Beaver County PA

Biographical Sketch of William Gaston

Gaston, William; clergyman; born, Columbiana County, O., April 19, 1835; son of James W. and Rebecca Conke Gaston; A. B., Washington College, Pa., 1858; grad. Western Theological Seminary, 1861; (D. D., 1887, LL. D., 1892, Richmond College Ohio); married, Julia M. Cunningham, of Smith’s Ferry, Pa., May 4, 1855 (died March, 1896); second wife, Jennie L. Wise, of Washington, Pa., Aug. 2, 1898; ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1861; pastor, Smith’s Ferry, Pa., 1861-1865; First Church, Bellaire, O., 1865-1880; North Church, Cleveland, 1880-1907; Emeretus, 1907; chaplain U. S. Christian Comma in Civil War, director University of Wooster, O.; Republican; Presbyterian; has traveled … Read more

Beaver County, Pennsylvania Census

Beaver County, Pennsylvania was formed in 1800 from Allegheny and Washington counties. 1800 Beaver County, Pennsylvania Census Free 1800 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1800 Beaver County, Census (images and index) $ Hosted at Census Guide 1800 U.S. Census Guide 1810 Beaver County, Pennsylvania Census Free 1810 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1810 Beaver County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems $ Hosted at Census Guide 1810 U.S. Census Guide 1820 Beaver County, Pennsylvania Census Free 1820 Census Form for your Research Hosted … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Charles Criswell Arbuthnot

Arbuthnot, Charles Criswell; professor of Economics, W. R. U.; born, Pittsburg, Pa., May 30, 1876; son of James M. and Rebecca M. Criswell Arbuthnot; B. S., Geneva College, 1899; asst. in History, 1899-1900; Fellow in Political Economy, Univ. of Chicago, 1901-03; Ph. D., 1903; Instructor in Political Economy, Univ. of Nebraska, 1903-04; Adjunct Professor, 1904; Instructor in Economics, Adelbert College, and the College for Women, W. R. U., 1904-08; associate professor of Economics, 1906-08; professor of Economics, 1908-; member American Economic Ass’n, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Haymarket District Committee of Associated Charities; Board of Management of University … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Smith Thompson

Smith Thompson was born in Beaver County, Pa., January 15, 1834. Removed to Ohio in 1847; thence to Henry County, Iowa, in 1853. Enlisted in April 1861 in Company F, First Iowa Volunteer Infantry, under the first call of the President. Enlisted again in the fall of 1861, in Company D, Fourteenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and held a commission as Lieutenant in said company. Was wounded in the head and side at Shiloh, and in the thigh at Pilot Knob, Mo. He was afterward appointed First Lieutenant of Company F, Seventh United States Veteran Volunteers of First Army Corps (Hancock’s). … Read more

Beaver County, Pennsylvania Cemetery Records

Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Cemeteries Hosted at Beaver County Genealogy and History Center Index Alcorn Cemetery Concord Presbyterian Cemetery Hickorynell Cemetery Johnston Family Private Cemetery North Branch Presbyterian Church Cemetery Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery Oak Grove/Wagoner Cemetery Old Providence Baptist Cemetery Old Stone Methodist Church Cemetery Rome Monument Works Records 1900-1911 St. John (Burry’s) Church Cemetery List Wallace Cemetery Cemeteries hosted at Beaver County USGenWeb Archives Duff Private Cemetery Old Stone Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery Hanover Pioneer … Read more

Biography of Walter J. Reed

WALTER J. REED. – A view of this gentleman’s residence in North Yakima, Washington, his hotel (the Reed House in Cle-Elum), together with portraits of himself and his estimable wife, is placed among the illustrations of this work. Although not a pioneer of Washington Territory, he has been a great factor in the development of Yakima and Kittitass counties. He built the first two-story business house in North Yakima, and is the founder of the town of Cle-Elum, in Kittitas county. He has also advanced a great many matters of substantial interest in both counties, and is one of the … Read more

Ness, Alice G. – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon G. Ness, 75, Dies in La Grande Alice G. Ness, who died at a hospital here at 3 a.m. today, daughter of John and Mary McQuiston, was born January 1, 1864 in Beaver County, Penn. She was married to Edgar P. Bull Sept. 30, 1879, and six children were born to this union. Mr. Bull and two children, Freddie G. and Pearl May, preceded her in death. She leaves one son, Charles C. Bull and three daughters, Florence Umbarger, Pomona, Calif., Mary Overpeck, La Grande, and Valeria Walker of Portland; seven grandchildren, one of them … Read more

Biography of James C. Lysle

James C. Lysle. The important industries of Leavenworth still include manufacturing and some of the soundest enterprises in this line at the present date their beginning back in the city’s pioneer days. Immediately in this connection, comes the name of James C. Lysle to mind, for he was one of the earliest, one of the most persevering and one of the most straightforward manufacturers that the city had ever known. He was, entirely, a self-made made and in youth had but few educational advantages, but through quiet persistence, faith in himself and his fellow men, and a determination he never … Read more