James Gourley and Margaret Travis

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Husband James Gourley ^{1 2}

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           Born: 23 Aug 1810 - near Londonderry, Ireland 2
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           Died: 21 Mar 1867 - West Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 2
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         Father: George Gourley (Abt 1769-1853) 3 4 5 6
         Mother: Rosanna McNeill (Abt 1779-1853) 7

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Wife Margaret Travis ^{1 2}

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         Father: William Travis (Abt 1775-1840) 2 8
         Mother: Mary Gahagan (Abt 1779-1831) 2

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Children

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1 F Louisa Gourley ⁹

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           Born: 16 Feb 1837 9
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           Died: 23 Sep 1867 9
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2 F Mary R. Gourley ^{10 11}

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           Born: 27 Jan 1841 - West Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: William Huddleson Crawford (1826-1909) 10 11
           Marr: 1 Oct 1857 2

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3 F Margaret Ann Gourley ⁹

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           Born: 5 May 1843 9
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           Died: 25 Aug 1882 9
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4 M Joseph T. Gourley ⁹

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           Born: 7 Jul 1845 9
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           Died: Aft 1913
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5 M John McNiel Gourley ⁹

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           Born: 3 Aug 1847 9
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           Died: Aft 1913
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6 M William S. Gourley ⁹

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           Born: 5 Nov 1850 9
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           Died: 18 Sep 1853 9
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - James Gourley

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He was born near Londonderry, Ireland, and came to Nova Scotia with his parents in 1816. He accompanied them to Pennsylvania, learned blacksmithing and followed that trade, and also engaged in farming, owning a farm in West Mahoning township, Indiana County, where he later died.
He entered the Union army during the Civil War, and his health giving out was assigned to hospital duty, serving to the end of the struggle.
In politics he was originally a Whig, later a Republican. He first joined the Presbyterian Church, later becoming a member of the M. E. Church.

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 470, 481.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 769.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1370.

4 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 693, 769.

5 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 539.

6 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 144.

7 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 693.

8 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 481.

9 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 770.

10 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 470.

11 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 769, 1087.