BIO: Jonathan WALL, Huntingdon County, PA

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JO

Copyright 2008.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm 
**********************************************************
__________________________________________________________________  

Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 224-225.
__________________________________________________________________ 

  JONATHAN WALL, deceased, Petersburg, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born 
on the homestead in Logan township, July 28, 1828, son of John and 
Catherine (Stover) Wall. The Wall family is of English descent; John 
Wall, Sr., grandfather of Jonathan Wall, was a farmer near York, Pa. He 
brought his family and three horses to Logan township, Huntingdon 
county, where he bought a farm of 240 acres, and afterwards another 
tract of some 260 acres, so that he owned 500 acres or more, of which 
he cleared a large portion. He was an active man, full of energy, and 
capable of taking all kinds of business in hand. He built a log house 
for his family, and a barn. Later, he erected dwellings of frame and of 
stone. He was a farmer, distiller and cooper and was fairly successful. 
Mr. Wall belonged to the old line Whig party. He was married in the 
town of York, and had the following children: John; Jacob; Isaac; 
Arthur; Joseph; Eli; Elizabeth; Polly; Sarah; and Rebecca. Mr. Wall was 
a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He and his wife both died 
in Logan, then West township. Their eldest son was John Wall, who was 
born in York county, Pa. he received a common school education and 
learned farming on the homestead. His own farm, which he cultivated 
until in the course of years he retired from business, was a tract of 
108 acres, improved by himself. He built a dwelling and barn, and added 
other conveniences. On his retirement, he removed to Birmingham, where 
both he and his wife died. Mrs. John Wall, whose maiden name was 
Catherine Stover, was born in West township, in the part now included 
in Logan township. Their children are: Jonathan, deceased; Samuel, 
deceased; Maria; Catherine (Mrs. William Schofield), of Birmingham, 
Pa.; Mary (Mrs. Crane); Rebecca, deceased, wife of David Garner, and 
two that died in early childhood. Mr. Wall first adhered to the Whig 
and afterward to the Republican party. He was a member of the 
Presbyterian church. Both he and his wife died in Birmingham.
  The eldest son of their family, Jonathan Wall, Jr., attended the 
common school, and grew up on his father's homestead, where he always 
resided. After his father's removal to Birmingham, he took entire 
charge of the farm, and cultivated it up to a short time before his 
death. He improved the land and raised stock. He was at one time 
supervisor of roads for the township. He was a Republican. Mr. Wall 
served his country in war as well as in peace. In March, 1865, he was 
drafted into the U. S. army, and assigned to Company K, Eighty-eighth 
Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was kept on guard duty during most of the 
three months that he was in the service. He was also in a company of 
the State Militia that was quartered at Chambersburg, Pa., and in 
Maryland. Receiving at the end of his time an honorable discharge, he 
returned to his family and the labors of his farm. Mr. Wall was a 
kindly and companionable man, could enjoy a hearty laugh, looked on the 
bright side of life generally, and liked to see those around him 
cheerful. He died February 11, 1897, after a very brief illness.
  Jonathan Wall was married in 1856, in his native township, to Lavinia 
Shuck, born in West township. Their children are: John M., farmer, of 
Logan township; Mary (Mrs. Lewis Sanks), of Huntingdon, Pa.; Samuel, 
residing on the homestead; and three that died in infancy. Mr. Wall 
attended the Presbyterian church.