Rev. John M. Dight and Martha M. Rutchey

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Husband Rev. John M. Dight ^{1 2 3}

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         Father: Richard Dight (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Matilda Downs (      -      ) 1

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Wife Martha M. Rutchey ^{2 3}

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Children

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1 M John Clayton Dight ^{2 3}

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            AKA: J. C. Dwight 4
           Born: 17 Nov 1876 - Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA 2 3
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         Spouse: Blanche T. Harper (      -      ) 3 4 5
           Marr: 28 Oct 1899 3

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2 M Dr. H. H. Dight ⁵

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3 M Rev. H. W. Dight ⁵

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4 M Dr. E. K. Dight ⁵

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5 F Alice Dight ⁵

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         Spouse: Rev. H. E. Whitmyer (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. John M. Dight

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He was county superintendent of schools of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, at the time of the birth of his son, John Clayton Dight. Later he entered the ministry of the United Presbyterian Church and was for more than thirty-two years pastor of the Mount Pleasant congregation, on the dividing line between Butler and Allegheny counties, Pennsylvania. Rev. Mr. Dight served a term as member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania in 1907, being the only United Presbyterian minister who was ever a member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth.

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General Notes: Wife - Martha M. Rutchey

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from Venango Co, PA

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1039.

2 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 195.

3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 215.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 856.

5 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 196.