Agnew, John Chambers b. 24 May 1847 Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA d. 26 Mar 1926 Greenville, Mercer Co., PA: Buyer, Stier, and Related Families

1847 - 1926 (78 years)

Name	Agnew, John Chambers [1, 2, 3]
Alt. Birth	1847
Born	24 May 1847	Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA [3, 4]
	SAR application of John W. Kingen
Gender	Male
CAUS	lobar pneumonia
Census	1870
	1870 Agnew John C. Allegheny County PA 699 Baldwin Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1870 Federal Census Index PA536526 Name: John C Agnew Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Age in 1870: 23 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Surgeons Hall Household Members: Name Age John C Agnew 23 Viollie Agnew 19
DIR	1872	Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA
	Agnew John C., of Agnew & Son, Baldwin tp, Pittsburgh & Allegheny, Pennsylvania City Directory for 1872-73. Pittsburgh: George. H. Thurston, 1872.
Census	1880	Baldwin Township, Allegheny Co., PA
	1880 United States Federal Census about John Agnew Name: John Agnew Home in 1880: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Age: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1848 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Relation to head-of-household: Self Spouse's name: Ollie Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Manager Glass Works Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane: View image Household Members: Name Age John Agnew 32 Ollie Agnew 28 Willie Agnew 6 Murray Agnew 1 Susan Friel 12
Occupation	1880
	Manager, Glass House
Residence	Bef 1891	Streator, LaSalle Co., IL
	per Verona U.P. church records
Census	1900	Baldwin Township, Allegheny Co., PA
	Mother born at sea Name: John C Agnew Home in 1900: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Viola R Race: White Occupation: View Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John C Agnew 52 Viola R Agnew 48 Wm W Agnew 26 Murry Mc C Agnew 20 Laura R Agnew 17 John R Agnew 15 Edward R Agnew 9 Archibald C Agnew 6
Occupation	1900
	real estate dealer
Census	1910	Carrick, Allegheny Co, PA
	1915 Brownsville Road, wholesale glass mfr., Mother born in Canada Pennsylvania 1910 Census Miracode Index PENN Allegheny 0037 John C Agnew Husband W 61 PENN 0111 Wife Viola 67, PENN Son Archie 16, Illinois Son Edward 18, Illinois Son John 25, PENN Daughter Laura 27, PENN Name: John C Agnew Age in 1910: 61 Estimated birth year: abt 1849 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1910: Carrick, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Image Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: Carrick, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Series: T624; Roll: 1293; Page: 245A; Enumeration District: 37; Part: 1; Line: 6.
Residence	1912	Hulton, Oakmont, Allegheny Co., PA [5]
Census	1920	Carrick, Allegheny Co, PA
	1915 Brownsville Road, foreman, furnace builders, Mother born in Canada Viola, William, Archie
Alt. Death	1926
Related to my family	Y
_UID	6A69A8AF8A18496BB7404832BEC12B7E1928
Died	26 Mar 1926	Greenville, Mercer Co., PA [3, 4]
	SAR application of John W. Kingen
Buried	Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA
	South Side Cemetery, Carrick Lot 11, Range 2, Sec. G no stone
Person ID	I1167	Buyer, Stier and Related Families
Last Modified	27 Aug 2014

Father	Agnew, John, b. Apr 1819, Beaver Co., PA , d. 25 Jun 1905, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA (Age ~ 86 years)
Mother	Chambers, Mary Ann, b. 1820, Ireland , d. 9 Mar 1889, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA (Age 69 years)
Married	10 Jul 1845	Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA [6]
Alt. Marriage	10 Jul 1845	Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA [3]
_UID	7C4E1B49D6424839AFB259B6646719284349
Photos » Slide Show		Agnew home in Oakmont The photo below is from Oakmont Library. It shows the former Agnew home when it was the paint laboratory for the Thompson Paint Co. in the 1940s. The original house is on the left, with a later addition built by Thompson. (source: Oakmont Carnegie Library)
		Agnew John, site of family home and glass factory, Carrick Photos taken August 2003 in Carrick, near intersection of Brownsville Road and E. Agnew Ave. This land was once owned by John Chambers, and passed on to Mary Ann Chambers Agnew and her husband John Agnew, who established his first glass factory there.
		Agnew John, site of family home and glass factory, Carrick
		Agnew John, site of family home and glass factory, Carrick
		Agnew John, site of family home and glass factory, Carrick
		Agnew John, site of family home and glass factory, Carrick
		Agnew John, site of family home and glass factory, Carrick
		Agnew John, site of family home and glass factory, Carrick
		Agnew John, site of family home and glass factory, Carrick
Documents » Slide Show		Agnew John, site of family home and glass factory, Carrick 1876 map
		Agnew John and Mary Ann "at home" card Southern Avenue = the Brownsville Road
		Young vs. Hunter decision Pittsburgh_legal_journal.pdf
		Verona United Presbyterian Church Records
Headstones		Agnew Plot at South Side Plot: section G-2
Headstones		Agnew Plot Plot: section G2
Histories » Slide Show		Agnew and Hunter Families
		Agnew John bio from Samuel Durant's 1876 History of Allegheny County (on the Historic Pittsburgh site)
		The Brownsville Road
		Agnew Baldwin Twp.pdf
Family ID	F200	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ramsey, Viola Hays, b. 2 Jan 1851, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA , d. 11 Oct 1921, Carrick, Allegheny Co, PA (Age 70 years)

Married 2 Sep 1869 Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA [3]

_UID 4C4ADABF8CD14CA9A3353F8D83FD16D48FF2

Children

	1. Agnew, William Wood, b. 20 Jan 1874, Pennsylvania , d. 30 Sep 1926, Ashland, Ashland Co., OH (Age 52 years)
	2. Agnew, Murry McClung, b. 5 Jun 1879, Pennsylvania , d. Aft 1951 (Age > 73 years)
	3. Agnew, Laura Reamer, b. 7 Jun 1882, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA , d. Aft 22 Jul 1958 (Age > 76 years)
	4. Agnew, John R., b. Mar 1885, Pennsylvania
	5. Agnew, Edward Reamer, b. Dec 1890, Illinois , d. 15 May 1918 (Age ~ 27 years)
	6. Agnew, Archibald, b. Jun 1893, Illinois

Last Modified 18 Feb 2008

Family ID F381 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos		Agnew glass factory site in Oakmont The Agnew glass factory was on the site of the later Thompson Paint Co., near or at this present day building along the railroad tracks.
Photos		Agnew John, Carrick, Baldwin Twp, 1916 Agnew Apartments

Documents » Slide Show		Bryce Higbee operating a glasshouse in Oakmont in 1882??? This is the location of the Agnew glasshouse.
		Agnew John Chambers death cert.jpg
		Young vs. Hunter decision Pittsburgh_legal_journal.pdf
		Glasshouses And Glass Manufacturers Of The Pittsburgh Region: 1795 - 1910 by Jay W. Hawkins Chambers glass companies
		Glasshouses And Glass Manufacturers Of The Pittsburgh Region: 1795 - 1910 by Jay W. Hawkins John Agnew Glass history

Histories » Slide Show		Glasshouses And Glass Manufacturers Of The Pittsburgh Region: 1795 - 1910 by Jay W. Hawkins excerpts about John Agnew
		The John Agnew Companies from the Society for Historical Archaeology www.sha.org by Bill Lockhart, Carol Serr, Beau Shriever, and Bill Lindsey
		Glasshouses And Glass Manufacturers Of The Pittsburgh Region: 1795 - 1910 by Jay W. Hawkins Chambers glass companies

News		Agnew glass NY Times Nov 2 1893
News		agnew john assault.jpg

Albums

Agnew and Chambers Glassmaking in Pittsburgh (54)

Notes

according to McKearin American Glass, John S. Agnew, son of John Agnew, entered John Agnew and Co. glass firm about 1866. It then became Agnew, Son, & Co., until 1876, when it became Agnew & Co. Firm was still operating in 1886.

1870 AGNEW JOHN C. Allegheny County PA 699 Baldwin Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1870 Federal Census Index PA536526

Sources

[S45] American Glass, McKearin, Helen and George S., (1941, Crown Publishers, New York).
[S594] PA 1850 Census, Roll 746, Page 356, [Q:3].
[S183] Davidson, Carl.
[S687] Sons of the American Revolution.
[S629] Prominent Families, Pittsburgh, 1912.
[S712] Swett, Martina Cooper.