James Brush and Mary Findley

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Husband James Brush ¹

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           Born:  - Sandy Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA
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         Father: James Brush, Jr. (      -1840) 2 3
         Mother: Margaret Sheakley (1780-Bef 1888) 4 5

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Wife Mary Findley ¹

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         Father: Robert Findley (      -1849) 1
         Mother: Ann McCracken (      -Bef 1888) 6

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Children

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1 M John Brush ⁵

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2 F Margaret A. Brush ⁵

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           Born: 26 Jan 1846 - Sandy Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 5
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           Died: Aft 1909
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         Spouse: William R. Ross (1838-1901) 5

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General Notes: Husband - James Brush

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He was born on the old homestead in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer County, PA, and remained with his parents until his marriage, when he moved to a farm at Sheakleyville, which he had inherited from his parents, and upon which he resided the remainder of his life. He was an elder of the United Presbyterian Church for many years, and a citizen of strong and Christian character. [HMC 1909, 995]
Besides John and Margaret, he and his wife had three sons and two daughters who were deceased before 1909.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Findley

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Residing in Sheakleyville, PA, in 1888.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 663.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1103.

3 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 994.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1102.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 995.

6 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 663, 1098.