Samuel Shira and Ruth E. Steintorf

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Husband Samuel Shira ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 7 Jan 1836 - Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA 3 4
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         Father: David Shira (1805-1885) 1 2 3 5
         Mother: Maria Hutchison (      -1890) 1 5 6

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       Marriage: 22 Feb 1859 4

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Wife Ruth E. Steintorf ⁴

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           Born: 6 Jul 1840 4
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Children

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1 M Calvin C. Shira ^{3 4}

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           Born: 20 Jun 1860 - Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Clara Dodds (      -      ) 3 4
           Marr: 6 Sep 1887 3

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2 F Ida M. Shira ⁴

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         Spouse: J. Horace Glenn (      -      ) 4

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3 F Annie E. Shira ^{4 7}

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         Spouse: Edward E. Bell (      -      ) 4 7

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4 F Madge A. Shira ⁴

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5 M David W. Shira ⁴

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6 M Thomas P. Shira ⁴

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7 F Eva F. Shira ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Shira

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He was born in 1834. [TCHBC, 1086]
He was born on the homestead farm in Washington township, Butler County, PA. He received a common school education, was reared a farmer, and became the owner of 125 acres of well improved land. He had a fine oil development on his farm, one of the most productive wells in the Washington field being struck there in 1893; eventually there were nine oil wells and one gas well. Politically, he was a stanch Republican, and served in most of the local offices of his township. He and his family were members of the United Presbyterian church.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 438.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1293.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1086.

4 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1294.

5 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 296.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1019, 1293.

7 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 956.