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Although he died in 1900 at age 48, everyone referred to Cyrus B. Schreiner as “Old Dr. Schreiner.” Cyrus was born in 1852, near New Texas, in the eastern part of Allegheny County. Cyrus studied medicine at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and at Bellevue Hospital in New York. In 1878 Cyrus moved to Mt. Lebanon with… Continue reading The Cyrus and Myrtilla Reed Schreiner Family

William and George Quigg came to the U.S. from Ireland in 1842. In the 1860 census, George was 27 years old and living with his mother, Margaret, and two younger siblings on a farm in Mt. Lebanon. Ten years later, the census lists George as being married to M.J. with three children-M.G. (Margaret/Maggie), 7; M, 5; and T.J. (Thomas),… Continue reading The Quiggs

Nathaniel George Plummer, born March 1, 1745 in Essex County, Massachusetts, was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Mehetable (Herriman) Plummer. Nathaniel’s great-great-great grandparents, Francis and Ruth Plummer, came to the colonies from England in 1633 and settled in Newbury, Massachusetts. His father, Johnathan Plummer-born 1724 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, participated in the French and Indian… Continue reading Nathaniel and Hannah Plummer

Thomas Long Philips was born May 1833 to Henry Hultz Philips and Adaline Long (1811-1908). Henry was one of 12 children born to David and Sichey (Hultz) Philips. Sichey was the niece of Richard Hultz. Thomas and his wife, Nancy, had five children, the last of whom was born in 1869. Thomas enlisted in Company D, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteers… Continue reading Thomas Long Philips

Compiled with the help of Cornelia Warner Buried near the fence separating the Peermont Avenue houses from the cemetery, is Nathaniel Plummer Pearson. Born Oct. 6, 1788, in Newbury, Essex Massachusetts, Nathaniel was the first of 12 known children born to Mehitable (Plummer) and Jesse Pearson (Mehitable was the first of four children born to Hannah (Walker) and Nathaniel Plummer.… Continue reading Nathaniel P. Pearson

Complied with the help of Diana Nidick The information Ernest William Nidick has gathered about his life comes from his Civil War Pension papers. The Nidicks arrived in the United States from Germany sometime in the 1600s-eventually making their way to southwestern Pennsylvania and Ohio. It is not known if William Nidick was born in… Continue reading Nidick

Compiled by Ann Simmons Eldredge Jonathan Neely (1812-1898) was born in Chartiers to Watson and Martha Neely. He married Jane Glenn Henry (1814-1887), a daughter of James Henry and Sarah Glenn. They resided in Mt. Washington where Jonathan was an Allegheny County commissioner, a constable and tax collector. Jonathan and Jane were members of MLEP Church. Jonathan and Jane had one… Continue reading The Neely and Ritchie Families

Compiled with the help of Donald P. Neeld and George C. Smith Ely Neeld, originally from Philadelphia, was at one point a stagecoach driver who worked the line between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and later St. Louis in the early 1800s. Ely’s family came to the United States from northern Ireland, but the Neelds are originally… Continue reading The Neelds

By Tom McMillanVP/ Communications, Pittsburgh Penguin sThird-great grandson of William Murraybold-face names are buried in St. Clair Cemetery __READ Tom’s Post-Gazette Story William Murray (1795-1870) was born in Ireland and came to America as a young boy with his parents, George and Sarah. Young William sampled several careers – he was trained as a carpenter before… Continue reading The Murrays

Compiled with the help of William E. Madden Edward Morton, Sr. and his wife, Margaret (1837-1903), emigrated from Birmingham, England to the United States in 1875 with their children Edward Jr., age 7; Ann Jane, age 17; Maggie E. age 3; and Dorathy M. (correct spelling), age 1. Edward Sr. had worked in Birmingham steel mills and sought similar work in Pittsburgh. The family first… Continue reading The Mortons