[p. 638] a member of the New Castle bar, has been a resident of this city for the past fourteen years. He was born in Scott Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in 1869, and is a son of William T. McCaslin.
The McCaslin family is well represented all through Western Pennsylvania and stands for good citizenship wherever found. it was established in Lawrence County by Robert McCaslin, the great-grandfather of Wylie McCaslin, who came from Bedford County in 1806. The grandfather was Samuel McCaslin, who resided in Scott Township, Lawrence County. There William T. McCaslin, father of Wylie, was born, in 1843. His entire life has been spent there, where he is a prosperous farmer and large land owner. He was married to Elizabeth H. Searing, who is a daughter of Benjamin F. Searing.
Wylie McCaslin was reared in Scott Township, attending the country schools and later taking a full collegiate course at Grove City, where he was graduated in the class of 1892. He then studied law with Attorney J. Norman Martin, and was admitted to the bar in 1894. His whole period of practice has been encouragingly successful. He is a member of the Lawrence County Bar Association.
In 1907 Mr. McCaslin was married to Mabel C. Gilmore, who is a daughter of W. H. Gilmore, of North Beaver Township, Lawrence County. Mr. and Mrs. McCaslin are members of the Second United Presbyterian Church, in which he is an elder.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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