Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Thomas Read and Mary Potter Jordan




Husband Thomas Read 1 2

           Born: 27 Oct 1785 - Cecil Co, MD 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Mar 1851 or 1861 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 4
         Buried: 


         Father: Alexander Read (1752-1826) 5 6 7
         Mother: Jemima Alexander (Abt 1756-1840) 6 8 9 10


       Marriage: 1810 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 11

   Other Spouse: Margaret "Peggy" Ferguson (      -1852) 2 12



Wife Mary Potter Jordan 2 12

            AKA: Mary Jerdon 13
           Born:  - Centre Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1830 or 1831 12
         Buried: 


         Father: Benjamin Jordan (Abt 1740-      ) 2
         Mother: Isabella Potter (Abt 1742-      ) 14 15 16 17




Children
1 M Jordan Read 18 19

            AKA: Jerdon Read 13
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1889 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 11
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah Spackman (      -1895) 20


2 M Alexander Read 21

           Born: 22 Aug 1813 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 21
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898
         Buried: 



3 F Isabella Read 19 22

           Born:  - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Apr 1887 or 1888 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 23
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Spackman (1809-1895) 19 24
           Marr: Nov 1838 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 25


4 M Potter Read 11 19

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Crom (      -      ) 19


5 M Josiah R. Read 12 19

           Born: 4 Feb 1818 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Wrigley (      -Aft 1898) 19 26


6 F Jemima Read 19 21

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898
         Buried: 



7 M Thomas Read 12

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898
         Buried: 



8 M William Potter Read 12

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA
         Buried: 



9 F Eliza Read 19

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



10 F Louisa Read 19

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Thomas Read


He came with his father to Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, in 1802, locating in Lawrence township, on Read's Ridge. From a tract of wild land he developed a good farm, locating on what was later the James Spackman place, where he built one of the first brick residences in the county, and made many other extensive and valuable improvements. There he resided until his death.
In connection with the cultivation of his land, he operated a coal mine.
In politics he was a Democrat.

Different sources listing his children disagree. Some of those listed here may have been offspring of his second marriage.

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Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 615, 619, 647.

2 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 9.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 615.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 615, 647, 913.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 615, 619, 647, 903, 1002.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 811.

7 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 5.

8 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 211.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 615, 903.

10 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 6.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 647.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 619, 647.

13 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 416.

14 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 402.

15 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 109.

16 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 310.

17 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 10.

18 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 619, 862, 647.

19 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 12.

20 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 619, 862, 912.

21 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 619.

22 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 619, 647, 826, 862, 912.

23 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 647, 913.

24 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 619, 826, 862, 912.

25 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 862.

26 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 648.


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