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William T. Jamison, who was a native of Indiana County, Penn .. settled upon the farm in Concord Township now occupied by Henry Clark, in 1526. About ten years later, he bought the old Christy grist mill of John Harper, and located there, and from that time until the oil excitement brought forth the nnen. phoneons, yet suggestive patronymic -fireere City the locality was known throughout the county as Jamison's Mill, and Jamison's Schoolhouse.
In 1500, Jeremiah Sutton, of New Jersey, came to this county, and a year later his son. Platt ar- rived. Two more sons. Joseph and Jeremiah. also set- tled here. Jeremiah died in Grant County. Ind. Joseph lived and died in Concord Township. Platt Sutton was married. and came here with his wife in 1801. He died in 1552. aged seventy-seven. He reared nine children-Mary (Sutton) deceased; Nancy ( Harper) deceased: Elizabeth (Bullman), Farmington. Butler County: Jeremiah, deceased: Joseph and Phebe, Concord Township: Margaret ( Jamison), Arm-
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strong County; Platt, Jamestown, Mercer County : and James. Evansburg. Butler County.
Joseph Sutton settled in this township about ISE !!. Hlv was from Westmoreland County, but a native of New Jersey. The children of Joseph and Sarah Sut ton who reached mature years were three: John. James and Jane (Morrow). John. the oldest, lived some years on the old homestead. then went to Armstrong County, and afterward returned to Butler County. Ilo died in 1864. in Fairview Township. His wife was Mary Sutton. the mother of eight children. six of whom are now living.
In 1796. Mrs. Aggas, a widow, accompanied by her two sons, named Sylvanus and Abner, migrated from Westmoreland County, and settled upon a tract of land in the present township of Centre. now owned by her grandson. James Aggas. Prior to that event. however. her husband hal been killed by the Indian- during one of their hostile forays through Westmore- land.
Illustrative of the life in the wild woods then (1796). it has been related that Mrs. Aggas and her children. in taking possession of their newly acquired home in this (Butfer) county, encamped at a spring. where such resources as they possessed were utilized to the end that the night might be passed comfortably. Mrs. Aggas was not suited with the spring and its surroundings, and as considerable time yet intervened before the close of the day, she arranged to find a het. ter spring and place to build a habitation. A dense Torest, however, emmabored the surface in all direc tions. and she needed to travel but a few hundred vards to pass up one slope and down another, to be. come lost. During the last hours of daylight, be wildere land frightened, she pushed her way from thicket to thicket. over hills and across narrow valleys. pudeavoring to find her way back to her little boys (the oldest being then about eleven years of age), but she failed in all her efforts, and at length, amid the darkness of the forest. sank utterly exhausted at the foot of a linge oak, where a sleepless night was passed listening to the howling of wolves, and other dreadful noises. With the coming of daylight. she again attempte l to find her way back to the encamp ment, or to some settler's cabin, but she failed again. and a second night was passed in the forest alone. though she managed to crawl up into the forks of a large treo where three great branches started from a common center. On the morning after the second night's stay in the woods, she found a path traveled by a few white settlers, and. meeting some distant neighbors, was enabled by their directions and by walking a long distance around, to return in safety to her children, whom, it is to be presumed. were also safe, yet wondering at her long. unaccountable
absence. When her second son. Abner, became a yonng man. he joined the United States forces, then waging war against hostile Indian tribes, passed down the Ohio River with a company of soldiers, and was heard from never afterward. Sylvanus, on the other hand. remained at home. tilled the soil. and married as his first wife a Miss Gillespie, by whom he had five children, none of whom survive. After the death of his first wife, he married Miss Elizabeth Gordon. daughter of James. By this marriage were born William, who died in infancy: Keziah. who, as the wife of William Whitmire, died when ninteen years of age: Sylvanns. Jr .. now a resident of Concord Township; James, now occupying the homestead in Centre Township; Alfred, now a resident of Clay Township: Almira, who died as the wife of Warren Thompson: Rebecca J., who is the wife of Samuel Turk, at Hilliard's Station; Samnel. who died when a young man, and William (20) who rosides at Liver pool. Ohio. Of these sous, Alfred served during the late war in the Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry eighteen months. Afterwards, he, together with his brothers. Sylvanus, Jr .. and James, served in the Sixth Regi ment Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. Their father, Sylvanus Agga-, Sr., died in IS6S, at the age of eighty three years ..
James Turner was born in Ireland in the year 1776, and in 1500 he became a resident of Parker Township, as now formed. where he died in 1557. ITis sons were William R. and Samuel. George B. Turner, a grandson of James, was born in Parker Township in ISIG. Ho married Miss Sade W. Gib son thorn in 1957) in 1564, and their children, named William 11 .. John F., Clarence R. and Clara E. are all living. the oldest being eighteen and the young est seven years of age. He has been a resident of Concord Township since 1572.
In IS51. the time the present township bonndaries were defined, the names of the taxable inhabitants were as follows: John Andrews, Sylvanus Aggas, Jo- seph Adams, William Byers. Barbara Bell. Archibald C. Bell, Willian Brown, Samuel Byers, Adam Byers. Benjamin Bortness, Platt Ballman. Andrew Bullman, Andrew Christy. Sr. Andrew Christy. Jr. William Il. Christy, Robert G. Campbell. James Coulter. Alex- ander Campbell. John Campbell. Thomas Coulter. Key. John Conlter. James Campbell (of Robert), Thomas Campbell. John Coulter, Jr., William Camp- bell. John G Christy. John Christy. Andrew Camp bell, Isaiah R. Christy. Robert Campbell's heirs, John Campbell tof Roberts, Joseph Cumberland. James Cumberland. Sr . Robert Cumb sland. James Cum- berland. Jr .. John Cumberland. Josiah Campbell. George C. Conway. Robert W. Campbell, Hugh P. Conway. Hugh Conway. Sr., Edward G. Conway.
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William Conway. John Christy fol William . Will- iam A. Christy. James P. Crawford. James A. Camp bell. Samuel B Campbell, William Campbell's heirs. Joseph Campbell, Esq .. Robert Campbell. Eli Camp. bell. George Campbell. Same- Campbell. John A. Campbell. Thomas Campbell (of Joseph). James J. Densmore. Robert Dobson, William J. Dobson. Sanı- nel C. Donaldson, Audrew Donaldson. Esq .. Robert Donaldson, Isaac Donaldson. Peter Flenger (of Ja- cob), Peter Fleego". Sr., James Foreman. Rudolph Foreman and James, Jr., Thomas Fleming. William (. Glenn, William Glenn. Sr, Andrew P. Glenn. Joseph Glenn, William M. Graham, Esq. Edward Graham. Jr .. William L. Graham. Edward Graham, Sr., James A. Gibson. Bazleel Grannis. James P. (fordan, Harrison Gibson, George Gilchrist. John Gwin. Oliver Gwin. William Harper. Thomas Harper's heirs, Robert S. Harper. Sutton Harper. John Hind- man. Samuel S. Jamison, Samnel Jack's heirs, Will- iam (. Jamison. Ephriam Jamison. Charles and Jacob Kinzer, Henry Kuhn. Alexander Kuhn, James Kelly. Daniel Kameror. Joseph Lordom. John Mor. row, John McCall's heirs, James S. McCall. John McKinney. Sr .. Robert MeKinney, William McKin- ney, John Mr.Kinney, Jr .. Alexander MeQuiston, Alex- ander McQuiston. Jr .. Joseph Meals. George Ma- hood. George Meals. James Maxwell. Robert F. Max- well. William C. Maxwell. Francis Mays, Mary Anu Mays. James Moody. Sanmel Mcclellan, Charles MeChuing. Sr., Charles McClung, Jr .. William McGill, Mathew Morrow. John Murtland. Alexander Murtland. James Murtland. Bridget McDevitt, Mary McConnell, Robert Morrow. John Mclaughlin. James McCaraher. David Patton, Harvey Parks, James Parks. Jacob Pi sor, Daniel Pisor, Abner Pollard, Samuel Prior. Thomas Patterson. Ebeneezer Russell, Samnel Rus- sell, David J. Russell, Andrew Russell. William Stewart's heirs. F. Shugart, Andrew J. Stoughton. Platt Sutton, James Sutton. Nelson Sutton. John Starr, Sr .. Jeremiah W. Starr. Joseph Satton. James C. Sutton. John Starr, Jr .. Elisha W. Starr. John Sutton. Esq .. John Scott. Esq. Andrew Tumblin. Joseph S. Timblin. William S. Thompson, James Timblin. Joseph W. Timblin. George Taggart. Rob ert. Turk. John J. Timblin's heirs, John Wick. James Wick. William Wick. Abraham Walker, Peter Young. Simon Young.
At the time the towship was formed (1854). it con tained one hundred and seventy-one taxable inhabit- ants. The assessed valuation of real and personal estate amounted to $53.346. upon which was levied a county tax of $318. 56. and a State tax of $160. 11.
In comparison with the facts stated in the forego ing paragraph we find that the taxables, etc .. ete .. in the year 1850. were as here shown: Number of tasa.
bles, 535: aggregate value of real estate taxable, $306, 870; aggregate amount of money at interest (inelnd ing bons, stocks, etc ). $10,000; number of horses and mules over the age of four years. 294: value of same. $1 1. 758; number of cows and neat cattle over four years obl. 157: value of same. $7.177; valnation of salaries, emoluments of office. posts of profit. trades, occupations and professions, $15.618: aggre gate value of all property taxable for county purposes, $317.115, boing exceeded (in the latter respect) by but three other townships in the county. viz. : Done. gal. Fairview and Parker.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Concord Township -- 1851. Joseph Campbell: 1551. William M. Graham: 1559. Joseph C. Campbell: 1559. William M Graham: 1864. William MI. Gra- ham: 1564. Joseph C. Campbell: 1869. Charles Coch- ran: 1569. William M. Graham: 1869. William MI. Graham: 1871. Charles Cochran: 1879. Charles Cochran: 1879. William M. Graham.
Groove City Borough. 1573. James L. Con: 1573. James S. Craig.
CONCORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
This church begins its history with the close of the last century. It was in the summer of 1799 that Rev. John McPherrin. then pastor of the church of Salem. in Westmoreland County. Penn .. visited this section of country and preached to a congregation assembled in the forest near the place where the church now stands. He then called the congregation Concord. which name it has appropriately borne over since. Ho did not remain with the congregation then. but re- turned and settled here in the year 1503. During this interval there were occasional supplies. Rov. MePherrin's pastoral charge consisted of Thom's Ridge (now Butler ;. Muddy Creek and Concord.
The organization of Concord Church was com- pleted in the fall of 1801 by the election and ordina tion to the office of Ruling Elder the following. viz .: Jeremiah Sutton. Hugh Conway. Sr .. William Chris tie. Andrew Christie and John Christie.
A call for the ministerial labors of Rev. Me Pher rin for one third time was accepted by him. The Lord's Sopper was administered for the first time in 1S05 to about twenty-six members in full comnmni h.
Rey. John McPherrin continued to be pastor of this church till near the time of his death, which oc curred on the 10th of February, 1522.
The Rev. John Coulter became pastor of the same charge in 1523. and coontinned to minister to Concord more than forty years, till the intirmity of age a.lmon- ishel him that he must cease from his labors. Ho resigned his charge in thespring of 1561. and died at
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his home in the bounds of Concord congregation on the 6th of December. 1967, in the eighty-fourth year of his age. His labors were greatly blessed and the impress of his teachings and his pure life will long be seen on the congregation over which he ministered
The present pastor. Rev. J. H. Marshall, was in stalled over this congregation in connection with the Church of North Butler on the 23d of October, 1865. He was born near Dayton, Armstrong County, Penn. Hegrew up on a farm, and studied at Glade Run Acad- emy, Washington College, and Alloghany Theological Seminary. Concord Church has been his only pasto. ral charge. His father was for many years an Elder in the Presbyterian Church at Glade Run. His pas torate has now continued more than seventeen years, which have been years of prosperity to the church.
The fact that three pastorates cover a period of eighty years, and the ntmost concord has prevailed during all this time, are worthy of note. Few congre- gations have such a record.
In this congregation the temperance cause was ad vocated. probably, first in the county. and liquor was never soll in the bound- of the congregation till the oil excitement brought it in, and then the legal sale would never have been allowed if the court had re- garded the sentiment and voice of the community.
From this church six others have been taken in whole or in part, and yet it has a large membership. and probably the largest Sabbath school in the county.
To the foregoing sketch, contributed by the pastor. we will add that the congregation worshiped first in a small log house, having an earthen floor, split log seats, and wide, old-fashioned tire- place. The second church edifice, also of logs, was thirty feet square. It was afterward enlarged by the addition of thirty feet to its length. The present connodions brick structure was built in 1535.
ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
This church, formerly an appointment in the North Washington charge, was organized about the year 1556 by Rev. John Delo, through whose efforts there was such an increase of membership hore as to justify an organization. The early records have anaccount. ably disappeared. but we learn that among the orig. inal members were William Byers and family, Will- iam Wick and family, James Crawford and wife, Ja. cob Pisor. John. William. Elisha. John. Jr . and Jere- miah Starr and their families. The church edifice was built about 1857, and cost $800. The burial ground near by was donated by William Byers. It contains one acre, and the body of James Turner was the first to be deposited within it.
This congregation now munbers about seventy five. and of those who have officiated as pastors, we bame
Revs. John Delo, 11. Singer, A. S. Miller, Samuel Stouffer, D. Townsend, Isaiah J. Delo (as a supply) and Charles L. Steamer. Mr. Steamer, the present incumbent. has been in charge four and one half years, a longer period than any who have served this church.
SPRINGDALE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The Springdale Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized November 12. 1876. when the election and installation of the first officers took place. The or- ganization was effected by persons who, np to that time, were members of Rider's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Centre Township, and others who had been members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sunbury, which disbanded in order to form in con- nection with those from Rider's Church a new con- gregation at Springdale. The members from Rider's Church were Christopher Rider and wife. Jacob Rider and wife, James Wilson and wife, George Wilson and wife, Mother Andre, her sons and danghters, Alfred Agyas and wife, Sylvanus Aggas and wife, William, Solomon. Peter. Jacob and John Whitmire and their wives. From the West Sunbury Church were Peter Rhodes and wife, Philip Halstine and wife, sons and daughters, and Simon P. Painter and wife.
The church building, which cost abont $1,300 and has a seating capacity of about two hundred. was dedicated in November. 1876. The pastors have been Revs. David Townsend and Charles L. Streamer. with Rov. Isaiah JJ. Delo, as a supply for four months du ing a vacancy. The present members muuber eighty- five.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
During the autumn of 1970, at the request of Roh ert Jamison, Rev. Joseph K. Mendenhall, then in charge of the North Washington Circuit, came to the locality then known as Jamison's Mills, but now as Greece City, and preached a few times in the school- house. But his time was already fully occupied. and being unable to visit this point at stated periods he persuaded Mr. John Smith, a local preacher. of Fair view Township, to come, who preached regularty twice a month. for six months. Meanwhile a class composed of the following members had been formed : Robert W. Jamison, and Fannie, his wife; Isaiah Brown, and Margaret K., his wife: Jacob Groover and Maria Redick.
In the winter of 1870 71. however. a church was organized here as part of the Fairview Circuit, Rev. Edward M. MeKerwick in charge. In Angust, 1872. the famous Morrison well was completed at Greece City, and feeling jubilant over his good fortune. David Morrison donated $1.000. to assist in building a . church edifice, while his wife gave one half acre as a building site. The work of construction began at
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once, and in the winter of 1872-73, the structure was completed at a cost of $3.000. This point then be- came a separate station, and Rev. B. F. Delo, the preacher in charge, but by reason of the town being destroyed by fire, and a consequent removal of many members, he, during the remainder of his stay of one year, preached at other points. Since carly in 1874, this church has formel part of the North Washington Cireuit, and the preacher in charge the same as there mentioned, viz .. William Branfield. J. C. Rhodes. James Clyde and J. L. Stratton. Robert W. Jami- son has been class lexler sinc, an organization was first effected. There are now sixty members in full connection. A flourishing Sabbath School also exists, of which Robert Hamilton is Superintendent.
CONCORD GRANGE.
Concord Grange, No. 570. was organized June 24. 1875, its charter members being W. F. Campbell, J. H. Christie. Linn Christie. Joseph Campbell, Clar- ence Campbell. J. B. Campbell. R. H. Campbell. A. G. Meals. H. E. George. T. J. Russell, W. G. Russell. George B. Turner and Thomas Graham, males, and A. E. Christie, Virginia Christie. M. R. Campbell. Louisa Campbell, Cornelia Campbell, Nanna Graham, O. S. Meals and S. W. Turner, females.
The first officers were: W. F. Campbell, Master; 1. H. Christie, Overseer: Linn B. Christie, Chaplain; Joseph Campbell. Treasurer; Clarence Campbell. Steward: J. B. Campbell. Assistant Steward; 1. G. Meals, Secretary; T. J. Russell, Lecturer; Thomas Graham, Gate Keeper. Ladies, A. E. Christie. Flora; Cornelia Campbell. Ceres; Nanna Graham, Pomona: Virginia Christie, Lady Assistant Steward.
Subsequent Masters of the Grange have been: I. H. Christie, 1576: Joseph Campbell. 1877: O. EL. Christie. 1875: William M. Graham, 1879; W. F. Campbell. 1SS0; Linn Christie. 1SS1; and I. H. Christie, 1882. Other officers of the present are: J. B. Campbell. O .: George B. Turner, L .: G. W. Mason. S .: R. H. Campbell. Asst. S .: Linn Christie. C. : Joseph Campbell. Treas. ; W. F. Campbell Socy. : H. E. George, G. K ; A. E. Christie, Cores: R. M Campbell. Pomona; Nanna Graham, Flora, and Kate Stoops, Stewardess.
The present members number forty-two. They erected a hall- situated at Middletown in 1981. costing $325.
CHAPTER XLIL.
SLIPPERY ROCK.
Indians - Traces of Early WInte Visitors -The Pioneers The Still- wagons, Coopers, snyders, MeKre and Others-The Mohawk Mur der in 1SB: Mills, Furnaces and Other Industries Borough of Centreville It's Beginning, Growth and Present fondation.
SLIPPERY ROCK was one of the largest of the S original Townships of Butler County, and though much reduced by the formation of other town- ships. it still remains territorially one of the largest townships in the county.
Settlements were made in this township as early as 1796. and in the year 1797 a considerable number from Westmoreland County and from the East was added to the small community. The name of the first settler is shrouded in oblivion. Indians still lingered about the creeks, where, for years their hunting grounds had been after the white man's arrival. The old trail to Franklin crossed this township. and some evidences that white men had been here carlier than we have any actual knowledge of their movements have been discovered in this township. On the David Cross farm some forty years ago, was found a copper kettle which had been buried in the earth. no- body knows how long ago. The stream ( Wolf Creek) had wasted away its banks, and during the freshet the kettle was unearthed. Eli Beckwith found an iron or steel implement-a combination of a knife and a fork- badly rusted by years of exposure. Some twenty years ago, while splitting a hickory log, he discovered an ounce ball snugly imbedded in the wood, with traces of bark around it as though the bullet had been shot into the tree, while the tree was yet a sap ling. Eighty-seven rings of annual growth were over the bullet. It is most probable that the objects dis- covered date back to the time when the French ex plored this region.
A considerable portion of the land in this town- ship was donation tracts, which at first were not open to settlement. The growth of the country from a wilderness to its prosent thrifty and populous condi tion was a słow and gradual process ummarked by any unusual features. The pioneers labored well and their toil bore fruit. When their sons grew to man- hood and wanted a home. they generally settled upon a part of their fathers' farms, and carried forward the work of clearing. Some settlers deserted their tracts or soll out their claims to such as wanted them. for a very trifling sum, and went elsewhere to seek their fortunes. In general, however, the settlers were per- manent residents. They were also men of honesty and uprightness, hard-working and frugal in their habits. Their descendants partake of these same traits. Adam Funk located on the farm now owned by J. J. Bovard. at a very early date. In 1507. hav.
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ing disposed of his right to the place to Samuel Cross. he vacated it Samuel Cross came from Ad- ams County. moving his family and goods in two wagons and a carriage. These vehicles were among the first brought to the neighborhood. The family also brought a negro girl as a slave, but gave her her freedom when she became of age. In ISI1 12 Sam nel Cross erected the brick house now owned by his grandson. Mr. Bovard. The house is two stories. 30x15 feet. and substantially built. Besides being the first brick house in what is now Slippery Rock Township. it was for years almost the only brick Imilding in this part of the county. In it Cross kept tavern many years, and entertained many of the travelers who once made the old Franklin road their thoroughfare His son. James, managed a dis- tillery several years. Samuel Cross died in IS41. His children were Thomas. David, John and William. by his first wife: and by his second. Samnel. Joseph. James, Alexander, Sirah (B ward1). Jane ( Perry), Eliza (Miller) and Sidney. Only one of them is now living Mrs. Perry. Vouango County.
John Slemmons. from Adams County, was an early settler on a farm adjoining that of Cross. Jonathan Adams, in the same neighborhood, was an early set- tler. One of his grandsons now owns the farm and keeps a hotel known as the Adams House.
James Mckee, a native of Ireland, settled in Franklin County in 1757. In 1797, he and two brothers, John and Hugh, came to Western Penn. sylvania and settled about two miles west of the pros- ent residence of David Mckee. Som after. they were joined by four sistors, and their parents. James and Jano MeKee. These pioneers encountered difficulties and perils. They were Frequently short of provision, but as game was plenty, they had no Tears of starva tion. David Mckee says that he has heard old set- thers tell of a man who was expert in hunting, who lived two weeks on Juneberries and milk. About 1800, James McKee married and settled ou the farm where his son David lives. He died in 1847, agod seventy seven. Ho was appointed a Justice of the Peace by Gov. Wolf. and held the office until the act making these officers elective was passed Ho was also one of the early Commissioners of this county. He was the father of eloven children- Thomas. Nancy. James, Martha. John. Jane, Hugh Letitia, David. Robert and Hiram. David has served as a mom boy of the Legislature and in other responsible posi- tions
John and Jacob Stillwagon, whose descendants Still reside here. was an early settler south of Center ville. Abraham Snyder. from Westmoreland County. lived a number of years on the MeGonigle farm, then moved to Mercer County. John Mortland and Alex.
ander MeDonald were carly settlers in the eastern part of the township.
Abont the year 1800. Zebulon and Nathaniel Cooper, from Washington County, bought 500 acres of land on Wolf Creek, upon which they settled. Their brother. Stephen, came soon after, and discovering a vacant piece of land, mado a settlement upon it. He located at the Big Spring. in Centerville, and was the first inhabitant of the land now included in the borough. Zebulon, who came here single, married Sarah Bean in Washington County. and settled west of the creek. He died in 1564, aged eighty-six. His children's names are Elizabeth (MeNees). de ceased: John (deceased): Mary (MeNees). deceased; Rebecca. Anna. Zebulon, Sarah (Andrews), deceased: Jernsha (Bigham), Hannah (Carey). deceased: and Sylvains. Sylvanus resides on the homestead. The first log-house which Zebulon Cooper built is still standing. but no longer ocenpied. The barn built about IS10 is still in use and in good repair.
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