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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 22:36:22 EDT


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 of Hancock County:


Peter Pugh:
father of David Pugh, was born in New Jersey and migrated with his
parents to Burgettstown, Pa., in 1785. About the year 1800 they came to what
is now known as Fairview, and located on a tract of land containing four
hundred acres. Peter remained with his father a short time and then removed
to Ohio, and he sunk the first salt well on Yellow Creek, in which they
obtained salt. Whilst there, he entered two or three quarters of land, which
he soon afterwards disposed of. He was at that time engaged in sinking salt
wells. He returned to Fairview about 1810 and settled on his father's farm,
where he staid but a few years, then emigrated east and went to sinking salt
wells. In 1818 came back to Fairview and located on the old Pugh farm, where
he remained about two years and settled on the farm now owned by his son
David, living there until his death, which sad event took place in 1850, at
the advanced age of eighty years.


David Pugh:
a son of Peter, was born near Fairview June 6, 1806. He lived and worked
with his father on the farm until twenty-five years of age. On December 22,
1831, he married Miss Nancy, daughter of Mr. Jonathan Allison, a prominent
citizen of the county. After his marriage he took charge of the old
homestead, where he has resided ever since, engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He has been elected and served several terms as overseer of the poor, and
has also held the office of surveyor of roads. He has declined several times
to be a candidate for office whilst strongly urged by his friends. Not many
years since he erected a beautiful brick residence upon his farm, at a cost
of $4,000. There are about 320 acres in his farm and all under a good state
of cultivation. His family consisted of two boys and two girls, namely:
Robert W. Pugh, Lizzie, who married Col. R.H. Brown, present sheriff of
Hancock County, Peter A., who married Miss O. Campbell, of Cross Creek
village, Pennsylvania, Sarah A., who married George A. Spivey, October,
1878. He and wife are members of the Fairview Presbyterian Church.


Henry Pittenger:
birth occurred near Fairview, April 4, 1807. He lived with his father
until he arrived at the age of nineteen years. In 1821 he migrated to
Richland County, Ohio. and learned the blacksmithing business, serving an
apprenticeship of two years, then came back to Virginia. In 1828, in the
latter part of the year, he returned to his father's house and erected a
blacksmith shop, and engaged in his occupation for two years. In the mean
time, he was married to Miss Eliza Abraham, of Steubenville. In 1830 he
removed to Jefferson County, two miles north of Steubenville, where he
carried on his trade. In 1835 he removed to within two miles of Richmond, in
the same county, and remained there until 1858, then sold out and came back
near Fairview, where he purchased the Hugh Pugh farm and engaged in farming,
which vocation he has followed ever since. His farm contains one hundred
acres, all improved. He is the father of three children. He is a member of
the Fairview Presbyterian Church. His grandfather, Henry, was one of the
first elders in said church. He settled in now, Hancock, when the Indians
were numerous and when they were scalping the whites, and committing all
sorts of depredations. In those days he had to go with many of the settlers
to block-houses, for safety during the night.

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.htm

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