John Riddle Sankey and Cynthia Espy

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Husband John Riddle Sankey ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 3 Nov 1797 1 3
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           Died: 27 Mar 1868 or 29 Mar 1869 - near New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: Maj. Ezekiel Sankey, Sr. (1772-1813/1813) 1 4 5 6
         Mother: Jane Cubbison (1767-      ) 1 7

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Wife Cynthia Espy ³

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           Born: Apr 1799 - Tarrstown, Lawrence Co, PA 3
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           Died: Jun 1854 - near New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA 3
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Children

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1 F Mary A. Sankey ⁸

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         Spouse: R. R. King (      -      ) 8

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2 M Ezekiel H. Sankey ⁸

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           Born: 1823 - near New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA 8
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         Spouse: Nancy Espy (      -1873) 8
           Marr: 1845 8

         Spouse: Bathenia McKean (      -      ) 9
           Marr: 1875 9

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3 M John E. Sankey ³

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           Born: 11 Jun 1827 - Edenburg, Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Nancy A. Wines (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 8 Nov 1849 3

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4 F Sarah J. Sankey ⁸

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           Died: Bef 1888
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5 F [Unk] Sankey ⁸

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           Died: when four or five years old
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Ruth Sankey ⁸

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7 F Rebecca Sankey ⁸

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           Died: Aft 1888
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         Spouse: S. McMillen (      -Bef 1888) 8

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General Notes: Husband - John Riddle Sankey

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He grew to manhood on the old homestead in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. He learned the cabinet-maker's trade, which he followed most of his life, in that portion of the state.
Politically he was a Democrat. He was postmaster at the Old Harbor on the canal for many years.
He and his wife reared six children, all of whom were still living in 1888.

1 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 165.

2 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 86.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 825.

4 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 224.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 85, 194.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1623.

7 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 195.

8 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1165.

9 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1166.