John Frederick Gearhart1

M, #1471, b. 1754, d. 1840
FatherMordecai Gearhart b. bt 1721 - 1730
Last Edited20 Nov 2022
     John Frederick Gearhart was born in 1754 at Frederick Co., Maryland, USA.2 He married Catherine Gray, daughter of Peter Gray Sr. and Eve/Eva Ann Kreider, in 1784 at Frederick Co., Maryland, USA.3,4

John Frederick Gearhart was buried in 1840 at Union Cemetery (Mud Church), Phillipsburg, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
From FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     1754, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
     DEATH     1840 (aged 85–86), Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Wife: Catharine Gray Gearhart
     Children: Jacob S.(1788-1866); John (1789-1871); Christian Albert (1798-1867); Adam Gearhart (1800-1878); Catherine Thompson (1802-1850); Isaac Elias born 1797-1860 married M. Ream ; Eve Gray born 1807 married Benjamin; Peter; Susanna; and Betsy.
     *Service Source: Pennsylvania State Archives, 2nd Series, Volume 13, Page 378 Revolutionary War ~ Ensign, 4th Battalion, Lancaster County Militia , Lt. Col. ~ Jacob Cooke, 3rd Company Captain ~ George Ganttz, Lieutenant ~ Philip Arnold, Ensign ~ John Gearhart
     *From the Entry for Great-Grandson Peter Gearhart in the Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: including the counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion, 1898, JH Beers, page 817
     "Mr. Gearhart is of German descent, and his ancestors were early settlers in Pennsylvania. John Gearhart, great-grandfather of our subject, emigrated from Germany about the middle of the seventeenth century, and settled at Baegler Run, Penn. He married a Miss Gray, and to this union were born ten children: Nanly, Jacob S. , John, Adam, Christ, Lias, Peter, Eve Betsey, Susan Nancy and Catherine. Grand- father Jacob S. Gearhart, who was born in Pennsylvania, became one of the pioneers of Decatur township, Clearfield county, clearing a farm where he made his home until his death, which occurred in 1865; his wife. Mary (Flegal), died in 1885."
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Catherine Gray Gearhart 1767–1864
     Children
      Jacob S. Gearhart 1788–1866
      John Gearhart 1789–1871
      Isaac Elias Gearhart 1797–1860
      Christian Albert Gearhart 1798–1867
      Adam Gearhart 1800–1878
      Catharine Gearhart Thompson 1802–1850
     Inscription: John Gearhart Ensign 3rd Co 4th Batt, PA Milita 1754-1840
     Foot Stone: Revolutionary Soldier John Gearhart 1754-1840 Placed by Moshannon Chapter D.A.R.
     BURIAL     Union Cemetery (Mud Church), South Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Maintained by: cbb
     Originally Created by: moshannon
     Added: 3 Jul 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial 92970764.2
John Frederick Gearhart died in 1840 at Phillipsburg, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.2
      ; per Swoope [1911:343]: "John Gearhart, emigrated from Germany about the middle of the seventeenth (sic) century. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, afterward settled at Buffalo Run, Centre Co., Pa. He married Miss Catharine Gray, who lived to the age of 97 (sic) years . To John and Catharine were born 10 children, whose names were as follows, - Jacob, John. Adam, Christ, Elias, Peter, Susanna, Eve, Betsey and Catharine. These have all died long age. (had to have meant Eighteenth century as he, John, was born 1754) (her birth in 1767 or 1769 and death in 1848 make her about 80 years old.)4"

; Catherine (1769-1846), m 1781 John Gearhart (1754-1840) came to Half Moon Valley, PA 1788: farmer and surveyor: ens. Lancaster Co. militia. (Mordecai from Alsace-Lorraine to Pa., had 7 sons in battle of Germantown, Am Rev.): (this entry follows 6-Peter[rin 66] & 7-John Gray[rin 174]) 1942.5

.6

John Frederick Gearhart began military service at Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania, USA, ENSIGN IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 3rd Co., Lancaster Co. Militia. Also 4th Battallion, Lancaster Co. Militia. Marriage, 7735607, Sheet 39, Source Call 1126185 BURIED: OLD UNION CEMETERY, PHILLIPSBURG, CLEARFIELD, PA Served in the revolutionary War with 6 of his brothers. #7735607, SHEET #31, SOURCE CALL #1126185. John Frederick Gearhart was also known as John Gearhart. He was a mentioned with Thomas Downing in January 1803; from Linn [1883:308]: "To January term, 1803, Michael T. Simpson brought the ejectments under what was known in the neighborhood as the London Land Company's claim against citizens of Half-Moon township. Among the defendants were Caleb Way, Jacob Taylor, John Thompson, Frederick Doughman, Abraham elder, Isaac Moore, Thomas Moore, Elijah Moore, John spencer, Thomas Kirk, Benjamin Fenton, Harmon Fagan, Thomas downing, Peter Gray, Sr., Peter Gray, Jr., John Gray, John Gearhart, David Runk, John Whitson, Hezekiah Bye, Naomi Way, George Williams, James Scott, Thomas Hicks, Jacob Hicks, William Kelly, John Richards, John Doughman, and Andrew Shivery. John Thompson died in 1806 and May 22d a verdict was found for the defendants and judgment for all the defendants was entered May 16, 1807. A final arrangement was made July 15, 1809, under which the settlers agreed to pay three dollars per acre for a release of the Simpson title."

Family

Catherine Gray b. bt 1767 - 1769, d. 1864
Children

Citations

  1. [S1387] Cheryl Gearhart, "Gearhart email 30 Jul 2002 "Picnic Photo.B - sent previously"," e-mail message from e-mail address (unknown address) to Gregory A. Vaut, 30 July 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Gearhart email 30 Jul 2002."
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2019), memorial page for John Frederick Gearhart (1754–1840), Find A Grave Memorial no. 92970764, citing Union Cemetery (Mud Church), Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by cbb (contributor 48132450) at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92970764/john-frederick-gearhart. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  3. [S691] Richard C. Glenn, Some Early Families of Centre County, Pennsylvania (Mainly from Half Moon, Patton, Ferguson, and College Townships) (916-428-7238 Sacramento, CA 958237736 East Parkway: Richard C. Glenn, "assembled 1980-1988"). Hereinafter cited as Glenn [1988] Early Families of Centre Co., PA.
  4. [S1] Jr. Roland D. Swoope, Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), p343. Hereinafter cited as Swoope [1911] 20th Cent History Clearfield Co PA.
  5. [S20] F.I.A.G., editor Frederick Adams Virkus, Compendium of American Genealogy, 6 Volumes. (Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Co., 1925-), Vol VII, p 234. Hereinafter cited as Compendium of American Genealogy.
  6. [S691] Richard C. Glenn, Glenn [1988] Early Families of Centre Co., PA, p. 2.

Nora Gray1

F, #1472, b. between 1867 and 1870
FatherSamuel T. Gray1 b. 24 Jul 1824, d. 18 Sep 1899
MotherHarriet N. Hutchison1 b. 25 May 1825, d. 25 Jun 1893
Last Edited18 Jun 2014
     Nora Gray was born between 1867 and 1870.
      ; Person Source.2

Nora Gray was listed as a resident in Samuel T. Gray and Harriet N. Hutchison's household in the census report on 9 June 1880 at U. S. Census, Patton Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 285-D, lines 23-31, dwelling 97, family 98
     23 GRAY, Samuel T. W M 55 [1825] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     24 " , Harriet W F 53 [1827] Wife Married Keeping house PA PA PA
     25 " , William W M 19 [1861] Son Single At School PA PA PA attended school
     26 " , Annie W F 18 [1862] Daughter Single At School PA PA PA attended school
     27 " , Minnie W F 15 [1865] Daughter Single PA PA PA attended school
     28 " , Nora 11 W F [1869] Daughter Single PA PA PA attended school
     29 " , Samuel W M 7 [1873] Son Single PA PA PA attended school
     30 GUMMO, Andrew W M 21 [1859] Servant Single Farm Laborer PA Germany Germany
     31 WOODRING, Miranda W F 17 [1863] Servant Single Servant PA PA PA.3

Citations

  1. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), p. 105. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  2. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, p105
    Lists her name only.
  3. [S2674] 1880 Federal Census, 1880 Census PA Centre Co Patton Twp, Year: 1880; Census Place: Patton, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1112; Family History Film: 1255112; Page: 285D; Enumeration District: 229; Image: 0573
    Info: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=29055763
    Image: http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4244282-00575?pid=29055763&backurl=//search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DrKg1324%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1880usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DSamuel%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DGray%26gsln_x%3DNP_NN_NS%26msrpn__ftp%3DPatton,%2520Centre%2520County,%2520Pennsylvania,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D541%26msrpn_PInfo%3D7-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C41%257C0%257C541%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26_83004003-n_xcl%3Df%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dv51%26pcat%3DUSFEDCEN%26fh%3D1%26h%3D29055763%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rKg1324&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true.

John Liggett

M, #1473, d. 1857
Last Edited8 Jun 2014
     John Liggett married Susannah Neff.1,2

John Liggett died in 1857 at St. Louis, Missouri, USA; per Beers [1898] p. 130: "...while en route to Kansa prospecting in that State for a future home."2
      ; per Beers [1898] pp. 129-130: "
The Liggetts were originally from the North of Ireland and of Scottish-Irish stock. On coming to America they settled in Virginia, and from there moved to Washington Co., MD, whence came George, John and Absalom Liggett (brothers) into Bald Eagle Valley, then Northumberland county, now Centre county, PA.......date not known but...being as early as 1760 or the decade folowing. ...John died in 1857 in St. Louis, Mo while enroute to Kansas, prospecting in that state for a future home. .....came from Maryland, were slave owners, and brought some with them on coming to Bald Eagle Valley....."2

Family

Susannah Neff b. 1800, d. 1887
Children

Citations

  1. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), p. 129. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  2. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, pp. 129-130.

Susannah Neff

F, #1474, b. 1800, d. 1887
Last Edited8 Jun 2014
     Susannah Neff married John Liggett.1,2
Susannah Neff was born in 1800.
Susannah Neff died in 1887.3
      ; Person Source.4

Susannah Neff appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 in the household of Isaac S. Gray and Sarah E. Liggett at Patton Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Next door to Jacob Gray.
p. 284-A, Lines 40-49, Dwelling 74; Family 75
     40 GRAY, Isaac W M 46 [1834] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     41 " , Sarah W F 43 [1837] Wife Married Keeping house PA PA PA
     42 " , Lulu S. W F 16 [1864] Daughter Single PA PA PA
     43 " , Ruth E. W F 11 [1869] Daughter Single PA PA PA
     44 " , Esther C. W F 6 [1874] Daughter Single PA PA PA
     45 THOMPSON, John W M 27 [1853 Nephew Married
     46 MCDONALD, Alexander W M 17 [1863] Servant Single Farm Laborer PA PA PA
     47 BUMGARDNER, William W M 15 [1865] Servant Single Farm Laborer PA PA PA
     48 HOLT, Amanda W F 22 [1858] Servant PA PA PA
     49 LIGGET, Susanna W F 80 [1800] Mother in law Widowed PA PA PA.

Citations

  1. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), p. 129. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  2. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, pp. 129-130.
  3. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, p. 130.
  4. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, p129/130
    Biography of Issac Gray lists names of his wifes parents. Died in May 1887, aged 87 at beech Creekl, in the home of her son John...

Benjamin Liggett

M, #1475, b. 1832
FatherJohn Liggett1 d. 1857
MotherSusannah Neff b. 1800, d. 1887
Last Edited8 Jun 2014
     Benjamin Liggett was born in 1832.
      ; Person Source.2

Citations

  1. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), pp. 129-130. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  2. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, p129
    ...Benjamin, now (1898) sixty-five years of age...

John Liggett

M, #1476, b. 1834
FatherJohn Liggett1 d. 1857
MotherSusannah Neff b. 1800, d. 1887
Last Edited8 Jun 2014
     John Liggett was born in 1834.
      ; Person Source.2

Citations

  1. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), pp. 129-130. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  2. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, p129
    ...John, ages sixty three...

Fisher D. Liggett

M, #1477, b. 1840
FatherJohn Liggett1 d. 1857
MotherSusannah Neff b. 1800, d. 1887
Last Edited8 Jun 2014
     Fisher D. Liggett was born in 1840.
      ; Person Source.2

Citations

  1. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), pp. 129-130. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  2. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, p129
    ...Fisher D. a resident of Canton, Ohio, aged fifty-seven.

Fisher Liggett

?, #1478
FatherJohn Liggett1 d. 1857
MotherSusannah Neff b. 1800, d. 1887
Last Edited8 Jun 2014
      ; Person Source.2

Citations

  1. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), pp. 129-130. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  2. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, p129
    ...Fisher D. a resident of Canton, Ohio, aged fifty-seven: three died in infancy, namely Fisher, Elizabeth and one whose name is not given.

Elizabeth Liggett

F, #1479
FatherJohn Liggett1 d. 1857
MotherSusannah Neff b. 1800, d. 1887
Last Edited8 Jun 2014
      ; Person Source.2

Citations

  1. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), pp. 129-130. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  2. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, p129
    ...Fisher D. a resident of Canton, Ohio, aged fifty-seven: three died in infancy, namely Fisher, Elizabeth and one whose name is not given.

(?) Liggett

?, #1480
FatherJohn Liggett1 d. 1857
MotherSusannah Neff b. 1800, d. 1887
Last Edited8 Jun 2014
      ; Person Source.2

Citations

  1. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), pp. 129-130. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  2. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA, p129
    ...Fisher D. a resident of Canton, Ohio, aged fifty-seven: three died in infancy, namely Fisher, Elizabeth and one whose name is not given.

Joseph Kreider

M, #1481, b. 25 December 1773, d. 16 August 1821
ChartsAncestors - George Ruben MEEK
ReferenceEDV5
Last Edited28 Sep 2017
     Joseph Kreider married Eve Rumberger.1
Joseph Kreider was born on 25 December 1773.2
Joseph Kreider died on 16 August 1821 at Warrior's Mark Township, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 47.2
Joseph Kreider was buried after 16 August 1821 at Rumberger Cemetery, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Dec. 25, 1773
     Death:      Aug. 16, 1821, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     47 years 7 months 22 days
     Birth date calculated from death date.
     Family links: Children:
      Mary Kreider (____ - 1833)*
      Henry Kreider (1793 - 1878)*
      Elizabeth Kreider Beck (1806 - 1883)*
      Lydia Ann Kreider Buck (1816 - 1867)*
     Burial: Rumberger Cemetery, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Maintained by: KAH
     Originally Created by: Della Goss
     Record added: Jul 05, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 132369067.2
      ; Vol VII, Pg 234: Peter ( d 1817) from Md. to Centre Co., Pa., 1788; m ca 1760, Eve Crider or Kreider (f Jos (d 1821) m Eve -); 1942.3

Joseph Kreider left a will; book 2, pg 319: Huntingdon Co., PA Probate on 17 Sep 1821 Mentions wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters. Henry, Joseph & John, youngest son Joseph, widow Eve, Elizabeth the oldest daughter. also states 2 youngest sons & 4 daughters. 4 JUL 1821.4 EDV-5.

.5 Joseph Kreider was also known as Joseph Crider.6

; Birth date is estimated from known death date.

Family

Eve Rumberger d. a 1821
Children

Citations

  1. [S978] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=luseaann, Lucille Chestnut (unknown location), downloaded updated 27 Nov 2001.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Joseph Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132369067. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  3. [S20] F.I.A.G., editor Frederick Adams Virkus, Compendium of American Genealogy, 6 Volumes. (Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Co., 1925-). Hereinafter cited as Compendium of American Genealogy.
  4. [S43] Joseph Kreider, Joseph Kreider Will (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
  5. [S691] Richard C. Glenn, Some Early Families of Centre County, Pennsylvania (Mainly from Half Moon, Patton, Ferguson, and College Townships) (916-428-7238 Sacramento, CA 958237736 East Parkway: Richard C. Glenn, "assembled 1980-1988"), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Glenn [1988] Early Families of Centre Co., PA.
  6. [S690] John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), p. 311. Hereinafter cited as Linn [1883] History Centre & Clinton Co PA.
  7. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Henry Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132367857
  8. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Mary Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132368089
  9. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Lydia Ann Kreider Buck: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60419607
  10. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Esther Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2429281&GRid=132368682&

Jacob S. Gearhart1

M, #1482, b. 27 January 1788, d. 9 February 1866
FatherJohn Frederick Gearhart2 b. 1754, d. 1840
MotherCatherine Gray2 b. bt 1767 - 1769, d. 1864
Last Edited5 Feb 2019
     Jacob S. Gearhart was born on 27 January 1788 at Osceola Mills, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, USA.3 He married Mary Flegal, daughter of Valentine Flegal and Christina Sensor, on 18 April 1808.3

Jacob S. Gearhart died on 9 February 1866 at Pennsylvania, USA, at age 78.3
Jacob S. Gearhart was buried after 9 February 1866 at Burial location unknown ;
From FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     27 Jan 1788, Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     9 Feb 1866 (aged 78), Pennsylvania, USA
     Father John Gearhart, b. 1754, Frederick County, Maryland, USA d. 1840, Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother Mary Catherine Gray, b. 1767, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1846, Decatur Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Married 1784 Frederick, Maryland, USA
     Married Mary Flegal, b. 6 Apr 1792, Frederick County, Maryland, USA d. 1885. Married 18 Apr 1808
     Children:
     1. John L. Gearhart, b. 9 May 1810, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1893
     2. Susan Gearhart, b. 24 Oct 1811, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1892
     3. Valentine Gearhart, b. 26 Jan 1814, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1890
     4. David S. Gearhart, b. 2 Jan 1816, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1863-1865
     5. Eliza Gearhart, b. 28 Dec 1821, Pennsylvania, USA d. Abt 1899, Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     6. Christianna Gearhart, b. 7 Apr 1819, Pennsylvania, USA Find d. Abt 1890
     7. Alexander Gearhart, b. 23 Sep 1823, d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Mary Gearhart, b. 12 Mar 1827-1828, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Dec 1908
     9. Cornelius Thompson Gearhart, b. 30 Dec 1825, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1913
     10. Rachel Annie Gearhart, b. 27 Feb 1830, Pennsylvania, d. 1895
     11. Jacob Smith Gearhart, b. 18 Mar 1832, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Francis Asbury Gearhart, b. 4 Jun 1837, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1913
     ?From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
     CEN: 1860 DECATUR, CLEARFIELD, PA. PG 163 PERS. VAL. - $6750. LAND VAL. $1072. ALL CAN READ & WRITE.
     OCC: FARMER
     1850 census STATE or TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Clearfield DIVISION: Decatur Twp. REEL NO: 768 PAGE NO: 341a
     REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 27th day of August 1850 by George Leech. house number 787
      Gearhart Jacob 62 M Farmer 5,000 Pennsylvania
           Gearhart, Mary 62 F Pennsylvania
      Gearhart, Valentine 35 M Farmer 300 Pennsylvania
      Gearhart, Mary 21 Pennsylvania
      Gearhart Rachel 19 F Pennsylvania
      Gearhart Jacob 17 M Farmer Pennsylvania
      Gearhart Frances 12 M Pennsylvania
     Family Members
     Parents
      John Frederick Gearhart 1754–1840
      Catherine Gray Gearhart 1767–1864
     Siblings
      John Gearhart 1789–1871
      Isaac Elias Gearhart 1797–1860
      Christian Albert Gearhart 1798–1867
      Adam Gearhart 1800–1878
      Catharine Gearhart Thompson 1802–1850
     Children
      Rachel Gearhart Good 1830–1894
     BURIAL     Unknown, Specifically: need location of body.
     Created by: jmvernal
     Added: 17 Mar 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 143834897.3
      ; CEN: 1860 DECATUR, CLEARFIELD, PA. PG 163 PERS. VAL. - $6750. LAND VAL. $1072. ALL CAN READ & WRITE. OCC: FARMER.

; Person Source.4,5,6

Family

Mary Flegal b. 7 Mar 1792, d. 1885
Children

Citations

  1. [S1387] Cheryl Gearhart, "Gearhart email 30 Jul 2002 "Picnic Photo.B - sent previously"," e-mail message from e-mail address (unknown address) to Gregory A. Vaut, 30 July 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Gearhart email 30 Jul 2002."
  2. [S1] Jr. Roland D. Swoope, Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), p343. Hereinafter cited as Swoope [1911] 20th Cent History Clearfield Co PA.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 February 2019), memorial page for Jacob S. Gearhart (27 Jan 1788–9 Feb 1866), Find A Grave Memorial no. 143834897, ; Maintained by jmvernal (contributor 47050384) Unknown, who reports a need location of body at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143834897/jacob-s_-gearhart. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  4. [S45] Cont. Grace H. Straton NSDAR, Family Bible Records, Gearhart (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), Jacob & Mary birth & marriage dates...birth dates for all children listed.
  5. [S44] Deed Books, Clearfield Co., PA: Jacob Gearhart & wife Mary deeded land in Decatur Twp, Clearfield Co., PA to William Wallace 19 Aug 1865 Mary signed with her mark (X), Jacob signed in his own hand. Also deeded land to William Wallace on 25 Oct 1865 SEP 1976, n.pub., n.p.
  6. [S4278] May Thompson Williamson, Our William Thompson of Ireland and Pennsylvania and Some Descendants (2017 reprint) (Markham, VA: The Apple Manor Press (reprint), 1941 (2017 reprint)), pg 116. Hereinafter cited as Williamson [1941] Our William Thompson.

Eve Rumberger1

F, #1483, d. after 1821
ChartsAncestors - George Ruben MEEK
ReferenceEDV5
Last Edited28 Sep 2017
     Eve Rumberger married Joseph Kreider.2

Eve Rumberger died after 1821.
     EDV-5.

; from Lydia Ann Kreider Buck's Find A Grave memorial: "Lydia is the daughter of Joseph and Eva (Eve) (Rumberger, Rumbarger, Ramberger, Romberger) Kreider. Her father and siblings are buried at the Rumberger Cemetery with the descendants of Eve's brother, George Bartholomew Ramberger (1776-1845) NOT the Rumberger Cemetery (also in Warriors Mark Twp) with the descendants of another brother of Eve's, Johannes Rumbarger (1774-1847)."1

Eve Rumberger left a will; Person Source.3

; Peter ( d 1817) from Md. to Centre Co., Pa., 1788; m ca 1760, Eve Crider or Kreider (f Jos (d 1821) m Eve -.)4

Family

Joseph Kreider b. 25 Dec 1773, d. 16 Aug 1821
Children

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Lydia Ann Kreider Buck: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60419607. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S978] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=luseaann, Lucille Chestnut (unknown location), downloaded updated 27 Nov 2001.
  3. [S46] Joseph Kreider, Will of Joseph Kreider (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), Mentions his wife and children.
  4. [S20] F.I.A.G., editor Frederick Adams Virkus, Compendium of American Genealogy, 6 Volumes. (Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Co., 1925-). Hereinafter cited as Compendium of American Genealogy.
  5. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Henry Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132367857
  6. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Mary Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132368089
  7. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Esther Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2429281&GRid=132368682&

John Kreider

M, #1484, b. 13 December 1813, d. 16 April 1830
FatherJoseph Kreider b. 25 Dec 1773, d. 16 Aug 1821
MotherEve Rumberger d. a 1821
Last Edited28 Sep 2017
     John Kreider was born on 13 December 1813 at Pennsylvania, USA.1
John Kreider died on 16 April 1830 at Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 16.1
John Kreider was buried after 16 April 1830 at Rumberger Cemetery, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Dec. 13, 1813
     Death:      Apr. 16, 1830, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     16 years, 3 months, 16 days
     s/o Joseph and & Eve
     Burial: Rumberger Cemetery, untingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Della Goss
     Record added: Jul 05, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 132368571.1
      ; Person Source.2

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, John Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132368904. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S46] Joseph Kreider, Will of Joseph Kreider (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), Mentions wife and children.

Joseph Kreider

M, #1485, b. circa 31 January 1805, d. 22 January 1832
FatherJoseph Kreider b. 25 Dec 1773, d. 16 Aug 1821
MotherEve Rumberger d. a 1821
Last Edited28 Sep 2017
     Joseph Kreider was born circa 31 January 1805 at Pennsylvania, USA; Date of birth calculated from age at death per FAG memorial.1
Joseph Kreider died on 22 January 1832.1
Joseph Kreider was buried after 22 January 1832 at Rumberger Cemetery, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      unknown
     Death:      Jan. 22, 1832
     26 years, 11 months, 22 days
     s/o Joseph and & Eve
     Burial: Rumberger Cemetery, untingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Della Goss
     Record added: Jul 05, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 132368571.1
      ; Person Source.2

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Joseph Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132368571. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S46] Joseph Kreider, Will of Joseph Kreider (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), Mentions wife and children.

Elizabeth Kreider

F, #1486, b. 31 March 1806, d. 13 November 1883
FatherJoseph Kreider1 b. 25 Dec 1773, d. 16 Aug 1821
MotherEve Rumberger d. a 1821
Last Edited28 Sep 2017
     Elizabeth Kreider was born on 31 March 1806 at Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA.2,3 She married Daniel Beck Jr., son of Daniel Beck Sr. and Catherine Krider, in 1826 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.1

Elizabeth Kreider died on 13 November 1883 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 77.2,3
Elizabeth Kreider was buried after 13 November 1883 at Center Line Lutheran Cemetery, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Mar. 31, 1806, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Death:      Nov. 13, 1883, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Birth day was calculated by age at death (77yrs, 7 mos, 13 days).
     Daniel & Elizabeth (Kreider) Beck had a daughter, Katherine Beck, who married Christian Buck (bur. Oak Ridge Cemetery, Unionville, Centre Co, PA). Katherine was born Sept 28, 1826 and died March 26, 1855, thirteen days after the birth of her youngest child, Katherine. She is buried in a cemetery "near Warriors Mark", PA according to a book on Buck Family genealogy. Katherine was most likely buried in either the Center Line Lutheran Cem, Centre Co, PA or the Beck Family Cemetery (aka Beck-Ale Cem.), Spring Mount, Warriors Mark twp, Huntingdon Co. PA. To date (Feb. 25, 2015) no stone has been located at either cemetery.
     Family links: Parents: Joseph Kreider (1773 - 1821)
     Spouse: Daniel Beck (____ - 1882)
     Children: Isaiah Beck (1843 - 1924)*
     Siblings:
      Mary Kreider (____ - 1833)*
      Henry Kreider (1793 - 1878)*
      Elizabeth Kreider Beck (1806 - 1883)
      Lydia Ann Kreider Buck (1816 - 1867)*
     Inscription: Wife of Daniel Beck
     Burial: Center Line Lutheran Cemetery, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Maintained by: KAH
     Originally Created by: Clancy Hassler
     Record added: Jun 07, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 70990960.3
      ; Person Source.4 Elizabeth Kreider was also known as Elizabeth Crider.1

Family

Daniel Beck Jr. b. 1796, d. 20 Nov 1882
Children

Citations

  1. [S690] John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), p. 311. Hereinafter cited as Linn [1883] History Centre & Clinton Co PA.
  2. [S691] Richard C. Glenn, Some Early Families of Centre County, Pennsylvania (Mainly from Half Moon, Patton, Ferguson, and College Townships) (916-428-7238 Sacramento, CA 958237736 East Parkway: Richard C. Glenn, "assembled 1980-1988"), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Glenn [1988] Early Families of Centre Co., PA.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Elizabeth Kreider Beck: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70990960. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  4. [S46] Joseph Kreider, Will of Joseph Kreider (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), Mentions wife and children.

Henry Kreider

M, #1487, b. 26 October 1793, d. 31 January 1878
FatherJoseph Kreider1,2 b. 25 Dec 1773, d. 16 Aug 1821
MotherEve Rumberger2 d. a 1821
Last Edited28 Sep 2017
     Henry Kreider was born on 26 October 1793.2
Henry Kreider died on 31 January 1878 at age 84.2
Henry Kreider was buried after 31 January 1878 at Rumberger Cemetery, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Oct. 26, 1793
     Death:      Jan. 31, 1878
     84 years, 3 months, 5 days.
     Birth date calculated from death date.
     Family links: Parents: Joseph Kreider (1773 - 1821)
     Siblings:
      Mary Kreider (____ - 1833)
      Henry Kreider (1793 - 1878)*
      Elizabeth Kreider Beck (1806 - 1883)*
      Lydia Ann Kreider Buck (1816 - 1867)*
     Burial: Rumberger Cemetery, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Della Goss
     Record added: Jul 05, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 132367857.2
      ; Person Source.3

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Joseph Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132369067. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Henry Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132367857
  3. [S46] Joseph Kreider, Will of Joseph Kreider (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), 4 sons, 2 daughters.

Jacob Kreider

M, #1488, b. 22 November 1807, d. 2 May 1810
FatherJoseph Kreider b. 25 Dec 1773, d. 16 Aug 1821
MotherEve Rumberger d. a 1821
Last Edited28 Sep 2017
     Jacob Kreider was born on 22 November 1807 at Pennsylvania, USA.1
Jacob Kreider died on 2 May 1810 at Pennsylvania, USA, at age 2.1
Jacob Kreider was buried after 2 May 1810 at Rumberger Cemetery, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Nov. 22, 1807, Pennsylvania, USA
     Death:      May 2, 1810, Pennsylvania, USA
     2 years, 5 months, 10 days
     s/o Joseph and & Eve
     Burial: Rumberger Cemetery, untingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Della Goss
     Record added: Jul 05, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 132369278.1
      ; Person Source.2

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Jacob Kreider: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132369278. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S46] Joseph Kreider, Will of Joseph Kreider (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), 4 sons, 2 daughters.

Fanny (?)

F, #1489, b. circa 1816
Last Edited3 Apr 1999
     Fanny (?) was born circa 1816 at Pennsylvania, USA.
      ; Person Source.1

Family

David Gray b. c 1814
Children

Citations

  1. [S23] 1850 Federal Census, 1850 Census PA, Armstrong Co., Copy in possession of Bruce Gray, Fanny, aged 34 yrs, born in PA.

Isaac Shepler

M, #1490
Last Edited16 May 2020

Family

Child

Elizabeth Steffey1

F, #1491, b. 28 May 1800, d. 27 June 1857
Last Edited5 Feb 2019
     Elizabeth Steffey was born on 28 May 1800 at Pennsylvania, USA.2 She married Christian Albert Gearhart, son of John Frederick Gearhart and Catherine Gray, on 22 September 1822.

Elizabeth Steffey died on 27 June 1857 at Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 57.2
Elizabeth Steffey was buried after 27 June 1857 at Manor Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
From FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     28 May 1800, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     27 Jul 1865 (aged 65), Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Leonard Steffey unknown–1850
      Elizabeth Steffey unknown–1857
     Spouse
      Christian Albert Gearhart 1798–1867
     Siblings
      Michael Steffey 1804 – unknown
      George W. Steffey 1804–1871
      Samuel Steffey 1809–1891
     Children
      George Washington Gearhart 1823–1878
      John S Gearhart 1826–1864
      Elizabeth Gearheart Kimberlin 1828–1903
      Sarah Jane Gearhart Stewart 1835–1911
     BURIAL     Manor Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     PLOT     Sect A Row 2 Grave 21
     Maintained by: cbb
     Originally Created by: Bryan Winter
     Added: 2 Mar 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial 25006324.2
     Her married name was Gearhart. Elizabeth Steffey was also known as Elizabeth Steffer.

Reference: For more information on the children of Christian and Elizabeth (Steiffey) Gearhart, see their Find a Grave memorials.2,1

Family

Christian Albert Gearhart b. 8 Jan 1798, d. 29 Mar 1867

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 February 2019), memorial page for Christian Albert Gearhart (8 Jan 1798–29 Mar 1867), Find A Grave Memorial no. 25006325, citing Manor Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by cbb (contributor 48132450) at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25006325/christian-albert-gearhart. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 February 2019), memorial page for Elizabeth Steffey Gearhart (28 May 1800–27 Jul 1865), Find A Grave Memorial no. 25006324, citing Manor Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by cbb (contributor 48132450) at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25006324/elizabeth-gearhart

Valentine Flegal

M, #1492, b. 1758, d. 1840
FatherJohann Valentine Flegal
Last Edited5 Sep 1997
     Valentine Flegal was born in 1758.
Valentine Flegal died in 1840.

Family

Christina Sensor
Children

John Gearhart1

M, #1493, b. 25 December 1789, d. 14 February 1871
FatherJohn Frederick Gearhart2 b. 1754, d. 1840
MotherCatherine Gray2 b. bt 1767 - 1769, d. 1864
Last Edited4 Feb 2019
     John Gearhart was born on 25 December 1789 at Decatur Township, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, USA.3 He married Lydia Shivery, daughter of Andrew Shivery, on 25 December 1810.3

John Gearhart died on 14 February 1871 at Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 81.3
John Gearhart was buried after 14 February 1871 at Phillipsburg Cemetery, South Phillipsburg, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
From FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     26 Dec 1789, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     14 Feb 1871 (aged 81), Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Veteran of the War of 1812
     Removed to Clearfield County in 1820
     Family Members
     Parents
      John Frederick Gearhart 1754–1840
      Catherine Gray Gearhart 1767–1864
     Spouse
      Lydia Shivery Gearhart 1792–1882 (m. 1810)
     Siblings
      Jacob S. Gearhart 1788–1866
      Isaac Elias Gearhart 1797–1860
      Christian Albert Gearhart 1798–1867
      Adam Gearhart 1800–1878
      Catharine Gearhart Thompson 1802–1850
     Children
      David G Gearhart 1812–1898
      Sarah Gearhart Goss 1814–1902
      Catherine Gearhart Goss 1816–1917
      John Shivery Gearhart 1818–1903
      Andrew Gearhart 1823–1896
      Jane Gearhart Peters 1826–1908
      Enoch George Gearhart 1827–1907
      Jacob B Gearhart 1835–1924
     BURIAL     Philipsburg Cemetery, South Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     PLOT     Section 8 Row 33
     Created by: Charles Patterson
     Added: 17 Dec 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial 63012646.3
      ; Stone: 82y 1m 20d.

; per Swoope [1911:343-4]: "John Gearhart, the second in order .... was born in 1789. He married Miss Lydia Shivery. He served in the War of 1812 and was there when his eldest son David was born. He moved to Clearfield Co. in 1820. He died in 1871 ... and his wife Lydia died at the age of 90 within a few days. To John and Lydia Gearhart were born eleven children, one dying in infancy, the other ten living to a ripe age, whose names are as follows, - David, Sarah, Catharine, who is yet living at the advanced age of 95, John S., the father of J. E. Gearhart, Susanna, Andrew, Jane, Enoch, Hannah, and Jacob, who is yet living."4

; Tonight I was in 1850 Clearfield Co, PA....... John and Lydia (Snivey) Gearhart were in Decatur Twp, with sons Andrew, Enoch, Jacob and daughter Hannah. Daughter Jane Anne, age 25, was married already, and living in Boggs Twp with husband Jonas H. Peters, age 29, and children Clarissa, 4, and William H, 1. (I had a hard time finding them; Jonas was in the index as "Jones")

Jonas and Jane lived next door to George W. Gearhart and wife Christina and two little children, and next to them was the family of John S. and Lydia Gearhart and their 4 children. (p. 335, 1850 census: Peters family #719; GW Gearhart, #720, John S #721)

I had been at a dead end with Jonas' family, but....... I found them! They were in Bradford Twp, Clearfied Co, family #691, John Peters (age 66,
b. PA), wife Ruth (55, b. PA) and children George, 28, and Elizabeth, 18. Living next door, family #690, was John Peters Jr, age 35, wife Sarah, 26, and 2 little children.5

; from Genforum:
     [quote]John Gearhart II was a farmer born 1789 in Half Moon Valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania. He married Lydia Shively, born in 1793. They joined the Methodist church of Phillipsburg in 1820.
     Elias Gearhart, a farmer and woodsmen, was born in 1798 near Oceola Mills, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Little Sandy Creek district near Worthvill, Winslow Township, Jefferson County where he married Mary Magdalene Ream, born 1799 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. They had nine children, John Frederick, Jack, Christopher, David, Lyle, Elisha, Catherine, Barbara Ann, Elizabeth and Mary Ann.
     Elias Gearhart from whom we are descended, helped organize the First Methodist Episcopal church in Winslow Township in 1846. He cut timber, and built rafts of logs on the snail creek and in high water would run than down to Red Bank Creek where they would be floated down to the river for coupling with more logs. The rafts then several hundred feet would be floated down to the sawmill at Pearts Eddy above Mosgrove where they built barges.
     Christopher born February 17, 1837. Married Alpha Etta Gaup who was born May 15, 1869. They had a daughter Myrtle Gearhart Loughry who lived at 31 North Brady St.Dubois, Pennsylvania. Barbara Ann married John Fisher. Elizabeth married a Selman. Mary Ann married James McLaughlin. David lived most of his life about Brookville, Jefferson County Pennsylvania and had a son Clyde who worked at the
local railroad station. He also had a daughter who married Everett Hall a Doctor of Falls Creek.
     Mary Magdalene Gearhart died in 1858. Elias X Gearhart died April 13, 1860 of blood poisoning from a foot cut with an axe while chopping wood. He was 62 years old.
     John Frederick Gearhart, the second son of Elias, was born on a farm near Worthville on Little Sandy Creek, Jefferson County Pennsylvania on September 2, 1825. He helped his father on the farm and with the woodcutting and rafting.
     On April 13, 1846 John Frederick Gearhart and Susanna Byrd of Greensburg, Westmoreland County were married. Susanna Byrd was born April 2, 1827. Other than being called a Yankee we know nothing of her ancestry. They settled on a farm that is currently (1958) owned by the Gould family. There they built a large red brick house of home made bricks that is still standing. It is said that he was a great horsemen, raising colts from his own brood mares and always owned one or more stallions. Born to John Frederick and Susana Byrd Gearhart were;
     Mary Ellen, November 13, 1846. She married John George Milliron, born 1844, a farmer and coal miner of Putneyville. He served in Company K, 6th regiment Pennsylvania H.A. during the Civil War. They lived on a farm adjoining the Gearhart homestead. Mary died in 1915, George in 1923. They are buried in the McCreas Furnace Evangelical Cemetery.
     Charles Simon, born May 1, 1848. Married Rose Williams February 8, 1873. They went to California and spent the remainder of their lives. There were several children, one daughter called May.
     James Randolph, Born February 14, 1850 on the Gearhart farm near Putneyville. Married Emmaline Miller, September 10, 1874. They went to Nebraska where he was an ordained Methodist Episcopal minister. They had Roy, Bessie and Ruth. Bessie married a Morrison. They spent their lives in Nebraska.
     Winfield Scott, born October 26, 1852 at the Gearhart farm near Putneyville. He went to school in Putneyville and married Anna Viola Mack, born January 29, 1854, at Colwells Furnace or the Cove. He was a licensed Methodist Episcopal minister in June 1881. He died June 11, 1915, and Anna Viola died May 9,1924. They are buried in the Brockport Cemetery near Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania.
     Elza Anna, born March 5, 1855. Married Henry Myers of Near Oak Ridge, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. He spent most of his life at coal mining. They lived all their lives about Oak Ridge. Eliza Anna Died 1924, Henry died 1928. They are buried in the Mt. Zion Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery near Oak Ridge.
     John Frederick, born February 9, 1857 at the family farm near Putneyville. He married Ida McDivitt, October 19, 1882. She was born April 17, 1860 near Luther City, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. He met her while working timber jobs in that vicinity. They spent their entire lives on a small farm about one and a half miles from Luther City near the cemetery where they are buried. He died July 26, 1920 and she died May 12, 1902.
     Sarah Ett, born January 6, 1859 at the Gearhart home near Putneyville. Married David Thomas July 14, 1881. They moved to Alvo, Oklahoma where they had two sons, Lazelle and Allen. Allen was in the printing business. Sarah died December 14, 1946.
     Arminta, born January 3, 1861, married Daniel West in 1886, who was born near Putneyville August 22, 1860. He farmed, mined coal and teamed. Also cut timber and helped on rafting. He mined coal the other side of New Bethlehem and walked to work while living above the Machining Dam. His son Sam now (1958) lives there. Arminta died August 8, 1904. Daniel died September 18, 1944. They are buried in the McCreas Furnace Evangelic cal Reformed Cemetery near Eddyville.
     Owen Wagner, born January 7, 1863 on the home farm near Putneyville. On September 10, 1885 he married Alvira Virginia Patton. She was born July 9, 1864 near Mosgrove Boggs Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. They met and courted during stopovers on return from landing rafts at Pearts Landing, 1 mile from the Patton home. Owen Wagner spent most of his life on a farm near Templeton, Boggs Township. He grew mostly potatoes and fruit. He raised beef cattle and also teamed at local jobs when they became available for the Gas Company. He helped organize the Templeton Methodist Church in 1907. Owen Wagner helped complete the foundation and raise the building, donating well over three thousand dollars and hundreds of men and team hours.
     Narcissus Corniela, born January 26, 1865, near Putneyville. On September 25, 1885 she married Boyd H. Putney who was born in Putneyville. He was a local merchant and they spent their lives in Putneyville. He died November 14, 1923. She died December 19, 1961.
     Elvia, born March 27, 1867 at the Gearhart home near Putneyville. Died January 8, 1885 of tuberculosis. She is buried next to her mother in the Putneyville Methodist Cemetery.
     Rhoda Byrd, born April 15, 1869 at the Gearhart farm, married August 15, 1888 at Putneyville to Phineheas Delbert Renyan born May 21, 1862 at Plumville, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Allegheny College. They lived in Ford City, Pennsylvania. Rhoda Byrd died January 17, 1938, Phineheas Delbert Renyan died January 1, 1944. They are buried in the Gibson Cemetery, West Moreland County
near Belle Vernon Pennsylvania.
     The first reunion of the John F and Susanna Byrd Gearhart family was held at their home near Putneyville January 25, 1878. The thirty second year of their marriage. Present were all 12 children, two son in laws and three daughter in laws and twelve grandchildren. Like his father, John Frederick Gearhart died of blood poisoning. His was from a wound in the hand when he tore it on a nail in the barn. He died March 24, 1892 and was sixty seven years old. Susana Byrd Gearhart died August 28, 1892.
     Owen Wagner and Alvira Virginia Gearhart from whom we are descended lived for some time after they were married on the Gearhart family farm near Putneyville. From there they moved to a small house on the Pence farm near where she was born. Soon after they moved to a farm about one and a half miles from Templeton, Pennsylvania which her father had bought. In 1903 Owen Wagner built a new house, currently (1956) occupied by his son Everett Gearhart. Raising beef cattle and colts, he grew apples and potatoes. The potatoes were sold at market in surrounding communities, while the apples were shipped by railroad to Vandergrift, Pennsylvania in wooden barrels. He was active in community affairs and served in several offices.
     Owen Wagner and his brother in law John R Patton algerined on the Allegheny River when the water was high. They worked from a flat bottom boat using pike poles. (A hardwood pole 2 inches in diameter, 15 feet long with two spikes at one end.) They would stick logs and take than to shore and tie than. It was the custom then that anything caught belonged to the ones who caught it if they tied it to the shore. It was a very dangerous and nerve wracking business. They caught enough logs to erect the barns and one house on the three farms John Patton had bought.
     Owen Wagner was a lover of good horses and prided himself on his stable. About 1920 he decided to keep purebred shorthorn cattle. He bought three registered heifers and a purebred bull. Only one heifer ever freshened and she stepped on the outside of his left ankle, stripping it to the bone for five inches. This would not heal and he suffered with it for seven years. He tried to help where he could going on crutches most of the time and riding a horse at others. On December 6, 1925 he entered Saint Margarets Hospital at Pittsburgh, where they amputated his leg above the knee. Gangrene set in and he died the third day in the hospital on December 10, 1925. Alvira Virginia Gearhart died January 2, 1933 at the family home near Templeton. They are buried in the Cochran Cemetery, Boggs Township, near the home where they spent most of their lives. He was 62 years old.
     John Kelly Gearhart, born June 19, 1887, the first son of Owen Wagner and Alvira Virginia Gearhart. Went to the one room eight grade school near the farm. Afterwards then the Dayton Normal Institute, a high school at Dayton Pennsylvania. After school he clerked in William Moores General Store at Mosgrove staying with the Moore family, 1903 - 1904. He taught at the Pine Grove School near Mosgrove one winter. Later worked at the Templeton Brick Works and stayed at the company boarding house. During this tine he was taking a correspondence course in Business, from the International Correspondence School of Meadville Pennsylvania.
     On July 15, 1889 he married Carrie Fair, a farmers daughter of near Adrian, Washington Township, Armstrong County Pennsylvania. They lived in Templeton where John Kelly opened a dry goods business, the first movie theater in the area and an A & P Store. In Templeton they had three children, Earl Fair, Newell Kelly and Francis Owen. The depression followed by a bad investment in the mushroom mine business ended in bankruptcy.
     John Kelly and Carrie moved to Tarentum, Pennsylvania where he went into business as a contractor, building and remodeling homes, heating systems and aluminum siding. Carrie died October 25, 1958. John Kelly died August 15, 1965 arid both are buried with their third son Francis Owen born September 30, 1917, who died November 5, 1918 of pneumonia, at Saint Marks Lutheran Church near Adrian, Pennsylvania. He was 78 years old.
     Earl Fair Gearhart, born March 13, 1911 in Templeton, Pine Township, where he went to the local school. Earl traveled extensively after a serving in the Pacific with the Army during the second world war. He married, Josephine Magnet in 1937, divorced in 1938. He married Fay Debris Coleman in 1945, divorced in 1945. Earl had no children. It could be said that Earl truly enjoyed life. He lived during the prohibition era and the mechanizing of America. After many years of wanderlust Earl reunited with his second wife Fay, in Erie, Pennsylvania. There he worked for the General Electric Company and provided a home for abandoned children. Earl died 1982, in Erie and is buried in the cemetery east of town overlooking the lake he loved to fish. He was 71 years old.
     Newell Kelly Gearhart, born May 28, 1914, second son of John Kelly and Carrie, attended grade school in New Brighton and Tarentum High School at Tarentum, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1935, he married Margaret Emma Morford, born September 18, 1916. Newell Kelly worked as a machinist and gauge maker. He worked at the Aluminum Company of America plant in New Kensington. They moved to Lock Port, New York in 1944 where Newell Kelly worked for the Niagara Chlorine and Margaret worked for Harrison Radiator. They returned to Tarentum Pennsylvania when Newell Kelly entered the Army Air Corps in May 1946. Discharged in April 1947.
     They had two children Robert Earl and John Roland. John Roland born September 20, 1939, died June 8, 1948 in an accident. He is buried in Mount Airy Cemetery, Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania.
     In 1949 Newell Kelly and Margaret Emma moved to Wyandotte, Michigan where he worked for Cadillac Motors in Detroit, then Chrysler Engine in Trenton, from which he retired in 1969. Margaret Emma worked for the Visiting Nurses Association and retired in 1973. Margaret Emma entered the Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan for surgery to remove a tumor of the brain 1985, the tumor removal left her blind. Newell Kelly a lover of the outdoors was an avid hunter and fisherman. entered the Wyandotte General Hospital for treatment of a badly bruised leg. He died two weeks later, May 4, 1986 at the Wyandotte General Hospital of heart failure brought on by an interaction of prescribed drugs. He was 73 years old. Margaret Emma died July 8 1998 at 82 years of age. Both Margaret and Newell are in the Michigan Memorial Cemetery in Flat Rock Michigan.
     Harry Alonzo Gearhart, 2nd son of Owen Wagner and Alvira, born November 27, 1889 at the farm home near Templeton Boggs Township, Armstrong County Pennsylvania. He attended the local eight grade school and the Dayton Normal Institute High School at Dayton Pa. From there he attended Grove City College, Grove City Pa. and two years of instruction at Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh Pa., from which he was ordained a Presbyterian Minister. He married Elizabeth Grace Davis of Altoona, Blair County Pennsylvania, October 5, 1918. They had 2 daughters, the first born July 26, 1924 and died February 26, 1926. No name is recorded. And Nancy Louise, unknown Birth Date, who married Harry B. McDougal August 19, 1949. They had three sons, Stephen Allen born September 26, 1957, Scott Edward born August 15, 1955 and Brian Robert born April 14, 1959. Harry Alonzo died May 28, 1961 as the result of an automobile accident.
     Auda May Gearhart, the only daughter of Owen Wagner and Alvira, born July 23, 1893 at the farm home near Templeton. Married Charles 0.Colwell September 2, 1933 at Lawson, Clarion County. They had a daughter Pauline born March 10, 1940 who married Alfred J. Cope. Auda May died November 23, 1980.
     Everett Earl Gearhart youngest son of Owen Wagner and Alvira Virginia was born April 1, 1899 at the farm home near Templeton. Married Myra A Rood July 26, 1923. Everett and Myra lived on the family farm near Templeton where they had five children. Charles Owen born October 17, 1924 died June 9, 1926 of pneumonia. Mason Edwin born October 12, 1927. Harry Alonzo born December 25, 1931. Donna Mae born May 1, 1937, Shirley Joan born April 12, 1941 and died September 28, 1973. Everett E. died May 31, 1984. Myra A. died November 2, 1983. [end quote]6

; John Gearhart and wife Lydia deeded land to John Shivery 10 Mar 1849 in Boggs Twp, Clearfield Co., PA John Grarhart and wife Lydia deeded land to Andrew Gearhart 10 Mar 1849 in Boggs Twp, Clearfield Co., PA SEP 1976.7

Family

Lydia Shivery b. 20 Feb 1792, d. 9 Jan 1882
Children

Citations

  1. [S1387] Cheryl Gearhart, "Gearhart email 30 Jul 2002 "Picnic Photo.B - sent previously"," e-mail message from e-mail address (unknown address) to Gregory A. Vaut, 30 July 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Gearhart email 30 Jul 2002."
  2. [S1] Jr. Roland D. Swoope, Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), p343. Hereinafter cited as Swoope [1911] 20th Cent History Clearfield Co PA.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2019), memorial page for John Gearhart (26 Dec 1789–14 Feb 1871), Find A Grave Memorial no. 63012646, citing Philipsburg Cemetery, South Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Charles Patterson (contributor 47079939) at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63012646. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  4. [S1] Jr. Roland D. Swoope, Swoope [1911] 20th Cent History Clearfield Co PA, pp. 343-4.
  5. [S1383] Martha Grainger, "Martha Grainger email 23 Jul 2002," e-mail message from e-mail address (unknown address) to Gregory A. Vaut, 23 July 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Grainger email 23 Jul 2002."
  6. [S3729] Genealogy.com Website, online http://www.genealogy.com/, http://genforum.genealogy.com/gearhart/messages/1340.html. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy.com.
  7. [S44] Deed Books, Clearfield Co., PA, n.pub., n.p.

Christina Sensor

F, #1494
Last Edited5 Sep 1997
     Christina Sensor was born at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.

Family

Valentine Flegal b. 1758, d. 1840
Children

William Jerome Meek1

M, #1495, b. 1773, d. 16 April 1806
FatherCapt. George Meek2 b. 1741, d. bt 11 Mar 1801 - 19 Jan 1802
MotherRachel Herron b. 1748, d. bt 14 Jan 1822 - 13 Nov 1827
ChartsAncestors - George Ruben MEEK (#1)
Ancestors - George Ruben MEEK (#2)
ReferenceEDV3
Last Edited9 Nov 2018
     William Jerome Meek was born in 1773 at Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA; He lived on his father's farm in Huntingdon Co., PA.3 He married Elizabeth Breckenridge, daughter of Robert Breckenridge and Margaret Doak, before 1797
; Their oldest son, John B., was born in 1797.2
William Jerome Meek died on 16 April 1806 at Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA.4
William Jerome Meek was buried after 16 April 1806 at Graysville Cemetery, Graysville, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     1773, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     16 Apr 1806 (aged 32–33), Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Spouse: Elizabeth Brackenridge Meek (1779-1820)
     William Meek, son of George Meek (1741 - 1801) and Rachel Herron - at the time of William's birth, were living in Hopewell Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (now Cumberland County, PA).
Wikipedia info: "The General Assembly (legislature) of the Pennsylvania colony on January 27, 1750, created Cumberland County from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ........ ".
     "History of Centre County", 1883 by John Blair Linn, tells of George Meek, as part of a surveying party exploring part of Huntingdon County, PA after the Revolution. George Meek liked the area and then moved his family to Ferguson Township, Huntingdon County.
In 1800, Huntingdon County was split with Ferguson Township becoming part of Centre County.
     It is more likely that William Meek died in Centre County, PA. but I cannot say for sure.
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Elizabeth Brackenridge Meek 1779–1820
     Children
      John Breckenridge Meek 1797–1868
      George Washington Meek 1799–1877
      Reuben H Meek 1801–1873
      William Jerome Meek 1804–1877
     BURIAL     Graysville Cemetery, Graysville, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Faith Irwin
     Added: 26 Jan 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 64717681.4
     EDV-3.
Linn [1883:213]: "William Meek died early, leaving John B. Meek and four other children dependent upon the mother. She was a woman noted for great energy of character, untiring industry, and eminent piety..."5
Article published on Find A Grave - By J. Scott Shuey, Local Historian, Centre Co., PA
     "William Jerome Meek 1773-1806
     "William married Elizabeth Breckinridge, whose family had settled in Huntingdon county about three miles southeast of McConnellstown, on the road leading from Huntingdon to Bedford, and where the father, eldest sister and younger brother had been murdered by the Indians. He settled on that part of his father's tract now known as the David G. Meek farm, and died in 1806, leaving his wife and four sons and a daughter born three months after the father's death. The children were: John B., born June 5, 1797, died in Washington, D. C., November 28, 1868, George W., born September 14, 1799, died May 27 1877; Reuben H; William J; and Harriet Jane, who married James McCartney, and died in Bolivar, Penn., in 1881.
     "Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and representative Citizens, Etc." Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1898."4,6 He was a mentioned with Capt. George Meek at Citation; Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder; Chicago: J.H.Beers & Co., 1898, p. 124.
     "Capt. George Meek entered the service with his brothers. The father, Robert Meek, owned property in Cumberland county in 1761. The family of George Meek lived near Lewistown (now Mifflin county) in 1780, and he came into Centre county with James Harris on a surveying expeditionin 1784. On the 21st of January, 1790, he took up a tract of land in Ferguson township, which is still owned by the Meeks. His children were: mary, John, Robert, David, William, Sarah, Isabella and Jane.
     "William married Elizabeth Breckinridge, whose family had settled in Huntingdon county about three miles southeast of McConnelstown, on the road leading from Huntingdon to Bedford, and where the father, eldest sister and younger brother had been murdered by the Indians. He settled on that part of his father's tract now known as the David G. Meek farm, and died in 1806, leaving his wife and four sons and a daughter born three months after the father's death. The children were: John B., born June 5, 1797, died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1868; George W., born September 14, 1799, died May 27, 1877; Reuben H; William J; and Harriet Jane, who married James McCartney, and died in Bolivar, Penn., in 1881."6 William Jerome Meek was a witness Linn [1883:213]: "In July , 1779, the Breckenridge family, consisting of father, mother, two sons, - John and Thomas,k aged eighteen and sixteen years repectively, - a daughter of fourteen , another aged three years, and Elizabeth, then an infant at the breast, resided about three miles southeast of McConnellstown, in Huntingdon County, on the road from Huntingdon to Bedford, on the farm in 1856 occupied by Ludwig Hoover. John and Thomas had left the house, when the Indians came upon them, killed the father near the spring-house and the oldest daughter in the spring-house. The mother snatched the inant Elizabeth out of the cradle, and taking the other child up made her escape. She took the path towards Huntingdon, but lost it, and wandered about he woods with her children the entire day and night. Coming to a ryef+ield the next morning, she wrapped the infant in a part of her garments, laid it down, and proceeded to rub grains of rye for her starving child. Search was made for her, and late in the afternoon of the next day she was found on the edge of the rye-field with the one child, but anguish had so unsettled her mind she could not tell where the baby was laid. Late the next day she recovered sufficiently to tell where she had put the child, and it was found, not having suffered apparently, except its entire face was fly-blown. The infant recovered and became the wife of Wm. Meek. John Bredkenridge became a distinguished Presbyterian preacher and officiated for many years in the first Presbyterian Church built in Washing city."5
;
DNA Match of 4th cousin 1x removed (18 cM | 1 segments) with "Elaine Moore" and Ellen Downing (MEEK) VAUT - https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/0111eac4-0006-0000-0000-000000000000, descendant of William Jerome MEEK [1495] on ThruLines. See attached image.7,8,9
;
DNA Match of 4th cousin 1x removed (16 cM | 1 segments) with "twehner190" and Ellen Downing (MEEK) VAUT - https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/0111eac4-0006-0000-0000-000000000000, descendant of William Jerome MEEK [1495] on ThruLines. See attached image.10,11,12
;
DNA Match of 4th cousin 1x removed (9 cM | 1 segments) with "DianeCavanaugh829" and Ellen Downing (MEEK) VAUT - https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/00436a38-0002-0000-0000-000000000000, descendant of William Jerome MEEK [1495] on ThruLines. See attached image.13,14,15
William Jerome Meek is mentioned in the will of Capt. George Meek on 11 March 1801 at Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:1]: "page 12, GEORGE MEEK, Ferguson Twp., 11/3/1801-1/19/1802, wife Rachel. friend Jonathan Wales, eldest son Robert, son William, David, John. Youngest Dr. Sarah not 21, Dtr. Mary Steelly, Dtr. Isabell, Dtr. Jean. Ex: Wife & Thomas Ferguson. Witness: Thomas Ferguson, Joseph Diven, John Barron."16

Family

Elizabeth Breckenridge b. 1779, d. 21 Jul 1820
Children

Citations

  1. [S1379] Roger Carroll Breckenridge, "Breckenridge email 1 July 2002," e-mail message from e-mail address (1120 Rome Court, Apple Valley, MN 55124-4909, USA, Phone/FAX (952) 431-7999) to Gregory A. Vaut, 1 July 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Breckenridge email 1 July 2002."
  2. [S1695] Bellefonte Through the Years, online http://bellefonte.topcities.com/index.html, P Gray Meek Obituary: http://ourcitizens.topcities.com/Ma-Me/page2.html. Hereinafter cited as Bellefonte Through the Years.
  3. [S691] Richard C. Glenn, Some Early Families of Centre County, Pennsylvania (Mainly from Half Moon, Patton, Ferguson, and College Townships) (916-428-7238 Sacramento, CA 958237736 East Parkway: Richard C. Glenn, "assembled 1980-1988"), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Glenn [1988] Early Families of Centre Co., PA.
  4. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 November 2018), memorial page for William Jerome Meek (1773–16 Apr 1806), Find A Grave Memorial no. 64717681, citing Graysville Cemetery, Graysville, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Faith Irwin (contributor 47379950) at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64717681/william-jerome-meek. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  5. [S690] John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), p. 213. Hereinafter cited as Linn [1883] History Centre & Clinton Co PA.
  6. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), p. 124. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  7. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, "Elaine Moore" Family Tree and DNA match to Ellen Downing (MEEK) VAUT seen on Ancestry.com on 23 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/dna/tests/481126FC-B671-4235-BE60-A7F6245A701F/match/125CF2F4-8E81-4CF2-8D1A-9B7F13046E23. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Web Site.
  8. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, "Elaine Moore" ThruLines match to William Jerome MEEK [1495] seen on Ancestry.com 23 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-geneticfamily/thrulines/tree/222006741882:1030:113867916/for/481126FC-B671-4235-BE60-A7F6245A701F
  9. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, "Elaine Moore" profile seen Ancestry.com on 23 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/0111eac4-0006-0000-0000-000000000000
  10. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, "twehner190" Family Tree and DNA match to Ellen Downing (MEEK) VAUT seen on Ancestry.com on 23 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/dna/tests/481126FC-B671-4235-BE60-A7F6245A701F/match/D899574B-253F-4EA3-806B-24830BE0B249
  11. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, "twehner190" profile seen Ancestry.com on 23 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/00ba9d92-0003-0000-0000-000000000000
  12. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, "twehner190" ThruLines match to William Jerome MEEK [1495] seen on Ancestry.com 23 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-geneticfamily/thrulines/tree/222006741882:1030:113867916/for/481126FC-B671-4235-BE60-A7F6245A701F?startgid=76773540:9009:66
  13. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, "DianeCavanaugh829" Family tree and DNA match to Ellen Downing (MEEK) VAUT seen on 26 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/dna/tests/481126FC-B671-4235-BE60-A7F6245A701F/match/B7E51250-B9A6-46DB-AE99-B34959456BE2
  14. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, "DianeCavanaugh829" profile seen Ancestry.com on 23 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/00436a38-0002-0000-0000-000000000000
  15. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, "DianeCavanaugh829" ThruLines match to William Jerome MEEK [1495] seen on Ancestry.com 23 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-geneticfamily/thrulines/tree/222006741882:1030:113867916/for/481126FC-B671-4235-BE60-A7F6245A701F?startgid=76773540:9009:66
  16. [S15] Wills of Centre County, Pennsylvania (typescript). Seen on Ancestry.com; (n.p.: Typescript, 19 Jan 1939 (re-copied Dec 1967 by Mary Belle Lontz)), Synopsis of Will of George Meek: Will Book A, p. 12. Hereinafter cited as Fravel [1939] Wills of Centre Co PA.

Lady Alice de Lacy Countess of Lincoln and Salisbury1,2

F, #1496, b. 25 December 1281, d. 2 October 1348
FatherHenry de Lacy 3rd Earl of Lincoln1,3,2,4 d. bt 5 Feb 1310 - 1311
MotherMargaret de Longespee Countess of Salisbury5,2 b. c 1254, d. bt 1306 - 1310
Last Edited25 Jun 2003
     Lady Alice de Lacy Countess of Lincoln and Salisbury married Hugh de Frene Lord Frene.1
Lady Alice de Lacy Countess of Lincoln and Salisbury was born on 25 December 1281.1,4 She married Thomas (?) 2nd Earl of Lancaster, son of Edmund (Crouchback) of Woodstock (?) Knt., Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, Derby and Blanche (?) d'Artois, Queen of Navarre and Champagne, circa 1294
; her 1st husband.1,2 Lady Alice de Lacy Countess of Lincoln and Salisbury and Thomas (?) 2nd Earl of Lancaster were divorced in 1318; following Lady Alice's abduction 1317 by a knight, who also claimed the Earldom of Lincoln, together with that of Salisbury, in right of an alleged intimacy with her before her 1st marriage such that he was her actual husb, this being done allegedly with the knowledge of EDWARD II so as to heap obloquy on the Earl of Lancaster.)1,3,4 Lady Alice de Lacy Countess of Lincoln and Salisbury married Ebles le Strange 1st Lord Strange, son of Sir John V le Strange Knt., 1st Lord Strange of Knockyn and Maud de Walton, before 10 November 1324
; her 2nd husband.1
Lady Alice de Lacy Countess of Lincoln and Salisbury died on 2 October 1348 at age 66.1,4
      ; The Earl and Countess (Henry and Margaret) of Lincoln were survived by a single child, a daughter Alice, who married Thomas Earl of Lancaster (see SAINT DAVIDS, V, section Lineage (of Strange)). Even before Alice's death, which took place in 1348, EDWARD III had in 1337 granted a new creation of the Earldom of Salisbury to a completely unrelated person, acting on the assumption that the dignity had previously reverted to the Crown. This assumption seems to have been based partly on the fact that Alice's husband Lancaster had been attainted and thus suffered a judicial corruption of blood, partly on the fact that Alice had been compelled to surrender her inherited estates to the Crown on the occasion of the aforesaid attainder.6

Family 1

Hugh de Frene Lord Frene

Family 2

Thomas (?) 2nd Earl of Lancaster b. bt 1276 - 1278, d. 22 Mar 1322

Family 3

Ebles le Strange 1st Lord Strange d. 8 Sep 1335

Citations

  1. [S1396] Burke's Peerage & Gentry Web Site, online http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/peerageandgentry/sitepages/home.asp, Saint Davids Family Page. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage & Gentry Web Site.
  2. [S1429] Unknown compiler, Notable British Families 1600s-1900s from Burke's Peerage., CD-ROM (n.p.: Broderbund Software Company, 1999), Notable British Families, Burke's "Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages" (Gen. Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1985 reprint of 1883 edition), D'Evereux - Earls of Salisbury, p. 168. Hereinafter cited as Notable British Families CD # 367.
  3. [S1426] Jiri Louda (Tables) and Michael Maclagan (text), Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe (New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 2002), Table 4: England - Last Plantagenets. Hereinafter cited as Louda & Maclagan [2002] Lines of Succession.
  4. [S1438] Miroslav Marek, online http://genealogy.euweb.cz/index.html, unknown author (e-mail address), downloaded updated 15 May 2003, Anjou 3 page (The House of Anjou): http://genealogy.euweb.cz/anjou/anjou3.html
  5. [S673] David Faris, Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists: The Descent from the Later Plantagenet Kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, and Edward III, of Emigrants from England and Wales to the North American Colonies before 1701, English Ancestry Series, Volume 1, Second Edition (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999), LANCASTER 14:i, p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Faris [1999] - Plantagenet Ancestry.
  6. [S1396] Burke's Peerage & Gentry Web Site, online http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/peerageandgentry/sitepages/home.asp, Salisbury Family Page.

Rev. John Breckenridge Meek1

M, #1497, b. 5 June 1797, d. 28 November 1868
FatherWilliam Jerome Meek2 b. 1773, d. 16 Apr 1806
MotherElizabeth Breckenridge2 b. 1779, d. 21 Jul 1820
Last Edited26 May 2019
     Rev. John Breckenridge Meek was born on 5 June 1797 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.2 He married Rachel McGirk on 30 October 1820.1,3
Rev. John Breckenridge Meek married Sarah Elizabeth Noyes in 1857
;
His 2nd wife.
Ancestry.com - North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
     Name:     John Breckenridge Meek
     Gender:     Male
     Age:     71
     Birth Date:     1797
     First Marriage Date:     1857
     Death Date:     1868
     Father:     William Meek
     Mother:     Elizabeth Breckenridge
     Spouse:     Sarah Elizabeth Noyes
     Child:     Charlotte Elizabeth Meek
     Source Citation: Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 070 : 1908
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.4
Rev. John Breckenridge Meek died on 28 November 1868 at Washington, D. C., District of Columbia, USA, at age 71.2
Rev. John Breckenridge Meek was buried after 28 November 1868 at Meek's Cemetery, Fairbrook, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Jun. 5, 1797
     Death:      Nov. 28, 1868
     Family links:
     Parents
      William Jerome Meek 1773–1806
      Elizabeth Brackenridge Meek 1779–1820
     Spouse
      Rachel McGirk Meek unknown–1855
     Siblings
      Harriet Jane Meek McCartney unknown–1880
      George Washington Meek 1799–1877
      Reuben H Meek 1801–1873
      William Jerome Meek 1804–1877
     Children
      Harriet J Meek unknown–1851
      J M D Meek unknown–1854
      Charlotte T Meek 1829–1855
     Burial: Meek's Cemetery, Fairbrook, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Tom Whitehurst
     Record added: Nov 24, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 62119532.5
     He was a witness
Linn [1883:213]: "William Meek died early, leaving John B. Meek and four other children dependent upon the mother. She was a woman noted for great energy of character, untiring industry, and eminent piety..."2

; MEEK, JOHN B., died on the 28th of November, 1868, at his residence in Washington City. He was born in Centre County, June 5, 1797, and was the son of William Meek. His mother's name was Elizabeth Breckenridge, of whom the following interesting incident is authentic: In July, 1779, the Breckenridge family, consisting of father, mother, two sons, - John and Thomas, aged eighteen and sixteen years respectively, - a daughter of fourteen, another aged three years, and Elizabeth, then an infant at the breast, re-sided about three miles southeast of McConnellstown, in Huntingdon County, on the road from Huntingdon to Bedford, on the farm in 1856 occupied by Ludwig Hoover. John and Thomas had left the house, when the Indians came upon them, killed the father near the spring-house and the oldest daughter in the spring-house. The mother snatched the infant Elizabeth out of the cradle, and taking the other child up made her escape. She took the path towards Huntingdon, but lost it, and wandered about the woods with her children the entire day and night. Coming to a rye-field the next morning, she wrapped the infant in a part of her garments, laid it down, and proceeded to rub grains of rye for her starving child. Search was made for her, and late in the afternoon of the next day she was found on the edge of the rye-field with the one child, but anguish had so unsettled her mind she could not tell where the baby was laid. Late the next day she recovered sufficiently to tell where she had put the child, and it was found, not having suffered apparently, except its entire face was fly-blown. The infant recovered, and became the wife of Wm. Meek. John Breckenridge became a distinguished Presbyterian preacher, and officiated for many years in the first Presbyterian Church built in Washington City.
William Meek died early, leaving John B. Meek and four other children dependent upon the mother. She was a woman noted for great energy of character, untiring industry, and eminent piety. Under her care they received, by precept and example, the most valuable lessons to form their character and to guide them through life.
At the age of nineteen years John B. Meek professed religion, and for over forty years he was actively engaged as a local preacher in the Methodist Church. He was a member of the Legislature from Centre County in 1848-50, acted as chaplain himself, and in-troduced the rule for having the House of Representa-tives opened with prayer. He was the father of Harriet J. Meek, whose sweet poetical contributions to leading magazines made her name widely known, and whose death in 1856, at the early age of twenty-three, was deeply regretted.
In 1856 his health became seriously impaired, and be was advised to seek a warmer climate, and on the incoming of his personal friend, James Buchanan, to the Presidency he received an appointment at Washington City. This he filled until the Rebellion broke out, when he was appointed chaplain of Howard Hospital, which he filled with acceptability. At the close of the war he again found employment in public office.

(from John Blair Linn, "History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania", 1883, p. 213.)2 He was a mentioned with Capt. George Meek at Citation; Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder; Chicago: J.H.Beers & Co., 1898, p. 124.
     "Capt. George Meek entered the service with his brothers. The father, Robert Meek, owned property in Cumberland county in 1761. The family of George Meek lived near Lewistown (now Mifflin county) in 1780, and he came into Centre county with James Harris on a surveying expeditionin 1784. On the 21st of January, 1790, he took up a tract of land in Ferguson township, which is still owned by the Meeks. His children were: mary, John, Robert, David, William, Sarah, Isabella and Jane.
     "William married Elizabeth Breckinridge, whose family had settled in Huntingdon county about three miles southeast of McConnelstown, on the road leading from Huntingdon to Bedford, and where the father, eldest sister and younger brother had been murdered by the Indians. He settled on that part of his father's tract now known as the David G. Meek farm, and died in 1806, leaving his wife and four sons and a daughter born three months after the father's death. The children were: John B., born June 5, 1797, died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1868; George W., born September 14, 1799, died May 27, 1877; Reuben H; William J; and Harriet Jane, who married James McCartney, and died in Bolivar, Penn., in 1881."6

;
Descendancy report of Stephen McGirk (see attached) seen on Ancestry.com on 23 May 2019 at: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/28197321/person/12557495721/media/0a54ac44-7d30-42fd-88d6-41a289e2c502?_phsrc=OQU4034&usePUBJs=true.7 Rev. John Breckenridge Meek was Linn [1883:213]: "At the age of ninteen years John B. Meek processed religion, and for over forty years he was actively engaged as a local preacher in the Methodist Church." circa 1816 at Methodist Churc, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.8

Rev. John Breckenridge Meek and Rachel McGirk appeared in the census of 1840 at Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 105, line 1
     Name:     John B Meek
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     2 [1831-40] Frank 1834 Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     2 [1821-25] Wesley 1823, Fletcher? 1826
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1 [1791-1800] John 1797
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:     2 [1826-30] Harriett c1828, Charlotte T 1829
     Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:     1 [1791-1800] Rachel (McGirk) c1793
     Persons Employed in Agriculture:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     6
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     2
     Total Free White Persons:     8
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     8.9 Rev. John Breckenridge Meek was Linn [1883:213]: "He was a member of the Legislature from Centre County in 1848050, acted as chaplain himself, and introduced the rule for having the House of Representatives opened with prayer." between 1848 and 1850 at Pennsylvania State Legislature, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.8

Rev. John Breckenridge Meek and Rachel McGirk appeared in the census of 10 October 1850 at Huston Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
John is next door to his son, Wedley (lines 11-12).
p. 24-B, lines 11-12, dwelling 56, family 56
     11 MEEK, Westley A. 27 [1823] M Farmer PA
     12 " , Nancy J. 21 [1829] F PA
p. 24-B, lines 13-20, dwelling 57, family 57
     13 MEEK, John B. 53 [1797] M Farmer PA
     14 " , Rachel 57 [1793] F PA
     15 " , Helihere E. 24 [1826] F PA
     16 " , Harriett J. 22 [1828] F PA
     17 " , Charlotte R. 20 [1830] F PA
     18 " , Jno M. D. 18 [1832] M PA Attended School
     19 " , Francis A. 16 [1834] M PA Attended School
     20 THOMPSON, George 12 [1838] M PA Attended School.10 Rev. John Breckenridge Meek was Linn [1883:213]: "In 1856 hisd health became seriously impaired, and he was advised to seek a warmer climate, and on the incoming of his personal friend, James Bychanan, to the Presidency he recived an appointment at Washington City. This he filled until the Rebellion broke out..." between 1856 and 1860.8

Rev. John Breckenridge Meek and Sarah Elizabeth Noyes appeared in the census of 6 June 1860 at Ward 7, Washington, D. C., District of Columbia, USA;
p. 716, lines 19-23, dwelling 78, family 84
     19 MEEK, John B. 57 [1803] M Clerk $1000 PA
     20 " , Sarah E. 37 [1823] F MA
     21 CROMWELL Katia A. 14 [1846] F MD Attended School
     22 " , Lucy A. 12 [1848] F MD Attended School
     23 MEEK, Lottie E. 1/12 [May 1860] DC.11

Rev. John Breckenridge Meek began military service circa 1861 at U. S. Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA, Chaplain.12
;
Ancestry.com - U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
     Name:     Sarah E Meek
     Gender:     Female
     Place Filed:     District of Columbia, USA
     Relation to Head:     Widow
     Spouse:     John B Meek
     Source Citation: The National Archives at Washington, D.C; Washington, D.C; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288
     Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
     Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.12

Family 1

Rachel McGirk d. 23 Mar 1855
Children

Family 2

Sarah Elizabeth Noyes b. 1822, d. 6 May 1910
Child

Citations

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    Info: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61157&h=2421249&ssrc=pt&tid=28197321&pid=430012793838&usePUB=true
    Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290208-00166?pid=2421249&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D61157%26h%3D2421249%26ssrc%3Dpt%26tid%3D28197321%26pid%3D430012793838%26usePUB%3Dtrue&ssrc=pt&treeid=28197321&personid=430012793838&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.87734488.1133037577.1558008676-1607216142.1477229144. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Web Site.
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    Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8057/4409551_00220?pid=2780495&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D8057%26h%3D2780495%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D61157&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.19051768.1133037577.1558008676-1607216142.1477229144
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    Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4191086-00503?pid=4701295&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1850usfedcenancestry%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D4701295&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.57719146.1133037577.1558008676-1607216142.1477229144
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    Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7667/4211363_00152?pid=10569362&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1860usfedcenancestry%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D10569362&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.120740424.1133037577.1558008676-1607216142.1477229144
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    Info: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=civilwarpension&indiv=try&h=11053170
    Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/4654/32959_032986-01276?pid=1053170&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D4654%26h%3D1053170%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D61157&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.53131880.1133037577.1558008676-1607216142.1477229144
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George Washington Meek1

M, #1498, b. 14 September 1799, d. 15 May 1877
FatherWilliam Jerome Meek b. 1773, d. 16 Apr 1806
MotherElizabeth Breckenridge b. 1779, d. 21 Jul 1820
ChartsAncestors - George Ruben MEEK
ReferenceEDV2
Last Edited9 Nov 2018
     George Washington Meek was born on 14 September 1799 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; aged 51 in 1850 census.2,1 He married Rachel Barron, daughter of John Barron Sr. and Susannah Ferguson, in 1833
; Ancestry.com - North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 065 : 1907. Winifred Barron Meek Morris Lineage Record 64401:
     Name:     George W Meek
     Gender:     Male
     First Marriage Date:     1833
     Spouse:     Rachel Barron
     Child:     Susanna Mary Meek.3,4 George Washington Meek married Maria Chambers on 24 July 1860 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; his 2nd wife.5
George Washington Meek died on 15 May 1877 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 77.6
George Washington Meek was buried after 15 May 1877 at Meek's Cemetery, Fairbrook, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     14 Sep 1799, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     15 May 1877 (aged 77)
     h/o Rachael Barron Meek, Aged 76y
     Family Members
     Parents
      William Jerome Meek 1773–1806
      Elizabeth Brackenridge Meek 1779–1820
     Spouse
      Rachael Barron Meek 1801–1857
     Siblings
      John Breckenridge Meek 1797–1868
      Reuben H Meek 1801–1873
      William Jerome Meek 1804–1877
     Children
      David George Meek 1814–1917
      William E Meek 1835–1902
     Burial: Meek's Cemetery, Fairbrook, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Tom Whitehurst
     Record added: Nov 29, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 62317643.7
     EDV-2. He was a mentioned with Capt. George Meek at Citation; Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder; Chicago: J.H.Beers & Co., 1898, p. 124.
     "Capt. George Meek entered the service with his brothers. The father, Robert Meek, owned property in Cumberland county in 1761. The family of George Meek lived near Lewistown (now Mifflin county) in 1780, and he came into Centre county with James Harris on a surveying expeditionin 1784. On the 21st of January, 1790, he took up a tract of land in Ferguson township, which is still owned by the Meeks. His children were: mary, John, Robert, David, William, Sarah, Isabella and Jane.
     "William married Elizabeth Breckinridge, whose family had settled in Huntingdon county about three miles southeast of McConnelstown, on the road leading from Huntingdon to Bedford, and where the father, eldest sister and younger brother had been murdered by the Indians. He settled on that part of his father's tract now known as the David G. Meek farm, and died in 1806, leaving his wife and four sons and a daughter born three months after the father's death. The children were: John B., born June 5, 1797, died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1868; George W., born September 14, 1799, died May 27, 1877; Reuben H; William J; and Harriet Jane, who married James McCartney, and died in Bolivar, Penn., in 1881."8

George Washington Meek appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Next to George Y. Meek and same page as William J. Meek]
p. 106, line 22
     Name:     22 George W Meek
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:     2 [aft 1835] John b1837
     Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     1 [1831-35] William E. b1835
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1 [1791-1800] George W. b1799
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:     1 [aft 1835] unknown??
     Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:     2 [1801-10] Rachel b1801, unknown??
     Persons Employed in Agriculture:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     4
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     7
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     7.9

George Washington Meek and Rachel Barron appeared in the census of 12 November 1850 at Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 127A; Lines 11-18; Dwelling 1614; Family 1640
     11 MEEK, George W. 51 [1799] M -- Farmer $7,000
     12 " , Rachel 49 [1801] F
     13 " , William 15 [1835] M in school
     14 " , John 13 [1837] M in school
     15 " , Susannah 10 [1840] F in school
     16 " , David 5 [1845] M in school
     17 YOUNG, Catharine 16 [1834] F
     18 MEEK, James B. 11 [1839] M.10

George Washington Meek appeared in the census of 18 July 1860 at Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; (next door to an unknown George "Y." Meek family)
pp. 418-419; lines 36-40, 1; Dwelling 1105; Family 1137
     36 MEEK, George 61 [1799] M Farmer $18,000 $2,300 PA
     37 " , William 25 [1835] M Farm Laborer PA
     38 " , Susannah 19 [1841] F PA
     39 " , David G. 14 [1846] M PA
     40 LIGHTNER, Thomas 18 [1842] M Farm Laborer
     1 " , Cathurine 21 [1839] F Servant PA.11

George Washington Meek and Maria Chambers appeared in the census of 4 June 1870 at U. S. Census, Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Don't know who "Maria" is. A second wife?]
p. 436B, lines 15-20, dwelling 70, family 69
     15 MEEK, G. W. 70 [1800] M W Farmer $17220 $5267 PA
     16 " , Maria 57 [1813] F W Keeping House PA
     17 " , David G. 25 [1845] M W Farm Labout $300 PA
     18 YOUNG, Caty 36 [1834] F W House Labout PA
     19 MORTON, Richard 13 [1857] M W PA
     20 ALLEN, Nancy J. 11 [1859] F W PA.12

Family 1

Rachel Barron b. 7 Oct 1801, d. 29 Aug 1857
Children

Family 2

Maria Chambers b. 1810, d. 1895

Citations

  1. [S2315] Unknown record type, 1850 PA, Centre Co., Ferguson Township, Roll M432_763; Page: 127; Image: 256, p. 127, Dwelling 1614, Family 1640, line 11.
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    http://interactive.ancestry.com/61157/46155_b290202-00143/2374468?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/21156755/person/71000925422/facts/citation/343738138881/edit/record. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Web Site.
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    Image: http://interactive.ancestry.com/7667/4288523_00144?pid=26684854&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1860usfedcenancestry%26indiv%3dtry%26h%3d26684854&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true
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    Info: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&indiv=try&h=4203737
    Image: http://interactive.ancestry.com/7163/4278520_00147?pid=9676222&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3Dvaf900%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1870usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DDavid%2520G.%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DMeek%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1845%26msbpn__ftp%3DPennsylvania,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D41%26msbpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C41%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26_83004003-n_xcl%3Df%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dv51%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D9676222%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vaf900&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true.
  13. [S2315] Unknown record type, 1850 PA, Centre Co., Ferguson Township, p. 127, Dwelling 1614, Family 1640, line 13.
  14. [S690] John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), p. 284. Hereinafter cited as Linn [1883] History Centre & Clinton Co PA.
  15. [S2315] Unknown record type, 1850 PA, Centre Co., Ferguson Township, p. 127, Dwelling 1614, Family 1640, line 14.
  16. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Biddle Family Tree - James B Meek: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106966133/person/350055707450/facts
  17. [S2315] Unknown record type, 1850 PA, Centre Co., Ferguson Township, p. 127, Dwelling 1614, Family 1640, line 15.
  18. [S2315] Unknown record type, 1850 PA, Centre Co., Ferguson Township, p. 127, Dwelling 1614, Family 1640, line 16.

William Jerome Meek Jr.

M, #1499, b. 25 December 1804, d. 27 December 1877
FatherWilliam Jerome Meek b. 1773, d. 16 Apr 1806
MotherElizabeth Breckenridge b. 1779, d. 21 Jul 1820
Last Edited31 Aug 2016
     William Jerome Meek Jr. was born on 25 December 1804 at Pennsylvania, USA.1 He married Jane M. McElhattan, daughter of Robert M. McElhattan and Margaret Chambers, before 1842
; 1st child, W. Jerome, born 1842.2
William Jerome Meek Jr. died on 27 December 1877 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 73.1
William Jerome Meek Jr. was buried after 27 December 1877 at Meek's Cemetery, Fairbrook, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Dec. 25, 1804, Pennsylvania, USA
     Death:      Dec. 27, 1877, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Family links: Spouse: Jane M Meek (1820 - 1868)
     Children:
      Miaddah Meek (1843 - 1865)*
      Chambers C Meek (1846 - 1865)*
      Vista Meek (1848 - 1865)*
      Zeland Meek (1851 - 1865)*
     Burial: Meek's Cemetery, Fairbrook, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Tom Whitehurst
     Record added: Nov 29, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 62318360.1
     William Jerome Meek Jr. appeared in the census of 1830 at U. S. Census, Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Same page as George Y. and George W. Meek, may be living with siblings and an older aunt]
p. 403, line 7
     Name:     William J Meek
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1 [1811-15] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     1 [1801-10] William J. b 1804
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:     1 [1816-20] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:     1 [1771-80] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     2
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     1
     Total Free White Persons:     4
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     4.3

William Jerome Meek Jr. appeared in the census of 1840 at Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 106, line 30
     Name:     William J Meek
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:     1 [1801-1810] William J b 1804
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:     1 [1781-1790] ? (mother & father both dead in 1840)
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     1 [1791-1820] Jane b1820
     Total Free White Persons:     2
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     2.4

William Jerome Meek Jr. and Jane M. McElhattan appeared in the census of 15 November 1850 at Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 136-A, lines 7-13, dwelling 1739, family 1799
     7 MEEK, William 43 [1807] M Cabinet Maker $500 PA
     8 " , Jane 30 [1820] F PA
     9 " , Jerome 10 [1840] M PA Attended school
     10 " , Sabina 8 [1842] F PA Attended school
     11 " , Reuben 6 [1844] M PA
     12 " , Chambers 4 [1846] M PA
     13 " , Beuna Vista 2 [1848] F PA.5

William Jerome Meek Jr. and Jane M. McElhattan appeared in the census of 20 July 1860 at Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 426, lines 29-37, dwelling 1162, family 1195
     29 MEEK, William J. 54 [1806] M Master Cabinet Maker $900 $300 PA
     30 " , Jane 40 [1820] F PA
     31 " , Rome 19 [1841] M PA Attended school
     32 " , Midiah 18 [1842] F PA Attended school
     33 " , Reuben 16 [1844] M PA Attended school
     34 " , Chambers 12 [1848] M PA Attended school
     35 " , Beuna Vista 10 [1850] F PA Attended school
     36 " , Zealand 9 [1851] F PA Attended school
     37 " , Australia 6 [1854] F PA Attended school.6

William Jerome Meek Jr. appeared in the census of 4 June 1870 at U. S. Census, Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 438-B, lines 39-40, dwelling 103, family 102
     39 MEEK, Wm J 64 [1806] M W Laborer $1400 $200 PA
     40 Australia 15 [1855] F W Keeping House.7

Family

Jane M. McElhattan b. 1820, d. 1868
Children

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, William Jerome Meek: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62318360. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Jane M Meek: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62318380
  3. [S3467] 1830 Federal Census, 1830 Census PA, Centre Co, Ferguson Township, Source Citation: 1830; Census Place: Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 165; Page: 403; Family History Library Film: 0020639
    Info: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=vaf917&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1830usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=W%20Jerome&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Meek&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=Pennsylvania,%20USA&msrpn=41&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C41%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=v51&pcat=35&fh=2&h=599718&recoff=33%2034&ml_rpos=3
    Image: http://interactive.ancestry.com/8058/4409697_00797?pid=599718&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3Dvaf917%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1830usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DW%2520Jerome%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DMeek%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DPennsylvania,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D41%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C41%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dv51%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D2%26h%3D599718%26recoff%3D33%252034%26ml_rpos%3D3&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vaf917&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true.
  4. [S3435] 1840 Federal Census, 1840 Census PA Centre Co Ferguson Twp, Year: 1840; Census Place: Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: 451; Page: 106; Image: 222; Family History Library Film: 0020541
    Info: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=2780555&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rKg208&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=8054
    Image: http://interactive.ancestry.com/8057/4409551_00222?pid=2780555&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26db%3D1840usfedcenancestry%26h%3D2780555%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DrKg208%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26rhSource%3D8054&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rKg208&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=4409551_00222
  5. [S3436] 1850 Federal Census, 1850 Census PA Centre Co Ferguson Twp, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Furgeson, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_763; Page: 136A; Image: 274
    Info: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=4692250
    Image: http://interactive.ancestry.com/8054/4191086-00274?pid=4692250&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DrKg208%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1850usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DWilliam%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DMeek%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DCentre%2520County,%2520Pennsylvania,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D541%26msrpn_PInfo%3D7-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C41%257C0%257C541%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26_83004003-n_xcl%3Df%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dv51%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D4692250%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rKg208&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true.
  6. [S3437] 1860 Federal Census, 1860 Census PA, Centre Co., Ferguson Township, Year: 1860; Census Place: Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1090; Page: 426; Image: 152; Family History Library Film: 805090
    Info: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=26685479
    Image: http://interactive.ancestry.com/7667/4288523_00152?pid=26685479&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DrKg208%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1860usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DWilliam%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DMeek%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DCentre%2520County,%2520Pennsylvania,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D541%26msrpn_PInfo%3D7-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C41%257C0%257C541%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26_83004003-n_xcl%3Df%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dv51%26pcat%3DCEN_1860%26fh%3D0%26h%3D26685479%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rKg208&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true.
  7. [S3461] 1870 Federal Census, 1870 Census PA Centre Co Ferguson Twp, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1321; Page: 438B; Image: 74497; Family History Library Film: 552820
    Info: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&indiv=try&h=2121793
    Image: http://interactive.ancestry.com/7163/4278520_00151?pid=2121793&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1870usfedcen%26indiv%3dtry%26h%3d2121793&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true
  8. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, W Jerome Meek: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=167209066
  9. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Miaddah Meek: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62318452
  10. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Chambers C Meek: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62318475
  11. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Visata Meek: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62318504
  12. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Zeland Meek: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62318525

Harriet Jane Meek

F, #1500, b. circa July 1806, d. 19 July 1880
FatherWilliam Jerome Meek b. 1773, d. 16 Apr 1806
MotherElizabeth Breckenridge b. 1779, d. 21 Jul 1820
Last Edited9 Nov 2018
     Harriet Jane Meek was born circa July 1806; Obituary (posted on FindAGrave.com) says that at death (19 July 1880) she was "about 74 years of age." Her father's Find A Grave memorial says that she was born three months after her father's death (16 Apr 1806).1,2 She married James E. McCartney on 28 June 1846 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.3

Harriet Jane Meek died on 19 July 1880 at Bolivar, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Indiana Democrat, Indiana, PA, Thursday, 5 Aug 1880, p. 3, col. 4:
     "McCARTNEY - On the 19th of July, 1880, at her home in Bolivar, Westmoreland Co., after a lingering illness, Mrs. Harriet McCartney, wife of James E. McCartney, formerly Miss Harriet Meek, of Ferguson township, Centre county.
     Mrs. McCartney was about 74 years of age, and will be remembered by many of the older readers of the Watchman as a woman of large intellect, a true Christian, and a strict member of the M. E. Church. She was the last of her family - her brothers, John B., George W., Reuben H. and Wm. J. Meek, all older than herself, having passed away at about the same age that death has claimed her. She leaves a husband, an adopted son and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. May the Cristian and motherly advice she has given to thousands be heeded, and may her mantle of Christian virtues fall upon the shoulders of some one worthy to wear them. - Bellefonte Watchman."1
Harriet Jane Meek was buried after 19 July 1880 at Bolivar Old Town Cemetery, Bolivar, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      unknown
     Death:      Jul. 19, 1880, Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Family links: Spouse: James E. McCartney (____ - 1885)*
     Inscription: HARRIET [remainder of line illegible] | BORN | JU** **, 18** | DIED JULY 19, 1880.
     Burial: Bolivar Old Town Cemetery, Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Michael S. Caldwell
     Record added: Jun 10, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 91664147.4
      ; Married James McCartney. She was a mentioned with Capt. George Meek at Citation; Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder; Chicago: J.H.Beers & Co., 1898, p. 124.
     "Capt. George Meek entered the service with his brothers. The father, Robert Meek, owned property in Cumberland county in 1761. The family of George Meek lived near Lewistown (now Mifflin county) in 1780, and he came into Centre county with James Harris on a surveying expeditionin 1784. On the 21st of January, 1790, he took up a tract of land in Ferguson township, which is still owned by the Meeks. His children were: mary, John, Robert, David, William, Sarah, Isabella and Jane.
     "William married Elizabeth Breckinridge, whose family had settled in Huntingdon county about three miles southeast of McConnelstown, on the road leading from Huntingdon to Bedford, and where the father, eldest sister and younger brother had been murdered by the Indians. He settled on that part of his father's tract now known as the David G. Meek farm, and died in 1806, leaving his wife and four sons and a daughter born three months after the father's death. The children were: John B., born June 5, 1797, died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1868; George W., born September 14, 1799, died May 27, 1877; Reuben H; William J; and Harriet Jane, who married James McCartney, and died in Bolivar, Penn., in 1881."5

Harriet Jane Meek and James E. McCartney appeared in the census of 14 July 1870 at Bolivar Borough, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 220-A, lines 39-40, dwelling 23, family 23
     39 MCCARTNEY, James E. 56 [1814] M W Brick Manufacturer $1810 $2500 Scotland
     40 " , Harriet J. 54 [1816] F W Keeps House PA.6

Harriet Jane Meek and James E. McCartney appeared in the census of June 1880 at Bolivar Borough, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 120-A, lines 47-49, dwelling 306, family 318
     47 McCARTNEY, James E. W M 65 [1815] Married School Teacher Scotland Scotland Scotland
     48 " , Harriet J. W F 60 [1820] Wife Married Keeping house PA MD MD
     49 " , John B. W M 12 [1868] Son single PA Scotland MD.7

Family

James E. McCartney b. Mar?, d. 14 Sep 1885
Child

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Harriet Jane Meek McCartney: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91664147. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 November 2018), memorial page for William Jerome Meek (1773–16 Apr 1806), Find A Grave Memorial no. 64717681, citing Graysville Cemetery, Graysville, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Faith Irwin (contributor 47379950) at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64717681/william-jerome-meek
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, James E. McCartney: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91664102
  4. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 November 2018), memorial page for Harriet Jane Meek McCartney (unknown–19 Jul 1880), Find A Grave Memorial no. 91664147, citing Bolivar Old Town Cemetery, Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Michael S. Caldwell (contributor 47174042) at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91664147/harriet-jane-mccartney
  5. [S2618] J. H. Beers & Co., compiler, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), p. 124. Hereinafter cited as Beers [1898] Comm Biographical Record Central PA.
  6. [S3694] 1870 Federal Census, 1870 Census PA, Westmoreland Co., Bolivar Borough, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bolivar, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1465; Page: 220A; Image: 360538; Family History Library Film: 552964
    Info: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&indiv=try&h=9703925
    Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7163/4276466_00436?pid=9703925&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1870usfedcen%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D9703925&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true
  7. [S3695] 1880 Federal Census, 1880 Census PA, Westmoreland Co., Bolivar Borough, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bolivar, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1204; Family History Film: 1255204; Page: 189C; Enumeration District: 116
    Info: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=1025146
    Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6742/4244428-00623?pid=1025146&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1880usfedcen%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D1025146&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=4244428-00623