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(Minerd) Barnhouse (1824-1876) and Harrison Barnhouse (1829-1875)
- Shortly after their marriage, the Barnhouses moved to Normalville, and
later to East Liberty, where Harrison worked in the coke ovens. Both
were active members of East Liberty Presbyterian Church, where Harrison
was elected Superintendent of the Sunday School in 1871. He and
daughter Esther were also delegates to the 8th Annual Convention in
1874.
William
Marcy Barnhouse (1856-1874) - Son of Catherine (Minerd) Barnhouse
and Harrison Barnhouse.
William was a much-loved member of East Liberty Presbyterian Church's
Sunday School. Tragically, he died at the age of 18. William is buried in the
church's graveyard.
Wallace H. & Dora Beeson
- Wallace Beeson was the great-grandson of Jacob Beeson, one of the
co-founders of Uniontown (formerly Beesontown). Wallace and Dora are listed in the 1916 Register of
Members. Daughters Jessie Brady and Ruth McCune and sons Wallace Beeson and Edgar
Beeson were all members of East Liberty Presbyterian Church. Some of
their grandchildren are also lifelong members, including current church
secretary Elaine Cumberland. Other family members connected with the
church at one time or another include Ruth Fleming, Mary Jacobs, and
William Beeson. An extensive genaology of the Beeson family can also
be
found here.
Esther
R. (Barnhouse) Freed (1852-1922) - Born near Normalville PA, married
to Christian Stoner Freed. Both were lifelong members of East Liberty
Presbyterian Church, and Esther taught Sunday School here for a
record-breaking 50
years. Follow this link to see family photos and much more!
Mary
Belle Garbart (1897-1994) - Former schoolteacher and long-time member of
East Liberty Presbyterian Church. Follow this link to read her
obituary.
Ralph
Livengood (1912-1999) - Former P&LE railroad employee and
53-year member of East Liberty Presbyterian Church. Scroll about
halfway down the linked page of Leibenguth family members to read his
obituary.
Elizabeth
(Galley) Oglevee (1807-1859) - Married to Jesse Oglevee and
mother of Joseph Oglevee (see below).
Jesse Oglevee (1804-1876),
Farrington Oglevee (1808-1899), Joseph Oglevee (1827-1915),
and many other generations of the Oglevee family are listed on the above
link. All three of these men served as ruling elders of the
church. Jesse Oglevee is buried in the church's graveyard, as are
Joseph (d. 1855) & Ann (d. 1845) Oglevee (presumably Jesse's parents?)
Joseph Oglevee
and Rebecca (Stoner) Oglevee (1828-1908)
were married at our church. In addition to being a ruling elder, Joseph
also wrote the church's first history and
may have been the author of the Oglevee
Memoirs. Additional information on them and their family can be found on
the above two links.
Martha
Stoner (1829-1894) - Wife of John Stoner and mother of Jesse
Stoner, who married Susan (Barnhouse) Stoner presumably at East Liberty
Presbyterian Church. Martha is mentioned in the Minerd/Barnhouse
family pages and is buried in the church's graveyard.
Clara
Jane Freed Thorpe (1876-1973) and Edwin Thomas Thorpe (1874-1964) - Clara was the eldest
child of Christian and Esther Freed (see above), born near Connellsville.
Edwin was born and raised in Liberty, PA, where he owned a grocery store
for a time. The two met at East
Liberty Presbyterian Church and were longtime members. Follow
their link to a delightful, detailed description of Vanderbilt life in the late 1800's and
early-to-mid 1900's, along with many family and homestead photos.
Jacob
and Mary (Stauffer) Varnes - parents of Margaret (Varnes)
Leighty, wife of founding member Henry Leighty. The site also
includes information on the following church-related surnames: Leighty,
Sechrist, Boyer, Oglevee, Strickler, Hair, Shafer, Stauffer, Work,
Wellington, and Snyder. Click the Varnes name above to
view the site. The password for entry is: thirteen
(the number of Jacob & Mary's children).
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