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Mahan, James, Lander p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Pine Grove
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township, December 22, 1823. He was a son of John and Mercy (Burget) Mahan. His father was a native of Ireland, and started for this country with his parents, when but a small child, and landed at Philadelphia. His parents died in Philadelphia with yellow fever in 1789, and he was brought by an uncle to Deer's Eddy, below Broken- straw, where he lived with an aunt, and experienced many hardships. He was a soldier in the the War of 1812, and settled in Pine Grove in 1823, and in 1825 settled in what is now Farmington, on the farm which is now occupied by James Mahan and his brother, David, which he cleared and improved himself, and upon which he lived and died. His death occurred on May 27, 1882, at the age of eighty-six years. He had a family of five children who grew to maturity -James, David, William, Peter, and Harrison, all of whom live with their families in Farmington. James Mahan occupies a part of the origi- nal homestead. He was married in 1847, to Catherine Brooks, a daughter of Ephraim and Hannah (Elder) Brooks, of Chenango county, N. Y. They have had two children born to them - Willard P. and Cora, (now Mrs. Dr. H. H. Cowles). His maternal grandfather was Garrett Burget, a son of Peter Burget, both of whom settled in what is now Farmington, in 1815.
Mandavill, Amicy R., Garland p. o., Pittsfield, was born in Brokenstraw township, in 1828. He was married in 1853, to Eunice McCray, of Garland, Warren county. They had a family of three children born to them -Loren, Lincoln, and Lewis. Amicy R. has been road commissioner, and is now acting justice of the peace. He was an early lumberman and farmer, and now owns three hundred acres, although he has re- tired from active life. He was a son of Francis and Catherine (Vosburgh) Mandavill, who were natives of Columbia county, N. Y., and settled in Warren county. They had a family of six children born to them, four of whom are now living -Mrs. Jane V. An- drews, Mrs. Rachel Barlow, Joshua, and Amicy R.
Mandaville, G. F., Garland p. o., Spring Creek, was born in 1835. His wife was Catherine E. Stuart, of Warren county, who was born in 1841. They have had a fam- ily of three children born to them -James L., Kitty, and Eda. His father, John S. Manda- ville, was born in New York in 1810, and settled in Warren county in 1830. His wife was Rebecca Keenan, of Westmoreland county, where she was born in 1800. John S. died in 1877, and his wife died in 1876. They had a family of Gifford, Gilbert D., Catherine, and Caroline. G. F. Mandaville is engaged in lumbering and farming, and now owns a farm of 112 acres. He enlisted in the Fourteeth Pa. cavalry, and served in the late war.
Marsh, William S., Lander p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Farm- ington, July 9, 1826. He was a son of Joseph and Ruth (Sheldon) Marsh. His pa- ternal grandparents were John and Phebe (Allen) Marsh, natives of New Jersey, who settled in what is now Farmington in 1800, and cleared and improved a farm which is now owned by A. P. Wright and P. W. Brown. They were married in Rahway, N. J., in 1790, in Quaker form, their marriage certificate, containing the names of fifty-two witnesses, being now in the possession of William S. Marsh. They had a family of five children-Phebe, Joseph, Sally, Nancy, and Miriam. John Marsh, in 1803, taught the first school in Warren county, and in 1805, with his brother Hugh, who settled in Farm- ington in 1798, built the first school-house in the county, near the site of the present one in Marshtown. Joseph Marsh, only son of John, was a farmer. He was twice married. His first wife was Ruth, a daughter of William and Parthenia (Sherman) Sheldon, by whom he had a family of ten children-Parthena, Phebe S., Miriam L., William S., Nancy P., John A., Phebe A., Joseph L., Rachel J., and Edwin S. His second wife was Betsey (Kelsey) Trask, by whom he had three children-Martha J., Joseph A., and Betsey A. William settled on the farm which he now owns and occu- pies in 1850, which he cleared and improved. He was married in 1850 to Rosaville, a daughter of Hiram and Clarissa (Barrett) Knapp, of Erie county, N. Y. They have had a family of four children-W. Ed., Joseph S., Frederick S., and Carrie A. Mr. Marsh is a Republican, and has held the office of justice of the peace for four terms.
One of the leading men of the town is William L. Marsh, Kinzua p. o., Elk. Mr. Marsh was born in Cattaraugus county, N. Y., at Little Valley, March 29, 1826. He is a farmer, and was born and raised on a farm. In 1848 he came to Corydon, where,
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in 1852, he married Mary Whitcomb, by whom he had a family of ten children. About twenty years ago he moved to Kinzua township, about a mile north of the village, on a farm of about two hundred acres. Mr. Marsh is comfortably well possessed of this world's goods, and in the fullness of his age enjoys the fruits of his toil in early life. He takes no special interest in political affairs, but was a Whig with that party and fol- lowed it when it merged into the Republican party of later days.
Martin, James M., Sugar Grove p. o., was born in Sugar Grove in 1840. He was a son of Christopher and Ann (McIntosh) Martin. Christopher was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1801 ; his wife was born in Scotland in 1803, and they were mar- ried in 1830 at the old Faulkner House in Sugar Grove. He came from Ireland to Greene county, N. Y., in 1827, and went thence to Sugar Grove in 1830. Their chil- dren were George D., Annis C., Ann Elizabeth, and James M. The latter married Florence Pratt in 1872; she was a daughter of L. H. and Julia Pratt. They have three children-Lucy, Anna, and Mary. Mr. Martin was appointed postmaster in 1885 ; has been assessor for four terms, and an officer of Freehold Mutual Insurance Company. He now owns the old homestead farm of 140 acres, purchased in 1831.
McCall, David M., Tidioute, is a dealer in furniture of all the latest designs, pianos, organs, and a full line of all undertaking goods. He was born in Crawford county, and established himself as a furniture manufacturer and dealer, and undertaker in Townville in 1857. He settled in Tidioute in 1876, and embarked in his present business, which has been a financial success. In December, 1884, he was elected president of the Northwestern Funeral Directors' Association of Pennsylvania, comprising Erie, Craw- ford and Warren counties, and was re-elected the following year, and continues to hold the same honorable position. He was married in 1861 to Hannah J. Noble, of Erie county. They have had a family of four children. One died in infancy ; one, Frankie Morris, was born May 30, 1870, and was drowned in the Allegheny River, June 20, 1884. Two of the children are now living-Alice J. and Mary Maud. Mrs. McCall died December 28, 1881. Mr. McCall was a son of Samuel and Martha (Morris) Mc- Cail. She was born in Utica, N. Y., in 1804, and her husband Samuel was born in Pennsylvania in 1795. They were married in Crawford county, and had a family of ten children, two of whom are now living-David M. and Nancy (who married Mr. McConnell). Samuel died in 1872. Three of his sons enlisted and served in the War of the Rebellion. Samuel, jr., and Levy L. enlisted in the Pennsylvania Bucktails of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Volunteers, and served to the close of the war. James V. enlisted from Wisconsin, and also served until he was discharged. They were all honorably discharged, but have all died since the war from health impaired through ex- posure.
McCoy, Thomas, Ackley Station p. o., Pine Grove, was born in Cumberland county on January 19, 1816. His father's family went to Venango county in 1826. In 1833 Thomas left home and came to Pine Grove, and found work at lumbering for Guy C. Irvine. This business he followed for thirty-five years. In 1836 he married Priscilla, a daughter of John Cheers, of Venango county. Their children were Andrew J., who married Cynthia Sanborn, and now lives at Louisville, Ky .; Benjamin F., who resides at Kinzua; William W., who married Orpha Cheers and who have four children; George W., who married Florence Hale, and who have had ten children, eight of whom are now living; Nancy, who married Levi Brown, and who have three children ; Nel- son P., who married Mattie Brownell, both of whom are deceased; Sarah Jane, who married George Rider, both of whom are deceased; Joseph, who married Hattie Wall- ing, and who have had one child; and Mary P., who married Albert Wyman, and who have had two children. Thomas McCoy was a successful business man and accumu- Jated a considerable fortune, but by accommodating others his means have been re- duced. Recently he has divided his once extensive farm between his children. Mr. McCoy is a Democrat of long standing, and has always been a prominent figure in the political affairs of the town. He has twenty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
McDonald, John G., Sugar Grove p. o., was born in 1857. He was a son of John and Agnes (McLeod) McDonald, who were born and married in Scotland, and settled
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in Sugar Grove in 1852, where their four children were born. Their names are Archi- bald D., Alexander M., John G., and Mary. John G. is a general merchant of the firm of McDonald Brothers, dealers in dry goods, clothing, groceries, boots and shoes and all fancy goods, and are wholesale dealers in and shippers of butter, eggs, hay, etc. John G. engaged in business in 1878 with his brother under the firm name of A. D. McDonald & Co. A. D. retired in 1884 (died in 1886), when Alexander entered into partnership with John, the firm name being McDonald Brothers.
McDowell, L. R., East Branch p. o., Spring Creek, was born in Ontario county, N. Y., in 1823, and settled in Sugar Grove in 1842. He married Louisa Jewell in 1838, and they had three daughters-Anna, Tena, and Ardella; the last two are dead. L. R. was a son of Samuel H. and Delila (Beardsley) McDowell, of Connecticut, who set- tled in Warren county in 1842 ; they had eleven children, six of whom are now living. He was a harness-maker by trade. L. R. served in the Rebellion in the Second Dis- trict of Columbia Regiment. He owns a farm of 186 acres.
McGee, Robert, Cobham, p. o., Deerfield, was born in Deerfield township in 1849. He was married on December 26, 1870, to Edna H. Rowland, by whom he has had two children-Harrison D. and Lulu. Mrs. McGee was a daughter of George W. Row- land. Robert McGee had four brothers who served in the late War of the Rebellion. William died in Andersonville prison, where he was buried; James died at home on January 14, 1864; and John and Joseph were discharged with their regiment. They were the sons of William and Kaziah (Thompson) McGee. Kaziah was born in Deer- field and was sixty-eight years and four months old when she died on March 28, 1873, and her husband, William, was born in Mifflin; he was eighty-one years and seven months when he died on March 4, 1873. They had a family of nine children born to them, six of whom are now living. They were early settlers on the river north of Tid- ioute, where William was engaged in lumbering and farming up to the time of his death.
McGuire, jr., Thomas L., Garland p. o., Pittsfield, was born in Brokenstraw town- ship in 1834. He was a son of Thomas and Ruth (Arthur) McGuire. Ruth was born in Brokenstraw, and died in 1835. Her husband. Thomas, was born in 1781, and died in 1865. They had a family of five children born to them-Susan (married Mr. Snow), Emily, Thomas L., jr., Rebecca (married W, Crook), and Elsie. Thomas, sr., was a son of Hugh and Patience McGuire. Hugh was a native of Chester county, and settled here early in the year 1800, and was engaged in farming with General Irvin. He had a government contract for many years in carrying the mails to and from Jamestown, Ti- tusville, and Meadville. Thomas L., jr., was married in 1857 to Eliza Jane Upton, who was born in Garland. They have had a family of four children born to them-Lavina 1)., Lillia Ann, John Willard, and Guy Ellis. Eliza Jane was a daughter of Benjamin and Eleanor Upton. Thomas L., jr., settled in Pittsfield, in 1857, on his present home- stead farm.
McIntosh, Charles, Sugar Grove, was born at Ashville, Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1849. He was a son of James and Isabella ( Laing) MeIntosh, who were natives of Scot- land. They have had a family of six children, four of whom are now living, James was born in 1803; Charles married Mary Jamieson, of Freehold township in September, 1885; she was a daughter of William and Agnes Jamieson. Charles is a farmer and harness-manufacturer.
Mcintyre, Almyron, Pittsfield, was born in Delaware county, N. Y., in 1818. He was a son of Nathaniel and Miranda (Goodrich) McIntyre. Miranda was a native of Delaware county, N. Y., and her husband of Scotland. They settled in Delaware county in 1837, where he was married. He came to Pittsfield and engaged in the lumber busi- ness, and Almyron came with him. In 1839 Nathaniel returned to Delaware county, where he died the same year, aged forty-six years. His widow after his death came to reside with Almyron, She died in lowa. They had a family of ten children born to them, five of whom are now living as follows: George, Jerome, James, Almyron, and Harriet. One of the sons, Jarvis, enlisted, was discharged and died while on his way home. Almyron was married in 1841 to Mary Boughton, who was born in Chautauqua
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county, N. Y. They have had a family of four daughters born to them-Sceneth A., married Richard Brooks, now has a family of three children ; Justina, married John Sal- mon, and died leaving one son-Jay ; Ina, was married twice; her first husband was Frank Jackson, who died in 1880; her present husband is Laverne Wickwire; and Ella, who married Fred W. Price; they have had one daughter born to them-Florence. Mr. Almyron McIntyre has held the office of justice of the peace, assessor, school di- rector, commissioner, and all other town and district offices. He was an early practical mill contractor and bridge builder, and he has built several of the large hotels and build- ings of the county. He had no chance for school advantages but by close application he acquired a thorough business knowledge. Being a close observer he is well informed both on State and county affairs.
McIntyre, N. J., Grand Valley p. o., Eldred, was born in Warren county in 1857. He is a farmer and is also largely engaged in lumbering as a contractor. He was mar- ried in 1879 to Harriet Catlin, and to them have been born four children-Gail, Mark Catlin, Florence, and Nathan Roy. His father was born in Scotland, in 1829, and came to America in 1835, and settled in Warren county in 1839. He was married in 1854 to Maria J. Cooper, of Warren county. To them have been born a family of three chil- dren-Robert E., N. J., and Allie.
McIntyre, A. G., Sugar Grove, is a general merchant of Sugar Grove borough, and was born in the town of Sugar Grove in 1859. He was a son of Robert and Eliza (Sands) McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre was a native of Scotland, and settled in Warren county in 1848. His wife was born in Ireland. They were married in Warren in 1854. Robert enlisted in the Seventy-second Regiment, Company B, N. Y. Volunteers, and was killed at the battle of Cold Harbor ; he also served ten years of his early life in the British Army. He left a widow and two children-A. G. and Lizzie. A. G. McIntyre has been town clerk and town treasurer. He became the successor of Messrs. Harris & McIntyre, who succeeded C. P. Harris in the business in 1882, as extensive dealers in dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, and dealers in and shippers of farm produce.
McKean, David H., Cobham p. o., Deerfield, was born in Venango county, Novem- ber 3, 1830. He was a son of William and Isabella ( Russell) McKean, who were born in Pennsylvania and settled in Venango county : moved to Deerfield in 1856. He was born in Venango county in 1808, and died in 1870. His wife, Isabella, was born in Butler county in 1805. They had a family of nine children born to them. David H. Mckean was married in 1850 to Martha M. Pratt, who was born in Bolesburg, Centre county, on April 15, 1830. They have had a family of nine children born to them- Helen Mar, Samuel, David Lee, Harper M., Emeline E., Flora M., Minnie 1., Erwin W., and one son who died at an early age. David H. McKean settled in Deerfield in 1850, and purchased his present homestead. At that time it was a dense forest, and erected his humble log cottage, which he has exchanged for a modern built home, by his persistent industry. He has for the last thirty-six years confined his labors to farm- ing and lumbering. David H. erected a steam saw-mill in 1883 where he manufac- tures extensively all classes of lumber. His mill is accessible by a plank road one and a quarter miles from Cobham depot, what is now known as Conley Run. His son, Har- per M., is now a partner in the lumber business. David H. McKean has held the office of justice of the peace for two terms, has also been assessor, school director, commis- sioner, and held other minor offices of his town.
Mc Kelvey, David, West Spring p. o., Spring Creek, was born in the north of Ire- land, and came to America in 1869, and settled in Warren county in 1876. He married Margaret Murphy, who was a native also of the north of Ireland. They had a family of six children-Thomas J., Amelia J., Adolphus, David, and George 1 .. He is a farmer and now occupies a farm of 220 acres.
Mckinney, Arthur, Youngsville p. o., Brokenstraw, was born in Brokenstraw town- ship in 1814. on the farm where he now resides. In 1842 he married Susan Arthur, of Jamestown, N. Y., who was born in 1819, and who died November 12, 1885. They had a family of nine children, of whom six are now living, as follows : John W., Mary, Calender A., Charles E., Elery, and Grace. Calender A. married Bertha Tuttle in
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1884, and they have one son, and a daughter named Emily. The latter married George Reavely, and died in 1877, leaving a daughter-Mabel-born in 1875. The family of father and six children all reside at the old homestead-but one married. Arthur was a son of John and Rebecca (Arthur) Mckinney. She was born on the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania in 1784, and died July 25, 1852. John was born in Ulster county, Ire- land, in 1770, came to Philadelphia in 1790, and labored as a farmer. In 1792 he carried the chain to survey Western Pennsylvania, including Warren county, with Gen- eral Irvine, and in 1794 located 1,000 acres west of General Irvine's tract, where he settled and reared his family of nine children, but three of whom now survive, viz. : James, Susan (now the Widow Wade), and Arthur. John and Rebecca were married about 1800. He died in 1841, leaving each of his seven sons and daughters a large farm. Arthur now owns 680 acres of the original homestead; he became an extensive lumberman and farmer in early life, and retired in 1880.
McKinney, Arthur, Youngsville p. o., was born in Youngsville in 1831, and in 1855 married Annie Mary Brown, of Titusville, who was born in 1831. They have four chil- dren-William S., Harriet A., Nellie B., and Fred O .; they had one daughter, who died in April, 1880, aged seven years. Mrs. McKinney was a daughter of John and Jane (McCray) Brown, who were married in 1812. John was born in Westmoreland county in 1784, and died in 1871. They had six children, four of whom are now living, as follows: George W., Alexander, Oliver, and Annie Mary. Mrs. Brown died March 4, 1871. John Brown was the last of the eleven soldiers of the War of 1812 in town. Arthur Mckinney was a son of John and Lorinda (Simmons) Mckinney. John was born in Warren county in 1804, and Lorinda in Chenango county, N. Y., in 1806; they were married in 1829, and had seven children, two of whom are now living-Ar- thur, born in 1831, and James, born in 1850. John Mckinney died in March, 1879. He held the office of sheriff of the county for three years, and of constable three years. He was a leading business man. His parents were John and Rebecca (Arthur) Mc- Kinney, who were very early settlers in Warren county. Three of their children are now living-James, Arthur, Ist, and Susan. Lorinda Mckinney, wife of John, was a daughter of William and Prudence (Stewart) Simmons, of Oxford, N. Y. They settled in Jamestown, N. Y., in 1811, where they died. Of seven children, Lorinda is the only surviving one. James, 2d, married Olive Brown ; she died leaving one child ; she was a sister of Mrs. Arthur Mckinney.
Mckinney, James, Youngsville p. o., Brokenstraw, was born in Youngsville in 1850. He was a son of John, jr., and Lorinda (Simmons) Mckinney. She was born in Ox- ford, Chenango county, N. Y., in 1806, and was married in 1829; they had a family of seven children, two ot whom survive-Arthur and James. The father, John, jr., was born in Brokenstraw in 1804, and died in March, 1879; he was a prominent man in his county-sheriff three years, constable three years, and an active business man. John, jr., was a son of John and Rebecca (Arthur) Mckinney. John was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1770, settled in Philadelphia about 1790, and died in February, 1841. He was first a farmer, and then carried chain for Surveyor Irvine while he sur- veyed Warren county and other parts of Western Pennsylvania. and in 1794 or '95 he took up 1,000 acres west of the Irvine tract. He married about 1800, and had a family of nine children, but three of whom are now living-Arthur, James, and Susan. James McKinney, 2d, married Olive Brown in 1871. She died in 1882. leaving one child- Lurline. James married a second wife, Arlie E. Brown, in 1883. She was a daughter of Heman L. and Semantha (Bly) Brown. Heman L. died in 1865, leaving the one (laughter-Arlie-and his widow married Alexander Brown. Olive, the first wife, was a daughter of John and Jane ( McCray) Brown.
McKitrick, Hance, Lander p. o., Farmington, is a blacksmith, and was born in County Down, Ireland, December 29, 1842. He was a son of James and Isabelle (Stevenson) McKitrick, who immigrated to Canada in 1843, where Hance was reared and educated, and where he learned his trade. He came to Warren county in 1865, and worked as a journeyman up to 1873, when he located in Farmington and embarked in business for himself, a business which he has conducted up to the present time. He
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was married in 1871 to Ann L. Johnson, a daughter of Peter and Christina (Jones) Johnson, of Farmington, and by her has had two children-Fannie E. and Agnes J. Mr. McKitrick is now holding the office of town commissioner, and in politics he is Republican.
McMillen, Daniel J., Garland p. o., Pittsfield, was born in Conewango township in 1835. He was a son of Joseph and Patty (Leonard) McMillen. Patty was born in Warren county, and Joseph, her husband, was born in Venango county. They were married in Cattaraugus county, N. Y., and after this event settled in Warren county. They had a family of five children born to them, four of whom are now living-Robert, Daniel J., Worth, and Leroy. Patty died in 1884, at the age of seventy-eight years. His last wife was Carrie McMillen. James was an expert pilot on the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers, and afterward became an extensive lumberman and shipper. Daniel J. Mc Millen was married in 1872 to Maggie Irvine, of Freehold. They have had two children born to them-Anna, and D. Lee (who was drowned at the age of nine years). David J. became engaged in the mercantile business in Pittsfield, and in April, 1883, he came to Warren county and engaged in the general mercantile business, now doing business under the firm name of H. F. Andrews & Co.
McNett, Levi E., North Clarendon p. o., Mead, is a farmer, and was born in Paines- ville, O., June 14, 1834. He was a son of Levi and Eliza (Shepard) McNett; was reared in Chautauqua county, N. Y., from the age of two years, and came to Warren in 1854; worked some at his trade, that of cabinet-making, though he was principally engaged in lumbering up to 1881. He located in North Clarendon in 1875, and em- barked in the clothing business in 1831, from which he retired in 1884. He was mar- ried in 1854 to Clara Cogswell, a daughter of Samuel H. and Mary (Arnett) Cogswell, of Warren. They have had a family of four children born to them-Eva (now Mrs. L. P. Millard), Mary (now Mrs. J. A. Barnes), Samuel, and Charlie.
McWilliams, John L., Warren p. o., Conewango, was the youngest of the sons and daughters of William McWilliams, who came to Glade in 1851, from Canada. The fam- ily, however, were of Scottish birth, and emigrated from the mother country to the do- minion in 1842. These children were Janet, Elizabeth, Alexander E., Jane, Christina, and John I .. Their father died in Glade in 1860, and their mother died at the same place twenty-five years after. John L. McWilliams married Emma A. Zeigler, by whom he had two children. Mr. McWilliams is by trade a carpenter, but his time is devoted to oil producing, at which he has met with remarkable and deserved success. His farm of one hundred acres, near Glade Run, has seventeen producing wells at present, with an abundance of territory yet to be opened. Having commenced life with no capital Mr. McWilliams has by honesty and industry earned for himself a goodly competence. He has figured somewhat in the affairs of the town, and has frequently held town offices. In politics he favors the Prohibitionists, but in earlier years was a Democrat.
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