Joseph Elder and Eliza Penrose

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Husband Joseph Elder ^{1 2}

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           Died:  - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA
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         Father: Joseph Elder (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Unknown (      -      )

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Eliza Penrose ³

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            AKA: Elizabeth Penrose 2
           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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Children

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1 F Mary W. Elder ^{2 3}

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           Born: 2 May 1841 - near Ligonier, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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           Died: Aft 1914
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         Spouse: John Giesey Lowry (1832-1906) 3 4
           Marr: 29 Jun 1865 2

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2 M John Elder ²

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Margaret Elder ^{2 3}

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           Died: Aft 1914
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         Spouse: Thomas Smith (      -      ) 2 3

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4 M William A. Elder ^{2 3}

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           Died: Aft 1914
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         Spouse: Lettie McKelvey (      -      ) 2

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5 F Elizabeth McFarland Elder ^{2 5}

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           Born: 1 Dec 1849 3
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           Died: 21 Oct 1914 - Ligonier, Westmoreland Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Henry A. Shoup (1852-1916) 2 5
           Marr: 2 Oct 1873 5

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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, he was originally a Whig, and later identified himself with the Republicans. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church of Ligonier.

He came to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, with his parents as a boy, and there grew up, acquiring a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. He and his family were members of the Presbyterian church, and he was a staunch Republican.

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

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 266.

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

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 265.

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