William Coulter, p. 827

WILLIAM COULTER, a wealthy and leading citizen of Monongahela, was born November 11, 1817, in western Pennsylvania. His father, James Coulter, was born in Ireland, and when but six years of age came with his parents to America. They first located in western Pennsylvania, then came to Williamsport (now Monongahela), Washington Co., Penn. When a young man, James Coulter was married to a Miss Blakney, who lived but a short time, and his second choice was Nancy Nichols, who resided near Pittsburugh, Penn. She bore him children as follows: Raphael B. (deceased), William, James (deceased), and Robert. The father was a Whig and Republican in politices, and in religious faith a member of the Presbyterian Church. He passed the remainder of his live in Monongahela, and was killed while hauling a load of fodder, having been thrown from a wagon, whereby his leg was broken above the ankle. He died in 1823, from the effects of the injury, at the age of sixty-nine years, and was fo! llowed to the grave by his wife in 1843.

William Coulter came to Monongahela in 1817, and received his education in one of the earliest subscription schools, which he attended during the winter season only. At the age of fourteen years he began working in a brickyard, where he remained three years. He then learned and completed the carpenter and millwright trades, to which most of his time has since been devoted, having taken contracts in different portions of Washington county. In February, 1840, he married Rebecca, daughter of James Collins, of Monongahela. She died in 1856, leaving eight children, all now deceased. For his second wife, William Coulter was married June 25, 1857, to Forbes, a daughter of William Stockdale, of Carroll township, this county. Her father was born in County Down, Ireland, where he grew to manhood and was married to Jane Manown; they came to America in 1811, and first settled on a farm in Allegheny county, Penn., afterward locating in Washington county, same State. He followed f! arming all his life, and in politics he was a Whig. William Stockdale died in 1851, in Washington County, Penn., having been preceded by his wife in 1834, who had borne him children as follows: Sarah, John, Rachel, Richard, Margaret, James, William, Eliza J., Forbes (Mrs. Coulter) and Robert. To the union of William and Forbes (Stockdale) Coulter the following children have been born: Sarah, William, Ella, Carrie, P. Sheridan and Robert, all living except William and Robert. Mr. William Coulter has been the architect of his own fortune, and has ever made the interests of the community identical with his own. In politics he was originally a Whig, and now votes with the Republican party, and he has served as a member of the council and school board.

Text taken from page 827 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed February 1997 by Bobbi Steele of Indianapolis, IN as part of the Beers Project.
Published February 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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