Hiram C. Shira and Agnes Spence

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Husband Hiram C. Shira ¹

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           Born: 14 Nov 1860 - Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: Robert C. Shira (1824-      ) 1 2
         Mother: Mary A. McCoy (      -Aft 1883) 1 2 3

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       Marriage: 11 Oct 1884 - Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA 1

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Wife Agnes Spence ¹

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           Born:  - near Ahoghill, County Antrim, Ireland
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         Father: William Spence (Abt 1844-1892) 1
         Mother: Agnes Craig (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Lucy F. Shira ⁴

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           Born: Cal 22 Jul 1885
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           Died: 2 Jan 1894 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Lee L. Shira ⁴

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3 M [Infant] Shira ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Hiram C. Shira

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He lived in Butler County, Pennsylvania, the first seven years of his life, and then the family moved to New Castle, where he attended the schools till the age of sixteen. When eighteen years old, he worked in a meat market, located on the south side of Washington Street, for two years, and in the following year went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he labored at the carpenter's trade, working the two succeeding years for the W. N. Y. & P. R. R. in the bridge and construction department. From that time until 1884 he served as car inspector for that company at Stoneboro, Mercer County. He then resigned, came to New Castle, and served in the same capacity for the P. & W. R. R. for the space of a year, after which he again entered the employ of the W. N. Y. & P. R. R., and worked for that company as car inspector in the yards at New Castle until Jan. 22, 1888, when he accepted a position as car inspector for the Pennsylvania R. R. at Mahoningtown.
He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church. He was a Republican in his political principles, and served some years in the borough council of Mahoningtown.

1 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 647.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1285.

3 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 423.

4 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 648.