Armstrong County, Pennsylvania her people past and present, embracing a history of the county and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families, Volume II, Part 47

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers
Number of Pages: 618


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William Harrison Moore, Sr., son of Archi- bald Moore, was born July 4, 1836, in East Franklin township, and was engaged in river work during the greater part of his active life. He is a man respected by his fellow citizens, and has held some of the minor township offices, giving satisfactory service. He has always been a Republican in political connec- tion. He now makes his home with his son William H. Moore, Jr. In 1861 he was mar- ried at Kittanning to Hannah N. Whitehead, who was born Sept. 10, 1839, at Greensburg, Pa., daughter of Daniel and Anna (Schrim) Whitehead. Her father, who was a cooper, was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., and died in 1879, when over seventy years of age. His father was a farmer. Mrs. Anna (Schrim) Whitehead was also born in West- moreland county, and was one of the five chil- dren of Jacob Schrim and his wife, whose maiden name was Norgan; Mr. Schrim was a school teacher and farmer. His children were Shepherd, Katie, Amanda, Anna (Mrs. Whitehead ) and Mrs. White- head died in 1887, at the age of sixty-seven. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam H. Moore: Manzela, Nov. 26, 1861 ; William H., April 7, 1864; John, Nov. 16, 1866; one unnamed, 1869 (died when ten days old) ; Chambers, Jan. 12, 1870; Samuel C., July 2, 1872 ; Mary Jane, Jan. 10, 1874 ; Elmer Jeremiah, March II, 1876; Marvin, June 22, 1880. The parents reside at Mosgrove with their son William H. Moore, Jr.


William Harrison Moore, Jr., was born April 7, 1864, in East Franklin township, Armstrong county, and received his education in the local common schools. Commencing on


and ticket agent for the Allegheny Valley Rail- road Company at Cowanshannock, being also appointed postmaster, in which capacity he served over two years. Then he served another three years in and about the mines in various capacities, until May 15, 1898, at which time he hired as clerk in the general store of C. E. Butler, at Mosgrove. There he served faithfully for one year, again going back to the mine as a miner for three years, after which he hired as clerk in the general store for Mrs. Annie Butler, at Mosgrove, remain- ing until May 1, 1903. He was then elected by the U. M. W. of A. as checkweighman at the mines of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Com- pany, at Mosgrove, and held that position until Oct. 5, 1905, again engaging in the store busi- ness as clerk for Mrs. Annie Butler, until Jan. 15, 1906. At that time the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company bought Mrs. Butler's store, and from then until Nov. 27, 19II, he continued as clerk in the company store, on that date becoming its owner. Mr. Moore has built up the business creditably during his management and ownership, and he enjoys a large trade in all lines of merchandise, also dealing in meats. For the last five years he has been postmaster at Mosgrove, having been appointed Nov. 3, 1908. He has made a sub- stantial position for himself in the community by his upright methods and progressive policy.


On Jan. 3, 1886, Mr. Moore married Martha Malisa Tarr, who was born July 8, 1866, in East Franklin township, Armstrong county, daughter of John Tarr, an old resident of that district, and the following children have been born to them: The eldest, born Dec. 20, 1886, died in infancy, unnamed ; Clarence J., born Feb. 20, 1888, is operator at the Mosgrove station for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ; Dora May, born June 1, 1890, died May 22, 1909, aged nineteen years ; Lossie May, born Aug. 29, 1892, is clerking in her father's store; Anna died when nine months old; Etta Florence, born July 9, 1897, clerks in her father's store; Dewey W., born Oct. 3, 1899, is attending school; Vernie was born Feb. 16, 1900; Belva, July 3, 1902; Frank, March 31, 1906; Harold, Aug, 5, 1907 ; Elizabeth, June 19, 1909.


JOHN A. PATTON, late of East Franklin township, a farmer and dealer in stock, was his own account when he reached his majority, born June 10, 1844, in Armstrong county, son he was married at the age of twenty-two and of William and Martha (Foster) Patton. then located at Cowanshannock, in Rayburn The Patton family originated in Ireland. township, where he followed mining for a but the date of the arrival here of the first period of six years. He then became freight ancestor in America is not known.


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William Patton was born in Pennsylvania of land. In politics he was a Republican. in 1796, and his wife was born in the same "Uncle" Kellen Ambrose, the great-uncle of Mrs. Patton, was a major in the war of 1812. Isaac Simpson, her materal grandfather, was also in that war. State Jan. 27, 1805, on Bear creek, this county. The father moved from Westmoreland county, Pa., to Armstrong county in 1825, and here married. He bought his land for Mr. and Mrs. Patton became the parents of the following children : William Charles, born Oct. 16, 1873; Elizabeth A., born Sept. 29, 1875, who married Robert Noble, of Arm- strong county ; and Mattie E., born May 24, 1879. five dollars per acre, cleared it off, and devel- oped the fine farm owned by his son John A. The parents passed through the incidents and hardships relative to farm life at that time, but succeeded beyond their expectations, and reared a creditable family. Both worked to make a home, the wife helping her husband WILLIAM M. MOORE, of New Bethle- hem, Pa., has been engaged as a painter throughout his active years, and since 1902 has also been in the mercantile business, deal- ing in groceries, paints and wall-paper. Mr. Moore was born Sept. 20, 1835, in Plum Creek township, Armstrong county, son of Nathan and Margaret (Jamison) Moore. roll the logs he hewed, and to build the log cabin in which they lived until it was replaced by a frame house later on. There were eleven children in the family, seven daughters and four sons, only one of whom survives, a daughter. At his death, on March 5, 1876, the father owned 200 acres of land. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Cow- ansville, as was his wife. A great student of the Bible, he read it almost constantly, and enjoyed discussing the Scriptures. In politics he was a Republican. The maternal great- grandfather, John Foster, secured his title to land in Armstrong county from the govern- ment. Mrs. Patton died Aug. 5, 1874.


John A. Patton lived with his parents, and received a common school education. When he was eighteen years old he took charge of his father's farm, to which he succeeded upon the latter's death. He became one of the lead- ing farmers of East Franklin township, and his transactions in buying and selling horses were large, Mr. Patton meeting with well- merited success in this line. Perhaps he was one of the best judges of horses in Armstrong county, for he was recognized as an expert, his services being called into question many times. He and his son had their homes near together, their beautiful places in a valley of the old hills of western Pennsylvania being among the most desirable in Armstrong county. John A. Patton died March 4, 1913.


On Sept. 18, 1872, Mr. Patton was married, in East Franklin township, to Susan Ambrose, daughter of John and Elizabeth Ambrose. John Ambrose was an old settler of this county. Married twice, he had twelve chil- dren by his first wife and one by his second. Mrs. Patton was the fifth child born to her parents. Her ancestors on the maternal side came from Germany. John Ambrose was a member and elder of the Union Presbyterian Church of Cowansville for forty-five years, and for many years served it as trustee. When he died he was the owner of 260 acres her father was a soldier in the war of 1812.


William Moore, the grandfather, was born in 1779 in County Derry, Ireland, and coming to the United States in 1820 settled in what was then Armstrong (now Clarion) county, Pa., between Greenville and Clarion, at what was then known as the "Riley Settlement." Purchasing land in the wilderness, he cleared and improved a farm, to the cultivation of which he devoted his active years. His death occurred Dec. 5, 1867, at Corsica, Jefferson Co., Pa., when he was eighty-eight years old. He married Mary Downs, like himself a native of County Derry, Ireland, and they were the parents of six children : Nathan; John; James; Jennie, who married William McMil- len; Nancy, who married Robert McMillen; and Elizabeth. All of this family are now deceased.


Nathan Moore, father of William M. Moore, was born Feb. 9, 1805, in County Derry, Ireland, and came to Armstrong county with his parents in 1820. In early manhood he settled in Plum Creek township, this county, and engaged in farming. In 1837 he moved to Porter township, Clarion Co., Pa., where he leased a small farm, and there he lived for thirteen years, farming and shoe- making in 1850 moving to New Bethlehem. In 1858 he located at Oakland, in Mahoning township, Armstrong county, where he passed the remainder of his long life, dying Nov. 17, 1886, at the age of eighty-one years. He was twice married. His first wife, Margaret, daughter of Archibald and Jane (Lower) Jamison, was born in what was then Arm- strong (now Clarion) county, Pa .; her par- ents were pioneers of Armstrong county, and


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Five children were born to this union: Wil- in the Spanish-American war as a member of liam M .; Eliza J., who married Samuel Company A, 14th Pennsylvania Volunteers) ; Reese; James; John, and Robert-all and John B., who died Dec. 29, 1912. Mrs. deceased but William M. and John. The Moore died Aug. 4, 1911, after a happy mar- mother of these died in April, 1844, and Mr. ried life of forty-four years.


Moore subsequently married Frances Rarick,


Mr. Moore is an Odd Fellow, belonging to by whom he had the following children: New Bethlehem Lodge, No. 725, and a Mason, Henry W., deceased; Margaret, deceased, who was the wife of Martin Cramer; David P., deceased; Joseph B., deceased ; Lavina M., who married J. C. Moore; and Sarah, who married G. B. Cline.


William M. Moore passed his youth in Armstrong and Clarion counties, and obtained his education in the common schools of Porter township and New Bethlehem. He learned the trade of painter, which he was following when the Civil war broke out, at that time being in Monmouth, Warren Co., Ill. On March 27, 1862, he entered the service, becom- ing a member of Company G, Ist Illinois Cav- alry, with which he was connected until honor- ably discharged at St. Louis, Mo., as cor- poral, July 14, 1862. He reenlisted Oct. 7, 1862, in Company L, 14th Illinois Cavalry, becoming first sergeant when he joined that command, and was promoted to second lieu- tenant July 22, 1864, to rank from Nov. 14, 1863. He took part in the battles of Knox- ville, (Tenn.), Kenesaw Mountain, Chatta- hoochee River, Decatur, Atlanta, Duck River, Franklin, Columbia, Nashville, and a number of minor engagements, and received his dis- charge at Pulaski, Tenn., July 31, 1865.


Christopher C. Shoff was born in Clearfield county, Pa., in 1839, and adopted farming as his life work. He is now living retired on his On his return from the war Mr. Moore set- tled at New Bethlehem, Pa., where he has since resided. In 1866 he engaged in the painting business, in which he has established a lucrative trade, having the highest reputa- farm in Bigler township, Clearfield county. His wife is a daughter of Thomas Stitt. Mr. and Mrs. Shoff had children as follows : George, who died in infancy ; Samuel T .; Jay F. and Willis D., of Leechburg; Luther E., tion for thorough workmanship and keeping at home; James, of Leechburg; Lena, of abreast of the advances made in his line. In Cleveland, Ohio, and Emma of Leechburg,


1902 he entered the mercantile business, married to Andrew Caldwell.


carrying a large stock of groceries, and a comprehensive line of paints, wall-papers and other commodities of the kind. His enter- prise and good management have brought him into the ranks of the most successful men of his town, where he is highly esteemed for his ability and integrity.


On Jan. 22, 1867, Mr. Moore was married to Lucetta Conger, daughter of Joseph and Susanna (Hetrick) Conger, of New Bethle- hem, and they had a family of six children : Laura C., now the wife of William Gathers; Eliza, married to Ezra Judson Grinder ; Emma, married to George Wagner; Horace A., who married Gertrude Hosey ; Ralph, who married Sybilla Lawson (he served ten months


in the latter connection holding membership in New Bethlehem Lodge, No. 522, F. & A. M., of which he has been secretary for more than a quarter of a century ; he is also a past master. By virtue of his army service he belongs to the G. A. R., Col. William Lemon Post, No. 260. He is a Republican in poli- tics and a Baptist in religion, being a member of the church at New Bethlehem, of which he has been a deacon since 1869.


SAMUEL T. SHOFF, mine foreman, of Leechburg, was born in Clearfield county, Pa., Feb. 12, 1863, son of Christopher C. and Elizabeth (Stitt) Shoff.


Samuel Shoff, his grandfather, came from Germany, settling in Clearfield county, Pa., where he followed farming, becoming the owner of several farms. As his sons started out in life he gave each one a farm, thus assisting them in establishing themselves. His children were: Christopher C., Robert Absa- lom, James Susanna, Rebecca, Isabella, Eliza- beth, Hannah, Sarah, and A. C.


Samuel T. Shoff attended the local schools of his native county, and began his life work on the farm. Later he went into the lumber woods, working there for fifteen years. He then entered the coal mines in Clearfield county, whence he went to Saltsburg, Indiana Co., Pa., to work in the old Fairbanks mine. In 1893 he came to Leechburg to take charge of Kirkpatrick's mine, now owned by the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company. Mr. Shoff has thirty-one men under him at the mine, and is a very efficient man.


In 1888 Mr. Shoff married Bessie E. Marks, daughter of George and Mary Marks, of Center county, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Shoff have no children. He is a member of the Odd


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Fellows, belonging to the local lodge and to


lived upon the homestead which is now his the encampment; and is a Mason, in this con- property. He owns 150 acres of valuable farm nection holding membership in Leechburg land, on which he has one gas well; the land is underlaid with soft coal, which is very Lodge, No. 577, F. & A. M., of which he is a past master; Orient Chapter, No. 247, R. A. valuable. M., of Kittanning; and Tancred Commandery, No. 48, K. T., of Pittsburgh. He is very well known fraternally. In politics he is a Repub- lican, and he has served in the council of Leechburg for seven years. The Lutheran Church of Leechburg holds his membership, and he is on the church council.


FOSTER. The Foster family is one of Irish extraction originally, although for sev- eral generations its members have played an important part in the history of Pennsylvania, to which the founder came before the organiza- tion of Armstrong county. The family is a large one, its representatives being found in various localities, and they all are worthy of the sturdy stock from which they spring.


Thomas Foster was born in County Done- gal, Ireland, and coming to America with his family settled in what is now Wayne township, Armstrong Co., Pa. Here he spent the remainder of his life. His children were: David; William; Joshua; John; Margaret, Mrs. Alcorn; Catherine, who married Joseph Stockdill; Mary, who died unmarried; and Martha, who married George Stockdill.


Joshua Foster, son of Thomas, and father of Joshua, was born in Donegal, Ireland, and was brought to America by his parents when six years old, arriving here in 1822. He mar- ried Margaret Stockdill, born in Ireland July 24, 1818, and they settled upon a farm at what is now Snydersville, Wayne township. Mr. Foster built a comfortable residence upon this property, dying there July 19, 1890, his widow surviving until July 27, 1891, and both are interred in the old Episcopal burial grounds in Wayne township, near Echo. They had children as follows : Catherine, born March 1, 1841, died in infancy; Thomas was born March 27, 1842; Rebecca J., born Jan. IO, 1844, married Robert Stuart; George, born was born Dec. 31, 1847; Joshua was born Aug. 28, 1852; Joseph Clark, born Sept. 2, 1857, died Sept. 14, 1902.


David Foster, son of the above mentioned Joshua, married Elizabeth Mckinley. He is now living retired at Kittanning. His family consisted of children as follows: Albert, Edward, Bertha, Jennie, Bella and Rebecca.


Mr. Foster married Margaret A. William- son, daughter of Hugh Williamson, of Boggs township, this county, and the following chil- dren have been born to them: Florence; Hannah R., who died in 1907, aged twenty- two years; Sadie, who died at the age of two years, nine months, twelve days; and Ira, who is at home, assisting his father on the farm.


Mr. Foster is a Democrat. He belongs to the Episcopal Church, which he is serving as vestryman. For years he has been one of the leading agriculturists and reliable citizens of his township.


ANDREW S. FOSTER, merchant and postmas- ter at Echo, Pa., was born May 16, 1882, in Cowanshannock township, this county, son of Thomas and Mary Jane (Stuart) Foster, grandson of Joshua Foster, and great-grand- son of Thomas Foster.


Thomas Foster, father of Andrew S. Foster, was born at the Foster homestead in Wayne township March 27, 1842, and was reared upon this property. For some years he farmed in Wayne township, but later purchased prop- erty in Cowanshannock township, where he died Aug. 3, 1903. He was one of the well- known men of his period and locality. His wife was a daughter of William Stuart, of Wayne township. Thomas and Mary Jane (Stuart) Foster had the following children : Anna R., who married George M. Evans, and resides at New Kensington, Pa .; Margaret M., who married Fulton Adams, and also lives at New Kensington; William T., who is mar- ried to Margaret Bowser, living on the old homestead; Andrew S .; Emma L., who mar- ried Oliver L. Beck, a merchant of New Kensington; Patterson, who died at the age of seven years; and Clark, who died when six months old. The widowed mother of this family resides at New Kensington.


March 27, 1845, died Aug. 18, 1866; David his native township and Rural Valley high


Andrew S. Foster attended public school in school, following which he took a course at Slippery Rock Normal School, to fit himself for the profession of teaching. For two terms he proved his ability in this line, one in Cow- anshannock township, and the other in Valley township. For the following seven years he was engaged in oil well drilling. He then spent eighteen months at Pittsburgh, in the insurance business, and on June 1, 19II, came


JOSHUA FOSTER, son of Joshua Foster, was reared to agricultural pursuits, and has always to Echo. Buying out H. M. Bowser's general


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store, he has since conducted it with profit to a normal boyhood to maturity on the old Bain himself and accommodation to the people of Echo, for he carries a full and varied line of goods, priced moderately so as to meet the demands of his customers. On Oct. 2, 191I, he received his appointment as postmaster.


Mr. Foster married Florence A. Miller, daughter of William Miller, of Wayne town- ship. Two children, Floyd W. and Verna P., Kellersburg, Armstrong Co., Pa., continuing have been born of this marriage. Mr. Foster is a Republican. He belongs to the Presby- terian Church, and fraternally is connected with the Odd Fellows (Lodge No. 738, of Dayton), the Eagles (at the same place, char- ter member), and the Elks (at Kittanning, Pennsylvania ).


PERRY McCUEN RAMSEY, jeweler and agent for custom-made clothing at Parkers Landing, was born Nov. 30, 1847, in Donegal township, Butler Co., Pa., son of George S. and Eliza (Bain) Ramsey, natives of Carlisle and Gettysburg, Pa., respectively.


James Ramsey, paternal grandfather of Perry M. Ramsey, came to Sugar Creek town- ship, Armstrong county, prior to 1820, and for many years worked at tailoring, being very proficient at his trade. He continued to reside in that township until his death, which occurred at the extreme old age of ninety-six . years.


George S. Ramsey, son of James Ramsey, and father of Perry M. Ramsey, was reared to manhood in Sugar Creek township, but after attaining his majority he went to Donegal township, Butler county. Having become an English and German scholar, he divided his The first wife of Mr. Ramsey was Lottie Jane, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Rhodes) Myers, of Deanville, Armstrong Co., Pa. By this marriage he had two daughters: Mary G., wife of Elliott A. McGinnis, of Scio, Ohio; and Lottie J., wife of George Leary, of Find- time between teaching in the winter and farm- ing in the summer. He gained a widespread and honestly earned reputation for integrity and efficiency, and at the time of his early demise, when only forty-one years old, he was auditor of Butler county. George S. lay, Ohio. Mr. Ramsey was married second Ramsey and his wife had a family of five chil- to Louisa P., daughter of Adam and Barbara dren : William B., John S. (deceased), James H. (deceased), George W. and Perry M.


John Bain, maternal grandfather of Perry M. Ramsey, was numbered among the sturdy pioneers of Madison township, Armstrong county, coming here from Gettysburg. He cleared off and developed a fine farming prop- erty, which continued to be his home until his death. His wife was Charity Saunders, and one of their children, Eliza, married George S. Ramsey and became the mother of Perry M. Ramsey.


Perry McCuen Ramsey was reared through


homestead, and attended the Madison town- ship district schools. After leaving school he learned the carpenter's trade. The fall of 1869 marked his arrival at Parkers Landing. Here he secured employment with Roberts & Black, at Tank building, remaining with them until the spring of 1870, when he went to


to work at his trade there for a year. Return- ing to Parkers Landing, he became associated with his brother, William B. Ramsey, a coal dealer, remaining with him from 1873 to 1880. In the latter year he formed a new partnership, as member of the firm of Kirk- bride & Ramsey, and handled flour and all kinds of feed for a year. Mr. Ramsey then bought out his partner, and continued alone for a year, when he sold the business and embarked in the grocery trade. Until 1887 he continued to operate his grocery, then selling it and going into a teaming enterprise, which engrossed his attention until the fall of 1893, when he went to Findlay, Ohio. For four years he was employed in that city as clerk and cashier in a wholesale and retail dry goods store. Returning once more to Parkers Land- ing, he interested himself in several lines until 1900, when he embarked in the custom-made clothing business, which he has built up to large proportions. On April II, 19II, responding to a well defined demand, he added a jewelry department which he has found profitable, and he has since put in a line of kodaks, and has a laundry and dry cleaning agency.


(Byers) Thane, of Parkers Landing, both natives of Germany. Three children were born of this marriage: Lida, wife of Dean W. Parker, of Toledo, Ohio; Perry M.,


deceased, and Amy, wife of Henry L. Ewald. Mr. Ramsey's third marriage was to Harriet Yockey, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Myers) Yockey, of Worthington, Pa. Two children were born of this union, Anna Vivian and Knerr, the latter deceased. Mr. Ramsey has eleven grandchildren and one great-grand- child, all living. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey are members of the First Methodist Church of Parker City. Politically he is a Republican.


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He is a good business man and excellent citi- and Mrs. Furlong: Ross, who married Clara zen, and has many warm personal friends in Pence; Charlie E., who married Onie Willi- the community where his interests have been son; Elsie, married to Clarence Shumaker ; Boyd, married to Sadie Sharrar, and Gertrude, married to C. F. Willison. centered for so many years. While not seek- ing for public honors, Mr. Ramsey represented the Second ward in the city council for six years, during the eighties, and in November, HUGH F. ISEMAN, dairyman and farmer of Manor township, was born Dec. 27, 1866, at Kittanning, Pa., son of Jacob and Sarah 1913, was again elected to represent that ward in the council. Though sixty-six years old he is remarkably well preserved and as active (Gallaher) Iseman. as ever.


FRANCIS FURLONG is a highly re- spected citizen of Mahoning township, Arm- strong county, where he has resided for forty years, and he has lived on his present farm since 1890. He is a native of the county, born May 22, 1845, in Red Bank township, son of John and Susanna (Abel) Furlong, and is of Irish and German descent. His parents were both born in Philadelphia. They set- tled in Red Bank township prior to 1830, and purchasing a farm of 133 acres cleared and improved the greater part of it. John Furlong died there Jan. 6, 1871, at the age of seventy- four years. He and his wife had a family of seven children : Reuben, who is deceased ; James, deceased ; Edward ; William, deceased ; John; Emeline E., wife of Isaac Brocious, and Francis.




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