William Criswell and Sarah Lyle

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Husband William Criswell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 25 Aug 1792 - Cecil Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jun 1881 - Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Florence, Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA

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         Father: George Criswell (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: Abt 1819

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Wallace (      -Abt 1854) 1 2 - Abt 1837

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Wife Sarah Lyle ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1837
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Children

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1 F Maria Criswell ¹

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            AKA: Marie Criswell,4 Mary Criswell 5
           Born: Abt 1820 - Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1891 - Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jackson McClelland (      -      ) 1

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2 M William Criswell ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1893
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3 F Harriet "Hattie" A. Criswell ^{1 4 6}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1910
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         Spouse: Mahlon S. Stokes (1834-      ) 1 7

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General Notes: Husband - William Criswell

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He was born near Canonsburg, Cecil township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The "battle of life" began rather early with the members of this family, who met with many rebuffs. He was desirous of earning an honest living, and deciding to learn a trade, signed articles of agreement with an old hatter in Canonsburg, with whom he completed his trade, and worked there a short time afterward. In 1817 he came to Briceland's Cross Roads, later known as Florence. The place then contained only four houses, and there he began a prosperous business for himself. He devoted his entire time to his trade, and being an expert mechanic, work was plenty. In 1855 he abandoned his trade and began farming on a small piece of land which he had previously bought, lying a short distance west of Florence, and making two additional purchases, soon owned a pleasant place. In 1865 he returned to Florence, and led a retired life until his death. His remains were laid to rest in the Presbyterian cemetery, by the side of his wife. Prior to 1832 Mr. Criswell was a Democrat. About that time Andrew Jackson took part in a duel, which incident served to change the political views of Mr. Criswell, and he joined the Whigs, remaining with them until the Republican party was formed, when he joined their forces, and remained one of their number until his death.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 21.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 694.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 22.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 695.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 732.

6 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 661.

7 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 660.