Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania; . Harbaugh, of Mill Run, Pennsylvania;Catherine, deceased, wife of William Justus, of Ohio; Daniel, who died inthe Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. Five of the brothers servedin the Civil War, in the Army of the Potomac, namely: Joseph, Henry,Isaac, Abraham and Daniel but with the exception of the last, all camethrough the war in safety. (II) John Eicher, the third child of Joseph and Margaret (Kern)Eicher, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and there passed his child-hood and youth, living there up to the time of his
Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania; . Harbaugh, of Mill Run, Pennsylvania;Catherine, deceased, wife of William Justus, of Ohio; Daniel, who died inthe Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. Five of the brothers servedin the Civil War, in the Army of the Potomac, namely: Joseph, Henry,Isaac, Abraham and Daniel but with the exception of the last, all camethrough the war in safety. (II) John Eicher, the third child of Joseph and Margaret (Kern)Eicher, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and there passed his child-hood and youth, living there up to the time of his marriage. He was marriedto Martha Cunningham, a native of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, whereshe was born about 1831. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Eicher went tolive in Somerset county. Mrs. Eicher having inherited a portion of the oldCunningham homestead, including that portion of it upon which stood theoriginal farm buildings, and here the couple made their home, continuing tolive there until their deaths. Mrs. Eichers parents were Joseph and Nancy. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA 167 (McClintock) Cunningham, old residents of Somerset county, Pennsylvania,and both of Scotch-Irish stock. Nancy McQintock was the daughter of iRevolutionary soldier of that name. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham were theparents of six children, as follows: Mary, who became Mrs. WilliamEicher, the wife of an elder brother of Mr. Eicher Sr.; Rachel, deceasedwife of James McClintock; Martha, the mother of our subject; Ann, thewidow of Daniel Rhodes and a resident of Confluence, Pennsylvania; John,a veteran of the Civil War; Eston, who died as a young man at home. Eicher died in 1877, her husband surviving her until the year 1911,when he died, having never remarried. They were both members of theMethodist Episcopal Church and reared a numerous family of children inthat persuasion. Their children were as follows: Virginia, married (first)Albert Morrow, (second) Charles DeLauter, now living a widow, at Meyer
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