Wilson McDowell Piper and Maria J. Kaney

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Husband Wilson McDowell Piper ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 15 Aug 1845 - Conemaugh Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: Joseph Piper (1802-1895) 4 5
         Mother: Mary J. McDowell (      -Bef 1880) 2 4

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Wife Maria J. Kaney ⁶

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            AKA: Maria J. Kahney,3 M. J. Kaney 1
           Born: 14 Feb 1850 - Tarentum, Allegheny Co, PA 6
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         Father: Seraphim Kaney (      -      ) 6
         Mother: Hannah Jackson (Abt 1817-1911) 6

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Children

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1 M William W. Piper ^{1 6}

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           Born: 22 Jan 1871 - Saltsburg, Indiana Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Frances M. Jones (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 5 Aug 1896 6

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2 F Annie Leeotta Piper ¹

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3 M Francis J. Piper ¹

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4 M Kaney Piper ^{1 6}

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5 M Roy Piper ^{1 6}

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6 M Joseph F. Piper ^{3 6}

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           Born: 22 Jul 1875 - Conemaugh Twp, Indiana Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Myrtle M. McNeil (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1898 3

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7 F Mable Piper ⁶

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         Spouse: Dr. Charles Snyder (      -      ) 6

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General Notes: Husband - Wilson McDowell Piper

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Indiana Co, PA

Near his residence, at the confluence of Scrubgrass run and Black-leg creek, was a bluff skirted with cedar and crowned with pitch pine, in striking contrast to the oak, chestnut and other hard woods, for long distances on every side. Looking up the creek towards it, it was a fine natural scene.

He was a farmer by occupation and for fifteen years was in charge of a State project at Poke, Pennsylvania. He fought for the Union in the Civil War, achieving a splendid military record.

He was born in Conemaugh township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1845, and there grew to manhood. He made an exhaustive study of agrictulture, and in 1897 he was appointed as superintendent of the State Farm at Polk, Pennsylvania, an office in which he rendered service twelve years. He afterward was appointed superintendent of County Home in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and was superintendent and manager of the farm there. Mr. Piper was a Republican in politics, and he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church.

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General Notes: Wife - Maria J. Kaney

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She was between two and three years old when she emigrated to America.

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 440.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 224.

3 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 363.

4 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 435, 440.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 744.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 225.