To Kathy Cook cook_kb@compuserve.com and other Blystone researchers in Crawford County. Here is the info I found on this surname in the "History of Crawford County, PA, 1885." On pages 1112 and 1113, in the Biographical Sketch section for Venango Township: "Philip BLYSTONE, farmer, PO Cambridgeboro, was born in Venango Township, this county, October 27, 1832, son of Abram and Katherine (Kinter) BLYSTONE. Abram was a son of Christian BLYSTONE, who came from Westmoreland County, Penn., and settled in Venango Township in 1798. Katherine, his wife, was a daughter of Philip Kinter, who settled in Washington Township, Erie Co., Penn., in 1798. They had six children: William, now living near Akron, Ohio; John, in Jamestown, NY; Philip: Mary, wife of A.G. Leffingwell; C. Lucinda (deceased); Peter, residing in Waterford, Erie Co, Penn. Our subject was married November 3, 1856, to Mary E., daughter of Ransler R. and Jane (Langley) Snow. The Snows came from Massachusetts, and settled in Cambridge, Penn., in 1816. Mrs. Snow was a daughter of John Langley, a native of Ireland, who also settled in Cambridge in 1812. By this union were five children: Charles E., married Kittie M. Anderson, of Cambridge; Barney W., married Elda Carman, of Geneva, they reside in Illinois; Nettie E., wife of Denny D. Goshorn, of Cambridge; Jennie K. and Georgie D. Mr. BLYSTONE resides on the old homestead settled first by his father, who died February 16, 1880, in his seventy-fifth year. His widow survives him at the age of seventy-eight, and resides with our subject. Mr. Blystone has spent most of his life on the farm where he was born, though he resided two years in Ohio, and was proprietor of the American House at Cambridgeboro from 1879 to 1883. In the spring of 1883 he returned here. He has carried on a brick-yard on his farm, in connection with his other business, since 1875. Our subject has held the office of Supervisor and School Director of his township. In politics he is a Democrat." On page 1116, in the Bio Sketch section for Venango Township: "Paul Hills, farmer, PO Edinboro, Erie County, was born in Cussewago Township, this county, December 12, 1833; son of Cirrel and Rebecca (Harned) Hills, the former of whom, a native of New England, settled in Cussewago township, this county, about 1816, and there married a daughter of David Harned, formerly of New Jersey, of Quaker parentage, and one of the first settlers of Cussewago Township. They were parents of thirteen children, only four now living: Laurin L., of Titusville; Isaiah, in McKean County; Paul and Franklin. Cirrel Hills first settled in Cussewago Township on a part of the farm now owned by James Nash; he afterward bought the farm now owned by Calvin Waldo, and in 1839 came to Venango Township and located the farm now occupied by our subject, where he remained one year. He then sold his place and went to Michigan, but after an absence of nearly a year returned to this township and repurchased the property he had sold the year previous; this he cleared, improved and lived on till his death, which occurred in February, 1877, in his eighty-third year. Our subject, who has always resided on the old homestead, was married April 12, 1860, to Susan E., daughter of Christian and Rebecca (Siverling) BLYSTONE. Christian BLYSTONE was a son of Isaac BLYSTONE, who settled in Venango Township, this county, in 1798; his wife was a daughter of Christopher Sterling, who settled in the same township in 1796. Mr. and Mrs. Hills have two children: Perry A. and Burt I. Mr. Hills has held the office of Supervisor of his township; in politics, he was always a Republican until 1882, since which time he has been an advocate of Prohibition." One more BLYSTONE post to follow! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net