MATHIAS MOUNTS, a prominent and prosperous agriculturist of Franklin township, was born in Cecil township, Washington Co., Penn., February 15, 1821. His grandfather, John Mounts, had the following named family of children: Richard, John, Mathias, Enoch and William. The family came from Maryland to Pennsylvania about 1785, settling in the town of Washington, this county, where they passed the remainder of their lives.
William Mounts, father of our subject was born in Washington county, Penn., in 1777; was educated in the subscription schools of those early days, and was brought up to farm life. He was married in 1808 to Elizabeth, daughter of James McMonnis, of the same county, and the young couple then settled on the farm now occupied by their son Mathias. The children born to their union were Anna (Mrs. William Uhler), John, James , Enoch, Mathias, Jane (Mrs. Thomas White), William, Elizabeth (Mrs. Elisha Van Kirk), Richard and Maria (Mrs. William Ravencroft). The father of this family died August 2, 1872, the mother March 17, 1860, and they lie buried in Washington cemetery. They were members of the Presbyterian Church at Amity, and in politics Mr. Mounts was first a Jacksonian Democrat, then a Whig, and lastly a Republican; he served as supervisor for twenty years.
Mathias Mounts was reared from boyhood to farm life, and received a fair education at the common schools. On March 18, 1852, he was married to Asenath, daughter of Joseph Baker, and the children born to them were : Mary E., Eunice J. (deceased), Sophia, Joseph, Anna, Hollace G. And Martha. The family are members of Liberty Chapel, M. E. Church, at Washington, in which Mr. Mounts has been trustee and steward, serving in the latter position for twenty-five years. Politically he was originally a Whig, and since the formation of the party he has been a pronounced Republican.
Text taken from page 647 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).Transcribed May 1997 by Marion L. Smith of San Diego, CA as part of the Beers Project.
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