Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William McElroy and Catherine McClintock




Husband William McElroy 1

           Born:  - Allegheny Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1883
         Buried: 


         Father: Thomas McElroy (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Margaret McMillan (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Catherine McClintock 1

           Born: 13 Dec 1814 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Mar 1911 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Joseph McClintock (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Sarah McCullough (      -      ) 1



   Other Spouse: William Kirker (Abt 1812-Abt 1891) 1 - Abt 1887


Children
1 F Agnes McElroy 1

           Born: Nov 1837 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Thomas Hope (      -      ) 1


2 M John H. McElroy 1

           Born: 26 Jan 1840 - near Turtle Creek, Wilkins Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Isabella Patterson (      -      ) 3 4


3 M Joseph M. McElroy 5 6

           Born: Feb 1842 - Allegheny Co, PA 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Apr 1912 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Martha J. Woodburn (1845-      ) 7 8
           Marr: 1868 7


4 F Isabella McElroy 1

           Born: Oct 1844 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Bell (      -      ) 1


5 F Mary McElroy 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


6 F Catherine McElroy 1

           Born: Aug 1850 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Henry Finney (      -      ) 1


7 M Johnson McElroy 1

           Born: 1853 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mrs.  Dunkle (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Wife - Catherine McClintock


Her great-grandfather, Adam Galt, a soldier in the revo­lutionary war, was the grandson of Robert Galt, a native of Ireland, born in 1710, who came to America as a young man, settling in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Romance or fate had a part in the life of Catherine (McClintock) McElroy. In her early girlhood she betrothed herself to William Kirker, but her mother, having decided that she must marry William McElroy, compelled her to break her engagement with Mr. Kirker. After McElroy's death she lived with her children until the year 1888, when Mr. Kirker, who had in the meantime married and become a widower, again sought her hand. They were married at the ages of seventy-three and seventy-five years, respectively. Four years later an incurable malady attacked him, and he died a short time afterward.

At the time of her demise she had the distinction of being the oldest woman in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, having reached the remarkable age of ninety-six years.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 528.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 527.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 684.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 529.

5 —, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 446.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 465, 528.

7 —, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 447.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 465.


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