Century history of the city of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and representative citizens, 20th, Vol. II, Part 107

Author: McFarland, Joseph Fulton; Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. (Chicago) pbl
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 898

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On December 25, 1865, Mr. Fereday was married to Jane Nichols, daughter of Edward and Mary Nichols, whose other children were: Edward, Benjamin, Joseph

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and Thomas and Sarah. To Mr, and Mrs. Fereday there have been born eleveu children-Anna, Benjamin, Mary Jane, Sadie, Margaret, Eliza, Josephine, Ida, Alice, Thomas and William. Mary Jane is the wife of John Patterson and lives in Sturgeon, Pa. Sadie married Robert Fenwick, of Sturgeon. Margaret married Curtis Rider, of Bowerstown, Ohio. Eliza, now deceased, was the wife of George W. Wilson, Josephine married Claude McGee, of Sturgeon, Pa. Alice died when eleven years of age. William is an electrician in the employ of the Pittsburg Coal Company. Mr. Fereday belongs to the Garfield Lodge of Masons at McDonald.

JOHN ELMER SCOTT, who resides on a farm of 283 acres, situated two and one-half miles south of Mc- Donald, in Cecil Township, Washington County, Pa., was born on this farm March 19, 1867, and is a son of John P. and Mary Ann (Cook) Scott.

John P. Scott, father of John E., was born on his father's farm near Primrose, in Mt. Pleasant Township, and was a son of John and Ann (White) Scott, early settlers. He attended school and later taught school for several years in Mt. Pleasant Township, but after mar- riage spent the remainder of his life on the farm now owned by his widow, his hard work and straight dealing with all who had business relations with him, bringing him universal respect and esteem. He was a Republican in his political views for a number of years, but later, on account of his opinions in regard to the liquor ques- tion, became affiliated with the Prohibition party. Had he consented, he might have held many local offices, but he accepted only that of school director. He was the charter president of the McDonald Savings and Trust Company, and at the time of his decease, was president of the Peoples' National Bank of McDonald. His death occurred June 26, 1907, and his burial was in the ceme- tery attached to the Venice United Presbyterian Church, of which religious body he had been an elder for forty years. He married Mary Ann Cook, who survives him and resides at McDonald. They had a family of five children: Robert C., who died in July, 1909; Anna, who is the wife of J. R. White; John Elmer, of Cecil Town- ship; W. L., who is president of the McDonald Water and Gas Company; and George W., who is a contractor and driller in the oil fields.

John Elmer Scott was educated in the Kelso school in Cecil Township and Ingleside Academy, at McDonald, and ever since engaging in business has resided on the homestead. He has many additional interests, and is a stockholder in the McDonald Savings and Trust Com- pany and the Citizens' Water Company, also of Mc- Donald. He is recognized as an able and reliable busi- ness man and his acquaintance through the country is large.

On October 26, 1892, Mr. Scott was married to Miss Luella B. MePeak, a daughter of David and Mary Jane (Bell) MePeak, of Cecil Township, and they have had the following children: John Philip, David Alfred, Paul Elmer, Glenn Cook, William Archibald, Irvine Anderson, Mary Ethel and Donald Leroy, all now living except Irvine A. Mr. and Mrs. Scott are members of the United Presbyterian Church at Venice. He is identified with the Prohibition party. He is interested greatly in the public schools and at present is serving as school di- rector.

JOHN I. TUTTLE, one of Washington's younger business men who, nevertheless, fills most efficiently the responsible position of night manager of the Highland Glass factories, No. 2 and No. 3, was born in 1877, in Greene County, Pa., and obtained his public school edu- cation there and in Washington County.

During early manhood Mr. Tuttle was engaged in farm work. He then -about eleven years ago-came to Wash- ington and was engaged in a teaming business for some years, after which he learned the tin plate trade, which he followed until entering the employ of the Highland Glass Company as shipping clerk. For about five years he has held his present position with that company, 'as manager of their factories Nos. 2 and 3.

On January 2, 1902, Mr. Tuttle was married to Miss Priscilla Welling, who is a native of Michigan. They are members of the Jefferson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.

A. J. MARTIN, justice of the peace at Zollarsville, Pa., and the owner of an excellent farm of forty acres, situated in West Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pa., was born in West Bethlehem, Township, October 14, 1857, and is a son of John I. and Elizabeth (Barr) Martin, well known people.

A. J. Martin attended the district schools in West Bethlehem Township and remained on the home farm until twenty-five years of age and then visited the far West, spending six years as a farmer in the State of Washington. Since his return he has resided at Zollars- ville, where bis official duties are performed and also looks after the cultivation of his farm. In March, 1897, Squire Martin was married to Frances J. Cox. In poli- tics he is a Democrat. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church at Ten-Mile.

HON. GEORGE C. BOGGS, a Pennsylvanian by birth, but an Iowan by adoption, is claimed as a resident of Finleyville, having been born within one and a half miles of that place, on the old Boggs farm, in Union Township, February 13, 1847. His parents were John and Elizabeth (Wilson) Boggs.

E. M. HAZLETT, M. D.

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John Boggs was born March 31, 1813, on his father's farm in Allegheny County, Pa., and in early manhood married Elizabeth, a daughter of Samuel Wilson, and a granddaughter of Co George Craighead, of revo- lutionary fame. They settled on a farm near Finleyville and resided there until 1865, when they moved to North Pittsburg. The father died there April 11, 1891. The mother survived fer a few years, dying January 15, 1899, aged cighty-five years. They had six children, namely: Mary M., who was the wife of Dr. David W. Riggs, both being new deceased; David, who died in infancy; Elizabeth Ann, who died in infancy; Samuel W., whe died February 15, 1898, aged fifty-six (was a physician) ; George Craighead; and William Judson, who died May 27, 1856.

George C. Boggs attended the district schools in Union Township while he continued at home on the farm, and later took a course in the Academy at California, Pa., and alse a business course at Duff's Commercial College, Pittsburg. Thus equipped he accepted a clerkship with the Hanlin Keogler Company Glass Works at Pitts- burg, where he remained twenty months, giving up the position on account of failing health. After regaining his health he became a traveling salesman fer Pittsburg manufacturers, and traveled in fifteen States, stopping only at the large cities. At the end of three years he resigned; got married-took "Greeley's advice"-and went West. On January 1, 1870, he arrived with his wife in Iowa, locating at Russell, in Lucas County, en- gaging there in the grain, lumber and milling business and investing in farm lands, which he had put under cultivation by tenants. In 1888 he removed from Lucas County to Des Moines, where he turned his attention to dealing in real estate and became financially interested in the coal and oil industries. In 1891 he returned to Washington County in order to care for important busi- ness interests herc, but a yearly trip is necessary to Des Moines, as that is his legal residence and he has many interests there also. Mr. Boggs was one of the founders of the First National Bank at Finleyville, which was organized September 22, 1902, and served for twenty-eight months as its first president, being yet a stockholder.

From early manhood, Mr. Boggs has been an earnest supperter of the principles of the Republican party and frequently was elected to township offices, scheol offices, and also that of president of the Lucas County Agri- culture Society, although he never seught even any of them. During the winter of 1882-3, while sojourning in Florida, his friends in Iowa put forward his name for representative in the legislature, which proved accept- able, as he was easily elected in the fall of that year, served with distinction and was re-elected. The legis- lature took possession of the fine new State house at

Des Moines during his first term. At the close of his second term he retired from public life and since then has devoted himself to travel and to many interests, both of a business and social nature.

On December 16, 1869, Mr. Boggs was married to Miss Martha E. Frye, who is a daughter of West and Christina (Van Voorhis) Frye, an old and preminent family of Washington County. They have had four chil- dren, namely : John M., secretary and general man- ager of the Pittsburg Casualty Company, in the Union Bank Building, Pittsburg, Pa., who married Kittie B. Robertson; Martha Mildred, who died in infancy ; Helen, who is the wife of Lieut. Orson L. Early (served through- out the Spanish-American War, taking part in every battle in Cuba, also in two separate campaigns in the Philippine Island; failing health caused him to leave the army and his resignation took effect February, 1906; now located at Earlham, Iowa) ; and Harley, who died in infancy.

Mrs. Boggs has been an extensive traveler and has many beautiful and curious articles gathered beth in her own and in foreign lands. She is well knewn in the literary world as the talented auther of two interesting romances. One of these she has named "A Romance of the New Virginia, or Margaret Steyne." which was published in 1896. The other, bearing the title of "Jack Crews," was published in 1899. Besides the two romances she has written many interesting articles, especially the ones, on what she saw, heard and learned during her travels in the Philippines, in China and in Japan. Mr. Boggs is a member of Chariton Lodge No. 63, A. F. & A. M., at Chariton, Iewa, and of the Des Moines Censistory No. 3, at Des Moines, Iowa. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church in that city

E. M. HAZLETT, M. D., physician and surgeon at Washington, Pa., belongs to one of the old and henora- ble pioneer families of Washington County, his grand- father Samuel Hazlett, having come to this section of Pennsylvania at a period long since past. Dr. Hazlett was born at Prosperity, Washington County, in 1969, and spent his early years in his native place.

John M. Hazlett, father of Dr. Hazlett, was born in Senth Franklin Township, Washington County, Penn- sylvania, in 1842, and subsequently became one of the prominent citizens of 'Amwell Township. He was a patriotic man and loyal sollier during the great Civil War and served as a member of the Sixteenth Pennsyl- vania Volunteer Cavalry, and never entirely recovered from the hardships and exposure then endured, his death remotely occurring from the same in 1903.

From the local schools Dr. Ilazlett entered the Normal School at California and was also a student at Waynes-

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burg College. For seven years he then engaged in teach- ing, although the end he had in view was a medical education, and when the opportunity came he entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, where he was graduated in 1902. He came then to Washington and was associated with Dr. Teagerden in medical practice until April 1, 1909, since then being alone. In recogni- tion of his professional skill he has been appointed to several very important public positions, serving two years as physician to the Washington County Home. and being placed in charge of the State Tuberculosis Dispensary, No. 105, when it was established in April, 1909, and is serving in the latter capacity at the present. He has always been a close student and an interested investiga- tor, and in addition to the regular medical course has taken advantage of clinics and post-graduate instruction and is on the gynecological staff in the Washington City Hospital. He is a member of the county and state med- ical societies and of the American Medical Association. He takes a good citizen's interest in local polities and has served on the school board.

Dr. Hazlett was married July 9, 1902. to Miss Rosella Kenamand, a daughter of Henry Kenamand, of Wash- ington, and they have one little daughter, Marian Rosella. Dr. and Mrs. Hazlett are members of the Sec- ond Presbyterian Church. He is identified with the Bas- sett Club.

W. L. SCOTT, M. D., president of the Warner - Glass Company, was born at Venice, Washington County, Pa., in 1870, and is a son of John P. and Mary (Cook) Scott. His parental grandfather, John Scott, was a native of Washington County, and was a grandson of Samuel Scott, who was of Scotch-Irish descent. The father of our subject was in early life a farmer, but in 1897 came to MeDonald and was one of the organizers of the Peo- ples National Bank, of which he was elected president, holding that office until the time of his death June 26, 1907. He is still survived by his widow, who is a resi- dent of McDonald. She has been the mother of five children, namely: R. C. Scott, deceased; J. E., who is a farmer of Washington County, Pa .; W. L., the subject of this sketch; George W., who is a contractor at Cora- opolis, Pa., and Mrs. J. R. White, of Canonsburg, Pa.

W. L. Scott, after a common school education, grad- uated with the Class of 1891 from Westminster College, and-subsequently with the Class of 1895-from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. He then engaged in the practice of medicine at MeDonald for two years, at the end of which time he gave up his practice to accept a position as cashier of the Peoples National Bank. This concern which obtained a State charter for a trust company in 1903. has since been known as the MeDonald Savings aud

Trust Company. After the death of his father, Dr. Scott was appointed president of the bank, in which capacity he served from November, 1907, nntil the following spring. He then resigned to accept the position of presi- dent of the Warner Glass Company, which operates a plant at MeDonald. The officers of the Warner Glass Company are: W. L. Scott, president; E. L. Freet, secre- tary and treasurer; directors, W. L. Elliott and Dr. George H. Miller, while C. H. Beach has charge of the sales department and C. D. Brubaker is superintendent of the plant.

In 1895 Dr. Scott was united in marriage with Erma Moore, a daughter of A. J. Moore, who was a prominent farmer of Washington County, Pa., and they have one son and one daughter, Mary and William.

EMIL SENG, gardener and dealer in vegetables and fruit, is the owner of thirty-five acres of highly eulti- vated land situated on the Houston Run Road, in Union Township, about one mile southeast of Finleyville. He was born in Burkheim on the River Rhine, in Baden, Germany, May 17, 1854, and is a son of Andrew and Nellie (Berger) Seng.

The father of Mr. Seng, who owned a farm in Burk- heim, married in Germany and all his six children were born there. While they were yet small Andrew Seng came to America alone and as soon as he had made a home, all the family joined him at Pittsburg, except his wife and youngest daughter. He made several trips back and forth and uow lives in his old home in Ger- many, aged eighty-seven years, having survived his wife, who died there. Their children were: Elizabeth, who is the widow of C. Hornick; Wallburga, who is the wife of P. Shis; Emil; Albert; Clara, who is the widow of R. Shriver; and Anna, now deceased, who was the wife of August Shriver.

Emil Seng was sixteen years of age when he left Germany for America. The voyage consumed twenty- two days, but he safely reached Pittsburg and joined his father and later they both worked for a short time in a distillery at Natrona, Pa. Emil then started to work at the blacksmith's trade with Andrew Spot, of Pittsburg, and later at Allegheny, and remained with him for two and a half years. Still later he worked in South Pittsburg for Christian Frey. The financial panie that then prevailed had its effect on all lines of business and Mr. Seng's employer closed np. After searching for work at different places and accepting honorable em- ployment whenever he could find it, Mr. Seng became acquainted with William Sculley, who then operated a coal yard in South Pittsburg and one at Limetown, now Shire Oaks. He engaged Mr. Seng to work in his mine at Limetown, its name being the Cliff mine, and there Mr. Seng remained for six years, working in the mine

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through the winter seasons and on a farm he rented, in Umon Township, during the summers. In 1884 he par- chased five and one-half acres of his present farm from Hugh MeChain and completed the building of a house, Hle also constructed a bank barn, a spring house, poultry house, hog honse and other necessary buildings, and from time to time acquired a few more acres until he now has a valuable farm. Ile does a large business in gardening and fruit growing, his orebards having 200 trees which he set out himself. He runs a wagon with produce to both Monongahela and Donora. His success in his undertakings show plainly that industry, fru- gality and good management are pretty sure to bring rewards.

On August 9, 1874, Mr. Seng was married to Miss Catherine Klinkner, a daughter of John Klinkner, of Allegheny County, and eight children have been born to them, namely: John, who married Catherine Sullivan and has one child, Catherine; Elizabeth, whe married Peter Engel and has two children-Elizabeth and Hilde- garde M .; Albert, who married Mary Miller; Clara, who married Joseph MeElwee and has one child, Emil; Cas- per, who was accidentally killed by a boiler explosion, when aged over twenty years; Matthew, who married Bessie Anton and has one chill, Catherine; Theodora, and George W. Mr. Seng and family belong to the Catholic Church at Finleyville. In polities he is a Demo- erat.

HON. JOHN BANKS HOLLAND, one of Washing. ton County 's prominent citizens, at present a member of the General Assembly, resides in Cecil Township, on the 172-aere farm, occupied by his mother. He was born in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pa., Sep- tember 17, 1844. llis parents, John Holland and Ann lane (Jamison) Holland, were united in marriage No- vember 17, 1843, by Dr. James Greer, paster of the Robinson Run United Presbyterian Congregation, now of McDonald, Pa. John Holland, the father, was the son of Stephen Holland, who served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. The mother is the daughter of Francis and Naney (Wallace) Jamison, whose ancestors came from County Down, Ireland. The parents of Mr. Holland ("Enele Banks") lived for some time in the country, then moved to Pittsburg. To this union were horn three children: John B., Agnes M. and Rebecca W. Agnes M. married Matthew Hanley, who died Sep- tember 10, 1867. Of this union were born three chil- dren. Mrs. Hanley married September 6, 1871, Lance Meaner; to this union were born five children. Rebecca W. is at home with the mother.

On June 9, 1864, Mrs. Holland was again united in marriage to John Cubbage, of Mansfield, now Carnegie, Pa. The following year they moved to a farm in ('ecil

Township, Washington County, where Mrs. Cabbage now resides. Mr. Cubbage died August 4, 1850. To this union were born three children: Anna M., who was mar- ried first to William Small, who died October 9, 1590, and second to William Smith; they live in Mercer Coun- ty, l'a. Martha J., married George W. Lanning and at present lives at home, with Mrs. Cubbage. Ewretta M., married Harry (. MeEwen; they live in Cecil Town- ship.

John B. Holland - familiarly known as " Uncle Banks"-obtained his primary educational training in Allegheny County public schools; after coming home from the Civil War, he attended Bethel Academy, in Allegheny County, and still later Linnaen Academy of Canonsburg, Pa. Ile then chose the profession of teach- ing, which he followed for twenty-two years; teaching in the public schools of Washington and Allegheny Counties, at Carnegie, Limetown-now Courtney-and Turtle Creek, at the latter place he taught eighteen years. For this profession, Mr. Hollaud was eminently qualified, having good native ability to which by dili- gent study, he constantly added. He acquired the power to impart knowledge in such way as to lastingly impress his pupils ; though not known actually in the profession, he takes a deep interest in education, never failing to attend and take part in the educational meetings held in Western Pennsylvania. At the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Holland, at the first eall of President Lincoln enlisted in the Fifth United States Infantry, then sta- tioned at Boston, Mass. For two weeks he was quar- tered at the old National Hotel, on Water street, in Pittsburg; being under age he was taken home by his grandfather and guardian.

Again in August, 1861, he enrolled in the Fourth Penn- sylvania Cavalry, then being recruited by the now re- tired Lient. Gen. S. B. M. Young. This time the power of a mother prevented, but time ouly intensified the ardent desire of young Holland to serve his country; hence on August 20, 1862, within sight of his birth place he enrolled as a private in Company D, 149th Pennsylvania (Bnektails). His record reads, that, he was one of the few, who, was never absent from the company, by reason of sickness or detached duty ; par- ticipated in every battle or skirmish in which the regi- ment was engaged; though never wounded. He is at present a valued member and adjutant of Lieut. Thomas Post No. 330, Grand Army of the Republic, of MeDonald, Pa. He is also an active member of the "Old Guard" of Allegheny County, Pa. Masonieally he is affiliated with Garfield Lodge No. 604, F. & A. M., at MeDonald, Pa .; Duquesne Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, No. 193, and Ascalon Commandery, Knights Templar. No. 59, both located at Pittsburg, Pa.

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an active interest in matters pertaining to the public welfare, having served almost continuously as an elec- tion officer for more than thirty years and having served as township auditor in Allegheny County twelve years and now serving a like length of term in Cecil Town- ship. In 190S he was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives on the Republican tieket, served with credit and is a candidate to succeed himself.

Mr. Holland is a valued correspondent of his county papers. He is an adherent and supporter of the United

Presbyterian Church of Venice, Pa. .

THOMAS DONOHUE, who has been closely identified with the coal interests of Washington County for a number of years, organized the Pittsburg and South Western Coal Company and is operating a mine at Avella, with a present output of 300,000 tons a year. He was born at Greensburg, Pa., December 15, 1867, and is a son of Thomas and Cecelia (Wise) Donohue, lifelong residents of Westmoreland County, Pennsyl- vania.

Mr. Donohue attended the public schools and the sem- inary at Greensburg, and when only eighteen years of age was considered reliable enough to be placed in a posi- tion of responsibility, being made manager of a store "for a coal company in which his father was interested. When twenty-one he was promoted to be superintendent of the Madison Gas Coal Company and continued in that office for ten years. In 1902 he organized his present company, which is in a very prosperous condition. Mr. Donohue during the year of 1909 became interested in gas development in association with Mr. A. M. Gardner, using the facts obtained by the United States geological survey as the basis for drilling for gas instead of the use of haphazard methods. Gas companies had passed up the territory, but two good wells have resulted and further developments are being made. He is one of the stockholders and a director in the Avella Lincoln Na- tional Bank. In addition to being a successful business man, Mr. Donohue is an inventor and has valuable pat- ents on pneumatic tools. He has solved one of the most serious problems in the operation of mines, having per- fected a new system of mine ventilation. It is satisfae- torily installed in the Avella plant and in several other large mines and its value will undoubtedly be recognized by mine owners all over the country within a short period. He is identified with the National Guard and for thirteen years was a member of the Tenth Pennsyl- vania National Guard, and rose to the command of his company. In 1891, during the riots at Morewood, he was made post adjutant and commanded four companies. He has a thorough comprehension of the industrial sit- uation all over the country and is one of the judicious, tactful and able executives who bring both peace and

efficieuey to meet what might under some superintend- ence be constant unrest. Mr. Donohue owns property at Avella, his handsome residence being one of modern construction and comfort.

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Century history of the city of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and representative citizens, 20th, Vol. II, Part 107

Author: McFarland, Joseph Fulton; Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. (Chicago) pbl Publication date: 1910 Publisher: Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 898

Author: McFarland, Joseph Fulton; Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. (Chicago) pbl
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 898