Tag: Profiles

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

The following was supplied by Moore/Neeld family descendant Tim Schumann Here’s the information I’ve been able to gather for Charles, Mary andfamily. Charles died on April 24,1889 according to a Record of Death/Will I was able to find and a Death Notice in the Homestead Paper.The Death Notice states that he was a Railroad Engineer… Continue reading The Moores

John Bower Milholland (1834-1896) was the son of William and Jane (Bower) Milholland. William was a contractor and builder identified with the early development of Pittsburgh. His wife, Jane-a descendant of the Bower family who settled in the area during colonial times-was raised on her family home in the Bower Hill Road area. In the mid… Continue reading The John B. Milholland Family

One of Mt. Lebanon’s early postmasters was Caleb Foster Milholland  (1845-1924). Caleb owned the general store on the corner of Washington and Bower Hill roads where a post office was established in 1855. He was appointed postmaster for Mt. Lebanon on Nov. 14, 1881, and served until August 1896. In 1898 the Algeo family purchased the… Continue reading The Caleb F. and Margaret E. Milholland Family