Hi All, I ran across some Franklin Co. Bio's in the course of my research & thought I'd post them to the list in the hope that they will be of some help. I have no further knowledge of any of these people unless otherwise noted. If everyone would like I will see what I can do about sending more. Enjoy! CAMPBELL, Charles Thomas, soldier, was born in Franklin county, Pa., Aug. 10, 1823. He received his education at Marshall college. At the outbreak of the Mexican war, in 1847, he entered the army as 2nd lieutenant in the 8th U. S. infantry, and was promoted to the rank of captain in August, 1847, and was mustered out of the service in 1848. He was elected a member of the lower house of the Pennsylvania legislature in 1852. In the civil war he was commissioned colonel of the 1st Pennsylvania artillery, May, 1861, and transferred to the 57th infantry in December of the same year. At Fair Oaks he had his horse shot under him and received two severe wounds. He was taken prisoner with his whole regiment, but turned upon his captors and succeeded in carrying two hundred of them into the Federal lines as prisoners. His wounds prevented any further active service, and he was promoted a brigadier-general on March 13, 1863, and removed to Dakota. The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume II COFFROTH, Alexander Hamilton, representative, was born in Somerset, Pa., May 18, 1828; son of John and Mary M. (Besore) Coffroth, and grandson of John Coffroth, a Revolutionary soldier. His father was of Teutonic origin and a native of Hagerstown, Md., and his mother was born in Franklin county, Pa. They removed to [p.301] Somerset county in 1808, and there the son was educated, attending the public schools and Somerset academy. After teaching school for a few years he studied law under the Hon. Jeremiah S. Black and was admitted to the bar in 1851. He was a delegate to the Democratic national convention, Charleston, S. C., in 1860, and in 1862 he was elected a representative in the 38th congress, was re-elected to the 39th congress, serving 1863-67, and in 1866 declined a renomination. In 1867 President Johnson appointed him an assessor of internal revenue. He resumed his law practice in Somerset and was a representative in the 46th congress, 1879-81. He was a delegate to several Democratic conventions, and in 1886 was elected president of the Somerset county bar association. He was married in 1854 to Nora, daughter of Jacob Kimmell, Esq., of Berlin, Pa., and their son, A. Bruce Coffroth, became a prominent lawyer in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume III Crawford, Samuel Wylie, soldier, was born in Franklin county, Pa., Nov. 8, 1827; son of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Wylie and Jane (Agnew) Crawford. He was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1646 and from the medical department in 1850. He entered the U.S. army as assistant surgeon, serving in Texas and Mexico, 1851-57, and Kansas, 1857-60. In 1860 he was stationed in Charleston harbor and made one of the brave garrison that defended Fort Sumter, being in command of a battery during the bombardment. He was transferred to Fort Columbus, New York harber, on reaching that city in April, 1861. In August, 1861, he was commissioned major, 13th U.S. infantry, and in 1862 was made brigadier-general in the volunteer army. He was conspicuous at Winchester, and at Cedar Mountain he lost one half of his brigade. At Antietam he succeeded to the command of General Mansfield's division and was severely wounded in the action of that day. He commanded the 3d division of the 5th army corps, made up of the Pennsylvania reserves, at Washington, D.C., early in 1863, and led them in the hattie of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. He was with the army of the Potomac in all the operations under General Grant till the surrender, and won promotions at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Petersburg and Five Forks for conspicuous bravery, his brevets reaching that of major-general, U.S. volunteers, and brigadier-general in the regular army in 1865. He was mustered out of the volunteer army in 1866 and served with his regiment. He was promoted colonel of the 16th U.S. infantry in February, 1869, and was afterward transferred to the 2d infantry. In February, 1873, he was retired with the rank of brigadier-general, by reason of disability consequent to his wounds. He was made a member of the Geographical society of Mexico in 1858; a fellow of the Royal geographical society of Great Britain in 1879; a member of the Historical societies of Pennsylvania and New York, and a member of the military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He received from the University of Pennsylvania the degree of. LL.D. in 1867. He died in Philadelphia, Pa:, Nov. 3, 1892. The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume III Elliott, Jesse Duncan, naval officer, was born in Maryland, July 14, 1785; son of Robert Elliott of Franklin county, Pa., a Revolutionary patriot, who was killed by the Indians in 1794 while conducting supplies to the army under General Wayne. Jesse studied at Carlisle, Pa., and pursued a course of law. He was given a warrant as midshipman on the frigate Essex in 1804 and saw his first service under Preble with the Mediterranean squadron. On his return to the United States in 1807 he was assigned to the frigate Chesapeake and was acting lieutenant on the schooner Enterprise in 1809, engaged in enforcing the embargo laws. In 1810, he was promoted to a lieutenancy and was the bearer of important messages to William Pinkney, U.S. minister at the court of St. James. On his return from England he was ordered to the frigate John Adams, and was subsequently transferred to the Argus. While on leave of absence to be married to a daughter of William Vaughn of Norfolk, Va., war was declared with Great Britain and the Argus was ordered to sea. He hastened to New York but arrived after his vessel had sailed, and thereupon he joined Commodore Chauncey at Sacket Harbor. He was ordered to the Upper lakes to superintend the construction of a fleet to meet the necessities of defence. On his arrival off Fort Erie he found the British ships Detroit and Caledonia anchored under the guns of the fort and with a small body of sailors in two open boats he captured the vessels. Finding it impossible to navigate the Detroit he removed the armament and provisions, held her crew as prisoners and burned the vessel He secured the Caledonia with a cargo valued at $200,000, safely bringing her to the American shore. For this action he was voted a sword and the thanks of the nation by congress. He was then ordered to join Commodore Chauncey's fleet, commanded the Madison at the capture of York, April 27, 1813, was promoted in July to the rank of master, and commanded the Niagara in the battle of Lake Erie, being second in command of the naval forces engaged. The official report of Captain Perry gave him eulogistic praise for his action in this engagement, and congress voted him a gold medal. He afterward heard of insinuations reflecting on his action in this engagement and asked for a court-martial to investigate the matter. The court pronounced him "a brave and skilful officer." In October, 1813, he succeeded Perry in the command of the fleet and finding no active enemy to oppose he asked to be transferred to the squadron of Decatur operating against Algiers, where in 1815 he commanded the sloop-of-war Ontario. Upon his return he was promoted captain in 1818 and engaged in the coast service till 1825, when he commanded the Cyane in the South Atlantic squadron. In 1829-32 he commanded the West Indian squadron and in 1833 was commandant at the Charlestown navy yard, Boston harbor. Subsequently on board the Constitution as flag-ship he commanded the Mediterranean squadron and visited in that historic ship the most important ports of the old world. Returning in 1840 he was court-martialed and suspended from active service for four years. In September, 1843, President Tyler remitted part of the sentence, and he had charge of the Philadelphia navy yard, where he died Dec. 18, 1846. Sincerely, Sharon Lantzy Wygant SSchu22739@aol.com Surnames: Anderson, Hasselor, Kingston, Lamer (Leamer, Lehmer), Lantzy (Lenzi), McAnulty,McCullough, McLane (McLain,McLean, McLene), O'Cain Patton, Robertson/Robinson, Shankle, Simpson, Sitter, Steen, Stuchell, Thompson (Thomson), White, Wygant.