Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Christian S. Overholt and Catharine Lippincott Newmyer




Husband Christian S. Overholt 1 2 3

           Born: 18 Oct 1824 - West Overton, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Abraham Overholt (1784-1870) 4 5 6 7 8
         Mother: Maria Stauffer (1791-1874) 1 5 6 8


       Marriage: 28 Jun 1853 2 3



Wife Catharine Lippincott Newmyer 2

            AKA: Katharine L. Newmyer 3
           Born: 28 Nov 1831 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Dec 1894 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Jonathan Newmyer (1798-1879) 9 10 11
         Mother: Mary A. Strickler (1799-1863) 9 12




Children
1 F Alice Carey Overholt 1 2 13

           Born: 10 Apr 1854 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



2 M Charles Overholt 1 2 13

           Born: 1 Apr 1856 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Dec 1881 13
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Eliza Lippencott Newmyer (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 13 Mar 1876 13


3 F Mary Virginia Overholt 1 2 14

           Born: 28 Nov 1858 - Westmoreland Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Col. George Nox McCain (1856-      ) 13 14
           Marr: 21 Jan 1879 13 14


4 M Elmer E. Overholt 2 13

            AKA: Elmore Overholt 1
           Born: 23 Aug 1861 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Oct 1863 13
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Anne May Overholt 1 2

            AKA: Anna May Overholt 13
           Born: 1 Aug 1864 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Carl Clayton Law (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 17 Oct 1889 13


6 M William Shadrack Overholt 1 2 13

           Born: 8 Feb 1867 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Helen Hollister (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 12 Nov 1889 13



General Notes: Husband - Christian S. Overholt


A business man of long and wide experience, his prominent connection with financial and industrial affairs make Christian S. Overholt an admirable and valuable member of the Pennsylvania Board of Commissioners. He is a retired banker, merchant and manufacturer. For many years he was the manager of the firm of Overholt & Co., of Broad Ford, Pa, a well known firm of distillers. Nearly a third of a century ago he retired from the firm and became president of the First National Bank of Mt. Pleasant, Pa. After ably performing the functions of this responsible post for a long time, he retired from active business life, and has been a resident of Philadelphia for some years. [GRDMO, 120]

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Sources


1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 685.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 583.

3 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 120.

4 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 689.

5 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 413.

6 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 418.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 342.

8 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 109.

9 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 489.

10 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 452.

11 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 21.

12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 582.

13 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 121.

14 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 287.


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