Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Richard Elder Major and Nancy Louella Welton




Husband Richard Elder Major 1 2 3

           Born: 1858 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1890
         Buried: 


         Father: Richard S. Major (1807-1875) 2
         Mother: Mary McClaran (1812-1893) 2


       Marriage: 18 Dec 1879 2



Wife Nancy Louella Welton 2 4

           Born: 2 Feb 1862 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1953 - Akron, Summit Co, OH
         Buried:  - Hickory Grove Cemetery, Victory Twp, Venango Co, PA


         Father: Milo Welton (1818-1862/1863) 4 5
         Mother: Jane Morris (cal 1818-1884) 4 5




Children
1 F Henrietta E. Major 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Charles A. Reed (      -      )
           Marr: 1903 - ? Venango Co, PA


2 F Margaret J. Major 2 3

           Born: 5 Apr 1883 - Bullion, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Nov 1969 - Millersburg, Holmes Co, OH 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Philip Marshall Hoffman (1880-1947) 3 6
         Spouse: [Unk] Cosby (      -      ) 3


3 M Martin F. Major

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Richard Elder Major

Venango Co, PA
He was the youngest of his siblings.
He and his wife had five children; three were still living in 1890.

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Sources


1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1068.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1006.

3 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 8.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1067.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 526.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 995.


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