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John W. Farrar attended the schools of Smith Town- ship until he was old enough to give his father appreci- able help on the farm and he continued to assist until his father died in 1875. Then, together with his brother Clark, he took charge of the operation of the farm and together they managed it for a number of years, when, on account of failing health, he rented out his portion and went to Kansas. After an absence of five years, Mr. Farrar returned and settled again on his property, re- suming general farming. The Pittsburg and Eastern Coal Company have a lease on the farm, which has four- teen oil wells in operation.
Mr. Farrar is one of the recognized good citizens of his township, always taking an interest in its progress and continually adding to its material development. In politics he is a Republican. For three years he has been auditor of Smith Township and in June, 1909, he was elected a member of the school board, to serve until 1912. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
W. S. NOBLE, one of Washington's representative and substantial citizens, whose home is situated at No. 385 Jefferson street, has been identified with the oil and gas industry for some fourteen years and has been a lessor and operator in most of the fields in the coun- try. He was born in Buffalo Township, Washington Co., Pa., in July, 1854, and is a son of Robert and Rachael (McKean) Noble.
The parents of Mr. Noble are both deceased, the mother dying in 1855 and the father surviving until February 22, 1893. He was born in Washington County in 1819 and was a son of William Noble, who was a very early settler in the county. Robert Noble engaged in farming and stock raising and continued active until 1884, when he retired to Claysville. He was married (first) to Rachael McKean and four children were born to them: William R., of Washington; Margaret, wife of John H. Vankirk, of Franklin Township; J. W., who died in 1893; and Wishart Stevenson.
W. S. Noble was reared and educated in Science Hill school, in Washington County, and prior to October 4, 1895, resided in Buffalo Township. There he engaged in farming and raised stock and also, for some few years bought and shipped fat stock. About 1895 he became interested in the oil and gas business and since then has been very active, being engaged as producer, contractor and lessee, working in the West Virginia, Ohio, Penn- sylvania and Illinois fields.
Mr. Noble, through marriage with Miss Flora B. Be- bout, became connected with an old family of Washing- ton County. They have four children: Jennie B., who married James L. Henderson, a son of James L. Hen- derson, Sr., a prominent citizen of Washington County, and they have one son, Paul, who is now seven years old; D. Burnell, who is a resident of Erie, Pa., married Ada Richards and they have one son, Albert, who is five years old; Susan B., who married William Kennedy, of Washington, and they have two children-Ralph, who is aged two years, and Flora B., who is six months old; and Edna B., who lives at home. Mr. Noble and family are members of the Third Presbyterian Church. He is identified with the Royal Arcanum. Although not active in politics, Mr. Noble belongs to that class of citizens never found derelict in the faithful performance of necessary public duties.
ADOLPH KAPP, owner of a bakery at Donora, Pa., where he has been a resident since 1901, was born Au- gust 18, 1874, in Baden, Germany, and is a son of Kilian and Sophia (Binz) Kapp.
Kilian Kapp was born and reared in Germany, where he died in 1907, aged seventy-three years. His occupa- tion was farming. His wife, Sophia Binz, also a native of Germany, died in 1901, aged fifty-five years.
Adolph Kapp, who is the only member of his family who came to this country, was reared on his father's farm and attended the schools of Baden. He was seven- teen years of age when he came to America, and first located in Pittsburg, where he worked for some time in various bakeries. He then spent a short time in New York and in Portland, Me., after which he returned to Pittsburg. In 1897 he went to Monongahela City, Pa., as a baker, and on August 1, 1901, came to Donora, where he erected his present business block and estab- lished himself in the bakery business.
Mr. Kapp was united in marriage May 6, 1899, to Martha Planert, also a native of Germany, and they have two children: Martha, and Margaret. Mr. Kapp is a member of the F. O. E., I. O. O. F., and the F. and A. M.
J. B. IRWIN, M. D., one of Washington's older physi- cians and surgeons, for the past eighteen years has been
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engaged in active practice here and enjoys the confidence of a large number of the leading families. He was born in West Finley Township, Washington Co., Pa., in 1852, and is a son of Ephraim and Margaret (Richey) Irwin.
The father of Dr. Irwin was also a native of Wash- ington County, born in 1812, and the whole of his active life was devoted to agricultural pursuits. His death oc- curred in 1894. He married Margaret Richey and they reared a family of seven children, as follows: Elizabeth, who is now deceased, was the wife of William Meloy ; Esther Ann, who married Jonas Mills; William, who is a resident of West Middletown, Washington County ; Joseph Buchanan; a son who died when eight days old; R. W., who is a prominent attorney at Washington; and Sarah Margaret, who married William Richmond, of West Middletown.
Dr. J. B. Irwin attended the common schools in West Finley Township, and from them entered higher institu- tions of learning, including the Claysville Normal School, Canonsburg Academy and Westminster College, during a part of this period teaching school at intervals. His medical preparation extended over some years. He spent one year in the medical department of the Univer- sity of New York, one term in the University of Mary- land, and in 1884 was graduated from the Kentucky School of Medicine. In the succeeding summer he lo- cated at West Alexander, in Washington County, and engaged in practice there until 1891, when he came to Washington. Here he has not only built up a large and substantial practice, but has become a representative citizen, taking deep interest in the progress of education and accepting service on the school board. He is valued as a member of the county and State medical societies and is one of the obstetric staff of the City Hospital of Washington.
On June 24, 1880, Dr. Irwin was married to Miss Lovisa Johnson, who died September 21, 1885. She was a daughter of R. T. and Elizabeth Johnson, residents of Cross Creek Township. Three sons were born to this union, namely : L. M., who is cashier of the Lincoln Na- tional Bank; R. R., who is a minister of the United Presbyterian faith, now located at York, N. Y .; and Jesse B., who is a student of law in the office of his uncle, R. W. Irwin, at Washington. Dr. Irwin was mar- ried (second) to Mrs. Maggie McKee, who died March 17, 1904, leaving no issue. Dr. Irwin is a member of the Third United Presbyterian Church.
WILLIAM W. HUNTER, a valued resident of Buf- falo Village, Pa., and the owner of two of the finest farms in Washington County, one being the old homestead of the Hunters, containing 911/2 acres, and the other 1121% acres, for a number of years has distinguished himself in different sections of the country, as the
founder of philanthropic movements and as an influential temperance leader. Mr. Hunter was born in Hopewell Township, Washington County, Pa., Mar. 4, 1837, and is a son of William and Maria J. (Chambers) Hunter.
The Hunter family came originally from Ireland, where the grandparents, John and Jane Hunter, were born, reared and married. In 1800 they came to America and after reaching Washington County, Pa., settled on a farm near Buffalo village. Shortly afterward their son, William Hunter, was born and he spent his entire life in Washington County. In 1830 he married Maria J. Chambers anu they had four children: Joseph C., Jane, William W. and Joshua J.
William W. Hunter attended the public schools more or less regularly until he was 20 years of age, after which he taught school for four years. He assisted on the farm until he met with a serious accident in operat- ing a threshing machine, by which he lost his right arm, in 1859. He then made preparations to enter upon the study of law at Washington. When the Rebellion came upon the land and his comrades were entering the army on every side, Le also desired to be of service and, while debarred from enlisting as a soldier, he succeeded in being accepted in the transportation department, and endured as a teamster, as much hardship and exposure as he would have been subjected to if he had been march- ing in the ranks. He persisted in the work, however, and remained in the army until March 12, 1863, when he returned to the farm. He served with the Ringgold Battalion and received no compensation. Mr. Hunter's two brothers, Joseph C. and Joshua J., served in Co. C, Ringgold Cavalry, and both died in the service.
On Dec. 15, 1864, Mr. Hunter was married to Miss Elizabeth T. Smiley, a daughter of Caldwell and Nancy (Tweed) Smiley. She is a granddaughter of William Smiley, who was killed at the raising of a barn on the Dr. Anderson farm, now owned by Alexander Hamilton. The family was Scotch-Irish and William Smiley, Sr., great-grandfather of Mrs. Hunter, was one of the pioneer settlers of Hopewell Township. In the year 1800 the Upper Buffalo Presbyterian Church, of which he was an elder, found itself badly in debt and unable to pay its pastor. The members were thrifty and industrious and had raised crops for which there was no local mar- ket. Mr. Smiley, then aged 60 years, volunteered to go South to New Orleans with products in an effort to raise the much needed money. He was gone for more than nine months and his family and the congregation had almost given up hope for his safe return, when he ar- rived with gold enougn in his belt to clear the church indebtedness. He had walked the entire distance back, avoiding the Indians as best he could and at times pene- trating an unbroken forest. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have been married for more than 45 years and in that time
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MRS. ELIZABETH S. HUNTER
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of happy association and companionship, they have been true helpmeets. They are the parents of four sons: Joseph W., who is a practicing physician located at Char- leroi, Pa .; John S., who is successfully engaged in farm- ing on the old home place, is active in the affairs of church and in matters pertaining to the welfare of the township; Clarence M., who is a salesman for the Na- tional Biscuit Company and maintains his residence at Monongahela City; and Howard T., who, for 15 years served as teller in the Washington Trust Company.
Since early manhood, Mr. Hunter has displayed literary ability and has been a newspaper correspondent, being identified with a number of journals at the present time. In prize essay contests on the subject of horses he won more prizes than any man in the United States, in one instance winning over 75 contestants, representing 24 States. He won another prize offered by the Clydesdale Association, the competition being open to the world. He is also gifted as an orator and probably there is no man in Washington County, who is called on so fre- quently to make addresses at agricultural, religious and educational meetings. His deep interest in religious and philanthropic work caused him, in 1894, to turn his farm responsibilities over to others and to enter into Sabbath- school missionary work. He continued to devote him- self to this great undertaking until 1898, making his headquarters at Fairmount, W. Va. During this period he traveled 15,000 miles and visited over 5,000 families. In 1897 he was licensed as local evangelist by the Pres- bytery at Parkersburg. He then went into regular evan- gelistic work, making his headquarters at Smithfield, Wetzel County, W. Va., where he remained one year, dur- ing which time he organized the First and the Second Presbyterian Churches in that county. His wife was there stricken with typhoid fever and because of her subsequent broken health, he left that field of work and returned to Pennsylvania and in 1901 he purchased the comfortable and commodious residence at Buffalo village.
In 1870 Mr. Hunter was chosen elder of the Upper Buffalo Presbyterian Church, the youngest ever chosen as such in that body. In 1891 he was commissioned to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States at Detroit, and with his masterly talk swayed the assembly to adopt a measure of economy in handling the financial affairs of the church.
Mr. Hunter has been interested in and identified with many branches of philanthropic work, but perhaps he is most widely known as an apostle of temperance. It is said of him that he has practically through his own efforts, been the means of keeping saloons out of six or eight of Washington County's prospering towns. He is superintendent of the Washington County Sabbath- school Temperance Association and is the acknowledged leader of the temperance forces in the county. In 1902
he was appointed one of the trustees of the Plumber Temperance Fund, which now amounts to $17,000, and he sees to the investment and disbursement of this vast sum. Public confidence is reposed in Mr. Hunter and he is very frequently appointed as executor and adminis- trator of estates and has numerous minors under his careful guardianship. His life has been one of great usefulness and his efforts for the uplifting of others have been crowned w ... much success.
JOSEPH B. SMITH, a leading citizen of Hopewell Township, who is filling the offices of register and assessor of the same, lives on his well improved, valuable farm of 125 acres, which he purchased in 1906. He was born in Monroe County, Ohio, April 22, 1855, and is a son of Cary and Margaret (Blair) Smith.
The parents of Mr. Smith are deceased. They had the following children: Amos, Susan, John, James, all deceased; Isaac, who resides in West Virginia ; Joseph B .; Mary, who is deceased; Huldah, who married Edward Stetson, of Ohio; Nancy, who married Samuel Reed, of Brooks County, West Va .; and Norman, who still resides in Ohio.
Joseph B. Smith attended school until he was 13 years of age, and then went to work on the farm and has de- voted himself to agricultural pursuits ever since and has been unusually successful in his undertakings. He owns land that is well adapted to general farming and grazing, and his herds of cattle and flocks of sheep compare favorably with any in the township. Following his mar- riage, Mr. Smith moved to West Alexandria, Pa., where he lived four years, then moved to Claysville and lived there for 18 years, coming then to his present farm.
Mr. Smith was married November 25, 1880, to Miss Nora Steenrod, a daughter of David and Hannah (Davis) Steenrod, of Belmont County, Ohio, and they have had the following children: Essie L., born December 10, 1881, is the wife of Chester Sutherland, who is county recorder of Washington County; Vernon S., born January 24, 1884, resides at Pittsburg; Clara W., born October 10, 1887, married William Hunter, of South Franklin Township; Roy, born November 10, 1889, is a student in civil engineering at the Carnegie Technical School at Pittsburg; Olive L., born March 10, 1893, is attending the Washington Seminary; and Mark Me- Kinley, born January 20, 1897, is in school. Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland have a daughter, Ruth, born April 10, 1907. It is a remarkable fact that four of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their only grandchild, were born on the tenth day of the month. Mr. Smith has given his children fine educational advantages and they are developing into superior men and women. In his political affiliation he is a stanch Republican. With his wife he belongs to the United Presbyterian Church.
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JOHN R. KUNTZ, a retired druggist and one of the leading citizens of Washington, Pa., was born September 8, 1853, in this borough, and is a son of Michael G. and Eliza (Ruth) Kuntz, who were among the early settlers of Washington. For many years during his early busi- ness life, Michael G. Kuntz was proprietor of a men's furnishing establishment. He was the father of five children : George B., resides with our subject; Mary J., is the widow of Robert Drury and is a resident of Pittsburg; James, retired, resides in Washington; Elizabeth, is the widow of John M. Morrow, and resides in Pittsburg; and John R., the subject of this sketch.
John R. Kuntz was reared in Washington, where he attended the common schools, and at the age of fourteen years entered the drug store of John B. Vowell, de- ceased, in whose employ he remained between three and four years, subsequently working about the same period with George W. Roberts. In 1878 he engaged in the drug business for himself, continuing in that line for about twenty-eight years, when on account of ill health, he sold the business and has since been living in retire- ment, his residence being located at No. 25 South Col- lege street. Mr. Kuntz is a director of the Washington Light & Power Company, and is also a director of the Real Estate Trust Company of Washington. Mr. Kuntz is a man of enterprise and public spirit and takes an active interest in all local politics. He is fraternally affiliated with the B. P. O. E. order.
In 1894, Mr. Kuntz was united in marriage with Jessie Romaine Newson, of Minneapolis, Minn.
JOHN C. MORGAN, vice president of the Citizens Trust Company, of Canonsburg, Pa., and ex-treasurer of Washington County, is identified with other business interests of this place, of which he has been a resident for some thirty-one years. He was born in Allegheny County, Pa., October 28, 1846, and is a son of James and Elizabeth (Hindman) Morgan.
The Morgan family was established in Allegheny County in 1700, when the great-grandfather, who was probably of Welsh extraction, came to this section from West Virginia. He was accompanied by his son, Hugh Morgan, who grew to manhood, married, reared his family and died on the farm which has been in the family ever since and is now owned by John C. Morgan. On the same farm the late James Morgan, father of John C., was born and died, passing away in his nine- tieth year, in 1898. He married Elizabeth Hindman, who was born in Union Township, Washington Co., Pa., and died in 1869, aged sixty-three years. They had seven children born to them, all of whom survive, namely: Hugh, who resides at Oakdale, Ohio, married Harriet Hickman; Sarah Jane, who is the widow of William M. Herriott, lives in Mt. Pleasant Township,
Washington County; Samuel W., residing at Marshall- town, Iowa, married Charlotte Benedict of that State; Billingsley, residing on the old homestead in Allegheny County, married Mary Farran, whom he survives; William P., residing at Canonsburg, married Martha Johnston; Margaret A., who is the widow of James Fife, residing in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County ; and John C., who is the youngest of the family.
John C. Morgan's life until he was twenty-one years of age, was mainly passed on his father's farm. He attended the country schools and the academy at Mans- field, now Carnegie, for five months. When he departed from home surroundings, Mr. Morgan went to Marshall- town, lowa, where he spent seven years, during a part of this time being engaged in business for himself, and during the other part was in the railroad service. In 1878 he came to Canonsburg, where he embarked in the dry goods business, in which he continued until 1903, at which time he sold out. In 1891 he erected the hand- some four-story business and office building to which his name is given and which is a credit to the city. In this block is situated the Canonsburg Opera House, a tasteful and well arranged amusement hall. In addition to his real estate interests and his financial connections, he is treasurer of the Canonsburg Pottery Company. In large measure, Mr. Morgan is a self made man and is one of unquestioned integrity and recognized ability.
In 1886, Mr. Morgan was married to Miss Clara Wil- son, of Washington, and they have five children, namely : Edith, who is the wife of Edward Crawford, residing at Fremont, Tex .; Edna, who is the wife of Arthur Shaw, residing at East Liverpool, Ohio; and Clara, James and Florilla, residing at home. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are members of the Central Presbyterian Church. He has been an active Republican since he reached manhood. . He was elected treasurer of Washington County in 1905 and assumed the duties of the office January 1, 1906, and performed them to the entire satisfaction of his fellow citizens.
JAMES WATSON, once a leading citizen of Wash- ington County, for many years was a prominent member of the bar, and through his ability and high standard of legal procedure, did much to add to its prestige. Mr. Watson was born at Canonsburg, Washington Co., Pa., in 1809, and was one of a family of six children born to John and Mary (Miller) Watson.
From his brilliant school days, James Watson was destined for the bar and immediately after his gradua- tion from Canonsburg College, he entered upon the study of law with Hon. Thomas McKennan, at Washington. Shortly afterward, when Mr. MeKennan was elected to Congress, Mr. Watson was admitted to a partnership, and although a young and practically inexperienced
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lawyer, carefully, discreetly and successfully attended to the firm's large business during the senior partner's absence, which covered four full terms and a part of a fifth. Early in his legal career Mr. Watson engaged in a general practice, but in the course of time the burden of work became onerous and for a long period previous to his death, which occurred April 15, 1875, he had re- fused all criminal cases. He possessed all the qualities which go to make up a reliable lawyer-was a close reasoner and judicial advisor, and ever cherished the highest ethics of his profession. His political convic- tions made him a Republican. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian.
On January 15, 1835, Mr. Watson was united in marriage with Miss Maria Woodbridge Morgan, who was a daughter of George and Elizabeth Aldrich (Thompson) Morgan. George Morgan, the father of Mrs. Watson, was born in the old college city of Prince- ton, N. J., in 1780, and was a son of Col. George and Mary (Baynton) Morgan. Col. George Morgan probably won his military title through service in the Revolutionary War. He came with his family to Washington County and acquired land in North Strabane Township, on which he died in 1810, his widow surviving until 1825. Their burial, according to the manner of the time, was upon their own land, but at a later date their remains were transferred to the beautiful cemetery at Washing- ton, and in close proximity now rest the remains of their granddaughter, Maria Woodbridge Morgan Watson, who passed away on March 5, 1909. George Morgan remained in New Jersey until he had completed his course at Princeton College. For many years he resided on the farm in North Strabane Township, Washington County, his death occurring at the age of seventy years. He married Elizabeth A. Thompson, who was born in Delaware and died in Washington County. Of their family of nine children, the late Mrs. Watson was the fifth in order of birth.
To James Watson and wife were born the following children: Elizabeth Thompson Watson, who resides at Washington; Mary Baynton, who is the widow of the late Rev. Alexander Reed, resides at Washington and has four children: Eleanor, who married Joseph McCord and resides in Princeton, N. J .; Mary Morgan, who married John Ewing Woods, and resides in Cincinnati; James Watson Reed, who lives in Pittsburg; and Robert R. Reed, who is a resident of Washington; George Watson, who is deceased; Jane Gilman Watson, who resides at Washington; David Thompson Watson, who is one of the leading attorneys of Pennsylvania, lives in Pittsburg and married Miss Margaret Walker of that city; Matilda, who is the wife of A. G. Happer, of Washington; James Watson, who is deceased; and Will-
iam M. Watson, who resides at Seattle, Wash., married Sarah MeKnight, of Pittsburg, and they have two chil- dren: Ormsby Morgan Watson and Maria Morgan Watson. For years this family and its connections have been identified with the best citizenship of Washington County.
JEREMIAH M. LINVILLE, one of Donegal Town- ship 's representative and substantial citizens, a promi- nent farmer and breeder of fine stock, resides on one farm of 108 acres and owns also another farm, contain- ing 228 acres, both situated in Donegal Township. Mr. Linville was born in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pa., March 12, 1852, and is a son of George W. and Mary (Rodgers) Linville.
George W. Linville was born August 10, 1816, in Donegal Township, and was a son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Riley) Linville. In 1836, Mr. Linville was married to Mary Rodgers, a daughter of Francis Rodgers. She died in 1865, having been the mother of the fol- lowing children: Alfred, who is now deceased; George; Elizabeth; Mary Jane, who is now deceased; Wilson; Francis; Jeremiah M .; John, and Calvin Terry. In 1867, Mr. Linville was married (second) to Lydia Lucas, and they had two sons, Riley and Newton. Mr. Linville followed farming and stock raising during the entire active portion of his life. With his family he was a member of the Dutch Fork Disciples Church.
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