William T. McBurney and Rachel Ride

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Husband William T. McBurney ¹

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           Born: 27 Jun 1852 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 2
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         Father: Thomas McBurney (1819-      ) 3
         Mother: Rosannah McKean (      -1873) 4

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Wife Rachel Ride ⁵

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         Father: B. A. Ride (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Nancy McBurney (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 M Benjamin McBurney ⁵

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2 M Harry McBurney ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - William T. McBurney

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He was educated in the Mercer, PA, public schools, and began learning the jeweler’s trade in 1868 with Hinkley, of Mercer, with whom he remained six years. In 1877 he opened up a jewelry store in Sandy Lake, and continued the same until 1888, when he sold. In 1886 he took an interest in the dry goods firm of M. L. Zahniser & Co., later Giebner & Co. He and M. L. Zahniser were dealing in horses for some years as well. He was a member of the A. F. & A. M., A. O. U. W., P. H. C. and I. O. O. F. He was a Democrat, and was appointed postmaster of Sandy Lake in 1888 by President Cleveland. He and wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Sandy Lake.

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 679, 1059.

2 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1059.

3 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 678.

4 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 679.

5 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1060.