Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Work and Mary T. Hamilton




Husband William Work 1 2 3 4

           Born: 10 Dec 1800 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Nov 1878 - East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 5 6
         Buried:  - Mahoning Church Cemetery, Indiana Co, PA


         Father: William Work (1760-1828) 5 7 8
         Mother: Miriam Scroggs (1775-1850/1855) 5 7 8


       Marriage: 17 Dec 1863 4 6

   Other Spouse: Nancy Brown (1809-1854) 1 2 3 4 - 15 Jul 1827 2 4



Wife Mary T. Hamilton 4 5 6

           Born: 3 Feb 1828 4 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: James Hamilton (      -      ) 6
         Mother: 




Children
1 F Clara Bell Work 4 5 6

           Born: 17 Sep 1868 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Samuel L. Rowe (      -      ) 6


2 M John C. F. Work 4 5 6

           Born: 22 Feb 1870 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lola M. Wyncoop (1872-      ) 9
         Spouse: Mrs.  Shugart (      -      ) 6



General Notes: Husband - William Work


He was born in Ligonier Valley, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and was brought by his parents to what is now East Mahoning township, Indiana County, in early childhood. He received a thorough common school training under his father's tuition, and began to follow farming in his boyhood, continuing that calling all his life. He owned a farm near Little Mahoning creek, near what is now Richmond, and spent the rest of his days there, successfully engaged in general agricultural pursuits and stock raising. [HIC 1913, 980]

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Sources


1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458, 470.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 980.

3 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 221.

4 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 39.

5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458.

6 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 981.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 246.

8 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 744, 980.

9 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 44.


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