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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ______________________________________________________________________ Biographical History of Greene County by Samuel P Bates Nelson, Rishforth, and Co, Chicago, 1888 ______________________________________________________________________ INDEX Flenniken, William [2] Frost, Alfred Funk, J M Gabler, A K Garard, J C Goodwin, William Gregg, George T Grim, Captain Samuel Grooms, William Gwynn, J F Gwynn, Josiah Gwynn, Marshall Hamilton, Joseph Hartman, William Hathaway, J W Haver, Charles Haver, Jacob Haver, John Hays, Isaac Herrington, Major B F Hertig, Joseph S Hoge, William _________ p617 WILLIAM FLENNIKEN, farmer and stock grower, was born March 25, 1808, on the farm where he now resides in Cumberland Township. He is a son of John Flenniken and a grandson of James Flenniken who came east of the mountains to Greene County, and engaged in farming in Cumberland Township. William's mother's maiden name was Mary McClelland; her parents were of Scotch Irish descent. His father was born in Cumberland Township in 1774 and died in 1855. Of his nine children, William Flenniken is the fourth, and was reared on the farm with his parents. He attended subscription school taught in one of the old log schoolhouses of that day, and afterwards engaged in farming as his life work. He has met with unusual success and now owns the fine farm of 140 acres where he resides. His wife was Isabella Seaton, daughter of George C Seaton and Isabella McClelland Seaton, natives of Virginia. Mr and Mrs Flenniken have four children: George C Flenniken, a farmer in the west; Mary A Flenniken; William F Flenniken, who is at present on the home farm; and Laura J Flenniken, wife of Oscar Hartley. In politics Mr Flenniken is a Republican; his wife is a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church. p617 WILLIAM FLENNIKEN, meat merchant, who was born in Cumberland Township, July 30, 1838, is a son of John W Flenniken and Hattie Wright Flenniken. His mother was born in Bucks County, Penna, and his father was a native of Greene County. They were of Scotch Irish descent. Mr Flenniken's ancestors were among the early settlers of Pennsylvania, coming to Greene County as early as 1767. His father was a farmer; his family consisted of seven children: four sons and three daughters. William was fifth in the family, and was reared on the farm in Greene County, where he remained until 1886. He then came to Carmicheals, where he has since resided. In 1863 he married Eliza A Hartman, daughter of William Hartman and Achsah Smith Hartman. Mr and Mrs Flenniken are prominent members of the Presbyterian Church in which Mr Flenniken has served as trustee. p617 ALFRED FROST, deceased, was among the most prominent merchants of Greene County, and was born in Pennsylvania, April 5, 1802. He was a son of William Frost and Mary Murphey Frost, natives of Washington County. Mr Frost was reared on the farm and attended the common schools. He chose farming as his vocation; but after his father's death he was obliged to work as a hired farm hand until he accumulated enough to begin business for himself. By dint of industry and economy, he succeeded in acquiring a very fair share of this world's goods. In early manhood he engaged in the mercantile business, and for years owned a store in Carmicheals. He was united in marriage January 23, 1830, with Mary Sharpnack, daughter of Henry Sharpnack and Elizabeth Stairs Sharpnack of German origin. Mr and Mrs Frost were the parents of three children: Mary E Frost, now living in Carmicheals at the old home; William H Frost (deceased) late of Kansas City, Missouri, who married Caroline Fair of Leavenworth City, Kansas; Elizabeth Frost who is the wife of Geroge D D Mustard, and the mother of the following children: John, Mary S, Charles, William D, James A and George D. Mr and Mrs Frost were prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. p662 J M Funk, lumber dealer, Waynesburg, Penna, was born in Richhill Township, this county, February 5, 1846. He is a son of Jacob Funk and Mary McGlumphy Funk of German and Irish descent, the former a native of Maryland and the latter of Greene County, Penna. His father was a faremr and died in Waynesburg in 1884. J M Funk is one of a family of three children, all boys. He grew to manhood in Waynesburg and chose farming as his chief pursuit. When twenty years of age, however, he learned the carpenter's trade, servin gthe regular apprenticeship of three years. In 1872 he established himself in business in Waynesburg and although met with a serious loss by fire, May 25, 1881, which amounted to some ten thousand dollars, he immediately rebuilt and is now owner and proprietor of a planing mill in which a large number of men are employed the year round. He does contracting and building, and has a number of substantial residences in Waynesburg. In 1878 Mr Funk married Miss Belle Ely, daughter of Jonas Ely, a prominent farmer of Franklin Township. Mr and Mrs Funk are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a Democrat and has served as a member of the town council and of the school board in the borough. He is also a member of the I O O F. p768 A K GABLER, a retired farmer of Greensboro, Penna, was born May 29, 1821, at the old glass works near Greensboro, and is a son of Thomas Gabler and Wilhelmina Kramer Gabler. Mr Gabler's ancestors, who were of German extraction, were pioneers in the glass business in this part of Pennsylvania and established the first glass works in Greene county. Thomas Gabler was born in Maryland in 1798 and died in 1875. His wife died in 1881, having reached the advanced age of eighty two years. Their family consisted of nine children, six of whom are living-four sons and two daughters. Mr A K Gabler is the oldest son. He was reared at the old glass works, received a common school education and chose farming as his occupation through life. In 1852 Mr Gabler married Miss Maria Jones, daughter of John Jones of Greensboro, and they are the parents of two children: Benjamin Gabler and Thomas C Gabler, a prominent young attorney. Mr and Mrs Gabler are members of the Presbyterian church. A K Gabler's brother, Kramer Gabler, who is also a farmer and stock grower, was born and raised at the old glass works, where he received his early education and learned the saddler's trade with his brother, J W Gabler of Greensboro. He worked at the trade until 1882, when he commenced farming and has met with success. Mr Gabler is a republican in politics. August 31, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, in the One Hundred and Fortieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was a non-commissioned officer and served until the close of the war. He has also served one term as Officer of the Day in Greensboro G A R Post. The youngest brother is George Gabler, born in 1841, who is also a farmer, and like his brothers a Republican in politics. His farm consists of eighty six acres of well-improved land in Monongahela Township. Mr Gabler comes of a family noted for their energy and industry. They have ever been diligent in business, and have met with financial success. p663 J C GARARD Esq, prothonatary, Waynesburg, Penna, was born in Greene County. He is a son of Justus Garard and Emeline Mestrezat Garard, also natives of this county and of French and English descent. The family were among the earliest settlers of the county; Mr Garard's great grandfather being the Rev John Corbly, one of the pioneer Baptist ministers. His grandfather, Garard, was a farmer and Justus Garard, his father, was a cabinet maker and engaged in that business for years at Mapletown, Penna. The subject of our sketch was reared in Monongahela Township, where he received his early education in the common schools. He afterwards spent some time in the State Normal School at California, Penna, and Waynesburg College. After leaving college, he taught school until 1878 when he was elected clerk of the courts of Greene County and served six years. Mr Garard was elected prothonotary in 1884 and re-elected in 1887 and has filled that office very acceptably. In politics he is a Democrat. He was married in Fayette County, Penna, in 1879, to Miss A B Schroyer, at Masontown, Penna. p737 WILLIAM GOODWIN, farmer, P O Jefferson, was born in Washington county, Penna, June 16, 1822. He is a son of John Goodwin and Sallie Gardner Goodwin, the former born in York county, Penna, and the latter in Washington county where they were married and remained until 1830, at which time they moved to Center township, Greene county, Penna, and lived there till Mrs GoodwinÕs death in 1843. Mr Goodwin afterwards married Mary Dalripple, nee Bell, now deceased. He died in 1859. William was united in marriage, February 26, 1847, with Nancy Wilson, born in Ireland, March 7, 1827. Her parents, James Wilson and Martha Craigmills Wilson, were both born in Ireland where they were married, and emigrated to America in 1827, living first in Washington county, and then in Westmoreland county where she died in 1830. Mr Wilson then married Catharine McKee, now deceased; he died in 1878. Mr and Mrs Goodwin are the parents of ten children, eight of whom are living: Sarah E Goodwin; John T Goodwin; Mary, wife of R H Armstrong; Rachel, wife of W S Scott; Margaret J Goodwin; Nancy A B Goodwin; William W Goodwin; and Jessie M Goodwin. The deceased are Martha J and an infant. Mr Goodwin was reared on a farm and is now regarded as one of the most substantial farmers in his township. He owns 350 acres of land in Greene county. He and his wife are consistent and earnest Christians. p618 GEORGE T GREGG, farmer and stock grower, was born in Cumberland Township, Greene County, July 12, 1852. He is a son of Joseph Gregg and Rebecca Minor Gregg, natives of this county, where they were married in 1844. Mr Gregg's grandfather, Joseph Gregg, was born in Delaware, and was one of the early settlers of Greene County, Penna. He was a farmer and miller by trade, Mrs Gregg's ancestors were of English descent, and also among the early settlers of the county. George T Gregg's father, also of English descent, was born in Greene Township, and was a a farmer and stock dealer until the time of his death. George's grandfather, John P Minor, was a soldier in the War of 1812. Mr Gregg is the third in a family of six children, three of whom are now living. He was reared in this county, attended the common schools and Greene Academy in Carmicheals, Penna. He was united in marriage September 30, 1870, with Miss Pratt, daughter of James Pratt and Milly Mt Joy (Mountjoy) Pratt, who were natives of Fayette County, Penna, and of English descent. Mr and Mrs Gregg have four children: Flora B Gregg; Joseph Charles Gregg; Myrta Rebecca Gregg; and Orpha Ethel Gregg. Their mother is a faithful member of the Baptist Church. In politics Mr Gregg is a Republican. Financially he has been very successful, having 300 acres of land under his present control and owning a fine farm of 114 acres where he now resides. CAPTAIN SAMUEL GRIM by Carol Loar Jeannology@aol.com CAPTAIN SAMUEL GRIM, farmer and stock-grower, who was born in Richhill Township, March 24, 1837, is a son of Armstrong and Mary Ann (Scott) Grim, natives of this county, and of German and English origin. His father spent his life as a farmer. Of his family of nine children, all grew to be men and women and are now in active life. Capt. Grim is the third in the family, was reared on his father's farm, and received his education in the common schools and Waynesburg College. When war broke out he gave up his studies and enlisted in Company B, First West Virginia Cavalry, was elected First Lieutenant and served three years. He was afterwards promoted to the position of Captain, and among other engagements he was in the second battle of Bull Run, and the battles of Gettysburg and Winchester. After returning from the war, February 25, 1865, he embarked in the mercantile trade, opening a general store in West Finley, Washington County, Penn. After a period of nine years he returned to Richhill Township, settled on a farm, and has since continued in that occupation. He owns the farm where he now resides, which is well stocked and improved and contains 216 acres. Capt. Grim was united in marriage, February 14, 1864, with Lydia J., daughter of A.J. and Eliza (Sargent) Goodwin, natives of Greene County and of German extraction. Their children are - Francis Sherman, Rosala, wife of James Allison, of Waynesburg, Penn.: Robert Lincoln, Henry Ward Beecher, Edna Blanche, James G. Blaine, Loa Logan and Frances Lydia. In politics Capt. Grim is a Republican. He is Adjutant of the William Smith G.A.R. Post 428. A Biographical History of Greene County, Pennsylvania by Samuel P. Bates (Nelson and Rishforth and Co.: Chicago, 1888), p. 836. p619 WILLIAM GROOMS, retired blacksmith, was born in Carmichaels, Penna, August 14, 1828. His parents were Benjamin Groom and Isabella Kerr Grooms, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania respectively, and of English and Scotch descent. His grandfather, William Grooms, was one of the early settlers of Greene County. His father was a farmer and carpenter, and had a family of six children of whom William is the second of the three living. He was reared in Carmichaels, attended the common schools and Greene Academy, and in early life learned the blacksmith trade in which he engaged for a number of years. In 1846 Mr Grooms married Malinda McIlvaine, daughter of Moses McIlvaine and Susan Vankirk McIlvaine. They have six children: Susan Grooms, wife of James Lincoln; Elizabeth Grooms, wife of George Demain; Arabella Grooms, wife of Levi Taylor; William Grooms and B F Grooms, blacksmiths; and Eliza Jane Grooms, a teacher. In politics Mr Grooms is a Republican. In 1861 he enlisted in Company I, Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers and served three years. He re-enlisted in Company B, Fifty seventh Volunteer Infantry and served till the close of the war. He has been road commissioner and was postmaster at Carmichaels for a number of years. Mr and Mrs Grooms are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a member of the G A R Post. p620 J F Gwynn, merchant, who was born in Cumberland Township, September 2, 1842, is a son of John Gwynn. His great grandfather, Joseph Gwynn Sr, came from London, England, and settled in Greene County, and served in the Revolutionary War. Mr Gwynn's father was born December 25, 1818, on the farm taken up by Joseph Gwynn Sr when he first came to this county. He was married in the fall of 1840 to Elizabeth Rea, daughter of Jesse Rea and Mary Wright Rea, who were of English descent. J F Gwynn is the elder of two children. He received his education in Greene Acadmy and Waynesburg College. In 1862 he enlisted in Company F, Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, but was transferred to the U S Signal Corps, where he served till the close of the war. He was in many engagements, among others Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, and around Atlanta. At the close of the war, he returned to his native town and engaged in the mercantile business in which he has met with success. Mr Gwynn was united in marriage January 24, 1868, with Elizabeth Hartman, daughter of William Hartman. They have three children: William Gwynn, John Gwynn and Anna Gwynn. Mr Gwynn is a Republican. He has served as school director, is a member of the G A R, and is adjutant of Carmichaels Post 265. He and his wife are zealous members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. p619 JOSIAH GWYNN, farmer and stock grower, who was born near where he resides, October 20, 1812, is a son of Joseph Gwynn and Martha Dowlin Gwynn. His grandparents on the maternal side were natives of Montgomery County, Penna, and were of Welsh origin. Mr Gwynn's grandfather, Joseph Gwynn, came from London, England, to what is now Greene County, and was among the early settlers in this part of Pennsylvania. His grandfather Gwynn came to this county before the Revolutionary War, and settled on the farm which Josiah Gwynn now occupies. This was then an Indian settlement, or rather an Indian neighborhood, and he took what was then called "a tomahawk claim." He left this country with the intention of returning to London, but got no farther than the Island of Cuba, and there he engaged in a sugar plantation, and on his return he found other parties had settled on two of his claims. He served as county commissioner in what is now Washington and Greene counties. Josiah Gwynn's father farmed on the home place throughout his life. He was drafted in the War of 1812, and died in 1864 at the age of seventy five. Josiah Gwynn is the oldest of a family of eight children. He attended school on his own farm, in the old-fashioned log school house which he has since seen replaced by one of hewn logs, that by a frame building, and the frame ready to be superseded by a substantial brick. Mr Gwynn has made farming the business of his life, and owns 200 acres of the original entry made by his grandfather. He was married March 28, 1841, to Lydia Phillips, daughter of George W Phillips and Susannah Myers Phillips. Mrs Gwynn was born in Chester County, Penna. Her father was a farmer and butcher of English descent. Mr and Mrs Gwynn have eight children, six living: Martha L Gwynn, wife of Wilson Huston; Joseph C Gwynn; George W Gwynn; E E Gwynn, wife of Lacy Craft; John R Gwynn, and J F Gwynn. All are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in which Mr Gwynn is elder and superintendent of the Sabbath school. He has always been a liberal high-minded gentleman, and highly respected by the community. p737 MARSHALL GWYNN, farmer, Khedive, Penna, a descendant of one of the pioneer families of Greene county, Penna, was born in Jefferson township, March 9, 1826. His parents, James Gwynn and Hester Cree Gwynn, were natives of Greene county and residents therein through life. They were the parents of five children, two of whom are living: Joseph Gwynn and Marshall Gwynn. On November 29, 1861, Marshall married Kate Hill, born in Greene county, September 3, 1835, daughter of Thomas Hill and Nancy Roseberry Hill, who were natives of Greene county wherein they remained through life. Mr Hill died in 1876, and Mrs Hill in 1880. They were the parents of eleven children, ten now living. Mr and Mrs Gwynn have seven children: Frank Gwynn; Frances Gwynn; Thomas Gwynn; Jesse Gwynn; Ida Gwynn; Remembrance Gwynn; and Albert Gwynn. Mr Gwynn is a farmer and owns eighty eight acres of land where he and family reside. He is a faithful member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. p621 JOSEPH HAMILTON, deceased, was a farmer and stock grower and a successful businessman. He was a self-made man, and by reason of his industry, economy and business ability, succeeded in accumulating a goodly share of this world's possessions. He died in 1871, leaving his wife and children over 400 acres of valuable farming land near Carmichaels, Penna. Mr Hamilton was born in the state of Pennsylvania in 1808, was a son of Joseph Hamilton, and was of Scotch Irish origin. His father was a manufacturer of boots and shoes. Mr Hamilton received a common school education; he came to Greene County in 1850 and settled in Cumberland Township. His wife, whom he married in Fayette County, Penna, was Miss Catherine Coursin. Of their eight children, seven are now living: William Hamilton; Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of Richard Moffett; Mary Hamilton; Sarah Hamilton; Catherine Hamilton; Noah Hamilton and Nancy J Hamilton. Mr Hamilton was known throughout his life as a staunch Democrat and a strict adherent of the Presbyterian Church. p620 WILLIAM HARTMAN, born in Jefferson, Greene County, Penna, February 14, 1817, is a son of Adam Hartman and Elizabeth Stickels (?Stickles) Hartman. His parents were of German descent, his mother being a native of Pennsylvania and his father of Ohio. His father's family consisted of eight children of whom William is the fifth. He attended the schools of Greene County and learned the cabinet-maker's trade in connection with which he has devoted considerable time to contracting and building. He was united in marriage November 8, 1838, with Achsah, daughter of Daniel Smith. Their children are: Ann Hartman, wife of William F Flenniken; and Elizabeth Hartman, wife of J F Gwynn. Mr Hartman is a Republican, and was elected justice of the peace in 1858. He has also been a member of the town council and burgess of Carmicheals. Mr and Mrs Hartman are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in which he has been superintendent of the Sabbath school and served as elder for many years. p621 J W HATHAWAY, deceased, who was a merchant in Carmicheals for many years, was born in Jefferson Township, this county, May 19, 1821, and was a son of Samuel Hathaway and Elizabeth Estel Hathaway. His mother was born in New Jersey and his father in Pennsylvania, and they were of English an Dutch descent. when Mr Hathaway was only one year old his father died, and he was reared by his grandfather, Matthias Estel, who sent him to school and induced him to learn a trade. He chose the chair maker's trade, served a regular apprenticeship, and worked at the business for a time in Newtown. There he began business as a clerk in a store at the age of sixteen. At nineteen years of age he went to Carmichaels as clerk. He was for many years junior member in the firm of Carson & Hathaway, merchants; afterwards buying his partner's interest he became sole owner of the large merchandising establishment there. He was an energetic, careful and thrifty manager of business, always exercising the keenest tact in his venture and investments, yet conducting the same with a motive of honesty and fair dealing toward all, bearing the respect of everybody. Years ago, when Carmichaels was the business center of Greene County, Mr Hathaway added to a continued large retail trade, did considerable business at wholesale. He also dealt quite extensively in stock and real estate, and at the time of his death was the owner of 550 acres of valuable land. He was united in marriage January 1, 1846, with Miss Ary Anderson, daughter of William Anderson and Keziah Wiley Anderson, who were of Scotch Irish descent. Her father was a millwright, and she had two brothers in the War of 1812. To Mr and Mrs Hathaway a family of ten children were born, six of whom, together with Mrs Hathaway, survive the deceased. The children are: Charles Hathaway; Samuel Hathaway; William Hathaway; Jacob Hathaway; Lawrence Hathaway; of Carmichaels; and Mrs Mary McGinnis of Lincoln, Illinois. Mr Hathaway was well known and was regarded as a man of great business ability, sound judgment and sterling integrity. He had been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for over forty five years, and was a ruling elder in that church for thirty two years. He was without question a true Christian. p738 CHARLES HAVER, farmer and stock dealer, P O Jefferson, was born in Jefferson township, Greene county, Penna, January 22, 1820, and is a son of John Haver and Jane Rex Haver. The former is living and the latter deceased. Mr Haver was united in marriage January 22, 1880, with Isabella McClure who was born in Dunkard township, Greene county, Penna, in September, 1859, daughter of James McClure and Susan Brown McClure. Mr McClure departed this life August 8, 1886; his widow is still living. Mr and Mrs Haver are the parents of two children: James C Haver, born September 28, 1881; and Owen W Haver, born March 27, 1884. Mr Haver was reared on a farm and has been engaged in farming and stock dealing all his life. He owns valuable property in the borough of Jefferson. p738 JACOB HAVER, farmer, P O Jefferson, son of John Haver and Jane Rex Haver, was born in Jefferson township, Greene county, Penna, September 13, 1846. His father is living, and his mother deceased. His wife was Miss Nettie Cotterel, also born in Jefferson township, January 17, 1847, a daughter of John Cotterel and Permelia Milliken Cotterel, deceased. Mr and Mrs Jacob Haver were married January 30, 1871, and are the parents of six children, of whom five are living: John C Haver; Jane R Haver; Laura B Haver; Joseph B Haver; and Lizzie Haver; William being deceased. Mr Haver was raised on a farm and has made farming and stock dealing his business through life. He owns a good farm in Jefferson township containing about two hundred acres, on which are good and substantial buildings. p738 JOHN HAVER, P O Jefferson, is one of the pioneers of the township where he was born October 12, 1802. He is the son of George Haver and Priscilla Villars Haver; the former was born in New Jersey and the latter in Pennsylvania, where they were married in Greene county and remained all their lives. They were the parents of ten children, four of whom are living. John Haver is the oldest and was united in marriage March 8, 1832, with Jane Rex, born in Jefferson township, March 25, 1815, a daughter of George Rex and Jane Black Rex, deceased. Mr and Mrs Haver are the parents of eleven children, seven of these are living: George R Haver; Priscilla Haver; Mary E Haver; Hiram Haver; Jacob Haver; Charles Haver; and James Haver. The deceased are Sarah, John, Margaret and Emma. Their mother departed this life January 9, 1879. Mr Haver is one of the retired farmers of Jefferson township, and owns one hundred and fifty acres of land where he and his family reside. He has held a majority of the offices in his township. He belongs to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which his deceased wife was also a member. p739 ISAAC HAYS, farmer, Millsboro, Penna, is one of the pioneer farmers of Greene county, and was born in Morgan township , May 10, 1816, son of David Hays and Mary Rush Hays. His father was a native of Maryland, and his mother of Greene county, Penna, where they were married and remained all their lives. David Hays died in 1827, and his widow in 1870. They were the parents of four children, only two of whom are now living: Jane Hays, and Isaac Hays, the subject our sketch. His wife was Margaret A Walton who was born in Washington county, Penna, in 1823, a daughter of John Walton and Sarah Paul Walton, deceased. Mr and Mrs Hays were married September 22, 1838, and had a family of ten children, four living: Sarah A, wife of Wesley Rinehart; Mary M, widow of Lafayette Vernon; Margaret J, wife of George R Baker; and Emeline E. Of the deceased, Henry C Hays, was born September 27, 1844, and died January 11, 1882; and John W Hays, born November, 1847, and died May 25, 1862. Mr Hays owns a fine farm of one hundred and fifty five acres on which he and family now reside. Mrs Hays departed this life February 13, 1872. She was a kind and affectionate mother, and a loving, faithful wife. p669 Major B F HERRINGTON, a farmer and stock grower of Franklin Township, was born in Greene County, Penna, November 18, 1843, and is a son of Thomas Herrington and Caroline Kramer Herrington. His father was a manufacturer of boots and shoes, and carried on his business for many years in the southern part of Greene County. His family consisted of ten children of whom B F Herrington is the sixth. He received his early education in the common schools of his native county, and subsequently attended Duff's Commercial College at Pittsburgh, Penna. Mr Herrington was employed as a clerk in a store for a number of years and engaged in the mercantile trade at Morrisville, Penna, in 1861. The year following he enlisted as a private in Company A, Eighteen Pennsylvania Cavalry. When the regiment was organized, he was elected Second Lieutenant of Company G, and was subsequently promoted to the position of First Lieutenant and then Captain. He was taken captive and suffered the horror of prison life for sixteen months in Libby, Macon, Georgia, and Columbia, South Carolina. Major Herrington was one of the six hundred officers who were placed under the fire of the Union gun when the Union men bombarded Charlestown, South Carolina. soon after his return home, he was commissioned Major of the eighth division of the National Guards of Pennsylvania and served five years, was commissioned again with the same rank and assigned to duty on the staff of General Gallagher as commissary of division. He again engaged in the mercantile business in Waynesburg where he had a good trade and liberal patronage. The Major was united in marriage in 1860 with Miss Maggie Johns. She died in 1877, leaving a family of three children: Ella Herrington; Herman Herrington; and Daisy Herrington. In 1887 he began farming and was united in marriage the same year with Nannie Wisecarver Worley. Major Herrington is a Republican and a member of the I O O F. He was the first Commander of the McCullough G A R Post, No 367. p668 JOSEPH S HERTIG, dentist, was born in Fayette County, Penna, November 28, 1834, and is a son of John G Hertig and Elizabeth Showalter Hertig. His mother, who was of German extraction, was born in Fayette County. His father was a native of France, and a farmer and school teacher by occupation. Dr Hertig, the eldest of eleven children, was reared on his father's farm, attending the district school. He spent his early life as a teacher, having taught five terms in Fayette County, Ohio, and subsequently in this county. In 1858 he commenced the study of dentistry at Smithfield, Penna, and began practicing in 1868 in New Holland, Ohio. He subsequently located at Delphos, Allen County, Ohio. Returning to Fayette County in 1862, he remained for four years then came to Waynesburg, where his skill and gentlemanly demeanor soon won for him a large and lucrative practice among the influential families of the town and vicinity. The Doctor is thoroughly posted in all the details of his profession, and devotes his time diligently to study. He was married in Fayette County in 1864 to Miss Nancy Scott, daughter of William Scott. Their children are: Horace Hertig and Owen Hertig, the latter a graduate of Waynesburg College, and at present a student in the Dental College of Philadelphia, Penna. Dr Hertig is a prominent member of the Odontological Society of Western Pennsylvania. WILLIAM HOGE by Carol Loar Jeannology@aol.com WILLIAM HOGE, farmer, P.O. Holbrook, Penn., was born in Center Township, December 15, 1830. He is a son of Joseph and Mary (Coen) Hoge, who are natives of Greene County. Mrs. Hoge is deceased. October 4, 1855. William Hoge was united in marriage with Mary A. Graham, who was born in Franklin Township, Greene County, December 30, 1824. Her parents were William and Margaret (Muckle) Graham, the former a native of this county, and the latter of New Jersey. They were married in Greene County, Penn., where they settled and remained until their death. To Mr. and Mrs. Hoge were born three children, of whom two are living - William G. and Margaret M., who is the wife of John M. Scott. The deceased is Henry H. William G. was born July 28, 1855, and was married July 20, 1878, to Mary A. Moore. Mrs. Mary A. Hoge, wife of William G., died August 24, 1883. He was married again June 11, 1885, to Miss Alice M. Orndoff. Margaret M. was born July 5, 1859, and married January 29, 1885, to John M. Scott. Mr. Hoge has been engaged in farming the most of his life, and owns 241 acres of land in Center Township. He and Mrs. Hoge are zealous members of the Baptist Church, and are among the leading families of the township. A Biographical History of Greene County, Pennsylvania by Samuel P. Bates (Nelson and Rishforth and Co.: Chicago, 1888), p. 584