| SAMUEL McNARY (deceased). No family has been more prominently
connected with the history of Washington county, and no name is better
known than that of McNary. Samuel McNary is a grandson of Thomas
McNary, and a son of David McNary, who was born in Scotland, and, coming
to Pennsylvania when yet a lad, was afterward married to Jane Edgar, a
native of Ireland. Their son, Samuel McNary, was born January 22,
1822, and passed his boyhood in usual pursuits of rural life. Two
weeks after attaining his majority he was united in marriage with Margaret,
a daughter of David and Margaret (Martin) Templeton, both of whom were
natives of this county. Mr. and Mrs. McNary began wedded life as
tenants, but when his father died he inherited 140 acres in North Strabane
township, to which they removed, and where they resided until October 6,
1891, when they located in Houstonville, Chartiers township. They
reared a family of thirteen children, as follows: Jane (wife of George
Black), Margaret (deceased), Mary (deceased wife of James Pollock), Ann
(living at home), Belle (Mrs. Samuel Berry), Lizzie (married to James Kelso),
Ella (living at home), Edgar (married to Luella, daughter of William Morgan),
David T. (Married to Almeda Clark), John (married to Jennie Whitely), Joseph
B. (Married to Mattie Pattison), James Martin (who married Lizzie Hess)
and Emma (at home). Mr McNary always took an active part in promoting
the educational interests of his community, and in politics was an ardent
supporter of the principles of the Republican party. He was a member
of the United Presbyterian Church, in which he served as an elder for many
years, and with which his family are connected. He passed away September
29, 1892. |