This family has been in Pennsylvania since the middle of the eighteenth century, the earliest records obtainable being of Abraham Artley, born in Liberty, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, in 1783, where he died in 1855. He was a farmer all his life and actively interested in politics, being an ardent Democrat. He was a member of the German Lutheran church, his wife belonging to the same denomination. He married Elizabeth Long, who died in Liberty when over seventy years of age.
Children
- William. A farmer, died in Liberty, Pennsylvania; married Lucretia —, deceased; children:
- Frank.
- Laura.
- Clara.
- Jonas. Of whom further.
- Christie Ann. Lives at Williamsport, Pennsylvania; married George R. Sheffer, deceased, and had a son:
- Charles. Deceased.
- Cassie. Married Weaver, deceased, and lives with her sister in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- Abraham. Died in Liberty, Pennsylvania; married Margaret —, deceased, and had among their children a son:
- William. Lives in Liberty.
- George. Married Margaret —, and lives on a farm in Liberty. Children:
- Elizabeth. Lives in Elmira, New York.
- Bertha. Lives in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- John. Deceased.
- Charles. Lives in Elmira, New York.
- Miles. Lives in Elmira, New York.
(II) Jonas Artley
Jonas, son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Long) Artley, was born in Liberty, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1830, died at Bradford, Pennsylvania, in March, 1905. He obtained his education in the public schools of his native town and later engaged in the hotel business. In 1860 he moved to Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, and established a hotel at Linden, which he conducted for six years; also establishing one near there, whose existence covered a period of two years. He then moved to Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, continuing in the same business, coming to Kendall Creek in 1877 and becoming proprietor of the American; in addition, engaging in the oil business. The numerous hotels which he conducted had reputations for uniformly good service and courteous treatment. His political party was the Democratic; his religion, Presbyterian. He was a member of Labelle Valley Lodge, No. 232, Free and Accepted Masons, and the Equitable Aid Union of Kendall Creek.
He married, January 6, 1859, Sarah Elizabeth Sheffer, born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, March 31, 1837, daughter of John Sheffer (2), born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, December, 1803, died in Liberty, Pennsylvania, December 31, 1876, son of John (1), of English descent, and Susan (Reynolds) Sheffer, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. John (2) married Sarah Shaffer, born in Whitedeer Valley, Pennsylvania, 1804, died in Liberty, Pennsylvania, in March, 1877.
Their children
- George. A farmer, born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, in 1828, where he died; children:
- Clara. Lives in Bowling Green.
- Susan.
- Cora. Lives in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- Nellie. Lives in Liberty.
- Belle. Lives in Elmira, New York.
- Eliza. Lives in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- Elizabeth. Deceased.
- Henry. A wagon-maker, born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, in 1830, died in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; married (first) Sarah Levergood, deceased, and had one child:
- Sarah.
- Viola. Lives in Montoursville.
- Adele. Deceased.
- Lurella. Lives in Virginia.
- Martin. A farmer, born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, in 1832, where he died; married (first) Henriette Pick, and had one child:
- Clement. Deceased.
- Elmer. Lives in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania.
- Filmore. Deceased.
- Ida. Living in Liberty, Pennsylvania.
- Frank. Living in Liberty, Pennsylvania.
- Susan. Born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, December, 1834; married Charles Hagenbush, deceased, a furniture maker of Allentown, Pennsylvania; children:
- John. Lives in Batavia, New York.
- Eva. Lives in Evanston, Illinois.
- Sarah Elizabeth. Of previous mention.
- Philip. Born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, 1839, died in Nebraska, a wagon maker and farmer; he married Miss Ault, deceased, and had one child:
- Hattie. Living in Pasadena, California.
- Washington. Born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, in 1841, a hotelkeeper in Blossburg, Tioga county, Pennsylvania; married (first) Eliza Kinsman, deceased; children:
- Annie. Lives in Elmira, New York.
- Charles. Lives in Blossburg.
- Lilly. Lives in Blossburg.
- John. Lives in the south.
- Alpheus. Born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, in 1845, a blacksmith in his native town; married Jennie Rohrback; children:
- Katherine. Lives in New York City.
- Carrie. Lives in New York City.
- Harry. Lives in Blossburg, Pennsylvania.
- —. Deceased.
- Elwinn. Born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, in 1845, where she still lives.
- Adeline. Born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, 1847; married Jabez Hancher, a farmer, and lives in her native town; children:
- Gertrude. Deceased.
- Charles. Lives in Liberty, Pennsylvania.
- Nellie. Lives in Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania.
- Harry. Lives in Liberty, Pennsylvania.
- William. Lives in Liberty, Pennsylvania.
Children of Jonas and Sarah Elizabeth (Sheffer) Artley
- Philip Sheffer. Born in Lock Haven, in 1860, died in Bradford, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1896; married Annie M. Karns; their son:
- Roy Stephen. Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, August 14, 1887, lives in Wichita Falls, Texas, managing a store for the Atlas Supply Company.
- Carrie Blanche. Born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1864; married Joseph Ellsworth, of Holton, Maine, who died in West Virginia, November 15, 1911, was an oil producer; she and her daughter:
- Pauline. Born August 9, 1892, lives in Bradford.
- John Huling. Of whom further.
(III) John Huling Artley
John Huling, son of Jonas and Sarah Elizabeth (Sheffer) Artley, was born in Jersey Shore, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1872. Here he lived until he was five years of age, moving with his parents to Bradford in 1877, where he attended the public schools, and completed his education in the Bradford Business College. His first position after leaving school was with the Tyler Tube and Pipe Company of Washington, Pennsylvania, with whom he remained five years, returning to Bradford at the end of that time and establishing in the oil producing business. He has ever since continued in that business with great success, owning valuable properties in the oil fields of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, Tent No. 5, Bradford, and the Bradford Gun Club. In politics he is a Democrat, in religion a Presbyterian, which church his wife also attends, although she is an Episcopalian. He married, November 24, 1896, Georgia Nina Cowan, born in Farmers Valley, McKean county, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1872, a graduate of Limestone high school, New York (see Cowan line).
Children
- Phyllis Huling. Born in Babcock, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1902, attends school in Bradford.
- John Carlton. Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, August 11, 1904.
The Cowan Line
(II) William Carl Cowan
William Carl Cowan, son of Isaac Cowan, was born in New York state, 1808, died August, 1871. He was proprietor of the first store in Fullerton (now Limestone), New York, and married Abigail Cramer, born 1818, died in Whitesville, New York, 1900.
Children
- Fannie. Born in Candor (?), New York, 1846, died 1907; married William Matterson, a farmer, deceased; children:
- George. Lives in Lima, Ohio.
- Nellie. Lives in Pasadena, California.
- Abigail. Deceased.
- Mary. Born in Candor (?), New York, 1848; married William Burlew, deceased, a painter of Ithaca, New York; son:
- Guy.
- George J. Of whom further.
- Nathan. Born in Candor (?), New York, 1852, a shoemaker and farmer of Elkland, New York; married Phoebe Dennis; children:
- Eva. Deceased.
- Bertha.
- Isaac. Born in Candor, New York, 1854, a contractor; married Annie —, and lives in Webb City, Missouri; children:
- Frank. Lives in Webb City.
- Jessie. A resident of Niagara Falls, New York.
- Thaddeus. Lives in Webb City.
- Thomas. Lives in Webb City.
- Alice. Lives in Webb City.
(III) George J. Cowan
George J., son of William Carl and Abigail (Cramer) Cowan, was born in Candor, Tioga county, New York, June 7, 1850, died in Limestone, New York, January 28, 1903. He was a carpenter by trade, a Republican in politics and a survivor of the civil war, having served in Company C, One Hundred and Ninth Regiment New York Infantry Volunteers, enlisting in 1861 and being honorably discharged in 1864. He married Anna Hill, born in Hamburg, New York, March 17, 1850, daughter of Albert Vedder Hill, born in Schenectady, New York, died in Limestone, New York, March 9, 1882, a gunsmith, son of Henry and Ann (Vedder) Hill. He married Catherine Paff, born in Holland, 1822, died in Hamburg, New York, March 2, 1855.
Their children
- Nicholas. Born 1842, in Hamburg, New York, died in infancy.
- William. Born 1846, lives in Olean, New York; married Catherine (Zeliff) Fisk, a widow of Limestone, New York, the second white child born in Cattaraugus county, New York; children:
- Clara. Born July, 1868, married Peter Daly.
- Henry. Born January 18, 1870, lives in Olean, New York.
- Judson. Born September 3, 1872, lives in Bradford, Pennsylvania.
- Anna. Of previous mention.
- Frederic. Born in Hamburg, New York, 1854, died in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Children of George J. and Anna (Hill) Cowan
- Frederick. A carpenter, born in Candor, New York, November 6, 1866; married, January 1, 1890, Lina Besson; children, born in Limestone, New York:
- Arlene. Born December 16, 1891.
- Alan. Born February 16, 1904.
- Georgia. Born October 26, 1910.
- Georgia Nina. Of previous mention.
- Lucy Mary. Born in Limestone, New York, March 2, 1875; married, December 12, 1895, George Knight, born December 13, 1873, an oil well driller of Bradford, Pennsylvania.
- John. Born in Limestone, New York, October, 1878, died April, 1879.
- Lottie Ethel. Born in Limestone, New York, April 17, 1880, died March 2, 1882.
See: Genealogy of the Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania
Source
Jordan, J. W. 1840-1921. (1913). Genealogical and personal history of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co.
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