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HISTORY of CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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  Meadville -
JOHN DAVENPORT
, drayman*, Meadville, was born in Ulster County, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1816, and is a son of Isaac and Rebecca (Munson) Davenport, natives of New York, and of English descent, the former a farmer.  They had a family of nine children, seven of them now living, of whom John is the fourth.  His schooling was obtained in his native county, and early in life he went as boatman on the Delaware & Hudson Canal, at which occupation he spent many years.  He was married in 1845 to Jane Ann Lounsberry, also a native of Ulster County, N. Y., and of Holland descent.  They had nine children, seven now living: Levi, freight clerk on the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad; Mary Ellen, wife of Frank Orris, merchant in Meadville; Philip; J. E. and Blanche.  Mr. Davenport is Republican.  Our subject came to Meadville in 1866, and is now owner of six wagons and thirteen horses.  IN 1879 he built an ice house, in which he annually stores 1,000 tons of ice.  His eldest son was a member of the Fifty-sixth New York Infantry during the last years of the war of the Rebellion.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page
* A drayman was historically the driver of a dray, a low, flat-bed wagon without sides, pulled generally by horses or mules that were used for transport of all kinds of goods.  Now the term is really only used for brewery delivery men, even though routine horse-drawn deliveries are almost entirely extinct. 
Modern day draymen is heavily referenced in U. S. Ports as the over the road highway truck driver who delivers containers to and from the port.
  Beaver Twp. -
WALTER R. DE GROODT, farmer, P. O. Conneautville, was born on the farm he now owns and lives on, in this township, June 24, 1849; son of Cornelius and Martiaett (Spaulding) De Groodt, former a native of Piatt's Hollow, Madison Co., N. Y., latter of Middletown, Rutland Co., Vt.  They came to this county with their eldest child in 1837, and settled in Spring Township, southeast of Springboro, where our subject manufactured brick for about two years; they then moved on a farm in this township, where our subject now
resides.  Here they cleared fifty acres of land and improved 100.  They were  parents of six children. Cornelius De Groodt died Apr. 17, 1883; his widow is now living with her youngest son, Walter R.  Our subject was married Oct. 2, 1876, to Bessie De Maranville, a native of Kingsville, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.  Mr. De Groodt is owner of 112 acres improved land, being his father's old homestead. He makes a specialty of breeding graded cattle and Southdown sheep.  In politics he is Republican. His sister, Hattie, an experienced school teacher, who has taught thirty terms and is considered an expert at that profession, also resides with him.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 789
  Meadville -
ARCHIBALD S. DICKSON, Meadville, was born near here Aug. 8, 1834, son of Joseph and Mary (Frazier) Dickson, natives of Pennsylvania, of Scotch descent.  Joseph Dickson was born Feb. 12, 1790, in Pittsburgh, Penn., and came with his parents to Crawford County, in 1794. He and his brother Robert served in the war of 1812, he being an Orderly-Sergeant, and he is
still drawing a pension for his services. In 1815 and 1818 he built a flour and saw-mill, four miles north of Meadville, which he operated for eighteen years; was also engaged in farming.  He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he has been an Elder since 1831.  His wife was born in 1800.  They reared twelve children and one died in infancy, seven now residing in this county.  Two of his sons participated in the late war, viz.:  William now living in Meadville, and Joseph, who served as First Lieutenant.  The subject of this sketch moved with his parents to Pittsburgh in 1839, and to Meadville in 1840.  He attended the common schools, and when fourteen years of age commenced to learn the drug business, and when nineteen years old embarked in the same line on his own account, and this industry he conducted successfully for twenty-one years and then retired.  Mr. Dickson was elected and served, 1868-69, as a member of the City Council; in 1871 was elected Mayor, and re-elected in 1872.  During 1877 and 1878 he served again in the Council.  He was appointed and served two years, 1878 and 1879, as President of the Missouri & Pacific Railroad; was also a Director of the the Meadville Railroad, serving as President of the latter in 1883.  Mr. Dickson has successfully engaged in various enterprises.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 732
  Meadville -
J. COLLINS DICKSON, coal merchant, Meadville, was born Mar. 26, 1824, in Hayfield Township, on the same farm which his grandfather, James Dickson, bought in 1794 and settled on in 1796, purchasing a tract of 800 acres for 20 cents an acre.  Our subject was the third sod of Joseph Dickson, and spent his youthful days on the farm and engaged in the saw and grist mills owned by his father and grandfather.  His education was limited to that obtainable at the log schools of that period.  When seventeen his parents moved to Meadville, and for twenty-six summers he ran on the canal and for all but three years owned his own boat.  Since 1871 Mr. Dickson has
been in the coal business.  He has been twice married, first in 1858 to Mary Sterrett, who died in 1872, and in the fall of the following year he was again married, on this occasion to Katie E. Wilson, and the fruit of this union is one child—Nevin R.   Mr. and Mrs. Dickson are members of the Park Avenue Congregational Church.  In politics he is a Republican.  The father of Mr. Dickson, Joseph Dickson, is now living in Meadville at the advanced age of ninety-five years, having lived in the county since May, 1794. 
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 732
  Meadville -
WILLIAM F. DICKSON, foundryman, Meadville, was born in this county, Feb. 15, 1819, and is a son of Joseph Dickson, who was born in this State in 1790, and has lived longer in this county than any man now in it.  Our subject grew to manhood in Hayfield Township, this county, attending the old log-schoolhouse, and working in his father's mill from the time he was big enough to be of any use, but he was so attentive to his schooling that, in 1837, he commenced to teach school, and continued to do so for thirteen winters.  In 1840 he was married to Harriet, daughter of John Burns, a native of this county, her father being a prominent farmer of Hayfield Township.  They have four children—Emma, wife of Robert Anderson, of Meadville; Aurelia, wife of S. G. Curry, of Curry & Co., foundrymen; Ellen, wife of William Hoap, of Meadville, and H. M., Clerk in the Recorder's office.  In 1862 Mr. Dickson enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, serving till the close of the war.   In 1872 he was elected Register and Recorder of the county, and again in 1875, serving as a county officer for twelve years.  He has been Secretary of the I. O. O. F. Lodge for thirty-five years.  In 1879 he purchased his present foundry, which has been carried on under the firm name of Curry & Co. In politics our subject is a Republican.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 731
  Athens -
M. DOBBS, SR., farmer, P. O. Lincolnville, was born in Canada, Mar. 18, 1787, son of Michael Dobbs, a soldier in the Revolutionary war who bore many scars received in its hard-fought battles, and grandson of Michael Dobbs, a native of England.  Our subject moved to the State of Vermont during the war of 1812, coming to this county about 1830.  Here he married Mary Phelps, who was then but sixteen years of age.  By this union were born six children - three boys and three girls - Michael Jr., Andrew Jackson, Samuel E., Elner, Mary and Betsy.  Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs are still living and enjoying the respect of the community.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 779
  Cambridge Twp. -
JACKSON DOCTOR, farmer, P. O. Cambridgeboro, was born in Cambridge Township, this county, Oct. 25, 1840; son of James and Mary (Humes) Doctor, the former a son of Leonard and Elizabeth (Humes) Doctor, who settled in what is now Cambridge Township, this county, in 1800.  Leonard was a son of George Doctor, who was a native of Germany.  Elizabeth, the wife of Leonard, was a native of Lycoming County, Penn., and of Irish parentage.  Mary, the wife of James Doctor, was a daughter of Archibald Humes, who settled here in 1797.  Of the twelve children born to James Doctor, nine are now living, viz: John D., Margaret, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Sarah J., James L., Jackson, Leonard J. and Joseph M.  Our subject was married Sept. 19, 1871, to Agnes, daughter of James and Ann (Hutchison) Richard, of Vernon Township.  By this union are two children: Estella and EmmaMr. Doctor has been Judge of Elections, School Director, and has held many other offices in his township.  In politics he is a Democrat.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page804
  Meadville -
COL. J. FORD DORRANCE, attorney at law, Meadville, was born in Kingston, Penn., Apr. 19, 1852, and is a son of Charles and Susan (Ford) Dorrance, the former of Scotch-Irish, the latter of English descent.  Charles Dorrance is a banker, and now President of Wyoming National Bank of Wilkes Barre, Penn., but in his early life was a farmer, and he still owns the 400-acre farm purchased of the Government, by Col. Benjamin Dorrance, the great-grandfather of our subject, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war.  and was killed at the battle of Wyoming. Our subject's grandfather was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature. Col. J. F. Dorrance is the third of a family of five children, and received his education at Lehigh University, where he graduated in 1869.  Soon after he came to Meadville, and studied law with Hon. David Derickson.  He was admitted to the bar in 1875, and has practiced ever since.  He was married in 1875 to Elizabeth W., daughter of the late James R. Dick, for many years a prominent banker of Meadville.  In 1878 Col. Dorrance was appointed on Gov. Hoyt's staff with the rank of Colonel, and served three years.  He is attorney and financial agent for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, and has loaned many thousands of dollars for them. He carries on a constantly increasing law business.  Mr. and Mrs. Dorrance are members of Christ Church (Episcopal), of which he is a Vestryman.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 733
  Meadville -
JOSHUA DOUGLASS, attorney and counselor at law, Meadville, was born in Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1826.  His parents came to Meadville in 1832 and settled on a farm in Mead Township.  Our subject acquired his education mostly at the academy in Meadville, and studied law with Hon. A. B. Richmond.  He was married in 1848 to Calsina L. Finch, who died in 1849.  He  was again married in 1853 to Lavantia, daughter of Joel and Sophia Densmore, of Erie City.  Their silver wedding was celebrated Oct. 4, 1878.  Their children are—Marion, born Feb. 7, 1855, married Dec. 22, 1875, to Charles W. Lane, of Meadville (have two children: Ralph, born May 9, 1877, and Elsie, born Dec. 14, 1878); Ellen, born July 19, 1858, married June 23, 1880, to Cornelius Van Horne, attorney, of Meadville, Penn. (had one child, Robert, born Mar. 23, 1884); Robert, born Nov. 17, 1861, died in 1862; Mabel, born Feb. 22,1864, married in July, 1882, to Harry C. Flood, of Meadville, Penn., and Gertrude, born Nov. 8, 1866.  Mr. and Mrs. Douglass are members of the Unitarian Congregation of Meadville.  In 1850 Mr. Douglass went to California; returned in 1852 and commenced to read law, in which he has been successfully practicing since 1854; was admitted to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1858, to the United States Courts in 1862, and to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1869.  He has been a Republican since the organization of that party.  Mr. Douglass is of Scotch origin, and has in his possession a carefully written history of his family, prepared by a member of the same, which embraces many eminent names.  Hon. Stephen A. Douglass is a member of the family, and is of the seventh generation.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 733
  Cambridge Twp. -
WILLIAM L. DOW, millwright, Drake's Mills, was born in Springfield, Mass., June 8, 1818; son of Asa and Anna (Little) Dow, all of whom located in Cambridge Township, this county, in 1838.  Mr. Dow learned the trade of millwright after coming here and has followed that business ever since. He was married, Jan. 8, 1844, to Betsy, daughter of Jonathan and Lydia (Pressy) Reynolds, early settlers of Erie County.  By this union there are two daughters: Lydia, wife of Alton Thompson (have three children:  Clyde, William and Earl), and Lina, wife of William Nason (have two children:  Edgar G. and Maud).  Both daughters reside in Cambridge Township, and Mr. Dow has lived in the vicinity of Drake's Mills ever since he settled in the county.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 805
  Meadville -
THOMAS J. DOYLE, merchant tailor, Meadville, was born at Cavan, Ireland, Nov. 30, 1842, son of Patrick F. and Mary (McFarland) Doyle, the former a native of Ireland the latter of Paris, France. Mrs. Patrick F. Doyle's father, James McFarland, had strong political sentiments, and was so candid and zealous in expressing his fidelity to the rebel cause, that he was forced to flee his country, and, together with his family, he resided for three years a refugee in France, and it was within this period that the mother of our subject was born.  She has long survived her husband, and at this writing (fall of 1884) resides at Ballinamore. County Leitrim, Ireland.  Patrick F. and Mary Doyle had born to them eight children, four of whom died in infancy.  Those who attained majority are—James, residing in St. Louis, Mo.; William, deceased; Kate, now Mrs. John White, in New York City; and Thomas J.  Our subject came to America in 1859, and first located in New York City, engaging with James Johnson as an apprentice to the trade ho now follows.  Previous to leaving Ireland he had served two and one-half years in the same vocation. He remained ih New York City, perfecting himself in his trade, with different firms, until the spring of 1865. May 1 of that year he came to Meadville, Penn., where he has since resided.  He was first employed by Porter & Cowell, remaining with them in the capacity of cutter for four years.   Next he engaged with Reefer & Orris, with whom he served from 1869 to 1878. In this latter year he again changed employers, and began to work for I. N. Klein, with whom he continued until the latter removed to Cleveland, Ohio, to embark in the wholesale trade.  This was in 1881, at which time Mr. Doyle began business on his own account, opening out at 250 Chestnut Street, Meadville.  He continued here for two years, then in 1883 formed a copartnership with W. H. Gaskill, under the firm name of Gaskill & Doyle.  They began to do business at 208 Chestnut Street, in the Opera Building, and from the first their business was highly prosperous.  In January, 1884, the Opera House was consumed by fire. Gaskill & Doyle rescued most of their stock, but sustained a loss of $1,000.  They resumed business at once, and at this writing (fall of 1884) are located at 227 Chestnut Street.  Mr. Doyle is a Democrat, candid in his manner and statements, a good friend, and devoted to his family.  He married, Dec. 22, 1866, Miss Julia A., daughter of James Housten, Esq., of Meadville, Penn.  Their union has been blessed with five children, four now living: Mary J., William H., Kittie E. and E. Grace.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 733
  Athens -
ALONZO DRAKE, farmer, P. O. Little Cooley, was born in Genesee County, N. Y., Mar. 4, 1819; son of James and Sallie Drake, who came to this township in 1831.  Our subject came here with his parents, and was brought up on his father's farm, enjoying the limited educational advantages of those early days.  He married, Nov. 5, 1846, Sophronia Wilford, born in Genesee County, N. Y., June 26, 1825, and came to this county in 1843, with her parents, Jeremiah and Clara Wilford.  Mr. and Mrs. Drake settled on the old homestead in this township, comprising seventy five acres of well-improved land, where they still reside.  The children born to this union are - Leroy W., married to Caroline Smith, living on an adjoining farm; Stanley, married to Effie Rondebush, teaching in Titusville Commercial College; Clara M.; and J. Clifton.  Mr. Drake has ever been a Republican.  He takes a deep interest in the public affairs of his township; has satisfactorily filled various of its offices and has served fourteen years as School Director.  He has always led a life of justice and morality; is independent in his religious views, and is one of the most useful and influential citizens of Athens Township.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 779
  Cambridge Twp. -
EUGENE DRAKE, farmer, P. O. Cambridgeboro, was born in Union City, Erie Co., Penn., August 12, 1852, son of Henry A. and Lucina M. (Sherwood) Drake.  He settled in Cambridge Township in 1867, and was married January 1, 1877, to Ida, daughter of Zadok and Elizabeth (Waterhouse) Rhodes, who settled in what is now Cambridge Township in 1835.  By this union there are two children: Zadiee A. and Allen EMr. Drake has resided on his farm since 1877.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 805
  Cambridge Twp. -
IRAD C. DRAKE, merchant, Cambridgeboro, was born in Cranesville, Erie Co., Penn., November 27, 1849, son of Henry A. and Lucina (Sherwood) Drake Henry A. was a son of Francis and Demis (Kelsey) Drake, of Stockbridge, Mass., and Francis was a son of William Drake, a native of England, who came to Massachusetts in his youth and lived and died there.  Lucina, the wife of Henry A. Drake, was a daughter of John Sherwood, who settled in Washington Township, Erie Co., Penn., in 1816.  Irad C. Drake, our subject, located in Cambridge in 1877 and engaged in the clothing and gents' furnishing goods business, which he has carried on successfully to the present time.  He was married, May 8, 1883, to Emma L., daughter of Isaac B. and Maria (Mossinger) Gerow, of Cambridge Township, this county.  Mr. Drake and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., E. A. U., and A. O. U. W.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 805
  Athens -
LEVANT J. DRAKE
, bridge-builder and Postmaster, Little Cooley, was born in Allegany County, N. Y., Mar. 23, 1823; son of James and Sallie (Marvin) Drake, natives respectively of Seneca and Otsego Counties, N. Y., and who moved to this county from Genesee County, settling in Athens Township in 1831.  They were parents of the following children: Alonzo; Melissa, afterward Mrs. Chapin and now deceased; Levant J.; Dorluski, now Mrs. Archibald; Loduskie, now Mrs. Minniss; Legrand M.; Jerome; Amanda, now Mrs. Graham; and Philo.  Mr. Drake took an active interest in public affairs, filling many of the township offices; he died in February, 1876, his widow following him in October of the same year.  They were upright pioneer people and rendered valuable service in the development of Athens Township.  Our subject married Oct. 19, 1854, Adelia Fuller, born in 1835, in Lorain County, Ohio, daughter of Josiah E. (deceased), and Mary Fuller.  By this union were born Alta, now Mrs. Harter; Alton P.; Amanda E., died Feb., 1882, aged twenty-one; Willie H.; Lyle L., deceased; Jessie, deceased; Birnez, deceased; Inez; and Ethel.  Mr. Drake built the first permanent hotel at Little Cooley, opening it in 1857.  It has been one of the most popular houses in western Pennsylvania.  In 1883 he leased the hotel and retired from business.  In 1861 Mr. Drake was appointed Postmaster at Little Cooley, which position he has filled almost ever since.  He is a man of strict integrity, upright in his dealings and has filled nearly all the township offices.  In politics is a Republican.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 779
  Athens -
PHILO DRAKE, farmer, P. O. Little Cooley, was born  in Athens Township, this county, May 1, 1842; son of James and Sallie (Marvin) Drake.  He married July 2, 1868, Adeline E. Hawkins.  To this union were born the following children:  Algenia, James and Friend W.  Mr. Drake now occupies the old homestead of the family and has a farm of 1865 acres of land.  He is a reliable business man, holding independent views is politics, and is a citizen of much influence and usefulness in the community.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 779
  Steuben Twp. -
HENRY A. DRAKE, of the firm of Hanial Clark & Co., saw and stave-mill, P. O. Townville, was born in Erie County, Penn., Dec. 13, 1841, son of Henry A. and Lusina (Sherwood) Drake, who were natives of New York and Pennsylvania, respectively, and of English descent.  Our subject enlisted at the age of twenty years, in the Twelfth Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry, serving three years, in the Twelfth Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry, serving three years and seven months; he participated in the battles of Bull Run, Winchester, Antietam, South Mountain and several others.  He returned to his home in Erie county, Penn., Aug. 1865, and engaged in the manufacture of shovel handles, which he continued in for several years, and in 1877 moved to Crawford County, Penn., where he engaged in the saw-mill and manufacturing of staves, handles, etc.  Mr. Drake was married Apr. 8, 1864, to Miss Arminta T. Graff, also a native of Ross County, Penn., who bore him two daughters, viz.: Jessie M. and Hattie, both now living.  Mr. Drake is a member of William Gleason Post, No. 96, G. A. R. Townville, Penn.  His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, same place.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 1069
  Meadville -
HENRY DREUTLEIN, cigar manufacturer, Meadville, was born in Germany, Nov. 8, 1848, and is a son of Christopher Dreutlein, by occupation a miller, but who followed cigar making after he came to America in 1860. Henry, who is the eldest of a family of five children, received his education in his native land, and naturally learned from his father the art of manufacturing cigars.  He came to Meadville in 1866, established his business here and has met with more than average success, all his brands of cigars being well and favorably known.  He was married in 1872 to Caroline Worst, a native of Buffalo, N. Y., and of German descent.  Their children are Catharine, Anna, G. H., Lottie and May.  They are members of the Catholic Church.  He votes the Democratic ticket; is a member of the K. of P. and R. A. societies.

Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 734

  Meadville -
A. L. DUNBAR, Division Superintendent of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railway, Meadville, was born in Bushnell, Pike Co., Penn., Nov. 9, 1838, son of Francis K. and Maria (DeWitt) Dunbar, natives of Pennsylvania, the former of Scottish and the latter of Hollandish descent.  Our subject, the eldest in a family of six children, received his education in the common schools of Pike and Monroe Counties, Penn., early learning telegraphy, and has been in the employment of railway companies ever since, always proving himself faithful and a competent railway man. He was married in 1867 to Mary J., daughter of John Carr, of Meadville, and they have one child - Harry Mrs. Dunbar passed from earth in 1880.  She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Our subject is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a Trustee.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 734
  Meadville -
DAVID C. DUNN, dentist, Meadville, was born in this county, Apr. 17, 1845, and is a son of Rensselaer and Rebecca (Compton) Dunn.  The father, a carpenter and resident of this county, was twice married, our subject being the eldest of the family.  He received his education in the schools of Meadville, and commenced the study of dentistry when seventeen years of age with Dr. Greenlee, of Meadville.  After completing his course of study he entered upon the practice of his profession which he continued with excellent success, having been in practice here since 1869.  He was married in 1868 to Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Hays of Meadville, and they have four children, viz.:  William C., Anna, Ellen, and Wallace H.  Mrs. Dunn is a member of the First Presbyterian Church.  Politically, Mr. Dunn is a Republican.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page  735
 

Meadville -
J. D. DUNN, photographer, Meadville, was born in Hayfield Township, this county, Aug. 17, 1829, and is a son of Simeon and Eliza (Compton) Dunn.  His grandfather, James Dunn, came to this county in 1794, was a farmer, for many years Justice of the Peace.  He had a large family.  All of his sons, seven in number, were soldiers in the war of 1812.  Our subject's father, who was the youngest in the family, followed farming, spending his life in Crawford County.  He had a family of seven children, of whom J. D. is the second; he died in 1866.  Our subject, till seventeen years old, was raised on the farm in Hayfield Township, and after receiving a common school education, he learned plastering, which he worked at for several years until his health gave way.  He then learned photography, at which he continued one year.  Then he came to Meadville and worked at plastering until 1857, when his health again failed.  He then started his present business, which he has continued ever since.  Mr. Dunn was twice married, on first occasion, in 1854, to Martha J. Maxwell, a native of Meadville, of Irish descent.  The fruit of this marriage is one daughter - Helen E.  Mrs. Dunn died in 1866, and three years later Mr. Dunn married Miss Olive Hall.  They have two children - Lulu and GertieMr. and Mrs. Dunn are members of the Christodelphian Church; in politics he is a member of the National Greenback party.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page  734

  Meadville -
REV. JAMES J. DUNN, pastor of St. Bridget's Church, Meadville, was born in Malahide, Dublin Co., Ireland, June 9, 1841; arrived in Baltimore, Md., in 1849; entered Mt. St. Mary's College, Emmittsburg, Md., Aug. 24, 1857; graduated at the same institution June, 1863, receiving the degrees of A. B. and A. M.; entered the seminary attached to the college in the fall of the same year and was ordained by Bishop Quinlan of Mobile for the diocese of Erie, in the church attached to the college, on Oct. 28, 1866; remained for one year attached to the college as Adjunct Professor of Latin and Greek; entered upon missionary work at Oil City, Penn., Oct., 1867, was placed in charge of the congregation of Petroleum Center in June, 1868, and transferred to the charge of St. Bridget's Church, Meadville, Mar. 4, 1874.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page  735
  Meadville -
L. D. DUNN, undertaker and liveryman, Meadville, was born in Hayfield Township, this county, July 7, 1832, and is a son of Simeon and Eliza (Compton) Dunn, the father being of French and Scotch descent, coming to Hayfield Township in 1794, from Fayette County, Penn.  The mother was a native of this county and of English descent.  Our subject's grandfather James Dunn, was a land agent and farmed here from 1794 to his death.  Simeon Dunn, our subject's father, was a farmer, a soldier in the war of 1812; he raised a family of seven - five boys and two girls - all now residents of this county.  The fifth son settled in Nashville, Tenn., at the close of the war, and died there Oct. 19, 1884.  L. D. Dunn, our subject, the fourth son, was educated in the common schools.  He farmed until 1870, then kept store at Coon's Corners until 1876, when he came to this city and embarked in his present business.  He was married in 1853 to Mary E., daughter of Dr. Hiram Boyd, the latter a resident of Crawford County for over fifty years.  They have three children: Ettie, wife of Byron De Forest; H. E., a dentist of Coshocton; Mary, wife of D. D. MalroyMr. and Mrs. Dunn are members of the Christodelphian Church; in politics he is a Republican.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page 735
  Cambridge Twp. -
JAMES R. DURHAM, farmer, P. O. Cambridgeboro, was born in Rockdale Township, Crawford Co., Penn., July 24, 1816, son of James and Moor (Fullerton) Durham, who settled in Crawford County in 1797, the former a native of Delaware, the latter a daughter of Thomas Fullerton, an early settler of this county.  They were parents of nine children: Hannah, Sally, Polly, Betsey, James R., Mary Ann, Jane, Hazard P. and Angeline.  James Durham, Sr., was one of the first settlers on French Creek, Rockdale Township, this county, where he cleared a farm; he also cleared eleven acres on what is now known as Water Street, in the city of Meadville, Penn.  He died in 1865, aged eighty-six.  Our subject has always resided in Rockdale and Cambridge Townships, and has been principally engaged in farming.  He was married April 17, 1838, to Lavina, daughter of Pilgrim and Rebecca (Alford) Isherwood, who were early settlers of Rockdale Township, this county.  By this union were born Rebecca J. (deceased); Amy L., wife of Truman Hendryx, of Elkhart, Ind.; Polly E. (deceased); Rose E., wife of Dr. Robbins, Erie, Penn.; Francenie E. (deceased); Lena E., wife of Andrew McElheney, Franklin, Penn.; Fayette M. (deceased); Addie H., wife of Henry Dowler, residing with her parents; Phebe E., wife of Sherod Chapin, Cambridge Township; Kate M., wife of Fredric Chapin, Clarendon. Penn.; Sylvia A., wife of Charles Quilliam, Clarendon, Penn.; Wilson S., Rockdale Township; Hattie A.; John C.   Mr. Durham and wife are members of the Baptist Church.  He has been Supervisor and Treasurer of his township for several terms.  In politics is a Democrat.
Source:  History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Page

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