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    1. [PAWASHIN] MILLER, COWDEN, BUCHHEIT, HANLIN, SCHAFER, ALLISON May 30, 1913 McDonald PA Record
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    3. MILLER, COWDEN, BUCHHEIT, HANLIN, SCHAFER, ALLISON A. R. MILLER, a resident of Mt. Pleasant township, Washington County, died in the St. Charles hotel, Pittsburgh, Monday afternoon, May 26, about 2:30 o'clock. He had suffered from tubercular trouble for some time and death was due to a hemorrhage caused by this disease. He was about 45 years of age and was born and spent most of his life near Hickory. He practiced law for about five years at Steubenville, Ohio, but because of ill health he had to retire. He returned to his old home where he spent most of his time. He went to the St. Charles hotel about three weeks ago and had stopped there since. Stewart MILLER of Pittsburgh is a brother. He leaves three other brothers and a sister, Thomas, James and Alvin and Miss Jennie MILLER, all of whom reside on the MILLER homestead in Mt. Pleasant township. Mrs. Jane T. COWDEN, widow of the late Mark K. COWDEN, died at her home in Houston on Saturday night, May 24, at 9:30 o'clock, after an illness of over two months, from a general breakdown. A daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth BELL THOMPSON, Mrs. COWDEN was born in Chartiers township on September 24, 1834. She was married to Mr. COWDEN on January 6, 1853. Most of her married life was spent on a farm near Venice. Since 1904 she had been a resident of Houston. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Houston. After a short illness Henrietta BUCHHEIT, aged five years and six months, daughter of Mrs. Tillie BUCHHEIT, died Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of her grandfather, Squire R. J. COOK. Death was due to diphtheria. The child's father, Leo BUCHHEIT, died about four years ago. Private funeral services were held at the COOK home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Private interment in the Noblestown cemetery. Grant HANLIN, the oldest miller of the county, died at his home near Hanlin Station, Wednesday evening, May 28. Mr. HANLIN, who was in his ninetieth year, was born October 22, 1823, on the farm now occupied by Stewart HANLIN and located near Hanlin Station. His father, Alexander HANLIN, came from Ireland to this country when he was sixteen years of age. His mother, Elizabeth SCOTT also came from Ireland. Mr. HANLIN was the last member of a family of ten children, nine sons and one daughter. On October 12, 1848, Mr. HANLIN was united in marriage with Miss Sarah FINK, a native of Cross Creek village. She survives. After Mr. HANLIN's marriage he took up the trade of miller and continued it for many years when the old-time mills dotted every stream of Washington County. The ruins of a few of these old-time mills still stand. The old mill where Mr. HANLIN worked for more than fifty years still stands, but is in a dilapidated condition. For more than a quarter of a century Mr. HANLIN devoted his entire time to the mill, but later took up farming and stock raising in connection with his milling. He continued at milling until the old burr mills were replaced with the improved rollers, and he never made the change but let the old mill go down, as all of the others have done. One of these old burr mills is still in operation in Washington County, however, in the Murdocksville region. Mr. HANLIN was active in the raising of fine stock and his cattle had been exhibited far and wide. He was always interested in the Burgettstown fair and last year's exhibition was the first he had ever missed. In politics he was a Republican. He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. B. M. MCCARTNEY and son Murray attended the funeral of Mrs. MCCARTNEY's cousin, Edward SCHAFER, at Beltzhoover, Sunday. Charles ALLISON, an employee of the McDonald Milling Co., was called to Burgettstown Thursday of last week by the death of his mother, Mrs. Frank ALLISON.

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