James T. Glenn    

JAMES T. GLENN, farmer, post-office Balm, was born July 27, 1812, in Pine Township. His parents, William and Jane (Cunningham) Glenn, were natives of Pennsylvania, and from the eastern part of the State. They came to this county about the year 1800, and settled in Pine Township. In 1823 the family moved to Circleville, Ohio. In one year they returned to Mercer County and bought a farm of 280 acres, a part of which is owned by our subject. Here he died about 1832, and his widow in 1839. They had Margaret, Samuel, Rebecca, married Abram Vanhorn; Elizabeth, William, James T., Charles, married Rachel McCleary; Robert, married Sarah Young, and Hannah, married Marcus Rodgers. The parents were members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he was an elder. Our subject was educated in the log cabin schools. He married, May 29, 1834, Sarah E. Kerr, daughter of John and Polly (Agee) Kerr, natives of Adams County, Penn., and early settlers of Springfield Township. The father died in 1833, and his widow in 1854. Their children were Mary J., William, Sarah, Nancy E. and Margaret. Mr. Glenn settled on his present farm at marriage. He owns fifty-seven acres, and has been auditor of the township. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church. His children are: Peggy J., married H. T. Vanhorn; John K., married Christina Reeher, daughter of Abram and Catharine (Michael) Reeher, and has two children, Lola K. and James A. John K. and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church at Centre. He and his father are Republicans. Mr. Glenn was captain of a militia company for eight years.

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present : including its aboriginal history, its early settlement and development, a description of its historic and interesting localities, sketches of its boroughs, townships and villages, neighborhood and family histories, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc. : also, a condensed history of Pennsylvania. Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1888.  Read this book on line - Free Trial  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.