James McKelvy and Rosanna Swisshelm

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Husband James McKelvy ¹

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           Born: Abt 1800
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         Father: James McKelvy (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -1818) 2

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       Marriage: 1824 1

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Wife Rosanna Swisshelm ¹

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           Born:  - near Swissvale Station, Allegheny Co, PA
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         Father: John Swisshelm (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Wonderly (Abt 1780-1874) 1

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Children

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1 U [Unk] McKelvy ¹

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2 U [Unk] McKelvy ¹

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3 U [Unk] McKelvy ¹

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4 M John S. McKelvy ^{1 3}

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           Born: 22 Apr 1841 - Allegheny Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Ellen McGonigal Horner (1840-      ) 3
           Marr: 16 Sep 1863 4

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5 M Dr. William H. McKelvy ¹

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6 M Wilbur T. McKelvy ¹

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7 F Martha J. McKelvy ¹

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         Spouse: Henry Wintersmith (      -      ) 1

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8 M Hon. James M. McKelvy ¹

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9 F Elizabeth McKelvy ¹

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         Spouse: John W. Hagen (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - James McKelvy

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He was about two years of age when his parents came to America. He remained at home until he was married, and three years later purchased the farm adjoining the homestead, on which his son John S. McKelvey later resided. The first habitation on these premises was an old-fashioned log cabin. Through his energy and persistence he brought this place to a high state of cultivation, and was noted far and near for the excellent quality of stock which he raised there, including heavy draft horses, short-horned cattle and sheep. In 1839 he built one of the best brick houses in the entire county, and so well was it constructed that with some repairs and remodeling it still served well the purpose of a good farm house into the twentieth century. He also erected a spacious barn and made many substantial improvements. In his political belief Mr. McKelvy was an old line Whig and later joined the ranks of the Republican party which succeeded it in power. In church faith he was a follower of Methodism, and aided in the erection of the first Methodist Episcopal church in Wilkinsburg, where he took much interest in church work.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 33.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 32.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 176.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 34.