Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Smith and Sarah H. Cunningham




Husband William Smith 1 2 3




           Born: 12 Aug 1812 - Bethel Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1889
         Buried: 


         Father: Robert Smith (      -      ) 1 2 3
         Mother: Jean Moore (Abt 1772-1863) 3 4


       Marriage: 16 Apr 1840 4



Wife Sarah H. Cunningham 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: George Cunningham (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Jean [Unk] (      -      ) 4




Children
1 M George C. Smith 1 4

           Born: 9 Sep 1841 - Allegheny Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1893
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Nancy A. McRoberts (      -      ) 1


2 F Adaline J. Smith 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1893
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alexander Bailey (      -      ) 4


3 M Daniel W. Smith 5

           Born: 5 Sep 1852 - Baldwin Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1893
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah Jane Russell (1855-      ) 7
           Marr: 26 Aug 1880 6


4 F Anna B. Smith 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1893
         Buried: 
         Spouse: S. D. Jones (      -      ) 4



General Notes: Husband - William Smith


He was born in Bethel township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and received his education in the common schools, the principal books in use at the time being the United States Speller and Western Calculator. He resided in Bethel township until 1846, when he moved to Baldwin township, same county, and there resided until 1872, when he moved to Bulger, Washington County, and retired from active business. When he and his wife went into house-keeping he had but $2.50 to provide for himself and wife. He was a regular attendant at the Pittsburgh markets, and one article in demand at that time was cut straw, which he carried to market on horseback (tied on with ropes), and sold at 12½ cents a sack; he sold butter at 6 cents per pound; packed oats to Pittsburgh on horse-back, and sold them at 12½ cents per bushel. With these prices obtained, he bought and paid for land.

He and his wife had eleven children, seven of whom were deceased in youth.


Notes: Marriage

Of the Smith and Cunningham families represented in the union of this couple, there were twenty-two children, all of whom were married and raised families, seven of whom celebrated golden weddings. Of the ten children of Robert Smith they lived to an average age of seventy-five years.

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Sources


1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 625.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 674, 1395.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1165.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 674.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 674, 1099.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 677.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1099, 1252.


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