John Piper and Margaret Piper

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Husband John Piper ¹

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           Born: 3 Oct 1797 2
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           Died: 29 Jan 1877 2
         Buried:  - Salem Hills Presbyterian Cemetery, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Robert Piper (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Polly Reed (      -      ) 3

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Margaret Piper ²

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            AKA: Betsy Piper 1
           Born: 5 May 1799 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Aug 1868 2
         Buried:  - Salem Hills Presbyterian Cemetery, Westmoreland Co, PA

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Children

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1 F Matilda Piper ²

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           Born: 10 Jun 1819 2
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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2 M Robert Piper ⁴

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M John Piper ⁴

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           Born: 15 Jul 1825 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1909 - Ohio
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )
           Marr: Ohio

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4 M William Piper ²

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           Born: 15 Jul 1825 2
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           Died: 24 Mar 1860 2
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

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5 F Margaret Piper ²

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           Born: 18 Sep 1827 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 May 1828 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Lucinda Piper ¹

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 F Ann Piper ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1909
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         Spouse: S. W. Donaha (      -1903) 1
           Marr: 1880 1

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8 M George Piper ¹

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           Born: 15 Dec 1834 1
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           Died: 1 Nov 1903 1
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         Spouse: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Blair (1835-Aft 1909) 1
           Marr: 15 Sep 1867 - Fairfield, Westmoreland Co, PA 1

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9 F Caroline Piper ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died:  - Bloomington, McLean Co, IL
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Stephen Akers (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - John Piper

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The Pipers left Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania, in 1835 and settled three-fourths of a mile west of Hillside. The stone house situated just across the P. R. R. from Ridgeview Park in the early twentieth century, marked the original location.

About 1835 he bought 300 acres near Hillside which had but little cleared. The house was of the common log variety, without stairs, old fashioned outside stone chimney and a ladder on the opposite end of house for getting to upper part of house-the bedrooms. It must have been very invigorating to go to bed barefooted in the winter, around the house and up the ladder. In 1848 he had Contractor R. M. Hoskinson build a stone house which was still in excellent condition into the twentieth century.
It was no uncommon occurrence for bears to steal pigs from his pen. Deer were common on Chestnut Ridge. Both hogs and cattle were allowed to run on the ridge in summer after being marked or branded. In the fall they were "rounded up" for butchering or stabbing.
In 1850 John Piper sold right of way to Penna. R. R. Co.
In 1877 the farm was divided, George and Elizabeth (Blair) Piper getting the west 150 acres, and Ann, who married S. W. Donaha, the east 150 acres, including the stone house and original home which was afterwards owned by P. R. Pantall. He sold 40 acres off south end to Ridgeview Campmeeting
Association, which later became Ridgeview Park.

1 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 11.

2 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 62.

3 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 6.

4 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 11, 62.

5 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 63.