James McElhaney and Catharine A. Kephart

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Husband James McElhaney ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Jun 1813 - Pithole, Cornplanter Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
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         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Alexander McElhaney (Abt 1771-1859) 2 4
         Mother: Mary Ann Dawson (Abt 1783-1859) 2 4

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       Marriage: 1839 2

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Wife Catharine A. Kephart ²

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           Born: 1822
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           Died: 1918
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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Children

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1 M Naugle McElhaney ²

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2 F Elizabeth McElhaney ^{2 5}

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         Spouse: Hiram Graham (1830-Abt 1900) 2 6

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3 F Mary J. McElhaney ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Stewart (      -      ) 2

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4 F Susanna McElhaney ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Marshall (      -      ) 2

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5 M Henry E. McElhaney ²

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6 F Laura McElhaney ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Gould (      -      ) 2

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7 F Viola McElhaney ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Pettit (      -      ) 2

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8 F Estella McElhaney ²

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9 F Adaline McElhaney

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           Born: Abt Sep 1848
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           Died: 10 Oct 1887
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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10 M Hugh McElhaney

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           Born: Cal 17 Apr 1851
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           Died: 26 Dec 1877
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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General Notes: Husband - James McElhaney

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He began farming in 1839, upon a farm included in the four hundred acre tract originally secured by his father in Sandycreek township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 641.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1027.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 75.

4 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 363.

5 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 16x.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 750.