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Meadville -
A. C. CALVIN, M. D., Meadville, was
born in this county, Oct. 21, 1854, and is a son of
Joseph A. and Mary (Frame) Calvin, natives of
Pennsylvania, and of Scotch-Irish descent. His father
was a farmer, and raised a family of four children, of whom
our subject is the eldest. Dr. Calvin was
educated at Allegheny College, and took a medical course a
Jefferson Medical College, graduating in 1878.
Commenced practice in Philadelphia, but in the fall of 1878
came to Meadville where he has been in practice ever since.
He was married in Meadville in 1880, to Priscilla,
daughter of James A. McFadden, for many years an
attorney in Meadville, and who died in 1877. They have
one child, J. M. The Doctor is a member of the I. O.
O. F.; in politics a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 718 |
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Meadville -
W. H. CARMAN, liveryman, Meadville,
was born in this county in 1847, and is a son of Aaron
and Elizabeth (Carr) Carman, the father a native of New
Jersey, a carpenter by trade, and who came with his parents
to this county at an early day; the mother of German and
Scotch origin and a native of Pennsylvania. Our
subject, the eldest of a family of seven children, was
reared on a farm, acquired a common school education, and at
the age of fifteen went on the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
Railroad as fireman. After acting in this capacity for
three and a half years he was promoted to engineer, ran the
lightning train on the Emlenton, Shippensville & Clarion
Railroad and has been credited with making, while on that
road, the fastest time ever made on a narrow gauge railroad.
After five years of this life, Mr. Carman embarked in
the hotel and livery business, and in 1879 came to Meadville
to engage in his present business, that of proprietor of the
Park Avenue Livery Stable, a two story structure 50x100
feet, where he has a fine array of roadsters, elegant
carriages and wagons of all descriptions. Our subject
was married in 1880 to Miss Turilla Phipps, a native
of Pennsylvania. Mr. Carman is a member of the
K. of H., A. O. U. W., and K. of P.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 718 |
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Meadville -
REV. JAMES G. CARNACHAN, LLD., pastor
of Park Avenue Congregational Church, Meadville, was born in
Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. 29, 1829, and is a son of James
S. and Jane (Black) Caruachan, natives of Scotland.
Their family consisted of eight sons and one daughter, our
subject being the oldest. He received his education at
the Andrsonian College, Glasgow, and entered the University
of Glasgow the section of 1843-44 and graduated in May,
1853. He entered the ministry the same year in
Scotland, and in 1856 came to America, settling in Tioga
County, Penn., as pastor of Nelson and Farmington Churches
from December, 1856, to September, 1858. He was then
called to Troy, Bradford County, Penn., remaining there
until May, 1866, when he assumed the pastorate of the Grove
Presbyterian Church at Danville, Penn., where he continued
until June, 1869. He then became pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Meadville, remaining in that capacity
until the organization of the Park Avenue Congregational
Church in April, 1881, of which he has since been pastor.
He was married June 16, 1856, to Mary Meldau,
only daughter of George Macfarlane, merchant,
Glasgow. She died June 13, 1866. Of their family
of five children, four survive - two sons and two daughters.
Dr. Carnachan was again married June 2, 1868, to
Rachel Ann, only daughter of Robert H. Long,
merchant, Lancaster, Penn. Rev. Dr. Carnachan
was in the service of hte Christian Commission from August
to November, 1864, and was Superintendent at the Fifth Corps
Depot Hospital, City Point, Va. He was also elected
Chaplain to the One Hundred and Thirty-second Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, an honor he was compelled to decline.
The title of LL. D. was conferred upon him in 1875 by the
free University of Naples by promotion.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 718 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
PETER CATLING, farmer, P. O.
Cambridgeboro, was born in the County of Suffolk, England,
Feb. 20, 1826; son of John and Mary (Page) Catling,
of that locality. He came to America in 1853, and
located in Wayne Township, Erie County, where he resided
eight years, and in 1861 settled in Rockdale Township, this
county. Here he lived until 1869, when he moved to
Cambridge Township, where he now resides. He was
married Nov. 16, 1848, to Margaret, daughter of
Edward and Elizabeth (Jones) Edwards, of North Wales.
By this union there are three children: Mary, born in
England, wife of Sylvester Mitchell (they
reside in this township); Jane A., wife of Andrew
Frisbie, in LeBoeuli", Erie Co., Penn.; Edward J.,
married to Virginia Anderson (they reside on
the home farm with his father). Mr. and Mrs.
Catling are members of the Christian Church at
McLallen's Corners, Erie County. He is now serving his
fourth term as Auditor of his Township. In politics he
is a Democrat.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 803 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
CHARLES F. CHAMBERLAIN, late County
Superintendent Schools, Cambridgeboro, was born in
Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Mar. 5, 1844; son of
Uriah T. and Sarah (Sanborn) Chamberlain, who settled in
Conneaut Township in 1853. Uriah T. was a son
of Deacon Isaac and Amy (Benton) Chamberlain, the
former an extensive farmer in central New York State; one of
the leaders in the temperance reform, and at the time of its
first agitation he kept a prominent hotel, which was the
first, and for a long time the only temperance house known
in that region. His wife, a relative of Hon. Thomas
Benton, was of Puritanic origin, whose ancestors came
over in the "Mayflower," and several relics of that historic
voyage are still preserved in the family as heirlooms.
Uriah T. graduated from Oberlin College in 1838; was
ordained and installed as pastor of the Congregational
Church of Fitchville, Ohio, the same year. His last
pastorate was with the Congregational Church at Hartford,
Trumbull Co., Ohio, where he preached regularly one-half the
time till the last Sabbath in October, 1878, at which time
his health failing, he was obliged to discontinue his
labors. He died at the residence of his son, in
Cambridge, Jan. 10, 1880, in his seventy- first year; his
widow survives him at the age of seventy-five and resides
with her son, Charles F. They had seven
children: Mary F. (deceased), Isaac D., now in
Nebraska, Ebenezer B., New York; Charles F.;
Sarah S., married to C. S. Carr, in Michigan;
Uriah T. Jr. (deceased) and George A.,
(deceased). Our subject married, Dec. 4, 1870,
Flora, daughter of Deacon Seth and
Irene (Smith) Waid, of Randolph
Township, this county. They have one child, Anna L.
Mr. Chamberlain has been a prominent resident of
Cambridgeboro since 1875. He began teaching in the
common schools at the age of seventeen. He was teacher
in the public school at Riceville three years, beginning in
1864; in 1867-68 he was Principal of the graded school at
Mosiertown, and in 1869 went to Hydetown, where he was
Principal of the graded school six consecutive years. In
1875 our subject came to Cambridgeboro, and was Principal of
the high school three years; in 1878 he was elected
Superintendent of the common schools of this county, and is
now serving his second term. He is Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania State Teachers'
Association; in 1876 was associated with D. P. Robbins,
M. D., in the publication of the Cambridge Index.
Our subject and wife are members of the Congregational
Church. In politics he is a Republican. He has
always been an active worker in the cause of temperance, and
for two years was President of the Cambridgeboro Christian
Temperance Union. Since the above was written our
subject, on June 1, 1884, closed his second term of office
as Superintendent of the schools of Crawford County, and in
July following moved with his family to Humboldt, Richardson
Co., Neb., having been previously elected to the position of
Superintendent and Principal of the schools of that city,
and since his arrival there he has been unanimously elected
President of the Teachers' Association of Richardson County
for the ensuing year.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 803 |
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Meadville -
HON. GAYLORD CHURCH (deceased), late
President Judge, was among the most prominent citizens of
Crawford County, Penn. He was born in Otsego, N. Y.,
in 1811, son of William and Wealthy (Palmer) Church.
His parents, who were natives of Connecticut and of English
descent, came to Pennsylvania in 1816, settled in Mercer
County and there followed farming. Our subject, who
was the second son in a family of six children, was reared
on the farm and attended the mercer Academy; studied law
with Hon. John J. Pearson, who was afterward
President Judge of the Twelfth Judicial District of
Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in 1834, and
the same year came to Meadville, where he spent the
remaining portion of his life, dying here in 1869, loved and
respected by all who knew him. He was a Democrat in in
politics. In 1837 he was appointed Deputy
Attorney-General of the district, and in 1840 was elected to
the Legislature, serving two terms. In 1843 he was
appointed President Judge by Gov. Porter of the Sixth
Judicial District, consisting of Erie, Crawford and Venango
Counties, and served till 1851, when the office became
elective. He then resumed his law practice till 1858,
when he was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court by
Gov. Packer, to fill a vacancy. He was married in
1837 to Anna B. Pearson, of Mercer, Penn., a daughter
of Bevan and Ann Pearson, who were members of the
Society of Friends. This union was blessed with eight
children, six of whom at present survive. Judge
Church and wife were members of the Episcopal Church, of
which he was a Vestryman many years. His widow still
survives him and resides in Meadville, while the family are
among the leading ones of northwestern Pennsylvania.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 719 |
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Meadville -
HON. PEARSON CHURCH, President Judge
of the Thirtieth Judicial District, consisting of Crawford
County, Penn., is a son of Hon. Gaylord Church
(deceased), who was also President Judge of this district.
He was born in Mercer County, Penn., but has resided all his
life in Meadville. He was graduated at Allegheny
College in 1856, previously studying law one year with his
father, and was admitted to practice Feb. 9, 1858, at the
age of twenty. He has ever been a Democrat in
politics. He was married in 1868, to Miss Kate,
daughter of Hon. Samuel A. Law, of Delaware County,
N. Y. To this union have been born two daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Church are members of twenty-five years.
He ahs always taken a lively interest in all that pertains
to the church here and elsewhere in Crawford County.
He has also been active in almost every public enterprise in
this place; was elected a member of the School Board in
1870, and in 1872 President of the Board of Control of the
Meadville schools. In the same year he was elected a
delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and during 1872
and 1873 assisted in forming the present Constitution, which
was ratified and adopted Dec. 16, 1873. In 1859 he was
made a Freemason. He is now a member of the Grand
Lodge of the F. & A. M.; member of the Grand Chapter R. A.
M., and of the Grand Commandery of K. T. He has taken
thirty two degrees in Masonry, and for ten years was D. D.
G. M. of Masons for the district of the Thirtieth Judicial
District. He has rendered several important decisions
while an incumbent of this office, being the first Judge in
Pennsylvania, and perhaps in the Union, to decide that
colored children should have the same access to our public
Pennsylvania made it a part of the statute law. In
1879 the Legislature passed an act making it the duty of the
Judge of the county to hold a term of the courts four times
a year in the city of Titusville. This measure created
considerable feeling upon a part of the citizens of the
county as it tended to greatly increase the public expenses
and in complicate the ordinary processes of the courts.
Meadville and Titusville were especially interested as the
movement affected them locally to a considerable degree, and
of course it was not long before the whole matter came
before the courts. The suit was brought by numerous
tax-payers to compel the county authorities to carry into
effect the bill. Judge Church, in an
able and exhaustive opinion, decided the law to be in
conflict with the Constitution and therefore void, and
consequently refused to administer it. The next year
another act of a similar import was passed designed by its
promoters to avoid the constitutional difficulties of the
former act. Like litigation was resorted to
to prevent its enforcement, but Judge Church decided
the second act to be also unconstitutional and word.
Both of these decisions were affirmed by the Supreme Court
of the State. This ended the efforts of the city of
Titusville to have a court held within its borders. In
1883 he decided the Tidewater Pipe Line case, which put an
end to the great Standard oil monopoly for carrying oil.
Another effort was made in behalf of the Standard Oil
Company to injure and destroy its only rival. A
stock-holder of the Tidewater Pipe Line Company, acting in
the interest of the Standard Oil Company, used his position
as stock-holder in an effort to dissolve and thus legally
destroy the company. After a sharp contest he was
signally defeated, and Judge Church, in an elaborate
and exhaustive opinion, settled the rights of all parties to
the litigation, deciding in favor of the Tidewater Company.
This decision was acquiesced in by the defeated party, as no
appeal was taken from the decision of Judge Church,
but the same parties afterward took the measures above
mentioned with the result as above stated. It has been
the good fortune of Judge Church to be very often called
upon to decide gave questions of great public as well as
private importance and interest - indeed, more than often
falls to the lot of a Common Pleas Judge. They have
been affirmed in every instance by the Supreme Court of the
State.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 719 |
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Meadville -
ALFRED G. CHURCH, attorney at law,
Meadville, was born in Meadville, Nov. 10, 1851, and is a
son of Hon. Gaylord Church, who was Judge of the
Sixth Judicial District from 1843 to 1852. He is also
a brother of Judge Pearson Church, the President
Judge of the Thirtieth District. Our subject received
his schooling at Riverdale, N. Y., and at Harvard
University, at which latter institution he graduated in a
regular course in 1873, after an attendance there of four
years. In the same year he entered the office of his
brother, Pearson Church, and was admitted in 1875,
continuing practice here ever since. He was married
Dec. 5, 1876, to Alice L. Mosier, by whom he has one
child - Agnes Pearson. Mr. and Mrs. Church are
members of the Episcopal Church. In politics Mr.
Church is a Democrat.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 720 |
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Meadville -
COL. JOHN M. CLARK, hotel proprietor,
Meadville, was born Apr. 2, 1837, and is a son of Ashbel
and Mary (Weller) Clark, the former a farmer, a native
of Connecticut, of Scotch descent, and for twenty-seven
years as Justice of the Peace in Meadville, the latter also
a native of Connecticut. They had a family of four
boys and two girls, of whom John M. is the youngest.
Our subject received a good English education in the common
schools and in Allegheny College. He afterward clerked
in Erie City for several years, also at Erie City Iron Works
from 1856 and 1861, when he enlisted in the three months
service in Col. McLane's regiment, at the expiration
of which time he enlisted in Company I, Eighty-third
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was appointed
Assistant Adjutant to Gen. Hayes, of Massachusetts,
and continued in that capacity until June 27, 1862, when he
became Adjutant of the regiment, serving as such till the
close of service. After the war he returned to this
city and purchased the "American," which he conducted for
two years. Most of Col. Clark's time has been
spent in the hotel business, except when he was in the
grocery trade in Erie City. He was Chief of the Fire
Department for eight years. Our subject was married in
1862 to Bessie V., daughter of Charles Banyard,
of Erie City, and of English descent. They have three
children: Cora, Bessie and Mattie They
are members of the Episcopal Church of Meadville.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 720 |
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North Shenango Twp. -
ROBERT B. COLLINS, farmer, P. O.
Espyville, was born in North Shenango Township, this county,
Mar. 1, 1825, son of Isaac W. and Margaret (Bennett)
Collins. Isaac W. was a native of Mifflin County, Penn.,
and with two brothers, Henry and Elijah,
settled in North Shenango Township, this county, in 1801.
The family first settled on the farm now owned by Hiram
Collins, and Isaac W. soon after settled on
the farm now owned and occupied by our subject, which he
cleared and improved, and where he lived and died. His
wife was a daughter of William Bennett and
sister of Robert, Anthony and Henry
Bennett, who were among the first settlers of North and
South Shenango Townships. William Bennett,
the maternal grandfather of our subject, lived to be one
hundred and four years old. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac W.
Collins had eleven children: Isaiah (deceased),
Rachel (deceased), Henry B., Ann
(deceased), Nancy (now Mrs. Dr. I. Clapp),
Matthew G. (deceased), Elijah, John P.,
William (deceased), Robert B., and Margaret E.
(latter deceased). The subject of this sketch was
reared in North Shenango Township, received a limited
education in the common schools, and has always resided on
the old homestead. He was married, Apr. 27, 1848, to
Lucy A., daughter of Lester and Laura (Hillyer)
Waters, of Andover, Ohio, by whom he has seven children:
Homer, Edgar, Howard L., Albert W., Ernest H., Maud V.
and Frank R. Mr. Collins and wife are members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has held the office
of School Director of the township three terms; in politics
is a Democrat.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 905 |
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Meadville -
COL. JOHN BROOKS COMPTON
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 721 |
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Athens -
LEANDER AARON CONNER, farmer, P. O.
Riceville, was born in 1834 in Chautauqua County, N. Y.; son
of James and Nancy (Correll) Conner, natives of
Ulster County, N. Y. and Lancaster County, Penn.,
respectively, and who, after living in Chautauqua County, N.
Y., several years, came to this county, settling in Athens
Township in 1842. They were parents of the following
children: Henry, in Chautauqua County, N. Y.;
William; James F.; Abel and Winfield in
Michigan; Mrs. Roxana Yarrington, of Iowa; and L.
Aaron, besides four deceased. Mrs. Conner
departed this life Mar. 17, 1881, Mr. Conner
following her June 6, 1883. They were an upright,
pioneer people of the strictest honor. Our subject
grew to manhood, sharing the many disadvantages common to
the sons of the early settlers, improving, to the best of
his ability, the limited educational opportunities afforded
him. He spent six years, while a young man, traveling
over the various States in the Northwest, and returned in
1858. In 1861 he married Julia B. Goldfinch,
born at Elizabeth, N. J., in 1843, daughter of William
and Christiana Goldfinch, of Folkestone, England.
They then settled down on the old homestead, comprising
seventy-five acres of well-improved land, taking care of
Mr. Conner's parents until their decease. They
have one son - Leon A. Both are firm adherents
of the Baptist faith and enthusiastic advocates of the
temperance cause. Mr. Conner, a carpenter and
joiner by trade, as was his father efore him, is a skillful
mechanic.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 778 |
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Meadville -
M. S. COOPER, farmer, Meadville, was
born in this county Aug. 17, 1830, and is a son of Lewis
and Fidelia (Smith) Cooper, natives of Massachusetts and
Connecticut respectively, and of English origin. His
parents were early settlers of Vernon Township, this county.
The father, who was a prominent farmer, had a family of six
children, all of whom except our subject were the children
of his second wife, our subject's mother dying when he was
young. The father died in 1856. He had held most
of the township offices. Our subject received his
education in Kingsville College, Ohio, and farmed until he
was thirty-eight of age, when he came to Meadville. He
served as Chief of Police in Meadville, but his life work
has been that of an agriculturist. He was married in
1856 to Rachel, daughter of Robert Harper, who
is a sister of Hon. W. S. Harper, of Meadville; they
have one child - Rebecca. Mr. and Mrs.
Cooper are members of the First Presbyterian Church of
Meadville. In politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 722 |
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Meadville -
J. A. COOPER, master mechanic for the
Eastern Division of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
Railroad, Meadville, was born in the State of New Jersey,
July 24, 1831, and is a son of Albert and Mary (Concklin)
Cooper, both natives of New Jersey, of Holland descent,
the father a blacksmith by trade. J. A., who is
the third in a family of seven children, received a district
school education in his native county. He first
learned the trade of his father, at which he continued for a
time. Since 1851 he has been in railroad employment of
various kinds, and has filled them all satisfactorily.
He was married in Meadville in 1866 to Anna, daughter
of Aaron Johnson, and they have two sons - Frank
and Bert. Mrs. Cooper is a member of the
Baptist Church. Our subject has been a member of the
Baptist Church. Our subject has been a member of the
School Board for two terms, and a resident of the city since
1863.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 722 |
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Beaver
Twp. -
GRELLETTE COREY, farmer and
undertaker, P. O. Conneautville, was born Aug. 7, 1825, in
North Hampton Township, Montgomery (now Fulton) Co., N. Y.;
son of William and Lucy (Williams) Corey, formerly
residents of Mayfield Township, Montgomery (now Fulton) Co.,
N. Y., who came, to this county in 1837, with four children,
settling in Conneaut Township. William Corey
was a farmer, carpenter, joiner and wheelwright, which
trades he worked at the greater part of his time. He
purchased 100 acres of woodland which he and his sons
cleared up into a farm. He held several township
offices. His wife's father owned three slaves until
the Constitution or laws of
New York State set at liberty all slaves in that State; but
he kept one or two of them, paying them wages after they got
their freedom. One, named Black George,
remained with his employer till after the war of 1812.
In that war Mr. Williams was pressed into
service, but being a cripple, was returned home.
William Corey died in 1875, his wife in 1864.
They were parents of three sons and one daughter, all now
living. Our subject, who is the eldest, took up the
trade of carpenter. He was married in 1853 to Mary
E., daughter of Gerden Kennedy, a native
of Vermont; he moved to Gainesville, Wyoming Co., N. Y., in
1812, and to Conneaut Township in 1833. To this union
were
born two children: Rose Ella, wife of B.
Burns, and Lillian E., wife of F. W. Hunger.
Our subject moved to this township with his family in 1857
settling on the farm of sixty-two acres he now owns.
Mr. Corey, in 1881, fell from the roof of a
barn, twenty-six feet, breaking both arms, and is thereby
crippled for life. He has held several township
offices; is a member of the R. T. of T. ; in politics is a
Republican, formerly a Whig. His wife is a member of
the Congregational Church.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 788 |
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Meadville -
JOHN C. COTTON, physician, Meadville,
was born in Pennsylvania Aug. 31, 1828, son of William
and Elizabeth (Black) Cotton, both natives of
Pennsylvania; the father of Scotch-Irish and the mother of
English descent. William Cotton was a farmer
and raised a family of six children. Our subject
received his education at the common schools and at the high
school of New Bedford, and also at the academy at Pulaski.
He also attended Allegheny College for three years, and
graduated therefrom in June, 1853. Left Allegheny
College in senior year in 1849, read medicine and graduated
and then returned to Allegheny College and graduated from
both colleges in same year. In 1853 he graduated in
medicine from Cleveland Medical College, practiced medicine
for two years in Kentucky, and since 1855 has practiced in
Meadville. Was a charter member of Crawford County
Medical Society eighteen years ago, since which he has been
an active member; is also a member of Pennsylvania State
Medical Society and of the American Medical Association.
He was married in 1855, to Mary, daughter of Judge
William Davis, and their children are William D. and
Harry A. Dr. and Mrs. Cotton belong to the
Presbyterian Church, of which he has been Trustee. For
twelve years he was United States Examining Surgeon for
pensions; he is politically a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 723 |
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Meadville -
LAWRENCE COYLE, County Treasurer,
Meadville, was born in Rome Township, this county, Sept. 19,
1839, and is a son of Patrick adn Mary (Griffin) Coyle,
who were also natives of this country, but of Irish descent.
Our subject's grandfather, Roger Coyle, came to
Crawford County about 1800, and was a farmer. His son
Patrick, Lawrence's father, was a farmer and a large
lumber dealer. He was for a number of years a Justice
of the Peace. He was a soldier in the war of 1812.
Our subject received his education in the common schools,
and has been a farmer most of his life. Before his
election as County Treasurer, Mr. Coyle held several
official positions in the township. He has been twice
married; first, to Miss Mary Ann Stark, in July,
1860. Her death occurred December, 1869. Mr.
Coyle was married to Miss Lucinda Phillips,
April, 1873. She died in March, 1883. He has
three children now living: Clara, Lavern and Mark.
In politics Mr. Coyle is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 723 |
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Meadville -
HUGH F. COYLE, train dispatcher on the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad, Meadville, was born
in Angelica, Allegany Co., N. Y., Sept. 21, 1855, and is a
son of Bernard and Susan (Kilduff) Coyle natives of
Ireland. His father, who was by occupation a jeweler,
was married in Allegany County, N. Y., and had a family of
nine children of whom Hugh F. is third. Our
subject received his education at Andover, in his native
county, and then commenced the study of telegraphy, which he
pursued with such zeal and diligence that, at the age of
fifteen, he took charge of the telegraph office for the Erie
Railway, where he remained until 1874. He then went to
St. Joseph, Mo., where for one year he was train dispatcher,
when he was made manager of the office at Green River, on
the Union Pacific Railway. In 1877 he was married to
Elizabeth Sinon, by whom he has one son - Eddie B.
He then accepted a position on the New York, Pennsylvania &
Ohio Railway, as assistant train dispatcher, but since 1881
he has been train dispatcher. In politics he is a
Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 723 |
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Meadville -
REV. RICHARD CRAIGHEAD, retired
minister, Meadville, was born in South Middleton Township,
Cumberland County, Penn., Oct. 31, 185, and is the son of
William and Hetty (Weakley) Craighead. His
paternal ancestors were from Scotland, his maternal
ancestors from England. He pursued his academic
studies at New Haven, Conn.; graduated at Washington
College, Washington, Pa., in 1836; entered the Western
Theological Seminary the same year; was licensed to preach
in June, 1839, and ordained and installed over the church at
Springfield, Erie Co., Penn., Sept. 9, 1840. He was
called in November, 1843, to take charge of the Second
Presbyterian Church of Meadville, Penn., and continued as
pastor of the church until November, 1874, a period of
thirty-one years, only relinquishing his charge on account
of continued ill health. He still resides in
Meadville, preaching occasionally as his health will permit.
He was married, Jan. 14, 1841, to Miss Lydia L.,
daughter of John Reynolds, Esq., of Meadville, Penn.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 724 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
RICHARD D. CROSLEY, mason,
Cambridgeboro, was born in Collins, Steuben Co., N. Y., Nov.
5, 1825; son of Moses and Catherine (Ayers) Crosley,
who settled in Hayfield Township, this county, in 1834.
Only four of the eleven children born to them are now
living: James in Cortland County, N. Y., Edwin,
in Illinois, Moses, in Hayfield Township, this
county, and Richard D., who resided in Hayfield
Township, this county, till he was twenty-five years of age.
He learned his trade at Conneautville, and in 1858 located
in Cambridge, where he has lived ever since. Our subject has
been twice married; on the first occasion, Dec. 29, 1860, to
Mary L., daughter of Samuel St. John,
of Washington Township, Erie Co., Penn., by whom there were
two children: Mary C., wife of Derastus
Closson, of Cussewago Township, this county, and
Miles R. His second marriage, May 30. 1875,
was with Martha Collins, a native of Delaware, of
German descent, and a daughter of Samuel H. and Eliza R.
(Cole) Collins, of South Carolina. Mr. Crosley
has been a School Director of Hayfield, and has held other
minor offices. In politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 804 |
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Meadville -
JOHN HAYS CULBERTSON
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 724 |
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Athens -
ISAAC W. CUMMINGS, farmer, P. O.
Lincolnville, a native of Massachusetts, was born June 28,
1811. His parents, Dr. Nathan and Phebe (Maxwell)
Cummings, started to come to this county in 1812, but
owning to the war remained in New York State until 1815,
when they came to and settled in Cambridgeboro, Penn.
Dr. Cummings was the first physician in Cambridge
Township, for many years bravely enduring alone all the
hardships of a pioneer practitioner, and ended a useful life
highly respected by all who knew him. He was the
parent of twelve children. Our subject, the ninth in
the family, was married Aug. 23, 1833, to Louisa Swift,
of Woodcock Township, this county. By this union were
the following children: Linns Serrel, in
Michigan; Mrs. Bede J. Skelton (deceased); Isaac
D. (deceased); William D. (deceased); Dean,
in Richmond Township, this county; Mrs. Eunice A.
Faulkenberg; Mrs. Mary S. Nodine (deceased);
Curtis C., in Woodcock Township, this county; Isaac
W.; Mrs. Phebe L. Hume; and Mrs. Susan S. Pinney.
Mr. and Mrs. Cummings, after spending several years each
in Richmond, Woodcock, Venango and Bloomfield Townships,
finally settled in 1880 on their present farm in Athens
Township. Mr. Cummings has followed lumbering
quite extensively. About 1853 he was engaged in
mercantile business for two years in Richmond Township in
partnership with James Leffingwell; was also in same
business about 1858-59 in Venango Township along with
Erastus O. Beach. Previously he operated a saw mill for two
years in Sparta Township. He is a Democrat
politically; was twice elected Justice of the Peace, and has
filled various other township offices with credit to himself
and to the satisfaction of the people.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 778 |
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North
Shenango Twp. -
ROBERT CUNNINGHAM, farmer, P. O.
Linesville, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., Oct. 13,
1800; son of Martin and Sarah Cunningham, who came to
this county in 1801, making the journey on horseback, our
subject being carried in his mother's arms. They
remained for a time in Conneaut Township, and afterward
settled in what is now Pine Township, where they lived for
several years and finally removed to South Shenango, where
they died. They had eleven children, of whom six are
now living: Robert, William F., Eliza, Nancy, Samuel M.
and Sarah. The subject of this sketch has been
twice married; his first wife was Rachel Collins,
by whom he had eleven children, eight now living:
William A., James H., Margaret E., Nancy A., Sarah E., Isaac
M., Robert A. and Vestine. His present wife
was Mrs. Hannah (Ferris) Reynolds, widow of Samuel
Reynolds. Mr. Cunningham has
lived since 1824 on his present farm, all of which he has
cleared and improved. He has been a noted hunter,
having killed over 3,000 deer and many bears and catamounts.
He never knew what fear was in hunting expeditions, although
he has been in several tight places. For a man of his
years our subject enjoys good health, though he is now
nearly blind. In politics he has always been a Democrat.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 906 |
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