History of Washington County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 242

Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Hungerford, Austin N
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : H.L. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 1216

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The Clover Hill Methodist Episcopal Church is lo- cated near the centre of the township, and also near the sites of the old Westland and Hicksite Quaker Meeting-houses. After these were abandoned as places of worship, the Methodist people purchased land and built an edifice called Clover Hill Metho- dist Church. The church is embraced in the Bent- leysville Circuit. The present preacher in charge is the Rev. Reimund C. Wolfe.

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Fairview Church is located two miles south of the National road. The membership has not been as- certained. The preachers who have served this church are and have been the same as those serving the Bethesda and Beallsville churches.

BEALLSVILLE BOROUGH.

In the year 1774 Robert Thornton " seated himself upon a tract of land situated on the waters of Fish- pot and Plum Run, now in Washington County." 1 Whether he held it merely under a "tomahawk im- provement" right at first, and afterwards under a Virginia certificate, is not known, but it is probable that such was the case, as he certainly did not hold under a Pennsylvania warrant. Whatever was the nature of his claim to the tract, it was sold by him to Zephaniah Beall before 1785. "The said Zephaniah Beall obtained a warrant from the Land-Office of Pennsylvania for the said land, dated May the four- teenth in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five (1785), in pursuance of which warrant there was surveyed to and for the said Zephaniah Beall the thirtieth day of May in'the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty- five, three hundred and forty-nine and one-half acres and allowance (349} A.) called 'Clear Drinking.'" On the 24th of October, 1796, Zephaniah Beall con- veyed one hundred and eighty-four acres of this tract to his son, Zephaniah Beall, Jr. Afterwards Christian Kreider and George Jackson became possessed of an interest in these lands, with the elder and younger Beall, and in August, 1819, these four proprietors laid out on their property (a part of the "Clear Drink- ing"" tract) the town of Beallsville; the " charter" being dated on the 30th of that month. A few days prior to that date the proprietors had published the following advertisement, viz. :

" BEALLSVILLE.

" The public are informed that a town is laid off to be called Bealls- ville, on the National road, including the tavern stand now occupied by Christian Kreider, at the Cross-roads, about nine miles from Brownsville and fifteen from Washington. The lots will be sold on the premises en Monday, the 13th of September next, at public auction, Sale to commence at 10 o'clock A.M. Any further comments of the advantages of this site is considered unnecessary, as those wishing to purchase will view the premises.

" The conditions will be made easy to purchasers.

" ZEPH'A BEALL,

" GEORGE JACKSON,

" CHRISTIAN KREIDER,

" ZEPH'A W. BEALL,

" Proprietors.

" Aug. 23, 1819.

" The Tavern House will also be sold on said day."

The survey and plat of the town was made by the famed surveyor and engineer, Jonathan Knight, and

dated Sept. 13, 1819. The lots from No. 2 to 110 in- clusive (except Nos. 48, 49, 50, 71, 72, 73, 93, and 94) were laid out "right-angled, and sixty feet in front and one hundred and eighty feet back."

In the year 1821, two years after the laying out of Beallsville, there were residing in the town the fol- lowing-named persons, most of whom were heads of families, viz. : Thomas Stewart, who kept tavern in a log house ; John Havlin, who lived in a frame house ; Moses Bennington, who owned and occupied a brick residence; William McKinley, whose dwelling was a log cabin ; Peter Herford, who had a brick house; and James Berry, whose house was built of logs. John and Bartley Curry were single men who kept a store in the village, but still had their own house, employing a colored housekeeper. William Ogden had a blacksmith-shop there at that time. Dr. Thomas H. Fowler was one of the first physicians, and at that time was postmaster. Dr. William L. Wilson, Dr. Willis, and Dr. Alburson were also among the early physicians. Previous to the laying out of Beallsville, Dr. James Mitchell, Jr., resided at or near the loca- tion of the village, and on May 8, 1809, advertised over his name "that he has opened a medicinal shop near the Washington road, within half a mile of the tavern formerly known by the name of Cross-Keys, and now kept by Mr. Jackson, nine miles from Brownsville." It is not known whether Dr. Mitchell removed from Beallsville to Canonsburg, or to the State of Virginia, as the statements of old residents disagree. The first house built in Beallsville is said to have been put up by Joseph Mills. On July 2, 1821, Thomas G. Norfolk announced through an ad- vertisement "that he has removed from Ginger Hill to the large brick house in Beallsville, and opened a house of public entertainment at the sign of the ' Beallsville Sun.'" These were the beginnings of the town, but its growth was very slow during the first quarter of a century of its existence.

On the 16th of February, 1852, the town was " erected into a borough, to be called the borough of Beallsville, bounded, limited, and described as fol- lows, to wit : Beginning at a corner stone on the Pitts- burgh and Morgantown road, between the farms of Thomas H. Fowler, Peter Flick, and John McJun- kin ; thence, including the farms of John McJunkin, James Thompson, Nancy Campbell, Joseph -, Rezin Cramer, Joseph Weaver, and Thomas H. Fow- ler, to the place of beginning." The first borough election was held May 17, 1852, Judge Archibald D. Scott, Morgan Hartman, and William Greenfield being the inspectors. The borough officers elected then and in succeeding years for the borough of Beallsville were and have been the following, viz. :

1 This quotation (as also that which is given a few lines farther on) is from the preamble to the charter of the town of Beallsville, made in 1819 by Zephaniah Beall and the three other proprietors.

2 There is no doubt that this name was given to the tract on account of the copious and perennial spring which supplies the never-failing fountain in the present borough of Beallsville.

1852 .- Burgess, Peter Flick ; Council, William Greenfield, J. W. Mitchell, Samuel Beall, Job Pyle, S. P. Grey.

1853 .- Same as in preceding year.

1854 .- Burgess, James Thompson ; Council, Samuel Beatty, Samuel Beall, John Ewart, John McJunkin, J. P. Morgan.

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1855 .- Burgess, Henry Page ; Council, M. L. Wilson, Thomas Odburt, John McDonough, Rezin Cramer, and A. D. Scott.

1856 .- Burgess, John McJunkin ; Council, Job Pyle, James Thompson, Morgan A. Miller, Levi Buson, and Butler Huggins.

1837 .- Burgess, John McMath; Council, Job Pyle, Samuel Havlin, Gideon H. Hawkins, A. J. Buffington, and Thomas Sargent.

1858 .- Burgess, A. G. Richardson; Council, Samuel Havlin, Charles Gattry, A. J. Buffington, David Mitchell, and Morgan Hartman.

1859 .- Burgess, A. D. Scott; Council, David Butz, James C. Rogers, Charles Gattry, Job Pyle, and James M. Miller.

1860 .- Burgess, John McJunkin; Council, John Butz, Job Pyle, Dr. Jolın Keys, Morgan Hartman, and Charles Gattry.

1861 .- Burgess, John McJunkin ; Council, Morgan Hartman, Job Pyle, Charles Gattry, David Butz, and Dr. John Keys.

1862 .- Burgess, John Martan; Council, Job Pyle, Morgan Hartman, Charles Gattry, James R. Rogers, and David Butz.

1863 .- Burgess, John Martan; Council, Job Pyle, Moses Bennington, Milton McJunkin, Charles Gattry, and James M. Miller.

1864 .- Burgess, David Butz; Council, Morgan Hartman, Job Pyle, J. M. Miller, Charles Gattry, and Thomas Robinson.

1865 .- Burgess, David Butz; Council, P. C. Rogers, A. D. Scott, Charles Gattry, Morgan Hartman, and J. W. Irwin.

1866 .- Burgess, S. B. Holland; Council, Charles Gattry, George T. Binde, Thomas Hill, Milton McJunkin, and Henry McKee.

1867 .- Burgess, William H. Crable; Council, J. M. Miller, Morgan Hart- man, Peter Hickman, Hugh Keys, and Thomas Robinson.

1868 .- Burgess, William H. Crable ; Council, Hiram Winnett, S. R. Boram, J. F. Irwin, Job Pyle, and Thomas Robinson.

1869 .- Burgess, John Ewart; Council, James M. Miller, Lemoyne Snel- len, Thomas Hill, Peter Hickman, and Job Pyle.

1870 .- Burgess, Lemoyne Snellen; Council, James F. Irwin, James Hopkins, Thomas Robinson, and A. Odburt.

1871 .- Burgess, James M. Miller; Council, Lemoyne Snellen, Morgan Hartman, and Job Pyle.

1872 .- Burgess, Arthur Odburt; Council, Job Pyle, Morgan Hartman, and Samuel Bowen.

1873 .- Burgess, A. Wilson ; Council, Job Pyle, Charles Guttry, E. G. Greenfield, Thomas Robinson, and Stephen Beatty.

1874 .- Burgess, George M. Baker; Council, Thomas Robinson, A. C. Powell, S. P. Beatty, K. I. Dawson, and E. J. Greenfield,

1875 .- Burgess, J. W. Ellwood; Council, S. B. Holland, S. P. Beatty, Thomas Hill, S. Floyd, and C. Guttry.

1876 :- Burgess, J. I. Fitzimmons ; Council, J. A. Hopkins, W. W. Brown, J. I. Irwin, Thomas Floyd, and S. P. Beatty.

1877 .- Burgess, John McMath ; Council, Thomas J. Floyd, Eli G. Green- field, Henry McKee, and J. M. Miller.

1878 .- Burgess, William C. Sargent; Council, E. R. McCready, J. I. Daw- son, Thomas C. Sargent, and William B. Flick.

1879 .- Burgess, S. B. Holland ; Council, Eli G. Greenfield, George W. Snyder, William Hazen, John Craven, and Caleb Zollens.

1880 .- Burgess, Walter Craven; Council, Eli G. Greenfield, John S. Gray, Thomas Floyd, James Frey, John Deems, and George W. Snyder.

1881 .- Burgess, S. B. Holland ; Council, John Deems, James A. Hopkins, John Hadden, William C. Sargent, Thomas Floyd, and James Frey.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF BEALLSVILLE.

Mark Mitchell, June 11, 1852.

James M. Miller, March 29, 1870.

A. D. Scott, June 11, 1852.

A. D. Scott, April 28, 1873 .-

John Ewart, April 10, 1855.

James M. Miller, Jan. 13, 1874.

Jolın McJunkin, May 30, 1857.

A. D. Scott, Jan. 19, 1874.

A. D. Scott, April 13, 1858. James M. Miller, Dec. 14, 1874.

David Butz, April 21, 1862.

A. D. Scott, March 25, 1878.

A. D. Scott, April 14, 1863.

James M. Miller, March 30, 1880.

The growth of Beallsville, which was very slow during its existence as an unincorporated town, and for a decade or more after its erection as a borough, has been much more rapid in recent years, until it has become a place of considerable business and im- portance. Its location is fifteen miles east of Wash- ington borough, and nine miles west of Brownsville,

on the old National road, the town being built on both sides of that great thoroughfare. It contains seventy-nine dwelling-houses, one church, a good brick school-house, in which two schools are taught and two teachers employed, the post-office and tel- egraph-office, the banking-house of. James M. Mil- ler (which business was commenced in 1872), three physicians (Drs. L. H. Tombaugh, James Sargent, and T. P. Hasson), one dentist (Dr. Hugh Keys), two dry-goods stores (Hawkins & Miller and Harvey Young), the general store of Boren & Ebert, the hardware-store of Stephen P. Beatty, drug-store of L. H. Tombaugh, two shoe-stores, of which Butz and Borem are respectively the proprietors, the millinery stores of Mrs. Ewart and Miss McKee, the harness- making and saddlery-shop of Morgan Hartman, the cabinet-making and undertaker's establishment of James Frey, the marble-works of J. F. Dawson, the wagon- and carriage-shop of John Gray, the black- smith-shops of Thomas Floyd, John Deems, and Isaac Cox, the livery-stables of V. S. & W. Sargent, and Gussman & Lewis, two hotels, kept by Eli G. Greenfield and Valentine Sargent, and a number of mechanics and minor industries.

Beallsville Methodist Episcopal Church was organ- ized in 1872, with two classes. The pastor over this charge in 1880 was the Rev. C. McCarlin ; class num- ber one having sixty members, under S. W. Rodgers as class-leader, and class number two having a mem- bership of sixty-nine, with Lemoyne Lewellen as class- leader. The pastors who have served this church will be found mentioned in the history of Centreville Church, in East Bethlehem township.

Beallsville Lodge, No. 832, I. O. O. F., was char- tered March 4, 1873. The charter members were George M. Baker, Taylor Smith, William H. Crable, Thomas Robinson, W. H. H. Link, Johnson Hill, T. Regester, George W. Deems, J. A. Hopkins, H. J. Winnett, S. J. Lewellen, S. R. Hawkins, Thomas Martindale, Jackson L. Thompson, L. Jackson Baker, John A. Crawford, H. H. Young, George W. Eagey, S. P. Beatty, O. M. Hartley, A. C. Powell, William Baker, and S. B. Lacy. The officers are William Baker, N. G .; William F. Guttry, V. G .; S. P. Beatty, Sec .; H. J. Winnett, Asst. Sec .; Thomas Robinson, Treas.

Chandler Lodge, No. 237, F. and A. M., hold their sessions in the upper story of the public school build- ing. This building was originally the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the school directors purchasing it of Rev. Mr. Kerr, the minister then in charge of the society. The school board added the upper story, by which they incurred some indebtedness, to liqui- date which led to its subsequent use as a Masonic Hall.

The burial-place of Beallsville is known as the Keys graveyard. This cemetery is in an excellent condition, being finely fenced and handsomely kept.

INDEX.

Academies, 450, 667, 749, 904. Acheson family, 479. Acheson, A. W., 247. Acheson, David, 376, 554. Acheson, Thomas, 307, 638.

Adams Express on the National road, 381. Addison, Alexander, 243, 267, 270, 289, 485. Advance, 509. Advertiser, 582. Advocate and Day Spring, 582.

African M. E. Church, Washington, 524; Mo- nongahela City, 588; Canonsburg, 621.

Agnew family, 711. Agricultural fairs and societies, 472, 622, 928. Alexander family, 768. Alexander, Joseph, 385. Alexander, Dr. J. W., 627. Alexander, William J., 596. Allegheny County erected, 241. Allen family, 646. Allen's Fort, 916. Allen, Rev. Moses, 906.

Allenport (Independence), 647.

Allen township, 643; erection, 643; early set- tlers, 643; Allenport, 647; schools, 648; justices, 648; religious societies, 648 ; cem- eteries, 648.

Allison family, 673, 689, 707. Allison, Col. James, 707. Allison, Jonathan, 720. Allison (Rev. Thomas) family, 831. Alrich, Rev. Dr. William P., 940. American Republic and Spirit of Washington, 582.

Amity, 660.

Amwell township, 652; justices, 652; early Bet- tlers, 652; Amity, 660; churches, 661, 666, 668, 669, 670; postmasters, 665 ; physicians, 665; Ten-Mile village, 665; Lone Pine (Pin Hook), 665; Pleasant Valley Academy, 667 ; Bane Town, 668; Baptist Church, the first religious society in the county, 669; schools, 670.

Anderson, Rev. Abraham, 406. Anderson, Rev. John, 821.

Anti-slavery societies, 546; meetings mobbed, 547.

Armor family, 804. Armstrong, Col. James, 329. Armstrong's expedition, 57. Assessments, Mutual Life Insurance Associa- tion, 528. Associate judges, 244 ; list, 249.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Mil- ler's Run, 716; Patterson's Mills, 739. Associators, 154 n. Atcheson family, 852. Atkinson family, 799. Attorneys, roll of, 250. Attorneys-general, deputy, list of, 250. Auditors, list of, 470.

Augusta County, resolutions of Revolutionary Committee, 74, 180; district of West Au- gusta, map, facing 184. Augusta Town, 185 n., 211, 216. Aurora, 582. Axtel family, 655, 801.

Bailey family, 901. Baird family, 244, 541.

Baird, Dr. Absalom, 272, 280, 541, 548.

Baird, George, 542.

Baird, Thomas H., 244, 307, 377, 383, 386, 393, 531, 542, 547, 554.

Baird, William, 542.

Baker, Enoch, 671.

Baker's Bottom, Logan's family slain, 66.

Bald Eagle, 20.

Baltimore boundary agreement, 190; final rat- ification of, 195. -

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, 391. Bane family, 652.

Bane Town, 668.

Banks and Bankers: The Branch Bank of Phil- adelphia, 524; Bank of Washington, 525; Franklin Bank of Washington, 526; First National Bank of Washington, 526; Sam- uel Hazlett's Bank, 528; Hopkins, Wright & Co., 528; Washington Savings-Bank, 528; Alexander & Co., 578; People's Bank, 578; Canonsburg Savings-Fund Society, 614; Canonsburg Savings-Bank, 614; Canons- burg Bank, Limited, 615; Farmers' De- posit Company, 614; Burgettstown Na- tional Bank, 920.

Baptist Church, Washington, 517; Mononga- hela City, 587; North Ten-Mile, 668; Am- well (the first church society in the county). 669; Buffalo, 684; Carroll, 692; Pleasant Grove, Donegal, 758 ; East Bethlehem, 772 ; East Finley, 779; Fallowfield, 794; Peters Creek, 967; Robinson, 904 ; Pigeon Creek, 938; German Baptist (or Dunkard), 975; North Wheeling, 985.

Barnard, Samuel, 978. Barr, John S., 948.

Bassett Town, 477. Battle of Bushy Run, 63. Battle of Great Meadows, 38. Battle of Point Pleasant, 72.

Bavington, 927. Bavington family, 927.

Beall family, 768. Beard family, 797. Beaver County erected, 242. Beaver, the Delaware king, 17, 144. Bebout family, 838.

Bedford County erected, 147; early townships, 148; early assessment-rolls, 148.

Beelor, Joseph, 91, 152, 196, 890. Beelor, Samuel, 900, 904. Beelor's Fort, 900.

Belle-View Camp-Meeting Grounds, 833.

Bench and Bar, 235, 249. Bentley family, 933. Bentley, George, 969. Bentleysville, 937. Berry family, 702, 860, 875. Beveridge, Rev. Dr. Thomas, 406. Biggert family, 901. Biographies of

Alexander, William J., 596.

Alexander, Dr. J. W., 627. Allison, Hon. Jonathan, 720.

Baker, Enoch, 671. Barnard, Samuel, 978.

Barr, John S., 948.

Bentley, George, 969. Blachly, Dr. Stephen L., 848.

Brownlee, Dr. J. C., 762. Craig, Walter, 740.

Craighead, James, 706. Crumrine, George, 978.

Davis, William, 957. Denney, Dr. William, 764.

Denniston, Samuel, 969. Dickson, Dr. James Glenn, 626. Eagleson, Dr. D. S., 761. Ewing, Hon. John H., 556. Farrar, Hon. John, 929. Frazier, Thomas, 759. Grim, Dr. William L., 764. Hanna, Mrs. Sarah R., 558. Hawkins, S. R., 950. Hazzard, Hon. T. R., 598. Henderson, Joseph, Esq., 564. Hopkins, Hon. James H., 562. Hopkins, Hon. William, 560. Howe, Maj. S. B., 635. Irwin, John, 685. Lawrence, Hon. George V., 597.

Maxwell, John, 824.

Lee, Maj. William, 741. McCleary, William, 780.

McConnell, Alexander, Sr., 718.

McConnell, Alexander, Jr., 719.

McFarland, Samuel, 564. McLain, William, 759.

McNary, James S., 880. McNary, William Hill, 717. McQuown, James, 763.

Mayes, Joseph Finley, 762. Noble, Thaddeus Clark, 758. Parkinson, Dr. Joseph, 834. Patterson, James, 739. Paul, Huston, 957. Pees, Zachariah, 881. Perrine, David, 842. Plants, Leonard, Sr., 781.

Pringle, John Snyder, 642. Proudfit, John L., 930. Ramsey, George M., 958. Reed, Parker, 822. Ritchie, W. H. S., 624.

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fes le. James, 599. HT, Willmain, 917. muth. @ ..... n, Jr., 947. Speers, Henry, 649. Stwere . C., 649. Sphar, Henry, 651. Sprowls, Dru. J. N., I. N., Lre M., 763. Stephens, John W., 949. Stewart, Robert, 842. stockdale, Robert, 651. Swagler, Jacob, 949. Swart, A. J., 672. Teagarden, Dr. James W., 764. Townsend, Elijah, 899. Vance, Samuel, 957. Walker, David S., 741. Walker, John N., 741. Warne, Major James, 600. Wasson, Rev. Luke J., 887. Work, Maj. George T., 823. Blachly family, 848. Blachly, Dr. Stephen L., 848. Blaine family, 636.

Blaine, Ephraim L., 636, 638 n. Blaine, Hon. James G., 637. Blair, Dr. Alexander, 544. Blair, Dr. Isaiah, 542.

Block-houses, 73, 678, 689, 707, 724, 736, 744, 775, 804, 825, 855, 900, 916.

Boggs family, 674. Boggs, Lydia (Mrs. Kruger), 674, 678. Boice family captured, 112. Boquet's expeditions, 62, 63. Boundary controversy, 158, 175, 237 n., 239; map illustrating, facing 190.

Boundary line run and marked, 197 et seq.

Bower family, 767. Bower, John, 386, 767. Boyd family, 813, 827, 838. Boyd, David, 814. Boyd, David M., 814. Bracken family, 700. Brackenridge, H. H., sketch, 236; see Whiskey Insurrection, pussim.

Braddock's expedition and defeat, 44; death, 52. Braddock's road 141, 370. Bradford family, 872.

Bradford, David, 250, 259 ; see Whiskey Insur- rection, passim, 483, 707.

Brady, Capt. Samuel, 77, 79, 89, 483.

Branch Bank of Philadelphia, Washington, 524. Briceland family, 604. Briceland's company of militia, 604. Briceland's Cross-Roads, 807. Brodhead, Col. D., 88 ; expedition, 93. Brown, Rev. Dr. Matthew, 444, 510, 619, 878, 896.

Brown, Rev. Dr. A. B., 879, 897. Brownlee family, 677, 800, 828. Brownlee, Dr. J. C., 762. Brownlee, Rev. J. T., contributions, 399, 405, 831.

Brownson, Rev. Dr. J. I., contributions, 438, 450, 510.

Bruce, David; 917. Bryson family, 487, 745. Buchanan family, 825.

Buffalo township, 673; justices, 673; early set-

tlers, 673; Taylorstown, 679; physicians, 689; chur hes, G80; schools, 684.

Buffal village, 82%. Bulger. 928. Bumgarner family, 766. Burd's road, 371. Burgett family, 916.

INDEX

Burgettstown, 916. Burgettstown Call, 921. Burgettstown Enterprise, 921. Burning gas-well, 850. Burnsville, 983. Bushy Run, battle of, 63. Butler family, 569.

Caldwell family, 812.

California borough, 628; incorporation, first election,. 628; newspapers, 628; borough officers, 630, business men, 630; boat- building, 630; churches, 631; cemeteries, 633; societies, 633; Grand Army of the Republic, 634.

Campbell family, 725, 851, 911. Campbell, Elder Alexander, 418. Campbell, Elder Thomas, 416. Campbell, Col. John, 221, 888.

Campbell, Parker, sketch, 251, 307, 377, 489, 638. Campsey family, 745. Candor, 904.

Canon, Col. John, 129, 205, 224, 225; sketch, 226, 268, 278, 601.

Canonsburg Academy, 451, 603. Canonsburg Bank, limited, 615.

Canonsburg borough, 601 ; Theological Semin-

ary, 405; early settlers, 601; Canonsburg Academy, 451, 603; town-plats, early lot- holders, 606 ; incorporation, bounds, lista of officers, 608; market-house, 609, 611; fire-engine and company, 611 ; early tav- erna, 611; post-offices and postmasters, 611 ; newspapers, 612; physicians, 613; banks, 614; library, 615; schools, 615 ; Sabbath- schools, 616; churches, 616; Oak Spring Cemetery, 621; Freemasons, 623; Odd- Fellows, 623 ; Grand Army of the Republic, 623; ice industry, 623; rolling-mill, 624 ; Chartiers woolen-factory, 624.

Canonsburg Herald, 612. Canonsburg Saving-Fund Society, 614. Canonsburg Savings-Bank, 614.

Canton township, 686; justices, 686; early set- tlers, 686; schools, 690.

Cardville, 919. Carman family, 826. Carpenter, John, captured, 103. Carroll Gazette, 582.

Carroll township, 691; erection and boundaries, 691; early settlers, 691; Columbia (Pitts- borough), 692; justices, 697.

Catfish, 20, 476.

Catfish Camp, 20, 66, 71, 145; council of war at, 185.

Catholic Church in Washington County, 423; St. James, West Alexander, now Sacred Heart, Claysville, 424, 756; Church of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, 424; Church of the Transfiguration, Mononga- hela City, 424, 587 ; East Pike Run, 788. Caveat, James, 205.

Cecil township, 698; early settlers, 698; jus- tices, 703; Venice, 703; churches, 703; Pennsylvania Reform School, 705.

Celeron's expedition, 23. Cemeteries, Washington, 550; Monongahela City, 589; Canonsburg, 621; California, 633; Allen, 649; West Alexander, 752. Centreville, 770. Chamberlin, B. B., 247. Chambers family, 658. Chartier, Peter, 18, 138, 168. Chartiers Creek, origin of name, 164 u .; once navigable, 602.

Chartiers township, 707; justices, 707; early settlers, 707; Houstonville, 715; Locust Hill or McConnell's Mills, 715; Allison's coal-works, 715; churches, 716 ; schools, 716.

Chartiers Valley Agricultural Association, 622. Chartiers Valley Railroad Company, 396. Chartiers woolen-factory, 624. Chautauqua, Lake, 24, 181 n. Cherry family, 854.

Cherry's Fort, 855.

Christian Church of Washington County, 416; Washington, 520; California, 631 ; Pleasant Valley, 666; Donegal, 756; Fallowfield, 795; West Middletown, 818 ; Independence, 833; Peters Creek, 895; Vanceville, 938; Burnsville, 983.

Church, the first organized in Washington County, 669.

Churches, see the several townships.

Citizens' Fire Company, 502. Citizens' Library, 540. Civil and Legal History, 138-262.

Clark family, 900. Clark, Rev. Dr. John B., 617. Clark, Dr. Matthew H., 545, 710. Clarke, George Rogers, 65, 70; expeditions, 86, 94, 227.

Claysville, 753 ; early titles, 753 ; early taverns, 753; early residents, 754 ; newspapers, 755 ; incorporation, 754; justices, 755 ; churches, 755.

Claysville Sentinel, 755. Clemens family, 675.

Clemens, Christiana, 674. Clerks of Commissioners, list, 470. Clerks of Court, list, 469. Clokey family, 875.

Cloud family, 853. Coal Bluff, 965. Coal-mines and mining, 365, 389, 788, 841, 909. Coleman, Rev. W. M., contribution, 751. Columbia, 692.

Colvin family, 790. Colvin family, 931. Commissioners, list of, 469. Commissioners to run boundary, report, 200. Commonwealth, 509.

Concord, 847. Connit family, 845.

Connolly, Dr. John, 66, 70, 158, 165, 169, 173, 180, 181.

Cook family, 656, 843. Cooke (John L.) family, 711. Coon Island, 753. Cooper family, 791, 800. Cooper's company, three months' service, 311. Corbley, Rev. John, 305, 529, 669. Cornplanter at Washington, 477.

Cornstalk, 72. Coroners, list, 469. Council of war at Catfish Camp, 185. County Home, 468. Court-house and prison, erection and changes, 464. Court list, 249. Court, West Augusta County, records, 204. Court, Yohogania County, records, 212. Courts, early terms, 236, 240, 464. Courts, where first held, 464.

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History of Washington County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 242

Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Hungerford, Austin N Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Philadelphia : H.L. Everts & Co. Number of Pages: 1216

Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Hungerford, Austin N
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : H.L. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 1216