Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Samuel Elgin and Isabella Truby




Husband Samuel Elgin 1 2




           Born: 1 Dec 1811 - Plum Creek Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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           Died: 25 Jul 1876 - Cowanshannock Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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         Father: James Elgin, Sr. (1760-1837) 2
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 1 Oct 1836 2



Wife Isabella Truby 1 3




           Born: 10 Mar 1820 3
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         Father: Michael Truby (      -      ) 4 5 6
         Mother: Mary "Mollie" Schrecengost (      -Bef 1880) 7 8




Children
1 M Jeremiah Elgin 3

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2 F Rebecca Elgin 3

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         Spouse: Robert McFarland (      -      ) 3


3 F Ellen Elgin 3

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         Spouse: George Reisinger (      -      ) 3


4 M Samuel Elgin 3

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5 F Isabella E. Elgin 3

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         Spouse: Andrew Gallagher (      -      ) 3


6 F Martha Jane Elgin 9

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         Spouse: Ross Milliron (      -      ) 3


7 F Margaret R. Elgin 3

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8 M James T. Elgin 2

            AKA: Jane T. Elgin 10
           Born: 27 May 1852 - Cowanshannock Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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9 M George L. Elgin 3

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10 M William Smith Elgin 11

           Born: 26 Jun 1859 - Cowanshannock Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 12
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         Spouse: Almeda E. Fiscus (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 30 Oct 1883 13


11 M Robert B. Elgin 3

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12 F Amanda Elgin 3

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           Died: while young
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry


13 M Alexander Elgin 3

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           Died: 21 May 1863 - Washington, D. C. 3
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14 M John A. S. Elgin 3

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           Died: while young
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - Samuel Elgin


He came with his parents to what is now Cowanshannock township, Armstrong County, PA, in 1830, and succeeded to the homestead at his father's death. Most of the place he cleared and im­proved, remaining there until his death.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 433.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 540.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 541.

4 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 373, 475.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 431.

6 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 694, 832.

7 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 475.

8 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 694.

9 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 541, 901.

10 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 302x.

11 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 541, 900.

12 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 900.

13 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 901.


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