Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Andrew Mechesney and Eliza Steele




Husband Andrew Mechesney 1

            AKA: Andrew Machesney 2 3 4
           Born: 18 May 1813 - Unity Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Dec 1890 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 5
         Buried: 


         Father: Andrew Mechesney, Sr. (Abt 1784-1864) 1
         Mother: Mary Henderson (1794-1868) 1 6


       Marriage: 9 Mar 1848 5



Wife Eliza Steele 7 8 9

            AKA: Eliza Steel 3
           Born:  - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 


         Father: John Steele (1789-1860) 9 10
         Mother: Martha Walker (      -      ) 3 8 9 11




Children
1 M John Steel Machesney 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when seven years old
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 M William Henderson Machesney 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when five years old
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 F Mary Martha Mechesney 7

            AKA: Mary Martha Machesney,5 Martha McChesney 12
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Henry Hargnett Murdock (      -      ) 5 7 12
           Marr: 30 Oct 1884 5


4 M Andrew Steele Mechesney 7

            AKA: Andrew Steel Machesney 5
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Nellie B. Nicol (      -      ) 5 7
           Marr: 30 Sep 1885 5


5 F Eliza Mechesney 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



6 F Elizabeth Steel Machesney 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Andrew Mechesney


He was a very successful farmer and stock raiser of Unity township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, until the last five years of his life, which were passed in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was a member and trustee of the Presbyterian Church of New Alexandria, Pennsylvania. He affiliated with the Republican party.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 134.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 24, 369.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 162.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 734, 739.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 739.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 738.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 135.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 369.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 734.

10 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 135, 517.

11 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 517.

12 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 314.


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