Washington Twp. "One of the oldest churches is known as the Poke Run Presbyterian Church. It was founded in 1783 or 1784 John Hamilton, and others. John W. Wilson, father of Mrs. Foight, (that is Estella Duff Wilson who was united in marriage January 3, 1906 in Export, with Paul Reuben Foight) "was a native of New Castle, Pennsylvania near which town he was born March 29, 1840. At the age of fifthteen he removed to Franklin township, where he resided and taught school for three years. His own education had been gained at the public schools of Delmont, and later at Delmont Academy. He enlistedfor a period of three years in the Civil War in the month of October, 1861, joining Company I, One Hundred and First Regiment. Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He saw much active service and took part in many battles in which his regiment was engaged. At the completion of his three years' term he secured a furlough, but was unfortunate enough to captured by the Confederates on his way home and was confined in Andersonville, Florence, and Charleston prisons for a period of nine months in all. The hardships of this con! finement told severely on his health and when he was at last released he returned to his home an invalid. His naturally good constitution, however, asserted itself, and under the normal conditions of his life at home he regained his health and strength. Mr. Wilson later took up a course with the Bacon Business College at Cincinnati, and after graduating therefrom entered the profession of teaching and followed the same for many years. Still later, however, he engaged in business at East Liverpool, Ohio, but finally, after his marriage in 1871, returned to Pennsylvania. Here he took up his residence on the farm now known as the Wilson farm, about three miles north of Export, and there continued to dwell for thirty-six years or until his death which occured November 15, 1907. His wife survives him and resides on the farm where she was born. He married, May 30, 1871, Ellen H. Hamilton, a daughter of Matthew and Ruth Hamilton, and a granddaughter of Major John Hamilton, of the War of 1812. Before her marriage Mrs. Wilson was a school teacher in Franklin township for two years, having prepared for this profession at the Delmont Academy, from which she graduated. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were members of the Baptist church. To them the following children were born: (1) Ruth Sadie, who became the wife of Dr. E.A. Hoffman of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania to whom she has borne three daughters; (2) Mary Ellen, who became the wife of C.M. Speer, a farmer of Apollo, Pennsylvania, to whom she had borne five children; (3)John Spurgeon, now secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association at Hamilton, Ohio, married Alveretta Terpening, of Abington, Illinois, by whom he had four children; and (4) Estella Duff, who, as above mentioned, became the wife of Paul Reuben Foight. She was educated at the public schools of Frank! lin township and later at the Poke Run Academy in Washington township. She still later attended the Indiana Normal School at Indiana, Pennsylvania, where she prepared herself for the profession of teaching. For the three years following she taught school in Export and Franklin townships, and in the meantime was a student at the Moody Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and did much outside work.