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MORRIS RAMSAY, whose death occurred in Dr. Sutton's private hospital at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, December 29, 1892, was a native of Dumfermline, Scotland, born June 4, 1848, the third son in the family of Will- iam and Elizabeth (Sharp) Ramsay, both natives of Scotland, and possessing in a large degree the excellent characteristics of that country. William Ram- say and his wife and family first came to the United States in 1852, but after a residence of four years here they returned to their native land. In 1863, how- ever, they emigrated a second time to this country and settled at Larrimer, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Their deaths occurred April 16, 1885. and August 13, 1889, respectively, and their remains were interred in Irwin cemetery, Westmoreland county.
Morris Ramsay, after completing a common school education, began learning the trade of machinist at Dumfermline, his birthplace, and completed the same at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in which city his parents located upon their arrival in this country in 1852. From 1864 to 1869 he worked in the mines of the Westmoreland Coal Company, and in the latter year was appointed mining boss at the Shafton coal mines, in which capacity he served for ten years. He then removed to Houtzdale, Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, and was superintendent of the Kittanning Coal Company's mines for two years. In 1882 he became superintendent of mines at Morewood ; he was transferred
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two years later to the position of mining engineer for the Frick Coke Company, his services in this capacity being of great value to his employers. In 1886 he was made superintendent by the above company of their coke plants at More- wood, Warden, Dillinger, Alice and Tarr's. The ovens at these works num- bered 1151, of the eight thousand owned or operated by the Southwest Coal and Coke Company. These extensive mines and works were operated upon an in- telligent and practical basis, and every improvement that engineering talent and long practiced experience could devise has been introduced by this company. Among the works of Mr. Ramsay's engineering in the Connellsville coke region are : The Rist tipple, the air shaft at Morewood, the Trotter plant and the new Henry Clay coke works near Broad Ford, Fayette county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Ramsay was a member of Hiram Lodge, No. 69, A. O. U. W. He was a mem- ber of the Presbyterian church of Mount Pleasant, and one of the honorable, representative citizens of that borough, whom to know was to admire.
Mr. Ramsay married, March 15, 1870, Sadie Greer, a native of Larrimer, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of George A. Greer. Their children were as follows: William, born 1870, became general superin- tendent of the coal and coke works at Tinicum after his father's death. Sadie M., born March 16, 1873, widow of James H. Eaton, of Brownsville, Pennsyl- vania. Lizzie S., born August 14, 1874. died February 5, 1904: she was the wife of Emmor Saunders. Hannah G., born June 17, 1876, wife of John L. Shields. George MI., born March 25, 1878, a resident of Oliver, Pennsylvania, employed by the coke company of that place. An infant, born January 29, 1880, died in infancy. Mary C., born April 13. 1881, wife of Harry M. Stahl, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Jeanet R., born September 30, 1882, died at the age of nine years. Robert A., born September 16, 1884, a resident of Ten- nessee, a civil engineer. Alice I., born March 13, 1886, resides at home with her mother. Nellie, born October 4, 1887, died at the age of four years. In- fant, born January 3, 1890. died in infancy. Adelaide Frick, born February 3, 1892. She is one of the sweet singers of the land, and is gradually gaining an enviable reputation as a skillful and accomplished musician. Mrs. Sadie M. Ramsay, widow of Morris Ramsay, resides in a comfortable home in Mount Pleasant, is highly esteemed in the community, and enjoys the acquaintance of a wide circle of friends.
JAMES HARKINS. One of the prominent residents of Westmore- land county and a worthy representative of the same, is James Harkins. He was born in Blairsville, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1863, a son of Peter and Mary (Mortan) Harkins. His father was a native of county Cork, Ireland, who emigrated to this country during young manhood and found employment on the West Pennsylvania Railroad. During the war of the Re- bellion he enlisted in Company D, Two Hundredth and Sixth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, from Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Mor- tan, a direct descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independ- ence. They were members of the Catholic and Methodist churches, respec- tively. The following named children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Harkins : Margaret. wife of W. H. Smith, deccased, of Altoona, Pennsylvania : John. a farmer of Indiana, Pennsylvania: Frederick, a railroad employee of Kansas City, Missouri : Charlotte, widow of Dr. L. S. Goodman, who was engaged in the drug business in Mount Pleasant for some fifteen years. Mrs. Goodman is one of the resident physicians of the Harrisburg Insane Asylum, a graduate of the Women's Medical College of Philadelphia. James, mentioned hereafter.
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Peter Harkins, the father of these children, died in 1865 from disease con- tracted in the Civil war. His widow survived him four years, passing away in 1869.
James Harkins, third and youngest son of Peter and Mary Harkins, re- mained in Indiana county until he was six years old, and the succeeding six years he spent in the Orphans' School in Beaver county, Pennsylvania. He attended school in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, for four years, and at the age of sixteen removed to Mount Pleasant, and there found employment in the drug store of Goodman & Heath, with which firm he remained until 1883. In that year his brother-in-law, Mr. Goodman, died, and Mr. Harkins assumed charge of the establishment for his sister, Dr. Goodman. He conducted the store for ten years, and then bought out the business, which he carried on until 1902. In 1882 Mr. Harkins had taken up the study of medicine, graduating from the Cincinnati (Ohio) Eclectic College. He followed the profession of medicine for two years, then turned his entire attention to the drug business. In 1902 he sold out the drug business and engaged in the manufacture of roofing slate at Bangor, Pennsylvania, being associated in business with James K. Husband, and conducting the business under the firm name of Husband & Company. They have an extensive plant and give employment to some eighty people. They also manufacture blackboards.
Mr. Harkins is a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard, and Feb- ruary 4, 1888, he enlisted as private in Company E, and at once began to take a deep and lasting interest in the organization. In 1889 he was commissioned second lieutenant, and 1893 first lieutenant. He accompanied the regiment to the Philippines during the Spanish-American war, serving for sixteen months as first lieutenant, July 31, 1898, the company had a brush with the Spaniards. They endured the trials and hardships incident to a life in that country with great fortitude, and returned to Pennsylvania in 1900, when Mr. Harkins was commissioned battalion adjutant with rank of first lieutenant of Colonel James E. Bartlett's staff, and is the senior officer with the rank of first lieutenant in the state. Mr. Harkins has participated in four presidential inaugurations, and is a member of the Sons of Veterans, in which he ranks as major. In politics Mr. Harkins is a strong Republican and takes an active interest in the affairs of that organization. He has been elected to many local offices, and is at pres- ent a member of the council of the Second ward. He has served as member of the school board for three years. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, No. 868, Mount Pleas- ant Lodge, and is one of the charter members of thirty who formed the original membership, all of whom were already Elks. This is the only lodge in exist- ence that has that record.
October 2, 1890, Mr. Harkins was united in marriage to Grace Husband, daughter of James K. Husband, of Mount Pleasant. They have a family of two sons, Lewis T., and James, Junior.
J. A. TAYLOR, son of Thomas and Annie (Clarkson) Taylor, was born July 28, 1875, in Yorkshire, England. He was reared and educated in his native land. At the age of twelve he began an apprenticeship in a grocery at Castleford, England, and at the age of nineteen was manager of an estab- lishment of considerable magnitude. He came to America in 1899 and settled in Scottdale, Pennsylvania. He entered the establishment of C. M. Jarrett as a clerk and held that position for three years. He then went into business for himself, first as successor to Mr. Scott, later a sucessor to Mr. Carter, beginning
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in a modest way. The business has grown so that at the present time he is one of the leading business men of the borough. He keeps a full line of staple and fancy groceries, making a special feature of teas, of which he keeps the highest qualities. As a dealer in fresh vegetables he is easily the foremost trader in that vicinity, and conducts a thoroughly up-to-date business in general, his personal experience in all branches of the trade making him a highly practical and re- liable grocer. Politically he is Independent, with the best interests of the com- munity ever at heart. He is a member of A. I. O. K. M., Orpad Commandery of Scottdale, the Eagles and the Americus Brotherhood. Mr. Taylor married, in September, 1899, Florence Newton, a native of Birmingham, England. They have one child, Ralph Taylor. They are members of the Episcopal church.
JOHN T. TARR, of Mount Pleasant, where he is now leading a re- tired life, enjoying to the full the ease and comfort which is the fitting sequel to a life of usefulness and activity, is a representative of one of the old and well known families of southern Westmoreland county. Gasper Tarr, father of John T. Tarr, was born and reared near what is now known as Tarr Station, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. He followed the occupation of farming, which proved highly remunerative, and he was considered one of the wealthy men of his day. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a Republican in politics. He married Annie Taylor, who bore him children : Nancy, wife of John Reese: Anna, who became the wife of Henry Tinsman, and after his death of Daniel Frick : Martha, wife of Joseph Teeters ; Mary MI., wife of Michael Fry ; Casper, a retired farmer of New Stanton ; John T., men- tioned hereafter ; and Ellen, wife of George Hockey.
John T. Tarr was born at Tarr Station, East Huntingdon township, West- moreland county. Pennsylvania, April 8, 1837. He was educated in the com- mon schools, and for a number of years thereafter was employed in the coal mines at Tarr Station. Later he became a resident of Bullskin township, Fayette county, where he purchased a farm of one hundred and seventeen acres of land, whereon he conducted operations for about fifteen years. In Novem- ber, 1900, he retired from active pursuits, having accumulated a sufficient com- petence for the remainder of his days, and changed his place of ahode to Mount Pleasant. He is a member and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church of Mount Pleasant. At the present time ( 1905) he is serving as councilman of Mount Pleasant, having been elected to that office on the Republican ticket. In 1863 he enlisted in Company K, Two Hundred and Eleventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, participated in several battles and was honorably dis- charged at the termination of hostilities between the north and south. Mr. Tarr married Rose Bashium, daughter of Nicholas Bashium, a native of France, and their children were: 1. Austin T., born April 28, 1861, engaged in an ex- tensive butchering business in Mount Pleasant township; he married Rhoda Lemmon, and they had nine children: Minnie, Oma, Bessie, Van Amberg, Morris, William. Clifford, Orphus, Margaret. 2. Joseph A., a butcher of Lat- robe. 3. Sarah A., died in infancy. Mrs. Tarr, mother of these children, died in 1864. For his second wife Mr. Tarr married Mary M. Hodgkins, daughter of Abram and Mary ( Jones) Hodgkins, of Westmoreland county, Pennsyl- vania. Their children were: Bertha J., wife of A. O. Olsen, of Mount Pleas- ant. Paoli A., who was a graduate of Ann Arbor Law School, was admitted to the bar of West Virginia. in 1902, and three months later died of typhoid fever. Anna Laura, who became the wife of Dr. L. II. Eshelman, of Marion, Indiana ; she died just ten weeks previous to the death of her brother. Paoli A., leaving two children : Harvey Davis, and Orvilla Jennings Eshelman.
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JACOB A. BOLTZ, who in 1901 retired from his business interests and is now leading a quiet life at his home in Mount Pleasant, is a citizen of whom his native township and county may be justly proud, as he has always been honorable in business, prompt in action, intelligent in his views and ex- emplary in his life. He was born in Mount Pleasant, September 23, 1845, a son of John H. and Elizabeth ( Shalenberger ) Boltz.
John H. Boltz ( father) was born and reared in Berks county, Pennsyl- vania. In early life he learned the trade of cabinet-maker. He possessed a large amount of mechanical genius, and skill, and this he turned to good ac- count as a machinist, which line of business he conducted for some years in Canton, Ohio. He also followed this trade in the city of Philadelphia, from whence he removed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in making clock cases. From there he moved to Mount Pleasant, and shortly afterward purchased the plant of Daniel Shellenberger, a gunsmith, and com- menced the manufacture of machinery. He manufactured one of the first threshing machines that was ever built in the county, and eventually built up an extensive manufacturing business, the product of his plant being threshing machines, reapers, and all kinds of machinery. . He took.an active interest in local affairs, and was nominated by his fellow citizens to several offices of trust. He served as justice of the peace in Mount Pleasant for a number of years, was chief burgess of the town for several years, and a member of the school board. In politics he was a Democrat. He married Elizabeth Shellen- berger, of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, who bore him two children: J. A., and Lydia D., wife of William Heffinger. Mr. Boltz died in 1889.
J. A. Boltz attended the common schools adjacent to his home, and later pursued advanced studies at Mount Pleasant Institute, from which institution he was graduated. He then learned the trade of moulder, and in 1863 entered into partnership with his father in the foundry in Mount Pleasant, and this connection continued under the firm name of J. H. Boltz & Son until the death of the father in 1889. Mr. Boltz continued the business alone up to 1901, since which time he has led a retired life. He is a staunch Republican in poli- tics, and exercises a potent influence in behalf of the party whose principles he advocates. He was a member of the state central committee for one term, chief burgess of Mount Pleasant for two terms, and served one term on the borough council. He is a member of the K. P., in which order he passed all chairs, and the I. O. R. M., of Mount Pleasant. He organized the N. O. A. M., of Mount Pleasant, which has since disbanded.
FRANCIS McCONAUGHY, M. D., deceased, who engaged in a general practice of medicine for many years in various counties of his native state, Pennsylvania, was a grandson of James McConaughy, who settled in Westmoreland county in the early part of the nineteenth century, coming thence from Lancaster county, but later located in Indiana county, where some of his descendants still reside.
The parents of Mr. McConaughy were John and Margaret (McCurdy) McConaughy. The former was born in Fulton county, Pennsylvania. Feb- ruary 22, 1783, but in later years removed to Westmoreland county, settling in Ligonier valley, where he followed farming very successfully. He was a member and elder of the Presbyterian church, a strong advocate of tem- perance, and a Whig and Republican in politics. His death occurred July 21, 1870. His wife, whose maiden name was Margaret McCurdy, whom he married March 31, 1808, was a daughter of James McCurdy, of Westmore-
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Iand county, and a relative of the Rev. Elisha McCurdy. Their children were : Jane, married Samuel Nesbit : James, member of the medical profession ; Francis, of whom later; John, a minister of the Presbyterian church : Nancy and Isabella (twins), the former married Robert Brown, and the latter mar- ried William Coleman; Mary Ann, married John Bell; Robert, a physician ; David, a physician, residing in Latrobe, married Anna Brown, daughter of James L. Brown, of Madison, Pa: Melinda, wife of Lloyd Shallenberger, of Clarion, Pa .; and Martha, married Judge Cummins.
Dr. Francis McConaughy was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylva- nia, March 8, 1813. He graduated at the Jefferson Medical College, Phila- delphia, and for a short period thereafter practiced his profession in Mount Pleasant. He then moved to West Newton, where he practiced for about twelve years, from there moved to the state of Ohio, where he practiced in Ashland for a number of years. He returned to his native state in 1861, locating in Blairsville, Indiana county, and his practice extended through- out that town, Mount Washington and Ligonier. Eventually he returned to Mount Pleasant and continued his practice there until compelled to retire on account of the infirmities of old age. He thoroughly understood the cause of disease, and was thus able to forecast its course by its particular symptoms. He enjoyed a lucrative practice, which bore unmistakable evidence of his skill and ability. He married Sophia A. Lobingier, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Lobingier, granddaughter of John and Sophia ( Myers) Lobingier. and a descendant of an old and honored family of Westmoreland county. John Lobingier (grandfather) was born about the year 1770 in Westmoreland county, being the third generation of the family in that county. He followed farming and milling for many years, and a number of years prior to his death changed his place of abode to Mount Pleasant. He was one of the associate judges of Westmoreland county. He married Sophia Myers, and their chil- dren were: Elizabeth, married Mr. McConnell; Mary, married Jasper Mar- icle ; John; Jacob; Susan, died in childhood ; Christopher ; George ; Hannah, married Sheppard Maricle ; Sophia, married a Mr. Young ; Catherine, married Rev. James Darsey, a minister of the Disciple Church. John Lobingier ( fath- er ) was born in Mount Pleasant. He followed farming throughout the active years of his life, was an active member of the community, and was promi- nently identified with the Presbyterian church. He married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Jacob and Mary Smith, and their children were : Sophia A., widow of Dr. Francis McConaughy, who died December 18, 1893: Jacob S., a farmer of Mount Pleasant township : Mary Elizabeth, deceased, who was the wife of Henry Freed : Levinia Emily, unmarried : Eliza Catherine, wife of Paterson Griffin ; John M., died in childhood : Anna M., unmarried ; William H., de- ceased ; and Josephine L., deceased, was the wife of George Griffin. John Lob- ingier, father of these children, died in 1885.
EUGENE A. KELLER. Probably no man in Scottdale is better qualified for the position which he is called upon to fill than is Eugene A. Keller. He was born October 14. 1868, in Tiffin, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools and at Heidelberg College, enjoying the further advan- tage of a course at Kennison's Business College, at Tiffin.
Mr. Keller came to Westmoreland county in March, 1890, and took a position as clerk in the store of the Union Supply Company at Moorewood. After remaining there about ten months he went to Chicago, taking a clerk- ship with the firm of Keller Brothers. At the end of a few months he re-
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signed and then spent some time in traveling through the West and South. During this period he was connected with Chicago hotels and also with the Fred Harvey system of dining-car service, thus becoming thoroughly familiar with all branches and departments of the hotel business. He took charge of the Hill House, Scottdale, January 1, 1903, and has since had the building refurnished and supplied with steam heat as well as every other facility for comfort and convenience. It is centrally situated and is capable of accom- modating a large number of guests. Mr. Keller is to-day the proprietor of one of the model hotels of the county. He is a good citizen as well as a genial host, and is ever ready and willing to assist when appealed to in behalf of the public welfare. He is a member of the B. P. O. E., Lodge No. 777, and of the F. O. E., Lodge No. 1007, both of Scottdale, being trustee of the latter organization. He is a member of St. John's Roman Catholic church of Scottdale.
DAVID GRIFFITH, one of Scottdale's most progressive and re- spected citizens, is a son of John Griffith, a native of Wales, who emigrated to the United States in 1848, and settled in western Pennsylvania, where for a time he worked in a puddling furnace for the William Everson Company, of Pittsburg. In 1853 he returned to his native land and there died in 1866.
David Griffith, son of John Griffith, mentioned above, was born in Wales, and in 1870 came to this country, making his home in Apollo, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. After working there for two years at puddling, he moved to Allegheny and there spent one year. He went to Scottdale in 1873, where he was one of the pioneers, there being then but three houses in the town, and he was one of the first puddlers who worked in the mill. He opened a mercantile business in Scottdale in 1885, which he conducted for six years. Since then he was withdrawn from the cares of commercial life, but is active in the discharge of all the duties of a public-spirited citizen. He has done much for the improvement of Scottdale, having built the entire block between Hickory and Grant streets on Pittsburg street. For two terms he served as a member of the council. He is a charter member of Lodge No. 443, K. of P. and since 1870 has belonged to the I. O. O. F., having passed all the chairs in both or- ganizations. Politically he is a Republican. Mr. Griffith married, in Eng- land, before coming to the United States, Mary Richards, but the marriage has been a childless one. Mr.Griffith is recognized by his fellow-citizens as a leader in every project having for its end the welfare of the community.
BENJAMIN F. OVERHOLT. Martin Oberholtzer, the ancestor of the Overholts of Westmoreland county, also of a numerous family in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, as well as of those of Stark and Tuscarawas counties, Ohio, was born thirty miles from Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, in the year 1700, and died in Bedminster township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, April 5. 1744. The date of his arrival in Pennsylvania has not been ascer- tained, but it was probably when he was quite a young man. Prior to his set- tlement in Bucks county he resided on the Skippack, in what is now Mont- gomery county, where he married, November 2, 1736, Agnes -, born April 18, 1713, died November 2, 1786. After the death of Mr. Oberholtzer she became the wife of William Nash, by whom she had four children. Mr. Oberholtzer and his wife were among the earliest members of the old Deep Run Mennonite congregation in Bedminster, and are buried in the grave- yard there. Their children were:
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I. Barbara, born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1737, died May 8, 1823. She was the wife of Christian Fretz, and has left numer- ous descendants in Bucks county and elsewhere. 2. Henry, mentioned here- after. 3. Maria, born December 19, 1740. 4. John, born August 8, 1742, died December 7. 1742. 5. Martin, born in Bucks county, December 20, 1743; he married Esther Fretz, daughter of Christian Fretz, of Tinicum, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, who came from Baden, Germany, with his brother John about 1720, settled first in Upper Salford, Montgomery county, and re- moved to Bucks county about 1740. Their children were: Elizabeth, born in Bucks county, 1770, became the wife of the Rev. Abraham Welty, a Men- nonite minister in Westmoreland county, and they removed later to Ohio. Agnes, born in Bucks county, 1773, died in Westmoreland county, June 14, 1845; she was the wife of Christian Stauffer, of Fayette county, born in Lancaster county, 1778, died in Fayette county, July 6, 1852. Issue, two sons and five daughters. Christian, born in Bucks county, August 1774. died in Harrison county, Ohio, 1846. He went from Bedminster township, Bucks county, to Westmoreland county, 1800, and from there to Harrison county, Ohio, 1818. He married Rebecca Grundy, born June 2, 1775, died in Stark county, Ohio, February 7, 1857; issue : Joseph, Martha, John, Esther, Fannie, Rebecca and Anna. Barbara, born in Bucks county, 1775, died in Tuscara- was county, Ohio, January 16, 1873. She married, in Westmoreland county, the Rev. Mathias Burchfield, who died in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, March 16. 1822. Henry, died unmarried. Mary, married, in Westmoreland county, Christian Noffzinger, issue, six children. Magdalena, born in Bucks county, married John Mumma, of Westmoreland county, removed to Ohio in 1800. and from there to Adams county, Indiana, in 1853. Martin, born in Bucks county, 1784. died in Westmoreland county, February 14. 1814. He married, October, 1806, and his children were: Jacob, Abraham, Esther, Martin. Isaac died in Westmoreland county, unmarried. Abraham, born in Bucks county, died in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. Married Susan Crites, issue : John, Cath- arine. Abraham, Elizabeth, Esther, Anna, Martin, Isaac, Jacob and Christian. Esther. died in Westmoreland county in early life. Sarah, born in Bucks county, April 17. 1791, died in Ohio. December 3, 1857. She married, Jan- uary 9. 1816, Philip Welty, of Westmoreland county, and later moved to Stark county. Ohio. Joseph, born in Bucks county, June 19, 1793. died in Hunting- don, Indiana, February, 1873. He married, April 13, 1817, Barbara Kline, born Glades, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1797, died in Indiana, 1870. Issue : Abraham, Elizabeth, Jonas, Joseph, John, Jacob, Margaret, Mary and Isaac. Anna born in Westmoreland county, April 8. 1802, died January 15, 1839. She married, 1822, Gabriel Weimer, born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, May 13. 1801, removed to Ohio, 1815, and died in Wilmot, Stark county, February 12, 1876.
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