Josiah V. Thompson Family Record Uniontown, Pa Vol

Marriages

Aaron Rothermel & Barbara Alice Gass June 13, 1869 in Northumberland Co Pa by Rev J. Fritzinger.

Their children:

1. Minnie Rothermel born Nov 1, 1869

2. Richard Harrison Rothermel born Aug 17, 1872

3. James Monroe Rothermel born Oct 14, 1874

4. Ira Joseph Rothermel born Sept 28, 1876

5. John Barton Rothermel born May 22, 1880

6. unnamed daughter Rothermel born & died July 27, 1882

7. Adella Rothermel born Jany 6, 1885

Birth of their mother:

Barbara Alice daughter of Joseph Gass & his wife Maria Raker was born in Lower Augusta Tp, Northumberland Co Pa Feby 24, 1847 & her death:

Barbara Alice Rothermel died in West Perry Tp Snyder Co Pa Apr 2, 1904

Deaths

Ira Joseph Rothermel died June 6, 1880

Mr R. said the line between Perry & West Perry Tps was just between here & the John A. Sierer residence.

He also said his grandfather Abraham Rothermel was a double Rothermel, his mother having been a Rothermel, a first cousin of her husband. A line pinned in back of bible said:

"Mother died Oct 25, 1874"

I found a two column newspaper clipping having news item dates of Aug 15, but don't know

(The Aug 15 articles refers to finding a bag of jewels in the manufacturers building, St Louis which had been hidden there 2 yrs before so I think the year is 1906.)
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what year but was an article giving a sketch of John H. Rothermel & the family when he was nominated for Congress. He is the man I went last year to Reading to see & when I arrived Sept 7, 1922 found he had just died. I brought the article with me, but am to return it so am making note of the salient points of family genealogy.

The article is from the Reading Eagle & is headed with a picture of the stone house in Maidencreek Tp where he was reared & which has been a Rothermel home it says for more than a century. He, however, was born in Richmond Tp, but his parents moved to the other house when he was quite young.

The article traces ancestry to John Rothermel who it says was born in Wachbach a Dutch province in 1688 & in 1708 married Sybilla Zimmerman, a native of the same province & after the birth of six children, he decided to come to America owing to unsettled political conditions. He sailed with his wife & children & a large number of other emigrants, but dying on the voyage, was buried at sea, the family reaching Phila Pa Aug 29, 1730 & during the following year located in what is now Berks Co then Phila Co. The six children were Anna Maria, Lawrence, Paul, Peter, John & Christian.

1. Anna Maria was born in Feby 1712 & was the eldest child & was married in 1729 prior to coming to this country to Peter Fetterolf. They located in Macungie Tp, Lehigh Co Pa where he bought 150 A & where he died Aug 15, 1784 & she a few yrs later. Both buried on the farm which is still in the family.

2. Lawrence Rothermel bought 150 A in Windsor Tp in 1738 & became a leading citizen there. In 1746, he married Miss Kuhns, daughter of David Kuhns of Alburtis by whom he
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had two children, Leonard, & Maria who married John C. Romig. From this branch are descended the many Rothermels of that section (see his will book 1 page 130)

3. Should be Paul Rothermel purchased 250 A in 1737 in Maidencreek Tp & resided on it during life. He married Catharine Maurer in 1747 & had six children, Peter, Leonard, Paul, John, Jacob & Barbara.

4. Peter Rothermel the great grandfather of the nominee was the 4^th child, married & had several children some of whom went west & became founders of homes in Ohio, Indian & Illinois. The names of his children were Daniel, Peter, the grandfather of the nominee, Abraham & Margaret. (See Book 1 pages 127 & 128, I think this is his will, although the newspaper article does not name all the children & the brother Daniel he refers to is omitted from his father's children in the newspaper article)

Peter, the grandfather of the Congressional Candidate was born on the old homestead Sept 1, 1773 & resided during his entire life, a farmer. He was a prominent Democrat & assisted in the nomination of Thomas Jefferson for Pres of the U.S. He died Feby 1, 1856 & is buried on the old homestead which remained in the family until recently. He married on Feby 11, 1795 to Magdalena Iager & was the father of these children: Maria, Catharine, Daniel, Susanna, Peter, Sarah, Anna, Esther Jacob, John, Hannah, Elizabeth, Sybilla, & Abraham. Two of these daughters must have died young & unmarried before their father as he only names 12 children in his will (see Book 1 Page 131)

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John, the father of Candidate Rothermel was born Apr 8, 1812 in Richmond Tp where he was reared on the farm. After residing there some years, he removed to Maidencreek Tp, where he died Aug 1890. He married Louisa Hoover of Cumrn [best guess] who was born Dec 11, 1827. Thirteen children were born to them viz: Peter, Israel, John H. Katie, Moses, Cyrus, Mary, Lydia, Esther, Wilson H. Annie, Alice & Joseph M..

Dr Wilson H., a brother was coroner of Berks Co & Democratic chairman of 12^th ward Reading Pa.

Israel H. now decd another brother was District Atty of Berks Co Pa

Jno H. the candidate has been an active Democrat & delegate to many state & Co conventions & is now chairman of 4^th ward, Reading Pa. AT age of 16, he began work in the Blandon Rolling Mills, studied at nights, worked in the Mill barns & was advanced so as to quit manual labor.

5. John Rothermel (this was my great great grandfather) was born in Wachbach, Jany 21, 1722 & purchased a tract of land adjoining his brother Lawrence in 1747, where he lived until his death in 1785. He was married to Mary Sigfried by whom he had the following children: Abraham, Jacob, Daniel & John (there were six more children) Mrs Rothermel passed away in 1809 & was laid to rest with her husband upon the land now owned by Lewis Schaeffer.

6. Christian Rothermel purchased 250 A in 1742 in Maidencreek Tp adjoining the property of his brother Paul. He was the father of these children: Margaret, Sybilla, Magdalena, Amanda Peter & John. (see book 1 Pages 128 & 129 the sill of his widow which shows they have omitted Catharine (if Amanda is Maria) & given John instead of Martin. This Christian is cousin Kate Smith's great grandfather.

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Aaron Rothermel's youngest child, Mrs Mengel with whom he lives is getting her bible for her record. It is well preserved but undated printed at NY by the International Bible Agency.
Adella Rothermel born Jany 6, 1885 married June 29, 1907 at Beaver Springs Pa by Rev F.W. Brown (Reformed) to Fred H. Mengel, who was born Feby 22, 1887, son of Philip Mengel & his wife Emma Hackenburg & have 5 children living & one dead:

1. Stanton Elwood Mengel, born Jany 24, 1908

2. Archie Mengel born July 9, 1912 ob July 15, 19[cut off]

3. Woodrow Myron Mengel born May 30, 1913

4. Robert Ryan Mengel born June 26, 1917

5. Olive Lenora Mengel born Jany 10, 1920

6. Glenn Mengel born Sept 4, 1923
Her older sister Minnie Rothermel was married in Oct or Nov to Reuben Peter Markley & have three children:

1. Iva Markley born Jany 31

2. William Markley

3. Elsie Markley

Mr R's brother Killian Rothermel has a daughter Alice who married Stewart Hall & lives on the river road from Liverpool to McKees or back to Dalmatia. Both living, but without issue. He didn't know whether she would have her father's bible record or not. Killian had children John, Hannah, Charles, Sam, Rob & Alice

Leaving 1:54 PM

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At residence of Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Snyder Main St Liverpool, Perry Co Pa Oct 6, 1923 2:46 PM

Mrs Snyder says that Elizabeth Rothermel, Aunt of Andrew Rothermel

married George Snyder (she said old spelling was Schneider) & both are

buried in the cemetery at the lower end of the town (see below). Mrs

Snyder (my informant) sons got the stones & put them up. She says George

& Elizabeth had 5 chil & thinks a boy & girl in addition died young. She

gives them as she remembers viz:

1. Sawarra Sybiscus Snyder married his cousin, a daughter of Isaac

Rothermel & had five children. They are both dead. One son & one

daughter are dead & one lives in California & one in West VA.

2. died young

3. died young

4. Silas Williamson Snyder born Oct 2, 1842 in Liverpool Tp & died Jany 13, 1923. He married Sept 27, 1876 (she gave it wrong, should be 1866) Sarah Elizabeth Strauser, my good informant, who was born in Freeburg, Snyder Co Pa on Sept 27, 1850?, the daughter of Nicholas Strauser & Catherine Hosterman. They were married here in Liverpool Pa by Wm Lenhart, J.P. & have had seven children only three of them living.

1. Harry Claude Snyder born Mch 27, 1867 died Sept 10, 1906

2. Jacob Pearl Snyder born Feby 6, 1869 died Dec 2, 1898

3. Jennie Estella Snyder born July 28, 1871 living mar & a grass widow. No issue.

4. Katie Dorothea Snyder born July25, 1873 died Aug 5, 1884 aged 10 yrs 11 mos & 11 days

5. James Lower Snyder born Sept 5, 1875, living

6. Arthur Wenner Snyder born Aug 19, 1879, died Nov 25, 1896

7. Roscoe Markwood Snyder born Aug 10, 1881 youngest, living.

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5. Benjamin Snyder married & both death at Shamokin Pa & have a boy & couple of girls living there.

6. Sarah Emma Snyder married John Steinman & both living at Steelton Pa abt 3 miles below Harrisburg. She thinks she or George would get the old bible. Says most of their mother's belongings were taken away before she died.

7. George W. Snyder, living back of Kings Mills which is three miles back of Duncannon Pa in Perry Co. She thinks he would be most likely to have gotten the old bible & would have it. Thinks he is a farmer. He married Mary Trimmer & had 7 or 8 children & are now separated & he is living with his sons. Have six grown up boys & one girl living. Go see him.

Mrs Snyder says her husband served four yrs in the Civil War & his mother had a girl picked out for him to marry when he came back, but he married my informant & his mother didn't like this infraction of her plans & consequently never liked my informant, who had no live for her. Leaving 3:15 PM

Her house was a frame newly painted white & most attractive in the town.

We then drove down to the lower end of the town & in through the cemetery &

At Liverpool Pa Cemetery Oct 6, 1923 3:33 PM we found: 1. George Snyder born Nov 13, 1812 died may 26, 1855

Elizabeth, wife of George Snyder, mother Born Sept 16, 1816 died Dec 29, 1902 aged 86 yrs 3 mos & 13 days

(See page 442)
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Catharine, daughter of Geo & Elizabeth Snyder born July 18, 1837, died Jany 31, 1851 aged 13 yrs 6 mos & 13 days

Did not have time to look further.

Leaving 3:37 PM

We drove back & came to:

Residence of Charles Stewart Hall, Chapman Tp, Snyder Co Pa Oct 6, 1923 4 PM

This was attractive farm residence & I found Mrs Hall & their adopted daughter, with her little girl on the porch. Mrs Hall is a daughter of Killian Rothermel & had his bible which she went in & got & the room being dark we brought it out on the front porch in the light & I copied therefrom as follows:

Marriages Kilian Rothermel & Catharine Snyder were married by J.F. Fitzinger Aug 21, 1859.

Jacob Masser & Mrs Catharine Rothermel were married by Rev A.R. Hottenstine Jany 2, 1892

Births

Kilian Rothermel was born Dec 29, 1836 in Jackson Tp, Northumberland Co Pa.

Catharine Snyder born Nov 14, 1840 in same Tp

Their children:

1. Hannah Rothermel, born May 1860 in Lower Mahanoy Tp

2. Charles Rothermel, born Nov 25, 1861 in Lower Mahanoy Tp

3. Robert Rothermel, born Apr 7, 1865 in Washington Tp, Northumberland Co Pa

4. Perry Rothermel, born Apr 22, 1867 in Washington Tp, Northumberland Co Pa

5. Samuel Rothermel born Oct 17, 1868 in Washington Tp, Northumberland Co Pa

6. Alice Rothermel born Mch 12, 1872 in West Perry Tp, Snyder Co Pa

7. Ammon Rothermel born Nov 18, 1874 in West Perry Tp, Snyder Co Pa

& died June 14, 1881

8. Franklin Rothermel, born Sept 18, 1878 & died Oct 13, 1878
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Deaths

Kilian Rothermel died Mch 6, 1882

Catharine Masser died Apr 22, 1900
Alice Rothermel married Apr 15, 1900 at Port Treworton by Rev W.E. Brilhart, United Evangelical minister to Charles Stewart Hall, son of Jeremiah Hall & his wife Lavina Shurman, who was born in this Chapman Tp, Dec 2, 1876. Both living here. No issue, but they legally adopted.

Della May Smeigh of Harrisburg Pa daughter of William Smeigh & his wife Mary Comp who was born Aug 10, 1898 & who was married May 24, 1921 to Lester Freed Lenhart of Liverpool Pa, son of John Wesley Lenhart & his wife Anne Freed, who was born Aug 6, 1900 & have one child:

1. Annie Eleanor Lenhart born Jany 5, 1922

Mrs Hall's brother Perry Rothermel lives at Port Trevorton in Union Tp, Snyder Co Pa 6 miles above here, is married & has two married girls, but I did not have time to stop.

Her brother Rob, is an invalid & lives at Milton Pa with his sister Hannah Daubert who has one child living & one dead.

Leaving 4:22 PM

We then got to the River & waiting & crossing took more than an hours valuable time. I had Mr Bohner let me out at the Station where I got my ticket & satchel & walked down half a block along the RR to the National Hotel where I got my supper at 6 Pm & then went on down to:
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Residence of Andrew Rothermel, Main St Dalmatia Pa Oct 6, 1923 6:18 PM

Mr R says he owns this home & that he is son of Isaac & grandson of Daniel. Says his grandfather Daniel had a brother "Jake" who his father called "Uncle Jake" but he don't know where he lived as he never saw him.

His grandfather, Daniel Rothermel lived 4 miles below here in Lower Mahanoy Tp, Northumberland Co Pa. He remembers both him & his wife . He was about 15 yrs old when they died pretty close together. They are buried at Stone Valley Church, two miles from here on the other side of Hickory Corners. Are inscriptions on tombstones. Her name was Elizabeth Stonebraker before marriage. He was nearly 80 yrs old. Don't know where he came from. He had 3 boys & 3 girls viz: (see items 51, 52 & 54 pages 340 & 341 for wills)

1. Abraham Rothermel oldest. He married 1^st Eva Alleman & lived here in Dalmatia Pa & kept a hotel. He was high in his 70s when he died. Had but two girls, one to each wife. Mar 2^d Hetty Witmer. His children:

1. Sarah, oldest by 1^st wife, married Washington Arbogast. He has been long dead & she died a yr ago at Sunbury Pa. Two of the boys are in Sunbury Pa & the girls:

A. Mary, married Frank Smith

B. Melissa married Daniel Williard & lived in Sunbury Pa see them.

2. Kate Rothermel by 2^d wife, married Phil Moccart up in Sunbury Pa & had a "whole row of children" (see item 46 page 339 for his will)

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3. Jacob Rothermel married Chutie [sic] Daniels. Both dead & buried at Stone Valley Church. Thinks he has a marker. He was 4 yrs in the civil War & was 70 or 72 when he died. Had boys & girls, about all dead, some left descendants, see him again & get trace of them. See bottom page 444.

4. Kate Rothermel married Philip Zerbe & lived in Lower Mahanoy Tp. Both buried at Stone Valley Church & have markers. Had children viz:

1. Isaac Zerbe, married & had issue

2. Levi Zerbe, married & had issue now a widower

3. Riley Zerbe, Lives in Sunbury Pa aged abt 70

4. Joel Zerbe, married & had issue. Used to be in Hbg

5. Susann Zerbe, married Isaac Macener

6. Elizabeth Zerbe, married Henry Secrist.

5. Elizabeth Rothermel born Sept 16, 1816 ob Dec 29, 1902 married George Snyder see page 437 to 439

6. Barbara Rothermel called "Bevy" died unmarried (see items 52 & 54 page 341 for wills of her parents)

2. Isaac Rothermel was in his 70s when he died. Is buried here in Dalmatia Pa at Lutheran Reformed Church (see item 68 page 344 for his will). M. 1^st Katie Snyder from Upper Mahanoy. No relation to George. She is buried at Stone Valley Ch & has a marker. M.2. Elizabeth Seal who is buried here in Dalmatia Pa with him. Had by 1^st wife 2 boys & 3 girls. Had by 2^d wife no boys & 3 girls.

1. Andrew Rothermel, my informant see next page.

2. Mary ("Polly") Rothermel, married Sewalla S. Snyder her 1^st cousin. Both dead & buried at Sunbury Pa. Had 2 girls & 4 boys, William lives in Sunbury Pa see him. Some are in California, some in Virginia.
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3. Susanna Rothermel married Eli Fegley Both died at Upper Mahanoy & buried at Urban. Don't know abt markers. No issue.

4. Elizabeth Rothermel, married Isaac Dreibelbiss. Both dead here in Dalmatia Pa & buried at Church here. Had 2 girls & 4 boys all dead. see him again or his wife & see if there are any descendants.

5. Isaac Rothermel m.1^st Kate Wagner m.2^d Louisa Wagner, a sister of Kate. He & she both living in Shamokin Pa or did, but live now at Wayscalen Station as you go in to Shamokin Pa. He is a bricklayer. By 1^st wife, he had a boy. By 2^d wife he has 2 boys & one girl. The girl's name is Lulu & one of the boys is George. See Isaac & get full record.

6. Emma Rothermel mar Joe Wingert & had 2 boys

7. Clara Rothermel mar at Shamokin & died long ago

8. Alice Rothermel mar Peter Campbell. Don't know about family. Ask Isaac abt these three half sisters' records.

Andrew Rothermel, my informant the eldest of the 8 children was born Oct 20, 1842 in Lower Mahanoy Tp, Northumberland Co Pa. Sarah Zartman was born Apr 5, 1845 in Jackson Tp, Northumberland Co Pa. They were married by J. Fritzinger Feby 26, 1863 & have had nine children as follows:

1. George Linton Rothermel born Oct 15, 1863 page 329

2. Lilly Ida Rothermel born Apr 10, 1865 page 328 & 329

3. Arisman Oscar Rothermel born July 5, 1866 page 422

4. Annabella Rothermel born Jany 12, 1868

5. Charles Ellsworth Rothermel born Apr 22, 1869 page 330

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6. Daisy Melinda Rothermel born Dec 7, 1870

7. Mary Anna Rothermel born July 10, 1872

8. Martha Alice Rothermel born July 27, 1874

9. Adam Elmer Rothermel born Jany 22, 1877

Deaths

Mary Ann Rothermel died Apr 30, 1918, unmarried

Martha Alice died Mch 5, 1905

The above names & dates were taken from their bible record.

4. Annabella Rothermel mar Frank Zerbe. Both living here in Dalmatia Pa & have two girls & three boys, see them & get their record.

6. Daisy Melinda Rothermel married Calvin Fenstermacher. He is dead & she lives in Phila Pa, get address. Had 3 girls & a boy.

8. Martha Alice Rothermel married Addison Snyder & died 4 mos after marriage. No issue.

9. Adam Elmer Rothermel married Florence Miller & live in Lancaster Pa. Have a boy & a girl.

Mr Rothermel insists that the bible his Aunt Elizabeth Snyder got had the record of his grandfather in it & says it belongs to him & he thinks now that Geo W. Snyder at Duncannon Pa, who he says is about his own age, has it. Go see him & get that record. He says Wm Rothermel, the father of Mrs Tresler was a son of his father's brother Jacob, above mentioned, see top of page 442 & hence a first cousin of my informant. Mr R. belongs to the Lutheran Reformed Church.

Leaving 7:40 PM

I then walked in the darkness up to the top of the hill & was at:
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Residence of Mrs Mary Rothermel on the hill in Dalmatia Northumberland Co Pa Oct 6, 1923 7:55 PM

Mrs R. says her husband William Rothermel was the son of Jacob who was the son of Daniel. Wm her husband was first cousin of Andrew & Isaac. She has gone to get what records she has. She said her husband Wm had brothers:

1. Solomon who died of cancer, married & had 9 or 10 children. Get record

2. Daniel, a Civil War veteran & an old bachelor. Hung himself at Klingerstown Pa

3. Abraham, got killed in Civil War was unmarried, was only 18 when he went to war. Solomon died across the line in Dauphin Co Pa & some of his children live there & some at Millersburg Pa.

Her husband Wm had these sisters:

4. Mary, married Tobias T. Heckert

5. Harriet married Jacob Schroyer

6. Lizzie married John Clark

7. Sarah married Daniel Radle

She produced her marriage cft showing that on Feby 13, 1873 William Rothermel of Lower Mahanoy Tp & Mary Zerbe of same place were married by B.M. Bubb J.P. Her bible record showed:

Births

William Rothermel, father born Jany 14, 1851

Mary Rothermel (Zerbe) mother born May 26, 1857

Their children:

(see order on next page)
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1. Grant Morris Rothermel born May 4, 1873 page 352

2. Eve Minnie Rothermel born Jany 3, 1879

3. Charles Lee Rothermel born Nov 22, 1881 page 355

4. Jacob Francis Rothermel born Oct 6, 1883

5. Frank Clarence Rothermel born Mch 14, 1887 page 351

6. Ceil Jerome Rothermel born Jany 8, 1889 page 353

Eve Minnie married Ray E. Tresler.

Leaving 8:30 PM

She now says as I was leaving that her husband's father was the Jacob who was a brother of Abraham & Isaac, they being her husband's Uncles & he was not the son of the elder Jacob who was Uncle of Abraham & Isaac.

Andrew was not able to tell what relation he was to Aaron & in fact could not define his relationship to any other Rothermels except as above given.

I walked down the hill, got my satchel at the hotel & went over to the waiting room
Waiting Room of Penna RR Co Dalmatia Pa Oct 6, 1923 9 PM

While waiting for the train to come, Ray Ellsworth Tressler came in & said he was born Dec 13, 1879 in Washington Tp, Northumberland Co Pa son of Cornelius Tressler & his wife Louisa Ferster & on Dec 12, 1903, he married Eva Minnie Rothermel who was born Jany 3, 1879 & have one child:

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1. Allen Cornel Tressler, born Dec 22, 1906 at Hickory corners Pa

Finished 9:11 PM

We then went across to the other side, he to mail some letters & I to board the 9:24 PM train for home. I could get nothing but an upper berth, but reached Greensburgh Pa next morning Sunday abt 6:30 AM walked up town & got the 7 AM street car for home & arrived in Uniontown at 9:30 AM, called Pallini & came out home read the papers & opened my mail 183 letters & did not get to bed at all that night & have been very busy since & it is now 2:40 AM 12^th & I am written up to date except my cash acct book.

JVT
On the foregoing trip of 21 days from Sept 17, to Oct 27, 1923, I traveled 2274 miles & had 92 conferences commencing Sept 18, & ending Oct 6, 1923 with 214 people as follows: ie concerning:

The Finley Family 5 conferences with 12 people

The Markle Family 48 conferences with 119 people

The Jack Family 6 conferences with 11 people

The Caruthers Fam. 2 conferences with 2 people

The Rothermel Fam. 31 conferences with _70 people

Total 92 conferences with 214 people JVT

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Oak Hill Oct 15, 1923 9:52 AM

Refer to page 67 to reference to the small book Mrs Wm McFarland loaned me on June 26^th last & a letter from her of Sept 29^th asking its return was in my mail on my return home on 7^th inst so I am copying below such of the record as I want & returning the little book by registered mail today:

"Scroggs Family Origin of Name

In Scotland, a low Scrubby vegetation is called Scroggs. When the Scottish chiefs were killing each other off, Sir William Murry & his brother James were opposing each other & Sir William came of victorious. Sir James & all of his family were supposed to be killed. After the battle, when they were plundering the dead, a babe wrapped in the Murray Plaid was found among the "Scroggs". When it was brought to Sir William, he recognized it as his brother's child and saved its life to rear it with his own children.

It was nicknamed Scroggs & the name stuck to him. The soldiers declaring he should be called for the place in which he was found. So says tradition. Mrs Royce of New Castle Pa says her Uncle Genl Scroggs "looked up" the above in Carnegie Library in Schenley Park Pittsburgh Pa & found it to be true. He also found th descent from Sir William Scroggs & made a note of it; but at his death, the executor burned the papers with others thinking it of no value. Probably it can be traced or found in Scottish Peerage or English Peearge. Sir William Scroggs was a Scotch Judge and one Jefferies was English. The two judges had a legal tussle & Sir William won. He was a notable man. Alexander, Allen, John & James Scroggs were grandsons of Sir William Scroggs and came
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from Edinburg, Scotland about the year 1743 & located in Cumberland Co Pa at Big Springs, now called Newville. John went to State of New York. Alexander stayed in Big Springs and after Allen's death, his son John went to Baltimore Md & his (Allen's) widow & rest of family went to Westmoreland Co Pa. James went back to Scotland & married a Miss Jack. Alexander, James' only child went to Kentucky. His son John was a Seceder minister in the State of New York.

Alexander Scroggs was married twice & was the father of 21 children; ten by the first wife, eleven by the second wife. His second wife was 19 yrs old & he 76 yrs old when they were married. (other records I have proves his age to be less). Alexander Scroggs died in the year 1796.

The children of Alexander Scroggs & Rachel Leith (his first wife)

1. James, father of Joseph Scroggs D.D.

2. Sarah

3. Alexander Jr

4. Ebenezer

5. Rachel born 1756 died 1780 married John Stevenson

6. Jeannette married Joseph McElwain

7. Ann married Hugh McElroy

8,9, & 10 Three others, names not known

Children of Alexander Scroggs & his second wife Rachel Ireland:

11. Allen Scroggs married 1^st Margaret Craig 2^d Mary Porter

12. Miriam Scroggs born 1775

13. Gen John A. Scroggs born 1776 died June 26, 1844 married 1^st Isabella Walker 2^d Anna White.

14. Aaron Scroggs born 1778 married Sarah White

15. Moses Scroggs born 1780 died 1838 married Margaret Thompson

16. Rachel Scroggs born 1781 married William Connelly

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17. Sarah Scroggs born 1783 died 1856 married Alexander Thompson

18. Elijah Scroggs born 1786 died 1851 married Margaret Imbrue

19. Mary Ireland Scroggs born 1788 died 1845 married Robert Thompson

20. Name not known

21. Tabitha Elizabeth Scroggs born 1790 died 1870 married Hugh Thompson (see the Scroggs records I got from her descendant W.H. Thompson Cadiz O last yr but which I have not had time to examine)

Capt Allen Scroggs was in the 1812 War

Allen, Dr John, Hon George, Elizabeth & Francis Scroggs.
Alexander Scroggs was in the Revolutionary War as also was his brother Allen. They both helped to start the U.P. Church in Newville (or Big Springs) Pa. Allen Scroggs came to Cumberland Co Pa with his brothers Alexander, John & James (all of whom were grandsons of Sir William Scroggs). They came in 1743. Allen Scroggs became the owner of a considerable tract of land situated on the Big Spring, near the present site of Newville.

His will was executed Feby 17, 1777 & probated May 14, 1777 so that he died in 1777. He divided his estate equally among the following children: Allen, John, Janet, Alexander, Mary and Daniel or Ann

Allen Scroggs married Mary Gibson & their children were:

1. Allen Scroggs married Mary Grimes (Graham)

2. Elisha Scroggs, married

3. John Scroggs, married

4. Janet Scroggs, married James Gageby

5. Mary Scroggs, married James Crawford

6. Ann Scroggs, married Robert Hamil

James Gageby married Jeannetta Scroggs & their children were:

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1. Allen Gageby married Elizabeth Brown Aug 25, 1819

2. John Gageby married Sarah Trimble

3. David Gageby married Malinda Wood

4. Niel Gageby married Mary Daniels

5. Jane Gageby married Joseph Elder

6. James Gageby married Lucy Warriner

7. Robert Brown Gageby born Oct 5, 1807 died July 7, 1880 married Rebecca Scott Douglass Nov 11, 1834. Their children were:

A. James H. Gageby born 1835 Sept 5, died July 13, 1896 married Matilda Fend & had one daughter Emma F. Gageby.

B. Jane Elizabeth Gageby born Apr 28, 1837 died Sept 2^d, 1838

C. George W. Gageby married Rose Pisel

D. Helenora Malinda Gageby born July 4

E. Mary Eliza Gageby

F. Jemima D. Gageby died May 31, 1889 married Alexander White

G. Anabella Teed Gageby born Dec 11, 1848 married Cousn [sic] McClure

H. Sarah Jane born Nov, died May 31, 1889, was drowned in the Johnstown flood.

I. Joseph Scroggs Gageby born Jany 7, 1853

J. John Scott Gageby born May 16, 1856 mar Lizzie Petrie

Ann Scroggs married Robert Hamil. Their children were:

A. Allen

B. Elizabeth who married John Pollock

C. Mary who married Alexander

D. David who married Mary

Robert Hamil's 2^d wife, their children were: Ann, Rachel, Robert, Ebenezer, Joseph & Hugh.

The family of Allen Scroggs moved to Westmoreland Co Pa instead of Baltimore Md   excepting his son John Scroggs who went to Baltimore Md.

John Scroggs Jr, son of John Scroggs, son of Allen Scroggs came to Columbia Co Ohio & located near New Lisbon where he spent his life. His son Jacob located in Bucyrus O. He was an attorney as was also

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his son Charles J. Scroggs with whom he was in partnership until his death.

Charles J. Scroggs at Bucyrus O says his father's ancestor was John Scroggs born June 25, 1766 & married May 18, 1787 to Frances Hook of Balto Md. He states that Allen Scroggs was the father of John, but was not sure.

There can be no doubt that Allen Scroggs is the ancestor of Miss Gageby & brother of Alexander, the ancestor of Mr Thompson. T.A.L. Thompson, Steubenville O has a full history of James Scroggs together with his war record. They were a family of physicians "Joseph Scroggs married Mary Hanna"

Allen Scroggs was in the Revolutionary War.

All of Allen Scroggs' descendants became noted. One of them belongs (at present 1889) to the Maryland Legislature. They were great soldiers & full of martial spirit.
Robert Brown married Allen Scrogg's widow after they came to Westmoreland Co. Their children were:

1. Nancy Brown married Graham

2. Robert Brown married Ann Hutchinson

3. George Brown married Nancy Deckins

4. John Brown

The children of Nancy Brown Graham were:

1. Elizabeth Brown Graham married Mr Lowman

2. Mary Brown Graham married Mr Lewis

3. Jane Wallace Graham married 1^st Edward Huston who died in Greensburg Md & 2^d Israel Warrimer

JVT Oct 15, 1923 12:05 PM

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Oak Hill Oct 15, 1923 6:55 PM

This afternoon at 3:35, A.A. Carmack came in my office No 522 & was there until 5:05 PM & I explained the situation regarding the Wheeling Creek T.H. Patton coal deal. His 2^d & 3^d wives, both having been cousins of mine, I wanted his family record which he gave me from memory & which I wrote down & am now copying here. He said two of his grandparents lived to be up in their 80s & one was 95 yrs old. Also that two of his brothers lived to be 82 1/2, two others to be 83 1/2 & one to 85 1/2 & died fr blood poisoning. Has two sisters living, one 79 & the other 81 & said he was the youngest of eleven children. He said a full sketch of his life with dates etc complete big History of Fayette Co in which he said was Father's picture & my own published abt 20 yrs ago & in which his picture appears. He said his full name was Amariah Andrews Carmack, son of Abraham Carmack & his wife Susann Wickham, both natives of Maryland & who came from there to Monongahela City Pa in 1832 & where he was born Mch 13¹⁰*, 1849. He has been married three times, all three of them marrying when 22 yrs old & he is 22 yrs older than his present wife.

M. 1^st Nov 18, 1874 Lucy Sabina Virginia Wood, daughter of Samuel Wood, lumber merchant of Brownsville Pa. She was born Nov 18, 1852 & died Oct 22, 1876 & had one child:

1. Allen Beaumont Carmack born Oct 1, 1876 died July 12, 1906 was married & lost his wife. No issue.

M.2^d Sept 14, 1880 Caroline A. Finley, daughter of Evans Finley & his 2^d wife Rebecca Patton, a
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sister of Dr R.J. Patton & Finley Patton. Caroline had older half brothers Michael & James who had good farms in Rehoboth section & full brothers Thomas, living in Chicago. William died years ago & Albert. She was born Oct 30, 1857 & died Jany 28, 1892 & is buried in Redstone Cem Brownsville Pa in A.A.'s lot. His first wife & son are buried in same cem, but in her father's lot. He had 3 children by Caroline:

2. Myrtle Rebecca Carmack born June 26, 1881 died Sept 21, 1917 at a sanitarium at Guelph, Ontario from a nervous break down. She was unmarried.

3. Lucy Wood Carmack, born Dec 23, 1882. She married Oct 12, 1905 Acheson Smith aged now 44 yrs son of Wm A. Smith of Pgh Pa & his wife Acheson, a sister of Judge, the late Marcus W. Acheson of Pgh Pa. Mr Acheson Smith is a 33^d degree Mason after a membership of less than 15 yrs. He has charge of 9 carborundum plants, mostly operated on patents of his Uncle Edward C. Acheson aged 72 yrs Prest of the Co & Mr Smith is in fact the acting President. He gets a salary of $25,000 a year & the company recently insured his life for half a million dollars. They live at 327 Buffalo Ave, Niagara Falls, NY. No issue, but they have a nine yr old adopted daughter.

4. Mary Edna Carmack, married Apr 26, 1903 Wm Birney Mason, a son of Greeley Mason (nephew of my old friend Harrison Mason) & his wife Horner (sister of Alice A. Horner of the Uniontown Public Schools). Both living in Brownsville Pa where he is an official of the Monongahela RR Co with whom he has been many years. He was born _________ & have 3 boys & a girl & have not lost any.

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1. Amariah Carmack Mason born June 11, 1904 aged abt 20

2. Dorothy Mason born Sept 26, 1905 aged abt 18

3. William Birney Mason Jr born Feby 27, 1909 aged 14

4. Mark Finley Mason born Oct 18, 1911 aged 12

These dates & that of marriage handed in Oct 27, 1923 by A.A. Carmack.

M 3^d Apr 11, 1894, in Luzerne Tp Fayette Co Pa at her father's. Ruth Steele Craft, daughter of Capt Wm S. Craft & his wife Margaret Graham who was born Oct 30, 1871 & they now live at No 516 Magnolia Ave, Orlando Florida & have had but two children ten yrs between & lost none.

5. William Graham Carmack born Dec 13, 1896 & died Aug 9, 1918 as I think he said it was but 3 mos before the war closed, unmarried at Lucerne France from the fall of an airoplane [sic] He was an aviator in the U.S. Service & was a buddy of Quentin Roosevelt who was killed also in the Aviation Service a few days before Graham & their graves over there were but 28 ft apart. He had been up continuously every day for twelve days & after coming down the 12^th day in the afternoon, his Capt asked him to go up again which he did, the Captain taking the front & Graham the back seat. The plane came down nose foremost & the Captain was terribly mangled, but Graham didn't have a scratch, but two Brownsville boys arrived just as it lit & said Graham gave four or five gasps before he died. His mother did not remove him until Mch 1922 when she had his remains brought over & he is buried in the officers section of the Soldiers near the Lincoln memorial at Arlington Cemetery Washington D.C.

6. Grace Wickham Carmack born Nov 26, 1906 at Brownsville Pa where Graham too was born. Her parents took her last month to Rogers Hall, Lowell Mass where she entered the select school there.

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Oak Hill Oct 17, 1923 9:26 AM

The two Meighen letters which give this record hark back to Book 8 Page 384 for R. Vista & Page 377 for J. William which see. The letters both small envelopes are filed:

R.V's dated Sept 20, 1923 Family Record Rio Vista Meighen, born Athens Co O Aug 24, 1875