General Notes

JOSEPH CASHDOLLAR, was born in what is now Adams township, Butler county, upon the old homestead near Myoma, December 6, 1837, and is the third son of William CASHDOLLAR. He grew to manhood engaged in the usual routine of a farmer's life, and was engaged in that vocation when he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer's, August 7, 1862. He served in the battles of Antietam and Fredricksburg, and was honorably discharged from the service June 3, 1863. Returning to his home, he was married to Sophia STAPLES, daughter of Job STAPLES, of Adams township, in September, 1864. Mrs. CASHDOLLAR died in 1871, and the following year he married Elizabeth P., a daughter of Anthony RAMSEY, of Cranberry township, to which union were born five children: Lawrence B.; Walter; Anthony S.; Edith E.; and Elizabeth, deceased. The mother died in 1881, and he married Miss MARBURGER, a daughter of Milton MARBURGER, of Adams township, in 1882. Three children are the fruits of this marriage, as follows: Milton; William, and George. Mr. CASHDOLLAR is a member of the United Presbyterian church, and is a deacon in that denomination. He is filling the office of notary public at the present time, and has also been a justice of the peace.