Deaths in same oldest bible
Eliza Budd died July 11, 1836
Joseph Budd died Aug 9, 1838
Rachel Budd died Oct 28, 1839
Then followed Bible of Mrs Budd's husband & herself:
Marriages
Benjamin Budd & Jennet Neff Jany 1, 1850
Cyrus P. Hough & Lavina S. Miller July 6, 1892
Charlie Miller & Lavina Budd June 14, 1890
Charlie Miller died Sept 15, 1890
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Births
Benjamin Budd, born Aug 3, 1825
Jennetta Budd born Feby 16, 1830, my informant
Their Children
1. Joseph Budd, born Oct 13, 1851
2. Andrew M. Budd born Oct 30, 1854
3. Birthalena Budd born May 11, 1858
4. Eliza L. Budd born Nov 25, 1860
5. Edward Budd born Oct 13, 1863
6. Chalmers M. Budd born Sept 4, 1866
7. Silva J. Budd born June 5, 1869
8. Lavina S. Budd born May 24, 1872
Homer S. Hough born June 28, 1893
Mrs Budd, youthful in spirits, jovial, fleshy & jolly & without a wrinkle in her face in her 94th yr, leads one to meditate on the fact shown in the above births viz that most of them are three years apart.
Deaths
Berthalena Budd died Jany 12, 1861
Joseph Budd died Dec 8, 1863
Infant Daughter of Albert & Lizzie McKelvy died Nov 2, 1882
Mrs Budd said Joe Sutton kept records & might have recorded where Andrew Finley of Andrew Esq removed to & says to see his descendants who would have said record. She says she was named for her great grandmother Jennetta (Ginsey) Finley, wife of Andrew
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Finley Esq & daughter of John Jack & that her great grandfather, Andrew Finley raised her mother, who was left an orphan by the death of her mother when 11 (or 13) months old & that he had a pet bear for her which used to frighten visitors who called & when they would get after the bear, it wd run up a tree. She says she had often been told that she was so small when born that she was put in a quart measure which she wouldn't believe until when after her marriage & moving out here she met Sam Weimer's mother living out near here to whom she expressed her doubt & who told her "Well, you need not doubt it for I was the party who put you in the quart measure myself & put my hand over it". This house was scrupulously clean throughout in the inside & the yard & surroundings outside were clean & attractive.
Left 1:30 PM
We then drove back to West Newton Pa west side & turning to the left, went out the Belle Vernon improved road a mile & turning off of it to the right, crossed a small stream & came to the old Thomas Robertson home, which has been owned by his grandson I.I. Robertson & is probably yet a part of his estate & proceeding a mile further, came to the Andrew Robertson home, an attractive big frame where seven of his children, all unmarried, live. See Page 40 to 44.
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We then continued on & turning to the left up a bad hill road were soon:
At Salem Regular Baptist Church Graveyard, Rostraver Tp, June 21 1923 4:16 PM
This church is on an eminence & commands a fine view over the country eastward & the site with the g.y. was given to the Church by her husband's grandfather, Joseph Budd Sr so Mrs Budd told us & she repeated to us the inscription on his tombstone which is the same as appears on the Solitary grave stone in the South Huntingdon Tp of Cornelius Casali her own grandfather, father of her reputed father Dave Casali. We made note of the following inscriptions:
1. Joseph Budd Sr died Mch 16, 1826 aged 71 yrs & 21 days
Remember man, as you pass by
As you are no, so once was I
As I am now, so must you be
Prepare for death & follow me.
Susanna Budd died Feby 19, 1849 in her 86th year.
2. Elsey C. wife of Joseph Budd died Mar 11, 1858 aged 25 yrs 10 mos 26 days
3. Nancy J. Budd born Jany 13, 1818 died Sept 3, 1894
Susannah Budd born Aug 30, 1823, died Mch 10, 1885
Joseph Budd (Jr) died July 24, 1882 aged 93 yrs
Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Budd Jr died June 7, 1884 aged 82 yrs 4 mos & 23 days.
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Joseph Budd, son of Joseph & Elizabeth Budd w.d.t.l. Aug 29, 1838 age 19 yrs & 1 mo.
Elizabeth Budd, dau of Jos & Elizabeth Budd died July 11, 1836 aged 1 yr 11 mos & 22 days
Rachel Budd, dau of Jos & Elizabeth Budd died Oct 29, 1839 aged 1 yr & 9 mos
James Budd, son of J & E. Budd died Oct 7, 1852 aged 20 yrs 5 mos & 17 days
Ebenezer Budd, son of J & E Budd died Dec 8, 1853 aged 17 yrs 25 days
4. James Budd son of B & E Budd died Mch 14, 1854 aged 11 mos 11 days. Should be 10 mos see page 39 line 20
Mary Jane, wife of James Rossell died Aug 15, 1864 aged 30 yrs 5 mos
Also infant daughter of J & M.J. Rossell see page 39 line 10 & page 45 lines 16 to 20.
5. Joseph Budd, son of B & F. Budd died Dec 8, 1863 aged 12 yrs 1 mo 25
days.
Bertha E. Budd, dau of B & J.F. Budd died Jany 12, 1861 aged 2 yrs 8 mos & 1 day
Capt Benjamin Budd born Aug 3, 1825, died Feby 13, 1897
Jennetta F. Budd Born Feby 16, 1830, living.
6. Nathan McGrew, died May 4, 1886 aged 70 yrs 6 mos & 16 days
Phebe Catharine, wife of Nathan McGrew died June 7, 1883 aged 62 yrs 2 mos 4 days
7. Sarah Weddle, consort of Joseph Weddle died Dec 15, 1842 aged 59 yrs 2 mos 5 days.
8. Ann, wife of John Thompson died Apr 14, 1848 in her 27th year
9. Aaron Weddle Co H 100th Pa vol Inf Born Feby 23, 1839 date of death eroded.
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Hylena, dau of A & M.J. Weddle died June 27, 1870 aged 2 yrs 20 days
Mary Weddell died Nov 6, 1880 in her 43d yr.
10. John W. Jackson born Sept 29, 1841, died June 11, 1876
Robert L. Jackson died July 18, 1870 in his 27th year
Elizabeth J., wife of Samuel Jackson born Mch 24, 1817, died Mch 29, 1883.
The Church was instituted A.D. 1792 & the present building, a wide brick one, was erected in 1842.
Left 4:55 PM
We then drove into West Newton & were soon:
At residence of Mrs I.I. Robertson No 203 5th ST, June 21, 1923 at 5:15 PM
Allieann went around back & got the record from her as she wasn't so she could come downstairs just then. We left at 5:22 PM & met her daughter Rebecca at the corner of Vine St & corrected the record as her mother had the dates all wrong. The correct dates are as follows:
Isaac I. Robertson died Nov 1, 1918. He married June 30, 1897 Josephine Bank Neel, daughter of Thomas Neel & his wife Margaret Jane Kidd who was born at Port Perry Pa Oct 19, 1868 &
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have two children:
1. Margaret Rebecca born June 22, 1898
2. Elizabeth Marie, born Apr 9, 1905
We then drove over to the station & took the 5:47 PM train meeting Mr Stevenson & his daughter, who get off the train & reaching C'ville at 6:30 PM, I got shaved & shined & walked out to Isabella N. Evans where she & her guests, J. Fred Kurtz, Ray Whitmore, Marie Sturgeon & Nannie Rebond? were in waiting for dinner & with whom I spent a very pleasant evening. Nannie, who is a first cousin of Marie on Marie's mother's side, said that Marie's grandfather was living in C'ville aged 99 yrs hale & hearty. I got up at 8 AM & wrote up Page 36 from my penciled record & walking around the corner, I was:
At Residence of Miss Sallie E. Allen No 204 W. Greene St, Connellsville Pa June 22, 1923 9:45 AM
The maid asked me to sit down on the porch & called Miss Allen who came out & sd she was going to a picnic at Shady Grove at 11 AM. She says there is a sketch of her father's family in the big red backed history of Fayette Co about the middle of the book. She says she will look it up & send me the reference to it. She says too
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that she has a short manuscript sketch of the Allen family on a foolscap page or two. She went in the house & looked for it, but couldn't find it & thought it might be in her box at the bank. She sd she wd hunt it up & send me a copy from it.
She said her grandfather, David Allen had a brother Elisha Allen & they were sons of James Allen & his wife Mary Peairs. Said her father had brothers John & another, who clerked in Skiles Dry Goods store & in McKean's store in Uniontown, but his brother, Wm, stayed on the farm. She said her father married a daughter of Jonathan Allen of Vance's Mill, who was a sister of Wm H. Allen whom I knew & whose son W.K. Allen lives here & is with the West Penn Power Co.
She says her brother, Walter Allen died 8 or 9 yrs ago in Harrison Co Ohio, but his widow, who was a Long & family moved in town 2 yrs ago & now live in the Edge of Cadiz O. She sd Bradford Allen & a brother owned the land that Donora Pa is now built on & that a son of Bradford now lives in Monon City. She gave her "Old Redstone" to Bela B. Smith who lives across the street in a fine brick house second one black from the big corner brick. He married a daughter of Jos A. Cook. I came home on the 11 o'clock St Car having bade her goodbye at 10:25 AM, got in at 12 o'c noon & wrote up this book
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& compared the greater part of the Hartman papers fr 5 to 8:20 PM with Minnie L. Redburn who came in from Fox Hill where she celebrated lunch with Joe on his 8th birthday.
Edward Ellsworth Sickles was in at 4:30 PM & I sold him 2 A of the Sarah J. Johnson tract back of his home bought from E.H. Rockwell for $400. He is a son of Taylor W. Sickles with whom I used to work on the farm & who died aged 27 yrs but had married when 16 & had 5 children, 2 boys & 3 girls. E.E. sd he was 8 yrs old when his father died & that he had married when 27 & has 5 children.
It is now 12:12 AM 23d & I'll quit as am written up to date.
Oak Hill June 25, 1923 9:15 PM
This afternoon about 5 o'clock Rev G.G. Kerr of Canonsburg Pa called in at the Holler in answer to a letter I had written him & we talked until 5:55 PM. He said his mother was Sarah Dunlap, daughter of Alexander Dunlap, son of Samuel Dunlap & his wife Hannah Lecky. She was the first wife of Huston A. Kerr now decd & died when Geo G. was abt 4 yrs old & he & a sister Louise were the only children. Louise married young & had a premature birth & never regained robust health & died without issue. He says he has been twice married & his son 18 yrs old, a fine handsome
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boy was driving the car. he said his step mother said there was no Dunlap bible about the house that she ever saw, but there is an old Davis bible which record with his father's & his own, he will send me. He said his mother's sister, Elizabeth Dunlap married Cyrus Silbaugh & they had but one child, Dora Silbaugh, who he says is a school teacher & lives about Haddensville Pa. He says he wants a book when I get it completed.
I am expecting to go on the early train in the morning to Latrobe to see McComb & to Derry Pa to see C.W. Gaut & his mother & grandmother. His grandmother is the oldest daughter of Samuel Bell who was son of Walter & Polly Finley Bell, so I am starting a family tree to work from, made up from the family bible record I got Oct 29, 1920 at the residence of Wm Smith, Rostraver Tp. See Book 4 Pages 51 to 53 inclusive which I am starting on next page.
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[Descendant Chart]
"Polly" Finley, daughter of Andrew Finley Esq & his wife "Ginsey Jack was born Aug 5, 1793 & died Dec 26, 1888. She married Walter Bell. See book 4 pages 51 & 52 48 to 50 & 3 & 4.
[children]
Andrew Bell, Born Feby 23, 1814 ob Nov 22, 1821.
Rosanna Bell, B Oct 3, 1815, ob. Mar July 4, 1837 William Milligan.
William T.N. Bell, Born Jany 12, 1817 ob Dec 24, 1888 m. Sept 3, 1850 Frances Ann Bennett who was born Mch 11, 1827 dau of David Bennett & his wife Sarah Hough. She died Nov 19.
Jane F. Bell, B Dec 23, 1818 ob July 8, 1843 m. Jacob Hough
John R. Bell, B July 26, 1820, ob. M. Mary Bennett
Samuel Bell, B Oct 27, 1821, ob. M. Susanna Boyd dau of Archibald Boyd & his wife Mary Waltz. She was born Nov 15, 1831 & died.
Mary Dellnora, B Sept 27, 1852. M. May 18, 1870 to Milton Fleming Corbett son of Paul C. Corbett & wife Margaret Guthrie. He was born in Clarion Co Pa Nov 5, & died in Pgh Hospital May 27. Children all born in South Huntingdon Tp.
Anna Bell, B Mch 25, 1871 m. Sept 24, 1891 to William Clark Gaut, son of William Gaut & wife Mary Jane Wray who was born Dec 26, 1867 near Mendon & died in Derry Pa Mch 11, 1918 & is buried in St Clair Cem Gbg Pa.
Harry Edgar Gaut, Born June 19, 1893 m. Oct 1917 to Hazel Belle Piatt dau of David Piatt & his wife.
Helen Wray, Born Oct 22, 1918
Clark Wray, B. Jany 20, 1895 in Gbg Pa
Joseph Guy, B May 30, 1873 ob June 13, 1873
Maggie Clara, B Nov 21, 1875 ob July 21, 1879
Samuel Edgar, B Dec 12, 1879 m. Jany 17, 1908 to Abigail Lucille Eisaman who was born June 16, 1883. Both living Scranton Pa. She daughter of Jacob B. Eisaman & wife Jane Agnew.
Donald Edgar, B June 18, 1910. see page 216
Mary Jane, B Jany 21, 1915
Jay Rawling, B Feby 18, 1922
Harry Cleveland, B Apr 30, 1883 m. Feby 8, 1916 Miriam Genevieve Barnhart who live in Gbg Pa. She was born Oct 8, 1893 at Gbg Pa dau of James Knox Barnhart & wife Tide Diehl
Robert Barnhart, B May 15, 1917
Richard Wilson, B May 13, 1922
Anna Lydia Bell, B Mch 6, 1859 m. Apr 26, 1881 Morris Lobingier Painter & live at Greensburg Pa on Tremont Ave Sept 8/23. He died at Gbg Pa Sept 1, 1923 in his 77th yr born Feby 21, 1844 in Lancaster Pa. See book 12 P 496.
William Pollock, B Aug 1, 1862 ob June ______ M. Lizzie Markle dau of Joseph & Jane Pinkerton Markle.
Maggie Clara, B Sept______ ob July______ aged 24. Unm.
Mary Ann Bell, B Feby 22, 1823 ob May 13, 1903 m. Oct 5, 1854 John Keefer
Elizabeth M. Bell, B Dec 27, 1824 ob Oct 13, 1825
David P. Bell, B July 27, 1826, ob. Mar Nov 13, 1849 Sarah Jane Bennett who was born June 24, 1832 daughter of David Bennett & his wife Sarah Hough.
Martha B. Bell, B. Feby 20, 1828 ob Apr 18, 1836
Lydia O. Bell, B May 1830 ob. M. Sept 18, 1851 Henry B. Keefer
Nancy Bell, B Mch 17, 1831 ob Aug 11, 1865 m Dec 24, 1850 William Pollock who was born in Greene Co Pa Sept 23, 1830 the youngest of 5 sons. He remarried in Indiana & he died in Mexico MO. Apr 29, 1924. Cousin Kate says Nancy had no issue
Elenor D. Bell, B Mch 1832, ob Mch 29, 1836
Walter Bell, B July 3, 1835
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At residence of Mrs Mary Dickie Carr McComb, widow of James A. McComb No 600 N. Ligonier St, Latrobe Pa, June 26, 1923 9:44 AM
Mrs McComb says her husband is the son of Robert N. McComb & a great grandson of Gen James McComb. She shows me two books that have his name printed on the front cover, books which he evidently used when in the Legislature. One book, the "laws of Penna" by Thos McKean Thompson vol VI "Octaoraro Printed by Francis Bailey 1804", the other "Acts of the General Assembly of the Com of Pa printed by same party in same place 1805 & in both in bold plain hand is written in pencil:
"Gen James McComb died July 13, 1814 aged 56 years". & in both is pasted a white piece of paper on which is written in ink:
"Presented by George McComb to R.N. McComb Jany 1, 1859".
George is probably the father of Robert N. In a New Testament belonging to R.N. McComb is written:
"Dr A.D. McComb died Sept 5, 1901 interred 7th"
"Rev D.J. Irwin died Feby 20, 1898 at 8 PM"
Mrs McC has a small black backed 96 page "History of the Churches of Blairsville Presbytery" by Alexander Donaldson D.D. Pgh 1874" & also 21 page pamphlet "History of Ebenezer & Clarksburg Churches Pres of Kittanning by Rev D.J. Irwin Indiana Pa 1877".
An old small day book 16 by 23 lines
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on first remaining page has written:
"Nancy McComb, her hand & Pen Aprile 4th 1829 in the year of our Lord".
This is 15 yrs after he died & 4 yrs before her death. On inside of same leaf on Nov 19, (probably 1810) in statement of a settlement with Randel Laughlin he signed his name. Jas McComb
This day book shows his appointment on committees Dec 4, 1812 & covers entries fr 1809 to 1813 inclusive.
One of the entries is: [Note: this entry has a large "x" drawn through it. CW]
"James Cooper Cy [best guess]
June 25th By one day moweing .50
July 2, by 1 day moweing .50
July 2, by 1 1/2 day moweing .75
Aug 2, by 1 day moweing .50"
A letter to James A. from his brother Jno N. McComb dated Pgh Mch 5, 1917 states that at the Carnegie Library there, he found reference to Gen James McComb's military record.
XV. 2. McComb, James, Brigadier General Armstrong co 1812 died 1814"
I wrote to James A. McComb here on Jany 16, 1922
Mrs McC shows a letter to her late husband fr J.G. Linn dated Carlisle Pa Apr 15, 1920 which suggests: "that you write to Rev S.S. Wylie Shippensbug Pa R.D. He was pastor there (at Middle Spring Church) for years, now is an old man retired.
Mrs McC. says her husband:
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James Albert McComb was born Sept 14, 1870 in Louisville, Indiana Co Pa & died in this house Nov 21, 1922 from uremic poisoning. He was about my build but taller & was a very fine looking man. On Oct 22, 1903, he married in this house by Rev Wm B. Carr her father, Mary Dickie Carr, who was born in Livermore P June 23, 1876, the daughter of Rev Wm Brainard Carr & his wife Sarah Florinda Dickie whose father James Dickie bought this house when he moved here from Congruity, related to the Hitchmans & Shields of Mt Pleasant Pa & the Wilsons who founded Wilson College Chambersburg Pa.
Mr McComb was first with Mr Barnett in the Citizens NBK here & then went to the Peoples NBK in 1909 as cashier was with it until he died, he being then cashier & a director & was for 21 yrs an elder in Pres Ch. Mrs McComb says they have had but one child viz:
Sarah Carr McComb born May 28, 1905 in this house & very pleasantly admitted me when I arrived at 8:55 AM. Mrs McC says John D. Miller of the Merchants & Farmers NBK Gbg is related to Mr McComb & may give some data. He says Jeff Taylor, lawyer at Gbg is related also possibly however on the mother's side & he is very much interested in family lore & might help me. She has also a small pamphlet "History of the Old Ebenezer Church" prepared by the Pastor Rev J. Wallace Freser D.D. for the 130th An. Oct 13, 1921
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She says the aged Rev Scroggs lived in the second house beyond here on the same side of this street & he had a son David. She has gone to call her step mother who she thinks can tell me more about the Scroggs.
Mrs McC says her step mother could not tell about the Scroggs, but she sd Mrs Wm McFarland, living abt 1 or 2 miles out this St extension & on phoning her, Bell 452 R 4, she says she is a granddaughter of Rev Scroggs being a daughter of Mrs Huston Cochrane & says she has some old Scroggs Bibles & a Hist of the Scroggs family, so I am going out.
Mrs McComb says her husband's oldest sister, Mrs Mary Kiner, lives in Derry Pa (Mrs George Kiner) across from Pres Ch. I called Mrs Chas Hoffman whose son Theodore S. Hoffman Jeweler Phone 522 lives with her at 342 Main St. She says her grandfather was Robert Wilson & in that way, she was related to the Jacks. Mrs McC. thinks she is abt 70.
Leaving 11:40 AM
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At residence of William MacFarland, Derry Tp, Westnd Co Pa (P.O. Latrobe RD 2 Box 43) June 26, 1923 12:20 PM.
I arrived here at 11:58 AM & Mr MacFarland met me on the porch & tells me he had 170 acres in the farm since selling off some. His wife soon appeared & produced some letters, two in fact, from C.J. Scroggs dated 1908 & 1909 at Bucyrus O, a lawyer, son of Hon Jacob Scroggs also a lawyer who died there in 1897. They do not give any data that I want.
She has also produced a greenish backed book ctg 208 pages viz:
"History & Kin of the Cowden & Welch Families by Rev James Marcus Welch, Indiana Penna January 1904".
In this book page 37, it is stated that Margaret Cowden, one of then children of John Cowden I, & his wife Mary Reynolds see page 22" became the second wife of James Scroggs about 1772 while her father still lived & when their home was in the Conococheague Valley, then Cumb Co Pa. Much assistance was needed to untangle the skein of her posterity. It is in correctly stated in Crumrine's Hist of Wash Co Pa that she married Reynolds Scroggs, Reynolds being the name of her mother before marriage & it being affirmed by some of the friends in Wash Co that a Reynolds Scroggs did marry a Cowden made a very patience trying puzzle" etc. see solution page 38.
On pages 40 & 41 is given the names of the
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three immigrants brothers Alexander, John & Allen son of John Scroggs of near Edinburgh Scotland. It says Alexander, the third brother who emigrated to Penna was born in Scotland Oct 2, 1708. In 1745 when 37 yrs old, he came to Cumb Co Pa & located on a farm in Green Spring in Hopewell, now Newton Tp about 3 miles west of Newville Pa. He, like his brother Allen was a Ruling Elder in the Big Spring Associate Church. It mentions his run away match with Rachel Leith of Edinburg Scotland an Heiress, by whom he had 11 children, seven that grew up, being 1. James, see later, 2. Alexander born 1749, wed Mary Brown in 1776. 3. Ebenezer born 1751, unmarried, 4. Jeannette wed Joseph McElwain, of this line was Rev Alexander Donaldson of Eldersridge Pa, 5. Rachel wed John Stevenson, 6. Ann, wed Hugh McElroy of this line is Rev J.M. McElroy, of Ottumwa Iowa, 7. Sarah born 1762.
Alexander Scroggs by his second marriage to Rachel Ireland had 10 children, a total of 21. The ten children by 2nd wife were:
1. Allen wed 1st Margaret Creigh 2d Mary Porter
2. Miriam born in 1775
3. John H. born 1776, a general in the War of 1812 wed 1st Isabella Walker, 2d Anna White, & died in 1844. Mrs Royce of New Castle is of this line.
4. Aaron born 1778 wed Sarah White
5. Moses born 1780 wed Margaret Thompson
6. Rachel born 1781 wed Wm McConnelly
7. Sarah born 1783 wed Alexander Thompson
8. Rev Elijah born 1785, died 1851 wed Margaret Inbure [best guess] & had 7 children all of whom died in youth.
9. Mary Ireland born 1788 died 1845 wed Robert Thompson
10 Tabitha Elizabeth born 1790 died 1870 wed Hugh Thompson
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James Scroggs, the oldest child mentioned above was born 1746 on the Green Spring near Newville Pa when a young man he visited Scotland & while among the scenes of his ancestors wed Margaret Jack (it should be Eleanor Jack) bringing her back to the Cumberland Valley home in 1768. Her relatives were acquainted with the Scroggs on both sides of the water, Matthew & Patrick Jack having early come to the Penna colony & settled in the Cumb Valley. There was one son born to this marriage. he was called Alexander & removed to Kentucky but died in Coshocton O. He left a family, one of whom was Rev John Scroggs an Associate Preacher in NY State, who died in the beginning of his ministry.
James Scroggs about 1772 married a 2d wife, Margaret Cowden of the "Black" or Swarthy complected Cowdens. He enlisted as a private in the company of Capt William Pebbles (I think Peebles) a Pres Elder of Big Spring & served through the Revolution. The Co consisted of 81 riflemen expert marksmen, many of whom were captured at the Battle of Long Island, but he escaped. After the war, he moved to Wash Co Pa in 1801 & took up a farm on Millers Run. He had 8 children by 2d wife.
See Book 9 page 98
1. Ebenezer
2. John, mar Jane Paxton & had 3 children
3. Ellen mar Dr John Murdock of Wash Pa & had 2 children
4. Polly died at 12 of smallpox
5. James, born 1784 died 1833 mar twice
6. Reynolds Scroggs died aged 30.
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7. Rachel mar Rev John Walker, founder of Franklin College at New Athens O & had 8 chil.
8. Joseph born 1793 wed his cousin Mary Hanna of Wash Co Pa & had 10 children. His daughter Rachel W. Scroggs born Dec 8, 1838 mar Huston Cochran & died last year aged 84 (she sd 89) had a fine clear intellect & was the mother of Mrs McFarland, my informant of the day. The book is 21 X 17 lines. She is giving me a small book with record prepared by Thos E. Scroggs of Leechburg Pa which I am to copy from & return.
Leaving 2:05 PM
See page 448 for copy of above record from the small book.
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At residence of Anna Bell Gaut No 223 Fourth Ave, Derry Pa June 26, 1923 4:18 PM
I arrived here an hour ago & have made entries on Page 58 of some of Samuel Bell's descendants. Mrs Gaut's mother, Mary Dellnora Corbett lives at 618 North Penna Ave, Greensburg Pa & she or her sister, Mrs Painter, also in Gbg, will have the earlier bible record needed in Samuel Bell's line on page 58.
Mrs Gaut says Mrs Anna Bell Smouse nee Hamilton bought the old home across from Sewickly Church of her grandparents Rosanna & William Milligan & lives there & will be able to give that record.
Left 6:25 PM
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Oak Hill June 27, 1923 8:33 PM
I reached Pgh last night abt 10 PM city time & this morning at 9 AM went to the mfrs bldg on Duquesne Way & gave Mr Dermitt an order for six more books like this, Nos 11 to 16 inclusive. Then went to Mr McClay's office & had an hour & a half's conference with him & Francis B. Farren. Then went to Jno F. Hudson & going to Union Trust Co found Mr McEldowney was in NY. They went to the Wm Penn Hotel & found Mignon just driving up with her mother Mrs Cotton & going with her to Kauffmann's store, we soon rtd & started over to 1432 Kelton Ave Dormont where I found Cousin Kate Smith waiting & also cousin Sallie Brown who said cousin Kate's folks had taken her when she was seven days old & raised her. We started with Cousin Kate at 12:22 PM, my time & coming through Castle Shannon Library, Finleyville, Monongahela, Bentleyville, Beallsville & Brownsville reached here at 3:11 PM covering 54 miles fr Dormont & 59? miles from Wm Penn Hotel. Cousin Kate says tonight that Lucy Hood of West Newton Pa was at Sallie's last Saturday night & she asked her who her grandmother was (is her mother Eliza J. Oliver's mother) & she said Isett. (See Book 8 pages 73 & 80). Kate then said Eliza J. Oliver had two diamond rings which she got from her mother with which they no doubt cut their
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names on the glass that Mr Painter showed me out at the Willow Tree. She said Eliza J. Oliver's father was James Brison Oliver & she was a daughter of his first wife. His second wife was from the Cumberland Valley. He was a brother of Old Samuel Oliver buried at Dick Church, married three times or so, once to Salome Markle.
Cousin Kate stood the trip well for one of her age. She was born Jany 3, 1832 & is feeling very comfortable in her rocking chair.
10 PM. Kate has just told me that her father's father & grandfather were both named Florian Smith & lived in France & her grandfather Florian Smith born in France, moved to Boovenbach, Germany & his father did also & the elder Florian died there. Her grandfather Florian went to England & was in business there & died of pulmonary trouble in England & had $10,000 with him which they never got. Her father was born in Germany at the above named town in 1793 & when 19 yrs old in 1812, the country then belonging to France he was drafted into the French or Napoleon's army & served one year & was in the battle of Leipsic in which 92,000 fell. He was then home a year & was put in the German army & had to serve 8 yrs. He learned clock making at points where they would be stationed & after his discharge continued with a jeweler 3 mos.
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Oak Hill June 28, 1923 7:22 PM
Read to Cousin Kate from Book 8 Pages 112 to 134 incl, but there was nothing she knew about. She retired at 11 PM & it is now 11:40 PM
Oak Hill June 29, 1923 7:17 PM
Reading to Cousin Kate from Book 8 Pages 176 & 177. Says the brother of Wm H. Rothermel who attended the meeting Allentown was a fine looking man who came in one door gave them $100, said they were not pursuing the right plan to get the money & went out the other door as her Uncle Ben Rothermel who was there reported. She says a Fisher who was a relative & a Yeager went abroad with Forney & later when her Uncle Sam A. Rothermel was down at Berks Co, he saw Fisher who told him "As sure as that water in Moselem Creek runs, that money is there".
Quitting 10:35 PM
Oak Hill June 30, 1923
Cousin Kate tonight said that her Uncle Ben Rothermel after returning from the meeting at Allentown Pa said there were a lot of Rothermels in attendance from the State of NY
Oak Hill July 1, 1923 2:33 PM
Reading from Book 8 page 298 lines 23 to 26. She said Squire Milligan tax collector West Newton, Pa told her, she thought
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about 12 yrs ago, that they had recd or someone had, a letter from a daughter of Andrew Finley of Squire Andrew, saying he was still living in the west, but was very old & childish.
Oak Hill July 2, 1923 9:42 AM
Reading to Cousin Kate from Book 8 Page 349 Line 21 that Mary Jackson Thompson was 52 yrs old when her youngest children Joseph & David were born Mch 4, 1803 twins. She said Cousin Nancy Hough (formerly Bell, daughter of Squire Andrew Finley) was 55 yrs old when her youngest child, Josephine Hough was born, that Nancy's daughter Mrs Stephen Pollock had told her so.
6:25 PM
Was up 1:30 to 2 PM today along with Miss Minnie L. Redburn for a short call on C.A. Van Kirk. She said that their neighbor, Mrs Jennings was the only woman that came to help them when her father died, Aug 3d, 1850. All others were afraid of the cholera.
Quitting 11:44 PM
Oak Hill July 4, 1923 9:33 AM
I read Cousin Kate a clippings of the wedding notice in yesterday's Morning Herald of the marriage by Rev C.D.A. Hoon at the 1st Pres Ch manse at Fairchance Pa last Saturday evening June 30, 1923 of Nellie M. Jenkins, daughter of Mr & Mrs John Jenkins of Gans Pa to Oliver N. Rothermel of Point Marion Pa. She supposes he is a great grandson of her Uncle Benjamin Rothermel,
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whose son Jacob Smith Rothermel married a devilish girl named Rebecca Hantz, who had worked for some of the Bells about Sewickly Church section & could not get along with her own folks at home, or with those of anyone else. They moved to Point Marion where he was foreman in a coal bank & died suddenly a few years ago & "Becky" has died also. They had but one child, James Rotharmel ("Jim" as she called him) who married a girl from over by New Geneva Pa whose father is a farmer & he lived alongside of his father in Point Marion "Jim" has a "host of children" & Oliver N. above is not doubt one of them. One, the oldest, was Benjamin Franklin, another was Sevilla & two died young. I must see "Jim" & get record. Going in town 2:44 PM
Oak Hill July 5, 1923 8:55 AM
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