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Henry Overholt, eldest son of Martin and Agnes Oberholtzer, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, February 5. 1739, died in Westmoreland county. Pennsylvania, 1813. He married. January 3. 1763. Anna Beitler, born in Milford township, Bucks county, March 24. 1745, died April 5, 1835, daugh- ter of Jacob and Anna ( Meyer ) Beitler or Beidler, the former a native of Ger- many and the pioneer of the Bucks county family of that name. and the latter a daughter of Hans Meyer, the pioneer settler in Upper Salford township, Montgomery county. Pennsylvania. Henry Overholt and wife resided on a farm of one hundred and seventy-five acres near the Deep Run meeting house until April 25, 1800, when he conveyed the farm to Andrew Loux and
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removed with his family to Westmoreland county, settling on a tract of wild land at West Overton, East Huntingdon township. The children of Henry and Anna (Beidler) Overholt were :
I. Agnes, born October 15, 1765, died June 15, 1830. She married Christian Fretz, of Bucks county, and removed to Westmoreland county. 2. Maria, born in Bucks county, December 22, 1766, became the wife of John Myers. 3. Jacob, born in Bucks county, October 15, 1768, died in West- moreland county, May 10, 1847. He was a veterinary surgeon. He married Elizabeth Detweiler, born in Bucks county, March 8, 1775, died September 20, 1849, issue : John, Henry, Annie, Jacob, Susan and Martin. 4. Anna, born in Bucks county, November 25, 1770, died in Westmoreland county, March 15, 1845. She became the wife of Peter Loucks, born in Bucks county, December 19, 1760, emigrated to Fayette county, 1800, and later to West- moreland county, where he died July 10, 1825. Their children were: Cath- arine, Henry, Jacob, Mary, Martin, Nancy, John, Peter and Sarah, all but the last three born in Bucks county. 5. Martin, born in Bucks county, No- vember, 1772, died in Sangamon, now Logan county, Illinois, June 18, 1835. He married Catharine Overholt, daughter of Abraham Overholt, of Bucks county, born November 1, 1781, died in Westmoreland county, December 21, 1866. Issue : Susanna, Esther, Anne, Abraham, Henry, John and Martin. 6. Barbara, born in Bucks county, April, 1775, married Jacob Durstine, born in Bucks county, April 3, 1773, died in Westmoreland county. Issue: Anna, Abraham, John, Henry, Jacob, Martin, Catharine and Samuel. 7. Elizabeth, born in Bucks county, June 12, 1777, died in Fayette county, 1833. She mar- ried Martin Stauffer, born in Lancaster county, August 31, 1780, died in Fay- ette county, March 8, 1869. Issue : Abraham, Henry, Anna, Sarah and John. 8. Henry, born in Bucks county, July 10, 1779, removed with his parents to Westmoreland county in 1800. In 1809 returned to Bucks county to marry a Miss Myers, but before the day set for the wedding was kicked by a horse and died April 10, 1809. 9. Sarah, born February 18, 1781-82, died unmar- ried. 10. Abraham, born in Bucks county, April 19, 1784, died in West Overton, Westmoreland county, January 15, 1870. Married, April 20, 1809, Maria, daughter of the Rev. Abram and Ann Nicely Stauffer, born in Fay- ette county, July 13, 1791, died in West Overton, November, 1874. Abraham was a weaver, miller and distiller, and was the first man to discover and use coal in Westmoreland county. II. Christian, born in Bucks county, July 18, 1786, died in Hancock, Ohio, January II, 1868. Married, No- vember, 1811, Elizabeth Stauffer, issue : Abraham, Sarah, Henry, Anna, Eliza- beth and Christian. He was a farmer and distiller, and in 1858 left West- moreland county with his son Abraham and removed to Fostoria, Seneca county, Ohio. 12. Susanna, born January 13. 1789, died unmarried.
Abraham Overholt, tenth child of Henry and Ann ( Beitler ) Overholt, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1784. In young manhood he learned the trade of weaver and followed this occupation until 1810, when he turned his attention to farming. In 1812 he purchased one hundred and fifty acres of the homestead farm, including a log distillery, for which he paid seventy-five hundred dollars. Later he erected a stone distillery and brick mill, and the former he replaced in 1859 with one of the finest distilleries in the state of Pennsylvania. His long business career was one of success and prosperity, which was in some part due to his straightforward dealings, untiring energy, patient perseverance and tenacity of purpose. He was ac- tively interested in educational affairs, and was one of the early advocators of
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the present school system in Pennsylvania. In politics he was a strong Re- publican, and ever alive to the interests of his party. He married, April 20, 1809, Maria Stauffer, born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1791, daughter of the Rev. Abraham and Ann Nicely Stauffer. She bore him eight children, six sons and two daughters. The death of Abraham Over- holt occurred January 15, 1870, in Westmoreland county, and in his demise the community lost one of its foremost and useful citizens. His genial and hos- pitable disposition won for him a large circle of friends, who sincerely mourned his loss. His wife died in West Overton, November, 1874.
Henry S. Overholt, eldest child of Abraham and Maria ( Stauffer) Over- holt, was born August 10, 1810. He was employed by his father as bookkeeper until 1844 when he was admitted to the firm. He was a straightforward busi- ness man, and achieved most gratifying success in his active career. He mar- ried, February 10, 1846, Abigail Carpenter, born March 13, 1824, daughter of B. F. and Mary (Sarver) Carpenter, of Versailles township, Allegheny county, Pennylvania, and a descendant of a Scotch-Irish ancestry. Their children were : Sarah A., wife of A. S. R. Overholt ; Benjamin F., mentioned hereafter ; Maria C., Abigail C., wife of Dr. J. R. Smith, of Cleveland, Ohio; Abram C .. of Scottdale, Pennsylvania ; Henry C., of Cleveland, Ohio; Jennie C., wife of Nathaniel Miles. The death of Henry Overholt occurred June 18, 1870. His widow subsequently moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where she resided several years. She then returned to Scottdale, Pennsylvania, where she died August 28, 1898.
Benjamin F. Overholt obtained his intellectual training in the common schools of Westmoreland county, in Westerville University, Ohio, and the Mount Pleasant Institute of his native county. He later atttended Bryant and Stratton's Business College, in Philadelphia, from which he was graduated with high honors. He engaged in the distillery business with his father, con- tinuing until the death of the latter in 1870, and two years later he and A. S. R. Overholt, his brother-in-law, purchased the distillery, conducting it until 1873. when they disposed of the same. In the same year they engaged in the manufacture of coke, and five years later their sixty-two ovens were purchased by the firm of A. C. Overholt & Co., who added to the plant forty-eight addi- tional ones. In 1875 Benjamin F. Overholt was made the general manager of the A. C. Overholt & Company's coke business, and since then he has acquitted the duties of this responsible position with the greatest efficiency and credit, and his conduct in the management of the concern has won much commenda- tion from his superiors. In political relations Mr. Overholt affiliates with the Republican party, and is a member of Lodge No. 518, Order of Solon, at Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Overholt married July 16, 1884, Florence M. Osterhout, born at Glenwood, Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, July 19. 1859. died September 27, 1900, daughter of William H. Osterhout, of Ridg- way. Elk county, Pennsylvania. They had four children : : William Henry, born April 9. 1886, diedl March 23, 1803: Helen Abigail, born August 26, 1890 ; Raymond Dean, born April 17, 1893; Mildred Jessamine, born February 10, 1896.
BLAIR FRANCIS CRISE, M. D. The family from which is de- scended Dr. Blair Francis Crise, of Ruffsdale, is one of the oldest in the county. The great-grandfather of Dr. Crise was a German, while his wife was of Irish birth. They came from Georgetown to Westmoreland county about 1750 or 1755, and settled in East Huntingdon township, where Mr. Crise became the possessor of a tract of land and followed the calling of a farmer. He was evi-
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dently a member of the Lutheran church. He and his wife were the parents of two sons: Andrew, who was a successful agriculturist ; and George, mentioned hereafter. Thus Mr. Crise at his death left behind him those who were able to carry on the work which he had begun, and to lay foundations for the pros- perity of their descendants.
George Crise, son of the pioneer ancestor mentioned above, was a success- ful farmer of East Huntingdon township, and in connection with his brother Andrew owned a considerable tract of land which they redeemed from the wilderness, erecting log cabins in which they made their homes. George Crise married Mary Wallace, a native of Westmoreland county and a member of the Lutheran church, and their children were: I. William, of whom later. 2. George, who was a farmer, realizing large profits on his butter, and becoming so wealthy that he was able to move to Beach City, Ohio. He served in the Union army during the Civil war, enlisting from his home county of Westmore- land. He married Rachael Stoughton, and after her death a Miss Stoughton, cousin of his first wife, now his widow and a resident of Greensburg. 3. Margaret, married Joseph Hough, of Westmoreland county, where she and her husband passed their lives. 4. Mary, married John Hough, of this county. 5. Another daughter who married Joseph Snyder, and soon after died. 6. Mar- tha, who became the second wife of Joseph Snyder, mentioned above, with whom she emigrated to Missouri.
William Crise, son of George and Mary (Wallace) Crise, was born Sep- tember 26, 1818, and spent his life in East and South Huntingdon townships. He owned and cultivated a farm, in addition to which he followed the trade of carpenter, and carried on a contracting and building business, erecting the houses of many members of the Westmoreland county branch of the family. He took a deep interest in county affairs and filled many of the local offices, among them that of assessor. Politically he was a Democrat. Mr. Crise mar- ried Sallie, daughter of Peter and Catharine (Smith) Hough, and their children were: I. Marion, a carpenter at Regantown, married Harriet Weaver. 2. George, unmarried, lives at Maitland, South Dakota, where he is a prominent land-owner and the possessor of gold mines. 3. David, who was a carpenter at Jacob's Creek, Westmoreland county, married Maria Burch, and after her death Sarah J. Coon, who bore him two children. David Crise was drowned in the Youghiogheny river, in February, 1905. 4. James, died at the age of eighteen. 5. William, a farmer of South Huntingdon township. 6. Blair Francis, mentioned hereafter. 7. Daniel, a farmer of Clarion county, Pennsyl- vania, married Etta Clark, and has five children. 8. Milton, a farmer and teacher of South Huntingdon township. 9 and 10. Two daughters who died in childhood. Mr. Crise, the father, died January 11, 1896, and his wife, who was born May 17, 1824, passed away in 1900.
Blair Francis Crise, son of William and Sarah (Hough) Crise, was born December 17. 1854, and received his preparatory education in the public schools, afterward attending Mount Union College, and the Southwest State Normal school at California, Pennsylvania. In 1875 he began to teach in South Huntingdon township and continued to do so for six years. During this time he took up the study of medicine with Dr. Lewis Sutton, of Mendon, and in 1881 entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, graduating April 2, 1883, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. For four years thereafter he practiced his profession at Smithtown, South Huntingdon township, and then moved to Madison where he remained three years. At the end of that time he took up his abode in Mendon, succeeding to the practice of his old preceptor,
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and has since continued to make his home in that village. In 1891 he built for himself a modern house, the foundation being of stone taken from the malt house owned by his grandfather Ilough which was erected in 1829. Dr. Crise takes an active interest in public affairs and has served on the board of educa- tion. During that time his influence was constantly exerted to raise the standard of education in his township. He is medical examiner for several insurance companies and for the Consolidated fraternity. August 1, 1903. he became a member of the I. O. K. M. and of Omar, No. 330, of Dawson. He subsequently withdrew from them and organized Beacon Commandery No. 350, of Ruffsdale, September 21, 1904. of which he is past commander. May 8, 1905. he was a delegate to the Grand Commandery to represent this organiza- tion. He is a member of the Church of God. Dr. Crise married, July 1, 1886, Maggie, born in South Huntingdon township, daughter of Michael and Isa- bella (Smull) Hewitt. They have no children. Dr. Crise, while making his home at Mendon, has his office at Ruffsdale.
HENRY D. JARRETT. In the ranks of the old-established and in- fluential business men of Scottdale Henry D. Jarrett holds a prominent posi- tion. He is the grandson of John M. Jarrett, who was born in 1780, in Ohio. There is a tradition in the family to the effect that Mr. Jarrett early in life shot an Indian, and that in consequence he left his native state and went to West Virginia, where he worked as millwright, erecting most of the mills in that section of the state and also in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. He mar- ried Lourenia Baker, and they had children : William, John M., George, An- drew, Thomas, mentioned hereafter ; Henry, Sarah, deceased; Betsey, de- ceased : Ellen, who became the wife of George Ridgeway ; and Nancy. The death of Mr. Jarrett, the father of the family, occurred in 1840.
Thomas Jarrett, son of John M. and Lourenia ( Baker) Jarrett, was born July, 1824. in Morgantown, West Virginia, and was a nailer by trade. For some years he was superintendent of the Laurel iron works, in West Virginia, belonging to Chess Smith & Company, but has now, at his advanced age, withdrawn from the cares of business, and resides in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. living a retired life. He married Ellen McShane, and their children werc : Mary, wife of John Jones : Emma, married Charles Janewine ; Judd E., mar- ried Sindie, daughter of Lawson and Sarah Conaway ; Henry D., mentioned hereafter : Fannie, wife of Joseph Rist : John M. : Maggie, deceased : Cornelius M. : Lonerina, wife of Edwin Lynch : Walter C. : Oliver M. ; and Abner C.
Henry D. Jarrett, son of Thomas and Ellen ( McShane) Jarrett, was born June 4, 1853. in Monongahela county, West Virginia, and was educated in the common schools. U'ntil attaining his majority he worked on the farm, and in 1874 moved to Fayette county, where he remained until 1880. In that year he went to Scottdale and established himself in the retail coal business, which he has successfully carrried on for the last twenty-five years. He is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Jarrett married Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Frederick and Sarah Eberhart, and their children were: Frederick T .. born September 8, 1881, employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ; William, born October 20. 1883. died October 3, 1892: and Rav and Ralph (twins), born March 24. 1886: Ray died in infancy, and Ralph is still living, and employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
GEORGE W. SMITH. One of Westmoreland county's old families finds in George W. Smith, of Mount Pleasant, a worthy representative. Mr.
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Smith is a grandson of Joseph Smith, who settled in Derry township on a tract of one hundred and thirty-six acres of land which he cleared and on which he erected good buildings. He was widely and favorably known as a good citizen. taking an active part in politics and earnestly interested in church mat- ters. He married Christina Speilman, who, like himself, was of German de- scent, and thirteen children were born to them: John, a shoemaker in Derry township ; Catharine, died in infancy : Jacob, a carpenter in Derry township ; Mary, married Henry Bussard; Susan, married George Rupert ; Elizabeth, married a Mr. Brinnell: Joseph, a tinner, emigrated to Ohio, where he died ; Katie, married Henry Auckeman : Ephraim, born October 8. 1817, resides near Pleasant Unity, being the sole survivor of the family with the exception of his brother William H. : Elizabeth (2), married Seth Baughman after whose death she married again and moved to Indiana ; James, a miller at Beaver Falls, Pa. ; Andrew, a laborer and fence builder of Unity township; and William H .. of whom later. Mr. Smith, the father of the family, died on his farm in 1829. being then sixty-four years of age.
William H. Smith, son of Joseph and Christina (Speilman) Smith, was born October 28, 1825, in Derry township, and at the age of sixteen went to Lirippelas, Unity township, to learn the blacksmith's trade. In the spring of 1844 he went to Mount Pleasant with his employer, Matthew McMillan. for whom he worked eight months after finishing his apprenticeship. He and his nephew, Joseph Smith, then purchased the business which they conducted to- gether for about a year. The latter then went to the Mexican war, and in con- sequence Mr. Smith sold the business and for eighteen months thereafter worked as a journeyman for a Mr. Smith. He then bought out his employer and on the same site carried on the work of a general blacksmith until 1885. He established himself in the hardware business under the firm name of Smith and Company in 1876, the management of the enterprise being entrusted to Mr. Rumbaugh, the partner, Mr. Smith's attention being given to his trade. He sold the smithy in 1885, and from that time attended personally to the hardware business. In 1889, on the death of Mr. Rumbaugh, his interest was purchased by Mr. Smith's son. William F. Smith, and the firm became W. H. Smith and Son. Their establishment is the largest of the kind in Mount Pleas- ant, and the business has attained to very extensive proportions. About 1870 Mr. Smith laid out a small addition to the town. known as Smith's addition, through which Smithfield street runs, and which consists of eight building lots with a plot of about one acre additional. He was for two terms burgess of Mount Pleasant, and served as a member of the council for nine years. He is a member of long standing in the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian church to which he is earnestly devoted. He married. August. 1848, Sarah, born in Bradford. Pennsylvania, daughter of Joesph Gibbs. and their children were: George W., of whom later : Annie E. ; Norman : Catharine, wife of S. C. Stev- enson, of Mount Pleasant : Charles K., died at the age of twenty-five ; William F., junior member of the firm of W. H. Smith and Son: Oma and Pearl (twins) : the former is deceased and the latter is the wife of Dr. M. W. Homer, of Mount Pleasant. Mrs. Smith, the mother of these children, died in 1898 at the age of seventy-two.
George W. Smith, son of William H. and Sarah (Gibbs) Smith. was born April 26, 1848. in Mount Pleasant, where he received his education in the common schools. In early life he learned the blacksmith's trade with Wel- inger Brothers, at Economy, Pennsylvania. remaining with them three years. He then returned to Mount Pleasant and for eighteen month worked for his
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father, after which he went to northwestern Missouri, where for about five- years he was engaged in business for himself. At the end of that time he again returned to Mount Pleasant, and for eight years was in partnership with his father. He purchased, in 1892, the old plant which for about forty years had been operated by his father, and in partnership with his son Herbert has. continued the business down to the present time. He is a member of the N. P. L., Lodge No. 6, of Mount Pleasant. Mr. Smith married Satora, daugh- ter of James and Christina Simpson, and they are the parents of two sons: William S., a moulder at Denver, Colorado; and Herbert N., is in partnership with his father.
ERASTUS K. SHERRICK. Among those respected citizens of Scottdale whose names now belong to the past must be numbered Erastus K. Sherrick. He was a grandson of Abraham Sherrick, who was born and reared in East Huntingdon township, where he engaged in farming. He was a mem- ber of the Church of God at Mount Pleasant. His wife was a Miss Overholt, and their children were: Jacob O., mentioned hereafter; Reuben, Martin, Abram H., Mary, married Albert Stevenson ; Susanna, married Jacob Stoner ; and Anna, wife of Abram Walters.
Jacob O. Sherrick, son of Abraham Sherrick, was born on the old home- stead near Mount Pleasant, and for years was engaged in business as a distiller. He married Mary Steck, and they had children : Sampson, William, Albert, Erastus K., mentioned hereafter ; Malissa, wife of Dallas Bingaman ; Anna- bella, married W. A. Loucks; Laura, wife of John Chamberlain ; and Julia, married C. R. Rvan.
Erastus K. Sherrick, son of Jacob O. and Mary (Steck) Sherrick, was born April 16, 1856, on the homestead, and as he reached maturity became one of the active business men of the township. He belonged to the I. O. O. F. and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Sherrick married Mary Etta, daughter of H. W. and Susanna (Gross) Beeson, and they had children : 1. Jacob O., born December 18. 1877, was educated in the common schools and at the Ohio University, and for about five years was engaged in teaching. He is now connected with the H. C. Frick Company. He married Gertrude Harvey, of Hardin county, Ohio. 2. Daisy Estella, born November 2, 1879. 3. Mary E., born August II, 1881. a graduate of the Scottdale high school and the State Normal school, and is now a teacher at Scottdale. 4. Martha D., born October 2, 1884, graduated from the Scottdale high school, and is now a teacher in East Huntingdon township. 5. E. Ralph, born January 17. 1895. Two of this family died in childhood. The death of Mr. Sherrick occurred October 15, 1899. He was in the prime of life, being but forty-three years of age, and it was felt that his family, his friends and the community at large had alike sustained a great loss and that a place was left vacant which could not easily be filled.
JACOB DEWALT. A name thoroughly identified with the coal in- terests of Westmoreland county is that of Jacob Dewalt, of Scottdale. He is a grandson of Jacob Dewalt, who was born and reared in . Westmoreland county, and all his life folllowed the calling of a salt-boiler. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. His wife was Elizabeth Kiehl, and they had children : Michael, John, Peter. Jacob, mentioned hereafter : William, Henry, Thomas, Amy, married Daniel Kiehl: Diana, married Henry Kiehl; Susanna married Samuel Hoy ; and Margaret, married John Morrison.
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Jacob Dewalt, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Kiehl) Dewalt, was born in Westmoreland county, and in early life was a salt-boiler. During his latter years he was a farmer. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Kiehl, of Adamsburg, Pennsylvania, and their children were: Michael, married Elizabeth Shoof, and is now de- ceased; Eliza Jane, married Allis Ball, and is also deceased; John, married Diana Mains; Sarah Ann, married John Robison, and is deceased as is also her husband; Catherine, married William Elrod ; Susanna, married Daniel Shaner, both she and her husband being now deceased : Margaret E., widow of James Simeral ; William, married Mollie Sims: Elizabeth, died young : Jacob, mentioned hereafter : James, married Susan Sims ; Thomas, married Caroline .Gailey ; and Anna, married Nora Pollard. Mr. Dewalt, the father of these chil- dren, died in 1852.
Jacob Dewalt, son of Jacob and Elizabeth ( Kiehl) Dewalt, was born July 26, 1840, in Westmoreland county, where he was educated in the common schools and worked on the farm until reaching the age of fourteen. He then entered the coal mines, where he was gradually advanced, finally attaining to the position of superintendent of mines for the Pittsburg Coal Company at Glen Shaw, Allegheny county. He filled this position for about six years, when he resigned, and for the last two or three years has held himself aloof from the cares of business. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Plainly as Mr. Dewalt has demonstrated himself to be a successful business man, he has proven by his actions that he is no less a patriotic citizen. He enlisted in Company F. Twenty-eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, com- thanded by Colonel John. W. Garry, July 6, 1861, and after serving two years re-enlisted for three years, or the duration of the war, and passed through the entire Sherman campaign. Mr. Dewalt married, December 30, 1869, Sarah, daughter of Robert and Sarah McMillan, of Allegheny county, and their chil- dren were: John Nolen, died at the age of four years; Ella, resides at home ; Robert, a foundryman of West Newton, married Ella Martin, and has tivo children ; Pauline and Alford ; and Maggie, died in infancy.
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