Commemorative biographical record of central Pennsylvania : including the counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion, Pt. 1, Part 41

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: Chicago : J. H. Beers
Number of Pages: 1358


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(VII) James Dunlop Paxton (3), son of John McPherson and Margaretta Eliza Paxton Steven- son, was born February 9, 1859, and died Feb- ruary 1, 1860.


(VI) Rev. William Miller, D. D. (2), son of Col. James Dunlop and Jane Maria Miller Pax- ton, was born near Millerstown, Adams county,. June 7, 1824, married (first) August 11, 1852, Hester V. B. Wicks, and had one child, Francis Herron, born January 3, 1854, died September 7, 1854. He was (again) married on November 8, 1855, to Caroline S. Denny; their children as follows: (VII) Elizabeth Denny (1), born Decem- ber 30, 1858; (VII) Rev. James Dunlop (2) was married May 22, 1883; they have no children; (VII) Amelia Maria (3) was married May 27, 1886, to Frank C. Roberts (8), and they have four chil- dren-Caroline (1), died in infancy; Catharine (2); Paxton (3); and Frank (4); (VII) William Miller (4); (VII) Caroline Denny (5) was married, on February II, 1896, to the Rev. Lewis S. Mudge; (VII) Hanna Denny (6) died February 27, 1896, unmarried; (VII) Margaretta (7) and (VII) James Donaldson (8).


(VI). Dunlop (3), son of Col. James Dunlop and Jane Maria Miller Paxton, born in October, 1829, and unmarried. (V) Dr. John (3), son of Rev. William and Jane Dunlop Paxton, was married to Jane Wilson, and had the following children: (VI) Mary Jane (1) died in infancy, and (6) James Wilson (2) was married to Margaret Dunlop Smith, and had the following children: (VII) Helen Jane (1) was married, on May 22, 1883, to her cousin, Rev. James Dunlop Paxton, son of Rev. William Miller and Caroline S. Denny Paxton; (7) John (2) and Margery (3) both died in infancy; (7) James Wilson, Jr., be- ing the fourth child.


(V) Eliza King (4), daughter of Rev. Will- iam and Jane Dunlop Paxton, was married to Thomas Johnston; their children were: (VI) William Paxton (1) died young and unmarried; (VI) John Thomas (2) married Margaret Pinney, and had three children. Eliza (1). (V) Harriet daughter of Rev. William and Jane Dunlop Paxton, married John Crawford, of Gettysburg, and had the following children: (VI) Anna Dodd (1) was married to the Hon. McPherson, and had five children, namely: (VII) John Bayard (1), William Lenhart (2), Norman Bruce (3), Donald Paxton (4), and Annie Crawford (5). (VI) Mar- garet (2) and Harriet (4), daughters of John and Harriet Paxton Crawford, died in infancy, and Sally Bruce (3), their third daughter, is unmarried and resides in Gettysburg.


(IV) Elizabeth Dunlop (6), daughter of Col. James and Jane Boggs Dunlop, was born in Cumberland county February 13, 1774, and died in Bellefonte on the - day of She was married in the First Presbyterian Church of Carlisle, October 26, 1795. to James Smith, Esq., of Cumberland county, afterward a large land owner in the neighborhood of Belle- fonte. She was a woman of more than ordinary mind, fond of reading and the examination and discussion of all the leading questions of the day. It was then so unusual for ladies to express opin- ions on public policy and conduct, that by reason of her advanced Anti-Slavery views she was thought eccentric. They had two children: (V) William Smith (1) never married, and is now de- ceased; (V) James Smith (2) never married, and is now deceased. She was married (a second time) to Michael T. Simpson, a gentleman of fine educa- tion. He held an official position in Washing- ton, D. C. They had one child: (V) Martha Simpson (3), who was married to Brooke Mack- all, a wealthy banker of Washington, and their children were as follows: (VI) Lily (1) died un- married; (VI) Leonard (2) was married to Miss Rosa Gretta, of Richmond, Va .; they had no children, and he was inarried (again) to a daugh- ter of John Hancock, of Washington, D. C .. brother of Gen. Hancock; (VI) Brooke (3) is un- married; (VI) Louise (4) married a Mr. Owen, a surgeon of the U. S. Navy; they have two chil- dren-Dunlop (1) and - (2); (VI) Kate (5) married Robert Christy, a practicing attorney of Washington, D. C., and author of "Proverbs. Maxims and Phrases of all Ages." They had three or four children; (VI) Covington (6) died when young; (VI) Benjamin (7): (VI) Barton (S). (IV) Deborah Dunlop (7), daughter of Col. James and Jane Boggs Dunlop, was born in


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Cumberland county, May 9, 1776, and was mar- ried to James Johnston, of Franklin county; they moved to Centre county and settled at the mouth of Wallace run. They had six children, of whom the first three died unmarried: (V) Rebecca (1); . (V) James Dunlop (2); (V) Mary (3); (V) Anna Bella (4) married Andrew Harris, son of James and Ann Dunlop Harris; they had one child; (VI) Dr. Lucien Harris (1), who died unmarried. (V) Jane Johnston (5) was married to Mr. Mulholland; they had no children. (V) Eliz. Johnston (6) married John Livingston, principal of Bellefonte Academy.


(IV) Rebecca (8), daughter of Col. James and Jane Boggs Dunlop, was born May 19, 1778, and died on Wallace run, in Centre county. She was first married to Robert McLanahan, of Franklin county, and moved to Wallace run, Centre county; they had two children: (V) James Dunlop McLanahan (1), who was married to Eliza Welch, daughter of William C. and Leyden Welch; their children were as follows: James (1) died when young; William (2) married, and had one child, both now deceased; Mary (3) never married, and died recently in Bellefonte at her cousin's, Harriet Linn. (V) Margaret (2), daughter of Robert and Rebecca Dunlop McLan- ahan, was married to Hon William Harris, son of James Harris, one of the proprietors of Belle- fonte, whose family is hereinbefore enumerated.


(IV) Rebecca Dunlop McLanahan was (again) married to Robert Steele, of Centre county, and had the following children: (V) William Steele (3) never married, and now deceased; (V) Mary Steele (4) was married to James Gordon, a large land owner of Centre county, and had the follow- ing children: (VI) Robert (1) was never married; was a member of the Anderson Troop, and killed early in the war of the Rebellion; (VI) William Leslie (2) married to Miss Muffly, and had a nu- merous family residing in Kansas; (VI) Theodore '3) was married to Esther Graham, and died leaving no children; (VI) James D. (4) was a civil engineer, and was killed in a railroad accident in New York State; he was never married; (VI) Mar- tha (5) married Joseph R. Muffly, a broker of Philadelphia; they have two children: Eliza- beth (1), married June 2, 1897, to Joseph L. Montgomery; and Lillian (2); (VI) Hon. Cyrus Gordon (6) was married to a daughter of Hon. John F. Weaver, of Clearfield. Cyrus studied law in Bellefonte, was admitted to practice, and then moved to Clearfield, where he enjoyed a large practice, and was two years ago elected President Judge of that District, although the po- itical party to which he was an adherent was largely in the minority. (They have several chil-


dren); (VI) Isaac Newton (7) is a civil engineer, and also a graduate in mechanical engineering; is not married.


(IV) James Dunlop, Jr., (9), son of Col. James and Jane Boggs Dunlop, was born October 18, 1780; was an attorney, admitted to practice law in Centre county, in August, 1801 [see Bar list]. He went south, and died there in 1824. He was married to a Miss Dunbar, and had a daughter married to a Mr. Smith, of Natchez, Mississippi.


(IV) Mary Dunlop (10), daughter of Col. James and Jane Boggs Dunlop, was born De- cember 26, 1784, and died June 12, 1827, and buried in the First Presbyterian Churchyard in Pittsburgh, Penn. She was married January 10, 1809, in Bellefonte, by the Rev. Henry R. Wil- son, to Robert Templeton Stewart (5) (a half- brother of William C. Stewart, who married Jane, daughter of John and granddaughter of Col. James Dunlop). He was born June 15, 1773, and died in October, 1835, at Hollidays- burg, while en route to Pittsburgh, and buried at Saltsburg, Indiana county. He was a son of Sam- eal (IV), Samuel (III), Robert (II), John (I), here- inbefore mentioned. He settled in Bellefonte in the year of 1800, and was admitted to the Bar of Centre County, at the November terin of court, 1800. He was retained in the famous slander suit of McKee vs. Gallagher, August term, 1801, in which there were fourteen lawyers for the plaintiff, and twenty-two for the defendant. In 1810 he was appointed postmaster and continued in office until 1819. In 1810 he engaged in mer- cantile pursuits with his half-brother, William C., and in 1819 entered into partnership with John Lyon in the manufacture of iron; residence at Coleraine Forges, Huntingdon county. In 1828 Lyon and Stewart sold Coleraine Forges to Joseph and James Barnett and Anthony Shorb. He moved to Pittsburgh in 1823, and built the Sligo Rolling Mill. Represented Alle- gheny county in the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1831-1832. Disposing of his interests in the iron business, Mr. Stewart went to manufacturing salt in the Kiskiminetas. He was a man of genial disposition and social habits, and of great practical humor. In person he was above the ordinary size, and of very dark complexion, which he inherited from his grandmother Stewart.


Robert T. and Mary Dunlop Stewart had the following children: (V) James Dunlop Stewart (1), born April 4, 1810, died September 26, 1812. (V) Jane Ann Stewart (2), born December 2, 1811, died October 3, 1812. (5) Stephen De- catur Stewart (3), born January 22, 1814, died September 5, 1858; he was married July 9.


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1839, and had five children, the survivors of whom are: Jane (I), married to Edward Fos- ter, who have several children; Ellen (2), mar- ried to Frank E. Taylor, resides at Philips- burg and have four children; Harriet (3), unmar- ried, and Elizabeth (4), married to I. Lose, and have several children. (V) Harriet Stewart (4) born June 10, 1816, and married September 15, 1843, by the Rev. Samuel Cooper, to James Harris Linn, son of the Rev. James Linn, D. D. She died July 16, 1895, and Mr. Linn died April 6, 1876. They had no children. (V) Samuel Robert Stuart (5), born November 2, 1817, died Sep -. tember 23, 1851, unmarried.


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(V) Jean Ann Stewart (6), born June 13, 1820, and was married on February 13, 1843, by the Rev. James Linn. D. D., to DR. JOHN M. Mc- Cov, in relation to whom Linn's History of Centre County says: "Dr. McCoy was born in what is now the town of Belleville on the 4th. of Febru- ary, 1816. His parents died when he was quite young and he came to his uncle Alexander McCoy, who lived at Potter's Fort, and made his'home with nim, attending Mr. Breckinridge's school. He studied medicine with Dr. W. I. Wilson, between whom and himself there existed the most inti- mate friendship. His parents were Francis and Mary (Michall) McCoy, natives of Mifflin county. One of their sons, Francis, was a merchant at Hollidaysburg, Penn., and another, Robert H., was engaged in the iron business at Philadelphia, in which city his death occurred. Francis, Sr., was married a second time, and by the last wife had three children, namely: William, who was a soldier and died during the Civil war: Susan, who became the wife of James Patterson, of Williamsburg, Penn., and Catherine, who mar- ried George Fay, of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1837 Dr. McCoy graduated in the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, and located first in the practice of medicine at Penn Hall (then known as Centreville), whence he moved to Bellefonte in 1841.


present form. James H. Linn died April 6, 1876, but the firm name has remained un- altered since. Dr. McCoy was an excellent manager-and first-class business man, and to his tact, good judgment and general information the success of McCoy & Linn's Iron Works is to a great extent to be attributed. He was a kind- hearted employer, and much esteemed by the men in his service. He in every way tried to add to the happiness and comfort of those over whom he had control. He kept the works moving nearly all the time when financial distress and want of orders induced many to shut down, in order to give the employees work, though at a pe- cuniary loss to the firm. The medical profession lost much by his withdrawal from practice, as he was a cheerful and valuable adviser, never failing to proffer his best advice upon all occasions. As a physician he was extremely pleasant in the sick room, always-encouraging a patient, and curing nearly as much by his cheerfulness as by his medicine, He stood high as a physician, and his skill and success are still highly spoken of. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years, and an amiable gentleman. whose loss was both a public and private calam- ity. . He died at Milesburg Iron Works suddenly. of heart disease, on Sunday morning, January 19. 1879." The children of John M. and Jean Ann Stuart McCoy were:


(VI) Frank McCoy (1) graduated at the Pennsylvania State College, and, preferring the iron business, became the manager of McCoy & Linn at Milesburg Iron Works, the prosperous con- dition of which is largely due to his efficient serv- ices, economical methods and good judgment. He succeeded to the principal ownership of the works. and now successfully conducts the same. He was married October 30, 1879, to Esther Eleanor Allison, daughter of William Allison, a well- known and prominent business man of Centre county for many years. His ancestor, Archibald! Allison, landed with his family in America June 18, 1773. His wife Mary was the third daughter of John Kennedy, and was born in Scotland, shire of Galloway, parish of Kirkmaiden, November 1. 1730. He died in Paxton township (now Dauphir county) October 6, 1783, and his widow Mary m Potter township, Centre county, June 6, 18os They had a son. Archibald, Jr., who, thoug !! young in years, took an active part in the de fense of the frontiers, to which proper reference is made in Linn's . Annals of Buffalo Valles. page 174, and was an exceedingly bold at : courageous man. After the war he pushed .a. up into Penn's Valley, where he married Elear


He occupied an office upon Allegheny street, and had among his students Dr. Geo. L. Potter, Dr. J. B. Mitchell, Dr. George A. Fairlamb, Dr. Woods and others, all having become noted practitioners. In 1845. in connection with Dr. Potter. Dr. McCoy purchased the drug store of Dr. John Harris, and the firm of McCoy & Pot- ter continued until July 17, 1848. At that time Dr. McCoy withdrew from active medical practice, and entered into the iron business with Gen. James Irvin, Moses Thompson and James Harris Linn, under the firm name of Irvin McCoy & Co. After the death of Gen. Irvin, and the with- drawal of Moses Thompson, the name took its | or, third daughter of George and Margaret M.


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Cormick, May 7, 1789. George McCormick was the first settler at Spring Mills, bought his land of Reuben Haines, and built the first inill there. He bought of the Penns the eastern third of what was known as the Manor of Succoth, north of the Great Spring tract, and died May 3, 1845, on the place still owned by his descend- ants. He left a widow, Eleanor, who died Jan- uary 27, 1848.


A numerous family blessed this union, the names with dates of birth being as follows: George, August 18, 1792, died September 28, 1866; William, April 5, 1794; James, February 26, 1796, married Margaret Hutchinson, and died September 18, 1863, at North Liberty, Ohio; Mar- garet, May 26, 1797, married William Kelley, son of Col. John Kelley, and died in Union county, May. 12, 1846; David, May 22, 1799, married Lucetta, Mckibben, and died December 22, 1877, in Clin- ton county; Mary, May 11, 1801, died Septem- ber 27, 1856, in Adams county, Ohio; John, No- vember 22, 1803, died January 23, 1844; Jane, September 22, 1805, married Thomas Riley, and died in Kansas; Eleanor, February 8, 1811, mar- # 1786, and died unmarried. ried Dr. John Gressman, of Adams county, Ohio.


William Allison, Mrs. McCoy's father, resem- bled his father in character, and was one of the prominent men of this section in his day. His first employment was as a clerk in a store at Harrisburg, where he remained six or seven years. He then went to Brown's Mills, in Mifflin coun- ty, now Reedsville, and in July, 1827, opened a store in partnership with J. & J. Potter. After the dissolution of the firm, in 1829, Mr. Allison conducted the business for a few years, and then returned to his old home near Spring Mills. The death of his father in 1845 brought to him a large amount of work in connection with the settlement of the estate, and this with the improvement of his share of the property. occupied his time for many years. In Decem- ber, 1847, the failure of J. & J. Potter, of whom he was a creditor to a large amount, occasioned a protracted litigation, but Mr. Allison's claims were finally sustained. In the meantime he pur- chased a hotel and factory, and 'considerable real estate at Potters Mills, and made his home there in the old residence of James Potter. His declining years were marked by uninterrupted prosperity, his business tact and great executive ability enabling him to manage his extensive in- terests with success. He possessed a remarkable memory, and having kept himself well-informed upon passing events he became in later years a veritable encyclopedia. During his late years he was confined to the house by a paralytic stroke; but his cheerful spirit did not fail him.


He died February 11, 1877, and his remains rest in the family burial lot near Spring Mills. His wife, to whom he was married June 25, 1847, was Miss Sarah A. McNitt, a daughter of William R. and Esther (McCoy) McNitt, and granddaughter of Robert McNitt, one of the ear- liest settlers in Kishacoquillas Valley. They had the following children: William M., born No- vember 4, 1850; Esther E., January 15, 1852; Edward. August 2, 1855; Lillie E., September 28, 1860, and Archibald, June 27, 1863.


The children of Frank and Eleanor Allison McCoy are as follows: Anna Allison (1); Mary Stewart (2), died in infancy; and John (3).


(VI) Harriet Linn McCoy (2) was born July 15, 1845, and died September 8, 1853; (VI) Mary Stewart McCoy (3) was born July 9, 1847, and died September 29, 1883. She was married December 23, 1869, leaving a family hereinbe- fore mentioned.


(IV) Joseph Dunlop (11), son of Col. James and Jane Boggs Dunlop, was born March 19,


A DAM H. KRUMRINE, a well-known and progressive farmer of Ferguson township, is one of the representative men of that portion of Centre county. He is the owner of a valuable and well-improved farm of 120 acres, where he was born December 23. 1854. The well-ap- pointed place, with its substantial buildings and highly cultivated fields, testifies to his earnest labors and careful inanagement. His patcrnal grandfather was a member of the Continental army during the Revolutionary war, serving under Gen. Washington, and the trunk which he then used is still in the possession of a meinber of the family.


John Krumrine, the father of our subject, was a native of Millheim, Penn's Valley, Penn., and on reaching man's estate was united in marriage with Miss Christina Decker, by whom he had nine children, as follows: Lydia, wife of D. M. Neidig, a retired farmer of State College, Penn., by whom she has two children: Sally J., wife of M. D. Snyder, a butcher of State College, by whom she has eight children; Catharine E., wife of William Kemmerer, a retired miller, by whom she has one child; Adam H. ; Jacob, who wedded Margaret Dreibelbis; Margaret, wife of S. S. Greibe, proprietor of a livery stable and the "State College Hotel," by whom she has two children; J. N., a merchant of State College, who married Lizzie Martel, and has one child; Sydney, a druggist of Bellefonte, Centre county,


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who married Jennie Bubb; and Christina, who is living with her mother in State College. On coming to Centre county, at the age of eighteen years, the father had located in Ferguson town- ship, but he died in College township, in 1891.


In the usual manner of farmer lads, Adam H. Krumrine spent the days of his boyhood and youth, and from the time he was old enough to handle the plow has followed farming, meeting with excellent success in his chosen calling. Since attaining his majority he has been identi- fied with the Democratic party, always support- ing its men and measures by his ballot. He is a consistent member of the German Reformed Church, and socially affiliates with the Grange. He is a wide-awake, enterprising farmer, and as a citizen stands deservedly high in the estimation of his neighbors and friends. 1


J OHN GILLEN DUBBS. The hope of suc- cess inspires each man who makes his en- trance into the business arena, but it is not all who find their bright anticipations realized. - Among the successful ones is numbered the sub- ject of this sketch, a well-known business man of Bellefonte, Centre county, whose industry and judicious management have won for him goodly rewards of a substantial nature.


Mr. Dubbs is of German descent, his paternal grandfather having come from the Fatherland to settle in Lebanon county, Penn. Of his five children, Joel is a carpenter in Sharon, Penn .; Rosa married Mr. Schire, and lives in Steelton, Penn .; Eliza, who never married, resides on the edge of the city of Lebanon, Penn .; and another sister, Mrs. Labe, made her home in Altoona, where her descendants still live. The other member of the family. Jeremiah, our subject's father, was born in Lebanon county, in 1829, and became a shoemaker near the old fort, where he resided for many years previous to his death in 1891. His wife, Eliza Reynolds, who passed from earth about twenty-five years ago, was born at Potters Mills, Centre county. They had seven children: (1) May M. (Mrs. William Reed), now deceased; (2) Cecelia (Mrs. Harry Ross). of Al- toona; (3) George, who resides at the old home- stead; (4) James, a. resident of Philipsburg; (5) John G., our subject; (6) Thomas, who lives at Philipsburg; and (7) Andrew, who lives at the old home.


Our subject's youth was spent in Penn's Val- ley, where he was born in January, 1849. After acquiring a plain but practical education in the schools of that locality he engaged in agriculture at Nittany, continuing until 1886, when he went


to Bellefonte and established himself in business, as a dealer in implements of all kinds, including a full line of agricultural tools. Although his ex- panding business has demanded close attention, Mr. Dubbs takes much interest in local affairs and in the Republican party, and he is an active member of the I. O. O. F. Encampment at Belle- fonte. In 1868 he wedded Miss Eliza Ulrich, a native of Union county, Penn., born in 1849. They have two living children: May G. and John E., and four others gladdened their home for a short time only.


W ILLIAM S. MUSSER, agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Spring Mills, Centre county, is a descendant of one of the oldest and most numerous families of Penn's Valley. This family may be said to be divided into two factions, the Republican and Democratic. Our subject comes of the for- mer, who are as devout in their support of the doctrines of that party as the other faction is in support of Democratic principles.


Mr. Musser was born on a farm near Spring Mills, Gregg township, July 20, 1866, and is the eldest son and child of his parents, M. M. and Kate (Fisher) Musser, who removed to Haines township, Centre county, when he was quite young, and there he first attended school near Fiedler. He did not wish to take the collegiate course which his parents had decided upon, but attended school in Bellefonte and Gettysburg. In 1883 he returned home, and being desirous of obtaining a good business education, he borrowed $200 of his uncle. Nicholas Harper, giving only his word for its return, but it has long since been paid in full. With the money he thus obtained he paid his tuition in the Eastman Business Col- lege, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he com- pleted the prescribed course and received a di- ploma.


In December 1884, Mr. Musser entered the office of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Spring Mills, as a student under Stephen Soars. the agent at that time, and June 20, 1885, be- came extra agent and operator on a branch of that road. He next, in April, 1866, took charge of the office at Nesbit, Penn., where he remained until the following February, when he was made weighmaster at Williamsport, Penn., later serv- ing as clerk in the freight office of that place. In July, 1888, he was transferred to the office at Spring MA's, where he has since acted as agent and operator, and also agent for the Adains Ex- press Company.


In Centre Hall. July 21, 1890, Mr. Musser


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was married to Miss Clara S. Hettinger, of Spring Mills, daughter of Michael and Amelia (Grove) Hettinger, and they have one child, Marion K., born June 9, 1891. Although a young man, Mr. Musser is recognized as one of the best and most enterprising citizens of Spring Mills, and is a credit to the excellent family to which he belongs. He is a prominent and active member of the Lutheran Church, where at pres- ent he is serving as trustee, and socially is a Master Mason, affiliating with the lodge at Centre Hall.




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