Monday, January 24, 2011

1880 Fed Census~ Mary Catherine Grove

1880 United States Federal Census

about Mary Grove

Name: Mary Grove

Home in 1880: Perry, Jefferson, Pennsylvania

Age: 15

Estimated birth year: abt 1865

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Relation to head-of-household: Sister

Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania

Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania

Occupation: At Home

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Gender: Female


Household Members: Name Age

Luther Mitchell 26

Lizzie Mitchell 19

Mary M. Mitchell 9m

Mary Grove 15

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Perry, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1136; Family History Film: 1255136; Page: 130C; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 0260.
Source Information:
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1860 Fed Census Nancy Grove

1860 United States Federal Census


about Nancy Grove

Name: Nancy Grove

Age in 1860: 27

Birth Year: abt 1833

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Home in 1860: North Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania

Gender: Female

Post Office: Hamilton and Smitten

Value of real estate: View image

Household Members: Name Age

Jacob Grove 59

Elisabeth Grove 61

Nancy Grove 27

Francis Grove 17

Anne Grove 30

James A George 14

Wm H Pantle 6

G S Mitchell 4

George W Blose 2

1880 Fed Census Scott Grove

 1880 United States Federal Census


Name: Scott Grove

Home in 1880: Perry, Jefferson, Pennsylvania

Age: 15

Estimated birth year: abt 1865

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania

Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farm Laborer

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Gender: Male


Household Members: Name Age

John Mottern

Harriet Mottern

Hester Mottern 1

Scott Grove 15



Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Perry, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1136; Family History Film: 1255136; Page: 133A; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 0266.

1880 Fed Census Mary A Blair

Name: Mary A. Blair


Home in 1880: Livermore, Larimer, Colorado

Age: 38

Estimated birth year: abt 1842

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Relation to head-of-household: Wife

Spouse's name: John C. Blair

Father's birthplace: Ireland

Mother's birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Keeping House

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age

John C. Blair 44

Mary A. Blair 38

Margaret S. Blair 11

Thomas J. Blair 7

Mellissa E. Blair 3

Daniel Graham Blair

 The information in red is not proven.  I continue to work on this, but these things are my working history, not proven history.

Descendants of Daniel Graham Blair

Generation No. 1



1. DANIEL GRAHAM 1 BLAIR was born 1720 in Ireland, and died 1808. He married MARGARET MCCULLOUGH. She was born 1705, and died 1748.

Child of DANIEL BLAIR and MARGARET MCCULLOUGH is:

2. i. DANIEL2 BLAIR, b. 1749.
Generation No. 2



2. DANIEL 2 BLAIR (DANIEL GRAHAM1) was born 1749. He married JENNY LOCKE. She was born 1749.
Child of DANIEL BLAIR and JENNY LOCKE is:

3. i. THOMAS 3 BLAIR, b. 1790, Co Antrim Ireland; d. May 03, 1877, Slippery Rock PA Butler Co.
Generation No. 3



3. THOMAS 3 BLAIR (DANIEL2, DANIEL GRAHAM1) was born 1790 in Co Antrim Ireland, and died May 03, 1877 in Slippery Rock PA Butler Co. He married MARGARET RANKIN in New Jersey USA, daughter of PETER RANKIN and MARGARET GILCHRIST. She was born December 25, 1799 in Berryhill Farm, Kilsyth Scotland, and died September 1899.



Notes for THOMAS BLAIR:
EPITAPH :" Mark thou the perfect and behold the man of uprightness because that surely of this man the latter end is peace"

Born in 1790 in Ireland, most probably in County Antrim. He is said to have driven horses to pull a canal boat in New Jersey. Later he took up a farm of 108 acres at $1/acre along Slippery Rock Creek near Slippery Rock, PA. He lived out his life there. It is said that 3 brothers preceded him to America but that he never heard from them at all, though they are said to have settled around Johnstown PA.
Notes for MARGARET RANKIN
Margaret Rankin Blair broke her hip when she was about 80 and was confined to her chair for the remainder of her life. She was also nearly blind in her later years. She kept herself occupied with knitting and other activities. She is remembered as a lovely old lady who told stories and sang Scotch songs to her grandchildren. She died at 99 years of age and is buried at the old cemetery at Slippery Rock.
Children of THOMAS BLAIR and MARGARET RANKIN are:

4. i. JOHN CHARTERS 4 BLAIR, b. 1836, Slippery Rock PA Butler County; d. January 19, 1886, Butler Co PA, at Anderson farm.

ii. MARY BLAIR, b. 1830; d. October 19, 1852.

iii. HENRY RANKIN BLAIR, b. May 17, 1835, Slippery Rock PA Butler County; d. February 28, 1901; m. (1) MATILDA WILSON, November 05, 1867; m. (2) ELIZA BLACK, December 16, 1886.

iv. ROBERT BLAIR, b. April 1837; d. March 23, 1845.

v. ELIZABETH BLAIR, b. 1838; d. 1888.

vi. THOMAS BLAIR, b. 1840; d. December 19, 1871.

vii. BARBARA JANE BLAIR, b. September 05, 1842, Slippery Rock PA Butler County; d. April 08, 1928; m. WILLIAM MCKNIGHT, September 16, 1871; b. Abt. 1832, Scotland.

viii. BAILARD BLAIR, b. 1843.


Generation No. 4
4. JOHN CHARTERS 4 BLAIR (THOMAS 3, DANIEL 2, DANIEL GRAHAM 1) was born 1836 in Slippery Rock PA Butler County, and died January 19, 1886 in Butler Co PA, at Anderson farm. He married MARY ANN ANDERSON April 28, 1868 in Reading PA, daughter of JAMES ANDERSON and MARGARET MAGEE. She was born November 01, 1840, and died September 24, 1920.
Notes for JOHN CHARTERS BLAIR:

per Ethel Blair White

"John C Blair went to Fort Collins Colorado when Lissie was 6 yrs old.. as squatters. They built a cabin and had cattle. Later moved to Catawissa MO."

Children of JOHN BLAIR and MARY ANDERSON are:

5. i. REV. THOMAS JAMES 5 BLAIR, b. February 20, 1873, Slippery Rock, PA Butler County; d. July 12, 1960, Butler PA at home of Keith White.

6. ii. MELISSA ELLEN BLAIR, b. October 04, 1876, Slippery Rock PA Butler County; d. 1941, Penn Twp Butler County PA.

7. iii. MARGARET SARAH BLAIR, b. March 18, 1869, Slippery Rock PA Butler County; d. 1956

Generation No. 5



5. REV. THOMAS JAMES 5 BLAIR (JOHN CHARTERS 4, THOMAS 3, DANIEL 2, DANIEL GRAHAM 1) was born February 20, 1873 in Slippery Rock, PA Butler County, and died July 12, 1960 in Butler PA at home of Keith White. He married REBECCA ELLA HARTZELL June 27, 1900 in home of HM Hartzell, Saxonburg, PA Butler County, daughter of HENRY HARTZELL and LETITIA ANDERSON. She was born February 15, 1875 in at home, Saxonburg PA, and died June 11, 1958 in Butler PA at home of Keith White.
Notes for REV. THOMAS JAMES BLAIR:

JULY 13,1960 BUTLER EAGLE OBITUARY:

"Rev. TJ Blair, County Pastor 55 years, Dies

the Rev T. James Blair, age 87 of North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church, Butler County, died Tuesday, at the home of his daughter, Mrs.Keith (Ethel) White, Royal Oak Drive, Butler RD6, where he has been residing.

He was graduated from Grove City College in 1903. He had been pastor of North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church for 55 years. His last sermon was preached May 1, 1960.

Born in Slippery Rock, Feb 20,1873, he was a son of John C and Mary Anderson Blair His wife, Ella R Hartzell, died July 11, 1958.

Surviving are a son, Paul H. Blair, Butler RD6, and his daughter; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Friends of the late Rev. T James Blair, Royal Oak Drive, Butler RD6, who died Tuesday, July 12, 1960, will be received at the home of his daughter, Mrs. White, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and evening.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm Friday from the White family residence.

Burial will be in North Union Cemetery.

arrangements by Walters Funeral Home in Mars."



Preached first sermon in 1905, and then for 25 years without ordination. 1925, he was ordained at Wilkensburg. In 1930, North Union

Notes for REBECCA ELLA HARTZELL:

OBITUARY from the Butler Eagle, June 12,1958:
MRS T. JAMES BLAIR

Mrs. Ella R Blair, 83, wife of the Rev T. James Blair of Butler RD6, died yesterday in her home.

Born Feb 15,1875, in Penn Twp, Butler County, Mrs Blair was the daughter of Henry M and Letitia Anderson Hartzell.

Surviving are her husband, the Rev T James Blair; a son, Paul Henry Blair of Butler RD6; a daughter, Mrs Keith (Ethel) White of Butler RD6; a sister, Mrs Charles Edgar of Renfrew RD; a brother, DL Hartzell of Butler RD6; five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

______________

BLAIR- Friends of Mrs Ella R Blair of Butler RD6, who died Wednesday, June 11, 1958, will be received at the home of her daughter, Mrs Keith White of Royal Oak Road, after 7pm Thursday. Funeral will be at 2pm Saturday at the White residence. Burial will be in North Union Cemetery.

Arrangements by Walters Funeral Home, Mars.



Marriage note: The home of HM Hartzell is now the Hercog farm, across from golf course on Rt 228, Ekastown Road.



Children of REV. BLAIR and REBECCA HARTZELL are:

8. i. PAUL HENRY 6 BLAIR, b. August 29, 1904, Butler , PA at home; d. November 11, 1983, Butler Hospital, Butler PA, Butler County.

9. ii. ETHEL AGNES BLAIR, b. March 17, 1907, Penn Twp, Butler County PA; d. July 11, 1994, Butler County PA, Sunnyview Home.

iii. MARY ELLEN LETITIA BLAIR, b. August 24, 1910, At home, Butler PA, Butler County; d. February 28, 1911, of pneumonia.

iv. SAMUEL ORA BLAIR, b. June 30, 1912, At home, Butler PA, Butler County; d. July 03, 1912.
Notes for SAMUEL ORA BLAIR:

twin to John Owen Blair
v. JOHN OWEN BLAIR, b. June 30, 1912, At home, Butler PA, Butler County; d. November 01, 1912.
Notes for JOHN OWEN BLAIR:

twin to Samuel Ora Blair.  The twins died of bowel obstructions
6. MELISSA ELLEN 5 BLAIR (JOHN CHARTERS 4, THOMAS 3, DANIEL 2, DANIEL GRAHAM 1) was born October 04, 1876 in Slippery Rock PA Butler County, and died 1941 in Penn Twp Butler County PA. She married WILLIAM V MARSH June 01, 1898 in At the home of Rev JF Fulton.
Notes for MELISSA ELLEN BLAIR:

Melissa was known to have been struck by lightning at one time.
Children of MELISSA BLAIR and WILLIAM MARSH are:

i. JAMES DEAN 6 MARSH, b. June 23, 1899.

10. ii. ROY EDWIN MARSH, b. January 18, 1901.

11. iii. LESTER HAROLD MARSH, b. June 07, 1903

7. MARGARET SARAH 5 BLAIR (JOHN CHARTERS 4, THOMAS 3, DANIEL 2, DANIEL GRAHAM 1) was born March 18, 1869 in Slippery Rock PA Butler County, and died 1956. She married WILLIAM WATSON October 11, 1897  at Anderson home by Rev J F Fulton. He was born in Scotland, and died in Scotland.
Notes for MARGARET SARAH BLAIR:
buried at Brownsdale Cemetery,Brownsdale, Penn Twp , Butler Co PA

Husband William was visiting in his native homeland of Scotland when he died.

He is buried in Scotland.



Children of MARGARET BLAIR and WILLIAM WATSON are:

12. i. MARY EDITH 6 WATSON, b. September 25, 1897.

13. ii. JEAN HELEN WATSON, b. September 10, 1900, At home, Butler PA, Butler County; d. January 18, 2001, Butler PA Butler County at home of daughter Rosalyn Kummer.

14. iii. JOHN CAMERON WATSON, b. September 09, 1906.

15. iv. VIOLA WATSON, b. February 05, 1913.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Nancy Grove

1860 United States Federal Census
1860 United States Federal CensusName:
Nancy Grove
Age in 1860: 27
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1860: North Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania Gender: Female
Post Office: Hamilton and Smitten
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Grove 59
Elisabeth Grove 61
Nancy Grove 27
Francis Grove 17
Anne Grove 30
James A George 14
Wm H Pantle 6
G S Mitchell 4
George W Blose 2
Source Citation: Year: 1860;
Census Place: North Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania;
Roll: M653_1117; Page: 263; Image: 97;
Family History Library Film: 805117.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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Census of 1870 shows:
Jacob Grove HOH.. age 69
Elizabeth Grove ..age 72
Nancy Grove .. age 30
Oran Neel...age 5
Mary C .. age 5

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Keith Marion White

Died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage
From the Butler Eagle:

Keith M. White, 89, of 145 Royal Oak Drive, Penn Township, died at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Born in New Bethlehem on July 31, 1912, he was a son of John C. and Anna Milliron White.
Mr. White was a 1931 graduate of Butler High School, where he was a starting football player. He received a bachelor of science degree from the former Slippery Rock State Teachers College, where he ran track. He also received a master of education degree in school administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
He began his teaching career in 1939 with Natrona Heights Junior High School, where he served four years as football and basketball coach.
From 1943 to 1953, Mr. White taught biology, chemistry, physics, health and physical education at Penn Township High School. He also served as athletic director and coached varsity basketball for girls and boys. He served as supervising principal of the Penn Township School District from 1953 to 1957.
Mr. White served as principal of Winfield Township High School from 1957 to 1958, the year before Knoch High School in Saxonburg opened. In 1960, he joined the Knoch faculty as a science teacher, serving until his retirement in 1973. He was a founding member of Knoch’s first local bargaining unit for the Pennsylvania State Education Association.
For 20 years, Mr. White served as a volunteer counselor with disadvantaged youth for the Rotary Juvenile Clinic in Butler. He was a charter member of Connoquenessing Lions Club, and his favorite hobbies were reading, gardening and golf.
Mr. White attended the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North Hills in recent years. For most of his life he was a member of the North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church near his home in Penn Township.
He is survived by a son, John A. White of Rumson, N.J.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a niece. He is also survived by special friend Beulah Byers.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Blair White, whom he married June 27, 1939, and died July 11, 1994; four sisters and four brothers.
WHITE — Friends of Keith M. White, who died Sunday, June 2, 2002, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St., Butler. Officers and members of the Connoquenessing Lions Club will meet at the funeral home at 6:45 p.m. Friday for a special service. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church on Beacon Road in Penn Township. Wayne Spear, a retired professor with the Reformed Presbyterian Seminary, will officiate. Burial will be in North Union Reformed Church Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Connoquenessing Lions Club, c/o 222 Byers Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061.

Ethel Agnes Blair White

Butler Eagle, Tuesday July 12, 1994:
ETHEL BLAIR WHITE
Ethel Blair White, 87, of 145 Royal Oak Drive, died at 2:25am Monday at Sunnyview Home.Born in Penn Township, March 17,1907, she was the daughter of Rev. TJames and Ellen Hartzell Blair.A 1924 graduate of Butler high School an a 1931 alumna of Grove City College, she received her masters degree in education, speech and hearing from Northwestern University.From 1931 to 1950 , she had taught at Dorseyville Elementary School in the Fox Chapel School District.From 1950 until retiring in 1972, she had been employed as a speech pathologist for the Allegheny Unit of Schools. She had also taught at Penn Township High School.Mrs White was a life member of the North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church of Forward Township. She belonged to the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the American Association of Retired Persons, and the Speech and Hearing Association. She had been a volunteer for the Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Citizens.Surviving are her husband Keith M White, whom she married June 27,1939; a son , John A White of Trenton , NJ; four grandchildren an two great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by a son and a brother.
WHITE- Friends of Ethel Blair White of 145 Royal Oak Road , who died Monday July 11,1994, will be received at the Thompson Miller Funeral Home, 124 E North Street, from 7 to 9 pm Thursday, and from 2 to 4, and 7 to 9pm Friday. Funeral services will be held at 11am Saturday at the North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church of Forward Township with the Rev Wayne Spear, pastor of the church, officiating.Burial will be in the church's cemetery.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the North Union Church and Cemetery Association, c/o Keith White, 145 Royal Oak Drive, Butler PA 16001.

Rebecca Ella Hartzell Blair

OBITUARY from the Butler Eagle, June 12,1958:
MRS T. JAMES BLAIR
Mrs. Ella R Blair, 83, wife of the Rev T. James Blair of Butler RD6, died yesterday in her home. Born Feb 15,1875, in Penn Twp, Butler County, Mrs Blair was the daughter of Henry M and Letitia Anderson Hartzell. Surviving are her husband, the Rev T James Blair; a son, Paul Henry Blair of Butler RD6; a daughter, Mrs Keith (Ethel) White of Butler RD6; a sister, Mrs Charles Edgar of Renfrew RD; a brother, DL Hartzell of Butler RD6; five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.______________BLAIR- Friends of Mrs Ella R Blair of Butler RD6, who died Wednesday, June 11, 1958, will be received at the home of her daughter, Mrs Keith White of Royal Oak Road, after 7pm Thursday. Funeral will be at 2pm Saturday at the White residence. Burial will be in North Union Cemetery.Arrangements by Walters Funeral Home, Mars.
Marriage note: The home of HM Hartzell is now the Hercog farm, across from golf course on Rt 228, Ekastown Road.

Thomas James Blair

JULY 13,1960 BUTLER EAGLE OBITUARY:
"Rev. TJ Blair, County Pastor 55 years, Dies
the Rev T. James Blair, age 87 of North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church, Butler County, died Tuesday, at the home of his daughter, Mrs.Keith (Ethel) White, Royal Oak Drive, Butler RD6, where he has been residing.He was graduated from Grove City College in 1903. He had been pastor of North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church for 55 years. His last sermon was preached May 1, 1960.Born in Slippery Rock, Feb 20,1873, he was a son of John C and Mary Anderson Blair His wife, Ella R Hartzell, died July 11, 1958.Surviving are a son, Paul H. Blair, Butler RD6, and his daughter; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.Friends of the late Rev. T James Blair, Royal Oak Drive, Butler RD6, who died Tuesday, July 12, 1960, will be received at the home of his daughter, Mrs. White, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and evening. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Friday from the White family residence.Burial will be in North Union Cemetery.arrangements by Walters Funeral Home in Mars."
Preached first sermon in 1905, and then for 25 years without ordination. 1925, he was ordained at Wilkensburg. In 1930, North Union

Doris Ellen Blair

Doris Ellen Blair, Wendell's sister..
per Mary B Riggleman:"She was not stillborn. She was a 7 month baby as Typhoid Fever caused the early delivery. She lived only about an hour, though. They told mother that because of the high fever she had, the baby would have had severe brain damage. Mother almost died herself"

Mary Ethel Blair Riggleman

RIGGLEMAN, Mary E., 68, went to be with her Lord October 28, 2001. Survived by her husband, Dickie ``Dick'' Riggleman; children William Paul (Robyn), Michael J. (Elizabeth), Lucinda (David) Makus; grandchildren Erynn, Christopher, Dane, Blair, Drew and Brynn; brothers James and Wendell Blair; sister Joyce Bloomers; uncle Keith White and cousin John White, Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 1, 2001 at EAST LAWN PALMS CHAPEL, 5801 E. Grant Rd. Burial to follow at East Lawn Palms Cemetery.

Isabel Evelyn Grove Blair

OBITUARY from Butler Eagle:Friday, June 17, 1966
MRS PAUL H BLAIR
Mrs Isabel Evelyn Blair, 59, of Butler RD6, died suddenly at 6:30 am today at her home.Born May 6, 1907, in Goheenville, she was a daughter of the late Scott and Mamie White Grove. Mrs Blair was a member of the North Union Reformed Covenanter Church. A former teacher, she had resumed professional activity and taught last year at Holy Sepulcher School.Surviving are her husband , Paul H Blair; two sons, James S of Brackenridge, and Wendell, at home; two daughters, Mrs Dickey (Mary) Riggleman of Columbus OH, and Wilma Joyce Blair of Pittsburgh; and 6 grandchildren.-------------------BLAIR- Friends of Mrs Isabel Evelyn Blair of Butler RD6 who died Friday, June 17, 1966, will be received at the Atwell Funeral home 137 W Jefferson St from 2-5 and 7-9 Saturday and Sunday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Arrangements by Atwell.

Paul Henry Blair

OBITUARY, BUTLER EAGLE, NOV 12,1983
PAUL H BLAIR
Paul H Blair, 79, of Royal Oak Road Butler RD died at 11:22am yesterday at Butler Memorial Hospital, after an illness.Born Aug 29, 1904 in Penn Twp,on the farm on which he still resided at the time of his death, he was the son of the Rev. T James and Rebecca Ella Hartzell Blair.Mr Blair was a retired lifelong farmer.He was a life member and elder of the North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church, where his father was a minister in the late 1800s.His wife , Evelyn Isabel Grove Blair , died June 17, 1966.Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Dick (Mary Ethel) Riggleman of Tucson AZ, and Mrs Lon (Joyce) Dovenspike of Brookville; two sons, James S Blair of Valdosta GA, and Wendell P Blair of Butler RD6; 10 grandchildren and a sister, Mrs Keith (Ethel )White of Butler RD6.------------------------------------------BLAIR- Friends of Paul H Blair of Royal Oak Road, Butler RD6 , who died Friday , Nov 11, 1983, will be received at the Young Funeral Home, Butler from 7-9 pm Saturday and from 2-4 and 7-9 pm Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Monday from North Union Reformed Presbyterian Church , with the Rev. Wayne Spear, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.Arrangements by Young.