Indiana County, Pennsylvania; her people, past and present, Volume II, Part 124

Author: Stewart, Joshua Thompson, 1862- comp
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 884

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FRANK PHYTHYAN, proprietor of a theatrical business at Clymer, Indiana coun- ty, owning and managing the Pastime theatre, was born in the eastern part of Ohio Aug. 3, 1877, son of Isaac and Jane (Martin) Phythyan.

The parents of Mr. Phythyan were of Eng- lish descent, and were married in eastern Ohio, where they continued to live until 1880, Isaac Phythyan being there engaged in min- ing. In the year mentioned the family re- moved to Mercer county, Pa., the son Frank being at that time three years old, and set- tled near Sharon, where the father continued to follow mining as a vocation. Both Isaac and Jane (Martin) Phythyan are now de- ceased. They had a family of four children, namely : John, who is now a resident of Day- ton, Ohio; Samuel, of Sharon, Pa .; Frank; and Jane, wife of William Davidson, of Sharon.

Frank Phythyan attended school in Mer- cer county, Pa., and in Sharon learned the trade of plumber, following it there for four years. In 1910 he came to Clymer and es- tablished himself in business, and subse- quently opened the Pastime theatre, meeting with success in both ventures. The theatre has recently become established in a new brick structure, finished in the fall of 1912.

While a resident of Sharon Mr. Phythyan was married March 20, 1906, to Olive Tate, daughter of William and Urilla (Deale) Tate, of Clearfield county, who are now resi- dents of Clymer, Pa. Mr. Phythyan is a member of the Protective Home Circle, and he and his wife are well known to the mem- bers of the congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

SAMUEL R. MUMAU, farmer of Green township, Indiana county, also engaged in raising sheep and hogs, has been settled at . his present home since 1897. He was born in the township, near Taylorsville, Sept. 18, 1864, and is of German descent. His grand- father, John Mumau, came to Indiana county

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in the early days, settling near Taylorsville, 1901), and Eva are at home. Mrs. Mumau in Green township, where he bought land is a member of the Brethren Church. upon which he built a log house. He devoted himself to the clearing of this tract and car- ALBERT J. HINES, farmer and lumber- man of Mitchells Mills, in Cherryhill town- ship, Indiana Co., Pa., was born in that town June 27, 1880, a son of Celestian and Annie (Brown) Hines. ried on farming until his death. He and his wife had a family of seven children, six sons and one daughter, three of whom still sur- vive: John, a resident of Grant township; Jacob, living in Green township; and Webb, of Green township.

David Mumau, father of Samuel R. Mumau, was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., and grew to manhood on the farm in Green town- ship, Indiana county, where his father set- tled. He, too, located on a farm in that town- ship, and followed agricultural pursuits prin- cipally. He was also engaged on the river, beth Sanders.

rafting. His wife, Catherine (Phillips), was born in Westmoreland county, daughter of Jacob Phillips, a native of Germany who came to live in Indiana county, settling in Cherryhill township years ago and farming there until his death. Mr. Phillips was a cabinetmaker by trade. He had a family of six children, three sons and three daughters, of whom three are living: Jacob; William, who resides at Homer City, Indiana county ; and Adam, of Kingsley, Iowa. Mr. Mumau died in Green township in February, 1909; his wife preceded him, dying Sept. 9, 1907. They had three children: Judson, an elec- trician, who lives at Indiana ; John Ellsworth, a farmer of Green township; and Samuel R.

Samuel R. Mumau went to school in Green township, and began to assist his father with the farm work in boyhood. He also learned the trade of mason, at which he worked for some time. In 1897 he came to the place in Green township where he has since lived, what was known as the Hensley farm. In addition to general farming he has given con- siderable attention to the raising of sheep and hogs, and has met with success in both lines, his intelligent work and steady industry bringing him deserved success. Personally he is highly esteemed by his neighbors and fellow citizens generally.

On April 19, 1887, Mr. Mumau married Sadie Fyock, who was born March 1, 1867, in Green township, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wise) Fyock, and they have had eight children, one of whom died in infancy. Glen, who lives at Indiana, married Mar- gretta Griffith, of Green township, and they have one child, Lena. Martin, David, Alice, bria county; Ida, wife of Edward Rolston, Frank, Harvey (born on Christmas day, of Vandergrift, Pa .; Frank, a resident of

William Hines, grandfather of Albert J. Hines, was born in Germany, and came to this country as a young man, settling in Cambria county, Pa., where he spent the remainder of his life in agricultural operations. His death occurred in 1862, and that of his wife ten years later ; she also was a native of Ger- many. She bore the maiden name of Eliza-

Celestian Hines, son of William Hines, and father of Albert J. Hines, was born in Cam- bria county, Pa., May 5, 1853, and came to Indiana county in the seventies, settling near Mitchells Mills and purchasing a tract of land on which he continued to live for several years. Subsequently he lived at Heilwood a few years and then bought and settled on the farm where he lived and worked until death, Aug. 19, 1912. He and his first wife had the following children: Albert J .; Inez, re- siding at home; Agnes, the wife of Robert Glaspie, of Mitchells Mills; and Camilla, who is deceased. Mr. Hines was married (sec- ond) to Dessie A. Sickenberger, of Indiana county, daughter of Sebastian Sickenberger, and four children were born to this union: Harry, Mary, Lawrence and Esta.

Albert J. Hines was educated in the schools of Mitchells Mills, and as a youth began to work on his father's farm. When he had attained his majority he engaged in the lum- ber business, in the manufacture of which he has continued to the present time, con- ducting a sawmill near the town. In addition he owns a threshing outfit and during sea- sons does much of such work throughout the county. He has been successful in his various operations and is a director in the Clymer Na- tional Bank, of Clymer, Pennsylvania.

On Oct. 20, 1904, Mr. Hines was married to Margaret Holmes, who was born in Indi- ana county, Pa., Aug. 23, 1879, daughter of Hugh and Mary (Dinwiddie) Holmes, both of whom are living in Indiana county, where they settled early. They had the following children: Jane, the wife of Emanuel Me- Cullough, of Cherryhill township; Laura, wife of Lincoln Mccullough, of Cam-

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Pineflats, Indiana county; Barney, who also Michael, Susie, Andrew and Helen (twins) lives at Pineflats ; Mrs. Hines; and Stephen, and Peter. who lives in Cherryhill.

Mr. and Mrs. Hines have four children : Jay F., born March 9, 1905; Inez C., born Jan. 18, 1907; Hazel H., born Aug. 17, 1909; and Francis T., born March 27, 1912. Mr. Hines takes an active interest in fraternal matters and is a popular member of the Loyal Order of Moose, at Clymer.

PETER PAYTASH, business man of Cly- mer, Indiana county, has one of the leading general stores in that borough, where he was one of the first settlers, having come there in 1905. He is a native of Austria-Hungary, boru in 1872, son of Joseph and Hannah Pay- tash, botlı of whom died in Austria.

They had six children: Michael, now de- ceased; Mary, a widow, living in Austria ; Anna, who married Mike Kokosh and (sec- ond) James Lesock, and lives in Wolf Run, Ohio (she has four children) ; Susie, who died in Austria ; Peter; and Michael (2), a farmer in Virginia.

JOSEPH MCGAUGHEY, who has made his home on his present farm in Armstrong township for over forty years, belongs to a family which has been associated with Indiana county and its development from pioneer times. The McGaughey family is of Scotch- Irish origin, and was early settled in south- eastern Pennsylvania.

Alexander McGaughey, Sr., the great- grandfather of Joseph McGaughey, moved from York county, Pa., to Westmoreland county prior to the war of 1812, and soon afterward settled in Conemaugh township, now a part of Indiana county, where he en- gaged in farming. He married Sally Mar- shall, and among their sons was one named Alexander.

Alexander McGaughey, grandfather of Joseph McGaughey, followed farming in Conemaugh township until his death. He married Jane Coleman, and among his chil- dren were Nicholas, born Oct. 6, 1806, died in June, 1872, who was the progenitor of an- in Indiana county; and Thomas, father of Joseph McGaughey.

Mr. Paytash came to America in 1887, other branch of the family still represented landing at New York. Thence he proceeded to Luzerne county, Pa., where he remained for a short time, going next to Bellefonte, Thomas MeGaughey was born March 14, 1810, in Conemaugh township, and died March 5, 1888, in Armstrong township. He is buried at Crete. He married Sarah Belle McCoy, who was born Aug. 30, 1813, daugh- ter of Daniel and Nancy (Smith) McCoy, and died May 5, 1887. They had children as follows: Joseph; Elizabeth, Mrs. John Pattison, who died in 1887; Alexander, who died in 1849; Daniel, who died young; Caro- line, ' who died young; Sarah Maria, who makes her home with her brother Joseph; Mary Agnes, who died in 1891; and Thomas Clark, who married Della Wiggins. Center county, for a brief period. His next move was to Cresson, Cambria county, and from there to Philipsburg, Center county, whence he returned to Cresson after a short stay. In 1905 he removed from that place to Clymer, where he has since lived and car- ried on business, having a thriving general store which has a large share of the local patronage. Mr. Paytash did his share in the organization of the borough and has always shown himself to be a public-spirited citizen. He has supported every enterprise for the advancement and general welfare of his adopted town, and is one of the stockholders and directors of the Clymer National Bank. He lias made his way in spite of all obstacles and deserves high credit for the substantial position he has attained. Though well edu- cated in his native tongue, when he settled in America he had to struggle against the disadvantages of a strange language and cus- toms, yet he has overcome every drawback and made his success the more worthy.

Joseph McGaughey, son of Thomas and Sarah Belle (McCoy) McGaughey, was born Ang. 11, 1835, in Young township, Indiana Co., Pa., and there received such advantages for education as the public schools of his boy- hood days afforded. On Jan. 12, 1860, he married Elizabeth Jane McGaughey, who was born Dec. 19, 1832, in Center township, this county, and received her education in the old schools there. She was a daughter of Nicholas and Rachel (Lytle) McGaughey. . After his marriage Mr. McGaughey engaged in farming in White township, this county,

In May, 1895, Mr. Paytash married Susie Cramer, like himself a native of Austria, and for a few years, and in 1872 he came to his they have had six children, namely: Anna, present property in Armstrong township, a

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tract of 114 acres which he owns, and he has serving until the close of the conflict, a brave been a prosperous farmer throughout his resi- and efficient soldier. dence there.

In 1875 Mr. McHenry married Mary Lutz, Children as follows have been born to Mr. a daughter of George Lutz, who lived in and Mrs. McGaughey : Sarah Belle, who Rayne township. After marriage Mr. Mc- died in 1881; Rachel, wife of William Ran- kin, of Shelocta, this county, who has had three children, Pearl (Mrs. Fleming, living in Oklahoma), Paul (who died in infancy) and Todd (at home); Charles, who died

Henry moved to his present fine farm of 175 acres, upon which he has made many im- provements, including the erection of a hand- some residence and commodious barn of mod- ern architecture, together with other neces- young; William, who died when six years sary buildings for the housing of his stock old; Frank, now a resident of Blacklick town- and implements. Here he carries on general farming and stock raising, specializing in the ship, who married Margaret Uncapher, and has five children; Paul, now in Illinois, and latter to a large extent.

Salome, Elizabeth, Eleanor and Joel, all at Mr. and Mrs. McHenry became the parents home; Mary, who married Thomas Carna- of the following children: Clara I., Edward han and died leaving one child, Raymond; and Joseph L., who married Mary Hender- son, and lives at Fairview, Indiana county.

WILLIAM S. McHENRY, a veteran of the Civil war and a farmer of White township, was born in that township, on the old Rob- ert Ralston farm, Nov. 11, 1843, son of Wil- liam McHenry. His grandfather, also named William MeHenry, was a soldier, serving in the Indian war under General Wayne. He leading agriculturists of his township.

lived in what is now White township, Indiana Co., Pa., and died in 1855, aged eighty-four years.

L., Olive M. and Elmer E. Mrs. McHenry passed away June 20, 1888, and her death was mourned by her family, for she was a devoted wife and mother and good neighbor. Mr. McHenry is not connected with any re- ligious organization. Politically he is a Dem- ocrat, and he is active in township matters, although not desiring office. Progressive in his ideas, he has put them to practical use and is deservedly recognized as one of the

MATTHIAS T. KLINGENSMITH, one of the well-to-do farmers of Young township, In- oldest pioneer families of western Pennsyl- vania. The Klingensmiths are of German

William McHenry, father of William S., diana county, is a descendant of one of the

was born in 1812 on the Moore farm two miles from Indiana, Pa. In 1838 he mar- ried Eleanor, a daughter of William Sebring, origin, and according to family tradition the and their children were as follows: Deborah, first of this branch who came to America were who is deceased; Scott; William S .; Julia A .; John, deceased; Jackson, who married Marian Stutchel; Samuel R., who married Jane Bothel; Franklin, who married Margaret Mc-

members of the French army who took part in the French and Indian war in 1756. They came to what was then Fort Duquesne, later Fort Pitt, now the city of Pittsburg, and Henry ; Milton, who married Alice Peterman; when peace was declared settled in Allegheny Sarah J .; Clara, deceased; and Anna L.

county, acquiring land and engaging in agri- cultural pursuits. Many of the descendants of these early settlers are now to be found in Westmoreland, Armstrong and Indiana State.

William S. McHenry was brought up amid rural surroundings on his father's farm, and sent to the neighborhood schools, his first teacher being John Conrand. Upon leaving counties, as well as in other sections of the

school he began working at the carpenter's trade and also rafted on the Susquehanna Peter Klingensmith, the grandfather of Matthias T. Klingensmith, was born in 1782 and made his home in Westmoreland county for some years, owning a tract of land in Hempfield township. Later he moved with his family to Armstrong county, locating near Leechburg, where he owned a large body of land on which he followed farming and stock raising. There he spent his life, dying at that place Oct. 22, 1840, at the age of fifty-eight years, seven months, and was buried in the river, cutting timber and lumbering in con- nection therewith, and became an expert lum- berman. He also conducted a teaming busi- ness. Feeling that his country had need of him, when the Civil war broke out he enlisted for the one hundred days' service, and re- turning home after his honorable discharge resumed work at his trade. However, he was not satisfied, and reenlisted March 6, 1865, in Company B, 67th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. Samuel MeHenry, cemetery of the Fork Church, three miles

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Samuel Klingensmith, son of Peter, born Nov. 8, 1812, in Westmoreland county, was seven years old when the family moved to Armstrong county. There he worked on the farm with his father from early boyhood, later found employment on the Pennsylvania canal, and rose to the position of captain of the canal boat "Perry," owned by the Leech Company and plying between Pittsburg and Johnstown. In 1836 Mr. Klingensmith came to Indiana county locating in Young township near West Lebanon, on a tract of 200 acres. He put up a log house and barn which are still standing, and continued to farm on this place until 1872, when it was sold and he bought the William Kier farm, also near West Lebanon, containing ninety acres, on which stood a brick house, barns, etc. Here he carried on farming the remainder of his life, and made many improvements on the place, and died there Dec. 7, 1899, aged eighty-seven years, twenty-nine days. He is buried in South Bend, Armstrong county. On March 24, 1836, he married Catherine Wolf, who was born March 16, 1814, in Alle- gheny township, Armstrong county, daugh- ter of Matthias Wolf, and died March 16, 1892, aged seventy-eight years. She is buried with her husband in South Bend. They were members of St. Jacob's Lutheran Church and active in its work, Mr. Klingensmith serving as trustee. In politics he was origi- nally a Democrat, later going into the ranks of the Prohibition party. We have the fol- lowing record of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Klingensmith: Theodore, born Jan. 15, 1837, graduated from Jefferson Med- ical College and practiced in Armstrong county, where he died May 13, 1887; Eliza- beth Ann, born May 9, 1838, died July 22, 1844; Amos, born Oct. 20, 1839, died July 19, 1844; Catherine Margaret, born March 25, 1841, married James Devers (who died Dec. 5, 1893) and (second) Lewis Mahaffey ; Joseph, born Aug. 13, 1842, died Oct. 9, 1875; Isaac, born Dec. 19, 1844, died July 15, 1910, at Wamego, Kans .; Sarah Jane, born Aug. 14, 1846, is the widow of Salem Crum, who died May 31, 1905, and resides at West Leb-

from Leechburg. He was a Lutheran in re- anon; Samuel, born Nov. 5, 1848, died Oct. ligious faith, and his wife also belonged to 9, 1875; Matthias T. is mentioned below; that church. He married Catherine Margaret Martha, born Aug. 20, 1852, died May 4, Wanamaker, who was born Sept. 4, 1787, and 1902; Mary Angeline, born Aug. 7, 1854, lives with her brother on the homestead. died March 5, 1864. She is buried in the same cemetery where her husband rests. They were the parents of ten children, namely : Henry, Barbara, Samuel, Peter, Esther, Anna, Joseph, Abraham, Elizabeth and Isaac.

Matthias T. Klingensmith was born in Young township Oct. 14, 1850, and received his education in the schools of West Leb- anon. He worked at home with his father until he became engaged in the mercantile business at West Lebanon, continuing same until 1879, when he went West to Kansas. There he became interested in ranching, rais- ing sheep and cattle, and was thus occupied for five years, at the end of that time re- turning to the old homestead, where he has since lived. He continued to make his home with his parents until they died, giving them his affectionate care and operating the farm, and he and his sister still keep up the place. He has also bought another farm, in South Bend township, Armstrong county, which he rents. Mr. Klingensmith carries on farming and stock raising, of which he has made a success by attention to his work and untir- ing industry, and he is a valuable citizen, quiet and unassuming but possessing those substantial qualities which make him a man of unquestioned worth. He holds member- ship in the Lutheran Church in South Bend, and has served as trustee of same. In poli- tics originally a Democrat, he now gives his allegiance to the Prohibition party, having been a lifelong advocate of temperance.

J. CLAIR LONGWILL, deputy register and recorder of Indiana county, residing at Indiana borough, was born in the county, at Dixonville, Dec. 10, 1879, son of J. A. Hale and Matilda J. (Mccullough) Longwill.

Thomas Longwill, the great-grandfather of J. Clair Longwill, married Sarah B. Beamer. John S. Longwill, son of Thomas, and grandfather of J. Clair Longwill, married Sarah R. Henderson.

J. A. Hale Longwill, son of John S., was born on his father's farm near Dixonville, Indiana county, Feb. 10, 1858, and grew to manhood in Dixonville, whither the family had removed in 1870. After attending the public schools he became a student in Pur- chase Line Academy, under Prof. J. L. Myers, following which he taught school in Indiana county for two years, and then learned the trade of carpenter, inheriting much of his skill in this line from his father, who had been a skilled natural-born mechanic. In addition he carried on farming and operated

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a threshing machine, and during the winter dying there April 19, 1891. He was buried months conducted a mill. In 1900 he came to Indiana, following carpenter work here un- til July, 1906, when he was made general superintendent of buildings and grounds at the Indiana normal school, a position which he has since held. He is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and in his politi- cal views is a Republican. Mr. Longwill was married at Dixonville, Pa., May 28, 1878, to Matilda J. Mccullough, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (McGuire) Mccullough, of Cherry- hill township, Indiana county, and they have four children: J. Clair; Eva, who married Fred Myers, of Ohio, and now lives at Wil- liamstown, W. Va .; and Ward and O. Jay, who live at home.

J. Clair Longwill attended public school at Dixonville and the old Purchase Line Acad- emy, under Professors Weaver and S. L. Barr, and when twenty-one years of age ac- companied the family to Indiana borough, where he entered the Indiana normal school, spending two years in study there. In 1902 he accepted a position as assistant dep- uty register and recorder of Indiana county, under H. M. Lowry, and became deputy in 1908, under J. Blair Sutton, holding that position to the present time. In political mat- ters he is a stanch Republican.

On Aug. 31, 1906, Mr. Longwill was mar- ried in Indiana to M. Rozelle Lhore, daughter of Emanuel M. Lhore, and they have one child, Thelma R.

THOMAS PRESTLEY CAMPBELL, re- tired farmer of Young township, Indiana county, who now makes his home at West Lebanon, was born near Martinsburg, in But- ler county, Pa., June 29, 1843. His grand- father, Joseph Campbell, settled in West- moreland county, this State, later moving to Butler county, where he followed farming near Martinsburg the rest of his life, dying there. He was a member of the United Pres- byterian Church. His wife's maiden name was Storey.

in the West Union cemetery. Mr. Camp- bell followed farming and stock raising. In religion he was a member of the United Pres- byterian Church. In Butler county he mar- ried Elizabeth Akins, who became the mother of four children : Jacob, who died when two years old; Thomas P .; Richard, who resides in the South; and Isaiah, who lives in Klick- itat county, Wash. Mrs. Campbell died on the farm and Mr. Campbell married (sec- ond) Jane McClary, daughter of Thomas McClary. There were five children by this marriage: MeClary, who died young; Amanda, who is now the widow of David George (he died in 1882) and resides at West Lebanon (she has had two children, Dora, deceased, and Perry Campbell, at home) ; Mary S., who married Charles George, of Young township; Joanna, residing in West Lebanon; and Nancy, who married Calvin McAdoo, of Indiana, Pa. The mother died Feb. 7, 1901, and is buried in the West Union cemetery.

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Indiana County, Pennsylvania; her people, past and present, Volume II, Part 124

Author: Stewart, Joshua Thompson, 1862- comp Publication date: 1913 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 884

Author: Stewart, Joshua Thompson, 1862- comp
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 884