Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Reuben McKinley McKelvey and Jane Menoher




Husband Reuben McKinley McKelvey 1 2 3

           Born: 18 Apr 1822 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 3 4
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         Father: James McKelvey (      -      ) 2 3 4
         Mother: Jane Paterson (      -      ) 2 3 4


       Marriage: 



Wife Jane Menoher 2 3 5

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         Father: Charles Menoher (      -      ) 3 6
         Mother: Sarah Clifford (1797-1850) 3 7




Children
1 M Samuel M. McKelvey 2 3 4

           Born: 26 Dec 1849 - Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 4
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         Spouse: Elizabeth J. Johnston (      -      ) 8
         Spouse: Elizabeth Matthews (      -      ) 8


2 F Jane A. "Jennie" McKelvey 3 9

            AKA: Jannie McKelvey 4
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         Spouse: Benjamin R. Robb (1841-      ) 4 10


3 F Sarah Clifford "Sadie" McKelvey 2 3 4

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           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 M James McKelvey 2 3 4 11

           Born: 22 Jun 1856 - Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Minerva "Minnie" McClure (      -1887) 3 10 11


5 F Samantha McKelvey 3 4

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6 F Permilla "Millie" McKelvey 3 12

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Josiah H. Brant (      -      ) 3 12
           Marr: 1889 13


7 F Catherine McKelvey 3 4

           Born: 
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         Buried: 
         Spouse: F. S. Robb (      -      ) 3 4


8 F Josephine McKelvey 3 12

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Cyrus C. Brant (      -      ) 3 14
           Marr: 2 Sep 1903 13


9 F Agnes McKelvey 4 15

           Born: 28 Jun 1869 - Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Jacob E. Keffer (1855-      ) 4 15
           Marr: 28 Jun 1894 15


10 F Emma Alice McKelvey 3 4

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         Spouse: Herbert Johnston (      -      ) 3 4



General Notes: Husband - Reuben McKinley McKelvey


He spent his life as a farmer. About 1850 he purchased a farm which was later occupied by his son James. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and was a Democrat.

He was born in the Ligonier Valley, and spent his life as a farmer. His estate, which he purchased in 1850, was later owned by his grandson, Earl Craig McKelvey. Mr. McKelvey was a Democrat and a member of the Presbyterian church. Both he and his father carried on an extensive business as wagoners on the old Pittsburgh pike, handling, among other things, stone for the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Latrobe and hauling material into Pittsburgh when the end of the line was at Beatty, Pennsylvania.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 176, 319, 323.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 316.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1061.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 176.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 176, 323.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 245, 323, 328.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 245, 323.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 177.

9 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 316, 317.

10 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 317.

11 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 87.

12 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 176, 316.

13 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 316.

14 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 176, 315.

15 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1060.


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