Richard Waugh and Eliza Moore

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Husband Richard Waugh ¹

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           Born: 3 Dec 1796 - Washington Co, PA 1
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           Died: Abt 1844
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       Marriage: 1823 1

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• Note: This may be the same person as : Richard Waugh.

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Wife Eliza Moore ¹

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         Father: John Moore (      -      ) 1
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• Note: This may be the same person as : Eliza Moon.

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Children

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1 M Rev. Joseph Waugh ²

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           Born: 1835 - Brooke Co, WV 2
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           Died: Aft 1893
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         Spouse: Arabella S. Todd (      -1892) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Richard Waugh

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The Waugh family has been in Pennsylvania at least since the mid 1700s, and came west from Adams and Cumberland counties to Washington County.

He was born on a farm, later owned by W. W. Dinsmore, on the road from Buffalo to West Middletown, Pennsylvania. He grew to manhood on a farm later owned by James Hanna, near Independence. Mr. Waugh was a grandson of David Boyd, an officer in the war of Independence, whose thrilling story is mentioned in Crumrine's "History of Washington County." Throughout life he was noted for his energy and indomitable perseverance.
Immediately after his marriage, he removed to what is now Brooke County, West Virginia, and purchased from his father-in-law the old frame mill, one of the first operated in that part of the country. This mill stood just where the bridge reached the south bank of Buffalo creek, after you pass through the first tunnel in going from Wellsburg. Some time before Mr. Moore had attempted to pierce the hill called "the backbone," for a mill race, but the enterprise was abandoned for some years. Mr. Waugh completed this work, and the race was used for many years, as it afforded the best water-power in the county. He built two mills, each using a tunnel for a race, and, with these mills, he turned out as much as 10,000 barrels of flour in a year, besides manufacturing all his own barrels. He also did a large amount of country work.
He was a man of enterprise, both public and private. He made, at his own expense, two tunnels for the Wellsburg & Bethany road, both of which were long in use. By these works and the bridges he constructed, generally at his own charges, he greatly shortened and improved the roads of his adopted county. No man, before or since, in his section did so much for the improvement of the roads. More than half of his life was passed in Washington County, and, as much of the grain for his mills was purchased from the farmers in that section, he was well-known throughout the county. He was also a farmer and stock-grower. Although he began life in narrow circumstances, at the time of his death he was owner of more than 2,000 acres embracing some of the best lands in Brooke County. Part of this land extended from a point below Waugh mill for two miles along the pike toward Bethany. He also owned a steam flouring mill in Lagrange (later Brilliant), Ohio. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church. He offered Dr. John McCluskey a farm of 100 acres if he would consent to settle as pastor of the Lower Buffalo Church. It is said that he would make up whatever was lacking in the pastor's salary, after the other subscriptions had been made. His death occurred at the early age of forty-eight, and, when his career is considered, it is surprising to learn that for fifteen years before his decease he had been a confirmed invalid. He left the reputation of a conscientious, upright man and public-spirited citizen. [CBRWC, 201]

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 201.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 202.