John Updegraff, Esq. and Margaret Elizabeth Peoples

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Husband John Updegraff, Esq. ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 9 Mar 1839 1
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         Father: Uriah Updegraff (1810-1882) 1 4
         Mother: Ann Covode (      -1869) 1 4

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       Marriage: 28 Aug 1879 1

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Wife Margaret Elizabeth Peoples ^{2 3 5}

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            AKA: Elizabeth Peafels 1
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         Father: William Peoples (1821-1896) 6
         Mother: Margaret Hill Moorhead (      -Bef 1896) 6 7

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Children

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1 F A. Grace Updegraff ^{3 5}

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           Born: 22 Nov 1880 5
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         Spouse: Lewis Russell (      -      ) 3

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2 M Samuel Updegraff ^{1 3}

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           Born: 4 Apr 1883 5
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3 M William R. Updegraff ^{3 5}

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           Born: 4 May 1885 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Mary Elizabeth Updegraff ^{1 3}

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           Born: 20 Jul 1887 5
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General Notes: Husband - John Updegraff, Esq.

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He served in the Civil War: enlisted in August, 1863, in Cavalry Troop B, serving as a private for six months; he re-enlisted in August, 1864, in the Two Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, and saw active service for a year. He participated in the battle of Fort Steadmen and also Petersburg, in which he was wounded, April 2, 1865, this resulting in the loss of his left arm. At the cessation of hostilities he returned home and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served his township as justice of the peace for one term, school director for three terms, and engaged for two terms in school teaching. He later resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he had extensive real estate interests.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 20.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 52.

3 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 128.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 103.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 405.

6 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 127.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 52, 1082.