…bringing our past into the future
Who was he? Reflections on Memorial Day Monday May 30’th is Memorial Day. Growing up we still called it Decoration Day. For many people it’s just a long weekend, an extra day off from work with pay. We often went to visit a cemetery on that day. Memorial Day began after the Civil War with … Read more
PACLINTO-L Topic: Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Subscribing. Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn’t understand them, try these manual instructions: to join PACLINTO-L, send mail to PACLINTO-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join PACLINTO-D, do the same thing with PACLINTO-D-request@rootsweb.com. Subscribe … Read more
SKETCH OF JERRY CHURCH THE name of Jerry Church is inseparable from the history of Clinton county and Lock Haven. It was through his efforts the county was formed and named, and to him we owe the existence of Lock Haven as the county seat. No book of this kind would be complete without a … Read more
J. MILTON FUREY. J. Milton Furey, the author and compiler of this work, was born near the village of Pleasant Gap, Centre county, Pa., September 16th, 1857. His father was a farmer, and reared his son to the same calling. His early education was received at what was called the “Horn Town” school, named after … Read more
PREFACE. One year ago, at the solicitation of friends, we began to gather material for a brief history of Clinton county. The difficulty in preparing a work of this kind cannot be understood by anyone who has not been engaged in a work of a similar nature. We present this volume to the public, … Read more
CHAPTER XIV. CLINTON COUNTY. Clinton county erected—Geological features and streams—Public improvements…Towns; Lock Haven, Farrandsville, Dunnstown, Lock. Port, Mill Hall, New Liberty, Young Womanstown, Salona—Education—Religious denominations—Indians visited by Count Zinzendorff, 1742; by David Brainerd, 1746; by Conrad Weiser, 1755–Weiser’s letters to Gov. Morris and Richard Peters, touching the Indians here, and his visit to them–Moses Van … Read more
St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery, Porter Township Clinton County Pennsylvania Transcribed by John J. Johnstonbaugh Allison, Alvin Henry d 8-27-1874 7m 4d s/o S. M. & S. C. Allison Edith E. d 9- 4-1875 2m 29d d/o S.M. & S. C. Allison Bartholomew, Peter d 6-11-1893 66y 2m 28d Father Sarah d 4-13-1877 45y 1m … Read more
Rosecrans Cemetery, Greene Township Clinton County Pennsylvania Transcribed by John J. Johnstonbaugh Barner, Clarnece J. 1922 1922 Bartges, Sallie E. d 8-14-1900 21y 4m 27d Trudie M. 1899 1918 Bay, Martha E. d 6-23-1886 1y 1m 18d d/o D.S. & Sarah C. Bay Bechtole, Barbara A. d 12-10-1871 26y 5m 5d d/o D. & C. … Read more
Price Cemetery, Greene Township Clinton County Pennsylvania Transcribed by John J. Johnstonbaugh Beck, Amanda d 6- 7-1884 36y 7m 15d w/o Franklin Beck Franklin d 1-16-1905 58y 2m 14d Henry 1806 1891 Henry L. b 11- 7-1838 d 5-19-1914 John d 4- 2-1882 50y 10m 5d Our Father Leah b 11- 2-1843 d 3- 2-1916 … Read more
Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Salona, Lamar Township Clinton County Pennsylvania Transcribed by John J. Johnstonbaugh Alugod?, Harvey B. d 1-12-1837 1y 8m s/o Origen & Jane D. Alugod? Barrett, M. J. d 12-31-1840 1y 3m 3d Mary E. d 12-22-1852 1y 3m 9d s/o J. & H. Barrett W. T. d 9- 8-1850 3y 11m … Read more