Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Jesse Kilgore and Mary Gilchrist




Husband Jesse Kilgore 1 2 3 4

           Born: 9 Sep 1808 - near Pleasant Unity, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: John Kilgore (1777-1847) 1 2 4 5
         Mother: Nancy Hunter (1772-1852) 1 2


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   Other Spouse: Mary Poorman (      -      ) 2 6 - 12 Feb 1835 2 6



Wife Mary Gilchrist 2

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Children

General Notes: Husband - Jesse Kilgore


He taught school three terms, next conducted a store for two years, and then turned his attention to farming in Hempfield township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He served as justice of the peace in 1845, was re-elected in 1887, and from 1858 to 1860 held the office of county treasurer. He was a member of the Presbyterian church for over sixty years, and a Democrat in politics.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 677.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 415.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 88.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1212.

5 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 536.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 678.


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