Fergus Morehead Shira and Catherine J. Kelley

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Husband Fergus Morehead Shira ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 4 Feb 1833 - Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: Peter Shira (1800-Aft 1894) 3 4
         Mother: Jane Hutchison (1800-1892) 3 5

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       Marriage: 1 Jan 1857 1

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Wife Catherine J. Kelley ²

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            AKA: Catherine J. Kelly,1 Jane Kelly 6
           Born: 1 Sep 1839 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: Samuel Kelley (1800-1880/1881) 7
         Mother: Eliza McKee (1814-1880/1881) 1 8

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Children

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1 M Samuel Curtis Shira ⁹

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           Born: 6 Dec 1857 9
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2 M Caspian H. Shira ⁹

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           Born: 17 Mar 1860 9
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General Notes: Husband - Fergus Morehead Shira

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He was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools and at Witherspoon Institute. After marriage, he and his wife took up their residence in Washington township, Butler County, PA, where he followed the carpenter's trade, and also engaged in oil operating in Venango county. In 1869 he located near Parker City, which was thereafter his home. He followed his trade for some years, but later devoted his attention to oil producing. He was an elder in the Presbyterian church, was a member of the Masonic order, and was connected with the Royal Templars. Politically, he was a leading Republican of his township, served as justice of the peace, and was a candidate for sheriff in 1882.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1294.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 688.

3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 296.

4 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1025.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1019.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 835.

7 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 687.

8 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1218.

9 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1295.