W. M. Epley and Melissa J. Bailey

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Husband W. M. Epley ¹

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           Born: 24 Oct 1820 - Columbia, Lancaster Co, PA 2
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         Father: Peter Epley (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Amelia Sterrett (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 27 Jul 1860 3

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Wife Melissa J. Bailey ⁴

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            AKA: Melissa L. Bailey 5
           Born: 16 Feb 1836 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 5
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         Father: Samuel Bailey (1795-1855) 6 7
         Mother: Mary Kinnear (1800-1874) 7 8

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Children

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1 M James Epley ³

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2 F Mary Epley ³

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3 M William Epley ³

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4 M Sidney Epley ³

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5 M Arthur Epley ³

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6 M Henry Epley ³

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General Notes: Husband - W. M. Epley

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He was engaged in farming until the spring of 1842, when he came to Clarion County and entered the employ of Shippen, Black & Company, who were engaged in the manufacture of pig metal and bar iron. After leaving them he assumed the management of Clay furnace, formerly known as Horse Creek, and then owned by Ed­mund Evans, remaining there until the spring of 1849, when he became associated with William Elliott under the firm name of Elliott & Epley in the ownership of the Franklin foundry. Retiring in 1856, he engaged for several years in various lines of business. In 1862 in connection with T. H. Martin he purchased the dry-goods business formerly carried on by Myron Park, and continued in this as a member of the firm of Martin & Epley until 1868; during this period he was also engaged in the hardware trade at Frank­lin. In 1865 he engaged in the drug business under the firm name of S. S. Painter & Company; Martin & Epley succeeded to Painter's interest in 1867, and from that date he has been a member of the last named firm. He is a Democrat in politics, and is connected with the Masonic fraternity. [HVC 1890, 823]

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 762, 822.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 822.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 823.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 762, 823.

5 Emma Siggins White, The Kinnears and Their Kin (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1916), Pg 20.

6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 355, 762.

7 Emma Siggins White, The Kinnears and Their Kin (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1916), Pg 17.

8 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 762.