History of Bedford, Somerset, Fulton counties Pennsylvania, Part 135

Author: Waterman, Watkins & Co.
Publication date: 1884
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Nathan B. Hixson, son of Ephraim Hixson, was born on the Hixson homestead in this town- ship. He was apprenticed to learn' the shoe- maker's trade at the age of seventeen, and from 1851 to 1853 had a shoeshop at Clearville, Bed- ford county, and at Emmaville from 1853 to 1858. He then located on the farm where he now lives. Mr. Hixson was married in 1852, to Mary Barton, and has nine sons and five daughters living. In 1869 he erected a sawmill and in 1883 a carding-mill, both of which are in operation. Mr. Hixson was county auditor, 1874-7, and is at present a jury commissioner.

Timothy Hixson was born in Brush Creek township in 1812. In 1838 he bought one hundred and fifty acres of land of Benjamin Runyan, and has since followed farming and blacksmithing. In 1832 he married Mary Bar- ton, of Bedford county. They have eight sons and five daughters living. Four of the sons served in the late war. Mrs. Hixson died in 1873. Mr. Hixson, in addition to farming, runs a sawmill, built by him about 1850.

James Sproat was born in York county in 1792. He came to Bedford county when a young man, and for several years followed teaming from Pittsburgh to Baltimore. He afterward drove stage for two years, from Stat- ler's hotel, on the Allegheny mountain, to Stoys- town, Somerset county. In 1820 he married Margaretta Statler, and moved to Schellsburg, where he kept hotel. In 1821 he moved to what is now Fulton county, and continued tavernkeeping. In 1824 he bought four hundred

acres, and the hotel now McIlvaine's. He made additions and improvements, and his hotel be- came well and favorably known.' In 1858 he sold the property, and in 1859 moved to a portion of his land at the head of Brush Creek valley. He died in 1861. His widow is still living at the age of eighty-four. Children : John S., Mar- garet (Hoke), Mary (Shuck), Samuel, James, George, Joseph R., Elizabeth (Miller), William, living ; Amanda, Isaac W., deceased.

John R. Sproat, the owner of eight hundred acres of land, is a son of James Sproat. From 1860 to 1862 he was in California. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. C, 133d regt. Penn. Vols. ; discharged May 7, 1863. In 1864 he went to California again, and remained until 1866. In 1876 he made a trip to Colorado, where he remained nearly a year. In 1871 he married Margaret Swartzwelder, of Bedford county.

John McIlvaine is a native of Huntingdon county. He moved to Bedford county in 1825, and spent several years milling for Dewalt Lysinger, near Everett. He afterward milled at Dr. Wishart's, on Yellow creek, at Martin Loy's, in Morrison's cove, and at Hopewell. In 1838 he kept tavern in Woodberry. He fol- lowed milling until 1848, then engaged in the stock business and farming. He moved to Juniata Crossings in 1852, and there kept hotel until 1858.

Mr. McIlvaine then bought five hundred acres of land and the tavern-stand of James Sproat, on the east side of Ray's Hill, where he has since lived, following farming and hotelkeeping. Mr. McIlvaine is one of the best known men of Fulton county. He married Mary Lysinger in 1827; she died in 1865. In 1869 he married Kate Cook, of Bedford.

The McIlvaine hotel has been a place of en- tertainment for nearly one hundred years. McAffey and William Gray were among its early landlords. Before Mr. McIlvaine pur- chased, James Sproat kept tavern here for about thirty-eight years.

Adam Furney came from Montgomery coun- ty, Maryland, in 1825, to the farm now occupied by his son Oliver. He cleared and improved the tract, and built several houses upon it. He died in 1869 ; his widow (nee Mary Moxley) in 1872. Children : Alexander (dead), Elizabeth (Hoopengardner), Daniel (dead), Emanuel (dead), Julia A. (Mills) and Oliver.

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Oliver Furney was born in 1831; taught school when young; married Amelia Chis- holm in 1868. He is engaged in farming and stock dealing.

VILLAGES.

The village of Emmaville was formerly a very busy place, but it has now fallen into quiet and obscurity. John H. Akers came to this place in 1851, when it was a wilderness. He bought a piece of ground, cleared the brush away and built a store. Mr. Akers named the village and was its first resident. In 1855 Doyle, McNeal & Boblets, of Franklin county, erected a tannery in Emmaville. In 1866 the tannery was sold to J. B. Hoyt & Co., of New York. In 1867 it was burned down, but immediately rebuilt. The business was carried on extensively until 1877, when operations were stopped, owing to the scarcity of bark. With the closing of this industry the prosperity of Emmaville declined. The place now contains one gristmill, operated by George M. Truax ; one store, I. M. Mills ; one shoeshop, John Smith. The Emmaville postoffice was established in 1858, John H. Akers, postmaster. G. M. Truax is the present postmaster.

Akersville postoffice was established in 1858 ; Jere Jackson, postmaster. Charles Beard was his successor in office. John H. Akers has been postmaster since 1868. The gristmill at Akers- ville was built by John Akers, Sr. It is three stories high, 30X60 feet. John H. Akers built a sawmill in 1876, and a planing-mill in 1883.

Methodist Church .- The Methodist Episcopal congregation which now worships at Akersville was organized about 1812. The first meetings were held in the second story of John Akers' gristmill. Rev. James Sewall preached in the mill for about two years, 1816-17. Meetings were held in the mill, in the house of Robert Akers, and in the schoolhouse built in 1825, until 1858, when the present house of worship was erected at a cost of seven hundred and fifty dollars. The membership of the church, when organized in 1812, was twelve; the present mem- bership is about eighty. Sabbath-school scholars, seventy-five.

Mc Kendree Methodist Episcopal Church .- This church was named in honor of Bishop McKendree. It was built about 1825, a log structure, 30X40 feet, and dedicated by Bishop McKendree. Timothy Hixon was the principal builder. He and his wife, Rebecca Hanks and

family, Asa James and wife, Rosanna Lodge, Mason Lodge, Ephraim Hixson and wife were the members when the church was built. In 1867 a brick church was erected on the site of the old building at a cost of twenty-five hun- dred dollars. It was dedicated September 12, 1868, by Rev. D. S. Monroe. Present member- ship, church, forty ; sabbath school, fifty.

Union Church .- Gapsville Union- church, a log building, was erected about 1815, for the use of all Protestant denominations. In 1856 it was weatherboarded, repaired and improved at a cost of five hundred dollars. It is now used by the Lutheran and Christian denomina- tions.

CHAPTER XCII.

DUBLIN.

The Second Oldest Township in Fulton County - Organization in 1767 - Its Original Boundaries-Taxables in 1767-John Burd's Property in 1770-Tax-List of 1778-The Historic Spots, Burnt Cabins and Fort Lyttleton-The Two Villages Today-Industries - Personal Mention of Prominent Citizens and Old Residents - The Methodist Church - Fort Lyttleton I.O.O.F. Lodge -The Oldest in Fulton County.

D UBLIN is, next to Ayr, the oldest town- ship in Fulton county. It was created a township of Cumberland county at the October sessions of court, 1767. Its boundaries are thus indefinitely described : "Dublin. Bounded by Air and Fannet on the one side, and Colraine and Barre townships, on the top of Sidling Hill, on the other side. John Ramsey,* constable."

At the time Bedford county was formed the bounds of Dublin township were left "as fixed by the Cumberland county court." On the assessment list for 1767, among the taxables of Dublin township, appear the names of the fol- lowing persons, who probably resided within the present limits of Fulton county :

John Burd, 300 acres warranted land, 150 acres unwarranted, 20 acres cleared, 2 horses, 5 COWS, 1 servant. Samuel Charleton, 200 acres warranted, 10 acres cleared. Benjamin Elliot, 100 acres patented, 3 acres cleared, 1 horse, i cow. Robert Elliot, 150 acres warranted, 4 acres cleared. James Elliot, 100 acres warranted, 4 acres cleared. John Elliot, 100 acres, 4 acres cleared. William Ramsey, 50 acres warranted, 2 acres cleared, 1 horse. John Ramsey, 100

* Ramsey, says Hon. J. Simpson Africa, who furnished the above item, lived between Burnt Cabins and Fort Lyttleton.

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acres warranted, 15 acres cleared, 1 horse, 1. cow, 5 sheep. All lived near the present county line, and possibly some of them in Huntingdon county. John Burd must have been among the wealthiest of the pioneers. In 1770 he is taxed with 300 acres, 100 acres cleared, 2 servants, 1 negro, 4 horses, 4 cows and 6 sheep.

The following is a copy of the first tax-list of Dublin township recorded in Bedford county, for the year 1773 :

Anthony Aser, Charles Boyle, James Bogle, James Barnard, John Burd (one gristmill), John Bell, Francis Cluggage, John Carmichael, Sam- uel Charles, Davis Bartholomew (one sawmill), James Deley, Benjamin Elliott, James Elliott, Josiah Davenport, James Foley, James Flemon, James Galbreath, John Graham, Philip Gille- lan, John Holliday, David McGaw, Charles Magill, James Mortin, John Moore, Nathaniel McDowell, William McDowell, John McDowell, William Ramsey, John Ramsey, Robert Ram- sey, Lawrence Swope, George Swaggard, Samuel Thompson, John Walker. Total tax of the township, county and provincial, five pounds fourteen shillings and sixpence. It should be borne in mind that Dublin township, at the time of this list, included a large portion of the present county of Huntingdon.

In its two small villages, Burnt Cabins and Fort Lyttleton, Dublin township perpetuates the memory of the stirring events of colonial days and Indian warfare. The facts which lend historic interest to these localities are given in a preceding chapter, therefore we will simply give a description of the two villages which now occupy the ground which history has rendered celebrated.

Fort Lyttleton has about one hundred and ten inhabitants, one church (Methodist);" two merchants, Hon. S. L. Buckley and D. K. Baer; one physician, Dr. David A. Hill; one black- smith, Alexander Mayne ; one foundry, run by J. J. Cromer ; one tinshop, S. R. Cromer ; one gristmill, E. Baldwin ; one hotel, M. S. Wilt ; one butcher, W. J. Cline. Burnt Cabins has about the same population as Fort Lyttleton, two stores of general merchandise, two black- smith-shops, one wagonshop, one undertaker's shop, one hotel, and two churches (Methodist and Presbyterian).

Hon. Samuel L. Buckley, at present one of the associate judges of Fulton county, is a native .of Huntingdon county. His father,

Jacob Buckley, moved to Fulton county in 1840, and resided here until his death, in 1878. Judge Buckley was reared on a farm and edu- cated at Rainsburg, Bedford county. He spent the early years of his manhood in clerking and teaching school. In 1865 he removed to Fort Lyttleton, where he engaged in the mercantile business, which he has since successfully con- ducted. Judge Buckley is a stanch repub- lican, and very popular in a political sense, as is evinced by the fact that in 1881 he was elected to his present office in a county which is over- whelmingly democratic. He was married in 1862, to Mary Ellen Morrow, of Fulton county, who died in 1881, leaving three children : Sarah E., Anna M. and Edgar A. Judge Buckley has been postmaster at Fort Lyttleton since 1866.

Ephraim Ramsey, who was born and reared in Fulton county, settled at Fort Lyttleton in 1834, purchasing a farm of the Wilds heirs. In the early part of his life he followed the sad- dler's trade. Mr. Ramsey married Mary C. Uncles, who died in 1842. She was the mother of five children -two of whom, Elizabeth J. (Evans) and William reached mature years. Mrs. Evans is still living. Mr. Ramsey is now (November, 1883) in his ninety-second year, and is the oldest man in Fulton county.

George S. Doran, Esq., is a native of Fulton county, and is now engaged in the business of huckstering. Mr. Doran was elected a justice of the peace in Dublin township in 1878. He resides at Burnt Cabins, and is one of the energetic business men of the place. In 1870 Mr. Doran married Elizabeth Appleby, of Hunt- ingdon county. Children : Samuel W., Alice B. and Anna.

Henry McGowan was born in Franklin county, and resided there until twenty-eight years of age. In 1856 he purchased a farm of the Walker . heirs, situated in Huntington county, near the Fulton county line, and there resided for three years. He then removed to Burnt Cabins and engaged in his present busi- ness, hotelkeeping. After three years he pur- chased the hotel he now owns, which he has since enlarged and improved. Besides the hotel business, Mr. McGowan also carries on farming and the stock business. He was married in 1859, to Miss Sarah Guyer, of Franklin county, and has ten children living: Margaret E., Laura, Adaline, Belle, George M., Harry, Hen- derson, Richard, Theodore and John.

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The landlords who preceded Mr. McGowan in the management of the Burnt Cabins hotel were John Jamison, James Walker, Lee Cline, James Rodgers, Mrs. Ingraham and M. S. Wilt. The house was built by Welsh and Dr. Hunter.

David G. Miller was born in Franklin county and moved to Fulton county in 1852. He lived at Burnt Cabins until 1855, when he purchased of Lewis Dubbs the farm which he now occu- pies. Mr. Miller removed to his present farm in 1870. He is a member of the M. E. church, and a progressive farmer. He served in the late war, enlisting September 24, 1864, in the 199th regt. Penn. Vols .; was mustered out June 28, 1865. Mr. Miller was present on the day of Lee's surrender; his youngest son was also born on that day, and named in honor of the distinguished Union general. Mr. Miller mar- ried Sidney Snyder, of Huntingdon county, in 1852, and is the father of six children : Malbira, Annabel, Henry F., Samuel S., Ulysses G. and Hannah V. (deceased). Mr. Miller has filled various township offices.

Nathan Baker, a native of Chester county, moved to Dublin township in 1818. After renting farms for fifteen years, he purchased two hundred and twenty acres of land, settled by James Justice in 1795. Mr. Baker married Barbara Hause, of Chester county, in 1820. Children : Jesse, John, Benjamin and Joseph, deceased ; Hannah (Stellinger), Samuel, Will- iam, Betsey (Henry), Nathan and Isaac, living. Mr. Henry died in 1869, his wife in 1856. William Baker, the present owner of the home- stead, came to Dublin township with his parents when about three years of age. He has always followed farming. In 1839 he married Malinda Gunnell, who died in 1849. In 1850 he mar- ried Kate Simmers, of Fulton county.

William Henry came from Chester county in 1815, and settled upon a farm of two hundred acres. He resided upon the farm until 1832, then moved to Clear Ridge.

Michael Woollet, a native of York county, came to Fort Lyttleton as early as 1800, and commenced blacksmithing near the little pond. A few years later he bought a farm of Adam Zook, and devoted himself to his trade and farming. In 1811 he began keeping public- house at his residence, which was situated upon the Old State road. There was at that time a great deal of wagoning upon the road, and a few years later drovers began to pass over it,

and sometimes as many as a hundred droves of cattle passed the house in a day. Mr. Wcollet died in 1833. He married Margaret Lingen- felter, of York county, and reared eleven chil- dren : Mary (Adams), Elizabeth (Kemp), Peggy (Keebaugh), Sarah (Berkley), Catharine (Kee- baugh) and Peter, deceased ; Benjamin, Jacob L., Michael, Caroline (Henry) and Louisa (Bradley), living. Benjamin Woollet, who re- sides upon the old homestead, was born in 1808. He owns six hundred acres of land and is a successful farmer. Mr. Woollet was married in 1836 to Catharine Barndollar, of Bedford county, who is still living.

Samuel Cromer came from Mercersburg to McConnellsburg in 1854, and erected the build- ing in that town which is now the carriageshop of A. Heikes. Mr. Cromer engaged in the manufacture of agricultural implements until 1857, when he sold his property in McConnells- burg and moved to Fort Lyttleton, where he built a foundry. This establishment is 25X 40 feet, with an addition 24×60 feet. Mr. Cromer carried on the business until 1867, when he sold out to his son, J. J. Cromer, and George Bain. They conducted the business in partner- ship until 1879, when Mr. J.J. Cromer purchased his partner's interest. He has since carried on the business alone, having a good trade from the surrounding country. J. J. Cromer enlisted in Co. D, 49th regt. Penn. Vols., September 21, 1861; was wounded May 10, 1864 ; discharged October 26, 1864. In 1877-8 he was sergeant-at- arms in the senate of Pennsylvania.

The first licensed hotel at Fort Lyttleton was opened by John D. Richardson in 1855, in a building which was destroyed by fire in 1875. Mr. Richardson was succeeded by John Early, William J. McFarland, Thompson Wilds and M. S. Wilt. Mr. Wilt commenced business in this place in 1869, and is the present landlord.

Methodist Church .- The Methodist Episcopal church, at Burnt Cabins, was organized by Rev. Robert Beers in 1851. The society built a frame church, 35×45 feet, at a cost of six hundred dollars. Among the older members of the church were Frederick Miller and wife, Robert Clymonds and wife, Conrad Matthias, David Matthias and wife, Mrs. Boyles, Hugh Campbell and wife, Samuel Campbell, John Matthias, Jr., Mrs. Mort and Elizabeth Sites. The original membership was thirty. The present member- ship is forty-five in the church and eighty in the

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sabbath school. The old church has been torn down and is being rebuilt. The work will cost about seven hundred dollars.

Odd-Fellows .- Fort Lyttleton Lodge, No. 484, I.O.O.F., was first instituted May 20, 1853. There is no record of first officers and charter members, as the lodgeroom was destroyed with all of its contents in March, 1855. The lodge was re-organized November 3, 1855, when the follow- ing officers were elected : John Chesnut, Sr., N.G .; William S. Thompson, V.G .; John Ches- nut, Jr., Sec'y ; John M. Hedding, A.S .; Ephraim Ramsey, Treas. At the date of re-organization there were thirty-nine members. The meetings were held in the second story of Hedding's store- building until 1869, when the lodge was moved to its present quarters in the second story of the Cromer building. At present the member- ship is thirty-six. The lodge property is valued at two thousand three hundred and fifty-four dollars and eighty-nine cents. Fort Lyttleton is the oldest lodge of Odd-Fellows in Fulton county, and has enjoyed a high degree of pros- perity.

CHAPTER XCIII. LICKING CREEK.

Organization of the Township in 1887- Taxable Inhabitants, Mills and Industries in 1838-Personal Sketches of Promi- nent Men - Austin's Tannery -Saluvia Postoffice -Green Hill Presbyterian Church -Harrisonville Odd-Fellows' Lodge.

L ICKING CREEK was organized as a township of Bedford county, September 21, 1837. It derives its name from the princi- pal stream of the township. The surface is billy, broken and mountainous; in the valleys are some fine farms, well-improved. The town- ship contains the two small villages of Harrison- ville and Saluvia.

The following list of the taxable inhabitants of Licking Creek township in 1838 is copied from the assessment books in the commission- ers' office at Bedford :

David Andrew, Jacob Ambrose, Sr., Jacob Ambrose, Jr. (one sawmill), James Austin, Andrew Alexander, Robert Blair, Thomas Bowles, Ludwick . Betz (one sawmill), John Bivens, Henry Brahker, Levi Corbar, Abraham Clevinger, Jacob Clouser, Conrad Clouser, Henry Clouser, John Chesnut, Esq., John Cook,

Thomas B. Clarkson, George Canell, Frederick Dishong, Sr. (one sawmill), Henry Dishong, Peter Dishong, Frederick Dishong, Jr., John B. Dishong, Frederick Dishong (of Baltis), Will- iam Dishong, John F. Davis, Esq., Benjamin Dishong, Enoch Dishong, Widow Dishong, Peter Deeker, Benjamin Daniels, Adam Deek- er, John Deeker, William Dishong (of Fred- erick), John Dishong, Robert Dishong, John Daniels, Jacob Detrich (blacksmith), Aaron Daniels, Judge John Dickey, William Gody, Philip Greenawalt, Jacob Gaster, Jacob George, William Hanna, Sr., Samuel Hockensmith, Obadiah Hockensmith, Jacob Hockensmith, Matthias Hann, Peter Hammon, John Harr, Benjamin Harr, John Hoop, Christian Ham- mon, George Hoop, William W. Harris, Will- iam B. Hammett, Robert Hammill, William C. Hammett, Susannah Hill, John Jordan, Esq., Conrad Kline, David Keefer, Peter Kline, John Kline, Jr., Samuel Kline, Conrad T. Kline, Jacob Leighty (blacksmith), Widow Mellott, Benjamin Mellott, John Mellott (of Obadiah), John Miller, John Marshall (one sawmill), John Myers, Daniel Metzler, Alexander McKillip, Obadiah Mellott, Uriah Mellott, Jacob Mellott, Sr., Jacob Mellott, Jr., David Mellott, Daniel Mellott, John Mellott, Samuel Mellott, George Metzler, Jacob Muman, John Noble, Samuel Newman, Joseph B. Noble (one gristmill and two sawmills), John Noble, Sr., John H. Noble, John Nawgle, Richard Pittman, Joshua Pitt- man, Widow Pittman, Richard Pittman, Sr., Widow Reamer, Richard Ross, Henry. Sipes, Samuel Sipes, Jacob Sipes, Sr., John Sipes, Sr., Conrad Sipe, George W. Sipe (one sawmill), John H. Sipe, David Snyder, John Sipe (inn- keeper), George Sipe, Sr., Jacob Singledecker, John Singledecker, Jacob Sipe (of George), Henry Sipe (of George), James Sipe, Andrew Singledecker, Martin Singledecker, George Sharp, Samuel Sharp, David Shull, David Sharp, Joseph Stright, Widow Stright, Daniel Stright, Samuel Stright, Robert Sipe, Amos Sipe, Adam Sipe, Philip Stoner, Robert Suter,. Jacob Snyder, Jacob Sipe (of Jacob), Samuel Shimer, Widow Truax, Adam Vallance, Abra- ham Walker, Adam Wible, John Woodall. John Jordan, assessor ; John Noble, William C. Hammett, assistant assessors.

Hon. David Mann, a well-known and promi- nent citizen, was born in Fulton county, in Bethel township, where his grandfather, Andrew

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Mann, a native of Germany, settled before the revolutionary war. Ar drew Mann served an a captain in the revolution. His son, Bernard Mann, married Rebecca Cramer in 1797, and reared four children - David and Joseph, living ; Jacob and Rachel (Truax), deceased. David Mann lived on the farm until he was twenty-one years of age, then went to Bloody Run (Everett), where he clerked for Jacob Barndollar, Sr., until 1826. Then in partner- ship with his cousin, the late Hon. Job Mann, he purchased Mr. Barndollar's goods, and until 1840 followed the mercantile business. In 1840 Mr. Mann purchased of the Walker heirs a lot of land in Licking Creek township, and carried on farming, the mercantile business and hotel- keeping. About 1870 he retired from active business. Mr. Mann was one of the first asso- ciate judges of Fulton county, receiving his appointment from Gov. Johnston in 1851. Mr. Mann is now eighty-four years of age. In 1826 he married Abigail Culbertson,. of Bedford county, who bore seven children - Jacob A., Bernard J., Eliza R. (Robinson), and James A. (deceased), William C., Sarah E. (Miller), and Rachael A. (Speer).

Thomas Speer was among the early settlers in Wells valley. He built and operated the first distillery in the valley, on the farm now owned by G. W. B. Sipes. He afterward kept hotel in Pittsburgh and Broad Top, and died in Bedford in 1871. William A. Speer, son of Thomas, was born in Wells valley. October 16, 1862, he enlisted in Co. H, 158th regt. Penn. Vols .; mustered out in August, 1863. In 1862 he married Rachel, daughter of Hon. David Mann, of this township. Mr. Speer owns the William Alexander farm, of two hun- dred and ten acres, near Saluvia. In 1873-4 he served as treasurer of Fulton county.

George Hoop, Sr., was an early settler on land now owned by David Mellott. He prob- ably located there about 1775 and died about 1830. John Hoop, his son, died in this town. ship. George Hoop, Jr., an old resident, was born in this township in 1809. In 1837 he married Anna Uncles, who died in 1842. In 1843 he married Catharine George ; she died in 1850. In 1855 he wedded Susan Hockensmith, who is still living.

John W. Hoop, son of George Hoop, was born and reared in Licking Creek township. He was in the army, mustered into service

March 1, 1865, Co. A, 97th regt. Penn. Vols. ; discharged August 28, 1865. In 1866 he married Mary Sipes, of Licking Creek. They have two children -Sarah F. and Eva C. In 1868 Mr. Hoop purchased one hundred acres of land, the farm which he now owns. In connection with farming he has followed thrashing several years. The Austins are a prominent family and are noticed elsewhere.

Jacob Tritle was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania. In 1851 he moved from Wash- ington county, Maryland, to the Big Cove, in Fulton county, and settled on a farm of three hundred and sixty acres. . He died in 1882. William H. Tritle, son of Jacob, was born in 1833, and removed to Fulton county with his parents. Up to 1870 he was principally en- gaged in teaching and clerking. During the war he was engaged for a time in the mercan- tile business in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in partnership with his brother, Lewis W., (since deceased). When the rebels burned the town they lost about five thousand dollars' worth of property.

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History of Bedford, Somerset, Fulton counties Pennsylvania, Part 135

Author: Waterman, Watkins & Co. Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Number of Pages: 967

Author: Waterman, Watkins & Co.
Publication date: 1884
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 967