My name is Linda and I live in Northern California, although I was born and raised in the Mon Valley and graduated from Monongahela High School. I am researching: CHESTER -- The oldest Chester I have is Joseph Chester, died about 1806?? They are said to have "come from the east" but I don't know where as yet. They lived in the Fayette, Westmoreland, and Washington County area, and Joseph Chester born 1779 died 1826, and his wife, Elizabeth Aiken Chester, are buried at Spahr's Knob (the old Lock 4) in Charleroi. Many Chesters lived in Allen Township and others lived in Mnongahela City. Names the Chesters married include FOSTER, BATES, AIKEN, and JACKMAN, among others. CLENDANIEL -- Sampless Clendaniel was a riverboat repairman in the Fredericktown area; he was born 1832 and died in 1928. He was married to Elizabeth FITZSIMMONS, who died in 1897; they both are buried in the Van Voorhis cemetery near Monongahela. John CLENDANIEL, born 1803, died 1887, was first married to Rachel STANTON, who supposedly is buried in Fredericktown although I have not yet located her grave. His second wife was Sarah GRIMES BERRYMAN. John and Sara are buried in Howe Cemetery, near Charleroi. DAWSON - Robert Dawson was born after 1790 in Maryland or Pennsylvania, died in 1863 in Connellsville; his wife was Elizabeth Delaney, born 1798, died 1868; they both are buried in Chestnut Hill cemetery, Connellsville. His son George DAWSON was born in 1828, died 1916; he is buried in Richland Cemetery, McKeesport. His first wife was Mary Ann TEDROW, born 1841, died 1909, buried in Bunola. His second wife was Laura B. THOMPSON. Other related names in this line are KIER, BURKHART, and BARKLEY. I would love to share information with any others researching these lines. Linda ([email protected])