Marriage Notes for John Harbison Major and Catherine PATTERSON-271929
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Marriage Notes for Edward Pennington and Martha PENNINGTON-271933
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Information from Renault Family Tree by Marshall H. Reno ofPittsburgh,
Pa., Carter Co. Marriage Records 1796-1850 Tenn C6a pp.119-122.
Marriage Notes for Jonathan Reno(Reneau) and Sarah RODGERS-271953
Some records show the marriage date as 30 Dec1803
Polly Ann Reneau records show that her mother was Sarah Morality, but itseems to be the same person as Sarah Rogers
George Murray was born in Scotland, and came to the United States at the age of 18 years, and after following the mercantile and canal contracting business in Pennsylvania some years, he came to Scott County, Iowa where he lived out his life. He was a large land owner, and retired from active business.
1880 United States Federal Census
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
FHL Film #1254364 Page 596CGeorge Murray age 70 born Scotland
Harriet Wife age 55 born new York
Mary Weston Other age 23 born Iowa
Belle Maddin Other age 19 born Iowa
1830 United States Census
Cambria, Summerhill, PennsylvaniaThomas Croyle
1 male of five and under 10
1 male of ten and under 15
1 male of fifteen and under 20
1 male of twenty and under 30
1 male of sixty and under 70
1 female of five and under 10
1 female of fifteen and under 20
1 female of fifty and under 60
(History & Biographical Profiles of the Garn Family & Some of its Branches)
by Philip G. Garn; 1989 (3 Volumes with index)(Vol. 1 pages 67-72)
Barbara Garn was born Frederick County, Maryland on September 10. 1773. (She was named Maria Barbara; however, she was always referred to simply as Barbara.) Maria Barbara was christened on 27 May 1777, with Johannas and Mary Shenk, as her sponsors. She was married, probably in Maryland, to Thomas Croyle. A publication identified only as the Tribune published the following story about Barbara Garn and her husband Thomas Croyle on February 1, 1895. The story is told by Squire B. F. Slick of Conemaugh Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, who said that he lived beside the Croyles for eighteen years and dug both their graves. Squire Slick states that these events were related to him by Mr. Croyle in 1852 at Summerhill, Cambria, Pennsylvania. It was a rainy day and they were inside a cooper shop.
Just a little over 100 years ago, in the spring of 1794, Thomas Croyle and Barbara, his wife, took their wallets on their backs and set out on foot westward from Hagerstown, Maryland, to seek their fortunes. They found often only ill broken footpaths to guide them on their journey, and sometimes not even those. The loneliness was broken once in passing through what is known as the Switzer settlement in Beford
Arriving at the site of the present town of Summerhill, this country, then but a barren laurel, they encamped for several days. Finding all kinds of game plenty and a soil that appeared rich enough to produce abundantly if properly cultivated, the old pioneer proposed to his wife that they settle down there and make it their home. This proposition was agreed to, and they built a cabin, and set to work to clear out the laure. At the time a colony from Wales had formed a settlement about five miles north of Ebensburg, which they called Beula.
In the spring of 1795 Mr. Croyle and wife concluded their new home would be more heartsome if they had some domestic animals, and, as the Beula colony was in their own condition in that respect, they set out for Hagerstown to secure the foundation of a barnyard family. They traveled, as usual, on foot, and after visiting awhile in Hagerstown, they returned to their mountain home in the same manner, each with a pig in a sack. By autumn their family of porkers had increased to seven. The people of Beula heard of their neighbor's affluence in the pig line, and Mr. Stephen Lloyd straightaway visited Mr. Croyle and secured what proved to be the progenitors of all the porkers the Colony ever owned.
Mr. Croyle was, of course, adept with the rifle, and assures the writer that during of 1795 he killed ninety-four deer, three bears, and sixteen wild turkeys, beside a great deal of other game not edible, and of which no account was kept. He said his attic was strung full of venison saddles. "jerked" or dried, and his wife told him not to kill any more deer, as they had enough meat to last over a year. One day while they were working in the field, their log house took fire and burned down before they discovered it, and thus they lost all their meat and their household effects. Then Mr. Croyle was obliged to shoulder his old flintlock and procure a fresh supply of meat. In the meantime they built another log house, which met the fate of its predecessor three years later, at the hands of the Indians. Mrs. Croyle then took matters into her own hand, and said they would build a stone house and plaster the attic floor six inches deep. It was done and the house still stands.
They then built a grist-mill, from which the locality was called Croyle's Mills until the Allegheny Portage railroad was completed, when Mr. Croyles place was called the Halfway House. In the meantime Mr. George Murray, who married Mr. Croyles daughter built a large hotel and the post office was established, which was, and is today, called Summerhill.
The settlement began to grow and improve rapidly after the Pennsylvania railroad was in operation. Plenty of people came into the community, and plenty of them went into debt to buy land and put up buildings. Mr. Croyle was a very kind and obliging man, and bailed almost everybody who asked him. As a consequence, he compelled to pay out as bail money to such an amount it almost bankrupt him. the "mother" as he affectionately called her in relating the matter, came to his rescue again, and therefore he made a careful examination of every business transaction before it was consummated.
In addition Mrs. Croyle was the only doctor in the community up to the time of her death in 1864, and served the people in that capacity for miles around. According to the good woman's account of her age at the time of Cornwallis' surrender....which she distinctly remembered...she must have been one hundred and sixteen years old at the time of her death.
The importance of religion in the lives of these people is exemplified by Barbara Croyle who, in 1820, at her own expense, built and donated to the congregation the first Protestant Church in Cambria County, St. John's Lutheran Church in Summerhill. she had her husband are buried in the church's cemetery.
The Croyles also recognized the advantages of an educated community and on March 8. 1838 they donated one quarter acre of land at Croyle's Mill to the School directors od Summerhill to build a school.
Marriage Notes for Thomas(Jr.) Croyle and Barbara (Marie) GARN-272603
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1830 United States Census
Cambria, Summerhill, PennsylvaniaSamuel Croyle
1 male under 5
2 males of five and under 10
1 male of thirty and under 401 female of twenty under 30
1880 United States Census
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
FHL Film #1254363 Page 423CJames Murry Farmer age 35 born PA. Father born Scotland mother born Prussia
Susie age 25 Wife born Iowa parents born PA.
Frank Hague Servant age 22 born PA. parents born PA.
Marriage Notes for James C. Murray and Susan K. KOBER-271963
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1850 United States Census
District 4, Scott County, Iowa
Dwelling 676 Family 714Christain Kober age 41 born Holland
Sarah age 34 born PA.
Cecelia age 6 born Iowa
Mary age 5 born Iowa
Charles age 3 born Iowa
Anna C. age 1 born Iowa1860 United States Census
Scott, Iowa
Dwelling 2714 Family 2631Christian Kober age 51 born Holland
Sarah age 42 born PA.
Ceclia age 17 born Iowa
Mary age 15 born Iowa
Charles age 14 born Iowa
Kate age 12 born Iowa
Julia age 8 born Iowa
Susan age 7 born Iowa
John Riley age 24 Laborer born Ireland
Samuel Grant age 18 Laborer born PA1880 United States Census
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
FHL Film #1254363 Page 422BChristian Kober Farmer age 72 born Holland
Sarah Wife age 68 born PA.
Marriage Notes for Christain Kober and Sarah -272640
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