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Compiled with the help of Sam Couch and Judy Beadling Cooper In 1830, Elizabeth Kerr Couch (1803-1874) married Simon Couch (his tombstone has not been located, but he is probably buried here with his wife and three of their 10 children). Elizabeth and Simon, a millwright, lived in Snowden Township, now Bethel Park/Upper St. Clair, on 366 acres of… Continue reading The Couch Family

Samuel Cooley’s signature was found in old church records. Samuel, who was born in Baldwin Township, was also a farmer. He and his wife, owned 130 acres in the Castle Shannon area. Nancy was the widow of Samuel Kennedy (the brother of David Kennedy). Samuel and Nancy Cooley were members of the Seceders’ Church and… Continue reading The Cooley Family

While not buried in the cemetery, The Rev. Joseph Clokey left an indelible mark on Mt. Lebanon. Clokey, who served as MLEPC’s fourth minister from 1848 until 1855 (he then become pastor of the United Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Ohio), brought back two Cedar of Lebanon trees from a trip he made to the Holy… Continue reading Rev. Joseph Clokey

John C. Boyd (1833-1903) was MLEPC’s fifth pastor, serving from 1858 until he died; this was his only church. John was born near Latrobe, Westmoreland County. The son of William and Mary (Carnaham) Boyd, a farmer, John was educated at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, and the Theological Seminary in Allegheny County, graduating in 1858. He married Martha… Continue reading John Carnahan Boyd

Thomas R. Boss was an 18-year-old student living in Allegheny County when he enlisted on August 24, 1861, in Company A, 101st Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was five foot eight and had blue eyes. Mustered in October 22, 1861, as a Corporal, Boss was promoted to Sergeant on January 1, 1863. When his term expired on October… Continue reading Thomas Boss

Born in 1837 in Pennsylvania, Mathew Black was the youngest child of John and Letitia Black-both natives of Ireland. As an adult, Mathew lived in either Upper or Lower St. Clair Township and was employed as a stone mason. He enlisted as a Private in Company E, 101st Pennsylvania Volunteers on September 5, 1861. He was wounded… Continue reading Mathew Black

Residence of Eliza (Long) Beltzhoover on Locust Avenue in Castle Shannon Dr. Samuel P. Beltzhoover (1823-1890) is said to have been the first child born in the Overbrook area on the Mansfield-Elizabeth Road (now Library Road). The log house where he was born-called the “Old Provost Home”-was razed in 1929. Samuel’s father, Henry was born in… Continue reading The Beltzhoover and McGiffin Family

Compiled with the help of Judy Beadling Cooper Loading point for coal from Beadling Mine after it was aquired by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. Thomas Beadling, the son of William and Hannah Holmes (Sutton) Beadling, was born around 1820 in Gateshead, County Durham, England. Thomas immigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1845-the same… Continue reading The Beadlings

Compiled with the help of David Aiken David and Elizabeth (Stevenson) Aiken. John Aitken was born in 1827 in Glasgow, Scotland. He emigrated to the U.S. with his wife, Anna (Bonnar) (1830-1893), and their children in 1872. John and his family settled in Union Township (now Banksville) where he worked in the coal mines. David Aiken’s saloon, located… Continue reading The Aitkens

Compiled with the help of Janice Donley Charles Abbott (1823-1911) was born on Valentine’s Day in Saxe-Coburg, Prussia, Germany. His name was originally Carl Abicht, but it was anglicized after he arrived in America at the age of 12 with his parents-Augustus and Rosa (Ott) Abicht-and his four siblings. (Augustus and Rosa had four more children… Continue reading The Abbotts