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PANGBURN, SAMUEL
(Article taken from a history of Allegheny County, PA)
SAMUEL PANGBURN, farmer, post office Elizabeth, a son of Isaac and Susanna (Hill) Pangburn, was born in Forward Twp. in 1830. His father was a native of Mercer county, and removed to Forward township this county, about 1805. Both of his parents died in that township. Samuel, however, remained with his parents until 1852. He married Elizabeth Egbert, of Brown county, Ohio and afterward settled on that place now owned by him. Their children are Walter C., at Lock No. 4; Rebecca S., now Mrs. Walter Spear, of Webster, Flora A., now Mrs. P. Davidson, and Isaac G., who is married, and resides at West Elizabeth
PANGBURN, STEPHEN
(Article taken from a history of Western PA,
Page 1166, 1167 and 1168.)
PANGBURN, STEPHEN
Stephen Pangburn, the first of this name in America of whom we have definite information, was a resident, in 1774, of "The south end of Perth Amboy, County of Middlesex, Province of New Jersey." His death occurred in the spring of 1778, and his will was probated at Trenton. It is reprinted in full in a little volume entitled. "Randolph-Pangburn-William Pangburn and his wife Hannah Firz Randolph --- Their Ancestry and Descendants." Little is known of Stephen Pangburn except that he was a mill owner in Dever township from 1750 to 1760. The first name of his wife was Anna, and they had children: Lines, a soldier during the Revolution, was killed by the Tories, or, as tradition says, while doing guard duty over a party of refugees; William, of further mention; Rebecca.
(II) William Pangburn, son of Stephen and Anna Pangburn, was born about 1744. He, also, was a soldier of the Revolution, and his name appears in the "Official Roster of Officers and men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War." In 1778 he and his wife removed to Western Pennsylvania, lived for a short time in the "Jersey Settlement," now known as Forward township, then removed to Mercer county. It is thought that he was a millwright. He married, December 30, 1770, Hannah Fitz Randolph, born January 5, 1746, died at the home of her son Samuel, in Brown county, Ohio, June 11, 1835, and is buried at Red Oak Cemetery. She was a daughter of Nathaniel and Rebecca Fist Randolph, who had a long and noble lineage from Norman, English and early American ancestors. Mr. and Mrs. Pangburn had children: Nathaniel, twin of Stephen; Stephen, of further mention; john, William, Elizabeth, Abigail, Anna, Lines, James, Samuel, Randolph. A few years after the death of Mr. Pangburn, his widow and children removed to the state of Ohio. His burial place is not known.
(III) Stephen (2) Pangburn, son of William and Hannah (Fitz Randolph) Pangburn, was born in Middlesex county, New Jersey, November 9, 1771, and died in what is now Forward township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in 1797, and is buried in Taylor's Graveyard. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Walter and Alice (Applegate) Wall, and they had children: Isaac, of further mention; John. Mrs. Pangburn married (second) in 1799, Job Egbert, had nine children, and died May 10, 1850.
(IV) Isaac Pangburn, son of Stephen (2) and Elizabeth (Wall) Pangburn, was born January 4, 1794, died November 23, 1869. The family removed to Mercer county, Pennsylvania, and then to Brown county, Ohio, but Isaac and his brother returned to Mercer county, and sought to establish themselves independently. Isaac learned the millwright's trade with Amos Robbins, bought out his employer, and commenced operating mills on his own account at the same time carrying on the business. He built the Walker Mill at Elizabeth, and many others in Allegheny and Washington counties
About 1822 he purchased and completed the famous Pangburn Mill, near Lock No. 3, and carried on an extensive milling and cooperage business. He also erected a fine residence near the mill, and there spent his last days. He and his wife were members of the Baptist denomination, organized the Baptist church at Elizabeth, and he was a member of the first board of deacons, holding this office until his death. Mr. Pangburn married, November 2,1820, Susan, born March 5, 1802, died May 13, 1865, a daughter of John and Nancy Hill, and both are buried at Curry's Graveyard. Children: Elizabeth, Stephen, John, James, of further mention; Nancy, Samuel, Margaret, Rebecca, Isaac, Noah H., Cicero. (V) James Pangburn, son of Isaac and Susan (Hill) Pangburn, was born April 2, 1826, and died August 1, 1865, from the effects of a fever he had contracted while serving in the Civil War. He learned the milling business thoroughly, being both millwright and mill operator, and was for many years the head operator of the Pangburn Mills. In January, 1865, he and his brother Samuel enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He is buried at Curry's Graveyard. He was a Republican in politics, and he and his wife were members of the Baptist church. Mr. Pangburn married, December 1, 18853, Martha Findlay, born in Pittsburgh, October 8, 1835, a daughter of Joseph and Eleanor (Canon) Findlay. He was a native of county Cork, Ireland, and was an infant when brought to this country by his parents. He was a shoemaker by trade, being located on Water street, near Wood and Smithfield, and there his death occurred. They had children; Martha, mentioned above; Eliza, married Joseph Flowers, and died in Latrobe, Pennsylvania; Ellen, married Robert T. Lee, and lives in Westmoreland county; Joseph, a foreman in a brush factory, died in Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Pangburn had children: A daughter, born August 27, 1854, lived one day; Luella M., born March 30, 1856, died in 1914, married John Sitman Schumaker, and had ten children; Laura, born May 17, 1859, married Edgar Messenger, and had two children; Elmer Ellsworth, of further mention; Nancy, born October 18, 1862, died November 23, 1865. (VI) Elmer Ellsworth Pangburn, son of James and Martha (Findlay) Pangburn, was born on the Pangburn homestead in Forward township, June 3, 1861. He was educated at Mount Pleasant Academy, and commenced learning the planning mill business at Elizabeth. About 1887 he engaged in this business with his cousins, E. H. Pangburn and C. L. Elliott, the business being conducted under the name of the Elizabeth Planing Mill Company, and is now owned by the two Pangburns, Mr. Elliott having sold his interest to them. Their products consist mostly of contracting and building material, etc. In 1909 Mr. Pangburn was elected cashier of the State Bank of Elizabeth, a position he is still holding. The bank was reorganized in 1902, and since that time he has been a member of its board of directors. He is a strong Republican in political matters, and is now serving his third term as a member of the council. He is a trustee and deacon, as well as treasurer of the Baptist church, of which his wife is also a member. He is a member of the organization known as the Sons of Veterans. Mr. Panburn married, September 7, 1887, Annie M., born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Jacob and Julia Swagler, and they have one child, James Alfred, born September 30, 1896, a student at Bucknell University.