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BIOGRAPHIES
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 HISTORY of CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Bloomfield
Twp.
WALTER R. and SAMUEL M. LINDSAY,
tinsmiths, Riceville, are natives of Mercer County, Penn.;
sons of Robert and Adeline Lindsay, natives of
Venango County, Penn., who were parents of six children who
grew to maturity, and of their family Finley was
killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va.; Samuel,
a soldier of the Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteer
Infantry, was wounded at the second battle of Bull Run, and
was honorably discharged on account of same. He came
to Riceville in 1866, where he still resides.
Walter R. Lindsay learned the trade of tinsmith at
Meadville, Penn., and settled in Riceville in 1862. He
was married Apr. 11, 1867, to Mary A. daughter of
John H. and Mary (Brown) Dickson, of Blooming
Valley. By this union were born Mabel E., Letillia
E. and Wane (deceased). The subjects of
this sketch, upright, enterprising business men, have always
been active in public affairs, holding all the official
positions in their borough.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 793 |
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Sadsbury Twp.
JAMES LINDSEY, farmer, P. O. Evansburg,
was born Apr. 7, 1832, in Sadsbury Township, this county,
son of Jacob and Sarah (Stevens) Lidnsey, who were
parents of four children, viz.: Mary, Laura, Cyrus
and James (our subject). They are all single
and live on the home farm, one mile west of Evansburg.
The brothers are both Democrats in politics.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 989 |
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North
Shenango Twp. -
NATHAN S. LINN, farmer, P. O.
Espyville, was born in this township, Jan. 8, 1819, son of
Andrew and Theadate (Buell) Linn. His father
was a native of New Jersey, and a son of Alexander Linn,
who died in New Jersey, and whose widow, Hannah Linn
{nee Armstrong), with a family of five children,
settled in what is now North Shenango Township, this county,
in 1800, locating on the farm now divided and owned by
Joseph and Joseph A, Linn. The children of
Alexander and Hannah Linn were—John, Polly, Euphemie,
Andrew, George and Joseph. Andrew
married Theadate, daughter of Ezra and Dorothy
(Sanborn) Buell, of Kinsman Township, Trumbull Co.,
Ohio, by whom he, had nine children: Nathan S.; Minerva,
now Mrs. Jacob Martin; Ezra B.; Sarah L., now
Mrs. Jacob Frey; Hannah, now Mrs. John T. Hitchcock;
Elizabeth, now Mrs. J. R. Andrews; Joseph; Maryette,
deceased, and
Andrews, deceased. The subject of this sketch was
reared in North Shenango Township, where he has always
resided, and was educated in the common schools. He
was married Oct. 23, 1844, to Rachel, daughter of
Aaron H. and Sisson (Fowler) Herriott, and
grand-daughter of Sidney Herriott, who settled in
North Shenango Township in 1799. By this union there
were six children: Cyrus H., Aaron H. (deceased),
George A. (deceased), Milton H. (deceased),
Charles H. (deceased), and Julian K. Mr. Linn
has lived since the spring of 1845 on the farm where he now
resides, all of which he has cleared and improved. Both he
and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Our subject has served the township as Justice of the Peace
two terms; in politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 908 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
AARON T. LONG, butcher, Cambridgeboro,
was born in Cambridge Township, this county, July 13, 1834;
son of Jacob and Ann (Wolf) Long, who came from
Lebanon County, Penn., and settled in this township about
1828. Jacob Long had eight children,
three of whom are living, viz.: Harriet, wife of
Frank Maxwell; Margaret M., wife of
John Terrill; and Aaron T. Our subject was
married Nov. 26, 1863, to Lucretia, widow of Henry
C. Long, by whom she had three children, two now living:
Edward D., now in Wisconsin, and George C., of
East Saginaw, Mich. (George C. was married Sept. 24,
1884, at East Saginaw, Mich., by Rev. W. Spencer, to
Miss Leona Zeron, of Port Dover, Ontario. She
is a daughter of Zera and Phebe (Carter) Rockwell,
who settled in Cambridge Township in 1817.) By this
union there are two children: Clara E. and Flora
A. Mr. Long had always followed
agricultural pursuits until 1877, when he sold his farm and
located in Cambridgeboro, and has since been engaged in
butchering. He has been Supervisor of his township,
Judge and Inspector of Election. In politics he is a
Democrat. Mr. Long, wife and eldest
daughter are members of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 810 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
MATTHEW H. LUSE, Justice of the Peace,
Cambridgeboro, was born in Warren County, Penn., Dec. 11,
1844; son of Israel and Elizabeth (Tuthill) Luse, of
that county. Israel Luse, who was a son
of Shubel Luse and a native of Vermont, was
lost at sea in 1849, while on a voyage to California.
Elizabeth, his wife, a native of Warren County, died
in 1851. Our subject came to this county in 1859,
locating at Meadville, where he learned the trade of
carriage-painter. At the age of sixteen he enlisted in
the war of the Rebellion, going out in Company I, Second
Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was in the battles of Opequan,
Va., Cedar Mountain, Seven Pines, Gettysburg, Mine Run, the
Wilderness, second battle of Bull Run, and other
engagements. He was taken prisoner at the second
battle of Bull Run and paroled on the field. In 1864
he was again taken prisoner, at Petersburg, and after nine
months' confinement in Libby, Andersonville, Savannah and
Millen prisons, was exchanged, and he then rejoined his
regiment at Petersburg. He enlisted Oct. 6, 1861, and
was honorably discharged July 13, 1865. Our subject
was married Apr. 20, 1874. to Sarah, daughter of Charles
P. and Margaret (Baugher) Penoyer, of Cambridgeboro.
By this union were born two children, Charles
(deceased) and Ernest. Mr. Luse
located in Cambridgeboro in 1873. In 1881 he was
appointed Justice of the Peace, to fill an unexpired term,
and was elected in 1882 for a term of five years. In
politics he is a Republican. Mr. Luse
and wife are members of the Congregational Church; he is a
member of the I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W., K. of H. and G. A.
R.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 810 |
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