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(II) Edward (2), son of Edward (1) Henry, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsyl- vania. He founded a homestead farm near Madison, where he was engaged in agricul- ture all his life. He married Mary McCauley, and left issue, including sons Adam and Ed- ward. The latter, born on the homestead farm in 1809, married Susan Coughenour, from the Shenandoah valley, Virginia. His son. Dr. Hugh Henry, was a noted physician.
(III) Adam, son of Edward (2) Henry, was born on the homestead farm near Madison, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, about 1810. He grew up a farmer, and after leaving the paternal roof continued the same business in the township of Penn. Later in life he sold his form in Westmoreland county and came to Fayette, purchasing property in Lower Ty- rone. Here he lived until death. He was a strong Democrat, active in public affairs, and a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Elsie, daughter of Wil- liam Campbell, a shoemaker, who in his early life was possessed of considerable wealth, of which he was robbed. Children: I. James Campbell, of whom further. 2, Nancy, mar- ried John Bryan, and lived in Westmoreland county. 3. Emery, married Elizabeth Mc- Laughlin; is now a retired farmer of Scott- dale; he married (second) Mrs. D. Fretz. 4, Margaret, married George Hagerman, of Fay- ette county. 5. Rev. Joseph, married Califor- nia Stone; he is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, and yet survives. 6, Mary, married Samuel Cottom, a farmer of West- moreland county. 7, Jennie, resides in Scott- dale, unmarried.
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(IV) James Campbell, eldest child of Adam Henry, was born in 1830, died May 5, 1893. He attended the district schools in the winter montlis, and remained on the farm with his father until he was sixteen years of age. He then went to Columbus, Ohio, and entered a medical school, there taking a full course and graduating. He then returned to Westmore- land county, and for two years studied and practiced under Dr. John Stephenson. He then settled at Tyrone Mills, Pennsylvania, practicing his profession there four years. In 1868 be located at Dawson, Fayette county, where he continued in active practice until his death a quarter of a century later. He was a skillful practitioner, and had the confidence of his community. He had a very large prac- tiee and worked very hard to meet the de- mands made upon him. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, and a very strong Democrat. He married, December 29, 1863, Mary E. Cunningham, born in Westmoreland county, daughter of Barnett and Mary (Chain) Cunningham; the latter born in Columbiana county, Ohio; the former in Westmoreland county. After their marriage in Ohio they came to Westmoreland county, where Mr. Cunningham bought a farm of one hundred and thirty acres, which he kept well stocked with choice live stock, both horses and cattle. They were both members of the Presbyterian church; he was an elder for twenty-one years. He was a son of Joseph and Keziah (Norris), born in Fayette county, Lower Tyrone town- ship. The Cunninghams were of Scotch-Irish descent. Mary Chain was a daughter of Hugh and Margery (Cunningham) Chain, both born in Columbiana county, Ohio, where they both died. The Chains were early settlers in Ohio. Children of Barnett and Mary (Chain) Cun- ningham: 1, Joseph Chain, married Mary McCrary; he was a farmer and saw mill owner. 2, Keziah Jane, married Daniel Fritz (both deceased); they owned a fine farm in Westmoreland county, near Scottdale. 3, Margery Eliza, married William Hearst, a farmer in Westmoreland county, East Hunt- ington township; both deceased. 4, Hugh, died aged four years. 5. Cyrus, died aged two years. 6, Mary (of previous mention), wife of James Campbell Henry. 7, Amos, mar- ried Mary Nelson, whom he survives, a re- tired farmer of Washington county. 8, Anna, inarried John Hardy, who survived him and
married (second) Martin Wurtz, of Greens- burg, who survives her since February II, 1912. 9. Barnett, married Julia Hardy, who survives her, a farmer. 10. Thomas Jefferson, was a farmer of Iowa; he married Mason. 11, William Wilson, married Maria Shellenberger, who survives him on their Westmoreland farm. Children of Dr. James Campbell and Mary (Cunningham) Henry: 1, Winnie Ione, born February 5, 1865, died May 5, 1868. 2, Mary Estelle, born March 11, 1868; married H. Clymer Painter, of Greensburg, a hardware merchant. 3. Lettie E., born October II, 1870, died October, 1890. 4, Robb Deyarmon, of whom further. 5, Carl Cunningham, born April 15, 1875; married Letta Kater (or Cator) and resides at Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, a locomotive en- gineer. 6, Zola, born April 5, 1880. 7, James Roy, born November 28, 1883; Zola and James R. reside with their mother in Dawson.
(V) Robb Deyarmon, fourth child and eld- est son of Dr. James Campbell Henry, was born in Dawson, Fayette county, Pennsyl- vania, December 19, 1873. He attended the public schools, and while yet a boy worked in the local printing office. At the age of fifteen years he began working for the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad Company as assistant station agent, learned telegraphy, and re- mained at the Dawson station five years. Since leaving railroad employ he has been engaged with the Cochran interests, first as bookkeeper. The First National Bank of Dawson was organized in 1891, and in 1896 Mr. Henry came to the bank as bookkeeper; in 1905 he was made assistant cashier, and in 1910 was promoted to cashier. He is a Democrat in politics and has served on the school board for twelve years. He is a direc- tor of the Tri-State Candy Company of Con- nellsville, Pennsylvania, a member of James Cochran Lodge, No. 614, Free and Accepted Masons, Connellsville Chapter, No. 283, Royal Arch Masons, Uniontown Command- ery, Knights Templar, Uniontown Lodge of Perfection, and Pittsburgh Consistory, An- cient Accepted Scottish Rite, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree. He also belongs to the Royal Arcanum and the Grand Fraternity. In religious faith he is a Presby- terian, belonging to the Dawson congrega- tion.
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He married, June 30, 1908, Grace E. Shroyer, born in Dawson, November, 1883, daughter of Charles O. and Katherine (Walker) Shroyer. Charles O. Shroyer is the present recorder of wills of Fayette county. Children: Katherine Louise, born July 4, 1909; Mary Margaret, March 18, 19II.
HENRY The Henrys of this sketch de- scend from George Henry, a Scotch-Irishman, who came from Philadelphia to the town of Bedford, Bedford county, Pennsylvania, and became a prominent land owner. He married Eliza- beth Havener, of German descent. Sons: Dr. James, Alexander, George; daughters: Eliza- beth, Rebecca, May, Jane and Sarah.
(III) William, grandson of George Henry, was born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. Later, in com- pany with his brother John, he moved to Somerset county, where they became prosper- ous farmers. each owning one thousand acres in Middle Creek township, where they were the first settlers. He was a Democrat, and both he and wife Mary were Lutherans. Children: 1, Joshua, now a farmer of Sa- betha, Kansas. 2, Harmon, died at Sabetha, Kansas. 3. Rose Ann, married Solomon Gar- rett, of Somerset county. 4. A daughter, de- ceased. 5. Marion, of whom further.
(IV) Marion, son of William Henry, was born in Middle Creek township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1840. He attended the public schools, and has always been devoted to agriculture and kindred pur- suits. He inherited a portion of the original homestead and added to it by purchase until he owned three hundred acres of the original tract. He cultivated this successfully, but in latter years disposed of all but one hundred and thirty-four acres, on which he now re- sides. He is a Democrat, and a member of the Lutheran church. He married Mary Fos- brink, born in the town of Holland, Germany, December 25. 1836, daughter of Garrett and Mary (Riggrear) Fosbrink, both born in Ger- many, emigrated to the United States in 1836, when their daughter Mary was three months of age. Garrett Fosbrink was a farmer, and owned his own farm in Somerset county, Pennsylvania. His wife Mary was a daughter of Henry Riggrear, born in Germany. In 1836, with his wife, Elizabeth, and Garrett
Fosbrink, with his family (a party of ten), he left Hanover, 'Germany, and after a voyage of fifty-four days landed at Baltimore, Maryland. Here they purchased wagons and teams, com- ing in that way to Somerset county over the National Road, then being built. He joined his four sons, Henry, Fred, Barney and Diet- rich, who had preceded him to Somerset county, prospered, and sent home the money that brought their parents over. The whole colony of Fosbrinks and Riggrears settled nearby in Somerset county, where Henry Riggrear died aged ninety-four years; his wife, Elizabeth, at the age of eighty-one years. Garrett Fosbrink, born 1799, died 1856; Mary Riggrear, his wife, born 1816, died 1886. After they had been in Somerset county about ten years, Garrett bought a farm of one hundred and twenty-seven acres in Upper Turkeyfoot township, where he died, as did his wife. Previous to coming to the United States he had served six years in the German army. They were members of the Lutheran church. Their children: I, Henry, born in Germany, a farmer of Donegal, West- moreland county, Pennsylvania, where he died. 2. Mary (of previous mention ), wife of Marion Henry. 3, Garrett (2), a veteran of the civil war, serving in Company G, One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment, Pennsyl- vania Volunteer Infantry, died and is buried at Myersdale, Pennsylvania. 4. Harmon, a veteran of the civil war, serving in the Six- teenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry; died in Fayette county; a gardener. 5. John. Three other children died in infancy. Children of Henry and Elizabeth Riggrear ; I, Elizabeth, married Henry Coleman, of Somerset county, where both died. 2, Frede- rick, married Anna Struckoff; both dicd in Somerset county. 3, Henry, married Eliza- beth Seafringhouse. 4, Barney, married Katherine Leary. 5. Mary (of previous men- tion), wife of Garrett Fosbrink. 6, Elizabeth, married John Lucas. 7. Katherine. married Diedrich Uphouse. 8, John, married Mary Shope. 9. Dietrich, died in Kansas. the only one of the family to leave Somerset county; he married Sarah Shawley. 10. Anna, mar- ried Henry Hofelt. Garrett Fosbrink had three sisters: I, Katherine, married Henry Nearman. a blacksmith of Baltimore, Mary- land. 2, Mary. married Joseph Newmeyer, a silversmith of Baltimore. 3. Elizabeth, mar-
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ried Henry Fogarding, a gardener of Balti- more.
Children of Marion and Mary Henry: I, John, a blacksmith and farmer, near the home farm in Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset county. 2, Joshua, a carpenter of Scottdale, Pennsyl- vania. 3, Hiram, a farmer of Upper Turkey- foot, Somerset county. 4, James, a stone- mason, living at the old home in Somerset county. 5, Jacob C., of whom further. 6, Mary, married Harrison Mognet, a farmer of Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset county. 7, Kate, married Charles Henningkemp, a sta- tionary engineer, living at Centreville, Penn- sylvania.
(V) Jacob C., fifth and youngest son of Marion and Mary (Fosbrink) Henry, was born in Middle Creek township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, November 23, 1870. He was educated in the public school near- by, and after a boyhood spent on the farm began learning the carpenter's trade under the instruction of his brother-in-law, Harri- son Mognet. His hours of labor were from sunrise to sunset ; his wages fourteen dollars monthly. He was a natural mechanical ge- nius, and so soon mastered the details of building construction that after one year with Mr. Mognet he began contracting and em- ployed his former boss to work for him. He continued contracting in the neighborhood of his home for five years, then in 1900 moved to Connellsville, Pennsylvania, where for six months he worked as journeyman for John Curry & Son. He then began contracting and building on his own account, continuing successfully until 1907. In that year he was appointed superintendent and general man- ager of the South Connellsville Lumber Com- pany, conducting a general building and retail lumber business. The present officers of the company are: Michael Hurley, president ; Jacob C. Henry, secretary and superintendent; V. H. Soisson, treasurer. The company's of- fices and yards are in South Connellsville. Mr. Henry is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as are his wife and chil- dren. In politics he is an independent.
He married. September 26, 1900, Mary Susan Younkin, born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Michael Younkin, born September 25, 1875, at Kingwood, Som- erset county, and Maria McClintock Clawson Younkin, born in Upper Turkeyfoot, Somer-
set county, in 1835. Michael was a son of Frederick and Sarah Younkin, both born in Somerset county ; he is a farmer. Michael Younkin when fourteen years of age was taken to Terre Haute, Indiana, by his father, but when the latter returned Michael did not accompany him. He lived in Kankakee, Chi- cago, Iowa, Indian Territory and in Arkan- sas. He was a stage driver for many years in Iowa and Indian Territory, and passed an adventuresome life in the west and southwest for thirty-five years. A yearning for family and home then overtook him, and he returned to Somerset county. He found his father alive, and was persuaded by the latter to again settle down in his native county and become a farmer. He died in Somerset county in 1873. He married a widow, Mrs. Anna Maria (McClintock) Clawson, and had: Fred, now an attorney of Connellsville, and Mary Susan, wife of Jacob C. Henry. Their children: Leona Fern, born February 21, 1902; Ray, February 27, 1904; Glen, March 8, 1908. The family home is at No. 359 East Main street, which Mr. Henry purchased in 1901.
SHERRARD This family (often spelled Sherred and Shearer), is said to have been of Hu- guenot ancestry, fleeing from the north of France to Scotland, settling in the Lowlands. Later a colony composed largely of Sher- rards settled in County Derry, Ireland, in and around the village of Newton Limavady. There William Sherrard was born in 1720, owned a farm by freehold right, and carried on linen weaving or manufacturing, employ- ing many hands. At the age of thirty years he married Margaret Johnson, a lady of for- tune and good family. He died in 1771, a wealthy man, leaving the freehold of one hundred and thirty-three acres to his sons John and James, and to each of his daughters two hundred guineas. William Sherrard had a brother Hugh, their father being the emi- grant from Scotland in 1710. Hugh Sherrard settled after his marriage near Colerain, across the Bann Water. His son, also Hugh Sher- rard, emigrated to America in 1770, settling Miller's Run, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. This Hugh had several sons, one of whom, William, was killed by the In- dians on Raccoon creek, near Florence. It
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was at the house of this Hugh Sherrard that John Sherrard (of further mention) stopped on his return from the disastrous Crawford expedition. Children of William Sherrard, all born at Newton Limavady, County Derry, Ireland: 1. John, of whom further. 2. Eliza- beth, born 1752; married a McConkey; emi- grated to America; all trace lost. 3. Mar- garet, born 1755, married and came to the United States. 4. James, born 1757; by his father's will he remained in possession of the freehold lease. In 1785 he visited the United States with his mother, but both returned to Ireland and nothing more is known of either of them. Tradition says James came again to the United States after the Irish rebellion of 1798. 5, Mary, born 1760, married and came to the United States.
(II) John, eidest son of William and Mar- garet (Johnson) Sherrard, founder of this branch of the family in the United States, was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1750, died April 22, 1809; buried at Smithfield, Ohio. He grew to manhood at Newton Limavady (located about ten miles from Londonderry), and at the age of twenty-two years lost his father. Even before this he had been anx- ious to come to America, and in 1772 he sold his share in the freehold estate (left him by his father) to his mother for two hundred guineas. With this and some other money he sailed for America in August, 1772, in the ship "Wolf," arriving at Philadelphia late in the following October. He remained there all winter, and in the spring of 1773 started to seek his for- tunes west of the mountains. He settled in Fayette county, near Laurel Hill, making his home with George Paull. He purchased in 1773 a tract of 3,000 acres, but was super- seded in its ownership by Thomas Gist, who held a king's patent. In March, 1774, he joined a party going to Kentucky, remaining until June, when the Indians drove them out. Returning to Fayette county, he selected a new farm of fourteen hundred acres, going to Virginia to take out his claim. He then set- tled for a time in Lancaster county, Pennsyl- vania, continuing until the spring of 1775, when he enlisted in a volunteer company of militia called the "Flying Camp of Pennsyl- vania." After serving actively for a year or more, he returned to Lancaster county, where he was made a naturalized citizen, June 13, 1777, and remained until 1778, then again re-
turned to Fayette county, taking up his resi- dence again with the family of George Paull, who was buried the day of his return from Lancaster county. He remained there about four years, and in the fall of 1782 joined many of his neighbors in the ill-fated "Crawford expedition," but escaped uninjured, return- ing safely to Fayette county, stopping for a day with his relative, Hugh Sherrard, in Washington county. In 1784 he married Mary Cathcart, and settled on a cleared farm of sixty acres three miles southwest of Union- town, on the Connellsville road. He con- tinned in Fayette county until 1794, when he sold everything he owned in Pennsylvania, intending to move to Kentucky, but his lands there had been taken by others, and for the next three years he was employed at Mason's Furnace, then worked on farms in Fayette county, later moving to Ohio, where he died. He was a hard working man but a poor busi- ness manager, and had a hard time earning sufficient to support his family. He died in Smithfield, Ohio, and is buried in the old Quaker graveyard there. His wife, Mary Cathcart, whom he married May 5, 1784, died October 27, 1833, and is buried at Laurel Hill, Fayette county; she was born near Ennis- kellen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, Septem- ber 28, 1751, daughter of Alexander and Ann (Gamble) Cathcart, who were married March 17, 1743.
Children of John and Mary Sherrard: I. William Johnson, born May, 1785, died No- vember 7, 1820, unmarried. 2. David Alexan- der C., born September 2, 1786, married (first) March 14, 1816, Elizabeth Irvine, born 1786, died June 9, 1855; (second) February ' 15, 1858, Martha Watt, died June 2, 1880. 3. John James, born October 28, 1787, married Sarah Harrah. 4. Robert Andrew, born May 4, 1789, married (first) May Kithcart; (second) Jane Hindman. 5. Ann, born December 6, 1790, died in infancy. 6. Thomas Guthridge, of whom further.
(III) Thomas Guthridge, youngest child of John and Mary (Cathcart) Sherrard, was born March 18, 1793, in Fayette county, Pennsyl- vania, near Mason's Furnace. He grew up on a farm, and when a young man made sev- eral trips south, freighting flour down the Qhio and Mississippi with very indifferent success. On one of these trips, in company with his oldest brother William, the latter was
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drowned. Later Thomas G. moved to Green Creek, Sandusky county, Ohio, where he en- tered three tracts of eighty acres each, includ- ing a good mill site. He moved there May 3, 1823, and on March 23, 1824, his body was found in the Sandusky. There were circum- stances that looked like foul play, but the verdict of the coroner's jury was "accidental drowning." He was an industrious, energetic business man, living in friendly intercourse with all his neighbors, being affable, courte- ous and kind to all. He married, September 20, 1820, his second cousin, Rebecca, daugh- ter of Alexander and Mary (Gamble) Conn, who survived him and married (second) in 1834, Samuel Junk, of Fayette county, Penn- sylvania; she died October 13, 1873. Chil- dren. 1. William Johnson, born October 22, 1822, died without issue, April 22, 1872. 2. Thomas Gutiiridge (2) of whom further.
(IV) Thomas Guthridge (2), posthumous son of Thomas Guthridge and Rebecca (Conn) Sherrard, was born October 17, 1824, in Dun- bar township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, died March 22, 1874. After her husband's tragic death his mother returned from Ohio to Fayette county, where about ten years later she married Samuel Junk. The boy continued at home, his stepfather's assistant, until he was of legal age, then began working as a farm hand for his uncle, David A. C. Sher- rard. He then married, and after another year with Mr. Sherrard, moved to a fifty-acre farm located where the village of Juniata now stands. This property belonged to his wife, having been received from her father. To this Mr. Sherrard added seventy-two acres, and also purchased one hundred and fifty acres of David A. C. Sherrard. He became very prosperous and prominent in public af- fairs. He was a man of large athletic propor- tions and of genial, companionable nature, having many friends.
He was a strong Democrat, and served as county director of the poor and school direc- tor. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, having been brought up in that faith by his mother. who was a devoted Christian. They both belonged to the Laurel Hill con- gregation.
He married, March 9, 1850, Mary Ann Henderson, born in Dunbar township, Fay- ette county, March 8, 1830, died December 23, 1910, daughter of Stuart and Anna (Hunt)
Henderson. Stuart Henderson emigrated to the United States when a young man, settling first at Erie, Pennsylvania, and then coming to Dunbar township, Fayette county, where he became a most successful farmer and land owner, holding title to between three and four hundred acres of land on "the Summit," He and his family were members of the Presby- terian church at Laurel Hill. Children: I. Nancy, born November 1, 1807; married John Work, a farmer of Dunbar township. 2. Thomas, born November 30, 1809, a farmer of Knox county, Illinois, where he died.
3. Stuart, born March II, 1812, died in Knox county, Illinois, where he was a farmer. 4. Isaac, born June 23, 1814, a farmer of Men- allen township. 5. Alexander, born Novem- ber 22, 1816, a farmer of Redstone township; married Phoebe Craft. 6. Harvey, born March II, 1818, a farmer of Franklin town- ship. 7. David, born January 26, 1822, a farmer of Knox county. 8. Jacob, born March 23, 1824, a farmer of Dunbar township. 9, Dr. Joseph, born October 19, 1826; practiced medicine in Illinois, moved to Fayette county, where he died. 10. Mary Ann (of previous mention).
Children of Thomas Guthridge (2) and Mary Ann (Henderson) Sherrard: I. David Cathcart, born March 12, 1851, died at Los Angeles, California, November 25, 1881 ; mar- ried Mary Jane Hankins, who died April 12, 1885. Children: Rachel, Thomas G. and Mary Ann, all deceased. 2. Alexander Conn, or whom further. 3. Rebecca Ann, born Jan- uary 15, 1855, died December 11, 1870. 4. Nancy, born January 23, 1857; married Octo- ber 10, 1878, Peter Preston Humbert, a farmer near Little Washington, Pennsylvania; chil- dren: Thomas S., Martha Jane, Joseph A. and Elsie May. 5. William Johnson, born Janu- ary 7, 1860, a farmer of Franklin township. 6. Martha Jane, born June 26, 1862, died De- cember 28, 1883; married, May 4, 1882, Guth- rie W. Curry, a farmer and banker of Aurora, Nebraska. 7. Jacob Henderson, born January 17, 1865, died July 17, 1883.
(V) Alexander Conn. son of Thomas Guth- ridge and Mary Ann (Henderson) Sherrard, was born in Dunbar township, Fayette coun- ty, Pennsylvania, December 28, 1852, in a log cabin now the site of the Juniata mine shaft. His early life was passed on his father's farm, and his education was received at the Sandy
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Hollow schoolhouse in Dunbar township. Upon the death of his father the care of the home fell upon his shoulders, and for two years he cultivated the farm, moving in 1877 to Dunbar township and purchasing one hun- dred and thirty-seven acres of rich fertile land. On this in 1892 he built a beautiful country home and lives there at the present time. In politics he is a Democrat, and is one of the leading business men of the county. Besides owning valuable coal lands in Greene and Washington counties, he holds directorships un the boards of the following institutions: Washington Coal and Coke Company, Wash- ington Run Railroad Company, First Na- tional Bank of Dawson, Union National Bank of West Side, Connellsville; Cochran Coal Company of Morgantown, West Virginia, and is also director and president of the Little Kanawha Coal Company of West Virginia.
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