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From: "Tom G Dean" <>
Subject: Re: [WVHANCOC] Biographical Sketches of Hancock County:
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 18:04:39 -0700


Dale,
I was wondering if this book has an idex and if so, could you see if there
are these surnames:
LINDSEY, Elisha
NEY, John W. Dr.
PURDY, Lewis Brady or Simeon
GRAHAM, John
Thank you so very much for your mentioning this book. I did not even know
that it existed.
Laurie

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Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 2:50 PM
Subject: [WVHANCOC] Biographical Sketches of Hancock County:


>Copied from " History of the Panhandle, being Historical Collections of the
>Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia".
>Compiled and Written by:
>J.H. Newton, G.G. Nichols, and A.G. Sprankle
>Published by:
>J.A. Caldwell, 1879, Wheeling, W. VA.
>
> Biographical Sketches:
>
>Dr. John McLane:
> His father, also named John, was born in the north of Ireland. He was
of
>Scotch parentage. His wife's name was Elizabeth. They migrated to America
>about the beginning of the Revolutionary War, settling first, east of the
>mountains, then removed west and located on the Allegheny River. Being a
>strict Seceder, and having no place to attend public worship, again removed
>to Washington County, Pa. He was the father of four sons and two
daughters.
>He continued to reside in the last named place until his death. Our
subject
>was born in Allegheny County, Pa. in 1773. Graduated at Canonsburg in
1796.
>He studied theology under Dr. McMillen. Married Miss Nancy Martin. He
took
>charge of the Montour Presbyterian Church and continued there until 1809.
>Studied medicine under Dr. Warner of Canonsburg. Went into service as
>surgeon in the War of 1812 and had charge of a hospital in Plattsburg, N.
Y.,
>during the war. After his return he practiced medicine in Hickory, Pa., in
>co-partnership with Dr. Lisle for a short time, then removed to Florence,
Pa.
> In 1818, he removed to a farm near Pughtown, afterward called New
>Manchester, but now, Fairview, Hancock County, West Virginia. Removed from
>the farm to said village, where his wife died in 1819. In 1822, he was
>married to Miss Celia Cullen. He removed to Wellsville, Ohio in 1825, and
>resided there until his death in 1828. He was the father of five sons and
>four daughters. Two sons and two daughters still survive. Dr. McLane was
a
>man of more than ordinary ability in the pulpit as well as in the medical
>profession. His services were sought after by many persons at a great
>distance, making it very laborious, the roads at that day being very poor,
>and travel was generally on horseback.
>
>submitted by;
>Dale Patterson
>Hancock Co. WV - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhancoc/
>Brooke Co. WV - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvbrooke/brooke.htm
>Census Lookups - http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup/wv.html
>
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