Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James R. Deniston




Husband James R. Deniston 1 2




           Born: 17 Mar 1832 or 1834 - Allegheny Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 6 Jan 1915 2
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         Father: Samuel Deniston (1798-1856) 1 2
         Mother: Laetitia Sturgeon (      -      ) 3





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General Notes: Husband - James R. Deniston


He was born in Squirrell Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In early childhood he went with the family to the homestead farm on the Monongahela River, and lived there continuously until his death. When his father died he shared with his brother, Henry, the management of the Deniston estate and had many business interests. He was for many years a director of the Braddock National Bank. As a member of the Swissvale Presbyterian Church, he was among the influential and substantial citizens of the vicinity.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 19.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 174.

3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 345.

4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 175.


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