Husband Joseph W. Hervey 1
Born: 19 Dec 1852 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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Father: John Hervey (1820-1896) 1 2
Mother: Agnes Shaw (1828-1901) 3
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Theresa May Humes ( - ) 4 - 1894 4
Wife Emma L. Giesler 4
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Died: 1892 4
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Father: David Giesler ( - ) 4
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Children
• They had no children.
General Notes: Husband - Joseph W. Hervey
It is a curious coincidence that his great-grandmother's family name was also Hervey, but as his grandfather was born in Scotland and his grandmother in Ireland, there was probably no relationship.
He was a boy when his father left Pittsburg. The family lived for ten years at Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and from there went to West Virginia, where they remained two years. The next two and a half years was spent on the farm in Missouri. Mr. Hervey was about sixteen years old when his parents moved back to Tarentum, where he lived for ten more years, subsequently going thence to Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, where he resided with his wife and his parents for four years. He then came to Butler and was employed there for fifteen years by S. G. Purvis & Company as engineer, of which trade he had previously acquired a knowledge. In March, 1898, he left the employ of that concern and settled on a farm, which, although known as the William Barkley farm, he purchased from Orville Craig. Although not brought up to agriculture, he made a success of his new vocation, and raised good crops of corn, oats, hay and potatoes, and had excellent stock.
He took a strong interest in educational matters, served some years as school director in Oakland Township, for two years as secretary of the board. He belonged to the order of Woodmen of the World, and both he and his wife were members of the United Presbyterian Church at Butler. [TCHBC, 1008]