William K. Vandergrift and Sophia Sarver

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Husband William K. Vandergrift ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 Jan 1805 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 18 Feb 1877 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 2
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         Father: Jacob Vandergrift (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Mary Hart (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: Apr 1825 1

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Wife Sophia Sarver ^{1 2}

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           Born: 5 Jul 1804 - near Perrysville, Allegheny Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 19 Jun 1895 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2
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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Vandergrift ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1889
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         Spouse: [Unk] Kelly (      -      ) 1

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2 M Capt. Jacob Jay Vandergrift ^{1 3}

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           Born: 10 Apr 1827 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Henrietta Virginia Morrow (      -1881) 4
           Marr: 29 Dec 1853 4

         Spouse: Frances G. Anshutz (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 4 Dec 1883 4

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3 F Rachel [1] Vandergrift ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: in infancy
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M William Knowles Vandergrift ⁵

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1888 - Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, NY 5
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5 F Rachel [2] Vandergrift ⁵

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           Died: Aft 1889
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         Spouse: [Unk] Blackstone (      -      ) 5

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6 M Benjamin Vandergrift ^{2 5}

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           Born: 29 Jul 1833 2
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           Died: 5 Nov 1862 - Cairo, Alexander Co, IL 2
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         Spouse: Sarah Hoffman (1841-1909) 2
           Marr: 25 Dec 1861 2

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7 F Caroline Vandergrift ⁵

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1889
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         Spouse: [Unk] Bishop (      -      ) 5

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8 M George Vandergrift ⁵

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1889
 Cause of Death: Drowning
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9 M Theophilus J. Vandergrift ⁵

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           Born: 25 Nov 1846 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 4
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           Died: Aft 1889
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         Spouse: Ellen O'Donnell (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 28 Dec 1869 4

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General Notes: Husband - William K. Vandergrift

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He grew to maturity in his native city, then became associated with his father in the boat building business, from which, however, he retired rather early in life.

He and his wife spent the first six months of their wedded life at Wood's run, and from there removed to Manchester, which later became part of Allegheny City, where they were living when the great flood of 1832 occurred. In April, 1833, they removed to Pittsburgh, and resided about five years on Water street, between Wood and Smithfield streets, and also for five years near what is now the head of Fourth avenue, where they were when the great fire of 1845 worked such terrible devastation. Driven from their home by this calamity, they removed to Birmingham, later known as South Side, Pittsburgh, where they lived thereafter.

1 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 300.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 621.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 49.

4 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 305.

5 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 301.