Jacob Alter and Jane Bratton

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Husband Jacob Alter ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 27 Apr 1802 - Washington Co, PA 3
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           Died: 7 Aug 1883 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 3
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         Father: David Alter (1775-1838) 4 5 6 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Mull (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Jane Bratton ^{2 3}

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           Born: 18 Jan 1802 - Washington Co, PA 3
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           Died: 28 Oct 1880 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 3
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Children

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1 M George B. Alter ⁸

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           Born: 22 Jun 1822 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 3
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           Died: 1907 - New Texas, Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 9
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         Spouse: Eve Stotler (1824-1904) 8 10

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2 F Eliza Alter ³

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         Spouse: Thomas King (      -      ) 3

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3 M Samuel C. Alter ^{3 11}

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           Born: 1825 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 11
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         Spouse: Nancy J. Beale (      -      ) 11
           Marr: 1854 11

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4 F Mary Alter ³

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            AKA: May Alter 11
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         Spouse: William Brown (      -      ) 3

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5 F Sarah Jane Alter ³

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         Spouse: Crawford Brown (      -      ) 3

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6 F Lucinda Alter ³

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         Spouse: George Rose (      -      ) 3

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7 F Nancy Alter ^{12 13 14}

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           Born: 1819 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 14
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           Died: 13 May 1902 14
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         Spouse: Emanuel Stotler (1819-      ) 13 14 15
           Marr: 1851 10

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8 F Rebecca Alter ³

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         Spouse: John Hughes (      -      ) 3

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9 F Susan Alter ^{3 16}

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         Spouse: William King Armstrong (1828-      ) 16
           Marr: 1858 16

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10 F Margaret Ann Alter ³

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         Spouse: John Weaver (      -      ) 3

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11 F Elvira Alter ⁶

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           Born: 
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           Died: when seventeen years old
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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12 M Jacob A. Alter ^{3 6}

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           Born: Jun 1844 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Jane Hamilton (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 20 Jun 1883 6

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13 M William Daniel Alter ^{3 6}

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         Spouse: Alley Gray (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Alter

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He was of German descent.

He was a blacksmith and farmer, owning a farm of one hundred and eighty acres. He was a major of the militia, and filled many local public offices in Plum township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He lived to celebrate his golden wedding, on which occasion there were ninety-six children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren present.
He was a Republican in political opinion, and an active member of the Presbyterian church.

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General Notes: Wife - Jane Bratton

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She was of Scotch-Irish descent.
She died Oct 26. [HAC 1889 II, 517]

1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 364.

2 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 413, 422, 575.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1313.

4 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 364, 711.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 489.

6 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 517.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 73.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 645, 1313.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 645.

10 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 422.

11 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 575.

12 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 422, 675.

13 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 495.

14 Helen Kuhn (Jackson) Black, The Kuhn (Coon) Family of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Wichita, KS: Self-published, 1956), Pg 144.

15 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 421, 675.

16 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 413.