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BIOGRAPHIES
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 HISTORY of CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Cambridge Twp. -
JONATHAN SALEN, hotel keeper,
Cambridgeboro, was born in Richmond Township, this county,
Sept. 12, 1845, son of William and Hettie (Moyer) Salen,
who settled in that township in 1840, on the farm where they
now reside. William Salen was a native of
France, and his wife of Lehigh County, Penn. They had
eleven children: Sally, deceased; Helena,
Angeline; Catherine, deceased; Peter,
William, Jonathan W., Lewis; Esther,
deceased; Mary; George, deceased. Our
subject was raised on a farm. At the age of twenty-six
he engaged in the drug business at Pierpont, Ohio, following
same occupation three years. In 1872 he moved to
Concord, Erie Co., Penn., and embarked in the lumber trade,
in which he still retains an interest there along with W.
R. Wade. In 1877 Mr. Salen removed
to Corry, Penn., and engaged in the manufacture of lumber,
shingles, etc., which business he sold out in the fall of
1882, and in May, 1883, he came to Cambridge and purchased
the American Hotel property, which he remodeled from cellar
to garret. It now has the reputation of being second
to no hotel in western Pennsylvania. Mr.
Salen has been twice married; on first occasion, Dec.
28, 1871, to Agnes P., daughter of John and Lydia
(West) Kelly. John Kelly was the
first white child born in Rockdale Township, this county,
and was a son of Isaac and Hannah (Carnahan) Kelly,
who settled in what is now Bloomfield Township, this county,
in 1799. To this union were born three children:
John, Maud (deceased) and Walla.
Our subject's second marriage was Dec. 13, 1882, with Mrs.
Helen Jude, daughter of John and Mary
Raymer, of Spartansburg, Penn. Mr. Salen
is a F. & A. M., a member of the I. O. O. F., and the E. A.
U.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 816 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
ADAM SHERRED, farmer, P. O. Venango,
was born in Venango Township, this county, Nov. 22, 1810;
son of Michael and Elizabeth (Zerns) Sherred, who
came from Susquehanna County, Penn., and settled in Venango
Township, this county, in 1797. Michael was a
son of Jacob Sherred, an early settler of Washington
Township, Erie Co., Penn. He was parent of twelve
children: John, Adam, George, Henry, Polly, Peggy, Sally,
Christena, Leah, Solomon, Jonathan and Maria. Our
subject was married Oct. 1, 1835, to Susan, daughter
of John and Susan (Lytle) Shearer, who settled in
what is now Cambridge Township in 1797. To this union
were born seven children, viz.: Mary A., wife of
James L. Doctor; Andrew J., married to Emily
Hardman, of Ohio; John O., married to
Tabitha Johnston; Michael M., married to
Mary J. Bole; Lucian S., married to Clara
Campbell; Josiah D., married to Julia
Brookhouser; James S., married to Ella
Peififer. Mr. Sherred has lived on
his farm since 1837. He has been Judge of Election.
In politics is a Democrat. He and his wife are members
of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 816 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
MICHAEL M. SHERRED, cheese-maker, P,
O. Venango, was born in Cambridge Township, this county,
Nov. 25, 1842; son of Adam and Susan (Shearer) Sherred.
He was married Sept. 10, 1872, to Mary J., daughter
of John and Margaret (Gilmore) Bole, of Venango
Township, this county. By this union there is one
child, Ray G. Mr. Sherred and
wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a
member of the K. of P. In politics is a Democrat.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 816 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
ALANSON SHERWOOD, manufacturer,
Cambridgeboro, was born in this township, July 22, 1832; son
of Burnet M. and Eliza (Briggs) Sherwood, and
grandson of John Sherwood, who settled in Washington
Township in 1816. Alanson Sherwood was twice
married; his first wife was Louisa, daughter of
Hiram Johnson, of Edinboro, formerly of Maine, to whom
he was married November, 1854. By this union there
were three children: Ada, (deceased), William
and Eliza B. His second wife was Emma
Johnson, a half-sister of his first wife, to whom he was
married September, 1873. The issue of this marriage
was one child—Mabel. Mr. Sherwood
began the manufacture of shovel handles in Edinboro, in
1853, and carried on business there until 1873. when he
located in Cambridgeboro, and engaged in the same business
on a larger scale, and in connection with that, in company
with his father, engaged also in flour-milling, planing-mill
and lumber business, which partnership lasted until 1881,
when the father sold his interest to three of his sons; they
in turn sold to Thomas H. Agnew, the same year, and
the business has been carried on successfully to the present
time, under the firm name of Sherwood & Agnew.
Mr. Sherwood is now Burgess of Cambridgeboro,
serving his second term. In politics he is a
Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 817 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
BENJAMIN F. SIVERLING, stock dealer,
Cambridgeboro, was born in Venango Township, this county,
May 1, 1844; son of Jacob and Barbara (Kleckner)
Siverling, and grandson of Daniel Siverling, who
was one of the first settlers in what is now Venango
Township. Our subject was married November, 1872, to
Fannie, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Parker) Stillwell,
of New York City, by whom he had one child—Sarah A.
Mrs. Siverling died Aug. 28, 1879, and in the same year
he located in Cambridgeboro, this township. He is a
member of the K. of H. and the E. A. U. In politics
Mr. Siverling is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 817 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
WATSON S. SMITH, farmer, P. O.
Cambridgeboro, was born in Mill Creek Township, Erie Co.,
Penn., June 25, 1856; son of John W. and Permelia M.
(Fuller) Smith, who settled in Rockdale Township, this
county, in 1857. They had thirteen children, nine of whom
are now living, viz.: Mary J. (Mrs. JohnFolsom), Susan C.
(Mrs. John Dawson), Sabra (Mrs. Henry Langley), Melvina
(Mrs. S. C. T. Dodd), John A. (married Rhoda Bunce), Julia
(Mrs. Chas. Ferry), Minnie, Victory C. (married Emma E.
Deans), and Watson S. Our subject was married Jan.
18, 1880, to Arlette, daughter of Hardy and Almira
P. (Pratt) Cushing, of Panama, N. Y., by whom he has one
child - Kenneth C. John W. Smith
died in 1877 at the age of sixty-eight; his wife died in
1873. Our subject had always resided in Rockdale
Township until the spring of 1884, when he removed to
Cambridge. In politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 817 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
JEREMIAH M. STANFORD, farmer, P. O.
Cambridgeboro, was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., Oct. 26,
1821; son of Giles and Betsy (Bunce) Stanford, who
settled in Rockdale Township, this county, in 1847.
They had twelve children: Jeremiah M., Aurelia, Newell
(deceased), Riza, Mary, Jeannette, Cassandra, Andrew,
Harriet, Charlotte (deceased), George and
Oscar. Our subject was married July 8, 1852,
to Sally, daughter of Sylvester and Mercy (Thomas)
Root, who settled in Cambridge Township, this county, in
1820. By this union were ten children: Frank, Mercy
H., Eliakim, Ada, Charlie, Egbert, Ella, Timothy, Ralph
and Myra. Of these, Mercy H. married
Frank Shrobb, of Meadville, Penn., and resides in
Clinton County, Penn. (have four children: Nora, Almon
and two infants). Mr. Stanford
lived in Rockdale Township, this county, until 1883, when he
purchased the Sylvester Root farm in Cambridge
Township, where he now resides. Both he and his wife
are members of the Baptist Church. In politics he is a
Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 817 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
JACOB P. STRAYER, A. M., M. D.,
Cambridgeboro, was born in Greenwood Township, this county,
Aug. 6, 1853, son of Jacob and Jemima (Daniels) Strayer,
the former of whom came from York County, Penn., and settled
in Greenwood Township in 1821. Jacob P., our
subject, was raised on a farm, receiving his early education
at the common schools and later at the graded school in
Geneva. In the spring of 1873 he went to the normal
school at Edinboro, where he remained one term. In the
fall of the same year he entered Allegheny College at
Meadville, where he graduated in 1878, and the same year
began the study of medicine with Dr. E. H. Dewey, of
Meadville. He is a graduate of Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, of the class of 1880. He began
the practice of medicine the same year in Geneva, where he
remained until 1882, when he located in Cambridge, this
county, where he has been practicing to the present time.
He was married Sept. 30, 1877, to Lois A. Slaven, of
Greenwood, this county, by whom he has one child -
Blanche L. His wife died Oct. 10, 1883.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 818 |
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