James McNees, Jr. and Sarah Armstrong

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Husband James McNees, Jr. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 27 May 1812 - Butler Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: James McNees (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Taylor (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Anderson (      -      ) 1

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Wife Sarah Armstrong ^{1 2}

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           Born: 9 Dec 1812 - Pennsylvania 2
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           Died: 8 Jan 1881 - Girty, Armstrong Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: George Armstrong (1780-1830) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth McCune (1776-1847) 2

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   Other Spouse: John Van Dyke (Abt 1812-1851) 2

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Children

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1 M George Washington McNees ^{3 4}

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           Born: 15 Aug 1854 - Slippery Rock, Butler Co, PA 1 4
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           Died: 12 Jul 1922 4
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         Spouse: Anna R. George (1858-      ) 1 4
           Marr: 25 Dec 1883 1 4

         Spouse: Katherine Book (1869-      ) 4
           Marr: 30 Nov 1907 4

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General Notes: Husband - James McNees, Jr.

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In early life he engaged in the pottery business.
He was one of the first men in Butler County, Pennsylvania, to take a pronounced position on the slave question, and was an able debater and active agitator in favor of the abolition of chattel slavery. He was an old-line whig until that party was swept out of existence and then joined the Republican party. Although active in politics and well informed on all the great issues of American political history, he never sought for any office. He was originally a Presbyterian, but being more liberal in his views on Calvinistic doctrines than was allowable by the discipline of that church, he withdrew his name from the roll of members and united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church, in which he served for several years as an elder.

The source gives the date of his death as August 15, 1854, but this the date of birth of his youngest son. The compiler suspects an error was made in giving this same date as the date of his death.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 366.

2 Thomas E. Armstrong & June H. Moyer, History of the Armstrong Family from 980 to 1939 A.D. (Sharon, PA: 1939), Pg 30.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 365.

4 Thomas E. Armstrong & June H. Moyer, History of the Armstrong Family from 980 to 1939 A.D. (Sharon, PA: 1939), Pg 47.