Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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David Shira and Maria Hutchison




Husband David Shira 1 2 3 4

           Born: 4 Mar 1805 - Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Apr 1885 - ? Butler Co, PA 2
         Buried: 


         Father: John Shira (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Maria Ann Frifugle (      -      ) 1 2


       Marriage: 



Wife Maria Hutchison 1 4 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Apr 1890 2
         Buried: 


         Father: William Hutchison (Abt 1769-1814) 6
         Mother: Margaret [Unk] (      -1815) 6




Children
1 M John Shira 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 



2 M William M. Shira 1 2 3

           Born: 23 Jun 1833 - Butler Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elizabeth M. Christy (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 29 Jun 1850 2


3 M Samuel Shira 1 2 3

           Born: 7 Jan 1836 - Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA 3 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ruth E. Steintorf (1840-      ) 7
           Marr: 22 Feb 1859 7


4 M Robert O. Shira 1 8 9

           Born: 10 Jun 1839 - Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Clara E. Graham (      -1879) 11
         Spouse: Margaret Hays (1844-Bet 1895/1914) 9 11
           Marr: 5 Oct 1888 11


5 M Alfred L. Shira 1 2 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 



6 M David Henderson Shira 1 2 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 



7 F Eliza Jane Shira 1 2 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John T. Kelly (1838-      ) 12 13
           Marr: 25 Aug 1864 14


8 F Maria Anna Shira 1 2 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - David Shira


He came to Western Pennsyl­vania from one of the eastern counties and was a man of some substance and unlim­ited enterprise. In 1802 he secured a whole section of land in Butler County from the Government, and the sheepskin deed is­sued binding this transaction was the only one of its kind in the county records. When he took up his residence the only real out­let that the section had was the old post road to Pittsburg. He amassed an estate of $35,000, a very large one for his time and locality. Physically he was a man of note as were his five sons, their combined weight being 1500 pounds and their added height being thirty-seven feet.

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Sources


1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 438.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1293.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1086.

4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 296.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1019, 1293.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1018.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1294.

8 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1005, 1293.

9 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 641.

10 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1005.

11 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1006.

12 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 412.

13 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 809, 1297.

14 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 809.


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