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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL
CYCLOPEDIA
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA.
FORTWAYNE & ALLER GOL IRE
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
COMPILED, EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY
JOHN M. GRESHAM & CO.,
SAMUEL T. WILEY, CHIEF ASSISTANT.
Nos. 1218 and 1220 Filbert Street, Philadelphia.
1890.
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PREFACE
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B IOGRAPHY is the basis of all historical structures, and the history of any country resolves itself into the biographies of its carnest and representative citizens. History is the greatest theme which can claim the attention of man, Y and the biographies of those whose deeds and utterances have made it open to the reader the great treasure-house of the past in which those departed heroes live again for the benefit of the present generation and for the satisfaction of posterity. A cyclopedia of biographies presents the only satisfactory means of handing down in permanent form ancestral history and is the only reliable method of keeping the records of society by the perpetuation of the individual memoirs of those who make it. In the Centennial year the Congress of the United States, by joint resolution, recommended to the authorities of the States throughout the Union the importance of taking immediate steps toward the collection and preservation of the history and biographies of their prominent and useful citizens.
After the lapse of thirteen years the publisher of this volume became the pioneer of biographical works of this nature in the great Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania. In Westmoreland county, as in all other counties, the present generation is largely dependent on tradition to furnish what should be authentic history; and especially is this true of ancestral history, whose value cannot be over-estimated. When history takes the form of biographical sketches, it is exceedingly valuable and interesting to the present generation, and will be of incalcuble value to genera- tions yet to come. Our failure to know anything of our ancestry is inexcusable ignorance. Present attention and intelligent action upon the part of public-spirited citizens of Westmoreland county have enabled us to give an excellent history-past and present-of the representative men and leading families throughout the county, and have prepared the way for future generations to profit by former neglect of the
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present one. In endeavoring to secure the life-record of some of the prominent and useful men of the county, we were compelled to regret the paucity of their personal history and were pained to find that time has drawn the veil of oblivion over many of their progenitors and family genealogy. We have labored to give to Westmoreland county the established record of those who have been instrumental in making it one of the most important counties in the Commonwealth, and by brief and attractive sketches of men who were worthy to be imitated as examples, we have sought to awaken the aspirations of our youth to noble achievements. The same care and attention has been given to the preparation of this work that has been bestowed upon preceding ones which we have published in this and other States.
The mechanical work of this Volume is all that was promised and is of standard excellence. .
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 17, 1890.
THE PUBLISHER.
CONTENTS
GREENSBURG.
PAGE
Curns, R. J 75
Ackerman, Hon. H. S 39
Datz, G. W 76
Keck, Leonard 104
Keenan, E. W 107
Allwine, Samuel 40
Deemer, A. P 78
Keener, W. A 108
Armbrust, L. F. 41
Desmond, Wm 79
Keffer, H. L. 108
Arter, Dr. D. A 42
Detar, George 79
Keffer, J. C. 109
Bair, E. H 43
Dick, Ed. K 80
Kenley, E. B 110
Barnhart, A. R.
44
Dieffenbacher, Rev. C. R.
80
King, D. J 111
Barnhart, C. T. 45
Donohoe, Thomas 81
Kline, S. A 112
Beacom, Hon. J. S. 45
Dorn, John 82
Kline, A. B 116
Bell, A. H.
46
Dorn, George 82
Kuhns, G. E 118
Bennett, James
47
Doty, Judge L. W 83
Kunkle, Daniel
118
Best, J. D. 18
Dunhill, John 85
Ehalt, C. F 85
Laird, J. M. 120
Bierer, Samuel 52
Eicher, Alexander 86
Latta, IIon. John
121
Black, Col. J. A 53
Falk, Charles.
86
Blank, G. A 54
Fisher, H. IT. 87
Leverman, Rev. P. 123
Bott, L. W. 55
Fries, Jacob, 87
Lomison, Dr. HI. G. 124
Brown, Wm. 55
Gay, F. C. 88
Long, C. T 125
Brunot, H. J. 56
George, J. B 89
Long, J. K
125
Bush, C. L.
58
Gill, J. D. 90
Marchand, J. A 126
Byers, B. F 58
Grace, Dr. T. J 90
Murks, Sol. 127
Caldwell, S. W 59
Gregg, C. II 91
MeCullough, Hon. Welty. 35
Campbell, E. G. 60
Griffith, W. A
92
MeAfee, Hon. J. R.
128
Chambers, Eli. 63
Hacke, Rev. N. P 93
Clawson, Lucian. 65
Hammer, Dr. R. B 93
MeCurdy, J. A. 129 .
McFarland, J. E 131
McFarland, J. R. 132
McQuaid, J. B 133
Meanor, M. R 133
Mechesney, Andrew 134
Crawford, Dr. J. L /0
Johnston, Gov. W. F. 102
Mensch, John. 135
Cribbs, Christopher.
73
Johnston, J. J 102
Milligan, Dr. J. D. 136
Culbertson, Dr. George. 74 Jones, G. M 103
Moore, Col. J. W
139
Cowan, J. B. O
69
Huber, J. H. 95
Cope, C. P
67
HIuff, Col. G. F 96
Cowan, Senator Edgar 68
HIuff, W. A
100
Hunter, Judge J. A 101
McCormick, Dr. John 128
Clawson, O. J 66
Harvey, Dr. J. W 94
Condon, Patrick 66
PAGE
PAGE
Allshouse, E. E. 40
Davidson, J. L. 77
Kamerer, Dr. J. W. B. 103
Laird, Hon, H. P 119
Bierer, Z. P. 51
Lauffer, I. E.
122
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CONTENTS.
PAGE
Morris, D. C.
141
Musick, Darwin. 142
Neubauer, J. M. 143
Nicewonger, J. F 144
Offutt, Dr. L.
144
Ogden, D. C. 145
Oppenheim, Isaac.
146
Orndorf, Dr. A. J 1.47
Bowers, William 190
Brechbill, C. P
191
Best, II. C.
Bott, H. F 230
Brinker, Z. 231
Byrne, Hon. J. R. 232
Callaghan, Hon. Edward. 233
Campbell, W. S.
234
Cunningham, A. H 235
Eicher, J. K 235
Ferguson, Samuel. 236
Frets, J. S 239
Garrett, Robert 239
Gay, R. N.
240
Geyer, J. C. 240
Grantham, J. W. 243
Grazier, Clark.
244
Green, J. II.
245
Shields, J. A
161
Shields, J. C.
162
Singer, R. W.
162
Long, Z. T
202
Marsh, Dr. F. L 203
Snyder, O. R. 163
McCaleb, J. D
204
Spiegle, J. R. 164
Stark, C. H 165
Stark, H. F. 166
Steck, Amos 167
Neel, Samuel 208
Plotner, W. S
213
Ramsay, Robert
214
Miles, N 254
Morrow, J. C. 257
Overholt, B. F 261
Owens, J. P 262
Parker, J. S 262
Pool, J. II.
265
Rogers, J. I. 266
Rogers, Dr. A. J 206
Sewell, Maj. G. H. 267
Shotts, Dr. W. F 26S
Skemp, Robert.
269
Smith, Nathan
269
1
SCOTTDALE.
Anderson, D. G 225
Armstrong, J. A. 226
Aultman, S. D. 226
Parks, Thomas.
148
l'eilly, J. M.
148
Painter, M. L. 149
Galley, C. M .. 192
Pierce, E. C.
150
Gibbs, J. E.
192
Gilson, H. A. 193
Graul, C. A.
193
Harkins, Dr. James. 194
Hitchman, Col. W. J
185
Rask, Bennett.
155
Husband, S. W
194
Jordan, Capt. W. N
195
Reed, J. C 156
Kelley, S. C. 195
Rial, John
156
Robinson, J. C. 157
Semibower, H. S 158
Kyle, J. L
199
Leonard, J. D 200
Lewy, J.
201
Loar, Dr. J. A. 202
Herbert, W. K
246
Humphries, E. A 249
Jarrett, C. M.
250
Jones, J. H.
250
Keister, A. L.
251
Kenney, T. C. 251
Neel, W. B. 208 Loucks, J. S. 253
McCullogh, Joseph. 253
Steel, J. B 168
Tabler, George.
169
Thompson, S. G. 170
Ramsay Morris
215
Ruth, J. L. 215
Shields, J. L. 216
Shope, J. G.
216
Shupe, O. P.
217
Simpson, W. R. 218
Stevenson, J. A
218
Wertz, H. M.
176
Strang, A. R.
219
Tinstman, H. O 220
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Wirsing, Capt. J. J.
178
Tinstman, L. S.
221
Woods, J. Y
179
Treber, Frederick
PAGE
PAGE
Young, J. M. 180
Zahniser, R. M. J. 183
Werkman, J. P., Jr 223
Zuck, J. R.
223
MT. PLEASANT.
Adams, J. Q.
189
Andrews, J. B.
189
Porter, Dr. C. C.
151
Potts, S. J
152
Probst, G. W
152
Rankin, R. A.
154
Reamer, Daniel
155
Kuhn C. L 196
Kuhn, M. S. 199
Shaw, S. W
158
Shearer, Frank 160
McElwee, E. J
204
Myers, Dr. A. H 207
Turney, Hon. Jacob. 171
Vogle, B. F 172
Walkinshaw, II. W 173
Wangaman, Dr. Z. L. 174
Weaver, D. B. 175
Welty, A. D 175
Williams, V. E. 177
·
Zahniser, Dr. F. R. 184
Cold-mith, J. B. 191
Weimer, G. W. 222
McDowell, Dr. W. J
254
VII
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Springer, II. J 270
Stoner, D. F 273
Stauffer, C. W 274
Strickler, Dr. A. W
274
Tennant, R. J 275
Walters, John
276
Walthour, S. L.
276
Weddle, Dr. E. P. 279
Wiley, HI. T
280
Zearley, S. J
281
LATROBE.
Albert, C. C. 317
Bair, G. A. 317
Beam, J. C. 318
Bossart, II. S .. 319
Bossart, M 319
Brindle, E. L 320
Burchfield, Dr. S. E. 321
Coughenour, John 322
Dale, Wm. 322
Donnelly, Dr. H. L 323
Donnelly, H. G. 325
Goehring, Martin, Jr. 359
Good, Paul, Sr 359
Good, A. J 360
Greer, J. C
360
Griffith, Dr. M. E. 361
Heintzleman, J. W 362
Henry, Hugh 363
Hoey, A. M
363
Humes, R. D.
299
King, A. B. 300
Latimore, R. H. 301
Lawhead, Dr. J. H 302
Leighty, Hon. E. C. 302
Lutz, Dr. M. 11.
303
Markle, S. B., Jr 304
Milliron, John. 305
Moreland, Alex 305
Nahar, Leonard
306
Metzger, Fred.
339
McConaughy, Dr. D. W 310
Mckeever, Rev. Edward. 341
Miller, Dr. II. J 341
Murray, M. B. 342
Newingham, D. I 343
O'Brien, Wm.
344
Peters, Jas ..
344
PALE
Potthoff, II. B. 346
Seanor, H. F 346
Shields, T. W 347
Showalter, W. A. 347
Shumaker, A 348
Story, J. A. 349
Ulerich, W. W 350
Weber, Louis.
351
JEANETTE, MANOR AND PENN.
Beamer, Jacob 352
Bouquet, Col. Henry 353
Brinker, P. R. 353
Byerly, R. S. 354
Cort, J. T. 355
Davis, Morris 356
Dewalt, J. A. 356
Eberhart. A. A. 357
Croushore, Henry
282
Dick, A. M
293
Gallagher, W. C.
294
Getchey, B.
295
Goodman, Solomon 295
Hamilton, D. E. 296
Hamilton, James.
297
Hamilton, J. F.
297
Hamilton, IIon. A. C.
298
Hartman, J. W 330
Hartman, Dr. J. A 331
Jackson, J. F 364
Jones, W. S. 365
Kauffman, M. D. 365
Keister, David 366
Landis. J. F 366
Lauffer, II. P. 367
Lauffer, Isaac 368
Lauffer, H. A. 368
Leyda, Dr. I. N 369
Lutz, J. F 370
Mckeever, Henry. 370
Miller, J. M 371
Moore, G. E. 371
Morrison, Dr. J. W. 372
Mathias, Joseph 373
Morrow, Dr. J. R.
374
Sanders, C. W 311
Schoaf, Jacob. 311
Scholl, M. F 312
Schroyer, J. M. 313
Vandyke, Dr. G. M 313
Vankirk, J. Z. 314
Washabaugh, George 315
Washabaugh, G. W 315
Ziegler, J. C.
316
WEST NEWTON.
Berwirth, F. H 289
Brown, C. C 290
Brown, Robert
290
Bygate, T. A
201
Carothers, John. 291
Coldsmith, Samuel. 292
Collins, J. W 293
Donohue, J. T 326
Eiseman, Dr. R
326
Evans, Dr. J. D. 327
Geiger, Capt. B. F 328
Golde, John. 329
Harr, D. P. 329
Iloke, L. A 332
Horrell, I. N 333
Hughes, Dr. J. W 333
Keepers, Dr. . A. C 331
Lemmon, Dr. J. Q.
335
Lovely, Collis 336
MacMillan, W. C. 337
Mellon, W. L. 338
Newman, John 307
Obley, John 307
Obley, II. A 308
Orr, Dr. A. W. 309
Patterson, J. J. 310
Rosen, D. F.
310
Oakley, H. C.
374
Fry, F. L
358
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Orr, R. M 375
Ruhe, HI. A 376
Shuster, W. G.
376
Skelly, Dr. C. J
377
Slicker, W. H
378
Smith, L. C.
378
Smith, J. B.
379
Smith, C. R.
380
Seitz, Capt. J. A. M
380
Sullivan, D. B
381
Sutton, Dr. G. S.
381
Theobald, Joseph
382
Vinton, E. J
383
Walthour, B. R.
383
Westbrook, L. C.
384
Walthour, Samuel,
384
Weaver, S. II
385
Wurzel, George.
386
IRWIN AND NORTH HUNT- INGDON.
Blackburn, J. O. 388
Brown, George
383
Carroll, W. II.
389
Caruthers, W. F.
390
Clohessy, M.
391
Fink, G. W 391
Fostor, Hon. H. D.
392
Gaut, C. W
393
Hamilton, S. D.
394
Hodgden, F. 394
Howell, J. O. 395
Irwin, Henry
395
Langham, John
396
Lenhart, J. K
397
Lindeblad, M. E.
398
Lommel, M.
398
Long, S. C 399
Mcclellan, Dr. R. P 399
McFarlane, A. L. 400
Mckeever, J. L. 401
Miller, S. B 402
Caven, Amos O. 434
Cease, J. R
435
Chambers, Preston
436
l'AGE
Cochran, A. C 439
Cochran, W. S. 440
Cook, D. R. 441
Connor, Timothy
441
Coughenour, I). R. & Co 442
Dunlap, W. R 443
Fausold, M. L 444
Fausold, H. F 145
Fetter, J. W 446
Findley, Hon. Wm 446
Fisher, C. B 447
Fisher, J. W 448
Fisher, Jacob 448
Fisher, S. B 449
Foster. R. A. 450
Fowler, J. J
451
Fry, George
451
Fry, John.
452
Fulton, Dr. J. A. 453
Gaut, Dr. R. F 453
George, Isaac
454
Gorgas, S. L.
458
Graham, Richard. 459
Gress, Jacob.
460
Griffith, Joshua. 461
Guthrie, Doty 461
Guthrie, Joseph. 462
Hackett, C. C. 463
Hamilton, Rev. J. M 463
Hamill, Herman
464
Harding, James. 465
Harman, A. D. 465
Hartzell, G. M 466
Henderson, John
466
Horn, J. J. 467
IIorner, Isaac 468
Hughes, J. J 468
Hugus, G. R. 469
Hull, H. D.
470
Hunter, Samuel 471
Junkins, Isaac. 471
Johnston, A. A. 472
Johnston, Col. J. W 475
Keck, J. M 476
Palmer, C. L.
404
PAGE
Parkinson, Margaret 404
Parr, Jacob.
105
Pool, A. II. 406
Reed, J. D.
406
Remsberg, S. C. 407
Ringer, Dr. J. HI 408
Robbins, Hon. E. E 409
Schade, A
410
Sowash, Dr. M. F 411
Speis, G. A.
412
Springer, J. F 412
Taylor, L. H. 413
Thompson, R. F
414
Threscher, J. H.
414
Whitehead, Peter.
415
DERRY, MT. PLEASANT, ST. CLAIR AND UNITY.
Allison, A. J 417
Aukerman, Joseph.
418
Aukerman, J. R.
418
Austraw, G. F.
419
Banks, Dr. C. W
420
Barnett, J. W
420
Barnhart, Alex
421
Barnhart, David
422
Barr, Samuel.
423
Bash, J. H
423
Beatty, John, Jr 424
Beistel, I. F.
425
Bennett, Capt. Wmn
426
Bennett, O. M
427
Boyer, W. H.
427
Braden, W. D.
428
Brinker, Dr. T. II 429
Brinker, W. F.
430
Brooks, H. F
430
Brown, Dr. J. L
431
Burd, S. K.
432
Burkley, George. 433
Carpenter, D. L. 434
Over, J. H. 403
Painter, T. W
403
Coad, Wm.
439
Keller, John.
479
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CONTENTS.
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
Senft, George.
553
Smith, Francis. 554
Stairs, J. J
557
Taylor, Dr. James.
557
Ulery, Frederick
558
Walker, Clark.
559
Walter, William
559
Whitworth, Dr. R. S.
560
EAST AND SOUTH HUNT- INGDON, ROSTRAVER AND SEWICKLEY.
Allen, David B. H
562
Aultman, William D.
565
Aultman, Christopher D
565
Ausburn, Robert
566
Bair, David
567
Besenberg, Gotfred
568
Bigley, Nicholas J., Jr.
568
Blackburn, Hon. Geo. P.
568
Blackburn, A. Byram
570
Boyd, James M.
570
Bronson, Amon
571
Budd, Benjamin.
572
Byars, William A
572
Covert, Rev. William R.
575
Daugherty, Samuel
578
Dick, Gen. M. M
561
Dusenbery, Lieut. Wm. C.
578
Errett, David.
579
Ewig, Charles H.
580
Felger, John G
581
Finley, Nehemiah
581
Fisher, John G.
582
Flanagan, John C.
582
Fox, David R
583
Fox, John C.
584
Freeble, Thomas D
585
Shupe, L. B.
509
.Shupe, D. W.
510
.Simpson, David.
511
Smith, J. II
512
Smith, Wm., Sr. 512
Smith, R. M
513
Smith, Dr. L. T.
514
Smith, C. H. 515
Kelly, Dr. J. H 480
Kenly, David
481
Springer, W. J
510°
Steel, John
516
Stouffer, A. M
517
Strohm, Samuel
518
Tarr, A. T.
518
Laird, Thos.
485
Laughlin, J. W.
486
Lemmon, James.
486
Lewis, Wilson
487
Lobingier, J. S
488
Machesney, Jackson.
489
Maxwell, S. F.
490
McConnell, Rev. S. D
490
McCurdy, Dr. R. C
493
McCarthy, J. J
494
Megary, G. W
494
Miller, Dr. J. S
495
Mitchell, H. W
496
Muhlenberg, Chas.
496
Murphy, Owen
497
Musick, Samuel
497
Newill, Joshua
498
Palmer, Michael
499
Pearce, J. A
499
Peebles, Dr. J. E.
500
Poorman, J. K
501
Potts, Rev. A. D.
502
Pounds, Joseph.
503
Reed, O. C.
504
Robb, Shannon 505
Rumbaugh, John. 505
Rumbaugh, Michael 506
Rush, J. T.
507
Sarver, Ezra
507
Marker, Hon. N. M.
542
Matthews, W. H.
543
McCaskey, Dr. C. A
543
McColly, Bales
544
Millhoff, H. M
545
Murphy, S. D.
546
Murphy, Capt. G. H
549
Myers, A. B.
550
Seawright, William
550
St. Clair, Maj. Gen. Arthur
551
Frick, David C.
585
Frye, Dr. James P
586
Fullerton, John.
587
Fullerton, Nathan N
587
Gilmore, Franklin
588
Grace, Samuel Hibbert
589
Hahn, Jacob P
589
Thomas, N
519
Thomas, G. M
519
Townsend, Rev. D. W
520
Trauger, George
521
Walkinshaw, J. C.
522
Weaver, D. G.
523
Welty, R. S.
524
Williams, G. W
525
Wimmer, Rt. Rev. B
525
Wright, Wm.
523
COOK, DONEGAL, FAIR- FIELD AND LIGONIER.
Ambrose, Dr. J. T 529
Blackburn, Dr. E. W 530
Boucher (family)
530
Covode, Hon. John
532
Frank, J. H
533
Graham, R. M
534
Hargnett, Hon. John
535
Hendricks, Gov. William
536
Horner, Moses
537
Hubb, John
538
Huston, Dixon 538
Keck, M. L.
539
Keffer, J. W
540
King, Rev. Franklin
540
Lenhart, Ludwick
541
Seemann, J. H
508
Shearer, G. M.
508
Snodgrass, W. B.
515
Kenney, G. W
482
Kinkead, Wm
483
Kimmell, Jacob
483
Lafferty, Dr. J. H. 484
Keeley, Henry 480
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CONTENTS.
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Hasson, Samuel T. 590
Patton, Dr. N. W 624
Hamilton, Joseph 591
Henderson, James.
591
*Penney, Albert
624
Pinkerton, James.
625
l'oole, William A
626
Porter, Oliver.
626
Reeves, John S. 6:27
Rhodes, Louis S. 628
Robertson, Andrew
629
Robertson, Jacob Edmund 629
Rossell, Charles.
630
Ruff, Quincey A. 631
Sampson, Thomas.
631
Sampson, Benjamin L
632
Scholl, William L.
633
Shawly, Benjamin F
633
Shelar, Dr. Joseph W
634
Shepler, Philip
635
Shepler, Isaac.
635
Shepler, Lewis. 636
Shepler, Davis
636
Sherrick, Dr. Albert S.
637
Smith, Lonis L. 637
Smith, George W 638
Smith, Samuel
639
Smoek, Finley C.
640
Springer, Everell F
640
Sterrett, John
641
Stauffer, John F
642
Stone, Samuel
6-12
Timms, William P
643
Tomer, Jacob.
643
Vogel, John.
611
Weaver, Levi
645
Williams, Daniel F.
645
Wilson, Taylor.
646
Wilson, Presley 6-16
Wilson, William D
6-17
Zundel, John S.
648
Zundel, Jacob.
648
Zundel, William
649
FRANKLIN, HEMPFIELD,
LOYALHANNA AND SALEM.
Agnew, James
650
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Allshouse, John W. 651
Armbrust, J. W 652
Barnhart, William R 655
Barnhart, Samuel
656
Bauman, Rev. J. Nevin 650
Black, John 657
Blank. Michael G 658
Brown, John II 658
Buchanan, James 659 Croushore, Geo. W 660
Dible, Geo. F
661
Ellwood, John Kelley 661
Emmens, Dr. Stephen Henry
662
Ewing, Dr. James Ross
663
Fox, Levi
664
Fry, William G. 665
Gongaware, P. J
666
Humes, James G
666
Hackley, Alois
667
Hall, Jacob C. 668
Hall, William J
668
Hill, Philip.
669
Harvey, Josiah
669
Haymaker, Michael R.
670
Hillis, William
671
Hissem, Thomas.
671
Hissem, David K
672
Hugus, Maj. William
673
Hugus, Marion. 674
Jones, John A
674
Keck. Henry
675
Keister, Elijah N 676
Kifer, Michael B. 676
Kilgore, Jesse
677
Kuhns, Jacob H
678
Lutes, William C.
679
Lucius, Herman. 679
MeAlister, Alexander
680
McQuaid, Samuel D.
681
Mc Williams, Robert H.
681
Miller, Joseph
682
Monroe, William J 683
Orr, James.
684
Patterson, David K
684
Phillips, Enoch B
685
Hohenshell, George
595
Hough, David W 595
Hough, Joseph D
596
Hough, Paul.
599
Household, William
599
Howell, William B. 600
Hunter, Archibald B.
601
Hyde, John Winter
602
Jones, Clarence M
603
Keck, Michael
603
Keefer, Samuel
604
Kelley, Geo. W
604
Krepps, Jesse
605
Lash, Christian.
606
Latta, Ephraim
606
Limbaugh, Peter 607
Linn, James S 608
Love, Robert T GOS
Luce, Leonard E. 609
Lynn, John
610
Markle, Joseph 610
Markle, Geo. W
611
Meredith, William
612
MeGuffey, Robert
613
McMahan, Alex
614
Milligan, Alex. S
614
Milligan, James M
615
Mitchell, Wm., Sr. 616
Monmyer, Albert 617
Morgan, William F 617
Newlin, William (
618
Norcross, John.
619
Osburn, Matthew
619
Overholt, Abraham O. 620
Patterson, James M. 621
Patterson, Israel. 622 Patterson, John S. 622
Patton, Dr. Robert G.
623
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Paul, Morgan S.
624
Henry, William P
592
Highberger, Abram F
593
Highberger, Simon
594
Ilixenbaugh, N. 594
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Remaley, Henry. 686
Rings, Jacob. 686
Robinson, Edward T 686
Rugh, John
689
Ruff, Samuel
690
Sell, Eli
693
Sell, Jacob.
693
Sheffler, Israel T 694
Shuey, Conrad. 695
Shuster, Cyrus J
695
Shrum, John 696
Smeltzer, Cyrus F 697
Stanton, James F 698
Stark, John.
699
Steel Ebenezer.
699
Stewart, Francis L. 700-
Snyder, Rev. Jacob F 701
Snyder, John.
703
Stahl, Daniel P
704
Tarr, Jacob. 704
Thomas, Maj. Cyrus
705
Thompson, Rev. Jacob L 706
Ulery, Daniel R
707
Warden, Clark F
707
Hawk, Joseph S.
725
Hunter, John.
726
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Kier, Thomas C. 726
Kunkle, Israel 727
Logan, Alexander A 727
Leslie, James 728
Metzgar, Hiram T. 729
McGeary, John E. 7:29
Mckean, John S 730
McKean, James L 731
MeKean, Frank S 731
Mc Williams, William 732
Miller, Robert 733
Miller, Rev. O. H 734
Nelson, Samuel N 735
Parkin, Charles
736
Reed, Rev. Robert 737
Rowe, Hezekiah. 737
Ross, George W 738
Rubright, Jeremiah 739
Shaner, Solomon 739
Faulk, Simon P 722 Shepard, Henry 740
Swank, William M
740
Walker, William T
741
Watt, John. 742
Wylie, John
742
Young. Rev. Alexander
743
Waugaman, John, Sr.
709
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Wegley, Abraham H 709
Wolfe, A. Thompson 710
ALLEGHENY, BELL, BUR- RELLS AND WASHINGTON.
Alter, Dr. David
712
Alter, Jacob.
713
Alter, Samuel L.
714
Arnold, Robert P
714
Barber, John
715
Baxter, Charles W 715
Boal, John C. 716
Butler, Jesse.
716
Bush, 'Dr. A. A
717
Campbell, Benjamin B.
718
Chambers, James II
718
Clemente, Jesse A
720
Copeland, Samuel.
720
Dinsmore, Robert S
721
Dougall, James I
722
Gardner, Samuel
723
Graham, James
724
Gosser, Albert M 724
ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
Best, J. D.
48
Chambers, Eli.
63
Crawford, Dr. J. L 70
Cribbis, Christopher
73
Huff, Col. George F
96
Kline. S. A
112
Mccullough, Hon. Welty 35
Moore, Col. J. W
139
Musick, Darwin 142
Keck, Leonard
104
Young, J. M
180
Hitchman, Hon. W. J. 185
Kuhn, C. L. 196
McElwee, E. J
204
Neel, W. B 208
Dick, Gen. M. M 562
Covert, Rev. W. R. 575
Household, William 599
Armbrust, J. W. 652
Grantham, J. W
243
Humphries, E. A.
249
McDowell, Dr. W. J
254
Morrow, J. C. *257
Parker, J, S .... 262
Springer, H. J.
270.
Weddel, Dr. E. P.
279
Croushore, Henry
283
Croushore, Mrs. E. J
284
Cochran, A. C. 439
George, Isaac.
454
Johnston, A. A
472
Keck, J. M 476
Maxwell, S. F.
490
Murphy, S. D. 5.16.
Smith, Francis
554
Neel, Samuel
209
Best, H. C.
Frets, J. S.
235
Rugh, John
689
Sell, Jacob
693.
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Historical Sketch
Westmoreland County
"THE STAR OF THE WEST"
OUNDARIES and areas. Prehistoric races. Anglo-saxon pioneers. Forbes' expedition. Battle of Bushy run. Early settlements. County formation. Revolutionary war. Lochry's and Crawford's expeditions. Burning of Hannastown. St. Clair's defeat. Whiskey insurrection. War of 1812. Pikes. Mexican war. First railroads. Great civil war. Connellsville coke region. Murrysville natural gas field. Recent and phenomenal de- velopment. Townships and boroughs. Political history. The press, churches, schools and banks. Census statistics.
On account of the nature and plan of this work it is impossible to do justice to the history of this grand old county ; yet the publisher has decided that it is most essential that a brief chronological record of its important historical events should be made before proceeding to record at length the biographical sketches of the county's leading citizens.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pennsyl- vania, is situated between the seventy-ninth and eightieth meridians of west longitude and the fortieth and forty-first parallels of north latitude. It is bounded on the north by Armstrong and
Indiana counties, from which it is separated by the Kiskiminetis and Conemaugh rivers ; on the east by Laurel Hill Ridge, which divides it from Cambria and Somerset counties; on the south by Fayette county, from which it is partly separated by Jacob's creek, and on the west by Washington and Allegheny counties. It is thirty-seven miles long by twenty-nine miles wide, and its computed area is one thousand and four square miles. It is the eleventh county of Pennsylvania in order of age, and was the last provincial county of the " Keystone State." Its geographical center and center of population are supposed to be not very far apart, and both but a short distance from the county seat.
The present territory of Westmoreland county was a part of the following counties for the re- spective times specified :
Chester, from 1682 to May 10, 1729.
Lancaster, May 10, 1729, to January 27, 1750.
Cumberland, January 27, 1750, to March 9, 1771.
Bedford, March 9, 1771, to September 26, 1773.
Westmoreland county was created by Act of Legislature on February 26, 1773, and was taken
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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF
from Bedford, and in 1785 a part of the pur- chase of 1784 was added thereto. It was named after Westmoreland county in England, and embraced nearly all of Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny mountains. From 1781 to 1850 the following sixteen counties were taken from its territory, the first five direct, and the other eleven indirect :
Washington, March 28, 1781. Fayette, Sep- tember 26, 1783.
Allegheny, September 24, 1788. Armstrong, March 12, 1800.
Indiana, March 30, 1803. Greene, February 9, 1796.
Beaver, March 12, 1800. Mercer, March 12, 1800.
Butler, March 12, 1800. Erie, March 12, 1800.
Venango, March 12, 1800. Warren, March 12, 1800.
Crawford, March 12, 1800. Clarion, March 11, 1839.
Forest, April 11, 1848. Lawrence, March 20, 1850.
Westmoreland county is in the second or southeastern region of the third topographical or western bituminous coal district of Pennsylvania. Portions of the county are in the upper and lower coal measure, and it has five coal basins, of which only one, the second or Connellsville, is in the upper measures. The first coal basin is in the Ligonier valley; the second or Con- nellsville coke region lies along the western base of Chestnut ridge; the third basin extends through the center of the county ; the fourth or Sewickley is west of the center, and the fifth coal basin is in Allegheny and Burrell town- ships.
The county is divided into two physical divi- sions : The Eastern highlands and the Western tablelands. Its general slope is toward the northwest, and it is drained by the Monongahela and Allegheny river systems. Prof. Arnold, in 1872, gave the average temperature of West-
moreland county as follows : Summer, seventy degrees ; winter, thirty ; yearly average, fifty, and recorded its annual rain-fall at thirty-six inches.
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