My Genealogy Hound

THOMAS H. DRENNEN, retired, post office Elizabeth, is a grandson of Thomas Drennen, a native of Ireland, who came to America about 1770, and settled in what is now Elizabeth township, in this county. His wife was Isabella Moore, a native of Southern Pennsylvania. He followed agricultural pursuits, and lived on the farm where he first settled until his death, in 1840. He left a family of two sons and five daughters, all of whom are dead. William Moore Drennen was the youngest of the family and the father of our subject. He was born in 1803, on the homestead, which he inherited at his father’s death, and where he was reared and lived the life of a farmer until his death, in 1857. In 1827 he was married to Margaret, daughter of David and Martha (Wisbey) Pollock, of this township, who died Oct. 7, 1882. They left four daughters and one son: Martha, Isabella J. (Mrs. Thomas Fergus), of this town; Esther M. (Mrs. David Pierce), of Crawford county; Emily D., a maiden lady living on the homestead, and Thomas H., who was the second child, and who was born Dec. 17, 1830, on the homestead, where he was reared and where he received the benefit of the public schools. Mr. Drennen has always lived at the homestead until about three years ago, when he purchased the gristmill in the borough, and after being engaged there about two years he sold the same and lived a retired life, still retaining his farm, which he manages. In 1876 he was married to Miss Elizabeth J., daughter of John and Isabella (Lisle) White, of Washington county. He is a member of the U. P. Church of this borough and his wife is a member of the O. S. P. Church. They have no children.