History of Butler County, Pennsylvania, Part 174

Author: Brown, Robert C., ed; Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Meagher, John, jt. comp; Meginness, John Franklin, 1827-1899, jt. comp
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Chicago : R. C. Brown
Number of Pages: 1658


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Kepple, Isaac 1004


Kerr, Hon. James. 1232


Kerr, James H. 1313


Kerr, Jolın 1313


Kerr, Joseph. .. 1313


Kerr, William


1314


1


Kamerer, Samuel H.


988


KARNS CITY BOROUGH,-Early history.


551: the celebrated McClymonds farm,


551; the town named, 552; rapid growth,


King, George. 1001


King, John H. 1002


Kingan, James. 933


Kingan, Samuel J 934


Kirker, James W.


157


Kirkpatrick, David L 919


Kittanning, attack on 37


Kline. John W' 1099


Klingler Family 738


Klingler, Charles Washington 742


Klingler. Frederick Julius. 742


Klingler, Harry Samuel. . 741


Klingler, Hermann Julius, sketch of. 739


Klingler, Hermann Julius. portrait of .. 273


Knauff, Adam Henry 1136


Knauff, Hartman 1135


Knauff, Henry 1177


Knauff, John 1136


Knoch, Herman 880


879


Knoch. William H. 880


121


Koch, Charles.


758


Koch, Frank W.


758


Koch, John G 885


758


Kelly, Samuel. 835


Kelly, Thomas. .. 1324


Kohler, Gabriel.


Kopp. John.


798


Krause, Alphonso


855


Krause. Lewis A 854


Krause, Robert, sketch of 855


Krause, Robert, portrait of. 857


Krause, Thielo 856


Kribbs, Rev. J. A 1088


Krumpe, W. A 897


Kuhn, Henry. .. 1039


Kuhn, MeAllister 1040


L


La Belle Riviere (Allegheny river) .. 20


Labor's Voice (Martinsburg) 183


Lafayette's visit to Butler. . 324


LANCASTER TOWNSHIP .- Organization, 595; pioneers, 595; population and sta-


tisties, 596; schools, 596; justices of the peace, 596; churches, 597: Middle Lan- easter, 598; Oilbronn, 599; biograph- ical sketehes .. 1083


Land claim difficulties 65


Land title disputes. 40


I'AGE.


Kesselman, William 794


Kesselman & Co., William 370


Ketterer, George. 702


K


Kamerer, Adam. 813


Kamerer, Daniel L. 987


Keasey, Henry . :


Kelly, Archibald. .665, 1324


Knoch, John


Know Nothing party


Kemper, Bernard. 761


Kennedy, Charles H


I 347


INDEX.


PAGE ..


Land warrants 39


Lane, James T 156


Lane, Joseph. 1033


Lowry, Col. Alexander. 746


Lowry. Porter W .. 740


Lusk, Amos, M. D., sketches of. . 167, 1083 Lusk, Amos, M. D., portrait of. 401


Lusk. Amos M. 1084


Lusk, Dr. Joseph S. 167


Lusk. Loring, M. D 164, 1083


Lusk, W. H. 717


Lutheran cemetery, Donegal ... 510


LUTHERAN CHURCHES .- [See also Evan- gelical, and other, Lutheran Churches) - Butler (Grace), 346: Clearfield town- ship (English), 497: Connoquenessing township (St. Paul's Reformed), 393; Evans City, 424; Fairview (German), 536-(St. Peter's), 537; Lancaster town- ship (German) 597-(English),598; Pros- pect (German Reformed and Lutheran) 593; Summit township (German), 504; Washington township (N. Washing- to11) 655; Winfield township (German). 490; Zelienople (German), 406-(En- glish) 407


Mc


McAdoo, George K., M. D. 1290


McAlpine, Volney 727


McAnallen, Josephi. 1048


McAnallen, Patrick .. 1048


McAnallen, William A 1048


McBride, Alexander S. 771


McBride, Cornelius .. 849


McBride, Col. Francis 152


McBride, Francis P


McBride, Isaiah J 772


McBride, Patrick. 849


McBride, Paul J 830


McBride, Samuel.


926


McBride, Thomas J. 830


McBride City .. 459


McCafferty, Charles 1328


McCafferty, John. 1328


McCafferty, William J 782


McCalmont, Rev. David T 935


McCandless Family 582. 1069


McCandless. Anderson 1070


McCandless, Hon. Charles, sketchesof.148, 703


McCandless, Hon. Charles, portrait of .. 113 McCandless, George. 1069


McCandless, Isaiah J .. sketch of.


McCandless, Isaiah J., portrait of. 337


McCandless, James. . 1069


McCandless, Sheriff John. 136, 1069


McCandless, John. 47, 587


McCandless. John F. .1070


MeCandless, John M. 1071


McCandless, Josiah, M. D 166, 934


McCandless, Nathan F.


1071


McCandless, Porter A. 1070


McCandless. William. 1069


McCandless, William C., M. D., sketch of, 935


McCandless, William C., M. D., portrait. 937


McCandless, William C .. 1069


McCandless, William H


1070


Lowrie, Hon. Walter, portrait of. 17


PAGE.


Lowrie, Hon. Walter, marriage of. 67


Lowrie, Walter H 154


Lane, Stephen 1033


Lang, Henry. 895


Langhorst, Charles


1155


Lardin, Thomas and Daniel.


Lardintown ..


480


Lasher, Abraham, mill of.


513


Lasher, Weston W., M. D.


891


Latitude and Longitude of county 18


Laube. Francis, Sr 888


Laube, Francis. 889


Lawall, John.


787


Leasure, Abraham. 220


Leasure, A. W. 869


Leasureville .. 491


Lee, Hugh, case of 119


Lefever, Isaac, Sr. 877


.877


Lefever, Jesse.


877


Lefevre, John, Sr


860


Lefevre. John 799


Leise, Frederick 1179


Leise, John. 1179


Leithold, Edward George. 851


Leithold, William. 851


Leota. 465


Liberty party.


120


Licenses, early tavern ..


67


Life, Protective, Savings and Loan As- sociation. Millerstown.


518


Lincoln's death, notice of 106


Lindsey, Thomas 842


Lindsey, William. 842


Linn, Dr. George 849 164


Linn, Dr. H. C ....


165


Linnenbruck, Dr. 165


Liquor traffic, regulation of. 211


Literary activity in Western Pennsyl- vania. 172


Locke, David. 1245


Logan, Benjamin B. 879


Logan, Calvin 878


Logan, David. 877


Logan, David H 878


Logan, Joseph, Sr 877


Logan, Joseph. 878


Logan, Joseph D 879


Logan, Levi. 878


Logan, William J 974


Log cabin days 43


Logstown .. 24


Lonitz, Henry J 881


Lottery of land. 38.


66


Loudon, John Montgomery 1054


Loudon, Capt. Samuel. 1053


Love, George. 897


Love, H. W 896


Love, James. 897


Love, Samuel M. 896


Love, William, Sr 896


Love, William. 896


Lowman, Dr. William 165


Lowrie, John .670, 674


Lowrie, Hon. Walter, sketch of. 674


McCandless, William L.


1072


Lefever, Isaac.


477, 480


Larkin & Company. 370


1 348


INDEX.


PAGE.


PAGE.


McClung, Charles. Sr. 1047


McJunkin. Hon. J. David, portrait of ... 257


McClung, Charles.


1048


McJunkin, John R. 1043


McClung, Charles H. 1048


McJunkin, John W. 1043


McClymonds, H. S., M. D.


919


McJunkin, Loyal S. 736


McJunkin, William. 1066


65


McKee, Camdon


1300


McCollough, David.


984


McCollough, David S.


9.86


McCollough, Elmer S.


985


McCollough, Henry C.


987


McKee, Col. James Cooper, sketch of .. 694


McCollough, James


983


McCollough, James Mylet


984


McCollough, Capt. John 218, 983


McKee. Rev. John S. 801


McKee. J. W. 793


McKee, Joseph W 891


KcKee, Robert. 806


McKee. Thomas


.218, 384, 831


McCollough, Richard J.


985


McCollough, Samuel W


985


McCollough, William S.


984


989


McLaughlin, John.


988


McCoy, Hiram C. 1284


McCoy, John


1220


McCoy, John F


1285


McCoy, Josephi


1284


McCoy, Robert


1220


McCoy, Thomas.


1220


McCoy, William T.


1013


McCrum, Alexander 1155


McCrum, Francis. 1154


McCune. William D., M. D


1290


McCurdy, Dr. R. L. 168


McDermitt, Arcus.


156


McDermott, Paul.


990


McDermott, Robert. 991


McDermott, Robert Ross 991


McDowell, John .. 1316


McDowell, Patrick, Sr. 220,


1316


Mc Dowell, Patrick .. 1316


McFadden, Carlisle. 1315


McFadden, Jolin 1315


McFann, Levi R. 943


McFarland, A. B. C. 721


Mackey, Prof. Ebenezer 802


Magee, James, Sr. 397, 1147


Magee. James 1147


Magee, James D 1147


Magee. John 1147


Magic. 563


Magnet, The (Butler High School). 181


Magoffin. Dr. Beriah. 164


Magoffin, Dr. Beriah, advertisement of .. 164


Mahan, John B. 936


Mahan, Randall Ross 936


Mahan, Shaffer. 936


Malian, William A 037


Maharg .. 457


Mahood, James 1295


1295


McJunkin family


582


Mahood, John. 1295


Maltby, Albert E., M. D. 1223


Mangold, Jolin 870


Mangold, Peter 776


Manny, John C. 785


McJunkin, Dr. Isaiah


165


McJunkin, James. 1042


McJunkin, James T. 735


McJunkin, Hon. J. David, sketch of. 710


164


McIntosh, Kenneth.


1006


McIntyre, John.


867


McIntyre, Nathaniel.


808


McJunkin, David. 1066


McJunkin, Hon. Ebenezer, sketches.148, 702


McJunkin, Hon. Ebenezer, portrait of .. 129


McJunkin, Ira. . 736


Manny, Joseph F 786


Map of Butler county 17


Maple Furnace. 673


Marburger, George, Sr. 1137


988


McLeod, John.


218


McMarlin, James A


1145


McMarlin, William ..


1144


Mc Michael, Dr. Josiah


167


McNair, Dunning. 17


McNamee, Francis. 1322


McNamee. John. 1321


McNees, William. 16


McPherrin, Rev. Jolin. 680


McOnistion, Charles F. L.


812


McQuistion, James 833


McQuistion, James P 1252


McQuistion, Jolin. 384, 832


McQuistion, Livingston, sketch of 712


McQuistion, Livingston, portrait of 305


McQuistion, Robert H 833


McQuistion, William 712


M


McFate, Robert. 1219


McFate, Robert A 1219


McGarvey, Jolin J. 1232


McGarvey, William 1231


McGill, George E. 1007


McGinley, John. 1021


McGinley, J. F. P.


1023


McGinley, Michael. Sr. 1022


McGinley, Michael 1022


McGonegal, John ... 1228


McGuffin, Hon. Lawrence L 143, 148


McHenry, Dr. J.


McKee, Hugh


694


McKee, James. 46, 384, 832


McKee, James A 806


McKee, Col. James Cooper, portrait of .. 225 McKee, Jolin, James and Hugh 620


McCollough, John C. 985


McCollough, Matthew, Sr


1239


McCollough, Matthew.


1240


McCollough, Peter.


986


McKim, H. G


1090


McKinney, Peter 45, 219, 429


McLaughlin, Daniel G


McConnell, Daniel and William. 46


Mclaughlin, Patrick


McClymonds, Prof. Isaac M.


1224


McKee, Andrew


McCollough, Andrew White, sketch of .. 819 McCollough, Andrew White, portrait of. 297


Mahood, James A


I 349


INDEX.


PAGE.


Marburger, George. 1137


Marburger, John. . 1138


MARION TOWNSHIP .- Origin of name,


641; physical and geological character- istics, 641; coal deposits, 641; oil sands and elevations, 641; population and


statistics, 642; pioneers, 642; past and


present industries, 643; schools, 644; justices of the peace, 644; villages, 644: churches. 645; biographical


sketches. 1281


Markel, Daniel. 1112


Markel, Zeno. 1111


Marks, Dr. Samuel 168


Marks, William ..


934


Marks, William J., sketch of. 934


Marks, William J., portrait of. 929


Mars. 444


Marsh, Abraham 915


Marsh, George. 915


Marshall, David. 1268


Marshall, George. 1135


Marshall, James 909


Marshall, James M. 1268


Marshall, John D .. 722


Marshall, Robert J .. 1135


Marshall, Hon. Samuel


1145


Marshall, Samuel J.


1135


Marshall, Thomas M. 155


Marshall, William M. 1135


Martin, Abram. 1024


Martin, James (Penn township). 906


Martin, James (Oakland township). 1024


Martin, Robert. 906


Martin, Thomas 220


Martinsburg. 667


Masseth, Benjamin 794


Masseth & Black 371


Mates, Amos 917


Mates, James B 719


Maurhoff, Emil. 887


Maurhoff, George W 887


Maxwell, Abraham, shooting of. 40


Maxwell, George. 1223


Maxwell, James. 1011


Maxwell. James J. 1011


May, Eli. 787


May, Henry 1140


Maybury. Jonathan, Sr. 1221


Maybury, Jonathan. 1221


Meals, George .653, 1292


Meals. Isaac .. 812


Meals, Joseph G. 1293


Meals, Samnel .. 1292


Mechanics Building and Loan Ass'n 365


Mechanicsburg 613


Mechling, Jacob, Sr 729


Mechling. Jacob, Jr. 730


Mechling, John, Sr 1043


Mechling. John ... 1044


Mechling, Joseph B 830


Mechling, Simon. 730


Mechling, William 1044


Mechling, Col. William T 731


Medical Association. 170


Medical profession, The. 162


Meeder, George 1179


Melissadale. 492


PAGE.


Melvin, David R. 1277


Melvin, Philip. . 1277


Mennonite Church. 415


MERCER TOWNSHIP .- Organization, 634;


population and statistics, 634; pio- neers, 634; enterprises, 635; schools, 635; justices of the peace. 636; Forest- ville, 636; biographical sketches .. 1203


Mershimer, Adam 1059


Mershimer, Samuel S. 1059


Mershimer, Sebastian 1059


Mershimer, Zelman R 1059


Mershon. Dr. E. B. 889


METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.


Adams township (Mars), 444: Alle- gheny township (Maple Furnace), 672- (Grant) 672; Brady township ("Hall's Church"), 617-(West Liberty), 617; Buffalo township (Emery Chapel), 485; Butler, 346-(Free), 350; Centreville, 631; Cherry township (Anandale), 650; Clearfield township (Fennelton), 497; Concord township, 565; Connoqueness- ing township, 393; Cranberry town- ship (Dutillh), 439; Evans City, 425: Fairview, 538: Forward township (Richmond). 432-(Brownsdale), 433- (Petersville). 433: Jefferson township (Great Belt), 464; Harmony, 416; Har- risville, 640: Karns City, 554; Lan- caster township. 598: Middlesex town- ship, 450; Millerstown, 525: Parker township (Martinsburg), 668; Penn township (Thorn Creek). 456 - (Ren- frew), 456; Petrolia borough, 547: Pros- pect (Bethel), 594; Sippery Rock town-


ship (Hickory Mills). 622: Venango township (Farmington). 662: Washing- ton township (North Hope), 655; West Sunbury, 578: Winfield township (Knox), 489-(Fisk's), 490; Zelienople (Monroe Chapel). 408


Methodist Protestant Church, Winfield .. 491 Metz, Annas 1157


Metz, Christian .. 1157


Mexican War, Butler county in the .. 225


Middle Lancaster. 598


MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP. - Organization,


446: reduction of area, 446; physical characteristics, 446; coal deposits, 446: oil production. 446; population, 446; pioneers, 447; first election. 448; jus- tices of the peace, 448; schools and churches, 448; cemeteries, 450; villages


and industries, 451: biographical


sketches 831


Middletown. 566


Midwifery in early days 163


Milford. James 1312


Milford, Sammuel F. 1313


Military history, early. 217


MILITIA .- Organization of, at the out-


break of the war of 1812, 220; volun-


teers in the Mexican war, 225; pioneer militia organizations, 226; imilitia mus-


ters. 227; militia elections, June, 1854, 228; Militia Act of 1887 229


Militia celebration


69


1350


INDEX.


PAGE.


Militia companies, Butler county 220


Miller, Alfred. 1057


Montgomery, Samuel. 899


Miller. Dr. George. 163


Montgomery, Stewart. 899


Miller, George. 763


Moore, Aaron. 47, 587


Moore, Andrew. 1026


Moore. Andrew G. 1027


Moore, Charles. 1272


Miller, Jacob.


1136


Miller. James H


763


Miller, John B


1136


Moore, Prof. Isaac Newton 1224


Miller, John M


1137


Miller, John N.


1101


Miller, Milton.


923


Miller, Robert. 933


Miller, Silas. 47


Miller, William (Butler) 773


Miller, William (Middlesex township). 933


800


Miller, William H 800


MILLERSTOWN BOROUGH .- Derivation of


name, 512: first settlers. 512; physical characteristics, 513; population, 513;


early business interests, 513; later growth and development, 515; hotels, 516: business companies and corpora- tions, 517; fires and fire companies,


519; postmasters and justices, 521;


borough councils, 521; schools. 523;


churches and cemeteries, 524; secret societies, 526; review, 529: biographical sketches. 945


Millerstown Deposit Bank. 518


Miller town Fair Association 209


Millerstown Herald. 182. 515


Millerstown Oil Exchange 517


Millerstown Review. 182, 515


Millerstown Saving Bank Association .. 518 MILLS. 366, 385, 391, 399, 412, 417, 419,


431, 435, 451, 454, 461, 470, 483, 488, 500,


513. 557. 561, 563, 570, 573, 591, 602. 611,


616, 621, 635, 638, 642, 643. 648, 651, 658, 660. 666


Mineral wealth of the county. 22


Mirror and News (Prospect). 183


Miscellaneous commands during the


Civil war .. 259


Miscellaneous transactions of county commissioners . 95


Mitchell, Alexander. 715


Mitchell, James, Sr 841


Mitchell, Judge James 841


Mitchell, John 766


Mitchell, Hon. John H., sketches of .. 158, 704


Mitchell, Hon. John H., portrait of .. 161


Mitchell, Lewis Z. . 155


Modification of township lines 91


Modoc City 567


Mohawk, Samuel, the murderer. 141


Moniteau .. .


652


Monks, Absalom, Sr.


928


Monks, Absalom 928


Monks, Martin. 928


Monnie, Charles H. 1035


Monnie, Frederick H 1036


Monroe Station. 486


Monroeville .. . 486


Montgomery. John (Clinton township) .. 899 Montgomery, John (Armstrong county) . 1036


PAGE.


Montgomery, John T.


1037


Miller, Dr. Gottlieb.


165


Miller, Henry (Butler) ..


773


Miller, Henry (Clay township)


1047


Moore, Eli J 1272


Moore, Isaac. 1270


Moore, J. Emerson . . 1027


Moore, James 1027


Moore, James N. 718


Moore, Hon. Jesse .. 135, 137, 138, 147, 211


Moore, John, Sr. 1242


Moore, John. 1243


1271


Moore, Martin V


942


Moore, Matthew


942


Moore, Robert ..


1273


Moore. Samuel, Sr.


1270


Moore. Samuel.


1271


Moore, Samuel H


1243


Moore, Samuel W


1271


Moore, Thomas.


1242


Moore, William.


1242


Moore. William S. 1272


Moorhead. David. 487


Mormonisin in the county .69, 403


Morris, Robert .. 40, 299


Morrison. Charles W


901


Morrison, William ..


901


Morrow, Andrew J


1322


Morrow, Hamilton. 1322


Morrow, Jolin 959


Morrow, Robert .. 939


Morrow tannery, Prospect. 591


Mortland. Alexander. 1308


Mortland, Newton . 1309


Mortland, William 1308


Moser, John. 220


Mount Chestnut. 5.89


Mount Etna.


623


Mount Olive Evangelical Church, Alle- gheny township .. 672


MUDDY CREEK TOWNSHIP .- Organiza-


tion. 600; change of boundaries, 600:


physical characteristics. 600: coal and coal mines, 600: pioneers, 600: schools and teachers, 601; manufacturing in- dustries, 602; population, 602; justices of tlıe peace, 602; biographical


sketches. .. 1203


Muder, John E. 885


Muller, Detmar Basse .. 398, 401


Muller, Detmar Basse, petition of. 194


Muntz. Jolin G. 776


Muntz. John George 776


Muntz, John N


Murder trials .. 140


Murphy, Francis


Murrin, Hugh, Sr. 218, 660, 1302


Murrin. Hugh.


1303


Murrin, Jolin. 1303


Murrin, John Z. 1304


Murrin, William 1304


Murrinsville.


644


Murtland, John 982


974


Moore, Jolin C.


Miller, William F.


I351


INDEX.


PAGE


Murtland, John C. 982


Muster day festivities 226


Myers, Charles 1264


Myers, Conrad. 1195


Myers, Daniel.


1265


Myers, David. 1265


967


Myers, Jacob ..


Myers, John, Sr


1264


Myers, John.


1264


Myers, John G.


966


Myers, John S


1265


Myers, Samuel.


1195


Myers, Solomon 1265


Myers, William


1264


Myoma.


445


N


Nast. Philip .. 775


National Building, Loan and Protective


Association, Millerstown 518


National Guard


229


National Road convention. 196


Naturalgas


295


Neal. John.


1204


Neff, Egid.


1030


Neff, Francis M 1082


Neff, Ignatz. 1029


Neff, John Vitus


1082


Negley, Felix H. 917


Negley, Hon. John, sketch of. 686


Negley, Hon. Jolin, portrait of. 33


Negley, Hon. John Henry. . . . . 142, 155, 687


Negley, William C.


804


Nesbit, William


840


Nesbit, William R. 840


New county, erection of, attempted. 92


New School Presbyterians 443


Newell, Adam.


937


Newell, David.


938


NEWSPAPERS .- Butler, 172; Millerstown,


181; Petrolia and vicinity, 182: Pros- peet. 183; Zelienople, 183; Centreville and Saxonburg .. 184


Neyman, A. M., M. D. 167, 723


Neyman, Abraham M. 723


Neyman, Jolın.


1017


Neyman, John H


1018


Neyman, John L.


1017


Neyman, Markle J


1018


Neyman, William


500, 1017


Niblock, Rev. Isaiah, D. D 683


Nieklas, Daniel P. 1153


Nieklas, George H. 1153


Nicklas, Peter.


1153


Nicklas, W. A.


1121


Niggel, Joseph.


757


Niggel, Thanens


757


Nolf, Conrad .. 869


Nolf, William ..


869


Non-Partisan Temperance Union 216


Normal School at Centreville .. 191. 628


North Butler Agricultural Club


204


North Oakland ..


560


North Side Cemetery Association ..


381


North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church, Forward 432


PAGE.


North Washington. 656


North Washington Institute. 657 Northwestern Independent (Butler). 179


Notable contempt case.


136


O


O'Brien, William H. 767


O'Donnell, Connell. 950


O'Donnell, Dennis.


950


O'Donnell, Jolin,


951


O'Donnell. Mrs. Mary 66


O'Hara, Michael .. 220


OAKLAND TOWNSHIP. - Organization. 556; statistics.556; pioneers,556; schools and teachers, 557: churches and ceme- teries, 558; justices of the peace, 560; villages, 560; secret societies, 561; bio- graphical sketches 945


Oesterling, Jolın 844


Oesterling, Leonard, 844


Oesterling, Peter ..


845


Offices of president and associate judges made elective. 142


Ogle .


440


Oil Exchange, Petrolia. 549


Oil field, Butler [See Butler oil field]. Oil operators (ancient). 270


Oil, prices of. 290, 294


Oilbronn.


599


180 Oilman's Journal (Parker and Butler). Old Covenanter Church 608


Oller, Rev. William E. 802


One Hundredth Regiment-Round Heads 239 One Hundred and Second Regiment .... 242


One Hundred and Third Regiment ..... 243 One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Reg't. . 246 One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Reg't. 249 One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Regiment -Fourteenth Cavalry. 251


One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Regiment 252 Oneida .. 561


Orchard trees.


22


Organization of board of commissioners 93


Organization of the county 74 Organization, county and township. 74


Organization of townships 85


Oriental mills.


366


Orphan's Friend (Butler). 181


Orr, Andrew.


220


Oswald, Charles 1031


Oswald, Philip


1031


Owens, Frederick


890


P


Paliwathorika (Allegheny river) 19


Palmer, Dr. Orrin D. 165


Pape, Charles F. T. 749


Pape, D. T


748


Pape, Gerard P.


749


Pape, Theodore D. 749


Park, Harry M.


927


Park, Thomas, Sr. 926


Park, Thomas


926


Park, William


926


Parker. George


1323


Parker, John.


1323


Myers, Henry J 966


1352


INDEX.


PAGE.


PARKER TOWNSHIP .- Origin of name, 665; early settlers, 665; population and statistics, 666; justices of the peace. 666: schools, 606: manufacturing in-


dustries, 666: Martinsburg. 667: churches, 668; secret societies, 669; other villages,


669; biographical


sketches. .1281


Parkin. Joseph. 790


Parkin, Joseph W. 799


Partridge, William K. 1301


Patrons of Husbandry 207


Patterson, Eli.


1050


Patterson, Ozias M .. 1301


Patterson, Robert (Cranberry township). 910


Patterson, Robert (Clay township) 1050


Patterson, William. . 1050


Patterson, William R 910


Patton, David. 1039


Patton. John. 45


Patton, Robert. 1039


Pearson, Benjamin, M. D. 1222


Peffer, Frederick .. 1198


Peffer, John Gottlieb. 1198


Peffer Jolın R.


1198


Peffer, Joseph 1198


Penn. William, and Pennsylvania. 30


Penn's purchase from the Indians.


36


PENN TOWNSHIP .- Origin of name, 452:


organization, 452: physical characteris- tics, 452: coal deposits, 453; oil produc- tion, 453; natural curiosities, 453; pio-


neers, 453; population and statistics, 454: schools and justices, 455; churches and cemeteries, 455; villages, 457: bio- graphical sketches. 831


People's Building and Loan Association 364


People's Gas Co .. 375


People's Reformed Ticket, 1857, 1858. 124


Perry, James. 1156


Peters, Henry 1283


Peters, M. J


1158


Peterson, Peter


219


Petersville. 395


Petition of Barron and McKee. 65


PETROLIA BOROUGH .- Founding of the


town, 542: oil discovered, 542; rapid growth, 542; early business interests, 542; the notorious Ben Hogan, 543; population and statistics, 543; post- office, 544: schools, 544; destructive fires, etc., 544; fire companies and water supply, 545; the great flood, 546; churches, 547; borough councils and justices of the peace, 548; banks and business companies, 549: secret socie- ties, 550; biographical sketches .. 945


Petrolia Creamery, Petrolia. 550


Petrolia Record. 182, 543


Petrolia Refining Co., Petrolia. 549


Pfabe, Charles. 902


Pfabe. Frederick. 893


Pfeiffer, Charles. 894


Philips, Elijah T 913


Philips, John. 013


Philips, Orin M. 769


Philips, Robert. 913


Phillips City 459


PAGE.


Phillips, Hon. Thomas W., sketch of ... 816


Phillips. Hon. Thomas W., portrait of .. 289 Phillips, Victor K. 818


Phipps, Maj. Robert J. 821


Phipps, Simeon W. 922


Physical features of the county 17


Physicians, brief personal sketches of. . 163


Physicians, old-time and modern. 162


Physicians, registered. 169


Pierce, John 220


Pillow, Capt. Henry. 812


Pioneer agriculture, agriculturists and farm implements 202


Pioneer arrivals. 44


Pioneer farming and milling 73


Pioneer militia organizations. 226


Pioneer newspapers of Western Penn- sylvania. 172


Pioneer reminiscences. 65


Pioneer schools, school teachers and school-houses .. 185


Pioneer steamboat "William D. Duncan'


20


Pioneers, the. 42


Pioneers prior to 1796. 44


Pisor, Jacob and John 46


Pisor, O. P., M. D. 1300


Pittsburg and Erie line of mail stages. 195


Plank roads 196


Plummer. 511


Political affairs 115


Political parties in 1828. 119


Political status of county 115


Pollock. Alexander. 1080


Pollock, John R. 1080


Pontius, Gabriel 951


Pontius, John.


Pontius, John Henry


953


Pontius, Nicholas.


1005


Pontius, Solomon 952


Population, statistics of. 64


Porter, Alexander 1310


Porter, James 1311


Porter, John. 1312


Porter, Joseph 1312


Porter, Joseph T 1312


Porter, Levi


1311


Porterfield, Samuel. 218


PORTERSVILLE BOROUGH,-Laying out of the town, 603; change of name, 603:


1


postimasters, 603; business enterprises, 603; population and statistics, 604; borough officials, 604; justices of the peace, 606; churches, 607; secret so- cieties, 608: biographical sketches. . .. Post, Frederick, visit of 28


1203


Post. John, Sr 1080


Post, John 1080


Post routes .. 195


Potts, James 156


Potts. Jolin


321


Powell, Joseph, Sr.


1199


Powell, Joseph. 1199


PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES. [See


United, and other, Presbyterian


Churches]-Adams township (Crest- view), 444; Allegheny township, 672; Brady township (Cumberland), 617: Buffalo township, 484: Butler, 325:


953


1


1


1353.


INDEX.


PAGE.


Centre township (Unionville), 584;


Centreville, 632-(Covenanter or Re- formed), 632; Cherry township (Pleas- aut Valley), 649-(New Hope), 650; Clay township (Muddy Creek), 571; Clinton township (Westminster), 478; Concord township (Concord), 564; Con- noquenessing township (Mt. Nebo), 392: Cranberry township, 436; Evans City, 425: Fairview, 537: Fairview township (Bear Creek). 531: Forward township (Reformed), 432; Harrisville, 639; Jefferson township (Jefferson Summit), 463-(Jefferson Centre), 464; Karns City. 555; Middlesex township, 448; Oakland township (North Butler), 559; Parker township (Martinsburg), 668; Petrolia, 547; Portersville, 607 -(Old Covenanter), 608; Prospect, 594 -(Cumberland Church), 594; Venango township (Associate), 662; Washington township, 654 - (New Salem), 655- (North Washington), 656; West Sun- bury, 577; Zelienople. 407


Present bar, members of.


161


President Judges. 129


Presidential electors, vote cast for in November, 1892 126


Producers' Bank of Butler County. . 361


Producers' Free Press, Petrolia ... . . . 182, 543


Producers' and Refiners' Pipe Line Co. . 292 Press, The. . 172


Prices of goods, &c., 1804 to 1830. 69


Prospect Academy 592


PROSPECT BOROUGH .- Location, 590:


survey and sale of lots, 590: early mer- chants and tavern keepers, 590; past and present business interests, 591; in- corporation and officials, 591; popula-


tion and assessed valuation, 592; secret




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