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BIOGRAPHIES
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 HISTORY of CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Athens Twp. -
CHARLES F. ADAMS, deceased, was born
in Susquehanna County, Penn., Apr. 2, 1816, son of Asa
and Sibyl Adams. While teaching school in Hayfield
Township, this county, our subject became acquainted with
Miss Eveline Lefevre, whom he married June 6, 1844.
She was born May 20, 1820, daughter of the pioneers.
Adam and Mary Lefevre. To this union were born
the following children: Adella L., deceased;
Emma M., deceased at eighteen years of age; Charles
J., deceased, and Edwin P., an express agent at
Halstead, Kan. After living on a farm for a few years
after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Adams moved to
Meadville, Penn., in 1848, where our subject was elected
Sheriff of Crawford County, creditably discharging the
duties of same. At the expiration of his term of
office Mr. Adams carried on a general merchandising
store for about sixteen years at Conneautville. In
1871 Mr. Adams was elected Jury Commissioner, and was
then re-elected, which term expired in fall of 1872.
They then lived for some years on a farm near Meadville, and
in 1877 went to Sterling, Rice Co., Kan. There Mr.
Adams, who was a useful and influential citizen, died
July 8, 1881. His remains are buried at Conneautville,
this county. His widow now resides in her native
township, enjoying the comforts of a serene and peaceful old
age.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 776 |
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Athens -
FRANKLIN ADAMS, farmer, P. O.
Riceville, was born July 28, 1832, in Susquehanna County,
Penn., son of Asa and Sibyl Adams, who came to this
county about 1836, locating in Athens Township in 1837.
The former died Feb. 16, 1862, aged seventy-seven years; the
latter died May 29, 1858. Here our subject grew up,
enduring the hardships that fell to the lot of a pioneer's
son. He married, Jan. 2, 1854, Ruth A. Parker,
born in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1832, daughter
of Thomas and Mary Parker. When eighteen years
old she came to this county with her parents from Chautauqua
County, N. Y. Our subject and wife settled in this
township after their marriage, chiefly devoting themselves
to farming. They have acquired a comfortable home,
having purchased, in 1874, the old Clement's farm,
where they now live. They have one son - Thomas
Eugene - who married Viola Hall. They
reside near Grand Valley, Warren Co., Penn, and have a
family of four children: Jasper C., George M.,
Mattie B. and William F. Mrs. Franklin Adams
is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Our subject is an A. F. & A. M., and a member of the K. of
H. He is a stanch Republican; a man of much influence
in the community.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 776 |
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Sadsbury Twp. -
JAMES ADSIT, jelly manufacturer, P. O.
Evansburg, was born Mar. 7, 1853, son of John and
Margaret (Mellon) Adsit, natives of this county, both
deceased. Our subject, who was reared on a farm,
engaged in lumbering for many years. He has a large
jelly manufacturing establishment in Ashtabula County, Ohio,
and bears the reputation of making the best article of the
kind in the market. He was married, Apr. 2, 1874, to
Vira Stockton, by whom he has one daughter, Daisy B.,
born in 1878. Mr. Adsit is a member of the A.
O. U. W., and, with his wife, an adherent of the
Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 985 |
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Meadville -
S. J. AFFANTRANGER, livery and sale
stables, Meadville, is a native of Keystone State, and has
seen as much of the globe as Gen. Grant, having been
in every State and most of the Territories of the Union, has
made three overland journeys to California, and has been in
most foreign countries; he has been three times over the
Atlantic Ocean, and has circumnavigated the globe, settling
down at last in his native State. He is a quiet man,
attending strictly to his business, in which he has been
successful. He has been a frequent contributor to the
newspapers of Meadville. He makes it a rule never to
be in haste to be rich, great or wise. In politics he
is a Democrat; is a member of the Town Council. He was
married first in Virginia, and again after the death of his
first wife in 1862, having lived a widower sixteen years.
Mr. and Mrs. Affantranger have four children -
Celia, Virginia, May A. and Edward J. Our
subject is a son of John and Josephine (Earnest)
Affantranger, natives of Switzerland, and who had to
work three years to pay the man who paid their passage to
America. They had thirteen children, nine of whom grew
up, our subject being the sixth. He first learned
blacksmithing, at which he worked for several years.
He then owned and conducted a carriage factory in Indiana
for eleven years. Since 1873 he has lived in
Meadville. He was born in this county, Apr. 7, 1826,
and here expects to stay until higher powers call him away.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 709 |
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Cambridge
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HENRY ALLEN, farmer, P. O.
Cambridgeboro, a native of the County of Kent, England, was
born September 2, 1806; son of James and Elizabeth
(Fuggle) Allen, who settled in what is now
Cambridge Township, this county, in 1824. They located
on the farm on which Mr. William Masters
now resides, and cleared most of it. They had thirteen
children: Charles, William, Mary,
Eliza, Ann, Henry, Henry (second),
Jane, Matilda and Thomas; three others
died in infancy. Our subject was married August 30,
1833, to Mary, daughter of John I. and Elizabeth
(Huston) Humes, of Woodcock Township, this county.
By this union there were ten children, viz.: James J.,
Matilda J., John O., Oscar E., Mary J. (deceased),
Parnell E. (deceased), Henry C, Adelaide L., Homer W.
and Alma J. Of these, James J.
married Martha J. Agee, in Dakota; Matilda J.
married James Hawthorne, in Cambridge Township, this
county; Henry C. married Maggie I. Klein, also
in Cambridge Township; Adelaide L. married Amos
Willey in Bloomfield Township; Homer W. lives in
Montana; Alma J. married Francis Glover in
Bloomfield Township; John O. and Oscar E.
reside with their parents. Mr. Allen has
lived fifty years on his farm, most of which he cleared
himself. He has been Supervisor and School Director of
his township. In politics he is a Democrat. His
wife has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
fifty-seven years.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 800 |
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Cambridge
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LYMAN H. ALLEN, farmer, P. O.
Cambridgeboro, was born in Albany, N. Y., October 15, 1821;
son of Charles and Phi la (Webster) Allen, who
settled in what is now Cambridge Township, this county, in
1822. Charles Allen was a native of England;
son of James and Elizabeth (Fuggle)
Allen, the latter of whom located in this township,
in 1824. Our subject was married, June 26, 1846 to
Hannah, daughter of James and Sarah (Ashman) Kelly,
of Rockdale, Township of this county. By this union
there are six children: Celestia L., wife of
George Herrick, in Salamanca, N. Y.; Sarah E.,
wife of Uriah Fink, in Cambridgeboro; Emma C.,
wife of George Webster of Rockdale Township, this
county; Esther S., wife of Dr. Dwight Gray, in
Cambridgeboro; Charles O., married to Rosa
Watson, and lives on the homestead with his father;
Milo R. L., married to Ida Fox, in Salamanca, N.
Y. In 1854 Mr. Allen settled on his
present farm, which he cleared himself. He and his
wife are adherents of the Presbyterian Church. He is a
member of the Cambridge Grange- In politics he is a
Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 800 |
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Cambridge
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FREDERICK J. ALLEN, farmer, P. O.
Cambridgeboro, was born in Cambridge Township, this county,
July 16, 1824; son of Charles and Phila (Webster) Allen,
who settled in Cambridge Township in 1824. The former
was a native of England, the latter of Albany, N. Y.
They were parents of live children: Eliza A. (deceased),
Lyman H., Frederick J., Sally M. (deceased) and
Rachel E. Our subject was united in marriage
November 13, 1851, with Sophronia M., daughter of
William and Annis Shattuck Arbuckle, and has
had four children: Alarene C. (deceased),
Berkley W. (deceased), Annis F. and Carrie S.
Mr. Allen resides on the farm where he was born and
where his father first settled and which he cleared. He and
his family are members of the Presbyterian Church. In
politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 801 |
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Cambridge
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BRADFORD W. AMES, farmer, P. O.
Cambridgeboro, was born in what is now Cambridge Township,
this county, Oct. 20, 1837, son of Willard and Emily
(Marcy) Ames; the former a son of Amos and Roby (Andress)
Ames, who came from Massachusetts and settled in this
township in 1813. They were parents of seven children:
Elizabeth, Isaac, Asaph, Laura, David, Willard and
Anna. Willard and Emily Ames had ten
children, viz.: Amos M., Emily C., Esther A., Esther A.
(second), Jemima M., Joseph W., Laura A., Bradford
W., Joseph C. and an infant not named. Our subject
was married Oct. 20, 1863, to Amanda, daughter of
Seth and Abigail (Lester) Calkins. The issue of
this union is three children: Ellis H. and Ella C.
(twins) and Bradford W., Jr. Mr. Ames
resides on the old homestead settled by his grandfather in
1813. He has held nearly every office in the gift of
his township; in politics is independent. He and his
wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 801 |
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Meadville -
JOHN C. ANDERSON, stationer and
bookseller, Meadville, was born in Meadville, Sept. 28,
1856, and is the son of Joseph D. and Jane (Carr)
Anderson, natives of this county. His father was
born in 1819, and is now a resident of Wisconsin. Of
his four children, John C. is the youngest. Our
subject, who has been in a bookstore since thirteen years of
age, went into business for himself in Meadville in 1876,
and has continued here ever since. He is an active
member of the fire department, being at one time Assistant
Engineer. He takes a deep interest in whatever will
promote the general prosperity of the citizens. In
politics he is a Republican. He keeps, besides a full
stock of books and stationery, wall paper and school
supplies, also school furniture of all kinds.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 710 |
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Meadville -
FRED G. ANDREWS, hotel proprietor,
Meadville, was born in Ashland, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1853, son of
Austin Andrews, who was also a hotel keeper, and who
raised a family of three children, of whom Fred G. is
the youngest. He received his education in the graded
schools of Buffalo, N. Y., and early commenced to learn
printing, at which he continued seven years in Toledo, Ohio.
Having obtained a position on a vessel bound for Buenos
Ayres, South America, he was on the ocean one year, during
which he visited many foreign ports. Soon after
landing in America he accepted a position in the Wheeler
Dramatic Company, with whom he remained three years, when he
took a company himself on the road for a year, playing "Rip
Van Winkle." He then went as clerk in Bonney's Hotel,
Buffalo, N. Y., for two years, and then acted for a third
year as manager. In 1883 he came to Meadville, and, in
company with his elder brother, took the Commercial Hotel
and the depot dining hall and lunch rooms. Fred G.
Andrews was married in Toledo, Ohio, in 1882, to
Gertrude Nelson, and they have one child - Grace
Marie. Mrs. Andrews is a member of the
Presbyterian Church. In politics Mr. Andrews is
a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 709 |
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Athens -
JOHN G. ASH
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 777 |
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Athens
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WILLIAM G. ASH, farmer, P. O.
Riceville, was born Mar. 31, 1852, in Cussewago Township,
this county, son of Jonas and Sarah Ash. He was
reared on his father's farm, acquiring his education in the
district schools. He married, Apr. 29, 1873,
Rebecca E. Colter, born in Venango Township, Aug. 7,
1852, daughter of John and Phebe (Scott) Colter, who
were also natives of Venango Township. By this union
were born two children: Mina M. and Ray M.
After their marriage our subject and his wife lived in
Venango Township three years, locating, in 1876, on their
present farm, which consists of 100 acres of land.
Mrs. Ash is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Ash is an energetic and successful young farmer,
and is wining the esteem of the whole community. In
politics he supports the Republican party.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 777 |
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Steuben Twp. -
BENJAMIN AUGUST, farmer, P. O.
Townville, is a native of Venango County, Penn., born Oct.
26, 1814; son of John C. B. and Mary (Miller) August,
natives of St. Petersburg, Russia. The father settled
in this county in an early day, built a log cabin and lived
the life of a lone bachelor for several years. His
son, our subject, has done much toward making the county
what it is to day. He has cleared up and improved many
of its broad acres and has given his life to agricultural
pursuits. Mr. August was married Nov. 16, 1837,
to Miss Susan Barton, of this county, a native of
Cortland County, N. Y., born June 19, 1820, daughter of
Isaac and Mary (Ostrander) Barton, who were natives of
New York State, of English and German descent, respectively,
and who settled in this county in 1836, where they lived and
died. Our subject is the father of nine children, of
whom for are now living, viz.: Charles, Caroline,
Delfina and Richard M. Mr. August served a
short time in the late war in the One Hundred and Fiftieth
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Our
subject and wife have been members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for the past thirty years. In
politics he is a Greenbacker.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 1066 |
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Meadville -
J. S. AUSTIN, chief train dispatcher for New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad, Meadville, was born in
Canada, Jan. 25, 1842, and is a son of Horace and Barbara
Austin, both of English descent, the father a native of
Mississippi, the mother of Nova Scotia. Our subject,
who is the second in a family of seven children, received
his education in the common schools of Portage County, Ohio.
At the commencement of the war he enlisted in the First Ohio
Light Artillery. He was a non-commissioned officer and
served three years. He learned telegraphy at
Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1865 came to this county, where he
has held various positions on the railroad staff. His
marriage with Sylvia A. Lindsey took place in 1867.
They have been residents of Meadville since 1869.
Politically Mr. Austin is a Republic.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 710 |
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