Joseph Elder and Eliza Penrose

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Husband Joseph Elder ¹

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Wife Eliza Penrose ²

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Children

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1 F Mary Elder ²

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         Spouse: John G. Lowry (      -      ) 2

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2 F Margaret Elder ²

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         Spouse: Thomas Smith (      -      ) 2

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3 M William A. Elder ²

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4 F Elizabeth McFarland Elder ³

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           Born: 1 Dec 1849 2
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           Died: 21 Oct 1914 - Ligonier, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Henry A. Shoup (1852-1916) 3
           Marr: 2 Oct 1873 3

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Elder

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He was of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and first settled in Path Valley, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, subsequently removing to Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County. There he became the owner of a one hundred and sixty acre farm which he succeeded in clearing. Politically Mr. Elder was originally a Whig, but later identified himself with the Republicans. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church of Ligonier.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 218.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 219.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 217.