THE TRAIL OF "STEPHEN LONGSTRETH 1795-1870" by: Barry B. Brown (revised Feb, 2004)
Source: Indiana Co. TAX records, Civil Cases, Census, Deeds
1795 born to James & Barbara (George) LONGSTRETH
1806 His father is listed in Wheatfield twp, Indiana Co, PA
1821 Taxable - single male - in Wheatfield Twp.
1822
1823 Not in : Center, Blacklick, Wheatfield - TAX list
1827 Center Twp - married
1828 same
1829 same
1830 Center Twp - married - Doing contract labor in Center Twp for James HUSTON
1833 Sued by the Overseers of the Poor, for non-support of his mother BARBARA This suit is also against his brother JOHN. This is the only document ever found proving the names of his parents.
1835 Center Twp - no acreage - married
1836 thru 1838 same
1839 Center Twp - taxable - 100 acres - 2 cows - no horse
1840 In Brush Valley Census with 2 females his age and one boy under 10 believed to be Valentine BROWN.
Center Twp - Taxable
1841 thru 1845 Brush Valley - taxable
1846 Moved to White Twp - now living two miles south of Indiana along Twolick Creek.
1850 Census - with wife Christiana, Valentine Brown age 16, Rebecca Peddicord a spinster.
1850 to 1870 Lived in White Twp
1870 Died as a ward of the Township.
1870 Mortality List Page # 17 White Twp, Indiana Co., PA
Stephen Longstreth age 75, Born: PA, died Feb 1870, Ward of the Twp, COD: Unknown
