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(V) John Galbraith (John, James, James, John), born 1794, in Huntingdon county, Pa., died June 15, 1860, in Erie, Pa. His father removed to Butler county, Pa., toward the close of the century, and he was brought up on the farm. When a young man he com- menced teaching school, and later on began the study of law in the office of John William Ayres, of Butler, and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty-three. He shortly after removed to Franklin, Venango Co., Pa., where he rose rapidly, both in his profession and in popular esteem. His first official posi- tion was as a member of the Assembly, to which he was elected three times. He was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1832, 1834 and 1838. In 1837 he removed to Erie, where he resided until his death. On retiring from Congress, in 1840, he practiced law until the fall of 1851, when he was elected president judge for Erie, Crawford and Warren coun- ties. His death occurred before the expiration of his term of office. Judge Galbraith was one of the foremost men in promoting the various public enterprises that gave the first strong impulse to Erie county. He was the pioneer in projecting the railroad from Erie in the State Legislature, and to him is due
to the Ohio State line, and aided greatly in reviving the long dormant proposed railroad from Erie to Sunbury, now the Philadelphia & Erie railroad. One of his favorite ideas, the establishment of a prison for youthful offenders exclusively, has been adopted by the State in the institution at Huntingdon, and elsewhere. Judge Galbraith married in May, 1822, Amy Ayres, daughter of Rev. Robert Ayres, an Episcopalian minister, a resident of Brownsville, Fayette Co., Pa., and brother of Gen. William Ayres. Mrs. Galbraith died March 2, 1868, in the city of Philadelphia. They had issue: (1) William Ayres, born May 9, 1823, married Fanny Davenport. (2) Elizabeth Ann married William S. Lane, of Erie, now a practicing lawyer of Phila- delphia.
(V) Julianna Galbraith (Andrew, James, James, John), born about 1786, in Cumber- land county, Pa., died Jan. 13, 1862, in Phila- delphia, at the residence of her son, William Callender Irvine, and is buried in the Laurel Hill cemetery. She married July 26, 1808, William McNeill Irvine, born about 1778 in Carlisle, Pa., died Sept. 25, 1854, in Harris- burg, Pa., and there buried. He was the sec- ond son of Gen. William Irvine, of the Rev- olution, and Anne Callender, daughter of Capt. Robert Callender, of Middlesex, Cumberland Co., Pa. He was educated at Dickinson Col- lege, where he graduated ; subsequently studied law with Judge Thomas Duncan, and was elected to the Cumberland county bar in 1802. He afterward located at Harrisburg, and was admitted to the Dauphin county bar at an adjourned court in March, 1807. He entered the United States army as captain May 3, 1808, in the regiment of light artillery, and was stationed several years at New Orleans. He left the army, by resignation, about 181 I or 1812, and resumed the practice of law at Sunbury. In July, 1813, he was acting adju- tant general of Pennsylvania, which duties he performed until his appointment by the presi- dent of the United States as colonel of the 42d Regiment, United States Infantry, Aug. 4, 1813. At the close of the war he resigned and located at Harrisburg, and was appointed deputy attorney general for the counties of Dauphin and Northumberland ; subsequently commissioned by Governor Snyder, Sept. 14, 1815, escheator general of the State, which position he held until the abolishment of that office. From 1819 to 1821 he was adjutant general of Pennsylvania, and had previously, 1818-19, represented the county of Dauphin
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the credit for originating, authorizing and ciate judge and dispensed the high conventions directing the erection of the capitol building of that office until his death. No greater at Harrisburg. From about the year 1826 to encomium can be passed upon him than is in- scribed upon the marble shaft which marked the place of his repose-from the pen of the late eminent jurist, Jeremiah S. Black. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson had issue (surname Gibson) : Margaretta married Col. Charles McClure, and left issue; Sarah married Richard Ander- son, U. S. army, and had issue; Annie married Milnor Roberts, civil engineer, and left issue; John Bannister died unmarried; George, U. S. A., married Fannie Hunt. 1850 he resided at Gettysburg. In 1847 Gov- ernor Shunk appointed him law judge for the York and Adams district, on the expiration of Judge Durkee's term, but he resigned shortly after, owing to some difficulties with the mem- bers of the bar and their efforts made to im- peach him. Colonel Irvine was a brilliant pleader but not a lawyer, hence his failure in the judicial station to which he had been ele- vated. He returned to Harrisburg, where he resumed the practice of the law for a while, (VI) Robert Galbraith (John, Robert, John, James, Robert), died March, 1787. They had issue: Samuel, married Feb. 27, 1789, Mary Decker; James; John; William; Elizabeth; Mary. and subsequently died there. He was an ex- cellent military officer, and a gentleman· of fine appearance, tall and commanding, of good conversational powers and a delightful com- panion, and for a period of thirty years was quite prominent and influential in public af- fairs. They left issue (surname Irvine) : Andrew Galbraith, a physician of promi- nence in Warren county, Pa., and died a few years since; William Callender, formerly in the quartermaster's department, United States army, and now residing in Philadelphia.
(V) Sarah W. Galbraith (Andrew, James, James, Robert), born Jan. 25, 1791, died May 2, 1853, in Carlisle, Pa .; married in 1810 John Bannister Gibson, born Nov. 8, 1780, in Shear- mans Valley, now Perry township, Pa., died May 2, 1853, in the city of Philadelphia, and is buried in Carlisle, Pa. He was of Scotch- Irish descent, son of Col. George Gibson, who fell in the defeat of St. Clair on the 14th of November, 1791. He entered Dickinson Col- lege, graduated therefrom, and entered the law office of his kinsman Thomas Duncan. He was admitted to the Cumberland county bar at the March term, 1803. In 1810 he was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature, and in 1812 appointed president judge for the Eleventh Judicial district, composed of the publican party ticket had about 2,600 major- counties of Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna ity. His term of office expired in 1887. Judge and Luzerne.1 Upon the death of Judge Galbraith married May 25, 1846, Fanny Davenport, daughter of Capt. William Daven- port, of Erie, Pa. They had issue. Brackenridge, in 1816, Governor Snyder ap- pointed Judge Gibson associate judge of Su- preme court, of Pennsylvania. Under the act [All the foregoing is from "Pennsylvania. Genealogies," W. H. Egle.] of Assembly of April 8, 1826, the number of Supreme court judges increased from three to five. The year following Chief Justice (VI) Robert Galbraith, son of Robert and Mary Galbraith, was born in 1782 in the Cum- berland valley, and was a pioneer settler in Butler county, Pa., where he died in 1826. He married Mary White, and they had chil- dren as follows: (I) Samuel. (2) William married and left these children: Mary, who married Thomas Watson; Annie, who married Tilghman died, and Judge Gibson succeeded him. In 1838, on the day of the adoption of the then new constitution of the State, he resigned his office but was immediately reap- pointed by Governor Ritner. In 1851, when the judiciary became elective, his seat became vacant. He, however, was reelected as asso-
(VI) William Ayres Galbraith (John, John, James, James, Robert), born May 9, 1823, in Franklin county, Pa. He was edu- cated at Allegheny College, Meadville, and at the academy in Erie, Pa., upon his father's removal to that town in 1837; studied law with his father, being admitted to the bar May 9, 1844, on his twenty-first birthday. In September of the same year he entered Dane Law School, Harvard University, of which . Judge Joseph Story and Prof. Simon Green- leaf were instructors, and there graduated in 1845. Returning to Erie he began the prac- tice of law. In 1846 he was appointed by Judge Kane, then attorney general of the State, deputy attorney general for Erie county, in which office he continued until 1850. Tak- ing an active part in politics he was a delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1846, and to several succeeding ones. He was a. delegate to the National convention at Charles- ton in 1860, and at Chicago in 1864. In 1876. he was elected president judge of Erie county, as the people's candidate, although the Re-
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William McClung; Robert, who died on the cepted. He was installed Nov. 17, 1732, at the meeting-house on the Swatara. The congrega- tion then appointed a representative to exe- old homestead in Butler county (he married Isabel, and left children-Caroline, wife of Dr. J. C. McKee; Mary, who married R. B. cute to Bertram the right and title to the In- Ivory, attorney of Pittsburgh, Pa .; Bell, Henry, and Hon. James M., judge in Butler county. (3) Mary married John Ralston, and their son James married Maria Thorn- burg ; they are the parents of R. L. Ralston, a leading attorney at Kittanning. (4) Robert. (5) Joseph. (6) Elizabeth, born in 1803, married William McCain.
dian town tract, situated in Hanover township, on the north side of the Swatara, containing 350 acres. On the settlement of Rev. Mr. Ber- tram the congregation in the Swatara took the name of Derry, and the upper congregation on Spring creek was styled Paxtang. In 1735 Mr. Bertram complained of the "intolerable burden" he was under with the two congrega- tions, and Sept. 13, 1736, he was released from the care of Paxtang. Rev. William Bertram died on the 2d of May, 1746, aged seventy- two years, and his remains are interred in the Derry Church graveyard, his wife dying prior thereto. He was a faithful minister of the ert Galbraith, above, pioneer of Butler county, gospel. It may be stated that through his
In the history of Butler county, Pa., by Waterman, Watkins & Co. (1883), page 276, we find: "Robert Galbraith was one of the earliest settlers in the southeast corner of Winfield township. He was a justice of the peace in early times. It was stated that Rob- arrived in this township in the dead of winter, and putting up a rude shelter of poles and bark the family lived in it until a log house was built. He married Mary White, a daugh- ter of Matthew White, after whom Whites- town in Butler county was named. Of the sons of Robert and Mary (White) Galbraith, Samuel, William, Robert and Joseph, all dead" (in 1883). "The daughters of Robert Galbraith and wife were Mary, Margaret, Rebecca, Jane, and Elizabeth McCain. Wil- liam and Joseph lived on the old homestead after their father. Mrs. Joseph Galbraith and three of her nine sons still" (1883) "reside in Winfield township. Joseph died in 1878, aged seventy years."
WILLIAM BERTRAM was born Feb. 2, 1674, in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. He received his education in the university of his native place, studied for the ministry, and was licensed by the Presbytery of Bangor, Ireland, whom he gave "ample testimonials of his or- dination, ministerial qualifications and regular Christian conversation." He married. about 1706, Elizabeth Gillespie, and their children were John and Elizabeth. During one of those periodical political excitements in the British Isles his son disappeared and his parents, under the impression that he had come to America, determined if possible to ascertain his whereabouts, and came to Pennsylvania about the year 1730. Failing in their search they decided to remain in this country, and the following year we find a Rev. Mr. Bertram unanimously received by the Donegal Presby- tery, which he joined. At the same time George Renick presented him an invitation to settle at Paxtang and Derry, which he ac-
marriage with Miss Gillespie his descendants became heirs to a handsome estate in Edin- burgh. Efforts were made to secure this, but the difficulties inherent upon proving descent we presume have been the means of keeping the rightful parties from enjoying this patri- mony.
THOMAS THORETT MEREDITH, mer- chant and postmaster at Widnoon, Armstrong Co., Pa., is the proprietor of the largest gen- eral store in the county outside of Kittanning. He was born in Madison township, April 22, 1864, son of Thomas and Margaret (Rhodes) Meredith.
Owen Meredith, his grandfather, was a na- tive of Chester county, Pa., born Oct. 20, 1783. He married Ann McFadden, of Lan- caster county, Pa., and they were pioneers of what is now Madison township, Clarion coun- ty, where they cleared and improved a farm of 150 acres: They made their home here until about 1850, when they came to Madison town- ship, Armstrong county, where Mr. Meredith owned a tract of 160 acres, and there they resided the remainder of their lives. Mr. Meredith died May 24, 1866, and his wife passed away June 17, 1858. Their children were as follows ; Jonathan E .. James, Thomas, Aquilla, Madison, Evaline (married to James. Gibson), Cynthia (married to John Wallace), and Sarah (married to James Truitt).
Thomas Meredith, son of Owen, was born in what is now Clarion county, Pa., Oct. 20, 1815, and was here reared to manhood. He taught school and followed farming until 1862, when he went to Mahoning, at the mouth of Mahoning creek, and kept the toll house until 1868, when he located at Duncanville, now
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Thomas T. This he conducted with success until his death Jan. 3, 1882. Mr. Meredith married Margaret Rhodes, daughter of Jos- eph Rhodes, who was a native of Armstrong county, and was among the pioneers of Mad- ison township. Mrs. Meredith's mother was Elizabeth (Myers) Rhodes. Seven children survived Mr. Meredith: Madison W .; Alda R., widow of Dr. S. W. Keller ; Thomas T .; Owen C .; Tillie I., wife of John C. Fox; Ney O .; and Eva M., wife of Alfred H. Unger.
Thomas T. Meredith was reared in Madison township, and received his education in the common schools there. He began his business career as clerk in his father's store, and after the death of the latter, in 1882, took charge of the business until he attained his majority. He then entered into partnership with his mother and the business was conducted under the firm name of Mrs. M. Meredith & Son un- til 1893, when he purchased the interest of his mother and has since conducted the business alone. Up to this time the business was an ordinary country store, but Mr. Meredith at once began to enlarge it, making improvements as his patronage increased until now he has the largest store of his kind in the country outside of Kittanning. He has also conducted an undertaking business since 1897, and has proved himself an enterprising, honorable and efficient business man.
On May 6, 1888, Mr. Meredith married Alice M., daughter of William and Mary J. (Henderson) Craig, of Madison township, and they have had three children : Byron W., Thomas T., Jr., and Margaret E. Mr. and Mrs. Meredith are members of the Reformed Church. He is a thirty-second-degree Mason, and a member of the Consistory of the Valley of Coudersport, Pa., also Widnoon Lodge, No. 1139, I. O. O. F. Mr. Meredith has served as postmaster of Widnoon since 1885, giving most satisfactory service. He is a Re- publican in political sentiment.
WILLIAM GALLAGHER, real estate dealer and agent for the Frick machinery at Dayton, Armstrong county, was born July 27, 1845, in Wayne township, son of James H. and Rebecca ( Williamson) Gallagher.
Widnoon, in Madison township, and founded began life in true pioneer style, clearing off the mercantile business now owned by his son his land, and developing it into a valuable property. He was one of the organizers of the St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Wayne township, and one of its most liberal and in- fluential members. Among his brothers and sisters were : William, who went to Tennessee, where he became a merchant and farmer, and died; his son, Robert, still living in that State, where he owns 420 acres of land; James H .; Nancy Dill; Martha; Mrs. Brice; and Mrs. Hamilton.
James H. Gallagher, son of Hugh Gal- lagher, and father of William Gallagher, was born in Ireland in 1819, and came to this coun- try with his parents when twelve years of age. His life was spent in agricultural pursuits. Taking the old homestead in Wayne township, he continued to develop it and make improve- ments until his death, in 1908. He and his wife had children as follows: Hannah, Wil- liam, Nancy, James, Isabella, Hugh, Uphiah, Mary, and Rebecca.
William Gallagher attended public school in his native township and the Dayton Academy, leaving the latter institution in 1868. Follow- ing this he taught school for three terms, one in Wayne township, one in Boggs township, and one in Beaver township, Jefferson county, Pa. The next year he clerked at Echo, for Frank Martin. Having by this time prepared himself, he embarked in a general merchan- dise business on his own account at Oscar. After two and a half years there, in 1873, he located at Bryan, Pa., where he was the pio- neer merchant. This was his home and place of business for twenty-two years, when, tir- ing of business life, he bought a farm of one hundred eight acres in Cowanshannock town- ship, operating it a few years. He then sold his property, and coming to Dayton in 1898 he established himself in a real estate and im- plement business. Mr. Gallagher is agent for the Frick machinery, including engines, threshers, and sawmills, placing new ones, as well as those which are second hand, repair- ing and rebuilding where practicable. He also deals in real estate, mills and stores, buying, selling and exchanging, specializing in build- ing lots. A ten-acre tract which he owned with others, adjoining the borough, he platted and developed into a desirable suburb. In addition he bought a third of forty-four acres in the borough and township, and twenty-two houses, which he is selling to homeseekers. Mr. Gallagher is also interested selling auto- mobiles. He is a charter member of the Pine
Hugh Gallagher, grandfather of William Gallagher, came from Ireland to what is now Wayne township in 1831. Here he bought 200 acres of land from a Mr. Colwell of Kit- tanning, for one dollar per acre. On this property he built a log cabin, and settling down Creek Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which
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he has served as president, treasurer and sec- years, his services giving satisfaction to all retary. concerned. He is one of the substantial citi- In 1876 Mr. Gallagher was married to Amanda Marshall, daughter of James G. and Nancy (Blair) Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Gal- lagher had one son, Blaine, born in 1878, who died in 1904, being cut off in the flower of his young manhood. This loss was a terrible one to his parents, and was keenly felt in the com- munity where his blameless life had been spent. Prior to his demise the young man had been taken into partnership with his father, the firm being W. Gallagher & Son. zens of his locality, and is widely and favor- ably known. On July 16, 1885, Mr. Miller married Rosa Hawley, a native of Manorville, Armstrong county, daughter of Simon F. and Nancy J. (Boyd) Hawley, and they have had three children, all sons: Harry T., who mar- ried Mary Richard and has three children, all boys; Merrill F., who married Anna John- son and has had three children, two sons and one daughter ; and Frank. Mrs. John W. Mil- ler is a member of the Baptist Church. In pol- itics Mr. Miller is a Republican.
Mr. Gallagher is a Republican, and being very active in the ranks of his party is called upon to support its principles in public office, having served as tax collector and member of the city council. Upon several occasions he has been sent as delegate to the State conven- tions. For years he has been a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church, which his father assisted in founding, and served it as vestryman, but since moving to Dayton he has attended service at the Methodist Church, and is now the teacher of the Bible class of that organization. Live, progressive, a man of tire- less energy, Mr. Gallagher is a power in his community, and deserves the success which has attended his endeavors.
JOHN W. MILLER, postmaster at Logans- port, Armstrong county, has held his present position in connection with his store business at that point for over twenty years. He was born Aug. 1, 1859, at Pine Creek, this county, son of Isaac M. and Sarah ( Klingensmith) Miller. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller, were natives of eastern Pennsylvania, and were of German descent; he came to Kittanning township with his parents.
Isaac M. Miller was born in Kittanning township, Armstrong county, and died April 19, 1890, aged sixty-one years. He married Sarah Klingensmith, of Armstrong county, daughter of Henry and Mary (Davis) Kling- ensmith ; the latter was born on the ocean, com- ing to this country from Ireland, and her mother dying in Wheeling, W. Va., was adopted by a lady named Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac M. Miller reared a family of eight children, five sons and three daughters, namely : William; John W .; Peter; Leb, de- ceased ; George, deceased ; Martha ; Ellen, and Dollie.
CHRISTIAN TRUBY, of South Buffalo township, Armstrong county, now living re- tired, is of German birth, being a native of Kurhessen (Hessen-Cassel), Germany, born July 28, 1835. George and Barbara Truby, his parents, were of the same place. The father was a carpenter by trade.
Coming to America in 1848, the family made the voyage in the sailing vessel "Albert," a three-masted schooner, and were eight weeks on the ocean, landing at Baltimore, Md. They proceeded to Cumberland, Md., and later to Pittsburgh, Pa., by wagon, this journey being made in the winter time. Later they came to Freeport, Armstrong county, and Mr. Truby worked out the first two years. Then he ob- tained a farm in Butler county, Pa., where he and his wife died. They were members of the Lutheran Church. They had a family of seven children: Elizabeth, who died in Ger- many; Catherine, who died aged eighty-two years; Rosanna, who died aged thirty years; Eliza, deceased; George, deceased; Christian ; and Henry, who served in the Civil war in the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry and was shot in the mouth and jugular vein, being taken to a hospital on Long Island, where he died and was buried.
Christian Truby attended school only two years, in his native land, being obliged to learn English without instruction. However, he has been a great reader in his time, though he has had to give up reading lately because of failing eyesight. As a boy of fifteen he was employed as driver on the Pennsylvania canal, and also worked at home on the farm. For two years he worked on a steamboat. Go- ing to Muskingum county, Ohio, he worked at the trade of stonemason two seasons. Then he returned home and was married to Anna Elizabeth Waishupt. After his marriage Mr. Truby continued to live at home, taking care
John W. Miller lives at what is known as Glen. He has kept store at his present loca- tion for over twenty years, and has also been postmaster at Logansport for over twenty of his parents until they died, after which he
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left Butler county, coming to Freeport and Bedford county, Pa. He and his wife Chris- settling on an island for two years. He has tina (Bokher) had the following children: worked at the carpenter's trade ever since, Adam, Bartholomew, John, Martin, Henry, and among the houses which he has built is Fred, Jacob, Catherine, Julia Ann, Susan, Christina and Elizabeth. the home on Franklin street in which he has lived since its completion.
Mrs. Truby was born in Hessen-Cassel, Germany, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Waishupt, of that place, where the father died. As they had relatives in Pennsylvania the mother and children came to America, in 1850, and located in Freeport, Pa., where Mrs. Wais- hupt died. Mrs. Truby is the only one of the family now living. To Mr. and Mrs. Truby have been born children as follows: Lizzie, who is living in Philadelphia, Pa .; Fred, liv- ing in Oklahoma; Augustus, at home; Henry, deceased ; John, of Butler, Pa., a carpenter and contractor; Catherine, deceased; George Edward, living at home, who is engaged as a tinner and carpenter; Lewis, a carpenter, of Philadelphia, Pa .; Charles, a barber, of Phil- adelphia; Emma, living in Philadelphia; Mary, living in Philadelphia ; and Samuel G., a street car conductor in Philadelphia.
Mr. Truby has always been a Republican in politics and during the Civil war he was a Union sympathizer. On Sept. 19, 1864, he enlisted in Company D, 67th Regiment, Penn- sylvania Volunteer Infantry, doing consider- able guard duty ; he was in the battle of Sail- or's Creek. He was discharged June 20, 1865, at Washington, D. C. Mr. Truby is a mem- ber of Weaver Post, No. 32, G. A. R. When he went to the war he had to leave his wife and five small children, and she ran the farm without other help, though obliged to get in all the grain and put in more for the next season. She also had to market all the produce, take care of the horses and cattle, build fences and get up the wood in the winter. Help could not be hired readily in those times and it was a terrible task for the frail little woman. Mrs. Truby can tell of many hardships expe- rienced in the early days of the county.
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