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DUNAWAY The earliest available record of this family is of Matthew Dunaway, who in early life lived near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, but in 1812 moved to Fayette county. After a year spent in Luzerne township, at Gray's Landing, he moved to Greene county, Penn- sylvania, where he spent several years. In 1835 he again came to Fayette county, pur- chasing a farm of two hundred acres near Merrittstown, on which he erected a fine brick residence, later owned by Jefferson Hibbs. He was a successful business man, industrious, quiet and unassuming, highly respected by all who knew him. He died at a good old age, as did his wife Annie. He was a Democrat, and a Presbyterian. Children: 1. John, of
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whom further. 2. Thomas, died in La Salle county, Illinois. 3. Jacob, died in Cass county, Illinois. 4. Jesse Evans, died in Iowa. 5. James, lived in Cass county, Illinois. 6. Wil- liam, born in Nicholson township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, March 23, 1812.
(II) John, eldest son of Matthew and Annie Dunaway, was born in Fayette county, Penn- sylvania, November 4, 1801. He was edu- cated in Fayette county, but after his mar- riage removed to Greensboro, Greene county, where he was a stage driver and farmer. He married Margaret Robinson, born October 3. 1801, died October 4. 1888. Children: I. Thomas, born January 2. 1828, died April 7, 1889. 2. Catherine, born January 24, 1830. 3. Nancy, September 4. 1832. 4. James, Oc- tober 16, 1837. 5. Allen, August 24, 1840, died June 15, 1904. 6. John W., born Sep- tember 13, 1847. 7. Alexander, of whom fur- ther.
(III) Alexander, son of John and Mar- garet (Robinson) Dunaway, was born in Lu- zerne township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1849, died in Fairchance, Pennsyl- vania, January 5, 1905, of paralysis. He was educated in the public schools of Greensboro, Greene county, where his parents moved when he was quite young. He began busi- ness in Greensboro when a young man, en- gaging in the drug business, continuing there very successfully until 1896. In that year he moved to Fairchance, Fayette county, where, with a cousin, C. W. Weltner, of Uniontown, lie owned and operated a distillery until four months previous to his death, when the part- hership was dissolved. He was a very suc- cessful business man, and death came very unexpectedly, his plans having been laid for spending the winter in the south. He was a member of Fairchance borough council, and deeply interested in the welfare of this borough.
He was a member of the Royal Arcanum and of other societies. He married Han- nah E. Ewing, born March 23, 1854. daughter of E. A. and Mary Ann (Hibbs) Ewing, of Greensboro, and granddaughter of James Ewing, born in Ireland, died in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. Children of E. A. Ewing :
Harrict E., John, Andrew, Horace Greeley, Laura, Edward, William, Annabella, and two died young. Children of Alexander
Dunaway: 1. Minor Gray, born August 16, 1879, died November 15, 1911, a druggist. 2. Catherine, born September 2, 1881. 3. War- ren Gordley, of further mention.
(IV) Warren Gordley, youngest son of Alexander and Harriet E. (Ewing) Dunaway, was born in Greensboro, Greene county, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1885. He was educated in the public schools, attended the Uniontown high school. He has been since IgII manager of the Dunaway Drug Store in Fairchance. He is a Democrat in politics, and served the borough as tax collector for a term of three years. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Patriotic Order of America, and an attendant of the Presby- terian church. He is unmarried.
The Dilworths are found DILWORTH in Bucks county, Pennsyl- vania, at an early day. James Dilworth married, about 1681, Ann Wain, and came from Thornbury, in York- shire, England, to Bucks county, where he died in 1699, leaving William, Richard, Jane, Hannah, Jennet, Rebecca and James. Wil- liam married Sarah Webb, settled in Birming- ham. James Dilworth, believed to be a son of William, married, in 1745, Lydia Martin, and is said to have built the first log cabin where Dilworthstown, Chester county, now stands and the tavern building in 1758, al- though there was no license there until after liis death. Charles, eldest son of James Dil- worth, was justice of the peace, and took an active part in the revolution, for which he was disowned by the Society of Friends. It is from this Chester county Dilworth family that the Dilworths of Connellsville descend. Their parental grandfather settled in Ohio with his wife Rebecca, who lived to be nearly one hun- dred years of age.
(II) George M. Dilworth was born at Mount Pleasant, Ohio, where he succeeded his father in the mercantile business. He was a prosperous merchant, and held a high posi- tion in his town. He was a director of the First National Bank, and for twenty-five years was a member of the school board, also serv- ing in many positions of trust. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, and help- ful in church and town affairs, being a man of great public spirit. He married Evelyn Hogg, born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, where they
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both grew to adult years, married and died, he in 1888, she in 1880. Her father, John T. Hogg, was an early settler at Mount Pleasant, a leading merchant, and a well-known influ- ential man in that section. Children of George M. Dilworth: 1. William R., of Alliance, Olio. 2. Cassie, married Arthur Murdock, of Denver, Colorado. 3. Anna, resides in Denver. 4. Winfield S., resides in Denver. 5. Ellen, married B. F. Montgomery, and re- sides in Los Angeles, California. 6. Desso K., of whom further. 7. Ada, married Charles Van Peltz.
~ (III) Desso Kirk, youngest son of George M. and Evelyn (Hogg) Dilworth, was born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, August 14, 1858. He was educated in the public schools, finishing nis studies at the high school. He learned felegrapliy, and for some time was in the em- ploy of the C. & P. Railroad Company as operator, but resigned to become bookkeeper for the stove works at Martin's Ferry, Ohio. In 1884 he came to Pennsylvania and was en- gaged with the Rainey Coal Company of Moyer, and for four years with the Connells- ville Glass Company, later returning to the Rainey Company as manager of their office business at Mount Braddock, Pennsylvania, a position he yet holds, being one of the old- est employees of the company, as well as one of the most capable and efficient. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, as is his wife, and of King Solomon's Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. In politics he is a Re- publican.
He married, September 18, 1890, Maud L., daughter of John and Eliza (Barnes) Mont- gomery, of near Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. John Montgomery was a millwright and con- tractor, building many of the grist mills of western Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, as was his wife Eliza. He died July 2, 1881, she January 20, 1902. Their children: James, Clarinda. Franklin, Hannah, Nancy, Theodore, John. David, Richard, Maud L. (of previous mention), Isa- dore and Belle.
Children of Desso K. and Maud L. Dil- worth: 1. John Montgomery, born August 8, 1891; graduate of Connellsville high school, class of 1911. 2. Desso Kirk (2), born De- cember 6, 1897. Mr. Dilworth lives at No. 201 Washington avenue, Connellsville, where he erected his present residence in 1902.
This family descends from DE TEMPLE Jacob De Temple, mem- ber of a wealthy, influen- tial and aristocratic family of Belgium. He located in the north of France, where he es- tablished and operated extensive iron works. These works were highly profitable until the French revolution, when, with other French fannlies of wealth, hie fled to Switzerland, where he found asylum for only a few months. Being compelled to leave Switzerland, he went to a Rhine province in Germany, where he remained until the downfall of the revolution- ists, and restored peaceful conditions made it again safe to return and reopen his iron works. He continued in business until his death. He married,and among his children was a son Joseph.
(II) Josepli, son of Jacob De Temple, worked with his father in the management of the iron works in northern France, and on the death of the latter continued their opera- tion. He married Eva Monbier, and had six sons, all of whom served in the French army under Louis and under Napoleon III. Chil- dren: John, of whom further. 2. Alexandre. served in the Marine Corps (artillery), and was in the regiment that escorted the body of the great Napoleon from St. Helena to the magnificent monument in Paris, the Hotel des Invalides, where the body was laid at rest, December 15, 1840. 3. Louis, also served in the Marine Corps. 4. Nicholas, served in the Fifty-ninth Regiment of Infantry. 5. Joseph (2), served in the Thirty-third Regiment In- iantry. 6. Michael, served in the Thirty-third Infantry.
(III) John, son of Joseph De Temple, was born in 1808, in northern France, in the de- partment from which came Lafayette. He was a worker in the family iron and steel plant with his father and brothers. He was a soldier under the Citizen King, Louis Phil- lipe, the "King of the French," that being the title under which he was allowed to reign after the July revolution of 1830 which de- throned Charles X. John De Temple served eight years with the French army in Africa, in the Fifty-eighth Regiment (infantry). He married Catherine Bon. born in France in 1812, daughter of Nicholas Bon, a soldier under Napoleon I. His brother, Peter Bon, was with Napoleon on his disastrous invasion of Russia; was captured by Cossacks at Mos-
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cow, escaped, and after the burning of that city struggled homeward to France with the badly broken French army, suffering as he was from a bad wound in the face. Nicholas Bon, after leaving the army, engaged in the grocery business; he married Eva Schmelk of German (or Dutch) descent. Children of John De Temple and Catherine Bon: I. Joseph, died in infancy. 2. John, of whom further. 3. Catherine, married Michael Gradeau, a soldier of France; killed in the Franco-Prussian war. 4. Alexander, came to the United States in 1870; now living in Connellsville; unmarried.
(IV) John (2), son of John (1) De Temple, was born in northern France, February 24, 1844. He received a good education, and after completing his studies and until 1868 worked in the iron and steel mills, held for three generations in his immediate family. In 1868 he came to the United States, settling at that Mecca of the steel worker, Pittsburgh, remaining there one year, when he came to Connellsville, entering the employ of the American Steel Company as hammerman. When the Connellsville branch was discon- tinued, Mr. De Temple began building coke ovens and continued for many years, making that his specialty. He became known all over the United States where coke is made, and lias erected ovens in all sections of the coke field. In 1905 he made a tour of Europe, go- ing alone, and although over sixty years old; visited all the countries of Europe except Russia, Spain and Turkey. He is a Repub- lican, and with his wife belongs to the Roman Catholic church.
He married, March 2, 1867, in the city of Nancy, France, Catherine Luffer, who died in 1902: he married (second) Anna Mary Smith. Children. all by first wife: John (3). a rail- road man, married Emma Rhodes; Theresa, deceased; Mary, married Patrick Handlin; Louis, a boilermaker, now living in New Orleans.
The Work family came to Fay- WORK ette county from "over the mountains," having been resi- dents of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, prior to their removal west. The first settle- ment was made by Joseph Work, the great- grandfather of Judge James Clark Work, of Uniontown.
(I) Joseph Work, of English parentage,
was a resident of Lancaster county, Pennsyl- vania, as early as 1755. He had brothers, Samuel and Robert, and in 1766 they came with their few belongings to Fayette county, having made the journey over the mountains on horseback. Samuel took up land in Dun- bar township, where in 1799 he was assessed as having "one slave, four horses, four cattle and three hundred and eighty-two acres of land." Robert settled in North Union town- ship, about two miles north of Uniontown. In the tax list of 1793 he is assessed as a sin- gle man. Joseph settled near what is now Vanderbilt, in Dunbar township, Fayette county, where he is on the first assessment roll of the township, bearing date 1799, as owning four horses, six cattle and three hun- dred acres of land. He had children: James, of whom further; John, located in Washing- ton county, Pennsylvania; Adam and Alex- ander, farmers of Dunbar township; Andrew, of Franklin township; Mary, married Thomas Miller, of Harrison county, Ohio; Esther, married William Dugan, of Dunbar town- ship.
(II) James, son of Joseph Work, was born in Dunbar township, Fayette county, Penn- sylvania. He married Mary Ellen Dugan, also born in Fayette county. After marriage they moved to Harrison county, Ohio, where they remained several years, then returned to Dunbar township, where he owned the farm now the property of his grandson, Judge Work, of Uniontown. James Work was a man of weak frame and delicate health, which threw the greater burden of farm work upon his sons. Children: Catherine, died unmar- ried; John, of whom further; Ellen, married William Griffith, a farmer of Dunbar town- ship; Nancy, married Samuel J. Cox, a tailor of Brownsville, Pennsylvania; Joseph W., a prosperous farmer of Fayette county, mar- ried a Miss Murphy; Mary, died unmarried.
(III) John, eldest son of James and Mary Ellen (Dugan) Work, was born at Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, December 30, 1818, died January 3, 1900. He was nine years of age when the family returned to Fayette county, where he attended the subscription schools for a limited time. Owing to his father's health the burden early fell upon his shoulders, being the eldest son, but he was made of manly material and bore his burdens bravely. When not engaged at work on the
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home farm he worked for nearby farmers at wages of thirty-five and fifty cents a day. At nights he studied by the light of the wood fire and so educated himself that he taught two terms in the district school. When but a young man he bought a little farm three miles northwest of Dunbar, on which he was able to make a first payment. He was known from boyhood as a good judge of stock, and at the age of twenty-five years he was chosen by Greenberry Crossland to take charge of his droves of cattle while being driven over the National Pike to eastern markets-Balti- more, Philadelphia and New York. So ca- pable was he that he was taken into partner- ship with Mr. Crossland, an alliance that ex- isted fifteen years. He then retired and formed a partnership with his father-in-law, Charles Mclaughlin, continuing the same business. In both these associations Mr. Work superintended the driving of the stock and its sale in eastern markets. In those days drafts were 'unknown, and the money re- ceived was brought back by Mr. Work in gold and bills, carried on his person or in his saddle bag. Though he carried hundreds of thousands of dollars in this way over "the pike." where he was well known, he was never molested nor did he ever carry a re- volver. The droves often exceeded two hun- dred head and the returns were very large. Mr. McLaughlin retired about 1870, Mr. Work continuing until 1882. During the war the business was very profitable, and they continued their drives to market even after the railroads came. He was a very active, energetic man, weighing over two hundred pounds, but his large frame carried no extra flesh. He stood six feet high and was built in perfect proportion. He was strong and ro- bust, continuing active until his last illness. He was a Whig, later a Republican, and with his wife belonged to the Presbyterian church.
He married Sarah Mclaughlin, born in Dunbar township, Fayette county, Pennsyl- vania, in 1826, died April 16, 1894, daughter of Charles and Mary (Swearingen) McLaugh- lin. Charles Mclaughlin was a son of the emigrant from Ireland, who settled first in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, but after about seven years there crossed the moun- tains to Fayette county, making the journey on horseback. He settled near Laurel Hill in Dunbar township, where he died. Charles
McLaughlin was born in Lancaster county, but his childhood and after life were spent in Fayette county. He grew up on the farm, but early in life began hauling produce to eastern markets, returning loaded with goods for the merchants of his section. After the National Road was opened he was a wagoner on that historic thoroughfare for several years. He also engaged with his son-in-law, John Work, in cattle dealing. He owned a good farm, on which he lived and made the base of his operations. The family were mem- bers of the Presbyterian church. His wife, Mary (Swearingen) McLaughlin, was of Ger- man descent, hers being a well known county family. Children of Mr. and Mrs. McLaugh- lin: 1. William, married Emma Gaddis; they lived and died on their farm in Dunbar town- ship; she died in 1912. 2. Sarah, of previous mention, wife of John Work. 3. Samuel, a farmer of Dunbar township, married Eliza Clark, both deceased. 4. Elizabeth, married William Whitehill, a farmer of Dunbar town- ship, later of near Marengo, Iowa, where both died. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Work: I. Mary Elizabeth, died aged nineteen years. 2. Ellen, married George W. Barricklow, now a retired farmer of Kansas City, Missouri. 3. William, died in 1888; was a farmer of Menallen township, Fayette county; he mar- ried Harriet Hankins, who also died in 1888. 4. Anna M., married John M. Henshaw, a farmer at Scenery Hill, Washington county, Pennsylvania. 5. Charles, died in infancy. 6. James Clark, of whom further. 7. Sarah Belle, married James A. Chalfant, a mer- chant of South Brownsville, Pennsylvania. 8. John, of whom further. 9. Clara, married Adam Nicholson, a farmer of Franklin town- ship, Fayette county. 10. Samuel, died in infancy.
(IV) Judge James Clark Work, sixth child of John and Sarah (McLaughlin) Work, was born on the farm he now owns, settled by his grandfather in Dunbar township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, February 8, 1859. He attended the Sandy Hollow district school, and after a preparatory course entered Waynesburg College, where he pursued a classical course and was graduated, class of 1884. He was a member of the Union Lit- erary Society while in college and took an active part in society work. In the fall of 1884 he entered the law school of the Uni-
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versity of Michigan at Ann Arbor, continu- ing one year. He then, in the fall of 1885, entered the law school at Yale University, passing the examination for entrance to the senior class. He was graduated LL. B., class of 1886. Before leaving New Haven he passed the required examination and was ad- mitted to practice in the supreme court of Connecticut. He then returned to Fayette county, locating in Uniontown, entering the office of Alfred Howell, then a leader of tne Fayette county bar. He familiarized him- self with Pennsylvania law and procedure, and on December 6, 1886, was admitted to the Fayette county bar. In January, 1887, he opened a law office in Uniontown, where he practiced his profession alone until 1889. In that year he formed a law partnership with William A. Hogg, continuing for three years as Work & Hogg. The partnership was dis- solved and he resumed practice alone, never again having a partner. He was an honor- able, successful lawyer and always stood high at the bar. In 1907 the Pennsylvania legisla- ture passed an act creating a separate or- phans' court for Fayette county, and in May, 1907, the governor appointed James Clark Work judge of that court, to serve until a successor was duly elected and qualified. He was sworn in June 5, 1907. The party pri- maries having been held, the Republican county committee met and nominated Judge Work to succeed himself. The Democratic county committee endorsed the nomination, although the candidate was an uncompromis- ing Republican, and had done more than any other man to wrest party control of Fayette county from them. The Prohibition party and the Citizens' party also endorsed his can- didacy, so he was the unanimous choice of the county. This evidence of popularity and appreciation one seldom sees equaled in pub- lic life. At the following election sixteen thousand five hundred votes were cast, and of these greatly over fifteen thousand bore the name of Judge Work. He thus became judge of the orphans' court by an almost unan- imous county vote for a term of ten years. Prior to the appointment of a temporary judge by the governor, and after the passing of the act creating the Fayette county or- phans' court, the Bar Association of Fayette county met and recommended the appoint- ment of James Clark Work for the position.
This evidence of the high appreciation of his brethren of the bar was a graceful compli- ment and very gratifying to the recipient.
Judge Work is a staunch Republican. He cast his first presidential vote for James A. Garfield, and in 1893 was chosen chairman of the Fayette county Republican committee, serving until 1895. In 1893, under his leader- ship, the first Republican county ticket passed the ordeal of the ballot box success- fully. In 1894 the victory was duplicated and Fayette became a debatable instead of a sure Democratic county. In view of this fact the endorsement of Mr. Work for the judgeship was indeed high appreciation.
He is an attendant of the First Presby- terian church of Uniontown, and belongs to Fayette Lodge, No. 228, Free and Accepted Masons; Uniontown Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Uniontown Commandery, Knights Templar; Uniontown Lodge of Perfection and Pittsburgh Consistory, Ancient Accept- ed Scottish Rite, in which he holds the thirty- second degree. He is a member of the Amer- ican, State and Fayette County Bar associa- tions, Uniontown Country and Laurel clubs. He is a trustee of Uniontown Hospital and a director of the Second National Bank. Judge Work inherits the stature of his sire, stands six feet tall and carries with it a personality that marks him a man of influence and worth. His career on the bench has been a dispensa- tion of justice, and for him the "recall" hath no terrors.
Judge Work married, April 16, 1903, Mrs. Edwina (Null) Fuller, born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Harrison Null, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
(IV) John, son of John and Sarah (Mc- Laughlin) Work, was born in Dunbar town- ship, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, Septem- ber 8, 1864. He received his education at the "Sandy Hollow" and "White Schools." He engaged in farming on his father's land and remained with his parents until the death of his mother, April 6, 1894. Upon the death of his father he inherited the estate of two hundred and twenty-four acres, on which he erected several new buildings, which have all the latest improvements. Aside from his farms he is interested in the coal lands of his native state. He is a supporter of Repub- lican principles and has served as school di- rector. He is a member of the Local Grange,
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Patrons of Husbandry, and with his wife a communicant of the Laurel Hill Presbyterian church.
He married, October 23, 1901, Annie E., daughter of Thomas L. and Sarah (Parkhill) Phillips. Children: Sarah, born October 27, 1902, died November 20, 1903; Mabel Ruth, born February 3, 1906; James Clark, born September 12, 1908.
The paternal grandfather of Annie E. Phil- lips was Ellis Phillips, a native of Washing- ton county, Pennsylvania, later of Fayette county, where he became a farmer and a large and influential landowner. He married Phoebe Lilly, and with her was a member of the Society of Friends. His children: I. Ruth, born at Brownsville, where she died; married Charles Swan. 2. Solomon, a bach- elor, died aged eighty-one. 3. William, a farmer, living near Uniontown; he married a Miss Swan. 4. Elizabeth, died unmarried; lived with her brother Solomon. 5. Thomas, of whom further. 6. James, married Sarah Duggan; lives near Washington, Pennsyl- vania. 7. Martha, married Charles Hilles; re- sides near Bourbon, Indiana. 8. Ellis, a phy- sician; married Ada McIlvane and lives at Columbus, Ohio.
(II) Thomas, son of Ellis and Phoebe (Lilly) Phillips, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. He followed the trade of car- penter for a short time and then took up farming on the old homestead in Franklin township. He operated the first coal bank in Fayette county, supplying the county for miles around with the ever necessary "bot- tled sunshine." He was one of the county's most prominent and influential men. He mar- ried Sarah Parkhill. Children: I. Elizabeth, married John S. Junk, deceased, of Union- town, Pennsylvania. 2. Annie E., of previous mention. 3. Ellis, married Cora Reed; lives on a farm in Franklin township.
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