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Keiker, Conrad, Irvinton p. o., Conewango, was born in Germany, on December 11, 1817. He was a son of Adam Keiker. He came to America in 1841 and settled in Conewango, Warren county, in 1845. He settled on the farm on which he now resides in 1861. His wife was Sophia Gross, a native of Germany, and by whom he had two children-Allie (Mrs. David York), who has two children-Clarence and Blanche), and Rosa (now Mrs. Frank Wilcox), who also has two children-George and Frank.
Kilburn, A. R., Corydon p. o., Elk. The Kilburn family are to be numbered among the pioneers of Quaker Hill. Frederick Kilburn, the father, was born in Connecticut, but went to Cayuga county, N. Y., at an early day, where he married Polly Stanton, and they went to Wayne county, N. Y. In 1836 they came to Elk. They had born to them a family of four children-Charlotte (who married Daniel Mix), Mahala (who married Eber Edwards), Clarinda (who became the wife of James Carmer), and Allen R. The family lived on the " hill" but one year when they moved on the farm now owned by Allen R. Kilburn, near the river. Frederick Kilburn died in 1861, two years after the death of his wife. Allen R. Kilburn married first, Margaret McMullen, who bore him a family of five children. She died December 11, 1869. In April, 1874. he married Fanny Bissell, of Warren, and to them has been born one child. Allen R. Kil- burn from a poor boy has progressed until now he is one of the first men of Elk. The want of an early education and poverty were no bar to his advancement. He cared for his aged parents in his later years, and freely and liberally did he make the provision. In town affairs he has been prominent.
Kinnear, James, Tidioute, was born in Huntington county in 1814. He was a son of William and Rebecca (McElvaine) Kinnear. She was born in Juniata county in 1785, and he was born in Ireland in 1783, a descendant of the Huguenots. He came to this country in 1790 and settled with his parents, Alexander and Jane (Ganley) Kin- ยท near, in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. In 1819 William, with his family, moved to Western Pennsylvania and purchased of Cornplanter, chief of the Seneca Indians, a farm located at the mouth of Oil Creek, Venango county. where Oil City now stands. This farm consisted of two hundred acres, and was then an entire wilderness. Here he erected a furnace, and after a time sold the same and removed to Tidioute, where he bought lands at the mouth of Tidioute Creek, upon which the business part of Tidioute borough is now located. Here, in 1827. he erected the first saw-mill in the western part of Warren county. He had a family of seven children ; those now living are William. John, Ganley, and James. James Kinnear was married in 1843 to Jennette Parshall, who was born in Venango county in 1822. They have had seven children born to them. He was captain in the old military organization of the State for many years, and was one of the successful early producers of oil. He was one of the founders of the Tidioute Savings Bank, and an active man in general business. He is now retired. His children now living are Charlotte (who married D. S. Thompson), Josephine (mar- ried M. P. Getchell), and James Wesley, who graduated from Allegheny College and was admitted to the bar of Warren county in 1885.
Kinnear Hon. Henry P., Youngsville p. o., one of the successful business men of Warren county, was born in Youngsville July 26, 1816. He has devoted his business life chiefly to the lumber interest, from which he retired in 1882. He was elected sheriff in 1843, and again in 1861; and was a member of the Legislature in 1846; he has also held minor offices of the town. He is now a director and the superintendent of the chartered Point Chautauqua Company on the Lake, which has a capital of $100,000. On March 28, 1842, he was married to Abigail Morgan, of Chautauqua county, N. Y. They have had four children-George W., Harry C., C. F. L., and
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Florence D. The latter married M. D. Whitney. George W. enlisted in Company I. One Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served to the close of the war. Henry P. was a son of Henry and Margaret Kinnear ; they were born in Ireland -he in 1764 and she in 1776-and were married in Centre county in 1797. They had a family of nine children-James, Ann, Margaret, Rebecca, Judge Carter V., Robert, Charles, and Hon. Henry P .; one died in infancy. Henry P. is the only surviving one. They settled in Youngsville in 1815, and purchased a large tract of land; in 1816 Henry engaged in the mercantile trade, being the first merchant in that township. He was appointed recorder and commissioner of Warren county by the governor, and also acting justice for several years. Mrs. Kinnear's mother, Margaret, was never sick a day, and lived until she was 105 years old, when she died from a fall. Henry Kinnear died in 1826, and his wife in 1856.
Kinnear, Wallace D., Youngsville p. o., Brokenstraw, was born in Youngsville in 1847. He was a son of Judge Carter V. and Rachel R. (Dike) Kinnear, who were born in Venango county. He was born in 1808, and his wife in 1806, and died in 1884. They had a family of three children born to them-Wallace D., Francis D., and Mary A., of whom Wallace D. is now the only surviving one. Judge Carter V. Kin- near was one of the representative men of his county, not only as a merchant and busi - ness man, but was appointed to office by the governor and elected by the people, and was also a member of the Legislature in 1852 and 1853. He was a son of Henry and Margaret Kinnear, who were born in Ireland and married in 1796. Henry came to Pennsylvania in 1790. They had a family of nine children, eight of whom lived to maturity-James, Ann, Margaret, Rebecca, Judge C. V., Robert, Charles, and Hon. Henry P. Wallace D. Kinnear was married in 1872 to Jennie S. Smith, who was born on October 10, 1849. She was a daughter of Chauncey Smith, of Youngsville. They have had one son born to them-Francis-born in 1873. Wallace D. Kinnear was educated for a merchant, and followed the example of his grandfather and father up to 1882, when he disposed of his general dry goods interest and embarked in the hardware, stoves, tin, and farming implements trade, doing business under the firm name of Mc- Dowell & Kinnear. Mr. Kinnear was elected burgess of his town in 1886.
Kitchen, Alexander A., Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Scotland on May 26, 1816. He was a son of Alexander and Margaret (McLean) Kitchen. He is a representative farmer of Conewango, and though seventy years of age is still hale and hearty. He came to America in 1836 and settled in New York city, where he worked at the blacksmith trade for eighteen months. He settled in Warren county in 1837, and worked at his trade at Sugar Grove and Warren for two years and a half. He set- tled on the farm in Conewango which he now occupies. He was married in 1838 to his first wife, Jane McKean (a native of Scotland), and by whom he had ten children- Mary, Alexander, James, Jane, Margaret, Charles, Flora, John, Sarah, and William. His second wife was Elsie Taylor, of Scotland.
Knapp, Noah, Lander p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Concord, Erie county, N. Y., January 20, 1823. He was a son of Hiram and Clarissa (Barrett) Knapp, who settled in Farmington in 1838, locating on the farm which is now owned by Sylvester Clark, which they cleared and improved. They had a family of five chil- dren-Noah, Thomas M., Louisa C., Rosaville, and Lucy C. Noah Knapp's paternal grandfather was Deacon Comfort Knapp, who also settled in Farmington in 1834. He was a deacon in the Baptist Church for many years. Noah Knapp has resided in Farmington since he was eleven years old. In 1847 he purchased the farm which he now owns and occupies, and which consists of one hundred acres, twenty-five acres of which he has cleared. He was married in 1849 to Almeda Jenkins, a daughter of Joseph and Sophronia (Weatherby) Jenkins, of Farmington. They have had a family of four children born to thein-Lovisa S., Joseph J., Hiram E. (deceased), and Lulie A.
Knoph, Henry, North Warren p. o., Conewango, was born on November 6, 1823, in Bavaria, Germany. He is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Baker) Knoph, who came to America in 1828 and settled in Warren. In 1830 they settled in Pleasant township, cleared and improved a farm of 200 acres there, where they resided until the time of
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their deaths. They had a family of six children born to them-Emiline, Jacob, Adam, Henry, Elizabeth, and Nathaniel. Henry settled on the farm on which he now resides in Conewango in 1855, all of which he has cleared and improved himself. He was married in 1850 to Ann Keil, a daughter of Michael and Susan (Huscher) Keil, of Conewango. He has two children living-Mary E. (now Mrs. Jacob Leonhart, who has a family of four children-Anna M., Dosa, Carrie, and an infant son), and John (who married Barbara Baker, a daughter of Henry and Philopena (Zeigler) Baker, of Conewango, and by whom he has had two children-Bertha and Louis).
La Bree, Loren, Kinzua p. o., Elk. Smith La Bree was born in Brintwood, N. H., June 24, 1797, and came to Kinzua in 1815, when but eighteen years of age. He found work in the woods, at which he continued for one year; returned to his father's and served him one year; came back to Kinzua and followed lumbering for many years ; in fact, he became a pioneer lumberman. In October 1822, he married Susanna Ham- lin, by whom he had a family of seven children-Sally, born December 27, 1824, died July 28, 1825; Adeline, born December 22, 1829, died August 4, 1833 ; Loren, born April 16, 1805, died July 27, 1839; Rosina, born March 26, 1832, died July 7, 1863 ; Rosetta, born June 19, 1834, married J. O. McManus; Loren, born November 28, 1840; Archibald, born September 17, 1846, died April 9, 1879. Smith La Bree died November 27, 1860, and Susanna, his wife, died March 29, 1877. Loren La Bree married Mary H. Neff, by whom he had two children-Ethel A. and Harry S. Mr. La Bree enlisted and served in the late war, under Captain James. By occupation he is a farmer, and his residence is among the best of the town. Both he and his wife are devoted members of the M. E. Church.
Lacy, James D., North Warren p. o., Conewango, is a farmer, and was born in Plainfield, N. J., September 16, 1813. He was a son of Silas and Nancy (Parker) Lacy. He was brought up in Benton, Yates county, N. Y., and came to Warren county in 1849, and settled in Conewango, and located on the farm which he now owns and occupies in 1876. He has been married twice. His first wife was Hannah Wells, of Louisville, Ky., by whom he had a family of three children-Mary J., James P., and Julia. His second wife was Hannah Hart, of Jamestown, N. Y., by whom he had five children-Orange R., Charles C., Eva B., Ada, and Emma.
Lake. John M., Sugar Grove p. o., Freehold, was a son of John Lake, who was born in Sweden in 1807, and came to America in 1850. By his first wife, Helen Lake, he had a family of three children-John M., Christian, and Helen ; and by his second wife, Sarah Lake, he had one child-Anna Sophia (deceased). John M. was born in Sweden in 1836, and married Louise C. Anderson, of Warren county. They had a family of three children, only one of whom is living-Charles M., (Henry and George deceased). John M. enlisted in the Eighty-second Pennsylvania Infantry and served until the close of the war. He is now a successful farmer.
Langdon, Joseph B., was born in Sugar Grove township in 1834. He is a son of Noah B. Langdon and Barbara Brown, sister of Judge Brown and daughter of David and Jannett Brown. Noah was born in May, 1803, and settled with his parents in 1817 ; they had a family of fourteen children, but two of whom now survive. Noah died in 1882, and his wife in 1840, leaving five children, only one of whom is now liv- ing-Joseph B. The grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812, being then a resi- dent of Genesee county, N. Y. Joseph B. spent thirteen years in California-from 1854 to 1867-when he returned and married Margaret Younie in 1872. They have two daughters-Jenette B. and Anna Y. Margaret was a daughter of James and Mary Jane Younie, of Scotland. Joseph was elected justice of the peace in 1882.
Lauffenberger, 2d, Jacob, Warren p. o., Pleasant, is a farmer and was born in Alsace, France, April 23, 1828. He was a son of Philip and Barbara (Rhinehart) Lauffenberger. His father came to this county in 1873. He had a family of eight children - Philip, Barbara (deceased), Jacob, John (deceased), Fred (deceased), Sally, George, and Mary (deceased). Jacob came to Warren county in 1851, and settled in Pleasant township on the farm which he now occupies, all of which he has cleared and improved himself. He was married June 6, 1856, to Rachel Risley, of Warren, by whom he has had a
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family of ten children- Amy, Flora (deceased), Charlie, Mary, Carrie, Frank, Jennie , Bertie, Louis, and Dora. Mr. Lauffenberger and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church of Warren.
Lauffenberger, Ist, Jacob, Warren, is a farmer, and was born in Alsace, France, August 18, 1817. He is a son of Frank and Christina E. (Leonhart) Lauffen- berger. He came to Warren in 1840, and in 1843 settled in Pleasant township on the farm he now occupies. In 1844 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Louisa Klein, of Pleasant township. They have one adopted daughter - Lena. Mr. L. and wife are members of the Lutheran Church of Warren.
Lauffer, Martin, North Warren p. o., is a farmer, and was born in Alsace, France. He is a son of Martin and Catherine (Gruber) Lauffer. He came to this country in 1852 and settled in Warren county, locating upon the farm upon which he now resides in 1862, most of which he cleared and improved himself. In 1854 he married Emeline, daughter of Jacob and Emeline (Peters) Dible, natives of Alsace, France, who settled in Pleasant township in 1847. By this marriage there were six children - Henry, George, Albert, John, Clara, and Fred. Mr. Lauffer and wife are members of the Luther Church of Warren.
Learn, Jacob, Ackley Station p. o., Elk. Levi Learn was a native of Pennsylvania, and when a young man went to Wayne county, N. Y. He lived and married there. His wife was Margaret Shook, who bore him seven children- Benjamin, Jacob S., Lewis, James, Adam, Mary, and Hannah. They came to Quaker Hill in 1834, and the family were quite prominent in early days of the town. Levi Learn died only a few years ago. Jacob, who is the oldest son now living, married Hannah Rider, by whom he had a family of three children. After her death he married Sarah Northrup, who bore him four children. Jacob Learn seems to have taken his father's place in the affairs of the town, and his quiet manners, good judgment, and excellent private life have made him a person who is generally respected by all who are in any manner associated with him.
Leiter, Warren, North Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Dansville, N. Y., on March 5, 1844. He was a son of Joseph and Barbara (Montz) Leiter. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and his mother of Germany. Warren came to Pennsylvania when he was fourteen years old, and settled in Warren in 1861, and in 1862 he settled in Crawford county. He returned to Warren in 1872, and then purchased the farm in Conewango where he now resides, and which was cleared and improved by his father- in-law, Merritt Babcock. He was married in 1872 to Antis D. Babcock, and to them have been born three children-Nellie E., Effie V., and Bertie J. Antis D. Leiter was a daughter of Merritt and Lucinda (Sturdevant) Babcock, of Conewango.
Leonard, Levi, Spring Creek, was born in Warren county in 1832. He married Cordelia Donaldson, of Spring Creek, by whom he had a family of two children - Guy C., and Nora. He has been a justice of the peace for two years last past, and has three years to serve; and was deputy sheriff for thirty years. He now owns a farm which consists of sixty acres. Levi L. was a son of Arnold and Emeline (Gillis) Leon- ard. Arnold Leonard was born in Warren county in 1811, and his wife, Emeline, was born in Chenango county, N. Y., in 1812.
Lesser, August, Warren p. o., is a farmer, and was born in Alsace, France, January 8, 1840. He is a son of Conrad and Saloma (Keller) Lesser. He came with his father to Warren in 1851 ; was a resident of Warren eight years, serving as clerk in a grocery, and also working at the cooper's trade-assisting in making the first oil barrels used in Warren county. In 1873 he settled in Pleasant township on a farm of 100 acres, about forty of which he has cleared. In 1862 he married Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Gutzel) Lauffer, of Warren ; they have six children - Daniel E., Mary E., George A., Helena B., Anna J., and Augusta.
Livermore, George, Bear Lake p. o., Freehold, was born in Allegheny county in 1854. He married Mary L. Phillips. In 1884 he commenced the manufacture of har- ness at Bear Lake, a business which he followed up to October, 1886, when he engaged with H. J. Phillips. They are now doing a fine business in drugs and medicines.
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Logan, John B., West Spring Ceeek p. o., was born in Genesee county, N. Y., in 1862. He married Harriet Morton, of Chautauqua county, N. Y. They have had nine children, seven of whom are now living, as follows : Merritt A., Martha A., Elbert, Harvey 1)., Lois Allener, Hattie May, and Bessie. Mr. Logan has held the offices of school director and road commissioner. He has a farm of 150 acres. His father, Lemuel. served in the War of 1812 ; he was married three times, and left ten children.
Logan, John, proprietor of the Bradford House, North Clarendon p. o, was born in Scotland February 8, 1848, and is a son of John and Ellen (Brice) Logan, who settled in Freehold township in 1851. The subject of this sketch was reared in Warren county, and located in Mead township in 1880; he has conducted the Bradford House one year. On November 28, 1882, he married Mary, daughter of Lawrence and Elizabeth (Lauffer) Baldensperger, of Mead. They have had one child - Belle E.
Long, Hugh, Pittsfield. In the year 1800 Hugh Long's parents, George and Isabel (McCormic) Long, settled in Spring Creek township, Warren county, about three miles west of Garland on the Big Brokenstraw Creek, and there built the first saw-mill that was erected in Spring Creek township; there their son Hugh was born on the 2d of Feb- ruary, 1802 ; he was the first white child born in the township. In 1808 or 'og his fath- er sold his property to Daniel Horn, and then settled in Pittsfield township, about two miles east of Garland, built another saw-mill and cleared up a farm, upon which he re- sided till his death in 1854. His wife died in 1858. He was in the Revolutionary War, and present at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va. Hugh married Eleanor Gray October 26, 1826, and bought a farm about one mile from his father's, where he has since resided. They have had five children - Harriett, William W., Daniel .A., Laura, and Cordelia C. They are all living but one-William W. His wife, Eleanor. died in September, 1847. His occupation has been farming in the summer, getting out lumber in the winter, and rafting it down the river in the spring ; he has also hunted some - bears, wolves, deer, and almost all kinds of small game being very plenty in his early days. He served as justice of the peace ten years, constable four years, school director about fifteen years, supervisor, auditor, assessor, etc .. for a number of years. But now the effects of age compel him to give up worldly affairs and live a retired life.
Long, James C., Tidioute p. o., Glade, a general hardware merchant, was born in Butler county in 1845. He was a son of Robert and Sarah (Quinlan) Long, who died in Butler county, leaving a family of three children-James C., William, and Eva. He was a prominent justice and one of the leading men of his town. James C. enlisted in Co. E., 17th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1861, and served for three years, and at the end of that time was honorably discharged. He settled in Tidioute in 1867, and embarked in the general hardware business, dealing in stoves, tinware, and also engaged in the oil business. He was appointed postmaster in 1877, an office which he held un- til March. 1886. He has also been town clerk, and has held other minor offices. James C. married Mary Leighty, of Irvine, in 1867. They have had a family of four children born to them - Fannie, Tilly, Jessie, and Maud.
Lorec, Nathaniel. Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Steuben county, N. Y., on September 9, 1817. He was a son of Samuel and Elizabeth ( Hendricks) Loree. He was reared in his native county. and in 1864 he settled in Warren county, on the farm he now occupies, and which consists of 140 acres, 100 acres of which have been im- proved, and most of which he cleared himself. He was married twice, his first wife being Lydia L. Jones, of losko, Mich., by whom he had two children - Rhoda E., and Josephine, both of whom are now dead. His second wife was Philopena ( Rarick) Denny. of Yates county, N. Y., by whom he had six children - Elizabeth (Mrs. Albert Head), Josephine (Mrs. H. C. Dible), Sarah (Mrs. Godfried Gruble), Lucinda ( Mrs. George Lauffer), and Nathaniel, jr.
Mathis, Mary (Smith), Warren p. o., Glade, and her children, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Stephen, came to Warren county in 1854 and located on the Tionesta. George, an- other child, came a year early. Mary, the mother, died in 1855. Joseph married Cath- erine Mack, a daughter of John Mack, by whom he had a family of six children- John, Mary Lena, Joseph, jr., Lydia S., Fred G., and Katy F. Mathis. The family re-
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side in the north part of Glade on a well-cultivated farm of eighty-six acres. Stephen Mathis married Caroline Eberhart, by whom he had a family of five children. Joseph was born in 1828, and Stephen in 1830.
Merritt, Charles C., Grand Valley p. o., Southwest, was born in Hanover, Chautau- qua county, N. Y., on April 3, 1836, and was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Jewitt) Merritt, who settled in Deerfield in 1855, where Elizabeth died, leaving a family of seven children. six of whom are now living, and by his first wife, Emma Wright Thomas, had a family of twelve children, having in all by both wives nineteen children, fourteen of whom are now living, and all of whom are filling prominent positions as clergymen, or holding State or county offices. Two of the sons served in the War of 1812. The father, Thomas, was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was born in Connecticut, and married in Fabius, N. Y., after which he settled in Chautauqua county, N. Y. Judge C. C. Merritt enlisted in Co. F, One Hundred and Forty-fifth Regiment Pa. Vols., in August, 1862, and served to the close of the war; he was promoted to sergeant and then to captain, under Colonel Hiram Brown, of Erie; he was wounded in two engagements, taken prisoner, and held for ten months at Andersonville. He has held the office of jus- tice of the peace for fifteen years, and was elected judge in 1885, and has held other prominent offices in his town, and is one of the leading men of his county. He was married in July, 1856, to Esther L. Hunter. They have had three daughters.
Love, Jesse, Russell p. o., Pine Grove, was born in the State of Rhode Island, May 10, 1816. His wife, Mary Ann, was born March 27, 1823. They were married in 1839. Their children were Margaret, Sylvester, Robert .1. (now sheriff), Betsey M., Martha L., Rachel J., Mary L., Laura Ann, Fanny J., Sarah L., Charles, and Amy L. Jesse Love died April 18, 1876. Mary Ann, his widow, married Samuel P. Allen, an old and respected resident of Pine Grove, in February, 1880. Jesse Love settled in Warren county in 1820. He was a self-made man, successful in business, and at the time of his death in comfortable circumstances. During the several years preceding his death he resided in Pine Grove.
Mabie, W. H. H., Tidioute. The ancestor of the Mabie family was a native of Holland, who enlisted on a privateer which came on the coast of America, and took a Spanish prize near New York. A son, Abraham. married a French lady at New Ro- chelle, N. Y., a member of a Huguenot family. From them descended a son, Abra- ham, born in 1727, and from him descended three sons, Abraham (grandfather of W. H. H. Mabie, subject of this sketch), Joshua and Samuel Mabie. The two latter set- tled on a farm near Hinckley Pond, town of Patterson, Putnam county, N. Y. Abra- ham settled on a farm in the town of South East, same county. From Joshua descended Sylvester Mabie, who was president of the Putnam County National Bank, a position he held for many years and at the time of his death in 1885. Also, Jeremiah and Edmund, who were prominent owners of a traveling menagerie, who, after accumulating a for- tune, settled in Delevan, Wis., dying in 1869. Sylvester Mabie had a son, Henry, who represented his county, Putnam, in the Legislature of New York for 1885-6. From Abraham Mabie (brother of Joshua and Samuel), descended Samuel Mabie, father of W. H. H. Mabie, the subject of this sketch. The latter came to Tidioute in 1865, en- gaging as salesman in a store. In 1868 he formed a partnership with Jahu Hunter, which continued for fourteen years, and was widely known as one of the leading and most successful firms in the county in their line. In 1882, Mr. Hunter's son, I .. L. Hunter. became partner. In 1884 Mr. Mabie purchased the Hunter half of the mer- cantile, timber, and saw-mill interests at Cobham, on the Allegheny River, five miles from Tidioute, where a large steam circular saw-mill is operated, the product of which goes to various New England points, New York, and Brooklyn, as well as Pittsburgh and down river points, and ranking among the first lumber concerns of that section. Mr. Mabie was married in 1868, to Nannie A. Magee, a native of Pennsylvania. They have two children - a son, Clarance A., and a daughter, Grace E. The brothers and sisters of W. H. H. Mabie, now reside at Danbury, Conn., to which place they removed in 1866.
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