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237. REBECCA5 CLIFFORD (Joseph4, Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born 17 January 1810; died 14 May 1857; married WILLIAM MCDOWELL; born circa 1806. His parents were possibly Henry McDowell, born circa 1780, died 25 May 1854, and Jane (McWhirter) McDowell, born circa 1782.1226 By the time of the 1857 Orphans Court document (see under Rebecca's father, Joseph, #51), Rebecca was listed as a widow. In 1850, William and Rebecca and family were living in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1227 For more information on some McDowells of the Ligonier area, see end note #1227.
238. ANN5 (or ANNA) CLIFFORD (Joseph4, Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born 7 April 1813; died either 11 January 1899 or 8 February 1899; buried in Fort Palmer Cemetery, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania;1230 married JAMES MENOHER; born 15 February 1806; died 21 March 1879; buried in Fort Palmer Cemetery.1231 James Menoher (#258) was a son of John and Jane (Clifford) Menoher; hence Ann and James were first cousins. James's brother Charles Menoher married Sarah Clifford (#232), a sister of Ann. In 1840, James and Ann and one female, born circa 1830-1835, were living in Fairfield Township, next door to James's brother Thomas Menoher.1232 The 1850 federal census for Fairfield Township lists this female as Jane A. Beam, born 1832. She was Jane Ann Beam (#670), daughter of Thomas L. and Rachel (Clifford) Beam, and would marry Amos Louther. Rachel Beam had died in 1836. Jane Ann Louther was the petitioner of an important 1857 document1233 that gives valuable genealogical information on Joseph and Isabel (Pritchett) Clifford's children-see #51. Also living with James and Ann (Clifford) Menoher in 1850 was Mary S. Fowler, born circa 1838. Living with James, a farmer, and Ann (Clifford) Menoher in Fairfield Township in 1860 was a Sarah Reed, age 25, and a David Beck, laborer, age 19.1234 In 1850, this David Beck, age 10, was living with James's brother Thomas Menoher. The Sarah Reed was probably Sarah Reed (#763), born 5 January 1835, died 28 October 1894, daughter of Charles and Kezia (Boyle) Reed, and granddaughter of Robert and Sarah (Clifford) Reed. James Menoher wrote his will 3 January 1879.1235 Besides mentioning his wife Ann and adopted son James (see below), James mentioned the six children of J. Gordon Menoher (James Gordon Menoher, #738) and the three children of Amos Louther (see #670). William Lytle of Fairfield Township and John Hargnett (see The Bouchers) of Ligonier were appointed executors. Culbertson Ramsey and Matthew W. Brown were witnesses.
239. CHARLES5 CLIFFORD (Thomas4, Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born circa 1799-1800; probably died before 1842, possibly before 1830. That Thomas had a son Charles is based on the will of Thomas's father, Charles Clifford (#11), who mentioned Charles Clifford, "grandson (son of Thomas)."i The 1800 federal census for Fairfield Township lists one child in the household of Thomas and Catherine; his age was under 10.1236 Since Thomas's son John was apparently not born until 1801, this child would be Charles. That Charles was born circa 1799-1800 is supported by age distributions in Thomas's family in the 1810 federal census: three males born circa 1800-1810 (these would be sons Charles, John and William).1237 That Charles probably died before 1842 is suggested by Thomas's will, which does not mention a son Charles. There is an 1829 Westmoreland County deed between John Clifford and Charles Clifford:1238 "Charles Clifford of Jenner Twp., Somerset Co. to John Clifford, Ligonier Twp. ld. patented to Hugh Martin, decd in trust of heirs, Wm Kuck?, 380 a. "Fairview." I believe these two Cliffords were Charles Clifford (#239) and his brother John (#240). The primary source for Thomas's children is his will, written in 1841. By this time, son Charles, living in Somerset County in 1829, could be dead; and if he died without issue, would probably not be mentioned in Thomas's will. However, probably Thomas's grandson William Lawson Clifford, mentioned in Thomas's will, was the son of Charles. Thomas and Catherine's son William (#242) is sometimes listed as William Lawson Clifford by Clifford workers. However Thomas's son William is listed only as William in Thomas's will, only as William Clifford in a 9 November 1850 article of agreement between William Clifford and Samuel and Jane (William's sister) Galbraith,1239 and only as William Clifford in the 1850 and 1860 federal censuses.1240 There is no mention of an "L." or "Lawson." The only Fairfield/Ligonier Clifford that I have not been able to place prior to 1860s documents and the 1860 federal census was the "widow Clifford," enumerated in Ligonier Township in 1830. In the household was one male, age 5 and under 10; one female, age 30 and under 40 (who I am taking to be the "widow"); and one female 50 and under 60.1241 The widow Clifford household was next to the households of the widow Brown, Daniel Taylor, David Griffiths and David Taylor. A Daniel Taylor and a David Taylor were brothers of John Taylor who married Mary Clifford (#230). (In 1830, John, Mary and family were also living in Ligonier Township.)1242 The parents of John, Daniel, and David Taylor were Jacob and Jane (Brown) Taylor.1243 Although conjecture, here is a scenario that would support the little information that we have for Charles Clifford, son of Thomas. Charles apparently died in 1829 or before, and he was married with issue. His death would prompt his brother John to have his deed with Charles recorded. In 1830, Charles's widow, born circa 1790-1800, was enumerated in Ligonier Township as the widow Clifford with her son, William Lawson Clifford, born circa 1820-1825 (and remembered in his grandfather Thomas's will), and a female age 50 to 60, perhaps the mother of Charles's wife, who was perhaps a Brown or Taylor. 240. JOHN5 CLIFFORD (Thomas4, Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born circa 1801; probably died between 1850 and 1860; place of burial not known; married JANE [-?-]; born circa 1800.1244 In 1860, Jane was "living private" with her children James and Rebecca in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1245 The last of several Ligonier Township deeds in the name of John Clifford that I could find was 6 September 1855: John Clifford to James F. Clifford (his son).1246 John was an innkeeper for some time in the Ligonier area.1247 In 1854, John built and apparently operated an iron blast furnace on Mill Creek, located about one half mile above the junction with Hanna's Run, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County (Map 7). In 1857, the furnace was owned by James Tanner of Pittsburgh. The Oak Grove furnace "remained in blast for more than 3 years, being blown out in 1858."1248 According to Albert (1882), page 175: These early furnaces made principally all kinds of hollow-ware, such as skillets, pots, kettles, Dutch ovens, stoves, sugar kettles, as well as grates, and irons, and plow-castings. The high price of iron consequent on the war with Great Britain in 1811 and 1812 led to the erection of those which were put up at that time. The pig from some of these was sent to Pittsburgh to be forged, but others forged their own. The return of peace, and the more advantageous facilities offered by other furnaces near cheap water portage, depressed the industry here. Under more favorable auspices it recovered, but again was the business utterly prostrated, and the first indication of the iron revival within our county was when the Southwest Railway was located and under way of construction. All the above furnaces have been abandoned. There is only one furnace in the county now [1882] in operation, Charlotte, built by Everson, Knapp & Co., at Scottdale, in 1873, where the firm of Everson, Macrum & Co. built a rolling-mill in the same year. Remnants of three of these charcoal iron furnaces are still visible in the Ligonier area. One is the Laurel Hill Furnace, located about 1.2 miles southeast of New Florence, St. Clair Township; another is the Ross Furnace at Ross Mountain Park; and the third is the Valley or Hillsview Furnace, about four and half miles north of Ligonier, "1/4 mile east of Rt 711 on SR1009 (turn right onto road between houses 1.9 miles from the Rt 711/Rt 271 intersection heading north)."1249 John Clifford was probably a teacher at the Hermitage school (Ligonier area), see under James Clifford (#251). He was also a principal debater at the Hermitage school. This from Francis McConaughy1250 in the Ligonier Echo, 15 July 1891, page 1: Regarding the Hermitage debates, the teachers mostly took proper interest in conducting them, except John Clark, Esq., whose residence was very distant, at any rate the Clarks of the Miller James family were not public speakers, unless Capt. James, who served in the Penn's legislature, was, although they were a high rating family. The old gent was a nice man and considered honest, and owned a mill, sawmill and farm on Millcreek. The principal debaters were Col. John and Wm. Clifford, Thos. Beam, Esq., father of the doctors, once of Ligonier; Martin Knox, of a pioneer and highly respected family; Hugh Young and often some from Ligonier, and an Irishman living with Robt. Graham in town. The William Clifford was probably John's brother, William Clifford (#242); the Thomas Beam would be the Thomas Beam who married Rachel Clifford, daughter of Joseph and Isabel (Pritchett) Clifford. This also from Francis McConaughy1251 in the Ligonier Echo, 9 November 1892: Daniel McCoy, Joseph Elder and a brother of Dr. McCullough followed the road regularly. This latter man with Col. John Clifford and one other man were all I ever saw driving team with line fur hats on and wearing gloves when it was not cold weather. John and wife Jane lived for awhile in Oil City, Pennsylvania.1252 John was usually referred to as Colonel John Clifford. As early as 1841, John was taxed as Colonel John Clifford, Inn Keeper."1253 Even earlier, in the 1830 federal census for Ligonier Township, he was listed as Major Clifford.1254 I do not know the significance of these titles. Perhaps they had to do with a local Westmoreland County militia. For the 1830 census, there were two males in John's age category (20-29) in John Clifford's household. I do not know who the other male might have been. In 1840, still in Ligonier Township, the age distribution of John Clifford's family was males: 1-1-2-1-1-1, females: 1-0-0-0-1-1. The male and female, both age 20-30 (underlined) (born circa 1810-1820), remain unidentified. In 1850, all children were still living at home.1255
241. SARAH5 CLIFFORD (Thomas4, Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born circa 1807; married HENRY NOBLE; born circa 1808 in Allegheny or Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. His parents were probably Samuel and Mary (Spencer) Noble.1258 Henry, Sarah and family were living in Rome Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, in 1850 and 1860.1259 Henry was listed as a merchant in both these federal censuses. Also living with the family is 1850 were George Bishop, age 16, and Alvina Jewell, age 19, both born in Pennsylvania. In 1880, Henry and Sarah were living in Centerville, Crawford County.1260 Henry was listed as a huckster. Also in the household was Wilber Noble, 'grandson," age 5, born in Pennsylvania. Henry and presumably Sarah were members of the Congregational Church of Centerville, Rome Township, Crawford County.1261 Centerville is about 25 miles north of Oil City, Pennsylvania, where some of Sarah's nephews and nieces (children of John and Jane Clifford, #240) were living during the oil excitement of the 1860s. Obviously, though, Henry and Sarah were in the area before the oil excitement.
242. WILLIAM5 CLIFFORD (Thomas4, Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born 22 February 1808 in Pennsylvania; died 18 April 1877 in Kansas; on 10 December 1844, William married MARY ANN IRWIN; born 10 November 1820 in Pennsylvania; died 17 May 19051262 or 18 March 19051263 or 1915;1264 buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Montgomery County, Kansas. Mary Ann Irwin was a daughter of Robert L. and Dorcas (also called Dorothy) (Decker) Irwin1265 of the Ligonier area, Pennsylvania. Other children of Robert and Dorcas were reported to be John Irwin, Alexander Irwin, Robert Irwin, Elizabeth Irwin, Sarah Irwin and Jesse Irwin.1266 In 1850 and 1860, William and Mary Ann and family were living in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1267 William and Mary Ann moved to Indiana in 1861 and to Kansas in 1871.1268 In 1880, Mary A., widow, with a cough, was living in Montgomery County, Kansas, where she was enumerated as a farmer.1269 Her children, John, Charles and Cirelda, all single, were living with her.
244. JANE5 CLIFFORD (Thomas4; Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born circa 1816;1274 married SAMUEL GALBRAITH; born circa 1820-1822. Jane was willed 30 acres of land by her father in 1841; and then on 9 November 1850 an article of agreement1275 states that William Clifford and Samuel and Jane Galbraith (as Gilbreath) had an agreement that the land Jane inherited from her father, Thomas, was to be sold to William. In 1850, 1860, and 1870, Samuel, a blacksmith, Jane and family were living in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1276 In 1850 they were living next to James "Gilbreath," born circa 1820, merchant, Mary "Gilbreath," born circa 1826, and daughter Mary E., born circa 1848.1277 Samuel and this James Gilbraith were probably brothers and possibly descended from Thomas Galbraith (circa 1742-1785) and Elizabeth (Shannon) Galbraith, the progenitors of many of the Ligonier area Galbraiths. Thomas Galbraith was one of eight children of James (1703-1786) and Elizabeth (Bertram) Galbraith (1713-1799).1278 Also, note the James Galbraith who got into a brawl with several Ligonier men, including Robert Clifford (a first cousin of Jane Clifford Galbraith), in 1824-see under Robert Clifford (#236).
245. THOMAS5 CLIFFORD (Thomas4, Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born 10 March 1816 (the 1850 federal census lists him as age 30);1280 died 22 August 1889, of sunstroke;1281 buried in Old Ligonier Cemetery, Ligonier Borough, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1282 Apparently Thomas did not marry. In 1841, Thomas (Jr.) was taxed as a single man, farmer, for one horse and three cows.1283 In 1850, Thomas was living in Ligonier Township, with his mother, Catherine, and sister Mary.1284 At this time, Thomas was living next door (family 407) to his cousin Robert Clifford (#236) (family 408). He was the Thomas Clifford, boarder, age 41, living with Robert and wife Mary A. [-?-] Clifford in 1860. Robert died in 1863 or 1864. In 1870, Thomas (age 53) and Mary A. were enumerated together in Ligonier Township with Noah Clifford and a J. Wesley Fry, born circa 1860 (two doors from Thomas and Mary in 1870 was the household of Jacob and Mary Fry).1285 The 1880 federal census for Ligonier Township lists Mary A. as a widow and Thomas (age 62) as single.1286 From Index to Deaths - Ligonier Echo : 1889. 8/28:2: "On Thurs August second, 1889, of sunstroke, Mr. Thomas Clifford in the 74th year of his age." 246. ELIZABETH5 CLIFFORD (Thomas4; Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born circa 1816; married MARMADUKE WILSON DICKEY; born circa 1807. In 1840, a Marmaduke W. Dickey was enumerated in Conemaugh Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.1287 Elizabeth and Marmaduke were married by the time Elizabeth's father, Thomas, wrote his will in 1841. In 1850, Marmaduke, Elizabeth and family were living in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where "M. W." was listed as a farmer.1288 In 1860, Marmaduke, Elizabeth and family were enumerated in Derry Township, Westmoreland County,1289 where "Wilson" was listed as a foreman on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
249. ROBERT5 CLIFFORD (Charles4, Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born 1798; died 1863 or 1864;1293 married MARY A. [-?-]; born March 1816;1294 (she and her parents were born in Virginia);1295 died 10 March 1902 in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, of "dropsy;" buried in Ligonier Valley Cemetery.1296 This cemetery is located about a half mile south of the town of Ligonier, off of Route 711, on the south side of the Loyalhanna River (Map 7). Perhaps Robert's middle initial was "D." There was a fox hunt reported in The Ligonier Free Press, 26 February 1846, in which John Clifford (several possibilities), James Clifford (#251), Edward Clifford (#236), William Clifford (#233 or #242), Gordon Clifford (#683), and R. D. Clifford took part.1297 Also taking part in this fox hunt were James McElroy, John Menoher, Charles Menoher, William Menoher, Joseph Taylor (probably #656), Marshall Reed (#272), Thomas L. Beam (#655), and Michael Keffer (see under #1199). I could not find Robert in the 1840 federal census for Westmoreland County. In 1850, he was in Ligonier Township with Mary A.; no children were mentioned, although a William Blackburn (or Blackhorn) (age 23) (farmer) and Joanna Bigeler (or Jemina Bigelow) (age 29) were in the same household.1298 In the 1860 federal census, besides Robert Clifford, Mary A. Clifford, Sarah Clifford (age 11), and Noah Clifford (age 6), there was a Mary A. Clifford, age 23 (servant), and Thomas Clifford, age 41, a boarder.1299 As indicated, the Thomas Clifford, boarder, was Thomas Clifford (#245), a son of Thomas and Catherine (Lawson) Clifford, and hence a first cousin of Robert Clifford. In 1850, Thomas, age 30, was living next door (family 407) to Robert (family 408) with Thomas's mother Catherine and sister Mary Clifford.1300 The Mary A. Clifford, age 23 (born circa 1837), servant, remains a mystery. Robert died in 1863 or 1864, and by 1870, Thomas and Robert's widow Mary A. [-?-] and Noah Clifford were living in Ligonier Township.1301 Thomas and Mary A. were still in Ligonier Township in 1880, with the census report listing Mary A. as a widow (re Robert's widow) and Thomas as single.1302 The 1880 census reports Mary A. and her parents being born in Virginia. In 1900, Mary A., enumerated as "M," (mother) was living with her son Noah and his family in the Ligonier area.1303 Mary A. was deceased by 1920, when Noah reported his mother (presumably his adoptive mother, Mary A.) born "at sea US."1304 If census figures are correct, Robert would have been about fifty when his first child, Sarah, was born; but undoubtedly Sarah, as was Noah (see later), was an adopted child. Abram Beachley Clifford (#676), whose farm was adjacent to Robert's farm, in a 6 July 1921 letter1305 to Robert S. Clifford, author of "The Robert Sebastian Clifford Chart," wrote that Robert had no children. My first record of Robert is 1824. From the Ligonier Echo, 7 January 1987 in the section "Echoes of the Past," by William L and Shirley McQuillis Iscrupe:
On Monday evening the 6th of September 1824, a fracas occurred at or near the Ligonier Township residence of James Galbraith. A laborer by trade, Galbraith was most probably in good physical shape and used to exerting himself in the pursuit of his occupation. The justice of the peace James McKelvey was probably the James McKelvey (1783-1860) who married Jane Patterson (1795-1871)-see the section "James and Jane (Patterson) McKelvey and their family." I do not know the outcome of the complaint or what possessed Robert to join a gang of men beating up one man. The article is accompanied by a picture of Solomon Humbert's tombstone in Old Ligonier Cemetery, where Solomon is buried. He died 27 ?February 1873, aged 93 years. Note that Robert had a first cousin, Jane Clifford (#244) (daughter of Thomas and Catherine Lawson Clifford), who married Samuel Galbraith . In 1846,1306 John Clifford (signing in Ohio County, Virginia, now West Virginia), James Clifford and Joseph Clifford, for $228 each, released their claim on their father's property to Robert Clifford; and on 13 November 1847,1307 their mother, Jane, quit-claimed her share of the land to Robert. This release is signed by James Clifford and wife, Matilda; Joseph Clifford and wife, Phoebe; and John Clifford. There is no mention of the other brother, Thomas, although Thomas is mentioned in another 1846 record pertaining to his brothers Robert and Joseph petitioning to sell real estate of their father.1308 Pertaining to Jane's quit claim: "… for the sum of three hundred dollars … paid by son Robert … and also for the love and affection I have to him have granted …" The quit claim mentions "thirds" which might mean to cover claims by the other three sons (but not Thomas?).
250. JOHN5 CLIFFORD (Charles4, Charles3, James2, unknown Clifford1); born circa 1800.1309 By 1840, John, living alone, was in Ohio County, Virginia, now West Virginia.1310 In 1846, John, still living in Ohio County, quit-claimed his share of his father's estate to brother Robert.1311 John was living with his mother and brother Joseph and Joseph's family in Ohio County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia), in 1850, at which time John was listed as a laborer.1312 His whereabouts after that has not been documented. Here is what Mary (Clifford) Felton (#713), daughter of James and Matilda (Redick) Clifford, said about John in a 29 April 1921 letter to Robert S. Clifford (#1384),1313 author of "The Robert Sebastian Clifford Chart:" "John went west when a young man and was not heard from for over forty years [?], until he wrote a letter home, saying he was anxious to hear from them. The letter was forwarded to my father James who had moved to Lockport Sta [Westmoreland County] and shortly after we read an account of his death. I believe he was a single man."
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