This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_915561260_boundary Content-ID: <0_915561260@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hi Everybody: Tom Yoset has added some new Sketches to his website at http://www.gremlan.org/~yoset/ If your a newbie be sure and check this site out for Crawford County History and Personal Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers. I am enclosing one on the Blair Family that Tom will be adding shortly. Bev --part0_915561260_boundary Content-ID: <0_915561260@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: BJHErie@aol.com Return-path: <BJHErie@aol.com> To: yoset@gremlan.org Cc: BJHErie@aol.com Subject: Captain T. W. McCalmont, West Fallowfield Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 12:41:28 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit CAPTAIN T.W. McCALMONT, West Fallowfield Township When the pages of this Atlas are perused in future years, and the biographies here recorded are called to notice, the epitome of the life of Captain McCalmont will deserve attention, since it tells in brief the life and character of a man. Thomas W. McCalmont was the second son and fourth child of Henry McCalmont and Ann Wilson. Born September 4, 1809, in Centre County, Pennsylvania, his life till 1819 was passed in the cheerful carelessness of childhood. Removing with his parents, at the age of ten years, to Venango County, he became well versed in avocations of the farmer by summer labor, and endeavored to acquire somewhat of education during the winter season. He learned the advantage of having a good trade to fall back upon, and, when eighteen commenced work at the trade of carpenter and joiner, and followed it up till 1838. The 22d of October, 1834, was a marked day with Mr. McCalmont, since at that date he married Miss Elizabeth Snyder, of Centre County, Pennsylvania. She was younger by nearly two years, having been born January 3, 1811, and a resident of Venango County since 1832. Of nine children, four are living. Since 1838, Mr. McCalmont had followed farming in Venango County, and in 1864, having sold out, he removed to Crawford County and his present home. The view which accompanies this sketch illustrates his idea of a homestead, and the portraits of himself and wife are faithful reflections of innate worth.* Deservedly held in high esteem by his acquaintances in this locality, he has endeavored to fill the measure of good citizenship by laboring to foster education and support religious teaching. For fourteen years he served as School Director, and has held offices of trust with strict integrity. He holds the title of Captain by right of seven years service in the State militia. Himself and wife accord in religion, and are both members of the United Presbyterian Church. It might be added of the Captain's parents, that his father was born in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1776, and died January 5, 1855, and his mother was born in 1775, and died in 1836. --part0_915561260_boundary--