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FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP AND WAYNES- BURG BOROUGH.
THOMAS ADAMSON, retired farmer and stock-grower, was born in Morgan Township, Greene County, Penn., November 9, 1819. His parents were Charles and Sarah (Hatfield) Adamson, natives of this county, and of Irish and English extraction. The Adamson family came to America many years ago, and four brothers settled in Bucks County, Penn., where they engaged in farming. They were all members of the Society of Friends. One of these brothers was the grandfather of Thomas Adamson,. also named Thomas, who came to Greene County among the early settlers. Ile died on the farm where Charles Adamson, who died in 1868, was born and raised. Thomas is one of a family of eight children, only four of whom are now living. Early in life he learned the carpen- ter's trade, which he followed for six years, then engaged in farming. In 1845 Mr. Adamson had saved enough money, through industry and economy, to enable him to buy the farm of 120 acres where he and family reside. Ile has at different times added to that purchase until he now owns 220 acres of well-improved land. He was united
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in marriage, in 1843, with Sarah, daughter of John Hoge, and they are the parents of four children-Caroline, wife of Freeman Smith; Mary, wife of B. F. Bell; Stephen C. and John H. Mrs. Adamson died in 1874. The following year Mr. Adamson inarried Elizabeth Iloge, a cousin of his first wife. In politics Mr. Adamson is a Democrat.
CYRUS ADAMSON, farmer and stock-grower, who was born in Greene County, Penn., April 19, 1826, is a son of James and Mar- garet (Smith) Adamson. His parents were natives of this county, and of English lineage. Ilis father was an industrious and success- ful farmer through life. Of his ten children, Cyrus is the eighth. Having been reared on the farm, he naturally took to the occupation of farming, in which he has met with snceess. His farm near Waynes- burg, Penn., contains 224 acres of valuable land. Mr. Adamson was united in the holy bonds of matrimony, in February of 1851, with Esther, daughter of John Iloge. Her ancestors were among the earliest settlers of the county. To Mr. and Mrs. Adamson have been born four children-Margaret M., John F., James M. and Albert T. John F., the oldest son, married Margaret, daughter of Neal Zollars, and they have two children-Harry N. and Howard C. Cyrus Adam- son is a Democrat. His wife is a zealous member of the Baptist Church.
J. P. ALLUM, proprietor of the Allum House, Waynesburg, Penn., was born in Richhill Township, this county, February 2, 1842, and is a son of James and Eveline (Gregory) Allum. His father, who was a farmer, was killed by a threshing machine, February 14, 1850. Of a family of ten children, Mr. J. P. Allum was the fifth. Ile was reared on the farm in Richhill Township, where he attended the common schools. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, First West Virginia Cavalry, as a private. He was promoted to Second Lieuten- ant and served during the whole of the war, being enlisted a part of the time under the famous Gen. Custer. Mr. Allum was present at the surrender of Gen. Lee to Gen. Grant, April 9, 1865. In 1877 he came to Waynesburg, where he opened a hotel. He is a man well qualified for the business he has chosen. He was married in 1866 to Miss Jennie R., daughter of William Carroll. Mrs. Allum is a native of Greene County, and of German extraction. They have but one child living Anna. Mr. and Mrs. Allum are members of the Disciple Church. Mr. Allum, who is a Democrat, served as jury commissioner from 1886 to 1888, and served in the council of Waynesburg one term. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
A. I. ANKROM, farmer and stock-grower. Waynesburg, Penn., was born on the farm where he resides, April 21, 1833, and is a son of Joseph and Charlotte (Rinehart) Ankrom. His father was born in this county in 1807, and is now a resident of Franklin Township.
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The subject of this sketch is the oldest of a family of four children. He received a good English education in his native township, and was a successful teacher for a number of years. In later life Mr. Ankrom devoted his time wholly to farming and stock-growing, and is one of the prosperous citizens of his township. In 1856 he mar- ried Miss Margaret, daughter of Abner and Eliza (Murdock) For- dyce, who is a devoted member of the Methodist Protestant Church. Her parents were natives of Greene County, and of Scotch-Irish ex- traction. To Mr. and Mrs. Ankrom have been born four daughters, viz: R. Anna, Charlotte E., Emma L. and Jennie Leona. In politics Mr. Ankrom is a Republican, and has served one term as United States Store-keeper. In early life he was an active member of the I. O. O. F.
HI. B. AXTELL, attorney at law, Waynesburg, Penn., was born in Morris Township, Washington County, May 28, 1844. His parents, Zenas and Asenath (Patterson) Axtell, were also natives of Washington County, where they were married. On April 1, 1852, they moved to Morris Township, Greene County, where Mr. Axtell, who was born May 25, 1812, departed this life May 25, 1844. Mrs. Axtell, who was born June 4, 1818, resides on the old homestead in Morris Township. They were the parents of six children, five of whom are living, and all reside in this county. H. B. Axtell, Esq., the second in the family, was united in marriage, April 2, 1879, with Miss Maggie Worley, who was born in Wayne Township, this county. Her parents were David A. and Minerva (Inghiram) Worley, both deceased. H. B. Axtell acquired his education in the commou schools and Waynesburg College. He remained on the farm with his parents until twenty-one years of age, then engaged in teaching for a period of ten years. In 1874 he began the study of law with Messrs. Donley and Inghram, and was admitted to the bar in Octo- ber, 1876. He commenced the practice of his chosen profession at Waynesburg in 1877, and since 1878 has been in partnership with J. W. Ray, Esq. In politics he is a Republican.
WILLIAM H. BARB, attorney at law, was born in Monongalia County, W. Va., September 28, 1850, and is a son of Gideon and Sarah (Webb) Barb. His parents were natives of Virginia, and of German and English extraction. His father was a farmer all his life, and died February 5, 1885. Of his family of nine children, W. H. Barb is the sixth. He was reared on the farm, where he attended the district school. In 1866 his parents moved to Greene County, and Mr. Barb entered Waynesburg College. At the age of eighteen he began teaching, and thus was enabled to pay his own expenses through school. He began the study of law with Messrs. Wyly and Buchanan, and completed his studies in the office of Messrs. Donley and Inghram. Mr. Barb was admitted to the bar October 1,
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1877, and has since devoted his entire time to the practice of his profession. He is a Democrat in politics, and was elected District Attorney in 1881, holding the office for a period of three years. IIe has also been for several years an efficient member of the school board of Waynesburg. On May 9, 1877, Mr. Barb married Miss Buena Vista, daughter of P. A. Myers, Esy., of Greene Township, this county. where Mrs. Barb was born. They have two children-James A. and Frank.
JASON M. BELL, farmer and stock-grower, Waynesburg, Penn., was born in Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, May 21, 1807. He is a son of Jason and Sallie (Noel) Bell, who were natives of Winchester, Virginia, and of English descent. IIis father, who was a farmer, came to Greene County in 1795 and settled in Franklin Township. He reared a family of eight children-four sons and four daughters. Jason was reared on the home farm in
Morris Township. He has successfully followed the occupation of farming through life. Mr. Bell was united in marriage, in 1833, with Cassandra, daughter of William Inghram, and they are the parents of five children-Thomas, Eliza, Maria, Alice and Harrict. In politics Mr. Bell is a Republican. He is one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of this township.
DR. STEPHEN L. BLACHILY, so remarkable for his medical qualifications, was born in Sparta, Washington County, Pen., De- cember 11, 1815, and has spent all his professional life in the locality where his father so long wore the wreath of medical honor. Ilaving completed his preparatory education in Washington College, in his native county, he read medicine under the direction of his father, and afterwards entered Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, from which he received his degree. Ile was associated with his father in the practice of his profession until the death of the latter, in 1849, practiced alone until 1877, and since that time has as- sociated with him his son, Dr. Oliver L. Blachly. Dr. S. L. Blachly is one of the oldest practitioners in the.county, and one of the oldest members of the Washington County Medical Society, of which he has been President at various tines. IIe is a member of the State Medical Society of Pennsylvania, of which he was elected first Vice- President in 1873, and by which he was appointed Censor for the eighth district in 1874, which position he has held by annual ap- pointment ever since. His intelligent discharge of his professional duties has secured for him the confidence of his neighbors and good will of his professional brethren. He has been a member of the Upper Ten- Mile Presbyterian Church for over forty years, and has been an elder for twenty-five years. Dr. Blachly was married, Jan- uary 9, 1840, to Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Lindley, a descendant of Francis Lindley who came with his Puritan brethren from Hol-
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land in the Mayflower. By this marriage there were five children, two of whom died in infancy. Those living are-Mary Minerva, wife of Stephen Day, a merchant in Sparta, Penn .; Dr. Oliver L. and Henry Spencer, a druggist of Waynesburg, who was born in Washington County, Penn., July 7, 1850. There he was reared and attended school, and subsequently attended Waynesburg College. When in the senior year of his college studies he abandoned his study and embarked in the drug business, in 1870, in Waynesburg, where he is one of the leading business men. He was united in marriage, in 1885, with Helena, daughter of Samuel Melvin (deceased), and they have one child, Stephen S. Blachly.
HON. C. A. BLACK, attorney and counsellor at law, was born in Greene County, Penn., February 6, 1808. Ilis parents, Jacob and Margaret (Grinstaff) Black, were natives of Virginia, of English and German ancestry, and among the first settlers of Greene County, Penn. They reared a family of twelve children. The subject of our sketch was reared on a farm and acquired his education in the common schools of the county. Very early in life he commenced reading law in the office of Enos Hook, and completed his study in the office of Samuel Cleavenger, after which he engaged in the practice of his chosen profession. In 1842 he was elected State
senator and served six years. He filled the office of secretary of the commonwealth under Governor Bigler, and served as the first State superintendent of public schools of Pennsylvania. Mr. Black has been a successful practitioner and has enjoyed an extensive ยท practice. In 1872 he was elected a member of the constitutional convention at Philadelphia, Penn. In 1844, Mr. Black married Miss Maria, daughter of William Allison. Their union was blessed with two children-Mary, wife of Hon. James Inghram, and Albert of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Black departed this life in 1871. She was the idol of her family, and a general favorite among a large cirele of acquaintances. She was a Christian of deep and earnest religious convictions, and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
WILLIAM BLAIR, county commissioner of Greene County, Penn., was born in Franklin Township, March 7, 1839. He is a son of John and Margaret (Orndoff) Blair, who were natives of this coun- ty, and of English descent. The Blairs, who were among the earliest settlers of the county, came from New Jersey and settled in Frank- lin Township. William Blair's father engaged in the business of stone-masonry for many years. His grandfather, W. J. Orndoff, was a soldier in the revolutionary war. The farm of 125 acres, where William resides, has been in the possession of the family for more than a quarter of a century. In 1861 Mr. Blair married Cath- arine, daughter of John T. Ilook, and sister of W. A. Hook, an at-
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torney at Waynesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Blair are the parents of seven children-F. L., Jesse, Agnes, Lizzie, Jolin C., Maggie and Ida H. Three of their children belong to the Disciple Church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Blair are prominent members. He has served as deacon for fifteen years and as Sabbath-school superintendent for twenty years. Mr. Blair is a Democrat and a member of the I. O. O. F. Ile takes an active interest in the education of his children, and has served two terms as school director.
JAMES BOYD, farmer and stock-grower, Waynesburg, Penn., was born on Ruft's Creek, March 12, 1850. His parents, James and Martha (Camp) Boyd, were natives of this county, and of German origin. James is the fifth in a family of nine children, eight of whom grew to maturity. He was reared on the home farm, attending the district school, and has engaged in farming as his chief occupation. Hle is the owner of a fine farm of 120 acres where he resides in Franklin Township. In 1874 Mr. Boyd was united in marriage with Miss Anna, daughter of Abraham and Harriet (Watson) Arnold, and they have an interesting family of five children -- Gertrude, Wilbert, Seymour, Emery and Martha. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are prominent members of the Baptist Church.
R. E. BROCK, M. D., read medicine with his cousins, Drs. Hugh W. and Luther S. Brock, at Morgantown, W. Va. Gradnated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, March 3, '79. IIas been engaged in continuous practice at Waynesburg, Penn., since that time.
C. E. BOWER, superintendent of the W. & W. Railroad, was born at Fredericktown, Washington County, Penn., April 11, 1849. Ile is a son of Charles W. and Charlotte (Hook) Bower, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. His father was a steam en- gineer, and died in Waynesburg in 1885. The subject of our sketch was reared in Waynesburg, where he attended the college. During the war he and his father were engineers on a United States steamer in the Government service on the Tennessee River. At the close of the war C. E. went into the oil business in Dunkard Township. He subsequently engaged in the iron business at Waynes- burg, where he still owns one-half interest in the foundry. In 1872 Mr. Bower was united in marriage with Miss Josephine, daughter of Godfrey Gordon, and they are the parents of two childern-Gerome and Oliver. He has been superintendent of the W. & W. R. R. since 1881.
JAMES A. J. BUCHANAN, attorney at law, was born in Greene County, Penn., February 8, 1824, and is a son of Andrew and Rhoda (Stephenson) Buchanan. His mother was born in New Jersey and his father in Chester County, Penn. They were of Scotch-Irish ex- traction. IIis father, who was a prominent attorney, came to
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Waynesburg in 1803, where he practiced law until his death in 1848. In 1832 and '33 he was a member of the State Legislature; and from 1836 to 1839 he served as a member of Congress. He served as county commissioner of Greene County when he received fifteen dollars for his services. The subject of this sketch was next to the youngest in a family of eleven children. He was educated in the Greene Academy at Carmichaels and at Washington College. At the age of twenty he commenced the study of law in his father's office, and in 1845 was admitted to the Greene County bar. In 1855 he was admitted to practice in the Supreme Courts of Pennsyl- vania. Mr. Buchanan, who is a Democrat, is a member of the I. O. O. F., and a Sir Knight Templar in the Masonic fraternity. He was married in this county to Miss Mary A., daughter of Daniel Boner. Mrs. Buchanan is of Scotch origin. Of their six children only two are living-Harriet, wife of William T. Lantz, cashier of the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank of Waynesburg; and Mary A., wife of Daniel S. Walton, Esq., attorney at law of Waynesburg.
HARVEY CALL, merchant, Waynesburg, Penn., was born in Oak Forest, Center Township, and is the son of James and Martha Call. His mother was born in Ohio and his father in Pennsylvania. They were of German and Irish deseent. His father was a farmer and merchant in early life, and kept a general store at Oak Forest. Mr. Call is the oldest in a family of six children. He was reared on the farm, attended the distriet schools, and farmed until he was twenty-one years old. In 1872 he began clerking in a store, and in 1873 went to Fairbury, Ill., where he was employed as a salesman until 1875. He then returned to his native county and was again employed as a clerk in Waynesburg for a short time, and then en- gaged in the mercantile business for himself in the year 1876, and has since been very successful. In 1875 Mr. Call married Martha A., daughter of Captain John Morris, of Rogersville, Penn. They have one child-Clyde Morris Call. Mr. Call is a Republican. His wife is a member of the Disciple Church.
JOHN CALL, agent for mill works, was born in Oak Forest, Greene County, Penn., September 21, 1833. He is a son of James and Sarah (Hoge) Call, also natives of this county, and of Scotch lineage. His father was a farmer and miller. He owned and operated a mill at Oak Forest for over forty years. He died in 1872. His family consisted of eight children, of whom the subject of our sketch is next to the youngest. He was reared at Oak Forest, attended the common school, and early in life learned the miller's trade with his father; in 1851 commenced working at millwrighting; in 1875 commeneed contracting and building in Waynesburg, fol- lowed that business for eight years, during which time built the jail and sheriff's house. He afterwards learned the new milling process,
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and contracts for and builds roller mills. He also takes contracts for other buildings. Since 1884 he has been engaged with the Roller Mill Company of Waynesburg. In 1855 Mr. Call married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of William Fry. Mrs. Call was born in Center Township, this county, and is of German origin. They have four children, viz: William W., Mattie E. (deceased), Emma S. and La- fayette G. Mr. and Mrs. Call are members of the Baptist Church. He moved to Waynesburg in the year 1871.
G. W. CHAPMAN, of the firm of Lemley & Chapman, livery- men, Waynesburg, Penn., was born in Greene County, Penn., July 15, 1851, and is a son of John and Sarah (Lemley) Chapman. Ilis parents were also natives of this county, and of English lineage. Ilis father was a farmer and engineer by occupation. The subject of our sketch is the oldest in a family of four children. Ile was reared in his native county and received his education in the district schools. lle started out in life working by the month as a farm hand, and subsequently worked at the blacksmith's trade in Waynes- burg for a time. Mr. Chapman then bought a team and engaged in hauling and farming until 1887, when he began the livery business in partnership with his uncle. He was united in marriage in 1880 with Lucinda, daughter of James Bradford. Mrs. Chapman is a native of Greene County and of English extraction. Their children are -- Hattie E. and Emma L. Mr. Chapman is a Democrat. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
A. I. COOKE, agent for the Adams Express Company, was born in Waynesburg May 7, 1853. Ile is a son of Joseph and Sarah (Bowman) Cooke, the former a native of New Jersey and the latter of Pennsylvania. His father, a journalist by profession, was engaged in the newspaper business in New Jersey, and after coming to Pennsylvania was an editor until the breaking out of the war. He was the owner of the Commonwealth, a paper published at Washing- ton, Penn. In 1853 he came to Waynesburg, where he edited and published the Eagle, which paper subsequently merged into the Republican. At the breaking out of the Rebellion Mr. Cooke promptly enlisted in Company A, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry. and was elected Commissary Sergeant of his company. He was wounded three times, was taken prisoner, and suffered all the horrors of Andersonville and Libby prisons. At the close of the war he was discharged and returned to Waynesburg, where he was appointed postmaster, and held the position for twenty years. He is now liv- ing a retired life in Waynesburg. His family consists of six chil- dren, four of whom are now living. They are George A. B., an editor at Three Rivers, Mich .; Mary A., widow of Charles B. Brad- ley; Henry, a soldier killed in the battle of Winehester; Winfield Scott, Leslie (deceased), and A. I. All the sons, except A. I. and
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Leslie, served as privates in the Union army. The subject of this sketch, Mr. A. I. Cooke, was assistant postmaster in Waynesburg for twenty-one years. Since 1874 he has been express agent, and is now running a freight and omnibus line at Waynesburg. IIe was married in 1875 to Arabella Blackmore Adams, a daughter of Major Dawson Adams. Mrs. Cooke was born in Waynesburg. Her father was a tanner by trade, and was of English extraction. Mr. and Mrs. Cooke's children are Sallie A., Robert A. and Jessie B. Mr. Cooke Cooke is a Republican, and is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., in which order he has taken many degrees. Ile is also a mem- ber of Encampment No. 119.
JACOB COLE, ex-county commissioner, farmer and stock- grower, was born in Morris Township, Greene County, Penn., Oc- tober 28, 1823. He is a son of John T. and Mary (Crodinger) Cole, who were of English and Dutch extraction. They came to Greene County and settled in Morris Township in 1815, on a farm near Nineveh, resided there until 1835, then removed to Wayne Town- ship, and spent the balance of their lives. Five of their eight chil- dren grew to maturity, and all reside in this county. Jacob, the fourth member of the family, was from his youth engaged in agri- cultural pursuits. Ile attended the common school, and subsequently bought a farm in Wayne Township and engaged in farming and stock-raising. Ilis farm in Franklin Township contains 100 acres. In 1879 Mr. Cole retired from the active work of the farm, and has since resided in Waynesburg. The same year he was elected county commissioner and served one term. In 1845 he was united in mar- riage with Frances, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Hamilton) Tustin. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Cole has been blessed with eight children, seven of whom grew to maturity-Mary J., deceased, who was the wife of Israel Shriver; Isaac S., a farmer; Elizabeth, wife of Jesse Knight; Caroline, wife of Miner Carpenter; J. T., Abijah and William. In politics Mr. Cole is a Democrat. He is ever interested in school affairs, and has been school director in his township. He took an active interest in the Granger movement, and served as treasurer of the society for several years in Wayne Township.
DAVID CRAWFORD, deceased, was one of the prominent at- torneys of Waynesburg, where he practiced his chosen profession for many years. He was born in Greensboro, Greene County, Penn., June 18, 1825, and was a son of David Crawford, one of the early settlers of the county. Mr. Crawford was the only son in a large family, and at the time of his death, which occurred in March, 1886, he had but three sisters living, viz., Mrs. Margaret Hager, of Rock- ford, Illinois; Mrs. Mary Barrickman, of Virginia; and Mrs. Dr. James Way, of Waynesburg. Mr. Crawford's earlier education was
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acquired in the rude log school-houses of Greene County. When twelve years of age he was employed to carry the Waynesburg Mes- senger, and in 1841 he walked to Wheeling, W. Va. After arriving in that city he worked in a chair factory for some time, then re- turned to Waynesburg and went to work in a saddle and harness shop kept by Amos Cleavenger. He improved all his leisure hours in study and his industry attracted the attention of Hon. Jesse Lazear, who was one of the prominent inen of Waynesburg and cashier of the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank. Mr. Lazear gave him a position as elerk in the bank, and as all his time was not taken up with his duties there, he was enabled to attend Waynesburg College at the same time. He took an active interest in the literary society of which he was a member, and was debater for the Union society in its first contest with the Philomathean, in 1852. His opponent in this contest was Lorenzo Danford, who was afterwards elected mem- ber of Congress from Ohio. After Mr. Crawford had finished his education he read law in the office of John C. Flenniken, and was admitted to practice in 1853. Ile practiced law until he received the appointment of chief clerk of the Indian Burean at Washington, D. C., which office he held during the administration of Pierce and Buchanan. He was a member of the Board of Commission and was sent to conclude a treaty with the Chippewas. He succeeded in settling withiont war, and so attracted the fancy of an Indian chief that he presented him with a saddle and bridle handsomely or- namented with beads and trinkets. After the expiration of his term of office, Mr. Crawford resumed his law practice and succeeded in ac- cnmulating a fair share of this world's goods. He served as cashier of the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank for a period of twelve years. Mr. Crawford took an active interest in the Democratic party in Pennsylvania and other States. He was a useful member in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a strong advocate of temperance. He was united in marriage, February 5, 1857, with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Major Remembrance H. Lindsey.
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