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Steuben Twp. -
CASPER C. BAKER, farmer, P. O.
Townville, was born May 3, 1840, in Steuben Township, this
county, son of John and Mary ( Gay) Baker, natives of
New York State, and who settled in Athens Township, this
county, in 1820, and thence went, three years later, to the
land Mr. Baker, now occupies. They reared a
family of nine children. They died in this township,
the mother Feb. 14, 1869, aged sixty-nine, and the father
Sept. 1, 1870, aged seventy-five. They are buried in
the Baptist Cemetery in Townville, of which church they were
both faithful members. John Baker was born Apr.
23, 1795, in Washington county, N. Y. In the year 1813
he filled his elder brother's place in the army. In
March, 1820, he came to Athens Township, this county, and
made a commencement on a tract of land he had bought in
October of same year, and January 30, 1821, he returned to
his former home. He was united in marriage with
Mary Gay, a native of the same county, born Apr. 6,
1800. Mr. Baker was married Nov. 6, 1863, to
Miss Arminta Gregg, who was a native of Warren County,
this State, born Oct. 29, 1844, and daughter of John and
Ann (Pilling) Gregg, native so England and early
settlers in Warren County, Penn. To this union were
born two children: Erwin A., born Apr. 5, 1868, and
Winifred E., born Aug. 27, 1873. Mr. Baker
was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; she died
Jan. 19, 1880, and is now resting in the Baptist Cemetery.
Mr. Baker is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. In politics he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 1066 |
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Steuben Twp.
FREELOVE BAKER,
farmer, P. O. Townville, was born in Steuben Township, this
county, Feb. 14, 1825, son of John and Mary (Gay) Baker
He received a common school education and was reared a
farmer. He purchased land in Steuben Township at the
age of twenty years, upon which he still resides. This
he has since improved in various ways and is now comfortably
situated. Mr. Baker was married in February,
1844, to Miss Betsy E. Altenburg, who was born Jan.
9, 1823, daughter of George and Mary (Corn) Altenburg.
To this union were born three sons and three daughters,
viz.: Mary E. (deceased), Edwin, Harriet E.
(deceased), Lillie Bell, Frank F. (deceased), and
Fred. Our subject and wife are members of the
Baptist Church. He has served his township in many of
its offices. Is a Democrat in politics.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 1066 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
TIMOTHY L. BARBER, attorney at law and auctioneer,
Cambridgeboro,
was born in Chautauqua County, N. Y., June 20, 1835; son of
Chauncey and
Keziah (Green) Barber. His father died when he was but four
months old.
In 1837 his mother moved to Girard, Erie Co., Penn., and
resided there till
1847, when she settled in Rockdale Township, this county,
where she resided
till her death, which occurred in 1875. Our subject was
educated at the common
school and located in Cambridgeboro in 1854, and learned the
shoe-maker's
trade, which was his principal business up to 1872, when he
began to practice
law, in which he is still engaged. Besides attending to his
profession he is
doing an extensive business as auctioneer, having been
licensed in 1879, and
is considered A, No. 1 in this line. He was married, June
20, 1859, to Mary,
daughter of Samuel and Maria Peters, early settlers of Cussewago Township,
this county. By this union there are two children:
Eva and Clara D. Mr.
Barber has held several offices in Cambridgeboro. He is a
member of the
Knights of Honor. In politics he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 801 |
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Meadville -
CHARLES J. BARRETT, of the firm of
Barrett & Bros., of the Crawford County Iron Works,
manufacturers of mill furnishing machinery, stream engines,
etc., was born in Minnesota, July 25, 1849, and is a son of
Samuel and Jeanet (Osborn) Barrett, natives of
England, and who emigrated in 1834, settling in Erie City,
Penn., where they now are. His father was a
cabinetmaker. There are three brothers engaged in the
Crawford County Iron Works (of which they are making a
success) - C. J., J. O., and W. N. One
brother, George, is a resident of Erie City, and all
the brothers are practical mechanics.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 710 |
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Meadville -
SAMUEL P. BATES, LL. D., the subject
of this sketch, has been chiefly noted as an author, through
his life has been singularly devoted to active pursuits.
His writings have been principally upon educational and
military themes. His histories of the battles of
Gettysburg and Chancellorsville, two of the most sanguinary
and important, in a military view, of any during the long
years of fratricidal warfare, have made his name more widely
known than any of his published works, having received
elaborate notice in the English press, and been highly
commended by the leading Generals in both the Union and
Confederate armies, as well as by eminent English and French
military critics. The first, however, of his literary
ventures was a volume of Lectures on Education, which has
passed through several editions and has attaiend a wide
circulation.
Mr. Bates was born on the 29th of January, 1827,
in Mendon, Mass., where his ancestors for several
generations had resided. His father, Laban Bates,
and his mother, Mary (Thayer) bates, lived to
celebrate their golden wedding, and died at the verge of
eighty years. He was educated in the Worcester
Academy, and at Brown University under the Presidency of
Dr. Francis Wayland, graduating in the class of 1851.
He was noted in his college days for his proficiency in the
mathematics and in philosophy, several premiums having been
awarded him in competitive examinations. The first
year after leaving college was devoted to the study of
English literature, chiefly the writings of Milton and
Shakespeare. For five years subsequent he was employed
in teaching the ancient languages at Meadville, Penn. -
which he has made his home - and in the meantime gained a
local reputation as a lecturer on educational topics and
instructor at teachers' institutes. During the four
years in which he was at the head of the Meadville academy,
he organized teachers' classes, before which he delivered,
annually, courses of lectures on the science and practice of
teaching, which gave the first impulse toward establishing
normal schools in this section of the State. In 1857
Mr. Bates was elected
MORE TO COME UPON REQUEST
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 710 - 713 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
JACOB S. BAUGHER, farmer, P. O. Woodcock, was born in
Chautauqua County, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1816; son of John and Esther (Stoupt)
Baugher,
who settled in this township in 1819; the latter was a
daughter of Jacob
Stoupt and of German descent. John Baugher, who was a son of
Henry
Baugher, a native of Germany and one of the first settlers
in Cambridge
Township, coming here in 1800, was parent of following
children: Mary, Jacob S., David, Michael, Margaret, Emily
J., Nancy, Isabella, Laura J. and Samuel.
Our subject was married, Mar. 10, 1842, to Lucy A.,
daughter of George and Christena (Null) Heile, of Lebanon County, Penn. By this union
there were the following children: Charles L., married to
Lucy Wood, in Richmond
Township; Melissa,deceased; David T., married to
Sophia Humes,
in Rockdale
Township; George A., married to Parnell Humes, in Richmond
Township; John S., married to Eveline Lang, in Woodcock Township;
Helen,
deceased; James O., married Olive Wiuings, in Cambridge
Township; L. Warren, married to Effie Hemstreet, in Cambridge Township; and
Martha A., wife of Wilber Shaffer, resides in Woodcock.
Mr. Baugher lives on a
part of the
farm settled by his grandfather in 1800. He and his wife are
members of the
Methodist Church. He has been Supervisor and School Director
of his township.
In politics is a Democrat.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 801 |
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Meadville -
L. C. BEACH, general agent
subscription books, Meadville, was born in Vernon Township,
this county, Sept. 15, 1837, and is a son of Isaac and
Nancy (Cooper) Beach, natives of Connecticut, of English
origin. the father, who was born in 1792, came to this
county in 1816 and farmed in Vernon Township; he died in
1872. The mother was born in 1799, and died in 1858.
They were married in 1822 and had a family of nine children,
of whom eight grew to maturity and six are now living, five
of whom are in this county, L. C. and four sisters.
Our subject received his education in Meadville schools at
Allegheny College. In 1855 he commenced teaching and
for six years. For the last twenty-two years he has
devoted his time to the book business in Meadville, as agent
for publishing houses. He was married in 1864 to
Mary C. Bigoney, and they have had eight children, viz.:
William E., Bertha E. (deceased), George
Frederick, Gertrude, Harry, Mary, Lucy and an infant
(deceased). Mr. Beach is a member of the I.
O. O. F. He is a prominent member of the Republican
party in Meadville, and is now a member of the State
Assembly from this county.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 713 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
CALVIN W. BEECH, contractor and builder, Cambridgeboro, was
born
in this township, July 29, 1843; son of Orestes and Ruth
(Dodge) Beech, the
former born in what is now Cambridge Township, this county,
son of Anon
Beech, who came from Windsor, Mass., and settled here in
1810. The father
of Mrs. Beech was also an early settler of Cambridge
Township. Orestes
Beech was parent of ten children, eight now living, viz.:
Orville, married to Maria Simmons, in Cambridge Township, this county;
Edwin,
married to Kate
Roberts, in Washington Township, Erie Co., Penn.; Huldah,
wife of Avery
Swan, of Nodaway County, Mo.; Calvin W.; Scribner, married
to Tilly Burdich,
in Nodaway County, Mo.; Washington, married to Elda
Snow,
also in
Nodaway County, Mo.; Albert and Amos.
Our subject was married Mar, 18,
1869, to Margaret M., daughter of Liberty and Catherine
(Shaffer) Leonard,
of this township, by whom he has had four children: Nellie,
Ida, Clarence (deceased) and Freddie (deceased).
Mr. Beech located in
Cambridgeboro in
1869 and engaged in contracting and building, which
occupation he still follows. Mr. and Mrs. Beech are adherents of the Presbyterian Church. He is a
member of the K. of H. In politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 802 |
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Meadville -
F. H. BEMIS, insurance agent,
Meadville, was born in Sturbridge, Worcester Co., Mass.,
Nov. 29, 1823, son of Samuel and Betsy (Bigelow) Bemis,
of English descent, former a farmer by occupation. Our
subject was raised on the farm, received a common school
education and when he reached his majority entered the
Quaboag Seminary in Warren, Mass., where he remained,
teaching school at intervals till 1847, in which year he
came to Meadville and attended the theological school for
three years. After this Mr. Bemis taught school at
intervals till 1860, when he left for Massachusetts,
remained in that State till 1866, then returning to
Meadville entered the insurance business, which he is at
present engaged in. Our subject was married in 1851 to
Sarah E., daughter of Maj. John Clark, of Mead
Township, and to this union have been born eight children,
five of whom are now living, viz.: John C., Frank L.,
Ella S., Herman H. and George Herbert.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 713 |
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Meadville -
DR. DANIEL BEMUS (deceased), eldest
son of William and Mary (Prendergast) Bemus, was born
in the town of Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., on the 4th
of September, 1784. His paternal grandfather,
William Bemus, was, at the time of the battle of
Saratoga, the owner of and resided upon the battle-field
known as Bemus Heights. His future profession was
early decided upon, and to fit him for it, extraordinary
opportunities, for those times, were afforded him; in
addition to the advantages of the public schools, he
received the instruction of a private tutor. When
nineteen years of age he commenced the study of medicine
with his uncle, Jediah Prendergast, a physician in
active practice in Pittstown. In the spring of 1805,
in company with his father's and maternal grandfather's
families, in all twenty-nine persons, he went to Tennessee
to search for a new home possessing the advantages of a mild
climate and productive soil. They proceeded by wagon
and flat-boats to Duck River, near Nashville, Tenn., their
intended location. Being dissatisfied with this
country, the whole family turned northward, passing through
Kentucky, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania, arriving at Erie
the end of September, 1805. The following spring they
removed to their permanent home, now known as Bemus Point,
Chautauqua Lake. In the fall of 1805 Daniel
went to Philadelphia for the purpose of attending medical
lectures at the University of Pennsylvania, going the whole
distance on horseback. The next spring he returned to
the home of his uncle, Thomas Prendergast, at
Westfield, N. Y., remaining there practicing and reading
during the summer. His practice extended from Silver
Creek, N. Y., along the Lake Shore road to Erie, Penn., a
distance of over fifty miles. He returned to
Philadelphia in the fall of 1806; attended lectures during
the winter, and graduated in the spring of 1807 with and
degree of Doctor of Medicine. Soon after his return to
his father's home, he was requested by Dr. Kennedy, a
prominent physician of Meadville, Penn., then temporarily at
his mills near Jamestown, N. Y., to take charge of his
practice during his absence, and this resulted in Dr.
Bemus locating permanently at Meadville, Dr. Kennedy
retiring in his favor. On June 12, 1810, our subject
was married to Jane, daughter of William Miles,
of Union, Penn., who died Aug. 2, 1826. To them were
born two daughters - Mary, born Mar. 21, 1814, who
married J. Stewart Riddle, an attorney of Meadville,
and who died Mar. 3, 1839, leaving one daughter, Arianna,
married to Thomas B. Kennedy, of Chambersburg, Penn.,
and Julianna W., born Feb. 26, 1816, died Dec. 9,
1836. Dr. Bemus next married, June 19, 1835,
Mrs. Jane Clark, widow of Conner Clark and
daughter of Hon. John Brooks. By this second
marriage was born May 8, 1836, Julia Prendergast, who
married George H. Bemus, a lawyer of Jamestown, N.
Y., now residing in Meadville. Their children are -
William Marvin, a physician residing at Jamestown, N.
Y.; George Prendergast, also at Jamestown; Selden,
who died in infancy, and Dudley, residing with his
parents. Dr. Bemus at once took a prominent
position at Meadville, and was the leading physician for
many years. He was one of the first Trustees of
Allegheny College, doing much to promote the interests of
that institution. The old college building was
constructed upon a plan drawn by him. He was a member
of the Episcopal Church and one of the first Vestrymen of
Christ Church, Meadville. In politics he was first a
Whig and then a Republican. During the war of 1812 he
was Chief Surgeon of the division commanded by Maj. Gen.
Mead. About 1828 he built extensive woolen, flour,
lumber and oil mills on French Creek, about two miles above
Meadville. As a business man he was successful,
accumulating a handsome fortune, and at his death was
possessed of considerable property. He died Feb. 21,
1866, at the advanced age of eighty-three years. Few
men of his time were better known or more highly esteemed in
the community in which he lived.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page |
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Meadville -
GEORGE BENNINGHOFF, retired farmer and
oil producer, Meadville, was born in Clearfield County,
Penn., Apr. 3, 1825, and is a son of John and Elizabeth
(Heist) Benninghoff, who were of German ancestry.
His father was first a hatter by trade, was in later life a
farmer, and succeeded at one time in accumulating a fortune
of $300,000. He was a resident of Venango County,
Penn., fourteen years, and before his death lived in
Greenville, Penn., where he died in 1882. He had
twelve children, who were all at their father's funeral but
one, who was sick at the time. The father and all his
sons were Republican in politics. George
Benninghoff, the eldest of the family, received a common
school education in Venango County, Penn., was reared on the
farm, and for several years pursued agriculture with
success, commencing on fifty acres of unimproved land in
Venango County, which he cleared up. In 1861 he
purchased a farm in Mead Township, and removed to Meadville
in 1880. From 1860 to 1883 he was engaged as an oil
producer, since when he has been retired. He was
married in 1848 to Julia A., daughter of John
Baney, a prominent farmer of Venango County, Penn.
They have five children: Almena Helen, wife of E.
L. Affantranger, farmer; Lewis Nelson, farmer in
Sugar Grove, Mercer County, and who was also in the oil
business for sixteen years; Livingston, a farmer;
George E., a practicing physician of Bradford, Penn.;
Julia M., wife of C. E. Morgan, of Cleveland,
Ohio. Mrs. Benninghoff is a member of the
Presbyterian Church. Politically our subject is a
Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page |
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Athens -
JAMES BIDWELL
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 777 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
ALONZO D. BIRCHARD, physician, Cambridgeboro, was born in
Vernon Township, this county, Feb. 28, 1836, son of Levi G. and
Elizabeth
(Gross) Birchard, and grandson of James Birchard, who
settled in what is now
Cambridge Township, this county, in 1813. Our subject was
reared on a farm
and received his early education at the common schools. He
afterward
attended select schools at Cambridgeboro and Meadville,
Penn., and in 1860
was a student at Allegheny College, Meadville. In 1861 he
began the study
of medicine with Dr. William J. Gamble, of Mosiertown,
Penn., where he
remained three years. In 1864 he received his diploma from
the Bellevue
Hospital Medical College, New York, and began the practice
of his profession
with Dr. Gamble, of Mosiertown, the same year, remaining
with him two
years. In 1866 he located in Cambridgeboro, where he has
since been in active practice. He was married Dec. 15, 1864, to
Hannah
F., daughter
of John W. and Lodeika (Rockwell) McFadden, early settlers
of Cambridge
Township, this county, and by this union there are five
children: George G., Clarence C, Bessie B., Alonzo D., Jr. and Louisa A. Dr.
Birchard and
wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member
of the K. of
H. and the A. O. U. W.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 803 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
DARIUS D. BIRCHARD (deceased), whose portrait appears in
this work, was born Sept. 21, 1804, in Berkshire County, Mass.;
son of James and
Lucy (Gillett) Birchard, natives of Berkshire County, Mass. They were the
parents of fourteen children, ten of whom grew up and came
to Crawford
County, viz.: James K., Virgil, Lucy, Hannorah S., Worthy,
Lydia O., Darius D., Cyrus, Levi G. and Adeline F. The parents,
Mr. and Mrs.
James Birchard,
came to what is now Cambridge Township, this county, in
1813, and here
died, the father in 1852, the mother in 1847; they were
worthy members of
the Presbyterian Church. Our subject attended the county
schools and was
brought up on a farm. He was married Oct. 20, 1830, to
Caroline Parker,
born May 10, 1810, daughter of Joel and Abigail (Hart)
Parker, natives of
Connecticut, who settled in Ashtabula County, Ohio, where
they died. They
were parents of nine children, viz.: Lola, Moses A., Joel,
Abigail, Caroline,
Hannah, Levi, Harriet N., and one who died when an infant. Her parents were
members of the Congregational Church. She was educated in
the country
schools and taught two terms. Soon after marriage our
subject and wife settled
on the farm now owned by their son, Dwight D., which they
carried on
until 1864, and then settled in Cambridgeboro, this county,
where they erected
a fine dwelling. Here Darius died in 1871. To our subject
and wife were
born nine children, viz.: Dwight D., Philena C, Sabia A.,
James, Henry C.,
Lola M., Francis P., Ledru R. and Edward L. C. Mr. Birchard
was an
adherent of the Presbyterian Church, with which organization
his widow, who
survives him, is also connected.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 802 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
EDWARD L. BIRCHARD, druggist and jeweler, Cambridgeboro, was
born
in Cambridge Township, this county, Feb. 3, 1852, son of
Darius D and
Caroline (Parker) Birchard. Darius D., son of
James Birchard,
was one of
the ten children who came with their parents from Becket,
Mass., and settled
in what is now Cambridge Township, this county, in 1813.
Edward L. Birchard,
our subject, learned the jeweler's trade at Warren, Ohio,
going there in
1873. In 1875 he opened a jewelry store in Geneva, Ohio,
where he remained
till 1876, when he came to Cambridge and engaged in the same
business here.
In 1883 he bought the drug business of A. K. Fever, which he
is carrying on
in connection with his jewelry trade. He is a member of the
Masonic order,
Lodge 473, of Cambridge, and is Treasurer, Collector and a
member of the Council. In polities he is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 803 |
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Meadville -
R. C. BOILEAU, retired, merchant,
Meadville, was born in Centre County, Penn., Dec. 27, 1810;
son of Daniel and Mary (Robinson) Boileau, natives of
this State, of French and Irish descent. Daniel
was Quartermaster-General in the Revolutionary war.
Our subject, the seventh in a family of eight children, grew
up in the same town with Gov. Curtin, and they were
chums together in boyhood. He acquired his education
in his native county, and early in life learned the jeweler
and watchmaker trade. In 1831 Mr. Boileau came
to Meadville, and embarked in the jewelry business, which he
carried on for thirty years; was also in the dry goods
business for a number of years. He dealt in real
estate extensively, and built several business blocks.
He has been financially successful, and has accumulated a
handsome property. He was married, in 1834, to
Harriet W., daughter of Col. Shryock, a native of
Hagerstown, Md., and to this union were born nine children,
eight attaining maturity: Elizabeth, married G. P.
Hosmer, in Lockport, N. Y.; Maria, married to
H. H. Thompson, in Bath, N. Y.; Nathaniel,
deceased; Polo, in Illinois; Roland C., Jr.,
in Meadville, Ellen, widow, married to M. D.
Newman, in Milford, Penn.; Harriet, married to
R. Bard, Ravenna, Ohio; Emma, married to J. H.
Culbertson, in Meadville; Marion, youngest
daughter, unmarried being with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Boileau are members of the First Baptist Church, in
which he has been a Deacon for forty years. He never
led a political life.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 715 |
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Meadville -
WILLIAM R. BOLE, attorney at law,
Meadville, was born in Venango Township, this county, Oct.
15, 1838, son of David M. and Mary D. (Clark) Bole,
who were of Scotch-Irish descent and natives of this county.
David M. Bole, who lives in this county, was a member
of the State Legislature (1848), and has held nearly every
office in the gift on the township of which he is a
resident. His father, grandfather of our subject,
immigrated to this county from the north of Ireland about
1798. He married in this county, engaged in farming
and rapidly acquired considerable property. He was
prominently engaged in public enterprises, notably the pike
road from Meadville to Waterford, this county. He died
at the age of seventy-two. His family numbered six
children - three boys and girls - of whom are now living
David M., John, William and Martha, all residents
of this county. Our subject, the eldest of a family of
ten children, was reared on a farm and attended the common
schools till he was seventeen years of age. Most of
his time from then till he was seventeen years of age.
Most of his time from then till he was twenty-two years old
was spent in Meadville Academy, Edinboro State Normal
School, Allegheny College, in teaching school and in the
study of his chosen profession. After reading law for
a year with A. B. Richmond, he commenced a practice
which he has continued successfully ever since. He was
married in 1862, to Martha S., daughter of
Frederick Pendleton, of this county, who bore him one
child - Robert C. She died in 1881, at
Meadville. In politics Mr. Bole is a Democrat.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 715 |
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Meadville -
C. M. BOUSH, attorney at law,
Meadville, was born in Mundelsheim, Wurtemberg, Germany,
Mar. 19, 1831, and is a son of Charles M. Boush, who
was Principal of the common schools in said town of Germany,
and who had a family of ten children, of whom our subject is
the sixth. Mr. Boush received an academic
education in his native land, was employed in mercantile
pursuits, and received a practical knowledge in the
manufacture of cotton silk and woolen goods. He
immigrated to this country in 1853, and lived first in
Sheakleyville, Mercer Co., Penn., clerking eighteen months
in a store. He settled permanently in this city in the
spring of 1855, and embarked in the grocery and
confectionery business with his brother Albert.
In 1862 he was elected Justice of the Peace, serving five
years. while Justice he studied law with W. R. Bole;
was admitted in 1868, and has since continued practice.
Mr. Boush, who was twice a widower, was married to
his present wife, Mary, daughter of Jacob Snyder,
Oct. 17, 1864. They are members of the Reformed
Church, in which he is an Elder. He organized the
first Sabbath-school for that church here in 1850, and was
Superintendent for many years. Of his four children
two are at home, his daughter and his youngest son, a
student at Allegheny College. His eldest son is in
business in Canada, and his second son is American Consul at
Collingwood, Ontario. Mr. Boush has been twelve
years a member of the City School Board, and took an active
part in the organization of the present school system.
He has been six years a member of the City Council and three
years City Solicitor. He was an active promoter of the
Meadville Hospital, and is its Clerk and Treasurer. He
is at present Grand Master of the A. O. U. W. for
Pennsylvania, takes an active interest in the benefit
insurance organizations, and is in every way an active and
successful business man. He was for years an active
Democrat, but takes no interest in politics now.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 715 |
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Athens -
HARRISON H. BOYLE
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 777 |
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Meadville -
J. H. BOYLES, livery, Meadville, was
born in Mead Township, this county, Apr. 3, 1840, and is a
son of Sylvester and Sarah (Hamilton) Boyles.
His mother was born in Mead Township in 1814. His
father came here in 1835, and settled on a farm, raising a
family of nine children, of whom J. H. is the eldest.
He received a common school training, and was reared on the
farm until 1859, when he went into the oil business,
continuing until 1863, when he enlisted in the One Hundred
and Fiftieth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, serving until
the close of hostilities. He was a member of the
President's body-guard, and saw Booth shoot
Lincoln and then jump from the opera-box. Our
subject has never attended a theater since, and never
expects to attend another. At the close of the war he
came home and farmed one year, then again went into the oil
business, continuing until 1876, when he went into the
livery business in Meadville, in which he has been very
successful, although he has had to pay $6,000 bail money for
other parties. The present firm in Boyles &
Billings, organized in 1884. He was married in
1861 to Sarah, daughter of Jeddiah Reynolds.
They are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of
which he has been Trustee, Secretary and Treasurer.
Our subject's grandfather was the Rev. Patrick Boyles,
a pioneer preacher of note.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 716 |
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Meadville -
J. B. BRAWLEY, attorney, Meadville,
was born July 26, 1844, in Meadville. His grandfather,
Hugh Brawley, an early settler of this county, was a
farmer and contractor by occupation. He was elected
Sheriff of this county in 1823, and served in the
Pennsylvania Legislature. He was the parent of six
children. Hon. J. Porter Brawley, the second in
this family, was educated at Allegheny College, and studied
law; served two terms as member of the Legislature; was
elected to the State Senate in 1846, serving three years;
was Surveyor-General from 1850 to 1856. He had a
family of six children, of whom J. B. is the eldest.
Our subject acquired his education at Meadville and in
Allegheny College, from which he graduated in 1860. He
accepted a clerkship in the Census Bureau, and was at
Washington, D. C., till 1862; then returned to Meadville and
commenced the study of law in the office of Finney &
Douglass, and was admitted to the bar in 1864.
Mr. Brawley began practice before the Crawford bar with
Edward Wilson, and was associated with him for two
years. In 1868 he became a partner with Judge David
Derickson, on whom Allegheny College conferred the
degree of LL. D. in 1884, and continued associated with him
until July, 1875, upon the withdrawal of Judge Derrickson
from practice. He was admitted to practice in the
United States Supreme Courts Jan. 18, 1877. In 1880 he
formed a co-partnership with John O. McClintock, with
firm name of Brawley & McClintock. Mr.
Brawley has been twice married; on the first occasion,
in 1870, to Miss Fanny C. Ford, who died in 1872.
His second marriage was with Maria, daughter of
Judge David Derrickson. Our subject and wife are
adherents of the First Presbyterian Church, of which he has
been a member twenty-two years, and is now an Elder.
He was a member of the General Assembly that met at Chicago,
Ill., in 1877; also of the National Democratic Convention,
1880.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 716 |
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Meadville -
HON. JOHN BROOKS
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 717 |
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Twp. -
WILLIAM BROUGHTON, farmer, P. O.
Beaver Centre, was born in the town of Barre, Orleans Co.,
N. Y., July 22, 1818; son of Michael and Maryba
(Lewis) Broughton, former a native of Rutland County,
Vt. They were parents of two children. His first
wife dying in 1820, Michael Broughton married,
in 1827, Sallie Gillan, a native of Canada.
In the fall of 1835 they came to this county, settling in
Conneaut Township on a fifty-acre piece of woodland which he
and his sons cleared up and converted into a farm. He
was a stone-mason by trade. A member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. He died in the fall of 1859 leaving
seven children out of a family of thirteen
by his second wife, who is now living with her third
husband, Lorenzo Hammond, in Ashtabula County,
Ohio. She had six sons in the late war, one of whom
died in a rebel prison and another of disease. She has
been a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
for over fifty years, although brought up a Quaker.
Our subject came to this county with his father, and for
thirty years worked chiefly at his trade of stone-mason.
He assisted in constructing the locks on Erie Extension
Canal. He was married Feb. 18, 1842, to Hester
Flowers, a native of Warsaw Township, N. Y., and
daughter of Carl W. Flowers, who settled in this
township in 1835; he was a soldier in the war of 1812;
reared a family of six children, five now living. He
and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
She died in 1838 and he followed her in 1869. To our
subject and wife have been born ten children, seven now
living, viz: Lucy A., wife of L. W. Odell;
Adda H., wife of James E. Fenner; Sarah E.,
wife of M. Young; Mary E., wife of F.
Hicks; Villa M.; Tina J., wife of
William Mathews; and Edith E. Mr. Broughton is owner of
fifty acres of land. In politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page |
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