http://books.google.com/books?id=bZl4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=%22Dutton+Shannon%22+fallowfield+pa&source=bl&ots=TE-BHOp3m7&sig=8Pe3VMmlNbqp1UD_AkH8fMUUk-M&hl=en&ei=nLoXTq2-GdG_gQf7j6XzDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAw#v=snippet&q=cyrus%20underwood&f=false pg. 155 Mrs. Maria King Died Dec. 29, 1889. The Monongahela Republican of Dec. 30, 1889, thus speaks of the death of Mrs. King: The death of this lady removes from Monongahela its oldest resident, one who began life with the century, b. in May, 1800, and who has lived as its years rolled by, till now she sees the light of its last decade, but before the dawn of the New Year she passed into eternity where years are not counted. The baby Maria, child of Samuel and Mary Black, was b. in what afterward was known as the "old red house", which stood near the river bank, back from Mr. Beaver's, on First street. The family soon afterwards moved to their mansion house on the hill, where the girl spent her childhood, and where she was m. to Dr. Samuel M. King, who has preceded her to the silent land. Of 13 children Richard and Dr. Cyrus remain of the sons; Mrs. Baird and Mrs. Mosely of the daughters. Mrs. King, like most old people, lived much in the past, and was familiar with the early history of the city which she had seen grow up about her. She was a pupil in the first Sunday school taught by Judge Gordon in 1811. She stood at her father's door step and saw the "Williamsport Rangers" march away under Capt. James Warne to the War of 1812; she watched the builders put up the first glass factory near the place where Elijah Harrison's sons now live, by Parkison and Warne; and subsequently saw the smoke curl froma factory owned and controlled by her father. She heard the new county question discussed for nearly a hundred years. She saw her father active in the erection of the "first house of worship" initiative steps for which were taken July 7, 1814, when Joseph Parkison for the sum of $45 conveyed to Samuel Black, James Gordon, James Hair, David Hamilton, William Irwin and others, trustees for building a Presbyterian meeting house on "lot No. 72, on the hill". She saw the first river bridge built, her father having "released the bridge co. from all danger to any lands of his taken in the erection of a bridge". And so on. Within her lifetime is a history of this town; when she was b. Jefferson was the 3rd President, and Aaron Burr VP of the US; when she was 7 years old Robert Fulton made his first steamboat trip. Slaves were then brought to this country from Africa and sold, and OH was not yet in the Union. What a long life to live, and how many memories must have clustered about her as she sank peacefully to rest on the dawn of a Sabbath day. William Jones' Family - pg. 156 Alexander Family - pg. 160