Josiah VanKirk Thomp
Josiah VanKirk Thompson Notebook
Volume 4
Oak Hill, Oct 19, 1920 8:40 PM
Copying from scratch paper:
Oct 14, 1920 2:44 PM At Mrs S. Florence Hunter's, widow of Archibald Boyd Hunter.
David Hunter's Bible (this was his old home) printed at Phila, Pa in 1857 by J.B. Lippincott & Co.
Marriages
David Hunter & Margaret A. Boyd Mch 18, 1848.
A.B. Hunter & Sarah Florence Bell Sept 15, 1874.
Margaret Hunter & Thomas Hanna Feby 8, 1872.
Lucetta Hunter & J.F. Hough Feby 4, 1880. (He is dead & she lives in Detroit. He is buried there. He was a son of Paul Hough, but not of the Paul that married Margaret Cook.
Mrs W.F. Null living in Underwood, a suburb of Greensburgh, Pa is a daughter of William Bell, who was a son of Walter & Polly Bell. Her sister, Etta Bell, lives with them & they probably have their father's Bible, so Mrs S. Florence Hunter, their sister says. Her husband was Archibald B. Hunter.
Mrs Mary Wachob at West Newton, Pa is the only living child of Paul & Margaret Cook Hough, so Mrs Hunter says.
Marriages Continued
Emma F. Hunter & John C. Bell, Oct 21, 1880. (She is dead. He is a brother of Mrs Hunter.)
Joseph Oliver Hunter born Nov 9, 1891
Births
William Hunter Feby 13, 1799.
David Hunter Nov 25, 1806.
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Margaret A. Hunter Mch 1821. (William owned this farm, was a bachelor & David, his brother, inherited it from him & moved in from the adjoining farm which he owned.)
Births C'td
Archibald Boyd Hunter born Dec 17, 1848.
Mary Jane Hunter born Nov 7, 1850.
Lucetta Hunter born July 7, 1853.
Margaret Hunter born July 7, 1853.
William Hunter born Feby 16, 1857.
Josiah Hunter born April 21, 1858.
Emma Florence Hunter born Apr 21, 1858.
(Mrs Margaret A. Hunter, the mother of above 7 children, two sets of twins, was a daughter of Archibald Boyd & had also a brother, Archibald Boyd who was father of John C. Boyd, dairyman living on the pike adjoining Frank A. Gaut.
Deaths
William Hunter (a child & son) Died Sept 9, 1857.
Josiah Hunter Died Sept 7, 1858.
Margaret A. Hunter (mother) died Sept 17, 1874.
Emma F. Bell died June 21, 1881.
David Hunter died May 31, 1892.
Archibald Boyd Hunter died May 13, 1904.
William Hunter (bro of David) died Apr 20, 1885 being 86 yrs 2 mos & 2 days old.
(Mrs S. Florence Hunter's P.O. address is West Newton, Pa RFD No 1.)
Family Bible of A.B. Hunter Published in Phila, Pa in 1880 by A.J. Holman & Co.
Archibald Boyd Hunter was born Dec 17, 1848.
Sarah Florence Bell Hunter was born Oct 2, 1851.
To them the following children were born:
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David Hunter born Feby 11, 1875.
Anna Cora Hunter born Dec 27, 1876.
William Hunter born June 5, 1879.
Bennett Blaine Hunter born Aug 14, 1881.
Emma Florence Hunter born Dec 24, 1883.
Archibald Boyd Hunter born Oct 16, 1886.
Mary Frances Hunter born Jany 24, 1889.
(Her great grandmother, Polly Bell died the month before as Cora spoke up & said viz Dec 26, 1888 aged 96 yrs.)
Deaths
William Hunter died Jany 16, 1903 aged 23 yrs 7 mos & 11 days.
Archibald Boyd Hunter died May 11, 1904.
On a slip of note size scratch paper which Mrs Hunter allowed me to bring home to copy & which I am returning to her by tomorrow's mail with two typewritten copies was the following record from the Bible, she said of her father William Bell
Family Record
William Bell was born Jany 12, 1817.
Fanny A. Bennett was born March 11, 1827.
William Bell & Fanny Bennett were married Sept 3, 1850.
Births
Florence Bell was born Oct 2, 1851.
Polly Bell was born Apr 19, 1853.
Charlotta Bell was born Nov 19, 1854.
John Bell was born Oct 22, 1856.
Bennett Bell was born March 4, 1858.
Walter Bell was born Oct 21, 1859.
Joseph Bell was born Feby 1, 1862.
H.L. Bell was born Oct 4, 1864.
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Anna Cora Bell was born Aug 22, 1866.
Alma Etta Bell was born Jany 27, 1868.
Albert M. Bell was born Jany 4, 1871.
Marriages
Florence Bell was married to Arch B. Hunter.
Charlotta Bell was married to Millard F. Null.
John Bell was married to Emma Hunter.
Walter Bell was married to Vina Hough Nov 1800.
Bennett Bell was married to Laura E. Reynolds Nov 22, 1885.
Harry L. Bell was married to Sadie Wineman October 1888.
Deaths
William Bell died Dec 24, 1888.
Fanny A. Bell died Nov 19, 1881.
Joseph Bell died April 27, 1868.
Anna Cora Bell died Aug 22, 1868.
on a separate slip of paper was written:
Mrs Polly Bell, born Aug 6, 1792, died December 26, 1888 aged 96 years 4 mos & 20 days.
A newspaper clipping Mrs Hunter gave me.
Death of Ex Sheriff Bell
Died at his home in South Huntingdon Tp of pneumonia, Wm Bell aged 69 years. States he was elected Sheriff of Westmoreland Co in 1862 & served his term with credit.
On another slip of obituaries she gave me, it was announced:
Died on Tuesday Evening 12th inst at the residence of her son, near Waltz Mill in Sewickly Tp, Westnd Co, Mrs Jane Hunter, widow of Wm Hunter Esq, late of South Huntingdon Tp decd in the 79th yr of her age. The deceased was born in Chester Co Pa & was brought with a younger sister to this, then Bedford Co, in the year 1770 by their father & mother Andrew & Margaret
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Oliver who settled on the Little Sewickly Creek upon a tract of land since known by the name of "Hope farm" & where they resided during their lives. The deceased in her youth, had witnessed many of the trying scenes, danger & difficulties of the early settlers of this county. She was one of those saved in the Fort at Hannastown when that place was sacked & burnt by the Indians. She had been placed in the family of Mr Hannah under the care of her Uncle James Brison at that time Deputy Protty [sic] of this County, & by him sent to school in that town. She was for many years a regular & exemplary member of the Presbyterian Church in the Sewickly Congregation.
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Oak Hill Oct 24, 1820 7:33 AM
Record of inscriptions as taken from the West Newton Pa Cemetery Oct 13, 1920 commencing at 11 Am beginning at right of drive gate as you go in, at Dr L. Sutton monument & continuing in sections as you go up the hill to right of drive way through center of cemetery which is in Rostraver Tp.
1. Nehemiah Stokely, April 1845, June 1897
2. Stevenson Monument with markers viz:
William Fulton Apr 20, 1862, May 24, 1903.
Elenor Rankin Nov 6, 1860, Sept 2, 1891.
3. Nancy H., wife of Archibald Budd Died June 28, 1869 aged 39 yrs 10 mos 26 days.
4. Rachel, wife of John Swem, Died Aug 22, 1865 aged 48 yrs 2 mos 2 days.
5. John L. Swem, Died Jany 19, 1887 aged 78 yrs & 27 days. Our Father has gone to a mansion of rest. To the Glorious land by the Deity blest.
6. Wm W. Swem of Co B 77th Reg Pa Vol. Died March 22, 1877 aged 30 yrs 6 mos 18 days.
7. Daniel Swem, Died Feby 5, 1879 aged 68 yrs 2 mos & 21 days.
8. Amanda, Dau of F. Swem died Aug 2, 1865 aged 13 yrs 6 mos.
9. Lucy, wife of T.L. Robertson died Nov 3, 1883 aged 35 yrs 8 mos 8 days.
10. David Orr 1852-1910 Father
11. Magdalena Orr 1844-19 Mother (evidently living)
12. Leah (No other name) with markers only:
Father 1843-1909. Mother 1845-1909.
13. Chas M. Robertson, Died Oct 25, 1881, aged 65 yrs 8 mos 15 days.
14. Sarah, wife of C.M. Robertson, Died July 21, 1885 aged 65 yrs 7 mos & 9 days.
15. Mary Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Smith, Died Mch 14, 1869 aged 18 yrs 8 mos & 13 days.
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16. Gasper Markle, Died Oct 15, 1868 in the 59th yr of his age.
17. Elizabeth, wife of Gasper Markle 1816-1887.
18. Alvira F. Budd, Born Apr 28, 1837 Died Apr 27, 1899.
19. Elizabeth E. Markle 1844-1919
20. William Miller, Died Sept 2, 1869 aged 84 yrs 7 mos & 1 day.
21. Mary Markle, wife of William Miller Died May 8, 1873 aged 85 yrs 2 mos & 10 days.
22. John M. Miller, Co F 155 Reg Pa Vol Inf Died Mch 1, 1894 in his 67th year.
23. John G. Neth Died July 26, 1876 aged 63 yrs 10 mos & 23 days.
24. Anna M. wife of J.G. Neth, Died Aug 13, 1888 aged 73 yrs 10 mos 13 days.
25. Stevenson Monument viz: Alexander F. Stevenson 1818-1895 Father
26. Elizabeth P. 1825-1912 Mother
27. Susannah M. 1855-1858
28. A. Plumer 1866-1897 29. Mary, wife of Alexander Rankin 1831-1897.
30. Mamie B. dau of Alex & Mary Rankin, Died Mch 5, 1881 aged 8 yrs 2 mos 25 days.
31. Alexander Rankin, Died Jan 1, 1890 aged 58 yrs 8 mos 21 days.
32. Margaret Kramer, Died Aug 10, 1890 in her 83d year.
33. Philip Neth 1843-1919.
34. Abram E. Neff 1857-1916 Father
35. Viora Marsh Neff 1856-1907 Mother
36. Martha A. Neff 1859-1918.
37. Harry A. Neff 1884-1888.
38. Alexander Elliott, Feby 24, 1810, Feby 19, 1890.
39. Isabella Elliott, Sept 26, 1821, June 16, 1891.
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40. Robert Robertson, Oct 17, 1833, June 25, 1904.
41. Margaret Duncan, his wife, Feby 19, 1831 evidently living or in a recently made grave.
42. Omar P. Fulton, Died Aug 18, 1890 in 37th year.
43. Alex, son of O.P. & M.B. Fulton, Born June 16, 1878, Died Feby 28, 1879.
44. Scholl, Granite Monument:
Harry M. Scholl 1885-1908.
45. Nelson P. Johnson 1862-19
Hannah K. 1861-19
46. Stoneman Monument, Markers:
Jesse F. 1834-1911
Josephine C. 1840-1919
Newly prepared ready to be sodded with rolls of sod laying by
47. Neff Monument, New
Catharine N. 1865-1913.
48. Markle Monument Marker:
Charles D. 1869-1914.
49. McGrew Monument Marker:
Viola Pierce McGrew 1854-1911, Mother
50. Scholl (M.F.) Monument, Marker:
Ruth A. Scholl, Mother, born July 13, 1854 Died May 8, 1913.
Above driveway up to outside fence:
51. Larimer Monument, Markers:
David P.V. Larimer 1860-1918
Anna Larimer Carothers 1891-1919.
52. Neff Monument, markers
Eli L. Neff 1867-1917 Father
53. Charles E. 1896-1918, Co G. 52 Bu IR & T.C.
54. Blanche I. Markle 1916-1919.
55. Hays Blackburn McGrew 1882-1918.
56. Isaac I. Robertson 1853-1918.
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57. Frank E. Hough 1869-1911.
58. Wilmer W. Hough 1893-1918.
59. Suter Vault:
Eli C. Suter Born July 24, 1819, Died Sept 22, 1902.
Herman H. Suter, Born May 10, 1869, Died Sept 17, 1900.
Mary A. Suter, Died Oct 8, 1910 aged 67 yrs.
Anna Suter, Born Sept 5, 1874 Died Sept 28, 1897.
Back below the driveway again.
60. Benjamin H. Robertson 1881-1910.
61. Frederick J. Findley 1889-1915.
62. Reuben Hood, Born Feby 14, 1836 Died May 26, 1902 aged 66 yrs 3 mos & 12 days.
63. Benjamin Clark, March 1, 1858 - Sept 3, 1898.
64. James. W. Hough, grandson of J.W. & M. McGrew Died June 10, 1880 aged 13 yrs 9 mos 25 days.
65. James W. McGrew (Father), Born July 1, 1828, Died Oct 25, 1911.
66. Martha J. McGrew, Mother Born Dec 3, 1815, Died May 5, 1889.
67. Emily McGrew 1849-1915.
68. John Z. Rial, Born July 17, 1878, Died May 5, 1881.
69. H.A. Douglas, 1853-1900.
70. Emma L., wife of H.A. Douglas, Died Sept 17, 1894 aged 35 yrs 4 mos 26 days.
71. Alva A. Douglas, Born Nov 4, 1880 Died Apr 21, 1904.
72. Hannah L., Infant dau of H.A. & E.L. Douglas, No date.
73. Francis A., son of Wm R. & Mary S. Gaut 1902.
74. John Clark 1859-1920
Harriet, his wife 1865-
75. B. Fell Stoneman 1836-19
Huldah Stoneman 1841-1909.
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76. Capt. John W. Kreps 1837-1911.
77. Fritchman Monument
Charles D. 1875-1909
Grave just East of mon say W. Page Fritchman.
Grave just west of mon say Mary Markle Fritchman who was buried last week & is covered with flowers.
78. George R. Kreps 1833-1911
Florilla McGrail, his wife 1838-1916
East of driveway on Banks of the Youghiogheny River
79. John Smith 1824-1909
Susanna his wife 1834-1907.
80. John L. Kramer, Born Mch 24, 1877, Died Mch 23, 1907.
81. Isaac M. Budd, Born Mar 21, 1847.
Julia A. Budd, Born June 10, 1854.
82. Stoneman Monument Marker:
Helen R. May 8 - Nov 17, 1904.
83. Thomas S. Budd, Born March 20, 1875, Died Nov 4, 1903 aged 27 yrs 7 mos & 15 days.
84. John C. Carothers, Born April 14, 1845, Died Mch 27, 1900.
85. John W., son of H.H. & B. Finley Died Nov 15, 1899 in his 2d year.
86. Ebenezer M. Finley, Jany 4, 1814 March 14, 1897.
Mary C. Finley, Apr 9, 1827 Died Oct 13, 1899.
87. Major William Thompson, Died Jany 9, 1878 aged 58 yrs & 27 days
Eliza J. Wife of Wm Thompson died Aug 23, 1873 aged 55 yrs 9 mos & 11 days
Father & mother,
88. James Brison Oliver, Born June 2, 1781, Died Apr 7, 1874.
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89. Elizabeth Isett, wife of J.B. Oliver 1782-1830.
Ellen Allen, wife of J.B. Oliver 1799-1873
Francis R. Oliver, Born Sept 16, 1812, Died Feby 19, 1839 (Guess is 1889)
Andrew C. Oliver, Capt Co F 12 R.P.R.C 1814-1874
90. Israel Miller, Born Sept 19, 1816, Died Apr 4, 1888.
Mary A., wife of Israel Miller, Born Sept 13, 1828, Died Nov 6, 1867.
John A. Miller, Born Jany 9, 1849, Died Aug 1, 1888.
91. Mrs Eliza Kreps, Died March 3, 1887 in 76th yr of her age.
J.F. Kreps, Died May 4, 1888 in 82d yr of his age.
92. Hon. E.C. Leightly, Born Feby 11, 1822, Died Nov 1, 1903 aged 81 yrs 8 mos 20 days.
Hannah E., wife of Hon E.C. Leightly, Died Mch 20, 1903, aged 81 yrs 8 mos 93. Andrew H. Budd, Died Nov 24, 1881 in his 44th year.
94. Benjamin Budd, Born Sept 6, 1804, died July 7, 1871 aged 66 yrs 10 mos & 1 day.
95. John Guffey, son of Alexander & Jane Campbell Guffey 1833-1900.
Barbaretta Hough, wife of John Guffey 1833-1906.
Lizzie Irwin, Dau of J & B. Guffey Born May 26, 1873 Died July 22, 1878.
Infant Dau of J & B Guffey Died Mch 17, 1878 aged 14 days.
Elvira Jane, Dau of J & B Guffey, Died July 24, 1880 aged 1 yr 8? mos 17 days.
James Cook, son of J & B Guffey 1865-1892.
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96. Paul Hough, son of David & Barbara Hough 1809-1880.
Martha Cook, wife of Paul Hough 1811-1884.
Emiline Clark, dau of Paul & Martha C. Hough 1842-1895
97. James C., son of P & M Hough, Died June 2, 1869 aged 25 years.
98. Calvin, son of P & M Hough died Mch 26, 1862 aged 15 yrs 3 mos 2 days.
99. Catharine Clark, mother of James Hamilton, Born March 13, A.D. 1785, Died Oct A.D. 1864.
James Hamilton, Born Dec 2, 1804 Died Oct 28, 1891.
Jane Patterson, wife of James Hamilton, Born A.D. 1807, Died Sept 18 A.D. 1889.
Catharine Hamilton, wife of Jonas Cope, Born Mch 10, A.D. 1821, Died May 27, A.D. 1880.
100. Jane Patterson, Born Sept 20, 1769 died Feby 27, 1858.
Thomas Patterson Sr, Died Jany 30, 1867 aged 84 yrs 1 mo 18 days.
Mrs Mary Patterson, Died Apr 5, 1863 aged 83 yrs.
Mary Patterson, Died Jany 11, 1880 in 73d yr of her age.
101. John R. Patterson, Died May 1, 1868 in 94th yr of his age.
Mary, wife of John R. Patterson Died Nov 6, 1853 in 62d yr of her age.
102. Polly, wife of John Finley, Died Apr 20, 1871 in the 81? yr of her age.
103. Alexander Plummer, Died Dec 15, 1875 aged 88 yrs 11 mos & 28 days.
Eleanor, wife of Alex. Plumer, Died Apr 23, 1860 aged 63 yrs.
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Susan Plumer, Dau of R.F. & S. Weddell Died may 12, 1858 aged 8 yrs 2 mo & 2 days.
Jane Plumer, wife of Jesse Greer decd, Died Feby 2, 1890 in 79th yr of her age.
104. William F. Smith, Died Sept 21, 1862 aged 49 yrs 9 mos & 15 days.
Elizabeth Smith, Died July 21, 1884 aged 77 yrs 8 mos 15 days.
Eliza S. Smith, Born Oct 4, 1826,Died Nov 6, 1895 aged 69 yrs 1 mo 2 days.
105. David Fritchman, Born Apr 23, 1798, died May 23, 1869 aged 71 yrs 1 mo.
Rosannah, wife of David Fritchman, Born Sept 1808, Died Aug 9, 1888.
106. Harriet, wife of Florian Smith, Born Sept 19, 1843, Died Nov 17, 1863.
107. Joseph Stokely, Sr. Dec 20, 1783 May 3, 1864.
Martha M. Carothers, his wife May 20, 1811 Jany 21, 1899.
Samuel B. Stokely, July 15, 1856 May 7, 1886.
Joseph Stokely, Apr 22, 1843 July 18, 1892.
Neh. Stokely, 1845-1897.
108. Archibald W. Boyd, Father Born May 20, 1825, Died Nov 14, 1889 &
Elizabeth Boyd, Mother, Born Dec 3, 1836 Died Jany 5, 1903.
109. William B. Neff 1831 - 1914 Father &
Adaline V. Neff 1842 - 1916 Mother
Bertie, Florence, Eugene,
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110. A.B. McGrew, Died Oct 14, 1887 in 67th yr.
Hannah, his wife Died Oct 28, 1889 in 62d yr.
James B. Born May 15, 1858 Died July 14, 1907.
111. George Plumer, Born May 11, 1814, Died Apr 19, 1899 aged 84 yrs 11 mos & 8 days.
Lucetta Cort, his wife, Born Oct 28, 1828, Died Aug 22, 1915 aged 87 yrs.
112. Alexander Guffey, Born May 14, 1804. Died July 27, 1863.
Jane Guffey, his wife, Born Jany 1, 1807, Died Jany 22, 1861.
113. Father & Mother
Mary Ann Latimer, Died May 18, 1889 in 72d yr.
John Latimer, died Feby 8, 1892 in 76th yr.
114. Lizzie, wife of James Latimore, Born March 12, 1850, Died Aug 1, 1882.
Minnie A. Latimore, Born July 11, 1872, Died Sept 28, 1884.
John Latimore, Born June 1, 1879, Died July 25, 1879.
Margaret Jane Latimore, Born July 27, 1882, Died Sept 18, 1882
Back along left driveway:
115. John S. Hood, Corporal Co D. 142 Pa Vol, Born Dec 15, 1842, Died Apr 10, 1902.
116. John N. Robb, Born March 7, 1812, Died Sept 3, 1887.
Mrs. Leah M. Robb, Born March 12, 1818, Died Oct 15, 1892.
117. Albert G. Miller, 1819-1887.
Nancy, his wife, 1826-1914.
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118. David P. Bell, Died Dec 9, 1905 aged 79 yrs 4 mos 12 days.
Sarah J., wife of D. Bell, Died March 21, 1887 aged 54 yrs 8 mos 27 days.
Emma H., dau of D & S.J. Bell Died June 14, 187- aged 2 yrs 3 mos 27 days
Lulu Maud Bell, died Aug 19, 1903 aged 33 yrs 10 mos 25 days.
J.N., son of JW & N.A. Goslin, Died Feby 19, 1892 aged 4 mos 27 days.
William B, son of J & M Bell Died Jany 27, 1883 aged 26 yrs 20 days.
Samuel S. Bell, Born Nov 19, 1860, Died Jan 9, 1899 aged 38 yrs 1 mo & 20 days.
David W. Bell, Born Sept 15, 1875, Died Sept 29, 1901.
Almira A., Dau of D & S.J. Bell Died Sept 6, 1882 aged 26 (yrs) 24 days
Ella C., dau of D & S.J. Bell Died Nov 27, 1884 aged 21 yrs 8 mos 15 days
119. Robert Brown, Born July 26, 1815, Died May 19, 1909.
Barbara Ann, Wife of Robert Brown, Born Jany 9, 1818, Died June 25, 1902.
120. Samuel B. Oliver, Died Nov 27, 1864 aged 41 yrs & 7 mos.
Lydia P. Oliver Died Dec 30, 1913 aged 92 yrs 6 mos 26 days.
Infant son of SB & L.P. Oliver Died Aug 3, 1860.
Margaret P. Oliver, Died July 1, 1916 aged 68 yrs 11 mos 29 days.
Andrew G., son of SB & L.P. Oliver, Died Aug 3, 1863? aged 18 yrs 3 mos 3 days.
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121. Wm G. Newlon, Born June 6, 1808. Died Oct 8, 1854.
Matilda B. Newlon, Born Apr 10, 1809, Died Jany 21, 1899.
122. Adda McClure, wife of F.V. Jefferies, Died Sept 20, 1900.
123. William McCune, Born Oct 5, 1811, Died may 10, 1886.
Juliet, wife of Wm McCune, Born Aug 1, 1812, Died Nov 4, 1883.
124. John C. Plumer, Born Nov 28, 1788. Died July 18, 1873.
A man of inflexible firmness, of Stern integrity, a Soldier & Christian.
Maria Elliott, wife of John C. Plumer Born Jany 26, 1793, Died Sept 22, 1872. Faithful unto death.
Susannah A., wife of the Rev Thos Stevenson & daughter of John C. Plumer Died May 12, 1855 in the 33d yr of her age.
125. Sarah M. Linn, wife of J.B. McGrew, Died Jany 26, 1872 aged 46 yrs 7 mos & 12 days.
126. Ann, wife of S. Brenneman Died Oct 17, 1859, aged 43 yrs 11 mos & 25 days
Infant son of S & A. Brenneman. No date.
127. Howard S. Lawther, 1872-1910.
128. In memory of M.P. Smith Born May 12, 1814 Died May 14, 1884 &
Eliza Jane Smith, Born Nov 12, 1823, Died Feby 2, 1902?
On back of this monument is:
Diana Davis Hoskins, Born May 28, 1789, Died Dec 12, 1869?
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Sergeant Eben G. Smith Co F 12th Pa Res. Born Feby 25, 1840 Killed at the Battle of Fredericksburgh Va Dec 13, 1862.
Hattie F. Smith, Born March 7, 1855, Died Oct 14, 1860.
129. Andrew Smith, (This is Cousin Kate's father) Born Nov 29, 1793, Died July 16, 1878.
Juliana, wife of Andrew Smith, Born Feby 22, 1804, Died May 4, 1875.
130. William F. Budd, Born July 20, 1880, Died Mch 22, 1900.
131. Robertson Monument, on Banks of Yough River
Andrew 1824-1917.
Rebecca Irwin, wife of Andrew Robertson Born Aug 1, 1829, Died Apr 13, 1901.
James 1852-1910
132. William McCune, Born Nov 8, 1853, Died June 10, 1901.
Emily McCune, Daughter May 14, 1889 Aug 30, 1911.
133. Cassius C. Markle 1840-1905, Capt Co E 105th Reg Pa Vol Inft.
Sarah Bessie 1873-1874.
Mary Jane 1900-1913.
on Banks of the Yough River.
134. George T. Finley 1854-1919.
Violet C. Culler, his wife 1859-
135. Webster O. Markle, (Tom's boy)
136. Thompson,
James L. 1902-1904.
William E. 1891-1906.
137. In upper left hand corner is a Budd Monument & a new grave evidently Andrew N. Budd, buried last week & a marker:
Mary E. Stacy, born May 18, 1891, Died Aug 17, 1911.
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Away down in lower right hand corner:
138. Florence A. Neff, Born Sept 15, 1882, Died Nov 14, 1903.
Freeman E. Neff, Born June 17, 1859, Died Feby 4, 1894.
Anna Mary Neff, Born Feby 9, 1893, Died Feby 13, 1894.
Back of Chapel
139. Carothers Monument markers:
1. Father, 2. Mother, 3. James H. 4. Elizabeth M. 5. Martha B.
140. Julia A., wife of This is a small dark Robertson Monument just back of chapel, but it had gotten too dark to see the inscription, so I quit & walked back to Mrs H.H. Markle's.
Record of inscriptions from Markle or Millgrove Cemetery in South Huntingdon Tp taken Oct 14, 1920 commencing at 10:10 Am & beginning at grandfather Thompson's grave which is under a fine symmetrical Maple two feet in diameter & working from upper side of cemetery down in tiers.
141. Andrew F. Thompson, died Apr 20, 1825 Aged 34 years (Neibert & Co on corner as makers of tombstone)
142. McCune Monument:
Robert 1840-1907
Charlotte A. his wife 1835-
143. Cyrus, son of MF & R.A. Scholl, Died July 25, 1880 aged 7 days (should be July 20th)
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144. Emma Bell, daughter of W.L. & F.M. Scholl, Died Oct 12, 1887 aged 15 years.
William Walter, son of WL & F.M. Scholl died May 6, 1888 aged 6 mos.
Sarah J. died Sept 2, 1892 aged 10 yrs 1? mo 4 days
Adaline died Sept 4, 1892 aged 7 yrs 2 mos 2 days.
Daughters of W.L. & F.M. Scholl
John H., Died Feby 7, 1896 aged 15 yrs 8 mos 16 days, son of WL & F.M. Scholl
145. Christian Scholl, Died Feby 11, 1904, aged 89 yrs 2 mos.
Ally Anna, wife of C. Scholl died June 12, 1879 aged 57 yrs 9 mos 21 days
146. David S., son of Christian & Ally Ann Scholl Died Sept 16, 1854 aged 13 yrs 10 mos.
Mary e. dau of Christian & Ally Ann Scholl Died Sept 24, 1854 aged 2 yrs 4 mos 25 days.
147. Susanna Miller, Died Oct 23, 1849 aged 2 yrs 4 mos 3 days.
Mary Miller, died Nov 8, 1856 aged 7 yrs 5 mos 24 days
Children of A.G. & Nancy Miller
148. Jasper Markle (should be Gasper) Died Aug 26, 1880 aged 90 yrs 1 mo 18 days.
Mary, wife of J. Markle (or Gasper) died Apr 1, 1881, aged 88 yrs 6 mos & 7 days.
Corporal Geo R. Markle, Co F 155th Reg Pa Vol, Died Apr 13, 1865, aged 32 yrs 11 mos 25 days.
Hannah, dau of Gasper & Polly Markle departed this life Dec 4, 1854, aged 25 yrs 3 mos & 19 days.
149. Cyrus Markle, Oct 22, 1822, Oct 3, 1906.
150. Cyrus P. Jr, son of C.P. & S.A. Markle, Born May 15, 1844 died Date is beneath the sod.
151. Jesse Harvey, son of Cyrus P, & Sarah Ann Markle Died June 10, 1843 aged 4 yrs & 5 mos.
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Mary Elizabeth, Dau of C.P. & S.A. Markle, died June 12, 1843, aged 7 yrs 5 mos & 11 days.
Joseph, son of C.P. & S.A. Markle, Died June 1, 1843, aged 5 yrs & 8 mos.
152. In memory of Sarah, dau of Gasper & Polly Markle, dept this life July 6, 1820 aged 1 yr 10 mos & 8 days.
153. C.M. July 4, 1790
A firm thick heavy substantial sandstone, the oldest in the cemetery & is the first wife of George Markle, oldest son of Casper Markle.
154. Joseph Markle, Died March 15, 1867, aged 90 years 1 mo.
In memory of Elizabeth Markle, wife of Joseph Markle who dept this life Dec 6, 1815 aged 33 yrs 6 mos 23 days. Here while this silent marble weeps, A friend, a wife, a mother sleeps. My Savior shall my life restore And raise me from my dark abode. My flesh and soul shall part no more, But dwell forever near my God. Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Markle, died Dec 30, 1868 aged 67 yrs 7 mos 28 days.
[A marginal note between the numbers 155 & 156 reads: See Book 12 P 338]
155. Caroline W. Markle, Dau of David & Maria Markle Died Aug 4, 1830 aged 7
yrs 8 mos & 4 days.
Florilla C. Markle, dau of David & Maria Markle died Aug 19, 1836 aged 9 yrs 5 mos & 6 days.
156. Hannah Markle, died July 30, 1865, aged 83 yrs & 5 mos. This headstone of Aunt Hannah's is under a pine tree bush & is nearest one to grandfather's grave.
157. Hannah, dau of Christian & Ally Ann Scholl died Apr 1, 1844 aged 1 yr 3 mos & 19 days.
Charles J. Scholl, Born_____1770, died Nov 4, 1844.
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Susanna Markle Scholl, Born_____1779, died Apr 20, 1850.
Hannah Scholl, Born Apr 3, 1819, Died Sept 19, 1842.
Jacob c. Scholl, Born July 21, 1812, Died Dec 12, 1842 (or 3)
J. Nicholas Scholl, Born Feby 3, 1735, Died Mch 8, 1796.
Hannah Scholl, wife of Nicholas Scholl, Born July 2, 1738, Died Feby 13, 1815. Buried at Moorsburg Church North Hampton Co. 158. Barbara Scholl, Died July 5, 1852 in 25th yr of her age.
159. David Markle, Dept this life Aug 16, 1828 aged 32 yrs 9 mos & 26 days.
160. David Scholl, died Mch 11, 1878 in the 61st yr of his age.
161. J.W.R. Hough, Died Apr 4, 1906 aged 78 yrs & 13 days.
Nannie J. Hough, died Aug 12, 1895, aged 58 yrs 5 mos & 27 days.
162. Shepard B. Markle, Born Nov 3, 1805, Died May 4, 1882.
Hannah Lobingier Markle, Born Aug 20, 1806, died Oct 15, 1888
Benjamin Franklin, son of SB & H.L. Markle, Died July 12, 1849 aged 15 yrs 11 mos & 23 days.
Elizabeth Painter, dau of SB & H.L. Markle, Died Sept 8, 1852 aged 21 yrs 11 mos & 8 days.
Lieut Joseph C. Markle, son of SB & H.L. Markle, killed at Antietam MD Sept 17, 1862 aged 24 yrs 5 mos & 12 days
David P., son of SB & H.L. Markle died Feby 27, 1871 aged 25 yrs 7 mos 12 days.
Sarah, Born Markle, wife of J.F. Carey, Dec 27, 1842, Feby 24, 1877.
Capt. John Markle Co F. 155th Reg Pa Vols 1835-1896.
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163. Adaline Sarah, Consort of Albert G. Bell & daughter of Jacob & C. Markle Died Feby 17, 1849 aged 25 yrs 1 mo & 21 days.
James B., son of A.G. & A. Bell, Died Aug 25, 1850 aged 3 yrs 5 mos & 21 days.
164. Jacob Markle, Born Apr 13, 1786, Died July 22, 1864 aged 78 yrs 3 mos & 9 days.
Catharine, wife of Jacob Markle, Born Nov 24, 1791, Died July 29, 1845.
Joseph, son of J & C Markle, Died March 14, 1827 aged 10 yrs 3 mos & 15 days.
Cyrus W., son of J & C Markle, died June 15, 1836 aged 7 yrs & 9 days.
Christopher P., son of J & C Markle died Aug 23, 1848? or 1843 aged 11 yrs 5 mos & 13 days.
165. Markle Monument:
Shephard B. May 15, 1844, May 5, 1900.
James C. Markle 1894-1895.
166. Genl Cyrus P. Markle, April 18, 1810, Oct 27, 1882.
Sarah A., wife of Cyrus P. Markle Died Nov 26, 1868 aged 54 yrs 5 mos & 14 days.
167. Mary E. Boyd, Born June 6 1812 Died Feby 29, 1892 aged 79 yrs 8 mos & 23 days. Asleep in Jesus;
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Jane K. Carothers Born Oct 11, 1824 Died Aug 7, 1896 aged 72 yrs 1 mo & 3 days?
Marker for Mary F. Boyd:
Mary Frances Boyd Died July 16, 1906 aged 58 yrs.
170. Joseph Markle, Born May 6, 1830, died Jany 31, 1892.
Anna Eliza Markle (This is Lida Work, dau of Jos M. Work) Nov 9, 1870, Dec 19, 1912.
Shepherd E. Markle, Born Mar 12, 1868 Died Dec 10, 1902.
171. John P. Markle, Died Nov 25, 1890 in 27th yr.
172. Markle Monument:
George W. 1841-1912, Father
Lawrence A. 1878-1880
173. John Fullerton & Margaret J. Fullerton on mon markers.
Father 1831-1911 Trough [sic] tomb & tombstone
Margaret Jane, wife of John Fullerton died June 9, 1876 aged 36 yrs 3 mos & 21 days.
174. Williams monument:
Daniel F. 1837-1908
Rebecca 1842-1906
175. Nehemiah Finley Died Dec 10, 1890 aged 69 yrs
Moriah Josephine, Wife of N. Finley died Sept 4, 1854 aged 25 yrs 5 mos & 23 days.
176. Peter Roadarmel died Feby 10, 1823 aged 65 yrs 6 mos.
Ann Catharine Rodarmel died Oct 21, 1854 in the 90th yr of her age.
Betsey Rotharmel (This was Mrs Wagner see 395-6 this book) died Apr 2, 1830 aged 40 yrs.
Peter Rotharmel, died Oct 8, 1860 aged 67 yrs 7 mos & 22 days.
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Maria C. Rotharmel (Aunt "Polly") died Feby 20, 1861 aged 72 yrs 5 mos & 6 days.
Samuel Roadarmel died Aug 3, 1850 in the 38th yr of his age.
James B., son of B&E Co F) [sic] Rotharmel died March 12, 1863 aged 6 yrs 4 mos & 12 days
Strickler J., son of B&E Rotharmel died Apr 8, 1863 aged 9 yr 5 mos & 18 days
177. Miller-Willer Monument
Roxanna Markle, wife of Dr W.N. Miller May 6, 1915 (date of death)
Frank Edward Willer Jany 1, 1914 (Date of death)
178. Harson R., son of H.D. & J.A. Hough, born Sept 26, 1883 died April 11, 1885.
Gracy P, dau of H.D. & J.A. Hough Born Apr 29, 1882 died June 6, 1882.
179. Martha A. Hough 1849-1917.
& Our Father Lewis C. Hough born July 9, 1817 died May 28k 1882 aged 64 yrs 180. 10 mos & 19 days. Kesney [Kermy?] Irene Hough 1880-1886.
Myrtle, dau of Alex & M.A. Hough died Jany 4, 1874 aged 9 days.
Blanche, dau of Alex & M.A. Hough died Aug 24, 1880 aged 4 yrs 9 mos & 15 days.
From here, a little below the Center of the cemetery, the back fence is on the precipitous banks running down to Sewickly Creek which is immediately below. The cemetery is in South Huntingdon Tp & I suppose across the creek is Sewickly Tp. 181. John L. Markle died Sept 4, 1877 aged 60 yrs 8 mos 14 days.
John E., son of J.L. & J.L. Markle died Nov 13 1878 aged 14 yrs 8 mos 15 days with markers:
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Father, John L. Markle 1816-1877.
Mother, Julia L. Markle 1835-1903.
Brother John E. Markle 1864-1878.
Annie, wife of Henry Lewis, died Apr 1, 1877 in her 70th year.
182. Handsome Westerly granite mon. Miller
William Miller, Father 1851-1913.
183. James Andrews, died July 17, 1903 in his 82nd yr.
Hannah Byers, wife of James Andrews died Jany 17, 1902 in her 78th yr.
David M. Andrews 1849-1915.
184. Emma Florence, dau of Milo T. & M.E. Scholl died Sept 18, 1883 aged 1 mo & 16 days.
Oscar Nicholls Scholl, son of M.T. & Minnie E. Scholl died Jany 8, 1899 aged 7 weeks & 3 days.
185. Minnie B. wife of D.S. Scholl, mother 1875-1911.
186. Last mon, over next road lower corner of fine westerly granite is Waltz Monument:
Jacob 1832-1909 & on reverse side is:
Florence C. 1903-1904.
Frances E. 1908-1909.
It is now 1:46 PM Oct 14, 1920 & I have finished this Markle Cemetery, also called "Millgrove Cemetery Inc Aug 1871". The lower fence runs down to the Geo W. Markle farm formerly 100 yrs ago the home of John & Elizabeth Jack Markle where grandfather died in 1825 & I am sitting on the base of the Waltz mon. with the old stone house in full view just in front of me. JVT
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Sewickly Church (Presbyterian) graveyard commencing at 3:58 PM Oct 14, 1920 & beginning at the back next to the old Bell farm.
187. Wm P. Bell 1860-1914.
188. Robert Robertson 1851-1912.
Away back next woods on Sewickly Creek
189. David Pollock, Died Nov 15, 1852 aged 87 yrs.
Rachel, wife of David Pollock Died July 16, 1839 aged 67 yrs.
Clark Brant, died march 23, 1860 aged 62 yrs 3 mos & 3 days.
190. Samuel Fullerton, died July 21, 877 in 83d yr.
Elizabeth Fullerton, consort of William Fullerton died Oct 12, 1833 in 80th yr.
191. John C. Carothers, who dept this life July 2, 1847 aged 67 yrs.
Anne Poe, consort of John C. Carothers who dept this life June 12, 1838 aged 66 yrs 6 mos & 3 days.
(These away back on banks of Sewickly Creek on well preserved sandstones & are the most legible inscriptions possible.)
Infant son of S & A Brenneman
192. Margaret J. wife of W. Finley died July 12, 1872 aged 37 yrs 8 mos 16 days.
Infant son of W & M Finley died Feby 8?, 1872.
Boyd, son of W & M.J. Finley died May 3, 1868 aged 2 yrs 2 mos & 8 days.
193. James Carothers died Feby 5, 1844 aged 64 yrs.
Elizabeth, wife of James Carothers died Feby 14, 1864 in 73d year.
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194. Charles Hunter, died Dec 10, 1831 aged 88 yrs.
195. Samuel Caruthers, died Jany 5, 1849 in the 70th yr of his age.
Ruth, Consort of Samuel Carothers died Feby 21, AD 1843 in the 52d yr of her age.
Martha Kirker, died Apr 26, 1804 aged 29 yrs.
196. Jane Clendenin, a widow indeed, died Oct 15, 1850 aged 68 yrs.
197. Infant dau of John & Dian Peairs, died Apr 10, 1868 aged 2 days.
198. Emanuel Neff, died Apr 18, 1850 aged 60 yrs 1 mo 21? days.
Nancy Neaff (See Page 108) Died Dec 4, 1838 aged 1 yr & 7 mos.
199. Archibald B. Hunter (See Page 2), Dec 17, 1848, May 11, 1904.
William Hunter, born June 5, 1879 died Jany 16, 1903 aged 23 yrs 7 mos 11 days.
David Hunter, died May 30, 1892 in 86th yr.
Margaret, wife of David died Sept 17, 1874 in 54th yr.
Josiah, son of D&M Hunter died Sept 7, 1858 aged 40 mos 16 days.
William, son of D&M Hunter died Sept 9, 1858 aged 6 mos 24 days?
200. Elizabeth Newlon, Died Dec 13, 1843 (or 1840) in 26th yr.
Joseph Newlon died June 22, 1840, aged 29 yrs 5 mos.
Nathan Newlon, died Aug 13, 1834 in 33d yr.
(One of the Newlon Stones is down.)
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Keziah Newlon died Jany 26, 1837 in 57th yr.
Mary Ann Newlon died Oct 19, 1839 aged 1 mo 8 days
William Newlon died Feby 21, 1839 aged 1 yr 10 mos 26 days.
At foot of a pine tree is:
201. Hannah Roathermel, consort of Daniel Roathermel, died May 2, 1834 aged 29 yrs 6 mos.
202. John, son of Thomas & Jennie Robertson died Dec 15, 1893 aged 21 or 71 yrs 11 mo 8 days.
203. Martha T., wife of Wm Robertson died Mch 17, 1883 aged 67 yrs 4 mos 24 days.
William Robertson, died Mch 15, 1876 aged 62 yrs 4 mos 11 days.
Hattie, dau of Wm & Martha Robertson died Sept 1, 1884 aged 26 yrs 5 mo & 17 days.
Mary Jane Robertson 1837-1903.
204. U.P. Fulton died July 30, 1877 in 64th yr.
Mary R. Fulton, died Aug 19, 1880 in 59th yr.
205. Susan, dau of Henry & Jane Drum died Oct 13, 1848 aged 23 yrs 5 mos 15 days.
Christian, son of Henry & Jane Drum died May 19, 1845, aged 5 yrs 11 mos & 30 days.
206. In memory of Elizabeth, consort of John Markle, decd, who departed this life Dec 10, 1830 in the 51st yr of her age.
207. William Hunter, died Apr 20, 1885 aged 86 yrs 20 mos & 2 days.
208. Brackenridge Thompson died Jany 21, 1856 aged 65 yrs 3 mos 3 days.
Mary, wife of B. Thompson died Jany 30, 1875 aged 73 yrs 7 mos & 6 days
Robert, son of B & M Thompson died Nov 27, 1859 aged 20 yrs 8 mos 12 days
Maggie Thompson, born 1845 died 1872.
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209. James G. Thompson died June 30, 1875 aged 30 yrs 5 mos 21 days.
William Thompson Co H 188th Pa Inf.
210. Under a pine tree that has just died:
Thomas Robertson, died Sept 22, 1848 aged 38 yrs 8 mos & 18 days.
Martha B. Robertson died Mch 3 (18?) 1848, aged 28 yrs & 18 days.
James Robertson died Feby 1, 1803 aged 63? yrs.
Jacob Robertson, died May 10, 1826 aged 20 days.
211. Jacob Hepler died Jany 3, 1875 in 72d yr.
Kezia Hepler died June 23, 1895 aged 77 yrs 4 mos & 4 days.
Ruth Hepler, consort of Jacob Hepler died Aug 23, 1839 in her 33d year.
(There is a lot of Bovards down under an apple tree & another Hepler stone down.)
212. Rebecca Fulton who dep'td this life June 22, 1823 in her 28th year.
Mary Fulton who dep'td this life Jany 25, 1830 in 29th yr of her age.
214. Elizabeth Plumer, late consort of John C. Plumer Esq. who dep'td this life Oct 16, 1827 in 38th yr.
(In a big lot enclosed in an iron pipe fence & is full of other Plumers tombstones viz: Alex, Geo, Joseph Etc.
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215. John Carothers, died Dec 2, 1858 in 79th yr of his age.
Isabella, consort of John Carothers & dau of Rev James Power D.D. who deptd this life Aug 9, 1839 in 61st year.
216. Thos P. McKee, son of Rev J.B. & C. Mckee died Oct 24, 1849 aged 3 yrs.
217. Robert Bell died July 25, 1832 in 31st yr. 218. William Hunter died Jany 1822 in 57th yr.
Jane, wife of W. Hunter died May 12, 1846 in 79th yr.
219. Mary A., wife of O.B. Robertson died Feby 24, 1875 aged 35 yrs 7 mos & 20 days.
Maggie E. dau of O.B. & Mary A. Robertson died Aug 6, 1874 aged 1 yr 2 mos & 8 days.
220. Isabella, dau of Joseph & Isabella Robertson died Mch 13, 1839 aged 4 mos 28 days.
Isabella, consort of Joseph Robertson & daughter of O & I Bovard.
221. William J. Robertson, Father Aug 11, 1819 - Jany 29, 1892.
William, son of W.J. & N. Robertson died Nov 21, 1862 aged 1 yr 3 mos 12 days.
Nancy, wife of W.J. Robertson died Aug 12, 1863 aged 41 yrs 6 mos 21 days which is right up by the church.
222. Joanna Robertson, consort of John Robertson who deptd this life Jany 9, 1831 aged 54 yrs 4 mos & 4 days.
Thomas Robertson, son of John Robertson died Mch 20, 1831 aged 21 yrs 9 mos 4 days.
A tombstone down just by Robertsons.
It is now 1:47 AM, Oct 25th, 1920 (Andrew's 40th birthday anniversary) & I have finished transcribing & will go to bed as I am to be called at 6 AM. JVT.
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Wm Penn Hotel, Room 723 Oct 26, 1920 6:30 PM
On Sept 5, 1920, Hannah E. Lawther wrote me enclosing a pencil record of the names & ages ( except that in the last two the ages were omitted) of the children of Gasper Markle, butcher, son of John Markle & Elizabeth Jack viz:
1. Alvira Markle born Apr 28, 1837.
2. Britte Markle born Dec 15, 1838.
3. Martha Markle born Nov 11, 1840.
4. Mary Markle born March 20, 1843.
5. Elizabeth Markle born Dec 28, 1844.
6. Micajah Markle born
7. David Markle born June 30 1853 (See Book 10 Page 134 Line 5)
which she says are as found in his Bible.
When at Mrs H.H. Markle's on Oct 13th, 1920, Hannah gave me a letter from "Carrie" (evidently Mrs Scheyer) to May (ie Mrs Lewis Donaldson, West Newton Pa) sister of Hannah's, dated Sept 29, 1920 in which she states: "Amzi Smith (brother of Mrs H.H. Markle) married Hannah Mary Van Patten. 5 children:
1. Frank Patterson 1870.
2. Carrie Harper 1872.
3. Mary Olivia? 1874? died in infancy.
4. Edith Markle 1876.
5. Amzi Smith Jr 1880.
A. Frank married Harriette Marsh 1896 4 children:
1. Constance 1897.
2. Oliver V.P. 1898.
3. Harriette Jr } I dont know the ages
4. Cornelia } of these two.
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B. Carrie Harper married John Young Schreyer 1895 Oct 23,
1. Mary 1897.
2. Eleanor 1900.
3. John Young Jr 1908.
C. Edith Markle married Richard P. Hawes May 1901.
D. Amzi married Mildred Crystal Uona.
Died
1. James Crystal born I think 1909.
All blank dates, I do not know, but I can get them if they are needed."
Hannah also gave me on 13th inst, a letter from her aunt, Mrs Kreps to her mother dated Sept 13, 1920 in which she gave the following record: viz:
"Family of JW & E.S. Kreps
John Wood Kreps was born on February 27th 1837 at Green Castle Pa, Died April 22d 1911. He served in the Civil War, was wounded and discharged.
Elizabeth Smith Kreps, daughter of M.P. Smith, was born at West Newton Pa Oct 20, 1838, was married to John W. Kreps December 14th, 1859.
1. Jacob Fordney Kreps was born in West Newton Pa October 22d, 1860, graduated from West Point June '83, Joined the 22d Infantry Regiment U.S.A. Is now retired.
2. John Eben Kreps was born in West Newton Pa June 9th, 1864. Is now Vice Pres't & Supt of the Union Rolling Mills of Cleveland, Ohio.
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3. Baby Corinne was born in West Newton Pa February 22d, 1867. Died Aug 30th, 1867.
4. Maude Amanda was born in Mill Village Pa October 30th, 1868 was married to N.W. Dorsey of Washington D.C. December 19th, 1899. Her home is in Washington.
5. M.P. Kreps was born in Allegheny Pa October 9th, 1871. Is now with his brother in the Union Rolling Mills, Cleveland, Ohio.
6. Mable Alvira was born in Allegheny Pa November 10th, 1878, Married Burton D. Munhall of Cleveland, Ohio, October 19th, 1904. Burton D. Munhall died on Feby 5th, 1920.
(signed) Elizabeth Smith Kreps 1521 31st Street N.W. Washington D.C."
Hannah also enclosed in the above letter a record of the family of her Uncle Harmar D. Smith in her own handwrite [sic] as follows: Harmar Denny Smith born July 22, 1834, died Oct 1, 1912.
Elizabeth Jane Moore, born Dec 26, 1843, died Oct 12, 1915.
Harmar Denny Smith } Married Elizabeth Jane Moore } Feby 10, 1864.
Issue:
1. Eben Lawrence Smith born Jany 19, 1865.
2. Harriet Moore Smith born July 2, 1868.
3. Ard Patterson Smith born Nov 7, 1869.
4. Frances Amanda Smith born May 2, 1873.
5. Robert Taylor Smith born Dec 26, 1879.
6. Mary Fay Smith born Dec 12, 1885.
On Oct 14, 1920, Mrs Anna Jack Gaut gave me the following letter when at her house, viz:
"Wilkinsburg, Penna Jany 26, 1916.
Mrs F.A. Gaut
RFD No 1 West Newton Pa
My dear Mrs Gaut:
While visiting in Ohio last August I saw Felix Robertson at Newark and Sarah Robertson at Linworth (near Columbus). Felix is John Robertson's youngest child: born December 12th, 1846, his mother being Sarah Palmer Robertson. He told me that his father, John Robertson, died August 28th, 1873 "in hi Seventieth year". According to this he was born in 1803 or 1804 and was probably the oldest child, as you stated last summer. His second wife Sarah Palmer Robertson, died in 1852.
On November 7th, 1857, he married again. His third wife was a widow, Sarah McElheny. There were no children by this third wife. Sarah Robertson, youngest child of John Robertson and Margaret Lowry Plumer Robertson, was born May 9th, 1837. I found her comfortably situated with some friends who have arranged to keep her and give her a home for the rest of her life. She remembered you and said she had held you in her arms when you were yet a baby.
Since I saw you I have found out that Joanna Jack was the daughter of John Jack and Eleanor Jack. John Jack came to Westmoreland County from Franklin County about 1772. John Robertson your grandfather, was the son of John Robertson and Sarah Robertson. This
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last John Robertson purchased a tract of land in South Huntingdon Tp in 1773. I find that your grandfather, John Robertson, in his will gave the family bible to his wife Harriet (Jewett?) Robertson. She evidently was married to James McCallister very soon after John's death. I have no further record of her. I hope you can give me some information in regard to what became of her and where the bible might possibly be, if still preserved. It doubtless contains some interesting family history as it was important enough to be handed down by will. It is unfortunate that it was not given to one of the sons as they would have taken care of it.
The first John Robertson and his wife, Sarah, and John Jack and his wife Eleanor, were in all probability residents of South Huntington Tp at the time of their death, yet I did not find record of them in the cemetery at Sewickly Church. What other Cemetery was in use at that time in that section of the Country? Where do you think they may be buried?
I have the following data concerning your father's brothers and sisters, which I would be pleased to have you look over and correct and add to it:
1. John, born 1803 o4 1804, died August 28, 1873.
2. Andrew, born Feby 2nd, 1807 died May 30th, 1887. (was he ever married, if so, to whom?)
3. Thomas, born June 16, 1809, died (unmarried?) Mch 20, 1831.
4. Eleanor, born June 2, 1814, died August 9th, 1869 married William Boyd.
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5. William J_____born Aug 11, 1818, died Jany 29th, 1892, married Nancy Kilgore.
6. Joseph. married Isabella Bovard &
7. Sarah, married William Plumer.
(Can you give me the dates of their birth and death?)
Mrs Henderson & the children are well. We often speak of the pleasant trip we had to West Newton last summer. I hope you and Mr. Gaut and the other members of your family have escaped the grip. We have had so much of it here in Wilkinsburg and Pittsburgh.
All wish to be remembered to yourself and Mr Gaut and we wish you a prosperous year. Sincerely,
A.A. Henderson 520 Wallace Ave"
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At residence of Cousin Wm L. Scholl South Huntingdon Tp Westnd Co Pa Wednesday, Oct 27, 1920 7:33 PM
I came up from Pgh Pa on the B&O train arriving at West Newton Pa at 6:25 PM where Will L. Scholl met me at the Sta & brought me out in his Auto. Mrs Scholl has brought down the Bible of her father-in-law, Christian Scholl which was printed in Phila Pa by John B. Perry in 1853 & from it I take the following record:
Christian Scholl & Allyanne Miller were married Nov 28, AD 1839. Christian Scholl was born Dec 12, AD 1814.
Allyanne Miller was born Aug 21, AD 1821.
1. David Shields Scholl was born Nov 16, AD 1840.
2. Hannah Scholl was born Dec 12, AD 1842.
3. William Lamech Scholl was born Oct 15, AD 1845.
4. Lucinda Miller Scholl was born Oct 21, AD 1847.
5. Millard Fillmore Scholl was born Jany 17, AD 1850.
6. Mary Elizabeth Scholl was born Apr 29, AD 1852.
7. John Fremont Scholl was born Aug 6, AD 1856.
Deaths
Hannah Scholl died Apr 1, 1844 aged 1 yr 3 mos 19 days.
David Shields Scholl died Sept 16, 1854 aged 13 yrs 10 mos.
Mary Elizabeth Scholl died Sept 24, 1854 aged 2 yrs 4 mos 25 days.
Ally Anna Scholl died June 12, 1879 aged 57 yrs 9 mos 21 days.
Christian Scholl died Feby 11, 1904 aged 89 yrs 2 mos.
From Family Bible of Wm L. Scholl, a large one printed at Springfield, Ohio by Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, but without date, I take the following record:
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Marriages
William Lamech Scholl and Mary Florence Bell were married March 10th, 1870.
Milo Templeton Scholl and Minnie E. Nicholls were married Apr 6, 1892.
Births
1. Milo Templeton Scholl was born Dec 31, 1870.
2. Emma Scholl was born Aug 26, 1872.
3. Ally Anna Scholl was born Mch 28, 1874.
4. Charles Christian Scholl was born Jany 16, 1876.
5. David Sylvester Scholl was born Nov 24, 1878.
6. John Hennings Scholl was born May 21, 1880.
7. Sarah Jane Scholl was born July 29, 1882.
8. Adaline Scholl was born July 2, 1885.
9. William Walter Scholl was born Nov 7, 1887.
William Lamech Scholl was born Oct 15, 1845.
Mary Florence Scholl was born Sept 8, 1850.
Deaths
Emma Bell Scholl died Oct 12, 1887 aged 15 yrs 1 mo 16 days.
William Walter Scholl died May 6, 1888 aged 5 mo 30 days.
Sarah Jane Scholl died Sept 2, 1892 aged 10 yrs 1 mo & 4 days.
Adaline Scholl died Sept 4, 1892 aged 7 yrs 2 mo & 2 days
John Hennings Scholl died Feby 7? 1896 aged 15 yrs 8 mo 17 days.
In the Biographical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland Co Pa by John M. Gresham & Co Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant published in 1890 is an article on Page 581 of Nehemiah Finley a son of John Finley who was a son of Squire Andrew Finley. Will L. Scholl says Squire Andrew Finley
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had a brother[1]*, John Finley who owned the farm that Peter Rotharmel bought when he came to Westnd Co in 1813. John Finley built the brick house that is now standing & owned & occupied by Tom Williams, son of Dave. William & Walter Bell did the carpenter work. It was built a short time before 1812. It was in 1812 that John Robertson, husband of Joanna Jack built the old stone house on the Pike. About the same time, old Robert Fulton built a big brick house a mile & a half further on toward Mendon. John Finley, above named, left a daughter who married Adam Byerly & they had as good a farm as there was in North Huntingdon Tp, limestone land. Their daughter married Scott Guffey of Sewickly Tp near Suterville. They had a boy Jimmy & a girl Hannah. Mrs Guffey had a brother Byerly who lived on the old place. It was 50 yrs ago when Will threshed for them that Mrs Guffey told him of her relationship to the Finleys. Her brother had three sons he thinks.
Mrs Wachob knew Samuel Thompson (probably the son of Samuel who made his will in 1800.) when they lived out on the farm. He came to Sewickly Church where she met him. Thinks he was well advanced in yrs. He lived out about Irwin & she thinks was a farmer. Knows nothing of his children.
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[Descendant Chart]
David Pinkerton Bell born July 27, 1826 in the old log house above the Church where Bradys now live. William & Walter Bell with their families both lived in this old log house of two big rooms. David was named Pinkerton for a neighbor (no relation) who lived where Yukon now is. Married Sarah Jane Bennett, daughter of David & Sarah Hough Bennett. Sarah Hough Bennett was the daughter of Joseph Hough who married Nancy Bell (nee Finley) widow of William Bell for his second wife. Both dead & buried with many of the children are buried in West Newton Cemetery. He died in Belle Vernon Pa & Will says he settled his estate in Uniontown Pa & that O.P. Markle & myself went on his bond as Adm.
[Their Children]
Mary Florence, B. Sept 8, 1850 m. Wm. L. Scholl.
Milo T., m. Minnie E. Nicholls. Both live in North Side Pgh. He is a machinist.
Raymond
Hazel
William
Milo Jr
There are also two boys & two girls dead.
Emma Bell, Died of Consumption.
Ally Ann, m. John C. Nicholls a bro of Minnie E. Farmer lives in Rostraver. Have had 12 children, most of them dead.
Edna
William
Arch
May
Martha
Charles C. M. Sarah Jane Rhoads. Farmer. Lives with his parents 3 dead & living.
Rufus, aged 21
Lamech Miller
Glenn
Ira, aged 11 [This could be Iva]
Alice, aged 8
David S., m.1. Minnie Braithwaite. She is dead. m.2. Mrs Sarah Hunter nee Pore. Her 1st husband was a son of Mrs. S. Florence Hunter who got killed when saw mill blowed up. Has 3 to 1st wife & 4 to last.
John H., D.Y. Died of typhoid fever.
Sarah J., D.Y. } Both died of Adaline, D.Y. } Diptheria
Wm W., D.Y. Died of consumption.
Sarah Samantha, m. Albert McClain son of David McClain. She is dead & buried in West Newton Cem.
Martha, m. Fred Goehring. He works at Radiator Works. Foreman of moulders.
Dorothy, living
Albert, died young.
Sarah, m. Chas Shearer, a railroader. Live in West Newton.
Harry
Albert
Charles
William
Maud, m. Clarence Miller an engineer on Penicky. A fine fellow. His father, a German. No children.
Annan, a boy, Unmarried carpenter works at Smithton Pa A spoiled boy.
Margaret Jane, m. Caleb Porter son of Elias Porter. She is dead & buried at Olive branch, the Baptist Church in Rostraver Tp. Porter was married before & is now living with his 3rd wife. She had no children.
Elmira Ann, Died a young woman, but unmarried. Buried West Newton Cem.
Nancy Adaline, m. John Goslin of abt Brownsville. He was a glass cutter, is now dead. She lives in Belle Vernon & Mrs Scholl says she has their Father's Bible with record.
Ethel Goslin, Boards at home, works in a R.E. office in Monesen [best guess]. Is unmarried.
Samuel Sylvester, Died unmarried. Buried West Newton Cem.
Charlotte Ellen, Called "Ella". Died unmarried when a young woman, was engaged. Buried in West Newton Cem.
Frances Idelia, called "Ida" M. James F. Porter Caleb's father Elias was brother of Peter whose son Elliott was father of James F. Both live at Los Angeles, Calif. Retired. Used to have store in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Harold, Died a young man with appendicitis, was too far gone when operated on. He was unmarried. Mrs Scholl thinks his death caused them to leave Oskaloosa.
Vera, a girl, Died young.
Emma Hunter, Died when a little child. Buried at Sewickly Church being 1st of family to die.
Lulu Maud, died a young woman, unmarried. Says all died of lung trouble which came thru their mother who was however a big stout woman. Buried West Newton Cem.
Cora Ethel, m. Ed? Budlong in California where she went for lung trouble. Live now at Seattle Wash.
Harold, is a young man, was in the war, but did not get to France. Unmarried?
David, got shot when out hunting & bled to death. Struck with butt of gun at a squirrel he had shot & gun went off striking him in the glands & driving a silver dollar in his pocket into his flesh. He bled to death. He was unmarried. Accident happened in Iowa at Oskaloosa. Buried at West Newton Cem.
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At residence of Mrs Mary J. Wachob No 610 Fourth St West Newton Pa Friday Oct 29, 1920 8:40 AM
Mrs Wachob has brought me in her father's family Bible which she says cost $2. It was printed in Phila Pa in 1850 by James A. Bill No 253 Market St New Testament dated 1849.
Marriages
Paul Hough & Martha Cook was married Febuary [sic] 9th, 1832. Births
Paul Hough was born April 7th, 1809.
Martha Hough was born April 6th, 1811.
1. Barbaretta Hough, dau of Paul & Martha Hough March 17, 1833.
2. Mary Jane Hough dau of Paul & Martha Hough November 28, 1834.
3. James Cook Hough, son of Paul & Martha Hough March 7, 1837.
4. Elizabeth W. Hough, dau of Paul & Martha Hough March 28, 1839.
5. Infant son of Paul & Martha Hough November 7, 1840.
6. Emiline Clarke Hough dau of Paul & Martha Hough January 19, 1842.
7. Infant daughter of Paul & Martha Hough October 18, 1845.
8. William Henry Hough son of Paul & Martha Hough October 22, 1846.
9. Calvin Hough son of Paul & Martha Hough December 24, 1848.
10. Edward Crawford Hough son of Paul & Martha Hough Febuary [sic] 9, 1851.
11. Martha Sophia Hough dau of Paul & Martha Hough Febuary 22, 1854.
George Paul Smith son of Allen & Mattie Smith was born July 31, 1883.
Deaths
1. Infant son of Paul & Martha Hough died Nov 30, 1840.
2. Infant daughter of Paul & Martha Hough died Oct 21, 1845.
3. James Cook Hough died June 2nd, 1862.
4. Calvin Hough died March 26th, 1864.
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5. Paul Hough died April 5, 1880.
6. Martha Cook Hough died May 21st, 1884.
7. Martha S. Smith died Sept 1st, 1884.
8. Emiline Clark Hough died May 26, 1895.
9. James Wachob died Oct 21, 1893.
Mrs Wachob says her great grandmother Martha Cook fell & broke her hip & was bedfast for seven years & died, so her mother told her when she, Mrs Wachob, was four weeks old at the age of 94 yrs. Mrs Wachob says she was born at a grist mill her father was running since torn down a mile or a mile & a half above Fayette City Pa. All of the first seven children above named were born there. About Apr 1, 1846, her father moved to farm out near Mill Grove almost adjoining (a small truck farm between) the Longanecker farm & which farm her Father in 1873 sold to Cyrus P. Markle & which has been known as their Dairy farm & now belongs to a man named Tarr who lives here in town. Here her brother William Henry Hough was born & also the three children younger than him. They moved into West Newton in Feby 1874. The only one of Col Edward Cook's family she remembers, was her grandfather, James Cook, whom she remembers very well as she lived with him or at his house a great deal. His wife was Mary Bell, a native of Ireland, who came to this country when she was a young
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lady. She had a sister, Margaret, who never married & whom they always called "Aunt Peggy" who came over on the ship with them. The ship was struck by lightning & it hit Margaret on the back of the neck, injuring her, but no seriously. Mrs Wachob thinks they told her that their parents had died in Ireland before they came over. She cannot just now recall from what part of Ireland they came.
She thinks her Uncle William E. Cook who was the last in the old house would have the Col Edward Cook family Bible record. He left two sons, Frank, a dentist, at Glassport or some of those towns & Marcus, who wasn't bright mentally who lived in Bellevernon & had differences with his wife. She thinks the John B. Cook family would have the Bible record of her grandfather James Cook. Her great grandmother, Martha Cook lived with her son James Cook & died at his home. She says her grandmother Cook kept slaves & they would play the violin which her mother would sing to when she was two years old & always was a great singer. Mrs Wachob herself, is still quite a singer despite her 86 yrs.
She says her grandfather Hough's name was David. He lived in Fayette Co 3 or 4 miles above Fayette City. She remembers him very well. They were living on the farm out by Mill Grove when he died at the age of 86 yrs. He is buried at Rehoboth. His wife was Catharine Fisher. She
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doesn't know what his father's name was nor any of his brothers & sisters, nor does she know any of the Cooks prior to Col Edward Cook or where they came from. David Hough Children were: 1. Mary (Polly) married 1st a man over in Wash Co. Pa.
married 2d John Jackman
2. Charlotte married a man up among the Elliotts.
3. Martha married John Pierce over in Allegheny side near Elizabeth.
4. Margaret married Thomas Williams from out about Indiana Co & later lived up about Smithton & they were the parents of Daniel & David Williams.
5. Sarah married Henry Fisher, lived between Belle Osmon & Fayette City.
6. Joseph died young unmarried.
7. William married Catharine Fisher sister of Henry.
8. Abram married Catharine Waltz, a sister of David Waltz who moved to Union- town Pa & whom I knew. There [sic] children were:
A. David, married Jane McCune.
B. Jacob, married Stumm [Sturm?] fr Fayette Co, went to Ohio.
C. Cyrus, married Mary from up among the Stephens in Fayette Co.
D. Halleck married a girl from up among the Stephens in Fayette Co.
E. Porter? or Painter died when a babe.
F. Catharine married a Cromley from up among the Stephens.
9. Paul married Martha Cook noted above.
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[Descendant Chart]
James Cook married Mary Bell. He died when Mrs Wachob was along about 16. He is buried at Rehoboth. He was 76 yrs old when he died & his wife lived to be 84 yrs old. There were just six boys & one girl in the family.
[Their Children]
Edward Cook, m. Nancy Springer, Dau of Joseph Springer of Belle Vernon. He died in fall of 1874 aged 66 yrs. She died abt 5 yrs ago aged 82 yrs. Both buried at Rehoboth. They lived on a farm in Fayette Co near Belle Vernon Pa.
James, m. a girl up near Brownsville & went to Uniontown. Dont know names of children. Get record from him.
Talecathumi, See in Bible, went by name of Tallie. M. Harry? Cronshore, a son of Michael Cronshore who was a brother of Henry Cronshore late Pres't 1st NBK West Newton. Thinks they are both living & probably in Fayette City. Dont know names of children.
Edward, Died a young boy.
Thinks there was another Child.
Crawford Cook, m.1. Margaret Smith from Rehoboth between Rehoboth & Belle Vernon fr among the Smiths. m.2. Margaret Wilson from Greensburgh Pa. He & his first wife buried at Rehoboth & his last wife at Greensburgh where she died. He lived this side of Fayette City, just on edge of it.
Elizabeth, by 1st wife, went to Iowa & married a doctor out there. Dont know his name.
William Wilson, by 2nd wife, He went to Nebraska & married out there. Does not know her name or anything about their family.
Nancy Wilson, by 2nd wife, m. Fiscus & live now in Greensburgh Pa.
William? lives in Gbg.
Pearl, unm.
John Bell Cook, m. Matilda Cunningham. He died in the '80s when we lived up on the hill here in West Newton in the old Geo Plumer house which we bought. He was always a farmer & was up in the eighties, probably 86, when he died. She died before he did. Both buried at Rehoboth. She remembers of hearing that her brother killed a woman, but does not know the facts.
1. Joseph A., m. Violette H. Elliott, get record from them.
James, also she thinks who died in the army never married.
2. Robert, m. Anna, a rich man's dau in Pgh. She left him & went West & married a Doctor out there.
3. Sarah Ann, m. Fulton, a lawyer at Gbg. Both dead & buried in Greensburgh. No issue.
Joseph Cook, Died young man unmarried. He was of age, she thinks.
Finlay Cook, the youngest, the baby, m. Mary Furnier a relative of the Fuller's at Penyopolis Pa. He was abt 66 when he died & she thinks it was in 1874. She died abt 1912 aged 83 yrs. Both buried at Rehoboth.
James } All three died when
John Cobb } half grown & before coming
Paul Graham } of age & are buried at Rehoboth.
Martha Hough, m. Rev Charles Avery Clark who was pastor at Rehoboth. They moved to California where he has a ranch.
Mary
Margaret
Eleanor
Paul
All four are unmarried.
William Elliott Cook, m. Lettie Cook whom he met in Fayette City. She was 21 & he 45 when they were married. She might have been older. Was no relation. Dont know anything of her people. He lived in the old Cook house. Thinks he might have gotten the family Bibles of his father & grandfather. He died probably abt 1897 or 1898 aged 84 she thinks. He was the last one to die. She died before he did. Both buried at Rehoboth.
Marcus, Thinks married but not living together.
Frank, married & was a dentist.
Belle, } Both died unmarried
A Daughter } after coming of age.
Martha Cook, Born April 6, 1811 married Feby 9, 1832 to Paul Hough. She died May 21, 1884 & he died April 5th, 1880 & both are buried in West Newton Cemetery. See Page 54.
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At Mrs Nancy Adaline Goslin on Market ST West Side Belle Vernon Pa 12:05 PM Friday, Oct 29, 1920.
Mrs Goslin has brought me out the family Bible of her father David P. Bell which she got in the bottom compartment, level with the floor of the cupboard to the left of the fireplace in the front room of her house which is an old two story one with a basement cellar back level with the ground which slopes back. This bible is dated 1580 New York, American Bible Society.
Marriages
David Bell was married to Sarah Jane Bennett Nov 13th AD 1849.
Florence Bell was married to William Scholl March the 10th, 1870.
Sarah S. Bell was married to Bert McLain Sept 24th, 1874.
Maggie Bell was married to Caleb Porter Feby 5th, 1880.
Idalia Bell was married to James Porter May 15th? 1887.
Births
David Bell was born July 27, AD 1826.
Sarah Jane Bell was born June 24, AD 1832.
1. Mary Florence Bell was born Sept 8, AD 1850.
2. Sarah Samantha Bell was born May 17, AD 1852.
3. Margaret Jane Bell was born Feby 28, AD 1854.
4. Almira A. Bell was born Aug 13? AD 1856.
5. Nancy Adaline Bell was born Aug 25, AD 1858.
6. Samuel Sylvester Bell was born Nov 19, AD 1860.
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7. Charlotta Ella Bell was born March 12, AD 1863.
8. Frances Idalia Bell was born Aug 23, AD 1865.
9. Emma H. Bell was born March 18, AD 1868.
10. Lulu Maud Bell was born Sept 25, 1870.
11. Cora Ethel Bell was born Nov 29, AD 1872.
12. David Bell was born Sept 25, AD 1875.
Deaths
Emma Hunter Bell died June 14, 1870 Aged 2 yrs 3 mos 27 days
Maggie Porter died Dec 25, 1880 aged 26 yrs 9 mos 27 daus 6 o'clock in the evening.
Miss Almira A. Bell died Sept 6, 1882 Aged 26 yrs & 24 days 7:30 AM
Will B. Bell died Jany 27, 1883 aged 26 yrs & 20 days, son of John Bell 2:30 PM
Charlotte Ella Bell died Nov 27, 1884 aged 21 yrs 8 mos 15 days 9:30 AM
March 8th 1875 23 inches of snow on March 8th. On the four pages of two old family record leaves from an old Bennett Bible which were loose in a Bible which Mrs Goslin says her Aunt Polly Darr got & that had the same record as appears on these leaves, which her mother got.
Births
Gershom Bennett was born September 7th, 1762.
Fanny Bishop was born February 29, 1774.
David Bennett was born October 26, 1801.
Sarah Hough was born February 9, 1805.
1. Polly Bennett was born November 15, 1824.
2. Fanny Ann Bennett was born March 11, 1827. 3. Eleanor Bennett was born July 6, 1829.
4. Sarah Jane Bennett was born June 24, 1832.
5. Charlotty Bennett was born Aug 27, 1834.
6. David Bishop Bennett was born Feby 16, 1837.
7. Joseph H. Bennett was born March 3, 1842.
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Marriages
Gershom Bennett was married to Fanny Bishop Oct 24, 1794.
David Bennett was married to Sarah Hough Feby 12, 1824.
Frances Ann Bennett was married to William Bell Sept 3, 1850.
Elinor Bennett was married to Jacob Rodes May 11, 1852.
Polly H. Bennett was married to Joseph Darr Feby AD 1847.
Sarah Jane Bennett was married to David Bell Nov 13, 1849.
Deaths
Fanny Bennett died Jany 27, 1814 in her 40th year.
Gershom Bennett died Jany 27, 1828 in his 66th year.
George Bennett died Oct 2, 1829 in his 32d year.
Easther Blackburn died Nov 14, 1831 in her 32d year.
Anny Smith died Dec 10, 1844
David Bishop Bennett died Aug 16, 1839 aged 2 yrs 6 mos.
Ellenor Bennet died Dec 27, 1851 in 81st yr of his [sic] age.
Will L. Scholl & Mrs Goslin says this was the second wife of Gershom Bennett who survived him many years.
In the family Bible of Mrs Goslin's husband is his record & that of his first wife & the births of her eight children 7 girls & 1 boy from 1864 to 1881. also gives:
John W. Goslin was born at Fayette City Pa June 15, 1838 married to his first wife, Mary A. Nov 15, 1863 & on Nov 19, 1887 he married Nancy Adaline Bell who was born Aug 25, 1858 in Sewickly Tp. Her children were.
1. Ethel M. Goslin was born at Belle Vernon on May 22, 1889.
2. John Nelson Goslin was born at Belle Vernon on Sept 23, 1891 & died Feby 19, 1892.
John W. Goslin died May 17, 1905 in this house & was buried in the Brownsville Pa Cemetery.
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At the home of William Smith in Rostraver Tp Westd Co Pa which Will L. Scholl says was the old Col Jimmy Power home which is a big brick house built by him. Friday, Oct 29, 1920 2:44 PM
Mrs Smith has brought out five volumes of "The Comprehensive Commentary of the Holy Bible" printed by Brattleboros Typographical Co at Brattleboro, Vermont, which Will L. Scholl says had gone to Squire Andrew Finley & had descended to Rosanna Milligan & they were sold to Will Smith for .50 cents at the sale of Walter Milligan, her son. In the back of the book is the following family record. This commentary commences with the Psalms & ends with the Malachi.
Marriages
July 4, 1837 (or 1839) William Milligan to Rosanna Bell
Jacob Hough & Jane Bell was married.
John R. Bell & Mary Bennett was married.
David P. Bell & Sarah Jane Bennett was married.
William T.N. Bell & Frances Ann Bennett was married
William Pollock & Nancy Bell was married Dec 24, 1850.
Samuel Bell & Susan Boyd was married
Henry B. Keefer & Lydia O. Bell was married Sept 18, 1851.
John Keefer & Mary Ann Bell was married Oct 5, 1854.
On a slip of paper pinned on next page is:
"Polley Findley was born Aug the 5th, 1793 about 5 o'clock in the morning". On the back of the same leaf on which the marriages are recorded is:
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Births
Aug 5th, 1793 Polly Finley was born
1. February 23, 1814, Andrew Bell was born.
2. October 3, 1815, Rosanna Bell was born.
3. January 12, 1817, William T.N. Bell was born.
4. December 23, 1818, Jane F. Bell was born.
5. July 25, 1820, John R. Bell was born.
6. October 27, 1821, Samuel Bell was born.
7. February 22, 1823, Mary Ann Bell was born.
8. December 27, 1824 Elizabeth M. Bell was born.
9. July 27, 1826, David P. Bell was born
10. February 20, 1828, Martha B. Bell was born.
11. May 1830, Lydia O. Bell was born.
12. March 17, 1831, Nancy Bell was born.
13. March 1832 Elenor D. Bell was born.
14. July 3, 1835 Walter Bell was born.
Deaths
November 22, 1821, Andrew Bell died.
October 13, 1825, Elizabeth M. Bell died.
March 29, 1836, Elenor D. Bell died.
April 18, 1836, Martha B. Bell died.
July 8, 1843, Jane F. Hough died.
August 11, 1864, Nancy Pollock died.
Dec 24, 1888, William Bell died.
Dec 26, 1888, Polly Bell (grandmother) died.
May 13, 1903, Mary A. Keefer died.
In the back of the book third page beyond the death record is written:
"Miss Jane Bell's book bought of Mrs Loyd AD 1837.
Miss Jane Bell's book when I am dead and in my grave and all my bones are rotten, When this you see, remember me least I should be forgotten".
"This wrote June the ninth AD 1839".
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And on bottom of same page the following names are written which if you count Walter as the husband list all the children but the youngest, Walter:
Andrew Bell
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Walter Bell | | William Bell
Polly Bell | | Jane Bell
Rosanna Bell | | John Bell ---------------------------- | | Samuel Bell
Lydia O. Bell | | Mary Ann Bell
Nancy Bell | | Elizabeth Bell
Eleanor Bell | | David Bell | | Martha Bell
On a slip of paper is written the dates of death of William Bell & grandmother Bell as given above & on the other side is written:
Grandchildren of grandmother Bell:
30 living }
19 dead } Total 49
Great grandchildren
37 living }
7 dead } Total 44.
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[Descendant Chart]
Martha Cook & Paul Hough from Page 47, See Page 42 for Record of Births & deaths.
[Their Children]
Barbaretta, b. Mch 17, 1833. M. John Guffey, Sheriff of Westmoreland Co. Both dead & buried in West Newton Cem.
2. James Hough, Died in 1892 aged 26 unmarried.
3. Alexander S., unmarried. In Post Office in Pgh & in Oil & gas business. } These 4 all live
1. Ida Virginia, the oldest, unmarried } together in Pgh viz:
4. Pauletta, unmarried } Alex, Ida "Letta", &
5. Joseph F., unmarried. } Joseph.
6. Mary Emma, M. Carroll Miller of Pgh. Is in business there. A very fine man, was raised in Richmond Virginia.
William Gardner, About 14 or 15.
Carroll Jr
John Guffey
Joseph Guffey
All going to School.
7. Elizabeth Irwin } All three
8. Jane Campbell } died in their
9. A Dau, youngest, not named. } infancy.
Mary Jane Hough, B. Nov 28, 1834, married Sept 8, 1886 to James Wachob, who was born Oct 28, 1828 near the town of Indiana Pa & he died Oct 21, 1893 in West Newton Pa & was taken to Aledo Ills for burial where he had friends buried. He was a farmer, no issue.
James Cook, B. Mch 7, 1837. d. June 2, 1862 of typhoid fever in Balto Md while the Battle of Fairbanks in which his regiment was engaged was going on. He buried in West Newton Cem was unmarried.
Elizabeth Wakefield, B. March 28, 1839, m. Gibson Kemp of Mt Pleasant Pa. He died in 1884 & she is living Tulsa Oklahoma & has never married again.
Ada Virginia, m. William Zahn of Pgh Pa. Both living in Pgh. He is in insurance business.
Stanley
Anna Elizabeth
Both unmarried.
Anna, m. Plumer McClintock. He is dead. She a widow & living in Pgh Pa.
David, aged abt 25 yrs.
Rogers Gibson, He is next thing to a millionaire. Lives in Tulsa Oklahoma. m. a girl out there, never saw her.
Evan
Elizabeth Ann
A boy
All unmarried.
Infant Son, b. Nov 7, 1840, D. Nov 30, 1840.
Emiline Clarke, B. Jany 19, 1842, D. May 26, 1895, Unmarried.
Infant Daughter, B. Oct 18, 1845, D. Oct 21, 1845.
William Henry, B. Oct 22, 1846, D. Apr 23, 1920 Unmarried.
Calvin, B. Dec 24, 1848 D. Mch 26, 1864.
Edward Crawford, B. Feby 9, 1857. m. Catharine Schunck of Fayette City Pa. Both living in Pittsburgh Pa Have no children. He is now living a retired life, not able to work any.
Martha Sophia, Born Feby 22, 1854, Died Sept 1, 1884, Married Allen Smith of Smithton Pa, son of George Smith. He is married again & lives at Pgh. She is buried up at Smithton at Hoffman Cemetery.
George Paul Smith, named for his two grandfathers. He died in 1909? aged 26 unmarried.
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Oct 29, 1920 At John Finley Budd's on the county road 3/4 of a mile below West Newton Bridge West End in Rostraver Tp on banks of Youghiogheny River at the house of old Squire James B. Oliver who probably built the house, a frame one & who was the father-in-law of U.S. Senator Edgar Cowan. Oliver built a residence in West Newton where he later lived. Capt Jim Oliver was the son of Samuel Oliver & he sold this property to a Sterner who lived here seven years. Sterner sold to A.M. Dick of West Newton & Dr Joe Richey of Suterville. They sold to Densheko? who moved to Colorado & died there & his adm sold to Billy Kelly of Collinsburg & Mr Budd who says he is 86 yrs old bought from Kelly. Mr Budd remembers Samuel Oliver who he thinks died about 1858, a pretty old man & is buried in West Newton Cem. Dont remember who his wife was. Thinks she died before him. He never remembers seeing her. Thinks her name might have been Elizabeth as he had a daughter Elizabeth who remained a maiden lady. One of his daughters married Capt Wm Thompson, the father of Mrs Lucy Hood. He says he & Capt Wm Thompson who got a comfortable fortune from his father's estate, but got to dealing in horses & got away
At John
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with it. He used to talk about his Thompson relatives out by Irwin to Mr Budd & he thinks Samuel was the name of one he talked of Mr Budd says that Benj Budd, the husband of Ginsey was a full cousin of his. Benj? father was Joseph & the father of John Budd, my informant was Benjamin Budd. They were brothers & their father was Joseph & he had a brother Joshua & they came from New Jersey. Cant say whether they came out together or not. They settled in Rostraver Tp at Budds Ferry on the Yough River 1 1/2 miles above West Newton on adjoining farm & just below the Benj Budd farm where Ginsey lives. Doesn't know the year, but was early in the settlement of this part of the country. Thinks they came from Scotland.
He does not know who Andrew Finley, brother of his grandfather married. Said he could not make a living on the farm, was a great hunter & as game got scarce, he moved west & as it got scarcer kept on moving west until the last he heard of him, he was in California. Doesn't know what part of California, but thinks he died out there. Thinks when he lived in Iowa, he came back once a visit. He remembers seeing him once when he was back from Iowa on a
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visit. Mr Budd was then 12 yrs old. He was a medium sized man, not fleshy, would weigh, he judged about 170 lbs. Never heard anything about his children.
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[Descendant Chart]
Andrew Finley & Ginsey Jack, his wife.
[Their Children]
Nellie, m. James Carnahan, a son of John Carnahan of the Willow tree he says. His brother William Carnahan was the father of Lindsey Carnahan. Never heard of Jim Carnahan marrying again after Nellie's death.
Eliza Carnahan, m.1. Emanuel Neff. Thinks he was buried out at Sewickly as the West Newton Cem wasn't started at that time. m.2. Lindsey Carnahan, who I have always understood was her first cousin. He & she are both buried in West Newton Cem.
Ginsey, m. Benjamin Budd.
Emanuel, He was a shoemaker in West Newton.
Polly, m.1. Marsh, m.2. Joseph Budd, brother of John, my informant. m.3. John Paden.
Abram Marsh
2 girls, by Marsh
A Son William Budd lived to manhood & died.
Nancy Budd. d.y.
Andrew, m. Sarah Eicher up by Connellsville. Had several children.
John, m. Sadler fr Elizabeth Tp. Has several children.
Elizabeth, m. James Rossell fr Perryopolis. He was a carpenter, lived hard & moved to McKeesport where he died.
Jane, married lives in Braddock.
A Son, } She lives with one of these sons in
A Son, } Braddock, Pa.
A son, a shoemaker, killed in army at Pea Ridge Kansas.
A dau, who Wm L Scholl said married Joshua Brothers. Her name was Jenny.
John Finley, married Polly Stokely
Polly, oldest m.1. Jessie Carothers, son of John C. Carothers who built the hotel corner Main & Water St just by the bridge which was torn down this spring & where Fords are building a garage. Jesse was a tinner. m.2. Thomas Sampson. Jesse is buried at Sewickly Ch. She & Sampson at West Newton Cem.
Josephine Carothers, m. Jesse Stoneman. He died abt 2 yrs ago & she died last spring.
William
John, m. Stewart
A dau
Josephine? one married a Thompson
Lavina Sampson, Dead, never married.
Susan, 2d child, m. Samuel Patterson, a brother of Joseph & Elijah, two old bachelors. Both buried at Sewickly. He was a farmer. I was at her house when she was lying sick abed in 1878 to see her.
Nancy, m. Albert G. Miller buried at Markle Cem.
Samuel, oldest m. Fleck
Amzi
2 other boys
2 girls
Bert, youngest boy m. Bovard
Have 3 or 4 Children
Leah, married
2 daughters cant name.
Margaret, m. Hiram Markle, son of old Gasper, buried at Markle Cem.
Harry, is single
A boy, Sheppard
Anna, married
Stokely, m. Sallie McCormick from Sewickly Tp. Both dead. He is buried at Guffey's graveyard in Sewickly Tp.
Patterson, m. & his wife is dead & he went west & has not been heard from. No issue? He went to Ohio.
Samuel, He went to Ohio.
John, died at Buena Vista & is buried at Guffeys. Unmarried.
Mary, m. Rawle of S. Huntingdon Tp.
Nancy, married fr out along Rainlown [best guess] Co.
Susan, m. Wm Mondest & lives in NY [best guess]
[V4 Page 62] Eleanor Finley, Died abt 36 yrs ago m. Benjamin Budd, son of Joseph Budd Both buried in West Newton Cem.
Joseph, m.1. Bertha Hayden. m.2. Polly Marsh. All dead. Thinks buried in West Newton Cem. He was in the oil business drilling well.
William, by 2nd wife, He left here & thinks is dead.
Nancy, by 2nd wife, m. a man fr down by Turtle Creek or Braddock.
Mary, m. James Rossell, his first wife. She is buried in McKeesport & thinks he is too. He married Lizzie Neff for 2nd wife. No issue.
John Finley, Born Dec 14, 1834 m.1. Alvira Markle, m.2. Maria Heltebran from West Newton formerly from Barren Run South Huntingdon Tp who was born Dec 12, 1858. Dau of John Heltebran. All the six children by 1st wife. Names & dates of birth taken from his family Bible printed in Phila in 1870 by William W. Harding.
Ella, B. Feby 5, 1857. m. David Williams no relation of Dan. His parents came fr Wales. He is Supt of Radiator Works.
Elsie
Maud
Mattie, B. Nov 27, 1868, m. Elmer Steiner Dont live together. He her, she at Indiana, Pa.
Ethel, married.
Harry Foster, B. Aug 25, 1870 named for Henry D. Foster. m. Annie____ from Rine City MO. He is dead.
Gretchen, married & lives in Mo.
Lizzie, B. Jany 15, 1872, m. George Steadman, Both living here He digs coal.
Raymond
Elnora
Elizabeth
John
Harry
None of these five married.
Thomas, B. Mch 20, 1875. Killed in 1903. Conductor on P&LE. Crushed between cars. Unmarried.
Myrtle, b. Jany 15, 1878 m.1. Albert Everett m.2. "Doc" McMillan.
Clarence Everett, was in World War.
Jessie Everett, married, but not together.
Andrew, m. Nellie Conghanour of Elizabeth town. Both dead. He is buried in West Newton Cem. She married again & is buried at Elizabeth town.
Wm
Josephine
Jacob Leiby, named for a Dutchman in Carlisle Pa who as at Budd's when this boy was born. He was a cattle buyer. m. Julia Zook fr Sewickly Cr. Her mother was a Funk. He was a farmer. He died in Pierce City MO 3 yrs ago & is buried there. No issue.
Rachel, m. David Bennett Heltebran, a brother of Maria. Their parents lived on David Bennett's farm. He goes by name of "Bennett".
2. Arden, Unmarried.
1. Dessie, m.1. John Berdman. m.2. Frank Paloick, a Slavish name. 5 children to 1st man & 1 to last. Live at Wyano &
her husband Frank Paloick works in the mines. 1. John
2. Christian
3. Chas
4. Marie
6. Eugene
5. George
3. Mattie, d.y.
Benjamin Jr, Never married Died at Pierce City MO 28 or 29 yrs ago & is buried there. He was a farmer.
Isaac McLaughlin, named for an Uncle who married Rachel Budd, a sister of his father. He is called Mack & lives up the River in Rostraver Tp Mr Budd says he has their father's family Bible with record. m. Julia Funk, a dau of Abe or Chris. She died last Dec & is buried in West Newton Cem. He is 72 yrs old.
1. Albert, "Bert" m. Ida Sandberger. Lives in West Newton Pa.
Carl m. a girl named Kelly.
"Bert"
Chas
Theodore & } Twins, 12 yrs old
Elnora } last August.
All these four are single.
2. Milton, m. Bertha Daken. Have 3 children.
3. Ruth, m. Chas Robinson. Have 4 children.
4. Henry, m. a Suterville girl. Have 4 children.
6. Edna, m. "Bob" Riley
Raymond
7. Eva, m. Joe Britts. No issue.
5. Isaac Mcl Jr, m. Mary ______
A Dau
A Dau
Isaac McL the third
Susanna, m. Eli Paulson of Pgh, Pa, a glass blower by trade. He is living he thinks, but Mrs Budd says someone saw that he died of flu in Pgh 2 yrs ago. She died in Pierce City, MO abt 15 yrs ago & is buried there. No issue.
Finley Budd, a farmer, youngest child. m. Fannie McLaughlin, daughter of Robert McLaughlin who was a brother of Randal. Both living at Pierce City, MO.
A Daughter
Nellie, single, is a school teacher at Pierce City, MO. Youngest.
[V4 Page 64 John Finley & Polly Stokely Ctd] Nancy, m. John Pollock, son of Patterson Pollock of Pike run, Green Co, Pa. He was a millwright. Took big mill for Col Painter. Both dead. He was buried at Fells Church this side of Webster & she was buried there too.
Polly, called "Pops" m. Thomas Brown of Webster Pa Runs on a Boat. Both dead. Buried at Fells Church. Dont think they had any children.
Patterson, Unmarried. Dead. Died at Braddock, Pa.
Nancy, m. a man in Ohio on the Ohio River. Dont know of any issue.
Heland, a girl m. Bert Castner across River fr Webster in Wash. Co.
Josephine, m. James McClelland. Lived at Braddock. Both dead & buried there.
Finley, married & lived at Monongahela City. He was a pilot on steam
boat. Aug 10/21. Kate says his wife died soon after marriage without issue & he then went west.
Joan, youngest girl. m. Alex Simeral of Sewickly Tp. He had brothers Cooper, James & John who was killed by lightning by going under a tree in the woods during a storm. He farmed some on the old Finley place & some for Mr Budd's father. Both dead & buried in West Newton Cem. He got killed by train abt 22 yrs ago & she died abt 18 yrs ago.
Another Daughter, So Kate says this Aug 10/21.
Nancy, m. John Hunter, son of "Billy" Hunter. John was a steamboat man. Both dead.
Nehemiah, married on the River. Thinks he is dead.
Thomas, unmarried. Roustabout on the River.
Ellen, married. lives on River some place.
Nehemiah Finley, youngest of the family, m. Josephine Carr from Port Royal. Old Tommy Carr's daughter. He lived on his father's old farm in South Huntingdon Tp. Mr Budd dont think he was a man who would look after a Bible & thinks his mother, Polly Finley, would have brought her husband John Finley's Bible with her & if she did, it would fall into the hands of Joan Simeral or Nancy Pollock. If the latter got it wd likely go to "Pops" ie the Brown family or to Nancy. Both dead & buried at Markle g.y.
Josephine, m. Jacob Mason. He worked about Wilkinsburgh. Both dead. Buried he supposes at Sewickly Church. They had some children.
Henry Mason, married & lives at East Pgh. Is a bridge worker.
Florence Mason, m. Wonders & live in W.VA
Matt? Mason [very dark, kind of looks like Maria?], Killed on RR 2 yrs ago near McKeesport Pa. Unmarried.
A Dau
Lucetta, m. William McMichael, a blacksmith of Williamsburg. His father, Old Sam McMichael was squire there. Both dead. Buried at Sewickly Ch.
Erastus, married in McKeesport, Pa. He is a school teacher. Thinks he wd likely to get the old Bible.
Earl, Died aged 12 to 15 yrs.
A dau = Josephine, Dont know about here. Lives with Erastus So Mrs Rossell & Charlie say Nov 19, 1920.
A daughter (one among the oldest Kate says this Aug 10, 1921) who married a Bennett & they went right off to the west as the Bennetts were opposed to it.
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Wm Penn Hotel Room 868 Oct 30, 1920 2:11 PM
I went to West Newton Wednesday evening on the 5:25 B&O train & just got back to Pgh by same road at 9:30 this morning & while there took the following additional records from tombstones etc.
In a field along the road belonging now I believe to some of the Houghs & abt a mile South East from the Squire Andrew Finley home & being land then belonging to Casali is his tombstone, a substantial Sandstone well preserved.
1. In memory of Cornelius Casali (pronounced Kasolly) who departed this life Apr 19, 1818 in the 41st yr of his age.
Remember man as you pass by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now so must you be
Prepare for death and follow me.
Will L. Scholl s'd some wag once wrote on it that he did not care to follow him unless he knew better where he had gone.
Sewickly Church Graveyard 10:55 AM Oct 28, 1920.
2. John Robertson son of John Robertson who died Feby 24, 1850 aged 74 yrs 4 mos 24 days (This stone is down)
3. Andrew Robertson, my husband died May 30, 1887 aged 80 yrs 3 mos & 28 days
4. Harriet Sharp, daughter of John & Harriet Robertson who died May 22, 1850 aged 4 yrs & 11 mos.
5. Nancy Hough, died Dec 9, 1871 aged 72 yrs 1 mo & 8 days. (This is dau of Andrew & Ginsey Finley, who was married 1st to Wm Bell & 2d to Joseph Hough
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6. Jane Bell, consort of Jacob Hough died July 18, 1843 aged 24 yrs 6 mos 26 days.
7. William Bell died Aug 17, 1839 aged 57 yrs (Evidently Nancy's husband & Walter's bro.)
8. Elizabeth Markle Bell died Apr 4, 1836 aged 5 yrs & 6 mos.
9. Nancy, wife of David Hough died Aug 8, 1850, aged 25 yrs 11 mos & 4? days
10. Elizabeth P. Fulton died Aug 2, 1828 aged 1 yr & 5 mos.
Susannah P. Fulton died Sept 19, 1826 aged 1 yr 14 days.
Joseph P. Fulton died Sept 13, 1826 aged 2 yrs & 3 mos.
11. Robert Henry, son of R & H.J. Fulton died Nov 5, 1865 aged 3 yrs 1 m 12 days.
12. Florence, Daughter of D.B. (David Bennett?) & L.E. Bell died Apr 3, 1890 aged 6 mos.
13. D. Bennett Bell 1858-1916.
14. Isaac Robb died Aug 17, 1834 in 42 yr of his age.
(Grandfather of John N. The man that laid out Robbstown?)
15. In memory of Margaret Robertson, wife of John Robertson Jr Died June 2, 1837 aged 33 yrs.
16. Hon George Plumer Born Dec 5, 1762 near Pittsburgh Pa & died at his residence Westmoreland Co Pa 8th June, 1843 in the 81st yr of his age.
17. Margaret, wife of George Plumer died 24th June 1818? in 53? yr of her age.
(Will says she was part Indian & thus got land grants from the Indians for
her husband.)
18. Robert Fulton died March 20, 1820 aged 67 yrs 6 mos.
Nancy Fulton died July 20, 1831 in 77th yr of her age.
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19. Samuel Bell born Oct 27, 1821, died May 31, 1894.
Maggie, Daughter of Samuel & Susan Bell Sept 16, 1864 July 26, 1889.
Maggie, dau of MF & MD Corbett died July 22, 1878 aged 3 yrs 8 mos & 1 day
Joseph, son of MF & MD Corbett died June 6, 1873 aged 7 days.
Boyd F., son of S & S Bell died Feby 14, 1857 aged 2 weeks & 5 days.
20. Walter Bell (Polly Bell's husband) died Aug 12, 1868 in the 85th yr of his age.
Nancy Jane, dau of S & R Pollock died Sept 9, 1854 aged 1 yr 11 mos & 3 days.
Joseph, son of D & N. Hough died July 24, 1859 aged 15 yrs 10 mos & 19 days.
21. Mary, wife of John Bell (He was a son of Walter) died Dec 16, 1866 aged 42 yrs & 2 mos.
22. John Bell died Sept 4, 1868 aged 48 yrs 1 mo 8 days.
23. William T.N. Bell died July 23, 1863 aged 36 yrs 10? mos & 3 days.
(Will says he was called "Todd" & was a son of Wm & Nancy. Evidently named for William Todd Niccolls)
24. Arthur F., son of Henry B & L.O. Keefer (she the youngest of Walter's girls) died Feby 10, 1864 aged 1 yr 10 mos 17 days.
Rosanna E., dau of J & M A (Mary dau of Walter) died Apr 6, 1864 aged 2 yrs & 13 days.
Sarah L. dau of J & M.A. died Apr 9, 1864 aged 74 yrs
John Keefer went to Civil War & the children died says Will.
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Oak Hill Oct 31, 1920 6:38 PM Transcribing records noted down Oct 28, 1920 Sewickly Ch graveyard.
25. William Bell died Dec 24, 1888 aged 71 yrs 11 mos & 12 days. "Best man among them" said Will, was oldest son of Walter & Polly. Rosanna Milligan was oldest of all.
Frances A. wife of Wm Bell died Nov 19, 1881 aged 54 yrs 8 mos 8 days.
Joseph B., son of W & F. Bell died Apr 28, 1868 aged 6 yrs 2 mos 26 days.
Marker for a daughter indistinct,
26. William Boyd died Feby 19, 1881 aged 65 yrs & 25 days
Eleanor, wife of Wm Boyd died Aug 9, 1869 aged 55 yrs 2 mos 7 days.
27. Willie R, son of JF & Ellen S. Taggart (Dau of Joseph Robertson) died Apr 1, 1864 aged 2 yrs 1 mo & 8 days.
28. William J. Robertson Aug 11, 1818, Jany 29, 1892.
Nancy, wife of Wm J. Robertson died Aug 12, 1863 aged 41 yrs 8 mos 11 days
William, son of Wm J & Nancy Robertson died Nov 24, 1862 aged 1 yr 3 mos 12 days.
These are right up next to the fence at end of church, a stone in the gable of which reads "S.C. AD 1832" being for "Sewickly Church". The date looks more like 1852, but Will says it is 1832. There was an old church there before this stone one was built
I got through here about 12 o'clock noon & drove down by the church & parsonage & an old red brick house which Will said was built by Walter Bell & is now occupied by his grand-
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son Walter Bell, youngest son of his oldest son William Bell. We then crossed Big Sewickly turning to the right a short distance & took a left hand road up through two or three old Milligan farms & turning again after awhile to the left, came to the "Dick" Church U.P. denomination where we arrived about 12:40 PM & while Will remained in the basement eating a lunch his wife had spread for him, I went out in the graveyard. Commencing at the lower side & worked back in tiers & then up along the backside of the cemetery & made the following notations.
29. Alfred Markle born March 25, 1835 died June 2, 1884.
Elizabeth, wife of Alfred Markle died Aug 13, 1870 aged 33 yrs 4 mos & 9 days.
30. Alex Robison died Dec 13, 1836 in his 89th yr.
Agness Robinson, wife of Alex Robinson died Apr 29, 1817 aged 66 years.
31. Isaac Eaton, son of W & I Robison died Feby 22, 1827 aged 13 yrs 6 mos 10 days.
32. Robert Fulton died July 27, 1875 aged 84 yrs.
Margaret, wife of Robert Fulton died Feby 1, 1866 in her 78th year.
33. Mary Ann, wife of Robert Fulton, Jun, died Sept 4, 1865 in the 40th yr of her age.
John D, son of Robert & Mary A. Fulton died Aug 27, 1850 aged 2 yrs 2 mos 11 days.
Margaret R., dau of Robert & Margaret Fulton died Dec 2nd, 1857 in 25th y of her age.
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34. John Gaut died March 12,1872 aged 75 yrs & 4 days.
Mary, wife of John Gaut died March 4, 1894 aged 78 yrs 1 mo 23 days.
William Gaut died Sept 1, 1877 aged 43 yrs 11 mos 29 days.
Mary A. Gaut 1842 - 1908.
35. Col John Campbell died Jany 31, 1821 in the 53d yr of his age.
Margaret Campbell (Probably the dau of Sam'l Thompson) died July 5, 1817 in the 45th yr of her age.
36. John Campbell (evidently the father of Theo Campbell & son of above) died Apr 21, 1848 aged 47 yrs 3 mos 21 days.
Sarah Campbell died Jany 9, 1890 aged 87 yrs 9 mos & 8 days.
Andrew M. Campbell died Jany 8, 1863 aged 21 yrs & 18 days
37. Andrew Oliver died Sept 28, 1807 in the 67th yr of his age.
38. Nancy Henderson, wife of Samuel Oliver died Aug 11, 1808 in the 28th yr of her age.
Mary Pinkerton, wife of Samuel Oliver died Feby 5, 1822 in the 36th yr of her age.
Salome Markle, wife of Samuel Oliver died Aug 3, 1851 in the 61st yr of her age.
Samuel Oliver died Sept 10, 1855 in the 77th yr of his age.
Mary Oliver ("mother") wife of Wm Cochran died Oct 24, 1863 in the 62d yr of her age.
Will says Sam Oliver had 3 or 4 girls by 1st wife & 1, Jane by name by the Pinkerton wife & 1, married a Leasure (David Markle's wife was a sister) by Salome.
39. James Pierce Born Sept 2, 1811, died Jany 11, 1894.
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Julia Ann, wife of James Pierce died Feby 21, 1871 aged 49 yrs 4 mos & 4 days.
James, son of J & J.A. Pierce died Aug 22, 1863 aged 4 yrs 3 mos & 9 days
Samuel J. son of J & J.A. Pierce died Aug 23, 1863 aged 11 yrs 10 mos & 4 days.
40. William Boyd died May 10, 1846 in the 95th yr of his age.
& lots of other Boyds.
41. J.H. Campbell died July 20, 1889 aged 82 yrs.
Daughter died in 1852 in her 9th year.
Margaret, wife of J.H. Campbell died Aug 18, 1891 aged 77 yrs.
Elizabeth Jane, Daughter of JH & MW Campbell died Jany 15, 1852 aged 8 yrs 8 mos & 15 days.
Wm Mason, son of MD & M.A. Campbell died May 12, 1844 aged 2 yrs 2 mos 12 days.
42. In memory of Susanna, Relict of Isaac Miller, who died Jany 10, 1821 aged 73 yrs.
Will L. Scholl said this was his great grandmother & that Isaac Miller was buried beside her, but there is no stone to mark his grave. This is the mother then of Benjamin Miller, father of AllyAnn, Wife of Christian Scholl & of William Miller the father of Israel Miller & Leah Robb.
43. Robert Fulton, Senr died June 23, 1849 in the 75th yr of his age.
Jane, wife of Robert Fulton Senr died Feby 2, 1850 in the 78th yr of her age. Will remembers this Robert Fulton. Says he was a heavy set man, about my build, but not as tall. Said his grandfather Benj Miller was an Elder here (but he never saw him) & he came here often when a small boy to church.
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44. John J. Carnahan, Father, died July 6, 1822 aged 43 yrs.
Elizabeth Carnahan, Mother, died Feby 25, 1863, aged 81 yrs.
William E. Carnahan ("Elliott") Born Feby 21, 1813, Died Jany 17, 1891.
John Mahan Carnahan born Aug 25, 1821 Died Feby 3, 1899
Col James Carnahan ("Fine man" says Will) Born June 29, 1811 died Mch 18, 1896.
Louisa Carnahan, born Aug 15, 1808, died May 15, 1897.
45. William Campbell, died Feby 5, 1850 aged 77 years.
46. John & Ally Ann Pinkerton Twin infants 1882. Children of Will's sister says her husband, Jim is buried down where the old church stood. He was 2 yrs older than his sister Jane Markle now 88.
47. John Pinkerton died March 29, 1877 in hi 76th yr.
Margaret, wife of John Pinkerton died Apr 13, 1888 in her 82d yr.
Will says those are father & mother of Jim Pinkerton & Jane Markle.
48. William T. Milligan died Mch 24, 1879 aged 64 yrs 5 mos 26 days.
Rosanna Milligan Died Feby 3, 1899 aged 83 yrs 4 mos
Walter B. Milligan Born Jany 25, 1838 died June 20, 1900.
49. Margaret Jane Milligan died Dec 2, 1856 aged 17 yrs
James B. Milligan died Feby 12, 1865? in 22d yr?
A blinding rain, sleet & hail came up & my paper got wet & I couldn't write further but was abt thru & in upper cemetery by the road.
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50. James Pinkerton 1832 - 1919
Lucinda M., his wife 1847-19
This is back of the Church. Will took me to it. It is his brother-in-law & his sister who is still living. If what he sd about him being two yrs older than his sister, Jane Markle, he was probably born early in the year 1832 as she was born Nov 11, 1833.
We were ready to leave at 3 PM & it had quit raining. Will & I worked 3/4 of an hour, but his machine had gotten cold & we could not start it. The farm of Aunt "Betsy" Carnahan & her children came up to the church (they had sold off a strip to the church for hitching purposes). The farm had been on both sides of the road, but a big 30 or 40 Acre field on the right had been sold off by Andrews after he cut off the timber, many stumps are now to be seen. The farm as still owned by Andrews who occupies it runs for near a mile along the road on the left hand side & gently slopes up to the house barn & con [best guess] the side of the hillside to the left. I walked up to the cross roads & by Will's direction, went across a wet clover field & two pasture fields to the Pore home I passed by it & took first left hand road to a red brick house & found a man who proved to be Tom McCune where the sale had been on the 13th
He got in an old mare he had left out of the field, harnessed her & started for the church to pull Will out, I following in a brisk walk. When we got to the
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brow of the hill, we saw Will & when we came out to the road by the Carnahan farm, Will seeing us, drove up & told us that Ed Pore had come along & started the auto for him. We continued on down through Herminie & turned to the left in a measure redoubled on our route, crossed Little Sewickly Creek at the old Caruthers farm & passed by the medium sized Stone house, built out of comparatively small stones by Grandfather Samuel Caruthers as my recollection is that mother told me abt Oct 1, 1897 (she died Oct 31, 1897) that she was 19 yrs old when thrown from her horse & was sleeping in the Spring house loft with Aunt Jane while the house was building & when she had the serious hemorrhage about which she told me when telling her what her first Cousin Jane Mahon Boyd (nee Carnahan) had told me on Sept 27, 1897, then 94 yrs old. When I went to the Ligonier Valley to see her. I used to visit at the house when Uncle Wm E. Caruthers lived there, but had not been there that I recall, for over 50 yrs. We continued on in coming into Cowansburg, a small frame house, but neat & attractive greeted us on the right & Will s'd it was built by Al? Lash who had married a daughter of Sheppard Markle, son of old Gasper. It was after dark when we got into the small village of Cowansburg & some boys directed us to the home of Theodore Campbell which
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was 3d or 4th house on left hand side of the first street to the left above the corner store near the RR tracks. Will introduced me & then went to guard his Auto.
At Theodore Campbell's at Cowansburgh Westnd Co Pa Oct 28, 1928 5:17 PM
He says he was born on July 2, 1836 on the farm of Andrew Biggs, his grandfather. His father, John Campbell died, he thought in 1847 (it was Apr 21, 1848. See No 36, Page 71) when he was 12 yrs old. Thinks he was born in 1800, Straight. His mother Sarah was 83 he thought & died in 1890 (She died on Jany 9, 1890 & was 87 past see No 36, Page 71). He thinks his father had brothers. 1. Robert & James, Robert is buried at Mars Hill, James Lived at Jacksonville 2. Dont know where he is buried. His father also had sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth 3. & Susan. Susan married Benjamin Boyd who lived at Elizabethtown. Susan left 3 boys & 1 girl who are scattered round. (There are several Benj Boyds buried at Dick Graveyard where I was today) Joe one of the boys was a boatman.
4. Elizabeth, married William Reed. She left 3 girls & abt 3 boys. Lived at New Alexandria Pa. Thinks one or two of her children are living.
5. Margaret married a Brown, thinks it was John Brown, but wouldn't be sure. Wasn't married until an old woman. Also lived at New Alexandria. Had no Children. Says his father was a
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carpenter & barn builder & built some houses. His grandfather's name was also John Campbell, but he could not recall any knowledge of him or what his wife's name was or who she was. I think John Campbell at No 35 Page 71 & his wife Margaret were his grandparents as they are buried in adjoining lots with his father & mother. See genealogical tree on next pages.
His own brother, Andrew was killed at Gettysburgh Pa. Four of the brothers, John, Theodore, Andrew & Joseph served in the Civil War. Mathew, the only other brother was drafted, but old Cyrus Markle told the authorities they would have to leave one at home to take care of the family, so Mathew did not go in to the service. Mr Campbell says he himself was a farmer before he went into the army & followed that avocation for a good while after he came back. I was at his house from 5:05 to 6:20 PM. We had trouble again getting the machine started. It was pitch dark when I left Mr Campbell's house & I miscalculated the height of the bank & depths of the gutter coming from off the street his house was on into the Main St & fell sprawling but unhurt except for a few scratches on the shins. I paid some boys to go bring a man to start our auto & we then continued down stream through Lowber I believe & after innumerable turns, got on the brick road & continued up the Yough River to West Newton filled up with gasoline & drove to Millard F. Scholl's where we arrived at 7:11 Pm & Allyann w'd get supper for us.
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[Descendant Chart]
Col. John Campbell Born say 1768, died Jany 31, 1821. His wife Margaret Campbell born say in 1773 & died July 5, 1817. Buried at "Dick" Church U.P. graveyard, Sewickly Tp Westnd Co Pa.
[Their Children]
John Cambell, [sic] Born in 1800 say Dec 31, Died Apr 21, 1848 aged 47 yrs 3 mos 21 days. married Sarah Biggs who was born say Apr 1, 1802 & died Jany 9, 1890 aged 87 yrs, 9 mos & 8 days.
1. Margaret Campbell, 10 yrs older than Theodore. Married James Marsh. Lived at & owned place where Biggs lived. he died there & she died at Bill Pore's. Buried at Wylands M.E. Church, which we passed near Herminie.
Lavina Marsh only child who married Will Pore.
Lola, oldest
Wilma
Mary
2. Matthew Campbell Born 1828 Died 1898 or 1899. Buried at Wylands M.E. Ch. Married Jane McWilliams who also is dead.
Homer Campbell, only child unmarried. He is a bachelor. Is a carpenter by trade & also a painter. Lives at Milville Pa.
3. John Marshall Campbell, Born abt 1830. Served through the Civil War & then moved to Kansas where he married. Both dead. Theo was never out there & he never came back. He was a carpenter.
Albert
William
3 Daughters
4. Hetty Campbell, Born say in 1832. She got the Bible from her mother. Married James McKeown a farmer & moved to near New Alexandria. They are dead but the children live on the farm & wd have the old Family Bible with the record.
George
Horace
Margaret
Mary
Sarah
A Son
A Dau?
6. Jane Campbell, unmarried Died Aug 19, 1918 aged up in the 80s. Buried at Dick Church Graveyard. (I did not find a marker) over on lower side where the Biggs are buried.
5. Theodore Harrison Campbell, Born July 2, 1836. Married Elizabeth Metsch, a native of West Newton where she was born Sept 2, say 1860. Married on July 5, 1888. Both living at Cowansburgh, Pa.
Sarah, Born 1889. m. Quay Jordan who runs the coal works at Lowber being outside Supt. They live at Cowansburgh Pa.
Donald
William
Irma, B. 1891?
Annetta, B. 1893?
Theodore, b. 1902
These three are all single.
Mr Theo H. Campbell was in the Civil War 4 yrs was 1st in 43d Penna then in 12th Pa Reserves & finished in the 190th Reg was in the Battle of Gettysburgh Pa & in 25 battles in all, was in until was closed & saw them stack arms.
Andrew McKinney Campbell, Born say 1840 to 1842 was killed at Battle of Gettysburgh Pa & was unmarried. Theo says he hunted all over the battlefield without avail to find his grave. Thinks his is one of the graves marked unknown. He was called "Mack".
Joseph Llewellen Campbell named for his Uncle Joseph Llewellen Biggs. Born in 1844. He was in Civil War. He went to Kansas in 1867 & he wrote to Theodore once or twice. He was working on a RR bridge which fell & a newspaper sent Theo reported 5 killed, one being J.M. Campbell which was John's initials & Joe L. boarded with him & Theo thinks it was Joe who was killed. The place he thinks was Toma, Wisconsin. He was a carpenter & was unmarried.
James Campbell, died at Jacksonville.
Robert Campbell, Buried at Mars Hill Married a Simeral.
Margaret Campbell, m. John? Brown Lived at New Alexandria. No issue.
Elizabeth Campbell, m. William Reed. Lived at New Alexandria. Left 3 girls & abt 3 boys. Thinks one or two of her children are living.
Susan Campbell, m. Benjamin Boyd & lived at Elizabethtown.
Joe, a boatman
2 other sons
A dau.
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At Millard F. Scholl's on 5th St, West Newton Pa Oct 28, 1920 9:17 PM (still transcribing)
It was past 8 o'clock when we got through our supper & Will L. Scholl went home as he feared his wife would be uneasy about him & Millard's Jim, a World War Veteran with service in France, six fit tall & with a remarkle [sic] bunch of muscle went with me around to Mrs Wachob's on 4th St near Vine. She was just retiring, s'd she had been out in Rostraver during the day & was tired & we being strangers, she appointed that I come back at 8 Friday morning. We then went to Jim Chambers' garage & got him to run us about a mile across the bridge & down the River toward Collinsburgh to John F. Budd's. The house was dark & upon rapping, Mrs Budd stuck her head out an upstairs window & said Mr Budd had gone to bed. We then told her would return next day & Chambers drove us back to Millard's. Millard says his grandfather Charles J. Scholl left Northampton Co, Pa about 1 1/2 miles from Bath & within a mile & a half from the Slate quarries at Penn Aggie Pa where his father had owned a farm on which was an old stone house in which Millard's great grandfather J. Nicholas Scholl lived & which the Scholls had bought from the Penn's & owned for 115 yrs in the year 1796 (that being the year in which his father J Nicholas Scholl died) & went to Phila Pa where on Jany 27, 1796 (this was a couple months before his father's death) he bought for $6 on Market St a book called
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"The young Millwrights & Millers Guide" which book Millard has. Two of his brothers were with him They all three went to Rochester, NY where they built two grist mills. In 1800, Chas J. Scholl & a man who was working for him journeyed to the headwaters of the Allegheny River in NY State, cut down a pine tree & made a canoe out of it & came down the River in same to Pittsburgh Pa & from Pgh in same year, 1800, came to South Huntingdon Tp & the next year, 1801, built a gristmill at Laurelville on the Somerset Pike. The date, 1801, was on the mill & Millard has seen it often. The mill, however, was torn down about 5 yrs ago. The next year, 1802, he was married & the date in the back of the old book above referred to records that:
"Mariah Shull was born in 1803, January 22d". M.F. says this is correct & not 1804 as the Bible record reads. He s'd his Uncle Dave Scholl, when he was a young man courting the girls, wanted to have his age appear less than it was & he changed all the dates a year or something like that & that the dates I am copying from his grandfather's Bible published in NY David D. Smith in 1831 should be as here noted.
Charles J. Sholl was married March the 18th, 1802 to Susanna Markle douter [sic] of Gasper Markle, South Huntingdon Tp,Westd, Co Pa"
1. Jany the 22, 1803 was buran [sic] a Douter [sic] Maria Sholl at Sewickly Markle's Mills.
2. March the 18, 1806 was bouran a dautter [sic] Lucinda Sholl, at Sewickly Mill.
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3. May the 8, 1807 was boran a son Lavinas J. Sholl at Sewickly Mill
4. June 12, 1809 was bouran Gaspar Markle Sholl at Sewickly Mills.
5. July 21, 1811 or 1812 was boran Charles Jacob Sholl (Called Jake) at Sewickly Mills.
6. Dec 12, 1814 was bouran Christyan Sholl at Sewickly Mills.
7. Feby 3, 1816 was boran David Shield Sholl at Robbs Town Hill ( the John N & Leah Robb farm)
8. Apr 3, 1818 was boran doutter Hanah Sholl at the farm South Huntingdon Tp.
9. Lucetta Sholl was born September the 23, 1823 at the farm in South Huntingdon Tp, Westmoreland Co State of Pencalvaneya [sic].
Deaths
1. Hanah Scholl died Sept 19, 1842.
2. Jacob C. Scholl died Dec 12, 1843.
3. Charles J. Scholl died Nov 4, 1844.
4. Lavinus J. Scholl died Apr 1856.
5. Christian Scholl died Feby 11, 1904 aged 89 yrs & 2 mos.
Millard says his grandfather moved to Sewickly Mills when he was married & moved to the Robb farm abt 1815 or 1816 & in 1817 moved on the farm where Will L. lives, which he bought from David Shields ctg about 125 A. The old log house stood over in the field facing the back door & yard of present house & to the left of corn crib & barn & back 300 ft or son in a little hollow where is a spring & where was then an orchard, but with only two or three trees still standing in the year 1817 or 1818, William Miller
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& Mary Markle were married there in 1817 so he said (but I think he is wrong a year as it should be 1816. See No 90, Page 11 if there were married there) & some one took care of the baby Israel while they were being married by Squire Andrew Finley. There too, my grandmother, Leah Markle was married about 1817 or 1818 to Andrew F. Thompson & started on horseback on their hazardous trip through the wilderness to Kentucky.
The stone house was built by Chas J. Scholl in 1819 & was burned down on Jany 8, 1866 "the coldest day that blowed" said Millard. A very high wind was blowing & it was 10 degrees below zero. It caught fire from the flues or chimney. The old small log house down the road & by the line of their farm was built by Christian Scholl in 1839 & 1840 & Will L. says he he [sic] was born there & Millard says they were all born there.
Millard said he & Will went once to Northampton Co to get the records from the church, but found the church records were destroyed by a fire in 1818, so it was not available. Millard dont think Theodore H. Campbell is of the family I want (but I think he is wrong) but thinks Mrs Muse, to whom he talked 30 yrs ago, & who lived out on the hill back of Robbins Sta & who told him she was a Campbell was of the family I sought. Her son, Geo Muse (she is dead) Road Engineer for the County with
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his office on 2d floor of the Court House at Greensburgh would know. He says Jane Campbell, wife of Alexr Guffey & mother of ex-sheriff John Guffey, Decd & Col James M. Guffey, was of the same family.
In starting out that Thursday morning 28th from Will L. Scholl's, we reached the Pike at the gate Schoolhouse, which formerly stood across the road & in Markle's field & where Will s'd my father went but a short distance & turned to the right again, out the ridge road past the Nicholl's house & passing on to beyond a point opposite Will residence, we turned to the right again & passing through the Finley farm, we came to another road & to the right was a new frame house & the old log house in the rear, the John Finley part of the farm over still further to the right, but in plain view along the hillside is the Samuel & Susan Patterson farm where I walked across the fields to see in 1878 Susan who was then sick & in bed & aged 74 yrs. Turning to the left in the road, we came to we pass at once the old brick house which was the home of Squire Andrew Finley & which his son Andrew inherited continuing on up the road the farm lays level & we turned to the left again at the first road & passed a farm that Will said had belonged to Joshua Brothers who had married a daughter of Squire Andrew Finley.
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We then passed a farm or two of the Hough's & turning to the left & again to the left, came to the tombstones of Cornelius Casali located on the 300 acre farm he once owned. Will said he was a Catholic priest & had collected some money to build a church down by Phila & ran away with it & bought that farm. Will says it was his son, Dave Casali who got Eliza Carnahan, granddaughter of Squire Andrew Finley & Ginsey Jack & of John & Rebecca Caruthers Carnahan in the family way before she married Emanuel Neff & that he thus became the father of Ginsey Budd, widow, born Feby 16, 1830 whom we were to see Aug 6, 1920. Will says his father told him Dave Casali was one year older than he was. He became a worthless fellow & his mother Will says was a smutty vulgar old clip. We then passed another Hough home & came out in the road we came out in & turned back toward Williamsburgh & when about opposite Will's residence, turned to the right up a little used road & were at once on the old John Jack farm which is an extra good one with limestone soil & lays admirable being gently rolling in the main & which Will says is owned viz the first part, where is a modern frame house & where we left our auto, by Robert Boyd 175 A. & further on over another hill is the old substantial well built stone house in which he lived & the part of the farm
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with it contains 186 or 187 acres & is owned by Josiah Pore, whose father had owned the farm just beyond & which I think he has also acquired. There is a branch or small stream running about through the center of this farm down to the old John Carnahan Willow tree farm. Walking from the Boyd house up the unused road over the hill, we passed Elmer Kintrick, stuck in the clay with his auto truck going over to roof a corn crib at the old Jack home. Will introduced me & s'd he had married one of the two daughters of William Miller the son of Israel Miller & brother of Lillie Highberger. We went down to the spring house below the stone mansion & took a drink out of the pipe, through which the water comes from a spring a hundred feet or so beyond, & found the water good. The road we came across or ran into another road running straight & right by the front of the stone mansion still open but entirely unused & grown full of grass. To the right, it went up to another road & to the left to the Pike near the Willow tree farm of Uncle John Carnahan which adjoins the Jack farm. The old stone mansion is a well built house of massive stones & it looks as if the original double doors are still on it, with an oval semi-circle filled with small panes of glass at the main entrance into the hall & to the right another door enters the kitchen. There is a parlor to the left
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as you enter & a smaller room back of it. We went upstairs & found attractive will turned & neat bannister rails up the stairs to the 3d floor & as firm as when put up evidently with every round well morticed & tight. There was a bedroom over the parlor & one back of it to the right as you turned going up the stairs, but no fireplace in this back room which contained a hen with her brood of ten or a dozen chickens. This, I fancied was the room in which he had locked his two daughters & from out of which Barrett stole them away. There is a small room over the hall & a big one over the kitchen which has had a partition run through it, going to the attic, we found the same floored on the parlor end, but not floored over the kitchen end. The rafters are firm, substantial & well preserved. Each one being a small tree hewed on 2 sides & the side next the roof too, no doubt, but with the side next to you still its original circular form & everyone good & sound & perfect as new. The stone walls as shown at the windows are two feet thick & Will L. Scholl s'd they used to sit in the windows & hug the girls as he has been there to parties & threshing & has slept in the house several times. Boyd has planted 20 acres abt 1800 trees Will said in a peach orchard & it produces wonderful crops of peaches
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being entirely free from worms or other defects which Will says is by reason of the clay soil. Says worms attack peaches growing on a loamy soil, but not on a limestone soil. We walked back to our Auto, went back to the main road & came out to the Pike at Williamsburg & turned to the right & were at once going through the old John Carnahan farm of over 300 acres. On the right, it extended up to the Jack farm & on the left back of a wide field or fields facing on the Pike, it adjoined the Peter Rotharmel farm now owned by Williams, but being as Will L said, the farm at one time of a John Finley who was a nephew of Squire Andrew Finley & whose only child that he ever heard of was married to a Byerly. We passed through the John Carnahan Willow tree farm now owned by two of the natural sons of Col Israel Painter by the Low woman. The old house on the left is occupied by Israel Painter & it was in front of it the weeping willow stood. There is a common Willow standing back of a small building to the left.
Passing through this farm, we turned to the left & soon passed a house occupied & owned by D.A. or D.P. Hunter & where Will says his wife lived (ie her father D.P. Bell) when he married her & there he slept with her for the first time. Just a few hundred feet on, we came to the cement road in front of S. Florence Hunter's which I approached from the other direction on Oct 14th & turning to the right, were soon at the church. It is 4 Am Nov 1 & I will quit & go to bed. JVT
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Oak Hill Nov 2, 1920 1:11 PM (Transcribing from notes taken last week)
Will Scholl, son of M.F. walked down with me Friday morning & s'd he was making abt $275 wages on the RR per month. We got to Mrs Jane Wachob's No 610 Fourth St West Newton Pa at 8:15 AM.
At John F. Budd's, he s'd that he & Alvira Markle, daughter of big Gasper, were married Feby 20, 1866 by Rev Hughes, Presbyterian preacher & that he married for his second & present wife, Maria Heltebran Nov 25, 1896 Thanksgiving day. They were married by the Register at the Court House, Greensburgh, Pa.
The records & data I got from Mrs M.J. Wachob in the morning & evening are recorded on Pages 42 to 47 inclusive & on Pages 54 to 56 inclusive.
Those gathered from John F. Budd that night are noted on Pages 57 to 65 inclusive.
At Millard F. Scholl's 1:44 AM Oct 30, 1920 (transcribing from pencil scratch sheets)
On our way to Belle Vernon, Pa Friday forenoon Oct 29th, Will L. Scholl showed me where he had been pitched over the bank by his Auto being struck by a car driven by Martin of Perryopolis Pa & while it cost $200 to repair his car, himself & grandson (Dave's boy who he was taking home) were unhurt. He further asked about Ed D. Brown who he was abt employing to bring suit vs Martin for damages & said that Ed's mother (daughter of Benjamin Rotharmel) was the first girl he ever danced with. He said too, on our way
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that William Finley had owned a lot of land through which we passed after making the square turn to the left at the John Rankin residence & that this William Finley was a brother of Squire Andrew Finley who had owned the Rotharmel farm. Will?, Bert & Thomas Finley, full brothers, who had a half brother living in the neighborhood & had recently owned these same lands, he thought might be great grandsons of William Finley above named. He spoke too of what William Bell (father of S. Florence Hunter) once on a trip to & from Greensburgh Pa told him about going one dark night to West Newton Pa for Dr Hasson when Sam Bell's wife was having a baby & abt ten days later, when his own wife was having a baby, he went for him again. Dr Hasson said: "whose wife is it having a baby?" & Bell said: "Mine". whereupon Hasson s'd: "What kind of a hell of a wife have you? I just delivered her of a baby last week." Wm Bell then explained that that was his brother Sam's wife. Speaking this morning of Mrs Wachob & her mother, Will s'd Mrs Martha Cook Hough could sing like a nightingale & was the sweetest voiced woman he ever heard. He used to thresh for them. He s'd the Bells, William & Walter came, he thought to that section from Bell Tp, which was named for the family & where there were lots of Bells. We reached Belle Vernon at 11:30 Am & going to Mrs Goslin's home found it locked up & a neighbor, Mrs Wetzel
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came from across the street opposite & told us she thought she had gone to Moensser Pa to the dentists & invited me to go across & sit down in her sun parlor, which I did, while Will telephoned & in 5 minutes, Mrs Goslin came home & I went over. She is a sister of Will L. Scholl's wife. She had the family Bible of her Father David P. Bell & of her husband John W. Goslin as well as two leaves of old Bennett records, the first & last of which I copied entire & such as was desired from the Goslin record all of which is recorded on Pages 48 to 50 inclusive. She, Mrs Nancy Adaline Goslin, today at her home in Belle Vernon Pa told about her sewing for the John B. Cook's & that Mrs Cook ( who was a Cunningham) was all the time talking abt people & particularly about Bela Smith. She was continuing such remarks one day & Mrs Goslin getting out of patience about the continual gossip remarked that pretty near every family had a skeleton in the closet, whereupon Mrs Cook grew pale & then livid & Mrs Goslin thought she was going to die & wondered what she had done. She was to leave that day & Mr Cook took her home where her Aunt Polly Darr was visiting & she told her about it whereupon she sd to her niece: "Well you know her (Mrs Cook's) brother killed a woman & ploughed her under in a furrow in the field where he was ploughing". He had thrown her first in the brush & then dragged her from the hiding place in the brush & ploughed her
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under & some people followed the trail of where she had been dragged across the plowed field & found her. When Mrs Darr s'd to Mrs Goslin's mother: "Why Sarah Jane, you know of that": whereupon Mrs Bell s'd: "Yes, I knew of it, but didn't know it was Mrs Cook's brother". Mrs Goslin was to go back to sew in two weeks, but they never came for her to go again. I went to Mrs Wachob's at abt 8 o'clock this morning 29th & was busy taking dates from her until Will got his Auto repaired viz 10:50 AM when we started reaching Belle Vernon at 11:30 PM. Will pointed out the big brick house just this side of the church at the corner of Market ST & the street we went in, through which he s'd the County line ran straight to the mouth of Jacob's Creek. I worked while Will & Mrs Goslin ate lunch & at 2 PM we started back turning into the right & reaching Will Smith's & Guz Patterson's who both live in the old Col Jimmy Power house in Rostraver Tp, their wives being sisters, viz Boyds of the family owning the 175 A end of the John Jack farm. There was a record in one of the five old Commentaries, in the back of the book of the Walter & Polly Bell family which I have noted on Pages 51 to 53 inclusive. We left there at 4 Pm & got to Dave Scholl's (Will's son) at 4:30 Pm & stopped for ten minutes. I counted seven children, the three oldest being by his first wife nee Braithwaite, & the four youngest, all handsome children, by his second & present wife who was there & I met. She
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was a Pore, but was the widow of S. Florence Hunter's son Will who was killed in a saw mill & by whom she had a daughter who lives with them & who Dave was going to train that evening to meet. Dave used to court her before he was first married & recommended her to Hunter after he was first married. Dave has an 80 acre farm which Will sold him last year. Will owned 12 A of coal under the part of it where the buildings are & through Hon Ed E. Robbins intercession, for whom Will had been active working political friend, they sold it to Mrs Elizabeth S. Moore for $800 per acre. Will said the Stoneman's who I wanted to see, lived a mile back of Dave's & coming to toward town, he showed me the Hortensins Lowry farm, Just where the road makes two square turns to cross a bridge & creek & s'd the road going north from there was the right road going from West Newton to Stoneman's who lived a mile & a half north from there. We reached John F. Budd's, my 3rd cousin, abt 5 PM & his wife went out & hunted him up & we made appointment with him to see me at 7:30 PM or soon thereafter. Then went on to Mrs Wachob's No 610 4th ST & was there putting down what she told me from 5:05 to 7:07 PM & finished taking from her the Cook record so far as she could give it which was rather extensive & most satisfactory. She is a wonderfully active woman for 86 yrs of age, with no semblance at
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all of feebleness & her hair is not gray yet. She too is my 3rd cousin as were also John F. Budd & Nancy Adaline Goslin. Mr Budd also 86 yrs old is more feeble than Mrs Wachob, but is still active. Got to Millard F. Scholl's at 7:15 PM & Alleean was upstairs dressing as a witch for Halloween party being given that night for her Sunday School Class, so Samantha Miller, dau of Joe Miller of Ursina, brother of Millard's mother, got me a very good supper. Jim walked down street with me to Chambers garage, where I got them to drive me to John F. Budd's where I arrived at 8 PM & was busy getting a record of certain of Squire Andrew Finley's & Ginsey Jack's descendants until 1:11 AM
30th. He is a medium sized man, rather spare, with a gray beard about two inches long all over his face. He did not tire at all & was very kind & gracious as was his wife too, who was ironing for an hour or two. Mrs Wachob & Mrs Goslin were too very kind & considerate. Mrs Budd is medium sized & rather spare. Mrs Goslin is a rather heavy well built woman, with a large face & a very pretty one & is very young looking for one 62 yrs old. She too is a 3rd cousin of mine, being third cousin day. I got here to Millard's at 1:40 AM 30th, walking up from John Finley Budd's, a full mile in the fine moonlight & found Jim sitting before the fire asleep & he didn't wake up until
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after I had been writing a half hour or more & went to bed.
Thursday the 28th on the ride with Will L. Scholl, covering as he said the best part & richest land of South Huntingdon Tp, he told me about Cornelius Casali the Catholic priest collecting money to build a church near Phila & running off out here with the money & buying that 300 A farm. He said our great grandfather, Casper Markle, was abt to buy it, once, or an adjoining farm & had the Continental Currency with which to pay for it in full, but delayed closing a little while, when the Continental money became worthless & he didn't get the farm. Passing out to the Pike at Williamsburg & turned to the right as noted on page 88.
After leaving Sewickly Church abt noon on 28th, we passed just beyond the church a red brick house to the right of the road where Will said Walter Bell lived. He is a brother of S. Florence Hunter, son of William Bell & grandson of Walter & Polly Bell. Just after passing this house, we crossed Big Sewickly Creek & passing along the Creek, turned to the left through some Milligan farms to the "Dick" U.P. Church & from there went through Herminie & turning again to the left, crossed Little Sewickly Creek in front of mother's old home, which is a medium sized stone house built of many small stones. Just after
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leaving the Dick U.P. Church, we passed for near a mile through the John J. Carnahan (as I recall it his son John M. Carnahan told me when there Sept 6, 1897 I think that he was a nephew of Col John Carnahan at the willow tree) farm on the left, which runs up to the church & where I was on Sept 7, 1897 to see John Mahon Carnahan two yrs before he died. We continued on to Cowansburgh where Will introduced me to Theodore H. Campbell aged 84 yrs who I believe is a descendant of Samuel Thompson's daughter Margaret Campbell. I recorded in this Book what information I gleaned from him on pages 76 to 79 inclusive.
Coming away from his house in the dense darkness, I fell into the gutter off abt an 8 ft bank, but scrambled up & went on unhurt except some scratches on the legs. It is now 3:33 Am & I will quit & go to bed, as I told Allean to call me at 6:30 AM so I could make the 7:55 AM train for Pittsburgh.
Will said he threshed for Samuel Brown abt a mile up the hollow fr Fayette City Pa 50 yrs ago & when he was introduced to Mrs Brown, she asked if he was related to Chas J. Scholl whereupon he s'd he was a grandson & she then s'd "We are related. I was a Hosler? & related to the Markles". She then told him of a number of the relatives.
Alleeann s'd Leah's husband was
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Charles Newton Hoey & their baby was named Edward Newton Hoey, a fine will behaved baby born Sept? 23d, 1920. Her brother Jasper's wife was Edith Hoey, a sister of Leah's husband. Jasper & Edith have five children, Dorothy "tix" (six) yrs old a very pretty little girl was in Millard's yesterday (Friday) morning & last night when I was eating supper two more, a boy & girl, beautiful children were in. Alleeann says they are all good looking, boys as well as girls. Dave Scholl's children were handsome too.
In speaking of James Fulton, brother of Robt H. & Humphrey, & father of John C. Fulton of Uniontown Pa on Thursday night 28th Oct, Will L & Millard F. Scholl agreed that he was the laziest man they ever knew. Said he had a store & would lie down on the counter with a yard stick at hand & when a customer wd come in he wd ask what they wanted & wd point with the stick to just where they would find it & let them help themselves. Looking north or West from Will L. Scholl's residence toward West Newton, is a very high knoll with slightly elongated level top & a fence running up the side divides it about half & half. The right side of the fence is well formed with an attractive green sod, this belongs to Will's farm. To the left of the farm weeds & briers seem in evidence. This side, I think, belongs to the Saml & Susan Patterson farm. It is not 4:55 PM Nov 2, 1920 & I have finished transcribing what notes I took on scratch paper in pencil 44 sheets 88 pages in all. JVT
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Oak Hill Nov 2, 1920 7:20 PM Election Day
When at William L. Scholl's in South Huntingdon Tp, Westnd Co Pa Wednesday night, Oct 27th, 1920, his wife brought out some penciled records of birth which se s'd had been copied from an old Bible or commentary that had been found in the attic of one of the Finley houses when the lawsuit was on & which was the Bible evidently of Squire Andrew Finley & bequeathed by him to his oldest son, John. This book, the Schools say, is now in the hands of Erastus McMichael, school teacher of McKeesport Pa, a great great grandson, see Page 65. I think Mrs Scholl said she had copied probably in 1904 as on the back of the April 1904 sheet of a "Vulcanite" Calendar is written:
"John Finley, his book bequeathed by his Father" & dated "Edinburgh 18th March 1729 by Robert Wightman. Works of the late Reverend and Learned Mr Thomas Boston Bought April first 1774." & on the back of the four page note sheet on which the record is copies is written: "Printed by John Gray & Gavin Alston Edinburgh".
After the record of Andrew Finley's family comes that of John Finley & then of a Bennett family who married into the Finley family, & a letter from John H. Smith, who had married Polly Stoakley Bennett, written Jany 19, 8192. The records follow. I am to have these typewritten by Mary E. Shepler & return with a copy or two.
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Record of Squire Finley
1. John Finley was born May the 6th, 1782 about two o'clock in the morning.
2. Martha Finley was born Jany the 31st, 1784 about eight o'clock in the afternoon.
3. Eleoner [sic] Finley was born May the 8th, 1786 at Five o'clock in the morning.
4. Jenny Finley was born Oct the 20th, 1788 about eight o'clock in the morning.
5. James B. Finley was born April the 8th, 1791 about five o'clock & 30 minutes in the morning.
6. Polly Finley was born August the 5th, 1793 about eight or nine o'clock in
the morning.
7. Andrew Finley was born July the 29th, 1797 about eight or nine o'clock in
the evening.
8. Nancy Finley was born Oct the 31, 1799 about one o'clock in the morning.
James Barkley Finley departed this life the 21st day of February 1793 between three & four o'clock in the afternoon aged one year ten months and twelve days.
Record of John Finley
1. Jane Bennett born Feby 17, 1803.
2. Susan Patterson March 17, 1804.
3. John Andrew Finley
4. Nellie Budd
5. Polly Sampson born May 16, 1811
6. Stoakely Finley born Feby 4, 1813
7. Nancy Pollock born July 18, 1814
8. James Finley
9. John Finley
10. Nehemiah Finley born Jany 6, 1821
11. Joanna Simeral born May 1823
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Record of Ephraim Bennett
Ephraim Beanett born May the 11, 1806 in Westnd Co Pa.
Jane Bennett born Jany the 30, 1803 Penna
Their Children
1. Elenor Bennett born Aug 9, 1824 in Penna
2. George Bennet born May 30, 1827 in Ohio
3. Polly Stoakly Bennett born Sept 25, 1830 in Ohio
4. Nehemiah Finley Bennett born May 9, 1837 in Indiana
Marriages
Ephraim Bennett was married to Jane Finley April 23, 1823 in Westmoreland Co Penna.
Elenor Bennett was married to Samuel Ringle Dec 23, 1845 Indiana
Polly Stoakley Bennett was married to John H. Smith Oct 5, 1848 Indiana
George Bennett was married to Margaret Haslet Jany 17, 1849, Indiana
Nehemiah Finley Bennett was married to Elisa Burns June 16, 1859, Iowa
The foregoing Bennett record on this page is copied from a letter dated "Leighton Jany 19, 1892 to J.H. Smith" & after giving the above record of births & marriages, each on an inside page, the 4th last page is signed "From your grandson, Frank C. Ryan".
& below he has written: "I press toward the mark of the most high calling Christ Jesus. Yours ever in Jesus"
& on the first page of the sheets, note size is written in very faint pencil marks: evidently to some of the relatives in Westnd Co, the following following [sic] receipt of the dates from his grandson Probably written to Jacob Mason. See page 65.
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Jany 21 (1892) Leighton Iowa
Dear Friend Mason, We are reasonable well, hope this will find you the same as for our Family reckon there is none except what is herein as you see the age of Jane Finley & marriage that is all yours, with respects to you all J.H. Smith
This is written in a rather feeble hand as though the writer was old.
John F. Budd asked me to stay all night with them. I see he has entirely omitted his mother's oldest sister, this Mrs Bennett & he was slightly in error on some of the ages. It is now 9:22 PM & we ought to be getting some good Harding returns by this time. JV Thompson
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Pittsburgh Pa Wm Penn Hotel Room 619 Nov 19, 1920 11 PM
I got back from NY Monday night Nov 15, 1920 at 9 Pm. Judge Grosscup & myself had gone Nov 12th at 11 Am to see Judge Gary about taking over 10,000 Acres more coal including the Smith Creek block which he said he was "disposed to buy at a price" & referred us to Mr Clingerman Prest H.C. Frick Coke Co. Returning from NY Monday, I first noticed the ground covered with snow at Harpers Ferry which was continuous the remainder of the journey being abt 3 inches deep & which Pallini said had fallen 3 or 4 AM Monday. It snowed some Tuesday morning turning later to rain which continued incessantly all day & into the night with thermometer at 30. The rain & snow continued Wednesday, yesterday, Thursday morning I came down on the 6:46 AM PRR train & meeting Judge Grosscup, who had arrived from NY, we took up with Mr McEldowney & Mr McClay various matters concerning our contract & arranged for abt $750,000 to pay off the North Wbg mtge, we to pay 6% int & a bonus of $100,000 & to repay the money half in 6 mos & half in 1 yr. I took R.D. Wells, C. Howard & Thos Eichelberger to the Nixon theatre to see Apple Blossoms. L.C. Coldren was also there. Judge Grosscup, W.A. Seifert & Andrew went to NY on the 11:15 Pm PRR train where they were taking up today with Atty Barber
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& others the adjustment of the W.M. Greve Claim on Wheeling Creek property. This morning, I saw F.B. Fanen abt drawing the option from Margaret M. Callaghan & myself to the Imperial Coal Co. Also gave him list of tracts to be leased to the Peoples Natural Gas Co in North & South Union & Georges Tp Fay Co Pa. Then went over & had a half hour's talk with Mr Clingerman, who called in Mr Gates in, about the 10,000 Acres of coal west of their last purchase which Judge Gary had directed us to see him about & left with him a map with the area colored up. He wanted me to secure the narrow neck south of Newtown, embracing Kinsey Fox, R.F. John, Jacob S. Patterson secured before it would be in presentable shape to present & I am to go over next week about that & see him later. I then went at 11 AM to see A.W. Mellon & presented to him & pointed out the importance to him of the Isaac Bower's heirs 411 A. coal in Cass Dist, Monon Co WVA in such forcefulness that he directed me to buy it at $320 per acre, getting if possible a little better terms of payment, but to buy it nevertheless. I then met Rose S. Maloney at 11:45 AM & left on the 12:55 Pm train on B&O for McKeesport on which T.J. Maloney was also a passenger. Took an Evans Ave car opp B&O Sta & went to residence of Chas E. McMichael No 907 S. Evans Ave but the house was locked up. Then went to Rubens Bldg on Walnut St
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just off 5th Ave to see cousin Carrie F. Carothers, but was told by the colored elevator girl that she was still away from home. Then went to B&O Sta & got a train in ten minutes (on which Thos J. Maloney rtd) to Braddock Pa to hunt up my third cousin Mrs Elizabeth Rossell in her 82d yr, who lives in next to the last house, a frame one on the right hand or upper side of Reeves Way with her bachelor son Charles Rossell, who is a laborer for the Borough in North Braddock Pa but Charles gave the address as No 212 Lobingier Ave the street above on which the upper end of the lot fronts, but the house they live in is on the back end of the lot on Reeves Way. Charles is a medium sized man & has a very small hand. His mother is a rather large woman with large strong face & wears glasses. Her hair is not white, but has partially turned gray. I arrived between 3 & 4 o'clock & was busy taking pencil record of what she & her son told me & which I will now transcribe putting such of it as I can in a genealogical table form.
At residence of Elizabeth Rossell & Charles Rossell, No 212 Lobingier Ave (but approached from Reeves Way) North Braddock Pa Nov 19, 1920 4 PM
Mrs Rossell said her father, Emanuel Neff came from Germany with
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his parents when he was a young man & worked for a few yrs at his trade (shoemaker) in Phila Pa & came out to West Newton Pa. His father also came to West Newton & was a butcher. Mrs Rossell says her brother, Marsh Neff lived in the town of West Union, Iowa where he was a shoemaker. She thinks his widow, Anna would be the party to write to for the family records.
Upon asking Mrs Rossell for their own family record, Charles went into the front room toward Reeves Way & brought out a large family Bible being a "Comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible" with the front leaves gone, but the "Revisers Preface" to the New Testament is dated "Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey 11th Nov 1880" & from it I take the dates of their family record as given on Page 108 in which all births & record of his own marriage are written, Mrs Rossell said, by her husband James Rossell in a fine plain hand & excellent penmanship. The records of the Law family are written they say by Gertrude (Mrs Law). Mrs Rossell said her husband's mother was a Layton & his father's name was Charles Rossell & that he lived in Fayette Co between Perryopolis & Belle Vernon Pa. Her husband had brothers Job, Caleb, & she thought Henry also, who was a tall man who lived near Dawson Pa. After Emanuel Neff's death, his widow, Eliza Carnahan Neff married her first cousin Lindsey Carnahan, son of William Carnahan. Mrs Rossell says that after her father's death in 1850, she carried to page 110
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[Descendant Chart]
Emanuel Neff Born in Germany Feby 28, 1790 Died in West Newton Pa Apr 18, 1850 aged 60 yrs 1 mo & 21 days & is buried at Sewickly Church. See Pages 27 Lines 13 & 14. He married 1st at West Newton Julia Funk & by her had one child, Mrs Rossell says his first wife was buried at a church along Sewickly Creek (Sewickly Church, no doubt, where he is buried.) He married 2nd Eliza Carnahan, daughter of James & Eleanor Finley Carnahan & granddaughter of Col John & Rebecca Carothers Carnahan of the Willow Tree & of Squire Andrew & "Ginsey" Jack Finley all of South Huntingdon Tp Westnd Co Pa & by her she recounts nine children which she says was all & which I am listing as she gave them. Says her mother was 72 yrs old when she died in South Huntingdon Tp where she was living at the time & is buried in the West Newton Cemetery.
[Children]
Julia Neff, by 1st wife, She is married & is she thinks still living. She married in West Newton & then went to Ohio. Could not recall her husband's name, but says he is dead some time ago. They had a "pretty large family" Aug 15/21 Kate says her husband's name was Goehring who her mother & Aunt Katy said was from Germany & he didn't treat her good. His brother married "Peggy" Weimer & went further west.
Jeannetta, She called her "Jane" born Feby 16, 1830 See Aug 6, 1920 record in Book 3. She married Benjamin Budd in 1850
"Marsh" Neff. He moved to Iowa before the war, but after his father's death & took with him the family record of births etc., but which was not in a Bible. His address was West Union, Fayette Co, Iowa. He was killed in the War at Pea Ridge, Arkansas in a Mch. Married Anna Hubson of near Pennsville, Fay Co, Pa. She was still living last they heard. He was a shoemaker.
Davitt Neff, oldest, "named for John C. Davitt of Pgh Pa, a relative"
He is now dead, was married & left a family.
Elizabeth, m. her cousin Samuel Marsh, son of Mrs R's sister Mary.
Homer
Joseph
One or two more children
Mary Neff, She is dead & is buried at Wilkinsburg in the Woodlawn cemetery. M.1. Cooper Marsh of the Quaker settlement Sewickly Tp. He was raised on a farm, but was a sawyer. He is dead & is buried at Quaker graveyard. m.2. Joseph Budd, a farmer, a first cousin of her sister Ginsey's husband, a son of Benj & Nellie Finley Budd & brother of John F. Budd. He is buried at Baptist Church at Salem, four miles from West Newton. See Page 62. M.3. Samuel Paden of about Wilkinsburgh Pa. He was a coal digger. He is dead & is buried at Beulah graveyard. Mary had four children by her 1st husband, three by her 2nd & one by her 3rd. She lived with her daughter Nora when she died.
Samuel Marsh, He was a Methodist preacher. Is now dead. He went to Iowa where he married his first cousin Elizabeth Neff. Dont know whether they had any children.
Logan Marsh, m. Annie Henderson. Both living at Irwin Pa where he attends Grazer Sta Penn? RR at Braddock.
Margaret Marsh, who is married.
Rebecca Marsh, died Feby 1920 Unmarried & is buried in Woodlawn Cem near Wilkinsburgh. She was aged 63 Born say in 1857.
Alice Marsh, m. Kelly. She is dead & is buried at Wilands Cem out in Sewickly Tp. Kelly married a Fleming for his 2nd wife, had a considerable family by her & left their home in Sewickly Tp & was never heard of afterwards.
Charles, He is dead, married but thinks he left no children.
Annie, dead
Logan
Robert
Alice
All five of these children went to NY where the surviving ones now are.
William Budd. He is married & lives at Leechburgh, Pa.
Nancy Budd married Thomas College from England. He farmed. Both are living at Atwater, O. abt 8 miles from Alliance Ohio. He is Supt of County Roads.
Charles
Mildred
Both married & living in Ohio near Atwater.
Charles Budd died when a child.
Nora Paden married Claude Porter, a bricklayer. Both are living close to Wilkinsburgh, Pa. Chas Rossell thought she might have the family Bible of her grandfather Emanuel Neff as her mother lived with her when she died, but his mother dont think so.
Emanuel Neff record ctd on next page
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Emanuel Neff & Eliza Carnahan continued from preceding page.
Andrew Neff. He was a shoemaker in West Newton Pa. He was in the Civil War & was wounded & years afterwards died from the effects of the wound. Married Sarah Eicher who lived on a farm near Pennsville, Fayette Co Pa. They are both dead & are buried in West Newton Cemetery. Kate thinks he had a big lot of children.
Nancy Neff, Born say May 4, 1837 Died Dec 4th, 1838 aged 1 yr & 7 mos. Buried at Sewickly Church graveyard. Kate said she died of whooping cough.
Elizabeth Neff, my informant Born Jany 26, 1839 in West Newton Pa. Married Feby 14, 1867 to James Rossell at West Newton Pa by Rev McKee of West Newton Pa. James Rossell was born March 30, 1836 & he died Sept 8, 1908 in the house I am writing these notes in & is buried in Monongahela Cemetery up over the hill here in Braddock, Pa. He had asthma & dropsy. He was a carpenter.
Frank Rossell, born Oct 16, 1868, married Celia Whittich. Both are living in St Louis MO. He is a carpenter. Have four children living All young & at home.
Otto
Emerson
Carl, dead
Frank
Elizabeth
Charles Rossell, B. Dec 26, 1869. A laborer, works for the borough. Also my informant [sic] along with his mother. An "old bachelor" he says.
Lewis Layton, B. July 15, 1872 m. Mame Toland of North Braddock where they both live. He is a carpenter. Two children living & three dead.
Robert
Gail
Both unmarried.
Sarah Gertrude, B. Mch 23, 1874 m. on June 30th, 1896 to Willis B. Law of Braddock Pa. He is a machinist & works for the Westinghouse Company
Mary Elizabeth, B. July 6, 1897 m. Oscar Ross of Braddock Pa, a plasterer by trade.
A boy one week old unnamed yet.
Lawrence Leslie, b. Mch 15, 1906, unmarried.
Alda Gertrude, B. Sept 2, 1908 Died in February, 1919.
Benjamin, b. Nov 24, 1875 m. Margaret Quigley of Braddock Pa. Both living on adjoining lot above this house fronting on Lobingier St. He too is a carpenter & is now making $10 for a day of 8 hours. Have two children living & 3 dead.
Helen, married William Hunter, a bricklayer & live in Braddock Pa.
Helen Hunter
Lawrence, unmarried
3 dead
James Edward, b. Sept 13, 1879, Died Oct 17, 1881.
John Neff. He is abt 2 1/2 yrs younger than Mrs Rossell, born say in 1841. He now lives in the town of Elizabeth Pa on the Monongahela River & is a coal digger. He married Mary Sadler of Elizabeth Tp. She is dead. Mrs Rossell said "he had a generation of children" "must be 8 or 9 of them, cant give their names" they mostly all live about Elizabeth where he settled when he married & lives now among his children. He was in the Civil War but was not
wounded.
Emanuel Neff Jr, He is a coal digger & cobbler & is living in Sewickly Tp along Sewickly Creek at Cowansburgh, Mrs Rossell thinks. He was in the Civil War & escaped being wounded. He married Mary Peoples of Sewickly Tp. Both are living. "Have a good bunch of children 8 or 9" among them Sherman, the only one they were able to name. Mch 1, 1925. He died Feby 18, 1925 aged 80 yrs in his home at Cowansburg Pa & was buried in West Newton Cem. He was a life long member of the Baptist Ch, West Newton Pa. He enlisted in the Civil War in Apr 1861 & served throughout the war & was a member of J.C. Markle Post 623 G.A.R. He was a shoemaker & is survived by his widow who was Miss Mary Peoples of Scottdale Pa who I should see soon & 4 daughters & 2 sons viz Mrs Edward Taylor, Irwin, Mrs John Young, Penn, Mrs John Zigfrits, New Stanton, & Mrs Chas Achtzahn, Gratztown. Sherman of Homestead & William of Cowansburg. Also 32 grandchildren & 48 (or 28) great grandchildren & one sister Mrs Jane Budd aged 95 yrs of Rostraver Tp.
Maria Neff, She was the youngest of the Neff children & died young.
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went to live with her sister Mrs Jeannetta Budd who was married that same year & it was some yrs after when her mother married Lindsey Carnahan, who she says was her first cousin, a son of William Carnahan, a brother of her grandfather James Carnahan, who both were of the family that lived at the Willow Tree viz John & Rebecca. Later, she says, she went to live with her other sister Mary. She said her mother Eliza had one child by Carnahan viz Aelionople Carnahan who married 1st William Potter, who came from Ireland. The last time he was here 12 yrs ago, he hailed from Seattle, Washington where he is a farmer having taken up a homestead there. They separated & she died later. They had one child, William Potter. He went out to his father's, but they have no recent word about him. Zeionople is buried in West Newton Cemetery. Has been dead 15 yrs or more. Mrs Rossell & Charles say her brother's widow Anna from Iowa visited here abt 20 yrs ago. Had relatives on her side in Pgh whom she visited & then visited us. Mrs Rossell says it was some time after her own marriage when her mother died. I s'd "5 or 6 yrs" & she said "it was longer than that". She died first & it was a "good while" afterwards when her husband Lindsey died. He was a farmer & roustabout. She remembers her grandfather James Carnahan & thinks he died during the Civil War. Says it was before her marriage. She attended
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his funeral. He died at her mother's over near Elizabeth, but in Rostraver Tp where she was then living & he is buried at the Baptist Church at Salem. Dont know his age & dont know whether tombstone was put up or not. He was a cripple. One leg was shorter than the other. He was medium size.
Charlie says he knows Erastus McMichael, son of William McMichael, the blacksmith at Williamsburg Pa & Lucetta Finley daughter of Nehemiah Finley (see Page 65). Said they (Charlie etc) used to live out the Pike a couple of miles beyond Williamsburg toward or near the old John Robertson place. Mrs Rossell thinks Erastus lives at Boston, or used to, which is 2 or 3 miles above McKeesport, across the Youghiogheny River. He taught school & was a delicate man. They say Jacob Mason & his wife Josephine Finley (Page 65) had two girls & two boys, viz Henry, Florence, Mott & another girl. Henry is married & lives at East Pittsburgh Pa. Is a bridge worker "Flo" is married to a man named Wonders & live in WVA where they think he bought a farm. Mott got killed on the RR a couple years ago up at McKeesport, either on the B&O or P&LE. Was unmarried. They think Jacob Mason & the other daughter who is unmarried are living together or probably live with Henry. They say Lucetta & Wm Michael Page 65 had two boys & a girl, Erastus the oldest is married &
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is a school teacher. Earl died unmarried, aged 12 to 15 yrs. Josephine lives with Erastus.
I wrote at these transcribing records last night from 11 PM to 3 AM & this Saturday afternoon Nov 20, 1920 commenced at 2 Pm & now at 4:30 PM have finished at room 619 & must get off for 5 PM B&O train home. JV Thompson
Oak Hill, Friday, Jany 7, 1921 7:22 PM
Wednesday Evening 5th inst, I was out at 5610 Ellsworth Ave for abt two hours between 8 & 10 to see my cousins, Ruth & Abb. Ruth will be 83 in next month & Abb 81 in May. I showed them the recent letter I had received from Vice President Thos R. Marshall showing his relationship through the Elliotts, he being descended from Thomas Elliott. Asking if they knew who was the contractor who built our old home at Springdale in 1838 for their father, they did not recall, but when I told them it was John McCormick, brother to Eugenia H. Robinson's grandfather James McCormick, Ruth said he was back two or three years later putting springs or catches on the windows & she as a little tot was tagging after him all the time. He was a great tease & told her she couldn't tell who he was & she half thought he was grandfather Caruthers. She s'd she went down to grandfather Caruthers with her mother when grandmother
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always ask for Jasper Thompson who they said was their cousin. Kate said one of the brothers was a bachelor & he was not rich, but the other one who was married, but without children was very rich & left half of his fortune to his own nephews & nieces living at the time of his death & the other half to his wife's nephews & nieces. Kate never knew their names, nor what town or county in Ohio they came from, but s'd she would have Sallie write to Jennie & find out & let me know. She said Jennie's father was Alex Thompson & that he had lived across the River in Rostraver Tp. He is dead. Jennie is aged abt 65 yrs, Kate thought. They did not think they were any relation to Lucy Hood but they evidently are.
Kate said that when her grandfather Peter Rothermel died, Frederick Shearer from up toward Brownsville Pa wanted to administer on the Estate, but her Uncle Peter Rothermel & "Uncle Wagner" administered & after that Shearer rarely came back to see them. Kate said that the widow Peter Shearer, who was a Markle, was widowed by the death of Shearer, her first husband & married Conrad Stenger for her second husband & that a son & daughter of Stenger married a daughter & son of Mrs Shearer. Asking her if she knew that Ginsey Budd was an illegitimate daughter of Eliza Carnahan born before she married Emanuel Neff, she said she didn't but thought
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Neff was, as her mother had told her she had a child before she was nine months married & she had thought Abner was the oldest, but I told her Mrs Budd was. Asking her if she ever heard who was the father of the child, she said she had not & I told her Wm L. Scholl s'd Dave Casali, a son of Cornelius Casali was. She thought he would know. She s'd they used to tell her that Mrs Casali, who was a rough spoken woman & was not liked by her grandmother still she used to come every week to her grandmother's home. Once, when they brought out her horse for her to go, he stood straight up on his hind feet & they found thistles & burrs under the saddle, whereat she told Peter Rotharmel she didn't think he wd do it. Mrs R was then accused & her husband threatened to whip her, but she disclaimed any knowledge of it. The next day, "Uncle Wagner" said Mrs R didn't do it & it developed that a hired man named Crayton had done it, who remarked that she was coming oftener than she was welcome, & thereafter, she didn't come much. I spoke of having Cousin Kate come to Oak Hill to stay a month or two when I could have time to be at home more. She seemed well pleased to come & said she was plenty strong for the trip, although Sallie was dubious about it. We decided it would be best to make the trip by Auto from door to door. Yesterday forenoon, I was in to see
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Andrew W. Mellon & told him I had taken the responsibility of closing for him some more tracts in Cass Dist in the vicinity of the Isaac Bowers 411 Acres at the same price viz $320 & he said it was all right. I also told him to be sure, to speak to Saml Rea at the meeting next week about taking over the T.F. Barrett RR I had had up with Mr Frick in Oct & Nov 1919. He s'd he wd, but spoke of their troubles saying the government owed the Penna RR Co ninety seven million dollars & that auditing of twenty eight million had been passed, but they wanted to audit it all before they paid anything. A.W. said the PRR Co had borrowed to the extreme limit from all the Banks with whom they dealt & had only funds to make their payrolls for ten days or two weeks. He said he had phoned Senators Penrose & Knox asking them to take it up at once with congress & get relief.
Edith Waddington called up Wednesday night & came down with Isa to 366 to see me. They were in too at noon yesterday with Joseph H. Bialas who was taking them to lunch. Edith is a charming girl, bright & vivacious & the three of us tentatively arranged to have a week's outing next month at New York. It is now 9:17 PM & I will go to reading the town papers. JV Thompson
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Oak Hill Jany 23, 1921 3 PM
During the early part of last year, Mrs Mary R. Post furnished me at my request, a penciled record from her father's family Bible which I am now filing with my family records, after making the copy of it which follows: Likewise, Thomas B. Seamans mailed me later in the year on May 5, 1920, the record of his family & that of his father-in-law, Charles L. Smith & certain of the records of the families of his children which I am likewise filing away & copying into this record in regular order.
From the Family Bible & record of Cousin Andrew Finley Richey, first cousin of my mother, through his mother Jane Caruthers Richey:
Births
A.F. Richey born on October 20th, 1810.
Laverna P. Richey born on February 19th, 1812.
1. John S. Richey born on March 8th, 1836.
2. Susan V. Richey born on October 18th, 1837.
3. Cordelia E. Richey born on May 6th, 1839.
4. Louise I. Richey born on April 17th, 1841.
5. Elizabeth D. Richey born on March 16th, 1843.
6. Samuel Hunter Richey born on January 27th, 1846.
7. David S. Richey born on February 1st, 1848.
8. Mary R. Richey born on November 15th, 1854.
Marriages
A.F. Richey married to Laverna P. Barnes on the morning of January 1st, 1835.
Cordelia E. Richey married to Charles L. Smith on February 27th, 1862.
John S. Richey married to Emma E. Davison Apr 10th, 1862.
Susan Virginia Richey married to Samuel Young on December 25th 1874.
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David S. Richey married to Josephine Elliott on December 23d, 1875.
S. Hunter Richey married to Louisa N. Meade on April 29th, 1880.
Mary R. Richey married to Elias E. Post April 27th, 1881.
Deaths
A.F. Richey died November 21st, 1867 aged 57 yrs 1 mo & 1 day
John S. Richey died October 5th, 1875 aged 39 yrs 6 mos & 27 days.
Laverna P. Richey died May 5th, 1893 aged 81 yrs 2 mos & 15 days
Elizabeth D. Richey died September 28th, 1909.
Cordelia E. Smith died April 29th, 1914.
Family Record of Charles Lowrie Smith and Cordelia Ellen Ritchie married Feby 28, 1862.
C.L. Smith, son of John S. & Rebecca Smith born June 24, 1838, married Cordelia E. Ritchie Feby 28, 1862. He died March 16, 1920.
Cordelia E. Smith, daughter of Andrew Finley and Laverna P. Richie, born May 6, 1839 married Charles L. Smith Feby 28, 1862. She died Apr 28th, 1914.
1. Henry Finley Smith born May 3d, 1863, married Annie G. Gould June 6th, 1889
2. Laverna Rebecca Smith born July 3d, 1864, married Harold L. Robinson June 19th, 1889.
3. Virginia Belle Smith born May 15th, 1866 married Thomas B. Semans June 22d, 1892.
4. Lucy Rose Smith born May 15th, 1866 married Walter W. Laughead Feby 17, 1892. She died June 30, 1919.
5. Andrew Brown Smith born May 22d, 1868.
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6. Pauline Ellen Smith born July 8th, 1870
7. Mary Hunter Smith born July 28th, 1876 married Francis M. Semans Jr. Feby 22d, 1899.
Family Record of Thomas B. Semans, furnished by himself in his own handwriting:
Thomas Breckenridge Semans born July 18th, 1861 in Georges Tp Fayette Pa.
Virginia Belle Semans born May 15, 1866
1. William Ritchie Semans born Sept 23, 1896.
2. Thomas Breckenridge Semans Jr born Aug 21, 1897.
3. Charles Lowrie Semans born June 19, 1899.
4. Virginia Smith Semans born Nov 21, 1900.
5. Edwin Walker Semans born Dec 4, 1901.
6. Henry Marion Semans born Apr 22, 1903, Died July 26, 1903.
7. Robert Martin Semans born Sept 25, 1905.
8. Lawrence Sutton Semans born Jany 12, 1907.
9. James Hustead Semans born May 30, 1910.
Marriages
Thomas Breckenridge Semans and Virginia Belle Smith married Wednesday June 22, 1892 by Rev Joseph L. Hunter
William Ritchie Semans and Ann Elizabeth Roberts Thomas married April 1st, 1918 at Westminster, Maryland
Their son
William Ritchie Semans Jr was born Jany 19th, 1919 at Westminster, MD
Family of Laverna Smith Robinson as furnished by her to her sister Virginia (who sent it to me) in her own handwriting:
Births
Harold Lee Robinson born July 25, 1864 at Orgeon (does she mean Oregon) Missouri.
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Laverna Rebecca Smith born July 3d, 1864 at Fairmont WVA
1. John Lowrie Robinson born Oct 29, 1890 at Uniontown, Pa
2. Charles Stillman Robinson born Jany 15, 1892 at Uniontown, Pa
3. Harold Lee Robinson Jr born May 31, 1892 at Uniontown, Pa
4. Agnes Canon Robinson born Nov 9, 1895 at Uniontown, Pa
5. William Jabez Robinson born Sept 23, 1897 at Uniontown, Pa
6. Daniel Sturgeon Robinson born Sept 3, 1899 at Uniontown, Pa
7. Hunter Richey Robinson born Sept 2, 1902 at Uniontown, Pa
8. Samuel Jones Robinson born Aug 3, 1906 at Uniontown, Pa.
Marriages
John Lowrie Robinson & Eliza Holmes Jack married July 24, 1917 in Pittsburgh,
Pa.
William Jabez Robinson & Eleanor B. Tinsley married Aug 1, 1917 in Pittsburgh Pa
Harold Lee Robinson Jr & Grace Fay Fancett married Aug 20, 1917 in Morgantown WVA.
I think I got everything that you wanted. If not you will have to call me, or ask me about it. Yours truly, Bess.
Family of Mrs Lucy Smith Laughead. Lucy Smith, daughter of Charles L. & Cordelia Richey Smith born May 15, 1866 married to Walter Wynn Laughead Feby 17, 1892. She died June 30, 1919. Walter Wynn Laughead was born May 6, 1859.
Their children:
1. Cordelia Wynn Laughead born January 16, 1893
2. Frank Laughead born Sept 23, 1894. He was married to Gertrude Hicks June 21, 1916.
They have one child:
1. Robert Wynn Laughead born April 21, 1918.
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Family of Henry F. Smith Henry Finley Smith born May 3, 1863 at Fairmont VA now WVA
Annie M. Gould wife of Henry F. Smith Born at Fairmont WVA Feby 28, 1865.
Their children are:
1. Robert Gould Smith born Feby 27, 1897, Mch 5, 1897
2. Eugene Madera Smith born Sept 28, 1898, Dec 14, 1898.
On Friday morning, I walked over to the hospital to see Will & going over through the cemetery, took the following inscriptions from the tombstones in Uncle Will's lot:
William E. Caruthers died May 30, 1890 in his 73d yr Caroline Caruthers died March 11, 1895 in her 74th yr.
Josiah V. Caruthers died March 15, 1881 aged 30 yrs & 6 days.
John R. Carothers Apr 23, 1855, Jany 3d, 1911.
Copied Friday forenoon Jany 21, 1921.
I then went over to the Hospital & had a half hour with Will who is progressing finely. As I was leaving, met sister "Tute" at the door, Jasper having brought her in the Auto. He then took me to Miss Mary I. Beeson's No 83 West Fayette St who I found improved in health. I settled with her for her Whiteley Tp Coal & arrived at my office at 12 o'c noon.
This evening as Minnie's for supper 5 to 7 PM, she said John's wife Gertrude Thompson, who is a very pretty girl, will be forty years old next May, born then in May 1881. JV Thompson, Jany 23, 1921 7:30 PM
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Oak Hill Feby 13, 1921 10:46 AM
When starting Monday morning, Jany 24, 1921 with F.M. Semans Jr in his brother Thomas's car to Washington Pa on our way to Waynesburg to the hearing before Judge Ray, Frank gave me the following record of his family which he had written down, or rather the births of the children were written down by Mary & his own birth by himself.
Francis Marion Semans Jr Born July 7, 1869
Mary Smith Semans born July 28, 1876.
They were married in Uniontown, Pa Feby 22, 1899.
1. Josiah Thompson Semans, born Dec 11, 1899.
2. Charles Smith Semans born July 24, 1901.
3. Frances Marion Semans born Sept 17, 1903.
4. Mary Elizabeth Semans born June 12, 1908.
In our old much & daily used Bible at Springdale, I find written I believe by Tute herself "Ruthanna Thompson was married" to which I had written in continuation the date viz "Nov 18, 1875" JV Thompson.
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Oak Hill May 10, 1921 8:47 PM
At the Recorders office of Fayette Co Pa at Uniontown this afternoon from 12 noon until 3:17 PM I made the record of the Leckeys which follows, they being related through the Wilsons as the wife of John Leckey was Mary Wilson, a daughter of Alexander Wilson & he the son of Alexander Wilson who was the brother of Mary Wilson, the wife of my great great great grandfather, John Thompson, John Thompson died in the Cumberland Valley Pa in 1783 aged 88 yrs
Will Index A to M Page 339 Etc.
Residence Will Book Transcribed Date of Date of Record Record Will Probate
Lecky, John * Fayette Co 1 Page 211 1 P. 701 Mch 11, 1818 Aug 8, 1821
Lecky, Alexander 4 Page 221 4 P. 221 Nov 14, 1860 Jany 27, 1868
Leckey, Mary * Fayette Co 1 Page 284 1 P. 938 June 23, 1824 Sept 15, 1827
Leckey, Mary Redstone Tp 5 Page 199 Feby 12, 1872 Apr 19, 1879
Leckey, Thomas 2 Page 42 1 p. 79 Nov 9, 1835 Dec 25, 1835
No 1. John Leckey's Will Will Book No 1 Page 211 Wills "to my dear wife, Mary, all my household furniture with beds & bedding, also my mare with her saddle & her choice of two of my cows & four of my sheep & her wheel & also the whole & sole use of my dwelling house during her natural life together with sufficient quantity of flour & meat & clothing suitable to her condition in life, also a garden, fire wood, cut & hauled ready for the fire together with everything that may be needed to make her comfortable in health & in sickness during her natural life, also all
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the fruit of the young orchard during her life, all the foregoing provisions & accommodations to be furnished & provided herein hereafter mentioned.
Item: I give & bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Reed $100 out of my personal estate.
Item: I give & bequeath unto my [no relation specified] Agness Huston $100 out of my personal estate.
Item: I give & bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Dunlap $100 out of my personal
estate to be paid out of the first money that may be collected.
Item: I give & bequeath unto my son, Thomas Leckey $10 in addition to the land I give & conveyed unto him.
Item: I give & bequeath unto my son, John Leckey $5 in addition to what I have given him to be paid out of my personal estate.
Item: I give & bequeath & hereby devise unto my son, Alexander Leckey the plantation or tract of land whereon I now live provided he at all times provide for my wife, Mary all the things herein before named together with pasture in summer & fodder & feed in winter sufficient for the creatures or stock. She may at all times have not exceeding the number herein named & provided he pays to my daughter Elizabeth Reed $100 in 4 yrs after my decease in addition to the sum heretofore bequeathed. And also to pay Agness Huston $100 in 3 yrs in addition to former bequest to her. Also that he pay unto Hannah Dunlap $100 in 1 yr additional. Also that he pay unto my daughter Mary Jinkins $100 in 2 yrs which sum I hereby bequeath to the said Mary
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in addition to $100 to be paid out of personal estate. And also it is my will & I do order that any quantity of land not exceeding 3/4th of an acre including the graveyard or burying ground & bounded on the Great Road on my plantation aforesaid be & is hereby reserved forever & remain free, a burying ground for all persons who may be entitled to a Christian burial, & also contribute to Keeping said graveyard in repair. And as touching [best guess] residue & remainder of my estate of every kind or description, I will & bequeath the same to my wife, Mary to be by her enjoyed & at her disposal as she may think proper, among my children in such times & such portions as she may choose. I appoint my son, Thomas Leckey & my son-in-law Samuel Dunlap & James Wilson to be exrs. Dated Mch 11, 1818 & signed John Leckey.
Witnesses James Gettys, Thomas Badger & James Wilson on Aug 8, 1821 James Gettys & James Wilson, two of the witnesses proved the will before Alexander McCleen Register. Registered & compared Aug 8, 1821.
No 2. Mary Leckey's Will Will Book 1 Page 284. I, Mary Leckey of Fayette Co Pa give to my daughter Agness Huston my bed & bedding. To my daughter Hannah Dunlap my cow. I give to Elizabeth Leckey daughter of Alexander, my 3 sheep, And as touching the residue & remainder of my estate of
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every description including all legacies made to me by my husband John Leckey Decd by his last will dated Mch 11, 1818. I give & dispose as follows:
To my son Alexander Leckey $5 & the remainder to be divided in 2 equal parts & after defraying my funeral exps I will. Also I will one portion or 1/2 to my sons Thomas Lecky & John Leckey in equal portions & the other 1/2 to Daughters Elizabeth Reed, Agnes Huston, Hannah Dunlap, & Mary Jenkin in equal shares. Appoints son Thomas Lecky [sic] & son-in-law Samuel Dunlap of German Tp to be extrs [sic] Dated June 23, 1824. Signed Mary (her mark) Leckey
Witnessed John Poundstone & James Wilson. Proven Sept 15, 1827 by s'd witnesses before Alexander McClean.
No 3. Thomas Leckey's Will Will Book 2 Page 54 In first place it is my will that my son, Thomas Lecky shall become my sole heir & agent to take possession of my property & conduct it as though he were of age, by law, so to do immediately on my demise & I also appoint him to act as my exr provided his age comports with the law for that office, but in case he cannot, I then appoint Israel Taggert, my son-in-law & John Sisly to act as my lawful exrs until such time as my said son Thomas may arrive at a proper age when the said Taggert
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& Sisly shall be released from the duties of the said executorship & give it up to him. I give & bequeath to my son, Thomas Leckey, the whole of my estate both real personal & mixed together with my notes & bonds, but subject to the following bequeathments: Shall pay to my daughters Abigail & Dorcas each $150, in 1 yr. Also pay $150 to my adopted son Joseph Flanegin in 1 yr from my death. I give & bequeath to my daughter Abigail in case she may get married or leave the family in addition to the above one cow & six sheep (her choice of the stock) a bed & bedding, a spinning wheel, a desk, & her saddle. I give & bequeath to my son James Leckey $1. "It is furthermore my wish, will & order that my said son Thomas Leckey do & shall take a filial & tender care of his mother in health & in sickness during her life." Dated Nov 9, 1835 Thomas Leckey.
Witnesses, Jos Downer, John E. Sisley, & Hugh Cassedy.
Nov 16, 1835, This may certify that I am perfectly satisfied with the provisions made for me & my maintenance as expressed in the above clause Nancy Parker (her mark)
Proven Dec 25, 1835 by John E. Sisley & Hugh Cassiday before John Keffer Register.
No 4 Alexander Lockey's Will Will Book 4, Page 221 Recites that Alexander Leckey of German Tp wills as follows:
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1st To my beloved wife, Mary Leckey, all property for life, or so long as she remains my widow. After death or marriage, exr to sell personal property & farm in German Tp on which I now reside adjoining Harvey Grove, John Wilson "Esq", Isaac Crow, Jacob Riffle & others ctg 130 A and out of proceeds pay debts & distribute Bals as follows:;
1st To daughter Ann Hostetler, wife of Joseph Hostetler of German Tp $20. 2d To my son Alexander Lecky $20, in addition to what I have already given him.
3d To my daughter Mary Lecky $300 to be in full for her services to me.
4th To my son William Leckey $100 together with what he has.
5th To my daughter Jane Woodward of Redstone Tp $20.
6th To my granddaughter Louisa Leckey (my son William's daughter) $40.
7th Unto my daughters Elizabeth Baird (wife of Samuel M. Baird), Hannah Hibbs (wife of John Hibbs) both of Redstone Tp aforesaid Martha Leckey & Mary Leckey I will & bequeath the residue & remainder of my estate, to be divided equally between the four daus viz Elizabeth, Hannah, Martin & Mary.
Lastly appoints his friend, Uriah Higinbotham and James Cunningham Exrs.
Dated Nov 14, 1860 Alexander Lackey
Witness Harvy Grove & Reuben Grove.
On Sept 8, 1865 a jury trial was ordered before Geo Whitman Protty & after trials, letters were granted to above named Exrs on Jany 27, 1868.
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No 5. Mary Leckey's Will Will Book 5 Page 199 I Mary Leckey, widow of Alexander Leckey, of Redstone Tp, being in feeble health wills as follows:
Item: to my granddaughter Louisa Leckey daughter of William Leckey my black mare, saddle & bridle & bed & bedding & $200.
Item: to my daughter Ann intermarried with Joseph Hostetler $100.
And the remainder of my estate whatever it may be after settling up & putting up decent head & foot stones to my grave, shall go to my daughter Hannah intermarried with John Hibbs. Appoints friend John Hibbs of Redstone Tp exr. Dated Feby 12, 1874 Mary (her mark) Leckey (seal)
Witnessed by John Messmore & Aaron J.S. Hibbs. Proven by s'd witnessed Apr 19, 1879 before John W. Darby Register.
Deeds to John Leckey From Wm Boyd, Deed Book L Page 204 on Dunlaps Creek
From Alexander Wilson, Deed Book E Page 143.
No 6. Deed Book L, Page 204 William Boyd to John Leckey (a mtge) Recites that the proprietaries of the Province of Penna by grant dated Nov 28, 1771 granted unto Alexander Wilson a tract of land called "Refuge" situate on the waters of Dunlaps Creek formerly Bedford Co but now Fayette Co Pa adjg lans [sic] of James Wilson, William Spencer & land claimed by John Myers ctg 102 & allowance. Deed was
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a mtge recites conveyance by Alex Wilson & Deborah, his wife, which was dated Apr 2, 1903 which was conveyed to John Leckey & the s'd John Leckey with Mary his wife by indenture dated April 3, 1816 conveyed same unto Wm Boyd see Book L Page 8 & s'd Boyd by sundrey notes is bound unto John Leckey in $1450.25 dated Apr 25, 1818 signed William Boyd.
Witnessed by Daniel Johnson & Thomas Badger
No 7. Deed Book E. Pages 143 & 144
Alexander Wilson to John Leckey Recites that the Hon. Proprietary by letters patent dated Nov 29, 1771 granted to Alexander Wilson a tract of land called "Refuge" situate on waters of Dunlaps Creek on east side of Monongahela River formerly in Cumberland, then in Bedford Co & now in Fayette Co Pa ctg 100 A & allowances bounded as recited in "L" above witnesseth that Alexander Wilson & Deborah his wife "for & in consideration of the natural love & affection they & each of them have & bear toward their son-in-law, John Leckey & Mary his wife & for their furtherance help, prosperity & comfort in the world & as well for & in consideration of ten dollars to him the said Alex Wilson paid by the said John Leckey, the receipt whereof is hereby Ackd grants the property aforesaid Dated Apr 2, 1803 signed Alexander Wilson
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Witnessed by Jeremiah Kendall & Anne Kendall.
Alexander Wilson & Deborah his wife acknowledged same Apr 2, 1803 before Jeremiah Kendall J.P.
It is now 12:55 AM May 11, 1921 & I will go to bed as I was up until 4 AM last night.
At Mary L. Hess, Uniontown, Pa May 12, 1921 10:40 AM
I have the family Bible of her husband Geo W. Hess & herself. It was printed by A.J. Holman, Phila Pa in 1853 & the entire record is in handwriting of their son-in-law Monroe M. Hopwood viz:
George W. Hess & Mary L. Grove were united by me in Holy matrimony at Uniontown, Pa on the 6th day of Jany, 1857 in presence of Dr Smith Fuller & Mrs King signed Israel D. King Baptist Minister.
Births
George W. Hess, April 22, 1836.
Mary L. Grove July 21, 1834.
Laura Belle Hess Nov 18, 1858.
John Ellsworth Hess Mar 24, 1862.
Marriages
Monroe Hopwood & Laura Belle Hess were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents Sept 17, 1885, Rev H. H. McMaster officiating.
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Oak Hill, May 12, 1921 10:36 Pm
At 9:30 this morning, I went to the residence of Mrs Mary L. Hess, widow of George W. Hess, our director & was there until 11:30 AM & copied the record from their family Bible on the preceding page. Mrs Hess' memory & grasp of even the family lore of her immediate family is not good, but I took notes on scratch paper with pencil of what she said much of which I questioned & requestioned her about so that I think that what follows of what she told me can mainly be relied on as correct:
She said Wilsons were related & referred particularly to Squire Thomas Wilson who, she said, lived near McClellandtown Pa & she thought the wives of Moses & Cepnar Porter were his daughters. Says her mother often spoke of "Aunt Hannah Dunlap". Says too, the Buchanans were related, but she does not know how. Dunlap home was where Geo Core used to own & live. Also remembers the Hustons. Says they lived in Greene Co big fireplace in their home. One of them, John, married a VanKirk. She says preacher Reed ie Rev J.B. Reed, formerly of Laurel Hill is related to the Hopwoods. When Monroe Hopwood & Laura were married, they settled in Fairmont WVA where Rev Reed then
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lived & when they came back to Fayette Co Pa, Rev Reed came also & located at Laurel Hill as pastor. (I wonder if she can be referring to the relationship of their daughter marrying Dr Wm H. Hopwood)
She said her mother called Alexander Leckey Sr "Uncle Alex". Said his wife's name was "Polly". Says the Dunlaps went to Green Co & asks: "Where is Alex Dunlap"? Thinks he went to Greene Co. She says her mother was the daughter of Thomas Lecky & that he is buried in Leckeys graveyard & her mother's brother, Thomas Leckey moved to Wooster O. Remembers Jane Woodward, wife of Amos Woodward. Says Mary, the daughter of Alex Leckey married Clark Fogle & now lives in Illinois.
Mrs Hess says she just put the "L" in her name & it doesn't stand for anything. Says she was named for her Aunt Mary McClelland, a sister of her mother. Says the names of her mother's brothers & sisters were 1st Mary, married to McClelland & went to Wooster O. when the others did. 2d Rhoda, married to Johnson & all went to Wooster or at same time. 3. Thomas Leckey, brother of Aunt Mary & Aunt Rhoda also went to Wooster, O. 4. She thinks there was a "Jerry" also who went to Wooster O at same time
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5. thinks there was another boy. Also thinks they all were married & raised families & that their descendants are still there. Says her mother was the only one who stayed here. Her name was Elizabeth. They kept the old home farm, her husband, Harvey Grove buying out the other heirs. Says her unmarried Sister Rhoda Grove living in McClellandtown Pa in a house, owned by W.E. Grove, she having a room with a family who lives in it. She says Rhoda has their father's old Bible & it might tell when they went to Ohio. She remembers her Uncle Alex Leckey who she says was of medium size & build & recalls a circumstance when going once on horseback to McClellandtown, a stranger on horseback overtook him & he remarked to the stranger: "I guess I never saw you before". The stranger road [sic] past simply remarking: "Now you will see me behind".
Doesn't remember when her mother died, but it was after Mrs Hess was married. She died from a cancer. Says she is buried at Leckeys graveyard. Says her sister Hannah Matilda Grove (She was unmarried) died from fright of the Cooley gang & is buried at "Leckeys". She was named for her
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Aunt Hannah Matilda Parshall (sister of Harvey Grove & wife of Elias Parshall). Her sister, Elizabeth married William Jefferies, son of "Sally" & brother of Geo B. Jefferies. They moved out to Illinois close to LaSalle & he died & she is married again to a man named Henry _____ & she is still living. She has 4 children by Jefferies, 3 boys & a daughter. The daughter is married & has a nice home. Reuben, she says, was her only brother, but her memory is bad. She says she knew Joseph Hostetler very well, but that Jacob was not a brother (in this she is wrong). She didn't know who Jacob married. Says Mary Ann Crow & Evans Finley were married by the same man (Rev King) who married her & only a day or so later. Says James Finley married a daughter of John McComb's & they have a very smart son (John H. Finley D.D. of NY) but he doesn't get it from the McCombs, nor from Geo Gallaher, nor was old Mr Crow very bright. Her sister Rhoda sold the house at McClellandtown in which she lives to her nephew Wm E. Grove who has a family in the house with whom Rhoda boards. She is almost blind & doesn't hear very good.
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At 2 PM today, I went to the residence of George W. Green at No 67 Union St & was with him until 3:40 PM. Mr Green's memory is very good & I note down here what I had penciled down on scratch paper of what he told me.
He says his wife, Henrietta Edgar Green is the daughter of Old Harry Black of McClellandtown Pa & sister of Squire Alex Black whom I knew. She, Elizabeth, married first, John Edgar of Fayette Co & after his death, married William Leckey, a son of old Alex Leckey, who lived on the farm that Leckeys graveyard is taken off of. John Edgar, when married moved to Cincinnati & died there (of the cholera I think) & his widow came back to her mother with the two little children Henrietta, oldest & Sarah Elizabeth, the youngest who died unmarried at abt 21 or 22 yrs of age.
Henrietta was born Apr 24, 1838 and George W. Green was born Nov 14, 1836 about half a mile from the old "Smoothing Iron" up the road toward McClellantown Pa abt 100 yards from Philip Poundstone's, later the John F. Hess home, now I think belonging to Iden Vail. They were married Dec 21, 1865 after he had served in the Civil War. William Leckey had five children
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by the widow Edgar viz:
1. Anna, married Sam Hackney, son of John Hackney & bro of Jack & Al. She died abt a yr ago in Kansas.
2. Emma, married Elihu Jackson, formerly of McClellandtown & after their marriage moved to Kansas & lived at Peabody, Kansas. He is dead. She is living.
3. Huston Leckey lives on Millet, second house from the mill. He married Lucy Brown of abt Scottdale Ruffsdale where he was repairing a mill & met her.
4. Maria, died of diptheria when abt 8 or 9.
5. A daughter, died also of diptheria abt a week apart.
William Leckey is buried at Leckeys graveyard. His widow survived him several years & lived with Mr Green & died in this house about a year after they moved in & she is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr Green said he moved in here Mch 28, 1905.
William Leckey was married before he married the widow Edgar to a Moore & by her he had two daughters viz Martha Jane & Louisa. Martha Jane married William Woodward & lived 2 or 3 yrs on a farm on road leading from John Hackney's to Fairview Schoolhouse near John L. Sappers & Wm M. McCormick's, William Woodward's father was a brother of Taylor, Joseph & Amos. His parents dying, Taylor, his Uncle took him & raised him from
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about 5 yrs of age until his marriage (which was when he was pretty young). He moved to Illinois 4 or 5 miles out from Grand Ridge. She died abt 2 yrs ago. He is living. They had "quite a bunch of children" among others Charles, Lewis & Wayne that he recalls.
Louisa Leckey, the other daughter by the first wife married Frank Rice who lived at Bunker Hill until she died without issue. He lives in Uniontown now & is married again. Has no trade.
William Leckey built a home on a few acres he got off the old farm just near to Leckeys graveyard which he later sold & moved to McClellandtown where he died.
Questioning Mr Green about the children of Alex Leckey Sr he said.
1. Ann Leckey was the wife of Joseph Hostetler, & he knew of four brothers of Joseph viz Harry, Jacob, George, & Samuel
2. Alex Leckey son of Alex Leckey, senior lived at "Fleatown" after he married & from there went to Springhill Tp. He thinks he married a girl named Jane Dunham fr either Nicholson, Georges, or Springhill Tp. Of his children, he only remembers "Jim" who used to live with Miss Eliza J. Bierer.
3. Mary married Clark Fogle of Fayette Co who lived after marriage
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on the Leckey farm until he went to Illinois he thinks in the early sixties & both are living yet at Grand Ridge, Ills. She aged abt 85 & he over 91. They have children. Mr Fogle went to California in the gold craze period & lived there 2 or 3 yrs before he was married, coming back to Fayette County.
4. William, noted above.
5. Jane married Amos Woodward a brother of Taylor & old Joseph (the father of Caleb & Chris). He lived in Redstone Tp & built the brick house (which Mr Green remembers seeing built) to the left of the Ridge Road, going fr Merrittstown to the Pike, where his son Joseph Amos Woodward, whom I knew lived. Dont know of any children, but his one son Joseph A, but there may have been a daughter.
6. Elizabeth, married Samuel M. Baird See their daughter Eliza Jane Baird.
7. Hannah, married John Hibbs see if she doesn't have the family Bible of Alex Leckey Senr.
8. Martha, never married, was never healthy, inclined to be consumptive, but was a fine looking girl as were all of her sisters. Their mother was rather large & fleshy in size, above the average, slightly stout with clear fine skin. Alex Leckey Sr was ordinary size.
9. John, who he feels pretty sure was
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the oldest went to California he thinks prior to 1849 as he was back working on the old farm for 2 or 3 yrs when Mr Green was a young man & then went back west probably to where he had been. Mr Green is not clear about it being California. Might have been Illinois. Thinks he died a few yrs after he went back west & that he never married. Feels pretty sure he was dead in 1860 when his father, Alexander, made his will.
Mr Green never heard of Israel Taggart. Never heard of the Reeds. Says Hustons over in Green Co were cousins of William Leckey ( his wife's stepfather). He knew David & Thomas Huston & he thinks their mother was a sister of Old Alex Leckey. Thomas lived about a mile back from the River. Was the first man in Greene Co that had an evaporator to make cane molasses & sorghum. David lived some distance away, farther back int the County. Dont know of any sons of either. Says Thomas was married, but thinks David was an old bachelor. Says Hugh Thompson Huston was a different family, but on second thought thinks they might have been the same Hustons. Says the mother of the H.I. Huston family was a daughter of old Sallie Sproat who had another daughter Margaret
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who married Hugh Thompson who lived down toward Perryopolis but doesn't know whether Hugh Thompson of Upper Middletown whom he knew was a son or not.
Mr Green remembers Saml Dunlap who he says died when he was 9 or 10 yrs old & was buried in Leckeys graveyard. Thinks his wife was dead before as he only recalls hearing his parents speak of him. (His father was William Powell Green & his mother was Elizabeth Solzer). Dunlap had two sons, Andrew & Alexander who after the farm was sold moved to Greene Co Pa & died over there. The Dunlap farm was 300 yards up from Philip Poundstone farm & since knows as the Geo Core farm & that is where Dunlaps Creek gets its name as it heads on this Dunlap farm. Except a spring father up which is on the old Leckey farm, which was recently owned by preacher Boord, Andrew Dunlap marred at Stone over in Greene Co Pa, a sister of Elias Stone, a great stock dealer. Andrew was a great friend of Mr Green's father & visited him quite frequently. He only had two children, a boy Samuel & a girl Elizabeth. Alexander Dunlap married a Rex from Greene Co & moved also to Greene Co only remembers one of his children viz John. who was about Mr Green's age. Thinks he was
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8 or 9 yrs old when they moved to Greene Co & recalls also a daughter aged say 4 or 5 yrs.
He never knew of any brothers of old Alex. The will of John Leckey names other sons Thomas & John, but Mr Green never knew of them. It is now 3:18 AM the 13th & I must go to bed. JVT
Oak Hill May 13, 1921 7:30 PM
This afternoon at 4:20 PM, I went up to room 910 1/2 in the skyscraper to see Miss Matilda Hostetler & was with her until 4:55 PM & read her from this book the wills of her great grandfather & great grandmother John & Mary Leckey & her grandfather & grandmother Alexander & Mary Leckey which greatly interested her. She said her mother, Ann Hostetler who was the oldest of the family & who was her father's favorite as he would come always to their house to get the papers had been cut off with $10, which she charged to her grandfather being influenced by his daughter Mary who married Clark Fogle. I showed her that she had been willed $20, but she said she only got $10. She s'd she herself was the youngest of the family & was not well posted in the family records. She did not know of
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any relationship to the Wilsons, Reeds, Hustons, or Taggarts, but did know the Dunlaps were related. Did not know what the maiden name of her grandmother Leckey was. She said her father's home was between the old Leckey farm at the graveyard & McClellandtown. She said her father's family Bible was out at the old home where her brother Albert Hostetler died Apr 27, 1921 aged 75 yrs & she hadn't brought it in yet, but would do so soon & then let me know & give me the record. She said to see Mary Hibbs on Lincoln St who might have their grandfather's Bible & who would probably be best equipped to give information about the family. She also said to see Naomi Moore at Geo Porter jr's sister of Mary L. Hess, as she thought she could tell me considerable. Miss Hostetler says she is the only one of her family. She has a very good intellectual face with goodness & modesty predominating. She is engaged in dressmaking & Minnie L.R. says she used to saw for Miss Agnew when she was here. I am going to Pgh in the morning & from there to NY tomorrow night, but will try to see the parties she names when I return. JV Thompson 7:55 PM
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Oak Hill May 25th, 1921 8:46 PM
This afternoon at 3:30 PM, I went over to our Fayette Co Pa Recorder's office so [sic] see if I could find any record of Wills of Samuel Dunlap & Thomas Wilson. I found the will of Thomas Wilson, but none of Samuel Dunlap, but did find that of his father John Dunlap the man, no doubt, for whom Dunlaps Creek was named as it heads on the farm he disposes of in his will as brief mention of which follows & which is recorded in Fayette Co Pa records in Will Book 1 Page 43 & is dated July 30, 1798 in which John Dunlap of German Tp recites that his land adjoins John Lackey's land & in which he sets off by stated meter & bounds a certain part of the farm for his wife Rachel as long as she lives, when at her death said lines are to be obliterated & the part of the farm on which Easterday now lives goes to his son Samuel & the other part to his son Andrew. Wills his daughter Martha £150. Signed John Dunlap (seal) Witnessed by Samuel Dunlap, William Scott, & Samuel Reed
Directs family to live together until Samuel is 21. Andrew is also under age. Appoints wife Rachel, John Lecky & Daniel Young executors.
There is a will of
Thomas Wilson Sr Franklin Tp Book 2 Page 340 Dated Apr 4, 1843 Probated Aug 16, 1845 that I did not get time to look at & will go back.
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Thomas Wilson Book 3 Page 396 Dated Dec 8, 1848 Probated Apr 12, 860 is the relative I wanted & follows:
He wills "Beloved wife Sarah Wilson" a judgt for $112.30 he has on Fayette Co records Vs John McKean & other things.
To my "beloved daughters" Mary Porter & Sarah W. Porter, all notes, obligations etc not heretofore willed to his wife, but they to pay her interest on it if she survives him.
4th Wills to daughter Mary Porter the North side of my farm in German Tp on which I formerly resided as divided by a partition fence subject to certain limitations in an agreement of Sept 5, 1844 which requires $20 a year rent to be paid to wife Sarah.
5th Wills to daughter Sarah W. Porter south side of same farm, she also to pay $20 a year rent to her mother as stipulated in aforesaid agreement.
6th Appoints wife Sarah & nephew John Wilson exrs. Dated Dec 8, 1848 Thomas Wilson (seal) Attest Samuel Wilson & John Cunningham
On Mch 27, 1860, John Cunningham appears before James Darby & proves same reciting & referring to him as "Thomas Wilson Decd late of Luzerne Tp & on Apr 12, 1860 Samuel Wilson comes forward & makes oath before Darby & will is admitted to record. JVT
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Oak Hill May 25, 1921 9:30 PM
I recd today an answer to my letter written early this month to Agnes Elliott Rhey of 136 North College Street Carlisle Pa which breathes a very proper & salutary spirit of research, which I am filing along with a sketch of her immediate family from notes prepared by her father, but which does not yet, that I can distinguish, give sufficient data to connect up with our family.
She sends me, however, a very interesting, six closely written pages of a holographic letter from Anna Elliott Laverty of 611 Grandview Ave East Pittsburgh, Pa & a family tree she had prepared along with a copy of the will of Robert Elliott of Middleton Tp Cumb. Co Pa who was my great great great grandfather & establishing definite relationship with her family. These three papers Mrs Rhey asked me to return, so I am copying them here. She also says that George Plumer Smith of 231 S. 6th St Phila Pa who has Elliott blood in his veins gave her some of the Elliott history & that he has a passion for this kind of historical research. I must write to both him & Mrs Laverty.
When in Carlisle Pa on Aug 19, 1898, I copied on Page 185 Record Book 1, a skeleton dft of the Will of Robert Elliott, my great great great grandfather from the record, but I am copying the will her in full as Mrs Laverty says it is copied from the copy attached to the letters testamentary which they evidently have in their family.
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September___Day, year of our Lord 1765
In the name of God, Amen:
I, Robert Eliot, in the township of Middleton, County of Cumberland, Province of Pennsylvanian, finding myself through age much declined in bodily strength yet, blest be God, of perfect mind & memory, and calling to mind my mortality and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do order, devise, ordain and make this, my last will and Testament. That is to say principally and first of all, I resign my soul to God, who gave it, and my body to the Earth, there to be decently interred, at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting, but that I shall receive the same again at ye general Resurrection. And my worldly estate, I dispose of in the following manner and form.
Imprimus. I order and devise that after the payment of my just debts and funeral charges, Mary, my beloved wife, shall have and enjoy to use or dispose at her pleasure, all my ready cash, and all debts due to me by obligation or contract whatsoever to whom I also give and bequeath the third part of my personal estate, and a full third part of my real estate, during her natural life.
Item: I give & bequeath to my son, Edward Elliott, 5 shillings & no more.
Item: I give & bequeath to my son, Thomas Elliott, 5 shillings & no more.
Item: I give & bequeath to my son, William Elliott, 5 shillings & no more.
Item: I give & bequeath to my son, Robert Elliott, 5 shillings & no more.
Item: I give & bequeath to my daughter, Grisel Elliott, wife of Joseph McMin, 5 shillings & no more.
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Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Elliot, the just sum of twenty pounds, lawful money of Pennsylvania to be paid unto her by my executors nd my own saddle horse viz my gray horse & her saddle together with bed and furniture thereof, as her mother thinks fit.
Item: I give & bequeath to my daughter Mary Elliot, wife of John Irwin, 5 shillings and no more.
Item: I give & bequeath to my daughter, Ann Elliot, thirty pounds, lawful money of Pennsylvania to be paid by my executors, but ten pounds thereof, I allow to be paid out of the ready cash before given to my wife at her disposal. I likewise order and allow a saddle unto my daughter, Ann, with her bed and furniture thereof.
Item: I give & bequeath unto my son, David Elliot, the remaining two thirds of my land estate, which after his mother's death, doth pass to him, his heirs & assigns forever, together with what remains of personal estate after the payment after the payt of my just debts & legacies herein bequeathed and I do appoint ordain & constitute Mary, my beloved wife, and my son James Elliot, Executors & Executor of this my last will & testament, hereby revoking, reversing, and utterly making null and void, all wills testa-
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ments, executors or legacies, by me formerly made or intended to be made as witnessed by my hand and seal the day year above written. Signed, sealed Published pronounced or declared to be the last will and testament of Robert (his mark) Elliot In presence of John Biggam & John Henderson A copy [copy is slashed through] by John Armstrong
The above is typewritten & below Mrs Laverty has written:
A copy of the will of Robert Elliott who came to America from the North of Ireland in 1737. This copy made from the "original copy" which accompanied the "Letters Testamentary" issued June 7, 1768 to Mary Elliott and her son James.
This copy made Nov 5?, 1920 by Anna Elliott Laverty, daughter of Abram Elliott and great great granddaughter of Robert "Eliot".
Letter of Mrs Laverty to Mrs Rhey.
611 Grandview Avenue East Pittsburgh, Pa Nov 7, 1920
My dear Mrs Rhey:
Was very glad to receive your letter of Oct 27, & will be pleased to hear from you later when you get more information on the family. I shall be patient as i fully realize how church & civic work takes up ones time. This time last year, I was President of the Woman's Civic Club & had an office in every organization in our church. Since I
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had the "flu" last January have not been able to keep up with the procession, & have had to give up most of my outside work. That is the only reason I have time to hunt up family records and history.
It is really getting interesting. Have found a DD, LLD, and a Judge and now I hear of a "Jesse James". I never heard of the "Renegade" William Elliott. Now wont you please tell me about him when you write. If you have a few dates, it makes it easier to understand things.
If Edward Elliotts son William was your ancestor, William Sr, then the Charles Elliott who was was [sic] killed by the Indians in 1763 was William Sr's brother John Elliott who was in the same Indian fight, but who escaped & afterwards was a Revolutionary soldier, was Charles' brother also. John was 17 years old when Charles was killed in 1763. That means John was born in 1746. He was next to the youngest & there were seven children. Now do you think William Sr would have been old enough to go to Fort Duquesne in 1756? In the Perry Co history where I got my information, there isn't anything said about William leaving Perry Co. I thought he lived there, because the history said in reference to his estate after his death, "the land of William Sr was devised to James & the five daughters" You can tell when you hear from your aunts, if the names of Williams children compare with the names I have given you. If Edwards son William was your great
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great grandfather, then Robert would be your great great great great grandfather & he is only my great great grandfather. Was looking at a History of Allegheny Co last Saturday in the Library & I found a Major Kirkpatrick was at Fort Duquesne & there is a Kirkpatrick Street in Pittsburgh. The Perry Co History said William Elliott married Elizabeth Kirkpatrick.
Robert Elliotts third & fourth sons were William & Robert. Have been thinking your ancestor William Sr might have been Roberts son William who may have had a son William Jr, but his is only guessing. The William Elliott who was a renegade might have been the son of William or Robert (May 26, 1921 7:30 AM not Roberts, for his William was my great grandfather JVT) For some reason our people know nothing at all about those two boys William & Robert. Edward & Thomas lived in Saville Tp, Perry Co & David & James lived in Middleton (now Middlesex) township, Cumberland Co. The daughter Margaret who married William Clark lived in Cumberland Co also, but we know nothing about Grisel (Mrs Joseph McMin) Mary (Mrs John Irwin) and Ann beyond the fact that they were all living when their fathers will was made in 1765, and were in middle life as James, the youngest was 32 at that time, having been born in 1733.
Roberts children were all born in Ireland. James was 4 yrs old when they came here
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in 1737. The Presbyterians were driven out of Scotland by religious persecutions, and for the same reason, they left Ireland. Father said the Elliotts were of pure Scotch blood. You know at that time, the Presbyterians would not intermarry with the Catholics, and the Irish were Catholic. There is a "Clan Eliot" in Scotland & they have their Tartan or Plaid & there are ever so many Elliotts in Ulster Province, Ireland at the present time. Our people came from near Armagh. They were farmers of course. They were three months on the ocean in a sailing vessel. Arrived in America toward Fall. Imagine coming to a new county and settling as they did, in an entirely new section, no houses, no land cleared. They built a log house as soon as they could. Poor Mary, with a family of ten children, think of it. But they were Christian people and were glad to bring their children to the land of freedom. The Silver Spring Congregation had built a log church in 1736 so they had a place of worship in their new home. I think Robert & Mary are buried in the Silver Spring Churchyard. I Know James and Margaret (my great grandparents) are buried there.
When Robert and his family came, they brought some furniture along, two bureaus and a "chest of drawers". Fathers sister Mary got one of the bureaus & my sister Tillie has the
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other one. They are walnut. The "chest of drawers' is out in the farm house. My brothers own it.
Then they had their clothing & bed clothing packed in great chests. Two of them are in the barn now, used to keep feed in when they first came, they built their house in the field across the road from where the present house stands. They had built the second house, that is Robert had. Then his son James built a two story log house with weather boards in 1781. It is still standing. All of James' children were born in the old log house, or block house, except John, my grandfather, who was born in the house built in 1781. When grandfather was married he built a stone house, 1816, which father tore down, and built a frame house in 1888 beside the house built in 1781. Some of the folks wanted father to tear the old house down, when he built, but he said his Father was born in that house, and it should stand as long as he lived, and it will stand a good while longer for sentimental reasons.
There were Indians on the land when our people came and they lived on friendly terms until the Paxtang Rangers killed the Conestoga Indians, when they became frightened and left. The Elliotts and the "other Indians" got their water from the same spring.
I have heard that story too about being
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distantly related to John Eliot, the apostle to the Indians, but he was born in England, according to the Encyclopedia. However, Robert Spelled his name Eliot when they came here. Will send you a copy of his will. You might like to have it. The name is spelled two ways in the will. Poor dear old Robert could not write, but thats no reflection on him, but on the times in which he lived. He was a good man. Am practicing on making a family tree, but have not succeeded in getting more than about half the names in it, that I have. I'll give you this one, so you can see who some of your relations are, outside your own branch of the family. A granddaughter of Dr David Elliott (son of Thomas) has promised to make me a copy of the Elliott family record as kept by Dr Elliott, that will settle some questions. I'll give you all the information I can, and will try to reward you for your trouble in helping me, with love and best wishes, Anna Elliott Laverty.
Oak Hill May 26, 1921 7:45 PM
I went to sleep abt midnight last night copying the Robert Elliott will & went to bed & got up at 5:55 this morning & copied Mrs Laverty's letter above & mailed it with the copy of will to Mrs Agnes Elliott Rhey at No 136 North College St Carlisle Pa this evening & will now try to copy Mrs Laverty's family tree commencing Page 156 which I have now at 10:44 PM concluded on Page 157.
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I was at the Recorders office today from 12 noon to 1:11 Pm & read will of James Wilson, father of "Squire" John Wilson & its many codicils.
I also note that Will of John McKean is in Will Book 4 Page 253 probated in 1868, but I did not have time to turn to it.
The will of Zachariah Wheat is recorded in Will Book 1 Page 203 mentions wife "Desdemony" & son Jesse. It is dated June 6, 1820 & proven July 19, 1820 witnessed by Gideon way, David Victor & Hugh Thompson.
An early will is one of William Thompson of Menallen Tp who left several daughters & left his farm to his son Hugh Thompson.
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[Descendant Chart]
Robert Elliott, Born in Ireland? Married Mary ______10 children all born in Ireland. Died in Cumberland Co. Pa, 1768.
[Their Children}
1. Edward m. Margaret had seven children.
1. William Sr, m. Eliz Kirkpatrick
1. William Jr
2. James
3. Mary
4. Sarah
5. Martha
6. Ann
7. Elizabeth
2. James
3. Elizabeth
4. Charles, Killed by the Indians in 1763.
5. Edward Jr.
6. John, m. Jane Houston a 1st cousin to Pres James Buchanan
7. Margaret, m. Moses Latham.
2. Thomas, m.1. Catherine Thomas, m.2. Jane
1. Charles, m. Miss Linn.
2. Mary, m. Andrew Patterson
3. Catherine, m. George Williams
1. Robert Elliott
2. Catherine Ann, m. James Elliott of John of James of Robert 2nd Cousins
1. John A., m. Emma Hall
1. Robert Dale married Helen Hemerich
2. Bessie
3. _____
4. Ralph
5. _____
6. ______ (These [last] five have died)
2. Mary Catherine
3. George W.
4. Robert, died young
5. Charles, m. Tabitha McCullough. 4. Robert, (Judge) m. Miss Linn
1. William Elliott, (a large family
2. Mrs John H. Walker
5. Thomas
6. David, D.D. L.L.D.
3. William
4. Robert
5. Grisel, married Joseph McMin
6. Margaret, married William Clark, Both buried in Old Graveyard at Carlisle Pa.
1.Robert Clark, m. Nancy Fleming (Gregg)
1. Joseph Clark
2. Mary Clark, m. Robert Elliott
1. Joseph Elliott
2. A son
3. Margaret Clark, m. Abram Lamberton
1. Ursula Wood
2. Nancy
3. Mary
4. Robert, m. Rebecca Diven
Clark Diven Lamberton
5. Margt E.C., lives in Carlisle
6. James
7. Rebecca
2. Margaret Clark, m. James Fleming.
A daughter, m. Murray
1. A son
2. Mary
3. Margaret Fleming Murray (Lives in Carlisle Pa)
7. Mary, married John Irwin
8. Ann
9. David, married Mary Sanderson
1. David
2. Robert, m. Rebecca Fleming
1. Robert, m. Mary Clark 2nd cousins
1. Joseph
2. A son
2. 3. 4. 5. William Elliott, m. Miss Carver
6.
7.
8. John Sanderson Elliott, m. Amanda Elliott of George of James 2nd cousins (10 children)
1. Emily Jane
2. Rebecca, m. Reuben Frank Seiple
Frank
Nelson
Edward Elliott
Alton Lincoln
Myrtle Emma
3. George Parker
4. John
5. Martha J.
6. David Nelson
7. Elizabeth
8. Joseph Fleming
9. James Hamilton
10. Nancy Amanda
3. George [son of David & Mary Sanderson]
4. Jane
5. Martha
6. Mary
7. Margaret
8. Ann
9. Sarah, m. Cadawallader Jones.
10. James, (great grandfather) married Margaret Sanderson
1. Mary, m. John Goudy
A Daughter
Wm Goudy, m. Elizabeth McLean
1. Caroline E.B.
2. Maria Jane, Died June 23, 1851.
3. Thomas Benton, m.______
1. Hattie
2. William
4. John
5. Mary
6. Candace Elizabeth, m_____Barclay
Grace
Theodosia
David
7. Sarah Isabell
8. William
2. George, m. Nancy Kinsloe (12 children)
1. Jonathan
2. James
3. George
4. John King
5. Thomas
6. Amanda, m. John Sanderson Elliott, had 10 children see page
157 [See John Sanderson Elliott above]
7. Margaret, m.______(4 children)
1. Alfred
2. George
3. Chester
4. Amanda
8. Elizabeth, m. Jeremiah Bannar
A son, m._____
1. 2 sons Live near 2. Denver Colo.
9. Mary
10. Martha
11. Sarah King, m. Bannar (a large family)
12. Rebecca, died young.
3. Martha, m. James Giffen (a large family)
4. Margaret, m. Robert Young, (no children)
5. Elizabeth
6. John (grandfather) m. Mary Lamberton
1. Margaret
2. James
3. Mary Ana
4. Elizabeth
5. John
6. Abram (father) m.1. Margaret Ann Davidson, m.2. Amanda Rodgers (8 children)
1. Mary Elizabeth, m. A.R. Rodgers
Abram Elliott Rodgers
2. Anna Belle Author of this tree married J.D. Laverty 611 Grandview Ave East Pittsburgh, Pa.
3. John Wilson, m. Minnie Winters
Edgar Wilson
Mildred Davidson
4. Edgar Hudson
5. Margaret Gertrude, m. Ralph Cleo Kane
1. Harry Raymond
2. Mary Dorothy
3. Margaret Elizabeth
6. Charles Hubert, died in infancy
7. Abram Lester, died in infancy
8. Matilda Stewart, m. Hugh Stuart.
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Oak Hill May 28, 1921 8:15 PM
This forenoon Mary Selicia Gray, daughter of James Robison Gray, son of William Gray called upon the phone & wanted to see me & later called abt 11:30 AM & was at my office until shortly after noon. She had a letter from a J.S. Patterson of Akron, O. asking about the location of the Baird block of coal in which she has an interest & she came in to ask me abt the location so she could answer the letter as she said she always made it a practice to answer all letters she recd if it was only to say "no" & disappointed, she often was in not getting answers to letters on genealogical matters even though she sent addressed stamped envelopes for a reply. I told her I knew how exasperating it was as I had written to a Mr McCoy Smith at Monmouth Ill in 1919 & never heard of it until a week ago. Rev Dr A.M. Buchanan told me he had seen Rev J.W. Smith, a son in McKeesport & who was coming to see me Monday after preaching tomorrow at Nemacolin. She then spoke of writing to two stepsisters of her mother's mother I believe, who were both in the "seventies", one living in Oklahoma & the other in Iowa & neither had answered. Said her mother was the granddaughter of Samuel Huston (Henry A. Huston of Cumb Tp was her brother) whose wife was Nancy Leckey. I s'd why didn't you ask me. Her name was Agnes Lecky, Nancy being the same
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as Agnes or a nickname therefor. She said do you know who she was & I said: " Yes, she was daughter of John Leckey of German Tp who came from Scotland & his wife Mary Wilson whose father Alexander Wilson was son of Alexander Wilson of Robert. That John Leckey died in 1821 & his wife Mary Leckey in 1827." She knew of Hannah Dunlap & Alex Leckey, sister & bro of her great grandmother, but had never heard of the other brothers & sisters, Thomas & John and Elizabeth Reed & Mary Jenkins. She said her mother's father was James Huston & he was a son of Samuel & Agnes (Nancy as she had it) Huston. She said she would typewrite the Huston family record off & give me a copy. She wants to know if any of the ancestors were in the Rev War & I told her I had last week gotten two vols of "Penna in the Revolution" which I wd let her have to look through. She said Ethel Boughner, her niece had found in the Delaware records where the father of her grandfather Wm Gray viz Isaac Gray had married in Delaware in 1796 to a Harrington, I believe. Selicia was greatly pleased at getting so much information & so unexpectedly.
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Oak Hill May 30, 1921 8:30 PM
Rev James Wilson Smith, fourth cousin, one of the Secretaries of the Presbyterian Boards at 156 Fifth Ave NY was here today from 1:30 to 4:55 PM. He is of slight build weighing 123 lbs, but looks wiry & virile & young in appearance for 54 yrs as he says he was born May 2, 1867. He is very well posted & has a good memory for dates, many of which he gave me & I added much of what he told me to Page 27 of Record Book 3 Supplementary what Mrs Olive A. Barnes gave me on Sept 29, 1919. As there was not room there to add all he gave me will have to go follow with enlargement of the tree. However, much of what is written here harks back to Book 3 Page 27 to which refer.
Jennie Hill was a very beautiful girl, so much so, that someone seeing her picture one [sic] got it & put it on a cigar box as an Ad. She sued them & made them take it off & pay her damages. She was born her says about 1874 & when about 23 was engaged to marry a young man named Moore, who lived on a neighboring farm abt 500 yds away. The night before the day set for the wedding, he called to see her & was at the house until 9 PM when he started home & has never been heard of since. Mr Smith saw her 13 yrs afterwards, say 1910 & she s'd they had never heard anything about or from him.
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William Hill, her brother, graduated from Muskingum College in 1899 & was Prof of Latin in Geneva College, Beaver Pa. Ann Eliza, another daughter of "Betsy" Fleming married a McDowell & had several children. Two of the sons were graduates of Princeton College & were great singers & traveled with the quartette of Princeton giving concerts.
He did not know about Margaret who married a Graham, but Nettie, the youngest of "Betsy's" four girls, married Rev James Patterson Gibson & had five children to him, viz Florence, the oldest is a teacher in the college at Tarkis, MO. The second was Mabel & there were two more girls & a boy. After her death, Rev Gibson married (as per her death bed request) Margaret McCool who was Nettie's first cousin, but there was no issue to this union. Mr Smith said Margaret had a sister Alice McCool (it might have been Alice Jane, as he never heard of a Jennie) who abt 1890 married Rev Monroe Drew a Presbyterian preacher, then living near Rochester NY & later was Pastor in Portland, Oregon where she left him in 1904 & procured a divorce from him & took their two children with her viz Monroe, the older & Alice? named, he thinks, for her mother. After getting her divorce, she went to North Dakota & kept house for her bro, Calvin McCool a farmer there, who was then a widower.
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Rev Smith said Rev Drew was now living at Alameda, California in charge of a Presbyterian Congregation there. He saw him two yrs ago at General Assembly when he told Mr Smith he had never heard from her & did not know whether his children were living or not.
There was also a brother Robert McCool, a conductor on the Cotton belt line of the Rock Island RR who lived in Dallas Texas known as "Big Bob". He was 6 ft 6 1/2 inches tall, with hands & feet proportionately as large, who was raw boned & weighed 290 lbs. He was killed in a RR wreck in Texas abt 1907 or 1908. Rev Smith has met his great grandfather Andrew Jack died before 1846 or early therein as his grandmother who lived with him when he died with her brother James Jack & his family & her own son A McCoy Smith went to Iowa in March 1846. He thinks her father had died in 1845. Says he & his wifes [sic] are buried at Bull Creek Pres Churchyard & that there are stones up & inscriptions. He says it is back of Bakerstown, but the best way to get there is to
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go by RR to Tarentum & get a car there to take you out to the Church yard four miles distant, but on same side of the River.
Rev Smith says his father, A. McCoy Smith who is now living with his son, Frank in Massachusetts was the oldest of the two children & was born Dec 2d 1838. The other child was a daughter & died when a few weeks old in 1841 of small pox. The father died of smallpox before his child in Mch 1841 & is buried at Worthington Pa near Freeport in the Presbyterian Graveyard. The cemetery may be called Slate Lick. He & Jane Jack who was born abt 1810 were married the day of Queen Victoria's marriage or coronation, in 1837. At LeClaire, Iowa She lived in a house owned by her brother James Jack & herself. She lived on one side of the house & the Cody family lived for 2 or 3 yrs on the other side, as Mr Jack lived on his farm about a mile out of town. This was when her son, A. McCoy Smith was abt 10 yrs old & Wm F. Cody, afterwards "Buffalo Bill" was three yrs younger, born in 1841 & "was a dirty faced kid". The Codys moved to a town in Iowa farther west.
James Wilson Smith graduated at Monmouth College in 1893, at Allegheny Theological Seminary (not the Western)a U.P. Sem. in 1896 & from the New York Law school in 1898. He was abroad 15 mos during
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the war lecturing to the soldiers. He said "Betsy" Jack, who married Robt Fleming see Book 3 Page 26, was born in 1815, & lived to be 88 yrs old dying he thought in 1903. He s'd it was too bad I hadn't got at this 20 yrs ago when she was living as he said she was remarkably well posted on Jack History & would talk for hours about it. Said she lived all her life on same farm & in the same house in which she was born. She said an early member of the Jack family, the first of her ancestors to come to America was the financial man of a linen manufacturing firm in Londonderry Ireland & came over in the early 30 & to hunt soil suitable for growing flax, for their mills, & liked it so well he remained here. Says he went first to the Southland & then came to Allegheny Co, Pa where he had a brother, who was an earlier emmigrant & remained with him. He says she told him that either he or his brother married a woman whose name was Peggy.
Rev Smith said Samuel Jack, youngest child of Andrew Jack, see Book 3 Page 27 moved to Winterset, Iowa.
Rev Smith says he knew Rev T.D. Ewing of Corning, Iowa.
At 4 PM, Pallini announced Jacob Painter Jr of Pgh Pa with a man & two ladies calling. They were returning from Gettysburg. I showed them & Rev Smith through the downstairs part of house when they left & I took Rev Smith in to bid Rev A.M. Buchanan goodbye & then to 5:33 PM B&O train which he took for MeKeesport, Pa.
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[Descendant Chart]
Jane Jack, daughter of Andrew Jack of James, Born abt 1810 Died 1871 at LeClaire, Iowa where she is buried. She married in 1837. Mr Smith who died in 1841.
[Their Children]
Andrew McCoy Smith, Born Dec 2, 1838. Living with his son Frank in Massachusetts. Married at Princeton, Iowa to Catharine Duncan. See Book 3 Page 27.
James Wilson Smith, Born May 2, 1867. Married Marguerite Leichliter of Normalville,Fayette Co, Pa. He is my informant of the day.
James Eugene, Born June 5, 1905.
Helen Louise, Born Oct 25, 1906.
Geraldine Estelle, B. Dec 23, 1916.
Frank Duncan Smith, Born Nov 2, 1869. Pastor Pres Ch Holyoke, Mass for past 13 yrs. m. Unibelle Wright of Butler Pa. He graduated Monmouth College 1896 & at Allegheny Theo Sem. in 1899.
Frances Catharine, B. Sept 16, 1903.
Eleanor, B. Nov 9, 1905.
Ruth Lucile, B. Aug 12, 1907.
Frank Kenneth, B. Feby 28, 1909.
Uni, B. Dec 31, 1915.
Eva Smith, B. Dec 20, 1872. graduated Monmouth College 1895. Recd PhD Chicago University 1915. Prof of History in State College Idaho. Unmarried. She died Oct 12, 1922.
Grace May, b. July 31, 1881. Grad Monmouth 1902 & married John H. Gould who was born at Oshkosh Wisconsin. Is now a lumber dealer & in wholesale flour & feed business in Burlington Washington.
Catharine. B. May 15, 1912.
Marion, B. Sept 1914.
Walter Ray Smith, b. Mch 1, 1886. Grad Monmouth 1908. He is now Prof of Mathematics in University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, Minn. Married to Winifred Praeger of Kalamazoo Mich, where her father is Prof of Biology in Kalamazoo College or Baptist Inst.
A Dau, Died when a babe in 1841 of small pox.
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[Descendant Chart]
Leslie Jack, half bro of Jane on other side of this leaf [above] & son of Andrew Jack, see Page 27 Book 3. m.1.______Had two children by 1st wife.
m.2. Jennie_______Had two children by Jennie 2nd wife. m.3. Mrs Scott who only lived a year & a half. Had no children by 3rd wife. He was an old man when he married these [wives 3 & 4] m.4._______. Had no children by 4th wife. He & his wives are buried at LeClere.
[Children]
Alice Jack, by 1st wife mar Austin Stonebraker of LeClaire, Iowa & moved abt 1880 to Rockwell City Iowa. Thinks they are both dead.
A son abt the age of Rev S. who he says is in business in Rockwell
City, Iowa.
Amelia Jack, by 1st wife, m. Thompson Smith & lived at Rockwell City, Iowa. Thinks both are dead.
Eugene Smith, oldest. Is a Methodist preacher.
A Son also a Methodist minister
A son
A daughter
James Jack, by 2d wife b. abt 1862. Died unmarried & without issue.
Lillie Jack, by 2d wife, Born 1864 m. Fred Stone of LeClaire Iowa. she now living somewhere in state of Wyoming.
Have three children, all daughters.
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Oak Hill, June 9, 1921. 8:30 PM
I went to Pgh Pa on the 6:50 AM train PRR this morning & after transacting much business went to the office of Register of Wills in City-County Building at 3 PM & on reference to the one index record viz W.E. found references as follows:
Will Bond Inventory Acct Renunciation Book Book Book Book
1. Elliott, William Vol 1 Page 250 2. P 21 12. P 1814 1. P 133
2. Elliott, West 2. P 18 10. P 1828 2. P. 98 5. P 1828 1. P. 107
3. Elliott, William 8. P 467 5. P 1842 5. P. 283 2. P 1842
4. Elliott, William H, 53 Page 6 Death 11, 345
5. Elliott, William 63, 173 13, 553
Without pursuing this Index record further, I got Will Book No 1 & turned to Page 250 & found Will of William Elliott of Bullock pens, Allegheny Co Pa which commenced at top of page 250 & covered it 251 & half of 252 & which was well worn & thumbed over showing many people in examinations had run their titles back to that will. Stating that he was of the Bullock pens proves him to be the ancestor, great great grandfather of Agnes Elliott Rhey of Carlisle Pa. The writing was faint & fading & hard to read in the dim light afforded, but I made note of such portions of the will, in the short time I had, as they commenced closing at 4 & I had to leave at 4:15 Pm as gave names of his children, wife etc. The will is No 174 of Allegheny Co & states that "I, William Elliott of the Bullock Pens, County of Allegheny Pa.
1st gives & bequeaths to my wife Barbara, my
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two sons Archbd & Robert, also my two daughters Jane & Barbara all rents of two tracts of land called the Bullock pens & Bull pens during the lifetime of my wife Barbara.
2d I devise to my son Archabald the Bullpens ctg 376 3/8 Acres.
3d I give balance of said tract to my wife Barbara.
4th I give & devise to my son Robert the tract called Bullock Pens, being the place I now live on ctg by patent 330 3/4 Acres.
5th to sell certain personal property & proceeds to go to wife two sons & two daughters above named 6th & 7th not important I guess
8th orders sale of two tracts of land in Westmoreland Co Pa, situate on Brush Creek & its waters ctg 459 1/4, also a tract of donation lands situate in 3d Dist No 591 ctg 200 A. Also one small tract in Pitt Tp, Allegheny Co Pa ctg 50 Acres adjg lands of James O'Hara and the money arising from said sales to be divided in manner following between my five daughters viz, Margaret McNare, Mary Noble, Patty Beare, Jane & Barbara share & share alike except that Jane & Barbara shall have £100 each more than Margaret, Mary & Patty.
9th In case my son Robert departs this life before he is of age without leaving lawful issue, I order & direct that my son William Elliott may have the plantation that is by this will devised to his brother Robert he
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first paying however £1500 to the legatees named herein viz John, William, Archabald & George, also to my daughters Margaret, Mary, Patty, Jane & Barbara. If William dont accept George may take it. Gives John, William and George W. each, five shillings. He recited owning certificates for $1900 odd $1330? odd Vs the U.S. bearing 6% & disposed of them. Gives wife negro woman named Nellie & appoints wife, Henry Noble & George Wallace Exrs. Will is dated Sept 18, 1806 & is signed William (M or W) Elliott.
Witnessed by Jane Wallace & Dunning McNair.
Said Witnesses both appear before Samuel Jones Register on June 25, 1807 & prove will.
I think the above is the 8th child of Robert, the immigrant & a younger brother of my great great grandfather Robert Elliott & was born in Maghera, Ireland on Sept 21, 1727. The will of my great great grandfather Robert Elliott Record Book 1, Page 184 in which he too has daughters Barbara, Jane & Mary are very corroborative, especially Barbara named say for her Aunt, the wife of William above named. JV Thompson
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At home of Miss Rhoda Grove at McClellantown Pa being 1st or 2d house below top of hill toward Uniontown June 10th, 1921 9:15 AM
I arrived here ten minutes ago & am copying now the family record from the family Bible of her father Harvey Grove which was printed in 1854 at NY by the American Bible Society.
Births
Harvey Grove was born Feby 19, 1806. Elizabeth Leckey was born June 5, 1808.
1. Anne Grove was born July 9, 1831.
2. Mary Grove was born July 21, 1833.
3. Reuben Grove was born June 5, 1836
4. Rhoda Grove was born Nov 15, 1838.
5. Naomi Grove was born May 20, 1842.
6. Elizabeth Grove was born Dec 15, 1845.
7. Hannah Matilda Grove was born Sept 1, 1848.
Geo W. Hess was born Apr 22, 1836.
Marriages
Harvey Grove & Elizabeth Leckey was married Sept 22, 1829.
Geo W. Hess & Mary Grove was married Jany 6th, 1857.
Reuben Grove & Hettie C. Higinbotham was married Nov 9, 1861 (possibly 1867 or 1869)
William Jeffries & Elizabeth Grove was married Feby 12, 1873
Deaths
Anne Grove died Nov 17, 1851 aged 20 yrs 4 mos & 8 days.
The entire record to here is in the handwriting of Geo W. Hess.
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Mrs Harvey Grove died Nov 10, 1888 aged 80 yrs 5 mos & 5 days.
Harvey Grove died Jany 22, 1891 aged 84 yrs 11 mos & 28 days (sh'd be 3 days) Hannah Matilda Grove Died Feby 4, 1896 aged 47 yrs 5 mos & 3 days. The above three death records are in the handwriting of Wm E. Grove.
[Descendant Chart]
Isom A. Young, Born Sept 10, 1878 See Page 181. Lives in Okmulgie, Okla in Winter & in Arcola, Dade Co MO in summer where he has a hardware store. m. Feby 28, 1900 Mary Elizabeth Thomas B. Mch 8, 1879 dau of Nathan T. Thomas & wife Louvenia Cowan. Have daus born in Arcola Mo. They were married at Holston Valley, Tenn. He wants a book. Notify him.
[Their Children]
Mary Elizabeth B. Nov 15, 1908 in Arcola MO.
Trula Alexandra, B. May 22, 1913 in Arcola MO.
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At Sarah Frances Ross, German Tp June 10, 1921 12:54 PM
I arrived her at 12:30 PM walking over from the Lecknone [best guess] street car station where I arrived at 12:03 PM from McClellandtown Pa & have the family Bible of Mrs Ross' grandfather which her grandmother Hoover gave to her daughter, Clara Ross, who prizes it very highly. It was printed in Phila Pa for Mathew Curey No 118 Market St October 27th, 1802 & at the end of the New Testament is "This Book was purchased Anna Domini 1804 by Andrew Hoover at Uniontown, Fayette County Penna". At the end of the Apocrypha are four pages of family records which I copy verbatim.
Marriages
Andrew Hoover was married to Frances McClure Sept 14, 1800, Fayette County Pennsylvania by Jeremiah Kendall Esqr
James Smith Born Feby 16, 1822.
Births
James Smith & Emily Eliza Darrall were married on the 23d Oct 1843 to whom were born:
1. Allen Darrall, Aug 23d, 1846.
2. Mary Frances, Oct 30, 1847.
3. Rebecca, Oct 6, 1849.
4. Thomas Hoover, Sept 3, 1851.
5. Nathaniel Darrall May 4th, 1855
6. J. Walter, March 7th, 1857.
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7. Anna Eliza born June 14th, 1858.
8. Charles born Jan 1st, 1861.
9. Jesse Overturf, born Jan 12, 1863.
James Smith, father of the above named children died Nov 9, 1866
Rebecca Smith died Sunday 7 PM Apr 25, 1869.
Nathaniel D. Smith died Apr 27th, Tuesday 2 1/2 PM 1869.
2d Page Births
Andrew Hoover was born Jany 24, 1775 Fayette Co Pa
Frances McClure was born Feby 20, 1779 Fayette Co Pa
1. Abraham Hoover was born Nov 18, 1801 at New Geneva, Fayette Co Pa
2. Rebecca Hoover was born June 6, 1802 at New Geneva glass works, Fayette Co Pa.
3. Harriet Hoover was born Nov 29, 1806 at Robt Harrison's on Brown's Run, Fayette Co Pa.
4. Maria Hoover was born Apr 22, 1809 at New Glass works, Greene Co Pa.
5. Thomas Hoover was born Feby 5, 1814 at New Glass Works, Green Co Pa.
1. Emily Elisa Darrall born July 17, 1826.
2. Quincy Allen Darrall born Oct 24, 1827 2 O'clock AM Sunday
3. Sarah Frances Darrall born Nov 5, 1832 at Masontown, Pa.
James Ramsey born Feby 12, 1832 at Greensboro Pa.
4. Mary Darrall, a sister of Mrs Ross born Oct 8, 1837.
5. Mariah Paulina Darrall born Oct 8, 1839, Died March 23d, 1863
3d Page Family Record of A.Q. & Mariah V. Darrall
1. Kate Darrall born Tuesday Sept 26, 5 o'clock 1854
2. Arin Rebecca (Called Nina) born Sunday May 4, 1 o'clock AM 1856.
3. Mary born Monday June 21 4 o'clock Am 1858.
4. Thomas born Wednesday Mch 28, 6 o'clock PM 1860.
5. Frances Mariah born Tuesday Nov 4, 1862
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Mariah V. Darrall died Nov 26, 1863 aged 33 yrs 1 mo.
James Ramsey died May 9, 1900 on Wednesday 20 minutes after one.
Abraham & Harriet Hoover both died Sept 2, 1807 within half an hour of other in Fayette Co Etc.
Andrew Hoover died on Friday morning about sunrise on the 20th of April AD 1821, Germantown Pa Fayette Co
Mary Darrall died (Mrs Ross' sister) 1838.
Frances Hoover died on Satterday [sic] morning about 10 o'clock on the 16th of Feby 1850 German Twp Fayette Co Pa
Thomas Hoover, son of Andrew & Frances Hoover died Dec 12, at 11 o'clock Am AD 1857.
Maria Hoover Ramsay died on Sunday morning at 2:40 o'clock on the 6th day of September 1896 German township, Buried in Ross's Cemetery aged 87 yrs 4 mos 14 days.
4th page
Nathaniel Darrall died at his residence on Browns Run in German Township Fayette Co on the first day of January 1850 in the 63d year of his age.
Emily Eliza Smith died at her home in German Township Feby 12, 1905 aged 79 yrs 6 mos 25 days.
Nancy Harrison died Oct the 5th, AD 1843 on Brown's Run.
Rebecca Darrall, wife of N. Darrall died Apr 26, 1864 at the home of her daughter Eliza Smith in German Tp.
Isabel Harrison, wife of Robert Harrison died July 21, 1836 aged 38 yrs.
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Family Record leaf from the family Bible of Isaac N. & Sarah Frances Ross the Bible having gone to pieces.
Births
1. Nathaniel Darral Ross was born Feby 11, 1855.
2. Arthur Hananiah Ross was born Jany 28, 1857.
3. Robert Ross was born July 6th, 1859.
4. Warwick Henry Ross was born Mch 5, 1862.
5. Clara Ross was born Dec 15, 1869.
Deaths
Nathaniel Darrall Ross died Sept 9th, AD 1862.
Isaac Newman Ross died Feby 16th 1906 at his home in German Tp at 8 o'clock in the morning aged 78 yrs 11 mos 12 days. Buried in Lutheran Cemetery.
Mrs Ross said she & Isaac N. Ross were married Jany 26, 1854 by John Wilson Esq.
Arthur H. Ross & Anna L. Huhn, dau of John & Hannah Huhn Oct 10, 1882. She was born Apr 30, 1859.
They had 3 children
Charles Blaine Ross Born July 29, 1884
Irene Ross, single Jany 4, 1886
Adda Florence Dec 12, 1887
She married Jonah Andrew Coffman son of Wm A. Coffman in March 1914 & has 3 children viz:
Eugene Ross Coffman born Nov 5, 1914.
Howard Andrew Coffman born Aug 12, 1917.
Arthur Coffman born Oct 19, 1919.
They live at the old W.A. Coffman home a brick house near the Puritan Works.
Charles Blaine Ross married Carrie Angle
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a Pittsburgh girl about 11 yrs ago, when she was 22 & she is now 33, Clara thinks it was Oct 1909. They live out the Morgantown Road off the road, in one of the bungalows adg Saml E. Hogsett. They do not have any children. Robert Ross married Barbara Ellen Markley, daughter of Adam & Elizabeth Markley of Markleysburgh Pa on Dec 31, 1891 by Rev W.V. Turner. She died Mch 10, 1898 & was born Apr 21, 1867 Buried at Lutheran Cemetery. Their children:
1. Isaac W. Ross, born Oct 26, 1892.
2. Bernice Virginia Ross born Mch 3, 1895.
3. Olive Frances Ross born July 31, 1896.
4. Adam Markley Ross born Feby 28, 1898.
Robert never married again & after his wife's death, he & the children lived here at the old home.
Isaac W. Ross married Jennie Franks, dau of Elmer? Franks on June 15, 1916. Have no children.
Bernice Virginia married H. Ray Rockwell son of E. Henry Rockwell on July 3, 1916 by Rev Yount, Lutheran minister at Uniontown Pa & live 3/4 of a mile up this road toward High House at the Dupont Magazine. They have one child, Olive Helen Rockwell born Oct 25, 1916, a picture of whom Clara showed me, a very bright little girl.
Olive Frances married Charles Miller say Oct 1920 & live in Masontown Pa where he clerks in the drugstore. He is a son of Thomas
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Miller of Masontown & his wife Georgia Christopher.
Adam Markley Ross is unmarried & lives with his brother Isaac near Uniontown. He is a painter by trade.
Warwick Henry's name is Allan W. & he married Margaret Matilda Moser Sept 27, 1888. She is a daughter of John S. & Jane Haught Moser of McClellandtown Pa. She was born Clara thinks Apr 6, 1864 & they have one child, Jane Frances, who was born Oct 6, 1889 & married Prof R.E. Rudisill on Christmas Day, say 1912 & her one daughter Jean Marguerite Rudisill born Sept 29, 1916. They live at McClellandtown. Allan & his wife live at the old substantial brick home of her grandfather Haught which they own near Macks or Messmore Mill.
Arthur H. lives on this farm in the frame house just this side of the row of company houses opposite the old log house voting place.
Sarah Frances Ross married Calvin Thomas Coffman, son of David L. Coffman (of Wm H. & his wife Sarah Moore say Oct 1905 & now live in Uniontown Pa where he is a carpenter. Live at 305 Evans ST where he owned his home. Have one daughter, Thomas Francis (called Tom) born July 24, 1906. [It does say daughter, but any female called Charlee shouldn't question, I guess.]
Isaac N. Ross was born Mch 4, 1827. His mother was Hannah Rider, sister of George & daughter of Lawrence Rider & is buried in old part of Lutheran Cemetery.
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[Descendant Chart]
Robert Harrison came here, Mrs Ross thinks, from Kentucky, so her mother told her. He & his wife are buried at the old home formerly belonging to John
Sterling, but now owned by Alpheus, son of Josiah Bare. His wife, Nancy Harrison died in 1843 & Mrs Ross was at her funeral. She being her great grandmother. Says Robert & Mary were two youngest.
[Their Children]
Desdemona, m. Zachariah Wheat See B 16 P 273.
Jesse
Fanny Plummer, m. her dau I think mar Fitch of Morgantown.
Frances McClure m. Andrew Hoover See Book 16 P 268.
Abraham
Rebecca
Harriet
Maria
Thomas, He never married. He died in the Maria Ramsey house which he had built.
Abraham never married buried, she says, at Harrison graveyard.
Isaac, never married B 16 P 269 He was dead in 1819. Buried, she says at Harrison graveyard
Jacob, m. Sallie Cunningham. She died at N. Darrall's house. He was living in 1819. See b 16 P 269. Buried she says at Harrison graveyard.
Sarah, m. Henry Hoover a brother of Andrew Hoover. Mrs Ross remembers him. He did carpenter work & was quick tempered & was going to whip Mrs Ross, but her grandmother interfered. Both buried at Harrison g.y. I have list of children. See Book 16 P 268.
Rebecca, m. James T. Redburn.
Robert, youngest boy, m. Isabel Hardin. She is buried with one little girl in Harrison g.y. She died long years before he did. He never married again. He broke up & the children had to hunt places & having no place else to go went to Beaver Co to live with his sister Mary Johnston. He died before his sister Mary & is buried there.
Mary, youngest girl, m. Andrew Johnston. He lived in Luzerne Tp when first married & then in the old loghouse on the Harrison & moved out abt 1845 & went to Beaver Co & Mrs Ross father Nathl Darrall then moved in old log house. Thinks Johnston only lived a year after going to Beaver, but Mary lived several years & visited back here. She had some money $1200 which she got when her mother died.
Harrison, dont think he was married. was in the Civil War & wounded.
Margaret Ann, married after leaving here to a man from Wash Co Pa whose name, she thinks was Jennings
Sallie, married & she has heard say she had seven sons. She believes her husband's name was Hanna
Rebecca, married a full cousin, a son of her Uncle Robert Harrison whose name was Robert. Dont know whether they had any children.
John, abt Mrs Ross' age might have been married, was in Civil War & was wounded.
Mary, the youngest expects she was married, but dont know.
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Mrs Ross says they moved here in 1854. Clara says in Nov & Mrs Ross said it was rented when she was married. Mrs Ross was a minor when her father died & Jacob F Longanecker was her guardian. Her father did not make a will & she got this in the settlement of the estate. Says her father bought this place 300 A from John & Henry Mason. Her father sold about 100 A to Coffmans. Her father built this stone house in the thirties, she thinks as she remembers holding to her mother's skirts at the time when her mother was about her work & says she was probably 2 or 3 yrs old. Her father built it for a kitchen & intended to build a good house to it, but he was no farmer & her mother didn't want to live on the farm, so he built no more. However, whenever he got a $1000 ahead, he bought land. Says she sold off some land across the road for $6000 where the coke ovens now are.
Says she didn't go to school to Mr Redburn, but Eliza & Ellen, the two oldest did, but says she can remember him.
Mrs Ross' brother Allen T. Darrall married Maria Farmer, a sister of Dr Thornton F. Farmer & of John S. Farmer. They were married in Oct 1853. He lived here for some years after
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marriage moved to Dade Co, MO in Southwestern part of state. He died out there about a year before his sister Emily Eliza Smith
[Descendant Chart]
Allen Q. Darrall lived near Greenfield, Dade Co Mo. His wife died before he left Fayette Co & is buried in the old Methodist burying ground. He did not marry again. He married in New Salem Pa, Miss Mary Virginia Farmer on Oct 25, 1853, dau of Daniel Farmer & wife Mary Ann Gray. He died Sept 29, 1901 & is buried in Greenfield Cem, Dade Co MO. She born Oct 25, 1827 & died Nov 26, 1863.
[Their children]
Kate, b. Sept 26, 1854 M[2]* Joseph Fleming See on May 27, 1875 in Dade Co MO. Lives in Kansas at Overbrook Kan.
2. Lucy Estelle, b. May 13, 1878 in Dade Co MO Single.
1. Mary Georgia, b. Apr 8, 1876 in Dade Co MO unmarried.
Thomas Darrall, B. Dec 22, 1881 in Osage Co Kans. M. last yr Clara has heard. Mar July 7, 1914 to Ethel Benefiel born Dec 2, 1891 in Turon, Kan, dau of Francis Marion Benefial & Alice Rose Have one child born in Turon, Kan
Roberta Jeanne See, B. May 24, 1916. Anna Rebecca, [There is a word or possibly two words in parentheses after this name which is too light to read] B. May 4, 1857 ob Nov 4, 1857. Was burned to death when a baby here aged about 18 mos Buried in Meth Cem Masontown Pa.
Mary, B. June 21, 1858 m.[3]* James Monroe Young on Mch 28, 1876. She died many yrs ago on Apr 1, 1879 & is buried in the Young Cem, Dade Co, MO.
Lena, B. Jany 21, 1877. Married 1st Mch 1, 1896 to Perry Klepper in Golden City MO. Born______Living. Son of Gaines Klepper & wife______ have 3 chil. m. 2d________ James Gillespie Gass b.______, Son of Cicero Gass & wife Margaret. Have 2 chil.
Harry Darrall, b. Oct 12, 1898 ob Oct 1912.
Mary Frances, B. Aug 14, 1900. She & Harry were born in Pullman Washington.
Isom Alex, B. Oct 12, 1902. Born in Golden City MO.
Margaret, b. Apr 20, 1912 } These two Gass children born in
James Allen B. Sept 6, 1914 } Dade Co MO.
Isom A. Young, a son dont know abt him. Dade Co Mo B. Sept 10, 1878 See Page 171.
Thomas A., B. Mch 28, 1860 near Masontown Pa M. Apr 2, 1907. He died abt a yr after his marriage & without issue. He died nr Greenfield Mo Aug 4, 1908 Mar Nettie Linn Schooler B. Feby 1867 dau of John Schooler. She is living & was born in Jasper Co MO.
Frances Mariah, B. Nov 4, 1862 M. Mch 28, 1904 Wm Luther Mitchell Scroggs, a Presbyterian minister who Clara thinks is from Penna. Lived for a time in Ill [best guess] & then was back [word faded] Mo. Have no children. He is living at Durant Okla. Son of Wm Leon Scroggs of NC & wife Leah Caroline Mitchell of of [sic] Tenn. He was born June 3, 1861. She died Jany 6, 1926 in St Johns Hospital, Springfield Mo, operated on for a tumor. She is buried in Greenfield Mo Cem. He was not from Penna.
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Oak Hill June 11, 1921 7:45 PM Saturday
I got up yesterday morning at 3:45 AM, got my breakfast at 4:30 & went in town & took the 5 AM street car arriving at Lambert abt 5:35 Am & walked up on the hill to Leckeys graveyard which was in plain view on top of the hill. It is, I believe, in shape, a perfect square, but is very rank with a sort of hedge shrubbery & a profusion of rose bushes in full bloom, planted no doubt on many graves, which came in many places to my shoulders & in places were so thick they may have concealed some gravestones that I did not see. I reached the graveyard abt 5:40 & was busy continually for three hours leaving for the street car station abt 8:35 & making notations from the markers & monuments as follows: I commenced at the Northwest corner next to the road where I entered & continued around to the left eastward, southward, westward & northward finishing at the Gilmore monument, the only plot enclosed.
From Lecky's grave yard
1. Arthur L. Gilmore Born Apr 14, 1860 Died Apr 30, 1883.
2. Thomas Wilson, born Apr 10, 1841 Died Aug 4, 1864.
3. James Wilson born Sept 21, 1811, Died Jany 16, 1868.
4. Mary E., daughter of J & M Wilson Born May 1859 died Nov 2, 1889.
5. Caleb Dean, Died July 8?, 1842 Aged 58 yrs 6 mos 4 days.
6. Sacred to the memory of John Lecky who gave a donation of this burying ground & departed this life July 18, 1821 aged 77 yrs.
7. Sacred to the memory of Mary Lecky, consort of John Lecky who departed this
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life May 27?, 1827 aged *69? years.
8. Mary, wife of Alexander Lecky died Apr 12, 1879 in the 87? year of her age.
9. In memory of George Balsinger who was born Apr 26, AD 1752 & departed this life June 19 AD 1832 aged 80 yrs 1 mo & 23 days.
10. In memory of Alexander Wilson who departed this life July 9, 1815 aged 88 years.
11. In memory of Deborah Wilson who departed this life March 13, 1825 aged 83 years.
12. Sacred to the memory of Elizebeth [sic] Wilson who departed this life Dec 21, AD 1818 aged fifty four years. She was a wife, an affectionate mother erected by Wilson her d.
13. William son of John & Hannah Dean Died Oct 7, 1868 aged 17 yrs & 7 days.
14. Daniel Hostetler, Born Jany 10, 1796 died July 30, 1873.
15. Mary G. wife of Daniel Hostetler, Born Mch 30, 1805. Died Oct 11, 1864.
16. John Dean, Died Feby 6, 1898 in the 80th yr of his age member of Co K 2nd Reg Penna Heavy artillery.
17. Cassandra Keener 1845-1914.
18. Wm H. Keener, Aug 22, 1841, July 23, 1909.
19. Sabina, wife of David Keener Born June 4, 1814, Died Dec 21, 1892.
20. David Keener, Born July 25, 1822 Died Mar 14, 1907.
21. James Renshaw, died Apr 1866 aged 85 yrs.
22. Araminta his wife, died Jany 16, 1851 aged 70 yrs.
23. Joseph Renshaw died Mch 4, 1841 aged 25 yrs 24 days. Mr Renshaw came to his death by a wound received in his forehead from a thrashing machine while feeding it. (This Renshaw lot is also enclosed)
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24. Henry S. Grove died Aug 9, 1829 aged 7 mos 29 days.
25. Lucinda Grove died Jany 12, 1833 aged 11 mos & 9 days.
26. Albert Hadden McKean was born Mch 6 AD 1818 & died Jany 17 AD 1858.
27. John Wilson McKean was born May 12 AD 1816 & died July 25 AD 1839.
28. Samuel McKean was born Apr 19 and died 22d AD 1821.
29. Mary Ann, consort of Thomas F. Renshaw died Nov 3, 1831 aged 29 yrs 3 mos & 3 days.
30. Margaret, daughter of J.H. & E. McWilliams died Dec 13, 1858 aged 8 yrs 9 mos & 1 day.
31. In memory of John McWilliams who departed this life Sept 1 AD 1834 aged 74 yrs 3 mos & 21 days.
32. In memory of Anne McWilliams, consort of John McWilliams who departed this life Apr 13, AD 1809 aged 39 yrs 10 mos & 24 days.
33. Samuel G. McWilliams who departed this life June 20, AD 1834 aged 41 yrs 5 mos 14 days.
34. William G. (or C) son of J.H. & E. McWilliams died Nov 21, 1858 aged 2 yrs 11 mos & 19 days.
35. In memory of Elizabeth Lecky who departed this life Mch 29, 1781 (or 1791) aged 79 yrs.
36. Sacred to the memory of John Dunlap who departed this life Sept 5, 1798 aged 37 yrs. 37. Sacred to the memory of Rachel Dunlap who departed this life May 30, AD 1813 aged 52 yrs.
38. John Dunlap who departed this life Jany 18, 1831 aged 24 yrs.
39. Sacred to the memory of Samuel Dunlap Jr who departed this life Aug 26, AD 1834 aged 19 yrs 4 mos & 22 days.
40. To the memory of Mary Wilson who
(June 18/26, this is Mary Robb 1st wife of James Wilson Esq No 41 below see Anjou's Wilson Hist P. 75.)
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departed this life June 2d, AD 1805 aged 29 yrs.
41. Sacred to the memory of James Wilson Esq son of Alexander & Deborah Wilson, who was born in Lancaster Co Pa Mch 21, 1764 emigrated to this country at the age of 12 yrs & died at his homestead in this vicinity Feby 19, 1841 aged 77 years after suffering from a "paralytick" affection & almost total deprivation of speech for 3 yrs & 6 mos. "The memory of the just is blessed."
42. Elizabeth Lowry, wife of James Wilson Esq Born Mch 9, 1785 died Oct 5, 1864.
43. Sacred to the memory of John Wilson Esq born Dec 27, 1814. Died Dec 11, 1882.
44. Thomas Wilson who died Oct 2, 1820 aged 5 mos & 17 days.
45. Elias Parshall Died Feby 18, 1856 in the 85th yr of his age.
46. Frederick Struble died Sept 17, 1845 aged 84 yrs & 7 mos.
47. Sarah Struble died Mch 3, 1850 aged 72 yrs & 11 mos.
48. Jacob Fogle Born Oct 15, 1791. Died Sept 16, 1847 in the 56th yr of his age.
49. Esther, wife of Jacob Fogle died Jany 13th, 1872 in the 81 yrs of her age.
50. Samuel Gettys died July 16, 1850 in 75th yr of his age.
51. Margaret Thompson died Sept 27, 1868 aged 67 yrs 4? mos & 10 days.
57. Mary, wife of Alfred funk died May 30, 1840 aged 31 (or 21 or 27) yrs 11 mos & 5 days.
58. William, son of W & E Brown died Apr 16, 1837? aged 26 yrs 2 mos & 3 days.
59. William Brown died Feby 17, 1852 aged 76 yrs 7 mos 12 days.
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60. Elizabeth, wife of Wm Brown died Sept 20, 1843 aged 63 yrs 3? mos & 2? days.
61. Annie Struble wife of Asbury Struble Died Aug 3, 1850 aged 44 yrs & 5 days
62.[4]* Sarah, wife of Joseph Sproat died Feby 23d 1857 aged 89? yrs etc. 63. In memory of Joseph Sproat who departed this life Mch 4, 1838 aged 77 yrs 1 mos 14 days.
64. Joseph Deffenbaugh died Apr 19, 1868 in the 65th yr of his age.
65. Nancy, wife of Joseph Deffenbaugh Decd June 10, 1846 aged______
66. Conrad Bolsinger who died Oct 28, 1835 aged 37 yrs & 2 mos.
67. Hugh Gilmore Esq Born Apr 29, 1779 died Feby 25, 1848.
68. Margaret Ann Gilmore Born Dec 8 182_ Died July 31, 1851. See Book 16 P 299.
I then took the first street car to McClellandtown where I arrived at 9 AM & walked up the hill to the home of Miss Rhoda Grove, first house on right hand side beyond the one on the summit of the hill. I introduced myself & she was very polite & kind & said she had seen me once before at Geo W. Hess's when he lived in the Frey house. She let me have her father's family Bible & I copied the record from it in this book pages 170 & 171. Miss Grove who is in her 83rd yr says her mother Elizabeth Lecky was
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first cousin of Capt Isaac P. Kendall her mother having been Rhoda Kendall, a sister of Jeremiah Kendall. Miss Grove does not know of any other brothers & sisters of Jeremiah & Rhoda Kendall. Rhoda Kendall's husband was Thomas Lecky. Rhoda says her sister Anne is buried at Lecky's graveyard & her mother was also buried there, but after her father's death, they had her mother's remains moved to New Salem Pa (Cumberland Pres Graveyard) where her father & her sister Hannah Matilda are buried. She says about the time her mother & father were married, her father Harvey Grove bought from his father-in-law, Thomas Lecky, the old Lecky home & Thomas Lecky & his wife & children moved to Ohio at or near Wooster & are buried there & thus Elizabeth Lecky Grove always lived on the farm on which she was born & died there, it being the Harvey Grove farm which I have known for 55 yrs where his grandson Wm E. Grove now lives.
Rhoda says her father's mother's name was an odd one & she cant remember it. Says her grandfather, Jacob Grove was a German & kept store in Masontown Pa & after his death, his widow married Elias Parshall Senr, father of the old Elias I knew who married Hannah Matilda Grove, a sister of Harvey. Says old Elias is buried at Lecky's g.y. (see no 45 page 185) but her grandmother
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is buried beside her first husband at the Lutheran graveyard & when her Uncle Stephen Grove was in once from Ohio, he & his brother Harvey went & had a stone put up to their mother's (& father's?) graves. She was Parshall's 2d or 3d wife & did not have children to Parshall.
Thomas Lecky & Rhoda Kendall, his wife, had other children that Miss Grove recalls, in addition to her mother as follows: Thomas, Jerry, Mary & Rhoda. Said they all went to Ohio with their parents & Rhoda got married shortly after they reached Ohio. Jerry had two daughters who married Presbyterian preachers & they lived in the South where it was warm. Margaret, the wife of her Uncle Thomas Lecky, whose people was from Connellsville went to visit her niece in the South & saw the niggers with their bare feet in the sugar making Thomas & Margaret had two daughters who married Preachers (confused with Jerry, I think) Thomas & Margaret died in Ohio & are buried there. Jerry was married & had children Jane & others. Lived at Wooster.
Mary married Andrew McClelland in Ohio & had a son Thomas & a daughter Jane etc.
Her Aunt Rhoda Lecky was to have married a Struble (Asbury
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she thinks) & "She backed out & wouldn't marry him", went to Ohio & married a man named Johnson (she thinks Thomas or James). They had a son Thomas who they wanted to stand in their store & he refused & when about 17 ran off & after many yrs came back married. They also had two daughters who married Pres Preachers, one lived in Iowa. Rhoda says her mother told her about having a son Henry died young & was buried at Lecky's g.y. No doubt the Henry G. Grove who died Aug 9, 1829 & thinks probably there were two children died young & she thought Lucinda was one of them. Rhoda dont know who would have the family Bible of Brother Reuben.
She knew of the Dunlaps s'd the Dunlap girls & her mother were first cousins (but this cannot be relied on). Thinks the names of the Dunlap girls were Mary & Hannah, but was not sure. One of them married a Henderson, who lived on the hill toward Uniontown where Jack Coffman now lives. After Henderson died, she married a Johnson (Sugar Joe) & became the mother of Henderson Johnson & Chauncey (their mother's name was Hannah). Says maybe she is wrong about this, but doesnt' think she is. Says she has heard
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of the Reeds among the relatives, but didn't know where they lived. Never heard of the Jenkins. Says "Oh yes, the Hustons are related". Tommy, John, Wilson, & Sam. Said her mother called them cousins. Says Jos T. Russell of New Salem is related to her through the Kendalls says Joseph Hostetler's wife was a cousin of her mother. I was at Miss Grove's three hours & at 12:05 PM, bid her goodbye & walked down to the street car station & found the car I wanted had just gone. Reuben P. Weltner came along & I asked him who built the big brick house opposite the old Parshall home now owned by Wm W. Parshall & he said his great grandfather, Elias Parshall senr built it & that he himself was born in it 62 yrs ago viz on Apr 6, 1859. He said there were over 300 Acres in the farm, the line running straight up the hill west, to the right of the road, toward the river & extending up to Church Hill Graveyard on the other side. At 12:50 got a car & got off at Leckrone No 1 as John E. Kelley s'd that was nearest to Ross's. Walked out the road to Ross School house & up to the old stone house owned by & residence of Sarah Frances Ross since Nov 1854. She said her father Nathaniel Darrall
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built the house about 1835. Her daughter, Clara came to the door & admitted me & I made myself known. Mrs Ross is not as fleshy as her sister, Mrs Smith was, has a very good face, about medium height & in good strength for one in her 89th year. They got me the old Bible of her grandfather, Andrew Hoover & I copied the record of it & other information she & Clara gave me in this book Pages 172 to 181 inclusive. I then had Clara hunt up the $3700 note I had given her mother in 1911 & paid her in cash for it in full viz $5080. They called Arthur in from the stone quarry & he went with the money to Bank. I finished at 5:50 & bid them goodbye, Robert having come in & at 5:55 PM started down the dusty road a long mile to the street car station, got the car at 6:33 & reached the "Holler" at 7:11 PM where they had supper waiting for me. I had not eaten anything since 4:30 in the morning. This morning at 8, I stopped at Tute's & paid her $2000 by ck & at 10, Will came in & I paid him $10,000 in cash. John Robovich & wife came in in the afternoon & I paid the $220 note they held against me amounting with interest to $2947 for which I gave them my ck. It is now 12:55 AM the 12th & I will go to bed. JVT
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Registers office Greensburgh Pa June 14, 1921 1:11 PM Refer back to Record Book No 2 Page 320.
83. Will of Mathew Jack Will Book 5 Page 433 No 1 1872 wherein Mathew Jack of Greensburgh Bor Wills 1st to wife Alice Virginia, wills all of his property real personal & mixed except the legacies hereinafter mentioned.
Thirdly, I give & bequeath to my three children Alice Virginia, Mary J, & Agnes Elizabeth $1000 each to be paid to them or arriving at the age of eighteen yrs by my wife, but not to be a charge on any of my real estate. Makes wife sole exrx. Dated Oct 14, 1871 Matthew Jack (seal) Witnesses J.C. Snodgrass & Geo F. Huff. Legally proved Dec 30, 1871 & on Jany 1, 1872 letters issued to Exrx by C.F. Warden, Reg.
84 Will of James Kirker Will Book 1 Page 331 No 492 of 1813. Recites I, James Kirker a citizen of the U.S. & of the state of Penna being sick in body, but of sound mind, gives devises & bequeaths to wife Martha, during her natural life the one third part of all my real estate in the states of Penna & Ohio.
Thirdly, I give devise & infer simple to my son William C. Kirker all the rest residue & remainder
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of my estate of what kind soever & nominates & appoints my brother Thomas Kirker guardian over the person & estate of my son William C. Kirker until he arrives at the full age of twenty one years & gives him all the estate before bequeathed to my son to use & occupy for his use during his minority.
Lastly, I nominate & appoint my brother Thomas Kirker & my friend Robert Fulton both of the state of Ohio Exrs of this my will with full powers & if either die the other to act.
Before signing the above, I give devise & bequeath to my nephew Joseph Kain & my niece Margret Kain, orphan children of Jacob Kain Decd $150. Each to be paid by my brother Thomas out of my personal. Also to my sister Mary Kain $150 to be p'd as aforesaid, also to my nephew James McCaie [best guess] for services rendered $100 to be paid as aforesaid Dated Oct 16, 1813 James Kirker (seal) Witnesses A. McLaughlin, S.W. Culbertson.
P.S. I, James Kirker who have executed the foregoing will in addition give & bequeath to my mother $50 annually during her life to be paid out of my personal estate by my brother Thomas. Signed James Kirker (seal) & certified by sd witnesses as above same day.
Muskingdom Co Ohio SS personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of Muskingdom Co. O. Alexander McLaughlin & S.W. Culbertson & say that they saw James Kirker late of
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Westmoreland Co Pa say that they saw the said James Kirker Execute his s'd last will & testament at Zanesville, Ohio. Certifies that above is a true copy of his will which was presented in open court at Zanesville O on Nov 1, 1813 signed John C. Stockton, Clerk.
Further recital names witnesses as Samuel W. Culbertson & Alexander McLaughlin & on their oaths, letters are granted to Thomas Kirker & Robert Fulton & William Wilson Prest Judge of Court of Common Pleas of fourth circuit in which Muskingdom Co is comprised certifies that Jno C. Stockton is clerk.
85 Will of David Kilgore of Mt Pleasant Tp Will Book No 1 Page 352 No 522 of 1814 recites:
I, David Kilgore of Mt Pleasant Tp being sick & weak in body gives to beloved wife Sarah Kilgore her bed, bedding saddle & bridle & free full & undisturbed use & benefit of the house where I now reside during her natural life or while she remains my widow.
I give to my son Jesse Kilgore my big Bible & the bay mare & unto my eldest son, James Killgore, I give my watch & wearing apparel.
All the remainder of my personal estate, I will that if my son Jesse pay my debts, he shall be the owner of the same or should he put the same to sale & pay the debts, the remainder or one plush [sic] should be his own.
I give to my two sons John Killgore & Jesse Killgore the plantation I now live on to
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John, the tract on which he lives ctg 88 3/4 acres & the remainder on which I now live ctg 147 3/4 Acre to Jesse.
John & Jesse each to pay to son James $25 in one year after my decease, & Jesse to keep my wife during life or widowhood. Give & devise to hereafter children all the money arising from the sale of a tract of land in Dunegall Tp Westnd Co Pa adjg lands of John Arch Bold heirs ctg 300 Acres to sell in 1 yr or 2 yrs & money to be divided as follows: To my son James Killgore to my daughter Betsey intermarried with John Edgar & to my two grandchildren, John Hull & David Hull (one share equally between them) to be equally divided among them. To my son Daniel Kilgore, I give the sum of one dollar his share in full. If a coal bank be found in the land willed to John or Jesse, they shall be equal sharers in it.
Lastly appoint my two trusty friends Daniel Leasure & James Jack both of Mt Pleasant Tp Exrs. Dated June 1, 1814 David Killgore (seal)
Proven by James White & John Leasure Junr witnesses June 27, 1814 before James Montgomery Reg.
86 Will of John Kilgore Will book 3 Page 200 1650 of 1846 recites that John Kilgore of Westnd Co Pa Farmer being weak in body give to my dear wife Nancy two beds two cows my eldest Grey
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mare & such of my household & kitchen furniture as she may choose to keep for her own use, also the use & occupancy of my bedroom & to be comfortably kept during her life by two of my sons hereafter named to be in lien of dower.
I give & devise to my second & third sons David & John the farm on which I now reside situate in Mt Pleasant Tp ctg abt 100 acres & also gives them a 25 Acre tract of timberland on Chestnut Ridge in same Tp.
I give to my eldest son Jesse $350.
I give to my youngest son Alexander in addition to what he has got $15 to be in full for his legacy. Real & personal estate to go equally to David & John & John to pay Alexander's legacy & David to pay Jesse's legacy. Appoints Jesse & David Exrs of this my first & last will. Dated Mch 10, 1847 John Kilgore Witnessed by Jesse Kilgore & John Rumbaugh & proved by them Dec 4, 1847 before D. Cook Reg.
87 Will of Daniel Kilgore Will Book 3 Page 268 NO 19 of 1850 recites:
I, Daniel Kilgore Sent of Mt Pleasant Tp being in perfect health &
Second my beloved wife Rachel to have full possession of our dwelling house & the farm on which we live during her lifetime. To have her choice of two best horses & wagon & harness, plow & harrow, her choice of four cows, twelve sheep, twelve hogs & all household & kitchen furniture.
Third My daughter Polly now intermarried with Samuel Fullerton has recd certain
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articles valued at $110, & is to have a horse worth $66 & $1 in full for her share.
Fourth To my son Joshua, I have deeded one half quarter section of land in state of Ohio & have given him as shown by my book of entries $130 & give him now $1 to be pd in 1 yr & to be in full.
Fifth To my son James, I have deeded the other half of quarter section of land in Ohio & now gives him his horse saddle, bridle Etc.
Sixth, To my son Daniel, I have given hose, bed & bedding to value of $60 & now give him $1.
Seventh To my son William, I have given a good bed & bedding & a gold watch to value of $60 & now give him for a garden a lot adj him off plantation on which I live 66 by 50 feet.
Eighth To my daughter Sarah I will one good bed & bedding one good horse, saddle & bridle.
Ninth To my daughter Rachel the same
Tenth To my daughter Violet the same
Eleventh To my daughter Rebecca the same
Twelfth To my daughter Jane the same
Thirteenth To my daughter Nancy the same
Thirteenth [there are ditto marks under Thirteenth] It is my will that all my unmarried daughters so long as they remain unmarried make their home with their mother on the farm on which I live & be supported therefrom, but to contribute nevertheless to their own support by their industry.
Fourteenth After the death of my wife Rachel, I allow any of my daughters that are then unmarried to have possession of s'd house & farm until their marriage & if not married until their death & then exrs to sell farm & divide proceeds into seven equal shares & gives two shares to Sarah one to Rachel, one to Violet, one to Rebecca, one to
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Jane & one to Nancy. If wife & six daughters wish, can put certain personal property to sale.
Lastly appoints beloved son William Kilgore & trusty friend Blackson Hurst Exrs. Dated June 7, 1839 Daniel Kilgore
Proven May 6, 1850 by George Mechling & Jacob Christman before E.J. Keenan Reg.
88 Will of David Kilgore Will Book 3 Page 325 No 41 of 1851 recites that I, David Kilgore of Westnd Co Farmer being weak in body give to my dear wife Emily all the household & kitchen furniture she brought with her one cow & my rown mare & such of my household & kitchen furniture as she may choose for her own use & also gives her the use of the house, half of the spring house, the garden, until my half of the farm on which I live adj John Giffen, D. Kilgore heirs, Jesse Kilgore & others & the 25 Acre timber tract on Chestnut Ridge is sold. Directs said lands to be sold by exrs when his youngest child becomes 21 yrs of age & exrs to collect rents or profits from his [umdired? can't even guess] half of Plantation owned jointly by himself & his brother John to support of his wife & children.
Item I give & bequeath unto my three children Wm Alexander, Anna B & David H. the balance of this my estate which they shall have share & share alike in connection with the child now unborn if it should be living, if not it [sic] share go equally to the rest of my children
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share & share alike Appoints James P. Hurst & John Giffen Exrs Dated July 26, 1851. David Kilgore (seal) Witnesses Andrew Giffen & William Giffen Prove Sept 9, 1851 before James Keenan Reg.
Wednesday morning June 15, 1921.
89 Will of Jesse Kilgore Will Book 3 Page 380 No 40 of 1852 Recites that he is of Mt Pleasant Tp provides that if his beloved wife Jane, survives him, all the acts be carried out as provided in our agreement between my son-in-law Samuel Vance & my son Jesse Kilgore Jr to whom I sold my farm be carried out & also gives her $80 per yr during life.
Second Bequeaths to daughter Kezia C. Kilgore two beds bedsteads & bedding a horse worth $65 Etc.
Thirdly Invest money & pay wife $80 yearly.
Fourthly Gives wife bals household furniture etc.
Fifthly After wife's death gives all of estate to all of my children share & share alike viz:
Mary married to Alexr Thompson one share
Sarah married to Thomas Latta one share
James Kilgore one share
Eliza Jane married to Samuel Vance one share
Kezia C. Kilgore one share
Jesse Kilgore Jr one share
To invest Mary's share & pay her the int & from principal if necessary. She to get principal on death of husband but if she leaves no children, principal to go to other children. Appoints friends David Pollens, & Geo Fisher exrs. Dated June 25, 1852 Jesse Kilgore (seal)
Witnessed by David Fulwood & John Dickie. Death Registered as Sept 1, 1852 Will proven Oct 4, 1852 Refer to Page 203.
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Hotel Rappe', Greensburgh Pa Room 67 on 7th Floor 11 PM June 14th 1921.
I left home this morning on the 6:50 AM PRR train to Pgh. Saw J.H. Bialas at his office & had a half hour's talk with him. Transacted some business at Mellon Natl Bank Union Trust Co & Reed Smith Shaw & Beal & went out & saw Rose S. Maloney for 15 minutes 11:30 to 11:45 AM & saw her daughters Rosemary who is in bed with tonsilitis. Patrick & Nancy who was asleep in her crib for the first time. Then went to East Liberty & took the 12:13 PM PRR train for Greensburgh Pa where I arrived abt 1:05 PM & walked up to the Court House & got to work at once at the Registers office & copied Wills 83 to 88 inclusive from Page 192 to page 199 this book. They close the office at four o'clock, so at 4:20 PM, I left, came here & got his room finished reading the "Clan Finley" history gotten in 1919 from Capt John B. Keenan, got shaved, got my dinner & at 6:45 PM went up West Otterman St To Main & continued on over the hill to Maple the next street where I turned to the left & walked up the hill across the bridge, over the RR tracks & turned to the right to Walnut the next St, where I again turned to the left going to No 327 Walnut. At about the fifth house on the right hand side where a large girl, Ruth, I think went in & called her
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mother Nancy Kilgore Sloan widow of A.M. Sloan Esq. She said her home, where we were sitting on the front porch was off of the William Jack lands. She did not know how she was related to the Jacks until I told her that her great great grandmother, the wife of James Kilgore was Elizabeth Jack. She said her great grandfather, Capt David Kilgore was a very early settler in Westmoreland Co & was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Trenton & Princeton & at Valley Forge, the memorable winter of 1778-1779 & came back home & sold 30 acres off of his farm with a mill on it & used the money to buy shoes & clothes for his suffering company & never asked the Government for reimbursement. She knew of the 19 sons of her great great grandfather all by the one wife Elizabeth Jack, who survived him. She spoke of having talked once to a Mr Irvine who s'd he was descended from one of the nineteen sons. She also said a Rev Harry Scott, a Presbyterian minister, who died about 4 yrs ago & whose mother was a daughter of Mrs Sloan's Uncle Jesse Kilgore prepared an exhaustive history of the Kilgores with a family tree which she said she could get trace of through John Kilgore Johnston also a grandson of the same Jesse & who is a busy employee at Tyrone Pa of the PRR Co & would write
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him & try to get it for me. She said that after the death of his father Scott as a boy went to live with some maiden sisters, two or three at Confulence Pa. She said she had no records of consequence, but was very much interested & wished her son Alex, who went as minister to Honduras in Mch last, could go over it with me. She said Jesse Kilgore of Wilkinsburg, formerly of Indiana Co has her great grandfather David Kilgore's bible with his family record. He got it from his father Jesse Kilgore who in turn got it from his father Jesse Kilgore to whom it was willed by David Kilgore see Page 194 line 25 of this book. I was there abt an hour & a half leaving at 8:30 PM & walked back to the Hotel with my books & leaving them walked down West Otterman St to No 226 opposite the street coming from the station to the new home of Capt Jno B. Keenan & his two daughters Mary & Hetty. Hetty had just come out & took me in the house & we talked a half hour or so until her father came when I gave him back the papers he loaned me in 1919. The present house was his old home, the Keenan house one of the oldest he said in the town. They showed me all through it with its wealth of old furniture etc. Mary came in then & at 10:30 PM I left & it is now 12:25 AM the 15th & I am sleepy & will go to bed. JVT
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90 Will of Rachel Kilgore of Mt Pleasant Tp Will Book No 3 Page 412 No 29 of 1853. recites that she is a widow & weak in body whereas by will of my late husband Daniel Kilgore Decd dated June 7, 1839, I was left the greater part of his personal estate to be at my disposal. Now I first will one good cow to my son William Kilgore
Second, to my son James Kilgore all my woolen cloth on hand
Third to my four daughters, Sarah, Rachel, Violet, & Jane Kilgore each a good bed & beddings, one cow & my silver watch to dau Sarah.
Fourth wills rest of property to above four daughters jointly so long as they remain single together, but if any get married to have what all agree she shall take. If son James remains single, he is to have home with his sisters who are to care of & look after him. Appoints friend James B. Hurst & son William Kilgore exrs. Dated Mch 31, 1852 Rachel Kilgore (seal)
Witnesses, Jesse Kilgore Jr, Adam Beir Proven June 21, 1853 before Jas Keenan Reg.
91 Will of Mrs Sarah Kilgore of Greensburg Bor Will Book 6 Page 71 No 49 of 1875.
Item: I give all my personal property to my daughter Sarah Kilgore
Item Devises all real estate to daughter Sarah as long as she remains single & unmarried, but if she marries or dies, one half to go to her & other half to my son Hames [sic] Kilgore Dated Dec 15, 1873. Signed Sarah A. Kilgore (seal)
Witnesses Edgar Cowan John C. Bolt. She died July 4, 1875 about 3 AM Will proven Oct 18, 1875.
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92 Will of James Kilgore Mt Pleasant Tp Will Book 6 Page 310 No 86 of 1878.
1st gives to my particular friend John Kilgore my new riding saddle & my new riding bridle & as to balance of my personal estate consisting of notes, money, deposits & a great enumeration of implements in acknowledgment of my kind regards & respects to my three sisters Rachel, Violet, & Jane Kilgore for their kind & sisterly love & watchful care manifested toward me during my many years of affliction. Gives them also all the balance of his personal estate. Appoints Samuel B. fisher Exr Dated Dec 12, 1876 James (his mark) Kilgore
Witnesses Jesse Kilgore & E.L. Snyder.
Testator died Dec 18, 1878 at 4 AM. Will proven Dec 24, 1878 before W.B. Snodgrass Reg.
93 Will of Rachel Kilgore of Mt Pleasant Tp Will Book 8 Page 302 No 221 of 1890.
Item All bals of estate to my sisters Violet & Jane Kilgore or the survivor of them for life & then to go one half to my niece Mrs Margaret Lowry for her sole & separate use & the other half to my niece Miss Sarah A. Kilgore & appoints friend William C. Lowry exr Dated Feby 19, 1881 Rachel (her mark) Kilgore (seal)
Witnesses A.W. House, Jos N. Kloos Testator died Sept 11, 1890. Proven Sept 29, 1890 before Christ. Cribbs Reg.
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94 Will of William Kirker of Irwin Bor Will Book 8 Page 370 No 292 of 1890. Second to my beloved wife Catharine gives house & lot in Bor of Irwin in part of which we reside during her natural life, but if she prefers to go & live with her children exrs to sell same put money at int for her sole use to be pd semi annually. Further orders $5000 of his outstanding money invested for her same way & directs that if she "die within the bounds" she will be buried in my lot in Union Cemetery, North Huntingdon Tp & granite head & foot stones be placed at her grave.
Next gives $1000 to my daughter Martha intermarried with David Drennen to equalize her with what her brothers have recd.
Gives $1000 to the cause of Foreign missions of the Presbyterian Church & $1000 to cause of Home missions of same church. All balance to be divided equally between my three living children, Martha Drennen, Gilbert Kirker & John W. Kirker. Appoints son John W. Kirker & son-in-law David Drennen exrs Dated Feby 13, 1890 William Kirker (seal)
Witnesses Eli McCormick & Ben Steele Testator died Dec 13, 1890 9:45 AM Letters to above named exrs Dec 19, 1890.
95 Will of William Kilgore Mt Pleasant Tp Will Book No 8 Page 435 No 159 of 1891 gives
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to his beloved wife Anna Kilgore all that is necessary for her comfort & at her death estate to go to my two daughters viz Ann Jane intermarried with David G. Andrew & Sarah Margaret intermarried with Jacob McGiffen & appoints friend Samuel B. Fisher Exr Dated Dec 15, 1882 William Kilgore (seal)
Witnesses Jacob L. McGiffen, Samuel Zuck Proven June 3, 1891 & letters issued to Saml B. Fisher June 15, 1891 by W.B. Conway Reg.
96 Will of Violet Kilgore Mt Pleasant Tp Will Book 9 Page 229 No 160 of 1895
First, give to my niece Sarah M. McGiffen $500, one good bed & bedding & calico quilt.
Second, gives to Sallie C. Lowry $300 & one good bed & bedding all complete with change of pillow slips & sheets and a second under bed & one good pair of blankets.
Item and to Mrs Margaret C. Lowry I give $500 out of my real estate.
Item I give $300 out of my real estate to Sarah A. Kilgore and all the balance of my estate to my sister Jane Kilgore for life & then to go to Margaret C. Lowry my nice, Sarah A Kilgore my niece & Sarah M. McGiffen share & share alike. Appoints Wm C. Lowry Exr Dated Oct 15, 1890 Violette Kilgore (seal)
Witnesses J.C. Sondles, Merion Zimmerman Testatrix died July 3, 1895. Letters issued July 9, 1895 by Jno R. Ousler Reg.
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97 Will of Jane Kilgore of Mt Pleasant Tp Will Book 9 Page 280 No 264 of 1895. Directs that her body be interred in the "Middle Church" along side of her father & mother & directs that her grave be marked by a head & foot stone similar to that at the grave of her sister Rachel.
Item I give to my niece Sarah Margaret McGiffen wife of Jacob McGiffen one good bed & bedding & $1000.
Item to my grand niece Sally Lowry, daughter of Wm C. Lowry of Greensburg, one good bed & bedding & $400.
Item Bals of estate in four equal shares as follows viz to:
Mrs Margaret Lowry wife of Wm C. Lowry of Greensburgh 1/4 Sarah Ann Kilgore of Greensburgh one fourth Mrs Sarah Margaret McGiffen one fourth Daniel Gore Thompson of Greensburgh one fourth.
Appoints Wm C. Lowry exr Dated Oct 7, 1890 Jane Kilgore (seal)
Witnesses Merion Zimmerman, Jas Turney Testatrix died Nov 30, 1895 at 6 AM Will filed Dec 2, 1895 & probated & letters issued Jany 7, 1896 by Jno R.
Ousler Reg.
98 Will of George Latimer Will Book No 1 Page 108 No 131 of 1793 recites I, George Latimer in the county of Westnd & province of Penna although laboring under some indisposition of body am of sound mind etc. 1st gives & bequeaths to beloved wife Margaret one equal full share in my estate with my five sons which remains after my two daughters
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hath received their proportions. Directs that when a division of my estate is made, my sons Arthur & James Latimer shall pay £20 each to my sons George, Thomas & Robert Latimer to be divided equally between them. Further desires that my daughters shares are as follows, my daughter Margaret to receive twenty shillings & my daughter Martha her mare & saddle two cows & two calves, her bed, bedstead & bedclothes & a breakfast table. Her drawers I have no claim to, they being of her own providing. The lands at Kanetuckey & the I now live on to be kept for my family to live on until they see fit to move & then to be sold. Directs that James shall have the horse he rides as his own & that sons George, Thomas, & Robert be kept in School until they learn to read, write & cypher fitting to keep their accounts, said schooling to be paid out of whole estate. Farming implements & carpenter tools to be kept until sons desire their proportions then to be sold & divided equally. Make well beloved son James Latimer & Benjamin Lodge exrs & administrators during the minority of my said children. Then appoints Margaret Latimer, Benjamin Lodge & James Latimer Exrs. Dated Nov 1, 1792 George Lattimer (seal)
witnesses Thomas Friend, Thomas Lattimer, George Lattimer. Recorded Oct 19, 1793.
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99 Will of John Lattimer of Derry Tp Will Book No 4 Page 448 No 22 of 1863 gives his beloved wife Rebecca Latimer two cows, six sheep & the black mare & to remain & live in old mansion house with my son James Lattimer, he to provide her a comfortable room sufficient fuel etc.
Gives son William Lattimer the McGinley farm 80 A he to pay $400 to exrs in trust.
Gives to son James Lattimer the farm on which I now reside with mansion house ctg 260 Acres & all stock & farming implements he to pay $400 to exrs in trust.
Gives to daughter Rebecca Lattimer $450 to be pd by James.
Gives to daughter Mary E. Lattimer $400 to be pd by James.
Gives to daughter Juliett Ann Barnes $400 to be pd by James.
Gives to daughter Narsissa now intermarried with John T. McKelvey $400 to be pd by James.
Gives to son Robert Lattimer (now residing in the state of Ohio) Ten dollars & further directs exrs to put $800 at interest for benefit of the children of my son Robert until such time as they can purchase a piece of land or home for them.
Gives to grandson James Meor? $50 to be paid by son James when he becomes 21.
Gives to my grandson John Moor to be pd by son James when he is 21.
Gives to granddaughter Rebecca E. Moor $50 to be pd by son James when she is 18.
Gives to Anna Sarah Jimeson (now living in my family) $200 to be pd by James when she is 18. Appoints son William Lattimer & John Mourer? exrs Dated Dec 2, 1862 John Lattimer.
Witnesses John H. Johnston, James McClelland Proved June 2, 1863 before W.L. Evans Reg.
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100 Will of Thomas Meason Will Book 1 Page 17 No 28 of 1779. I Thomas Meason this Mch 14th, 1779 of the County of Westmoreland in the State of the Commonwealth of Penna being aged & weak of body, but of perfect mind & memory wills estate as follows:
To son Thomas Meason a tract of land in Westnd Co Pa that I have lately purchased of John Minter.
To son Joseph Meason a tract of land in Westnd Co Pa called "Green Lick" which I have lately purchased from James Blackston.
To son Samuel Meason five shillings.
To son Isaac Meason five shillings. he having already received his portion.
To son George Meason £50.
To daughter Hannah Meason £50.
To daughter Rachel Worthington, wife of Robt Worthington Junr five shillings she having recd her portion already.
To son John Meason £50.
To daughter Sarah Brescal wife of George Cole Brescal five shillings she having recd her portion.
To daughter Ann Meason the value of one of my negroes.
To daughter Mary Meason my negro man Solomon.
To son Joseph the best horse belonging to me at my death & to have my two negroes two yrs after my decease.
To three youngest daughters Ann, May & Elizabeth shall have my three feather beds & puter [sic] & furniture equally divided between them.
To my three sons John, Thomas & Joseph residue equally & appoints sd three sons exrs. Thomas (his mark) Meason (seal)
Witnesses Saml Wells, James Blackston, Samuel Wells Jr & Edwd Rice. Proven Mch 15, 1779.
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101 Will of Samuel Potter of Hempfield Tp Will Book No 1 Page 262 No 418 of 1811. Wills that his real & personal estate be divided in 8 shares of equal parts of which my two sons John & Thomas & my daughters Martha, Olivia & Anna each to have one full share & the remaining three shares to be divided as follows: to Catherine I will £30, to Margaret & Polly each £20, the residue of said three shares to be divided among their legal heirs as soon as they come of age provided my estate be sold before that time. Directs exrs to sell & convey all real & personal estate. Appoints Robert Brown of Greensburgh, Matthew McClanahan, and John Galloway my sole exrs. Dated March 29, 1810 Samuel Potter (seal)
Witnesses John Hart, William Parks, James Posttethwait. On July 1, 1811, the latter two witnessed proved will & same day, the tree exrs named were sworn as exrs before Robert Dickey Reg.
102 Will of Samuel Thompson of North Huntingdon Tp Will Book NO 1 Page 49 NO 104 of 1808. On this Sept 10, 1800, I Samuel Thompson of North Huntingdon Tp Westnd Co Pa wills as follows:
First, I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary, the command of all my personal estate after my decease to dispose of al her pleasure & the whole command of my Real Estate as long as she lives. To my children according to their births as follows:
To my daughter Susanna Shannon the sum of ten shillings.
To my daughter in law Martha Thompson and my two
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grandsons Samuel & John Thompson, I give & bequeath the plantation on which they now live ctg 109 acres & allowance, provided that my said daughter-in-law continue single, but in case of her marriage, her right in said real estate to devolve to her two sons before mentioned.
To my daughter Jane Jeffries, I bequeath ten shillings.
To my daughter Elizabeth Olliver, I bequeath ten shillings.
To my daughter Margaret Campbell, I bequeath ten shillings.
To my daughter Agnes Fulton, I bequeath ten shillings.
To my daughter Sarah Simeral, I bequeath ten shillings
To my daughter Mary McGrew, I bequeath ten shillings
To my daughter Martha McLucas, I bequeath ten shillings
To my daughter Rebecca Brotherton, I bequeath ten shillings
To my son[5]* Samuel, I devise & bequeath that part of the tract I now hold ctg 207 acres to him, his heirs or assigns together with all my personals that may remain after my wife's decease
To my granddaughter Elizabeth Shannon I bequeath £5 provided she marry with the approbation of the family in which she now lives. The above legacies to be paid out of my personal estate as soon as it may be convenient after my decease. And I hereby appoint my said loving wife Mary & my trusty friend Samuel McCurdy Exrs. Saml Thompson (seal)
Witnesses John Thompson, Joseph Caldwell Proven by John Thompson who also proved the death of Joseph Caldwell Apr 23, 1808 before Samuel Guthrie Dep Reg.
This is an older brother of my great grandfather William Thompson
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103 Administration Docket A. Page 183.
Col John Campbell Decd Be it remembered: that on Feby 13, 1821 letters of Administration was granted to James Campbell & Thomas Blackburn on the estate of Col John Campbell Decd being duly sworn & gave bond for $1000 with Henry Funk & Christian Funk sureties.
104 Admn Docket A. Page 280
Margaret Campbell Decd. On Nov 1, 1836 letters of Adm the bonus now on estate of Margaret Campbell late of Sewickly Tp were granted to Robert Fulton, he having given bond in $1000 with William Robinson & John F. Beaver sureties.
105 Adms Docket A. Page 235 (Should precede above) Margaret Campbell Decd on Aug 16, 1830 letters of Adm were granted to James B. McGrew, he giving bond in $1200 with Robert Fulton & John Y. Barclay sureties.
106 Will of Casper Markle of Huntingdon Tp Will Book No 2 Page 7 No 67 of 1819 Recites he is a miller & is in health of body & sound mind etc.
1st gives to beloved wife Maria her own bed & £100 our of personal estate & to occupy as much of the house where we now live as is necessary during her natural life or so long as she remains my widow & no longer to have half of the garden & $100 to be paid in
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in [sic] half yearly payts during life or so long as she remains my widow & no longer to be paid by my two sons Joseph & John int of the estate he is devising said sons, also two good fat hogs every year in proper season weighing at least 150 lbs each & 20 Bus of good wheat ground & the flour & bran delivered as she may have use for it. Also the choice of the fruit from the apple trees in the orchard near the house. Also to be kept & fed for her during the period aforesaid by Joseph & John, one mare or gelding & two cows.
To my son George $250.
To my daughter Rosina Burkett, widow of Bostian Burkett $200.
To my son Abraham Markle £42.10 & his note of £70.
To my daughter Catharine intermarried with Jacob Weiksell $300.
To my daughter Magdalena intermarried with John Nighman $300.
To my daughter Esther intermarried with George Harman $300.
To the 3 children of my daughter Elizabeth, decd. intermarried with David Kemp $50 Each.
To my daughter Susannah intermarried with Charles Shull $580.
To my daughter Hannah $580.
To my daughter Salome $580.
To my daughter Mary $580.
To my daughter Leah $580.
To my son David Markle $1200.
To my son John Markle all the plantation tract of land on which I now live in South Huntingdon Tp together with the grist & saw mills thereon ctg 214 A 94 P & allowances.
To my son Joseph Markle, the tract of land on which he now lives in North Huntingdon Tp, together with the grist mill & other bldgs thereon ctg 96 A 47 P & allowances.
To my son Casper Markle Plantation on which the blacksmith is now erected in North
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Huntingdon Tp ctg 224 A 113 P & allowance.
To my son Jacob Markle the plantation ctg 144 A & 106 & Allowance including the greater part of a survey in the name of Peter Markle & a small survey in the name of Casper Markle adjg lands of John Findley, Moses Latta & others situate in South Huntingdon Tp.
Orders exrs or survivor to sell tract of land abt 18 miles off Natchez. Same to be appraised & offered to son David on [small unreadable word] of his legacy.
Orders son John Markle to pay $2100 toward 7 Ech legacies } [Everything after
Orders son Joseph Markle to pay $2100 toward 7 Echs } the word toward Orders son Casper Markle to pay $800 toward 8 Eap } is just guessing
Orders son Jacob Markle to pay $800 toward 8 Eap. } written in margin]
Also directs that four daughters Hannah, Salome, Mary & Leah receive same as Charles Shull's wife, Payts to be as follows:
As much money as is raised every year to be apportioned among such children as have arrived at age of 21 yrs & the legacy to David to be pd as soon as he arrives at 21, but if he comes of age before my decease not to be pd[6]* then until two yrs after my decease & directs remainder of personal estate to be appraised by Exrs & divided equally among the ten children of my present wife & as to all the rest, residue & remainder of my estate real Personal & mixed wheresoever the same may be in the U.S., I give & devise to my Exrs hereinafter named to be equally divided to the ten children of my present wife & or to the survivor or survivors of them & the heirs of such survivors.
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Further directs that Jacob, Casper & David each receive the same that John & Joseph received. Lastly appoints sons John & Joseph Exrs. Dated Apr 17, 1810 Signed Casper Markle (In German) (Seal)
Witnesses Peter Rugh & Jos Weigley.
Westnd Co S.S. Personally appeared Peter Rugh one of the witnesses qualified as a witness & to seeing Joseph Weigley esq the other witness sign & swore to same Oct 4, 1819 before Robert Montgomery Reg.
Simon Drum Esq appears same day & makes oath to signature of Joseph Weigley.
107 Will of Mary Markle of South Huntingdon Tp Will Book No 2 Page 270 No 1076 After recitals & directions to pay funeral exps & debts, orders estate divided among my children & grandchildren as follows:
1st to my son Joseph $300.
to my daughter Susannah intermarried with Charles Sholl $50 & the money Chas Sholl recd from Geo Frigs on my acct of $90 or upwards.
To my daughter Hannah $130.
To my son Jacob $90.
To my daughter Sarah intermarried with Samuel Oliver $90.
To my daughter Mary intermarried with William Miller $50.
To my son Gasper $90.
To the children of my son John Markle $90 to be equally divided among them.
To two of the children of my daughter Leah
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who was intermarried with Andrew Thompson viz Casper [looks like Capper] M. Thompson & Mary Thompson $45 each.
To the two children of my son David Decd $1 Each all of s'd legacies to be due & payable two years after my decease & to be increased or reduced proportionately as estate materializes. Appoints son Gasper Markle & Cyrus P. Markle Exrs. Dated Nov 29, 1831. Signed Mary (her mark) Markle (seal)
Witnesses Andw Biggs, Cyrus P. Markle.
Legally proven by said witnesses Aug 28, 1832 before A. Johnston Reg.
108 Will of Ann Elizabeth Markle of Unity Tp Will Book No 4 Page 286 No 2246 Recites that she is the widow of Benjamin Markle of Unity Tp, directs body to be buried to the rights of the Catholic Church & then gives:
To my daughter Susanna Agnes 1 cow bed & bedding.
To my daughter Lucyann Matilda 1 cow, bed & bedding.
States "my two eldest daughters are married & have their shares"
To my son Conrad one bed & bedding.
To my youngest son Jacob Ambrose one bed & bedding
To my son Joseph has been the mainstay of myself & family since the death of my husband & therefore to do him ample justice, I give him all the rest of my property & effects directing him to pay debts & to put up decent tombstones at my grave & appoints him Exr Dated Sept 6, 1859 signed Ann Elizabeth (her mark) Markle
Witness John I. McCulloch, Philip Schneder
Proven Nov 4, 1859 before E.J. Keenan Reg.
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109 Will of Joseph Markle Sr of South Huntingdon Tp Will Book 5 Page 118 No 2675
Directs body to be interred in family burying ground on farm I now reside on.
1st All household furniture to be my wife Elizabeth's if she survives me & if not then to my unmarried children to have home during widowhood two cows etc & garden to be kept by son George & $225 annually in lien of dower:
2d To son Joseph to have 100 A of my farm on which he now lives & to pay to estate $2500.
3d to son George W. Markle the residue of farm the part where Stone house, saw mill etc stands except water power &c reserved to son Cyrus P. Markle & graveyard. Reserves an additional acre to what is now enclosed for burying ground. He to pay Exrs $5000.
4th Wills Exr $2500 to be invested for use of my daughter Mary E. intermarried with John Boyd.
5th to my son LaFayette Markle $1000.
6th to my daughter Roxanna Markle $2500 & $100.
7th to my daughter Sidney intermarried with Robt Taylor $2500.
8th to my daughter Maggie L. Markle $2500 & $100.
9th to my grandson George Ashmun Markle $1000 when of age.
10th To my son Cyrus P. Markle all the water rights devised by my father Gasper Markle.
11th To my son Shepperd B. Markle as a memorial the choice of any two books in my library (except Scotts family Bible which I give to my wife) & likewise to all my children commencing with the next eldest until it comes to George who is to have the balance of my books &
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gives to son Cyrus Cane made out of the Frigate Constitution.
Rest of Real & personal property to be sold including lands in Gibson Co & divided as per foregoing bequests pro rata. Appoints sons Cyrus P. Markle & Geo W. Markle Exrs. Dated Mch 11, 1867 (4 days before he died) signed Joseph Markle (seal)
Witnesses James P. Crothers, David Scholl & A.C. Hamilton. Proven Mch 26, 1867 before Samuel Rock Reg.
110 Will of Conrad Markle of Unity Tp. Will Book 6 Page 160 No 81 of 1876 Recites he is of Unity Tp & gives:
2d to my wife Rachel Markle all my real & personal estate & appoints her sole Exrx. Dated Nov 22, 1876 signed: Conrad Markle (seal)
Attest Cornelius F. Kuhn, & John Beatty Jr. Proven Dec 22, 1876 before W.B. Snodgrass Reg.
111 Will of John L. Markle of Sewickly Tp Will Book 6 Page 215 No 66 of 1877.
States he is of Sewickly Tp & directs body be interred in Mill Grove Cem Desires that the two notes he has in his possession in favor of his Sister Sophia Fulton be paid as follows: the first in one yr after the death of my father Gasper Markle & the other in two yrs after death of s'd father out of proceeds of my farm. I give & devise unto my wife Julia Ann the place on which I now live with all buildings
Carried to book 6 Page 416 this May 3, 1922 10:08 AM
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At Residence of Late Elizabeth L.B. Markle No 208 Oakland Ave Greensburgh Pa June 15, 1921 9:30 PM
Alice & Margaret have gotten the big Bible for me that was printed in New York in 1850 by Samuel Hueston, 139 Nassau St & has in it the record of their grandfather's children by his second wife. It is written by a very good writer but they dont know who.
Marriages
Joseph Markle was married to Elizabeth Lloyd daughter of Joseph Lloyd Sept the 23, 1824.
Births
Joseph Markle born Feby 15, 1777.
Elizabeth Markle late Lloyd born May 2, 1801.
1. Lafayette Markle, son of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle was born on the 27th day of Sept 1825.
2. Infant daughter born March 11th, 1827
3. Infant son born April 1828.
4. Joseph Markle, son of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle born May 6th, 1830.
5. Roxanna Markle, daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle born Feby 28, 1832.
6. Sidnie Markle, daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle born March 23d, 1834
7. Adnie Markle, daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle born Dec 28, 1835.
8 & 9. Infant daughters (twins) born Oct 1837.
10. Hannah Markle, daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle born Nov 27, 1839.
11. George W. (Washington) Markle son of Joseph
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& Elizabeth Markle born Dec the 2d, 1841.
12. Maggie L. (Lloyd) Markle daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth born the 17th, March 1844 (St Patrick's Day).
Deaths
Infant daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle died March 11, 1827.
Infant son of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle died July 1828.
Adnie Markle Daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle died April 28th, 1837 aged 16 mos.
Infant twins died Jany 1838.
Hannah Markle, daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Markle died Feby 28, 1857 aged 17 years 3 months & one day.
Joseph Markle died March 15th, 1867 aged ninety years and one month.
Record of George W. Markle Family His wife:
Elizabeth L.B. Markle born Sept 1, 1845 (Her name was Elizabeth Larimer Boyd).
1. Edith B. Markle, daughter of GW & Elizabeth Markle born Aug 22, 1876.
2. Lawrence Alvin Markle, son of GW & Elizabeth Markle born Oct 3d, 1878.
3. Alice Markle, daughter of GW & Elizabeth Markle born Dec 11, 1880.
4. Harry W. Markle, son of GW & Elizabeth Markle born Feby 3, 1883.
5. Robert Lloyd Markle, son of GW & Elizabeth Markle born June 5, 1885.
6. Margaret Elizabeth Markle, daughter of GW & Elizabeth Markle born June 13th 1888.
(not to be published)
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Geo W. Markle & Elizabeth L. Boyd (daughter of Robert & Nancy McAyeal Boyd) were married June 3, 1875.
George W. Markle died Aug 20, 1912.
Elizabeth L.B. Markle died Feby 8, 1921.
Lawrence Alvin Markle died 1880.
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[Descendant Chart]
George W. Markle & Elizabeth L.B. Markle [Their Children]
Edith Boyd, B. Aug 22, 1876 m. David Hunter of South Huntingdon Tp.
William Lloyd, m. Helen Boyd Dau of John Boyd of Archibald. No issue yet.
Florence Elizabeth, m. Charles Downey of Wyano. Head bookkeeper in the office.
Margery Ruth
Charles? Called "Junior"
George Boyd
Mildred May
Mabel Edith
Emma Alice
Margaret Ruth
David Bennett, aged 5 yrs.
Lawrence A., b. Oct 3, 1878, d. 1880.
Alice, B. Dec 11, 1880
Harry Wilmer, B. Feby 3, 1883 m. Grace Bowie of Easton Pa. Live at Greensburgh Pa No 407 Foster St is agt Equitable Ins Co.
Mary Louisa, B. Mch 18, 1915.
Elizabeth Larimer, B. April 12, 1919.
Robert Lloyd, B. June 5, 1885, m. Jane Zimmerman of Hempfield Tp. He lives at 135 Painter St connected with Westnd Water Co.
Dorothy Jean, Born Oct 12?, 1917.
Catherine Elizabeth, B. Nov 20, 1918.
Margaret Roberta, B. April, 1920.
Margaret Elizabeth
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Hotel Rappe, Greensburgh, Pa Room 67, June 15, 1921 11:40 PM
I just returned ten minutes ago, walking over from cousins Alice & Margaret E. Markle No 208 Oakland Ave where I walked over with Capt Jno B. Keenan arriving at 8:30 PM & found nobody at home. I sat down on the front porch & waited & Margaret got back at 9:30 PM & they gave me the records shown on Pages 220 to 223 inclusive of their grandfather's, their father's & their brothers & sisters records. Alice works in the drugstore near the street car station & court house, opposite the Brown drugstore on Main ST. They wanted me to stay all night, but I left at 11:15 PM as I want to leave in the morning for home on the five o'clock street car. I got up at 5:30 this morning, got my breakfast, read the paper & was at the Register's Office at the Court House at 8 AM. They did not shut up at noon, so I worked continuously until the cleaners ran us out at 4:40 PM getting the records No 89 on Page 199 & from 90 top Page 203 to line 26 on page 215 near the close of great grandfather Casper Markle's will when I had to get out. In the Margaret Campbell acct No 105 Page 213 filed by James B. McGrew, a balance of over $800 was shown for distribution, but Register Cremer said their office showed no
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distributions prior to 1850, but releases might possibly be recorded in the Recorder's office that would show the heirs. I went up the stairs in the Registers office & in the Green label box files of Orphans Court papers No 6 N (Nov) 1835, I found the original acct in which James B. McGrew among other items claims credit for $1.25 paid a. Johnston then Register for "copy of decedents will", but I cannot find her name on the Will index. At five o'clock, I went out Main St & turned to the right down N 3rd St where the 1st Pres Ch corners, went down past the Post office to No 207 & a young man came to the door a son of cousin Agnes Brown Gill. He called his mother, who is still suffering from bronchitis & who was very glad to see me. She looks more & more like mother in many of her features. I talked until 5:30 & just as I was leaving, met her husband John D. Gill at the steps coming in. Came up, read the paper wrote J.R. Showalter sending him ck & at 6:30 went down to 226 W. Otterman St & had a very good dinner & a nice talk until 8 o'clock with cousins Capt John Barclay Keenan & his daughters Mary R. & Hetty B.
Last night when I came in, I found Vol 2 of Bouchers Hist at the Hotel which had been sent in by Mrs Sloan, but I note now that the hotel maids have carried it out. Mrs Sloan in appearance looked some like Cordelia E. smith Decd. It is now 12:17 AM 16th & I'll go to bed JVT
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At Carrie F. Carothers Room 406 Ruben Building McKeesport, Pa June 17, 1921 7:55 AM ie 420 Walnut St Cor Fifth Ave.
I came up here on the B&O train leaving Pittsburgh Pa at 5:30 AM got my breakfast at Star Restaurant & came to Cousin Carrie's at 7 AM (8 Pgh Time)
as per appointment made with her by phone last evening. She has brought out
Uncle Wm E. Caruthers family Bible which is dated 1861 Phila Pa J.B. Lippincott & Co. from which I copy the record viz:
Marriages
Robert Taylor Carothers and Carrie Frances Onions married Sept 5th, 1893 at Youngstown, Ohio.
Births
1. Samuel E. Caruthers, born July 19th, 1846.
2. Robert T. Caruthers, born March 19th, 1848.
3. Josiah V. Caruthers, born march 9th, 1851.
4. John R. Caruthers, born April 23d, 1855.
5. Charles E. Caruthers, born Oct 31st, 1860.
Deaths
Catherine Finley died June 9, 1842.
Ruth Caruthers died Feby 21, 1843.
Samuel Caruthers died Jany 5, 1849.
Josiah V. Caruthers died March 15, 1881.
William E. Caruthers died May 30th, 1890.
Caroline Carothers died March 10th, 1895.
Samuel E. Carothers died Jany 19th, 1897.
Robert T. Carothers died Sept 24th, 1905.
36. John R. Carothers died Jany 3d, 1919. [No idea what the 36 means. Does it refer to tombstones?]
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Cousin Carrie says John J.T. Penney & wife was here with her for dinner last Sunday. She says having met with financial reverses, he is now employed by Scott A. White whose offices are in the Renshaw Bldg Liberty St. She says James Penney, son of cousin Sam, is married & living here in the city & Omer married a farmer's daughter & her parents dying, they moved on the farm & live there. It is across the Yough near the Country Club some three miles or so from here. It is up on the hill, back of Green Oak. Thos E. Finley, also lives across the Yough in the point between it & the Monongahela formerly Reynoldton, but now 10th Ward McKeesport. She says Cousin Will Penney had two sons & two daughters.
Room 523 Wm Penn Hotel Pgh June 17, 1921 12:22 PM Pgh time.
I left cousin Carrie's at 10 AM Pgh time & got car 56 as she directed at 5th Ave & Market at 10:15 & going straight out 5th Ave crossed the Yough River just above its junction with the Monongahela & continuing on crossed on the Glenwood Highway Bridge over the Monongahela to Glenwood & then in second Ave through Hazlewood to Grant St & coming to union Arcade phoned Rose & found that Rosemary was better & was able to be out of bed this morning. Called up residence of Jesse V. Kilgore 404 Center St Wilkinsburgh, Franklin 2643-M & a pleasant voiced
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lady said he wouldn't be in until 6 PM, but on asking where I could reach him by phone, she said at Penna RR offices, Union Station Grant 3600 Extension phone 253, so I called him & made appointment to go out & see him at 6 o'clock this evening. I then called the Allegheny Cemetery office No 4734 Butler St, Fisk 56 & they said they wd be open until 5 o'clock & could give me information as to location of graves up until then. At this time, Mignon c. Downes came in 521 & has gone over to Kauffman Bros store & I am expecting her back soon for lunch here with me.
Cousin Carrie spoke of Sam E. Carothers wife who was "Tina" cousin & who she said he divorced. Said she had a son by Sam, a very nice boy, who went on one of the Brown boats on a trip to New Orleans where he got the typhoid fever from which he died. He wrote his mother some beautiful letters when on this trip which C. Ed Carothers begged from her to show to his wife, promising to return & then carelessly lost them. "Tina" afterwards married a Ward (William, she thinks) by whom she has four children. The old Brown home at Brown Sta on the B&O was lifted up & moved to the top of the hill above & later burned down & they built a very nice modern house on the site where she lives.
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Carrie says she is a very nice woman & feels sure she would be glad to see me.
Sam's second wife, Sarah Blose nee Patterson lives with her son by her first husband, viz Dr Dan P. Blose, No 212 Sixth Ave, McKeesport, Pa opposite the 1st Pres Church, their phone is "McKeesport" 675. Her sister who is aged abt 90 yrs lives with them. Carrie said she had two children to Sam, but they both died.
Carrie noticed in the old Bible that the name was spelled "Caruthers" & upon asking Aunt Caroline about it, she said that Sam changed the spelling to "Carothers" as he didn't like the other spelling. There was no record in the Bible of the marriage of Uncle Will & Aunt "Cal" & Carrie s'd that her Aunt Cal's half sister, Miss Elizabeth? Taylor lives at the old Taylor home at East McKeesport with the widow of her brother (Charles? or Joseph?) & she thought she might have it in the old Taylor record. Asking her about Rob's last illness, she said he was examined by one of the good doctors hereabouts, I forget his name & he told him there was a growth forming about his heart & when Rob asked him if an operation wd avail anything, the Doctor s'd: "No, dont let anyone persuade you to that". She said he would get very severe flashing pains running up his left side quite
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often & could only get relief by leaning his back up against a wall. Then pains would come as up his left arm, which or his left hand, he had lost from the accident in a stone quarry in Tyrone Tp, Fayette Co Pa & across his breast & down his right arm. He was out driving one day & when he drove in in the evening, Carrie went to the stable to meet him & found he was in a bad way & a pain struck him & he leaned up against the stable & waived [sic] her away (she went thru to get a drink of hot water for him which sometimes relieved him) as he did not want the neighbors to see her leading him in, being sensitive about letting anyone know that he was ailing. Once would not go to Blose's drugstore because it would indicate to them he was sick & drove to another drugstore. That evening she got him in & to bed & he suffered & she did not take off her clothes until after 2 Am. In the morning, which was on Sunday, Dr Blose came in & felt he could do nothing for him, but as Dr Knox was then at church, he would get him & come back at 4 PM. Along about 1 PM, he was sitting up with his bathrobe on & Carrie said: "Rob, there is a black speck on your nose. I will get a cloth & wipe it off". She went to the bathroom immediately adjoining & was wiping it off when he said to her: "there, that will do" & she stepped back to the bath
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room to lay away the cloth, & just as she returned found he had risen had grabbed the cushion seat from the chair & fell forward burying his face in the cushion, which he had gripped so tight she could not get it away & at 1:30 PM, he was dead & the above were his last words. It is now 1:22 PM & Mignon has not called up.
Room 523 Wm Penn June 17, 1921 5:40 PM
Not hearing from Mignon at 1:55 Pm, I went round to Liberty St at 9th & took car 95 which landed me at Office of Allegheny Cemetery 1734 Butler ST at 2:15. The man in charge was showing me location of Rev Dr David Elliott lot when my old friend Barker C. Willson appeared from an adjoining room & gave me every possible direction & a pamphlet about the cemetery. It was only started in 1844 & first interment about 1846, & the man in charge had no idea where interments would have been made in 1807 when William Elliott of the Bullock pens died. I then walked over a mile over across the cemetery & took the following records from the tombstones on my way to section 25 before I got to the Elliott-Lyon lot where they lie up the brick path:
1. Thomas Elliott Born in the Co of Antrim Ireland May 12, 1793 died Feby 12, 1848 in the 56th yr of his age.
2. Jane, wife of Thos Elliott of the County Antrim Ireland Died Apr 19, 1858 aged 64 yrs.
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3. Robert C. Elliott, Mch 24, 1833, June 22, 1893.
4. Jane C. Elliott, wife of Wm V. Diehl March 19, 1821, Oct 15, 1905.
5. William V. Diehl Mch 19, 1821, May 23, 1876 in lot D
Then away over the hill on slope of east side in section 23? was a mausoleum
Hartley-Given
in front of door sitting on floor was coffin
6. Thomas Hartley Given with no other inscription & just beyond it adjoining
7. James Asa Childs son of Ada P & Martha H. Childs Aug 4, 1865, March 1, 1916
8. Mary Belle Hogg, wife of James A. Childs Daughter of John T. & Caroline A Hogg 1859-1917.
& just opposite across the road in section 20 is the Charles E. Speer monument.
9. Charles E. Speer, son of Hettie Morrow & James R Speer Sept 8, 1837, May 2, 1905.
10. Sarah Dawson Speer, wife of Charles E. Speer & daughter of Mary Clarke & John L. Dawson Sept 12, 1837, Nov 17, 1911.
11. Louise Dawson Speer Nov 4, 1870, July 5, 1917.
12. Francis H. Denny Nov 28, 1858, Sept 2, 1919
In section 25 on a sloping hillside near road on East side of cemetery & with four trees about the corners & sides of the lot but with the top of each dying are the Elliott & Lyon graves. 13. Our Father Rev David Elliott,D.D. born Feby 6th
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1787. Died Mch 18, 1874. "Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am".
14. Our Mother Ann West Elliott, Born July 7, 1787, died July 1, 1870. Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15. Fanny C. Elliott Born Oct 7, 1825, Died Aug 29, 1893.
16. Mary Bella Elliott, wife of Rev A.B. Lowes Mch 25, 1829, Oct 5, 1905.
17. Abraham Brower Lowes, Mch 9, 1836, June 13, 1912.
18. Thomas H. Elliott M.D. Born May 8, 1818, Died Nov 25, 1875.
19. Dr David A. Elliott Born Nov 23, 1823 Died Dec 6, 1866.
20. Westanna E. Lyon Born March 5, 1821, Died Aug 17, 1896.
21. J. Patton Lyon Born June 5, 1815, Died Nov 26, 1886.
22. David Elliott Lyon, Capt Co H 155 Reg Pa Vol 1843-1915.
23. Ettie Smith Lyon, 1845-1912
side by side evidently man & wife
24. Anna E. Lyon Died Feby 27, 1854 aged 8 yrs
25. John Patton Lyon died Jany 22, 1859 aged 6 yrs 1 mo.
26. Mariah Bella Lyon 1861-1901.
27. John Lyon Born Aug 11, 1782, died Jany 25, 1868.
28. William Maclay, son of John & Jane W. Lyon Born Apr 30, 1809 died July 3, 1889.
29. James B. Lyon Apr 21, 1821, April 16, 1909.
30. Anna M. Lyon Apr 16, 1827 May 29, 1897
side by side evidently man & wife.
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then above the Lyon-Elliott lot on the road lies my old friend.
31. Thomas C. Lazear May 29, 1831, June 14, 1917.
32. Alice Chambers Lyon, wife of Thos C. Lazear Apr 13, 1836, Mch 26, 1902.
33. Lyttleton Lyon Lazear Dec 21, 1867, Jany 9, 1898.
It is now 6:33 PM & I must go to supper. 12:50 AM 18th. The day was very hot & I walked two or three miles through the Cemetery & came out at the Penn Ave Entrance & took a "Frankstown" car in arriving at Penn Ave & 10th St at 5:05 PM. I was wet through my shirts & vest, so I stripped them all off & dried them in the breeze while I wrote up from page 231 to line 10 this page. Then got my dinner & went over to 5th Ave by the Court House & took a Wilkinsburg street car & arriving at the end of the line at Hay St near the PRR Sta, went under the tracks & up Franklin Ave to Centre St & out it to the right to No 404 where I found Jesse V. Kilgore on first floor of Luceme Apartments waiting for me. It was about 8:20 when I arrived & 11:15 PM when I left bidding his daughter Pauline who was very gracious goodbye & asked her to come to see me. Mr Kilgore walked over with me to the street car which we reached at Hay St where I
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got off just as it was ready to start in at 11:25 PM & reached the Wm Penn at 12:25 Am & found a card in my box from W.H. Conaway who wants to see me here in the morning. Mr Kilgore was very kind & gave me the information recorded on the five following pages 2356 to 241 inclusive with the help of his daughter Pauline.
I want to go over to see cousin Kate Smith at Dormont tomorrow & will also go out to see Mrs Kezia C. Kirker aged 89 also. it is now 1:07 AM & I will go to bed.
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At Jesse V. Kilgore's Luceme Apmts No 404 Center St Wilkinsburg Pa June 17, 1921 8:40 PM
Mr Kilgore says his grandfather, Jesse Kilgore, son of Capt David Kilgore was married twice, the three last children being by his second wife. He has brought out the big Bible of his great grandfather David Kilgore which bears date of New York 1792 Hodge & Campbell & in it on a piece of paper written by his father Jesse B. Kilgore is the following:
"This Bible is 109 years old (evidently written in 1901), was the Property of Col David Kilgore an old Revolutionary soldier and now is the property of J.B. Kilgore south Walnut St, Blairsville".
It does not have the record of the children of David Kilgore, but does have of his son Jesse Kilgore & his grandson Jesse B. Kilgore. The bible is two inches longer than this record when closed & abt 1 1/2 inches wide & is firmly bound with heavy covers covered by calf skin which Mr Kilgore says his great grandfather killed & tanned & covered the Bible with.
Record of births of Jesse Kilgore's Children 1. Polly Kilgore was born Nov 14th, 1809.
2. Sally Kilgore was born Nov 29th, 1811.
3. David Kilgore was born Dec 19[7]*, 1815.
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4. James Kilgore was born Jany 12, 1818.
5. Nancy Kilgore was born Jany 1st, 1821.
6. Eliza Jane Kilgore was born July 7th, 1826.
7. Martha Anne Kilgore was born Apr 30th, 1828, on Wednesday morning between & & 8.
8. Kezia C. Kilgore was born Aug 24, 1832.
9. Jesse Baxter Kilgore was born Aug 18, 1834.
J.B. Kilgore married Mary E. Barker June 29th, 1858.
There [sic] children were
1. Fanny Burtha Kilgore born March 19th, 1859.
2. William Barker Kilgore born Aug 19th, 1860.
3. Jane Baxter Kilgore born Oct 2, 1862.
4. Jesse Vance Kilgore (Jr) born Oct 26, 1863.
5. Mary Louisa Kilgore born Oct 22, 1866.
6. Edwin Saxton Kilgore born July 24th, 1868.
7. Ann Maria Kilgore born
8. Robert Murray Kilgore born
Fanny Burtha Kilgore died Mch 12, 1861.
Mother Kilgore died August 10, 1863 aged 72 years (Mr Kilgore says this was his father's mother)
Jesse V. Kilgore married Ida McAnulty Nov 6th, 1890 at Blairsville Pa by Rev a Methodist. She was a daughter of Harrison McAnulty of Blairsville Pa.
There [sic] children were:
1. Mary Louise Kilgore born June 8, 1892.
2. Pauline Dagron Kilgore born Feby 2, 1895.
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Mary Louise Kilgore was married to Frank Hill Graham of Holton Kansas (Jackson Co) Oct 22, 1920. He was born July 19, 1891 at Holton Kansas.
Mr Kilgore said that Mrs Made (probably Mary, her husband was William) Perry, who was a daughter of Jesse Kilgore, (a brother of Alexander & an uncle of Mrs Sloan) lives just around the corner from him at 828 Holland Ave Tel Franklin 4394-R aged abt 76 (lives with her niece Mrs Dr J.H. Hope is well versed in family matters, but when he went around to see her tonight found she was away for a week on a visit. Mr Kilgore says his Aunt Kezia C. Kirker widow of who is 89 on Aug 24 next lives on Hamilton Ave 2d door from Collier St just next door to a grocery store where she lives with a married daughter Lizzie, but he cant recall her name. Says Mrs Kirker is hard of hearing. He recalls that daughters name is Lizzie Livingston. The Hamilton Ave street cars No 76 comes up 5th Ave & goes right by the door. If going by PRR Homewood Sta is closer than Wilkinsburgh.
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[Descendant Chart]
Jesse Baxter Kilgore & Mary E. Barker Kilgore [Their Children]
2. Wm Barker Kilgore, B. Aug 19, 1860. He lives Chicago, Ill Mar 1. Elizabeth ______, thinks she was lost in San Francisco earthquake. mar 2.______. She is living.
Joseph, Aged abt 11
Maine
3. Jane Baxter Kilgore, B. Oct 2, 1862 Mar Geo B. Taggart of Allegheny Pa. He was in shoe business. Both died here in Wilkinsburg Pa & are buried in Uniondale Cem. Allegheny.
Ralph Carson, Married & has one child. Lives in Sewickly Pa Wife is Helen ______
Bradford B., mar & has two children. Lives in Sewickly Pa.
Mary Esther single lives in Pgh Pa.
Jesse Kilgore, single, Is a rover.
Robert Porter, (twin), married No issue. Lives in Wilkinsburgh wife Alma Magnus
Jane Angeline, (twin) m. Robert Boli & live in Wilkinsburg. No issue.
George H. Mar & lives in Wilkinsburgh. No issue. wife Helen Cochran
These [last] three all married recently.
two died in infancy.
5. Mary Louisa, B. Oct 22, 1866, Died Aged abt 14 & is buried in Uniondale Cem Allegheny Pa.
6. Edwin Saxton B. July 24, 1868, m.1. Mame Waggle. She is dead. m.2. Mrs Minnie Wren a grass widow. No issue by either. He lives in Allegheny Pa.
Ctd on next page [240]
7. Anna Mariah Kilgore b. Mar Robert S. Zimmers. Live at Blairsville Pa. He is with Columbia Plate Glassworks.
William, died in infancy.
Elizabeth, going to school at Wash. DC
Jane, school girl
8. Robert Murray Kilgore, mar Bertha Wallace of Pgh Pa. They now live in Montclair NJ. He is district sales agent for Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.
Jane, going to school in NY.
Jesse B, Finishing at Schenly High School where he is Prest of his class & then goes to Cornell.
Robert
Betty
Ruth, aged abt 8 yrs.
1. Fanny Burtha Kilgore, Born Mch 19, 1859, Died Mch 12, 1861.
4. Jesse Vance Kilgore (my informant of tonight June 17, 1921) Born Oct 26, 1863. Lives at 404 Center St Wilkinsburgh Pa. Married Ida McAnulty at Blairsville Pa on Nov 6, 1890 who was daughter of Harrison McAnulty.
Mary Louise Kilgore, Born June 8, 1892 Married to Frank Hill Graham Oct 22, 1920. He was born at Holton, Kansas July 19, 1891.
Pauline Dagron Kilgore, Born Feby 2, 1895. She was very kind & gracious.
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Oak Hill June 19, 1921 7 AM
I got up at 6:15 this morning & want to copy the 24 double page note size sheets scratched down by pencil yesterday afternoon at Mrs Kezia C. Kirker's as I did not have time to write it in this book and make it into a family tree (& 6 like double pages (60 pages in all) which I wrote off coming up on train) & which I will now do, commencing on page Page [sic] 250 & leaving the intervening pages to fill in that Mrs Kirker told me of her recollections of the past as I go along.
Mrs Kirker in listing the children of her grandfather Col David Kilgore said she wasn't sure whether her Uncle Ezekiel her Uncle David or Uncle Dan, was second so I list in the order she named them until I can get further or record proof. I see from David's will Page 194 this book that James was eldest son.
She said her grandfather Col David Kilgore was a volunteer to War of 1812, but only got as far as Baltimore Md & was discharged. When I asked Mrs Kirker about Joshua, the son of her Uncle Daniel, she said she knew nothing about him & said "he must have died before my time". Thought he must have been married as "some people living about Greensburgh strikes me are his children". This might too refer to Daniel, his brother, as noticing I had reference to ten children, I did not ask her about Daniel, as I find now there were eleven children.
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Mrs Kirker said her grandfather Col David Kilgore had 18 brothers & one sister & they all raised families & lived in Cumberland Co Pa. Said Grandmother Jack (Nancy, 1764-1858, mother of Col Wm Jack of Hollidaysburgh Pa) always said the Kilgores & Jacks were related. (Her husband, John 1747-1815 was first cousin to Col David Kilgore). Mrs Kirker said she was a "dear old lady" & spoke of the help she gave Mrs Kirker in nursing someone that was sick. Said she couldn't get out of her chair, but when the patient needed attention, she would call to her. I asked Mrs Kirker how she got Elliott in Lizzie's name & she said she was named for her grandmother Kirker & their family physician Dr Thos H. Elliott (1818-1875, see Page 233 No 18) her family physician & "a good one he was" son of Rev Dr David Elliott 1787-1874, a first cousin of mother's mother. If she had been a boy, he would have got the name. Everything was good about him except his marriage. He met a girl at some watering place & became engaged to her & he said to Mrs Kirker: "I was such a confounded fool as to show her letter to my mother or I wouldn't have married her". She, his mother, thought it would be dishonorable to break the engagement, so they were married & later were divorced. They had no children. She said his brother Dr David A. Elliott was a practicing physician in Washington DC.
Mrs Kirker's family Bible was printed by E. ST Butler & Co Phila, Pa 1854. The
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record she says is in the handwriting of her late husband & is so wonderfully legible & as perfect as any writing I ever saw. Mrs K says he was a money messenger for Adms Ex Co for many years until he couldn't see. He was by trade a painter & paper hanger, but not always having work to keep him busy took the other job. She said she was a member of the Sixth Pres Ch for 40 yrs, but is now with the local Homewood Pres Ch. Her husband is buried in the Homewood Cemetery. Mrs Kirker said they lived six yrs in Phila Pa & the balance here (in Pgh).
Con Sheet 24, written on the train going to Brownsville. Mrs Kirker asked if I was the Thompson she read so much about in the newspaper the rich Thompson. I told her "I was the same, but the poor Thompson" She said her husband had some Uncles one named George Kirker. She was kindly sympathetic about my troubles & hoped I would come through all right. Saying two or three times, she hoped I wd win out & come through with a good fortune yet. She is hard of hearing, but I had no difficulty in making her hear by talking close to her right ear. She says her eyesight is getting bad & she fears she may loose [sic] her sight entirely. She is slender & active & not at all feeble & got down on her hunkers, like a young girl to hunt up her family Bible in the shelf or drawer at bottom of the bookcase. She has a keen sense of the ridiculous & amusing & sees
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the humorous & funny. She has a well chiseled face & head, has had a wonderful memory, which even yet is remarkably good. When I asked if her son was married, she said: "Yes, too much married" & her eyes filled with tears & she said he had gotten a divorce & when I asked if they had any children she said the children had gone with the mother & had taken her name. I read her father's will to her & she said Alex Thompson (who had several very fine sisters) when he learned that her father had sold the farm to his son Jess & Sam Vance was very wroth & came to his father-in-law in anger & demanded to know why he did it without consulting him about it, when Mr Kilgore told him he didn't know he had to ask him, & they were about to come to blows when when [sic] Mrs Kirker's cousin (Jess Kilgore) who was present took took [sic] her father by the arm & saying: "Come on Uncle Jess" led him away. This probably accounts for the clause in his will about the wife of Alex Thompson. Speaking of the will, she s'd the Exrs Pollen & Fisher refused to act & someone asked her mother who she wanted & she s'd to get someone who was not related. When she spoke of what was left to her, she s'd her brother-in-law told the Exr to give her only what the will said she should have. Asking her if it was Alex Thompson she said: "No, Thomas Latta". She said by reason of her mother
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being stepmother to two sets of children, the feeling between them was rather strained & that was the reason she didn't know much about the families of her half brothers & sisters. Mrs Livingston was laying on the sofa in the room adjoining & I noticed her right foot & shin were bandaged & she s'd she had an ulcer on her shin bone & couldn't get it to heal.
I got a street car on 3d Ave near Wood, Car No 38 at 12:15 PM & got of [sic] at Hillsdale in Dormont abt 12:45, walked around to 1432 Kelton Ave & found Sallie Brown who s'd their Doctor had examined her Aunt Cousin Kate Smith & s'd her heart was good & that she could stand the trip to Uniontown. We then went upstairs & saw Cousin Kate, who since Jany 3d has been in her 90th yr & she looked fine. I told her I wd try to come for her next week, Thursday or Saturday & would bring Cousin Sally along for a couple of days. I went up the hill, with Sallie accompanying me to the next st, turned to the left, a short square off & got Car 42 at 1:15 PM & reached Wm Penn Hotel p'd my bill at 155 & going over on 5th Ave by Court House, took car 76 Hamilton Ave Car at 2:05 arriving at corner Hamilton Ave & Collier ST abt 2:50 PM & ringing at the house next to Grocery Store on the corner viz No 7369 Hamilton Ave Lizzie Elliott Livingston came to the door & said she was sick, whereupon I told her it was her mother I wanted to see & at 3 PM, she admitted
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me. She shouted upstairs to her mother to come down which she did & was very gracious, considerate & patient during the succeeding 4 1/2 hours in answering my questionings. I waited for a Street Car just beyond Collier St for 10 minutes & got Hamilton Ave Car No 76 again which got me to Wm Penn Hotel at 8:15 PM. I walked up to Union Sta got my dinner ready to leave on 9:28 Pgh time 8:28 RR time. PRR Mon Div for West Brownsville. As I went out to take my train abt 8:18, I met there, Cousin Annie M. Carothers now Lyon waiting to take the 8:30 sleeper for Chicago with Lizzie Day Whitman with her. She asked me to come & see her & I told I hoped to get to Chicago in Aug or Sept & would certainly hunt her up if she wd send me her address which she promised to do. Cousin Carrie F. Carothers, her sister-in-law had told me the day before at McKeesport Pa that Annie had told her that none of the Carothers cared anything for her & she was going to drop out of their lives & even talked as if she might let her own life drop. When I stepped out of the Wm Penn, Oliver Ave entrance at 2 PM, I met Cousin Geo H. Baird who introduced Miss McClure, a full fledged Doctor, his sister Maggie's daughter, a nice little young girl, in appearance, size, build & complexion somewhat like her Aunt Mrs Florence B. Hess. She was just returning
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from a visit to Uniontown & is sailing in Sept from Vancouver to China to practice her profession. Says her mother is now in Shantung Province China. Mrs Kirker wanted to buy one of the Histories when complete & I told her I had been gathering the data for 47 yrs & there was a big lot to do yet, but if I got it done while she was living, she should have a copy without paying for it for which she thanked me.
Going up to the street car Sta with Cousin Sallie, she told me they had put her Aunt Kate's money $3000 in that house which cost $5200 & her daughter Emily is paying the balance out on monthly installments. There is only $400 more of her Aunt Kate's money & they have that in Bank to bury her with.
I left Pgh at 8:28 PM RR time & I wrote up on note sheets until we were just leaving Charlesoi [that's what it looks like] at 10:03 PM got in West Brownsville at 10:37 PM & while waiting in Brownsville for street car, met Mr Chalfant & James R. Taylor for a few minutes & at exactly 11 PM, the street car started to Uniontown where we arrived at 11:58 & reached the post office at 11:59 PM the last one in & got my mail & Geo Green locked the door just as I went out at 12 o'clock midnight. Got a taxi & came out home & it was 1:30 AM when I got through my mail & went to bed. Got up at 6:15 AM & commenced this
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record at & at top of Page 242 & have culled & assorted the information on the 30 sheets 60 pages of note size paper & written up from 242 to here & made up from Mrs Kirker's information & from the tombstone inscriptions at Middle Church taken by me Aug 15, 1919 & listed in Record Book 2 Pages 192 to 201 inclusive, the genealogical tables on the six following pages 250 to 255 inclusive of certain of the descendants of Col David Kilgore 1745-1814 & it is now 2:33 Am June 20, 1921 & I will quit & go to bed. I went in to Church at 11 Am 19th & heard sermon by Rev Burleigh Cruikshanks, Assistant Pastor of 1s Pres Ch Pgh Pa. JVT
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[Descendant Chart]
Capt & then Col David Kilgore of the Revolutionary War Born Jany 30, 1745 See Record Book 2 Page 200 lines 31 & 32. Died June 11, 1814 aged 69 yrs 4 mos & 12 days. Buried at Middle Church near Mt Pleas Co Pa. Married Sarah Mickey of Cumberland Co, who was born say in 1745 as she died Dec 14th, 1830 in her 86t year & is (K.C.K. said some people sd her name was Mickey, but her mother always s'd it was McKee). Buried at Middle Church near Mt Pleas. Co Pa.
[Their Children]
Sarah Kilgore, oldest, says K.C.K. married Gershom Hull. Lived & died in Youngstown Westnd, Pa where they kept a little hotel. Both died there. She is buried at Middle Church near her father. He is buried at Unity. After her death he married Jane Baxter who after Hull's death married Jesse Kilgore. Sarah had two children by Hull mentioned in her father's will see Page 195 line 17.
John Hull, He was a saddler. He went to Findlay O & died there, married a Quaker lady there later & had several children of whom K.C.K. only recalls the names of three as given below.
Edward, heard he had gone to California
Hiram
Sarah
David Hull, went to Stark Co Ohio & married there & raised a large family & died there. He was a weaver. K.C.K. has a coverlet that he wove.
James Kilgore, K.C.K. dont remember at all. Did not know she had an Uncle James. She sd there was a time she could have given me the dates of everything as she s'd she remembered things that occurred 75 yrs ago better than what occurred more recently.
Elizabeth Kilgore, called "Betsy" Married James Gaff. K.C.K. says they lived in Ohio somewhere. She thinks near Massilon. Believes her Aunt Betsy was dead before she was born. Thinks they had children. Dont know of any of them ever being back to Penna a visit.
William Kilgore, K.C.K. said: "I surely didn't have an Uncle William did I?" I said "yes, he is named in yr grandfather's will".
Daniel Kilgore. He stayed in Westnd Co Pa Born say 1768 or 1769. Died Apr 22d, 1850 in the 82d yr of his age. See Record Book 2, Page 199 line 28 & is buried in Middle Church graveyard. He married Rachel (K.C.K. thinks it was Reynolds of abt Mt Pleasant 2 or 3 miles from where he lived "never liked her". She was born say in 1778 or 1779 as she died June 16, 1853 in the 75th year of her age. See line 29 Page 199 Book 2 & is buried at Middle Church. They had 10 children & daughters & 3 sons. He died on the farm he was born on. He & his wife buried at Middle Church & also 8 or their children. Mrs Robertson is buried at Sewickly Church. His will Pages 196 & 197 this Book
gives 4 sons & 7 daus.
8. Violet Kilgore, Born Mch 13, 1813 ob July 3, 1895 Book 2 Page 199 No 197 Died unmarried. See her will Page 206 this book No 96.
9. Rebecca Kilgore, married a Thompson fr abt Mt Pleasant. His sons live in Greensburgh Pa. Hire out carriages & things of that kind "Providence was very good to her, didn't give her any daughters". Had
two or three sons.
10. Jane, B. June 27, 1817 ob Nov 30, 1895 Never married See Book 2 Page 199 No 198 See will this Book page 207 No 97.
11. Nancy Kilgore Born Jany 12, 1822, Died Aug 12, 1865 married Wm Jack Robertson See Page 30 this book No 221 line 28 See Book 3 Pages 389 & 388 for record of her descendants.
1. Polly Kilgore, oldest married Samuel Fullerton & lived in Westnd Co & thinks were buried at Middle Church. Had sons. She was born say Oct 5, 1799 & died Aug 2, 1843 See Book 2 Page 199 No 191. Kate says they had but two children & gives the record below.
John Fullerton, m. a Gaut & bought a place on the "Uncle Ben's" part of the Rothermel farm. He is buried at Markle's as is his wife & two or three children that died. Mrs Gaut died giving birth to her 9th child or just after it was born.
Ira, got the [unreadable] & $10,000. Married & lives [unreadable] Scottdale Pa. [unreadable] & natural son aged 12.
A dau, m. a Blackburn
A dau, m. Painter
4 other Children
William Fullterton never married. Died at his bro John's Thinks is buried at Markle Cemetery.
3. Joshua Kilgore, was given half of a 1/4 section of land in Ohio Page 197 lines 3 to 6 of this book. K.C.K. had never heard of him.
4. James Kilgore, Born Aug 8, 1805, died Dec 18, 1878. See will page 204 this book No 92 "Never Married. He was a good old bachelor, only bad thing he did was to snore & he did that royally". When he was up in his 30s, he fell in the barn & nearly all his bones were broken, but he lived many yrs thereafter & was subject to epileptic fits &
died in one of them.
2. Sarah Kilgore, never married K.C.K. gave her as second & both she & Joshua evidently come in between Polly & James.
5. Rachel, B. June 9, 1807 died Sept 11, 1890 See Book 2 Page 199 No 196. See will Page 204 this book No 93 Never married.
6. Daniel, got no record. See Page 197 this book 6th clause of his brother's will.
7. William Kilgore, See book to page 250. B. April 13, 1811 ob May 23, 1891. See Book 2 Page 189 No 187. He married Ann Fisher dau of Wm Fisher of Mt P. Tp had 2 sons & 2 daus. Oldest son, she thinks was married, but died soon after without issue, other son died young. Daughters were very nice women. She was born May 24, 1817, Died June 15, 1897 See Book 2 Page 199 No 188.
Son Daniel married & died early No issue. B. Feby 25, 1839. ob Sept 14, 1876. See Book 2 Page 199 No 189.
Son William Fisher, Died Apr 19, 1850 in his 6th yr. Born say 1844 or 1845 See Book 2 Page 199 No 190.
Ann Jane, married David G. Andrew
Sarah Margaret, married Jacob L.? McGiffen See will Page 205 No 95 of this book.
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Col David Kilgore & Sarah his wife, continued from the two pages preceding.
[Their children continued]
Ezekiel Kilgore, He moved to the State of Indiana when he married & had quite a large family. He built a home near a creek where there had never been any record of a rise to indicate that it was dangerous. He, with his oldest son, had gone to mill one day when a wonderful freshet came & the flood of waters swept the house from off its foundation with the family in it & all the family remaining were drowned except one little boy who was found alive up in a tree when the father with the oldest son returned. The oldest son made a visit back to Penna while her father was living & told him about it.
David Kilgore, married Hannah______ from about Mt Pleasant, not a Reynolds, but related to them. He went to Stark Co O. Was a farmer. He had sons & daughters & died there. She never saw but one son Gershom whom she thinks was the oldest.
Gershom, whom K.C.K. thinks was the oldest came back to Westnd Co & got his wife, a Miss Reynolds & went back to Ohio. She had money & he went to dealing in horses.
John Kilgore "Uncle John, he comes next" Born say 1780 died Nov 22, 1847 See Book 2 Page 195 No 68. His will at Page 195 this book No 86. He married Nancy Hunter of Mt Pleasant Tp. She was born Feby 2, 1772 & died Dec 22, 1852. See Book 2 Page 195 No 69 Dau of Alex Hunter. K.C.K. said "Uncle John's Uncle Dan's & our farms all three joined, were gotten from their father, who bought up the land after he was done fighting the battle of the Revolution". John & his wife are buried at Middle Ch & also all their children but Jess & Alex who are buried in Greensburgh, Pa.
2 children died as infants & both named Alexander.
Jesse Kilgore, the oldest that lived married 1st Mary Poorman & after her death, he married 2d Mary Gilchrist from near Pleasant Unity K.C.K. said by her "no children. She didn't have time" by which I think she meant she was too old. Children were all by 1st wife.
Mary Elizabeth Kilgore, oldest J.V. Kilgore s'd she was abt 76 Married Wm Perry. He is dead. She makes her home with her niece. No children.
Nancy Kilgore, m.1. Christopher Scott. m.2. Steiner Welty fr Pleasant Unity. Left 2 children by 1st hus. & thinks she had 13 by 2d husband but all are dead but two.
Rev Harry Scott, married & left issue. He is dead. He got up a family tree which Mrs Sloan thinks Jack Johnston has.
Jennie Scott, lived up near Confluence Pa but died unm Pres Hos Pgh left a will which has never been found.
Mrs Barclay
Dau in Gbg.
Louisa C. Kilgore, mar Joseph J. Johnston of Greensburgh Pa a lawyer. He died many yrs ago leaving 4 sons & 4 daughters. She is now living with her daughter-in-law in Harrisburg Pa.
Jack Johnston, m. a Gbg girl Lives Tyrone Co in employ of PRR. Have 3 or 4 children.
Anna Johnston, m. Wm C. Peoples, a lawyer of Gbg Pa. Thinks have 2 boys & 3 girls & have grandchildren.
Jesse, mar a lady fr Conn. where he lived for a time, but is now at Tyrone probably in RR employ. No issue.
Minnie, m. Homer Hope a dentist near Old Ladys [sic] home Wilkinsburg Have 5 or 6 sons & 1 daughter.
William, lives in Ohio Have 2 sons who served thru late war & have married since.
Gertrude, m. a Gbg man & live in Boston Mass. Have one child, a son.
Joseph Barron [best guess] named for his father & our [unreadable]. Lives away out west. He has a ranch. He married a Strong [or Strong?]
Jessie Johnston, m. Wm Moore. Live at Harrisburg Pa & have several children. [unreadable] mother is there with her [unreadable].
John Poorman Kilgore youngest of the family Mar Miss Long, Dau of Sam Long of near Gbg Pa. Had 2 or 3 children died when babies but only one lived to grow up.
Margaret Kilgore mar Mr. Laird, a lawyer of Gbg Pa
David Kilgore Born say 1809 Died Sept 1, 1851 in his 42d yr. See Book 2 Page 195. No 70 See Will Page 198 this book No 88. He married Emily Kirkead of Gbg Pa was a farmer, but sickly & died of consumption. Had one dau & 3 sons.
William Alexander, called "Alex". He with wife & 3 children were drowned in the Johnstown Flood.
Anna Burrell, named for Judge Burrell's wife. Mar Frank Jack of Decatur Ill. Have 2 sons & 2 daughters. I got there [sic] record when there in 1910.
David Hunter Kilgore, m. Miss Borland of Gbg Pa where her father kept the "Borland Hotel". Had only one child live to grow up.
Alexander Kilgore. He died not long ago. Unmarried.
Pressly Hurst Kilgore, Probably posthumous & born in 1851 after his father's will was written. He was a brakeman on the PRR & was killed before he was of age at Derry Sta in going fr one car to another, he fell between them & was crushed only living 2 or 3 hours. Was unmarried.
John Kilgore Born 1810 died 1892. M. Margaret Jamison Dau of Wm Jamison, a farmer near Pleasant Unity. She was born 1824 died 1910. See Book 2 Page 195 No 70. both buried at Middle Ch. He was a farmer. Had 6 children buried 3 inside of 2 wks dying of diptheria oldest a dau was 16 oldest son 12 & a little one died.
Elizabeth, m. Lewis Trauger. He died many yrs ago & "She is a good deal deafer than I am". Had a son & daughter both died of consumptions as did their father.
Jennie, named for Mrs Kirker's mother Mar. David Shupe & lives in Gbg, Pa. Both living. He has some position abt the Court House 3 sons & 2 daughters. One dau mar to a Mr Lord.
Wm Gaff Kilgore, called "Gaff" named for my uncle. Married & is now a widower & lives in McKeesport or Glassport. Thinks had one child, but it died. Alexander Kilgore, was 3d child to be called Alexander "were bound to have an Alexander". M. Lizzie Fulwood, dau of old Davy Fulwood. He bought & sold horse & took them to Lancaster Pa where he sold them. Was Sheriff of Westnd Co. Both dead. Had 3 daughter & dont know how many boys. Get record from Mrs Nancy K. Sloan one of his daughters.
Nancy Hunter died in infancy before K.C.K. was born.
Martila Kilgore, Born 1781 or 1782 Died Mch 14, 1814 in her 33d yr. See Book 2 Page 200 No 210.
Jane Kilgore, "Aunt Edgar" She married John Edgar. They lived in Ohio. Mrs Kirker knew one daughter & thinks she had other sisters & brothers but dont
know anything about them.
A daughter, married a man named Carson, a widower with a lot of children by his first wife. They came to Penna & lived awhile & then went back to Ohio. Asking if they had any children, Mrs K. said: "Mercy no, they were both old enough to go to their graves when they were married". They both died in Ohio. "She was a real nice woman, a lot of Kilgore in her". She & I corresponded 65 yrs ago, but cant remember place in Ohio.
Other children
Jesse Kilgore "youngest of David Kilgore's children, Born 1785 Died Sept 30, 1852. So Mrs Kirker said & that he was buried on Oct 1, 1852 which agrees with the tombstone record at Middle Church Book 2 Page 201 No 215 in which it says "in his 68th yr". Although record at Court Hours says he died Sept 1, 1852 which is wrong. See record of his will Page 199 this Book No 89. K.C.K. says his birthday was May 18, which will make the year 1785. He married 1st Martha Ann Neel of Mt P. sister of "old Uncle John Neel" whose farm ran to edge of Mt P. He married 2nd Nancy White. He married 3d Jane Hull, widow of his brother-in-law Gershom Hull & daughter of Robert Baxter & his wife Elizabeth Murray, a sister of old Gen'l James? Murray of Murrysville, Westnd, Pa. Her grandfather was a cousin of Richard Baxter who wrote "The Saints Everlasting Rest" in 1650 & which she took great delight in often reading. She was born in Ireland Co Monaghan Mch 9, 1791, came to America in 1802 (although K.C.K. says she came when 5 yrs old) & died Aug 10, 1863 in her 73d yr. See Book2 Page 201 No 216. Children by 1st wife were Polly & Sally by 2d wife, David, James & Nancy & by 3d wife Eliza J., Martha A. Kezia C. & Jesse B & some
little one that were not named. see next page for descendants.
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[Descendant Chart]
Jesse Kilgore Born May 18, 1785 Died Sept 30, 1852. See partial record on preceding Page.
[Children]
Mary or "Polly" Kilgore, by 1st wife, Born Nov 14, 1809 Married Alexander Thompson fr away out by Derry, son of Robert Thompson, a fine man & moved to
somewhere near Massillon Ohio & both are buried there. No issue. Didn't hear
of their death until some considerable time after it occurred.
Sarah or "Sally" Kilgore by 1st wife, Born Nov 29, 1811 married Thomas Latta
K.C.K. thinks he was a son of Moses Latta. She knows he had a brother Moses.
Both buried at Middle Ch. Had five children.
Jesse Kilgore Latta, He was a perfect wonder, his head & brain grew
faster than his body & bursted & came out his nose, his ears & his
mouth. A great many men, many of note came from Pgh around to see
him. He read everything he got his hands on, but wouldn't work.
Could repeat Bible almost by heart & texts by the hundreds. His
father was a Squire & had some law books which Jesse read & could tell where to find anything in them. He was only sixteen yrs old when he died. K.C.K. said "His mother wd send him over to our house abt a mile away on errands & an hour or so later on his not rtg wd find him lying under a tree on the broad of his back with a book in his hand reading not having gone on the errand at all.
Mary Jane Latta, married a Geo W. Kelly. Both dead They lived near West Newton. Thinks they were taken to Sewickly for burial. Left children, but dont know how many. Dont know where any of them are. Says her nephew's daughter (Vance of Irwin Pa) who was applying for a school met a woman who s'd she was a daughter of Mrs Kelly & wanted her to go home with her because she was a relative. Mrs K. says she never saw her after she was married.
John Calvin Latta After his father & mother died he sold the farm & went west. He married a Baer & her brother married his sister & they all went west together. He had 8 boys & some girls. He sent K.C.K. word that he was coming to stop with me on his way to the west & I did a mean thing & sent word back that I wouldn't be at home. I thought that with that many children, he had better go to a hotel.
Margaret Martha Latta, married a Baer, a bro of John Cs wife & went west with them. Dont know abt children, if any.
Sarah Kezia Latta, married a man named Hudson. Both dead. Lived some place about Pleasant Unity. Thinks she saw notice of his death recently. Dont know abt children.
David Kilgore by 2d wife, B. Dec 19, 1815. Died Nov 28, 1834. aged 18 yrs 11 mos & 12 days. See book 2 Page 201 No 214 died very suddenly was unmarried.
James Kilgore by 2d wife, born Jany 12, 1818. Married Catherine Gardner dau of "Stophel" Gardner of Pleasant Unity. He moved to Illinois where he bought a farm. Had 8 boys & 1 girl. The daughter died when 3 mos? old. He is dead & his wife died not long ago. His oldest son is a Doctor.
Nancy Kilgore by 2d wife Born Jany 1st, 1821 "died when a little childy". The record No 213 page 200 Book 2 as Mch 13, 1821 might be hers if I have the age wrong
Elizabeth Jane Kilgore by 3d wife, "oldest" ie of her mother's children Born July 7, 1826. Married Samuel Vance (son of John Vance who lived & died Mt P). who was a farmer. They had 11 children of whom just two are living.
Jane Baxter Vance, m. Sam'l Neel Shields son of Wilson Shields. She is dead. He is living. Have 4 children.
Burrell Vance Died recently at Gbg worked abt Court House.
Jesse Kilgore Vance. Lives at Irwin Pa.
Martha Ann Kilgore by 3d wife, Born April 30, 1828. Married Dr Eli Armel in 1848. He died July 21, 1849 & she died Aug 13, 1849. He took the dysentery & died & her 7 mos baby was born & mother & baby both died at a little town New Boston, Mercer Co, Ill & are buried on Banks of the Mississippi
An Un-named Child, by 3d wife or two probably come in her.
Kezia Carpenter Kilgore, my informant Born Aug 24, 1832 mar on Apr 11, 1854 to Robert Maxwell Kirker by Rev W.W. McLeon. He was born at Big Springs Juniata Co Pa Oct 9, 1825, a son of James Kirker who was of Westnd Co after he got away from Ireland & he in turn was son of Gilbert Kirker. James was born in Ireland. James Kirker's wife was Elizabeth Kinkead whose parents kept a hotel on the road fr Pgh to Phila at the time Conestoga wagons were plentiful on the road. Roberts mother died when he was 9 days old. His father must have died soon after as his grandmother Kinkead raised him. James Kirker was born in Ireland. The record of their children is from their family Bible. Robt M. Kirker died Aug 11, 1895 at Pgh.
Edward B. Kirker was born Feby 13, 1855 at 5 o'clock PM. Married & divorced but wife is now dead. She got the children & they took her name. He now lives at Neenah, Wisconsin.
Martha Jane Kirker was born Nov 4, 1856 4 o'clock AM. She has a position at Children's Home at Greensburgh where she has been 9 yrs. Unmarried
Lizzie Elliott Kirker was born July 13, 1866 at 3 o'clock PM Mar Alexander Hardy Livingston on June 30, 1896 in Pgh by Rev J. Shane Nicholls. He was born Mch 16, 1868 in Jersey City NJ.
Isabella Hubenton Livingston b. July 15, 1897
Martha Kirker Livingston Born Oct 28, 1902. A fine good girl
Their home is No 7369 Hamilton Ave (Home Wood Sta) Pgh Pa.
Jesse Baxter Kilgore, by 3d wife, born Aug 18, 1834 Mar June 29th, 1858 to Mary E. Barker. I find I did not get the data of her birth or death. For record of his family, see Pages 239 & 241 inclusive.
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Oak Hill June 23d, 1921 8:54 PM
Yesterday at 1 Pm, I went to the Court House Register & Recorders office & gleaned from the Fayette Co records the following up until 4:20 PM when I left:
1. Will of John Pearse of Augusta Co VA Will Book 1 Page 12 dated Mch 19, 1776 Filed in Fayette Co July 23, 1788.
I, John Pearce of Augusta Co in the Colony of VA being of perfect health both of body & mind will as follows:
3d to my grandson Daniel Pearse son of my son Daniel Pearse five shillings sterling money of Great Britain.
4th Estate to be valued & sold by my exrs & money divided as follows:
To my sons Isaac Pierce, Elisha Pierce, Joseph Pierce, I gave two shares in proportion to a dividend between all my sons & daughters with a deduction of £20 Penna currency from the share of my son Isaac Pearce & all rest of my estate to be equally divided between my sons John Pearce, Jonathan Pearce & Andrew Pearce & my daughters Mary Smith & Sarah Watkins, deducting £10 Penna cy fr share of son Andrew.
Appoints sons John Pearce & Elisha Pearce sole Exrs. Date Mch 19, 1776. John Pearse (seal)
Witnesses Dorsey Pentecost, Moses Coe & John Peters Yohoganea J.J. Sept Court
This last will & testament of John Pearse Senr was presented in court by
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John Pearse & Elisha Pearse the Exrs & made oath according to law & same being proved by the three witnesses above named & was ordered to be recorded. Dorsey Pentecost, Clerk of Courts.
Exhibited in the Registers office of Fayette July 23, 1788.
From which it is seen he was the father of Elisha Peairs (the husband of Elizabeth Jack, whose will follows:
2 Will of Elisha Peairs Will Book 1 Page 166.
I, Elisha Peairs of Franklin Tp, Fayette Co Pa yeoman considering the shortness & uncertainty of life & my old age & state of health but being of sound mind make & publish this my last will etc.
I give & bequeath unto my daughter Rachel after she shall have paid my just debts & the legacies hereinafter named all my property real & personal to her & her heirs forever, the legacies are as follows:
To my daughter Sophia $200 deducting therout $80 a just debt I have Vs the estate of her late husband Doctor Benjamin Stevens.
To my daughter Nancy's children viz Harry, Jeremiah, Nancy, Joseph, & Elizabeth $190 to be equally divided among them. To Nancy, the mother of them $10 for mourning apparel the above mentioned children of Nancy to receive their respective shares as they shall arrive of age.
To my daughter Elizabeth $200 to be pd in 2 yrs after my decease.
See Book 6 Page 324 & Book 12 P 389.
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To my daughter Isabella $10 for mourning apparel & to her children viz Elisha & Elizabeth $190 to be equally divided among them when they arrive of age.
To the children of my daughter Polly (who is deceased) viz David & Elisha $200 to be equally divided among them & to be pd 4 yrs after my decease.
But should my daughter chose [sic] not to take my property real & personal & pay the aforesaid legacies, she shall signify it to my Exrs within 2 yrs by giving them written notice, then my Exrs shall sell my property real & personal, pay my debts & above legacies & pay the overplus or residue to my daughter Rachael. If Rachael die without heirs? or without a will then the property she gets from me to go to her sister's children. Appoints as Exrs James Allen & Matthew Gilchrist. Dated April 18, 1815. Elisha Peairs (seal)
Witnesses John M. Austin
James Allen } On May 28, 1816 John M. Austin, James Allen, Joseph Allison & James Craig } Nancy Stevens four of the witnesses proved the will before
Joseph Allison } Alexander McClean Reg.
Nancy Stevens }
3 Will of Philip Pearse Will Book 1 Page 216
I, Philip Pearse of Springhill Tp will as follows:
2 Give beloved wife Mary Pearse one third of whole estate during natural life.
3 To my son Abner Pearse sufficient
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maintenance out of my estate during his natural life.
4 To my daughter Phebe Lott $2000 to be put to interest for her support during life & at her death to be divided among all her children share & share alike without respect to sex or seniority.
5th To my son-in-law Richard P. Lott $50.
6th To my four daughters Nancy, Rhoda, Mary & Sally, all the residue of my estate to be held by them share & share alike according to quantity & quality.
7 Appoint my trusty & worthy friends James Robinson & Isaac Phillips Exrs Dated June 9, 1821 Philip Pearse (seal)
Witness Thomas Campbell Aron Jolliff Proven Oct 18, 1821.
4 Will of Mary Pearise Will Book 1 Page 307 I Mary Peairse, widow of Philip Peairs being old & infirm divide my entire estate equally between my two granddaughters Harriet Gray & Sarah Tate & appoint Vincent Gray Exr. Dated Sept 15, 1828 Mary (her mark) Pearse
Witnesses A. Oliphant Zichard [sic] Brown, Isaac Phillips Proven Sept 12, 1829 by Andrew Oliphant & Isaac Phillips before Alexr McClean Reg.
5 Will of James Allen Will Book 2 Page 181 I, James Allen of Franklin Tp will as follows:
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To my grandsons James Allen & William Smith Allen, the plantation or tact of land on which I now live under the following restrictions & reservations viz: that they shall pay unto their younger brothers John White Allen & David Hunter Allen $500 each & to their sister Susanna Allen $400 to be p'd to the three last mentioned as they may arrive at age Etc & I direct that my daughter-in-law Rebecca Allen, mother of said children have her living on said plantation so long as she remains the widow of my son David Allen Decd.
If property depreciates so that James & Wm S. cant pay out as above, then property to be sold & divided as flows: commencing with the younger:
Susannah to have $400
David Hunter to have 500
John White to have 600
Wm Smith to have 700
& James to have 800.
& so in proportion to the sum to be divided. Appoints John Morrison & my grandson James Allen Exr Dated June 30, 1837 James Allen (seal) Attest R.P. Flenniken, William Jefferies. On June 2, 1840 Wm Jefferies appeared before James Piper Reg & on July 1, 1840 Robt P Flenniken appeared before Joseph Gad Dep Reg & will was proven & on July 23d, 1840 letters were granted to James Allen (John Morrison having removed out of the State) The above James Allen is the son-in-law of Elisha Peairs & the James Allen that follows is his grandson.
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6 Will of James Allen Will book 14 Page 60 I, James Allen of the Bor of New Haven, will as follows:
3th To daughter Sallie E. Allen, Henry's commentaries 6 Vols wifes & own Photographs, all my carpets, household & kitchen furniture 53 shares Yough Bank Stock, 54 shares Penna RR stock, two lots on 7th St New Haven where I now reside & the buildings thereon
4th to my son Walter L. Allen, all my Coville Imp Co bonds $5000, also my gold watch & gold spectacles
5th To Sallie E & Walter L all bals my books equally
6th Foreign missions of Presbyterian Church $1000
7th Domestic missions of Presbyterian Church 1000
8th Ministerial Relief of Presbyterian Church 1000
9th Freedman's Bureau of Presbyterian Church 1000
10th West Theological Seminary of Presbyterian Church 1000
11 Presbyterian Church Laurel Hill Pa 500
12 Presbyterian Church Connellsville Pa 500
13 To Mrs Agnes Livingstone wife of Charles Livingstone of U'town Pa $500. (which by codicil he revokes reciting that he had p'd it by ck in his life time.) Will dated Aug 18, 1897 James Allen (seal)
Proven Aug 9, 1905 by D.M. Stertzog & C.D. Clarke witnesses. He appointed Geo T. Griffen Exr.
7 Will of Mary M. Allen Will Book 9 Page 446 Dec 29, 1890. I Mary M. Allen wish my husband James Allen to be my Exr & have the use of my money during
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his lifetime except what I leave to my daughter Sallie E. Allen I wish her to have the interest on.
I give her $7000 & my clothing & also to have everything in the house, after her father's death. He to manage my estate including my farm in Dunbar Tp, & after Sallie's bequests balance balance [sic] to be divided between Boards of Foreign & Home Missions of Pres Ch.
Directs husband to appoint an Exr to succeed himself if he survives me & suggests her son W.L. Allen as an honest, reliable person. States will is written by her own hand. signed Mary M. Allen
Witnesses Maria Miller, Louisa Craig. On May 10, 1895, Witnesses appeared & proved will before W.H. Binns Reg & letters granted same day to James Allen & letters c.t.a. were granted to Walter L. Allen July 28, 1905.
8th Will of Moses B. Porter Will Book 5 Page 45 I, Moses B. Porter of Luzerne Tp will as follows:
1st to my beloved wife Mary, in addition to what she now has in her own right, one third of my estate, with use of two rooms, one lower & one upper in our present dwelling.
2d To my daughter Mary, intermarried with Dr Eastman, my son W.J. Porter, my son Cyrus A. Porter to each of them my Exrs to pay $1.
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3d To my son Robert Baird Porter & my two daughters Mrs Jane B. Ewing & Anna Maria W. Porter, all my remaining property in equal shares.
4th Appoints son Robert Baird Porter & daughter Anna Maria W. Porter Exrs. Dated Sept 11, 1872 Moses B. Porter (seal)
Witnesses Hannah J. Porter, Wm Dunaway. Prove May 3, 1876 before John W. Darby Reg.
9 Will of Mary W. Porter Will Book 6 P 81 I, Mary W. Porter of Luzerne Village, Fayette Co Pa, widow, being advanced in years etc etc:
To my son Wm J. Porter & to my daughter Mary Eastman $1 each.
To my daughter Anna Maria Porter $2100
To my daughter Jane B. Ewing, to my sons Cyrus A. Porter & Robert B. Porter, I will & bequeath the remainder of my estate in equal shares. Further wishes it understood that no part of the property set apart to Anna M Porter from her father is to be considered as part of my estate.
Appoint my cousin John Wilson & my son Robert B. Porter Exrs. Dated Apr 21, 1879 Mary W. Porter (seal)
Witnesses Wm Dunaway, Lucinda B. Stewart. Proven July 16, 1884 before Chas D. Conner Reg & same day Robt B. Porter is sworn in as Exr, he making oath that John Wilson is dead.
It is now 11:55 PM JVT
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Oak Hill Sunday June 26, 1921 10 PM
We left 1432 Dormont Pa (Pgh S.S.) at 7:33 Am yesterday in Cousin Louisa B. Richey's car with her chauffeur Wilbur Carroll at the wheel. We drove down half a square to West Liberty Ave & out it to Algeo Stewart's where we turned to the right & went down to Carnegie & through Heidelburg, Bridgeville, Morganza, Canonsburg, & by Hill Church to Washington, passing by W.&.J. College & the Washington Female Seminary & over the National Road home arriving her at 10:50 AM being 3 hrs & 17 minutes on the way. We got an early start & it was cloudy, the greater part of the way & we experienced no discomfort from the heat which registers 89 1/2 by the thermometer when we got here with cousin Kate Smith who is 89 1/2 yrs old. In the machine, were Cousins Kate Smith, & her niece cousin Sally Brown, daughter of her brother Florian & Mrs Geo L. Cronshore nee Getchy, who was an old East Newton friend who came up to see her son who lives at Fairchance & works for the H.C. Frick Coke Co. Cousin Kate stood the trip very well, notwithstanding some of her friends & mine said I was crazy for undertaking such a trip for one of her age & a cripple too as since breaking both hips, she is unable to walk. She went to bed & to sleep, last night at eleven & slept until daylight without waking. I got up at 5:30 AM this
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morning, read the April No & supplements of the New England Historic Genealogical Society went to church & heard a good sermon by Dr Spence from 2 Corinthians 4th Chapter & 6th verse. Last night, however, Luther Keck called with his wife & her sister & their mother Mrs Smith, the widow of cousin Kate's brother Sam Smith. This afternoon between 2 & 3 PM 4th cousin Ed D. Brown & his wife, with their grown daughter Loretta? & their younger son Ed D. Brown Jr 6 yrs old (their oldest son is named for his grandfather Daniel Morgan Brown) his sister & husband? & his mother Mary Kate Brown in her 82d yr called to see Cousin Kate, who is a first cousin of Mrs Brown who had not gone home since the funeral Friday 24th of her brother Sam'l B. Rotharmel. Cousin Sallie told me of her having lived 4 yrs at Roanoke VA & 2 yrs at Yonkers NY & several other places where Mr Brown had employment as an engineer. She s'd he was the engineer who built the tunnel, through the S.S. hills of the Wabash RR on which they worked from both ends & were only half an inch out of exact meeting. She said he left home, Virginia Ave S.S. one morning for his work in perfect health & later in the day returned home not feeling well. In the afternoon or evening (it might have been next morning) he was sitting in his chair & she noticed his face turn purple.
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She called a boy & had him run for their doctor, but he was out on a professional visit, but they got a doctor a little later, but by or at 1 PM the next day, he died from heart trouble. This afternoon, cousin Kate was telling me that when her grandfather, Peter Rotharmel was sick in 1823, Gail Joseph Markle & John Caruthers, grandfather of John C., Fannie & Belle was helping to wait on him & a great crowd of people came one day to see him from Mt Pleasant, Rostraver Belle Vernon & across the Monongahela, the Shearers, Finleys, & others & Gail Markle & Mr Caruthers were so angry that they should have come without being sent for & Mr Rotharmel died that evening of consumption. She told me tonight of great grandfather Casper Markle's last night. She said that Mary Miller, his daughter came down one evening to her grandfather's, Peter Rotharmel's, bringing Israel & Leah, her two children with her & a young girl to help her & asked them how her father was. They told her the last word they had was that he was better. They had her eat supper with them & while they were eating, someone came from Markle's & said he was worse & he sent word that he wanted to see his daughter Mary. She said "I wont' go". Kate said her grandmother told her she ought to go as he had sent for her. She said "I know what
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he wants to say & I wont go". But Mrs Rothermel & her daughter, Mrs Wagner (Betsey) who was there insisted & they had led her out to the gate one on each side & Kate's Aunt Kate went over with her & the little girl & children, but not being dressed up s'd she wouldn't go in.
When Mary got there, she refused to go in & see her father, but her mother said to her "He has asked for you & you must go in", so she finally yielded & she went in & no one knows what was said in the conference between her & her father. She came out from the conference with no evidence of having shed a tear & everything to indicate that he was as harsh to her & unrelenting as when he drove her from home in a torrential rain (in a Nov Kate thought, It was Sept 1816) when her son Israel was but a week old & when her sisters, Mrs Scholl & my grandmother Leah took her up to Scholl's on horse back through the rain one holding her on & the other leading the horse. When Mary came out of this conference with her father, she asked for the children & s'd she must go home & her mother said "no, the children are asleep & you must stay all night". She said "No, I am going home" & she woke up the children & went out with them to the Mill where her husband Wm Miller was waiting for her & went home & word was taken to Mrs Scholl that her father was very low
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& she went down to see him arriving before he died that night at ten o'clock. Mary Miller was always free to talk about everything, but no one ever heard of her telling what passed between her & her father that night. This was in 1819, late in the year. Kate says great grandfather & great grandmother Casper & Maria (Mary) Markle went back to Berks Co Pa on horseback & she, great grandmother, saw her, Kate's, Uncle Benj. Rotharmel, she used to tell him, when he was 3 days old. This was at her, Kate's, grandfather's house 2 1/2 miles from Londen in Franklin Co Pa & would be Sept 19, 1801, as Benjamin Rotharmel was born Sept 16, 1801. Casper Markle & wife continued on to Berks Co & visited the Markles & Rotharmels there. She s'd great grandmother's father "was dead some years before that & that she was one of ten children one sister of her was married to a Hays or Haas as they called it in German & another to a Baughman & their son, Corley Baughman visited her grandfather between 1813-1823, along with Paul Rothermel (he had a brother Leonard) a son of her father's Uncle Paul Rothermel who had the letters about the fortune in Germany.
I told her tonight that the names of the other two Jack girls were Margaret & Nellie. She s'd Mrs Scholl told her mother about the Jack episode the week after she came here in 1813 & she thought it had occurred 35 yrs before.
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that but if Mrs Neyman was married & had one or two children it would more likely be 25 yrs before. Years afterwards, her brother Sam, thinking he had great news was telling his grandmother & she told him she had known that years ago. Kate says Nancy Hough, formerly Nancy Bell nee Finley, daughter of Andrew & Ginsey Finley had told him & when they asked her what River he didn't know, but when he next saw her, he asked her & she said: "The Ohio River". Kate said he kept one of the sisters on one side of the River & one on the other & one had five children & the other seven. He, Barrett, was finally shot through the neck & fell dead from his horse by the husband of a woman he was aiming to despoil, says the others that got a dose of his powders the time he stole the two Jack girls away were very sick & had to have a doctor. About 9:30 tonight, Mr Cronshore came back with Cousin Sally accompanied by his mother & his wife who is a daughter, she says of John Pegg, the son of William Pegg, who she says is 91 & works on the road yet. He is a son of Peter Pegg whom I well knew. It is now 11:55 PM & as the others have apparently retired, I will go & do likewise. JV Thompson
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AT Miss Sevilla Rotharmel's Woodbridgetown, Fayette Co Pa June 27, 1921 10:30 AM.
I arrived here at 10:10 AM with Mrs Sally Brown in our car with Pallini driving having come through Fairchance, Smithfield & Ruble's Mill. The first building as we came in the village is the church, a frame building on the right hand side, just beyond the graveyard & just beyond is the home of Cousin Sevilla, a frame house, the first one on the left hand side of the road which she says has been her home for 38 yrs since her father's death. She has brought out her father's old Bible which bears Phila date of 1839 & printed for Hogan & Thompson 30 North Fourth Street.
Births
1. Benjamin F. Roadarmel was born May 21st, AD 1834. 2. Jacob Smith Roadarmel was born Jany 13, AD 1836.
3. Peter Absolem Roadarmel was born October 16, AD 1837.
4. Mary Catharine Roadarmel was born Jany 28, AD 1840.
5. Samuel Benton Roadarmel was born Jany 1, AD 1842.
6. Sarah Elizabeth Roadarmel was born Nov 19, AD 1844.
7. Olive Amanda Roadarmel was born Feby 3, AD 1847.
8. Sevilla Roadarmel was born Jany 29, AD 1850.
9. Strickler John Roadarmel was born Oct 20, AD 1853.
10. James Buchanan Roadarmel was born Oct 30 AD 1856.
Deaths
Strickler J. Roadarmel died Apr 8, AD 1863 aged 9 yrs 5 mos & 18 days
James B. Roadarmel died March 12, AD 1863 aged 6 yrs 4 mos 12 days.
The two children above died of Scarlet fever.
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Benjamin Franklin Rotharmel married Caroline Fiscus from the Ligonier Valley. They are both dead & are buried at Madison.
Jacob S. Rotharmel married Rebecca Hands? from about Madison. Both dead Both are buried at Lutheran Cemetery near Cheat Haven Pa.
Peter A. Rotharmel married Susan Pool, daughter of John Pool by his first wife. He is dead & buried in Markle Cemetery. She living.
Sarah Elizabeth Rotharmel married John Gaut, son of John Gaut. Both living in Scottdale Pa, is a retired farmer.
Oliver Amanda Rotharmel married J. Calvin Lawrence. She is buried at St. Jacobs Lutheran Cemetery in German Tp.
Miss Rotharmel produced a piece of paper with the record of her parents on same viz:
Benjamin Rotharmel died Nov 27th, 1882 aged 81 yrs 1? mo & 9 days.
Eliza Rotharmel died April 26, 1892 aged 79 yrs 10 mos & 20 days.
Apr 16, 1926
Miss Sevilla Rotharmel, See No 8 preceding page, died at the home of A.F. Conn, near Ruble's Mill, yesterday, Thursday afternoon Apr 15, 1926 at 4 PM. Funeral services in the Presbyterian Church Smithfield Pa Sunday Apr 18th at 2 Pm, interment in Church Hill Cem beyond McClellandtown Pa.
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At George W. Brown's just back of Woodbridgetown Pa by turning to the left at first lane beyond Sevilla's & then turning up the first right hand lane to their frame house painted white in a fine location on the immense plateau surrounding Woodbridgetown Pa June 27th, 1921 11:44 AM
I arrived here ten minutes ago & Mrs Brown went upstairs & brought down their family Bible which is very much dilapidated & which was printed in Phila & sold by Kimber & Sharpless, but no date.
Births
Geore [sic] W. Brown born Jany 31, 1843
Mary C. Brown born Jany 28, 1840.
1. Minnie E. Brown born Nov 26, 1868.
2. Anna M. Brown born Aug 25, 1870.
3. Fannie O. Brown born Dec 11, 1872.
4. Edward D. Brown born June 19, 1877.
5 & 6. Roy J & Ora S. Brown born March 9, 1879.
Mary Catherine Hanley born April 21, 1902.
Geo W. Brown says he & Mary C. Rotharmel were married Feby 15, 1868.
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[Descendant Chart]
George Washington Brown Born Jany 31, 1843 in the old house which then stood just in front of this one. Mary C. Rotharmel born Jany 28, 1840. They were married Feby 15, 1868.
[Their Children]
Minnie Eliza Brown, Born Nov 26, 1868. m. Charles Morton Both living in Uniontown.
Roy Morton, who is traveling for a candy firm.
Anna Maria Brown, B. Aug 25, 1870 M. Aspbel F. Conn Son of James Conn live adjoining his father's old farm just near here. Robert, m. Anna Arn fr Bethany College WVA
Robert Jr Catherine, m. Wm Robinson, son of Thos of Henry of Thos. No issue, was in world war where he lost his left arm. Lives with his father.
Marguerite
Mary
Howard
These [last] three are at home & unmarried.
Fannie Olive Brown, B. Dec 11, 1872 M. James Hanley of Uniontown Pa. All his life on B&O, is a conductor.
Mary, b. Apr 21, 1902
Frances, writes 56 words a minute on the typewriter.
Dorothy
Adelaide, B. Dec 25
All at home unmarried works for J.R. Cray
Edward Dean Brown, B. June 19, 1877 named for Shff Dean M. Alice Morgan Dau of Dan'l P. Morgan.
Daniel Morgan
Loretta
Edward D. Jr. 6 yrs old
Roy Jarell, twin Born Mch 9, 1879 m. Ada Dils, Dau of Leander Dils. Lives at Point Marion Pa & worked with "Ed" at Nilan coal mine.
Roy J. Jr, unmarried
Clifford Brown, unmarried
Ora Strickler, twin Born Mch 9, 1879 m. Maud Huhn dau of Benj Huhn Live at Smithfield Pa & works for B&O is car inspector has been with them 12 or 15 yrs.
Catherine, aged 14 yrs
Warren Brown, Aged 12 yrs.
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Geo W. Brown says he went to housekeeping Apr 6, 1868 in the old stone house opposite the church (which was built for F.H. Oliphant's mother) & lived there 38 yrs & then moved here. Says he has kept house 53 yrs & hasn't paid $53 doctor bills in all that time & has a great grandchild & have never had a death in the family. He says Mrs Greenlee used to tell him who old Mrs Oliphant was, says she came from Balto & is buried with her husband by the Duncan monument & their names are on the markers.
Mr Brown says the Strickler name came in the family from the mother of Eliza Longanecker, wife of Benjamin Rotharmel, who was a Strickler. His mother, that is Benj. F. Brown's wife was a sister of Thos W. Lyons & their father was John Lyons & he in turn was a son of William Lyons who married a Dils.
Benj F. Brown died Feby 23, 1906. He was born Aug 22, 1816 & is buried at Smithfield. Has even 100 acres in this farm.
Benj F. Brown's father, Joshua Brown died in the 30s or 40s, he thought & his wife, who was an Akers lived to be 100 yrs old dying at the Campbells in Smithfield, Pa.
Mr Brown said his father had the plat which was burned when his house was burned laying out this ground as a County seat for Yohogany Co VA as Mifflinburg when they thought Virginia extended to Pgh & later old Mr Woodbridge came from Battle & it might be that old Mrs Oliphant was his daughter.
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Oak Hill, June 27, 1921 10:54 PM
Neither Sevilla Rotharmel or his sister Mary Kate Brown at Woodbridgetown today could tell me when their parents were married, but tonight, cousin Kate Smith, when I asked her if she knew, studied awhile & s'd her mother told her that her Uncle Ben was married when she was a year & a half old which might be say abt July 4, 1833. She said her grandfather (when talking to me last night) was a bell wright or bell smith ie a maker of bells & when I asked her if he learned his trade in Berks Co, she said: "No, he learned it down in Virginia". Thought he was there probably three or four years, but she did not know what town. Said he spoke much better English than any of the others which she attributed to his contact with the people in Virginia where he learned his trade. She said great grandfather Casper Markle & his wife spoke German or Pennsylvania Dutch most all the time as did most of the friends & relatives who came from Berks Co Pa to visit them.
We left Mr & Mrs Brown's at 12:50 PM & got to Uniontown at 1:30 where I got out & Pallini drove Cousin Sally Brown out to Oak Hill getting caught on the way in a heavy rainstorm. I wrote 15 letters, had several conferences & came out at 5:30 after dinner finished reading Taggart's sketch of Gen Philip Henry Sheridan.
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I just told Cousin Sally Brown tonight that my record of her family was meagre & she is giving me what follows from memory.
Sarah Harriet Smith was born Nov 10, 1863, married James Kirkpatrick Brown from Chester Co Pa Nov 1, 1882 in Pgh Pa. He was born Mch 8, 1850 in Chest Co. He died Dec 3d, 1901 at No 222 Virginia Ave Mt Washington & is buried at South side Cemetery between Knoxville & Carrick. Their son & dau Charles Fahnestock Brown was born Aug 20, 1883. Emily Brendlinger Brown was born Apr 21, 1885. Mar 2d Ferdinand Muhl on Apr 14, 1914. He died Sept 1, 1915 after a lingering illness during which she waited on him to the last.
Charles F. Brown married Nellie Kathleen Smith of Mt Washington Aug 1, 1911. Their sons Charles Fahnestock Brown Jr was born May 25, 1912.
Robert Wallace Brown was born May 12, 1914.
He lives in Brookline (Pgh S.S.) at No Rossmore Ave. He works for the Carnegie Land Co & has a good position.
Cousin Kate said her father, Andrew Smith was from Baden, which being then under French domination, he served one year, 1812 in the French army under Napoleon. After the defeat at Leipsic, finding the battlefield deserted, an older soldier & himself made their way home, where he remained one year & then served 8 yrs say 1814-1821 inclusive in the German army & then learned the silversmith & jewelry trade in some German city before coming to America.
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Oak Hill June 28, 1921 10:50 AM
Talking this morning with Cousin Sallie Brown (& her Aunt Kate Smith), she spoke of her cousin Harry Smith, son of her Uncle Sam Smith by his first wife & said he lived now on Mt Washington & worked for the Pgh Railways Co & was 5 yrs younger than she is & Kate said his mother died when he was five days old & he was taken to his grandmother Pollock's & raised by her & by Mrs David Markle, a sister of his mother. Refer to Record book 3 Pages 283 & 282. They said he was living in West Newton Pa with his first wife, when coming home once unexpectedly from his work on the RR he found a man in the house with his wife, who proved to be a Fritchman. The elder Kate said of the two or three of the four Fritchman boys at home (son of Wm Page & M.M. Fritchman see Book 3 Page 373) & he chased him out with a shotgun & Fritchman got away by hiding in somebody's coal house & Harry's wife in the storm, fled to Mrs David Markle's for protection & after three or four days, when the storm had blown over, Harry took her back, but they later were divorced & she married somebody else. Their son Clarence, went with his mother. He is now a grown man above average size, is married & lives somewhere in Canada. The second wife, who Kate says Harry got in some saloon, is a good worker Sally says & has had two stillborn children, one a year or two ago, but have no living children.
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Oak Hill Tuesday June 28, 1921 11:44 AM
Luther Keck with his son Raymond driving has just left accompanied by his daughter Mary Elizabeth & his wife's sister with Sally Brown to spend the day with them & I am commencing with record Book 1 to go over it with Cousin Kate Smith for her recollections & at Page 3 at Will of John Carnahan of French Creek Venango Co formerly of South Huntingdon Tp located at the Willow tree adjoining the farm of Kate's grandfather Peter Rothermel, she said that old Mrs Carnahan (John Carnahan's wife was Rebecca Caruthers, sister of my great grandfather James Caruthers) used to live in the little old log house in the yard at the Willow Tree & her granddaughter Eliza Carnahan lived with her. She says her mother told her that Mrs Carnahan was old & childish & would believe anything that Eliza told her. She said that they could not sell the farm while she lived, but after her death it was bought by William Newlon & her Uncle Dan married one of Newlon's daughters. Kate says Eliza was younger than her mother, but not much as they went to school together. Says her grandfather & her Aunt Kate attended the funeral, Kate wearing a new red dress against the protest of her mother who deemed it not fitting to wear to a funeral & thinks they buried her at Sewickly as they rode to the funeral. She says that her mother said Eliza's father was Wm Carnahan that he wouldn't work & lived in the little house in the yard with his
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mother & daughter. Kate thought Col Carnahan was dead as nothing was said about him being there, but he was then no doubt living up in Venango Co Pa with his daughter Nellie Lindsey. Kate says her mother was living in a log house in West Newton Just below her old home on the corner when Eliza gave birth to her firstborn on Feby 17th, 1830 now Mrs Ginsey or Jeannetta Budd in West Newton at the home of Emanuel Neff who she had married not very long before. Kate says that Eliza's grandmother Mrs Ginsey Finley was there when the child was born, along with some other woman & Mrs Finley attempted to shield Eliza by some excuses or claims of premature birth because it had not been near nine month since she was married to Neff. Kate said her mother never heard who was the father of the child, supposing it was Neff, who had been married before to a Funk probably & had one child, Julia by her. After Neff's death, Eliza married her first cousin Lindsey Carnahan. Kate says her brother Pete was she thought about a year old when Eliza's child, now Ginsey Budd was born. Peter was born in the old stone house belonging to Julia Neff. Reading Kate from the will of Andrew Finley proven Aug 26, 1829 & asking if she knew anything about the daughter Jenny Brothers named in his will, she said that when she had the dropsy late in the year 1882, Polly Bell who was in visiting her sister Nancy Hough in West Newton, came to see her & stayed for
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supper with them & cried at the distress she had with the dropsy & told her that her brother-in-law Brothers (she spoke his first name to Kate, but she dont recall it) had the dropsy & someone recommended that he eat blackberries. He went out in the field & practically lived in the blackberry patch & when the season was over, he was cured of the dropsy. Kate Boyce who was a Painter living over by Elizabethtown told her to drink tea made from Chestnut leaves, but as the leaves were all gone, as were the blackberries, she had her brother Sam get Chestnut bark & she made tea from it. She was tapped twice taking twenty one pints from her each time, but not getting the relief she thought she should have when spring came she asked her doctors Dr Rickey (he was from Ohio & died only a year ago at Suter) of Richey & Robinson if he couldn't change the medicine & he said but in no great spirit of approval (& his partner Robinson would not give his approval of such a remedy) "Oh well, try the tea from Chestnut leaves". She had her brother Sam go to the Country to see if he could get some as they were usually late in coming out & he went to the farm of his second wife's people, the Warricks. They had cut down a chestnut tree & inummerable sprouts had grown up about the stump & he broke off & brought in arms full of these sprouts & she broke them up twigs, leaves & all as he brought them in & made tea of them using
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the tea of the bark & leaves together for eleven months & it cured her of the dropsy. She never had any return of it, but used the tea for 4 or 5 springs thereafter until it caused a breaking out all over her body, then she quit it. She says it is good for anyone to use who has kidney troubles.
Reading great grandmother Mary Markle's will to Kate proven Aug 28, 1832 see Book 1 Page 6, she says her mother, who then lived in the brick house on the corner (where Kate was born Jany 3, 1832) went to the funeral which she told her was when she was abt 8 months old & which occurred on a Sunday & she had to stay at the dam until they came back & then walked up to her mother's on the old Rotharmel farm where her husband, who had brought her out had gone with Cousin Kate, who as a baby (her mother told her) was "so strange" she wouldn't let anybody look at her. Great grandmother was taken to the Markle graveyard for burial
Oak Hill June 28, 1921 8 PM
At 4 PM today, I saw Frank E. Sempsten on 4th floor in front of the elevators & he s'd his wife had the dropsy & had been tapped 30 times. I told him about Cousin Kate's remedy & in asking her tonight, she said she wd take a couple handfuls of the leaves & pour boiling water over them & make the tea & drink of it as she wanted five or six times a day. Would always cover
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it over & one making would last her two days when she would make some more. She said that Dr Rickey s'd the best time to gather the leaves to dry & put away for winter was when the chestnut tree was in bloom. She s'd the taste of it was not good, but wasn't very bad. She says tonight, that her grandmother & Grandfather went down to Franklin & Berks Co on horseback, she to see her mother Mrs Conrad Stenger ("whose name before marriage was Anna Catharine Bender & she was born in Germany & grandmother was Anna Catharine") & he to see his brother Martin Rotharmel. She says they were gone four weeks & did not get to see near all of the relatives, said it took 4 or 5 days to reach Franklin Co & from there they rode on to Berks. She was at her mother's & wanted to stay over Sunday with her mother, but Martin came & made them go home with him. He said her Uncle Sam Rotharmel kept running up to the Pike day after day to see if he could see them coming back & as he was 6 yrs old & was born in 1811 she fixes the time as 1817. She thinks Mrs Stenger died the year before her grandfather did, which would be in 1822. She says that her grandfather's Uncle Paul Rotharmel who was dead before this time was a good old man as he was always riding around to see what he could do for the poor. Reading to Kate from Dr G. Anjou's history
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Page 2. She says her grandmother said the father did not come along & was not buried at sea, that it was one of the seven brothers who died & was buried at sea & that neither of the parents of the seven brothers ever came to America. Said her grandmother said her Uncle Paul told her so & he was one of the six that came over. Kate said tonight that her father was born in 1793 & was in his 85th yr when he died in July. Had he lived until Nov 30th, he would have completed his 85th year.
June 28, 1921 9:22 PM
Sallie Brown has just returned from M. Luther Keck's where she has been visiting today, he having come for her at 11:30 AM & where Mrs Keck's mother, the widow (2d wife) of Sam Smith is visiting with her daughter Gertrude & her granddaughter Mary Elizabeth Foote & who among them made up the record of the family as far as they could & which Sallie says is correct & which is written in a remarkably plain & perfect hand by Mr Kick & which I am copying here. The dates that are omitted, Sallie is going to get from their family Bible when she goes to West Newton Pa & sent to me.
Sam Smith, brother of Cousin Kate had eleven children by his second wife who was a Warrick & who was out here Saturday night. Am listing numbering them on next pages.
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Children of Samuel Smith (by second wife) 1. Annie Pearl Born May 15, 1880 Married Vincent A. Munnia of Pittsburgh Pa on Aug 4, 1913, to whom two children were born.
A. Margaret Frances, Born July 19, 1917.
B. Robert Vincent, born Apr 1, 1920.
2. Samuel Smith Jr born February 8, 1882. Unmarried.
3. Margaret Smith born April 2, 1884, married Martin Luther Keck of West ton on Nov 28, 1901, to whom two children were born.
A. Raymond Luther, born Oct 11, 1904.
B. Margaret Virginia, born Nov 30, 1907 & who died Aug 30, 1913 aged 5 yrs & 9 mos.
4. Florence Smith, born Jany 10, 1886 Died Nov 17, 1886.
5. Emily Smith, born Nov 17, 1888 Married John Adamson Foote on July 15, 1913 to whom was born:
A. Mary Elizabeth born May 11, 1914.
B. Jack Adamson born March 30, 1919.
6. Gertrude Elizabeth Born March 11, 1890.
9. Jessie Eleanor Smith, born July 28, 1895 & died Oct 16, 1899.
8. Helen Marie Smith, Born Jany 12, 1894 & died July 20, 1894.
7. Unnamed daughter, Born Jany 23, 1892 & died July 4, 1892.
10. Edith Smith, born Feby 25, 1897, married Wilbur Lender of Monessen Pa on June 16, 1920
11. Julia Marie Smith Born Sept 12, 1898 married William August Bertelman Jr on Feby 5, 1918.
Harry Andrew Smith, son of Samuel Smith by his first wife was born March 9, 1868. He has been married twice.
Samuel Smith, Born Nov 5, 1846 & Died Aug 26, 1903
Mary Warrick Born Sept 13, 1857 Still living
They were married Dec 15, 1872.
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Oak Hill June 29, 1921 4:44 PM
Speaking to Cousin Kate about great grandmother Markle dying in Aug 1832 (see Book 1 Page 17) & asking her if she knew how old she was she s'd she didn't, but that "Cus" C. Markle had her age & date of death framed & took her brother Sam in & showed it to him & he told Kate about it. Speaking of George Markle's visit to Westmoreland Co in 1836 that he stayed at her mother's the night he got in. When he arrived, he asked someone if any of the Markles lived in West Newton & was told that Mrs Smith lived in town, so he went there. She s'd Geo Markle (oldest child of Casper Markle) visited Westnd Co before her grandfather Rothermel died & stayed more with him than he did with the Markles as he had known him well in Berks Co Pa before the Markles came to Westnd.
When he was here in 1836, C.P. Markle was coming in for him next morning, but Kate says her Uncles Ben & Pete came in to mill & George went out with them. She says they always told her that George was older than his stepmother & that she, great grandmother Mary Markle, was thought to be abt ten yrs older than her grandfather Peter Rothermel who was born in 1757. I do not think this is correct. She said when he was here once, he wanted to marry her Aunt Polly. Speaking to Kate about Rosina Burgett, Book 1 Page 17, when I mentioned Andrew Burgett, she said her mother told her he was born after Burgett's death (It might have been
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another boy). She said her grandfather was over at Burgetts once at Burgettstown to buy sheep & a little boy was running around in the yard & he asked "whose child is that?" & one of the boys said in a subdued voice "why, its mothers". It must have been born some years after Boston Burgetts death to be a child when Peter Rothermel was there as he was only in Westnd from 1813 to 1823 & then when Mrs Burgett was back home at Mill Grove & Kate's grandmother wanted her to come & see her & the Markles wouldn't take her over because of her having this child & that of course was 1813-1823. When this reason was told Mrs Rotharmel that the Markle girls were ashamed to bring her over, she said "we all know why & how that was & they should have brought her anyway".
Kate said her mother had often spoken of Sol Neyman & when I told her of his personating his twin brother Abraham who was courting her, she said she never heard of that.
She said Esther, Mrs Aaman, had visited at her grandmother's, but she knew nothing about the children.
Kate says her mother had spoken to her about the DeCamps (when I mentioned Kemps she had never heard of them) who she said had visited at her grandfather's.
Asking about Daniel Book 1 Page 18, she says there was a "little Daniel" who
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died in the winter when the snow was very deep & that great grandmother Markle told Kate's Aunt Polly this & Mrs Markle grieved that she could not give wine to the friends who came in to stay the night with them as was the custom east of the mountains & some of the friends told her not to worry & the next morning, they made coffee & cakes & everyone partook of them. Kate says she just recalls that "little Daniel" was two yrs old when he died & that he was great grandmother's child & not a child of the first wife as indicated on Page 18 Book 1. She said Scholl said his grandmother had ten children but Leah Robb always said there was eleven & she was right. She says when they were digging Aunt Hannah Markle's grave, they cut off a brass handle of a coffin & a piece of wood came with it & which proved to be walnut. No one knew whose it was, but when they showed it Uncle Joseph Markle, he said "it was little Daniel's". She thought that John came next after Joseph & little Daniel was probably next after John. Said the Gen'l remembered Daniel. Kate has just said she never saw Ginsey Budd, but once & that was at the funeral of her half sister, Mrs Potter (Zemie Carnahan) who was buried in the West Newton Cemetery. Kate says it was after her mother's death & that John Miller's wife & her sat up with her that night.
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Referring to Page 19 Book 1, Kate says Uncle Joseph Markle came often to Franklin Co when her grandfather lived there for salt which he would take home in pack saddles & her grandfather wd take his own horses & gather it up to save Joseph's horses. Said his father, Casper was a very close man & would never give Joseph enough money when he went on these trips & Joseph wd have to borrow from Stenger & her grandfather. Speaking of John Markle same page, said her mother said he was a tremendous big man very tall & big. She told Kate he died somewhere up New York State & was buried there & his truck was sent to Greensburgh Pa where his friends when notified came & got it. Says he wd come up to grandpap's pretty near every night after he got through with his work & her grandfather loaned him the money to go to the Legislature. She said all the Markles were Democrats until Uncle Joe married Judge Painter's daughter, then he turned Republican & took all the family with him but John who always continued to be a Democrat. Some people said he had a woman with him up NY state, but the man from home who was with him s'd he didn't see any woman. Kate says that his death occurred but a short time probably two months or less, prior to that of her grandfather who died in April 1823 & said that his widow Elizabeth
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Jack Markle was up at their house with her daughter Maria & son Gasper when her grandfather died & after the meal at Rotharmels had been served to the friends, there were a great number of pieces of meat left on the plates & Mrs Markle asked her grandmother if she would let her gather them up & take them home that they were so poor & had little or nothing at home to eat. Mrs Rotharmel gave her a whole chicken in her basket & a full cut of beef they hadn't used all the pieces of meat & bread that had been left & Kate says her mother & Maria filled another basket with potatoes & other things & they put an old bridle on one of their horses for her mother to ride as at that time, she wasn't strong & was thought to be going into consumption & she & Maria & her Uncle Ben & Gasper all went with Mrs Markle to carry the things to their home. She said there was trouble or that Maria got in trouble, but they made Micajah Smith marry her & the child was born three months after they were married. This child was Harmer D. Smith who was born, she says the same month in which her sister Hannah was born in July 23, 1834, he earlier in the month & her sister Hannah on the last day. She says Maria's brother Gasper Markle got a
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girl that lived with them in trouble & she had a baby to him, which she thinks lived & grew up. They sent the girl to her home up on Barren Run. She says Jane Markle's son Sam was also born in the same month, July 1834 & was three weeks old when Jane was married to his father Henry Drum. She says he moved to Illinois as did a brother & lived she though some twelve miles from Bloomington, Ill. Said he was in the Civil War & was shot in the hand & he fought with the Hospital people & wouldn't let them take his hand off & he saved it but it was always weak. She says that after Sallie took her to Pgh, some four years ago, her brother Sam's widow Millie, who was here Saturday night came down to help wait on her & said: "Who do you think was in to see you just after you left" & upon her replying she didn't know, Mollie said: "Sam Drum from Illinois". Kate insisted it could not have been him as he had fallen downstairs & broke his leg & was a big fat man & Mollie s'd the caller was a tall slender man. It has never been cleared up whether it was him or not. Kate says he married a girl over by where Monessen is now & she had two girls but he didn't claim the first one, said it wasn't his & he left her & went off to the war &
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when he came back he run on the RR had a position to watch or guard the money. His wife died & the younger girl was taken by some man who worked in the mines, who liked her & raised her, but she died when sixteen when a brother of her mother turned up & caused a fuss thinking her father was dead & that she had some money. Kate says Sam didn't marry again, that he was a big man & always came to see her when in West Newton. She said his father & mother lived in West Newton where twelve children were born to Jane when they moved out to near Bloomington Ills & there, her thirteenth child, a boy, was born. Said they called it "Markle" but she doesn't know whether it was John Markle Drum or not.
Kate says that as soon as John Markle's widow, Elizabeth Jack Markle died, the old General put the family out & claimed the property & they rented the old brick hotel on the banks of the Yough across the River at the far end of the bridge from Mrs Smith, the mother of Micajah, who later married Maria & they all moved in & "Paddy" Jack with them, she saying "he always lived with them" she thought even before John Markle died. She said Aunt Hannah Markle's house was right up against the stone house almost &
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that she lay sick in a year before her death & Maggie Markle had told her she was a great charge & there was no money to pay for caring for her. She asked her mother if any of the daughters favored their mother, great grandmother Markle in appearance & she said: "Mrs Scholl died". Kate says she knew Aunt Hannah very well, said she would come up to grandmother's when I would often be there two or three weeks at a time. Said she was rather large, but not fat like Mrs Miller had big arms, but was not six feet in height. Asking Kate if she knew why Elizabeth Jack Markle was buried at Sewickly Church she said her mother had told her it was her wish to be buried there. She told me again abt Mrs Markle having been sick with a fever & got up & was able to go to Kate's grandmother's & was there on a Friday & stayed all night & wondered why her sisters, Mrs Robertson & Mrs Finley had not come to see her & Mrs Rothermel & Uncle Wagner said that if she would come up Monday & stay over night, they would take her up Tuesday morning. She then went home Saturday & on A Sunday morning, her son, Gasper found that she was dead in bed. Kate says that her sisters were both dead when she was up at her grandmother's on Friday
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& Saturday, but they didn't tell her expecting to do that when she came back Monday. Kate says her mother said Mrs Robertson died first & Mrs Finley shortly afterwards as they were all sick at the same time. Kate says she never saw Mrs Scholl, but once when she was walking out to her grandmother's with her mother she saw a man sitting by the road side & whispered to her mother that there was a tramp, whereupon her mother went over & shook hands with him. It was old Mr Chas J. Scholl. She said her mother got her brother Sam'l Rotharmel to take him home. Next day, he came to Rotharmels & at noon, they sent him home on horseback. He had the habit of sneaking off & running away from home.
Kate says that great great grandmother Eleanor Jack died at the stone house at the home of her daughter Elizabeth Jack Markle & she says it was before John Markle died. She says her Uncle Ben Rotharmel & Uncle Wagner laid her out & that Mrs Ginsey Finley, Mrs Joanna Robertson, Mrs Polly Bell Wm Plummer & his wife (a daughter of Joanna) & two children, her mother & a whole raft of people were there for supper. That Wm Plummer tried to put Kate's mother & Nellie Markle up the chimney & Nellie's mother Elizabeth came downstairs & said to Plummer: "Dont you know where you are? Dont you
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know you are in the house of death?" & she made him leave. He came back again & again, she put him out. He came back a third time & she put him out & turning to Mrs Bell said: "Polly, you lock the doors" which she did & he left. After supper, most of the people left, but Mrs Finley, Mrs Robertson, Polly Bell & Kate's mother with her Uncles Ben & Wagner stayed.
Kate says that after Jacob Markle's wife died, Page 19, Book 1, he went to Israel Millers to live until they got tired of him & he then went to Scholl's & then after he succeeded in getting a pension, his son, W. Harrison Markle wanted him to come & live with him at Greensburgh which he did & he died there. He got this pension for his services in the War of 1812 & his brother-in-law, William Miller got a pension for like services. One of the Waltzs was killed in the War & the Waltz always claimed that Gen'l Markle was responsible for his death & neither they nor the Boyd family one of whom was married to a Waltz wd speak to the Markles. The farm son which Jacob Markle lived is at present the Boyd farm. It is now 10:05 PM & I will quit for the night & let Cousin Kate get ready for bed.
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Oak Hill June 30th, 1921 10:44 AM
Reading to Cousin Kate this morning from the tree note size sheets written by Miss Amanda Smith about "John Markle, grandfather" (which I got this morning from the family record book, wrapped up & given me a year & a half ago, I believe, by her niece Hannah E. Lawther & which until now I had not opened) She says she supposes that Amanda's statement about her grandfather dying in NY Harbor of yellow fever is no doubt correct. As to Mrs Markle, being found dead on her knees, she cant say, only that it was Gasper's practice when he got up each morning to go through his mother's room, but David may have gone in first, to build the fire. However, they came first to their house & told of his mother being in bed & not answering. She said Gen'l Joseph Markle denounced his niece Maria Markle Smith in vile & unmeasured terms which is accounted for on this record of Amanda in which she states her mother's refusal to pay rent for the farm to a defrauder as she told him to his face. She said her mother told her that the General never paid the mortgage that was on the John Markle farm which he bought & which was the reason for selling it. That her Uncle Peter, who was a confidant of Gen'l Cyrus P. Markle, told her, as well as others, but I hardly see how he could have gotten out of paying it. She said the old
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General had the reputation of not paying & would have lost the farm once if it had not been for his cousin Rugh (son of Casper Markle's sister, who was captured & stolen by the Indians & escaped & made her way home as recorded in previous interviews with Kate in these records) coming to his rescue. She says the daughter of Martha Larimer, who married first a Fullerton & afterwards Rev Wilson Hughes, Amanda's pastor at West Newton Pa & whose name was Anna, was Martha's daughter by Rev Hughes & that her husband's name was Logan. Kate says she is dead. Amanda said she was a wife, widow & mother before she was nineteen.
She said her grandfather stopped at West Newton Pa on his way to the West in the fall of 1812 & left his horse at John Markle's (who hid it see previous record) & got one from Markle & went over in Fayette for a week visiting the Shearers, Hasslers? etc & then came back & bought the Finley farm which was being sold to settle his involved estate on a Saturday & on the Monday following, her grandfather went to Greensburgh Pa taking John Markle along to sign some papers or as a witness. Gen'l Joseph Markle went also, he having some business there. Squire Andrew Finley & the Finleys also went. The others all went to the hotel & wanted Joseph to go but he went to the home of his Cousin Rugh who was living in Gbg. They fixed up their business in the
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lawyer's office. She thinks his name was Koontz & in the evening her grandfather & John Markle went to Rugh's & called & Joseph came back to the Hotel where some of their friends who belonged to a club had a repast brought in by the basketful by a couple of niggers who served it in one of the rooms. Her grandfather went on West from Gbg Joseph & John & Mr Rugh accompanying him a short distance. On the next spring, they started from their Franklin Co home to move to Westmoreland on Apr 1, or 2, 1813 (if April 1st was Sunday, they started on 2d Monday) leaving their old home on a Monday morning & arriving 10 AM Saturday at the home of her grandmother's sister Maria Meng's place (wife of Jacob Meng, who Kate says came from the same place her father came from viz the Duchy of Baden, coming from a large city in the Duchy abt 60 miles from Andrew Smiths' former home) beyond Somerset Pa. She treated them very unsisterly, gave them no bread, & they had to bake biscuits, would sell them no potatoes, though their cellar was full & did not ask Frederick Shearer who was driving one of the wagons for them to dinner. They rested here over Sunday & started on Monday morning & reached the Westmoreland home Tuesday evening at Sunset. Their youngest boy 1 1/2 yrs old was sick & they stopped at the John Robertson home & Aunt Joanna came out & aided them & they reached Lloyd's (the parents of Joseph Markle's second
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wife who were living at the Carnahan place at the Willow Tree (where Aunt Rebecca was living in the little log house in the yard which they had rented) at Sundown & the little boy was very sick & Mrs Lloyd wanted her grandmother to stay overnight with the child, but she said she would go on with the rest, as it was only to the adjoining farm. The men went on before & built a fire & she laid the boy on a pillow on the floor. Mrs Lloyd had said he wouldn't live until morning, but its mother s'd he was just homesick. The next morning, Mrs Lloyd came over & the child had not weakened & she s'd it would never wake, but later it opened its eyes & said "Home!!" & thereafter was all right.
Kate says that John Finley was married to a sister of John Caruthers wife (ie grandfather Samuel's brother) & that their son John, who was older than "little Jim", herself & her husband, John Finley all died within eleven months. She said their [sic] was a preacher married to another sister of Mrs Finley & Mrs Caruthers & when I asked her if it was Wm Swan, she thought it was as they always called him "Billy". Said they had no children. Said one of above John Finley's daughters was married in the old house to a Kerr & had a son who was a Presbyterian preacher who preached sometimes at West Newton & Sewickly & always stopped with his relatives, the Caruthers. Another daughter was married to a Robertson,
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a brother or nephew of Uncle John Robertson. There was still another daughter married whose husband came to see them a week after they arrived & had with him a son & another boy both of whom climbed up on top of the barn. He also had with him a little girl same age as Kate's mother nine years old who was a daughter of John Finley & a sister of his wife. She did not recall the son-in-law's name. There were two sons, the one John above mentioned, who died who was older than his brother "Little Jim" who was a good boy & man. John Finley also raised a nephew, son of a deceased brother Kate thought & he was called "Devil Jim". He was a bad boy & was older then Little Jim. Both Jims had gone west before they moved there in 1813. Devil Jim came back & walked right in when Kate's Aunt Kate was in the room & sat down unbid & said: "Well, I am home again". Squire Andrew Finley hearing he was there came after him & said: "why didn't you come home?" to which he replied "I am home" All of which would seem to indicate that Andrew was his Uncle also. Squire Andrew always spoke of that as his old home & I think their father must be the John Finley mentioned in Anjou's Hist of the Finley family. She says Jacob Meng was an awful good kind man & would have sold or given them potatoes when they asked for them at his home in
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Somerset Co Pa in April 1813, but when he asked his wife, she said "No". He bought 1300 acres of land near Manchester O. & stopped at the Rotharmel home in Westnd on their way west which Katy thinks was after her grandfather's death in 1823. When Kate was 8 or 9 mos old, her Uncle Wagner with her grandmother & Aunt Polly went in a carriage to visit them & Mrs Meng having lost a son Jacob was much softened them [sic] & treated them very well & said to her sister: "Katie, we treated you shamefully when you stopped with us in Somerset Co & when we stopped with you in Westnd Co, no one could have been treated better than you treated us." to which Mrs Rothermel waived [sic] her hand & s'd "oh dont speak of it."
Oak Hill June 30, 1921 7:22 PM
AT 1 PM, I went to the Hospital to a meeting of the Trustees to approve plans & specifications for the new building & Sallie Brown went along & Pallini took her over to No 17 Lemon St to Alva N. Rotharmel's while there Minnie Morton came in & later they went over to her brother Ed D. Brown's & she & I came out together at 5:44 Pm & have had supper. Sally was telling her Aunt Kate about seeing Minnie & Kate has just now told me that when Minnie was about twenty, she went on a visit to her Aunt
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"Lib" Gaut, who then lived somewhere about New Stanton Pa Westnd Co & her Aunt was giving a party for her a couple of days hence & the next day Minnie took very sick & Gauts sent for a Doctor & that night, a child was born to Minnie. The Gauts were very much incensed at her parents for sending her to them at such a time, but they said they didn't know it. Two weeks after the child was born, she left with it saying she was going to meet the child's father who was a school teacher & who was going to marry her. Instead, she met her father somewhere more dead, than alive, but there was no baby with her & no one to this day has ever heard what became of the baby. This was 4 or 5 yrs or perhaps more before she was married. She told Sallie today that her only child, a boy was 20 yrs old. Kate says that P. "Ab" Rotharmel's wife told her about it & b "Frank" Rotharmel's wife wife who lived over that way told everybody. Kate says she asked Sam B. Rotharmel the last time she saw him & he said he never heard of it. Coming back to Amanda Smith's writing about her grandparents' family 3d page thereof. Kate says it was in the grandmother Smith house they moved in across the River & not on the town side, as her mother told her & her mother told her the bridge was built or building when Kate was 8 or 9 months old. Read on Amanda's 4th page
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Kate says John Markle was elected to the Legislature two terms in succession & had just finished serving out his last term when he disappeared. He met a fellow member from Phila Named Loar who asked him if he knew where Rotharmels lived & he told him they owned the farm adjoining his. Loar then said that Mrs Rotharmel was a first cousin of his & to tell her to knit him two pairs of woolen stockings which she did & John Markle took back with him & gave them to Loar. When the Legislature was adjourning, Loar approached Markle if he was going home the next day & he said he was. Loar then said he wanted to send his cousin a present, which he went & got, but when he went next morning to give it to Markle, he was gone - never to return. Kate says Leah Robb told her that her grandmother, Mary Rotharmel was 23 when she was married in 1776 to Gasper Markle, saying that her mother, Mary Markle Miller had told her so. Kate never heard how old Elizabeth Jack was when she married John Markle. Kate recalls a daughter one of the children of the second wife, who lived in West Newton with her half sister, Elizabeth Leasure at the same time that Abraham Leasure, father of her husband, John Leasure was living with them. Kate says old Jimmy
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Oliver of West Newton was a brother of Samuel & there was also a married sister she thought, but cant name her. She says Jimmy Oliver had a position in Washington D.C., but when Pierce was elected & the Democrats came into power, he lost his position. James had a daughter Fanny, & also a son Andrew, the latter being in a building in NY that was burned & he was burned to death & his father died not long after & was buried in the West Newton Cemetery. He was very old & was twice married, his second wife being from about Shippensburg Pa. She says the Hunters were mixed in some way as relatives.
Speaking of Mary Markle, same page, married to William Miller, she said their son, John Miller was buried in the same lot in which they are buried. Said John married Amanda Hull from over by Mononongahela [sic] City & moved into town to the house just across the street from her where Mrs Frease now lives. After his death, she married a Robinson from over by Monon City & he has died & she got $1500 for signing deeds to sell John Miller's property which she made over to a home near Dravosburg in which she is now living.
Book 1 Page 20. Speaking of Gasper Markle's family, Kate says his son John married a servant girl who had lived for years at Scholl's, Julia Lewis by name who came from a very low family, said
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her father often sold her father brooms & would take the money to get drunk on. Jacob, another son, went to Missouri where he died at the home of the girl he was about to marry. Alfred, another son, married a Baer & died. George, another son was killed in the Civil War. A daughter, Hannah died long ago unmarried. Mrs Fulton, the other daughter died at Irwin Pa since Kate went to Pgh upwards of ninety. Cyrus, the son that I knew, went out to Missouri when his brother Jacob died there. It is now 9:30 PM & will quit for the night & let Cousin Kate go to bed as she didn't lie down this afternoon.
Margaret E. Byers is being married tonight to John Kane of Texas & I am expecting J.E. Dorsey & Isabel N. Evans out for the night after awhile.
On Saturday afternoon, I went over to No 17 Lemon St to Alva N. Rotharmel & got from his father's Bible (ie Samuel B Rotharmel's Bible) the record which follows which I deferred entering until I got from his sister Sevilla the record from their father, Benjamin Rotharmel's Bible which appears on Page 270 this Book & from which Sam, no doubt copied this.
Sam's Bible was
Hitchcock's Complete Analysis of the Bible Published by A.J. Johnson No 11 Great Jones ST near Broadway NY 1891
Samuel B. Rotharmel Born Jany 1, 1842. Mary Rotharmel born March 1, 1844 (she was daughter of Samuel Newcomer Sr of Balsinger Pa JVT)
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Alva Newcomer Rotharmel, Born March 13, 1878.
Ada Almetta Rotharmel born Nov 2, 1876
S.B. Rotharmel Jr (son of Alva) born Aug 2, 1912
Ray Rotharmel (son of Alva) born Sept 11, 1916.
Pearl May Rotharmel (wife of Alva) born May 23, 1884.
(She says she is daughter of Oliver M. Keener)
Alva N. Rotharmel & Pearl May Keener, Daughter of Oliver M. Keener were married May 2, 1906 at the Parsonage in Uniontown Pa by Rev Dr A.S. Milholland
Benjamin Rotharmel Born Sept 16, 1801
Eliza Rotharmel (nee Longanecker) born June 6, 1812
1. Benjamin Franklin Rotharmel born May 21, 1834
2. Jacob Smith Rotharmel born Jany 13, 1836
3. Peter Absalom Rotharmel born Oct 16, 1837
4. Mary Catharine Rotharmel born Jany 28, 1840
5. Samuel Benton Rotharmel born Jany 1, 1842
6. Sarah Elizabeth Rotharmel born Nov 19, 1844
7. Olive Amanda Rotharmel born Feby 3, 1847
8. Sevilla Rotharmel born Jany 29, 1850
9. Strickler John Rotharmel born Oct 20, 1853
10. James Buchanan Rotharmel born Oct 3, 1856.
Deaths
Benjamin Rotharmel died Nov 27, 1882.
Jacob S. Rotharmel died at Cheat Haven Feby 1, 1904.
Benjamin Franklin Rotharmel died at Tarr's Sta Apr 26, 1904.
Strickler John Rotharmel died Apr 8, 1863.
James Buchanan Rotharmel died Mch 8, 1863.
Eliza Rotharmel died Apr 26, 1892.
Mary Rotharmel died at Uniontown Pa July 23, 1920. Samuel Benton Rotharmel died at Uniontown Pa June 22, 1921.
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Oak Hill July 10, 1921 1:17 PM
In Book 1 Page 20 reading to Cousin Kate about Uncle David Markle, she says her mother always said he was younger than his sister Leah, my grandmother. Kate says her mother told her that he went a long time with her, Kate's, Aunt Kate & it was thought they were going to be married, but her mother didn't know what happened to break it off. Her Aunt Kate afterwards married George Brush. Kate knew about old Bob Cooper being the father of U.S. Senator Edgar Cowan to a sister of David's wife Maria Cowan, to whom he was not not [sic] married. The sisters name was Willie Ann Cowan & she was younger Kate thought, than Maria. She sued Bob Cooper for maintenance of the child, but he swore out of it saying it wasn't his & she got nothing. Kate heard her father tell this saying some people from the country had told him. Willie Ann Cowan married afterwards & had children, but Kate cant recall the name of her husband - just now she recalls that it was Griffeth & their son learned the saddlery trade with Goldsmith in West Newton Pa. She says her mother said the Cowans weren't of good standing & she thought they lived out in the country near where William Miller's father's farm was, which was out beyond Sewickly Creek.
She says Edgar Cowan married Lucetta Oliver, a daughter of old James Oliver of
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West Newton Pa & her sister Eliza Oliver married William Thompson & they became the parents of the present Mrs Lucy Hood of West Newton. They had a sister, Fanny Oliver who was older than them, who did not marry & brothers Samuel & Andrew. Andrew was called "Capt" & was burned to death in a fire in Phila or NY. He was engaged to Amanda Smith at the time of his death. Kate says old James Oliver was a brother of Samuel who married Salome Markle & she thinks his first wife was an Isett & his second wife was from Shippensburg Pa & that Alex Plummer had two wives from Shippensburg & a Mr Moore across the River also married A Shippensburg woman. Kate agrees with Christian Scholl that John Morgan who Maria Markle married after David's death was a low character. Kate says that David had several children by Maria, a son & a daughter, she thought that died young & Lenora who grew up. Maria used to send the children in to play with Judge James Bell's children to tease Mrs Bell as the girl that died looked so much like Bell's children that everyone thought she was & a man there once s'd "Mr Bell that is your child it is the very image of the others". He replied: "No, that is Mrs Markle's child". Lenora married John McMasters, (a brother of Thomas McMasters who married Cousin Cyrus, Margaret) & he kept a hotel in Pgh, where Kate says her Uncle Ben Rothermel used to stop & from whom
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he got information about the fortune at the time Forney was employed to go after it. They had a son who was named for the grandfather McMasters & his grandfather willed him the Eagle Hotel in Pgh. John McMasters had died before his father did. Kate says Judge James Bell's wife was a very nice woman & was from about Mt Pleasant Pa.
She spoke of Arthur Muhl, son of Sallie's second husband by his first wife & living with them works with Marion Markle Steen an architect, who he says is a fine man & who has a brother also an architect & their father aged 65 is an architect & his wife who is living (they live in or about Pgh) is a daughter of Marion H. Markle (Book 1 Page 20) & her sister Lenora Markle______recently had a 17 yr old son to die.
Referring to grandmother Leah Markle, Kate says that she & grandfather were married by Squire Andrew Finley (& "he was a good man") who she says married all his own children. She says that before he was married, he came one evening to her Aunt Betsy Wagner's who lived just across the pike from her grandfather's Fort field (part of his home farm) along with David Markle & at supper they had a dish of honey which her mother in crossing the fence with had dropped & the honey all parted from the comb & it being passed last to them, David did not get much, but grandfather wiped the dish with his bread & got much more & they joked about it. The next night, Kate says they went to her grandfather's for
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supper ie David & grandfather & I think grandmother too, & they had a dish of honey at each end of the table & grandfather fared as before, causing some hilarity. He was writing something about a "Bum Policemen" to which grandmother objected saying it was not very dignified. Kate says grandmother & her Aunt Kate were great friends. She said grandmother was married before her father Casper Markle's death. Speaking of what Mr Scholl reported of Sally Oliver saying grandmother died in Georgetown O. Kate says her mother always said it was in Kentucky. She said her sister Sally Oliver went down & stayed with her in her last illness & was gone a year. Kate thinks that Aunt Sally was unmarried then & that she was not married to Oliver until after grandfather died, but she was married before her mother died in 1832. She says her mother said about Sally "that she wasn't young when she was married". Kate says she was next to Mrs Miller in age. While she was away this year caring for grandmother, my great grandmother Mary Markle had cousin Kate's mother, Juliana Rothermel come over one night a week during the whole year & stay with her while Sally was gone. Some nights, Maria Markle (John & Eliz's dau) afterwards Smith would go & stay with her, but she would go & stay with her grandmother unless Juliana went. Kate has just said that
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when Uncle David Markle was lying sick, his pastor went to see him & expressed the belief that he would get well to which David replied: "I dont want to live. I have gone through too much trouble already." She dont know what he died from, it might have been consumption. He lay sick a long while.
Kate does not recall hearing them say what kind of hair grandmother or grandfather had, but says her Aunt Kate said grandmother "was pretty, very pretty, beautiful" & also that she was different from the others, not so large, rather tall & slender & that grandfather was slender. Said grandmother did not take after either side as her mother was a large woman & her father was a large heavy man. She says "Paddy" Jack & Maria Markle (Smith Later) both had red hair, that it came in on the Jack side.
Asking Kate about the reported birth of grandmother's first child before she had been married nine months, she s'd "Oh, I cant tell you everything I have heard". Upon speaking to her about grandfather's record of the births in his Family Bible, she then said, that Mrs Scholl, the only one that knew it (& she s'd she didn't tell this to everyone as was her habit) told her Aunt Betsy Wagner about it first & then when grandmother went to Mrs Wagner to get the cap ect to get married in, she herself told Mrs
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Wagner that she was in the family way & by reason of her telling her this, Mrs Wagner would not let her sister Kate go to the wedding when she came in & heard they were to be married. Aunt Mary was born something near six months after the marriage. She says grandfather had been about for several months visiting in Westmoreland Co.
It is now 4:11 PM & I will quit as I must go into the "Holler" for dinner & leave on the 5:30 street car for Connellsville & take the 7:10 PM B&O train for NY. JVT
Oak Hill July 13, 1921 11:50 PM
I got, along with Andrew, from NY at 8 Am this morning & was busy at 522 through the day & going at 6:11 PM to the "Holler" found sister Sarah F. Anisworth there she having arrived yesterday forenoon from Moline, Ills. I came out at 7 PM & found Cousin Kate Smith & read to her about the article Abraham H. Rothermel had read in 1911 at Reading & which we both find has several mistakes. Jasper T. Shepler brought out his mother & Lenora who came to call on Cousin Kate & while they were here, Andrew called to get a paper. Kate says that A.H.R. is wrong about John Rothermel & his wife (my great great grandparents) sailing
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for America. She said her grandmother always said & told her that "Uncle Paul" (her husband's Uncle) said his father & mother never came to this country & that there were seven sons & one daughter & that one son remained in the old country & six sailed for America & it was one of the six who died on the way & was buried at sea. The six sons were all large strong men & that great grandmother Mary Markle (who was the daughter of one of them, John) often told that the King wanted to take them for his body guard & to avoid being so taken, they came to America. As another version, her Aunt Kate said they fled to America because of the religious wars.
She told about her great grandmother, Sibilla Bauer (who became the wife of Christian Rothermel & surviving him, went to live with her daughter, Mrs Grosscup & at one time, made a three month's visit or stay with her daughter-in-law, Mrs Peter Rothermel - Kate's grandmother - telling her of the experience she had in leaving her European home) who when at her home as a young girl - Kate thought it when she was probably twelve years old - was accosted in an insulting way by some soldiers who entered their home searching for her father. She replied sharply to the soldier who struck her savagely across the shoulders with the back of his sword & she felt
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the pain of the lick for over a year. An older girl who was there, being her maid, told her to get her things packed for a long journey. A spring was touched & a door in the wall flew open, which revealed a narrow entrance through the wall, that she had never dreamed of being there, & in it stood two men, one a young man, the other old & gray & he was very gruff. The young man told her to pack her truck & put in heavy clothes & lighter clothes, blankets, towels & everything. Filling one trunk, he ordered the older girl to bring a larger trunk which they also filled. Sibilla said "I have some money". The young man told her to get it & she produced $200 in gold. Then digging under where she had it hid, she found $500 more in gold of her father's & asked what she should do with it. The young man bade her put it in the trunk near the top & when she got on the ship, to tell the captain & he wd take care of it for her. He then took the trunks & boxes or chests they had packed opened the secret door, slid them in & departed & told Sibilla to be ready, someone would come for her that night. The older girl, the maid, wanted to go too, but they said no. In the night, a man came, took her through the secret door & after making many turns, came to a small skiff on which they sailed down a small stream until they came to a boat on the River, where was the trunks & all manner
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of clothing & things to eat. There was a cloth or canvass up to prevent seeing out, but she found a small hole in it, which she tore bigger & looked out. After sailing sometime, she said, she saw a light, but was told she didn't but she said "Yes I do". They stopped & a boat pulled up & a man came on board & took her to the boat & rowed off with her, she saying "There's a ship". He replied: "Be quiet we are in great danger". She said "Am I going on that ship". He s'd "yes". She then asked if her father was going & was told he didn't know. They came to the ship & something was let down & they were taken up, the man who came for her in the boat being the Captain of the ship. The transfer to the ship was made & her father came on board. Kate thinks this was the same ship the Rothermels came over in at the same time. She said Sibilla was well educated & even then talked both German & French fluently.
Speaking of great grandmother Mary Markle's brother John Rothermel, Kate said he lived at Braddock Pa & he had a daughter Polly Rothermel who was about to marry a Calhoun, the guests were all invited & had gathered among them great grandmother Markle & her son Uncle Joe & Polly rued it & would not be married. Her own mother, great grandmother & Uncle Joe, all tried to dissuade her
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but she would not be married. They later moved to what was then the far west, away beyond Ohio, where she married rather unsuccessfully & her husband dying, she married again making another poor match. Uncle Joe Markle went a year after to the west & found her living in poverty with a widowed daughter & totally blind. He was cruel enough to tell her it served her right for not marring Calhoun, but gave her $5 when leaving. Later, he met Calhoun who asked if he ever heard of Polly Rothermel & Uncle Joe told him & what he said, Calhoun replied "You should not have said that to her, she should be pitied." This occurred prior to 1806 as Kate says her grandfather visited John Rotharmel that year in the far west & was abt to buy 1400 acres of Government land, but his wife would not agree to go that far west. John Rothermel had large land holdings, but he had a son David who was lame &would not work. Once when they took a boat load of flour ste [sic] from Mill grove (Kate thought it abt 2 yrs after her grandfather moved to Westnd say in 1815) he came back with him, wearing very old clothes & the Markle's bought him a new suit. He stayed all winter & when he left on their next boat load down, the five Markle boys, Joseph, John, Jacob, Gasper & David, Peter Rothermel & Barney Wagner each gave him $5
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& the women gave many things to wear.
Kate says great grandmother often mentioned having a brother Daniel Rothermel.
Oak Hill July 14, 1921 10 PM
At 12:55 PM today, I left in our car with P. Pallini & went out to the home of Wm J. Stewart Jr & his sister Mary Stewart arriving at 1:44 PM & found May on the front porch. She sent a man to call Will who was out on the farm & from the porch looking east, I saw the biggest wheeled tractor plowing I ever saw. I talked with them & they finally agreed to sell their Whiteley Tp Coal to me for $325 per acre case, the estate of their father of which they are Exrs owning 50 A. Mary individually owning 50 A & Will himself owning 124 A & he agreed to see Steward Henderson tonight or tomorrow who, with his sister Sarah, owns 124 A & come up Saturday afternoon to close it up. I left abt 3:45 & stopped for an hour at Hopewell graveyard where I found several relatives & friends buried & noted the following which I here record:
I entered at the gate in front of the church & went up along the road & then back across the far end, continuing back & forth until I came to the front finishing at 4:55 PM & then drove on to the Stone Church graveyard
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Hopewell Church burials Luzerne Tp 1. Mary F., wife of U.H. Grove 1881-1904.
2. Mary G. wife of Cephas W. Porter Apr 13, 1872, Feby 21, 1896.
Our daughter Ruth Feby 1, 1896, Apr 9, 1896.
3. Malinda Porter 1833-1907.
4. Ann O. Finley, Died July 21, 1891 aged 69 yrs.
5. Wm Hurford, Born Mch 23, 1816, Died Dec 19, 1894
6. Joseph Wilson died Sept 12, 1854 in the 96th yr of his age.
7. Albert G. Miller 1858-1905
Albert G., son of A.G. & M.E. Miller Born May 7, 1887 Died June 9, 1887.
8. Mary Gibson Porter Dec 12, 1860, Nov 17, 1912.
9. Alexander Gibson Born June 8, 1797 Died July 12, 1875.
Mary H. Gibson born Oct 26, 1797 died Jany 26, 1876
10. James G. Gibson Sept 16, 1826 Feby 26, 1907
11. Samuel M. Baird Born Nov 15, 1811 Died May 12, 1889.
Elizabeth Baird Born Oct 23, 1813 Died Feby 12, 1897.
Thy will be done Nancy Dau of S. & E. Baird Died Mch 10, 1852 Aged 13 yr 4 mos 10 days
Alexander, son of S & E. Baird Died Mch 10, 1852 Aged 4 yrs 1 mo 24 days
Alfred, son of S & E. Baird died Mch 10, 1852 aged 9 yrs 10 mo 10 days
Mary, Dau of S & Baird died Mch 12, 1852 aged 11 yrs 8 mo 8 days
Margaret Ann, dau of S & E Baird died Mch 17, 1852 aged 2? yrs 11 mo 29 days
Isaac G. Son of S & E Baird died Mch 25, 1852 aged 5 mos 25 days.
12. Large rectangular enclosure & Higinbotham monuments including those of Uriah, his wife Tabitha & his brother William G.
13. Bertha L. Grove Died Nov 17, 1890 aged 8 yrs 9 mos & 22 days
Frank L. Grove Died Nov 28, 1890 aged 10 9 mos & 19 days
Correna B. Grove died Jany 7, 1891 aged 18 yrs 5 mos 19 days
14. Lizzie M. Wife of Elliott Finley Died Dec 8, 1876 in her 23d year.
15. Elijah Craft, Born Mch 17, 1809 Died Dec 3, 1883
Ruth S. Craft, wife of Elijah Craft, Born Feby 17, 1816 Died May 2, 1889.
16. Geo M. Graft, 1862-1892
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Dunlaps Creek Presbyterian Church. The stone church graveyard Redstone Tp where I arrived at 5:07 PM
17. Thomas W. Porter Died Apr 12, 1852 in 27th yr of his age.
18. Ann Porter Died Aug 1, 1813 aged 11 yrs
19. Mrs Margaret Porter Died May 1, 1853 in 83 yr.
20. John Porter died July 28, 1812 aged 41 yrs
21. Mary Breading, consort of Cleark Breading Died Nov 10, 1830 aged 25 yrs 8 mos.
22. David Breading died Mch 27, 8144 aged 85 yrs 1 mo & 13 days
23. Thomas Gallaher Died May 21, 1821 aged 93? yrs.
24. Thomas Gallaher died Feby 21, 1806 aged 65 yrs.
25. John Wilson Died May 29, 1854 aged 29 yrs 6 mos 23 days.
26. Smith Wilson died June 23, 1844 aged 60 yrs.
26 1/2. Hon Robert Boyd Died Feby 6, 1856 aged 73 yrs 1 mo 26 days.
Rebekah, wife of Robert Boyd died Sept 5, 1847 aged 62 yrs & 4 mos.
Thos Jefferson Boyd died May 8, 1826 aged 4 yrs 1 mo 13 days.
James Boyd Co D 64th Ill Inf
27. Columbia A. Fogle died Nov 24, 1884 aged 80 yrs.
28. James McCormick died Oct 19, 1850 aged 95 yrs (Down)
29. Johnson Van Kirk died Aug 22, 1870 aged 82 yrs 11 mos 12 days.
30. Josiah S. Van Kirk, Born Jany 6 1813 Died Aug 3, 1850.
Gone Before
Matilda Carothers Relict of Josiah S. Van Kirk & wife of Samuel Robinson Born Aug 25, 1815 Died Aug 16, 1881 At rest
31. Moses Baird Porter, Died Apr 27, 1876 in the 79th yr of his age. The Lord is my Shepherd.
Mary Wilson Porter Died July 11, 1884 in the 80th yr of her age. Earth has no sorrow that Heaven Cannot heal.
32. Ebenezer Finley born Oct 24, 1804 Died Dec 28, 1891
Phebe Finley born May 8, 1808? Died June 8, 1887.
Elijah V. Finley died Nov 25, 1859 aged 25 yrs 4 mos 15 days.
Ebenezer Lowry Finley died Sept 9, 1849? aged 20 yrs 11 mos 7 days
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Davis infant son of Phebe & Ebenezer Finley died Sept 19, 1839 aged 1 yr.
Ashabel D, son of E & P Finley died Jany 5, 1847 aged 11 yrs 7 mos
33. Robert Finley, Born Apr 4, 1809 Died Oct 7, 1874.
Catharine, Consort of Robert Finley. She having exemplified in the most amiable & attractive manner the Christian Virtues. She departed this life in Peace Universally lamented on the 9th day of June AD 1842 in the 31st yr of her age.
Abenezer, son of Robt & Catharine Finley died Oct 31, 1842 aged 1 yr 1 mo & 25 days.
Anne Hurford, wife of Robert Finley Born Nov 20, 1814 Died June 10, 1895.
34. Edward Lincoln, son of Jeremiah & M. Baird died Sept 26, 1868 aged 17 yr 8 mos 23 days.
Jerome, son of J & M Baird Died Sept 10, 1866 aged 1 yr 5 mos.
Leina Ada, Dau of J & M Baird died Sept 13, 1890 aged 6 yrs 8 mos 24 days
Jeremiah Baird, Oct 9, 1828 May 26, 1901.
Margery M. Baird Born 25, 1835 Died Mch 26, 1902.
35. Rev William Johnston, Died Dec 31, 1841 aged 58 yrs & 30th of his ministry
36. Hannah Jennings, consort of Rev Jacob Jennings died Oct 1, 1838 in the 89th yr of her age.
37. Thomas Wilson (stone down) died Dec 8, 1859 in his 86th yr
Sarah, wife of Thomas Wilson died Dec 3d, 1862 in her 80th year These two graves are back near the back fence overlooking Republic & just beyond Rev Jacob Jennings & Rev Wm Johnston & in same tier.
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38. Ebenezer Finley Died Jany 18, 1849 in 89th yr of his age. He was a good man, full of faith & his works do follow him (& also record of the deaths of his four wives)
Jane Findly Died June 5, 1793 aged 31 yrs.
Violet Findly died Nov 11, 1804 aged 29 yrs.
Margery Finley died Jany 27, 1822 aged 52 yrs.
Sarah Finley died Jany 24, 1842? aged 78 yrs 4 mos 10 days
39. Cynthia, wife of James W. Porter died Oct 26, 1865 aged 31 yrs 2 mos 20 days.
Sarah E., Dau of JW & C Porter died May 12, 1865 aged 6 yrs 2 mos & 12 days.
Mary B., dau of JW & C Porter died Apr 6, 1865 aged 4 yrs 4 mos 11 days
40. Jane Hibbs wife of John Hibbs died Sept 2, 1890 aged 88 yrs 2 mos 26 days
John Hibbs died Jany 13, 1881 aged 90 yrs 12 days
E. Finley, son of John & Jane Hibbs died Oct 16, 1831 aged 4 yrs 7 mos 16 days
Newton, son of Jno & Jane Hibbs died Sept 4, 1849 aged 28 yrs 7 mos 11 days
John C (or G), son of Jno & Jane Hibbs died May 3, 1857 in his 22d yr.
41. Josiah Finley died July 12, 1831 aged 2 yrs 9 mos 26 days.
Heuston Finley died July 27, 1831 aged 15 mos 15 days
Ruth Finley died Nov 2, 1834 aged 7 mos 13 days.
42. (See 33) Infant child of Robert & Catharine Finley died Oct 25, 1835 (Must have been a twin of Margery)
Margaret Finley died Aug 13, 1839 in 29th yr of her age
Naomi C. Dau of R & A Finley died Aug 7, 1852 aged 5 mos 20 days
William D. son of R & A Finley died Oct 10, 1855 aged 9 yrs 1 (or 4) mos & 18 days.
43. Dr Samuel E. Finley died Jany 9, 1845 aged 42 yrs 11 mos 20 days.
Maria Finley consort of Samuel E. Finley died Apr 6, 1839 in her 40th year
Mary, Dau of Sam'l E & Maria Finley died Feby 13, 1834 aged 2 yrs 10 mos & 25 days.
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It was 7:22 when I finished taking off the above & we came at once to town arriving at the Holler at 8 PM, two hours late. Minnie, Sarah & Mary Redburn were there. I got my supper & came out at 9, bringing Mary Redburn to Fox Hill, I commenced transcribing at 10 PM on page 316 & it is now 1:30 Am 15th & i will go to bed as I am to be called at 6 AM to go to Greene Co & it was 2:30 AM when I went to bed last night & I got up at 6:30 AM JVT
Oak Hill July 15, 1921 10:33 PM
I left home this morning with Pallini in our car & at 8:25 Am, was in the new cemetery north of Smithfield on the road to Uncle Samuel Robinson's old place & made notations from the tombstones there as follows:
1. Harvey Montieth Born May 5, 1828 Died June 18, 1896.
2. James McCormick born Nov 11, 1800 Died Apr 9, 1894.
Mary McCormick born March 2,1804, died Jany 5, 1895. 3. Eliza Showalter born May 12, 1808 died Dec 2, 1897.
John Showalter died Sept 3, 1839 aged 60 yrs 1 mo 24 days.
Sallie, wife of Jno Showalter died Dec 31, 1864 in the 84th yr of her age.
4. Mary M.J. wife of Robert Latimer Died Apr 2, 1873 in the 41st yr of her age.
5. Levi Showalter born Oct 22, 1805 died Dec 13, 1889
Elizabeth wife of Levi Showalter born Sept 12, 1818 died Nov 10, 1909
6. John J. Showalter 1849-1910
The finest monument in the cemetery within a square lot surrounded with a cement stone copying & four fine umbrella trees, one at each corner. The lot is at back fence a little above the N.W. corner of the graveyard. No marker yet for Cousin Jennie. I finished at 8:46 AM & left for Old Frame.
Old Frame Presbyterian Church Graveyard 9:05 AM 7. Henry W. Core 1812-1853
Eliza Core 1814-1881
Susan Core 1841-1857
James R. Core 1837-1899
John H. Core 1839-1899?
Rachel S. Core 1835-1899
8. Thomas Williams died June 6, 1877 in the 70th yr of his age
Almira B. wife of Thomas Williams died Mch 22, 1867 in the 60th yr of her age.
Ashbel B. Williams son of Thos & Almira B.W. died Apr 18? 1839 aged 15? mos
Emma Louisa Williams died Oct 10, 1842 aged 6 mos & 18 days.
Ashbel Fairchild Williams died May 31, 1844 aged 8 mos
9. James Richey (down) died June 29, 1843 aged 82 yrs 9 mos 29 days.
Elizabeth Ritchey consort of James Ritchey Senr died May 23, 1841 aged 68 yrs 10 mos & 11 days.
Mary Gillespie, Aunt to Elizabeth Ritchey died July 18, 1825, aged 79 yrs 7 mos 9 days
David, son of Wm R & E Richey died Nov 2, 1854 aged 7 yrs 4 mos 4 days
10. Samuel Robinson, Asleep in Jesus Born May 1, 1803 Died Jany 23, 1892
Emma Louisa, Consort of Samuel Robinson died Mch 21, 1850 aged 33 yrs 6 mos & 11 days
Anna B. Dau of Sam'l & Emma L. Robinson Born Aug 29, 1839 Died Dec 24, 1865.
John M. Robinson son of Samuel & Emma L. Robinson died Apr 17, 1839 aged 2 yrs & 13 days.
11. Lydia F. Smith, wife of John Smith died July 20, 1842 in the 29th yr of her age.
12. Jane Todd died Sept 7, 1831 aged 68 yrs 217 days
13. Ashbel G. Fairchild, (down) Born May 1, 1795 Licensed Apr 1816 Ordained July 1818 Died June 30, 1864
Eliza, wife of Ashbel G. Fairchild Born July 23, 1796 died Oct 21, 1873.
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James Fairchild died Mch 30, 1836 in 14th yr of his age
Eliza Fairchild (down) died Mch 1, 1842 in 17th yr of her age.
Louisa Fairchild Born Mch 3, 1824 died Sept 26, 1824
14. James M. Oliphant died Feby 9, 1866 aged 55 yrs 7 mos 28 days
Mary B. wife of James M. Oliphant died Feby 8, 1858 in the 40th yr of her age
Andrew James Oliphant died Oct 3, 1850 aged 10 mos 18 days.
Caroline T. Oliphant died Apr 11, 1862 aged 23 yrs
Margaret H. Wife of Jas M. Oliphant died July 9, 1840 aged 23 yrs 9 mos
Infant dau of JM & MH Oliphant Born Mch 21, 1838
15. Andrew Oliphant, died Sept 25, 1845 aged 74 yrs & 7 days
Mary M. wife of And Oliphant died July 9, 1842 aged 55 yrs 6 mos
Nathanael Breading Oliphant born June 27, 1821 died Apr 26, 1822 aged 10 mos
Omar T Oliphant, died Apr 25, 1825 aged 2 yrs & 2 mos
A. Oliphant (down) July 21, 1823
16. Jacob Deffenbaugh died Oct 25, 1883 aged 77 yrs
Sarah H. wife of Jacob Deffenbaugh died Mch 18, 1859 aged 49 yrs 6 mos 2 days
Louisa L. Deffenbaugh Born Apr 10, 1839, died Aug 18, 1840
John Deffenbaugh born May 30, 1841 died Mch 11, 1844
Margaret L Deffenbaugh born July 22, 1846 died Nov 11, 1849
Sarah J Deffenbaugh born Mch 12, 1837 died Nov 21, 1849
17. Mrs Jane Caldwell died Aug 21, 1839 in her 39th year
18. {John Robinson died June 20, 1864 aged 88 yrs
{Mary Robinson died Dec 10, 1841 in her 60th year
{James Robinson died Dec 10, 1838 aged 80 yrs 10 mos
{Sarah Robinson died Sept 23, 1835 aged 72 yrs 6 mos
Henry Robinson died May 9, 1803 aged 66 yrs
19. Eliza Hamilton Relict of Henry W. Core & wife of John Weltner Born Dec 20, 1813 Died May 5, 1881.
Susan Dau of HW & EH Core died Sept 2, 1857 aged 15 yrs 11 mo 27 days
20. Isaac Phillips died Dec 30, 1863 aged 57 yrs & 17 days
Rachel Sarah Phillips, consort of Isaac Phillips died June 18, 1844 aged 29 yrs 7 mos 13 days
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21. Robert Long Born Aug 16, 1774? in Lancaster Co Pa Died Apr 18, 1848 in Springhill Tp, Fayette Co Pa
Jane Long, Born Aug 9, 1782 died Sept 14, 1830
John Long, son of Robt & Jane, born Dec 5, 1803 Died Dec 27, 1828
Mary Jane, consort of John Taylor & dau of Robt & Jane Long died Apr 5, 1845 in the 40th yr of her age.
22. Zachariah Wheat died June 23d, 1820 aged 57 yrs (this is just below the Long graves)
23. Andrew Dunlap Died Dec 5, 1836 in the 86th yr of his age. This is along the front fence & near the lower back corner of church.
24. James Cunningham died Jany 5, 1847 in the 98th, yr of his age.
Top of this stone is broken off & bals is leaning
25. Margaret Shively died June 9, 1835 in her 93d yr.
26. Philip Kefover (down) died Apr 3, 1881 aged 91 yrs 10 mos 21 days.
Delilah, wife of Philip Kefover Sr Died Sept 29th 1879 in her 74th yr.
27. Thomas Kefover died Mch 24, 1894 in his 79th yr
Sarah A. Kefover died Oct 4, 1898 in her 80th yr
Isabelle Kefover Sangston Jany 28, 1841, Mch 19, 1872
28. L. Almira Robinson wife of David Gans died May 18, 1870 in her 26th yr.
It is now 1055 AM & I have covered the graveyard. I commenced along the upper road & taking back & forth by tiers to back end.
I then went on crossing into Greene Co at Greensboro & proceeding by Whitely Creek got RR right of way options from Jay H. Morris, Jasper C. Morris & John T. Kennedy & had negotiations with James Neil. Mr
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Dietz & Reamer M. Minor. Left R.M. Minor's at 6:10 PM crossed at McCain's Ferry at & came via McClellandtown detoured at Balsinger & came in over the Brown Hills & Haynes Schoolhouse arriving at "Holler" at 8:04 PM & got my supper, having had a good lunch at 1 Pm at Mr & Mrs Amader Rice's. Came out at 9 & talked an hour with Cousin Kate. She said Capt Conrad Stenger, father of her grandmother Rotharmel lived in Berks Co Pa abt 30 miles from Phila until he bought great grandfather Casper Markle's farm when he came to Westnd Co & Stenger then moved on the farm which lay between two farms that Paul Rothermel owned. It is now 12:35 AM 16th & I will go to bed. JVT
July 16, 1921 8:44 AM
Yesterday, Mrs Mary Rice, wife of Amada Rice, said they had been planting their potatoes ever since they went to housekeeping which was probably near 50 yrs ago "in the dark of the moon when the sign was in the thighs, or from there to the feet & we have never had a failure of even one crop" This, I understood from Mr Rice was in the full moon or just after. I got up at 5:50 this morning & will now go over some of my records with Cousin Kate.
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Oak Hill, Saturday July 16, 1921 8:54 AM
On page 23, Book 1, Kate says the John Fullerton there spoken of is dead long ago. He was a son of Samuel Fullerton & he called one of his sons Samuel.
On Page 24, Kate says that after the death of John Stouffer, his widow Maria Scholl married Joseph Miller & after some years they separated & after her death, he married someone up in the mountains & a daughter of this union has kept books for Millard F. Scholl & lives at times with him, where I have met her. Maria divorced Joseph Miller & died at her daughter's Mrs James Hurst's near Mt Pleasant & Kate doesn't know whether she is buried at Mt Pleasant or at Markle Cem. Her son, John C. Stouffer, got Elizabeth Miller, sister of Mrs Christian Scholl in trouble & a son was born to her at Scholl's. Kate's Uncle Peter Rothermel was Elizabeth's guardian & sued Stouffer recovering a verdict Vs him of $400, but was only able to collect a part of it. The child was taken by Elizabeth's sister, Mrs Gaston (whose name I believe was Susan) who lived over near Wheeling WVA who raised it & giving it the name of Gaston, when he grew up, he was not grateful for this care. The mother, Elizabeth, married a man from Ohio who was well to do & at one time, Sheriff of his Co, but lost most of his means. They had children at least a son & daughter. Once, when Young Gaston was at a gathering of the relatives & an Aunt, Mrs Hillen s'd to him: "your mother
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is here". Someone said to her "you should not have s'd that. He knows nothing about it." But he did not catch on. Kate said John C. Stouffer was rather worthless & married some girl away from here. He wouldn't work. He & his wife lived with a son up in Mt Pleasant region & he died there & Lucinda Pinkerton & her mother went to the funeral.
Chas J. Stouffer lived in Phila & died there before the Centennial & after his death his wife went to her people who were wealthy & lived in a fine house which Sidnie Taylor when at the Centennial drove by. They had one son, but Kate doesn't know anything further about him.
Eliza married James Hurst. They moved West & came back to the Mt Pleasant farm which they were about to lose when he disappeared taking with him $400. Some say he was murdered for this money, but by his disappearance, the farm could be saved & it was, which no doubt gives the answer. Kate says she was still living on the farm near Mt Pleasant when she was hurt & taken to Pgh four yrs ago & is up in the 80s, as she was about same size & probably age of Kate's sister Hannah. Miss Maggie L. Markle was attending a Presbytery meeting & stopping with her when her sister Roxie Mills died at Maggie's home in West Newton. Mrs Hurst had a daughter dead leaving a daughter, also a daughter living & a son who worked for Millard Scholl when Eliza Downs, daughter of David Scholl was buried & whose funeral Mrs Hurst attended stopping at Millard F. Scholl's.
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Kate says Lucinda Scholl born Mch 18, 1806 wasn't right after her brother David's daughter left home, there was no one to look after her & she would wander around among the neighbors, so David sent her to the home at Greensburgh & when she died he sent the hearse for her & took her direct to the Markle graveyard where she was buried. Kate said a streak of insanity ran in the Scholl family, that Charles J. Scholl had a brother Christian Scholl unmarried who was crazy who he went & got & his wife made such a fuss that she wouldn't keep him in her home (her mother, great grandmother, Mary Markle, Kate says, censured her for this & said it was her duty to keep him) & they got a woman or family over on Barren Run which Kate says is where Scottdale now is to take him, charging her when he was left with her to not give him anything sour to ear. She disregarded this injunction & gave him a big pickle to eat & he died before night. Kate says he was buried up there & that her grandmother, Aunt Kate, Aunt Betsy Wagner, my grandmother Leah Markle & her brother John Markel all went to the funeral. Kate thinks this was one or two yrs after her grandparents moved to Westnd say 1814 or 1815.
She says John Lavinus Scholl died of the consumption & that it was in 1856 after her grandmother's death. Said her mother was out at the farm at her brother Peter's when they sent down word & that although
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Peter was threshing, he went up to Scholl's. Kate says the wife of Gasper Markle Scholl was Eliza Jane Anderson & that her father was a cooper & that her husband likely worked with him in his shop. Gasper lived just across the street from Smith's in the house Maggie L. Markle tore down where her present house now stands & one night when her mother was milking, she say Gasper kissing the hired girl up over the kitchen & called to him that he had better pull down the blinds. That very night, his wife died, she having given birth to a child only a couple of days before. Kate says this was before she was born, but thinks the child was a boy as she recalls what her mother said. it was taken by its grandmother, Susannah Scholl, but did not live long. There was no doctor in town when the child was born & Mrs Weimer officiated & was blamed by some. Mrs Weimer said she only did it as an act of mercy & Mrs Anderson said her daughter wd have died even if they had had a doctor & she didn't blame Mrs Weimer. Kate thinks she was likely buried at Sewickly or at the Markle graveyard as there was no burying ground then at West Newton. Kate says he quarreled with his second wife, who was not from these parts. (She was fr Mercer Co) & she got a divorce from him & sent him a copy of it so her Uncle Peter said. Kate says Gasper didn't die around West Newton, that someone sent her grandmother word he was dead.
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Kate knows nothing about his children except that a girl once visited David Scholl's who they said was his daughter. It is now 11:05 AM & I must go in town.
Oak Hill July 16, 1921 7:50 PM
Page 25 Book 1 Kate says David Shields Scholl, son of Chas J. died before her father did & is buried at Markle Cem. His daughter Eliza Downs had three children, Ralph the oldest, Edna, who married & lived below Pgh somewhere & Gertrude, who lived with Edna is unmarried & worked in a bank where they lived. Kate says Richard (Dick) Rothermel had three children, David who died unmarried abt 25 & Eliza who died aged 10 or 12 & both or them & their mother are buried at Markle Cem. The other child was named Fannie Carothers & married a glassblower & lived up this way. Her father had been at Soldier's Home & ran off & lived his last years with Fannie & died there & was buried there wherever it was. Page 25 Kate said Lucetta Scholl Pool died when her youngest child Lenora was 4 or 5 yrs old of consumption & is buried at Markle Cem, but she doesn't think there was any marker at her grave. Her husband John Pool was son of a farmer up toward
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Greensburgh Pa & was a shoemaker by trade & had a shop on the Pike opposite her grandparents "Fortfield" where he owned a few acres. He had a lip of a girl named "Mat" Thalheimer living with him who had a boy by him who was named Fenton & when the girl got in trouble by him again & was about to have a second child, the neighbors took things in their own hands took her to the Squire's & sent for him & made him marry her. The second child, a daughter, was born soon after. Later, he moved to a farm up by Greensburgh & "Mat" the second wife had altogether 9 or 10 children to him. When Peter Absalom Rothermel (who married their half sister Susan) died two of the girls & one of the boys came to the funeral. He died last Apr & was buried at the Markle Cem. Sallie Brown attended the funeral. His widow, Susan is a very kind woman & was 76 yrs old last Apr. They have a large family of children & Kate thinks she would have a complete record.
Roxanna Pool Page 25 went out to Indiana to teach school where she met Patterson who came in to Pa & they were married. She took her sister Lenora out & she taught school in Indiana where she met & married Martin. Lenora died just before P. Ab Rothermel did abt April last. She had
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three sons, the eldest & youngest married & the middle one unmarried. Her husband Martin is still living. Roxana died abt five yrs ago just before Kate was taken to Pgh. Her husband Patterson was living then & is probably yet. She had but one child.
Page 26. Children of John & Elizabeth Jack Markle. Kate says Lucinda was the oldest & was same age as her Uncle Ben born say 1801 & that Maria was next & Nellie third, that there was but 14 mos between Maria & Nellie. Maria was older than Kate's mother & Nellie younger. Kate says her mother always told her this. Kate says her grandmother moved to Westnd in April 1813 & when the blackberries were ripe, say in July 1813, Lucinda, Maria, Nellie, & Gasper all came to her grandmother's. Lucinda ran off with Horatio Lloyd who was a brother of Uncle Joe Markle's second wife, when abt 16 & were married & he came back to Markle's & Mrs Markle said to him: "What did you bring her back for?" & he replied: "I had no place else to take her". He was a wagoner, teaming to Balto & lived at Markle's until he died which occurred on his return from Balto on one of his trips with the "typhus" & thus leaving Lucinda with three young children. Lloyd's death was prior to the death of her grandfather in 1823. Lucinda moved with the family across the River at end of the bridge after her mother's
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death when the "General pushed them out". One of their little girls used to come to Kate's mother's for milk. It was a good while after they moved when she married Brenneman who lived some distance away as Kate says it took a whole day to go. She was at Kate's Mother's once when she was Mrs Brenneman & when Kate who remembers the visit was a little girl. She died at the Brenneman home & is buried there no doubt as Kate says she was not buried at Markle's or West Newton. She died of consumption.
Kate says her mother said Lucinda's oldest child was Eleanor who when a little girl was often at Kate's mother's & after her marriage was once at Drum's on a visit & sent word to Kate's mother that she would have gone to see her, but her child he had with her was sick & prevented. Kate knew nothing about the other five children of Lucinda as they were not about West Newton.
Nellie Markle married John Gamble & "mother said he wasn't much". They lived down about Pgh & she died there & was, Kate thinks, buried there. Gamble was some kind of a doctor. Nellie left two boys. Kate says Nellie's death occurred before she was born. A young man was visiting at Drum's just across the street from Kate's when she
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was a young girl & she asked Mrs Drum who it was & she said it was "Nellie's son, tell your mother". Kate did & her mother went over to see him. Kate says they knew nothing further about the two boys. It is now 10 PM & Kate is going to bed.
Oak Hill, July 17, 1921 12:22 PM
I have just r't'd from Church, where Dr. W.H. Spence officiated & Louisa B. Richey, Josephine Richey, Tute, Lenora & Will, Mary E. Shepler were also present. Cousin (second Cousin) M. Emily Larimer is being Buried this afternoon from her residence in Turtle Creek, Pa where she died Thursday Evening July 14, 1921 at 8 Pm aged 74 yrs. Am going over now with Cousin Kate, her reminiscences & recollections of the children of Uncle John Markle & his wife Elizabeth Jack Book 1 Page 26. Maria Markle married Micajah P. Smith & their son Harmer heretofore mentioned in these records was abt the age of Kate's sister Hannah. Amanda was next in age to Harmer, in fact, Kate named the seven children in the same order as I listed them on Page 26 on Sept 6, 1897 at David Markle's. She said when one of Mrs Drum's children was born Micajah P. Smith, came to see her & after he had gone, Mrs Drum said to Kate's mother about him: "He never treated Maria (here sister) right & she was a good woman". He had married his second wife shortly
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after Maria's death & would go out often with her to different places which he had never done with Maria. After her mother's death, Amanda had general charge of the house & a man named Wallace, along probably in the '50s came in from the country where his father owned a good farm (out about the Frick's, Kate thought) & taught school & boarded with Amanda & was very attentive to her. He afterwards became a U.P. minister & once when he preached at West Newton, Cousin Maggie L. Markle said: "I wish he would marry Amanda. He is rich". He afterwards married & died just before Kate was hurt last time, she thinks in Iowa, where he lived. His son was appointed to a good position by Pres't Harding within two weeks after he took office last March, There was a tall big Irishman, a brother of Rev Wallace's father came to see his brother on a visit (came from Ireland). About this time, Kate &her sister Hannah Bell Douglass & others were invited to Hood's to sew carpet rags (she says she was abt 17, say in 1849) & "Jim" a. Dick brot the Irishman to call & they had evidently been teasing him about her for he several times asked: "Is there a Miss Smath (Smith) here". He did not go back to Ireland, but went to Pgh where he went in the flour business. The Rev Wallace never came to West Newton without calling to see Amanda. Kate said Amanda had a pretty hard time taking care of the house & always doing for someone else. That after her father failed in
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business, they moved to Pittsburgh & later to Washington D.C.
Amanda's sister, Elizabeth, married John Krepps who was in the Civil War, a Capt & drew a big pension. He failed in business in Pgh & since his death, his widow spent her time with a daughter in Wash D.C. & with Amanda in West Newton before her death. She, Amanda, had a couple of rooms rented across the river & one of the Krepps boys paid her rent. Eben Smith who was killed at Fredericksburg was brought home & buried in West Newton. Before the war, he made his will giving what he had to his sisters Amanda & Alvira F. Their grandmother Smith by will, gave her son Micajah P, who had failed in business only a life estate in her property & after his death, it was to go to his sons Eben & Amzi. His creditors sold his life estate. After Amanda got her share of the estate from Eben, her father made her give it to him. She went once to Kate's home consulting with them about the advisability of keeping boarders & they told her she could not make enough by doing so to succeed financially, whereupon she remarked in anger & distress: "I might have had something of my own if it hadn't been for father". Kate says Micajah P. Smith kept a general store in West Newton "Kept everything & mother always dealt with him". He was a drinking man, which he kept up to the last. Even before his death, his second wife was a clerk at the White House, as was Lafayette Markle's second wife while he was
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still living. Kate says Micajah P. Smith & his second wife both died at Wash D.C. but were brought to West Newton & buried in the West Newton Cemetery.
Speaking of Amanda's brother Amzi, Kate said people thought he should have left Amanda something, but he didn't. He died in Washington D.C. not long before Kate came to Pgh in 1917 & is buried there. Kate said: "He was in the White House (he was Congressional Librarian) too & they never had anyone like him, he could put his hand on anything wanted without hesitation." Kate knew of two daughters, but nothing further, said he got his wife there. John Markle Smith (Mark) was in the Hospital at McKeesport in April last & senile. His wife died long ago from consumption. Their daughter, Maud, teaches school & Marguerite worked in the Electric Co & this last spring married a Getchy, a nephew of Lucy Getchy Cronshore, wife of George L. who came up with us & who for years had been wanting her to marry & because of his drinking, she never consented until this spring. One of the twins coughed day & night, but Kate dont know whether he is yet living or not. The other one went off somewhere.
Alvira F. married H.H. Markle. When the RR went through the property, he got big damages & used the money recd to built [sic] the fine brick house which is the present home of his widow & children & grandchildren. His son, Charles David had a butcher
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shop in West Newton & once when Capt Cassius C. Markle came in the shop drunk, Charley put him out whereupon "Cas" delivered a tirade saying to him that he had provided for his father & family when they were starving & got him a position at Oil City. l Charley married a girl named Penny who lived over near them, very much against his parents' wishes & they put him out & he went & worked for Millard F. Scholl, but he married her & they moved over to Monesson where he had a butcher shop or dealt in meat & more than two yrs after his marriage, his wife bore their first child & was very low when Alvira, his mother, went over to wait on her & sent for her sister Amanda who stayed three weeks & nursed her back to health. Charley made some money over at Monessen & came back & bought out his father in the butcher shop at West Newton & Kate says she bought all of her meat from him. He died worth abt $10,000 & left a will giving use of it to his wife for life or widowhood & then to go to the children of which Kate thinks there are five. He was buried in the West Newton Cem. The widow is still living unmarried.
Page 27. Maria, called "May" married a Donaldson & the family was mad about that & her mother s'd she should leave the house & her father s'd "no, she will stay & be married right here". Her mother then wanted her to put it off & they would have a big wedding, but May wouldn't
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do that & was married at home a short time after. Donaldson lived with his mother in West Newton. She was a Snider up the River between West Newton & Port Royal where her father owned a farm & was rich. She had first married a Barnhart & had a child or two & separated & then married a Donaldson who went off, they dont know where. Donaldson is a dentist with shop in West Newton & Kate says: "he made my teeth". They live in West Newton.
Hannah's husband Lawther worked at the Radiator works & there was no opposition to their marriage. He lived at West Newton awhile & the Co sent him someplace else & they moved away. He came back & bought the house below Kate's home & moved in & a couple of days later, they went out to his home, but only stayed about a week as he said there was too much noise. They got back on Friday & the following Tuesday was Decoration Day & he died. He had been in delicate health for years.
John Markle married Mabel Biggs to which the family were greatly opposed because Mabel was the mother of a little girl by a man named Allison, son of Allison who went down in the Darr mine with McCune & lost his life. His widow died two or three weeks ago since Kate came up. The Schroyers sued young Allison & recovered $700. Mabel's mother Mar Biggs was
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or is a daughter of Mrs Schroyer (undertakers wife) but her name wasn't Schroyer. Kate thinks it was Riffle. Kate says Mabel stopped at her door a short time before she went to Pgh & said her little girl was old enough & was going to school. She had a child by John, now with his mother, but died shortly after the child was born. Mrs Biggs then came with the little girl & kept house for John until he married a second wife when she went back to her own house. Micajah P. Smith had two daughters by his second wife, Eva born in West Newton & a younger one who died in Pgh. They moved to Wash D.C. where Eva married a man named Fay who was in the Real estate business & who one day was found dead in his office. Kate knows of two children that Amanda had at Alvira's once on a visit. Kate thinks Mrs Fay is still living. Her mother, the second wife of Micajah P. was the widow Brown, Kate thinks, from NY City & she had a son Orton Brown, who came with her to West Newton. He married at Wash D.C. but died she thinks about the time Amzi Smith died.
Kate L. Markle & her brother were not good friends in later years when their brother John made his will, he left them to be Exrs & willed $500 each to Harry's girls & the two Cary girls & to Harry's sons Chas & John (who was named for him) each $1000 & to Kate, the house across the River & bals equally to Harry & Kate. When they filed their
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acc't the heirs objected to the Exrs charges. Harry was unsuccessful in explaining it to his children (I suppose it relates to the 5% collateral inheritance tax) & Kate went to talk to them & told them to go to Gbg & get their own lawyer & let him examine the accounts. Kate says "Kate, L. told me this with her own tongue". They did & their own lawyer s'd everything was correct, proper & honest, but notwithstanding this, the feeling engendered never healed.
Pages 26 & 28 Gasper Markle, while there is about 5 yrs between Nellie's birth & Gasper's, Kate doesn't know whether there were any children born in the meantime that died or not. She said "Oh yes, I know Gasper, he was a tremendous big man & weighed 400 lbs". Speaking of his wife's insanity, Kate says it "came through the Davis that their [sic] was insanity in everyone of the Davis families, her mother, the wife of Samuel Orr was a Davis". Kate says that Brittie Powers, a woman of West Newton, who later married a couple of times, said away back, more than a hundred years, there was a man had some land & went off & while he was gone, the Davis's took it & after many yrs, he returned & claimed it, but disappeared & the Davis's were blamed with putting him out of the way & thereafter, insanity appeared in the family. Gasper's wife, Elizabeth, was in Dixmont for many years. Asking Kate
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if she knew what ailed Gasper when he died, she said her Aunt Kate went over to see him & when her mother asked her what was the ailment, she said "Oh he is just worn out, he is so big". Kate says his wife then was in the house at the time, but was locked in her room.
Page 28. Alvira Markle married John F. Budd. She was crazy, stubborn & devilish & after her children were born, she went to the County Home for spite, but soon got cured of that & came away. Kate dont know whether she went back to him or not, but he afterwards got a divorce from her & married his present wife, which was some years before Alvira died. She was buried in West Newton Cem. Kate supposes in her father's plot. She was rather tall, but slender. Her eldest daughter Eleanor married to Alf Williams lives in West Newton, had two daughters, one married & lives in Michigan, her husband having a shoe store. The other one, Maud was employed in the telephone office & went west to visit her sister & married a widower with two children. She came back on a visit, having the two children with her, but r't'd with them to her husband. Her mother reproved her saying: "What did you marry a widower with two children for". Kate doesn't know about Alvira's other children. Brittie Markle married Albert Rohland who had brothers George & Philip.
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Philip married Susann Weimer, a sister of S.C. Weimer who had before her marriage a child by a man named Shollenbarger who lived away from West Newton & the girl went by the name of Anna Belle Rohland. She was 3 or 4 yrs old when her mother married Phil Rohland, who is dead & Mrs Rohland died two or three yrs ago. Her mother, Mrs Weimer, kept Anna Belle until one of the boys made a fuss & said let Susann keep her own child. She then took her, but her husband, Phil, wasn't good to her. Emmett Rohland had his life insured & they got $1000 which was used to educate Albert C. Rohland the brother who lived with Anna Bell after his mother's death, she having married "Bill" Collins a railroader. "Brittie was crazy too. Oh she was awful" . She & Albert & Emmett are all buried in West Newton Cem. Kate says John Rohland, another brother of Albert, George & Philip, a lame man who was sort of father to them all had a lot in Cem & they may be buried in his lot. John got a house for Brittie & put her in it & the Carothers & Fritchman's took things to her to eat etc. Albert C. married a girl in Pgh & when he was up to Philip Rohland's funeral, he told Kate he had three children & one he named for Mrs Phil Rohland, Susann.
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John Carothers, son of James Carothers. He, James was a brother of John & of my grandfather Samuel. Kate says her mother always said that James was younger than John. She says that when her mother was abt 13 yrs old, she took the dysentery & so did her sister, Mrs Wagner (she says Mrs Wagner was married before they came to Westnd when her mother was 4 yrs old & Mrs Wagner was 20) & her grandfather rode all day to hunt a girl & couldn't get one. The next morning, both John & James Carothers came over before breakfast & milked the cows for them & in a short time, Mrs Miller & another woman came & skimmed the milk etc. & James Carothers told them to let him have a horse & he wd go & get a girl & he went to some house where there was a widow living with her daughter, also a widow & the daughter s'd she wasn't afraid of taking the dysentery & she got on behind & went with him. Both John & James Carothers stayed all day & came back every day for three days. The doctor told John to not let Juliana, that is Kate's mother lay down or she would never get up again. He fried her some ham & after pouring off the grease, had her dip her bread in the skillet, the ham & gravy being good for the dysentery. Kate's Uncle Peter had gotten some wild cucumbers which grew on a tree up in the woods - the only one of its kind in the region which were the length
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of the forefinger, were red & had a big seed or seeds. He put these in liquor (whiskey) & took of it as did John & James & none of them took the dysentery. Neither did her grandfather or grandmother, but neither of them partook of the liquor. Kate says James Carothers above named was married twice. By first wife, he had two daughters, one of whom died & the other married a Chambers who lived out the Country & she knows of one son the Chambers had. John was the only child by second wife. He got half the farm - the part with the old log house on - & Mrs Chambers got the other half & rented it to "Frank" Rotharmel, son of Kate's Uncle Ben.
James Henry Carothers, son of John & Martha Jane was away at some military school studying to go in the regular army & failed in his examinations & went right down. They sent word home & one of his sisters went & brought him home & at the Station, he eluded her & got away & they thought he had drowned himself as "he wasn't right" as Kate says & after some three days, he appeared one morning at a butcher shop, grabbed both handsful of first he could get hold of & ran out. They hunted him up & his father took him out to the farm where he worked very well for over two yr when one day, they heard a shot in the yard & going out, found him dying with a bullet hole behind his ear, he having got hold of a revolver somewhere.
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John Carothers mother was a McClure & Kate says her mother said he got $7000 once from some of the McClures that died. One of his daughters married a preacher, a widower with three children who were with her once at West Newton. Maggie L. Markle said "he wasn't much & married her for her money".
Mary Miller Markle married Wm Page Fritchman who Kate thinks was a son of David Fritchman "Page" didn't do anything. Had a lot of money once, but didn't take care of it. They sold the coal under their farm & he got a lot of money that he lived on & his maiden sister got a big pile, but her brother spent a good deal of her & Kate heard she helped buy the home where the family now lives.
Kate says John C. Plummer gave some four acres or so or sold it to the West Newton Cem & he had 60 Acres there that he gave to Mrs Stevenson, Mrs Hornish & Mrs Andrews. Henry Cronshore bot [sic] Mrs Stevenson's & Mrs Hornish & gave it to his son Geo L. & he sold it to the Cemetery & Ruth E.P. Andrews sold hers to Cem for $5000, her husband Rev Andrews trying to keep her from selling saying "Dont you do it, dont you do it", but she did. John F. Budd had a good big farm just above the cem & Henry Cronshore got some hold on it & took it form him. Budd lawed [sic] him at Gbg for years
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but Cronshore had money to fight it & won. He gave it, to his son Geo L. who sold it to some man because the windows & doors were being continually broken in & Kate says Geo L's wife Lucy who came up with us told her George took the money to build something she didn't know what & never got anything out of it. Then his helpless condition for two or three years so that he cant' even feed himself is more of the retributive justice for taking a farm his father had robbed an honest man of.
Page 28. Elizabeth Eleanor Markle, daughter of Gasper Markle undertook once to teach school, so Maggie told Kate, but was too nervous. Kate says she died after her first fall, but before her second & is buried in West Newton Cem.
Page 28. David A. Markle, died of dropsy when Kate was on a visit once to Sallie's in Pgh;. Kate says there were 8 or 9 children 6 girls & 3 boys she says. There is a boy younger than William & a girl younger than Ethel named Gertrude. These two were evidently born after I made the record on Page 28 on Sept 6, 1897. Gertrude got in the family way to a railroader & her father who was a very cross grained man made her swear it on him & then he turned her out & she had to go to her sisters who
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was married & living in West Newton & the child, a boy was born at her sister's. It is now abt 7 yrs old. & goes by the name of Markle. It was to her sister Anna Elizabeth's that she went. Anna Elizabeth got in the family way to a railroader & her father turned her out & Kate says her nephew Harry Smith, son of Sam took her in & gave her a home. Her first child was a girl & she was about to have a second child when she was married to the father a railroader & shortly after the marriage the second child, a boy, was born. They lived a few years in Maggie's house at lower end of the garden until Maggie sold it. Kate cant think of the name. The oldest child, Mary was named for Cassius wife & "wasn't right" & Kate says she had her first fall 12 yrs ago & she thinks it was near that time that Mary died while she was on a visit to Sallie's at Pgh. She & her father are buried in West Newton Cem. One of the girls she thinks it was Ethel went to McKeesport as a nurse & married a doctor there, another married a railroader & one is at home yet. Mrs Markle is still living. It is now 10 PM & Mrs Pallini has just come to get Cousin Kate ready for bed.
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Oak Hill July 18, 1921 7:07 PM
Cousin Kate says she could give the Drum children, thirteen of them in the order of their ages as follows: on the next page:
Kate said old Mrs Smith, the mother of Micajah, when Harmer D. Smith was born as he was, said she "wished a thunderstorm would come & blow Maria (who married her son Micajah) to hell". But Kate says her mother always said Maria was a good woman. Kate says that "Harmer D. Smith, Samuel Drum & her sister Hannah were all born in the month of July when she, Kate was 2 1/2 yrs old & Hannah was born on the last day of July 1834. Said Jane's child Samuel was three weeks old when she married Henry Drum & that they were all living in the old widow Smith house across the river at the time. Kate says her father died in 1879 & a year or two thereafter, Henry Drum was back in West Newton & knocked at their door someone told her, but they didn't hear him & hence failed to see him. He came back the same summer accompanied by his youngest son David Markle Drum who was then a young man grown. Mrs Drum had then been dead some years & is buried out there.
For this & two succeeding pages, see page 25 Book 1.
Kate says Maria, wife of Micajah P. to Page 352
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[Descendant Chart]
Jane Markle, Daughter of John & Elizabeth Jack Markle, married Henry Drum, a
chairmaker & painter who was a son of Christian Drum who married some woman
out by Madison. The father, Christian Drum moved west, she thought to
Missouri long before Henry went to Illinois. After his children died, he came
back & lived awhile with his son Daniel at Latrobe Pa & then went to the Drums
about Greensburgh where he died. Henry had a brother Christian older than he
was & brothers Simon & Daniel who were younger. Kate says they painted their
house after she was born & Christian was going to whip Henry once because he
didn't paint right. Daniel married Lavina Hargreaves, a daughter of Kate's
neighbor Mrs Hibben who had two children Lavina & Orlando when she married Mr
Hibben when she brought with her. Jane was married to Henry Drum about or
near Aug 1, 1834. The children are here listed in the order of their birth or
ages. They lived just across the street from Kate's at the present Mrs
Murdoch house.
[Their Children]
Samuel Drum, Born July 1834. He married a girl over by Monessen whose reputation Kate says was for "riding fast horses". They separated & he went to Illinois abt 13 miles from Bloomington to a place called Gridley Ill where he lived with his bro William. He was living 4 yrs ago. He was a big man & a wild one. Sam Drum above was in Civil War & was shot through the wrist or hand
A Daughter, Amanda Smith told Kate that Sam s'd this was not his child She married
A Daughter claimed by Sam as his own, was taken by a miner & raised as previously noted in these records, & died when a young woman.
Elizabeth Drum, m. George Krepps the oldest of the brothers of John W. Krepps who married Elizabeth Smith & lived on a farm 1 1/2 miles across the River in Rostraver Tp. She died of consumption 8 or 10 yrs after marriage without issue at the home of her mother where she had come not thinking she was so sick. She is buried in West Newton Cem & so is he. He married for his second wife Harriet McCrail & had 4 daughters.
Maria Drum m. David Smith, a tailor at West Newton, but Kate dont know where he came from. Their oldest child was born in West Newton & she followed her parents to Illinois in the fall of the same yr they left. He got to drinking & was run over & killed. She is dead & buried out there.
Henry Smith, born in West Newton & went with them to Illinois & died young.
A Daughter, married
A Dau
A Son
A Son
Christian Drum, named for his grandfather. He died when 4 or 5 yrs old from scarlet fever. Is buried at Sewickly Church.
Susan Drum, was playing out in yard with Kate's sister Sadie & other children & fell on a big stone & ruptured herself & died two days later. Is buried at Sewickly Church.
Stillborn Child Kate says her mother was there when both of these were born.
Stillborn Child Are buried at Sewickly Church.
John Drum, He went into Civil War from Illinois & was captured & imprisoned & his father went & got him out of somewhere & brought him home, but he was nearly dead. However, after his return, he got married & went to Kansas somewhere near Kansas City. Was in the RR service.
A Son, Sam Drum, his Uncle told Kate "he was no account".
Micajah Drum. He married in Illinois & his wife having died, he lived with his daughter & died there (so Amanda Smith told Kate) a year or two before her last fall in 1917.
A daughter
A Son
A Son
William Drum, Lived near Gridley Ills. He married out there & Sam, his brother lived with him. Fritchman visited them in 1915-1916 & both were then living. He farmed for a wealthy man.
A Son
A Son
Loreen } visited Kate abt 10 yrs ago along with their Uncle
"Hazy", youngest } Sam. "Hazy" was then abt 13 or 14 yrs old.
Mary Drum, According to her brother Sam's statement to Kate, she "ran off & married a scamp", an elderly man, who went to the County Home at Bloomington Ill & died there. Then she married second time. Kate said she had no children to either man. Dont know whether she is living or not.
Harmer Denny Drum. He died of Spasms (was a weakly child) when 14 or 15 mos old & not very long before the family went west & is buried in the West Newton Cemetery.
David Markle Drum, He was born in Illinois. All the other children born in Penna before they went west. He works in a RR ticket office at or near Bloomington. He married out there & he & his wife are both living but they do not have any children.
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Smith wanted to be buried at Sewickly Church but Micajah said he would bury her with his own people & took her to Rehoboth. Later, one of his nieces, a Miss Smith, was buried alongside of Maria, but Kate doesn't know whether there is any marker or not. Micajah was buried in West Newton Cem & so is his daughter, Amanda.
Page 27 Book 1. David Markle didn't marry young Kate says (he was 47) & boarded with his sister Maria & her daughter Amanda.
Page 27. Kate says he died at David Markle's (his brother's) & his sons David & Andrew bought a lot in West Newton Cem & he is buried there. After his first wife, who was a Kelly died, he came with David, his only child by her & lived across the street at his sister's Mrs Drum's. He went away from West Newton, Kate dont know where, but probably to the oil country where he likely got his second wife, Diana Frees who was no relation to Mrs Murdock or her Frees. The second wife died before he die, but not in West Newton. John's son, David by his first wife was in the Civil War & was on the train bound for the National Military Home at Dayton, Ohio, when he died & was brought to West Newton & buried in West Newton Cem & Kate went to the funeral in the rain. Mrs Adam Darr said to her: "Did you ever see a soldier buried". Kate said "No" whereupon Mrs
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Darr said come on & they went & she said each soldier had a twig of spruce & dropped it on the grave. Each repeating a verse as they did so. She only recalls knowing two of the soldiers, Adam Darr & "Cas" C. Markle being present & also Daniel Darr & two other soldiers fired their rifles over the grave. She says her mother died in May 1875 & this was in the March before that. This conflicts with what I recorded Sept 6, 1897 at David Markle's when they said he was last heard of at Marietta O. It is strange they would not know of his death. Kate said Amanda Smith told her he had a daughter living in Ohio, but they didn't know anything about her.
Kate didn't know of Henry & Harmar, but knew the 4th son, Andrew Funk Markle, who helped at drilling wells. he lived in West Newton down on the River & came home from his work sick with typhoid fever & died & is buried in West Newton Cem. She says her sister "Sade" died Nov 13, 1899, the day before her birthday anniversary & that Andrew's death occurred the spring following 1900. He left three boys. After his death, his widow, who was Adda Baer, daughter of John Baer, a carpenter of West Newton & a nice woman Kate says, moved in the Frees house opposite Kate's & lived there until she had to move because she hadn't the means
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to pay the rent & moved farther up the street. Her son, Guy worked over at Monessen & was doing well & married a school teacher there. He wouldn't send his mother any money, but said he would keep her if he would come & live with them. She told Kate "No, his wire is a lazy school teacher & I wont go & be a slave for them."
John, the next son, married a girl in West Newton, who lived with her mother & whose father had been killed on the RR. They separated & he went to Australia to dig for something & is probably there yet. There was no issue. George went to California, but was not married & his mother went to him out here, where she had a sister also, Dont know whether she is there yet or not.
Kate doesn't think Elizabeth Markle who married a Lollis was ever in West Newton.
Kate knew nothing of the two younger children John & Alvira who were adopted & live in Chicago.
Kate didn't know Alvira Markle, the youngest of the children of John & Elizabeth Jack Markle, but said her mother told her she boarded & lived wit her sister, Maria Smith & that Dr Smith Fuller, who was a nephew of Micajah P. Smith, boarded with them when reading medicine in West Newton & thus got acquainted with Alvira & they
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were married. It is now 10:55 PM & Kate has just started to bed. This afternoon, Louisa B. Richey & Elizabeth M. Fuller, both second cousins & over 80 born in 1841 were in at different times to see me.
In this morning's Herald in "Orders filed in Estates" it stated that Ada Belle Van Kirk died Aug 24, 1920 in Los Angeles Calif & that her estate was valued at $66,665.97. After payt of expenses, there was $55,392,47 for distribution.
Cousin Lizzie M. Fuller told me today about her selling the Woods tannery property at or beyond Haydentown, a part of her father's estate. Her brothers & their wives, John even joining with the others had tried to oust her as executrix & she accordingly went on to sell the tannery property. She took Hick's Almanac whose prognostications of the weather were usually correct & picked out a week in a March that reported a blizzard & advertised it in the papers naming the day & hour at which the sale would take place on the premises at nine o'clock in the morning giving everybody proper legal notice. Then, that morning, she took Chas M. Fee, Auctioneer & went to the sale where of course on such a bitter cold stormy day, no one appeared & she had a man there bid it in & he later conveyed it to her "That was tricky" she s'd "But legal". Afterwards, some men & others spoke of it being too bad a day to go to which she replied: "I went".
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Oak Hill July 19, 1921 8:15 PM
Page 29 Book 1 Jacob Markle married Katy Painter, a sister of Genl Joseph Markle's first wife & another sister Kate thought was married to a Miller & there was a brother Tobias. These were Judge Painter's children by his first wife. He married a Lobingier for his second wife. She was a sister to the father of the wives of Gasper Markle & Sheppard B. Markle their Aunt. By her, Judge Painter had 11 or 12 children of whom Israel was one. Kate's grandfather & grandmother gave a dinner between 1813-1823 to all the Markles & Jacob & his wife Katy were late in coming. Jacob was away from home, but after they had sit down to eat, Katy came with some man. He went in & sat down to eat, but Katy sat down in the kitchen & began crying. Mrs Rothermel asked her what she was crying about & she said her stepmother had had a child to her hired man (Judge Painter had died a few yrs before). Mrs Rothermel told her it wasn't her mother & she needn't cry to which Katy replied: "Oh well, its in the family". In the meantime, the man who came with her had told Gen'l Markle at the table & the Gen'l told him he had known it before, but had not spoken of it. The baby which was born to Mrs Judge Painter was found one cold morning wrapped up & laying on the window sill at the Warden home hear Mt Pleasant
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almost frozen. The Wardens called in some neighbors, a doctor & a constable who with Mrs Warden carrying the baby to several houses & finally to the Painter home where they found Mrs Painter in bed. The doctor told her it was her baby & they left it with her. They however gave it little or no attention & it wasted away & died. It would from this seem that Israel Painter came naturally & honestly by his habits of begetting illegitimate children.
Page 29. Mary married Elijah Newlon. Kate says her daughter Catherine came in their house once on the hunt of Elizabeth Rothermel, dau of her Uncle Dan Rothermel to get her to come & help them as "her mother was sick & its no wonder, she said, for she has had twelve children." Kate says many of them died young & none of the boys grew up. She only recalls three, Catherine, Keziah & Adaline. Says "they lived for awhile, when I was a little girl, across the street in the house then on the lot late Maggie L. Markle's home."
Kate thinks Catherine married a Waltz, but she doesn't know about the others. Said the family lived at Free port Pa & they are probably buried there as they were not brought back. Keziah, I think married Dr Wallace & lived at Brady's Bend & I met their charming daughter when here visiting Lizzie H. Robinson now Baxter something near 40 yrs ago. Kate says
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Elijah was the son of William Newlon (Billy Nolan mother used to call him).
Kate knew nothing about the children that died young, but supposes they were buried at Markle Cem as Jacob Markle was brought there for burial from the home of his son W. Harry Markle of Gbg.
She didn't know who "Harry" married. She knew of John who went to California & once was at her gate when a large heavy man knocked at Hamilton's door & next morning, her brother Sam s'd it was Mrs Leightly's brother from Calif. He made a lot of money in California gold fields & undertook to drain a River to get more & lost much of it. Kate doesn't know about his family.
Hannah, the wife of Hon E. C. Leightly Kate says was a large woman & was always sick, rarely ever left her room. Mr Leightly had a general store. She died a couple of years before her husband & both are buried at West Newton Cem. Their son, Norman married Sarah Channels, a sister of Sallie Brown's mother & it is for her that Sallie was named. There was a simple girl named Sarah Marsh lived at Leightly's & about 4 mos after Norman was married, she had a child & no one knows what became of her or the child, but Norman ran off & his wife sickened & died within a year without issue from a disease he had given her. After his father's
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death, he came back & got some money & then went away again. John Leightly married Sadie Swem, a daughter of John Swem. He didn't do much & people wondered how he lived. His father built him a house around the hill & he raised chickens & sold them & eggs. The drinking men of both parties elected him Burgess & the night of the election he was so drunk he fell against the fence. He was reelected & before his second term was out, he died since Kate went to Pgh. Thinks he wd be buried in West Newton Cem. He left one child, a son, who lives in the west & the mother went out & lives with him.
Mrs H.A. Douglass' name was Emma & she had a daughter named Hannah Kate thinks died young & a son, Alva Douglass who was no acct for anything. He got $3000 from the Royal Arcanum when his father died & never stopped rioting until he had spent it all. When he was about 25, he was sick & "Mark" Smith was taking care of him & he told him to have his Aunt Adaline with whom he was living come up & see him, "but dont you come with her". Mark, however came with her & stood in the hall. He asked her for money & he pulled a revolver & pointed it at her when she refused & Mark Smith ran in & took it from him. He died two days later. All are buried in West Newton Cem.
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Kate says the daughter's name, who lives in the old home unmarried is Adaline. The Leightlys were Methodists & she attends the church, but could never be talked into joining church. Kate supposes she is near sixty yrs old, & would never talk much.
Albert Bell, who married Adaline Markle was a clerk in Pgh & they lived there when she died. She was brought up & taken to Gen Joseph Markle's at the stone house & buried from there in Markle Cem. A son, James, after her death, was taken to raise by his grandfather, Judge Jim Bell, but died aged abt two & is also buried at Markle Cem. Kate thinks when the cholera was so bad 1850 Kate thinks Albert Bell died of it & was buried at Pgh as they would not allow his remains to be brought back. Henry Goldsmith is not a Jew. He is a son of Samuel Goldsmith, a saddler of West Newton & his wife Sarah Longanecker, a sister of Kate's Aunt Eliza Longanecker Rothermel. Adaline Bell died when her dau, Adaline Bell later Mrs Goldsmith, was born. Henry Goldsmith had an interest with Leightly in the store & building & sold out to Murphey & is rich & in comfortable circumstances. His daughter with husband & family live with him. It is now 10:35 Pm & Cousin Kate is going to bed.
Sarah F. Ainsworth was out this fore-
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noon with Minnie & they & I were at Andrew's for dinner from 6:30 to 8 PM. Sarah says her mother's mother was Sarah & her father's mother was Rebecca ie Rebecca Whiteside as he told me in 1886.
Tonight at Andrew's, Sarah spoke of Cousin O.J. Stough's once having had a severe cough & upon the Doctor's questioning him, he told them that his mother, his sister Fannie, & his brother, Dr Robert Stough had all died of consumption which Sarah & Minnie said was true. Uncle Jonas Stough married again & his second wife's name was Mary. I went around to the Doctor, John M. Fuller residence W Fayette ST & saw his daughter Alvira Markle, now the wife of E. Gadd Snider & she was very kind & gracious & gave me a blueprint tree of the family which I want to copy. She will gladly render all the assistance she can. She is a strikingly beautiful & handsome girl, large & well proportioned. In answering Anna Elliott Laverty 611 Grandview Ave East Pittsburgh Pa who sent me a family tree 11 feet long with over 500 names on it yesterday, giving such names of the descendants of Robert & Mary Elliott, the 1737b immigrants as she had. I have made up list or tree of the descendants of Thomas Elliott, brother of great grandfather Wm Elliott as have been given
me by Maria J. Olds Ft Wayne Ind & as I got on June 17, 1921 in Allegheny Cem,
Pgh Pa see Page 233 this book & for my future records copy same on following pages.
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Robert Elliott married Mary Johnston & had 12 children. Robert Elliott, oldest child Born Feby 2, 1720 in Dantzig West Prussia Died 1763 in Hamilton Tp Cumb Co Pa. [had]
Thomas Elliott, lived in Sherman's Valley, Perry Co Pa. M. 1st Catherine Thomas, daughter of William Thomas of York Co Pa. m.2nd Jane Holliday, widow Born 1745 whose maiden name was Holliday, but who had married a relative to the same name.
[Their Children]
Mary Elliott, by 1st wife B. Sept 3, 1767 in Perry Co Pa d. Sept 22, 1854 at Mt Gilead O. Married Andrew Patterson of Penna & lived in Tuscarawa Valley Pa.
David Elliott Patterson B. Mch 26, 1803 in Penna d. Mch 29, 1849 at Mt Gilead O. M. abt 1830 Rebecca Jane Roberts of Huntingdon? Co Pa & had three children.
Martha Lucretia, B. Feby 26, 1831 at Balto Md. m. Feby 14, 1850 at Mt Gilead O. Zenas Leonard Merritt. He died at Mt Gilead O. Mch 1877 (or 1879). She died at Ft Wayne Ind Nov 19, 1903. They had two daughters.
Maria Jane Merritt, Born Dec 4, 1850. m. July 1, 1873 at Mt Gilead O. to Walter Olds & reside at Ft Wayne Ind. He is Judge of the Supreme Court of Indiana.
Lee Merritt Olds, only child, Born Oct 21, 1874 at Columbus City, Ind. m. Oct 16, 1902 Winifred L. Keogh at San Francisco Calif where she was born July 14, 1878. Walter Keogh, b. May 10, 1904 Merritt Robinson, B. Sept 27, 1905. Winfield Lee, b. Dec 28, 1906.
Alice Kate, b. Dec 7, 1860 Lives at Mt Gilead O. Unmarried.
Andrew Patterson, Born abt 1835 M.1. Isabel Miller dau of Peter Miller of Ft Madison Iowa. m.2. Nellie Heisey.
Daughter, by 1st wife, died in infancy, soon followed by her mother.
Frank, by 2d wife, Twice married is a RR man Living at Hannibal Mo.
Rebecca, m. Dr Earl Stutsman, abt 1897 & lives at Des Moines, Iowa
A Daughter
A son
Thomas E. Patterson, B. abt 1839-1840 was living in Anamosa Iowa in 1918. married Emma Gillett who died many years ago leaving three children.
Nellie, B. 1863 married & lives in Nebraska
Louise, B. 1868, a widow Keeps house for her father.
Fordham, B. 1871 a Bachelor farmer near Anamosa, Iowa
Thomas Patterson, m. Susan Lynn Both died of malarial fever in Ohio abt 1834 leaving one child.
Martha Ann Patterson B. Feby 4, 1829 Died Dec 9, 1894 Raised in the families of her Uncles. m. Dr Daniel M. Marshall who preceded her in death.
Thomas Riley Marshall Born March 1854 Governor of Indiana 1909-1913 Vice Prest of U.S. 1913-1921 m. Miss Lois Kimsey of Steuben Co Indiana
Charles Patterson, lived & died at Belleville O, leaving a number of children.
Margaret, m. a Richey Had a large family moved to Iowa.
Maria, m. Lafferty, Both dead No issue.
Andrew Carroll, m. Lizzie Cope of Mansfield O. Two children both died in childhood. Were living in 1919 at 81 W 4th St Mansfield O & he is well up in the 80s
Alexander, married & lives in Pa. Is a telegraph op.
Sarah, m. Wright. Live in Mansfield O.
Catharine, married late in life to Wm Damcel [Darcel, Dancel?] No issue D. abt 1867 at Belleville, O.
Phoebe "Spinster" Never married Died at home of her nice Mrs Marshall in Columbus City Ind abt 1880 Buried at Lexington O.
Sally? M. a Linn Mrs Olds used to hear her mother speak of "Aunt Sally Linn"
Ellen, m. a Wilson Mrs Olds thinks she is still living. Charles Elliott, by 1st wife, born in 1769 Died near Piqua O in 1846 in his 7th yr. See Bk 19, p. 552 -6, 558, 569-73.
Catharine, by 2d wife
Robert, by 2d wife
Thomas, by 2d wife
A child, by 2d wife died in infancy
Rev. David Elliott, D.D. L.L.D. B. Feby 6, 1787 D. Mch 18, 1874. M. Ann West who was B. July 7, 1787 D. July 1, 1870.
Thomas H, B. May 8, 1818 D. Nov 25, 1875 A physician practiced in Pgh with great success.
Westanna, b. Mch 5, 1821 D. Aug 17, 1896 m. J. Patton Lyon who was born June 5, 1815 D. Nov 26, 1886.
David Elliott Lyon, 1843-1915 Capt Co H. 155th Reg Pa Vol. m. Ettie Smith 1845-1912.
Anna E. Lyon, Died Feby 27, 1854 aged 8 yrs.
John Patton, d. Jany 22, 1859 aged 6 yrs 1 mo.
Marian Bella, 1861-1901
Two other daughters
David A., B. Nov 23, 1823 D. Dec 6, 1866 A physician practiced in Washington D.C.
Fannie C. B. Oct 7, 1825, D. Aug 29, 1893
Mary Bella, B. Mch 25, 1829 D. Oct 5, 1905 m. Rev A.B. Lowes who was born Mch 9, 1836 & died June 13, 1912.
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Oak Hill July 20, 1921 8:11 Pm
I have just gotten home from Pittsburgh where I went on the early train this morning at Page 30, Book 1 Mary Markle Miller Kate says her husband was a brother of Benjamin Miller, the father of Christian Scholl's wife, Joseph Miller, the father of Roxy's husband Dr Miller & also Rev Obadiah Miller was another brother. He, Joseph, was married to a Newlon sister of Elijah aforementioned & Dr William Newlon & lived up by Murraysville or Newlonsburg. Another Newlon sister married a Haymaker.
William Miller died one night in bed. His wife, Mary Markle Miller spoke to him in the morning when she woke up & he didn't answer & she put her hand over on him (she was then blind & had been for some time) & found he was cold & dead. Kate thinks this was 3 or 4 yrs before Mary, his wife died. They are both buried at West Newton Cem. Mary wanted to be buried at Markle Cem, but Israel was determined to bury his father in West Newton Cem. Israel died in a home in Pgh. He & his second wife had gone to get a little girl to raise & he had just asked the party in charge of the home: "Do you know who are her parents?" when he dropped dead & they didn't take the little girl. He & his first wife are buried at West
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Newton Cem, but his second wife was not persona grata with his children & died out at or near Mendon.
Israel's brother John & his wife Amanda & also Israel's daughter, Leah Or Lillie Highberger & her husband but they sat in the kitchen & did not go in when the services were on, but Amanda took John by the arm & they went in. NO issue by second wife. Israel had a couple of children died when babies & Kate thinks it was before they had the West Newton cem & that they wd be buried at the Markle Cem.
Israel Miller's son, John was never married. He lived two or three yrs after his father died & is buried in West Newton Cem. He clerked in Markle's store, but Kate says "went to some bad place" & lay sick for years, his bones gave way. His Uncle Dr G. Markle Miller came in once from the west & examined him & told Israel what was the matter with him (Israel had not known but the doctor didn't know that he didn't know). Lillie was home then & had one child & her father forbid her touching John, but allowed his wife, Mary Boyd to wait on him & for his stepmother's care of him, he gave her before he died $1000 in money that he had. His brother, William had gone west & came back & then r't'd west & brought his family & went from the house out to the barn &
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fell dead in the barn where he was found. This was about 2 yrs before Kate went to Pgh, say 1915. He was buried at Markle's Cemetery. They had two daughters. The oldest married "Cy" Markle, son of Shep & Belle & lives at the Israel Miller home & her mother, the widow lives with them. Her father & brother, Andrew, also died there. The brother had $16,000 in bank & it went half & half to Mrs Miller & a sister. The second daughter of William Miller married Kintick who I met in the road when going over to the John Jack farm with Wm L. Scholl.
Lillie's husband, Theo Highberger has a farm up about Madison which she thinks was his old home. They live now on the John N. Robb farm & ship milk to McKeesport or somewhere. So does "Cy" Markle.
Leah & John N. Robb were married & lived in Greensburgh Pa & he went to Calif & while he was gone, Leah lived with her mother. Not hearing from him for a long time, she got ready & went out to him. He had a brother out there. Leah made butter & sold it & he prospered & they came back with plenty of money. They are both buried in West Newton Cem.
Kate says Nancy, widow of Albert Miller died a year or two before she went to Pgh & she & Albert are both buried in West Newton Cem. She was away up in the eighties.
Their daughters, Leah & Margaret are
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unmarried & live at the old home on the road out to Millgrove which they own, as their brother Sam, who is a widower & lives generally with them told Kate. Kate says Leah is very friendly & nice & she has no doubt she would give me any records she had gladly. Sam has four sons she thinks, two are in the west & two were to France in the War. One got back safe & one was killed. His body was brot back a yr or so ago & is buried in West Newton, as is a dau of Sam's Nan Miller, who was working in a hotel in Pgh as a cook or something & a man she refused to marry came in the Hotel & shot & killed her in the kitchen. He was later legally electrocuted. There were three other daughters of Sam. One went away off somewhere to teach, the other two are married, one living at Wilkinsburgh, the other at Monessen. Kate thinks the mother, who was Josephine Flack is buried at West Newton Cem as they had small children that died, one 9 mos buried there.
Albert married Margaret, daughter of Frank A & Anna Jack Gaut & lives near them having bought 30 Acres of the Big John Miller (his Uncle's) farm. Kintick got a strip off this farm. Albert & Margaret have two sons & two daughters. I think I got this record from Mrs Gaut.
Cornelia "Nede" married Reynolds
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a carpenter. Her mother gave her a lot off of the farm & they built a house on it & live there. They have one child, a son.
"Dr Gasper Markle Miller kept a little store at McClellandtown Pa at the time & after Uncle Benj Rotharmel moved up here & he used to buy goods from them & I have heard him talk of one of the daughters, but I dont know about the family" so Kate says.
Kate says Louisa's husband William Boyd, an Irishman, was a cattle drover. He had a farm down by Pgh or Wilkinsburg with a great big house on it. He laid it out in lots & it made him very rich. Kate says Mrs Frees told her it was appraised at a million & a half dollars. She survived him, but is dead now & both are buried down there. Their daughter, Mary, married her second cousin Duff, whose mother was a daughter of Joseph Miller (& sister of Roxie's husband) who was a brother of Mary's grandfather. They are both living & he is a lawyer & they have a son & a daughter. The son in 1916 so his Aunt Jennie Boyd, unmarried, told Kate when she stopped to see her on a visit she was then making to Lillie Highberger, would the following spring be admitted as a law partner of his
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father. Jennie built a house in which she & her mother lived & in which she now lives alone. This nephew stays with her at nights. Jennie is the youngest. The son that died was born at or about the time Lincoln was first elected President & Louisa almost died then, but pulled through. This was her first child. When Louisa was married, they moved right into the big house above referred to which he had owned for some time & which Kate thinks his mother had owned. He was much older than Louisa. Mary Duff's daughter was about finishing high school in 1916.
John Miller, youngest son of William & Mary Markle Miller Page 30 died in the nineties in what is now the Fries or Murdock home opposite Kate's & for her attention to him when he was sick, he willed Kate $100. He is buried in West Newton Cem. He or his wife had bought that home & they then owned it. He was a very tall man, over six feet, slender & rawboned. His widow, Amanda is still living & is in a "home" at Dravosburgh.
The house opposite Kate's when the Drums lived in it belonged to an Anderson & was later bought by Wm Thompson, the father of Lucy Hood
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& they lived in it when the children were small. His wife was Eliza Oliver, daughter of James Oliver & she had a sister Fannie Oliver & another sister Lucetta, who married Edgar Cowan. Thompson sold the house to a German named Nehr & he sold it to Mrs Hurst (nee Shepler) whose husband was one of the Mt Pleasant Hursts. She sold it to Amanda Miller & the Millers sold it to Mrs Frees & Kate thinks it now belongs to "Axie" Murdoch who was a Frees.
Old John Swem, blacksmith's wife was a Newlon & her father was a brother of William Newlon (the father of Elijah) & there was another brother Simon Newlon who hung himself. Kate only recalls one son of John Swem: "Bill" & of the girls one married Norman Leightly one, Anna? married Mark Smith & one married a Jew, Felix Schventhal & they moved to NY & have two daughters.
We have finished Mary Miller's family & it is now 11 PM & Mrs Pallini has come to help Cousin Kate to bed. It was 2:40 AM when I finished the genealogical chart on Pages 362 & 363 & I went to Pgh on the 6:50 PRR train. Between conferences, I got two hours 2 to 4 Pgh time at the Registers office & gleaned from the Records the following additional about the William Elliott's Refer to Pages 167 to 169.
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Will of Barbara Elliott Will Book 2 Page 65 of Allegheny Co Pa records No 59. I, Barbara Elliott, wife of William Elliott, deceased of the Bullock Pens, Allegheny Co, Pa wills:
1st, orders following Real estate sold viz: a part of the Bull Pens ctg 200 A adjoining south side of great road leading from Pgh adjoining Col McNair, Robt Elliott & William Wilkins Esq & money to be divided as follows: viz between my son William my three daughters, therchars [sic] viz Mary Noble, Jane & Barbara, share & share alike. Except my daughter Jane is to have three shares out of money arising from sale of said lands.
2d I devise to my daughter Jane, her heirs etc my negro wom. Nell & her child called John McCowan.
3d I give & bequeath to son Robert, & my daughter Jane, the Big mare, beds & bedding & all my household furniture equally between them.
I give to my son John Elliott $1 Pa cry. [currency]
I also bequeath to my son Archd Elliott $1.
I also give to my son George W. Elliott's two children the like sum of $1 to each of them.
I also give to my daughter Margaret McNair $1.
I also give to my daughter Patty Bers $1.
I also appoint George Wallace Esq my son Archbd Elliott & my son William Elliott Exrs. Dated June 2, 1810 & signed Barbara Elliott (seal)
Witnesses, Dunning McNair, Anny McNair & Anne McCully. Proven Mch 8, 1815 by Dunning McNair & Anny McNair two of the witnesses before Samuel Jones Register.
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1 I also found that the estates of Dunning McNair & Henry Noble had been settled in Allegheny Co as following shows but no wills.
Bond Book No 3, Page 74
Bond in estate of Col Dunning McNair dated June 14, 1825 for $600. Dunning R. McNair & Sam'l H. Scott Adms with Washington W. Fetterman Esq & Boyle Irwin Essay bondsmen Administration of Accounts Book 1 P 407.
Dunning R. McNair, surviving Adms files acct Nov 21, 1835 & signs it: D.R. McNair & swears to it Nov 28, 1835 Inventory was $612.75.
2. Bond Book 3 Page 241
Bond in Estate of Henry Noble Dated Oct 23, 1821 for $200. James Graham Adm & John Walker & John Sheriff, bondsmen. Witnesses Jas H. Gilland Wm B. Foster.
3. I found these further Index records that I did not have time to look up.
Daniel Elliott, Will Book 1 Page 33.
Eleanor Elliott, Will Book 2 Page 186.
John Elliott, Will Book 2 Page 67.
John Elliott Will Book 4 Page 425.
John Elliott Will Book 5 Page 393
Coming out tonight, I stopped at the cemetery at Dr John M. Fuller lot adjg A.F. Richey lot, Belle Modisette Fuller May 30, 1850 Jany 3, 1877.
Carrie E. Fuller Died Oct 14, 1874 aged 8 mos
It is now 12:40 Am 21st I will go to bed.
Oak Hill July 21,1921 9 AM
Page 31, Book 1. Gasper Markle, who my record says was married to Mary (or Polly) Lobingier Feby 11, 1816. Cousin Kate says that her grandfather, Peter Rothermel, her Uncle Peter, her Uncle Wagner, her Aunt Kate, John Markle & some of the girls (his sisters) went to the wedding. Said they rode up through their yard & down thought their big field & Lloyd's field (the old John Carnahan place at the Willow Tree) to the Pike on their way to the Lobingiers near Mt Pleasant which was 12 or 13 miles distant she thinks. They came just after breakfast & David Markle was also with them & she thinks Leah, (my grandmother) was one of them. The other might have been Mary (Mrs Miller) but she didn't know. She thinks that Aunt Rebecca Carnahan was still living at this time. She thought this wedding was the year after her grandfather moved there & that Mary was married in the fall two years after they moved there. The records in both these cases proves her memory, which she says is as her mother told her slightly at variance with the exact dates. For my records got from the Bible of Gasper Markle on Sept 7, 1897 at his son Cyrus's show the wedding was Feby 11, 1816 almost three years after they came & Israel Miller's tombstones shows he was born Sept 19, 1816 (Page 11 item 90 this book) which would make his mother Mary's marriage in the fall three yrs after they came instead of two. Kate says that
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some people came to Cyrus Markle's at the schoolhouse one night & burnt his feet dreadfully to make him tell where his money was, saying to them it wasn't there, then it was at the time hid in the barn, as much as $4000. The next day, he had his friends go to the barn & get it & take it to the Bank. He was burnt so dreadfully that he didn't get out of the house for a year & was in bed a good part of the time at Speers, a house nearby on his farm, where he stayed at nights even afterwards. His brother Sheppard had lived in this house, but had gone to live with some of his children. The last years of Cyrus life, he lived entirely at Speers & Kate thinks he left Mrs Speers $1000. She says Cyrus knew who the robbers that burnt his feet were, but would never tell, fearing they would burn his buildings. It was said to be relatives & Kate says "Ab" Rothermel said it was some people nearby, meaning his, Cyrus's, brother Sheppard's sons. Cyrus also left something to the daughter of Mrs Speers daughter & notwithstanding these bequests, Mrs Speers brought in a bill Vs the estate. Kate doesn't know who he left the most of his property to, but says he didn't leave anything to his sister, Mrs Fulton, as she had gotten hers before, as he had bought the home she lived in at Irwin Pa for her. She came home very often & took back with her every time, everything she could carry as her mother would give her every-
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thing she wanted, so that it became a byword with the boys: "Here she comes again. I wonder what she will carry off this time". Her son, John C. (now of Uniontown) had a room rented from Lucy Hood in West Newton & while he lived there, his sister came to see him & met Rev J.S. Garvin who was the U.P. Preacher there & they were married. Lucy Hood called on her after she came, but she didn't return the call. Kate says she was too highminded for a preacher's wife. She says since she was at Pgh or perhaps before, a sister of Sallie's second husband Muhl was to see them & lived at a little town back of Mt Washington where Garvin preached who told her the people didn't like him & not more than half of them w'd attend church, but she went. Mrs Garvin would not live in the small town, but lived in a larger one nearby. They had a daughter who went to Washington Female Seminary, had a scholarship but by reason of lack of funds, they contemplated taking her out of school, but she said she would go through to the end if she had to go in rags. Mrs Fulton died in Irwin Pa at the age of 91 & was in rather indigent circumstances at the time. Kate supposes she was buried there somewhere.
Kate says Uncle Gasper was a Presbyterian & his wife Aunt Polly was a free will Baptists & they didn't get along well together & fought all the time. Says Maggie L. Markle told her she was in the house once on an errand when she was a little girl & never was back
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again. She said their son John L. & his family lived in the old home with them & the family continued to live there after Gasper & Polly died. Their daughter Mary got in trouble with Rev Ruble who was pastor of Sewickly Church & whose wife was in an insane asylum & had a child to him & while she was still in bed from the effects of the birth, the baby was found dead at the foot of the bed & Kate says Mrs Frees told her there was much suspicion connected with the death of the child. She afterwards see Page 31 married George Barr & had three children Kate says, two sons & a daughter. Kate says the daughter grew to womanhood, that Mary Darr has told her of seeing her at Murphy's store with her mother "very handsomely rigged up". Kate says Maggie L. Markle blamed Julia Lewis Markle, the mother of Mary, for her trouble with Ruble, saying she was very young & her mother should have better guarded her. Kate says it devolved on Rev Dr J.C. Meloy, much to his chagrin to notify Ruble that he couldn't preach there any more, but he notified him. I recall father telling me at the time about its coming before Presbytery. He was friendly to Ruble & helped him in the trouble. Ruble having told him that the girl forced herself on him. She & Barr moved to Christy Park & Barr left her. Kate was down visiting her friends there in the spring of 1900 & Barr had died shortly before that. When he died, his sister went to Mary & asked
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her to let him be buried from her home, but she said "No". She then asked her if she would pay the funeral expenses & she said "No", & finally asked her if she would help to pay them & she still said "No". The sister then took his remains to Mt Pleasant & he was buried there. Shortly after this, Mary went up to visit her brother who lived in Rostraver Tp & in short order "Cangut" Elliott Brown, a son of Barbara Brown & was married to him. Barbara was a Longanecker, a sister to Sarah, the mother of Henry Goldsmith (who was a first cousin of Elliott Brown) & a sister to Eliza, the wife of Kate's Uncle Benjamin Rothermel, and there were two more Longanecker sisters. Elliott had been married twice before, first to a Douglass, not a sister of John S. & second to an Orr, whose father was a brother of Samuel Orr. He had no children with either these two or Mary. He & Mary quarreled & he tied her in the spring house & she beat him up & blacked his eyes & had a high time generally. They Elliott's sister came in from the west & persuaded him to leave her & they separated. Kate says a short time before she went to Pgh in 1917. She asked her milkman from over in Rostraver, a grandson of Ginsey Budd "from whom I got milk & it was good milk too". & who had married a daughter of this Rostraver Tp brother of Mary ("& Tom Rohland married another daughter") where Elliott & Mary were & he said: "She is over there some-
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where, I wouldn't turn my hand for either of them."
Kate thinks her mother told her that the father of Aunt Polly Markle was John Lobingier & his sister Mrs Judge Painter's name was Catherine & her daughter, Mrs Boyle called her daughter Kate for her grandmother. Kate says her grandfather visited among the Lobingiers who came from the east as did the Dollmans, one of whom "Jake" Grosscup married.
Kate says Julia L., the wife of or widow of John L Markle lived at Christy Park with a son where she owned a house of her own she thought & died there & was buried in the forenoon of the same day her brother Sam Smith was buried on in the afternoon. This was in 1903 see Page 25 2d line, this Book. She was buried in Markle Cemetery & Maggie L. Markle went to the funeral. Sam Smith was buried in the West Newton Cemetery in a lot Kate thinks back or above her father's lot, but there is no marker. Sam had had a lot not so far back where his first wife, who was Lizzie, daughter of Stephen Pollock, is buried not far from the Pollock lot & there is a Marker to her grave. Her half sister, Lydia Greer_________, is also buried in it, but no markers & five of Sam's children, but without markers, she thinks, so there was no room for Sam when he died. Sam's first wife's mother was a daughter of Nancy Bell (she a daughter of Andrew & Ginsey Finley) & she had first married a Greer & they lived in the west. She had
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four children to Greer, William, John, George & Lydia Greer. Lydia married an old man from down about Pgh & about a year after her marriage, she took sick & lingered a year & was brought up & buried on Sam's lot. She did not have any issue.
Kate knows nothing further about the families of George Lincoln Markle, Mary Ann Barr or William Gasper Markle, except that Wm Gasper used to go to see Gertrude Warrick, a sister of Sam's second wife & the youngest of abt ten children & she supposes if Mrs Warrick had lived, they would have been married as Mrs Warrick was strong & aggressive in getting her children married. Wm Gasper did not marry Gertrude however & Kate does not know who he did marry from whom my record shows he separated.
Page 31 Book 1. Kate says she knew of Shepperd Markle of Gasper's wife being a Monroe & that after she died, he lived with his children, Kate says "he wasn't a good man. Grandmother had a field down on the creek near him & if she planted anything in it when they would got to get it it wouldn't be there. They would put nets out in the creek for fish & they would be taken". Their eldest child Mary Angeline, called "Angeline" married a Lash. Will L. Scholl showed me last fall where they lived. If she is still living, she wd be 77 & I should see her & see if I can get her father's record. Kate says he died at one of the children's & she dont know where
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he is buried. One of the sons married first "Mag" Patterson, daughter of Samuel & Susannah Patterson, a sister of Albert Miller's wife Nancy, see Page
30 Book 1 & after her death, he married a Monroe, a relative of his mother's. His wifes [sic] are both dead & he died not long before Kate went to Pgh. They were U.P.s & if not buried at Markle Cem might be buried out at "Dick's".
He had no children to the Monroe woman, but Mag had nine or ten, most of whom died young but three boys & a girl grew up. One of the boys was named Sheppard. One of Sheppard's sons & she thinks his name was Joe (it might be one of the 12 I didn't get as I only got 9) learned his trade with "Fy?" Paull a painter & chairmaker who lived just opposite Kate's in the Frees house.
Sophia Markle, married James Fulton. Kate confirms what Christian Scholl told me about James Fulton saying her mother told her that the boys said "he was too lazy to live". Cyrus said "Sophia would come home & mother would gather up anything she could & money too & give it to her & we have to work so hard." She didn't know much about the other Fultons, but said they built our schoolhouse at West Newton.
Cyrus Markle, Kate says that he went to see her uncle Ben's daughter Kate now Mrs Geo W. Brown of Woodbridgetown, whom we visited June 27th last see page 272 this book, but that Kate said: "Oh, he is too old. I wont have him."
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Kate says that Aunt Polly Markle came to her grandfather's once with a party in sleighs or sleds & had her baby a boy with her, but Kate dont know which of the boys it was & wanted to leave the baby with Mrs Rothermel, who said the baby was strange & wouldn't be content to stay. Polly said "Well, I am going to leave him. I have just as good right to go as any of the others". So she left the baby & Kate's Aunt Kate who intended going with the party stayed at home to help her mother take care of the baby which wouldn't be comforted & cried continually until it was so hoarse it couldn't cry any more. Polly did not bet back from the party until 2 AM & Mrs R told her she must stay all night, that she couldn't take the baby out, but she wouldn't & took the baby home with her. Next morning Mr Rothermel was going over that way & his wife said she would go along & see how the baby was. They went by John Markle's, & his wife "Betsy" went with them & they found the child very bad. Mrs R. asked if they had any onions. She made a poultice of them & put on his chest & gave him some of the syrup internally & she & Aunt Betsy both stayed all day & all that night. She fried the onions & lard, but took off some of the juice (which she sweetened & gave him) before she put the lard in & then placed the poultice of fried onions on the boy's chest. Uncle Gasper went for the Doctor (the Doctors
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those days were Patterson, Bigelow, & Merchant, but Kate dont know which one came) & when they got back, the Doctor said Mrs Rotharmel had saved the child's life. He came back the next morning & the child was then out of danger & Mrs Rothermel, who was a good doctor herself & Aunt "Betsy" Markle went home. There was another party on not long after this up about Mt Pleasant & Aunt Polly said she was going "had just as much right to go as any body else". Mrs Rothermel said; "Yes, but since you are married, you must look after your children". She said "Oh, I will have the baby with some of you". However, when the time came, they didn't let her know & went off without her.
Jacob L. Page 31. Kate says my record that he "came back home & died" is not correct unless you would construe it as his western home, where he did come back to in Missouri where he was waited on by the girl he was to marry at her home & died & was buried there. His brother, Cyrus, went out, but Jacob was dead & buried when he got there.
George R. Page 31. He was buried in Markle Cem (as was Joe, son of Sheppard B., another soldier whose remains were brought back) George R. was engaged to "Mag" Pore, a neighbor, who wore mourning for him & never married dying some yrs
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since. Her mother was a Lobingier, a cousin of Aunt Polly, a daughter of a brother of John Lobingier & "Katie" Painter. I recall that Kate said Mary Ann Brown was going to bring suit against her husband Elliott Brown or his sister & went to Kate L. Markle for advice & Kate L. said "these things they say about you are all true. You can do no good in bringing a suit, so just drop it." and she did. Hannah L. Page 31, Kate says they said she died of consumption & is buried at the Markle Cem.
Alfred Page 31. Kate says he married a Bare & had two children. He & his wife are buried at the Dick U.P. Church, see item 29 Page 70 this book. Kate says Maggie L. Markle told her one of the daughters married a Husband, but she knew nothing further about them or who the other one had married. She married a Dusenberry according to my records. It is now 2:11 PM & as I have arranged to go in town at 2:30 PM, I will let Cousin Kate lie down & get her afternoon rest.
Oak Hill July 21, 1921 811 PM
I went in town at 2:30 & rtd at 7 PM & found Pallinis had gotten Cousin Kate in the Auto & driven her down through the garden & over the place & by Andrew's & in Oakland Ave & rtd abt 4:30. Kate says tonight that Aunt Mary Markle Miller had dropsy in her later years & that they took many
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quarts from her. When Kate had it, she said they took 21 pints from her twice in eight weeks. She s'd Israel Miller's first wife (Mary Milligan) died of consumption, but worked right up to the last. Rev Obadiah miller (first cousin of Israel & son of Joseph & brother of Roxie's husband & of another Dr Miller in Allegheny Pa) was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at West Newton at the time & told her she was committing a son by continuing to work, that there were others to do her work. She said grandfather A.F. Thompson lay sick at great grandmother Mary Markle's where he had brought Aunt Mary & father & Aunt Betsy Markle came & coaxed him to go over home with her. He didn't want to go & great grandmother Markle didn't want him to go, but Betsy insisted & he went & only lived on week after he went there. Cousin Kate says Aunt Betsy Markle, her daughter Maria Smith & Paddy Jack all had red hair, they said the red hair came from the Jacks. She said her grandmother Rothermel had reddish brown hair until it turned white one night from fright. She related the circumstances. It was when they lived in Berks Co & when Kate's Aunt Polly was a baby (she was the second child, the first having died an infant). Her grandfather was going away to be bone overnight & charged his
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hired man "Dennis" who was given to going out at nights to stay at home that night as he wouldn't leave his wife alone overnight in the house. The man promised to stay, but didn't do it. In the night, the baby Polly, in bed with her mother, was restless & Mrs Rothermel put her hand over to cover the baby & felt the gloved hand of someone & hollowed [sic] "Dennis, Dennis, come quick" & the man frightened, jumped out the window & the next morning, they found that his length had been measured in the snow. Later in the night, he came back again & she called again knowing the hired man wasn't there, but called: "Come back Dennis, Come back & hurry". & the man fled again. Her youngest sister, Lizzie then about twelve with a hired girl about the same age were sleeping in another room. Her sister Lizzie later married a Lazier. About daybreak in the morning, she called: "Girls, I am sick, Come & take the baby". They came in & saw her head which was white as snow & they screamed "Oh Katie, your head, your head" & grabbed the baby & fled in alarm in their night clothes & bare feet, crossing over the creek on the ice & ran to Martin Rothermel's, brother of Kate's grandfather. They saw the girls coming & running to meet them asked what was the matter & all they could
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tell was: "Katie's head, Katie's head". One of the Millers took the baby to his home & they took the girls into Martin's & found their feet was frozen & going to Mrs Rotharmel's she was still in such a state that she could tell them nothing. Shortly thereafter, the Doctor happened along & they called him in & she was then composed & told what had happened. She had the money under her pillow but had caught the robber's hand before he reached it & in the night, her hair had turned snow white. Her husband, Peter Rothermel guessed that it was a man named Kline. Peter had sold Kline a nigger for which he had not paid & the nigger wouldn't work & Kline beat him until he died. Mr Rothermel sued him for the money & recovered & collected same. About the day or day after, he had paid the money Mr Rotharmel had gone away, but had gotten back & threw himself tired on the bed. This same man, Kline, came back & entering the room where Mr Rotharmel was, he grabbed a gun rammer & started after & Kline got away by running into a cornfield which was big enough to conceal him & he escaped the room where Mrs Rotharmel slept the night when he was there in the winter was downstairs & the window opened with a hinge. She had called the two girls
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& they were watching & saw him trying to come in the second time & apprized Mrs Rotharmel. The doctor who stopped said he had heard of people's heads turning white in a night, but he would never believe it, but said now I will, for I have seen. I then told Cousin Kate of what they told us in Cawnpore India in March 1904. I think it was the 29th about the English officer who had been out about his duties at the time of the Indian uprising & mutinies in 1857 & coming in to Cawnpore found that his wife & child or children had been among the 159 who were thrown into the well & killed & his hair turned snow white over night.
Kate said her Aunt Polly Rothermel nor her brother Uncle Peter either of them ever married. They lived with their mother until she died & then continued to live together at the old Finley farm, their home in South Huntingdon Tp Westnd Co Pa. Asking her if John Markle was living when my grandfather Thompson died in 1825, she said John Markle died before her grandfather's death in 1823. The next morning after Mrs Rothermel's hair turned white, they sent for her mother, Mrs Conrad Stenger & she came & took care of her.
Kate says they moved from Berks Co to Franklin Col Pa when Uncle Peter was 6 mos old & that he was 21 in
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Feby before they came in Apr 1813 to Westmoreland Co & that her mother always said it was 1793 when they moved to Franklin Co there seems to be a year's discrepancy somewhere, when they moved to Franklin they hired a driver with a four horse team which took a lot of their good 7 in it was their hired man named Ernst & Polly & Betsy (afterwards Mrs Wagner) Betsy was abt 2 1/2 to 3 yrs old. Her grandfather & grandmother with her Uncle Peter six months old followed in the second wagon when the first wagon came to the River, probably the Susquehana, she doesn't' remember, the people told the driver the River wasn't safe to cross. He was a very profane man & swore he would go on & the wagon upset in the River. Betsy in some way got hold of the wheel & clung to it until someone came in a skiff & rescued her. Polly had been in the water longer & she was taken to some woman's house who had a little girl abt her age & they put her dry clothes on her, but it was a long time before she revived & they thought for quite awhile that they were not going to be able to save her. The Presbyterian minister who had no children of his own took Betsy to his home & cared for her. The driver cursed & swore & got his horses out & left with them
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but some man told her grandfather he would haul the goods the bals of the way for them. When he got to his journey's end, the man he had bought from rued his bargain & would not let them in. A Major McCummins, a Revolutionary soldier seeing their dilemma told them he would take care of them & a tenant having left one of his houses, he put them in it & her grandfather asked him if he would let him put in the crops on the shares & he s'd he wd, so he stayed with them two yrs & Major McCummins who also had a store died & his widow married again, a man named Walker & her grandfather then bought a farm. When Betsy was about fourteen, a neighbor, Mrs Beavers was going to some of her friends in Berks Co & asked Mrs R to let Betsy go with her & she would leave her with her grandmother, which was agreed to & Mrs R told Mrs Beavers to stop & see the Pres minister who had been so kind to them. He wanted to keep Betsy & went to the hotel & asked Mrs R if she would let them have Betsy, but Mrs R told them she couldn't give her up. So when Mrs Beavers & Betsy came to this town, the preacher & his wife were at the door or window & they stopped & Betsy ran up to the preacher & patted him on the
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arm & called him "Pap". He said I dont know you. The man who had rowed out in a skiff was there or happened along & he said "this is "Little Wagonwheel" as that is what they all called her at the time. This was Saturday noon & the other little girl whose clothes had been put on Polly came in & recognized her & called her "Little Wagonwheel". They stayed at the preacher's until Monday & he gave a little party for them.
Asking Kate how much money her grandmother had under her pillow, the night her hair turned white, she didn't know, but said they had sold something & got considerable money only two or three days before.
Kate says her great grandfather Capt Conrad Stenger was from Germany & he came to this county & then went back to Germany & then came back again to this country & married here a Bender, who was also from Germany & had come to this country to visit a sister. Her name was Anna Catharine Bender & her husband was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. They lived in Bucks Co 30 miles from Phila & when our men blew up the British ship in the harbor at Phila her grandmother was six yrs old & heard it. The Colonials had a spy on the ship & got the word it was coming. A sister of Capt Stenger
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married an Englishman, William Rice who was also in the Revolutionary War & was captured by the British. They offered to make him a Captain if he would go over to the British & he said "no". They then offered him a higher position & he answered "I am an American Citizen & will be true to the Cause". They then locked him with some others in a church where he was starved & frozen to death. Kate said her grandmother said that her father never spoke of William Rice without shedding tears when he did so remarking: "He was a good man". It is now 11 PM & Cousin Kate is going to bed & I will quit. JVT
Oak Hill, July 22, 1921 8:40 AM
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Reading to Cousin Kate about what David Markle told me on Sept 7, 1897 when at his home in regard to great great grandmother Eleanor Jack. She said she was from Ireland & used to tell Kate's grandmother & mother many stories of Irish wit & her life in Ireland. Kate does not know whether she was married before she came to this country or not, but "I think the children Mrs Finley & the others were born in this Country". Thought her husband, John Jack came from Ireland too. She said her grandfather Peter Rothermel died in April 1823 & she thought
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Mrs Jack had died before he did. This conflicts with what David Markle told me that she died in May when he was 8 yrs old which would make it May 1823, a month after Peter Rothermel died. Kate said her grandfather & grandmother were buried on the farm but later removed to Markle Cem & have Markers to their graves, but there is no marker to her Uncle Daniel's grave. She tells about Aunt Betsy Markle being at her parents old home when her grandfather died & staying all day & all night & of her taking many things to eat home with her as previously recorded & of Kate's mother going home with her & staying over night with her daughter Nellie & she dont recall of hearing her mother say that Mrs Jack was there & partly for that reason she arrives at the conclusion that Mrs Jack had died before. However, (& the date she cannot fix, as before or after her grandfather's death but it was at another time) Kate's mother went to "Betsy" Markle's one afternoon to see how Mrs Jack was accompanied by her younger brother Dan. Mrs Jack was very low & they asked Juliana to stay all night with Nellie, but Dan would have to go home. It had gotten dark & Dan was afraid so Gasper Markle went with him, thinking he would go as far as the bars & Dan could then go on, but he was afraid, & Gasper was going to slap him, but didn't & continued on home with him. Dan's older brother Benjamin Rotharmel then went back with Gasper. The house was
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full of people & they had had supper & eaten everything up in the house. William Plummer & his wife was there as well as Polly Bell & her mother Ginsey Finley & many others. Juliana went out on the back porch & in the darkness stumbled over something & hurt her knee & then found that the back porch was full of baskets of things to eat, two hams etc. Most of the people had gone by this time as Betsy had had Polly Bell "put Wm Plummer out & lock up the house", as heretofore recorded & he & many others had gone. Kate's Uncle "Barney" Wagner came at midnight, as was his habit where there was sickness, thinking the watchers would be tired by that hour & he would relieve them & he found Mrs Jack was sinking & he came & asked for her daughter Mrs Markle & was told she had gone to bed. He had them call her & her mother died shortly after she got to her. "Barney" Wagner & Benj Rotharmel as heretofore recorded laid her out & the odor from the cancer was so offensive it was hard to stay in the room & they only washed her face & upper parts. Mrs Finley & Mrs Robertson were there over night. Just after they had finished supper, a stranger came in who had ridden all day, a very nice middle aged man, who was a relative on the Jack side, but did not know any of them, but through someone had heard of Mrs Jack's sickness. Kate thought his name was Jack but wasn't' sure. He had a son who wanted
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to come along, but he told him it was a long ride & he could come another time. The folks said what shall we do for something to eat for this man for everything has been eaten up. They were about sending up to Mrs Rotharmels' for a couple loaves of bread, when Juliana going out on the back porch, stumbled over a bucket of pickles which someone had brought & when Gasper saw what it was, he grabbed the bucket & ran & said he would have pickles to eat if nothing else. Then, on looking around, they found the two hams, two loaves of bread eggs & everything to eat. Nellie found a bundle of things from the store done up & said who brought this, whereupon Mrs Ginsey Finley said "I brought those things". It was material for a robe for her mother to be buried in. Mrs Wagner cut it out & her sister Kate Rothermel who came down the next morning with her mother made it & Mrs Jack was buried the day following. The Stranger relative who of course stayed all night went back with Mrs Rothermel, where the grave was being dug on their farm. Joanna Robertson asked the stranger relative to stay all night with her, but he went with some of the Finley's over night, attended the funeral next day & remained she thought a day or so thereafter before returning. He might have been one of the Mt Pleasant Jacks but from having ridden all day was more likely one of the Allegheny Co or Bull Creek relatives. Asking Kate why they buried
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on their farm instead of on the Jack farm, she said grandmother Finley (that is, she who was a Stokely & wife of John Finley) said that "at an early day, every body buried on Uncle Clemons' farm." Kate says that Clemons Finley & two of his sisters were buried there & that he, Clemons, was the father of John Finley, from whose estate her grandfather bought the farm in 1813 & as Andrew Finley always called it home & both he & Clemons had sons John & it appears to me that Clemons & Andrew are sons of the John Finley who Gustave Anjou reports coming to South Huntingdon Tp, the elder Brother of Rev Dr Samuel Finley, Rev James Finley & great great grandmother Martha Finley Thompson. Kate said Mrs jack drew a dower annually from the "Boyd" farm & would each year give her namesake, Nellie Markle a new dress. Kate says Mrs Markle was the last of the three sisters there to die, Mrs Finley & Mrs Robertson day before she did. She said her Aunt Betsy Wagner was buried on their farm & removed to Markle's Cem & had a marker. I notice on Page 23 item 176 this book, she is named as Betsy Rotharmel & asking cousin Kate about it, she said after it was put up that her mother said: "What did you do that for" & her son Florian said he didn't do it & when they spoke to the tombstone man, Bennett, who put them up, he said a man that had no
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more respect for his wife than that, ie failing to put up a tombstone to his wife's grave, didn't deserve to have his name on her marker. After her death, "not quite a year, he married a Sloterback from Rostraver Tp, a tall, broad shouldered woman & a good woman & moved at once to upper Sandusky O, where they lived for many years." She died & before a year elapsed, he married a young girl who s'd she was 18, but others said she was 28, but she didn't look to be, who he met at the home of a girl out there he had raised & had gotten married. The young girl was a native of Germany & her name was Rosina_____ & he married her right off. She was a fool & a bad woman of the worst ire [best guess]. About a year after his marriage to her, he came back with her to West Newton & was at Kate's father's & mother's with her for dinner. Kate's father asked her what part of Germany she was from & she said Basle & he said I was through that town when I was in the army & it had one long street. She retorted "that's a lie, you are a liar". He told his family after they had gone, that she was a bad dangerous woman. Wagner came back to try to get some money instigated by this woman from his first wife Betsy's estate & went up to Gbg, but r't'd & told Kate's father he hadn't got any money. He knew this for Squire Hunter had told him or sent
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him word, but he pretended not to know & said to Wagner, what do you mean by not getting any money & he then s'd he had come to get some money from Betsy's estate, but found he couldn't. Kate said he went to Gbg at the time of her death & came back & told her Uncle Peter: "I have come for $1400". Peter didn't give him a cent. He had filed away a paper giving information about a law that was passed giving the husband a life estate in the property of a deceased wife, but Betsy had died a month before it went into effect, so he could get nothing. On the train with them, coming in from Ohio, was Mrs Sloterbeck, the mother of his second wife, who had gone to Ohio to nurse her daughter Mrs Wagner & who had been gone over two years. Wagner told Smiths she was on the train in the back end of the car but he didn't speak to her. They told him she wd likely be at Mrs Hewitt's, & he went there & they reported her sleeping. Mrs Slaterbeck & her son, a fine looking man called at Smith's just as they had finished dinner & they cleared the table & got ready for them when Mrs S. s'd Mrs Hewitt was getting dinner for them but Mrs Smith made her stay with them for dinner. She told them Wagner had not treated her daughter, his second wife right, had for years feigned rheumatism, to be waited on & used a cane & when he saw she was going to die, he threw the cane away & was active
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enough. When he was in this time, he went to "Tent" (Hortensius) Lowry, who had something to do with the Slaterbeck estate & he just handed the money over to Wagner principal & all, when he was only entitled to the interest. He came back after this, leaving his wife at Winebiddle's & he came up to West Newton & "Tent" Lowry gave him money again. After he had been married to this third wife some years & she had brought all her folks in on him to be kept including her Father, mother & a sister, Someone saw an account of a poisoning in the paper at Upper Sandusky Ohio & said "why that is Andrew Smith's brother-in-law" & took the paper up & Mrs Smith read & when Mr Smith read it, the tears ran down his cheeks & he said "I knew when I first saw her she was a bad woman, but I didn't think she was that bad". She had poisoned her husband, who a short time before had made an assignment of his entire estate amounting to abt $10,000 to her & the doctor came in & turned State's Evidence, that he had administered it at her direction & he was cleared (he was a German doctor) & they got her off & she got the property & a short time after her mother was dying in an upstairs room & her father in a downstairs room presumably poisoned by their daughter & she went back to Germany. When Wagner was in the last time, he
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told the Smiths that she was giving parties to young people all the time & he would go to bed & leave them to their revelry. Kate s'd when she was at their house, she danced about in a wanton way. She s'd her Uncle "Barney" was up in his eighties when he died & that he did not have any children by any of his wifes [sic].
Speaking of Sarah A. Markle's statements to me on Sept 7, 1897 Page 32 Book 1. She is greatly wrong in the statement of the times of the death of her husband David's parents deaths. She said his mother died in 1832. Her tombstone at Sewickly ch Page 28 item 206, this book shows the date to be Dec 10, 1803. She said his father died 4 yrs before in 1828. This too is wrong. When Kate's grandfather Peter Rotharmel died Feby 10, 1823, see Page 23 item 176 this book, Kate's mother was thought to be going into consumption & they sent her down to Markle's for a time for a change & as a recompense, Juliana's mother, Mrs Rotharmel, gave Maria Markle a black crepe dress or material for it which she had bought from a peddler to wear as mourning for her father whose death evidently had occurred not long before. Kate says her Uncle Ben brought John Markle's trunk from Greensburgh. Once when Wm J. Robertson was at the Rotharmel place, he spoke to Kate's Uncle Ben about putting markers to the
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graves on the farm & Ben said: "I say to lift them all & move them to Markle Cem for the farm will be sold before long". Ben had the Rotharmels removed & Robertson did nothing abt moving the Jacks or putting up stones & in a short time Dan Williams got the place & ploughed over the graves.
Speaking to Kate about the variance of her statements viz that her grandfather died in Apr 1823 & his tombstones shows the date to be Feby 10, 1823 & also that Elizabeth Markle died Dec 10, 1830 & her sister Joanna Robertson a month later on Jany 9, 1831 shes says she supposes her mother was wrong about the exact dates.
Kate says "yes, I can tell you Uncle Wagner's age. He was out at Uncle Peter's the year before he & Aunt Polly died. Uncle Peter died the night before the election (correct, he died Oct 8, 1860) & Aunt Polly died in Feby following (correct, she died Feby 10, 1861) see item 176 Page 23 & 24 this book & he, Wagner, was wanting to make himself younger & Aunt Polly said "you were 5 yrs older than Betsy & three yrs older than me & were born in 1785". This conversation occurred in the Rotharmel kitchen & Kate was there & so was her Aunt Kate. Kate took them out & stopped at the Pool house (Pool then lived there) which he had built & where he lived & took his 3d wife upstairs with him to see the room where Betsy, his first wife died. They stayed all
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night at Rotharmels & he made again a demand on Peter for the $1400, which of course, he ignored. He, Wagner, went the next day to Greensburg. He did not want his wife to go, but she went. He wanted her to stay & have Kate take her over to Gen'l Markle's & her Aunt Kate says I wont go & you shant go for the Gen'l would only insult her & Kate answered "I dont care if he does, that is what she needed". Barney stopped as he went passed [sic] Israel Miller's & told him to "go in & tell his mother to come out & see his beautiful young wife". He went in & Aunt Mary M. Miller refused to go out & said to Israel: "you tell him I stood beside the grave of his wife, a good woman, & I have no desire to see anyone in her place". Kate says she dont know what Israel told him. Asking her if she could fix the date when Wagner was poisoned & died, she said her father was in Pgh the day the news came in the papers & she thought it was 4 or 5 yrs before her mother died, but not more than that. This would make it abt 1870 to 1871.
Page 36 Book 1. Reading Christian Scholl's statement about the death of Cousin John Carnahan cutting himself on a scythe & dying this is what Kate told me about before & now says it was down by their fence & they heard him screaming & ran to him, her mother being younger, she thought about 11 got there first & put her hand
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on his leg where the artery was cut & the blood spouting out in an effort to stop it. Her Aunt Kate, Uncle Wagner came & also her grandmother with muslin & bandages. Uncle Wagner could stop bleeding, but he was too far gone to save him. Mrs Rotharmel go a sled & sent him home, Aunt Kate going along & held his head in her lap & got all over blood. Kate's mother went along in the sled. Carnahans wanted Kate to stay & she said she was too bloody & must go home. Carnahan had a cradle Kate says & in jumping over the fence, he jumped in it or it fell in some way to cut him. Kate said she thought this was about two years after they had moved there which would make it about 1815. Kate says there were no children, but she does not think he was very old. Speaking of what C. Scholl said that his widow Jennie never married again. She said that was right that she was out at her grandmother's once when she was about 12 yrs old say in 1844, when some of the Bells came & Mrs Carnahan came with them & was there for dinner. She remembers she took her cap off to fix her hair & that from her forehead straight back there was no hair, but she had the other hair combed over the bald spot. Speaking of it to her mother when she came back & to Eliza Thompson, wife of Wm Thompson & mother of Lucy Hood, they knew her & told about the above occurrences. Asking Kate
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who this Jennie Carnahan was before her marriage she said she didn't know, but that she was some relation to the Milligans & spent the last years of her life with them. Thought she might be buried at Dicks, but dont know nor where he was buried either. Said that William Thompson used to be out among these Milligans & she thought was related. Said old Mrs Milligan was a Simeral & had a son married to Joanna, daughter of John Finley of Andrew. Alex Simeral was a brother of Mrs Milligan & Cooper Hamilton's who lived opposite them. His mother was a Simeral, but she thought probably another family & not a sister of Mrs Milligan. Reading on Page 36 about Joshua Brothers, Kate said "yes that is the man that ate the blackberries for dropsy". Asking Kate if she knew who the mother of Lindsey Carnahan was (she confirmed that Mrs Neff married her first cousin when she married him) she didn't know, but said she lived out back of Scholls somewhere & a "Bets" Feathers didn't know whether she was a married woman or not who lived out near her & washed for a living often plying her avocation in West Newton was she though a sister. She said Mrs Carnahan, Lindsey's mother came to their house one evening for something when Kate thought she was about 19 or 20 yrs old & her mother asked her to stay all night
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& she did & that night, she spoke of Mrs Neff marrying her son Lindsay & s'd "I dont know what is the matter with her, she just sits & cries all the time". Kate says it was because of Lindsay's drinking. Emanuel Neff died Apr 18, 1850 see Page 27 item 198 this book & it was not long after this as Kate says, she married not very long after Neff's death. She had twins, one of them dying, the other called Cynthia by Scholl Kate calls Xenia & said she sewed with Lide Scholl a great deal. Kate says her husband was an Englishman & not a German & his name was Potter & he left her. They had one son who was a bad boy & was sent to Morganza. Lindsay Carnahan treated her so badly that after her twins were born, Mrs Ginsey Budd, her daughter took her to her home & she lived there until she died. The Budds were Baptists & buried over by or at Round Hill, but they bought a lot in the West Newton Cem & she was buried there. Kate says she went to see Xenia one evening in West Newton where she lived & was with her over night & she died next morning & was buried over in West Newton Cem. It is now 2:44 PM. Kate has gone to lie down & I must go in town. They fired one egg for the Jack relative & agreed that no one would ask for eggs & someone said unless big mouthed Gasper asks & sure enough, he was abt to ask when Juliana caught his eye, put her finger on her lip & motioned him to be silent.
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Oak Hill July 23, 1921 9:45 AM
Got up at 5 this morning & looked up my dealing since 1902 with Sarah Virginia Patterson & got data to disprove her fanciful if not to say dishonest claim about her $800 ck of June 9, 1906. Also hunted for the Nellie Higinbotham entry & could not find it & think the money she gave me & which she writes was $150 has been laid away in an envelope & will turn up when I finish going through my papers.
Kate says that there was a Carnahan in West Newton Pa who was a hatter & that "Dick" Rothermel before he went to the war had his hat made over by him & it was such a good job that Kate's mother to whom he showed remarked: "Well, he is a good hatter". Kate thought this might be or was William, the husband of the woman that afterwards stayed all night with her mother & if so he would be Lindsay Carnahan's father.
Page 37 Book 1 James Carnahan Born June 29, 1811 Known as "Capt" Carnahan. Kate said her father used to buy apples from him & she has heard her mother & Aunt Kate speak of Mrs Boyd & Mrs Norwood, his sisters.
Pages 38 & 39 Kate confirms what Christian Scholl said about the Boyds saying her mother always said that William, who married Jane M. Carnahan was the oldest. Kate says her Uncle Jacob Rothermel was a chum of James Boyd (son of the elder Robert) who died young, when abt of age, before his parents.
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The other James, son of the younger Robert was a chum of Uncle Ben's boys & they all called him "Ireland". She dont know why unless perhaps his mother was Irish. He married Sallie Pinkerton daughter of "Old John Pinkerton". Kate says he dropped dead going from the house to the barn the winter before she went to Pgh & she thinks it was on the old John Jack farm where he died & is probably buried at Dick U.P. Church.
Page 41 lines 30 to 32 Kate says Jimmy's [sic] Caruthers by his first wife, was Mrs Chambers & they lived out in the country somewhere.
Pages 43 & 42. Kate says the place where they found the man's skull was along the Pike on the "Jake" Markle farm (Page 43) that she spoke of John Markle putting over his head & shoulders heretofore recorded. Asking her about the "Fort" field, she said her grandfather was told that it had never been plowed, but he cleaned it up, ploughed it & farmed it. Said her grandmother said there were ditches & sort of entrenchments thrown up over the field where they found thomahawks & all warlike paraphernalia, more particularly on the left of the road & near where the houses are built. The "Fort" field extended across on the right hand side of the road & it was just on it's edge where Barney" Wagner built his home & lived on the right hand side of the road. Kate said there was a very old Indian about there at an early day & her Uncle Peter
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asked him why that was called the "Fort" field & if those intrenchments [sic] had been made by his people & he said: "No, they were made by a generation (generations or tribes) before us".
Kate says the Village of Williamsburg or "Turkeytown" is on the "Fort" field, that when Dan Williams got the farm, he sold out lots, principally on the left side of the road to poor people who would make payments & build a home & then he would take it away from them. She said Dan Williams married a Nicholls from out there & her mother was one of the Boyds out there. Col Israel Painter, who owned the Willow Tree farm & wanted to buy a little off of Williams to straighten his lines & did get some kind of a deal which Williams wouldn't carry out & he, Painter, took to to court & won. A man named Hensler living with Painter or on his far cut up a big lot of wood for stove lengths & one morning it was all gone. He went down to Williams & found it all piled up there, but said nothing. He had before spoken to Col Painter about it & didn't see how they could get so much wood away in one night & Col P. told him to say nothing about it as Williams was a dangerous man & was likely to burn them all out if any fuss was made about it. Joseph Markle of Joseph said he wished the Rothermels had never sold the farm as every morning there was two or more people from the farm at their house begging for milk.
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Kate says the old farm was sold the spring following her Uncle Peter & Aunt Polly's death say in May 1861 to Thomas Williams & his son "Dan" Williams moved in the fall following ie the fall of 1861.
Page 42. Kate says there was an old log house, low, but with a low attic, one room down & a kitchen in the yard, which had been the home of John Finley & all his family & of his father Clemons? Finley before him & they thought it was haunted & were anxious to get in the new house he built a big brick the one that is still standing & moved in before it was finished ie it was not plastered & Kate says her grandfather plastered it, but notwithstanding their hurry to move in the brick, the ghost was there before them & in Eleven months after they moved in three died. Mr & Mrs Finley & a son. Mrs Finley was a sister of Uncle John Caruthers wife & also of a preacher's wife Swan, she thought & hence a Power. Kate dont know how long after their death it was until her grandfather came, but says there was a daughter married in the house in the interim. It was the debt incurred by John Finley in building this house that necessitated the sale of the farm. Kate says there was more than one daughter. Also that her Uncle Ben lived in the log house & all of his ten children
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were born there except the eldest which was born at the Longanecker farm. Kate says the big brick house had four rooms upstairs & downstairs there was two rooms on one side of the hall & all the other side was in one room but it was big enough for three & everything went out from it, outdoors to other rooms, upstairs & downs. [sic] In addition was a son story brick kitchen which Dan Williams tore down & built a brick kitchen with a second story to it. When they first moved there, Wagner lived with them in the house for two years. He was a hatter & used the old log house for his shop & employed four men who lived with them & Rothermels also had hired help & a large family & grandmother said: "I cant stand this any longer, I will take my own money & build Wagner a house". Her husband said: "No you needn't take your money. He has a lot up on the Pike & he can take his own money & build on it & we will help him all we can". Accordingly, he built getting all the stone & timber off the farm. Kate says her grandparents then used the old log house for doing their weaving in & that "Dan Williams tore it down when it would have stood forever it was so well built".
A son of Dave Williams who was a brother of Dan, lives there now. It is now 12:30 PM & I must go in town. JVT
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Oak Hill July 24, 1921 9 AM
Speaking yesterday about the ghosts that haunted the Finley house before her grandparents moved there, Kate said that it extended back through many years of the Finley occupancy & that great grandfather Casper Markle was conversant with it & often spoke of it. She said two ravines led up to the house from or through which the ghost would come or disappear. She said there was said to be a great store of gold buried on the farm. A German came into the neighborhood who said he had an instrument that would locate any minerals or oils under the ground & they had him go to over the farm & when he came to the edge of the woods, he stopped with his instrument & then ran to a bent locust up in the woods on the Finley farm, they later bought John Finley & John Markle (of Casper) arranged to go on a Monday night & dig for the gold as the German when he approached the place with his instrument said there must be as much as a hundred thousand dollars buried there. When Monday came, the German said to wait until Tuesday night, so when they went Tuesday night, the ground around had been dug up & a broken pot or iron kettle was laying under the tree & the German was gone. Two years thereafter
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some one from the neighborhood was in St Louis No & went into one of the largest & finest stores there & found that the proprietor was the German whom he well knew & unquestionably recognized, but he, the German, stoutly denied ever having seen the man, or having ever been in West Newton. Kate says the pot or kettle it was buried in lay about the old home for years & her grandmother & Aunts said they had often kicked it about.
Reading Kate the article in last week's 22d inst Times Sun by P.D. Barnhart headed "2800 miles in a Ford" in which he speaks of visiting Kate Cruthers [sic] Brown who lived on an oasis in a desert & miles north of Bakersfield Calif. & who as a babe he used to carry about in West Newton. Kate says there was an old Jimmy Cruthers in West Newton, a drunken fellow, who married a girl raised by some Dravos she thinks probably a bachelor brother & his maiden sister as they both left their money to the girl & she bought the Dr Hasson home on main st below them & they lived there many years, but they got in debt & it was sold & they lived up along the River near to Millard Scholl's. Amanda Cruthers who died recently was one of the daughters & Kate thinks her sister Mary still lives there. She says there were five or six boys, worthless fellows & 3 or 4 girls or more. The boys got married, had children
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& would bring the children back home to be cared for & raised & she thinks this Kate Cruthers Brown might be one of the children of one of the boys as there was no Kate among the daughters of Jimmy Cruthers. She says she doesn't think he was any relation to the other Caruthers. He died rather suddenly & his widow died shortly after the death of her sisters some twenty years ago. There was a girl older than Mary & Kate thinks it was the one next younger than Mary that had a child, a boy to Wm Page Fritchman that married Mary Markle & at the same time, Mrs Caruthers had a boy & they called the son & the grandson the twin boys. Kate says that Mrs Caruthers' daughter Maud was the age of Sallie Brown & clerked in Weimer's Store where Rev J.C. Meloy had often met her & she took sick & while the Cruthers were Methodists, Rev Meloy went to see her but they wouldn't let him in & he said he had so much wanted to have a talk with her before she died. For some reason, they would not let anyone in except Mrs Paull was admitted & Maud died while she was there & was buried over in West Newton Cem as was her mother Amanda & the others. Kate says this morning that Dravo was Mrs Cruthers name & not the name of her benefactors. She does not know their names. She said John Finley dreamed three nights
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in succession that the money was buried under the bent locust & he wanted to dig the Monday night referred to, but the German dissuaded him. The pot it was buried in was an iron pot & their [sic] was an old Indian Well under the locust which her Uncle Ben often got down in & got all grimy & muddy in doing so. Kate says in his last illness, her grandfather insisted there was more money & made his wife go with him & he told her where to dig, but she said his mind was wandering & never did. Kate is fully of the notion that the German got a big pile of gold & said "it must have been a rich nation to have so much gold then".
Page 42 Kate says the old John Robertson stone house is still standing.
12:30 PM
Back from church, Kate says Jane Markle, now of Scottdale SS & blind, widow of Joseph of Joseph was a Pinkerton who lived just across from their farm. Just a field & meadow between them. She says her son Wm Lloyd Markle learned dentistry from Lutz a dentist of West Newton Pa.
Page 44 Reading to Kate what C. Scholl reported Ruble said line 22 & what Dr F.H. Patton said & which accorded with what Father told me what Ruble said to him Kate said she didn't doubt it that Maggie L. Markle said: "you couldn't
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expect anything better of her as her mother's people, the Lewis's were so low"
Page 47 Line 32. What a little thing brings up memories & recital from a storehouse of memories such as Cousin Kate has. Reading that Thomas Williams wife as a Hough & knowing from my talk years ago with David Waltz, father of Mrs Williams Allison that several of the Waltz girls had married Houghs, I asked her if she knew whether David Hough's wife or mother was a Waltz, but she didn't know, but said her mother had told her that Thomas Williams' wife was a Hough. Kate then said that seven years before her grandfather moved to Westnd which would be 1806, & he stopped (on his way to the West) in Westnd Co Pa. He was on horseback accompanied by a man named Phillips also on horseback. Night overtaking them, they got in a pocket or hollow where they couldn't move their horses. Her grandfather said to Phillips: "you hold my horse & I will climb up here & see if I can see any light". He did so & going to the house, found a young man sitting on the porch who when he asked him about getting out, swore at him. Another young man came out & volunteered to go & help him out. Just then, an old man, the father of the boys came out & seeing the stranger said: "My God, Peter Roadarmel God Bless Peter Roadermel" to which he replied: "And the same to Daniel Waltz". They had known each other in Berks Co.
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They then took mattocks, Axes & shovels & finding a lot of trees across the road, the swearing son took hold of one of the horses & jumped it over the trees & fearing he would break the horse's legs, the others rolled some of the trees out of the way before he came back for the other horse. Peter Rothermel said to Daniel Waltz: "why dont you fix this place & keep others from getting in here & possibly getting killed". Waltz replied, "It will cost too much" to which Peter replied "No, it wont cost much, you have the trees & everything here from which you can build a fence". The swearing son then said "I will fix it". whereupon Phillips chimed in & said "Make a party, invite the neighbors to come & help". The swearing son said: "That's what I will do" & he did it as when Peter moved there 7 yrs later & was out that way, he found the fence built the hollow filled in & grass growing green over it. It was a Friday night when they got in this predicament & they remained over night & it was the next morning Saturday when Peter went down to look at the place that foregoing colloquy took place. After dinner, they started to go to Markle's at Mill Grove. The father, Daniel Waltz said he would go with them. His father did not want him to go neither did his mother, but he went, saying "I am going with my relations". The next day, Sunday, his father wanted to go home & he said "No, I am going to stay & go tomorrow with
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my relations" & he did going Monday, Kate thought to Hasslers in the Shearer settlement over by Fayette City, but his father went back home. The swearing son said "this horse I am riding is my own & if I had the money I would go on west with you, but father wouldn't give me the money". So he did not go. Kate now says that when the Colloquy occurred on Friday night above that Daniel Waltz didn't see Peter Rotharmel's face, neither in the darkness did Peter see his face, but each knew the other's voice. Kate said she thought Waltz was from England as he couldn't talk a word of German or Penna Dutch, but I told her they came from Switzerland. She said when he came to Berks Co Pa he lived with the Rothermels working first for one & then another & that when he went first to Kramer's, the hired girl run & hid as she couldn't understand him. When he went back the second time, she hid again. When he went the third time, he saw Mrs Kramer & her daughter Elizabeth who couldn't talk a word of English, but Kate thought her mother could, nor could Waltz talk her language, they became friendly however & their marriage followed. The Waltz family History Pages 91 & 92 which I borrowed last week from Wm Allison & a copy of which Noah F. Morrison of Elizabeth NJ is trying to get for me says they came to Westmoreland Co Pa Waltz Mills in 1772 & a list of their children & some other descendants are then
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given. In the back of this book as a record of his immediate early relatives, I had written as follows for Mr Waltz from records I had gotten from Berks Co.
"Anna Maria Merklin one of the daughters of Christian Merklin (or Merckle) of Mussillie (Moselem) Creek Phila Co Pa now Berks Co married Frederick Kramer, son of Sebald Kramer Apr 11, 1745.
They had children
1. George baptized at Moselem Church 1746.
2. Frederick baptized at Moselem Church Aug 30, 1749
3. Ann Elizabeth baptized at Moselem Church 13 8tris [sic] 1751
4. Anna Maria baptized at Moselem Church June 13, 1756
On Aug 14, 1771, Daniel Merckel son of *Casper Merckel was born & baptized at Moselem Church Sept 8, 1771 Daniel Waltz & Dorothea Horne standing as sponsors"
* If this refers to great grandfather (it might be a nephew of his) & I firmly believe it does, he did not probably come to Westmoreland until 1772 the same year Daniel Waltz came & who, no doubt, had married into the family shortly before he became sponsor & the name was in honor of his. This child perhaps did not stand the rigors of the Journey at such a tender age & died. Then as often occurred in those days, a second child was given the name of the deceased one & the same name was given to a child by the second wife for Kate reports on Page 287 this book that it was great grandmother's child that
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died at two yrs of age & she said the snows at the time were so deep & great grandmother said "the Indians were then so bad, but many neighbors came to the funeral some from a considerable distance". Kate said in speaking of naming a second child for a deceased one "then it doesn't live" & in this case it didn't & Leah Robb's statement of her grandmother having eleven children corresponds with my recollection of what father told me & also eleven by the first wife if I could only find the yellow piece of paper on which I took down in the seventies at Springdale the names father gave me of the children of his grandfather Casper Markle. Asking Kate about where she got the information about Daniel Waltz's courtship, she said her mother & her Aunt Kate both told her & they said their father had told them.
She asked me if I knew when David Markle died & then said that her sister Hannah died Mch 31, 1898 & was buried Apr 2, 1898 & that Alvira wife of H.H. Markle was at the funeral & when she went home from the funeral in the evening (as she told Kate afterwards) they had word there that her Uncle David Markle was dead. She was taken down sick at the time & by reason of her illness was too sick to tell others of the family to go so none of them went. Kate dont know where he was buried. So he died in less than seven months after I saw him at his home Sept 6th & 7th, 1897.
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Kate said as heretofore recorded that a bitter estrangement arose between the Waltz family & the Markle family because of their blaming Uncle Gen'l Joseph Markle for the death or being responsible for the death of their son & brother whose name I see on Page 91 of the book mentioned was "Gen'l Daniel Waltz, killed in the war of 1812". One of the Waltz girls married a Boyd (I see on page 92 that Mary Waltz married Arch Boyd) & she came once on horseback to visit at the Rothermel home & found the Markle girls there. Leah (my grandmother) & her sisters & when Mrs Boyd saw who it was, she went upstairs 7 cried & wouldn't come down to dinner. They took her dinner up to her & Mrs Wagner went up & stayed with her. After dinner the Markle girls said "we will go out to the barn & look at the twin colts & maybe she will go". Accordingly when they told Mrs Boyd they had gone out to look at the Colts she said "get out my horse at once & I will go". & she did. Kate said that a few years before her mother's death the Lutherans had a Synod in West Newton & her mother took two, a preacher & an Elder both from Butler Co Pa she thought as they were from the section where the Neyman's went. The preacher was married to one of the Markle relatives & she now says his name was Eprenfelt & the elder who was a tall man was
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the son of a daughter of Daniel Waltz & she thought his name was Hill (Margaret Waltz married John Hill Page 92) & they wanted Hill to go out to Israel Miller's whose wife's mother was the Mary Waltz Boyd above referred to, but he would not go. He was married too to one of the Markle relatives over there. Kate's mother wanted Rev Eprenfelt to go out to see Gen'l Markle who was still living so it was prior to Mch 15th, 1867. Kate says some robbers broke into the house of a sister of one of these men & abused her terribly but they caught him.
Asking her as to the comparative ages of her Aunt Betsy Wagner born 1790 & grandmother Leah Markle who went to her to get the Cap etc to get married in Kate said "Oh, Aunt Wagner was much older than your grandmother" Kate says Leah Robb said her grandmother was 23 when she was married in 1776. Asking her of the ages of grandfather & grandmother she thought he was considerably older. Said her Aunt Kate was 18 when they moved here (born say 1795) & would then be 23 when grandmother was married Kate said they were together all the time, always went together & were both very pretty & she supposed they were about the same age, but didn't know. She said her Aunt Kate was much older than Geo Brush whom she
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married & after that always tried to hide her age. Asking Kate how old her Aunt Kate was when she married, she said: "Pap said she was 40. She ran off & got married".
Page 48 lines 4 to 6, where C. Scholl said his father cut the hole through the Narrows, Kate said her Aunt Kate said that was a big hard task & Kate thought it was to get water through to the mill. She said "Gen'l Joseph Markle hauled the burrs or stones for the mill from Shippensburg Pa & they were good ones & I think they are there yet". She said her grandfather bought them, that the Gen'l wanted him to buy cheap ones, & he said "No, if you do not want me to buy the dearer ones, which are good, you can come & buy them yourself".
7:11 PM Back fr Dinner
Page 47 reading about Cyrus Markle of Gasper, Kate said " Chairmaker Cyrus, he learned the Chairmaker trade from Henry Drum".
Page 49 Reading that C. Scholl said Jno C. Plumer's mother was a full blooded Indian, Kate said "I'll tell you how that is & Aunt Kate told me this 7 she said Chas J. Scholl told her more than once. Judge Lowry married a full blooded Indian & a daughter of theirs, a half blood married George Plumer & became the mother of John C. Plumer".
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Page 50. Reading about the old Mill being burned down, I said those burrs your grandfather got at Shippensburg would not be there now. Kate said "no, they are in West Newton in a mill back of Vine St & back of the Lutheran Church. My brother Sam said a man named Hanway bought them & put them in the mill which was afterwards bought & run by the Weddells but I dont know who is running it now.
Page 55. Asking Kate if she knew Matthew P. McClanahan & she said "yes, he was a dentist & he made "Pap" a set of teeth once & he only wore them three days. They were good teeth I guess, but he didn't wear them long enough to get used to them & they made his mouth sore". Kate s'd he, M.P. McC., had two girls (Mrs Neth is one) & this Mary Thompson who died a few months ago at Homestead aged abt 76 told them that he got his daughters to sign a paper once & afterwards they learned they had nothing. The house belonged to their mother who had died & he had had the daughters sign it over to him without telling them he was doing so. He then married a second wife & moved to Latrobe. Mrs Neth, in signing the paper thought she was, by singing, getting some money for a marriage outfit, but got nothing. The second wife had means & coaxed
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the younger daughter to come & live with them saying she would give her what she had or the most of it. The daughter went. Her father died first & the stepmother never gave her a cent & her father wasn't worth anything.
Page 55. Reading about Cousin John Andrews' death from eating an apple evidently filled with poison by his second wife, Kate said he had heard Thompsons speak of it & I said "what Thompson do you mean, Mrs Hood's parents" & she said "No, John Thompson's [sic] his wife was an Andrews, a cousin of Frank Gaut's mother & a cousin too to the father of Will Miller's wife." She said he "was a dueless [best guess] kind of a fellow, was a miller, but mother said he made good flour". Mary, who died recently at Homestead, & either she or her Aunt Mary sent word to Kate to come down & it was after dark & "Dill" (her sister Adele) went with me. They lived in a log house up on the River bank above Millard F. Scholl's which is since torn down & just as we got to the door, John C. Plumer was coming out & told them he had just died. Kate says he was 80 yrs old or more & the time was when Sallie Brown was three months old. Kate says she knows he was buried out at Dicks Church but that there is no stone at his grave.
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Kate says that Mary Thompson of Homestead, his granddaughter who died recently said that two brothers of this John Thompson came several times to see him. One was rich & the other wasn't & one of them every time he came asked about Jasper Thompson. Said he was a cousin & Mary told me Aunt Mary "could have told all about it". This Aunt Mary Thompson died abt 20 yrs ago in the fall at Homestead & was brought up on the "Penicky" train which stopped just below the cemetery & the pallbearers carried her from the train to the grave, but there is no marker. This John Thompson had four children Kate says viz; Kate says John Thompson's wife's name was Isabella Andrews & she & her husband & daughter Jane & sons Joseph & Alexander are all buried out at Dicks Church that Jane & the boys were all older than Mary so I am putting Jane first & guessing children:
1. Jane, died when Kate was a little girl.
2. Joseph married Susan______ from out about Donegal & was a good hard working woman, washed & sewed etc. Her husband Joseph was a stage driver & drove somewhere away from West Newton & was not well enough to drive after he came there & died of consumption before his father died. Kate thought it must be near 70 yrs ago. He & Alex had bought the old log house home for
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their father, but Joe had paid more than Alex, but there was still some back & when collection was sought to be enforced, Susan, the widow took the 7 yrs stay & paid off the debt in the time. Then Alex's widow put in her claim for what Alex had paid & Susan came to Kate's father & he & Squire Weimer loaned Susan the money to pay off Alex's widow & Kate says she paid it back & died abt 30 yrs ago & is buried in West Newton Cem & Kate doesn't know whether there is a stone to her grave or not. They had three children all daughters; Viz:
A. Mary who died recently at Homestead, aged abt 76 the oldest. She used to work in Weimers Store & was illgrained & dominating & wanted you to do as she said.
B. Catherine ("Kate") second child married Frank Stark for his 3d wife & she is dead & he is now living with his 4th wife. Kate had two girls. 1st Susan married & has two boys. her husband died last winter
2d May Stark, a school teacher.
C. A daughter died young at the West Newton home.
3. Alexander, married a Brown, but she was not from about West Newton. Kate doesn't know what he worked at. He died across the river near the bridge of consumption, prior to his father's death & prior to Joe's death. He had two
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daughters, one died young & the other grew up but Kate doesn't know what became of her but thought she & her mother went over toward Monessen.
4. Mary, the youngest, who died abt 20 yrs ago aged about 80 yrs as above referred to.
Kate says this Uncle in the west (she could not tonight confirm whether it was Cadiz O or not) that was rich had no children & he made his will leaving one half of his estate to his wife's nephews & nieces & one half to his own nephews & nieces. Kate said Susan the widow of Joe came & wanted her to go to Greensburg Pa with her to see a lawyer which they did & she had but little information as to dates & Kate helped her out. She says this was the summer she thinks after her sister Hannah died, which would be 1898 & she knows it was before her sister Sade died, which was a year & a half after Hannah's death. Susan told her afterwards that she only got $95. The lawyers kept it in court too long.
Page 57. Asking Kate if she thought the Mrs Gamble who recd mother & me was Nellie, daughter of John Markle Page 26 she said she didn't know said her mother said she lived somewhere about Pgh However she said Nellie didn't live very long that her husband was some kind of
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a doctor that was nothing that she was sick & he gave her some medicine & she died. Said he didn't know whether he was giving her the right thing or not.
Kate says Jacksonville where they went for Dr March and when mother was thrown from her horse, say in 1840, was about a mile from Stewartsville & Stewartsville was three miles this side of Irwin. It is now 11 PM & Mrs Pallini has just gone with Cousin Kate to bed. I was in at church this morning 11 AM to 12:05 PM & heard a good sermon from Dr Spence on Paul's trip as a prisoner to Rome & the shipwreck at Crete which as I was by there in Jany 1904 was very interesting. JVT
July 25, 1921 8:30 Am Oak Hill
Page 25, 1921 13 & 14. Kate says the old house here referred to by Mary E. Boyd was was in the same side as the stone house & near the creek as her mother used to go in the creek & wade when she would be over at great grandfather's & great grandmother's. Kate says that is where they lived & where they died. She says it was a big log house & there were many rooms in it. Said David Markle moved in it when he was first married while his mother was still living & Kate says her mother when a
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young girl of probably fourteen, she was young, was out with Maria Markle one morning milking & saw something young girls should not have seen." A Mr Lippincott had stayed all night at David Markle's at the log house & by questioning learned that the girls saw him & Mrs David Markle doing something they should not have been doing. The girls told Maria's mother Betsy & she went with them up to grandmother's & Mrs Rotharmel was sorry, but the girls could not be blamed for seeing something that was flaunted before them. David & his wife then moved into West Newton, not far, I believe from where Judge Jim Bell lived. Kate says her mother s'd they lived on Vine St. On Page 21, item 159, this book, I note "David Markle died Aug 16, 1828 aged 32 yrs 9 mos & 26 days" which would make the date of his birth Oct 21, 1795 instead of 1796 as I stated yesterday which in light of what I then noted will have a light on grandmother's age as compared with his.
Kate says that great grandmother's two oldest boys had a hard time to get hats when they were very young & worked hard & got new hats & that their oldest half brother George was always mischievous, develish [sic] & full of tricks & tied handkerchiefs over the two boys eyes & s'd he wanted to see which one could win in a chopping match blindfolded. He then laid their hats where he told them to chop which they went at with
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a will & when the handkerchief were taken off, they found they hat [sic] chopped their hats into shreds & their shrieks at having done so brought their mother out to see what had occurred. This was a mean dastardly trick by a brother fully 20 to 25 yrs older than they were.
Page 66 lines 17 to 24 this book. Kate says Uncle George's son, Joseph visited Westnd & stayed a good while, was at her grandmother's & grandfather's more than he was at his own grandparents, for said she, it was a lively place up there & great grandfather, Casper Markle had arrived at an age that didn't permit of much revelry by the young folks. She says she remembers when Lizzie & Georgia were at West Newton Pa. It was when she was probably 16 & she says they were fine girls & handsomely dressed, that they had had a sister who died & whose husband gave these girls all of his wife's clothes & they were fine. She said her mother had told Lucinda Scholl "who was too poor to keep them herself" to bring them to her house for a visit" but she didn't do it & mother didn't like it, because knowing & having entertained their father, she wanted to have them with her". Lucinda Scholl was the unmarried on who died in the home or asylum at Gbg as heretofore noted. Kate thinks his second wife was from Ohio & never heard about his first wife. When I told her that C. Scholl
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said hers 1790, was the first grave in the Markle Cem, she said while she never heard her mother speak of it, that Roxy Markle Miller told her the Indians had killed a whole family who were buried in the upper part of the cemetery & that there were small markers to the graves. She said too there were three Indians buried down in her Uncle Ben's lower meadow & that their graves must have been marked, for they knew where they were. Kate told her Aunt Kate & her mother that she would have one of them dug up & see what they were to which they replied "you would do great things".
Page 666 Lines 25 to 28. Kate says Mrs Burgett had been at her grandparents in Westnd Co when she was on a visit to her Father's. Kate said her grandfather had known her in Berks Co before they had moved to Westnd Co Pa.
Kate said Maggie L. Markle had a lot at Burgettstown & went there & sold it & when she came back, Kate asked her if she had gone to see her relatives, the Burgetts & she said: "No, I don't know any of them & don't want to".
Page 66, lines 29 to 35, Kate says some of them two carriage loads were at Westnd once on a visit & visited at her grandparents. Referring to the time Barrett threw Aunt Molly the apple, Kate doesn't know how many children she had then, "but there was more than one, for she had children". She says
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a man in delicate health who was the son of one of the girls who was born there (it is now the Carothers property) was back at West Newton once with his wife ("and she was a great talker had enough tongue for twenty") & his mother wanted him to get some memento from the old house. He was not well enough to go but his wife & Leah Robb went & they got a chip out of the upper part of the house. This was before Kate's mother died. Kate does not recall her husband's name, but said he died soon after, but they had no children. His widow then married William Plumer, brother of Alex, John C. & Lazarus, & whose first wife was Sallie Robertson & whose unmarried daughter Joan owned a house up Main Street above Smiths & her father lived with her after his first wife's death. He then married the widow of twenty tongues & moved in the house with his daughter Joan, but Kate says "she wasn't right & nobody could live with her", so William Plumer rented the second house below us on Main st on same side of street & moved in with his second wife, but had no children by her. Joan got so bad, they had to take her away, but she didn't know where they were taking her. They took her to Dixamont where she later made way with herself as told to Kate by Margaret Plumer Blackburn, a daughter of Alex Plumer & 1st cousin of Joan but she said William was not told & never
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knew that Joan had killed herself. He & his son George went to Dixmont & took the remains to Steubenville O where her mother was buried. William later died in West Newton & his remains were taken to Steubenville, O & buried beside his first wife. He left his widow in care of his son George who was unmarried & he took her to his sister's Mrs Ault's at or near Scottdale who had a little daughter & whose husband had failed in business & run off. Here the widow Plumer died leaving George $1000 she had gotten from her first husband & George took her off somewhere for burial & Kate doesn't know whether it was to where her first or second husband was buried. Mrs Ault's husband came back & they moved out to Ohio where her husband died & then she & her daughter came to Pgh to her brother George who was then living there & where the daughter got married. Kate does not recall Mrs Aults first name, but said she had a sister Margaret in Steubenville. Kate says she asked George Plumer son of Alex, once what had become of Mrs Ault & her brother George & was told "we dont know & dont want to know anything about them". The families were not on good terms.
Page 67 lines 2 to 4 Kate says the DeCamps came once in a spring wagon to visit her grandparents & her mother called them "DeCamps" & thought they lived in Westnd Co.
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Eastward. I think it was in Franklin Tp Westnd Co Pa & not out west as Mrs Boyd wrote. Kate said her mother had heard of one of them, that is of the Markle girls, being killed by lightning, but did not know which one it was. I guess they did go west, it was Aamans who lived in Franklin Tp. Kate said the Aamans had visited at her grandparents.
Kate says one of the Whitesell boys visited them once & also a Dr Abe Markle.
Kate says she knew Aunt Hannah Markle very well. She was rather large, but not large like Mrs Miller.
Page 68 lines 13 to 21. Kate says grandmother died in Kentucky & is buried there as her mother always told her & that it was to Kentucky that her sister Sallie went to take care of her when she was gone a year. Page 68 line 27. Lenora, daughter of David Markle married a McMasters.
It is now 11:55 AM & I will put up my books & go in town.
Oak Hill July 25, 1921 7:30 PM
Kate says her grandmother was married at the age of 18 & her first baby only lived a day & it was when her second child "Aunt Polly" was a babe in 1788 or 1789 that she got the fright from the robber which made her hair turn white.
Page 69. Kate says Maggie L. Markle
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told her that cousin Cyrus P. Markle had twelve children, but she can only give the five that lived. Said Maggie also told her that her mother had twelve children & that her father had four by his first wife making sixteen in all.
Kate has given me the names of the eight children of S.B. Markle & I have entered them on Page 69 Book 1. Kate said her mother was at Robb's once, when John N. Robb's Aunt was there visiting & they said Roxie Markle was there the day before & had been telling her age & her mother told her when she came back & Kate said then: "if that is true, Roxie is just one month younger than me, born say in Feby 1832". Kate says Geo W. Markle's wife Elizabeth Boyd was the daughter of Robert Boyd. Kate says Maggie L. Markle was born on St Patrick's day Mch 17, but is not sure of the year.
Page 80 lines 6 to 10 Book 1. The Kate Boice referred to here by Mary E. Boyd is the one Kate says who told her to take tea made from Chestnut leaves for the dropsy.
Pages 80 & 81, letter of Sam'l A. Rodamel to Gen'l Joseph Markle speaks of families of Joseph Rodarmel, Sarah Rodarmel, & Nancy Rodarmel. This is Kate's Uncle who she says died when he was 38 & she agrees with me that these must be the children of John Rotharmel brother of great grandmother Mary Markle that her grandfather Peter Rotharmel visited in 1806, so must go there Washington, Davies Co Indiana. It is 10 PM & I will quit for tonight. JVT
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Oak Hill July 26, 1921 10:30 PM
When we came through Washington Pa on June 25, 1921 with cousin Kate about nine AM just as we were turning from College? St into Maiden in front of the old Chambers property I saw Rev Dr Samuel Charles Black, President of our College & spoke to him as we passed. The week following the papers announced his marriage on June 28th 1921 to Miss Mary Harkness at Fairfield Iowa, his second wife. Last night abt 8 PM just one month from the day I saw him, the W.U. Tel Co called me on the phone & read a message from Alex M. Templeton, Secy that he had passed away at 7:30 that morning at Denver Col. This morning's paper say that he had been in the Hospital there for two weeks taken sick on his honeymoon trip. The after effects of an attack of "Flu" two years ago. Very sad & distressing. JVT
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1* He was a brother's son.
*1 May 28, 1927. Joseph F. See was born Mch 25, 1847 in VA now WVA son of Jacob W. See & wife Mary Ann Baxter
*2 May 28, 1927 James M. Young was born Sept 23, 1853, son of Isom Alex Young & wife Mary Minerva McLemore.
*3 See Book 5 Page 153 lines 33 to 35, & see Will Book 5 page 169 bottom of page.
*4 For wife See Book 1 Page 212 (Remarkable coincidence Same Page number) JVT July 31, 1921.
*5 Continued from here May 3, 1922.
*1 The last figure was changed & indecipherable, but I make the changes from the tombstone record.
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