John Letherman and Christina Myers

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Husband John Letherman ^{1 2}

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            AKA: John Leatherman 3 4
           Born:  - Maryland
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       Marriage:  - Washington Co, PA

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Wife Christina Myers ¹

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            AKA: Christina [Unk] 4
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         Father: John Myers (      -      ) 5 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Conkle (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 M Demas M. Letherman ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Mar 1817 - West Bethlehem Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1878 1
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         Spouse: Jane B. Munce (      -      ) 1 2

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2 M Joseph Letherman ¹

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3 F Sarah Letherman ¹

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            AKA: Sarah Leatherman 4 7
           Born: 12 Aug 1820 - West Bethlehem Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
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           Died: 1906 4 8
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         Spouse: Harrison Richardson (1820-1884/1885) 1 4 9 10

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4 F Lydia Letherman ^{1 11}

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            AKA: Lydia Leatherman 3
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         Spouse: Solomon Tombaugh (1823-Aft 1893) 11 12

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5 F Lucy M. Letherman ^{1 13}

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         Spouse: Byron Clark, M.D. (1837-1909) 1 14
           Marr: 1861 13

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6 F Jane Letherman ^{1 11}

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         Spouse: Matthias Tombaugh (1834-      ) 15

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General Notes: Husband - John Letherman

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He was a native of Maryland, and, coming to Washington County, Pennsylvania, was there married. The young couple settled on a farm in West Bethlehem township.
He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and in political opinion first affiliated with the Whig party, afterward becoming a Republican. He was an organizer of the Brethren (or Dunkard) Church in West Bethlehem township.

He was one of the first and strongest Abolitionists of Washington County.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 350.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1027.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1101.

4 Editor, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926), Pg 42.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 680.

6 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1156.

7 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1062, 1096.

8 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1065.

9 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 699.

10 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1096.

11 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 973.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 350, 742, 1101.

13 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1082.

14 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1081.

15 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 742, 973, 1101.