Ross Read and Mary Thompson

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Husband Ross Read ^{1 2}

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           Born: 18 Mar 1807 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Sep 1881 - Clearfield, Clearfield Co, PA 2 3
         Buried:  - Owens Cemetery, near Clearfield, Clearfield Co, PA

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         Father: Alexander Read, Jr. (1783-1843/1853) 4 5
         Mother: Martha Jordan (      -1814) 5

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       Marriage: 4 Mar 1834 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 2

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Wife Mary Thompson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1811 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Dec 1885 - Clearfield, Clearfield Co, PA 2 3
         Buried:  - Owens Cemetery, near Clearfield, Clearfield Co, PA

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         Father: Ignatius Thompson (1784-1861) 1 2
         Mother: Mary Norris (1787-1872) 1 2

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Children

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1 F Eliza Ann Read ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 Mar 1836 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1852
         Buried: 

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2 F Martha Jane Read ^{1 2 8}

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            AKA: Jane Reed 7
           Born: 14 Oct 1837 2
     Christened: 
           Died: May 1893 - Knox Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 2 8
         Buried:  - Mt. Zion Cemetery, Knox Twp, Clearfield Co, PA

         Spouse: William M. Cathcart (1827-      ) 2 7 8
           Marr: Jun 1859 2 8

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3 F Mary Elizabeth Read ^{1 9}

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           Born: 28 Jul 1839 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1910
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Mitchell Reed (      -      ) 1 9

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4 M Frederick Betts Read, M.D. ^{1 2 10}

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           Born: 7 Jun 1841 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 2 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Sep 1914 - Ebensburg, Cambria Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sue Ann Reiter (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 10 Oct 1865 - Karthaus Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1 2 11

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5 F Margaret Eleanor Read ²

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            AKA: Margaret Ellen Read 1
           Born: 21 Sep 1843 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Mar 1922 - Ebensburg, Cambria Co, PA 12
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joseph Francis McKenrick (1845-1913) 13
           Marr: 1869 2

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6 F Rebecca Matilda Read ^{1 2}

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           Born: 29 Aug 1846 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1911
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Thomas Spackman (1840-Aft 1911) 2 14
           Marr: 1870 2 15

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7 M Alexander Ross Read ^{1 2}

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           Born: 13 Apr 1849 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Nov 1931 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sara M. McCoy (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1879 2

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8 M Elmer Elliot Read ²

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           Born: 26 Jan 1855 2
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Ross Read

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He was reared to agricultural pursuits, and throughout life followed the calling of a farmer.
He and his wife began house-keeping on a farm in Lawrence township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where they made their home until their removal to Clearfield in 1872. In that city both died.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 660.

2 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 11.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 660, 863.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 615, 647, 660.

5 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 9.

6 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 15.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 567.

8 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 574.

9 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 10.

10 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 932.

11 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 933.

12 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 12.

13 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 11, 79.

14 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 660, 862, 913.

15 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 863.