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John Smith ; Elizabeth, who married William Fleming, and Catherine. who married Valentine Glenn.
JOHN CHRISTLEY, second son of George Christley, was born in Westmore- land county, in 1797, and removed with his parents to Mercer county in I>11. Ile learned the cabinetmaker's trade with his father, who followed that business in connection with farming. In 1823 he came Slippery Rock township. Butler county, and settled on a farm of 100 acres, which his father purchased for him, now the property of his son Curtis. Here he resided until his death. carrying on the cabinet trade in connection with farming, Ile married Mary Smith, a daughter of William Smith. She died in 1825, leaving three sons, viz. : James P. ; William George, and John Il. His second marriage was with Eliza- beth Smith, a sister of his first wife. to which union were born the following chil- dren : Thomas F .; Mary J., who married John Hockenberry ; W. Edwin, deceased; Samuel J., who was killed at Second Bull Run ; Sarah E., who mar- ried E. Stevenson, and after his death John Moore ; Curtis 1. : Catherine F .. who married William Bruce: Margaret C .. who married Samuel Glenn, and Caroline B., who became the wife of William Foster. On the completion of the Pitt- burg and Eric turnpike, Mr. Christley was appointed toll-keeper of the gate located near his house, which position he held as long as the road continued a toll road. He also kept a hotel, and his house was the change station for the stage and mail route between Mercer and Pittsburg. Mr. Christley was a stanch Republican, and although not a member of any church. he attended serv - ices with the Methodist Episcopal society, and was a liberal supporter of that denomination. He died in IS72.
CURTIS I. CHRISTLEN, youngest son of John and Elizabeth Christley. was born on the farm where he now lives, in Slippery Rock township. March 31. 1>36. Ile was reared on the homestead. and attended the common schools of the district. In 1862 he enlisted in Company F. One Hundred and Thirty-es- enth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served nine months. He participated in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam. Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. At the expiration of his term of service he returned home. and subsequently pur- chased hi- present farm from his father. and is now the owner of 115 acres of well improved land. In 1574 he married Margaret E. Brannon, a daughter of Thomas Brannon, of Franklin township. Their family consists of Tirza F .. an only daughter, and Fred. Mr. Christley is a stanch Republican. and has filled the offices of school director, auditor, and treasurer of his township. He is a member of Bingham Post. Number 305, G. A. R., and is a representative of one of the oldlest families in the community.
JOHN HARVEY CHRISTLEY, third son of John and Mary ( Smith ) Christley . was born in Slippery Rock township. February IS, 1824. received a good educa- tion, and in early life followed teaching. In 1852 he engaged in farming, and in 1567, in partnership with Mr. MeKnight. purchased the mill property which he now operates. This partnership continued for four years, when he disposed of his interest in the mill. but subsequently bought it back, and has since oper ited it in connection with his farm of 100 acres. Ile married Mary J. Gabby, a daughter of John Gabby, and by this union they are the parents of ten children,
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viz. : Margaret E. ; Lillie F., deceased; Anna F. ; John L .: Alice I .. wife of John Moore ; Florence A., wife of C. A. Atkinson : Curtis O. ; Mary E. : Thomas L., and Hannah, deceased. Mr. Christley has been a life-long Republican. and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which society he has filled the office of steward, and is one of the present trustees.
MICHAEL CHRISTLEY, son of George Christley, was born in Westmoreland county. Pennsylvania, December 28, 1799, and came to Mercer county with his parents in childhood. He attended the pioneer schools of his vicinity for a short period. but in after years he acquired by observation and reading a wide knowl- edge of men and books. Ile was familiarly known as .. Unele Mike " Christley. and highly respected for his upright character and strict integrity. AAbout 1-23 he settled upon 100 acres of land in Slippery Rock township, Butler county, pur- cha-ed by his father, adjoining his brother John's farm. This he cleared and improved, and continued to follow agricultural pursuits until his death, in 1567. His son Neyman now resides upon the old homestead. Mr. Christley was mar- ried three times. Hi- first wife was Rachel Beckwith, who died in I>37. the mother of the following children : Almira B., wife of E. II. Adams ; Catherine, who married E. D. De Wolf, and after his death a Mr. Keniff; Joel B .. of Indiana : Fidelia, deceased, and Calista, wife of W. B. Pearson. His second wife was Almira Beckwith, a sister of his first wife. who died in 1$39 without issue. His third wife was Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace. a daughter of Daniel Ney - man, whom he married in 1810. She survives him and resides with her son upon the old homestead. Five children were the fruits of this union, viz. : Rachel F .. wife of Dr. J: B. Living-ton : Neyman : Mary C., wife of W. R. Hays : Michael. deceased, and William L., a resident of Indiana. In politic -. Mr. Christley was an ardent Republican, and during slavery days was a strong AAbolitionist. Ile was one of the original members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Centre- ville, and filled the offices of steward. trustee and class leader.
NEYMAN CHRISTLEY. son of Michael and Elizabeth ( Wallace, nce Neyman ) Christley, was born May 10, 1848, upon the homestead where he now resides, in Slippery Rock township. He was reared upon the farm. and received a com- non school education. In September. 1861. he enlisted in Company II. Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served three years. He partici- pated in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, and other engagements in which his regiment served during his term of enlistment. After his return to Butler county, he followed the occupation of a carpenter for some years. In ISTI he settled upon the old homestead, and has since followed agricultural pursuits. On January 15. 1869, he married Mary A. Robb. a daughter of Josiah C. Robb. of Mercer county, to which union have been born three children, viz. : Illula S. : Ben, and Grant, who died in February, 1892. Mr. Christleyisone ofthe trustees and original stockholders of the State Normal School. at Centreville. Politic- ally, he is a Republican, and is a member of O. G. Bingham Post, Number 305, G. A. R., of that borough.
CORNELIUS GILL came with his parents from Ireland to Pennsylvania, and settled on Turtle creek, Westmoreland county. He married in that county, and re-ided there until 1825, in which year he came with his sons, Samuel, David and
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John, to Slippery Rock township, Butler county, and purchased 100 acres of land situated where Hiram M. Gill, the Patton heirs, J. C. Kerr and John Kelly now live. His homestead was the John Kelly farm, and here he spent the remaining years of his life. Ilis wife died prior to his settlement in Slippery Rock township. He was buried in the graveyard attached to the United Pres- byterian church in Worth township. Ilis family were as follows: Arthur, who died in Westmoreland county; Samuel and David. both of whom died in Slippery Rock township: John. who died in Missouri in IS68: Jane, and Nancy, both of whom died in Westmoreland county: Maria, who married William Reed, and died in Slippery Rock township, and Martha, who died in Westmoreland county, at the age of ninety -four year -.
DAVID GILL, son of Cornelius Gill, was born in Westmoreland county, in 1801, and there learned the wheelwright's trade, which business he followed through life. ,He came to this county with his father, and settled upon the farin where his son, Hiram M., resides, cleared seventy-five acres during his residence thereon. and died on February 12, 1855. He married Martha McKee, a daugh- ter of James McKee, one of the pioneer- of Slippery Rock township. She sur- vives and is living with her son Hiram M. They were the parents of the fol- lowing children : Sarah B., deceased wife of James Wilson: Thomas M. ; Leti- tia, deceased wife of Iliram Cochran ; Hugh P. : Nancy. and Jasper, both of whom died in youth : James S., who enlisted in Company E, One Hundredth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was killed at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864: Hiram M. : Martha, deceased. and Maria A., wife of T. F. Patton. Mr. Gill was a Democrat until J860, and then became a Republican. He was a member of Slippery Rock United Presbyterian church. and is buried in the graveyard of that society in Worth township.
HIRAM M. Gia., son of David and Martha Gill, was born upon the home- stead farm in Slippery Rock township, February 12, IsJA. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth Pennsylvania Volunteers. and served three years and eight months. He was in the following engage- ments : James Island, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam. Freder- icksburg. Vicksburg. Jackson, Knowville, etc. After his re-enlistment his regi- ment became a part of the Ninth Corps, Army of the Potomac, and he par- ticipated in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor. Peters- burg and Poplar Grove Church, and was with Grant at the surrender of Lee. After the war closed he returned to his home, and upon his father's death pur- chased the farm, which he has since made his residence. Mr. Gill was married in 1867. to Elizabeth Wilson, a daughter of David Wilson. She died in ists, leaving four children, viz : Ina M. : Frank L., who died in IS91 ; Sallie V .. a graduate of the State Normal School, and now engaged in teaching, and Char- He D. In ISSB Mr. Gill married Louisa Crawford, a daughter of Samuel Crawford, of Beaver county. In politics, he is a Republican, has filled the office of school director six years, and is a member of Bingham Post. G. A. R. He is president of the Creamery Company, and an active, representative citizen. Both he and wife are members of the Centreville United Presbyterian church.
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JOHN DICKEY was born at Gettsyburg, Pennsylvania, in 1794, eldest son of Archie and Isabella ( MeGrew ) Dickey. His father was a native of Down county, Ireland, and immigrated to Adams county, Pennsylvania. in 1785, and served with the forces that suppressed the Whiskey Insurrection. About 1508 he was placed in charge of the Manor lands, near Kittanning, and filled that position for some years. He married Isabella McGrew, in Chester county, and their children were as follows : John; William ; Jane: James; Robert ; Bell ; George, and Archi- bald, all of whom are dead except George, who resides in Tarentum. Archibald Dickey, Sr., died at the home of his son Robert, in Sugar Creek township, Arm- strong county. The subject of this sketch was reared in Armstrong county. and after arriving at manhood engaged in farming in Sugar Creek township. On April 1. 1880. he purchased from the Western University 117 acres of land in Slippery Rock township. Butler county, where his sons, John and David, now live. le settled upon this farm and resided there down to his death, May 31. 1872. Ile married Nancy Templeton, who died in 1832, leaving the following children : Ann, who married James Foster, and died September 24, 1994 : Archie, of Worth township; James, who died in 1892, and Sammel. of Venango town- ship, who died April 28, ES91. Mr. Dickey married for his second wife Mr -. Eliza J. Wilson. a daughter of D. D. Cross, of Worth township, to which union the following children were born : Isabella, deceased ; John W. : David : Sarah, wife of J. W. Ralston, and one that died in infancy. Mrs. Dickey survived her husband about fifteen years, dying in October, 1997. Both are buried in the graveyard in Worth township attached to Slippery Rock United Presbyterian church. He was an elder in that organization, and was one of the builder- of the present church edifice. In politics, he was a Republican.
JOHN W. DICKEY, Son of John and Eliza J. Diekey, was born in Slippery Rock township, upon the homestead farm. February 19, 1845. He received a common school education, but his father being of poor health, the work of the farin was attended to by our subject. In August, 1962. he enlisted in Com- pany F. One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served nine months. Hle was at the battles of Antietam. South Mountain, Fredericks- burg, and Chancellor-ville. Ilis term of service having expired he returned to his home and resumed the duties on the farm. At his father's death he and his brother David purchased the old homestead. On April 24, 1576, he married Margaret Reed, a daughter of George Reed. and has seven children, viz. : Mabel : J. Robert : Joseph A. : William J. ; George : Eleanor G., and Alice V. Mr. Dickey is one of the leading Republicans of his township, and has served four- teen years as school director. Ile is a leading member of Slippery Rock United Presbyterian church, and has filled the offices of elder, treasurer, clerk of the se- sion, and superintendent of the Sabbath school for many years. He is one of the original stockholders of the State Normal School. and also a stockholder in the Centreville Creamery Company.
WILLIAM BOVARD, eldest son of James and Jane Bovard, was born in Fair- view township. Butler county. in 1799, and grew to manhood in his native town- -hip. He afterwards located on the farm in Fairview township settled by his father, but in 1834 purchased 125 acres in Slippery Rock township, where hi-
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son, Samuel C., now lives. He resided here until 1851, in which year he retired from active labor, and lived with his son,. James J., the balance of his life, dying in 1-72. He married Sarah Cross, a daughter of Samuel Cross, who survived him four years, and died in June, 1576. They were the parents of three children, viz. : James J. ; Samuel C .. of Slippery Rock township, and Sarah E. Politic- illy, Mr. Bovard was a Democrat. He was one of the early members of Harmony United Presbyterian church, and when the Centreville society was organized he united with that body, and gave liberally towards the erection of the church building.
JAMES J. BOVARD, eldest son of William and Sarah Boyard, was born in Fairview township, Butler county, August 21, 1527. and was about seven years old when his parents located in Slippery Rock. Ile was reared in this town- ship, and educated in the public schools. In 1851 he purchased the Cross home- stead, where he has since lived with his sister, Sarah E. He was originally a mem- ber of Harmony United Presbyterian church, later became connected with Bethel United Presbyterian church, and held the office of trustee in that society for six years. Politically. he is a stanch Democrat. is one of the progressive citizens of the community, and a substantial, enterprising farmer, owning one of the best improved homesteads in the township.
JOHNSTON BOVARD. son of James and Jane ( Chambers) Bovard, was born in Fairview township. Butler county. in 1811, and was reared amidst pioneer sur- roundings. After he grew to maturity he purchased 100 acres of land in Slip- pery Rock township, upon which his son William HI. now resides, and here he erected a house and continued to follow agriculture the remaining years of his life. In 1833 he married Lydia Adams, a daughter of Jonathan Adams. of Slip- pery Rock township, to which union were born the following children : Jona- than. of Mercer township : Jane, wife of Andrew Drennan ; George W .. of Tio- nesta ; James C., of Mercer township: William HI., and Eli D. Mr. Boyard died in 1874; his widow is still residing on the old homestead in Slippery Rock township. He was a stanch Democrat, and served as justice of the peace and school director for several terms. He always took a special interest in edu- rational matters. Originally a Covenanter, he afterwards united with the Bethel United Presbyterian church, and served as a ruling elder and superintendent of the Sabbath school for a number of years.
JONATHAN BOVARD, eldest sou of Johnston and Lydia Bovard, was born in Slippery Rock township, Butler county. September 9, 1-31, was reared upon the farm and learned the carpenter's trade, which he has followed more or less in connection with farming. Mr. Bovard was married to Theresa Brown, a daughter of Joseph Brown, of Mercer township, November 26, 1573. They are the par- ents of five children. viz. : Jane E., deceased : Frank F. : Joseph IL. ; Flora M., ind Richard E. In 1875 he purchased a part of the Joseph Brown farm, upon which he now resides. Mr. Bovard is a member of the United Presbyterian church. and in politics, an adherent of the Democratic party. He has filled most if the offices in the township, at different periods, including that of school lirector.
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WILLIAM II. BOVARD, son of Johnston Bovard, was born November 26, IN46, on the homestead farm in Slippery Rock township. He received a com- mon school education, and is now the owner of the old homestead, which con- tains 110 acres. He married Harriett McCallan. a daughter of John McCallan, and has three children : John A. ; Karr C., and Mary. Mr. Bovard is a Demo- crat, and takes a deep interest in the success of his party. He is a member of Bethel United Presbyterian church, has served on the school board, is connected with the Farmers Alliance, and is a substantial, enterprising citizen.
CHARLES BOVARD, son of James and Jane (Chambers) Bovard, was born in Fairview township, Butler county, March 24, 1816, and removed to Cherry town- ship with his parents in the spring of 1824. He received a common school education and was reared a farmer, which vocation he followed all his life. He was married February 14, 1850, to Mary Jane Hays, a daughter of John Hays, of Centreville. She was born August 29, 1829, and became the mother of eight children, viz. : Jennie Chambers, born June 21, 1852, married Albert S. Haynes. January 18, 1873, and died September 25, 1851 ; Fanny Caroline, born February 8, 1854, married Hiram Caler, July 4, 1877, and died January 2, 1879; John Richard, born August 20, 1857, and married Mary M. Miller, December 18, 1879; Charles Benning, born September 3, 1859; George McWatty, born August 15, 1861 : William Elmer, born October 22. 1863, Mary Emma, born August IS, 1866, and Ettie Lutetia, born August 12, 1869. Mrs. Bovard died March 7, 1876, and on July 18, 1877, he married Catherine Kerr, of Cherry township. He died December 1, 1880, and his wife in 1893. They were members of the United Presbyterian church, in which he filled the office of elder for twenty- two years. In politics, he was a Democrat, and served as school director in Cherry township.
WILLIAM E. BOVARD was born upon the homestead in Cherry township, Butler county, October 22, 1863, there grew to maturity, and obtained his educa- tion in the public schools. On September 24, 1884, he married Elizabeth Snyder, born July 13, 1866, a daughter of John Snyder, Jr., of Mercer township, and has four children : Elsie Jane, born July 9, 1886: Charles Earl, October 24, 1887: Roy Eliner, June 29, 1889, and Floyd Snyder, March 25, 1891. In 1>85 Mr. Bovard removed to Mercer township and purchased the Morrison farm, consist- ing of sixty-two acres, upon which he has since resided. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, and in politics, a Democrat. He has served as auditor and supervisor of his township, and is a member of the K. O. T. M.
JOHN REED, SR., was born in Down county. Ireland, in 1766, and immi- grated to Pennsylvania in 1821, settling in Allegheny county. whence he removed to Mercer county. In 1837 he purchased the claim of James Nesbit, containing 116 acres, in Slippery Rock township, Butler county, where his grandsons, John and H. R. Reed, now reside. Here he spent the remaining years of his life, and died abont 1844. He married Mary McKnight, in Ireland, to which union were born ten children, as follows : William, who died in Slippery Rock township in 1864; Jane, who died in Ireland : Thomas, who died in Armstrong county in 1892; Sidney, who died soon after the family came to this country ; Mary, deceased wife of Thomas Davidson ; Hugh, who died at Freeport ; George ; Mar- 77
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garet, deceased wife of W. J. Vann, and two that died in early youth. Mr. Reed was a member of Harmony Associate church, of Mercer township. ITis wife died about 1837, and both are buried in the old Harmony churchyard.
GEORGE REED, son of John and Mary Reed, was born in Ireland in 1809, and came with his parents to Pennsylvania in 1821. and to Butler county in 137. He resided with his parents until his father's death, when the farm came into his possession. He made most of the improvements thereon, and resided upon the homestead until his death. He was a cooper, and after coming to Butler county worked at his trade a few years in Freeport. Mr. Reed married Eleanor McCoy, a daughter of Thomas McCoy. a native of Virginia, who settled in Mercer county. They were the parents of the following children: John : Mary J .. wife William McGrew : Hannah, wife of J. M. Hines; Thomas, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri : Margaret, wife of J. W. Dickey : William, who resides on a part of the old homestead : Ella ; Sadie ; Hugh R .. living on the old home- stead, and two that died in infancy. Mr. Reed was reared in the Associate church, and joined the United Presbyterian church in IST. being one of the original members of the Centreville organization. He died November 9. 1871, and was buried in the Harmony graveyard. His widow survives him, and resides upon the homestead farm. In politics, Mr. Reed was originally a Whig, and afterwards a Republican.
JOHN REED, eldest son of George and Eleanor Reed. was born March 3. 1842, upon the homestead in Slippery Rock township, was reared a farmer, and received a common school education. He has followed agriculture in connection with mining, having developed and operated a coal mine upon his faim for the past thirty years. In 1875 Mr. Reed married Samantha Moorehead, a daughter of William Moorehead. of Lawrence county, and has five children, viz. : Bertha E .; William F. ; Lawrence : Alexander, and Everett L. In politics, Mr. Reed is a Republican, and was elected a justice of the peace in INST, and re-elected in 1892. He has always taken a commendable interest in school affairs, has served on the school board, and is one of the original stockholders of the State Normal School. He is a member of the United Presbyterian church, of Centreville, in which he has filled the positions of trustee and superintendent of Sabbath school.
ALEXANDER BLACK, SR., a native of Donegal county, Ireland, immigrated to Butler county. Pennsylvania, in 1837, and purchased 130 acres of land in Clay township. Ile cleared and improved his farm, and died upon it in 1875. He married Elizabeth MeElhaney, in Ireland, who bore him the following children : Elizabeth, wife of William MeElhaney; Catherine, wife of John McKinney: Esther, wife of William MeKinney ; Alexander ; Samuel ; Rebecca, and Martha, The mother died some two years before her husband. Mr. Black was a member of the United Presbyterian church of West Sunbury, and in politics, he was a Democrat.
ALEXANDER BLACK, eldest son of Alexander and Elizabeth Black, was born in Ireland, in 1834, and came with his parents to Butler county. Ile grew to manhood on the homestead in Clay township, where he resided until his removal to Warren county, to engage in the lumber business. In 178 he purchased his present farm in Slippery Rock township. containing
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131 acres, and has since been engaged in farming. He married Angeline Christie, a daughter of William Christie, and has four children. viz. : Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Barnes ; Annie, wife of C. MeCandless : Gustavus, and Angeline, wife of Fred Uber. Mr. Black is a member of the United Presbyterian church, of Centreville, and in politics, is a Democrat. He is one of the leading farmers of his township.
SAMUEL T. CHANDLER was born in New Hampshire, in January, ISHI. a son of Nehemiah and Abagail ( Dustin) Chandler. His mother was a descend- ant of the famous Hannah Dustin. In 1841 be settled in Lawrence county, where he resided on a farm until 1860, and then purchared the property in Slip- pery Rock township, Butler county, now owned by his son George N. He was a teacher by profession, and followed that vocation for some years after coming to this State. Ile improved and resided on his farm in Slippery Rock township until his death, which occurred on March 22, 1884. Ile is buried in the new cemetery at Centreville. Mr. Chandler married Mary A. Denniston, a daugh- ter of William Denniston, of Springfield township. Mercer county, to whom were born the following children : Margaret, wife of James Lawrence ; Eliza . 1., widow of S. N. Stephenson : Mary E. : Emma F. : George N. ; William D., deceased, and Sarah M. Mrs. Chandler resides on the old homestead with her children. In politics, Mr. Chandler was a Democrat, and filled the office of school director several years.
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