Henry H. Newkirk and Victoria Eakin

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Husband Henry H. Newkirk ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1836 - Shenango Twp, Mercer Co, PA
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         Father: John F. Newkirk (1793-1856) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth McBride (      -1868) 3

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       Marriage: Autumn, 1860 1

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Wife Victoria Eakin ^{1 2}

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         Father: James Eakin (Abt 1783-1847) 1 4 5
         Mother: Mary Quaill (1804-1892) 4 5 6

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Children

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1 M Charles E. Newkirk ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Henry H. Newkirk

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He was reared and educated in West Middlesex, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and there learned the shoemaker's trade. He subsequently engaged with the Sennett & Warren Iron Company, of West Middlesex, re-maining with them for twelve years as manager of the store. He then con-nected himself with J. P. Risher & Co., remaining with them one year. He afterward engaged with David Theobold in the clothing business as manager of the branch store in West Middlesex. In connection with J. W. Russell & Co., he engaged in the mercantile business and the manufacture of iron in 1867, and the same year was appointed postmaster of West Middlesex. He subse-quently engaged in the hardware business. Mr. Newkirk was elected burgess of West Middle-sex in 1874-75, and was again elected to the same office in February, 1888. He was involved in the public affairs of the borough as a member of the council, and school board. He belonged to the A. O. U. W. and the R. T. of T. Mr. Newkirk was a member of the Methodist Church, hold-ing the office of steward, and was superintendent of the Sunday-school. In politics he was a Democrat, and one of the well-known citizens of that portion of Mercer County.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 856.

2 —, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 317.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 859.

4 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 645.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 316.

6 —, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 358.