Marriages Performed by Rev. James Montgomery, Presbyterian Church of Clarion, 1842-1868

Transcribed by Dr. James H. Sterrett and published in the Western PA Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Feb. 1983), pg. 121.  No copyright infringement intended.

The Presbyterian Church of Clarion was organized in that town on May 15, 1841, with sixteen charter members.  These original members were Hugh A. Thompson and Elizabeth his wife; Thomas Sutton; John McConaughey; Abram Richards and Rebecca his wife; John Clark and Mary his wife; Elizabeth Kelly; and Lucinda Hamilton.

The first resident pastor was Rev. James Montgomery.  He was born in Ireland in 1811 and graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1838 and Western Seminary in 1841.  He was ordained by the Presbytery of Clarion in 1842 and was pastor of this church from 1842 until 1868 when he was released from the pastorate because of ill health.  He was also part-time pastor of the New Rehobeth Presbyterian Church in Clarion County from 1845 to 1868.  He died in the town of Clarion on August 10, 1871.

The attached list of marriages were those performed by him in Clarion County from 1842 to 1868, the twenty-ix years that he was a minister in the area.  A great many of these marriages are of residents of other counties.

The above information on the church and Rev. Montgomery was taken from A History of the Presbytery of Clarion of the Presbyterian Church of the of the United States of America, by Rev. J. Wallace Fraser, 1939.

Permission to publish this material has been given by the Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA  19147, where the original records of this church are held.

02/24/1842 John Roberts and Miss Hannah Boyd, both of Beaver Twp.
02/24/1842 John H. Shields and Miss Margaret Speer, both of Clarion.
03/24/1842 George W. Lathy, Esq. And Miss Adaline Derby, both of Clarion.
04/16/1842 William Moore of Clarion and Miss Abigail Gibson of Armstrong Co.
07/04/1842 Samuel Kifer of Callensburgh and Miss Margaret Pollock of Perry Twp.

07/30/1842 James Pollock and Miss Elizabeth Stewart, both of Perry Twp.
03/07/1843 I/ J? K. Boyd, Esq. And Miss Elizabeth Thomas, both of Clarion.
03/07/1843 David Thomas of Clarion and Miss McLain of Beaver Twp.
03/13/1843 James Rath and Miss Elenor McCall, both of Richland Twp.
06/29/1843 Samuel Jones and Miss Eliza McGonigle, both of Clarion Twp.

01/09/1844 Stewart Wilson and Miss Margaret Jane Sharp both of Strattanville.
03/14/1844 Milton Smith and Miss Lightner, both of Clarion.
03/28/1844 Cyrus Rosenberry of Butler Co. And Miss Hannah Richey of Venango Co.
04/18/1844 Mr. Christy of Butler Co. And Miss Bell of Venango Co.
04/04/1844 Robert Ford and Miss Jane Beatty, both of Strattanville.
07/25/1844 James Henry, Widower of Clarion Co. And Miss Rankin of Clarion Twp.
08/01/1844 David Cochran and Miss Mary Allison both of Clarion Co.

04/09/1845 George Space, Esq. Of New Bethlehem and Mrs. Sarah Teats of Clarion Co.

01/22/1846 Josiah Corbett and Miss Clementine Griswold, both of Clarion Twp.
02/24/1846 Thompson Barr of Jefferson Co. And Miss Sarah Ann Greer of Brookville, Jefferson Co.
03/26/1846 E. William Everding and Miss Hannah Jane Travis, both of Clarion Co.
06/25/1846 Archibald Borland & Miss Elizabeth Jane Wilson, both of Clarion Twp.
09/03/1846 John P. Wann / Mann and Miss Mary Rose both of Strattanville.
09/29/1846 James Neal & Miss Sarah Ann Parsons, both of Clarion Co.
12/24/1846 Isaac Tirwilliger & Miss Priscilla Hindman both of Clarion Co.

01/07/1847 William Thompson & Miss Lavinia Confer both of Clarion Twp.
01/28/1847 Robert Johnston of Perry Twp. & Miss Isabella E. Longwell of Clarion Twp.
03/10/1847 William M. Thompson of Greenville, Clarion Co. & Miss Elizabeth J. Thom of Clarion Co.
03/18/1847 James Coulter & Miss Jane McMasters both of Clarion Twp.
07/06/1847 Saml. B. Reyner, Esq. & Miss Eliza Marshall both of Farmington Tp.
07/22/1847 John Anderson of Brookville, Jefferson Co. & Miss Catharine Edenbough of Pittsburgh.
09/02/1847 John Elder & Miss Nancy McMun, both of Limestone Twp.
09/29/1847 Thomas Mason & Miss Nancy McCoy both of Clarion Twp.
11/04/1847 James McCurdy Rankin & Miss Isabella Johnson McNall, both of Clarion Twp.
11/25/1847 James Kirkpatrick of Armstrong Co. & Miss Sarah Corbett of Clarion Twp.

01/06/1848 John Shook & Miss Rachel Crooks, both of Clarion Twp.
05/10/1848 James Hervey McClelland of Westmoreland Co. And Miss Margaret H. Thom of Clarion Co.
05/11/1848 John J. Livingston, Esq. Of Shippenville and Miss Elizabeth Jane Whitehill of Beaver Twp.
06/08/1848 Joseph B. Kelly of Perry Twp. and Miss Margaret Ann Ferguson of Farmington Twp.
07/20/1848 John C. McCombs of Glade Run Armstrong Co. & Miss Nancy J. Sloan of Limestone Twp.
07/27/1848 George W. Hasson & Miss Nancy Anderson both of Limestone Twp.
12/19/1848 Christopher Thompson & Miss Eliza Painter, both of Clarion Twp.

02/22/1849 Samuel Rider and Miss Caroline R. Guthrie, both of Limestone Twp.
03/08/1849 Johnson C. Pierce & Miss Mary Jane Corbett both of Clarion Twp.
06/21/1849 George L. Read of Clearfield Pa. & Miss Sarah E. Weaver of Clarion Co.
07/10/1849 John Black of Shippenville & Miss Ann Mills of Clarion.
07/25/1849 Samuel M. Reed of New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co. & Miss Elenor Ferguson of Monroe Twp.
07/26/1849 James Mortimor of Curllsville & Miss Martha Thompson of Clarion Tp.
09/05/1849 Martin Williams of Clarion Boro & Miss Mary Roll of Clarion Furnace.
11/12/1849 John L. Sprogle & Miss Nancy Eshelman, both of Richland Twp.
11/22/1849 John A. Elliott of Armagh, Indiana Co. And Miss Martha Henderson of Clarion.
11/27/1849 William Morrison of Armstrong Co. & Mrs. Martha Johnson of Limestone Twp., both over 70 Years Old.

03/14/1850 James McClure of Toby Twp. & Miss Jane Neal of Limestone Twp.
03/28/1850 Robert Wilson & Miss Catharine Spears, both of Redbank Twp.
03/28/1850 Jacob F. Benn & Miss Lavinia Wilson both of Monroe Twp.
05/30/1850 William Livingston & Miss Eliza Jane Pollock both of Perry Twp.
05/30/1850 Matthew V. W. Longwell & Miss Semantha McKibben both of Perry Twp.
06/13/1850 McConnell Hindman & Miss Sara Rea both of Clarion Twp.
07/11/1850 John M. Shields of Indiana Co. & Miss Isabella G. Wilson of Piney Tp.
07/25/1850 James B. Leech & Miss Catharine M. Hagen both of Clarion Boro.
08/22/1850 William W. Love of Centre Hill, Centre Co. Pa. & Miss Jane Wilson of Strattanville.
10/10/1850 Matthew H. McCormick of Leatherwood & Miss Lavinia T. Sloan of Limestone Twp.
11/08/1850 John M. Bushong & Miss Hannah Alsbaugh both of Richland Twp.
11/20/1850 Samuel Baker of Shippenville & Miss Nancy E. McComb of Strattonville

01/02/1851 Robert Smith of Clarion Twp. & Miss Margaret Anderson of Limestone Tp
01/02/1851 Joseph B. Patrick of Clarion & Miss Isabella Cathers of Monroe Tp.
01/16/1851 Josiah Anderson & Miss Mary Ann Wilson both of Monroe Twp.
03/20/1851 Robert M. Painter of Limestone Twp. & Miss Rebecca J. Corbett of Clarion Co.
09/17/1851 Adam Barr of Clarion Co. & Mrs. Seloma W. Royal of Brookville, Jefferson Co.
11/01/1851 Joseph A. Gilliland of Canal Twp., Venango Co. & Miss Nancy Potter of Clarion Twp.
11/04/1851 Frederick Gastmann of Shippenville & Miss Susan Weind of Clarion.
11/11/1851 George Smith of Unity Twp. Westmoreland Co. & Miss Margaret M. Orr of Limestone Twp.
11/13/1851 Capt. Robert Barber of Clarion Boro & Mrs. Isabella Ferguson of Clarion Twp.
12/25/1851 Thomas George & Miss Mary Potter both of Clarion Twp.
12/31/1851 James A. Anderson of Monroe Twp. & Miss Sarah Ann Porter of Richland Twp. Venango Co.

02/12/1852 Adam Mooney of Curllsville & Miss Mary Edmond of Monroe Twp.
05/25/1852 John Beaty of Strattanville & Miss Betsy Maffett of Clarion Twp.
07/01/1852 Daniel B. Delo of Strattanville & Miss Sarah E. Lamb of Clarion Tp.
09/23/1852 Samuel M. Wilson of Reidsburgh & Miss Betty McMun of Clarion Twp.
11/25/1852 Joseph M. Gavin of Clarion & Miss Elizabeth W. Kennedy of Clarion Tp
11/25/1852 George Corse of Clarion & Miss Catharine Grier of Cincinnati Oh

01/13/1853 William F. Cochran of Limestone Twp. & Miss Sarah Margaret Rankin of Clarion Twp.
01/31/1853 Hugh Craig of Clarion. & Mrs. Nancy Adaline McKee of Franklin, Venango Co.
02/22/1853 Joseph Vanormer of McAllisterville, Juniata Co. & Miss Sarah Jane Cubbison of Clarion Twp.
04/21/1853 Timothy Green Sterrett & Miss Elizabeth Cubbison, both of Clarion Tp.
06/23/1853 James G. Maffett of Clarion Twp. & Miss Elizabeth L. Rose of Strattanville.
07/11/1853 Robert T. Maxwell of Butler Co. & Miss Synthia Peters of Clarion Tp.
11/09/1853 Waltet Templeton of Corsica & Miss Jane J. Clyde of Indiana Co.
12/15/1853 John B. Smith & Miss Margaret Young McNutt both of Porter Twp.

01/19/1854 Nathan Myers & Miss Susannah M. Clark both of Clarion Boro.
02/09/1854 Charles Hahn of Piney Twp. & Miss Nancy Elgin of Limestone Twp.
03/03/1854 John McMaster of Clarion Twp. & Miss Susannah Williams of Beaver Twp. Jefferson Co.
04/13/1854 John C. Hamm & Miss Rebecca S. McKelvey both of New Bethlehem Boro.
05/18/1854 William Walters 7 Miss Elizabeth Cochran both of Clarion Twp.
09/12/1854 Col. Wm. T. Alexander & Mrs. Harriet Waters both of Clarion Boro.
09/21/1854 Thomas W. Anderson of Clarion Co. & Miss Eliza Calvin of Lawrence Co.
12/05/1854 Carnahan M. Sloan of Limestone Twp. & Miss Penina Jane Wilson of Porter Twp.

01/16/1855 John Reed of Helen Twp. & Mrs. Elenor Whisner of Paint Twp.
02/21/1855 Wilson Bell & Miss Mary Ann Painter both of Limestone Twp.
04/19/1855 Washington Red & Miss Sarah McMun both of Clarion Co.
11/22/1855 James Elliott & Miss Ann Jane Kerr both of Farmington Twp.

01/10/1856 William R. Watson & Miss Sarah Jane Pollock both of Perry Twp.
01/24/1856 T. Green Sterrett of Clarion Twp. & Miss Margaret Fouts of Mill Creek Twp.
05/29/1856 William H. Snyder of Strattanville & Miss Mary A. Tracy of Clarion Twp.
06/19/1856 Joseph McMicken, M. D. of Millhall & Miss Susan W. Sterrett of Clarion Twp.
06/26/1856 John Neil & Miss Nancy Orr both of Limestone Twp.
08/21/1856 Abram Richards & Miss Maria Cline both of Clarion Borough.
08/28/1856 Mr.walters of Clarion & Miss Margaret Neal of Limestone Twp.
11/18/1856 John Libius Guthrie & Miss Nancy Margaret Sterrett both of Clarion Tp

01/01/1857 John G. Richards & Lucinda Jane Dahle both of Clarion Borough.
01/07/1857 William Hambler & Miss Martha G. Orr both of Limestone Twp.
02/02/1857 John W. Beck of Porter Twp. & Miss Mary Jane Lamb of Clarion Twp.
02/13/1857 John McFeeters & Miss Hannah Say, both of Richland Tp. Venango Co.
03/17/1857 Smith Strickler & Miss Sarah Shaner, both of Clarion Borough.
03/26/1857 Wm. Neil & Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Richards both of Limestone Twp.
05/07/1857 James S. McGarrah of Toby Twp & Miss Martha Amanda Wilson of Monroe Tp
07/16/1857 John Patterson of Clarion & Miss Mary Ann Potter of Clarion Twp.
10/06/1857 Robert Montgomery & Miss Priscilla S. Black both of Shippen and Black's Furnace, Clarion Co.
10/08/1857 John Davison & Miss Girtrude Corbett both of Richland Twp. Venango Co.

04/09/1858 Wm. Zahniser, Esq. & Miss Lizzie Caldwell both of Mercer, Mercer Co.
04/20/1858 John D. Bell of Farmington Twp & Miss Mary B. Patton of Madison Tp.
05/13/1858 Robert A. Stroup & Miss Rachel E. Davis both of Mill Creek Twp.
07/09/1858 Wm. Baily of Armstrong Co. & Miss Sarah McMaster of Clarion Twp.

03/31/1859 Wm. W. Barr, Esq. & Miss Mary Pritner both of Clarion Borough.
04/28/1859 John Eaton of Erie Co. & Miss Jane E. Sterrett of Clarion Co.
06/07/1859 James Kerr & Miss Olive R. Porter both of Farmington Twp.
06/30/1859 Columbus Reed of Clarion Co. & Miss Adaline McCray of Pinegrove Twp. Venango Co.
07/05/1859 Irwin W. Love of Corsica, Jefferson Co. & Miss Dorcas E. Corbett of Clarion Twp.
08/11/1859 Samuel Scott Jones & Miss Mary Sterrett both of Clarion Twp.
09/21/1859 John T. Reed of Brookville, Jefferson Co. & Miss Mary Jane Fulton of Strattanville.
10/13/1859 John B. How of Perry Twp. & Miss Jane F. Porter of Farmington Twp.
11/01/1859 Samuel Douglass & Miss Eve Basom both of Clarion Twp.

09/11/1860 Joshua H. Delo & Miss Susanna C. Richards, both of Clarion.
11/01/1860 Wilberforce Orr of Pike Furnace & Miss Minerva A. Potter of Clarion.
11/20/1860 A. McConnell of Scotch Hill & Miss Rachel Whitehill both of Clarion Co.

01/17/1861 William Henry Snyder of Strattanville & Miss L.m. Pratt Formerly of Venango Co.
01/24/1861 Jered Corbett & Miss Margaretta Elizabeth Rankin both of Clarion Tp.
09/04/1861 John G. McConagle and Miss Hattie J. Keatly both of Clarion Twp.
09/07/1861 James Craig Esq. Of Clarion & Miss Tillie Wilkins of Strattanville.
09/10/1861 David Lawson Esq. & Miss Mary E. Long both of Clarion.
09/19/1861 John C. McMillan of Akron Oh & Mrs. Catharine Fulton of Clarion.
10/08/1861 Calvin A. Rankin of Madison Furnace & Miss Emma Burnside of Strattanville.
12/09/1861 Daniel Kinley & Miss Priscilla Ewing Love both of Corsica, Jeff. Co.

02/05/1862 J.l. Dewoody of Franklin, Venango Co. & Miss Margaret C. Lowry of Strattanville.
04/30/1862 Robert Wilson of Warsaw Twp. Jefferson Co. & Miss Nancy Jane Russell of Clarion Twp.
04/30/1862 David White and Miss Martha Simpson both of Jefferson Co.
07/    /1862 Anthony Williams of Brookville, Jefferson Co. & Sarah Ann Mager of Clarion Co.
10/29/1862 Martin Luther Hetrick & Mary Agnes George both of Limestone Twp.
11/11/1862 Augustus Agy of Clarion Twp. & Miss L. Augusta Armstrong of Clarion.

01/01/1863 Wm. F. Lamb of Jefferson Co. & Miss Ruth Corbett of Clarion Co.
01/01/1863 John S. Jones & Miss Margaret Ann McMunn both of Clarion Twp.
06/18/1863 Joseph Summerville of Jefferson Co. & Miss Mary Jane Moore of Clarion
11/12/1863 Christopher Thompson of Mechanicsville & Miss Lizzie Wyncoop of Strattanville.
11/19/1863 Abram Stull & Miss Mary P. Curll both of Clarion Borough.
12/24/1863 John H. Reed & Miss Rachel McLain both of Helen Twp.
12/24/1863 W. Harrison Fetzer, Esq. & Miss Henrietta J. Clark both of Strattanville.

03/09/1864 Charles Beaty & Mrs. Phebe Elizabeth Crooks both of Strattanville.
05/26/1864 Joseph Aikins & Miss Ellen Carley both of Union Twp. Jefferson Co.
07/07/1864 Samuel W. Kelley of Jefferson Co. & Miss Elizabeth Jane Trainer of Monroe Twp. formerly of Meadville,
                      Crawford Co.
08/08/1864 Jacob Noll of Dauphin Co. & Miss Rebecca Porter of Helen Twp.
08/25/1864 William Stuart Foreman of Helen Twp. & Miss Lavinia Jane Gilland of Mill Creek Twp.
11/10/1864 William Cleavir of Clearfield Co. & Miss S. Amanda Port of Clarion Co

01/12/1865 Darius C. Shannon of Armstrong Co. & Miss Margaret Riley of Clarion Co.
04/09/1865 Samuel Saxton & Miss Sarah E. Crebs both of Monroe Twp.
07/06/1865 John J. Rifenberrick & Miss Barbara E. McNaughton both of Mill Creek Twp.
07/26/1865 H.l. Young of Clarion Co. & Miss Ada M. Spence of Strattanville.
08/31/1865 James McMillan & Mrs. Mary Jane Cooper both of Corsica, Jefferson Co.
09/06/1865 Thomas L. Burns of Piney Twp. & Miss Florence Corbett of Clarion Tp
09/12/1865 Adam Kuhn of Allegheny Co. & Miss Emily S. Wilson of Clarion Co.
10/05/1865 J. D. Sterrett of Titusville Pa. & Miss Sarah P. Rose of Brookville Jefferson Co.
10/12/1865 Rev. Thos. R. Johnston of Edgington Il & Miss Margaret Jane Sloan of Clarion Co.
10/12/1865 Robert Harvy Patton of Farmington Twp. & Miss Fishie M. Smith of Helen Twp.

01/04/1866 Allen McMun of Clarion Twp. & Miss Margaret E. Rhodes of Monroe Twp.
03/15/1866 Wm. Reynolds Curll of Clarion & Miss Mary Matilda Jones of Clarion Twp.
04/19/1866 Alexr. McElheny & Miss Cynthia Ellen Love both of Clarion.
05/15/1866 David McCullough of Corsica, Jefferson Co. & Miss Phebe Kaylor of near Corsica, Jefferson Co.
05/29/1866 Charles McElravy & Miss Lucy A. Clugh both of Monroe Twp.
10/11/1866 Robert B. Brown & Miss Girtrude W. Long both of Clarion Borough.
10/25/1866 John D. Neil of Limestone Twp. & Miss Mary Jane Maffett of Clarion Tp.

01/30/1867 J. l. McGee & Mrs. Emily Crick both of Rimersburg.
02/26/1867 Capt. Charles B. Ellis of East Saginaw Michigan & Miss Maggie Shippen of Shippenville.
03/12/1867 William Dunlap and Mrs. Susannah C. Delo both of Clarion.
07/25/1867 Peter B. Simpson, Esq. & Miss Martha Hastings both of Clarion Co.
09/09/1867 James Daily of Tionesta, Pa. & Miss Mary E. Williams of Clarion Co.
10/30/1867 I. C. Fleming & Miss Annie R. Clingensmith both of Clarion Co.
10/31/1867 James W. Brady, Esq. of Franklin, Venango Co. & Miss Minerva M. Young of Clarion Co.
11/11/1867 George E. Boyle of Medicine Twp. & Miss Clarissa Jane Baker of Jefferson Co.
11/26/1867 William T. Love & Miss Maggie M. Simpson, both of near Corsica, Jefferson Co.

03/19/1868 John McLaughlin of Brookville, Jefferson Co. & Miss Jane C. Hutchison of Roseville, Jefferson Co.
09/15/1868 Mr. Wells of Pittsburgh & Miss Mary Boggs of Clarion Co.
09/22/1868 Joseph T. Patton & Miss Rosanna Porter both of Clarion Co.
12/31/1868 James R. Wood of Brookville, Jefferson Co., and Miss Mary Ann Love of Corsica, Jefferson Co.