Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Beers and Jane Ferguson




Husband James Beers 1

           Born: Jun 1807 - County Down, Ireland 1
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           Died: Jul 1886 - ? Butler Co, PA 1
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Wife Jane Ferguson 1

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           Died: Mar 1888 1
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         Father: Samuel Ferguson (      -      ) 1
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Children
1 F Ellen Beers 1

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2 F Sarah Beers 1

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3 F Catherine Beers 2

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         Spouse: John F. Cashdollar (1835-      ) 2
           Marr: 16 Dec 1858 2


4 M Samuel Beers 1

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5 M John Beers 1

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6 F Eleanor Beers 3

            AKA: Ellen Beers 1
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         Spouse: James Martin Little (1852-1918) 1 3


7 M James Beers 1

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8 F Margaret J. Beers 1 4

           Born:  - Butler Co, PA
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         Spouse: Robert McKee (1848-      ) 1 4
           Marr: 1 Oct 1874 4


9 M Alexander M. Beers 1

           Born: 18 Dec 1850 - Adams Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Emma Lloyd (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 26 Jan 1876 1


10 M Robert Beers 1

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11 F Eliza Beers 1

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         Spouse: R. J. Park (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Husband - James Beers

Adams Twp, Butler Co, PA

He came to the United States in 1827, first settled in Missouri, then removed to Louisiana, and from there to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whence he came to Butler County. He purchased the Patterson farm in Adams township, also the Johnson farm, and a part of the Patton farm, making in all 106 acres. He also bought mining property in Fayette County, where he mined fire clay and quarried rock. He owned property at Dunbar, Fayette County, and was quite a prosperous business man. He and his wife were mem­bers of the United Presbyterian church. In politics, he was a Democrat, filled the office of school director for several years, and took an active interest in public affairs.

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Sources


1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1112.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1150.

3 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1186.

4 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 457.


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