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Issue.
CAROLINE MATILDA
Born Aug. 7, 1826; died Sept. 13, 1826.
AMANDA MALVENA
Born Aug. 7, 1827 ;
died May
6, 1828.
CLARA H. .
Born March 3, 1829; died Dec. 31, 1836.
MARY EVALINE
Born June 12, 1830; died Dec. 31, 1836.
CLARENCE N. .
Born Nov. II, 1831; died March 29, 1848.
JANE H. .
Born July
31, 1833;
died Aug. 14, 1833.
JAMES C. PARKE and JANE MATHEWS, married in Pittsburg. Issue, three children, - a son and two daughters. Parents and children all dead.
JANE M. PARKE and ROBERT A. EVANS, married in Pittsburg, 1832. The latter born Dec. 2, 1809; died in Allegheny, Sept. 20, 1862.
Issue.
HENRY
Born Aug. 21, 1832;
died July 2, 1833.
ROBERT A. .
Born Dec. 2, 1833;
died Jan. 30, 1837.
MARY P.
Born Dec. 25, 1835;
died Jan. 21, 1852.
ANNIE W. .
Born June 2, 1839.
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ANNIE W. EVANS and JOHN L. RENO, married in Trinity Church, Pittsburg, Nov. 2, 1859.
Issue.
ROBERT E.
Born Oct. 7, 1860.
LEWIS H.
Born Nov. 6, 1861 ; died Feb.
2, 1870.
ANNIE ELIZA
Born March 9, 1864.
JANE P. .
Born Jan. 23, 1867.
ROBERT M. PARKE and JANE W. MILLER, married Dec. 20, 1826. The latter born June 10, 1809.
Issue.
JOHN WESLEY
Born Oct. 9, 1829;
died Jan. 6, 1861.
HENRY L.
Born April 10, 1831 ;
died July 12, 1869.
MARIAN WALLACE
Born July
II, 1834;
died April 30, 1857.
HELEN MARR
Born Jan. 10, 1836.
CHARLES WESLEY
Born Oct.
4, 1838;
died April 4, 1860.
EMMA JANE
Born Nov. 15, 1841 ;
died Jan. 10, 1847.
MARGUERITE K. .
Born June 8, 1844.
JOHN W. PARKE and MARIA AGGY, married March 13, 1851, in the borough of Manchester, now city of Allegheny. Issue, five children, -three sons and two daughters. Deceased, one son and one daughter.
HENRY L. PARKE and ELVIRA GREENLEE, married April 25, 1855, in the city of Allegheny. No issue.
MARGUERITE K. PARKE and HENRY L. KEAGGY, married June 19, 1865, in the city of Allegheny. Issue, two sons and one daughter.
HELEN M. PARKE and WILLIAM W. ANDERSON, married Feb. 19, 1857, in Allegheny. The latter born in Belfast, Ireland, 1831.
Issue.
HENRY PARKE
Born
, 18 57.
ALEXANDER V.
Born
WILLIAM W. .
Born
, 1859. ; died in infancy, aged
JANE M. .
Born
, 1862;
[8 months.
FANNIE W ..
Born
, 1865.
CHARLES PHILLIPS
Born
, 1868.
JOHN E. PARKE and JANE HANNEN, married Dec. 9, 1828, in the city of Allegheny. The latter was born Feb. 4, 1811; the former as above stated.
Issue.
WILLIAM C. Born Oct. 26, 1829; died Dec. 15, 1830. Born Oct. 16, 1831.
EDWIN J.
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FREDERICK N.
Born Dec. IO, 1833; died Feb. 21, 1834.
FREDERICK A.
Born Feb. IO, 1836.
MARY E.
Born Sept.
2, 1838.
FRANK H.
Born Feb. 16, 1841; died Sept. 23, 1864.
He was major of the Fourth Cavalry, Sixty-fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers; was wounded at the battle of Reams Station, on the Weldon Railroad, Virginia, Aug. 23, 1864; died at Philadelphia, as above; buried in Mount Union Cemetery, city of Allegheny.
HENRY D. Born June 28, 1843; died Nov. 14, 1845.
CLARENCE C.
Born Sept. 19, 1847.
CHARLES L. Born July 19, 1850; died Dec. 5, 1866.
He was killed on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railway, at Alliance, Ohio; buried in Mount Union Cemetery.
ROBERT M. . Born Oct. 19, 1852.
GEORGE B. .
Born Dec. 3, 1855.
EDWIN J. PARKE and MARY W. DUNHAM, married in the town of Bedford, Aryahogo County, Ohio, Nov. 26, 1855. The latter was born April 28, 1833.
Issue.
JOSEPHINE D.
Born Aug.
5, 1857.
MARY E ..
Born July II, 1870.
EDWIN
Born April I, 1876.
MARY E. PARKE and J. S. MORRIS, married July 8, 1858, in New Brighton, Beaver County, Penn.
Issue.
JOHN P. . . Born May 21, 1860; died Jan. 28, 1862.
FREDERICK S. .
Born Nov. 16, 1862.
CLARENCE C. PARKE and ELLA KEECH, married Dec. 22, 1869, in the city of Mansfield, Ohio.
Issue.
EMMA H.
Born May 8, 1871.
ROBERT M. PARKE and LILLIE L. HOUSE, married Dec. 25, 1876, in the city of Toledo, Ohio. The latter born Oct. 27, 1857.
Issue.
JOHN E., jun. Born Nov. 4, 1877.
FRANK H. .
Born March 12, 1879.
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JOHN PARK and ELIZABETH CAMP, married in Pittsburg, 1821. The former born in Pittsburg, 1789, and died in Allegheny, Aug. 13, 1868. The latter born in Norfolk, Va., June 22, 1801 ; died in Allegheny, March 25, 1875.
A MEMENTO. - To record the merits of the departed soldier may be con- sidered at all times just and proper. The subject of this brief sketch, John Park, was born in Pittsburg, in the year 1789, and resided in Allegheny County all his life. He was actively engaged in mechanical pursuits, and, in early life, connected himself with the Pittsburg Blues, one of the first military organiza- tions in Allegheny County. On the breaking out of the war of 1812,' the com- pany, by unanimous consent, tendered their services to the General Govern- ment, were accepted, and immediately ordered into active service. The troops, under the command of Capt. James R. Butler and Lieut. Matthew Magee, embarked in boats at Pittsburg, for a point on the Ohio River, late in the autumn of 1812, thence to march over-land to join the North-western army under Gen. William H. Harrison, then engaged in repelling the assaults of the combined forces of the British and Indians, under Gen. Proctor and Tecumseh.
Mr. Park's bravery as a soldier was fully and satisfactorily assured during the memorable siege of Fort Meigs, and at the battle of Mississinewa. He was wounded at the former, May 5, 1813, whilst engaged in a sortie ordered to dislodge the enemy from a position extremely annoying to the garrison.
Those who knew him best could not fail to recognize the gallant soldier, ever ready to assume the responsibilities and dangers attendant upon a faithful and fearless discharge of his military duties. He responded with alacrity to every assignment of duty, and entered upon the work with all the energy of his nature. In one so brave, we naturally look for a noble soul and a generous heart. These qualifications he possessed in an eminent degree, which rendered him exceedingly popular with his officers and associates. He died in Allegheny, Aug. 13, 1868, and was buried in Allegheny cemetery.
Issue.
FANNY B.
Born July 28, 1822.
THOMAS CAMP
Born Aug. 14, 1824.
GEORGE
Born , 1826;
died in infancy.
CLARA A.
Born March 26, 1829.
SARAH R.
Born , 1831 ;
died Nov. 30, 1868.
WILLIAM H.
Born Oct. 16, 1833.
ELIZABETH .
Born , 1835;
died in infancy.
BELINDA S ..
Born April 8, 1839.
PHILIP WILSON and FANNY B. PARK, married May 27, 1841. The former born in Baltimore, July 15, 1815; died in Allegheny, Aug. 11, 1877. The latter born as stated above.
Issue.
CORNELIA C.
Born May 16, 1842.
JOHN P. .
Born Jan. I, 1847.
HARRY D. RUTTON and CORNELIA C. WILSON, married in Allegheny, Dec. 13, 1866. The former born in Ashford, county Kent, England, April 25, 1834. The latter as above stated.
I Declared June 19, 1812.
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Issue.
FANNY P. Born Dec. 22, 1867; died Oct. 4, 1877.
TO THE MEMORY OF FANNY. - Another tender blossom - another beau- tiful flower - has gone to mingle its kindred dust with our common mother Earth; another young soul has gone to associate with those departed spirits who have "washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Death has again left the impress of his cold hand upon the loving family circle. Within a few short weeks the aged sire-full of years, and endowed with the glory of Christian hope - answered the summons of his Lord and - Master. Oh! who would not wish to have the finale of his earthly journey abounding in the grace and glory of the Christian hope, and pass away in light and joy, and, like the falling leaves, put on the brightest robes when about to die? As the brightness of the morning star is absorbed in the splendor of the rising sun, - as the rosy dawn brightens into full day, -so the glorious death of the Christian takes away from the living the terrors of death, and leaves them to say, " The end of a good man is peace. Let my last end be like his."
And now the youthful grand-child has departed on her heavenly journey. In recording the death of the loving and dear little Fanny, our hearts, in moments of sadness and deep thought, can experience no greater comfort than that which we find in the blessed declaration which has brought peace and comfort to the hearts of loving parents and friends in their grief for the loss of the loved ones. When first spoken, the words came forth from human lips, alive and tremulous with the strong love of an affectionate heart : "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven." They are clearly heard amid all the conflicts of human passion, and tell us of the peace that passeth all understanding, and assure us that the Saviour loves our little ones. In this dispensation of providence, we humbly recognize the uncertainty of life, and the necessity for a preparation for that which is to come. The lessons of human frailty come to us by voices as numerous as the falling leaves. God clothes the forests and fields in all the beauties of exuberant life, and then lays their glories in the dust; and all that live and die in the world teach us that we, too, must die. Every flower that fades, every leaf that withers, every return of the melancholy autumnal days, repeats to us the solemn sentence pronounced on all living, "Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return."
The teachings of the solemn lessons of our frail and transitory condition, let us consider with devout hearts and willing minds. Over this the prophets poured their inspired lamentations in ancient days; and in every age and in every land it has been a subject of interest, and a sign to every heart. "We all do fade as the leaf." Those signs are sent us, not to make our earthly journey a melancholy and solemn march to the grave, but rather to create within us longings and preparations to meet our loved ones in the realms of a blessed rest, eternal at God's right hand. It requires not the pen of eulogy to herald forth the character of this loving child. Her kind and gentle manners exhibited an affectionate disposition. "To know her was to love her."
" So fades the lovely blooming flower, Frail, smiling solace of an hour ; So soon our transient comforts fly, And pleasures only bloom to die."
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ELIZABETH C .. Born Sept. 12, 1872.
THOMAS C. PARK and JEMIMA WINGATE, married at Wellsbury, W. V., May 10, 1848. The latter died July 5, 1873.
Issue.
THOMAS A .. Born April 14, 1849.
THOMAS A. PARK and LETITIA HOWARD, married ir. Allegheny, June 1, 1871. The latter born May, 1849.
Issue.
WILLIAM HOWARD . Born Aug. 22, 1876.
EDWARD GREGG and CLARA A. PARK, married in Allegheny, July 10, 1849.
Issue.
LIZZIE S ..
Born April 26, 1850; died Oct. 26, 1850.
EVALINE S .. Born March 1, 1860; died March 20, 1861.
PHILIP W.
Born Feb. 15, 1863; died Aug. 25, 1863.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
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REV. WELLS BUSHNELL.
REV. WELLS BUSHNELL.
REV. WELLS BUSHNELL was born on the east end of Long Island, N.Y., April 25, 1799. His parents, Alexander and Sarah Wells Bushnell, were natives of the New-England States, both professors of Christianity, and by their earnest prayers and godly example endeavored to bring up their chil- dren in the fear of God. In 1816 Mr. Bushnell resided in Pittsburg, and made a public profession of religion, and con- nected himself with the First Presbyterian Church, under the charge of Rev. Francis Herron, D.D. It was, perhaps, in the year 1817, that Wells Bushnell commenced working at a black- smith's fire as blower and striker, assisting the late A. Lamont, who was at that time chief blacksmith at the Alle- gheny Arsenal. In a short time he was able to take charge of a fire, and was considered a fair workman. It was while engaged in that occupation, that he was invited by Dr. Herron to drop his chosen trade, and prepare for the gospel ministry.
After some preparatory study, he entered Jefferson College, where he graduated in 1823. His theological education was completed at Princeton Theological Seminary, after which he was taken under the care of the presbytery of New Brunswick, N.J., and licensed to preach the gospel in 1825. On the twenty- fifth day of April, 1826, he was united in marriage by Rev. Francis Herron, D.D., to Miss Eleanor Hannen, eldest daugh- ter of John and Elizabeth Richards Hannen. He subsequently severed his connection with the presbytery of New Brunswick, with a view to joining the presbytery of Erie. On the twenty- fourth day of May, 1826, his name appears upon the records of the latter as a licentiate. The church of Meadville having made a call for his pastoral labors, he was instructed to pre- pare his trial Sermon for ordination. He was ordained on the following twenty-second day of June, and regularly installed
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as pastor of the church of Meadville, on which occasion, Rev. Joseph Stockton, the first pastor of the church, being present, preached the sermon, Rev. Mr. Tait delivered the charge to the pastor, and Rev. Johnston Eaton, the charge to the congrega- tion. His relation to the church continued until the twenty- sixth day of June, 1833, when, at his own request, it was dissolved, that he might go as a missionary to the Indians. The Western Board of Foreign Missions had been recently established in the city of Pittsburg; and as missions were about to be organized for different points among the heathen, Mr. Bushnell felt impelled to offer himself for the work. His warm and impulsive heart was moved to its depths with a longing desire to engage in this great enterprise. His firm and earnest conviction was, that the voice of his Master was calling him; and therefore he resolved to sever the tie that bound him to a generous and loving people, to labor and toil as best he could for the welfare of the benighted and degraded. With his family he departed to the wilds of the great West.
But he had over-estimated his strength of constitution, and power of endurance. With all his self-denial and earnestness, he experienced excessive fatigue, and prolonged sickness of himself and family, until he was almost exhausted. Notwith- standing these discouragements, he continued his labors in the Indian country over eighteen months, when he felt it his duty to return eastward.
No doubt, his labor and self-sacrifice were approved by the Master, even though he was permitted to see but little fruit. It may, however, be truly said of him, "He hath done what he could." Upon leaving the Indian country, he came to New Albany, Ind., where his parents resided. After enjoying a season of rest, he received an invitation to supply the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church of Louisville, Ky., in the absence of the regular pastor. His talents and abilities as a Christian minister having produced a marked and favorable impression on the people, he was earnestly solicited to take charge of a new church enterprise, about springing into exist- ence in that city. His views, however, even at that early day, on the subject of slavery, were so strongly in opposition to the
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institution, that he could not consistently accept the proposi- tion. He subsequently accepted a call from the church at Greensburg, Ind., in connection with a congregation at Shelby- ville in the same State. Here he labored for over a year and a half, when, in consequence of failing health, he returned to Pittsburg to rest and recruit. During his stay in Pittsburg, he accepted an invitation to supply the churches at Gravel Run and Cambridge, Crawford County, Penn.
On the third day of February, 1836, at his request, his con- nection with the presbytery of Erie was dissolved, that he might connect himself with the presbytery of Indianapolis, Ind. Here he labored for over two years, when, on the eleventh day of April, 1838, he was again received into the presbytery of Erie; and on the eighteenth day of April, 1839, having re- ceived a call from the church of New Castle, Penn., he was transferred to the presbytery of Beaver, Penn. Here he labored incessantly and successfully for over fifteen years.
. About this time, a change took place in Mr. Bushnell's views in regard to his church relations. He was entirely dissatisfied with the position of the church on the question of slavery. In this matter, he was honest and sincere, and felt that he could no longer, in justice to his feelings, remain in the Presbyterian church. He accordingly severed his connection with the presbytery of Beaver, and united himself with the "Free Pres- byterian Church," at the same time feeling the greatest reluc- tance to separate himself from brethren for whom he always cherished a warm affection. In this new relation, he accepted calls from the congregations of Mount Jackson, Lawrence County, and New Bedford, Mercer County, Penn., in which capacity he labored until the close of his life. The disease that terminated in his death was cholera morbus. He died at Mount Jackson, on the sixteenth day of July, 1863, in the sixty-fifth year of his age, and thirty-eighth year of his ministry. His wife, one son, and four daughters survived him.
Mr. Bushnell's success as a Christian minister was of the highest order. He possessed a warm and somewhat impulsive heart, and his zeal frequently obscured his better judgment. A co-presbyter speaks of him in the following language: "He
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was a faithful minister of Christ, an excellent preacher, and a watchful and kind-hearted pastor." His ministerial labors throughout bore evidence of his zeal and faithfulness in the cause of his Master. A ready mind and a determined will ren- dered his conclusions often premature; but those who knew him best, gave him full credit for the goodness of his heart, and devotion to the cause to which he had dedicated his life. One of his elders says of him, "He was courteous and affable in his general intercourse as a Christian. He was zealous and sincere as a minister. His sermons were written carefully, and delivered with a force that carried conviction to the minds of his hearers." Firm and true to his profession, his success was the result of unwavering fidelity and earnest devotion.
To the work of the ministry, he gave the energies of his life; and to fulfil it, he spared no labor. Kind and gener- ous towards all, he spent the entire strength of his nature in doing good, and spreading the glad tidings of salvation. These sterling qualities of character won for him the affection and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. Such a life is itself a lesson, and stimulates our faith in human nature and in the truth and efficacy of the Christian religion. Steadfast- ness in the faith, the memory of a well-spent life, and a con- science at peace with himself, sustained him to the last; and truly he could say with Paul, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day ; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing."
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REV. DAVID ELLIOTT, D.D., LL.D.
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REV. DAVID ELLIOTT, D.D., LL.D.
THIS well-known and honored divine was born in Sherman's Valley, Perry County, Penn., Feb. 6, 1787. He was educated at Dickinson College, graduating Sept. 25, 1808 ; was licensed to preach Sept. 26, 1811; ordained, and installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Mercersburg, Franklin County, Penn., Oct. 7, 1812. In this field, his ministerial duties continued for seventeen years, during which time the congregation largely increased and developed under his zealous labors and unremit- ting fostering care. He was married May 14, 1812, to Miss Ann, daughter of Edward West of Landisburg, Penn. She was born July 7, 1787, and died July 1, 1870. They had eight children. The first three died in infancy. Thomas H., the eldest, reached maturity, was educated for the medical pro- fession, and died in Allegheny, Nov. 25, 1875. David A. was also educated for the same profession : he died in Brookville, Penn., Dec. 6, 1866. Of the three daughters, the eldest is the wife of I. Patton Lyon ; the youngest, the wife of Rev. A. B. Lowes; and the other one is unmarried, and makes her home in Canonsburg, Penn.
In 1829 he removed to Washington, Penn., and was installed pastor of the Presbyterian church of that place, the duties of which he discharged with rare acceptance. As a pulpit orator, he was celebrated ; his learning, and thorough knowledge of theology, his rhetoric and profound logic, combined to render him one of the most successful preachers of his day.
During this period he was elected by the trustees of Wash- ington College, president of the institution in connection with his pastoral charge. This position he declined, under the im- pression that the church required his entire time. The board, however, prevailed upon him to consent so far as to assume
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the duties of temporary president, and professor of moral phi- losophy, until a permanent president could be secured.
The college at this period was in a condition of complete prostration. To Dr. Elliott's exertions were mainly due its resuscitation and future prosperity.
His connection with the church at Washington terminated in 1836, not by any wish of either himself or the congrega- tion, but rather in obedience to the call of the General Assembly to assume a professorship in the Western Theological Semi- nary in the city of Allegheny. He was personally averse to the change, and made it with reluctance. His congregation were also unanimously opposed to it, and united with the elders and trustees in an earnest remonstrance. His repeated replies of declination to the directors of the seminary were re- turned with renewed appeals to him, under Providence, to rescue the institution from its perils, and carry it forward to success.
His compliance, therefore, was a surrender of himself to what he believed to be his duty, indicated by Providence, as expressed in the appeals of his brethren.
His departure from Washington, as at Mercersburg, was viewed with regret; and the affection which marked his inter- course with the people to whom he had endeared himself as a pastor and friend, continued during the remainder of his life. His work as a theological teacher, although the most important, successful, and far-reaching of his many callings, does not re- quire to be elaborated at great length. Its long continuance, his unceasing watching, and assiduous labor belong to the history of that institution. In assuming these duties, he took hold of them with a faithful and trusting heart. His faith soared aloft through the clouds of discouragement, to read the future of his sacrifice in the promises of a covenant-keeping God ; upon its altar he laid the offering of his best talents and ability : and, although he is dead, the institution lives to commemorate his efforts in its resuscitation.
Upon his election in 1835, by the General Assembly, he was assigned to the professorship of church history. He was subsequently transferred to the chair of theology, the duties of which he assumed after the close of the session of the
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General Assembly of 1836, though still occupying his pulpit until his release in the following October.
The latter chair he held until 1854, when, at his own sug- gestion, the General Assembly authorized the directors to re- adjust the professorships. This change met with his cordial approbation : he was elected to the department of polemic and historical theology. During the early period of his teachings, he depended more upon text-books, and less on lectures, than afterwards. His close study of the standard writers qualified him to impart in a clear and lucid manner their treasures to the pupils under his care.
Among the achievements of his later professorship, he deliv- ered a full course of lectures on church government and pastoral theology, the fruits of his patient study and long experience.
To his pupils, he was no less a trusted counsellor and friend than a revered teacher : with paternal care he watched over their interests, and sought at all times their temporal as well as their spiritual welfare. Their poverty or sickness, their doubts and fears in spiritual matters, and all embarrassing questions relating to their future work, found in him a ready ear and a sympathetic heart ; and having acquired the necessary qualifica- tion to fit them for the duties to which they were called, and gone out into the world, he was ever solicitous for their wel- fare, and followed them to their fields of labor with his love and earnest prayers.
To his zealous efforts, great executive ability and personal influence in the management of the seminary, may be justly attributed, in a great measure, its restoration to prosperity. Although it had been established by the General Assembly, backed by public favor, and the influence of the minister of Christ, several important mistakes had, however, somewhat im- paired the confidence of the churches in its financial manage- ment, and inclined them to withhold, to some extent, further contributions.
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