Rev Joseph McAskie

Rev Joseph McAskie

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Rev Joseph McAskie born 6 April 1828 Ardstraw died 7 March 1891 Philadelphia was another child of James McAskie and Annie Moore of Creevy, Ardstraw. Rev Joseph was licensed as a Clergyman at Strabane Presbytery, Co Tyrone, then was ordained and preached in Clogherney Presbyterian Church Co Tyrone near Omagh 1850 - 1863 National Schools Tyrone 1863 Dervaghroy Clogherney

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On 19 November 1850, Rev Joseph married Isabella Henry, daughter of Thomas Henry, a saddler, at Donegal Town 2nd Presbyterian Meeting House, Waterloo Place. The minister was - Rev William Niblock. She lived possibly at Benchrain Donegall? The marriage was registered at the Parish of Killymard. Their daughter Margaret Olivia Baird McAskie was born on 6 May 1865 at Castleblayney Co Monaghan Ireland

Rev Joseph married his first wife in 1850. They either had no children for 15 years, then had a daughter Margaret Olivia Baird born May 1865, or other children have not yet been identified .	In 1863 he was installed in Castleblayney Co Monaghan
	Castleblayney Co Monaghan

On 23 Oct 1872, at Rostrevor Presbyterian Church Co Down, Rev Joseph married Jane Elizabeth Hamilton born 1855, daughter of Charles Hamilton of Castleblaney. They had the following children

Basil George Brooke 1873, Ethel Janet Cooper 1877, Arthur 1878, Phoebe Maud 1879,
William Hamilton 1880, Enid K 1886 Horace 1888

In 1881 Rev Joseph resigned to go to Pennsylvania USA. He became the
minister of Central Presbyterian Church of Norristown, PA

The picture on the right shows the De Roth St station Norristown.

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Afterwards Rev Joseph went to Port Carbon Pennsylvania.

He died in 1891


Rev Joseph to New York 1881 on ship Ethiopia			McAskie Family to New York on ship Anchoria 1882

Arthur died before 1891 Enid Kathleen died in 1904. William Hamilton was a clerk in a grocery store in1900 and in 1910 he was lodging at North 7th St his brother Arthur. Arthur was not working and William was a butcher Horace was shown as an inmate of Norristown State Hospital in 1920 and 1930

In 1930 Ethel and Phoebe were living at 305 23rd St. Ethel was a teacher at a Public School and Phoebe was not working, although in 1900 she had been a saleslady in dry goods

Basil George married in 1902 Margaret E b abt 1878 in Pennsylvania. They had 2 children Catherine G b 1908 and Ethel E b 1909. They lived at 78 Potter St Chester, Delaware in 1910 where he was a tobacco salesman and in 1920 and 1930 the family lived at 772 Providence Ave. He was a butcher and he died between 1920 and 1930.

1910-Basil-McAskie	1910-Basil-McAskie	1918-Basil-McAskie		1920-Basil-McAskie	1930-Margaret-McAskie

1900 Census Pennsylvania McAskie widow	1900 Census Pennsylvania McAskie children	1930 Census McAskie girls	1920 Census Horace McAskie	1930 Census Horace McAskie

Port Carbon was laid out between 1821 and 1828 by John Pott, the founder of Pottsville.

An early industry dates to 1865.The northernmost point on the former Schuylkill Canal,

Port Carbon PA
Port Carbon Pennsylvania

Port Carbon was the origin for the transport of thousands of tons of anthracite coal to Philadelphia.

It was incorporated as a borough in April 1852

Mount Moriah Cemetary Philadelphia, where Rev McAskie is buried.
There is also a headstone inscription to Enid Kathleen McAskie who died in 1904.

In Luminus Oris / in Memory of

REV JOSEPH MCASKIE 06/04/1828 63 "GREEVY" "CASTLE-DERRY" CO TYRONE IRELAND 07/03/1891
Rev Joseph McAskie, a retired Presbyterian minister, died suddenly of heart failure on Saturday, aged 65 years. The deceased had, a few years since, been stricken with paralysis, and while not entirely incapacitated from officiating, relinquished his regular position at Port Carbon, Schuylkill Co Pa and came to Philadelphia, where he has since resided. Mr McAskie was a native of Ireland, where he entered the ministry,. Some 10 or12 years ago he came to this country and became pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church at Norristown, and latterly at Port Carbon. Since then he has been heard at different times in different churches. He leaves a widow and 6 children. ("Public Ledger" , 09/03/1891)
ENID KATHLEEN MCASKIE DIED 1O/02/1904 his daughter

Mount Moriah Cemetery Philadelphia Headstone (A small granite tombstone face down) includes Rev Joseph:-

Other names on the headstone

JOSEPH MITCHELL 31/10/1864 57 & HIS WIFE JANE MITCHELL 27/03/1887 77 BOTH FROM CO TYRONE

JOSEPH MCCROSSAN d 19/01/1900 69 b 11/11/1830 & HIS WIFE ANNE MCCROSSAN d 11/05/1913 83 b 09/02/1830 CO TYRONE N IRELAND ANNIE MCCROSSAN 19/07/1868 6 MTHS BABY MARY MCCROSSAN 18/04/1883 20 NIECE

ELIZA WARK 1862 4 1858 ANNA I WARK 1884 22 1862 ELIZABETH I 1892 65 1827 JOSEPH 1896 72 1824

EDWIN A SNYDER

PETER CRAIG 1860 4 1856 MARGARET GASS 1861 84 1777

ALEXANDER CRAIG JNR 1866 4 1862 GEORGE CRAIG 1924 76 1848 ALEXANDER CRAIG 1867 53 1814
JANET GASS CRAIG 1906 88 1818 JAMES G CRAIG 1885 34 1851 LOUISE CRAG 16/12/1927

ELIZABETH J BURCH 13/08/1871 36 WIFE OF WH BURCH DECALB CO GA. 30/04/1835 LIVED IN PORT GIBSON MISS

A sill inscribed Graham

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The Yahoo Groups were able to tell me that there is an entire section in the Yeadon part of Mount Moriah where all ministers are buried

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