Tag: Profiles

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