Husband James Ross McAfee 1 2 3
Born: 10 Mar 1822 - Indiana Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1 2
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Died: 29 Apr 1890 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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Father: John McAfee (Abt 1776-1834) 4 5 6
Mother: Mary Thompson (Abt 1779-1870) 1 2 4
Marriage: 15 Feb 1853 1
Other Spouse: Maria E. Reed ( -1852) 1 2 - 23 Jan 1844 1
Wife Louisa A. Craig 1 2 3
AKA: Eliza Craig 7
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Father: Samuel Craig (1797- ) 1 3
Mother: Sally A. Hogg ( - ) 1
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General Notes: Husband - James Ross McAfee
He was raised on the farm, and received his education in the common and select schools and the Greensburg Academy, but when eighteen years of age engaged in teaching school, and occupied himself more or less with teaching for a period of ten years. In 1850 he entered into merchandising, and continued at that business till 1857, when he was elected superintendent of common schools of Westmoreland County (May, 1857), and served from the 1st of June of that year till June 1, 1860. In 1859, during his term as superintendent, he was entered as a law student in the office of Gen. Richard Coulter, and read law with him until the latter went into the army in the war of the Rebellion, when Mr. McAfee entered the office of James A. Hunter, Esq., and with him completed his studies, and was admitted to the bar in 1866.
From 1862 to 1864, Mr. McAfee served as assistant United States assessor for the Twenty-first District of Pennsylvania. In 1864 he resigned the position of assistant assessor, and was elected to the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania from the Westmoreland and Indiana District, and was re-elected in 1865. He served as assistant clerk of the State Senate for seven years, and one year as assistant clerk of the House. In 1879 he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth under the administration of Governor Hoyt.
In 1868, Mr. McAfee was one of the Republican delegates of his district to the Chicago National Convention which nominated Gen. Grant for President and Schuyler Colfax Vice-President. In the same year he was one of the two secretaries of the Republican State Central Committee of Pennsylvania, Galusha A. Grow being chairman. Mr. McAfee was originally a Whig, and cast his first vote for President for Henry Clay in 1844, and was identified with the Republican party from its birth.
In July, 1870, McAfee established The Greensburg Tribune, and in January, 1872, bought out and consolidated with his paper the Greensburg Herald, and associated with himself as proprietors and editors D. S. Atkinson and T. J. Weddell, Esqs. In 1874, Mr. Weddell retired from the paper, selling his interest to his co-proprietors, and the business of the establishment was then conducted under the firm-name of McAfee & Atkinson.
With his first wife he had four children,-two sons and two daughters. One of the sons died in infancy, the other in his twentieth year. The daughters were still living in 1882.