Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Thomas McGough and Lydia Collins McCalmont




Husband Thomas McGough 1 2

           Born: 7 Nov 1851 - Parkers Landing, Armstrong Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jul 1915 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3
         Buried: 6 Jul 1915 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 4


         Father: Peter McGough (1822-      ) 1 3
         Mother: Sarah L. Marshall (1827-1904) 1 3


       Marriage: Jan 1886 - ? Venango Co, PA 5

   Other Spouse: Katherine C. Cowles (      -      ) 3 - 24 Jun 1896 - ? Venango Co, PA



Wife Lydia Collins McCalmont 5 6

           Born: 12 Feb 1854 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Nov or 24 Nov 1889 3 5
         Buried: 22 Nov 1889 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 4


         Father: Gen. Alfred Brunson McCalmont (1825-1874) 8 9 10 11
         Mother: Sarah Frances Evans (1829-1898) 12




Children
1 M [Infant] McGough

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 22 Nov 1889 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 4




General Notes: Husband - Thomas McGough


He accompanied his parents to Franklin, PA, where he had public school advantages. Later he studied at both Westminster and Allegheny Colleges, in Pennsylvania, eventually entering Princeton University, where he graduated A. B. in 1873 (he received the degree of A. M. from his alma mater in 1876). Upon his return from college Mr. McGough studied law for a time at Parkers Landing, PA, and for a short time was engaged in the banking business there. But before long he was continuing his law studies at Franklin, with Judge Christopher Heydrick, and gained admission to the bar of Venango County in July, 1876, from which time until his death he devoted most of his time to his profession. His recognition came early, for he was elected district attorney in 1879, and gave such excellent satisfaction that he was twice reelected, serving to the close of 1888 with distinguished ability, and incidentally becoming very well known in the courts and legal fraternity throughout this region. In 1800 he made a trip to Europe, spending six months abroad. In 1896 Mr. McGough was elected, on the Republican ticket, to represent his district in the State Legislature, and served one term in that body with characteristic fidelity to all his obligations. In the year 1904 he became city solicitor, and served in that capacity continuously until 1914, and he was also referee in bankruptcy throughout that period, holding the latter position from 1904 until his death, in 1915. Meantime he also handled a large private practice skillfully, caring for the interests of his clients conscientiously, his varied experience proving a great advantage in the management of his own work. He had the confidence of his patrons and the esteem of his associates to an unusual degree, attracted as much by his personal qualities as by his legal learning.
He was one of the founders of the Franklin Club (formerly known as the Nursery), and he also took a leading part in organizing the Franklin lodge of B. P. O. Elks, which he served as its first exalted ruler. He likewise affiliated with the A. O. U. W. His family were Presbyterians, and he held membership in the First Presbyterian Church of Franklin. [CAB, 767]


Notes: Marriage

They were married in 1885. [HVC 1919, 767]

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Sources


1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 811.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 455, 766.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 767.

4 Franklin Cemetery - Record of Interments (Franklin, PA.).

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 812.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 455, 767.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 455.

8 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 176.

9 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 182.

10 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 452.

11 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. II (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 84.

12 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 222, 455.


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