Source: History of Clarion County
Politics: Prominent Whigs and Republicans: George Means.
Occ: Justice of the Peace, Curllsville.
Source: obituary of daughter, Emily Williamson Means.
Major Means was given a grant of 283 acres, 51 perches of land in Northumberland County on May 17, 1785. On this farm near Curllsville, Miss Means [Emily] lived and died. In the year 1785 Clarion County was not yet in existence. Later this section became part of Lycoming County, then Westmoreland County, and finally part of Armstrong County and part of Venango County. From these two counties enough land was taken to form Clarion County.
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Sources:
In 1993, Jennings D Means published a "Supplement to "The Means Family of America" and this Supplement changed the first pages of the "Means" book as to the origins of the Means.
"The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book, Published in 1972 by Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong
George and his father, Robert, explored the land which his father had received in the lottery of 1785, for his service in the Revolutionary War. This extensive tract of 283 acres was located in Toby Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This part of the county later became Armstrong County and finally changed to become part of Clarion County, Pennsylvania. They decided on the site for a family home, and the first buildings were erected in 1810. George and Betsy lived for three years in Belleville, and in 1821 moved with George's sister Margaret and her husband Phillip Corbett to their property in Toby Township, Armstrong County. Betsy and Margaret each carried a baby riding side saddle to their new homes. In 1963, Mrs. Maude Curll and Mrs. Bertha Kuhns pointed out the location of the old home at the only spring in the area. Only an old hitching post nailed to a cottonwood tree remains. The family burial plot is nearby; George, Betsy and several descendants are buried there. George's grandson, Harry Craig, had a three foot wall built around the cemetery and took an interest in having it cared for.
George was a good "old fashioned" country squire, who was interested in many things. He was surveyor, Justice of the Peace, and a leader in his community. George was an ardent advocate of the public school system and was one of the first members of the Board of Directors of the Toby Township School Board. The Means School which was built in 1826 was named for him. He was a life member of the Clarion County Agricultural Society, and was commissioned Postmaster when 73 years of age. George was commissioned a Major of the 6th Battalion of Volunteers, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the Second Brigade of the Fifteenth Division of the Milition of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, signed the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty. (Dr. George Means of Brookville, Pennsylvania has the commission of George framed). George served in the Civil War as a Major and was the Paymaster in Curllsville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania in 1865.
George and Betsy spent their lives on their farm near Curllsville and raised 7 children. See pages 62 thru 73 for documents from "The Means Family of America" book.
Wrote George Means from Toby, Armstrong County (now Curllsville, Clarion County) in western Pennsylvania, on October 11, 1833, to his sister, Eliza (Robert) Rothrock, in Indiana.
"Father's health does not improve, he is able to sit up when assisted to rise and talks as cheerfully as ever. I intend visiting him in the ensuing winter."
Politics: Prominent Whigs and Republicans: George Means.
Occ: Justice of the Peace, Curllsville.
Source: obituary of daughter, Emily Williamson Means.
Major Means was given a grant of 283 acres, 51 perches of land in Northumberland County on May 17, 1785. On this farm near Curllsville, Miss Means [Emily] lived and died. In the year 1785 Clarion County was not yet in existence. Later this section became part of Lycoming County, then Westmoreland County, and finally part of Armstrong County and part of Venango County. From these two counties enough land was taken to form Clarion County.
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Sources:
In 1993, Jennings D Means published a "Supplement to "The Means Family of America" and this Supplement changed the first pages of the "Means" book as to the origins of the Means.
"The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book, Published in 1972 by Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong
George and his father, Robert, explored the land which his father had received in the lottery of 1785, for his service in the Revolutionary War. This extensive tract of 283 acres was located in Toby Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This part of the county later became Armstrong County and finally changed to become part of Clarion County, Pennsylvania. They decided on the site for a family home, and the first buildings were erected in 1810. George and Betsy lived for three years in Belleville, and in 1821 moved with George's sister Margaret and her husband Phillip Corbett to their property in Toby Township, Armstrong County. Betsy and Margaret each carried a baby riding side saddle to their new homes. In 1963, Mrs. Maude Curll and Mrs. Bertha Kuhns pointed out the location of the old home at the only spring in the area. Only an old hitching post nailed to a cottonwood tree remains. The family burial plot is nearby; George, Betsy and several descendants are buried there. George's grandson, Harry Craig, had a three foot wall built around the cemetery and took an interest in having it cared for.
George was a good "old fashioned" country squire, who was interested in many things. He was surveyor, Justice of the Peace, and a leader in his community. George was an ardent advocate of the public school system and was one of the first members of the Board of Directors of the Toby Township School Board. The Means School which was built in 1826 was named for him. He was a life member of the Clarion County Agricultural Society, and was commissioned Postmaster when 73 years of age. George was commissioned a Major of the 6th Battalion of Volunteers, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the Second Brigade of the Fifteenth Division of the Milition of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, signed the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty. (Dr. George Means of Brookville, Pennsylvania has the commission of George framed). George served in the Civil War as a Major and was the Paymaster in Curllsville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania in 1865.
George and Betsy spent their lives on their farm near Curllsville and raised 7 children. See pages 62 thru 73 for documents from "The Means Family of America" book.
Wrote George Means from Toby, Armstrong County (now Curllsville, Clarion County) in western Pennsylvania, on October 11, 1833, to his sister, Eliza (Robert) Rothrock, in Indiana.
"Father's health does not improve, he is able to sit up when assisted to rise and talks as cheerfully as ever. I intend visiting him in the ensuing winter."
Source: History of Clarion County
Politics: Prominent Whigs and Republicans: George Means.
Occ: Justice of the Peace, Curllsville.
Source: obituary of daughter, Emily Williamson Means.
Major Means was given a grant of 283 acres, 51 perches of land in Northumberland County on May 17, 1785. On this farm near Curllsville, Miss Means [Emily] lived and died. In the year 1785 Clarion County was not yet in existence. Later this section became part of Lycoming County, then Westmoreland County, and finally part of Armstrong County and part of Venango County. From these two counties enough land was taken to form Clarion County.
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Sources:
In 1993, Jennings D Means published a "Supplement to "The Means Family of America" and this Supplement changed the first pages of the "Means" book as to the origins of the Means.
"The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book, Published in 1972 by Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong
George and his father, Robert, explored the land which his father had received in the lottery of 1785, for his service in the Revolutionary War. This extensive tract of 283 acres was located in Toby Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This part of the county later became Armstrong County and finally changed to become part of Clarion County, Pennsylvania. They decided on the site for a family home, and the first buildings were erected in 1810. George and Betsy lived for three years in Belleville, and in 1821 moved with George's sister Margaret and her husband Phillip Corbett to their property in Toby Township, Armstrong County. Betsy and Margaret each carried a baby riding side saddle to their new homes. In 1963, Mrs. Maude Curll and Mrs. Bertha Kuhns pointed out the location of the old home at the only spring in the area. Only an old hitching post nailed to a cottonwood tree remains. The family burial plot is nearby; George, Betsy and several descendants are buried there. George's grandson, Harry Craig, had a three foot wall built around the cemetery and took an interest in having it cared for.
George was a good "old fashioned" country squire, who was interested in many things. He was surveyor, Justice of the Peace, and a leader in his community. George was an ardent advocate of the public school system and was one of the first members of the Board of Directors of the Toby Township School Board. The Means School which was built in 1826 was named for him. He was a life member of the Clarion County Agricultural Society, and was commissioned Postmaster when 73 years of age. George was commissioned a Major of the 6th Battalion of Volunteers, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the Second Brigade of the Fifteenth Division of the Milition of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, signed the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty. (Dr. George Means of Brookville, Pennsylvania has the commission of George framed). George served in the Civil War as a Major and was the Paymaster in Curllsville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania in 1865.
George and Betsy spent their lives on their farm near Curllsville and raised 7 children. See pages 62 thru 73 for documents from "The Means Family of America" book.
Wrote George Means from Toby, Armstrong County (now Curllsville, Clarion County) in western Pennsylvania, on October 11, 1833, to his sister, Eliza (Robert) Rothrock, in Indiana.
"Father's health does not improve, he is able to sit up when assisted to rise and talks as cheerfully as ever. I intend visiting him in the ensuing winter."
Politics: Prominent Whigs and Republicans: George Means.
Occ: Justice of the Peace, Curllsville.
Source: obituary of daughter, Emily Williamson Means.
Major Means was given a grant of 283 acres, 51 perches of land in Northumberland County on May 17, 1785. On this farm near Curllsville, Miss Means [Emily] lived and died. In the year 1785 Clarion County was not yet in existence. Later this section became part of Lycoming County, then Westmoreland County, and finally part of Armstrong County and part of Venango County. From these two counties enough land was taken to form Clarion County.
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Sources:
In 1993, Jennings D Means published a "Supplement to "The Means Family of America" and this Supplement changed the first pages of the "Means" book as to the origins of the Means.
"The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book, Published in 1972 by Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong
George and his father, Robert, explored the land which his father had received in the lottery of 1785, for his service in the Revolutionary War. This extensive tract of 283 acres was located in Toby Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This part of the county later became Armstrong County and finally changed to become part of Clarion County, Pennsylvania. They decided on the site for a family home, and the first buildings were erected in 1810. George and Betsy lived for three years in Belleville, and in 1821 moved with George's sister Margaret and her husband Phillip Corbett to their property in Toby Township, Armstrong County. Betsy and Margaret each carried a baby riding side saddle to their new homes. In 1963, Mrs. Maude Curll and Mrs. Bertha Kuhns pointed out the location of the old home at the only spring in the area. Only an old hitching post nailed to a cottonwood tree remains. The family burial plot is nearby; George, Betsy and several descendants are buried there. George's grandson, Harry Craig, had a three foot wall built around the cemetery and took an interest in having it cared for.
George was a good "old fashioned" country squire, who was interested in many things. He was surveyor, Justice of the Peace, and a leader in his community. George was an ardent advocate of the public school system and was one of the first members of the Board of Directors of the Toby Township School Board. The Means School which was built in 1826 was named for him. He was a life member of the Clarion County Agricultural Society, and was commissioned Postmaster when 73 years of age. George was commissioned a Major of the 6th Battalion of Volunteers, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the Second Brigade of the Fifteenth Division of the Milition of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, signed the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty. (Dr. George Means of Brookville, Pennsylvania has the commission of George framed). George served in the Civil War as a Major and was the Paymaster in Curllsville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania in 1865.
George and Betsy spent their lives on their farm near Curllsville and raised 7 children. See pages 62 thru 73 for documents from "The Means Family of America" book.
Wrote George Means from Toby, Armstrong County (now Curllsville, Clarion County) in western Pennsylvania, on October 11, 1833, to his sister, Eliza (Robert) Rothrock, in Indiana.
"Father's health does not improve, he is able to sit up when assisted to rise and talks as cheerfully as ever. I intend visiting him in the ensuing winter."
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