Biographical and historical cyclopedia of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Part 1

Author: Gresham, John M. cn; Wiley, Samuel T. cn
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Philadelphia [Dunlap & Clarke]
Number of Pages: 1422


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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL


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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.


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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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PREFACE.


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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VI


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


-


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.


PAGE


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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PAGE


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


PAGE


Paul, Morgan S.


624


Henry, William P


592


Highberger, Abram F


593


Highberger, Simon


594


Ilixenbaugh, N. 594


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CONTENTS.


PAGE


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


PAGE


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


PAGE


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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1


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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