Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John B. Work and Nancy Thomas




Husband John B. Work 1 2

           Born: 1 Jul 1827 - East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1894
         Buried: 


         Father: Alexander Scroggs Work (1797-1878) 2 4 5
         Mother: Margaret W. Brown (1808-1848) 2 4 6


       Marriage: 20 Apr 1854 7



Wife Nancy Thomas 1 7

           Born: 24 Aug 1827 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


Children
1 M [Infant] Work

           Born: Mar 1855 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1855 7
         Buried: 



2 M Otis Calvin Work 4 7

            AKA: Olis Calvin Work 8
           Born: Mar 1857 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1859 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 M Israel Thomas Work 1 7

           Born: Aug 1859 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 1863 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 M Linus Ward Work 4 7

            AKA: Louis Ward Work 8
           Born: Dec 1862 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1863 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Hannah M. Work 1

           Born: May 1867 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: W. C. Black (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 14 Feb 1887 7


6 F Mary Elder Work 1 7

           Born: Oct 1869 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James M. Nichol (1863-      ) 7
           Marr: 28 Jun 1893 7



General Notes: Husband - John B. Work

near Smicksburg, Indiana Co, PA - a farmer

He was a carpenter for over thirty years, but later retired from active business in that trade. His farm was part of a tract patented to Gen. William Todd, in 1785.

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458, 485.

2 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 28.

3 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 29.

4 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 980, 1077.

6 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 980.

7 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 30.

8 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 485.


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