Joseph Criswell and Catherine S. Burkhart

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Husband Joseph Criswell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Apr 1840 - Clinton Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: James Criswell (Abt 1786/1791-1868/1870) 2 3
         Mother: Jane Brownlow (1804-1882) 1 2

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       Marriage: 25 Apr 1864 4

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Wife Catherine S. Burkhart ⁴

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           Born:  - Butler Twp, Butler Co, PA
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         Father: Elijah Burkhart (1801-1865) 4 5
         Mother: Rebecca Richardson (      -1879) 4 5

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Children

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1 F Jean Rebecca Criswell ⁶

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         Spouse: W. C. Littlewood (      -      ) 6

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2 M Joseph T. Criswell ⁶

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3 M James B. Criswell ⁶

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4 F Letitia M. Criswell ⁶

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         Spouse: R. C. Little (      -Bef 1909) 6

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5 F Kathryn M. Criswell ⁶

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         Spouse: T. C. Stephens (      -      ) 6

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6 F Josephine E. Criswell ⁶

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         Spouse: P. E. Henninger (      -      ) 6

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Criswell

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He was educated in the common schools of Butler County, Pennsylvania, and remained at home to assist his father until the opening of the great Civil War. In 1861, under Captain McLaughlin, he enlisted in Company H, One Hundred Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, in which he served first for three and one-half years and after re-enlistment, until the close of the war. This regiment was one of the fifty to sustain the greatest losses in the struggle. After the battle of the Wilderness, he was severely wounded and was absent from his company for six months on this account, and was given two veteran furloughs, a very unusual favor. He was honorably discharged in June, 1865.
After his return from the army, Mr. Criswell resumed farming, settling on a property in Butler Township which belonged to his wife, and there he carried on a general farming and stockraising industry He had about eighty-two acres under cultivation.
Mr. Criswell was a staunch Republican and in 1890 was elected clerk of the courts, having a majority of 955. He was re-elected in 1893 with a majority of 1,917. When he was elected a justice of the peace, in 1904, he came to Lyndora and then had his home in that village. This office was one of considerable importance. The influx of foreigners and their ignorance of American laws, together with their fighting proclivities, made much trouble which could only be adjusted through recourse to the various courts, and Justice Criswell found little leisure, having some 800 cases in a year, the charges ranging from murder to petit larceny. The first large gas well in that section was drilled on Mrs. Criswell's farm. The gas was piped to Butler and was the first gas used in that city.
He was a Mason and served his lodge as worthy master for three terms. He was past commander of the Union Veteran Legion and was also past commander of A. S. Reed Post, Grand Army of the Republic.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 898.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1310.

3 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 868.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1311.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 843.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1312.