John T. Bard and Isabelle Cross

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Husband John T. Bard ^{1 2 3 4}

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         Father: Samuel Bard (1795-1844) 1 5 6
         Mother: Margaret McArthur (      -      ) 4 5

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Wife Isabelle Cross ³

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            AKA: Isabella Cross 4
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1 M Austin Bard ⁷

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2 M Jackson E. Bard ^{1 3 7 8}

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           Born: 1851 - Slippery Rock, Butler Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Mary Foresman (1859-      ) 3 8

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3 M Horace E. Bard ^{3 7}

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4 F Margaret Bard ⁷

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5 F Zelmyra Bard ⁷

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         Spouse: S. F. Thompson (      -      ) 7

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6 M Willbert Bard ⁷

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7 M William B. Bard ⁷

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General Notes: Husband - John T. Bard

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He carried on the mercantile business in Centreville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, nearly all the time, from 1850, until his death. In 1860, he established the store which was later conducted by his sons. In 1873, he established the Centreville Savings Bank, of which he was President until his death, when his son, J. E., succeeded him in the office. He held local offices, was Justice of the Peace, and served one term as Prothonotary of the county.

He served as prothonotary of the county and was a Democratic candidate for Congress in his district. He was a member of the Democratic National Conventions that nominated Horatio Seymour and Samuel J. Tilden, and was a Presidential elector on the Greeley ticket, in 1872.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 393.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1221.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 766.

4 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 111.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1220.

6 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 110.

7 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 112.

8 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 78.