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Title: Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Shepherd, Henry E. (Henry Elliot), 1844-1929
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Publisher: Uniontown, Pa. : S.B. Nelson
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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m the religious distractions of hisown country, and who left a numerous pos-terity in Redstone; Joseph Gadd, who camein 1800, and died full of years in 1852: and theMcCormicks, of Scotch-Irish descent andsturdy character, were among the early set-tlers. This same vigorous race poured intothe valleys of Pennsylvania, many of thempassing on into iNIaryland and the beautifulvalley of Virginia. In Pennsylvania, as inother States, they have produced many ad-mirable types of character in the national asin the intellectual sphere of expansion anddevelopment. Griffith Roberts, of Chester,came in with his family about 1800. The Quaker element was also representedii: Redstone, especially along the creek, themembers of this community coming in about1800. Conspicuous among them was Jona-than Sharpless, renowned for bluntness ofmanner and integrity of character, and heldir. high regard by his fraternity. The con-nection was an extensive one, progressive,energetic, conspicuous in the development of
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/wAa^^,^^^ jcrrd-rr- AND HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF FAYETTE COUNTY. 445 mechanical and industrial enterprise. Theo-dore Hoge, Peter iMiller, James Veech, Sam-uel A^ail, Joseph Woodmanse and MicajahSmith were also representative members ofthe Society of Friends in the township. Among the other early settlers to becommemorated are: Samuel Grable, SamuelWheaton, Johnson Van Kirk, John Moore,an expert mechanic and maker of spinning-wheels, some of which may have found theirway to the plantations of the distant south;Alexander McClean, deputy surveyor; Wil-liam Price, Barig Brashears, John Tate,James Winders, Stephen Randolph, TimothySmith, James Frost, Christian Perkey andthe Hibbs families; also Richard jNlills andTimothy Canfield, a native of Ireland. CHURCHES. Redstone township has only three organ-ized churches: Dunlaps Creek Presbyterian.Redstone Baptist, at the junction of Colvinsrun with Redstone creek, and the Church ofChrist at Christian Chapel. EDUCATION.In the sphere of educa

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