Bios: SAMUEL McCREARY, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
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SAMUEL McCREARY,* not proofed by submitter
[p. 997] a representative citizen and prominent farmer of Hickory
Township, resides on his valuable farm of 175 acres, which is situated
three miles north of East Brook, on the Neshannock Road, was born on the
present place and is a son of Enoch and Margaret (Pierson) McCreary.
Mr. McCreary comes of Revolutionary stock, an ancestry in which every
American takes justifiable pride. His grandfather served through the
Revolutionary War, under General Washington's command. His father was
equally patriotic, leaving his harvest field to go to the front in the
War of 1812. The maternal grand-father, Athens Pierson, was one of the
first settlers in Lawrence County. The Piersons were Quakers and the
family has always been one of the substantial and representative ones of
the county from that time. Enoch McCreary and wife settled on the
present farm in Hickory Township
in 1800,
when it was only a wild tract of forest. They cleared up the land and
spent their lives here. They had ten children born to them six daughter
and four sons.
Samuel McCreary obtained his education in the early township schools.
His life has been an agricultural one and he has been more than usually
successful as a farmer. For the past twenty years he has been a member
of the State Board of Agriculture and has been president of one of the
oldest agricultural societies in Pennsylvania. Just prior to the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis the commission on agriculture
in Pennsylvania selected farmers to enter into a grain-raising contest,
two prizes each being offered by county and state for corn, wheat, oats
and rye. Mr. McCreary is proud of securing the first medal from Lawrence
County and the sweepstake first medal from the state. In addition to
general farming he has given a large amount of attention to sheep
raising. Since he has come into possession of the old homestead he has
made many improvements, erecting a substantial barn and other buildings
and enlarging the house to a commodious two-story residence. In every
direction the eye notes evidence of thrift and good management.
Mr. McCreary married Elizabeth McDowell, a daughter of Abel McDowell, a
prominent farmer of this section. They have had three daughters and one
son?Emma J., who married Dr. W. L. Smith, physician, of New Wilmington;
Samuel, who has not yet completed his education; Julia, who resides with
her older sister, and one daughter, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. McCreary have
two grandchildren, Eugenia and Hilda Wright. Mr. McCreary takes no very
active interest in politics, but always lives up to every demand of good
citizenship.
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20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
Co. Histories
Updated: 14 Feb 2002