Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Christian Fox and Elizabeth Funk




Husband Christian Fox 1

           Born: 1785 - Chester Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1873 - ? Westmoreland Co, PA 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Henry Fox (1745-1824) 2 3
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (Abt 1754-1834) 4


       Marriage: 1811 2



Wife Elizabeth Funk 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1871 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Rev. David Funk (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 




Children
1 M David F. Fox 2 5

           Born: 1815 - East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Sillaman (1817-      ) 5
           Marr: 1840 4


2 F Mary Fox 6 7

           Born: 1 Dec or 6 Dec 1816 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Aug 1895 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacob S. Overholt (1814-1859) 6 7 8
           Marr: 29 Dec 1836 1 7


3 M John F. Fox 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898
         Buried: 



4 M Abraham Fox 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Christian Fox

near Stonerville, East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

He came to Westmoreland County, PA, with his father in 1796. He attended the com­mon schools of the day and by industry and effort obtained a fair education. He remained at home until his father's death, then took charge of the old homestead farm on which he continued until he was gathered to his fathers.
He and his wife had eight children; four were still living in 1898.

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Sources


1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 690.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 583.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 388.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 584.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 305.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 564.

7 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 115.

8 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 689.


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