Biography

11/04/1786 - 11/21/1864

William A. Overfield, Sr. (D8) Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill Counties 1847-1849

Early Life:

William A. Overfield, Sr., born November 4, 1786, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; son of Martin and Sarah Utt Overfield; businessman; saw-miller; lumber, raft manufacturer, partner Judge Coolbaugh; unsuccessful campaign, Auditor, Wayne County, 1813; elected, sheriff of Pike County (then part of Monroe County), 1814-1817; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1824-1830; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate of Pennsylvania, 1847-1849; married, Sarah Coolbaugh, 1808, children, Susan B. Overfield Freese, John Madison Overfield, Susannah Overfield, Elizabeth Overfield Eilenberger, Mary Overfield Place, Washington Overfield, Sarah Van Campen Overfield Place, Daniel Dimmick Overfield, Milo Overfield, Joseph Ritner Overfield, William Overfield; died, November 21, 1864 (aged 78) Monroe County, Pennsylvania; interment, Middle Smithfield Presbyterian Burying Ground, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Politics:

Unsuccessful campaign, Auditor, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 1813

Elected, Sheriff of Pike County (then part of Monroe County), 1814-1817. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1824-1830.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate of Pennsylvania, 1847-1849.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Not available currently 

Legacy:

Wife Sarah Coolbaugh, daughter Judge Coolbaugh, business partner, lumber and raft manufacturer. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members O". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

William Overfield (1786-1864) - Find a Grave Memorial