Andrew McCaslin and Mary Catherine Lowrie

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Husband Andrew McCaslin ^{1 2 3}

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Wife Mary Catherine Lowrie ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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         Father: John Lowrie (Abt 1748-1840) 3 6 7 8 9 10
         Mother: Catharine Cameron (Abt 1756-1837) 2 10

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General Notes: Husband - Andrew McCaslin

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He was the first to keep a store in Emlenton, Pennsylvania. It is probable that he established this business in 1820. He had two large covered wagons on the road between Pittsburgh and Emlenton, in which his goods were conveyed. His trade extended twenty miles inland east of the river and ten miles on the west. He also became a man of affairs in the county, once serving as sheriff, elected in 1832. In 1835 he erected the first furnace in the area, known as Rockland Furnace, on Shull's run, Craig's mill dam furnishing the water power necessary to drive the blast. He later became insolvent and there were several successors in the ownership of the furnace.

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 972.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 674.

3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 149.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 138.

5 Margaret S. Kahle, Ritchey-Lowrey Family Tree (Emlenton, PA: Self-published, 1976), Pg 28.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 445.

7 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 968.

8 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 974.

9 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 245.

10 Margaret S. Kahle, Ritchey-Lowrey Family Tree (Emlenton, PA: Self-published, 1976), Pg 26.