BIO: Andrew S. McCREATH, Dauphin County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, page 259.
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  McCREATH, ANDREW S., son of William McCreath (died 1878, aged 
seventy-five) and Margaret Chrichton (died 1870, aged sixty-three), was 
born March 8, 1849, in Ayr, Scotland.  He was educated at Ayr Academy 
and Glasgow University for classical course.  He took special chemical 
courses at Andersonian University, Glasgow, under Professors Penny and 
Dr. Clark, and subsequently at Gottingen, under Professors Wochler and 
Filtig.  He came to America in 1870, and assumed charge of the chemical 
laboratory at the Pennsylvania steel works, where he remained till 
August, 1874, when he was appointed by the State geologist, chemist to 
the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, which position he still 
holds.  He has prepared three reports for the State geologist, and 
special reports on the mineral resources along the lines of the 
Shenandoah Valley, Norfolk and Western, and New River railroads.  He is 
actively engaged in his profession.  He was married February 4, 1875, 
to Eliza, daughter of Charles L. and Mary W. Hummel Berghaus.