Post by Leslie Kyle on May 13, 2006 20:03:06 GMT -5
JOSEPH W. KYLE, Milroy, Mifflin county, Pa., was born on the old Kyle
homestead. He is a son of James and Rosanna C. (Taylor) Kyle. His grandfather,
John Kyle, emigrated from Lorrademore, in the south of Ireland, to America,
landing in Philadelphia. He came to the Kishacoquillas valley on horseback with
his wife and child. Here he built a cabin and established his homestead,
including 400 hundred acres of land in Brown township, which was afterwards
divided between his two sons. His wife was Miss Crawford. Their children were:
Margaret (Mrs. Hamilton Kyle); Crawford, of Brown township; and Joseph, who was
born in 1781 on the homestead property, married Mary Brisbin, of Centre county,
and had two sons, Samuel and John, both deceased. John Kyle was married the
second time to Jeannette McFarlane, of Armagh township. Their children are:
Mary (Mrs. John Thompson); James; Crawford; Elizabeth R. (Mrs. George
McDowell); Margaret (Mrs. William McFarlane); Priscilla (Mrs. Henry Taylor);
Joseph, who married Mary E. Davis, and resided on the homestead; Charles, who
married Ann Campbell and resided in Clinton county. The father, John Kyle,
spent the greater part of his life in farming. He served the township in
various offices and was elected to the State legislature, and also as associate
judge of Mifflin county. He was a man of ability, and faithfully served his
fellowmen. He was for many years an elder in the Presbyterian church of East
Kishacoquillas. His son, James Kyle, attended the district schools, and
finished his course at the academy at Lewistown. He remained with his parents
until his marriage. James Kyle was married, January 13, 1844, to Rosanna C.,
daughter of Henry and Priscilla (Turbett) Taylor. Their children are: Joseph;
Priscilla J., who died aged twenty-three years; Rosanna McFarland (Mrs. G. A.
Macklin), of McVeytown, has one child. James Kyle was born January 13, 1819,
and died November 28, 1888.
Joseph W. Kyle received his primary education in the public schools of Brown
township; at the age of seventeen, he entered the Kishacoquillas Seminary, and
remained there one year. He then attended Bellwood Academy, in Blair county,
Pa. After remaining a few years at home, he spent over a year traveling through
several of the Western States, whither he went in 1871. On his return, he
farmed the homestead. Mr. Kyle is a Democrat, as were his ancestors; he served
the township in numerous offices. He is a progressive and esteemed citizen,
interested in all that concerns the community. He is gifted with much native
talent for music, which he has cultivated to a high degree; he is noted
throughout his neighborhood for his taste and skill as an amateur violinist.
Joseph W. Kyle was married, January 18, 1877, to Elizabeth H., daughter of
Joseph and Anna (Horning) Strode. Their children are: Charles Strode, born
November 3, 1877; James Vance, born May 20, 1881; Anna Virginia, who was a
twin, born July 13, 1888, the other twin died in infancy. Mr. Kyle and his wife
are members of the Presbyterian church at Reedsville. Joseph Strode, the father
of Mrs. Kyle, is the oldest postmaster in the United States.
homestead. He is a son of James and Rosanna C. (Taylor) Kyle. His grandfather,
John Kyle, emigrated from Lorrademore, in the south of Ireland, to America,
landing in Philadelphia. He came to the Kishacoquillas valley on horseback with
his wife and child. Here he built a cabin and established his homestead,
including 400 hundred acres of land in Brown township, which was afterwards
divided between his two sons. His wife was Miss Crawford. Their children were:
Margaret (Mrs. Hamilton Kyle); Crawford, of Brown township; and Joseph, who was
born in 1781 on the homestead property, married Mary Brisbin, of Centre county,
and had two sons, Samuel and John, both deceased. John Kyle was married the
second time to Jeannette McFarlane, of Armagh township. Their children are:
Mary (Mrs. John Thompson); James; Crawford; Elizabeth R. (Mrs. George
McDowell); Margaret (Mrs. William McFarlane); Priscilla (Mrs. Henry Taylor);
Joseph, who married Mary E. Davis, and resided on the homestead; Charles, who
married Ann Campbell and resided in Clinton county. The father, John Kyle,
spent the greater part of his life in farming. He served the township in
various offices and was elected to the State legislature, and also as associate
judge of Mifflin county. He was a man of ability, and faithfully served his
fellowmen. He was for many years an elder in the Presbyterian church of East
Kishacoquillas. His son, James Kyle, attended the district schools, and
finished his course at the academy at Lewistown. He remained with his parents
until his marriage. James Kyle was married, January 13, 1844, to Rosanna C.,
daughter of Henry and Priscilla (Turbett) Taylor. Their children are: Joseph;
Priscilla J., who died aged twenty-three years; Rosanna McFarland (Mrs. G. A.
Macklin), of McVeytown, has one child. James Kyle was born January 13, 1819,
and died November 28, 1888.
Joseph W. Kyle received his primary education in the public schools of Brown
township; at the age of seventeen, he entered the Kishacoquillas Seminary, and
remained there one year. He then attended Bellwood Academy, in Blair county,
Pa. After remaining a few years at home, he spent over a year traveling through
several of the Western States, whither he went in 1871. On his return, he
farmed the homestead. Mr. Kyle is a Democrat, as were his ancestors; he served
the township in numerous offices. He is a progressive and esteemed citizen,
interested in all that concerns the community. He is gifted with much native
talent for music, which he has cultivated to a high degree; he is noted
throughout his neighborhood for his taste and skill as an amateur violinist.
Joseph W. Kyle was married, January 18, 1877, to Elizabeth H., daughter of
Joseph and Anna (Horning) Strode. Their children are: Charles Strode, born
November 3, 1877; James Vance, born May 20, 1881; Anna Virginia, who was a
twin, born July 13, 1888, the other twin died in infancy. Mr. Kyle and his wife
are members of the Presbyterian church at Reedsville. Joseph Strode, the father
of Mrs. Kyle, is the oldest postmaster in the United States.