David
T. McCalmont
REV.
DAVID T. MC CALMONT, pastor of Glade Run United Presbyterian
church, was born near Hickory, Washington county, Pennsylvania,
September 6, 1860. His father, John McCalmont, was a native of eastern
Pennsylvania, where he was born August 18, 1818. John McCalmont removed
to Washington County with his parents when but eight years of age, there
grew to manhood, and followed the vocation of farmer. On April 15, 1842,
he married Miss Mary A. Moore, a daughter of John Moore, of Washington
county. This union was blessed with eight children, as follows: Margaret
N.; John H.; Samuel A.; James A.; William A.; Mary A., wife of John P. White,
of Washington county; Jennie E., wife of Robert G. Jeffrey of the same
county, and David T. Mr. McCalmont was a lifelong member of the United
Presbyterian church, was a man of enterprise and public spirit, and died
March 10, 1893. The subject of this sketch received his primary
education in the public schools of his native county, subsequently
attended McDonald Academy, and Westminster College, New Wilmington,
Lawrence county, and finally entered Allegheny Theological College. He
was ordained June 29, 1890, but took charge of the Glade Run church May
18, of the same year, where he has since been engaged in the duties of
the ministry. Mr. McCalmont was married June 5, 1890, to Miss Leoline
Donaldson, a daughter of Jacob M. Donaldson, of Washington county, and
has two children: Howard D., and Mary Mildred. Since coming to Butler
county he has won the respect and confidence of the people of this
community, and stands well both as a citizen and a minister of the
gospel.
History
of Butler County, 1895, pages 935-936