Taken from "Jefferson County, Pennsylvania - Her Pioneers and People," Vol. II, by Dr. William James McKnight, published in 1917 by J.H. Beers & Company, Chicago, page 285.
William B. McCullough was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1800, and his death occurred at his home in the Beechwoods in the year 1876. His widow, whose maiden name was Mary Moffett, likewise, was a native of County Down, and she remained at the old homestead after his death. This gentle and loved pioneer woman was eighty-five years of age when she passed away. Both she and her husband were lifelong and devout members of the Presbyterian Church. Of their children, the eldest was Hugh, who married Nancy Bond, both continuing their residence in the Beechwoods until they died; William M. married Margaret Smith, and was a resident of DuBois, Clearfield county, at the time of his demise; Boyd, who became a clergyman of the Covenanter Church, went to one of the Western States, where he married Julia Ann Johnson (both passed the closing years of their lives in the Beechwoods); Martha became the wife of James Osborn, and her death occurred at DuBois, Clearfield county; Sarah was the wife of Robert Osborn and was a resident of Falls Creek, Clearfield county, at the time of her death; Rachel, who likewise died at Falls Creek, was the wife of Samuel Osborn; Mary is the wife of Henry Osborn, and they reside at Sabula, Clearfield county; Archibald is the only other surviving member of the immediate family. Four of the sisters of Mr. McCullough married brothers of the
well known Osborn family.
William B. McCullough was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1800, and his death occurred at his home in the Beechwoods in the year 1876. His widow, whose maiden name was Mary Moffett, likewise, was a native of County Down, and she remained at the old homestead after his death. This gentle and loved pioneer woman was eighty-five years of age when she passed away. Both she and her husband were lifelong and devout members of the Presbyterian Church. Of their children, the eldest was Hugh, who married Nancy Bond, both continuing their residence in the Beechwoods until they died; William M. married Margaret Smith, and was a resident of DuBois, Clearfield county, at the time of his demise; Boyd, who became a clergyman of the Covenanter Church, went to one of the Western States, where he married Julia Ann Johnson (both passed the closing years of their lives in the Beechwoods); Martha became the wife of James Osborn, and her death occurred at DuBois, Clearfield county; Sarah was the wife of Robert Osborn and was a resident of Falls Creek, Clearfield county, at the time of her death; Rachel, who likewise died at Falls Creek, was the wife of Samuel Osborn; Mary is the wife of Henry Osborn, and they reside at Sabula, Clearfield county; Archibald is the only other surviving member of the immediate family. Four of the sisters of Mr. McCullough married brothers of the
well known Osborn family.
Taken from "Jefferson County, Pennsylvania - Her Pioneers and People," Vol. II, by Dr. William James McKnight, published in 1917 by J.H. Beers & Company, Chicago, page 285.
William B. McCullough was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1800, and his death occurred at his home in the Beechwoods in the year 1876. His widow, whose maiden name was Mary Moffett, likewise, was a native of County Down, and she remained at the old homestead after his death. This gentle and loved pioneer woman was eighty-five years of age when she passed away. Both she and her husband were lifelong and devout members of the Presbyterian Church. Of their children, the eldest was Hugh, who married Nancy Bond, both continuing their residence in the Beechwoods until they died; William M. married Margaret Smith, and was a resident of DuBois, Clearfield county, at the time of his demise; Boyd, who became a clergyman of the Covenanter Church, went to one of the Western States, where he married Julia Ann Johnson (both passed the closing years of their lives in the Beechwoods); Martha became the wife of James Osborn, and her death occurred at DuBois, Clearfield county; Sarah was the wife of Robert Osborn and was a resident of Falls Creek, Clearfield county, at the time of her death; Rachel, who likewise died at Falls Creek, was the wife of Samuel Osborn; Mary is the wife of Henry Osborn, and they reside at Sabula, Clearfield county; Archibald is the only other surviving member of the immediate family. Four of the sisters of Mr. McCullough married brothers of the
well known Osborn family.
William B. McCullough was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1800, and his death occurred at his home in the Beechwoods in the year 1876. His widow, whose maiden name was Mary Moffett, likewise, was a native of County Down, and she remained at the old homestead after his death. This gentle and loved pioneer woman was eighty-five years of age when she passed away. Both she and her husband were lifelong and devout members of the Presbyterian Church. Of their children, the eldest was Hugh, who married Nancy Bond, both continuing their residence in the Beechwoods until they died; William M. married Margaret Smith, and was a resident of DuBois, Clearfield county, at the time of his demise; Boyd, who became a clergyman of the Covenanter Church, went to one of the Western States, where he married Julia Ann Johnson (both passed the closing years of their lives in the Beechwoods); Martha became the wife of James Osborn, and her death occurred at DuBois, Clearfield county; Sarah was the wife of Robert Osborn and was a resident of Falls Creek, Clearfield county, at the time of her death; Rachel, who likewise died at Falls Creek, was the wife of Samuel Osborn; Mary is the wife of Henry Osborn, and they reside at Sabula, Clearfield county; Archibald is the only other surviving member of the immediate family. Four of the sisters of Mr. McCullough married brothers of the
well known Osborn family.
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