Mon Valley Biographies

 Surnames: Lewellen, Tearnin, Clegg, Bell

 Aaron Lewellen of Belle Vernon was born on a farm near the Pennsylvania line in West Virginia, January 7, 1844. He grew up on the farm till at the age of eighteen years when he volunteered as s soldier in the Civil War, he enlisted in Company I, Fourteenth West Virginia Regiment of Infantry. He was engaged in all the hard fought battles in which his regiment his regiment took part; among the more noted were that of Cedar Creek, when Sheridan arrived after making his famous ride from Winchester, twenty miles away.

 After Mr Lewellen's return home he was married January 16, 1668, to Leonora Tearnin, granddaughter of John Tearnin, deceased, who was once treasurer of the county, and a daughter of Joshua Tearnin and Catherine Clegg Tearnin. Her father was a volunteer soldier in the Civil War,
returned home after his discharge and soon sickened and died. Her mother's death occurred February 15, 1889. Her marriage to Mr Lewellen has been blessed with seven children: Arabella Lewellen, born January 5, 1869; John Lewellen, born January 29, 1870, died at age three years;
Katie Lewellen, December 16, 1873; Harry Lewellen, August 23, 1876; Thomas Lewellen, May 27, 1879; Fred Lewellen, September 6, 1882; and Louis E Lewellen, born July 7, 1889.

 Mr Lewellen has lived since his marriage principally in Fayette City where he was engaged in the coal business. For the past few years he has lived at Belle Vernon, engaged in the hotel business. He and all his family are Methodists.

 His father, Jacob Lewellen, is a native of West Virginia and removed from that State to Uniontown during the war. He is now a resident of Connellsville. Aaron Lewellen's mother's maiden name was Mary Bell. His grandfather, John Lewellen, settled in West Virginia many years ago.