George Boston Eckelberry

George Boston Eckelberry

PARENTS: Valentine Eckelberry, Jr. and Alice Cumberledge

EMIGRATION: The couple came to Virginia from Pennsylvania in 1838.
(Source: Ohio Valley Richmonds - Their Kith and Kin, Ethel L. Briggs, 1976, p. 247)

CENSUS: 1850 Census, 64th District, Wetzel County, Virginia, #37/37
George B. Eclebery, [sic] 39?, Farmer, b PA
Sarah, 41, b PA
Valentine, 15, Farmer, b PA
Margaret, 14, b PA
Richard, 12, b PA
Elizabeth, 10, b VA
Levi, 8, b VA
Delilah, 7, VA
Abram, 5, b VA
(Source: Webpages of Linda Lee (Cunningham) Fluharty)

OBITUARY: GEORGE B. ECKELBERRY -
died at the residence of his son, Richard...near Sheldon post office [Montana] Jan. 31st, 1893.

George B. Eckelberry was born on Sept. 25, 1804 in Green[e] County, Penn. and was married to Miss Sarah Wise of the same place. Soon after their marriage they moved to West Virginia where they resided several years and from there they moved to Minnesota and from there to this valley to live with his son Richard.

Mr. Eckelberry has been a member of the christian church for 45 years. His wife died twelve years ago in West Virginia. Mr. Eckelberry was the father of eight children: three girls and five boys. Two girls and two boys are now living. He had three sons in the late war.

He was only sick four days and said just before his death that he was ready and wanted to die. He has always been a healthy, strong, and vigorous man, in body and mind.

Funeral services were held at the residence of Richard Eckelberry on Friday February 3rd, by Rev. J. M. Eastland. The remains were entered in the Shaw cemetery on the east side
[Inter Lake; 10 Feb 1893; p. 3, c3; submitted by L. Harrington who notes that George was likely not born in 1804 since his father is listed as a single man in 1810 tax lists. Also, George's headstone is in Fairview Cemetery, not Shaw Cemetery; most graves were moved in the 1890's.]
[Credit to: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jodiem/Obits.7.htm#Eckelberry,Geo.B.]
(Source: Webpages of Linda Lee (Cunningham) Fluharty)

CEMETERY: Apparently he was buried in Shaw Cemetery and later moved to Fairview Cemetery, Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., MT where a tombstone was erected. [REH]

7 March 2016

Walter V. Dulaney

Walter V. Dulaney

PARENTS: Thomas Calvert Dulaney and Lucretia Fox

OBITUARY: Walter Dulaney Dies At 103; Was Oldest Resident
Walter V. Dulaney, 103, Greene County's oldest resident, died at 4:15 p.m. Monday in the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gutberlet, of 1162 Sixth Street, Waynesburg [Greene Co., PA], where he had resided for several years.

Until he became ill three weeks ago he had enjoyed the good health which permitted him to enjoy regular walks and even - on his 103rd birthday last July 30 - attempt a brief horseback ride.

His zest for life was matched only by his fondness for quoting the Bible and by his belief in the value of knowledge.
"A man's born to learn. I learn something new most every day," he told a reporter on his 102nd birthday.

He firmly believed that adherence to Biblical laws was fundamental to a good life.
"It's a wonderful thing to know Christ," he frequently pointed out.

Mr. Dulaney, who could read without glasses, attributed his long life to hard work, abstinence form liquor and tobacco, and regular eating habits. He was interested in those around him and was a frequent visitor at the nearby Greene County Memorial hospital, where he had many friends among the employees.

He was a son of Thomas [Calvert] and Lucretia Fox Dulaney and was born July 30, 1860 on Shannon Run, in Perry Township [Mount Morris, Greene Co., PA]. Until his retirement, he was a farmer, stock raiser and stock dealer.

His father and mother both died in 1879, leaving seven children, of whom he was one of the oldest.

"We older children had to turn out and support the younger ones," he frequently pointed out. All his brothers and sisters are now dead.

His wife, who died in 1947, was Ida L. Headley [Ida Leah Headlee who he married on 7 Feb 1889 in Green Co., PA] of Perry Township.

He was a lifelong member of the Shannon Run Methodist Church, but became affiliated with the Waynesburg Church of the Nazarene when he moved to Waynesburg in 1955.

Surviving are two daughters, Mary Dulaney and Mrs. Martha Gutberlet, of Waynesburg; four sons, F. Ray of Edensboro, [line missing] David H., of Hemet, Calif., and Forney L., of Spraggs; eight grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.

One son is deceased.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) in the Mariner and Milliken Funeral Home at Waynesburg with Rev. W. H. Miller, Rev. John Duvall and Rev. Elmer McCormick officiating. Burial will follow in the Claughton [Chapel] Cemetery [Whiteley Twp., Greene Co., PA].
(Source: Newspaper obituary, date and source unknown, Greene County, PA)
(Furnished by Kristin Cummins O'Laughlin)

6 March 2016

Franklin Dulaney

Franklin Dulaney

PARENTS: Thomas Calvert Dulaney and Lucretia Fox

OBITUARY:
Franklin Dulaney, 84, Mt. Morris R. D. 1, [Mount Morris, Greene Co., PA] died at his home [Greene Co., PA] Friday, March 16, 1951, at 3:30 p.m. following a brief illness. Mr. Dulaney was a well known farmer and stock raiser in Greene County.

He was born in Greene County on October 25, 1866, a son of the late Thomas and Lucretia Fox Dulaney. He had married Victoria Cleavenger. She died in 1945.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Emma) Headlee of Waynesburg and Miss Anna Dulaney, at home; a son, Charles L. of Mt. Morris; two step-daughters, Mrs. Clara Stammler of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Ernest (Ica) Fordyce of Waynesburg; 11 grandchildren, eight grand-children, a sister, Mrs. Addie Lemley of Waynesburg, and two brothers, Walter of Mt. Morris, R. D., and E. L. of Waynesburg.

BURIAL: Mar 1951, Mount Morris, Greene Co., PA, Cedar Grove Cemetery

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 46612598

5 March 2016

Philip Harvey Drum

Philip Harvey Drum

PARENTS: John Beaver Drum and Sarah Piatt (For more information see the Conger file of researcher Richard E. Henthorn)

BIRTH: 14 Jan 1852, Monroe Co., OH

AKA: Harv; Harvey

OCCUPATION: Farmer

MARRIAGE: Philip H. Drum and Mary L. Conger were married on 4 Aug 1874 at Monroe Co., OH
(Source: Monroe County, Ohio Marriages 1867-1917, by Cochran  - furnished by Dr. Samuel B. Hackney)

CENSUS: 1880, in Monroe Co., OH, Green Twp., 45/52
    Phillip H. Drum, 28, OH OH OH; Mary L., 22, OH OH OH
    Elwood, 5, OH OH OH; Charles E., OH OH OH
(Furnished by Richard E. Henthorn)


HISTORY: The P.H. Drum Family Reunion was held on South High Street Last Sunday.
Following members were in attendance:  Father and Mother; F.E. Drum and sons Cecil and Raymond, Holidays Cove, WV - Clarence Drum and children, Detroit, MI - Gilbert Drum of McFadden, WV - Chas. Drum of Woodsfield - Fred Keylor and children - T.E. Drum and twin babies - Welda Hawkins and children - Guy Roth and children - photographer took pictures.

The older generation of Drums were pioneers of good old Monroe and ranked high as leading citizens of this county.  The generations that have followed have kept the faith, as in this case where P.H. Drum and wife, six of their children and 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren enjoyed a Family Reunion that will long be remembered.
(Source:  Woodsfield, OH paper, no date - furnished by Betty Cronin)


OBITUARY: Philip Harvey Drum
Philip Harvey Drum, known to hundreds of friends as "Harve" died at the home of his son, Elwood Drum on High St., Saturday, March 28th [1931], at the advanced age of 79 years. He had been living retired for several years and was in normal health until a few weeks before his death.

His wife, who was Miss Mary Lenora Conger, preceded him in death on January 8, 1929. He is survived by three sons and three daughters as follows: F. E. Drum and T. E. Drum, of Woodsfield, ; C.E. Drum, of Woodsfield, Route 5; Mrs. Fred Keylor, of Woodsfield; Mrs. W. R. Hawkins, of Detroit; and Mrs. Guy Roth, of Woodsfield Route 5.

There are also four brothers and one sister surviving: David M. Drum and Mrs. Viola Beckett, of Sardis R. 1 ; Eugene Drum, of Ottowa, Kansas; Delbert M. Drum of Woodsfield; and Linza A. Drum of Washington, D.C.

Funeral services were held at the Elwood Drum home on Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. Fleming Cash, of The M.E. Church. of which he had been a member since youth. He was a regular attendant of The Men's Bible Class of The M.E. Church at Woodsfield, members of which served as pall bearers and carried flowers. Minister J. V. A. Traylor, of The Church of Christ assisted with the service.
(Furnished By: Death of P. H. Drum, Published, April 1, 1931, Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson.)
(Source: Monroe County Ohio Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society website)

BURIAL: Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH, Oaklawn Cemetery

Fernando Elwood Drum

Fernando Elwood Drum

PARENTS: Philip Harvey Drum and Mary Lenore Conger

AKA: According to Betty Cronin he went by Elwood.  Elwood in the 1880 census of Monroe Co., OH.

MARRIAGE: Fernando E. Drum, age 19, son of Philip H. Drum married Catherine Wood on 19 Jan 1894 at Monroe Co., OH.
(Source: Monroe County, Ohio Marriages 1867-1917 - furnished by Dr. Samuel B. Hackney)

RESIDENCES: As of Mar 1931, Woodsfield, OH

OBITUARY: Elwood Drum, 79, Dies at Woodsfield
(Special to The Signal)
WOODSFIELD [OH] -- Elwood Drum, 79, a retired oil field worker, died last night [18 Jan 1954] at the home of a son, Raymond, in Woodsfield [Monroe Co., OH].  [Born, 22 Nov 1874 at Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH]

In addition to the son, he is survived by another son, Gilbert, in California; two brothers, Charles and Tom Drum of Woodsfield, and three sisters, Mrs. Clara Keylor of Woodsfield, Mrs. Arlie Roth of Laings and Mrs. Wilda [sic, Mr. Welda R. whose wife was Minnie L. Drum] Hawkins of Detroit [Michigan].

The body was removed to the Bauer-Turner funeral home.
(Source: FindAGrave) Typed by Richard E. Henthorn

BURIAL: Jan 1954 at Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH, Oaklawn Cemetery

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 137402769

Nancy (Dougherty) Yoho

Nancy (Dougherty) Yoho

FATHER: Edward Dougherty

Problem:  Was the surname, Daughtery or Dougherty?  The Ancestral File has Nancy Dougherty.

BIRTH-EMIGRATION-QUESTION: Some researchers say Nancy Doughtery was born in Ireland and accompanied her parents to America.  Can this statement be proven? The 1880 census (living with son, Jacob Yoho) lists her birth place as PA and that of her parents as Ireland.  The census records of other of her offspring also list her as born in PA.

MARRIAGE: Abt. 1825, John Yoho

OBITUARY: Mrs. Nancy Yoho, one of Wayne township's [Lawrence Co., PA] oldest inhabitants, died on Friday last [5 Apr 1889 at Chewton, Lawrence Co., PA].

She was the mother of 'Squire Yoho, of Newport, and had reached that good old age of 89 years [born 26 Feb 1800 in Pennsylvania].

She had been a good Christian and a kind mother of a large family.  She had not walked with out the aid of crutches for the past 24 years.
(Source: unknown newspaper, Wampum Correspondence column, hand dated 11 Apr 1889 - furnished by Larry McCullough)
2 March 2016

Harold Edward Lavalle Donley

Harold Edward Lavalle Donley

BIRTH: Southside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

DEATH: Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

CHRISTENING: Mount Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Mount Lebanon, PA

OCCUPATION: Research Chemist, PPG Industries Research & Development

EDUCATION: Washington & Jefferson College, BA, Chemistry; Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Post graduate study

MARRIAGE: Janice Yvonne Garlock, 4 Oct 1952, Mount Lebanon, Allegheny Co., PA

CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Christian

ORGANIZATIONS:
American Chemical Society, Electro-Chemical Society, and American Association of Chemists.

OBITUARY: Harold E. Donley
Harold E. Donley, a senior research associate at PPG Industries Glass Research Center in Harmar, died yesterday [30 Apr 1985] at Shadyside Hospital following a heart attack. [Born, 3 May 1929 at Southside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA]

Mr. Donley, 55, of 700 10th St., Oakmont, had a 25-year career with PPG Indsutries. He had been awarded 11 U.S. patents and numerous foreign patents for his work on solar-efficient coatings for architectural glass.

He was a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College, where he majored in chemistry. Mr. Donley was listed in Who's Who Among Scientists in the East and was a member of the American Chemical Society, Electro-Chemical Society and the American Association of Chemists.

Surviving are his wife, Janice G. [Janice Yvonne Garlock] Donley; a son, Dr. H. Edward Jr. of Harrisonburg, Va; and two daughters, Susan Kay Donley at home and Cathy D. Chavez of Sharpsburg.

Services and burial, arranged by Thomas D. English Funeral Home in Oakmont, will be private. Friends will be received from 7 to o 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Donley family home in Oakmont.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the National Wildlife Federation, 1412 16th St. N.W., Washington, D.C.
20036.
(Source: Pittsburgh Press, 1 May 1985 - furnished by Janice Donley)

BURIAL: Oakmont, Allegheny Co., PA, Oakmont-Verona Cemetery