HISTORY OF CARROLL TOWNSHIP PENNSYLVANIA > SOURCE: THE HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, EARLE L. FORREST, 1926 > Submitted By: Dave Copenhaver Sr. dlcope@sgi.net > > Carroll Township, situated in the Horseshoe, also known as the Great > Bend of the Monongahela River, includes the Horseshoe Bottom in which Donora is now located. There has been much coal development in this township, and > along the river are many mills, principally owned by the American Steel and Wire Company and located in Donora, which is built on the site of West > Columbia. > The territory now in Carroll was formerly parts of Fallowfield and > Nottingham. A new township was formed in 1834 and named Knox, but when the > court made the decree it was changed to Carroll. The reason for this is not now apparent. > Just who the first settlers of this section were we can not say, but it is known that prior to 1790 the following men lived there: Daniel and > Joseph Depue, Samuel Cole, Thomas Nichol, Jacob Stillwagon, Cornelius and > Peter Weyandt, Robert Galloway, Harmonus Cole, Andrew Platter, Thomas > Shaver, John Ammon, James Coulter, Jacob Rape Jr., William VanHorn, Thomas > Legg, Joseph Hall, George Grant, Samuel Baxter, Nicholas Depue, Samuel > Quimby, Martin Wirt, David Grant, Isaac Teeple, Richard and Stacy Storer, > Robert and Alexander George, Conrad Ammon, Peter Castner, Daniel and James > Rice, John Shouse, Jacob Ammon, Samuel VanVoorhis, Gen. John Hamilton, David VanVoorhis, Vincent Colvin, Isaac Cole, Jonathan and Daniel Hamilton, > Abraham Frye Sr., Abraham Frye Jr., Frederick Cooper, Samuel Frye, Abraham > Brokaw, and many others. > Thomas Nichol kept a ferry at the point where Donora now stands. Before 1800 and during the early years of the past century there were a number of > grist and saw mills on Pigeon and Mingo creeks. Benjamin Parkinson, of > Williamsport, now Monongahela city, came into possession of the mills at the > mouth of Mingo Creek as early as 1800, and operated them for a number of > years. One of these was the old River mill, at the mouth of Mingo Creek, > which was one of the best known in the Western country. He carried on quite > a manufacturing business at both Mingo and Elkton, where he had two > distilleries, three grist mills, a woolen factory, a comb factory, a sickle > factory and a gun factory. > The VanVoorhis mill, on Pigeon Creek, was also famous in its day, as was Cowan's mill. Joseph Beckett ran a distillery opposite the old brick house at Baird Station. Where Yohe's slaughter house now stands, on Pigeon Creek, was Black's mill. A dam crossed the creek just above this point. > One of the first glass factories west of the Alleghany Mountains was > established in this township by Maj. H. A. Warne, a soldier in the War of > 1812, in connection with his boat building business. Another glass factory was erected at Dry Run by Samuel Black in 1824, who also built the first > mill at that point. This was a tramp mill, the power for' which was supplied by oxen. > The churches in Carroll Township are the United Brethren Church, a mile and a half from Monongahela city, on the Washington-Monongahela Pike, and > the Ginger Hill Lutheran Church. In early days the Horseshoe Bottom > Presbyterian and the Horseshoe Bottom Baptist churches were located in > Carroll Township, but these congregations have removed to Monongahela city. > The first school in Carroll Township was in a log building near > Withe-row's blacksmith shop, three and one-half miles southeast of > Monongahela city. The date this school was started is uncertain. In 1796 > another school was opened in a log building at Parkinson's Ferry, now > Monon-gahela city. There are now twenty-six teachers in the township's ten schools, as follows: Victory Hill, Star Sampson, Alexander, Taylor's Run, > Wylie, Stone, Haywood, Valley Inn, and Mingo. > Coal mining in Carroll Township goes back to a very early date. In 1814 > there was a small mine at West Columbia. As this township has a big river > frontage, there were formerly a number of tipples for loading coal on barges as well as the railroad. There were such mines as Black Diamond, Catsburg, > Ivil, Schoenberger, Dunkirk, and Hazelkirk. Recently Black Diamond and > Schoenberger have been dismantled, the coal all hav-ing been removed. The > following coal companies still own coal in this township: Pittsburgh Coal > Company, 1,326 acres coal; Mingo Coal Com-pany, 1,132 acres coal; H. C. > Frick Coal and Coke Company, 577 acres coal; Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal > Company, 185 acres coal; Union Coal and Coke Company, Dunkirk mine, 114 > acres coal; Hazelkirk mine, 13 acres coal; National Mining Company, 114 > acres coal; Smith Coal Company, 1.3 acres coal.

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Debbie: Can Joe capture this one for the archives? Pat

BURLINGTON CO., NJ, 12 July 1860, PO Mt. Holly, N'hampton Twp. p. 561 561 1 380 380 MYERS Theodore P. 44 m w cabinet maker Pa 561 2 380 380 MYERS Hope 32 f w Pa 561 3 380 380 MYERS William 16 m w Pa 561 4 380 380 MYERS Virginia 14 f w Md. 561 5 380 380 MYERS Emma 11 f w Pa 561 6 380 380 MYERS Fanny 8 f w NJ 561 7 380 380 MYERS Charles 3 w Pa 561 8 380 380 MYERS Mary E. 2/12 f w Pa 561 9 381 381 GALE Joseph 48 m w plasterer NJ 561 10 381 381 GALE Hannah 55 f w NJ 561 11 381 381 GALE Samuel 22 m w plaster & bricklayer NJ 561 12 382 382 LUCRE Alexander 51 m w carter hay/straw Pa 561 13 382 382 LUCRE Mary A. 49 f w Pa 561 14 382 382 LUCRE Sarah E. 19 f w mantua maker NJ 561 15 382 382 LUCRE William 23 m w NJ 561 16 382 382 LUCRE Anna 20 f w NY 561 17 382 382 LUCRE Charles H. 22 m w NJ 561 18 383 383 PATTERSON Rebecca 29 f w grocer Pa 561 19 383 383 PATTERSON Martha 31 f w Pa 561 20 383 383 EVANS John 12 m w Pa 561 21 383 383 EVANS George 10 m w Pa 561 22 384 384 BOWKER Charles 68 m w NJ 561 23 384 384 BOWKER Achsah 56 m* w NJ 561 24 384 384 WORREL Mary Jane 15 f w helper/servant Pa 561 25 384 384 BOWKER Louis 8 m w NJ 561 26 385 385 EASTBRINE Kirkbride 58 m w farmer Pa 561 27 385 385 EASTBRINE Ann 58 f w NJ 561 28 385 385 EASTBRINE Macall 52 m w Pa 561 29 385 385 EASTBRINE Ruth 48 m* w NJ 561 30 385 385 RISLEY Mary 16 f w servant NJ 561 31 385 385 LAMB Mary 10 f w servant NY 561 32 385 385 LIPPINCOTT Ann 53 f w nurse NJ 561 33 386 386 BATES Charles S. 42 m w farmer NJ 561 34 386 386 BATES Mary 40 f w NJ 561 35 386 386 BATES Ellen R. 16 f w NJ 561 36 386 386 BATES Louisa 14 f w NJ 561 37 386 386 BATES Mary 10 f w NJ 561 38 386 386 BATES Samuel 6 m w NJ 561 39 386 386 BATES Emily 4 f w NJ 561 40 386 386 BATES Anna 2 f w NJ

Sorry, the page number for this deed was on 134. The book is 372. Debbie

Hi List. Here is the other deed that I picked up: Warranty Deed - Mary Enright to Wm A. French - Dated Oct 31st 1881 - Received in the clerks office of the county of Monmouth on the 1st day of October A.D. 1883 at 11 ½ o’clock in the fore noon, and recorded in book 372 of Deeds for said county, on pages 372 - Signed J.C.? Arrowsmith Clerk. This indenture, made the thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty one between Mary Enright (widow) formerly the wife of Edward Brady, deceased of the Township of Shrewsbury in the county of Monmouth and state of New Jersey of the first part: and William A. French of the Township of Shrewsbury in the county of Monmouth and the state of New Jersey of the second part: Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS lawful money of the United States of America, to her in hand well and truly paid by the said party of the second part, at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the said party of the first part therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid hath given, granted, bargained, sold aliened, released, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, enfeoff, convey and confirm to the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all that certain lot, tract or parcel of land and premises, hereinafter particularly described, situate, lying and being in the township of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth and state of New Jersey. At Red Bank - Beginning at a stake standing where the East side of West Street meets the North side of Wall Street, thence Eastwardly along the north side of Wall Street one hundred and twenty (120) feet, thence northwest by on a line parallel with the east side of West Street forty (40) feet, thence westwardly on a line parallel with the north side of Wall Street one hundred and twenty (120) feet to the east side of West Street, thence, forty (40) feet to the beginning aforesaid being intended to be the same premises conveyed to said Mary Enright and Edward Brady her husband now deceased, by Deed of John H. Martin bearing date March 9th A.D. 1860, recorded in book 154, page 112, in the office of the clerk of Monmouth County. - Signed with her mark, and sealed by Mary Enright. Debbie

Hi. Sorry if this post is so long, but I was at the auction yesterday and came across this deed from 1874. I thought I would share it with you...... Warranty Deed - Lucy C. Van Pelt & husband to John C. McQueen - Dated June 20th 1874 - Received in the clerks office of the county of Monmouth on the 24 day of August A.D. 1874 at ___ o’clock in the ____ noon, and recorded in book 263 of Deeds for said county, on pages 154 (then what looks like rc?, initials maybe?) Signed Thos. V. Arrowsmith Clerk. This indenture, made the thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy four between Lucy C. Van Pelt wife of Peter Van Pelt of the Township of Shrewsbury in the county of Monmouth and state of New Jersey of the first part: and John C. Mc Queen of the Township of Shrewsbury in the county of Monmouth and the state of New Jersey of the second part: Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS lawful money of the United States of America, to her in hand well and truly paid by the said party of the second part, at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the said party of the first part therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid hath given, granted, bargained, sold aliened, released, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, enfeoff, convey and confirm to the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all that lot, tract or parcel of land and premises, hereinafter particularly described, situate, lying and being in the township of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth and state of New Jersey. Bounded as follows, Beginning at a post standing in the northwest corner of John McQueens’ lot thence running southwardly along said McQueens’ land one hundred and ninety eight feet to a post. Standing in the southwest corner of said McQueens’ lot, thence running westerly along land of Charles Leighten forty three feet to a post, thence northerly on a line parallel with the first aforesaid line one hundred and ninety feet to a post, standing at the south side of Catherine Street, trench easterly along the south side of Catherine Street to the place of beginning forty times per? The property hereby conveyed is intended to be the same described in a deed from Deborah Ann Earle and James F. Earle her husband to Lucy C. Van Pelt, wife of Peter Van Pelt, bearing date May 1st, 1874, and is subject to a mortgage of one hundred & twenty five dollars given by the said Lucy C. Van Pelt to said Deborah Ann Earle and James F. Earle as part of consideration for said property bearing date May 1st 1874. The document is signed and sealed by Lucy and Peter. I have another one with the names French/Enright/Brady/Martin listed, also in Shrewsbury dated 1881. When I get a chance, I'll copy part of that one too, if it's ok with everyone. Debbie

Thomas Shumard,in 1818,laid out the hamlet of Newberry [MulberrY],Miami Twnsp,Clermont Co,OH and it was peopled by Isaac and Ann Stephens Leming's sons,and the Combs, from Upper Freehold. [Roughly I-275 and hio Rt 28,n e Cincinnati]. A few miles west,James Armsrong ran a mill,and ,1809 era,m a Margaret Leming. Was she Isaac's dau,or some other. Isaac Leming, b 1751,was of age to be a Rev War vet,and his grave is so honored in 'GRAVES OF REV WAR PATRIOTS". Was he? ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

BURLINGTON CO., NJ, 12 July 1860, PO Mt. Holly, N'hampton Twp. p. 560 560 1 372 372 GILBERT Joseph 43 m w tailor NJ 560 2 372 372 GILBERT Martha 27 f w Pa 560 3 372 372 GILBERT Ellen 8 f w Pa 560 4 372 372 GILBERT Emma 6 f w Pa 560 5 372 372 GILBERT Sallie 2 f w Pa 560 6 372 372 GILBERT Rebecca 1 day f w NJ 560 7 373 373 QUINN Michael 35 m w laborer Ireland 560 8 373 373 QUINN Mary 33 f w Ireland 560 9 373 373 QUINN Mary A. 8 f w NJ 560 10 373 373 RYLEY Patrick 33 m w laborer Ireland 560 11 373 373 RYLEY Ann 25 f w Ireland 560 12 374 374 LEE Terrence 50 m w laborer Ireland 560 13 374 374 LEE Mary 36 f w Ireland 560 14 374 374 LEE Margaret 8 f w NJ 560 15 374 374 LEE Thomas 6 m w NJ 560 16 374 374 LEE Catherine 5 f w NJ 560 17 375 375 STAMBROOK Emeline 36 f w tailoress NJ 560 18 375 375 STAMBROOK Frank L. 8 m w Pa 560 19 375 375 STAMBROOK Ann 6 f w Pa 560 20 375 375 STAMBROOK Johnetta 4 f w Pa 560 21 375 375 REEVES Elizabeth 71 f w NJ 560 22 376 376 QUINN Hannah 70 f w Ireland 560 23 377 377 NIXON James B. 50 m w house painter Pa 560 24 377 377 NIXON Eliza 45 f w Pa 560 25 377 377 NIXON Robert L. 20 m w Pa 560 26 377 377 NIXON Mary 70 f w England 560 27 378 378 MOORE Patrick 30 m w tailor Ireland 560 28 378 378 MOORE Catherine 38 f w Ireland 560 29 378 378 MOORE Anna M. 6 f w NJ 560 30 378 378 MOORE Mary 2 f w NJ 560 31 378 378 MALONEY Joseph 28 m w farm labor Ireland 560 32 378 378 MALONEY Catherine 23 f w Ireland 560 33 378 378 FITZPATRICK William 28 m w laborer Ireland 560 34 378 378 FITZPATRICK Rosa 28 f w Ireland 560 35 378 378 FITZPATRICK Daniel 2 m w Pa 560 36 378 378 QUINN Patrick 22 m w laborer Ireland 560 37 379 379 ROBINSON Elizabeth 50 f w midwife/nurse NJ 560 38 379 379 NIXON Martha 45 f w tailoress NJ 560 39 379 379 ROBINSON Caroline 20 f w NJ

Yvonne, thank you so much I have sent an e-mail to make an appointment. Again, thank you. Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: Yvonne Bennett <yvonne@monmouth.com> To: <NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [NJMONMOU] Manalapan > Monmouth Co Archives in Monmouth Co Library > 125 Symmes Dr. > Manalpan > 732-308-3772 Research hours 9am to 4pm Mon, Tues, Wed > Appointment needed > > > Doris wrote: > > > Could someone help me. I will be in Jersey Aug.5th-7th. > > Monmouth Co. His. is closed. How about Manalapan? I have done research there years ago but I forget the name and address also the hours. > > Doris retired in Lancaster, PA > > > > ==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== > > > > http://nj5.injersey.com/~kjshelly/mcgs.html > > Monmouth County Genealogy Society > > > ==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== > FAM_TREE.LST not found. Create new genealogist? (Y/N) >

Hi Hermon, I have moved to an assistant care facility because of cancer. I'm fine right now but if I should need help I'm at the right place. Soooo we left FL and moved to Willow Valley Assistant Care. Glad you remembered me, thanks Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: HERMON B FAGLEY <hermfagley@juno.com> To: <NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [NJMONMOU] Manalapan > What happened to "retired in Florida?' > > On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:42:54 -0400 "Doris" <dori_adapotata@prodigy.net> > writes: > > Could someone help me. I will be in Jersey Aug.5th-7th. > > Monmouth Co. His. is closed. How about Manalapan? I have done > > research there years ago but I forget the name and address also the > > hours. > > Doris retired in Lancaster, PA > > > > > > ==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== > > > > http://nj5.injersey.com/~kjshelly/mcgs.html > > Monmouth County Genealogy Society > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== > > http://nj5.injersey.com/~kjshelly/mcgs.html > Monmouth County Genealogy Society >

I agree! For a couple of years now I was trying to prove if a George White killed in the Civil War was related, the index had that proof I was looking for. Gary -----Original Message----- From: Pat Mount <pmount@fnr.umass.edu> To: NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com <NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, July 13, 2000 8:53 PM Subject: [NJMONMOU] Civil War Pension Index The Civil War Pension Index at Ancestry is really something. The on-line images are, for the most part, very readable. Once you have the certificate # from the on-line image you can order (only via snail mail) the pension file from NARA. There were over 700 entries for Stout, 65+ for Throckmorton, 228 for Applegate, 158 for Mount and even 30+ for Warne! Worth a look folks! And thanks to Debbie for alerting the list to this resource. Pat ==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== FAM_TREE.LST not found. Create new genealogist? (Y/N)

What happened to "retired in Florida?' On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:42:54 -0400 "Doris" <dori_adapotata@prodigy.net> writes: > Could someone help me. I will be in Jersey Aug.5th-7th. > Monmouth Co. His. is closed. How about Manalapan? I have done > research there years ago but I forget the name and address also the > hours. > Doris retired in Lancaster, PA > > > ==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== > > http://nj5.injersey.com/~kjshelly/mcgs.html > Monmouth County Genealogy Society > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

The Civil War Pension Index at Ancestry is really something. The on-line images are, for the most part, very readable. Once you have the certificate # from the on-line image you can order (only via snail mail) the pension file from NARA. There were over 700 entries for Stout, 65+ for Throckmorton, 228 for Applegate, 158 for Mount and even 30+ for Warne! Worth a look folks! And thanks to Debbie for alerting the list to this resource. Pat

Thank you. I'll put them on the list. Good idea. Mary C. in San Diego >One source you may wish to contact is St. Gabriel's parish Church (732) >946-4487. Their cemetery is directly across from the former hospital. > >Good luck > > >==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== >Support the RootsWeb Gen. Data Cooperative with your membership. > RootsWeb Gen.Data Coop.Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

There is a group of people in the Monmouth list doing the 1910 census. There is also a good amount of the Monmouth census on line at Gencom. Rick

Monmouth Co Archives in Monmouth Co Library 125 Symmes Dr. Manalpan 732-308-3772 Research hours 9am to 4pm Mon, Tues, Wed Appointment needed Doris wrote: > Could someone help me. I will be in Jersey Aug.5th-7th. > Monmouth Co. His. is closed. How about Manalapan? I have done research there years ago but I forget the name and address also the hours. > Doris retired in Lancaster, PA > > ==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== > > http://nj5.injersey.com/~kjshelly/mcgs.html > Monmouth County Genealogy Society

Could someone help me. I will be in Jersey Aug.5th-7th. Monmouth Co. His. is closed. How about Manalapan? I have done research there years ago but I forget the name and address also the hours. Doris retired in Lancaster, PA

One source you may wish to contact is St. Gabriel's parish Church (732) 946-4487. Their cemetery is directly across from the former hospital. Good luck

Marie's link was to a portion of the Applegate Web Site. The url for the main page is: http://www.jerry-applegate.org/genealogy/home.htm Pat