James Waugh and Jane Thompson

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Husband James Waugh ^{1 2}

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           Born: 5 Jul 1788 - Cumberland Co, PA 1
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           Died: 18 Jul 1874 3
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         Father: James Waugh (      -1815) 1 4
         Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage:  - New Bedford, Lawrence Co, PA

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Wife Jane Thompson ³

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           Born: Jul 1788 3
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           Died: 19 Jul 1861 3
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Children

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1 F Margaret Waugh ³

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           Died: Bef 1888
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2 F Elizabeth Waugh ³

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           Died: Bef 1888
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3 M John Waugh ³

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4 M Hon. William Waugh ¹

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           Born: 4 May 1818 - New Bedford, Lawrence Co, PA 1
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           Died: Aft 1909
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         Spouse: Annie D. Lasher (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 6 Feb 1846 3

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General Notes: Husband - James Waugh

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When a boy, he crossed the mountains to Crawford County, Pennsylvania, with Alexander Power, a pioneer surveyor of that county, whence he subsequently returned to Cumberland County. Soon after reaching manhood he opened a small store in a log cabin near New Bedford, in a part of Mercer County that later became Lawrence County, into which town he subsequently removed. About 1824 he formed a partnership with his brother, Alexander Power Waugh, under the firm name of J. & A. P. Waugh, and started a store in Greenville. They carried on merchandising in that town about twenty years, and during this period operated its leading mercantile establishment. Their business house stood west of the Shenango, on Main Street.

He and his family resided in New Bedford till the spring of 1829, when he joined his brother at Greenville. Politically he was a Whig, and in 1828 was elected from Mercer County to the Legislature, and served one term.
During the War of 1812 he served at Erie, in Capt. Gilliland's company. The family were Presbyterians.
He was a self-educated man, of strong argumentative ability, and a wide knowledge of men and affairs.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 833.

2 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 150.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 834.

4 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 149.