CROSSLAND FAMILY of Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA
A History of Uniontown: The County Seat of Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Author: Hadden, James, 1845-1923, Uniontown, PA
JAMES HADDEN – author of Washington's & Braddock's Expeditions
Akron, Ohio: Printed by the New Werner Co., 1913
OLD METHODIST EPISCOPAL CEMETERY
PETER STREET, UNIONTOWN, FAYETTE CO., PA
OMC – OLD METHODIST CEMETERY
CROSSLAND, CALEB, died Jan. 5, 1861 age 44 -buried at OldMethodist Cemetery, Uniontown, PA, pg. 641
CROSSLAND, CATHARINE, died Feb. 6, 1868, age 84 yrs. 10 mos. 18 days -buried at OldMethodist Cemetery, Uniontown, PA, pg. 641
CROSSLAND, CATHARINE, died July 27, 1878, age 74 yrs. 3 mos. 23 days -buried at OldMethodist Cemetery, Uniontown, PA, pg. 641
CROSSLAND, ELIJAH, died Oct. 3, 1860, age 78 yrs. 2 mos. 17 days -buried at OldMethodist Cemetery, Uniontown, PA, pg. 641
CROSSLAND, ELLIS BAILY, died March 28, 1844, age 3 yrs. 18 days -buried at OldMethodist Cemetery, Uniontown, PA, pg. 641
CROSSLAND, JOSHUA -buried at OldMethodist Cemetery, Uniontown, PA, pg. 641
CROSSLAND, MILTON BAILY, died Aug. 16, 1839, age 1 yr 6 mos 10 days -buried at OldMethodist Cemetery, Uniontown, PA, pg. 641
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The office of publication of the Genius of Liberty was located in a brick building on this lot, then owned by Eph Douglass, from April 1, 1832, to April 1, 1834.Seth Howell was generally known as Flinger Howell.A large swinging sign on a pole at the curb announced that his tavern was known as the Fulton House, and here he kept tavern for more than a quarter of a century.He had two sons, AMOS and JOHN.One daughter, AMELIA, married JOHN CROSSLAND.He also had two daughters who were dwarfs and made their home with AMELIA.Seth Howell and his son, AMOS, married sisters by the name of McBurney.Seth Howell moved to Pittsburgh where he died.
Pg. 85
A frame building stood in the rear of the old mill building (pg. 86) which was used for residential purposes, by various tenants.On the Peter street end of this lot stood a small brick house which was occupied by Samuel Starns, a tanner by trade.The property belonged to GREENBERRY CROSSLAND, a brother-in-law to MR. STARNS.
ELIJAH CROSSLAND, who had carried on the butchering business in Connellsville for some time, came to Uniontown in 1822, and purchased this lot on which then stood a small frame house.MR. CROSSLAND occupied this house for some time and then tore it away and erected a brick dwelling in which he lived for some time.MR. CROSSLAND, in conjunction with his son, GREENBERRY, carried on the butchering business here for many years.ELIJAH CROSSLAND died Oct. 3, 1860, over 78 years of age.
GREENBERRY CROSSLAND became the owner of this property in 1838, and occupied it for some time as a residence.He was born in 1813, and came to this town when but nine years of age.MR. CROSSLAND became an extensive cattle dealer and for many years drove cattle to the eastern markets.He purchased the farm of Charles Brown, just one mile east of town in 1848, to which he moved and spent the remainder of his days.MR. CROSSLAND died May 16, 1897, by whose death lost one of its most respected citizens and the Methodist Episcopal church one of its most devoted members.
Dr. R. M. Walker became a tenant of this property after MR. CROSSLAND moved to his farm.He was succeeded by Dr. George C. Ewing, a very promising young physician who died here of diphtheria, Jan. 26, 1866.
GREENBERRY CROSSLAND sold this property to William Maquilken and William Swan who sold it to John S. Harah, who (pg. 87) transferred it to Myers Hollander.
Pg. 203
On the east side of what is now Cleveland Avenue where it enters East Main Street, stood a small frame dwelling a wagon shop.JOHN CROSSLAND, the well-known gunsmith, owned and occupied this property for many years and here carried on his business.MR. CROSSLAND'S son, ALBERT S., tore away the old buildings and erected a comfortable two-story dwelling in their stead and occupied it as a residence.
Pg. 210
Billy Anderson will be remembered as the “Mascot” of the old White Swan tavern, where he sawed wood and did chores about the house.WILBERT CROSSLAND, son of GREENBERRY CROSSLAND, JR., built in 1907, a frame dwelling some distance back from the road and west of the CROSSLAND mansion.
Charles Brown purchased the Dennis Springer tract, and about 1806 erected a new frame residence a little nearer the National road than the original Dennis Springer.He sold it to GREENBERRY CROSSLAND, who made this his home for about 40 years.MR. CROSSLAND came to Uniontown in 1822, and engaged in the butchering business for several years, and later became an extensive cattle drover, by which he amassed a considerable fortune which he invested in real estate.His son, GREENBERRY, JR., inherited this estate and erected a fine modern brick residence immediately in front of the old house, upon the completion of which, in 1900, he tore away the old home.
FRANK CROSSLAND built a frame residence on the south side of the pike.
Pg. 291
ELIJAH CROSSLAND moved to Uniontown from Connellsville where he had carried on the butchering business for many years, and bought much of the land lying between North Beeson avenue and Pittsburgh street and north of Peter street, and located his slaughter house at the north end of Middle alley, and lived in a frame house next west of the present Cohen furniture store.
Pg. 546
CALEB CROSSLAND enlisted as a fifer for the company (Company H, 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment), and was discharged from the hospital, on account of sickness, at Vera Cruz.