PASTORIUS, John

JOHN PASTORIUS, farmer, P.O. Titusville, was born November 9, 1828, in Centre County, Penn. His father, Abram Pastorius, married Martha Boal. He made a trip to this county as early as 1801, on a visit to his two elder brothers, who were early settlers here. He went back and brought a yoke of oxen for his brothers’ use on the farm, and returned to Centre County on foot. His ancestors, referred to in Whittier’s poems, were among the first settlers of Germantown, Penn. Abram Pastorius and his wife, Martha, settled in Oil Creek Township, this county, in 1838. Of their six children, four are now living: William, James, Mrs. Jane Robison and John. Mrs. Pastorius died in 1843, Mr. Pastorius in 1871, aged eighty-four years. Our subject, after obtaining a common school education, took a short course in Allegheny College. He married Catherine J. Peebles, June 21, 1855. She was born in Juniata County, Penn., in 1835, and was brought to this county in,1837 by her parents, James and Margaret Peebles. Their children are— Mrs. Martha J. Lewis, Margaret O. and James B. Our subject and wife have given their son a good farm as a start in life, and have still a fine farm of 160 acres left, Mr. Pastorius has served the township in most of its offices, always fulfilling his duties faithfully and to the satisfaction of the people. He is a man of strict integrity, and is highly respected by the entire community. In politics he is a Democrat.

History of Crawford County, PA 1885

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