Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William N. Maitland and Camilla N. Pollock




Husband William N. Maitland 1 2

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Wife Camilla N. Pollock 1 2

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         Father: Dr. Joseph Pollock (1788-1856) 3
         Mother: Rachel Morehead (Abt 1788-1874) 4




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1 M John R. Maitland 2 5

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2 M William Martin Maitland 2 6

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3 M Perry Maitland 2 7




           Born: 20 Jun 1844 - New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA 2 7
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           Died: 6 Aug 1897 - ? New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Adaline Ferver (      -Aft 1908) 8
           Marr: 23 May 1871 2 5


4 F Irene Maitland 2 5

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5 F Addie R. Maitland 5 9

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         Spouse: O. C. Carl (      -      ) 5



General Notes: Husband - William N. Maitland


He came from Chester County, Pennsylvania, and settled two miles north, of New Castle in Lawrence County on a tract of land, which he cleared and made a fruitful farm of 150 acres. At first he lived in a log-house, and then built a frame dwelling, in which he resided until his death at the age of sixty-four.

He was a man who always identified himself with progress; sound in his judgment and careful and shrewd in his investments, he rarely failed to reap handsome profits from his ventures, and thus accumulated a comfortable fortune quite early in life. After getting well started in life, he purchased what was later known as the Maitland Square, offered for sale in 1845, for a yoke of oxen. Far-seeing as he was and despite his confidence in the future growth and wealth of New Castle, he little realized that the city would grow as much as it did, or that the Square should increase in value so many fold. The property then had on it a few small buildings, of which only one was framed; upon his taking possession of it he built a number of small houses, which he rented, and also erected a double store. He was unassuming and reserved in manner, and although well and favorably known, he never sought public notoriety.

His parents moved from Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Lawrence County, and settled near what was then the little village of New Castle. He later became a large landowner. He purchased a valuable piece of property on Washington Street, in the heart of New Castle, then in a state of nature. This property he improved, erecting dwellings and a general store. He lived to see the day when this land had much more than doubled in value and he considered it one of the wisest investments he ever made.


General Notes: Wife - Camilla N. Pollock


She lived to be seventy-eight years old.

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Sources


1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 61, 305.

2 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 649.

3 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 61, 242.

4 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 61.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 306.

6 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 61, 306.

7 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 305.

8 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 518.

9 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 849.


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