John C. McNary and Mary Jane Rankin

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Husband John C. McNary ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 30 Jul 1830 - South Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 May 1909 - Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Hill McNary (1805-1877) 5 6
         Mother: Margaret Murray (1807-1882) 6

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       Marriage: 20 Oct 1859 4

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   Other Spouse: Abigail T. "Abbie" Pollock (1840-      ) 3 7 - 20 May 1868 3 4

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• Biographical Sketch: from Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).
To read a brief biographical sketch of his life and career, click here.

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Wife Mary Jane Rankin ^{3 4 8 9 10}

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           Born: 9 Jun 1830 9
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           Died: 28 Jan or 28 Jun 1866 3 4
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         Father: James Clark Rankin (1800-1866) 8 9 11
         Mother: Elizabeth Watson (1800-1874/1875) 8 11 12

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Children

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• They left no descendants.

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General Notes: Husband - John C. McNary

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He passed all his early life on the farm with his father in Chartiers township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, to which the latter moved in 1832. His privilege was to attend one of the best common schools of the county, which became so through the energy and love of education of his father, and a few other worthy patrons.

He and his first wife had six children (there being two pairs of twins among them); all died in infancy.

Early in life he united with the U. P. Church of Chartiers, Pennsylvania, of which he was elected an elder. On the organization of a congregation in Houstonville, he became a member there, as he felt it his duty to take his place where he was most needed. He remained to see the young congregation well established; and when he moved to Canonsburg (in 1892) he again united with old Chartiers, the church of his father. Politically, he was an anti-saloon Republican and ardent Protectionist-and as these two great principles were not embodied in any one party in his day, he was not a very ardent party man.
Before the war he was a brigadier-general in the State Guards, and at times was called "General." For twenty consecutive years, while in the township, he was justice of the peace, and was on that account also familiarly called "squire." He was entrusted with the settlement of very many estates, and always took an active part in all local improvements. He was one of the incorporators of Oak Spring Cemetery Co., and of Western Penn. Agricultural Association. He was one of the original breeders of the National Delaine sheep, and the first man to ever adopt and advertise a flock with the title, "The Delaine Merino." He was president of the Citizens Bank (limited), Canonsburg.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Jane Rankin

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from Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 715.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 335.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 835.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 336.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 715, 717.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 335, 616.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 615.

8 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 868.

9 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 127.

10 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 35.

11 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 32.

12 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 127, 703.