John McCreary and Bethelda Cresswell

---

---

Husband John McCreary ¹

---

           Born: 28 Nov 1845 - Allegheny Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Nov 1903 2
         Buried: 

---

         Father: George McCreary (1808-      ) 1
         Mother: Sarah Kline (      -      ) 2

---

       Marriage: 11 Jan 1886 2

---

---

Wife Bethelda Cresswell ²

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

         Father: Samuel Stuart Cresswell (1822-1902) 2
         Mother: Rachel Hylyer (      -      ) 2

---

---

Children

---

---

General Notes: Husband - John McCreary

---

In the business he chose, that of dealing in horses, he was successful, because he was painstaking, energetic and honest. He had thousands of patrons in western Pennsylvania, with whom he dealt for more than a quarter of a century, with ever-increasing confidence. He had none of the wiles so often practiced by members of his profession. The magnitude of his operations was remarkable, and for years he maintained a large sales stable in Brooklyn, New York. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and always an active Democrat. In 1884 he was the Democratic candidate for treasurer of Westmoreland County. He made a gallant fight, but with all his colleagues on the ticket met defeat. He never faltered in his devotion to Democracy.
His devotion to his father and mother never wavered. He saw that they were comfortable during their lives. To his widow he left a handsome fortune.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 139.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 140.