Robert W. Criswell and Harriet L. Tucker

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Husband Robert W. Criswell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 7 Dec 1838 - Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA 2
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         Father: William Criswell (1792-1881) 1 2
         Mother: Sarah Wallace (      -Abt 1854) 1 2

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       Marriage: 4 May 1865 3 4

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Wife Harriet L. Tucker ^{3 4}

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           Born: 1841 3
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         Father: David Tucker (1812-1890) 5
         Mother: Sarah S. Watt (1813-      ) 5

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Children

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1 M John T. Criswell ^{3 4}

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           Born: 18 Feb 1866 4
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           Died: 6 Nov 1902 4
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2 F Sarah B. Criswell ^{3 4}

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           Born: 2 Aug 1869 4
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           Died: 7 Jan 1908 4
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         Spouse: Charles S. Ewing (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Robert W. Criswell

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His boyhood days were passed in farm work and carpentry, of which he had secured a general knowledge. His early education was received in the common schools, afterward attending a short time at the high school. On September 13, 1861, he enlisted at Florence, in Company A, Eighty-fifth Regiment, P. V. I. He first went to Washington, Pennsylvania, thence to Washington, D. C.; and was for some time at Camp Good Hope, on the east branch of the Potomac river, assisting there in the construction of fortifications. In 1862 he was with Gen. McClellan, along the Peninsula, and at the close of the Peninsular campaign, Companies A and P were detached, and sent to Point Lookout for guard duty at the hospital near the mouth of the Potomac river. In January, 1863, he rejoined his regiment at New Berne, N. C.; in February went to South Carolina, taking part in the siege of Charleston, and capture of Port Sumter and Morris Island. He was wounded May 31, 1862, at the battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, having also participated in the battles of White Oak Swamp and Malvern Hill. In April, 1864, was returned to the army of the Potomac, taking part in the later operations around Petersburg. He was detailed at Portsmouth, Virginia, October, 1864, on the "first exchange of 10,000," and received an honorable discharge December 22, 1864, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, having served the full time from the date of his enlistment, and having taken no furloughs.
After marriage, he and his wife located on the family farm, which was one-quarter of a mile west of Florence, Washington County. In 1873 they moved to Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, where he worked at car-building in the P. Ft. W. & C. R. R. shops, then entered the employ of the Allegheny Car & Transportation Company at Wilkinsburgh and Swissvale. He then returned to Hanover township, Washington County, and for some time lived with his father-in-law, entering into a partnership with Resin C. Tucker in carpentering and contracting. In April, 1876, he again located on the home place in Hanover township, devoting his attention to general farming and stock raising. In politics he was one of the leading advisers and counselors of the Republican party, having served as assessor, and was a census enumerator of the Eleventh District. He ws also a member of the Capt. Campbell Post, No. 286, Burgettstown, G. A. R. He was one of the most active members of Tucker's M. E. Church, holding several important offices, and was one of the substantial workers of the congregation.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 21.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 694.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 22.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 695.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1158.