Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Jacob Alter and Jane Bratton


Husband Jacob Alter 1 2 3 4 

           Born: 27 Apr 1802 - Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Aug 1883 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 4
         Buried: 


         Father: David Alter (1775-1838) 2 5 6 7 8 9
         Mother: Elizabeth Mull (      -      ) 1


       Marriage:

Wife Jane Bratton 3 4 

           Born: 18 Jan 1802 - Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Oct 1880 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 4
         Buried:

Children
1 M George B. Alter 10 

           Born: 22 Jun 1822 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1907 - New Texas, Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 11
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Eve Stotler (1824-1904) 10 12

2 F Eliza Alter 4 

           Born: 
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         Buried: 

         Spouse: Thomas King (      -      ) 4

3 M Samuel C. Alter 4 13 

           Born: 1825 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Nancy J. Beale (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 1854 13

4 F Mary Alter 4 

            AKA: May Alter 13
           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Brown (      -      ) 4

5 F Sarah Jane Alter 4 

           Born: 
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Crawford Brown (      -      ) 4

6 F Lucinda Alter 4 

           Born: 
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         Spouse: George Rose (      -      ) 4

7 F Nancy Alter 14 15 16 

           Born: 1819 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 May 1902 16
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Emanuel Stotler (1819-      ) 15 16 17
           Marr: 1851 12

8 F Rebecca Alter 4 

           Born: 
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: John Hughes (      -      ) 4

9 F Susan Alter 4 18 

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William King Armstrong (1828-      ) 18
           Marr: 1858 18

10 F Margaret Ann Alter 4 

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Weaver (      -      ) 4

11 F Elvira Alter 8 

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when seventeen years old
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

12 M Jacob A. Alter 4 8 

           Born: Jun 1844 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane Hamilton (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 20 Jun 1883 8

13 M William Daniel Alter 4 8 

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Alley Gray (      -      ) 4

General Notes: Husband - Jacob Alter


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.

General Notes: Wife - Jane Bratton


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

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Sources

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

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1077.

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

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

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

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 712.

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

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

9 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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