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Stevenson, Henry, Winslow, Sandy Valley p. o., is a farmer, and was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, Aug. 26. 1839. He was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Moore) Ste- venson, who settled in Washington township in 1845, where they cleared a farm on which they resided up to the time of their deaths. Their children were Robert, William, Mar- tha, James, Henry, Nancy, Rebecca, Thomas and Mary. Henry was a resident of Washington township up to 1881. in which year he came to Winslow township. He cleared and improved a farm of 76 acres in Winslow township. He was married in Au- gust, 1868, to Martha Mccullough. of Washington township. She died December 3, 1886. They had two children - Nancy E. and James W. Martha was a daughter of Hugh and Nancy (Bond) Mccullough, of Washington township. Henry served three years in Co. H. 105th Pa. Vols., during the late war of the Rebellion.
Strouse. George. Winslow, Sandy Valley p. o., was born in Westmoreland county, July 17. 1827, and emigrated from thence to Jefferson county with his parents, Jona- than and Juliana (Seese) Strouse, in 1838. He married Barbara Smith, in 1847. They had one son, Jacob. Bereft of his wife. he again married in 1854, his connubial com- panion on this occasion being Margaret E. Damas. They had three children - Mary (who died in 1886), Daniel W. and George Curtin. George W. Strouse died in 1886. and his widow and her two sons now occupy the old homestead. which their father hewed out of the forest, and which he cultivated till his death. He was a man of a Spartan character, highly respected by all who knew him, and in whom the public was wont to repose responsible trusts, which were always faithfully dealt with.
Strouse, Martin, Winslow, Reynoldsville p. o., is a farmer, and was born in West- moreland county, on May 18, 1829, and was a son of Jonathan and Julia Ann (Seese) Strouse, who settled in Winslow in 1838. Martin Strouse settled on the farm which he now occupies in 1857, all of which he cleared and improved himself. He married Mary A. Phillippi, on Oct. 21, 1852 ; a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Dumbole) Phillipi, of Winslow. Martin and Mary A. have seven children living-Amos S .. Rosanna. Elizabeth, Jonathan E., John M., Iona and Ada Christena.
Strouse, Noah, Winslow, Reynoldsville p. o., is a farmer, and was born in Winslow township, on July 12, 1842, and was a son of Jonathan and Julia (Sease) Strouse, who settled in Winslow township, in 1853, locating on the farm which is now occupied by Noah, and which they cleared and improved, and where they lived and died. They had seven children - George. Martin, Daniel, Christopher, Jacob, Elizabeth and Noah. The latter succeeded to the homestead where he now resides. He married Minerva Phillippi.
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They have six children living - Mabel, Albert, William, Ambrose. Estella and John. Minerva was a daughter of Solomon and Margaret (Smith) Phillipi, of Winslow.
Syphrit, Daniel, Winslow. Reynoldsville p. o., is a farmer, and was born in West- moreland county, on March 18, 1841, and was a son of Joseph and Mary (Campbell) Syphrit. He was reared in Winslow township, and settled on the farm which he now occupies in 1865, and on which he had made many modern improvements. He was married in 1871 to Mary A. Henry. They have had several children-John M., Sarah E., George W., Alice C., Noah W., Anna B. and Charles L. Mary A. was a daughter of John F, and Caroline Henry, of Jefferson county.
Syphrit, Joseph, Winslow, Reynoldsville p. o., is a farmer, and was born in Canada on January 15, 1814. He was a son of Christian and Mary (Shank) Syphrit, and settled in Winslow township in 1841, clearing the farm which he now occupies. For many years he was engaged in the lumber business, floating his lumber on rafts to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. He was married in 1835 to Mary, a daughter of J. K. Campbell, of Ligonier Valley. They had thirteen children - Rebecca, Susan, Daniel, Mary. Noah, Christopher, Amanda, Lizzie, Priscilia, Joseph, Martin, Julia A., and Maggie. Of these children, Noah settled on the farm on which he now resides in 1868, and which he has cleared and improved. He was married on May 12. 1869, to Mary London. They have had eight children - Adda V., Joseph W., Eher S., Samuel T .. Parson M., Ed- ward R., Tressa M., and Ella J. His wife, Mary, was a daughter of Edward and Susan (Shillon) London, of Henderson township.
Thompson, Andrew J .. Snyder, Brockwayville p. o., was born in Huntington county on November 8, 1829, and came to Snyder township on May 1, 1851, and became en- gaged in the lumber business, a trade which he followed for thirty years. He is now interested in farming. His parents were Andrew and Hannah J. (Smith) Thompson, of Huntington county, Pa. Andrew J. was married on September 25, 1861, to Annette Powell, a daughter of Reuben and Angeline (Cleveland) Powell, of Vermont. Andrew J. and Annette have had two children - Lelia A., and Andrew J., jr.
Torrence, James, Punxsutawney, is descended from the sturdy Scotch-Irish Presby- terians who emigrated from the northern part of Ireland to America, and settled in Pennsylvania at an early day. They were found among the Provincial troops during the French and Indian War, and when the alarm of the American Revolution echoed along the rocky walls of the Blue Mountains, it awakened a congenial thrill of patriotic blood, which years before had done service in Ireland under the banners of the Protes- tant prince, William of Orange, and which, in latter years helped to resist the arbitrary powers of England, gave their lives in their country's defense. James was the fifth of nine children of Hugh and Mary (Gray) Torrence. He was born in Westmoreland county August 3. 1812. As soon as James became of sufficient age, he was apprenticed to the tanner's trade, near Pittsburgh, a business in which he afterwards extensively en- gaged. In the year 1830 he came to Brookville, but not liking the place came to Punx- sutawney, where he located and purchased a small tract of land upon which he opened his tannery and built his dwelling-house. For this tract he paid $75. Soon after this he made another purchase of about the same magnitude. Both tracts lay in the very centre of Punxsutawney borough, and soon became very valuable. He was married in 1836 to Mary Caldwell, a daughter of William and Martha Caldwell, of Indiana county. They had seven children - Silas, William, Louisa, Anna, James M., George H., and John. Of these children, all are now living, with the exception of Louisa, Anna, and John. His wife died in 1857, and on July 1, 1858, he married Mrs. N. J. McElhose, a daughter of James and Hannah Kier. They have had three children -- Elizabeth, Ella, and Nannie. The latter died in childhood. In the fall of 1860 he was elected asso- ciate judge of Jefferson county. In politics he has been an active Whig and Republican. In 1865 he retired from active business life ; being successful in the same, he was enabled to live comfortably off the fruits of early toil. He is at this writing in his seventy-fifth year, and is a staunch Presbyterian, an elder in the First Presbyterian church of Punx- sutawney.
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Trimble, J. R., Warsaw, of Hazen, was born in Armstrong county on August 3, 1836, and came to Hazen, Jefferson county, in 1862. He has been engaged in the general mercantile business, and is now justice of the peace, having held that office for the past fifteen years. He was a son of William L. and Elvira P. (Redick) Trimble, of Arm- strong county. He was married on February 4, 1862, to Catherine Graham, a daughter of Joseph and Deborah (Blackburn) Graham, of Westmoreland county, Pa. They have had a family of two children -Bertha E. and Harvey A.
Wainwright, George R., Big Run, Gaskill p. o., was born in 1857, and was married in 1882 to Martha J. Frampton, who was born in 1863, and was a daughter of Rev. J. and Martha (Brooks) Frampton, who were married in 1856, and have had ten children - Hamilton, Edgar, Luke, Martha J., Annie, Etta, Herb, Alpha, John, and James. Three are deceased. George R. and Martha J. have had two children -Iola Maud and Sarah Ann Margaret. George R. was a son of Isaac and Catherine (Rishell) Wain- wright. Catherine was born in Brady township in 1832, and her husband, Isaac, was born in Gaskill in 1834. They were married in 1854, and Isaac died in 1885, leaving a widow and four children - John A., George R., Maggie C., and Ella. Isaac was a son of Richard and Ann Wainwright, natives of Devonshire, England. who settled in Gaskill township about 1822. They had a family of eight children - George, Mary, Lucy, Ann, Amy, Isaac, Hannah, and John. Three children of this family are now living -Ann, Amy, and Hannah.
Weaver, George S., Punxsutawney, Big Run p. o., was born in Bell township in 1839, and was a son of George and Elnora (Schoch) Weaver. who were natives of Bavaria, Germany. They settled in Clearfield county, Pa., in 1832, where they died. They had a family of eight children, six of whom are now living - Henry L., Barbara, George S .. Susanna and Adams (twins), and two sons who served in the war. The father held several of the town offices, was an early weaver, but afterwards a farmer and lumberman. George S. was married in 1866 to Catherine Snyder, of Indiana county. They had a family of six children -- Harry W .. Clara. Mary E., Anna C., Cora B., and Ames O. George S. was a justice of the peace for ten years, constable and collector for four terms, a school director for two terms. assessor for five terms. and auditor for three terms. In early life he became a farmer and lumberman, and in 1883 erected his pres- ent steam saw and shingle-mill, and purchased his homestead in 1866.
Webster, N. B .. Polk, Munderf p. o., was born in Eldred township on April 14, 1850. and is a general merchant and also postmaster at Munderf. He has also been a justice of the peace. His parents were George and Lydia (Rogers) Webster. N. B. Webster was married on August 4. 1872. to Sarah Plotner, a daughter of John C. and Elizabeth Plotner, of Polk township. N. B. and Sarah have had four children - Addie A., Hen- rietta, Malinda C., and Daniel.
§ §3Winslow, Augustus, Gaskill, Big Run. Hudson p. o., was a son of Joseph W., and Christiana (Long) Winslow, of Gaskill, and a grandson of Carpenter and Elizabeth (Col- burn) Winslow. He was born in Pittston, Mass., on March 22, 1866. His great grand- father was Kenelm Winslow, who came on the second voyage of the Mayflower from England. Augustus was born in Gaskill, Jefferson county, in 1842, and was married in 1870 to Eveline Bell. She died in 1883, leaving a family of three children - Annie M .. Maggie E. and Edith Blanche. He then married his second wife, Barbara Pifer, of Henderson, in April, 1885. She was a daughter of Jonas and Elizabeth Piper, of Hen- derson. Augustus Gaskill became engaged in the lumber business in 1866, and in 1880 erected a steam saw-mill of twenty-five horse power on the Ugly Run Stream. He was the founder of the post-office at Hudson, and held the office of postmaster for about seventeen years, only giving it up when President Cleveland took his seat. He enlisted in Company B, Seventy-Fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Colonel Scorbury, and served until the close of the war.
White, James, Eldred, Sigel p. o., a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Fifer) White ; was born in Maryland in 1830, and settled in Jefferson county in 1851. He was married on May 27, 1861, to Sarah Mench. They have had a family of eight children : Mary E.,
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William W., Lily A., Sarah L., Margaret J., Edward L., Cynthia E. M., and George E. Mr. White is now engaged in farming, and owns a farm of seventy-five acres.
Wilson, Dr. Charles A., Big Run p. o. ; physician and surgeon of Big Run borough ; was born in Clearfield county on January 20, 1858, and was a son of Doctor George and Anna H. (Huber) Wilson. Anna H. was born in York county, and her husband, George, was born in Indiana county, and settled in Luthersburg, Clearfield county, in 1846. Doctor George settled in Big Run in 1872, where he now resides. Charles A. read medicine with his father, and was graduated from the Louisville, Ky .. School of Medicine. in 1881, after which he settled in Big Run borough, in the practice of his pro- fession. He became engaged in the general drug and prescription business, dealing in all leading and fancy goods in connection with the drug trade. He was married in 1879 to Alice Tyson, a daughter of G. K. Tyson, esq. They have had three children : Zula C., Nora L., and Charles W. Charles .A. Wilson has held several offices of the borough, and was appointed postmaster in 1885. His father, Doctor George Wilson has a fam- ily of five sons and one daughter : Edgar, Doctor Joseph C., Doctor Charles A .. John P .. Anna, Harry M., and Anna, who died in 1883 at the age of nineteen years.
Wilson, John C., Washington, Victor p. o., is a miller, and was born in Pine Creek township, on March 1, 1838, and was a son of John J. and Elizabeth (Hall) Wilson. His father was a miller, a business which he learned in Indiana county, this State, and was among the pioneer millers of Jefferson county, locating at Port Barnett. Later, he removed to Clarion county, where he now resides. John C. Wilson was a soldier in the late War of the Rebellion, enlisting in Company H, 149th Pennsylvania Bucktails. He served for three years and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He located in Washington township in 1865, where he has since followed his occupation, - that of a miller,-at what is known as the Osburn grist-mill, and one of the oldest mills in the county.
Winslow, James, Punxsutawney, was born in Maine, on April 14, 1798, and was married in 1820 to Betsey Miller, who was born in ISoo, and was a daughter of Robert Miller. She died in 1847. They had a family of twelve children ; three died in infancy, and three sons and five daughters are now living. Mr. Winslow was associate judge of the county for thirteen years and was a justice of the peace for fourteen years. He set- tled in Gaskill township in 1821, with his parents and their family, and of that large family only two are now living : James. born in 1798, and Joseph, born in 1804.
Winslow, Joseph W., Huston, Big Run p. o., an early and much respected citizen of Jefferson county, was born in Maine on December 10, 1804, and was a son of Carpen- ter and Elizabeth (Coburn) Winslow, who settled with their family in Clearfield county, in 1819; Carpenter, at that time purchasing his farm in Gaskell, erected buildings and settled there in 1821, where he died in 1827. They had a family of nine sons. Car- penter and Elizabeth were married in 1787. Elizabeth died in 1837. Joseph W. Wins- low was born in Wiscasset, Me., on December 10, 1804, and was married in 1832 to Christina Long, a daughter of Joseph Long. They had a family of eleven children, four sons and seven daughters: Augustus G., Joseph C., Ruben C., Sarah, Caroline, Eliza- beth. Minerva, Mary, and Flora, who died in 1882 ; and one son and daughter who died in infancy. Mr. Winslow having retired from business, and being in very comfortable circumstances, he and his wife are surrounded with every comfort, and by their children and grandchildren.
INDEX.
Academies and select schools, 104 Academy, the, at Brookville, 109 Agricultural society, 325 Allegheny Valley Railroad, 404 Alexander, Caleb A., 355 Animals, 19 Armstrong's Jesse, rafting experience, 46 Arthurs, Benton P., 363 Assembly, members of, 82 Assessment record, first, 62 triennial, of 1886, 78 Attorneys, deceased, 354 list of, 344 et seq. Auditors, 85
" Backwoodsman," the, 229 Bank, First National, of Brookville, 304 First National, of Punxsutawney, 308 Jefferson County National. 307 Mahoning, of Punxsutawney, 307 National, of Brookville, 307 the Brookville, 304 Barnett, Andrew, death of, 32 Barnett. Joseph, 30 early labors of, 33
Barnett township, 544 early settlers of, 544 officers and statistics of, 546 topography and geology of, 544 Bar, resident members of, 365 the, 343 Beaver township, 644 early settlement of, 644 officers and statistics of, 647 Belleview, 542 Bell township, 662 early settlement of, 662 officers and statistics of, 663 Bench, the, 340 " Big frost," the, 71 Big Run, 670 91
Biography of Brady, Andrew J., 677 Brown, Henry, 719 Carrier, Albert A., 691 Clarke, M.D., Asaphh M., 703 Darling, Paul, 698 Dinsmore, Marion J., 702 Ferman, Alonzo, 688 Gibson, M.D., W. M. B., 706 Gillespie, U. J., 695 Humphrey, James, 705 Hunter, Samuel A., 688 Jenks, George A., 678 Kelso, Joseph C., 698 Litch, Thomas K., 696 London, Truman B., 710 Long, James E., 692 McClure, Alexander M., 701 McGhee, James, 672 McKnight, M.D., W. J., 711 Reynolds, sr., Thomas, 682 Thompson, J. J. Y .. 689 White, Alexander C., 681 Winslow, Reuben C., 687
Birds, 20 Bishop, Dr. Gara, 370 Bounties for killing wild animals, 49 Brady, Andrew J., biography of, 677 Brady, Hugh, 354 Brockwayville, 551 cemeteries of, 55 1 officers of, 552 past and present business of, 553 statistics of, 553 " Brockwayville Register," the 2 34 Brookville, 413 business houses, early of. 442 cemeteries, 445 early enterprise of, 437 firms in, 442 first settlers of, 415 et seq. hotels of, 464 in 1830, 414
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Brookville in 1855, 44 1 Litch monument at. 448 location of, 413 natural gas in, 47 1 past and present business of, 453 et seq. schools of. 444 soldier's monument, 447 statistics and officers of. 475 stock-raising in. 448 water works of, 469
" Brookville Democrat," the. 232 " Brookville Jeffersonian." the, 229 " Brookville Republican,", 229, 231 Brown, Henry, biography of, 719
Carrier, Albert A., biography of, 691 Church statistics, 236 the Baptist, 276 the first, 54 the Methodist Episcopal, 259 the Presbyterian, 237
Clark, Jesse G., 356 Clark, Dr. A. M., 37 I
account of first rafting by. 51 biography of, 703 incident related by. 46 recollections of, 40
Clayville, 523 business of, 524 officers of. 524
Clover township, 570 agriculture in, 590 churches in, 585 lumbering in. 584 manufactures of, 594 mills in, 593 schools of, 586 settlement of, 582 soldiers of, 587 statistics and officers of, 580 the professions in, 592 topography and geology of, 581
Clyde, Captain William J., sketch of, 154 Coal beds, 408 et seq. Commissioners, county, 84
Companies Band C, two hundred and sixth regiment volunteers, 187
Companies Band I, one hundred and for- ty-eight regiment volunteers, sketch of, 172 Company B, one hundred and thirty-fifth regiment volunteers, 170 Company B, two hundred and eleventh regiment volunteers, sketch of, 183 Company C, second U. S. sharpshooters, 191
Company F. sixty-seventh regiment vol- unteers, sketch of, 166
Company I, sixty-second regiment volun- teers, sketch of, 125 roster of, 133 Company K, eleventh regiment reserves, sketch of, 116 roster of, 125
Company K, fourteenth cavalry, 191 Company L, eleventh cavalry, 189
Congress, members of, 81
Conser. Major John C., sketch of, 151 Coroners, 86
Corsica, 64 1 officers and statistics of, 643 County buildings, erection of first, 108 officers. present. 87 seat, location of, 107 Court-house and jail, the first, 68 Court-house, the new, 110 dedication of, III Coxson, John K., 357
Darling, Paul, biography of, 698 Dinsmore. Marion J., biography of, 702 Divides, IS
Dowling, Captain John C., sketch of, 153
Dowling, Dr. Hugh, 373
Dowling, Dr. James, 371 Dowling, Dr. John C., 381
Draft, the. 200
Draft troubles. 212
Drainage, 17
Economy practiced in early days, +5 Eighteenth U. S. infantry. 192 Eldred township, 555 early settlers of. 555 first improvements in. 559 geology of, 555 officers, etc., of, 561
Election record, first, 62
Emergency men of 1863-64, 194
Emerickville, 494
Evangelical Association. the. 283 Evans, Dr. Alvah, 368
" Fair-play men," 31 Ferman, Alonzo, biography of, 688 Fish, 20 Floods. 73 Flora. 19 Forests, IS Fourth of July, first celebration of. 42 Fudge Vancamp et al., freezing of. 44 Fugitive slaves, 71 Fuller's Station, 495
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Gaskill township, 595 early settlement of. 596 statistics and officers of. 597 Geology, 20 Gibson, M.D., W. M. B., biography of. 706 Gillespie, U. J., biography of, 695 Gordon, Alexander, L .. 360 Graham, Mrs., lost in the woods, 45 Graham, Mrs. Sarah A .. relation of early incidents by, 35 Grahams, the, 36 Grand Army of the Republic, organization of, 215 Grunder, Lewis A .. 363
Hardships of early settlers, 42 Heath, Elijah. 355 Heath township, 628 early settlers of. 628 geology of, 628 officers and statistics of, 629 Heichhold, Dr. Alexander P., 378 Henderson township, 667 early settlement of, 668 officers and statistics of, 670 present business of, 669 Holland Land Company, the, 332 Humphrey, James, biography of, 705
Hunt, Captain, the last Indian in the county, 29 Hunter, Samuel A., biography of, 688
Improvements, first, on site of Corsica, 39 Improvements for the last half century, 75 Indians, habits of at settlement of county, 29 purchases of land from, 25 rum trade with, 26 trails, 25 Institutes, county, 103 township, 103
Jefferson county, acts of Legislature in re- lation to. 14
agricultural society in, first, 324 at the time of Joseph Barnett's ar- rival, 28 bar, the, of, 343 beginning of history of, 13 bench, the, of, 340 date of formation of, 14 dimensions and area of, 16 effects of the war of the rebellion upon, 73 first school-house of, 96 full organization of, 67 geology of, 20
Jefferson county, Indian occupation of, 24 in the first quarter of a century, 65 Medical Society, 389 natural characteristics of, 16 post-offices in, 90 receipts and expenditures of in 1816- 17,62 relief fund, 214 " Jefferson County Graphic," the, 232 " Jefferson Democrat," the, 228 " Jefferson Star," the, 230 Jenks and Tionesta townships, 561 Jenks, David B., 356 Jenks, Dr. John W., 367 Jenks, George A., biography of, 678 Judge Glenni W. Scofield, 340 Isaac G. Gordon, 343 James B. Knox, 341 James Campbell, 340 Theophilus S. Wilson, 342
William L. Corbet, 342 William P. Jenks, 341
Judges, associate, 87 president. 86 the first, 340
Judiciary, 86 Jury commissioners, 86
Kelso, Joseph C., biography of. 698
Knapp, Moses, 38 Knights of Pythias, 314 Knox township. 657 business interests of, 659 early settlers of, 656 officers and statistics of, 661 Knoxville, 660
Land warrants, list of. 333 et seq. Legend of Noshaken. 28
Legislative acts relative to land purchases, 330 Legislature, acts of, in relation to Jefferson county's organization, 14 summary of acts of, relating to Jef- ferson county, 88 Litch, Thomas K., biography of, 696 London, Truman B., biography of, 710 Long, James E., biography of, 692 Long, William and Jackson, noted hunters, 50 Long's, Adam bear story, 48 Lucas, Thomas. 357 Lumbering, early. on Little Toby, 51 Lumber interest, early, 400 trade, impulse given to, in 1830, 67 Lutheran Church, the. 285
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McCalmont township, 664 business interests of, 666 first settlers of, 665 officers and statistics of, 666 topography and geology of, 664 McClure, Alexander M., biography of, 701 McGarrah, Rev. Robert, 54 McGhee, James, biography of, 672 McKee, William K., 362 McKnight, A. A., 361 raises troops, 113 sketch of, 149
McKnight, M.D., W. J., biography of, 711 Mahoning Creek, origin of name of, 515 Mahoning Navigation Company, 402 " Mahoning Valley Spirit." the. 233 Marriage, an early, 46
Masonry, 309 Matson, Dr. Charles M., 381
Maysville, or Hazen, 604
Medical practice, law relating to, 390 Society, 389 Monks, Andrew J., 364
Murder of Mrs. McDonald, 74 the first, 69
Natural curiosities, 22 " New Era." the, 230 " New Purchase," terms and boundaries of, 13 Newspaper, the first. 68 Newton. Dr .. 366
Odd Fellows, 312 Ohiotown, 625 Oliver township. 651 early improvements in, 654 early settlers of, 652 officers and statistics of, 657 present business of, 655
Pancoast. 628 Panther story, a. 51 Patriotic Sons of America. 318 Patrons of Husbandry, 319 Pekin, 604 Pensioners, 227 Perry township. 497 officers of, 503 settlement of, 497 statistics of. 503 Physicians, difficulties of early, 366 early, 368 et seq. present, 394 et seq. Pioneer incidents, 44 Pine Creek township. 476 cemeteries of, 493
Pine Creek township, early dockets of, 478 farms of, 483 fines for misdemeanors in early days of, 477 geology of, 487 lumber and saw-mills in, 488 officers of, 496 population, etc., 495 schools of, 492
Polk township, 648 first settlers of. 648 officers and statistics of, 650
Port Barnett, 493 Porter township, 576 early settlers of, 577 geology of, 577 officers and statistics of. 579 Post-offices, 90 the first, 66
Preachers, early, 55 et seq.
Prescottville, 625
Prosecuting attorneys. 84
Protestant Episcopal Church, the. 289
Prothonotaries, 83
Punxsutawney, 510 business of, 519 et seq. early settlers of. 516 fires in, 519
journal of Ettewein touching upon name of, 511 officers of, 523 origin of name of, 26, 510 statistics of, 522 " Punxsutawney Plaindealer." the, 233 " Punxsutawney Valley News," the, 233
Rafting experience, early. 52 Railroads, 404 Railroads and railroad agitation, 74
Rapid increase of settlement from 1830, 67 Rathmel, 628 Rebellion, reception of the news of the. 1 1 3 Reeser, Rev. George. sketch of early church work by. 56 Relics of past ages, 63 Relief fund. 214 Religious services, first account of, 54 Reynolds, sr., Thomas, biography of, 682 " Reynoldsville Herald," the, 254 Reynoldsville. 613
amusing incident concerning name of, 619 early business interests, 620 early schools and churches, 617 fires in, 621 general business of, 622 officers and statistics of. 627
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Richardsville, 603 Ridgway township. 526 early settlement of, 527 Gillis, James L., leading settler of, 527 Ringgold township, 630 early settlers of, 631 officers and statistics of, 633 topography and geology of, 630 Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company, 41I Roman Catholic Church, the, 293 first, 61 Roster companies I and K, eighth regi- ment Volunteers, 1 15 of drafted men, 202 Rose township, 531 early improvements in, 541 early settlers of, 532 farms in, 542 geology of, 532 lumber and saw-mills in, 541 officers of, 543 statistics of, 543 Runaway slaves, 68
Sandy Valley, 628 School, first in Brookville, 97 first taught in the county, 53 house, first in southern part of the county, 97 houses, primitive, 53 organization under the present sys- tem, 98 superintendents, 101
Schools previous to the adoption of the present school system, 96 Senators, State, SI Settlement, first, in Clover, 39 Sheriffs, 83 Sigel, 560 Smith, Mrs. Ann, early school-teacher, 53 Snyder township, 547 early settlers of, 548 lumber and saw-mills in, 548 officers and statistics of, 550 topography, 547 Soldiers' orphans, 223 Sons of Veterans, 219 State road, the first, 64 Statistics of agriculture and manufactures from 1870 to 1880, 76 of growth, 68 Steck, Captain John M., sketch of, 155 Streams, 17 Summerville, 595 Supreme bench, the, 343
Surveyors, county, 86 Sutherland, Charles, slave, 65
Temperance organizations, 326
Thompson, J. J. Y., biography of, 689 Topography, 16 Tornado, the great, 72 Townships, acts of Legislature establishi- ing, 63 Trails, 63 Treasurers, 83
Union township, 636 early settlers of, 636 geology of, 636 officers and statistics of, 640
United Brethren in Christ, 291 Presbyterian congregation of Brook- ville, the, 248 Presbyterian congregation of Jeffer- son, the, 253 United States colored troops, 193 Volunteers, departure of first company f,
one hundred and fifth regiment of, 134 roster of, 156 association of, 165 Vote for presidents of the United States,
79 Votes for governor, So
Wallaston and Adrain, 525
Warsaw township, 598 early improvements in, 602 early settlers of, 599 officers and statistics of, 604 Washington township, 564 early settlers of, 565 geology of, 565 officers and statistics of, 575
White, Alexander C., biography of, 681 Winslow, Reuben C .. biography of. 687 Winslow township, 606 cemeteries in, 61 1
· early settlers of, 607 officers and statistics of, 612 topograhy and geology of, 606 Wise, W. W., 358
Wolf story, a, 49 Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 329
Woman's Relief Corps, 222 Worthville, 634
Young township, 504 early settlers of. 505 geology of, 504 officers of, 509 statistics of, 509
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