To Ken Coolidge (KCooli4087@aol.com) and other COOLIDGE, COOLEDGE researchers in Crawford County. Here are two references I found to those surnames in the "History of Crawford County PA, 1885." On page 667 in the section on the history of Summit Township: "Enterprise Lodge, No. 72, A.O.U.W., was chartered March 25, 1874, with fifteen members. Its first officers were: J.C. Weston, P.M.W.; Dr. J.J. McMillen, M.W.; W.A. Keen, G.F.; G.L. Kelley, O.; J.A. McMurtry, Recorder; D.G. Harper, Fin.; B.A. Gehr, Receiver; A.W. Smith, G.; B.C. COOLIDGE, I.W.; Aaron Lynce, O.W. The membership is now twenty-six, and meetings are held every Saturday night." On pages 1081 and 1082, in the Biographical Sketch section for Summit Township: "Philip Brown, farmer, PO Harmonsburg, was born in Summerhill Township, this county, April 16, 1820, and is a son of John and Hannah (Gehr) Brown, who came with their parents some time in 1802 from the East, over the mountains. Our subject's grandfather was John Brown, who had nine children, of whom three are now living: Betsy (now Mrs. Michael Foust), Annie (now Mrs. John Trace), and Lydia (now Mrs. Philip Foust). John Brown, the father of our subject, a soldier in the war of 1812, had eight children, six now living: Samuel, Eli, Jacob, Philip, William and Joseph. Philip Brown was married to Elizabeth Garner, who bore him three children: Henry, Catharine, and Hattie, now Mrs. Joseph McGuire. On the death of his first wife, our subject married Rachel COOLEDGE, and by her had no family. Mr. Brown has been School Director, and ha taken a deep and intelligent interest in this work, so that the school under his care has prospered to an extraordinary degree. He has been brought up in the Reformed Church; in his political views, is a Republican. His family, whose history is fully portrayed in that of Vernon Township, is one of the most numerous and prosperous in this vicinity." Those were the only two references found. Hope they helped somewhat. Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net -----Original Message----- From: KCooli4087@aol.com <KCooli4087@aol.com> To: kbrbkr@toolcity.net <kbrbkr@toolcity.net> Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [PACRAWFO-L] PEIFFER & development of Venango Borough >Kathy, I have been reading your Crawford Co. bios. with interest. The one >about the Venango township was interesting. > >I have Coolidge's that lived in Venango Co. Cherrytree township, which is just >to the south of Titusville. Was wondering if the source you are quoting from >is indexed? Have you came acorss any Coolidge's? > >Thanks. > >Ken Coolidge >