Nehemiah H. Maines (1830 - 1909)

Born 16 Dec 1830 in Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Hitchings) Maines — married 1853 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1909 at age 78 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

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Burial

Burial:

User ID: 5261A9F23272951CED4BED9A4368B2B1

Record ID Number: MH:IF23482

Date: OCT 1909

Place: Shiloh Cemetery, Bradford Twp., Clearfield County, PA.

Sources

1. ↑ Maines-58 was created by Christopher Gorman through the import of Hitchings, William (1798-1876).GED on May 21, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZGH-J43 : 29 May 2021), Nehemiah H Mains, 1870.

Notes

Note N6954NEHEMIAH H. MAINES, a leading and influential farmers of Bradford township, Clearfield County, was born in that township in Dec. 16, 1830, a son of SETH and Nancy [Forcey] Maines.

The birth of the father [Seth] occured in Centre County, Penn. in 1808. His parents

Nehemiah and Phebe [Bunnell] Maines, were natives of Maine, whence at a early day they

migrated to Centre County, later taking up residence in Bradford township, Clearfield County,

where they died. In their family were the following children ; Melinda, who became the wife of

William Murry, and she died in Graham township, Clearfield County ; Mrs Ester Williams,

who died in Venango County, Penn. ; Seth the father of our subject ; Daniel, a great hunter

who lived and died in Bradford township ; and John and Henry, who also died in Bradford

township.

Seth Maines, was a child when brought by his parents to Clearfield County, and in Bradford

township he was reared, educated and married. In the midst of the forest there he developed

a good farm, upon which he made his home until his death in 1859. His wife died in

Karthaua township, Clearfield County, in 1881. Five children blessed their union ; Arnold,

who died in Bradford township in 1848 ; Nehemiah H. , the subject of this sketch ; Seth, who died

in Bradford township in 1848 ; Jane, wife of D. DeHaas, of Elk County, Penn. , D. B. , who

removed to Virginia and there died in 1892.

In the usual manner of farm lads, Nehemiah H. Maines spent the days of his boyhood and

youth, attending the common schools of Bradford township, and assisting his father in the

ardurous task of clearing and developing a farm. In 1851 he purchased his present place,

which was then a heavily-wooded tract of 160 acres ; but his untiring labors have transformed

it into one of the highly-cultivated tracts of the township. In connection with agricultural

pursuits he successfully engaged in lumbering and jobbing for twenty years.

In Bradford township, in 1853, Mr. Maines was married to Miss Mary Ann Hitchings, a native

of that township, of which her parents William and Betsy [Jones] Hitchings, were early

pioneers and there died. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Maines, as follows ;

Gilbert Lemuel, a resident of Graham township, Clearfield County ; David M. , of

Morrisdale Mines, same county ; Benjamin F. , of Bradford township ; Martha, wife of

James Clark Hoover, of Graham township ; Jefferson W. , of Bradford township.

Politically, Mr. Maines affiliates with the Democratic Party, and is the supporter of all

movements which have for their object the up-building and advancement of the community.

He is a worthy representative of one of the honored pioneer families of Bradford township,

and has borne an important part in its progress and development.

THE MAIN TREE II, Second Edition, by Nancy (Portor) Childress, 1995. page 182.

Record ID Number: MH:N7021

PRIN MH:I10835

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