Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Conwell, David C. September 8, 1824 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 542
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    David C Conwell, an industrious, steady and prosperous 
farmer of the wealthy old township of Luzerne, is a son of 
Yates S Conwell and Anna Craft Conwell, and was born in 
Luzerne township, Fayette county, Penna, September 8, 1824.
    His grandfather, Jehu Conwell, was a pioneer settler of 
Luzerne when it was infested by wild beats and vengeful 
savages.  He was a Revolutionary hero and afterwards a 
prominent man of the township.
    David C Conwell grew up to manhood on a farm and was 
thoroughly trained to farm work and farm management.  His 
educational privileges were those afforded by the 
subscription schools of his immediate neighborhood.   His 
education was necessarily limited to the few branches 
understood by his teachers.  His school, Heistersburg, was 
as good as any in the township, excepting Merrittstown.  
Leaving school he engaged in farming and stock raising, and 
has continued successfully in that line of business until 
the present time.  In 1880 he married Mrs Elizabeth Kelly 
Christopher, daughter of Samuel Kelly of Luzerne township.
    David C Conwell owns a fine farm of 140 acres of good 
land situated in an industrious and prosperous community, 
convenient to church and school, and near to mill and store. 
 He is a republican and is now serving his second term as 
postmaster of Heistersburg, and has repeatedly served on his 
township election board, but does not let political matters 
engage his attention from the labors of his farm or the care 
of his stock.

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