John Proudfit and Harriet Emily Culbertson
Husband John Proudfit 1 2 3
Born: 9 Feb 1831 - Friendship, Allegany Co, NY 3 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Andrew Proudfit (1795-1875) 4 5 Mother: Isabella Smith (1803-1865) 3
Marriage: 29 Apr 1869 - Edinboro, Erie Co, PA 6
Wife Harriet Emily Culbertson 1 2 6 7
Born: 24 Mar 1840 1 Christened: Died: Aft 1909 Buried:
Father: John Augustus Culbertson (1800-1872) 1 4 7 8 9 Mother: Clarissa Harrison ( -1862) 1 4 7 9 10
Children
General Notes: Husband - John Proudfit
At the breaking out of the Civil War he was teaching in Texas. He made his way north with difficulty, and after reaching home enlisted Aug. 13, 1862, in Co. B, 145th Reg. Pa. Vols., with the rank of sergeant. Taken prisoner before Petersburg, June 16, 1864, he was held in Andersonville and Camp Florence until Dec. 11, 1864, when he was paroled. Discharged June 17, 1865. After his discharge he studied law in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar April 26, 1876. He held the office of justice of the peace in Edinboro for several terms.
1 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 184.
2 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 25.
3 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 35.
4 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 887.
5 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 17, 35.
6 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 44.
7 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 204.
8 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 20.
9 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 45.
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Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 24.
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