Rowland Armstrong Balph and Hester Rankin

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Husband Rowland Armstrong Balph ^{1 2}

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           Born: 7 Jan 1851 or 1852 - Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 3 May 1921 2
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         Father: Benjamin King Balph (      -1873) 1 2
         Mother: Sarah Armstrong (1829-1877) 1 2

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       Marriage: 29 Jun 1876 2

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   Other Spouse: Isabel W. Ewing (Abt 1852-1919) 3 - 26 Apr 1887 2

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Wife Hester Rankin ^{2 3}

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           Born: 10 Apr 1853 2
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           Died: 10 Mar 1885 2
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         Father: Rev. James Rankin (      -      ) 3 4 5
         Mother: Katherine Pollock (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 F Jean A. Balph ^{2 3}

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           Born: 13 May 1878 2
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2 M Rowland Pollock Balph ^{2 3}

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           Born: 15 Jun 1882 2
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           Died: Mar 1975 - ? Midland, Midland Co, MI
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         Spouse: Effie Sammond (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 14 Sep 1916 2

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3 F Hester Isabel Balph ^{2 3}

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           Born: 5 Nov 1884 2
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General Notes: Husband - Rowland Armstrong Balph

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ROWLAND A. BALPH, attorney at law, Pittsburgh, was born Jan. 1, 1851, in the city of Allegheny, Pa. He was educated in the public schools and by private tutors. He was admitted to the bar in April, 1874, and he has ever since been engaged in general civil practice. [HAC 1889 II, 563]

He was reared in Allegheny City, where he received his primary education at the public schools. Later he attended Westminster College, graduating in 1872, after which he began the study of law with the firm of Gill, Hall & Hay. He was admitted to the Allegheny County bar April 22, 1874, and immediately began the practice of his profession. He practiced in United States courts and Pennsylvania supreme court. In 1878 he formed a partnership with his brother, James Balph, for general practice of law, the firm being now known as R. A. & James Balph, with offices in the Park Building. In 1883 he removed to Wilkinsburg, where he built his a home at 901 Hill avenue. He was the prime mover and one of the organizers of the borough of Wilkinsburg. At first he met with much opposition from the older inhabitants, but after a long contest and tedious delays the borough organization was effected, after a decree had been handed down by the supreme court. He was one of the charter members of the Masonic lodge at Wilkinsburg, and the first master of Orient lodge, R. A. M. Politically Mr. Balph was a Republican and in religion was a member of the First Presbyterian church, of which he was an elder. He was chairman of the musical committee of the church and a teacher in the adult Bible class of the Sunday-school. He was one of the organizers and the first president of Pennwood Club.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 190.

2 Jeff McBride, Thomas Armstrong in Path Valley (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 191.

4 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1883), Pg 201.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 942.