Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Work and Nancy Brown




Husband William Work 1 2 3 4

           Born: 10 Dec 1800 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Nov 1878 - East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 5 6
         Buried:  - Mahoning Church Cemetery, Indiana Co, PA


         Father: William Work (1760-1828) 5 7 8
         Mother: Miriam Scroggs (1775-1850/1855) 5 7 8


       Marriage: 15 Jul 1827 2 4

   Other Spouse: Mary T. Hamilton (1828-      ) 4 5 6 - 17 Dec 1863 4 6



Wife Nancy Brown 1 2 3 4

           Born: 12 May 1809 2 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Sep 1854 2 4
         Buried:  - Mahoning Church Cemetery, Indiana Co, PA


         Father: Jeremiah Brown (Abt 1776-1830) 9
         Mother: Elizabeth Cummins (Abt 1779-1853) 10




Children
1 M Jeremiah Brown Work 2 4

            AKA: Margaret B. Work 5
           Born: 24 Oct 1828 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Mar 1852 2
         Buried: 



2 M James M. Work 2 3 4 5 7

           Born: 8 Apr 1830 - East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 2 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1895 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Margaret H. Hamilton (1833-1874) 2 3 5 11
           Marr: 13 Oct 1853 2 11
         Spouse: Annie Rebecca Getty (1838-      ) 2 5 11 12
           Marr: 17 Apr 1879 3 11


3 M David Brown Work 2 4 5

           Born: 14 Mar 1832 - East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 2 13
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1913
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah E. Colkitt (      -1867) 5 6 13
           Marr: 4 Oct 1854 or 1855 - South Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 6 13
         Spouse: Frances Emaline Colkitt (1850-      ) 5 6 13
           Marr: 3 Sep 1867 6 13


4 F Euphemia S. Work 2 4 5

           Born: 30 Mar 1834 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1892 14
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Hamilton (1831-      ) 2 5 13
           Marr: 15 Oct 1856 2 13


5 F Elizabeth B. Work 2 4 5

           Born: 21 Apr 1836 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Sep 1853 2
         Buried: 



6 F Susan C. Work 2 4 5

           Born: 23 May 1838 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Jan 1908 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Thompson Hamilton (      -      ) 2 5 14
           Marr: Mar 1860 2 14


7 F Mary Jane Work 2 4 5

           Born: 8 Jun 1840 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Dec 1910 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Amos S. Miller (1834-      ) 5 6 15
           Marr: 12 Jan 1860 15


8 M William Alexander Scroggs Work 4 5 6

           Born: 2 Feb 1843 - ? Indiana Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Ann Ross (1847-      ) 5 16 17
           Marr: 5 Oct 1865 16 17


9 M Joseph B. Work 4 5 6

           Born: 22 Apr 1845 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Apr 1852 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


10 M Silas Warren Work 4 5 6

           Born: 19 Sep 1848 - East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Caroline Simpson (1845-1913) 5 18
           Marr: 1 Jan 1868 17 18



General Notes: Husband - William Work


He was born in Ligonier Valley, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and was brought by his parents to what is now East Mahoning township, Indiana County, in early childhood. He received a thorough common school training under his father's tuition, and began to follow farming in his boyhood, continuing that calling all his life. He owned a farm near Little Mahoning creek, near what is now Richmond, and spent the rest of his days there, successfully engaged in general agricultural pursuits and stock raising. [HIC 1913, 980]

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Sources


1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458, 470.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 980.

3 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 221.

4 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 39.

5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458.

6 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 981.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 246.

8 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 744, 980.

9 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 460, 470.

10 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 446, 460, 470.

11 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 40.

12 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 219.

13 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 41.

14 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 42.

15 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 43.

16 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 982.

17 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 44.

18 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 983.


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