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_UNKNOWN DEERING ____|
| (1865 - ....) |
| |_____________________
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|
|--Mary Woodford DEERING
| (1885 - ....)
| _Anderson CHENAULT __
| | (1812 - ....)
|_Margaret CHENAULT __|
(1865 - ....) |
|_Margaret OLDHAM ____+
(1829 - 1905)
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Date of Import: Oct 24, 2000
_Evan LEWIS _________
| (1735 - 1806)
_Samuel LEWIS _______|
| (1770 - 1800) |
| |_Margaret ___________
| (.... - 1819)
|
|--Stephen LEWIS
| (1799 - 1849)
| _____________________
| |
|_Lydia KELLY ________|
(1769 - 1857) |
|_____________________
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Stephen Lewis was a mere boy at the time of his father's death and his mother
later contracted a second marriage, the name of her second husband having
been Neal. On the farm of his stepfather Stephen Lewis was reared to years of
maturity, and in addition to aiding in the work of the pioneer farm he was
employed during the winter seasons in the operation of the oldtime distillery
run by Mr. Neal. He early became dependent upon his own resources, and in
character and ability proved himself well equipped for the responsibilities
that devolved upon him as one of the worlds productive workers. He was
twenty-one years of age when he came to Jefferson county, in the second
decade of the nineteenth century, and he became a pioneer settler in what is
now Perry township. Soon after his arrival he purchased a tract of heavily
timbered land, erected a primitive log cabin in the midst of the virgin
forest, and set himself to the task of reclaiming a farm from the wilderness.
It may well be understood that arduous toil fell to the lot of this vigorous
and determined pioneer, and that considerable time passed ere he had cleared
sufficient land to initiate farming in even a modest way, though still under
conditions that would have disheartened a less valiant soul. He had purchased
a tract of 160 acres from the Holland Land Company, and he paid for the
property at the rate of a dollar and a quarter per acre, through the
companys agent, Mr. Gaskill. His was the only farm on which improvement had
been started in the entire section between his homestead and Port Barnett,
which place was practically the beginning of Brookville, the present county
seat. When this sturdy pioneer arrived in Jefferson county his material
equipment comprised little more than a gun, a grubbing hoe and an ax. He was
but forty-nine years of age at the time of his death, and he was the first
person in this section of the State to succumb to an attack of typhoid fever.
His wife, Ann, was a daughter of John Hopkins, who was of Irish lineage, and
she long survived the husband of her youth, being eighty-four years of age at
the time of her death. The remains of both are interred in the old churchyard
lying adjacent to the Presbyterian Church in Perry township. Stephen Lewis
was one of the founders of this church, the original edifice of which was
built about 1830, and he was an official of the church organization at the
time of his death, his widow also continuing a devout and revered member of
this pioneer church until she was called to the life eternal. Their children:
Samuel was a resident of the city of
Pittsburgh at the time of his death; Rebecca became the wife of James Mabon,
and they removed to Kansas, where they became pioneers and where they passed the residue of their lives; John H. resides in Perry township; Jane and
William died in childhood; Lydia J. became the wife of Sanford Neal;
Margaret, now deceased, was the wife of the late Dr. Joseph Shields, of
Punxsutawney, this county; Scott is now a resident of the State of
California.
!McKnight History of Jefferson Co. PA 1917 Vol II, pp473
STEPHEN LEWIS
Stephen Lewis was born in the year 1799 in Indiana County. His
forbearer, being Welsh, coming from Wales. Two brothers coming to America
short time after the close of the Revolution, first settling near the vicinty
of Jacksonville, Indiana Co. Their wives were sisters. ( I assume this
being his father Samuel and brother Joshua. The sisters Lydia & Nancy Kelly)
He was 21 years of age when he came to Jefferson County and he became a
pioneer settler in what is now Perry Twp. Soon after purchasing a tract of
heavily timbered land, he erected a primitive log cabin in the midst of this
virgin forest. He purchased a tract of 160 acres from Holland Land Company,
paying $1.25 per acre. When this sturdy pioneer arrived in Jefferson Co.,
his material equipment comprised of little more than a gun, a grubbing hoe,
and an axe.
He was but 49 years old at the time of his death and he was the first
person in this section of the state to succumb to an attack of Typhiod fever.
Ann survived her husband, being 84 at the time of her death.
They are both buried in the old cemetery adjacent to the Presbyterian
Church, Perry Twp. Stephen Lewis was one of the founders of the church, the
original edifice of which was built about 1830, and he was an official at the
time of his death.
!Have Orphans Court Partition Docket Pg 46-51. Auditors Reports Vo lI Jeff
Co. Sept term 1860 No 3.
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Notes for STEPHEN LEWIS:
Perry Presbyterian Church records:
" The Church of Perry, so called from the name of the township, was organized September 4, 1836, By Revs. John Reed and E. D. Barrett, a committee appointed by the Presbytery of Blairsville. It was composed of the following twenty four members:
William Stunkard, Stephen Lewis, and Samuel Keppy, elders and their wives, Ruthe Stunkard, Ann Lewis and Elizabeth Kelly. James and Sarah Chambers, John and Mary Frampton, Thomas and Eleanor Gourley, Elizabeth and Margaret Kelly, David Manners,
Margaret McKinstrey, and Elizabeth McKee received by letter, and Robert Gaston and Sarah Wachob received on examination.
The index of admission shows:
Stephen Lewis b. Indiana Co., PA received by letter on Sept 4, 1836 and dismissed by death
October 6, 1849
Ann Lewis nee Hopkins , daughter of John and Sister of William Hopkins received by letter September 4, 1836 and dismissed by death October 8, 1886 age 82y, 9m 7d
Received by letter on the same day was David Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis.
On September 13, 1845 Rebecca Lewis was received by exam.
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_William MILLER _____|
| |
| |_____________________
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|
|--Sally MILLER
|
| _Seth NICKERSON _____+
| |
|_Rebecca NICKERSON __|
|
|_Martha ATWOOD ______+
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Carol E. Pearson
_William III NICKERSON _+
|
_Robert NICKERSON ___|
| |
| |_Mercy WILLIAMS ________+
|
|
|--Elizabeth NICKERSON
|
| _Jeremiah JONES ________
| |
|_Rebecca JONES ______|
|
|________________________
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_Wesley W TRUMBO ____|
| (1888 - 1939) |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Max TRUMBO
| (0913 - 1945)
| _Eddie Adora KERN ___+
| | (1858 - ....) m 1889
|_Hazel Mildred KERN _|
|
|_Sylvia TERWILLIGER _
(1868 - 1934) m 1889
_Christian ZUERCHER _______+
| (1561 - ....) m 1593
_Melchior ZUERCHER __|
| m 1618 |
| |_Barbara (Or Zwang) TWAND _
| (1573 - ....) m 1593
|
|--Magdalena ZUERCHER
|
| _Jakob RYTER ______________+
| | (1570 - ....) m 1594
|_Magdalena RYTER ____|
(1598 - ....) m 1618|
|_Barbara RYCHEN ___________+
m 1594
Date of Import: Oct 24, 2000
Date of Import: Oct 24, 2000