Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Crossland, Richard July 17, 1823 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 543
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    Richard Crossland was born at Connellsville, Pa, July 
17, 1823, and is a son of Richard Crossland who was born at 
Poplar Springs, Maryland.  He came to Fayette county about 
1817 and located at Connellsville.  The paternal grandfather 
of Richard was George Crossland, a native of England, who 
settled at Poplar Springs, Maryland, over a century ago.
    Richard Crossland was reared at Connellsville and 
attended the public schools of that place.  His main 
business has been that of stock drover, principally in the 
employ of Eli Cope and Greenberry Crossland of Uniontown.  
He was married January 23, 1845, to Eliza Hisman, a daughter 
of Christopher Hisman of Bullskin township.  Their union has 
been blessed with fourteen children, twelve of whom are 
living: Eli Crossland, June 1, 1846, in Bullskin township; 
Eliza Jane Crossland, December 16, 1847; Joseph F Crossland, 
May 23, 1849; Anna Crossland, February 3, 1851; Christopher 
Crossland, April 23, 1853; Rebecca Crossland, April 3, 1855; 
George Searight Crossland,  May 19, 1957; William M 
Crossland, February 2, 1859; Ruth A Crossland, March 1, 
1861; Israel P Crossland, September 16, 1863; Charles H 
Crossland, August 11, 1867; James G Crossland, September 19, 
1872, were all born in Bullskin township, Fayette county, 
Pa.
    For the last forty eight years Mr Crossland has been a 
highly respected member of the I O of O F, belongs to 
General Worth Post, No.  386, at Connellsville.  He is a 
strong democrat and takes and active interest in the success 
of his party, casting his first vote for James K Polk, and 
has voted for every nominee of the democrat party for 
president since. His sons are all democrats.  His farm in 
Bullskin township contains eighty four acres of well 
improved land underlaid with coal.

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