Jefferson County, Pennsylvania : her pioneers and people, 1800-1915, Volume I, Part 2

Author: McKnight, W. J. (William James), 1836-1918
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers
Number of Pages: 650


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Debt, Imprisonment for.


150


Decoration Day


47,


48


Celebrations


455, 465


Origin of


49


Deer


116, 124


Habits


118, 125


Licks


117, 119, 411


DeLancey


234, 239, 422


Delaware Indians.


22


Names of Streams.


62


Democrat, Brookville


278


Democratic Party.


334, 335


Dennison School Reunion,


190G


.466,407


Desire


234, 239, 514


Disciples of Christ.


323


Distances Between Brookville


and Other County Points 386


Distillery, First


59


Distinctive


Conditions in


Pennsylvania


33


Distriet Attorneys


228


Dixon, Ezekiel.


502


John Jr.


.107, 503


John, Sr.


.59, 252, 380, 482


William


132


429


Doctor, The Old Fashioned


(Poem)


251


The Pioneer Wilderness. .. 250


36


Doctor's Story, The Modern


(l'oem)


267


Dogtown


483


Dolls Used


for


War


Dis-


patches


155


Domestic Animals, Natural Life of. 124


Fowls


142, 143


Dora


234, 239, 493


Dowling, Capt. John C


172


Dowlingville


.234, 353


Drafts, Civil War


196, 198


Exemption from.


196


Drainage


61


Dress, 1840.


382


of Men, Pioneer


77


of Women, Pioneer


78


Druggists, Brookville.


353, 377, 391


Drummers, Early


377


Dull, Henry


131


Dunkle


234, 485


Eagle


139, 142


Early. Conviet Labor.


151


Court Records, Roads and


Bridges


86


Food Prices


Sawmills


66


( See also Township Chap- ters)


Settlers in County.


59


(See also Township Chap- ters)


Taverns


420


Legislation Relating to. 68 (See also Township Chap- ters) Vehicles .72, 370


Continental Congress. 24


Convention, First Jefferson County Republican. 337


Conventions,


Delegates


to


State 408


Early Political. 370


Pioneer School. 287 Political 408


Conviet Labor, Early 151


Cook, John.


448


Cook's Sawmill


66


Paths 56 Cooksburg 448


Coolspring 234, 239, 504 Copper Coinage in


United


States


344


Copperhead


136, 138


Corbet, Judge Charles 243


James 353


Glen


234, 239, 465


Mining


.106, 107,


.485, 498, 503, 506, 514, 515


Oil


409


Production


107, 110, 506


Roads


105


Some Interesting Data.


110


Tipple


104


and Iron Companies. 427


Coinage and Paper Money .. 343


Coke


40,


Collectors, County.


227


Colored Population, Jefferson County 57


Eldred Township. 459


Residents, Brookville. . 372, 384


Soldiers


149, 153


Troops, United States 188


Commissioners, County. 210, 213, 222, 224, 226


Clerks to ..


227


Common Schools, First in County 286


First Teachers in County .. 286


Improvement, 1854 ... 288


System, Early Organization Under 286, 381


1854 288


Conditions in 1800. 1


Conestoga Wagons .. 362


Congregational Churches 323


Congress, Ratio of Represen- tation in .. 38


Congressional District, Jeffer-


son County. 213, 223 Representation, 1840. 374 Congressmen, Salaries of .... 52


Conifer .234, 239, 500


Conser, Maj. John C. . . . 167, 171 G. A. R. Post .. 329 Censtables, County, 1811-1830 227 1831 244


Constitutional


Convention,


1872-


Delegates from Jefferson County


223


Election of 1873, vote in Jefferson County. 223


Constitutions, State


240


Content 234


Earthquakes


.43, 44


L'ason, John.


353, 387


Ebenezer M. E. Church.


312


Eeho, Big Run ..


280


Edneation, Items of Interest 293


Pioneer Compulsory


Act,


1895 289


Pioneer Legislation .. . 281, 283


Value of.


294


Educational Progress.


281


188


Eighteenth U. S. Infantry.


Eightlı


Pennsylvania Regi-


ment


156


Eighty-second Pennsylvania


Volunteers


198


Eighty Years' Changes.


409


HISTORICAL INDEX


110


xviii


HISTORICAL INDEX


Elbel 234


Eldred, Judge Nathaniel B. . 242


Township


457


Elections


215, 221


First Common School ...


287


Retailers, 1860 ..


285 State Aid for Schools. . .


Eleanor (Elenora) . . 234, 239, 512 Election Laws .. 222


Preeincts in County 222


Returns in County, 1×32-60 1837 224


1864 339


Elections and Polling Places, County . . . 210, 211, 221, 222


First Presidential and Gu-


bernatorial in County ... 336


Township


215


See also Brookville and Township Chapters.


Eleetrie Railroads. . 428, 455, 489 Electricity 409


Elevations in Jefferson


County .60, 479


Eleventh Pennsylvania Cav- alry 1$6, 200 Pennsylvania Reserves. 157, 200 Elk, American. 116, 124, 436


Habits


125


Jerk


132


Roeks


120


County Guards


440


Ella l'ost Office. 234


Emergency Men, 1863-64.


159, 190, 194


1864


195


M. E. Church. 31]


English Lutheran


Church,


Punxsutawney


321


Enlisted Civil War Soldiers,


Ages of. 154


Enterprise, Big Run


280


Episcopal Denomination,Prot-


estant


315


Erdiee


234, 239, 507


Ettewein,


Rev. . John,


Extracts from Diary.


15, 16, 423


Evangelieal Association.322, 323 Church, Brookville .. 322


Evans, Judge Jared B. .353, 358, 409, 417, 465


Old Account Book. 409


Executioner's Price List 47


Explorers, Pioneers


56


Express Business


390


Eye, The ( Reynoldsville)


279


Fall, Townsend.


137


Falls Creek Borough


465,


171


M. E. Church.


313


Newspapers


250


Famous


Ilunters


in


this


Federalists


334


Township


479


Female Suffrage in United


Elections


Bowers Settlement.


179


215


States


50


Fener Law


24.


69


Fifty Years Ago.


102


Tifty-seventh Regiment,


Emergeney Volunteers. . 189, 191


Financial


220, 343


Conditions in U. S. Today 345 Panies 41


Fires in County.


.400, 489, 499


Fire Protection. .


.400, 428, 429


Fireelay


481


First County Assessment. 217


Fishing


80, 448


Five Mile Run.


.65, 352


Flatboats 64, 65, 66, 106 Gold, Coinage in United


Flax


79


Floods


44, 67, 371, 439


Florenza (Florence) .234, 239, 512 Fogle, Rev. Christopher ... .. 149 Food, Laws of State. 27


Pioneer


77, 79, 404


Pioneer Prices.58, 81, 403, 410 Fordham .234, 42]


Forests of Jefferson County .. 63


Formation of County .. 207


Fortunes, of Presidents.


51


Foundations of Great .... 350


Forty Years' Progress in


Pennsylvania, 1875-1915 41


Foundries, First in County .. 387, 423


Punxsutawney


42%


Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry 157


Fourth of July Celebrations ..


366, 375, 455


l'owls, Domestie


142, 143


Bounties


211, 213


Trap


116


Franklin, Benjamin. . .


.23, 53


Greenback Labor Party.


336


I'raternal and Social Organi- Party 336


zations .. .324, 456, 489


Fredericksburg (Sprankle


Mills)


501


Free Methodist Churches and


Pastors


314


Press, Brockwayville.


280


350, 382


Freighting, Early. 92. 362


French and Indian War. 23


Frostburg


.61, 234, 239, 421


M. E. Church


312


Fuller


235, 237, 507


John


107


Pulling Cloth. .


7%


Furs, Priees in 1804. 136


Game and Fish.


79


Games, Social.


SP


Indian


15


Gar-var.nese (Big Run) .


515


Gas, Natural. . . . 41, 42, 409,


418, 458, 481, 484, 502, 506


School


286


Gazette, Brookville.


276


Geer, Luther .. .64, 443


(See also Vol. Il, page 151.) Geistown 420


Geography and Topography,


Jefferson County ...... 60, 479 German Evangelieal Lutheran Church, Punxsutawney .. 321 Settlement near Knox Dale 506 Gettysburg Address, Lincoln's 46


Battle of, Casualties.


45


Gillis, James L.325, 366, 431, 436 William B. -141


States


.344, 346


Price During Civil War ... 346 Gordon, Hon. Isaae Grantham 243 Government, Jefferson County 207 Governors of Pennsylvania .. 25


Popular Vote for. 25


Vote in County, 1832-34 .. 337


Grace M. E. Chureh.


314


Graham, Elijah


153


Elijah M 458


Grains


79


Grand Army of the Republie 328


Present Posts in County. .


329


Auxiliary Societies.


329


.Inrors, 1831.


244


Grange


235, 239, 42]


Granges in County


332


Grant's (General)


Wagon


Train


155


Graveyards, Indian.


435, 452


Pioneer - See


Brookville


and


Township Chap-


ters.


Greek Catholic Churches.


320, 490


Greenbrier


(Schoffner's


Cor-


ners)


502


Greenwood Cemetery


430


Giristmills


64, 66


See also Township Chap-


ters.


Grove Summit.


235


Guam


235


Habits and Customs, Pioneer Habits of Our Wild Animals. . 116, 124, 136 458


Haggerty


Hall, Thomas.


370


21 Hamilton (Perrysville) Post Office (Ifay) 239


Handy


235


Hanging, First in County


470


Ilard Times of 1857


345


Harvesting, Early.


Hastings (Original name


of


Ringgold Township) 491


John


277


Thomas


. . . 276, 277, 353, 354, 388, 491


Hangh Family Reunion.


Hawks


.1-10, 142


Tay ( Hamilton )


. 235


Having in the Olden Time.


71


Emerickville


234, 418


Fox


122, 121


Schools


Exeention, Old Writ of.


151


Schoolhonse


286, 486


Gaskill, Charles ('


71, 479


Region


126, 133


337


Fiscus Catholic Church. 320 Giles, Reuben. 99


xix


HISTORICAL INDEX


Hazen ( Boot Jack) or Mays-


ville 235, 239, 452, 453


Frath, Judge Elijah. 149, 370, 500


Township


454


Heathville ( Packer) 235, 236, 239, 499, 500


Heating and Lighting Faeili-


ties. 1940. .... .367, 376, 409 Heichhold, A. P., M. D. . . . . . 269 Henderson. Hon. Joseph. . 366, 513 ( See also Vol. II, page 4) Township 513


First School.


Herakdl, Brookville 275


Falls Creck. 280, 472


Reynoldsville 279


and Star, Reynoldsville .. 279


Hermits


373, 433


Hessian Soldiers in Pennsyl-


vania


153


Hiekox, Reuben. ... 115, 420, 504 High Schools in County 293


Hill, Ralph 433


Historical Faets Relating to


Postal Service


229


Items 411 Miscellany 46


Hoffman, Dr. Ferd. 137


Hogback llill, Pioneer Road


434


Holland Land Company


73


Holliday, Rev. S. 11 297


Homes, Pioneer


74


Hominy


105


Block 374


Ridge 447


Honey, Wild. 80, 143


Hood, IIon. George W 339


Hoover, Jacob.


423


Hopewell M. E. Church


312


Hopkins


235


Horatio 235, 239,


Horse Racing


445


Horses in County, 1940. . 219, 36%.


Present


220


Hospitals


395, 129


Hotelkeepers, Early


431


Brookville


357


See also Township Chap- ters.


Ilotels, Early


.387, 485


See also Township Chap-


ters.


Household Utensils, Pioneer


.76, 367


Howe 235, 458


Iindson 235, 450


Hughes, Prof. John II. 291


Hunt, Captain


16, 115


Jim 16, 350, 372


His C'ave. 350, 372 R. S., M. .. 270


Ilunter, Andrew 461


Hunters. Famous


in


this


Region 126, 133, 420


Hunting Incidents.


491


Hunts, Circular.


111


Squirrel


505


Hutchison, Joseph


59


Implements, Pioneer. 70


Imprisonment for Debt, 1705. 150 Incidents and Anecdotes. 463


Hunting 491


Indebtedness, Publie, United States 349


Indentured Apprentices. . 149, 373


Independent Greens.


477


Order of Odd Fellows.


324


Present Lodges in County 325


Party


Indian Amusements 15


Arrowheads


11


Burials


6.


Canoes


12


Customs


5


Dances


10


Doctors and Remedies


Dress


14


Festivals


15


Food


.6, 8, 14, 16


Graveyards


438, 482


Hostilities


23,


24


llouses and lluts


7,


Intemperance


7,


Marriage Customs


7.


11


Moccasins


12


Money, Wampum.


13


Nature


.6, 10, 13


Origin of Local Names. .


16, 62, 422, 515


Paint and Feathers.


15


Relics


373


Religious


Beliefs


6, S,


15


Rulers


5, 9,


10


Runners


12, 56


Trails


13,


56


Treaties.13, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24


Villages


14,


Warfare


9


Weapons


9,


Indiana and Jefferson Greens 205 and Port Barnett Road. 86


Iroquois or Six Nations.5, 6, Senera .6, 7, 12. 44%


Industrial Activities, Chro- nology of. 39


Early and Present - Sec Brookville and Township Chapters.


Items


42, 43, 44. 47, 110


Statistics, 1540.


219


Statistics


213


Inns, Pioneer.


9%


See also Brookville and Township Chapters.


Jusane, Care and Treatment of 27


Institutes, County Teachers'. 290


Township


290


Instruction,


Superintendents


of


245, 285, 290, 441


Inventions


53


President


240


List of Ancient and Mod- ern 54


Inventors, Famous


53


Iowa


507


Tion


39, 40, 41,


60


Hyde, J. S.


431. 436


Jack, Judge William 354, 364, 366


Jacobs, Jim


121


Jail, Jefferson County


.215, 217, 296


First


369


Jameson, Camp.


160, 203


Jefferson and Indiana Greens .205, 422


Blues


.205, 356


County


Agricultural


So-


ciety and Grounds. 332, 333


Banks


347


15


Bonds


102


Coal Companies


10%


First Store.


353.


409


Graphic


278


Guards


493


Home


282, 418, 503


Honor Roll, Civil War ..


199


Lands and Early Owners


.220, 352, 374, 433, 445


Laws, Pioneer


210


Lawyers


244


Location and Extent.


207, 212, 213


Map


xxviii


Medical Practitioners.


269


Societies


273


Militia, Civil War.


196


Newspapers, Present.


250


Officials . . . 210, 211, 221, 224


First


Present


225


Organization


207, 211


Pioneer Taxables.


413


Post Offices, 1832, List .. 232


Complete List. .


.233-239


Present


239


15


Raees


445


Seat of Justice.


. . . 211, 212, 215, 351


Soldiers in Civil War ... 156


Rangers


205


Sta


Indians, Delawares


277


Street M. E. Church. .. . 307-308


Pastors


308


U. I. Church.


305


Jeffersonian, Brookville 276, 277, 278


Democrat, Brookville .... 275


Demoerat and Elk County Advertiser 277


Jenks, Dr. John W .. 269, 303, 424


Township


460


Elertions 215


Judge William P. 242


Jericho (Warsaw P. (.)


453


Jerk, Elk and Venison. 132


Jones, Prof. L. Mayne.


291


Jordan, Samuel.


506


Judges. County


Associate


240


.Judicial Districts


. . . 210, 211, 212, 240, 241, 242


Organization, Jefferson. .


County


240, 241


Pennsylvania


240


Judiciary, State


213


1-4


13


15


Manufactures


Jroquois Indians.


.5, 6,


22


11


Jewish Synagogue.


323


HISTORICAL INDEX


Jurors, Grand, 1831. 24.4


Jury Commissioners. 228


Justices of the Peace. . . . 210, 249 Elected Nov. 2, 1915. 250


Kahle. Frederick


457


Jack and John. 115, 133


Keelboating


65, 66


Kelly, Prof. Williar


291


Keystone State.


21, 24


Kirkman


235


Knapp, Moses.


57,


58, 59, 64, 353, 372, 377, 477 (See also Vol. HI, page 3.)


Knights of the Golden Circle


45


Of the Macabbees ..


489


Of Pythias.


327


Present Castle falls in County 328


Knopsnyder, Samuel.


445


Know-Nothing Party 335


Knox, Judge James B ..


242


Judge John C


2.12, 506


Township


506


Knox Dale.


235, 239, 507


Kuhns, Frederick


513


Kyle, Jimmy.


463


Labor, Pioneer Prices for.80, 403


Day 47, 48


Parties 336


Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion Railroad Co .. 105 Officers 106


Land,


Ilow


the


Pioneer


Bonght


73


Sales


73, 210


Warrants


73


Lands, Jefferson County 220, 352, 433, 445


Early Owners 374


Lane's Grove


61


Mills


235, 239, 451


Langville


235, 239, 500


Lark, Meadow


142


Laws, Anatomical. . . 252, 254, 261


Banking


346


Election


222, 355


Food


27, 404


Militia


36.1


Pioneer County


210


Postal


229, 230


Road


91


School, Common, 1834 283


Opposition to .. 284, 285


Proclamation in County. 284 1855


Lawyers, Jefferson County .. 241


Leason, Rev. Dr. T. S ... 302


Legal Holidays in the Various States 47 In Pennsylvania -18


Rights of Women .. 37%


Status of Women in Pio- noer Times. 91


Weights of Produce. S1


Legislative (State) District.


Jefferson County.210, 213, 293 Leprosy in United States. ... 268


Liberty, Sons and Daughters of 334


Bell 51


Library, Punxsutawney Free 429 Licenses, Pioneer, 1812-1830. 218 lighting Facilities. .


. 76, 367, 376, 409, 428, 456


Limestone


481


Lincoln, Abraham-


Assassinators, Trial of. 46


Gettysburg Address 46


A Lincoln Story 201


I indsey (Clayville)


236, 423, 426, 427


Press


279


Litch, Thomas K.


66


Litchtown


66, 354


Literary Society,


Mount


Pleasant


477


Little. Capt. Edwin IF.


159


G. A. R. Post ..


329


Little Brier Creek


62,


352


Mahoning Creek


65


Sandy Lick Creck .. . 61, 64, 65


Toby Creek ..


.62, 65, 68, 448


Toby Valley


64, 66, 68, 422


I.obscouse


155


Local Option in Pennsylvania 26


Log House Raising.


75


Logging, 1840. 370


Long, Andrew Jackson.


Daniel


114, 133, 135


360, 485


John


127


Ludwig (Louis)


. 59, 115, 126, 414, 415, 417


Michael 114, 119, 121, 131, 513


William ( Bill) .


114,


115, 116, 121, 126, 441, 513


Longevity


459, 462


Lottery Warrants 73


Low Grade Division


(Alle-


gheny Valley


Railroad )


102


Assistant Superintendents, 103


Lowry, Prof. James A


291


Lucas Band.


477


Thomas, Esq. 415


Lullaby, Dr. Watts' Cradle


Hymn


84


Lumber Trade.


145


Lumbering, 1840.


370


and Rafting.


6-4


Lumberville


458


Luther, Lebbens.


436, 411


Lutheran Churches and Pas- tors .320, 323 Church, Evangelical .. 321


Luthersburg and Punxsutaw


ney Road.


95


Lynx, Bey (or Catamount ) . . 1144, 122, 124


MeCalmont, Judge Alexander 242 Judge John S 2.42


Taxables and Property. 220


Metrea, John. ..


274


MeCreight, Andrew


486


MeCurdy, Joseph. 299


Family 72


Farm, Washington Town- ship 464


Mc Donald, Mrs. Betty, Mur- der of. 469


MeElhose, Samuel.


290


MeGarraugh, Rev. Robert ... 294


MeKnight, Col. Alexander, 224, 315, 326, 354, 357, 363, 381 Col. A. A ... . 156,


160, 163, 164, 169, 179, 259 W. J., M. D .. 269, 339, 391, 442 Golden Wedding Celebra- tion 411


& Son, Drug Store. 391


MeLain, Col. Charles.


184


Camp, S. V.


456


Maccabees, Knights of the .. 459


Magiffin, Joseph. . 444, 477 Mahoning Argus, Punxsutaw nev 279


Creek


.61, 65. 68, 422, 479


Mouth Bridge Company. .. 97


Navigation Company


Register, Punxsutawney ... 278 Valley Spirit, Punxsutaw ney 279


Mail Arrivals and Depart-


ures, 1835.


356


City Delivery in County .. 239


Contractors for Delivery of 231


Delivery


229, 230, 231


Routes, Pioneer.


.231, 232


Service, Early. ... 376, 434, 440


Mailable Matter,


Schedule


of


231


Mails and Stages, Brookville 390


Manufacturing


in


County,


1840 219


Brookville, 1840 374


Maple Beer ..


72


Sugar Making .71, 46ł


Agents


103


Markton


236, 239, 504


Mary Annsville.


236, 237, 502


Mason and Dixon Line.


23


Masonic Fraternity.


325


Present Lodges in County. 326 Matches, Friction. 43


Matson, Dr. Charles MI ... .270, 273


Uriah


64


Matthews, Charles.


67


Maysville (or Ilazen) ...


482,


483


Presbyterian Church


301


Meade Chapel, M. E.


313


David and John.


56


Meadow Lark ..


142


Means, Capt. Robert R. 158


Medical


250


Inspectors of Schools. 1915 274


Legislation


.254. 261, 266


Practitioners,


Jefferson


County 269


Science, Advance In.


267


Societies. Jefferson County 273


Township


510


Melzer


236


Memorial Day


47, 48


Celebrations, 18-4.


455, 465


Origin of.


49


xxi


HISTORICAL INDEX


Merata 236


Mercantile Appraisers. 228


Merriman, Charles P. 377


Methodist Church, First in County 306


Episcopal Churches and Pastors . 305, 323, 357, 447, 490, 503, 516 Free Churches and Pastors 314 Ministers in County, Pio- neer 306


Pioneer Presiding Elders .. 306 Protestant Churches and


Pastors


314, 323


Mexican


War.


154


Milesburg


and


Smethport


Turnpike .94, 432


and Waterford State Road


57


Milestones on Turnpike


92


Military Matters. 152


Companies


205, 356, 369, 422,


440, 477, 493, 496, 501, 505


New Era, Brookville.


275


Militia Cornstalk.


475


Newlanders


1 19


New Petersburg.


236, 493


News, Punxsutawney


279


Service, Pioneer


274, 277


First Pennsylvania.


39


Record of in County


to


Present Time ........ 276-280


New


York, Lake Erie


&


Western Railroad .......


105


Nichols, Rev.


Dr.


Jonathan


269, 316, 453


Nickel


41


Nieknames of States.


50


Northwestern Mining & Ex-


change Co ..


108


Pennsylvania, Pioneer Set-


tlement in.


56


Notable Occurrences.


43


Odd Fellows. 324


Present Lodges in County 325 Officials, Jefferson County.


First 210, 221, 224


Present


Brookville, Early


- See


Brookville Chapter . 350


Brookville, 1915.


402


Township - See Township


Chapters.


Ohiotown


.447, 489


Oil


39,


40, 41, 42, 409, 456, 451, 484 First in Jefferson County .. 484 Output 11, 484


Ohl Fashioned Doctor, The


(Poem) 251


"Saltwell Derrick


297


Graveyard, Brookville. . 295, 399


" (trimes "' 84


Home Week, Punxsutawney 430 Olean State Road .. ..... 93, 432 Olive Cumberland Presbyte- rian Church. 304


Oliveburg ...... 61, 236, 239, 504 Cum. Presbyterian Church 304 Oliver, Ilon. George Tener .. Township 504


39


Retailers, 1860. 220


Olney


488


One Hundred and Fifth Penn-


sylvania Regiment-


Casualties


168, 199


History


160, 178


Reunions


179


Roster


173


One


Hundred and


Forty-


Eighth Pennsylvania Vol-


unteers


181, 200


Soldiers


138


One


Hundred and Thirty-


Revolutionary


149


fifth Pennsylvania Vol-


unteers


180, 200


Opossum


123


Organizations, Fraternal and


Social


324


Oriole, Baltimore


142


Otter


116,


122


Our Reynoldsville Paper


250


Oyster


236


Paeker (Heathville) ..


.499, 500


Post Office.


.235, 236, 239


l'acksaddle


59


Pancoast


236, 487


Panic


236, 512


Panics. Financial.


41


Pansy


236, 239, 500


Niver, Dr. William Cyrus. 270, 435


Nolf, Henry ..


491


Bounties


114, 213, 436


Panther


.114, 124


Fight with Bear.


125


Habits


Normal Schools, State, List of 293


North Fork.


125, 136


Hunt


440


Story


447


Pants


77


Paper Money.


.343, 345,


403


Paradise M. E. Church.


312


Settlement


61, 63, 513


Township


473


Parcel Post.


229, 231


Pardus


.236, 239, 487


Parochial School, Brookville. 397


Patents, Inventions, etc ..


53


Patriotic Order


Sons


of


America


330


Camps in County


330


Patrons of Husbandry


332


Granges in County


339


Patton's Station .


236, 500


Pay Schedule, U. S. Army ... 206


Pearsall, Arad.


149, 151


l'ekin


236, 4>3


Penalties for Crime, Ohlen Time 47


Penn, John and Thomas


23


William


21.


20


Pennsylvania, Area of.


21


Canal


41


40,


Musicians, Early


373, 377


Muster Days


478


Brookville


364


Names of Streams, Indian and Pioneer .. 62


Indian Origin of. 16, 62, 423, 515


National Bank Law 346


Party 336 Republican Party 334 Union Association. 456 Native American Party. 336 Natural Gas ..... 41, 42, 409, 418, 458, 481, 484, 502, 506


Life of Animals .. .124, 142


See also Snakes and


Birds


136-142


Phenomena


43, 4₺


Navigation Companies.


64, 65, 66, 65, 422


Negro Slavery in Pennsyl- vania 146


Slaves, Value of. 147


Newspapers


274


('reek Railway


106


Mills, Early.


209


First Dailies.


280


See also Brookville


and


Township Chapters.


Mineral Springs, Pennsyl- vania


22


Mines


427


Mineweaser, Jacob. 110, 198, 503


Mink


122


Mint, National.


343


Modern Doctor's Story, The


(Poem)


267


Money


403


At Interest in County


220


Paper


343, 345


1850-1860


345


Monks, James


99


North Freedom ..


236


325


Montmorency


232, 236,


Moore M. E. Church.


311


Moose


116


Morgan, John Hunt. 193


Morgan's Raid. 190


Morris, Robert.


375


Morrow, Joseph.


99


Stage 361, 362


Mother's Day, Origin of .. 49


Mount Pleasant, Lyceum Building 477


Baptist Church.


319


Cumberland


Presbyterian


Church


480


Presbyterian Church . . .


301


Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church 301


Moving Pictures


41


OhI 236, 239, 500 Munderf .236, 239, 502


Murder, First in County.


485


Others in County.


99, 451, 468, 506


Music Schools, Pioneer .. 83


Capital of.


24


Charter, 1701


23


. . . 61, 64, 65, 67, 68, 352, 501


Jefferson County


196, 205


Laws, Early


364


Mill Creek.


64, 65, 352


HISTORICAL INDEX


Chronological Ilistory of


State


Civil War.


45, 154


Constitutions


24, 240


Counties


23, 31, 35,


36


County Map.


37


Founding of Province


23


General History


German Population 152


Government of.


33


Lands


23. 21.


Laws, Some. 26


Legal Holidays


Location and Area 21


Militia


153


Northern Railroad Company 105 & Northwestern Railroad .. 105


Origin of Name.


21


Population ..... 24, 34, 35, 36


Post Office, First ..


231


Publie Works, Purchase of 10]


Railroad


101


Rebellion, Part in


45


Slavery


146


Southern


Railroad


l'om-


105


Swedish Settlers.


22


Topography 21


l'eurose, Hon. Boies. 38


J'ensions, Military . 20.1


Pens and Traps, Animal.


115


People's Party (Populists) . .


336


Terry Presbyterian Church .. 300


Township


87, 211, 418


Elections


214, 224


Pioneer Common Schools


286


Pioneer School Directors 285


Retailers, 1560 .. 220


State Aid for Schools


285, 28S


Perrysville ( Hamilton)


421


Early Schoolhouse 256


Select School 290


Petersburg


483


Petroleum


39, 10, 41,


12


Philadelphia


2.1


Photographers. Early


111


Physicians and Surgeons.


230


Lickering Deed to


County


Commissioners 216


Pifer, John. 513


Pigeon 111.


143


l'ilots, River 371


Pine Creek. .


02


Pinecreek Township. 57, 211, 413 Early History 113


Elections .221, 414


First Common Schools. 286, 299 334


Pioneer School Directors .. 285


Retailers, 1860.


920


State Aid for Schools. . 285, 258 Pioneer Agriculture. 69


Animals 111


Building


58


Polling Places, County


210


Cabin, How Built


7.1


Campmeetings


316


Township


213, 356


Township


Borough,


1915


Pontiac's War


23


l'opulation-


Brookville, 1>40-1917. . 355, 386 1910 374


Jefferson County


220


1830


209, 372


15-10


366, 373


By Decades


221


By Townships (See also


Township Chapters) . . 221


Pennsylvania


34


2.4.


By Counties. 34


Colored


3-1


Distribution of. 34


United States.


349


By Derades. 3-4


1840


374


Populists (People's Party ) .. 336


12]


Port Barnett


16, 57, 65, 232, 416


Inn


99


Porter ...


61, 236, 239, 474


Elections


215


First Common Schools .. 286 Portland Mills. 433


l'ost Dispatch, Sykesville. ..


490


Post Rout


229, 230, 23]


Postage, Rates of ... 230, 376, 403


Postal Employees. 229


Laws


229, 230


Savings


229


Service, Early.


232


Ilistorical Facts


Volume


229


Stamps


229,


230


Postmaster General.


230


Postmasters, Jefferson


('on-


tv


233-239


Present


239


Salary of.


229


Post Offices, Jefferson


Coun-


tv, 1832. 232


Jefferson County, First. 233 239


United States


229 230


Pottersville


421


Powell, Jerome


136, 139


Presbyterian


Churches


and


Pastors


294, 303, 323, 495, 506


Prescottville . . 236, 465, 487. 488


President Judges. . . 225, 240, 242


Presidential


Campaign


of


1864 337


Elections, Early


374


Vote in Jefferson County


337, 339


Presidents


of


the


United


States


51


Ages at Death and Cause .. 52


Ages at Inauguration. 51 Fortunes of .. 51


Odd Facts About. 52


Religious Affiliations 51


Press. The 274


Lindsey


279


Pioneer


276


Prices of Foods. .


403, 410


Gold, Civil War


346


Labor


403


Produce, Legal Weights of .. 81


Court Sessions. 243


Currency 345


Doctor, Northwestern Penn- sylvania 250


Elections 221, 222, 224, 336, 337


See also Brookville and Township Chapters. Evening Frolies 82


Explorers


56


Food and Clothing.


77, 405


Food Prices


Graveyard in County 414


Habits and Customs SI


JIomes


7.1


Licenses 218


Mail Routes. 231


Militia Legislation 205


Mining in County 107


Names of Streams. 02


Newspapers 274


News Service. 274


277


Notes, Brookville


351


Post Offices.


231, 232


Press


276


Prices for Labor 80, 403


Resurrection .


252


School Directors


281


Schools, Schoolmasters and Schoolhouses


281, 357, 351, 420, 495


Settlement in Northwest .. 56


Settlers 50


See also Brookville and Township Chapters.


Square Timber Raft. 417


Steam Railways 100


Surgical Operations.


264


Teamsters


432


Uniformed Military


Com-


Utensils


76


Wagons


72


370


Weddings


82


Pisgah Church 298


Pittsburgh, Clarion & Frank- lin Railroad Co .. 100


Franklin & Clarion Rail-


road Company. 105


& State Line Railroad Co .. [04 Summerville & Clarion


Railroad Co. .. 105


Plaindealer, Punxsutawney. . 279


Pleasantville 500


Plonghs


70


Political Campaigns 40%


Celebration, 1840 366


Conventions, Early. 370


Districts


Parties


210, 213,




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