HISTORY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY Including It's early settlement and progress to the present time; a descriptin of its historic and interesting localities; its cities, towns and villages; religious, educational, social and military history; mining, manufacturing and commercial interests; improements, resources, statistics, etc. also Portriats of some of its prominent men, and biographies of many of its representative citizens. In Two Parts Chicago, Ill: A. Warner & Co., Publishers 1889 Page: 485 JOSEPH McCONNELL, farmer and coal dealer, postoffice Walker's Mills, was born in South Fayette township, in 1826, son of William and Agnes (Reed) McConnell, of Lancaster county. William came from County Down, Ireland, in 1807, to Lancaster county. He worked at his trade (blacksmith) for three years. He and his wife rode across the mountains on horses. In 1810 he purchased a farm in South Fayette township, where he died. He was the father of nine children, of whom Joseph is the seventh. He was educated at the public schools, and in 1864 purchased the property where he now resides. He married, in 1857, Mary Ann Gladden, of Allegheny county, and by her he had four children: Nannie J., William G., Mary Belle and Mary Ann. By his second wife, Mary Jane, daughter of Walker and Ann (Boyd) Herriott, he has six children: Maggie E., Nellie Irene, Joseph R., Nettie A., Bessie Boyd and Forbes Holton. Mr. McConnell carries on his connection with farming the coal business, which he has successfully conducted for nine years. He finds a market for his productions at Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pa. He is a member of the U. P. Church, and is a republican.

Does anyone on this list have any information on this Ann Boyd who married Walker Herriott? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mindy Householder" <minzgen@gmail.com> To: "Boyd List" <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 1:34 AM Subject: [BOYD] Walker and Ann (BOYD) Herriott > HISTORY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY > Including > It's early settlement and progress to the present time; a descriptin of > its > historic and interesting localities; its cities, towns and villages; > religious, educational, social and military history; mining, manufacturing > and commercial interests; improements, resources, statistics, etc. > also > Portriats of some of its prominent men, and biographies of many of its > representative citizens. > In Two Parts > Chicago, Ill: > A. Warner & Co., Publishers > 1889 > Page: 485 > JOSEPH McCONNELL, > farmer and coal dealer, postoffice Walker's Mills, was born in South > Fayette > township, in 1826, son of William and Agnes (Reed) McConnell, of Lancaster > county. William came from County Down, Ireland, in 1807, to Lancaster > county. He worked at his trade (blacksmith) for three years. He and his > wife > rode across the mountains on horses. In 1810 he purchased a farm in South > Fayette township, where he died. He was the father of nine children, of > whom > Joseph is the seventh. He was educated at the public schools, and in 1864 > purchased the property where he now resides. He married, in 1857, Mary Ann > Gladden, of Allegheny county, and by her he had four children: Nannie J., > William G., Mary Belle and Mary Ann. By his second wife, Mary Jane, > daughter > of Walker and Ann (Boyd) Herriott, he has six children: Maggie E., Nellie > Irene, Joseph R., Nettie A., Bessie Boyd and Forbes Holton. Mr. McConnell > carries on his connection with farming the coal business, which he has > successfully conducted for nine years. He finds a market for his > productions > at Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pa. He is a member of the U. P. > Church, > and is a republican. >