Husband Jacob Quiggle 1
Born: 17 Oct 1822 - Wayne Twp, Lycoming (later Clinton) Co, PA 2
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Father: George Quiggle (1785-1843) 3
Mother: Catherine Strayer (1794-1878) 2
Marriage: Autumn, 1849 2
Wife Eliza Hilborn 2
Born: - Northumberland Co, PA
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Father: Abel Hilborn ( -1863) 4
Mother: Ellenor Vail ( -1880) 4
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1 F Ida Quiggle 2
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M Crawford J. Quiggle 2
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Died: Bef 1898
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3 M Harry L. Quiggle 2
Born: 1860 - Wayne Twp, Clinton Co, PA 2
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Spouse: Emma Ferguson ( - ) 2
Marr: 8 Apr 1883 2
4 M Jacob Vail Quiggle 2
Born: 8 Apr 1862 2
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Status: Twin
5 U [Infant] Quiggle
Born: 8 Apr 1862 2
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Status: Twin
6 F Ella L. Quiggle 5
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Spouse: Hon. James C. Quiggle (1851- ) 6
Marr: 23 Feb 1882 7
7 F Addie M. Quiggle 4
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Spouse: C. W. Smith ( - ) 4
8 F Minnie L. Quiggle 4
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Spouse: W. F. Smith ( - ) 4
General Notes: Husband - Jacob Quiggle
He had but limited educational opportunities, and as there were no school houses in his locality during his boyhood he attended classes in the log homes of the neighbors.
For forty years he piloted "arks" and rafts on the Susquehanna to Columbia and Marietta with cargoes of lumber and grain, and for ten years he was a captain on the Pennsylvania canal, the "Melissa," of Jersey Shore, being his first boat. During these years he also engaged extensively in lumbering, and with the help of his sons cleared 160 acres of land, upon which he made many improvements, and for some time had his residence. In 1857 he bought the Gallagher farm of 160 acres, where he has since made his home. In managing his farm he has shown much discretion, choosing crops that would bring him a profit, and he was among the first in his county to attempt to raise tobacco. This enterprise has proved very successful, and he now ranks among the largest producers of the crop in his locality. Notwithstanding all his hard work in his life, Mr. Quiggle was still strong and vigorous in old age, quite free from illness, and he could keep up with any young man in the township during a day's labor in the wheat field.
Politically, he was a stanch Democrat, and, in 1864, he was elected county commissioner by a good majority for a term of three years. A renomination was tendered him, but he declined. For several years he was a school director in his township, serving as president of the board during a portion of the time, and he was also assessor, tax collector, and supervisor, the duties of each position being discharged creditably. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he contributed liberally, and he also belonged to the I. O. O. F., Lodge No. 101, at Jersey Shore.