W. James McNary and Margaret E. "Maggie" Proudfit

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Husband W. James McNary ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 1 Dec 1850 - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 2 5
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         Father: Joseph McNary (1802-1874) 6 7
         Mother: Jane Rea (      -      ) 6 7

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       Marriage: 25 Dec 1879 4 8

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Wife Margaret E. "Maggie" Proudfit ^{3 4 5 8}

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           Born: 15 Aug 1855 4 5
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           Died: 30 Dec 1936 4
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         Father: Robert Fulton Proudfit (1821-1886/1887) 4 9 10 11
         Mother: Sarah E. Porter (1823-      ) 4 11 12

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Children

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1 F Sarah Jeanette McNary ^{4 5}

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           Born: 11 Apr 1883 4
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         Spouse: Charles H. Russell (      -      ) 4 8
           Marr: 2 Apr 1908 4

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2 F Esther Roberta McNary ^{4 5 8}

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           Born: 15 Jun 1887 4
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General Notes: Husband - W. James McNary

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He obtained his education in the public schools of Smith Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He remained at home and after his marriage engaged in farming, managing and operating 100 acres of his father's large estate. This he continued until 1903, when he sold his 100 acres to the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company, who found it rich in valuable coal deposits. He was a stockholder in the Burgettstown National Bank and had other investments.
He and his family were members of the First United Presbyterian Church at Burgettstown. In politics he was a Democrat and served as town auditor.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 843, 81.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1139.

3 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 31.

4 Alvin D. White, The Lyles of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Burgettstown, PA: The Enterprise Press, 1963), Pg 40.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 844.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 81.

7 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1139, 1294.

8 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1140.

9 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 931.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 504, 774, 844, 1444.

11 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 30.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 774, 844.