Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Duncan Carmichael and Harriet E. Covert




Husband Duncan Carmichael 1

           Born: 4 May 1843 - near Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1923 2
         Buried:  - Hendersonville Cemetery, Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA


         Father: Aaron Carmichael (1806-1885) 1 3
         Mother: Margaret Henderson (1810-1875) 1 4


       Marriage: 4 Jul 1865 - Butler Co, PA 5

   Other Spouse: Emily T. Mackey (1849-1928) 5 - 12 Dec 1873 5



Wife Harriet E. Covert 5

           Born: 1845 - ? Butler Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Apr 1871 2 5
         Buried:  - Hendersonville Cemetery, Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA


Children
1 F Lillian Luella Carmichael 2

           Born: 21 Aug 1867 - Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jan 1881 2
         Buried:  - Hendersonville Cemetery, Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - Duncan Carmichael


He had three children with his first wife, all were dead by 1888. He was elected county commissioner of Mercer County, PA, in 1887; was a school director; a member of I. O. O. F., and a stanch Democrat. He and his second wife were members of the Wesleyan Methodist church.

He was a farmer; educated in the public schools, and always lived on the farm on which he was born except three years, 1888-89-90, when he lived in Mercer, serving as County Commissioner of Mercer County, to which office he was elected the fall of 1887. He was a large man, six feet, six inches tall and well over 200 pounds in weight, and was well and favorably known throughout Mercer and adjoining counties. He was known in the Hendersonville region as "Big Dune" to distinguish him from a cousin of the same name. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge for almost 50 years.

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Sources


1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1073.

2 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 76.

3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 63.

4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 64.

5 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1074.


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