Joseph Allshouse
JOSEPH ALLSHOUSE, who resides at South Bend, Armstrong Co., Pa., was born
in South Bend Oct. 5, 1838, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Fink) Allshouse and
grandson of Henry Allshouse.Henry Allshouse came to South Bend from Lehigh county, Pa., one hundred
years ago, settling in what was then a wilderness. At that time there was no
tillable land for many miles, and it required time and hard work to clear and
cultivate the place on which he spent the remainder of his life.Henry Allshouse, son of Henry, and father of Joseph Allshouse, was born in
Armstrong county. He engaged in farming to some extent, but his main
occupation was work at the carpenter�s trade and he constructed numerous
houses and other buildings in his neighborhood. He lived to be an old man, his
death occurring in 1906, he having survived his wife since 1864. She, too, was
a native of Armstrong county. They were members of the Reformed Church.
Thirteen children were born to them, seven of whom survive, Joseph being the
fifth in order of birth.Joseph Allshouse remained with his father until he was twenty-one years
old, in the meanwhile attending school during the sinter sessions until his
eighteenth year. Mr. Allshouse is a veteran of the Civil war, having served
three years and eight months in that struggle, during which time he was almost
constantly in danger. He was a member first of Company M, 2d Pa. Vol. Cav.,
joining the regiment at Kittanning and accompanying it to Warrensburg, Va.
Among the important engagements in which he participated were: Sperryville,
July 5, 1862; Madison, July 10, 1862; Cold Harbor, July 25, 1862, Bull Run,
Aug. 30, 1862; Chantilly, Sept. 1, 1862; Thoroughfare Gap, October, 1862;
Aldie, Nov. 2, 1862; Occoquan, Dec. 26, 1862; Gettysburg, July 3, 1863;
Bristoe Station, Oct. 14, 1863; Mine Run, December, 1863. On Dec. 17, 1863,
his first enlistment having expired, he reenlisted as a veteran, was promoted
to bugler, and participated on the firing line in almost every battle that
took place until his final discharge, including the engagements in the
Wilderness, at White House Landing, Malvern Hill, Petersburg, Appomattox Court
House, and the surrender of Lee. For three years after his return to
Pennsylvania he worked out as a farmer. He now owns and eighty-acre farm in
South Bend township, where he carries on general farming. He is one of the
well known and highly respected residents of his section.Mr. Allshouse was married, in Indiana county, Pa., to Anna Kier, who died
in 1908. She was a daughter of James Kier, of South Bend township, and was the
beloved mother of the following children: Rhetta, May A., Clara, James M.,
Mary Ida, Florence B., Frank M., Susan Pearl, Lulu and Eugenia. She was a
member of the Reformed Church, to which Mr. Allshouse also belongs.
Politically he is a Socialist.Source: Page 697 Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J. H. Beers Co., 1914.
Transcribed September 1998 by Carl Waltenbaugh for the Armstrong County Beers
Project.
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