William A. Coulter and Caroline M. Smith

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Husband William A. Coulter ¹

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           Born: 14 Jul 1827 - Wolf Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 2
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         Father: Andrew Coulter (1793-1867) 3 4
         Mother: Sarah McCoy (      -1885) 4 5 6

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       Marriage: 1851 7

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Wife Caroline M. Smith ⁷

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         Father: John C. Smith (      -      ) 7
         Mother: Charlotte Croy (      -      ) 7

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Children

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1 M Willis Coulter ⁷

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2 M John S. Coulter ⁷

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3 F Clara Coulter ⁷

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         Spouse: P. N. Painter (      -      ) 7

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4 F Sadie Coulter ⁷

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         Spouse: William Munnell (      -      ) 7

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5 F Lucia Coulter ⁷

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         Spouse: B. E. Robb (      -      ) 7

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General Notes: Husband - William A. Coulter

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London, Mercer Co, PA
He was educated in the common schools and the old Mercer Academy, and taught two terms in the public school. He was educated in vocal music, receiving his instructions under Dr. Mason at Chicago, George F. Root, Bradley, and one term under Bassina, the noted Italian musician. He taught music in Mercer, Lawrence and Venango Counties. He enlisted in the Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and after 100 days’ service he re-enlisted in the Two Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was colonel of the latter, commanding that regiment the last year of the war. On his return from the war he resumed teaching music, and in 1870 he purchased a stock of dry goods of Mrs. E. C. Breck, at London. He succeeded David Gilson in this business at this place in 1849, and conducted it until 1860. In 1872 he erected a fine building, which was destroyed by fire in 1886, together with the entire stock of goods and his household goods also. He at once rebuilt and put in a line of goods, under the firm name of W. A. Coulter & Sons. He was appointed postmaster at London in 1849, and served until 1860. He was again appointed in 1870, and resigned in 1886 in favor of his son, Willis, who conducted the office in the family store. Mr. Coulter was appointed notary public in 1883, and re-appointed by Gov. Beaver. He, W. C. Davis and G. C. McCracken established a creamery at London in 1885, which was one of the first in Northwestern Pennsylvania. He and his wife belonged to the old Center Presbyterian Church, and he led the music for that organization forty years, and was superintendent of the Sabbath schools for sixteen years. In politics he was a Prohibitionist. [HMC 1888, 934]

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 934, 1028, 1029.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 934.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1028, 1029, 1030.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1220.

5 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 934, 1028, 1030.

6 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 915.

7 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 935.