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Baker-Rouse Genealogy
Major William Caven 1 was born 2 in 1791. He died 3 on 1 Aug 1870. He was buried 4 in McKeesport-Versailles Cemetery, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He married Jane Loughhead.
Harris' Pittsburgh business directory for the year 1837 : including the names of all the merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, professional, men of business of Pittsburgh and its vicinity.
Pittsburgh : Isaac Harris, 1837- page 253
McKeesport Coal Merchants: Major William CavenFleming, George T. History of Pittsburgh & environs: from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American Revolution. New York: American Historical Society. 1922.
Page 706
"Among the first comers to this embryo city [McKeesport] was WIlliam Cavin, who arrived in 1807, bringing with him a cow. He married a daughter of Colonel William Loughead, a veteran of the War of 1812, who kept a general store on Third street near Walnut street."Anonymous. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Chicago, IL: A. Warner & Co. 1889.
Page 729 McKeesport
"Among the accessions to its [McKeesport's] population was William Cavin who came from New York by way of Pittsburgh, where he was offered an acre of ground in the vicinity of Wood street in exchange for his cow; but he continued his journey, preferring the superior advantage of the place that was twelve miles nearer Philadelphia. After a short residence in McKeesport, he married a daughter of Col. William Loughead, the first merchant of the town, whose store was situated on the north side of Third street.
...
The following is a list of residents in 1830:
...William Loughead, merchant: his place of business was a log house on the north side of Third, nearly opposite Behan and Penny... Andrew Soles, merchant, was engaged in business at the corner of Third and Market, in a two story log building that is still standing... Peter Soles, shoemaker, lived on Second street..."
Jane Loughhead [Parents] 1 was born 2 in 1804. She died 3 on 29 May 1882. She was buried 4 in McKeesport-Versailles Cemetery, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She married Major William Caven.
They had the following children:
F i Catherine Caven F ii Ellen Caven M iii Benjamin Caven 1 died .
Possibly the "George B. Caven" buried in the same plot as his parents? If so, d. 5/17/1869.
Reverend C.C. Miller 1 died . He married Ellen Caven.
Ellen Caven [Parents] 1 died . She married Reverend C.C. Miller.
Colonel William Loughhead [Parents] 1, 2 was born in 1770. He married Mary.
Fleming, George T. History of Pittsburgh & environs: from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American Revolution. New York: American Historical Society. 1922.
Page 706
"Among the first comers to this embryo city [McKeesport] was WIlliam Cavin, who arrived in 1807, bringing with him a cow. He married a daughter of Colonel William Loughead, a veteran of the War of 1812, who kept a general store on Third street near Walnut street."Anonymous. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Chicago, IL: A. Warner & Co. 1889.
Page 729 McKeesport
"Among the accessions to its [McKeesport's] population was William Cavin who came from New York by way of Pittsburgh, where he was offered an acre of ground in the vicinity of Wood street in exchange for his cow; but he continued his journey, preferring the superior advantage of the place that was twelve miles nearer Philadelphia. After a short residence in McKeesport, he married a daughter of Col. William Loughead, the first merchant of the town, whose store was situated on the north side of Third street.
...
The following is a list of residents in 1830:
...William Loughead, merchant: his place of business was a log house on the north side of Third, nearly opposite Behan and Penny... Andrew Soles, merchant, was engaged in business at the corner of Third and Market, in a two story log building that is still standing... Peter Soles, shoemaker, lived on Second street..."The first one hundred years of McKeesport : an historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894 / compiled and prepared by Walter S. Abbott and William E. Harrison, under direction of Centennial Historical Committee. Published: McKeesport, Pa. : Press of McKeesport Times, 1894.
Listed as a resident of McKeesport prior to 1830: "Loughead, Col. Wm., soldier in the war of 1812, general store, 3d near Walnut."Appears on the Warrantee Map of Allegheny County, page 32 (Elizabeth Township): William Loughead
47As [acres] 2 R. I P. & Allow
Warrant dated April 26, 1786
Surveyed Jan 24, 1830
Patented May 12, 1837
To John McCune
H-37-34
Mary was born 1 in 1775. She died 2 in 1837. She married Colonel William Loughhead.
They had the following children:
F i Jane Loughhead
William Loughhead 1 died .
He had the following children:
M i Colonel William Loughhead
David Hunter 1 died . He married Martha Soles.
Martha Soles [Parents] 1 died . She married David Hunter.
Peter Soles 1 died .
Anonymous. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Chicago, IL: A. Warner & Co. 1889.
Page 729 McKeesport
"Among the accessions to its [McKeesport's] population was William Cavin who came from New York by way of Pittsburgh, where he was offered an acre of ground in the vicinity of Wood street in exchange for his cow; but he continued his journey, preferring the superior advantage of the place that was twelve miles nearer Philadelphia. After a short residence in McKeesport, he married a daughter of Col. William Loughead, the first merchant of the town, whose store was situated on the north side of Third street.
...
The following is a list of residents in 1830:
...William Loughead, merchant: his place of business was a log house on the north side of Third, nearly opposite Behan and Penny... Andrew Soles, merchant, was engaged in business at the corner of Third and Market, in a two story log building that is still standing... Peter Soles, shoemaker, lived on Second street..."
He had the following children:
M i George Soles
Jonathan or Johnson Carter [Parents] was born 1, 2 about 1818 in Pennsylvania. He died 3 in 1856/1860. He married Elinor Jane Wheeler.
Other marriages:Leamon, Rebecca
Elinor Jane Wheeler was born 1 in 1820. She died 2 on 15 May 1849 in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Bridgeport Cemetery, Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania. She married Jonathan or Johnson Carter.
Fayette County Genealogy Project
Bridgeport Cemetery-Brownsville
Compiled by Christina Otey and E. M. Whetsel
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/cemetery/bridgeport.html
CARTER, Eleanor Jane 1819 - 5/15/1849
They had the following children:
F i Nancy Josephine Carter was born 1, 2 about 1840 in Pennsylvania. She died . M ii Leonard Carter was born 1 in 1840. He died . F iii Emily Carter was born 1 in 1841. She died . F iv Mary Elinor Carter was born 1, 2 about 1843 in Pennsylvania. She died . F v Viola Carter F vi Emma Carter was born 1 in 1848. She died 2 in 1849.
John Eckels 1 died . He married Caroline Carter.
Caroline Carter [Parents] was born 1, 2 about 1856 in Pennsylvania. She died . She married John Eckels.
They had the following children:
M i Howard Eckels 1 died .
Thomas C. McElfresh 1 died 2 in 1895. He married Rebecca Leamon.
Rebecca Leamon 1 was born 2, 3 about 1821 in Pennsylvania. She died 4 in 1894. She married Thomas C. McElfresh.
Other marriages:Carter, Jonathan or Johnson
Josiah Carter [Parents] died 1 in 1852. He married Lynch.
Lynch 1 died . She married Josiah Carter.
They had the following children:
M i Jonathan or Johnson Carter M ii Winfield Scott Carter died 1 in 1914.
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