Husband George B. Nye 1
Born: 1 Jul 1863 - Wayne Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 2
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Father: Nathaniel Nye (1835- ) 3
Mother: Rebecca Jane Marshall ( - ) 4
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Wife Ella J. Smiley 2
AKA: Ellen Smiley 5
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Died: Bef 1908
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Father: William Smiley, Jr. (1835- ) 6
Mother: Nancy Morton ( - ) 5
Children
1 M Bill Nye 2
Born: 28 Dec 1892 2
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2 F Myrtle Nye 2
Born: 28 Mar 1894 2
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3 M George Nye 2
Born: 31 Jul 1896 2
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General Notes: Husband - George B. Nye
After he had attended the district school, and obtained a fair degree of education, at the age of sixteen, he entered a sandstone quarry, and worked for three years. Then he was employed as a fireman on the P. & W. R. R., and later held a similar position on the P. C. & S. T. R. R. In 1884, he began his business career by purchasing a store in Hazel Dell, and applying himself to the buying and selling of merchandise. He succeeded his grandfather, John H. Marshall, and at the end of four years transferred his interest to J. M. Marshall of Portersville, Pennsylvania. The next venture was a men's furnishing establishment in Ellwood City, and the building which he bought for his place of business was the block on the corner of Eighth Street and Lawrence Avenue, two stories high, 20x90 feet, built in 1890 by James Smiley. From 1891 to 1894 he carried on business on an ever-enlarging scale, and met with very satisfying results. He was appointed as postmaster in 1893; in order that he might be entirely free to attend to his duties, Mr. Nye sold out his stock of goods, and established the postoffice in the same block, using the Eighth Street entrance. During his residence in Ellwood City, he was justice of the peace for a year, and also officiated as a member of the school board. In Hazel Dell he retained extensive interests, principally of a real nature in land and houses.
He was a member of one secret organization, that being the I. O. O. F., Alma Lodge, No. 1016.
He and his wife were Presbyterians in religious belief, and were among the liberal supporters of the church of that denomination in Ellwood City.