W. H. Empfield and Margaret Melissa Irwin

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Husband W. H. Empfield ¹

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       Marriage: 16 Apr 1863 1

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Wife Margaret Melissa Irwin ²

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           Born: 27 Jan 1844 1
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         Father: John Irwin (1813-      ) 2 3 4
         Mother: Catherine R. Banks (      -      ) 2 3 4

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Children

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1 F Mary Catharine Empfield ⁵

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           Born: 5 May 1864 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M William Nelson Empfield ⁵

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           Born: 18 Jun 1860 5
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3 F Nancy E. Empfield ⁵

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           Born: 24 Jul 1868 5
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4 F Sarah Gertrude Empfield ⁵

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           Born: 1 Jan 1871 5
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5 M John Irwin Empfield ⁵

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           Born: 24 Jul 1873 5
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6 U Alta Zora Empfield ⁵

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           Born: 26 Sep 1875 5
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7 M Harry Banks Empfield ⁵

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           Born: 19 Apr 1878 5
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8 F Jennie Bell Empfield ⁵

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           Born: 9 Apr 1881 5
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General Notes: Husband - W. H. Empfield

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Brush Valley Twp, Indiana Co, PA - a farmer

He enlisted in the U. S. service in July, 1868 [sic]. He belonged to Co. B 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, and was wounded on the 20th of August, 1862, at the second battle of Bull Run, his skull being crushed in by a piece of a shell. He was taken prisoner, and was in the hands of the enemy until September 6, 1862, when he was paroled, and arrived at Carver Hospital September 7. He was discharged October 29, of the same year.

1 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 32.

2 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 31.

3 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 505.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 958.

5 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 33.