James M. Duvall, of Allen Twp.

        JAMES M. DUVALL was born November 24, 1839, in East Pike
        Run township, Washington Co., Penn. He is a grandson of Jacob and
        Jane (Patterson) Duvall, who were natives of Maryland and descended
        from Irish ancestry. They came to Washington county, Penn., many
        years ago, where the following children were born to them: Mary,
        widow of Moses Billingsley, of California, Penn.; Harriet, widow of
        Robert Duvall, of Illinois; Samantha, wife of Lewis J. Weaver, a farmer
        of East Pike Run township; Jefferson, a resident of East Pike Run
        township, and eight others who are now deceased. The parents died in
        East Pike Run township.

        Alexander Duvall was born in 1810, on the home farm in East Pike Run
        township, Washington Co., Penn., and passed his youth under the
        parental roof. He was married to Jemima Hannon, who was born in
        1809, and they were the parents of seven children, namely: Henry, a
        farmer of Fayette county, Penn.; Jacob, an agriculturist of Allen
        township, Washington county; James M., of whom a sketch follows;
        Jefferson, a farmer of East Pike Run township; Isabella, wife of Jacob
        Crow, now of Madison county, Iowa; Mary M., wife of Isaac W.
        Richards, and Julia, married to William H. Jackman, a farmer of East
        Pike Run township. The father of this family died in 1884, and in 1887
        the mother passed away. They were members of the M. E. Church.

        James M. Duvall was reared and educated on the home place, and on
        April 10, 1865, was united in marriage with Martha A. Crow, who was
        born in 1846, in Allen township, this county, daughter of Azariah and
        Sarah A. (Murphy) Crow, both natives of Washington county, Penn.,
        where the father has followed farming. Mr. and Mrs. Crow have had
        six children, namely: Jacob, John, Martha A. (wife of James M.
        Duvall), Jane (married to Theodore Jackman), Benjamin, and one
        deceased in infancy. The father of this family is now farming in Howell
        county, Missouri. To the union of James M. and Martha (Crow) Duvall
        have been born two children, viz.:

        Alva J. and Minnie M., wife of Eli Harmal, a farmer of East Pike Run
        township. James M. Duvall is a very progressive, energetic citizen, and
        is an active member of the Republican party. He has served three terms
        as township assessor, two as constable, and has been school director
        for about fourteen years. Socially he is a member of the American
        Master Mechanics, Lodge No. 371, at Coal Centre, Penn. The home
        place, a well-improved farm, is situated two miles northwest of Coal
        Centre.


        Text taken from page 1357 of:
        Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington
        County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). 

        Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of
        the Beers Project.