USA > Pennsylvania > Chester County > Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania : comprising a historical sketch of the county, by Samuel T. Wiley, together with more than five hundred biographical sketches of the prominent men and leading citizens of the county > Part 10
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105
Valentine, Wesley.
Wells, William. White, Aaron S. Worrell, J. Seydon.
ROLL OF COMPANY G.
Josiah Jackson, captain. H. R. M. Whitman, first lieutenant. John Cox, second lieutenant. John B. Taylor, second lieutenant. William H. Shaner, first sergeant. Nathan N. Booth, sergeant. Elkannon Savage, sergeant. Mark Reinhart, sergeant. John Bachman, corporal, died in 1863. George F. Pickel, corporal. Wm. Carl, corporal. Samuel Missimer, corporal. John Rothrock, corporal. Adam Grander, corporal. William Hummell, musician. William Way, musician.
PRIVATES.
Bell, Jonathan. Bachmann, Reuben. Brook, Firman C. Cauller, James. Cloud, John T. Cox, Miller. Cox, Jonathan. Curry, George. Cooper, Bayard T. Chandler, T. J. Conner, Anthony. Dickinson, Davis. Drumhiller, George. Evans, James. Fregh, Frederick. Fisher, Jacob.
Frowheiser, Samuel. Faiese, George:
Frock, Jacob. Fitzsimmons, Dan'l. Graves, Harvey. Heck, William. Hatfield, Jacob. Hobclaim, John. Harlan, Jones. Harlan, Henry. Harlan, Stephen W. Hamer, James. Irwin, William. Kendall, Samuel.
Keller, Enos. Lèssig, David.
.
87
OF CHESTER COUNTY.
Mellon, James S. Maxwell, Franklin C Montgomery, G.F.C. Mutter, Samuel M. Mohiner, John. Murry, Levi.
· Nyman, Jacob. Noblet, Chas. H. Orr, William. Ottinger, Jacob. Potts, William. Pennypacker, H. S.
Riese, Jefferson.
Rhodes, Daniel.
Rau, Henry. Sharpless, Nath. W. Steel, Alexander. Smith, John. Smearer, William. Swinehart, John Y. Shaffer, Hiram, Shaner, Enos H. Strump, Cyrus. Taylor, William. Turner, John. Vernon, William G. Weaver, Samuel Y. Woodward, Milton.
Ritmorer, Reuben. Yocum, Albert.
ROLL OF COMPANY I.
Thomas A. Hicks, captain. Robert Futhey, first lieutenant. Jesse G. Hicks, second lieutenant. John Hosmer, second lieutenant. Samuel Hershberger, first sergeant. John A. Morrow, sergeant. Barclay Hoopes, sergeant. Robert F. Wright, sergeant.
Thaddeus Richardson, sergeaut. Thomas Pierson, corporal. Stacey M. Eldridge, corporal. Thomas Martin, corporal. Lewis Evans, corporal. John Hershberger, corporal. Aaron Miller, corporal. Enoch Gray, corporal.
PRIVATES.
Anderson, Saml. C. Boyer, John J. Bracken, John D. Bahel. Samuel W. Brown, Joseph. Cochran, James. Commons, James.
Commons, John. Cunningham, W. Davis, John. Gladding, Levi. Gray, John. Hanley, Florence. Holt, Thomas.
Hindman, Thos. B. Reven, John. Hilton, Isaac. Hension, Julius. Irwin, John. Snyder, Samuel. Stoner, David. Underwood, J. H. Lacklan, John. Macherett, Jonathan McClenachan, R. G. Weaver, Sylvester. Wear, William. Wagoner, Charles. Pyle, William M. Worrest, George. Webster, Asa.
Pyle, Edward.
Plumley, William.
ROLL OF COMPANY K.
George W. Werntz, captain. Isaac Cook, first lieutenant. Edward Helms, second lieutenant.
Charles W. Steward, first sergeant. Henry H. Fleming, sergeant.
Jacob Aceret, sergeant. Maurice N. Hannum, sergeant. John S. Shoemaker, corporal. James H. Long, corporal. Benjamin F. Priley, corporal. Charles Whittaker, corporal. Matthew S. Cain, corporal. W. C. MeLaughlin, corporal.
PRIVATES.
Barns, Jacob L. Hough, Edwin.
Businger, Godfried.
Bosser, Martin. Buckwalter, D. R. Brown, Lonis R.
Cairns, William. Christy, William P. Chrystal, John. MeF. Clower, James. Durham, George T. Docherty, John. Dunlap, James E. Eberhart, Wm. R. Higgins, Thomas F. Holloway, Francis.
Howard, Henry. Keeley, Joseph. Kerper, JJohn.
Kiemer, John V. Kirk, Jesse R. Klotz, Christian. Lawrence, Benj. Lemon, James. Lewis, Samuel. Ligget, John. Mattis, Moses. Mendenhall, Sam'l. Middleton, Sumnel. Murry, John.
88
BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Munshower, Daniel.
Reedy, John.
Murry, George.
Root, John.
McClees, John.
Robinson, John.
McIlheney, John.
Snyder, Jacob.
Mckenzie, Alex. Stauffer, Ephraim.
Mc Williams, S. R.
Stone, Lewis.
Potts, David.
Strong, James W.
Read, Isaac D.
Whiteman, Thomas.
Reid, Morgan L.
ELEVENTH CAVALRY (108th Regiment).
This regiment, originally known as " Har- lan's Light Cavalry," was raised in 1861, underspecial authority. Its companies were from Iowa, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania ; and Company B was from Chester county. The Eleventh cavalry did good service in the army of the James, par- ticipated in several dangerous expeditions, and fought bravely in many pitched battles and minor engagements.
ROLL OF COMPANY B.
George T. Cornog, captain, promoted to major.
W. Dewees Roberts, captain, died of wounds.
James E. McFarlan, captain, promoted to major.
Jolın W. Ford, captain.
Hilborn Darlington, first lieutenant.
Henry C. Brooks, second lieutenant.
Samuel L. Monday, second lieutenant, died of wounds.
William D. Irwin, second lientenant.
James M. Riggs, second lieutenant.
George D. Gross, first sergeant. Stephen G. Slike, first sergeant. Richard McFarlan, first sergeant, killed at South Anna river.
Robert Warusher, quartermaster-sergeant. George Robinson, commissary sergeant.
Arthur B. Yeager, sergeant. John Allen, sergeant.
Edward Furlong, sergeant.
James G. Keech, sergeant.
Mark R. Lloyd, sergeant. James E. McConnell, sergeant.
Harlan D. Rigg, sergeant. Edward Vanosten, sergeant. Levi B. Yoder, sergeant. Benjamin Broomal, sergeant. Thomas V. Bailey, sergeant. Jonathan Worrell, corporal. George W. Sinn, corporal. Thomas D. Kerns, corporal. John W. Dumall, corporal. Edward Rushforth, corporal. John Henry, corporal. Bernard Yost, corporal.
Thomas J. Handley, corporal. Robert Townsend, corporal. John D. Guthrie, corporal. George W. Mowday, corporal. Charles Painter, corporal. William C. Carpenter, corporal.
Edward P. Rice, bugler. Jacob H. Storm, bugler.
PRIVATES.
Amber, Ezra. Burt, Hiram.
Amber, Edwin. Blake, James.
Ayers, James C. Compton, John.
Bronson, Eli. Cross, Samuel.
Baker, Theodore. Comstock, Giles.
Binkley, Peter. Care, Henry.
Burns, John T. Clemens, Jonathan.
Bowman, David. Chrisman, Jona. H. Care, John. Carson, Harrison.
Butler, Owen. Buller, Elliott. Bruce, Robert. Care, Clement B.
Bishop, George H. Bride, Robert. Bewley, Jesse L.
Cowan, John.
Clarke, Geo. E. A. Coyle, Edward.
89
OF CHESTER COUNTY.
Click, Wm., died in 1864. Dugan, Daniel.
Dugan, Thomas.
Day, Daniel.
Dagne, Wm. S. Dedier, Alban, killed in action.
Dunn, Nathan, killed in action.
Everett, Reuben.
Effrig, Matthew.
Edwards, Daniel.
Englerth, George. Eppehimer, Jacob. Fagan, Chris.
Frank, Joseph.
Foreman, Henry B.
Ford, Isaac W. Good, John W. Gruber, Belthaser. Guiney, Franklin A. Guie. William H. Hammer, Joseph. Hughes, Jacob. Henlen, Ilenry. Hesler, Joseph. Hesler, John. Heckman, John. Heekman, William. Helgert, John. Harlan, Geo. W. Honek, John. Howe, Nathan. Helfrick, Edward. Hock, Matthias. Hamilton, Owen. Hechler, Jacob.
Hall, Lewis E. Hawk, N., killed in action.
High, Torbett. Hughes, Joseph, died a prisoner. Irwin, Andrew. Ingram, James. Irwin, Adam C. Jymison, John,
killed in action. Jones, William B .. died of wounds.
Johnson, John, died in 1864. Jones, Patrick. Kenning, Chas. H. Kingle, Howard. Kennedy, Israel. Kelly, John. Lowe, James W. Long, Robert.
Lawrence, Thomp. Leslie, Jacob P. Linderman, John B. Morgan, James P. Myers, John P. Mitchel, James E. Mowday, John C. Mimm, Samuel. Morris, John. Mimm, Isaac.
MeCurdy, J. Il. Morrison, William. Mahlon, Elijah II. Murry, Henry. Mitchell, Wm. H. Morgan, Amos T. Morgan, Charles 11., died of wounds. Miller, John H., died in 1864.
Milligan, I. M., died in 1864.
Mimm, Washington, died in 1864. Seiverd, Samuel.
MeCachran, Elias. MeBride, William. Brannan, McChal'r., died in 1862.
Neely, Samuel II. Oxner, Luke.
Palmer, Samuel.
Painter, Cyrus.
Parlaman, Edward.
Rice, George W.
Rowe, Chas. W.
Reed, John.
Reifsnyder, David.
Rishnell, George D. Rishnell, Samuel.
Rishnell, Henry HI.
Robinson, Richard.
Yost, C. M.
Ritner, Samnel D.
Ziegenfuss, T. J.
TWENTIETH CAVALRY (181st Regiment).
This regiment was raised in 1864, and served until the elose of the war. It was engaged in numerous skirmishes and fights, and bore itself gallantly at Dinwiddie Courthouse and Five Forks. Company M was from Chester county.
ROLL OF COMPANY M.
Lewis Y. Evans, captain.
Benj. H. Sweney, lieutenant, promoted to captain.
Alfred Brinton, first lieutenant.
John H. Babb, second lieutenant.
Payne A. Gould, second lieutenant.
Isaac W. Sweney, first sergeant.
Charles Il. Areson, quartermaster ser- geant.
Henry C. Wilson, quartermaster sergeant. Robert R. Skeen, commissary sergeant. Cheyney J. Watkins, sergeant.
Seiverd, W.
Steele, Joseph. Simpson, B.
Scott, Hiram. Smith, Theodore.
Shock, Philip. Shaw, Wm. W.
Spotts, John. Spotts, George M.
Sides, Samuel R. Slike, David. Serfass, Reuben. Shuffenberger, John. Sweeten, Jackson.
Thomas, George.
Wilkinson, Isaac, killed in action.
90
BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
H. Curry, sergeant.
Hibbard Stapleton, sergeant.
Morgan L. Reed, sergeant.
George W. Derrick, corporal. David S. Will, corporal. Adam Gabell, corporal.
S. Walton Willams, corporal, died at An- dersonville.
George W. Young, corporal.
Alexander Mehaffle, corporal.
Wm. F. Vandusen, corporal.
G. M. D. Connor, corporal. Thomas R. Mills, corporal.
Daniel Nevelling, corporal. J. Roland Smith, corporal. Fred. Shimp, corporal. William Hacker, bugler. Charles Moll, bugler.
PRIVATES.
Annent, Wm. H.
Ackley, Benj. L.
Adams, George W.
Broodabelt, William. Bittler, Elwood. Boice, John C.
Bailey, George W. Chidister, David. Congleton, Joseph. Cassey, Martin. Curry, James. Clemson, Milton. Conner, Samuel P. Clark, Milton M. Congleton, William. Clark, Addison M. Cain, William. Cox, William W. Cornell, Henry S. Cavanaugh, Philip. Caley, Bernard.
Codon, Gideon. Donley, Lewis.
Faley, George W. Greenwood, Joseph, died a prisoner. Gill, Samuel H. Gegenheimer, Wm. Hughes, Andrew F. Hnleistein, R. B. Hntton, Benj. K. Hutton, Hugh M. Hoopes, John G. Ireland, John P. Johnson, John H. Jenks, Wm. H., died in 1865. James, Jacob B.
King, Silas.
Lafferty, Edward.
McIntire, Edward P. McFarlan, Edward F. McClain, David. McDermott, John. Mercer, Joseph R., died a prisoner. Martin, John.
Senberger, W.W. Skeen, Benj. F. Scott, Joshua, killed in action. Smith, George.
Springer, Wm. G. Stanert, Frank C.
Shamberger, O. F. Smith, Columbus. Salkeld, Henry.
Meldone, Hugh.
Mace, Alban.
Stout, Edmund.
Mehaffle, Amor.
Smith, John.
Missimer, Geo. B.
Snyder, Jacob.
Martin, Charles.
Tennis, Israel. Torbert, John K.
Newman, George.
Townsend, Philip P.
Patterson, Elwood.
Townsley, Robert.
Pyle, Charles H.
Quinlin, John.
Rhoades, Amos L.
Royal, Wm. A.
Richards, Henry.
Williams, HoratioA.
Southwood, Thomas.
Watson, Charles.
Smith, James. Simons, Henry.
Wagner, George W.
In addition to the soldiers of the com- panies given, Chester county men served in the following Pennsylvania regiments : 26th, 27th, 29th, 39th, 46th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 54th, 55th, 58th, 61st, 63d, 67th, 68th, 71st, 72d, 73d, 76th, 88th, 93d, 97th, 99th, 102d, 103d, 104th, 105th, 109th, 111th, 115th, 116th, 130th, 131st, 133d, 139th, 141st, 143d, 147th, 150th, 157th, 165th, 179th, 183d, 184th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 198th, 199th, 203d, and 213th in- fantry ; 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 21st cavalry ; and 1st and 2d artillery.
We have account of the following offi- cers who served in the regiments named
Nichols, Jesse J.
Vanzant, Nehemiah. Valentine, Henry C. Wilt, Wm. H. Williams, Morgan B.
Davis, Charles.
Eckard, Edward E., died a prisoner. Evans, David.
91
OF CHESTER COUNTY.
above: Colonels-H. S. Thomas, W. M. McClure, and G. F. Smith; lientenant-col- onels-C. B. Lamborn, T. S. Bell, and J. F. Andress ; majors-Nathan Davis, James Given, W. B. Darlington, P. Huey, and George E. Gourand; captains-J. J. Fen- lin, P. F. Whitehead, Mitchell Smith, E. E. Lewis, P. J. Phillips, W. C. Garrett, W. M. Hinkson, D. W. Ney, JJ. W. Russell, Charles Whiting, W. Slifer, J. E. Johnson, W. H. Forrest, J. B. Taylor, G. C. Mar- shall, W. M. Clark, John L. Rees, J. M. Barclay, G. W. Ashenfelter, B. F. Bean, C. S. Carmack, Henry G. Dodge, N. A. Pennypacker, E. K. Ramsey and Joseph Taggart.
The following privates served in Co. D of the 97th infantry : William H. Brown, E. Butler, S. J. Cloud, J. Crosson, John B. Harry, G. W. Evenson, F. M. Frame, Enoch Hannum, H. Higgins, John E. Huey, B. Hughes, G. W. Miles, G. B. Moore, John Park, Patterson Riley, E. B. Pyle, J. Rus- sell, J. Sharp, Jacob R. Smith, T. M. Smith, W. Smith, J. H. Stuckey and Hugh Tenney. In Co. G of the same regiment were the following privates : G. W. Ross, Enoch Dun- lap, E. B. Frame, James Grindrod, John G. Herkins, Charles Jones, Hugh McKenna, Thomas J. Otty, Frederick Thomas, and William Divine.
The 192d Pennsylvania infantry, which served for one hundred days, contained two companies from Chester county: Co. N, commanded by Capt. B. N. Brooke; and Co. P, under Capt. J. N. Woodward.
The Pennsylvania militia organizations of 1862 did good service, and several hun- dred of these men were in line of battle at Antietam, ready to advance if their services had been needed. The following militin companies were from Chester county :
Company. Captain.
Regiment.
C G. W. Gordon.
1st infantry.
B James Hughes.
2d infantry.
D G. B. Thomas.
2d infantry.
A Thomas Reed.
10th infantry.
B J. B. Everhart. 10th infantry.
C J. L. Carter. 10th infantry.
F WV. A. Moore.
10th infantry.
G William Hanna.
10th infantry.
B W. R. Ash.
12th infantry.
F T. R. Thomas.
12th infantry.
G Abraham Fetter, jr.
12th infantry.
K Joseph McMullin.
16th infantry.
D A. J. Rowland.
21st infantry.
E Peter Colehower.
21st infantry.
II Horace A. Beale.
21st infantry.
I Matthew Barker.
21st infantry.
K T. A. Hicks.
21st infantry.
There were also three independent com- panies from the county, commanded by cap- tains W. A. Andrews, Joseph Umstead and Jacob Beamont.
The Pennsylvania malitia organizations of 1863 that responded to Governor Cur- tin's call to resist Lee's second northern in- vasion, were known as " emergency " troops or men. The following "emergency" coni- panies were from Chester county :
Company. Captain.
K W. R. Ash.
27th infantry.
A W. C. Dickey.
29th infantry.
B J. A. Eicholtz. 29th infantry.
D W. M. Hinkson.
29th infantry.
F Jos. McMullen.
29th infantry.
29th infantry.
A James Hughes.
30th infantry.
A (. W. Roberts.
43d infantry.
B J. W. Davis.
D. H. Cochran.
43d infantry.
F W. V. Strickland. 43d infantry.
H G. W. Brannon.
43d infantry.
45th infantry.
B G. K. Crozer.
Regiment.
K T. W. Parker.
43d infantry.
92
BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
There were also three independent com- panies-two cavalry and one infantry - from the county, commanded by captains Wayne MeVeagh, Alban H. Myers, and Horace A. Beale. A large number of col- ored men from Chester county enlisted in Pennsylvania colored regiments and served for terms of one, two and three years.
Progress and Development .- Chester coun- ty has passed through several consecutive periods of development, and while its progress has not been phenomenal yet it has been solid and substantial. The county ranks to-day with the older and progressive counties of the Union, is noted for the gen- eral intelligence and culture of its people, and is very rich in mineral and agricultural resources. Its iron and marble industries are important, while its mines of chrome, lead, glass sand and plumbago have been worked with profit. In manufactures, par- ticularly of iron, wood and brick, the county has made rapid advance within the last two decades, and several of its towns and boroughs have, in consequence, taken a new life and increased largely in population and wealth. Eighteen railroads passing through the county place every community within reach of good markets. Great im- provement has been made within the last few years in the schools and colleges of the county, while the farmers of the county have developed new lines of agriculture in hor- ticulture and dairy farming. Chester county has shown a progress worthy of this great land of development. and of which ` her highly intelligent citizens may be justly proud.
Agriculture. - Chester county contains every variety of soil and surface, and the Downingtown or Great Valley is the one of the most beautiful and finest farming dis-
tricts to be found in the United States. The county is essentially an agricultural one, although considerable attention has been given to the raising of fine stock. Spanish merino sheep were introduced in 1810, Dur- ham cattle in 1824, and the celebrated Chester white hog is a native of the county. Tobacco culture was introduced prior to 1860, and twenty years later nearly five hundred acres were set out in plants. Dairy farming has developed into a promi- nent interest, and creameries have been established in many parts of the county. The nursery business has grown to large proportions, and among the early nurseries were: Jason M. Mahan's, established in 1836; the Morris, about 1850; and the large Maple Avenue nurseries, of Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas, which were started in 1853, by the name of Cherry Hill. Of the other nurseries in the county was one owned by the Dingee & Conard Company, who are now the most extensive growers of roses in the United States.
Irrigation was used to some extent in the early history of the county, and agricultural progress was naturally slow for many years. The farmers of Chester county to-day are so well acquainted with the secrets of pro- gressive agriculture that they not only keep their farms in a high state of productive- ness, but at the same time use the best methods known for retaining and preserv- ing the fertility of their lands.
Post Offices .- The first office in the county was Downingtown, which was established April 1. 1798, with Hunt Downing as post- master. In 1810 there were thirteen offices in the county ; in 1820, twenty-four; 1830, fifty-six; 1840, sixty-three; 1850, seventy- nine; 1860, ninety-two; 1870, ninty-nine; 1880, one hundred and thirty-four, and
OF CHESTER COUNTY.
93
1890, one hundred and sixty-five. There are now one hundred and seventy offices in the county, whose names are as follows : Aldhanı. Duffryn Mawr.
Anselma.
East Coventry.
Ash.
East Downingtown.
Loag.
Sadsburyville.
Atglen.
East Nantmeal.
Londonderry.
Saint Peter's.
Avondale.
Elk Mills.
London Grove.
Schuylkill.
Bacton. Elkview.
Longwood.
Seal.
Barneston.
Embreeville.
Lyndell.
Sheeder.
Barnsley.
Ereildoun.
Malvern.
Shenkel.
Berwyn.
Everhart.
Marlborough.
Smedley.
Birchrunville.
Exton.
Marsh.
Spring City.
Birdell.
Fagg's Manor.
Marshallton.
Steelville.
Black Horse.
Fairville.
Martin's Corner.
Strafford.
Blue Roek.
Font.
Matthews.
Strickersville.
Brandamore.
Frazer.
Mendenhall.
Sugartown.
Brandywine Manor. Buek Run.
Glen Hall.
Milford Mills.
Tablet.
Caln.
Glenloch.
Milltown.
Tanquy.
Cedar Knoll.
Glen Moore.
Modena.
Thornbury.
Cedarville.
Glen Roy.
Mortonville.
Thorndale Iron Wks.
Chadd's Ford Junc.
Goshenville.
Mount Vernon.
Timicula.
Chatham.
Green Hill.
Nantmeal Village.
Toughkenamon.
Chester Springs.
Gum Tree.
New Centreville.
Townsend.
Chester Valley.
Guthriesville.
New Garden.
Tweedale.
Chesterville.
Hamorton.
New London.
Unionville.
Chrome.
Hickory Hill.
Northbrook.
Uwchlan.
Cloud.
Honey Brook.
Norway.
Valley Forge.
Coatesville.
Hopewell Cotton Works.
Oakbourne.
Wagontown.
Collamer.
Isabella.
Oxford.
Wallace.
Compassville.
Jennersville.
Paoli.
Warren Taveru.
Corinne.
Kaolin.
Parker Ford. Warwick.
Cossart.
Kelton.
Parkersville. Warwick Furnace.
Coventryville.
Kemblesville.
Parkesburg.
Wawaset.
Cupola.
Kenilworth.
Pawling.
West Chester (C. II.).
Devault.
Kennett Square.
Phoenixville.
West Grove.
Devon.
Kimberton.
Pickering. West Pikeland.
Dilworthtown.
Landenburg.
Pocopson. Westtown.
Doe Run.
Lenape.
Pomeroy.
West Vincent.
Downingtown.
Lenover.
Leonard.
Roberts. Rockville.
Leopard.
Lewisville.
Romansville. Rosenvick. Russellville.
Lincoln University. Lionville.
Pughtown.
West Whiteland.
Fremont.
Merlin.
Suplee.
Nottingham.
Vincent.
Cochranville.
94
BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
White Horse.
Willistown Inn.
Whitford.
Willowdale.
Wildbrier.
Wyebrook.
Williams Corner. Zermatt.
The Press .- In January, 1797, Philip Der- rick and Nathan H. Sharpless established a monthly magazine called the Literary Mus- eum or Monthly Magazine, but it only lived six months. Shortly after this, Derrick and two other printers-Jones and Hoff- started the West Chester Gazette, which was soon suspended. The second paper in the county was the Temperate Zone, of Dowing- town, which made its appearance in 1808, and in 1822 was removed, under the name of the American Republican, to West Chester, where in 1833 it was consolidated with the Chester County Democrat that had been started in 1830, and has continued up to the present time. The paper started out as neutral in politics, afterwards became demo- cratic, and since the war has been repub- lican. The next paper in the county was the Chester and Delaware Federalist, that was started at West Chester, in 1809, by Dennis Whelen. In 1817 it became the Village Record, which has continued up to the present time, and is republican in poli- tics. In 1814 Nathan Jackman started the Eden Star, that was short-lived. From 1814 to 1835 the following papers were estab- lished and run their courses: Independent Journal of Downingtown, in 1827; Anti- Masonic Examiner, and Anti-Masonic Regis- ter; Literary Casket, of Yellow Springs, in 1829; Waynesburg Press, in 1834; and the Whig, on April 15, 1834, at West Chester, by Rev. Simeon Siegfried, who figured prominently as an editor in the county, and afterward in western Pennsylvania, western Virginia and eastern Ohio. In May, 1835, Rev. Siegfried started the Republican Stand-
ard and Democratic Journal, and it was suc- ceeded by the Temperance Advocate, General Advertiser of Coatesville (1836), American Star, Silk Grower's Instructor, Colonization Herald, and Bee and Independent Journal. In 1843 the present Jeffersonian of West Chester was established, and has been dem- ocratic ever since. In 1846 came the Phoenix Gazette, and the next year the Crystal Foun- tuin, both of which died before 1850.
In 1853, appeared the Day Spring, and the Independent Herald, which latter was consolidated in 1863 with the American Republican. From 1853 to 1880 we have record of the following papers, and the years in which they were established : Ken- nett Square Free Press, 1855; Weekly Phe- nix, 1857; Pennsylvania Guardian, 1860; Rural Economist, 1862; Chester Valley Union, 1863; American Stock Journal, 1864 ; Children's Friend, 1866 ; Oxford Press, 1866; Chester County Journal, 1866; Commercial Advertiser, 1867; Legal Tender, 1869; Phœ- nixville Republican, 1870; Phoenixville Mes- senger, 1871; Farmers' Club, 1871; Weekly Leader, 1871; Oxford Leader, 1872; Spring City Sun, 1872 ; Local News, 1872 ; Downing- town Independent, 1873; Oxford Republican, 1874; Parkesburg Herald, 1874; Chester County Archive, 1875; Item, 1876; Kennett News, 1877 ; Kennett Advance, 1877 ; The Ray, 1877 ; Christian Sunbeam, 1878; Green Tree and Malvern Item, 1878; Chester County Farmer, 1879; Weekly Times, 1879; Honey- brook Graphic, 1879 ; Chester County Demo- erat, 1879; Our Monthly, 1879; Farmers' Magazine, 1880; Parkesburg Trade Journal, 1880; Student, 1880; Chester County Re- porter, 1880, and Scattered Seeds, in 1880.
The present twenty-three newspapers published in the county, are: Times and Herald, at Berwyn; Chester Valley Union,
95
OF CHESTER COUNTY.
and the Times, both of Coatesville ; Archice, Downingtown ; Graphic, Honeybrook; Ken- nett Advance and Kennett News and Adrer- tiser, Kennett Square ; Item, Malvern ; Press, Oxford; Chester County Times, Parkes- burg; Messenger, Republican (daily), and Slovak v Amerike (Hungarian), Phoenix- ville; Sun, Spring City ; American Republi- can, Chester County Democrat, Chester County Post (German), Chester County Village Record, Jeffersonian, Local News (daily ), Republican, Village Record, West Chester; and Independent, and Chester County Mirror, West Grove.
Churches .- We compile the following table of the number of churches in the county from 1850 to 1870, from the United States census reports :
NUMBER OF CHURCHES IN CHESTER COUNTY FROM 1850 TO 1870.
Denomination.
1850.
1860.
1870.
Friends
37
39
...
Baptist.
21
23
22
Presbyterian
19
28
22
Lutheran
6
6
4
German Reformed
5
6
9
Episcopalian
9
11
11
Methodist.
45
51
43
Catholic.
·2
5
6
Mennonite
4
4
Free
1
..
..
Christian
1
...
Congregational.
1
...
United Presbyterian
1
..
Union
4
Totals.
150
179
117
In the census of 1870 no statistics were returned in Pennsylvania of the Friends, nor of the six last denominations mentioned in the table.
Society of Friends .- This sect was founded in England by George Fox about the middle of the last century. The most important division in this society occurred in 1827, when Elias Hicks became the leader of that part of the body which is known to-day as the "Hicksite" Friends or Quakers. The organization of the Society embrace wor- ship, preparative, monthly, quarterly and yearly meetings. All of the meetings in this county, except one, belong to the Phil- adelphia Yearly meeting, which was estab- lished in 1681 .. Robert Wade settled at Upland in 1675, and William Edmunson held a meeting there in that year, which afterwards became Chester meeting. Ches- ter also became the place for the Chester Monthly and the Chester Quarterly meeting.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.