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(24 Feb 1846 - 17 Mar 1929)
Tombstone reads: Co. E. 206th PA Vol. Inf. David farmed in Salem T o w nship untill 1878 when he moved t o Sewickley Township. He farmed an d r a ised stock on a 106 acre farm, becoming one of Sewickley Township's m o s t prosperous farmers. He was a republican, a member of Three Graces L o d ge No. 934, and a member of the Independent order of Odd Fellows of M a d ison. David and Mariah attended Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at Adam s b urg where most of their childr en were baptized. David served in the C i v il War, in Company E, 216 Reg. PA Vol. He did picket duty and helped b u i ld fortifications around the doomed capital of the Southern Confedera c y o f Richmond Virginia. David farmed in Salem Township untill 1878 whe n h e m oved t o Sewickley Township. He farmed and raised stock on a 106 a c r e farm, becoming one of Sewickley Township's most prosperous farmers. H e w a s a republican, a member of Three Graces Lodge No. 934, and a membe r o f t he Independent order of Odd Fellows of Madison. David and Mariah a t t ended Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at Adamsburg where most of their c h i ldr en were baptized. David served in the Civil War, in Company E, 2 1 6 R eg. PA Vol. He did picket duty and helped build fortifications arou n d t he doomed capital of the Southern Confederacy of Richmond Virginia. [ B r øderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #1447, Date of Import: Oct 29, 2002] D a v id Errett was born in Salem Township, Westmoreland , Pennsylvan i a . He married Mariah Bierer on May 3, 1866 at Brush Creek. David far m e d in SalemTownship untill 1878 when he moved to Sewickley Township. H e f a rmed and raised stock on a 106 acre farm becoming one of Sewickley T o w nship's most prosperous farmers. He was a republican, a member of Th r e e Graces Loge No. 934, and a member of the Independent order of Odd F e l lows of Madison. David and Mariahattended Holy Trinity Lutheran Churc h a t A damsburg where most of their children were baptized. David serve d i n t he Civil War, in Company E 216 Reg. PA Vol. He did picket duty an d h e lped build fortifications around the doomed capital of the Southern C o n federacy of Richmond Virginia. David farmed in Salem Township unt i l l 1878 when he moved t o Sewickley Township. He farmed and raised st o c k on a 106 acre farm, becoming one of Sewickley Township's most prosp e r ous farmers. He was a republican, a member of Three Graces Lodge No. 9 3 4 , and a member of the Independent order of Odd Fellows of Madison. Da v i d and Mariah attended Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at Adamsburg where m o s t of their childr en were baptized. David served in the Civil War, i n C o mpany E, 216 Reg. PA Vol. He did picket duty and helped build forti fi c ations around the doomed capital of the Southern Confederacy of Rich m o nd Virginia. [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #1447, Date of I m p ort: Oct 29, 2002] David Errett was born in Salem Township, Westm o r eland , Pennsylvania. He married Mariah Biereron May 3, 1866 a t B r ush Creek. David farmed in Salem Township untill 1878 when he moved t o S e wickley Township. He farmed and raised stock on a 106 acre farm be co m ing one of Sewickley Township's most prosperous farmers. He was a r e p ublican, a member of Three Graces Loge No. 934, and a member of the I n d ependent order of Odd Fellows of Madison. David and Mariah attended H o l y Trinity Lutheran Church at Adamsburg where most of their children w e r e baptized. David served in the Civil War, in Company E 216 Reg. PA V o l . He did picket duty and helped build fortifications around the doome d c a pital of the Southern Confederacy of Richmond Virginia. Tombsto ne r e ads: Co. E. 206th PA Vol. Inf. David's experiences in the Civi l W a r are briefly mentioned in: Wiley, Samuel T. Biographical and H i s torical Cyclopedia of WestmorelandCounty, Pennsylvania 1890 Phila: J o h n M. Gresham & Co. Page 579-580 (original grammar & spelling) "Da v i d Errett passed his boyhood days on a farm and attended the commonsch o o ls of his native township. In 1864 he entered company E, two hundreda n d s ixth reg. Pa Vols. and served in front of Richmond where he waschie f l y employed in doing picket duty and building fortifications aroundthe d o o med capital of the Southern Confederacy. After Lee's surrender heretu r n ed home and was engaged in farming in Salem township till 1878,when h e r e moved to Sewicklet township and purchased a farm of one hundredand s i x a cres which he has been tilling and improving ever since. Inconnecti o n w ith farming he has been engaged in stock-raising for severalyears." " I n p o litics Mr. Errett is a republican. In religion he follows thefootst ep s o f his father and grandfather and is a lutheran, being amember of t h e A damsburg church of that religious denomination" Note on the Wil e y r ef. above: There are many errors in the precedingparagraph to those a b o ve [not shown here], in which Wiley describes namesand dates. He stat e s t hat David was born Feb. 24 yet church records showFeb. 20. He stat e s t he maternal grandfather was Henry Ream but churchrecords and census d a t a clearly show that his mother (Sarah Ream) was thedaughter of Abraha m R e am. Henry was her brother. Also the marriage dateof his parents is w r o ng. Sarah was married to Adam Errett on August 7,not August 3. In add i t ion it appears that David's mother had 5 childrennot 4 as mentioned. C o n clusion: Do not trust early printed sources thatlist no documentation a n d a ppear to rely on testimonial evidance orhearsay.
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| Birth | 24 Feb 1846 | Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 3 May 1866 | Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - Maria Bierer |  | | |
| Census | 1920 | Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Death | 17 Mar 1929 | Sewickley Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Burial | 19 Mar 1929 | Madison, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
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