Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-05
DEATHS.

MEYERS AT the home Of her son,
William. III Lancaster twp, Sept. y
80, Mrs Catharine Beighley Movers,
in her 94th year. She was married in
1928. She was the faithful and devoted
mother of eleven children, of which
number five are dead, and six are living.
Four memb bers of the family were pre-
sent at the funeral. She had been a
long and faithful member of st Johns
odd Stone Church near her home,
next 70 her loved ones her church was
dearest.
She was the youngest member of the
Beighley family and lived the longest,
SO years. mouths, and days.
The services were conducted by her
pastor, Rey. d. B. Stahlman assisted
by Rev. II. X. Shanor.
The happy ending of long and use
full life. Truly her works do follow
her
SNYDER his home in Butler twp.
Sept 80, '99, Frank J. Snyder aged
about % years.
Mr.. Snyders death was cansed heart
disease. He leaves wife and several
children. He was insured in the G. NJ.
b. a. for two thousand dollars.
EYTH-At her home in Allegheny
October i, 1895, Mary Agnes, daugh-
ter Of William J. Eyth, aged months.
PRICE-Thls morning at the Butler
Hospital, Austin Price, aged about
go years.
WANLIN AT her home on Hickory
street, October 4, 1899, Mary, wife of
August Wanlin aged 40 years.
KIRSCHNER At the home of Alfred
Gable near Whitestown Wednesday
night Oct. 4. Hieronymus Kirschner
in his SD year.
His remains We're brought to his home
on L. Quarry st. and will be buried at
Myoma, Sunday.
WILSON-At her home in Franklin,
Pa, Mrs. Cathavine Wilson, formerly
Of Butler.
SCHILLING Mrs. Elizabeth b. Schil-
ling nee Gebhart, widow of Andrew
Schelling, died in Lancaster twp
sept IS, aged GG years.
She was Il native of Bavaria and came
to America with her husband in 1853,
from that time she has lived in the
vicinity of Middle Lancaster
STEUBGEN-Mr j. &. Steubgen,
formerly OF Saxonburg this county,
died at his home in Freeport, Pa, on
Sept u, ult, aged - years.
Mr.. SteubgeE was among the first Of
those Germans who came to aud settled
at Saxonburg about the year 1882. He
moved to Freeport some years ago.
McCOLLOUGH-At his home in
Muddy Creek twp. Sept 27, 80, Mat
thew Mccullough, i'll his seth year.
Mr. Mccullough, who was one of the
pioneers Of the county, was born on the
site of Prospect on December -, 1873,
received n limited education III the
| pioneer schools, and was reared upon
| the home farm. He remained with his
parents until 1884, then rented a farm
| III Franklin twp, where he lived for
seven years, subsequently lived on two
other rented farms in the same town
ship for nine years. At the end of this
time he purchased III acres in Worth
township, upon which he has resided
the rest of his life. He was married
twice: his first wife was Jane White
only child of Andrew Spear and Angeli-
ma lFord) White, pioneers of Franklin
township; she died in 1914. Two
children were born of tbs union, viz.
| Andrew w, Of Butler, and Marion F.,
vino was killed at the Wilderness, May
| D. 1864. while serving in Company ID,
/ Eleventh pennsylvania reserves His
/ second wife was Fanny j. Shannon, a
/ daughter of David Shannon, Of Con
/ noquenessing township. 20 which union
| were born nine children, as follows:
Annie, wife James Tehay of Zelienople;
Jane. deceased wife of James Reed;
! Angelina, wife of Oscar McClymonds
of Muddycreek township; Mamie, wife
OF 5. b. Martincourt, Of Butler; Emma,
wife Of Archibald Marshall, Of Porters-
Vile; David and Marion. Mr.. McCol-
! Tough was a member of the Portersville
! United Presbyterian church, and lib
eral supporter Of religious and cduca-
! tional institutions. In politics, he was
always Il supporter Of the Democratic
party, and has filed several Of the of
| iices in his township. He was a man of
commendable public spirit and one of
the representative citizens Of the
| community