Col. John I. Nevin and Eleanor Collins Hawes

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Husband Col. John I. Nevin ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1837 - Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: Rev. Daniel E. Nevin (1813-1886) 2 4 5 6
         Mother: Margaret Irwin (Abt 1817-1897) 1 2 6

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       Marriage: 23 Sep 1873 7

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Wife Eleanor Collins Hawes ^{7 8}

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           Born:  - Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co, PA
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         Father: Rev. Lowman Prince Hawes (      -1861) 7 8
         Mother: Mary Jane McGahan (      -      ) 7 8

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Children

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1 F Mary Hawes Nevin ^{7 8}

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Daniel Edward Nevin ^{7 8}

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3 M Ernest Delano Nevin ^{7 8}

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4 F Olive A. Nevin ^{7 8}

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         Spouse: Herbert T. Muzzy (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 3 Oct 1907 7

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General Notes: Husband - Col. John I. Nevin

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He graduated from Jefferson College with the class of 1858. In the early Civil War days he was commissioned captain of the Nevin Battery, and subsequently resigned and recruited the Ninety-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in which he was commissioned major, and as such commanded the regiment in the battle of Gettysburg. He was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, and was under General Phil Sheridan at Cedar Creek. He was taken prisoner, and was confined at Salisbury prison for three months and Libby prison for six months, there contracting the disease which caused his untimely death. At the close of the war he became editor of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, continuing until 1870, when, with his uncle and brother, he became one of the founders of the Leader.

He graduated from Jefferson College with the class of 1858, and in the early months of the Civil War enlisted in the Union cause as captain of Nevin Battery in "Bates Pennsylvania Volunteers." It is stated that after serving as second lieutenant he recruited and organized in and around Pittsburgh, in the autumn of 1862, a regiment, the Ninety-third Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was made captain and ordered to Hagerstown, Maryland, after the great battle of Antietam. He served under General Morrell until December and was ordered to Camp Barry, District of Columbia, for winter quarters. He resigned February 14, 1863. April 1, 1863, he was mustered into the Ninety-third Pennsylvania Regiment and elected its major and commanded his regiment at the battle of Gettysburg. He was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864, and was mustered out October 27 the same year. During the month of October, 1864, Major Nevin recruited one hundred and eighty men at Pittsburgh, and as the original Company G had been greatly reduced, the few men remaining were distributed to other companies and a new Company G formed from the recruits under Major Nevin, commanded by Captain Kuhn. The Ninety-third Regiment was at Cedar Creek with General Sheridan, who gave the famous orders, "We must sleep in our old camp tonight." This was accomplished, but not until a severe engagement took place. Colonel Nevin was at Salisbury and Libby Prisons for nine months, six in Libby and three in Salisbury, and while in these prison pens contracted Bright's disease, which finally resulted in his death. At the close of the war he returned to Pittsburgh, and in 1867 became editor of the Pittsburg Dispatch, continuing until 1870, when he was one of the organizers of the Leader in company with his uncle and brother. Robert P. Nevin, his uncle, is a marked literary character in this part of the state and a noted writer and author, and is still a resident of the city. He engaged in the newspaper business with his nephews to give them the proper start in the field which they had chosen.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 843.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 294.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 295.

4 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 425.

5 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 753.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1578.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 296.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 844.