Matthew McWhinney and Sarah Anderson

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Husband Matthew McWhinney ¹

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           Born: 12 Jul 1815 - County Derry, Ireland 1
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           Died: 23 Aug 1885 1
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         Father: [Father] McWhinney (      -      )
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       Marriage: 12 Feb 1840 1

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Wife Sarah Anderson ¹

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           Born: 15 May 1820 1
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Children

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1 M Thomas J. McWhinney ¹

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           Born: 2 Apr 1843 1
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           Died: 12 May 1864 - the Wilderness, VA 1
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2 F Sarah Jane McWhinney ^{1 2}

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           Born: 2 Mar 1846 1
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           Died: 3 Oct 1896 or 1897 1 3
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         Spouse: Maj. Albert Pressly Burchfield (1844-1910) 1 2
           Marr: 12 Oct 1864 3

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3 F Elizabeth Ann McWhinney ¹

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         Spouse: William L. Cromlish (      -      ) 1

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4 F Henrietta L. McWhinney ¹

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           Born: 12 Oct 1850 1
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           Died: 1882 1
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         Spouse: A. W. Cadman (      -      ) 1

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5 M Wilson McWhinney ¹

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           Born: 14 Mar 1852 1
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           Died: 25 Jan 1885 1
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6 F Emma McWhinney ⁴

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           Born: 4 Apr 1855 4
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           Died: 14 May 1880 4
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7 F Mary M. McWhinney ⁴

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           Born: 17 Apr 1857 4
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           Died: 26 Oct 1876 4
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8 M Marshall D. McWhinney ^{1 5}

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           Born: 12 Oct 1860 - Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA 4
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         Spouse: Rose C. McKelvy (      -      ) 4 5
           Marr: 22 Oct 1885 4

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General Notes: Husband - Matthew McWhinney

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He came to America about the year 1840 and settled in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, where he commenced business in a small way. He increased his operations and in the course of time rose to a prominent position in the business world of that section of the state. He associated himself in a business partnership with Thomas Hare, in 1856, in the wholesale saddlery and hardware line of business, but this connection was dissolved at the expiration of five years, and Mr. McWhinney carried on the business alone until a few years prior to his death. During the Civil war he obtained large contracts from the government, and these were executed with the greatest fidelity and reliability. He took up his residence in Edgewood, which was then in Sterrit township, in 1869, and purchased a fine property and homestead which was later in the possession of Marshall D. McWhinney. He was a man of great foresight and rightly formed the opinion that property in Wilkinsburg and its vicinity must in the course of time increase greatly in value. He, therefore, invested largely in that direction, and improved the property as he purchased it, being one of the pioneers in this direction. He was for many years a member of the school board of Sterrit township, and while holding the office of treasurer of the board the first ward school building was erected. Though never taking an active part in political affairs, he was a stanch upholder of the principles of the Republican party, and did all in his power to further its interests. During his residence in Allegheny City he was a member and elder of the Second United Presbyterian church, and upon his removal to Edgewood he joined the First Presbyterian church of Wilkinsburg, and held the office of elder in that congregation from 1870 until the time of his death.

1 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 425.

2 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 12.

3 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 13.

4 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 426.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 34.