Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Abram F. Highberger and Keziah Tarr




Husband Abram F. Highberger 1

            AKA: Abram Hiberger 2
           Born: 23 Nov 1839 - Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Jacob Highberger (1810-1881) 3
         Mother: Mary Funk (1814-1887) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Keziah Tarr 1

            AKA: Kasiah Tarr 2
           Born: 20 Dec 1841 1
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         Father: Henry Tarr (      -      ) 1 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Pool (      -      ) 1




Children
1 F Mary E. Highberger 1

           Born: 1 Oct 1862 1
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           Died: 17 Apr 1864 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 F Alma K. Highberger 5

           Born: 30 Mar 1864 1
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         Spouse: James Mitchell (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 5 Nov 1884 1


3 M Henry M. Highberger 1

           Born: 9 Jan 1866 1
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           Died: 
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4 F Abbie E. Highberger 1

           Born: 11 Mar 1872 1
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5 M John S. Highberger 1

           Born: 28 Sep 1877 1
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General Notes: Husband - Abram F. Highberger


He served as school director for at least three terms. He was a member of Philanthropy Lodge, No. 225, A. Y. M. He was a member and trustee of the U. B. church and was one of the building committee of the U. B. church at Madison, which was erected at a cost of $7,000. He was also a trustee of the Madison cemetery and was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by his father’s death.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 593.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 310.

3 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 92.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1480.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 593, 616.


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