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JOHN K. RAUB. The grandparents of John K. Raub, of Vander- grift, were John and Mary (Windrum) Raub, both natives of Ireland, who as children were brought to the United States by their parents. Both the Raub and Windrum families took up government land in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania.
John T. Raub, son of John and Mary (Windrum) Raub, was born in Whitesburg, Armstrong county, and resided on the homestead until 1901, when he retired and moved to the village of Whitesburg, where he now lives. He is still, however, the owner of the old farm. He is a Republican in poli- tics, and has been repeatedly pressed to run for office, but has always refused to allow his name to be used. For thirty-three years he has been a ruling elder in the Presbyterian church. Mr. Raub married Elizabeth McConnell, and they had four children, three of whom survive: John K., mentioned hereinafter ; Wiliam A., of Vandergrift; and Blanche R., at home. The mother of the family died in 1895.
John K. Raub, son of John T. and Elizabeth ( McConnell) Raub, was born November 3. 1871, in Whitesburg, and received his education in the McIntosh public schools in his native county. Prior to his seventeenth year
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he entered the service of the Apollo Iron & Steel Company, beginning in a minor position in the galvanizing department. From this he rose step by step until he was made extra roller, and in March, 1896, was transferred to the Vandergrift mills, where he was among the first to take part in the turning of the first wheel in the new plant. For some three months he worked in the capacity of rougher, and in June was promoted to be one of the regular rollers, in which position he has since served. He belongs to Vandergrift Lodge, No. 1116, I. O. O. F., and in the sphere of politics adheres to the Republican party. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Raub married, July 20, 1893, Maggie Duella Alcorn, and they have a daughter and a son: Ouida Gleson, and Clifford Alcorn. Mrs. Raub is a daughter of James B. and Lucinda (Hoffman) Alcorn, of Paulton, West- moreland county. Mr. Alcorn was for many years a contractor, but has now retired, having turned the business over to his two sons, Adam and Lemuel.
ROBERT W. MCNUTT. Thomas McNutt, father of Robert W. McNutt, of Vandergrift, was born in 1848, in Indiana county, and when about seventeen years of age left home and went to Apollo, where for a short time he worked on the railroad. Subsequently for a brief period he was. employed in the brick yards, and in 1867 entered the mills of the Apollo Iron & Steel Company. Beginning at the bottom, he worked his way up to the position of roller, to which he was promoted in the late eighties. For thirty-eight years he has been continuously identified with the iron industry, and his record in the mills is longer than that of any other man there, with but one exception. Since March, 1905, he has been off duty on account of illness. He belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees, is a Democrat in poli- tics and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. McNutt mar- ried Sarah Buzzard, and of their seven children six survive: Robert W .. mentioned hereinafter ; Albert M., roller in Vandergrift mills ; Lillie May, wife of H. E. Grimm. of Vandergrift Heights; Grace G., wife of C. F. Shaffer, roller in Vandergrift mills; Bertha, at home; Anna P., bookkeeper in A. J. Allison's dry goods store, Vandergrift.
Robert W. McNutt, son of Thomas and Sarah (Buzzard) MeNutt, was born November 1, 1870, in Apollo, where he acquired his education in the common schools. At the age of fourteen he went to work in the mills as "pickler's helper," and from this position, the lowest in the mills, worked his way up to that of sheet heater. In 1894 he entered the B. F. Jennings iron works in Leechburg, in a similar capacity, and after a short time was ad- vanced to the position of roller. In the latter part of 1895 he left Leechburg and returned to Apollo, where for three years he was employed in various positions in the mills of the Apollo Iron & Steel Company. Late in 1897 he was made roller, and in February, 1898, was transferred to Vandergrift, where he has since worked continuously in the same capacity. Ile affiliates with Kiskiminetas Lodge, No. 617, F. and A. M., is an adherent of the Den- ocratic party, and a member and officer of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. McNutt married, March 16, 1893. Kate Humphreys, daughter of Robert M. and Mary Jane Woodall, of Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, and they have one child, Edwin Roland McNutt.
WILL J. WALTER. The parents of Will J. Walter, of New Kensington, were John and Hannah Walter, natives of South Wales, where their son. Will J., was born March 6, 1866, and received his education in the common schools.
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At the age of twelve years he became an errand boy in the Hafod copper mills of Vivian & Sons, in Swansea, where he remained about three years and a half. He then worked for two years in the Landore steel works of Dr. Siemens, after which he returned to the Hafod copper mills, where he was employed as time and pay-roll clerk and later as shipping clerk, making in all a period of three years. August 19, 1887, he sailed from Liverpool for the United States, and on his arrival settled in Pittsburg, where he engaged with Moorhead & McLean in the open hearth department, remaining until 1894. In 1895 he moved to Parnassus and entered the service of the Penn- sylvania Tin Plate Company, which in 1898 was absorbed by the American Tin Plate Company. He worked in the capacity of shearman until May, 1902, when he was made paymaster of the same plant. Six months later he was transferred to the New York office of the company to organize and take charge of the statistical labor and pay-roll bureau. In December, 1903, the American Tin Plate and American Sheet Steel companies consolidated, Mr. Walter retaining his position, and in January, 1904, the general offices were removed to Pittsburg and established in the Frick building, where he is still in charge. In 1898 he began to publish what is known as the Will J. Walter's Ideal Ready Reckoner for computing the earnings of different classes of mill workers. The utility of this invention has secured for it general rec- ognition.
In 1902 Mr. Walter held the office of auditor of New Kensington bor- ough. He belongs to Lodge No. 1048, I. O. O. F., of New Kensington, in which he holds the rank of vice grand, and is past chancellor of Lodge No. 81, K. P., also of New Kensington. He affiliates likewise with Easter Lily Rebekah Lodge, No. 223. I. O. O. F., of Mercer county, Pennsylvania. He is a Republican and a member of the Reformed church. Mr. Walter mar- ried Martha A., daughter of Richard and Sarah Jones, of Wheatland, Mercer county, and their children were: Sarah E., born May 13, 1890; Edgar, born February 25, 1892, died April 18, 1892; and Arnold C., born April 17, 1895.
JOHN PATERSON. The father of John Paterson, of Vandergrift Heights, was James Paterson, who was born in Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, where he learned the trade of ship cabinetmaker, at which he worked to the close of his life. He married Elizabeth Hamilton, and two of their five children are now living: William, shearman in Vandergrift mills ; and John, mentioned hereinafter. Mr. Paterson died in 1869, and his widow mar- ried Alexander Hamilton, by whom she had seven children, four of whom survive : David, sheet heater in Vandergrift mills : Elizabeth, wife of Frank McQuade, of Alvy, West Virginia: Alexander, sheet heater in Vandergrift mills : and James B., of Tarentum. In April, 1879, the family emigrated to the United States, settling at Mckeesport, where the stepfather worked in the coal mines, having been reared to a miner's life. He is still living and re- sides at Buena Vista, Allegheny county. Mrs. Hamilton died August 21, 1884, at Blythedale, in the. same county, being then in the forty-first year of her age.
John Paterson, son of James and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Paterson, was born December 18, 1864, in Glasgow, Scotland, and was in his fifteenth year when the family came to the United States. He secured a position in the Tube mills in Mckeesport, where, however, he remained but four months, the family removing to Suterville, where for some fifteen years he worked in the mines. In 1895 he went to Apollo, obtaining the position of shearman in the mills of the Apollo Iron & Steel Company. Later he served for five
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years as weighmaster and then resumed his old position of shearman, in which capacity he is now serving. When the Vandergrift mills were opened he was transferred thither, and in the spring of 1897 built his present resi- dence on Vandergrift Heights. He is past master of Kiskiminetas Lodge, No. 617, F. and A. M., a member of Orient Chapter, No. 247, of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, and Pittsburg Commandery, No. I, K. T.
Mr. Paterson married, June 21, 1888, Margaret, born in Scotland, and brought to this country in 1869, by her parents, James and Margaret ( Dun- lap) Buchan, the former a miner by occupation. Both he and his wife are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Paterson are the parents of the following chil- dren : William Hamilton, Margaret Buchan, John Gordon, James Frazier, Harry Bradstock, David Muir, Alexander, Susan Elma, twin to Alexander ; and Donald Watson. All these children are at home with their parents.
CASSIUS C. McMAHON. The paternal grandfather of Cassius C. McMahon, of Vandergrift, was Benjamin F. McMahon, a physician, whose son, also Benjamin F. McMahon, was born in 1827, in Ohio, and adopted his father's profession, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine. After prac- ticing for a short time he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, becoming a member of the Ohio conference. He is said by those who knew him to have been an able speaker, and at the time of his death was pastor of a church at Steubenville, Ohio. Mr. McMahon married Elizabeth Davis, and two sons were born to them: John A., deceased; and Cassius C., men- tioned hereinafter. Mr. McMahon closed his useful life at the early age of thirty-four, his death occurring August, 1861. His widow, with her children, returned to her old home at Blairsville, Pennsylvania, where she passed the remainder of her life and died September 9, 1893.
Cassius C. McMahon, son of Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Davis) McMahon, was born September 17, 1860, in Carrollton, Carroll county, Ohio, and was but eleven months old when his father died. He was educated in the public schools of Blairsville, and about his sixteenth year became clerk in a general store. Finding the confinement injurious to his health, he was ad- vised by his physician, at the end of two years, to leave the store, which he did and went to work in the foundry. After two years and a half, his health being greatly improved, he resumed clerical work and for three years was employed in the store of J. M. Harvey. He then resigned in order to accept a clerical position in the office of the master mechanic of the West Pennsyl- vania division of the Pennsylvania railroad. At the end of five years he again resigned, in 1890. for the purpose of associating himself in a clerical capacity with the Apollo Iron & Steel Company, remaining until the completion of the extensive plant at Vandergrift, to which he was transferred. When the plant was absorbed by the American Sheet & Tin Plate Company Mr. McMahon was promoted to the position of assistant superintendent of the mills, and in July, 1892, was made superintendent of the Hyde Park plant, in which posi- tion he is now serving. Ile belongs to the Royal Arcanum, votes with the Re- publicans, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, serving as president of the board of trustees. Mr. McMahon married in 1897, Ella M. Jack, of Apollo, and they had four sons : John F., Cassius C., deccased ; Rob- ert C., and Wilbur Hugh.
John A. McMahon, the dereased brother of Mr. McMahon, at the age of sixteen hecame salesman in a general store at Wilkinsburg, and after remain- ing there a short time secured a position in the Pittsburg postoffice, where he came in time to occupy an important place. After remaining several years
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he resigned in order to accept a position in the office of the auditor of the Pennsylvania railroad, a position in which he served during the remainder of his life, his death occurring June 7, 1893.
DAVID J. OLINGER. The grandfather of David J. Olinger, of Vandergrift, was Nicholas Olinger, who was born in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. He married Maria Hartman, also of Armstrong county. He was a farmer. They had a family of several children: Nancy, Margaret, Adam, Joseph, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca. All settled in western Pennsylvania except Isaac, who went to the state of Washington. The Olingers were Ger- mans.
Joseph Olinger, son of Nicholas and Maria (Hartman) Olinger, was born in 1847, in Armstrong county, was reared on the farm, and followed ag- ricultural pursuits until 1893, when he moved to Apollo and engaged in the livery and teaming business. In 1903 he retired and took up his abode on a farm on the outskirts of Apollo. He served some years as constable, and in politics is a staunch Republican. Mr. Olinger married Mary A. Sowers, daughter of David Sowers, born 1817, died 1893 ; he married Catherine Shan- non, born 1829, died 1867. Of the eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Olinger, six survive : David J., mentioned hereinafter; William L., of Scott- dale ; Burton E., of Vandergrift ; Lottie, wife of Harry Fulton, of Leechburg ; Joseph L., of Leechburg ; and James, at home. The mother of these children died June, 1896.
David J. Olinger, son of Joseph and Mary A. (Sowers) Olinger, was born June 20, 1872, in Armstrong county, and received his education in the common schools. At the age of eighteen he went to work in the mills of the Apollo Iron & Steel Company, in Apollo, securing a position in the gal- vanizing department. One year later he was transferred to the sheet mill as second catcher, and from this position worked his way up to that of roller. On the completion of the Vandergrift mills he was transferred to that place. He belongs to Kiskiminetas Lodge, No. 617. F. and A. M., Orient Chapter of Kittanning, No. 247, and Vandergrift Lodge, No. 1116, I. O. O. F. He is a Republican and a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. Olinger married, Au- gust 8, 1895, Mazie Burkett, of Apollo, daughter of G. W. Burkett, and their children were : Leslie J., Edward Dale, Mabel, deceased ; and David.
JONATHAN MOORE WALTERS. The father of Jonathan Moore Walters, of Vandergrift, was Philip Franklin Walters, who was born in 1850, and in early life was a coal miner, but in later years was employed in the mills of the Apollo Iron & Steel Company, at Apollo. He is now leading a retired life in Cherry Lane, Pennsylvania. He is a Democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Walters- married Sarah Elizabeth Moore, and six of their eight children survive: Minnie L., wife of N. L. Wol- ford, of Cherry Lane ; Jonathan Moore, mentioned hereinafter ; Catharine A., wife of J. G. Rarick, of Cherry Lane: Harry L., of Vandergrift: Celia A., wife of Harry C. Campbell, of Canal Dover, Ohio; and Park Alonzo, of Morning Sun, Westmoreland county.
Jonathan Moore Walters, son of Philip Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth (Moore) Walters, was born March II, 1873, at Sandy Creek, Allegheny county, and received a common school education. At twenty years he went to work in the mills of the Apollo Iron & Steel Company, beginning as a matcher and rising step by step. In the spring of 1897. on the opening of the Vandergrift mills, he was transferred to that place, and June 26, . 1897, was
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advanced to his present position of roller. He is a Prohibitionist in politics, and a member and officer of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Walters married, April 6, 1898, Mary M., daughter of T. T. Townsend, a prominent farmer of Armstrong county, his farm being situated near Apollo. Mr. and Mrs. Walters are the parents of two children: Helen Beatrice, and Dalc Edward.
JOHN D. DAVIS. The paternal grandparents of John D. Davis, of Vandergrift, were Archibald and Mary Davis, whose son, Stewart Davis, was born about 1842, in Blairsville. Mr. Davis was a butcher of that place and instructed Stewart in the business, eventually making him a member of the firm which was known for years as A. Davis & Son. After the death of his father Stewart conducted the business alone during the remainder of his life. He belonged to the I. (). O. F. and the A. O. C. W., and was a Demo- crat in politics. For twenty years he held office in the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a member. Mr. Davis married Amanda J. Devinny, and they had three sons: John D., mentioned hercinafter ; Stewart A., second vice president of the American Sheet & Tin Plate Company, Pittsburg : and William Leroy, assistant to Charles H. Sloan, district manager of the Kiski- minetas Valley plants. Mr. Davis, the father, died June 6, 1897, at the age of fifty-five, and his widow resides in Vandergrift.
John D. Davis, son of Stewart and Amanda J. (Devinny) Davis, was born October 19, 1865, in Blairsville, where he received his education in the public schools and at the Blairsville Academy. Out of school hours he was employed in his father's meat market. At the age of eighteen he went to work as a locomotive fireman on the West Pennsylvania division of the Penn- sylvania railroad. Six years later he was promoted to the position of en- gineer and for nine years thereafter ran an engine. In 1899 he resigned in order to accept a position as locomotive enginer with the American Sheet Steel Company, at Vandergrift. In May, 1902, he was made assistant chief en- gincer, and in May, 1905, became chief engineer, having full charge of all the motor power of the Vandergrift, Leechburg. Hyde Park and Saltsburg plants. These four plants, being under one management, are known as the "Vandergrift-Apollo Unit." MFr. Davis belongs to the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers. Kiskiminctas Lodge, No. 617, F. and A. M., Duquesne Chapter, No. 193. R. A. M., of Pittsburg. Allegheny Commandery No. 35, K. T., also a member of the R. A. He is a Republican in politics, and a mem- ber and officer of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Davis married in 1808. Grace Henderson, of Blairsville, and they have one child, Mildred Grace Davis.
GEORGE W. CRAWFORD. The paternal grandfather of George W. Crawford. of Apollo, was Enoch Crawford, a native of Maryland. He was the first of this branch of the family to come to Westmoreland county. He was twice married, his first wife being Catharine Keiffer, who bore him children : Margaret, Levina, Eliza, Catharine, Sarah, and Washington M., mentioned hereinafter. By his second wife Rachel Templeton he was the father of two children : George W., and Evyline.
Washington M. Crawford, son of Enoch and Catharine ( Keiffer) Craw- ford. was born April 3. 1827, in Washington township, and until 1861 worked at the blacksmith's trade. In that vear he engaged in agriculture on the farm now owned by his son, George W. Crawford. He married Susanna Gumbert, born March 12, 1826, in Allegheny township. They were the parents of one
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child, George W., mentioned hereinafter. The death of Mr. Crawford oc- curred April 11, 1889, and his widow passed away July 28, 1899.
George W. Crawford, son of Washington M. and Susanna ( Gumbert) Crawford was born August 20, 1852, in Allegheny township, and was nine years old when his parents moved to the farm in Washington township. There he grew up on the farm, receiving his education in the common schools. On reach- ing manhood he became by choice an agriculturist, and now cultivates one of the finest farms in his district. His fields are productive, his fences are well kept and neat in appearance, and his stock shows the care of a master hand. His farm consists of one hundred and sixty acres, and he is also the owner of an- other in Allegheny township, comprising seventy-five acres. He belongs to the following fraternal organizations: Apollo Lodge, No. 437, F. and A. M .; Mineral Point Lodge, No. 615, I. O. O. F. : Leechburg Encampment, No. 192; and Armstrong Lodge No. 412, K. P. He is a staunch Republican, and a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. Crawford married, May 21, 1874. Hen- rietta J., born December 15. 1852, in Allegheny township, daughter of Michael and Catharine Artman. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Crawford: Morgan M., married Ienza Haynes, and had one child, now deceased : Charles R., married Ida Beighly, and has one daughter ; Frank, married B. M. Yonkins, and has three children ; Susan C., wife of William P. Bortz and mother of one child ; Arthur M., James B., George L., and Clyde G.
JOHN S. SNYDER. Among the old families of Westmoreland county who trace their descent from German ancestry must be numbered that to which belongs John S. Snyder, of Donegal township. For more than a century this numerous and worthy race has been resident in the county.
Frederick Schneider (as the name was originally spelled), was a farmer, and in 1797 came from York county, Pennsylvania, to Westmoreland county. He was a Whig and a member of the Reformed church. He married Mary George, and their children were: George, Peter, Frederick, John, Adam,. Simon, mentioned hereinafter : Mary, Katharine, and Elizabeth.
Simon Snyder, son of Frederick and Mary (George) Schneider, was a farmer and bricklayer and helped to build the old academy at Greensburg. His political views were those held by the Democratic party, and he was a mem- ber of the Lutheran church. He married Elizabeth Williams, and their chil- dren were: John S., mentioned hereinafter: Mary Jane, married John B. Robert, of Johnstown, and the mother of five children; Mary E., Susan, Emma, John and Richard W. : Frederick, married Sarah Beistel, and has two children ; Anna and Lizzie: Peter S., married Amanda Montague, and has four children : Morris T., Simon H., Elsie and Carrie : Richard W., married Louisa E. Ulery, and has eight children: Charles S., Elmer E., Annie I., Orrin, Charlotte, Ira, Byron and Earl ; Rachel, died in childhood.
John S. Snyder, son of Simon and Elizabeth (Williams) Snyder, was born November 5. 1834. in Donegal township. He taught school for five years. He then learned the mason and bricklayers' trade and for many years worked in Westmoreland and neighboring counties. Later he took up car- pentering at which he still works. His political affiliations are with the Dem- ocrats, and he belongs to the Lutheran church. He married, July 2. 1857, Caroline, daughter of Robert McKee, of Fairfield township, and their chil- dren were: Sarah Elizabeth, born May 6, 1858, became the wife of Sylvester Montague, and has nine children: Chalmers C., Wesley Orrin, Bessie. Burt, Dorsey, Russell. Simon, Fern and May: Anna M., married I. J. R. Johnson, and has three children: Emery, Oliver and Charles ; Ella M., wife of Corne-
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lius Kuhns, and has two children: Ida F. and Clarence; Melda M., married John Coleman, and has three children : Dennis C., Iva May, and Lucian Doty ; Laura A., married William Roadman, and has ten children : Frank, Amelia, John. Irene. Grace, James, Davis, Charles, Elvine, and an infant daughter ; Alda E., married William Lindsey, and has two children : Ernest and Madelle ; Effie A., wife of William H. Baker, and had one child, Lloyd, who is now deceased : William Emery, died in infancy.
EMANUEL BARKLEY. A list of the leading farmers of Done- gal township would be incomplete without the name of Emanuel Barkley. He is a grandson of Joseph Barkley, who was a farmer, a Democrat in politics and a member of the United Brethren church.
Jacob Barkley, son of Joseph Barkley, was also a farmer and a Democrat, likewise a member of the United Brethren church. He married Elizabeth Frick, and their children were: Susannah, married George Bixler, of Kansas ; Catharine, married Samuel Fligger : Joseph, married Mary Ann O'Hara, who bore him two children: William and Emma. After the death of his wife he married Maria Beistel, who was by him the mother of five children : Della, George, John, Anna and Harvey. Leah, wife of David Miller, and has five children ; Jacob, married Rachel Larimer; Elizabeth, married William Lari- mer : Sarah, married Montgomery Scott: Abraham, married (first ) Lucinda Haffer. (second) Kennedy : Mary Ann, married James Bixler : Eman- uel, mentioned hereinafter. Three other sons, George, David and Isaac, are deceased.
Emanuel Barkley, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Frick) Barkley, was born February 15, 1838, in Donegal township, and has always been engaged in agricultural pursuits. In the sphere of politics he follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and adheres to the Democratic party. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Barkley married Sarah, daughter of William Moody, of Donegal township, and their children are: Jacob, married Hettie Campbell, and has four children : Emery, Reuben, Daisy and Robert Goodman : Henrietta, wife of John Knupp, and has one chiki. Goldie: Katharine, married Albert Moore, and is the mother of two chil- dren : Raymond and Ira.
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