John Shale and Rebecca Best

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Husband John Shale ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1817 - England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1866 3
         Buried:  - Valley Cemetery, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: John Shale (1791-1860) 1
         Mother: Sarah Preston (      -1876) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Rebecca Best ^{2 3}

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           Born: 1818 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 May 1890 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: Jacob Best (      -Bef 1876) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Shale (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 M William Shale ³

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           Born: 
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           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Elizabeth C. Shale ³

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           Born: 
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         Buried: 

         Spouse: John W. Campbell (      -      ) 3

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3 F Sarah Shale ³

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Michael Loser (      -      ) 3

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4 M Joseph Shale ³

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Loser (      -      ) 3

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5 M Samuel P. Shale ³

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Jane Hoover (      -      ) 3

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6 F Rachel Shale ³

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: James Smart (      -      ) 3

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7 M John P. Shale ¹

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           Born: 2 Jul 1853 - Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Harriet Rankin (1860-      ) 3
           Marr: 2 Mar 1880 3

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8 M Jacob B. Shale ³

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Sarah Mills (      -      ) 3

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9 F Mollie Shale ³

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           Born: 
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           Died: when nineteen years old
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - John Shale

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He received a good education, and then assisted his father in the butcher business and in farming. After the family settled in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, he took up the occupation of a wagoner on the Old Pike, and followed this business for twelve years, owning and managing four six-horse teams, hauling metal and other goods. He frequently made trips from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. He finally abandoned the Pike and bought a farm in Cook township, Westmoreland County, and devoted his entire time and attention to the cultivation of this piece of land. His political affiliations were Democratic, and he served as school director for some time, this being the only public position which he would consent to hold. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a class leader and trustee.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 584.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 859.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 585.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 858.