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ZLBU LON COOPER was born in the old log cabin on his father's farm in Slippery Rock township, Butler county, April 11, 1816. a son of Zebulon and Sarah Cooper. He was reared upon the homestead. and attended the pioneer schools of his neighborhood. He remained with his parents until he was thirty years of age. assisting his father on the farm, and in 1846 settled on 109 acres of the same tract, which his father gave him. He resided on this place for nine years, then sold it and purchased 120 acres in Worth township, to which he later :dded 180 acres, which includes the site of his present home. Here he has resided for nearly forty years engaged in farming. Mr. Cooper was married on July 2. 157, to AAmanda Leslie, a daughter of Francis Leslie, of Slippery Rock town- ship. She was born October 15, 1527. and was the second youngest in a family of ten children. four of whom are living. Seven children have blessed this union. viz. : Francis M .. who lives upon a part of the homestead, married Jane Henry, and has three children. Pearl A .. William Z. and Minnie 1. : Sarah E., Life of J. G. Grossman, of Worth township; William E .. who married Mary All-worth, and lives on a part of the home farm : Hannah E., who died at the ge of twenty-six years : Thomas U. : James IL., and Joseph H. The family are members of the Presbyterian church, with the exception of Thomas, James and William, who belong to the Baptist denomination. Mr. Cooper is one of the oldest and most prosperous citizens in the township. and is highly respected by the community at large.
NATHANIEL COOPER. SR., was one of the first settlers of Slippery Rock township. Butler county. He was a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and in 1796 came with his nephew, Zebulon Cooper, to Butler county, and to-
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gether they purchased 500 acres of land lying on both sides of Wolf creek. Nath- aniel owned 110 acres of this tract, and here he erected his cabin and spent the remaining years of his life. Ile married a Miss Turner, and was the father of four sons, viz. : Lot, a physician, who died in Cincinnati ; Nathaniel : William. and Stephen, and one daughter, Polly, who married John McGowan. All of these are dead, but numerous descendants of the family are still living in Butler county.
NATHANIEL COOPER. son of Nathaniel Cooper. Sr., was born in Washing- ton county, May 16, 1795, and came to Butler county with his parents in infancy. He was reared upon the farm in Slippery Rock township, and after arriving at maturity, he settled on the land where his grandson, Joseph Cooper, now resides. near the borough of Centreville. He married Sarah Hunter, a daughter of Eph- raim Hunter, and was the father of the following children : Harvey : Lemuel : Munson ; Martha ; Jane ; Lewis; Milton ; William : John R. : Sarah, and Clar- issa, all of whom are dead excepting Harvey. Mr. Cooper was one of the well known justices of the peace of his township, and filled that office some ten years. Ile was a member of Plain Grove Presbyterian church. and one of the original members of Centreville Presbyterian church. He was an older for nearly half a century, and died in ISSO. His first wife died June 18, ISBS, and he was after- wards married to Mrs. Jane Dunlap. nee Walker. In politics. he was a Whig during his early life. and afterwards became a Republican.
HARVEY COOPER, only living child of Nathaniel and Sarah Cooper. W.L- born in Slippery Rock township. May 9. 117. and was reared upon the old homestead. In 1 51 he removed to Mercer county, lived there ten years, and in 1861 purchased his present farm of 160 acres, in Slippery Rock township. upon which he has since resided. He was married in 1551. to Lucinda Leslie. a daugh- ter of Francis Leslie, of Jackson township. Butler county and has two surviving children. viz. : Andrew L. : Sarah D., who married G. W. Hines, and died August 9. 1994, and Mary 1 .. wife of Ashley Grossman. In politics, Mr. Cooper is a Republican, and is one of the oldest citizens of the township.
ANDREW L. COOPER, son of Harvey Cooper, was born in Mercer county. February 26, 1855, and was reared in Slippery Rock township, where he now engaged in farming on the old homestead. He married Mary E. Fulkin in. a daughter of David Fulkinan, of Brady township, and has three children. viz. . Earl G. ; Edward 1 .. and Howard V. Mr. Cooper is connected with the 1. (). O. F., and Jr. O. U. A. M .. and is a member of the Presbyterian church. Politic- ally. he is a Republican, and is one of the leading farmers of the township.
MILTON COOPER. son of Nathaniel and Sarah ( Hunter) Cooper, was born on September 5. 1-29, upon the farm where his father settled and where his widow and family now reside, in Slippery Rock township. Butler county. He was reared a farmer, and received such an education as the times and circum- stancesafforded. He spent his entire life upon the farm, and died in IS76. In 1855, he married Maria Hill, a daughter of Daniel K. Hill. Eight children were the fruits of this union, viz. : Mary E. ; Joseph L. ; William D .. deceased : Sarah B., wife of William Christley: Clarissa C .: Francis N .: Harriet F., and Salina C. Mr. Cooper was one of the pioneer members of the Centreville Presbyterian
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church, and was buried in the new cemetery in that borough. In politics. he was an ardent Republican, and a very worthy citizen.
JOSEPH L. COOPER, eldest son of Milton and Maria Cooper, was born in 1861. upon his present homestead, which he took charge of at his father's death. He is one of the energetic and enterprising farmers of his township, a leading member of the Republican party in Slippery Rock, and has served on the school board for two years. He is one of the original stockholders of the State Normal School, also of the Centreville Creamery Company, and gives a hearty support to every worthy enterprise. He is a member of the K. of P., of Centreville, and takes an active interest in the social and material prosperity of the community.
THOMAS BIGHAM was born near Gettysburg. Adams county, Pennsylvania, in 1782. a son of William Bigham, who served in the Revolution, and came of Scotch-Irish ancestry. Thomas grew to manhood in his native county, and in 1806 accompanied his father and brother Hugh to Slippery Rock township, But- ler county. His father purchased 400 acres of land and gave each of the sons 200 acres, and then returned to his home in AAdams county. Hugh stayed about two years and then disposed of his land and went back to his early home. Some two years after making his settlement, Thomas married Elizabeth Walker. a daughter of John and Caroline Walker, of Slippery Rock township. William Bigham, the son of Thomas, now resides upon the farm settled by his father. while the lands belonging to Hugh form a part of the borough of Centreville. To Thomas and Elizabeth Bigham were born the following children : William ; Ann Eliza, deceased ; Sarah, deceased : Catherine M., deceased wife of Jonah Ilodge; Margaret J .. deceased wife of James Davidson : John, deceased ; Asen- ath. who married Eli Beckwith. and Minerva, who married Alexander Davidson and died in Iowa .. Mr. Bigham was one of the enterprising farmers of his time. He was a Whig in early life, and afterwards a Republican. He served in the War of Is12. In religion, he was an adherent of the Presbyterian church. He died in February. 1864. and both he and wife are buried in the old cemetery at Centreville.
WILLIAM BIGHAM. the only surviving child of Thomas and Elizabeth Big- ham, was born on the farm where he now resides in Slippery Rock township, September 19. 1809, and has spent his entire life in tilling the old homestead. Hi- opportunities for obtaining an education were confined to a few months each winter at the pioneer subscription school of his neighborhood. Upon the death of his father he inherited the homestead farm, having worked. per agreement with his father, twenty-one years to pay for the same. He subsequently built the present improvement-, and cleared the forest off a large portion of the land. and has to-day one of the best improved farms in his locality. On December 12. ISIS. Mr. Bigham married Jerusha Cooper, a daughter of Zebulon Cooper. one of the first settlers of Slippery Rock township. Both he and wife are pioneer members of the Centreville Presbyterian church. He has been prominent in church and Sabbath school work, and has been treasurer of the society for many years. Politically, he is a Republican, and has filled the offices of school director.
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assessor and collector. Mr. Bigham is known for his benevolence. and has always been ready to extend a helping hand to religious and charitable purposes.
JOHN RALSTON, SR., was born near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in 1776, son of William Ralston, there grew to maturity, and subsequently settled in Law- rence county. In 1801 he traded his land in Lawrence county for 300 acres in Brady township. Butler county, upon which he built a cabin and settled the same year. Some time after effecting a settlement he erected a grist mill, also a saw mill, and operated them until his death, in the spring of 1850. They are now known as Croll's mills. Mr. Ralston owned 800 acres of land. which his children inherited at his death. He married Betsey Sharp, a daughter of James Sharp, who founded the village of Sharpsville, Mercer county, and their children were as follows : William, who built Ralston's mill, and died in Centre township: Jane, deceased wife of William Hoge: James, who died in Venango county ; John, who died in Iowa; Elizabeth, who married John Snyder ; David, a resident of Nebraska ; Polly, wife of Henry Hilger : Elim, who died in Iowa : Susan, who married Henry Wolford ; Samuel, who died in Slippery Rock, and George, who died in Clay township. Mr. Ralston was a soldier in the War of 1812. His descendants are numerous in Butler county, and may be found among the leading professional and business men of the community.
SAMUEL RALSTON, son of John and Betsey Ralston, was born in Brady township, Butler county, in 1813. He learned the miller's and millwright trades and was connected with his father's mill for many years, and throughout his life was more or less engaged in milling and in the erection of mills in this and adjoining counties. In 1839 he received from his father the farm now owned by his son John W., upon which he settled. Ile married Elizabeth Wolford, a daughter of Henry Wolford, who is still living at the age of eighty-four years. Their children are as follows: Salina B., deceased wife of Lewis Winter ; Mary J., deceased ; John W. : Henry, who enlisted in Company E. One Hun- dredth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was killed at Fort Steadman ; Sarah E., wife of L. S. Hall ; George, deceased ; Minerva. deceased : Zachariah, deceased ; Samuel, and Lewis, both residents of California. Mr. Ralston died in I-65, and is buried in the old cemetery at Centreville.
JOHN W. RALSTON, eldest son of Samuel and Elizabeth Ralston, was born September 16, 1839, in Slippery Rock township, Butler county. He received a common school education and learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed until 1870, and then located upon the old homestead farm, where he has since been engaged in cultivating and improving the property, which contains 100 acres. In 1862 he enlisted in Company E. One Hundredth Pennsylvania Vol- unteers, and served until the close of the war, participating in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Petersburg. ete., and witnessed the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. In politics, he is a stanch Democrat, and gives an earnest support to the measures and principles of his party. In 1976 he married Sarah M. Dickey, a daughter of John Dickey.
JOHN RALSTON, JR., third son of John Ralston, Sr., was born in Brady township, Butler county, and after reaching manhood settled on 127 acresof land in that township, given to him by his father. Hle afterward- purchased a farm
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in Slippery Rock township, and five years later removed to lowa, where he died in 1852. Ile was twice married: first to Susan Mawha, of Slippery Rock town- ship, who died in 1832, leaving two sons, Robert and John. His second wife was Nancy MeLane, to whom was born the following children : William Nelson ; Susan : Caroline : Elvira : Mary : Alexander, and Margaret. Mr. Ralston took an active interest in educational matters, erected the first school house in Slippery Rock township, and served as school director of Brady and Slippery Rock for many year -. Ilis eldest son, Robert, is a retired carpenter and builder. and lives with his brother John in Slippery Rock township.
JOHN RALSTON. second son of John and Susan Ralston, was born on the old homestead in Slippery Rock township, September 9, 1831. He learned the car- penter's trade, and in the spring of 1961 settled on his present farm. He is the owner of valuable farm lands in Butler county, and is one of the leading farmers of Slippery Rock township. Mr. Ralston was married in 1553. to Hannah, daughter of Alexander McCoy of Worth township, Butler county, and their chil- dren are as follows : Everett L., an attorney of Butler : Frank C., and William A., also a member of the Butler bar.
BENJAMIN CAMPBELL. deceased. son of Samuel and Mary ( Graham ) Camp- bell. was born in Is09. in Lawrence county, and grew to manhood upon the home stead farm. His father was a native of Londonderry, Ireland, immigrated to America prior to the Revolution, and while working at the blacksmith's trade near Baltimore, Maryland. joined Washington's army, and served throughout the Revolution, About 1796 he entered 400 acres of land in Plain Grove township. Lawrence county, upon which he settled and spent the remaining years of his life. Ilis family were as follows : Alexander ; James; William : Mark ; Samuel : Sarah, who married Andrew Turk ; Jane, who married Daniel McMillan, and Benjamin. The last mentioned settled in Mercer county, where he resided until 1550. in which year he located upon his late farm in Slippery Rock township. Ile married Niey Craig, a daughter of William Craig, of Mercer county. She died on June 21, 1803, the mother of ten children, viz. : James, deceased : Jo-c- phine. wife of James Clark : Adeline. wife of Col. N. J. Maxwell: Jane. wife of C. S. Grace; Milton, who enlisted in Company E, One Hundredth Pennsyl- vania Volunteers, and was killed at the Wilderness ; Agnes, widow of Newell Glenn : Ellen. wife of G. W. Wood ; Martha : Mark, and William. Mr. Camp- bell was an elder in the Presbyterian church of Centreville, and in politic-, he was a supporter of the Republican party.
SAMUEL WEAKLLY Was a native of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. of English ancestry, the family being among the first settlers of that county. After reaching his maturity he removed to Mercer county. with his brothers. James and Robert, and about ISIT purchased 200 acres of land in Slippery Rock town- ship, Butler county. He built his cabin on the farm now occupied by Mrs. Jane Brown, and spent the remaining years of his life on that property. He married Sarah Hogg. and reared three children. viz. : Robert : Jane, who married Matthew Brown, and Samuel, who married Susan Rigby, and lived and died in Slippery Rock township. Mr. Weakley was a soldier in the War of 1-12. He
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was a member of the Covenanter church, and is buried in the Harmony church graveyard.
ROBERT WEAKLEY, eldest son of Samuel and Sarah Weakley, was born in Mercer county, September 21, 1816, and was reared in Slippery Rock township. He settled on seventy-five acres of the homestead farm, upon which he devel- oped a coal mine, and engaged in farming and mining. He married Martha Watt, a daughter of Hugh Watt, a native of Ireland, but a resident of Slippery Rock township. To this union were born the following children : Hugh ... born January 17, 1841, served in Company 1, One Hundred and Third Pennsyl- vania Volunteers, was wounded at Fair Oaks and taken prisoner, spent nine months at Andersonville, was then exchanged and died at Annapolis, December 21. 1861; Sarah J., born July 9, 1843, died April 27, 1848; Samuel S., September 24, 1845, died April 5, 148; Margaret, October 28, 1817. died December 26, 1554; Maria A., January IS, 1852, died January 4. 1555; Mary S., April 19, 1851, died January 4, 1872; John F .. August 12, 1856, and Martha, June 11, 1859. Mr. Weakley died April 11, 1885, and his wife. December 24, 1892. He was a member of the Associate church, of Centreville. and in politics, he was a Republican.
JOHN F. WEAKLEY, son of Robert and Martha Weakley, was born upon the homestead in Slippery Rock township, August 12, 156, was reared upon the farm and received a common school education. In ISSO he opened a coal mine on his farm, and carries on mining in connection with agriculture. Since pur- chasing the old homestead he has made many improvements, and erected his present residence in 1893. On June 11, 1885, he married Olive AAtwell, a daugh- ter of Robert T. Atwell, of Venango county, and has two living children : Mary E., and Gertrude. Mr. Weakley has been a Prohibitionist since 1885, before which year he was a Republican. He is a member of the United Presbyterian church, of Centreville, and is a member of the session.
PHILIP KIESTER was one of the early settlers of Slippery Rock township. and a son of Philip Kiester, a native of Holland. His father came from Holland with his parents when three years old. They settled in Northampton county. where he grew to manhood, and removed to Westmoreland county prior to the Revolution, where the subject of this sketch was bom and reared. The family of Philip, Sr., consisted of the following children : John : Philip ; Daniel ; Jacob; Peter : Michael ; Elizabeth, and Katie. Philip was born in 17SO, and served in the war of IMP. He was married in his native county to Margaret Shaffer, and in 1818 came to Butler county and purchased 200 acres of land in Slippery Rock township, where his son Paul now resides. Here he spent the remaining year- of his life, clearing and improving his land, and died in 1863. His wife died in 1-12, and both are buried in the old cemetery at Centreville. Their children's names are as follows : Jesse, and Jacob, both deceased : John ; Leah, who first married George Christley. and after his death, Thomas Wilson : Sarah. deceased wife of Williamson Christie : Abraham, deceased : Paul, and Mahala, who mar- ried James Christley. Mr. Kiester, was a Republican, in politics, and in religion. an adherent of the Presbyterian church.
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JOHN KIESTER, third son of Philip and Margaret Kiester, was born in West- moreland county, July 10, 1812, and was about six years old when his parents settled in Slippery Rock township. He here grew to manhood, and obtained his education in the old log school house of pioncer days. After reaching his maturity he purchased the farm where his son George now resides, cleared and improved it. and lived there until 1861. In that year he bought 500 acres of land, including the mill property, where he has since resided. He cleared 140 acres of the tract, and built the residence now occupied by him. Besides his original pur- chase, Mr. Kiester owns two other farms, each containing 200 acres, and is the most extensive land owner in Slippery Rock township. He was at one time an extensive oil producer in Venango county. The Union Coke and Coal Company are now mining on his land, which brings him in a considerable income. He re- tired from active farming business some years ago, but devotes his time to the management of his mills and other interests. Mr. Kiester has been twice married. His first wife was Sarah Wolford, whom he married about 1836. She was a daugh- ter of Henry Wolford, and died June 30, 1866, leaving the following children : AAdaline. wife of Amos Dunbar; Monroe; Susannah, wife of John Fielding ; Josiah : Margretta, wife of Jacob Gross ; Sophia, deceased wife of Leach Kelly : George: John B. ; Miami, wife of Jeremiah Grove : Elmina, deceased : ITarner. and Amanda. wife of Frank Altis. Mr. Kiester was again married, to Mrs. Matilda Hays, a daughter of Thomas Armstrong, a native of Tyrone county, Ire- land. In politics, he was first a Whig and later a Republican, and has always taken an active interest in the success of his party. Riester station and post- office were both named in honor of this family.
JACOB KIESTER. Son of Philip and Margaret (Shaffer) Kiester, was born in Westmoreland county, October 20. 1809, and came with his parents to Slippery Rock township. Butler county, when about nine years of age. He remained on the homestead until arriving at his majority, and then settled upon 100 acres of land where his son Jacob S. now resides. This land was owned by a Revolu- tionary soldier, and was purchased by him, his brother Jesse locating on 100 acres adjoining. He resided upon this farm until his death, in 1885, spending his entire life in agricultural pursuits. He married Elizabeth Miller, and their chil- dren were as follows : Margaret. deceased wife of John McClellan : William, who died at Davis Island, New York. while serving in the United States army : Elizabeth, wife of Perry Wolford : Annie, wife of Greer McCandless : Epaphro- ditus, who died in Andersonville prison during the Rebellion : Eveline, wife of W. M. Humphrey: Jesse J., and Tabitha, deceased wife of Curtis Hockenberry. He married for his second wife Margaret Weakley, a daughter of James Weak- ley, who survives him and resides upon the old homestead. Of their three chil- dren. Jacob Shaffer survives. Mr. Kiester was a justice of the peace for many years and also filled the office of school director. He was an elder in the United Presbyterian church, of Centreville, and in politics. a Republican.
JACOB SHAFFER KIESTER, only living child of Jacob and Margaret Kiester. was born January 27. 1859. upon the homestead farm in Slippery Rock town- ship. He received a common school education, and has always resided upon the old farm. In ISSS he, with M. C. Dobson. P. A. Shannon and John Cannon.
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established the Empire Brick and Tile Company, of which he is secretary and treasurer, and carried on business in the manufacture of brick and tile. In [892 he married Bessie Morrison, a daughter of W. J. Morrison, of Slippery Rock township. Mr. Kiester is a stanch Republican. Both he and wife are connected with the United Presbyterian church at Centreville.
JESSE KIESTER. son of Philip and Margaret ( Shaffer ) Kiester, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, October Is, 1805, and came with his par- ents to Slippery Rock township. Butler county, when about ten years of age. After reaching his majority he settled upon 100 acre- of land where his son, W. S. Kiester, resides, lle cleared this farm, and engaged in keeping a tavern, which he conducted for many years. He married Margaret Wolford. a daughter of Henry Wolford, and their children were as follows : Philip, deceased ; Jacob S .. a member of the One Hundred and Third Pennsylvania Volunteers, who died in a rebel prison at Florence, North Carolina: Amelda, wife of Alexander Mortlind : William H., a resident of Washington ; James M .. deceased ; Emma, wife of John Boyles, and Winfield S. Mr. Kiester died February 1. Isss, and his wife. April 9. 1890.
PAUL KIESTER, Son of Philip and Margaret Kiester, was born in Slippery Rock township. Butler county, November 22, 1823, was reared upon the home- stead. and received a limited education in the pioneer schools of his district. He remained on the homestead until 1850. and then removed to Harrisville, where he spent two years, Returning home he resumed farming, and has since followed that occupation. Upon the death of his mother he purchased the farm, which con- tains 180 acres of well improved land. In 1848 he married Mary Neyman, a daughter of Daniel Neyman. and their children are as follows : O-car D. : Mary N .. deceased wife of Frank Fair, and John C. F., of Washington, Pennsylvania. Mr. Kiester is a Republican, has served as school director six years, and also as collector of the town-hip.
GEORGE CHRISTLEY was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and was a son of George and Margaret (Snyder) Christley. His father was a native of Germany, who immigrated to Reamstown, Lancaster county. about 1760, and engaged in merchandising : he there married Margaret Snyder, to whom were born four children. Two of these, George and Margaret, survived. The father died when our subject was a child, and his widow married a man named Norris, to whom she bore one daughter. Elizabeth. Norris returned to England, and was never heard of again. The mother with her three children removed to West- moreland county, and settled near Greensburg, where she was again married, to Curtis Rook. Two sons. William and Curtis, were the fruits of this union. Margaret Christley married Fred Richard, and subsequently a man named Mat- tox. She survived both husbands and died at the age of ninety years at the home of her daughter. in Clarksville, Mercer county. George Christley grew to man- hood in Westmoreland county, and about Isff removed to North Liberty. Mer- cer county. where the remaining years of his life were spent. His family con- sisted of the following children : William: John : Michael: George : Samuel ; Curtis: Mary, who married Stephen Cooper: Eva; Margaret, who married
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