Early Allegany Resident

William Ovenstone, an early pioneer arrived in Allegany from Scotland in 1886 with his wife Margaret Grant and six children. It is believed he worked in a tannery in Allegany. Mr. Ovenstone and his family may of lived on McClure Hollow road.

The following children are mentioned in the Allegany newspaper at the time of William's death: George, Jessie, John, Robert, William.