Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Letherman and Christina Myers




Husband John Letherman 1 2

            AKA: John Leatherman 3
           Born:  - Maryland
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
       Marriage:  - Washington Co, PA



Wife Christina Myers 1

           Born: 
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         Father: John Myers (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Conkle (      -      ) 4




Children
1 M Demas M. Letherman 1 2

           Born: 8 Mar 1817 - West Bethlehem Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1878 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jane B. Munce (      -      ) 1 2


2 M Joseph Letherman 1

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3 F Sarah Letherman 1

            AKA: Sarah Leatherman 5
           Born:  - West Bethlehem Twp, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1906 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Harrison Richardson (      -1884) 1 7 8


4 F Lydia Letherman 1 9

            AKA: Lydia Leatherman 3
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Solomon Tombaugh (1823-Aft 1893) 9 10


5 F Lucy M. Letherman 1 11

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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Byron Clark, M.D. (1837-1909) 1 12
           Marr: 1861 11


6 F Jane Letherman 1 9

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Matthias Tombaugh (1834-      ) 13



General Notes: Husband - John Letherman


He was a native of Maryland, and coming to Washington County, Pennsylvania, was there married. The young couple settled on a farm in West Bethlehem township.
He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and in political opinion first affiliated with the Whig party, afterward becoming a Republican. He was an organizer of the Brethren (or Dunkard) Church in West Bethlehem township.

He was one of the first and strongest Abolitionists of Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 350.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1027.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1101.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 680.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1062, 1096.

6 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1065.

7 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 699.

8 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1096.

9 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 973.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 350, 742, 1101.

11 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1082.

12 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1081.

13 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 742, 973, 1101.


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