Robert O. Shira and Margaret Hays

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Husband Robert O. Shira ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 10 Jun 1839 - Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
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           Died: Aft 1909
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         Father: David Shira (1805-1885) 1 5 6 7
         Mother: Maria Hutchison (      -1890) 1 7 8

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       Marriage: 5 Oct 1888 9

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   Other Spouse: Clara E. Graham (      -1879) 9

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Wife Margaret Hays ^{3 9}

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           Born: 2 Apr 1844 3
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           Died: Bet 1895 and 1914
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         Father: Robert Hays (1812-1877) 3 10 11 12
         Mother: Deborah Jane McKee (1815-1883) 10 11 12 13

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Robert O. Shira

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North Washington, Butler Co, PA

He was reared upon the homestead farm in Washington Township, Butler County, PA, and enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Second Penn­sylvania Volunteers, in September, 1861. He served with his regiment in the Army of the Potomac, and participated in the battles of Williamsburg and Fair Oaks. He was wounded in the latter fight, by a gun shot through the right thigh, and was taken prisoner, but when the rebels were driven back he was left upon the field for dead. He was sent to the hospital at Davis Island, and when sufficiently recovered was granted a furlough. He returned to the hospital and was sent to Bedloe's Island, and honorably discharged, on a surgeon's certificate, for disability. In February, 1864, he re-enlisted in his old company and regiment, was soon promoted to second lieutenant of Company B, Sixth Heavy Artillery, and did good service until the close of the war. He was honorably discharged in June, 1865, and participated in the grand review at Washington. He was a mem­ber of the United Presbyterian church, and in politics, he was a Republican, and a member of the G. A. R.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 438.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1005, 1293.

3 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 641.

4 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1005.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1293.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1086.

7 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 296.

8 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1019, 1293.

9 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1006.

10 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 368x.

11 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1012.

12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1760.

13 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 322.