Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Rea and Matilda Robinson




Husband William Rea 1 2

           Born: 1820 - Franklin Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1892 2 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Gen. John Rea (1755-1829) 2 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Culbertson (1780-1836) 1 2 6


       Marriage: 



Wife Matilda Robinson 1 2

           Born:  - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: William C. Robinson (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 




Children
1 M William H. Rea 1 2

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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Childs (      -      ) 1


2 M Henry Robinson Rea 1

           Born: 
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Edith Oliver (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Husband - William Rea


He came to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1837, and was first employed with the Pennsylvania Canal Company in its transportation department, but subsequently he engaged in the commission business. Later he became a member of the firm of Robinson, Rea & Company, and was connected with their iron foundry until his death. He was also a director in the Merchants and Mechanics Bank, the Peoples Savings Bank and of the Homewood Cemetery. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.


General Notes: Wife - Matilda Robinson

Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 223.

2 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 141.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 224.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 639.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 222.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 640.


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