Dr. John Wilson Morrow, M.D. and Rebecca Malinda MacFarland
Husband Dr. John Wilson Morrow, M.D. 1 2 3
Born: 2 Jun 1837 - Armstrong Co, PA 1 2 4 Christened: Died: 5 Aug 1905 2 Buried:
Father: William Morrow (1807-1873) 3 5 6 Mother: Martha Hutchinson ( -1867) 3 5 6
Marriage: 3 Feb 1863 1 2 7
Other Spouse: Martha Jane Uncapher (1835-1913) 1 7 8 9 - 8 Sep 1887 1 7 9
Wife Rebecca Malinda MacFarland 1 2 7
Born: 26 Jun 1842 2 7 Christened: Died: 14 Nov 1885 2 7 Buried:
Father: John MacFarland ( - ) 2 Mother: Nancy Harrison ( - ) 2
Children
1 F Martha Hutchinson Morrow 7 9
Born: 14 Dec 1864 7 9 Christened: Died: Buried:
2 F Nancy Clarissa Morrow 9 10 11
Born: 23 Dec 1866 - Dayton, Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 9 10 Christened: Died: Aft 1943 Buried:
3 M William Gillespie Morrow 7 9
Born: 20 Dec 1868 - near Rural Valley, Armstrong Co, PA 7 9 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Gertrude McElhoes (Abt 1869-1907) 9 12 Marr: 24 Dec 1895 or 1896 9 12Spouse: Florence Mae Fuellhart ( - ) 9 12 Marr: 8 Sep 1912 9 12
4 F Florence Jane Morrow 7 9
Born: 15 Apr 1871 7 9 Christened: Died: 29 Apr 1874 7 9 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 M John MacFarland Morrow 7 9
Born: 16 Feb 1874 7 9 Christened: Died: 1 Mar 1876 7 9 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
6 F Matilda Catharine Morrow 7 9
Born: 4 Jan 1876 7 9 Christened: Died: 15 May 1899 7 9 Buried:
7 M James Duff Morrow 7 9
Born: 21 Mar 1878 7 9 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Mary Bogart ( - ) 9 13 Marr: Sep 1912 or 12 Oct 1912 - McKeesport, Allegheny Co, PA 9
8 F Sarah Malissa Morrow 7 9
Born: 5 Apr 1880 7 9 Christened: Died: Buried:
9 F Rosanna May Morrow 7 9
Born: 1 May 1885 7 9 Christened: Died: 23 Apr 1886 7 9 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Dr. John Wilson Morrow, M.D.
On account of ill health, he was unable to take an A. B. degree, so after a thorough preparation he became a teacher, which profession he followed for thirteen years, the last year of that period in the Vicksburg (MS) Freedman's College, as principal of that school. After preparatory studies under J. M. Pettigrew, M. D., of Rural Valley, he attended Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, where he graduated March 13, 1873. Dr. Morrow commenced the practice of medicine at Atwood, Pennsylvania, and continued there till 1881, when he removed to Tionesta. While a resident of Atwood he took an active part in everything that was for the betterment of the community. He was the means of a high school for academical instruction being organized in the village, and was president of the board. Upon the Doctor's removal to Tionesta, he became identified with all the various activities of that place, educational, religious and social, in all of which he maintained a keen interest till his death. At various times he was given positions of honor and trust in the county, especially in connection with his work as a physician. He assisted in organizing Capt. George Stowe Post, No. 137, G. A. R., and was its adjutant for more than twenty years, having served as corporal of Company M, 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, during the last year of the Civil war; was a member of the board of medical examiners for Forest County, and was especially helpful to the veterans of the Civil war in obtaining pensions. For many years he was a member of the Venango County Medical Society; was a member of the Medical Society of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Medical Society of America; was also an elder in the United Presbyterian Church. [HVC 1919, 711]
He was of Scotch-Irish descent. He was reared in his native county, and educated at McElroy's school, Rural Village, and in Dayton Union Academy. In 1870 he began the study of medicine with Dr. J. M. Pettigrew, of Rural Village, and in the fall of 1871 entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, being graduated March 13, 1873. Prior to his study of medicine he taught school thirteen years. In the Civil war he served one year in Company M, Fifth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, and was honorably discharged at the close of the struggle. In 1869 he took charge of the United Presbyterian Freedman's Mission School, at Vicksburg, Mississippi. In 1872 he began the practice of his profession in Atwood, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and there he remained until 1881, and was postmaster eight years. He then removed to Tionesta, Forest County, where he thereafter resided, building up a large and lucrative practice. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, the Venango County Medical Society, and of the G. A. R. Politically he was a Republican, and served multiple terms as coroner of Forest County. The Doctor was secretary of the board of pension examiners, which was appointed in Tionesta August 23, 1889.
General Notes: Wife - Rebecca Malinda MacFarland
from Rural Valley, Armstrong Co, PA
1 —, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 937.
2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 711.
3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 53.
4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 54.
5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 475.
6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 710.
7 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 55.
8 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1384.
9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 712.
10 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 55, 445.
11 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 445.
12 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 57.
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George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 56.
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