J. S. Espey and Sarah A. Woods

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Husband J. S. Espey ¹

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           Born: 16 Jul 1841 - Allegheny Co, PA 1
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         Father: James Espey (1815-1883) 2
         Mother: Susan Sill (1816-Aft 1893) 2 3

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       Marriage: 27 Dec 1866 1

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Wife Sarah A. Woods ¹

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         Father: Samuel Woods (1798-1867) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Fife (1800-1865) 1

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Children

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1 F Minnie L. Espey ¹

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           Born: 3 Sep 1867 1
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           Died: 14 Feb 1892 1
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         Spouse: Howard Herriott (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 31 Dec 1890 1

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2 F Ada S. Espey ¹

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           Born: 25 Aug 1870 1
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3 M James J. Espey ¹

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           Born: 9 Feb 1876 1
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4 F Carrie May Espey ¹

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           Born: 1 May 1879 1
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5 M Joseph W. Espey ¹

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           Born: 15 Nov 1880 1
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           Died: 25 May 1881 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - J. S. Espey

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He was in Allegheny County, PA, and received his education in the dis­trict schools of that county. In April, 1861, he enlisted at Pittsburgh, PA, in the three months' call for troops, and on July 4, 1861, reenlisted, this time for three years, or during the war, in Company H, Sixty, second P. V. I. He was mustered into the service at Pittsburgh, and assigned to the Second Brigade, First Divis­ion, Fifth Army Corps, soon thereafter being promoted to the rank of sergeant of the company. He participated in the following engagements: battle and siege of Yorktown; Hanover C. H., May 27, 1862. Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862; Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862; Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; Harrison's Landing, July 31, 1862; Gainesville, August 27, 1862; Antietam, Septem­ber 17, 1862; Blackford's Ford, September 20, 1862, Kearneysville, September 29, 1862; Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; Chancellorsville, May 1, 2, 3, 1863; Gettysburg, July 2, 3, 1863; Funkstown, MD, July 12, 1863; Rappahannock Station, November 7, 1863; New Hope Church, November 28, 1863; Mine Run, November 30, 1863; Wilderness, May 30, 1864. At the battle of Spottsylvania Court House he was wounded on the left shoulder, on account of which he was confined in Lincoln Hospital, Washington, D. C. He went home on a furlough, but returned to Washington, and on July 13, 1864, received an honorable discharge at Pittsburgh. He then returned to Allegheny county. After marriage, he and his wife came to Cecil township, Washington County, in 1868. In 1874 he bought an improved farm of fifty acres in Mount Pleasant township, moved upon it same year, and engaged in farming and stockraising. At one time they were members of the U. P. Church, in which Mr. Espey was a member of the Session, but later they were members of the Presbyterian Church at McDonald. In politics he voted the Republican ticket, and was one of the commissioners of Mount Pleasant township.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 454.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 453.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 889.