential men of affairs. He is a member
of the Lutheran church; and a member of
Temple Lodge, No. 412, Free and Accepted
Masons, of which he is a past master; and of
Temple Chapter, No. 32, Royal Arch Masons,
of Erie, Pennsylvania; and of Warren Commandery, No. 63, Knights Templar.
He married, May 29, I866, Louisa Lineman,
born in Ashland township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, December 21, I846, daughter of
Charles and Doris (Hartman) Lineman. She
is a member of the Lutheran church. Children:
I. Mena L., born November 23, I867; married
William Gilbert; child, Laura H., born October I6, I896; resides in Limestone township,
Warren county, Pennsylvania. 2. William H.,
born April 8, I870; married Ella Siggins, of
Tidioute; children: Carl, Edward, Ralph, Ernest, deceased. 3. Pauline Anna, born September ii, I873; married Leslie M. Kinnear; resides in Tidioute. 4. Rosa L., born April 3,
I875; married John Whitton, of Dothan, Alabama; child, Mabel. 5. Lydia M., born June
29, I877; married Ralph Smutz, of Tidioute,
Pennsylvania. 6. Jacob H., born March 20,
I88o; married Helen Hayden, of Buffalo, New
York; children: Walter U. and Margaret. 7.
Albert E., born April 27, I883, unmarried. 8.
Clarence Paul, born November 22, I888; married Pearl Hallock; child, Paul Hallock Merkle. 9. Son, died in infancy.
Charles Lineman, father of Louisa (Lineman) Merkle, was born in Germany, from
whence he came to the United States, accompanied by his wife and seven children. He
settled on a farm of one hundred and fifty
acres in Ashland township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, and there died June 2I, I856.
He was a member of the Lutheran church. He
married, in Germany, Doris Hartman, born in
Germany, December, I8Io, died August, I896,
aged eighty-six years.  She was a devoted
Christian, and for forty years was a member
of the Lutheran church. Her remains were
interred in the cemetery at Shippensville,
Pennsylvania. Children: Charles, Henry, William, Augusta, Lovina, Louisa, aforementioned; John, and two other children who were
born in this country.
Homer Manley Putnam, proPUTNAM   thonotary and clerk of courts
of Warren county, Pennsylvania, and for many year county superintendent of schools, is a representative of a family
among the most ancient and distinguished of
those which figure in our colonial, revolutionary and national annals.
The lineage of a very large part of the Putnames of New England is traced to John Putnam, the immigrant, the ancestor of several
prominent citizens of the early days of Massachusetts. The name is said to come from Puttenham, a place in England, and this perhaps
from the Flemish word "putte," meaning a
"well," plural "putten," and "ham," signifying "a Home," and the whole indicating a
settlement by a well. Some four or five years
after the settlement of Salem, Massachusetts,
it became necessary to extend the area of the
town in order to accommodate a large number
of immigrants who were desirous of locating
within its jurisdictioii, and, as a consequence,
farming communities were established at various points, some of them being at a considerable distance from the center of -occupation.
Several families, newly arrived from England,
founded a settlement which they called Salem
Village, and the place was known as such for
more than a hundred years. It is now called
Danvers. Among the original settlers of
Salem Village, now Danvers, was John Putnam. He was the American progenitor of the
Putnams of New England, and among his descendants were the distinguished revolutionary
generals, Rufus and Israel Putnam. Much
valuable information relative to the early history of the family is to be found in the "Essex
Institute Collection." In common with most
of the inhabitants they suffered from the
witchcraft delusion, but were not seriously affected.
(I) Simon de Puttenham lived about II99,
and was a knight of Herts; (II) Ralph de
Puttenham, a juryman, II99, held a knight's
fee in Puttenham in honor of Leicester in
I2IO; (III) Richard de Puttenham lived in
1273; (IV) John de Puttenham, I29I; (V)
Thomas Puttenham, in the reign of Edward I.;
(VI) Roger Puttenham, high sheriff for Herts,
England, I322; (VII) Henry Puttenham,
about I300-I350; (VIII) Sir Roger Puttenham, about 1320-138o.
(IX) William Puttenham, about I360-I420,
of Puttenham and Penne, England, married
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Margaret, third daughter of John de Warbleton, of Warbleton, Sussex county, and Sherfield on Louden, Southampton, England.
(X) Henry Puttenham, I408-I473, of Puttenham, Penne, Sherfield, Warbleton, etc.,
married Elizabeth, widow of Geoffrey Goodluck.
(XI) William  Puttenham, I430-I492, of
Puttenham, Penne, Sherfield, Warbleton, etc.,
Long Marston, Tannerigge, and Williegh,
England, married Anne, daughter of John
Hampden, of Hampden, Bucks county, England, by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John
Whalesborough, knight, of Whalesborough,
Cornwall, England. The Hampdens, one of the
most ancient of English families, claim descent from Baldwin de Hampden, who was of
note before the Norman invasion. John, father
of Anne, was knight of the shire for Bucks in
1420 and 1430. From him descended John
Hampden, born I599, the "patriot," whose
mother was Elizabeth Cromwell, aunt to
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth.
(XII) Nicholas Puttenham, or Puttnam,
born about I460, lived in Putnam Place in
Penne, England.
(XIII) Henry Putnam was living in 1526.
(XIV) Richard Puttywhm, or Putniam,
I500-I556, of Eddlesborough and Waughton,
England, married a woman of the baptismal
name of Joan.
(XV) John Putnam, of Rowsham, Slapton
and Wingrave, England, was buried in Wingrave, October 2, I573. His wife, Margret,
was buried January 27, I568.
(XVI) Nicholas (2) Putnam, of Wingrave and Stukeley, England, I540-I598, married, at Wingrave, January 30, I577, Margaret
Godspeed, baptized at Wingrave, August I6,
I556, daughter of John and Elizabeth Godspeed. They had children: John, Anne, Elizabeth, Thomas, and Richard.
(I) John, eldest son of Nicholas and Margaret (Godspeed) Putnam, was of the seventeenth generation in the English line as
given above, and the first of the American line.
He was born about I58o, and died suddenly in
Salem Village, now Danvers, Massachusetts,
December 30, I662, aged about eighty years.
It is known that he was a resident of Aston
Abbotts, England, as late as I627, as the date
of the baptism of the youngest son shows, but
just when he came to New England is not
known. Family tradition is responsible for the
date I634, and the tradition is recognized as
having been in the family for over one hundred and fifty years. In I64I, new style, John
Putnam was granted land in Salem. He was
a farmer, and exceedingly well off for those
times. He wrote a fair hand, as deeds on file
show. In these deeds he styles himself "yeoman/;" once in I655, "husbandman." His land
amounted to two hundred and fifty acres, and
was situated between Davenport's hill and
Porter's hill. John Putnam was admitted to the
church in I647, six years later than his wife, and
was also a freeman the same year. The town
of Salem in I644 voted that a patrol of two
men be appointed each Lord's Day to walk
forth during worship, and take notice of such
as did not attend service, and who were idle,
etc., and to present such cases to the magistrate; all of those appointed were men of
standing in the community. For the ninth day
John Putnam and John Hathorne were appointed. The following account of the death
of John Putnam was written in I733, by his
grandson Edward: "He ate his supper, went
to prayer with his family, and died before
he went to sleep." He married in England
Priscilla (perhaps Gould), who was admitted
to the church in Salem in I64I. Their children,
baptized at Aston Abbotts, were: Elizabeth;
Thomas, grandfather of General Israel Putnam, of the revolutionary war; John, Nathaniel, Sara, Phoebe.
(II) Nathaniel, third son of John and Priscilla Putnanm, was baptized at Aston Abbotts,
October ii, I619, and died at Salem Village,
July 23, I7o0. He was a man of considerable
landed property; his wife brought him seventy-five acres additional, and on this tract he
built his house and established himself. Part
of his property has remained uninterruptedly
in the family. It is now better known as the
"old Judge Putnam place." He was constable
in I656; deputy to the general court, I69oI69I; selectman, and always at the front on all
local questions, whether pertaining to politics,
religious affairs, or other town matters. "He
had great business activity and ability, and was
a person of extraordinary powers of mind, of
great energy and skill in the management of
affairs, and of singular sagacity, acumen, and
quickness of perception. He left a large estate." Nathaniel Putnam was one of the principals in the great lawsuit concerning the ownership of the Bishop farm. HIis action in this
matter was merely to prevent the attempt of
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Zerubbabel Endicott to push the bounds of the
Bishop grant over his land. The case was a
long and complicated affair, and was at last
settled to the satisfaction of Allen and Putnam in I683. December Io, I688, Lieutenant
Nathaniel Putnam was one of the four messengers sent to Rev. Samuel Parris to obtain
his reply to the call of the parish.  Parris
was afterward installed as minister of the parish, and four years later completely deceived
Mr. Putnam in regard to the witchcraft delusion. That he honestly believed in witchcraft
and in the statements of the afflicted girls,
there seems to be no doubt; that he was not
inclined to be severe was evident; and his
goodness of character shows forth in marked
contrast with the almost bitter feeling shown
by many of those concerned. He lived to see
the mistake he had made. That he should
have believed in the delusion is not strange,
for belief in witchcraft was then all but universal. The physicians and ministers called
upon to examine the girls who pretended to be
bewitched, said that such was the case. Upham states that ninety-nine out of every hundred in Salem believed that such was the fact.
There can be no doubt that the expressed
opinion of men like Nathaniel Putnam must
have influenced scores of his neighbors. His
eldest brother had been dead seven vears and
he had succeeded to the position as head of the
great Putnam family with its connections. He
was known as "Landlord" Putnam, a term
given for many years to the oldest living member of the family. He saw the family of his
brother, Thomas Putnam, afflicted, and, being
an upright and honest man himself, believed
in the disordered imaginings of his grandniece,
Ann. These are powerful reasons to account
for his belief and actions. Upham says of
him: "He was a strong religionist, a lifelong
member of the church, and extremely strenuous and zealous in his ecclesiastical relations.
He was getting to be an old man, and Mr. Parris had wholly succeeded in obtaining for the
time, possession of his feelings, sympathy and
zeal in the management of the church, and
secured his full co6peration in the witchcraft
persecutions. He had been led by Parris to
take the very front in the proceedings. But
even Nathaniel Putnam could not stand by in
silence and see Rebecca Nurse sacrificed." In
I694 Nathaniel and John Putnam testified to
having lived in the village since I64I. Nathaniel married, in Salem, Elizabeth, daughter of
Richard and Alice (Bosworth) Hutchinson,
of Salem Village; she was born August 20o and
baptized at Arnold, England, August 30, I629,
and died June 24, I688. In I648 both Nathaniel and his wife Elizabeth were admitted
to the church at Salem. Their children, all
born in Salem, were: Samuel, Nathaniel, John,
Joseph, Elizabeth, Benjamin, menitioned below, and Mary.
(III) Captain Benjamin Putnam, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Hutchinson,) Putnam,
was born in Salem Village, December 24, I664,
and died there about I7I5. He was a prominent
man in Salem and held mlany town offices. He
was constantly chosen tythingman and surveyor
of highways, and was frequently on the grand
and petit juries, and selectman. December 30,
I709, he was chosen deacon of the Salem
church. He had the title of "Mr.," and held
the positions of lieutenant and captain, I706I7I I. He married, August 25, I685, Elizabeth,
daughter of Thomas Putnam. On the Salem
records, however, it is stated that the name of
his first wife was Hannah. She died December 21, I705, and he married (second) July I,
I706, Sarah Holton. Benjamin Putnam is
often mentioned in the diary of Rev. Joseph
Green, and July 25, I7I3, is reported therein
to be very sick. He died in 1714 or I7I5. His
will is dated October 28, I706, and proved
April 25, I715. Children: Josiah, baptized at
Salem, October 2, I687, probably died young;
Nathaniel, mentioned below; Tarrant, born
April I2, I688; Elizabeth, January 8, I690;
Benjamin, January 8, I692; Stephen, October
27, I694; Dianiel, November I2, I696; Israel,
August 22, I699; and Cornelius, September 3,
I702.
(IV) Deacon Nathaniel Putnuam, son of Captain Benjamin and Elizabeth (Putnam) Putnam, was born in Salem Village, August 25,
i686, and died October 21, I754. He married
there, June 4, I790, Hannah Roberts, who died
about I763. He was a farmer by occupation,
and lived in Danvers, and perhaps part of his
life in North Reading. He was elected deacon
of the First Church in Danvers, November I5,
I73I. Children: Nathaniel; Jacob; Nathaniel
(2); Sarah; Archelaus; Ephraim, mentioned
below; Hannah; Nathaniel (3); Mehitable;
and Keziah.
(V) Ephraim, son of Deacon Nathaniel and
Hannah (Roberts) Putnam, was born in
Salem Village, February io, I7I9, and died in
Lyndeborough, New Hampshire, November
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13, I777. He was an early settler in Salem.
He settled first in what is now Wilton, near the
north cemetery, but later removed to Lyndeborough. It is said that the first three settlers
in Lyndeborough, living each upon a hill, signalled to each other in the morning if all was
well. While the early settlers of Lyndeborough appear to have feared the Indians greatly
and petitioned for soldiers to protect them,
they do not seem to have been molested.' The
home of Deacon Ephraim was destroyed by
fire a short time after his death, and at that
time the family records were destroyed. He
married Sarah, of Reading (perhaps Wilmington), Massachusetts, daughter of Jacob Cram,
who is said to have been one of the first settlers of Lyndeborough, died October 15, I777,
aged fifty-n)ine years, according to gravestone
inscription. Children: Hannah, born at Lyndeborough, February 26, I743, said to have been
the first white child born there, married Eleazer
Woodward; Ephraim, June I5, I744; Sarah,
married John Bradford; Huldah, married
Jonas Kidder; Jesse, mentioned below; David;
Keturah; Aaron, and John.
(VI) Jesse, son of Ephraim  and Sarah
(Cram) Putnam, was born at Lyndeborough,
New Hampshire, September 2I, I750, and died
November I9, 1837, in Warren county, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in I776 in the Continental army, serving six months as a private,
and participating in the battle of White Plains.
Later in life he applied for a pension, which
was granted. He moved to Vermont, and in
I8Io to Erie county, New York. In I830,
though very old, he went with his sons into
the wilderness and untrodden forest of Warren county, Pennsylvania, where they set themselves to carve out: homes for their families.
Jesse Putnam married his cousin, Rebecca
Putnam, widow of Timothy Carlton. Two
daughters were born to her by her first husband: Abigail, who married   --   Jones;
and Eunice, who died unmarried. By her
second marriage she became the mother of the
following children, whose names are given,
not, perhaps, in the order of birth: Sally,
Rachel, Rebecca, Susan, Chloe, Huldah; Daniel, mentioned below; Edson, born in Ver-.
mont, November 25, I797, died November Io,
1845; and Jesse (2). Jesse Putnam, the father,
died November i9, I837, at the home of his
son Daniel, in Warren county, Pennsylvania.
(VII) Daniel, son of Jesse and Rebecca
(Putnamn-Carlton) Putnam, was born February 21, I794, in Vermont, and in I830, with his
brother Edson, migrated to Warren county,
Pennsylvania, the two being accompanied, as
mentioned above, by their aged father. Daniel
Putnam settled in Farmington township, where
he was known as one who rendered eminent
services in various fields of labor for the advancement of the interests of that region. He
married, January I, 1822, Betsey Barrett, who
was born August 9, I8o2. Children: Betsey
Angeline, born November 22, 1822, died November 13, I905; Sidney, born March 5, I824,
died in Kansas, May 23, 90o8; Mary Lucretia,
born June I8, I826, died October I6, I877;
Perry Philip, born August 8, I829, died at
Lander, Pennsylvania, December 29, I902;
Sarah Jane, born May 20, I83I, died in Kansas, April 7, I862; Clarissa, born October 8,
I832, died September 28, I834; Theodore La
Vett, mentioned below; Almira Amanda, born
April 25, i837, died at Admire, Kansas, March
6, I9IO; Eliza Ann, born August I7, 1839, died
September 25, 184I; Thomas Manley, born
April 9, I84I, died December 7, I878; and
Nancy, born March 2, I845, died at Wilmington, Kansas, December ii, I909. The death
of Daniel Putnam was startling in its suddenness. On November 8, I847, at Russell, Pennsylvania, he was struck by lightn.ing and instantly killed. His widow passed away August 6, 187I, in Warren county.
(VIII) Theodore La Vett, son of Daniel
and Betsey (Barrett) Putnam, was born December 30, 1834, in Pine Grove (now Farmington township), and in early life was a
schoolmaster. For many years he followed the
calling of a wagonmaker at Russell, Pennsylvania, and now resides near Russell. He has
held some very important public offices, having been county commissioner, assessor, school
director and county auditor, and having served
many years as justice of the peace, an office
which he still retains. Mr. Putnam married,
May 28, I857, Abigail Akeley, whose ancestral record is appended to this sketch, and
their children are: I. Flora Idella, born November 29, 1858; married Daniel H. Gregory;
one child, Inez A. 2. Homer Manley, mentioned below. 3. Inez Elmay, born Septembei
23, I87I; married Clinton M. Lewis, of Russell; children: Agnes, Aline, Theodore and
Mabel. 4. Lynn Daniel, born May 8, I875;
married Mary Patterson; children: Howard
D., Lloyd P. and Lynn D. (2). Mr. Putnam
at the time of his death was in the service of
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Mr. Day, operating a chemical plant at Westline, Pennsylvania.  He had charge of the
repairs, and on September 24, I903, while endeavoring to succor a workman who had been
overcome by gas in a deep well, he was also
overcome and died the next day. 5. Glenn
Joseph, twin to Lynn Daniel, born May 8,
1875, died August i6, I876. Mrs. Putnam, the
mother of the family, died September I8, I9I0.
(IX) Homer Manley, son of Theodore La
Vett and Abigail (Akeley) Putnam, was born
January 20, I864, in Russell, Pine Grove township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, and received his earliest education in the schools of
his native place, afterward attending the Union
School and Collegiate Institute at Jamestown,
New York. He graduated in I883, receiving
a diploma from the regents of the University
of New York. During the period of his education he taught school for several terms, and
thus by his own efforts worked his way through
his course of study. After graduation he took
post-graduate work and was for two years
principal of the Russell Union School, and for
one year of the Garland Union School. He
then assumed the same position in the Glade
Union School, and during his incumbency was
appointed, April I6, I889, superintendent of
the Warren county schools, to fill the unexpired term of Thomas W. Arird, resigned. Mr.
Putnam's services were so satisfactory that
in May, I89o, he was elected county superintendent, being reelected in I893 and in I896,
serving in all over ten years. Under his superintendency splendid results were accomplished
in the improvement of the school buildings,
furniture and apparatus. He introduced a uniform system of examination in the schools of
the county, a change which had a wonderfully
stimulating effect on the pupils, and his constant aim was to secure thoroughly equipped,
competent teachers. During his administration
a change was made in the character of the
teachers' institutes, the old line of instruction
being abandoned and the most able instructors
and lecturers of the widest experience and
highest ability being engaged.
In politics Mr. Putnam is a Republican, and
in I903 was elected prothonotary and clerk of
courts, being reelected in I906, and again in
Igog, his last term being for four years. He
has served as delegate to several state conventions.  He affiliates with North Star Lodge,
No. 241, F. and A. M., of Warren; Lodge No.
339, I. 0. O. F., also of Warren; the Knights
of the Maccabees, the Protected Home Circle,
and the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, of which body he has been secretary for
twelve years. He served three years as secretary of the Keystone Benefit Society, and is
a member of the Conewango Club.
Mr. Putnam married, November I7, I888,
Belle Aline, born December 4, I868, at Russell,
Pennsylvania, daughter of Charles and Emeline (Briggs) Chase, and they have two sons:
Harold Chase, born October 8, I893; and
Homer Manley (2), born January 26, I89,5.
In I894 Mr. Putnam  became a resident of
Warren, purchasing and rebuilding his present
home on Prospect street.
The name borne by Mr. Putnam has for two
centuries stood high in the annals of our country. General Israel Putnam, the hero of
Bunker Hill, and his cousin, Rufus Putnam,
also distinguished in the war for independence
and later in the settlement of the Ohio valley,
are figures that belong to the heroic past. Inour own time we find George Palmer Putnam,
grandnephew of General Israel Putnam,
founder of Putnanm's Monthly, and predecessor
of the firm of G. P. Putnam's Sons, one of the
largest publishing houses in America.  For
nearly three centuries men of the name of Putnam have gone bravely forward beyond the
confines of civilization in the interest of progress and humanity.
(The Akeley Line).
(I) Francis Akeley, great-grandfather of
Mrs. Abigail (Akeley) Putnam, was born in
England, and about the middle of the eighteenth century emigrated to Massachusetts. He
was among the first to enlist in the patriot
army of the revolution, and was one of those
who laid down their lives on the historic field
of Bunker Hill. He married, in England,
about I175o, Tabitha Bull.  Their children
were: Francis (2), born May 2, I75I, married,
settled in Lancaster, Massachusetts, and died
in I84o  or I84I; Joseph, born June 7, I752;
Tabitha, born December, I753, died June 27,
1798; Thomas, mentioned below; John, born
September, I757, served in the Continental
army as a drum major, in later life was a sea
captain; Sarah, born March, I759; Mary, born
January, I76I, died unmarried, in Boston;
Samuel, born May, I763, married, settled in
Maine; William, born March, 1769, served,
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despite his youth, in the revolutionary war, and
also in that of I8I2, being among the lost at
the battle of Plattsburg, September II, I8I4.
(II) Thomas, son of Francis and Tabitha
(Bull) Akeley, was born in England, May 25,
1755, and after his marriage settled at Brattleboro, Vermont, on the farm now owned by his
grandson, Henry Akeley. He married, February 25, 1783, Abigail Wilder, born March I6,
1765, and iheir children were: Thomas (2),
born December I2, 1783; Phoebe, born April
21, I785; Abigail, born September 25, I786,
died June 30, I852, at Russell, Pennsylvania;
Jotham, born April 23, I788; Joseph, mentioned below; Levi, born June 30, I79I, died April
12, I844; Sally, born April Io, I793, died December 26, I8 -; Susie, born June IO, I794,
died October 29, I817; William, born August
22, I795, died December 2I, I83I; Almus. born
March 9, I798, died at Brattleboro, Vermont,
December 21, I878; Reuben, born December
30, I799, died in Warren county, Pennsylvania,
February 7, I859; Polly, born October I2,
I802, died at Youngsville, Pennsylvania, I886;
Lifus, born November 7, I8o6, died at Leominster, Massachusetts, December I8, I890; and
Philena, born September 9, I8o8, died at East
Hampton, Massachusetts, I892. Thomas Akeley, the father of this family, died February
28, I850, at Brattleboro, Vermont, having
lived more than a half a century on the farm to
which he had come as a young man, and where
his wife had passed away April 5, I840.
(III) Joseph, son of Thomas and Abigail
(Wilder) Akeley, was born August 22, I789,
and in I8II emigrated to Chautauqua county,
New York, making the entire journey on foot,
and living for a few years in the vicinity of
Fredonia. While there he enlisted as a substitute for a man by the name of Scott to
repel a threatened invasion of the British to
destroy government goods stored at the mouth
of Canadaway creek. In I8I5 he came into
the Conewango valley, and in I8I7 migrated
to Pine Grove, settling on a tract of land on
the east side of the Conewango creek, opposite
the village of Russell. On this farm, cleared
by his own labor, he passed the remainder of
his life, engaged in the cultivation of the soil
and in the lumber business. He married, October I, 1820, Cynthia Chase; children: Philena,
born. February 17, I823, died November I2,
I888; Albert, died in childhood from an accident in a saw mill; and Alonzo, drowned. The
mother of these children died January I8, I827,
and Mr. Akeley married (second) January 30,
I829, Eliza Ann Ruland, born August 5, I8Io.
By this union he became the father of the following children: Mary, born March 6, I830o,
died July I6, I882; Phoebe, born July I4, I83I,
died January 25, I878; Cynthia, born October
23, 1832, died March I3, I907; Huldah, born
June 2, I834, died July 25, I8b7; Abigail, mentioned below; William, born December I4,
1838, died January 3I, I899; Harriet, born
December 7, I84O, died July 23, I906;;and
Thomas, born November 25, I842, died April
I, I9II. Joseph Akeley, the father, died October 14, 1875, at Russell, Pennsylvania, and his
widow passed away January 2I, I892.
William, brother of Joseph Akeley, was in
partnership with him during the early part of
his residence in Pine Grove, and married, October I I, I826, Rebecca McKinney, by whom he
had three children, two sons and a daughter.
Polly, sister of Joseph and William Akeley,
was married, October I4, I82I, to her cousin,
Stephen Wilder, and they lived in Vermont
until I836, when they came to Pennsylvania.
Mr. Wilder died in the early spring of I868,
and the following autumn Mrs. Wilder married Ira Badger. She left no descendants.
(IV) Abigail, daughter of Joseph and Eliza
Ann (Ruland) Akeley, was born September I,
1836, and became the wife of Theodore La
Vett Putnam, as mentioned above. Her life
was one of quiet devoted service to those she
loved.
John W. Reed, the first member of
REED this family of whom we have any
definite information, was born in
eastern Pennsylvania, April 5, I797, died in
Clarion, Pennsylvania, June 23, I855. His
father was a native of eastern Pennsylvania,
and about the year I8oo removed to Butler
county, Pennsylvania, where he purchased a
large tract of land and engaged in farming.
About I835 John W. Reed settled in Clarion,
Pennsylvania, where he conducted a butcher
shop on the corner of South and Sixth streets
until his death. He was a Whig in politics.
He married  Margaret Walker.  Children:
James, born November 7, I8I9, died October
12, 1820; Harriet, February IO, 1822, died
November 27, I84I; Eliza, January Io, I824,
died September ii, I855; John W., referred
to below; Caroline, February 28, 1828, died
I9II, married James Keazey, of Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania; Rachel, June I3, I83I, died July
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(Kuhns) Bashline, was born March I3, I868,
in Monroe township, Clarion county, Pen,nsylvania. He acquired his first school training
in the district school of the neighborh(ood.
After doing his share of the work of the farm
when a young boy he started at the age of
nineteen years to work for himself. He first
engaged in lumbering and worked at that for
five years. He now lives on his own farm of
seventy-six acres in Porter township. In political preferences he is a Democrat. His wife
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He married, October 6, I892, Emma,
born November I9, I872, daughter of Valentine and Mary (John) Myers. Childreni:
Ethel, born July 2, I893; Hazel, March 8,
I895; McClellan, July 30, I897; Quincy, November 20, I899; Jay, December I9, I904;
Iola, March 23, i908; Bird, January 29, 19I1.
All these children have been carefully educated. Hazel has gone for two terms to Sligo.
The  Hunter family are of
HUNTER  Scotch-Irish ancestry, a race in
which the Scotch stability,
shrewdness, mental vigor, physical energy and
endurance blended  with, the geniality, the
warmheartedness an;d the versatility of the
Irish blood has given us a people whose physical, mental and moral qualities have made
them leaders and powerful promoters in every
industry and in every profession, and has enriched our history with an almost endless roll
of distinguished men. At the time when the
first Hunters came to Western Pennsylvania
that part of the country was an almost unbroken wilderness, but it was a region which
was attracting the attention of a large portion
of the Scotch-Irish emigrants. Very many of
them had settled in Pittsburgh, some of them
coming there in times prior to the revolutionary war. A large number oaf settlements
were at thlis time being made in the valleys of
the streams that unite at Pittsburgh. For to
these hardy, energetic, ambitious people the
obstacles which nature presented to the pioneer
and settler were but an attraction  and a
stimulus.
They saw the wealth hidden in the mountains and growing upon the hillsides and accepted the challenge which nature seemed to
throw down- to those who had the nerve, the
brawn and the brain to come and take it. So
these Irish emigrants, the Hunters, the Gilsons, the Broadfoots and the Hendersons,
leaving their families behinid them, came out
in the wilderness in search of homes.
(I) Robert and Elizabeth (Park) Hunter,
who were born in county Tyrone, Ireland, in
I758 and in I762, respectively, were the ancestors of Jahu and Livingston Legrand Hunter, of Tidioute, Pennsylvania. According to
family tradition this Robert Hunter had three
brothers, Samuel, who subsequently settled
in the Isle of Man; William, who remained in
county Tyrone, and Jared, who, in company
with his brother Robert, and certain neighbors
named  Gilson, Broadfoot and  Henderson,
sailed with their families in the latter part of
the eighteenth century from the port of Londonderry for Philadelphia and settled at first
in Center county, Pennsylvania. Later Robert
and Jared located and secured each one hundred acres of land about two miles from what
is now Enterprise, Warren county, and their
friends located near what is now Titusville, a
few miles away. They busied themselves in
making improvements upon their lands and
after a time returned to their families with
whom they remained for about a year, and
then taking them back with them to the new
settlements. Jared Hunter resided for the remainder of his life upon the farm he had originally settled and th;is his descendants still
occupy. But in I8o8 Robert Hunter removed
with his family to a new farm upon the east
side of the Alleghenry river and built his house,
a rude log cabin, about two miles below the
mouth of Tidioute creek, and this fartn was
his home until the end of his days. He was
a quiet, industrious man, devoting himself
closely to the care of his family and the clearing up and cultivation of his farm. It is hard
to realize in these modern days of easy communication and rapid transit some of the difficulties that beset these early settlers.  The
only highway was the river and the only
vehicle was the canoe. Communication with
the outside world was difficult, and those who
were boys in those days have told of the trips
made in canoes with their elders to Pittsburgh
for supplies. The narrator told also of his
going in the same manner to the grist mill, the
mill being located near Brady's Bend upon
some large rocks in the swift water near the
edge of the river upon land now owned by
Hunter and Cummings.
In these days one hundred miles seems a
long way to a mill; what must it have seemed
to the early pioneer in his canoe? But Robert
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I5, 1835; Sallie, June 26, 1834, died June 24,
I840.
(II)* John W. (2), son of John W. (I) and
Margaret (Walker) Reed, was born in Butler
county, Pennsylvania, February 8, I826, died
June 24, I862. He removed at an early age
with his parents to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and learned the moulder's trade and
worked in the old Clarion foundry. At the
outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in the
Federal army as a member of Company F,
Sixty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, under the command of Captain
B. F. Reed, and died of "swamp fever" in
I862. He married, August I6, I849, Rachel
Kephart (or Everhart), born in Butler county,
Pennsylvania, March ii, 1833, died July 22,
I9IO. Her parents died when she was very
young, her father being burned to death in his
saw mill in Butler county, and she and her
only brother Charles, who lived in Butler,
Pennsylvania, were never certain as to which
was their proper name "Kephart" or "Everhart." After the death of John W. Reed she
married, October 13, I864, Isaac Fenstermaker, born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania,
June 5, I832, died December 26, 1877, and had
Harry Newton, born March 4, I869, married
Susie R. Kester. Children of John W. and
Rachel (Kephart) Reed: Clara A., born February 28, I85I, married Warren Whitehill, now
living in Aetna, Pennsylvania; John W., May
13, I853, now judge of the Jefferson county,
Pennsylvania, court, and living in Brookville,
Pennsylvania, married Myrta Corbett; Ernest
W., referred to below.
(III) Ernest W., son of John W. (2) and
Rachel (Kephart) Reed, was born in Clarion,
Pennsylvania, April Io, I859. He received
his early education in the public schools and
later graduated from the Carrier Seminary in
Clarion, and then took up the study of dentistry in the office of J. F. Farnsworth, in
Clarion, remaining there for three years when
he entered the dental department of the Pennsylvania State University. After his graduation he commenced the practice of his profession in St. Marys, Elk county, Pennsylvania,
continuin(g there for over four years, and in
I889 settled in Clarion, Pennsylvania, where
he is still occupied in the active practice of his
profession. He is also interested in the oil
industry. He is a Republican in politics, and
a Methodist in religion. He resides at 520
South street, Clarion, Pennsylvania, in the
house that was formerly his mother's home,
and which he purchased after her death. He
married (first) September 26, I888, Katie A.,
daughter of Alois and Elizabeth Loeffler, born
in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, May 29, I865, died
March 7, I897. He married (second) June 2,
i898, Lelah, born in Clarion, Pennsylvania,
November 26, I869, daughter of Andrew and
Lavinia Reese. Children: Clarence L., born
July 25, I889, died August 22, 1889:; Virginia,
July 2I, I89o, died August I6, I89o; Myrta,
April 2, I894, died April I5, I896; Catherine,
September I2, I895, died November 6, I895;
Helen E., June 22, 1901; Clara L., September
2, I903; Harry W., December I8, I908; Martha Annetta, January 27, I9IO.
This family is of English-WVelsh
NEEDLE ancestry, the paternal grandfather of George A. Needle,
having been a native born son of Albion, but
a resident later of Wales. He married and
had issue including a son, George Albert, of
whom further.
(II) George Albert Needle was born in
Wales about I8IO, but prior to his marriage
was residing in England. He was well educated and for about fifteen years held a responsible position under the government in the London postoffice. He accumulated property, but
during a panic in London lost heavily and to
escape his creditors, which under English law
would have imprisoned him, fled to France.
where a few years later he died and was
buried at Granville. He married, in England,
Elizabeth Wadems, whose father, born in
Wales, was an officer in the English army.
Elizabeth Wadems had three sisters, all married and came to the United States. One married a Mr. Calvo, another a Mr. Farrell, who
has a daughter Ellen, living in Troy, New
York, another Marianna, married a Mr. Hall.
Children of George Albert Needle: i. Clara
May, died in Australia. 2. Morgan Alfred,
died on the. Isle of Jersey, but twice visited the
United States. 3. George Augustus, of whom
further. 4. Charles, died in infancy. Elizabeth (Wadems) Needle, the mother of these
children, survived her husband many years
and died at the home of her son Morgan A.
on the Isle of Jersey.
(III) George Augustus, youngest surviving
son of George Albert and Elizabeth (Wadems)
Needle, was born on the Isle of Jersey, in the
English channel, February 25, I842, where he
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was educated in the public schools. In I86I
he emigrated to Canada, settling at Orangeville, where he remained until the following
year, then came to the United States, locating
in Jamestown, New York. He was a man of
education and had knowledge of the printer's
trade. He worked on the Jamestown  Journal
until 1872. In the latter year he moved to Tidioute, Pennsylvania, where for ten years he
edited and published a daily and weekly newspaper. In 1874 he located at Parkers Landing,
Clarion county, and established the Parker
City Daily, a morning paper coming into competition with the Oil City Derrick, the leading
newspaper of the oil field. The Daily prospered and reached a circulation of two thousand copies, but declined with the price of oil
and the exodus from the district in which it
circulated; finally the plant was destroyed in
the fire of I879. Later Mr. Needle purchased
a weekly paper the Weekly Phoenix, which he
edited and published until 1896, then turned
it over to his son, Alfred L., by whom it is
still edited and published.  After his long,
varied and generally successful career as a
journalist, Mr. Needle retired from that field
and opened a stationery store and has operated
in many lines of activity successfully, but is
now living retired, save for his connection with
the First National Bank of Parker, of which
he is first vice-president.
His life has beai an eventful and busy one,
and he can reflect on his past with satisfaction.
His newspaper enterprises were of value to the
communities in which they were established,
and perhaps no single influence contributed
more to the development of his section of Clarion county than his newspaper. He was a
strong, virile editorial writer, and a's a man of
great public spirit led in the moulding of public
sentiment in political and business enterprises.
He is a Republican in politics and has held
most of the borough offices including that of
mayor. Among the acts of his career of great
benefit to his community was that giving to
the people the free use of the bridge across the
river, which. had hitherto been a toll bridge. To
Mr. Needle, more than to any other, belongs
the credit of "freeing" the bridge. He was
also one of the organizers of the Clarion County Fair Association, in fact, he has always been
a vital force in public progress. He is a member of the Masonic Order, the Royal Arcanum,
and the Presbyterian church, of which his wife
is also a member.
He married, in 1871, Frances L. Weeden,
born in Randolph, New York, daughter of
Joseph E. Weeden, a lawyer of the Cattaraugus
county (New York) bar. Children: I. Eliza,
married (first) Edward Morrow, (second)
Clayton Darley, of Falconer, New York; children, both by first husband: Horace and Frances. 2. Clara, married (first) Harry Barber,
(second) Burton Troutner; by first husband
a son Douglas. 3. Alfred L., born August 6,
I876; now editor and publisher of the Weekly
Phoenix, which has reached under his able
management a circulation of about eighteen
hundred; the Weekly Phoenix is a power in
local and county politics, being independent in
politics and devoted to the interests of the
people, not to party or ring; he is vice-president of the Parker Telephone Company, and
a member of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows; he is unmarried. 4. Rosamond, married John H. Williams, of Carrick, Pennsylvania; children: James and George, twins,
Ellen and Margaret. Mr. Needle has twice
revisited the scenes of his birth, first in i865
and again accompanied by his eldest son and
daughter.
This name, though not at all comBEST mon, seems to be borne by a number of distinct families in various
parts of the country, and these not even of one
national origin.  In Westmloreland county,
Pennsylvania, there has been a family of this
name, said to be Scotch or Irish. A Dutch
family which bears the same surname has been
prominent in Columbia county, New York. In
Northampton county, Pennsylvania, there was
settled a German immigrant named Conrad
Best, in 1728; he does not seem to have been
of the present family. The following notes
may refer to the present family: Henry Best
is found in Lynn township, Northampton
county, Pennsylvania, in 1772; both Henry and
Michael Best were in Lehigh township, in the
same county, in 1785 and 1788; William Best
was the owner of two hundred and fifty acres
of land in Hempfield township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in I783; he lived
in the south district of this township in I786.
(I) Henry Best, the founder of this family, was born in Germany. If the entries noted
above refer to him, he settled in Northampton
county, Pennsylvania, before the revolution.
Whom he married is not known. Child, Wilhelm, of whom further.
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(II) Wilhelm, son of Henry Best, died in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, at the age of
over ninety years. He had come from WVestmoreland county, Pennsylvania, into Clarion
county, in I8oi. Although there are Bests to
be found in Westmoreland county, of Irish
or Scotch stock, it is not improbable that this
is the Henry Best who lived in Hempfield
township as early as I783, and was there a
large landowner. His son Henry had preceded him into Clarion county, and in 1797
settled on the land where his father afterward
lived. The name of his wife is not known; she
was buried in Beaver township, Clarion county. Children: Henry; William, of whom further; two other sons; two daughters.
(III) William, son of Wilhelm  Best, was
born at Greensburg, Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania.  (Wilhelm  and William  are
merely two forms of the same name, which
might readily be varied in documents and in
actual use).  In I891 he settled in Beaver
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and
in 1813 he bought a large tract of land, of
which a part is now owned by his grandson,
Simeon NVr. Best. Either this William Best
or his father was a leading benefactor and
worker for the Lutheran church, giving the
land and in 18I3 organizing the congregation.
In I8o6 he built also the first school house.
He married Mary Margaret Eberhart, born at
Greensburg. Children: Nicholas, moved to
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania; John H., died
in Clarion county; William, died in Clarion
county; Michael, of -whom further; George,
died in Clarion county;, died in Clarion
county, married John Sherry;-, died in
Clarion county, married John Sheffer; -,
died in Clarion county, married Daniel Ashbaugh; Christina, died in Clarion county, married --    Rugh;, died in Clarion
county, married Jacob Hawk.
(IV) Michael, son" of William and Mary
Margaret (Eberhart) Best, was born on the
old homestead in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in I815, died in Clarion county, in I904.
He was brought up on the old homestead, and
attended school in the Buckwheat log school
house.  Beside being a farmer, owning one
hundred and thirty-four acres of land, he was
an oil producer. All his life he was a Democrat, and he was a member of the Lutheran
church. He married, in December, I839, Lucy
Anna, born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, in
I8I7, died in i899, daughter of Andrew and
Mary (Wagoner) Edinger. Her family had
come into Clarion county about I834. Children: Margaret, deceased; William F., deceased, served in the civil war, and was twice
wounded; Uriah; Lucetta; David, deceased;
Lena, deceased; Charles J.; Simeon WV., of
whom  further; Samuel; Francis; Josephine
F.; Elizabeth E., married, August 23, I866,
Gotlieb Best.
(V) Simeon W., son of Michael and Lucy
Anna (Edinger) Best, was born in Beaver
township, Pennsylvania, on the old homestead,
on the farm adjoining his present farm, May
24, 1854. Being brought up on the homestead,
he was educated in the Alt public school. Sixty-seven acres of the old homestead form his
present farm, and here he carries on general
farming and oil producing, having two oil
wells on his farm. In politics he is a Democrat, and has held several offices. For thirteen
years he was constable, and for fifteen years
was auditor; has been tax assessor, holding
this position for seven years, tax collector and
school treasurer; in I907-08-09 he was sheriff
of Clarion county; in I9IO   he was elected
supervisor of Beaver township, and as the
term is five years he is now in this office and
has two years yet to serve. He is a member
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
of the Encampment, also of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen. His religion is the Lutheran. He married, January 2I, I877, Susan,
daughter of John E. and Maretta (Wentling)
Folk, who was born in Cumberland county,
Pennsylvania, June 29; I86,2. Her father and
mother were early settlers in Clarion county,
but Mr. Folk died in eastern Pennsylvania in
I863; his widow lived about forty years after
his decease, and died in Forest county, Pennsylvania, in I903. Children of Simeon W. and
Susan (Folk) Best: Minnie L., George M. W.,
Orrin F., Lillian E., Estella L., Mabel G., Iva
R., Troila G., deceased; Forrest E., Hartley
W., Philista, deceased; Merle A., Harry U.,
deceased.
Among the prominent families
AMSLER of western Pennsylvania that
owe so much of their prosperity
to their German ancestry, the Amsler family in
this portion of the state stands conspicuous,
their earliest recorded progenitors having been
natives of Germany, passing their entire lives
in that country and dying there. There were
five children in this family, four sons and one
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daughter; the daughter died in Germany, unmarried, but the four brothers came to America, making their home here and founding
families of their own. They were:- I. Martin,
a farmer, who died at Wentlings Corners,
Clarion county, leaving seven children, two
(laughters and five sons. 2. Peter, of whom
further. 3. John, also a farmer, who died in
Clarion county, near Knox, leaving a family of
six children, one daughter and five sons; he
was a soldier in the civil war. 4. Michael, died
in Venango county, leaving three children, having made his home in Pennsylvania, as did his
three brothers, immediately upon coming to
America.
(I) Peter Amsler was born in Germany in
I824. He came to America while yet a young
man, in company with his three brothers, and
settled in Pennsylvania. Here he remained
for awhile, when attracted by the discovery
of gold in California in I849, he joined the
number of those who flocked to the mines,
crossing the plains to California with a team
of oxen, and twice subsequently making the
tedious trip. For a part of the time he was
very successful, making a considerable amount
of money; returning to Pennsylvania, he settled finally on the farm which he had previously purchased in Richland township. Here
he passed the remainder of his life, dying in
I889. He was a man of quiet tastes, living a
useful but unpretentious life, and though a
good Democrat was never prominent in politics
and never sought office of any kind. He was
a member of the Lutheran church, which his
wife also joined after her marriage, having
previously belonged to the Reformed church.
Mrs. Amsler was born in I841, survived her
husband and died in Petersburg in the year
I9o6. Before her marriage she was Caroline
Ritts, daughter of Charles and Kate (Hoff)
Ritts, and granddaughter of Christopher Ritts,
who came to Richland township from Berks
county at a very early period, cleared a farm
and settled here with his family, on government land. He died in Clarion county many
years ago; his son Charles, who had accompanied his father from Berks county, inherited his property, and growing to maturity married and lived and died on the old place. He
was a member of the Lutheran church as his
father had been, and was a Democrat in his
politics. He was twice married; by his first
wife, Kate Hoff, he had seven children, as follows: David, died in Oil City, Pennsylvania;
James, died in Warren, Pennsylvania; Harvey,
a railway carpenter, residing in St. Petersburg; Caroline, married Peter Amsler; Mary,
married Levi Barlett, and lives in Easton,
Pennsylvania; Elizabeth, married Israel Painter, and lives in Missouri; Anna, died unmarried. The first Mrs. Ritts, who was a member
of the Reformed church, died in comparatively
early womanhood, and Mr. Ritts married a
second time, having no children by his second
marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Amsler had
eight children: Charles, an oil producer, living in Marietta; Samuel F., an oil man, living in St. Petersburg; Lawrence John, of
whom further; Kate, married W. J. Vandervert, and lives in Marietta, Ohio; Anna, married C. G. Fish, and lives in Cameron, West
Virginia; William, unmarried, residing in
Clarion county; Ira, an oil producer, living in
Tulsa, Oklahoma; an infant, died unnamed.
(II) Lawrence John, son of Peter and Caroline (Ritts) Amsler, was born in Richland
township, Pennsylvania, May I9, I868.  He
received his early education in the Petersburg
public schools, passing his youth and young
manhood on the farm where he was born.
After reaching years of maturity he began
business for himself, starting in at oil pumping
and later becoming a producer; he is now an
operator with fifty-three wells in Perry township, engaging in partnership with his two
brothers, Samuel F. and William.  Beside
being industrious and hardworking themselves,
the brothers also employ two helpers, and are
conducting a most flourishing and profitable
business. Mr. Amsler has become one of the
most prominent and influential citizens in this
locality, being well connected not only through
his paternal ancestry, but through his mother's
line is related to some of the best people in the
county. John V. Ritts, son of Elias Ritts, his
very near kinsman, is one of the leading bankers in this portion of the state, being interested
in a number of banking institutions throughout the country and having assisted in establishing many of them; he is also largely interested in oil and railroading, and is an officer
and director in many companies. The members
of the Amsler and Ritts families have intermarried with the other old established pioneer
families in Clarion county, the Shoups, Neelys,
Vensels, etc., until there is a connecting link
among almost all of them. All of these old
families are now well represented in this locality. Although he has never held political
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office, Mr. Amsler is an ardent Republican and
greatly interested in the welfare of his state
and country. He is well known in fraternal
circles, belonging to the Royal Arcanum and
being a member of the Knights of Pythias.
He is also a member in good standing of the
Lutheran church to which his family have all
belonged. On June I3, I893, he married Sarah,
daughter of Robert and Lydia Armstrong, descendants of old established families in the
state; Mr. Armstrong was a soldier during the
civil war, having served his country well and
faithfully. Mr. and Mrs. Amsler have four
children, all at home, as follows: Eva, Bernice,
Ruth, Paul.
This branch of the Jackson
JACKSON family came from New England at the close of the eighteenth century. The first known progenitor,
Daniel Jackson, wh,o was a native of Connecticut, came to Warren county, Pennsylvania,
from near Ithaca, New York, in the year I797.
He was the first settler in what later became
known as Conewango township, locating on
Jackson run, about a half mile from its mouth,
this run still bearing his name. The county
was subsequently divided into two townships,
Brokenstraw and Conewango, each comprising
about one-half. Daniel Jackson built the first
saw mill and later the first grist mill in the
county. The saw mill was completed in about
the year I8OO, and the first raft of pine lumber, comprising about 30,ooo feet, to seek a
market down the river from Warren county,
was manufactured at this mill and landed in
Pittsburgh in the spring of I8oi. As was the
case with all pioneers, the early years of Daniel Jackson's settlement were full of hardships
and privations. To illustrate the isolation of
the place and the difficulties of communication,
it is related that on one occasion a trip was
undertaken to Waterford, a distance of fifty
miles, in order to obtain salt, the entire journey being accomplished.on snowshoes. The
first preaching in the county was by Rev. Jacob
Cram, a missionary of the Congregational
church, at the Jackson home; and the first
quarterly meeting of the Methodist church was
held at the Jackson homestead in Conewango
township, then occupied by Daniel Jackson's
son. There were present at this meeting Bishop
McKendree, Rev. Jacob Young, the presiding
elder of the Ohio district, Rev. John P. Kent,
of Chautauqua county, New York, and Rev.
William Connelly, of Venango county, Pennsylvania.  In I805, Daniel Jackson removed
from Conewango township to what is now
Warren borough, and erected the first frame
building with lumber sawed at his mill, on the
lot now occupied by the Citizens' National
Bank building, at the corner of Water and
Hickory streets; the building was known for
years as Jackson's Tavern. Three other edifices erected prior to this were made of hewn
timbers. Daniel Jackson was licensed by the
governor in I805 to keep an inn, having been
recommended by the court of Venango county
"as a suitable person for that purpose, and
being a temperate landlord." He was the first
constable in this township, being appointed in
1807; and was commissioned a justice of the
peace by Governor Snyder on May 3Ist, I817,
who states in the deed that he reposes "especial trust and confidence in your integrity,
judgment, and abilities." A copy of this deed
is in possession of his descendants. The Wetmore farm, adjoining and immediately south
of the village of North Warren, was the location chosen by Daniel Jackson in I797 for his
homestead; this he deeded, conjointly with his
son Daniel, as shown by the Warren county
records, to William Hodges, May 4, I814, in
consideration of a sum of $I,6oo, the property
sold including in all nearly six hundred acres.
One hundred and ninety-two acres, fully described and now known as the Wetmore farm,
were transferred by William Hodges on October 5, I8i6, to Asa Winter and Harvey Conant,
as shown by deed; and this property was finally
transferred by them on September I6, I835,
to L. Wetmore.
Daniel Jackson died June 20, I830, in the
seventy-ninth year of his age, from blood
poisoning caused by a bite on the thumb of
his right hand by one Nehemiah Waters, who
made an unprovoked attack upon him while
he was performing his duty as magistrate; it
is said that he was buried on his old homestead
in Conewango township. A copy of his last
will and testament in the possession of his descendants shows that he forgave the cruel injury which caused his death, and after commending his soul to his Maker, bequeathed his
property to his children and grandchildren as
named. His children were: Daniel, of further
mention; Ebenezer, Ethan, David, Sylvia,
Rachel.
(II) Daniel Jackson Jr. lived in Conewango
township and vicinity during the early years
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of his life, but finally removed to Muchmore
bottom, Brooke county, Virginia, now West
Virginia. He was a very religious man and
an earnest and active Methodist, as is shown
by a letter of his which is still extant; this is
dated June 9, I842, and is addressed to his
brother David, "n,ear Warren, Warren county,
Pennsylvania," having been mailed at Wellsville, Ohio, on the opposite side of the river
from Brooke county, Virginia, This letter relates to the death of his son, Thomas W., and
other afflictions in the family, and earnestly
desires that all shall lead religious lives. This
son is mentioned below, other children not
being recorded.
(III) Thomas W., son of Daniel Jackson
Jr., was born December I6, I8o4, and died
May 2I, I842, in Warren, Pennsylvania, in the
old house built by him on the southeast corner
of the intersection of Liberty and Third streets.
This house was owned in I9IO by Mr. W. A.
Talbot. Mr. Jackson was buried in Oakland
cemetery, his wife Eveline, who died August
2, T885, being buried beside him. Mrs. Jackson was a Miss Eveline Gilson King, daughter of John and Betsey (Gilson) King, born
December 5, I8o7. A son, Daniel, was born
May 5, 1835, and died September 5, I838; another son, Gilson A., is mentioned below; beside these there were John A., mentioned below; Byron J., Isadore and Sarah.
(IV) Gilson Adelbert, son of Thomas W.
and Eveline Gilson (King) Jackson, was born
in Warren, Pennsylvania, January 26, I836,
in the old house in which his father lived and
died. He was educated in the common schools
of the county and at Warren Academy; after
which, early in life, he learned the printer's
trade, which he followed for a few years in
Warren and in Quincy, Illinois. Prior to his
two years residence in Quincy he had resided
for a while in Honeywell, Missouri, where he
had located upon his marriage and where his
eldest son was born.  After an absence of
about three years in all from Warren county,
he returned to Youngsville, where he resided
for the remainder of his life. He was prominent in civic affairs and was extremely popular with all who knew him; for twenty years
he served as justice of the peace, and at the
time of his death, August 2I, I907, he was
serving his third term as postmaster of Youngsville, having held numerous borough offices.
He was an influential man socially as well as
politically, being easily approachable and having a kindly word for all. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church,
and for over forty years a member of the local
lodge of Odd Fellows. In I858, Mr. Jackson
was married to Miss Helen Marr Trask, four
children being born to them, as follows: Frederick B., of whom further; Ada, who became
Mrs. M. E. Dunham; Belle, who became Mrs.
C. H. Jacobs; Dora, who became Mrs. A. R.
Bailey. All are living except the eldest daughter, Ada, who died in I884.
(V) Frederick Brant, son of Gilson Adelbert
and Helen M. (Trask) Jackson, was born at
Honeywell, Missouri, October 3, I859. While
he was still very young his parents returned
to Pennsylvania and took up their residence in
the village of Youngsville, in Warren county.
Here his early years were spent and his education acquired, passing through the high school
after a preliminary course at the grammar
schools. At the age of fourteen years he became an apprentice to the printer's trade,
spending two years in the office of the Younasville Enterprise; after this he passed an equal
length of time with the WTarren Mail. He then
returned home to Youngsville, where he associated himself with the firm of Mead  Jackson, tinners and hardware dealers, remaining
in their employ for about two years; and
upon leaving them, at the age of nineteen,
went out to North Dakota, where he became
employed as a clerk at Castleton, having charge
of the hardware department in the general
store of Hubard  Parlin. After two years
with this firm, he resigned in order to become
superintendent of the Grandon Steamboat and
Elevator Company, operating on the Red river
between Grand Forks and Fargo; here he was
engaged for eight years in growing, shipping,
and purchasing wheat and other grain. He
then embarked in business for himself, purchasing a ranch of twelve hundred acres and
growing wheat for two years. At the end of
this time he sold out his business and went to
Walker's Station, Georgia, where he purchased
a half interest in a plantation of 3,200 acres.
At the end of two years he sold out his half
interest to his partner, C. G. Herrick, and, returning to Pennsylvania, located at Warren.
On January I, I891, he was appointed commissioner's clerk, remaining in this position
for twelve years, since which he has been interested in oil producing and refining, drilling
and producing also in southeastern Ohio. He
is now secretary of the Superior Oil WVorks
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and is a director in the Mutual Refining Company; he has a handsome residence at No. 305
Fifth street, Warren, which was built in I907.
On October I4, I889, Mr. Jackson was married to Miss Donna Anna Cummings, a daughter of Washington Parker and Sarah McKay
(Weld) Cummings, who was born November
3, I858, near Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania; she
was an attendant of Randolph Academy, and
taught school prior to her marriage. Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson are the parents of two children:
Helen Sarah, born October I5, I89o; and Allan
Cummings, born November 2I, I893; both of
whom are at home.
(The Cummings Line).
The Cummings family is of Scotch Presbyterian stock, John Cummings, the immigrant ancestor, having come over from Scotland and settled at Sandy Lake, Mercer county, Pennsylvania. He married Abigail
by whom he had the following children: Sarah,
Martha, Perry, Margaret, Jane, Hervey, Julia,
and Washington Parker.
Washington Parker, son of John and Abigail Cummings, was born at Sandy Lake,
Pennsylvania, in the year I826, and died at
Sugar Grove, Warren county, Pennsylvania,
in i866. His-early life was passed at Sandy
Lake, where his education was acquired in the
public schools, and after he attained his majority, about the year 1848, he removed to
Sugar Grove, where he purchased a farm
whereon he remained until his death. He was
a man of jovial and kindly disposition, esteemed and admired by all with whom he came in
contact; and, like his father, was a member
of the Presbyterian church. In politics he was
a Republican.  He was married, April 13,
1853, at Sugar Grove, to Miss Sarah McKay
Weld, who was born in Steuben county, New
York, July 25, I826, and died March 4, I905;
she was the daughter of Robert and Clarissa
(Howe) Weld (see Howe). After the death
of her husband, February I8, I865, on the
farm near Sugar Grove and the old Weld
homestead, she moved into the village of Sugar
Grove with her four small children, and died
there March 26, I9o5, at the age of seventynine years; she was buried beside her husband and her daughter Ida, in the Wesleyan
cemetery two miles east of Sugar Grove village. The children were as follows: I. Ida,
born I854, died I866. 2. Ada, married Robert C. Blodgett, April I, I877, and lives in
Bakersfield, California. 3. Duane, married
Janet Dunbar, and lives in Peoria, Illinois. 4.
Donna Anna, married to Frederick B. Jackson (see Jackson).
(The Howe Line).
The history of this family, as shown in the
"History of Northfield, Massachusetts," is a
most interesting one. The immigrant ancestor,
John How, or Howe, came over from Sudbury, England, and settled in what is now the
town of Sudbury, Massachusetts, in I638. He
removed to Marlboro in I657, where he became a leading citizen, dying May 28, I68o,
at the age of seventy-eight years. He married
Mary, who died in the year I698;
among other children they had a son Samuel.
(II) Samuel, son of John and Mary Howe,
was born October 20, I642, and died April 13,
I7I3. On September I8, I685, he married his
second wife, a widow, Sarah (Leavitt) Clapp,
by whom he had a son Nehemiah.
(III) Nehemiah, son of Samuel and Sarah
Howe, was born in I693. In I716 he was
living in Sudbury, and in I739 at Grafton; on
October II, I745, he was living in the fort at
Great Meadows, near which he was then captured by the Indians and carried into Canada,
where he died May 25, I747; he left a journal
of his captivity which was published in I748.
He married Margaret, daughter of Benjamin
Willard, who after his-death married (second)
Ensign James Miller, of Hopkinton; she died
January 25, I758, leaving a son Caleb by her
first marriage.
(IV) Caleb, son of Nehemiah and Margaret
(Willard) Howe, was born in the year I724;
he lived near Bridgman's Fort, and was in
Captain Phineas Stevens' company, I746-49.
HIe was a sergeant at Number 4, and wrote
Captain Stevens an account of the attack on
that place June 20, 1749, when Ensign Sawtelle was killed and a son of the captain taken;
he was mortally wounded by Indians June 27,
I755, when Fort Bridgman was taken and its
occupants carried into captivity in Canada.
He died the next morning at Hinsdell's Fort
and was buried a short distance to the northeast of it, where his gravestone may still be
seen. In 1746 he married Jemima, daughter
of Josiah Sawtelle, and widow of William
Phipps, who was killed by the Indians at Great
Meadow, on July 5, I745. She was captured
when the fort was taken, and with her seven
children carried to Canada; with three of her
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children she was redeemed and brought home
before I76o by Colonel Schuyler. She afterwards returned to Canada and recovered her
second daughter, Submit Phipps, born in I736,
married, November 22, 1755, to Nath,an Willard; she died in I78I. Mary Phipps, the oldest daughter, was carried to France, where she
married Crom  Lewis, a Frenchman.  Mrs.
Howe married (third,) Amos Tute, and died
March 7, I8o5, at the age of eighty-two years.
The children of Caleb and Jemima Howe were:
I. William, born I747. 2. Moses, born I749.
3. Squire, mentioned further. 4. Caleb, born
I753. 5. A son, born I755, who died in Canada, March, I756.
(V) Squire, son of Caleb and Jemima
Howe, was born in I75I, and was but four
years old when taken captive by the Indians;
scars on his head, however, in I790, bore
testimony to the brutality of the savages. In
I8o6 he removed to Fabius, New York, where
he died November 20, I807. The records at
Washington show that one Squire How served
in the revolutionary war as captain of a company of horse, Vermont troops; his name appears on a pay roll (dated at Guilford, September I6, I782) of his company in the service
of the state, assisting the sheriff in Guilford
four days in September, I782, in BrigadierGeneral Fletcher's brigade. The records also
show that one Squire How, or Howe, served as
a gunner in Captain Ebenezer Stevens' company
of Colonel Knox's artillery regiment, Continental troops, revolutionary war. He enlisted
January I, I776, and was promoted to bombardier October 4, I776; his name last appears
on a pay roll for December, I776, dated at
Ticonderoga, January I, I777. The name
Squire How also appears without rank or
organization on two receipts dated at Roxbury, November I, I775, and March ii, I776,
which show that he was paid by Major John
Crane for serving in September to December,
I775, inclusive. The name has not been found
on the rolls of any organization of New Hampshire troops, revolutionary war. The Howe
family became famous as innkeepers, the old
Red Horse Tavern, built in about the year
I686, being kept from about the year I7I4 for
the following hundred and fifty years, by generation after generation of Howes. An old
sign board recorded the fact that one D. Howe
kept it from I686 to I746; and another Howe
kept it from then onward to I786. This is
the old Wayside Inn in Sudbury, which has
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been given lasting fame by Longfellow in his
"Tales," and is a fine specimen of the tavern
of our forefathers; it contains the state room
in which Washington and Lafayette are said
to have spent the night, and upon one of the
window panes is a rhyme written with a diamond by young William Molineux when he
was there in I774. Not far distant stands another tavern, the White Horse. In 178I Squire
Howe was married to Martha, daughter of
Moses Field; she died at Prattsburg, New
York, in I839, aged eighty-two years. Their
children were: I. Rhodolphus, born I782;
married Clarissa Hill, and lived at Prattsburg.
2. Squire, born I785; married Mary Townsley,
and settled in Dryden, New York. 3. Martha,
born May 2o, I787; married, January I9, I8o9,
to Horace Fowler, of Cohocton, New York.
4. William, born I790; married Polly Griffity,
and lived at Geneva, New York. 5. Ann, born
about I792; married Levi Fowler, of Cohocton, New York. 6. Susan, born April I9, 1794;
married, October 24, I835, to Horace Fowler.
7. Clarissa, mentioned below. 8. Caroline,
born July I7, I798; married Horace Dunns, of
Prattsburg, New York.
Clarissa, daughter of Squire and Martha
(Field) Howe, was born in Vermont, April
17, I797. On February 9, I817, she was married to Robert Weld, and lived on the farm
three-quarters of a mile north of Sugar Grove,
Pennsylvania, on the road leading to Jamestown, New York, the log house in which they
dwelt having been built by her husband. The
farm is now owned by their grandson, Robert
J. Weld, who resides there. Clarissa Weld
died in I885, and was buried in the cemetery
in Sugar Grove village; leaving seven children, as follows: Susan; Ann; Squire; Sarah
McKay, miarried to Washington Parker Cummings (see Cummings); Theodore; William,;
Clarissa, and Mary.
(The Trask Line).
The best available information concerning
the early settlers of the Trask family in Erie
and Warren counties, Pennsylvania, is given
by Mrs. Webb Hunt and Mrs. Sarah Himrod,
the latter the widow of William Himrod, both
of Waterford, daughters of Joseph Trask, and
granddaughters of Rufus Trask, of whom further.
(I) Rufus Trask, the first of the line here
under consideration of whom we have definite
information, was a resident of Salem, MassaI04IPENNSYLVANIA
Hunter and his wife had pluck; they fought
well the battle of their lives and transmitted
their qualities to their descendants. With the
grim  resolution of their Scottish blood, the
hopefulness of their Irish blood they faced all
hardships and difficulties, built their rude
home, cleared the forest, supplied the needs
of nine children who all lived to maturity and
sent them out in the world to live active, useful lives. The youngest of these children was
Matthew, of whom further.
(II) Matthew, son of Robert and Elizabeth
(Park) Hunter, was born on his father's farm,
the Hunter homestead, in Limestone township,
two miles below Tidioute. He was such a man
as might be expected from his race and training. Like his father, he was a quiet, industrious, intelligent, modest man, loyal to duty
and faithful to all hlis obligations.  Brought
up in the hardy school of the pioneer he was
self-reliant, th,orough and energetic. The scattered settlers were much dependent upon each
other; out o,f their limited resources they gave
freely, and they helped to bear each other's
burdens whether in sickness and trouble, or
in thie exigencies of the daily pursuits. Sympathy, kindness, hospitality to others, and a
spirit of mutual helpfulness grew out of their
daily lives and surroundings. Matthew Hunter was especially noted for his kindness of
spirit and so well were these traits known and
so liberally was his hospitality exercised that
his.hous,e was designated among the family
as the "hiotel."  This generosity was a very
marked inheritance of his son, Jahu. Matthew
Hunter married Sarah, daughter of Arthur
Magill, and they settled on the old homestead
of his f.ather where Matthew had been born.
Their second child and eldest son was Jahu,
of whom further.
(III) Jahu, son of Matthew  and Sarah
(Magill) Hunter, was born on the old Hunter
homestead in Limestone township, October 3,
I830. At the time Jahu Hunter was born, the
population had increased and the energy of
the settlers was making marks in the wilderness, but still the country was new, advantages
and conveniences were limited, keeping down
the manner of living to one of great simplicity.
But though the people were poor in goods, they
were rich in health, frugality and ambition.
The families of that day were, large and
Matthew Hunter's family of ten children was
not one of unusual size. Upon Jahu, the eldest
son, fell a large share of the work and responsibility. Early in life he became a valuable helper in the work of his father an.d an
important factor in earning for the family the
daily bread. It was his father's habit to consult him as if he were of mature age, and he
thus learned to plan and to execute at an age
when most of the boys of the present day have
not even dreamed of the responsibilities of
life.
The first school that Jahu Hunter attended
was in the school house located on or near the
top of the hill where now stands the Hunter
school house. Here taught a Mr. Jones, who
afterward settled near Trunkeyville, James
and Arthur Magill Jr., Oliver G. Chase from
Pine Grove, and later of Jamestown, New
York, and others. Somle amusing stories. are
told of these early schools, methods of teaching not recognized in present schools of any
grade, and disciplinary practices not lacking
in vigor or originality. The qualifications of
the teachers, judged by present standards,
were often very limited but the schools were
the best the times and the location afforded
and it is certain they turned out many vigorous, manly men, who have made their impress.on communities, and womanly women, who
have made excellent helpmeets to their hu.sbands and noble mothers to their chil,dren.
Jahu Hunter made the best use of the limited
opportunities for education that came to him
and thus started on the way to that broader
culture that hie afterward acquired from reading and the contact with affairs.
In the practical affairs of the time and the
region he was an advanced student, and, in his
seventeenth year he began jobbing in getting
out and banking squar;e timber. In his later
years he would -often talk of the experiences
of this first enterprise which he undertook on
his own account. By dint of great saving and
shrewd management he had become the owner
of a yoke of good oxen, and on the strength
of this acquisition he had taken the contract.
While skidding logs one day by some accidenrt
one of the oxen was fatally injured. It meant
half of his fortune gone and the means of
fulfil,ling his contract lost.  In later life he
was in the habit of putting aside other losses,
though amounting to many th'ousands of dollars by the remark, "Oh! that is nothing; it
does not compare to the loss of my ox." But
other plans were made, the work went on, and
the contract was finished with a satisfactory
profit.
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chusetts, and Mrs. Himrod, aforementioned,
is strongly under the impression that his birth
occurred in England. In early life he learned
the trade of tailor, which he followed for many
years in Waterford, Pennsylvania, to which
he removed in I799, it being then called Fort
Le Boeuf, accompanied by his wife and children. The remainder of their lives was spent
there, their remains being interred in the old
cemetery of that place, there being only a few
bodies there at the present time. Mr. Trask
married Hannah Stacy. Children: Hannah,
married Martin Strong; Mary (Polly), married Levi Strong; Sally, married Theodore
Cobern; Asena, married    --- Tiler, of
Youngsville, Pennsylvania; Rufus; Samuel, of
whom further; Joseph, born at Salem, Massachusetts, I797, mentioned above as the father
of Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Himrod; Naomi. Mr.
and Mrs. Trask have many prominent descendants residing in Erie county, Pennsylvania, as
well as in other sections of the state, among
whom are the Himrods, Strongs, Hunts, Scotts
and Vincents. Mr. Trask served in the revolutionary war, enlisting from Salem.
(II) Samuel, son of Rufus and Hannah
(Stacy) Trask, was born in Salem, Massachusetts, October 26, I788, died at Youngsville,
Pennsylvania, May I7, I873. He spent his
early life in Waterford, Pennsylvania, where
he was the owner of property, his name appearing on the tax list in I8I3. He married
Polly Van Kirk. Children: Augustus Porter,
of whom further; Rufus Elliott, Joseph, Madison Napoleon, Mary Ohio, Aurelia Reed, Eliza,
Hannah, Rebecca, Helen Emily, Sena.
(III) Augustus Porter, son of Samuel and
Polly (Van Kirk) Trask, was born January
20, I813, probably at Waterford, Pennsylvania,
died September 27, I843, and his remains were
interred near West Ela, Missouri. He married, November ii, I836, Ann Eliza, daughter
of Mathias Rue, of Newark, New Jersey.
Among his children was Helen Marr, of whom
further.
(IV) Helen Marr, daughter of Augustus
Porter and Ann Eliza (Rue) Trask, was born
June 12, I838, died September 3, I895. She
married Gilson Adelbert Jackson in I858 (see
Jackson IV).
The Whitehills are of Scotch
WHITEHILL descent, and are first found
in America in I723. The
founder of the family in this country, James
Whitehill, was born in Scotland, February I,
I700. His youth and early manhood was spent
in his native land, where he obtained a good
education. In I723 he came to the American
colonies, settling in Pennsylvania, where he
obtained his first warrant for land on December 2, I734. His tract was situated near the
head of Pequea creek, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. This creek for more than one hundred years was known locally as Whitehill's
run, now called Henderson's run. He seems
to have prospered, as he made later large purchases of land on the west side of the Susquehanna river in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. He was chosen assessor in I736, and
in I739-4I was county commissioner. In I745
he was appointed judge, a position he held
several years. The name of his first wife is
unknown, but there was a son James born to
them in 1725. He married (second) Rachel
Cresswell, born in I709, died in I795. Children: John, born I729; Jane, June 23, I73I,
died 1740; Elizabeth, born I733; Robert, I735;
Sarah, I737; Rachel, I739; Margaret, 174I;
David, of whom further; Joseph, I747; Hannah, I749. The father of these children died
February I, I776, and is buried in Pequea
churchyard, where his wife, who died June
25, I795, is also buried.
(I) David, son of James and Rachel Cresswell Whitehill, was born in Southbury township, Lancaster county, May 24, I743. He
received one-half of his father's farm in same
place.  In April, I789, he moved to Center
county, Pennsylvania, where he purchased one
thousand and forty-three acres of land near
the present town of Lamont. He was one of
the first elders in the Slab-Cabin Presbyterian
Church, donating land for church and graveyard. In I795 we find his name as a county
official. He married Rachel Clemson, daughter of James Clemson, on April 8, I770. He
died November I2, I8o9. He and his wife are
both buried in graveyard of Slab-Cabin Church.
To them were born ten children: James Clemson, born I77I, married Barbara Milliken, January 6, I8oo (from this one is chronicled this
history); John, married Mary Clemson (his
cousin); Benjamin, married Elizabeth Hastings, June I8, I8o7; Joseph, died in infancy;
David, born I775, married Sarah Brisbane,
December 20, 1804; Creswell, born I785, married Sarah Hastings; Clemson (no record);
George, married Mary E. Sherick; Robert,
born January  ii, I79I, married Margaret
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Lytle, I833; Sarah, born October I3, I789,
married Jeremiah Rankin.
James Clemson, son of David and Rachel
Clemson Whitehill, was born in Salisbury township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.  In
1789 he came with his father's family to Center county. He inherited a farm from his
father in Nittany Valley, Center county, Pennsylvania, where he resided until I82I, when
he removed to Venango county (now Clarion)
and located on a farm near Edenburg and there
passed the remainder of his days. He learned
the trade of blacksmith, was an expert worker
in iron and steel, and is said to have made the
first double-bitted axe ever forged in the state.
He turned out from his forge hinges by the
hundreds, also nails, cranes, fire shovels, and
tools of every sort. After removing to Clarion
county he practically abandoned his trade and
confined himself almost entirely to his farm
labor. He was industrious and thrifty, and
his farm was one of the best cultivated and
improved in that section of the state. Both he
and his wife were members of the Presbyterian
church, and in politics he was a Whig. He
married, in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, January 6, I8oo, Barbara Milliken, born in that
county, died April I3, 1850, aged seventy
years, daughter of Samuel Milliken. Children:
(I) Rachael, born October I9, I8oi.  (2)
Margaret, born June 29, I803.  (3) David,
born March 24, I807. (4) Elizabeth Jane,
born April 8, I809. (5) Samuel Milliken,
born February 2I, I8II. (6) Sarah Rankin,
born May 3, I8I3.  (7) James, born March
I6, I8i6. These children will now be taken up
separately.
Rachael was married to William Patton (son
of John and Jane Patton), February 27, i823,
by Rev. William Stewart, in Nittany Valley,
Pennsylvania; settled  at Heckla Furnace.
Business, iron-master; lived in Bellefonte,
Ferguson, Ft. Marion and Hope Furnace,
Mifflin county, Pennsylvania. She died October 8, I842, is buried at Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He died February io, I88I, in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, buried in Lutheran cemetery in Shippensville. Presbyterians.
Their children: (i) Sarah Ann, born in Ferguson county, December 28, i823.  (2) Barbara Jane, born in Bellefonte, Center county,
March 23, I826. (3) Rolland Curtin, born in
Bellefonte, Center county, October I, I827.
(4) Elizabeth, born at Heckla Furnace, May
3I, 1829, died I830. (5) Mary Barron, born
in Ferguson, April 24, I83I. (6) William M.,
born in Marian Furnace, Mifflin county, Diecember I I, I832. (7) Margaret, born in Mifflin county, August 21, I834.  (8) Rachel
Clemson, born in Mifflin county, December 31,
I836. (9) David Whitehill, at Hope Furnace,
October 3I, I839.
(I) Sarah Ann Patton, married, April 20,
I849, to Henry Thompson, son of Samuel and
Mary Thompson, of Rimersburg, Clarion
county, by Rev. McCoy. He was a tailor and
a Lutheran. She died at Ruffsdale, Westmoreland county, February 24, I907. He died at
Grandtown, Illinois, I853. Their children:
George P., born at Grandtown, Illinois, March
3, I85o, died September 27, I86o, buried at
Emlenton, Pennsylvania; Mary G., born same
place, April 23, I852, married, October I6,
I873, at Confluence, Pennsylvania, to Henry,
son of Michael and Sarah Neighly, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, farmer and German Lutheran, they had five children: (i) Henry Elmer,
born September 4, I874, (2) Samuel Nicholas,
born February 25, I876, (3) George Eugene,
born May 6, I879, (4) Maggie Clemson, born
August 29, 1884, (5) William Sherman, born
August 24, 1889. i. Henry Elmer Neighly
was married, October 3, I894, at Cumberlanid,
Maryland, to Annie Edmundson; to them
were born two children: (i) Clark S., born at
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, July 26, I895, (2)
Clarence P., born, at Braddock, Pennsylvania,
March 8, I903. Annie Edmundson Neighly
died June 29, I903, at Brad,dock, Pennsylvania.
2. Samuel Nicholas Neighly was married, May
3, I897, to Mary Beslett, at Latrobe; to them
were born three children: (i) J. Murwell,
born March I7, I898, at McKeesport, (2)
Francis M., October 7, I900, (3) Mildred A.,
February 23, I902. 3. George Eugene was
married, August I7, I904, to Catharine Bennet, at Uniontown, Pennsylvania; to them was
born (I) Henry Eugene, March 8, I905, at
Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania. 4. Margaret Clemson married, October 9, I9OI, George Peters,
at Uniontown, Pennsylvania; to them were
born three children: (i) Aloin E., born April
20, I902, (2) Francis C., September 2, I903,
died in infancy, (3) Earl G., September 2,
I9o4. 5. William Sherman Neighly, unmarried (1913).
(2) Barbara Jane Patton, second child of
William and Rachael Whitehill Patton, born
I826, died I834, buried at Waynesburg.
(3) Rolland Curtin Patton was married,
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August 6, 1849, to Harriet Eckhart Whitehill,
at Shippensville, by Rev. Gallager. He served
as a soldier in! Mexican war. To them were
born eight children: (I) Alice Junida, September I I, I850, (2) Ella Whitehill, born May
8, 1852, (3) Clara Virginia, born April 25,
I854, (4) Charles Shippen, born April II,
I856, (5) Edward, born April Ii, I858, died
April 24, 1858, buried at Brick Church, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, (6) Ida May, born June
25, I859, (7) William Boreland, born April
22, 1863, (8) Frank Percival, born November
5, I868. i. Alice Junida married Ebon Crawford, of Emlenton, Pennsylvania; they had
several children of whom we have no record;
she died June 27, I894, buried at Emlenton,
Pennsylvania.  2. Ella Whitehill Patton was
married, September I8, I89o, to George Fortune, at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, died at Orville,
Ohio, I908. 3. Clara Virginia Patton was
married, September 26, I87I, to Charles H.
Yetter, at Lanosonham, by Rev. S. B. Gray;
resided at Chester, Pennsylvania. Charles H.
Yetter died _February I, I898, buried in Chester
county; no children. 4. Charles Shippen Patton, accidental death, February I, 1882, buried
at Shippensville, Clarion county, Pennsylvania.
6. Ida May Patton was married, September 27,
I872, to J. M. Lavine, at Bennet, Pennsylvania,
by Rev. Light; no children; she died February
I, I9oo, buried in Homewood cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  7. William  Boreland
Patton married, March 21, I883, to, Maggie
Jane Maures, by Rev. Wiles, at Wooster, Ohio.
William Patton is a conductor on B.  O. R. R.
They have four boys: (I) Rolland C., born
March 8, I884, (2) John W., born March  I,
I889, (3) Frank D., born July 2, I890, (4)
Fred Yetter, born March 3I, I895. 8. Frank
Percival Patton married, December 15, I896, to
Lyda Sharpless Heston, at Philadielphia, Pennsylvania; two children: (I) Charles Heston,
born July 7, I897, (2) Lyda Sharpless, born
May 8, I902. Frank Patton is in shoe business
in Chester, Pennsylvania.
(5) Mary Barron Patton married April 20,
I858, to John D. Bell, by Rev. Montgomery, of
Clarion county. They had four children: (I)
Harry, (2) William, (3) Lula, (4) Maggie
(died in infancy);'she died February 24, I874.
(6) William M. Patton married, April 30,
1872, to Julia Leight, daughter of Isaac and
Anna L. Leight, at Addison, Somerset county,
Pennsylvania, by Rev. Mitchell. Was a soldier and officer in the civil war. He died August 30, I88I, buried at Emlenton, Pennsylvania; Presbyterian,s. They had two children:
(I) Robert Eason, born at Confluence, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, December I3, I873,
(2) Milnor Alden, born at Friendsville, Maryland, May I7, I875. Mrs. Julia Patton resides
at Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(7) Margaret Patton, now  last surviving
member of this family, in her 79th year (I9I3),
resides with George Neighly, at Ruffsdale,
Pennsylvania.
(8) Rachael Clemson Patton was married,
August 24, I87I, to Harvey N. Rowe, son of
Ruel and! Rebecca Rowe, of New Haven, Connecticut, at Somerset county, Penn;sylvania.
Resided in Pittsburgh and Springdale, where
Mr. Rowe was in drug business. He was a
man of fine quality and education. Died at
Springdale, May 2, I888, buried in Homewood
Cemetery. His wife died September 7, I909,
and was buried in the same place. They had
two children: (I) William Ruel Rowe, born
January 3, I875, (2) Ruth Patton, born December 28, I878, died in infancy. I. William
Ruel Rowe was married, June IO, I898, to
Irene Ellen, daughter of Samuel and Martha
Van Ausdale; they have two children: (I)
Helen V., born December 12, I900, (2) Nelson Patton, born September IO, I902. William  Ruel Rowe was a journalist of much
note, at one time manager of the Hurst publication, later manager of the Kansas City
Ledger. Mrs. Rowe was a musician of note.
(g) David Whitehill Patton, for many years
connected with Booth  Flinn, of Pittsburgh,
was a member of Masonic Lodge, No. 58, of
Somerset, was a man of sterling qualities, a
kind husband anld good father. He was married, August i9, I873, to Mary A., diaughter
of John, and Anna Donald, of England. Died at
his home, Ross avenue, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, March I7, I905. His wife died October
5, I9O9. To them were born three children:
(I) John Patton, born I874, died in infancy,
(2) Harry D., born August I7, I876, in Summerfield, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, (3)
Mildred V., born March 27, I887, at Blairsville, Pennsylvania. I i. Harry D., a journalist,
resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; for years
has been connected with the Gazette Times;
unmarried. 2. Mildred V., married A. K.
Murdock, August I, I9o6, at Youngstown,
Ohio; they reside in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, where Mr. Murdock is in business.
(2) Margaret Whitehill, never married. She
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was a lady of worth, kind-hearted and loved
by all who knew her. She was known by
"Aunty Whitehill" the country over, and was
universally mourned when she passed away.
She made her home for years in the family of
Jacob Black (iron-master), at Black's Furnace,
where she died May Io, 1876, buried in Lutheran ground at Shippensville, Pennsylvania.
(3) David Whitehill, oldest son, came to
Venango county, now Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in the spring of I8i6, and made his
home with his parents on a farm near where
Edenburg now stands. February 26, 1833, he
bought his farm on the Franklin pike from
H. L. Hidecooper, agent for the Holland Land
Co. February I4, 1839, he married Esther, a
daughter of Job and Orpha Wilson Packer,
and settled on his farm, where all his children
were born. He was engaged in lumber and
boat building on the Clarion river at Cooksburg and other points until 1859, when he
purchased a large tract of timber land and
saw mill from Elder  Wilson, at the mouth
of Deer creek, on the Clarion river, where he
moved his family and was engaged in boat
building and freight carrying for the Pittsburgh market until about 1876, when he retired from active business life and in 1878
moved into his old home farm on the Franklin
pike to enjoy life in his old age. July 2, I88I,
he was stricken down with paralysis and died
July II and was buried in the family burying
lot in the Lutiheran cemetery, Shippensville,
Pennsylvania. He was the father of ten children. He had advanced religious ideas, not
understood in his day. Children: (I) Joseph
M. Whitehill, born near Shippensville, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, April 27, I840, (2)
Elmira Jane, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
August 8, 1841, died February 3, 1847, (3)
Henry B. Whitehill, June 29, 1843, (4) James
C. Whitehill, born May 24, I845, (5) Emma
C. Whitehill, born May 29, 1847, (6) Orpha
A. Whitehill, born July I9, I849, (7) Job
Packer Whitehill, born February 22, 1852, (8)
Mary Whitehill, born July 22, 1854, (9) Margaret Whitehill, (Io) David B. Whitehill. born
May 6, I856.
I. J. M. Whitehill, oldest son of David and
Esther Whitehill, was educated in Clarion
county, Pennsylvania. At the age of 2I (I86i)
joined Company A, Io3rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, as a private, was promoted
to the rank of sergeant, and served to the close
of the war, having reenlisted as a veteran.
Was at the siege of Yorktown, battle of Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Seven Days' battle before Richmond, and many other engagements.
Was captured at Fort Williams and spent a
long term in Andersonville Prison.  Mustered
out at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 17, I865.
Was married, I869, to Cornelia Bolin, of Kentucky, at New Albany, Indiana. Their children were: (I) Joseph M. Jr., born January
I3, I87I, (2) Flora May, born February 27,
1873, (3) Zarina, born I875 (dead), (4) Cornelia, born August 2, I877, (5) Esther, born
February  2, I880, (6) Mamie, born  1882
(dead), (7) Jacob, born July I2, I883, (8)
Baby, born, died I885. He settled with his
family at Arkansas City, engaged in traffic on
the Mississippi river. Was prosperous in business.  His family is still settled in that part
of the country. His wife died at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, December I2, I895, buried there in
Greenwood Cemetery. He also died at Hot
Springs, February I5, I906, buried in National
Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas.
2. Elmira J., died February 13, 1847.
3. Henry B. Whitehill married, January I3,
I870, to Mary E., daughter of Samuel and
Catherine Maxwell, by Rev. Deitrick, Lutheran. (Autobiography):
I started in life June 29, I843, on the old homestead, and continued to live with my parents there
until I859, when the family moved to the mill at
Deer Creek. I went with them and always found a
job with them for board and keep until the war of
rebellion was fairly on. In May, I863, enlisted with
Colonel Lemmon, of Strattonville, who was trying
to organize a regiment for the army but failed to
get men enough and disbanded his squad at Pittsburgh late in June. Was not admitted to the service, returned home and enlisted again in a short
term regiment and started for the seat of war July
7, I864, was discharged December I8, I864, entered
the U. S. service again in March, I865, and served
until the close of the war in the 56th Pennsylvania
Infantry. Was discharged in July, I865, and returned home. Lived at home until I870. Was then
married to Mary E. Maxwell, and started to sail
in a little boat of our own. Engaged for a short
time in the lumber business, next the oil business.
Went from Petersburg, Pennsylvania, to Shippensville, Pennsylvania, then moved to farm in Crawford county, 1874, made that headquarters until
1876, when I returned to the oil country and
engaged in the ups and downs until I879, when I
betook myself to a warmer climate and located in
Arkansas City, Arkansas. Spent most of two years
there and returned to the Pennsylvania oil fields at
North Clarendon, Pennsylvania, where I associated
myself with two brothers and emibarked in the
production of oil. Owned and operated 400 acres
of territory until I89g, when I dissolved partnership and bought the old homestead of I63 acres in
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Elk township, Pennsylvania, together with nine
producing oil wells thereon, which at this date
(March Io, I913) are still producing some oil. Am
at present enjoying life as best I can near the spot
where I first saw the light -of day.
They had three boys: (I) Orr D. Whitehill,
born February I8,, (2) Clyde M., born.
October 26, 1877, died August Io, I878, (3)
Ray C., born April 9, I895, at Guyes Mills,
Crawford county. i. Orr D. was married to
Lillian McIlhatten, on March I3, I895, by Rev.
Frampton, at Shippensville, Pennsylvania.
They had five children, all born on the old
Whitehill homesteads: (I) Carl Maxwell, born
on the old Whitehill homestead, November I4,
1896, (2) Mary Aleen, born March 8, I898,
(3) Ralph Roswell and Roy Legrand, twins,
born June I4, I9oo (Roy Legrand died in infancy), (5) Harrold Wilmer, born 1902. 2.
Roy C. married to Roxy Martin.
4. James Clemson Whitehill lived with his
parents until I870, then went;to Arkansas City,
Arkansas, where he erected and operated the
largest lumber plant in the state. He married
Lizzie McGhee, of Arkansas City. Returned
to Pennsylvania, 1882, purchased a fruit farm
near Meadville, Pennsylvania. He spent many
years bringing his products to perfection. Was
also interested in oil production in Marion
county, Pennsylvania. They had, six children,
one daughter died in infancy. Three daughters and two sons live in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He died April 23, i907, was buried in
Greenville Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania.
5. Emma C. (Whitehill) McElhatten was
married to John, son of Alexander and Phoebe
McElhatten, on September I, I866. To them
were born ten children: (i) Lamont Hill McElhatten, born October 3, I867, (2) Chauncey
Orville McElhatten, born June 8, I869, (3)
George Wilson McElhatten, born March 27,
I87I, (4) Cornelia Lelian McElhatten, born
March 25, I873, (5) Earl Varidon McElhatten, born April 25, 1876, (6) Esther Inez McElhatten, born October 6, I879, (7) Alfarata
McElhatten, born December 8, I88o, (8) Ezekiel Sharpe McElhatten, born October 9, I882,
(9) Thaddeus Koscinoko, born April 4, I887,
(Io) John Alexandria McElhatten, born February 9, I892. I. Lamont H. McElhatten was
married to Fanny Ried, April I2, I899. Religion, Methodist. No children. 2. Chauncy
Orville McElhatten was martied to Minnie
Shetler, April 2I, I9oo; unto them was born
one child, Maria Phoebe, January I, I9oI. His
wife died February 9, I9o09, at Franklin, Pennsylvania: 3. George W. McElhatten was married to Hattie Miller, April 2I, I898. They
are Lutherans, and to them were born four
children: (I) Denny Miller, born June 30,
I899, near Shippensville, Pennsylvania. (2)
Inez Margaret, born August 20,  1900, (3)
Wilber Grant, born April I6, 1902, (4) Clair
Otto, born July I8, I903. 4. Cornelia Lelian
McElhatten, died June 9, I875. 5. Earl Varidon McElhatten was married to Mollie E.
Alleman, November I7, I902; they are Lutherans; have no children. 6. Esther Inez McElhatten was born October 6, I879, and died
February I2, I886. 7. Alfarata McElhatten
was single, lived at Shippensville; a Methodist. 8. Ezekiel Sharpe McElhatten; is a
Methodist. 9. Thaddeus Koscinoko McEllratten is at homle; is a Methodist. io. John Alexandria MIcElhatten was born February 9, 1892.
6. Orpha Ann Whitehill was married to
Reuben, son of Reuben and Susan Fowles,
January 25, I870. Resided on a farm in Richland, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where all
their children were born. He was at different
times engaged in oil, coal and lumber business.
Afterwards moved to North Baltimore, Ohio,
where he was engaged in the grocery business.
From there he moved to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, where he was employed by a steel and
iron company.  Their children: (I) Elmeda
May, born December 28, I873, (2) Zella Bell,
born February 2I, I876, (3) Gertrude Lillian,
born May 8, 1878, (4) Esther Winifred, born
February I I, I88o, (5) E. Drew, born November 21, I88i, (6) Margaret Whitehill, born
March 31, I884, (7) Elmer, born August 28,
I888, died in infancy. (I) May, clerk, (2)
Zella, stenographer, (3) Gertrude, teacher,
(4) Winifred, teatcher (see later), (5) Drew,
bookkeeper,  (6)  Margaret,  stenographer.
Winifred was married to John D. Snyder, an
attorney of Greensburg, Pennsylvania; they
have one child.
7. Job  Packer Whitehill, unmarried, resides in Arkansas City, Arkansas, where he
has an extensive cotton plantation. An active
business man, a leading influential citizen.
8. Mary Whitehill, one of the twins, married, September 26, I882, to Seymore, son of
Henry and Mary Pottorf, by Rev. Wonders
(Lutheran), at the old homestead on the
Franklin pike. For ten years they resided on
the Middleton farm, Venango county, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in the oil busiIo46PENNSYLVANIA
ness. In I892 they removed to their present
home near Salem, Ohio, where they are engaged in fruit and stock raising. To them
were born four children: Owen A., born January I9, 1884 (plumber); Jesse C., born May
I4, I885, teacher and fa!rmer; Rena May, born
December 29, I886, teacher; Margaret Winifred, born March 30, I892.
9. Margaret, one of twins. (Autobiography):
Living quite a distance from a public school,
much of my early education was received from a
kind mother, a twin sister Mary (now Mrs. Seymore Pottorf) shared these advantages with me,
after a few years at the public school, I spent a
year at a village academy, fitting myself for a
teacher, which profession I followed for several
years, teaching in Clarion, Warren and Forest
counties, Pennsylvania, meanwhile attending several
schools, among them the State Normal, Indiana,
Pennsylvania, the National University of Lebanon,
Ohio, and Clarion State Normal. Then when the
right time and the right man came I took a smaller
school with promise of better pay and less labor,
was married to Louis N. Benninghoff, October 9,
i899 (son of George Benninghoff, of Meadville,
Pennsylvania). Ever since have been a resident of
Warren county, Pennsylvania, and for the past
seven years'of Warren. There we have a home,
but much of the summer is spent in the country
where Mr. Benninghoff's business is located, and
being a lover of nature I much enjoy the green
woods, the shady nooks and the babbling streams
and all the beauties of nature which the All-Father
has so bountifully given us.
Io. David B. Whitehill, bachelor, oil producer, financially successful. The following is
taken from his autobiography:
I had the advantage of being well-born, one
branch of my family reach back to the Scottish
Chiefs and doubtless the other side to the Irish
Kings. These conditions would indicate great possibilities in the future but as yet'undeveloped. My
early education in a country school two miles from
home. My daily occupation of a backless bench,
widens in developing a stiff backbone which I have
always found useful. Doing chores, evening and
morning and between paroxisms of schooling, buttoning and unbuttoning, going to bed and getting
up, are the mnost vivid remembrances of my early
days, as is the common fate of youth. I grew up
and now at the high noon of life the promises of
the morning are as yet unfulfilled, but what the
cool of the evening may bring is not yet seen.
Latent powers may yet find opportunities for
expression, and posterity learn with admiration of
my achievements.
(4) Elizabeth Jane Whitehill, third daughter, was married to John J. Livingston (second wife), a scholar of great renown, May
ii, I848. A surveyor, justice of the peace,
merchant. At middle life he had read the German Bible through twice and English Bible
three times. Was a refined, cultured man, a
gentle kindly nature. They had one son, Alfred Tracy, born in Shippensville, April I,
I849. She died in Philadelphia, at her son's,
June 7, I886. John J. Livingston died later at
his son's home in Jamestown, New York. Alfred Tracy, only son, married, June I6, I879,
to Catherine J. Packer, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Two children, both dying in infancy,
were born to them. They resided in Philadelphia, where he had a sanitarium. He was a
physician. His wife died July I3, i883. He
afterward moved to Jamestown, New York,
where he married Nellie E. Hallock, daughter
of Rev. Hallock, on June 2I, I899. To them
was born one child, Clara Elizabeth, May 3,
I890. He practiced medicine in Jamestown
for some years, but now (I913) is conducting
a sanitarium and plantation in Porto Rico.
(5) Samuel Milliken Whitehill attended public school until he was ten years of age, when
hlis parents moved to Clarion county, settling in
Beaver township, near Edenburg, and he remained with them until he attained manhood,
becoming accustomed to all kinds of farm
labor. On February 22, 1848, he purchased
from H. D. Hidecooper a portion of the old
homestead. He also purchased in I858 the
adjoining farm from his brother James. He
erected a saw mill on Canoe creek, the first
saw mill in the section, and there sawed all
the timber on his own three hundred acres and
the timber on his neighbor's farms. In 1872
oil wa.s discovered on his farm, and many paying wells were drilled, from which he derived
a good, income. He was a Republican in politics, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, which they joined in their early
married life. He married, October 7, I841,
Julia Ann, born April 2I, I82I, daughter of
Thomas E. and Mary (McDowell) Thonipson.
(Thompson History). He sold this farm in
I877 to Kitchen and Dick, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, for $32,ooo, retaining an interest in
the oil wells thereon. He later moved to the
Pike, where he lived but one year, then purchased a farm from Alfred Boyer, near
Nineva, Pennsylvania, where he lived till his
death, June 2, I882, from  paralysis, in his
72nd year. His wife soon followed. They are
both buried in the Lutheran burying ground in
Shippensville, Pennsylvania. To them were born
eleven children, all born on the old homestead:
(I) Henry Harrison, born May 28, I843, (2)
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George Washington, born January I5, 1845,
(3) Winfield Scott, born December 19, I846,
(4) John Preston, born August 5, I849, (5)
Zachariah Taylor, born July I8, I851, (6) Millard Fillmore, born October 22, 1854, (7) Benjamin Franklinl, born July II, I856, (8) MNarion Milliken, born March 23, I858, (9) Joseph
Warren, born March I3, I86o, (Io) Charles
Fremont, born February 28, I862, (II) Alice
Patton, born December IO, I866.
r. Henry Harrison educated in public school.
Enlisted September, I86I, Company E, 78th
Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Captain J. N.
Hosey (civil war), was wounded in battle of
Stone River, Tennessee, taken prisoner, but
recaptured next dlay, died from  effect of
wounds January 9, I863, buried in Soldiers'
National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
2. George Washington lived on farm until
manhood.  Graduated from  Duff's College,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I865.  Soon after
left the homestead to make his own way in the
world. Was heard of in Harper's Ferry, West
Virginia, where he was employed as bookkeeper for three years. Was heard of in Iowa,
Missouri oil fields, Chicago and California, in
1878. In that year a letter was received from
him and a correspondence kept up for six
months. Then a letter said he was going out
to Fort Yuma, Arizona, where he was interested in mines and has never been heard of
since.
3. Winfield Scott died in his 29th year, unmarried, having always lived in his father's
home, buried in Lutheran cemetery, Shippensville, Pennsylvania.
4. John Preston, after finishing the country
schools, attended schools of higher learning at
Strattonville and other places. Taught for a
short time, then followed the fortunes of the
oil country at Whitehill farm, Kittanning, Oakmont, Gill-Hall, Chester Hill, and is now in
Oklahoma, a genial broad-minded, kind-hearted, thoroughly honest man. He was married
to May, daughter of John and Sarah Leightner,
May 29, I877, at the Alexander House in
Clarion, by Rev. James Elder. To them were
born five children: (i) Samuel M., born Tuly
25, I879, (2) Ivy May, born May 8, I882,
(3) Infant son, deceased, (4) Earl Preston,
born November 13, I886, (5) Mary E., born
July 7, I896. I. Samuel M., an oil well operator, spent five years in India, making a journey around the world; now doing business in
Oklahoma; unmarried; a sober, moral, progressive man. 2. Ivy May, married to Howard, son of John and Mary Mowry, of GillHall, Pennsylvania, October IO, I9oo, at
Chester Hill, Ohio.  A  graduate of California State Normal School, Pennsylvania.
Taught school for a few years. Now holding
an important office with the Carnegie Steel
Co. Lives in Homestead, Pennsylvania, where
he is also interested in the real estate business.
Have two children: (I) Kenneth W., born
April I2, I907, (2) Helen Marie, born July
24, I910o. 4. Earl Preston, a graduate of a
business college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Married, December 27, I9II, to Zoe McFadden, a lady of refined, intellectual attainments,
a teacher, of one-fourth Indian ancestry, and
heir to lands in the Oklahoma reservation.
5. Mary E., a graduate of a girl's seminary at
Tulsa, Oklahoma; a fine musician; unmarried.
5. Zachariah Taylor has always followed the
oil business with its successes and failures.
Has had many reverses but never lost heart,
and is to-day just as ambitious and hopeful as
in earlier years. Has operated in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Kansas, California, and is now in Oklahoma in
the same business. Was married to Rhoda C.,
daughter of Dyer and Cornelia Elderkin, of
Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, February I4,
1878.  They have two children: (I) Mino
Pearl, born June 29, 1879, (2) Charles Fremont, born January I6, I88I. Mino is a
teacher, and Charles an oil operator.
6. Millard Fillmore married to Ellen L.,
daughter of Henry William  and Christina
Miller Heschler, of Harbor Creek, Erie county, Pennsylvania, October IO, I88I. He is a
prosperous business man engaged in the oil
business and resides at Washington, Pennsylvania. They have five children: (I) Harry
H., born May Io, I886, (2).Leonard L., born
June 26, I890, (3) Millard T., born July 7,
I893, (4) Nina G., born April 3, I896, (5)
Ellen L., born May I, I9oo.
7. Benjamin Franklin, after finishing the
public school, graduated from a business college at Poughkeepsie, New York. Embarked
early in life in the'oil business, in which he
has been very successful and is now ranked
among the wealthy financiers of the country.
A liberal thinker along all advanced lines of
human activities. Was married to Catherine,
daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Gill Domoan,
October 27, 1892, at Episcopal rectory at Foxburg, Pennsylvania. They have four children:
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(i) Howard Joseph, born May 9, 1894, now a
very brilliant, energetic student in the University o.f Ohio, (2) Phyllis A., born November I6, I896, (3) Julia Elizabeth, born November 17, I897, (4) Helen, born January 20,
I9o3. Now reside in Columbus, Ohio.
8. Marion  Milliken, educated  at higher
schools of learning at Reidsburg, Clarion and
Rimersburg, Pennsylvania. Married, October
9, I877, to Roswell G., son of Hannah and
George Yingling, at Alexander House, Clarion,
Pennsylvania, by Rev. James Elder. R. G.
Yingling (see Yingling history) a founder and
professor in the Clarion State Normal School,
a graduate of Lebanon, Ohio. Now a prosperous brick and coal dealer in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, resides in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania (I913). Both he and wife are Methodists in religion. They have three children:
(1) Orvis Clyde, born January 4, 1879, (2)
Leroy Whitehill, born July I9, 1887, (3) Reba
E., born December 8, I889. The two latter
were born in State Normal School building,
an(d resided there until the youngest was twelve
years old. (I) Orvis Clyde, an attorney, graduate of Clarion Normal School, of Pennsylvania College, and University of Pittsburgh.
Now employed by Kittanning Brick and Fire
Clay Co. Married, October I5, 1908, to Mary
Elizabeth, daughter of William L. and Anna
E. Barlow, of East Liverpool, Ohio,; have one
child, William Roswell, born November 7,I9IO.  (2) Leroy Whitehill, quite an expert
in athletics and lives at home.  Employed
with his father's firm  as salesman.  Unmarried. (3) Reba E., graduate of Dillworth
Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and National
Park Seminary, Washington, D. C.; lives at
home.
o. Joseph Warren, son of Samuel M. and
Julia Ann (Thompson) Whitehill, was born
on the old homestead in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, March 13, I86o. He was educated
in the public school, Rimersburg Academy and
Carriers Seminary in Clarion.  He began
working in the oil fields when a young man,
continuing as driller and pumper until I895,
when he met with an accident that so crippled
him that lighter occupation became a n!ecessity.
He began operating in a small way, was successful, enlarged his lines, and now has interests in forty producing wells. He has other
business interests of importance, owning the
farm of 70 acres in Ashland township, 79 acres
in Knox, and is interested in the Clarion County National Bank and in other profitable enterprises. He is a Republican in politics, progressive, and has deeply at heart the welfare of
his country. He is thoroughly modern, a liberalminded, public-spirited man of affairs and is
held in high regard by all who know him.
HIe married, at Knox, January 2, 1895, by
Rev. W. Hollister, Grace Emma Geyer, born
in Venango county, Pennsylvania, July I6,
I870, daughter of George David and Margaret
George Geyer (see Geyer).  Children: (I)
George Geyer, born April 4, I897, (2) Dorothy Esther, December I6, I898, (3) Cornelia
Catherine, July I9, I901, (4) Benjamin Milliken, January I3, I906, (5) Theodore Roosevelt, October 31, I907.
io. Charles Freemont, died November I8,
I88I, at Richmond, New York, of typhoid
fever, buried in Shippensville, Pennsylvania.
I T. Alice Patton, unmarried, resides in
Bakerfield, California.
(6) Sarah Rankin Whitehill, was married to
Thom;as Gideon, son of Gidteon and Nancy
Richardson, I839. Lived on a farm on the
Franklin Pike, where his wife died May 23,
I871, buried in Lutheran cemetery, Shippensville, Pennsylvania. He married again, Margaret McCoy, of Shippensville. He sold his
farm for oil purposes and removed to Blooming Valley, Crawford county, where he died
October I6, I896, buried in Blooming Valley.
By his first wife he had four children: (I)
James Whitehill, born October 28, 184I, (2)
Gideon, born January I, I843, (3) Lemuel,
born September 19, I8.45, (4) Sarah J., born
1847, died April, I864, (5) Samuel, born January I, 185I, died January, I852.
I. James Whitehill (his autobiography):
My army history as follows. I lived on the farm
until i86I. Enlisted in Company A, Io3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, for three years.
Served in the Army of the Potomac. Transferred
to the Army of N. C., I863. Re-enlisted at Plymouth, N. C., for three years. Taken prisoner at
the battle of Plymouth, N. C., April 20, I864, confined at Andersonville, Ga., Charleston, S. C., and
Florence, S. C., ten months and six days. Paroled
at Wilmington, N. C., February 26, I865. Discharged June 7, I865, at Annapolis, Md.
Returning home, married to Clara Jones,
daughter of James Harry and Mary E. Jones,
October 31, I867, by Rev. James G. Town,send.
Lives in Shippensville, Pennsylvania.  Has
been postmaster for many years. Is a Lutheran in religion. Republican in politics. An
honored and respected citizen.
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2. Gideon spent his early years on the farm.
Served a short time as volunteer in the civil
war. Married Mary, daughter of Elias and
Margaret Eminges, by Rev. Leilnock, at Elk
City, Pennsylvania. The only son by this wife,
Archie Rolland, born April 27, I872; one
daughter Mollie, die!d in infancy. Was married (second wife) to Mollie, daughter of
Isaac and Malinda Cochell, September I, 1878,
by Rev. D. N. Leitzie, pastor of Lutheran
Church, Callensburg, Pennsylvania. He was
employed by oil company in Lima, Ohio, where
he died I902, buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
By his last wife he had seven children: (I)
Fred Malcolm, born August 5, 1879 (machinist), (2) Ted. Lewon, born October 28, I88I
(clerk in dry goods store), (3) James Earl,
born February I3, I885 (printer), (4) William Herman, born July 20, I888 (clerk), (5)
Daisy Noldie, born January 3, I890o (at home),
(6) Marshall Brown, born May I5, I892 (in
school), (7) Jennings Bryan, born July 3,
1897 (in school).
3. Lemuel had a public school education.
Lived on the farm with his parents. Enlisted
July 20, I864, as private in Captain Tanner's
independent company, Pennsylvania volun-.
teers. Was honorably discharged December,
I864. Was married, January 6, I873, to Mary
Ann, daughter of Mary and John Call, by Rev.
O. L. Mead. To them was born one child:
Freda Bell, born September 2, 1873; she married Samuel J., son of Robert and Mary Williams, of Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania. He is
a lumberman. They have three children: (i)
Bennie Alberta, born January, I9oo, (2) Dorothy Gladys, born May 8, I902, (3) Helen
Richardson, born January Io, I9o4.
(7) James Whitehill, youngest son, with his
parents came to the western part of Pennsylvania (Clarion county). Followed the occupation of a farmer and finally by purchase became owner of part of the land which had belonged to his father. He was married, in I841,
to Mary Jane, eldest daughter of Francis and
Nancy Thompson (nee McDowell). They
were married by Rev. Benn (M. E. minister).
From  this union there were eight children
(treated of later). His wife Mary died in Oil
City, November I3, I863, of gastric fever.
Four years later he married Margaret Hileman (nee Say). He left the farm in I86o and
followed the fortunes of the oil country in
western Pennsylvania. He died in Oil City,
January I8, I879, of paralysis, hastened by an
injury. His wife Margaret died in Oil City,
March 12, I906, aged 79. Both are buried in
Oak Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Pennsylvania.
These are their children, all born on the homestead, Beaver township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, except the youngest, Mary Alice,
who was born in Shippensville, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, to which place James Whitehill had moved his family in I86o. He followed hotel life there for two years, then was
burned out, from there he moved to Walnut
Bend, on the Allegheny river, Venango county,
where he resided but two years, then went to
Oil City, where he resided until his death.
Children: (i) Rachel Patton, born August 26,
1842, (2) Elizabeth Jane, born January I5,
I845, (3) Francis Thompson, born February
24, 1848, (4) Margaret Ann, born January
I8, 1850, (5) Martha Ellen, born February 7,
I853, (6) Sarah Rankin, born October 20,
I855, (7) James Harvey, born April 26, I858,
(8) Mary Alice, bornr January' I I, I86I.
(I) Rachel Patton Whitehill, eldest child,
was married, July 4, I864, at Franklin, Pennsylvania, by Rev. Eaton (Presbyterian) to
William Dixon Eakin, a mechanic of Scrubgrass, Pennsylvania, son of Robert and Susan
Eakin (nee Gorden). Had six children. Resided in Oil City all their married life. William D. Eakin with his two -eldest sons met a
sudden tragical death in Oil City, June 5, I89!2.
A cloudburst at the head of Oil Creek flooded
their home, a large tank of naptha damaged
by this flood spilled its contents on the water
covering the whole surface, which was many
acres. A spark from an engine ignited the
naptha, causing a terrible explosion and fire,
burning all buildings within its area and causing the loss of many lives.
These were their children: (I) Edwin James
Eakin, born May 22, 1865, (2) Frank Whitehill Eakin, born August I6, I868, (3) William
Albert Eakin, born April I8, I87I, (4) Florence Mary Eakin, born August I7, I873, (5)
Jessie Mabel Eakin, born November 20, 1876,
(6) Earl Everet Eakin, born July Io, I88I.
i. Edwin James Eakin, eldest son, was a
mechanic. Married to Carrie Harding, August 2, I89i. They had one child, Ruth, bo.rn
in Oil City, May 19, 1892. Edwin J. Eakin
died in Oil City, June 5, I892, aged 27.
2. Frank Whitehill Eakin, second son, a
mechanic, married in Oil City, March 23, I892,
by Rev. Thoburn, to Ella Nicholas, died June
5, 1892, aged 24.
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3. William Albert Eakin, third son, a mechanic, was married in Corry, June I9, 1895,
to Catharine Hare, daughter of Janet Hare,
daughter. of Janet Hare. They have four children, all born in Oil City: Bruce Edwin Eakin,
born February I9, 1897; Margaret Florence
Eakin, born August I8, I902; Rachel Jessie
Eakin, born August 27, I904; Janet Murdock
Eakin, born December I9, 90o6.
4. Florence Mary Eakin, oldest daughter,
was married in same city, by Rev. Ellis, January 2, I894, to Jacob Roeser, a business man of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the son of
Jacob Roeser and Mary Roeser (nee Jacoby).
They have three children, born in Pittsburgh:
Charles Jacob, born August I, I895; Albert
Martin, born December io, I898; Earl Edwin,
born August 23, I904.
5. Jessie Mabel, second daughter, was married May 6, I898, to Charles Quigg; they reside in Canton, Ohio. They have one child,
born in Middletown, West Virginia, Anna Virginia, born on July 29, 1911.
6. Earl Everet Eakin, sixth child of William D. and Rachel Eakin, born in Oil City,
July io, I88I; a business man in Pittsburgh.
Was married, September 30, 1907, by Rev.
Thoburn, to Pearl Thomas, daughter of Anna
Thomas.  They have two children: Mary
Florence, born, June 2, I9o8, and Mildred
Eleanor, born December 29, 90o9. They reside
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(2) Elizabeth Jane Whitehill, second daughter, educated in the State normal schools of
Pennsylvania. Was a teacher by profession.
Spent three years in Iowa (I867-i870) with
her mother's people (Thompsons). Began her
work as teacher there, her first school was in
Benton City, Beniton county, Iowa. Returning
to Pennsylvania in I87o she resumed her professional work. Taught in Cranberry, Sinerly
and Oleopolis, all in Venango county, Pennsylvania. Was married, October 20, I872, in
Oil City, by Rev. Coon (M. E.), to James
Robert Culbertson, a business man of Oleopolis, Venango county, Pennsylvania, son of
Robert and Mary Culbertson (nee Carey).
Resided in Oil City, Pennsylvania; Forest
Home, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and
Bradford, McKean county, Pennsylvania, during their married life. They had one son,
Charles Chase Culbertson, born December 24,
i880 (see later). James R. Culbertson followed the oil business. Died in Bradford,
McKean county, December 23, I887, after a
long illness (five yiears). On his death, Elizabeth J. Culbertson again resumed her profession and taught in the schools of Pennsylvania for twenty-five years, the last three years
in Allegheny county, McKees Rocks and Verona. Came to this county in I894. Resides in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is an earnest
student along all advanced lines of activities,
delving into science, metaphysics, psychical research, and modern progression. Liberal religionist (Unitarian), broad-minded and tolerant. In I9II was elected school visitor of
7th Ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, according to School Code adopted that year.
Charles Chase Culbertson received a liberal
education and a training for broad-minded
growth. Has a great love for athletic sports
and all social activities. Was married to Alice
Phillips Hacket, of Cambridge, Maryland, December 21, I9II. Resides in Piedmont, West
Virginia, where he is interested in the gas business. Is city clerk, and an earnest promoter
of civic growth and progress. A liberal religionist and highly respected citizen.
(3) Francis Thompson  Whitehill, eldest
son of James and Mary Whitehill, spent five
years in Iowa, Benton county, I867-I872.
Since that time has followed the oil business in
western Pennsylvania until I9oo. Is now in
Texas in the same business. He was married,
November I I, I875, in Franklin, Pennsylvania,
by Rev. Eaton (Presbyterian) to Nancy Ann,
of Bartleyville, Pennsylvania, daughter of John
Latshaw and Fannie Latshaw (nee Tiemann).
F. T. Whitehill is a very pious man, very
charitable and philanthropic in his life and
work. They have no children. At present
live in Corsicana, Texas, where he has had
considerable financial success.
(4) Margaret Ann Whitehill, third daughter of James and Mary Whitehill, died in Oil
City, May I4, I863, aged 13 years.
(5) Martha Ellen Whitehill, fourth daughter, died in Oil City, February I7, I864, aged
II years.
(6) Sarah Rankin Whitehill, fifth daughter,
was married in Pittsburgh, November I9,
I870, to Elwood Griest Wright, of Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, son of Samuel and Mary Jane
Wright (nee Clayton). E. G. Wright is extensively engaged in the oil business in Pennsylvania. They reside in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Had two children as follows: (I) Gertrude Clayton Wright, born in Pittsburgh, October ii, i891, died January I9, I895, aged 4;
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He continued at his father's home for ten
years longer, assisting hiis father upon the
farm and in the management of his affairs,
but devoting the larger part of his time to
outside work. Wherever in the vicinity there
wa.s a job of work to be let or a contract to be
given out he was a bidder, if throughl good
management and close attention, it could profitably be handled. He did much work in getting
out and banking timber, rafting it and running
it to Pittsburgh and points below that city.
From these trips he usually returned on foot
across coun:try, sometimes securing passage
on steamboats for part of the way. In this
work he acquired the knowledge of timber
lands and the lumber business that made his
judgment so good and afterward brought him
so much success in that line of business. He
built the Hunter school house complete and
put in the benches and desks for eighty dollars and made money out of the job. He laid
out and built public roads and did it well at
prices that would little more than pay present
supervisors for superintending the jobs, and
managed to make a profit. He found time to
serve the public and was a constable and later
a justice of the peace. All this time he worked
with great energy, practiced great economy
and self-denial and soon accumulated a little
capital with which he entered upon the successful business career which continued until
he died.
About the year I857 he bought the store of
J. H. Neill and removed to Tidioute where he
resided from that time on. There was comparatively little money in circulation at that
time; barter was the common custom and that
on a bas.is of credit, lumber being largely the
staple of exchange which with other products
was expected to be floated to Pittsburgh, sold
usually on long time, and notes being received
in settlement which were turned in to the
Pittsburgh merchants for goods to restock the
store.  Though this business seemed to be
paying well it involved so much giving and receiving credit that it brought with it a train.of cares. His nature was so conservative, and
his dread of being unable to meet his obligations was so great that whatever seemed the
apparent profits of the business he could not
endure the risks. He, therefore, closed out
his store notwithstanding the protests of his
creditors who supplied him with goods and
tendered him  almost unlimited credit.  He
collected his accounts, paid his debts and found
that he had a very handsome balance of profit
as the result of the mercantile business. Satisfied, however, to have left it he returned to
his lumbering and farming; he bought a tannery and made good leather; he was a pos,tmaster; was elected a member of the first
borough council of Tidioute and was then as.
ever active in all that concerned the interests
of the public, or the well-being of his neighbors. About this time oil was discovered. and
oil interests became a prominen,t factor in the
business of the region, Mr. Hunter taking his
place as one of the pioneers of the new industry, and though occasionally meeting with reverses on  the whole was remarkably  successful.
The partnership of Mabie  Hunter, consistin!g of his brother-in-law, W. H. Mabie, Esq.,
and himself, was formled in I868 and they conducted a large business in general merchandising, lumber, etc., until about 1882.  In 187I
he joined with others in organizing the Tidioute Savings Bank, of which he gradually be-_
came the chief owner and of which he was
president from  the year I883.  In I873 he
formed an association with H. H. Cumings
in the oil business and together they operated
successfully and at times very largely. They
were associated in various other enterprises,
in the Tidioute Savings Bank, in wheat lands
in North Dakota, as members of the Missouri Lumber  Mining Company, and in pine
lan,ds and lumbering in Missouri. The exhaustion of the oil fields about Tidioute left
the borough stagnant, and in order to bring
employment to the idle and prosperity to the
community Mr. Hunter became largely instrumental in establishing the Tidioute Chair Company, becomling its president and continuing
in that capacity until his death.
Always a lover of children and deeply interested in their education and in their intellectual and moral development, he served for
fifteen years as school director and contributed
often and to the extent of many thousands of
dollars to provide and maintain needed department of instruction and training in the
Tidioute schools, departments that lay outside
the scope of what was provided for by public
taxation. It would be impossible in the limits
of our space even to mention his contributions
and benefactions to the schools, the churches,
and the other public interests of the town. His
private gifts and benevolences were numberless and in most cases known only to himself
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(2) Mildred Whitehill Wright, born in Pittsburgh, May 6, I894; at present in ThurstonGleim school, a very fine musician and talented
girl.
(7) James Harvey Whitehill, second son of
James and Mary Whitehill, is a business man
in Du Bois, Pennsylvania; unmarried.
(8) Mary Alice Whitehill, youngest child of
James and Mary Whitehill, by profession a
teacher, graduate of Clarion State Normal
School. Taught in the schools of Pennsylvania and Iowa. Was married, in Iowa, November 27, I882, by Rev. Arable (M. E.), to
Joseph Henry Gregg, only son of John and
Ann Gregg (nee Polling). He followed the
oil business in Pennsylvania and Texas. Died
in Texas, November Ii, I889. They have two
children, as follows: (I) Harry Whitehill
Gregg, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, June
22, 1885, not educationally inclined, took up
occupation of guager (oil), honest, industrious
and, progressive. (2) Edna Josephine Gregg,
born March 4, 1887, in Longview, Texas. Beginning her education at the age of three in
kindergarten of Clarion State Normal School,
she afterwards returned to same school and
graduated.  Became a successful teacher, a
very amiable attractive lady, sweet sunny
nature, refined and cultured.
(Yingling History).
The progenitors of Yinglings came from
Holland and took advantage of what colonial
history calls the "Land Grant." Settled near
Baltimore, Maryland. Names unknown. They
had five children-Peter, Jacob, Joseph, and
two daughters-Love, and the other unknown.
Joseph emigrated to Pennsylvania about
I8I9, located near Altoona, remained there but
a short time, went west to Indiana county,
Pennsylvania, in I844, moved to Clarion county,
on Mcllwain farm near West Freedom. Two
years later bought six hundred acres near there.
He was born December I7, I776, was married
to Elizabeth Baker, I8oi. To them were born
ten children-David, born February 20, I803,
married Mary Howe, March I5, I827; Peter,
born November 20, i8o5, married Elizabeth
Murry, September 1829; Mary, born November 3, I8o8, married John Baker; Daniel, born
July ii, I8II, unmarried; Elizabeth, born June
28, I8I3, married John Latshaw, March 20,
I834; Joseph, born October 4, 1813, married
Evaline Crow, April I6, 1840; John, born June
24, I8i8, married Laoma Longwell, December
i6, 1840; Sally, born July 27, I820, no further
record; Frances, born April I8, 1822, married
Michael Best, September I2, I844; Jacob, born
December 2, 1825, married, but no further
record.
David's family as follows: (i) Elliott H.,
born I827, was married twice, (first) Margaret Troutman, then to Mary Zeigler, of
Louistown, Pennsylvania. He was an eminent
M. E. divine, died February 14, I905.  (2)
Geo. WV., born November i8, I829, married
to Hannah Gardner, I852. He was a soldier
in the civil war.  (3) Elizabeth, born 1833,
married to Richard Martin.  (4) John, born
I836, married Mary Armstrong. (5) Martha,
born 1838, married (first) Silas Latshaw, (second) Wilson L. Hamilton.  (6) Mary, born
184I, married Wesley Smith. (7) Houston,
born I843, married Harriet Hulburt.  (8)
Olive, born I845, married to Thomas Galey.
(g) Margaret, born I849, married James Polliard. (io) Elmira, born I85I, married William Shaw.
George W\V.'s family: (I) Roswell G., born
November 27, I853, married Marion M. Whitehill, October 9, I877. (2) David Van, born
September 25, I855, married Josie Jenkins,
May 20, I885. (3) Elliott F., born December
I2, I857, married Frances Jones, November 26,
I886.  (4) Horner B., born March I8, I86o,
married Blanche Crispin, May 4, I886.  (5)
Marvin G., born May 20, I862, married three
times, (first) Lizzie Piper, October IO, 1883,
(second) Ellen R. Johnson, May 23, I896,
(third) Lizzie Flood, December, I899.  (6)
Anna Nevada, born May Io, I867, married
William M. Elliott, December 25, I884.  (7)
Curtis Clifton, born April 19, I869, married
Blanda McIlhney, June 22, I898. (8) J. Loren,
born July 4, 187I, died in infancy. (9) Mary
Blanche, born March 20, 1873, married Charles
Bell, May 2, I900.
Roswell G. Yingling, whose history, by marriage, belongs to the Whitehill family, deserves
mention as a young man who by his own
efforts secured an education, overcoming many
obstacles that would have retarded many a
man with less determination and courage.
After securing all that was to be had in the
public school he attended West Freedom Academy and prepared for the profession of teacher.
Teaching in the public schools in Clarion and
McKean counties was but a stepping stone to
higher education. He attended State Normal
at Edinboro, Pennsylvania, then after further
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teaching attended the National University at
Lebanon, Ohio. Graduating from that institution, he entered on a career in Clarion, Pennsylvania, first in the public school, then in
Carrier Seminary (a private normal school in
Clarion, a Methodist concern), taught there
two summers, then this school was purchased
by stockholders and became a State Normal
School. Much of the success and completion
of this transaction was due to the indefatigable
vim and progressive measures of R. G. Yingling. He was a stockholder, manager and
teacher in this school for nearly twenty years,
and to him must be given much credit for its
success. From the beginning (I886) to the
present time (I913) he has been a trustee of
this school.
(Brief History of Thompson Family).
Thomas E. Thompson was born on Thompson's Island, in the Allegheny river, above
Pittsburgh, son of wealthy parents, who reared
and educated him for a "gentleman of leisure."
He lived on farms in Beaver township, was
justice of the peace and taught school. He
married, in Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
Mary McDowell, born in Center county, died
in Clarion county, as did also her husband.
Children of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson: James,
died in infancy; Thomas, died in Iowa; Julia
Ann, aforementioned; Elizabeth Jane, married
Henry Richardson; Margaret, married Jackson Dale; Susan, married Daniel Kiser; Sarah,
married Israel Best; Mary, living at the old
homestead, unmarried, and the last survivor;
Mahala, married Joseph Persell.
(The Geyer Line, in Connection with Whitehill
Family).
(I) Peter Geyer, the first of the line here
under consideration of whom we have definite
information, was a resident of Puberg, AlsaceLorraine, then France, now Germany. He
married Catherine Faver, and among their
children was John Nicholas, of whom further.
(II) John Nicholas, son of Peter and Catherine (Faver) Geyer, was born in De Lorraine,
France, August 29, I794, died at Unionville,
Beaver county, Pennsylvania, June 15, I863.
Mr. Geyer, accompanied by his family, started
for the United States in September, I837, were
shipwrecked and cast upon the Bermuda
Islands, where they remained three months,
then reached this country. They located in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in I84o, and settled
a little later in Unionville, Beaver county,
Pennsylvania, where he spent the remainder
of his days. He married Charlotte Geyer, born
March 13, I796, died in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, August 6, I872. Children: Nicholas,
of whom further; Charlotte, married Christian
Whal, both deceased; Sophia, died I907, married Henry Gartner, deceased; George, married Adeline Shanor, both deceased; Elizabeth,
married Abraham Hunter, both deceased.
(III) Nicholas, son of John Nicholas and
Charlotte (Geyer) Geyer, was born in AlsaceLorraine, France, now Germany, January II,
I817, died March 28, I894. He came to the
United States with his father in I837, settling
subsequently in Beaver county, Pennsylvania,
where he married, December I9, I839, Catharine, born in Miami, Ohio, June I3, I82I, died
in Butler county, Pennsylvania, in October,
1892, daughter of David and Selma (Richmond) Cookholtz, natives of Germany, the former named dying in Ohio. Other children of
Mr. and Mrs. Cookholtz, all deceased, were as
follows: George, married a Miss Eichelbaum;
Christina, mJarried Jacob Geyer; Hannah, married a Mr. Bullinger. Among the children of
Mr. and Mrs. Geyer was George David, of
whom further.
(IV) George David, son ot Nicholas and
Catharine (Cookholtz) Geyer, was born in
Beaver county, Pennsylvania, near Rochester,
March I3, I843. He was educated in the public schools, and remained at home, working
with his father,,following the occupation of
farming all his life. About I882 he took up
his residence in Edenburg, Pennsylvania, locating on a farm of about sixtyLnine acres which
was originally part of the old Whitehill homestead. He is a prominent man in the community, and enjoys the respiect and confidence
of all his acquaintances. He married, September 2I, I869, Margaret Jane, born in Fairview, Butler county, Pennsylvania, April I6,
I844, daughter of Martin B. and Esther (Goldinger) George. Children: Grace, aforementioned as the wife of Joseph Warren Whitehill.
Florence, married Frank Russell and resides
in Cleveland, Ohio.
(The George Line).
(I) Nicholas George, grandfather of Mrs.
Margaret Jane (George) Geyer, was a native
of France, from whence he emigrated to the
United States at an early date, locating in
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where
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he took an active part in affairs, and served
as a soldier in the war of I8I2. He married
Eve Aul, born near.Allegheny, Pennsylvania,
died in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in
I866. Her parents were natives of England
and came to the United States at an early date.
Nicholas George died at Black Rock, near Buffalo, New York, of fever.
(II) Martin B., son of Nicholas and Eve
(Aul) George, was born in Westmoreland
county, Pennsylvania, April io, I8Io, died in
Bloomfield, Iowa, in I89o. He was reared
and educated in his native county, and followed the occupation of farming there until I854,
when he removed to Mercer county and later
to Fairview, Butler county, where he continued
farming operations, then removed to Callensburg, Clarion county, where he became the
owner of an iron furnace which he operated
successfully for a number of years, when he
removed to Bloomfield, Iowa, where he spent
the remainder of his days. He married Esther,
born near Freeport, Pennsylvania, March 21,
I8o8, died at Aikens, Missouri, in I882, daughter of Anthony and Hettie (Welby) Goldinger,
who were parents of other children, namely:
John, married Hannah Yetter; David; Conrad;
Anthony; Eve, married a Mr. Emmerson;
Polly, married a Mr. Marshall; Lizzie, married a Mr. Stephenson;, married a Mr.
Ryberg; Nancy, unmarried. All of these children are deceased. Anthony Goldinger was
born in Germany, was a farmer by occupation,
came to the United States and located in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, later removing
to Bruin, Butler county, Pennsylvania, where
he died. His wife was born near Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
(IV) John Andrew
JACKSON-BEATY  Jackson,  son   of
Thomas W. (q. v.)
and Eveline Gilson (King) Jackson, was born
in Warren, Pennsylvania, June 28, I83I, died
in Youngsville, Pennsylvania, November 23,
I898. He was ed,ucated in the public schools,
and in early life, also for many years thereafter, was engaged in farming and lumbering,
residing in Youngsville. His lumbering operations were conducted in association with the
firm of Moore  Mickle for many years. In
I872 he established the Youngsville Savings
Bank, with which he was officially connected
until I892, when he sold his interest and retired. He was a man of great business ability,
strict in the public life of Youngsville. He
was a Democrat in earlier life, but transferred
his allegiance to the Republican party in his
latter years. He was an active, faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, which
he served for many years as trustee.
He married, January 7, I858, Laura M.
Mead, born near Youngsville, Pennsylvania,
March 8, I832, daughter of John and Sarah
Hoffman Mead. Children: Erie, born October
17, I86o, diied aged two years; Susan E., of
whom further; Darius Mead, born May 22,
I864, died January 8, I9Io, married Adele
Thatcher, no issue; Willard William, now residing in Youngsville.  Mrs. Jackson, the
mother of these children, resides in Youngsville in the beautiful house erected in I907, on
Main street. She is a devoted Christian, member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church,
interested in all good works and beloved by all.
(\T) Susan E. (Susie), daughter of John
Andreva and Laura M. (Meadi) Jackson, was
born April 20, I862, in Youngsville, where she
was educated, also at Lake Erie Seminary,
Painesville, Ohio. She married, in I885, David
W. Beaty (see Beaty elsewhere in this work).
Children of David W. and Susan E. (Susie)
(Jackson.) Beaty: Milton, Helen, David.
David W. Beaty, eldest son of David and
Abigail (Mead) Beaty, was born in West
Hickory township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, October I5, I859, now living a retired
life in Warren, Pennsylvania. He was educated in the public school and the academies
of Warren and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After
a course at Eastman's Business College he became associated in business with his father,
continuing until the retirement of the latter
from active connection with oil production.
Later Mr. Beaty located in Warren, where he
has acquired large business interests, many of
which he retains but in a non-official capacity.
He was one of the organizers of the Warren
National Bank, which he has served for many
years as director; was president of the Warren Street Railway Company. He is a man
of great public spirit and has always labored
for the best interests of Warren. He is a Republican in politics.
These two families,
SMITH-SHAFER originally from Germany,  were  there
known as Schmitt and Schafer (?). The first
Schmitt, of which the family has record in
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their direct line, was Michael, who married
Barbara Stiitz, and resided in Sundhausen,
Canton Markolzheim, France.  Sundhausen
was in the Alsace-Lorrain district and at this
time belonged to the kingdom of France, although the people were mainly Germans.
(II) Christian, son of Michael and Barbara
(Stiitz) Schmitt, was born in Sundhausen,
Canton Markolzheim, France, June I6, I792.
He married, in his native land (first) Anna
Maria Offerle, born in Baldenheim, Canton
Markolzheim, Kingdom of France, December
12, I80o, died December 26, I831, at Sundhausen, Franre; he married (second) Maria
Schuler, born in Sundhausen, France, August,
I797. About I835, with his second wife and
two sons (by his first wife) Mr. Smith, as he
always wrote his name, came to the United
States, stopping a few days at Buffalo, New
York, then coming to Warren, Pennsylvania,
where he engaged in farming until his death,
June 27, I866, in Conewango township, Warren township, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the German Lutheran church. Children
by first wife: Christian, of whom further, and
Jacob.
(III) Christian (2), son of Christian (I)
and his first wife, Anna Maria (Offerle)
Smith, was born at Sundhausen, then Lower
Kingdom of France, August 4, I823, died in
Warren, Pennsylvania, March 5, I9o4.  He
was a lad of twelve years when brought to the
United States by his father, where, after settling near Warren he obtained a good English
education. In early life he learned the shoemaker's trade, beginning his business career
as a custom shoemaker in partnership with
others, in I846. In I864 he established a shoe
store, which became a very prosperous business and he also became interested financially
in other Warren enterprises. The shoe store
he established yet bears his name, having been
conducted by his son, Charles Henry, until the
death of the latter in I9II, his successor retaining the name. Christian (2) always wrote
his name Smith. He owned considerable real
estate in the borough, in addition to the residence erected at No. 3Io East street. He was
an energetic, capable business man, possessing
those admirable traits of the German character, industry and thrift, to a marked degree.
He served as councilman at different times,
was a director of the Warren National Bank
from the time of its organization until the date
of his death, and a good financier. He was a
Republican in politics, and the first Republican
postmaster of Warren. He was appointed by
President Lincoln in I86I and served to May
26, I869. At the time of his death he was the
oldest business man of Warren, both as to age
and years of continuous business. He was one
of the founders of the church of the Evangelical Association in Warren in I845, was the
first secretary of the board of trustees, served
as treasurer and as president for miany years;
he was also leader of the choir for about thirty
years. He bore an unblemished reputation
and was held in high esteem by all who knew
him. He married, December 29, I846, Catherine Ann Shafer, born February 27, I826, in
Meils township, Center county, Pennsylvania,
died March I8, I895, in Warren, Pennsylvania,
daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Oberlin) Shafer, also of German parentage (see forward).
He brought his bride from the Shafer farm
near Franklin, to Warren, where they resided
throughout their married life.
Children of Christian (2) and Catherine A.
(Shafer) Smith, all born in Warren: I. Susan
Sarah, born September 29, I848, married
Joseph S. Brubaker, child, Ella Smith; this
family resides at Vinton, Iowa. 2. Simon
Christian, born May 25, I85I, married Mary
E. Cale, and resides at Akron, Ohio; children:
Bert Glenni, married Bertha Keiser and has a
son, Howard Glenni, born August I4, I912;
Stella A., Earl and Hazel. 3. Mary Ann, born
July 23, I853, resides in Warren, is a member
of the Evangelical church. 4. Joseph Stahle,
born December 4, I855, married Henrietta A.
Tolley and resides in Akron, Ohio; children:
Karl, died in infancy; Gertrude, Ralph,
Joseph, Warren and Richard.  5. Charles
Henry, born February 26, 1858, died December I, I9II, succeeded his father in the shoe
business; married Flora B. Crocker, who survives him, residing in Warren; child, Charles
Christian. 6. Cinderella Sa'ome, born October 23, I86o, married James Roy and resided
mainly in Warren, Pennsylvania; children:
Robin, died in infancy; Katherine A.' 7. Josephine Elizabeth, born October 2, I862, married George DeSilver Getz and resides in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; children: Henry
Styles and George DeSilver. 8. Fannie Maria,
born July I8, I865, educated in Warren public
schools and in Philadelphia. She was librarian of Warren public library from I884 to
I889, taught for several years and is now secretary and assistant treasurer of Warren
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Emergency Hospital, a position she has held
ever since its organization in I898. She is a
member of the Evangelical church, and interested in other organizations in Warren.
(The Shafer Line).
This name is found under many spellings,
the Berks county families alone using the
forms Schaeffer, Schaffer and Shafer. The
emigrant, however, was George Schaeffer, who
came from Germany in the ship "Edinburgh"
arriving at Philadelphia, August I3, I750. He
settled in Richmond township, Berks county,
Pennsylvania, where he obtained a warrant
for a tract of land. He served in the war of
the revolution, and died in I79I, at an advanced age. His wife was a Miss Reib. He
had sons: Peter and Philip, and daughters:
Elizabeth, Margaret and Maria.
(II) Peter, son of George Schaeffer, resided in Berks county, although his brother
Philip inherited the homestead. He married
young, and had a son David.
(III) David, son of Peter Schaeffer, was
born, in Berks county, Pennsylvania, in I775,
died in Union county, Pennsylvania, in I864,
aged eighty-nine years. He was a farmer and
at an early day settled in West Buffalo township, Union county, where he lived until death.
He married Anna Maria Baucher, and had
sons: William, Daniel, Jacob and Joseph. This
family spell the name Shaffer and Shafer.
(IV) Joseph, son of David Shafer, as he
wrote the name, was born in West Buffalo
township, Union county, Pennsylvania, January 22, I802, died in Warren, June 3, I870. He
grew to manhood in Union county, where he
learned and followed the trade of gunsmith.
He married Sarah Oberlin. In I836 he moved
to Venango county, near Franklin, where he
purchased a farm, which he cultivated, also
working at his trade. When oil was discovered it was found that his farm was in the
production belt, and yielding to an offer of
seventy thousand dollars he sold to one of the
oil companies. This farm became the town
of Reno. In I186,4, he located in Warren, and
six years later, June 3, I870, he was struck and
killed by an express train while walking the
track, two miles below Warren. He was a
member of the Evangelical Association and in
politics a Republican. He married, March 3,
1825, Sarah Oberlin, born in Calico township,
Lancaster county, November g?, I8o4, died at
Warren, May 8, I884. Children: Catherine
Ann, born in Meils township, Center county,
February 27, I826, died March I8, I895, married Christian (2) Smith (see Smith III);
Elizabeth Oberlin, born August 26, I827, died
February I9, I9o6; Mary Ann, born October
26, I828, died February ii, I889; Susan Ann,
born November 8, I830, died May 6, I889;
Henry Abraham, born January 7, I833, died
April 8, I9IO; Samuel Edward, born January
I I, I835, no;w living near Newton, Kansas;
Joseph Oberlin, born August 2I, I836, now living at Franklin, Pennsylvania; Sarah Ann,
born October 9, I839, died young; Jacob
Franklin, born August 2I, I84I, died young;
Simon Peter, born April 24, I844, died June
15, I909.,
This family traces its ancestors
SHORTT to Scotland, on maternal lines
to the illustrious Hamilton family of the seventeenth century.
(I) The American ancestor was Robert
Shortt, born in Scotland, where he learned the
trade of a stone mason, married, and in 1833
came to the United States. He settled first in
Warren, Pennsylvania, two years later locating in Youngsville, same county, where he continued as contractor and builder until his
death, in June, I857, aged seventy-one years.
He married Agnes Sanders, daughter of a distinguished Scotch family, who survived him
twenty-one years, dying in 1878 at the great
age of ninety-three years.  Of their eleven
children five were sons.
(II) Hon. William  Hamilton, ninth child
of Robert and Agnes (Sanders) Shortt, was
born in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland,
June 23, I822, died in Youngsville, Pennsylvania, I9o09. He attended the schools of Lockerbie until I833, the year of the family emigration to the United States. He was a born student and so improved his limited opportunities
that he became an unusually well-read and
well-informed man. He was apprenticed in
his youth to the trade of tailor in Warren, and
in 184I opened a shop in Youngsville, where
he continued in business until I856. He then
formed a partnership with J. B. Phillips and
for one year they conducted a general mercantile business. Mr. Phillips then retired from
the firm, Mr. Shortt continuing as sole proprietor until I872. He then entered public life,
serving two years in the state assembly and
being in line for a nomination for state senator, but his appointment by President Grant
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as consul at Cardiff, Wales, took him out of
the realm of local politics. His commission
was dated May, 1873, and until January, 1876,
he was in charge of American interests at
Cardiff and the adjacent ports of Swansea,
Newport and Milford Haven. He was a most
excellent official, satisfactory to the state department, and also won the highest regard of
the Welsh, who in a testimonial of regard requested his re-appointment. This memorial
was signed by the mayor of Cardiff and prominent citizens of the towns mentioned. He was
loath to leave his post of duty, but the ill health
of members of his family compelled a change
of climate. He resigned January, 1876, and
returned to the United States and Warren
county, Pennsylvania.
The following year, I877, he established a
savings bank at Sugargrove of which he was
the successful honored head until I898, when
he was succeeded by his son. He was also one
of the founders and original stockholders of
the Warren Savings Bank. With the exception noted, Mr. Shortt resided in Youngsville
from I842 until his death, a period of sixtyseven years, nearly all of these years in the
same dwelling. He had many business interests, and after his retirement from the presidency of the bank he devoted himself entirely
to his private interests. He was originally a
Democrat in politics, casting his vote as late
as I856 for the nominees of that party. During the administration of President Peirce he
was elected' on the Democratic ticket auditor
of Warren county. His last Democratic vote
was for James A. Buchanan for president, his
first Republican vote for Abraham Lincoln,
continuing his allegiance to the Republican
party until his death. He was deeply interested in educational affairs and frequently
served as member of the school board. He also
was elected and served as justice of the peace.
He performed well all the varied duties imposed upon him and held the high regard of
all. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Youngsville, although his family were all Presbyterians, but there being no
church of that faith in Youngsville he rendered loyal support to the Methodist congregation.
He married, July 17, I844, Emmeline,
daughter of William and Mary Davis, of
Youngsville. She was born in Youngsville,
May 27, I825, died June 5, I9Io. Children:
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Mary A., born June 23, I845; Agnes, October
7, I847, died March 20, I85I; Charles M., of
whom further; James VV., May I, I853, died
January, I886; Emma Irene, September I9,
I855; Ida May, December I5, I857; Nettie,
June 20o, I862, died August, I864; Mattie, August 6, I864, married W. W. Fell, of Derry,
Pennsylvania.
(III) Charles McKendrie, eldest son of
Hon.  William   Hamilton  and  Emmeline
(Davis) Shortt, was born in Youngsville,
Pennsylvania, March Io, I850. He received a
good education, and after the establishment of
the savings bank at Sugargrove became its
cashier, continuing until his father's retirement
in I898, when he succeeded him in the presidency and so continues. He is a most capable
financier and has ably guided the affairs of
the institution founded by his father. He is
a Republican in politics; served as a member
of the state assembly, I883-84, and of the senate, I895-98, and in local offices.
Mr. Shortt married, September 23, I874,
Belle Davis, born August I9, I855, daughter of
Emry and Martha L. (Robertson) Davis.
Children: I. Amy Belle, born September I3,
I876; married W. E. Stilson. 2. William
Hamilton, of whom further. 3. Robert, born
May Io, I880, died May I6, I88o. 4. Charles
M., born October I5, I88I; died September 26,
I9II; he was educated at Sugargrove Seminary, and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, from
which he graduated, after which he took up
electrical engineering; he was employed with
the Westinghouse and Union Switch  Signal
Company of Pittsburgh, then engaged in electrical business on his own account at Syracuse,
New York, but was forced in I9o09 to abandon
it on account of his health; he married Grace
Byers, of Pleasantville, in 1907; children:
Robert, died in infancy, and Elizabeth, born
August 2I, I909. 5. James D., born April
i8, I887; graduated in I9I2 from New York
Dental College.
(IV) Dr. William Hamilton (2) Shortt,
son of Charles McKendrie and Belle (Davis)
Shortt, was born in Sugargrove, Pennsylvania,
June ii, I878. He was educated in the public
schools, and choosing the profession of med:icine entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, whence he was graduated M. D.,
class of I904. He was resident surgeon of
Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, until December 6,
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vania, where he is now well established in
practice as a skillful, honorable physician. He
is a member of the State and County Medical
societies, the Masonic Order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His club is the
Accacia of Youngsville.  In political faith
he is a Republican, served as assistant postmaster prior to his college course and as borough committeeman. He married, at Sugargrove, August I, I9o06, Anna McDonald, born
there January 4, I878, daughter of Archibald
McDonald, a merchant of Sugargrove and his
wife, Rose  (Blodgett)  McDonald.  Mrs.
Shortt has an only brother, Dr. Allen McDonald. Children of Dr. William H. Shortt: William Hamilton (3), born May 25, I907; Philip
Charles, born June 2I, I909, deceased.
This family resided for
BOMGARDNER many years in Lebanon
county,  Pennsylvania,
where the earliest recorded progenitor, Samuel
Bomgardner, lived and died. He was by trade
a tailor, devoting to this occupation all the energies of his early manhood, though owning a
farm in his own right. He was a Republican,
holding the office of supervisor and filling
other minor offices. As a member of the
United Brethren church he was very active,
doing much good work in its cause. He lived
to be about seventy-two years of age, dying in
the year I883. He married (first) Sarah
-. Children: I. John A., of whom further. 2. Jerome, born March I4, I852: educated in the public schools, and engaged in
farming all his life; on June 22, I872, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca Mary Keller, natives of Lebanon
county; they had six children: Charles, died
in infancy at the age of two years, Lizzie R.,
William, Grant, Harry, Samuel; Jerome Bomgardner was a Republican, and a member of
Lodge No. I2, Junior Order United American
Mechanics. 3. Elizabeth, married Elias Kelly,
of Lebanon county. 4. Lusetta, died in her
fifty-fourth year. 5. Alice, married Aaron Linmyer. 6. Lydia, married David Ream, dying
when about thirty years of age. 7. Samuel,
died in infancy. Mr. Bomgardner married
(second) Katherine Huntsburger; children: 8.
Katherine, died at the age of fourteen. 9.
Harvey, living at Myerstown, Pennsylvania.
(II) John A., son of Samuel and Sarah
Bomgardner, was born in Lebanon county,
Pennsylvania. He was educated in the common
schools. He has been a farmer all his life,
owning a farm of fifty-five acres in extent,
upon which he has also engaged in stock raising. He has now been retired for two years,
the farm passing into the hands of his son who
will continue to conduct it along the old lines.
Mr. Bomgardner is a Republican in his political opinions, and is a member of the United
Brethren church, as was his father before him.
He married Mary Noll. Children: I. David,
married Katherine Light, having a family of
chtildren; they reside at Swatara  Station,
Pennsylvania. 2. Theresa, married Jacob Hetrick; living at Linglestown, Dauphin county.
3. John N., of whom further. 4. Benjamin,
married Sarah Deimle, of Sunbury, having one
daughter. 5. Agnes, married Joseph Hacker;
children: Charles, Verna, Stanley. 6. Quin,
married Katherine Ressler; children: Morland, deceased; Esther, Ressler, Mary. 7. Clayton, married Lillian Mulhorn; lives in Luthersburg, Clearfield county. 8. George, married Ruth Fitzkey; living at Derry Church. 9.
Mabel, living at home.
(III) John N., son of John A. and Mary
(Noll) Bomgardner, was born May I5, 1875,
near the town of Palmyra, Lebanon county,
Pennsylvania. His primary education was received at the public schools of his native
county, finishing his studies with a high school
course; his early years were passed on the
farm. At the age of fifteen he entered the
blacksmith and carriage-making business in
Linglestown, where he remained for three
years; he continued in the same line of business elsewhere, and also engaged for a short
time in farming, going into business on his
own account in I899, as a blacksmith and carriage maker, at Ebenezer, Dauphin county. He
continued thus for two years, when he became
engaged as foreman with H. B. Spencer, at
Middletown, in the same county. Remaining
here but a short time, he next opened a shop
for himself at High Spire, Dauphin county,
which he conducted for the next ten years;
selling out in I9II, he came to Warren county,
where he opened a shop at Sugargrove, doing
a general line of carriage-making and blacksmithing, but subsequently sold his shop and
returned to High Spire. Mr. Bomgardner was
for a short while in the government employ
in Georgia. He is a man of prominence, and
is well known in fraternal circles, being a
member of Colebrook Lodge, No. I I24, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of Lodge
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No. 456, Knights of the Golden Eagle, at Middletown. Like his father and grandfather, he
is a member of the United Brethren church.
On May I5, I9o00, he married Mary E., born
July 7, I877, daughter of Christian and
Amanda (Stark) Epler. She is a woman of
much culture and refinement, having received
her education at the public schools of Middletown, and graduated from the high school in
the class of I895. After this she became a
teacher, and taught for a while in Middletown
and elsewhere in the county. She is a member
of the United Brethren church. Mr. and Mrs.
Bomgardner have no children.
Archibald Smith Day, one of the enDAY terprising young business men of
Sheffield, Warren county, Pennsylvania, is a member of one of the best known
and respected families of the Allegheny Valley.
(I) John Day, the first of the line here under consideration of whom there is definite
information, resided on Cayuga Lake, Otsego
county, New York, where he followed agricultural pursuits as a means of livelihood. He
bore a high character in the community, and
was honored and respected by all who knew
him. He married Electa Van Wermer, and
they were the parents of eight sons: Eleazer
Hill, of whom further; Anson, William,
Abram, Aaron, Loren, Hiram, Solomon.
(II) Eleazer Hill, eldest son of John and
Electa (Van Wermer) Day, was born on the
old homestead in New York state, April 25,
I8I5, died December io, I899. He was educated and grew to manhood in his native state,
removing to Youngsville, Warren county,
Pennsylvania, upon attaining his majority. He
learned the trade of shoemaker, which line of
work he followed, in connection with farming
and merchandising, throughout the active
years of his life. He was a man of ability, especially along agricultural lines, he being the
owner of a farm in Brokenstraw township,
Warren county, consisting of two hundred and
fifty acres, which he purchased) about the year
I858, which is now a part of the estate of the
Day family. In I86I, at the breaking out of
the civil war, he was engaged in mercantile
business, in which he was highly successful.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, devoted considerable time to the stuidy
of the Scripture, and in politics was a staunch
Republican, serving in various township offices. He took a keen interest in educational
affairs, and was an active factor in the erection of the public school, which was built on
his farm. He married Eliza, born in New
York state in I82I, died I875, daughter of
Archibald and Elizabeth Webster. Children:
Mary, born July 6, I847, married J. WV. Crum;
George W., born June I4, I849; John Alexander, of whom further; Jessie, died at the age
of six years; Marawet A., born September 20,
I865.
(III) John Alexander, son of Eleazer Hill
and Eliza (Webster) Day, was born at
Youngsville, Warren county, Pennsylvania,
September 25, I854. He was educated at
Youngsville, and in early life learned the trade
of shoemaker. He later embarked in the boot
and shoe business in his native town, continuing the same for a period of twelve years, and
the following four years was associated with
Dr. Crawford in the drug business. He then
purchased a farm at Youngsville and embarked in the raising of stock, later adding
other farms, finally becoming the owner of
about four hundred acres of valuable land.
About the year 1894 he erected a telephone
line connecting his father's house with his own,
distant about two and a half miles, and this
he shortly extended to Chandlers Valley and
Sugargrove. In I897 he made arrangements
and connected with the Bell Telephone Company's line, or system. The line was called
the Brokenstraw  Stillwater Telephone Company, which is now operating between two and
three hundred miles of line and is patronized
by over five hundred subscribers. He established the Sheffield Telephone Company, which
business he placed in the hands of his son,
Archibald S. Day, for his own use and benefit.
He was the prime factor in the building of
the Warren County Traction Company, in
I896, originally known as the Youngsville 
Sugargrove Street Railway, consisting of
eleven miles of road, with locomotive power,
and he is serving in the capacity of vice-president and general manager of the same. In
addition to these interests, he is a stockholder
in the First National Bank of Youngsville,
Gem Mirror Works and Youngsville Saddlery
Company. A keynote to his success in his
many undertakings is his executive force and
mastery of detail in whatever engages his attention. He is a Republican in politics, and
holds membership in Sugargrove Lodge, No.
547, Free and Accepted Masons; Occidental
Chapter, No. 235, Royal Arch Masons, of
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Warren, and Warren Commandery, No. 63,
Knights Templar. Mr. Day ma,rried Mercy
Isabel, born April 9, I856, daughter of Chauncey and Mercy C. (Mellen) Smith (see
Smith III). One child, Archibald Smith, of
whom further.
(IV) Archibald Smith, son of John Alexander and Mercy I. (Smith) Day, was born
at Youngsville, Warren county, Pennsylvania,
March  I8, I88I.  He attended the public
schools of his native city, graduating from
the high school in class of I903; he then entered Grove City College, Mercer county,
Pennsylvania, attending during the years I90405, and was a student at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, during the
years I9o6-07. He pursued the course of electrical engineering, in which he became highly
proficient. He then associated with his father
in his various enterprises, became general manager of the Sheffield Telephone Company, as
narrated in the paragraph of his father, and is
now local manager of the Bell Telephone Company, Warren, Pennsylvania. He is publicspirited and enterprising, and his future is
bright with promise. He is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and of Sheffield
Lodge, No. 48I, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. Mr. Day married, June I4, I907, at
Kane, Pennsylvania, Leota Caroline, born October I6, 1882, daughter of William C. and
Clara (Belknap) Whitehill. One child, Edward Burton, born in Sheffield, Warren
county, Pennsylvania, August 9, I9Io.
(The Smith Line).
The Smith family, of which Mrs. Mercy I.
(Smith) Day, mother of Archibald S. Day, is
a representative, was founded in the state of
Connecticut in its early history.
(I) James Smith, the first of the line of
whom we have definite information, was a
resident of WVethersfield, Connecticut, and
there his death occurred in February, I832. He
married (first) November 21, I78I,
who died April 2I, I8oo; married (second).
Jerusha Dix, who died January 5, I812; married (third) Thankful Bliss, who died December 27, I834. Children of first wife: William,
of whom further; Prudence, born April I7,
I783, died December 26, I79I; James, born
February 9, I793, married Esther Talcott, of
Coventry, Connecticut; Josiah, born March 28,
1794, died October I9, I876, married (first)
Hannah Goodrich, and (second) Esther Mary
Woodruff, of New Jersey; John, born September 2, I796, married Louise Gridley, of Middletown, Connecticut; Walter, born March 20,
I799, married Minerva Abell, of Fredonia,
New York; child of second wife: Sarah, born
May 29, I802, married George R. Dwight.
(II) William, son of James Smith, married,
March 6, I8o6, Huldah, born October 2I, I78I,
died June 8, I86o, daughter of Samuel and
Abigail (Goodrich) Woodhouse.  Children:
Chauncey, of whom further; John, born December 2, I813; Edwin, born April 6, I818;
Walter, born August I, I822; Urania, born
April 23, 1824. The father of these children
died March 20, I86 I.
(III) Chauncey, son of William Smith, was
born in Weithersfield, Connecticut, July 24,
I8o9, died December Io, I886. In early life he
was a merchant at Dunkirk, New York, and
later at Youngsville, Pennsylvania, retiring
from active pursuits in his later years. He was
an attendant of the Episcopal church, of which
his wife was a member, and was a Republican
in politics. He married, July 2I, 1834, Mercy
Charlotte, born at Prescott, Massachusetts,
October 22, i8i6, daughter of William and
Sally Mellen, the former of whom was born
December 23, I784, and the latter in January,
I786. Children: Sarah M., born June I4,
1837; Alice, born October 7, I840; Jennie,
born October io, I849; Ellen, born November
25, I85I; Mercy Isabel, born April 9, 1856,
married John Alexander Day (see Day III).
Alvin H. Bailey, cashier of the
BAILEY Sheffield National Bank, of
Sheffield, Pennsylvania, is a descendant of ancestors who as far back as they
can be traced were residents of New York
state, and were always regarded as able and
useful citizens of their community.
(II) Henry Bailey, of Sheffield, was born
July 2I, I826, in New York state, and was a
son of Jerry Bailey. During the greater portion of his life he was a tanner, and for a
number of years was foreman in a tannery at
Stevensville, New York. He was a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married, October I4, I849, Eliza, born January 3,
183I, daughter of Thomas Bailey, of Gilboa,
Schoharie county, New York, whose other
children were: Delia, married John McCullough, and lives on the old Bailey homestead at
Gilboa, Schoharie county; Libbie, Charles,
Louis, Amos. There seems to be no doubt
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that Henry Bailey and his wife belonged to
different branches of the same family and were
possibly descendants of the same immigrant
ancestor, although it has hitherto been impossible to obtain precise information on these
points. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey were the parents
of the following children: Sarah H., born September I2, I85o, d,ied September 2, I85!2;
Lucas, August I3, I852; William M., April I9,
I854; Alvin H., mentioned below; Rose, October 20, I858; George E., August I5, I86o, died
March I8, I896; Bertha L., August 30, I870;
Lula, April 15, I874. Henry Bailey died November 22, 1911, surviving his wife many
years, she having passed away May 30, I885.
(III) Alvin H., son of Henry and Eliza
(Bailey) Bailey, was born June 28, I856, at
Parksville, Sullivan county, New York. He
attended the common schools, supplementing
their somewhat meagre facilities with diligent
home study. After leaving school he found,employment in the tannery, remaining until
1876, when he obtained a position as clerk in
a store. At the end of a year he resigned, and
for the following years was an instructor in
schools. In I88I he entered the service of the
Tionesta Valley railway as bookkeeper and
agent and remained with them for a period of
twenty-eight years, during which time he was
successfully advanced to the positions of auditor, general freight agent and general agent.
On May I, I9o9, he became cashier of the
Sheffield National Bank, and he also belongs
to the board of directors of that institution.
Both as a business man and a financier Mr.
Bailey has achieved a pronounced success, possessing as he does the essential qualifications
for accomplishment in the spheres of commerce and banking. Mr. Bailey is not only an
able banker and a good business man, but also
a public-spirited citizen, earnestly interested in
everything pertaining to the well-being of his
neighbors, and ready to aid in every undertaking which in his judgment is likely to promote
the progress and betterment of his home city.
In the realm of politics Mr. Bailey has usually
allied himself with the Republicans, but has
never consented to fill any office with the exception of that of township- tax collector. He
is a member of the Wawanda Club, of Sheffield, and affiliates with North Star Lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons, of Warren, and
Occidental Chapter, of the same place; also
Warren Commandery, having passed the
chairs of that body, Zem Zem Temple, of Erie,
Pennsylvania, Order of Mystic Shrine, and
the Order of Hoo Hoo, of Nashville, Tennessee. He and his family are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Bailey married, November 26, I879, at
Sheffield, Pennsylvania, May, born August 3I,
I859, daughter of Charles R. Gibson, whose
other children were: Charles J. and Harry. In
the sketch of Charles J. Gibson, which appears
elsewhere in this work, will be found the history of the Gibson family. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey are the parents of two children: Amy Evelyn, born February I9, I88I, educated at Sheffield union school, married Ervine N. Branch,
of Warren; and Clifford De Witt, born August 20o, I89I, also educated at Sheffield union
school.
The Eaton family, represented
EATON  in the present generation by five
brothers, four of whom  are
prominent residents of WVarren, Pennsylvania,
and one sister, residing in Winnipeg, Manitoba. trace their ancestry to England, where
they led active and useful lives, performing
well their part in all duties allotted to them.
(I) William Eaton, the first of the line here
under consideration of whom we have definite
information, was a resident of Stevington,
Bedfordshire, England. He was by occupation a mat maker, making the same out of bullrushes, which was the custom in that day, and
continued the same line of work throughout
the active years of his life. He married Leah
Parker. Children: Ebenezer, Daniel, Charles,
John, David, William, Susanna and another
daughter, name unknown. The father of
these children died when about sixty-seven
years of age, his wife preceding him by several years.
(II) Charles, son of William and Leah (Parker) Eaton, was born at Stevington, England,
April 29, 183I, died at Warren, Pennsylvania,
February II, I904. His school privileges were
limited to one term of night school, but by
reading and home study he obtained a fair ed,ucation.  In early life he worked with his
fatlher at mat making, later he served an apprenticeship at the shoemaking trade, and followed that in addition to attending a toll gate,
and subsequently was engaged in the postal
service of the English government as a rural
mail deliverer, continuing along this line for
about eight years. In August, I872, he emigrated from his native country to Canada,
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landing at Quebec; later in the same year he
came to, the United States, locating in Reno,
Venango county, Pennsylvania, and shortly
afterward brought over his wife and five of
their children, the eldest son remaining in England, but in the following year he too emigrated and joined the family in Reno. Charles
Eaton secured work in the oil fields, pumping
wells, and at the same time worked at his trade
of shoemaking. In I89I, accompanied by his
wife, the two younger sons and daughter, he
removed to Warren, Warren county, Pennsylvania, where he secured a position as janitor
of one of the city schools, his last active work.
About I877 he became a naturalized citizen of
the United States, at first casting his vote for
the candidates of the Republican party, but
later transferring his allegiance to the Prohibition party. In early life he was a member of
the Baptist church, but there being no church
of that denfomination at Reno became affiliated
with the Methodist Episcopal church, his family uniting with the same. He was a man of
thrift and enterprise, quick and active in his
movements, of a pleasant disposition, and enjoyed the esteem of a wide circle of friends.
He  married, November  I7, I856, Eliza,
daughter of Robert and Mary (Cole) Cowley,
of Clapham, Bedfordshire, England, born October I8, I828, died in Warren, Pennsylvania,
December I, I908.  Children: I. Arthur
Thomas, of whom further. 2. Walter Robert,
born October 20, I859; employed in the United
States customs service in New York; resides
in Brooklyn, New York; married Lucy Sykes;
no issue. 3. Alfred William, of whom further.
4. Frederick Charles, of whom  further.  5.
Herbert George, of whom further. 6. Mary
Emma, born April I4, I870, resides at Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada.
(III) Arthur Thomas, eldest son of Charles
and Eliza (Cowley) Eaton, was born August
29, I857, in Clapham, Bedfordshire, England.
lHe received his education in the schools of his
native'land, and at eighteen years of age migrated to this country, joining the other members of his family, as aforementioned. He attended school at Reno, Pennsylvania, for one
year, after which for some time he was employed in the production of oil in Venango
county. He then went west and for three
years followed sheep raising, at the expiration
of which time he returned to Reno. About
the year I892 he removed to Warren, Warren
county, Pennsylvania, worked in the oil refinery for two years, and then at lease work for
the South Penn Oil Company, after which he
returned to the refining business. At the present time (I912.) he is. superintendent of the
Mutual Refinery Company, at Warren, giving
entire satisfaction to all concerned. He is a
member of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church,
in which he takes an active part, serving as a
member of its board of stewards in I9II. He
is a Republican in politics. In I9oo he purchased his present residence from Mr. DeLong, located at No. Io Central avenue, Warren.
Mr. Eaton married, August I4, I883, Alice
W., born at Calensburg, Clarion county, Penrfsylvania, April I4, I856, daughter of Jonathan
and Mary (Whittmore) Beihl (see Beihl).
Children: I. Ernest Frederick, born March 20,
I884; married Josephine Maye Deitch; child,
Earl Morris, born April 2I, I9IO. 2. Harold
Charles, born March 30, I885; at present
(I912) attending the Polytechnic School at
Troy, New York. 3. Orlo Arthur, born Janu--
ary 2, I887; attending school at Troy, New
York. 4. Walter Glenni, born July 2, I894;
attending high school at Warren.
Jonathan Beihl, father of Mrs. Arthur T.
Eaton, was a resident of Clarion county, Pennsylvania, for many years, but at the time of his
death was residing in the state of Ohio, engaged in the milling business, which occupation
he followed throughout the active years of his
life, being a miller by trade. He and his family were members of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He married Mary A. Whittmore,
born I830, daughter of John Whittmore. Children: I. Anna C., married William'Bonnett. 2.
John W., died at age of twenty-eight. 3. Sarah
A., married J. T. Payne. 4. Alice W., aforementioned as the wife of Arthur T. Eaton. 5.,
Mary Eva, married A. C. Pardee. The mother
of these children married (second) Dr. Jonathan Whiteley; no issue; she died December
I4, I9II.
(III) Alfred William, third son of Charles
and Eliza (Cowley) Eaton, was born in England, December ii, I86I. He attended school
in his native land, also the public school in
Reno, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Oil
City high school, class of I879,. He spent a
number of years in the railroad service, having been station agent and telegraph operator
at Reno and Eldred, Pennsylvania, discharging
his duties in a prompt and thorough manner.
The following fifteen years he worked at the
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tanning business at Eldred, and in I905 came
to Warren, and from that time to the present
(1913) devoted his attention to oil refining
and life insurance, in the latter representing
the Providence Life  Trust Company of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a member
of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, member
of its board of stewards, and active in the
work of the Sunday school. He was made a
Mason at Eldred, affiliating with Lodge No.
560, Free and Accepted Masons; Bradford
Chapter, No. 260, Royal Arch Masons; Warren Commandery, No. 63, Kn,ights Templar,
and Coudersport Consistory, Sublime Princes
of the Royal Secret.
(III) Frederick  Charles, fourth  son of
Charles and Eliza (Cowley) Eaton, was born
in England, March 20, I864. He accompanied
his mother and the other children to the United
States in I873, being then nine years of age.
He attended the schools of Reno, Pennsylvania, and later graduated from the Oil City
high school. He began his active career in
the oil business, serving as bookkeeper and in
various other capacities, and at the present
time is filling the position of superintendent of
the Wilburine Oil Works in a highly commendable manner. He is a thorough business
man, painstaking and careful, and merits his
advancement. He is a member and trustee
of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, a
Prohibitionist in politics. He erected his present residence, located at No. 332 Prospect street,
Warren, in I9II, and this is one of the most
attractive in that section, being modern in
every respect, containing everything for the
comfort and welfare of its inmates. He married, August Io, I899, May Gwin, born May
3I, I867, daughter of Samuel and Maria F.
(Flint) Hamblen (see Hamblen VII). Children: I. Hamblen Cowley, born March I,
I90I. 2. Robert Pierson, born May 4, I903.
3. Jessie May, born October 23, I9o6. 4.
Frederick Charles Jr., born April I4, I908.
Mrs. Eaton is treasurer of General Joseph
Warren Chapter, No. 950,'Daughters of the
American Revolution, of Warren.  Her national number is 55439. She is also a steward
of the First Methodist Episcopal Church and
is president of the board of directors of Warren Emergency Hospital.
(III) Herbert George, youngest son of
Charles and Eliza (Cowley) Eaton, was born
in Englan,d, January 25, I867. He was six
years of age when his mother emigrated to the
United States from their home in Clapham,
Bedfordshire, her husband having preceded
her by one year. He attended the public
schools of Reno and the Oil City high school.
He then entered the employ of the Reno Provision Company, gaining an insight in the
mercantile business, and from February, i887,
until the fall of I89o, he had charge of the
business of said firm. He then accepted a position with the Oil City Tube Mills, and in the
spring of I89I located in Warren and became
identified with the Glade Oil Works, serving
in the capacity of chemist and oil tester until
December I, I9oo, at which time he was appointed manager, secretary and treasurer of
the Superior Oil Works, Limited, one of the
leading enterprises of Warren, and is thus
serving at the present time. He has an interest in the Mutual Refining Company, of Warren, of which he is manager, is president of the
Conewango Trust Company, serving since its
incorporation, and recording secretary of the
National Petroleum Association, of Cleveland,
Ohio, and holds stock in many organizations of
local importance. He was elected to the office
of borough coun,cilman, in which he served
two years, resigning in November, 90o8, when
elected burgess of Warren, in which capacity
he is now serving. He is a member and steward of the Methodist Episcopal church, and
was chairman of the committee that raised the
funds to erect the new building of the Young
Men's Christian Association, in I9I2, he being
an active factor in the affairs of that body. He
is a member of the Conewango Club, and also
of many other social organizations.
He married, August 31, I897, Frances Emily, born April 25, 1870, daughter of Charles
W. and Mary Jane Sersall. Children: Beatrice Bardsley, born October 22, 1900; Charles
Hierbert, May 9, 19o6; Elizabeth, November
27, I908; 4. and 5. Emily and Margaret, twins,
January I9, I9II. The family residence is at
No. 5Io Pennsylvania avenue, Warren.
(The Hamblen Line).
This family, whose name has been variously
spelled Hamelyn, Hamelin, Hamlin and Hamblen, is of Norman descent, the name having
first appeared on the roll preserved at Dives,
Normandy, of the companions-in-arms of William the Conqueror. It also appears on the
Battle Abbey roll of those who fought at Hastings in io66, and in Domesday Book. The
ear!~ records of England show a John Hameio633ALLEGHENY VALLEY
lyn, of Cornwall, who was living in I570, and
who married Amor, daughter of Robert
Knowle, of Sarum, England. His son and
heir, Giles Hamelin, of county Devon, England, married a daughter of Robert Ashley,
and it is probable that Thomas Hamelin, gentleman, of London, 1623, and James Hamlin,
were sons of this Giles.
(I) James Hamblen, probably the son of
Giles Hamelin, was the immigrant ancestor of
the family in America. Little is known of him
previous to his settlement at Barnstable, Massachusetts. He may have lived at St. Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire, England, where
some of his children were probably baptized;
also may have lived in London. The earljy
records of Barnstable show that he came there
from Lond,on early in I639 and resided there
for the remain,der of his life. He was a husbandman, residing at Coggins Pond, and was
the next neighbor to Governor Thomas Hinckley. His wife's name appears to have been
Anne. Children: I. James, born in England,
baptized at St. Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire,
England, April io, I636, died at Tisbury, Massachusetts, May 3, I718, at home of his daughter, Mrs. Case; he was a farmer, living at
Coggins Pond, at Hamblen's Plain, and in
I702 at West Barnstable; he was deputy to the
general court, May 30, I705; married, at Barnstable, November 20, I662, Mary, born in
I642, died April I9, I715, daughter of John
and Dorothy Dunham  (see Dunham  line);
children: Hope, who became Mrs. Case; Experience, married Thomas Jenkins (see Jenkins II). 2. John, of whom further. 3. Israel,
born June 25, I652, at Barnstable; lived there
on Dimmock's Lane, on shore of Israel's
Pond; married (first) Abigail, daughter of
Joshua and Abigail (Linnel) Lombard, born at
Barnstable, April 6, I652, died about I7Oo;
married (second) Jemima; had daughter, Thankful, married Ebenezer Hamblen
(see Hamblen III). Joshua Lombard, father
of Israel's first wife, married Abigail Linnel,
daughter of Robert Linnel, May 27, I65I. He
was the son either of Bernard or Thomas
Lombard, brothers, both born at Tenterden,
Kent, England. Bernard was born about I607;
lived at Dorchester in I630; at Scituate, I634;
at Barnstable, I639; at Trura, where he was
ensign, i652. Died in I667. Thomas was
born about i6Io, coming over in the "Mary
and John," in I630, and settling in Dorchester. He was made freeman, May I8, 13I,
moved to Scituate, and thence to Barnstable.
Married Joyce, in I630. Robert Linnel, father of Abigail, was born about I599,
and lived in London, England; settled at Scituate, Massachusetts, in I638; moved to Barnstable, I639, where he died February 27, I66263. Married twice; name of first wife unknown; second wife, Jemima.
(II) John, son of James and Anne (?)
Hfamblen, was born at Barnstable, Massachusetts, June 26, I644, died there in I718. He
was a farmer, living at Hamblen's Plain and
West Barnstable; married, at Barnstable, August, I667, Sarah, born there March 28, I646,
daughter of Austin or Augustine Bearse. Austin or Augustine Bearse, whose wife was perhaps Mary, daughter of Martha Wilder, came
over from Southampton in the "Confidence,"
of London, April 24, I638, being then twenty
years old; arrived at Barnstable in I639; made
freeman June 3, I652; was a farmer, grand
juror and highway surveyor. John and Sarah
(Bearse) Hamblen had children: I. Martha,
born at Barnstable, February I6, I672-73;
married, December 3, I696, Samuel, born at
Eastham, March 2, I673, son of John Doane.
Children: Samuel; Sarah, married Ebenezer
Dyer; Dinah, married Thomas Cook; Dorcas,
married William Smith; Solomon, married
Alice Higgins; Simeon; Martha, married
Thomas Savage; Keturah, married Jonathan
Dyer. 2. Ebenezer, of whom further.
(III) Ebenezer, son of John and Sarah
(Bearse) Hamblen, was born at Barnstable,
AMay I2, I683; lived at Nine Mile Pond, Barnstable, and died at Barnstable in I7'36. Married
there, May I I, I71O, Thankful, his cousin,
daughter of Israel and Abigail (Lombard)
Hamblen (see Hamblen I); she was born August 24, I689, at Barnstable, died there January I6, I768.
(IV) Gershom, son of Ebenezer and
Thankful (Hamblen) Hamblen, was born at
Barnstable, July I9, I713, died there about
I757, of smallpox. He was a cordwainer and
mariner, known as Ensign Hamblen, residing
at Barnstable; served four campaigns in the
French and Indian wars.; married, at Barnstable, August 9, I739, Hannah Almary, a native of Scotland, who after her husband's
death removed with her children in I763 to
Gorham, Maine, in an open boat. She was a
woman of great energy and strong mind, becoming a school teacher in Gorham, where she
died April I4, 1797, aged seventy-seven years.
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(V) Gershom (2), son of Gershom (I) and
Hannah  (Almary) Hamblen, was born at
Barnstable, September I6, I745, died at Limington, Maine, January ii, i867. He was a
farmer and tavern-keeper; moved to Gorham
from Barnstable with his mother in 1763;
thence to Limington, I797, to Wheelwright's
Corner. Married, at Gorham, December I7,
I774, Deborah, daughter of Samuel and Mary
(Chipman) Jenkins (see Jenkins IV); she
was born February 2, 1752, at Barnstable, died
at Limington, Maine.
(VI) Ichabod, son of Gershom (2) and
Deborah (Jenkins) Hamblen, was born at
Gorham, Maine, April  I, I791, died at Lovell,
Maine, June 5, I87I. He was a carpenter,
passing his boyhood in Limington, and becoming apprenticed in I806 to Mark Walton, of
Portland, where he learned his trade. He
passed his life in his native state, living variously at Portland, Limington, Standish and
Lovell. Until I852 he was a Democrat in politics, afterward becoming Whig and Republican; he served at Portland in the war of
I812, being in the Mechanics Blues, and became a pensioner. He and his wife were
Christians. He married, at Portland, October
II, I815, Lucy Webb, daughter of Captain
John and Lucy (Stanford) Fickett (see Fickett VI); she was born at Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Maine, May 20, I794, died at Lovell,
November 2I, I879.
(VII) Samuel, son of Ichabod and Lucy
Webb (Fickett) Hamblen, was born at Standish, Maine, February 7, I836. He was a graduate of Waterville College, now Colby University. In April, I86I, he enlisted in General
0. O. Howard's regiment, rose from private
to lieutenant-colonel of Tenth Colored Artillery,
final-ly being in command of Forts St. Philip
and Jackson, at New Orleans. At the close of the
war he became a civil engineer, and was noted
for having penetrated further south in the
Everglades, Florida, than any other white man.
At Hot Springs, Arkansas, he was superintendent of the government reservation, having an
abstract and law office in that city. He died
June I3, I9o8, at Candlish, Texas, and was
interred in the National cemetery at Arlington,
Virginia.  In politics he was a Republican.
He married, at New Orleans, Louisiana, May
2, I866, Maria Florilla Flint, born at Ann
Arbor, Michigan, June I7, I838, daughter of
Asa Armstrong and Louisa Cynthia (Pierson)
Flint, her mother being a lineal descendant of
Abram Pierson, who founded Newark, New
Jersey, and of his son Abraham Pierson, first
president of Yale College, and o,f his grandson,
or great-grandson, Samuel Pierson Jr., a lieutenant in the revolutionary war from Killingworth, Connecticut. John Pierson, father of
Louise Cynthia, defended Buffalo in the war
of I812, and was buried at Le Roy, New York.
Asa A. Flint was descended from Thomas Flint,
who came to Salem, Massachusetts, in I650o.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hamblen had children:
May Gwin, of whom further; Martha Louise,
born May 6, I869, died August, I873; Frederick Stanley, born February, I871, died August, I873; Ella Maria Flint, born August 6,
I873; Samuel Georgels, born August I3, I875;
Idarena Pierson, born September I5, I877;
William Stanton, born July 25, I88o; Mark,
born June, I885, died June, I886.
(VIII) May Gwin, daughter of Samuel and
Maria Florilla (Flint) Hamblen, was born
May 3I, i867, at Rochester, New York. She
received an unusually fine education in the
schools and under private tutors at Quincy,
Florida, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, her
father's business interests subsequent to the
war requiring his residence with his family in
these various cities; she then entered Syracuse University, taking thle classical course.
While at the University she became a member
of the Alpha Chapter of the Gamma Phi Beta
sorority. At the conclusion of her studies she
entered business life, and became assistant
treasurer of the Piso Company, Warren, Pennsylvania, remaining in that capacity from November, I888, until December, I899. On August Io, I899, she was married to Frederick
Charles Eaton, born at Bedford, England,
March 20, I864 (see Eaton III).
(The Fickett Line).
It is traditional that the Fickett family
is of English or Welsh descent, and it
has been suggested that the original name was
Fitchett, the arms being: Gules, a lion rampant; a baton in bend, ermine. Crest: A demilion peau, ducally crowned.
(I) Christopher Fickett was an inhabitant
of Black Point, Scarboro, Maine, in I652, and
was, perhaps, the ancestor of the family in that
vicinity. He early bought one hundred acres
of land from Richard Foxwell at Blue Point,
but afterward owned land at Black Point, near
the home of John Libby.
(II) John, son of Christopher Fickett, was
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born in I645, and was at Black Point in I652.
It is supposed that he came from Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, and that his home lot of six
acres was near the present Scarboro Beach
Railway station. He was a farmer, hunter and
fisherman, making short voyages. His home
at Scarboro was broken up by the Indian war
of I675-76, but he returned after the cessation of hostilities. It is said that he married
Abigail, daughter of John Libby, of Scarboro;
but the records of that town do not show that
John Libby had a daughter of this name. The
name "Jean Fickett" appears as one of the
signers of a petition to the general court of
Massachusetts, February 20, I689-90, asking
protection from Indians; he was then supposed
to reside at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. One
"John Fickett" was "Prest" at Exeter, New
Hampshire, in I696, to fight Indians; it may
have been the one here considered, or his son.
(III) John (2), son of John (I) Fickett
and grandson of Christopher, probably married Susannah, daughter of Peter Ball, of Kittery, Maine, or Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
January 23, 1707.
(IV) Thomas, son of John (2) Fickett, was
a shipwright at Kittery, Maine, in I73I, and
lived three or four years at Scarboro. He exchanged his share in his grandfather's six acres
at Scarboro in part payment for land at Barren Hill, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where he removed in I737. He married Mary Moulton.
(V) John (3), son of Thomas and Mary
(Moulton) Fickett, was baptized at Scarboro,
August I, I736; he owned a thousand acres of
land at Barren Hill, where he d,ied about I820.
He was published to be married to Mrs. Isabel
Roberts, daughter of William and Hannah
(Strout) Dyer, who was born at Truro, Massachusetts.  One John Fickett, perhaps the
one here considered, or his son of the same
name, was in Captain Briant Merton's company at Cape Elizabeth and Scarboro, in 1776;
also in Captain Joshua Jordan's company,
Colonel Jonathan Mitchell's regiment. William Dyer, father of Isabel, wife of John Fickett, was born at Barnstable, October 30, I69o.
He married (first) at Eastham, Massachusetts,
April I5, 1709, Hannah, daughter of Christopher Strout, the Strout family having removed
from Truro, Massachusetts, to Cape Elizabeth,
Maine. William Dyer married (second) July
26, I749, Hannah Higgins, of Truro; they resided at Truro, whence they removed to Cape
Elizabeth. William Dyer's father, grandfather
of Mrs. Fickett, was Dr. William Dyer, born
I653, a physician of Barnstable, who later removed to Truro where he died July 27, I738.
He married, in December, I686, Mary, daughter of Dr. Henry and Lydia (Hatch) Taylor,
who was born at Barnstable in I658, died at
Truro, October 8, I738. Dr. Henry Taylor
was a physician of Barnstable and Boston, the
son of John Taylor, of Scituate, Massachusetts; he married (first) December I9, I750,
Lydia, daughter of Thomas Hatch, of Barnstable, and second, Mary  --. Of Thomas
Hatch, father of Mrs. Taylor, little is known;
he was made freeman in Massachusetts, May
I4, I634, went to Yarmouth, and thence to
Barnstable in I64I. The name of his first wife,
who was the mother of Lydia, is not known;
his second wife was Grace. He died
in I166I.
(VI) Captain John  (4) Fickett, son of
John (3) Fickett who is supposed to have married the daughter of William Dyer, was born
at Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, March
27, 1752. He was a master mariner, living
at Barren Hill, where he died August 20, I828.
Either he or his father was a soldier of the
revolution, both perhaps having served in the
war. He married, at Falmouth, August 8,
I774, Lucy, daughter of Josiah Jr. and Sarah
Stanford, born at Falmouth, August I8, I75Z,
died at Barren Hill in I840. It is not known
who were her parents, but Robert and Thomas
Stanford are recorded as early settlers of Cape
Elizabeth, Maine, and she was doubtless a descendant of one of these. The family is of
ancient origin in England, the name appearing
on the Battle Abbey Roll. Captain John Fickett and hiis wife, Lucy Stanford, had a daughter, Lucy Webb Fickett, who married Ichabod
Hamblen (see Hamblen VI).
(The Jenkins Line).
(I) John Jenkins, the founder of this family in America, was born in England about the
year I6og. He took passage in July, I635, for
New England in the "Defense," of London,
and settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts, where
he was mad,e a freeman, January 3, I636-37;
he subsequently lived at Barnstable. He was
a soldier from Plymouth in the Pequot war,
I637, and was also a soldier in the Narragansett expedition in I645; was constable in I644.
He died about I685. On February 2, I652-53,
he married Mrs. Mary Ewer, widow of Henry,
son of Thomas and Sarah Ewer.
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(II) Thomas, son of John and Mary Jenkins, was born at Barnstable, July I5, I666,
died in I745. He was a farmer of West Barnstable, his estate at death being valued at
~848 I6s. Iod., this including a negro woman
valued at ~Ioo. He married, at Barnstable, August 24, 1687, Experience, daughter of James
and Mary (Dunham) Hamblen, born April I2,
I668, at Barnstable (see Hamblen I, also Dunham family).
(III) Samuel, son of Thomas and Experience (Hamblen) Jenkins, was born January 7,
I699-I700; married, November 7, 172I, Mary,
daughter of Ensign John and Mrs. Mary
(Davis) (Goodspeed) Hinckley (see Hinckley IV).
(IV) Samuel (2), son of Samuel (I) and
Mary (Hinckley) Jenkins, was born October
20, 17,27; he was a farmer and was town clerk
of Barnstable, removing to Gorham, Maine,
some time prior to I778. He married, at Barnstable, March II, I749-50, Mary, daughter of
Deacon Samuel and Abigail (Hinckley) Chipman, born at Barnstable, May 2, I73I (see
Chipman  III).  Their daughter, Deborah,
born February 2, I752, married Gershom
Hamblen (see Hamblen V).
(The Hinckley Line).
(I) Samuel Hinckley, immigrant ancestor,
came in the comp!any of the Rev. Nathaniel
Tilden, from Tenterden, Kent, England, in
the "Hercules," which sailed from Sandwich,
England, in March, I635. He was accompanied by his wife and four children, and
arriving at Boston, soon settled at Scituate,
Massachusetts; removed to Barnstable in I640
and settled next to James Hamblen, at Coggins
Pond; died October 3I, I662. His first wife,
Sarah, died August i8, I652; he married (second) December I5, I657, Bridget, widow of
Robert Bodfish, of Sandwich, Massachusetts.
(II) Governor Thomas Hinckley, son of
Samuel and Sarah! Hinckley, was born in England, in I6i8. He was the last governor of
Plymouth Colony, I68O-92; lived at Coggins
Pond, died at Barnstable, April 25, I705. He
married (first) December 4, I64I, Mary,
daughter of Thomas Richards, of Weymouth,
Massachusetts, who died June 24, I659; married (second) March I6, I66o, Mrs. Mary
Glover, widow of Captain Nathaniel, son of
Hon. John and Ann Glover, of Dorchester,
Massachusetts, and daughter of Mr. Quarter
Smith by his first wife, born in Lancashire,
England, in I630. She died at Barnstable, "to
ye day of her death appeared and shown in
ye eyes of all as ye loveliest and brightest
woman for beauty, knowledge, wisdom,
majesty, accomplishment, and graces, throughout the Colony." Quarter or Quartermaster
Smith, was of Lancashire, England, probably
living at Foxteth, and became quartermaster
in the army of the Netherlands. He and his
first wife, who was a gentlewoman, were under
the pastorship of Rev. Mather, coming to Massachusetts from Bristol, England, in I635, and
arriving at Boston on August I7, of that year.
(III) John, son of Governor Thomas and
Mary  (Smith-Glover) Hinckley, was born
June 9, I667; he was a farmer and shoemaker,
lived at Barnstable, and died in I706. He married, May I, I691, Thankful, daughter of
Thomas Trott (Treat), of Dorchester. His
daughter Abigail married Deacon Samuel
Chipman (see Chipman III).
(IV) John  (2), son of John  (I) and
Thankful (Trott) Hinckley, was born at Barnstable, May 24, I644. He was an ensign in
militia and a prominent man, dying December
7, I7o9. Married (first) July, I668, Bethia,
daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Ewer) Lothrop, born at Barnstable, July 23, I649, died
July IO, I697; married (second) November
24, I697, Mrs. Mary Goodspeed, widow of
lBenjamin Goodspeed, and daughter of John
and Hannah (Linnel) Davis, born at Barnstable, June 3, I653 or I654, died in I7II.
Their daughter Mary married Samuel Jenkins
(see Jenkins III).
John Davis, father of the second Mrs.
Hinckley, was born at Horsmonden, England,
in I625, died at Barnstable, Massachusetts, in
I703; was a carpenter. He married, at Eastham, Massachusetts, March I5, I648, Hannah,
daughter of Robert Linnel and sister of Abigail Linnel (see Hamblen I). John Davis was
the son of Captain Dolar Davis, born I593,
probably  at Bennefield, Northamptonshire,
England. He came over in I634 with his
brother-in-law, Major Simon Willard, settling
at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in I635, but
removing before the end of the year. He had
land at Concord and Duxbury in I640; was at
Scituate in I64I; went to Barnstable in I639,
and to Concord in I655. He was a carpenter,
and died at Barnstable in June, I673. He
married (first) March 29, 1624, at East Fairleigh, Kent, England, Margery, daughter of
Richard Willard, of Horsmonden, Kent, born
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in I602; married (second) Joanna, widow of
John Bursley and daughter of Rev. Joseph
Hull.
Richard Willard, father of Margery, the
wife of Captain Dolar Davis, lived at Horsmonden, England, it being claimed that he was
a lineal descendant of Richard Willard, Baron
of the Cinque Ports, in the time of Richard II.
The Willard family of Eastbourne, Sussex,
England, originally named Villiard, came from
Caen, Normandy, and was seated in Essex in
the time of Edward III. A younger branch
settled later in the southwesterly part of Kent,
near Sussex, and held an estate in the Hundred of Branckley and Horsmonden, there
being a tablet in the Horsmonden church
marked Willard, and dated I587. The family
arms are: Argent, a chevron, sable. Five ermine
spots between three flasks (or fish wheels)
proper.  Crest: A  griffin head, erased, or.
Motto: (a) Gaudet patientia duris (Patience
rejoices through hardship). (b) Ubi libertas
ibi patria (Where is liberty there is my country). There is record of the will of Richard
Willard, yeoman, Brenchley, England, dated
September I8, I558, proved October 24, 1558,
and there is also record of Richard Willard,
Horsmonden, who married (first) Catherine,
buried March II, I559, (second) Marger, died
December 12, I6o8, (third) January I7, i6io,
Jean Morehead, buried February 25, I6I7.
(The Chipman Line).
(I) Elder John Chipman, founder of this
family in America, was born in England, various accounts being given of the date and place
of his birth, residence, and emigration; the
accepted account, however, is that he was the
only son of John Chipman, born near Dorchester, England, about I62I. Another account
says that he was born at Barnstable, England,
in I6I4, whence he came to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in I630. Again it is said that he
came from  Bryans-Piddle, near Dorchester,
in the "Friendship," in I63I; his father died
and he lived with his uncle, Mr. Christopher
Derby. Still another account declares that he
came to New England in I633 with Mr. Richard, son of Mr. Christopher Derby, as his
servant, and resided some years at Plymouth,
Massachusetts, where he was apprenticed and
learned carpentering, it appearing in his will
that this was his trade. He was in Barnstable
in I649, and was selectman and representative
in I663-66; in I668-69 was justice of the peace.
He was member of the council of war, I667.
It is further recorded that April I4, I670, John
Chipman and Henry Cobb were chosen and
ordained ruling elders of the church at Barnstable. He died at Sandwich, April 7, I708.
He married (first) in I6416, Hope, daughter
of John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, born
at Plymouth, August 30, I629, died at Barnstable, January 8, I683. He married (second)
Mrs. Ruth Bourne, widow of Richard Bourne,
of Sandwich, Massachusetts, previously widow
of Jonathan Winslow, of Marshfield, Massachusetts, and daughter of William Sargeant,
of Barnstable, born at Charlestown, Massachusetts, October 25, I642.
John Howland, father of John Chipman's
first wife, was the son of Humphrey Howland,
draper, of London, and was born in England
about I593. The family arms were: Sable, in
a chief, argent, three lions, rampant, bars
gemelle, azure. Crest: A lion passant, sable.
He was a "Mayflower" passenger in I620,
living in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and later at
Rocky Nook and Plymouth. He was a prominent man in the colony, became freeman and
was assessor in I633-34, and in I634 managed
a trading post for the colony on the Kennebec
river, near the present city of Augusta, Maine.
He was assistant to the governor, i633-35;
member of Governor Bradford's council, I635;
juror, I636; deputy to general court, I65270; selectman, I690. He died at Plymouth,
February 23, I672-73. About I623-24, he married, at Plymouth, Elizabeth, daughter of John
Tilley, probably born in England about I6o7;
they were also passengers on the "Mayflower."
John Tilley, father of Elizabeth, the wife of
John Howland, was an Englishman, removing
to Leyden in I6o9, where he was a silk worker;
with his wife and daughter he came over on
the "Mayflower" in I620, he and his wife
dying during the first winter. He was twice
married, Elizabeth having been the daughter
of a former wife, who, tradition says, was a
daughter of Governor Carver; this, however,
has not been proved to the satisfaction of the
Mayflower Society. It is supposed that this
marriage occurred before the removal to Leyden; no record of the first wife's death has
been found.  He married (second) Bridget
Vander Velde, in Holland, February, I6I5.
John Carver and his wife, Catherine, were
both members of the Pilgrim congregation in
Leyden, Holland, little being known of his
life prior to his going to that country. No
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record of his family has been discovered, and
it is not known where he was born, or where
he subsequently resided. Accompanied by his
wife he came over in the "Mayflower" in I620,
and became first governor of Plymouth Colony,
in November, I620; he died at Plymouth in
April, I62I, and his wife died there in June
of the same year.
(II) Deacon Samuel Chipman, son of Elder
John and Hope (Howland) Chipman, was
born April I5, I66I. He was a carpenter and
farmer at Barnstable, kept a tavern and sold
liquor, and was a town officer and deacon in
the church. He married, at Barnstable, December 27, I686, Sarah, daughter of Elder
Henry and Sarah (Hinckley) Cobb, born at
Barnstable, March io, I662-63, died January
8, 1742 or I743.
Elder Henry Cobb, said to have been the
youngest son of the baronet of the same name,
of Cobb's Court, Kent, was born in England,
coming to Plymouth in I629. He moved to
Scituate in I633 and was one of the founders
of the church there, January 8, I635. He was
also one of the leaders in the removal of Mr.
Lothrop's church to Barnstable, October, I639.
For forty years he was senior deacon and
ruling elder, being a town officer beside. He
married twice; (first) in I631, Patience, daughter of Deacon James Hurst, of Plymouth, who
was buried May 4, I648, (second) December
12, 1649, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Hinckley,
of Barnstable. He died at Barnstable, in I679.
The arms of the Cobb family are: Argent, a
chevron between three cocks, gules, combs and
wattles, or. Crest: A ducal coronet. A demileopard rampant, proper.
(III) Deacon Samuel (2) Chipman, son of
Deacon Samuel (I) and Sarah (Cobb) Chipman, was born August 6, I689, and was both
deacon and selectman at Barnstable, keeping
the Chipman Tavern there. He married (first)
December 8, I715, Abigail, daughter of John
and Thankful (Trott) Hinckley, born at Barnstable, March 24, i696, died July I2, 1736 (see
Hinckley III). He married (second) in I739,
Mary Greene, of Boston. His daughter Mary,
by his first wife, married Samuel Jenkins (see
Jenkins IV).
(The Dunham Line).
The Dunham family of England and America to which belonged Mary Dunham, wife of
James Hamblen, eldest son of the immigrant,
and mother of Experience Hamlin, who married Thomas Jenkins, is of French royal descent, the founder having been Rychert Donham, son of Philip IV. of France. Through its
connections and intermarriages the family is
thus allied to many of the chief royal houses
of Europe.
Beginning with the earliest recorded ancestor
of Philip IV. of France, the direct line is as
follows: I. Hengst, King of Saxons, A. D. 435.
2. Hartwaker, Prince of Saxons. 3. Hattwigate, Prince of Saxons. 4. Hulderic, King
of Saxons. 5. Bodicus, Prince of Saxons. 6.
Berthold, King of Saxons. 7. Sighard, King
of Saxons. 8. Dieteric, King of Saxons. 9.
Wernicke, King of Saxons. io. Witekind, last
King of Saxons. ii. Witekind II., Count of
Wettin. I2. Witekind III., Count of Wettin.
13. Robert the Strong, Count of Paris. I4.
Robert, Count of Paris. I5. Hugh the Great,
Duke of France and Burgundy. I6. Hugh
Capet, King of France, A. D. 987. 17. Robert,
King of France. I8. Henry I., King of France,
married Lady Anne of Russia, daughter of
Grand Duke Jaroslaus, son of Princess Anne
of Constantinople, daughter of Romanus II.,
Emperor of the East, son of Constantine VIII.,
son of Leo VI., son of Basilius, Macedonian
Emperor of the East, A. D. 86.7-886; Princess
Anne, daughter of Romanus II., Emperor of
the East, married Walodimir I., Grand Duke
of Russia, who was the son of Sueitlaus, the
son of Igor I., Grand Duke of Russia, the son
of Rurick, who founded the Russian Monarchy, about 8!62.  I9. Philip I., King, of
France. 20. Louis VI., King of France. 2I.
Louis VII., King of France. 22. Philip Augustus, King of France. 23. Louis VIII., King
of France. 24. Louis IX., King of France.
25. Philip III., King of France. 26. Philip IV.,
King of France, known as "the Fair"; born
I268, succeeded his father, I285. He was an
able, despotic sovereign, excommunicated by
the Pope. 27. Rychert Donham.
Rychert Donham, founder of the Dunham
family in England and America, was a merchant or speculator, perhaps a Spanish adventurer, born in the year I294, who settled in
Devonshire, England. He accumulated a fortune and bought a landed estate in Beaminster,
Somerset. He had a son, Robert Donham,
born in Devonshire, in I318, who had son,
Robert Dunham, born in I348.
The line is broken for several generations,
the next record being of Robert Dunham, who
in I435 married Margaret de Stafford, daughio6gALLEGHENY VALLEY
ter of Anne Neville and Humphrey de Stafford, first Duke of Buckingham. Anne Neville
was a daughter of Joan Beaufort and~ Ralph
Neville, first Earl of Westmoreland. Joan
Beaufort was a daughter of John of Gaunt,
Duke of Lancaster, by Catherine Swynford,
who bore him a family of children before his
after marriages. John of Gaunt was the third
son of Edward III., King of England, and
from him were descended the Lancastrian
kings. Humphrey de Stafford, first Duke of
Buckingham, was a son of Edmund, fifth Earl
of Stafford, by Anne, daughter of Thomas,
Duke of Gloucester. Thomas, Duke of Gloucester, who married Eleanor de Bohun, daughter of the Earl of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton, was the fifth son of Edward III.,
King of England. Through its connection
with the English royal line the Dunham family
is allied with some of the greatest and oldest
royal families of Europe, the intermarriages
among whom have been numerous from remote ages.
Sir John Dunham, born at Dunham-on-theTrent, in I450, married, in I47I, Elizabeth,
widow of William Chaworth, and daughter of
Sir Nicholas or William Bowett, whose wife
was Elizabeth la Zouche. Elizabeth la Zouche
was the daughter of Sir John la Zouche, who
married Margaret de Burgh, daughter of John
de Burgh, descendant of William de Burgh,
Lord Connaught, Duke of Zealand, and Earl
of Ulster, who married Maude, daughter of
Henry, Earl of Lancaster, and granddaughter
of Edward I., King of England.
Sir John (2) Dunham, born in I474, married Jean, daughter of Thomas Thorland.
Sir John (3) Dunham, born in I498, married, August I5, I522, Benedict, daughter of
Adam Folgamsbe and wife Katharyne, daughter of John Leake, of Southwell, Dale, Derby,
born I499; he died I545.
Ralph Dunham, born at Scrooby, England,
1526, married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas,
baron Wentworth, and his wife, Margaret
Fortesque.
Thomas Dunham, born about I56o, lived at
Scrooby and removed to London; no record
of his marriage; had two sons, John and Robert.
John (4) Dunham, born at Scrooby in I589,
where he joined the Puritans, assumed the
name John Goodman and escaped to Holland
in I6o8. Under the same name he sailed in
the "Mayflower" in I620, resiuming his proper
name upon reaching New England. He was
deacon of the Plymouth church in I633, and
was deputy to the first general court of Plymouth in I639; he died March 2, I668-69.
While at Leyden, Holland, he married, October I7, I6I8, Abigail Wood, a distant relative.
John (5) Dunham, son of Deacon John (4)
and Abigail (Wood) Dunham, was born at
Leyden, Holland, in I6I9. He came over with
his parents in the "Mayflower" in I620, living
first in Plymouth, and afterwards at Middleborough, Massachusetts. He was representative in I673; died at Wellfleet, Massachusetts,
in I692. His wife's name was Dorothy.
Mary Dunham, daughter of John (5) and
Dorothy Dunham, was born in I642. She married at Barnstable, Massachusetts, November
20, I662, James, son of James and Anne Hamblen (see Hamblen I). Her daughter, Experience Hamblen, born at Barnstable, April I2,
I668, married there, August 24, I687, Thomas,
son of John and Mrs. Mary (Ewer) Jenkins
(see Jenkins II).
No nationality coming to our
SWANSON shores has taken greater advantage of the natural advantages of soil and forest than the Swedes.
This is true from their first landing nearly
three centuries ago on the Delaware until the
present day. They do not inhabit our large
cities, but form a large part of our agricultural
and manufacturing population in many sections. Reared to habits of industry they make
most desirable citizens and rapidly forge to
the front rank as farmers, lumbermen, manufacturers and also in public life. The record
that follows is one of a family in this country
but forty years, yet well established, substantial, honored and respected. Ernest Christian
Swanson was the first of his family to emigrate, followed later by his father and family.
(I) Sven Swanson was born in Sweden,
January 9, I815, died September 9, I9II, and
is buried with his wife in the Odd Fellows
cemetery at Youngsville, Pennsylvania. He
learned the trade of stonemason in his native
land, working at Boxholmi until coming to the
United States in I876 with his wife, son and
daughter. He settled at Sugargrove, Pennsylvania, where he lived for thirty-five years a
quiet, retired life. He was a member of the.
Swedish Lutheran church, his wife also belonging to that faith. He was aged ninetysix years at his death, and was a most lovable
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old man, kindly-hearted and affectionate in
disposition.  His wife, Greea Lisa (Palm)
Swanson, born in Sweden, died at Sugargrove,
Pennsylvania. Children: Hedvit, died aged
fifty-nine years; Sven John, died in Sweden,
aged fifty-nine years; Carl August, died in
Pennsylvania at Irvineton; Franz Gustaf, died
at Matthews Run, Pennsylvania; Ernest Christian, of whom further; Aaron Frederick, died
in Pennsylvania, aged fifty-nine years; Claus
Wilhelm, died in Dubois, Pennsylvania; Axel
Theodore, died in Dubois, Pennsylvania.
(II) Ernest Christian, son of Sven and
Greea Lisa (Palm) Swanson, was born at
Boxholm, Sweden, October I6, I850. He was
educated in the Boxholm schools, and worked
at farming until he was twenty-one years of
age. In April, I87I, he left Sweden, arriving in New York harbor, May 4, following.
On the voyage over passengers on the ship,
"Algeria," developed cases of smallpox which
held ship and passengers four days in quarantine in the Lower Bay. He proceeded direct
to Chicago, Illinois, where he was employed
for a few months. After the "great fire" he
assisted in rebuilding the city, working until
the spring of I872, when he came to Warren
county, Pennsylvania, settling at Irvineton.
During the entire first year there he worked
on a railroad which was then in course of construction, and then became a section man on
the Pennsylvania railroad, living at Wetmore.
In I875 he settled in Sugargrove township,
purchasing a farm of twenty acres which he
cultivated for five years. He then sold his
farm and purchased of H. P. Kinnear and
Christ Herrick one hundred acres in the same
township on which he resided about ten vears.
He then purchased a saw mill and became
interested in the lumber business. He sold his
farm and purchased another of one hundred
acres from C. D. Ward and another one hundred acres from the National Petroleum Oil
Company, four miles northwest of Youngsville at the village of New Oil City, where he
now resides. He there engaged in merchandising for five years, then sold his store and
business. He next engaged in contracting and
building, at the same time operating his saw
mill and dealing in all kinds of rough and
dressed lumber. He erected many buildings
in Jamestown, Warren, Youngsville, Dubois,
and is still engaged in general contracting in
his home section. His lumber yards are located at Youngsville, which is his business headquarters. He has been very successful, owns
about three hundred acres of timber land in
West Virginia and many dwellings, two-story
buildings, and has a profitable well established
lumber business in addition to his farms and
contracting business. This has been accomplished in the forty years since he first set foot
on American soil, friendless with little in his
pockets and no. knowledge of the language
spoken in his new home, indeed "a stranger in
a strange land." He is a progressive Republican, and has served as school director four
years, justice of the peace five years, and postmaster at Matthews Run. He is a member of
the Chandlers Valley Grange, Patrons of Husbandry; Cold Brook Lodge, No. II24, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Sugargrove,
and of the Brethren church. He has a deep
interest in all these organizations, and is held
in high esteem by his brethren.
He married, January 3, I875, Augusta Caroline Peterson, born in Sweden, November 25,
I850, daughter of Sven and Anna Peterson.
She came to the United States with her parents in I87I, and with them settled at Irvineton, Warren county, Pennsylvania, where her
father bought a farm in Chandlers Valley
which he cultivated until his death. Children.of Ernest C. and Augusta C. Swanson: I.
Ernest Jacob, born October 6, I875; now proprietor  of  the  Edinboro  (Pennsylvania)
Hotel; married Etta Ball. 2. Emil August,
born June 28, I877; now proprietor of a billiard parlor and cigar store at Muskogee, Oklahoma; married Ida Dunham. 3. Abbie Caroline, born March 29, I88o; married (first)
Oscar Blomgren; child, Clayford or Clifford;
married (second) Elmer Sederbury. 4. Rev.
Edward Frederick, born April 7, -I882; now
pastor of the United Brethren church at Deckard, near Meadville, Pennsylvania; married
Emily Johnson; children: Leroy and Howard.
5. Eric David, born September 2i, I884; now
in business with his brother in Muskogee,
Oklahoma; unmarried. 6. Edoff Auskarius,
born  September 25, I89o; unmarried.  7.
Sadie Caroline, born July I6, I893; unmarried.
Before surnames came into
DE FOREST use the ancestors of the De
Forest family were living in
Avesnes, France. In the early records various
members of the family are mentioned as described in the De Forest Genealogy, under
dates, IIII, I 120, 17I, and at intervals growIo7IALLEGHENY VALLEY
ing less and less as the years passed. The ancient coat-of-arms of the family is described:
Or a lion gules holding with both forepaws a
pennon of the same couped with azure three
martlets azure. Gilles de Forest or Forrest
was receiver of taxes in Avesnes from I494
to I5o9. He had a son Melchoir, mentioned
below.
(II) Melchoir De Forest, son of Gilles de
Forest or Forrest, was alderman of Avesnes,
1533-5, and died in I57I. He married Catherine du Fosset. He was a merchant of
Avesnes. Children: Baltazar, Anthony; Jean,
mentioned below; Jacqueline, Franchoise, Jaspard. Most of the children became Protestants and removed to Leyden or other towns in
Holland.
(III) Jean, son of Melchoir De Forest, was
born about I540. He married, about I570,
Annie, daughter of Michael Maillaird. She
was buried at Amsterdam, April 2I, I64o0. He
was a merchanit at Sedan as early as September, I6oI. His brothers, Anthony and Jaspard,
also went to Holland. Children: Anne, born
in Avesnes, lived at Amsterdam; Jesse, mentioned below; Gerard, joined the Walloon
church; Melchoir, married Marie Gobert.
(IV) Jesse, son of Jean De Forest, was
born about 1575, probably at Avesnes. He
married, September 23, I6o0, Marie, daughter
of Nicholas Du Cloux, a merchant. Jesse was
the first of the family in America. He was a
merchant at Sedan and Montcourt in Thierache, eastern Canton of Picardy. In I603 he is
called a merchant and dyer. He was in partnership with David De Lanbremont, who married Magdeline Du Cloux. In I6I5 he was
living in Leyden. He endeavored to found a
Walloon Protestant Colony in Virginia, which
then meant the English colonies of North
America, in I621, but his terms were rejected
by the Virginia Company. He then applied to
the Dutch government and was commissioned,
August 27, I622, to enroll colonists and families for settlement in America. He appears to
have gone first to Guiana and afterward to
New Amsterdam. The first Walloon ship
came to New York in I624. The second ship
brought Marie, daughter of Nicano or Nicholas Du Cloux, wife of Jesse De Forest. Mr.
De Forest died, it is thought, about I625 in
New Netherlands. Children: Marie, baptized
at Sedan, July 7, I6o2; Jean, July 22, 1604;
Henry, March 7, I605, died in I637, one of the
founders of Harlem, now part of New York
City; Elizabeth, November I, I6o7; David, December ii, i6o8, visited in New Amsterdam,
I659; Rachel, I6o9, married Jean Mousnier
La Montagne, I626; Jesse, March I, i6I5;
Isaac, mentioned below; Israel, October 7,
I6I7; Philippe, September I3, I620.
(V) Isaac, son of Jesse De Forest, was baptized at Leyden, Holland, July Io, I6I6, and
came to New Amsterdam with his elder brother
Henry in October, I636. He had a grant of
one hundred acres of land in Harlem and for
several years raised tobacco there. In I643 he
leased the farm on shares to John Denton. In
I647, after the Indian war, he renewed his
title to the land, and in I650 sold it to William
Beekman. He was a brewer in partnership
with Johannes Ververlew, having a malt house
and residence on Stone street and a hop farm
at Norman's Bight. In I652 he was one of the
nine men on the advisory committee. He was
inspector of tobacco in I653; farmer of revenue in the weigh house, I655-56; schepen
in I656; member of the common council,
elected January 31, I656; small burgher in
I657 and great burgher and schepen in i658;
farmer of tavern excise in I66o. He was seized
by the English, September i6, I664, and held
for hostage. He died in I672, aged fifty-six,
and his will dated June 4, I672, bequeathed to
his surviving children: Susanna, Johannes,
Philip, Isaac, Hendricus, Maria, David. His
widow sold the old tobacco house, June 30,
I683. He married, June 9, I64I, Sara, daughter of Philippe and Jacqueline (Noiret) Du
Trieux. His wife died November 9, I692.
Children: Jesseu; Dr. Johannes, married
Tryntie Kip and founded the Albany family;
Isaac, married Lysbeth Vanderspiegel; Hendrick; David; David; Gerrit; Marie, married
Isaac Riemer; Michael; Susanna, married
Peter De Riemer; David, mentioned below.
(VI) David, son of Isaac De Forest, was
baptized at New Amsterdam, September 7,
I669, died April 20, I72I. He owned the covenant in Stratford, August 7, I697. He married, January I, I695-96, Martha, daughter
of Samuel and Mary Blagge. They moved to
Stratford, Connecticut, about I698. His wife
died February 7, I740-4I. Children, born at
Stratford: Mary, January 27, I696-97; Sarah,
November 9, I698; Martha, April I3, I700;
David, mentioned below; Samuel, April 4,
1704; Isaac, April I4, I706; Edward, July 25,
I708; Henry, July 4, I7Io; Elizabeth, July 4,
1714; Benjamin, May i8, 1716.
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(VII) David (2), son of David (I) De
Forest, was born at Stratford, April 24, I702,
died about I748. His will was dated April
i8, I748, his son Hezekiah, executor. He
lived at what is now Wilton, in Norwalk. He
married Abigail. Children: Hezekiah,
baptized December, I726; Lemuel, baptized
August, I728; Abigail, April 24, I731; David,
baptized July I, I733; Elihu; Ephraim, mentioned below; Martha, baptized June ii, 17-.
(VIII) Ephraim, son of David (2) De Forest, was born in I740, in Wilton, then a parish
of Norwalk. He married, October 25, I764,
Sarah Betts, of Norwalk, ceremony performed
by Rev. Nathaniel Bartlett.   He settled in
Redding, Connecticut, and followed the trade
of tanner and shoemaker, buying land there in
I77I, of Abel Cady, and in I775 of James
Adams. He had a tannery and employed several men. When the revolution began he espoused the cause of the King and for his loyalty was obliged to abandon his possessions in
November, I776, and fly for protection to the
British lines in New York, suffering the loss
of h,is property in consequence. He was appointed ensign in Governor Browne's regiment, Prince of Wales American Volunteers,
and acted as guide to General Tryon in the expedition against Danbury in April, I777, after
which he returned to Long Island, and' worked
at his trade. Then he served about two years
at Morrislania in Delancey's brigade, Colonel
James Delancey. He was commissioned lieutenant under Colonel Upham and stationed at
Lloyd's Neck. During the war he was taken
prisoner twice and suffered considerably on
those occasions. When the Loyalists left New
York for New Brunswick in I783 he sailed
in the first fleet with his wife and three children. His land and stock at Redding were
confiscated in I778. His house, shop, barn,
stock and furniture were valued at two hundred and seventy-one pounds and he was allowed seventy pounds in damages by the British government. The history of Redding states
that he settled at Maugerville, Nova Scotia.
Sabine and the records show that he went to
St. John, New Brunswick. He died in I827.
(See "Sabine's Loyalists, Todd's History of
Redding;" vol. 26, p. 28, "New Eng. Hist.
Gen. Register;" "Redding in the Revolution,"
p. I83; "New Eng. Reg.," I89o, p. 72; vol. 39,
"N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Rec."). He sailed from
New York in the Union transport, April ii,
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1783, and arrived April i6. He was a member of the Loyalist Association of Redding.
Children: Nathan, born at Redding in I765;
Zalmon, I770; Henry, I778. Born at St. John.
Samuel, I784; Sally; Ephraim Betts. Ephraim
De Forest was progenitor of the New Brunswick family, the only settler of that name.
One of his sons was father of Charles, mentioned below.
(X) Charles, grandson of Ephraim De Forest, died in the spring of I854. He married
Sarah Pickett, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, sigter of Munson Pickett, whose daughter, Annie, is the second wife of A. J. Tracy,
of Bayonne, New Jersey. She also died' in
the spring of I854, within thirty-six hours of
her husband, both of cholera. Children: I.
George Augustus, married Emma; she
lives much of the time in Bayonne, New Jersey; three children, Charles and Bessie, both
married, and Walter, deceased; Bessie lives
in Elizabeth, New Jersey. 2. Sue, married Dr.
G. F. Walker; he is living in Boston, Massachusetts; no children. 3. Lavinia, married
John Smith; daughter Nettie. 4. Gusta, twin
of Lavinia, married James Dodge; they live in
Massachusetts. 5. Emma, married William
Ross, an attorney; children: Will, Nell, Sue,
Hattie, Lue. 6. --, married James Derrah; she is still living in Canada. 7. Hattie,
married A. J. Tracy, of 44 West Forty-fifth
street, Bayonne, New Jersey, office at 35 Pearl
street; he married (second) Annie Pickett;
children of first wife: George, married and has
children, lives in Washington; Dr. Elma, married -    Dexter, son Henry, she lives in
Bayionne, at 947 avenue C.; Walter Tracy, a
dentist in Paterson, New Jersey, lives at 3I
West Ridgewood avenue, Ridgewood, New
Jersey, married Lillian McCollom, of Paterson,
three children: Allison, Lillian, Ruth.  8.
Charles Allison Lewis, mentioned below.
(XI) Charles Allison Lewis, son of Charles
De Forest, was born October 7, I849, in St.
James Parish, St. John, New Brunswick, died
August 29, 1893, in Warren, Pennsylvania.
His parents died when he was about five years
old, and he and a sister, Hattie, were taken to
live with their uncle, Munson Pickett.  He
was very severe in his treatment of them, and
Charles A. L., when he was about ten years
of age ran away and shipped as cabin boy to
Liverpool. He was away for several years
and finally came back as cabin boy to Boston,
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Massachusetts, where he bound himself as apprentice to a machinist, working with
Goulding, who is now in the office of John
Ellis  Company (or Leonard  Ellis), Broadway, New York. He resided for a time in
Maine, and then went to Philadelphia. Though
he never entered the service he passed the examination for second assistant engineer of the
United States Navy. While in Philadelphia
he was chief engineer for Obdyke  Simmons,
of Philadelphia. In I875 he began work for
John Ellis  Company, Refiners, at Brooklyn,
New York, and in 1877 was made foreman of
the refinery there. In I88o he was appointed
superintendent of their refinery at Edgewater,
New Jersey. This was one of the largest independent refineries in the world, and it wals
constructed under his personal supervision. He
resigned this position in July, I885, to take
charge of a large planing and saw mill which
he had purchased with a partner, who proved
to be dishonest. Before Mr. De Forest took
charge of the business the partner brought
about the failure of the mill and the business
was wound up in the fall cf I885, the same
year it was purchased. Mr. De Forest through
this venture lost his savings of years. He next
became general manager of Stephen Jenney 
Son's Wallabout Oil Refinery, at the foot of
Rush street, Brooklyn. In I887 the business
of Stephen Jenney  Son was closed because
of the accidental death of Stephen Jenney,
senior member of the firm. In the meantime
the large refinery of Edgewater had been destroyed by fire, and the firm of John Ellis 
Company, through Mr. De Forest, purchased
the Jenney refinery, and he was put in charge
of it until the. Edgewater refinery was rebuilt.
In December, I889, he came to North Clarendon, Warren county, Pennsylvania, to open up
a new department for the company, the crude
oil department at Clarendon and Warren. He
was general manager of this department until
his death in I893. Later he moved his family
to Warren. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the United
Order of Friends, the Knights of Honor, and
the National Provident Union. For many
years he was a member of Christ Church in
Brooklyn, and when he moved to Warren he
transferred his membership to Trinity Memorial Church there. He was superintendent
of the Sabbath school of the church until his
death.
He married, in Philadelphia, December 23,
I869, Martha Ann Tomlinson, born May I0,
I838, in Dover, Delaware (see Tomlinson).
Children: I. Son, died at birth. 2. George
Augustus Waldron, mentioned below. 3. William  Charles, mentioned  below. 4. Ethel
Edith, born December I3, I876, in Brooklyn,
was graduated from Warren high school and
from Lock Haven State Normal School; has
considerable artistic talent. 5. Harry, born
February, I879. 6. Laura Emerson, April II,
I880, in Brooklyn; domestic science teacher in
Warren high school; was graduated from the
Lock Haven State Normal School, and from
Drexel Institute, in I905.
(XII) George Augustus Waldron, son of
Charles Allison Lewis De Forest, was born
August 23, 187I, on Canal street, Philadelphia.
He attended the public schools of Brooklyn,
New York, and for three years was a student
in the Freehold Military Academy of Freehold, New Jersey. He began his business
career as clerk in the business office of the
Nezew York Conmmercial Advertiser in I886.
From I887 to 1890 he was general shipping
clerk for Higganum Manufacturing Company
of New York City. In 1890 the family moved
to Warren, Pennsylvania, and he was employed as field man for John Ellis  Company
for about seven years. He was appointed
deputy tax collector for Warren borough under Collector Frank Barnhart and served in
that office until July, g9o6. He entered partnership with Charles Barnhart, son of Frank,
December I, 1903, under the firm name of
Barnhart  De Forest and conducted a fire insurance and real estate business at 408 Pennsylvania Avenue West, Warren, Pennsylvania,
until January 21, I911, when his partner withdrew from the firm. Since then he has continued in business alone. He is also agent of the
Edison Phonograph Company and carries a
full line of phonographs and supplies. In politics he is a Republican. Since I9o00 he has
held a deputy sheriff's commission, and in November, I9II, he was elected coroner of Warren county for a term of four years. Mr. De
Forest is a member of Allegheny Tent, No. 3,
Knights of the Maccabees, of which he is record keeper, finance keeper and, past commander. In June, 1907, at the triennial meeting of the Great Camp of Pennsylvania at
Reading, Pennsylvania, he was elected great
sergeant for four years, and in June, I9II, at
Pittsburgh was reelected to the same office. He
was one of the first trustees of the State MacIo74PENNSYLVANIA
cabees Home at Reading and is still a member
of the board of trustees. In religion he is an
Episcopalian.
He married, at Oil City, Pennsylvania, June
3, I909, Gerda Angeline Dennison, born March
28, I876, at Farmington township, Warren
county, Pennsylvania, daughter of James
Duane and Rhoda (Martin) Dennison (see
Dennison IV). Mrs. De Forest has been a
member of th,e Presbyterian church from girlhood and is now a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren.
(XII) Dr. William Charles De Forest, son
of Charles Allison Lewis De Forest, was born
at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September Io,
I873. He was an infant when the family removed to Brooklyn, and he attended school in
that city. In I899 he entered the Philadelphia
Dental School, from which he was graduated
in I902. He began to practice dentistry at
Warren, Pennsylvania, in partnership with Dr.
Charles Aurd. Four years later the firm was
dissolved and Dr. De Forest opened his present
offices at 209 Liberty street, Warren. He has
made a special study and practice in bridge and
crown work and takes rank among the foremost men of his profession in western Pennsylvania. He is president of the Lake Erie Dental Association, and a member of the Pennsylvania State Dental Society and the Warren
Dental Society. He is also a member of Warren Lodge, No. 339, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, and of Kossuth Encampment,
No. 78. In politics he is a Republican, and
from I903 to I9o9 filled the office of school director. In religion he is an Episcopalian. He
married, at Warren, June 23, I909, May Ball,
born at Warren, August 6, 1872, daughter of
David I. Ball. Mrs. De Forest is a graduate
of the Warren high school and of Williams
College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. She is
a member of the Warren Presbyterian Church.
Children: David Ball, born at Warren, January 24, I9IO;, born July 8, I911.
(The Pickett Line).
(I) John Pickett, the immigrant, was born
in England, in 1622, and came to Salem, Massachusetts, where he was a proprietor, and he
was admitted to the church, November I, I648.
He removed to Rowley, Massachusetts, and
was town officer and proprietor in I648. He
deposed in I664 that he was about forty-two
years old. He married (first) Jane
-(second)  Ann   -; (third)  Margaret, who died at Stratford, Connecticut,
October 6, I683. He died in I683 or I684. We
have the dates September, I683 and April I I,
I684. His will was proved, according to
"Pope's Pioneers," in Essex county, November
27, I683, mentioning wife; sons, John and
Samuel P'ickett; Thomas Hammond and Solomon Phipps; daughters, Rebecca, Sarah, Mary,
Ann, Jane and Hannah. He was a carpenter.
Children, recorded at Salem: John, Thomas,
James; Sarah, baptized November 9, I648; Rebecca, baptized June 30, I650; Daniel, baptized February 25, I65I; Jacob, baptized September 3, I654. Born at Rowley: Sarah, February 3, I656; Ann, July I5, I659; Samuel,
May, I663. We find the sons, John, James,
Thomas and Daniel, in Stratford. John, married, January I9, 1672-73, Mary Cross, who
died October 7, I687. Children: Rebecca, born
December 3I, i673; Mary, March 30, I67'7;
John, January 5, I678; Sarah, March 8, I68I;
James, January 5, I686. Thomas, married
Abigail        and had at Stratford: Abigail,
born July 30, I678; Hannah, May 20, I68o;
Jacob, February I6, I68I. Daniel, married,
September I3, I683, and had- at Stratford:
Samuel, born November 23, I684; Margaret,
August I4, I686; Daniel, February 27, I688;
Samuel, October 3I, I689; Daniel, October I,
I69I; Mary, January I5, I692; Comfort, September 6, I694; Rebecca, March 5, I700-OI.
(II) James, son of John Pickett, married
Rebecca, daughter of Ralph Keeler, of Norwalk, July I7, I673. In I690 he was at Danbury and his descendants lived at New Milford
and vicinity. Children: James, mentioned below; John, born September I6, i675; Nathan
and probably others.
(III) James (2), son of James (I) Pickett,
was born May 7, 1674. He married Deborah,
daughter of Ensign James Stewart, April I4,
I725. Children, born in Norwalk: Sarah, September 12, i728; Esther, November I4, 1730;
James, April 24, I732; John, September 6,
I737; Deborah, October 3, I743; Ezra.
(III) Nathan Pickett, son or possibly a
nephew of James Pickett (II), was born about
I68o-90. He settled in what was afterward
Redding, Connecticut, and signed a petition
for a new town, May 9, I723. The petition
was not granted until I729. He was the only
one of the family in that town as far as the
records disclose.
(IV) John, son of Nathan Pickett, was
born about I720. Sabine states that Nathan,
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John and John Pickett Jr. from Redding, Connecticut, came to St. John, New Brunswick, in
I783, with the Loyalists. The Picketts and De
Forests went together from Redding. David
Pickett of Stamford, another Loyalist, went to
Nova Scotia and, became treasurer of Kings
county and judge of the court, left children:
Lewis, Gould, Hannah, John Lewis and David.
James Pickett, of Norwalk, went to New
Brunswick and died there in I812. John Pickett was in the French and Indian war in I757
in a Norwalk company; also David, Ebenezer,
Joseph and Timothy, of this family. In New
Brunswick, John Pickett (doubtless John Jr.,
the Loyalist) served in Colonel Beverly Robinson's regiment, I793. These marriages are
recorded at Redding and are of children or
nieces of John Pickett: Mary, married, October 2, I765, Isaac Platt; Rebecca, February I7,
I767, Hubbell Bennett; Grace, January I7,
I765, Eleazer Olstead; Phebe, March 26, I778,
Thomas Rescue. John Pickett Jr. married, at
Redding, March 20, I774, Mary Bates. Sarah
Pickett, a descendant of John Pickett, of Redding and St. John, married Charles De Forest
(see De Forest X).
(The Tomlinson Line),
Tomlinson married Phebe Loveland.
She was a member of the Society of Friends.
They lived in Delaware. Children: I. Martha
Ann, married Charles A. L. De Forest (see De
Forest XI). 2. Halnnah, married Joseph Lykens; she lives at I7IO Norris street, Philadelphia, with a daughter, Ella Lykens; one son
Joe, is deceased; son Frank lives in California. 3. Mary Elizabeth, married James Higham and lives on Market street, Gloucester,
New Jersey; one son, Will. 4. Barbara, married
(first)     Crossley; two children, Lou and
John; married (second) John O'Brien. 5. Parvin, had several children; his wife is living at
Mt. Holly, New Jersey. 6. Charles, boatswain
on the United States, frigate "Congress," when
it was blown up in Hampton Roads by the
Confederate "Monitor;" married, and died in
California from rheumatism, after having been
blind a year from that trouble. 7. James, unmarried; was captain in heavy artillery during the civil war; received a sunstroke and was
left sitting under a tree on the way to the battle
of Bull Run; was never heard from afterward.
(The Dennison or Denniston Line).
The Dennison (or Denniston) family in
Duanesburg, New York, was one of the first
families to settlie there.
(I) Charles Denniston, the immigrant ancestor, came to America with three brothers,
from Ireland. Though there is no proof, some
claim that they were of Scotch-Irish descent.
One of the brothers was named Jacob. Charles
was a stone mason. Charles Denniston was
born about I736, died in 18.20. He is described
as being fair with red cheeks. About I773 he
settled on a farm near Mariaville, Schenectady county, New York, and this is still occupied by his descendants, being now owned by
George L. Dennison. A portion of the old
house is still standing; this house was built by
Charles about I8oo. Charles Denniston served
in the revolution as a private of Captain James
Humphrey's company, Colonel James McClaughry's regiment of New York militia. His
name is on the pay roll of the company dated
April I2, I790, showing that he served ten
days at Fort West Point, and at Forest of
Dean from June I to Io, I779. The records
tell of how he once drove the Indians from
Schenectady with a hoop pole from a cooper's
shop. The Indians, who were murdering women and children, supposed that a large fo.rce
of men were after them and fled before his attack. He married           Bond, who lived
near Schenectady. She died in I828, and both
are said to be buried in the family cemetery
on the homestead. Children: Ezekiel, mentioned below; Sarah, married Thomas Patterson; Mary, married Solomon Pulver.
(II) Ezekiel Denniston, son of Charles
Denniston, was born in I774 on the Denniston
homestead near Mariaville, New York. He
was a shoemaker for many years. For some
time he lived in Russia, Herkimer county, New
York.. About I843 he and his wife went to
live with their son, Solomon Pulver. He
spent his last days with his daughter, Mrs.
Sarah Lovell, and died August 27, I859, at
Mariaville.  His granddaughter, Mrs. Margaret (Tripp) Martin, of Blockville, New
York, lived with her grandparents for several
years when she was a little girl; she describes
him as a small, roundshouldered man with a
passionate temper when roused, though warmhearted and very generous; her grandmother
was a large, fine-looking woman, but had very
poor health. He married Margaret Pulver,
born October I7, 1776. She was of Dutch descent. She died at Hamilton, Madison county,
New York, January 23, 1846. Children: JeIo76PENNSYLVANIA
mima, born October I6, I793, married Charles
O. L. Patterson; Christina, August 28, I795,
married Robert Clute; Charles, November 28,
I797, married Maria Thomas and Sarah Lockwood; Hannah, March I2, I8oo, married
James Reynolds; Sarah, May I5, I802, married Charles Lovell; Jacob, Sept.ember I 5,
1804, married     -  Britt, of Cincinnati,
Ohio; Robert, November 20, I8o6, married
Jane Ostrum; Katie Maria, September I I,
I8Io, married Stephen Tripp; Solomon Pulver, November 27, I8I4, married Sarah Harris and Mary Skinner; James Duane, mentioned below; Martin, March I8, 1822, married Aurelia A. Jackson.
(III) James Duane Dennison, son of Ezekiel Denniston, was born June 3, I817, in
Schenectady county, New York. He worked
with his father at the shoemaker's trade on
rainy days and evenings, when he was a boy.
Several years of his early life were spent in
Canada where he was engaged in the fur trade
with his brother Jacob. After his return he
spent some years farming and running a store
in Steuben and Vernon, New York, with his
youngest brother, Martin. In the spring of
I851 he moved to Sugargrove township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, and settled upon
Lanning Hill. His brother, Solomon Pulver,
followed him in a few years, as well as his
sister Katie M., with their families. James D.
Dennison in I85I was elected school director,
and held that office for seventeen years. From
I866 until I87I he was associate judge of
Warren county, and for six years he was
county auditor. He spent most of his life as a
farmer, and devoted much attention to dairying, but manufactured cheese instead of butter.
For three or four years he lived in Sugargrove
and carried on a store and a hotel also for
about a year, although he had no license. He
lived for four years near Bear Lake, Warren
county, Pennsylvania, where he owned a large
saw mill, and for eight or nine years he lived
in Farmington township, Warren county, then
moving to E1l Dorado, Butler county, Kans;as,
where he remained a year and a half. He then
returned to Sugargrove where he purchased a
farm and lived the remainder of his life, dying
there May 4, I890.
He married (first) Mary Whillans, a young
Scotch girl whom he met in Canada when
watching a boat land one day. They were married March I, I84I, at Boonville, Oneida
county, New York. She was born May 26,
I8I9. They both were members of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Bytown, afterward Ottawa, Canada, during their residence
there. She died December 6, I848, in Western,
Oneida county, New York. He married (second) January I4, I85o, at Steuben, Rhoda
Martin, of Western, born July 13, I830, daughter of David and Terressa (Denison) Martin
(see Denison IX). She was a member of the
Presbyterian church of Sugargrove. She died
March I8, I9o2. Children of first wife: I.
John Jacob, born January 4, I842, in Herkimer, New York, married Mary Ann Gibson;
lived in Belleville, Ontario, Canada; died there
May 9, I882; two children: Cora and Leonard.
2. Robert Alexander, born February I8, I844,
in Ottawa, Canada; married Josephine Waters;
lived in Warren, Pennsylvania; died there
August I5, I883; children: Ludovice Waters,
Myron, Charlotte. 3. Barbara Jane, born February I3, I847, in Steuben; married Charles
Barlow; lived near Sugairgrove; died April 5,
1897; seven children: Orville Dennison, James
Ernest, Blanche Belle, Clayton Merle, Robert
Oral, Charles Wesley,. Helen Grace. 4. Mary,
born December I, I848, died September 7,
I849. Children of second wife: 5. Arthur
Wellington, born November 2, I850; married
Nancy Cornelia Wright; died at Lander,
Pennsylvania, October 27, I9Io. 6. Florence
Terressa, born March I3, I852; married Rufus
King Houghwot, two children, Edith and Earl,
both deceased; she lives in Sugargrove. 7.
Helen Arabelle, born October 3I, I853; lives
in Sugargrove. 8. Willie Ernest, born October
14, I855; married Anna Sherman; lives in
Council Grove, Kansas. 9. Edgar Pratt, born
April 2, I857, died January 8, I887. Io. Martin Delevan, born September I9, I859; married
Chloe Temple; lives in Ashville, New York.
II. James Ellsworth, born March 3, I86I, died
March 8, I891. I2. Clayton Theodore, born
November 21, I863; married Grace Houghwot; lives near Russell, Pennsylvania.  13.
Mary Rowena, born December ii, I865, died
March I3, I884. I4. Kate Corena, born October 25, I868; married Dwight Buell Crouch;
lives at Oil City, Pennsylvania; nine children:
Harry  Dennison, deceased; Merle James,
Franik Rufus, Florence Rhoda, Veva Jeanette,
Esther Mae, Dorothy Helen, Mary Elizabeth,
deceased; Blanche Corrine. 15. Gerda Angeline, mentioned below.
(IV) Gerda Angeline, daughter of James
D. Dennison, was born March 28, I876, in
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Farmington township, Warren county, Pennsylvania. Until she was seventeen years of
age she attended the Sugargrove union school,
and then began teaching in the town of Kiantone, Chautauqua county, New York. She
taught in district schools in Warren county,
Pennsylvania, until I898 when she entered the
Sugargrove Seminary, from  which she was
graduated in I9oI. She taught the sixth and
seventh grades in the Rouseville schools in
Venango county for three years. She came to
Warren in Igo5 and for four years taught the
sixth grade in the East street school.  For
about ten years she has been a member of
Morris Chapter, No. I4, Order of the Eastern
Star, of Rouseville, Pennsylvania. For many
years s;he has been historical secretary of the
Dennison family, and for over fifteen years
she has been engaged in genealogical research
for the family. She has compiled a record of
her father's family which was published in
I9I2. She married George Augustus Waldron
De Forest (see De Forest XII).
(The Denison Line).
(I) John Denyson, father of the immigrant
ancestor, was living in Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, in I567, and he died there of
the plague in 1582.
(II) William Denison, son of John Denyson, was baptized in Stortford, England, February 3, I57I. In I63I he came to New England, accompanied by his wife Margaret, three
sons, Daniel, Edward and George, and John
Elliott, who seems to have been a tutor in the
family. In I634 he settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where Mr. Elliott became pastor of
the church and worked among the Indians as
a missionary. Mr. Denison was a deacon of
the church there. He died in Roxbury, January 25, I653. He was a well educated man,
and gave his sons a careful education. His
oldest son, James Denison, was a clergyman
in England. William Denison married, November 7, I603, Margaret (Chandler) Monck,
who died in Roxbury, February 23, I645. Children, born in Stortford, England: James, of
England; Da~niel, born I612; Edward, I6I4;
George, mentioned below.
(III) George, son of William Denison, was
born in I6I8. After the death of his first
wife in I643, he went to England, where he
served under Cromwell in the army of parliament and won distinction. He was wounided
at Naseby and nursed at the house of John
Borodell by his daughter Ann, whom he married and brought back to Roxbury, Massachusetts. He finally settled in Stonington, Connecticut, and died at Hartford, Connecticut,
October 23, I694, aged seventy-six years,
while he was there on some special business.
He and his wife were noted for their fine looks
and strong personalities; she was always called
"Lady Ann," and they were both prominent
in Stonington. He was a very daring, brave
and brilliant soldier, and has been described
as "the Miles Standish of the settlement'."
Captain John Mason was the only one at all
equal to him in conducting war against the Indians.  In Miss Caulkins' "History of New
London" is the following: "Our early history
presents no character of bolder and more active spirit than Captain George Denison; he
reminds us of the border men of Scotland."
He held many important public positions. He
married (first) in I640, Bridget, daughter of
John Thompson, of Preston, Northamptonshire, England, whose widow Alice had come
to Roxbury, Massachusetts, with her daughter Bridget and three sons, John, Anthony, recorded in New Haven in I643 as a planter, and
William Thompson, who died in New Haven
in I683. She died in I643. George Denison
married (second) in I645, Ann, daughter of
John Borodell, of England. She was thirty
years, old and he twenty-seven when they were
married. She died September 26, I712, aged
ninety-seven years.  Children by first wife,
born in Roxbury: Sarah, March 20, I64I;
Hannah, May 20, I643. By second wife: John,
mentioned below; Ann, Mav 20, I649,; Borodell, I65I; George, I653; William, I655; Margaret, I657; Mercy, I659.
(IV) John (2), son of George Denison,
was born July I4, I646. He lived in Stonington, Connecticut, on "the farm near the mouth
of Mystic River," and he was known as Captain John Denison. He was a very prominent
man in Stonington. He died in, I698, aged
fifty-two years. By his marriage contract with
the parents of his wife, they conveyed to John
Denison and Phebe Lay the farm granted to
him near the river in Stonington, which Mr.
Lay had formerly bought of John Post; this
deed was signed by Rev. Simon Bradstreet and
"Ann Denison Jr."  He married, November
26, I667, Phebe, daughter of Robert and Sarah
Lay, of Saybrook, Connecticut. She died in
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I699, aged forty-nine years. Children, born in
Stonington: John, born January  I, I669;
George, mentioned below; Robert, September
17, I673; William, April 7, I677; Daniel,
March 28, I68o; Samuel, February 23, I683,
died May 12, I683; Ann, October 3, I684;
Phebe, April 6, I690; Sarah, July 20, I692.
(V) George (2), son of John (2) Denison,
was born in Stonington, March 28, I67I, died
January 22, I720. He attended Harvard College, from which he was graduated; he then
studied law and settled in New London, Connecticut, where he served as town clerk, county
clerk and clerk of probate. He married, in
I694, Mrs. Mary (Wetherell) Harris, daughter of Daniel Wetherell, a prominent citizen of
New Lond'on. She died August 22, 1711.
Children, born in New London: Grace, March
4, I695; Phebe, March 6, I697; Hannah,
March 28, i699; Borodell, May I7, I70I;
Daniel, mentioned below; Wetherell, August
24, I705; Ann, August I5, I707; Sarah, June
20, 1710.
(VI) Daniel, son of George (2) Denison,
was born June 27, I703, died before I76o. He
married, November I4, I726, Rachel Starr,
and they lived in New London. His widow
married (second) about I760, Colonel Ebenezer Avery, of South Groton, who had twelve
children by his first wife, Lucy (Latham)
Avery. She had ten children by Daniel Denison. Daniel Denison Jr. married Colonel
Ebenezer Avery's daughter Katherine before
his mother's second marriage, and Phebe married Ebenezer Avery Jr. Mrs. Rachel Avery
died in I79I, aged eighty-six years. Children,
born in New London: Mary, August I9, I728;
Daniel, mentioned below; Thomas, November
4, I732; Rachel, September 20, 1734; Samuel,
November 9, 1736; Hannah, January 2, I739;
Ann, September I8, I743; Phebe, twin of
Ann; James, April i8, I746; Elizabeth, November I9, I748.
(VII) Daniel (2), son of Daniel (I) Denison, was born in New London, Connecticut,
December I6, I730, and lived there until I77I,
when he moved to New York state, where he
settled in Stephentown, Rensselaer county,
east of Albany, New York, and became one
of the prominent men. He held several offices.
By an act of the legislature he was appointed
one of three commissioners to-adjust disputes
of boundaries between settlers.  He kept a
memorandum book (which is still in possession of the family) from which the following
was taken: "June I77I, I moved into this
county from New London, and brought with
me nine children." He married, July I, I756,
Katherine, daughter of Colonel Ebenezer
Avery by his first wife, and she died in I825,
aged eighty-eight years. He died in I793, and
they were buried in the family burying ground
in Berlin.  The homestead remained in the
family for about ninety years. Children, born
in New London: Katherine, July 24, 175'7;
Daniel, September 26, I758; Ebenezer, January 26, I76o; Jonathan, May I7, I76I; George,
April I2, 1763; Griswold, August 2I, I765;
Asenath, February 24, I767; David, March I9,
I769; Latham, mentioned below; child, born
and died August I8, I773. Born in Stephentown: Samuel, October 24, I774; Elihu, April
14, I777; Thomas, May 5, I779.
(VIII) Latham, son of Daniel (2) Denison, was born in New London, Connecticut,
March 8, I77I, died in I847 in Floyd, Oneida
county, New York. He married, November
20, I796, Elenor Tifft, born January I3, I780.
In I8oo they moved into the wilderness of
New York to Floyd where they resided the
remainder of their lives. She died in I846.
Children: Holly, born November 2I, 1797,
died young; Pedy, I799, died young; Terressa,
mentioned below; George, March 3I, I802,
died young; Rhoda, January 28, I8o4; Alonzo,
March I5, I8o6; Halsey, February 24, I8o8,
died young; Pedy, January 3, I8Io; George T.,
January 23, 1812; Angeline, May 9, I816;
Wellington, January 29, 1822.
(IX) Terressa, daughter of Latham Denison, was born April IO, I8oo. She married,
March 24, I8i8, David Martin, born April I6,
I798, in Western, died August I, I848. They
lived on a farm in Western, Oneida county,
New York, now ownied and occupied by their
only surviving son, Theodore Martin. Their
children: Melissa, married Alva Colman; Harvey C., born January 27, 182I, married Rhoda
Denison and Maggie Tripp; George, married
Mary Carpenter; Eleanor, married James
Cochran; Avery, married Emeline Lewis;
Jane, married James Conklin; Rhoda, born
July I3, I830, married James D. Dennison
(see Dennison III); Helen, married William
Edgerton; Rose Ann and Delevan, twins; Theodore, married Catherine Lusher, lives on
homestead at Western, New York; Dennison,
twice married; Leland A.
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and the recipient of his bounty. He was especially delighted to encourage and assist children and young people to gain an edlucation
which would fit them for useful and suitable
employment, and he was the trusted guardian
of more orphan children, and their estates
than probably any other person who ever lived
in this community. Nor were his generosities
limited to his own neighborhood. Many contributions were sent by him privately to aid
distant objects that had attracted his interest
and sympathy.
In I868 he became a Mason, and advanced
in this order to the thirty-second degree, Scottish Rite. He was passionately devoted to
music and one of his favorite recreations as a
young man was to sing with his sister Elizabeth. To the end of his life he continued to
take d.elight in listening to music and to his
advice and pecuniary assistance many persons
were indebted for their musical training.
In I86o Mr. Hunter married Margaret R.,
daughter of Alexan,der and Nancy (Smith)
Magee, who lived on the opposite side of the
river from the present railroad station of Magee.  Children: I. Livingstoin Legrand, of
whom  further. 2. Lella Lillian, died in her
early youth.
Mr. Hunter was a man of unusual ability
and strong individuality. He was not brilliant,
but was a strong  man  intellectually.  He
thought slowly but carefully and comprehensively.  His mental survey took in a wide
field, and his conclusions, when reached, were
well thought out and rarely mistaken. Convictions once formed were held with tenacity,
and the clearness and positiveness thus formed,
united with an unusual strength of will, gave
to his character great firmness and stability.
True and honest himself in all his impulses, he
always attributed the same qualities to others,
believing them to be as good and straightforward as himself, a trait that sometimes worked
to his disadvantage. His ideals of what constituted true manhood were high anid his constant
aim was to live up to these. When he gave
his confidence and friendship he gave them
unreservedly, but his confidence once forfeited
was not easily regalined.  He was strong in
his attachments an,d strong in his dislikes. His
heart was as tender as a woman's for all suffering and his affections were deep and strong.
He was strong in his loyalty, loyal to the right
as he saw it, loyal to his country, loyal to his
town, loyal to his friends and loyal to his family. He was broad-minded and liberal in all
things and tolerant of honest differences of
opinion.  Simple in his tastes, unpretentious
and modest in his manner and feeling, foving
his fellow-men and seeking out rather the
good that was in them, helpful to the distressed, seeking always to increase the sum of
human happiness and morality and to promote
the general well-being, his death left a void
that cannot well be fil!led, not only for his family but for the whole community.
(IV) Livingston Legrand, the eldest child
of Jahu and Margaret R. (Magee) Hunter,
was born in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, January
Io, I86I. His boyhood was spent for the most
part in Tidioute, and his early education was
acquired at the schools of the town. At a later
age he was sent to the Pennsylvania Military
Academy at Chester, Pennsylvania, and from
there went to Oberlin College. He was more
than an average student, being disposed to be
thorough in his work rather than ambitious to
cover much ground. This trait was one that
was characteristic of the man and throughout
all his life he was, unwilling to accept anything
unless its basis had been established upon thorough knowledge. His Irish heredity was
shown by his strong artistic bent and his fondness for both art and music, and his excellent
taste in both. His sympathies with others,
especially the unfortunate, and his unfailing
kindness of heart were also marked traits. In
this respect he greatly resembled his father,
and revering as he did his father's life and
character he, sought to follow in his footsteps
in carrying out his works of benevolence and
charity.
Livingston Legrand Hunter grew to manhood and began his business career, living the
life allotted to him in his home town. As a
business man he was painstaking, exact, prudent, conservative, thoroughly honest and just
in his dealings with others. Possessing a high
sense of honor he would not stoop to an unfair
advantage.  In business matters he reasoned
broadly, and while careful and conservative
in forming his judgmehnts he was courageous
and enterprising in carrying out his well-considered conclusions.  As a citizen  he was
public spirited, taking a deep interest in the
welfare of the community in which he lived,
liberal in disposition, pure-minded and upright. He loved his family, his friends, his
neighbors and was always solicitous to promote
the welfare of all; social and genial by nature
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The Bakers of Lottsville, PennBAKER  sylvania, descend  from  Isaac
Baker, born in London, England,
January 25, I809. He came to the United
States when a young man with his brother
Thomas, settling at Otsego, New York. He
was employed in the engineering department
of the railroad then being constructed through
southern New York, but later he came to
Warren county, Pennsylvania, settling at
Lottsville, where he engaged in lumbering and
farming. He married, at Ithaca, New York,
July 22, 1831, Susan Bates, born there March
I, I8i6. Children: Electa, born April 2, I835,
in Ithaca; Thomas Isaac, of whom further;
William W., June 9, I839; Lydia H., May Io,
I84I; Ann E., March 8, I844; Horace A., July
12, 1846; Susan G., December 2, I849; Emir
A., November I4, I855.
(II) Thomas Isaac, eldest son of Isaac and
Susan (Bates) Baker, was born in Lottsville,
Freehold township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, July 6, I837, died there August 26, I9OI.
He was educated in the public schools, began
lumbering in early life and so continued during
his entire active life. He purchased timber
tracts which he converted into lumber at his
own saw mill. This mill first was operated
by water power, later by steam and was the
first mill in that district to use steam as a motive power. He also owned a good farm, and
during his latter years was associated in business with his son. He enlisted as a private in
Company E, Ninth Regiment New York Cavalry; was promoted corporal, January I, I863;
taken prisoner, June 22, I862; exchanged( seriously wounded, October II, I864. He was a
Republican in politics and held the office of
justice of the peace for many years. Both he
and his wife were members of the Methodist
Episcopal church. He married Mrs. Adelaide
A. (Allan) Chapman, born I845, died I9o9,
daughter of Sheldon Allan, born I819, died
I848, and Lucinda (Wynn) Allan, born I812,
died I864. She was the widow of Charles
Chapman by whom she had Florence and
Maud. Child of Thomas Isaac Baker: Earl
Allan, of whom further.
(III) Earl Allan, only child of Thomas
Isaac and Adelaide A. (Allan-Chapman)
Baker, was born in Lottsville, Warren county,
Pennsylvania, May I2, -1869. He was educated in the public schools, and has been a lifelong resident of the town that saw his birth.
In early life he began lumbering with his
father, later becoming his partner in the Lottsville saw mill and lumber business, continuing
six years. He then engaged in the same business alone, owning a portable saw mill and
converting the logs to lumber at the tract being
worked. Later he again associated with his
father, continuing until the death of the latter.
In I9o8 he erected his present grist mill in
Lottsville, the largest in the section. He also
continues his lumbering operations in connection with his grain milling. He owns a small
farm of forty-three acres, part purchased from
his fathfer and part from  Mrs. Morrison
Smith, formerly a part of the Judge Lott farm.
There he erected a dwelling in I897, which is
still his residence. He is an active member of
the Mlethodist Episcopal church, serving as
trustee and also a worker in the Sunday school.
He is a charter member of Lottsville Lodge,
No. 63I, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
passed all the chairs, represented his lodge at
a session of the Grand Lodge in Altoona,
Pennsylvania, also was chosen and served as
district deputy. He married, in Freehold
township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, June
2I, I894, Eva L. McKelvey, born in Tulare
county, California, daughter of George (2)
and Elizabeth (Norris) McKelvey. Prior to
her marriage she taught in the Freehold township schools. She is also a devoted member
of the Methodist Episcopal church. Children:
Allan McKelvey, born March 9, I895, graduate of Lottsville high school and of Clarion
State Normal School; Elton and Florence,
born August 8, 1897, died in infancy.
George McKelvey, grandfather of Mrs.
Baker, married Mary Kernahan and had children: John, Isabel, Christopher, George, Alexander, James, Mary Jane, Eliza, Albert. George
(2) McKelvey, father of Mrs. Baker, died in
Plano, Tulare county, California, in I87I, aged
about thirty years. He learned the trade of
harnessmaker, but was compelled to give this
up on account of his health. He then went
to California, where he had a drug store and
was postmaster. He married, I862, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Ann (Heap)
Norris. Both were members of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Children: Sedgwick S., deceased; Earl, deceased; Alice, married E. M.
Lowe; Eva L., married Earl Allan Baker;
George, died young. Mrs. Ann (Norris) McKelvey married (second) John P. Thorp. No
issiie.
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The progenitors of Dr. Robert M.
DAVIS Davis, of Lottsville, Pennsylvania,
were residents of Washington
county, Pennsylvania. His father, John Jacob
Davis, was born there, August 5, I836, died
October, I907, buried at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He was a well educated man, and
in early life was a school teacher. He then
learned the trade of house painter and grainer,
which he followed the remainder of his active
life. In I862 he moved to Greene county,
Pennsylvania, where he learned his trade, and
in I870 moved to Moundsville, West Virginia,
living there until I89o, when he moved to
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, his home until
death. He was a Republican in politics. He
married, in Greene county, Lydia Ann, born
in that county in I842, daughter of James Milliken. Children: Mary Bell, James, Daniel H.,
Elizabeth, Nancy, Robert M., of whom further, William, Ida M., John W., Netta.
(II) Dr. Robert Milliken Davis, son of
John Jacob and Lydia Ann (Milliken) Davis,
was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, September I3, I869. When he was six months
of age his parents moved to Moundsville, Marshall county, West Virginia, and there he attended the public schiools. When yet but a
boy he began learning the trade of painter. In
I890 he located at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania,
where he was a contractor of house painting
and decorating. In I891 he began the study
of medicine under Dr. J, S. Loughan, carrying on his business at the same time. In October, 1892, he entered the medical department
of the University of Western Pennsylvania
from whence he was graduated M. D., class of
I897. He began practice in Steubenville, Ohio,
in i898, con!tinuing there fifteen months. He
then practiced for a short time in New Castle,
Pennsylvania, and in I899 located in Lottsville,
where he is well established in successful
practice. Dr. Davis keeps fully abreast of all
modern discoveries in his profession and has
taken a post-graduate course in special diseases at Louisville and other medical colleges.
He is very successful in his practice, and combines with a full knowledge of medicine a skill
in diagnosis that greatly aids in applying the
proper remedy. He is a Socialist in politics;
member of Lottsville Lodge, No. 63I, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he
has passed all the chairs.
He married, at Lottsville, January I, I9goo,
Mary Irvin Wynn, born May I, I876. She
was educated in the public schools and at
Sugargrove United Brethren Church Seminary.  After graduation she taught in the
Wrightsville schools until her marriage. Children, all born in Lottsville: Robert Wynn, January 29, I9oI; Charles Sewell, September 8,
I902; Alice Maud, November 27, I9I0.
Mrs. Mary Irvin (Wynn) Davis is a descendant of Thomas Wynn, born in England,
and his wife, Sarah (Aldrich) Wynn. Their
son, Samuel Wynn, born December I7, I804,
died Mlay 22, 1883, married Eliza Irvin. Their
son, Charles Williamson Wynn, born June 25,
I843, died January 3, I9I2, a farmer of
Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, married Alice,
daughter of Francis Abbott, of Sugargrove,
Pennsylvania. Their only child, Mary Irving
Wynn, married Dr. Robert M. Davis.
The Bovards first appeared in
BOVARD Pennsylvania in Westmoreland
county  where  the  ancestor,
James Bovard, was a man of prominence.
From  Westmoreland this branch settled in
Butler county, coming thence to Tionesta.
(I) James Bovard, born in Ireland, came
to the United States when a young man, settling in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania.
He was a man of education, but of great endurance and true pioneer spirit. He was eight
weeks crossing the Atlantic and made the journey westward from Philadelphia with two Indian guides, suffering greatly from hunger for
several days of the journey.. He settled near
Mount Pleasant on a farm, and became one of
the prosperous men of his day. He was a hard
worker, but kept his mind well stored and
abreast of his times. He held the esteem of
his community and was elevated to the office
of associate judge, serving several years. He
died about I'855, aged eighty-four years, and is
buried in the graveyard of the Presbyterian
church, of which he and his wife were members for several years. His wife, a Miss
Chambers, survived him ten years and was
buried by his side. He left male issue including a son Johnson, of whom further.
(II) Johnson, son of Judge James Bovard,
was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in I813, died in Butler county, I873. He
was educated in the public school. He settled in Butler county, Pennsylvania, where he
engaged in farming until his death. Both he
and wife were members of the United Presbyterian church. He married Lydia Adams,
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who died in Branchtown, Butler county, aged
eighty-eight years, daughter of Jonathan
Adams, a wealthy farmer. Children: I. Jonathan, a teacher and carpenter, now living near
Harrisville, Butler county; married Theresa
Brown. 2. Jane, married Andrew Greenen,
whom  she survives on the farm  in Mercer
county.- 3. George W., of whom further. 4.
James, a lumberman; married Sarah Shields
and resides near Harrisville. 5. W. Hutchinson, a farmer; married Harriet McClellan and
lives at Branchtown, Butler county. 6. Eli D.,
a teacher of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and
principal of the sixth grade.
(III) George Washington, son of Johnson
Bovard, was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, May I2, 1841, died in Tionesta, Pennsylvania, May 25, I907. He was educated in
the public schools, and reared on the Butler
county farm, remainling there until August,
I862, when he enlisted in the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He went to the
front and saw hard service, being engaged at
the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, South
Mountain, Platts Plan,tation and other early
battles of the civil war, serving ten months,
although his enlistment was for three. He
survived all the perils of war and after peace
came located at Oil Creek, where for ten months
he was clerk in a grocery store. He then formed a partnership with a capable friend, purchased his employer's business and as Bovard
 McClellan conducted a successful business
for six years. He then purchased his partner's
interest and continued in business alone until
December, I87I. He then moved to Tionesta,
where he opened a general store and was successfully engaged until I890o, when' his store
was destroyed by fire. He at once rebuilt and
resumed business in a much finer and larger
building, continuing until his death. He was
largely interested in the water and natural gas
companies of Tionesta, also in the Gravity
Water Works, which supplies Tionesta with
an abundance of pure spring water from the
mountains. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in politics
a Democrat.
He married Sarah Stewart, born in Butler
county, Pennsylvania, April 22, I843, daughter of Charles and Martha (Perry) Stewart.
Charles Stewart was a farmer of Butler county, where he died, aged seventy-five. He married Martha, daughter of Moses and Sarah
(Russell) Perry, and granddaughter of Andrew and Mary (Russell) Stewart, of ScotchIrish parentage, and the emigrant ancestor of
this branch of the Stewart family. Martha
Perry died in Butler county at the great age
of ninety years.  Children of Charles and
Martha (Perry) Stewart: I. Mary, married
James McAlhenny, both deceased; child, Lewis,
married Ada Gumbar and resides in Butler
county, a banker and real estate dealer. 2.
David, died young. 3. Sarah, of previous mention, widow of George W. Bovard. 4. Phoebe,
married Archibald D. Williams, a shoe dealer
of Grove City, Pennsylvania; children: Mary
E., a missionary in India, in charge of an
orphanage, was drowned while bathing, unmarried; Sarah, resides in Grove City, unmarried; Margaret, an art teacher in New Castle,
Pennsylvania, un,married; John; Charles,
superintendent of a railroad in Colorado. 5.
Archibald, a farmer of Butler county, unmarried. 6. Samuel, a farmer of West Sunbury,
Butler county, unmarried. 7. William, an oil
operator and real estate dealer of Grove City;
married Margaret Wolford; children: Angelene, married David Craid, deceased; Maude,
married Frederick McCoy; Mary, married
Thomas Callen and lives in Cincinnati, Ohio;
Margaret, unmarried.  8. Charles, married
Adelia Campbell; child, Frank, an oil operator of Fairmont, West Virginia. Children of
George Washington and Sarah Bovard: I.
Stewart, in the employ of the Bell Telephone
Company in Tionesta. 2. Dr. Forrest J., of
whom further. 3. Ray, graduate of Pennsylvania State College, I907, now engaged in
electric engineering in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Sarah
(Stewart) Bovard survives her husband, a
resident of Tionesta, Pennsylvania, aged sixtynine years, a member of the Presbyterian
church.
(IV) Dr. Forrest Johnson Bovard, son of
George Washington  Bovard, was born in
Tionesta, Pennsylvania, July I4, I874. He
obtained his early and preparatory education
in the public school, then entered Grove City
College, graduating in class of I892. He then
spent two years in the Pittsburgh College of
Pharmacy, graduating in I894, then entered
Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia,
whence he was graduated M. D., class of I897.
He at once began practice in Tionesta, where
he is well established in practice as an honorable and skillful physician and surgeon. From
I900 to I903 he was county physician, and in
the latter year was appointed surgeon for the
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Pennsylvania railroad, a position he yet holds,
and is also medical inspector of Forest county
for the state board of health. He has in connection with his medical practice a well stocked
and modern drug store in Tionesta, his pharmaceutical' education qualifying him as a druggist. He is past master of Tionesta Lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons, member of Royal
Arch Masons, Knights Templar, Lodge of
Perfection, and Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
He is also a member of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, and of the Presbyterian
church. Dr. Bovard is unmarried.
There are several localities in NorMOTT  mandy bearing the name of La' Motte, signifying a mound or hillock, and it is supposed that it is from one of
these places that the surname Mott has been
derived. Not only Mott, but the other forms
La Motte or Lamotte, and Delamotte, are long
naturalized in the United Kingdom, and are
not unknown in the United States. There is
an old family of the name in Essex county,
England, that dates back as far as the year
I375. The crest and arms which are used by
the Motts in America were granted in I615,
and are: Arms, a crescent argent; crest, an
estoile of eight points, argent. Motto, Spectemur agendo. The present seat of the particular Mott family alluded to in England is
Barningham Hall, Hanworth, Norfolk.
From this Essex family is thought to have
come Adam M/Iott, the founder of a family in
America, who is supposed by some to have
been the Adam MIott who arrived in Boston
in I635 and settled in Hingham in I636, and
in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in I638, and was
supposed to have removed to Long Island
about I646. This is the theory propounded by
Thomas in his "History of Long Island," but
Savage in his "Dictionary of New England,"
and  Austin's "Genealogical Dictionary  of
Rhode Island" make no mention of the removal
of Adam Mott to Long Island. The truth
seems to be that there were two Adam Motts,
identical in name, almost contemporaneous,
and similar in the circumstances of their lives,
but really two different persons. We have no
certainty as to the relation of either Adam
Mott to the New York family of the name.
According to the records of the Dutch Church
of New Amsterdam, Adam Mott, whio came
from Essex, England, married, in I647, Jane
Hulet, of Buckingham, England. According
to an entry in volume xxiv of the New York
Historical Documents, the Dutch government
in I646 granted him land on Newtown creek,
at that time called Mespath Kill. He was also
a witness in court in I644 and I645, according
to other entries in the Albany records. The
Adam Mott, on the other hand, who was the
founder of the New England family of the
name, was from Cambridge, England, and the
names of his children, the names of two of his
wives, and the dates of the marriages, are different from those of Adam Mott, of New
Amsterdam. The will of the Adam Mott, of
New Amsterdam or New York, dated March
I2, I682, is in the surrogate's office of New
York.  It is apparent therefore from  these
facts that the New York Adam Mott was a
different person from the Adam Mott who
came to Boston in I635, and later resided in
HIingham, Massachusetts.  His descendants
are numerous in New York, Long Island, and
the neighboring counties. Curiously, the family below described, does not seem to have any
connection in this country with either of those
named above. A complete search of the deeds
and probate records of Dutchess county shows
no trace of any connection with the Quaker
family of Massachusetts or Long Island, established in the eastern portion of that county.
According to tradition, the ancestor of this
family came from Holland after the middle
of the eighteenth century and located at
Poughkeepsie. He appears to have had sons:
Solon, Robert, James or Henry, perhaps both
the latter. Tradition is the only authority for
these.
(I) Solon Mott is said to have been born at
Poughkeepsie, New York, where he died, and
was buried in that vicinity. His wife, Hannah
(Traver) Mott, of the Hudson family of that
name, was also buried in Poughkeepsie. They
had sons: Isaac WV., Garret and Aaron James.
The first two of these names are distinctively
Dutch in character and indicate the origin
given by tradition and throw doubt upon any
connection with the Quaker family of the name
in Dutchess county.
(II) Isaac W., eldest son of Solon and Hannah (Traver) Mott, was born February I8,
I827, at or near Poughkeepsie or Canandaigua,
New York, in which state he grew to maturity.
In 1847 he came to Warren county, Pennsylvania, and became a farmer and lumberman,
following these callings all his life. He served
during the civil war, enlisting September 20,
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i862, as private in Company F, One Hundred
and Fifty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was honorably discharged on July
27, I863, after serving nine months, and returned home to his farm and lumber business.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and a man of religious temperament.
He died at Russell, Warren county, I'ennsylvania, April I6, I87I. He married, January
I7, 1849, at Russell, Lydia Ann Carr, born
January I7, I829, daughter of Hiram and Abigail (Thompson) Carr (see Carr IX). Mrs.
Mott survived her husband and married (second) Ezra Gregory. Mr. and Mrs. MIott were
the parents of three children: I. Aaron Van
Renssalaer, born I85I; married Flora Russell,
in honor of whose grandfather the village of
Russell was named; among their children was
Frank Henry Mott, born February 9, I873, at
Russell, at present a prominent attorney of
Jamestown, New York, and interested in politics and journalism there. 2. Eugene, deceased.
3. I. Henry, of whom further.
(III) I. Henry, son of Isaac W. and Lydia
Ann (Carr) Mott, was born May 27, I86o, at
Russell, Pennsylvania. He has been a resident of Warren county nearly all his life. His
early years were passed on his father's farm,
and his education acquired in the local schools.
After finishing his education he became a
teacher in the public schools, following this
career in the winter and working in a creamery
in the summer time. He continued thus for a
while, when he became a clerk in the store of
IHarvey T. Russell, at Russell, where he remained a year; he then became connected as
bookkeeper with the general store of O. D.
Coleman, at Kane,.Pennsylvania;having charge
of the office, and remaining there for a period
of four years. In I887 he returned to Russell and purchased an interest in the general
store of his brother, Aaron V. Mott, at the
same time assuming the duties of assistant
postmaster of the town. In I891 he went back
to Kane, associating himself with the Smith
 WVelker Hardware Company, and later on
becoming general manager of the store. He
held this position for ten years, resigning it
in 901o in order to become a traveling salesman for the Cattaraugus Company, with whom
he continued for a year. He then came to
Warren, and was for a short time associated
with the Picket Hardware Company in this
place. On May I5, I902, he formed a partnership with George H. Phillips, establishing the
Mott-Phillips Hardware Company, which also
handles a general line of building supplies and
does plumbing, sheet iron and copper work.
Mr. Mott is one of the most prominent and
progressive citizens of this place, and is a
member of a number of fraternal organizations. He joined North Star Lodge, No. 24I,
Free and Accepted Masons, in April, I888;
Occidental Chapter, No. 235, Royal Arch Masons, in February, I89o, elected king for I89I,
and most excellent high priest in I892; Warren Commandery, No. 63, Knights Templar,
in May, I891, elected captain-general for I9I0TI, generalissimo, for I9II-I2, and eminent
commander for 1912-I3; Bradford Council,
No. 43, Royal and Select Masters, December,
I896; and Coudersport Consistory, Supreme
Princes of the Royal Secret, thirty-second degree, I899. He was reared in the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Mr. Mott married, July i, I882, Kate Henninger, born November 29, I862, daughter of
George Washington and Maria (Quiggle)
Henninger (see Henninger II).  Children:
Harry Sherman, born at Russell, June I, I889,
married Ruth May Cable; Margaret Ann, born
at Warren, February 7, I903.
(The Carr Line).
The history of the Carr or Kerr family of
England is as old as the Norman Conquest.
The earliest known ancestor, accompanying
the Conqueror, settled in the northern portion
of England, from  which locality succeeding
generations spread to Scotland and Ireland,
and in later years to America. The records
of the earliest Carrs who settled in this country date back three centuries to four brothers
who were born in London, Benjamin, William,
George and James. The present branch of the
family is descended from the first of these
brothers.
(I) Benjamin Carr, founder of this branch
of the family in America, was born in London,
England, August i8, 1592. He married Martha Hardington, in London, September 2, 613;I 3
they both died in London, England. Children:
Robert, born October 4, 1614; Caleb, of whom
further; Richard, January 5, I62I; Andrew,
December 5, 1622.
(II) Governor Caleb Carr, the immigrant
ancestor, son of Benjamin and Martha (Hardington) Carr, was born in London, December
9, I6I6. He came to America with his brother
Robert on the ship, "Elizabeth Ann," which
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sailed from London, May 9, I635. He and
his brother settled in Newport, Rhode Island,
in about the year I640. He held many offices
of honor and accumulated considerable property. He was general treasurer in I661-62;
was justice of the general quarterly session
and inferior court of common pleas, I687-88;
and was governor of the colony in I695, holding this office when he was drowned on December I7 of that year. He was a Quaker. He
married (first) Mercy, whose maiden name
was probably Vaughan; she died September
21, I675, at the age of forty-four years. He
married (second) the Widow Pinner, who was
Sarah Clarke, daughter of Jeremiah Clarke,
and sister of Governor Walter Clarke; she was
born in I65I, died in I7o6. Children of Governor Caleb Carr by his first wife: Nicholas,
born October 22, I654; Mercy, April 6, I656,
died young; Caleb, August 23, I657; Samuel,
December I5, I659; Mary, January I, I66I;
John of whom further; Edward, about I666.
Children by second wife: Francis, born about
I678; James, about I68o; Sarah, about I682;
Elizabeth, about I684.
(III) John, son of Governor Caleb and
Mercy (Vaughan) Carr, was born at Newport,
Rhode Island, about the year I664. He lived
in Newport, and in I700 was granted the privilege of running a ferry between Newport and
Jamestown, this franchise remaining in the
family for one hundred and seventy years. He
died in I7I4. He married Waite, daughter of
Peter Easton, and granddaughter of Governor
Nicholas Easton; she was born at Newport,
November 5, 1668, died in August, I725. Children: John, born November 23, i691, died
June 5, 1694; Ann, about I693; Samuel, of
whom further; Caleb, about I695; John, about
I697; Francis, about I699; Patience, about
I700; Joshua, February, I702, died March 25,
1703.
(IV) Samuel, son of John and Waite (Easton) Carr, was born at Newport, Rhode
Island, about I694, died of smallpox June 19,
I739, and was buried on Goat Island, his
daughter Waite dying the same day and being
buried with him. He was a gunsmith in Newport. HIe married Mary Greene, of the family
of General Greene, of Warwick, about I719;
she died in 1745. Children: Caleb, of whom
further; Samuel, born July 28, 1722; Waite,
I726, died June 19, I739; Ebenezer, October
2, I735; John, October 6, I738.
(V) Captain Caleb (2) Carr, son of Samuel
and Mary (Greene) Carr, was born in I720, at
Newport, Rhode Island, died December 30,
I783. He was commissioned captain in command of Fort George on Goat Island, in the
colonial service in I765. He married Elizabeth Phillips, November 15, 174I; she was
born in I722, died in I8O5. Children: Samuel,
born I742; Caleb, of whom further; William,
I746; Waite, I748; John; Walter Clarke;
Philip, born 1752; Nicholas; Patience, I755;
Bailey, I756; Ebenezer, I758; Peter Greene,
I759; Ann, I760; Deliverance, I762; Greene
Easton, I763; William Pitt, I766.
(VI) Caleb (3), son of Captain Caleb (2)
and Elizabeth (Phillips) Carr, was born May
7, I744, at Newport. He married Margaret
Adams, of Milford, Massachusetts, supposed
cousin of President John Adams. They lived
first at Milford, then in New York state, both
dying at Pompey, he ih i8i8, and she in I83I.
He was a soldier in the revolution, present at
Saratoga in I777. Children: Levi, born about
1765; John, about I767; Ruth, about 1769.;
Ebenezer, about I7jI; Phoebe, about I773;
James, about I775; Jehial, of whom further.
(VII) Jehial, son of Caleb (3) and Margaret (Adams) Carr, was born in I777, at
Galway, New York, died September 5, I843,
at Ashtabula, Ohio. He married Betsey Hyer,
near Albany; moved to Erie county in 1825,
and in I843 started with his family to Elgin,
Illinois, dying on the way. His wife died in
Eagle, Wisconsin, aged ninety-four years.
Children: William, Ebenezer, Elijah, Riley,
Asa, Joseph, Hiram, of whom further; James,
Darius, Philip, Jehial, Van Rensselaer, Eliza,
Lorenzo.
(VIII) Hiram, son of Jehial and Betsey
(Hyer) Carr, was born November I4, I8o8,
at Milton, New York. He married (first)
Abigail Thompson, February I2, I828; she
was born in Eden Valley, New York, March
25, I8II, died February I2, I876. He married (second) Polly Demmon, October I2,
i886. He moved to Russell, Warren county,
Pennsylvania, in I836, and his second wife
died in November, I893.  Children by first
wife: Lydia Ann, of whom further; John Bisbee, born March IO, I83I; Asa, May 26, 1833;
Juliana Alma, May 30, I835; Eliza Abigail,
June I, I837; Jehial W., July 20, 1840; Viola,
September 2q, I849, died December 6, I850o.
(IX) Lydia Ann, daughter of Hiram and
Abigail (Thompson) Carr, was born January
17, 1829, at Boston, New York. She married
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(first) Isaac W. Mott (see Mott II); married
(second) Ezra Gregory, July II, I872, and resides in Russell.
(The Henninger Line).
(I) This family is of German descent, the
descendants being very numerous in both
Bucks and Berks counties, Pennsylvania. John
Henninger, the first recorded ancestor of the
present branch of the family, was born in the
year 1798, near Reading, Pennsylvania, his
parents having come from Germany. He was
a gunsmith and an excellent mechanic in his
line, following this occupation all his life. He
lived in Berks county, then at Beaver Valley,
Columbia county, then in Schuylkill county,
then at Holland run, Snyder county, and
finally in Clinton county, where he died in
Wayne township, in I864, having passed all
his life in Pennsylvania. He was a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was
in early life a Democrat, becoming a Republican at the outbreak of the civil war, in which
seven of his sons were soldiers. He married
Catherine Singley, born near Reading, died in
I858, at the age of fifty-six years. Children:
I. Daniel, now living, aged ninety years. 2.
John S., served in the civil war, in the Fourth
Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, died aged
eighty-seven years.  3. Samuel, served one
year in the civil war, now living at the age of
eighty-six. 4. Jacob, died aged sixty-three.
5. Andrew, served a year in the war, and died
aged sixty-two. 6. George Washington, of
whom further. 7. Benjamiin, killed by the
fall of a tree when sixteen yea,rs old. 8. William, died aged two and a half years. 9. Levi,
served in Company B, Eleventh Pennsylvania
Infantry, during the civil war, and died at the
age of sixty-four. io. Isaac, born September
14, 1842; served in the same company as his
brother Levi during the war, and now lives at
Williamsport, Pennsylvania.  I I. Eli, served
in the same infantry company as his brothers
in the war, and now lives at the age of sixtyseven.  I2. Joseph, served with his three
brothers during the war, and now lives in England, at the age of sixty-four.
(II) George Washington, son of John and
Catherine  (Singley) Henninger, was born
February 22, I833, at Pottsville, Schuylkill
county, Pennsylvania. His early life was passed in Wayne township, Clinton county, and he
became a blacksmith and axe forger, working
at the forge with the noted axe-maker, Robert
Man. He lived at Pine Station, Pennsylvania,
until I863, when he removed to Corydon, Warren county, and shortly afterwards to Havana,
Mason county, Illinois, where he engaged in
the manufacture of plows and wagons. He
remained in the business for eight years with
great success in Illinois, after which he returned east and located in Kinzua, Pennsylvania,
where he established himself in the same line.
He remained here for two years, then removed
to Steamburg, New York, where he lived for
twenty years, finally making his home at Randolph, New York, where he is now living. He
is a member of the Baptist church, and a Democrat. His wife was Maria'Quiggle, born in
Wayne township, Clinton county, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1835, died at East Randolph, New York, September 23, I902. She
was a descendant of Christian Quiggle, or
Quickel, as the name was originally spelled.
who was the pioneer ancestor of the family in
this country. He was a resident of Rotterdam, Holland, to which city his parents had
migrated from the grand duchy of Baden.
Christian sailed from Rotterdam to America
in the ship "Fantana," and landed at Philadelphia in I736. He settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and probably engaged in farming;
he was a soldier in the revolutionary war,
serving in Colonel Swope's battalion of the
"Flying Camp" under General Washington,
on Long Island. HIe married and had a number of children. Mrs. Henninger's mother was
a Miss Catherine Strayer.
Mr. and Mrs. Henninger became the parents of the following children: I. Thomas
Reese, born April 30, I857. 2. John Quiggle,
born April 8, I86o, died August 30, 1897. 3.
Kate, born November 29, 1862; married I.
Henry Mott (see Mott III). She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and attends the Methodist Episcopal church.  4.
Sylvia Alice, born October 28, I87-; married
Eugene Moore. 5. Maria Pearl, born November 22, I875, died October Io, I898.
The Mohneys are of German
MOHNEY  descent and date in Pennsylvania to the la,tter half of the
eighteenth century, when Adam "Mannv" senior and junior were taxed for lands owned in
W\illiam township, Northampton county. The
name on the tax list, "Manny," is probably as
near as the assessor could spell the name and
no doubt refers to Adam Mohney and his son,
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Adam, junior. There were several of the name
at an early date in Redbank township, Clarion
county. John Mohney in. I8o8 bought five
hundred acres and built a log house on his
tract.  He had several sons and daughters.
Adam Mohney, born in Germany, settled in
Williams township, Northampton county,
where he owned land in 1780 as did his son
Adam, junior. In I8Io he came to Clarion,ounty, selecting a tract of one thousand one
hundred acres in Redbank township, near West
Millville, which he purchased. He then returned to Northampton county and soon afterward brought his family to Redbank, settling
on his purchase. He divided his one thousand
one hundred acres among his eleven children.
(II) Adam (2), son of Adam (I) Mohney,
was born in Northampton county, Pennsylvania. He moved to Clarion county with his
father, and later inherited one hundred acres
to which he added by purchase. He married
Susan Shirey, born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, died 1842; he died I832.
(III) John, son Adam (2) and Susanna
(Shirey) Mohney, was born in Redbank township, Clarion county, I814, died I907, aged
ninety-three years. He was a wealthy, inluential farmer of Redbank township, prominent
in the German Reformed church and active in
the Democratic party in the county in his
younger manhood. He married, in I844, Sophia Yost, born in Philadelphia in I82I. Children: Adam T., of whom further; Thomas,
deceased; William; John, deceased; Louis;
Rebecca; Clara and Emma, twins; Christian.
(IV) Adam T., son of John and Sophia
(Yost) Mohney, was born in West Millville,
Redbank township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, April 2, I845, and is now living retired
near Hawthorne, in the same township. He
attended the public school and then began
farming. He inherited the homestead of one
hundred and sixty acres and has followed agriculture in its varied bra(nches all his life. He
has prospered and has always taken just pride
in his well kept and well stocked farm, particularly in his fine stock. Like his forbears
he is tall and well formed, standing over six
feet. In the spring of 1912 he retired from
the farm and moved to the village of Hawthorne, where he is now enjoying'the fruits
of his well spent life. He is a Democrat in
politics and has held several township offices
for many years. He has been an active member of the German Reformed church.
He married, in I87I, Lydia Zimmerman,
born in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, in
1852, daughter of Joseph Zimmerman, an early
settler of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania,
where he reared a large family, Lydia being
the youngest. The Zimmermans were also of
German descent. Children of Adam T. Mohney: I. Foster M., of whom further. 2. M\innie, married J. Claude Miller and resides in
Hawthorne.  3. Rebecca, ma!rried William
Marshall and resides in Linesville, Pennsylvania. 4. Cora E., died aged twenty-two years.
5.'Mary Ester Viola, died aged four years.
(V) Foster M., eldest child of Adam 1. and
Lydia (Zimmerman) Mohney, was born at the
old Mohney homestead in Redbank township,
Clairion county, Pennsylvania, March 8, I872.
He grew to manhood on the old farm, obtaining his education in the public schools, in I889
and I890 attending Clarion State Normal. He
then taught school for four years in Redbank
township, later became bookkeeper. for the
Fairmount Coal and Coke Company at New
Bethlehem, Clarion county. He held that position until December, I902, when he resigned
to become prothonotary of Clarion county, an
office to which he had been elected the preceding November on the Democratic ticket.
He served in his county well and in I905 was
elected to serve a second term. In I9o09 he became traveling salesman for the Pearl Glass
Company of Clarion county. He continued
"on the road" until I9IO when he engaged in
the fire and life insurance business in Clarion,
where he has established a strong agency,
representing the best companies.  He was
organizer and director of the Citizens' National
Bank of New Bethlehem, which was afterward
consolidated with the New Bethlehem Bank
of Pennsylvania, of which he became vicepresident and director.
Since Igo6 he has been a member of Clarion
board of health, serving his entire term as
president of the board. He has always been an
active Democrat, was chairman of the county
commlittee two years and was delegate to the
national convention held in Denver in Igo8.
He and his wife are mermbers of the German
Reformed church.
He is a prominent member of the Masonic
order, belonging to Clarion Lodge, Free and
Accepted Masons; Clarion Chapter, Royal
Arch Masons; Franklin Commandery, Knights
Templar, and Pittsburgh Consistory, Ancient
Accepted Scottish Rite, in which he has atIo87ALLEGHENY VALLEY
tained the thirty-second degree, is also a noble
of Jaffa Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,
Altoona, Pennsylvania. He is very popular in
the county, being a man of jovial, genial nature,
well known and well liked.
He married, September 20, I897, Mary
Doverspike, born in Fairmount City, Clarion
county, daughter of Joseph and Mary Doverspike, he a farmer, undertaker and furniture
deal of Fairmount, now deceased. His wife
survives him. Children of Foster M. Mohney:
Helen D., born September I4, I898; Josephine,
born November 14, I9oo; Foster M., born
April I, I9o4; Claudius, born July 28, 190o8;
Ruth, born March I7, I9II.
This name is mentioned in EngPARKER  lish history as far back as Io66,
when Johannes Le Parker, a
Norman who followed William the Conqueror
to England, was a keeper of the Royal Parks.
The names Parcus and Del Parco are found
in the Book of Domesday. The name is constantly found all through the centuries and
from some of the numerous English families
came Deacon Thomas Parker, the founder of
this branch of the Parker family of America.
(I) Deacon Thomas Parker, the American
ancestor, sailed from London, England, March
I, I635, being then twenty-six years of age,
unmarried, a passenger on the ship, "Susan
and Ellen," arriving at Boston after a lengthy
passage of several months. He was made a
freeman at Lynn, I637, later settling at Reading, Massachusetts, where he was elected deacon of the church and selectman. His will was
made August 3, I683, nine days preceding his
death. His widow Amy survived him until
January I5, I69o. Eleven children, among
whom was Hananiah, of whom further.
(II) Lieutenant Hananiah Parker, second
son of Deacon Thomas Parker, was born I638,
died March Io, I724. He lived in Reading,
Massachusetts, where in I684 he was elected
lieutenant of the military company, representative to the general court for seven years. He
married (first) Elizabeth Browne, September 30, I663, married (second) December I2,
I700, Mrs. Mary (Burnham) Bright; eight
children, all by first wife, among whom was
John, of whom further.
(III) John, son of Lieutenant Hananiah
Parker, was born in Reading, Massachusetts,
August 3, I664, died there January 22, I74I.
He was a carpenter and joiner, having a shop
on his farm. He taught his sons the trade,
and for several generations this was a family
trade. He married, October I, I689, Deliverance Stone. Among their children was Josiah,
of whom further.
(IV) Lieutenant Josiah Parker, son of John
Parker, was born in Reading, Massachusetts,
April I, I694, died in Lexington, October,
I756. He was lieutenant of the Lexington
militia company and filled about every office in
the town.. He married, December 8, 1718,
Anna Stone; eight children, among whom was
Josiah, of whom further.
(V) Josiah (2), son of Lieutenant Josiah
(I) Parker, was born in Lexington, April II,
I725; died in Woburn, Massachusetts, April
I8, I774. He was a carpenter, wagonmaker
and farmer. He married Anna Stone; eleven
children, among whom  was Benjamin, of
whom further.
(VI) Benjamin, son of Josiah (2) Parker,
was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, June 30,
I756. He married, May I2, I779, Mehitable,
daughter of Samuel and Phoebe Tidd; eleven
children, among whom was Samuel, of whom
further.
(.VII) Samuel, son of Benjamin Parker,
was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, December 23, I784. He married, in Fitchburg in
I804, Lydia Thurston Allen, born August 28,
I785, in the same room in which she was married, and in the same room their first seven
children were born. On May 3, I820, they
moved to Chenango county, New York, settling in the town of Otselic, where five more
children were born. He followed his trade of
carpenter in Otselic for several years, died in
Boone county, Illinois, August 29, I846. His.
wife died August 26, I865. Among their children was Samuel Thurston, of whom further.
(VIII) Samuel Thurston, eldest son of'
Samuel Parker, was born in Fitchburg, June
II, I805. He married Mary Bates and lived
in Otselic, New York, where he worked at the
carpenter's trade.
(IX) Philander, son of Samuel Thurston
Parker, was born in Otselic township, Chenango county, New York. He came to Warren
county, Pennsylvania, when a young man, purchased a tract of one hundred and thirty-seven
acres, which he cleared, improved and resided
upon until his death. He was a well read man,.
studied law, practiced and was justice of the:
peace, commissioned March 9, I850, March
I6, I866, March 7, I872, and March 27, I879,
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He is buried in Pine Grove cemetery. He married    -. Children: Harlow, died young;
Harlow Dallas, of whom further; John Wallace; Ida May, married Charles Briggs.
(X) Harlow  Dallas, son  of Philander
Parker, was born on the Warren county homestead in Columbus township, Pennsylvania,
August 9, I849. He was educated in the public
school, and spent his early life at the home
farm, which he now owns. Later he abandoned farming and has been engaged for the past
seventeen years as proprietor of a sanitarium,
his present institution being in Buffalo. He
married, June i6, I870, Alice Perkins, born
June i6, I853, daughter of Jesse and Charlotte
(Hasbrouck) Perkins. Children: I. D. L.,
born July 27, I87I, died September 5, following. 2. Guy, born January, 1874. 3. Jesse
Perkins, of whom further. 4. Otto D., born
August ii, I880. 5. Ralph E., August I4,
I885. 6. Leroy, born July 2, I888, died May
Io, I891.
(XI) Dr. Jesse Perkins Parker, son of Harlow Dallas and Alice (Perkins) Parker, was
born at the old Parker homestead in Columbus
township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, January 20, I877. He was educated in the district
public school and at Jamestown high school.
He remained at the home farm until nineteen
years of age, then entered mercantile life as a
clerk. Later he became interested in electrical
work which he followed for four years. After
his marriage he resided at the old Bootey homestead, near Jamestown, New York, and there
was engaged in contracting, heavy hauling,
etc., employing a number of teams and men
in his operations. He continued successfully
for six years, then becoming interested in the
new chiropractic art of healing, prepared for
that profession. He entered the Palmer-Gregory Chiropractic College at Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, whence he was graduated April 25,
19I2. After graduation he at once located in
Warren, where he is becoming well established
in the practice of this comparatively new
science or treatment of disease through spinal
adjusitment. He is a member of the American
Chiropractic Association, Mount Tabor Lodge,
No. 784, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
at Jamestown, and the Baptist church. Politically he is a Republican. He married, June
I7, 1903, Anna Eva Willson, born at "English
Hill," Jamestown, New York, daughter of
Mark Thomas and Mary Ann (Bootey) WillAV-43
son (see Willson II). Child, Ethelyn Mary,
born August I4, 90o6.
(The Willson Line).
Anna Eva (Willson) Parker descends from
John Willson, one of a group of five families
that came from Ely, England, in I8314, settling
in Chautauqua county, New York. This group
included two Willson families, the descendants
of one of these dropping an "1" from the name,
are now Wilson. After their arrival in Chautauqua county, the five families remained together, having their homes near what was then
the village of Jamestown, but now within the
limits of the city. Their lands adjoined and
their nationality gave that locality the name it
bore for many years, "English Hill."
(I) John Willson, the emigrant ancestor,
born in England, camle to the United States in
1834, his being one of the five families heretofore mentioned as coming from Ely, England.
He settled on a good farm at "English Hill,"
now within the limits of the city of Jamestown, New York, where he lived until his
death. His original purchase of one hundred
acres was made from the Holland Land Company, December 26, 1836. He was a Republican in politics, and with his wife belonged to
the Presbyterian church. He died at the age
of sixty-one years, leaving a family of sieven
children, two of whom are yet living (I9I2):
Sarah, wife of Jefferson Prosser; Susanna,
unmarried. These were the only daughiters.
His sons were: David, Sanford, Mark Thomas,
of whom further; John and William. A son,
John (I) died in infancy.
(II) Mark Thomas, son of John Willson,
was born at Jamestown, New York, "English
Hill," June 3, I840. He was educated in the
public schools, and grew to manhood at the
homestead farm, which he later inherited and
in turn bequeathed to his son. During the civil
war he served with hon;or, enlisting August 26,
I862, serving until the close of the war. He
was wounded in battle by a bursting shell, for
which injury in later years he received a government pension. After the war he returned
to Jamestown, where he became prominent in
city politics and served as street commissioner.
He was a Republican, and with his wife bielonged to the Baptist church. He engaged in
the cultivation of his farm until his death in
Jamestown, October I6, I9oI. He married,
October I8, I869, Mary Ann, daughter of
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he was a charming companion, and his interest in others and his influence upon them was
wholesome and helpful. He was deeply interested in all that concerned the welfare of the
people in national, state and local affairs. He
held his own views as to theories and principles o.f government and public policies, and in
this respect recognized party affiliations, yet he
recognized honesty, purity, and virtue in the
administration of public affairs as the basis
of national safety and successful government.
He regarded his duty as a citizen as higher
than his duty to party, and the ties of party
sat lightly upon him, and party theories and
party allegiance lost their force when he regarded the questions at issue as involving personal or public morality or the public welfare.
His nature was honest to the core an,d he could
not tolerate what seemed to him morally
wrong, and th.is characteristic entered into all
his personal, business and social life. He was
quiet in his manner, but careful in deliberation, cool in judgment and persistent in policy.
He always evinced the greatest interest in the
education and training of the young, and in
the schools and churches of the town, serving
in a most efficient way as a school director and
as a trustee of the church he attended. He
was elected school director by the nomination of both parties at the borough election that
preceded his tragic death. This nomination
was followed by the unanimous vote of the
borough.
In recognition of his deep interest in education his mother and wife have since his death
built and presented to the school district of
Tidioute a handsome school building.  This
structure, thoroughly built and  thoroughly
equipped, stands today as a tribute of wifely
appreciation and devotion to the memory of
two men who in their lives were first in every
good work that looked to the welfare o.f the
town, the helping of the poor and needy, the
strengthening of every good cause and especially the bettering of the schools and the upbuilding of the noblest type of American manhood and womanhood.' No more fitting monunient could be erected to the memory of two
such men as Jahu and Livingston Legrand
Hunter.  It is just such a memorial as the
character of the two men, in the simplicity,
the helpfulness, and the practicality of their
natures demanded. Like theirs its influence
will go and exert'in ever-widening circles the
ennobling and quickening example upon the
lives yet to come that theirs did on the wide
circle of lives with which they came in contact.
Two years before his death Livingston Legrand Hunter spent some time in Philadelphia,
receiving medical treatment.  Here he made
his will and after disposing of his estate he
left directions which were thoroughly characteristic of the man. In them he said that he
did not believe in endowing in,stitutions but
rather in individual assistance to those who
needed help, either in gaining an education or
of another kind. He impressed upon his children the need to individualize their gifts and
exercise the greatest kindness toward the poor.
In all that was working for the welfare of the
community he was a leader and bore his share
of the burdens. Such having been his life the
news of his untimely and tragic death in the
burning of the Ohio river steamboat, "The
(City of Pittsburg," at Cairo, Illinois, on Apri.
20, I902, came as a terrible shock to the town
of Tidioute.  For a number of days it was
impossible to discover his body, but it was
finally found and the remains given honorable
burial.  Business in  his home town  was
practically suspended for the day, in order
that due honor should be paid to a man whose
life and deeds had so closely identified him
with the town. The factories and mills were
shut down for the day, business houses closed
during the hours of the services, and  the
schools were dismissed.
Livingston  L. Hunter  married  Lillian,
daughter of Dr. James Lafayette Acomb (see
Acomb). The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hun-l
ter were: James Livingston, born October 31,
I890; Lella May, January I4, I894; Dorothlv.
born September 5, I8.96; Jahu Acomb, August
5, I90I.
Mrs. Hunter is carrying on the tradition of
her own and her husband's family, and is a
leader in all movemenits that aim at the betterment of the community. She occupies a conspicuous position in the society of the region,
among other things filling most graciously the
position of regent of the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. After the
death of her husband she was thrice electedl
member of the school board of Tidioute, being endorsed by both parties, being the first
and only woman to fill that position in Tidioute. She is member of the Woman's Club of
Tidioute, the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, and the Art Club of Warren.
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Simeon Bootey. She was born at Jamestown,
February I9, I837, died there September 28,
I904, and is buried with her husband in Lakeview cemetery. Children: I. Nathan M., born
at Jamestown, New York, September I9, I870;
he was educated in the public schools, and began his business career as an employee of John
T. Willson, spending two years in the glazing
room and six years as fireman of the paint
room; in I898 he was one of the four partners, organizing the Jamestown, Veneer Works
which was finally incorporated in I903 with
Mr. Willson as secretary; this is' a most successful and prosperous company, doing a large
business with furniture manufacturers all over
the United States; he is also connected with
the Gerry Veneer  Lumber Company of Sinclairville, New York, also prominent in the
business, social and political life of Jamestown; he is also a member of lodge, chapter
and commandery of the Masonic order; he
married Bernice, daughter of William T. La
Due; children: Mildred, Bernice, Glenn La
Due, Elizabeth Hortense. 2. Anna Eva, born
June 8, I877; married Dr. Jesse Perkins
Parker (see Parker XI).
(II) John A. Sawson, son of
SWANSON  Andrew P. Swanson (q. v.),
was born in W\arren, Pennsylvania, I86o. He attended the public schools
of Warren, finishing his studies at Sugargrove Seminary, then under the management
of the United Brethren church. After leaving
school he learned and for a number of years
worked at the tailor's trade; later he became
interested in oil production and now has important interests in Warren county, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oklahoma and Ohio oil and gas
fields. He holds official position in several
companies, including directorships in the Bell
Oil  Gas Company, Liberty Oil  Gas Company and the Ohio Oil  Gas Company. His
residence and place of business is in Warren,
his offices being located in the Warren National Bank building. He has been very successful in business and has fairly earned the
distinction he has attained. He is a Republican in politics, but has never accepted office
for himself, although his influence is always
sought by party leadersi and candidates. He is
public-spirited and always ready to aid in any
forward movement. He is highly esteemed,
his liberality, uprightness and strict ideas of
business integrity commending him to all who
admire these manly qualities. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and of
the "Scandinavian Brotherhood," the leading
Swedish society of the United States. He
married Emma Lundin; children, Maude and
Helen.
Lowers, in his "Dictionary of
PELTON English Surnames," derives
Pelton as a surname from the
parish of Feldon in Essex, England. Burke,
in "General Armory," says: "The Peltons and
Poltons had their s,eats in Essex and Northamptonshire." He gives their coats-of-arms
which differ but little. Th!e first Pelton who
came to Am,erica was George Pelton, 1622,
settled in Virginia. The second Pelton of record is John Pelton, emigrant ancestor of the
Peltons of this record. Savage says: "Joh,n
Pelton, of Boston, came early, had an estate,
described in the Book of Possessions, removed
to Dorchester. His eldest son John was baptized, March 2, I645. In his will of January
3, I68I, proved March Io, following, he names
widow Susanna, sons John; Samuel and Robert, the youngest, besides daughter, Mary. To
Samuel was given administration of Robert,
lost at sea July' I683."
(I) All Peltons in America claiming early
New England colonial descen,t, except two or
three families in Canada, spring from this
John Pelton. His birth, marriage and date of
coming to New England are unknown. His
business was connected with the fisheries o;f
Dorchester, where he died January 13, I68I.
His wife, Susanna, to whom he was married
about I643, survived him until May 7, I706,
and was doubtless the "Old Mother Pelton"
who was buried May Io, I706, as related in
Clapp's "History of Dorchester, " p. 2'8,2.
(II) Samuel, second son of John Pelton,
was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, about
I647. He lived in Dorchester until 1687, when
he appears in the records as living on the
Mount Hope farm of five hundred and fifty
acres near Bristol, Rhode Island (then Massachusetts). He married, May I6, I673, Mary,
daughter of John Smith "qunartermaster of
Dorchester," mariner. Children: Samuel, born
January 26, i675; Mary, May 29, i678; Deliverance, July 3I, I68o; John, of whom further; Ithamar, I686; Henry, December Io,
I69o; Sarah, March 23, I693; Benjamin, September 3, I698.
(III) John (2), second son of Samuel PeliogoPENNSYLVANIA
ton, was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts,
January 9, 1682, died and is buried in the old
graveyard in Essex, Connecticut, where his
tombstone says he: "departed this life July
ye I5, I735 in, ye 52 year of his age." He
lived successively at Canterbury, Lyme, Haddam,, Saybrook and Middletown, Connecticut,
buying and selling many parcels of land in
these localities. Eleven children, all by wife
Jemima: Mary, born October 21, I7o6; John,
of whom further; James, July 2I, I7Io; Phineas, 1712; Johnson, I7I4; Josiah, twin of
Johnson; Jemima, I716; Sarah, I7i8; Elizabeth, I720; Keturah, I72I; Joseph, April I5,
1722.
(IV) John (3), son of John (2) Pelton,
was born in Canterbury, Windham  county,
Connecticut, February 29, I708, died at Saybrook (now Essex), Connecticut, and is buried
with his father in the old graveyard. His tombstone says: "He died January 29, I786, in his
eighty first year." He married (first) at Saybrook, December 9, I73I, Elizabeth Champion,
who died December 5, I755. Married (secoGnd) March 25, I756, Martha, daughter of
John Shipman, of Chester, Connecticut. She
married (second) Dr. John Bishop, of Saybrook. Children by first wife: A son, died
unnamed; Elizabeth, born October 7, I733;
John, November 27, I735; Nathan, May 2,
I738; Ithamar, of whom further; Lucy, March
5, I743; Josiah, August I5, I745; William, December 2, I747; Eliza, February 26, I749;
Lucy, September II, I752; Sarah, January 2,
I755. Children of second wife: Joseph, born
November 25, I757; Ruth, January 17, 1759;
Martha, August 24, I76o; Priscilla, September
Io0, I76I; Phinea.s, December 5, I763; Sarah,
January I, I766; Jonathan, May 2I, 1768;
Elizabeth, October 5, I77I; David, December
30, 1773; Israel, April I, I775; Jemim,a, Augu t 3, I779\T) Ithamar, son of John (3) Pelton and
his first wife, Elizabeth, (Champion) Pelton,
was born in Saybrook, now Essex, Connecticut, November 22, I740, died at Middlefield,
Massachusetts, March I6, I826.  He was a
master builder and an expert mechanic. He
is said to have built thirteen churches, besides
many mills and houses. He moved from the
Connecticut Valley, about 1782, settling in
Hampshire county, Massachusetts, at Middlefield, where he died. He served in the French
war, under General Amherst in Captain Peleg
Redfield's company, throughout the campaign
of I76o. He marched with the minute-men
from the town of Chatham, Connecticut, on
the "Lexington Alarm" and probably rendered other service, as it is known he was at
the burning of New London, Connecticut, in
I78I. He married, 1764, Asenath Pratt, of
Haddam, Connecticut. Thev lived at Essex,
Chatham, East Windsor, prior to moving to
Massachusetts. Children,: Tabor, born May 8,
I765; Ezra, August 2I, I767; Anna, April 4,
I770; Ith,amar, August I4, I772; Asahel, August 3, I774; Hezekiah, February 2I, I777;
Joel, August I9, I779; John, July 3, I782,
drowned in the Connecticut river, June 7,
1794; Cyprian, of whom further.
(VI) Cyprian, youngest son of Ithamar and
Asenath (Pratt) Pelton, was born December
3I, I785, died May I6, I821. He moved to
Niagara county, New York, where he resided
in the town of Middleport. He married and
had issue, including a son John Cyprian, of
whom further.
(VII) John Cyprian, son of Cyprian Pelton, was born in Middleport, New York, i813,
died June I5, I862, in Freehold township,
Warren county, Pennsylvania. He lived for a
time at Jamestown, New York, prior to coming to Pennsylvania. He was a hatter by trade,
and followed that occupation until coming to
Warren county about 1842. He purchased a
farm of twenty acres in Freehold (now part
of the farm of his son Alfonzo) which he cultivated until hiis death. He was a member of
the Wesleyan Methodist church and one of the
builders of the Lottsville church. He was a
Whig in politics, but joined with the forces organizing the Republican party and acted with
them his few remaining years. He married
Selina Phillips, who died in March, I9o5, aged
eighty-six. Children: A son, died in infancy:
Alfonzo, of whom further; John, of Celoron,
New York.
(VIII) Alfonzo, son of John Cyprian and
Selina (Phillips) Pelton, was born at Lottsville, Warren county, Pennsylvania, October I,
1845. He was educated in the public schools,
and until thirty years of age followed farming.
He then learned the carpenter's trade, which
he has since followed in connection with: the
cultivation of his farm of thirty-seven acres
at Lottsville, on which he resides. He is a Republican in politics, having cast his first presidential vote in I868 for General Grant. He
has served in the important offices of county
auditor, mercantile appraiser, two terms;
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township auditor, assessor, collector and constable. He and his family are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Pelton is a
charter member of Lottsville Lodge, No. 631;
Independent Order of Odd Fellows; has passed the chairs, and sat in the Grand Lodge at
Pittsburgh as representative of his lodge. He
married, October, I868, Rosetta E. Jaquay,
born August 29, I842, eldest daughter of
George and Prudence (Fox) Jaquay. George
A. Jaquay, born December 26, I8i6, died September Io, I89.8, married (first) September I,
I841, Prudence Fox, born July 15, 182I, died
September II, I847. He married (second)
Barbara Sexton, born August 30, I820, died
January 4, I88I. Children of George Jaquay
by his first wife: Rosetta E., of previous mention; Julietta, born May I5, I844; Delevan,
April 23, I846, died September 5, I872. Children by his second wife: George M., born August 2, I85I; Lucy M., November ii, I854, deceased; Charles S., June I9, I856; Edna, August I6, I858; Emma, twin of Edna, deceased;
Ella, born April 30, I86I; children of Alonzo
Pelton: Child, died unnamed; Adda I., 15orn
April 22, I870, died May I7, I887; George
Mortimer, of whom further; James Emory, of
whom further.
(IX) George Mortimer, eldest son of Alfonzo and Rosetta E. (Jaquay) Pelton, was
born in Lottsville, Freehold township, \Varren
county, Pennsylvania, September 5, I872. He
was educated in the public school at Lottsville
and the United Brethren Seminary. He grew
to manhood at the home farm, which was his
home for thirty-one years. On June I, I903,
he was appointed food inspector under the
state dairy and food department of the state
board of health, which position he now holds,
his territory covering from five to twelve
counties of Western Pennsylvania, as he receives instructions. On August 2I, I906, he
moved to his present home in Youngsville, a
modern brick dwelling on Bates street, erected
by Mr. Pelton. He is a Republican in politics,
and has served as county and township auditor, leaving a record behind him of efficient,
faithful official service. He became a member of
Lottsville Lodge, No. 63I, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, December I6, I895, transferred his membership in January, I907, to
Youngsville Lodge, No. 500. He filled all the
chairs in successive order and represented his
lodge at the session of the Grand I,odge of
Pennsylvania in session at Erie. He also is a
member of Warren Encampment, and Stella
Lodge, No. 239, Daughters of Rebekah. Mr.
Pelton is a man of public spirit and is actively
interested in all movements looking to the public good. He is a trusted agent of the health
department, and in his official duties is actuated by a strict sense of his obligation to those
whose very lives he safeguards.
lHe married, in I903, Eliza Matthews, born
in Spring Creek township, November- I2, I871,
daughter of William  Mott and Sarah Jane
(Wynn) Matthews. She was educated in the
public schools of Bear Lake, Pine Grove, and
the United Brethren Seminary at Sugargrove.
She taught in the schools of Freehold and Columbus townships for twelve years preceding
her marriage, making a good record as a capable instructor of youth. She is a member olf
Stella Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah. Child,
Frank Matthews, born at Youngsville, March
Io0, I906.
(IX) James Emory, youngest son of A1fonzo and Rosetta E. (Jaquay) Pelton, was
born in Lottsville, Freehold township, Warren
county, Penlnlsylvania, June 12, I874. He obtained his preparatory education in the public
schools, then entered Grove City College, attending two terms, working his own way
through. After completing his studies he
taught for seven years in Freehold township,
having schools at Lottsville, Bear Lake, Pine
Grove, Bailey Hill, and other places, filling the
position of instructor with great acceptability
to the patrons of these schools. In the spring
of I902 he purchased his pres.ent farm  of
sixty-seven acres. from his father-in-law, John
T. Thorpe, and has ever since been engaged in
farming. His farm is well improved and shows
every evidence of a capable, intelligent owner.
He is a Republican in politics, and ha's held the
office of township auditor. He is a member
of Lottsville Lodge, No. 63I, In;dependent Order of Odd Fellows, and has passed all the
chairs in regular succession. He married, August 6, I9OI, at Buffalo, New York (Rev. R.
J. White, pastor of the United Brethren
church, officiating)-, Edith Eleanor, born December 20, I872, daughiter of John Thomas
and Anna S. (Sutton) Thorpe (see Thorpe
II). She was educated in the public school,
Unlited Brethren Seminary, Sugargrove, and
taught prior to her miarriage in Freehold, and
Deerfield townships of Warren county. ChilI092PENNSYLVAN-IA
dren, both born in Freehold township: Aurabel Rosamond, born July I7, I9o04; HIarold
Thorpe, June 4, I 9I I.
(The Thorpe Line).
(I) The Thorpes are of English blood, descending from Thomas Thorpe, born in August,
ISII, came to thle United States in I827, settling at Hudson, New York; came to Warren
county, Pennsylvania, in I833, where he became a prosperous farmer, owning two good
farms in Sugargrove township. He married
Annie Gregg, born in England, in I8I6. Children: John Thomas, of whom further; Mlargaret, born January, I840, married Irwin S.
Stoolfire; Elizabeth; Harriet, married Redney
Morrison; Mary, married James Norris; Ida,
married W. C. Gorman; Nettie, died young;
Ernest, died in infancy; Andrew, of Freehold
township; Frank, of Springfield, Ohio.
(II) John Thomas, eldest son of Thomlas
Thorpe, was born in Freehold township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1838. When
a young man he worked for several years in
the Tidioute oil fields of Pennsylvania, then returned to Freehold and purchased a farm of
sixty-seven acres. Here he lived for thirty
years, becoming one of the prosperous agriculturalists of his town. He then sold the farm
to his son-in-law, James E. Pelton, and retired
to a home in Sugargrove. He is a Republican,
and a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He married, July I2, I869, Anna S.
Sutton, born June 20, I850, died February 5,
I883, and is buried in Turnpike cemetery,
Freehold township; she is the daughter of Levi
and Eleanor (Van Epps) Sutton. Children:
I. Lena Isabel, born March 2I, I87o, married
William Broughton. 2. Edith Eleanor, born
near Tidioute, wife of James Emory Pelton
(see Pelton IX). 3. Loretta L., born May I6,
I8~o, married Ray Pardee.
(The Wynn Line).
(I) Thomas Wynn was born in England,
came to America, and settled in Genesee
county, New York, and later came to Warren
county, Pennsylvania, settling in Columbus
township. He was a farmer, also extensively
interested in lumbering. He died at the age of
eighty-four years. He married Sallie Aldrich.
They are both buried in Columbus cemetery,
but the graves are not marked. They were
first buried on the farm, but later were moved
to Columibus cemetery. Children: Samuel, of
whom further; Peter, March 6, I8o6; Isaac,
June 24, I807; Mary, April 2, I809; Lucinda,
January 29, I812, married (first) John Cotton, (second) Sheldon Allan; Luther, December 29, I812; Margaret, February I5, I814;
Hannah, December I9, I815; Betsey, September I6, I817; Thomas; Roxana, died aged
thirty-six; Sarah; Benjamin, died aged eightyfour; Hettie Ann, killed in childhood.
(II) Samuel, eldest son of Thomas Wynn,
was b!orn December 17, I804, died May 22,
I883, buried in Lottsville cemetery. He was
a farmer, residing in Lottsville, Pennsylvania;
a member of the Methodist Episcopal clhurch.
He married Eliza, born February ii, I8II,
died May 29, I870, daughter of Thomas Irvin, a native of Ireland, who came to Warren
county, Pennsylvania. Children of Samuel and
Eliza (Irvin) Wynn: I. James Irvin, born October 13, I836, died May 3, I912. 2. Hettie
Ann, born March 7, I838; married William
Bates; she died October I6, I863. 3. Sarah
Jane, born November I, I839; married William Mott Matthews, and their daughter, Eliza,
married George M. Pelton (see Pelton IX).
4. Thomas Porter, born November 3, I84I;
served in the civil war, enlisting at Waterford,,Pennsylvania, when a boy; his parents brought
him home, but he ran away and enlisted again
at Westfield, New York, and died in Salisbury
prison, North Carolina. 5. Charles Williamson, born June 25, I843, died January 3, I9I2,
at Wrightsville, Pennsylvania; he was a
farmer; married Alice, daughter of Francis
Abbott, of Sugargrove, Pennsylvania; she died
leaving one daughter, Mary Irvin, wife of Dr.
Robert M. Davis, of Lottsville, Penn,sylvania.
6. Andrew Jackson, born August 6, I846, died
April 30, IIO0; married Allen Eastman; children: Guy, Blanche and Ma,ria; family resides
at Kushequa, Pennsylvania. 7. William Penn,
born June 8, I848, died August 22, I886. 8.
Mary Lucinda, born July 29, 185I; married
WVilliam  Trusler; children: Verda Bell and
Vena Nell; family resides at Lottsville. 9.
Margaret Bell, born April 8, I854; married
Jefferson M. Jones, deceased; children: Edward, Samuel and Lena; family resides at
Nioba, New York.
The facts concerning the early
MUNN  Munn family are very meagre.
The Warren Munns descend from
the New Jersey family, they coming to Essex
county, New Jersey, from Connecticut. FamI093ALLEGHENY VALLEY
ily tradition notes that the emigrant came
from England or Wales. Savage gives the
early history as beginning with Benjamin Mun
or Munn, of Hartford, Connecticut, who died
November, I675. He served in the Pequot
war, I637, moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, married, in I649, Abagail, daughter of
Henry Burt and widow of Francis Ball. His
sons John, born I652, and James, I657, were
both in the battle with the Indians at Turner's
Falls, the former leaving a son, John, who may
have been the John Munn, of Branford. Connecticut. If so, he was of the third generation
in America, his grandfather, Benjamin, of
Hartford, Connecticut, being the emigrant.
(III) John Munn, of Branford, Connecticut, is regarded as the father of the brothers,
J oseph, born I721, Benjamin, born I730, and
Samuel, who settled in Essex county, New Jersey, about 1750.
(IV) Benjamin, son of John  Munn, of
Branford, Connecticut, was born I730, died
i8i8. He came to New Jersey about I750,
with his brothers, Joseph and Samuel, the latter settling in, Norristown; Joseph and Benjamin in Orange, New Jersey. He married,
January I7, I754, Jemima, daughter of Joseph
Pierson, son of Samuel, son of Thomas Pierson. She was born August 28, I734, died September 17, 1819. Children: I. Phoebe, born
February I4, I755, died June 26, I82I; married Jonas Crane. 2. Bethuel, born January
13, I757, died September 7, I779; married Rachel Dodd. 3. Abigail, born October 3, 1758,
died I834; married Zadoc Baldwin. 4. David,
of whom  further.  5. Amos, born December
I0, I763, died August 8, I805; married Jane
Dodd.  6. Aaron, born November 2, 1765;
married Sarah Baldwin. 7. Elizabeth, December io, I767, died December 20, i8i8; married James Harrison. 8. Rachel, twin of Elizabeth, married Peter Dean. 9. Lydia, died
young. Io. Jemima, born October 30, 1772,
died February i9, I864; married Cyrus Jones.
iI. Hepzibah, born May 9, I778, died I859';
married Jonathan Condit.
(V) David, son of Benjamin Munn, was
born in 176I, died April 22, 1843. He married, March 5, 1781, Abigail Baldwin, born
November 29, 1759, died September i6, I833.
Children: i. Lydia, born January 28, I 782,
died October i, I846; married Moses Condit,
killed September I4, I820, proprietor of the
Orange Hotel from i8oo until his death. 2.
Lewis, born March 25, 1784, died March 30,
I842; married Phebe Jones. 3. Benjamin, of
whom  further. 4. Elizabeth, born December
I2, 1788, died January i6, I854; married
Henry B. Campbell.  5. Ann, died aged two
years.  6. John T., born May 8, I794, died
March i8, 1848; married Mary Dodd. 7. Ann,
born 1797, died May 24, 1877; married Josiah
0. Baldwin. 8. Sarah L., born March 8, i802,
died February 8, i86o; married Abraham R.
Marsh.
(VI) Benjamin (2), son of David and
Abigail (Baldwin) Munn, was born June I2,
I786, died October io, I833. He married
(first) Mary Stockman, born October I7,
I787, died April 6, I829. He married (second) Maria Baldwin. Children: David, of
whom  further; George W., born i8o9, died
I825; Gilbert, 18I4; Isaac N., I8I5, died i865;
Nancy, i8i6; Moses R., 18I7; Sarah, I8I9;
Sarah, I822; Benjamin,, I823.
(VII) David (2), son of Benjamin (2)
Munn and his first wife, Mary (Stockman)
Munn, was born in New Jersey in I8o5. He
became a lumberman,, operating along the Allegheny river, also had important mining interests in the west. In his latter years he was
associated with his son, David Munn, in the
hotel business in Pittsburgh. By his first wife,
whom he married in 1823, he had: Tiverton,
born August I, 1824; John, July 9, I826;
David, of whom further. By his second wife,
Miriam, who died February 2I, 1853, he had:
Margaret, born February 26, I832; Milbre,
April 8, I838; Albert, April 8, I842; Melissa,
September 27, I844; Silas, January 28, I850;
Miriam, February  I5, I853.  He married
(third) Elizabeth Emmeline Ketcham, who
died without issue, June i6, I864.
(VIII) David (3), third son of David (2)
Munn by his first wife, was born May iu,
1827, died February I9, I908. He was educated in public schools, and until his marriage
worked with his father. Later he was interested in the management of a hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and also had private
lumbering investments. After the destruction
of his hotel by fire, he moved to Slippery Rock,
Pennsylvania, where he acquired oil well interests. Shortly afterward he located in Titusville, Pennsylvania, where he became a lumber and  railroad  contractor.  He married
Parlina Kellogg (see Kellogg III). Children:
David E., Zenobia, Tiverton, John A., George
B., of whom further, and Anna K.
(IX) George B., youngest son of David (3)
I1094PENNSYLVAN IA
and Parlina (Kellogg) Munn, was born in
Tryonville, Steuben township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, June 3, I862. He was educated in public and private schools, and at the
age of seventeen years began teaching, a profession he followed several years, holding positions in the public schools and commercial colleges. He then located in Buffalo, New York,
engaging in the real estate business, attaining
prominence in business and political life. In
I893, after a residence of but four years in
the state, he was brought forward by the Republicans of the fourth assembly district of
the city of Buffalo as their candidate for the
state legislature. The contest in the conivention was one of the closest and hardest fought
in the history of that city. After forty-three
ineffectual ballots, Mr. Munn was finally defeated by two votes. In I894 he was appointed
one of the clerks for the New York state constitutional convention, receiving his appointment from Joseph H. Choate, the famous lawyer and diplomat. Later he was bond and insurance clerk in the office of the comptroller
of the city of Buffalo, holding that position
until I896, when he resigned and located in
Warren, Pennsylvania.  He had preViously
taken up the study of law, and in Warren had
so vigorously prosecuted his studies under the
guidance of Allen  Son that in December,
I898, he was admitted to the Warren county
bar. This was followed later by admission to
all state and federal courts of the district and
to the supreme court of New York state. He
has been continuously in practice since I898
and has built up a reputation as one of the best
known and m,ost successful criminal lawyers in
Northwestern  Pennsylvania.  He  practiced
alone until I899, when he form,ed a partnership with C. M. Shawkey, which continmued
until I902. In the year I9o00 Mr. Munn was
exlected district attorney of Warren county,
serving with credit a term of three years. During his years of practice there has been few
celebrated cases in Wa'rren or adjoining counties with which he has not been connected.
Strong in his legal learning and skillful in the
application of law to contested technical points,
a good judge of human nature, he is especially
strong in cross examination and he rarely fails
to carry his points with telling effect. Among
his noted cases successfully defended is that
of Joseph Belosius on trial for murder in Forest county in I9oo; Harry WVebb, Youngsville,
in I9o04, accused of murder in the first degree;
and the case of the three Italians, Petro Notaro, Frank Ierad and Antonio Frucci, in 90o6,
convicted of murder in the first degree, but
granted a new trial by the supreme court. On
the second trial Mr. Munn so strongly handled
the case that a verdict of murder in the second
degree was rendered by the jury. Scores of
similar cases of lesser note could be enum,erated of cases carried to successful issue in the
courts of Pennsylvania and New York, for
Mr. Munn is probably the hardest working
lawyer in practice today. He practices alone,
prepares his cases with the greatest care and
never attempts the trial of a case until he has
thoroughly prepared both his attack and defense. His genius for hard work is the keynote to his success, while his learning, tenacity,
courage and entire devotion to his client's
cause make up a mental equipment that has
placed him and keeps him in the front rank.
Success to him has not come easily; he has had
to fight a constant warfare, as the successful
man ever does, but he has conquered by sheer
merit and indomitable will, holding to-day a
fairly won position in the regard of his community.  He has continued his interests in
politics since coming to XWarren, and  has
served as secretary of the Republican county
committee. He is a member of the Knights of
the Maccabees.
MIr. Munn married, February 2, I883, Eva
G. Beem,an, born July I4, I862, daughter of
William Wallace and Angeline (Castle) Beeman, of Tryonville, Pen,nsylvania. Children:
John Wallace, born in Tryonville, April 22,
1884; Leah Eva, born in Tryonville, June 21,
I886; Florence Geraldine, born ini Buffalo,
New York, July 30, I888; George David, born
in Buffalo, January 2, I891, died September
17, I892; Marguerite Dorothy, born in Buffalo, February 22, I893.
(The Kellogg Line).
(I) Josiah Kellogg, the first of the line here
considered, was a native of the state of Vermont. He married and had issue: Jerusha,
Sally, Alpheus, John, Frederick, Rodney,
Richard, Ebenezer, Enos,. Josiah, of whom
further; Hollis.
(II) Josiah (2), son of Josiah (I) Kellogg,
was born in Vermont. He moved to Jamestown, New York, with his brother Hollis. He
there married Parlina Thompson, born in Genesee Valley, New York. Shortly after marriage
they moved to near what is now Tryonville,
I095ALLEGHENY VALLEY
Steuben township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, where Josiah secured a farm on Oil
Creek, which extended back to the hill yet
known as "Kellogg.'s Hill." There he engaged
in clearing and farming until his death. His
wife survived him and married (second) Hollis Kellogg, brother of her first husband, and
had sons: George and David. Children of Josiah (2) Kellogg: John, Mary, Sarah, Parlina, of whom further; Josiah, Jane, Hollis,
Benjamin.
(III) Parlina, daughter of Josiah (2) and
Parlinda (Thompson) Kellogg, was born near
Tryonville, Crawford county, Pennsylvania,
July 23, I828, died March 9, I887. She married David (3.) Munn (see Munn VIII), and
among their children was George B. MIunn,
the eminent lawyer of Warren, Pennsylvania.
The name of Gibson has long
GIBSON been connected with the financial
and social interests of the state
of Pennsylvania. The family is of Scotch-Irish
descent, and there are today many of the name
in England who rank high among lords and
commoners.
(I) Cyrus R. Gibson was reared on a farm
in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. He
r eceived his education in the public schools
of the county. He moved from Westmoreland
to Elk county, in the same state, and engaged
as a foreman in lumbering operations. He
finally located in Sheffield, Warren county,
where he pursued this occupation. He was
a member in high standing of the Masonic
Lodge of Warren. He died February, I893.
He married Ann Stubbs, who died February,
I867, a daughter of Charles Stubbs, who came
to the United States from Yorkshire, England,
and made his home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he reared his family, later moving to Elk county. He was a carpenter by
trade. Children of Cyrus R. and Ann (Stubbs),
Gibson: I. Ida, died in infancy. 2. Isabelle,
died in infancy. 3. May, married A. H. Bailey, and resides in Sheffield, Pennsylvania. 4.
Charles J., of whom further. 5. Harry A., of
whom further.
(II) Charles J., eldest son of Cyrus R. and
Ann (Stubbs) Gibson, was born October,
I863, in Elk county, Pennsylvania. While yet
a child his parents moved to Sheffield, where
the greater part of his life was spent. As an
acknowledgment of his ability he was offered
and accepted the position of superintendent of
the Tionesta Valley railroad, which he held for
a number of years, to the interest of the corporation and with credit to himself. While he
was best known in the capacity of superintendent of the road he was identified with
many of the best interests of the town. He
was a director and officer of the Sheffield National Bank, the Sheffield Tool  Supply Company, the G. R. Wood  Sons Company, and
the C. H. Smith Company. He was a menmber
of the school board, the police committee and
the Wawanda Governors.  There were few
public interests that did not receive his hearty
support and assistance. He was a member of
the Independent Order of Odd. Fellows and
the. Knights of Pythias. He died, much regretted by the community, February 6, I9I3.
He married Margaret Wood. Children: Wesley and Everett.
(II) Harry A., second son and fifth child
of Cyrus R. and An,n. (Stubbs) Gibson, was
born in Wetmore, McKean county, Pennsylvania, January 4, I867. He was educated in
the public schools of the county. His mother
died when he was six weeks old and he was
reared by an uncle and aunt. He worked on
the farm until he was eighteen years old, and
then began lumbering and contracting, a dual
occupation he continued engaged in until he
was twenty-three years old. He was then in'he oil business for three years. At the expiration of that time he returned to lumbering
and contracting, continuing at this until I903,
at which time he went with the Central Pennsylvania railroads as foreman. This he held
until I9I3 when he was appointed superintendent of the Tionesta Valley railroad. He
is a member of the Maccabees, and was supervisor of Highland township, Ely county, three
different years. He was school director of
Highland and Millstone townships for four
years. He married (first) March, I888, Mary
Himes; married (second) May I, I895, Lena
Wilson. Children by first marriage: Harry C.
and Charles S., twins, Charles died young;
Orpha. Child by second marriage: Allen M.,
born September 25, i899.
Clara Lenora (Magill) Van
MAGILL  Every, of Tidioute, Warren
county, Pennsylvania, has behind her an honorable lineage, dating back to
the war of the revolution, and even farther.
The McGills, as it was formerly written, are
of Scotch-Irish descent. the first of the name
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to come to America was one John Macgill,
afterward changed to McGill and now written
Magill. He landed in Massachusetts, and
there are many of the name in that state at the
present time. The Macgills were connected by
ties of blood and a comniunity of interests with
the Campbell clan, and accompanying John
Macgill to America was one Fergus Campbell.
(I) Arthur McGill, the first of the name of.whom there is any definite record, was born at
Burnt Cabins, Pennsylvania, in I764, died at
Tidioute, Warren county, June I, I847. He
married, June I5, I798, Elizabeth Arters (his
second wife), who died in I840. He is recorded in the Pennsylvania Archives as a private soldier in the company of Captain John
Jardon, Second Battalion, Cumberland county
militia, Pennsylvania. Returning home at the
close of the long struggle for independence he
again took up farming as an occupation. Children by Elizabeth (Arters) McGill: I. Dorcas,
born August 20, I799; married a Mr. Hunter.
2. Mehitable, born November 8, I8oi; married
a Mr. Houser. 3. James, born February II,
I804; married Rhoda Parshall; he was one of
the county commissioners of Warren county,
Pennsylvania, in 1843; was justice of peace of
the same county, April I3, I84I, and again in
I846. 4. Charles, born June I2, I8o6; married Sarah Courson. 5. Sarah, born June 7,
I8o8; married Mathew Hunter. 6. William,
born September 12, I8Io; married Margaret
Harkness. 7. Arthur C., of whom further. 8.
Mary, born August 20, I8I9!; married George
Richardson. 9. Richard, born August I7,
I82I; married Keziah Rebecca Mackey.  I0.
Eliza, born August I, I823; married Hugh
Miles.
(II) Arthur C. Magill, son of Arthur and
Elizabeth (Arters) McGill, was born in Tidioute, Warren coun~ty, Pennsylvania, July 20,
k8I6, died December 2I, I862. He was educated in the district schools and by private preceptors. He studied theology and was ordained
minister of the Methodist Episcopal church.
He never held a parish, although he would
frequently preach a funeral sermon at the request of friends and neighbors. He was an
upright, God-fearing man, and was much beloved and respected by those who knew him.
He pursued the vocation of farming practically
all of his life in Warren county. He was
county commissioner for eight years. By
close attention and good judgment he accumulated a large estate, and was counted one of
the most progressive farmers of his time. He
married, February I2, I838, at Tidioute, Jane,
born near Tidioute, May 25, I821, died in
Tidioute, April 8, I898, daughter of Anthony
and Elizabeth Courson. Children: I. James
Elliott. 2. Emaline. 3. Loretta D., married
a Mr. Appleton, of Cleveland..4. Mary McKinley, married a Mr. Mason, of Falconer,
New York. 5. Charles Wilson. 6. Orysavilla,
married a Mr. Burgess. 7. Benton S. 8. Lyman Beecher. 9. Clara Lenora, of whom furtlher. io. Arthur Courson, a physician.
Mrs. Magill survived her husband many
years. She was one of the splendid women
of Pennsylvania. After her husband's death
she developed unexpected business ability and
tact and ma,de for herself and family a name.
She managed her affairs with great acumen
and came to be regarded as one of the best, if
not the best, business person in Tidioute. She
was generous in thought and purse, kindly of
disposition, always cheerful, even in her last
illness. She was the friend of nearly every
person in her town, and every one held her in
the highest esteem and love, in fact she was
one of the most universally beloved women in
Tidioute. On the Sabbath afternoon of April
8, I898, when she was buried from the Methodist Episcopal church, of which she had been
a member for sixty years, it was crowded with
her friends who wished to render honor and
respect to her as a last tribute of their deep regard.
(III) Clara Lenora, daughter of Arthur C.
and Jane (Courson)- Magill, was born at Tidioute, Pennsylvania, September 2, I857. She
was educated in the public schools of Tidioute
and in the high school at Beaver, Pennsylvania.
She married, October 3I, I88I, Martin S. Van
Every. Mrs. Van Every is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and of the General Joseph Warren Chapter, No. 950, Daughters of the American Revolution, organized
February 23,, I9II, at Warren, Pennsylvania.
Children: I. Bliss E., born February 8, I89I;
married Geraldine M. Hurrell; has one child,
Clara A., born May 8, I9II. 2. Earl E., now
at preparatory school at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
This is an old Connecticut
PHILLIPS family, the first recorded ancestor having been  General
John Phillips, who was born in Connecticut
about the year I76I, died at Steuben, Oneida
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(The Acomb Line).
James Lafayette Acomb, M. D., father of
Mrs. L. L. Hunter, was born in York, England, February 27, I828, died at Tidioute,
Warren county, Pennsylvania. When he was
about eight years of age he was brought withL
a brother and sister to this country by his
parents. The family settled at first at Dansville, New York, his father engaging in work
on a farm.  The father's death soon after
brought the whole care of the farm and the
burden of the bringing up of the family upon
the mother. That she acquitted herself well
of the task is shown by the type of man that
her son James Lafayette became. His first
schools were that of the neighborhood, going
from the district school of the vicinity to Rogersville Academy, and subsequently prepared
for college, entering the medical college at
Rochester, New York, from which institution
he later received the degree of M. D.
After leaving the medical school he went for
further study to Buffalo, New York, and for
about a year was a physician at one of the
hospitals of the place. He then went to Cuba,
New York, and established his office there for
the practice of his profession. Here he remained until I867, when he came to Pennsylvania, and located at Pithole, Venango county,
which is in the heart of the oil fields of that
state. Here he practiced medicine and at the
same time kept a drug store. After a year in
this place he decided to come to Tidioute,
Warren county, Pennsylvania, practicing his
profession, and as before conducting at the
same time a drug store. In this place he became very much interested in the oil business
and was one of the first to strike oil, in the
Bradford oil fields.
At the outbreak of the civil war Dr. James
L. Acomb offered his services to his country
and served as major in the Thirtieth Brigade
Seventh Division of New York Militia, To
the memory of Dr. Acomb, his wife and deceased children there is erected in the Tidioute
cemetery a beautiful granite monument with a
life-size statue surmounting it of Dr. Acomb
in his uniform o,f major. It is said to be a
perfect likeness of the man.
Socially Dr. Acomb was a member of the
Tidioute Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons,
Pittsburgh Consistory. He was a member of
a class, forty in number, of the Pittsburgh
Consistory who went to England and received
there the thirty-second degree.  After this
Dr. Acomb travelled abroad extensively, visiting the Holy Land and other places of interest.
He married, at Dansville, New York, in
April, I85I, Seraph Oliver, born at South
Dansville, November 3, I82I, daughter of
Charles and  Phebe  (Willson) Oliver (see
Oliver line III). The children of Dr. James
and Mrs. Acomb were: I. James, born in I853,
died in I863. 2. Oliver G., born February 26,
I856, died July 27, I857. 3. Sharon, born in
I86o, died in I864. 4.'May, married Dr. C.
M. Knight, of Akron, Ohio, dean of Buchtel
College, for years head of the chemical department. 5. Lillian, married L. L. Hunter.
(The Oliver Line).
(I) John Oliver was one of the first settlers
of Athol, Massachusetts, and is frequently
mentioned in the Vital Records, and also in
Caswell's "Athol, Past and Present" as Captain John Oliver. He died December 23, 1811,
at the age of eighty-seven years, according
to the Vital Records, but according to Caswell's "Athol, Past and  Present", he was
ninety-three years old at his death, which
would make the date of his birth six years
earlier. Captain John Oliver served in the
revolutionary war and the following is his
record:
"He was Captain of the Sixth Company,
Col. Nathan Sparhawk's (7t Worcester Co.)
Reg't of Mass. m,ilitia; First of the officers
chosen by several companies in said Reg't.,
dated Petersham, March 24, I776; ordered in
Council, April 6, I776, that said officers be
commissioned April 5 (?), I776; Also Cap't,
Col. Sparhawk's Reg't, Payroll of said Oliver's
Company made up for three months service
in the Jerseys!; Warrants allowed in Council
August I2, I777; also Captain list of officers
appointed to command men enlisted or drafted
from (Worcester Co.) Brigade as returned to
Major Gen'l Warren, (Year not mentioned);
company drafted from Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Reg't to join Col. Josiah Whitney's or
Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Reg't. Also, Captain,
Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Reg't; Service from
September 28, I777 to October I8, I777, 218
days, including 7 days (I4O  miles) travel
home; company marched to reinforce Northern Army at the time of the reduction oif Gen'l
Burgoyne." From "Massachusetts Soldiers
and  Sailors  in  the  Revolution," vol. XI.,
p. 639-40.
The wife of Captain John Oliver was named
78iALLEGHENY VALLEY
county, New York, July 4, I836, where he is
buried. According to tradition his progenitors
were among the early settlers of Connecticut.
General Phillips married Electa Ford, and
reared a family of children, among whom was
Henry C., of whom further.
(II) Henry C., son of General John and
Electa (Ford) Phillips, was born near Rome,
Oneida county, New York, died January 24,
I853, at the age of forty-nine years. He wa's
a farmer by occupation. *He married and
reared a family of children, among whom were
the following: William, Albert, John F., of
whom further; Maria, Henry, George W.
(III) John F., son of Henry C. Phillips,
was born at Steuben, Oneida county, New
York, June 8, I837. He was educated in the
public schools.  In early life he became a
farmer, and  afterward  engaged  with  his
brother in cheese making, near Rome, New
York, obtaining a thorough and practical
knowledge of the business, and in I871 moved
to Cherry Creek, Chautauqua county, New
York, where he followed this trade. Later on
he bought a cheese factory which he operated
until I884, when he sold out and came to Warren. Here he engaged in farmiing and dairying until he ultimately established himself with
his son in the ice business; he is now retired,
having been one of the leading men in the community. He served as overseer of the state
road building. and was a member of the borough council, being a Republican in his political affiliations.' He was reared in the Methodist Episcopal church, and is a member of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
The Protected Home Circle of Warren. On
January 30, I86o, Mr. Phillips married Angeline Putnami, born April 25, I840, daughter of
Richard R. and Abbie (Young) Putnam (see
Putnam VI). Mr. and Mrs. Phillips had the
following children: I. Wendell, born April 4,
I863; married Ava Berry; children: Ernest
B.; Hubert, deceased; Hazel, deceased; Gerald; Angeline. 2. George Henry, of whom
further. 3. Grace J., born in June, I873; married Philip F. Tarbox; children: Leon, Martha. 4. Fred W., born March 30, I875; married Anna Delaney; children: Donald and
Douglas, twins; Elizabeth. 5. Ermla I., born in
June, I88o; married Clare Dunn; one child,
Richard.
(IV) George Henry, son of John F. and
Angeline (Putnam) Phillips, was born April
3, I868, at Rome,'Oneida county, New York.
He was three years of age when his parents
removed to Cherry Creek, where he received
his education in the public schools. In his
early life he worked on the farm and assisted
in cheese making, after which he learned the
business of a tinner, serving his first year with
R. C. Howard, of Cherry Creek. He then came
to Warren where he engaged with William
Spinner for three years and a half, and for the
following eight years was foreman of the shop
of T. O. Slatter  Company. On March 4,
I9oI, he established himself in the hardware
and tinsmith business at No. 2I3 Pennsylvania avenue, east, in this city, where he. has
remained ever since. On May I5, I902, he
went into partnership with Mr. I. H. Mott uni
der the firm, name of Mott-Phillips, the senior
partner being Mr. Phillips, and they have today one of the most modern and up-to-date
hardware stores in Warren, engaging beside
in a general line of plumbing. Mr. Phillips
has been very prosperous in his business affairs, and in I896 purchased from Mr. John
H. Grant his present comfortable home at No.
i  Crescent street where he resides with his
family. He is a member of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, and belongs to the
North Star Lodge, No. 24I, F. and A. M., and
the P. H. C. of Wa'rren. On January I, I89o,
Mr. Phillips was married at Cherry Creek,
New York, to Eva H. Russel, born at Shortsville, Ontario county, New York, November
I8, I87I, daughter of John Henry and Harriet L. (Sheffield) Russel (see Russel), and
was about ten years of age when her parents
removed to Cherry Creek, where she attended
the public schools. Like her husband she is
a member of the Methodist Episcopal church,
an,d belongs also to the Maccabees. Mr. and
Mrs. Phillips have three children: Marjorie
G., born November 30, I89o; J. Russel, January 14, 90o4; George H., October I3, 1911.
(The Putnam Line).
The Putnam family here referred to is descended from Jan or Johannes Putman, or
Poutman, who was the founder of the principal Putnam family in America. The spelling
of the name in this particular branch was
changed arbitrarily by Richard R., of the sixth
generation, as hereinafter shown, from Putman to Putnam; and dioes not indicate descent
from the Englishman, John Putnam, of Salem
Village, Massachusetts.
(I) Jan Putman is supposed to have been
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born in Holland, in I645, his parentage is unknown. In I66I he was sixteen years of age,
and at that date a merchant of Albany. He
and his wife were killed at the burning and
massacre of Schenectady, February 8, I69o0.
He was a man of some education, and signed
his name in a "clear and beautiful hand."
When a lad of sixteen years he was apprenticed to Philip Hendrickse Brouwer, and upon
the removal of the latter to Schenectady went
with him to that city, Mr. Brouwer died; early
in I664. The home lot of Jan Putman was on
the north corner of Union and Ferry streets,
Schenectady, and later he bought the other
hundred feet next west of Jan Roeloffse, elder
son of the noted Anneke Jans. He married
Cornelia, born I655, daughter of Aren,t Andresse and Catlyntje (De Vos) Bratt. Children: Arent, of whom further; Maritje, Victor, David Cornelis, Catalyntje.
(II) Arent, son of Jan and Cornelia
(Bratt) Putman, was born about I675, in
Schenectady. Very little is known of him; he
sold land in Schenectady to his brother Victor,
in I709, and in I720 was a freeholder there.
In I7I3 he is described as a weaver; he was
living in I754. He married Lysbet Akkerman. Children: Janetje, Johannes, Lodewyck,
of whom  further; David, Cornelia, Maritje,
Victor, Sara.
(III) Lodewyck, son of Arent and Lysbet
(Akkerman,) Putman, was baptized at Schenectady, November 14, I7I3. Later in life he
settled near Johnstown, New York, about two
miles and a half from the court house. On
May 2I, I780, a party of Sir John Johnson's
men, Tories and Indians, attacked his place,
and he and his son! Arent were slain. His
wife and daughter Han,nah were spared, two
of his sons being absent from the farm at the
time. The Putmans of the Mohawk Valley
were firm and outspoken in their loyalty to the
colonies, and were especially marked for punishment by their enemies, the Tories. Lodewyck Putman married Elizabeth Soets. Children: Derrick, or Richard, of whom further;
Arent, killed by Indians; Frederick, John L.,
Hannah, Margaret, or Elizabeth.
(IV) Richard (Derrick), son of Lodewyck
and Elizabeth (Soets) Putman, was born near
Schenectady, New York, in I746, died April
I4, I835, aged eighty-nine years. He lived at
Ephratah, Fulton county, New  York. He
married, in October, I767, Nelly, daughter of
Gysbert and Maria (Van Antwerp) VTan Brakel, or Van Brocklin. She died at the great
age of a hundred years and seven months,
February 20, I849, having been born in July,
I748. Husband and wife are buried in Keck's
Centre cemetery. Children: Oboick, Gysbert,
Cornelia, Gerrit D., of whom further; Maryia,
Lewis, John D., Syme, Syme, or Simon,
Aaron, Nellie.
(V) Gerrit D., son of Richard and Nelly
(Van Brakel or Van Brocklin) Putm,an, was
born n,ear Herkimer, New York, December 4,
I776, died at the age of ninety-three years, retaining his activity until the last three years of
his life. He was a farmer and noted for his
hospitality, being in comfortable circumstances
on account of his industry and thrift. Retaining the traditions of his ancestry he seldom
used any but the Dutch language, and was a
consistent member of the Dutch Reformed
church. He married a.nd had children, among
whom were: Nancy, married Mr. Stebbins,
and settled with him in Lewis county, New
York, where they both died, leaving children;
Richard R., of whom further.
(VI) Richard R. Putnam, son of Gerrit D.
Putman, was born in June, I8o8, near Herkimer, New York. He was a farmer and tanner,
and located later at Steuben, Oneida county,
New York. He was a member of the Baptist
church in which he was a chorister for many
years, possessing the fine voice that characterized his famiily. It was he who changed the
spelling of the family name from Putman to
Putnam. He died at the home of his daughter
near Rome, New York, at about the age of
ninety years. His wife, whom he married at
Herkimer, was Abbie Young, born at Steuben
in 1804. She died at the age of seventy-four,
prior to her husband; and was also a member
of the Baptist church. Children: i. Albert A.,
married; children: Germaine, William,
Edward, Ella, Alfred, Tesse. 2. Julia, born
1839; married (first) Dr. Arthur Gillette, a
well known physician of Steuben and a famous
Eible student; one son, Dr. A. A. Gillette, now
at Rome, New York; she married (second)
Noah Wilson, by whom she had a son, Lester
Wilson. 3. Angeline, of Warren, Pennsylvania;
she miarried John F. Phillips (see Phillips III).
4. Richard, born 184I; he was a contractor and
builder of Rome, New York; married Maria
Phillips and had three children: Frank, Edward, Carrie. 5. Aaron, married and lived in
Chicago and at Rome, New York, dying at the
latter place, where his widow still continued to
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reside; they had one son, the Rev. Ray Putnam, a Methodist minister.
(The Russel Line).
John Henry Russel, father of Mrs. George
H. Phillips, was born about the year I838, died
November 25, 1874, at the age of thirty-six.
He was a resident of Shortsville, New York,
where he was engaged in the meat business.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and was also a member of the Free
and Accepted Masonsl. On March 9, I869, he
married Harriet L. Sheffield, born April I3,
I835, died November 8, I909, being buried at
Cherry Creek, New York. She was a native
of Farmington, Ontario county, New York,
and was a daughter of Allanson and Harriet
(White) Sheffield. Her father was born May
II, I815, died May I, I857; her mother was
born September 27, I814, died September I6,
I89,2. Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield had the following children: Delia C., George W., Maria N.,
Harriet L., married Mr. Russel; Julia Ann,
Josephine and Imogene, twins, Augusta, Adelbert.'Mr. and Mrs. Joh.n H. Russel had three
children, as follows: Walford C., born August
3, I870, died Decemb,er I I, 874; Eva H., born
November I8, 187I, married George H. Phillips (see Phillips IV); Maud A., born September 2, I874, married David Ittel. After
the death of Mr. Russel, his widow married,
September 24, 1882, Cornelius Van XWormer,
born May 25, I845. He served three years
during the civil war, enlisting in Company D,
Seventy-second New York Regiment, on his
eighteenth birthday, May 25, I86I; and on
May 25, I864, again on his birthday, while
serving on picket line duty was wounded by a
ball and still carries a scar on his head. He
received this wound on the very day that his
time expired.  Mr. and Mrs. Van Wormer
had one son, Merle C. Van Wormer, born
April I3, I887, and now serving in the United
States navy.
Truman Mallery, grandfather
MALLERY  of Joseph Marion Mallery,
who resides near Sugargrove,
Pennsylvania, where he is a highly respected
man and citizen, was a resident of the state of
Massachusetts. He married           and had
the following children: John, of whom further; Truman Jr., Elizabeth, William.
(II) John, son of Truman Mallery, was
born in the state of Massachusetts, in I8o8,
died in I887. In manhood he migrated from
lis native state of Pennsylvania, settling in
Crawford county, where he purchased a farm
consisting of about one hundred acres, which
he cultivated, and was also extensively engaged
in the lumber business, building and operating
many saw mills, being one of the active and
progressive residents of the community. The
following incident, illustrating his pluck and
endurance, is related of him by his son:
In the month of June, in the year I864, or I865,
he was engaged in building a sawmill which he had
completed, or nearly so. He went down to fix
some little thing, he-being right in front of the
fore bay, which was twenty-two feet deep, when he
heard a crack, and that was the last he knew until
he found himself going down the stream with the
mill. He floated with the timbers about thirty rods,
and fortune favored him, so that he drifted ashore.
None of the family knew of the accident until two
men took him home, bleeding profusely from
twenty-seven wounds in his head.
He took an active interest in educational
affairs, being instrumental in the establishment
of schools in his neighborhood, served as school
director, justice of the peace and in several
minor offices. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, and was a Republican in politics. He married Jane Thatcher. Children:
I. Nancy, married Jack Vaughn; she is now
deceased. 2. Polly, married Matthew Snodgrass. 3. Laura, married Harrison Marshall,
who is now deceased. 4. Sarah, unmarried.
5. William, now residing in Fairfield township,
Crawford county, Pennsylvania. 6. Washington, a resident of California. 7. Joseph Marion, of whom further. 8. Emma, died young.
9. Frank Vanduzer, a resident of Oil City,
Pennsylvania.  io. Ella Elizabeth, married
Wayne Barber.
(III) Joseph Marion, third son of John and
Jane (Thatcher) Mallery, was born in Fairfield township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, in the year 1851. His education was obtained in the public schools, and his boyhood
days and early manhood years were spent on
his father's farm. He married at the age of
twenty-five and for the following six years
was employed on the home farm. He then
removed to Tennessee and rented a farm in
Dixon county, whereon he remained for one
year, and then having decided that there were
more advantages for an agriculturalist in his
native state, returned} to that state and located
in Greenwood township, Crawford county,
where he farmed for a period of five years. In
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I894 he removed to Freehold township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, and purchased fifty
acres of land from Rev. Mr. Esty, and shortly
afterward purchased fifty acres more from
John Morton, making one hundred acres in all,
on which he has made extensive improvements,
bringing the land to a high state of cultivation,
erecting a new barn, and putting everything in
proper shape. He conducts a general line of
farming and stock raising, and being industrious, thrifty and energetic has derived a comfortable livelihood from his labors. He is a
man of progressive ideas, alive to the interests
of the community, and an active factor in all
enterprises which tend toward the welfare of
his native state. He has served as a member
of the board of education in a capable and
efficient manner. He is a member of the Baptist church of Niobe, New York, in which he
has served as deacon, and he aided materially
in the remodeling of the church edifice.
Mr. Mallery married, January I, I879, Margaret Elizabeth, born April I6, I856, daughter
of Squire and Emily (Tiffany) Newbold.
Children: I. Squire Ralph, born September 21,
I884; educated at Edinboro State Normal
School, from which he graduated; he conducts
a truck farm and is also a school teacher; he
married Flora Kemp; children: Paul and Elizabeth; the family resides at McLane, Erie
county, Pennsylvania. 2. Charles Raymond,
born October I, I888, in Greenwood. township;
educated in the Lottsville high school; at present resides at home. 3. Wallace Virgil, born
in Greenwood township in May, I892; graduated from the Edinboro State Normal School;
is now serving in the capacity of teacher at
Columbia, Pennsylvania.
The progenitor of this family in
JAMES  America was David James, probably a son of John James. He
was born in Willingham, England, January I5,
I808, died in New Jersey, March I3, I875.
He immigrated with his family to America in
I853, and settled in Brooklyn, New York. In
I857 removal was made to Pontiac, Michigan,
where Mr. James was engaged in the merchant
tailoring business until I86I, when he settled
in Oil City, Pennsylvania. In I864 he went to
New Jersey, where he continued to reside until
his demise, in I875. He married, December 2,
1834, Susan, daughter of        and Ann
(Butler) Harrison. One child, David, mentioned below.
(II) David (2), son of David (i) and
Susan (Harrison) James, was born in Ludford, England, February 4, I844. He was
reared to the age of nine years in his native
land and came to America with his parents in
I853. After spending a few years in Brooklyn and New York City he went to Pontiac,
Michigan, in the vicinity of which place he
settled on a farm. In I86I, attracted by the
oil excitement, he came to Venango county,
Pennsylvania, making the journey from Girard to Meadville and thence to Oil City by
stage, there being no railroad nearer than Erie
county. The following year found him a member of Uncle Sam's volunteers. At Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was supplied with a
suit of the regulation blue and he marched out
with the One Hundred and Forty-second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, a fullfledged man in appearance, though only a boy
in years. He served out his first enlistment of
one year and then reenlisted for three more
years, remaining with his regiment until the
close of the war. He participated in many of
the most important conflicts marking the progress of the war, and received his honorable
discharge from service, January 27, I865, at
Chester, Pennsylvania. The One Hundred
and  Forty-second  Pennsylvania Volunteers
was a fighting regiment; out of a total enrollment of nine hundred and thirty-five men there
was a loss of eight hundred and nine. As one
of the few survivors of that gallant band o.f
fighters, Mr. James remembers distinctly its
many engagements and interesting but narrow
escapes. After his discharge from the army
Mr. James returned to Oil City, Pennsylvania,
where he has since resided, and where he has
been interested in various business enterprises
of broad scope and importance. Subsequently
he retired from active participation in business
affairs, and h,e is now passing the declining
years of his life in full enjoyment of former
years of earnest toil and endeavoir.
Mr. James married Sarah, daughter of John
and Essie (Brown) Wright.. Children: William J., mentioned below; Homer H., born
October 3I, I878, present superintendent of
the Oil Well Supply Company's store in Oil
City.
(III) William J., son of David (2) and
Sarah (Wright) James, was born in Oil City,
Venango county, Pennsylvania, April 20, I869.
He was educated in the public schools and in
the high school of Oil City, and subsequently
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clerked for a while in the Pennsylvania railroad freight office. Later he established himself in the oil and ice business in Oil City,
where he conltinued in the former line exclusively until I899, in which year he located at
Franklin, where he has since devoted his entire time and attention to the lumber business,
manufacturing lumber and ties. He is president of the James Lumber Company in Franklin, Pennsylvania, this company having been
organized by him and incorporated in Igo4.
He is vice-president of the Eagle Spoke Works
of Oil City, and a director in the Pennsylvania
Southern Railroad Company. He is deeply
interested in the Franklin Young Men's Christian Association and is a director of that
organization. In religious matters he and his
family are devout members of the Baptist
church. He married, in I902, Nannie, daughter of Pierce and Elizabeth Speer. Mr. and
Mrs. James have one daughter, Edith S., born
May 30, I903.
The Wilson family of PennsylWILSON  vania has long been a powerful
factor in the moral, financial
and social growth of the state. For generations the family has been wedded to the best
interests of the commonwealth and the history
of the one is interwoven with that of the other.
(V) Edward M. Wilson, son of the late
Judge Theophilus Strattan (q. v.) and Amanda
(Lowry) Wilson, and grandson of two notable
men, Samuel Wilson and William H. Lowry,
was born at Strattonville, Pennsylvania, died
in Clarion, Pennsylvania. He attended the
public school in Clarion and graduated with
honor from the Clarion State Normal. Being
ambitious he took a course at the Iron City
Business College, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Finishing the full course he returned to Clarion and was made superintendent of the large
lumber interests of his father, T. S. Wilson.
Later he entered inito partnership in the lumber business with his uncle, S. W. Wilson.
For twenty-five years they were close and successful associates. In connection with his lumber interests he also operated an oil and gas
business along the Clarion river. Edward M.
Wilson inherited all the strong, honorable and
upright traits of his family, and was known
for them throughout his life, and many were
the tributes paid to his clean character, his exceptional judgment and his executive business
ability. His fellow citizens reposed in him
implicit trust in every walk of life. He was
elected president of the First National Bank
of Clarion, but with exceeding delicacy of
feeling, he declined the honor in favor of his
uncle and accepted the vice-presidency, which
office he held until the day of his death. He
was a prominent fraternal man in its best
sense. He was a member of the Clarion Masonic Lodge, No. 277, in which he took an
active part and filled all of the offices; member of Aden Chapter, No. 252, and also filled
all the offices at different times. He was a
trustee of the Free and Accepted Masons for
the Masonic building, and in that body was regarded as of great business acumen. He was
a member of the Presbyterian church. He
married, May 20, I879, Mary Knox, born September 23, 1859, in Clarion, Pennsylvania,
daughter of Hon. James B. Knox, of one of
the old and distinguished Pennsylvania families.  Judge Knox was born November 4,
I83I, at Knoxville, Tioga county, Pennsylvania; was admitted to the bar in I852; moved
to Clarion and began at once to practice his
profession. He married, in I855, Jennie Z.
Stehley, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and
they became the parents of six children. The
children of Edward M. and Mary (Knox)
Wilson are: Alice, married Dr. Edward Wilhelm; Henry W., of whom further; James
Knox; Jean; Child, died in infancy.
(VI) Henry W., son of Edward M. and
Mary (Knox) Wilson, was born in Clarion,
Pennsylvania, July 5, I883. He attended the
public schools of the town, the Clarion State
Normal and the State University. On leaving
school he accepted a position with his father
and beginning at the bottom thoroughly learned the business. Like his father he has behind
him a long line of keen sighted, honorable ancestors, and he is proving true to his heritage.
At the death of his father he became executor
of his estate, which he still manages. He also
operates the oil, gas and lumber industries. He
is regarded as a worthy son of a worthy sire.
The Hindman family is of
HINDMAN Irish descent, the immigrant
ancestor, David  Hindman,
having come to this country from Irelan:d in
the year I76o, and settled in the state of Pennsylvania, near Carlisle. He and his family
afterward removed to Indiana county, locating at Saltsburg, where they remained permanently, and where David Hindman eventually
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died. His wife, who was a Miss Linville, bore
him ten children, five sons and five daughters,
as follows, the names probably not being
given in the order of birth: I. Martha, married
John McKee. 2. MiVaria, married Robert McKee, settling in Erie county, as did also her
sister previously mentioned. 3. Sarah, married John Ritchie and settled in Armstrong
county. 4. Agnes, married James Leech, and
settled at Leechburg, Armstrong county. 5.
Jane, married Charles Bryan, and settled near
Braeburn, Westmoreland county. 6. Thomas,
who was killed while working on the construction of a bridge over the Loyalhanna creek; he
was married and had six children: Two sons,
Samuel and John, who were Associate Reform
ministers; Samuel went west, and John passed
his lifetime in Indiana county, Pennsylvania;
of the daughters, who all lived near Dayton,
Armstrong county, one married a Mr. Manners, one married Joh,n Wadding, one married
Robert Marshall, and one married William
Kirkpatrick. 7. David, killed in the process of
raising a barn; he was married, but little is
known of his family. 8. James, unmarried,
was drowned in the Kiskiminetas creek. These
three brothers all lost their lives during the
space of a year and within one mile of the
same place. 9. John, removed after his marriage to what is now known as the R. M. Corbett farm in Clarion county; it is situated on
the turnpike near the line of Jefferson county;
this was in I86,; in I812 or thereabouts the
Indians assisted him in the construction of his
house; in 1813 he removed to what is now the
Israel Johnston farm, which is located one mile
north of the turnpike and a half mile west of
the Jefferson county line; he patented a large
tract of land which is now divided up into
several farms; cleared a farm and built a grist
mill on the lot known as the J. B. Jones mill
lot; his wife was Sarah Matthews, of English
descent, who died in I847; he himself lived to
be ninety-six years of age, dying in I859; they
were the parents of twelve children, eight sons
and four daughters, as follows: James, married Rachel Christy; John L., married Mary
Latimer; William M., married Rachel Clough;
Lydia, married George Trimble; Mary, married Andrew Gaily; Samuel, married Anne
McGuire; Sarah, married John Summerville;
Alexander, married  Hannah  Frampton, to
whom reference will be made later; McConnell, married Sarah Rea; Crawford, married
Mary Kennedy; Eliza, unmarried; Robert H.,
married Cassandra Thompson. Io. Samuel,
removed after his marriage to the farm now
owned by the Holdens, one mile southwest of
Corsica; he lived there some years, removing
finally with his family to Trumbull county,
Ohio; his wife was Lettie Meredith, but little
is known of his children.
(The Frampton Family).
(I) The Frampton family, of whom Hannah, of the sixth generation, married Alexander Hindman as previously stated, was
founded in America by William Frampton,
who died in Philadelphia in I686, at the age
of about thirty-six years. He was a member
of the colonial council from Kent county, Delaware, serving also as registrar general and
commissioner of the colony. By his wife Elizabeth, who was a sister of Mrs. Philip Richards, he had two children: Thomas, of whom
further; and Sarah, who was married in the
Friends' Meeting House at Burlington, New
Jersey, August 14, I70I, to John Barradian, of
Philadelphia.
(II) Themas, son of William and Elizabeth
Frampton, married a daughter of Thomas
Ellis, one of the founders of Burlington, New
Jersey. They had two children: John, of whom
further; and Hannah, who married a Mr.
Price and became the ancestress of the Prices,
Gillens, Marrs and Griers in Eastern Pennsylvania.
(III) John, son of Thomas and
(Ellis) Frampton, married Elizabeth Critchfield, and removed to Kishacoquillas valley, in
what was then Cumberland county, but is now
Miffin county, Pennsylvania, situated four
miles from Lewistown. They were the parents of five sons,'all of whom, according to the
Pennsylvania archives, served in the Cumberland county militia and as rangers on the frontier during the revolutionary war, in the years
I780-81-82.  These sons were: William, of
whom further; John, born in I744, near Burlington, New Jersey; Nathaniel; Samuel; Arthur.
(IV) William (2), son of John and Elizabeth (Critchfield) Frampton, was born near
Burlington, New Jersey, in the year 1742. He
married a Miss Stealey, who was probably a
daughter or near relative of Jacob Stealey,
who served in the same battalion during the
revolution; this Jacob Stealey died in Armstrong county, now Clarion county, in the year
I829. William Frampton and his wife were
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the parents of David, of whom further; Polly;
and five daughters who married and became
respectively: Mrs. Nancy Clough, Mrs. Susan
Fetzer, Mrs. Anna Magee, Mrs. Sarah Magee
and Mrs. Nelly Conley. They all were residents of Clarion county.
(V) David, son of William (2) and
(Stealey) Frampton, was born in Cumberland
county, Pennsylvania, in the year I770. He
seems to have passed a portion of his later
life in Mifflin county, from which he removed
in I804, after his marriage, to the old Frampton farm near Reidsburg, in what was then
Armstrong county. He was accompanied by
his wife and children; his son Samuel, whom
he carried with him on horseback, being then
only eighteen months old. This son grew to
maturity and became a Baptist minister; being
called in August, 1825, by the congregation
of the Reidsburg Baptist church, and remaining its pastor for eleven years. In the year
I814, William Frampton, with his five daughters, followed his son David back to the old
home locality, where he bought a thousand
acres of land and divided it among his children. David Frampton died in I850, and was
buried in the cemetery at Reidsburg. His wife
was a Miss Hannah Lobach, by whom he had
in all eleven children, as follows: William,
Abraham, Jonathan, David L., Samuel, Sarah,
Mary, Jane, Hannah, who became Mrs. Hindman; Sabina, Hugh R.
Judge William A. Hindman, late president
judge of the several courts of Clarion county,
and for many years one of the most prominent
attorneys of Western P'ennsylvania, was a descendant of David Hindman, the immigrant
ancestor, through John and Alexander Hindman, the son and grandson of the old Colonial
settler, Alexander Hindman, who married
Hannah Frampton, as previously stated. Judge
Hindman was born in Monroe township, Clarion county, February 15, I853; he was a
younger brother of John T. Hindman, born in
I842, who was one of the most prominent
members of the Clarion county bar in the first
decade succeeding the civil war, and whose untimely death at Portsmouth, Ohio, in I876,
cut short a brilliant legal career.
Judge Hindman was educated in the local
schools of the county and' at Reid Institute,
Reidsburg, which he attended dtUring the winter seasons while working on the farm in the
summer time. Being a bright and ambitious
youth he made great progress in his studies,
and after he had acquired all the knowledge
that could be imparted to him in these local institutions, he entered Lewisburg College, now
Bucknell University, where he remained for a
considerable portion of a year. Desiring to
adopt the legal profession, in which his
brother had proved so successful, he began
to read law in the office of the latter at Clarion,
and was admitted to the Clarion bar, January
26, I876, the year in which his brother died.
From that time until January I, I912, he was
actively engaged in the practice of law and was
one of the leading lawyers of the county.
In I878, two years after he was admitted
to the bar, Judge Hindman was elected district
attorney and served two terms, being the
youngest man who ever filled this office in the
county. His practice grew rapidly and he was
employed on almost every important case in
Clarion county during the past twenty years,
and in the adjoining counties his activities in
his profession were held in the highest esteem.
His remarkable keenness of insight, and his
ability as a lawyer and judge, won for him
the confidence of his associates on the bench,
and made him one of the most deservedly popular men in his profession. In the year Igo90
he was nominated by the Democratic party,
of which he was a member, for the office of
judge of the eighteenth judicial district, being
defeated, however, by the opposing candidate..
He was a member of the Pennsylvania Bar
Association, and engaged in practice before
the superior and supreme courts of the state,
and before the circuit and district courts of
the United States. His ability as an attorney
of great attainments was well recognized
throughout all Western Pennsylvania.
Judge Hindman established the firm of W.
A. and W. W. Hindman, his son being the
junior partner, and continued thus in business
together until January, I9I2, when the elder
gentleman retired. Besides his legal distinction, Judge Hindman as also a keen, farsighted and conservative business man, and a
safe and trustworthy counsellor in all matters of business and civic affairs. During the
later years of his life he was very active in
the development of the county and its resources, advancing farm interests and operations in lumber, gas and oil. His influence for
the good of the community along these lines
was very great. He was a member of the board
of directors of the Citizens' Trust Company
of Clarion, of which he was one of the organI Io4PENNSYLVANIA
izers, and was well informed in financial matters, being a careful and judicious financier
and chary of taking unwise risks. He resigned
his directorship on becoming judge.
It was not until November I9II, that he
was elected judge of the various courts of
Clarion county, but in this short while, for his
death occurred July I5, I9I2, his opinions and
decisions indicated that he would have given
distinguished services to his state and county
in the position to which he had been elevated.
He was for many years a prominent member
of the Baptist church, of which at the time of
his death lie was serving as trustee. In social
circles he was exceedingly popular, being
among the most democratic of men and courteous and kindly toward all with whom he
came in contact. He was also a prominent
Mason, being a member of Clarion Lodge, No.
277, Free and Accepted Masons; Eden
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Clarion;
Pittsburgh Commandery, No. I, Knights
Templar; Zem  Zem Temple of the Mystic
Shrine, Erie, Pennsylvania; Clarion Tent of
the Maccabees.
Judge Hindman married Margaret, daughter of John L. and Melinda (McConaughy)
Shallenberger, and sister of F. L. Shallenberger, a prominent business man of Callensburg, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hindman's father
was a native of Westmoreland county, where
he was born in I829; her mother was born in
I830. Mr. Wayne W. Hindman, son of Judge
and'Mrs. Hindman, is one of the most promising young attorneys of Clarion, and bids fair
to follow in his father's footsteps in regard to
the public esteem in which he was universally
held and the strong influence which he wielded
upon the public affairs of the city and county.
The Hamptons of Titusville,
HAMPTON Pennsylvania, are representatives of a branch of the oild
Virginia family of that name. In both the Old
Dominion and the Keystone State the race has
been distinguished for the maintenance, of honorable traditions in military and civil life.
(II) William Hunton Hampton, son of William Hampton (I), who married a Hunton, was
born June 6, I784, in Fauquier county, Virginia, and was a planter by occupation, a
gentleman of the old Southern type. He married, March ii, I807, Mary Shacklett, daughter of Edward Shacklett, who married a Rector,
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born in June, I787, and their children were: I.
Elizabeth F., born April 20, I8o8, in Salem
(now Marshall), Virginia; married, August
27, I827, B. F. Graham, and died September
27, I83I, at Harrisor burg, Virginia. 2. Wade,
mentioned below. 3. Catharine M., born April
27, I8I3, at Salem; married, April 7, I835, at
Harrisonburg, Virginia, Rev. John A. Steele,
who settled in the early days of Kansas, at
Topeka. 4. Robert Brown, born November I9,
I814, at Rockhill, Virginia; killed, May 3,
I863, in the battle of Chancellorsville. 5. Margaret, born September IO, 1816, at Rockhill,
Virginia; married, D!ecember I, I836, Robert
Em,o.ry Sellers, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
and died October 5, I838. 6. William Edward,
born September I, I8i8; married, moved west,
and died in Chicago. 7. Ann, born May 9,
I820, died April I I, I827, at New Market,
Virginia. The two last named were born at
Rockhill, Virginia. William H. Hampton, the
father of the family, died October 21, I82I, at
Rockhill, being then only thirty-seven years
old, and his widow did not long survive him,
her death occurring at Yew Hill, Virginia, in
I828.
(III) Robert Brown, second son of William
H. and Mary (Shacklett) Hampton, lived
after the death of his parents with his aunt,
Miss Kitty Shacklett, on her farm known as
Yew Hill, Virginia, and while still a lad followed his brother Wade to Pennsylvania, residing with him for a time in P'ittsburgh. Later
he engaged in the commission produce business
in Philadelphia, as a partner in the firm of
Love, Martin  Company. In I849 he went to
California and remained about ten years, having mercantile and mining interests. During
his residence there he took an active part in
political and military affairs, and was in I85I
appointed by the Whig State Convention of
California one of the seven members of the
State Central Committee. He was also an
officer in the First California Guard and a
potent influence in the preservation of order
in the early and formative period of the state.
Early in I86o Captain Hampton returned
to Pennsylvania, settling in Pittsburgh. At this
time the petroleum trade'was attracting general attention, and he became interested, spending much of his time in the oil regions, with
headquarters at Franklin, Pennsylvania. It
was during one of his sojourns there that the
civil war broke out, and he determined to
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Mary, but the Vital Records do not give her
surname. The children, all born in Athol,
were as follows: Aaron, September I5, I748;
Jemima, April 6, 175I; Moses, of whom further; Rachel, September I5, I75'5; Hannah,
March 2, 1758; Thirza, March 29, I76o;
Mary, June I7, I762; Anne Durham, August
I I, I764; John, December 2, I766; Rachel,
April 14, I770; Elizabeth, May 25, I773.
(II) Moses, son of Captain John and Mary
Oliver, was born in Athol, August 9, I753. His
revolutionary service was as follows: "First
Sergeant, Captain Dan Howes Co., Col. Samuel Holden Parson's Ioth Reg't; enlis.tment
agreement in which said Oliver and others engaged to serve until January I5, next; Reported enlisted December 5, I775, and afterwards to camp by John Caldwell, one of the
enlistment committee for Worcester Co."
"Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in Revolution," vol. II., p. 64I. Moses Oliver married,
November 23, I780, Lois, daughter of Rev.
James and Esther (Wiswall) Humphrey (see
Humphrey VI). Moses Oliver died July I,
I792.. His widow married (second) NVilder
Stephens. She died September 4, I848. The
children of Moses and Lois (Humphrey)
Oliver were: Calvin Humphrey, born August
I7, I781; Nathaniel Jennison, March I4, I783;
Royal, November  I, I786; Charles, of whom
further; Sarah, May 6, I79I, died June I4,
1794(III) Charles, son of Moses and  Lo,is
(Humphrey) Oliver, was born June 8, I789.
He married Phebe Willson, and their children
were: Charles, Almeda, Lois, Seraph, married
Dr. James L. Acomb (see Acomb); Sallie,
Phebe, Gale.
Phebe Willson, wife of Charles Oliver and
grandmother of Lillian Oliver who married
Livingston Legrand Hunter, was the granddaughter of Jonathan Willson, who fought in
the revolutionary war. His son, William Willson, married Phebe Rich, and their daughter
was Phebe Willson.
(The Humphrey Line).
(I) Jonas Humphrey, born in Wendover,
Bucks county, England, was well advanced in
years when he came to America. A deed of
property of his in Dorchester was recorded
bearing the date I637.  He married (first)
Frances    -, who was the mother of all
his children. Their names were: James, of
whom further; Jonas, born in 1620; Elizabeth;
Susan; Sarah. Jonas Humphrey married (second) Jane (Clap) Weeks.
(II) James, son of Jonas Humphrey, was
born in Wendover, England, about I608. He
was known as "Elder James Humphrey". He
was like his father a tanner by trade. He was
a leading man in the town of Dorchester, and
was the ruling elder in the church. His tombstone in the North Burial Ground is still in
good order. He married Mary ---, and
she died May 7, I677. They had three children: Hopestill, of whom further; Isaac;
Mary.
(III) Hopestill, son of James and Mary
Humphrey, was born June 6, I649, baptized
June Io, I649. He married (first) Elizabeth
Baker, who died October 25, I7I4, at the age
of fifty-four. He married (second) January
5, I7I9, Hannah, widow of John Blake, and
she died May I6, I722. There were no children of this marriage. The children of Hopestill and Elizabeth (Baker) Humphrey were:
James, born March 8, I68o, became a minister;
Mary, February 26, I682; Ruth, May I3,
I684; Sarah, September I7, I686; Johin, December 31, I688; Samuel, August 27, 1691;
Jonas, of whom further; Elizabeth, October
I9, I699.
(IV) Jonas (2), son of Hopestill and Elizabeth (Baker) Humphrey, was born March 13,
I696, died November 5, I772. He married Susanna Payson, who died July I, I790, at the
age of eighty-seven. They were married May
I7, 1721, and their children were: Rev. Jamles,
of whom further; Jonas, July 27, I724; Henry,
August I, 1726; Susannah, October I2, 1728;
Sarah, February 24, I730; Hopestill, March
20, I734; Susannah, October 9, I735; David,
March 6, I739; Samuel, September 22, 1.740;
Hannah, November 20, I743; Susannah, September 6, I747.
(V) Rev. James (2) Humphrey, son of
Jonas (2) and Susannah (Payson) Humphrey,
was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, March
20, 1722. He graduated from Harvard College in I744. He married, November 9, I75I,
Esther Wiswall and their children  were:
Sarah, died in infancy; John; Lois, married
Moses Oliver (see Oliver II); Loyal; James;
Calvin, died young.
(VI) Lois, daughter of Rev. James (2)
Humphrey, married (first) Moses Oliver
(see Oliver II); (second) Wilder Stephens.
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organize a battery and join the army. A com-      (III) Wade, son of William  H. and Mary
mission was issued by Governor Curtin, dated   (Shacklett) Hampton, was born July I5, i8io,
November 9, i86i, to "R. B. Hampton, of  at Salem  (now Marshall), Virginia, and after
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, as captain of  leaving school began his business career at an
Hampton's  Light Artillery  Company, said  early age in a general store at Warrenton, Vircommission to hold from  October 7, i86i."  ginia. In I83I he went to Philadelphia to learn
From that time forward until he fell at Chan-  the wholesale dry goods business, and in I832
cellorsville, Captain Hampton's life was de-  was sent to Steubenville, Ohio, to close up some
voted to his battery.  He was a born com-  important affairs for the Philadelphia house
mander, possessing, with the fortitude of a  with which he was connected. On his return,
soldier, the chivalrous nature of an honorable  after completing this business, he stopped at
gentleman, and held the men of his battery   Pittsburgh, and  being  favorably  impressed
in high esteem  and almost paternal regard.  with the prospects of that thriving little city,
He never married, and his home was that of  determined to cast his lot, there. Accordingly
his brother. In March, i863, he was presented  he embarked in the wholesale dry goods busiby the men of his battery with a splendid   ness on  Wood  street in  partnership  with
sword, the  following  inscription  being  en-  George Plumer Smith. The firm of Hampton
graved upon the scabbard: "Presented to Cap-   Smith prospered, and Wade Hampton, while
tain R. B. Hampton by the members of his  still a very young man, was recognized as a
Battery, as a token of their regard.  Middle-  power in the business world. Later in life he
town, fought May  24, I862; Winchester,  engaged extensively in the petroleum  trade,
fought May 25, i862; Rappahannock, fought  then in its infancy, being owner and part
August 22, I862; White  Sulphur Springs,  owner of several refineries, and largely interfought August 24, I862; Bull Run, fought Au-  ested in the production of oil.  In i866 he
gust 29-30, I862; Antietam, fought September  retired from the oil business, being in that year
I7, I862."  The following is taken from  the   appointed postmaster of Pittsburgh.
"History of the Hampton Battery in the Civil    Mr. Hampton married, January 7, 1I836, in
War," published in I909:                       Pittsburgh, Caroline Sellers, whose ancestral
"The record of Captain Robert B. Hampton is  record is appended to this sketch.  The ceresuch a brilliant one that no words of praise that we  mony was performed in the Methodist Episcan now write would add any luster to it. As he  copal church, by Rev. Matthew Simpson, later
was carried from the field past the Chancellorsville  a bishop of that denomination. Mr. and Mrs.
House, the headquarters of General Hooker, the  Hampton
commanding general, notwithstanding the hurry and   children  were the parents of the following
confusion of the battle, found time to lean over his  children: I. William  Henry, born September
wounded comrade and bid him good-bye, and to be  3, I836, died September 5, 1836.  2. Susan
of good cheer. We subjoin an extract from a letter  Frances, born July 2I, I837; married, Sepwritten by General Joe Hooker to a gentleman in  tember I, I859, Samuel W. Emory, and died
Pittsburgh, in which he makes mention of Captain in Ptsug,Mrh, 8.3.Chane
Hampton.                                       in Pittsburgh, March 4, I865.  3. Catharine,
"'LoOKOUT VALLEY, Tenn., Feb. 24, I864.    born October 28, i839; married, October 26,
"'MY DEAR SIR:-                                I859, Thomas Yardley; children: Wade Hamp"'It was my fortune to make the acquaintance of  ton, Mary M. Caroline  H. (deceased) George
Robert Hampton in California, and when I assure  Thomas  M. Caroline, H. (deceased), George,
you that his character as a citizen was marked by  Thomas (deceased), Lila, Helen and Cathaqualities no less attractive than those subsequently  rine.  4. Cornelia, born December ii, I841,
displayed by him as a soldier, you will be able to  died June I3, I890, at Titusville.  5. Henappreciate my friendship for that lamented officer.  rietta, born November I2, I844; married, OcIndeed, his character was almost faultless. Genial,''' i
generous, strong and faithful in his private life, and  tober 19, 1865, Captain George II. Fleming,
in his official character humorous, brave and noble.  U. S. A.  Captain Fleming fought through
Of all who have fallen victims of the Rebellion, I  the civil war with the 2ISt Pennsylvania Cavknow of no firmer spirit than that of your friend,  alry, being promoted to be first lieutenant for
"'Very respectfully your friend,            brave and meritorious service. After the war
"'JosEPH HOOKER."'   he entered the regular army as second lieutenant. In I872 he retired with rank of first lieu"'An impressive monument in the "Peach Orchard"  tenant.  Died in Baltimore, March 8, 1908,
marks the position of Hampton's Battery at Gettys-tenant. Died in Baltimore, March 8io8
burg, and another in honor of the battery stands in  and was buried with military honors in the
East Park, Pittsburgh, (North Side).           National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.  6.
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Margaret E., born August-I6, I-847, resides at
Titusville. 7. Wade,' born June i8, I850. 8.
Robert Sellers, mentioned below.  9. Mary
Shacklett, born June I7, I855; married, March
9, I876, Mansfield B. Cochran, deceased; children: Caroline Hampton, married Nelson R.
Van Kleeck; and Robert Davis, married Ame
Reid. These nine children were all born in
Pittsburgh. The mother of the family died at
Titusville, February 14, I895, and the father
passed away at the same place, December I8,
I899.
(IV) Wade (2), second son of Wade (I)
and Caroline (Sellers) Hampton, was educated in the common schools, at Millersville
Normal School, and at the Western University. He then entered the- oil business as refiner in his father's refinery in Pittsburgh, later
becoming a dealer in lubricating oils, and having since then been associated in different
capacities with the Standard Oil Company.
A few years were spent in the brokerage business in Oil City. He is now general auditor
of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey,
with offices in New York, and resides at Hastings-on-the-Hudson.  Mr. Hampton married,
June I8, I879, in Parker City, Frances H. Cosgrave, and they have three children: Grace C.,
wife of Lester Kintzing, of New York; Wade
(3), married Florence Gorenflo; and John C.
(IV) Robert Sellers, son of Wade (I) and
Caroline (Sellers) Hampton, was born March
5, 1853, in Pittsburgh, and received his preparatory education in the public schools of his
native city, afterward studying at the Western
University and Pennsylvania State College.
His first business experience was in the general
office of the Kansas Pacific railroad, at Kansas
City, Missouri, where he was employed for
four years. In I876 he came thence to the, oil
region, settling at Parker's Landing, Pennsylvania, removing in I88o to Titusville, where
he has since continuously resided. Since returning to Pennsylvania he has been extensively engaged in the oil and gas business, and
has held for many years official positions, first
as treasurer and later as general auditor of
different companies affiliated with the Standard Oil Company, oil producing, natural gas
and pipe line companies. At the present time
he is general auditor of the East Ohio Gas
Company, the Hope Natural Gas Company, of
-West Virginia, the People's Natural Gas Company, of Pittsburgh, and other natural gas and
producing companies owned by the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey. -He is also treasurer and director of the Central Kentucky
Natural Gas Company, of which he is one of
the principal owners; and is one of the organizers and president of the Cherry Lumber
Company of West Virginia, doing extensive
wholesale business in cherry and other special.
hardwoods, with general offices at Elkins, West
Virginia.
Deeply attached as he is to his home city,
Mr. Hampton is thoroughly interested in all
that pertains to its welfare, and gives substantial evidence of this by maintaining his residence there notwithstanding the fact that his
office is in Oil City. He holds membership in
the Titusville City Club, Country Club, Motor
Club and Canadotha Fishing Club, and affiliates with the Masonic fraternity, having been
master of Shepherd Blue Lodge, No. 463. In
politics Mr. Hampton has always been a Democrat, and has taken a deep interest in the
advancement and success of the organization.
He has for a number of years held the office
of vestryman in St. James' Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church.
Mr. Hampton married, November I9, I884,
at Titusville, Katharine E. Young, whose ancestral record is appended to this sketch. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Henry
Purdon, of St. James' Memorial Protestant
Episcopal Church.  Mr. and Mrs. Hampton
are the parents of two children: Sarah Sellers,
born June 26, I887; and Robert, born September 28, I892, now a student at Princeton
University, class of I915.
(The Sellers Line).
(I) Francis Sellers, grandfather of Mrs.
Caroline (Sellers) Hampton, was born February I5, I756, in Glasgow, Scotland, and
emigrated to the United States, settling at
Hillsborough, Maryland. He married, August
25, I789, Rev. Samuel Kune officiating, Elizabeth Downes (see Downes), and their children were: Henry Downes, mentioned below;
Francis, born February 4, I792, at Hillsborough, as were all his brothers and sisters;
Margaret, born January 9, 1794; Caroline, born
May I2, I796; Charlotte, born July I8, I798;
Catharine, born January I9, I8oI; and Samuel, born April 30, I803.
(II) Henry Downes, son of Francis and
Elizabeth (Dlownes) Sellers, was born July 28,
I790, at Hillsborough, and soon after his marriage left the Eastern Shore of Maryland and
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went to Baltimore, where he studied medicine.
Later he removed to Pittsburgh and there
entered upon the practice of his profession,
becoming not only a prominent physician but
a potent factor in the development of the city.
He married, December 26, I8II, Susan, youngest daughter of Robert Emory, of Queen Anne
county, and the following were their children:
Henry Downes (2), born October I, I8I2;
Robert Emory, born March I4, I8I4; Caroline, mentioned below; Josiah Francis, born
April IO, I817; Edward, born September 2,
I8i8; Elizabeth, born September 5, I820, married Dr. William Wright; Frances Ann, born
March 28, I823; and Susan Jane, born May
I3, I826, married Professor Asbury Morgan,
of Baltimore.
(III) Caroline, daughter of Henry Downes
and Susan (Emory) Sellers, was born January 3, I8i6, at Hillsborough, Caroline county,
Maryland, and became the wife of Wade (I)
Hampton, as mentioned above.
(The Downes Line).
(I) Henry Downes, maternal great-grandfather of Mrs. Caroline (Sellers) Hampton,
was born August 28, I708, and married, November 12, I73I, Frances Noble, born September I9, I7I6. Their children were: I.
Mary, born November 25, I733; married
(first) December 14, 1749, John Weeden,
(second) January 27, I760, Charles Nabb, and
died September 8, I772. 2. Lewis, born August 4, I736; married, October 25, 1I762, Nancy
Ruth, and died January 25, I787. 3.
Philemon, born September I8, I741; married,
October I5, I770, Molly Blunt, and died December 27, I795. 4. Henry, mentioned below.
5. Fanny, born August 20, 1I754; married, June
I2, I772, Richard Small, and died February
I8, I777. Henry Downes, the father, died
October 30, I77I.
(II) Henry (2), son of Henry (I) and
Frances (Noble) Downes, was born May I5,
I747, and married (first) October 20, I768,
Margaret Bayard, who died April 20, I788.
He married (second) November 9, I788, Margaret Green. His children were: Elizabeth,
mentioned below; and Margaret. Mr. Downes
died in December, I8I6.
(III) Elizabeth, daughter of Henry (2)
and Margaret (Bayard) Downes, was born
March 20, 1I77I, and became the wife of Francis Sellers (see Sellers).
(The Emory Line).
Susan Emory, who married Dr. Henry
Downes Sellers, was a sister of the distinguished Methodist divine, Bishop John Emory,
and an aunt of his not less noted son, Robert
Emory, who was president of Dickenson College when he died, at the early age of thirtyfour. Robert Emory was first cousin to Caroline Sellers, who married Wade Hampton.
The genealogy of the Emory family may be
readily traced through the published lives of
Bishop, and Robert, Emory; they are referred
to in the more complete American Encyclopedias. Many of this family still live on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, where they have
extensive land holdings, and beautiful homes.
Others of the name have distinguished themselves in the army and navy.
(The Young (or Jung) Line).
(I) Johann Michael Jung (I760-I844), was
superintendent of Bavarian schools from I785
to I835, and was presented with a medal by
King Ludwig of Bavaria for distinguished
service to the state. He had four sons and one
daughter, of which children the youngest was
David Jung ( I805-I873,), born May 24, in Gleischerbach, near Armweiler, in the Palatinate.
He became a teacher in Armweiler at eighteen,
resigned in I827, and became actuary and recol der for the city of Bergzabern, in Palatinate.
In I829 he entered the school of Architecture
and Building at Heidelberg University. In
1830 he matriculated at the University of
Munich, and there graduated. In I83I he was
appointed engineer of water, highway and
bridge building of the Canton Kaiserslautern.
In I832 he married Katherine Louisa Gelbert,
daughter of Johann Gelbert and Franzostia
Wilhelmina Raquot, and it is from this marriage that the infusion of French blood enters
the family.
(II) In August, I832, David Jung was assigned as chief engineer of the Cantons: Durkheim and Neustadt am Hardt. He became involved in the revolution of 1832 and I848, in
which latter he served as commandant of the
city of Neustadt, and colonel of the revolutionary army. He was defeated June I4, I849, at
Wag'hausel, and fled to America, whither his
family followed in the "Lorena" from Rotterdam, I850o.  Children: Johanna Franziska
Wilhelmina (called Mina), born I833, married Jacob Schmitt; Theodore Jacob, meni io8PENNSYLVANIA
tioned below; Wilhelm Ludwig; Henrietta
Eleanora, married August Zeh, of Washington,
D. C.; IKatherina Louisa, married Edward
Molitor, of Washington, D. C.; Gustav; Karl
Theodore; Augusta, married Francis Schumann, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Julia,
married Alfred Wild, of Washington, D. C.
Friedrich Hecker, died in infancy.
(III) Theodore J., son of David Young
or Jung, was born in Germany, December
9, i834, and, like his father, participated
in the rebellion of I848-49. After coming
to the United States he pursued his studies
in Philadelphia, and in I856 settled at Meadville, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, where
he devoted himself to the study of medicine.
In I86o-6I he attended the Cleveland Medical
College, and was then appointed by the State
of Pennsylvania assistant surgeon for three
years, or until the close of the war, being assigned to the I24th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Cavalry. He served on the staffs of
Colonel Minty and General Hatch, and acted
as surgeon in charge of hospitals in Huntsville
and Eufaula, Alabama. Many "special orders"
and also many letters on file in the State Department testify to Dr. Young's efficiency in
the discharge of duty and to his professional
skill, but space admits of the following extracts only:
"Headquarters First Brigade, Second Cavalry Division, Department Cumberland, near Atlanta:
"Assistant Surgeon Theodore J, Young, Seventh
Pennsylvania Cavalry, now in charge of the hospital
of this brigade, has been on duty either in the field
with his regiment or in charge of the hospital of this
command for something more than a year past. I
have found him attentive to business, efficient in the
discharge of duty and skillful in his profession.
"G. W. Fish, Surgeon, First Brigade, Second Cavalry Division, Department Cumberland, I864."
"In camp and on the march he never tires in his
attention to the sick, and on the battlefield performs
his duties regardless of personal safety. He operates
well and displays the best of judgment in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
"S. E. MUNFORD, Medical Director, Second Cavalry
Division, near Atlanta, I864, Army Cumberland."
"Assistant Surgeon Theodore J. Young, Seventh
Pennsylvania Cavalry, has been in my command
nearly a year. He stands deservedly high in his
branch of the service.
"H. GARRARD, Brigadier-General Commanding
Division."
At the close of the war Dr. Young was honorably mustered out of service, receiving his
discharge in October, I865, and immediately
settled in Titusville, Pennsylvania, where he
entered upon the practice of his profession.
In I867 he moved to Philadelphia and matriculated at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in I868. He then returned to Titusville,
where he engaged in continuous practice. For
many years he was surgeon for the railways
centering in that place, and for several years
filled the office of county physician. He was
a life member of the American National Medical Association and the State Medical Society,
and also belonged to the Crawford County
Medical Society, serving for a time as its president and for five years holding the offices of
secretary and treasurer.
Dr. Young married, August 3, I858, Sarah
Scott McFarland (see McFarland), and they
were the parents of: David Gelbert, born July
2, I859, deceased; Katharine Eberly, mentioned below, and James E., deceased.
(IV) Katharine E., daughter of Theodore
J. and Sarah Scott (McFarland) Young, was
born July 25, I86o, and became the wife of
Robert Sellers Hampton, as mentioned above.
(The McFarland Line).
(I) James McFarland, maternal great-greatgrandfather of Mrs. Katharine E. (Young)
Hampton, emigrated from county Tyrone, Ireland, about I8oo, and settled in Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania, where for the rermainder of his
life he was engaged in mercantile business.
(II) John, son of James McFarland, was
born in I797, in Ireland, and remained with
his father until nineteen years of age, when he
began the publication of the Sentinel at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, removing subsequently
to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he published
the Volunteer. Later we find him in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he was the publisher
of the Commonwealth, and in 1824 he went to
Pittsburgh, establishing in that city the Allegheny Democrat.  Mr. McFarland married,
March I, I8i6, at Hagerstown, Maryland,
Catherine Eberly, a native of Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania. John McFarland died August
I2, 1827, and his widow survived him nearly
fifty years, passing away October Io, I876, at
the residence of her son, in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
(III) James E., son of John and Catherine
(Eberly) McFarland, was born January 4,
I817, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and
when fourteen years of age was apprenticed
to his father's trade. In I835 he went to CrawI I CK)imIM                            ALLEGIHE1
ford' county and-,'established' the Crawford
Democratj a paper which strongly advocated
the election of- George Wolf for-;governor.
-Later he purchased the Meadville Courier,
which he consolidated -with the Crauwford
Democrat, and during a period of twenty-five
years published the united papers.
In  I84O Mr. McFarland was appointed
United States deputy marshal for Crawford
county, and in I845 was elected prothonotary,
to which office he declined reelection. In 1848
he was the Democratic candidate for congress,
and during the administration o.f Pierce and
Buchanan served as postmaster of Meadville.
In 1862 he entered the banking business, and
in i865 was one of the incorporators of the
Merchants' National Bank at Meadville, -of
which' institution he was elected president.
Shortly after, upon a reorganization of the
bank, he was elected cashier, which position
he filled for eighteen years. He also served
on- the school board and city council of Meadville.
Mr. McFarland married, in I838, Mary
Scott (a descendant of Rev. David Philips, as
mentioned below), of'Pittsburgh, and the following children, were born to them: Sarah
Scott, mentioned below; John, who entered the
United States Navy: upon graduating at the
United States Naval Academy, and served
with distinction in the civil war, and who was
lieutenant-commander at time of his death,
when but thirty-two years of age; he married
Anna Dick; Thomas S., married Fanny Otterstater; Katherine; James E. (2); Elizabeth,
married William  S. McGunnegle, U. S. N.;
Mary, married George Wallace Delamater;
and Anna.
(IV) Sarah Scott, daughter of James E.
and Mary (Scott) McFarland, became the
wife of Dr. Theodore J. Young (see Young).
(The Philips Line).
Joseph Philips was born in Wales, in 17I6,
and came to America in I755; his wife was
named Mary. -They had two sons: Rev. David,
and Josiah; the former was a captain and the
latter a lieutenant in Pennsylvania regiments
in the revolutionary war.
Rev. David Philips had a daughter named
Mary, who was married twice; her first husband was Benjamin Pyatt; her second husband
was John Scott. In addition to Mary, David
Philips had these children: Benjamin; Thomas,
married Sarah Hazen and settled in Mercer
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county, Pennsylvania:; Jo'siah, married (first)
Sarah  Bell, (second)  Mrs. -Blackamoore;
David, married Nancy Richardson; Isaac,
married Ann Leadley.; Martha, married Joseph
-Work; and Sarah, married David' McElhennay.
Thomas Scott was the son of John Scott and
her who was formerly Mary Philips; he had
a half-brother, Benjamin Pyatt, who married
Margaret McKeown, and a sister;,  Nancy
Scott, who married John White. Thomas was
married twice, his first wife being Sarah Watson, who had the following children: Mary,
married James E. McFarland; Sarah, married
Stacy Lloyd; John, married  (first) Ellen
Forsythe, (second) Olivia Rodgers; Elizabeth,
married James O'Conner; and William, who
became a priest of the Roman Catholic church.
The second wife of Thomas Scott was Sarah
Adams.
The Bindley family of Warren
BINDLEY  county, Pennsylvania, represented in the present generation
by Charles Ira Bindley, a- prosperous agriculturist of Spring Creek, descends from John
Bindley, who was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, in I788, died in Warren
county, Pennsylvania, January 17, I863. He
came to the United States in I826 and settled
first in the state of Massachusetts, where he
found employment in the print mills. Between
the years I840 and I842 he removed to Warren county, Penn'sylvania, there being a num-erous emigration from  one state to the''other
about that time, and settled near Ashville, on
the state line between New York and Pennsylvania, where -he purchased a farm of eighty
acres, fifty of which were located in Pennsylvania and the remainder in New York. He
was a man of good habits, industrious and enterprising, and was one of the esteemed citizens of the- com'munity. He married, before
his emigration to Warren county, Pennsylvania, Sarah  --, born in England, died
November I2, 1859, aged seventy-three years,
and' her remains are interred in the cemetery
at Sugargrove beside those of her husband.
Children: John, Elijah, Keziah, Leah, Rachel;
Jabez, of whom further, and an adopted son,
Enoch.
(II') Jabez, youngest child of John and
Sarahl Bindley, was born in England, March
28, I824, died at Sugargrove, Warren county,
Pennsylvania,  April 2I,  I892.  He  wasPENNSYLVANIA
brought to this country by his parents when
two years of age, and was about sixteen when
they removed to Freehold township. In early
life he assisted with the work of the farm,
but during the gold excitement in.California
went there and remained for a short time.
Upon his return home he turned his. attention
to agricultural pursuits, purchasing a farm
which he cultivated and improved and on
which he resided for the remainder of his days.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, cast his vote for the candidates of the
Democratic party, and served in the capacity
of school director. During the civil war he
was drafted and responded to the call, but for
some unknown reason he was never called
upon to serve. He performed well the duties
devolving upon him., and won and retained the
good will and respect of his. friends and neighbors. He married Sarah Edith, born October
II, I827, died December 2I, 1905, daughter of
Thomas and Sarah Green, the former of
whom was born in i796, died November 29,
i866, and the latter born I789, died September. I, I862, interred in the cemetery at Sugargrove. Children: I. Benjamin Franklin, born
May 7, I847; a farmer, resides in Harmony
township, Chautauqua county, New'York;
married Clemmie Carr; child., DeForest.  2.
John E., born March I4, I850, died. I893,
buried at Burdette, Kansas; married Della
Mathers; children: Millie; Helen, deceased;
Edith; Carrie; Ray; the family resides in the
west. 3. Thomas L., born August 5, I855,
died December i6, I892, buried at Burdette,
Kansas; married Mary Mathers; children:
Jessie, deceased; George; Earl; Elmer; Byron;
the family resides at Burdette.  4. Charles
Ira, of whom further. 5. Willis Hover, born
January I8, 1870; married Margaret, daughter of James and Sarah Moore; the Moore
family are natives of Ireland, from whence
they emigrated to the United States, February
Y, I892; the mother died in I889, aged thirtyfive years, and her husband and one son reside
on a farm in Freehold township, which they
purchased and on which they settled.:(II) Charles Ira, fourth son of Jabez and
Sarah Edith (Green) Bindley, was born on
his father's farm, September I7, i865. He
acquired a practical education in the public
schools of Freehold township, and his boyhood
days were spent on the farm, which he assisted
in cultivating. After his marriage he rented
the farm belonging to his father-in-law,. Mr.
Williams, remaining thereon one year.  He
then moved to his present farm, twenty-five
acres of which was inherited by his wife from
an aunt, Mrs. Esther Barnett, sister of Mr.
Williams, and which was a part of the, estate
of her grandfather, Stephen  Williams.  In
i886 Mr. Bindley purchased forty-five acres of
the original tract from his father-in-law, and
on March I0, I905, he purchased ninety-five
acres adjoining from  Charles L. Heath, land
belonging to the original farm of William Carter. The farm  is located on the creek road
one-half mile south of Lottsville, on the main
road to Pittsfield. Mr. Bindley has brought
the land up to a high state of cultivation, has
it well stocked and is conducting a general
agricultural and dairy business. He is a man
of high character, ready and willing to advance
the interests of the community, and has been
chosen to fill various offices of trust and responsibility, having served as assessor of Freehold township for two terms-I905-o6, and
one term on the board of education. His family affiliates with the Methodist Episcopal
church, and he is an adherent of the principles
of the Democratic party. Mr. Bindley became
a member of Lottsville Lodge, No. 631, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, March 7,
1892, and represented that body at Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, when the Grand Lodge was in
session. He is also a member of the Rebekah
Lodge.
Mr. Bindley married. on Thanksgiving Day,
November 24, 1884, Mary Rosetta, born near
her present home in Freehold township. Warren county, Pennsylvania, February 7, 1864,
daughter of Jared and Sybil Philena (Cowles)
Williams (see Williams). Children: I. Jessie,
born February 12, i886, died October 30, I890.
2. Willma C., born July 23, 1887; educated in
schools of Lottsville; purchased a farm in
Columbus township, which he conducts; member of Lottsville Lodge,-No. 63I, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows; married, October 31,
t908, Grace, daughter of Edward; and Sarah
(Chapman) Jaquith; children: Willma Burr,
born September i8, i909, died. February io,
IqI3; DeForest, born October.5, 1911I.  3.
Willard I., twin of Willma C. educated in the
schools of Freehold township; a farmer, owning a farm in Columbus township; is a Democrat, also a member of the Lottsville Lodge,
Mo. 631; married,. July  22, i908,  Allene,." I:1 IALLEGHENY VALLEY
daughter of Lewis and Florence (Chapman)
Jaquith; no issue.  4. Gertrude Jane, born
June I9, I9go, resides at home.
(The Williams Line).
(I) Stephen Williams, grandfather of Mrs.
Charles Ira Bindley, was one of the early settlers and prosperous men of Warren county,
Pennsylvania.  His death occurred June 24,
r859, aged seventy-four years, five months,
twenty-one days. His wife, Mary Williams,
died April 24, I877, aged ninety-eight years,
five months. Among their children were: Stephen Jr., died April 24, 1870, served during
the entire period of the civil war; Esther, born
I824, died I885; Jared, of whom further.
(II) Jared, son of Stephen and Mary Williams, is a resident of Freehold township,
Warren county, Pennsylvania, and is now
(I912) more than eighty years of age. He is
the owner of a farm of about ninety acres,
on which he resides, and to which he was
brought by his parents when ten years of age.
He has taken an active interest in all that pertains to th,e welfare and ad'vancement of the
community, and his influence for good has
been wide spread. He is a member of the
Wesleyan Methodist church, and a Republican
in politics. He married (first) Sybil Philena
Cowles, born I846, died I870, who bore him
two children, namely: Mary Rosetta, aforementioned as the wife of Charles Ira Bindley;
Gertrude, married George Kemp, and they
have by adoption a daughter, Flora. Mr. Williams married (second) Elizabeth Koons and
has one son.
The Keefers came to Clarion
KEEFER county at an early day, even before its erection as a county.
The earliest definite record found of this
branch is of Benjamin Keefer, whose history
follows.
(I) Benjamin Keefer was born near Edenburg, Clarion county, Pennsylvania (then a
part of Venango county), in I8Io, died I85I.
He became a farmer, owning his own land. He
married Margaret Keefer, born near Edenburg, in I815, died in I88I, daughter of Jacob
Keefer, born in eastern Pennsylvania, where
he married, calme west, and was among the
early settlers of Venango county. He was of
German descent, and both he and his wife
members of the Lutheran church. Children
of Jacob Keefer: I. Henry, a farmer of Clarion county. 2. Sarah, married John Highbarger. 3. Kate. 4. Margaret, married Benjamin Keefer; after the death of her husband
in I85I, she returned to her parents, remaining until about I863, when she afterward resided with her children. Children of Benjamin and Margaret Keefer: I. George, deceased, a veteran of the civil war. 2. Jacob
Marion, of whom further. 3. Jesse (deceased), an oil operator, died in California. 4.
Paul H., a carpenter and oil pumper in Clarion and Allegheny counties until I9II, when
he moved to Whittier, California; died March
14, I913, in hospital at Whittier, California.
5. Harriet, died young. 6. Mary Delilah, died
young. 8. Clara, married Archie Cov'-ntry,
and resides in Oil City.
(II) Jacob Marion, second son of Benjamin and Margaret (Keefer) Keefer, was
born in Venango county, Pennsylvania, February I9, I844. He was seven years of age
when his father died, and afterward worked
around among thie neighboring farmers for his
board and clothes. When he was eighteen
years of age he enlisted in August, I862, in
Company K, I2ISt Regiment Pennrsylvania Infantry. He was in the hard fought and sanguinary battles of Fredericksburg, and soon
afterward was stricken with a serious illness,
and on recovery was honorably discharged for
disability. He remained at home one year,
and in I864 again enlisted, joining Company
G, I55th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer
Infantry, and fought with the Army of the
Potomac during all its battles to Appomattox
and marched with that tattered but triumphant
army in the Grand Review before President
Johnson, receiving  honorable  discharge  in
June, I865.
Returning to Clarion county, he began working in the lumber woods as a saw mill hand
and was in the lumber business until I902 in
both Clarion, and Forest counties. In I902
he settled in Clarion, Pennsylvania, where he
has since lived a retired life. He had been a
hard worker from childhood, and has richly
earned the comfort and ease he now enjoys.
He is a Republican in politics, and he and his
wife members of the Lutheran church. He
married, November 23, I8-, Nancy Jane
Wiant, born in Porter township, Clarion
county, June I7, I858, daughter of William
and Elizabeth (Howe) Wiant.  Mr. Wiant
was born in Clarion county, February 23, i832,
died November I5, I9o6, son of Jacob and
III2PENNSYLVANIA
Hannah Wiant, of German descent, early settlers of Porter township. William Wiant
was a farmer, living on the Howe farm; he
served in the civil war, and received a wound
in the shoulder. About I890o he moved to
Clarion, where he lived retired until his death.
His wife, Elizabeth Howe, was a daughter of
Abraham and Barbara (Yearty) Howe, also
early settlers of Porter township, Clarion
county. Children of William Wiant: I. Margaret, married G. B. Ferringer, and lives at
New Mayville, Pennsylvania. 2. Kate, married Paul Keefer, and resides in California. 3.
Nancy Jane, of previous mention. 4. John,
died in infancy. 5. Martha, married John
Cornman, and lives in Rimersburg, Pennsylvania. 6. Wallace, now living in Clarion, Pennsylvania. 7. Clara, twin of Wallace, married
William Gold and lives in Butler, Pennsylvania. 8. Rebecca, deceased; married Thomas
Hall. 9. Ella, married George Adams; both
deceased. Io. Fannie, married Hiram R.
Eisenman, and resides in Strattanville, Pennsylvania. Children of Jacob M. and Nancy
Jane Keefer:
I. Frank L., born March Io, I879. He attended the public school at Leepers Mills and
other public schools in Clarion county, then
entered Clarion high school, whence he was
graduated, class of I896.  After leaving
school he became a clerk in Martin's feed store
in Clarion, remaining four years. He was then
clerk for four years in E. E. Capron's general
store; later clerk in C. Peter's general store,
Carrier Brothers' store, then for two and a
half years in Brinkley's general store.  In
January, I9o9, he was appointed deputy treasurer of Clarion county, a position he now
holds. He is a Democrat in politics. He is
a member of the local lodge of Maccabees, and
is also secretary and treasurer of the Clarion
Cemetery Association. Both he and his wife
are members of the Lutheran church. He
married, May 30, I900, Katharine Hiwiller,
born in Toby township, Clarion county, March
6, I88o, daughter of George and Frances Hiwiller; Mrs. Hiwiller died in I908, and he
died February 8, I913. Children of Frank L.
Keefer: i. Bertha, born October 30, I900.
ii. Kenneth, June 6, I902. iii. Gladys Lucille,
died in infancy. iv. Twila, born February 6,
I907. The family home is at 6i6 Liberty
street, Clarion.
2. William Evans, born April I2, I884, now
an engineer on the Pennsylvania Southern
railroad, and resides in Clarion. He married
Cora Dean. Children: Dorothy Dean and
Ch,arles William.
3. Bessie, born March 27, I886; married C.
L. Logue, a blacksmith, and resides in Clarion; children: Grace, Ethel and Everet.
4. Jesse Earl, born September 22, 1892, a
glass worker; married Mabel Wensel, and resides in Clarion.  Earl Clifford, only child,
was born March Io, I912.
5. Freda, died in infancy.
6. Orvis Craig, born July I7, I896, lives at
home with parents.
The family home of Mr. J. M. Keefer is on
Fifth avenue, just outside of the Clarion borough line.
Emery L. Gathers, of Clarion
GATHERS county, Pennsylvania, is a descendant of old English and
German stock, a combination that has gone
toward the making of many excellent and
patriotic citizens of the United States, who
have contributed their quota toward the upbuilding and greatness of this country. His
English emigrant ancestor probably crossed
the Atlantic in I6821, there being recorded in
Salem, Massachusetts, that one Gathers arrived at that time. Gathers was one of thirtytwo Englishmen who made their homes near
Salem for a few months, and not caring for
the rigid rules that governed the Puritans, then
in the hey-day of their power, he migrated to
the Colony of Connecticut. There he married,
and his children and children's children moved
into other colonies. At the present timie the
Gathers family is widely scattered, families
of the name being found in every state of the
Union. They are good, substantial men and
women, doing well their part in behalf of their
town, county, state and country in war as
well as peace.
(I) Jacob Gathers, a descendant of the immigrant Gathers, was born in Pennsylvania,
whither his parents had come in the latter
part of the eighteenth century, in I790, and
died in Pennsylvania in I862, a highly respected member of the community in which he
had lived so long. He married Mary Himes,
like himself of English stock, who was born
in I794, died on the family homestead, April
I7, I873. They were married when they came
to Clarion county and settled in Monroe township, where they reared a family. He was one
of the influential men in that section of the
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state, made so by"_his strict integrity  and
shrewd judgment of men and measures. He
was a Democrat and voted with that party
until the time of his death. He followed farming as a vocation, and made it a success, bringing it up to a high state- of productiveness,
after reclaiming it from the wilderness. Among
his children was Henry, of whom further.
(II) Rev. Henry Gathers, son:of Jacob and
Mary (Himes) Gathers, was born on the farm,
November 23, i827, died July 2, 1883. He
received his preparatory education in the public schools of the township, and on November
I9, I857, matriculated at Wittenberg College
and graduated from there with honors. He
was a thorough Greek and Hebrew scholar,
having made a--specialty of, these languages
with a view to entering the ministry. He was
ordained as a minister of the Evangelical
Lutheran church and served as pastor of many
churches in that section of the state. He was
a learned, pious man, and did much good during his lifetime in a quiet, unobtrusive way. He
was beloved, not only by his congregations,
but by all who knew him, and his death was
deeply regretted. In politics he was a Democrat, following his convictions in this as in
every walk of life. He married, August I4,
I862, Mary Klingensmith, born February 3,
I828, in Monroe township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, died February 2I, I902, daughter of Peter and       (Kifer) Klingensmith,
who came to Clarion county from Westmoreland county in I812, where the family had long
been settled. She was a worthy wife, a good
mother' and a sincere friend.  Children:: I.
Emery L., of whom further. 2. Salinda A.,
born in Porter's township, December 26, I864;
married I. N. Eshelman, of Salem township,
and lives in Salem, Pennsylvania.  3. Lizzie
Etta, born June I8, I866; married Thomas M.
McKee, of Bradford, Pennsylvania.
(III) Emery L., son of Rev. Henry and
Mary (Klingensmith) Gathers, was born on
the farm he now owns in Monroe township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, June 4, I863.
He received his education in the public schools
of Monroe township, but by far the more thorough knowledge was imparted to him by his
scholarly father, with whom he was: closely
associated for years. He was carefully reared
and when not attending to the farm duties was
poring over the books selected by his father.
Leaving school he purchased, one hundred and
forty-eight acres of land. He is a Democrat
by p-aternal inheritance and predilection, and
has been assessor of Monroe township for
fifteen years. He is considered one of the honorable, upright citizens of his township. He
married, October I5, I89I, Mary A. Krauss,
born September I5, I869, in Piney township,
daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Fowser)
Krauss, both of whom were born in Germany.
Children: I. Glenn E., born December I8,
-I892.  2. Alice M., born! April 5, I897. 3.
Lena R., born-January 27, I902.
Jacob Krauss, father of Mrs. Emery L.
Gathers, was born of a family long established
in Wittenburg, Germany, where he was born,
and where he worked at the stone mason's
trade. He married Margaret Fowser, also of
Wittenburg, and after the birth of their second
son they emigrated to the United States, in the
year I867, landing in, New York and finally
drifting to  Pennsylvania.  They  located in
Clarion county, in Piney township, where h,e
pursued his trade, combining it later with that
of lumbering, from which dual occupation he
amassed quite a nice property.  He was
drowned August 23, I884; his wife died November Io, I905.  Children:  Gottleib, Carl
J.-, Mary A., married Emery L. Gathers (see
Gathers  III); Anna- M., Amelia, Louisa,
Emma M., Hilda.
(VII) John  Hamilton
KING-LUCKE  King, son of Colonel John
(4) King (q. v.), was
born at Warren, Pennsylvania, May I9, I8I2,
died October I6, I888. In early life he engaged in the. lumber business, which he continued throughout his active career, gaining
thereby a lucrative livelihood. He was a member of the Episcopal church, and was a staunch
adherent of the principles of the Democratic
party, taking an active interest in county affairs. He married, December 25, I836, Martha Russell, born March 2o, I817, died April 5,
I885. Children: I. Robert Russell, born July
7, I838, died February 9, 1840. 2. Clarence
R., born July 5, I840, died January Io, I9O9.
3. James Ruthivan, of whom further. 4. Elizabeth May, born November 26, 1844. 5. Jennie M., born January 2, I848; married Washington J. Mead.'6. Robert Kimball, born May
I4, I853, died March 29, I894.. 7. John Hamilton Jr., born February 5, 1857, died September 20, I875.
(-VIII) James Ruthivan, sohn of Johin Hamilton King, was born in Kinzua township,
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Warren county, Pennsylvania, July I, I842,
died September 9, I905. He obtained a practical education in the schools of Warren. In
early life he became a pilot, running with his
father down the Allegheny river to Pittsburgh and points below, and soon became
highly proficient, being able to succeed where
others failed. After successfully engaging in
that business for many years, he became identified with the lumber business and later with
the oil business, following all branches of the
latter. He was brought tip in the Episcopal
faith, and was active in the affairs of the Democratic party, serving on the borough council
and on the school board. He was a charter
member of the Ancient.'Order. of United
Workmen, and active in the affairs of that
body. He married, May 24, I877, Susan, born
in  Conewango  township, Warren  county,
Pennsylvania, on the old homestead, August
29, I857, daughter of Emory and MIaria Ann
(Painter) Dailey. Children: I. Maria Geraldine, of whom further. 2. James Hamilton,
born in Warren, Pennsylvania, February I8,
I886; educated in public schools of Warren;
after leaving school became associated with his
father in the oil business; in February, Igo8,
he became associated' with the Burmah Oil
Company, of Upper Burmah, India, where he
has been located since that time.  Samuel
Dailey, father of Emory Dailey, was born in
the north of Ireland, emigrated to the United
States, and settled first in Chautauqua county,
New York, where he married Susan Leonard;
children: Samuel, Theron, Keziah, Emory, Rebecca, Susan, Maria. He removed to Conewango township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, where he was a prominent lumberman
and farmer, and where his death occurred.
His son, Emory Dailey, was born January 8,
I826, died January Io, I899. He was a farmer
and a resident of Conewango township. He
married, February 22, I849, Maria Ann
Painter; children: Elizabeth, born February
4, I850, died January 20, I889, married, December 26, I870, Boon Magee; Alden, born
July 3I, I852, died March I3, I856; David,
born November I6, I855; Susan, aforemnentioned as the wife of James R. King; Catherine, born June 4, I86I, died December I5,
I9o00, married, November 27, I882, Charles S.
Schwing; Cora, born March 26, I864, married, September 22, 1883, Herman L. Greenland.
(IX) Maria Geraldine, daughter of James
Ruthivan King, was born November 19, I88o,
in Warren, Pennsylvania. She was educated
in the schools of Warren. She married, November 25, I9o9, -Herbert Rycroft Lucke. Mrs.
Lucke is a member of the Daughters of the
American  Revolution, at Houston, Texas,
where she--resides. Mr. and Mrs. Lucke have
one daughter, Mary Ellen, born at Warren,
Pennsylvania, August 23, I910.:/:
A  student of etymology
WESTGA1TE  should have no difficulty -in
tracing the origin of this
name, as it is a combination of two plain-English words of such unmistakable meaning that
it is at once put in the class of "place names,"
and not as one derived from an occupation.
(I) B. B. Westgate, of this immediate
family, was a prominent manufacturer of
Riceville, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, being the proprietor of a Sash and Blinds Works,
which he established in I843, the original style
of the firm being B. B. Westgate  Sons. He
married and among his children was Reuben
B., mentioned below.
(II) Reuben B., son of B. B. Westgate, was
born at Riceville; Pennsylvania. After his educational period was over he engaged with his
father in the sash and blind manufacturing
business. In I866 this busin,ess was sold to
Joshua Bruner, and the entire Westgate family
removed to Vineland, New Jersey, where they
resided for two years. At the expiration of
that time Reuben B. Westgate repurchased the
sash and blind plant at his old home ati. rontinued to operate it until his death in August,
I874. After his death the executors of the
estate continued the operation of the works
until I88o.  Mr. Westgate was an earnest.
conscientious man, a good citizen and took an
active interest in community affairs. He mnarried (first) Huldah T. Ferry, she died in [866,
and he married (second) in I867, Clemina
Gray, of Harpersfield, Ohio. Children: Arthur H.; Theodore B., mentioned below.
(III) Theodore B., son of Reuben B. and
Huldah T. (Ferry) Westgate, was born July
I3, I858,.at Riceville, Crawford coun;ty, Pennsylvania. He received a good preliminary education in the schools of his neighborhood,
supplemented by a course at a commercial college at Denver, Colorado, after which he became joint owner with his brother of tile sash
and blind works, established by their grandfather, and carried the business under the firm
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The Rev. August Hoeing was
HOEING born in Weseke, Westphalia,
Germany, in I869, and is now
living in Fryburg, Pennsylvania. He is the
son of Henry and Gertrude (Gosen) Hoeing,
who were born and died in Germany. Father
August Hoeing was educated in Germany, and
in September, I893, came to America and continued his studies for the ministry in St. Bonaventure's Seminary at Allegany, New York,
and was ordained on Easter Sunday, I896, in
Erie, Pennsylvania. He became rector of the
Church of the Holy Cross at Rasselas, Elk
county, Pennsylvania, where he remained until
July, I898, when h,e was appointed pastor of
St. Michael's Church in Fryburg, which is
one of the oldest congregations of the Erie
Diocese, it having been organized almost a
hundred years ago and having erected its first
church (a log building) in I836. The present
grand church (a stone building) was conset
crated by Bishop Mullen, August 28, I887.
The congregation numbers about two hundred
families. In St. Michael's School some one
hundred and fifty children are taught.
Among former pastors who deserve special
mention is Father Andrew Skopez, who for
twenty-four years, from I846 to I870, tended
so faithfully to the spiritual wants of this
parish, also Father George Meyer, from I878
to 1894, whose skill and energy have given us
our beautiful church, the pride of Clarion
county. May the harmonious feeling that exists between the pastor and the flock live for
many, many more years!!
Thomas O'Dell, the first member
O'DELL  of this family of whom we have
any definite information, was
born in the state of New York in 1795, and
died in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, in
I855. In I842 he removed from New York
and settled on a farm in Crawford county,
which he cultivated until his death. He married Nellie Bryant, born in I798, died in I894,
and had fourteen children, of whom the following are now living: Alvertus, referred to
below; Werter, married Amelia Wheeler;
Maria, married William Van Gleason.
(II) Alvertus, son of Thomas and Nellie
(Bryant) O'Dell, was born in Cattaraugus,
New York, March I4, I832, and is now living
in Crawford county, Pennsylvania. He received his early education in the public schools,
and then learned the trade of a cooper. During the civil war he served  for eighteen
months in the Federal army, and then settled
on a farm in Crawford county, which he cultivated for many years, and has now retired
from active pursuits. He is a Republican in
politics, and a Methodist in religion. He married Elizabeth, born in Ohio, June 7, I842,
died in Crawford county, June 14, I912,
daughter of Robert and Jemima (Winans)
Shorts. Her father was born in Ohio in I804,
died in Richmond township, Crawford county,
Pennsylvania, in I882, and her mother was
born in Ohio in I799, died in Richmond township in I892. They removed from Ohio and
settled on a farm  in Richmond township in
1852.  Children of Alvertus and Elizabeth
(Shorts) O'Dell: Lee, referred to below; Jefferson, unmarried; Sherman, married Hattie
Matthews; Hattie, died aged fourteen; Mack,
died young.
( III) Lee, son of Alvertus and Elizabeth
(Shorts) O'Dell, was born on his father's
farm in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, June
30, I858, and is now living in Tylersburg,
Pennsylvania.  He received his early education in the public schools and later entered the
Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio,
from which he graduated with the degree of
M. D. in I884. He then entered on the active
practice of his profession in Tryonville, Crawford coun,ty, Pennsylvania, and remlained there
for fifteen years. He then removed to Evans
City, Butler county, Pennsylvanlia, where he
practiced for some little time, and in 1903 settled in Tylersburg, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he is still in the active practice
of his profession.  He is a member of the
Clarion County Medical Society, and is also a
member of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. He is a Republican in politics.
He married (first) in I874, Ada, born in
Crawford county, Pennsylvania, died in I892,
daughter of Robert Humes. He married (second) November I5, I899, Augusta (Roberts)
Hogan, born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, August I5, I857, now living in Tylersburg, daughter of Harrison  and  Aurelia
(Sweet) Roberts and widow of Michael Hogan. Her father was born in Mercer county,
Pennsylvania, in 1823, and was one of the
early settlers of Crawford county, where he
died March 21, I894. He served for three
years during the civil war in the One Hundred
and Fiftieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, known as the "Bucktails." Her mother
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name of Westgate Brothers. They operated
this business until I884, when Arthur H.
Westgate succeeded to the ownership of the
whole con,cern. In I886 Theodore B. Westgate removed to Titusville, Pennsylvania, and
entered the employ of the American Oil Cornpany as bookkeeper. His advancement in thiis
connection has been rapid, and is a sure indication of the right man in the right place.
After four years he became a partner ir. t!:e
company, and was elected its treasurer. In
1892 he was elected one of the managers of
the Producers and Refiners Oil Company,
Limited, and in I896 he was chosen a director
of the Pure Oil Company. Mr. Westgate has
always been actively interested in the affairs
of his home city, taking a good citizen's part
in the advancement of all movements for the
public good. Mr. Westgate married, June,
I895, Lou G. Rouse, daughter of Martin R.
Rouse, born in Sheshequin, Bradford county,
Pennsylvania, January 3I, 1835, a son of Rev.
Noll Rouse. Martin R. Rouse was twice married, (first) to Sarah M. Giles, who bore him
one child, Lou G., mentioned above, wife of
Theodore B. Westgate.
This is one of the ancient famKIDDER ilies of England, for several
centuries  seated  in  "Marshfelde," Sussex county, England, about seventy
miles from London, where land transfers are
recorded in the name "Kydder" as early as
1270. But tradition says they are of ancient
Briton stock and existed as a family previous
to the incursions of the Romans, Danes or
Saxons and were not disturbed in possession
of their lands by the "Conqueror." In some
of the early documents the name is stated to
be written "Kyddwr," which would indicate
Welsh or more properly ancient British lineage. "Kyd" in Welsh means a town or hill
and "Dwr" a small river or brook, while in
Saxon, "Kidder" means a dealer in grain. In
I500 the name was spelled "Kydder," retaining
that form for'over a century. In America the
name was spelled as early as 1656 "Kiddar."
The Parish records of Marshfield, England,
commence with the year I538, and among the
earliest names that occur in them is that of
Kydder. The English line is authentic and can
be relied on back to Richard Kidder, who was
living in Marshfield, Sussex county, England,
in I492.
(II) Richard (2), son of Richard (I) Kidder, died in I549.
(III) Richard (3), son of Richard (2)
Kidder, died in I563. His wife Margaretta
died in I545.
(IV) John, son of Richard (3) Kidder,
died in I599. His wife Dennys died in I590.
(V) John (2), son of John (I) Kidder,
was baptized in I56I, died in I6i6; married
Joane Begore, died in I6Io.
(VI) James, son of John (2) Kidder, was
baptized in I595. With his son James the history of the family in America begins.
(VII) James (2), son of James (I) Kidder, was born in I626 at East Grimstead, Sussex county, England. It is not known when or
by what ship he came to America. He was in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, as early as I650,
and probably came some years earlier. He
married Anna, daughter of Elder Moore, of
Cambridge, exact date not known, but is placed
at I649 by family historians. His marriage
with the daughter of Elder Moore would indicate that he was of standing and character in
the community. In I653 he was occupying a
farm in (now) West Cambridge, and in I656
he was living in (now) Billerica. In I662 was
a juror and in that year the court records attest: "James Kidder is allowed to be sergeant
of the military company at Billerica." He was
also selectman, and in I675, during King
Philip's war, was in the public service, keeping guard over the small tribe of Indians
at Wameset and in command of a garrison
house, containing seven families including his
own and that of his son John. Both he and
his wife were in full communion with the
church at Cambridge, and when a church was
organized at Billerica joined there. He died
April I6, I676.  Children: Hannah, born
I65o, married  Nathaniel Kettell; Dorothy,
born I65I, married Jonathan Hyde; James,
born I653, married Elizabeth Brown; John,
born about I655, married Lydia Parker;
Thomas,  born  i657;  Nathaniel,  I658;
Ephraim, of whom further; Stephen, born November 26, I662; Enoch, September, I664;
Samuel, January  7, I666, married  Sarah
Griggs; Sarah, June I, I667, married George
Brown; Joseph, November 20, 1670.
(VIII) Ephraim, son of James (2) Kidder,
was born August 3I, I66o. He resided on the
Billerica homestead, where he died September
25, I724. His estate was administered by his
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sons, Thomas and Benjamin. "Joseph being
gone to sea."  He married, August 4, I685,
Rachel Crosby, who died in I72I. Children:
Joseph, married, in I7'I2, Dorothy Drew; Ephraim, born April 26, I687; Rachel, born April
I, I69I, married Thomas Taylor; Alice, born
February 8, I692; Hannah, born September
2, I696, married J. B. Rhodes; Dorothy (twin
of Hannah); Thomas, born August 3, I700,
married Lydia Cooper; Benjamin, born August 3, I702; Richard, of whom further.
(IX) Richard (4), son of Ephraim Kidder,
was born May I0, 1705, removed to Dudley,
Massachusetts, died I773. He married and
left issue.
(X) Samuel, son of Richard (4) Kidder,
was born in Dudley, Massachusetts, February
8, I734, died on his farm there in 1776 of
smallpox, contracted in the army. He took
part in the early struggles for liberty, was at
Lexington and the siege, but death early ended
his military career. He married Sarah Corbin,
born September I4, I740, survived her first
husband and married (second) Deacon Jonathan Brown, of Dudley, and died in her native
town aged ninety years. Children: Sarah, born
March I7, I759, married John Barnes; Rebecca, born May 3, I761, married Stephen Edmunds; Samuel, born March 3, I763, married
Zitpha Bacon; Nathaniel, born I765, married
Polly Eddy; Jedediah, of whom further; Richard, born July 20, I769, married Rebecca Curtis; Ezbar, born September 29, I772, married
Amy Allin.
(XI) Jedediah, son of Samuel Kidder, was
born August 2, I767. He married Chloe Foster. Children: I. Timothy, born September
I7, I789, married Mary Hunt; Tryphena, born
October 3, I79I, married Daniel Healy; Susan,
born April I, I794, married Enoch Healy;
Foster, born February 27, I797, married Harriet Knowlton; Benjamin, born August I,
I799, married Rhod,a Perry; Jedediah, born
June 29, I802, married Moranda Rice; Dwight,
born February I5, I8o4; Chloe, born April
io, I8o6, married John Congdon; Truman, of
whom further; Nelson, born April 28, I8II.
(XII) Truman, son of Jedediah Kidder,
was born March I, I8o8. He served as chief
bugler in the One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was twice
married. The mother of the following children was Patty Morrison, whom he married
(second). Their home was in Warren, Pennsylvania. Children: Elliott Timothy, of whom
further; Elizabeth (Mrs. Gray, of Oil City,
Pennsylvania); Caroline.
(XIII) Elliott Timothy, only son of Truman and Patty (Morrison) Kidder, was born
in Warren, Pennsylvania, September, I832,
died there January 24, I898. He was educated
in the public school, and spent his entire life
in Warren. He learned the painter's trade and
was an expert at his business. He carried on
an extensive business in painting and decorating, employing many men. His residence was
the old Kidder homestead on West Pennsylvania avenue in Warren, which he owned. He
was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church and active in church work, a man of
high character and good standing in the community in which his sixty-six years were spent.
In politics he was a Democrat. He married
Elizabeth M. Schuyler, born September Io,
I83.6, died September 22, i888. Children: I.
Mary, born August I8, I857, died April I6,
I88o; married Alfred Southwick; child, Maud.
2. Frank George, of whom further. 3. Ailena
Calista, born December 9, I865; ma.rried
George Offerle, whom she survives; child,
Harold George.
(XIV) Frank George, only son of Elliott
Timothy and Elizabeth M. (Schuyler) Kidder, was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, June
28, I864. He was educated in the public school,
and after completing his years of study began
working with his father at the painter's trade.
After working at his trade for several years
and accumulating a sufficient capital he embarked in commercial life and for fourteen
years was engaged in the general household
furnishing goods business in Warren. He
then formed a partnership with his brother-inlaw, A. M. Hutchens, and as Kidder  Hutchens began business, September I9, I903, as
manufacturers of a general line of confectionary and soda fountain supplies, with plant in
Warren.  The firm  is well established and
commands an extensive trade. Mr. Kidder
owns the old Kidder homestead in Warren,
but resides at No. io6 Prospect street, where
he built a residence in I9o9. He is a member
of the Lutheran church, and is an Independent
in politics.
He married, November 22, I893, in Warren,
Emma, born June 2, I868, daughter of Philip
Beisecker, born at Rhine Falls, Bavaria, Germany, January I, I826, died October 8, I898.
He learned and worked at the shoemaker's
trade in Bavaria, coming to the United States
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in L846 and settling at Buffalo, New York.
Later he located in Warren, where he established a shoe store, becoming one of the successful merchants of the city. He also conducted a grocery store and acquired considerable Warren real estate. He was an accomplished musician and organized in Warren
"Beisecker's Band," the first brass band in the
city.  He was a member of the Lutheran
church, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in politics was a Democrat. He had
two brothers who also came to the United
States: Michael and Jacob. Philip Beisecker
married, October 25, I850, Margaret Rester,
born in Germany, January I, I832, who came
to the United States in 1840 with her parents.
Children of Philip and Margaret Beisecker:
Matilda; Philip, deceased; Rudolph, deceased;
Amelia; Rosena, married  Nicholas Moll;
Sarah, married John Reyner; Albert; Emma,
of previous mention; Philopina, married E. M.
Hutchens. Child of Frank George and Emma
Kidder: Doris Margaret, born October 28,
I902.
The  progenitor of the
GREENLAND  Greenland family in Pennsylvania was Moses Greenland, who was formerly a resident of Baltimore county, Maryland, and who settled in
Trough Creek valley, Pennsylvania, prior to
the year I8oo. He had two daughters, whose
names are unknown, and three sons: Nathan,
mentioned below; Caleb, Joshua.
(II) Nathan, son of Moses Greenland, was
born in Baltimore county, Maryland, in the
latter part of the eighteenth century.  He
accompanied his father and the remainder of
the family on their removal to the Trough
Creek valley and here married Sarah Corbin,
who bore him the following children: Sarah,
married Andrew Shaw; Keziah, married Nicholas Shaw; Mary, married A. Myerly; Missouri, married Reuben Chilcott; Benjamin;
Joshua, mentioned below; Caleb, Ezra, Nathan, Moses.
(III) Joshua, son of Nathan and Sarah
(Corbin) Greenland, was born in Huntingdon
county, Pennsylvania, August 20, I808, died
in March, I887. He was for many years a
resident of Cassville and of Huntingdon. He
was elected county commissioner in I847, and
in I853 was elected sheriff of Huntingdon
county. He married Betsey Wright, the ceremony having been performed June I3, I833.
She was born July 8, I812, died at Huntingdon, July 23, I88o. Betsey (Wright) Greenland was a daughter of Dr. Jesse and Ruth
(Chilcott) Wright, the former of whom died
in I852, aged sixty-three years, and the latter
of whom passed away in i883, at the patriarchal age of ninety-four years. Dr. and Mrs.
Wright had six children, namely: Betsey
Greenland, Jemimah Crouse, Louisa Henderson, Selina Norris, Mary Whiteside and Sarah
A. Heaton. Mrs. Wright was a daughter of
Richard and Ruth (Loveall) Chilcott, who
were married in Baltimore county, Maryland,
May 29, I774.  In the old Chilcott family
Bible, which was published in Philadelphia,- in
I8Ii, the following data in the handwriting
of Richard Chilcott is found: "I, Richard Chilcott, was born in the town of Bridgewater, in
the county of Somersetshire, England, in the
year of Our Lord, I746, on the 24th of February. My father's name was Richard and
mother's name was Rachel. A., D., I814, February 24, I, Richard Chilcott, doth will this
Book unto my namesake, Richard Chilcott, if
any grandson shall be at the time of my decease; if no grandson, to my son Richard Chilcott and to be kept on by that name- William.
Died on the Ioth day of August, I8Io, Ruth
Chilcott, wife of Richard Chilcott, Esq., in
the 6Ist year of her age." Joshua and Betsey
(Wright) Greenland had six children: I. Dorothea L., married J. Simpson Africa, president of the Union Trust Company, in Philadelphia, prior to his demise.  Mrs. Africa
likewise is deceased. 2. Jemimah, died as the
wife of John Elway, who is now a resident of
Altoona, Pennsylvania. 3. Mary Jane, wife of
John Black and they are residents of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. 4. Agnes G., married John
Bell, of Bellwood, Pennsylvania; they are both
deceased. 5. Walter Wright, mentioned below.
6. Joshua Wilson, superintendent of the State
Insane Asylum at Warren, Pennsylvania; he
married Minnie Wilson.
(IV) Walter Wright, son of Joshua and
Betsev  (Wright) Greenland, was born at
Cassville, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania,
January 6, I846, died March 25, I895, at the
comparatively early age of forty-nine years.
As a youth he attended a private school conducted by Professor Hall in Huntingdon and
for several terms he was a student in the Cassville Seminary. He early manifested a great
interest in the work of civil engineering, and
in I86o began to study that profession under
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the able preceptorship of the Hon. J.. Simpson
Africa, his brother-in-law.  At the outbreak
of the civil war, however, his intense patriotism prevented his continuing his studies, and
on August 7, I862, he enlisted as a private in
Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which regiment was raised in Blair, ISuntingdon and
other central counties of the state, by Colonel
Jacob Higgins, an old Mexican war veteran.
Although a youth of but eighteen years of age
at the time of his enlistment, Mr. Greenland
was unfaltering in his loyalty and bravery.
September I7, I862, in the sanguinary battle
of Antietam, he saved the regimental flag from
capture by the rebels, in this way attracting
official recognition. Soon after he was tendered the post of color sergeant of his regiment
but this- office he declined. Following is a description of the deed as given by an eye-witness:
When the Federal troops were beaten back, the
color sergeant, shot through the heart, fell dead
with the flag in his hands. A comrade behind him
snatched the colors from  the dead man's grasp,
raising them aloft, once more turned toward the
ranks, but the victory of the flag was brief, for an
instant later he, too, fell with a shot wound in his
breast, and the colors were once more trampled in
the dust. The troops had retreated some distance
before the fall of the colors was noticed. Then
Greenland left the ranks, and, rushing back amidst
the shower of grape and canister that fell thick and
fast, he gathered up the bedraggled flag, and, raising it on high, bore it triumphantly back to his
regiment.
The One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment figured prominently in the battles of
Antietam and Chancellorsville and in a number of important engagements marking the
progress of the war.  May I8, I863, after a
period of nine months' hard service at the
front, Mr. Greenland received his honorable
discharge from the army and was mustered
out with the rank of, sergeant. Immediately
on his return home he was nominated, on the
Democratic ticket, for the office of surveyor
of Huntingdon county.  In the ensuing election, although he was but eighteen years of
age, he was elected by a good majority, and
he acquitted himself with great distinction in
discharging the duties connected with that
office.
Mr. Greenland came to Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, in March, I865, and on that
date assumed the responsibilities of the office
of superintendent of the Clarion River Oil
Company. In this connection he sunk a number of wells at Deer Creek, Blyson' Run and
State Road Ripple. Three years later he went
to New Jersey to accept the position of manager of the Fruitland Improvement Company
and he lived in that state until 187I. While a
resident of New Jersey he was appointed postmaster of Atsion, by President Johnson, and
he was elected chosen freeholder of Burlington county, an office similar to that of county
commissioner in this state. Returning to Clarion, in I87I, he here engaged in the lumber
business and he continued to devote considerable attention to that line of enterprise during
the ensuing years until death called him from
the scene of his mortal endeavors. In I878 he
was honored by his fellowmen with election
to the office of prothonotary of Clarion county
and he filled the same with the utmost efficiency for two terms, or a period of six years.
In I888 he was the Democratic candidate for
congress from the twenty-eighth congressional
district, but owing to political exigencies failed
of election. He was a member of the board of
trustees of the State Normal School at Clarion
from the time of its organization and was one
of the most earnest and forceful workers in
securing its location at Clarion. He was contractor for the erection of the present music
hall of the Normal group. Largely as a result
of his influence, the narrow-gauge road of the
Pittsburgh  Western Railroad Company was
built through Clarion county and to Clarion.
He was one of the members of the building
committee of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Clarion, of which denomination he was a
devout member. In I894 he was nominated,
by the Democratic state convention, for the
office of secretary of internal affairs, and in
the ensuing October made a notable canvass of
the state, in company with William M. Singerly, Democratic candidate for governor, Robert E. Pattison, W. U. Hensel and William F.
Harrity, all prominent men in the public affairs
of this commonwealth.
Following is a brief resume of Mr. Greenland's career in the Pennsylvania National
Guard, in which his promotion was rapid and
well deserved. February 7, I88o, he enlisted
as a private in Company G, Sixteenth Regiment. He was appointed sergeant-major of
the above regiment shortly after his enlistment; was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and regimental quartermaster, August
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I, I88I; reappointed quartermaster, May I8,
I885; was made quartermaster of the Second
Brigade, February 27, I887; was appointed
quartermaster-general, March 5, I89I; and
was appointed adjutant-general of Pennsylvania, by Governor Pattison, March 8, I892,
with the brevet rank of brigadier-general. He
was held in high esteem by the officers and men
under him, and at the annual encampment of
the National Guard, in I89I, at Camp Kensington, they showed their appreciation of his
work and character by presenting him, through
their spokesman, Brigadier-General Wiley,
with a magnificent sword, finely engraved,
gold-mounted and of beautiful workman;ship.
On the scabbard is inscribed: "Presented to
Col. W. W. Greenland, Quartermaster-General
of Pennsylvania, by the General Staff and the
Non-Commissioned Staff of the Second Brigade, N. G. P." On one side of the blade is
inscribed: "W. W. Greenland," and on the
other side: "U. S."
In I889, when the Johnstown flood caused
such havoc in Pennsylvania, Colonel Greenland, then quartermaster of th.e Second Brigade, volunteered his service to help relieve
the terrible distress of the stricken community,
and for the ensuing six weeks rendered valuable assistance to Adjutant-General Hastings,
who represented the state authorities in furnishing relief and saving life and property.
As adjutant-general of the National Guard
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenland was a diligent
and untiring worker. It was his devotion to
the duties connected with this office that finally
began to tell upon his health. In the fall of
I894 he was forced to relinquish his responsibilities at Harrisburg and return to Clarion
for much needed rest. The dawning of the
new year, however, witnessed a change in the
state administration and he felt it incumbent
upon him to return to the capital and superintend the clerical and administrative work required in his office. His return to work was in
direct opposition to the orders of his physicians and it was not long until he was obliged
to give up entirely. Returning home in the latter part of the winter, he lingered but a short
time and his death occurred' March 23, I895.
May 4, I870, was solemnized the marriage
of General Greenland to Sarah E. Wilson, only
daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Wilson, of
Strattonville, Pennsylvania. Samuel Wilson
was a pioneer merchant and lumberman in
Clarion county and for years was president of
the First National Bank of Clarion. To this
marriage were born five children, as follows:
I. Bird Wilson, died at the age of fifteen years.
2. Walter Wright, graduated as a civil engineer
in the State College of Pennsylvania, and is
now engaged in the work of his profession at
Moberly, Missouri; he married Gay Frances
Jennings. 3. Elizabeth, educated at Wilson
College, Pennsylvania, wife of W. C. Stephenson, of Roanoke, Virginia. 4. Samuel, educated in the State College of Pennsylvania;
general manager of the Northern Indiana
Traction Company and lives at Fort  Wayne,
Indiana; he married Mary Fox, of Bridgeport, Ohio. 5. J. Allen, educated in Roanoke
College, Virginia; is now freight and passenger agent of the Northern Indiana Traction
Company, his headquarters being at Fort
Wayne, Indiana; he is unmarried. Mrs. Greenland survives her honored husband and maintains her home at Clarion, where she is held
in high esteem and deeply beloved for her
many good works and kind words.
General Greenland retained a deep and abiding interest in his old comrades-in-arms and
signified the same by membership in the Grand
Army of the Republic. In the time-honored
Masonic order he had passed through the circles of the York and Scottish Rite branches
and held membership in Tancred Commandery, No. 48, Knights Templar, Pennsylvania
Sovereign Consistory of Pittsburgh, and had
reached the thirty-second degree. He was past
master of Clarion Lodge, No. 277, Free and
Accepted Masons.
It is as true a saying as it is old that "Death
loves a shining mark." In the midst of his
great plans and his many-sided usefulness,
General Greenland, in the prime of life, was
called to eternal rest. His career was a positive, far-reaching, fruitful potency for good.
Its contemplation can never be void or valueless to thinking men. He not only wrought
out great ends for himself, but fired others
with energy and zeal. His presence and example were pregnant with a vitality that sustained the old, inspired the young and aided
all. His honor and his honesty went unassailed, his morals were above reproach, his charities were bountiful but unproclaimed, andf his
domestic traits were lovable unto the last degree. To this day his death is felt keenly
among his intimate friends and his memory
will long be green in the hearts of his fellow
citizens in Clarion county.
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The progenitor of this family,
COOPER  William Cooper, was a native
of New Eaton, Lancastershire,
England. He emigrated to this country, settling at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where his
death occurred and where his remains were
interred. He married, in England, ceremony
performed in the Established Church of England,, who bore him  a number of
children, two of whom came to this country,
Nathan, of whom further, and a daughter who
became the wife of a Mr. Payne.
(II) Nathan, son of William Cooper, was
born in England. He was reared and educated
in his native land. In 1826, accompanied by
his bride, he emigrated to this country, settling
in New York City, where he worked for ten
years at his trade of painting. He then removed to Sugargrove, Pennsylvania, and purchased a farm of ninety-six acres from the
Holland Land Company, which he cleared and
cultivated, conducting a general farming business. He built a stone and log house, which
was later replaced by a frame dwelling, in
I849, and this remains to the present time
(I912) as the family homestead, now occupied by his grandson, Clyde C. Cooper. Without exception the location of this land is the
best in Warren county, commanding a grand
view of the surrounding country for twenty
miles, including the beautiful village of Sugargrove, which is about three miles distant at the
foot of the slope. There is sufficient slope to
the land for irrigation purposes, and the
orchards, meadows, and groves of maple trees,
called sugar bushes, make a scene in the
autumn which is beyond the' skill of the artist
to reproduce. The inhabitants of this beautiful section of country are descendants of the
sturdy pioneers, the men to whom we are
indebted for so much that we now enjoy; they
live together in brotherly love, work together,
meet in family reunion year after year, meet
at each other's homes every week for the worship of God and on Sunday in their churches.
Mr. Cooper assisted in erecting the first church
edifice in Freehold township, and also assisted
in erecting the first church edifice in Sugargrove, the Methodist Episcopal, of which he
was a member. He was an Old Line Whig
and Republican, and was strenuously opposed
to slavery, as was also his wife. Mr. Cooper
married, June 4, 1826, in the Established
Church of England, Martha Brooks, born FebAV-45
ruary 13, I8O2, died February 4, I889, buried
in Turnpike cemetery by the side of her husband. Children: I. Mary, born January 8,
1828, died February 2I, I883. 2. Sarah Jane,
born September 27, I829; married Daniel
Maupin. 3. Maria Jane, born July 9, I83I;
married John McIntire.  4. Nathan Joseph,
of whom  further.  5. John Brooks, born
March 24, I83-, died December 9, I868. 6.
Thomas Brooks, born June I4, I837. 7. Hannah, born January 26, I840; married (first)
James Hayes, (second) Orland Sanford. 8.
Rachel, born May 25, 1842, died May 23, I844.
(III) Nathan Joseph, son of Nathan and
Martha (Brooks) Cooper, was born in New
York City, July 29, I833. At the age of three
years he was brought by his parents to Warren
county, Pennsylvania. He received a practical
education in the schools of the neighborhood,
and during his early life he assisted his father
in the work of the homestead, aiding in clearing up the land, also worked with his father
at his trade of painter, was employed in the
lumber woods, driving oxen, and during the
winter months shaved shingles. In this way
he accumulated sufficient capital to purchase
a farm of one hundred acres, known as the
Whitmore farm, in Freehold township, on
which he resided, and later he purchased one
hundred acres of woodland. Subsequently he
disposed of the farm and timber tract and
purchased the old homestead from his father,
residing on the same until I891. He then
erected a dwelling on an adjoining'tract of
fifteen acres, and having sold the homestead
to his son, Clyde C., he removed to his new
house.  He is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and was instrumental in the
erection olf the Freehold Forest Chapel, in
which he has served as trustee ever since. In
his political faith he is an adherent of the Republican party, and has served as a member of
the school board, as road commissioner and
tax collector. In September, I86,2, during the
progress of the civil war, he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Fifty-first Regiment  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, for  nine
months' service, and was honorably discharged
in August, I863, with a record for bravery
and good behavior.
Mr. Cooper married (first) November Io,
I859, Mary I. Woodburn, born in Freehold
township, May I4, I833, died January 27, I888,
daughter of James and Mary (Porter) WoodI I2IALLEGHENY VALLEY
burnl (see Woodburn and Porter). Children:
I. Vernella Winona, born September 23, i86o,
in Warren county, Pennsylvania; married Lincoln Warner; children: Belle, Millicent, Walter; the family reside in Sugargrove.  2.
Rachel Mertilla, born August 2I, I864, died
May 28, I88I.  3. Addie May, born October
I7, I866, died April 7, I908; married Eugene
W. Abbott; children: Harland and Laura, the
latter named deceased. 4. Clyde Clayton, of
whom further. 5. Margaret Ellen, born December 25, i869; married George Woodside;
children: Fred, deceased; Allan, deceased;
Mabel; Mary; they reside in Sugargrove. Mr.
Cooper married (second) January 15, I890,
Mrs. Viola S. (Gates) Nichlos, born June 24,
1853, widow of Emmet Nichlos, by whom she
had two children, Pearl and Clyde, -and daughter of William and Harriet (Seabury) Gates,
who now reside with her, they being the oldest
residents of the county. Mr. Gates was born
April 23, I82i, and his wife March 2I, 1822';
they are the parents of three children: Viola
S., aforementioned, Lafayette, Sarah.  Mr.
and Mrs. Cooper are the parents of one daughter, Mary, born May io, I89I, married Merrit
Baker, September 22, I912.
(IV) Clyde Clayton, son of Nathan Joseph
and Mary Isabelle (Woodburn) Cooper, was
born in Warren county, Pennsylvania, August
I9, I868. He was educated in the common
schools of Freehold and Sugargrove. He then
became a farmer, like his father, but is taking
an additional interest in breeding draft horses
of Percheron stock and raising them for sale,
and is also conducting an extensive dairy business. He has passed his entire life on his
present farm which he purchased from his
father. During eight years of this time, however, he was actively engaged in the insurance
business, representing the Freehold Fire Insurance Company. He has always been deeply
interested in the public affairs of his community, and is a staunch supporter of the Republican party. For. a period of three years
he served as commissioner's clerk of Freehold,
and in I9o8 was elected to serve for three
years as county auditor, and reelected in I9II
to serve in the same capacity for a period of
four years longer. Mr. Cooper is a prominent
member of the Methodist church, having
served as trustee of Forest Chapel at Sugargrove and actively interested in Sunday school
work. He became a member of Lottsville
Lodge, No. 631I, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, in I895, and passed the chairs; in
I905 he was transferred to Coldbrook Lodge,
No. II24, at Sugargrove. He is a member of
the Encampment at Warren, joining in IgIo,
and belongs to the Rebekah Lodge at Lottsville.
He is also a member of Sugargrove Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, of which he has been
three times master.
Mr. Cooper married, June I I, I89, at
Sugargrove, Dell Alberta McKelvey, of Vandalia, Tulare county, California, where she
was born August 25, I869, daughter of James
and Helen Margaret (Abbott) McKelvey (see
McKelvey I).  Children: Olive McKelvey,
born Jun)e 21, 1894; Rollin James, March 3I,
i897; Lepha Catherine, September 25, I898;
Helen Mabelle, August 14, I900.
(The Woodburn Line).
Among the many representative families of
Warren- county, Pennsylvania, was the Woodburn family, who settled there at an early date.
James Woodburn, father of Mary Isabelle
(Woodburn) Cooper, was born June I, I798,
died October 20, I856.  He married Mary
Porter, born December I, I794, died October.
9, I858, daughter of William  and Isabella
(Smith) Porter. Children: Samuel, born December 29, I82I, died December  6, I9oo00;
William, July I6, I823, died July 9, I890;
James, I826, died January I3, I85I; David,
September 2I, I827, died June 28, I9o6; Margaret, June 26, I830, died October I4, 19Io;
Mary Isabelle, May I4, I833, married Nathan
Joseph Cooper (see Cooper III); Sarah, September Io, I839.
(The Porter Line).
The progenitor of this family, William Porter, was born in Ballymena, Ireland, his parents
being natives of Paisley, Scotland. He was a
trader. He inherited a legacy from his uncle,
but through the attorney employed by him lost
the same in some way. He then decided to
emigrate to this country, and in I8i8, accompanied by his wife and two youngest children,
came over, settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and two years later he sent for his
older children to join him, they having been
left in the care of Mr. Porter's sister. His
wife was an industrious woman and together
they struggled for a living, she spinning flax
and carding wool and weaving cloth, and Mr.
Porter traveled and sold their product, also
other articles of use. He married, in his native
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land, Isabella Smith, who died in Philadelphia, and was buried there. Mr. Porter died
in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, and is
buried there. Children: Mary, married James
Woodburn (see Woodburn); Isabella, Eliza,
Hannah, Jane, Sallie, Peggie, John, William.
The following account of the
HORTON Horton family is based on data
from "Early Hortons of- Westchester County, New York," by E. S. Jones,
published in the New York Genealogical and
Biographical Record, vol. 36, pp. 38-46, Io4I44, and from the "Ancestors and Descendants
of Isaac Horton," by Byron B. Horton, published in 19g2.
(I) Barnabas Horton, founder of the American family,; was born in I6oO, in Mowsley,
Leicestershire, England, died July 13, I68o, at
Southold, Long Island, New York, according
to his tombstone. He emigrated to America
before I640, and settled at Hampton, New
Hampshire. About 1665I he removed to Southold, New York, and resided there until his
death. He held many public offices, among
them deputy to the general court of the New
Haven colony in I654-56-58-59-6I; in I663-64
he was a commissioner for Southold. He married (first) in I622, in England, Ann Smith, of
Stanion, Northamptonshire, who died before
the family came to America. He married
(second) Mary ---.  Children: Joseph, of
whom further; Benjamin, Hannah, Sarah,
Mary, Caleb, Joshua, Jonathan, Mercy.
(II) Lieutenant Joseph Horton, son of
Barnabas and Ann (Smith) Horton, was born
about 1625, in England, died before June I2,
I696, in Rye, New York. He owned property
at Southold in I653, but in I665 had removed
from Southold to Rye, Westchester county,
New York, at that time included in the Connecticut colony. In i667 he was appointed
lieutenant. He was deputy from Rye to the
Connecticut general court in I672, and was one
of the commissioners to determine the boundary between New York and Connecticut in
I674. He was commissioner from Rye from
I680 to I683. He married Jane, daughter of
Lieutenant John Budd, of Rye. Children:
John, of whom further; Joseph, Samuel,
David, Jonathan, Benjamin, Hannah.
(III) Captain John Horton, son of Lieutenant Joseph and Jane (Budd) Horton, was
born about I655, died between May 20 and
August 4, I717. He was appointed lieutenant
for the town of Rye, New York, in I697, and
was later made captain.  In I699 he was
deputy to the Connecticut general court. He
married, before August 29, I684, Rachel,
daughter of John Hoit, of Rye.  Children:
John, Daniel, of whom  further; Jonathan,
Caleb, James.
(IV) Daniel, son of Captain John and
Rachel (Hoit) Horton, was born April 23,
I692, died December Io, I77'7. He removed
from Rye, New York, to Cortlandt Manor,
New York, about the year I739, and resided
there until his death.  He married Hester
Lane, born May 24, I704, died April I8, I769.
Children: Daniel, Elizabeth, Stephen, Rachel,
Esther, Phebe, William, of whom  further;
Millicent.
(V) "Judge William Horton, son of Daniel
and Hester (Lane) Horton, was born January
Io, I743, at Somers, New York, died April 4,
I83I, at Colchester, New York. About I793
he removed from Cortlandt and settled at Colchester, Delaware county,' New York. In I794
he was elected commissioner of highways.
During the years I797 to i8oi he was one of
the judges of the court of common pleas of
Delaware county. In I798 he represented the
county in the legislature of the state. He married Elizabeth, daughiter of Elisha Covert, of
Cortlandt Manor, New York, born January
4, I743, died June 24, I831. Children: John,
Henry, James, Sarah, Micajah, Isaac, of whom
further; Hattie.
(VI) Isaac, son of Judge William and Elizabeth (Covert) Horton, was born April I3,
I780, at Somers, New York, died May I0,
I855, at Liberty, New York. He held various
town offices in Colchester from I804 to 1823,
and in I826 removed from that town to Liberty. He married, January I, I807, Prudence,
daughter of Enoch and Esther (Wright)
Knapp, born June 20, I787, at Yorktown, New
York, died August 3I, I880, at Middletown,
New York. Children: Homer, Ray, James,
Charles, Esther, Clarissa, Ovid, of whom further; Annis, Webb, Emily.
(VII) Ovid, son of Isaac and Prudence
(Knapp) Horton, was born May 7, I821, at
Liberty, New York, died at Byromtown, Pennsylvania, July I6, I887. He resided at Liberty
Falls, New York, until I875, when he removed
to Sheffield, Pennsylvania. He married, June
3, I847, Catharine Graham, daughter of the
Rev. Thomas Holliday and his wife, Elizabeth
(McKay) Holliday; she was born February
I-I 23ALLEGHENY VALLEY
was born in I825, died in Crawford county,
Pennsylvania, April 3, I893, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Sweet, who died in Wisconsin. Children of Lee O'Dell (both by first
marriage): I. Blanche, unmarried. 2. Grace,
now living in Tylersburg; married Orion
Smith; child, Frances Lee, born January, I9I0.
Christian Kuhns,, the first memKUHNS ber of this, family of whom we
have any definite information,
was born in Leathwood, Clarion county, Penn.sylvania, in December, I82I, died in Forest
county, Pennsylvania, October IO, I870. He
was a son of John Kuhns, and grew to manhoold on his fathier's farm in Monroe township,
and then removed to Forest county, where he
cleared a large farm which he cultivated until
his death. He was a Republican in politics,
and held several of the public offices of the
township, and was alsa at one time county
treasurer of Forest county. He was a Methodist in religion. He married Emma, born in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in I825, died
in Forest county, November 28, I890, daughter of Jacob Dunkle. Her father was one o!f
the pioneer settlers of Clarion county, and
later removed to Missouri, where he died.
Chiild,ren of Christian and Emma (Dunkle)
Kuhns: John H., born I848, died I9II; Martha Jane; Jacob L.; Joseph C.; George W.,
referred to below; Albert F., born I858, died
in January, I891; Eli A.; Mary E.; Sarah
Elizabeth.
(II) George W., son of Christian and
Emma (Dunkle) Kuhns, was born on his
father's farm in Forest county, Pennsylvania,
September 5, I855, and is now  living in
Leeper, Pennsylvania. He received his early
education in the public schools, and then engaged in farming, in which occupation he remained until I892, when he settled in Leeper
and entered the mercantile business, in which
he still continues. In I897 he was appointed
postmaster at Leeper and still occupies that
office. He was also at one time school directoir
of the town. He is a Republican in politics,
and a Methodist in religion. He is a member
of Yokohama Lodge of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows at Tylersburg. He married,
June 8, I882, Luella, born in President, Venango county, Penlnsylvania, June 28, I86I,
now living in Leeper, daughter of James and
Mary (Holeman) Cosgrove. Her father was
born in Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, and
died in Forest county, anld her mother was
born near Tionesta, Pennsylvania, December
5, I835, and their children were: James, and
Luella, married George W. Kuhns, referred
to above. After her father's death her mother
married (second) Jacob Maze, and had issue:
John B. and Martha J. Maze. Children of
George W. and Luella (Cosgrove) Kuhns: I.
Elva M., born September 8, I884, died I902.
2. Alice, died in infancy. 3. Clara B.. born
September 24, 1889; now living in Leeper;
married Guy L. Shotts; children: Bernice L.
and Dorothy L.
Samuel Hess, the founder of the
HESS  family in this country, was born in
Switzerland, died in Pequa, Pennsylvania. In I7I2 he emigrated to America
with a band of Swiss colonists. Among his
children was. Jacob, referred to, below.
(II) Jacob, son of Samuel Hess, died in
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in I778. In
I734 he took up a tract of land approximating
two hundred acres one mile east of Lititznow,
Warwick township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and is buried in the family graveyard
on this plantation.  His wife's name is unknown. Children: I. Christian, born in I766;
married, in I785, a widow by the name of
Snavely; children: John, Christian, Jacob. 2.
John, referred to below. 3. Daughter, married
John Brubaker. 4. Daughter, married Daniel
Brubaker. 5. Daughter, married Rev. Dr. Eby.
6. Daughter, married Jacob Metzler. 7. Daughter, married Daniel Bohrlorder. 8. Daughter,
married David Martin. 9. Daughter, married
Henry Hess, of Lancaster.  Io. Daughter,
married Abraham Huber.
(III) John, son of Jacob Hess, was born in
Germany, died in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer. His wife's name is
unknown. Children: John, referred to below;
Abraham, Solomon, David, Gideon.
(IV) John (2), son of John (I) Hess, was
born in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, died in
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, I87I, aged sixty-five. He removed to Clarion county in
I832 and settled at New Maysville, where he
became a miller, buying the mill of Daniel
Giest which was later destroyed by a flood, and
then rebuilding the mill which was again destroyed, May 30, I86o, by a cyclone, and then
in I863 building a mill which is still standing
in New Maysville, and which he conducted
until his death. He was a Whig and later a
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28, 18215, at New Scotland, Albany county,
New York, died November i6, 19o9, at Warren, Pennsylvania. Children: I. George, of
whom further. 2. Byron, married Elizabeth
S. Douglas, and resides in Brooklyn, New
York. 3. Celia, unmarried, resides in Warren,
Pennsylvania. 4. Kate, unmarried, resides in
Warren. 5. James Holliday, born December
II, 1859, died July 26, 1899; married Carrie
Young.
(VIII) George, son of Ovid and Catharine
G. (Holliday) Horton, was born March 27,
1848, at Liberty Falls, New York, died March
5, I893, at Sheffield, Pennsylvania. He married, August 5, i872, Eunice Letitia, daughter
of Erastus and Eliza Jane (Eddy) Barnes
(see Barnes VI). Children of George and
Eunice Letitia Horton: I. Byron Barnes, of
whom further. 2. Harry Holliday, born July
II, I878, died March 8, 1912.
(IX) Byron Barnes; son of George and
Eunice Letitia (Barnes) Horton, was born
August 26, I873.  He resides at Sheffield,
Pennsylvania.
(The Barnes Line).
The account of the Barnes family here given
is based on "The Barnes Family of Easthampton, New York," by R. W. Wynkoop,
published in the New York Genealogical and
Biographical Record, I9o6 and 191o; also on
the "Barnes Family Year-Book," by T. C.
Barnes, vols. i, ii and iii.
(I) Deacon Benjamin Barnes, of Branford,
Connecticut, was born at Easthampton, Long
Island, New York, in 167I, died July 23, 1740,
at Branford. He removed to the latter-named
place from New York state about 1700. His
wife was Abigail. Children: Eleanor,
Abigail, Daniel, Nathaniel, Timothy, of whom
further; Ebenezer, Thankful.
(II) Timothy, son of Deacon Benjamin and
Abigail Barnes, was baptized in July, 17Io, at
Branford, Connecticut, died October io, I750,
at Litchfield, in the same state. He removed
to Litchfield about I750, shortly before his
death. He married, December 5, 1733, Phebe,
daughter of Thomas and Joanna (Farnham)
Barnes, of New Haven, Connecticut; she was
a descendant of Thomas Barnes (I), of New
Haven, another family from that herein considered. Children: Eunice, Lois, Phebe, Timothy, of whom further.
(III) Timothy (2), son of Timothy (I)
and Phebe (Barnes) Barnes, was born April
I9, I749, at Branford, Connecticut, died November 15, 1825, at Clinton, New York. He
lived at Litchfield until I804, when he removed
to Cooperstown, and later to Clinton, New
York. He married, October 25, 1772, Eunice,
daughter of Solomon and Sarah (Peck) Munson; she was born October 19, 1754, died December II, I807.  Children: Erastus, Sally,
Timothy, of whom further; Eunice, Munson,
Phebe, Abigail.
(IV) Timothy (3), son of Timothy (2)
and Eunice (Munson) Barnes, was born October 8, I780, at Litchfield, Connecticut, died
October Io, I873, at Barnes, Pennsylvania.
He lived for many years at Italy Hill, Yates
county, New York, where he was town clerk.
In 1828 he bought land in Warren county,
Pennsylvania, and was one of the pioneer settlers of Sheffield township, in that county, the
village of Barnes being named in his honor.
He married (first) Betsey Cole, September
I2, I802, who died October 27, I8o7; he married (second) her sister, Almira Cole, November 7, I809, who was born January 17, I791,
died August 26, I82o. Th!ey were the daughters of Gideon and Chloe (Beckley) Cole.
Children of second marriage: Eliza, Erastus,
of whom further; Timothy M., Leverett, Asa
Harmon, Chloe Amanada.
(V) Erastus, son of Timothy  (3) and
Almira (Cole) Barnes, was born August 5,
I8ii, at Italy Hill, Yates county, New York,
died December 27, 1894, at Barnes, Pennsylvania. He married, February 24, 1846, Eliza
Jane, daughter of Zachariah and Rose (Stewart) Eddy (see Eddy VIII). Children: I.
Harriet Rose, married Frank T. Blair, of
Wauseon, Ohio; both deceased; children:
Eddy Smith Blair, of Wauseon, and Ernest
Francis Blair, of New  York.  2. Timothy
Eddy, born November 5, i85o, died September
11, i88i; married Ada A. Houghton; children: Hiram Erastus Barnes, deceased; Dr.
Percy Livingston Barnes, of Chicago, Illinois.
3. Eunice Letitia, of whom further. 4. Catharine Eliza, married Henry H. Ham, of Wauseon; daughter, Eliza Barnes Ham, married
Earle D. Edgar, of Wauseon.
(VI) Eunice Letitia, daughter of Erastus
and Eliza Jane (Eddy) Barnes, was born atBarnes, Pennsylvania. She married, August5, 1872, George Horton, of Sheffield, Pennsylvania (see Horton VIII).
I I24PENN SYLVANIA
(The Eddy Line).
The following account of the Eddy family
is taken in part from the "Eddy Genealogy,"
by Robert Henry Eddy, published in i88I. The
probate records of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, and the town records of Plymouth
and Middleboro, Massachusetts, have furnished
additional data. The records of the later generations have been obtained from family Bibles.
(I) Rev. William Eddye, A. M., was born
in Bristol, England.  He was educated at
Trinity College, Cambridge, and was vicar of
the Church of St. Dunstan, in the town of
Cranbrook, Kent, England, from I589 to I6I6.
He died November 23, I6i6, and was buried
in Cranbrook churchyard. The financial affairs
of the parish were, through his instrumentality,
placed on a better footing than before, and all
its loose registers dating back to I588 were
collected and by him properly entered in a new
parchment book. This book was to be seen in
the year I88i at the vicarage. He married,
November 20, 1587, Mary, daughter of John
Fosten. She died in July, I611. In I614 hbe
married (second) Elizabeth Taylor, a widow.
Among his children was a son Samuel.
(II) Samuel Eddy, son of the Rev. William
and Mary (Fosten) Eddye, was born in England in May, i6o8. In I630 he left London
with his brother John, in the ship "Handmaid,"
and arrived in Plymouth, Mas.sachusetts, October 29, I630. He was admitted to the freedom
of the colony and received the oath on January I, I632. In I637 he had three acres of
land in Plymouth set off to him. In I64I he
had six acres of land and thirty of meadow
allotted to him. In I63I he bought a house
and lot of Experience Mitchell, at Spring Hill,
at the head of Main street, Plymouth. This
house he sold in I645. He was one of the
original purchasers of Middleboro, Massachusetts, and was a member of the military company in I643. He married Elizabeth -
who died in I682. Children of Samuel and
Elizabeth Eddy: John, Zachariah, Caleb, Obadiah, of whom further; Hannah.
(III) Obadiah, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Eddy, was born at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in I645. He was admitted to the freedom of the colony, June 9, I683t; was constable
in I679-8I-83-89. He settled in Middieboro
on land belonging to his father. During King
Philip's war the houses of the inhabitants of
Middleboro were destroyed by fire, among
them that of Obadiah Eddy. After the war
he returned to Middleboro and rebuilt. In
I68,2 he was surveyor, and in I69O a selectman
of Middleboro. He died there in 1722. His
wife was Bennet. Children of Obadiah
and Bennet Eddy: John, Hazadiah, Samuel,
of whom further; Jabez, Benjamin, Joel,
Mercy, Elizabeth, Mary.
(IV) Samuel (2), son of Obadiah and Bennet Eddy, was born in Middleboro, MViassachusetts, in I675, died there in I752. He resided
in Middleboro during his entire life on lands
which he inherited from his father. He married Melatiah Pratt, born December 4, I676,
died March, I769, daughter of Jonathan and
Abigail (Wood) Pratt. Children of Samuel
and Melatiah (Pratt) Eddy: Samuel, of whom
further; Zachariah, Melatiah, Bennet, Fear.
(V) Samuel (3), son of Samuel (2) and
Melatiah (Pratt) Eddy, was born in I7'IO, at
Middleboro, died November 3, I746. He married, February 5, I732-33, at Middleboro,
Lydia, daughter of John and, Hannah (White)
Alden (see Alden IV), being her first husband.
Children: Nathan, of whom further; Joshua,
Susannah, Samuel, Seth.
(VI) Nathan, eldest son of Samuel and
Lydia (Alden) Eddy, was born September 18,
1733, in Middleboro, Massachusetts, died February 28, I8o4, at Sherburne, Vermont. He
served in the revolutionary war from Middleboro, being a member of Captain Nathaniel
Wood's company, in Colonel Sprout's regiment.  About I779 Nathan Eddy and his
family removed to, Vermont, first settling at
Woodstock, and later at Sherburne. He married, November 27, I757, Eunice, daughter of
Ephraim and Abigail (Horrel) Sampson. She
was born May I5, 1737, at Plympton, Massachusetts, died M.arch 25, I802 (see Standish
V). Children of Nathan and Eunice (Sampson) Eddy, all of whom were probably born
in Plymouth county, Massachusetts: Ephraim,
born December 2I, I759; Lydia, September
i6, I762; Hannah, February I, I765; Nathaniel, July 6, I767; Nathan Jr., April 21,
1770; Rev. Isaac, June 24, I774, who lived in
Jamestown, New York, where his descendants
are still living; Zachariah, of whom further.
(VII) Zachariah, son of Nathan and Eunice
(Sampson) Eddy, was born November I8,
I778, probably in Plymouth county, Massachusetts, died July I4, I872, at Warren, Pennsylvania. In I8oi he left Pittsford, Vermont,
where his parents were then living, and went
to Warren county, Pennsylvania, residing for
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a number of years in Pine Grove township.
About I8I9 he removed to Warren, where he
lived until his death. He married, May 17,
I804, Rose Stewart, born February I6, I786,
died August 6, I857, daughter of James and
Catherine (Hood) Stewart. She was one of
the nine original members of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren.  Children: I.
Isaac S., born April 6, I805; married Olive
Gates; children: Henry, deceased; Zachariah
H., married Cornelia Carroll, children: LeRoy
C. and Everett; Hiram G., married Annie
Schofield, children: Mary and Olive G.; Sarah,
married William Scott, both deceased, child,
Frank R., of Warren, married Clara McKean,
son Douglas. 2. Catharine, born November 2,
I8o6; married Dr. Timothy Parker, of Warren; child, Timothy Fletcher, of Warren, married Nettie McNair. 3. Nathan S., born January I4, I8Io, died April 9, I832, unmarried.
4. Eunice, born April 28, I8I2; married
Hon. Thomas Struthers, of Warren; children:
Thomas E., died 1872; Ann Eliza, married
George R. Wetmore, of Warren, son Thomas,
deceased. 5. James Hood, born November HI,
i814; married Hannah Hook; children: Rose
4nn, married William Andrews, children, William, deceased, Belle, married William Witherop; Isabelle, married Andrew McMullen, of
Erie, son, Irvine Eddy McMullen;.Tames B.,
married Bertha Laufenberg, lives in Warren;
Henriette, deceased. 6. Zachariah Henry, born
March i5, i818; married Theodate Turner;
they lived in Warren; children: Eliza S. Eddy,
married Patrick Falconer, of Warren, children: Frank, Henry, Rose; Mary Elizabeth,
married, as his second wife, Frank Barnhart,
of Warren, son, Harry E. Barnhart. 7. Eliza
Jane, of whom further. 8. Rose Ann, born
August 29, I826, died July 24, I828.
(VIII) Eliza Jane, daughter of Zachariah
and Rose (Stewart) Eddy, was born June 20,
I820, at Warren, Pennsylvania, died March
28, I9oo, at Sheffield, Pennsylvania. She married Erastus Barnes (see Barnes V).
(The Alden Line).
The facts here given concerning the Alden
family are taken from the various Alden genealogies which have been published, and from
the original records of the probate court of
Plymouth county, Massachusetts, as well as
from family Bibles.
(I) John Alden, born about I599, in England, died at Duxbury, Massachusetts, September 12, I687. He came to America in the
ship "Mayflower," which landed at Plymouth,
Massachusetts, December 22, I620. He was
the last survivor of the forty-one who signed
the Compact in the cabin of the "Mavflower"
on November ii, I620. He proved a valuable
member of the Pilgrim company, as is shown
by his life of public activity. In I633 he was
chosen one of the assistants, that is, one of
the governor's council, and was annually
reelected until I64I.  In that year he was
elected deputy from Duxbury to the general
court, and continued to serve until I65o, when
he was again chosen a member of the council,
and so continued until his death. In I656-57'58 he was treasurer of the colony, having succeeded Myles Standish in that office. He married, in I622, Priscilla, daughter of William
Mullins.  John Alden and his wife later
removed to Duxbury, a few miles from
Plymouth. Children: Elizabeth, John, Joseph,
of whom further; Sarah, Jonathan, Ruth,
Mary, David, Priscilla, Rebecca, Zachariah.
(II) Joseph, son of John and Priscilla
(Mullins) Alden, was born in I624, died Febru,ary 8, I697. He was one of the early settlers of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in I654,
and had his father's proprietary share of land
there. He married Mary, daughter of Moses
Simmons, of Bridgewater, who came in the
ship "Fortune" in I62I.  Children: Isaac,
Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary, John, of whom further.
(III) John (2), son of Joseph and Mary
(Simmons) Alden, was born in I674, died
September 29, I730. He inherited his father's
homestead in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and sold it in I700, removing to Middleboro, Massachusetts.  He was one of the
twenty-six original purchasers of Middleboro.
He married Hannah, -daughter of Captain
Ebenezer White, of Weymouth, Massachusetts. Children of John and Hannah (White)
Alden: David, Priscilla, Thankful, Hannah,
Lydia, of whom further; Mary, Abigail,
Joseph, John, Ebenezer, Lemuel, Nathan, Noah.
(IV) Lydia, daughter of John  (2) and
Hannah (White) Alden, was born December
I8, I7Io.  She married (first) Sam,uel (2)
Eddy, of Middleboro (see Eddy V).
(The Standish Line).
The following account of the Standish family is based on "The Standishes of America,"
by Myles Standish, M. D. The probate records
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of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, and family Bible records have also furnished data.
(I) Captain Myles Standish was born about
1584, in England, died October 3, I656, at
Duxbury, Massachusetts. He served with the
English forces in the Low Countries, and became associated with the Pilgrims at Leyden,
Holland. On the voyage of the "Mayflower"
he was accompanied by his wife Rose, who
died the first winter after their ai-rival at
Plymouth. He married (second) after August I4, I623, Barbara, one of the
passengers who came in the ship "Anne." On
February 17, I620-21, he was formally chosen
captain, and organized the first military company in New England, continuing in its command until his death. It is said that his watchfulness averted many disasters to the feeble
colony. He also took part in civil affairs, and
served as assistant, that is, one of the governor's council, for nineteen years. In 1625
he went to England on business relating to the
colony's affairs. For six years he was treasurer of the colony. About I63I he removed
to Duxbury, and built his house on a hill which
has been called "Captain's Hill" to this day.
Children of Myles and Barbara Standish:
Alexander, of whom further; Charles, John,
Myles, Josiah, Lora, Charles.
(II) Alexander, son of Captain Myles and
Barbara Standish, was born before I627, at
Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died July or
August, I702, at Duxbury, Massachusetts. He
was admitted to the freedom of the colony in
1648. From I695 to I700 he was clerk of
Duxbury. He married (first) Sarah, daughter of John and Priscilla Alden.' He married
(second) Desire (Doty) Sherman, widow of
William Sherman, and daughter of Edward
Doty; she died in I723. Children: Myles,
Ebenezer, Dorah, Lydia, of whom further;
Mercy, Sarah, Elizabeth.
(III) Lydia, daughter of Alexander and
Sarah (Alden) Standish, married Isaac Sampson. He was born at Duxbury, Massachusetts,
about I66o, died at Plymouth, September 3,
1726, son of Abraham Sampson, of Duxbury.
Children: Isaac, Jonathan, Josiah, Lydia, Ephraim, of whom further; Priscilla, Peleg, Barnabas.
(IV) Ephraim, son of Isaac and Lydia
(Standish) Sampson, born May 8, I698, at
Plympton, Massachusetts, married Abigail
Horrel, who died January 26, 1793, daughter
of Humphrey Horrel. Children: Abigail. Elizabeth, Susanna, Eunice, of whom further;
Sarah, Priscilla.
(V) Eunice, daughter of Ephraim and Abigail (Horrel) Sampson, born May 15, I737,
at Plympton, Massachusetts, died March 25,
I802. She married, November 27, I757, Nathan Eddy, of Middleboro, Massachusetts (see
Eddy VI).
Among the early settlers of
WITHERUP  the "Scrubgrass" region in
Venango was John Witherup, probably the only man of English birth
in that section in the early day. On coming to
the United States he first settled in Trenton,
New Jersey, later was in Philadelphia, thence
moving to Pittsburgh. He was one of the
early freighters between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, making many trips over the mountains in the pursuit of his calling. He was also
engaged in the lumber business in Pittsburgh,
and was the contractor selected to furnish the
building material for the first Allegheny county
court house. He often related with pride that
he hewed the first stick of timber placed in
position in that structure. In I8oo he settled
at the mouth of Big Scrubgrass creek, in
Venango county, on a tract of 440 acres, and
there built the first saw and grist mill ever
erected in Clinton township. In addition to
milling he engaged in farming and lumbering.
He continued contracting operations, and was
the contractor for the first Venango court
house, also superintending its construction. In
1803 he was elected road commissioner, and in
I805 had the distinction of being elected the
first sheriff of Venango county. In I82I-2224 he served as county auditor, and in 1826
was elected county commissioner, serving until
his death. He was also elected justice of the
peace, serving for over twenty-five years. His
long useful life ended in 1843 at his farm in
Clinton township.
He married Mary Brockington, also born in
England, died in Venango county. Both were
members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church. Children: I. Abraham, of whom further.  2. David, married Jane Dunlap, and
moved to Missouri, where both died; children:
Alexander, Mary, David (2), Elizabeth, John
and James. 3. William, married Jane Ridgway, and moved to Virginia, where both died,
leaving issue. 4. John (2), died unmarried.
5. Alexander, a farmer, died in Scrubgrass
township, Venango county, married Sarah
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Tracy, also deceased.  6. Martha, married
Colonel William Shorts, of Sandy Creek township; both deceased; they have a son Abraham
still living. 7. Robert, died on the Red River,
Texas.
(II) Captain Abraham  Witherup, son of
John Witherup, the emigrant and pioneer, was
born in Philadelphia, January I8, I787. He
was taken with his parents to Venango county
in I8oo and shared the pioneer burden of
clearing and building a home in the wilderness.
After marriage he lived for a time in Rockland township, later returned to the old homestead at the mouth of Big Scrubgrass creek,
where he engaged in both farming and lumbering. In i865, on the discovery of oil, he had
his farm prospected and found he was over an
extensive pool. He began drilling and had
forty wells sunk on the farm, which, with very
few exceptions, produced from two to one
hundred sixty barrels of oil daily for about
eight years. He, of course, reaped a large
pecuniary benefit from  his lumber and oil
operations, and became one of the substantial
men of the country, and was one of the most
progressive, enterprising citizens of his day.
He was a lifelong Democrat, and held many
public positions, including justice of the peace,
an office he filled for twenty years. During the
war of I8I2 he commanded the Seventh Company, I32nd Regiment Pennsylvania Militia,
recruited in Venango county. When Erie was
threatened he marched with his company to
its defense, but for some reason did not arrive
on time, which suggested a hint from some one
that cowardice was the cause. Stung to the
quick by this suggestion he went into the fight
with such reckless daring that he won the
admiration of Commodore Perry, who after
the battle sent Captain Witherup an invitation
to dine with him. He was very proud of the
fact that on election day, I856, he marched to
the polls with his eight sons, and all cast their
ballots for the Democratic nominee for the
presidency, James Buchanan. He died April
4, I875, loved, honored and respected. He
married Elizabeth Phipps, born November I4,
I8oo, died November I9, I88o, fourth daughter of John Phipps. Children: I. Mary Ann,
born December 3, I8I9, died I887; married,
June I9, I837, James Haslett. 2. John, born
February i8, 1821, died unmarried, March 25,
I888. 3. Robert, born I822, married Sarah
McCool; both deceased. 4. David, born March
31, 1824, died June, I863; married Catherine
Webster, also deceased.  5. Catherine, born
December I I, 825, died I855; married Nathan M. Wasson, also deceased. 6. Joseph,
born July 8, I827; married, November I3,
1856, Eleanor Brandon; both deceased. 7.
Abraham (2), born March 30, I829; married,
November I8, I852, Sarah Porter, and now
resides in Akron, Ohio, retired. 8. Samuel P.,
born January 29, I831, died January 6, I894;
married Mary J. Porter, September I8, I862.
9. William, of whom further. io. Sarah, born
June 30, I835; married, June 28, I855, Oliver
D. McMillen, whom she survives, a resident
of Worthington, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. II. James B., born June 8, I838; married, February I8, I875, Achsah Coulter, whom
he survives, a resident of Clinton township.
12. Martha S., born February IO, I84I; marriecl, June 23, I864, Elliot Davis, whom she
survives.  13. Elizabeth Ann, born July 23,
1843; married Alfred Hardwick, whom she
survives, a resident of Evans City, Pennsylvania.
(III) William, ninth child of Captain Abraham and Elizabeth (Phipps) Witherup, was
born in Rockland township, Venango county,
Pennsylvania, August 24, I832. He was educated in the public schools and grew to manhood on the homestead farm. He spent his
active years engaged in farming and lumbering, although after oil was discovered he
drilled in I888 about one hundred wells on his
farm, where over thirty are still producing oil,
although in much diminished quantities. He
has always supported the principles and nominees of the Democratic party, served as school
director, and is a member of the Presbyterian
church.
He married, November I9, I863, Martha L.,
daughter of David and Rebecca (Stalker)
Eakin, of Clinton township, and a granddaughter of Thomas and Rachel (Baten)
Stalker. David Eakin, a farmer, died in
Venango county, aged forty-three years; his
wife died in I868; he was a Democrat. Their
children: I. Rachel, married Snowden Porter,
deceased, a resident of Akron, Ohio. 2. Samuel J., deceased; married Julia Ann Atwell,
who lived in Kansas. 3. Thomas, died in
infancy. 4. Thomas Jefferson, deceased; married Adalaide, who now  resides in
Colorado. 5. Mary Jane, married Murphy
Lockard, whom  she survives, a resident of
Venango county.. 6. Martha L. (of previous
mention), wife of William Witherup. 7. ElizI I28PENNSYLVANIA
abeth, married John Fabian; both deceased.
8. Sarah, married John Myers, whom she survives, a resident of Crawford county, Pennsylvania. 9. David V., an oil well contractor
and driller, now residing in New Castle, Pennsylvania; married Henrietta Cross. Mrs. Rebecca (Stalker) Eakin survived her first husband, and married (second) David Phipps,
who was associate judge five years. Their
only child married Charles Thero. Mrs. David
Phipps died February I7, I878; both she and
her first husband were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Children of William and Martha L. (Eakin)
\Vitherup: I. Forest Foster, died unmarried,
December 21, 1897. 2. Imelda, resides at the
family home in Kennerdell. 3. D. Thomas, an
oil producer, now living in Erie, Pennsylvania;
married Laura Cox. 4. Harry King, an artist,
residing in Buffalo, New York; married Minnie
Heible. 5. Joseph Alvin, married (first) Catherine Ryan, (second) Mary Pitchard; now
resides in Oklahoma; child by first wife,
Gladys, born I902. 6. Lewis Hudson, died
November 12, I880. 7. Samuel Bennett, resides
in Venango county, an oil producer; married
Katherine Shaffer; children: William, born
I902; Winifred, I903; Almira, I905; Katherine, I907; David, i9IO. 8. Jesse Lee, resides
in New Middletown, an oil contractor; married Georgia McClellan. 9. William Vick,
married Madge Boylan; children: Charles
Leroy, born I9Io; Martha, 1912. IO. Bessie
Phipps, residing at home.
Mrs. Martha L. (Eakin) Witherup, the
mother of the foregoing children, is a member
of the Presbyterian church, and although advanced in years is in excellent health and interested in all current happenings.
This name is found in New EngGILL land at an early date, and but few
families have been so sundered by
change of language, religion and even of
nationality.  There is no positive clue that
leads to James Gill, of Hilliard Station, Ohio,
but the best evidence found tends to the belief
that he was a descendant of the Canadian Gill
family, founded by Samuel Gill, who was captured by Indians in I697 and carried to Canada. In vol. lxx, p. 469, Massachusetts Archives, is found a petition of Sergeant Samuel
Gill, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, under date
of June 6, I700, to the governor and council,
"that they will take effectual measures for the
redemption of his son Samuel Gill, carried
captive by the Indians to Canada-about three
years before." But the boy was not returned,
grew up with the Indians, married a white
captive from the state of Maine and founded
an important Canadian family, now widely
scattered through Canada and the United
States. In the course of time, James Gill, born
about Io90, settled in Ohio at Hilliard Station,
near Columbus, Ohio. He married and left
issue.
(II) Joseph Patent, son of James Gill, was
born at Hilliard Station, near Columbus, Ohio,
about I820. He became a carriage builder by
trade.  When the break came between the
slavery and anti-slavery sections of the Democratic party, he went with the south in his
sympathies, stumping the southeastern part of
the state of Ohio for Breckinridge, the nominee of the southern Democracy in opposition
to Douglass, the northern and western candidate for the presidency. He married Elinor
Marquis, at Sharon, Ohio, in I848. She was
a descendant of a French Huguenot family,
who fled from France to Ireland. The name
was early spelled both Marques and Marquis.
The Ohio branch descended from John Marques, the first of the family to cross the Alleghenies, he settling on Cross Creek, in Cross
Creek township, Washington, county, Pennsylvania, about I774, with his brother, Rev.
Thomas Marques. They were sons of Thomas
and Mary (Colville) Marques, who lived in
Opequan Valley, near Winchester, Virginia,
and grandson of William and Margaret Marques, who emigrated from Ireland in 1720,
settling in Virginia and descendants of the
French Huguenot, Marques. John Marques,
thlird son of Thomas and Mary (Colville)
Marques, was born June Io, I750, married
Sarah, daughter of Edward and Letitia (Blackburn) Griffith, of Frederick county, Virginia,
later of Washington county, Pennsy,lvania.
He obtained warrant for a tract of land on
Cross Creek, Washington county, February
23, 1786, later receiving patent for the same.
This tract, called "Marquesata," contained
four hundred and twenty-one acres and allowances.  For some time, on account of the
Indian raids, he was forced to keep his family
at Vance's Fort, while he went back and forth
to his farm. On one occasion he was pursued
by Indians, but he outran them and reached
the fort in safety. He was noted among the
scouts and backwoodsmen as a fleet runner,
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an accomplishment which was much cultivated,
as a man's life very often depended upon his
speed. He was a man of strong character and
was for many years an elder of Cross Creek
Presbyterian church. He died, February 25,
I822. His nine children all lived to mature
years, married and left issue. Thomas married his cousin, Nancy Marques, of Winchester, Virginia; Mary, married Hon. Joshua
Robb, of Bellefontaine, Ohio; John, married
Eliza Taggert; Sarah, married John Nelson,
of Bellefontaine; Edward, married (first)
Margaret Marques, (second) Elizabeth Newell,
lived and died near Mount Vernon, Ohio;
Robert, married (first) Mary Van Orstrand,
(second) Mary Stevenson; James, married
(first) Nancy Roberts, (second) Nancy Elliott,
lived and died near Mount Vernon, Ohio;
William, married Elizabeth Adams, lived and
died near Tiffin, Ohio; Anne, married Isaac
Morrison and lived in Logan county, Ohio.
Mrs. Elinor (Marquis) Gill was a grand,daughter of James Marques, who died near
Mount Vernon, Ohio. Children of Joseph
Patent and Elinor (Marquis) Gill: James
Marquis, Frances, Marian, Venorah Elizabeth,
Joseph Patent, Charles Warren, Henry Lee,
Jefferson Davis, Robert.
(III) James Marquis, eldest son of Joseph
Patent and Elinor (Marquis) Gill, was born at
Sharon, Ohio, September 7, I850, died December I, I9O4.  He learned the carriagemaker's trade with his father and followed
that business all his life. He was prominent
in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, an
order with which he was connected many
years. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian
and held the office of elder for twenty years.
He married, May 6, I875, Sarah Matilda
Wiley, born at Sharon, Ohio, August 25, I853,
died January I3, 1905, daughter of John
Brown'ugg, who was a relative of Daniel
Boone.  He lived in southeastern Ohio, a
farmer and a man held in high esteem. Children: Francis Wiley, of whom  further;
Clement Verner, born September 22, 1884;
Loretta May, December 23, I886.
(IV) Francis Wiley, eldest son of James
Marquis and Sarah Matilda (Wiley) Gill, was
born at Sharon, Ohio, September I6, I879.
He was educated in the public schools, graduate of Caldwell high school, class of I9OI, and
Marysville College (Tennessee), whence he
was graduated A.. B., class of I905. At Marysville College he took a special course in music,
continuing later under Cecil Fanning and
Alfred Preston, eminent musicians of Columbus, Ohio. Later still Mr. Gill continued his
musical study in the Conservatory of Music,
Wooster University, Wooster, Ohio. After
graduation Mr. Gill was elected principal of
the high school at Lithopolis, Ohio, continuing
with abundant success as the head of the school
until I9o8. He then came to Pennsylvania,
accepting the appointment of principal of the
Tionesta high school and for four years was
the capable head of that institution. He was
then offered the principalship of the Hunter
Memorial School at Tidioute, Pennsylvania,
which he accepted and there remains. He has
advanced rapidly and has established an enviable reputation as an educator in the comparatively few years he has devoted to the teaching
profession. He is a member of the Masonic
order, belonging to Lithopolis Lodge, No. I69,
Lithopo.lis, Ohio; Venango Lodge of Perfection, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Ohio
City; and Ecomimite Chapter, No. I44, Order
of the Eastern Star, Tidioute, of which he is
worthy patron. He also is an Odd Fellow of
Gem Lodge, No. 552, Sharon, Ohio. He is a
member of the Accacia Club of Oil City, Pennsylvania, and in religious faith is a Presbyterian.
Joseph McEwen, the first of
McEWEN the line here under consideration of whom we have definite
information, was born in I763, in Ireland,
near Belfast, died in Piney township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, in I838, aged seventyfive years. He was among the Scotch-Irish
who landed, in New York prior to the year
I800, settling in Center county, Pennsylvania,
removing from  thence in I807 to Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, where he became the
owner of a two hundred acre farm in Piney
township, where he spent the remainder of
his days. He was a farmer by occupation, and
a Presbyterian in religion. A brother of Joseph
McEwen preceded him to this country, locating in New York, where he engaged in the
shoe business; Joseph McEwen corresponded
with him prior to his emigration to the United
States, but when he arrived here was unable to
locate his brother and never heard from him
again. Joseph McEwen married Nancy McCormick, sister of the father of Cyrus McCormick, head of the world famous Harvesting
Machine Company. Children: Margaret, WilI 3oPENNSYLVANIA
liam, of whom further; Nancy, Jennie, Eleanor.
(II) William, son of Joseph and Nancy (McCormick) McEwen, was born in Center county,
Pennsylvania, March I3, I802, died August
20, I879, aged seventy-seven years. He was
among the pioneer settlers of Piney township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he purchased two hundred acres of land, then in a
state of wilderness, which he cleared and improved, and on which he resided for the
remainder of his days. He devoted his active
years to agricultural pursuits, in which he was
eminently successful. He was progressive in
his ideas, taking an active part in all improvements in his vicinity, and his counsel and advice were sought and followed in many important matters, he being honored and respected
by all who knew him. He was a strictly religious man, and for many years held the office
of elder in the Licking Presbyterian church. He
was a Democrat in his political views, and for
thirty years served in the capacity of treasurer
of Piney township. He married (first) Margaret
Montgomery G. Burns, born January I8, 18o5,
who bore him five children, as follows: Nancy
Jane, born August I5, I826; Harriet Ellen,
born April 8, 1828; Margaret, born October
26, I829; Joseph McCormick, born April 27,
I833; Thomas B., born July 29, I838, killed
during the civil war, in the Seven Days' battle
of the Wilderness. He married (second) Elizabeth McKillip, born December 22, 1828, daughh
ter of John and Elizabeth (Chambers) McKillip, the former of whom wasi born September
4, 1795, and the latter March, I793; John McKillip was a foreman or contractor on the
Johnstown dam that caused the disastrous
Johnstown flood, in which so many lost their
lives. Children of second marriage: Francis
Clark, of whom further; William Chambers,
born January 22, I856, twin of Francis Clark;
Lizzie Milroy, born January 4, I863; John
Lemuel, born September 21, I868.
(III) Francis Clark, son of William and
Elizabeth (McKillip) McEwen, was born on
the homestead farm located near Sligo, Pennsylvania, January 22, I856. He obtained his
preliminary education at Mast's school in
Piney township, which he attended three years,
and during the years I872-73-74 pursued advanced studies in Carrier Seminary, Clarion,
Pennsylvania. For the following six years he
devoted his attention during the summer
months to farming, and during the winter
months to teaching school, four or five months
comprising a school year. He then turned his
attention to farming on the home farm, continuing for a period of five years. He then
moved to Sligo, and in I884 erected the first
creamery in Clarion county, but during the
first season dispose'd of it on account of failing health. He then engaged in mercantile
business in Sligo, and after conducting the
same successfully for twenty years retired
from active pursuits in I9o06, and since then
has been interested largely in real estate, being
the possessor of twenty-five properties, mostly
in Sligo, and several productive farms of about
five hundred acres. He has interests in several oil and natural gas companies, also in several manufacturing and industrial plants, from
all of which he derives a profitable income.
As a farmer, merchant and investor he has
been successful, his life being one of usefulness and activity. He was one of the original
stockholders in the Citizens' Trust Company
of New Bethlehem, in which he is a director,
and of the Union Trust Company of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was a ruling elder in
the Presbyterian church of Sligo for many
years, and represented the P'resbytery of
Clarion county in the Presbyterian general
assembly which met at Winona Lake in I905.
His political allegiance is given to the Democratic party, and he has served in the capacity
of justice of the peace, notary public, member
of town council, and local register of vital
statistics, by appointment, since I9o4. He is
a charter member of Sligo Tent, No. I45A
Knigh,ts of the Maccabees, in which he was
commander, chaplain, and lieutenant commander.
Mr. McEwen married, at North Point, Indiana county, Penn,sylvania, January 27, I88I,
Laura R., born August 27, I858, at' North
Point, daughter of John and Margaret Goshen,
who were the parents of five children: Davis
W., Frank I., Ruth M., Laura R., Della M.
John Goshen was a successful merchant at
North Point, Pennsylvania, and both he and
his wife were active and leading members of
the United Brethren church of that place for
many years. Mr. and Mrs. McEwen have an
adopted daughter, Mary L. McEwen, born
March I7, I887, daughter of Lillie, only daughter of Joseph McEwen by first marriage. who
lived in Wausau, Wisconsin; her mother was
drowned by the capsizing of a boat crossing
the Wisconsin river, but the child was saved.
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Mary L. was educated in the schools of Sligo
and pursued a course at Irving College,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; she married
Raymond G. Stover, treasurer of the State
Capitol Association at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June I2, I907.
Miss Sarah Jane Everson, of
EVERSON   Chicago, Illinois, member of
the Patriotic Order, Daughters
of the American Revolution, national ntmber
40,619, accepted October I, I90,2, was born in
Ujtica, Oneida county, New York, daughter of
Isaac Bradford and Mary Ann Elizabeth
(Kellogg) Everson. Mary A. E. Kellogg was
the daughter of Chauncey and Sophia (Carroll) Kellogg; Sophia Carroll was the daughter of James and Wealthy (Willis) Carroll;
Wealthy Willis was the daughter of William
and Bersheba (Bromelly) Willis.
Miss Everson gained her admission to the
order above named through the services of her
ancestor, William  Willis, born  in Morris
county, New Jersey, about I740, died in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in I783. He enlisted in
March, I776, as a private in Captain Benjamin
Minor's company, Eastern Battalion, Morris
county, New Jersey, militia; also served in
Captain Josiah Hall's company, same battalion,
in I776-77; in Captain Jonathan Ward's company, and in Captain John DeBow's company,
same battalion. He took part in the following
engagements: Springfield, New Jersey, December I7, 1776, and June 23, I780; Monmouth,
New Jersey, June 28, I778; Fort Pollifless,
near Hackensack, and at        Bridge, Bergen county, New Jersey, September 27, I778,
and Connecticut Farms, New Jersey, June,
I780.  William  Willis had ten sons, all of
whom served in the revolution.
The Laughlins, originally
LAUGHLIN from Scotland, settled in
Ireland, where they are of
record in county Down. One branch of that
family came to the United States in I8I9, settling in western Pennsylvania. A brother,
James Laughlin, came in I829, settling in Pittsburgh and founding the Laughlin family famed
as iron masters.  The name is a shortened
form of MacLaughlin and under that name
formed a part of the clan Owen in Scotland.
In Ireland the name became McLaughlin and
in this country Laughlin in some instances.
(I) The great-grandfather of Samuel Scott
Laughlin, of Clarion, Pennsylvania, was a
Scotchman, who settled in Ireland, where he
reared a family.
(II) His son, the father of James Laughlin,
settled in eastern Pennsylvania. Prior to the
year i8oo he married and left issue, including
four sons, all of whom settled in Clarion
county.
(III) James Laughlin, son of the Emigrant
Laughlin, was born in eastern Pennsylvania in
I8O2.  He grew  to manhood in his native
county, coming to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in I834, settling at Strattanville, where
he remained two years. He then located at
Leatherwood, the same county, there engaging
in mercantile business, also owned and operated a mill. He was a man of good business
ability, conducting his various enterprises successfully until his death, March 7, I870. He
was postmaster at Leatherwood from the
establishment of the office in I840 until his
death. He first started in merchandising in
I839, in partnership with Samuel John and
Stewart Wilson, whose interests he purchased
in I846. The mill built by the Wilsons in I839
he purchased from them February 9, I855.
In I856 he built the first blacksmith shop in
the village. He was a liberal, upright, courteous gentleman and held the confidence of all
who knew him. The mill, store, postoffice and
blacksmith shop became the business center of
not only the village, but of the surrounding
country, and for his industry and energy in
establishing and developing these interests he
deserved great credit. After I850 the store
was operated with a partner, Manasseh Arnold,
who came with Mr. Laughlin as a clerk, July
Io, I846; wais made a partner in 1850 and
after Mr. Laughlin's death in 1870 became
sole owner, but later the business returned to
the family name, being owned and conducted
by W. A. and S. S. Laughlin. James Laughlin was a member of the Presbyterian church
and abounded in good works.
He married Susan McKinney, daughter of
the Center county family who came to Kishacoquillas Valley in I7'9I. Isaac McKinney
was the first of the name, coming from Sunbury, Pennsylvania, where his parents settled
in I770. He was a millwright, later a merchan,t; was commissioned associate judge in
I8I9; became interested in the early iron furnaces, and died September ii, I840. He married Jane Fleming in I794; two of his sons,
David and John, became eminent ministers of
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the gospel, ordained in the Presbyterian faith.
From Isaac sprang Susan McKinney, wife of
James Laughlin.
(IV) Samuel Scott, son of James and Susan
(McKinney,) Laughlin, was born at Leatherwood, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, July 29,
I86I. He attended the public schools until
fifteen years of age, then entered Carrier Seminary at Clarion, whence he was graduated,
class of I878. After leaving the seminary he
at once entered business life, beginning as a
clerk in the store of his brother, W. A. Laughlin, who was engaged in the general mercantile business in Leatherwood, remaining with
him one year. He then entered the employ of
D. L. Corbett, a general merchant of Turkey
City, Clarion county, remaining with him two
years and acquiring a detailed knowledge of
the business of a country general store. He
then returned to Leatherwood, joining his
brother, W. A. Laughlin,, and becoming a partner in the firm W. A. Laughlin  Company,
general merchants and dealers in agricultural,
implements. He continued in successful business until I89o, when he withdrew from the
firm, entering public life. In I899, after serving Clarion county as register and recorder for
six years, he established a fire insurance agency
in Clarion, Pennsylvania, continuing successfully until I9o09. Since that date he has devoted himself to the life insurance and bonding business, in which he has made a most excellent record, now holding the position of
district manager for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.
Mr. Laughlin is a lifelong Democrat, of the
sturdy, uncompromising Clarion county type,
and has always been active and influential in
party affairs. In I890 he was elected chairman of the county committee and so ably
guided the party that year that he was reelected
in I891. In the fall of I893 he was the nominee of his party for register and recorder,
winning a favorable verdict from the voters
of the county at the polls the following November.  He served most ably and satisfactorily his term of three years, receiving the
reward of a renomination and election, completing in I899 six years of faithful and
efficient service in this most important office.
He has held other positions of honor and trust
in his native town and county. He served
nine years on the board of trustees of the State
Normal School, located at Clarion; for seventeen years was secretary of the Clarion County
Fair Association; took an active part in the
promotion of the rural telephone system and
was instrumental in merging the different companies in a union agreement by which they
became one system, giving subscribers communication with every part of the county. His
public service has been valuable and almost
continuous from his first becoming a voter.
He is a prominent member of the Masonic
order, belonging to the York and Scottish
Rites and active in the various lodges to which
he belongs. He is a member of and a Past
Master of Clarion Lodge, No. 277, Free and
Accepted Masons; a Companion and Past
High Priest of Eden Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, of Clarion; a Sir Knight of Franklin
Commandery, No. 45, Knights Templar, of
Franklin, Pennsylvania; member. of Coudersport Lodge of Perfection, fourteenth degree,
and Past T. P. Grand Master; member of the
Coudersport Consistory, thirty-second degree,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite; member
of Pennsylvania Council of Deliberation, of
Philadelphia, and a Noble of Zem Zem Temple,
Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, of Erie, Pennsylvania. In religious
faith he is a member of Grace Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Clarion, and has been an
active worker in the church and Sunday school
of Clarion county and of his own church for
many years, serving as a member of the board
of trustees and for fifteen years has been
superintendent of the Sunday school.
Mr. Laughlin married, December 20, I882,
Christena C. Kaster, born at Curllsville, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, August 29, I86o, died
December 8, I908, and is buried in Cottage
Hill cemetery at Clarion.
The surname Harding is deHARDING rived from the very ancient
personal name, Hardin, which
was of Gothic origin and in use at a very early
period, even before the era of the old feudal
system, in Germany, Scandinavia and Britain.
Individuals bearing this name are mentioned
in Domesday Book, in Io86 A. D.; and the
name, or derivatives such as Hardington, is
applied to several localities. The family was
a prominent one in Surrey, England, during
the sixteenth century especially, and here we
find mention of William Hard.ing as a man of
distinction and social eminence, there being
probably several of the same cognomen in
direct line. William Harding, of Surrey, who
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died in I593, had a daughter Mary, who became his heiress on the death of her elder
brother without issue.- She married Sir Robert Gorges, who died in I648, and who was
the son of Sir Thomas Gorges by his wife,
the Marchioness of. Northampton; Eleanor,
dowager Marchioness of Northampton, was
presumably the third wife of William Parr,
M.arquis of Northampton, and brother of Catherine Parr, Queen of Henry VIII. Sir Robert Gorges' sister, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir
Thomas Gorges by his wife, the Marchioness
of Northampton, was, after she became the
widow of Sir Hugh Smith, the second wife of
Sir Fernando Gorges, who was the patentee
and governor of the colony of Maine.
There were in Massachusetts before the
year I65o six immigrants of the namre of Harding: Abraham, who left many descendants in
Medford and the vicinity; George, of Salem,
nothing more being known of him; John, of
Weymouth; Robert, of Boston; Elizabeth.
who settled in Boston; and Martha Harding,
a widow, who settled in Plymouth, Massach.usetts, as early as I6312, and is mentioned further as the wife of Joseph Harding below.
(I) Joseph Harding, the immigrant ancestor of this line, came to Maine, it is believed,
as early as I623, in the company of Governor
Gorges, and when the colony was abandoned
took refuge at Plymouth. He may have
died, however, before the family removed to
Plymouth; for we find that his widow, Martha
Harding, was taxed at Plymouth, January 2,
I632-33.  The inventory of her goods was
made by James Hurst, Francis Cook and John
Doane; and amounted to the value of twenty
pounds, eighteen shillings and six pence. She
died in I633, leaving her son Joseph to the
care of John Doane, who was probably her
brother, her elder son John having been committed to his care prior to her death. The
sons returned to Braintree, Massachusetts,
afterward, to take possession of their father's
land in that place. Children of Joseph and
Martha Harding: John, of previous mention;
Phoebe, married John Brown; Winifred, married Thomas Whiton; Joseph, mentioned below.
(II) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) and
Martha (Doane) Harding, was born about
the year I630, and lived during his youth with
Deacon John Doane, of Eastham, Massachusetts, to whose care he had been consigned by
his widowed mother, who was probably a sister
of -the deacon. About I650 young Harding
came to Braintree, Massachusetts, in order
apparently to take possession of lands inherited
from his father; from that time onward for
the next ten years his name is found in the
Braintree probate records from time to time.
He returned eventually to Eastham. April 4,
I66o, he married Bethia, daughter of Josiah
and Elizabeth (King) Cook, of Eastham, formerly of Plymouth, Josiah Cook being a
grantee of Little Compton, Rhode Island. Children, born at Eastham: Martha, December I3,
I662; Mary, August I9, I665; Joseph, July 8,
I667:; Josiah, August I5, 1669; Amaziah, November I, I67I; John, October 9, I673, died
June I4, I69T7; Nathaniel, mentioned below;
Joshua, February I5, I676; Abiah, January,
I679-80; Samuel, September I, I685.
(III) Nathaniel, son of Joseph (2) and
Bethia ('Cook) Harding, was- born at Eastham, Cape Cod, December 23, I674. He became a farmer at Truro, Massachusetts. He
married' (first) March 20, I7o00-i, Hannah
Collins, (second)- November 30, I725, Hannah Young.; Children by first wife, born in
Truro: Thankful, April 3, I703; Nathaniel,
mentioned below; Jonathan, died I752; David;
Lot, born I723; Ruth, 1724. Children by-second wife, born in Truro: Martha, I727; Sarah,
I729; James, I73I; Anna, I733; Mary, I735.
The ages of children were given in the records
of I742.
(IV) Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel (I)
and Hannah  (Collins) Harding, was born
about I705, in Truro, Massachusetts. He was
a yeoman in his native town. His will, dated
February 9, I748, bequeaths to wife, Mercy,
who was executrix, and was proved July 7,
I748. The inventory amounted to one thousand four- hundred and eighty-one pounds,
fifteen sh,illings.  Children, born at Truro:
Ephraim, I73-; Mercy, I733; Jesse, I736;
Nathaniel, i738, died 1757; Elizabeth, I7,40;
Samuel, mentioned below; Hezekiah, I745;
Nehemiah, I747.
(V) Samuel, son of Nathaniel (2) and
Mercy Harding, was born in Truro in I742,
and was baptized April 3, I743. He was a
soldier in the revolutionary war and took part
in the battle of Bennington. In I790 he was
living at Falmouth, Massachusetts, and according to the first federal census he had in his
family three males over sixteen, one under
that age, and three females. During the war
of I812 he was captain of a vessel in the
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government service on Lake Champlain. In
about the year I8i8 he was granted a pension
which he drew during the remainder of his
life; he died at the age of ninety-six years,
having removed from Cape Cod to Bennington, Vermont, and thence to Sullivan, Tioga
county, Pennsylvania. He married Love Mayhew, whose ancestors were prominent in the
history of the early settlement of Nantucket
and Martha's Vineyard, after the Plymouth
Company conveyed to William, Earl of Stirling, in I635, certain land which included the
latter island. In 1641 the island of Nantucket,
with several smaller islands, was sold for two
hundred dollars to Thomas Mayhew, of Watertown, Massachusetts, and by. a subsequent
agreement he acquired pos-session of Martha's
Vineyard and the:Elizabeth Islands.  These
islands also being claimed under the grant of
Sir Fernando Gorges, governor of Maine,
Thomas Mayhew obtained of Richard Vines,
agent of Gorges, a conveyance of the property.
The commissioners of the United Colonies decided in I644 that Martha's Vineyard came
within the jurisdiction of Massachusetts Bay,
and it was reorganized as a part of that
province, continuing for ten years, but in I654
the island was voted to be not within the limits
of the province of Massachusetts Bay, and
until transferred to the possession of the Duke
of York, it appears to have been a law unto
itself. Previous to this time the name of the
island was Martin's Vineyard, but it now became known as Martha's Vineyard; passing
in I66,3-64 with Nantucket and other lands
into the hands of the Duke of York. When
New Amsterdam became New York, Thomas
Mayhew was appointed governor of Martha's
Vineyard for life. The true Indian name of
the island was Noe-pe, and in I642 the number of Indian residents there was a thousand.
Thomas Mayhew Jr. was a minister and undertook to Christianize these savages, but sailed
for England in I657 and was heard of no more.
His father took up the missionary work, however, and the two Thomas Mayhews, the
elder's grandson, Rev. John, his great-grandson:, Rev. Experience, and his great-greatgrandson, Rev. Zachariah, were all in turn
pastors of Indian churches on the island, and
were known as the "five missionary Mayhews."
Their descendants and connections have been
prominent and influential citizens in that portion of Massachusetts, and indeed throughout
the New England and Middle States, from
those early days until the present, and are now
settled in many parts of the country.
Children of Samuel and Love (Mayhew)
Harding: Joshua, who was a church organist
in Boston for forty years and lived to the age
of one hundred and two, leaving a son, Samuel
Harding, who is now living at Ansonia, Connecticut; Joseph Mayhew, mentioned below;
Dr. Theodore, lived at Canton, near Troy,
Pennsylvania, and had a son, Perry; Simeon,.
settled in Rockford City, Illinois; Josiah, a
gunsmith of Blossburg, Tioga county, Pennsylvania; Sarah; Lucy; Asenath Rachel, married (first)  --  Dewey, (second)
James, and lived at- Sullivan, Pennsylvania;
Anna Knabe, married Alvin Thomas, of Sullivan; Mehitable, married Elder Howe,. of Sullivan; Loretta, married Isaac Smith, of Sullivan.
(VI) Joseph Mayhew, son of Samuel and
Love (Mayhew) Harding, was born April 3,
I794, at Cape Cod, in the vicinity of Truro,
Massachusetts, died October 2, I876, at Rutland, Pennsylvania. Until the year I834 the
greater portion of his life was passed at Sullivan, Pennsylvania, but at this time the family
removed to Mantua, Ohio, where relatives had
already made their home. Remaining a year
in Ohio, Mr. Harding then returned to Pennsylvania and settled at Rutland, where he.
bought a farm upon which he passed the
remainder of his life. He was a college graduate, having matriculated at Harvard, Rutgers,.
or Bowdoin College, and was a teacher in his
earlier life before he became a farmer; he was
an active and prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was twice married; his first wife, to whom he was married
at Sullivan, Tioga county, on January I, I82I,
was Permelia Meltire, daughter of Thomas
and Prudence (Robins) Hayden.  She was
born in Massachusetts, June 22, 1802. Her
parents had the following children: Thomas,
married and died at Rock Island, Illinois;
Permelia M., became Mrs. Harding; Phoebe,
married  Munson  Dowd; Louisa, married
Philemon Dowd, a prominent citizen of San
Francisco, and brother of Munson Dowd;
Lorena, married at Rock Island. Two brothers
of Mrs. Hayden, Abras (or Abram) and America Robins, married sisters of Thomas Hayden,
her husband, the Robins family having settled
at Sullivan, Pennsylvania. Dr. Robins, of
Painted Post, New York, a cousin of Mrs.
Harding, was at one time grand master of the
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the state
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of New York, and a well-known man in the
community; Dr. Robins, of Hornellsville, New
York, was also her cousin; as was likewise
General Hayden, surveyor-general of the
United States after the Mexican war, in the
district from the Missouri river to the Pacific.
By his marriage to Permelia M. Hayden,
Mr. Harding had the following children: I.
Julia Ann, born at Sullivan, November I6,
182I; married Rosell Crippen. 2. Edwin
Alonzo, born at Sullivan, May 3, I823; married a Miss Drake, and had a son, Eugene. 3.
Darwin, born at Sullivan, December 6, I824;
married a Miss Nichols, and had three children: Joseph, George, Myrtle. 4. Eliza Ann,
born at Sullivan, June 5, I826, died December
3, I848. 5. Joseph Mayhew, mentioned below.
6. Isaac, born at Sullivan, January I9, I830,
died in Illinois in I899. 7. Mary Ann, born
May 20, 1834, died at. Arlington, Nebraska;
married William J. Crane. 8. Loretta, born at
Mantua, Ohio, April 2, I835, died June I7,
I835. 9. Loretta Permelia, born, at Rutland,
Pennsylvania, May Io, I836, died November
I, I840. Io. Philemon Dowd, born at Rutland,
July 5, I838; served as a surgeon in the Union
army during the civil war and was with Sherman in his celebrated "March to the Sea;" at
the close of the war he settled in Goshen, Indiana, where he practiced medicine and surgery
for many years; he then removed to Evanston,
Illinois, the former home of his wife, and
there followed his profession until his death,
in January, I9IO; he and his wife, who was a
Miss Mary Clifford, had no children. I I.
Josiah, born at Rutland, July I8, I840, died,
unmarried, April 4, I890. I2. Samuel, born
September Io, 1842, died April 24, I8.43. I3.
Sarah Ann, born February I, I845, died September 17, I86o. After the death of his first
wife, Mr. Harding married again, his second
wife having been Miss Hannah Williams.
(VII) Dr. Joseph Mayhew (2) Harding,
son of Joseph Mayhew (I) and Permelia M.
(Hayden) Harding, was born February 3,
I828, at Sullivan, Pennsylvania.  After his
general education had been acquired, he studied
medicine under the leading physician of Sullivan. He was admitted to practice when about
twenty-one years of age, and located at Warren Center, Pennsylvania, removing later to
Little Meadows, in the same county. Remaining here for awhile, he then removed to Apalachin, New York, where he continued practice
for five years. During these first years of his
practice he became connected with a lecture
course and spent much time in that field, and
while thus engaged he visited Oil City, Pennsylvania, and other places in the western portion of the state, as well as different portions
of New York state. He became so impressed
with Oil City that he finally located there,
opening a practice and establishing his home.
In I89o, wishing to take up the study of surgery, he removed to New York City and
entered the New York Medical College, becoming a member of the hospital and a lecturer of the college. He at the same time
established a practice in which he engaged for
seven years. On account of failing health,
however, he gave up his residence in New
York and returned to Little Meadows, Pennsylvania, where his wife's people resided and
passed the remainder of his life there, dying
in the year I903. His health had been much
improved and his life prolonged by the change
to country air, and he followed his profession
to the end. Dr. Harding was closely related
to a number of persons in public life and of
distinguished attainments; Colonel Harding, a
commander of the Union forces during the
civil war, was a cousin of his, as were also
George and William Harding, of Philadelphia.
The well-known authoress, Rebecca Harding
Davis, sister of George and William Harding,
was also a cousin of the docter; she married
Mr. L. Clarke Davis, of Philadelphia, who
died in I904, and has two sons, Richard Harding and Charles Belmont, and one daughter.
Mr. Davis was a man of great prominence in
Philadelphia, and after his marriage to Miss
Harding became editor of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. Mrs. Davis has won great distinction by her writings, being one of the most
popular contributors to the leading magazines
in the country; her infancy was passed in Alabama, and she subsequently made her residence in Wheeling, West Virginia, where she
was married in I863. Her equally distinguished son, Richard Harding Davis, was born
the following year in Philadelphia, and has
become one of the best known novelists and
playwrights of modern times; he was educated at Lehigh and Johns Hopkins universities, and became war correspondent for the
London Timles and New York Herald during
thle Turkish-Greek, Spanish-American, and
Russian-Japanese wars. He is a member of
many distinguished societies and clubs; and in
I899 was married to Cecil, daughter of J. M.
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Clarke, of Chicago. Another sister of these
two Philadelphia Hardings married Charles E.
Warburton, founder of the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph,; their son, Barclay H. Warburton, born in I866, afterward became publisher
of this paper and president of the company.
He married Mary B., daughter of John Wanamaker, and lives at Wyncote, Pennsylvania.
Richard Harding, the father of George and
William Harding, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Warburton, left Massachusetts at an early day with
Samuel and another brother, settling in the
west. The family was of English ancestry,
their progenitors having settled in the north
of Ireland during Queen Elizabeth's reign.
Dr. Harding was twice married. In I849 he
married Thankful Slingerland, at Sullivan,
Pennsylvania, and had three children: I. Francella, born June 20, I8,5I, at Sullivan; married
John G. Ogden, of Oil City, and died at Meadville, Pennsylvania, December 24, I895; children: Gertrude Helene, born I873, in Oil City,
and Jennie, born I876, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 2. Jennie Ceven, born May 22, 1853,
at Warren, Bradford county, Pennsylvania;
married Wilson R. Barr (see Barr II); one
son, Joseph W. Barr. 3. Medora, born August 21, 1856, at Warren; married, at Oil City,
March 25, I88o, Jacob Goetel; children: Medora Elizabeth, born April 2, I88I, at Oil City,
married, January 9, I9o09, at Oil City, Dr. John
Herbert Hood, now of Cleveland, Ohio; Mildred Catherine, born October 9, I885, at Oil
City, married, September Io, I906, DeWitt
Loomis, having one son, DeWitt, born in I907.
Dr. Harding was married to his second wife,
Elizabeth Wells Graves, on February I4, I86o;
she was a daughter of Asahel and Hannah
(Wellis) Graves, and granddaughter on the
maternal side, of Guy and Elizabeth Wells
(see Wells VII). By his second marriage Dr.
Harding had two children: I. Emma Floretta,
born January 3, I862, at Apalachin, New
York; married Charles McCoy Snyder, September 12, I883 (see Snyder). 2. Lenora,
born March I I, 1873, at Oil City, Pennsylvania; married, at Little Meadows, Pennsylvania, February 28, I899, to Mark Lowd, son
of Albert Johnson Lowd and Emma B. Sibley,
of Salem, Massachusetts, both descendants of
old New England families, back to General
Brewster; children: Marcia, born at Providence, Rhode Island, September I2, I902;
Lenora, born at Dallas, Texas, May 30, 1908.
AV-46
(The WVells Line).
(I) Hugh Wells, immigrant ancestor of this
family in America, was born in Colchester,
England, about the year 1590, died at Wethersfield, Connecticut, in I645. He was married,
in Colchester, England, to a lady by the name
of Travers, about I615, the family emigrating
to America in I635. Children, all born in England: Thomas, mentioned below; Hugh, I625;
Mary, I6,26; John, I628.
(II) Thomas, son of Hugh and
(Travers) Wells, born in Colchester, England,
in I62O, accompanied his parents to America
in I635. In i65i he was married to Mary,
daughter of William Beardsley, of HIartford, Connecticut. Children: Thomas, born
at  Wethersfield, January Io, I652; Mary,
Wethersfield, October I, I653; Sarah, Wethersfield, May 5, I655; John, Wethersfield, January I I, 657; Jonathan, Wethersfield, I659;
John, Wethersfield, April 3, I66o; Samuel,
born at Hadley, Massachusetts, I662; Mary,
Hadley, September 8, I664; Noah, mentioned
below; Hannah and Ebenezer, twins, Hadley,
I668; David, Hadley, December I I, I669;
Ephraim, Hadley, I672; Joshua, Hadley, February I8, I674.
(III) Noah, son of Thomas and Mary
(Beardsley) Wells, was born at Hadley, Massachusetts, July 26, I666.  He removed to
Hartford, I678, to Colchester, I694. Married,
at Hatfield, Massachusetts, I685, Mary, daughter of Daniel White. Died at Colchester, I712.
Children: Mary, born at Hatfield, December
Io, I687; Noah, Hatfield, August 5, I689.;
Sarah, Hatfield, October 3, I692; Hannah,
Colchester, Connecticut, I694; John, Colchester, I696; Jonathan, mentioned below; Samuel, Colchester, I700.
(IV) Jonathan, son of Noah and Mary
(White) Wells, was born at Colchester, Connecticut, in I698. He married a Miss Newton,
I725. Died at Colchester, year unknown. Children, all born in Colchester, Connecticut:
Reuben, I726; Jonathan, I728; Simeon, I730;
James, mentioned below; Ami, 1733; Levi,
I7'3'5, held a colonel's commission in the revolutionary army; Hubbel, born I736; Joshua,
1737; Judah, 1738; John, I740; Asahel, 174I.
(V) James, son of Jonathan and
(Newton) Wells, born at Colchester, Connecticut, in 1732, and baptized there October I,
I732, is said to have been six feet, seven inches
in height on attaining his majority. He was
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married, at Colchester, to Hannah Loomis,
March 28, I754; in I77I, with his wife and
nine children, he came to Northern Pennsylvania, where he rendered valuable assistance
as a surveyor in settling the boundaries of
Kingston, Plymouth and Springfield townships. The location of their home in Wyalusing is still known and traces of the cellar of
their log house are yet visible. Danger from
savages drove them to Wyoming, which was
more thickly settled, in I776, and in this year
James Wells left home to join Washington's
army, becoming a commissioned officer. While
at home on leave of absence in I778, he volunteered to aid Colonel Butler, and was killed in
the Wyoming massacre. His wife, with her
large family, the youngest child only two years
of age, made her way through the forests back
to Connecticut.  In  I787 she returned to
Wyalusing, and in I794 her son Guy, with
whom she resided, moved to Merryall. She
died in I795, and the trees were cut away in
the forest for the first grave in the Merryall
cemetery. For one hundred years the grave
was marked only by a field-stone with the
initials H. W., chiselled upon it, but in I896
her descendants erected a handsome granite
monument to her memory. Children, all born
at Colchester except the three youngest who
were born at Wyoming, Pennsylvania: James,
I755; Olive, I756; Hannah, I757; Betsey,
I760; Olive, I762; Amasa, I765; Guy, mentioned below; Reuben, I768; Cyrus, I770;
Theodosia, I772; Alice, I774; Molly, I776.
(VI) Guy, son of James and  Hannah
(Loomis) Wells, was born in August, 1766,
at Colchester, Connecticut, died at Merryall,
Pennsylvania, November 8, I828.  In May,
1790, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Perrin
and Mercy Ross, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Mercy (Otis) Ross, was
a direct descendant of John Alden, deputy
governor of Plymouth colony, the line being as
follows: John Alden, born I599, died I687,
last surviving signer of the "Mayflower" compact, married, in I62I, Priscilla Mullins; their
daughter, Elizabeth Alden, married, December
26, I644, William Pabodie; their daughter,
Rebecca Pabodie, married, in I68o, William
Southworth; their daughter, Elizabeth Southworth, married, December 2, I703, Daniel
Little; their daughter, Elizabeth Little, married, June 6, I738, Joseph Otis; their daughter,
Mercy Otis, married, about I765, Perrin Ross;
their daughter, Elizabeth, married, in May,
I790, Guy Wells. Lieutenant Perrin Ross was
killed at the battle of Wyoming, I778. Children of Guy and Elizabeth Wells: Eliza, born
January I7, I793; Chester, November 12, 1794;
Mercy, September I3, I796; Levi, November
23, I798; Hannah, mentioned below; Sophia,
December 7, 1803; Perrin, November 30, i8o6;
William Sterling, October 8, I8o8; Guy, July
2I, I8I3.
(VII) Hannah, daughter of Guy and Elizabeth (Ross) Wells, was born at Merryall,
Pennsylvania, November 3, i8oo, died at Little
Meadows, July 29, I878. In I820 she was
married to Asahel Graves, of Choconut, afterwards called Little Meadows, Susquehanna
county, Pennsylvania. Children: Maria, Mary,
Floretta, William, George, Horace; Elizabeth
Wells, born  December 3, I834, at Little
Meadows, married, February I4, I860, Dr.
J. M. Harding (see Harding VII, also Snyder);
Chester, Stella, Asahel.
William Barr, of Erie county, Pennsylvania,
and later of Ohio, married Susan Wassorl.
Children: Elizabeth; Washington, born June
II, I824; James, October II, 1827; Washington, April 4, I830; Lafayette, March 4, 1833;
Wilson R., mentioned below; John, October
I, 1842.
(II) Wilson R., son of William and Susan
(Wasson) Barr, was born in Erie county,
Pennsylvania, October II, I839, died July I2,
1912. He received his early education in Jefferson, Ohio, whither he removed with the
family when a child. In I873 he came to Oil
City, Pennsylvania, and engaged in oil producing; he became well known through this
industry, in which he continued most of the
time throughout the remainder of his life. He
was engaged also in real estate and insurance
business, and was counted among the most
successful and prominent business men of Oil
City. He was active and influential in public
affairs and for several terms was a member of
the city council.. For twelve years he was
treasurer of the Oil City Hospital, which at
the time of his death passed the following
resolutions:
Whereas, By the death of Wilson R. Barr on the
I2th day of July, I9I2, the Oil City Hospital lost a
zealous and devoted director, officer, and firm
friend, his term of service beginning with the organization of the institution in I892 and only ceasing
with his death, and
Whereas, The Board of Directors desire to express their appreciation of his work and service for
the hospital;
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Resolved, That his earnest manner, his constant
attendance at meetings of the board and of the
corporation, his watchful care of its financial business, were invaluable and always regulated only by
the demands of the hospital.
That the Board of Directors appreciate highly his
record and shall always hold his memory in high
esteem. That we extend to his family our regret
at his death and express our sympathy with them in
their bereavement.
That a copy of these resolutions be made and
given to his family, and that they be recorded in
the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors.                S. Y. RAMAGE,
H. H. RAND,
GEORGE N. REED,
R. D. McLOUTH,
Committee.
Mr. Barr was also a director of the Oil City
Trust Company, and took a leading part in
various other enterprises in that city. He was
a member of Petrolia Lodge of Free Masons;
and he was a member of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church, which he supported financially.
On June 30, I874, he married Jennie C.,
daughter of Dr. Joseph Mayhew Harding (see
Harding VII). Mr. and Mrs. Barr had one
son, Joseph Wilson, born July I, I875.
Charles McCoy Snyder was born at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, April I7, I859, son of
Dr. Edmond B. and Mary (McCoy) Snyder.
His father was a well-known minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and filled the
pulpit in many of the leading cities of the
country, preaching with great effect in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Philadelphia, Germantown, and  Jacksonville, Florida.  Mr.
Snyder was graduated from Allegheny College, Meadeville, Pennsylvania, in the year
I882, with the degree of A. B. In I884 he became connected with the editorial page of the
Pittsburgh Dispatch, and in addition wrote
for the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette the
daily column of "Wayside Philosophy." In
I885 he became associated with Colonel Knox
on the staff of Texas Siftings, and subsequently edited the department "With the Wits"
for Lippincott's Magazine, Philadelphia. He
became advertising manager for De Long's
Hook and Eye Company, and later identified
himself more completely with the advertising
business, representing Campbell's Soups and
many other enterprises of national reputation.
He removed to New York in I9IO, and entered
the service of the Street Railway Advertising
Company, remaining with them until his death,
March 25, I9I3.
Mr. Snyder was a writer of note, being the
author of a number of works which appeared
independently or in connection with various
periodicals, among whlich were: "A Comic History of Greece," I897; "Runaway Robinson,"
I9oI, also a serial in the Philadelphia Press;
"A Comic History of Spain," I898; "Snap
Shots," I907; and the "Flaw in the Sapphire,"
1909. Mr. Snyder was at one time a member
of the Philadelphia Athletic Club, also of the
Germantown Cricket Club. In politics he was
an Independent Republican. On September
I2, I883, he married Emma Floretta, daughter
of Dr. Joseph Mayhew Harding by his second
wife, Elizabeth Wells Graves (see Harding
VII, also Wells VII). They had the following children: William, born April io, I887, in
Oil City, died in infancy; Elizabeth Mary,
September 6, I888, in Philadelphia; Charles
Harding, November 26, i89i; Margaret Eaton,
October 3, I895, in Philadelphia.
Dr. Willis M. Baker, a physician
BAKER and surgeon of skill and a wellknown writer on medical and
literary subjects, descends from the Baker
family of Connecticut, his grandfather Simeon
Baker being the first of the family to settle in
western Pennsylvania.
Simeon Baker, born in Connecticut, settled
in early manhood in Steuben county, New
York. In 1830 he moved to Crawford county,
Pennsylvania, where he spent the remainder
of his days, dying from an injury at the age of
seventy-five years. His wife lived to the great
age of ninety-two years.
Hiram A., son of Simeon Baker, was born
at Howard, New York, March 22, 1824. He
came to Crawford county, Pennsylvania, with
his parents in I830, spent the remainder of his
life there and in Erie county, Pennsylvania,
dying at Corry, Pennsylvania, in January,
I898. He received a good preparatory education and taught school in various parts of
Crawford county, in the meantime beginning
the study of law. His legal preceptor was
H. L. Richmond, an eminent lawyer and congressman of Meadville, where his law practice
was located. Mr. Baker was admitted to the
Crawford county bar in I848; he was married
in I849, and soon afterward located in Titusville, Pennsylvania, remaining there in legal
practice until I868. He moved to Corry in
that year, practicing his profession until h,is
death in I89;8. He was for several years a
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law partner with C. O. Bowman, and after
the death of his partner was associated in practice with ex-Mayor Crosby, of Corry, until
death dissolved the partnership. He married,
in I849, Arvilla A. Mather, a descendant paternally of Rev. Cotton Mather, the early Puritan divine. Her mother, Gabriella Balmat,
was born in Paris, France. An heirloom in
the family is a portrait group showing five
generations, the grandmother of Dr. Baker,
Mrs. Gabriella (Balmat) Baker, being the eldest of the group. Children of Hiram A. and
Arvilla Baker: C. L., a member of the Erie
county bar; Dr. Willis M., of whom further;
Dr. L. B., a physician of Erie, Pennsylvania;, married M. R. Sears; --, married Dr. G. A. Elston; Camilla E., of Corry.
Willis M., second son of Hiram  A. and
Arvilla A. (Mather) Baker, was born in Crawford county, Pennsylvan,ia, in I856. He was
educated in the public schools of Corry, Pennsylvania, and at Clinton Liberal Institute, in
Oneida county, New  York.  He began the
study of medicine under the direction of Dr.
C. B. Kibler, of Corry, then entered Buffalo
Medical College, Buffalo, New York, whence
he was graduated M. D., class of I878. After
a year spent on, the staff of the Buffalo General Hospital, Dr. Baker located in Bradford,
Pennsylvania, but after a short time spent in
practice there made permanent location at
Warren, Pennsylvania. He rose rapidly in
public favor, and has built up a large, lucrative
practice, having also lumbering interests in
association with his brother, C. L. Baker, of
Erie. Dr. Baker was president of the Alumni
Association of the University of Buffalo in
I896; has served two terms as president of the
Warren County Medical Society; is connected
officially with the Medico-Chirurgical College
of Philadelphia, also with the University of
Buffalo and the Pennsylvania State Board of
Charities. He is a member of the Masonic
order, a past master of North Star Lodge, No.
214, Free and Accepted Masons; past high
priest of Occidental Chapter, No. 235, Royal
Arch Masons, and a Sir Knight of Warren
Commandery, No. 63, Knights Templar.
Comprehensive study and reFRANTZ search, with close application
and deep professional interest
in one's work, will eventually bring success
and advancement in any chosen. calling, and
along these lines Dr. Christian James Frantz
has arisen to a position of prominence in connection wifh the practice of medicine. For a
decade he has practiced his profession in Warren, Pennsylvania, where a liberal patronage
is accorded him.
(I) George Frantz, father of Dr. Franrtz,
came to this country, accompanied by his wife
and children, and purchased a farm of fifty
acres, which he cultivated and improved, and
on which he erected a log house, later adding
several farm buildings, and in due course of
time he was the owner of a fine property, the
result of his own efforts. He was a man of
energy and thrift, and was respected in the
community. He was a Democrat in politics.
His first wife, who accompanied him to this
country, bore him four children, namely: Barbara, deceased; Philip, a resident of Conewango township; Emma; Mary. Mr. Frantz
married (second) Salome Witz, who died in
I9o6, aged eighty years. Their children were:
Frederick, a resident of Glade township, Warren county, Pennsylvania; Samuel, a resident
of Warren; Albert, a resident of Warren;
Louisa, married Jacob Walters; Christian
James, of whom further; William, a resident
of Warren; Henry, a resident of Conewango
township. The father of these children died
in I9oo, aged eighty-four years and nine
months, and his remains were interred in the
cemetery in Conewango township.
(II) Dr. Christian James Frantz was born
in Conewango township, Warren: county,
Pennsylvania, May 24, 1865. He graduated
from the Youngsville high school, class of
I886, after which he taught school for two
years, and during the years I888-89 was a
student in the Clarion State Normal School,
serving in the capacity of teacher during vacation. In I9oo0 he entered Starling Medical
College, Columbus, Ohio, and was graduated
therefrom with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in I903. The same year he located in
Warren, Pennsylvania, and engaged in the
practice of his profession, in which he has
been very successful, owing to his skill and
ability in the diagnosis and treatment of
disease. He was one of the promoters of the
Warren Emergency Hospital, in which he is a
stockholder, and for a number of years he has
also been interested in mercantile business,.
being one of the owners of the Frantz Block,
erected in I9OI, and is one of the directors of
the Jefferson County Gas Company, in which
he also has an interest. He keeps in touch
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with his professional brethren by membership
in the Warren County Medical Society, the
Pennsylvaniia State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Surgeon's Association, serving
as surgeon for the company at Warren. He
is a member of the First Lutheran Church, of
Warren, served on the board of trustees for
seventeen years, and was superintendent of
the Sunday school for the same number of
years, proving a capable and efficient officer.
He is a strong advocate of the cause of temperance. His present residence at the corner
of East Pennsylvania avenue and Oak street,
one of the finest in the city, was purchased
by him in I9I0.
Dr. Frantz married, June Io, I903, at Warren, Pennsylvania, Florence M., born at Warren, February 5, I88I, daughter of Philip and
Harriet (Lesser) Hertzel. One child, James
Hertzel, born February 2, I9II.
1141ADDENDA, ERRATA AND INDEXADDENDA AND ERRATA
CRAIG, p. 6oi, ISt col., 5th line, name should read
"Harvey McCain" instead of "Harvey M. McCain."
FRANTZ, p. II40, 2d col., 7th line, after "country"
should read "in 1847;" 8th line, "children" should
read "one child," and "fifty acres" should read
"in Conewango township, Warren county, then a
vast wilderness;" 2Ist line, "I906, aged eighty
years" should read "I904, aged eighty-two
years;" 29th line, "I9o00, aged eighty-four years
and nine months" should read "I898, aged eightyfive years and nine months;" p. II4I, Ist col.,
6th line, after "Warren" should read "A director
and president of the Homewood Sanatorium, an
institution for the treatment of tuberculosis
patients. He has always taken a deep interest
in educational and civic matters. For ten years
he was a member of the Warren school board,
three of which he served as president. He has
devoted considerable time and energy in the
interests of social reform for boys and girls.
He is not a member of any social organization,
but very emphatically advocates the home as the
logical club for parents and children."
HENRY, p. 684, 2d col., 9th line, name "'Violet
Rae" should read "Violet Vae."
LOCKE, p. 353, 2d col., 43rd line, name "Cumings"
should read "Cummins."
MALLERY, p. I I00, Ist col., 44th line, Truman
Mallery was born in Massachusetts, August 20,
I758.  He  migrated  to  Pennsylvania  from
Massachusetts, by overland route, his mode of
conveyance being a sled and two horses, each
horse hitched to the runners of the sled; several
times they had to wait until the snow was in
condition to travel on, and during one of these
periods his son, John, strayed away, and was
with a band of Gypsies for three days, he being
then only eleven years of age.  The maiden
name of the wife of Truman Mallery was Olive
Hubble.
McDOWELL, p. 37I, ISt col., 47th line, "Captain
Parker" should be "Jacob Parker;" 49th line,
after the name "Elizabeth Adam" it should
read "died in I8o6;" 53rd line, the sentence
"who died in I8o6" should be eliminated.
McELHATTAN, p. 88I, 2d col., 52d line, name in
parentheses should be "Fetzer" instead of
"Tetzer."
McKINLY, p. 365, Ist col., I3th line, name should
be "McKinly" instead of "McKinley."
PELTON, p. I092, ISt col., 37th line, "food inspector" should read "special agent;" 38th line. "food
department of state board of health" should read
"food bureau of the state department of agriculture;" 2d col., 2d line, "Warren Encamoment"
should read "Kossuth Encampment, No. 98;"
6th line, "health" should read "dairy and food;"
ioth line. "in 1903" should read "August i8,
I903;" p. I093, Ist col., ISt line, "Aurable"
should read "Anabel;" 2d col., 49th line, "Nioba"
should read "Niobe."
RUTHERFORD, p. 290, Ist col., 20oth line, name
"Sailor" should read "Saylor" and he was born
in Huntingdon Furnace, Huntingdon county.
SMITH, p. 329, Ist col., 52d line, should be added
"Children of James Smith, probably not in
order of birth: Henry, John, George, Jacob,
Samuel, Sarah, married a Mr. Hess; Margaret,
married John Phillippi; Mary, married a Mr.
Best;  Barbara,  married  Benjamin  Yoeye;
Katie, married a Mr. Brown; Elizabeth;" 2d
col., 4th line,' should read "married, in April,
I840,  Maria  Leasure"  instead  of  "Maria
Lazure;" 5th line, after "Monterey" should
read "July I8, 1903;" same line, "Jacob Henry"
instead of "Jacob;" 6th line, Margaret, born
March 24, I843; 7th line, William Henry, born
September 3, I845, enlisted in I862 in Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Third  Ohio
Regiment, Second Brigade, Third Division,
Twenty-third Army Corps, taken prisoner
in I864, incarcerated in Andersonville prison,
died there, May IO, I864; 8th line, Samuel W., born September 5, I847, enlisted in
Company A, One Hundred and Fifty-third
Regiment, Second Brigade, First Division, was
killed in battle of Hatcher's Run, February 6,
I865; Ioth line, Harriet E., born September I5,
I850; IIth line, Elizabeth B., born February I4,
1853; I2th line, Sarah M., born January 6, I856;
I4th line, John W., born May I7, I858, died July
I5, I---; George W., born May 17, I858, died
February I2, I86o; Henry, born May 17, I858,
died September 5, I858; I5th line, name should
be "Jacob Henry" instead of "Jacob;" 36th
line, name should be "Esther J." instead of
"Esther;" 38th line, after "I842" should read
"died in 90oI."
SMITH, p. 862, Ist col., 44th and 49th lines, name
"Addington" should be "Addingham;" 2d col.,
3rd line, name should be "Miss Annie Horne"
instead of "Miss Horne;" gth line, after "England" should read "October 20, I843;" I3th line,
should read "Wesleyan Methodist church" instead of "Methodist Episcopal church;" 20th
line, "and who assisted him to secure employment" should read "He had the position offered
to him before leaving England, so came direct
to work  at his trade;" 35th line, "Arthur"
should be "Arthur J.;" 38th line, "Raymond"
should  be  "Raymond  H."  and  "Florence"
should be "Florence M.;" 48th line, after
"mills" should read "where he was apprenticed
three years to the trade of wool sorter and;"
p. 863, Ist col., Ist line, after "Clinic" should
read "of the Medico Chirurgical College;" 20th
ilne. before  "being"  should  read  "SixteenthALLEGHENY VALLEY
Regiment;" after "being" should read "elected
and  commissioned;" 48th  line, after "street"
should read "West;" 2d col., 37th line, "Woolsay" should be "Woolsey;" 4Ist line, "G. Bruce"
should be "Breuster George;" p. 864, Ist col.,
ioth line, "California" should read "Colorado;"
Igth line, "G. Bruce" should read "Breuster
George."
SWANSON, p. I07I, Ist col., 2d and I4th lines,
name "Greea" should be "Greta;" 4th line, after
"children" should read "Emma Elisabet, died
I899, aged fifty-nine years;" 6th line, "died"
should read "lives;" 7th line, "died" should read
"lives;" 12th line, "died" should read "lives;"
13th line, "died" should read "lives;" 34th line,
after "acres" should read "of A. D. Madison;"
42d line, "Ward" should be "Waid;" 43d line,
after "hundred" should read "and fifty;" 45th
line, after "at" should read "Matthews Run;"
2d col., 6th line, after "business" should read
"A  stockholder in the First National Bank of
Youngsville, Forest Manufacturing Company,
and Standard Shale Brick Company, president
of the Matthews Run Oil, Gas  Mineral Company, was a member of the Youngsville Oil
Company that struck the famous Goat Farm
well in the Tillbery field, Canada, that will fill
a 2so-barrel tank in forty minutes, and he was
also one of the few who drilled the first oil
well at Matthews Run thirty-five years ago,
which is to-day a paying oil field; he has been
a statistical correspondent for the Department
of Agriculture for twenty years, without remuneration;" I4th line, after "Run" should read
"four years;" ISth line, before "Brethren"
should read "United;" 22d line, before "Sweden"
should read "Hagly;" 37th line, "or Clifford"
should be eliminated; 47th line, name "Caroline" should read "Jasafina."
WHITEHILL, p. I049, Ist col., 53d line, instead of
"owning the farm, etc." it should read "being
part owner of the farm, etc.;" 55th line, instead
of "in Knox" it should read "in Beaver township, near Knox," Benjamin F. Whitehill the
other owner; 2d col., I4th line, name should be
"Benjamin Miliken" instead of "Benjamin Milliken."
1146PENNSYLVANIA
INDEX
(An asterisk (*) against a name makes reference to Addenda and Errata).
Abbott ancestry, I90, 408
Christopher M., 408
Earl T., 409
Eugene W., 408
Harry A., 409
Hila P., 409
James E., I9I
James E., 409
James P., I9I
John, igo
John G., 407
John M., 408
Nathan, 407
Noah W., 408
Philip, i9o
Philip H., i9o
Thomas, i9o
Acomb, James L., 78I
Adams ancestry, io6, 956
James L., I07
Leonard, io6
Aksly ancestry, I032
Alden ancestry, 559, II26
David, 560
Eleazer, 56o
Isaac, 560
Isaac S., 562
John, 559
Joseph, 560
Katharine K., 563
Lora E., 563
Richard, 562
Allebach ancestry, 339
Allein ancestry, 286
Allen ancestry, i8i, 957
Henry, i8i
Herbert E., I82
James, 957
Joseph, 957
Orren C., 958
Samuel P., 957
Thomas, 957
Thomas W., I82
William, 957
William H., 958
Allison ancestry, 276
Alt, Charles E., 6I9
Jacob, 6I9
John H., 6I9
Altman, Charles B., 898
Peter, 898
Amsler ancestry, 940, I036
Cornelius W., 94I
Henry, 940
Henry K., 940
Lawrence J., I037
Peter, 1037
Andrews ancestry, 50, 606, 799
Charles E., 606, 608
Firman L., 607
Harper G., 50
James P., 799
Joseph P., 799
Mary A., 50
Robert, 50
Samuel, Prof., 799
William, 6o6
William, 799
William M., 607
Arird, Delford U., 750
Joseph, 749
Armbrust, Henry R., 853
Jacob, 853
Armstrong ancestry, I98
Alexander M., I99
Alvin B., I99
Benjamin, I99
Hopestill, I99
John, I99
Marton L., 20I
Arnold ancestry, 643
George, 643
Harry H., 644
Manassah, 643
Peter, 643
Arter, Daniel A., 845
Arthurs, Joseph A., 946
William, 945
Artley ancestry, 39
Abraham, 39
John H., 40
Jonas, 39
Ash ancestry, 41
Dunham, 41
Dunham E., Dr., 41
Garrett G., 42
Ashbaugh ancestry, 933, I024
Daniel, 933
Daniel L., 934
William, 934
Auerhaim ancestry, 20
Moses M., 20
Samuel, 22
Solomon, 2I
Backus ancestry, 58
Frank W., 59
Harry L., 59
John C., 6i
Lebbeus, 58
Thomas L., 58, 6i
William, 58
William, Rev., 58
Bailey ancestry, io0x
Alvin H., io6i
Henry, io6o
Baker ancestry, 743, io8o, II3Q
Charles, 743
Earl A., io8o
Hiram  A., II39
Isaac, i08o
John F., 743
Simeon, I I39
Willis M., I I39
Willis M., II39
Ball, Abel, 786
David I., 786
Moses, 785
Banner ancestry, 355
Edward H., 356
George, 356
Joseph, 356
Thomas L., 356
Barber ancestry, 282
John B., 95
Barchfield, Andrew J., 8I6
Barlett, James P., 8I5
Lewis, 8I5
William, 8i5
Barnes ancestry, II24
Benjamin, I124
Erastus, I124
Timothy, I I24
Barnhart ancestry, 687
Isaac S., 688
Jacob, 688
Jacob C., 688
John, 688
Barr ancestry, i60
Christian, i6i
Christian S., i6i
Jacob, i6i
Jennie C., II39
Martin, i6i
Wilson R., II38
Barry, Ellen, 206
John, 206
Thomas, 206
Bashline ancestry, 775
George, 775
Joseph, 775
Levi F., 775
Bayley ancestry, I33
Isaac, 133
Jacob, Gen., 134
Jeffrey A., I34
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John, I33
John, Col., I34
Joshua, I33
Beach ancestry, I003
Bean, Abraham, 387
John, 386
Beary, George S., 936
Henry, 936
Beaty ancestry, 72I
David, 722
David W., 1054
Elizabeth S., Dr., 722
Orris W., 722
Thomas, 72I
William, 72I
Beatty ancestry, 2I6
Abraham, 2I7
Smith G., 2I7
William, 2I6
Beck ancestry, 939
George, 940
James G., 940
John, 940
John A., 940
William, 940
Beers ancestry, 45I
Anthony, 452
Cyrus, 452
Daniel, 452
Edmund, 452
Ephraim, 452
Henry I., 452
John, 452
Martin, 45I
Bell ancestry, 66o
Charles W., 66i
Harrison E., 66o
James, 66o
Thomas, 66o
William M., 5I9
William T., 638
Bellis, Philip, 934
William H., 934
Bemis ancestry, 404
Daniel, 405
Elias H., 405
Horace A., 405
Joseph, 404, 405
Thomas, 405
Bennett ancestry, I09, 967
David R., 200
Elijah, I09
Harry M., 968
James B., 967
Oshea R., I09
Benninghoff ancestry, 6;
Frederick, 65
George, 67
George E., 67
John, 66
Bensinger ancestry, 977
Anthon, 977
Francis L., 978
Frederick, 977
Jacob, 977
Martin, 978
Berlin ancestry, 58i
Frederick, 654
George, 58i, 928
George N., 58I, 700
Jacob, 928
John C., 58I
Mary, 655
Mary M. M., 700
Noah, 655
William H., 700
William M., 929
Best ancestry, 592, I035
Henry, I035
Michael, 593, I036
Uriah, 593
Simeon W., I036
William, 592, I036
Bigham, Thomas J., 79I
Bigler, Jacob, 959
Louisa F., 960
Bindley ancestry, 11I0
Charles I., 111I
Jabez, 11I0
John, 11I0
Blair ancestry, 648
Alexander, 648
James, 649, 768
John C., 768
William, 648
Bleakley ancestry, 260, 628
James, 26i, 628
John, 260, 628
Mary S., 263
Orrin D., 629
Orrin L., 263
Rollin R., 629
William J., 261
Bloss ancestry, 357
Edmund, 357
Henry C., 359
James, 358
Joseph, 358
Joseph M., 360
Richard,.358
William C., 359
Boardman ancestry, I55
Alphonso M., I57
Eleazer, I 56
Jared, I56
Levi, 156
Nathaniel, I55, I56
Samuel, I55
Boileau ancestry, 675
Bomgardner ancestry, io08
John A., Ios8
John N., I058
Samuel, Io58
Borland ancestry, 477
Andrew, 477
Huston, 477
James B.. 478
John, 477
John R., 478
Bostwick ancestry, 490
Arthur, 490
Ebenezer, 490
Edmund, 49I
Hiram W., 49I
John, 490
Salmon, 491
Salmon E., 491
Boulton, Daniel H., 521
Jane F. M., 52I
Bouton ancestry, I67
Eleazer, i68
Enoch, i68
Enoch E., i68
Ezra, i68
John, I67, i68
Joseph W., I69
Victor B., i69
Bovard ancestry, io8i
Forrest J., I082
George W., I082
James, io8i
Johnson, io8i
Bowen ancestry, 282, 462, [007
Archibald N., 1007
Calvin, I007
Calvin R., I007
Elisha, 462
Frank W., 463
Hezekiah, 462
Jesse, 462
Joseph, 462
Obediah, 462
Richard, 462
William, 462
William S., 1007
William W., 462
Bowersox, John, 347
Paul, 347
Thomas P., 347
Bowman, David, 833
Frank S., 834
Bowser ancestry, 61;
Abram, 6I5
James E., 6i6
Loben R., 6I5
Peter, 6I5
Boyce, Blanche, 907
John J., 907
Boyd, James, 666
William, 659, 660o
Boyer, Joseph, 933
Reuben, 933
Bradshaw, Aaron, I020
George M. B., 1020
Watson P., 1020
Brosius, Jacob J., 724
Michael, 724, 725
Brown ancestry, 744
Adam M., Maj., 845
Alexander, 745
Benjamin F., 704
Curtain S., 582
Effie K., 705
John D., 846
John F., 704
Robert, 745
Samuel, 582
Sloan A., 745
Thomas, 744
William, 582
Brownsell ancestry, 11 5
Charles, II5
Jedediah, I I 5
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Thomas, I I 5
William S., I 15
Brundred ancestry, 493
Benjamin, 493
Benjamin F., 494
James, 493
William J., 494
Bryan, George, 434, 436
Samuel S., 436
Bull ancestry, 449
John, 449
John, Col., 450
Mary, 45I
Thomas, 449
Thomas, Capt., 450
Burns ancestry, 70I
James, 70I
James T., 702
Robert, 70I
William D., 702
Byers, Anthony, 345
Charles, 345
Charles H., 346
Caldwell ancestry, i8
Delilah, 20
Garry B., 8io
Edmund R., 20
Mary, 8i i
Matthew, 8io
Robert R., 20
Camp ancestry, 93
Daniel, 93
Ephraim, 93
Israel, 93
John, 93
Nicholas, 93
Samuel, 93
Thomas W., 95
William  D., 94
Campbell ancestry, 2IO
Alexander, 2IO, 504, 830
Alexander H., 505
Alice N., 866
Dougall, 2IO
Ezekiel, 954
Frederick R., 211
George W., 866
Gertrude, 955
Howard D., 807
James, 8o6
John, 504, 865
John C., 830
John R., 505
Joseph, 77, 954
Mary E. D., 808
Mortimer B., 954
Randolph M., 2IO
Robert, 830
Samuel, 865
Carnahan ancestry, 23, 339
Adam, 340
Alexander, 23
Buchanan H., 340
James M., 340
Thomas, 24
Carr ancestry, io84
Carrier, Euphrastus, 6i8
Thomas, 6i8
Carter, Egbert P., 130
Maria, I29
Caruthers, William F., 850
Caswell, William H., I76
Catlin ancestry, 47
Dewey. 48
Elisha, 48
Isaac, 47
John, 47
Oren, 48
Samuel, 47
Thomas, 47
Chadwick ancestry, 522
Elihu, 523
James A., 524
James D., 523
John, 522
Lauretta M., 524
Chambers, David, 689
Wesley, 689
Chapman ancestry, 52, 705
Alden L., 706
Cynthia, 52
George L., 706
Leroy E., 706
Moses P., 705
Nathaniel, 705
William B., 53
Chartley, Francis, 56
Homer, 57
John, 56
Chase ancestry, 544, 922
Charles, 544
Clark W., 923
Eleazer, 922
James, 922
Lucian A., 923
Reuben, 544
William, 922
Chesney, Hance C., I89
Hattie E., I89
John, I89
Chipman ancestry, I068
Chittenden, Nathaniel, 604
William, 603
Clapp ancestry, 754
Ebenezer D., 755
Edmund M., 755
Ichabod, 755
Metcalf, 755
Thomas, 754, 755
Clark ancestry, I53, 753, 837
Ezra, I54
James, 837
John, 837
John B., 838
Joseph, I53
Joseph F., I54
Mary E., I55
Nathan, I53
Samuel, 153
William, 153
Clarke, Robert -C., 805
Clendenin ancestry, 9g9
Charles, 919, 920
Ida, 920
John, 9I9
Thomas, 920
Cobham ancestry, 550
Ann H., 555
Catherine C., 553
Henry, 551, 552
Henry 0., 553
Coffin ancestry, 77
Benjamin, 78, 79
Jonathan, 78
Joseph M., 79
Nicholas, 77
Peter, 78
Smith G., 79
Stephen, 78
Tristram, 77, 78
Cogswell ancestry, go
Edward, gi
John, go
Nathaniel, 9I
William, go, 9I
Cole, Moses, 178
Colegrove ancestry, I03
Alpha W., 105
Francis, I03
Jonathan, I04
Stephen, I03
William J., I04
Collier ancestry, 788
Charles W., 790
Frederick H., 788
Joseph, 788
William, 788
Collner ancestry, 292
Lemuel, 293
Lewis, 292
Louis, 64I
William F., 64I
Conner, John, 599, 600
Thomas, 599
Conyne, John I., 46I
Peter I., 46I
Cooper ancestry, II2I
Clyde G., I I22
Nathan, II2I
Nathan J., I12I
William, I12I
Corbett ancestry, 293, 827
Albert G., 294
Daniel, 469
Don Carlos, 47I
Isaac, 469
Samuel T., 293
William, 469
William L., 470
Corwin ancestry, I23
Benjamin, I24
Corte B., 125
Daniel, I24
Edward, 124
Franklin, I23
Ghordis B., 125
Matthias, 123
Theophilus, I23
Coulter ancestry, 542
Clarence W., 544
George W., 543
James, 543
Cowan ancestry, 380
Dwight, 381
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Ephrainl, 380
George J., 41
Lucy M. D., 383
Robert, 380
Willis, 382
William C., 41
Coyne, John, I95
Viola A., I95
Craig ancestry, 600, 684, 1014
*Harvey M., 6oi
James, 600
James H., IOI5
James M., 687
John, 684, 685
John C., 687
Nancy J., 685
Samuel, 684, 685
Samuel H., 685
Washington, IOI4
Washington A., 600
William, 600, I014
William H., 685
Crawford ancestry, 46, 965
Barbara E. H., 966
Carlisle J., 967
Ebenezer, 46, 47, 965
James, 46
John, 46
John Parker, 966
Richard, 46
William R., 965
Crispin, George, oo08
George H., Ioo9
William, Ioo008
Criswell, Elisha, 266
George S., 266
Robert C., 266
Crosby ancestry, 239
Cross ancestry, 323, 937
John F., 939
Oliver B., 323
Robert, 323
Samuel, 937
Samuel W., 937
William, 323, 937
Wilson, 938
Cumings ancestry, 299
Benjamin, 300
Benjamin Jr., 301
Henry H., 299
Isaac, 300
John, 300
Samuel, 300
Cummings ancestry, I040
Cunningham ancestry, 327, 669
Benjamin, 327
Emma, 669
Henry L., 327
James, 668
John, 668
John M., 669
Paul E., 327
William, 327, 669
Curtis ancestry, 726
Abraham B., 727
Ebenezer H., 727
Jotham, 726
Truman, 726
Cyphert ancestry, 275
Anthony, 275
Philip, 275
Thomas B., 275
Wilmer R., 276
Dale ancestry, 365, 507
Charles, 507
Christian, 365
Henry, 365
Joseph, 365
Joseph G., 366
Samuel, 508
Samuel, Col., 509
Samuel F., 5IO
Dalrymple ancestry, 349
Andrew, 350
Corning, 350
David, 350
Richard W., 350
Dana ancestry, I74
Anthony, I74
Frederick W., I76
George, I75
George H., I75
Davis, Robert M., I08I
Day ancestry, Io059
Archibald S., o060
Eleazer H., IO59
John, IO59
John A., I059
De Forest ancestry, I07I
Charles, I073
Charles A., 1073
David, 1072
David, I073
Ephraim, I073
George A. W., 1074
Gilles, I072
Isaac, I072
Jean, 1072
Jesse, 1072
Melchoir, 1072
William C., 1075
Delo ancestry, 242
Benjamin F., 249
Daniel, 244
Daniel A., 249
Daniel M., 695
George, 242
George W., 245
Herman L., 247
Jacob, 243
Jeremiah, 246
John A., 246
Joseph, 243
Joshua H., 247
Michael, 242
Samuel P., 247
Thomas B., 249
Delp ancestry, 566
Anthony, 566
David, 567
Grover C., 567
John, 566
Lewis G., 566
Dempsey ancestry, 75
Lawrence, 75
Peter, 75
Richard A., 75
Thomas C., 75
Dennis, Thomas, 82
William F., 8i, 82
Dennison ancestry, 1076, 1078
James D., 1077
Dickey, John M., 808
William, 808
Dickinson ancestry, 763
Augustus W., 764
Chauncey, 764
Edward S., 764
John, 763
John C., 764
John, Col., 763
John, Lieut., 763
Nathaniel, 763
Ray E., 764
Dieffenbacher, Charles, 676
Orion F., 677
William, 676
Ditty, James, 595
William, 595
Ditz ancestry, 362
Augustin, 363
Ferdinand, 362
George A., 363
John, 362
Dix ancestry, 98
John, 98
Jonathan, 98
Ralph, 98
Timothy, 98
Timothy, Col., 99
Dixon ancestry, 346
Harry E., 346
James A., 346
John, 346
Donahue, James, 82
William, 82
Dovenspike ancestry, 882
Lewis A., 883
Reuben, 882
William, 882
Downes ancestry, io08
Downing, Frank L., 389
George B., 389
Dowrey, James, 24
William, 24
Drake ancestry, 37
Ida E., 38
Jacob, 37
Lorenzo D., 37
Silas, 37
Du Bois ancestry, 675
Duffield ancestry, 614
Demetrius S., 615
Henrietta, 6I5
Imelda M., 615
John, 615
Philip, 614
William, 614
Wirt W., 615
Dunham ancestry, io69
Dunkle, Daniel, 894
George B., 894
John, 894
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I1 51
Dunn ancestry, 512
Samuel, 512
Sarah A., 512
Timothy, 5I2
Vincent, 512
Dunshee, Andrew T., 849
William, 849
William A., 849, 850
Durfey ancestry, I7
Benjamin, I7
Charles A., i7
Frank E., i8
Joseph, I7
Thomas, I7
Earp ancestry, 457
John K., 457
Samuel, Dr., 457
Eastman ancestry, 170
Abel, I7I
John, 171
John B., I 72
Joseph, I7I
Luther, I7I
Roger, I70
Samuel, I71
Eaton ancestry, I44, I06I
Alfred W., I062
Arthur T., I062
Charles, io6i
Frederick C., I063
Herbert G., i063
John, I44
Jonathan, I44
Judson G., I45
May G. H., I063, I065
Rufus, I44
Sylvester, 145
William, i06i
Eckels, James, 2II
John, 21 I
William P., 2I2
Eddy ancestry, 427, I008, I I25
Hiram G., 429
Isaac S., 429
Le Roy C., o008
Nathan, 428, II25
Obadiah, 427, II25
Samuel, 427, I125
William, I I25
William E., 427
Zachariah, 428
Edmonson, Charles, 883
Joseph H., 883
Richard H., 884
Edson ancestry, io
Joseph, I I
Nathaniel, I I
Samuel, Io, II
Edwards ancestry, 496
Alexander, 496
Asa G., 497
David, 497
Nathaniel, 497
Samuel, 496
Susan A., 497
Eisenman ancestry, 364
Elder, Jacob, 895
John, 895
Ely, Christian, i8
Samuel, i8, I9
Theodore, i8
Emery ancestry, 444
Alvina D., 445
David, 445
David, 497
Humphrey, 445
John, 444
Jonathan, 444
Peter, 445
Susan A., 497
Emhuff, John, 59I
John C., 592
John H., 592
Estes, Benjamin I52
- Timothy, I 52
Etzel, Frank, 713
William M., 7I3
Evans, Benjamin, 55
Effie E., 55
Thomas E., 55
Everson, Sarah J., I132
Fahr, R. Willis, 855
Samuel, 855
Faller, Jacob, 747
Farwell ancestry, 268
Fasenmyer ancestry, 29I
Baltzer, 29I
George B., 292
Jasper, 291
Fassett ancestry, 506
John, 5o6
Jonathan, 5o6
Josiah, So6
Lewis H., 507
L. J. D., 507
Patrick, 506
Philo, 507
Fay ancestry, 95I
Cyrus P., 952
Daniel, 95I
Henry T., 952
James, 95I
John, 95I
Fenstamaker, Harry N., 86o
Isaac N., 86o
Ferguson ancestry, 648
Benjamin B., 648
Matilda A., 648
William, 648
Ferrier ancestry, 439
Hannah E., 44I
Joseph, 440
Robert, 440
Thomas, 440
Thomas E., 440
Fickett ancestry, Io65
Filler, John H., 885
Solomon, 885, 886
William H., 885, 886
Fisher ancestry, 5, 32
Aaron, 33
Anthony, 32
Charles, IOI3
David, 33
Eleazer, 33
Henry 0., I013
Jasper S., j
Joseph, 5
Tunis, 5
William, 33
William  R., 33
Fitzgerald, Agnes J., 25
Robert, 25, 26
Fleming ancestry, 193
Samuel M., I93
Thomas M., I93
William M., I93
Folk ancestry, 654
Herbert H., 654
John, 654
Jonathan, 653
Folwell ancestry, 675
Forbes, Henry, 493
Julia A., 493
Fowkes ancestry, 877
John H., 877
Samuel, 877
Samuel A., 878
William, 877
Fowler ancestry, 506
Fox ancestry, 880, 942
Andrew, 88o
Christopher, 942
Frank C., 942
George, 88o, 940
Joseph, 942
Justinian, 942
Philip M., 88o
Thomas 1., 942
Frame, Hiram  T., 264
James, 264
Thomas, 264
Frampton ancestry, 69I, 1103
Byron H., 693
David, 692, I104
James V., 693
John, 692, II03
Samuel, 692
Thomas, 69I, II03
William, 69i, 692
William, I I03
Frank ancestry, 7o
Christopher, 70
Darius, 71
Henry, 70
John, 70
Nicholas, 7I
Stephen, 70
William, 71
*Frantz, Christian J., II40
George, I I40
Frazier ancestry, 532, 589, 903
George, 532, 903
George M., 532
Isaiah N., 590
James, - 590
James J., 903
John P., 590
Joseph, 903
Frederick, John, 23
John H., 23
Leonard, 22
Freeman. Edmund, 53, 54
William C., 55ALLEGHENY VALLEY
Frill, Benjamin F., 369
Jonathan, 368
Stephen, 368
Fuller, Chase, I88
Zoroaster C., i88
Furman, Alonzo B., 277
Jonathan, 276
Nathan, 276
Gallup ancestry, 83
Daniel, 85
Fred D., 86
John, 84, 85
John, Capt., 83, 84
Nathaniel C., 85
Wheeler, 84
William D., 85
Gardner ancestry, I64, 9I8
Easton, I64
John, I64
Nelson, I64
Garlick ancestry, IOI
Bernard T., I03
George 0., I02
Henry, IOI
Truman, I02
Gates ancestry, 485
Benjamin, 486
Henry, 487
Israel, 486
Peter, 487
Simon, 486
Stephen, 486
Gathers ancestry, II13
Emery L., iII3-I4
Henry, Rev., III4
Jacob, III3
Gemmill ancestry, 874
Caroline S., 874, 875
John, 874
Sallie 0., 874
Zachariah, 874
George, Martin B., 699
Nicholas, 699
Geyer ancestry, 699
George D., 699
John N., 699
Nicholas, 699
Peter, 699
Gibson ancestry, io96
Charles J., I096
Cyrus R., I096
Harry A., I096
Gifford ancestry, 86
Ambrose, Sir, 87
Job, 88
Robert, 88
Simeon, 88
Walter, 87
Warley, go
William, 87, 88
Zavalia D., 89
Giles ancestry, 896
James, 896
John, 896
John H., 897
Gilfillan, Calvin W., 425
James, 425
Gill ancestry, II29
Francis W., II30
James, II29
James M., II30
Joseph, I I29
Gillespie, Robert B., I3
Gillett ancestry, I35
James S., 135
Jonathan, 135
Martin L., 135
Mellville, I36
Montague, 135
Gillis ancestry, 220
Claudius V. B. G., 222
James L., 220
Robert, 220
Gilmore ancestry, 360
Alexander, 360
James, 360
John, 360
William G., 36I
Ginkle ancestry, 799
Gleason ancestry, 120
Amos, 120
Ira S., I20
Ralph C., 120
Goal, Adolphus D., 384
John, 384
Goble ancestry, 986
Adaline, 987
Alexander, 987
Clyde F., 987
Robert, 986
Gordon ancestry, 674
Gorton ancestry, I39
David, I4I
Joseph, 14I, I42
Samuel, I39, I4I
Sheridan, I42, 143
Graham ancestry, 328, 520
George, 328
Newton E., 328
William, 328
Grandin ancestry, I025
Annie H., 1027
Charles, I027
Frank, I027
John, 1025
Samuel, 1025
William J., 1026
Grant ancestry, 946
Ashbel, 947
Charles B., 960
David, 947
David W., 947
Henry F., 950
Joseph W., 948
Louisa F., 960
Matthew, 946
Samuel, 946, 947
Gray, Philander R., 373
Green, Samuel, I27
William A., 127
Greenland ancestry, iii8
Joshua, iii8
Moses, iii8
Nathan, iii8
Walter W., iii8
Greenwood ancestry, IOI9
Thomas, 10I9
Thomas A., I020
Walter, IOI9
Gregory ancestry, 567
Alfonso, 567
Asa, 568
Burdett G., 57I
Ezra, 570
Griggs, John, 742
Samuel, 742
Gruninger, Frank H., 752
George F., 752
Michael, 75I
Guetthoff, Joseph, 665
Rudolph W., 666
Guffey, James M., 852
Wesley S., 858
Habgood, Robert, 7
Robert P., 8
William H., 7
Hack, Balthazar, 557
John A., 557
Haggerty ancestry, 38, 4t1
Daniel, 4I3
Donald H., 4I3
Henry, 38
John, 38, 39
William, 39
William M., 413
Hamblen ancestry, I063
Ebenezer, I064
Gershom, I064
Ichabod, Io65
James, I064, io65
John, I064
Samuel, io65
Hamlin ancestry, 183
Asa L., I84
Ebenezer, I83
Giles, 183
Henry, i86
James, 183
John, I83
Nathaniel, I84
Orlo J., I85, I87
Thomas, 184
Hampton ancestry, II05
Robert B., II05
Wade, iio6, II07
William H., II05
Hanby, James, 93I
John, 93I
Joseph A., 93I
Hancock ancestry, 479, 86i
James, 479
James D., 480
John, 86i
Jonathan, 479
Moses, 8FI
Nathaniel, 86i
Thomas H., 86i
Hanna, James, 962
John, 962
John L., 963
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Harding ancestry, I133
Joseph, II34
Joseph M., II35
Joseph M., Dr., II36
Nathaniel, I I34
Samuel, I134
Harnish, Andrew, 620
John, 6I9
Robert C., 620
Harris ancestry, 8
Asa, 9
Delpha, 9
James, 8
Marshall D., I0
William A., 9
Hartman ancestry, 944
Aaron, 944
Abraham, 872
Andrew L.. 945
Elisha, 944
George, 944
Jacob, 872
William, 944
Haskell ancestry, 828
Gideon, 828
James, 828
Porter, 828
Porter M., 829
Hastings ancestry, 1002
Hatfield, Daniel, 74
Gilbert, 73
Griffin, 74
Haust, George A., 988
John E., 988
hawk ancestry, 595
Albert, 596
George, 596
Michael, 595
Simon, 596
Hawkins, Adam C., Maj., 43
David R., 43
Thomas, 42
Hayes, Clarke, 487
John S., 487
Thomas, 487
Hays ancestry, 483
Frederic W., 484
James, 483
John, 483
Joseph C., 483
William, 483
Hayward, Benjamin, 5I3
Nathaniel, 5I3
Thomas, 5I3
Hazeltine ancestry, 563, 735, 927
Abner, 564, 736, 927
Abraham, 564
Abraham J., 565
Daniel, 564, 736, 927
Edwin, 927
Ezra T., 927
James E., 928
John, 563, 564
John, 735, 736, 927
Laban, 736
Samuel, 564, 735, 927
Hazen ancestry, 596
Edward, 596
John, 597
Nathaniel, 597
Thomas, 597
Thomas 0., 597
Zibah, 597
Heck, Christian, 659
Sarah R., 659
Heeter ancestry, 355
George W., 355
Henry C., 706
Norval E., 707
Samuel, 706
William, 355
William M., 355
Hehner, Chauncey C., 208
Robert, 209
Heinz, Henry J., 824
Henninger ancestry, io86
Henry ancestry, 588, 7I6
Christopher, 646
Elmer E., 7I6
George B., 646
George T., 7I9
Howard F., 684
James, 589
James S., 7I9
John, 589, 7I6
John D., 589
John H., 7I8
Robert, 588
*Robert L., 684
Robert W., 684
William, 588, 7I8
William A., 7I6
Hepburn, J ohn, 432
John, Dr., 432
Herspool, Edmund, 994
Edmund R., 995
William M., 995
Hess ancestry, 784
Henry N., 785
Jacob, 784
James M., 785
John, 784
Samuel, 784
Hilliard ancestry, 726, 894
Frederick, 725
Irwin H., 895
Isaac, 726
John, 894
Shirey, 894
Himes ancestry, 6io
Christian, 6io
John, 6io
Joseph C., 61I
W. Edgar, 6i i
Hinckley ancestry, 707, I067
Adino, 709
George D., 709
John, 708
Samuel, 707
Solomon, 709
Thomas, 707
Watson D., 7IO
Hindman ancestry, I I02
David, II02
Wayne W., II05
William A., Iio4.
Hitchcock ancestry, 48I
Aaron, Dr., 482
Lawrence P., 482
Matthias, 48I
Nathaniel, 48I, 482
Zachariah, 482
Hoagland, George M., 870
George S., 87I
Mary L., 870
Hodges ancestry, 502, 554, 923
Ann, 555
Emma J., 923
John, 923
John A., 503, 923
John B., 503
Walter V., 503
Walter W., 554
William, 502, 554, 923
Hodil, Henry, 896
Jacob, 896
James H., 896
Hodsdon ancestry, 756
Israel, 756, 757
John, 757
Nathan G., 757
Nicholas, 756
Peter, 757
Hoeing, August, Rev., 783
Henry, 783
Hoffman, Charles W., 893
Daniel, 893
Hogarth, Frederick W., I58
Leon K., 159
William, I 58
Hogsett ancestry, iOi6
Hogue ancestry, 90I
Holbrook ancestry, I4
Peter, I4.
Stephen, 14
Stephen A., 14
Stephen G., I4
Thomas, I4
Holdridge ancestry, 394
Franklin L., 397
Harriet A. K., 395
Orry H., 395
Perry, 394
Holman ancestry, 367
Holmes ancestry, 128, 425
Abel, I28
Benjamin, I28
Francis, 128
John, I28, 129
Reuben, I28
Holt ancestry, 524
Edwin E., 525
Erastus, 525
George C., 525
Isaac, 525
John, 525
Joseph, 525
Nicholas, 5,25
William, 21
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Democrat in politics, and was a member of the
German Reformed church. He married Lucetta, daughter of Peter Minich, born in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, died in New Maysville. Her father was born in Schuylkill county, and about I830 removed to Jefferson county, where he died. His children were: I. Jacob,
died in Kansas, aged one hundred and four
years. 2. Henry. 3. Simon. 4. Daughter,
married Jacob Schelly. 5. Lucetta, married
John Hess, referred to above. Children of
John and Lucetta (Minich) Hess: I. Christina,
married John Burkhouse, deceased. 2. John,
born 1837, died I909.  3. Robert, died aged
eighteen years. 4. David, now living in New
Maysville; served in the federal army during
the civil war; married Rebecca Miland. 5.
Eliza, died in I862. 6. Catherine, died in I862.
7. Elizabeth McCullough, now the matron of
the poor house in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania. 8. James, died in August, I882. 9.
Henry N., referred to below.  io. Raymond
Milton, now living in New Maysville. I I.
Alice, died in June, I882; married Frederick
Space, of New Maysville. I2. Daniel, died in
infancy. I3. Clara, now living in New Maysville; mattied Eli Dingess, now deceased.
(V) Dr. Henry N. Hess, son of John (2)
and Lucetta (Minich) Hess, was born in New
Maysville, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, July
I3, I854, and is now living in Fryburg, Pennsylvania. He received his early education in
the public schools and in the academies at Corsica and West Millville, Pennsylvania, after
graduating from which he taught school for
seven years. He then entered the College of
Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland, from which he graduated with his degree
of Doctor of Medicine, March I, I882. He then
settled in Fryburg, and on April I, I882, began
the active practice of his profession, in which
he still continues. He is a member of the
Clarion County Medical Society, and is also a
member of the Pennsylvania State Medical
Society and of the American Medical Association. He has been a member of- the Independent Order of Odd Fellows since I884, and
has also been a member of the' Knights of the
Maccabees for twenty years. He is a Lutheran
in religion. He is a Democrat in politics, and
was for six years one of the school directors
of Fryburg, and is I890 was elected a member of the Pennsylvania state legislature and
reelected to the same office in I892, and during his second term was an active member of
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the committee on appropriations, being appointed by C. C. Thompson, the Republican
speaker of the house. In I909 Dr. Hess was
one of the organizers of the First National
Bank of Fryburg, which commenced business
August 2, I9o09, and was elected the president
of the institution and still holds that office.
He has also been president of the Fryburg
Gas Company since I9oo.
He married, Diecember 2I, I876, Jennie,
daughter of James and Caroline (Miller)
Mercer. Her father was a son of David
Mercer, one o,f the pioneer settlers of Red
Bank township. Children: I. Lola M., died
aged twelve years. 2. James Mercer, referred
to below.  3. Nellie, died young. 4. Ralph
Wallis, died young.
(VI) Dr. James Mercer Hess, son of Dr.
Henry N. and Jennie (Mercer) Hess, was born
in Fryburg, Pennsylvania, October I3, i883,
and is now living there. He received his early
education in the public schools of Clarion
county, and at the age of sixteen years entered
the Western University at Pittsburgh, after
graduating from which he entered the College
of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated with his degree of Doctor
of Medicine, June I, I905. He then spent one
year as assistant resident physician in Bayview Hospital in Baltimore. He was then
associated in practice with Dr. McElroy, at
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, for a short time;
practiced in Trafford, Pennsylvania, for about
six months; then removed to Marysville, Forest county, Pennsylvania, where he remained
for two years; in April, Ig9Io, he returned to
Fryburg and became associated in practice
with his father, in which he still continues.
He is a Democrat in politics. He married,
April I5, I9O8, Daisy, daughter of A. J. and
Anna Shriver, of Forest county, Pennsylvania.
Children: I. John Henry. 2. Earl Russell,
died in infancy. 3. Carl Cecil.
The Ball family is supposed to be
BALI, of English origin, and tradition
says the ancestor arrived in this
country in I635, locating in Boston, and from
that point the family has spread over the country.
(I) The first member of this branch of the
Ball family of whom there is definite information was Moses Ball, born and reared in the
state of Connecticut, from whence he removed
to New York while a young man. He marriedALLEGHENY VALLLY
Hook, Martin, ioog
Horton ancestry, II23
Barnabas, II23
Byron B., II24
Daniel, I I23
Eunice L., I I24
George, II24
Isaac, II23
John, II23
Joseph, II23
Ovid, I I23
William, II23
Hosack, George M., 802
Hosterman, Thomas, II2
Thomas W., II3
Hough ancestry, 529
Charles N., 530
Isaac, 530
John, 529
Jonathan L., 530
Jonathan T., 530
Kathrin H., 53I
Richard, 529
Thomas, 530
Houghton ancestry, I48
Elisha, I49
Ephraim, 149
Ida, I52
James, I49
Moses, I49
Moses H., I50
Ralph, I48
Hovey, Ziba, 209
Hovis ancestry, 327
Howe ancestry, 344, I040
Abraham, 344
George, 344
George J., 344
James, 344
Squire, I04I
Huff, George F., 820
Hufnagel, Andrew, 822
John, 822
Hughes ancestry, 635
Edward E., 637
Ellis, 635
Henry M., 636
James, 635, 636
Hukill ancestry, 5i8
George P., 5i8
Gideon E., 5i8
Jesse, 5I8
Margaret L., 519
William, 5I8
Hull ancestry, 272
John, 272
Joseph, 272
Milton W., 273
Oliver, 272
Tristam, 272
Hultberg, Andrew J., 6i6
John E., 6i6
Humes, Jonathan, 539
Robert B., 539
William, 539
Humphrey ancestry, 782
Hopestill, 782
James, 782
James, Rev., 782
Jonas, 782
Hunter ancestry, 776
Jahu, 777
Lillian A., 780
Livingston L., 779
Matthew, 777
Robert, 776
Hurley, Jerry, 205
Hussey, James, I69
William J., i69
Huston, Charles C., I022
James, I02I
Hutchinson, Fergus, 324
Robert, 324
Robert A., 324
Hyde, Horace B., 574
James, 573
Warren L., 573
Irvine ancestry, 49
Andrew, 49
Benjamin F., 50
Matthew,  _9
Rebecca, 5o
William, 49
Jack, John F., 527
Michael, 526
Jackson ancestry, 663, I038
David, I038
David J., 663
Frederick B., 1039
George H., 663
Gilson A., I039
Jeremiah, 663
Jeremiah H., 663
John A., 1054
Thomas W., I039
James ancestry, 179, IIOI
David, iioi
Edwin, 179
Francis, I79
Obed S., i8o
Philip, I79
William J., IIOI
Jamieson ancestry, 336, 996
Alexander, 997
Alexander T., 997
Charles W., 337
Hugh, 336
Hugh A., 337
John, 3P6
Vinnie R. C., 997
Wilhelmina S., 337
Jayne, Clement P., 8oo
John A., 8oo
Jaynes ancestry, 7I
James M., 73
Joseph W., 72
Timothy, 72
William, 7I, 72
Jeannerat, Frank L., 932
Louis, 932
Tenkins ancestry, 76i, io66
Johnson ancestry, I30, 734, 863
Charles E., 863
Edward, I30
Epaphroditus, 863
Ezekiel, I31
Ezekiel T., I32
Haynes, 130
John, I30, 863
Samuel P., 734
Thomas, 130
William, 130
Johnston, John, 458
Robert S., 458
William, 458
Jordan ancestry, 352
Clyde, 352
F. P., 352
Frederick, 352
Israel, 352
Kahle ancestry, 924
George H., 925
I. Dana, 92.5
Jacob, 924
Levi W., 925
Kauffman ancestry, ioi i
Andrew,  I012
Christian, 1012
Christian S., 1013
Isaac, IOI2
Kay, John, I57
William, I 58
Keck, Lewis A., 532
Mary A., 533
Philip, 532
Keefer ancestry, II12
Benjamin, III2
Frank L., III3
Jacob M., II I2
William E., III3
Kellogg ancestry, 395, I095
Kidder ancestry, 733, iii6
Elliott T., I117
Ephraim, iii6
Frank G., 11I7
James, I I I6
Jedediah, III7
Nathaniel, 733, 734
Richard, I I 17
Samuel, 733, III7
Truman, III7
Kimmel, Abraham, I95
Tobias M., I94
King ancestry, 9I, 430, 904
Blanche, 907
Caroline M., 394
Clement, 9I
Francis G., 394
George W., 92
Horace B., 92
Isaac, 9I
James R., I114
John, 91, 430
John, 905, 906
John H., II14
Jonathan, 905
Rufus P., 906
Samuel, a30
Samuel, Dr., 43I
William, 905
Kingsley, John, i8
II54PENNSYLVANIA
Kinnear ancestry, 284
Kline ancestry, 634, 889
Aaron, 634
Charles, 889
David U., 634
Frank, 889
Jacob, 65I
Philip, 88o
William J., 652
Klingensmith, Addison W., 930
Daniel, 930
Peter, 930
Klingler, Joseph, 886
Peter, 886
Knapp ancestry, 576, 757
Amos, 577, 758
Caleb, 577, 758
Comfort, 577, 759
Frank M., 578
Hiram, 577, 759
John, 577, 758
Joseph J., Dr., 760
Nicholas, 576, 758
Noah, 760
Samuel, 577, 758
Thomas, 577
Knappenberger ancestry, 634, 773
Conrad, 773
Daniel, 634, 774
Jacob, 774
Johann, 773
John, 774
Kneeland ancestry, I5
Benjamin, 15
Daniel, I6
Edward, I5
Isaac, I6
John, I 5
Joseph, I6
William, I5
FInight ancestry, 769
Giles, 770, 77I
John, 77I
Joseph, 77I
Peter. 771
William F., 77I
Koos, Charles A., 1023
Philip, 1023
Kratzer, Charles E., 599
John, 598
Reuben, 598
Philip, 598
Kreiner, Adam, I39
Ferdinand, 139
Minnie S., I39
Kribbs ancestry, 555, 973
Bird W., 973
Burbage M., 556
Christian, 555
Jacob, 555
John, 973
Philip B., 973
Krotzer ancestry, 587
Isaiah F., 588
Jacob, 587
John, 587
Philip, 587
Kuhns ancestry, 344
Christopher, 344
George W., 784
John, 344
John C., 345
Joseph, 344
Sara C., 345
Ladd ancestry, 520
Lain ancestry, 34
Joseph, 34
Olive M., 34
Robert T., 34
William F., 34
Lamberton ancestry, 465, 524
Foster M., 524
George J., 468
Harry, 468
Henry W., 469
James G., 468
Mabel C., 524
Robert, 465
Robert G., 467, 468
Robert, Hon., 466
William, 465
Lambing, Andrew A., Rev., 325
Lane ancestry, 437
Asahel, 438
Asahel G., 438
Daniel, 438
Hannah E. F., 439
Hiram W., 439
Hubert A., 439
John, 437
Robert, 437
Larimer, William, 812
Lauer, George, 798
John, 798
Joseph H., 798
Laughlin, James, II32
Samuel S., II33
Lawson ancestry, 572
David, 572
James A., 573
James B., 572
Sarah G., 573
Lay ancestry, 273
Charles, 273
Charles Hamilton, 274
Charles Henry, 274
John, 273
Lea, John C., 85I
Leader, Daniel, 630
George, 630
Heinrich, 630
Leasure, George, 6
James W., 7
John T., 6
Lee ancestry, 594
Andrew, 650
Elijah M., 594
George W., 650
Martha A., 594
Leonard, James, 231
Levi, 5  
Thomas, 230
Le Roy, Lorenzo L., 00o6
Rosamond C.; ioo06
Levine, David W., 96I
Lewis ancestry, 342, 6oi
Chittenden, 602
Enoch, 343
Jariah, 602
John, 6oi
John A., 343
Jonathan, 6oi
Nehemiah, 6oi, 602
Philip, 343
Richard, 6oi
Sanford C., Col., 603
Sanford J., 603
Zachariah, 343
Nels E., 960
Lillibridge ancestry, I I6
Charles W., ii6
Elias, I I6
Lodowick, I I6
Wilbur S., I I6
Lincoln, Elkanah, 232, 233
Thomas, 233, 234
Lindsley ancestry, 79
Abram B., 80
Eleazer, 8o
Samuel, 80o
Sterling R., 8I
William, 8o
Linnon, William, 683
Locke ancestry, 225, 353
Ayres, 228
Ebenezer, 227
*John, 353
Josliua, 226
Thomas, 353
William H., 353
Logan ancestry, 955
Alexander, 955
Gertrude C., 955
John, 955
John C., 955
Long ancestry, 225
Abbie Louise, 236
William Calvin, 236
Loomis ancestry, 495
Ham, 495
Joseph, 495
Moses, 496
Moses D., 496
Noah, 495
Samuel, 495
William, 495
Love ancestry, 472, IOIO
Jesse, 473
John, 472, IOIO
John M., IOIO
William, IOIO
Lower, George W., 717
Ira E., 717
Jacob, 717
Lucart, Helwig, 353
John W., 354
Lucas, John, 900
John E., goo
Peter, 9oo
Lucke, Herbert R., III5
II55ALLEGHENY VALLEY
Lutton, Adelaide, 444
John, 444
Merton M., 444
Lutz ancestry, 974
Lynan, Edward, 797
Richard, 797
MacDonald ancestry, 627, 89I
Alden B., 89I
Archibald D., 89I
George W., 627
McBride, Charles, 52I
John, 521
Thomas E., 52I
McCabe, Charles, ioi6
James, ioi6
John T., IOI7
McCalmont ancestry, 256
Alexander, 258
Alfred B., 258
David B., 260
John, 257, 259
Robert, 259
Samuel P., 260
Thomas, 257
McClelland, Frank M., 985
John, 984
William B., 984
McClintock ancestry, 675
McClune, Charles R., 265
Reed, 265
McClung ancestry, ioIo
James, ioio
Jean, IOII
Matthew, IoI I
William, IOIO
McClure, Alice, IOI
Samuel, ioi
McCoy, Robert, 832, 833
Thomas, 832
McCrea, Daniel, 35
John C., 36
William, 34
M'Cuen, Jean, ioio
John R., IOIO
Samuel W., IOIO
McCullough, Clinton D., 622
David, 622
Samuel, 622
McCurdy ancestry, 846
Alexander, 847
Alexander H., 847
Joseph A., 846, 847
McDowell ancestry, 369
Alexander, Col., 370
Alexander, Maj., 376
Parker, 375
Sarah P., 37I
William. 369
*William, 37I
McElhaney, Alexander, 472
Elmer A., 472
McElhattan ancestry, 88i
Alexander, 88i
Alexander B., 88i
Frank E., 88i
*James C., 88i
Robert, 88I
McElroy, John H., 528
Thomas, 527
William, 528
McEntire, Bernard M., 943
Edward, 943
Edward M., 943
McEwen ancestry, 522, 1130
Francis C., I131
Henry, 522
James, 522
Joseph, 1I30
William, I I31
McFarland ancestry, Iio9
McIntyre, Nathaniel, 63
Richard E., 64
McKee ancestry, 333, 625
John A., 625
John E., 334
Joseph, 333
Leslie E., 626
Leslie R., 334
Robert, 333
William, 625
McKelvey, Alexander H., 378
George, 377
McKinly, Andrew, 357
John G., 357
J. A. L., 357
*McKinley, H. J., 365
James, 364
Nathaniel, 364
McKinney, James, 4I7
John, 417
John L., 4I7
McLaughlin, Charles, 878
John M., 879
Thomas, 879
McVay, John, 62
Patrick, 62
William J., 63
Mackey, Charles W., 536
Charles W., Capt., 536
James, 536
Magee ancestry, 620
George, 620
George K., 693
George W., 62I
James E., 621
John, 62I, 693
John A., 693
W. A., 620
William, 620
Magill ancestry, io96
Arthur, I097
Arthur C., 1097
Clara L., I097
Males, Henry, 772
Martha, 772
William, 772
Mallery ancestry, IIOO
John, IToO
Joseph M., IIOO
*Truman, I IOO
Mallory ancestry, 44
John, 44
Lewis E., 45
Nathaniel, 44
Truman, 44
Mark, Helen M., 994
Le Roy, 994
Marsh ancestry, 225
Abbie L. M., 225, 236
Charles, 235
Edwin V., 527
Stephen, 527
Marshall ancestry, 294, 332
George, 294
George W., 294
George Wesley, 295
Hugh, I62
Robert, 294
Samuel, I62
Martin ancestry, I50, 2I5, 1022
Albert M., 1022
Grace L., I022
Hudson, 795
John C., 2I5
John H., 795
John L., I5I
Oliver, 1022
Pamela A., I022
Richard, 150, I5I
Thomas, 2I5
Woodbury L., I5I
Mason ancestry, 269
Mays, David R., 336
Thomas, 335
William, 335
Mead ancestry, 44I, 723
Darius, 442, 723
David, 442
John, 442, 723, 868
Jonathan, 723, 868
Joseph, 723
Margaret, 443
Nelson, 869
Sarah, 443
William, 441, 442
William, 723
Meals ancestry, 277
Daniel, 277
Nelson M., 278
Samuel, 277
Samuel, Dr., 278
Melvin ancestry, I
Benjamin, I
John, I
John P., 2
Patrick, I
Thomas J., I
Merchant ancestry, 485
Abel, a85
Charlotte A., 485
Mary E., 485
Truman, 485
William R., 485
Merkle, Michael, I027
William, I027
Meyers ancestry, IOOI
Middleton, Edwin, 5II
Eliza B., 5I I
Miller ancestry, 288, 5I6
Adam J., 539
I I56PENNSYLVANIA
Charles, Maj. Gen., 5I3
Christian, 5i6
Jacob, 539
Jacob B., 288
John, 288
John B., 289
Josephine, 448
Le Roy G., 5I7
William, 448
William V., 448
Mitchell ancestry, 253, 736, 827, 875
David, 253
Forster W., 254
Harry L., 877
Jesse, 737
John, 736
John, 875, 876
John H., 876
Mahlon H., 737
Sallie O., 877
Samuel, 876
Thomas, 254
Tobias, 737
Willis A., 876
Willis G., 877
Mohney ancestry, io86
Adam, I087
Adam T., I087
Foster M., io87
John, 1087
Mong ancestry, 579
Henry J., 579
Irvin F., 579
Isaac, 744
Jacob, 579
John, 744
Samuel, 744
Montgomery, William, 8o8, 809
Moore ancestry, IO, 458, 840
Asa, I0
Catherine B., 705
David L., 840
Harry L., 705
John, io
Joseph, io, 840
William E., 84I
Morck, Anna C., 689
August C., 689
August D., 689
Morris ancestry, 29, 626
Edward, 29
Jasper L., 31
John, 626
Lemuel, 30
Samuel, 30
Simeon M., 30
Thomas W., 626
William H., 626
William S., 31
Morrison ancestry, i63, 7I9
Frank, 720
Helen S., i65
Hugh, i63
James, 7I9, 720
John, 7I9
Samuel, 7I9
Thomas A., I63
William, i63
Zephaniah, 720
Mortimer, Alson J., 625
Daniel, 624
Jonathan, 625
Mott ancestry, 1083
I. Henry, I084
Isaac W., I083
Lydia A., io85
Solon, I083
Moyer, John N., 333
Mullins, William, 489
William J., 490
Munn ancestry, I093
Benjamin, 1094
David, 1094
George B., 1094
John, 1094
Parlina, I096
Murphy ancestry, 28, 604, 624
John J., 604
John W., Rev., 605
Laurence W., 624
Patrick, 28
Patrick, 604, 624
Thomas, 624
Timothy, 28
Timothy B., 28
Musser, Henry, 533
William E., 534
Myers ancestry, 498, 992
Abner, 992
Clarence A., 993
Frederick, 498
George, 498
Henry, 498, 649
James S., 498, 500
Mathias, 649
Wilbur F., 499
Nash ancestry, 690
Elisha, 69I
Ephraim, 69I
Justin, 69I
Thomas, 690
Timothy, 690
Needle, George A., 1034
George Augustus, 1035
Neely ancestry, 653
Eber J., 653
Henry, 750
Israel S., 652
John, 652
Paul W., 751
William H., 750
Nelson ancestry. 2I3, 66i
James D., 66i
John M., 662
Nels, 2I3
Nels A., 2I3
Nevin ancestry, 843
Daniel, 843
Daniel E., 843
John, 843
John I., 843
Newcomb ancestry, 238
Newell, Alexander D., 864
Vincent G., 865
Neyhart, Adnah, 398
Maria J., 399
Nichols, Hosea M., 267
John, 267
William W., 267
Niederriter, Sebald, 775
Sebastian, 775
Norris, John H., 790
O'Dell, Albertus, 783
Lee, M. D., 783
Thomas, 783
O'Donnell, Edward, 609
Patrick, 608
Olds, Ezekiel, 52
Thomas, 5I
Oliphant ancestry, 875
Oliver, Charles, 782
John, 78I
Moses, 782
Olney ancestry, 765
Dexter G., 766
Epenetus, 766
John, 766
Stephen, 766
Thomas, 765
Orr, John, 985
Joseph P., 986
Osborne ancestry, 25I
Bryan H., 253
Daniel, 25I, 252
David, 252
David C., 252
Platt S., 252
Thomas, 25I
Osmer ancestry, 740
Archibald R., 741
James H., 740
Newton F., 742
Reuben, 740
Ostrander ancestry, 869
Abraham, 869
Henry, 869
John B., 870
Peter, 869
Over ancestry, 943
Calvin A., 944
Christian, 943
Elkanah, 943
Henry, 988
James L., 988
Michael, 943
William  S., 988
Painter, Israel, 8I9
Parker ancestry, 341, I088
Anna E., Io89
Benjamin. io88
George W., 342
Hananiah, io88
Harlow D., I089
Jesse P., i089
John, 34I
John, io88
John W., 342
Josiah, io88
Philander, T088
Samuel, io88
Samuel T., io88
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Thomas, io88
William, 34I
William M., 342
Parkin, Charles, 842
Parks ancestry, 333
Parshall ancestry, 390
Hugh M., 39I
Israel, 390
James, 390
John M., 39I
Samuel, 39I
Sarah W., 392
Patterson ancestry, 263, 955
David, 263
Isaac N., 264
Robert, 263
William, 264
Patton ancestry, 640, I043
Pelton ancestry, 86i, I090
Alfonzo, iogi
Benjamin F., 86i
Cyprian, I09I
Eva L., 862
*George M., I092
Ithamar, I09I
James E., I092
John, I090, I09I
John C., io9i
Olive L., 86i
Samuel, I090
Perrine ancestry, 500
Daniel, 500
Enoch, 50I
Henry, 501
Jesse M., 502
Jesse N., 502
John, 50I
William, 501
Pettit, Charles, 521
William, 52I
Philips ancestry, iiio
Phillips ancestry, 664, I097
George H., Io98
George V., 665
Grant, 664
Henry C., io08
Jacob, 664
John, I097
John F., I098
Marion L., 665
Phipps ancestry, 679
Harvey C., 68o
John, 680
Joseph, 679, 68o
Marshall L., 682
Nathan, 68o
Robert J., 68i
Samuel, 68o
William 0., 68i
Pickens, 839
Samuel, 839, 840
Samuel L., 840
Pickett ancestry, I075
Pinney ancestry, I003
Abner, I004
Abraham, I004
Edward H., I005
Hervey, I004
Howard A., I005
Humphrey, I004
Nathaniel, I004
Platt, George A., 526
Hugh C., 526
James, 526
Plumer ancestry, 655
Arnold, 656
Benjamin A., 657
Francis, 655
George W., 657
John, 656
Jonathan, 656
Joseph, 655
Nathaniel, 656
Samuel, 656
Pohl ancestry, 952
Carl, 952
Egmont S., 953
George, 952
Gustav F., 952
Kate G., 954
Pollock ancestry, 728
Charles, 728
George K., 729
Rachel J., 729
Robert H., 729
Thomas, 728
Port ancestry, 809
Henry, 8io
John, 809
Joseph, 8Io
Winfield S., 8io
Porter ancestry, I122
Porterfield ancestry, 338
Howard H., 338
John C., 338
Joseph, 338
Potter ancestry, 3
Eleazer, 4
George H., 4
James, 3
John, 3
Joseph, 3
William C., 3
Potts ancestry, 676
Powell ancestry, I59
Benjamin, I59
John H., I60
Peter, Dr., I59
Power ancestry, 446, 658
Daniel, 446
Franklin, 448
George, 447
James, 446
Josephine, 448
Rowletter, 448
Thomas, 448
Walter, 446
William, 446, 447
Pratt ancestry, 766
Prentice ancestry, 33I
Frederick, 33I
Frederick A., 33I
Joseph, 33I
Mary C., 33I
Prescott ancestry, 229
Preston ancestry, 762
Garner, 762
John, 762
Nelson, 762
Riley, 762
Roger, 762
Samuel, 762
Pritner, Isaac, 594
Lindsay C., 594
Prosser, Lorenzo B., 27
Holden, Rev., 27 -
Mary C., 26
Pryor, George T., 714
William R. T., 7I3
Purviance, Agnes, 489
Eleanor, 489
John, 488
Putnam ancestry, I028, io98
Benjamin, I030
Daniel, 103I
Ephraim, I030
Homer M., 1032
Jesse, I03I
John, I029
Nathaniel, I029
Theodore L., 1031
Putney, David, 6I2
George S., 6I3
Ramage, Cora E., 273
Samuel Y., 273
Rankin, Calvin A., 835
James H., 835
William B., 835
Rapp ancestry, 976
John P., 976
Peter, 976
Susan, 977
Raymer, Nicholas, I00
William, Ioo
Rea ancestry, 982
Francis, 982
John C., 983
Joshua, 972
Phoebe, 982
Thomas, 982
Reade, George, 228
Thomas, 228
William, 228
Redfield ancestry, I96
Horace H., I98
Horace L., 197
Horace V. E., 197
James, I96
Reuben, 197
Richard, I97
Theophilus, I97
William, I96
Reed ancestry, 287, I034
Ernest W., 1034
James E. C., 287
John, 287
John W., I034, I035
William S., 287
Reid, Alexander M., 826
Amos M., 826
Thomas, 826
I I 58PENNSYLVANIA
Reineman, Frederick, 989
Isaac, 989
Reisinger, Charles, 4I4
Roe, 4I5
Reyner, Calvin B., 58o
David, 580
William A., 580
Rial ancestry, 8i6
Katharine, 8i6
Edward, 8i6
George, 8i6
John, 8i6
Katharine, 8I6
Richard, 8I6
Rice ancestry, 406
Arthur E., 406
Asa, 406
William B., 406
William E., 407
Richardson ancestry, 63I
Amos, 63I
Gideon, 633
James W., 633
Jonathan, 63I
Lemuel, 632
Stephen, 631, 632
Thomas G., 633
Richmond ancestry, IIo
Mary S., II0
Nelson, Judge, II
Thomas,  iI
Thomas F., II0
William R., i io
Rickards, George C., Col., 456
William, 455
William, Col., 455
Riddell ancestry, 271
Riddle, John S., 796
Matthew, 796
Rider, Stewart M., 534
William D., 534
Ridgway ancestry, 534
John, 535
Josiah, 535
Noah, 535
Richard, 534
Rimer ancestry, 639
David A., 639
Harry M., 64I
Jacob, 639
John T., Dr., 640
Ritz, Christian, 99I
Eli, 99I
Nathan, 99I
Robbins, Joseph, 848
Robinson, George W., 892
John, 392
Samuel, 892
Rockwell ancestry, 748
Ard S., 749
Benjamin, 748
Franklin H., 749
J. Albert, 749
Jabez, 748
John, 748
John S., 749
Thomas, 748
Rodgers, David H., 287
James R., 286
Samuel, 286
Rogers ancestry, I32, 734, 9I2
Alson, 9I3
Burton W., 914
Jason, 9I3
John, 913
Joseph, 9I3
Josiah, 132
Llewellyn A., 734
Llewellyn M., 734
Louise J., 734
Lucien P., 9I3
Noah, 9I2
Samuel, I33
Sarah B., 9I6
Thomas, Rev., I32
William, 9I2
Ross ancestry, 898, IO7
Charles C., Ioi8
James, 898, IO7
James B., 899
John, 898, IO7
William H., 898
Rowland, James W., 376
Rugh ancestry, 677
Christian, 678
Michael, 677
Peter, 678
Solomon, 678
William, 678
Rush, Jacob, 9I6
John, 9I6
Leo E., 9i7
Russel ancestry, iioo
Russell ancestry, I8I, 907, 997
David, 907
James, 907
John, i8i
John C., 908
Samuel, 907
Rust ancestry, I65
Daniel, i66
Gershom, i66
Henry, i65
Israel, i65
Nathaniel, i65
Rutherford, James, 289
Sarah M., 290
*Thomas, 290
Ryan, John 2I9
Thomas H., 2I9
Sample, Collin M. M., 642
Robert, 642
Sanborn ancestry, I37
Abijah, 138
Bijer, I38
Daniel, I37
John, I37
Marks B., I38
Richard, I37
Sansom ancestry, 629
James B., 629
John, 629
William, 629
William L., 630
II59
Sayers, Charles, 59I
Harvey, 59I
Henry, 59I
Schermerhorn ancestry, ii
Edward E., 13
Jacob, i2
Jacob J., ii
Jacobus, 12
John, 12, 13
Orville, I3
Ryer, ii
Schettler ancestry, 558
John A., 559
Joseph, 558, 682, 994
Theodore, 558, 682
William A., 994
Schimmelfeng, Charles E., 379
Scofield, Archibald T., 372
Glenni W., 372
Scott ancestry, 492
Abraham, 492
Alexander, 492
Hugh, 492
James, 492
John, 492
Julia A., 493
Thomas B., 492
Seaward, Amos, I77
Joseph S., I77
Levi, I77
Seigworth, George M., 989
John G. C., 989
Selden ancestry, 583
Edwin V. D;, 586
George, 585
George, Dr., 585
George S., 586
Joseph, 583
Samuel, Capt., 584
Samuel, Col., 584
Thomas, 583
Selker, George, 839
Joseph W., 839
Sellers ancestry, 1107
Servey, Cornelius F., 7I2
George, 712
Shafer ancestry, I056
Shaffer, Calvin, gog
Charles P., 993
George, 9o8
William, 993
Sharp ancestry, 20I
Reuben J., 203
Robert, 20I, 202
Robert C., 202
Thomas, 20I
Shattuck ancestry, 59, 915
Andrew, 9I6
Frederick J., 59
Job, 9I5
John, 6o
John, 9I5
Noah, 9I6
William, 9I5
Shawkey ancestry, 878, 924
Curtis M., 878
Henry R., 924ALLEGHENY VALLEY
John H., 924
John W., 924
William F., 924
Sherman ancestry, I I7
Edmond J., ii8
Edmond Jay, I9
Edward R., I g
Henry, I I7
John, I 17
Joseph, ii8
Nathaniel, ii8
William, I i8
Shick, Jacob, 996
Malcolm H., 996
Valentine, 995
Shields, James, 540
John H., 540
Shirey, Charles, 297
Samuel, 297
Shirley, John M., 836
John S., 836
Joseph, 836
Shontz ancestry, 362
Shortt ancestry, I056
Charles M., I057
Robert, I056
William H., I056
William H., Dr., I057
Shoup ancestry, 6I5
Barney E., 99I
David, ggo
Shriever, Jacobus, 223
Marie, 224
Shuey ancestry, 540
Daniel, 540
Henry C., 54I
John, 54I
Ludwig, 540
Sibley ancestry, 308
Abij ah, 31 I
Benjamin, 31I
Edwin H., 3I9
John, 309
Jonathan, 3I1
Joseph, 309
Joseph C., 3I2
Joseph C., Hon., 3I3
Siegel ancestry, 796
John, 796
Joseph. 797
Matthias, 796
Theodore, 797
Siggins ancestry, 283, 54I
George, 542, 936
George, Dr., 937
George W., 385
James B., Dr., 542
John, 54I, 890
John Jr., 890
William, 54I, 542
William, 89o, 936
Simpson, Luella, ggo
Stuart H., ggo
Siverling ancestry, 767, 888
Christopher, 888
Daniel, 888
Henry, 888
Jacob, 767
Jacob F., 768
John C., 768,
Maude, 888
Skelton ancestry, 670
James, 670
Owen, 67o
Owen R., 67I
Will 0., 67I
Slattery, Andrew, 53I
Bernard P., 53I
Patrick, 53I
Slaughenhoupt, Elijah, 738
Jacob, 738
Sloan ancestry, 67, 745, 867
James, 67, 745
J. Frank, 746
James M., 68
John, 68
John, 745
Joseph, 867
Samuel, 745, 867
Uriah, 868
William C., 746
Smiley ancestry, I9I, 729
Alfred W., 730
Edwin W., 730
James, I92, 730
John, 730
John H., 729, 730
Moses, I92
Perry, I92
Roger M., 732
Thomas, 192, 729
William, 729
Smith ancestry, 329, 354, 7I0, I054
Andrew J., 583
Catherine A., I055
Charles H., 1055
Charles R., 92I
Charles W., 844
Chauncey, 723
Christian, I055
Chileab, 563
*David A., 862
David G., 7II
David W., 354
De Forest, 921
Ebenezer, 563
Fannie M., I055
George, 710, 71I
George D., 7II
Henry, 329, 563
Henry W., 512
Hiram B., 46I
Jacob, 329
*James, 329
James, 5II, 5I2
James, 722, 862
John, 354, 583, 862
John A., 354
John H., 354
Joseph E., I055
Joseph S., I055
Joseph L., 970
Lemuel, 46I
Michael, I055
Monroe T., 94I
Myrna S., 355
Oscar 0., 71
Philip, 511
Preserved, 563
Rachel S., 7II
*Samuel A., 330
Seth, 46I
Simon C., I055
Simeon K. R., 969
Susan S., I055
Thomas B., 862
William, 722
William M., 969
Smitheman, Edward W., 866
Edward W., Dr., 866
Gideon T., 866
Smullin, Joseph D., 6i8
William, 617
William B., 617
Snyder ancestry, 668, 974
Abram, 975
Amos C., 668
Charles M., II39
Clyde C., 976
Daniel, 975
George, 667
Henry, 975
Michael, 667
Quincy S., 975
Stephen, 974
Soper, John, 623
William M., 623
Specht, Eingenhaus, II3
William, I I4
William F., I I4
Spindler ancestry, 645
Charles A., 645
Godlip, 645
Henry, 645
Henry S., 645
Jacob P., 645
Squires ancestry, I73
Alexander H., I73
Alson N., I74
David, 173
Reuben, 173
Stahlman, Conrad, gog
Jacob, gog
Solomon, gog
Stanton ancestry, 48, 12I
Ellen V., 48
John, 49, 122
Norman J., 48
Samuel, I22, 123
Thomas, I2I
Stauffer, Charles, 609
John, 6io
Levi, 6io
Steele ancestry, 9g0, 1024
Charles A., 910
George, 910
Joseph, 9g0
Joseph A., I024
Joseph H., 1024
Oliver B., 910
Ralph W., I025
Stephenson, James, 794, 795
John, 794
Richard, 794
i i6oPENNSYLVANIA
Stevenson ancestry, 5I7
Edgar T., 5I8
James, 5I7
Thomas, 5I7
William, 517
William T., 5I7
Stewart ancestry, I09, 547, 875
Allen, 548
Frank L., 857
John, IO9
Milton V. O., 548
Thomas, 547
William, IIO
William, 546, 547
Zachariah G., 857
Stillman, Edwin A., 387
James A., 388
Strattan ancestry, 903, 98I
Daniel, 98I
David, 98I
Harry F., 903
John, 902, 98I
John R., 902
Joseph C., 982
Joseph S., 98I
Mark, 98i
Strotman, Amos A., 90I
Conrad, goo
William, 9oo
Stuart ancestry, 884
John R., 885
Murdock, 884
Robert H., 884
Robert W., 885
Stull ancestry, I45
Jacob, I45
James H., I45
John, I45, 146
Joseph, 145
Sullivan, James, 28
Michael, 29
Summers ancestry, 87I
David, 87I
Peter, 872
Samuel, 87I
Stephen, 872
Summerville, H. B., 622
John, 622
J. H., 622
Suter, John P., 803
Sutton, 26
Elihu, 26
John, 26
Swank, James M., 854
Swanson, Andrew P., 548, 1070
*Ernest C., 107I
Guy C., 549
John A., IO90
Sven, 1070
William, 548
Taft ancestry, 838
Charles E., 839
Frederick, 838
Israel, 838
Israel M., 839
Lovina E., 839
Robert, 838
Samuel, 838
Taylor ancestry, I28, 444, 873
Alvina D., 445
Bravity, 445
Frank H., 445
John, 873
John B., 128
Robert, 873
Thomas, 873
Terrill, Erastus, 935
John G., 935
Texter, George, 980
George W., 98o
John, 980
Thayer, Shadrack, 230
Thomas, 230
William, 230
Thomas ancestry, 382, 423, 545
Andrew, 545
Charles H., 424
David, 423
Emma M., 424
George L., 546
James, 545
John, 382
Joseph W., 424
Richard W., 424
Robert A., 546
Robert B., 545
William, 382
Willis, 382
Thompson ancestry, 2I8, 487, 9II,
963
Bird W., 9II
Christopher, 9I I
Edwin W., 964
Fred E., 964
George, gii
James B., 888
Josiah, 963
Robert, 887
Robert H. N., 887
William, 2I8
William P., 964
William S. R., 963
Thorpe ancestry, I093
Tillinghast ancestry, 274
Todd ancestry, ioi6
Tomlinson ancestry, 1076
Trask ancestry, I04I
Augustus P., I042
Rufus, I042
Samuel, 1042
Samuel M., 1047
Tritsch, Joseph, 666
Mary M., 667
Nicholas, 666
Troutman, George, 739
Joseph, 739
Thomas G., 740
Truby, Christopher, 841, 842
Henry L., 842
Jacob, 842
Turner ancestry, 422, 998
Christy A., iooo
George W., 999
Humphrey, 422, 998
Japheth, 422, 999
John, 422, 999
Joseph, 422, 999
Joshua, 422, 999
Joshua A., IOOO
Luke, 423
William H., I002
Tuttle, John, 152
Ulman ancestry, 331
Van Dyke, Abram, I26
Augustus, I25
William E., Rev., I26
Van Every, Clara L., I097
Martin S., I097
Van Orsdale ancestry, 983
Augustus, 983
Charles A., 983
Cornelius, 983
John A., 984
Vogle, B. Franklin, 823
Wagner, John, 69
John H., 69
Martin W., 69
Waite, Franklin, iii
John F., I I2
John W., I 12
Walker ancestry, 284, 347, 859
Aaron S., 859
Andrew, 859
Edward, 35I
John, 348
Samuel, 859
Silas E., 348
Walter, Jacob H., 335
Joseph, 335
Michael, 334, 335
Waters ancestry, I02I
Nehemiah, I02I
Starling, 102I
Starling W., I02I
Watson, Harry H., 889
Maude S., 888
Weaver ancestry, 8.3I
Anthony, 83I
Charles, 83I
Jacob, 83I
Vincent C., 832
Webster ancestry, 96
Charles D., 97
David, 97
Ebenezer, 96
Philip H., 97
Philip L., 97
Thomas, 96
Weeter, David, 650
John, 650
Lorenzo D., 65I
Weiser ancestry, 970
Conrad, 97I
Jacob, 97I, 972
James E., 973
John, i97I
John F. C., 972
John K., 972
Weld ancestry, 4IO
Daniel, 4II
Edmond, 4IO
Isaac, 41I
John, 410
Noah, 4II
i i6ii i62
Joseph, 4IO
Robert F., 4II
Robert J., 4I2
William W., 4I2
Wells ancestry, II37
Guy H., I I 38
Hugh, I I37
James, I I37
Jonathan, I I37
Noah, II37
Thomas, II37
West ancestry, 392
Westgate ancestry, 392, III5
Adam, 393
B. B., III5
Benjamin B., 393
Caroline M., 394
Reuben B., III5
Robert, 393
Silvanus, 394
Theodore B., II15
Wheelock ancestry, 400
Abner, 400
Benjamin, 400
Carl A., 403
Charles A., 40I
David, 400
De Forest A., 40I
Edwin R., 403
Frank D., 404
Ralph, 400
Whitaker ancestry, 658
Albert P., 659
Ephraim, 658
John, 659
Philip, 658
White ancestry, 279
John, 279, 280
John B., 280
Josiah, 279
Luke, 279
Robert, 279
Whitehill ancestry, 549, 695, I042
Benjamin F., 698
David, 549, 696
David, I042, I045
David B., I047
Francis T., 1051
Henry B., 550
Henry B., 1045
James, 1042
James, I049, 1050
James, 549, 695
James C., 696
James C., I043
J. M., 1045
Joseph W., 698
ALLEGHENY VALLEY
*Joseph W., I049
Samuel M., 697
Samuel M., I047
Whitmer ancestry, 290
George F., 291
George J., 290
John, 290)
Mathias, 2go
Wick ancestry, 434
Wikoff ancestry, 426
Williams ancestry, 207
George D., 208
Ralph, 208
Shubael, 207
Williamson ancestry, 463, ioi8
Daniel, 463
George, 464
George H., IOI9
John, 464, IOI8
Thomas, 464
Thomas W., 464
William W., IOI9
Wilson ancestry, 240, 255, 473, 672,
9I8, I I02
Alexander M., 673
Alonzo, 256
Benjamin, 255, 256
Benjamin G., 9I8
Edward M., II02
Edwin C., 673
Farron, 256
Henry M., 674
Henry W., II02
Hugh, 732
James, 672
John, 255
John A., 674
John H., 979
Nathaniel, 256
Richard T., 979
Robert, 474
Samuel, 473, 475
Samuel, 979
Samuel W., 9I7
Theophilus, II02
Theophilus L., 476
Theophilus S., 475
Walter W., 917
William, 473
William D., 559
William M., 673
Willson ancestry, I089
Anna E., io89
John W., I089
Mark T., I089
Windsor, Ebed, 6o
Winger, David, 715
John, 7I5
William W., 7I5
Winslow, Carpenter G., 920
Luella R., 920
Wise ancestry, 449
Frederick H., 449
John, 449
Laura M., 449
William H., 449
Witherup ancestry, II27
Abraham, I I28
John, II27
Martha L., I129
William, I I28
Wood ancestry, 458, 800, 926
Eliphalet, 459
Ezekiel G., 459
Frank A., 460
George, 800
Jesse, 459
John A., 8oi
Luman B., 460
Woodburn, James, 465
John, 464
Wray, John, 773
William, 772
William A., 773
Wright ancestry, I07, 203
Andrew H., io8
Benjamin F., io8
Catharine L., IO9
Charles C., 204
James B., 205
Rensselaer, 204
Wynkoop ancestry, 574
Cornelius, 575
Gerardus, 575
Gerrit, 575
John W., 576
Matthew, 575
Matthew B., 576
Peter, 574
Samuel N., 576
Wynn ancestry, I093
Yingling, Marion M., I049
Roswell G., 1052
Yost, Andrew A., 802
Augustine, 8oi
George A., 80I
Young ancestry, 298, i io8
Adam H., 7I8
Loyal, Rev., 298
Robert, 298
Samuel, 7I8
Torrence F., 299
Younie, James, 399
William A., 399ALLEGHENY VALLEY
(first) in New York state, Persilla Ball, (second). Children of first wife: Elijah,
Rufus, David, Sybil, Betsey, Susan, Abel, of
whom further. Children of second wife: John
and Almira.
(II) Abel, son of Moses and Persilla (Ball)
Ball, was born in I8oo, died October I9, I853.
He was educated in New York state, the place
of his birth, and after reaching his legal majority he came to Warren, Pennsylvania, and
afterwards located on a farm in Farmington
township, Warren county. He was identified
with agricultural anid other pursuits during
the greater part of his active. career. He was
a model of patience during a long period of six
years, in which he was confined to his bed
with the sickness which caused his death at the
age of fifty-three years. He married Lucy
Maria, born June 14, I8o8, died December 26,
I897, daughter of Gideon Munson and Fanny
(Fancher) Northrop.  She came with her
fathier to Warren county, Pennsylvania, when
a child and spent the remainder of her life in
this part of the state. Losing her husband at
the timfe she did, the care of the family devolved upon her, and this trust she faithfully
carried out with all the patience and devotion
that only a good mother can accomplish. Mrs.
Ball was a faithful member of thle Methodist
Episcopal church. Children of Abel and Lucy
Maria (Northrop.) Ball: David Ithiel, mentioned below; Fanny Rosilla, born May 30,
I846, died July I5, I905; Munson Monroe,
born August 26, I847, died August I3, I874.
By a previous -marriage Mrs. Ball had one
daughter, Mary Sophia, who married James
Cooper, and died June I9, I9o2, aged seventyfive years.
Gideon Munson; Northrop, father of Mrs.
Abel Ball, was born in I78I, died August 28,
I848. He married Fanny, daughter of Ithiel
and Mary (Hull) Fancher, and their children
were: Lucy Maria, married Abel Ball; Harrison, born May 26, I820, died August 7, I825;
Ithiel, born September 25, 1822, died August
II, I825. The parents of Fanny Northrop,
Ithiel and Mary (Hull) Fancher, had also
two sons, Thomas and  Ichabod  Fancher.
Gideon Munson Northrop was the son o.f
Gideon and Esther (Munson) Northrop, the
former of whom born in Amity Parish, November I, I753, died June I8, I842, aged
eighty-nine years; they were the parents of the
following children: Eben, Isaac, Daniel. Merritt, Gideon Munson, mentioned above; Jesse,
David, Anna, Lucy, Hannah, Esther, Rebecca,
Medad, Abner. The revolutionary record of
Gideon Northrop is as follows: He enlisted
the first part of May, I775, as ensign under
Samuel Osborne, in the parish of Amity, near
Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut; served
eight months. He enlisted, second, January
I, I776, for one year under Captain Tuttle.
He served consecutively under Lieutenant Catlin, Sergeant Orton, Sergeant Garnet, Colonel
Charles Webb, of Pennsylvania, until the
evacuation of Boston; thence to New London,
and from there by ship to New York. He
retired from New York with his troops, but
was ill and returned to Hackensack, New Jersey. When recovered he rejoined his command, and was in the battle of White Plains,
and also was employed in various services
along the Hudson, until the expiration of his
term, January I, I777.
(III) David Ithiel, son of Abel and Lucy
Maria (Northcop) Ball, was born in Farmington township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, June I3, I844. After completing ti.e
curriculum of the public schools of his native
place, David I. Ball attended the JImestown
(New York) union school for a time and later
completed a course of study in a collegiate
institute in Jamestown. After leaving college
Mr. Ball taught school in Warren county,
Pennsylvania, for several terms. He decided
upon the legal profession as his lifework and
studied law under the able preceptorshiip of
Judge Brown, of Warren county. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in I875 and
initiated the active practice of his profession
as junior member of the firm of Brown 
Ball, with offices at Warren. This mutually
agreeable partnership continued until I88o
when Mr. Brown was elected to a judgeship
and forced to withdraw from active practice.
Mr. Ball then associated himself with Hon.
C. C. Thompson, and this co-partnership continued for several years.
Mr. Ball has gained distinctive prestige as
a lawyer of note in this section of Pennsylvania, his practice extending over the courts
of common pleas and in the United States
courts. He is and has been a member of the
State Bar Association for many years. He
has been connected with over one hundred and
thirty reported cases in the supreme and superior courts, some of which are among the
most celebrated in the legal annals of the state.
He was one of the attorneys in the famous
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Ford and Lacy cases, which involved the partition of lands in Forest county and the ownership of valuable lands in Allegheny county,
and which occupied the attention of the court
for two years. He was also connected with the
case of Commonwealth against Balph, who
with others was charged with conspiracy growing out of the Ford and Lacy cases. The latter case attracted unusual attention, the question arising as to the power of the supreme
court to remove criminal cases from the, court
of quarter sessions, the same power as is exercised by the court of the Kings Bench in
England. Among the other notable cases in
which Mr. Ball has figured prominently may
be m.entioned Tolles et al., which involved the
validity of title to oil property; Babcock vs.
Day; and the case of Warren Borough vs.
Geer. For many years Mr. Ball was one of
the administrators of the estate of L. A. Robertson, which was valued at two and a half
millions. The great question in the latter case
was as to the domicile of the testator, whether
in New York or Pennsylvania. This question
was finally'settled by compromise, as being
in the state of New York. Mr. Ball's bond
as administrator was six hundred thousand
dollars, in furnishing which he experienced
no difficulty, so high does he stand in his profession and among his fellow citizens as a man
of sterling integrity of character and fair and
straightforward business methods.  His life
has been exemplary in all respects and is well
worthy of commendation and emulation for
along honorable lines he has won the success
which crowns his efforts.
Mr. Ball's standing as a lawyer is one that
does him  credit and his ability has been
demonstrated by the superior manner in
which he has handled the litigation entrusted
to his hands. The skill he displays in the
management of his cases, the painstaking way
in which he conducts his trials, and his integrity, combined with his fairness and undoubted
honesty of purpose in all things, commands
to him the esteem and confidence of the community, and has earned for him the popular
approval of a large number of citizens of the
state. He has succeeded in his profession and
won a splendid reputation for himself.
In his political convictions Mr. Ball is aligned as a stalwart supporter of the Republican
party, in the local councils of which he has
long been an active factor.  At the Republican state convention in IgI2, Mr. Ball was
chosen as a presidential elector on the Republican ticket, from which he withdrew and
was placed as an elector on the ticket which
supported Roosevelt and Johnson in Pennsylvania, and with his colleague was elected at the
state election. In 187I he was honored by
his fellow citizens with election to the office
of treasurer of Warren county, and he served
in that capacity with the utmost efficiency for
one term. From I893 he was a member of
the school board of Warren for nine years,
and for six years he was president of the
board. He was chairman of the committee
which had charge of the erection of the Warren high school, and two of the grammar
schools, and he has ever manifested a deep and
sincere interest in educational matters.  In
I897 he was mentioned as one of the likely
candidates for appointment to fill a vacancy
which then existed upon the bench of the superior court. A large number of strong personal letters and petitions urging this appointment were presented to Governor Hastings
in his behalf, but other influence was brought
to bear and he did not receive the appointment. In his religious faith Mr. Ball is a zealous member of the Presbyterian church, in
which he is an elder and was president of the
board of trustees.
It is worthy of note here that Mr. Ball was
a gallant and faithful soldier in the Union
ranks during the civil war. In July, I862, he
enlisted for service in Cpmpany C Independent
Pen,nsylvania Infantry, and subsequently he
served in Battery H Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery, which latter battery was
stationed in Virginia during the threatened
invasion of Washington by the Confederates.
Mr. Ball retains a deep and abiding interest
in his old comrades in arms and signifies the
same by membership in Eben N. Ford Post,
No. 336, Grand Army of the Republic, at
Warren..
In I871 Mr. Ball was united in marriage to
Lucy Matilda, daughter of Elijah Robinson,
of Farmington. They have one child, May,
born August 4, I872, married, June 24, I909,
Dr. William Charles DeForest, born September IO, I873.  Children: David Ball, born
January 24, I9Io; Lucy Ball, July 8, I9II.
Elijah Robinson, father of Mrs. David I.
Ball, was born May I4, I802, died March 5,
1882. He married Caroline (Northrop) Robinson, born August 7, I8II, died August I4,
I877. Children: Delilah, born February ii,
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Warren, Pennsylvania. Politically he is a Republican, and has served on the school board
in Warren, Pennsylvania.
He married, April 25, I900oo, Anna May
Clark, born in Warren, May I8, 1873, daughter of James and Mary E. (Stevens) Clark
(see Clark II). She is a graduate of Warren
high school.. Child: John Edward, born January I, I9Io, in Warren.
(The Clark Line).
(I) James Clark was born in Scotland,
where he married Jean MacPherson. He was
a member of the Scotch Presbyterian church
and of the Masonic order. He emigrated to
America about 1832 from Alvie, Scotland, and
settled in Warren county, Pennsylvania, at
Glade, now called East Warren. He owned a
farm of two hundred acres, part of which is
still owned by descendants, the remainder having been sold as building lots. He retained
his church and lodge memberships after coming to the United States, taking always a deep
interest in the welfare and progress of both.
Both James and his wife lived to be nearly
eighty years old. They are buried in Oakland
cemetery, Warren, Pennsylvania.  Children:
I. Isabel, married William Kitchen, had issue,
of whom James and John survive. 2. John,
married Eliza McMullen; has sons, Kenneth
and William; family resides at Warren, Pennsylvania. 3. Lewis, died at St. Louis, Missouri; married Laura Davis, and had a son,
Lewis, killed in the Philippines. 4. Alexander,
married Mary Falconer; now resides on the
homestead at Glade, Warren county, Pennsylvania. 5. James, of whom further. 6. William, deceased; married Mary Brown; child,
Wilhelmina.
(II) James (2), son of James (I) and Jean
   (MacPherson) Clark, was born in Alvie (or
Alvia), Scotland, December 23, i83I, died
19I2. He was educated in the schools of his
native town until reaching the age of fourteen
years, when he came to the United States with'  his parents. He spent his youth on the farm at
Glade, Warren county, Pennsylvania, later embarking in the lumber business. He established a saw mill and planing mill in Warren,
where he continued in prosperous business for
many years. He later became interested in
banking and enjoyed the distinction of being
one of the oldest bank directors in the county,
and was trustee of the Warren Savings Bank.
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He was also interested in the Pennsylvania
Gas Company and Warren Chautauqua Gas
Company. He was a Republican in politics
and served in the Warren city council and on
the school board. Fraternally he was connected with the Masonic order.
He married, at Warren, Pennsylvania, November 2, I858, Mary Eliza, born March 30,
I839, daughter of Simeon Glen and Sarah
(Barrows) Stevens.- Simeon G. Stevens was
born in Glens Falls, New York, June 25, I795,
died in Warren, Pennsylvania, November 29,
I874. He was a hardware merchant in Warren for many years, and one of the most prominent men of that city in his day. He married
Sarah Barrows, born November 7, I8I8, daughter of William and Sarah (.Sinclair) Barrows.
William Barrows was born in New Bedford,
Massachusetts, January 5, I798, married Sarah
Sinclair, born December 20, I795. Children of
Simeon G. and Sarah Stevens: I. George, born
June 14, I834; enlisted in Union army, served
in the civil war and never was heard from
afterward, is supposed to have been killed in
battle. 2. Jane Elizabeth, born February I,
I8317; married William Gerigan. 3. Mary
Eliza, born March 30, I839, married James
(2) Clark. 4. William B., born April IO, I84I,
died January 5, I843. 5. William B., born
February 26, I845, died at Randolph, Virginia.
6. Ida L., born April I7, I847, died June 24,
I849. 7. Henry G., born March 22, 1853, married Alice Newbury. 8. Ida L., born April I7,
I857, married John Monroe. Children of
James (2) and Mary Eliza (Stevens) Clark:
I. George Lewis, born in 1859; married
Diorothy; child, George Lewis; family
resides at Mount Gilead, Ohio.  2. Jessie
Isabel, born September 7, I86o; married William Russell Johnson; child, Ray. 3. Lucy
Alice, born September 27, I862; married
John Wesley Richards and resides at Warren,
Pennsylvania. 4. Edward Alexander, born
December II, I863; married Addie Horrigan;
child, James Clark Horrigan; family resides
at Warren, Pennsylvania. 5. Fred Charles, born
August 29, I868; resides at Warren. 6. Anna'
May, born May I8, I873; married Frank
Henry Gruninger (see Gruninger III).  7.
Archie James, born June 2, 1875; married
Maud Graham; child, Byron Graham. 8.
Ethel Eloise, born April 30, I877; marriedCarl Campbell; resides at Tulsa, Oklahoma;
children: James, Kathleen-, Arthur, Mary.,..~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1831; Henry O., August I2, I832; Emily, July
I5, 1834; Solomon A., October I8, I837; Daniel F., May 3I, i839, died September 14, 1862;
Silas S., March 2, I84I, died January I8, I863;
Wellman J., August 20, I843; Estar, July 4,
I845, died February 4, I850; Lucy Matilda,
June 23, 1847, married David I. Ball, mentioned above; Alzina A., March 6, I850, died October 26, I868; Zulema, August Io, I853; Pathenia, November 6, I856; Isalona, March, 28,
I858, died December 24, I9II. Of the above
Solomon A., Daniel F., Silas S. and Wellman
J. Robinson enlisted in the volunteer service of
the United, States during the war of the rebellion. The former was wounded and Daniel F.
-and Silas S. died in the service.
Mrs. Lucy M. Ball has been active in charitable and religious work. During the earlier
years of her married life she was one of the
leaders of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union in carrying on temperance work in
Warren county, and was efficient in the work
that secured the refusal in the county of
licenses to sell intoxicating liquors. She was
an active member of the Society of Christian
Workers, and a member of its first board of
directors, who established a Door of Hope,
afterwards changed to The Home of the
Friendless. This latter institution was changed
into a hospital, to which was given the name
of The Warren Emergency Hospital, and it
thus became the beginning of the present finely
equipped hospital by that name, managed entirely by a board of lady directors. This latter institution was incorporated on March 25,
I898, with Mrs. Ball as one of its charter members, and first board of directors, which position she continued to hold by successive elections until she resigned in December, I9I0.
Among the deceased citizens
COLLIER of Pittsburgh whose lives and
conduct were of such high
value that all classes held them in honor and
esteem, was the late Judge Frederick H. Collier. He was born at Millerstown, Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, February 25, I826, and
died October 29, 90o6. He was the son of
Rev. William Collier, D. D., born in Hagerstown, Maryland, May I I, I803, who. married Sarah Hill, daughter of Frederick H.
and Margaret (Buckius) Hill, born' in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, January 2, I798.
By this union were born the following children: I. Frederick H. 2. Charles W., born
November 4, I827, at Millintown, died aged
twenty-one years, soon after he had graduated
from Columbian College, Washington, District
of Columbia, on board a ship from Califoirnia
to Central America. 3. Ann M. E., born October 26, I836, at Alexandria, Virginia; married James Scott, of Steubenville, Ohio. 4.
William S., born July I5, 1839, at Brookville,
Maryland, died in Washington, D. C., in I886.
William Collier Sr., the subject's grandfather, was born about I773, in Berks county,
Pennsylvania, and married Elizabeth
They were the parents of eight children: William, Daniel, Joseph, John, George, Mary,
Elizabeth and Rebecca. John and George were
in the civil war and George was killed in that
conflict.
Joseph Collier, the great-grandfather and
father of William  Sr., married Miss Mary
Marx, whose father and seven sons were in
the revolutionary war and the most of them
were killed in battle engagements. Joseph Collier and wife were the parents of three childreni: William Collier Sr., Daniel and Mary.
The Colliers were of English descent, while
the Marx family were from Germany originally.
Judge Frederick H. Collier, son of Rev.
William Collier, was born February 25, I826,
and received his education at Brookville Academy, near Washington, D. C., graduating from
Columbian College of Washington with the
class of I849. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia, and
removed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where
he was admitted to the Allegheny county bar,
January II, I85I, on the motion of William
M. Shinn. He was elected district attorney in
I856, served three years, and when the civil
war came on he raised the One Hundred and
Thirty-ninth Regiment of Pennsylvania Vol.unteer Infantry, and was elected its colonel.
He picked some of the flower of Pittsburgh
families, who became members of Companies
D, G and I, which companies were chiefly
made up of Pittsburgh and Allegheny county
men. The regiment was organized at Camp
Howe, near Pittsburgh, September I, I862,
when the government was still attempting to
recover from the first Bull Run disaster. Judge
Collier was elected colonel; James D. Owen,
lieutenant-colonel, and W. H. Moody, major
of the regiment. After being ordered to the
front they received their arms at Harrisburg,
and at once reported at Washington, where. 88PENNSYLVANIA
they were assigned, September 3, I862, to the
painful duty of burying the dead upon the
recently fought battlefield of Bull Run, where
they first saw the real horrors of war. The
regiment was then sent to join the Third Regiment, Third Division, Sixth Army Corps, at
the battle of Antietam. It was at Gettysburg,
however, that Colonel Collier and his brave
men from Pittsburgh distinguished themselves
especially, when they marched thirty miles and
on July 2, and under General Sedgewick, were
led into relief of the Union left, which had all
day been repelling Longstreet's entire force in
the celebrated Peach Orchard, defended by
General Sickles, and Little Round Top, held
by General Sykes. At the head of his men
Colonel Collier was accidently wounded by
himself at the close of the engagement. He
took part in many fierce battles, along the
Rappahannock, at Mine Run, Spottsylvania
Courthouse, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and
Richmond. He was under General Sheridan
at Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek.
Later he was under Grant in the Army of the
Potomac, and breveted brigadier-general for
gallantry while in action.
His eminent fitness later called him to be
detailed for special duty in presiding over
important court-martial cases, where his services were invaluable to the government at
Washington. His reports, which according to
military rule, had to be reviewed by the president, passed Mr. Lincoln, and without a single
exception the justice was so marked that they
all received approval. He was a most intimate
friend of Secretary Edwin M. Stanton, then
secretary of war, having known him in Pittsburgh as a member of the bar, which acquaintance was renewed at Washington, where he
was intimately associated with the great cabinet officer.
When Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, General Collier's regiment was in
front of Petersburg and participated in the
great events which closed the civil war. The
following article is an extract from the "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers":  "While
the army was lying in front of Petersburg,
Lieutenant-General Grant had received from
patriotic citizens the sum of four hundred and
sixty dollars, to be presented to that soldier
who should be the first to pl,ant the Union flag
on the ramparts of Richmond upon its downfall. As Richmond was not taken by assault,
but fell without resistance, as the result of the
successful assault on Petersburg on the 2:d of
April, General Grant deemed that the donors'
wishes would be best met by dividing the sum
among the three color sergeants most conspicuous for gallantry in the three corps of the army
most warmly engaged in the final struggle.
He accordingly called in the corps commanders
to des.ignate the men who should be the recipients of the coveted honor. General Wright,
who commanded the Sixth Corps, reported the
name of Sergeant David W. Young, of Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania Regiment, as most deserving in his
corps." Sergeant David W. Young was a
member of General Collier's regiment.
Judge Collier returned to Pittsburgh when
his military duties were ended and resumed
the practice of law. He was of the firm of
Collier, Miller  McBride, and enjoyed a
practice until I869, when he was elected the
judge of the court o.f common pleas for the
term of ten years, aind at the end of that
period was reelected in I879, I889 and I899.
Under the constitution of I874 this court was
designated "Court of Common Pleas No. I."
and so rema:ins. On the first Monday in January, I903, Judge Collier having been duly
commissioned, was qualified as president judge,
in which capacity he served until his death.
He succeeded Judge Edwin H. Stowe. Judge
Collier received the degree of "Doctor of
Laws" in I886 from the Adrain (Michigan)
College. Collier township in Allegheny county
was named in honor of him.
In religious affiliations Judge Collier was a
Methodist Protestant and very many years
was an active church worker. He directed the
music of the church, and in September prior
to his last sickness he conducted a rehearsal
and sang in the choir. He was an honored
member of the Loyal Legion and the'Union
V'eteran Legion, No. I, which body passed
befitting resolutions over his demise and took
their old flag to his home to cover his form in
death.
No judge in the civil or criminal branches
of the courts had a better reputation for study
and learning on the rules of evidence, of which
he was a recognized master. Patience, urbanity, grace, dignity of deportment on the bench,
he displayed in a most marked manner. To
the younger members of the bar he was most
considerate and affectionate, thus earning the
title of "Pap Collier," because of his fatherly
treatment. To no lawyer, old or young, was
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Judge Collier ever known to forget the dignity
of his profession, but to no class of the community did he endear himself more than his
old comrades of the civil war. He retained
his membership in the Grand Army Post and
Union Veteran Legion, and until prevented
by age and illness never failed to march with
the ranks on the annual Memorial Day occasions and to strew the graves of his departed
comrades with rich garlands of flowers. During the last National Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic at Pittsburgh he
marched the entire long route of the great and
imposing parade.
In his last years on the bench he was particularly fond of his old army associations, and
in his appointments of court officers always
favored the old soldiers. One of thie largest
camps of the Sons of Veterans in the county
was named for him. During the last decade
of his life he took great delight in entertaining
visitors at his beautiful home at Rose Hill,
where he used to have one special seat, which
overlo.oked the surrounding country. On the
hillside about his natural park-home he produced some of the finest varieties of grapes
grown in Pennsylvania.
Judge Collier died at five o'clock and fifteen minutes, on the 29th day of October,
I906. He had been stricken with paralysis and
had been confined to his house several weeks.
He was survived by three grandchildren, Rebekah Lindsey, only child of Charles W. and
Eleanor McCutcheon Collier, and Frederick
Collier and Catherine King, children of his
daughter Elizabeth and James H. McCutcheon.
Of his domestic relations, it may here be stated
that he married Catherine King, of Georgetown, D. C., in I849. She was the daughter
of William  and Christena (Goszler) King.
By this union the following children were born:
i. Kate. 2. Sarah Christine, who married
W. W.' McBride, of Pittsburgh; she died in
I887. 3. Charles W., of whom further. 4. Elizabeth, married James H. McCutcheon, and their
children are: Frederick C., Eleanor, Catherine,
(deceased), and Elizabeth  (deceased).  5.
Frances K., died in I897. 6. Frederick, died
in I859. 7. Dasie, died in I887. Mrs. Catherine (King) Collier, the mother, was born in
1825, and died in I905.
Charles Wesley Collier, son of Judge Collier and wife, was born in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated from  the Western
UTniversity of Pennsylvania, with the class of
I875. He registered as a lawyer April 22,
I874, on motion of Jacob H. Miller. His preceptors were his father, Jacob H. Miller and
Archibald McBride. He died in Allegheny
City, Pennsylvania, November I8, I882. The
Bench and Bar of a recent date has the following tribute to his character:
"EIis death was announced in court on the
day of its occurrence by Jacob H. Miller and
Marshall Swartzwelder.  The death of this
young man was a sad stroke to his famlily in
many ways. The only son of a distinguished
lawyer, soldier, citizen, judge, he was looked
upon as a legitimate heir of at least much of
his father's merits and good name. He was
happily married and had entered upon the
work of his profession with all things bright
and promising. He had a charming personality, wasi a thorough gentleman, had a just sense
of honor and full of true manly love. Few
deaths have been more deplored than that of'Charlie' Collier, young in years but ripe in
goodness."
Rev. John H. Norris, pamstor of
NORRIS  the Church of the Pentecost at
Mount Washington, Pennsylvania, is of English and Scotch descent, both
his maternal and paternal ancestors having
come to America many years a,go.
James Norris, grandfather of Rev. John H.
Norris, was born in New Jersey, and while
still quite a young man migrated toi Columbiana
county, Ohio, where he followed agricultural
pursuits.
John Norris, son of James Norris, was also
born in New Jersey, and later followed the
occupation of farming in Columbiana county,
Ohio. He and his entire family were members
of the Presbyterian church, in which he was
for many years an elder. He married Hannah Cameron, daughter of John Cameron, and
granddaughter of Simeon  Cameron, both
natives of Glasgow, Scotland. Simeon Cameron emigrated to this country with his family
when his son John was five years of age, settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a time,
and from thence went to Columbiana county,
Ohio, where he purchased a farm and was
engaged in its cultivation during the remainder of his life. The Camerons for many generations adhered to the Presbyterian faith.
John and Hannah (Cameron) Norris had children: James; Rev. John H., see forward;
Nancy, who died in infancy; Emma F., who
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married Joseph M. Larkins, and Fralk M.
Mr. Norris died in I885, at the age of fiftythree years, and his wife in I904, aged seventyfive years.
Rev. John H. Norris, second son and child
of John and Hannah (Cameron) Norris, was
born near Wellsville, Ohio, June I, I86o. His
early years were spent on the home farm, and
his preparatory education was obtained at the
Aldrick public school and the Lisbon high
school. He was then engaged in teaching for
several terms, then entered Duff's Business
College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from
which he was graduated, and went to the Union
College, Stark county, Ohio, from there to the
Wooster College, at Wooster, Ohio, from
which latter institution he was graduated in
I888. He then matriculated at the Western
Theological Seminary at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, from  which he was graduated in
I89o. When pursuing his theological studies
he taught two years in the Pittsburgh Academy, and immediately after his, graduation
from the seminary he received a call to the
Presbyterian church in Toronto, Ohio, of
which he was the pastor two yeairs. He was
then pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church of Chicago, Illinois, for one year, and
then for about five years of the Mount Washington Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He began the organization of his present congregation in December, I897, and has met with
remarkable success in his new undertaking.
Withdrawing from the Presbyterian church,
he became identified with the denomination
known as Pentecostal Nazarenes, the main
body of which was organized eleven years ago
on the Pacific coast and has had a phenomenal
growth. In I907 it had forty-five churches,
twelve missionaries and two publications devoted to the interests of this denomination.
Rev. Mr. Norris is a frequent contributor to
the publications. He conducted the first services at Mount Washington in a hall, December 12, I897, and this place was used for divine
services for a period of two years, by which
time his efforts had been so successful that
funds sufficient to build a church had been
raised. The congregation now owns a beautiful church, with a seating capacity of about
seven hundred, and a fine parsonage, and the
two properties are worth about thirty thousand dollars. The church has about two hundred and fifty members, and one of the best
organized Sunday schools in western Pennsylvania. In addition to' this they have erected
a church at Lincoln Place, Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, worth about five thousand dollars. They support twelve foreign missions
and have some of the most enterprising and
progressive ministers working for the denomination. Rev. Mr. Norris is an energetic and
faithful worker and an eloquent and forceful
speaker. He has been associated in divine
services with the noted evangelist, Rev. Sam
Jones, at various times, and has been prominently identified with camp meetings and religious revivals for some years. He is one of the
lea(ling spirits in the denomination he represents, and was a member of the committee
which framed the Manual of Church Government.
He married, in May, I882, Eva Sebring,
daughter of George and Elizabeth (Larkins)
Sebring, of East Liverpool, Ohio. This famnily
is one of the most prominent in that section of
the state of Ohio, and brothers of Mrs. Norris
were the founders of the prosperous town of
Sebring, Ohio. Rev. John H. and Eva (Sebring) Norris have had children: I. Gertrude
F., married Harry B. McCrary, of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and has one child, Eva. 2.
Lois C.
A notable character in the pubBIGHAM   lic life of Pittsburgh, who with
voice and pen was always active
in the promotion and encouragement of any
and every movement tending to develop the
higher life or advance the material interests
of the community, was the Hon. Thomas James
Bigham, born near historic Hannastown, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, at the residence of his grandfather, James Christy, February I2, I8Io. His parents, Thomas Bigham,
born April I8, T784, died October 3I, I8o9,
and Sarah Christy, born October 27, I785, died
August 6, I8II, who were married, April 4,
I809, were farming people of Scotch-Irish an-'
cestry and revolutionary stock on both sides.
The name of Bigham is a corruption or
changed form of Bingham, and as far as
known the Binghams and Bighams in this
country are derived from the same North of
Ireland family, and supposed to be descendants
of Sir John de Bingham, who came over with
William the Conqueror, and was knighted for
his valiant services and allotted estates near
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. One of these
Binghams (Thomas), according to tradition,
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about 1480 emigrated from  Sheffield to the
North of Ireland and there founded that branch
of the family which seems so fully represented
in this country. Be that as it may, the subject
of this sketch, upon comparison of family histories, considered himself akin to the Binghams of Philadelphia and Ohio, the Bighams
of Adams and Mercer counties, Pennsylvania,
and many other Bighams and Binghams
throughout the country.
His father having died before his birth and
his mother so soon thereafter, Thomas J. Bigham was brought up by his maternal grandparents and went through the experiences common to farmers' boys at that period, without
any educational advantages save the short-term
district school in the winter, and the long, allday Sunday preaching which the Covenanters
of that day so thoroughly appreciated. Naiturally bright, ambitious, and possessed of an
unusually retentive memory, he read everything that came within his reach, and what he
read or heard rarely passed from his memory,
so that he soon became locally known for his
fund of information and his ability in recital.
His one great desire was a college education,
and feeling himself qualified he endeavored
before reaching his majority to induce his
grandfather to use for this purpose a small
sum of money left by his father, but without
result, as the gralndfather, a good, sensible
man, considered the money much better expended in setting him up at farming, and absolutely refused to squander it upon education.
Upon coming of age, however, he took his little
patrimony, which, added to what he was able to
earn by working during vacations, tutoring, etc.,
proved sufficient to carry him through a full
course at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, where
he graduated with honors in the class of I834.
During his course at college he distinguished
himself by a readiness of speech, quickness of
wit, power of repartee, earnestness of purpose, and fund of general information which
led to his frequently being called upon to uphold the honors of his college in debate, and in
the course of events being dubbed "Thomas
Jefferson Bigham," a sobriquet which stuck
to him during life, and is supposed by a majority of his associates to have been his proper
name. After graduation he taught school at
Harrisburg for a year, during the winter delivering a course of lectures upon scientific
subjects. The following year he came to Pittsburgh, where he continued to teach and lecture,
and at the same time took up the study of law,
was admitted to the Allegheny county bar,
September 4, I837, and became associated in
practice with Judges Veach and Baird, oldtime lawyers of distinction, later with W. O.
Leslie, as Bigham  Leslie, and about I870
with his oldest son, Joel L. Bigham, as T. J.
Bigham  Son. In the disastrous fire of April
Io, I845, both office and lodgings were destroyed and he lost his entire office furnishings, library of law, scientific and general
works, notes, papers and memoranda.
December 30, 1846, he married Maria Louisa
ILewis, daughter of Dr. Jo-el Lewis, a member
of one of the oldest and most prominent families of the state, and in I849 built a substantial
residence upon a wooded knoll on his wife's
property on Mt. Washington, south of the
city, where the family have resided ever since.
Mrs. Bigham was a granddaughter of Major
Abraham Kirkpatrick, a Virginia officer in the
revolutionary army, who was paymaster at
Fort Pitt, located here permanently at the close
of the war, and with General John Neville,
his brother-in-law, was a conspicuous figure
in upholding federal authority during the socalled "Whiskey Insurrection" of I794. Major
Kirkpatrick purchased in March, I794, from
John Penn, Jr., and John Penn, heirs of William Penn, farms Io and i i in the Manor of
Pittsburgh, south of thie Monongahela river,
containing seven hundred and fourteen acres
and comprising the territory known locally as
Mit. Washington and Duquesne Heights. After
his death this property was divided among his
three children, Eliza M., wife of Christopher
Cowan, taking the easterly portion; Amelia
L., wife of Judge Charles Shaler, the westerly
portion, and Mary Ann, wife of Dr. Joel
l,ewis, the middle part, which subsequently
was divided between her children, Abraham
Kirkpatrick Lewis, who died November Io,
I86o, and Maria L. Lewis, later Mrs. Bigham.
Mrs. Bigham  was distinguished  for her
charm of manner, warm impulses, strong religious convictions and lifelong efforts to uplift and improve the moral, intellectual and
spiritual tone of all within the sphere of her
influence. Her work among the young in the
various ladies' societies, the Sanitary Commission during the war, Grace church and Sunday school, and in the establishment and management o.f the Mt. Washington Free Library
and Reading Room Association, which resulted finally in its being taken by a branch of
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Carnegie Library, will not soon be forgotten
by the community in which and for which she
lived and labored.'Mr. Bigham was prominent in the political
affairs of the state, even more than he was as
a lawyer, and soon became one oif the most
widely known citizens of Pittsburgh. He had
too much taste and aptitude for public affairs
to be content in the narrower walks of professional life.  His strong voice and clear
enunciation made him easily heard, and his
well-stored mind, genius for statistics, power
of repartee, ready wit, unfailing good humor
and sunshiny disposition added much to his
popularity as an off-hand speaker, and brought
him into constant demand at all public gatherings where his presence, his voice and his
utterances combined to render him prominent
among the men of his day and made him a
leader in political affairs.  His wonderfully
retentive memory enabled him to carry and
recall the history of political, financial, and industrial affairs so readily that he earned, the
sobriquets "Old Statistics" and the "Sage of
Mount Washington." Frequently he was compared to famous "Bill" Allen, of Ohio, on
account of his vocal powers. For so many.
years was he called upon to read the returns
election nights to the crowds at Republican
hieadquarters that he came to be regarded as
one of the features of an election, and it was
difficult for anyone else to hold the stage. His
announcements of returns were always accompanied by a running fire of comments and comparisons from  miemory with former figures
which gave a very fair idea of the trend of
results. So earnest and emotional did he become that his very appearance, as he came forward with each report, would indicate its
nature before it was read, and the crowd
would take the cue accordingly. In politics
he was a Whig, Abolitionist, original Fremonter, and steadfast Republican.  He became widely known as an Abolitionist at a
time when that cause was not popular, and not
only aided with his tongue and pen, but for
years maintained at his home on Mt. Washington a place of refuge for the footsore fugitive
slaves escaping from their masters, called in
the vernacular of those days a "Station of the
Underground,Railway." The nurse for his
two oldest children, born in I847 and 1I85I,
was a black girl, Lucinda by name, who never
went outside the house by daylight and always
fled to the attic whenever a stranger was reported in sight.
In I844 Mr. Bigham was elected to the
house of representatives and served from I845
to I848, I85I to I854, I862 to I864, and in
the senate from  I865 to I869, serving upon
the ways and means, railroads and canals,
judiciary and other important committees. He
was always recognized as a sound, capable and
judicious legislator, and was the author of
some of our most important laws.  Among
them may be named the married woman's act
of I848, the general railroad law of I867, and
the acts extending the municipal powers of
the city of Pittsburgh, known as the consolidation acts o.f I867 and I869. His attention
was early directed to the. financial and'revenue
system of the commonwealth, and he drafted
and promoted the passage of many of the laws
imposing taxation upon corporations to raise
the needed revenue for the maintenance of the
state government and the removal of the tax
for state purposes upon land. He was a member of many commissions appointed under state
authority at different times to investigate and
report upon matters affecting the public interest and welfare.  The appointment of commissioner of statistics of the state of Pennsylvania, which office he filled from I873 to
I875, was tendered him by Governor Hartranft, not as a political reward, but as a recognition of his great ability and attainments especially directed toward the industrial, manufacturing, agricultural, mining and mercantile
interests of this great state, and the reports
made by him have always been considered of
special value. Few citizens of the state have
shown more devotion to its interests than did
he. In I85I he was elected to the board of
managers of the Pennsylvania Reform School,
to which for many years he had been a contributor, and continued to act in that capacity
until disabled by the infirmities of age. He
was the founder and supporter of Grace Episcopal church, Mt. Washington, which grew
out o.f a mission Sunday school started by him
and his wife in I849, and was carried on almost
wholly at their expense for many years, until
it became a flourishing congregation. He was
the proprietor for years of the Commercial
Journal, and one of the founders of the Pittsburgh Commercial, both now merged with the
Pittsburgh Gazette, and was identified with all
the public enterprises of his day. From I878ALLEGHENY VALLEY
to 1882 he was a member of the councils of
the city of Pittsburgh, where his industry and
energy in looking after every measure introduced that it might be strictly for the public
good, made him a notable. figure, and rendered
many meetings of that boldy lively and interesting. Mr. Bigham devoted much tim;e to
scientific and historical studies throughout his
entire life. His favorite historical researches
were connected with the annals of the state of
Pennsylvania, and especially o!f the western
settlements. Many valuable contributions from
his pen have been published and are familiar
to those who have given attention to the. subjects treated. His work was characterized by
large natural ability, patient industry in research in, the field to which his tastes attracted
him, and sound and discriminating judgment
in all matters, particularly those of public concern. Socially he was frank and entertaining,
and very in,structive in conversation, but decided in his views, into the expression of which
he carried  the  enthusiasm  which  attends
thorough conviction and an earnest nature.
Brusque in manner, with little regard for outward appearances, but of a generous nature and
kindly disposition, with his wit and bright
conversation, he was very companionable and
always formed the center of an interested
group.
His death occurred November 9, I884, and
he was laid to rest in the Allegheny Cemetery,
of which he was in I844 one of the charter
members, and the first secretary of the corporation. He was survived by his wife, Maria
L. Bigham, who died October I4, I888, and
the following children: I. Joel L. Bigham,
born November 6, I847; married Sarah Davis,
November I4, 1872, and died January 20,
I892; was a lawyer of recognized ability. He
is represented by his two sons, Thomas J., in
the Episcopal ministry, born March 23, I875,
and Joel Lewis, of the United States navy,
born February 28, I877. 2. Kirk Q. Bigham,
born March 17, I85I; unmarried; is a member
of the Allegheny county bar and for many
years represen,ted the thirty-second ward in
city councils. 3. Mary A., born March 29,
I854; was married, April 7, I885, to Melville
L. Stout. 4. Eliza A., born January 31, I857,
died June 23, I902, unmarried, and was noted
for her warm-heartedness and her love for
children.
Kirk Q. Bigham and Mr. and Mrs. Stout,
with their children, are still living in the
picturesque old homestead among the forest
trees, surrounded by the lands inherited through
three descents from  their great-grandfather,
the greater part of which they still own.
Captain James StephenSTEPHENSON   son, late a resident of
Edgewood,   Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, whose record as a soldier is a highly interesting one, is a descendant of a family many of whose members have
bravely borne their share in defense of the
country of their adoption. He traced his ancestry back to John Stephenson, whose name
is mentioned in the book of Captain John
Smith as having come to America with him
in I607. Another tradition in the family is
that they came to America with Lord Berkeley later.
(I) Richard Stephenson, great-grandfather
of Captain James Stephenson, is the first of
the family, however, of whom we have any
authentic record. He married Mrs. Crawford,
mother of Colonel John and Valentine Crawford, and had children: I. Colonel John, an
officer during the war of the revolution. 2.
Colonel Hugh, unmarried, also an officer of the
revolutionary army. 3. Richard, who married a Mrs. Cloakey. 4. James, see forward.
5. Marcus. Colonel John Crawford was burned at the stake by Indians at Sandusky.
(II) James Stephenson,, fourth son of Richard (I), was born in Berkley county, Virginia,
and removed to Pennsylvania soon after the
close of the war of the revollution. There he
settled in Cherry Valley on a grant of land
consisting of one thousand acres given him by
the government for colonial and revolutionary
services. He became a prosperous farmer in
thie western part of the state of Pennsylvania,
and a man of influence in the community, serving as a member of the legislature. The homestead which he built in Cherry Valley is still
in the family name. He was twice married,
and his first wife was a Miss McKeevers. He
married (second) Martha Barr, and had among
other children a son, John.
(III) John Stephenson, youngest child of
James (2) and Martha (Barr) Stephenson,
was born on the family homestead in Cherry
Valley, February I7, I804, and died January
9, I890. He married Susan Shipley, born
March 9, I813, and died January 24, 1857, and
they were the parents of children as follows:
I. Sabot A., born May 29, I834, died February
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23, I839. 2. James, see forward. 3. Martha
E., born May 22, 18.38; married Dr. William
Simcox. 4. Sabot A., born February 3, I84I,
died February 4, I878. 5. John P., born October I7, 1845; married Dora Parsons. 6. Edward Shipley, born March 23, I843, died December 9, I884. 7. Robert Scott, born April
11, 1848, married (first) Ella Reiter, (second)
Frances Graham. 8. Anna May, born May
24, I850; married Francis Scott. 9. Margaret,
born October IO, I852; married Samuel McNary. Io. Wallas, born March 23, I855, died
January I7, I859.
(IV) Captain James Stephenson, second
son of John (3) and Susan (Shipley) Stephenson, was born at Burgettstown, Washington
county, Pennsylvania, March 6, I836. He received as good an education as the common
schools of that time and section afforded, and
assisted his father in the management and cultivation of the home farm until he attained his
majority. He then traveled for a considerable
time in the west.  When President Lincoln
issued his first call for m.en Captain Stephenson was one of the first to respond, and enlisted at Pittsburgh in the Duquesne Grays,
Twelfth Regiment, and was mustered out August 5, I86I. Later he helped organize Battalion C, Thompson Independent Artillery.
He rose to the rank of senior first lieutenant,
commanding for a time Hampton's Battery,
which was attached to his own after the death
of its commander, May 7, I863. He served
in all the engagements of the Army of the
Potomac until I864, when he resigned. At the
second battle of Bull Run he was twice shot
through the right leg; at Chancellorsville the
drum of his left ear was broken by the noise
of the concussion; and at Gettysburg he was
slightly wounded. He received, March 13,
I865, the rank of captain by brevet for gallant and meritorious services at the battles of
Gettysburg and Bull Run. After leaving the
service he established the Excelsior Coffin
Factory, which he subsequently sold. He was
assistant general superintendent of the Central
Transportation Company for eight years, and
from I882 until the time of his death was associated with his sons in the firm of James Stephenson  Sons. He was not a member of
any church, but usually attended divine services at the Episcopal church. He was a liberal
contributor to the financial needs of all denominations without distinction.  Although  his
early education had been a limited one, his
keen powers of observation and the studious
habits of later life made him a man of wide
reading and culture and a close observer of
human nature.  He purchased considerable
property in Edgewood, where he took up his
residence in I875, and where his death occurred June 2, I903. The house and property are
now occupied by his widow and children. He
was associated with the following organ,izations: P'ost No. 259, Grand Army of the Republic; Union Veteran Legion; Military Order
of the Loyal Legion; Franklin Lodge, No. 221,
Free and Accepted Masons. He was a Democrat and was greatly interested in educational
matters, svrving for many years on the school
board.
Captain Stephenson married, June I7, I869,
Margaret Reed Taylor, daughter of Edward
and Sarah Anna (Robinson) Taylor, the former a native of Ireland, who came to this
country about I845 and settled in Pittsburgh,
where he engaged in the shoe business. Captain and Mrs. Stephenson had children: Charlies
E., Ella B., Maude, India and Don Franklin.
Mrs. Stephenson and her children reside at
144 West Swissvale avenue, Edgewood, Pennsylvania.
Hudson Martin, the first memMARTIN  ber of this family of whom we
have any definite information,
was born in Canada, of Irish parentage, and
died in Michigan in I890. He was an operator
in the oil fields, and in I859 settled in Franklin, Pennsylvania, where he remained for some
years, and then removed to Michigan where he
lived until his death. He married, in Canada,
Elizabeth --. Children: John H., of whom
further; Margaret; Mary Jane, married John
Riddle; William.
(II) John H., son of Hudson and Elizabeth
Martin, was born near Toronto, Canada, February 14, I844, and died in Clarion,, Pennsylvan,ia, February I4, I99o. He received his
early education in the public schools of his
native section, and when fourteen years of age
went to work. In I859, at the time of the opening of the oil fields, he removed with his father
to Franklin, Pennsylvania., and for some time
was very successful in business operations
there and in Triangle, Pennsylvania; but
finally he met with reverses, and removed to
Limestone township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he established a saw mill and
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Thomas'Clapp, son of Richard
CLAPP Clapp, of England, and cousin of
Roger and Edward Clapp, members of the respected family of that name who
were early settlers of New England, was born
in Dorchester, England, in I597. He came to
this country probably in a ship which arrived
July 24, I633, from Weymouth, England,
bringing about eighty passengers, also twelve
cows. They were twelve weeks in crossing
the ocean; they were forced to make a landing
in the Western Islands, on account of a leak
in their vessel, being detained there three
weeks, but were treated very courteously by
the Portugese. During this temporary detention the extreme heat of the weather and the
continual rain brought sickness upon their
number, and several of the company died.
The remainder, when they landed in America,
settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where
from that time to the present the Clapp family
has been one of the most numerous and substantial in that staid and prosperous town.
Edward Clapp and the redoubtable Captain
Roger and Thomas Clapp, also Nicholas Clapp
undoubtedly arrived in the same vessel, while
John Clapp, a brother of Nicholas, arrived
later.
(I) The name of Thomas Clapp appears in
1634 on the town records of Dorchester. Nicholas and John Clapp were his brothers. He
remained a few years in Dorchester, and was
admitted a freeman in I638.  He removed
thence to W\eymouth, where his farm was
located, an(d his eldest son Thomas was born
there, and was the Clapp who removed to
Walpole (thien a part of Dedham) and was
the ancesto- of the Clapps of that place.
Thomas Clapp was a deacon of the church in
Scituate in 164.7. and had been previously
warmly engaged in a theological controversy
respecting the form of baptism, which began
about I641 there, with the Rev. Charles Chauncey, afterwards the president of Harvard College. Mr. Clapp was one of the committee
who in I675 sent a letter to the Second Church
informing them that a reconcilation had taken
place after a controversy of thirty-three years.
He was a deputy to the general court in I649,
overseer of the poor in I667, the first year in
both instances in which such offices were
chosen, and a useful and enterprising man,
greatly respected. He died April 20, I684.
Nothing is known of.his wife's family except
that her Christian name was Abigail. Children: I. Thomas, mentioned below. 2. Increase. 3. Samuel. 4. Eleazer, was probably
never married; he was a resident of Barnstable, and was killed in battle with the Indians,
March 15, I676. 5. Elizabeth, married, April
20, I669, Deacon Thomas King, of Scituate.
6. Prudence, was living unmarried in I684.
7. John, born October I8, I658, a youth of
extraordinary piety and promise, who died
when a little upward of thirteen years, a memoir
of his life being published by the Rev. William
Wetherell, the minister of Scituate. 8. Abigail, born January 29, I659-60, was living unmarried in I684.
(II) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (i) and
Abigail Clapp, was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, March I5, I639, died previously to
January 29, I69I, the time when his will was
proved. IHe settled in Dedham, in that portion
afterward known as Walpole. He followed
the trade of housewright. His will, dated December I4, I688, calls him Thomas Clapp,
Senior, of Dedham, and in it he mentioned his
wife Mary, his eldest son Thomas, his sons
Joshua, Eleazer and Samuel, his three daughters Mary, Abigail and Hannah, and Thomas
and Joshua to be his executors, his friend,
Samuel Barber, his brother, John Fisher, and
cousin, John Plimpton, to be supervisors and
overseers. He married, November Io, I662,
Mary Fisher. Children: I. Thomas, mentioned below. 2. John, born and died in I665. 3.
Joshua, born 1667, died I728. 4. Mary, born
December I3, I669. 5. Eleazer, born November 4, I67I. 6. Abigail. 7. Hannah. 8. Samuel, born August 21, I682, died June 13, I772.
All of the sons were residents of Walpole.
(III) Thomas (3), son of Thomas (2) and
Mary (Fisher) Clapp, was born September 26,
I663, died January 28, I704. His occupation
was that of a farmer, and he lived in a house
purchased for him by his father, being set off
as part of his share in his father's estate, and
he had also other lands. As the division of
his father's estate was not made until I703, it
is evident that Thomas was deceased before
the final documents were signed, his widow
being present, and his son Thomas signed them.
He married Mary, who married (second) about 1709, a Mr. Jennery, and her son
Thomas took charge of their property. Children -of Mr. and Mrs. Clapp: I. Thomas, mentioned below. 2. Mary, married, October I,
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the saw mill to Fryburg, then sold the same
and removed back to Limestone, where he
purchased a farm and went into the timber
business; then he sold his farm and in June,
I889, settled in the city of Clarion, Pennsylvania, where he established a flour and feed
store, which he continued until his death. He
was at one time a member of the city council
of Clarion. In politics he was a Republican,
and a Presbyterian in religion. He was a
member of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and was also a member of the Free
and Accepted Masons. He married, January
4, I88o, Sarah E., daughter of John S. and
Jane M. (Mooney) Riddle, born in Bellefonte,
Center county, Pennsylvania, August I4, I844
(see Riddle II). Child, adopted, Margaret J.,
born November 29, I884.
(The Riddle Line).
(I) Matthew Riddle, the first member of
this family of whom we have any definite information, was born in Ireland.  He immigrated to America and settled in Center county, Peunnsylvania, where he, died. He was a
farmer and married, in, Ireland, Sarah Mooney.
Children: John S.; William; Peggy, married
Jeremiah Fury; Elizabeth, married John Robinson, and removed to Illinois; Nancy, married
John Neal, and rem!oved to Illinois; Matthew;
John S., of whom further.
(II) John S., son, of Matthew and Sarah
(Mooney) Riddle, was born in Bellefonte,
Center county, Pennsylvania, March 6, I817,
and died there March 2I, I892. He received
his early education in the public schools of his
native county, and then secured employment
in Man's axe factory. In I845 he removed
with his family to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he purchased a farm and engaged
in agricultural pursuits until his death. He
married Jane M., daughter of Alexander and
Elizabeth Mooney, born in Center county,
Pennsylvania, November 29, I821, and died
February 7, I896. Children of John S. and
Jane M. (Mooney) Riddle: I. Sarah E., married John H. Martin, of previous mention. 2.
Amanda, miarried Samuel Davis, of Hubert,
Ohio. 3. Asenath, married Grant Clover, and
removed to Kansas. 4. Mary Jane, died unmarried. 5. Wilson, died young. 6. Lauretta,
married J. W. McIllhattan, of Knox. 7. William  Franklin, married Minnie, daughter of
Richard and Catherine (Basom) Ion, and resides on the old homestead near Strattonville,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania; children: Bessie,
married Roy Neil; Rush L., married Alice
Forken; Claire, died at the age of twenty-two
years; Ethel, resides with her parents; Norris,
resides with his parents.
Matthias Siegel, the founder of
SIEGEL the family in this country, was
born in Germany and died in
Washington township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. His wife died in Germany and he
emigrated to America and settled on a farm
in Washington township which he cultivated
until his death. Children: I. Matthias Jr.,
born and died in Germany. 2. Christopher,
deceased; married  Mary Leicht; children:
Michael, deceased; Theresa, deceased; Caroline, and Sebastian. 3. Sebastian, deceased;
married Caroline Emerling. Children: i. Mary
Louise, born in July, I854, died in September,
I854. ii. Anna Amelia, born August I5, I855;
married Thomas Hussey. iii. Adolph, deceased; born October 3I, I858; married Nora
Helings. iv. Albert, born September Io, I856;
married Johanna Donahue. v. Anthony, born
January I5, I86I; unmarried. vi. George,
born in I863; married Catharine Wolbert. vii.
Mary Louise, born May 3I, i864; unmarried.
viii. Elizabeth, born July 7, I866; married
Joseph Strubler.  ix. Thomas, born November 28, I867; married Meda Muncy. x. Matildla, born March I I, I870; married John
Baker. xi. Catharine, born May I, 187I; married Irving Leicht. xii. Frances Augustus,
died in infancy. xiii. Frances Augustus, born
August 24, I872; married Dr. J. B. Kathener,
deceased. xiv. Henry Oscar, born November
8, I874; married Catherine Gilmore. xv. John
William, born May I3, 1878; married Lena
Arnold. 4. John, mentioned below. 5. George,
deceased; miarried Johanna -, deceased.
6. Mary, deceased; married George Leicht.
7. Agatha, married Casper Fassenmyer.  8.
Catharine, married  Sebastian  Grower.  9.
Hannah, married George Dechang.
(II) John, son of Matthias Siegel, was born
in Germany, died in Cla,rion county, Pennsylvania, November Ii, I894. He emigrated to
America with his father and settled in Clarion
county, where he cultivated a farm until his
death. He was a Democrat in politics, and a
Roman Catholic in religion. He married Susan,
daughter of Jacob and Mary (Van Daniker)
Faller (see Faller). Children: I. Joseph, mentioned below. 2. Susan, born April i6, 1853:
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married Joseph Gronen; children: Henry,
Mary, Philena, Verona. 3. John, born September i7, i855; married Cecelia Ditz; children: Clarence, Rosa, Walter. 4. Frances,
born March 4, I86o; married Edward Lynan;
children: Clarence, Andrew, Germaine, Berth.a, Mary Ellen, Clara. 5. Clara, born August I, I862; unmarried. 6. Franlk, born December 4, I864; married Agnes Deechner;
children: Bertha, Anna, Francis. 7. Theodore,
mentioned below. 8. Mary, born December 6,
1867; married Albiert Stermer; children: Edward, George, James, Paul, Gertrude, Mary,
Clara, Julia, Eulalia. 9. Ed,ward, born March
25, I869, died December 4, I878. IO. Tilla,
born April 23, 1871; married Henry Baughman; children: Helen, Albert, Charles. II.
Jacob, born October 25, I874, died January
4, I879.
(III) Joseph, son of John and Susan (Faller) Siegel, was born in Washington township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, February 20,
I85I, and is now living in Fryburg, Pennsylvania. He received his early education in! the
public schools and then learned the trade of a
wagonmaker and settled in Fryburg about
I87I, where he is still in active business. He
is a Democrat in politics, and a Roman Catholic in religion. He married, April 28, I89I,
Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad and Ellen (Lynan) Weaver, born in Elk township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvanlia, now living in Fryburg
(see Weaver).  Children: Margaret, born
March, I892; Mary, born April 9, I893; Emma,
born December 9, I895; James, born April 14,
I897; Norman, born February 7, I899; Ellen,
born August 7, I9OI; Germaine, born December 24, I902; John, born August I3, I904.
(III) Theodore, son of John and Susan
(Faller) Siegel, was born in Washington township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, January
I5, I867, and is now living in Fryburg, Pennsylvania. He received his early education in
the public and parochial schools and then
entered mercantile business in Strobleton,
Pennsylvania, where he remained for eleven
years and in I907 settled in Fryburg and established the mercantile firm of Siegel  Sch,upp,
in which he still continues. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Fryburg,
and was at one time a member of the board of
directors of that institution. He is a Democrat in politics, and has served as one of the
school directors of Fryburg. He is a Roman
Catholic in religion. He married, October 25,
I905, Mary Agnes, daughter of Richard and
Anna (Rafferty) Lynan, born in Fryburg,
August 3, I874, now living there (see Lynan).
Children: Edward, born February I7, I907;
Dorothy, born July 29, 1908; Henry, born
February 2, I9IO.
(The Lynan Line).
Edward Lynan, the founder of the family in
this country, was born in Ireland, emigrated
to America and was one of the early settlers
in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, where he
died. He married, in Ireland, Ellen
Children: I. William, deceased; married
Dwyer, deceased. Children: i. Mary Ellen, a
sister in a convent at Buffalo, New Yo.rk. ii.
Edward, a hotelkeeper at Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania; married Fanny Glover; children: Clara, Arthur, Walter, Margaret. iii.
Catharine, married Frank Fletcher; resides at
Fryburg, Pennsylvania; children: Thomas, Regina, M/iary, Leonard, Jennie, Frances Agnes,
Austin, Bernard; two died in infancy. 2.
Eliza, died about I9oo; married Matthias Cunningham, died about I9oo.  Children: Ellen,
married Andrew Staub, they have issue; William, married         Wilkinson, they have
issue; Richard, married          Wilkinson,
they have issue; Cecelia, married Richard
Cogan, they have issue; Joseph, married
Johnson, they have issue; Matthias, unmarried; Mary, unmarried; Edward, unmarried;
James; Frank; Alfred, deceased; John. 3.
Richard, mentioned below. 4. Bridget, married Conrad, Faller; children: Lorretta, Edward, William, Norbert, Clarissa. 5. Margaret, married Patrick Murphy; children,: Edward and Ella. 6. Ellen, deceased; married
Conrad Weaver, deceased; children: William;
Elizabeth, married Joseph Siegel. 7. Edward,
married Frances Siegel; children: Mary, Ellen,
Clara, Clarence, Bertha, Germaine, Andrew.
8. Catherine, died aged seventeen.
(II) Richard, son of Edward and Ellen
Lynan, was born in Washington township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and is now living in Oil City, Pennsylvania. He was brought
up on his father's farm and received his early
education in the public schools. He removed
to Oil City in I891. He married Anna, daughter of Patrick and Elizabeth (Dunn) Rafferty,
born in Washington township, now living in
Oil City. Her father was born in Ireland, and
emigrated to America and settled on a farm
in Clarion county which he cultivated until hisALLEGHENY VALLEY
death. Children of Richard and Anna (Rafferty) Lynan: I. Walter James, born July II,
I873; resides in Titusville, Pennsylvania;
married Agnes Fassenmyer; children: Evelyn,
Wilbur, Ruth, Francis. 2. Mary Agnes, born
August 3, I874; married Theodore Siegel, see
above. 3. Ella Elizabeth, born November I6,
I876; married Alphonso Kerr; resides in Panama, is in the emp1loy of the United States
Railroad Conductor; children: Florence, Frances Catharine, Anne Louise. 4. William Edward, born March, I878; unmarried. 5. Francis, born April 27, I88I; was a druggist; was
drowned at Oil City, Pennsylvania, in I9O2;
unmarried. 6. Patrick John, born June 26,
1882; married Rose Haggerty; children: Margaret and Barbara. 7. Edward, born March
24, I884; married Jane Bodner; no issue; he
is a postoffice clerk at Oil City, Pennsylvania.
8. Richard Stevens, born July 6, -I886; married Ruth Adams; no issue; resides at Oil
City; is in the foundry business. 9. Vincent
Charles, born July 6, I888; unmarried; is now
(19I3) baggagemaster for New Yo,rk Central
railroad; resides at Oil City. io. Anna Clotilda, born June 3, I889; unmarried; is a graduate of Clarion State Normal School, receiving her diploma when she was seventeen years
of age; is now (I913) a teacher in high school
at Oil City.
George Lauer, the founder of the
LAUER   family in this country, was born
in Germany in I815, and died in
1877, in Knox township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He emigrated to America in I846
and settled first at St. Mary's, Elk county,
Pennsylvania, removing later to Knox township, where he cultivated a farm  until, his
death. He married, in Germany, Ursula Bendorfer, born in I820, died in Knox township
in I9oI. Children: I. John, mentioned below.
2. George, married Jane Hoffmarts, had issue.
3. Joseph, married (first) May Fassemyer,
(second) Mary Seidletz; had issue. 4. William, married Catharine Bauer, had issue. 5.
Ursula, deceased; married George Loll, deceased; had issue. 6. Mary, deceased; married  Henry  Harriefberger, had  issue.  7.
Daughter, died in infancy.
(II) John, son o.f George and Ursula (Bendorfer) Lauer, was born in Germany in I84I,
and died in Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
April 28, I9II.  He emigrated to America
with his parents and received his early education in the public schools, after which he
worked on his father's farm.  In I86i he
enlisted in the Federal army as a member of
Company H, One Hundred and Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and
served throughout the civil war. He served
in the peninsular campaign, and was at Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and then back
to Harrison's Landing, and was then transferred to the department of North Carolina
and took part in the battles of Suffolk, New
Berne and Plymouth. He was taken prisoner
on April 25, I864, conlfined at Andersonville
from May 4 to September IO, I864, when he
was transferred to Charleston, later to Florence, and exchanged December I6, I864, and
rejoined his regiment. After the war he returned to Clarion county, where he cultivated
a farm until his death. He was a Republican
in politics, and a Roman Catholic in religion.
He married Frances, born in Knox township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania, in November,
I848, and still living there, daughter of Anthony and Mary (Elle) Loll. Her father was
born in Germany in I798, served in a cavalry
regiment in the German' army, later emigrated
to America and settled on a farm near Callensburg, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, removing
later to Knox township, where he died; her
mother was born in Germany in I804, and died
in Knox township in I895; their children were:
I. Anthony, deceased; married; died in Pittsburghl, Pennsylvania.  2. Joseph, deceased;
married Helen Eisman. 3. John, died in army
hospital, from  wounds received in biattle in
civil war. 4. George. 5. Catharine. 6. Theresa.
7. Anna. These last four are also deceased.
8. Frances, married John Lauer.
Children of John and Frances (Loll) Lauer:
I. Joseph H., mentioned below.  2. Annie,
died in infancy. 3. Frederick, married Gertrude     -; no issue. 4. George, unmarried. 5. Augustus, married Lena Felker; one
child.  6. Louisa, deceased; unmarried.  7.
Francis, died young. 8. Mary, married Ralph
Weaver. 9. Kate, unmarried.
(III) Joseph H., son of John and Frances
(Loll) Lauer, was- born on his father's farm
in Knox township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, February 23, I867, and is now living
in Marble, Pennsylvania. He received his
early education in the public schools, and then
learned the trade of a carpenter which he followed for some years. In I893 he settled in
Marble, Pennsylvanlia, where he purchased a
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hotel which he enlarged and improved and
which he still conducts. He is also a stockholder in the Farmers Mercantile Company of
which he is the treasurer. He is a Democrat
in politics, and now hold,s the office of supervisor of the township. In religion he is a
Roman Catholic. Mr. Lauer married, January 3I, I893, Theresa, daughter of John and
Cressence (Hoover) Ginkle, born in Farmington township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania,
in i868, now living in Marble (see Ginkle).
Children: Mabel, born January 3I, I894;
Hattie, May 22, I895; John, June I2, I897;
Otta, July I4, I89.9; Leopold, January 2, I9oI;
Charles, March I6, I902; Grace, October 20,
1904; Joseph, September 7, I9O6; Albinus,
March 20, I9o8; Earl, October 9, I9IO; Helen,
June 25, 1911.
(The Ginkle Line).
(I) Joseph Ginkle, the founder of the family in this country, was born in Germany, died
in Farmington township, Clarion county, Pen,nsylvania, December 6, I857, aged forty-eight
years. In I836 he emigrated to America and
settled first in Franklin county, Pennsylvania,
removing in I838 to Clarion county, living for
a time in Fryburg, and settling finally in I845
on a farm in Farmington township, which he
cultivated until his death. He was a Democrat in politics, and a Roman Catholic in religion. He married, in Germany, Margaret
Schaup, born in I8o9, died in Farmington
township, February  24, I88I.  Children:
Theresa, now a sister in convent at St. Mary's,
Pennsylvania; Margaret, died  in  infancy;
Margaret, married John Engle; Mary, now
dead; Johnl, mentioned below; William, married Mary Motmuller; Peter, married
Wiltshire.
(II) John, son of Joseph and Margaret
(Schaup) Ginkle, was born in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, in I842, and is still living there.
He married Cressence Hoover, born I844,
died in I89I. Children: I. John, married
Fletcher; have issue. 2. Joseph, married
Walters. 3. Paul, married --  McCarty. 4.
Mary, married John Schnambauer. 5. Theresa,
married Joseph H. Lauer (see Lauer). 6.
Caroline, deceased; married Andrew  Lauer.
7. Margaret, married John Bauer. 8. Julia,
married Andrew Weaver. 9. Fannie, married
Robert Henry.
Professor Samuel Andrews,
ANDREWS superintendent of the Pittsburgh public schools, was
born in Robinson township, Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, May 25, I847, the fourth, son of
William  and Margaret (Phillips) Andrews.
The father, William Andrews, whose father
was Joseph Andrews, was born in Antrim
county, Ireland, in I8o6, and emigrated to
America in 1822. He and his brother James
were among the earliest firms to. engage in the
construction of railroads in Pennsylvania, their
principal contract being the grading of the
Pennsylvania Central line from Philadelphia
to Pittsburgh. During the latter years of his
life he resided upon his farm  in Robinson
township, which is now owned by his son Samuel. The father died on his farm in I89O. He
married Margaret, daughter of James and
Hannah Phillips, of Robinson township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. The latter was
born in the south of Scotland or in the north
of Wales, and died at the age of ninety-eight
years.. Their seven, children were as follows:
Hannah, H,elen and Mary, who died in their
childhood; Mark, James Phillips, Joseph Phillips, and Samuel, the subject of this sketch.
Mark Andrews, the eldest son of the family,
spent his entire life on the old homestead
farm which belonged to his father, and there
he died in I9oi.
James Phillips, the second son, was educated
in Easton, Pennsylvania, and followed teaching for a number of years; he became associated in business at Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, with Asa Packer, formerly the governor
of Pennsylvania, but at the outbreak of the
civil war he became a member of the Fortyninth Pennsylvan.ia Volunteer Infantry, and
died from the effects of wounds received at.the battle of the Wilderness.
Joseph Phillips Andrews, third son of William  and Margaret (Phillips) Andrews, received his education in Curry Institute of
Pittsburgh, and was a teacher in the public
schools in Moon township and in what is now
the fourteenth ward, Pittsburgh, for twentyone years. He resigned this position to become superintendent of highways and sewers
in Pittsburgh, where he died in I893.
Samuel Andrews, the subject of this sketch,
the youngest son in his father's family, was
educated in the schools of his native townshipALLEGHENY VALLEY
until thirteen years of age, when he entered
Curry University, then under the supervision
of the late Robert Curry. After graduating
from this institution he taught school in Robinson township until I868, when he was called
to the principalship of the schools of Chartiers
township, now the thirty-ninth ward of Pittsburgh. He held that position until I872, when
he took charge of the Thaddeus Stevens school
in Pittsburgh, remaining there for fifteen years,
when he became the principal of the Howard
schools, where he remained until elected to. his
present position of superintendent of the Pittsburgh schools in I899.
Politically Professor Andrews is a Republican, and in his church relations is a consistent
member of the United Presbyterian church.
He is prominent in the Masonic fraternity and
numerous other societies. He now resides in
the twentieth ward in Pittsburgh, but represented the thirty-sixth ward in both branches
of the council for over a period of fifteen
years. As an advanced educator he ranks high
among the instructors of the state.
He was united in marriage, in I870, to Anna
Mary, daughter of James and Elizabeth (McCurdy) Bell, of Robinson township. The issue
by this union was Frank Leo Andrews, who
married Jennie, daughter of Reuben and Katharine (Obey) Reese, of Chartiers township,
and by this union is: (I) Samuel Reese Andrews.  (2) Katharine Obey Andrews.  (3)
John Reese Andrews.
Rev. John Anderson Jayne, a well
JAYNE  known divine of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, and prominently
identified with the literary and lecture field, is
a representative of a highly respected family
of New England.
Clement P. Jayne, father of Rev. John Anderson Jayne, was born in Hampden, Maine,
in I827, and died October I9, I905. He attained prominence as a sea captain, and was
engaged successfully in the deep sea trade for
many years, later becoming superintendent of
the Sailors' Snug Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. He married Phoebe Anne Perkins,
who, died October 21, I873, and they had chil(lren: Frank C., born in Lynn, Massachusetts,
in I854; Joseph P., born in the same town in
1857, and Rev. John Anderson.
Rev. John Anderson Jayne, third son and
youngest child of Clement P. and Phoebe Anne
(Perkins) Jayne, was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, November I8, I863. His preparatory
education was acquired in the public schools
of Woburn and Boston, Massachusetts, and he
then went some years traveling throughout the
west. He matriculated at Kentucky University in I886 for a special course, leaving that
institution in I89o. His first pastoral call was
to, Chardon, Ohio, where he remained for a
period of two years, and where his proficient
labors were productive of a great amount of
good. His next charge was in Nelsonville,
Ohio, where he also remained for two years,
leaving there in I897, to accept a call to Allegheny as pastor of the Observatory Hill Christian Church to which he ministered faithfully
and conscientiously for a period of ten years.
He came to Pittsburgh, Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, in I9O6, as pastor of the Belmar
Christian Church, and resides at No. 7241 Race
street.  In addition to being an earnest and
successful worker in the religious field, Rev.
Jayne is on the editorial staff of the Pittsburgh
Leader and has lectured on historical and
psychological subjects throughout the eastern
states. He is a ready and fluent preacher, and
his excellent personal characteristics are a material aid in furthering the good work he has
unrdertaken. He is a member of the Allegheny
Commandery, No. 35, Knights Templar, and
is a life member and chaplain of Allegheny
Lodge, No. 3139, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks.
He married, July 7, I89I, Laura B. Cason,
daughter of Lewis and Esther (MacMillan)
Cason, of Sherman, Grant county, Kentucky.
Dr. Jayne speaks o.f himself as a Massachusetts man by birth, a Buckeye by emigration,
a Kentuckian by marriage, and a Pennsylvanian by adoption. His friends say that he
is seventy-two inches of sunshine and two hundred pounds of amiability.
The Wood family of which John
WOOD  A. Wood, postmaster at Tiona,
Warren county, Pennsylvania, is
a representative, came to Pennsylvania from
New York state where George Wood was born
in Orange county. He died at Veteran, New
York, aged sixty years, and is buried in Van
Dusen cemetery. He came to Veteran from
near Goshen, Orange county, and purchased
a farm of one hundred and fifty acres on which
he resided until his death. He and his wife
were members of the Presbyterian church.
He married Sarah Rowley, also born in Or8ooPENNSYLVANIA
ange counlty, where she died agedc about seventy-three years, daughter of Matthew Rowley,
a farmer near Goshen. Children of George
and Sarah Wood: Anna Elizabeth, married
William Mallory; William Henry, died in Potter county, Pennsylvania; Coe Harvey, died in
Clearfield colunty, Pennsylvania; George Washington, deceased; Andrew Jackson, twin of
George Washington, deceased; M/Iatthew R.,
of Elmira, New York; Israel Randall, of North
Warren; John Abner, of whom further; Julia
Maria, died aged ten years.
(II) John Abner, youngest son of George
and Sarah (Rowley) Wood, was born at Veteran, Chemung county, New York, May 8,
I842. He attended the public schools there
until he was fourteen, years of age, then went
to live with a brother in Potter county, Pennsylvania, where he became a stationary engineer, located there and at Wellsville and Elmira, New York. In 1870 he came toi Tiona,
Pennsylvania, and became engineer of the lumber mills of E. G. Wood  Co., remaining in
charge of the engine room for six years. He
was then appointed manager o.f the company
store and from I879 to I9OI was the company's bookkeeper. In I889 he was appointed
first postmaster of the village, handled the first
mail to arrive there, and has been continuously
in office until the present date (I9I2).  In
I9oI the E. G. Wood! Company discontinued
business at Tiona, and for five years John A.
Wood continued a general store. When the
Tiona branch of the Pennsylvania railroad was
opened he was appointed the first station agent,
selling the first railroad ticket ever bought in
the village; held the position during the life
of the Tiona branch -and sold the last ticket
before the discontinuance of the station in the
summer of I912, when he was retired by the
company and placed on the pension roll o.f the
Pennsylvania company.
He is one of the best known men of the
county and everywhere is held in high esteem.
He is a Republican in politics, and besides
having been postmaster since I889 served six
years on the school board' of Mead township.
He was made a Master Mason in Ivy Lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons, at Elmira, New
York, and now holds his membership in Warren Lodge at Warren., Pennsylvania, where he
also holds membership in Occidental Chapter,
No. 24I, Royal Arch Masons, and Warren
Commandery, No. 63, Knights Templar. He
is a member of Presque Isle Lodge of PerAV-25
fection, Erie, Pennsylvania, and of Pittsburgh
Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite,
thirty-second degree. He is also a noble of
the Mystic Shrine, Zem Zem Temple, Erie,
also an Odd Fellow of Warren Lodge, and a
member of the Knights of the Maccabees of
Tioina. He is an attendant of the Methodist
Episcopal church, of which his wife is a member.
He married, November ii, I87I, at Corry,
Pennsylvania, Hannah Rouse, born at Wellsville, New York, July 9, I845. Children: I.
Alice Maria, born April 8, I873; now an employee of the United States internal revenue
department at Pittsburgh. 2. Edna Elizabeth,
born June I9, 1874; married, April 12, I904,
Archibald Nelson Bowen; child, Alice Virginia, born March I2, I905. 3. Virginia, died
aged eigh:t years. 4. Byrd G., born September I2, I887; now telephone operator in the
employ of the Pennsylvania railroad at Erie,
Penin,sylvania.
Augustine Yost, the first member
YOST of this family of whom we have
any definite information, was born
in Cambria county, Pennsylvania, where he
died.  His father emigrated from  Germany
and was one of the pioneer settlers of Cambria county. Augustine Yost was twice married. Children, eight by first marriage: George
A., of whom  further; John; James; Peter;
Frank; Margaret; Ada; Theresa; Felix;
Michael.
(II) George A., son of Augustine Yo0st, was
born in Carroll township, Cambria county,
Pennsylvania, in October, 1855, and is now
living in Homestead, Pennsylvania. He received his early education in the public schools,
and then worked on a farm, and later entered
the employ of the United States Steel Company and is no,w a scale inspector for that company at Homestead. He is a Democrat in
politics, and a Roman Catholic in religion. He
married Margaret A., daughter of Anidrew and
Margaret (Zern) Strittmatter, born in Cambria county in' August, I858. Her father was'
born in Cambria county in I828, where he is
now living, and her mother was born in the
same county in 1834 and died there December
5, I911. On October 7, I9II, they celebrated
the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Strittmatter: Margaret
A., married George A. Yost, of previous mention; Mary; Dora; Theresa; Emma; Lucy;
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Henry; Andrew, deceased; Alexander, deceased; a daughter, died young. Children of
George A. and Margaret A. (Strittmatter)
Yost: Elizabeth; Rosa; Andrew A., of whom
further.
(III) Andrew A., son of George A. and
Margaret A. (Strittmatter) Yost, was born in
Carroll township, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, January I2, I885, and is now living in
Leeper, Pennsylvania. He received his early
education in the public schools and graduated
from the high school in Hastings, Pennsylvania, and then entered the employ of the
Pennsylvania railroad, and later occupied the
position o.f a conductor on the Baltimore 
Ohio railroad for over eight years. On August 28, I912, he settled in Leeper and purchased the Commercial Hotel which he has
remodeled and renovated and which he still
conducts as the "New Commercial Hotel." He
married, August 27, I904, Alda Tencate. Children: Myrtle, born December 2I, I905; Norbert, born October 23, I909.
Hon. George M. Hosack, a
HOSACK  member of the Pittsburgh bar
and one of the younger leaders
in the Republican party of Pennsylvania, was
born in Dayton, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, October 7, I866, a son of Alexander
Blackburn and Eliza Wrigley Hosack, who are
still living, and who, recently celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary. The Hosacks
come of pioneer stock in Pennsylvania and of
Scotch-Irish ancestry. Mr. Hosack's mother
was born in England and accompanied her
parents to this country more than fifty years
ago, and a few years later located in Fayette
county, Pennsylvania, near Connellsville.
George M. Hosack attended the Dunbar and
Connellsville public schools, graduating from
the high school in Connellsville in I886. Upon
his graduation he entered the employ of
Messrs. Wood, Morrell  Company, at Wheeler, with wholm he served as a clerk until the
autumn of 1887, when he entered the department of literature, science and the arts at the
University of Michigan and spent several years
in the sp.ecial study of history and political
science.  Later he entered the law department of the same institution, graduating with
the degree of Bachelor of Laws in I89I, and
was admitted thereon to the circuit and supreme courts of Michigan. The same year he
went to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and there
entered the law office of Hon. S. Leslie Mestrezat, now a member of the supreme bench,
finished his legal studies and was admitted to
the Fayette county bar, where he practiced one
year and then removed to Pittsburgh for a
wider field in which to follow his profession.
He was then admitted to the Allegheny county
bar, the supreme court of the state and the
UJ'nited States district and circuit courts. Prior
to his entering the public schools at Connellsville his early years were spent in working on
the farm during the summer months and attending school in, the winter. He also clerked
for a number of years in a store at Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The first money he remembers of earning was while acting as waterboy for Fred Gwinner, an Allegheny contractor, who was then building the Atlas Coke
Works at Dunbar. During Mr. Hosack's legal
practice he has devoted his time and energy
largely to the solution of corporate problems
and has made a special study of corporate taxation. Unlike many another of his profession,
he has sought the right, though often antagonizing the great railroad and other corporate
interests of his commonwealth, but whom he
has never feared, ever preferring to vindicate
the rights of the people at large. In the case
of the Clyde Coal Company against the P'ittsburgh  Lake Erie Railroad Company, he secured a verdict in mandamus proceedings to
compel the furnishing of cars to prevent discrimination.
In his political views Mr. Hosack is an unbending Republican. Immediately after leaving co;llege he took an active part in politics,
allying himself with the late Hon. Frank M.
Fuller, former secretary of the commonwealth,
and Hon. John R. Byrne, then chairman of the
Fayette county Republican committee..tie became secretary o.f that committee and held the
same until his removal to Pittsburgh, where
he at once became active in political affairs,
affiliating with the Allegheny county Republican committee, serving on city, ward and
county committees at various times. Inside of
three years after his removal to Pittsburgh he
was appreciated, in a political sense, sufficiently to receive the nomination foir member of the
house of representatives, to which office he
was duly elected from  the fifth district of
Pittsburgh by a majority of over thirteen thousand. He was subsequently reelected, serving
in the sessions of I889-I90I. During his first
term in the legis'ature he was recognized as a
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useful and influential member. As chairman
of the oleo investigation he brought about a
reorganization of the office of dairy and food
commissioner, and added to his reputation by
his courageous act in refusing to accept mileage from the state for serving upon a legislative investigating committee on the ground
that the practice which had long been in use
was unconstitutional, and further that he had
been put to no expense, for while attending to
the duties of the committee he was riding on a
railroad pass. This act alone saved the state
fifty thousand dollars that session and caused
the discontinuance o,f the practice.
In the session of I899 he was appointed
chairman! of the ways and means committee,
which position at that time was one very difficult to fill in a proper manner, for there was a
deficit at the time of four million dollars and
a movement was on foot to erect a new state
capitol, the old one having burned two years
before. He introduced a number of measures,
one of which is the bonus act relating to
foreign corporations, putting them on a equal
footing with home corporations, which act has
brought hundreds of thousands of dollars into
the state treasury. His activity was honored
by the passing of appropriate resolutions, including these:
"Mr. Hosack has shown himself well equipped for the position, with a broad and comprehensive knowledge of the subject of taxation, and has been uniformly consistent and
fair'to all parties-that we, the Committee of
Ways and Means of the House, tender him
our thanks for his effort and the results accomplished at the present session."
This resolution was signed by Quay, antiQuay and Democratic members alike. During
the present session, as well as that of I9oI,
Mr. Hosack was a member of the corporations committee and assisted in securing legislation of great importance to the industrial and
corporate interests of this state and of lasting
benefit to the people.
Since his retirement from the legislature he
has applied himself to the ever increasing legal
practice which his ability has brought to him.
While holding no political office he maintains
an active in,terest in party affairs, his services
ever being at the command of the Republican
organization.  In business affairs he is vicepresident of the Carnegie Coal Company, a
director in the Republic Bank Note Company
and various other institutions of Greater Pittsburgh. He is a member of the East Liberty
Presbyterian church, a director in St. Francis
Hospital, and always takes an interest in
worthy charitable works. In I9O6 he was a
candidate, subject to the state Republican convention, for the office of lieutenant-governor
of Pennsylvania, but Robert Murphy, of Johnstown, was chosen and elected. The platform
upon which Mr. Hosack stood was one which
advocated the abolition of the ten dollar excess charged upon thousand-mile tickets in
Pennsylvania; a uniform two-cent mile fare;
the establishment of a state railroad commission; that street railroads be allowed to carry
small freight; construction and maintenance
of good roads, etc.
In his social relations Mr. Hosack is deservedly popular, because genial and generous,
to which may be added sincerity, and these
traits have won for him a wide circle of
friends and admirers throughout the state. He
is a member of the Duquesne, University,
County, Press, Americus, Tariff and Colonial
Republican Clubs of Pittsburgh, and of the
Harrisburg Club. He is advanced in the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the Knights
Templar and Shriners.  He belongs to the
Alpha Tau Omega college fraternity, which he
highly prizes.
Mr. Hosack married, in 1893, Della G.,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Clark, of
Connellsville, Pennsylvania.  The  children
born of this union are: George M. Jr., and
Margaret.
Captain John P. Suter was born
SUTER February 25, I837, in Hagerstown, Maryland, and died in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Easter Sunday,
April Io, I887. His father was Peter Suter,
born in the same place July I7, I8o6, and died
in Cumberland, Maryland, June 8, 1897. He
was a tailor and a member of the German
Lutheran church. He was of German parentage. His mother was Amelia Renner, a daughter of Jacob and Mary Creager Renner. She
died in Cumberland, Maryland, November 7,
I895. Her great-grandfather was a soldier in
the American army during the revolutionary
war, said to be in a German regiment. Her
marriage took place May 9, I833. Peter Suter
was the great-grandfather of Captain Suter and
was born in Germany. He also, became a soldier in the Continental army.  He married
Catherine Irvin. The brothers and sisters of
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Captain Suter were: Amelia, born March 4,
I834; Mary Anne, September 3, 1835; Caro.line, September 29, 1838; Marie, January 5,
1840; Emma, July 5, I84I, died October I5,
I842; Jacob A., April 9, I843; Adeline, October Io, 1844; Sarah, April I3, 1846, and Emma
Suter, July I7, I848.
Captain Suter was married to Emma Augusta Vickroy, August 30, I864, at Ferndale,
near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, by the Rev.
B. L. Agnew, while on a few days leave of
absence from the Army of the Shenandoah,
under Major-General P. H. Sheridan. Mrs.
Suter was the seventh daughter of Edwin Augustus Vickroy and Cornelia Harlan Vickroy,
and granddaughter of Thomas Vickroy, who
served as an officer under General George
Clark in Kentucky and the west in the revolutionary war.  The father and grandfather
were by occupation land surveyors. Their chil(dren were:. I. Philip, bo;rn August 27, I865,
at Ferndale; married Ida May uliver, March
II, I896, at Braddock, Pennsylvania, and now
resides in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. 2. Eugene, who died in his infancy in I868. 3. Cornelia Vickroy, born in Pittsburgh, February
II, I870, died there May I7, I889. 4. Frederick John, born in Pittsburgh, November I9,
I871, died there May 2I, I896. 5. Rufus Orlanda, born in Pittsburgh, January 25, I875,
there married MIary Clarine Beatty, January
4, 19o4, and now resides in Pittsburgh. 6.
Francis Leon, born in Pittsburgh, January 9,
I877, there married Mary Metcalf Barr, October 21, I903; resides there. 7. Herman Alexander, born in Pittsburgh, November 25, I88o;
married Anna Smart, July I4, I903, at the
same place, and resides there. 8. Jean Augusta, born in Pittsburgh, April 7, I884, died
there April 6, I888.
Captain Suter was engaged prior to the civil
war as a telegraph operator. He was first
lieutenant in Captain John M. Power's company, known as the Johnstown Zouaves, when
the war began. His company was tendered
and accepted by Governor A. G. Curtin, and
left Johnstown for Harrisburg on April I7,
I86I, within forty-eight hours after President
I.incoln's call was made known. His company
and that of Captain Lapsley were the first to
enter Camp Curtin. On April 20, it was mustered in as Company K, Third Regiment of
the Pennsylvania Volunteers, under the command of Colonel Francis P. Minier, for three
months' service. At that time Captain Power
was elected lieutenant-colonel, and Lieutenant
Suter was made captain. His company served
in Maryland, Virginia, and on the border of
Pennsylvania for the term, and was mustered
out July 30, i86i. He immediately raised another company in Johnstown, which became
Company A  in the Fifty-fourth Regiment,
Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of
Colonel J. M. Campbell. He was mustered in
at Harrisburg, August 6, I86I. On February
27, I862, his regiment was taken to Washington city for defense of the capital and entered
camp near Bladensburg. On March 29 it was
ordered to Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and his
company was located at the South Branch
bridge, on the Baltimore  Ohio railroad, to
guard that great military highway. It con--
tinued along this line until January 5, I864,
when it was taken to the defense of Cumberland, Maryland, where it remained in that
vicinity until May 2, I864.
On that day, in pursuance of the broad and
energetic plan of General Grant for a movement of all the armies all along the line for
the campaign of I864, his regiment being in
tlle'hllirit I-ligade,'I'hir(l Division of the Department of West Virginia, under the command of Major-General Franz Sigel, entered
the Shenandoah Valley. He was succeeded
by Major-General David Hunter, who was
also succeeded by Major-General George
Crook, when his regiment was transferred to
the Third Brigade of the Second Division.
Captain Suter participated in all the engagements of his company and regiment while in
the service, as follows, all in Virginia: Battle
Creek, September ii, I862; North Mountain,.
September I2, I862; Back Creek Bridge, September 2I, I862; Purgitsville, April 4, I863;
New  Market, May I5, I864; New  Market,
May 26, I864; Piedmont, June 5, I864; Lexington, June I I, 1864; Lynchburg, June I7
and I8, I864; and the terrible retreat across
the mountains to Camp Piatt; Snicker's Gap,
July I8, I864; near Winchester, July I9, I864;.
Kernstown, or Island Ford, July 23, I864;
Winchester, July 24, I864; Martinsburg, July
25, I864; Berryville, September 3, I864;
Opequon Creek, September I9, I864; Cedar
Creek, or Winchester, October I9, I864; and
Fisher's Hill, October I9, I864, in Sheridan's.
brilliant victory.
Owing to the casualties at and in the vicinity of Winchester, July 23-25, he was the
senior officer and commanded the Third Bri804PENNSYLVANIA
gade in the Third Division. He also commanded the Fifty-fourth Regiment at the battles of Cedar Creek and Fisher's Hill, under
TMajor-General Sheridan.
Captain Suter was a gallant officer and a
superb tactician, and for these and other
gentlemanly qualities Major-General Crook,
under whom he served, gave him this document:
Headqluarters Department West Virginia.
Cumberland, Md., Feb. 3, I865.
His Excellency A. G. Curtin,
Governor of Pennsylvania.
Governor: I take pleasure in recommending to your consideration John Suter, late captain Company A, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania
Volunteers, who served under my command
through the entire campaign in the Shenandoah-commanding his regiment at the battle
of Opequon- Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek.
He is a worthy and a gallant officer. I com-.mend him to your Excellency-any position you
may see fit to give will be worthily bestowed.
I am, Governor, very respectfully, your
obe(lient servant,     GEORGE CROOK,
Major General Commanding.
Captain Suter was honorably discharged on
the expiration of his enlistment on December
I5, I864, and at the solicitation, of Andrew
Carnegie, who was then superintendent of the
Pittsburg Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, he entered the train master's office in
February, I865, and in October following he
was appointed chief operator of the telegraph
departnrent of that division, where he served
until his death.
He was connected with the New Jerusalem
Church of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and
a member of McPherson Post, No. II7, Grand
Army of the Republic, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In his view of fidelity to his country and the
railroad company, he assumed a prominent
part in the suppression of the revolution in
Pittsburgh, known as the railroad riots, in July,
I877, which was the most trying incident of
his life. The horrible acts and scenes which
he saw and passed through produced a partial
collapse of his mind, which caused his death.
Among the foremost citizens of
CLARKE  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and
one who has done much to advance the plans for public improvement in
that city, is Dr. Robert Campbell Clarke, whose
elegant and commodi,ous offices are located at
No. I29 South Highland avenue. He is descended from the Argyles of Scotland, who
during the religious persecutions of that country, allowed some branches of the family to
migrate to Ireland, and it is from one of these
that the doctor traces his descent directly.
Andrew Clarke, father of Dr. Robert Camlpbell Clarke, was born in County Derry, Ireland, where his early years were spent and
where he was married. He emigrated to the
United States in I850, locating at Cochranton, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, where
he purchased a farm and engaged in agriculture. In this occupation he was very successful, and the homestead farm is still in the family, now owned by one of his sons, Charles H.
Andrew Clarke died in Ireland in I885, while
on a visit to his native land. He married Mary
Campbell, a native of Tyrone, Ireland, who
died on the home farm July 2, I899. She was
a niece of Colonel Robert Campbell, who was
one of the prominent characters of the western
portion of the United States in the early days
and was at one time Indian commissioner under President Grant. Washington Irving has
written of him extensivelv in his "Astoria."
Andrew  and Mary (Campbell) Clarke had
seven children, o.f whom four are now living:
Mary C., widow of Dr. John H. Devore, resides in Corry, Pennsylvania; Charles H., resides on the home farm at Cochranton, Pennsylvania; and Robert Campbell, the particular
subject of this sketch.
Robert Campbell Clarke, M. D., youngest
surviving son of Andrew and Mary (Campbell) Clarke, was born in Cochranton, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, April 7, I855. His
childhood and youth were spent upon the home
farm, and he acquired his early education in
the district school. From the time of his fourteenth year he commenced to educate himself
and so successful were his efforts in this direction that in a short time he commenced to
teach school. This occupation he continued
for three years and was also engaged in reportorial work for the various county newspapers in the vicinity of his home. He took
up the study of medicine in the spring of I878
under the preceptorship of his brother-in-law,
Dr. John H. Devo,re, of Union City, Pennsylvania. During the following fall he entered the medical department of the University
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of Wooster, at Cleveland, Ohio, and was graduated from this institution with honor in the
class of I88I. He immediately commenced
the practice of his profession, locating in Columbus, Warren county, Pennsylvania, where
he obtained a large and lucrative patronage
and where he remained for a period of ten
years. During this period, in I889, he visited
London, England, and took a post-graduate
course in the London Hospital. He took another post-graduate course in the spring of
I89I in the New York Polyclinic, and one
year later removed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the reputation of his skill and
general competency had preceded him, and he
was soon in possession of an enviable practice.
He has the entire confidence of a large circle
of patients, and he is highly esteemed by his
professional colleagues as well. He is a man
of extensive reading and is liberal minded in
his views, and is well known for his charities,
although these acts are performed in the most
unostentatious manner. In his political affiliations he is a Democrat, and is president of
the school board of the twentieth ward, having
always taken an active interest in all educational matters. He is a director of the Plittsburgh Board of Trade, and is surgeon of the
Pittsburgh  Lake Erie railroad, and examining physician of the Central Accident Insurance Company, of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the Sixth United Presbyterian Church,
and is connected in various capacities with the
following organizations: The Allegheny County Medical Society; the College of Physicians;
the Pennsylvania State Medical Society; the
American Medical Association; American Association of Railway Surgeons; he is a member
of Hailman Lodge, No. 32I, Free and Accepted Masons, of Pittsburgh; Columbia Chapter,
No. 200, Royal Arch Masons, of Corry, Pennsylvania; Duquesne Commandery, No. 72,
Knights Templar, of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh
Consistory, Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite; Syria Temple, Ancient Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; J. B. Nicholson
Lodge, No. 585, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows.
He married, November I8, I884, Cora A.
Dean, daughter of Benjamin Dean, of Columbus, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Clarke died April 26,
I899, in Denver, Colorado, and is buried in
Columbus, Pennsylvania.
The Campbell family is disCAMPBELL  tinctly Scotch. The earliest
mention of the name is found
in the Ragman's Roll, A. D. I296, in the
forms of Cambel and Kambel. The Campbell clan became the most numerous and powerful in the Highlands of Scotland, and at one
time could muster five thousand fighting men.
Many of its members migrated to: Ireland, and
bore a large part in the settlement of the
"Green Isle."
(I) Descended  from  one of the above
named family was James Campbell, who lived
in the parish of Ballemony, county Antrim,
Ireland, and emigrated to this country in I8OI,
settling in Chester county, Pennsylvania, near
Kennett Square. He married, in Ireland, Margaret Congen, who in her youth was a Quakeress.  They resided in Kennett Square for
ten years, and then removed to Dunmore township, Lancaster county, Joseph Taylor, the
father of Bayard Taylor, the famous author
and diplomat, being the one who hauled their
household goods when they moved.- Sarah and
Margaret, two maiden sisters of James, continued to live with the family until they died,
Sarah at the age of eighty-three, and Margaret at ninety-two years.  In I8i8 James
Campbell moved with his family to Herriottsville, Washington county, Pennsylvanlia, and
afterward to a place called Lee, Allegheny
county, where they attended Bethany Church,
the pastoral charge of Rev. Dr. Jeffry. In
I828 he removed to Middlesex township, Butler county, having purchased a farm'at that
place. Previous to this his son James had
gone to the new farm, with one of his aunts and
his sister Ellen, and had superintended the
building of the house in which they or some of
their descendants have lived ever since. James
Campbell died January 6, I836. Children, the
first three born in Ireland, the others in Kennett Square: Margaret, Sarah, William, James,
of whom further; Ellen, Hetty, Jane, Thompson.
(II) James (2), son of James' (I) and
Margaret (Congen) Campbell, was born at
Kennett Square, Chester county, Pennsylvania,
January I I, I802, died at Butler, Pennsylvania,
November I6, I886. In I833, with his brother
William, he established a grocery business in
Pittsburgh, at the corner of Wood and Liberty streets, at the same time opening a branch
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store in Hookstown, Beaver county. He took
charge of the latter and continued to manage
it until the death of William, December 6,
I835, when he removed to Middlesex and built
a storehouse on the farm owned by the family,
and carried on the merchandise business there
for a short time, also; working on the home
farm. Until his strength failed he was always
a hardworking man. While on the farm he
frequently drove a six-horse team with a
Conestoga wagon to Philadelphia, exchanging
the produce of the farm for goods to stock his
store. He also sometimes bought cattle and
drove them over the mountains to sell them.
After his marriage he moved to Butler and
entered into partnership with his father-in-law,
Oliver David, in the merchandise business,
which he carried on in various relations until
I864. During a number of years he wasi president of the First National Bank of Butler, and
while occupying this position he would not
allow its funds to be loaned at any higher discount than the legal rate of six per cent. During his term of office the affairs of the bank
were conducted with great honesty and success, the bank all the time paying good dividends. He was repeatedly entrusted with the
settlement of the estates of deceased friends,
duties to which he attended with the greatest
faithfulness.
He married, J'anuary, I84I, Rebecca Bell
David, born in Middlesex township, Butler
county, Pennsylvania, July 23, I820, died at
Butler, Pennsylvania, November 28, I853. She
was the second daughter of Oliver David, who
was born in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania,
August 22, 1788, died November 5, I871, son
of John and Rebecca David, who lived in Dauphin county, on the Chambersburg road, about
eight miles from Harrisburg. His wife Ann,
daughter of Joseph and Jane Wells, was born
in the same place in I793, died in I840. The
grandparents of Jane Wells were Thomas and
Ann Bell. Thomas Bell lived in Dauphin
county. He was quite an influential man, and
a wealthy farmer. He sent all the produce of
his farm to Philadelphia in wagons, and on the
way home often brought families of emigrants,
to whom he gave homes on his farm until
they were able to provide for themselves.
Oliver and Ann (Wells) David were married
in September, I814. Oliver David was a
farmer and carried on his trade on the farm
rn Middlesex, and afterward to some extent in
the town of Butler. After going to Butler,
however, his attention was devoted almost exclusively to the merchandise business, which
he conducted with great success. Children of
Jamnes (2) and Rebecca Bell (David) Campbell: William Oliver; Margaret Ann, married
J. D. McJunkin; James Thompson; Theodore
Chalmers; Howard David, of whom further;
Clara Bell, married WV. D. Brandon.'III) Howard David, son of James (2)
and Rebecca Bell (David) Campbell, was born
in Butler, Pennsylvania, June 2, I85I, died
April 5, I89o. He was reared in Butler and
received his education in the academy there.
After completing his education he went to
work for a cordage company at Parker's Landing, remaining with that company until I874,
when he came to Franklin and entered the
employ of his brother, James T. Campbell. in
the dry goods business, In I877 he removed
to Edenburg, Clarion county, and was employed by the Clarion County Bank for two
3,ears; then went to Foxburg where he was
engaged in the railroad business, being treast,rer for the Pittsburgh. Bradford  Buffalo
railroad. He remained with this road until it
was bought out by the Baltimore  Ohio Railroad Company in I880, when he went to Pittsburgh as secretary and treasurer for the latter
company, and held that position up to the time
of his death. Mr. Campbell was a great favorite among his relatives and friends. His
generosity, genial and happy disposition and
unselfishness to do favors won for him a
warm place in the hearts of all with whom
he became acquainted. He was a good railroad man; had been long in that service; was
promoted from time to time and place to place
until he reached and efficiently filled the responsible place he occupied at the time of his
decease.  His good work did not end with
official duty well performed, but was clearly
seen in social, religious and home circles. He
was a model husband and father, a true friend
and brother, and a consistent and devoted
Christian. He was a member of the North
Presbyterian Church of Allegheny City, and
had charge for a number of years of the missionary department of the Sunday school.
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, speaking
of his death, says: "A man of most generous
impulses and amiable spirit, he endeared himself to all persons of his acquaintance. A man
of thorough integrity anid veracity in his busin;ess he won the confidence of all. In the few
years of his residence here he had formed an
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acquaintance with very many of our citizens,
who held him, at his true worth. He was one
of the most promising young business men of
the two cities. He was a member of the North
Presbyterian Church, and had very much endeared himself to its people."
He married, August 22, I876, Mary Ellen
Dickey (see Dickey III). Children: Florence
Dickey, married, in I904, Orrin L. Bleakley;
Clara Bell, married, in I9OI, Marshall Phipps,
and has one daughter, Harriet Campbell, born
November 8, I905.
(The Dickey Line).
(I) William  Dickey was born in county
Antrim, Ireland, died in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, in I856. He came to the United
States in I812. The vessel in which he sailed
was captured by a British man-of-war and all
the crew over twenty-one years of age and
unmarried were pressed into the service of
the captors. William Dickey deserted twice,
was recaptured and severely punished, but succeeded in making his final escape from Halifax. *After a few years spent in New York
and Philadelphia, he removed to Mauch Chunk.
where he remained until I830, and then removed to Beaver, Pennsylvania. In I837 he
settled in Irwin township. In I843 he removed
to Mercer county, near the site of Amity
Church. He married Ellen (McVicker) Livingston, a widow, who came to America with
lim in I812. died in I877. Children: Thomas,
Mary Jane, John McVicker, of whom further;
William.
(II) John McVicker, son of William Dickey,
was born in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, November I3, I827, died in Franklin, July I7,
I893. His life was a stirring one from boyhood. Until the age of seventeen he worked on his father's farm in the wilderness
where the village of Mechanicsville, Irwin
township, now stands. Then he took a trip
to Kentucky and Mississippi, where he chopped wood for a dollar a cord; returned to
Venango, worked at furnacing, coal mining
and lumbering for several years, returning at
last to his father's new home in Mercer county. There he engaged in farming and soon
owned one of the best farms in the county. In
I86o Mr. Dickey engaged in oil production
on Oil Creek, and in I865 removed to Petroleum Center. His success was good, but the
bursting of a tank and a fire swept away his
accumulations and left him several thousand
dollars in debt Undismayed, in partnership
with his nephew, Isaac N. Patterson, he kept
on drilling, and in I867 he was square with the
world and in possession of a profitable businless. In I872 Mr. Dickey removed to Franklin, and here was his permanent home since
that date. In May, I873, in company with
Mr. Patterson, E. W. Echols, and others, he
w-as one of the organizers of the Savings Bank
of Franklin, one of our soundest financial
institutions. In 1874 he was elected a member of the assembly, and reelected in I876,
serving four years.
His business of later years has been engrossing and various. At the time of his death
he was the general superintendent of the Norfolk, Albemarle  Atlantic railroad, and the
Princess Anne Hotel, Virginia Beach, in both
of which he was financially interested. To all
of his many business concerns he brought an
tnergy of character and a tact of management
wvhich stamped him as peculiarly fitted for
whatever he undertook.  His friends were
limited only by the number of those with whom
he came in contact, socially or in business
affairs. His enterprise and public spirit were
not the least notable traits of his career. An
attack of the grip undermined his health, and a
recturrence of that insidiolus disease made him
more or less a permanent iftvalid. His death'was the result of a general breaking down of
his once vigorous constitut;cn. Yet he bore
up bravely, attending to his business to the
last. After being confined to his room at Virginia Beach for several weeks he came home
in the hope of finding relief in the bosom of
his family, but only to fade slowly away and
die among his kindred. He is missed in business and social circles, but especially by those
who mourn the loss of such a husband and
father.
Mr. Dickey married, November 27, I84I,
Jane, daughter of Joshua and Mary (Montgomery) Coleman (see Montgomery IV).
Their children were: Mary Ellen, of whom
further; Sarah J., Belle.
(III) Mary Ellen, daughter of John McVicker Dickey, was born November I, i852.
She married Howard David Campbell (see
Campbell III).
(The Montgomery Line).
(I) The  grandfather of Mary  (Montgomery) Coleman was William Montgomery,
a native of Scotland. His wife was Mary
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Evans, who claimed Wales as her birthplace.
He brought his family to Delaware in I760,
and settled in the neighborhood of Wilmington, where he owned a large farm and tannery.
He also held slaves, but these he afterward
freed. There were eleven sons and two daughters in his family. During the revolutionary
war ten of the sons enlisted in the continental
army, the youngest being too young for service. They engaged in the battles for liberty
until peace was declared.  Not one of this
band of gallant brothers received a wound,
although the Delaware regiment in which they
served was greatly depleted in numbers from
disease and bullets. The family homestead
was so near the scene of action that its mem;bers witnessed all the horrors of the struggle.
A force of five thousand British encamped on
the farm and established their winter quarters.
They slaughtered the cattle for beef, and did
not hesitate to appropriate anything they wished for their use. They used the large stone
house for a hospital, seized all the linen in the
household for dressing wounds, and on one
occasion a soldier rudely tore off a linen neckerchief worn by the lady of the house, but the
natural gallantry of the English officer asserted itself, and he reproved the soldier and offered the lady in compensation his own silk scarf.
One of these eleven sons of William (i) Montgomery was William, of whom further.'
(II) William  (2), son of William  (I)
Montgomery, during the revolution married
Mary Nichols, and after the establishment of
peace in 179I brought his family and household goods in a four-horse wagon to a point
on Chartiers Creek, several miles below Pittsburgh, where he remained until I797. In the
spring of that year he went to Mercer county,
and purchased at Wolf Creek, now  Wolf
Creek township, Pennsylvania, two tracts of
four hundred and twenty-seven acres each.
He brought with him  his two eldest sons,
Robert and William.  They established a
settlement and built a cabin. The father left
them to keep possession of the new settlement
and returned home for provisions and other
supplies, and among other articles, kettles fo,r
making maple sugar. On the way back he
broke his arm and was compelled to return to
the old settlement and remain there for six
weeks.  During all this time the two young
boys were left alone, seeing only two white
men. Although they could hear the Indians
hunting in the neighboring forest, they were
never molested.  They were almost out of
provisions when their father returned, but had
cleared a field for corn, and after the summer
spent in taking care of the crop they went
back to the older settlement, and in the following spring the entire family moved to the
n:ew  abode.  The children of William  and
Mary (Nichols) Montgomery were: Elizabeth,
married John Miller; Margaret, wife of Andrew Irwin; William, married Sarah Barnes;
Mary, of whom  further; Thomas, married
Margaret Waldron; John, married Elizabeth
Barnes: Alexander, married Nancy Cassidy;
Nancy, married Matthew Irwin; Ann, married
Samuel Vaughn; Isabelle, married Thomas
Leisure.
(III) Mary, daughter of William (2) Montgomery, married Joshua Coleman, a substantial
citizen of Mercer county, Pennsylvania. Their
children were: Abigail, Nancy, Isabel, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Margaret, Sarah, William,
James, Jane, of whom further; John, Samuel.
(IV) Jane, daughter of Joshua Coleman,
married John McVicker Dickey (see Dickey
II).
The facts pertaininig to this family
PORT which may be gleaned from records
and histories, are not altogether
clear in their mutual relations.  Assuming,
however, that they relate to one family, the
following is probably a correct reconstruction
of its history.
(I) John Port, the founder of this family,
was born in Strasburg, Alsace, now part of
the German Empire. He and his wife came
to America as "Redemptioners," their passage
money being paid by a man named Chambers,
of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. After earning their time, they went to McConnellstown,
Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. Their settlement at McConnellstown occurred about
I8oo. This may not, however, have been their
first home after gaining freedom, for in the
Chester county rates of 1768, under the head
of Birmingham, Joseph Port is named as a
freeman. The old township of Birmingham
has been crossed by a county line, and is now
partly in Delaware, partly in Chester county,
each portion retaining the old name. At McConnellstown, John Port had the first shoeshop: for some time after his death, his wife
supported her family by carrying on the same
trade, and is said to have shown much skill in
this work. John Port married, in Europe,
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Eleanor, who was born in Strasburg.
Children: John, married, July I6, I8i8, Mary
Fox; Casper, seemingly the same as Joseph, of
whom further; Christian, died August 23,
I826; ---, married Henrv Clabaugh.
(II) Joseph, son of John and Eleanor Port,
died in Ohio, about I8I5. He was a soldier
in the war of I812. After this, he removed to
Newark, Ohio, where he was killed by the
falling of a limb of a chestnut tree. In the
county history of Huntingdon county a similar
account is given of the death of Casper, son
of John and Eleanor Port, as having happened
in Ohio; and his family, it is further stated, returned to Walker township (in which is McConnellstown) after his death; in spite of the
difference in names, the conclusion is almost
unavoidable that Joseph and Casper were
names of the same person. Joseph Port married Margaret Harker, of Hagerstown, Maryland, who died about I850. After her husband's death, she returned to Pennsylvania,
with their children. Children: John; Henry,
of whom further; Isaac.
(III) Henry, son of Joseph and Margaret
(Harker) Port, was born at New Alexandria,
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, July I,
I8Io, and died in Clarion township, Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, in I89I. His settlement in Clarion' township was made about
I830. He lived on a farm and owned one
hundred and eighty acres of land. By trade,
he was a weaver of coverlets. He married
Rebecca,' born in Clarion township, January
26, I8i6, died January I6, I902, daughter of
Peter and Martha (Jones) Clover. Rebecca
Clover's grandfather, Philip Clover, was a soldier of the revolution; he came at an early date
from New Jersey to what is now Clarion township, and there bought land of General Potts;
some of this' land is still owned by his descendants. Both he and his wife, Mary Cooper,
a native of Scotland, died in Clarion township,
and are buried in the Rehoboth cemetery. Peter
Clover was a farmer, a.Whig, afterward a
Republican; he died in I863, his wife'about
I870.'She was a daughter of John and Rebecca'(Scott) Jones, her father being a native
of Wales, her mother of Scotland; they were
early settlers in Clarion'township, and are
buried in the Rehoboth cemetery. Children of
Henry and Rebecca (Clover) Port: I. Jones
Clover, deceased; he fought for the Union
about fourteen months. 2. Amanda. 3. Winfield Scott, of whom further. 4. Rebecca Jane.
5. George W. 6. Mary Graham, deceased. 7.
Emma.  8. Sarah  Blanche.  Others, died
young.
(IV) Winfield Scott, son of Henry and
Rebecca (Clover) Port, was born in Clarion
township, November 4, I84I. He was raised
on a farm, attended public school, and took a
business course in Philadelphia. For a timehe kept books in that city. For thirty-two
years he taught school during the winters; for
two years he lived in Reno county, Kansas,
engaged in teaching. He is now (I913) living
retired in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and
owns two farms, consisting of two hundred
and thirty acres of land. August I5, I8612,
he enlisted in Company H, I49th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, known as the second
Bucktail regiment. His service continued until
July I5, I865; he was in the battles of Petersburg, the Wilderness, Hatcher's Run, and
others. He is a Republican; while in Kansas,
he held township offices, and kept books in the
county treasurer's office. All the members of
his family are Presbyterians.  He married,
May 2I, 1872, Mary, daughter of Garry Bishop
and Jane (Read) Caldwell (see below). Children: I. Henry Bishop. 2. Paul Myron. 3.
Rebecca Jane, deceased. 4. Mabel Eliza, deceased. 5. John Scott. 6. Frederick Seymour.
7. Lorena Edith. 8. Talmadge Winfield. 9.
Mary Naomi. Io. Alice Caldwell. Ir. Ethel
Blanche. 12. Marion Margaretta.
(Mrs. Winfield Scott Port's Ancestry).
(I) Mrs. Port's great-grandfather on her
father's side was Hugh Caldwell, who came to
this country from Scotland, accompanied by
two brothers.  He served in the revolution
with his brothers, one of whom was killed during that conflict, and the other died an accidental death by drowning. Hugh Caldwell
married and became the father of the following children: Matthew, mentioned below;
Alexander; Baxter; Samuel, and a daughter
whomiarried a Mr. Fullerton.
(II) Matthew Caldwell, son of Hugh Caldwell, was born in Clearfield county, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer by occupation and
an elder in the Presbyterian church. He married, in Clearfield county, Mary Bloom, and
they were the parents of the following children: Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Margery, Harriet, Isaac, Reuben, Garry Bishop, mentioned
below; James.
(III) Garry Bishop Caldwell, son of Mat8IOPENNSYLVAN IA
thew Caldwell, was a native of Clearfield
county, born September 8, I826, died in West
Virginia, May 27, I904. He, like his father,
was an elder in the Presbyterian church. He
married, December I4, I853, Jane Read, born
October 7, I827, died April 30, I87I. She
was the daughter of John R. Read, born in
Cecil county, Maryland, July I2, I789, and
Mary Reed, born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, February 4, I793, married December
26, I8I6; their children were: William A.,
born October 22, 1817; Eliza, born March I9,
18I9; Martha, born December 2I, I82I;
Jemima, born March 24, I823; Louisa, born
July Io, I825; Jane, married Garry Bishop
Caldwell, mentioned above; Miles, July 24,
I830. John R. Read was a farmer by occupation; in his politics he was Democratic and in
religion a Presbyterian; he was the son of
Alexander Read and Jemima (Alexander)
Read; his wife, Mary Reed, was the daughter
of William and Rebecca Reed.
Children of Garry Bishop and Jane (Read)
Caldwell: Mary, mentioned below; Theresa;
John  Read'; Matthew  Clark; Clara Jane;
George Washington.
(IV) Mary, daughter of Garry Bishop and
Jane (Read) Caldwell, was born in Clearfield
county, Pennsylvania, April I2, I856. She
was educated in the Pine Grove schools, and
since her marriage she has resided in Clarion,
Pennsylvania.  She married, at Clearfield,
Pennsylvania, May 21, I872, Winfield S. Port,
the ceremony being performed by the Rev.
H. S. Butler, pastor of the Presbyterian church
of Clearfield. They are the parents of twelve
children (see Port).
The following is an exact copy of a letter
written by Esther Reed to her children, John
and Elizabeth Watson. She was born August
6, I776, and when writing this was in her
eighty-fourth vear. Esther Reed was the wife
of Thomas Reed, brother of Rebecca Reed,
who was the mother of Mary Reed, who was
the mother of Jane (Read) Caldwell, who. was
the mother of Mrs. W. S. Port:
Your grandfather, William Reed, was born in
Donegal, Ireland, came to America at 7 years of
age with his mother, she was a widow, had 2 sons
and three daughters. Her maiden name was Polly
Setson. She bought a farm in the state of Delaware. Her oldest daughter married a man by the
name of Thos. Brown. Her oldest son married,
had 2 sons, one was a doctor and lived in Philadelphia, the other a Presbyterian minister and he
lived and died in Wilmington, Del. Your grandmother Reed's maiden name was Jane Mitchell.
Her father came from Ireland in an early day. He
bought a farm in the state of Delaware. He had 6
daughters and one son, the son had no children.
Your grandfather, William Reed raised 5 sons and
5 daughters- Took this information from your
grandparents. I lived in the house with them from
I was married till they died. Your grandfather
Wm. Reed came to Clinton Co. in 1772, it was
then Northumberland Co. his two sons John and
William Reed joined the army in 1776, in 1778 your
grandfather, grandmother and the rest of the family
fled from the Indians, returned to Chester Co. they
remained there until I784 then returned.  Your
grandfather grandmother three daughters and two
sons, the daughters never married, your father and
mother lived in the house with his family until the
family all died. Your grandmother Jane Reed died
in Sept. I802. Your aunt Margaret fifteen days
later. Your uncle James Reed died in I8o6, your
aunt Anne Reed May I6, 182I aged fifty years. His
oldest sister Rebecca Reed-Alex B. Reed's mother
-died in Clearfield in 1824. Your aunt Jane died
Mch. Io, 1851 aged ninety-three. Thomas Reed,
your father died Sept. 5 I85I aged eighty four.
Your father's oldest brother John Reed married in
Chester Co.  went to Kentucky. Wm. Reed your
uncle lived and died in Northumberland Co. Your
father was the youngest son of the family. The
venerable Dr. Thomas Read of Wilmington Del.
was his full cousin. They were brother's children.
Your fathers second brother and youngest sister
Alexander and Sarah died with smallpox the year
of the war.
Dr. Read died in Wilmington, June I4, I1823,
his remains were laid to rest in the center
aisle of the First Church-afterward removed
to the burying ground of that church. Dr.
Read's first wife was Mary Stanley, daughter
of Valentine Stanley, one of the first potters
of Philadelphia. Her mother was Susanna
Chevalier, daughter of Peter, granddaughter
of John Chevalier, one of the French Huguenots, banished from France, went to England,
then came to America prior to I700. His
second wife was Mary Stuart, daughter of
Alexander Stuart, of Bohemia Manor, Maryland.
Thomas Read, the seventh minister of the
Old Drawyers Church, was born March, 1746.
He was the son of John and Eleanor (Ross)
Read, who came to this country from Ireland,
their son Thomas being born soon after their
arrival and settlement in Chester county, Pennsylvania. He was educated at the Pennsylvania Academy, now the University of Pennsylvania. His first appointment seems to have
been at Drawyers in I768. In I773 the present
edifice was dedicated. He remained there for
thirty years, from 1768 to I798. He was intimate with General Washington and it is said,
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assisted the General in laying plans for the
battle of Brandywine. In I796 he received the
degree of D. D. from Princeton College; August 7, I797, he was chosen pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Wilmington, Delaware, at the southwest corner of Fifth and
Walnut streets, at that time the leading Presbyterian church in Wilmington. He remained
here for nineteen years.  He completed his
three score and ten years of life when he retired from the Second Church. In I8i7 he
accepted a call to, the First Presbyterian
Church of Wilmington, at the corner of Tenth
and Market streets. He remained pastor here
until a short time before his death.
William Larimer Jr. was born
LARIMER  at Circleville, Westmoreland
county, Pennsylvania, October
24, I809, and died near Leavenworth City,
Kansas, May I6, I875. The original family
name was Lo.rimier, derived from the Latin
L.orum, a thong. The English form, Lorimer,
may be found in many of the English dictionaries.' It indicates the name of an ancient
trade; not the trade of working in leather, as
the word "thong" might suggest, but the
"Lorimer" was a maker of bits, spurs, stirrup
irons and all kinds of metal mountings of
brass and iron, including armour. The name
suggests this last, as it is sometimes recorded
as being derived from the French, "I'armov."
The first record of the name as yet found by
us is in Io8o, when a certain Durand Lorimer'went from Caen, France, to Scotland, doubtless with the force of William the Conqueror.
In Scotland, Lorimer is quite a common name
at the present time.
The first record found of the Larimers in
this country relates to Robert Lorimer, the
lineal ancestor of William Larimer, Jr., with
whom our sketch deals. This Robert Larimer
was born about I690 and came to this country
from Scotland, where his ancestors had located when driven from Alsace-Lorraine by the
revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He settled in Berwick township, York county, Pennsylvania, early in I700, and died in York
county, in I772.  During his residence in
America he had accumulated considerable
property, as there are records of taxes paid on
a farm of two hundred acres in Berwick township, and of a farm in Mount Joy township.
The children of Robert and Sarah Larimer
were Thomas, John, William, Mary, Margaret,
Jean and Robert. Thomas, the eldest son was
born about I745. To this son was deeded the
farm in Mount Joy township, and there he
established his home. He married Catherine, of Berwick township.  During the
revolutionary war, Thomas Larimer served in
a German regiment commanded by Colonel
Weltner. He died at his homestead in Mount
Joy township, Adams county, in September,
1816. His lands and bonds he bequeathed to
his children. His homestead still stands near
the town of Gettysburg.  The children of
Thomas and Catherine Larimer were William
Sr., Thomas, Margaret, Mary, Sidney, Nancy
and Elizabeth.
Wiilliam Larimer Sr., eldest son of Thomas
Larimer, was born in I77I. About twenty
years of his life were spent in Adams county,
but about I79o he had removed to Westmoreland county. He was twice married. His
first wife, Martha McNease, of Westmoreland
county, died young, leaving two children, John
and Catherine. The second wife was Anne
Sheakley, of Adams county. The children of
William and Anne Larimer were Margaret,
George, William Jr., Martha, Washington,
Hamilton, James, Anne, Thomas and Mary.
William Larimer Sr. was an energetic man,
possessed  of good business qualifications.
When he died, September I8, 1838, he left his
affairs in a flourishing condition and his children were unusually well provided for. Anne,
the wife of William Larimer Sr., was a woman
well fitted both by character and inheritance
to be a helpmate to her husband in their pioneer life in Westmoreland county. Her grandfather, William Sheakley, was a man of ability
and wealth. When it became evident in 1775
that the colonies would take up arms against
England, he was elected one of the committee
of observation for York county. Anne's father,
George Sheakley, was commissioned ensign
under Captain John Mcllvain, at the age of
nineteen, during the revolutionary war.
The home of William and Anne Larimer
was known as the "Mansion Farm," now the
site of Circleville, North Huntingdon township. The homestead has been remodeled, but
the large oak logs of the original house are
still there, and are mo.re like iron than oak,
their dark brown coloring similar to the antique oak of to-day. There on the "King's
Highway" (the old turnpike), between the far
east and the Ohio river, William and Anne
Larimer lived for about fifty years, and there
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entertained many of the prominent men of the
time who journeyed to the West or the' South,
among whom were William Henry Harrison
and Aaron Burr. Anne had seen General
Washington also as he passed her childhood
home in York county in his carriage. Washington was president of the United States at
that time (I794). An interesting incident is
related in regard to a business transaction between Mr. W. H. Harriso.n and William Larimer. The latter sold a negro girl to Mr. Harrison, neither of them knowing at the time
that a law had been passed making the buying
or selling of slaves in Pennsylvania illegal.
As soon as Mr. Larimer was cognizant of the
error he at once returned the money to Mr.
Harrison, and the girl was returned.
William Larimer Larimer Jr., third child of
William Sr. and Anne Larimer, was born in
the old Larimer homestead, now Circleville,
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, October
24, I809. His wife was Rachel McMasters,
cdaughter of John and Rachel (Hughey) McMasters (who were also wealthy pioneers),
whom he married at her home at Turtle Creek,
Allegheny county, October I6, 1834. The childlren of William  and Rachel Larimer were
John, William, Edwin, Thomas, Cassius, Joseph, George, Annie and Rachel. The two
daughters, Annie and Rachel, settled in Pittsburgh. Annie married T. M. Jones, of the
firm of Jones  Laughlin, in I858. Rachel
married James Ross Mellon, son of Judge
Ihomas and Sarah Negley Mellon, of Pittsburgh,. in I867.
William Larimer Jr. was one of the prominent business men of his day. Larimer township, in Somerset county; Larimer station, on
the Pennsylvania railroad; Larimer avenue in
Pittsburgh; Larimer county, in Colorado;
Larimer street in Denver, and Fort Larimer,
in Arkansas, were all named in his honor. At
L arimer Station he and Hon. John Covode
organized the Westmoreland Coal Coimpany,
which is still one of the largest in the state.
But his first extensive business enterprise was
with his friend and neighbor, John Irwin, of
Irwin, Pennsylvania, in the "Conestoga Wagon
System."  By means of wagons they carried
goods between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as
early as 1830, many years before the railroad
-wvas projected. His next business venture was.
in partnership with his brother-in-law, John
McMasters, Jr., in merchandising. It was a
time of new enterprises, and in many of them
W;illiam  Larimer was interested.  For over
twenty-five years he was very successful and
held; many important positions. He was the
first president of the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad; treasurer of the Ohio and
Pennsylvania (now Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and
Chicago) Railroad; chief proprietor and creditor of the Youghiogheny Slack Water System; chief projector and builder of the Remington Coal Railroad at McKee's Rocks, and
a large shareholder in numerous California
gold mining enterprises and Overland Transportation Companies. He was uniformly successful in all his enterprises and acquired considerable wealth, indeed a large fortune for
those times. His public spirit, enterprise and
generosity made him hosts of friends to whom
the hospitality of his homes, one in Penn avenue, Pittsburgh, and the other in Larimer avenue, East End, was ever free.
Politically Mr. Larimer identified himself
with the anti-slavery movement, and assisted
in the organization of the old Liberal party,
supporting Birney for president in 1844. From
this time up to the defeat of General Scott in
1852 he was in sympathy with the principles
of the Whig party, and took quite a prominent
part in the politics in Pennsylvania. He was
made major-general of state militia in I852,
and was mentioned as a possible candidate for
governor. Religiously he was an "old school"
Presbyterian.  He was also an enthusiastic
temperance worker, and gave substantial aid
to the cause.
After financial difficulties, which reached a
climax during the general business depression
in I854-55, General Larimer decided to start
anew in the West, and left Pittsburgh for Nebraska the next year. Soon after his arrival
he was elected to the legislature of that territory. He took an active part in behalf of Republican principles, and the meeting at which
the Republican party of Nebraska was organized was held at his home in Omaha. He
moved to Kansas in I858, but remained there
only a few months. During the Pike's Peak
gold excitement of that year he went to Colorado. He was one of the founders of the city
of Denver, and he built the first house on the
site of the present city, on the land which he
and his son, William H. H. Larimer, had preempted for their own private possession.
While a resident of Colorado General Larimer
served for a time as United States commissioner and judge of probate for the First
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Judicial District of the territory. He became
well known throughout the West, being prominently identified with the public interests of
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado for more than
twenty years.
At the outbreak of the civil war, General
Larimer raised the Third Regiment of Colorado Volunteers, and was its' first colonel.
After a short term of service he resigned and
returned to Kansas, but soon entered the service again of General Blunt's bodyguard. After
the massacre of Baxter Springs he was commissioned captain of Company A, Fourteenth
Kansas Cavalry, by Governor Thomas Carney.
After the war General Larimer was a member of the Kansas state senate, I867-70. After
that time it was said of him, "He is earnest in
his convictions, conscientious in the discharge
of his duties, and zealously labors for the
good'of the people he represents." At this
time he was frequently spoken of by the press
of the state in connection with the gubernatorial chair and the United States senatorship. While General Larimer was living in
Pittsburgh he was personally acquainted with
prominent bankers, journalists and statesmen
of New York, Philadelphia and western Pennsylvania, and many of them, were entertained
at his home in Penn avenue. The great editor
and philosopher, Horace Greeley, was a frequent guest. Mr. Greeley looked more like a
farmer than a noted man of letters. One morning when Mr. Greeley and Mr. Larimer were
walking down Penn avenue, a neighbor, seeing
them, stepped back into his house, "to spare
-Mr. Larimer the embarrassment of introducing
his country cousin," thus missing an introduction to the great journalist. In later years Mr.
Greeley visited Gener'al Larimer in his cabin
in the early pioneer days of Denver City.
After years of friendship and correspondence
it was natural that General Larimer should
take a prominent part in the Greeley campaign
in I872, and should be the first man to suggest
the name of Mr. Greeley in connection with
the presidency. After Mr. Greeley's death, in
response to his daughter's request, his letters
to General Larimer were sent to her. When
the letters were returned, Mrs. Smith sent her
father's favorite pen to his lifelong friend.
Another friend of General Larimer's was
Governor Samuel Houston, the liberator and
first governor of Texas. He expressed his
appreciation of the General in gifts of value;
at one time presenting Mrs. Larimer with a
beautiful brocade gown, and on another occasion with two miniatures in solid gold frames.
Not only was General Larimer loved by his
friends, but he had a personal magnetism that
held an audience's attention when he was called upon for a public speech. He was a man
of fine appearance, with a martial bearing due
to his lifelong military training. His height
was about six feet, his hair a soft brown, his
eyes hazel. He could speak in public without
notes or the slightest preparation.  He had
command of a great fund of general knowledge, and never seemed at a loss for words
with which to express himself. The way in
which he was received by an audience is
shown in the following quotation from the
Rocky Mountain Nerws of September I, 1862.
At the time he delivered the speech mentioned
(two paragraphs of which only are given),
he was recruiting officer for the Third Regiment of Colorado Volunteers: "The war meeting held here Saturday night last was the
largest and most enthusiastic ever held in the
territory. The meeting was scarcely organized before General Larimer was called for by
the immense crowd in attendance. He came
forward and was received with hearty cheers
and most kindly feelings. Lights were called
for in order that they might see his face. When
these were brought the applause was renewed."
William Larimer Jr. spent the last years of
his life on his farm near Leavenworth, Kansas, where he died on Sunday morning, May
I6, I875. Of him it may be truthfully said he
was a man of ability, genial and companionable, broad-minded, always ready to give the
best he had, true to his Huguenot descent and
principles. He served his country as an officer of the National Guard of Pennsylvania
and of Nebraska, and in the civil war. The
following are his seven commissions: I. Second lieutenant, Eighth Infantry, August 3,
1828, by John Andrew Shulze, Governor of
Pennsylvania. 2. Major First Battalion of
Sixth Regiment Allegheny County Volunteers,
April I5, 1845, by Francis R. Shunk, Governor
of Pennsylvania. 3. Brigadier-General, June
4, I848, Pennsylvania Troops, by William F.
Johnston, Governor'of Pennsylvania. 4. MajorGeneral, December 22, 1852, by William Bigler, Governor of Pennsylvania. 5. Captain La
Platte Guards, October I7, I855, by Mark N.
Izard, Governor of Nebraska. 6. By Hon.
James H. Lane, August 7, i862, to raise Third
Regiment Colorado Volunteers. 7. By Gov814PENNSYLVANIA
ernor Thomas Carney, August 7, 1863, captain
Company A, Fourteenth Kansas Volunteer
Cavalry.
Lewis Barlett, the first repreBARLETT sentative of this family of
whom we have definite information, lived and died in Porter township,
Clarion county, Pennsylvania. He married
(first) Catherine Switzer, (second) Catherine
Beals. By these two wives he became the
father of eighteen children, as follows:  By
first wife: I. William, mentioned below. 2.
Rosa, married John Miller, and had five children: William, Robert, Addison, Etta, Hattie.
3. Mary, married William M. Stevenson; no
issue. 4. Samuel, married Nancy Tosh, and
had six children: Bessie, Ruth, Fred, Robert,
Earnest, Nettie.  5. Emma, married
Tibbetts; no issue. 6. Miles, died at the age
of twenty-one years. 7. 8. 9. io. All died in
infancy. By second wife: ii. Alice, married
a Mr. Paine, and had two children. I2. Earny,
married David Stevenson and had five children: Charles, William, Effie, Lurline, and
another. 13. Sadie, married Rein Stitler, and
had several children.  I4. Clara, married a
Mr. Reace, and had five children. I5. Elizabeth, married Thomas Minns; no issue. I6.
Cora, married Thew Johnson. 17. Effie, married a Mr. Dauffenbaugh and has a family.
I8. Minnie, married and has one child living.
(II) William, son of Lewis Barlett, was
born July i3, I830, in Callensburg, Porter
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, died
April'3, I9o6, at the age of sixty-six years
eight months twenty-two days. He was a
farmer and stock raiser by occupation, and
was the owner of seventy-six acres of land in
AMonroe township, and of eighty-four acres
in Porter township, Clarion county. He also
followed the trade of a carpenter. At the time
of his death he was living in Monroe township,
but was buried at Squirrel Hill, Porter township. For three years he was a gallant soldier in the civil war, serving as a member of
Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
He married Susanna Pence. Their children
were: I. Frank, married Della Master, now
living at Clarion; they have one child: Lee, a
graduate of Clarion Normal School, now assistant pathologer, at Clarion courthouse. 2.
Orin, married Ella Smith, and has two children: Clarence, student at Clarion Normal
School, and Harold. 3. Lewis, married Ida
Cokell, and had two children: William and
Paul. 4. Elnora, married Miles Wells, and
had children: Susan, Percy, Pearl, Lorue and
Sarah. 5. John, married Emma Mong, and
had children: Lillian, Martha, William  and
Mary. 6. Christina Pearl, married Vernon
Deahner; living in Oklahoma; no issue. 7.
Sadie E., married James Kuhns, and had children: Gladys, Susan, Margaret, Daisy, Frances, an,d William James. 8. James P., of whom
further.  9. Mary Jane, married  Thomas
Weaver, and had one child, Reaves. The
father, William Barlett, was an uncompromising Democrat in his political convictions, and
he and his wife were members of the Reformed church at Salem.
(III) James P., son of William and Susanna (Pence) Barlett, was born in Monroe
township, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1883. He was educated in the public
schools of Monroe township, and at the age
of twenty-one went to West Virginia, staying
at Elkins, Randolph county, for a year. He
began his career as a farmer under the direction of his father, and took it up again on his
return from the south in I905. He then located on the present well improved estate of one
hundred and sixteen acres, the same being
located in Po.rter township. This farm was
purchased from Charles Alleman, who previously had bought it of Craig McNutt. Although a young man in years Mr. Barlett has
had much practical experience as a farm;er,
both under the able tutelage of his father and
on his own account. Among his interests is
the raising of especially fine fruit, and he possesses one hundred apple and pear trees, and
many berry bushes. The land of his estate is
filled with coal veins, which will no doubt
prove of value. He is also very much interested in the raising of thoroughbred horses
and at present owns a full-blooded Percheron
mare and colt.  He has several other fine
horses that are not registered, and expects in
the future to make a specialty of breeding
full-blooded horses. His splendid success as
farmer and horsebreeder is entirely the outcome of his own well directed endeavors and
for that reason is the more gratifying to contemplate. His political adherency is given to
the Democratic party, but all of his time is
devoted to business enterprises.
Mr. Barlett married, October 20, 90o4, Minnie Alleman, born March 12, 1878, daughter
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of Charles and Barbara (Myers) Alleman, of
Paint township. They have three children:
Ira Edgar, born October 5, I90o5; William
Merl and Charles Earl, twins, born November 30, I9II.
The Rials of Franklin, PennsylRIAL  vania, of whom Edward Rial, recently deceased, was a leading representative, spring from John Riale, an Englishman, who emigrated from England in 1725.
The final "e" was soon dropped from the name
and became as now spelled, Rial. John Riale
settled in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, where
he follo.wed the occupation of a farmer. He
married and left male issue.
(II) Richard, son of John Riale, the emigrant, was born between I735 and I740. He
was a farmer in Bucks county, married, and
left male issue.
(III) John (2), son of Richard Rial, was
a justice of the peace for many years in New
Britain, Pennsylvania. He married, and had
a son George.
(IV) George, son of John Rial, was born
about the year I8oo. He became a contracto.r
of large works, and at the time of his death
was engaged in constructing a canal from
Clark's Ferry to Harrisburg for the government. He met his death through accidental
poisoning, and is buried in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he was then residing.  He
married Harriet White, who survived him
with a daughter and son Edward.
(V) Edward, only son of George and Har-.riet (White) Rial, was born in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, July 22, I826, died in Franklin,
Pennsylvania, August 15, I9II. He was very
young when his parents died and left him to
the care of his maternal grandparents. He
had only a few terms at the country school,
but through later reading and study became a
well educated man. He was essentially selfmade, and his career aptly illustrated the possibilities open to any clean living ambitious
youth. He first entered business life in a hardwarte store in Center county, following this he
ran a livery stable, and later conducted a hotel
at Tidioute, Pennsylvania, also operating a
stage line between that town and Warren,
Pennsylvania, having the government contract
for carrying the mails. He had now accumulated some capital, and, removing to Union
City,. Pennsylvania, began the manufacture of
an improved and patented pump. In I869 he
located in Franklin, where he established a
grocery business. The oil excitement was then
strong in Franklin and he quickly saw the possibilities for large profits. Selling his grocery,
he invested in oil leases and lands, being one
of the pioneers. He was very successful, and
until his death in I9II was one of the great
factors in oil production. He spared no expense in carrying out well laid plans and
always succeeded, even where others failed.
He constructed a tramway to the summit of
Point Hill to deliver supplies to the wells
above, being the first to so build and operate.
He continued active in business until I9II,
when death clo.sed the record of his activities.
Hle was an energetic tireless worker, and, manfully fa'cing adverse circumstances, won well
earned success. He was a member of the Baptist church, generously supporting the work of
his denomination. In political faith he was a
Democrat, but cared little for official preferment.
He married, April 2, I848, Catherine, born
January I, I832, died March 9, Igoo, daughter
of Thomas Morrison, of Mercer county, Pennsylvania. Children: I. Clara, born January 7,
I849; married John P. Kennedy, of Philadelphia, died April 2, 1877; children: Rosan, born
October I, i875, married H. Griffith Clark;
James E., born September 9, I876, married
Alice Parker, and has Catherine, born October
II, I900. 2. John, born October I7, I85o, died
April II, 185I. 3. Edward (2), born May 6,
I852, died August I, I9oo; married, October
4, I875, Henrietta Kilgore, and had Wirt Duffield, born September, I876. 4. Savage, born
February 25, i854, died October 13, I856.
5. Emma, born February I6, I856, died August Io, i856. 6. James, born July 29, I857;
married, 1877, Ida Brown, and has Edward,
Sarah, Harry, Georgia, James, Ida, Roll, Ruth,
Irene and Marie. 7. Phyla Emma, born December I6, I859; married, September 29, I887,
Edward L. Branch. 8. Katharine, born January 20, I862.
Hon. Andrew Jackson
BARCHFELD Barchfeld, M. D., member
of congress from the thirty-second congressional district of Pennsylvania, and one of the leading physicians and
surgeons of the south side of Pittsburgh, well
represents the true type of American manhood
and citizenship developed only by the great
competitive struggle of life wherein each man
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must needs win or fail by his own inherent
qualities of mind and heart. The record of
such a life must ever prove of value to the
present and rising generation of young men
who aspire to a successful career. In three
special roles, at least, has Doctor Barchfeld
met with signal success-as a medical practitioner, a successful business man and an honorable and highly capable law-maker in municipal, state and national governing bodies.
Dr. Barchfeld was born on the south side,
in Greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May I8,
I863, a son of Henry and Mary (Neuenhagen) Barchfeld. Of his ancestors it may be
stated that his paternal grandfather, John
Barchfeld, was a well-known manufacturer o.f
woolen goods and yarns in Cassel, Germany,
in which country he commanded the respect
of all by reason of his business qualifications
and sterling integrity. Among his children
was the subject's father, Henry Barchfeld,
born May I8, I827, a native of Cassel, Germany, where he was educated and studied
engineering. In 1847, believing that this country afforded better facilities for advancement
in his line of profession, he emigrated to Pittsburgh and settled on the south side and was
there first employed to take charge of an ore
plant at Emlenton, on the Allegheny river. He
continued in this position for five years, and
then resigned to assume similar duties at the
Loud Soda Factory, where later was built the
American Iron and Steel Works. In 1856 he
opened a general store in one o.f the suburbs
of the city, which business he conducted until
the breaking out of the civil war, when he enlisted as a member of Company G, Two, Hundred and Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and served his adopted country until the close of that great struggle. He
then returned to Pittsburgh and followed: his
former occupation of an engineer, during
which time he was in charge of the construction of the bridges on the Fort Wayne and
Pan Handle Railroad, which work was then
considered masterpieces of engineering skill.
He was married, in Baltimore, Maryland, to
Miss Mary Neuenhagen, born February I6,
I825, and whose father was a German officer
under Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo. He
was with the great emperor at Moscow, and
sprang from a long line of military ancestry.
Henry and Mary (Neuenhagen) Barchfeld
had five children, two of whom died in early
childhood, and the remaining three were MarAV-26
tin L., who resided in Pittsburgh; Mary, who
married George H. Geyer, who had charge of
the structural iron department of the American Iron and Steel Works of Pittsburgh, and
the subject, Doctor A. J. Barchfeld.  The
mother died June I6, I879, and the father in
I882. The father had a good reputation in
Pittsburgh as an expert accountant, and was
the secretary of eight building and loan associations.
Dr. Andrew J. Barchfeld obtained his primary education at the public schools of his
native city, and after taking instructions under
a private tutor entered the high school. Having chosen the science of medicine for his profession, he began his technical studies under
the direction of that able preceptor, the late
Dr. E. A. Wood, a distinguished physician
and surgeon of Pittsburgh. Subsequently he
matriculated in the Jefferson Medical College
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which he
graduated in I884, with the degree of Doctor
of Medicine, having shown his ambition by
taking his hospital course between his second
and third year of college life. This eminently
fitted him to enter the active practice of medicine and surgery, which he did at his native
city, where he has been actively engaged ever
since. He has kept fully abreast with thie advancing science of his profession and is a constant and intelligent reader of all the late medical books and periodical publications. He has
shown a marked and rare judgment in the
diagn,osing of diseases and the treatment of
the same. On account of his loyalty to the
profession and his generous treatment of his
fellow practitioners he has never yet violated
any known unwritten rule of the professional
code of ethics. Nature has fitted him with a
robust physical constitution, such as only possesses a clear, sound and vigorous mind. His
heart is in his work and his manly methods
have won for him the respect and admiration
of his large practice and the members of the
various medical societies. At one time he had
for his partner in practice Dr. Lehner. He
holds a membership in the American Medical
Association, the Pennsylvania Medical Society,
the Allegheny County Medical Society, and the
South Side (Pittsburgh) Medical Society. He
is the president of the board of directors of
the South Side Hospital and a member of
the medical staff. For many years he has
served as physician to the county coroner, and
held the position of city physician.
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Aside from his professional sphere the doctor has won for himself a name among the
higher type of politicians and law-makers of
his sltate and nation. For more than a quarter
of a century he has taken an active part in the
deliberations of the Republican party. He has
been instrumental in framing and carrying into
effect numerous wholesome laws for the benefit of his fellow countrymen. In I885 he was
elected to the office of member of the board
of education of the city of Pittsburgh, serving
three years. In I886 he was elected a member
of the City Council, representing the twentysixth ward of the city. He served on the railroad committee of that municipal governing
body. After two terms as councilmian he declined further nomination.  During his last
term of such office he was successful in passing the ordinance to locate the Baltimore 
Ohio Railroad depot on the land formerly
occupied by the old stone yard, and for which
the city received no revenue. He defeated the
so-called "machine ring" and secured for the
city a yearly revenue of three thousand dollars
for the use of such ground. In I888, I892 and
I896 he was the Republican candidate for state
senator, but owing to an unfortunate set of
party rules and the influence he had worsted
in the council, he was defeated, but with his
supporters had the satisfaction of knowing
that he received over a thousand majority in
his district. For more than a decade he was
a loyal supporter of United States Senator
Matthew Stanley Quay. He was a delegate
in I886 to the state convention that placed in
nomination General Beaver for governor of
Pennsylvania, and in I894 was delegate when
Governor Hastings was nominated. On numerous occasions he was chairman of the city
Republican committee. From I895 to I897
he was president of the company which published the South Pittsburgher, to which he was
a frequent contributor of strong, fearless,
articles in opposition to the reign of political
machine policies. During the two McKinley
presidential campaigns he was sought out as
an able advocate of his party principles and
made many stirring political speeches. In I902
he was accorded the nomination for congressman from his district, and by only a narrow
margin was defeated after a long, heated campaign by a combination'of Democrats and dissatisfied Republicans. He was prominent in
both presidential and gubernatorial campaigns
in western Pennsylvania. In I9o04 he was
elected member of congress from his district
to serve in the fifty-ninth congress. He received nineteen thousand tlhree hundred and
eighty-four votes as against four thousand six
hundred and ninety for John Pierce, Democrat, and five hundred and forty-one for F. F.
Norris, Prohibitionist, with nine hundred and
seventy-one for the Socialist candidate, W. J.
Ritchey.  He served -on the committees of
patents and alcoholic liquor traffic.
In the I904 presidential campaign, when
Theodore  Roosevelt was  elected, Doctor
Barchfeld was in much demand as a public
stump-speaker and proved a valuable advocate of his party under its illustrious standardbearer. The doctor had been a great admirer
of the lamented McKinley and greatly mourned his tragic death.
In I9o5 Dr. Barchfeld was reelected to a
seat in congress, serving in the house in the
sixtieth congress. During his first term he
was appointed to investigate the management
of the Government Hospital for the Insane in
the District of Columbia. In June, I907, he
was elected Republican county chairman by
the unanimous choice of his party.
He is one of the stockholders in the Peoples'
Trust Company of Pittsburgh and an able
business man.  He is the president of the
South Side Hospital, Pittsburgh, and a member of the German United Evangelical church.
Fraternally Doctor Barchfeld is identified with
Peter Fritz Lodge, No. 474, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is a
past nolble grand; also belongs to Fort Pitt
Lodge, No. I7I, Knights of Pythias. He is a
member of the South Side Board of Trade,
and a stockholder in various insurance companies of Pittsburgh.  Another business in
which he was successfully connected was the
introduction upon the market of what is known
as the American Cottonpicker.
He is known throughout Allegheny county
as the "Big Doctor," on account of his great
height, standing six feet and five inches. His
father was six feet and two inches, while the
mother was six feet in height. The paternal
grandfather was six feet and four inches, and
the maternal grandfather six feet and five
inches.'The doctor loves to be busy and doing
something for somebody all the time. He is
easy of approach, kind and gentle of manner,
hence universally respected. Thousands have
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been made by his magnetic presence and his
big heart. He is an excellent entertainer and
pleasing conversationalist.
He was united in marriage, May 2I, I885,
to Miss Anna Maria Pfeiffer, daughter of
Philip and Nancy (Bell) Pfeiffer, of Pittsburgh. The issue by this union was one sonElmer A. Barchfeld, born May 27, I886, now
attending Princeton University. Mrs. Barchfeld died April I4, I903. For his second wife
he married, November 26, I904, Alice Meyers,
nee Davis, widow of Moses Meyers, and a
grandniece of Hon. John L. Dawson, member
of congress from Pennsylvania.
Colonel Israel Painter was
PAINTER  born in Hempfield township,
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, November I I, I8Io. He was of German descent on both his father's and mother's
side. Jacob Painter, his grandfather, after
marriage emigrated from Mecklenburg, Germany, and settled in Berks county, Pennsylvania. Here six children were born: Jacob,
Michael, John and Tobias. One daughter was
married to George Myers, and the other was
married to Christopher Harrold. Jacob Painter
and his wife died and were buried in Berks
county. Jacob Painter, their eldest son, married a daughter of a Mr. Rapiere, who lived in
Indiana county, and settled on a farm in
Hempfield township, situated on the Big Sewickley creek, eight miles south of Greensburg, which was known for many years as the
"Judge Painter place." By his first wife he
had children: Betsey, Rebecca, Catharine,
Tobias, George, Elias. His first wife died and
was buried at Harrold's Church. He married
(second) Catharine, daughter of Christopher
and Elizabeth (Mlueller) Lobingier. By her
he had ten children: Polly, John, Jacob, Christopher, George, Joseph, Benjamin, Susan,
Israel and Sophia. Jacob Painter always lived
on the farm on which he first settled. He built
on the place a stone grist mill which he carried on in connection with his farming. He
was an energetic, active business man, a member of the legislature for several terms, justice of the peace for many years, and was the
Whig candidate for congress against William
Findley, in which contest he came within
seventeen votes of being elected. He held the
position of associate judge at the time of his
death. He was a man of commanding presence, being about six feet in height, heavy set,
and weighing about two hundred and twenty
pounds. In personal appearance his son, Colonel Israel Painter, is said to have resembled
him. He died at the age of fifty-nine years,
and was buried at Harrold's Church. His
widow, Catharine, survived him about thirty
years, lived with her sons, Christopher and
Israel, at the "Willow-tree Farm," where she
died, aged eighty-four, and was buried at
Markle cemetery. His daughter Betsey was
wife of General Joseph Markle, and mother
of General C. P. Markle, of "Millgrove."
Christopher Lobingier, grandfather of Catharine Lobingier, the second wife of Judge Jacob
Painter, came from  Mecklenburg, Germany,
and settled in Dauphin county. He was married before leaving Germany. Little is known
of him except that he was a farmer, and that
both he and his wife died, and are buried in
Dauphin county. They had one son,, Christopher, who married (i766), Elizabeth Mueller,
by whom he had eight children: John, Christopher, Catharine,' Barbara, Mary, Elizabeth,
Susan and George. His wife died at Stoystown, Somerset county, September I5, I815,
aged seventy-one years. He settled in Mount
Pleasant township in I772, was a member of
the Pennsylvania constitutional convention of
I776, and of the house of representatives from
I79I to I793. He died July 4, 1798, and was
buried at the Presbyterian meeting house near
Pleasant Unity.
Israel Painter lived at home until he was
seventeen years of age. He then taught the
district school two terms, and was employed
as clerk at Mount Pleasant in his brother
Christopher's store one year. He then attended several terms at Jefferson College, Canonsburg. In company with a Mr. Newmyer in
1830, he purchased his brother's store in
Mount Pleasant and carried it on one year.
Hie next built the "Mastodon" Salt Works,
subsequently became interested in the "Fountain" and "Mammoth" salt works, and was
the owner of them all at the time of his death.
In company with Daniel Waltz, he put down
a salt well in Monongalia county, West Virginia, and established salt works there, an
enterprise requiring no small amount of pluck
and energy, on account of the transportation
through an almost unbroken wilderness o,f
everything required in its construction and
operation. He was interested in these works
from I832 to 1835. He became at an early
date an extensive dealer in live stock-horses,
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teen, when Henry Adams, of Medfield, was appointed his guardian. 6. Hannah. 7. Elizabeth, died May 28, I776, in her seventy-sixth
year; married Samuel Peitee, of Walpole.
(IV) Thomas (4), son of Thomas (3) and
Mary Clapp, was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, about I686, died February I8, I74I,leaving
a large property for the times. He was a blacksmith and a farmer. On account of his father's
early death, great responsibility was thrown
upon him when he was young in the care of
his brother and sisters. He married Hannah, and had at least nine children, namely:
I. Hannah, married    - Lincoln. 2. Mary,
married        Lincoln. 3. Thomas, mentioned below.  4. James.  5. Abigail, married
Everett. 6. Elizabeth, living in I744.
7. Sarah, born October 8, I729. 8. Hepsibah,
born December 9, I73I. 9. Timothy, born December 24, I733, died I8II.
(V) Thomas (5), son of Thomas (4) and
Hannah Clapp, was born in I715, died March,
I751. He married Susanna --. Children: i. Thomas, born September.26, I745,
died in 1763, from the effects of running a
pitchfork into his leg. 2. Susanna, born January 24, 1747; married Captain Oliver Clapp,
of Walpole. 3. Jacob, born March 30, I749,
died 1832; married Hannah Fairbanks. 4.
Ichabod, mentioned below.
(VI) Ichabod, son of Thomas (5) and Susanna Clapp, was born February 24, I750, died
in I832. He resided in Walpole. He married
Susanna Daggett. Children: I. Nancy, born
March I3, 1783; unmarried. 2. Metcalf, mentioned below.
(VII) Metcalf, son of Ichabod and Susanna (Daggett) Clapp, was born March 4,
I786. He was a captain. He married Annie
(Polly)        and had one child, Ebenezer
Daggett, mentioned below.
(VIII) Ebenezer Daggett, son of Metcalf
and Annie Clapp, was born in Walpole, Massachusetts, March ii, i813, died December 2,
I887. He was a farmer. He resided on the
old Clapp homestead, which consisted of ninety-six acres of land, the house, built by his
grandfather, being of oak and oak shingles.
He was a Unitarian in his religious belief. He
married Julia A. Hawes, of Walpole, died
about I85I. One child, Edmund Metcalf, mentioned below.
(IX) Edmund Metcalf, son of Ebenezer
Daggett and Julia A. (Hawes) Clapp. was
born in Walpole, Norfolk county, Massachusetts, April 8, I839. He spent the years until
he was twenty-two years of age on his father's
farm, and his education was acquired in the
schools of his native town, graduating from
the high school at the age of eighteen years.
His first employment was as bookkeeper for
David E. Metcalf, who conducted a general
store, and served in that capacity for four
years. He then accepted a similar position
with the firm of Clapp Brothers, E. W. and
S. C. Clapp, commission dealers in flour and
grain, remaining in their employ for four
years, after which he went to Boston and remained there for a period of time. He later
accepted a position as bookkeeper for an Iron
Foundry Company in North Michigan, with
whom he was employed for more than five
years. In November, I870, he went to Tiona,
Warren county, Pennsylvania, and accepted a
position as bookkeeper for E. G. Wood  Company, and three years later purchased a oneeighth interest in the firm, members of which
were E. G. Wood, John Hill, E. L. and A. B.
Butterfield and Edmund M. Clapp, operating
a lumber mill, and conducting a very extensive business. Later H. A. Stone purchased
the interest of Messrs. Wood and Hill, and
subsequently the firm changed again, the members thereof being Edmund M. Clapp, H. A.
Stone and E. L. and A. B. Butterfield. Upon
the death of Mr. Stone, his interest was purchased by the Butterfields, who, with Mr.
Clapp, conducted the business from  I879 to
I89o, when the entire lumber business was sold
to F. H. Rockwell  Company, the former firm
retaining their oil and gas interests, Mr. Clapp
receiving a royalty on the production from
more than three hundred oil and gas wells. In
addition to the interest just mentioned, Mr.
Clapp conducted an extensive general store
for a number of years, which he later disposed
of. He was brought up in the Unitarian
church, gives his allegiance to the candidates
of the Republican party, and although not an
aspirant for public office keeps in touch with
all that concerns the interests of his party. He
was made a Mason in I891; he affiliates with
North Star Lodge, No. 241, Free and Accepted Masons, of Warren, Pennsylvania; Occi-,
dental Chapter, No. 235, Royal Arch Masons,
of Warren; Warren Commandery, No. 63,
Knights Templar, of Warren; Zem  Zem
Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine. of Erie, Pennsylvania. This
brief resume of Mr. Clapp's many spheres ofALLEGHENY VALLEY
cattle, hogs and sheep. His operations in this
line of trade took a wide range, extending
through the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio;, Kentucky and West Virginia, and during the civil
war his dealings with the government in cattles, horses and mules were on a large scale.
Though not of the same political faith, he enjoyed the acquaintance and confidence of
President Lincoln, a relation which was olf
great service to him in his operations with the
government. Through his brother Christopher
he became at one time largely interested in the
cotton trade, making a number of trips to New
Orleans in that interest.  His operations in
real estate were carried on upon the most
extended scale. These embraced the purchase
and sale of over one hundred farms in Westmoreland county alone, while he also operated
largely in lands in Fayette, Indiana and other
western Pennsylvania counties. At the time
of his death he was the owner of thirty-two
farms. He operated largely in oil and oil
lands. From  I865 to the time of his death
Colonel Painter gave much attention to coal
and coal lands. He was the first to introduce
coal into the eastern market, western Pennsylvania, eastern manufacturers of gas using
up to that time an imported coal as a gas coal
fo,r that purpose.  In company with John
George Jr., Colonel Lewis McFarland and
others, he purchased large tracts of coal lands
on the line of the Pennsylvania railroad in
North Huntingdon township, selling the coal
to the Penn Gas-Coal Company and Westmoreland Coal Company. In company with
General Herman Haught, John Derbyshire,
H. N. Burroughs, S. B. and C. P. Markle, he
bought and sold many hundreds of acres of
coal lands in Sewickley township. He built
seventy-four coking ovens in Bullskin township, Fayette county, in I873, and carried them
on till I879. He owned one hundred and seventy acres of coking coal lands near Mount
Pleasant at the time of his death. He was
interested in contracts for the construction, of
sections of the Pennsylvania railroad, of the
Northwest Pennsylvania railroad, also of the
Pittsburgh and Erie and Connellsville railroads. He was a stockholder in the Mount
Pleasant and Robbstown turnpike, also in the
Youghiogheny Navigation Company. He was
prime mover in the building of the Southwest
Pennsylvania railroad, also the Mount Pleasant and Broad Ford railroad, and a director
in both, as also in the Pittsburgh and Connellsville railroad. He was associated with
Governor John W. Geary in contesting the
will of Stephen Girard, in behalf of the heirs
of the latter against the city of Philadelphia.
He represented his district in the house of
representatives from I846 to I848; was canal
commissioner from I849 to I852; was a delegate to the Democratic national convention at
Charlestown, South Carolina, identifying himself with the Douglas wing of the party. He
was at one time a candidate for his party for
nomination to congress, but was defeated in
the convention by Hon. Henry D. Foster. His
death was the result of an accident. By a fall
a glass bottle was crushed in his hand, by
which the latter was so cut and lacerated he
survived the effect of it only ten days. He
died July 4, I88o.
It has fallen to the lot of but few men to be:
more prominent in business affairs than Colonel Israel Painter. His energy and will seemed inexhaustible.  He was constantly on the
alert. With him to think was to act. Difficulties and obstacles which would have overwhelmed and swamped most men only inspired in him  renewed exertions.  All his
enterprises were conducted on a large scale.
To figure in a small way with him was an
impossibility. In his disposition he was wholesouled and genial, consequently few men com--
manded a wider or warmer circle of friends.
George Franklin Huff, son of George
-IUFF and  Caroline  (Boiyer)  Huff, is.
widely known as one of the most
enterprising and public spirited men in Westmoreland county, and is closely identified with
nearly all of its many industrial and financial
enterprises. When four years of age he accompanied his parents to Middletown, where he
attended the public schools until 185I, when
his parents moved to Alto.ona. There he attended the public schools until seventeen years
of age, when he entered the car shops of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Altoona
and learned the car finisher's trade. So faithful and true to every duty was he that three
years later he was, without solicitation on his.
part, highly recommended by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to a banking house
in Altoona, that of William M. Lloyd  Company. He accepted the position and in I865
his employer sent him to Ebensburg to establish a bank there. He succeeded remarkably
well and a year later was recalled to Altoona.
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In 1867 he removed to Greensburg, where
he established the banking house of,loyd,
Hufif  Company, known as the Greensburg
Deposit Bank, and having branches at Latrobe,
Irwin, Mount Pleasant and Ligonier. The
planic of I873 caused these several institutions
to. go out of business, but their property paid
their full indebtedness with interest.
In 1871 Mr. Huff established the Farmers'
National Bank of Greensburg, with a capital
stock of one hundred thousand dollars. He
was its first president and remained as such
until I874, when he became the active manager
of the house as its cashier under General Richard Coulter as president. By Act of Congress
the bank was reorganized as the Fifth National
Bank of Pittsburgh, Mr. Huff being elected its
vice-president, which position he held until
1876, when he resigned. In 1874, he, with
others, organized the Greensburg Banking
Company, which soon became a leader in, the
rural banking business of Western Pennsylvania. He was cashier of this bank until I887,
during which time through his untiring efforts
and business sagacity, a very large volume of
butsiness was secured.
In I88I the First National Bank of Greensburg was chartered, and Mr. Huff became one
of its most potent directors, which position he
still retains.  Since then the First National
Bank has absorbed the Greensburg Banking
Company, and ha.s now a larger deposit and
surplus than any other institution in the county.
Mr. Huff also became largely interested in
the coal and coke industry of Westmoreland
county. He was the prime mover in organizing the Greensburg Coal Company, the Alexanwria Coal Company, Mountain Coal Company, the Argyle Coal Company, the United
Coal and Coke Company, the Mutual Mining
and Manufacturing Company, the Manor Gas
Coal Company, the Madison Coal Company,
the Salem Coal Company, the Latrobe Coal
Company. Carbon Coal Company, and several
others.- Most of these companies were later
consolidated in the Keystone Coal and Coke
Company, of which Mr. Huff is president.
It and the companies with which he is con,nected, employ about 7,500 men and produce
now in the neighborhood of six millions of
tons of coal per year, or twenty thousand tons
per day. He was also one of the organizers
of the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the main line of which passes through
the Connellsville coking coal region, he being
its treasurer until the offices were removed to
Philadelphia.  He was one of the founders
of the Greensburg Electric Street Railway
Company, the Greensburg Fuel'(artificial and
natural gas) Company, and the Greensburg
Steel Company. He was formerly president
of the Greensburg Electric Light and the Westmoreland Water companies.
He is also a director of the American Surety
and Trust Company of Washington, D. C., the
president of the Westmoreland Hospital Association, and is further interested in coal companies outside of the Keystone Coal and Coke
Company  in  nearly  every  section  of the
bituminous region in Pennsylvania.
Adjoining Greensburg he has a large landed
estate containing about 500 acres, upon which
the family residence is built.  It consists of
highly cultivated farm land and original forest,
all of which is beautified by a system of landscape gardening and parks; and through the
entire farm there are winding driveways over
four miles in length, which are kept up by Mr.
Huff, and are at all times thrown open for the
public to enjoy.
AMr. Huff is a progressive Republican. His
political career began in I88o when, as a member of the Chicago Republican Convention, he
was one of the 306 who supported General
U. S. Grant for a third term as president. In
1884 he was a candidate for the office of state
senator in the thirty-ninth senatorial district?
composed of the county of Westmoreland. He
was elected by a majority of seven hundred,
although the county had for long years been
regarded as the Democratic stronghold of the
West. Since then the county has been generally Republican.
In I888 Mr. Huff was nominated for Congress by the Republicans of Westmoreland
county, but another was selected under the
conferee system. In I89o he was chosen as
congressional candidate by the Republicans in
the district and elected by a large majority,
representing the counties of Westmoreland,
Indiana, Armstrong and Jefferson. He served
in congress until I893, and in I89'4 was elected
congressman-at-large: from  Pennsylvania.  In
I902, I904 and I9o6 he was returned to congress, and now represents the counties of
Westmoreland and Butler. During his service
in the national house of representatives, Mr.
Huff has proved his ability to well represent
the large and varied interests of his constituents, and no member of congress from  the
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commonwealth stands higher than he. He is
now prominently mentioned as a candidate for
the governlorship in I9o6.
On March I6, I871, Mr. Huff was united
in marriage with Henrietta Burrell, a daughter of the late Jeremiah M. Burrell, twice
president judge of the Tenth Judicial District
of Pennsylvania, and later United States District Judge for the Territory of Kansas. Judge
Burrell died at Greensburg, October 21, I856.
Mr. and Mrs. Huff are the parents of eight
children, four of whom  are living, namely,
Lloyd Burrell, Julian Burrell, Carolyn, Burrell
and Burrell Richardson.
John Hufnagel, the founder
HUFNAGEL of the family in this country, was born at Schnapenbaugh, Bavaria, Germany, April 28, I8o8, and
died in Washington township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, in I89o. He received his early
education in Germany and served in the German armiy, afterwards, in 1838, emigrated to
America, settling first in Pittsburgh, where he
worked on the canal, removing from, there to
I,ucinda, where he worked in the iron furnaces,
and finally settling in Washington township,
where he cleared a farm which he cultivated
until his death. He was a Democrat in politics
and a Roman Catholic in religion. He married
in Germany, Catherine Fogel, bo.rn in Bavaria,
died in Washington township in I856. Children: I. Mary, deceased; married Ferdinand
Nick; children: John, William, Susan, Caroline, Andrew, Frederick, Joseph, Rosa. 2.
Conrad, married Mary Schwabenbauer; children: Theresa, Eda, Frederick, Emma, Mary,
Joseph, Barbara, John, Loretta. Conrad Hufnagel resides on the old homestead. 3. Susan,
married Benjamin F. Stubbs; children: Edward, Sadie, Benjamin.  4. Joseph, married
Celia Steiner; no issue. 5. John, unmarried;
twin with Joseph. 6. Andrew, mentioned below.
(II) Andrew, son of John and Catherine
(Fogel) Hufnagel, was born on his father's
farm in Washington township, Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, July io, I854, and is now living
in Marble, Pennsylvania. He received his
early education in the public schools and worked on the farm until he was fourteen years of
age, then learned the trade of a blacksmith
and settled in Marble, where he followed his
trade for sixteen years. In I886 he engaged
in the lumber business in Clarion and Venango
counties, Pennsylvania, and in I913 still continues. Subsequent to I886 he engaged in the
oil and gas business (being the first to bring
gas into this section). In I9I3 he still carries
on this line of business, operating himself
seven gas wells, and has nearly 2,000 acres
under lease, for which he pays yearly one dollar per acre. He was also in the mercantile
business in Marble, Pennsylvania, from I902
to I9o8, when he disposed of his interests to
the Farmei-s' Mercantile Company of Marble,
Pennsylvania. He owns also four hundred
acres of timberland in Fayette county. He is
a Democrat in politics, and has held several
of the local public offices, and from I9go to
I903 was treasurer of Clarion county. He is
a Roman Catholic in religion.  He married,
February 8, I876, Lena, born in Clarion county, November 14, I856, now living in Marble,
daughter of Jacob and Mary (Miller) Rapp.
Her father was born in Germany in I820,
emigrated to America and settled on a farm in
Clarion county; her mother was born in Pennsylvania. Their children were:' I. Mary, deceased; married Conrad Weaver; children:
Anna and Emma (twins), Andrew, Maggie.
2. Elizabeth, married Andrew Martley; children: Clara, Martha, Henry, Alice, Edward.
3. Lena, married Andrew Hufnagel, as mentioned  above.  4. Anna, married  Samuel
Weaver, no issue. 5. Margaret, died unma,rried. 6. Clara, deceased; married John Fassenmyer; one child, Edward. 7. Adam, died unmarried. 8. Andrew, married Mary Benslinger; children: Adam, deceased; Emma,
Cletus, Elizabeth, Leo, Clara. 9. Henry, married Anna Smith; children: Frank, Ambrose,
Edward, Emma, Augustus, Clara, Joseph,
Lewis, Daniel, Frederick, Samuel, deceased.
Io. Joseph, married Eda Dettman; children:
Charles, Irene, Magdalene, Mildred, Kenneth,
Edward, Alberta.
Children of Andrew and Lena (Rapp) Hufnagel: I. Catherine, born November I9, I876,
died aged two years. 2. August H., born December I2, 1877; unmarried. 3. Mary, born
August 28, 1879; married Frank Eisenman;
children: Andrew and Edward, twins; Henry;
Catharine; Helen; Elizabeth; Clara Agnes;
Norman. 4. Henry, born December 28, I880.
He was assistant treasurer of Clarion county
under his father, and commissioner's clerk, and
is now serving his second term as proth.onotary. He is the youngest man ever elected to
office in Clarion county, and has been in the
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Clarion county courthouse as an officehiolder
and commissioner's clerk since I900o; and now
(I913) still holds the office of prothonotary.
He is also interested in the Citizens Trust
Company of Clarion, of which he is assistant
treasurer as well as assistant cashier. He is a
Democrat in politics. He married Elizabeth,
daughter of Jacob Faller; children: Andrew
and Francis. 5. Catherine, born July Io, I882.
6. Agnes, born I896, now deceased. 7. Clara.
8. Paul.
B. Franklin Vogle, one of the
VOGLE editors and proprietors of the
Westmoreland  Democrat,  was
born in Greensburg, Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, May Io, I854, and is the youngest son of Augustus and Mary Ann Vogle.
His grandfather, Augustus Vogle, lived and
died in Germany, where he was in active military service for fifty-six years, during the
greater part of which he held the high rank
of chief-of-staff in the army of the Grand
Duke of Hesse. On his retirement from the
army he was signally honored by a banquet
given by the king, who also, presented him
with a silver tankard on which was engraved
a befitting inscription as a token of esteem.
Augustus Vogle (father) was born in the
city of Darmstadt, Germany, October I, 1815,
and was educated in the military institutions of
that country. Shortly after his graduation he
was placed in command of the military post
at Mayence, on the Rhine, a strongly fortified
station o.f much importance on the border between France and Germany. He held the rank
of captain, and had flattering prospects of high
advancement, but owing to some differences
with his superior officers, and being a firm believer in the Republican form of government,
he resigned his position and came to the
United States in I839, being then twenty-four
years of age. Coming to Westmoreland county almost directly, he engaged in the tanning
business at Greensburg, and soon invented a
process which so facilitated the art of tanning
that results formerly requiring nine months
were attained in one-fifth of that time. His
new process was adopted widely throughout
the country, and the art of tanning was practically revolutionized.  He was successfully
engaged in the tanning business until his sud(len death, which resulted from drinking ice
water while heated by work; he died March
9, I856.  Mr. Vogle was a man of literary
taste and ability, and left behind him a number
of sketches and short poems, some of which
gave evidence of much merit. He was one of
the founders of Odd Fellowship at Greensburg, having organized the first lodge of that
place. Decided in his convictions, strong and
impulsive in disposition, upright in character
and bright in intellect, he was a man whose
influence for good was felt, and whose impress was necessarily left on his generation.
He was a typical blue-eyed German, a pronounced Democrat, and an active member of
the Lutheran church. His wife was Mary
Ann, a daughter of Michael Winsheimier, by
whom he had five children. The Winsheimers
originally came to this country from  near
Nuremberg, Germany, at an early period in
the history of Westmoreland county.  Mrs.
Mary A. Vogle died at her home in Greensburg, September I2, I892, in the sixty-seventh
year of her age.
B. Franklin Vogle, a "worthy son of an
illustrious sire," received his education in the
public schools of Greensburg, and began active
life as a printer, learning the trade in the
office of the Democrat, edited at that time by
Edward J. Keenan, a distinguished lawyer and
noted politician. After completing his trade
he and a company of others purchased the
equipment of Frank Cowan's paper and established, in September, I875, The Democraltic
Times, which had an existence of two years,
Mr. Vogle being the real, and E. J. Keenan,
Esq., the apparent editor, because of the almost
continuous illness of the latter during that
time. Mr. Vogle became, in I877, the editor
of The Oil Timtes, owned by James F. Campbell, and published in the active oil field town
of Edenburg, Clarion county, Pennsylvania.
A year later he became city editor of The Daily
Breeze, of Bradford, Pennsylvania, which was
afterwards merged into an established paper
of that place, The Daily Era, of which journal
he was for three years city and managing editor, and was at the same time the representative of the Associated Press for the northern
oil region. During that period Mr. Vogle was
likewise the special correspondent of that busy
petroleum center of several of the leading
newspapers of New York and Philadelphia.
Mr. Vogle removed to Pittsburgh early in
I882, and was employed on the staff of The
Leader of that city, and also did considerable
work for several of the morning papers at
the same time. He returned to Greensburg
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in November, I882, and in company with T. R.
Winsheimer purchased  The  Westmoreland
Democrat, which they have ever since edited
and published. The Democrat is a live weekly
Democratic journal, and circulates largely
among the old families of the county, being
the second paper founded west of the Allegheny mountains, having, been established on
May 24, I709. Mr. Vogle was the author of
an interesting and beautifully illustrated history of Greensburg, published by Vogle 
Winsheimer in I899, the centennial anniversary of the incorporation of Greensburg as a
borough. Mr. Vogle was elected a director
of the Greensburg school district for terms
covering a continuous period of ten years,
from June, I890, to June, I90o. He was also
chosen and served as president of the school
board for several years. At the regular annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania State Editorial
Association, held at Harrisburg, in January,
1903, Mr. Vogle was honored by election as
president of the association for the ensuing
year.
He. marrield, June IO, i9oi, Minnie Jane
Frederick, daughter of John C. Frederick,
Esq., and Mrs. Martha Oliver Frederick, of
Irwin. To Mr. and Mrs. Vogle has been born
a daughter, Alice Augusta Vogle.
Among the modern-day industries
HEINZ in its line none outrank the great
H. J. Heinz Pickle and Preserving Works of Greater Pittsburgh, which was
founded in I869 by Henry John Heinz, whose
ancestors came from Germany. Lorenz Heinz,
who was born in the latter part of the seventeenth century, in Kallstadt, province of Rheinfalz, Bavaria, Germany, was a prosperous wine
producer, a state official and a church trustee,
which, in that country, meant a man of some
distinction, as the church and state are there
so closely allied.
Henry Heinz was the founder of the family
in the United States. He was born at Kallstadt, Germany, and came to this country in
I840, locating at what was then Birmingham,
now  South Side, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He married Miss Anna Margaretta Schmitt, a
native of Cruspis, Germany.  She came to
Pittsburgh in I843, met and married Henry
Heinz, December 4, the same year of her arrival in America. They were consistent and
devout members of the Lutheran church, of
the strictest integrity and the highest sense of
honor. They moved to Sharpsburg, a suburb
of Pittsburgh, in i850, where he engaged in
the brickmaking trade and later became a wellknown contractor and builder. They began
life's journey unaided by capital and were
hard-working and thrifty people. They were
blessed with nine children, which gladdened
the home circle. The oldest of these children
was Henry John, of whom this sketch will
largely treat.
Henry John Heinz, well and widely known
by reason of his connection as founder and
president of the H. J. Heinz Company, makers
of the famous "57 Varieties" of pure food
products, was born in the city of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, October  I, I844. He was educated at the public schools and Duff's Business
College of his native city. It was the intention
of his parents to fit him for the ministry, but
his tastes developed in the direction of business pursuits, and excepting for a few years
of his early manhood he has followed but the
one business calling, of which he has made a
great success. While yet a mere boy he evinced
business tact in the production and marketing
of vegetables, which were raised by him on his
parents' four-acre garden plot. His youthful
delight was to grow fine varieties of vegetables
and then dispose of the same at good prices,
putting the money into the family treasury.
He did not, however, in any way neglect such
opportunities to acquire an education as were
open to him. It is related of Mr. Heinz that
the first money he earned for himself was in
company with twenty more boys, who, at
twenty-five cents a day, picked up potato,es for
a nearby farmer, on a tract of land which later
was embraced in the holdings of the Aspinwall Land Company, of which he is the president. His religious training was well cared
for by devout Christian parents, whose influence was only for the best on his young mind.
In later years, after he had been crowned with
abundant success, he attributed it largely to
the precepts and example of pious parents.
Especially did his mother have great influence
over him and impressed upon him wholesome
principles which he has used to good advantage all through his life. The attachment between this mother and son was marked by a
devotion as beautiful as it was steadfast. At
the age of sixteen years young Heinz became
a bookkeeper and practical assistant in his
father's contracting business. At about this
time he also commenced to grow, grate and
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bottle horseradish, which he disposed of readily at the city market. When he footed up the
receipts for the sales of the year, he was seventeen years of age-i86I  and he discovered
that he had sold twenty-four hundred dollars
wvorth of garden produce from the four-acre
lot, which he had well fertilized and cultivated,
believing, as he said, "One must put gold into
the ground if they take diamionds out of it."
Ulpon reaching his majo.rity, his father took
him into partnership, and he soon evinced his
ability by the introduction of means by which
brickyards could be successfully operated in
winter as well as summer months.
In I869 he dissolved his business relationis
with his father and formed a partnership with
another, and engaged in brickmaking at Beaver
Falls, Pennsylvania, but this only continued a
short time, as destiny held something better
in store for him. He returned to his old home
at Sharpsburg and engaged in the pickling
business, and from that small, modest beginning in I869 has grown the present large establishe"ment, with a world-wide reputation for
the high character of its products and of its
business system, standards and ideals.  Mr.
Heinz has always been at the head o.f the house
an(d is its president to-day. There have been
a few changes in ownership of stock and officers with the passing years, but he has continued to be the leading moving spirit of the
company. This firm uses the annual product
of more than thirty thousand acres of vegetables and fruit lands; has fourteen branch
factories; employs four thousand persons, including about five hundred traveling salesmen;
has received medals and awards from all the
great expositions in the world, and at the home
factory, in Pittsburgh, occupies a floor space
of seventeen acres, which is increased to fiftytwo acres when all branch houses are counted
in.
Mr. Heinz has many financial interests growing out of the fortune accumulated in the business which has been uppermost in his mind for
a third of a century. He is the president of
the Central Accident Insurance Company, of
Pittsburgh; president of the Winona Interurban Railway Company, of Indiana; president of the Aspinwall Land Company; director
of the Union National Bank and a director of
the Western Insurance Company, of Pittsburgh. In politics he is a Republican, but has
never aspired to office and never held public
office except that of member of the board of
education at Sharpsburg while he was a resident of that borough. He is a member of the
Presbyterian church. For over twenty years
he was superintendent of a Sunday school and
that during the busiest years of his life. He
has been president of both state and county
Sunday-school associations and a delegate to
three international conventions. He has also
been an active worker in the Young Men's
Christian Association.  As member of the
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce he, with
others, set on foot the means by which the
"Greater Pittsburg" bill was finally passed,
making P'ittsburgh and Allegheny City one. He
was also one of the founders of the Western
P:'ennsylvania Exposition Society, and is its
vice-president.
Mr. Heinz possesses a magnificent home in
the East End of Pittsburgh, to which locality
he removed in I89o from Sharpsburg. Having been an extensive traveler in many foreign
lan(ds, including Europe, Egypt, Palestine,
China, Japan, Mexico, West Indies and
throughout his own country, he has collected
a vast assortment of rare and very valuable
curios, which adorn one whole floor in his
present residence. This is one of, if not the
largest, private collection in Pennsylvania.
Every age of the world and every inhabitable
portion of the globe have contributed to this
museum of antiquities. Being of a generous
and high-minded character, he is philanthropic
and given to deeds of charity. He is one of
the advisory board in several charitable institutions and member of the board of directors of three educational institutions.  With
his social qualities he very naturally finids
membership in the Duquesne, Country and
Union Clubs of Pittsburgh. By reason of his
fair dealing with and sympathy for the laboring classes in general, his policy has been so
shaped that he has never had the labor strikes
so common with large companies. Each of
the thousands in his employ feels that he is
just and generous.
September 20, I869, he married Sally Sloan,
daughter of Robert and Mary (Sloan) Young,
of Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Heinz was
of a highly esteemed family from County
Down, Ireland; they were of the Presbyterian
faith. She was a faithful companion and
true mother, the light and life of the home -she
adorned by her noble Christian virtues. She
died November 29, 1894. The issue by this
union was: I. Irene Edwilda, who married
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John L. Given, of New York City, now engaged in the advertising business. Mrs. Given
was educated in the Western Pennsylvania
College for Women. 2. Clarence Noble, unmarried and connected with the advertising
department of the Heinz Company. 3. Howard, who is the vice-president of the H. J.
Heinz Company; married, October, I9O6, Miss
Elizabeth Rust, of Saginaw, Michigan. 4.
Robert Eugene, died in infancy. 5. Clifford
Stanton, still a young man, just out of Lafayette College.
Captain Thomas Reid was born
REID April 2, I82I, in Pennsylvania, died
March 26, I89I. After his marriage in I840 he lived in Rochester, Beaver
county, this state.  He was a river captain
and boat owner and for many years was engaged in shipping coal up and down the Ohio
river. He and his wife both owned good
farms in Beaver county, and they were devout
members of the Presbyterian church, in which
he was an elder. In politics he was an uncompromising Republican and while he never
aspired to public office of any description he
was loyal and public-spirited in his civic attitude and gave freely of his aid and influence in
support of all measures projected for the common good. Mrs. Reid, who was Frances Irwin, born July I I, I820, died March I, I896,
was descended from a prominent Pennsylvania
family and was a sister of General Irwin, who
was at one time secretary of state. Captain
and Mrs. Reid died in Rochester, Pennsylvania, and they were the parents of twelve
children, as follows: I. Sarah, widow of Dr.
Francis Davis; she lives in Oil City, Pennsylvania. 2. William  H., was a Union soldier
during the civil war; died in the city of Chicago.  3. Thomas, died unmarried.  4. Ida,
married Dr. Hannibal; lives in Ohio. 5. Estella, wife of James McGowan; they are residents of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. 6. W. Irwin, a hardware merchant at Franklin, Pennsylvania; he was at one time associate editor
of the Clarion Democrat. 7. Anna, wife of
John Ramsey, of Aspinwall, Pennsylvania. 8.
Frank, engaged in the real estate business at
Beaver Falls, this state. 9. George, a journalist by profession; maintains his home in New
York City. io. Jennie, deceased; she was wife
of John Anderson, an old civil war veteran.
ii. Elizabeth, unmarried; for many years
past has been principal of one of the schools
in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  I2. Alexander
M., mentioned below.
(II) Dr. Alexander McCandless Reid, son
of Captain Thomas and Frances (Irwin)
Reid, was born at Rochester, in Beaver county,
Pennsylvania, December I9, I854. He was
educated in the public schools of Rochester
and attended Bethany College, West Virginia,
and after deciding upon the medical profession as his life work was matriculated as a
student in the University of Michigan, at Ann
Arbor, in the medical department of which
admirable institution he was graduated as a
member of the class of I878, with first honors,
duly receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine. He entered upon the active practice of
his profession at Clarion, Pennsylvania, and
in this city resided until his demise, which occurred April io, I89o. For several years he
was jail physician in Clarion and he was secretary of the county board of pension examiners.  In connection with his professional
work he was a member of the Clarion County
Medical Society, the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. His recognized skill as a physician
and surgeon brought him a large and lucrative practice in Clarion county, where he was
held in high esteem by all who knew him. In
life he was an unassuming man. He gave
largely to public affairs. To everything that
had a tendency to help along benevolent or
philanthropic enterprises he ably and willingly
contributed. In politics he was a Republican,
and his religious faith was in accordance with
the teachings of the Presbyterian church. He
was but thirty-five years of age when death
called him. Dr. Reid married, October 9,
I879, Charlotte Electa Corbett, a native of
Clarion, daughter of Amos Williams and
Sarah (Williams) Corbett (see Corbett II).
Dr. and Mrs. Reid had one son, Amos McCandless, mentioned below. Mrs. Reid survives her honored husband and still resides in
Clarion, where the circle of her intimate
friends is coincident with that of her acquaintances.
(III) Amos McCandless, son of Dr. Alexander McCandless and Charlotte Electa (Corbett) Reid, was born in Clarion, Pennsylvania, November 25, I88o. He received his
preliminary educational training in the public
schools and high school of Clarion and in
"Captain Cable's Military School," at Staunton, Virginia, from which he graduated. Sub826PENNSYLVANIA
sequently he attended the Baltimore College
of Physicians and Surgeons and in that institution was graduated in I9o09 as a Doctor of.
Medicine. Immediately after graduating he
spent a year doing hospital service; he then
located at Charleston, West Virginia, where
he has since resided and where he is achieving
most gratifying success in his professional
work. He macle several trips to Panama as
ship physician on the steamer "Panama."
August 3, I9II, he married Leota Archibald.
(The Corbett Line).
(I) John Corbett was a native of eastern
Pennsylvania and came to Clarion county
about the year I8OO, when the present thriving
city of Clarion was a mere hamlet. He settled on a farm in Clarion county, cleared the
same and on it erected a substantial little log
cabin. He married Mary Mitchell (see
Mitchell II), likewise a native of eastern Pennsylvania, and to them were born the following
children: Isaac, Hamilton, Ross, John, Amos
W., mentioned below; Philip; Mary, became
the wife of Henry Fulton; Electa, married
Captain Packer; William; Elizabeth, married
John Winecup; Sarah, married William Kirkpatrick; Nancy Jane, remained single.
(II) Amos W., son of John and Mary
(Mitchell)  Corbett, was born  in  Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, November 3, I823. He
grew up on his father's farm, and for a time
after reaching his legal majority lived in Clarion township. In I868 he settled permanently
in Clarion, where he was a lumberman for
many years, being associated in that enterprise
with Samuel Wilson, a pioneer lumberman in
this section of the state.  Mr. Corbett also
owned a general store and a substantial brick
block in Clarion and the latter is now in the
possession of Mrs. Reid, mentioned above. He
had several farms in Clarion county and in his
day was reputed very wealthy. He was a Republican in his political convictions, and at the
time of his demise, September 28, I8.86, was
a candidate on the Republican ticket, for membership in the state legislature. He was sixtytwo years of age when he died. His wife,
whose maiden name was Sarah Williams, was
born in Clarion county, June 28, I824, daughter of Amos and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Williams, both natives of Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, whence they removed to Clarion county
about 1803  (see Mitchell II). Mr. Williams was a wool carder by trade and brought
the first carding machine to Clarion county.
He purchased a farm, which he cleared and
cultivated and on which he passed the residue
of his life. He was a son of Zachary Williams, who eventually removed to the state of
Indiana, where he died. There were nine children born to Amos and Elizabeth (Mitchell)
WIilliams, namely: Mary, married  William
Frampton; Nancy, married Jonathan Frampton; Rhoda, married James Potter; Eliza,
married David Fulton; Eleanor, married Dr.
B. H. Thomas; Jane, died at the age of eleven
years; Charlotte, married Charles McCafferty;
Sarah, married Amos W. Corbett, as noted
above; Peninah, married William Hunter. Mr.
and Mrs. Amos W. Corbett had five children, namely: Lansing Gilmore, passed his entire life in Clarion; Curtis Filmore, died in
Clarion; Mary Elizabeth, married J. S. Albright and lives in Clarion; Charlotte Electa,
married Dr. Alexander McCandless Reid (see
Reid II); Amos Williams, a merchant at
Clarion.  Mrs. Corbett is still living and is
eighty-eight years of age, in I9I2. She is a
Baptist in her religious faith, and her husband
was a member of that church when his death
occurred. Mr. Corbett was deeply interested
in the progress of Clarion and at the time
of the establishment of the Clarion Normal
School he contributed one thousand dollars
to its promotion.
(The Mitchell Line).
(I) John Mitchell was born in Ireland and
there married the only daughter of Lord John
Ross. He came to America in 1777 and settiled in the city of Philadelphia. He was a
soldier in the American army in the war of the
revolution, being a private in Captain Alexander McCoy's company, Colonel James Dunlop's battalion, First Cumberland County
Militia, and was mustered into service, July 28,
1777. His command was at Brandywine and
Germantown. When the period of his first
enlistment had expired, he became a private in
Captain Thomas Clark's company, Cumberland County Militia. He had eight children,
one of whom, William, is mentioned below.
(II) William, son of John  and
(Ross) Mitchell, was born and reared in Pennsylvania. He married and had a number of
children, among whom were two daughters,
Mary and Elizabeth Mitchell. The older
(laughter, Mary, became the wife of John
Corbett (see Corbett I), and Elizabeth, mar827