W. H. Dight and Sarah A. Shearer

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Husband W. H. Dight ¹

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           Born: 14 Apr 1839 - Coolspring Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
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         Father: Richard Dight (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Matilda Downs (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1 Mar 1859 1

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Wife Sarah A. Shearer ¹

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           Born:  - Crawford Co, PA
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1 M Melvin J. Dight ²

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         Spouse: Maggie Pizor (      -      ) 2

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2 M Dawson Dight ²

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            AKA: Davson Dight 3
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         Spouse: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pizor (      -      ) 2 3

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3 M Isaac L. Dight ²

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4 F Maggie L. Dight ²

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5 F Minnie J. Dight ²

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6 F Sadie Dight ²

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7 F Ella Dight ²

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8 F Cloa Dight ²

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9 M John Dight ²

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10 F Ines Dight ²

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General Notes: Husband - W. H. Dight

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He attended the old Stokely School, and when nineteen years of age learned the trade of a brick-mason, which he followed the greater portion of his life.

He enlisted in 1862 in Company A, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served three years, and was wounded at Cold Harbor. He was commander of Company F, Fifteenth Pennsylvania National Guard, and promoted to major. He was a member of Centreville Post No. 305, G. A. R. He served as a school director and was justice of the peace for over fifteen years. He was a Republican, and by that party was elected county commissioner of Mercer County in 1887.
He and his wife were Presbyterians at North Liberty.

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

2 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1040.

3 Thomas E. Armstrong & June H. Moyer, History of the Armstrong Family from 980 to 1939 A.D. (Sharon, PA: 1939), Pg 130.