Husband Hon. William S. Waldron 1 2 3
Born: 23 Jun 1823 - Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 2 3
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Father: John S. Waldron (1785-1863) 1 2
Mother: Maria Lindsey ( -1834) 1
Marriage: 3 Sep 1844 or 1846 1 2 4
• Additional Image: Hon. William S. Waldron.
• Residence: : Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA. View of the residence of W. S. Waldron from The History of Butler County, PA, 1883; pg. 232x
Wife Eliza M. Bellis 2 4
AKA: Eliza M. Belles 1
Born: 14 Aug 1825 - Luzerne Co, PA 1
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Died: 1904 4
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Father: John Bellis ( - ) 2 4
Mother: Susan Kline ( - ) 1 2 4
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1 M Dr. Orlando K. Waldron 1 2 4 5
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Spouse: Barbara Fredley ( -Aft 1927) 5
2 F Susan O. Waldron 1 2 6
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Spouse: Nelson B. Duncan (1849-Aft 1909) 2 7 8
Marr: 1870 9
3 M Theodore C. Waldron 1 2 4
AKA: Theodore S. Waldron 4
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4 M William S. Waldron 1 2
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5 F Laura H. Waldron 1 2 4
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Spouse: R. M. Kinnear ( - ) 2 4
6 M John J. C. Waldron 1 2
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7 F Eva M. Waldron 1 10 11
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Spouse: J. Bernard Evans (1852- ) 10 12
Marr: 16 Feb 1876 13
8 M Reuben O. Waldron 1 10
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9 F Maria Belle Waldron 1 4 14
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Spouse: Findley B. Dodds (1853- ) 4 14
Marr: 20 Mar 1879 15
10 M Frederic E. Waldron 1
AKA: Fred V. Waldron 4 10
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11 F Elizabeth Ann J. Waldron 1 4 10
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12 M Ulysses S. G. Waldron 1 10
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13 F Ada M. Waldron 1 10
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Spouse: B. S. Buhl ( - ) 4 10
14 F Leota E. Waldron 1 10
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Spouse: O. S. Sutton ( - ) 4 10
General Notes: Husband - Hon. William S. Waldron
Being reared on a farm, he had little opportunity for self-culture; but by securing text books, studying nights, and even while resting his team in the field, he became possessed of a generous store of knowledge. Having qualified himself, he taught common and singing schools very successfully. Around 1850 he purchased the old homestead, around which clung so many pleasant associations, and it became his residence. He was an active, energetic, progressive man, fully alive to the issues of the day, and his fitness for official position was early recognized by the people of his township, whom he has served in various township offices, and particularly so as School Director, he taking a great interest in the cause of education. In 1856, he received a call to come up higher, and was elected County Auditor, and served for three years. Again, in 1872, he was favored with the suffrages of the people, not only of his county but of the counties of Beaver and Washington, which constituted the legislative district, and he was elected to the State Legislature by a handsome majority, and filled this office with credit to himself and honor to his constituents. In 1874, he was re-nominated, but in common with his colleagues on the Republican ticket was defeated. Twice since has his name been prominent in the nominating convention for this office. During the war of the rebellion, he was actively engaged in filling the quota of soldiers due from his township. Religiously, he identified with the Presbyterian Church. [HBC 1883, 232x]
His education, though confined to the English branches, was thorough, and for some years he was engaged in the profession of teaching, in 1848 being principal of a public school in Peoria, Illinois. Subsequently returning home, he purchased the old homestead, and a year or two later, about 1854, remodeled and improved the buildings. He took a promi-nent part in local affairs, being one of the school directors of Forward Township for thirty years, and served for three years on the School Board of Evans City. The confidence of his fellow citizens in his capacity as a man of affairs was shown in 1856, when they elected him county auditor, and again in 1872 when he was elected to the Legislature, in both of which positions he served with credit. He was a man of broad and liberal views, but by no means superficial, to the end of his life keeping himself well informed in regard to all important subjects, and carrying out thoroughly every enterprise in which he engaged. With so many of the old time Whigs, he joined the Republican party on its formation, and was always influential in the local councils of the party. He was a member and past master of Harmony Lodge, F. & A. M., and was also prominent in Oddfellowship, being a charter member of Evans City Lodge of that order, and a member of the Encampment. By diligence in business he accumulated a fair share of this world's goods, and was rated among the substantial and prosperous citizens of the county. [TCHBC, 1099]
General Notes: Wife - Eliza M. Bellis
She came to Butler, Pennsylvania, with her parents in 1842 from Luzerne County.