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(I) Joseph Henderson was born in Ireland, and came to this country with his wife and family. He landed at Philadelphia, where his wife died a few days after landing. He reached Fallston, Beaver county, Pennsyl- vania, about 1848, and died there after a residence of about one year. In Ireland he had been a farmer, and followed the same occupation in the United States. He married Martha Hamilton.
(II) Robert Henderson, son of Joseph and Martha (Hamilton) Henderson, was born in Ireland, and learned to read and write after his arrival in this country. He was an apt student and acquired knowledge rapidly, and in later life made good use of the advantages he had gained. He went westward to Pittsburgh, where he arrived with fifty cents in his pocket, and from that city walked to Fallston, alone, when he was but sixteen years of age. He dug coal, and worked in a bucket factory in Fallston, and when he had acquired a sufficient capital, he removed to Raccoon township, where he purchased land. At first he bought one hun- dred acres, to this he added fifty-two as opportunity offered, and finally added another hundred. This he cleared to a great extent for general farming purposes, and there he died, in 1900. His religious allegiance was with the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. He was a staunch Re- publican in his political views, and served as school director and as su- pervisor. During the Civil War he did excellent service as a recruiting officer. He married Sarah Mccullough, who died in 1905, daughter of Dr. William and Mary (Cobbey) Mccullough, the former a native of Ireland, the latter born in England, who met on the vessel on which they made the voyage to America, and were married upon their arrival at Philadelphia. They settled in Georgetown, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, where he was a physician with an excellent practice. Dr. Mccullough had been the recipient of an excellent education in Ireland, and his brother was county surveyor, and it is thought that he laid out the county; his name was Hugh Mccullough. Robert and Sarah (Mccullough) Hender- son had children, as follows: Joseph, William John, Samuel Tucker, Robert Thomas, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison.
(III) James Madison Henderson, son of Robert and Sarah (McCul- lough) Henderson, was born in Fallston, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, Jan- uary 16, 1857. With the exception of a period of six months the entire life of Mr. Henderson has been spent on the farm, the old homestead. He was educated in the public schools, and having a natural taste for reading he has become a very well informed man. He is engaged in gen- eral farming and stock raising, in both of which fields he has met with decided success. He is a wide awake and progressive man, keeping well abreast of the times, and politically supports the Republican party. Al-
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though he has never sought public office, he has been honored by the proffer of it, and has served as supervisor of the township. Mr. Hender- son married, in 1882, Lettilda Hineman, and they have children, all of whom have been successful teachers: Jessie Mabel, married Harry Thorn- burg, of Raccoon township; Benjamin Franklin, married Mabel Viola Hart- man; Samuel Clarence, graduated from Grove City College, principal of the high school at Monaca, and is now preparing for entrance as a minister into the Presbyterian Church; Eugene Leslie, a teacher; Stanley Osborne, a teacher.
The Kennedy family, now of Beaver county, Pennsyl-
KENNEDY vania, while it has not been resident in this country many generations, has fully proved its worth as containing earnest and patriotic citizens, and men who have risen to prominence in various fields of industry.
(I) Samuel Kennedy was born in Ireland and came to America with three sons. He located in the Allegheny mountains, removing to Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in 1790, and settled on a tract of four hundred acres. There he built a cabin in which he lived for a time, and in 1809 erected a stone dwelling. This is still standing in good condition and is now the property of the heirs of Alexander Moore. He and his sons cleared much of this land and made it very profitable. For a time he was a Seceder, but later a member of the United Presbyterian Church. He married (first) Martha Bowl, (second) Fannie McClure.
(II) Samuel (2) Kennedy, son of Samuel (1) and Martha (Bowl) Kennedy, was born in Ireland, March 29, 1797, and was a child when he came to the United States with his father. He was educated in the country district schools, and was mainly engaged in farming, although he was also a woodsman and a carpenter. Much of the timber which he cut down was used in the building of boats. He was the owner of a tract of one hun- dred and forty-seven acres, on which he lived at first in a log house, built by himself. He was a Democrat in politics, and was in office for a con- siderable length of time as supervisor and also as school director. For many years he was an elder in the Service United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Kennedy married Jane, born near the mouth of Service Creek, daughter of John and Mary Bryan, who were early settlers in that region, and also members of the Service United Presbyterian Church. They had thirteen children.
(III) Samuel Smith Kennedy, son of Samuel (2) and Jane (Bryan) Kennedy, was born on the homestead farm, on which he still resides, October 17, 1840. He was educated in the public schools of the town- ship, and has never been away from his farm with the exception of six months which he spent in West Virginia. He cultivates his farm for gen- eral produce, and is eminently successful in this endeavor. He and his sons erected a fine and commodious new house in 1910, and this has been
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supplied with all modern conveniences. During the Civil War Mr. Ken- nedy took no active part in the struggle, as it fell to his lot to stay at home and look after the comfort and welfare of his parents, and that of the family of his brother John, who was drafted. The latter returned safely from the war, and the old order was resumed. Mr. Kennedy and his family were formerly members of the United Presbyterian Church at Hookstown, now they are Seventh Day Adventists. He casts his vote in favor of the Democratic candidates, has served as school director, and has been offered the post of justice of the peace but has declined.
Mr. Kennedy married, June 9, 1868, Mary Jane Smith, of West Vir- ginia, daughter of David Smith, who was a captain in the Confederate army. They have had children: Dora Lena, Charles Howard, Jennie Magdala, Carrie Elizabeth, died at the age of twenty-one years; Frank Estie, David Samuel, Smith Albert, Elisha Edwin, Ella Belle, Robert Livingston, John Bryan, Lily Vern, Isalina, died in infancy.
CARGO James Cargo, who was born in Scotland, emigrated to the United States shortly after his marriage. He arrived at Phila- delphia, and from there went across the mountains and founded a home for himself and his family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a tailor by trade, and was the first tailor of Pittsburgh, his place of business being at what is now Liberty street and Sixth avenue. He remained a resident of Pittsburgh until his death which occurred in 1847. He was a staunch supporter of the Whig party. He and his family were members of the Presbyterian Church. He married, in Belfast, Ireland, Mary Claney, a native of that city, who died in Pittsburgh in 1878, at the age of eighty- two years. Children: Eliza, John Alexander, James, William, Sarah, Robert, George, Joseph Markel, see forward; Margaret, Mary, died young ; an infant, now deceased.
(II) Joseph Markel Cargo, son of James and Mary (Claney) Cargo, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 31, 1843. He was edu- cated in the public schools in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, and although he was scarcely more than a young lad at the outbreak of the Civil War, he at once offered his services in defense of what he considered the rights of his beloved country. He enlisted, in 1862, in Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He was present at the surrender of General Lee, and was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg. A partial list of the battles in which he participated is as follows: Fredericksburg, Antietam, Chancellors- ville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Bethesda Church, Beaver's Farm, Boydon Plank Road, Five Forks, and many other skirmishes and smaller engagements. At the close of the war he returned to Pittsburgh and there engaged in the contracting business which he followed for many years. In 1886 he removed to Roch- ester and was for a time a contractor there. He was elected to the office
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of justice of the peace in 1898, and is still holding that position. In March, 1910, he was appointed burgess and is now serving that term. Mr. Cargo has always been an ardent Republican, and cast his vote for Abraham Lin- coln. He is a stockholder in the Beaver County Telephone Company, and is the owner of much real estate in Rochester. He and his wife are men- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he holds membership in. Post No. 183, Grand Army of the Republic, in which he held the office of Post commander, and the Union Veterans' Legion, Camp No. 72, of Rochester.
Mr. Cargo married (first) January 7, 1867, Laura L. Rhodes, of Allegheny City, and had children: Charles, married Ada - and lives in Burlington, Vermont; Jane, deceased, married George Musser, and left children: Grover, Laura and Mildred; William, a resident of Rochester, married Hattie Blaine, and has one child; Warren, resides in Buffalo, New York, married Clara -, has no children; Lida, resides with her father. Mr. Cargo married second) Annabell Graham, but has no children by this marriage.
Alexander Kennedy, who was born in Ireland, came to
KENNEDY this country as a young lad more than a century ago. He, in company with his brother, located in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, but they soon separated, each going his own way. Alexander remained in Beaver county, where he married at Links Bridge, Emeline McMertrie, who was born there. Her father was Colonel McMertrie, and he and his wife were among the early settlers of the section, coming there when it was still almost a wilderness. Colonel McMertrie brought his possessions to the place on a wheelbarrow, built a log cabin, and cleared the land for farming purposes.
(II) John Kennedy, son of Alexander and Emeline (McMertrie) Kennedy, was born at Seventysix, Beaver county, Pennsylvania. He re- ceived his education in the schools in Green Garden, being obliged to walk from six to seven miles daily. He became the owner of almost seven hun- dred acres of land at Seventysix, the greater part of which he cleared. He bought four hundred acres near Green Garden, cleared and broke it, and erected a log house there, but subsequently removed to Pittsburgh, where he was in business as a live stock dealer. He lived in Pittsburgh and its vicinity for about seven years, then removed to Allegheny county, where he purchased eighty-five acres, and there his death occurred. He was of unusually large stature and of great strength. His political affiliation was with the Democratic party, and he was a member of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. He married Elizabeth, daughter of David and Polly ( Philips) Alexander, who were also among the early settlers of the county. Chil- dren : William, David A., see forward; Emeline Jane, Sadie, Matilda, Mary, John, Louise.
(III) David Alexander Kennedy, son of John and Elizabeth (Alex-
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ander) Kennedy, was born at Seventysix, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, July 30, 1868. He was educated in the public schools of Beaver county, remaining with his father until he was fifteen years of age. He then entered the employ of the Standard Oil Company, for whom he had charge of the wells located between Sheffield and Burgettstown. After some time spent at Imperial, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, also in the employ of the Standard Oil Company, he resigned his position with them, and formed a connection with the Ohio Valley Oil Company, with whom he remained for a period of eight years, in the states of Ohio and West Virginia. In 1907 he purchased two hundred and twelve acres of land in Hanover town- ship, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and devotes his entire time now to farming and stock raising, in which fields he has achieved a very satisfac- tory amount of success. He has never taken a very active part in the political affairs of the community, but gives his support to the Democratic party. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Kennedy married, May 5, 1891, Emma Cain, born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in which she has always lived, and who was one of a family of fourteen children. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy have children : Elizabeth, married Straus Keifer, and lives in West Virginia; Eva, who is at home with her parents.
In the earlier half of the nineteenth century William Glenn
GLENN with his wife and family crossed the mountains and settled for a time in Washington county, Pennsylvania. In 1835 he re- moved to Greene township, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, where he pur- chased a large tract of land. Returning to Washington county alone for a time, he died and was buried there. He married Mary Chapman and had several children.
(II) David Glenn, son of William and Mary (Chapman) Glenn, was born in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, and crossed the mountains with his parents. He was probably old enough to have acquired his education before this journey was undertaken. Between 1835 and 1840 he pur- chased two hundred acres of land in Beaver county, in association with his brother, but later he owned it alone, having bought his brother's in- terest. He cleared a portion of the land and erected the necessary dwelling house as well as barns and outhouses, and was engaged in general farming and stock raising very successfully. He was sixty years of age at the time of his death. In political matters he was a Republican. He married Mary Conkle, whose parents were pioneers near Hookstown, and who died at the age of eighty-six years. They were members of the United Presby- terian Church, at first going as far as Hanover to attend, but later going to Hookstown. Of their nine children the following named grew to maturity : Margaret Conkle, born in 1840; Mary Jane Conkle, William, Thomas C.
(III) Thomas C. Glenn, son of David and Mary (Conkle) Glenn,
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was born on the Glenn homestead in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1850. He was educated at the public schools which he was obliged to leave at an early age in order to assist in the support of the family. He has always resided on the homestead farm, having purchased one hundred acres of this homestead and has improved it in many directions. Among these improvements are a number of fine buildings which have been erected by his direction and at his expense. The farm is still cultivated for general produce, and is now under the personal management of a nephew of Mr. Glenn, although his is still the guiding spirit. For many years he has been a factor to be reckoned with in the councils of the Republican party of that section of the country, and it has greatly profited thereby. He has served as auditor and supervisor of Greene township, and is a member of the Republican county committee. His religious affiliation is with the Presbyterian Church.
WHITEHILL The Whitehills are of Scotch descent, and were first found in America in 1723. The founder of the family in this country, James Whitehill, was born in Scotland, February 1, 1700, and came to America in 1723, at which time he settled in Pennsylvania. He obtained his first warrant for land on December 2, 1734, his tract being situated near the head of Pequea creek, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. For more than one hundred years this creek was known as Whitehill's Run, and is now called Henderson's Run. He ap- pears to have prospered and later made other large purchases of land.
(I) James Whitehill, a lineal descendant of the immigrant ancestor, was born on the family homestead, a little below Kendall, Hanover township, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and there his marriage took place. Shortly afterward he purchased a farm of four hundred acres in Hanover township, on which he built a house, but about 1850 removed to the Ewing place in Greene township; he retained his ownership of the farm in Hanover township, later returned to it, and died there in 1856. He was an active member of the Whig party, and served as township assessor and as constable. Both he and his wife were members of the Mill Creek Presbyterian Church. He married Martha Ewing, and had children: James, a farmer who died in Ohio; John, a farmer, died in West Virginia; Robert, died on the home- stead; Deborah, married William Ramsey, and died in Washington county, Pennsylvania; Joseph McCready, see forward; David, was killed at the battle of Hatcher's Run during the Civil War; William Ewing, see forward.
(II) Joseph McCready Whitehill, son of James and Martha (Ewing) Whitehill, was born on the homestead below Kendall, Hanover township, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and there he was educated. He engaged in farming independently when he attained man's estate, becoming the owner of one hundred and seventeen acres. This he improved in many directions, and in addition to general farming was extensively engaged in sheep rais- ing. All his life he was a member of the Tomlinson's Run United Pres-
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byterian Church. He married Mary Kerr, born near Comettsburg, Wash- ington county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Andrew T. Kerr. They had children : Minnie Luella; John Telford, see forward; Thomas Ewing.
(III) John Telford Whitehill, son of Joseph McCready and Mary (Kerr) Whitehill, was born in Hanover township. Beaver county, Penn- sylvania, April 30, 1879. He was educated in his native township, and was a student at the Frankfort Academy, from which he was graduated with honor. He then entered the employ of the railroad company, with which he remained six years, then farmed for a time. At the present time he is on the Hookstown to Industry Star Route. He also cultivates ninety- six acres of land for general farming purposes. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, and he is a member of the Mill Creek Presbyterian Church. Mr. Whitehill married (first) April 29, 1904, Nora Iradell Ewing, and had one child: Joseph Ewing. He married (second) June 21, 1911, Cora Louise Cameron, daughter of John O. and Minerva Ellen (Tindall) Cameron, natives of Hancock county, West Virginia, and Columbiana county, Ohio, respectively, and has one child, Elizabeth Ellen.
(II) William Ewing Whitehill, son of James and Martha (Ewing) Whitehill, was born on the farm on which he now resides, August 27, 1847. John Ewing, his maternal grandfather, was an old resident of Greene township, where he was the owner of one hundred and fifty to two hundred acres of land, which he farmed. He had children: John, died on the homestead in Greene township, was a farmer; James, same as preceding ; Martha, married James Whitehill, and became the mother of William E. Whitehill; Sarah, married Joseph Moore, and died in Beaver county ; Mary, married Dr. Coburn, and died in Ohio; Belle, married James Moody, and died in Greene township. William Ewing Whitehill received his education in the public schools, and from an early age assisted his father in the management and cultivation of the homestead farm. He, together with his brothers, Robert and Joseph McCready, purchased the interests of the other heirs ,and he now owns one hundred and forty-three acres. He has erected a fine dwelling house and a barn, and made many other improvements. He also devotes considerable time to stock raising. He and his wife are members of the Mill Creek Presbyterian Church, in which he has served as a trustee for more than a quarter of a century. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, and he has served as road commissioner and as supervisor. Mr. Whitehill married, in 1870, Jennie Stephenson, born in Greene township, daughter of Thomas and Belle (Stewart) Stephenson, and granddaughter of William and Elizabeth (Henderson) Stewart, of Scotch descent, who were early settlers in Han- cock county, West Virginia, near the Pennsylvania line, where he was a farmer, and erected a brick house which is still standing, and where both died. Thomas and Jane (Smith) Stephenson, the paternal grandparents of Mrs. Whitehill, were old settlers near Hookstown, where he was an extensive land owner; they had eleven or twelve children. William Ewing
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and Jennie (Stephenson) Whitehill had children: Belle, married E. H. Swearingen, has no children, and lives with her father on the homestead; Mary, was graduated from Slippery Rock Normal School, and is a teacher in East Liverpool, Ohio.
HARTZEL George Hartzel was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and removed to Marion township, Beaver county, Pennsyl- vania, about 1830. He located on a farm which is now known as the Michael Young farm, where he cleared the land and pre- pared it for farming purposes. He died at Brush Creek, Cranberry town- ship, Butler county, Pennsylvania, while living with a daughter. He mar- ried Catherine Cron, born in Germany, and they had children: George, John, see forward; Jacob, Michael, Betsey, Catherine, Hannah, Sarah, Maria.
(II) John Hartzel, son of George and Catherine (Cron) Hartzel, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer all his life, and the owner of about three hundred and six acres of land, all in Marion township. He cleared and improved the land and became a man of in- fluence in the community. He affiliated with the Democratic party, and served as supervisor and school director for a number of years. He mar- ried Dolly Knauff, born in Germany, who came to this country at the age of three years with her parents, Michael and - Knauff, about 1820. They bought a farm in Jackson township, Butler county, Pennsylvania, and put up the first log buildings. They had altogether one hundred and thirty acres. Their children were: Michael, Nicholas, Dolly, married Mr. Hartzel; Margaret, Barbara, Casper. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Hartzel: George, see forward; Michael, Catherine, now Mrs. Wolf; John, Henry, Margaret, Herman, Jacob, Andrew.
(III) George (2) Hartzel, son of John and Dolly (Knauff) Hartzel, was born in Marion township, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1839. He was educated in the old log schoolhouse, and has been engaged in farming all his life. At first he resided on a fifty-acre farm in Marion township, then removed, July 2, 1889, to the farm on which he is residing at the present time, this consisting of one hundred and one acres. He put up excellent buildings, and has made many improvements in the place. He gives his political support to the Democrats, and is a member of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Hartzel married (first) about 1858, Mary Lutz, and had children: George, John W., see forward; Albert, Amos and Mary, twins. He married (second) 1868, Anna Lutz, a sister of his first wife, and had children: Edward and Harry. He married (third) in January, 1884, Elizabeth Luntz, and has one child, Charles F., born December 15, 1887; he has always been engaged in general farming; he married, March 4, 1908, Laura R. Blinn.
(IV) John W. Hartzel, son of George (2) and Mary (Lutz) Hartzel, was born in Marion township, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, March 13,
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1863. He was reared in Butler county, Pennsylvania, attending the com- mon schools there, later becoming an attendant at the night schools and at Peirsol's Academy in Rochester. He served his apprenticeship to the tin- ning and plumbing trade, then established himself in that business in Roch- ester, in 1886, and is still identified with it very successfully. He has been prominent in local political circles as a Republican, and served as sheriff of the county from 1908 to 1911. He has also been a member of the school board of Rochester. As a business man he is held in high esteem, and he is a stockholder in the Beaver County Telephone Company and the First National Bank of Rochester.
Mr. Hartzel married, in 1888, Kate A. Blaine, a relative of the noted statesman, James G. Blaine. They have had children: Ethelinda, Paul, deceased; Gale, Mary, Merle. The family attends the Lutheran Church at Rochester, and Mr. Hartzel is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Woodmen of the World, Knights of Pythias and Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
NICKLE Scotland and the close of the eighteenth century are the two essentials with which this story of the Nickle family of Beaver county begins, for it was from that land that David Nickle and his wife came to the United States.
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