Husband Samuel J. M. McCarrell 1 2 3 4
Born: - Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, PA
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Father: Rev. Alexander McCarrell, D.D. ( -1881) 1 2 5 6
Mother: Martha McLain (1818-1880) 1 5 7
Marriage: 21 Dec 1871 8
Wife Rebecca A. Wallace 3 8
Born: 21 Dec 1843 - Clearfield, Clearfield Co, PA 3
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Died: Aft 1911
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Father: Robert Wallace (1792-1875) 9 10
Mother: Jane Hemphill ( - ) 3
Children
1 M Wallace Alexander McCarrell 8
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Died: when four years old
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M Samuel J. M. McCarrell, Jr. 8
Born: Abt 1882
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Died: 29 Jan 1901 8
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General Notes: Husband - Samuel J. M. McCarrell
He spent his early boyhood days on a farm, attending the common schools during the winter months and working on the farm during the summer. Later he clerked in his uncle's store in Claysville, Pennsylvania, meanwhile preparing himself for college under the instruction of his father. He entered Washington College in 1860, graduating four years later with the highest honors of his class, and in the autumn of 1864 he accepted a position as assistant principal of the Linsley Institute at Wheeling, West Virginia. While thus engaged he began the study of law under the instruction of Mr. McKennan, of the firm of Richardson & McKennan. In the summer of the following year, 1865, he went to Harrisburg, where he completed his law studies under the preceptorship of David Fleming, with whom he later became a partner, continuing as such until the death of Mr. Fleming, in January, 1890. Mr. McCarrell was admitted to practice at the Dauphin county bar in November, 1867, and served as district attorney of that county for two terms, from 1881 to 1887. He also held the position of United States commissioner for the United States circuit and district courts of the eastern district of Pennsylvania. As an attorney he took a leading part in some of the most noted litigation in the supreme and lower courts. In the autumn of 1892 he was elected to the state senate, and at the next session was re-elected, being chosen president pro tempore of that body. Not once during his occupancy of the chair was there any question of his decisions and not a single appeal was taken from his rulings. He gave special attention to the duties of the various committees of which he was a member. He was a member of the New Capital Building Commission, under the act of April 14, 1897. On the 29th of March, 1901, he was appointed by President McKinley United States attorney for the middle district of Pennsylvania, which appointment was confirmed by the senate December 12, 1901, for the term of four years.