Husband Judge John Huston, Jr. 1
Born: 2 Jan 1793 - Kentucky 2
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Died: 19 May 1872 - ? Fayette Co, PA 2
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Father: John Huston (1757- ) 3
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Other Spouse: Susan Millhouse ( - ) 4
Wife Anna M. King 4
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Father: Samuel King ( - ) 4
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Other Spouse: [Unk] McCall ( - ) 4
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General Notes: Husband - Judge John Huston, Jr.
He was born in Dunbar township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and went to Kentucky with his father. When nineteen years old he returned to Tyrone, his father's previous home, and entered the employ of his uncle Joseph, as clerk in the Huston Forge and Old Redstone Furnace. He afterwards became possessor of the property, and conducted it until his death.
He was born in Kentucky, and at the age of nineteen came from his native state to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, on a visit to his uncle, Joseph Huston, residing in the neighborhood of Uniontown, and concluded to settle down there, his uncle taking him into business with himself as manager of a forge and furnace, the uncle conducting at that time a comparatively large business. Mr. Huston remained with his uncle a few years, until the death of the latter, when he established himself in the like (iron) business, which he carried on till the year 1840, when he turned his attention principally to farming, then owning several tracts of land. His farming was conducted with a careful eye to all the essential requirements, he being an excellent manager, yet so leisurely that he was wont to call himself jocularly "a lazy farmer." He continued this style of farming with profitable re-sults, however, until his death.
He was a Democrat in politics, and was elected by his party as representative to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania for the large district, as then constituted, in which he resided in 1835, and about 1844 was appointed by Governor Shunk an associate judge of Fayette County for a term of five years, the duties of which office he fulfilled. He took great interest in the public schools and all general matters of public improvement, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Uniontown, which he joined about 1831. He was director in a bank at Connellsville for a great number of years, and in the National Bank of Fayette County from its organization to the day of his death. He was a large-hearted, generous man, and liberally aided all who sought him and whom he regarded worthy of assistance to the extent of his ability, particularly energetic and honorable young men starting out in life. Judge Huston died possessed of a large estate, which might have been much larger but for his generous disposition of his money from time to time in aid of others. [HFC 1882, 359]
He had three daughters with his second wife, all of whom died before him.