Westmoreland County PA Archives Biographies.....Hull, Harvey D. October 28, 1856

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HARVEY D. HULL was born in St. Clair township, Westmoreland county,Pa., October
28, 1856, and is a son of John Hull who was born near Blacklick, Indiana county,
Pa., February 17, 1805, and Matilda Clark who was born near Armagh, Indiana
county, Pa , April 24, 1826. She was a daughter of William and Jane
(Longstretch) Clark, both of whom immigrated to this country from county Down,
Ireland. Thomas Hull (grandfather) came to Westmoreland county from New Jersey
about 1783 and settled on the Ligonier pike near Laurel Hill. He was a day
laborer and was engaged in hauling army supplies during the war of 1812. He died
in 1849 at the age of eighty-eight years. His wife was Betsie Cox, a native of
New Jersey; she died in 1853 almost, a centenarian, being in her ninety-sixth
year. Hannah Hull (aunt) was born in St. Clair township in 1796 and was the wife
of Thomas Achison. Nancy Hull (aunt), born in 1798, died in 1871, was the wife
of William Rohland, who was in the war of 1812. Elizabeth Hull (aunt), horn in
1801 and died December 25, 1888; Tobias Hull (uncle) born in 1803, died in 1887
and was three times married. First wife was Sallie, a daughter of John Decker,
of St. Clair township; second wife was Polly Decker, a daughter of Isaac Decker,
of St. Clair, and third was Margaret Brady. Jane Hull (aunt) was horn in 1807
and died in 1888.

   Harvey D. Hull has three brothers and three sisters: Samuel C., horn March
30, 1814, in New Florence; Sarah, March 7, 1817, was the wife of David Baker, of
Ligonier; Emanuel, August 3, 1849; Nancy J., February 13, 1859, wife of Edward
Haire, of St. Clair; Ida M., born March 9, 1863, wife of Edward J. Smith, of St.
Clair, and William J., born January 18,1866.

   Harvey D. Hull was married on December 29, 1884, to Anna, a daughter of
Elijah and Mary (Wakefield) Taylor, of near Nineveh, Indiana county. They have
three children: Thomas R., John F. and Matilda.

   H. D. Hull’s boyhood days were spent on his father’s farm and attended the
common schools of the neighborhood. He was afterwards engaged in farming until
September 1, 1889, when he was appointed baggagemaster at Johnstown, where he
now resides. He is an active republican and for three years held the office of
auditor of St. Clair township.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from
Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co.
Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant
1890


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