Maj. Samuel S. Jamison and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Bell

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Husband Maj. Samuel S. Jamison ¹

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           Born: 1797 - Martinsburg, VA 2
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         Father: John W. Jamison (Abt 1765-1851) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Shryock (      -      ) 4

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       Marriage: 1823 3

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Wife Sarah Ann "Sallie" Bell ⁵

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1 F Eveline Jamison ³

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2 F Eliza Jamison ³

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3 F Julia A. Jamison ⁶

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         Spouse: Levi Trees (      -      ) 7 8

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4 M Benton Knott Jamison ³

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5 M John Clark Jamison ³

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6 M Samuel Stewart Jamison ³

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7 F Mira E. Jamison ³

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8 F Mary C. Jamison ³

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General Notes: Husband - Maj. Samuel S. Jamison

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When his father and the elder brother enlisted for service in the War of 1812, he remained at home to care for the family. In 1818 he removed to Indiana, Pennsylvania, where in partnership with Judge Joseph Thompson, he carried on the business of wheel-wright and chair making. In 1826, he removed to Saltsburg, having obtained a contract from General Lacock for the construction of a section of the Pennsylvania canal. In 1829, he received the appointment of supervisor of the western extension of the canal, extending from below Saltsburg, "Tarr's Locks," to Pittsburgh, about half the entire length of the canal west of the mountains, and retained the position several years. He was reappointed in 1843 and served four years. During the building of the Northwestern, later known as the Western Pennsylvania Railroad, he obtained a contract for the construction of two sections, in the vicinity of Saltsburg, including the stone work of the bridge. He became financially involved, owing to the failure of the company, and the accumulations of twenty years was destroyed. We next find him in the state of Indiana, engaged in building wagons for the government, and subsequently in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he embarked in various enterprises.
In 1836 he was chosen brigade inspector, with the rank of major, for the military, comprising Armstrong, Clarion, Jefferson and Indiana counties, Pennsylvania, and served six years. For several years he was the captain of the Saltsburg Blues, and also of the Saltsburg Troop.
He represented this district in the state senate in the sessions of 1854, '55, and '56.

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 387, 405, 440.

2 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 387.

3 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 388.

4 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 405.

5 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 388, 405.

6 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 388, 440.

7 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 440.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 133.