John R. McNamara and Edith Forquer

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Husband John R. McNamara ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 May 1844 - County Cork, Ireland 1
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         Father: Matthew McNamara (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Ryan (      -Abt 1459) 1

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• Family Photo: The McNamara family.

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Wife Edith Forquer ^{2 3}

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           Born:  - Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA
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         Father: William Forquer (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Margaret Murrin (      -Bef 1895) 4

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1 F Mary McNamara ³

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         Spouse: F. C. Campbell (      -      ) 3

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2 F Elizabeth McNamara ³

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         Spouse: Samuel Harmon (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 7 Oct 1898 3

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3 F Margaret McNamara ³

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4 M John C. McNamara ³

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5 F Anna McNamara ³

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6 F Agnes McNamara ³

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7 F Estella McNamara ³

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8 F Matilda McNamara ³

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9 F Irene McNamara ³

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10 F Josephine McNamara ³

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General Notes: Husband - John R. McNamara

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When he was five years old, death deprived him of his mother, and shortly afterward his father emigrated to America, settling first at Brady's Bend, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, but later moving to a farm in Parker Township, Butler County. Here John R. McNamara grew to manhood and after he completed his school attendance, he engaged in teaching school for a short time, after which he became a soldier in the Federal Army. He enlisted, in September, 1864, in Company I, Eighty-eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which became a part of the Army of the Potomac, in General Hancock's Corps, under General Grant. Mr. McNamara saw much hard service, taking part in the battle at Hatcher's Run, the long series of engagements in front of Petersburg, the battle of Weldon Railroad, and the vigorous campaign which was closed by the surrender of General Lee, at Appomattox. He was honorably discharged in June, 1865, when he returned to Parker Township and resumed the quiet occupations which had interested him previously.
Mr. McNamara served in the office of school director and was also township auditor and road supervisor. Nominally he was a Democrat, but he reserved the right to vote independently.
The family belonged to the Roman Catholic Church.

1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 858.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 958.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 861.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1303.